The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 26, 1915, Page 9

4 © STAR—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915. PAGE 9. ONE OF SEATTLE’S GREATEST CLOTHING STORES DECIDES TO QUIT AND CLOSE UP THE SHOP! So the Fifteen-Dollar Suits: for small men go for $3.85. The Four-Dollar Oxfords go for One Dollar. The $3.00 and $4.00 Oxfords and Shoes, Odd Styles and All Sizes, are to be sold for Two Dollars. $5.85. The ‘‘Douglas’’ The Fifteen and Eighteen Dollar Overcoats are marked famous $4.00 Shoes are marked $3.15. Stetson $4.00 Hats in the newest shapes are $2.85. Mallory $3.00 ESTERMAN & SCHERMER have been in the clothing business for a dozen years. They have bought and sold goods RIGHT and prospered far more than the average clothing merchant. Today they own about a hundred and fifty thousand dollars’ worth of clothing, shoes and furnishing goods. And it’s” all good stuff. No ‘“Haswass- ers” no junk- no bunk. They made one big mistake. Opened _ store “No. 2” in the old Schwabacher building, First Av. which is near Yes- ler way. Now _ they’ve decided that two stores is one too many. So the whole stock is to be thrown overboard—and for what it will bring. The sale is to be free from any “mon- key” business. No marking up. No advertising small lots that are “just * sold out.” There aren’t any small lots. There’s thousands of suits, overcoats, shoes, hats and shirts—thousands! And everything, even “contract” goods, is reduced. Here’s the way the prices run: UITS that will fit small men or big boys who are just getting into their first long pants. Good, dark, all-wool suits that were $15.00, will go for $3.85 apiece. If the gentleman who reads this happens to have a Japanese “boy”—tell him about the sale and do both a favor. And another lot of suits that will fit average sized men is marked $4.85. Some would think the patterns “off"—they are But many woulk give a whoop. The big lot of suits—the widest assortment—is priced at $9.65. These were bought to sell at fifteen, eighteen and twenty dollars. Some were twenty-two os Blue serges—black and white stripes—fancy worsted All that’s new and good is in this lot Confidentially, they cost wholesale from ten to twelve- fifty But Westerman & Schermer are going to quit So they don’t care who knows how much merchan- dise costs, or what it sells for , Other § groups of suits are priced at $13.35, $16.35 The finest suits the store owns are those at $30.00. They'll be sold for $19.85. Several “uptown” stores you know of get thirty-five and forty dollars for suits like these. Incidentally, this store has plenty of Double-Breasted Blue Serge Suits, beloved of sailor men and engineers. They're $9.65, too. And the stock is so big that every man living can be fitted. From the slimmest up to a 50 waist measure. And no trouble at all! HE stock of Hats is the cleanest and most up-to-date the writer has seen in Seattle. There are no an- tiques, no “Haswas- sers,” nothing but brand new, | stylish merchandise of stand- ard value. Here’s the way the Hats are marked: Stetson $4.00 Hats for $2.85 (soft or stiff). Mallory three - dol- lar Hats (soft or stiff) for $2.15. Mallory $3.50 crav- enetted Hats are $2.45, and hundreds of soft hats in black, gray, brown and green that were $2.00 and $2.50, have been put in one lot at $1.35. Men’s Balmacaan Hats that were two dollars and fifty cents will be sold for less than half price—$1.10. 8 Belair prices will average less than half. Belted Overcoats in mixed fabrics, that were $15.00 and $18.00 apiece, are $5.85. Black, brown and gray Kersey Over- coats that were $15.00 to $18.00, are $7.85. The finest $25.00 Overcoats are $11. 35. For Shirts, example, of cream 65 cents. are 35 cents. are 35c. Thousands’ of N ~ Shirt Section you can buy the finest Shirts for very trifling amounts. Tennis sateen, that were $1.00, are now Fifty-cent Work Shirts Odd lots of Fancy Shirts that were $1.00 and $1.50, Fancy Dress Shirts in all sizes—in fact the entire regular stock of $1.00 shirts is 75c. Soft Silk Shirts that were two dollars and,two dollars and fifty cents, are $1.45. The Green Hood Flannel Shirts which sold for one dollar and fifty cents, are 85c. All the two dollar Flannel Shirts are $1.35. And all the three dollar and fifty-cent Flannel Shirts are $2.65. Loggers’ $5.00. Fine for sportsmen! And rubber-lined Shirts that were $5.00 are now * $3.65. Largest and Finest Stock in ‘the South End and Miners’ Shirts of genuine U. S. army cloth (waterproof, t6o), are $4.15 instead of This is the Westerman & 8 er store “No. 2," which contains about $100,000 worth of Clothing, Hats, Shoes and Burnishings for Men. Qverything is to be closed out at cost and below, for the reason that they have discovered that two stores on onesstreet in the city of Seattde, is just one store too many. GEORGE FRANCIS ROWE & COMPANY, Hats—new crop, have been marked $2.15. Cooper’s Underwear goes for less than the mill cost; Shirts for the price of the materials alone, and the whole tremendous stock, priced to retail for about one hun- dred thousand dollars, goes on sale at prices never known before in Seattle’s history. No “hot air” in that statement. o’clock tomorrow morning. Raincoats are ‘way less than half. English Slip-ons that were $12.50 and $15.00 are $3.85. Black Cravenetted Overcoats that were $15.00 and $18.00, are $7.65. Other lots are offered at $5.65 and $7.85. The original prices and the sale prices are on every garment. As on everything else i in the store, for that matter. Men’s Sweater Coats of the finest wool have been reduced as follows: All the $5.00 ones for $3.35. All the $7.50 and $8.50 ones for $4.85. The heavy Mackinaw Coats in plain colors, that were five and six dollars, will be sold for $3.85. And the Mackinaws in handsome plaids that were seven dollars and fifty cents and eight dollars and fifty cents, are $4.85. Incidentally, all kinds of Oil Clothing and Rubber Goods and Rubber Boots are marked down to be sold for less than they actually cost. Men's Sox of Maco cotton are ten cents a pair They were twenty cents. Fifty-cent “Cashmere” Sox are 35c a pair Fifty-cent Wool Sox are twenty-five cents. Almost forgot to mention a big lot of Men's Vests— separate vests, made of fancy worsted, serges, in plain and fancy effects. They were one dollar to one dollar and a half—Westerman & Schermer will be glad to sell them for fifteen cents apiece. When the store is closed, Westerman & Schermer will, of course, have no use for Suit Cases and Hand Bags, so they are to be sold in a hurry. $1.50 matting covered Suit Cases will be sold for 65e. $3.50 Keretol Suit Cases are $2.35. $2.50 quality are $1.10. (These are full grown Suit Cases, ae you) The $5.00 ones, of cowhide, are $2. And the finest $8.50 Suit Cases are Po rs A big lot of black imitation seal Hand Bags that were $3.00 and $4.00 apiece, will be sold at $1.85. In conclusion, all sales are for cash—a reservation may be made for later delivery on payment of a reason- able deposit Store will positively close as soon as the merchan- dise is disposed of. However, Westerman & Schermer will continue the parent store at the corner of First Ave. and Main St., so that if anything SHOULD go wrong with anything you buy in this sale, they will be doing business at the old stand and will make it right—no matter how long you've had it. way: ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT, “pants” $2.00 Corduroy Trousers can be bought for 95c. . $1.50 Fustian “pants” are 85c. $2.00 Dress Trousers are $1.35. — $3.00 ones are $2.15. $4.00 ones are $2.85. And all the five and six-dollar ones are $3.85. The famous Sweet-Orr and the Keystone union label lines are both included. Sale opens at 9 HERE is enough Underwear in this store to supply one-half the men in Seattle. Winsted Wright’s heavy 50c Underwear. Cc ; DERBY ialdeenaam: RIBBED} ,, “8. & '- Underwear. Medlicott Scotch woolen Underwear — are all in- cluded, and you can get union suits or sep- arate garments in any weight, color or size you want. Every bit of it reduced. All the 50c Underwear 35c. All the 75c Underwear 55c. All the $1.00 Underwear 75c. All the $1.50 Underwear $1.10. And all the $2.00 Underwear $1.45. , A big lot of Derby Ribbed Underwear in pink, brown and blue, will be sold at 15 cents a garment—it was half a dollar. You can get a whole suit of Underwear for thirty cents—if you come early. spring needle union label 15c N the Shoe'Department you can buy tan or black Ox- good sizes, that were made to sell at three doNars to four dollars a pair—for $1.00. Anybody that knows anything about leather knows that shoes. are fifty cents more today than they were” three months ago. And here's another lot: “Congress” Shoes and Men's Oxfords in all sizes—former prices up to five dollars a pair—we will sell while they last for $2.00. A third lot includes patent leathers (button or lace) Dress Shoes, black and tan Street Shoes, and the famous W. L. Douglas Shoes, in all sizes, and up to fous dollars a pair, for $2. 65. Another group is offered at $3.15. Fine Dress and Street Shoes, all sizes, every pair new and stylish Heavy Boots for men who are out of doors can be bought for four dollars and eighty-five cents instead of seven dollars and a half. They have sixteen-inch tops, “} Heavy Boots with twelve-inch tops (and average tops) worth five, six and seven dollars, will be sold for $3.65. Workmen's Heavy Boots with heavy double solegy Goodyear welt, will be sold at the same price, $3.65. And Heavy Working Shoes that are worth two dol lars and a half to three dollars have been marked down to $1.85. fords for men, in all AEN'S” conavete ‘Teiemes—the stock embraces from a pair of good working to the finest five and six- dollar Dress Trousers of imported worsted—have been reduced this everything This closing out sale of store “No. 2” will open tomorrow morning at 9 o0’clock and continue as stated, until the stock is disposed of. Fixtures will be sold at the conclusion of the sale and will be shown by appointment in the even- ings only. Parties interested will kindly see Mr. Schermer personally for prices and particulars. Alterations free—but give the tailors time to make ’em, 105-107 First Ave. §. WESTERMAN & SCHERMER iis: vs