The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 24, 1916, Page 8

THE BON MARCHE Come to the Sale of Furniture at— Come and Secure Good, Depend- able Furniture at a Discount of 25 Per Cent Everything in Farniture Is Included Except Red-Springs and Mattresses FOR WE’RE GOING OUT OF THE FURNITURE BUSINESS If you need any Furniture you should buy it now while these The 25 per cent reduction applies to every piece, regardless of its present marked price, and present prices are as low, and in many cases far lower than any others Here are a few of the items: Handsome Buffets, Rockers } and China Closets at . . Sid Less Davenports, Morris Chairs, | Card Tebles, SmokingStands | LeSS 1/4 Less | stocks are at their best. Dining Tables } Are on Sale at $15.75 DINING © TABLE PRICED $11.81 e “PRICED $13.13 s2078 1 DINING TA TABLE. PRICED $15. 7 $13.95 DINING TABLE PRICED $10.47 | $1.25 Heavy Scrim Curtains bing purpones; Not over five bars to each. —Se and 16 Store—Lower Main Floor. JUST FOR TUESDAY This $1.00 Percale Tunic Set Reduced to 73c The Set Consists of Apron and Neat Little Dutch Cap The Tunic Apron is made of good percale, carefully made—it has a gored skirt with the tunic fitted at the waist and a little Dutch cap. industrions —Third Floor, South. The Smallest Horse in the World LITTLE LULU WEIGHS On exhibition Free in the Toy Shop, Floor. Bring the children to see this tiny equine. They will go wild with delight over her, and she is just as kind and gentle as she can be. —VFourth Fieer. | Dining Chairs ) | Are on Sale at! $3.00 DINING CHAIR PRICED AT $2.25 $1.15 DINING CHAIR PRICED aT arc $1.45 DINING CHAIR PRICED AT $1.09 —Fifth Fleer, “EXTRA SPECIAL” FOR TUESDAY ONLY AT THE “AFTER-STOCK-TAKING” SALES 10c Dress Gingham, Special —5c Yard— 3,000 yarde of Dress Gingham in lengths to 10 yards; plain colors; also plaid, check and | stripe patterns. Not over 15 yards to each. 4 —Lewer Mate Fleer. Lenox Laundry Soap, Special —3c Bar— Lenox Soap, good for all laundry and scrub- regular size bars at this price. None delivered 20¢ to 25¢ Wash Goods at —12ic Yard— 2,000 yards of assorted Wash Goods, from 25 to 30 inches wide. Inciuded are Crepes, Seco Silk, Silk and Cotton Jacquards and Sotesettes, —Lower Main Fleer. —69c Pair— Heavy Scrim Curtains, five different pat- terns to molect from; made of heavy round thread scrim or good quality votle—some with ace edging. —Third Floor. FROM 9 A. M. TO 12 ONLY 50c Milk of Magnesia 29c Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia on Spe- cial Sale from 9 a. m. to 12. No phone orders can be accepted. —Lower Main Floor. $1.00 Cotton Blankets, 89c Pair “Tuesday Special’’ in the ‘“‘After- Stock-Taking’’ Sales Firm, heavy Cotton Blankets, size 60x70 inches. These have ai soft, fleecy finish, and come in gray and tan with neat colored borders. $2.00 Cotton Blankets $1.59 xony fleece Cotton Blankets, size 64x76 inches—Blankets that are firm, heavy quality, with pink and blue bor ders; soft, fleecy and very service able. $1.75 Long Cloth $1.45 Bolt 200 pieces of Long Cloth, 26 inches wide; fine quality material, firmly woven, with a soft chamois fintsh; suitable material for dainty under- wear. 18c Crepe Plisse 12'c Yard 1,500 yards of White Crepe Plisse, 30 inches wide. This material comes in neat crinkled stripes and is splen- did for underwear and gowns. —Lower Main Fieor. 4, LesS\ wit EXPECT EARLY ACTION BY GILSON GARDNER WASHINGTON, eran and much. r of the inter Clements, a v will be used to its utmost to secure an early hearing on the application of the public service commission of the state of which seeks unfair discrimini against Seatt! In the Northwest. Part of the files in the case {ss letter from C. }man of the public service commis sion, of Washington, to Judge Clem ents, asking that the and other points may have the benefit of any rate yrrection which may be made dur ing next summer's tourist season Will Expedite Case 1/4 Less $3.75 DINING CHAIR PRICED AT $2.82 will do what he can, ana the feel jing about the Interstate commerce jcommtasion ts that the case will be According to the regular practice jof the comminasion, railroads would have until to file their reply, the respondent This might bring the hearing tn . Unless It were put at the jend of a long calendar, and the de- jeision might be lor May, in time for the spring and |summer tourist season. eta forth that the jrailroads have made a rate from the Southern Central routes, New Orleans, etc. to San Francisco and return, which ts $21.75 less in the regular season than the route thru Seattle and Ta: lcoma, via St. Paul, back to Chicago, and which is $17.50 less than the summer rate by the same router tho the journey by The petition the Northern approximately 253 miles shorter than the distance to San | Francisco by the Southern line. The petition sets forth, also, ¢ many places of jouriste along the line, particularly in of Washington, where large*sums of money have been expended by the state in the construction of highways and the improvement serves to make points of inter- According to previous rulings of ithe commission, there Is no reason why the petition of the Northwest lcities should not be heard and the) rate adjusted to correct this unfair discrimination. [Informs us we were “making an at) business men pledged themselves, . to attend the mass meet- ing at the American theatre Tues- day to organize a campaign for fair, indiscriminatory rallWay passenger Thruout the entire day, telephone lines leading from the Seattle Com. thousands of| , factories and offices were kept ringing, reminding men tn ev: ery line of trade of the place and the hour of the meeting, and urg- ing their presence. The meeting will be held at 12:20 o'clock, during the lunch hour, ave. and Seneca st Hamrick, those who attend may re main to see the first show of the GRIFFITHS RAPS HIS 2 RIVALS WILL EXPEDITE RATES HEARING Commission on Seat- Entering the Open Forum platform of The Star in the contest for mayor, Austin E. Griffiths subm red-hot con tribution today in which he hendineebath Mayor Gill, whege. chief of police he was, and O} iver T. Erickson, with whom he was associated in the coun cil, without kid gloves. Hie letter follows Editor The Star 1 have read the letters of Mayor Gil and Mr.) Erickson in the Open Forum of The Star, In which each pricks the oth er'n bubble. These political hucksters are! both offering gold bricks for votes. The mayor's little brick ts “low taxes.” The other glittering at traction is a program of “cheap” atliition. How long will it take the mayor to lower taxes at the rate he ha reduced them in the last two years? The greater the valuation and the higher the rate, the more tax we This y we have the high est valuation, the highest nd the most city tax to pay In the his tory of Seattle. The year before our doughty| mayor used hin battle ax to amarh | down taxes, our valuation was} about $213,000,000, and our tax rate} under 16 mills. Ths year after the mayor's won derful slashing and amashing per. formance, our valuation has risen 21,000,000, and our tax rate touches the sky. The mayor can do better at whi» tling than figuring. WHEN I WAS A BOY, I WAS TOLD IF I COULD NOT B8AY)| ANYTHING GOOD OF A MAN, TO SAY “HE 18 A GOOD WHISTLER.” LET US 80 PRAISE THE! MAYOR. Mr. Erickson's false alarms and promines of cheap light and rides! will not deceive the level-headed. They know that public ownership in our city te safe A community that recently voted to munteipalize our water fron later to establish a belt line, not, as citizens of Seattle, take fright at Mr, Erickson's scarecrow, put up because he would like to be| mayor. 1 know the people of the city. They will not go backward as to their settled polictes: they will not go counter to the world-wide ad- vance toward common ownership and use of reallly necessary public utilities even tho blunders have been made here that would send men tn private life into business ob Nvion. .They know, however, that we cannot get something for noth ing, nor all we want all at once, Of what use for Mr. Erickson to talk of cheap light and power, at) nm he purporely, | or at near cost, w after full warning, costing $5,000, gambled over one and one-half mill-| fon dollars of other people's money.) upon the Cedar river dam that | won't hold water? The porosity of the north bank | cannot be sealed by Mr. Erickson's| verbosity in explanation. A aleve is a fact which even Mr. Erickson jis compelled to recognize, whether | privately or publicly owned. But when several of his associates | in the council urged what is now! of delay, and after the money has |been spent, Mr. Efickson solemnly tack upon municipal ownership.” Not lack of will, but lack of mon- ey on the part of the people, with | want of confidence In the business our city We have so much money under the law allowed us, and, like a fro gal housewife, we must make it “go round,” However, Mr. Erickson knows that as councilman and as chair man of the utiliti mittee, he can do more for his ie” than if he were a dozen mayors in one. This city is like a vessel cross. ing the bar into a bay with rocks! on the side and mud flats ahead the city needs a pilot for mayor who| knows the soundings and all the channels AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS, 7 Bars of Crystal White Soap for Not over 7 bars to each customer, and delivered only with other groceries. - ; delicious fruits Pure Rolled Oats—fresh milled a five-pound sack Products Special Broken Rice—tine, a five-pound Premium Chocolate— 1 pound cakes Extra Special for Tues 10 per cent discount on all Heinz’s Products choice of all one Baker's Cocoa—in halt- Shredded Cocoanut—tre ah Salt—fine quality, pound sacks, each New Teas—your choice of any kind; green or black; for 60c, and the 60c 20c size Spaghetti 15c size Spaghetti New Italian Prunes—large New Evaporated Peaches—uar- | anteed new crop; Maximum brands: California Yellow Cling Peaches | ; large size cans; “Bargain Tuesday” in the Grocery Better Buy a Week’s Table Supplies at These Prices 25¢ Canned Fruit 15¢ The famous Gold Bar Brand Canned Fruits—your choice of Yellow Corn Meal, No. 9 Sacks, Each * 27c Yellow Corn Meal — extra fine grade; guaranteed fresh and pure stock Logan large your Gloss Starch—large starch; per Qc | vouna 5c Golden Egg Maca Spaghe jsins—your choice of Sun | or Noodle re Tee , Reliance or large 10c| Naptha Soap 2J Hand S0ap—special special, 5 b 6c for Joe Howard wrote the songs, and he can sing them pretty take {it from the chap who sat in r, Clone enough up to Ethelyn is sure 1 Rik: CHIL Gon Oarne, Telitlas he sing# in a fine, Heinz’s or Bosmiadns nianuny Coffee—roasted fresh for 10 Per Cent Less} {a """ 224c 'f purchased In dozen or half and tilts her head * way and that way, smiling all the while, and Corn or Gloss Starch—not ov. ove assorted or all of 6 packages to each; 1 2 pound packages, each..., 6c Red Salmon—No. 1 tall cans; a can 124c kind or as. | Sockeye Saimon—No, | % cans; each 124c 30c size Spaghetti special 25¢ Light House Cleanser—Spacial, clean Jump headliner with Joe Howard at the Orpheum, Joe has been writing 5 with a graceful, . while a fiddler with a s in spaces between * "(stant uproar, Fairman and Archer jin song and plano, please. George |Alexander and partner offer some quite original in character » headliner in popularity | . Who impersonates fa He plays the violin, cello and piano | Corelli and Gillette have an orig : Hon Marche brand 9 19c —Fourth oor. » girl has a good singing! but doesn't use Emmet Devoy and company. pre- sent “His Wife's Mother,” a sketch snowslide on the Milwaukee road, written by Devoy. It has a number of interesting lines—quite witty in places. ‘| From the standpoint of original ity, the Orpheum bill this week stands pretty high notice, that it's Miss Ethelyn Clarke} . 2 6 who is the particular ray shine in the team an attractive young woman 6, not merely pretty, pleasing voice, so many different cos-| |Resplendent in co#tumes, songs, | |fun, this company, featuring Wallle |BIG ACT AT EMPRESS Wallie Brooks and his Sunshine ,|Girls shed all sorts of — brilliant rays at the Empresa theatre. They were given great rounds of ap-| plause by the audiences Sunday |Brooks, Irene Brooks and Obey |Campbell, with a. chorus of six pretty maidens, gives one of the! heatest musical comedy tabloids ff shown in vaudeville. Florence Modena and company present “The Widow and His Wife,” ja clever comedy. Carr6ll, Keating and Fay offer a splendid singing jact. The three Alvarettas, panto mimists, kept the house in con new and old jok and sing well |Jacobs’ dogs prove an interesting "|feature of the bill The program {# concluded with |} the News Weekly in motion pic-| tures “ee ELLENSBURG Jan ‘One man is dead and two brakemen are injured near Lake Keechelus today, where they were clearing away a : beginning Tuesday morning, at sharp reductions from the already There is many a home in which one or “fit in” to a nicety. The assort- ment is one which everyone with a possible furniture want can extremely-low Sale prices. being done, after nearly three years! {lity of many “divine right” lead-| ers, retards muntetpal ownersnip in| FREDERICK&NE ELSON A Clearance of Odd Furniture From Semi-Annual Sale Assortments At Less Than Sale Prices ) close out quickly a number of odds and ends in good furni- ture from the Semi-annual Sale assortments, we offer them, of these odd picces will well make a point of inspecting. Fumed Oak Trunk Stand reduced to $2.00. Large Golden Oak Bentwood Costumer reduced to $5.00. Golden Oak Bookcases reduced to $21.50 and $22.50. Mahogany Storage Chest reduced to $32.50. Inlaid Mahogany Mantel Mirror reduced to $29.50. Inlaid Mahogany Serving Table reduced to $32.50. Mahogany Library Table with drop end leaves, reduced to $37.50. Mahogany Pedestal Table reduced to $7.75. Mahogany Piano Bench, tapestry uphol- stered, reduced to $28.50. Mahogany Upholstered Rocker with loose cushion, covered in art denim, reduced to $12.50. Chair to match at same price Mahogany Pedestal Table reduced to $8.50. Adam-design Mahogany Hall Mirror re- duced to $37.50. Large Jacobean Oak Desk reduced to $38.50. Austrian-brown Electric Lamp with shade, reduced to $10.00. Fumed Oak Library Table of heavy Mission pattern, reduced to $25.00. Cromwellian Oak Arm-chair with cane seat and back, reduced to $12.50. Cromwellian Oak Chair with cane seat and back, reduced to $10.00. Jacobean Oak Library Table reduced to $32.50. Lancaster Easy Chair reduced to $42.50. High-grade Mahogany Arm-chair, cov- ered in covert cloth, reduced to $42.50. Mahogany Paneled Mirror reduced to $4.50. Cathedral Oak Settee with cane seat and cane paneled back, reduced to $32.00. Arm Chair and Rocker to match, reduced to $18.50 cach. Maple Rocker with wood seat and slat back, reduced to $3.75. Maple Rocker with wood seat and panel back, reduced to $3.75. The New The following are the items Old Ivory Enamel Dresser with cane panel under mirror, reduced to $25. lvory Enamel Chiffonier with cane panel under mirror, reduced to $22.50. Ivory Enamel Single Bed with cane paneling in head and foot, reduced to $25.00. Circassian Walnut Dressers in straight- line design, reduced to $21.50 and $22.50. Circassian Walnut Dressers in Colonial design, reduced to $32.50 and $37.50. Golden Oak Dining Chairs with saddle seat and slat back (3 only) reduced to $1.25 each. Quartered Oak Dining Chairs, with leather slip seat (3 only) reduced to $2.50 cach. Fumed Oak Dining Chairs with leather upholstery (2 only) reduced to $1.75 each. . Golden Oak Arm-chair with leather slip seat (1 only) reduced to $5.00. Fumed Oak Dining Chairs with leather slip seat (2 only) reduced to $2.50 each. Fumed Oak Dining Chair, leather uphol- stered (1 only) reduced to $2.50. Jacobean Oak Dining Chair with leather upholstered slip seat and cane pancled back, reduced to $5.00. Jacobean Oak Dining Chairs with slat back (4 only) reduced to $3.00 each. Golden Oak China Cabinet in Colonial design with bent glass on ends, re- duced to $12.50. Golden Oak Buffet in Colonial design, reduced to $22.50. Fumed Oak Dining Table with 48-inch top extending to six feet, reduced to $21.50. The Early Spring Number of the Dress Silks are coming in rapidly, and already one may glean from Home Book of Fashions HIS new number illustrates and describes in de- tail the fashions of the hour in women’s and these early displays a com- children’s clothes, and will be of great assistance in prehensive idea of the Silks planning the Spring wardrobe. Among the styles that are to be “the mode” pictured are this Spring. Among the Smart Peplum Waists and Separate Skirts arrivals are: Blouses Showing many Attractive new Features NEW TUB SILKS in plain and Many Novelties in One-piece Dresses novelty stripe combinations on Early Spring Frocks suitable for Silk white and light-colored grounds, 32 inches wide, $1.50 yard. NEW RADIUM TUB SILKS pat- terned with plain and candy stripes on white grounds, 32 inches wide, $2.50 yard NOVELTY - STRIPE TAFFETAS in Persian, solid-color and two- tone effects, with stripes from chk oop ame 36 inches Bungalow Aprons Special 35c $3.50 yard. UT amply long and full is this practical Coverall Apron, and fine chiffon quality, featuring made of good quality percale in white with black polka-dots or fancy fig- blouses, suits, dresses and for ures. White pipings trim the neck, NEW PUSSY-WILLOW TAFFE- TAS in solld colors and fancies, 40 inches wide, $2.50, $3.00 and NEW PLAID TAFFETAS in very the newest ideas in bright and dark combinations, sultable for trimming purpose#; 36 inches 4 wide, $2.00 and $2.50 yard, sleeves, NEW CHIFFON TAFFETAS and 35¢. Taffetas de Sole, in a wide range of staple and new color ings, 36 inches wide, $1.50 yard, NEPTUNE SATIN, just received, in ivory and flesh-color, 40 Inches wide, $1.50 yard, Also received, some exquisite novelties in embroidered and bro- caded silks for afternoon and Basement Salesroom pocket and strap. Special Tungsten Lights Attractive One-piece Dresses of Serge, Silk or Broadcloth and many tificate, 25c. others. Price, including a pattern cer- —First Floor. —Basement Salesroom 22c and 28c HESE Electric Light Bulbs give a powerful white light, and use less current than the ordinary kind evening wear and for trimming In 25- and 40-watt sizes, 2B¢; 60-watt size, 2Ve. purposes, First Floor Basen: Salesroom