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211 UNION ST. 1332-34 SECOND AVE, The Largest Credit Apparel Institution in the U.S. OUR MODERN CREDIT PLAN Makes the buying of your fall outfit a delightfully easy matter. Pay a little down and the balance in small weekly or monthly payments, This credit accommodation costs you nothing First Showing of New Fall Dresses Suitable the cool eve nings and street wear. We have several extremely at tractive models in serge and silk combinations $15 and Up New Fall Millinery The shapes are large, soft brims small turban ef fects trimmings are wings, flowers and imitation goura, The hats made up in velvet and satin com binations Prices Are $3.50 and Up. for and The are Don’t Judge Every- thing by the Price Window displays might lead you to believe that some stores sell suits for less than others. Investigation will show Bradburydiin $20 and Up a totally different garment WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU ON MEN’S FURNISHINGS |1me police to bring in a man named a NV T R Jenkins, who, they said, first in- | formed them of what Saari and Ajax were supposedly doing Be | Jenkins, Lundin said, never ap 4 }Peared, a fact which In Itself threw ja peculiar light on the whole af 3 j fair. And altho the prosecutor as serts he employed every means to WOMAN iN COUR draw the woman's story out, she mentioned no such charges as she ‘ atencteane made before Justice Brinker when she was tried Thursday. Prosecutor Lundin was hot under Doesn't Charge Frame-up the collar Friday over the dismissal! whether he believed the affair a of Dora Roberts, of 518 King st., in| “frame-up” on the part of the police Justice Brinker's court, on her testi- = agar his office, Lundin re * sed to discuss Mony that Landin’s special invest. The woman testified {n justice Gators had tried to exact “hush”! court that Saart and Ajax had told money from her as the price of/her, if she would give them a cer | their silence. tain amount of money, they would The Roberts woman was charged| Permit her to operate a disorderly | house and “tip” her by telephone with selling liquor without & I) wnenever the police or Lundin cense. She was arrested on com-|planned to raid the place. plaint of Herman Saari and Harry) Both Saari and Ajax were openly T. Ajax, who were employed by accused of perjury by an attorney Lundin as investigators of alleged/in Justice Brinker's court, when blind pigs and disorderly houses. | Deputy Sheriff Frank Ware was Arrested by Police tried on a charge of assault. When Saari and Ajax made their Sheriff Tears Up Commission investigation of her place, both| ‘The alleged untruthful state- men were arrested by the police.| ments were said to have been made _ It was complained that they had) by them during the trial of certain . mremates to —_ sue from | redlight abatement cases. : their promise | Sheriff Hodge, who formerly had 4 hago what they are alleged '0) employed Ajax as a special deputy, seen. | before Landin hired the man, tore y The police, who released the men/ yy Ajax’s commission and threw 4 when they learned their identity,| the fragments into the wastebasket. Bi etn the supposed tacts to Lum) Another incident In connection “1 then called her into my oftice,” with Prosecutor Landin’s activities re, id t ad Lundin, %, “ahd soles was the sudden death Thursday of Ah Dok, a Chinese alleged gambler, The Hollywood Lunch and Soda| Who was being held for trial on a Fountain, 212 Pike St—Adv. gambling charge under: $2,000 bail. AMUSEMENTS Ah Dok succumbed to heart fai ure {n the Seattle General hospital The body was taken to the Crema. tion Society of Washington's morgue at Mt. Pleasant cemetery. EMPRESS). Direction Sulltvan & Considine ALL THIS WEEK North Dakota Drill Squad La Salle Opera Company G—Kelceted Acts—6 Matinee Daily. Any Seat 100. Night Shows, 7:30 and 9:10. 10¢-15¢. inee 2 p.m. ighta, 7 to 11 p. m. fee This Bit Dancing Davey does any kind of « if « sketch, with Laura | Scofield Duo, in songs, | yystone comed: 14—SCOVELL DANCERS—14 Will H. Armstrong & Co.,, in “THE BAGGAGEMAN.” 10¢ and 20c. Irish Labor Lender, Will Lecture uapices t mion Reco Under A Seat: rd pe Ye ll - She—Would you marry again? HTLIVA rover’ 4 He—I don’t thigk I should go as 2Ge; Reserved Seats fe Wad as that! Safety First With Money Back—Then Profits—That’s Lakinaw Copper She-—Egbert, what wowd you do if I were to die? He—I'd go mad, my dear. | | | | Some of the POOR MAN STAR—FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915. PAGE 2. IN AUSTRALIA IS BEARING CHIEF BURDEN OF Taking up war contributions In streets of Sydney. inset at bot- tom shows troops on way to on which they will sail to front. By Adele Howells orreapondence SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 12 The war has become the poor man's |burden in Australia, Of the several {hundred recruits daily required to reinforce the troops at the Dar |danelles and in France, the majority jcome from the poorer classes. Fathers and mothers are sacrific-| jing everything to send their sons to the front. Wives are cutting down expenses to prac lily nothing so that their husbands can fight for king and |country Living Cost Rises The clothes required by the sol diers are a heavy load for poor par. mey which ra receive as wages and given by the Red Society. The present rise in foodstuffs and material¢ for wear ing apparel! may prove to be the straw that breaks the camel's back Begs, butter and sugar have more |than doubled in price. In Sydney, WASHINGTON IS | FLOODED WTH | MEXICAN ‘CASH? WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.—The} latest fad among high government officials here is Mexican money of various revolutionary vintages of the last few years. Bills and coins | of curious design and tnteresting | history have been brought here by} exceedingly generous envoys of the warring Mexican factions. The| bills have very litte value in Mex-| feo and none whatever here. | Attorney General Gregory is one of the faddiste. He has some strikingly original $1 and $2 coins which Zapata turns | out in his private mint when funds | in his camp run low—@ condition which is said to have become chronic. | There are $1 bills galore inj Washington—almost enough, tn fact, to start a new revolution. The mints of Mexico have been working overtime. | One day Carranza enters Mexico City and turns out his wherewithal, daring anybody to spend any other kind. The next day Villa goes In and) makes his, Then Zapata follows | sult. notes were issued by Carranza and Villa when they were partners in the rebellion bust ness, and since they dissolved their $1 notes have been worth only 7 cents in Mexico, , RST The Star recently published a } | news item which stated that a letter written by a man to a | | young women named Mollie | | Stanley, at 4512 28th ave. 8., became mixed up with one written to his wife, and was | delivered to the latter instead. Miss Mary Isabel Coghlan, li ing at the address given, de- | | clared Monday there was no | | woman named Stanley at that place, and asked that a correc- | tion be printed. | | ———______-_++ YELLOW STOCKINGS KEEP OFF SKEETERS SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 27-—The yellow silk stockings of a soclety y | lady in question was invited to a b|to colors, and went about making ex- girl have led to an interesting scientific discovery. The young |house party with half a dozen belles at a country home near At lanta, where mosquitoes are preva lent. One evening they were jacutely active, making savage at tacks upon the silken-clad ankles jand nether limba of all the girls but one “particular one.” Nobody could understand why the mosqui-| toes had not bitten her, | A physician in the party knew that insects of various kinds had been found peculiarly susceptible periments, finding that mosquitoes, at least those in this locality, will | never alight on anything that ts yellow in tone | “Wear yellow,” says |“and you will escape bites SOX BUY AGAIN Horace Holler, a right hander with wonderful speed, has been purchased by the White Sox from the Moline, Three! League club. He will report next month, the ‘doc,’ monquito | | { only three pounds of sugar for each}everyone has some one to look out! person | ed to be sold at one) for. time. Butter {s often absent from the tables on account of the short age The poor man has returned to the| have taken the names of every un USE OF BEEF DRIPPINGS ON HIS| married man betweon the ages of BREAD. The next Woot has also doubled tn price! iist will contain t names of the! Knitting wool for socks and bala married mer s measure clavers has become very scarce and/j, looked upon as the forerunner is often unobtainable for weeks. of conscription. The enlistment re They All Give |quirements have been lowered The poor man as well as the rich} Men are now accepted between! man is pouring bis money into the|the ages of 18 and 45, minimum) coffers that supply the war funds./ height, 5 feet 3 inches, with chest Clerks, carriers, laborers, cooks, but-|measurement of 34 inches. The/| lers, he and all kinds of| rates of pay per day are: For j servants are adding th mite” to tenants, about for sergean the cause and tryin ake the % 25; privates, Married members receive tn! addition @ separation allowance for| wife living at home of about 35 cents Concription Coming Although recruiting {s going on} with astonishing rapidity, the police | 18 and 60 in the country to way easter for the dear ones at the front They contribute to the thousands of war benefits throughout the coun-/a day; for each under 2 try. They give freely their hard-| cents per day; for a mother who is| earned pennies for the wounded, the| dependent for support, 25 cents per sick and for the Belgians. TRACES BURGLAR IHIST! SLEUTHS see eo HOT ON TRAIL OF SHERIFF'S AUTO A Bryant, Fir, Burlington, raptured| When the detalle of a quiet “in Sedro-Woolley and Mt, Vernon,) Deputy Sheriff W. Hinman of thia broken | vestigation” that is being pulled | fore-| off ri ere in Httle old Seattle city, aided by E. B. Mills, t and ywn Friday, the adven- one of two rob who into the home of the man here Wednesday stole w suit of clothes, a razor, a| tures of Hawkshaw, the detective, A small} passed into hazy insignificance. men escaping! Jointly, and seemingly in perfect and gave the| harmony, the following gentlemen z ngton. watch and some money boy saw the two from the window alarm. Hinman took after them/are delving into the “mysterious” at once. ditehing and burning of the sher At Mt. (Vernon one of the men/|!{f's big Pierce Arrow on the road was overtaken two blocks from the | to Bitter lake last Saturday night county jail. He had most of the) ©. A. La Fountaine, tnaurance ad. joot on him. The other man es-|Juster for the Commercial Union caped. | Ansurance Co. Lin 4 | William Byron, inspector for the federal department of justice. e ° John W. Roberts, former deputy Frida S cials |sheriff, and erstwhile private de- y pe | tective. Frank Tape, a Chinaman, asso jclated with Roberts in the de | tective agency 75 TABI E The car, which was wrecked |when Deputy Sheriffs William | Hodge and Frank Brewer were in pursuit of the bandit who held up and robbed the Everett interurban train for the second time Saturday night, has been hauled to a garage. |. Meanwhile, the fnsurance is be ing held up until La Fountaine can interview the two deputies who were passengers and who were thrown violently out when the ma chine went into the ditch, and in- jured slightly ‘I notified them three days ago that I wanted to see them,” he said Friday, “Evidently they don't care to have a talk with me, as I haven't heard a word from either of them.” Both deputies have been at the sheriff's office dally since the ac- eldent Sheriff Hodge, himself, surprised the “investigators” at work the morning after the wreck. He went out to look over the old car, which had long before been condemned as unsafe by the Pierce Arrow rep. resentatives here. “When I got there,” he said, “1 saw John Roberts sleuthing along the off-wheel track, a few paces from the wreck. Frank Tape was with him, “T cannot understand what a fed- eral government inspector could be doing there, but Bill Byron was standing near the machine, grin. ning.” “TINY” BURNETT TO PLAY HARMONIUM When the Orpheum theatre re. FERNS Large Pots. Five Assort- ed Ferns in Each. Finest Asters, doz. . .25c Gladioli, doz. ......75c HOLLYWOOD GARDENS Second and Pine | Albert * ec Jeweler and Silversmith 1010 Second Ave., Near Madison PACIFIC OUTFITTING CO COR THIRD & UNIVERSITY DRESSES MEN~ WOMEN opens Sunday, September 5, Seat | tle vaudeville fans will be intro-| duced to the “harmonium,” a dif ferent type of organ than anything | yet heard here. The San Francisco | Orpheum has one, the famous Ros. ner presiding over {t. At the local theatre, the well-known Chas. 8. (Tiny) Burnett will play the har monium. Harry B. Burton, or “Pa” Burton, as he is known in Des Moines, ts now in town to take charge of the Orpheum. He succeeds Car! Reiter, who will manage the theatre in | Portland, i — ‘i | | WOMAN TO LE ERVICES | Staff Captain Fannie Gale, a prominent worker in connection | senna amen ——————— | with the religious and social serv-| : ice department of the Salvation | KODAK FINISHING Army in Portland, will conduct the Let me do your work. afternoon service at the Army cita- “Quick serviee-—good vescite.” ff del, Fifth and Washington, at 3 J. HW. MENDENHALL p.m. Sunday Pen and Camera Spevialiat Her husband died three weeks at Pike ago, after having spent 30 years in active Army service, In Swift'e—Second BANNER GLASS WILL students of Wilson's Modern Busi ness college will receive plomas. A ranged. will deliver the invocation, aa The End of the Trail WAR; DENYING SELF | Is Reached at Last Tomorrow Is the Last Saturday in the Life of the Panton De. partment Store. The Final Reductions Are in Force. The Store Will Be Open Till 9 o’Clock Saturday Night, So That Nobody Need Miss the Funeral! N° SIR! We don’t need a big ad to- night, for every day the crowds are getting bigger And buying faster And talking more and more about the sale, For in a few days it will be all! over. We have agreed with the landlord to close up the store and turn it over to him on next Tuesday night, at 6 o'clock. So you can see we've no time to quibble over prices now. Here’s an inkling of the last reduc- tions, gathered haphazard as | el- bowed my way through the crowds: IFTY-CENT Lisle Gloves for 15c a pair, and lots of ’em! Thirty-five cent Veilings for 10c a yard—plain and dotted. Hundreds of yards of Torchon and Cluny Laces that were bought to sell at 25c and 35c are now 10c a yard. Black Chantilly Lace Bands that were 19c, are cut to 3c a yard. Fifty-cent boxes of women’s fine Kerchiefs (never opened) for half price, 25c, and all the $1.00 boxes at the same rate, 50c. All the 25c Kerchiefs are fresh as a falling snowflake, 12'/2c apiece. Scores of women buying ’em for next Christmas. Many Scotch women and a few Jewish— They know! know—believe me—they LL the Cluny Lace Centerpieces, Scarfs, Deities, etc., are going at half. Stamped Pillow Tops that were 25c and 35c have been cut to 15c. All the 75c ones go for 25c. Dress Trimmings up to 75c are selling for 10c a yard. Don’t get the idea that they’re poor and old because they're low priced— they’re not. N the center aisle you'll find Children’s Winter Underwear, selling to beat the band, too! Thirty- nine cents for garments that were bought to sell at 50c, 75c and 85c. Forty-five cents for Knitted Wool Petticoats that were $1.00. Ninety- eight cents for fine Knitted Wool Shawls that were $2.00. Thirty-five cents for “Merode” Underwear for women that sells the country over for 75c. Twenty-nine cents for fifty-cent Union Suits, all sizes. And so on throughout the whole stock of Knitted Undergarments for women and children. Vacuum Washers that were two dollars and a half, we are forced to let go at 49c. Jy UNDREDS of pairs of Women’s Dollar Kid Gloves we shall let go for 59c. Men’s $2.00 Wool Overshirts will be sold for $1.00. Twenty-five cent Rubber Collars are going for 5c. B. V. D. style Underwear for men is 25c a garment. $2.50 Wool Union Suits for men are $1.45. Odd lots of Dollar Wool Shirts and Drawers are 50c. Boys’ Outing Flannel are 49c. Pajamas WOMEN'S Nainsook Slips, Com- binations, and Chemises are 68c instead of $2.00. Flannelette Petti- coats are 69c instead of $1.25. Fine Nainsook Combinations up to $2.75 are $1.68 apiece. Children’s White Dresses of the very finest quality are 68c apiece. Most of them were $2. Flannelette Bath Robes for very lit. tle people are 29c instead of 89c. Babies’ Knitted Wool Suits (‘eg- gings, sweater and cap—all to match), are $1.88 instead of $3.39. Novelty aprons for Christmas are 10c instead of a quarter. LL sales are final. All goods laid aside MUST be called for before the end of the month. The store furniture, fixtures, shelving, counters, show cases, window supplies, nickel and brass stands, we are assembling in the basement, where they will be sold at auction. $4.00 to $6.00 a pair. The “V. H.” Shoe Co. never sold a pair shoes for less than four dollars and these are the balance of the defunct V. & H. Shoe Co. stock. If you can find your size (they're all for small feet only), you may buy $4.00 to $6.00 Shoes at 59c a pair. And so ends the chapter. Good night! Real Bargains in Millinery 5O Smart Black Velvet Shapes Saturday at . . Every Summer Hat in Stock Your Choice Saturday ... “@ $1.98 25c New Fall Shapes Attractively Priced From 95c to $3.98 GEORGE FRANCIS ROWE & COMPANY Merchandisers and Financiers for Business Institutions, in Charge of Panton’s Department Store 1107-1111 Second Avenue 1 ductory officer low der diplomas retary A, A dress to the livered by Prof Wagner GRADUATE TONIGHT Tonight at the Moore theatre 178 their di program has been ar Rev. Adna W. Leonard appropriate will be son, professor of Kurc jat the University of Washington The exercises will begin at 8:30,| She has dropped the Intro-|The public is invited. RE a Cia as — 7 marks by presiding EVOLUTION A. Swalwell, will fo palhesiattl orchestra will ren girl name MARY Rh ues bee Dropped the “R” when Petersc Annual ad-| She grew up and became MAM: graduates will be de.| When she went into society, ‘i Oliver H. Richard-| She changed the “Y" to an “BY ean history,| This made her “MAW. A year ago she was married. “— And is now plain “MA,”