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I? I I ? H M il, 1 I 20T! $10' | DISCOUNT j These pri I SHOES FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN. ?g Our entire stock to go in this Sale. / $13.50 Walkover Shoes, Sale price $10.80 v SI0.00 Walkover Shoes, , IIs Sale price $ 8.00 $7.50 Walkover Shoes, Sale price $ 6.00 $5.00 Billikin Shoes, Sale price $ 4.00 S3..50 Billikin Shoes, Sale price $ 2.80 $2.00 Shoes, sale price, $ 1.60 II I GINGHAMS, CHAMBRAYS 50c Gingham, sale price, 40c yd |j ^ 25c Gingham, sale price, 20c yd 50c Kiddy Cloth, sale price, 40c yd 35c. Kiddy Cloth, sale price, 28c yd i' Hi Ladies Coi a I!:'; I NEW GOODS $3,000.00 Worth of new Spring Goods, just received, will go in this Sale at , 120 Per Cent Discount. Better Investigate. i \ imammmmimiwamwaiimimui WIRELESS MYSTERY more thoroughly befo . CAUSES DISCUSSION upon a definite expla | He added that tl London, Jan. 26.?Interru otions jsounds are not confin of the Marconi wireless instruments j ticular diurnal peric by mysterious undecipherable si??- equally frequent by d nals, which have been publicly re- j , ferred to since, are specially feat-' HOUSTON SLATED i TO FO fcfV V ured in The Daily Man mis mom-1 ing and discussed by Marconi in an. Washington, Jan. I', interview published by the paper. ^ "We occasionally get very u^e^:gouston from the , sounds and indications which mifciu a&riculture to the tr< j?& come from somewhere outside the j ment to succeed Cart earth," said Signor Marconi. "Wej^ about to take his i have had them both in England and from Virginia. America. The Morse signal letters oc-1 while any official i tcur with much greater frequency J was being withheld than others, but we have never yet junderstood that the picked up anything that c-uld be [Mr Houston had beer translated into a definite message. 'uniess some developn "The fact that the signals have oc- the iast moment, it is curred simultaneously at New York preSented to the se and London with identical intensity day or two. seems to indicate that tney must. The move wou,d have originated at * very great dis- transfer of a cabinet tance. We have not yet the slightest one department to 8 proof of their origin. They might President Wilson?s conceivably be due to some natural Shifts were frequent disturbance at a great distance, for!stration of President instance, an eruption of the sun all the changes in Pre & causing electrical disturbances." (cabinet have been re Asked whether possible attemnt The successor to I Kv another Dlanet to! Sprrptjirv nf ltn Wtt2> UCIU& ? *- - ^ ?0 communicate, Signor Marconi said: |announced but it is t "I would not rule out the possibili- j be one of the men w^ - ty of this, but there is no proof. We! identified with the w must investigate the matter much .partment. In official < Bfcv... ' iiL/ ' CLEARAN( AND] I) Worth for ices will reign over our entire OUTING 35c. Outing, this sale 25c. 30c. Outing, this sale 22c? 35c. Bleaching, sale price, 28c. 30c. Unbleached Homespun, Sale price. 24c. 20c. Unbleached Homespun, Sale price 14c., 'silks $3.50 Nancetta Silk, Sale Price $2.80 yd. $3.00 Satin, sale price, $2.40 yd $2.50 Satin, sale price, $2.00 yd $2.25 Taffeta Silk, Sale price $1.80 yd $2.50 Taffeta Silk, Sale price $2.00 yd $2.50 Crepe de Chine, Sale price $2.00 yd $2.50 Georgette, sale price.. $2.00 yd $1.25 Poplin sale price $1.00 yd its, Coat Suits to go at Pract Millinery at I IHIIIIII!lllll!lllll!Hl!I!il lillllillllllUlllliilllllilllillllttlllE IllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllltU in re we venture Houston is credited with having nation." been willing to accept the treasury he mysterious portfolio when William G. McAcioo ed to any par-, resigned. Before entering the cabi>d, they are j net Mr. Houston was a college proay and night, fessor at St. Louis, and it is said that as secretary of agriculture he has been close on the inside circles of LJLOW UJLA33;., , ... ,. | the administration. 24, Unless! 'a^e today the name of AssistPresident Wil- ant Secretary Leffinwell was forensfer Secretary!010^ among those being mentioned department ofito succeed Secretary Glass. t jasury depart-1 er Glass, who FIFTEEN MILLION ILLITERATES seat as senator - (Manufactures Record, Baltimore, nformation still j Md.) today, it was! Dr. Philander C. Claxton is the nomination of United States Commissioner of Edui prepared, and cation, and he ought to know what lent arises at;he is talking about when he says expected to be'there are 15,000,000 people in this nate within a! country who cannot read a newsj paper. They represent the harvest be the first I fields in which demagogues sow officer from' their dragon teeth. But the one troumother during *s that whenever any attempt is administration. made to solve this grave problem of in the admini- illiteracy there are powerful eleRoosevelt but ments which come up and demand isident Wilson's huge appropriations from Congress, signations. with the idea of centralizing the >lr. Houston as control of the entire educational sysre has not been tem of the nation in Washington, jelieved he will Generally the only excuse whatho have been ver for centralization is that it may ork of that de- ncrease immediate efficiency. We circles here Mr. do not believe that even that excuse - *-" - SiSflG . vr ' / * :e sale of 80 tots for 3 Dry Goods Store stock durin All our 9 and 10 quarter sheeting and sheets go in this Sale at 20 Per Cent. Discount. HOSIERY?HOSIERY. 3.50 Silk Hose, sale price, $2.80 2.50 Silk Hose, sale price, $2.00 1.50 Silk Hose, sale price, $1.20 . 75 Silk Hose, sale price, .60 .40 Silk Hose, sale price, .32 .25 Silk Hose, sale price, .20 READY-MADE SKIRTS. $15.00 Skirts, sale price, $12.00 $10.00 Skirts, .sale price, $ 8.00 $5.00 Skirts, sale price, $ 4.00 $7.50 Underskirts, sale price, $ 6.00 $5.00 Underskirts, sale price ....... $ 4.00 $3.50 Underskirts, sale price $ 2.80 $2.00 Underskirts, sale price, $ 1.60 ically 1-2 Price : Your Price i ^ jean be offered for the proposed cen- ! jtralization of the educational sys- J; ml jtem. We do not want standardized jfl g I | opinions in this country. We do not U 'want a great mass of young teachers j going out from a central university ~~ I in Washington and teaching from a Congole mold. Difference of opinion makes anyroorr horse-races, which is not to its credit ier. Th< ibut it also makes great nations, and colors ar jit makes civilization. They art Education is a local problem, al-l though national in the ramification j the felt b of its effects. Illiteracy is an eco- j ency to c nomic burden from which every attheedg community must escape before it j can hope to achieve any consider-j ? | able prosperity. We believe that, j towns and States can be-made to be j j>'( ! ashamed of their toleration of illiter-j 'acy. We believe that this shame can ] ?M| tdrfvp thpm into measures for their! 4S^II own relief. But if they once get the j ^5 impression that all they have to do is! to wait and that abundant streams of j iT I revenue from Washington will j Wk I eventually pour into their education-) JU I al funds, then they will remain rTl quiescent and do nothing in their own behalf. I 1!==^? Potentially, every one of the 15,- j uuu,uuuu people in tnis country wno | cannot read is a menace to the nation j whether he be a native or a fereign-| er. But there are some cures that Zdz/Ji .L__ 1.1 J: .... I are worse man ine cuseabe, anu we c; are convinced that the concentration ' jof educational control in Washing-1 LfeflLftttCi&r 'ton would be such a cure in the pros- ? f 11 jent case. j llJul V | . | Cash 120 ?o11| ig this sale DISCOUNT | | W. B. CORSETS. $4.00 Corsets, sale price, $3.20 ?? $2.50 Corsets, sale price, $2.00 m $2.00 Corsets, sale price, $1.60 M <L4i An / on =?? <pj..vv v^uibcis, saie ynce, .ou m READY-MADE WAISTS. j jl A large and complete stcick jj Silk, Georgette, and Crepe de ?j Chine Waists to go in the Sale jj at 20 Per Cent, Discount. " $2.50 Waist, for $2.00 1 $1.50 Waist, for $1.20 gj 01 A A on ?pjL.uv vv cu&t, iur ou m NOTICE! I'J We haven't space to list in this Ad all goods reduced for this Sale. It is necessary for you to come to our store jj in order to see for yourself, ?| what Unusual Values we are offering. You can't af- gg ford to miss it. * . jj : ' W | jjjj CASH I ' J All Goods sold at Sale Prices will be CASH. (Regular price if goods 0 are charged. M | \v>f VjOIa bcal V\ on Total-ovrrwra / V ^ \ \ hi ftl.'Or.LJd 3 J 4 IIFtBSS ^53^ um Art-Rugs make is hard and smooth and wear* TA/s mr\c/ Jnrnhl* I urigmcr diiu Liicci' icaisuiigi 4 mw ^iwo? ^ eir soft, harmonious printed floor-covering" fitly dee pleasing to the eye. scribes Congoleum. i really beautiful in llieir low cost. A" Congoleun, Products now bear , j, a Goldoeal Guarantee that insures > ling need ad oecausc your money back if the service is ase has no tend- not satisfactory. Look for the url or "kick up" Gold Seal before you buy | jes. Thesurface Jny Pri"tcd ^oycoycxmgT- \ ' especially pnnted rugs. l v/'Or/,-?/lL ' fv^??t .o?- 5c?>J-3i. ?M. <&fo ?4?ev&? . 02 gpj&. ?&?~ <$?& <%& >/ ..,. jsjw>"rM .. cj^^e#jo, ?> *',; i fer, ^gaa-cSa^ ysftfc. .QQa <*, - <7>-^o^-c^-^>^. c.yv^^c.reu ^^>yC. Investment Company oi * ..i&M