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THE SEATTLE STAR—THURSD. DEC. 25, 1919. Purchases Charged Tomorrow Billed February First toeDougall./outhwick. Second Avenue at Pike Annual Winter APPAREL CLEARANCE Starts Tomorrow—Friday Drastic Price Concessions on All Fall and Winter Suits--Coats--Dresses | Blouses--Millinery Remnant Day Will Be Next Wednesday AFTER XMAS SALE -TAFT’S TOYS § The store opens at 9 a. _m. Friday when the re- mainder of our High Grade Specialty Toys will be ' cleared out at these drastic price reductions. At Half Price All wind-up trains and ex- tra track. ss Card TGS. CN.Hall 9g Chosen “Queen of Beauty” on a Pacific Mall liner which recently \arrived from the Orient, Mrs, Hall was promptly christened “The Vamp” by the other women pnas- ers. She disclaims the title, In- sisting that her husband—a Denver business man—and her Pomeranian puppy claim all of her attention. But she admits that the men on “delightfully E lectrical,@ Magic, Wireless All Dolls. All Blocks and Checkers. All Teddy Bears and Animals. At 40% Discount All menacing Coasters, “Kiddy” Kars, Wagons and other eel Toys. All Tool Chests. All K-C Wireless Sets. All Radiopticans. All Electric Trains. All Electric Train Accessories, such as Track, |the Venezuela were discriminating.” jGIRL RETURNS AS STAR | Miss Betty Anderson,, a former Seattle girl, for the past year star- ring at the Rivoli theatre In New Switches, Crossings, Lamp Posts, Tunnels and York, furnished a special feat Semaphores. at the Coliseum theatre Christma. if day. She was to be heard three times Christmas day in vocal num- At 25% Discount All “Meccano” Sets will be sold at 4 off. But “Meccano” Parts are not included in this of- PIPER & TAFT 1107-1109 Second Avenue “The Sporting Goods Store” Goto Stall No. downstairs, at Vestiake ‘and buy your dn a box of xe Jonathan ap- len. Fine for ent- just the Christmas teed by Dr, J. Brown. temember, Stall No. 0 downstairs, Nestilake Market, |]| “Tr bave gone into their places of ||| erocer's | PRISON AWAITS | MYSTERY IRL |] \ day in the ||) Mise Edwards shot and killed T. C. | CHRISTMAS | Mar- || GROCERS ASK JAP BOYCOTT Sale Will Last Three Days Only: Semi-Annual Half-Price Sale Flay Living Standards of Friday, Saturday Starts Tomorrow Fi Nipponese Competitors and Monday Morning i 108 ANGEL 8, Dec 26.—Tlow (| , Japanese grocers in Lom Angeles | } Hi ocoupy their stores as living quar f tora, and, In many cases, sell unaant tary food under unsanitary condt tions, keeping open 18 to 20 hours out of every 24, was related at a meeting of the Southwestern | Grocers’ association tn the Chamber lof Commerce bullding. SEMI-ANNUAL HALF-PRICE SALE Begins Tomorrow, Friday COATS, SUITS, GOWNS, SILK and CLOTH DRESSES, TRIMMED and UNTRIMMED HATS AT HALF PRICE THREE DAYS ONLY FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND MONDAY Our Semi-Annual Sales are, without exception, the greatest selling events of the year, because they are absolutely dependable; they contain the best selec- tions obtainable, and the values are unquestioned. Alteration Charges Notwithstanding extra workroom help, it will be some time before all sale garments can be completed, and we urge you to take home all minor alterations. business and seen whole families of Japanese occupying the same room in which foodstuffs were stored,” | anid a member, “and I've seen Jap: | anese men and women with filthy) hands and dirtier clothing, handling | cheese, bread and vegetables that in different Americans persist in buy ing.” The association members advo | cated’ a drastic campaign of educa-| tion to induce American housewives to cease patronizing Japanese stores. | President John L. McMunn ap) pointed a committee to urge the city council to pase ordinances pre: | scribing hours of business for all retai] establishments, and to obviate | the necessity for the American keeping open half the [night to meet Japanese competition | Nora Edwards Sentenced | for Manslaughter | Nora Edwards, tAarezeat32 the girl of mys |tory," sentenced Wednesday to serve one to 15 years in the state ponte} jtentiary at Walla Walla, after en | tering a plea of guflty on the charge! of manslaughter, passed Christmas| county jail, She will be taken to Walla Walla early next week to begin her sentence. ' Important Notice During this sale merchandise will be located as follows: Coats on Main Floor Ludwig in @ south end rooming ya@rnerererrresce [house the night of November 1. | | Altho Jonn J. Sullivan, attorney \foe the “mystery girl,” pleaded for | the we praleg diorewarded the pies : Minimum Charges i | “The stay over at Walla Wafla| and Gowns in OnG tsE y 4 ; | a Sekar ave rae Downstairs Salesroom a antering Alteration Reem: mg In the county Sail | Never since her arrest has “the! mystery girl” revealed her true name. An argument over room rent | prompted the quarrel, which result. | led in Ludwig's death, according to the girl. HOLDUP DEMANDS BILL, | GETS GROCERS’ RECEIPT DENVER, Colo. Dec. 25.—Lost-— One grocery bill. Last seen tn pomension of a short, dark man with a nasty-looking gun and a predatory dimporition. Mrs, Clinton Turnbull, wife of + city fireman, had just turned tr ja dark street when she surprised la thief in the act of holding up a No Approvals No Exchanges No Telephone Calls No C. O. D’S Nothing Laid Aside Without a Deposit—Goods May Be Charged, but Cannot Be Returned. Store Hours 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. Extra Salespeople Wanted—Apply at Office at 8 A. M. Friday. Use Side Entrance. SECOND AVENUE AT SPRING STREET i woman, The holdup had his revolver |= = == trained on the victim and wasn in trarst Sr Whine ier bates fom EDUCATION IN INDIA | WORKMAN INJURED _| DEMURRERS DOWNED Ps UNDER NATIVE RULE) BY SWINGING STEEL’ IN LAND FRAUD CASE | “Hold on there! the thief growled | BARODA, Dec, 26.—-The state of} D. P. Cooper, 36, a laborer at| Demurrers to an indictment an Mre. Turnbull turned for Might Hand over your pocketbook! Baroda, which {# governed by A!the Ames shipyard, was taken to|c i , “E haven't any,” aid Mrs, Turn-|findu maharaja and a council 18/1). giotte General hospital W charging Edward M. Comyns and | semi-independent in its internal @-) x ‘al hospital Wed-| Carlos L. Byron with government bull | Well, haven't you got @ bill, orl fairs. Unlike the territories ruled) "esday morning after being struck land frauds were overruled by | something?” directly by the British, thin state|in the back by a heavy steci plate| Federal Judge Jeremith Neterer | In Mrs. Turnbull's band was! has compulsary and free educational | he was swinging into place on the Wednesday afternoon. Byron and He was found to|Comyns pleaded not guilty after Let's go eat at Boldt 1414 3d Ave.; downtown, 913 8d Ai Buttons Covered Button Holes Made Knife and Accordion | clutched a grocery bill, recetpted as|nystem which began to be experi) yon of a whip. | paid that evening. She held it forth| mented tn 10 villages tn 1893. In| and the thief grabbed it, Then he | 1906 elementary educ np was made |b suffering from a seriously; the court had ruled on the de-/ Plaiti ran, tree and compulsory for both boys| bruised back, Cooper lives at 7333|murrers. The case has not yet ng ‘The other woman maid her name | and girls 4th ove o. W | deen set for trial. | |was Mrs, Kingman, and that her ————_—__—— regime —— —_—_— & C0. | purse, with which the holdup os: | During the last otis iat | year ly 1,000,. thousand, six hundred wagon ’ leaped, contained $15 HYACINTH WAS NAME 1000 acres of woods in England were | loads of mud and dirt are removed | TAMOrs’ and Dressmakers Supplies daily from the streets of London. 1317-1319 Fourth Ave., Seattle ——— | OF THIS SACRED CAT| eet tor war purposes WED FOR COOKING, =| _xewox. atusn. Dec. 25—The em-| | WIFE GETS DIVORCE ployes of Mre, Carlo De Herediag of New York, gathered for | SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25 rites held for Hyacinth Fatelle Stammerjohan was granteda| sian cat, which died on Mra, De |divoree by Judge J. J. Van Now |trand from Andreas Stammerjohan |farmer, of Low Angeles, She tentified |that two months after marriage he | told her that he did not marry her | for love, but because she was a good |cook, She was permitted to resume | her maiden name of Tober. 25 Christmas Greetings From Across the “‘Milky Way” PURE' | { (xB) I extends most hearty thanks to its great and growing family of pure milk users for their confidence, patron- age and friendship during the year just closing. Accept our best wishes with the hope that the New Year will be one of many bright and prosperous years to come. THE HOME OF HIGH IDEALS IN MILK SANITATION 1512 Seventh Avenue, Seattle. Main 4310 or Main 2545. Heroedias’ estate here. The cat's body, embaimed, was taken to New York | in ® special metal casket INFLUENZA REAPS DEATH TOLL IN INDIA . 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