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UR CREDIT SERVICE is established for YOUR co’ EXTRA CHARGES. NO INTEREST. 8 50.09 Worth $ 75,00 Worth $100.00 Worth $150.00 Worth $200.00 Worth $300.00 Worth ef Homefurniehings, $ 300 Down, of Homefurnishings, $ 5.00 Down, of Homefurnishings, $ 7.50 Down, of Homefurnishings, $10.00 Down, of Homefurnishings, $15.00 Down, tray; regular pr! ' Special for Tuesday J ¥ « HILD'S Wigh Chatr in th t. golden finish. Is well con- o structed and has food =siged ; . ud Serims ‘and OS a ee. ee _WE TRUST YOU to FURNISH your home along yourOWN INDIVIDUAL ideas. Our TERMS are EASIER and our PRICES are LOWER than will be found anywhere. Fal YOUR WORD THAT YOU'LL PAY | of Homefurnishings, $ 1.00 Down, $1.00 Per Week $2.00 Per Week $2.50 Per Week $4.00 Per Week UR new Spring line of Serim 3 Curtains has arrived, embodying > & complete showing of all the new DAXESPOR, ‘exactly tke. picture. hovelty patterns, In plain of figured covered ehase leather ig be instantly converted | patterns, with insertion and lace fortable bed; regular pri edgtogs. Specially priced from $1.00 | Special for to © per pair. } Tuesday ........ .... nvenience. To ASSIST you NO WE CHARGE |} NO | INTEREST }) | rewular price $1476 Special at |tallzed by poe STAR—MONDAY, FRENCH CRUISER SUNK; 374 DEAD German Submarine Sends Ad- miral Charner to Bottom |ONLY ‘1 MAN ESCAPES PARIS, Feb. 14.—Only one member of the crew of 376 on the French cruiser Admiral Charner has been rescued, sald dispatches today, confirming the reported sinking of that ship near the Syrian coast. The Charner was sunk off Syria by a German submarine, said the messages. The ministry of marine yes: terday announced for the Charner, saying nothing has been heard from her since February 8, when a German telegram reported that a sub- marine sank a French warship. She hai n doing patrol duty off the Syrian coast. BRITISH CRUISER MINED; TEN OF CREW LOST LONDON, Feb. 14-—The Piritish buflt in 1913, had several encoun ters with torpedo boats and other German craft early in the war, She came to be known an a “dare devil,” and fame wae immor while members of hailed as popular b her crew heroes GERMANS HAMMER AT FRENCH LINES LONDON, Feb. 14.--Hammering the French lines south of Saint Marie, the Germans are strenuously atempting to drive {in a human were wedge in the hope of bending back} Miss Mabel Hamilton and Ren the whole French front in the/Bard also contribute some song Champagne |numbers with the style show The attack thus far has been suc-| Trouble is, they don't sing enough.) cessful, according to Berlin dis | 8rd is especially stingy with that} * {fine voice of bis. patches, more than offsetting the French advance near Massignes. F Marquisettes in t . BODY Brosseis Rugs, size s-3% plece goods; white. ecru. plain GARLAND Water. Hea Wid gio agg BP era ele! and’ 632 se’ “bpecial aay ad veg fag’ Viera on 1S economical gas water heat since the September offensive of for Tuesday....... ia’ aoe dare ‘ iC - ef on the 00 Bites, sties " Aloe: ae at market. Price. $15, The casualties of the two weeks : fe j “nibbling” at the lines are believed Seattle eo already to have mounted to be Agents oo ‘Exchange fl asnos ratte - German soldiers cap! d+ 200 ‘ lyards of French hen east of Pa v oy ¢ The annual report has been pub-|few words on Councilman Marble, lished by the Municipal league/and not once mentions his support “candidates’ committee.” jot munictpal ownership; The commitfee report will be act-| Paysse is filling his present office ed on by the league Tuesday noon,/of port warden creditably, but has at the Washington Annex. |no training In “public affaira.” _ _ This year no report is made on| The report condemns the candi-| the mayoralty candidates. ldacy of Clarence Gerald, and says On city councilmen, the commit-| Edward Brunini is a good type of speaks highly of Thomson and citizen, but hasn't the qualities for sade satisfied with Fitzger-/councilman. The same is said of Otto Case “made good,” | David Richardson and V. P. Hart. al his ability is “fair”; used up a) EE. J. Brown is described as a man jof ability, but “his opinionated view |would bring discord in council.” The committee which makes the report is headed by C. F. Riddell, former law partner of H. M. Caléwell, now a candi- for corporation councel. In reporting on the corpora- tion counsel candidates, the re- port says they all made good in their public service, but never. theless gives Caldwell the best of it in the general summary and takes a slight fling at both the radical candidates, Mur- phine and Bradford. GILL REPUDIATES id tisans are trying to make capital "Keep a bottle in your home."* | Price 2c. S0c. 31.00 Bl out of Mayor Gill in the corporation jcounsel fight. One faction is cireu A | lating cards heading it with Gill as) mayor and E. H. Guie as corporation counsel. The other faction—known as the “newspaper” combine | volubly protested, as it leaves Hugh C. Caldwell out of the combination | Wherefore, Mayor Gill Monday disclaims connection with any can- didacy except bis own. MEETING TONIGHT } A meeting will be held Monday |n¥eht at Phalen’s hall, Columbia MEATS TO SUIT EVERY TASTE | FRYE’S QUALITY MARKETS City, at whieh Oliver T. Erickson TU ALS candidate for mayor, Thomas R ESDAY SPECI fovear: D. Lane will speak Horner and W Fresh Petaluma ‘ ae ai Ranch Eggs..... 33 Cc ees Choice Spare 9 CONTINUED Pork Back are 25c. FROM PAGE 1 JS Choice Chops Mutton 15.c BRADFORD REPLIES meh SNE 18c) TO RIVAL’S CHARGE Choi Shoulder se . wy pit Choice Pork Liver... city paid ) per They lament tha’ the some of these appraisers $2 year. |. “Two are three of such witnesses |have been almost constant! ow | ployed, by the city, not only on big leondemnation work, a but charged \to property, which in the Inst two years amounts to nearly $900,000. and upon the hearing of assessment lrolls. We admit these appraisers lof such wide experience in such | work have been often employed by |the eity for the purpose of protect in Until 6:20 ing the general taxpayers and Sm | 1080 190 Dear tho spoclal assess. MARKET, 109 Decidental Avenne, BALLARD MARKET BAIR Mallnra Ave! Look for U. S&. Purple Stamp C Ou MUNICIPAL LEAGUE REPORTS UPON CANDIDATES | says} ALL SLATE MAKERS has) Man Trade Your Old Furniture for New ments against unjust claims and un- fair recoveries. “The office has been criticized because of money allowed certain appraisers in the Orcas and Wal lingford alley cases “The Orcas ¢ begun, the appraisers appointed and — the} awards made by the jury and ver. dicta entered and said awards ac-| cepted Ly the city council in the administration of my predece and I had absolutely nothing to jwith any of these things | The alley case referred to, while [not so large as the other one in jlineal feet, was, however, one of | the most hotly contested cases ever | handled by the office. The apprais- jera in this case returned their fe | ures to the office, and the attorneys and their clients protested against j the appraisers’ figures, and the niat |ter was threshed ont over several | after which a reappraisal | Was ordered in this case, and upen| | auch reappraisal the parties and the city could not agree, and the case fought out before the jury | Several conflicting interests and |difficulties surrounding this case also reasonably explain the amount allowed witnesses | "Viewed in the light of the big volume and importance of the vast |{ittgation of this office, we chal > i Henge comparison with any office, Inied today reports that he had ‘een| Both wings of the republican par-| public or private, as to cost of the| wounded while in France work. During the four years of my administration the cost of each bey + estate witness has averaged 7 cents per description of property affected by all condemnation suita The Real Estate ar@eiation and some ambitious candidates shed tears for the poor taxpayer because of the uniform extravagance of this office, This association and its ap. praisal committee have fixed the sum of $25 per deseripiion for ap- praising lands and testifying “1 have no apology to offer to| the people of this city for the cont} of this department, for the fees al lowed in the foregoing or any other case to appraisers or other wit nesses during my entire administra tion. I am fully satisfied, both ax @ taxpayer and as an official, that the people of this clty have been amply protected in all these mat ters, and have received far more in value than they have paid for. in next letter I will the charge relating to private tice in this office. “JAMES BE. BRADFORD, “Corporation Counsel.” 2 KILLED BY TRAIN meet prac TACOMA, Feb. 14.—Porter Me Call of Sumner, driver of an auto mobile whieh colli¢ with a loco: motive at Sumner and caused the death of George T. Campbell, died today Tacoma hospital of his injuries McCall was driving Ca npbell, a| young soldier, from Armstrong, B. C., to visit his mother at Edge-| wood, i Resolutions “Indorsing the ap pointment of Louis Brandeis to tho United States supren vench were) passed and sent to Prexident Wil-| son and Senators Jones and Poin idexter by the the King County| Democratic club Saturday. joffered for FE HIPPODROME IS DRAWING CROWD Fashion Show Headlines “gf pheum Bill; Chuck Slings Comedy Bunches |MYSTERY AT EM PRESS | . 14, 1916. PAGE 5. turned Sunday Hundrede were \from the Hippodrome spite of the heavy downpour of rain, Five vaudeville acts and a photoplay are the attractions, The Napoli duo are two men from sun ny Italy, One sings. His partner plays the accordion, The Flying formers. talking and ¢ celved ence Ro! neing act which re after encore t Athon and company presenting this week the |drama they have ever staged here the title is “Silver Threads. Dunn and Adams are Dutch! jcomedians and rather original .s 4 MYSTERY AT EMPRESS Mystery is the middle name of| the East Indian, and Prince Kar. Mi and Princess Selma have Old} are best | etaiesr Arethusa, which had fig-|Dame Mystery for their first, mid jured in some of the most thrilling |dle, and last names. The prince exploits of the war, has been|has the princess jumping from mined off the east coast. The ad-jone place to another on the Em miraity feared today that she is al press theatre stage, disappearing total wreck, Ten of her crew )reappearing, all in plain sight, but were lost {not In plain understanding of the The Arethusa, a light Ilaudience, Other attractions at the Empress theatre this week a |Mr, and Mra, Mark Murphy, well known comedians in “The Coal Strike"; W. G, Hendricks, the red |headed school kid, assisted by two |men and two women; Argo and Dulita, playing the harp and vio jlin; Bob Warren, monole t; Me |Goods and Tates, tumblers . . } . | SOME FASHION SHOW It sure is a feast to the eyes Ist fashion show which Burton brought to the Orpheum theatre this week, All the latest things in gowns, for morning wear, bath ing beaches, and the bal! room are exhibited by a group of maidens who know how to wear same. Another good feature of the bill is the comedy offered by Chuck Riesener, assicted by Henrietta Gores. He's good and he admits it. Says so himself, Other attractions are: Arthur Sullivan and company in a good sketch, “Straight Lillian Fitz gerold and Harry 1. Marshall, in some song and nonsense |Frenkle Murphy, the boy Herbert Germaine Trio, gymnasts Seppols, in Upper Alsace, it wns of ficlally admitted today, but the} French regained most’ of the! WILL BUILD HOME FOR ground thru counter attacks. TRYING TO GUT OFF ITALIAN RETREAT SOFIA, (Via Amsterdam), Feb. 14, ~—Bulgar troops occupied Elbassan, Albania, on Saturday, and are now heading westward to Join the Aus trians In cutting off the retreat of the Italians from the port of Du TALRO. The inhabitants of Elbassan warmly welcomed the Invaders. said an official statement today Now the Italiane and Albanians | face the danger of envelopment. un less they retreat from Durasso ROME, Feb. 14—Austrian aeroplanes threw bombs on Milan last night. ZEP IS IN DISTRESS London, Feb. 14.—The Zeppelin 20, sister airship to the I ‘ in the North se |stroyed recently was reported, sages today, to have been in diw tress off the west coast of Denmark yesterday (AVIATOR IS UNHURT Feb. 14 aviator, LONDON, hbame- White Claude Gra personally de He has been here for 10 days. WILSONS TO MAKE MERRY AT PARTY WASHINGTON Feb. 4 President and Mrs, Wilson will make merry at a real, old- fashioned St. Valentine's party given by the Congressional club tonight Giles Turnow, suing state Quimby, slayer of Jon Oxbow county murderer, to get $1,000 reward Turnow's body PACIFIC OUTFITTING CO COR THIRD & UNIVERSITY DRESSES an WOMEN rs] WEEK YOUR CREDIT IS 0.K. a ye fo ond Ook. ASSES FrESTRAN _— HC + POPULAR FRASER “PATE: RON ee Ri Scant | Albert Hansen Jeweler and Silversmith 1010 Second Ave., Near Madison J.W.E fo) thea / ay in Copenhagen ses. VETERANS OF WINNIPEG, Man., Feb. 14.— Plans for the erection of a home on 100 acres, at a total cost of $500,000, for soldiers returning from the war, were announced today by the Man!- toba soldiers’ |FUNERAL SERVICES WAR} TO BE HELD TUESDAY, Rufus | Funeral services for Dr. H }Smith, retired wealthy physician, }who died suddenly Saturday white lunching at the Butler hotel, will be held from the Bonney-Watson chapel at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday, Dr.| M. A. Matthews officiating. Cre mation will follow, Dh. L. | This Is an Important Message for YO of ft. Every th that neod R. CLARK U) a every word day neglect te Howards are ring and trapeze per: | Haxter and Virginia do a singing, | DUIS NISSIM ISS SAIS SAIS SITS SC TSS TSS TSS SO TSS ec Dougall -fostivick stabliahed 18 THE BEST FOR THE PRICE, NO MATTER WHAT THE PRICE [eens And just the time to fix up the home— ; Sale of Genuine Inlaid Cork Linoleum 69c A Square Yard =|! is just a fortunate coincidence that enables us to sell Linoleum such as this at such a low price, and we feel that you should know the reason. A wire from the factory read like this: “To complete car going forward today, in- cluding 1,000 yards new pattern Inlaid Lin- oleum decidedly under price.” This is a standard quality Linoleum in good, substantial patterns for kitchen and bathroom, and we can assure you that the we will be able to sell Linoleum of this quality for price is much’ less than again. : Bring the floor measurements with you. 10¢c per square yard, which will be done in order of sale. Tuesday only, 69¢ square yard. The First Spring Sale of Dix- .Make House | Our usual charge for laying is Very special, -Fourth Floor Dresses There is perhaps nothing more interesting housewife than MacDougall-Southwick’s early “Dix-Make” Dresses. 15 New Style House Dresses 98c, $1.50, $1.95, $2.95 and $3.95 The new DresSes have the circular and full skirts. Materials are gingham, chambray, Bedford cord. and percale. In plain colors, stripes and checks. . —Third Floor. to the sale of sr ES SS | in SSSCEISSSCE ISS fxm nse PSS ALORA TSSCeSSS | Houses of Worship Crowded Sunday WASHINGTON, Fed. 14— Charges have been made Easter, with all its glory, never/1,200, and St. Mark's Episcopal re by Maj. Gen. G. W. Goet! had anything on Go-to-Church-Sun-| ported a record attendance. | that the United States has ~ day, observed by everybody but the] “Suburban churches felt the| been called on to pay $18,000,- very, very lazy. lgreat impulse of the back-to-| 600 for lands in the Panama 1 va’ most churches, the ushers movement,” said Rev./ canal zone worth less than couldn't have seated another per- Frank M. Silsley, chairman of the! $1,000,000. son. Many were turned away at/ publicity committee of the Minis-|———— _=-psiinesinapntmnsine several churches terial Federation. “Reports show| Lunch e Hollywood, 212 Two thousand people attended | outlying churches were packed to | Pike —Adv | First Methodist church at the he Og 3: nie i ¥ ervice. About 2,500 he federation w 0) an > 2 2 peace ged in First Presbyterian evangelical campaign thruout the A M U S E M E N T Ss lchurch. The First Baptist drew|city, from March 26 to Easter Sun-| Rs tully 1,000 First Congregational, | day, April 23 THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE 2 senate: DAILY—8:26 Tully's NEW your me astito ALL SINGLE HOMES ON QUEEN MEN CALLED ANNE DAMAGED : Fills have settled and damaged < snow a 16 LONDON, Feb, 14.—The first proclamation calling unmarried [property on the west slope \of men to the colors, under the [Queen Anne hill new conscription act, was post: | Ninth ave, W. went down two ed today at Wallasey, near Live (7 tween W. Prospect and arpew. Highland drive, and tilted the HTREART? ‘STILL SEEKING _ homes of W. J. Bilis, 1908, ana| Merry Musical Comeay. wity a Mrs. E. Ellis, 1904, W. Highland eR A MISSING CHEF drive, They were insured against |collapse by rigging up cable sup- ‘ports. TO FRAME FIRE LAW Fire prevention measures will be framed by a committee made up of Fire Marshal Bringhurst, Assist CHICAGO. ‘eb. 14.—White oxide | arsenic was the poison used in the soup served more than 100 guests |who narrowly escaped death at banquet given Archbishop Munde- liein here last Thursday night. Jean Crones, the missing assistant chef, has not yet been located ETROPOLITAN THEATRE The Distinct Musical te zou ate taking chances with | ant Superintendent Hooker, of the || Wed, Feb. 16, at 8:15 p. m. ins tle ie Tak’ ey Ot. Siete j buildings department and § ‘ER |putting stones in the way of yo > S| Li v an pregoan : ° ITS 5 U P TO YOU, GIRL | cise Gradlen, ot the Bulldog Somn: THIRD CONCERT reducing your efficiency lers and Managers’ association 2 which means that Sreducing| Control your fluttering | ‘rhey ‘will report in a week to the your chances of making a success In) hearts, girls, there is nothing | oouncil fant itt itlmose certainty is, in the mail for you today ed tally whe consider .the Fact is, it’s up to the ladies | that we iu, here, the! to buy ail the red celluloid | CHOOSE EDUCATOR y highest ct ai service at 7 mnday, This is Imatter in how bad condition your} leap year | é teeth may be, we will put them Int W. C. Bagley, education ex- perfect condition, and the cost will ILD FREIGHTER "" ‘from the University of It! By Special Engagement Wn Chee BUnGHIE PEa wall eeeeies "/T0 B nois, Was chosen Saturday to help | ana Rome And we will bere many |make the survey of Washington | ML yew your th for you that in | A 10,000-ton freighter will be|normal schools, colleges and the} Ce eore TH Pe eee built by the Seattle Construction | university th for hundreda|& Dry Dock Co. here for the Luck ——— \Th K ] th that they | enbach Steamship Co. of New CHILLY IN NEW YORK {-Te) ar e femploy at this office only “The Escape” at t> Rex NEW YORK, Feb, 14.—After a Sine | dentints, men ve thelr certifi Serious Thought day of wind, snow and sleet, the cates from the state dental board | Arouses 8 thermometer dropped here to 2! han, n t al n fron oe er e 7 7 7 bengins wenn front) With the exception of one or |above zero, the lowest mark of, the! y doubt a8|two senators and possibly one oth- | year ork will beer person, Americans are solidly Ya Vent befor a better and safer America ie ven the COMMON nut has a suf ATTEND TO YOUR TEETH NOW ve with all work our guar-| ficient amount of intelligence to je Are Mhevaperator who dia the work ang|know that preparedness spells in CUTTING THE CUT RATE PRICES by L.R. Clark, D. D. 8, owner and surance, while “Peace at Any ‘i oe manag of this office, who is thor-| Price” is an empty slogan—an Silver Fillings ss s'00 ee Golf Crowns..... oughly reaponalble empty policy—that spelis nothing ae AIN fa ‘ and endangers our security as a ingredient . painless ample supy It ia imported, and »ped ite Import en We t up a« larg > ply right war started, ¢ have to last us for time to Thue you are sure of not delay this tmportant Come at once and have a examination by an expert | Regal Dental Offices and Union. | nation Among other things, we need an adequate coast defense system. Uncle Sam = is at with the world TODAY . to a man named Wilson We do not need a big standing army at great national expense—but we should be ble to muster ftv mil 1! trained and phystentiy fit if occasion arises. » the same care in fighting men We should wu raising t !we do in the making of the guns A powerful sermon against care: We use nothing but th tng result for « ret of he yeara All work «wu Piatinae Milling . 1.50 Heavy a Gold Alley Filling Prix 254 | Solid Bridge Work Painiess Extencting Sets of 003 js Third As Ws Cor, Third) sowing at the Rex, 1 eeeeeeaee Geet eee dy