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THE PITTSBURG PRESS miss AGED MOTHER OF HARRY THAW RFTIIRNS HflMF TERMS OF THIS SALE A payment of only ONE DOLLAR la required on' any article purchased. -All goods purchased will be promptly delivered to your home. You have from TEN to FIFTEEN MONTHS In which to pay your bill. If you cannot use the goods AT ONCE we hav an Immense warehouse, where your purchases will be stored WITHOUT CHARGE until you are ready for them. We sell every article at just ONE-HALF the price charged for It by the Dollar Store.

OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT TILL 10 O'CLOCK. SPECIAL INFORMATION REGARDINO THIS SALE No good wilt ba sold to dealers. We have secured an extra fore of salesmen who will wait oi you promptly. Having tha largest floor apace of any Furniture Store In the world we can take care of the biggest crowds without confusion. Thia sale will be conducted along the CLEAN and DIGNIFIED lines that have made the great House of Spear noted throughout the country as the "STORE THAT'S WHITE ALL OVER." OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT TILL 10 OXLOCJ.

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, "1908 mm 0 Arrived in City Last Evening and Was Hurried to Beech-wood Boulevard Mansion. Refuses to Talk of Divorce Cu A Li at mi, ill HAILF-iFF SAU C'BSUD ALESHEH iH'Tlfli ARE PREPARING HOUSE FOR HER OCCUPANCY Mr. Willinm Thaw, the aged mother of Harry Kendal Thaw, who Is being ued for divorce bv his wife, who was Evelyn Nesbit, of arrived in this city last evening, over -the Pennsylvania Railroad. She was met at the East I an Ml." .,1 Vl1 1 2nd WE are prepared tor the crowd tomorrow. Extra salesmen will be on hand to give every one attending this greatest of all sales careful and personal attention.

OUR PURCHASE OF THE $150,000 "DOLLAR STORE" STOCK OF FURNITURE, RUGS AND CARPETS and placing it ON SALEAT HALF PRICE has certainly awakened an interest unlike anything this great Iron City has ever witnessed. From the very first day ot the sale the number ot purchasers has been increasing and the climax oi the second week will be reached tomorrow. Hereare the terms oi the sale ONE DOLLAR CASH WILL BRING ANY ARTICLE YOU SELECT AT ONCE TO YOUR HOME YOU HAVE OVER A YEAR IN WHICH I PAY THE BALANCE OF YOUR BILL IF GOODS ARE NOT NEEDED AT ONCE YOU MAY STORE THEM IN OUR WAREHOUSES WITHOUT COST. Every "DOLLAR, STORE" ARTICLE IS "RED, TAGGED" and every RED TAG spells "HALF PRICE." immediately whisked away to her palatial Beechwood boulevard home. A call at the home this morning elicited the Information that Mrs.

Thaw is en-Joying fairly good health, though she refused positively to admit interviewers. The housekeeper met callers and re-Plied to questions with have nothing to say." tor occupancy, windows ana owi ww opened and the house was being given a thorough renovation. The servants at first denied that Mrs. MISSION FURNITURE BEDROOM SUITS We brought over another portion ot the purchase during the week and you will lind the assortment as complete as on the day oFthe sale. BRING A DOLLAR AND COME TOMORROW Thaw was in the city, (but on being pressed admitted that she had arrived last evening.

Though the hour was early. 1 Our display of the popular Mission style of Furniture is unequal-ed in the city. We secured some unusually splendid sets of Mission Thoroughly seasoned golden oak Bedroom Suit Bed full sizes has roll at top and foot carving all by hand. Dres amining her large stock of beautiful flowers, of which, she is passionately fond. UTra "ri.i.'a 1 V.

in 1L Worth of Rugs and Carpets at Half Price Furniture in the ser has beautiful tvj: which adjoins her new mansion, is still unoccupied. The blinds are drawn and though Mrs. Thaw makes frequent visits there when in Pittsburg, there are said to be memories clinging around the old bevel edgedi French olate rolr ror. Three spacious drawers fitted w-ith brass handles. Splasher Thi magnificent Yro-TZrxusels Rttg.

room sisse ftill 9jcl2 feet. 1 1 a Store" purchase, and at Half Prices they are the biggest bargains that have ever been offered. Here is a specimen of the values you can buy at this Half-Off Sale. Beautiful weathered oak Dining Room Suit, consisting of Buffet, Extension Table. China Closet and Serving- Table.

Buffet has a plate glass in top. two small drawers for silverware, and one large drawer for linens, and box compartment on either side; fitted with oxidized brass trimmings. Extension Table has 44-in. top and extends 6 ft. $23.50 wasnetand to match.

Finely finished suit. Dollar Store price $47.00. Spear's price -rrrgrx in ail of the beatittj-xjti oriental i naa.es. 15. place that make her residence there displeasing.

PAPERS SERVED ON HARRY THAW Hand rubbed and polished Golden Oak Bedroom Stilt. Bed hand-carved, heavy roll extending across top of headboard, divided by beautiful swelled panel, heavy roll across top of footboard. Dresser lias magnificent serpentine front, extra Jarge base, two large and arge ana $49.50 long. China Closet fitted with best quality plate glass. Serving Table has roomy drawer.

The Dollar Store Price was 100.000. Spear's Price is only Sl.OO cash. per Month. $50 two email drawers: sides are solid paneis. double pattern top and French legs and French bevl plate mirror; -wash-stand to match.

Dollar Store Price $100.00. Spear's PARLOR SUITS Matiewan, N. March 13. Papers in the suit of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw for the DAVENPORTS annulment or her marriage with uarry K. Thaw were served upon Thaw at the insane asylum last night.

At the same time a copy of the summons and com- Suits, nicely finished snd upholstered. Dollar Store Price $32; Spear's trice iaB-arTjh" viainis was delivered to superintendent Lamb of the asylum, legal guardian of the defendant. Thaw was at the supper table when the process server arrived. He was $16 Da'enports, covered with the best two-tonei velour or best chase leather. Best tem-pered steel springs.

Dollar Store priee $5.. Spear's priee only lorr $40 Parlor Suits, elegantlr finished, heavily carved frame and artistic coverings. Dollar Store price $80. Spear's price Five-piece Parlor Suits, mahopany finish and silk velour coverings. Dollar Store price $100.

Spear's price lhrch iu lues rjtruLivu ruum, wutric uc accepted the documents, saying coldly: "Thank you; I will turn them over to my lawyers." Then he returned to tho dining room, apparently not perturbed. 1 $27.50 $50 frames, $86 Reversible Art Rugs, made of extra Five-piece Parlor Suit, manoxany finish, heavily carv Davenports, heavy hand-carved frame, quar tered sawed oak or mahogany, cusnioned in fine velour or genuine claw feet, very massive and backs, covered in silk, velour. verona or best leather. Dollar Store price $170. Spear's price 75 Assorted Purl or Suits at Off.

leather, highest grade upholstering over steel springsr- Dollar Store Price $115. Spear's Price BLACK HAN RUMOR FRIRHTFNS PIIPIIS III VI 1 1 1 ftal IV I Wl Special Collapsible Folding Go-Cart, S6.50 This is a i i-iamnBTWE Untrue Report Causes Parents to Keep Children from Catholic School Ingrain Carpets rich effects. Dollar Store Price 70c. Spear's Priee, a yard JC Brussels Carpets: unique and effective patterns. Dollar Store Price $1.

Spear's Price, a yard JVC Velvet Carpets a bewildering display of rich cover-, ings. Dollar Store Price $1.75. Spear's Price, Qf a yard French "Wilton Velvet Carpets elegant, all latest designs. Dollar Store Price $2.50. Spear's fl 1 Price, a yard Extra Wilton Velvet Carpets beautiful patterns and design.

Dollar Store Price $3. Spear's fl Price I OIL CLOTH AND LINOLEUMS Oil Cloth of unusual value Dollar Store Price 40c. Spear's Price wsC Linoleum new designs, excellent quality, Dollar Store Price $1. Spear's VIC Chinese Mattings that were sold by the Dol- lar Store at 40c Spear's avVIC LAffGE LINE OF MATTING V2 OFF. 1 heavy granite goods Dollar Store Price, $7.50.

Spear's CJ Price vouo vl I Reversible Art Rugs, fabric of heaviest quality and highest grade Ingrain. Dollar Store Price $15. Spear's Price p( Vl Syrian Brussels Rugs room size. Dollar Store Price J22. ''Spear's 1 1 Price 1 Famous Bulldog Rugs reversible, extra heavy, exact reproduction of Orientals; room size, 9x12.

Dollar 1 CT Store Price $30. Spear's Bulldog Brussels Rugs heaviest high-grade tapestry, beautiful designs. 9x12. Dollar Store Price" $40 Spear's Fine Axminster Rugs 9x12 beautiful and rich fn design. Dollar Store Price $50.

Spear's fl? Price Wilton Velvet Rugs cannot be surpassed; 9x12 ft. Dollar Store Price $45. Spear's COO Z.f Price P49.HJ Reports were circulated widely in Mc-TCeesport yesterday that the school attached to St. Peter's Catholic Church, as well as the convent, were to be blown up by the Society of ths Black Hand that many of the. parents refused to allow children to go to school.

bargain that every mother will appreciate. These Collap sible Carts were Bold bv th "Dollar Store" for $13 and thev were worth every cent of It. The frame is finished i enamel, steel tubing. Has a reclining back (adjus table to three different positions for sleeping purposes). The cart.

when open. Is 24 inches long and 16 in. wide folded 24 in. long and 15 in. wide and 8 in- This large, comfortable Mission Rocker with a Chase Leather spring" seat; was sold by the Dollar Store at $10, Spear's price during this sale only The Rev.

C. A. McDermott, pastor of the church, when seen this morning stated that while it was not true that the Black Hand Soeeity had notified him by letter that the school and the convent would be blown up. it was true that the report had bee nso widely and so definitely circulated that 75 per cent of the pupils refused to attend yesterday afternoon. A special mission for women has been held during the week at St.

Peter's Church and the report also was circulated among them. A report of the alleged intention of the Black Hand So BOOK SHELF ONLY 75c BOOK SHELF ONLY 15c The deep While they last we will close out these OAK BOOK SHELVES large enough ciiuugu While they last we will close out these OAK BOOK SHELVES large enough --fa wheels -s in. rubber Come in green maroon mel. We have solid tire, dark and laree 15c 05e to hold the biggest books at only to hold the biggest books at only and desirable (Exactly Like Cut.) line of Reed (io-Cmrtm at one-half prle- ON SALE TOMORROW ON SALE TOMORROW 1.00 CASH. MONTHLY.

ciety reached tho police, who called up the pastor of St. Peter's to ascertain if any special protection were necessary. The pastor, however, informed them that all lie knew was the report that had become so generally current in McKeesport. EATS FOR BIG BANQU ET ARE IN GREAT DEMAND. Judging from the large demand for tickets for the coming reception and banquet to be given by the Knights of Equity at the Monongahela House on the evening of March 17.

that function will surpass anything of the kind ever attempted by any Irish association. On all sides are heard expressions of commendation for the organization that has taken this novel pliin of celebrating Ireland's national festival. The following (speakers have been se- cured and will address the gathering: Congressman J. F. Burke.

William J. Brennen. Joh.n M. Haverty, Father Lawrence O'Connell. James II.

Rooney, Oeorge W. Bridgeman, John Lehane. John J. Call. Matthew Shields, Misses Mary G.

Buckley, Margaret Holland, Margaret Haverty, Florence Haverty, Nelly Kelly, Clara McAteer, Jean Reut-zel, Harney, Kunice and Myrtle Harkins. CHINA CLOSETS BUFFETS DRESSERS AND CHIFFONIERS KITCHEN FURNITURE Kitchen Tabies drawer of hardwood strong excellent value Dollar China Closet, best oak. highly glossed, top fitted; artistically carved. back, holding a French beveled plate mirror; bent glass Buffets of golden oak finish, highly polished, have two silverware drawers, roomy compartment, with latticed glass door, handsomely designed top, contain. Store priee S2.50.

Spear's Dressers, solid oak, largo and roomy, well polished, large pattern beveled plate mirror. Dollar Store price a 4Fl -sides; five shelves. Dollar 10FT $1.25 siora price iorr lng French mirror. Dol $13.50 $'J7. Spear's 4 $9.50 $19.00.

Spear's price price IV, i I IIUI 1 ui, inn- $12.50 Kitchen Tables round lar Store price $25.00: Socar's orop leaf solid oak China Closets of polished quarter sawed oak, legs French style. and claw feet: too finelv carved, and Dressers, piano polish, quartered sawed oak. serpentine $4.50 Buffet, golden quarter sawed oak. hand rubberl and polished, has three roomy drawers, center one being plush lined, fitted with lock and key. Base contains shelf, glass doors wood may be -used either for kitchen or dining room.

Dollar Store price 19. Spear's price drawers, large fancy beveiea tancv i contains French beveled mirror: full bent front, and side Cupboards good height built of selected hardwood $14.75 $22.50 latticed, has French plate beveled mirror, at top. Dollar Store price Spear's Drice $17.50 glass, is of best rlint piate; excellent worn- manship. Dollar Store price $35. Snear's nrice plate mirror; Dollar Store price $29.50.

Spear's price $7.50 upper cupboard has adjustaoie shelves oouti glass doors two large drawers in center Dollar tore price $15. Spear's price Buffet, hand carved and' polished, of finest quarter sawed oak, has two compartments fitted with leaded cathedral glass doors, and three full swell drawers, one lined for silverware. Oak and Mahogany Chiffoniers, highlv polished, large and China Closets, beautiful golden oak, handsome pattern French beveled plate mirror and top; bent glass door and bent glass sides; each shelf is grooved and adjustable; French leg3 roomy, beveled plate mirror, serpentine drawers, $11.75 Kitchen Cabinets fitted with drawers, sliding bins, fj shelves, spice drawers, china cupboards, etc com- Jfk plete-Dollar Store price 530. Spear's Price SCORES OK OTHKR STYLES AT OSE-HAIP PRICES. Below is a spacious linen drawer.

Top artistically carved, has any fjrcLi cu, nas with hat DOX. uoiiar fiore prn-e o.r". Spear's price $27.50 and claw reet aesign; neauiuuuy nnmuca and polished. Dollar Store price $55. Spear's price $32.50 French piate beveled mirror, lirass knobs and handles.

Dollar Store price Spear's price MiiS. ANNIE C. MUNHALL DIES IN BRADDOCK. Mrs. Annie C.

Munhall, aged C3 years, widow of John Munhall, a former well-known oil man of Pittsburg and Brad-dock, died at the home of her son. Michael Munhall, in Braddock, at 4 'Jafl "SWBSZTiHGBBeBBEe a contract by the Liquid Carbonic Of Pittsburg, for several large cooling towers and tanks, the largest of which are 10 feet in diameter and 100 feet high. Opens Door by Fire. Altoona, March 13. Secreting himself in the cellar of the Taylor Meliale pool room lastnight, a robber found the doors so securely locked and heavy that he was obliged to set fire to the door to burn his way into the pool room.

Then he extinguished the fire, stole 14 and escaped without detection. Blow for British Labor. London, March 13. The House of Com. mon3 has rejected, by a vote of 241 to Jlo.

the bill forcing municipalities or other local authorities to furnish employment, at union wages, to all men asking it and showing that they cannot otherwise earn livings. The Labor and Socialist parties deemed the measure their most important In years and are furious at Jt rejection. COLLEQE GRADUATE Found Clear Thinking; Assured by Right Food. STREET CAR MEN WANT OLD WAGE SCALE RENEWED o'clock this morning. Death was due to pneumonia after an Illness of several days.

She was married to. John Munhall in 1863 and the following year took up her residence in Brndriock. Her bus-band was killed inlSTO. near Oil City, where he was engaged in the oil business. One son.

Michael, of the Hotel Munhall, and three daughters, Mrs. Thomas F. O'Brien, Mrf. Lillian Yinger and Mrs. William Dillon, all cf Braddock.

survive. Two brothers and one sister re-sign the scale without "any discussion. The men are to be congratulated on their conservative action. Any reduction In wages would mean a strike. We do not want trouble, but if it is forced on us we arc in a position to fight." There were about men present at the meetings late last night -and early this morning.

The men listened to an inspiring address by J. D. Price, of the American Federation of Labor. The motormen and conductors at the present time are receiving U5 cents an hour for the first two yeirs and cents an hour for the third year and -7 cents an hour after that neriod. the.

steel concerns to turn out a better quality of rails. The matter is not serious, as the Pennsylvania placed some time ago a rail order with the manufacturers which was accepted, and it in proposed to replace some of the lOO-pound rails on sidetracks with lighter rails and the l-pound rails in making renewals along the main line. WAGE CO.MMITTEES MEET. Members of the wage committee of the American Flint Glass Workers' Union met In Pittsburg, yesterday, with the wage committee of the America Flint and Lime Glass Manufacturers Association, to take up the preliminary work of arranging the details for the annual wage conference to be held in June. Final action upon the proposed union labor temple will be taken Sunday afternoon at a mass meeting in Syria Temple, Webster avenue and Washington A college student should know that clear thinking comes easiest from a brain well awi properly fed.

"I have now been using GraDe-Xuts JEWISH SYNAGOGUE TO BE DEDICATED. The Jewish Synagogue of Chevra Torah Anshe Sanes, at Fulton and Clark streets, in the Hill district, which will be attended chiefly by Russians from tho province of Sanee, will be formally dedicated on Sunday afternoon. March 22. at 2 o'clock. It was the intention of the congregation to hold the exercises next Sunday, but the contractors had not entirely completed their work.

The building was formerly the Warren A. M. K. Church and was purchased for tl iliruiwi 1 v. Catholic Church and a member of the The action of the local street car I men in regard to the wage feale has L.

C. B. laaies ot tne and knights and Indies of Honor. Officials of Pittsburg Railways Co. Are Expected to Again rueivea tne.

approval ui me mivr-nstional officers of the Amalgamated Association of Street Klectrie Employes of America. The local union has prospered wonderfully in the last two yt-ars. When Business Agent Sign Agreement With Union' It has been completely remod MAYOR'S WARNING AS TO WATER RENTS. street. The board of directors has inspected a iaige number of sites, and a Thorpe took charge of the affairs of the organization January 1, 19o7, there i Before Next Meeting Night eled.

The omcers or tne congregation are Joseph Sanes, president: I. Levinson, rice president: S. J. Rogalsky, secretary, ami Samuel Harris, treasurer. MET LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING Good old II fl Bottled In Bond II Xwf Everywhere the choice of di- 5Ss II tJCTV persons.

Its rare iSrW II Vr 1 flavor and unquestioned parity Jp TttL IX have never changed -9 1 1 VilJw "Since 1857" SNSi 11 (V if ycror dealer ran' supply ytra. mf SrVl I Y. writ us for name of dealer I aT- I 11 ill I7 I m. wbo wilL I W- 1 X.A. GwJwaUimw Btm.

1 I fta A Distillers Vr The city tax rate for 1'jOS. as fixed in the ordinance now penlir.g in Select Council, is one-half a mill too high, in the- opinion of Mayor George W. Guthrie. "However," said the mayor, "if the cuts talked of are made in the water rent schedules tke 14.55 mills now named in the ordinance will not be too much. "Water rents were cut down last year to a point where the revenue from the steadily four years and having passed the experimental and over-enthusiastic is-tage.

I feel sure of myself and. have settled down to a solfel basis of fact. This I have derived largely from that excellent little booklet, 'The Road to which I have largely adopted as nv faithful guide in matters pertaining to' eating, exercise and health in general "On first reading the booklet I was struck with its plain common sense and moreover found that it was in harmony with physiology and psychology so far I had learned them in my studv of these subjects at college. "For at least 10 years before I began to eat Grape-Nuts. I had been accustomed to eating freely of fried meats, white bread, biscuits and what not, with resultant headaches, some dizziness and an appetite that was capricious and uncertain.

All this too, seemed to affect tnv brain and nervous system, for, while nVaged in study I found it hard to concentrate my thoughts. I could think very well for a little while, but soon grew restless and inattentive. Nor rcan 1 emphasive too much the change that I have brought about by adopting rational habits iu food and exercise. 'There is now an elasticity in my muscular system, a steadiness of nerve, and an ability to think continuously along a given line, that 1 prize most highly anfl which I attribute to the use of food." "There's a Reason." Name given by Post urn Battle 'reek. Mich.

Read "The Koad to in pk. Street car employes of the Pittsburg ri lot i 1 r- nir.fr,.- 1 T-. .1 Vt ts To Talk on Local Option. Mrs. Mary H.

Armour, known as the "Joan of Are" of local option and state president of the Georgia W. C. T. will address a. local option meeting in the Second Presbyterian Church tomorrow afternoon 3 o'clock.

Mrs. Armour, who is a very able Fpeaker. has traveling throughout the state, not in the interest of any party or political faction, but urging voters to support candidates for the legislature, who are known to favor local option laws. ing voted to renew the present wage report will be presented at the meeting. NEW LINE IS COMPLETE.

Pittsburg shippers were advised yesterday of the completion of the West Sensca branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The new line is seven mites in length and runs parallel to the Terminal Railway of Buffalo from a point on the Buffalo division of the Pennsylvania near Gar-denville to its terminal property in South Buffalo. The new ore dock, which is near the main harbor of Buffalo, has a capacity of 1.000, 0U0 tons. AWARDED BIG CONTRACTS. James McNeil Bros.

Co. lately has been awarded a large contract by the Pitts-, burg Steel involving about Sou to Huti tons of material. The work consists of several large flues for 51 gas producers, the flues varying In diameter from 5 to 8 feet: 8 self-supporting stet stacks. 12 feet bottom diameter and 175 feet high for an open hearth plant, and 5 self-supporting steel stacks. 7 feet at the bottom and 10O feet high, for soaring pit furnaces.

This work is to be erec.ed at the ew plant, of the Pittsburg Stel Co. at Moneven. YThe erection work will be started Monday? The same company hss awardi.l wtre onls' about 1.2W members in the union and now there are 2.70O members. On April 1. 10i7, an advance in wages of two cents an hour, which is in effect at the present time, was secured.

MORE TO BE GIVEN WORK. Notices have been posted at the plant of the Allegheny Steel at Taren-tum. announcing that, beginning next Sunday at midnight, the mill crews will work on six-hour turns. This will give all the idle employes of the company work week about. Heretofore the men have been given work only about every third week.

WANT jETTER STEEL RAILS. A disagreement has arisen between the steel rail manufacturers and the railroad 'managers regarding the 1H08 rail specifications. It is said that the United States Steel Corporation Has positively refused to fill orders for more than the M.Ofto tons awarded by the Pennsylvania Raiiroad several weeks ago, and that the officials of the Pennsylvania have started a movement to have the general managers of all the big railroad- of the country met to ontl'ne some plan to compel scale, which expires April l. for another year. This action will affect about 3.0m men Negotiations will be carried on with the Pittsburg Railways so that a definite answer in regard to the agreement can be given to.

the members of the union at the next meeting night. March 'M. Business Agent J. J. Thorpe, of Division water department was less than the cost of the department.

I do not think the water department should yield a net revenue to the city, bvit the rents ought to le high enough to meet the cost of the department. The operation of the filtration plant will add about to the cost of the water department this year." A majority of the mem tiers of the coun-cilmanie sub-committee on finance falied to meet with Mayor Guthrie yesterday afternoon and consequently there was only an informal discussion of a new citv other improver.nts to be listed in the bond propositions that are to bf submitted to the Another meeting is to be held tomorrow after- Xo. 85. Amalgamated Association of Found Dead in Chair. Brownsville, March 13.

Dr. B. J. English, aged about Tfl) years, was found dead in a chair in Ms office here this Street Klectrie Railway Employes of America, iu discussing the situation this morning, said: "'The meeting of the members if the executive board will be called Tuesday night and if the scale has not been signed bv that time commit morning. Deputy Coroner J.

T. Rosi is tee will be appointed to carry on ncgixi-' K'tMiiy be thru the conp-iny'rilV mailing nil Jli rufcrd ion. 1 I if utftl MlcJ was a son ol" Dr. H. J.

Ensli.h. of Jefferson towns-hip..