The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 2, 1914, Page 8

METEOR: eH IS A ARRON. RCA Ae eT et NI nw /MORE WONDERS IN SANTA CLAUS’ PACK THIS YEAR Than You Ever Dreamed of— Don’t You Hope That Santa Claus Fills His Pack at the Bon Marche Before He Comes to Your House? Time was when good old Santa Claus carried a doll or two— and a red sled—and a picture t but all that has been changed—and nowadays he bas more wonderful things than tle boys and girls of ten years ago ever thought of. This year he will have real aeroplanes—sone of them that will fly a thousand feet or more--hosts of marvelous elec trical toys and lovely dolls—some of them bigger than baby herself, and dressed in the very latest Paris style. If you are going to play Banta Cl this year, by all means come e«traight to the Hon Marche Toy Shop. Here are some special bargains for you, If you come to morrow GC Christmas yy) Box © FREDERICK & NELSON Viret Vloor, a es a os Phe TGC, Pay = a ern KI ; SRE eae LOOK IT UP-——WE HAD TO Chicago women have big feet; At least we so suppose. Seattico women have tootsies neat And very nifty ho Just Nineteen More Business Days —then CHRISTMAS, and so much to do in the mean- time, in the way of gift choosing and setting the house in order for the holidays, that to SHOP NOW becomes almost a matter of self-preservation. Everything is ready—the store brims with the most attractive stocks of Christmas merchandise we have ever assembled-——and every ad is with those who make their selections early. They gally trip along our streets, Their skirts a trifle raise; And though thelr feet are rather small They sure compel our gaze! Bo, though the one monstrous feet, And ‘long the pavement plode, And though the other's feet are small, of ~ 2 They're not adelopods.* 65c Full-Jointed *(Look {t up in the dictionary, We had to.) 14-Inch Dolls . *. one Bert Kellum, of the California Fruit Exchange, on Western ave., ; Adc Ea. ——— $1 Unbreakable Dolls in Different Styles 79¢ Ea. Guaranteed unbreakable Dolls — pretty, life -like heads—well stuffed bod Campbell Kida," Girl” and other School - kinds. ne BASEMENT SALESROOM Special Selling of Lace Curtains At Remarkably [/ eo PR, Low Prices 95c Pr. | Empire Aer Bloc \ w Chests Expre N unusually favorable purchase of good, loom-made Lace Curtains, em- bracing over 700 pairs, enables us to offer exceptional values that will prove of unusual interest to householders, apartment house managers and hotel-keepers, as follows: . And you know that the artist doesn't live who knows how to spell ic” Inughed so hard he could LOT 1, SPECIAL 65¢ PAIR— embraces 400 pairs of Nottingham and Scotch Net Curtains in a large variety of desirable patterns, in- cluding Futurist, conventional, art nouveau and geo- metrical effects, with dotted, plain and allover pat- Some finished with scallop edge, Colors, white, cream and Special, 65 pair. terned centers in hem effects ecru; 2% and 3 yards long others LOT 2, SPECIAL 95¢ PAIR— An exceptionally desirable lot of Curtains, about 350 pairs in all, including many fine reproductions of real laces, from the formal border design in Filet pat- terns to the graceful Point d’Esprit effects. Colors, white, cream and ecru; lengths, 2}4 and 3 yards. Special, 95c pair. on NOTE: The various patterns are in such quanti- ties as to make the selling particularly attractive to those desiring a number of pairs of the same kind. the W went to a party In West Seatt! His host w: gaged and sent bim Kellum camo back and said the cider was very nice, thank you, but Handsome, — full-jointed no one could persuade him to touch ft when the jug was brought up | staire later in the evening. Disque heads, sleeping eyes; in fancy chemise, ;fecond glasses of the cider with every evidence of the keenest ap | stockings and slippers. prectation. | Tho explanation came lator | 59¢ Dolls, 11 In. High, 45¢ |P) oonar | Paris Expre: endid Dolls for ue Pl cee | hardwood, 1 ture t € yre ade with cellu Rex Wilso who ts a card writer when he’s downtown, and the) hardwood ax ' 1 , well stuffed bodies made good and s pretty gingham, with bonnets entertained guests at a party by pretending to examine bis hostess’ | if $1.00 each S \} bull pup for foot-and-mouth disease Boys’ $1.25 Tool Chest 1.25 Mind Builder Blocks | 65c Wagon of Blocks 50c 0 Joke went great up tp the point where the ball pup bit Wilson They poured cold water on the pup SEmEed ta mabenan Mind fu Some of the guests were excited sate Rammer, serew ‘Srive ve and ee : A gite And poured most of the cold water on me,” repagts the saddene: $1.00. t s. sles Fourth Floor. oe . | no 5 | Professor William Smith teaches English at Franklin high school, | and he t ed a little Italian | / | Just for Thursday | For Apron Thursday | * 3's f0't0e iar i torts” Sie’ worked ber sown vi} ‘ Fl d | orously and sald 1 ‘choose’ my gum.” | oeee Boys 75¢ eece Hf 500 Coverall Aprons “Vie,” the artist, handed in that on | hardly tell the #tory, he thought it so funny | “The professor,” said Vic, “told the little girl to frame a sentence | 30¢ 29c-— |= Alll Sizes for Boys From Only 29¢ for these well-made ||| SEATTLE SCHOOLS ASSETS $7,362,357 6 to 16 Y. of Age Coverall Aprons—because it is Seattle has $6,343,289 in school property, with a total bonded in the ¥ Store. in the printers’ hands, The assets of all school property are! | 5 | $7,362,367.31, and the total Mabilities are $6,373,236.83, showing a net extra heavy cotton fleeced, in 29c—why, you couldn't buy the |] surpiua of $1,989,121.48 natural gray—the kind that boys cloth used in, their making for any |[) warm and cozy. They are made of good percale— SHANGHAI, De J mH be dragged further Into the i B he pop’ cov s . SHANGHAI, 2—Japan will not be dragged further Into | The regular price is from 60c in the popular coverall style—with |) , ocio.pranco-RussianGerman-Austrian war than it has already, if it to 7Se, according to size, but for the high, round necks, Kimono I} can help {t, mall advices today from Tokio declared size you want. neck and cuffs. attacked the Germans at Kisochau only because Japan's ally, Great —Lower Main Floor —Second Floor. Britain, backed up by France and Russia, practically compelled him to : t do #0. S +] | ening serious tnternal trouble If it involved any considerable expendi: | not er uc y urcnase O aliore uits ltnres or serious loss of life, if it upset trade, or tf it continued for a jong time. LONDON, Dec. 2—The public is clamoring for « decisive For Your Choice ; of 183 New $19.50 \Splendid All Wool Serges, Pop- 'lins, Crepe Poplins, Waffle Wor- 'steds, Cheviots, Gabardines and Another of those occasions where Seattle's Big Store is able to bring you bargains just whén A epectal purchase from a well known New York maker—of 183 handsome Suite—made to retail at such a price concession that we are going to ell them at $11.95. They are the much favored long rippled skirte—and the coats are all body lined with fine silk or satin—and the tailoring and finish- desired. All the latest shades are here— including wood brown, nigger down to the cellar alone to sample a Jug of sweet cider Dolls, 14 inches tall He could not conceal his astonishment when other guests drank The cider Jug and the Vinegar jug had set aide by aide in the dark | Dargwood « v4 r ‘ tan eee ett cael in || Popular parlor comedian when he's tn Green Lake, where he lives,| Du and wouldn't let go. Boys’ Toot foc | ——— and wooden mallet. Splend tented wit! j Mr. Wilson. /65¢ Pr. girl to frame a sentence in English using the verb “choore.” | Union Suits for the 50c Kind for with choose in {t, You know the word I mean," he added—~cho-u#«,’| Apron Thursday at Seattle's Big || debtednens of $4,904,000, according to the report of the school board, These Union Suits are s like best—because they are so such money. JAPAN WILL REST ON WAR OARS Thursday we say 50c—for any sleeves, with a neat white piping It has been an open secret in the Far East from the first the mikado War was unpopular with the people, too, to the extent of threat- Allows Us to Say $1 1.75 || Lonoon cLamons FoR vicToRY BY XMAS ‘All Late and Clever Styles—in you want the goods. $19.50 and $25.00—and secured at coat modele—with the pleated or ing leaves absolutely nothing to be brown and Russian green Remembrances It's sometimes difficult to choose a remembrance for an el- erly lady—try a footstool—with either loose cushion or pad of genuine leather—and see how delighted she'll be. All sizes— $1.95 to $11.50. Third Floor. There's an Inviting alr of solid comfort about these automatic reclining Chairs, They're up- holstered in genuine leather, and have comfortable foot rests, All the way from $24.50 to 00 each. Third Floor. For those who are sending “Cards of Greeting”—24 cards and 24 envelopes, engraved with your own name and the season's best wishes—for $3.00, Very neatly boxed. Upper Main Floor. The pungent fragrance of Cedar pervades the handsome Cedar Chests that make such 4 ghtful “hope chests.” The highly polished and have a slid ing tray. At $9.60. Third Floor. THE GROCERY SECTION OFFERS THESE SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY 14 Pounds Pure Cane Granulated Sugar 79c| When Purchased With $1.00 Worth of Other Groceries, Not Including Flour or Other Sugar. Not Over 14 Pounds Sold to Any One Customer. Pearl Taptoca—mak+s delicious pudding: 6-pound packages Be for 2e; a pound c ee—No. 2% wize | pack. A dozen | Tea Fennings—the best qualt llc | of tea fannings; priced 124 Thursday, « pound | Del Monte pyle—grated sitced;, 1 ai cans $1.05; a | two of the best: freshly roaste 2 pounds for 61.00; a pound Imported Safety | Matehes—the Sensing imported safety 174 c} kind; 12 boxes for 5,000 YARDS OF 6c 25-INCH CALICOES —4c a Yd.— 5,000 yards of 26-inch Callcoes—tull bolts—per fest goods, in light and dark shades. Shown In dots, stripes and figured effects. Not over 15 yards to a purchaser. a dosen, can Domestic Specials For Thursday only Boye’ Ruff Sweaters, in Two outaide and navy, 8 Woodbury From 9 a » w 3,500 Yards 10c Bleached Muslin Full yard wide Bleached Muslin, thet oo4, fine quality, with a nics cambric inish; 3,600 yards in the lot fal at Te yard. 25c Pieces of 15c Galateas Yd. ft Galatea tly solid ora, in ca good qua entire lot #0) cake is faction. 10c Fine Vine Cr [ Mocha and Java Style Coftee— | 5c 9c | rdbury's the kind that gi Upper Main Old Eng | dettete times; | Mayor | make; kind, Pork Ples—make a id; h at all each ine pure special, Dressing—our own and delicious; 35¢ 25c je from nelected tt ty c or | Yakima potato | me | best mayonnal c h’ Fivor BOYS’ SWEATERS | From 9 A. WORTH TO $1.50 —39c Ea.— No phone orders for these. Neck, V-neck and Byron collar style worsted and shaker knit weaves knit-in pockets, In gray, maroon izes 26 to 34. Upper Main Floor, ’s Fa i il Soap, Cake! Factal horough sat loor. Crepe Toilet Paper) Toilet Paper, the regular More reason to buy “Red Cross Seals” this year than ever before—Upper Main Floor. THE BON Union St., Second Ave, Pike St. Seattle. MARCHE Telephone tiliott 4100 Oc) M. Till 12) WILL SUBMIT DATA! Richard | school allied victory by Christmas, either in the E the sea. The military and naval authorities are believed to be doing their best to satisfy this demand. Today was the 120th of the war and the 47th of the battle for the French coast. The struj in Belgium and Northern France has been so long drawn out that it Is said to be getting on the nerves even of the war office, and the report wae cur- rent this afternoon that it is making extra exertions to bring It to a decisive termination In the allies’ favor, PIGOTT BOOSTS WINSOR AND SHORROCK Unqualified tribute to the services and qualifications of Judge Winsor and E. Shorrock, candidates for re-election a signed statement Wednesday Of Judge Winsor, Pigott says: “He poi to the} board, is paid by William Pigott, a third member of the board, tn sen a Clear, legal mind, which makes him a very valuable member in considering many legal matters with which the board is confronted give incu all of his t mbency, he has given more of his th Of Shorrock, Pigott says: “As the a 6 than any other.” He is always willing to if necessary, to school matters; tn fact, during his jemic side of school matters iw entrusted to capable and experienced educators, and the work very | evenly divided between trained men and women, the business side of sche is especially fitted for this work sol work should be handled by trained business men | incalculable.” REAR ADMIRAL MAHAN IS DEAD an died end atud: mod ASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2 hess of several weeks, Rear Admiral Alfred T, Mahan, U. 8. ..., at the naval hospital here yesterday afternoon, was hastened by y of the Buropean war fern authority on naval warfare and strategy Mr, Shorrock an@ his loss to the district would be Suceumbing to heart trouble after 74, Admiral Maban's the fact that he overtaxed his strength in the Ho was regarded as probably the greatest | IH Admiral Mahan was born at West Point, and after long service in the navy he was retired in 1896, after which he wrote a number of | naval books. ‘COP BALKS BOMB OUTRAGE NEW YORK, Dec. 2—Policeman Coleman detected a man lighting a fuse to a bomb in the hallway of a building on Forsyth st. today. Coleman shouted, and the man ran, hurling the bomb into a vacant lot. The policeman fired six shots, but the man escaped. Coleman | The bomb contained enough dynamite to wreck ings. 3 over a fence and extinguished the fuse. veral bulld- MISTAKEN FOR BURGLAR, IS KILLED fact {nent business man, here today in the Carhart residence. ATLA Dec. 2 uring company, NTA, Ga., he mistook his victim for a burglar. GROCERS NICKED ON BREAD PROFITS of t and Retall gro he new whole Bread wholesale, large loaves. The grocers admit the {ncrease {# necessary price schedule effective today. priced wheat and flour Consumers will not be affected, MAYOR WILL VETO TWO MEASURES The first sealed vetoes of Mayor Gill's regime will be sent to council Monday. se! Thomas J | Alaska his Wed the all di to Pi They Cranwell. The mayor says Cranwell wasn’t given a fair hearing, W. B. Carhart, of the Carhart Shoe Manu shot and instantly killed James Callaway, a prom: Carhart said ora Will lose 11 per cent profit on bread, as the result under the new schedule, is 4 and & cents for small because of higher | ‘are on the bills appropriating $10,000 to extend city light | rvice to the Duwamish valley, and to revoke the auctioneer’s license of A. J. | | |rate expert, and of the is on D.C. Riggs, Ir. commission Washington, answer railway to in way nesday Before Riggs meeting is the preparation of | Transportation ata at hand to be submitted | boat resident Wilson, leaving Tuesday [cation of the Greenbank company company to serv to Greenbank With Publle Service Commisston or A. A. Lewis, 0. O, Calderhead, Assistant Attorney * |General Henderson representing the to a suM-| Hype service commission, a hear | mons from Secretary Franklin K.|ing was had Tuesday Lane. | night, on the applt of sald the purpose of | Whidby {sland to require the Island give Tho ‘matter was taken under advisement. ! | | | | | | | i } I} | This Unusual Purchase Goes on Sale Thursday in the Basement Salesroom. —Masement Saleeroom. Winter’s Most Popular Styles in Women’s Coats at $8.65 BS LMACAAN, Cape effects, Belted styles, Three- quarter and the shorter Sport models are a few of the models featured in this low-priced as- sortment of Women’s and Misses’ Top Coats. They are made up in mixtures, plaids and plain coatings, with trim- ming of contrasting velvet and fancy buttons. Also featured at this price, a line of White Coats in soft chinchillas and wool velours Attractive values at $8.65. CLOTH AND SILK DRESSES AT $5.25— Dresses for shopping and business wear, in Wool Serges, Wool and Cotton Crepes and Chiffon Taffetas, designed in prevailing basque and long tunic effects as well as models with nor- mal waist-line and plain yoke skirt. Unusually good values at $5.25. Basement Salcsroom Desirable Gift Suggestions in Useful Housewares ANCY China with dainty flower decoration in border designs, including Sugars and Creamers, Mayonnaise Bowls with Plates, Bonbon Dishes, Syrup Pitchers and other useful gift pleces. 5O¢ each. Oriental China Vases in a va- riety of attractive shapes and decorations, $1.50 each Black Bamboo Baskete tn a wide assortment of pleasing shapes, 5O0¢ and $1.00 each. , Wood Serving Trays tn onk and mahogany finish, with dainty eretonne panels under glass and metal handles, $1.00 each Nine-Inch Brass Jardinieres in hammered effect, with heavy ball, feet and no seams, $1.25 each, --Rasoment Salesroom. — Trimmed Hats Reduced $1.95 1EDUCED-PRICE col- lection of Women’s Winter Millinery—featuring black and colors and various tasteful trimmings—offers unusually attractive values at $1.95. Children’s Tailored Hats in soft felt, plush, corduroy in a range of becom- ing colors, $1.00. ement Salesroom. velvet and A Broom Special 45¢ UST 100 of these House- hold Brooms on. sale Thursday at this extreme! low price. They are made of extra good grade broom corn, with hardwood han- dies, enameled black cial 45¢. Spe- ELECTRIC TOASTERS, SPECIAL $1.25— The Toaster, “Crown” — Electric and effi- cient, makes golden brown toast at short notice. An acceptable and useful Christ- mas gift—wrapped in fancy holiday paper—ready presentation, ; Special $1.25. —Housewares Section. handy for