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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Anniversary Sale Of
Women's Gowns and
Petticoats at
Sl.00.
GOWNS AT Sl.00.

Heavy Cambria Gowns, surplice
neck and long sleeves, fine tucked
front, finished with fancy braid.
Cambria and Muslin Gowns,
high neck and long sleeves, with
yoke of open embroidery and
tucks; another style with all-ovcr
embroidery yoke.
Sheer Nainsook Gowns, low
neck and short kimono sleeves;
finished with picot edge and small
pearl buttons.
Nainsook Gowns, low round or
VIC shaped necks with set-in or XII
mono sleeves, daintily trimmed
with eyelet embroidery and run
with pink or blue ribbon.
Nainsook Gowns, low round
neck and short flowing sleeves,
prettily trimmed in fine Valen-
ciennes insertion and edge; front
hand-embroidered in daisy pat
tern.
Nainsook Gowns, low round
neck and lacy kimono short
sleeves; front has designed yoke OF
embroidery, finished with lace in
sertion and edge, beading and rib
bon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Anniversary Sale Of
Curtains and Fabrics

CLUNY LACE CURTAINS, Of
good quality net, neatly trimmed
with attractive cluny lace edges, in
several pretty designs. Excellent
quality and exceedingly well made
curtains; all white and "a yards
long, to IL pairs OF a kind.
Special price, $I.es pair.
cREToNNE CURTAINS, with
Dutch valance, are offered in sew
ersl patterns and colorings-strip-
cd and floral combinations and
checked and floral combinations,
nicely made and finished with Gre
tonne braid edge.
Special price, SI.So pair.
CURTAIN SWISS OR MUSLIN,
in dotted, figured and checked pat
terms; the quality is sheer and fine,
will give excellent service; and is
worth fully one-third more; 20 in
ches wide.
Special price, I6c yard.
Fourth boor-G 81.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Anniversary Sale Women's
Sweaters and Children's
Caps and Searfs.

Sweaters at ss.ss-were $500. Fine
Knitted Wool Sweaters, in sew
cral smart two-toned eolorings,
with plain colored collar and
cuffs; smoke pearl buttons.
Women's and Children's Searfs,
8sc, sI.oo and $I.os eaeh-were
sI.oo, $3.50 and $a.as. Colors
Alice blue, emerald-and-white,
rosc-and-e m erald, white-and-
Copenhagen, and also plain rose,
white, and orchid.
Separate Caps. ssc and $I.oo each
were $I.as and $3.50. Pure
Wool Caps in combination
shades Of rose-white, Alice blue
white, black-white, white-French
rose, white-tan.
Children's Cap and Scarf Sets,
$3.50, $I.9s, and $7.ss-were
$a.as, $a.so, and $a.ss. Combine
ton colors Of Copenhagen-white,
rose-white, emerald green-white,
and plain green.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Anniversary Sale Of
Women's Sample House
Dresses specially priced at
Sl.00 and Sl.45.

At $I.oo-Striped and Checked
Bingham and Plain Colored
Chambray, in pink, blue, green
and lavender; every dress a diff
ferent style, as they are samples
size SO only. but it runs large.
At $I.4s-Dix-m ade House
Dresses that are dainty enough
for porch and general summer
wear. Every style is a different
one, as only one OF sample is
carried. The materials are I'M
usually unchecked and strip
d ed bingham, chsmbrays, lawns
and crepe effects, in dainty COL
orings OF pink, blue, lavender,
green, etc. Size SO only, but
sample sizes run large.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Anniversary Specials N
Notion Department.

Hose Supporters, cotton; sew
on style; ( pieces, ISc. set
Hose Supporters, fancy silk;
sew-on style; Z pieces, aSc set.
Silk Transparent Dress Shields.
sizes ,, ) and 4; ISe pair; sI.Ts
dozen.
Muslin Dress Shields, crescent
shape; sizes and 3; LOG pair;
$I.oo dozen.
Muslin dress Shields, opera
shape; sizes and 3, LOG pair; sI.oo
dozen.
Muslin Dress Shields, regular
flap shape; sizes ?, 3 and I; LOG
pair; sI.oo dozen.
Main hooT-G -.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24

Hand-embroidered Initial ed
Handkerchiefs Of a special quail
ity pure sheer linen; very low
priced at Ise each, 6 for sI.oo, in
packages of half dozen.
Also Sheer All-linen Handker-
chiefs, embroidered in about eight
different patterns; corner effects,
with narrow or wide hens. Spe-
cial price, sSe each, 3 for SI.oo.
Main 6cu-Cent-.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Women's Gloves
At Anniversary Prices.

One-clasp Washable Kidskin
Gloves. P. X. NJ. and pique sewn;
in pearl, white, mode, tan, gray and
oyster shades; with self and con-
trssting black embroidery; spe-
cial price, $I.Is pair.
Also Women's 1a-button-length
Glaze Kidskin Gloves, in white
with self and black embroidery;
also in pastel shades; SITS pair.
Main foor-CentH.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Pictures at
Anniversary Special Prices.

Old Masters, framed in gilt and
brown frames, with embossed or
nsment; no composition that will
break off; size IoxI2 inches.
Anniversary price, $50 each.
Colored Prints of Old Masters,
framed in handsome z-ineh gilt
frames, with antique copper orna-
ments; size IoxI2 inches.
Anniversary price, SIC each.
Fourth foor-P st.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
PETTICOATS AT S1.00.

Nainsook and Cambria Petit
coats, some with deep Valen-
ciennes lace flounce or with fine
embroidered flounces, others are
beautifully trimmed with deep Val
enciennes lace insertion and ruffle,
and beading with wide pink or blue
ribbon.
Crepe or Poplin Petticosts, with
deep circular embroidered founces,
finished with scalloping.
Cambria Petticoats with wide
eyelet embroidery insertion run
with pink ribbon and deep open
work embroidery flounce.
Nsinsook Skirts with deep full
flounce OF Vslenciennes insertion
and double ruffle, finished with
pink ribbon bows.
Third hoor-F At
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Anniversary Sale of
Silk Ribbons.

Fancy Sclf-colored All-silk Rib
bons, 5A inches wide and OF
splendid quality, and a wide range
of colors-light blue, delft blue,
navy blue, rose pink, old rose, car
dinal, scarlet, and all white. Suit
able for trimming and decorative
purposes.
Special price, sae yard.
Main hoor-F 81.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Anniversary Specials in China Department

Earthenwae cusad CupsThe popular brown and white quality
Special price 4sc dozen.
and shapes; latter frame; 7inch
Special 3se each.
Covered Casseoe-Brown eahenwsre, with white porcelain
terror 8-inch
Special price 4sc each.
Baking Se-Two
the One has a the other S deep.
Special price, ssc
TraysWi inld
tiers under glass; brass-trmmed wood handles
Size inches special each.
Size inches special at $I4S each.
Dshes-Polhed
artificial and fern and assorted flowers various coors
They closely
them
Special price csc each.
Colonial Bowis-Of
fued design style flare the other roll brm
effect 9iRch and exceptional value
Special I8c each.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Imported Crepes
Very specially priced, Csc yard.

These Cepes 40 inches wide range of pat
including the broad stripes dainty checks and
paid, The striped patterns and hree-toned coorins
the plain stripe. with ks of white and coored nu. running through
the and accentuans beauty Every color warranted tub
and sunproof
Frock. for and for street, house. and porch and
be made from these fabrics Specially priced Csc yd
esn.d 6or-G
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Women's New Spring Blouses

Just Placed in the Sale.
Beautiful styles secured for this even-the prices very
low.
Wash Silk Bouses, the stripes that receiving much
eosnionback and white and white violet and white brown
and whte-worth one-thid more than
Special price, $l95 each.
Lingerie Boues of wolfe and osandy lace and embroidery
med the regular price would be considerably than
Special price, 150 each.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Special Die Stamping and
Stationery Offers

Under ordinary conditions the stationery itself would sell higher
price, than those which marked inclusive of the die
stamping.
Offer Ne sse-nclud One Pound Of Paper of corduroy
basket letter and and colorswhte
and blue with three packages of envelopes match The paper
will be stamped color desire from personal
gram address die with three letters from
stock dies.
Offer No. at 55e-nclude One Pound of Lnen-fnih Writing
Paper white blue pink. buff lavender with three packages
Of envelopes match choice of letter and The paper
will be stamped color prefer from personal
gram address die, with three letters from
stock dies.
Main nss-E snth6
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Mems Bath Slippers,
Specially priced, 3Sc pair.

Terry Cloth Bath Slippers, in a
good assortment of colors; q most
unusual value at CSC.
Main foor-Tsnth st.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Parasols and Umbrellas

PARAS0LS AT $200-Sik Parsos in all the spring shades
with handles Of latest shapes bonn green and light
wood handles ornsmented by sword tasses of silk.
UMBRELLAS AT $250-25-nch Womens Silk Umbrellas in
navy blue hunters green and black with wood
handles.
These exceptional values
aoG It rance
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Best Sheffield Silver
At About Half Usual Prices.

Sheffield Silver the durable plated silver made The basic
metals of Sheffield silver copper and nickel and upon them the
silver placed They hold the silver plate much longer and thu.
have durable and lasting of beauty and worth 1t
in plain and engraved patterns and from simplest elaborate
effects. There pieces for practically all uses.
Book Ends. engraved. $3.50 pair.
Punch Bowl. large tray and II soblets. $3.50 set.
Butter Meters. $500 each.
Chop Plates. plain and engraved $500 to $3.50.
Entree Dishes 5000.
Gallery Trays chased $3.50.
Hot Water Kettles, $500.
Water Pitchers grape and scroll designs $1,000 s4O0
Meat Pate plain and engraved. $1,000 and $3.50
Sandwich Plates. $500 $3.50
Spoon Tray. pierced $500 and $3.50.
Trays chased. $3.50.
Vases pierced. $3.50 and $500 each.
Sandwich Plate and Marmaade Jar. $3.50.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24

That handle all times the finest grades of Pure Food,
that prices the lowest obanable fact which to
demonstrate during this Anniversary Sale.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Mckel-frarne Casseroles
Special price, 88c each.

the desirable brown Earthenware quality
enclosed highly polished nickel frame beautifully open
work footed and handles heavily ved Finch s &c.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Hughes Ideal
Hairbrushes.
The Regular $500 Quality.
Special Price, CSC Each.

This is the genuine Hughes Ideal Rubber-cushioned
Harbruh made with vulcanized back so that the brush
be washed often you desire without fear of injury 1t
has multiple penetrating bses that comb your hair you
brush it. Special price. Csc each.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30

show the great multitude that will be
gathered there, their proficiency in
various lines.
In fact, in every detail this will be
tri-city unified celebration, and if
there is the slightest feeling of COM
petition or jealousy between the three
cities it must be put aside at once
and entirely forgotten during the pre-
paratory period and the week in
which the centennial celebration is to
be staged. In no other way can the
affair be made the huge success we
predict with the cooperation and sup
port of the citizens of the three cities.
For the time being the members of
the community embracing the tri-
cities must weld itself into a great
brotherhood, each person striving to
do all and little more than his
share"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
HIGHWAY NOTICE.
Public Letting OF Contract.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received for the follow
ing described bridge work at the time
and place indicated below.
More detailed information may be
had by an examination of the plans
and specifications which may be seen
at the offices Of the county superin.
tendents of highways and the county
clerks at Cambridge and at Rock Is
land, H., or may be obtained upon
application in writing from the state
highway department, Clifford Older,
bridge engineer, Springfield, H.
Application must be accompanied
by a check for $500, made payable
to the state of Illinois. state highway
commission. Checks will be returned
only to those who submit bona fide
bids on the plans prepared by the
state highway department.
All alternate plans, to receive con-
sideration. must be placed on file at
the county clerks office in Rock Is
AOS iatNi tAQA <1pll o,
where they may be examined by all
bidders.
Bids will be received up to 2 o'clock
p. m, April Is, 1916, at the county
clerks office in the court house at
Rock Island, Ill, for the construction
Of reinforced concrete bridge to be
built across the Rock river between
Colona township, Henry county, and
Hampton township. Rock Island
county.
Colona bridge-Spans likes feet
each; roadway, 20 feet; height over
all, IS feet; estimated total concrete,
3,2lS.4 cubic yards: reinforcing steel
3s9,0lO pounds. The bridge is to be
located at a new site
Nearest railroad station, Colona, one
mile.
All superstructure work except piers
! and , to be founded on rock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
CITIES AS One IN
JUNE centennial
Great Brotherhood Working for Com
mon Coed Slogan }or Armstrong
Celebration in June.
FORGET ALL PETTY JEAL0USIES
Competitive Drills b: Children to he
0ne of Pretty features During
Week or traEal.

3 Jealousies. civic rivalry and hard
feeling between the residents of
the tri-cities. if any there be, must
give way at once to great brother
hood working for the common good if
the Fort Armstrong centennial cele-
bratiOn TO be held June 1925 under
the auspices of the Rock Island Coun-
try Historical society and the his
torical section Of the Davenport
Academy of Science. is to be the great
est event ever staged in the Missis-
sippi valley, according to Director
General George D. Benson.
Along these lines Mr. Benson made
the following statement that is of
great weight to those interested in the
centennial at this time. The facts
set out have been brought to Mr.. Ben
son through many years of expert
ence in handling similar celebrations.
One thing of greatest importance
TO every citizen III the tri-cities is the
realization that this Fort Armstrong
centennial celebration is a tri-city cele-
hration. 1t is no more a Moline affair
than it is Rock Island or Davenport
affair, and visa versa. Every after
noon and most of the evening per-
formances will be upon Rock Island
arsenal and participated in equally
by citizens Of the three cities.
The beautiful spectacular pageant
will take place two evenings, in both
instances upon the island. Of the
parades there will be the floral pag-
cant and fiesta of flowers on ladies'
day and this will be made up of
motor vehicles only, owned and deco
rated by citizens of the three cities,
and will parade the principal streets
Of each of three cities.
One day will be industrial and
fraternal day This is to be holiday
and in the morning of that day there
will be fraternal parades in each city
and a great industrial parade The
latter will be in two divisions, motor
driven and horse drawn The motor
driven division will visit each of the
three cities and the horse drawn divi-
sion will be drawn up at certain points
in their respective cities and follow
the motor driven sections over the
given route of the one city only.
Children to Have Day.
The children will also have a day.
On the morning of that day they will
gather and parade the three cities.
Upon the afternoon the island will be
given over to the children for COM
petitive drills, sports, choruses and
other events, the little folks of each
city having an equal opportunity to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
Special Taxation Notice.
GEN. NO. 377.

Notice is hereby given to all per
sons interested, that the city council
of Rock Island, H., having ordered
that Twentieth street, from the south
property line Of Seventh avenue, to
the north property line of Eighteenth
avenue, be eXcavated, graded, curbed
and paved with brick blocks, except
ing the right of way of the Tri-City
Railway company, and the ordinance
for the same being on file in the office
of the city clerk of said city, and said
city, having applied to the county
court of Rock Island county, Ill, for
an assessment of the cost of said i'm
provement according to the frontage
of the property assessed along the line
of the proposed improvement, and said
assessment being payable in nine in
stallments, each bearing interest at
the rate of five per cent per annum,
and an assessment therefore having
been made by special taxation and
returned to said court, the final hear
ing thereon will be had on the 18th
day of April, A. D., 1916, at the hour of
8 O'Clock a. NJ, or as soon thereafter
as the business Of the court will per-
nit
All persons desiring, may file OBJ
jections in said court, before said day
and may appear on the hearing and
make their defense.
Dated Rock Island, H., March 81,
1916.
WILLIAM A. NORRIS,
Commissioner appointed to make SAID
assessment.
JOHN X. SCOTT, city attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
Bids Wanted.

Bids will be received by the COM
mittee of public health and safety by
April list, for furnishing uniforms for
the police and fire departments. The
cloth must be of 16 ounce weight, color
dark blue, known as uniform cloth, of
guaranteed color, and to be made &C
cording to Chicago regulations of fire
and police department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
Notice.,

Bids will be received at the may
or's office, Rock Island, ILL.,, until 10
o'clock a. m, April Z, 1915, for audit
ing the accounts for the past year of
all officials Of the city of Rock Island
who receive or disburse money. City
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. WILLIAM McCONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
Home Difficulties,

Now, them said the teacher of
arithmetic, what is above par?'"
Il think l know" ventured a small
boy.
"Well?" asked the teacher.
Its ma" London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30

The scale the men are at present
working under is 90 cents for first
year men, "a cents for second year
men, q cents for third year men, 20
cents for employees of over three years
service.
There is possibility that members
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30

Work to be completed on or before
Nov. Is, 1916.
Engineers estimate, $4,000.
Bridge Committee of Rock Island and
Henry Counties, Illinois.
WALLACE TREICHLER,
County Superintendent Of Highways,
Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
WORKERS UNIONS
SEEK CONTRACTS
Several Locals Demanding New Agree
ments With Employers for Sub
stantiaI Increase In Wages.
PAINTERS AFTER 50 CENT RATE
Steel LabOrers and Street Railway
Men Requesting Raise and Others
Contemplating Move.


sought by several unions affiliated
with the Tri-City Federation of Labor.
A survey of conditions shows that the
majority are either working under
contracts made a year ago or under
extensions of agreements effected with
in the last few years.
1t is understood there is a general
movement in labor union circles for
all locals not now operating under
live" contract to open negotiations
for a new agreement with employees.
A live" contract is one the term OF
which has not expired and does not
include options or extensions of agree
ments.
Painters have opened negotiations
for a new contract and 1t is expected
at a meeting to be held at the Indus
trial home, Rock Island, next Thurs
day night, an agreement will be
reached with the master painters.
Present scale for painters Is so
cents per hour and they are demand
ing an increase of 10 cents. The con-
tract under which they are now work
ing was made three years ago. Its life
was two years with the option of ex-
tending it another year. Because Of
conditions last spring the painters
availed themselves of the privilege the
contract offered and did not ask a new
| contract.
To Ask for Raise.
| Steel Workers union No. Is will ask
! for a new contract with employers on
| July /, at which time the agreement
made year ago expires. A substan-
tial increase over the present wage is
sought R. E. Grove, Moline, secre-
tary of the local, declared that the
scale was fixed on tonnage" system,
the wage ranging from 5 to 20 cents
per ton, depending on the class Of
work Members of the union will take
up the matter of demands at meet
ing some time during the months of
May or June and will determine upon
what requests to make.
Street Railway employees, divisions
312 of Rock Island and Moline and 313
of Davenport, have decided on asking
! for new contract which will provide
substantial increases. The present
/ agreement expires June l and there is
a privilege of renewing it for another
year, but the car men have decided to
open negotiations for new contract.
The scale asked by employees is re-
ported to be:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-30
Inkind.

why, Mrs. Robinson says she would
no more be without her chafng dish
than without her piano."
HIN, If her friends could have
their way she'd be relieved of both"
Puck
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-26
PARKING
OF SOUTH END TAKEN UP Before
coUNCIL-AcTIoN AWAITS AD-
JoURNED MEETING

The Village Dads held a lengthy ses-
sion last Tuesday night, with Mayor
Scranton presiding and all members pre-
sent but Coate.
Ex- Mayor p. r.. Kenney, Judge c. S.
Younger, Attorney G. A. StubDs, FRED
Schlenker, W. 9. Dick and others We're
present and addressed council relative to
a petition presented and signed by prac-
tically every business and professional
man and many residents of the city pray
ing for. the parking of the ground between
revetment wall, from Main street east 10
Ash Owing to the absence of Solicitor
johnson council deferred action until the
adjourned session tonight.
VIM Pond complained about the condi-
tiOn of Mill street, between Logan anG
Washington and wanted something done.
The same ma tier had been presented sew
erhl times previous and Chairman Desch
of the street committee, said that the
work had been deferred because the dam
age to the street had been done by the
Sanitary Sewer work and felt that fund
should stand the repair.
Engineer Fishbaugh presented a plat
of the East Side storm sewer and also
spoke about conditions at the disposal
plant of the Sanitary sewer system.
The latter matters were referred to the
sewer committee and the storm sewer
plans We're laid over because OF some sug-
gosted changes.
The clerk was instructed to notify the
G. H. & d. to repair crossings in th.s ci-
ty The matter of Oilng the stiTSLs was
taken up as well as many olher minor
matters