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G.R. FURNITURE EXCHANGE 511 PIKE ST. EASY TERMS 511 PIKE ST. Furniture Sale This Week The many pieces of Furniture in this sale are such as we take in exchange for new goods. The sale also includes New Furniture slightly damaged in transportation. In all probability the largest collection of Used Furniture we have had for some time. All at Remarkably Low Sale Prices Living-Room, Dining-Room and Bedroom Furniture, much of it used but slightly. Re- built Ranges and Heaters, Household Wares, Chairs and Rockers, Rugs, Linoleum, at only fractional prices of their former cost. | | | We are unable to quote prices, as many | pieces that are here while this is being writ- Pe ten may not be here tomorrow. It will be worth while to be here among the first. G. R. FURNITURE EXCHANGE 511 PIKE TRY TO KILL YUAN day to attribute the plot against Yuan's life to revotutionary adher- ents. The rebellion against the empire, they claim, has been growing grad-| ugily, and they believe that some of the revolutionists sought by dyna- quickly their} 1 plans for overthrow of the new gov ernment and the restablishment of} the old republic EXPLOSION KILLS THREE ON RYNDAM LONDON, Jan. 19.—The Holland American liner Ryndam, in port at Gravesend, down by the bow, and with a list to etarboard, after mysterious explosion which killed three coal trimmers ahd hurt four crewmen, is expected to gq Into dry | dock to aire Advices received here said the Meek. caused no panic on the vessel The liner grounded in soft wud in approaching Gravesend, but wa not damaged The Home Doctor Clip out and save) PEKING, Jan. 19.—Numerous arrests were made today in a pict to blow up Emperor Yuan Shai Kai, Explosives had been found in the palace. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19.—San Francisco Chinese e inclined to-| mite to accomplish Announcement THE NEW NATIONAL MARKET | Surest for Coughs and Colds jounce sealed ye OPENS TODAY With a Bi; Don't experiment on a bad « it Is very risky, The fo jim enaily mixed at best and quickest obtainable, often cough tna d , Uproaring Butter Special Just Think of This for a Curtain Raiser ), put up only in half screw-top case Frost Bites, Corns and Sore Feet Don’t endure foot agony. Here ta! ] ‘ a femedy for quick. resu itl Wholesome, Cream- ery Butter for Sell the Cocoanut Oil Makes We a Splendid Shampoo If you want to keep your hair tn good condition, be careful what you| Best Butter in wash it wi the City M. saps and prepared sham 'poos contain too much alkali. Th brittl and & er harmful Just entir creasele than the most ex can vee for shampooing, as } asive dealers in the Olympia Dair t 16 ge agen dary Suics eg Ally ha he t price Visit this ne market ily and removes ever article ¢ dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive oll The hatr dries quickly an s even and it leave t ffme and National Market Co., tnc. ji} "0" 405 Pike St.—Just a Step East of Fourth oll at mont ans drug store, It I enough to last every one in the) ‘family for months.—Advertisement Ikives way to supply t |) banks. STAR—WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19, 1916. ‘NINE REPORTED DEAD IN FLOODS Situation Seri- Tremendous Dam age Done. MAROONED IN LOS ANGELES, Nine are dead, thousands hom and more than $3,000,000 damage done as a re sult of the rain storm which has deluged Southern Califor nia for five days. Rain poured down with in creasing violence today Collapsing dykes and dams released a wall of water in the Pomona district. At Clare mont, an allnight fight was made to save the Pomona col lege bulidings. Many orange washed away. Tn the midd Nell station, the Death List in Storm JOHN HIGGINSON, rancher, drowned in Santa Ana river, near Anaheim H. NICHOSHEA, rancher, drowned in San Jacinto river, FRED SMITH, rancher, drown: ed in Santa Anna river ALFONSO RIVERE, rancher, ed in Santa Ana river CARL THOCKMORTON, Los Angeles, electrocuted by short circuit due to storm. UNIDENTIFIED MAN, WOM. AN AND CHILD, drowned be- tween Anaheim and Fullerton UNIDENTIFIED MAN, per ished near Orange county hos- pital. Los Angeles ous; HOMES Jan, 19.— groves were of the deluge at ‘amily of Guraell is starving. Reseve par ties are risking their lives in re peated efforts to get a skiff out te | them. Occasionally the victims wig-wag distress signals from upper win dows The water is rising fast One hundred and fitt in the San Bernardino county jail} narrowly eacap flood cut away the jail foundations causing their steel cages to topple| in Turnkeys unlocked the doors and prisoners scrambled to safety Many had to swim for their lives A score were injured When they «ot to safety they were rounded up by guards and marched to the Redlands jat! Miles of ranch and orange lands dotted with settlements, will be smashed by water if the Hemet dam in the Sar At last reports, it was weakening In the towns around Mount Baldy the damage ts estimated at $1,000. 000. The Isolation of Los Angeles was | practically comp! the Long Reach cific electric G A gas famin today w tracks of the Pa were Washed out Mains Snap in the city was nar. |rowly averted when the natural gas | mains «na 4 By the use of old apparatus, the Loe Angeles & Hlectric Co. is manufacturing enough artificial gas he ordinary demand Silt streaming into the inner har bor has embedded the Prentis in a mud benk Dredging operations to clear out ebris choking the channel will a million 4 r schooner Between Pomona and Lordsb: acores e h poles a Redian maroone Nght and power, and food ts run ning low there Lordsburg ranchers were forced)! to flee from their homes Lake Lee, near Corona, burst ite inundating the valley to a depth of four feet. A wall of water rushed thru T ‘al canon great damage CONTINUED } ‘| FROMPAGE1 |) CLUB BALKS AT CHAMBER PLAN ; or will be merely flgurebe ads fora select few Deliberate Ten Days More M. A. Gottstein, spokesman for the Commercial Club committee at ithe meeting Tuesday night, after outlining the plans and the points of differ asked that the com mittee be orized to continue its hegotiations with the purpose of se curing Une democratic of the chamber’s plan The club gave the committee ton {days more. Unless these changes in fa vor 6f a democratic bi of or ganization are made the move ment for consolidation will fall. This was clearly indicated by the Commercial Club members Tuesday night at the largest at tended meeting in its history Prior to the reading of the com mittee rep Secretary Otto Case read his annual report In touching upon the consolida tion question, he declared that it must be done ONLY ON A PROPER BASIS, where the members would have a direct in shaping the : Applause Greets Statement This statement was greeted by a storm of applause It was the annual meeting of the volce club, Approximately 500 were pres ent Case's report showed that the mmercial Club now has a mem bership of 1,420 In a discussion that followed, sev eral speechas were made and each peakers ged the same the merger am against hand-picking meth: ‘| ode of the officers of the club,” said Richard Saxe Jones George F. Cotterill detailed the 1 of consolidation ided 4 proper basis of organ v4 adlopte Chamber Adopts Report George H. Revelle first president he Commercial Club and Warren A. Gould The Ch tees ‘Th favoring consolidation and will sub: mit the matter to a referendum vote of the Rev mber of Commerce tru members Sydney Strong installed the John prisoners 4 death when the Jacinto mountains | doing! » modification | sday adopted a resolution| PAGE 5, Ir BIS VRASS SOARISS VESSEL SS ESS OEE PSS SO RAVES UR RST Sa suse Butterick Spring Fashion Book 25c. Any Pattern Free. Wivet e<Dovgall = foxthvick Vloor Hatabiiahed 1875. ya Main 6563 “The Be Best for the Price, No Matter ‘What the Price” | January Clearance of Jewelry | The little things you wanted at less than you expected to pay the Jewelry Shop, have brought about More than UR once-a-year clean-up in and the taking of inventory, these many remarkable Jewelry Specials. two thousand pieces are included. W E these } Novelties Reduced to 48c__| Silk Fans 48c } more radical t Vanities, Bar Pine, Long| Pisin and” Carved Sticks offered. Our Chains, Jet Pins, Combs and | some of bone; formerly $1,00 Barrettes; formerly $1.00 to| to $1 special 48¢, | ty, | $5.75, special 48¢. Silk Fans 95c - Mh to get them More elaborate styles, with | Novelties Reduced to 95c Sterling Silver Match Boxes Jet Barrettes, Shell Hair Pins surely get the carved sticks formerly clal O5e. hand decorated 5 to $4.00; ape to $6.00, Men's Dress Button Sets at Half Price Finest Pearl Buttons and Btuds in leather covered stee! Novelties Reduced to $1.95 | 8 Sete for ize Former prices $2.00 and $2.50; Manicure travelers; | large Pearl Bead Neck Chains fancy Necklaces, ete; for Sizes 6% to 6%. $3.50 Hats for Every Boy Can Have a New HAT Now! ‘|Boys’ and Children’s Hats Were Never Priced Lower sincerely believe that that large, and there is only one way | Boys’ Felt Hats, formerly $1.50 to $3,00 sie a fring oan fase Jet Back Combs Half Price | izes ©34 to 7%; for boys from 8 to 17 Shaiie: totais 1 75 to | Imported qualities; formerly Boys’ Cloth Hats, formerly $1.50, reduced to T5¢. $5.00; special O&e. $7.00 to $12.00; special $3.50 Sizes 6% to 7% Boys’ and Children’s Felt Hats, reduced to 95¢ and 65é. Boys’ and Children’s Plush Hats at Half Price and Less. vee) & Delineator for ia March Virst Floor, oe Shop on a Transfer | fat reductions are ~ han any previously Hat stocks are too down, benefit. reduced to 65¢.. and you | ‘ s 6% to 6%. $1.75; $3.00 Hats | $2.00 Hats for 95¢@; | —Third Floor. | 5 to $6.00; spectal cane; formerly $2.50, $3.50 for $1.50; $2.50 Hats for $1.25; | and $3.76; special $1.25.) $3.50 Hats for 95¢. Novelties Reduced to $2.95 $1.75 and $1.88, Boys’ 50c Caps reduced to 25¢ Pandora Cases, Sterling Silver ae Slipper Buckles Small shapes; sizes 6%, 6% and 6% Mesh Purses, Chatelaine Sets, | at ‘ 4 Pearl Necklaces, Combs, Bar-| —Yignd~ carved and mounted nee i bab ae ee to 28¢. rettes, ete.; formerly $5.00 to wih Weeasn Urilllante: tee | ormerly $ and $1.5 $10.00; spectal 82.9 merly $4.50 and $5.00; special | | Fancy Combs and Barrettes 82,50, ce | i oe | Gold Plated Mesh Bags N D P | 95 to $3.00 = RE ota lay Passes Many unusual shapes, mount: | Tat sehen donimerty $fki" a — Seas ts ta.68; seal One | special $15.00, | that our st scawites Section, in the Basement, $3.00. | Novelty Hair Combs 25c surprise many people with its ~Biell, demibionde or amber Beaded Bags Half Price color; formerly 50¢ to $1.00 OG Sea ET [.e 1s is le ke 1S tS is Se. Se Te Tt. re ks eke Our entire Hne, formerly 95¢ | ial 2he. } A customer, just last week, said she didn’t know before” | to $7.50; special A8¢ (| Novelty Hair Comba 10¢ | that we had a Basement Salesroom, but since her first | 83. | Pinin styles? formerly tc ana | Visit we have seen her four times. It surely pays. |G Silk Fans $1.95 [eet Speen ey | We automatically change between thirty and fifty items) | Including many handsome | Novelty Bead Chains 2S¢ | More than half of these are changed because they are | H pieces, with pearl or carved | ““Tirightly colored Bead © | completely sold out. The next time you come down town _ sticks; also some of real lace in many styles; formerly 7c | : “Gioat i formerly $5.00 to $15.00; spe a6 41a3: Roaetad | don't forget to visit our Housewares Section on the B | cial $1.95. ¥F | ment Floor “Not Advertised Specials” ee — SAO a SSS OE SST doesn’t TSS |newly elected officers of the com-| Eech sustained a fractured skull mercial Club Tuesday nigh | es may cause death. held by A resolution bag gear ol th They are Katherine Kelly age 10,| Light & dist rly, age 9, ‘PPROVE BIG CLAIM Marshaling of claims against the | insolvent Seattle, Renton & South- ern railway was continued Wedner |day before Judge Frater, who a ave. S. W., and Gladys = | work of Secretary Case, has! 1910 41st ave. 8. V tendered his resignation Ag ofien mously adopted by the club amid a jetorm of applause When the sled on which they were coasting suddenly stopped on} the clean cement sidewalk at the} foot of the steep Arch ave. hill Tuesday night two little girls were hurled across the street ASK FOR and GET HORLICK’S, — THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK Ford took on his peace trip a Onght to be h up all the peace find in Europe, with a few ind words about automobiles in jaddition Thin Folks Who Would Be Fat an or Call « | Washin or atl | Solutely limerense In Welaht Tem Mere. ap a te ondition sof are when the Instend of uch of the they \ MID-WINTER SHOE SALE Our semi-annual clear- ance sales afford the great- est opportunities to save real dollars in shoe pur- chases. to ount must ~pportunities are presented elsewhere in the city. season in view of the rapid rise in leather values and creased price of shoes in general. We have reduced prices without Novelty styles having been so much in vogue for ladies’ more good, staple lines than is our usual the novelty, styles which are not among our true thi { values Swifts Pharmacy ginta everywhere Jeon ontains a guarantes of weight in include in the sale ) close out all Laird, Schober & ( J. & T. Cousins Co M., Nettleton and Bostonian shoes for men are to be had at prevail in the children’s department and downstairs We cannot begin to tell you in this space of the BIG BARGAITI) every member of the family. It takes our big store to hold them all } just a few of these bargains: | SHOP EVERY HT Lapies— MEN— 85.95 for $8.00 to $10.00 Shoes, in patents, with Here are fine bargains for you $4.95 for $6.00, DAY AT FRYE’S QUALITY plain or colored tops; white, champagne, ‘ gray and bronze kid Shoes; welt and turn ps calf, patent and ; ce. soles ‘é $5.9. $7.95 for $10.00 gun metal Shoes with gray buckskin and gray kid tops grades, English las' $3.95 for your choice $41.95 for $7.00 and $6.00 patents, tan and gun metal calf and kid Shoes, in a big variety of $2.95 for $4.00 Shoes at the original price. MARKETS styles. Among these are bronze kid, blue ~ at J ¥ id, rusty kid and matte kid gypsy button $7.95 for $10.00 Strong Thursday Specials: and lace Shoes that are so popular inch Boots. Fresh Local Ranch Eggs | Choice Spare | Ribs 95 for $6.00 and $5.00 stylish and serviceable hoes for dress or street wear, Patents, gun metal, tan calf, black kid, etc $3.45 AND $2.95 for $5.00 and 37¢c 9c GIRLS— some $6.00 and high cut : " res tha re eur We want you to pro! | Choice Shoulder 1 2 oho Naeem me ae Soa ay prices in this depart but we o mak omphete Pork Steak. Cc BOYS— GHolce: seutan 1 6 Evening Slippers in patent, bronze kid, gun Peis maa hietione : | Chops... ....-+++0+- Cc inetal, bright and dull kid, white, black, DOWN STAIRS DEPAR Choice Veal pink, blue, gray and brown satin, white kid $1.00 per pair for 500 Chops er 1 6c gold kid, black velvet, etc aa going ad Shoes, small sizes t . hb > « u o » 5 Pork Back Bones, 25 7 ‘ 1g a rir a rita $1. Bod pad he! 10 Ibs. for ........ Cc and beaded effects. A few styles in street $1.00 per pair for 650 also reduced Choice Steer pumps are Oxfords and Pumps, 18c Sirloin Steak $1.45 takes 0 felt and quilted satin house $1.49 per pair for 200 pairs misses’ School 5 ar and bor ippe Shovs Sugar Cured 10 and bow pers. 81.95 per pair for boys’ high cut Boots. Picnics vs Cc OFe AND 81.15 for some $1.25 and $1.50 white 83.65 per pair for men's high cut Boots. AT THE FOLLOWING MARKETS: Spats, 6 and 8-button patterns 7e per pair for iadies’ $1.26 felt Slippers, OLYMPIC MARKET, the Street AN MAIKET, ind Avem SESTHOAN MAKI Please understand—The entire stock is not reduced ing there will be NO REFUNDS and NO EXCHANGES. Sale Starts Thursday Morning, January 20th. | Look for U. 8. Purple It Signifies Purity and Quality Shops Open Until 6:20 P. M 903 SECOND AVE (Extra Salesmen Needed.) proved a $140,000 claim for The man who is always om | job always has a job. c = DOCTO wear this season, we custom. and Queen Quality ladies’ sale prices. 6.50 and $7.00 gun metal and Both heavy and light soles. q > for $7.50 and $8.00 Shoes of the better $5.00 and some $6.00 Shoes, in all leathers, $2.95 AND 83.95 for $4.00, $7.00 Cavalier House Slippers. BYE TO $2.98 for 50c to $4.00 Shoes, in regular patterns and in all leathers. These prices are quoted with the understand Turrell Shoe Co. the Puget Sound Power Co., Tuesday. ve the Right Drug Co, ts Second ex-government your case and preearine for without charge This is particularly the consequent in= regard to present We are also purchases for spring” shoes. J. & Special prices ] S offered to We quote } kid Shoes, in button and its or high toes, of a big assortment of that cannot be excelled & Garfield “Non-Aqua,” $5.00, $6.00 and fit by the especially low ment 2.50 to $5.00 Shoes, reg. TMENT— pairs Laird & Cousins’ pairs ‘Laird & Cousins’ button and lace, pairs Laird & Cousins’ in all materials, 120 MARION ST.