Men and Women who are in Need.Henry Evans' Liberal Offer.

There are scores of people in. Washington and vicinity who are

starving in the midst of plenty.This is not because they are in needof food, but because they cannot di¬gest the food they eat.Our leading druggist, Henry

Evans, makes a liberal offer to allwhose stomach is weak and cannotproperly digest the food. He hasrecently received a large supply ofMi-o-na, a remedy for the cure ofstomach troubles, and will sell itunder an absolute guarantee that itcosts nothing unless it cures.

Mi-o-na is an unusual combina¬tion of remedies for the stomachand digestive organs that hereto¬fore have been little known in thiscountry. It soothes and heals theirritated mucous membrane of thestomach, stimulates the solar plex¬us, and strengthens the nervoussystem.One little tablet out of a 50-cent

box of Mi-o-na before meals andyou can eat what you like and whenyou like. You will have no moreheadaches, backaches, heartburn or

indigestion. Mi-o-na will give youperfect health .and strength.

Get a box of the tablets today,with Henry Evans' guarantee to re¬fund the money if they do not cure.

ORDERS WRIT DISCHARGED.

Return Made in Court Shows Petition¬er Escaped From Asylum.

When the case of Orlando H. McKnight,an ex-soldier, held at the Government Hos¬pital for the Insane under a commitmentfrom the military authorities and whosought release by habeas corpus proceed¬ings, was reached before Chief JusticeClabaugh today the hospital authoritiesfiled a return to the habeas corpus writ,alleging that McKnight was not In theircustody and that he had escaped from theasylum without their consent or conni¬vance.MoKriight took breakfast at the hospital

yesterday morning, but has not been seenthere since that time. He was allowed thefreedom of the grounds and Is said to havewalked out of the enclosure. One of thehospital attendant* notified the acting su¬perintendent that he had seen McKnightat 9th and Pennsylvania avenue northwestabout 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, andthe authorities have been expecting thatMcKnight might be taken into custody bythe police and returned to the asylum.Acting on the showing made by the re¬

turn Chief Justice Clabaugh ordered thewrit of habeas corpus discharged and dis¬missed the petition. Attorney Charles Poerepresented McKnight at the hearing andthe hospital authorities were representedby Assistant District Attorney J.' C.Atkins.

AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.

General News Items Gathered West ofRock Creek.

Requiem mass was celebrated today atthe St. Stephen's Catholic Church for therepose of the soul of Hugh Hurney ofGeorgetown, who died of tuberculosis at hisresidence Sunday afternoon. Rev. FatherSmith, assistant pastor of St. Stephen'sChurch, officiated, and made an eloquent ad¬dress In eulogizing the life and character ofthe deceased. A short prayer service wasconducted at the family residence at 8:HWo'clock, the ceremonies at the church fol-lowing immediately. The pallbearers wereMessrs. John Keady. Patrick Keliiher, H.Relley, John Meehan. Thomas Meehan andB. Flaherty. Interment was In Mount Oli¬vet cemetery.Mr. Hurney was a native, of Ireland and

had lived in this country about ten years,most of which time he was engaged in busi¬ness In Georgetown. Recently he had togive up business on account of failinghealth. His wife, Mrs. Mary Hurney; onedaughter. Miss Mary Hurney; a brother,Michael, and two sisters, Mrs, Burke andMrs. Philips, survive him.The finding of a brand-new brown derby

In the canal yesterday about noon gaverise to a theory that a drowning had takenplace, and for several hours the police ofthe Georgetown precinct were kept busyhustling to identify the owner of the mys¬terious hat. Kicliard Jasper, a workmanon canal boat No. 81, found the hat floatingon the water and turned It over to OfficerW. K. Furr of the bicycle squad, who im¬mediately reported the matter to the pre¬cinct. The hat was found on the towpathIn front of 3723 M street, and the finderstated to the j*>llceman that shortly be¬fore he luaid a tremendous splash in thewater, as though some one had fallen over¬board. The officers of the harbor precinctbegan dragging for the body, but were un¬able to locate the person thought to havebeen drowned. The fears of the police werenet at rest during the afternoon when PeterDonohue. a young man living In George¬town. appeared and claimed the hat.The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Cecelia i

Boyle, wife of Mr. Thomas Boyle of <5 Con- jdult road, occurred yesterday, the cause ofher death being attributed to cancer. Thefuneral will take place from the family res¬idence Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock, andthen the body will be escorted to HolyTrinity Church, Georgetown, where requiemmass will be said for the repose of hersoul. Mrs. Boyle has been a crsident ofthe District of Columbia during most of herlife, and her husband has been prominentlyidentified In business tn this city for manyyears.William Carroll, aged sixty years, was

struck between the eyes with a large pieceof scantling while at work yesterday atWlnshlp's wharf, at the foot of 3»>th street.He was very severely cut on the forehead,but his Injury was dressed and he wastaken home.Henry Banks, a colored man sixty years

old. living at 2211 G street, was kicked andknocked down by an obstreperous mule yes¬terday and came out of the mlxup with hisleft side badly bruised. He was taken toGeorgetown University Hosp'tal for treat¬ment. and was later removed to his home.His condition is not serious.

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A NEW PROPOSITIONAdvanced by the Sealer of

Weights and Measures.

CLEANING THE STREETS

ABOUT THE VARIOUS MARKETHOUSES.

District Has Been Doing It at n

Profit and Congress is Asked

to Appropriate.

Whole cost and half cost.those twomuch-mooted questions In connection withthe maintenance of the various departmentsof the District government.have croppedup again In a somewhat unexpected way,and what will be the outcome cannot evenbe predicted until Congress comes to con-skier District matters during the next ses¬sion. It seems that the present phase ofthe problem Is a direct outgrowth of a re¬cent reform Inaugurated by Sealer ofWeights and Measures Haskell, acting un¬der direction of Commissioner Macfarland,the one cogent outcome of which has beenan addition to the District revenues of morethan $5,000 annually. Out of this the Dis¬trict now pays approximately $3,140 forlabor, and, to use a homely expression, themeat of the cocoanut, as contained in theannual estimates of the sealer of weightsand measures submitted to the Commission¬ers yesterday, Is the recommendation thatCongress be asked to appropriate £',.140 forthe conduct of what is practically a newbut paying enterprise. Obviously, If tillsrecommendation comes In for favorable con¬sideration by the appropriations commit¬tee and by Congress, the District will inone more Item of its business affairs bepaying half the cost. Instead of the wholecost.On the face of It, the estimate sheet sub¬mitted yesterday by the sealer of weightsand measures would seem to indicate the

necessity of an additional expenditure ofabout $3,140 In the fiscal year of 15)07 more¦than is allowed by the present appropria¬tion of Congress. Study of the paper, how¬ever. shows that the District is now bearingthe whole cost.and that the propositionmade to have a congressional appropriationof that amount would have the effect ofIncreasing the District's revenues by ex¬actly $1,570.

Farmers' Line at Market.The real beginning of the matter lies far

back In the campaign undertaken by theDistrict to maintain Its right to regulateaffairs along what is known as the "farm¬ers' line" at the various city markets. Formany months hucksters and other dealersstrove to force their way Into the farmers'line, and these cases were fough throughall the courts before the local governmentfinally gained the victory, and with It theright to specify Just what should be thecharacter of business conducted on thepublic space contiguous to the markets.During all the time this battle continued,

however, there was one clause In the reg¬ulations which was strictly enforced.thatrule being the one which makes It com¬pulsory that the farmers must leave acltan street behind them when their busi¬ness each day is ended. Realizing thedifficulty each farmer would encounter Inleaving a clean path behind him, and thenumerous petty misunderstandings possi¬ble should some of the more unscrupulouscountrymen dump their own refuse on aneighbor's space, two hustling Individualsentered Into a contract with all the farm¬ers to clean the whole street at the endof each market day. This business nour¬ished amazingly, and it became known tothe authorities that the pfTvate streetcleaning contract was netting the origi¬nators a handsome profit.Soon after the settlement of the courtproceedings, when the District again hada free hand. Commissioner Macfarlanftturned the government of the whole overto the sealer of weights and measures,with instructions to look into the matterof cleaning the streets for the farmers andlearn the schedule of cost to the farmer.^,the approximate expense of the operationto the existing holders of the contractand finally whether It would not be feasi¬ble for the District to undertake the wo-kand retain the profits.About a year ago, the sealer of weightsand measures having found a way thebusiness was taken over by the city govern¬ment.and It has since then been continued

with the farmers paying to the city thesame rates as they did to the former con¬tractors.The report of the present state of the

enterprise, submitted by Mr. Haskell Inconnection with his estimates for an appro¬priation, show that there will be accumu¬lated to the credit of this business a fundof approximately $5,000, which Is really-surplus ea.-ned by the District as a con¬tractor. The $5,000 under deposit is In whatis known as the "miscellaneous trust funddeposits, D. C.," and it cannot be used forany purpose. Mr. Haskell estimates thatnext year the Income from this source willbe about $5,250, all of which must, underconditions now obtaining, go Into the samefund, the only warrants which can bedrawn against the Income and the balancebeing those for actually conducting the en¬

terprise.Proposition Now Advanced.

The proposition now advanced by Mr.Haskell is; to have the surplus of $5,000 andall the Income turned over to the generalDistrict account, and. as previously stated,to ask Congress to appropriate a sufficientamount to maintain this new department Inthe same manner that other appropriationsare now made.The appropriation, If It Is made, will pro¬

vide for the following: One market master,$tK)0; labor at street market adjacent to

Kastern Market. $120; labor at street mar¬ket adjacent to Western Market, $210;Wholesale Produce Market.Hauling refuse,$300; sweeping B street, sidewalks, etc.,$720; one watchman, twelve months, $540;one watchman, eight months, $320; total,$3,140.

DEATH OF CHARLES HOLLIS.

Popular Capitol Employe the Victimof Pneumonia.

The remains of Mr. Charles Hollls, engi¬neer In the electrical department. UnitedStates Capitol, who died yesterday of pneu¬monia, were taken today to Martlnsburg,W. Va.. the old home of the deceased. The

body was accompanied by the wife, son andand two brothers of Mr. Hollls. The futvtraveled on the train that departed fromthe Baltimore and Ohio railroad station at10:06 o'clock this morning. The funeralwill occur at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,with the observance of the Masortc service,the deceased having been a member of thatorder.Mr. Hollls, who was fifty years of age,

was stricken with pneumonia nine daysago. He came to this city from Martlns¬burg in the year 1893 to accept a positionIn the United States Senate post office.About nine years ago he was transferredto the electrical department of the Capitol,and was employed there until the time ofhis death. He was held In the Highest es¬teem by his associates.The funeral party proceeded from the

family residence. 2<X» 1st street northeast,direct to the railroad station this morning,where the bo«y was placed aboard the trainunuer the supervision of Messrs. H. K.Bevans. A. E. Cook, W. D. Abrams, P.Hepburn, I. 8. Chllds and S. Dean, all ofthe Capitol electrical department. Mr.Cook arid Mr. Chllds also represented HopeDodge of Masons: Mr. Abrams, FederalLodge, and Mr. Hepburn. Dawson Dodge.The associates of the deceased at the Cap¬

itol sent an elaborate floral ..orseshoe as atribute of respect.Bev. Holmes Lamar pastor of Wilson

Memorial Church. Southeast Washington,was at the station this morning. He willproceed to Martlnsburg later and officiateat th$ funeral there tomorrow.

Castro to Receive Commissioner.CARACAS, Venesuela, September 20..

Judge W. J. Calhoun, special commissionerof the United 8tates In Venezuela, accom¬panied by his secretary, today went to LosTeques. near here, where the commissionerwill be receive* bjr President Castro.

''Prophet" Crowdy Issues Callto His Sect.

TOMARCHSEPTEMBER24

BRETHREN IN FULL DRESS;SISTERS IN WHITE.

Founder Claims to Have Visionary In¬

terviews With the Creator.

History of Sect.

There is a surprise In store for the citi¬zens of Washington four days hence.According- to a proclamation issued by

"Prophet William S. Crowdy," who, bythe way, is a portly colored Individual,there will be "a great gathering of thesaints and prophets of the church of Godand the Saints of Christ at the city ofWashington, D. C., In the latter part ofthe month of Elul, which Is the sixthmonth of the year (September, 1005)." Inother words, the proposed demonstrationand parade, which promises to be a most

picturesque affair, is billed to come offon the streets of this city on September24.Here is an extract from "Prophet"

Crowdy's pronunciamento:>"Prophet William S. Crowdy is desirous

of showing his love an0 gratitude andappreciation to his sons and daughtersthat have rallied with him in this greatcause that he has undertaken. Theprophet desires that all the charitabledaughters and brethren of every taber¬nacle to be present at the capital city,Washington, D. C\, not later than the T2Aday of Elul, when the general roll will becalled, and that on the :24th day of Elul(Daughter's day) there will be a grandmarch of the members of the choir,daughters and brethren. The processionof saints will go through the streets ofWashington. This undertaking will betaken in hand by the prophet himself,who wishes to defray the expense of theentertainment personally."Saint Emma Neal as chief of the Char¬

itable Daughters, will lend her specialattention, assisted by Saint Charles Mea-dows, the superintendent of the brethren.

Costumes Prescribed."On this occasion (the parade) the

Daughters are requested to be attired in

white, wearing white bows In the hair,white slippers and gloves to match."The brethren are requested to be in full

dress suits, patent laather shoes, rosette,with pin in the center, and white gloves.All are requested to be as elegantly at¬

tired as possible."The choir of each tabernacle will be In

the march. ,"Saint Jennie Simmons, the Flower Girl

of the Church of God and the Saints of| Christ, will be there with her customaryemblem."The evangelists, pastors and eiders of

each tabernacle are requested to give strictattention and see 'that their members takean Interest In the forthcoming feast tomake It a success. By so doing you will bestrictly in accord with.

"BISHOP WM. S. CROWDY."The founder of this sect, William S.

Crowdy, a stout colored man past middlelife, teaches his followers, It is- said, thathe has "visionary interviews with the Crea¬tor," and that through divine revelationsmade to him he Is enabled to make prophe¬cies. His Washington address is given as

1135 C street northeast. He explains thatthe object of the "grand march" throughthe streets of Washington next Sunday is to.show to the world that there exists an or¬ganization of "charitable daughters andbrethren who have done and are doing a

great work in ameliorating t,he wants ofthe needy," etc. "Prominently amongthese." It is added, "will be the imposingfigure of Chief Saint Emma Neal, head ofall the TJ. S. A., and the organizer of char¬itable institutions of every tabernacle ofthe Church of God.",A later order relating to tfce grand pa¬

rade here Is headed "Floral Designs." Itsays: "The elders will wear a bunch otwhite violets on their coats, and the evan¬gelists will wear a white rose with whitestreamers, all to be of narrow ribbon."Then follows this proclamation on the

same subject:In White and Lavender.

"All hail. To the singers of the Churchof God and Saints of Christ of the differ¬ent tabernacles; unto all that are expect¬ing to go to Washington, D. C., In themonth of Elul. I notify ye that ye allare to wear the same costume that ye are

wearing Just now.White dresses and lav¬ender ribbons. I desire all that can toget white satine skirts like your waists that>ou all wore to the general passover."And also unto the brethren likewise,

ye are also to wear your same summer cos-tiime, with shoes the same color as yoursuits, and white straw hats."Done by order of Prophet William S.

Crowdy.Saint Emma Neal, U. 8. A., chl<;Jof . harltable Daughters. Attest: SaintAnna Mercer, U. S. A., chief chorister."The girls are enjoined to wear "white

dresses made with the deep ruffle and em¬

broidery lace yoke, white ribbon sash, anda white bow on the head to the left side,white stockings and ties. The captainsare to wear a white ribbon bow on theright breast. The big boys are to wealwhite linen suits, white ties, white capsand white shirts. The smaller boys are tcwear white blouse suits with white caps.White stockings and white silk neckties.The little girls are to wear little blousedresses with long waists and short skirts.waists to be decorated the same as thelarger girls, and all children to wear apurple rosette on the left breast."

CHARGE OF HOUSEBREAKING.

I John Thomas, Recently ReleasedFrom Reform School, in Trouble.John Thomas, recently released from the

reform school, was In the Police Court to¬

day to face a charge of housebreaking.He pleaded not guilty, but aftm hearingwhat the prosecuting witnesses had to sayagainst Thomas. Judge Kimball thoughtthat Thomas should answer to the grandJury, and he so ordered. Bond In the casswas fixed at $500, but the bondsmen were

lacking and Thomas went down to Jail thisafternoon.Thomas, the evidence showed, entered the

house of Frederick Wormley, the chiefhostler at the filtration plant, several nightsago He prepared a pile of clothes ready totake uway with him. but had not foundthe $00 in money hid away In the house,when he was Interrupted by the owner.Thomas concluded not to take the articlesfrom the house at that time, but he tookhimself away In Artful speed. PrecinctDetective Estes of the tenth precinct sta¬tion was Informed of the matter and hearrested Thomas on Monday in Foggy Bot-torn.At first the prisoner denied the crime, but

later he owned up. say the police, and hetook the detective to a pile of stones, wherea stolen pistol was hid.

Osmun Will Filed.The will of Little C. Osmun, dated May

3, 1002, was filed today for probate. Thehousehold and personal effects are be¬queathed to Eddah O. Wyckoff, daughterof the deceased. The residue of the es¬

tate is to be divided Into two parts, one-half to go to the daughter and one-halfto the Washington Loan and Trust Com¬pany in trust for Little Osmun Demott.grandson of the deceased. The trust com¬pany is named as executor.

Patrol Drivers Under Fir*.Five police patrol drivers were tried by

Capt. Swindells at police headquarters thisafternoon on charges preferred against themby Dr. Hetde. the department veterinarian.Some of them were charged with ineffi¬ciency and others were charged with allegedimproper handling of their horses. The vet¬erinarian was the principal witness againstUmm. .

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT

YOU HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF

CREDIT, WITJH PAYMENTS TO

suit YOUR CONVENIENCE, AT

THE hecht STORES.

THE BUSINESS HOURS OF THE

HB.HT BTUKES ARE FROM . A.M.

UNTIL 6 P.M.; OPEN SATURDAYS

UNTIL9 P.M.

Remnant ClearanceTomorrow!The past busy week has made many small lots for clearance tomorrow.and, of course, where the

selling has been heaviest the greater is the number of remnants and depleted lines.the most popularand most wanted lines are the ones most quickly depleted. That's what makes a remnant sale soattractively important to the most shrewd buyers. Come tomorrow for these wonderful bargains.

LOT OF JEWELRY, CONSIST -

lug of Wuist Sets andBrooches; the regular priceis 25c.; in the clearance at

Ol OF -GOOD QUALITY VALEN-ciennes Laces, somewhat soiledand mussed by handling; havesold at various prices; to be

closed out at

L'MEN'S GOOD QUALITY TAN COT-

ton Half Hose that sells regu¬larly everywhere at 12He.; tobe cleared out at only

LOT OF MEN'S GOOD QUAL-ity Night Shirts; all nicelytrimmed; a bargain at theclearance price, while they

110ctc<

...8c.

39c,last.

LOTOF MEN'S FINE MESH SEAIsland Underwear (shirts only);long sleeves; silk trimmed; thevalue is 55c.; to be closed outat

129c,LL

OT OF FINE QUALITY IM-ported Hair Brushes, that have palways sold at 5<>c.; going nowat Just half price

OT OF WOMEN'S FINE IMPORT-ed Swiss Turn-over and StockCollars; the usual price is 10c. and15c.; to be in the clearance at

L'OT OF WOMEN'S DAINTYand handsome Peau de CygneStlk Girdles; black, white andvarious colors; the value

50c.; to go for half

L'L'

OT OF WOMEN'S VERY DE-slrable Leather Hand Bags;black and brown; the price Is98c.; to be closed out at

OT OF MENS SPLENDIDQuality Neglige Shirts, in vari¬ous desirable colorings; theregular prices have been $1 and

$1.25; reduced to

L OT OF BLACK ALL- SILKChina; soft, messallne finish;best raven black; to be closedout at

L'OT OF HANDSOME BLACKFaille Francalse; closely wovenand most desirable; very popu¬lar for fall and winter; the

value Is <50c. yard...

B LACK CHIFFON FINISHGuaranteed Taffeta Silk; verysoft and serviceable qualitynever sold under 50c. yard....

OT OF VERY DESIRABLEQuality Black Danish Cloth;the quality that sells at 15ceverywhere; not more than one

dress to a buyer, at

L''36c,110c.

OT OF BLUE AND BLACKCamel's Hair, in double width;just two pieces in the lot;heavy weight; the kind that

sells at 39c. regularly

L'L'OT OF THE MUCH-WANTED

Shepherd Check Dress Goods;40 inches wide; small brownchecks; the usual 8Uc. value;

only two pieces In the lot

OT OF GOOD-SIZE REMNANTLengths In silk velvets andcorduroys; many very desira¬ble shades and black; they are

all the $1 quality; to go tomorrow at..

L'19c.49c.

L OT OF BLEACHED TURK-ish Wash Cloths; hemmedall around and ready foruse; take them at.

URKISH RED TABLE COV-ers; size 8-4; fringed allaround; they have alwayssold at 59c.; to be closed out

tomorrow at

T 39c,B ARBERS' WHITE CRASH

Towels; nicely fringed;red border; to be closedout at

w HTTE HUCK TOWELSof good size; red bor¬der; ready for use; havenever sold under 8c.;

LLaL'

OT OF DOMET FLANNELSkirt Patterns, with prettycrocheted edge. In a varietyof patterns; a very specialbargain at

OT OF WOOL EIDERDOWN,light blue, pink, gray, red

and cream; the kind that soldat 39c.; now down to

24c,

OT OF BEST QUALITY12He. Dress Ginghams andBates' Seersuckers in largeremnants; to be quickly

closed out tomorrow at

OT OF 89 PAIRS OF NOT-tingham Lace Curtains, innew and pretty designs; havealways sold at 98c. pair; re¬

duced to

L'11117loral efTehave alw,

TT OTL s

NOTTING-

i$L23\ $11.39

PAIRS FINE QUALITYham Lace Cur¬tains, In novelty,Irish Point and

floral effects; full 3% yds. long;have always sold at $2.50 pair..

OT OF 23 PAIRS OFTapestry Portieres, in 3colors; the kind we'vealways sold at $2 pair

now reduced to only

Lot of over 200 yards of whiteand Marbled TableOilcloth. In large rem¬nant lengths; the

value Is 25c. yard; for clear¬ance

YARDS 36-IN. CUR-tain Swiss, In va¬rious dot and fig¬ure effects; has

aways sold at 15c. yard

i(0>®

L OT OF 35 NICE QUALITYTapestry Couch Covers, inRoman stripe styles; worth$1.25; now going at

L OT OF GIRLS' SCHOOLDresses of excelent quality

^ ginghams; have always soldat $1; now to be closed out at..

OT OF INFANTS' LAWN CAPSthat we've always sold at 25c.,to be closed out tomorrow at...

79c.69c.

LLLLLL"

OT OF INFANTS'CROCHETEDSacques; regularly sold at 50c:.;for clearance, specially priced.

OT OF BABIES' HAND-£NITBootees; nice qualities; to beclosed out tomorrow at

OT OF WOMEN'S NEW FALLWaists of fine white madrasfamous "Marquise" make;of them worth less than

OT OF STRIPED GINGHAMUnderskirts that are worth$1; we shall close them outtomorrow at.

OT OF VERY GOOD QUAL-lty Trimmed Corset Coversthat we've always sold atS9c.; will be closed out to¬

morrow at

L'

H.69Co49c,119c,99c,

OT OF ABOUT 0 INFANTS*Long Bedford Cord Coats;all nicely satin lined ; the val¬ue is positively $2; a bar¬

gain at

Large lot of new fall silk waists.of richest softest and finest taffeta and peaude sole silks; black, white and all the shades;exclusively designed, some with lace insertion,

some designed with embroidery,some finished with elaborate hem¬stitching and tucks. The valuesare from J5 to $8. Specially re- Qfr' ' Oduced pricen-^EAUTIFUL TAFFETA SILK UNDERSKIRTS,Li! in all the most wanted

II D shades; all are nicely ruf¬fled; some

fects; $6.98 value..two-tone efi$4.98

The newest production in skirts.thestylish new All-over Accordion-pleated SkirtsIn the triple flounce ef¬fects; made of best quality

henrietta and serge; blue andblack; other stores ask $7.50. Ourclearance sale price

W' .grade lot or Skirts in

;$3o98SHALL PLACE IN THE SALE TOMORROWa very smart and high-grade lot of Skirts Inthe latest novelty mix¬tures; the newest fall

shapes, and to be sold regularlyat $4.98. A big bargain at...

AMOST FAVORABLY BOUGHT LOT OF BLUEand Black Panama Cloth Skirts that are tail¬ored In the very best man¬ner; they are designed

with pleats and covered buttons;Just such a skirt as you'd expectto pay at least $8 for. We haveunderpriced them at

ONE OF THE SEASON'S BEST SKIRT OFFER-Ings will be a high-class lot of fine qualityBroadcloth Skirts from the best women's tailorIn the country; they are

in black and blue, and are sty¬lishly pleated; these skirts willsell at $8.98. Special price..

( t>esi women s tailor

$6.98A SUPERB LINE OF MAN-TAILORED SKIRTS

in the finest broadcloth; they are designed withstrapped seams, pleats, and buttons; colors areblue and black; these

skirts are to be sold later$11.98, and they are well worthThe special price Is

c OVERT CLOTH JACKETS FOR THE COOLevenings; satin lined; allnicely tailored and verydesirable quality through¬

out; value. $10.98

ana ouuons, colors are

!$&985 FOR THE COOL

$7o98Bmlxtusellprice

OYS' VERY SERVICEABLE quality ANDNicely Tailored Suits, in both double-breasted and Norfolkstyles; plain blue and ^ -o,ures; these suits will T| (N<(7Tiat $3.00; clearance sale jj n

PLENDII) SCHOOL SUITS FOR BOY8 INthe doube-breasted 2-piece suits and thesmart Norfolk style;extra well tailored, and /fa /lv r.In all sizes; the value ViC rtnprice.14.'00:. C.,earan.Ce. BSle <4/^0Oy

B OYS' VERY STYLISH SUITS, IN "BUSTER"and Russian blousestyles; smart gray mix¬tures; neat silk ties;

sizes 'IVt to 10 years; bought tosell at $3; clearance sale price.

SPECIAL LOT OF BOYS' FINE BLUE SERGEDouble - breasted Nor¬folk Suits, that areworth $5; elegantly tai¬

lored and superfine quality;sizes 3 to 8; clearance sale price

A!$1.98i*INE BLUE SERGE

I $2.98OT OF ABOUT 25 BOYS' NOR-foik Stilts, in sizes 3 yearsonly; all well made; value.$3.98; to be closed out in the

clearance sale at

L' 99c,OYS' WELL-MADE ANDVery Serviceable Per¬cale Waists; pleatedboth back and front;

dark and light colors; neversold under 25c

BOYS' GOOD QUALITY KNEEPants, made of all-wool ma¬terials and put together to

. give satisfactory wearclearance sale priceB > 39c.

DD LOT OF WOMEN'S HIGH-GRADE TANand Black Low-cutShoes and Oxfords;light or heavy soles;

broken sizes; to closeout

0 $1.29B ALANCE OF OUR STOCK OF WOMEN'S

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WESTERN LIFE INDEMNITY COM¬

PANY DISCUSSED.

Majority of Policy Holders in Washing¬ton Discredit Charges of Fraud

Against Officers.

Some of the local policy holders fn theWestern Life Indemnity Company, former¬

ly the Knight Templar and Mason Life In¬

demnity Company, are disposed to creditthe charges of fraud that have been

brought In Chicago against the officials of

the company, but the majority of them. It

Is believed, have entire confidence In themanagement. There" are a number of pol¬icy holders In the company living in the.District, most of whom are connected withthe Masonic fraternity, and those of themwho could be found this morning expressedthe greatest confidence In the officers of thecompany.Mr. P. Warren Johnson, who Is one of the

best known of the local Knights Templar,declared this morning that the District pol¬icy holders were thoroughly convinced ofthe honesty of the present president of thecompany. Mr. Johnson said he 'believedthe trouble arose out of the action of somedisgruntled policy holders who had objectedto the change In the name of the companyand to the broadening of Its policy In suchform that It permitted the taking out otold line Insurance. Mr. Johnson said thatall assessment companies were realizingnow that they have reached a point wherethey must establish reserve funds withold line insurance or Increase the assess¬ments.Th^ Western Life Indemnity, he adde<J.

did Increase Its assessments, but It seeksto put Itself oq a firmer basis than thiswould allow by taking out old line policiesas well as those on the assessment plan.When the matter of the change was firstpresented, Mr. Johson said, there was somedisagreement among the local policy hold¬ers and a meeting was called. As a resultof tills meeting a committee of <hree was

appointed to investigate the company.This committee consisted of Mr. William

Oscar Roome, Mr. F. Warren Johnson nndMr. Granville M. Hunt. It made Its Inves¬tigation and filed a report. In which thecondition of the company's affairs wasshown to be highly satisfactory. Mr. John¬son said this morning: that he was satisfiedto stick to the report.The report made by the committee fol¬

lows:Committee's Beport.

"We And, from the printed statement ot

the superintendent of Insurance of the stateof Illinois, that our company Is the secondlargest assessment Insurance authorized bythe state of Illinois to do business In thatstate."That the assets of the company on De¬

cember 31, 1004, were $534,030.80."That the net Increase of business for the

year 1004 over the business for 1903 wan$433,287.the new business amounting to $2,-117,501. The insurance terminated by deathand lapses was $1,684,304, leaving the net in¬crease as above stated. This, in the judg¬ment of your committee. Is the best evi¬dence of the healthy condition of the com¬pany. .

"That the name of the company waschanged because of its length, and that itwas awkward to pronounce; also that sev¬eral of the grand lodges have forbidden theuse in any form of a Masonic title to busi¬ness organizations, and as a result the com¬pany could not do business within their re¬spective Jurisdictions."That the name 'The Western Life Indem¬

nity Company' was selected on account ofUs simplicity and because it was broadenough to embrace not only the Masonicfraternity, but other suitable material, thuswidening the field and enabling the com¬pany to go outside of the fraternity for goodrisks."That the former general manager, Broth¬

er W. H. Gray, relinquished his positionsolely on account of Ill-health, and for noother reason."That the most eminent grand master of

Templar Masonry, Sir Knight George M.Moulton, Is still president, and that in Itselfshould relieve the minds of those who areinclined to be apprehensive."In conclusion, your committee Is satisfied

that the affairs of the company are In safehands and that our Interests are being wellcared for."Whether other action locally, looking to

further Investigation, will be taken, nowthat the open charge of fraud has beenmade, could not be ascertained today.

PRISON ATTACKED.

Two Leaders of Political AgitationReleased.

RIGA, Russia, September JiO..The cen¬

tral prison here was attacked during the

night and two prisoners, leaders of the lo¬cal political agitation, were released. Dur¬

ing the fighting two keepers and a police¬man were killed and several policemenwere wounded. Two of the rescue partywere arrested.

# Captain Gessford Returns.Capt. Harry L. Gessford of the police de¬

partment, who has been away from his deskseveral weeks on account of illness, re¬turned to duty today. After leaving Provi¬dence Hospital he went to Lenox. Mass.,and spent two weeks with his brother.

Adolph Hedin Dead.STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 20..

Adolf Hedin, a parliamentary veteranknown as the father of the riksdag, is dead.He represented Stockholm as a liberal dur¬ing thirty-six sessions.

WHERE THE LAWYER CAME IN.Uncle Billy Smith had got back home

after a trip to see his sister, and sittingon the post office steps he said to the men

who were asking questions:"Well In the car with me was a lawyer.

I'd been talkln' with him and feelln' sorrythat tie hadn't taken to some honest pro¬fession, when the cars run oft the track.Nobody was hurt, but our trunks in thebaggage car was all smashed up. Pu'rtysoon a man comes around, and asks ys tomake out the damages. I wrote down thatI had lost two shirts, three pairs of socks,an old suit of clothes and a pair of shoes,and that my damages was $10. The lawyerlooks at the paper and said:"But you hain't added anything for the

shock.""What shock?""The shock to your feellns. Put down

$200 for that.""But have 'my feelins been shocked?""Of course, they have, and you must get

pay for it.""I put her down as he said, and two days

later I got my damages In hard cash. I've

all along thought a lawyer was next doorto a pirate, and that he'd do most any mean

thing, but I've had to change my mind.

"But Yon Hain't Added Anything forthe Shock."

That feller Jest worked up a shock for me

and got me $300 extra, and if my son Sanawants to go into the law business I shan'tdo any great objectln." " JOB KERR.

Mrs. Benton Holme.I have a lovely flatMrs* Waunta Noe.Have you any children?Mrs. Benton Holme.Oh, no. No children arc allowed in that