The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 22, 1919, Page 7

: Theodor . Letters to ; | Edited Such quiet Jaunts, in company with Mrs, Rooseveit are de scribed, at this time constituted the as he (president's chief reoreation. His public journeys and hunting -expedi tions had afforded too much rich ma terial for cartoonists and jokesmiths to please the president. He wrat to @ friend in Texas that he would © no more hunting trips while he was in the White House tor The Kai A Visit to Washington's Birthplace White House, April 30 Dear Kermit; On Saturde noon mother and I started off an the Syiph, mother having made up her mind I needed 26 hours’ rest, and we Sa) bad @ delightful time together, and she was just as cunning as she eoult be, On Sunday mother and | wpent about four hours ashore faking our lunch and walking up to the monument which Where the house stood in which Washington was born, It is a simple shaft. Every vestige of the house is a destroyed, but curious and rather — pathetic thing is that, altho tt must be a hundred yours since the place Was deserted, there are still multi tudes of flowers which must « come from thave in the old garden. There are iris and narcissus and a clean smell that makes one feel as if it ought to be put with lavender into chests of fresh old linen. Harcissus in particular ‘was grow ing around everywhere, togethe | with real wild flowers like the paint ed columbine and Star of Bethlehem Tt was a lovely spot on a headland overlooking a bread inlet from the Potomac. There was also the old graveyard or grave plot in which Were the gravestones of Washing ton’s father and mother and grand mother, all pretty nearly ruined. It was lovely warm weather and smother and I ved our walk thra She funny, lonely old country. Mock ps birds, meadow larks, Carolina Tens, cardinals and field sparrows We came in time to get home! This morning mother und Swere singing cheerfully up the river last evening. and I walked House grounds get more fond The grounds ars Stage of beauty the usual, T think I f flowers every year. now at that high in which they will P stay for the next two months, The buckeyes are in bloom, the pink i dogwood and the fragrant Hlacs, which are almost the loveliest of the bushes, and then the flowers, in. eluding the lily.of-the-valley T am dictating in the office. Archie is out by the sandbox play- ing with the hose. The playing con. | sists In brandishing it around his a head and trying to escape the fall ing water. He escapes about twice out of three times and must now be! & perfect drowned rat. (I have just had him in to look at him and he is even more of a drowned rat than I supposed. He has gone out to gomplete his shower bath under) strict promine that immediately afterwards he will go in and change his clothes) Quentin is the funniest mite you ever saw and certainly a very or. iginal little fellow. He left at mademoaiselie’s plate yesterday large bunch of flowers with the _Anscription that they were from the " fairies to her to reward her for | taking care of “two good, good | boys.” Ethel ts a dear, ar More About Dickens White House, May 20, 1906. Dear Ted: Mother read us your note and I was interested in the dis he You can get this house © $100 cash, $15.00 month; one-half acre ground, in West Seattle. First unit of house ready to move into. Finish it when you can—complete ‘plans furnished free, Get cir- cular and map. H. C. PETERS 716 Third Ave. Local Office at 8424 35th Ave. Se Ww. if your fume are sore, sloughing and bleeding, you have Pyorrhea, so-crlled Riggs’ Die ease, which ts a menace to good health. We are the n'y Dentists in the Northwest who specialize in this Greaded disease, Examit- nation and ertimate free. Special care taken of children’s teeth, Reasonable Giscount to Unica men and their families. All work guaranteed 16 years, United Painles Dentists INC. 608 Third Ave. Cor. James St. Phone Elliott 3633 Hours: #30 a. m. to 6 p.m. Gundays, 9 to 12. marks | Nttle blue flowers, with @ neat, prim, | The | White | "H.C Peters’ Unit House hy coormenT ei , were sung by Galli Curci and other) had the more forceful stare, After Lincoln today for 6 nis a dozen,| Aasiund reported to his superiors. s and B. Ui Cee Reman 9 | } | stare of the Chicago Opera company. | staring hie beet and falling to out | a8 compe with ita two weeks | Wong wan escorted to the hoonse | lover Dickens Dickens’ characters | tense interest in life he always used The “ly was placed In a vault, and/etare the gre r, the ould be bad ago, whe 2,000 members of the wo-| gow and there ave up about as | th ro really to & great extent personi:|to gain when we encountered an|‘!!! later be taken to Italy ny “na mn *, tur nee enon preva. to) much information ax the Sphynx, | wigians fled attributes the n « ow » barrel o a na r as trem ot jsion of the ‘iss a wan nh! “Chatmnaatide” Ua ig Rag Chey Type [som of hs, laanente, fare not nearly ax many who ar c instant refuge in at TRIPLE ALLIANCE IS sald Mra MB. Hildreth, chairman | »| STEAL CLOTHES, SILVER, | tems now in use and gradi Actually lke people one meets, as! tem hale ulcide Played at Cornish Of the civics department of the club | PHONOGRAPH RECORDS | dents, after a three-years’ for instance in Keray, there are | am really pleased that you are) “Chrintmastide,” the Chicago Little FORMED IN SPOKANE. sanipractic physicians, who may pm a great many Who possess | going to teach Sunday school. 't| theatre F tat the Piper, of Scouts While H.R. Mears, 1920 Bigelow | tion onteopathy, — chiropesatianag chabrectertation Which’ we eneddnter| think [ teld you t Ange 4) theatre Passion play, opened at the) gpoKANK, Deo, 22.—~A triple al ’ » lave, and his wife were enjoying the | chanoth i continually, though rarely aa ats seven yea eas thats ule ae pina: nwedigersstngl Don, 2 ‘ance organization for Spokane Quits Post Here | vrtormance at a downtown theatre! therapy, electrot! t atme an Instanee, | Vigorous excit t GIVE DANCE NEXT SATURDAY [esther tut | labor organiza. | SC0uts, han resigned and will go East! ing phono af pte te couse: moe ng oe Smad . wt nae. Pe Ng Continued) tlone to become a soout executive in an|carry away. The widely known and! be! eel nan Manat =f cinta hae aun om LOUD, Chaciee Set The alliance claims 1,400 mem-| Atlantic coast district, 8. P. Walsh | justly execrated ransacking process| If clothes didn't make the person ions of certain bad te ers Bons | dencle American life, and T ani net bers here of Chicago succeeds Piper, had been indulged by the thiet ' nome of them would look Uke con 1 thinking of ar alluding = os Sears ae Acorns - = = — to some newspaper editor or senator | > or bromicidal rowdy by one of these three names, I never met any one exactly ike Uriah Heep, but now and then we see individuals show traits which make it easy to deseribe thom, with reference to those traita, | as Uriah Heep. .Tt ia just the same} with Micawber, Mra. Nickleby is not a real person, but she typifies, in aecentuated form, tre which a great many real persons poesess, and I am continually think | of her when I meet them. There ing are half a dozen books of Dickens which have, I think. furnished more characters which are the constant companions of the ordinary educated | man around us, than is true of any other halt doxen volumes published within the same period. No Place Like Sagamore Hilt (To Ethel, Sagamore Hil Messed Ethel; foam very glad| fi) changes have been made fi) se are good, and ft look|f) | so eagerly to seeing them.) fond as I am of the White © and much tho I have appre. | fi) clated these years in it, there tan’t any place in the world like home. lke Sagamore Hill, where things are with our own associations, it is real country. our nd where Attic Delights White House, June 17, Blessed Ethel 1906, | Your letter delight ed me. Tread it over twice and chuckled over it, By George, how entirely T sympathize with your fret | ings in the attic! I know just what it is to get up Into such a place and ft the delightful, winding pasges where one lay hidden with 1 thrills of criminal delight, when the grownups were vainly demanding ppearance at some legitimate |and abhorred function, and then the | once. beloved and half-forgatten treas. ures, and the emotions of peace and }war, with reference to former com. | | panions, which they recall. | Tam not in the least surprised | Jabout the mental telepathy; there | lis mueh in it and In kindred things | [which are real and which at pres | ent we do not understand. The onty trouble is that it usually gets mixed up with all kinds of fakee. H | Tam tad the band had « healthy | leffect in reviving olf Bleistein's | youth. I shall never forget the in-| ‘44 PROFESSORS ‘TELL HARDSHIPS Appeal for Adequate reward for Labors “Why should men go to the ex pense of three or four years of at) vanced epecialized training over and above a college education, when, at the end of the period, their earning leapacity actually will be less than | that of teamaters, barbers, waiters | diteh diggers and charwomen?” | Forty-four professors at the Uni- | versity of Washington and their fam-| | {les would like to know the answer | lto the foregoing question. | In a lengthy report to the board) lof regenta of the state university, | | the Association of Instructors of the | | University of Washington bitterly | complains that in spite of the most | rigid economies, the wives of pra fessors are compelled to go to work outside the family circle in order to keep the wolf from the door. The report says that the families | of 44 university professors face an average, annual deficit of $332.50,| while in several cases the average totals $800, / The report further states that the average wage of university professors is $982 below the average salaries of | 9) 1.077 professors in 28,other state in| stitutions } The board of regenta in asked to) bring about a wage increase of 50| per cent, beginning January 1 “In all too many faculty house holds the husband is harassed by financial worries, the wife is worn | out by overwork and domestic drudg: | ery, and children are growing up in a depressing atmosphere,” the report says Patrolman Finds | Washtub o’ Beer It is not of record wheth Guat | Carlson, a resident of West Seattle, had New Year's eve in mind or what, but, any way, & wash boiler filled with bottled beer of the home-grown | persuasion was found in Gust's base tment early Sunday morning, accord ling to Patrolman M. 8. Arbogast. Gust and the suds were taken to jail |Club Gives Bed to | Orthopedic Guild | Mrs. M. A. Gottstein, acting on be- half of the Orthopedic guild, accept jed a« gift bed for the hospital from the Kiwanis club at its weekly meet- | ing in the Masonic club Monday | noon. OTTO’s AUTO STOPPED!|| Otto's auto was stopped Saturday | | when it collided with that of Dr. W. | | A. Johansen, 411 Cobb bidg., at First | ay. 8. and Walker st. Otto Roseleaf, contractor, 221 15th ay. N,, is in| Swedish hospital with a wrenched | back STEPS INTO CAULDRON William F. Pierce, manager of the Calhoun hotel, reports that he was somewhat surprised Sunday when he stepped into a manhole full of boiling water in the engine room and severely scalded his right jeg. ° Georgette Waists at $3.85 ERY good values are presented 1... these Georgette Blouses, to ‘the advantage of gift-purchasers. They make charming use of laces, net, em- broidery and beading, and these colorings— White Flesh-color Bisque Gray League-blue Priced at $3.85. ~THE feature DOWNSTAIRG STORE Heatherbloom Petticoats, $1.95 VERY woman is familiar with the exceptional wearing qualities of Heatherbloom Petticoats, and therefore welcomes them as gifts. In Black, Green, Salmon-pink, Pur- ple, Brown and Blue, $1.95. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STOR A Handy Easel-back Mirror Good Gift to Man or Woman ASILY set up wherever one finds the best light, or hung up, if de- sired, these are gifts of real usefulness. Bevel-plate Mirrors with nickel-plated rims and stands, oval and oblong shapes, 90¢, $1.00, $2.15, $2.25 and $2.50. Extension Mirrors, may be adjusted to any angle, and are especially con- venient for use in shaving, oval and round shapes, $4.50, $5.00, $5.75 and $6.50. ~—}! swares Section, DOWNSTAIRS STORE. Pyrex Glass Casseroles for Gifts The Most Modern Form of Baking Dish HERE'S something so inviting about the clear glass oven- ware that per- mits a view of the food in cooking and is worthy to grace the table when ready to serve. These oval and round baking dishes, sometimes prettily engraved, are set in nickel-plated frames in many pleasing designs. Priced from $5.00 to $10.00, THE DOWNSTAIRS STORM, CAMPANINI'S - FUNERAL HELD Grocer’s Steady Eye Scares Bandit A would-be robber held a gun on H. B. Cunningham, a grocer, at 93% | WOMEN WIN IN EGG BOYCOTT Has Just why F lund stopped FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET Count Upon the Downstairs China Section for Inexpensive Gifts for O many of the articles Homekeepers in Decorative Wares that the homekeeper delights in owning are here, as well as gifts of a strictly utilitaria does double duty. Electric Table and Floor La: Cut Glass Silver-plated Tableware and Individual Pieces Decorated China Gifts Novelties in Brassware Dinner Sets and Open- stock Dinnerware == and many other gifts arranged for convenient selection. Attractive Coverall Aprons Meet the Requirements of Practical Givers co & EAVY white mus- ] . lin is used for the Apron at right of sketch, with sailor collar, extra-wide belt and two patch pockets in plain pink or blue, edged with white rick- mT rack braid. \ A sensible form of t the ready-to-wear gift and very attractive value at $2.50. The apron at left, in pink or blue and white striped gingham, is in back-fastening style, with elastic shirring at the waistline topped by nar- row heading. Attractively trimmed with plain-color piping. Price $2.75. DOWNSTAIRS STORE, —THE Choosing a Good Shirt Is a Fine Way of Wishing a Man “Merry Christmas” ERE are five ways of choosing—all involving only modest outlay, French-cuff Negligee Shirts of well-finished madras cloth in tasteful patterns, coat style, $2.00. Shirts of heavy Oxford shirting in striped patterns, $3.00. Plain White Shirts of a finely-woven cloth, $2.50, Shirts of novelty-weave madras with interwoven satin stripes in good, clear patterns, $4.50. Fiber Silk Shirts in a variety of plain colorings and patterns, some with interwoven lisle thread, $5.00. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE. nm nature that are none the less appreciated—and all so attractively priced that gift-money Here are imps ~—THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE. 75c, 85c, 95c to $1.50 HERE are several styles in these little Wrappers of soft white outing flannel, trimmed with machine-embroidered floral sprays, shell stitch and embroidered scallops of pink or light-blue. Priced at 75¢, 95¢ to $1.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE. 85¢, Cretonne House Sacques $1.50 AILY-flowered affairs that will make attrac- tive gifts. Made in coat- style, and offering choice of pink, blue, lavender or yellow on white grounds— finished with white organ- die collar. Priced low at $1.50, —THE DOWNSTAIRS 8TORE. -|Silent Chihaman Opium Cache| ne SEATTLE NEW UNIVER vatrolman Hans Aas Billie Wong, «& Chi ™ " First ave. N., Saturday night, and nese, at Sixth ay. 8. and King st 1s ild c ‘“r ee 22 enw * = Cunningham held @ gun on the thieft,| LINCOLN, Neb, Deo, 22-—The} garurday night and searched him, is| The opening of a new \d " ewell to Cleofonte . ore 01 ren te last farewell t eofOnt lit no whotw were fired, and the| Lincoln Woman's clubs’ boycott on] ice of record, but nearch bim Aas.|{nstitution in Sonttle—the ni, director of the Chicago | coed wan lifien tomy . University of Sanipracto—ts 4 h B ki Bi I at the funeral| Would-be thief got no cash mt lund did. The search revealed the | no od to take place on Pp uckiin Dishop Name cathedral| Hoth st hard, but Cunningham) First class storage eggs #014 In| presence of 14 packages of opium, at the he The Christmas Candy ROM Stick Candy and Peppern Canes to luscious chocolates, Downstairs Store is prepared to s the Christmas demand with fi wholesome sweets, at moderate pi Satin-finish “Tulips” in assorted fi ors, with crispy surface and ¢1 centers, 6@0¢ pound. Chocolates, 50¢, SO¢ and $1, pound. Chocolate-coated Caramels, 50¢ Old-fashioned Striped Candy Canes t hang on the Christmas tree, 5¢, and 25¢ each. Satin-finish Mixed Hard Candies i glass jars, 15¢, 40¢, 50¢, and $2.00 each. Cream Mixture, 60¢ pound. Gum Drops, 40¢ pound. Stick Candy, 60¢ and 80¢ pound. Marshmallows, plain and toasted, pound. —THE DOWNSTAIRS § Let the Downstairs Store’ Provide a A Slipper Christmas For All the Family IHILDREN’S Felt House Slippers with felt soles and’ ornament on front, sizes 9 to 1, $1.00 pair. Children’s and Misses’ Fur-trimmed _ Red House Slippers, with hand- — turned soles, sizes 9 to 11, $1.50; — 12 to 2, $1.75. Women’s Felt Slippers in moccasin style, with soft leather soles, in Red, _ Brown and Gray, $1.75 pair. Men’s Gray Felt Slippers in moccasin style, with soft leather soles, $1.05. pair, —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE, A Good Carpet Sweeper $4.25 Fe the quick brushing up as well as for more thorough sweeping, this roller-bearing, easy-running Car- pet Sweeper is most efficient. It is well-finished throughout, with — nickeled trimming, and is emptied by two press levers. eh Ree > Exceptionally low. —THE DO