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ACT
FOR PASSAGE
ATONCE, PLAN
Ways and Means Believes
Supply Is Improper
/. ly Short.

A special emergency act to give
the government control over all the
platinum in the United States was
recommended by members OF the
Ways and Means COMMITTEES yester-
day morning. after hearing further
evidence as to the short supply OF
the metal In this country.
Chairman Kitchin told the COM
mittee that he believed a measure
of this kind should be enacted right
away. instead of waiting for the
revenue bill, which may impose q
heavy tax upon platinum users.
II was shown to the COMMITTEES
in testimony given by Louis ]. Vein
stein of Columbia University, that
the governments recent comman-
dering order had extended to only
1,4o0 wholesale jewelers.. and that
$500 have been left free to make
whatever use of the platinum on
hand they may care to. The ship
ments from the Republic OF Colon
bia, amounting to 1000 ounces q
month, have been interfered with
by pro-Germans in that country, he
said, and the supply available to
meet government needs 10 rapidly
dwindling.
Charges Against Jewellers.
DR.. Charles H. Herty, of the Ameri-
can Chemical Society, testified to the
same effect. He repeated charges
which have been made against the
jewelers. Vigilance Committee.
Representative Moore suggested
that the government should take a
census Of the platinum in the coun-
try and should commander all Of 1t.
Representative Longworth declared
that the platinum situation had been
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niece, Miss Annie Irwin, who will
be her guests for the summer.
NJ Scott Bromweil. who was at
an officers training camp at Camp
Devans, Mass, has been transferred
to Camp Taylor in Louisville. Ky.
Mrs. j. N. Speel announces the en-
gagement of her daughter. Miss
Katheryn MacConnel Hitchcock, and
st. John Blair ShHmaker. Of the
310th Field Artillery. U. s. A.. now
in France. Miss Hitchcock, who was
presented TO society in Washington
and was one of the handsomest and
most attractive buds of her season.
is a granddaughter OF Gen. Harry
White, of Indiana, Pa, and Of the
late Alexander Buel Hitchcock. Of
Chicago.
Lieut.. Shumaker is the eldest son
of the late Samuel R Shumaker, of
Pittsburgh and Huntington. Pa. and
a grandson Of the late John p.
/, Blair. of Indiana, Pa. Because OF
Lieut.. Shumaker's absence In
France. no definite date has been
set for the marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spottswood
Garland have sent out invitations
for the wedding reception of their
daughter. Miss Mary Truxtun Gar
land. and william George Hill on
Saturday afternoon, August 3. at
$50 o'clock at 2152 Florida avenue.
The reception will be small and the
ceremony. which will take place at
o'clock. will be attended only by
relatives OF the bride ana BRIDE
groom and a few intimate friends.
Miss Garland will be attended by
her sister. Mrs. George Edwards. as
matron OF honor. and Miss Mary
Pearre will be maid of honor. There
will also be two bridesmaids, Miss
Elizabeth Beach and Miss Gertrude
Thompson. The Rev. Charles T.
Warner, rector of st. Adams
Church, will oficiate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan
left town yesterday for a weekend
visit to Atlantic City. They will
return to town on Monday.
Admiral Leigh C. Palmer, chief
OF the Bureau of Navigation. u. s.
N. was the guest of honor at a
testimonial dinner last night in the
Army and Navy Club. The dinner
was given by officers of the bureau
in appreciation Of Admiral Palmer's
part in the campaign to have the
permanent branch of the navy, ex-
elusive OF apprenticed seamen and
hospital units, increased from $1,000
to 131,s45.
Col and Mrs. George W. Winter
burn, of San Francisco, are amonE
the interesting newcomers to Wash
ington, the colonel having been or
dered to the general stan from Fort
Keogh. Mont, at which post he has
been in command OF the remount
station. Mrs. winterburn and her
two children. Miss Marcelle Winter
burn and George W. winterburn, jr,
are at present visiting Mr.. and hrs.
Brooke Baker at their summer home
in Virginia.
Mrs. winterburn's mother and sis
ter. Mrs. MarceTlus Deal and Miss
Virginia Deal. will come to Wash
ington in a few weeks to spend the
autumn and winter in the Capital
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To Marry or Not to Marry
Rx DOROTHY DIX
THE WORLDS HIGHEST PAID WOMAN WRITER

nouncement about her man. But even
death itself is not the overwhelming
tragedy to the woman who has only
her grief to weep over that 1t Is to
the woman who must face death and
need in the same breath, and who
must dry her tears in order to find
work to support her fatherless child.
And there is another side to this
question OF whether a young couple
should marry or not on the eve Of the
mans starting to war. and that 8 its
effect on other people. In war time.
or peace time, no honorable man
should marry unless he is able to
support the family he POUNDS. No
man has a right to marry and dump
the support of his wife and children
on other people.
The parents on either side have
worked long and hard TO rear their
own families. They are entitled IN
their old age to a little ease, a little
letting up of the strain under which
they have been so long, to a few more
comforts than they have been able to
indulge themselves in when they were
bringing up their own children, and
denied themselves every luxury TO
give their boys and girls a better ed
ucation, better clothes a better
chance in life than they had.
1t is a shome. II is an outrage. II
is a craven thing to do. for a man to
marry a girl and then expect either
his father and mother. or her father
and mother to take upon their bent
old backs the burden of her support,
and of her babe. forcing them to
start over again all the sacrifices
they have been through in rearing q
family. Pity for their parents should
be enough OF itself to keep a poor.
young couple from marrying until
they are able to finance their own
household.
The only poor girl who has a
right to marry a poor soldier boy
as he starts to war is a girl like
my correspondence business girl
who has the intelligence. the skill
and the ability to take care Of her
self and to support her family. She
is in the financially independent
class and is free woman, free tc
do as she pleases.
The self-supporting girl who car
stand squarely on her two feet has
many glorious privileges. but none
so great as this. that in this crucia,
hour she may follow the lead of hei
heart and take her happiness with,
out fear. For If the worst shoult
happen and her man comes back tC
her broken in body and health her.
will be the privilege of not only
nursing and tending him with Z
wife's devotion, but of being able
to support him in comfort, as HI
would have supported her had hi
not laid the vigor of his manhood
on his country's altar.
So the answer to the question
whether to marry or not become.
very simple. 1t is merely have yol
the price, or is the bride a busines!
woman?
| Copyright. 1918, by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Incorporated.D
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Army and Navy News

AS result OF the transfer of Mai.
Cen Frank Mcintyre to the gcneral
star Of the army, Brig. Gen. Charles
c. walcutt has been appointed CHIEF
OF the insular bureau Of the War De-
partment.
The new chief is a graduate of tie
class OF 1888 OF the Military Academy
and from the infantry and cavalry
school OF 1898. During the Spanish
American War he served as quarte,-
master in the volunteer establish
ment. III the Philippines he COM
manded the battalion OF the 44th u. 8.
Infantry. He was made colonel IN
1916 and last week was promoted 10
the rank of brigadier-general.
Gen Walcutt has served for several
years as assistant chief of the Insu-
Jar bureau under Gen. Mcintyre and
Is therefore familiar with the work.
Col. Abner Pickering Of the u. g.
Infantry was placed on the retired
list yesterday. his sixty-fourth birth
day.
Col Pickering has been IN the SER
vice since 1873, when he graduated
from the Military Academy, and re-
ceived his appointment as second
lieutenant in the second infantry then
stationed in Oregon. He remained at
the western post until the outbreak
Of the Spanish War when he was
transferred to Cuba where his regi-
ment took part in the fighting around
Santiago.
Under Gen. Wood he served in the
third Sula expedition n 1909. and vas
among the forces that captured the
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HOROSCOPE.
Friday, July Il, 1918.

This is not an altogether fortu-
nate day. according to astrology. al
though the stars are not strongly
adverse. Mars Is in malefic aspect
1t is a fairly good sway FOR news
papers and publishers, who will find
public opinion turning strongly in
their favor where conditions affect
ing them are concerned.
1t is a fairly fortunate rule for
signing papers or entering into
agreements.
Neptune is In a place that is en-
couraging for ocean travel and for
naval affairs.
Mars threatens army affairs early
in the morning, but the aspect
changes SO that il is moderately
good.
Stress is laid by the seers upon
the facts that the unexpected will
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girls. Indeed. many men that I know
have achieved their greatest fame by
they way in which they managed an
avocation of that kind. Men have
looked at them with great, II some
what tocularSrespect, but Of the men
10 whom their wives were of greater
moment than anything else in the
world. 1t almost seems to me that they
were worthless as business men,
Why Is 1t, dear?
rs there something about conjugal
love that ties one down to love alone;
Is that the reason we all insist that a
woman's place is In the home?
haven't thought enough about this,
my dear; in fact, it seems to me that
nave never thought much about
what our lives together meant before
now. Certainly / have never tried
10 express it, and do not think
most men attempt to do this, even 10
themselves. However, do know from
all the experience that / have had
ana the marriages that hsye seen,
that the man who makes the most
wonderful husband rarely. makes any,
thing else I wonder IL the American
woman of today would be satisfied
with such a man.
Perhaps, dear, being a husband
and a father is as much vocation
as being wife and a mother.
will the time ever come when men
realize this? Down deep in our hearts
we still cling go the idea that men
must always be men.
The great lovers have not been
good husbands; the greatest business
men have not been good husbands. I
sometimes ask myself is any man a
good husband? We expect women
after we marry them to be always
wives and mothers. We continue to
be men"
Cro Be cont,nue6,
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S&ddWSHfGo SdSH
FATHERHOOD AS A VOCATION.

''I think. Margie, had my first real
appreciation of women during the
Eleanor Fairlow episode" wrote Dick.
Your great understanding OF your
own sex and your breadth Of char
actcr In your dealings with the mat
ter were something would never
have dreamed OF a woman doing.
when you said that was to make
my choice. 1t seemed to me. after the
three days of Just plain hell, which
1 had been living through, to be the
greatest thing you could possibly give
me.
"As I told you before It was Just
between you and me; no one else, not
even poor Eleanor counted.
But in my selfishness and egotism
I thought 1t was going to be Just ike
1t was before. You, dear, have often
laughed at me about a mans for
getteFy. I could have blotted ali our
trouble out entirely from my heart
and brain that night but alas. 1 eouid
see that with you 1t would never be
ths same again.
Sometimes, dear. In the years that
came after, thought you almost
hated me and was at times sure
you welcomed your long siege In bed,
because 1t kept US more or less apart
Once or twice I let you see that
other women found me agreeable. At
times almost wanted to be cruel to
you: fwanted to make you feel, even
IL 1t wero only to feel hurt. In those
years, dear, realized absolutely
what a man misses when he does not
make marriage his avocation.
I'VE men, however, I am afraid.
would consider that a rather unmanly
sort Of an interest. In the eyes OF
the world. making marriage success
full IL not q man-sized Job.
"A man can have any sort Of an
avocstion from breeding race horses to
escomtns langsls for pretty chorus
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will be received In washington-
Treachery on the part Of Germany
in a new direction Is foretold.
Electrical storms may be very
prevalent in the next few weeks
One in the West may cause Ereat
loss OF life.
Some sort OF excitement In the
Philippines is foreshadowed.
Persons whose birthdate IL iS have
the augury of a quiet uneventfui
year. Those who are employed
should be careful
Children born on this day nav
have some unusual psychic gift-
They may not be successful in GUS
iness.
tCopyrisht, ISDD
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Ch1dren's Wearing Apparel.

2 Children's Fiber Silk Sweat
ers in Copen and gold. made with
rolled collar, belt and pockets.
Sizes 2s and zs. sz.7s each; were
s3.75.
8 Children's Nainsook Under
skirts. made on band, trimmed
with ruffles of lace and inser-
ton Sizes s. 10 and IL years,
7Se each; were si.00 and Sl.25
each.
Children's Plaid Dresses,
bloomer style. trimmed with
pink or blue collar, belt and
pockets. Sizes 3. and years
tI.75 each; were s2.25.
s Children's Dresses in pink
and blue striped gingham, collar,
cuffs and sash piped with white.
Sizes 2 and 8 years. 7Se each
were s1.00.
2 Children's Scotch hats. made
Of blue straw braid, trimmed
with blue grosgrain ribbon, 500
each; were $500.
Fourth floor. Eerenth street
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Women's Waists In Varying
STYLES.

10 Pink Cotton Crepe waists.
sizes u. %, 5s, q and a; sLes
each: were sass.
81 Lineh. Wolfe, Organdy and
Striped Linen Waists, slightly
soiled from handling; taken
from regular stock: ss-es escn;
were s415. $500 and t5.7s.
Striped Swiss Waists. IN
flesh and white; sz-ss each;
were sass.
8 Copenhagen and Pink Cham
bray Waists. s1-So each; were
S2.50.
Is Georgette Crepe Waists. in
flesh. white and bisoue; tS.7S
each; were s7.75.
8 Georgette Crepe Waists, IN
sunset Copen and maize: sS-Ts
each; were s7.75.
Is Georgette Crepe and Crepe
de Chine Waists. in flesh, white.
Nile and black; t3.ps each: were
S5.75 and s6.76.
silk Waists IN maize and
fancy dots. s2.ss esehI were
s3.s5.
Third hoor, Eleventh. strcrl
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Mothers Friend
in Every Home
Comfort and Safety Assured Before
the Arrival Of the Stork

In thousands of American homes
there is a bottle of, the splendid
and time-honored remedy, Mothers
Friend. that has aided many q wom-
an through the trying ordeal, saw
ed her from suffering and pain,
kept her in health of mind and
body in advance Of baby's coming,
and had a most wonderful infiu-
ence in developing a healthy, love-
ly disposition in the child.
Mothers Friend relieves the pain
and discomfort caused by the strain
on the ligaments, makes pliable
those fibers and muscles which ma
ture Is expanding, and soothes the
inflammation of breast glands and
other soreness. The tendency to
nervousness and to morning sick
ness of nausea Is counteracted,
BY regular use during the period
the muscles expand with ease when
baby is born, tension is reduced
and the pain and danger at the
crisis is naturally less.
Mothers Friend is an, external
remedy. is absolutely safe and won
derfully effective. 1t not only al
lays distress In advance. but as
sures q speedy recovery of the
mother.
This splendid preparation may be
had at every drug store. and is one
Of the greatest blessings ever dis
covered for expectant mothers.
Write to the Bredfield Regulator
Co., Csc Lamar Bldg. Atlanta, Ga,
for their Motherhood Book" so
valuable to expectant mothers. and
in the meantime do not fail to get
q bottle Of Mothers Friend at the
drug store. and thus ,fortify your
self against pain and discomfortz
Adv. ---s----
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oound was recommended to me. I
took It and It has restored my
health. It Is certainly the best
medicine for woman's ailments I
syer saw."-Mrs. SARA SHAW, r.
No. ], Portsmouth, Ohio
Mrs. shaw proved the merit Of
his medicine and wrote this let
.er IN order that otber suffering
women may ind relief as she did.
Women who are suffering as she
vas should not drag along from
yav to day without giving this
sarnous root and herb remedy.
); ,ydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
,oSnd, . trial. For special advice
a regard to such ailments write
q ~, E. Pinkham Medicine Co..
49, -; q is forty
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Riddles Of Summer Camp
. Need Leaders in Song
and Play-Who'n Help ?

The Summer Camp kiddles need a
song leader. 1t Is the custom NJ
Camp Good Will and Camp Pleasant
to sing songs about dusk. Just be-
fore bedtime the kiddies gather about
and sing patriotic and other sorts OF
songs. But they have no one with
any musical experience to lead them.
1t would be very much appreciated
by the committee conducting the
camps, IL some young Normal School
girl would volunteer her services for
at least part of the summer. She need
not stay at the camp unless she
wishes to do so.
A kindergartner 10 also needed.
Many of the very tiny children need
some one to show them how to play.
Any one who wishes to donate serv-
let's of this kind should get in touch
with Miss Bell Of the Associated
Charities.
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BOYS ON CONVICTION
REPORTED SAVED
Six of Crew Lost; Six Washington
Men Reported Safe.

The announcement by the Navy De-
partment yesterday that all but six Of
the crew OF the transport Covington
are safe relieved the anxiety OF many
friends and relatives of the crew in
Washington.
Six boys from the District have all
ready been officially reported safe.
They are: Bernard F. Roddy. whose
mather. Mrs. T. T Roddy. lives at
1910 Eighth street, Brookland: Wallace
z. Watkins. of 1T5S U street north
west; Lieut.. George c. Fowler. dental
surgeon, of 223 street northwest:
Acting Chief Petty Officer Daniel G.
McDuffie. of 120 South Carolina ave-
nue. southeast; Stoker Aubrey Hayden,
of 1928 E street southeast, and Frank
H. Barrett. Of Eighth street south
east
Roddy enlisted In the navy two
years ago and was trained at the Nor
folk Navy Yard. He is only 21 years
of age. but he was already making his
seventh trip across as a member OF
the gun crew. He attended school in
Brookland and was well known in
Washington. His mother has received
many letters from him since he has
been in the transport service.
Next to the Kaiser-the profiteer
is freedoms worst enemy.
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FREckLE-FAcE
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly
Spsts. How to Remove Easily.

Here's q chance. Miss Freckle-
face. to try a remedy for freckles
with the guarantee OF a reliable
penny unless II removes the
freckles; while IL 1t does give you
a clear complexion the expense Is
trifling.
Simply get an ounce Of othine-
double strength-from any druggist
and a few applications should show
you how easy IL is to rid yourself
of the homely freckles and get a
beautiful complexion. Rarely is
more than one ounce needed for the
worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for
the double strength othine as this
is the prescription sold under guar
antee of money back IL IL fails to
remove freckles.-Adv.
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Funeral Of Emil Holer,
Musician, Held Yesterday

Funeral services for Emil A. Holer.
prominent in musical circles in
Washington and resident OF this city
for the past forty years. who died AZ
his home. 1855 Thirteenth street north
west, Tuesday, were held yesterday
afternoon at Sergeon's undertaking
establishment, 1011 Seventh street
northwest.
Pallbearers were J. Eslof. H.
Pfisster, J. Druegger, II. wassman.
D. e. Kletz, and Edward S. Schmid.
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!" Horse Drawn Hearse,
Z Or III Come Back and
Make Trouble" He Says

Hood River, Ore, July 11-M. e.
Weich, pioneer veterinarian and lover
OF horses. has served notice on local
undertakers who are ultra-modern in
their ways Of business that when he
dies he doesn't want to be drawn to
the cemetery in any new-fangled auto
mobile hearse.
He has added a codicil to his will
setting forth that he wants TO be car
ried TO his last resting. place in a
horse-drawn hearse. and that II his
wishes are not observed he will re-
turn and make trouble for those dis
obeying his final request"
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handled IN . ''bungling fashion" by
those charged with responsibility for
insuring an adequate supply for the
government.
Mr.. weinstein urged q heavy tax
on all sales Of platinum jewelry. ~
The committee viii listen today to
o delegation Of publishers who wish
why the gone postal rate should be
modlfied or suspended. M
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Mems Silk Socks.

so pairs Mems Lightweight
Seamless Silk Socks. with double
lisle toes and heels; gray, tan.
Palm Beach: sizes 81, 10. IOa;
SSc pair; were 75c.
IS pairs Mems Fiber Silk
Socks; black. tan, navy: sizes
s11 and 10; 3Se pair. 3 pairs for
sI.OOI were SOC pair.
Main noor. p street-
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Corset Department.

II pairs Parame Corsets, me-
3ium high bust, long skirt; made
OF flesh color French coutil
ssee s.1ss 1iir "a 2Z "a 2S: ~ "a ss 80 60.
dunn low bust. with medium
skirt; made OF white coutil.
Sizes 81, %, %. 20. IS. 2s. Spe-
cial price, $500. pair; regularly
Sl0.50 pair.
6 pairs Parame Corsets. high
bust. long skirt. heavily boned
made OF white coutil. Sizes 2s,
80. 35 and 36. $3.50 pair; regu-
larly t12.50 a pair.
Third floor, + street
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sl0e ana was
so weak at
times I could
b ardly g g t
around to do
my work, and
as I had four
In my family
a nd thre e
boa rs 1T
made It very
hard for me.
Lydia q. Pink
/ kam's Vege-
tabla Com
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"Everybody's Doing II Nov" |"

Sheboygan. Wis, July 11.-German
has been placed under the ban in
the public schools in this city. AT
the semi-annual school meeting over
200 people voted unanimously in
eliminating the German course In
the high school.
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Cotton Dress Goods.

Gengths from IL to ~ ysrtfD
soc 3s-in. Printed voiles. CSC
yard.
35c 3s-in. Printed voiles. soc
yard.
lOc Ss-in. Printed voiles, Sse
yard.
soc ss-in. Printed voiles. 4ee
yard.
75c Ss-in. Printed Voilea, bee
yard.
500 3s-in. Printed voIles, Tse
yard.
soc Spin. Ginghams. <oe yard.
SSc japanese Crepe. 30e yard.
second floor, G streeL
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Special IN Wizard Cleaners.

These excellent Cleaners, con-
sisting Of Mop. OIL and Carpet
Clean, win lessen the work OF
housecleaning and keep the fur
niture and woodwork bright and
new.
31.00 Wizard Polish Mop.
800 Can Wizard Polish.
3oc Carton Wizard Carpet Clean
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Friday Special in
Maids Uniforms, S2.95 Each

Maids Uniforms, OF good quail
ity gingham. IN plain blue on
striped effect, high neck and
long sleeves and belted
Third nooE. r strest.
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Friday Sale Of
Women's Undergarments,
45c Each.

Corset Covers, with lace and
embroidery trimming, loose and
fitted styles. Cotton Crepe Cor
set Covers, trimmed with linen
lace.
Long Cambric Psttieosts. with
scalloped flounce.
Open Drawers. made Of good
cambric, trimmed with embroi-
dery.
Third floor. Y street.
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Wooowaro 3 1otbrop
New York-wAsHNGToN-Pais
Remnant Day
Friday Special IN
Women's House Dresses.

Pink, blue and green ginghsm,
solid eolors or checks. In belted
style. some long and Others short
or three-ouarter sleeves. with
collars and cuffs Of white or
1 solid color 10 match.
Special Valpe, Sz.ss Each.
TYird Aoor y .srr~a
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"bEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
What Lydia E. } Pinkham .
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.

Portsmouth, ohio.-T suffered
from irregularities, pains in my
Il
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Boys Bathing Suits.

About six dozen Boys Bathing
Suits. in odd sizes. rs to 80. A
good assortment of colors and
combinations. They are the one
piece skirted model. sleeveless.
These suits are selected from our
regular assortment and are
Specially Priced at Sl.35 Each.
Fourth aoor, @ street.
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Next to the KAiser-the profiteer
is freedoms worst enemy.
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$3.50 Regularly.
Special al sl.6S.
Ffth hoos. Bsv1tA szeet