A Free Examinationfi .of jour cyrs by our moth-

ods is of considi rable valuejo any man. woman or

child. We make no charge'for the service, because youmay not neon glasses, ana

we don't want to put any,obstacle in the way of your

S making sure.The instruments we use

are scientifically accurate.We require no dark r«M>mam! do not use drops in theeyes.

RoeFulkersonM07F street

[Opposite the new wiLLARQjj

jSOUTHERN DRUG ]| MERCHANT MAKESUNUSUAL STATEMENT

(ireat Business Losses Due toNeglect.

i \V. WITHERS Mll.I.ER j\ President of the Polk-Miller Drug)Company, Richmond. Ya. is author- \ity for the following extraordinary \statement: (

I estimate that the business men i

| of this country could increase their?) efficiency fully in per cent hy tak- )\ ing an occasional laxative and not )

(.neglecting the bowels as most of)^ them do, \

lie also said that if the Popart-ment of Commerce in "WashingtonwituId present each business man inthe country with a box of Rcxall

; Orderlies, it would b«- of great benefitto the national welfare. Rexall >Orderlies are prompt in action, )pleasant to take and never gripe,

; an be used by men. women or chil- i

dren. and are just the thing for ton- \, \ ing up sluggish livers. ?

Rexall orderlies are for sale at the >Rexall Store. )^We have the exclusive selling )rights for this great laxative.

O'DOX \ ELL'S DRUG STORES, \ jThe Rexall Store*.

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\ Real Estate II Loans |

. $ No Commissions Charged A!* You can take 12 years jj1A to pay off your loan with- V'* out the expense of renew- -5/ ing. $1,000 for $10 per A',£ month, including interest/ and principal, half of $

which is applied to re- %£ duction of debt. Larger *< or smaller loans at pro- -A> portional rates. y

| PERPETUAL 1\ BUILDING I| ASSOCIATION |!Largest in Washington. J;f. Assets over $4,000,000. J£ Cor. 11th and E N.W. jjj

A SuggestionI> t n« submit an cslimatp for

Kxierior Painting iyecorating.Iphohtfry or I >rafH* rr work.\\V «.»ff»t *.h»* Wst service, anda small roar.

Geo. Plitt Co., Inc.,325 i4thCAPITAL J1.000.000 !EARNED SURPLUS. $1,000,000 I

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i |The strengthand experience

accumulated duringnearlyhalf a century

.make banking litre ]safe and satisfactory,More than 33,000 opehaccounts.

;(?r ^/»nte ol Interest Pai«l onboth larcr auu sm:: II -*:>'<-oiin tx.

National Savings &Trust CompanyCor. 15th pjid N. Y. Ave.

, FIFTIETH YEAK.

jWhy Suffer ji From Migraine or !! . Sick Headache?

( I r! 11m t this / J'« >!' --i ngr «!«< »» :»« ! shorten j{ : ?«-. b if tit*-* U'»t 3pr*nr to »* ' urabl's. Suf- I< from tUL* affl.i tion ur«- 'omleinDCd to j, r, I ji! attacks «a.tv Jt h«-y sr«« forty i-ar* of ajr«-. \*»>«-r v i:ii-i! i>j.« .<ri- »> ss frequent.( jj'I finally «!isuppear enti»"ej.v. Pallmiho

ti< * <iur.nf; the nttnri: are nil ;i:a* ir i*pit *>j111 to * :. v. hitf i-jre iu tbe «ii- r

^ tie- I»-hi pr»-\va:iv- uieasur.. Aji suta<-k( 1W..V often l« p:erer,le:i hr Jitkirifr t"o {/ »sU-kuUinta table's when the first syjnp- )v tours a:>pe*f ur.M «iw nnti-katutiin tablet ;\ «v»-ry *> hours <it>ric£ flu- aita k s!t«»r!ei;i>'( ! . » the jjai<) u.iij IrinsB r.-.,t nu«l quirt.Ant i-ksmiiia table's tu«v w- oMaiue<! :»r' *.' ilr.igjrist*. Ask f«>r A-K TuMMm. They \^ ;-k»y llevn all paiu. <Mrertlsemr»nt.

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ALEXANOfljAAFFAIRSHearing Is Resumed in Water

Company Issue.

mav riAiiou pacc Tnn«vmm nmon omou i uun i

Thief Steals Lap Robe From DuncanBros." Place.Funeral of C. 0.Swann Tomorrow Afternoon.

Special Correspondence of The Star.ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7..The

second day's hearing' 9f witnesses fortiic petitioners was begun this morn-ing before Charles M. Broun, specialexaminer for the state corporationcommission, in the suit of certain petitionersagainst t he Alexandria WaterCompany, being heard in the corporationcourt room. It is expected that thepetitiners will complete their case to-day.Among the witnesses examined at

the forenoon session were T. M. Jones,J. W. Mitchell, Silas Devers. J. S. West,Thomas Carter, Robert Zacharv. A. B.Rowzie. Mrs. W. M. Priest, A. J. Butch-er. J. If. Harrington, K. C. Dunn andothers. Included in the list of thosetestifying yesterday, in addition to thelist already published, were A. S. Doniphan.J. Fred Birrell, D. W. Sublett,Capt. Albert Bryan. B. Abramson. J. A.Dienelt, Herbert Tancil, Rev. O. W.Triplett and T. M. Cragg. !

Fraternal Americans Entertain.A large gathering of members of the]

order, their wives and friends last!night attended the ladies* night cele-'bration given by Alexandria Council.Order Fraternal Americans, at OddFellows' Hall. The principal speakerswere Judge John H. Noves of Plaistow,X. II.. and Representative Albert Johnsonof Washington. The opening address.of a patriotic nature, was maderby John H. Trimyer. Fred Eberhardt,chairman of the committee of arrangements.presided.A feature of the celebration was "The

Star Spangled Banner," in tableau andpantomime, under the direction of MissBlanch^ Rotchford. The first featureof the affair was a boy dressed inwhite bearing a United States flag,representing "Youth of America/* followedby a girl dressed in cplonial costume.representing "Womanhood ofAmerica." Next came twelve girls incolonial costume, with white wreathson their heads, who unfurled six flags.The girls pantomimed "The StarSpangled Banner" as it was sung by achorus of sixty voices. At its conclu|sion two center flags were drawn back,showing a tableau representing "Purity.with baby in arms, a cluster oflittle ones around Columbia in supplication.

Boat Club Elects Officers.The following officers have been

chosen bv the Old Dominion Boat Clubto serve for the year* James S. Douglas,president: Charles A. Callahan, vicepresident; James W. Roberts, secretary-treasurer;Carl J. Mueller, captain:J. Sid Douglas, first lieutenant;Ashby Reardon. second lieutenant: ArthurHerbert.jr., J. T. Preston, sr.. A.C. Moss, J. T. Ashton. board of governors.At its next meeting the clubhopes to adopt an amendment whichwill permit junior membership.A thief yesterday afternoon stole a

KtlfT: lr» lut. rnhA otfthe office of Duncan Brothers, NorthPitt street.The funeral of Cromwell Orriok

Swann, who died Wednesday at thehome of his sister, Mrs. FrancesSwann Williams. Mainside. Fairfaxcounty, will be held at 1 o'clock tomorrowafternoon, from the home of hisdaughter, Mrs. C. A. S. Sinclair, Roseniont.and will be conducted by Rev.W. .1. Morton, rector of Christ P. E.Church. Burial will be at Pohick.

TraveletteThe Aldabra Itlands.

I^ost in the trackless turquoise desertof the Indian ocean, the Aldabra Islandsbask in a tropic sun. » These little slips!«>f land are inhabited by one of the rid-dies of the universe. Endless speculationhas wasted itself on the few inhabitantsof the Aldabras, but the saidinhabitants go their way placid andundisturbed.For the Aldabra Islands arc one of

the only two places on this terrestrial .

globe where the gigantic tortoise is jfound. Here, in the Indian ocean, is astray-- lost grout) of coral rocks. Halfa world away, washed by the su^es ofthe Pacific, almost equally lost and for-lorn, is another group of islands.theGalapagos. The Galapagos are the other

of the great tortoise, but how hedisappeared from the rest of creation,!a:.u itow he came to pick out these twox. i tie I y separated dots on the face of thev. :«lers for his final retreats.there liesa field for the spinning of theories.The tortoises ol the Aldabras will

wait pauenziy wnnc you try to settlethe question, even though you take a jcouple of centuries to do it. They aresaid to live to an advanced old age. Ac-cording to the tales of sailors, one.\"oah. a well known mariner of the ancientworld, made a landing on the Aldanras and found the present tortoisesthere on the job:* The same authorityhas it that the gallant captain chiseledcertain data anent an unprecedentedrainfall and the need of many repairsto the ark on the back of one of thetortoises, but this story lacks adequateconfirmation.Certainly the tortoises look old

enough to have experienced almostanything. They are huge beasts, sur-vivals of another arid unlovelier geo-logic « pooh, four feet across the widestpart of their armor-piate shells. Theyare built a good deal like the commonturtle, but their backs arch in a muchhigher circle, so a four-foot tortoise isa good deal larger than a four-loot turtlewould he.

In the long j'ears of their sovereigntyIn the Aldabras the tortoises havebeaten out firiri paths across the islands,that they still follow with untieviatingdignity. It ts understood thatthey pay nominal allegiance to GreatBritain. nowadays, but Great Britainlias wisely never tried to change any oftheir personal habits. Otherwise therewould certainly be a revolt. When youarc f>00 years old you do not take kindlyto novelties.m

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I^^SearchllghtElectric Lumber Stacker.

A giant lumber slacker has lately!been designed, which will pile lumberforty feet high. It consists of a steelskeleton towe^ of the desired height,which is equipped with two endlesschains revolved by electric power. Car-

quent intervals. Four men standingon the ground place planks upon theholders at the rate of feu a minute.The chains carry them to the top oftne pile and place them in position. It:s claimed that this stacker can piie1-0,000 feet of lumber in ten hours.

Andrew Boyd, ninety, father of Kev.John A. Boyd of Baltimore, died at hisnoine, Ashland. Del. He was born In(County Donegal, Ireland, in 1826.

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ROCKVIMD COUNTYJury Unable to Agree in Case of

W. H. Boss. Colored, ChargedWith Murder.

Special Correspondence of The Star.ROCKVILLI:. Md., April 7..After

having: had the case under considerationfor more than twelve hours and

failing- to reach an agreement, the juryin the ease of William If. Ross, colored,who was tried in the circuit court hereon an indictment charging him withthe murder of John Nash, colored, near

Takoma Park, this county, the afternoonof November 5 last, was dischargedby Judges Peter and Worthington*yesterday afternoon. Whetherhe will be tried again has not been tie -

term ncd.

Thomas B. Butt Dies/Thomas B. Butt, sixty-two years old,

a farmer of this section of the county,died Wednesday night at his home near

Rockville. He had been ill a longwhile of an affection of th<? kidneys,but his condition drtl not becomealarming until a few days before hisdeath. He is survived by his wife, whowas a Miss Crown of this county; sixsons and three daughters. The funeral«i 11 nl'ino at 11 n'ci/ifi; tumnrrnw

morning from the family residence. Air.Butt had always lived near Rockvilleand was held in high esteem by thepeople of the community generally.At a meeting of the council of the

Montgomery county community conferenceiti the courthouse here, .losiah W.Jones of Olney was chosen president; jKnpeiie K. Stevens of Chevy chase, vicepresident, and Miss Mary Magruder,secretary-treasurer. Arrangments weremade to hold a conference at RockvilleApril 29. to be addressed by prominentspeakers.

Funeral of John Jones.The funeral of John Jones, a farmer

of the upper section of Montgomery,who died Monday night at his homeneat* Poolesville. aged seventy-eightyears, was hold at 12 o'clock yesterdayfrom St. Peter's Episcopal Church atPoolesville, a large number of the peopleof that section of the county attending.The rector. Rev. AugustusSmith, conducted the services andburial was in the cemetery at Beallsville.To consider matters pertaining to the

campaign of Cist Blair of this countyfor the republican congressional nominationto succeed Representative DavidJ. Bewis. a meeting will bo held inRockville tomorrow afternoon.

Jury to Get Soper Case Soon.The trial of William O. Soper of Cedar

Grove, this county, on an indictmentt

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charging him with causing the deathof Harry A. Lattimer of Drummond,this county, who was struck by a motortruck driven by Soper the $yening ofNovember 24 last, which began in thecircuit court here yesterday, was resumedthis morning. It is thought thecase will be given to the jury late thisafternoon or this evening.The indictment charges Soper with

manslaughter. At the time of the accident,Soper, who is a huckster andin the habit of making frequent tripsto Washington in prosecution of hisbusiness, was on his way home fromthe city. Just as Mr. Lattimer hadalighted from an electric car at Drummondand had started to cross thepike, to proceed to his home, he was

?truck by Soper's truck. He was huriedto a Washington hospital, wherehe died several hours after arrivingthere.

PAPER PRESS IS URGED INSCHOOLS AND BUILDINGS

Suggestion From Oswego to SecretaryBedfield Forwarded to PostmasterGeneral Burleson.

Reduction of the Are risk in publicschools, post offices and other publicbuildings where great amounts of paperaccumulate daily could be brought aboutby the prompt baling and disposing ofthis waste, according to a suggestionreceived by Secretary Redfield from thechamber of commerce of Oswego, N. Y.The suggestion so impressed the headof the Commerce Department that heforwarded it immediately to PostmasterGeneral Burleson for consideration.The letter conveyed the information

that the thousands of circulars sent tothe chamber by the Commerce Departmentwere being distributed in the publicschools.

Waste Paper Starts Fire.Tt pointed out that several years^ago

a fire occurred in the high school there, *

having started in some waste papernear the furnace. -After the ^re the

city purchased a paper press for the

school, and now the chamber of commerceis asking the board of educationthere to put paper presses in the gradedschools and in the city hall. «

A janitor in the post office at Oswegorecently was burning the waste paperthere when a cartridge in the trashexploded. The chamber suggests thatthe post offices should save their accumulationsof waste paper, sayingthat "it is not consistent for the governmentto ask the people to do thatwhich the government itself does not

do."

Capt. John C. Marshall, military storekeeperfor .Maryland and member of thestate National Guard, died at his homein that city. He was born in Culpepcr,va., seventy-uve >c«n»

special 1 I;gj]|ix Solid Oak |Chairs]1 $8.901fiWWjjjt of chairs.good looking, |Uut box seats, covered with |||

nagine. 0ive Solid BIrobe for 1

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A double-doer pattern |Bsold by other stores for II510.00.you buy it here_ Wtomorrow for $4.95. tf|This handsome ward- Bj

robe is built of golden Ioak, with panels doors, Broomy interior and deep Hdrawer, complete with Hshelf and hooks. JJI

25caWeek |jeet Near F jji Ihi i in mmmrnm1

Active Men I.i.7 r. !need active .Livers. Jnactive Livers need |

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MEN'S CRAVATS. TTTU*Others will judge you wearing a CFI/||P! J l"$1.0,1 tfe.if one of these New Men's i wfcsr IIVShop Spring "Opening" (J/"V ®

r !0 .°".Su^;5Uc | a. littler ftour*

tT5s^i3na-""i|yi i i iI The young man JBt

who follows fashionknows that, this clipping fro;spring, the suit has togive the appearance Clothes different and better thiof an easy hang, while and Topcoats designed by a geniuretaining smart, trim num. The cost is little.when lin

j lines. Such suits jnt of garments created. Specialized bt here, of all materials * . 4 TVT it Tf y£I and in sizes to fit At the JNcw Men s £t small, medium and

big men. Suggestion.To slip into-the cI vAV «c?OLLXT This but a few moments of your time.J New Mens Shop is to , .... , , .I prove heipfui to youngr that vou 11 be glad to spare anotheI men in every respect. An ox

1 "Account" is invited. CrS..linked with mutuallvI honorable dealings.

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| hirst See the Window Displays.of Clothing and FurnishingsiSpecial No. J. Special No. 2. Special No. 3.SHIRTS. hast of TIES.A bunching- HOSE."O n y x"

1 various lots of High- of , , f , , , Fiber-Silk Half Hose.| grade Madras, Rep or last or lots and ablack and colors, in

and CJhevlot Shirts, reducing of the price a]| sjzea. gjx (g)» bunched at to nearly half, pairs,

i95c 29c $1.38|10 "P. R."--$4.95-"T B."I (c'vNjY.H "Palais Royal" "True Blue" Serge Suitsj ^.j fur best wear.are all pure wool.with| |j \Ji 11 worsted finish to assure unusual durability.|: L,

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ip it I For boys of 7-to 18 years. j jjj"P.R.-"$3.95-"S S."

II FE3 '''^>a'a's ^°yal" Wear-resist- %tiflf gB \ \ \ ing "School Suits" for this spring |

I II ll\ \ \ ot l91^- ^eAV styles for boys of 7JL / **

.<-» \ to 18 years. Each suit, with two- %

pairs of fully lined knickerbock- |"

cr? jI; Known in every leading city as "The Standard of America,"I! Sampeck Spring Style Suits are here at $6.00 to $12.00.I' Boys' Shop, Second Floor-.6 Elevators.

Saturday Sale of Hats$12 $10 $8.50 $6.66Were S14. Were $12. Were $10. Were $7.50.

^ Sale Explained.i I\ Every Saturday the hatsrB I used during the week for |I v displays in the show win/I dows and Second Floor par\lors are sold at reduced

vprices.

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Headquarters for Glo11A scramble.a race.call it what you like.the getting of glo

correct spring-summer gloves are here in greater quantity andthe paying."You can get them at the Palais Royal."

Kayser's Gloves, 50c to $2.00.1,000 dozen pairs were lately received.of Kayser's 50c Silk

will probably not be duplicated at the price before the war ends.Kid Gloves.Tretousse, Renier, Perrin and Dent's.

Dresses, $10.00 and $14*90"Values to $25.00 at $10.00 and values to $29.50 at $14.90". ||

such is the enthusiastic claim of the Basement Store chief, who %returned from New York yesterday with hundreds of New Silk ||Dresses lor both street and evening wear.

|^ / ilv weaves and silk

| taffeta. ^l / Palais Roval'Basement Store IiiiiiiimirimTTtTTTTTTirTmTiiTTTTniTiniiiinimntTunnmiiiiiiniiiiiiiiirff'fiitirtTff'f"^^

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»#V 3^ . MEN'S SHIRTS. |II14wlm IIT/I Will you find better Sprinpr Shirt* 5.that are not silk.than now ehown *

O in one of this New ^ f H, 9 to 6 & Street 252 »1uh. XI. *1 -^u |

The new motor j|throw-over is of a 2

M-t"u-T7 nr\CT' knitted fabric and gTHtrU5 1 * has silk-lined sleeves. |,. , . patch pockets, with jtan usual at $14.30. piing Suits button-through flaps ~

s who earns and gets $10,000 per an- and stornt cuffs. :.\ked with the hundreds of thousands , sau-lincd and Hy a leading shop in every city. Silk faced Chester- S

^ field and the voting I»>hop.In Washington |r ,i vr -n a i also onlv $14.50. 2oat of the suit vou fancv will take Hrrm*ii

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r AN* ACCX)UNT The t*1 lie tit Will prove SO satisiactorv young man is specially itri

" invited, because of the ftr few moments.to try tin the trous- iioih* of a ufeionj? asso- ^ciation. mutually profit- .

able. Older men.and gtheir boys at school.are italso welcome. it

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0 Street.Two Doors East of Eleventh |.Then Step Inside and Ask to Be Shown Saturday's "Specials." H

Special No. 4. Special No. 5. Special No. 6. g"VARSITY" Ath- SI ITS . "Varsity" ! A J A M A S.Ono 3letic Shirts arid Union Suits. Note piece of superior §Drawers, of checked that the special «-rcpe and soisetto. §nainsook. You know price is linked with The special price is gthe regular price. lirst quality, linked with limited gSpecial at quantity. Jt

39c $1.00 We ' §

$3.98 $5.00 $5.00 |New Cuat<.Exactly As Illustrated. :

With so many newly attractive coats here The Star artist's fjgreatest puzzle was.what not to sketch. Read the word pic- 8tures of the three models selected. gAt $3.98.A Boys' Coat of black and white checks: others gof covert cloth, soipe with emblem on sleeve. Sizes 2 to 4 years. 8

At $5.00.Coats of black and white checks and navy blue gserge, with collars and cuffs of white pique or bright color pop- «lilt. Sizes 6 to 14 years. g ; "

Third Floor.New Building.ft Flevators. U

Neckwear 25c 1It's a question of time.tomorrow's early visitors will find 8

Collars, Collar and Cuff Sets and Vcstees. worth up to .? gOn sale tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock on Stryet Floor table, 8near elevators.VEILS-.Black, ready made: hexa- HOSIERY.Black, White, Hg-on and octagon meshes, Gray. Champagne, Brown,Hwith dotted chenille bor- Furple and Lavender Silk WllfTders: 1*2 yards long HoseVEILING.White, brown, taupe, HOSIER*.Fiber silk, guaranteed ;;purple: plain and novelty wear satisfactorily. All F"A

borders; others all-over sizes. in black, white, gray, Itdesigns. Yard..., pink, gold and navy::

,. I XDERWEAIt.Union Suits, low ItRIBBONS.Black Moire. NO neck, reinforced tiKht kneo rn JIfir1 Ue?S9 J|U',ht,y: ' ZyC and umbrella styles. Resu- .SvC "inches wide. Special, yd.... lar and extra sizes~HANDBAbS.Black satin PHROXIDK OK HA DRIK1KX f\ J|and leather, some fitted J .s-ounce size. A most ef- y(* $|with purse and mirror ficient antiseptic: 13c size J{

e jfjves---the Palais Royal Ives. The Palais Royal has been wise or lucky.call it either.the gas assured quality as before'the present scarcity. It's already gKid Gloves. $1.15 to $2.25. lj

and Chamoisette Gloves. At $1.15 are Kid Gloves of quality that flAt $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.25 are Real French and other best gStreet Floor.Center of Building, gsrx \ e sas j;\«>§

White Enameled Ware SFirst quality.fully guaranteed values up to $i.oo. H

bunched at only 49c for choice.Basement Store.4 seconds bv jj6 elevators. g

t-mv. .1 zveiLies, J J yT\K\?^ £2-qt. Rice Boilers, / i IX It*12rqt. Handle Dish- aMMJ^^Sr* Vj |*S-qtT8p reier ving V « Special I^J|Kettles. |HBHh5ptnSI:ipped.Sauce- fcr^l A Q^> P..11S-qt. Water Pails, ^U M I I14-qt. Oval Dish- I *ftMgpans. .Ji ^ ^ 5rHF. PAT ATS POVAT RASFMFNT STORfI

Canister Sets, all white enameled, Bread Box, roll top. whiteJtwith gold lettering: flour, -Jf\ enamel, at £> 2sugar,. coffee. tea. 4 jyf*2pieces Toilet Stands, white enamel; stand, «tFlour Boxes, white enam- wash basin. pitcher. |?

eled: holding 25 pounds 7UC flVIE gof flour, at. holder at 98c, $1.2.,, 2., r,, $l.;>y and ;...XISavoy Bread Boxes, white *

enamel; round corners; ^/"v Slop Jars, white enameled. /\n |jstrong and durable: three triple coated, with coverXXsizes and hail handle 22

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