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SAVED BY HIS WATCH


a gold watch probably saved l. W. Bates
OF 2sl2 East Marshall street from serious
Injury when he was Kicked BY mule yes
terday afternoon a. his stable Ia East
FRANKLIN street The animal had become
vicious while heins treated by veterinary
surgeon. Its hoof struck MIR. Bates above
tine abdomen landing upon the watch In
his pocket WhAe fhe watch was smashed
Mr.. Bates was not seriously hurt How
over, persons who i'm 1aN thought he
was badly injured and notified The city
Hospital. lDr. II. y. Bullock, Ambulance
surgeon. responded His examination show
cd that Mr.. Bates had escaped with i
lrtifec
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IspecIal 70 The Times Dispatch
Hampton Va. July s.=Threo mar
riages took place hers to-day as FOL
News. and Miss Besse Estelie Walker
Or Hampton. Hunter Elton Todd. az
Newport News and Miss Clara Bc,Ie
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AMONG THE SPEEDERS
Charles w. Shields Fined 300 by Hen
rico County Magistrate.

ENceeding the speed limit Tor auto
mobiles by fifteen or twenty miles an
n N9 cost cost Gharies W shields. OF 1905
Magistrate Sundays Hcurico county
court yesterday, Mr.. Shields admitted
the ''scorchinE." and several witnesses
dangerous TOR pedestrians The 10y
ride took place on June %. on the
Government Road.
In pronouncing tho fine Magistrate
sunday severely took 10 task the mo-
torists who endanger public safety by
inordlnate speed over tho hlghways.
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DEFACES COURTROOM
Negro Prisoner Fined by Police Justice for
neff,ctn~ Wall.

Negro Prisoner Fined by Police Justice for
DefscinE Walls.
Arthur Reid. coiored. was fined SO and
costs yesterday In Police Court Tor de.acing
tho walls OF The prisoners nen. Reid was
N court on The charge % assault!ng Lizzie
Randolph. For which oTense Ne was aiso
lined sio.
John Marshall. eolored. was fined 500 ana
costs for carrying concealed weapon
Pat Winston and Richard STANDARD. col
ored wore dismissed from charge o, be.nx
suspicious characters, suspected OF larceny
Marriage License
marriage license issued YESTERDAY
in the ofioc q, the clerk OF tho Husttnrs
Court 70 Simon j. Sachs ~ Get,yssurr Pa.
and sarah Croweil OF this city.
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I HE WEATHER,

Forensic For Virginin--Fnir Tuea-
asyj unsettled Wednesday, probably
showers and warm.
For North and south Carolina
Local showers Tuesday and Weakness
dny.
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The nifty first anniversary OF the
Old First Virginia Infantry Associa-
ton. the Bloody First" will be held
at Forest Hill Park on July IS. Col.
onel w. II. Palmer is president and
Charles Z. Loehr secretary.
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Monday. July s.
1912. at the residence of her hus-
band, Frank Il. Woodruff. Admission,
Ala. EAfMIE SANDS WDOODRUFF,
daughter of the late Alexander H.
Sands. OF this city, in the thirty
NTH year of her age.
Funeral notice later
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, 9Pe'ni t"chi Dhth Tor Yesterday,
noon temperature ........ So
J. NJ. temperature .... 9s
-hI mum temperature UP 10
:; a. - ~ ........... OF
T. NJ. .. &c
Mean temperature .... So
Normal temperature . "a
Excess in temperature
Deficiency In temperature since
March $3.50. ......... lie
Aoeinm deficiency in temperature
since January ... 5a7
rainfall last twenty four hours d
Excess In rainfall since March
......... ..-.-.,..... z,O7
Accum excess I'm rainfall since
Jam, JamGary ........... 22o
Local Observation Il. NJ. Yesterday.
Humidity ....... 40
Wind --direction ....,. =
Inadvertently ....... II
Weather C,Aar
Rainfall last IL hours .......... o
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a Boys Department such as
we have would be an innOva-
ton in most stores for tits NOT
an pleasant necessity" but
a real pleasure, and we try to
make it a pleasure for our
customers.
Boys Suits made for human,
healthy, hearty boys; pattern 5
and oOlOrs we selected are par
ticularly becoming and prac-
teal.
The new blue gray mixtures
SO popular, here in Norfolk and
double breasted suits.
So. so to Sl4.
Khaki wear for boys OF all
ages.
Cool linen Nortolks.
The Berry Shoe, So TO SO.
Light-as-air Hats and Caps,
25c up.
Children's Straw Sailors and
Novel Shapes in straNvs that
sold up TO $2.25, at 4Sc.
MILDLY Blouse, ST. to $l.5O.
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DEATHS

wOODY.-Died. sunday night, July I,
1912. at 1915 o'clock. at the Me-
mortal Hospital CHARLES b.
WOODY. OF 2i19 Venable Street, in
the fifty-fifth year OF his ago
The funeral Will take place THIS
CTuesday) AFTERNOON at 1870
o'clock from the above residence. In
terment in Shockoe Cemetery.
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q N q

sofa, were a candidate to succeed him
self, 1t is believed he might pull
through But he has announced his
intention to retire. and the Democratic
candidate for his place will be former
Governor John Lind. who is as popular
among tho Scandinavian voters Of the
state as Nelson himself. and who is
looked on therefore as a sure winner
Democrat for Crnne's Place.
II Senator W Murray Crane. of Mas
sachuscits. We're In the hght to sue
coed himself he might be able to re-
unite the Republicans of the State an 1
carry the Legislature this fall But he.
Ike so mlany others OF the old guatd.
Is tired Of tho struggle and has made.
known that he Will not be a cundi-
date. II is, therefore, regarded as rea .
sonably certain the Democrats VIII
capture the Massachusetts Legislature
IN November and send u member Of
that party to the Senate as Cranes
successor.
Mayor Fitzgerald, Of Boston. is a
candidate for Cranes place and prob
ably will get II.
The present strength of the Republi-
cans IN the senate is nfty-two. the
Democrats number forty-three. and
there Is the Democratic vacancy in col
orado. But after March the Demo
Gratis are confident they Will have
membership of the body white the Re-
publicans will number forty-t,vo 'pr
forty-two
In the House Of Representatives of
the next Congress, II present conditions
In tho Republican party continue until
November. some political forecasters
predict that there will not be NOR.
than 100 Republicans
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their conversation. l heard one OF
them say; 'We'n murder him. I roc
ognlzed two OF the men as fellows who
had beon pointed out - me as Doyle
4ni Duify, two members OF the Monk
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On Trail of Thnw.

This detective tralied I'haw's coach
10 kectors Behind came another han
som containing the -FOUR men. one big
man with iron-gTay hair and "A l!ttlc
man, They remained outslde III Rec
tors until IN tho morning. Alr.
Thaw didn't come out with tho young
lady WHO had been In the coach until
i.35 u NJ
Mr.. shearn framed Hypothetical
question for the witness and In reply
DR.. Meyer stated quietly that Thaw is
sane. The hearing was then adjourned
until 9:l5 ~ NJ. tomorrow.
Before DR. Meyer WAS called to the
witness stand, Or. Carlos +. MseDon-
aid, witness for the state. said that
in his opinion Thaw was Insane. Clar-
euce Shearn. counsel FOR Thaw. tried
to get DR. Macdonald 70 admit that
the killing OF stanford White was not
inconsistent win the sanity Of - man
with an Intense emotional pitch. but
the alienlst SAID the history OF the cas-.
forbade such an INTERPRETATION.
Mr.. Shearn brought out that tho State
had paid Or. Macdonald about $4,000
IN fees IN the Thsw trial and hearings.
An affidavit by Thaw's mother. made
at his second trial 70 Ttho murder OF
White, was also introduced. This an
davit denied the existence OF here
tary insanity OF epilepsy In the Thaw
family
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BUFORD-Passed peacefully away on
July Sd, at Birdwood. her country
Mamie LINDSAY BUFORD, widow
OF Charles James Fox Buford
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MINIArunE ALMANAC.

- July ?. 1912
60. 80 '.''......--. ASS
N"A k0's -tr7'.trf.t =. t,s:,:..,,s.ss.t, 7ia2
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Rollins. of York county. and r. Edward
6aNter. OF Newport News, and Miss
ora Anne Smith OF Elizabeth city
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into rest at p. NJ.
Monday, July S, MISS MARTHA S.
HOBSON. in the seventy seventh
year OF her age.
Funeral from her late home. NO.
l07 North Sixth street. at 10 a. NJ
WEDNESDAY. July 10.
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into rest Monday,
July s. at 9:42 A. NJ. at the resi-
dence OF hep sister. Mrs. Pembroke
Shelton Walden. HATTIE ARMSTEAD
IIAMLIN. daughter of the late Col
onel Robert p. Hamlin. of Halifax
county. n. c., in the sixty-fifth year
OF her age. She leaves two sisters
Mrs. Charles Il. Black. of New Or
leans. La. and Mrs. Pembroke Shell
ton Walden, of Richmond. Va. and
one brother Robert II. Hamlin, of
brunette, La.
The remains will be laid at rest
at the old homestead. Forest
Grove" Northampton county, y. c.
New Orleans and Raleigh papers
please copy.
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DEARHART-Dle at her residence,
2514 East Franklin Street. Sunday
evening. July Z. at 6.35 o'clock MRS.
MAY ELIZABETH DEARHART. in
the sixty-fourth year of her age.
after a short illness She leaves to
mourn their loss three sons, one
daughter and sister, Mrs. Francis
Hatcher.
Funeral from the residence To-
DAY at $3.50 +. NJ. Friends and rela-
tives invited.
philadelphia papers please copy.
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at her residence. Goa
NJ. Yesterday. MRS. ELIzABETiH
WOODS. widow of i. II. Woods. She
leaves three sons Edward w, Pat
rick T., John j., and four daugh-
tiers. Mrs Kathleen Oliff Mrs. J. +.
Reardon. Miss Mamie. and Sister
Georgianna. of New Orleans La:
and two sisters. Miss Margaret GIN
and Mrs James Kahn
Funeral from Sacred Heart Ca
thedral WEDNESDAY MORNING at
10 O'Clock. No flowers by request.
Baltimore. Md, Waycross. Ga. and
New orleans, La papers please
=. 0ppE, ,,
The evening world., 1912-05-31
FUNERAL Of WRIGHT
CALLS A TRIBUTE
FROM ALL DAYTON
Business to Be Suspended Dur
ing Service and Burial of
the Aviator.

DAYTON. o.. May 31.--wibur wrights
funeral will be held from the family res
idencc on Hawthorne street tomorrow
afternoon. according to plans made by
the family to-day. The details Of the
ceremonies had not been completed to-
day. ana the exact hour OF tho OBJ
seauies and the name of tho pc stor WHO
will ofiiciatc were matters that had not
yet been decided
1t IL probable that the ceremonies will
be open to the. pu5lic. although this
tentative plan may yet he changed.
The city OF Dayton prepared to-day to
pay a mark OF respect to the memory
OF Its distinguished son by suspend!ng
business as far a. possible during the
hours OF the funeral tomorrow. A
proclamation issued by Mayor Philips
calls upon all Dayton citizens 20 pay a
last tribute to the late inventor and
aviator. ..
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KILLS GIRL, SHOOTS SELF.
SchooIGirl's Rejected suitor 10 Ex-
pected to Die of wound.

PH1LL1PSBURG. n. j.. May H.
Alice Lynch. pretty fourteen-year-o odd
daughter Of Martin Lynch. Fayette
street merchant, was shot dead by
Brossolaus Tusehetchs, aged twenty
four. a rsJocted suitor. at the home OF
the girls parents here to-day. Tusch-
etchz then turned the revolver on him
self.
Tuschetchx called at the parochial
,chools Of S. Philip and James and
informed the girl her father was dying
and she was wanted at home at once.
lie accompanied the girl to her home
and then admitted there was no truth
IN the story about her father and told
the girl he wanted her to clope with
him.
The. girl declined the proposition to
elope. She was Immediately told by the
young man that II she refused he would
shoot her. The next moment he drew
q revolver and killed her. The report
OF the revolver attracted the attention
Of neighbor, who was about to seize
the man when he placed thc revolver
TO his head and fred. lie was hurried
+ to the Easton Hospital, seriously
wounded. His death was momentarily
expected.
The evening world., 1912-05-31
POLICEMAN"
GETS LONG PRISON TERM,
Fake "Officer" Caused Real Patrol.
men to Fall Under
Suspicion.

Charles II. Richter. eighteen years
old, of No. 1857 Third avenue, was sent
to the penitentiary for one year by the
Justices in Special Sessions to-day for
extortion and impersonating a police
man. He was arrested on May 20 on
the complaint OF several women, who
said that he had demanded money I'M
der threats of arrest
mo one man has given the Police
Department more trouble" said As
s.stant District-Attorney Floyd Will
mot. "He was responsible for the
transfer Of Police Inspector Lahey's
men of the West Thirtieth street sta.
ton, where re ports were made that
policemen were demanding money from
women"
Probation Oficer Smith said Rich
ter's mother, q widow, had done all
that she could to aid her Maynard SON
While depe ndent on her own labors for
n living, Mrs. Richter gave her son a
dollar each time that he went to re-
iigious services.
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Monument TO WRIGHT
BY AlRMEN IN ENGLAND.
Two Hundred Aviators From All
Over World Will Join in Great
FLYING Meet 10 Raise Funds.

LONDON. May 81. - With Wilbur
Wright dead. the airmen who fought his
claims most bitterly are to-day leading
the world In honoring him. Claude
Grahame- White. foremost OF British
aviators. after warmly eulogizlre the
dead aviator and acknowledging the
great debt the world owes to him. an
nounced that his methory will BE hon.
ored in England.
Grahame-White to-day engaged the
Hendon aerodrome and began arrange
men;s for monster aerial meeting to
raise funds TO erect here a suitable me-
mortal to the dead Dayton pioneer. lie
stated that not less than 200 aviators,
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prove tho symmetry OF the city as a
whole.
To American visitors just now Berlin
has special attraction because OF two
enterprises OF amusement. the like Of
which does not exist anywhere In the
world. The first Of these Is the Admir-
alspalast, with Its ice arena. conceived
by a man named Rashwalsky and cost
ing s3.5o0.0o0. Three tiers Of balconies
filled with tables for 1000 diners sur
round this arena OF frozen water. upon
which is given under powerful calcium
lights mammoth three-act ballet.
every performer being upon a pair OF
skates. The spectacle Is most thrilling.
as the Ice reflects the shadows OF the
dancing skater, and the various move
ments In tho pantomgme are executed
without any other noise than the strains
Of the orchestra.
The other novelty Is the Metropol.
Pal1e., sort OF Ifaymarkct de luxe.
whore three Germans named Schultz.
Gantz and Wagner have laid out
81 600 900 in thr, c-ply enterprise aimed
,egitimatcy to separate tho visitor
from his roiJ-therc are no bankrolls In
Europe. Tho first Of thcse IL the or"
binary casarct chow. from IL +. NJ. to l
A. A.. II anything. on a much higher
scale than nay OF the End In Paris.
The second chapter is the palais de
danse," wonderful creation OF colos
and grandeur. with go ,ables surround
ing a dance floor and ONYX railing that
would have turned Louis XIV. green
with envy. Only wine Is sold here from
midnight TO A. NJ. when the second
section OF the establishment shuts
down Then opens the pavilion mas
COTE" a gorgeous restaurant with
balcony, even more magnificent than
the Plaza ballroom in New York. One
II quite broke when one finishes the
third chapter.
The staid portion OF Berlin does not
exactly approve OF the Metropol-Palast.
but the Kaiser does not interfere, for
the reason that night life 10 essential
20 a European metropolis OF the first
class. Certainly there can be no COM
plant a. to the costumes worn. the
prices asked for wine and food or the
order maintained in the move; separat-
ing machine Of the three enterprising
Germans. And the music. consisting OF
three full orchestras Is the very best
in Berlin. which Is saying much.
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IovE AMUSEMENT ENTER.
PRICES IN FULL SWING.

Nowhere has the personality OF this
royal dynamo found expression more
than In Berlin. He has insisted that
everything should be built with the idea
that 1t will some day grow old. and to
have its best beauty In age. lilo person.
ally erected thirty-two statues Of the
former rulers Of Germany along the
Siegesalie. and as a private citizen In
vestigated the congestion OF traffic. and
then ordered the police to send men to
London to learn how to handle It prop
erly. When street is deemed too
narrow. down come the buildings on one
side to permit the widening. and i'm
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DU L|EbER BERLIN!
YANKEES LEARNING
TO LOVE GAY CITY
German Capitals Beauty and
Life Prove Fascinating to
= American Tourists.
THEY'RE POPULAR, TOO.
Kaiser Entertains United States
Citizens Most Lavishly and
:. !. People Follow Suit.
THEY'RE POPULAR, TOO.
BIZ Raymond G.. Carroll.

BERLIN. May 1.-THE old saying.
"A cat may look at a King" Is quite
out Of date here. for any ono who 10
anybody In America can not only
look at Emperor William H.. but can
walk, talk and even dine with him.
To entertain the interesting citizens
Of the United States has become the
fashion with the head of the greatest
military power In the world and al
though many Of his guests later abuse
his hospitality and confidence. his
latch string IL still out. Following
lie example. Americans are well
comed everywhere In Berlin by the
i.aiser's SUBJECTS. not grudgingly as
in Engiand. but with the character
site Teutonic wholeheartedness.
Some Americans are even upon terms
n social standing with the Kaiser ana
lis family. having been presented early
Ms year At the ''schleppcncour" or
)rmai introduction to royalty. by the
merican Ambassador. John q. A.
.cishman. and Mrs. Leishman. These
.ortunates now receive invitations 10 all
curt functions, and Il was In connec-
ion with their presentation that our
'.tmbassador' and his stan donncd
simpie fesalia or uniform In accordance
with the imperial custom. which has ex-
cited some OF the foreign correspondents
for American newspapers.
Those regularly on the Emperors So
rial list include Mrs. q. Barton French
Ind Mr.. and Mrs Price Collier Of New
FORK. Mrs. Harry Devcreaux OF Clevs-
ana and her daughter. Mildred. Miss
liaavs waterbury Of New York and
irwin taughlin. willing spencer. A. b.
lubbock. Norman whitehouse. Capt. A.
2. Nibiock and Capt. Samuel Grant
charlie OF the American Embassy.
KAISER ACTS AZ PERSONAL Es-
coRT TO visiToRe.
Many other Americans are received
~ the Kaiser privately. u. v. Morgan.
#: ne American Ambassador to Brazil. was
y recent caller nj the royal palace. A
vas Col. Cocktails of the Panama Canal
nd John Hays Hammond. personal
friend Of President Taft. Only a short
lime ago two American women visited
he imperial palace at Potsdam, a few
niles out OF Berlin. not knowing the
Emperor vas there. the tame when Its
.sAtes are closed to the public. They
were turning away disappointed. when
The Kaiser rode up and. learning the
cause Of the difficulty. Immediately
jtsmounted and personally escorted
hen through the grounds and buildings.
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THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE
KAISER IN ARMY CIRCLES.


I'VE were going through Potsdam at
lively clip. and just passed the town
palace OF Frederick the Great when
my guests suddenly looked at eaca,
other In great fear written on their
faces said Mr.. Spencer, telling OF
the Incident. Following their glances
saw the stalwart figure OF a man on
horseback In road behind the palace.
IL was the Emperor.
Why are you so alarmed I askeL.
Are W. going too ;ast?"
Not bit too fast REPLIED Prince
George. But We were not sitting erect
enough. and our coats are not buttoned
up as carefully as the army regulations
require You know. the Emperor .ever
reprimands an officer twice."
such is the fear In which the Kaiser
Is held all over Germany. and It runs
10 every branch OF tho government.
The Emperor holds that if there are
to be rulers OF the people, these gov
ernlng persons must make themselves
capable and prove themselves ut to run
the country by example as well AS by
ediet. Ills private life Is above re-.
proach. ana 10 strict are his morals, lac
VIII not permit the appearance at the
royal opera house or royal theatre ~
an artist he cannot present TO the En-
press, which rule may account for the
lack OF great beauty In the imperial
chorus.
Most persons who meet the Emperor
leave quite under the spell of his per-
sonalty To Americans, he Is more
than an American. showing wondcrfu!
versatility. lie chats about the pccul.
!nrlties OF the various American cities
with surprisingly. Intimate knowlcds,.
lie is devoted to exercise. yet he tolls
without cessation. ana he undoubtedly
believes he has been orda!rad to lead
tho German nation to trcat future.
There Is no doubt his vitality has
spread to all classes and those who ara
making capital out OF the Sociallst!c
Victories do not understand the German
character. which, although It may d.mur
with the method OF Government. iiol!zvf
the present Kaiser, AMI 70 soldly ID
The evening world., 1912-05-31
Mlilard Hunsickor Of Paris ana New


York.
In the corridors Of both the Adlon and
Esplanade Hotels. each hosiery costing
G.0Oo.000. were many more Americans.
among them DR.. Frederick Cook OF
going to lecture. and former Capt.
Putnam Bradley Strong. son Of the de-
ceased Mayor Of New York, who Is
travelling with his mother. Other
Americans observed were Mrs. Joseph
r. Guernsey and her daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Garvan. james ID. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Hermann, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Wakeman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Macy and Mr.. and Mrs. C. M.
Bergstresser. In fact. the percentage OF
visitors from the United States runs so
high they even print the menu cards In
English.
The Emperor often lunches in either
Of these hotels after his morning can
ter through the Th!ergarten. A recent
occasion was when he lunched at the
Esplanade with the officers of his old
regiment. He became Colonel Of the
Hussars Of the Guard In 1886. He had
reached the rank Of Major-General
when he was called to the throne at the
arc Of twcnty-nine. That the Kaiser
was martinez and Is still greatly
feared BY the young OFFERS was shown
last week. when his own nephew.
Prince George OF Greece. and few or
the latter's brother officers. took an
auto ride in a new car owned by will
Ing Spencer. second secretary of the
American Embassy. and a cousin Of the
ilrst wife Of tho late Col. John Jacob
Astor. Young Spencer upheld the dig
nifty OF the United States by winning the
cup of the Berlin Golf Club In an In
ternatlonal tournament. defeating both
German princes and English noblcmen.
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Including the best in the world. will par.
ticipate and that the entire proceeds
will be expended on q statue Of Wilbur
Wright to be executed by the best
sculptor in all Britain.
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hind him on the proposition Of loyalty
to 4 ruler
The evening world., 1912-05-31
Trust Merser Approved.

ALBANY. May H.-Superintendent
Van Tuyl OF the State Bank Department
has approved the merger Of the Colum-
bia Trust Company with the kn!cker-
booker Trust Company OF New York.
The evening world., 1912-05-31
Merchandise

! am conducting in all
my five great stores the
most sensational sacri-
flee sale that | have
ever announced - the
most marvellous Mems
and Young Mems Cloth
ing opportunity ever
offered anywhere.
III say honestly I'm
"up against it" hard.
Twenty-one days OF
rain in New York
d ur i n g April, the
prospects of even more
in May, and the same
hopeless conditions in
Philadelphia, Boston,
Buffalo a n d Provi-
dence have left me
high and dry with over
a million d ollars'
wort h Of beautiful
light and m e d j u m
weight Suits and Over
coats, half of which
should have been in
your hands and the
cash in mine 80 days
ago.
But I'm game to the core.
Ill take my medicine like
a man. I'm incurring the
most fearful losses Of my
career. It's your harvest
time.