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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917. THE EVENING ENTERPRISE. PQtfGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, ‘ ^ M. SHWARTZ & e0‘ W e w ill refund the fu ll purchase price o f any suit or overcoat purchased from us between June l l t b and Sept. 1st, 1S17, to any TT„„T, drafted for tt»e war on or before Se^t. 1st, 1917. Mid-Sammer Clearance Annual Qearance of all ■ Spring and Summer Suits ts now in progress at the Ltve S t o r e - F a l l stocks will sooiLJarrive and room must he 2: made'for them. ' From 20 to 25 per cent, is the * saving on many of our fancy suits. This means several lots of $15.00 Fancy Suits—N ow.. .$11.25 $1S.00 Fancy Suits—^Now.. .$13.95 $20.00 Fancy Suits—^Now.. .$14.95 This is a great opportunity for thrifty buyers. DepfrtS Special Prices on Wash Suits ACITY CLERK HEARS MANY : SAD STORiK At Least Albany Offi cial Says So In Report at Glens Falls Convention SOME INDISCREET 1 Broken lots of Orfords—black, tan, white—good fljn QC sizes and w idths—Values $4-00 and $4.50 ................... I Regal Tan Oxfords $3.65 August buying at the Live Store means nKmey saved. Special price Reductions on All Furnishings. Watch Our Windows. M. SHWARTZ & CO. The Home of Good Clothes Stetson Hats— Metric Shirts— Regal Shoes DRESS BARGAINS Buy for Fall NOW while the buying is good. SERGEG GABARDINES and POPLINS in navy, brown. Burgundy, green and black. One lot of brown and white checks. $6.00 Dresses for .............. $3.75 $14.00 Dresses for .............. $10.98 $SrX> Dresses for ................ $5.00 $15.00 Dresses for...............$11.98 $10:00 Dresses for .................. $6.75 $18.00 Dresses for...............$1298 $12.50 Dresses for .............. $9-98 GET ONE TODAY. To Publish Their Stor ies Sometimes Would Serve No Good Pur pose Says Pugh N e x t to the conresslonal, we know of no person who is th e custodian of m o re of the secrets of life’s t r a g edies and hum a n ity’s frailties th a n the city clerk,” declared City C lerk D a v id E. Pngh., of A lbany, in h is re p o r t as chairm a n of th e leg is lativ e com m ittee to th e an n u a l con vention of th e C ity C lerks of th e S tate of N3W 'York, in d e n s F a lls. \To him these confidencies are sacred, and be is m o s t scrupulous ■of t h e i r po.-?3ession,” continued Mr. P u g h . It is not beyond th e realm of possibility th a t he called upon to issue a m a rriag e license to a cou ple. highly respected i n . t h e com m u n ity in which th e y have lived fo r m a n y years as m a n and wHe. U s u a l ly such instances are th e re s u lt of critical illness, and f e a r of a p p r o a c h - irg death m a k e s strong th e desire for atonem e n t. “Y o u r p e o p le, a n d som e tim e s those of m a t e u r e r j'ears, are indiscreet as well as ig n o ran t, and What city clerk has n o t listened to the old, old story, p itfu lly and pathetically told hy some confldins girl, th e lig h t and hope of som e h o m e !” M r. P u g h , discussing th e p rim a r y object o f th e m a r r iag e license law, w h ich is to p rev e n t by publicity illegal and u n d e s irable m a rr iages, declares th a t publicity in such cases w o u ld serve no good purpose end they should be guarded as se- W ith respect to illegal and un desirable m a rr iages, how e v er, Mr. Pugh declares th a t “publicity is u n - qvestiona/bly th e best d e terren t, th e Telephone 2646 894 Main Street FOOD THAT IS FIT aiadl Girill IR©®m Q U A L I T Y FIRST 219-221 Main Street Ladies Entrance: 6 and 8 W a shington Street. PLUMBING—HEATING-TINNING RIGHT MATERIALS—RIGHT W ORKM ANSHIP- RIGHT PRICES. This means the diffierence between a poor job and an ex pensive piece of work, and a good job at the right price. KIRCHNER k STRAIN 14 hlECHANIC STREET. PHONE 558-J. ELECTRIC FANS PHONE QUINN 2657 He Will Bring One Quickly. rUlil]' ©. 3.7 wt. ‘ For vacation days ifs all right to have some clothes a little out of the common, a trifle smart and pro nounced. Get away from the prosaic conventions of regulation business dress- Some novel straws, $2 to $5; special sport coats, $10 to $14, White or fancy flannel trousers, gay socks, live neckwear, and shirts that hseve backed the rain bow off the map. Throw a bomb into the camp of commonplace con ventionality. WM.S. BEDELL 363 and 365 Main Streei fe a r of detection and exposure b e ing stro n g w ith law - e v a d e rs in any direction. “ T h e publication, how e v er, of all m a rriag e licenses,” he says, “ and th e av a ilab ility of all m a r r iag e re c ords to th e public g e n e rally, m ay re s u lt in g r e a t h a r m , hum iliation and suffering, as is p a t e n t to eveiy city clerk from his own experi- \T h e g r e a t b a n e of an oflBce of th is c h a r a c t e r are th e busybodies, scandal-m o n g e r s and gossips. As a fo r m e r new s p a p e r w o r k e r, it is w ith very g r e a t p ride th a t I can, state th a t w e y e t have to record th e first breach' on confidence on th e p a r t of a m e m b e r of th a t honored and pu b lic-serv in g profession. Some of o u r m o s t difficult and delicate cases have been p a r tl y know n to then and lest they should attem p t ‘sto ry ’ on im m a ture in f o n n a ticn , \i have given them full details, leavini in en tire, confidence, the m a t t e r to th e i r h o n o r and ju d g m e n t.” W ith reference to th e new law req u ir in g citv clerks to com p e l yuong couples applying fo r a m a r r iag e li cense to take oath th a t th e y are not afflicted w ith a v e n e ral disease, M r. Pugh states th a t “ the th o u g h t of b rin g in g a subject of th is ch a racter to th e atten tio n of an innocent and virtu o u s w o m an was rep u g n a n t, and open rebellion was threatene'd, some clerks declarin g th a t they w o u ld re sign r a t h e r th a n com p ly w ith it? p r o visions.” M r. P n g h p o in ts o u t th a t the law was recom m e n d e d by th e state health commissioner as a result of [ staitnug reyelalion regarding the prevalance of these diseases and tbeir sericwis effect upon the health of the people. “ T h a t its ad m in istra tion is embarrassing must be ad - mfttecL,” says M r. P u g h , “b u t , it b e ing th e law, an d we being sw o rn public officials, i t is our duty to a d m in ister it w ith o u t ques^on. R e fo r m s of all ch a racter oftim e s call fo r g r e a t personal sacrifice, and we feel sure th a t no one of us w ill be found w a n tin g in th is respect. (Mr. P u g h declares t h a t t h e p r e s en t m a rriag e law , in its essential featu res, is satisfactory, an d m a k e s a p lea fo r uniform m a rr iag e laws th ro u g h o u t all th e states. SCEMES A t ' WAR PRISON CAMP “SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.” The health of th e prisoners is •carefully ' guarded a t th e camp. C9eanliness ptrevents disease s<> while th e prisoners are having th e ir show er b a th their clothes are disinfected in a steam boiler. 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 1 SCHOOL ARMY Children W i l l H e l p Teach War Economy sit Fairs This FaU IN FO O D DRIVE G. A. R. IN BOSTON TODAY MOVING — STORAGE Furniture and pianos stored in a clean, dry stoT^c; we move house hold goods anywhere—no distance too long for us—Prices are reasonable. EIGHMIE EXPRESS Telephone 108 323 Main St. PIANOS TUNED Repairing and Overhauling. Player Pianos and Grande a speclaity. BORiS M. ROSE, 9 Lexington Avenue. Tel. 2283«J Hickok Music Co., 358 Main Street. Tel 227. 65-note player made t« 88-note playser In r r k r l iny c d to whatever require) the lady elegantly and com fortably attired for summer. 311 Mm Street. Close at noon Saturdays. National Encampment to Assemble 8,000 to 1 0 , 0 0 0 Veterans “M ITY ISTOE” BliKND COFFEE 21c lb. 5 lbs, $1.00 l>elivered Anywhere. It wm Suit You or Your Money Back. A. P. LUHRS COFFEE ROASTER 380 Main Street ^ ^ / M ANY A R R I V E Boston, Aug, 20.— -Between 8,000 and 10,000 G. A- R. v e teran s are ■ h e r e today fo r th e ir N a tional R e - 'union and Encampment. 'Memibers t f the Navy M edal H o n or I.eague, w h ich will bold its con vention in coniunxjtion w ith the G rand A rm y , b ^ n arriv in g y e s ter day an d m o s t of them w e re h e r e this m o rning, from all p a r ts of the country. E v e r y arran g e m e n t fo r th e com - 'fo r t of the -veterans has been m ade. Boy scouts will act as guides. Am o n g the prom inent v e teran s arriv in g today w e re C o m m a n d e r- in -C h ief of th e G rand Arm y , W il liam J. P a tterso n , of Pittaiburg, P a .; Senior vice-com m a n d e r, W . H. W o rstead, of K a n s a s City, Mo., and Ju n io r vice-com m a n d e r, E. A. R u ss, of Ne-sv O rleans, La. T h e v e teran s w ill ^ be officially welccymed to th e city to n ig h t a t a g e t - t o g e th e r m e e ting. ’ W ith th is country on th e eve of active m ilitary p a r ticip a tio n in th e 17 a r , th e G rand A rm y reunion h a s , new and seriou^.-Signif taken on Ica-nce. prt latlng the work of the Grand lAng the country in ways ed on will be one Ina portant result of the gathering of yeieiraaB. I t is probable th a t some plan fo r to be decidi I c o o rdinating ; Arm y in aidAi Washington, August 30.— ^Uncle Sam h a s ju s t recru ited and trained an arm y of 800,000 A m e rican boys an d girls, w h o will b e on d u ty a t state and county fairs every w h e re th is fall. T h e ir w o rk now consists of h e l p ing th e i r fath e rs an d m o th e rs p r e serve, irick-le, dry and can th e en o r mous surplus of America’s war gar dens. T h e ir w o r k a t th e fairs ^ i l l consist of p r a c tical d e m o n s tr a tic ^ 'o f m e thods. H It is estim a ted th a t th is juvenile arm y w ill e.xhibit its prowes^' an d prod-ucte to about 20,000,000 Aineri- Tliey will lie tlie principal traction at the series of Pood T r a i n ing C am p s th e D e p a rtm e n t of A g r i cu ltu re is organizing fo r every sec tion of th e eoUntry for late A u g u st, September and October. The boys and girls in tb is g reat food d r iv e are tb e m em b e rs of the thousands o f boys’ and g ir ls ’ clubs organized by and w o r k ing u n d e r the direction of the U n ited S tates D e p a r tm e n t of A g r iculture. The- n a tio n a l h e a d q u a rters is at W a s h ington -with a specialist of the juvenile extension dep a rtm e n t charge, B ach day a t th e F o o d T raining cam p s th e children w ill can an d dry food pro d u c ts in different ways, giv ing th e public a co r rect idea as tc how. i t should be done. T h e p a r ti c u la r boys an d g i r l s who w ill d e m o n s trate fo r th e sta t e col leges oef a g r icu ltu r e and f o r th e gov ernm e n t, are now being chosen th ro u g h a series of com p e titive t e s ts in practically every comm u n ity in tb e country. These contests are be ing held in th e echocrls, a t c o m m u n ity fairs and picnics, an d a t o th e r p-ub- lic gatherings. Only th e w in n e r s in th e larg e r local contests, who have shown by th e i r -work th a t th e y are capable of disch a r g in g t h e ta s k s th e governm e n t w ill give them , -will be p e r m itted t o d e m o n s trate a t th e F o o d T rain in g Cam p s. In ad d itio n to th is th e g irls -will conduct exhfbita and dem o n s trations on hom e b a k ing, c o o k ing, m e thods of arran g in g th e canned a n d preserved foods in to h ^ a n c e d m e n u s fo r the fam ily, efficient hom e m a n a g e m e n t, an d g a r m e n t m a k ing. The boys in ad d itio a t o thei in tb e field of canning an d drying, ■vrill c o n d u c t e x h ibits-on p o u ltry h.us- bandry, and th e ra isin g of farm crops, an d dem o n s trations w ith farm anim a ls such, as calves, p ig s , sheep and horses. Logic and Common Senro. Woman’s inaptttude for reasoning h*i5! not prevented her from arriving at traih; nor has man^ ability to rea son inrevented Mm frwn floundering In absurdity. Logic is one thing and common, sense another. ( 1 ECKF 0 R $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 M c A d o o Signs It — U. P. First Pasrment On Loan to Britain THE STOCKHOLM CHINA STORE IRYING P. FAVOR, Successor. 306 Main Street QUALITY AND SERVICE \ DEPENDABLE GOODS DOBBS STUDIO p i a n o f o r t e c l a r i n e t S9 Cannon St. Poughkeepsie OTHER BIG ONES W a shington, Aug. 20.—The largest check ever issued in th e world heis been returned to th e U n ited S tates Treasury, paid and -cancelled. The check for two hundred m illion dol lars was rigned by S e c retary of the a^easury William G. MoAdoo, and represented th e first paym e n t on the loan of th e U n ited S tates to G reat B ritain. O ther large checks which have been signed by S e c r e tary McAdoo within the last six m o n ths are one | for $l'0fi,'000,<>0'0 to F ran c e and one \ for ^KKl.IKKljfiOfi to Italy. Num erous j other smaller checks ranging from $1,00<),(KK). to $75,0fi(>,fi0'0 have been ' signed as loans to our allies. j Previous to January, 1917, the larg - i est check th a t had ever been signed! by a S e c retary of th e 'Treasury o f ' the U n ited States was one for $40,- CK)0,<)0<) in i>a,yinent for the riglits of tke French Panama Canal Company for the privilege of constructing the' P a n a m a Canal. The next la r g e s t , cheek was for $'25,000,000 in paym e n t for th e D a n is h W e st Indies. W h e n th e trea ty ceding th e islands to the U n ited S tates, was signed it contained a clause calling for pay m e n t of t h e . e n tire am o u n t in gold. W h en it came tim e for th e Danish m inister to collect for th e Islands, the T reasury was ready to m ake the paym e n t in gold, ibnt the perplexed m inister found th a t th e re were hard ly enough wagons in W a shington to haul $25,<K)0,'000 in gold, and finally, after m u ch cabling betw e en officials, he consented to take a d raft for the am o u n t, to ’he placed at the credit of Ms governm e n t. i IF YOU THINK of the time yet this year to enjoy white shoes and pumps, and consider what the prices will be next year— you will hasten to take advantage of our present low prices on fine white footwear. MILLER’S PETER MILLER & SONS 131 Main Street The House of Better Shoes PACK UP YOU! TROUBLES in your ol Laundry and—send th | to us. Your 1 gest househl troubles the vdays are cl tained in t| bunch of fan soilables acci^ ulate^d e a | week. So don our versj of tbe allies.-^o and — heed tl moral. Telephone 7j COURTNEY'J L A U 1 S K > R Y . Sligktly Used 1917 SilTH MOTOR WHEEL With Bicycle TOYO PANAMA HATS, $1.95 A staple style. Regular $3.50 value. Rather than carry them over we are giving you this wonder bargain. We will show you how to serve the hat in new condiition for next season’s wear. pre- Don't Miss This Sizes Complete Now. f MAtM APaP HUBERT *■ ZIMMER lE W E O tY l A surprising latitude iiJ price. I j I One quality—genuine. HUBERT ZIMMER Z7^. Main Street. The H M X M A R IC Store r STRAW HA’ ’$1.00 Hats for ___ $1.25 Hats fo r . __ $1.50 Hats for ___ $2.C0 Hats fo r . ___ $3.00 Hats for ........ ,$5.00 Hats for ____ j $5,00 Panamas for. I $6.00 Panamas for. Aiflrettes From Indta. whieh we get oar osridch pin When captured, the birds become tame. They are fed npon fksb. prized aigrettes. The aigrette h moved wttbont the least Injury tt bird. India seems to be the country In whirii aignefetes can h tained without killing the mother for her plumes. A t G reatly Reduced Price Guaraarteed in Perfect BIG S P E O A L Condition A L L F O R $ 1 .0 0 G I N D E L E ’ S IF DELIVERED, $1.05 3 1-2 Lbs. Gran. Sugar- • .33 Motorcytde, Bicycle . and Sporting Goods Store 3 cakes Lenox S o a p ---- .18 1 Aargo Com Starch- • .07 Can Condensed .14 3S4 MAIN STREET i ©cts* »•••••••• Large Bottle Blue- - • • • - .10 Large Bottle Amsnonia- • .10 Large Box M atches- - - - .05 Bag T a b le S a lt................... -05 IsiaMaafsiafaiaaEEia^ j C O LU M N B O O K S 1 $1.15' C A S T O N G U A y i From I ^ CASH GROCER- 2 Cohumis EstabKshed 1911. '■ 1 36 C olumns 1 THOBASJ. ZIMMER, Jr. GEIfBRAL CONTRACTOR • ^ Concrete. The Pierce-Ambler | 36 Street, Room 25. [ 1 Compahyj 1 1 366 Main Street 1 PpugM^epsie, N. Y. FRANK VAN 259 Main Street 7-Jewel Elgin 20-Year Guaranteed Cs . $12.00 Value. : See them in the window. ip / m Q | L. c o r 187 MAIN ST. THE LEADER OF A L | MOTORCYCLES. ■ See It at 237 Main Street. | EDWARD RYAN. WM. F. CANTY - HEATING, TINNING, JOBBI n I Cornices, Skylight and Meta Ceifings, Roofing, Leader and Gutter Work. . 129 THOMPSON STREET, L Phone 1450-J. Po’keepeie,- N .|
