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Glove Certificates When you don’t know the color or size of gloves to buy, purchase one of our Glove Certificates at our Glove Department, then your friends can get any size or color they want. St AAAS Ne a ART STAR—FRIDAY, DEC, 11, 1914. PAGE 2. The Great Holiday Rush Is Now on in Full Blast at John Panton Company TOMORROW, SATURDAY Merchandise Bonds When you don’t know what to give, buy our Merchandise Bonds for any amount at any of our de- partments and give them to your friends—they can buy anything they want with these Bonds. Will be a banner day at this store—and crowds will begin to buy early. This is due to the fact that we are offering exceptional bargains from 9 to 11 a. m. in order to bring as many as possible out to do their shopping early. Besides, we can give you more attention and better service by coming in the forenoons. Bring your children with you and visit our Wonderland of Toss in our Economy Basement—have them see the Mechanical Toys, Trains, etc., in operation. Remember, this store is open until 9 p.m. Saturday 9 to 11 Children’s Wash Dresses, chambrays, ginghams, trimmed in combination col-[@rtificial flowers, Sagi Wel] values to $1.39. 2 hours, 1 0 c each ..... 9to ll A lot of samples of Holiday Wreaths, Poinsettias and other 9toll Large Roly largest size, price 98c. 2 hours.... $1.48 |: Values Up to Another remarkable offering in Ladies’ Trimmed Hats, just recetved yesterday and given to you at a price that will make tomorrow a record breaker for values and number of hats sold in one day. They are all beantifully trimmed and come {n large, medium and small shapes, and Were made to sell at from $4.00 to $10.00 each. Price Saturday ..$1.48 —Third Floor, Ladies’ Box Knit Vestees or Hug-Me-Tights Beautiful hand knit ones in every color and combination imaginable. Will make a nice gift. Prices 98 tO wuss Ladies’ Jersey Silk Petticoats Black and assorted colors with accordion Pints thahiaen dost - Polys or Tumbling Clowns,] tomorrow regular 69c LUNCH |....°°°" Sand Toys, at our Tea Rooms} five and Thelin a box, best Luncheon infent the city for put up six pieces all differ- colors to thé Regular 25¢ Storm Good sizes, worth Ladies’ Rubbers 500 pairs 2 hours ... RIBBONS Ribbons, plains and strap or] Christmas Sandals,] Persians, allffancies, widths up to 8; 1 9c nd = ated year's; 2% and values “15¢ to 5» inches, Christmas Gifts for Baby Neckwear Sale Saturday We have just purchased a traveler's line of Ladies’ Neckwear, consisting of Collar and Cuff Sets, New Vestees, the new Square Turnover Collars in plain and pleated effects, rolling or stickup effects tn silk, lawns an@ organdies—piques, assorted trim effects, in white and cream. They are to be sold at just HALF THEIR VALUES Lot 1, worth to 50e, for. . Lot 3, worth to 75¢, for Let 3, worth to $1.25, for Lot 4, worth to $1.75, for.. Let 5, worth to $2.25, for Suggestions for Men Inf Inf Here You Will Find Infante kerchiefs, neatly put up tn Bath Robes Third Floor, Infante’ Knitted or Crochet Bacques Oe up to 61.08 Infants’ Baca hand embroidered She and up Infante’ r. at Knitted Wool Bonnets, also, atik vas S5e up to 8275 tx Caps and Toques, silk or wool ate’ Looe ante’ I the to SL.oN * Trinkets for play or at popular prices: pleated Roman stripe $2 48 7 8, flounce. Value $3.98, for... Giney | Chetetnes bese Many different patterns to choose from—t in box, spe- etal, box abe Law Embroidered Initial Handkerchiefs, neatly put up in Christmas boxes, Em- brotdered fine Irish lawn. Specially priced, @ in box 400 Ladies’ Colored Dainty Longfellow Initial, put up 6 in @ fancy Christmas box box of 6 Tee on Two Embroidered Hand- kerchiefs. y tied in a Christmas folder Be Children’s Boxed Handker chiefs, colored border, put up 3 in box, box Be Children's kerchiets Picture each Hana- Se Or put up in fancy Christ- mas box, 2 for 18e Ladies’ Single Hdkfs. Ladies’ Hematitched and embroidered in corner on fine lawn, Se each, 2 for ihe Ladies’ fine bamrock Lawn, embroidered corners in white and colors Winter Coats Special for Saturday—650 of the Is style Coats, in chinchilla, mannish tures, plushes, imitation broadtai) fancy mixtures. Values up to $16.50, Saturday Spe- Saturday 18e 2 for aie elally priced test mix and Ladies’ A hand em broidered, In white and col- ors. Some have the new one-inch hem, others dain tily trimr with Armen- Spectally priced for Sat urday. Made blanket robes in the neatert of patterns suitable a for use as lounging robes. The colors gray, blue, browns and in the most wanted weights. Priced for Sat urday as follows $4.00 Robes $4.50 Robes $5.00 Robes Pure Linen Initial Handkerchiefs Boxed, 3 for The ity linen with tials and fourth inch hems; boxed in neat gift boxes containing three. White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs Pr Kiach, 4 for 500 1 value on th rdered Hand ch men. Four these will make's much ap- preciated gift Holiday Boxed game 50¢ All our Trimmed Table a discount © per cent fron w prices. Comforters nttor tilled red our regular 83.20 en.05 ee10 wool or at about « third Portable Gas and Electric Lamps a few left to choose he prices are Don’t Forget are closing department out Here Our Patrons tell ue our fancy Chrint mas Ribbo in the otty” Four great lots to thoone from; 6 to 9 inches wide. Prices 19¢, 260, Be and 49, Baby Ribbons Thousands of pieces in Yuletide, and all the lM@ht Med volte, price be Dainty Laces for edges for all kinds of fancy work, Be a yard and bolt New Smart Waists Just opened 25 dozen Ladies’ White Li gerie Waists in Swiss marquisette, crepe, crepe ratine, pique. Special 98 c ~~ Child’s Gift Dresses Fach one put up in a Christmas box White pique material, embroidered, blue rowe and white. Ribbon belts $1 98 . | to match, Sizes 2 to 6. Price jan and Tatting Lace edges. Special for Saturday... .a8e Or 3 in Christmas box $1.00 Pretty Linen and Shamrock Lawn Handkerchiefs, all widths hems. A table full to elect Sold ail for 25¢ each. Our ‘or Saturday, each 19 abe from {Se and The all inen, hand embroiderea~ some trimmed with Armen jan lace, can be boxed to your order in fancy plain Christmas boxes. or Hosiery -— As a Woman’s Gift Hose is always desired by all women as a most ac ceptable gift, and eapectal ly true is this of silk hone Pure Thread A 9 A up Gloves For boys—see our Wild West or Cowboy Gauntlet Gloves at 58e and up. Girls’ and Children’s much kid Ladies Lined Gloves Just right for autoing or outing. Made of hei lamb skin with clasp... SUGGESTIONS For Boys and Girls From Our Toy Department Uttle Girls’ Sewing Machine Shoo Fly, for boys or girls Crokinole Boards, « fine game Pianos, white or ma Toy Trunks, for baby's @9e and up P8e and up and up y finish, 256 up hes, 25 and up Archereno and Basebal Boards at right Humpty Lehman's Never yumpty Cireu Sto » r 850 and up 25e and up ae opt Push Hay Car ming Tops Fat Performing Rob. Englinh Por Racing Bob, Big Auto Spring Busses, each Water Roats that go Steamers on wheels that « ‘Trumpets at eact each Ste 2he and up ie, 1Be, he electricity, steam or signals, tracks, etc and up ‘Trains that springs Stuffed Animals of all kinds ABC Blocks at Erecto Toys, Instruct! Ko by train station, Dolls of every kind Doll Furniture in whit Doll Clothes of all kin Rubber Balla and Rubber German Soldiers in sets. Gun and Target Sets and Bed Room, Sets. nel Tea and Kitchen Sets Magic Lanterns, Post Card Machines. wing Slates apd Paints p Bubblers and Tops, In st te worth having, Animals. rt have everything In toys and all at money-saving ENLISTMENT TERM OF ONE YEAR WANTED WASHINGTON, D. C., Dee. army a school for the military train ing of a big reserve force of soldiers! That ts the recommendation of annual report to the president. He believes that, instead of fore ing enlisted men to serve three years, they should be discharged at the end of one year, if profictent. Thus their service would be simply in the nature of a thorough | web ing In shooting and soldierly discipline. An Efficient Reserve As they passed through the! schoolarmy in increasing numbers, | great and efficient reserve of Thousands of young men would they did not obligate themselves |to three years, of unremitting ser- vice. ‘Tho idea of enlisting until pro- | ficient would be as attractive as the {dea of a vacation. Young Americans would be drawn |to the army for the sake of the | outdoor life, for the t and ex- | perience, for the physical and mor- | al discipline—for the score of rea sons which make the soldier's life fascinating to every boy, almost | from the day he begins to walk, Wants It a School Only the enforced service for a lnumber of years is repugnant to men If they could “learn the business” in one year and then leave, enlist ment would be much more popular, and thus a strong, well-trained, sec: ond-line force would be built up in the nation, ready and able to serve the country at call. “I am firmly convinced that if we can use the standing army as a school through which to pass men who come into it, with the knowl- edge that if they are proficient they can be discharged at any time after a year or 18 months, we will begin at once to build up the necessary reserve and will, for the first time lin the military history of this coun- try, have something approximating a balanced organization,” says Sec- retary Garrison. WIFE SENDS BLIND MAN TO CONGRESS MINNEAPOLIS. Minn, Dec. 11 |—Mra. Thomas D. Schall can’t vote, jand she wouldn't run for office if |she could, but nevertheless she's | considered one of the most bril |iiant political campaigners in the | west | It was an campaign manager for |her husband, Congressman-elect Thomas T. Schall of Minneapolis, that Mrs. in politics. Congressman Schall is blind and comparatively helpless, but with his wife as his constant companion he made a strenuous campaign last November Mrs. Schall arranged his auto: mobile trips and his campaign meet ings, and she made many speeches in his behalf, ‘BUILDING SET ON FIRE; 3 WILL DIE NEW YORK, Dec. 11 Gor his and their two daughters were fatally burned and scores of others narrowly escaped death rly today in a fire which swept a building on Mth st The fire is believed to have been of incendiary origin. EVERYBODY SORE 11.- | Samuel The London the LONDON, Dee. Inewspapers are denouncing {British censorship because it al lowed them to get “scooped” on the Audacious disaster, and the Ger man newspapers are denouncing it becanse, it is alleged, a telegram of condolence sent by the kaiser to the queen of Spain after the death Schall made her debut) A MESSAGE TO MEN | “ AND WOMEN Of Seattle and Suburbs Do Your Christmas Shopping on 1! Make the United States standing | Secretary of War Garrison in his! ined soldiers would be built up./ lenlist in the army if by #o doing! | CRE And Get the Full Benefit of the Price Reductions During Our Christmas Sale We have beautiful For Women assortments in the very newest styles in suits, coats, dresses, furs, millinery, plumes, skirts, petticoats, waists, sweaters, umbrellas, etc. For Men ers, hats, bath robes, umbrellas, etc. We have splendid assort- ments in suits, overcoats, raincoats, separate trous- smoking jackets, sweaters, Select what you desire for yourself, relatives or friends—have it charged and remit in small weekly or monthly payments, agreeable with your income. 00 : $00: Corner Third and Wale Street STORE OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS BUY HOME-MADE |¥- ETS PRISONER GOODS FOR XMAS | ence being lacking to hold him in goods A WEEK connection with the recent death fo his contract wife, Dixie Fay Gor- |don, Dr. F. W. G. Martin was turn- for|@d over to the federal authorities, charged with tiolating the Mann law by bringing the woman from St. Louis. “Buy home-made Christmas.” This is the stogan urged by the Chamber of Commerce for adoption by the purchasing public, | “The remembrance of friends in| this way,” says the Chamber of| Commerce appeal, “will contribute! to the prosperity of our own com-| munities, and, incidentally, will as-| sist In making better known, both| at home and abroad, things manu factured and offered for sale by our| neighbors and fellow citizens.” | HELP WITH RELIEF LONDON, Dec. “i —Ten Ameri- can students in Oxford, eight of them Rhodes scholars, have gone to Belgium with the American re- lief commission to distribute food. MOSQUITO BITE 1s | FATAL TO SOLDIER | LONDON, Dec. 11.—“Mosquito bite” is the official cause of death given for a member of the light in-| fantry, Sergt. Cross, at Oxford, who was bitten on the lip. The regular monthly meeting of | the North City Phinney Ave, Im-| provement club will be held Friday night at the John B, Allen school Important business matters will be taken up. AMUSEMENTS M oore ws All Week MATINEES DAILY, 2:30 Edward §. Curtis’ Photedrama IN THE LAND OF THE HEAD Nights, 50 and Bec. Matiness, 28e. All Seats Reserved. SEATTLE THEATRE THE SEATTLE PLAYERS IN “EAST LYNNE” Matiness, Wed cad’ tate”, Soe PANTAGES The Ever-Popular Monologist, JAMES J. CORBETT | Former world’s heavyweight cham- pion 10¢ and 20¢ Loew’s Empress BK. E. CLIVE & ©O, Week Days’ Mat OTHER ATTRAC of her brother was held up by the | same censors Every Man Can Be Well Dressed—When $ ] 5.00 Will buy here the best Suit, Balmacaan, Rain Coat or Overcoat. The best value for the money. Equal to clothing sold regularly at $20.00. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY Balmacaans in new colors, rainproof. . .$12.50 Westerman & Schermer Seattle’s Two Big Union Stores 220-222 First Ave. S. 103-5-7 First Ave. S. 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