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- with the cushions 0oou-
pied, Southpaw Bill
Foxen registered victory over
the Crackers. although he allowed
IL safe wallops. Following the
loss of three games by the scant-
est margins, Foxen won easily to
2, and to our mind, the greatest
pitcher Is he who is able to hold
the opponents with men on bases.
The victory showed the Barons
upon the border of first division,
for Nashville's loss to Chattanooga
permitted the Barons to tie the
Turtles for fifth. Previous to this
season, Foxen has downed the
Crackers on every visit to the
trounced twice during the present
campaign.
To strengthen the wavering Vol
unteers. Bill Schwartz has acquired
Hurler Red Nelson from the Reds.
The newcomer was in the glare of
the calcium in the fall of 1911, but
since that period has been forced to
the background. When the Cleve-
landers were in st. Louis, the
Browns sent Nelson to the slab. A
fierce race was in progress between
Cobb and Larry Lajoie for the pre-
miership in slugging. On this
youngsters visit to the slab, Lajoie
secured five hits and gained the
lead over Cobb. Then it was
charged that Corriden assisted the
Maps by failing to handle the bunts.
and Nelson was smirched with
following shot that he had walked
the other Maps so that Lajoie might
get more trials at the plate.
A season of illness in 1912 robbed
the twirler of his stamina for the
following year, and 1t was not un-
til this year that he returned to the
slab. He was purchased from the
Reds for a neat sum.
The Barons held an option upon
Nelson, but the record of his former
prowess was not enthusing and
Molesworth failed to purchase.
Perhaps five such twirlers were Of
fered to the locals to entrench the
wavering pitching corps, but the
Baron boss reached the same con-
clusion in every instance
Kid Elberfeld has tried out more
players than any otner pilot in the
Southern circuit, and has woven to-
gether fine lot Of material But
the Tobasco Kid remarked while
here that the majority Of the Of
ferings of the majors weren't
worth railroad fare. He added that
material was scarce, and that he
was unable to find the proper tai
ent until the last few weeks. The
league is much faster" said Elber-
field, than it has been In two sea-
sons. There are better batters and
peter pitchers, too"
While the American league has
crushed the players, purporting to
..
permits McGraw. Marquard and
Mathewson to scribble for the
press. But unless the National
league head takes immediate ac-
ton to remedy this evil. Pooh
Bah" Ban Johnson has announced
that he will gain their scalps before
the national commission.
The punctilio of tho younger cir
cult suppressed the fake player
writer's shortly after the worlds
series, but President Lynch has
failed To take any such action.
"rhis much is certain" declared
the league head, ball players who
pose as reporters will be barred
from the press box during the
world series"
Burning up the Pacific Coast
league with his marvellous speed
upon the sacks, Jimmy Johnston
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STAINING
Dodgers Massacre Recruit

st. Louis. June 19.-Brooklyn by hard
and timely hitting OF st. Louis pitch
ers today won the final game of the
series. IL to s. Marbet, recruit,
tasted but one and one-third innings, in
which time the visitors made eight hits
count for five runs. Manager Huggins
was banished for disputing a decision
by Umpire Byron. Score:
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Summary Sacrifice hits, Daley Street.
Graft. Double play. Lindsay to Schwartz.
Two base hits. Perry, johnson. Three
base hit. Fleharty. Bases on balls, SOM
mers 2, Breckenridge !, Fleharty l. Hit
by pitcher, Breckenridge fElberfeld) Fie-
harty (Aing); Sommers (Callahan). Hits,
Breckenridge in 3 innings with runs.
Struck out, Sommers 2. Breckenridge |,
FTeharty I. Time, 1:26. Umpires. Stock-
dale and KERN.
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Miller, Mann. Three base hits. Connolly,
Rariden. Stolen bases, Wagner, Maran-
vile. Sacrifice hits. Miller, Wilson,
Rariden, Mann. Hits, Adams 7 in Z in
nirgs Robinson in 1-3 innings, Camnitz
0 in 2-3 innings. Bases on balls, Hess l.
Hit by pitcher (Devlin), Robinson. Struck
out Adams !, Hess 4. Time, la Um-
pires, O'Day and Emslie.
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-, Two base hit, MaEec.
Ihree base hits, Wingo. Cutshaw. Hits,
Marbet In ! 1-3 innings; Harmon 10
IN z 2-3; Wagner 8 In 8, none out in
FOURTH; Curtis in 6. Sacrifice hits,
Smith, Konetchy. Stolen bases, Cutshaw.
Daubert. Konetchy, Mowrey Double
plays, Fisher to Cutshaw to Daubert.
Hauser to Konetchy; Cutshaw to Dau-
bert. Bases on balls, Marbet 1, Wag-
ner !, Curtis s. Harmon l. Struck out,
Harmon 2, Curtis 3. Time, 1850, Um-
pires, Rigler and Byron.
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centerfielder, muffed Wilson's long fly
and Viox and Wagner scored. That muff
broke Pittsburgs losing streak, the team
winning to 4, after losing six straight
games Score.
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Alexander Checks Cubs

Chicago, June 19-Philadelphia won
from Chicago today to 1 and pulled
the locals down into fourth place. as
the Brooklyn team defeated st. Louis
and moved up a notch. Wilbur Good.
utility outfielder. batted for Lavender
and clouted the ball to the left field fence
for home run. Score
PhiIade1n1f0- Az
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| .
Summary: Two base hit, Merritt. Sac.
rifice hit, Jantzen. Stolen bases, Ell
vert, knaupp. Double plays, Butler t.
Stanley to Abstein. Struck out, New
ton g. Brown 5. Bases on balls, New.
ton 4. Brown 1. Hit by pitcher. Jantzen
Time, 1895. Umpires, Hart and Brett
enstein.
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Cotton States League

Jaskson IL. Columbus Q.
Meridian 9, Clarksdale 2 (12 innings),
Pensacola-Selma, not scheduled.
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Mathewson Wins Thriller

Cincinnati, O., June 1s.-New York
won an exciting game today to Z
and thereby made a clean sweep Of the
series of four games. Snodgrass' triple
with three men on bases in the second
inning was the batting feature Score:
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THREE MOUNDSMEN FAIL
TO CHECK BOLD BARONS
Messrs Price and Conseman Are Baed Hard BY Waoping
Barons-Foxon Batted Hard but Effective in Pinche
Galloway Presented With Trophy.

Sacrifice Hits-Messenger, Bailey.
Wild Pftch-Musser.
Time-2:16.
Umpires-Rudderham and Fifeld.
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Stolen Base-Messenger.
Two Base Hits-Mayer. Smith.
Three Base Hits--Marcan, Mayer.
Bailey.
Double Play-Price to Chapman to Ag-
ler
Innings Pitched-Musser. 1-3. with
hits and runs; by Price, 1928, with 10
hits and runs.
Struck Out-Price 8, Foxen 3.
Base on Balls-Price 2, Councilman /.
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'-Batted for Lavender in eighth.
s"-Batted for Mitchell in ninth.
Score by innings:
Philadelphia .........,,.....10 100 900 O10-o
chicago ........................0O 200 900 O10-l
Summary: Two base hits, Paskert Kill
lirer. Home run, Good. Hits. Lavender
IN 8 innings; Cheney in / inning.
Stolen bases, Schultz Leach. Double
plays Doolan to Knabe to Luderus; Doo-
Ian to Luderus. Bases on balls, Alex
ander !, Lavender l. Hit by pitcher. Law
ender (Doolan). Struck out, Alexander 4,
Lavender .. Time, :45. Umpires. Klein,
and Orth.
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Totals .......... 80 4 9 "a
s-Batted for Mcdonald in ninth.
s"-Ran for Devlin in ninth.
%%~-Batted for Hess in ninth.
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Summary: Two base hits. Clark 2,
Campbell, Spencer. Sacrifice hits. Stock,
Jacobson, Mcdowell. Stolen bases, Kyle,
Spencer, Mcdowell Double play. Nc
Dowell to Snedecor. Hits, Evans with
runs in 2 innings (none out in second).
Struck out, Hogg 5, Bremen 3. Bases on
balls. Hogg q Evans /, Brenner 4. Hit ny
pitcher, Hogg Q<yle). Wild pitch. Hogg,
Brenner Time. 1:50. Umpires, Pfennn-
ger and Wright
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Mann's Muff Costly

Pittsburg, June 19.-With Pittsburg rum
ners on second and third and two out III
the eighth inning today Mann. Boston, q
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Atlanta, June 9.--(SpeC1al. adopt
Ing the usual custom of home teams
on pennant raising or trophy presen-
tation days, the Crackers dropped the
first game of the series to the Bar
ons this afternoon by the lopsided
count of to 2.
Just before the game started the
players Of both teams gathered around
the plate and President Kavanaugh,
of the Southern league, presented Pres
ident Galloway, of the local club, with
the trophy won by the Crackers when
they registered the largest paid at
tendance the opening game of the sea-
son. President Galloway accepted it,
then turned it over to Manager Smith
for safekeeping. Immediately there
after the game began.
Paul Musser started the game for
the Crackers and. with only one man
retired, the Barons got to him for five
hits and four runs, sufficient to win
the pastime. Price succeeded Musser
and the southpaw was pounded hard.
10 hits and three runs being made
off his delivery. Conselman twirled
the ninth inning. Robe batting for
Price in the eighth.
Bill Foxen Effective
Bill Foxen twirled the game for the
Barons and, although hit hard, the for
mer Cracker either allowed most OF the
hits after one or two men had been
retired, OF he was backed up by some
splendid fielding. Several hard hit
balls went right straight at some Bir-
mingham fielders, while on others,
1...{ll nj MIA
pinches he was effective.
LII Marcan had field day He
stepped to the plate five times, three
times he singled and the fourth ne
trip,ed. The last time up he grounded
All four of his hits were clean wal
lops.
Mayer, with single. a double and
triple was right behind Marcan In
the attack. Foxen and Kniseley got
two hits EACH In all, the Barons
slugged Is bingles. while they played
errorless ball behind Foxen, although
they had several hard chances. Al
permann, with three hits, led the At
lanta attack on Foxen, while wei
chonce, Smith, Bisland and Agler got
two each. The other three times he
hit line drives that went righ straight
at some fielder.
Marcan Starts Siege
Marcan opened TIE Sdiic Win =" Sih
gle to right and was sacrificed to SEQ.
ond by Messenger. He advanced to
third on wild pitch and counted when
Kniseley singled. Bride singled, send
ing Kniseley to third and McGilvray
singled, scoring Kniseley. At this
juncture Mayer doubled. sending both
men home and going to third on the
throw to the plate. This was enough
for Mr. Musser. who held out the dis
tress signal, and Price went to the
rescue. He famed Carroll, then walked
Ellam, while Mayer was out on an
attempted double steal.
The Crackers got seven hits on
Foxen in the first five innings. but
were unable to get single tally cross
the pan. With one gone in the sew
enth, Foxen smashed single to left.
Marcan tripled to left center and
counted himself on Messengers timely
single Mayer tripled and Ellam's sim
gle counted the final run in eighth.
The Crackers lone tallies came In
the eighth. Bailey's triple to the right
field bank was followed by "Wally"
Smiths double to right and Bisland's s
single
Hardgrove and Mayer for the Bar
ons and Conselman and Dunn for At
lanta will be the probable batteries
lr,.idnN
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 7, Atlanta 2.
Montgomery /, Memphis O.
Chattanooga 6, Nashville 2.
Mobile s, New Orleans 4.
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s-Batted for Benton in seventh
's-Batted for Groh in the eighth.
Score by innings
New York ............ 04O 900 O4O-8
Cincinnati 900 020 140-7
Summary: Two-base hits. Tinker, Al
media. Three base hits. Snodgrass
Tinker. Hits, Benton 4 in innings
| Susgs 4 in 2 innings. Sacrifice riy,
Devore. Stolen bases, Doyle, Meyers.
Double plays, Fletcher, Doyle to Mer-
kle; Shafer. Doyle to Mefkle. Base on
balls, Mathewson 2, Benton /, Suggs 1.
Hit by pitcher, Benton Murray.
struck out. Mathewson /. Benton /.
suggs 1. Time 1:4o Umleres Brennan
and Eason.
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Games Today

Birmingham at Atlanta.
New Orleans at Mobile.
Memphis at Montgomery.
Nashville at Chattanooga.
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s-Batted for Benton in seventh.
ss-Batted for Groh in the eighth.
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AS a result Of this string of defeats
Yale rowing authorities decided that a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-20
1.-TWO out when Winning run scored

Memphis .............. 900 900 000-t
Montpomery " 900 900 OO1--1
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BATTLESHIP VERMONT
DISABLED WHILE AT SEA
Vessel Creeping Toward Hampton
Roads With Several Compart-
ments Flooded.

X
With her starboard main shaft broken
and several of her compartments food
ed. the battleship Vermont is creeping
toward Hampton roads on her return,
from the Mediterranean cruise under
convoy of the battleship Delaware and
the golfers Orion and Jason. The ac-
cident occurred at 3:45 am. Yesterday
and at o'clock last night the Vermont
was 1900 miles from Hampton roads
and 900 miles from Bermuda
A radiOgram received at the Navy De-
partment from Rear Admiral Charles e
Badger. commander-in-chief of the At
lantic fleet, describing the accident says
there is no cause for anxiety. The Yer
mont is proceeding to Hampton roads
under her port engine, making eight
knots in comparatively smooth sea. Ad-
miral Badger says the skin of the shil
and the propeller strut were examined
by a diver and appeared uninjured
Neither the shafting nor the propeller
was lost. The Vermont and her convoys
should arrive at Hampton roaos about
December IL or is.
The battleships Wyoming. Arkansas
Florida and Utah are continuing to New
York, where it is expected they will ar
rive. next Monday. The Connecticut
kansas and Ohio are proceeding toward
Guantanamo en- route to Mexican waters.
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POTATO PLANT PRECAUTION.
Development of Improved Varieties
Not So Good Here.

Development OF improved potato va
rieties In the United States has not kept
up with the progress made in leading
European countries" declares a bulletin
just issued by the bureau of plant in
dustry Of the Department of Agriculture.
In this country there is great room for
breeding a potato with a greater starch
content, because the American varieties
are lower than the German potatoes by
from 4 to s per cent.
Climatic conditions. the bulletin saws.
are SO diversified in this country that
special varieties of potatoes should be de-
yefoped that will thrive in special locali
ties. A heat-resisting strain particularly
Is advocated to resist the high summer
temperatures.
Disease resistance is another quality
that should be developed. 1t is so lack
ing in American potatoes that it is nee
essary to quarantine against certain for
eign types that might introduce diseases.
Government, state and private inspection
is advocated to obtain disease-free seed in
this country.
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Three Reforms Discussed.
HALF MILLION LOST IN FIRE.
Buildings and Manufacturing Plants
DESTROYED at COhoes, N. Y.

COHOES. N. Y. December 12-Fire
which broke out in the heart of this
city's business section early today was
subdued shortly before s o'clock after a
dozen buildings and manufacturing plants
had been destroyed, with a loss of half
a million dollars. One fireman was badly
hurt by falling wall. The fire started
in the Parsons knitting mills, at Fac
tory and Remsen streets. and within two
hours had swept a block west to the
barge canal Troy firemen responded to
an appeal for help.
The following plants were swept by the
fire: K. S. Clark & Son, printers; CAPITAL
Knitting Company, E. B. Supply Com
pany, Rolf Underwear Company, William
Moore knitting Company. National Tex
tile Company. United Waste Manufactur-
ing Company, Parsons Milling Company.
Erie mill, Atlantic mill and Haicyon mill.
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DENIAL Of RELAXATION
IN WHITE SLAVE CASES
Communication From Depart
ment of Justice Isl Laid Il
Before Senate.

Direct denial from the Department of
Justice that there has been any relax
alton in the prosecution of white slave
cases was laid before the Senate today
by Senator Kern.
mo order to stop white slav.. prosecu-
tions in cases not Involving commercial
ism has been issued. and no rev regu-
lations as to the enforcement Of the act
have been made since the incumbency
of the new Attorney General" said the
Department of Justice memorandum
"On the contrary, the Department of
Justice has adhered to the practice
adopted Immediately after the passage
Of the law and followed during the pre-
vious administration
Hears Prosecutions Are Limited. !.
Senator Jones insisted, however. that
reputable attorneys in the state of Wash
ington had received information of an
apparently authentic character that only
cases of an international character were
being prosecuted.
Declarations We're made by republican
as we'll as democratic senators to the
effect that they had every confidence In
the manner in which the Department OF
Justice was enforcing the Mann white
slave act.
Senator Jones, while insisting that he
had received a letter. from a very re-
liable lawyer in his state charging that
such instructions had been issued by the
Department of Justice, said that he did
not believe that the statement could be
true. He finally agreed to withdraw his
resolution, at least temporarily, and to
lay before the Senate judiciary committee
the letter received from Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
WOMAN STENOGRAPHERS WIN.
Force Chicago Judge to Rescind
Order Barring Them.

CHICAGO. December 12.-No longer is
there an official reporter in the Cook
county probate court A fight instituted
by three woman stenographers who had
done the courts reporting for twenty
years is the reason
Charging that the women were in a
combination and held a monopoly on the
work. Judge Gregg recently appointed a
man as the official reporter OF the court
Signs were posted in the courtroom ask
ing attorneys to have their. work done
by the official reporter
The women refused to quit without a
contest 1t is said the work paid them
nearly 5000 year each Against the
protests of court officials. they continued
ro appear In court each day and were
rewarded yesterday by the announcement
that Judge Gregg had withdrawn his ap-
i.ointee-
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GANGMEN IN PISTOL FIGHT.
Fifty Shots Fired in New York. Bu
No One Is Injured

NEW YORK, December 12-F'ifty shots
were fired this morning near the 4th ave-
hue entrance OF Madison Square Garden In
a battle royal between two gangs that
have infested the garden during the six
day bicycle race. A Madison ayenue
street car was commandeered by one
element as a barricade while bullets
whistled in all directions. Passengers
threw themselves face downward on the
floor. The police were prompt in reach
ing the scene, but the combatants jump
ed in automobiles and escaped
So far as is known no one was hurt. a
remarkable fact In view of the promis-
cuous shooting. 1t is said that the hat
tie started in room over the right of
rival leaders 10 furnish strong arm
men for special police work in the gar
den.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-12
RIFLES SEIZED AT BELFAST.
Largest Consignment Captured Since
Proclamation Was Issued.

BELFAST. Ireland. December 12-Cus-
toms officers today seized here consign-
ment Of 200 rifles which arrived on board
a freight steamer from Germany. This
was the largest seizure since the issue of
the proclamation against the importation
of arms and ammunition into Ireland.
CAPTURES have been made daily but
usually in small lots. Most of the rifles
are Of patterns which have been dis
carded by European nations.
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Denies Stay of Execution.

MONTPELIER. VT, December 12-
Gov. Fletcher has denied the petition for
stay of execution for Arthur Bosworth,
sentenced to be hanged January next
for the murder of Mae Labelle at Essex
Junction. in June. 1911. Counsel for the
condemned man said that because Bos-
worth was a British subject the British
embassy at Washington was reviewing
the case and might ask for a stay OF
execution. Bosworth has q wife and chill
dren in England. :
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American Warships Returning

ON BOARD THE UNITED STATES
BATTLESHIP WYOMING, by wireless
telegraph 10 Siasconsett. Mass, December
12.-The American warships returninx
from their visit TO European ports were
of the south of Newfoundland ar 8
O'Clock last night. at which hour they
We're l.OD miles from New York Per-
hct weather prevailed
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Shop Early
For Christmas

Early in the day for your
own sake and the sake of
The clerks.
Early in the season for
the sake of the friends Won
wish to remember. You
can't choose well at the
last minute.
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Germany's Support withdrawn.

BERLIN. December 12.-It was decided
today to withdraw the bill for the appro-
priation Of 100000 for German repre-
sentation at the Panama-Pacific exposi-
ton at San Francisco. This step was
taken owing to the strong obtections
raised by several state ministers.
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
SenRtes

Met at 10 am.
Deferred consideration of legis-
lation for machinery for direct
elections Of senators.
Resumed currency bill debate,
with Senator Newlands defending
the caucus.
Senator Lea introduced a bill
proposing the expenditure OF
20,00O.000 for maintenance of
post roads.
HOuses
Met at noon.
Disposed OF miscellaneous busi-
ness upon the calendar.
Paymaster General Cowie told a
committee it would require ST.
713.954 to feed the enlisted men
OF the navy. the coming year.
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Forces Attacking Tampico Are
Driven Away, Says
Gen. Mas.
CITY NOW THOUGHT SAFE
BY HUERTA WAR MINISTER
Dispatches From Rear Admiral
Fletcher Tell of Protection
Given Refugees.

VERA CRUZ, Mex, December 12-The
rebel forces attacking Tamp.co We're re-
pulsed and driven away from that city,
with heavy loss, according to Gen. Gus
tavo Mas. military commander here
who says that federal troops under Gen
Joaquin Mas. jr., arrived to the relief
of Tampico yesterday.
Up to . o'clock this morning no further
communication had been received here
from Rrear Admirals Fletcher. in COM
mand of the United States warships on
Tampico. His last message reached here
at 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon. when
fighting between the rebels and federals
was still going on.
1t was understood at that hour no COM
muncation was open between Tampico
and Mexico City
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There Must Be
a Reason

eSterday was q record
breaker, when the Washington
merchants used 81, 73S lines of
advertising space in The Star as
against 22,329 lines in the other
three papers combined-or over
"a columns, or more than 4 full
pages. of advertising in The
Star on one day than in all the
other papers added together.
The reason is the results OBJ
tanned by reaching practically
everybody in Washington who
is at this time eager to read Of
all of the bargains and an
nouncements of the merchants
set forth in The Star.
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Yesterdays Advertising
LOCAL DISPLAY
Shop Early

The golden shopping hours are
from $50 AIN. until noon. The
assortment in the stores is now
at it's best.