The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 16, 1917, Page 7

STAR—TUESDAY. OCT. 16. 1917 WHITCOMB, NEW BOILERMAKERS COAL DICTATOR, | REMAIN FIRM; LIKES FLOWERS| WON'T RETURN Complete settioment of the ship building strike seems unitkely Tuesday, following the mann meet ing Monday night in Dreamland, when, according to unofficial re ports, the Boilermakers, Iron Shtp- builders and Helpers’ union voted to stand firm in their demands of August 1 Approximately 2,400 members of this union, the largest in the ship- | building Industry, crowded into the | halls, Officials refused to say Tuesday what actually took place at the meeting and refused to predict @ powsible outcome until after a meeting of the Metal Trades Coun- loll Tuesday neht to i | Despite the attitude taken by the \ | bollermakers, a slight hope is held! jthe remaining 14 allied unions may be able to swing the protesting unton to a different viewpoint It is understood two untons, the) coppersmiths and the sheet metal workers voted unanimously to re-| jturn to work under the proposed | temporary agreement. The various international prest- dents who attended the several} trade meetings urged the men tol return to work, calling the em: | ployes’ attention to the serious ness of an extended delay in the government's shipbuilding pro: gram What action the Motal Trade Council will take in case the boil lermakers refuse to concede to the wishes of the wage adjustment) board and their allied union, offi clals decline to discuss Pity the poor coal el | disobeys the edicts of our state fuel administrator, for he will be figuratively burned to a | Fraser-PatersonCo. The Business of Providing Women's Apparel of Smart Styles and Good Quality at Moderate Prices pe is the business of our Garment Room. Such are the governing prin- ciples of our Ready-to-Wear business. The following items will well re- pay the time spent in inspection, New Fall Suits in Abumdance $25.00, $28.75, $35.00 A LARGE choose. and misses—styles that are the correct word, Suits that are the best obtainable values for the prices —Excellent materials, splendidly tailored and smartly fash MMDais serecets st...:....€28.00, $28.75, $95.00 New Fall Coats in Large Variety $25.00, $29.50, $33.00, $37.50 ERE are shown in abundance Coats, new in fabric, new in color, and representing the last-minute styles. lined throughout, others half lined burellas, zibelines, ete An Exceptional Offering of Dainty Silk-and-Cotton Dress Materials Special 3 5 c Yard WENTY-TWO HUNDRED YARDS in the offering, presenting a choice range of styles and colors in soft-draping silk-and-cotton weaves Appropriate for Dance Frocks, House Frocks, Negligees and Blouses and Sizes interesting from fo ome A once, —featuring broche, Dresden-printed, floral spot and lace- stripe effects on backgrounds of black, white, cream, tan, Copenhagen-blue, navy-blue, green, Havana, light rose, dark rose, pink, maize, gold and lavender. Thirty-six inches wide: special, 35c yard. (WASH GOODS SECTION, FIRST FLOOR) ___ BASEMENT SALESROOM Some Materials are velours, David Whitcomb, State Fuel Controller —Navy blue, green, brown, taupe, gray, Burgundy, black Photo by Bushnell. | —Belted, semi-belted and loose-line models A remarkable gathering of smart Coats, in each of which the best of materials, style and tailoring is offered at $25.00, $29.50, $35.00, $37.50 The Season's Love for Serge Dresses Is Strongly Evidenced Here $17.50, $19.75, $22.50, $25.00 MART simplicity distinguishes the new Serge Dresses, and in our present showing, which is al- most daily augmented by the arrival of many new gar- ments, —Correct styles, full pleated, draped tunic and other models. 1 Realty © id f thi ji j . i a view ed i o ie and y '0., prenident o i —Serges of splendid quality, mostly in navy blue. Nike ie ook ee ee at Le WaGie OWneN” aed Mabagirs —All sizes in abundance, for misses as well as women. §| silding, which he owns association, officer in the national —Noitable collections at T ah has hardly dried on/ organization of the same body, ¢t hiteomt be the Washington Mutual $17.50, $19.75, $22.50 and $25.00 (COL, INGLIS LED GALLANT BOYS IN LAST DANCE | Yes, we feel Whitcomb ts the man H what a Untverst ».| to “knock unruly coal dealers cold.” Music that made the heart, as well ae the feet, tingle, ington underclass man justly ~ made grim war seem a hazy night-\term a “ind for work.” He wae/ mare, and when “she promised to|/ao much so that he didn’t have bia od during that moonlight,” why,| time to step out for a picture. all the world grew brighter, anc high privates aon that all noo = to Beyieh ta Apgeeranee discomforts of the trenches || Husy all day with committee, couldn't eradicate the memories of /Ct» YOU know. However, 1 have the “big ball.” is ore one of fp sg dane my hve. FO. Rippe and jwife saye so. You may havo Charles Nevelie, both with aoe te | Whitten was Bet Hegpe, «ie 38 the service, furnished the feed, |20t the kind to be urged. However, | Ané, take it trom a private ; he is tall, almost inclined to be| stenting. these tothe f00d ‘lanky. And despite the fact that i thrilled the Second Washington Ae eee ee Mumly did | ne t% 29 years old, his face has 8] 1,, you know, little book eer wenen ety Veet Bert L. Swezea, t boyish appearance uch surprised that this man day morning for Camp Murray, | wsmpaign to raise $5,000 for the] qiThe most impressive feature of| gnc 14 write me as freely as he! Mend vat ‘apr re yey mess fund, pect ag surza.as | Whiteom vn attack in his intense] 4/7) ‘The story also gave me a new | toll te te teenie tomate had been raised during the day. eee ere datled: ta cs | VAMC OS man’s character if there were tears, they jem of th | plained that the duties that lay| His letter continued were hidden by smiles. if there were heavy hearts, they were made buoyant by the new spir- it of “good-bye” that marks the later passing of our soldiers. The ball opened with a grand |march led by Col. W. M. Inglis to the martial strains of “Let Us All Be Americans Now.” Officers of the four Seattle companies fol lowed and the enlisted men fur. | nished the main body of the march, \ After the grand march, the sol- this juncture, but decided {t was better to let this question be left a secret. | Like Boutonnieres | However, he likes boutonnieres, lttle pink Cecil Bruners, or some. |thing like that | Whitcomb dealt in quaslcon- \tracts and injunctions before he was J called to devote the entire 24 hours of his day to briquete and fancy screened fodder for furnace: | recruiting ‘his national fuel admin-) hie obtained his legal education | Enameled Steel Beds listration staff, he cast his eye*|a: Amherst college and the Har Light in Weight, Handsome Jover the various men in Washing-| ard law school, after living his and Durable in Finish The latter, in thie case, hap- pens to be Attorney David Whitcomb, who answers to the simple among his le friends of Seattle. When Dr. H. A. Garfield began and business at ton state who do things and WHO] schoolboy days in Worcester Mass Jare known to do them well °| the tows ‘whate he wes bern. did not hesitate his selection. | | Whitcomb was it 's Busy Business Man Since his arrival in Seattle, On Job in His “Bin” years ago, Whitcomb has been Today the new fuel administrat-| made president of the Arcade Build in eight! at $2.50 HE smart collar N the Fourth Floor the Furniture Section is dis- cut of the ~ playing a variety of good patterns in these im in this new Blouse and the large but- ton fastening identify it as It proved Steel Beds They I-style me th lighter in weight than the staunch and nsiderably bed, construction. The |]| tionally smooth and durable. Some of these Beds Japanese Silk in Flesh- are finished in plain enamel, some in wood effect color or taupe and others in Vernis Martin The Square-tube Steel Bed Pictured Is $15.00 —a full-size Bed, in cream enamel or Vernis Martin finish. are ¢ erator ok yet very strong in an advance style is finish fashioned of baked-on enamel is excep- ot Wi CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ° diers swung off into waltzes that with white collar and turn- back cuffs. Sizes 36 to 44. Price $2.50. —Basement Salesroom. —Fourth Floor PERSONALITY ALWAYS COUNTS Percaline Petticoats $1.75 * AILY flowered in lav- ender, The Genuine Beckwith Round Oak The Stay-Satisfactory Heating Stove DENTIST Why Experiment? Skillful treatment. finest quality of material and Painless Methods the prominent features of my Bigni: ficient service. tion timat, ington donated $ "I never did like my own society erty Loan before leaving the city. |*%¢*d of him were serious ones -few men do—but 1 am the most They will be encamped at Camp | Won't Tolerate Foolishness gregarious person I have ever Murray, American lake, for a short “This is no child's play,” he said| known, and have always been able training period prior to their de-| quietly. “It is a war fob, and will|to « nty of the right kind of |parture to Camp Greene and later, | last as long as the war. 1 will have| com without much effort, I probably, overseas. jas aids experts who will advise, |have seldom been lonely | “We will play equare with all,| “I thought I was In love many| and the minute we catch any one| times, but I know now that, like all | green, rose or blue on ground of ‘white or black are these Petti- coats of firm percaline— so serviceable for general v HE new Round Oak is the same, original Round Oak, in all essential respects, that that for quality and performance wher- and ren. F --1 Ave. and Pike Intrance 1504 Third Av: BULL BROS. ‘ust Printers HIRD ° MAIN 1043 | Have You a Button Like This? Get One ‘putting’ anything ‘over’ on youth, I wag not in love with any has become famous | why, they will be shot as slackers.|one girl, but Just in love with love, The Inw is behind us for every step|I found out early that, as the say-| we take, from the producer to the|ing is, ‘women fell for me.’ I sel-| consumer, and we will tolerate no|/dom met a girl who was not glad foolishneas.”” to be in my company. We were on the verge of asking! “I had no settled idea of the girl Whitcomb if he cared for golf at/I should like to marry—in fact, I/ r Flounces prettily tucked and_ accordion- plaited, and well-finished. Price $1.75. ever Heating Stoves are used. are Well-Named the All-Fuel Heater Special Reductions on Plates, Crowns and Bridgework. No Charge FOR PAINLESS EXTRACTIONS WHEN HE LEFT Southeast Corner 4d. R. VAN AUKEN, Mgr. This ts the new Liberty Loan button, the one you get when you subscribe for the second Liberty Loan. Every American ought to wear one, and subseribe for a bond for the wife and kiddies so each of them may be armed with such a button, The Goddess of Liberty PR Vases, Jardinieres, Ca Flower Holders, all kin Come and see Seattle Largest Stoc WESTERN ROADS TO ASK FOR INCREASE Oct. 16.—That mds also will ask for a frelght increase was the belief tn |interstate commerce commission circles, Executives of the Eastern lines arrived preparatory to tomor- row's hearing, at which they will | reopen the 16 per cent advance rate will not long hold high this torch jof ght and justice and democracy if we Americans do not contribute of our dollars for her defense in this world war, A GREAT SALE OF POTTER ICE k in Seattle. andlesticks, Fern Dishes, ds of Bowls, etc. » the Bargains. PACIFIC COAST CHINA CO. 903 Third Avenue Wash. did not want to marry any woman. | And yet I found in many girls the woman | loved, whether she mas- queraded as a blond, with heavenly | blue eyes, or as a brunette, with | roguish brown; whether she was short or tall, fragile or plump. Suf flog it to may that my inte never stretched to two women ar} once, and never remained with one long. ‘ "I did not at that time stop to \think much about myself or my Iit- tle love affairs, I took them, as most young men do, as they came, and dropped them without com- punetian when | grew tired. Noth ing touched me very deenly—I took the Ine of least resistance. “Most of what I earned had to go to my people. Money has never appealed to me as of any value in itself, I think, in my own way, that I am pretty loyal to my| | friends; and yet no man and only three women have made any last ing {mpression on my life for it burns all kinds of coal, —Basement Salesroom. coke equal doubt soft-coal wood with without efficient and it most facility is the burner ever built As always, the materials built into the Round Oak are the for the and the various refinements which have been introduced into best obtainable purpose, its design make it, more than ever, an ornament to the room in which it is placed e STOVE SECTION, THIRD FLOOR. A New Shipment of White and Gold China The “Wear-Ever” Aluminum Fry Pan | “I finally left my place on the newspaper and went to a large| Eastern city as associate editor of | a popular magazine, I was happy | |in the thought that I would now be able to do more for my people than | I had ever been able to do before. | “I had the usual thrill of the young man of artistic temperament | when he first strikes a great city, | |Perhaps women were kinder to me | than to the average youth I had {many more or less innocent af. fairs, but somehow, looking back | at them {n the light of this catas trophe that has overtaken me, I| }found that there was no.girl it | would hurt me to leave. 1 “T was fond of them all, I could enjoy a month or a day with any of them, but each was more griev-| ed at parting than I, TI was not making much money—what strug: gling writer does? But T knew that I was looked upon as an im portant member of the staff of the magazine. “And then | woke up one morn- ing to the knowledge that I doomed. A hemorrhage of the lungs made the slight cough and lassitude, that I had paid little at tention to before, unheeded mes sengers of de! I always used up my salary before it was earned, and I know now that I used up my | vitality aa well “This discovery was rather a knockout blow, but it also gave me is excellent for broiling or frying ap- pictured, light-weight China in graceful shapes, yd band and Hows: petizing steaks or chops, because it stores up such a large amount of heat that mediately, Tomorrow, a representative from the bordered with it sears the meat im- it thor- oughly and quickly line, priced as cooks Cups and Saucers, set of six, $3.75. factory who in the Housewares Section this week, will | properly heat and clean the “Wear- | 1 is Bread and Butter Plates, $2.50. show how to $2.. set of six, Salad Plates, set of six, Fry Pan. Housewares ever” Section, Basement. —Third Floor, were sent and did not cry about|They play as hard as necessary to them jenjoy, and they think as little as ‘I never did talk much unless it| Possible about either work or play, was necessary, I have that lack| “Humanity, as a rule, accepts, of loquacity that is the heritage of and only makes a fuss occasionally New Englanders, and yet I liked when something happens that hard. people—all kinds of people—they ly seems sportsmanlike in Fate, interested me. I did not stop to ‘Others have died from T. B’ T analyze—in fact, this is the first, said to myself, ‘and I am not go! time in my life that I have ever to be less brave than they.’ So tried to analyze my own character; | started south, pretty blue, without or, for that matter, the character any nioney, in precarious health, of any one else. ‘and allthe while realizing that my) “This, I think, is the experience | people “eeded part of the salary of most young men. They work |! was relinquishing.” (4s hard as necessary to succeed. (To be continued) a perfectly new sensation, for T learned then the wonderful good ness there is in the world. My pals on the staff came to my ald and sent me south, where my phy- sictan said I might recover. I was grateful to the boys for giving me this new lease on life “After all, the world was a good place to live in, and I did not want to leave it right away. | was not, however, very sanguine, as the doc- tor said old T. B, had me in his arip, | have never lacked courage, however—or rather | might say that 1 usually took things that