The Springfield News-Leader from Springfield, Missouri • Page 2

PAGE TWO "Pay more Trices, Am Usual, dre Lower Than Elmmtvherm." A gain We Say, "Buy Undermusllns Here at Cash Prices and Pay Less cash and pay less" is what scores of people are doing more and cverv (lav. I ne nay savings one can mane nerc uu gwu uu dermuslins forcibly demonstrates this theory. Our new Spring line of 1 WIXXXAM ROCKEFELLER HABDLY ABLE TO TALK Brunswick. Feb. i.

William Rockefeller. Standard Oil mngnate, "who suffered a collapse yesterday while being examined by the Pujo Investigating committee at Jekyl Island, was. hut little Improved today, Dr, Chappolle, his personal physician, 'announced today that the aged FT ft i fft 1 1. .1 I Mil 'V I if fered at our low cash prices offers bigger values than some concerns sale prices. Compare values and prices and prove our assertion.

A brief outline of our sk is as follows: The New Gowns In the )ii(fh neck, long slocve stylos flrei featured nn xoollont lint of cm lirnirieroil niiil laor styles. Almost lire ribhon triiimi' H. Price at 60c, 75c, 89c. $1 00, $1.25 up. The New Spring Suits at Our Low Cash Prices Attract Notice Whereas only a comparatively small portion of our stock of Spring Suits is now ready, the various styles in blues, tans, greys, browns and blacks are attracting considerable attention because of their beauty and low cash price markings.

The Alteration Department in our place is thoroughly capable of making the most difficult changes in any garment. All such work is rigidly guaranteed by us. The New Imported Embroideries Are Practically all concerns have now made their first 1913 display of Em broideries and, as usual, the customary comparisons in value, styie'and price have been made by the buying public And, as usual, again we hear the verdict "the Embroideries at Reps are pretty in style, good in quality and considerably lower in price than any other store' The rapid sale of our Embroideries convinces us that SDrinerfield Deonle an I preciate good goods at sensible prices. A few of the items we feature are as follows: AT 5c YABD Swim Edges in widths up to 6 inches. Also line of galloon inserting.

Unusual values at the priee. AT 10c YARD An elegnnt line of Inserting and Edges of Swiss and Longeloth. The edges measure up to 10 inches. Complete line of gal loons and galloon headings at this price also. AT 15c YARD Edges and Insertings on Swiss and Longeloth in very neat dainty Myles and the elaborate effects also.

Edges up to 8 inches wide. Hig line of 16 inch Corset Cover Embroidery and Flouncings nt this price als. AT 19c YARD Full 27 inch Swiss Financing in elaborate patterns. Splendid values ut this price. Good showing of Allover at 19o yard also.

AT 25c YABD Complete lines of the follow. ing Galloon Hands, Allovers, Comet Cover Embroidery and Flouncing. Excellent values are oiiereu at tins price. Bead Trimming The New Bead Bands, Fringes, Garnitures and Ornaments for Spring are now ready. Excellent line to select from.

millionaire still was suffertng from the ordeal of the hearing and that ha hardly has en able to speak since the committee left While Rockefeller's condition Is considered serious, there Is no Immediate daagur, according to the physician. The Civic Federation in Boeten would huv rug beating In the back yard stopped. 7 tux gpRmonzLD Missouri eipublioam SUNDAY, FEEUUAHY 1813. Slipover Gowns Some very handsome models of Slipover Gowns in the embroidered, lace and ribbon trimmed styles are here. Our low cash prices are BOc, 69c, 78c, $1.00, $1.19, $1.39 up.

New Combination Suits Many excellent lace embroidered, styles in tbo Corset (Ovt aiid Drawer Combination Suits are now ready. Tli. prices are 50c, 75c, 89o, $1.00, $1.10, $1.89, $1.89 and up. f.r urset uvers Princess Slips Perfection nf fit mid graceful outline nrc characteristics of tile Princess Slips. Some very unusual alucs are offered at 75c, 89c, $1.00, $1.39, $1.89, $2.19, $3.00 and up.

Many clever new trimming iloas are expressed in the now Corset Covers. The lace and embroidered kinds are priced at the low cash figures of 19c, 25c, 39c, 43c, 75o up. The Drawers From the plain muslin hemstitched ruffle kinds to the lacj elaborate styles are shown some very good kinds. The prices are 19c, 25c, 50c, 75c and up. The Long Skirts The low cash prices on splendid good embroidered and lace trimmed Muslin Skirts make our values alluring.

The figures are 50c, 75c, 89c, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 and up. We report the arrival of a considerable quantity of the new Spring Silks. These will be ready for display tomorrow and we invite the inspection of prospective buyers. Of course, our usual low cash prices will prevail These guarantee you a clear saving of 10 to 25 per cent AT 99c YARD Swiss Flouncing in neat dainty designs especially manufactured for baby dresses. Width 17 inches.

Special value at Ihe price. AT 35c YABD Exquisite designs of Corset, Cover Embroidery and Flounciugs in the 16 inch width kinds. Very small dainty patterns and heavy elaborate kinds may be haf AT 39c YABD Swiss Flouncing in the 27 inch widths. Also big showing of All oTers at this price. AT 50o YABD Swiss Flouncing amd pretty All overs, in strikingly pretty ntyles.

The quality of these goods is extremely serviceable. AT 57c YABD Hemstitched Swiss Flouncing, in the 27 inch widths. The patterns of these are extremely neat. IN THE BETTER GRADES We feature beautiul patterns in All overs, Flouncings, Hands, etc. Of course, our low cash prices are considerably below those of other places.

ON THiQWM New Laces. Unusually appealing are the pretty Laces for Spring. The largest stock in the city is bar and at your i Wilt CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY. air. and Mrs.

T. F. Underwood will celebrate thrtr twcnty.flfth anniversary tomorrow afternoon and evening at their home at lit West Walnut street, Spring. fl.ld Hive We, TS will guests of the afternoon. VISITS AT FOUT SMITH.

Wise Louise Hubbard of I 6 eat Center street la visiting bar sunt. Mrs. J. It, Casalty, at Fort Smith, Ark. i IMU cor.ir.ioN LAW WIFE miii OF ROBINETTE IS GIVEN PROPERTY N.

J. Roblnette, common law wife of W. H. Roblnette of Robberson town ship, decreed a one half Interest In the It acre farm owned, by the defendant on a hearing of her' caae be fore Judge Ouy D. Klrby In dWIaton No.

i of the circuit court yesterday. The caae Jn which the sought a di vorce from W. H. Roblnette and her suit for a partition of the land has occupied the attention of the Spring field courts the past eighteen months. In her salt for a divorce she claim ed he had been driven from the borne of her husband with whom she had been living as a wife for eighteen year, alnc lltO, and that.be bad another woman.

A dlvoroe was denied on the grounds that as the principals to the suit were cous na. a man lag could not be reeog nltrd In law. Mrs. Roblnette said that he and her husband ad driven to Oklahoma behind a mule team In and were married In that territory by a Juatlce of the peace, but she was unable to prove the marriage, having forgotten the name of the town. Bhe then brought suit for a divis ion Roblnette's property, claiming that, he had no property when she married him except a mule team, and thai she had worked with her bua band clearing brush from the land they bought, plowing In the flelda, and had faen largely Instrumental In ao rumulatlng the property valued at 15.

000. Rbbnlette was named as a trustee for the plalntifTa Intereet In the land. BANKING HOUSE OPENS SATUBDAY (CONTINUED FROM PAOB ON .) warden, secretary and treasurer, and a. M. Sebree, attorney.

K. Bhat tuck, a well known Bprlngfleld realty man will have charge of the real es tate department The directors of the company are W. M. Wade, Jeaae A. Tolerton, P.

E. Miller, Dr. F. B. Fortner.

O. M. See hree. E. Shattock.

Hadley, ML Ivy. W. L. Garrett W. T.

Tyler and Oeorge H. McCann. Give Souvenirs. Rouvenlra of the opening will be dis tributed to the callers at the truat ompany's oflloe Saturday. Former novernor 8..

Hadley will be present at the time, the entire dlree tornte and numerous other Individuals ntereeted In banking throughout the istale. Among the features of the new In stitution la It Interest. allowances on vurlous deposits. Titee per cent will lie paid on savings accounts, four per cent on time deposits, and two. per rent will be paid nn dally balances.

rhls latter Idea Is one which has never before been used by sny local Institution. That it wilt prove a strong fnrtor for getting baslnees Is believed Secretary Tolerton. 'There Is a great amount of money now, said he, "being sent out oi Springfield and this vicinity which rightfully belongs here, which could be held here by the payment of such an Interest on checking accounts. We Relieve that our plan will tend to throw to this city money which has been going to banks of Kansas City, Chicago, 8t. Louis and even further away because they could secure" the two per cent on dully balance at those places.

"We ar expecting a great welcome on the part of our friends here when we open for business next Saturday. We have not yet arrived at the full details of our opening, but we can as sure the public that It will be like the other features of the trust company, well worth observing." HAVE YOUt Have you sat In city council Midst the wrancllngs load and flerreT you heard the Bilghty storm bursts Of the mulU worded PlereeT llav. you seen the Irate mayor. As he pounds Ilka breaking Jail. With a maul aa big as uncoln's When he spilt the famous rail? Have you watched Jim I.angaton chant bis.

Fast any. warbling bird. Bids and billa and resolutions Not lninded to be heard? Hare you caught the silver hora blasts Which the bold Eighth Warder blew. Who. unlike his imt god fa tber.

Never has met his Waterloo? But what boot. Interrogation, If "you have," or you" not. Since "you hare" the satisfaction That "you have" what "you have" got For from out the pyrotachlnrs And the fierceness of the flght. They have carted eft the garbage And returned with elx cent light. i.

R. ROBERTS, Springfield, Feb. (., 11L THREE WEDDINGS AT JUSTICE EAINIY'S 0ITX0E Three marriages were poi formed by Justice limn B. Katney In his efltos yes terday. The ceupies weret John M.

Wat eon snd Mrs. Almeds P. Douahertv. both 'off Aurora. Ow.n Woods and Ulse Nola Reed.

both of Bprlngfleld. The bride Is a cous in of Clerk S. A. Reed of the circuit court. Charles B.

Mitchell, a prominent lawyer of Vlnlta, and Mrs, Jeaete Franc Math.wa of Philadelphia. The pair had it mn each other for two years until when they met In Bprlngfleld by prearrangeinent snd were married. MtSt SPRAOUNQ RETURNS, Miss Josephine Spradllng. foe three rea sons milliner at the Boston store, yes terday returned frees Philadelphia and New Tork, where she baa been spending the past two .7 TO ENTERTAIN CLUB Mrs. Oeorse rlharselrnrd will be host ess to the ProgresiMve Workers wennee.

dav snemnm at; sec ham at tit HortU. Jerrersoa '( CHAPPELLE WC HIT DiSCUSS COUNCIL LIGHT BILL YET Arrived from New York, tJompany Head Says Must Have Tim to Go Over MeaJuro, Chappelle, general manager of I the Federal Light dt Traction com pany of New Tork and president of the Springfield Oas Electrto com pany, arrived In Springfield yeeter day from Ki Tork. Mr. Chappelle tated that he had come to Springfield la the Internets of hla.eotnpany and to hers atudy out the provlalons of the "Merchants' rata blU passed. by the council and signed by the mayor wbloh Is now np to the lighting company for acceptance of refusal.

Mr. Chappelle declared as yet I he was not familiar with the provis ions of the rate bill because of lllneas at his home In New York which pre vented his resumption of eBusiness af 1 fairs after leaving Bprlngfleld. "Until." he stated, "I have person ally the various provisions of the bill I am In no poaltlon tocom ment upon the character or what will be done with It by the lighting com pany. expect to be hero for about I two weeks, during which tune I. shall I personally dovete myself to an extended consideration of the provisions of the bin," mmw INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY AUI0 While going to a Are on hie bicycle about noon yesterday.

Avery, a Western Union messenger boy, waa run down by an automobile, and but for his quick action would have been seriously injured. Tony and another messenger had been delivering messages on East Walnut street. They bad started baclr the decided to go to a fire. They turned sround snd started riding In the directions the Are department was going. 8udenly.

Avery declared, be eard an automobile horn behind him. He attempted to turn out of the way, but was struck bjT the automobile. When the auto struck his wheel he grabbed hold ef the mud guards and una on with all of his strength. 'He declares his rlaht lea was oausht wi der the car snd draged several feel Ills clothing waas badly torn and his litre i juemDii.iMHfe SUFFRAGETTES: DESPOIL LONDON London. Feb.

Militant suffragettes before dawn today destroyed thousands of dollars' worth of rare plants in King Edward Palace Gardens. London's most beautiful horticultural exhibition. The women broke out many window panes la two ere hid houses, tore off and scattered many ooetly blooms and de mollahed rare plant, that can never be replaces. The militants escaped before their van dalism was detected, but fvotee for women" ecrawlSon walla and doors told who did the werk. The curator ef the gardens said It was Impossible accurately estimate the amount of damage, but was sure It would run over fluMM.

gation met the party at the train and they were shown the town, frat night they again sang to a packed house and It was with difficulty that they were able to leave the stage, so Intent was the audience on hearing them again and again. After the con cert night, the Ladles' Qlee club of Mountain Urove ntertainea tne visitors with a luncheon at Newton's cafe. Informal tosts and muslo added to tha merrymaking. The club returned to Bprlngfleld tnig morning satisfied beyond all eotpecte tlon with the success of the IMMIGRANT IS THEME rOB MISSION STUDY The regular weekly program of tht. six weeks' mission study course glvr wesaiy unaer ine auspices 01 ine C.

A. In the parlors will be presented next Wednesday morning. The progrsv will he as follower Devotional Mia Theodore Roth: "The ef Mrs Lewie lueteri "My visit to Ellis land." Mra. Laura Blaine: "The linint srstlon Work of the T. C.

May K. twls: "The Immlarant," Mla. Ahve' LiMM Wlagoi Mls Vtingo. MRS. P.

P. WELLS DIES. Mrs. P. died yesterday morning st her home.

1 458 Harrison street' at ths age of years. Funerel services will held ths residence at this afternoon. Interment will be In Maple Park cemetery. tteptibUcaa Want Ads get results. IF iT EVl IPS HERE; IF IT'S HERE IT'S A BARGAIN DoVt Believs Ui, Just See Our Show Windows "'V; Coms in tad Loolc.

MONDAY and TUESDAY Just a Few INfore Bargain Daya Left s. Shoes You Need. and Gardner hand waited in patent kid, mat kid and tan calf; all sizes tfO OtY and widths: l.defiel' $4.80 Just arrived new English lasts, tan and black, new flange last, all sizes' and widths for 9 A $450 Black Buck, button, short vamp, stag' no last, Yery 'all sizes Men's Sensible Shoes. 13.00 Men's tan calf all last, newest of shapes) v. $150 Men's black, tan and pat i ent in button Or Cant $3.50 have special Una made especially for us.

Any Our new Sprinff line of Just Rite Shoes just arrived, We have a full line of Buster Brown School Shoes. jj' Our line of School Shoes for boys and girls cant te oeat. We keep the rips sewed free of charge. WING 0 WAG STAFF SHOE CO. i 4 Caecessors GUARANTEE SHOE 00.

i Ws Seiifor ifl Ji bV jLolboysis 1 PAIMEARDENS ROBERTS' PUH OLEE CLUB HAS SPLENDID TOUE (CONTINUED FROM PAQB ONK.) the Glee club delighted everyone. At Mduntain Grove yesterday the hospitality of the eltlaeng waa ejao of most delightful nature. The visit ors were splendidly cared for. A dele Coapty Superintendent Sends Clr enlar Letter to Soral Teachers to Be Bed to Pupils. Asking ths boys to join in making ths corn exhibit which wilt be) given in the court house May 10 ths beat exhibit aver seen In Greene county.

Superintendent of Bcnoois i. Roberta, yesterday mailed letters to the 114 rural school teachers which will be read by ihin In schools. The exhibits will be made coi con section with ths county annual school graduating exercises. The letter reads, in part, ss roiiows "Dear Boyot Let's, have the beat corn exhibit ever given in urwi. eounty.

Each boy who has attended school three fourths of the. term, may exhibit ten earn of corn of. his own selection from torn now la tho barn. nrovlded be himself has raised It or materially helped his father to raise It. Wrap each ear separately and nack ten sans In a box.

or "Jn order mat may nave piemj time for arranging display please either bring or send corn to my office between Bat ur day, April SC. and sop urday. May IS. I will be tn the omce la receive it from a. tn.

to 4 p. Beveral prUea have been offered by Inralnesa men of Bprlngfleld for va rious varieties. In ths exhibits at the eight group meetings the prise were sweepstakes on any variety. The pupils who participated in tnese con teats to tho number of sixty, will probably enter the contests, but they will have no advantage over mm. who will make new entrjes.

WRIST BROKEN sFR0M BACKFIRING ilrcot. OF AUTOMUlilLli Whll cranking an automobile at the Western Motor, Car eorapanya smrSwe testerday afternoon at three o'clock, ttcrt Newhard. an employ of the Iirldger Grocer company 4 3 South street, had bis right wrist, fractured when the auto beck fired. Newhard went to a physlclark and he fracture was reduced. The o.

lomblle belonged nrtdferr Whert Newhard started to crank the car and back fired, be was knocked to the flopr for a f.w moments and wss tunned. Newlisr Uvea st liss 7 On ths Square 1 1 1 it D. Store 822 South St Phons VALENTINES Largest tins' In latest novelties. ths city all the Prices from Vie to $2.50 Each Special discount to Teaohers. Buy a Btelnfeld Food Chopper and set chance on Ut tl Rocker.

TOPICS OP THt TOWN. Peerleee Frloosse flour always the same, always; good. 44 grocers, W. A. Warden, feed and fu.r.

dty weight fumislnd If deetred, Fbene pli Mlto lierstaas, Ki and KH SU Louis 9 strsst, Mrs. W. Tatlow of 4JI Fast Walnu'f tree last night frOm Bt, Jjouts; wiMsr she bad been for a fsw yc: The Stonebraker Cor est Shop, tl feontn street, will bt1n this week a Batlsfactlon Bale Figure bulldtr for slender women. 1 JV If II Is made at Herman's you know Ir will be serleet Suits io order lio, 1 1 and a. 1 Alonso Smith, eounty recorder ef Law re nr.

county, waa a visitor In BprtnglleM yesterday. He was a witness In th. suit of Holder versus Chldtster la the circuit court. SEEK HONORS IN DECLAMATION AT NORMAL SCHOOL A new phnse of literary work will bo Inaugurated at the 8prlngflld (itatu Normal February 11, when an lilter society declamatory contest will be sorlotles of the will be held In the new aurlltorliiui. It Is the purpose of Miss 'C'hrlatiati Hyatt of the department pubiio reiktng to make tbe corn.

nn an nual event. I 1 it. ki 1 nr. iiiifi, Hut, representatives, are as follows: tonlan eovh ly. liliawn Hilnn ll and Grace VIIni N.

13. O. Miss Mamie Johnson ui1 lirn.v. Hayes; Partington noelcty, ih Mil dred Covington and Joseph HimVlL Wtroleee MfUMfhr 4. tu uas Bollvia, Chile and ArxrnUn.

Columbus, I to have a new com Mr. echol 'and cliy jt.uiiiuitruUua building1..