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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-27

500 Suits, 200 Overcoats and
500 pair of Trousers to be closed
out at bargain prices. See F. G..
MERTINS, Augusta, Ga.
900 Boys Suits, 100 Overcoats,
and 500 pairs of pants, to be sold to
make room for my spring goods.
We will save you money. f. G..
MERTINS, Augusta, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11

The need Of a new armory for the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
was made apparent to four distinguished
and influential members of the national
legislature at battery smoker last night
Speaker Clark, Mr.. Hay of the military
affairs committee. Mr.. .Hobson and Mr.
Sulzer had an object lesson of the de-
pressing conditions under which the
Washington guardsmen are compelled to
carry on their indoor training and main
tain their enthusiasm. The battery did
a good stroke Of missionary work for the
cause of an adequate armory.
1t was pointed out to these influential
statesmen that the armory rentals repre-
scented the interest ON a sum which would
provide the Guard with a comfortable
home and one which would promote eff
cheney and encourage service with the
colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Frequent Clean-Ups.

4 citizen quoted in The Star the other
lay regarding the cleanup crusade ex-
pressed the belief that it would be a good
hing to have thorough roundup of the
1.rt once month. Why not once a day.
Why should not everybody take care of
the trash Just as fast as 1T is made ?
That is the question that lies under this
1t is. of course. desirable to scour Wash
inSton thoroughly from one end to the
other next week and get II clean for once.
and thereby rid the city of millions of
flies in the egg and raise the standard
of the communitys health. But much
more desirable ii is to draw the attention
of all the people to the fact that there
Is dirt to be cleaned away, and that il is
the bad habit of a great many house
holders TO neglect refuse and to allow
their premises to fall into an insanitary
condition. The hope is that as a result
Of this realization Washington will &C
quire the habit Of regular, daily, per-
sistent cleanliness: with all trash care.
fully disposed of at once. with receptacles
provided for the stuff that cannot be i'm
mediately. consumed on the premises. in
which 1t can be carted of and handled
under municipal auspices. That is the
only sort Of cleaning that makes for the
good health Of the community. The idea
of a monthly cleanup time is q good one
as an educational habit-forming method
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
New York.

. There can be no doubt about where New
York will stand at Chicago. Her dele
gates. with few exceptions. are pledged
to Mr.. Taft, and are not men of unstable
or emotional natures. The big four are
thoroughly representative of the states
,.republcanism. and Mr. Root, who heads
-~3he quartet. is a leader of commanding
: rational influence. Mr.. Roosevelt regards
f1hiIn as the best qualified man for public
Snsiness he has ever met in public life.
With him as chairman of the delegation.
New York in the national convention
should count in all things for her full
value.
The platform is a well considered ex-
preston of recognized republican princi-
pies. 1t declares for protection. for rigid
provision against monopoly. and for cur
rency reform safeguarded against any
central control by money power. AS the
State is largely interested in manufac-
turing, is the seat of many trust or
CARNATIONS and her metropolis is the
financial capital of the western hemi-
sphere, such deliverance on those three
issues carries great weight.
As to the new issues. which are not re-
publican. but populstic. the expression is
equally clear and forcible. The initiative
and referendum and the recall are con-
4demned as unwise ard undesirable. and
the recall IS described as a device for
breaking down the courts. This thrust at
Mr. Koosevelt's new platform shows how
far out of line he is with his party at
home today.
The value of New York at Chicago will
be great. but later, in the contest for CON-
troll between the two parties, 1t will be in
fnitely greater. Should Mr. Roosevelt be
nominated at Chicago upon a platform
carrying his present contentious, repub-
lican success in the state would be rem
> dered impossible. At Baltimore the demo-
cratic leaders would be justified in writ
ing New York's name on the list of their
ecertainties. A party which should so revo-
1utionize itself in its national expression
could not succeed in a state holding as
strongly as the New York republicans do
Ito the old faith and existing practices. In
other words. if the old faith and prac-
tices are to be overturned, the work is
for the democrats, not the republicans.
Progress is one thing. Revolution is an
other.
New York and its platform. therefore.
are very much more than a set-off to ILL.,
nois, important as Illinois is in the re-
publican equation.
1t is q question. too, just what the ILL.,
nois result means examined In national
light Mr.. Roosevelt got the instructions
for President, but the three representa-
tives in Congress, from the state most
prominent in their opposition to Roose-
veltisu. and most influential in the party s
national councils, were all renominated by
large majorities. Mr.. Cannon. Mr.. Mann
and Mr.. Mckinley are not the kind of
men the Illinois republicans would pre-
Ter for congressional service if they really
desired the Roosevelt program enacted into
law They would seek other agents, and
give them specific instructions as to what
was expected of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
The Loan Shark Bill.

The announcement that an effort will
be made to secure early action by the
Senate on the bill already passed by the
House to regulate the loaning Of money
without collateral known as the loan
shark bill, encourages the hope that this
session will got close without the final
enactment Of this urgently needed law
The delay in getting action on the meas
ure is costly. 1t means continued pay
ments at extortionate rates Of interest
to those who. in the absence Of any
statutory regulation. loan money to the
unfortunate who have no security to
offer. There is no way to ascertain how
gricvous this burden has become upon
the people of slender means. They are
caught in the coil of circumstance and.
without knowledge Of their legal rights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Chinese Names.
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
Not since the Russo-Japanese war has
the student of. contemporary affairs been
given so stiff dose of Asiatic names as
in the list OF the new Chinese cabinet
which was recently installed. Chinese
names are specially difficult for the read
er to remember because of their complete
strangeness. Intrinsically they are simple
compared with Russian, Polish or Hun
garian names, and while correct pronun-
citation may be out of the question, they
offer no impossible combination of letters
Moreover, they are all short, consisting
usually of three monOsyllabes. 1t is
probably this monotony that makes the
Chinese names difficult for foreigner &c
remember. One now and then may at
tract public attention and be remembered
like Ii Hung Chang, but list Of them
the ordinary reader glances over and in
stantly forgets, finding little difference
between Jul and Hui, Tang and Wang
But this apparent sameness soon disap-
pears, and it is time to begin taking stock
Of the personalities behind these new
names. Already Who's Who in
Japan has been published: the world will
now need to know who's who i'm China
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
And these remnants !:

20 pairs Black Mercerized Lisle Hose. with
white and lavender heels and toes; size 01s. Re-
duced from JOc to 3Jc pair.
Is pairs Fast Black DrOpstitch Lis1e Hose.
with white heels and toes: sizes 80 and 8. Re-
duced from sJc TO pc pair.
Main door. ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
China Department.

7-piecc Daintily Decorated Ice Cream OF
Salad Set. Reduced from 600 to 81 Leo.
9.inch Richly Decorated Jsrdiniere Reduced
from $1.1J to 500.
Daintily Decorated French China Salad
Bowls Reduced from 50c to DC each.
Decorated Austrian China Bread or Cake
Plates. Reduced from :i5c to lSc each.
+ 10 Daintiy Decorated China Sirup jugs. Re
dnced from Sic TO 1Sc each.
rs Thin China Decorated Dinner Plates. Re-
duced from 25c to 15c each.
+ 3 dozen Daintily Decorated Austrian Chins
Sauce Dishes. Reduced from $3.50 to 81 90 doz:
f Decorated French China Bouillon Cups and
Saucers. Reduced from 7jc to 6i0c each.
O Daintily Decorated Austrian China Sugar
Bowls Reduced from Csc to 2Je each.
Imported Decorated Cream Pitchers. Re-
duced from SIC to 15c each.
l Imported Decorated Porcelain Water or Milk
Pitcher Reduced from 81 90 to j0c.
Decorated Austrian China Soup Tureens. Re.
duced from $3.50 to Toe each.
3 Decorated English Porcelain Covered Dishes.
Reduced from 81 IS to SOC each.
10 Decorated Pickle or Olive Dishes. Reduced
from 3Jc and 45c to 15c each.
Decorated Porcelain Meat Dishes, 12-inch
size Reduced FROM CSC to 25c each. :
; 2 Decorated China Butter Dishes. Reduced
from 81 90 to &c each.
3 Decorated Austrian China Chop or Salad
Trays. Reduced from $l.00 to SOC each.
6 Decorated Open Vegetable Dishes. Reduced
from 15c to 15c each; reduced from Soc to 10c
each.
Fifth door, G st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
The Game of Games.

If all the noise that is being made or
the eight base ball parks in the two
major league circuits at today's formal
opening of the base ball season of 1912
were rolled into one sound it would only
feebly express the national interest in
the event. There are perhaps 200 600 peo-
pie in attendance at these games at a
conservative estimate. There are fully
ten times as many, probably twenty times
as many, people who are eagerly waiting
for the news of the contests in other
cities. Indeed. it would not be too much
to say that there are hundred times as
many to whom the happenings Of today
on the eight diamonds are more i'm
portant than the developments of the
political situation.
Base ball grows in popular appeal every
year. A few years ago it was thought
by some that the climax had been reach
ed and that public interest in the game
would dwindle. But there is no reason
why it should. The game is better play
ed now tina never before, is better organ
lied and managed. is much more widely
advertised. and the equipment. the ball
parks and stands, better suited to the
public comfort. There is really no limit
to the development of this sport as a ma
tional institution, and it is idle to talk
of its decline so long as confidence in its
honesty is mistaken.
1t is remarkable fact that a game
that is so strictly on a professional basis
should have survived and grown in popu-
lar favor, with every temptation to de-
grade 1t and to trifie with the public faith
by resorting to what is known as hippo
droming and lending it to gambling pur-
poses. That this has been accomplish
ed is a most praiseworthy achieve
ment. 1t is beside the mark that those
who have been responsible for the con-
duct of the game during the last two
decades have realized that there is larger
profit in a strictly honest sport than in
one that caters to the speculative inn
pulses. 1t is now accepted as a fact by
an immense multitude of people, steady
patrons of the sport, that the games are
won by the best teams and that the pen
nants are symbols Of the cleverest play
ing and the wisest management
1t is always in order on the first day of
the base ball season to speak in terms of
hope regarding the local situation. A
Washington base ball opening day with
out hope would be dismal time indeed,
so consistent has been the record Of the
home team during many years as a Sec
ond division performer. But in truth,
without hope there would be no game at
all. Every batsman who steps to the
plate hopes that he will hit the ball safe
ly. and the people on the benches hope SO
too If the home team is in the field the
highest hope is that the batsman will
strike out, or that the center fielder will
make a circus catch next TO the fence for
the third out in the ninth inning with the
bases loaded and the locals just one run
to the good. Hope and uncertainty are
the governing factors in base ball. Well,
Washington hopes again, and. there being
nothing so uncertain as the national
game, perhaps this is the year when
hope will be fulfilled. Play ball,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Breeding Game Birds.
the Chicago Record-erald.

From the Chicago RecOrd-erald.
How comparatively rare the game birds
are becoming in the United States Is
shown by the establishment of a large
breeding farm and preserve for such birds
near the town of fremont, on Cape Cod
by the American Game Protective and
Propagation Association. On some 5,OOt
to 5000 acres the association intends tc
raise wild ducks, ruffied grouse and pleas
arts for distribution among its members
as initial colonies on preserves. Who
would have thought twenty to thirty
years ago that such thing ever could
become necessary in this country? The
wood duck especially Is in danger of ex-
tinction. IL is said. and the wood pigeon
seems to have gone beyond possibilities OF
restoration. Much has been written ano
said about the injustice of game pre-
serves in the older countries, but ap-
parently game must be preserved or II
will be extirpated even with rigid game
laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Silk Waist Department.

Brown-and- White Striped Chiffon
Cloth Waists: sizes 3f and 30. Reduced
from $500 to $1,000 each.
l Dahlia Colored Chiffon Cloth Waist.
embroidered in black silk: cream yoke;
size 80 Reduced from $1,000 to $1,000.
1 Navy Blue Chiffon Cloth Waist. cream
net yoke: size 49, Reduced from $1,000 TO
$1,000.
1 Navy Blue Chiffon Waist embroidered
in two shades of blue silk; cream net
woke. size 40. Reduced from $500 to SO.
] Black Chiffon Cloth Waist, embroid-
cred in white and gold; made over white
silk Reduced from Sll.o TO *S.to
1 Light Green Silk Waist, yelled IN
black silk marquisette; Dutch neck; size
So Reduced from $l213 to $3.50.
Hello Chiffon Cloth Overblouse, bead.
ed in crystal beads; size IS. Reduced
from S12.7J to $1,000.
A choice, lot of Colored Chiffon Cloth
Waists. in variety OF attractive SHADES
and STYLES. odd sizes Reduced from
S573. 1913. $50. $50, to $3.50 each.
Third floor. q street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Repressed Emotion.

Oh, the man who is shouting with NIGH
and with main
To scatter his wisdom around.
Is a hero, although he may labor in vain
For knowledge and light to abound.
Disappointment and toll he has Willingly
shared
Reward, If it came, has seemed small.
Yet he suffers but little in spirit compared
To the man who says nothing at all.
When he's walking on tiptoe lest he ma!
disturb
The harmony friends hold so dear,
How he envies the fellow. out there or
the curb,
Whose voice bids the multitude cheer.
His cheek Is af1ame and his hand slightly
shakes
AS he harks to the old battle call;
But he forces smile while his hear
nearly breaks,
The man who says nothing at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Roosevelt and Blaine.

The New York Sun corrects a western
politician who asserted that Mr.. Roose-
velt bolted Mr.. Blaine In 1854 and sup
ported Mr.. Cleveland. AS the Sun says.
he supported Mr.. Blaine after declaring
that the nomination would be wholly
unfit; 80
Mr. Roosevelt's attitude in 1854 toward
mis- psrty's candidate suggests that OF
Mr. Bryan toward Judge Parker in 1904.
In both cases the support given was
sullen and therefore Ineffective. Eaci,
man found himself arrayed against him.
self. when the campaign against the COM
mon enemy opened. Mr.. Roosevelt's de-
iiveraRess about Mr. Blaine as an aspir-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Upholstery Department.

81 pairs Scrim Curtains, in
white and ecru, trimmed with imi-
tation filet insertion and neat
edge; 2A yards long. Reduced
from $I.5o to 75c pair.
so pairs Novelty Nottingham
Lace Curtains, in colonial and filet
designs; 3 and 81 yards long: ex-
cellent quality. Reduced from
$500 to $500 pair.
~ pairs Ecru Renaissance Lace
Curtains, several styles. trimmed
with lace insertion and edge; 3
yards long. Reduced from $3.50
to $500 pair. .,
pairs Handsomc Lacet Arabian Curtains Sts
yards long. Reduced from &12.O0 10 500 par;
pairs Handsome Lacet Arabian curtains. -:
yards long. Reduced from 5000 to $lZO pair
100 remnants Curtain Net. Muslin. Ctetonne'
Tapestry and various Upholstery Materials.
IA to l-2 less regular prices.
l Heavy Two-toBed Green ROpe Porticre. oam-
AIRED Reduced from 5000 to $3.50.
Two-toned Red Rope Porttere REDUCED ron
LSA.6O to S2.06.
Fourth door, G street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11

ant for the republican nomination faced
his appeals for votes for Mr.. Blaine rs
the republican candidate. and they were
very embarrassing.
| Likewise when Mr.. Bryan took the
stump for Judge Parker he had to meet
all the reasons he had given against
Judge Parker's nomination. Here he was
asking his friends to support for Presi-
dent the man whom he had declared un-
worthy Of the party's leadership. And so
his appeals went for nothing. The truest
blue of the true blue Bryanites refused
to respond.
There is this difference between the two
cases: Mr.. Blaine had an excellent
chance Of election: Judge Parker no
chance at all. Mr.. Blaine failed by the
narrowest of margins in Mr.. Roosevelt s
own state; and that cost him the presi-
dency. Had he carried New York he
would have won. The race was decided
by an eyelash fnisih. Mr.. Cleveland hav-
ing the best Of it by only some eleven
hundred: and later the integrity Of that
figure was questioned. All through the
campaign the republicans were hampered
by the perfunctory support of some OF
the anti-Blaine men in their party, and
by the boiling of others. Mr.. Roosevelt,
by his pre-convention course, had made
his mere regularity worthless.
Mr.. Roosevelts present course toward
Mr.. Taft Is much like his course toward
Mr.. Blaine. That is to say. he is stating
his case SO Unexpectedly his words will
plague him and his party after the Chi
cago nomination is made. He says he
will not bolt, and his friends also pledge
for him. But every speech he is now
making. whether with respect to Mr..
Taft's policies. or to the conduct of Mr..
Taft's campaign. will be so much ma
terial ready to the hand of the demo-
cratic managers and to the tongues Of
the democratic spellbinders when the tus-
sic comes for control after the two par
ties square off for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Girls Department.

Girls Spring Coats. plain blue serge and
black and white checks. With large sailor collar
silk lined throughout: sizes s. 10. IL aud IT,
Reduced from $1,000 to SOD each.
!, Girls White Serge Coats, double breasted
and a.-length. trimmed with dark blue serge;
sizes e. & 10 and L. Reduced from $l2.Jo TO
1915 each.
4 lirls' Coats dark blue and rcd with black
and-wbite checked collars: double breasted and
fun length: sizes S. IL and II. Reduced from
$1,000 to $685. each.
. Girls Norfolk Coats. gray and blue: size y
Reduced from s.. a. to 500 each.
3 Girls Tan Coats, polo enecr' sizes = IL
and "a Reduced from Sle.15 10 $500 each.
. Girls White Serge Dresses. sailor style.
trimmed with light blue braid: sizes q, 10 and
-. Reduced from 5000 to ss.I5 each.
. Girls Coats. tan and gray: full length. d"u-
blc hrea sted. Reduced from $500 10 $50 each.
Third 1oor. G st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11

end with little acquaintance with the
laws Of business, they go on and on
getting deeper and deeper into debt, los
ing hope and sometimes turning to
dishonest practices to extricate them
selves from their difficulties The DIFF
ferences between the House and the Sem
ate are not impossible of adjustment,
and probably the bill could be shaped In
an afternoon in the upper chamber and
put in form for final acceptance by the
House or reference to conference. By
all means 1t should be passed in some
form with as little delay as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Shoe Department.

IA pairs Wemen's White Buckskin
Pumps. finished with neat bow; Goodyear
welt soles and Cuban heels, slightly
soiled: sizes 7AA; 3, So and IA: 3. 3. So
and 7B: 3. AZ. 5, 6. 61s and &C. Reduced
from $500 to 81 % pair.
Is pairs Women's Tan Russia Calfskin
Seamless Pumps. finished with tailored
leather bow to match; Goodyear welt
soies and Cuban heels: sizes 4. 8, 81 and
TAA; 3. 4, g.. 6ls and IA; 81 and 7B: 3.
5h. and 61fC; ). AZ. 9. 6k and I'd.
Reduced from $500 to $225 pair.
% pairs Large Misses Tan Russia Calf
skin sAnkle-strap Pumps. Goodyear welt
soles and school heels; sizes Nt and GA;
IN. ). 5ls and dB: ~, 5. 5H and &C; 41s,
and SD. Reduced from $500 to $3.50
pair.
10 pairs Large Misses Patent Coltskin
Ankle-strap Pumps, with Goodyear welt
soles and school heels: sizes 51sA: 5laB:
IS, 5ia and &C; 51sD. Reduced from $500
to $1.5O pair.
Third floor. Tenth ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
A Woman Suffrage Year.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Six states. Ohio. Michigan. Wisconsin,
Kansas, Oregon and Nevada. will vote
this fall on constitutional amendments to
grant woman suffrage. To gain submis-
sion of the proposition to the electors is
considered somewhat Of a victory by the
suffragists. but they expect to accom-
plish the full measure of their purpose
In some of the half dozen states The
placing of Ohio. Michigan or Wisconsin
I'm the suffrage column would be a notable
advance in the progress Of the move
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Furniture Department.

! Green Rattan Armchair. large and comfort
able Reduced from $500 TO $11.50.
1 Green Rattan Table. round top with roll
edge and shelf. Reduced from $500 TO Sill 30.
i 50-inch Green Rattan Settee, best quality
Reduced from 5000 to SGD.
I Rattan Table square top. covered with green
cane. Reduced from $500 TO Si.ot.
ting seats: forest green finish. Reduced from
$3.50 to 80 each.
/ Seitee to match the above. Reduced from
s. 90 to 1896.
i CHARTERED Oak Cottage Settee. with saddle
scat 43 inches long. Reduced from $1,000 10
$500.
] Cottage Buffet. two small and one large
drawers, double cupboard and mirror back; plain
design Reduced from $4,000 to $15.s5.
Folding Chairs. natural finish. Reduced from
81 90 to 15c.
Early English Oak = Chair, with saddle seat.
Reduced from 81. 90 to $500
.. Oak Chairs. Early English finish. with
cane seat. Reduced from 400 TO $50 each
. Golden Oak :. Chairs with cane seat well
braccd Reduced from $50 to $50 eacl-
Sixth and Seventh floors. q ST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Friday Special in
Lingerie Dresses.

A small assortment OF White
Lingerie Dresses. of sheer en-
broidered marquisette, trimmed
with clunv lace: also some made
entirely of dainty all-over eyelet
embroidery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-11
Travelling Goods Dept.

1 4O-inch Trunk, strongly made. Re-
duced from $500 TO $3.50.
4O-.nch Steamer Trunk. Reduced from
$500 to $12.N.
o4-inch Suit Case. fitted with toilet
articles. Reduced from $22.OO to $15.0
/ .6-inch Cowhide Leather Suit Case.
slightly damaged. Reduced from 800 to
$1.JO.
1 1S-inch Sole Leather Bag. Reduced
from $3.50 to $3.50.
1 16-inch BLACK Seal Bag, Reduced
from $1,000 to $1,000.
$1,000 to $500.
! 15-inch Morocco Bag. Reduced from
$17.OO to $50.
1 15-inch Morocco Bag. Reduced from
$500 to $7.09
15-nch Black Seal Bag. Reduced
from 5000 to $50. !.
Second doer. st. -