The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 17, 1912, Page 8

BY FRED L. BOALT on When the Mra, Jones fund was started, only a few days ago, It was| Jones, “and I'm aure | can’t thank worth the front page. Haasily. you enough.” jut Just about the time it got to Oh, don't mention ft,” you say going good things began to happen A then you naturally want to The world’s # * began hog} know just where the fund stands ging the front page. A crank took | Mrs. Jones ts, like the candidates @ pot shot at Teddy, It was spitied | for public office, “in the hands of all over the front page. The/her friends She recognizes that Ralkan states declared war on Tur-|you have a right to all the facts key, Front page, Philander Knox) Wel), it’s this way . CUT. Jcomes to town, plays golf, and tells! Here's a roof, Also, there are { =) what a nice man Taft ts, Front/interior walls, The Paraffine Paint page for Philander, The firemen/Co. ia giving these. There are RATE jw: the two-platoon system-and | front and back doors, with hinges jought to have ft, Front page for) and locks, all complete, The Pug Election DEN i is T S& |r two-platoon system Sound Building Co, is giving these. day's getting close, Front page for Good, #0 far, A roof, Interior politics walls, and doors are almost—tf not “Inside for you, Mra, Jones,” says | quite—a house, the managing editor, Just Wke| Then there is a bricklayer who that, “Inside for you,” he gays|makes this gratifying offer: If with his finger on the public puls®,! somebody will give the bricks 1 “Nicely, thank you,” eaye Mre. versity Ny Second Av. # ‘Oppost Fisher Co. WE STAND BACK OF OUR WORK) Hey!" tee lignes, to Te: will build the chimney,” ee jdy, atid Ke? Pe sirles, andl it begins to look more and more PAINLESS DENTAL WORK | Philander, and the Balkan states, /like a house CUT RATE PRICES and the two-platoon system, and; Nor must we forget to mention . Seay WET MCNS. politics, “Hey!” cries Mra. Jones,|/the carpenter who saya: "I will ‘quit your shoving! | put In a week's work on the house But all the big news stories|without charge. I could almost sneer and say: “You heard what! butid a little house In a week Ohie Cut Rate Other Dentists’ | Prices. | Prices $15 Set of Teeth. 8 the managing editor sald, didn't; And the laborer who says Guaranteed Best ........ you? ‘Inside for you, Mrs. Jones,’|“When the house f# built I will Charter Oak Heaters, Mod he said. We are most important,” |spade the den nights, It won't “It| cost Mre. Jones a cent.” And in addition to all this ma terial and labor, we have money real money—nearly $300 in hard cash—enough to buy the lot, per haps. It is excellent money—the ry best kind of money—nicke ee) boast the big news stories. Furniture Company. $ would be absurd to put you on the! $10 Set of Teeth. Guaranteed Fit ........... front page with us.” So Mrs. Jones bows to the Inev itable and retires to page 8. $8 Solid ye ‘dl $4 now, gentie and generous Porcelain Crown .......- re by now you have read the $5 Gold or Porcelain big news stories, Turn to sports, Bridge Work ' if you care for them. Turn again. “ ne iy Agree or disagree, as you please, Solid Gold Fillings, $1 Up) with the editorials. Laugh, if you : like, at the jokes. Mrs. Jones Is Silver Fillings, 50c Up [jamie and does, not mind being 12-Ye. WRITTEN GUARANTER | put off to the it. VEN ON ALL WORK |" And now— BASY PAYMENTS--Part dowa and) “Why, how do yuh do, Mrs. Ralases Te. payments Jones? ‘And how's the fund getting —I will carefully ft you with & pair of Toric lenses (like cut) for $4. Toric have a deep curve, presenting a neat, re fined appearance, —This price includes a scien tifle and sccurate examination with modern appliances. Bighteen years’ experience goes in every pair of glasses we make, Fourth year in Seattle. We are specialists in the conservation of vision. By to telligent m de of eye exam ination and In producing in our own factory on the premises RIGHT LENSES WHEN NEEDED ROBSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 460-462 ARCADE BLOG. FOURTH FLOOR. Everything in High-Grace Furs. Handsome, stylish, dependable furs are shown in complete sets, muffs and neck pleces made up fn the latest and most approved mod- els. Now ts the time to make your selection—with the advantage of our long-time credit plan. 1332-34 Second Ave., Neor Seattle's Reliable Credit House St 2 Day- of Tremendous Price Reductions ‘ND SATURDAY 2 Days of Tremendous Price Reductions —FRIDAY AND SATURDAY - IDAY The House of Coats Presents the Greatest Raincoat Bargain Event Ever Witnessed in Seattle i> THE REASON WHY: «<2 YOUR NEW FALL 65 C On the AND WINTER COAT IS HERE AT....... Dollar FORTY DAYS Of sunshine have overstocked us fully OVERSTOCKED Unseasonable weather compels tre- mendous PRICE REDUCTIONS. Su- » double service, all-weather coats men and women. English Slip-Ons — Raincoats — English Gaberdines Beginning Friday Morning at 8:30 Your Coat 65 ( Opportunity Is Here Till 10:30 Saturday Night at Just a Few Examples of Coat Bargains Priced Below Ladies’ and Misses’ Coats | A$7 50 Coat Bargain | Meu’s and Youths’ Coats Sizes 16 to 48. 30 per cent. Compél tremendous price reductions. Superb, double service, all- weather coats. on the Dollar Ladies’ English Slip-ons lat Double - Service Poplin Ext di 240 Men’s and Youths’ All- Coats, $12.50 to $15.00 gar- faor inary Weather Coats geod English an ments, priced at $15.00 $6.90 260 Ladies’ All-Weather Eng- lish Slip-ons and Superb Mo- hair Coats, $15.00 and $18.00 garments, priced at 360 Ladies’ $20.00 and $22.00 Superb I-Weather Double- Service Coats and English Slip- ons, priced at 1.90 450 of these Ladies’ and Misses’ $25.00 to $30.00 Superb Double- Service Coats; the new English Gaberdines and Double Texture English Slip-ons priced at Slip-ons, $12.50 Coats, priced at $6.30 375 Men's All-Weather English Slip-ons and Cravenette Over- $15.00 and $18.00 values, priced at $9.80 540 Men's Superb All-Double- Service Coats and English Silp-ons, Superb Combination Raincoats and Overcoats, $14.00 to $22.00 values, priced at 911.90 550 of these Men's and Youths’ $25.00 to $30.00 Superb Double- Bervice Coats, the new English Gaberdines and Double Texture Slip-ons, at $14.60 For men and women, Nifty tan Rubber Slip-ons, priced now $2.75 Boys’ Black) Girls’ Storm Rubber Storm) Capes, with Coats, snap| Storm Hoods; fine for school ape- buckles, priced special at service; cial at Boys’ and Girls’ English Stip- ons, $7.50 Coat, special at Alterations See Won. Free of derful Win- Charge dow Display 614 2nd Ave. 614 2nd Ave. Alaska Alaska Bidg. Bldg. “ HOW-DE-DO, MRS. JONES? AND HOW’S THE FUND?” |, for the most part, purses of the generous poor, A little more help and the prob lem is solved, Of course, if some body would give us @ lot, we'd atart building the house tomorrow koa living room, a bedroom and a Kitechen—three Uny, cozy roomm if someone would give some tum y, or plumbing, or money— quarters, or if one of you, more for that should happen, there's a ti |they’ve gone and got married and| can't help—and g drunken hugband | Whe GOEL, tured “Kad robe Poe | land finally went away—a tired iit tle old woman who scrubs floors In the Lumber Exchange for a living, who would be mighty glad. That would be your reward—the [knowledge that you had helped al |good woman, who has «iven excel lent service to the world and now }grown old, and that your help had jlightened her burden so that she could plod with better heart the last, short lap of her graveward | journey | Do it! Do it now! And Mre. | Jones, crowded off the front page to the “Inside,” will be seen no ‘more in these columns, She will be relegated to the limbo where re t stories that have been told to the end. = STS. od Oct. 17 from the om | in w fight yesterday al | fe won't be much of a house as houses | tree But In lieu of such bountiful help, 1arKe lreach the t of you would kick in with | Wa tunate than most, would mall ue a| Will see them nice, fat check—If something fike | !m & morkue WITH CONVICTS (My United Press Leased Wire) STHAMBOAT BPRINGS, Colo. ‘wo deputies were wound noon with the convicts that escaped from Wyoming state penitentiary last Saturday, After exchanging shots about an hour, the fugitives re od and managed to elude their pursuers Six of the prisoners are still at It is believed that in another two they will be able to notorious Hole-in-the i country of Wyoming. Marshal Hayes declares that tomorrow night back in the prison or day or ttle | a “aps oso loat ail bet te of them cy HEAVY WIND, BUT LITTLE DAMAGE The gale that swept over Seattle last night created lots of excite ment, but did very little damage Houseboats on Lake Union were considerably shaken up, and one, the Iola, oceupied by Robert Chap- man, Was swept away from ite an chorage and out on the lake, where it was rescued and towed back by neighbors. Half a dozen others broke loose, but none went very fur. A few are it were blown down and a plate glans window in the American Bank building, Madi son et. and Second ay., was broken The serials at the Marcon! wire less station at the university were blown down, putting the station out of commission. The gale did no damage along the water front Py PerTOAPRALEY, Oh, what has become of the crayon creations The cold. That used (o be seen tn each home in the land? The horrible pictares of buried relations With features forevermore amiling and bland? They hung near the whatnot in frames that were golden pe wae the graft of the agents, that’s all) gone ts the parlor so stuffy and olden, And gone ls the crayon that hung on the wall; clammy crayon, the gray, ghostly crayon, The horrible crayon that hung on the wall. Ite gone from our sight with the ugly wax flowers, ‘The chubby old album, the bright-tinted abells, The stereoscope photar we looked at for hours, The walnuts (all gilt) on which memory dwells. Thoee parlors were never good places to stay tn. They were dreary in winter and summer and fall; Yet sometimes | look for the ol4-fashioned crayon, The funny old crayon that hung on the wall; The stiff, ugly crayou, the fishy eyed crayon. Tho horrible crayon that hung on the wall! essa YOU'LL FIND IT HERE ~~ RI News of the Day Condensed for Busy People Subscribers to The Seattie Star Rill confer « favor by notifying Unie office a1 once of any fal! to eecure prompt + Gelivery of the attempt to subst for The Bea Tt te the desire of the teous and pros it your paper f™ arrive eny nicht by & @clock, Kigdly phone this @. tre Bt once Main 9400. Axk for the Circulation Devartmemt having undergone extensive re paire, will go to Bellingham today to load 1,400,000 feet of lumber for Calloa direct 4. ©. Charest, a structural iron! worker on the L. ©. Smith bulld ing, had his foot badly injured. At the Swedish hospital it was found |that some bones were broken. | G. PF. Birdseye, postoffice inepect- lor of the Seattle Spokane division, left for Portland pfter calling up-| }on Inspectors C. 1. Wayland and | H. D. Temple | Bs RARER * i Loe Angeles —Twenty years }® ago Sam Bond buried five $20 \® bills in a tin can, Returning | |® from Australia, he found \® chicken house above his j@ treasure trove It cost Sam |® $15 to recover the money. aeeteeeeee * Leen thik 8. 8. Mariposa, A, 8. Co., arrived jwith @ Jarge cargo of canned |aalmon and gold bullion. There lwas a big passenger list and a unique consignment of 20 live blue \foxes for St. John, N. B, | The Victoria arrived from Nome |with 622 passengers and $500,000 | worth of Alaska furs. 8, 8. Leola jnaw is expected today from Nome land 8t. Michael. |here, she will continue jan Francisco. down to S. 8. Minnesota left Nagasaki for Hongkong last Sunday. The |Hilonian reached Honolula yester: lday. Russian Bark California has just passed Dover en route to | London. KR RR KK tt * * Crew of the Lord Derby re- % fused to sail with too big a # deck load of lumber, and so * part of it is being discharged % before the ship leaves for the | Orient. * RARER REE Francisco Romero claims that he was robbed in a downtown hotel of $190 by a man that worked with him in an Alaska cannery this sum mer, | coomein H. C, Henry yesterday presented to the Washington State Art asso- clation one of Davis’ pictures of Alaska, It is considered one of the best in the recent exhibition and is valued at $400. The Wome Investigating league has started with over 100 members. Its object is to investi gate the records of political candi dates and submit the results to the public, eeeeeeeee - jthrough the open Schooner William seeetinghiitny | ator shaft, tosh jeano, Issuing from the pocket Wednesday evenings, starting No | Yember 20 The German steamships Alexan- dria and Sebara are bound for Pu | get sound, to load big shipments of} | flour, lumber and salmon for Bu rope and the west coast of South America. San Francisoo—@urr Mcintosh, actor, writer and photographer, ts recovering here today from injuries received Inst night when he walked door of an falling 20 feet. 1 ribe broken and aken up. had sev Was severely Rawlins, Wyo.—With 11 convicts who escaped from the state pent tentiary here still at large, posses are today searching the hilis 60 miles southwest of Rawling in an effort to locate the fugitives. NOT SUCH A BARGAIN “IT bought a fine mahogany piano yesterday for $50 from a neighbor woman.” “That's very cheap. She got the worst of the deal, didn't she?” “IL think not, Her busband ts a piano mover, and I had to hire him to move it.” San Francisco. don't drink, chew, smoke, swear, get grouchy or After unloading |!ook at other women,” declared E. Le Normand to Judge Graham in answer to his wife's divorce plea. “But he don't supy me,” replied the complainant. Divorce granted. Oakland, Cal—-To be compelled to constantly dodge butcher knives whenever his wife became peeved | and to be the target for Juicy bowls of stewed tomatoes, are not first alds to conjugal bliss, according to Herman W. Otto, who asks a di voree. ‘ Los Angeles —A miniature vol- of Frank Crutebfield, chauffeur, caused bystanders to roll him in the str Frank's pipe started the trouble, He's in the hospital, NATURAL GAS BLAINE, Oct. 17.—Natural car- bon monoxide gas was discovered near here the other day on the Ketchal ranch by well drillers {n search of coal oil. This is consid. ered by engineers as a very val- uable find. When ignited, the gas gives a six-foot flame, CELEBRATE NEW SERVICE EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 17.—With song and dance the inhabitants yes terday celebrated the opening of through fnterurban service to Port land, which was obtained by build ing an extension of the Oregon Electric railway from Albany to Lectures upon European cities|Kugene, Studer j f a >, its of the University will be siven by Miss Van Kirk at/of Oregon will now have easy ee! the First Presbyterian church on|ceas into the metropolis, | _THE SEATTLE STAR HURT IN FIGHT | 7 vs “FAIR TO MIDDLIN’, THANK YOU KINDLY, SIRS”| lFrederi ck & Nels > Mein: | |Women’s New Long Cog $25.00 $35.00 $45. Semi-Fitting and Loose Models —some of the most attractive values and sn artest styles ¢ which includes ¢ plain-tailored styles as well as the popular demi- and fg fects. The Boucles, Diagonals, Cheviots and Imported Coatings of excellent grades in black, navy-blue gray and new 845.00. —e — fom, Full-Fashioned Black Silk-Lisle Hos; Special 35c Pair Three Pairs for $1.00 IUM-WEIGHT Silk-lisle of very good, quality, made jp ashioned style, with 4-inch garter welt and high spliced Prettily fin with lavender-color Special values at $1.00 for three pairs, or one pair for $e Pies 3 has yet offered are in these new shipments materials are brown, pleagi 25.00, two-tone combinations. Price heel, double sole and toe. |W ~~~~~~~~20 0 eee es | Women’s Evening Slippers, $3.00 Pair OMEN’S Pumps and Strap Slippers for evening wear, in Patent Leather, | Suede and Satin, made with light-hand-turned sole and Cuban heek j and widths, $3.00 pair. " Boys’ Water-proof Boots, with Goodyear welt sole and tan calf upper. Just the Shoe for school and outdoor wear. Sizes 10 to 2, $3.50 pair; 24%4 to 5%, $4-00 pair. Cozy Bath Robes TIER than ever” seems to apply to all the new cep® E Robes, however modestly priced, and we have rarely@f es offered a larger selection of fabrics, models and prices. jortmen are now at their widest, and now is the best time to choose; At $3.95 —an excellent assorfment of Bath Robes of good quality cloth, made with large square collar trimmed with ribbon a Dutch neck, also high neck style with turnover collar, The of color-combinations includes: Delft-blue and tan Gray and pink Cardinal and tan Tan and midnight. Navy and tan Pink or light-blue with white Rose and white Navy and red | Medium-blue and white eiderdown in square neck Also at $3.95, Bath Robes of wool and gray, made in coat style, with ribbon. stitched satin I) ] ° ° . English Porcelain Dinnerware Special 10c Piece A SPECIAL offering for Friday—Tea Cups and Saucers of fine grade English Porcelain in plain ovide shape, decorated with three gold lines and gold edge, special 10¢ each. 7-inch Tea Plates, 8-inch Breakfast Plates and 9- inch Dinner Plates, special 10¢ each. —cninaware section if | | [ Window Shades Made to Order— 4...) picor, Annex ] Timely Blanket Specials — HITE Cotton Sheet Blankets with | White Cotton Sheet Blankets ™ over-cast edges, without border, size | or pink borders, size 64x76 64x76 inches, special 95c pair. 95e pair. Sample Blankets, slightly | handling, in Wool and mixed” | Cotton qualities specially ance. Bi White Cotton Sheet Blankets with pink or blue border, size 72x80 inches, special $1.15 pair. | a) Cocoa Door Mats Specially Priced B' forearmed against damage to your rugs from muddy shoes by taking ad of these special values tomorrow: a Cocoa Door Mats, size 14x24 inches, spe- Size 20x33 inches, special clal 40¢. ‘ Size 16x27 inches, special 6O¢. Size 18x30 inches, special T5¢. eel Special Prices on Small Axminster Rugs Three sizes in Axminster Rugs, in a variety of colorings and patterns, 36x72, $2.85. —Second Size 16x27 inches, extra bi cil border, special 90¢. i] priced as follows: 27x54, $1.35. 27x60, $1.65, The Ohio Steel ) og 1E Ohio Range is one of the most bers of our large family of good played on the Third Floor, and is the years of specializing in the manufacture 0 steel ranges. The Ohio embodies all improvements for perfect cooking and economy of fuel —gives the maximum of efficiency and moderate price. The cut shows the newest model @ practical and handsome dress of plain Price, with 16-inch oven, $50.00, With 18-inch oven, $55.00. With 20-inch oven, $60.00, The above prices include water comm