The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 19, 1914, Page 2

823 Third Ave., ness in Seattle. ORMI 4 who cared for him a, was filed here. in life living in Minneapolis, Mima. Worlds Cheverest Baby Elephant NAPOLEON ‘Winest AN Apes YEBUER CAN TO 177m, waKone mn BO NATIONAL PIANO MFRS. CLOSED OPEN FOR Collections Only We are going to close out our reta‘l bus After disposing of present stock will do wholesale business only. WAIT Wait for the announcement of this mam- moth sale of elegant Grand Pianos, Player Pianos and every description of high-class pianos at 35c on the dollar. The slaughter will be such that every piano, player piano or grand piano seeker will Gasp for Joy Jut as soon as we have gone over this great stock and MARKED DOWN all the prices in plain figures, we will be ready to close it all wat. Watch the papers. NATIONAL PIANO MFRS. 823 Third Ave., Near Marion St. R SLAVE WILLS) ESTATE TO WOMAN) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Mo., June Sal slave's gratitude to a pte’ critical illness several anh post shown when the will of James - Patton le! et | tneurance, several! dollars in a bank and a Pac for governor of California, witli talk on “The Need of Unity in the! the Socialist| and lot to Miss Edith Raines, St. Joseph school teacber, | Reem Fiat For Rent - Lawedry Tray; Lawn; Gas Rewge; Porches; ‘Wiew; Low Ment. Good Neighbortc wd. flock straggled TU Washington St. Beacon 195. |""** Near Marion St. { | ‘PEACEMAKER TO GIVE AN ADDRESS | TO SOCIALISTS A Richardson, soctalist candi- Socialist Party” at temple, Tis Olive st., Sunday under the auspices of Jam, | Fourth ward locai. so ato and J. Stitt Wilson, yor of Berkeley, Cal, Motley of Idaho, national scommitteemen of the socialist party, pare in this city meeting with the jcomialttees of both factions, toward reconstructing the socialist party of | Wasbington. CARRIER. BIRDS FLY the LA CROSSE, Wis, June 19 Seven carrier pigeous belonging to M. E. Pransens, Greeg Bay, which were released here by the agent ot j tre Wells-Fargo Express conmpany, reached their destination after « flight at the rate of 49 miles an | ——— FACTORIA RESIDENT SAYS STAR ‘OVERDREW’ PICTURE ‘hour. The distance between La | Crosse and Green Bay, ox the crow | fies, to approximately 200 mites The first pigeon reached Green | Pay five hours and ten minutes j efter it started its flight here. The other followed 15 minutes Inter while the remainder of the in a few hours ———— | HIGH SCHOOL BARS DANCING BULL BROS. Pri Ike other Banks, t required to carry bonds and cash re serve for the purpose of pa tne depositors their money ‘when {t 1s demanded. 412% ts the rate of interest, com- pounded semt-annunily, that is ‘eredited to each account in The Bank for Savings Third Ave. at Pike. aters +sAIN 1042 | jern dances DEDHAM, Mass., Jone a —For | the first time in the history of the | high school here, the annual recep- tion and dance tendered to the senior class by the juniors was abandoned The canceling of the event was | called off after several meetings of ® committee appointed by the jJuntors to decide whether or not | the dance could be conducted suc- | cessfully withont any of the mod- The maxixe, the one step, hestta-| tion waltz, Argentine tango and the| lame dnck were forbidden by Wil-| |Ham D. Sprague, the principal. The | seniors were not only disappointed | but indignant. | THIS TROUT FARM A | REAL MONEY-MAKER | WETMORE, Mich., June 19.—A |novelty in upper Michigan Is « | brook trout farm. It is # practical, money-making industry jat from 75 conte | Marketable trout | quart r of @ pound up, to $1 @ pound AT THE THEATRES Metropolitan—M etropolitan Stock Players in “A Butterfly on the Wheel.” Moore—Dark Seattle—Dark. ) means to rest firmly AT A 40-MILE cLIP | TANGO, LAME DUCK)? The farm |‘ is @ ready market for brook trout!" weigh from one | STAR—FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1914. A THE STAR'S HEN EDITOR HAS NEARLY LOST HIS MIND OVER Does a setting ting of eggs Does 4 sitting hen set on a setting hen set on a set hen alt on a sit ting of exe After wading through word rrespondence fron # on the perplexing os when sit or set on Star's hen editor toda began tearing his {hair and threatening the lives of jthe whole staff They took him to Stellacoom where he is cackling now at the top of his voice Will Never Be Settled bate uit of an ar ted by two n no ar the other morn of reade question, “I exns’” The yelled suddenly stant The gume a Phis ing in tt # the re preety y av One of them bet the other $6. Then they asked The Star to set tle it The Star wishes the gentlemen were in China Before the hen editor was “took he declared he knew the questior hever would be settled | The correspondence at hand proves everything tmaginable One writer proves that “set" ts right; then he proves that in wrong and that “sit” Is the onl: Prove It Every Way The writers prove it by Krammar and geometry, trigonometry, chem fetry and astronomy—prove it both ways Now, then, gather ‘round and listen to ‘em Tay MRS. ALICE VINSOT, 1274 Re publican st.—The hen sits on a set | ting of cege. MYRTLE SCHOLINE, 1419% Fourth av.—The hen sets. Setting that ts to say for « certain lehgth of action quite different from ordinary sitting ? NICHOLS, Plymouth lefinition of “sit Webster's dictionary is “the act of sitting | mar STHIS SIT-SET PROPOSITION MRS, G. M, BUCK Phe hen sits on the hen sets on the exer ANACORTES SUBSCRIBER Toit, nowt Wash, But the She sits on a setting of exes. O. Lo TRUBSDELL, Co. G, 14th Infantry, Fort Lawton—-Sit, not net The use of the verb “wet” for “sit in such expressions as, “The hen is setting on t “ A wetting ben, ete, although colloquially ce » und sometimes tolerated In serious writing, is not to be approved, Sit To cover and warm egg» for hatching, as a fowl; to breed, as a sitting hen. Saye Both Are Correct H. WILLIAMS, 1914 Westlake Both a rect. A ben site on a nest an exe. A bricklayer sets or lays a brick on a wall. The hen sets (understood) on a nest ee lays or lays an egg H letter Dissie, 5209 Leary av. has bis arranged t like a g As we had any use wo t print am for ft—b never grammar aides, it's too But he divides and subdivides his argument that Biddy both sets and sits He calls on all the Christendom to prove has Old Sol doing eve be Hore his letter We're Off author it, ev to Steilacoom SIT-—To be ced: to perch; t rest on th hannehes, to brood. To be placed: Notice the differ ence of a hen “to place” herself and to be placed” after her having placed herself To perch Plainly “to remain seated.” (Thowe not having seen atire show, please perch, aa it be gins again immediately.) To rest on the haunches main seated.” To brood the esas. “To re To remain seated on . HEM keeey yew! Whoop! oft to Stetincoon a! We're | | | ) | | Fontaine Editor The Star: As a resident jtention to some misstatements in lyour issue of June 12 regarding the “$12,000 schoolhouse.” In the first place, how far are we from civilization? Factoria Is near- jer Pioneer square than some of the outlying districts of West Seattle, Green Lake and Ravenna, The dreams of bygone days may never materialize, but what ts keeping | Factoria from being one of the most beautiful suburbs of Seattle? Only jlack of mck of chenp and efficient trans What Thin Folks Should Do to Gain Weight | Physician's Advice For Thin, Unde- veloped Men and Women ople suffer f weak nerves |r having advertiaed h-makers, food-fads, physical culture stunts and rub-on creams, reslicn themmelves to life long think nothing skinniness and i aieknens « }is at Wetmore, Alger county, and strengthening — the nerves is owned by William and Victor ery In called Cox, merchants giving, fat Cox Brothers permit fishing on |? an conthined in thie their preserve, charging 50 cents paration, which is en @ pound for all trout caught. There | on ge a olutely harmless, in J expensive and A month's ould produce ine of Barge! nd strength digestion and macy and Bartell Drug Co, and other Teading druggists sup Margo! and any there ty a large demund for tt While this preparation has splendid ulte as a nerve vitalizer, It shoul: ervouN people unless th least 10 pounds Cc assic Dancer Has a Place on Women’ s Achievement Program CHICAGO, June 18.—Progressive women who are holding the Wom an's Congress of Women's Achieve ments {n Chicago believe that dancing in an. important part of woman's education, and they have given a prominent place program {o Mixes Evan 8. Fontaine Miss Fontaine's greatest achleve- ment is her fantastic Eygptian dance which she calls “Danse des Ombres.” lof Factoria I wish to call your at-| | portation Once this is gained, and a reliable real estate firm, with suffictent capital to back up a good thing Factoria will grow and prosper. The schoolhouse grounds, con- sisting of two abres, were purchased for $1,000, not $2,000; the school- house itself $7,000, not $12,000, The school board did not make the first investment in F¥ctoria, many lots having been sold before that time, In the matter of roads we are sad- ly neglected, through no fault of our own. A 45-minute ride all the way arodnd the lake via Renton lands us at the union depot There are no farmers at Factoria, las land ts too valuable for general |farming. When the school term |closed this year there were 18, not seven pupils Who would think of abandoning the new schoolhouse and return to the old one? JOHN BUNTING, BEACHY WRITES AND DANCES IN NEW YORK, June 19.—At a height of 100 feet, Lincoin Beachey traced his initiates in the air with his new biplane at Brighton Beach race track. This was by far the mi daring feat he has yet attempt- ed, ae It necessitated a large number of steep “banks” while close to the ground. Then he commenced to waltz, hesitate and dip as the band played “This ts the Life,” He followed with a race with Barney Oldfield for one mile, wihch was won by the automo. bile in 53 seconds, on the} HIS | AEROPLANE} PAGE 2. Coast. w'nd-up. $4.00 White N nearly all mpe for women tn d tan calt arly Palr Rabtes’ 500 Net lored woft Shoes; patent leather, «ra or blue tops Minton’ Chitdr Me $4.00 st for «ro patent colt, MBiucher heel, Goodyear all Big Girle «irts $1 Men's $4.00 Work Sho full double hing extra, Men's $5.00 Work Shoes, vince ARROW co. Form | (Reanghal Jim, which fen't his reat name, is & Seatie man, who, after « career of many youre ae & crook, quit the game and bas been traveling straight ever since Me's In the livery Dusiness now. voting well.) BY SHANGHAI JIM When I was in “the business,” ae you might say, if you wanted to kind of soften up the fact that you used to be a crook, I never fell very strong for inside Soba. There's always a chance for the unexpected to happen in a house, where the Iny of things fs more or less unfamiliar. | 1 Mked it much better to start | transactions In the open with a good gun and a scafed man to deal with. And most of the men T've stuck up were scared. Once in a while you meet the cool- headed guy and he's the one to look steady for. He'll hand you something with a third of a chance, Times looked bad for me that yoar, the fall of 1904, I believe. T bad been pinched and had to slip a thousand to the two cop- pers who grabbed me in order to square myself, After that they bled me and I bad just about enough for my meals. It was tough to see those giom my hard-earned coin. But it was either that or the lock step for mine, and I chose | — to stay in the fresh air. I figured | could give my cop- a4 Fen yl the slip if I could house job—so I rene hay My chance came all of a sud- den. One night I was passing a house out on Queen Anne hill, and heard a yourg fellow and a girl talking inside a sort of a vine-covered porch. “It was lovely of th» society to raise all that money for poor old mother,” said the Jane. “Now we can have the operation and maybe she'll get well. My, $500 is a lot of money to bave around the house, isn't it? I'll put it in ——————— If Dollars Are Worth Saving—This Is Sure- ly Your Stare $20 quartered oak China Closet, my price $10 quartered oak Table, fumed, my $13 Library colora, my price is : ' Mather went my price. O10 price ‘ $2 Metal Bed, three different half $15 Oak Rocker, fumed, In fact, I save you 30 per cent and more. AND 26 different rel are represented SH. Poynor ‘The Economy 1831 FOURTH A on Retween Pikd and Pine ioe eagaitan et June 30th will be the last day. ae $2.45 ladies $3.50 Oxfords and Pumps tn $5 patent 19¢ 19¢ Milwaukee big stiffs | forced at once. 45 stock. only Any Single Trousers valu wing Mary owed er $7 Diixed erly the bank tomorrow. What? No, silly, I haven't. It's in my room.” | Hmmmm! Say, that sounded like a gold strike to me, I strolled | on by and came back later when the guy had left his girl. Tt wasn't mach of a trick to get to the second-mory window of the room I had spotted as the girl's by her shadow on the blind. She was asleep, just as I fig- ured. 1 wanted to get by without waking her, if | could, but I knew I could make ber keep still, even if ahe did come to. The money was easy. 1 took it on my first guess. Down in a lot of clothes and things tn the bot- tom dresser drawer, in the far } lefthand corner. A fine bunch of | bills, done ap fn a leather bill ok, It looked pretty soft 1 was kinda slipping myself along for the girl woke up. Gad! she was a pretty Jane Blinked her blue eyes a minute window when the and never cheeped when she canght sight of me Nerve? Lots of it “I suppose,” she said, “that you're a burglar “Well, little girl,” says I, “I reckon that's about the name for it. Just keep still now, and I | won't bother you none.” “How lovely,” she says. “Sit | i 0 TIME TO LOS ONLY EIGHT DAYS MORE Think what the discontinuance of this sale means to you! It’s the wind-up of the greatest sale ever held on the Pacific Every article in the house has been marked down again for the final STORE OPEN SATURDAY NIGHT TILL 10. Choice of Highest Grade Clothing the World at Less Than Half Price We bought for our Tacoma Exclusive Cloth of clothes to be found anywhere, and, Every garment goes at less than BANKRUPT PRICES. MEN’S HIGH-GRADE CLOTHES | Any Young This is the Most Extraordinary Offering Ever Made. Any Man’s Suit $14.50 All this week and until Saturday night, choice of any Sult in You choose Suits made by Stein-Bloch Co., Kuppen- heilmer and other celebrated makers, for $14.50. from the finest clothing made in the world. able styles made to sell at from $30.00 to $40.00, You pick the style you like and hand the cashier ilar aude ae alf, double welt soles. $2 95 Miucher cut, all sizes . Last of the Men's Oxte ineluding beni) -oggheatings A = STARR-McPHERSON NEAR CORNER OF PIKE 1420-1422 A I AVENUE, $25 MEN’S SUITS | $10.95 Your choice of Men's Suits, made by the best makers Kuppenhelmer, Horn thal, Benjamin, Aleo and other good makes, All of them this season's went styles, While they laat, chotce $10.95 Shop and for this store the highest grade the entire stock has to be 8 we explained before, ‘7.95 for any Young Man's Suit, ages 16 to 19; sizes 33 to 36. Made by the best mak ers. There is no better cloth ing for young men in the city The stock has got to be closed out, Choore $7 95 ‘ | at You ot All new season $14.50 the Knitted Neckties—Four ands; new colorings $1.00 dozen; or, eact Any Man’s Hat in the Store 95c Your unrestricted chotee of any Hat in the store, val- 3.00, new- 9c Any Leather Belt value up to $1.60 vam $2.09. Children’s $1.60 Vict Kid Oxfords eat styles, at the ridicu lusty low price 5c on Sc y $3.50 Shoes, Blu: r at tent colt, on new, nobby toe las god ar welt sewed soles $1.95 $2.60 Cait ¥ Shoes heavy 31.65 on $2.45 DEPT. STORE and Oxfords, made of gun 4 kidskin, on the new English receding toe, high lece and Bic. her $2. 95 4 Men's $5 Patent Leather Blucher, all sizes ‘Giant Moose Comes to City SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, June 19.--Steamers are moving slowly on account of heavy smoke which hangs er Lake Superior and St. Mary’s river from ‘forest fires in upper peninsula. Last night fog added to the difficulties. | An immense moose, which was | driven from its Canadian home by forest fires, practically took pos- session of the city today. The moose started to browse in the gov- ernment park when newsboys gave chase. The animal was driven into the lock walls and watchmen scat- tered in directions. The boys routed the big beast and chased it through the streets. Milk wagous were overturned and several plateglass windows were broken. down, I've always wanted to talk with a real burglar.” It struck me kind of bu morous, but I sat down and, say, we had some talk. She did the most of it, and I just set there watchin’ her and the fluffy frills on her night dress. It made me feel like a chump. Then I felt a bit sneaking when I remem- dered what she had said about her poor old mother, but I de erled I had gone too far for sor- row. The moose finally leaped into the I'd send the money back, I de- | river, disappearing on the Canadian cided. shore. Well, we sat there like a con- yrs sie pje of folks In a magazine story. She asked me a million questions and ! talked as polite as | knew how. I was getting nervous, and finally mentioned that 1 must be leaving. She let me out the front door, “I'm glad you didn't take any- thing from me,” she said. 1 hurried to my room and opened up the billbook to count the money. The roll was phoney. Tallest building in the world, 901 | feet high, will be erected in Greeley square, New York city, to house the Pan-American States associa- tion. “TIZ” FOR TIRED OR SWEATY FEET WRITES OWN OBIT. DAVENPORT, Ia., June 19.— Obsessed with the fear that his life would mot be accurately published at his death, Dr, C. H. Preston, an aged and ecoen- tric physician, wrote his own obituary. The unusual document, con- cisely written, wae discovered among his private papers to- d For ire the fear of a brief and mangled death notice had preyed upon hie mind un- tll, at last, it became an ob- session. His health falling rapidly fol- stroke of pa ry 3, and the physician, knowing the imity of death, wrote the ment describing his life. ONLY JAPAN LEADS CHICAGO, June 19.—A country wide educational campaign to offset “the alarming growth of divorce” was recommended to the 126th gen- oral assembly church, which convened here today, The | voted most of its report to a discus |sion of the divoree problem. “Marriages are entered into with | world: t a situation is a disgrace to Amer | JERSEY cIry, “N. J June 19 Peter Mullins, |phants, got in’ t elephant, and tt he way of a crated fell on him, jare serious. you, on attractive terms. U. S. IN DIVORCES| of the Presbyterian ommittes on Christian life de- jlevity and haste, and the whole | |atructure of the home is shaken,” t port de a Ine out of 11 fies ea ends in divorce. Japan | has highest divorce rate in the |{UNLOADS ELEPHANTS; |ONE FALLS ON HIM helping unload ele-| He} |may recover, although his Injuries STAR WANT ADS have Lots, Homes, Farms ready for FEARS A MISTAKE; {EATS MEAL; FINDS | | | | | mf ~9cp0 Ab! what relief. No more tired Stage money. See? The little feet; no more burning feet, swollen, girl, I guess, was practicing her bad smelling, sweaty feet. No more vert for a play when I heard her | pain in corns, callouses or bunions. talking. ‘ . No matter Inside the billbook was a slip |what ails of paper, It read: “Property of your feet or the Queen Anne high school dra- | what under matic class.” jthe sun you've tried without get- ting relief, SHE HAS NO JOB jus: “ss CHICAGO, June 19. — dtten “TIS "5 Mary Stepaick thought she had _ cena? ous exuda- tions which puff |is magical; “TI | will cure your foot troubles so you'll never limp or draw up your face in pain, Your shoes wont seem tight and your feet will nev- er, never hurt or get sore, swollen or tired. Get a 25-cent box at any drug or department store, and get instant relief. Clothing Worth While You know good values. over our line of ‘We want you to look 00 *15:% Suits The world’s best makes in all the latest styles and colors. (Complete Alaska Outfitters) Westerman & Schermer SEATTLE’S 2 BIG UNION STORES 220-222 First Ave. South, 103-105-107 First Ave. South, anit ateentninsbindte