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BY GENE —.- 1 CITIZENS Since my last cnfightentng Hele on the political pan of hash, have Matfooted a step deeper into the situation and pave stumbled Fer a coupia more lopakied angics 1 shall dig up as nourish. Ment for thought with the populace. Jee’ a second while I map my oneplecs bow te on tight. WERJER STUMPS Wen now, fella citiveny you'll Teeall In the olf days when a gent on pay day used to ride the lamp pests home from work, how all the political aspirants used to} - fAmble over the country and sub ’ ‘urba and unload their welloiled| the argument hime om the nimble ears of the Rince c. and called it stump apeech-| stumps ‘Well, there ain't any more) weejeo Now where a stump used 7 Satarday, a Clearing of Broken Lines in Children’s Shoes in Four Underpriced Lots: [UPWARDS of 380 pairs af. Children’s Shoes SET oe diets gah On gcinwrexe TEs ae coone mathars will outiit the children for vacation as well as for present | , 30 Pairs of Children’s Brown Calif “Skuffers,” sire 6 ‘ealy, reduced to 85¢ pair. 41 Pairs of Children’s Vici Kid Batton Shees with | turned soles, sizes $4 to 8, reduced to 75¢ pair. E30 Paizs of Boys’ Shoes, in broken sizes from 12 to Ws, reduced to $1.95 pair. Pairs of Boys’ Shoes—gunmetal calf in button and ~ lace styles, also tan cajf in Ince style, brown calf on English-style last, and. “Scout” Shoes, sizes 1 to 6, _ xedmced to $2.95 pair. Also at Reduced Prices for Clearance: 46 Pairs of Women’s Black Vici Kid Button Shoes, with welt soles, sizes 2%, 3 and 3% only, reduced to $1.96 pair. 120 Pairs of Women’s Felt House Slippers, sizes 8 to 8, | principally gray, reduced to 95¢. —fHB DOWXSTAIRS STORE _ Flower-sprinkled Challies $1.00. Yard OVELY iegligees, Sacques, Smocks and Dresses may be evolved from these Soft Challies in wool ctu with their old-fashioned flower printings on oe inches wide, $1.00 yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE "Soft-draping Messaline Silks ‘at $2.50 Yard With the luster and supple quality that beautiful ' draping requires, these Messalines are of unusually | good quality for this price. q More than 80 colorings from which to make selections, for street and evening wear; 36 inches wide, $2.50 yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STOBE Egg-preserving Season Brings Many Calls for Stone Jars With Covers ‘HRIFTY housekeepers are taking advantage of low- ered prices on eggs to preserve them for next geason’s use, using covered stone jars for the purpose, and allowing about three dozen eggs for each gallon Four-gallon size, $1.35. Five-gallon size, $1.75, Six-gallon size, $2.25. Eight-gallon size, $3.25. Half-gallon size, 35c. One-gallon size, 50c. Two-gallon size, 75c. * ' Three-gallon size, $1.15. d sizes up to 20-gallon capacity at proportionate TED DOWNSTAIRS STORE wns] Wood THE SEATTLE STAR—FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920. to park, you'll find a filvver, Here's FRI RINT! a stump all hin gaff soaked into the alivers. That's what makes the weejec boards so gabby! Now you hear talk abgut piat- forms’ and planks, Also Genersl Washington, D.C. for a quarte of sTor CROWDIN'! Woeil, to put the trofley back on | again--I notice there are ~ct GERMAN BOY limbos trying to annex the preat: dentin! hatrack than there are was in an alrdale’s tail, " Didja ever stop to figure out why there are! so many guys skidding sand into thelr vest pockets running fo: presidential nomination? Fark tight brothers, and I wil! let the meow out of the bag ‘The landlords aro to blame! PENFIELD, Mm, nard Gardsen, April 16 pe agninat anele, Richard Altman, rich wee a Learoeenen climbed oun lhe derty Chat waan't counted. to Germany ‘Think of getting four yeary rent gratis cn an alabaster manston 10 Imagine not having to mingle tears with the blots when writing out remt checks yearn, Try and conceive of no Inndlord being alive to Iean his double chin thumb en PLEADS TO STAY IN U.S. Ber- 1%, who fied trom vr the) Germany lust October to evade derv: te American troops and/land and beat his way to Boston who stowed away from Holland, has \been arrented at the home of his farmer ‘There's a bunion under the pub-| here, and declares he won't go back “1 want to etay In|plan to send him back. tes . PS ALLL ALL LL the white doortell to inform you, that your rent has been hotsted | fifty wrinkles a month! No wonder that every other guy ts inviting the presidential bee to mit tight on his non-skid toupee, That, fella Citizens, is the answer in the filbert canopy Now, there jurt one more war- “STOWAWAY America,” he pleads. “It's the bent country.” He hid on a pile of mat trenera on & cargo boat from Flot where his uncle sent him fare here. He rpeaks Mnglieh, learnedsin Ger. man echools. tie has no love for Germany Immigration officials gnoren, The women folks are conna play a tall margin in flourishing | hermatitched X's on the pink ballot tts turn ‘That means us gents won't have the middie of the side walk wile wtecring our No. 17s toward the vote garage We'll be fn the rear end a pair of high heels shalt guide os. tween the shoulder blades, genta, our saya at There’ sa Ta a Tall Reason Why So Many Want to Wear Executive Napkin Under Their Chins, Omiyes| about ax much growl as a bronz ion, Whatever our Our prow! cheat of past days chirp may be on who and a#hytore will new sticking ¢ out be |to place the agile X, itll never ~ —J|agroe with the wife. If she agreed, nhe wouldrtt be our wife |Our idea, as is usual, will fir switch and run tandem with hers, That'll mean two votes for who ever we're agin! Well, fella citizens, i's « long rood that knows no flat tire! History. Professor to Address Demos Dr, Richard ¥. Seholy, head of the department of Buropean history in the Untversity of Washington, will! addrens the King County Democratic | club on Saturday noon, at Meves caf- eteria, on “Woodrow Wilson's vor-|He’d Disfranchise eign Policy.” There will also come . up for disevesion the resolution in Those Not Voting LONDON, April 16- troduced last Saturday, relative to The Bishop the action of the New York #tate as-|of Birmingham suggests that “every sembly in excluding and unseating | elector who three times failx to reg the five duly elected representatives |ister his or her vate should be dim of the socialist party, franch ined.” FREDERICK & NELSON | 150 Georgette and Crepe de Chine Waists Reduced to $2.95 White, Flesh-color, Navy and Black, these Blouses are divided between Crepe de Chine and Sizes 36 to 46. ‘A very interesting affering at $2.95. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Plaids in Lovely Color-blendings Inspired These New Tub Frocks at $3.95 O attractive are all these new arrivals that little girls will probably waver be- tween two or three favored plaids in the dress they fancy. The one pictured with fts sash tied below back-fastening, three- quarter sleeves and plaited skirt, ses 8 to 14 gears, $3.95. r A side-fasteging Dress, with cellar of white rep, smartened with bow of narrow black ribbon, gathered skirt and two pointed pockets, sizes 8 to 14 years, $3.95. Dresses in larger. Plaids and Pisin Chambrays, Checked Ginghams and Novelty Cotton Crash, often with white poplin collars, sizes 88 to 12 years, $3.95. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Veils To Drape Gracefally from the Hat $1.00 to $2.25 CPvachery to Vela f spores fr anal ha and gailors. Black, Navy, Taupe, White and Browh, $1.00, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.25. VEILINGS in Chenille Spotted and Novelty Meshes, in Black, Purple, Taupe, Brown and Navy, $1.00 and $1.25 yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Crisp Ribbons for Hair-bows 35c Yard ATURDAY’S shopping trip is not cdmplete to many little girls without a-new Hair-Bow to take home. These Taffeta Ribbons are regulation Hair- Bow and Sash quality, in Sky-blué, Pink, Mais, Copenhagen, Navy, Green, Brown, Red and Black, also Checks, Plaids and Dresden pat- terns. *Widths 41% and 5 inches—35¢ yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS. STORE Men’s Bathing Suits $1.50 to $4.50 —ready to begin their useful careers in natatoriums, and later to appear in Sound and lakes. Jersey-ribbed and flat weaves to choose from, with bands of contrast- ing color, sizes 36 to 44—$1.50 to $4.50. —/FHE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Lovely Midseason Hats Bring Color and Delightful Informality to Millinery Displays $15.00 ’ EVERY Hat in this new group is so different fram its neighbor that oné longs to see and try on every one—yet they agree in one par- ticular, and that is no color is too delicate to sift the sunlight with flattering effect. Flowers they use in original ways—not flat and ap- pliqued as formerty, but seemingly sprouting from the straw in ever-stirring ‘Transparent horsehair braids, imported woven straws and cloth are especially favored, broad-trimmed and i . and stemmed with yellow Price $15.00. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 90 Boys’ Tweed Suits Reduced to $8.50 HE composition of these Tweeds is more than . three-quarters — the importance of this J low peien, Carefully tailored, some in belted style, with coats lined with heavy twill, and trousers lined with gingham or chambray, and fitted with belt loops. Sizes 9 to 18 years. Reduced to $8.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE * Women’s Porous-knit Union Suits, 50c fete open mesh weave of these Union Suits makes them very popular for Spring and Summer wear. Low neck, sleeveless style, with lace-trimmed knee, sizes 36 and 38, 50¢. MISSES’ POROUS-KNIT UNION SUITS with beading top and lace-trimmed knee, sizes 3 to 16, 50¢. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE A Flexibly-boned R & G Corset $1.50. NEW model, as pictured, designed for the average figure, and having low bust and skirt of medium length. Fashioned of coutil, with pli- able boning and free space over the hip. Four hose supporters are attached. Sizes 21 to 28. Attractively priced at —rum powlsrams sTomE Women’s Jersey Suits at $25.00 A Demonstration of Good Style at Little Cost FF, ne sit is to do duty for every possible oc easion, no wiser choice ean be made than “Wool Jersey.” For morning shopping and.uting it is a “friend- ly” suit to have, for after- noon it asks a frilly blouse. These Jersey Suits have outstanding pockets and shoestring belts as claims to style, and they, offer choice of Reindeer, Brown, Gray, Heather Mixtures and Pekin-blue. Sizes 16 to 44. Price $25.60. SUCH DIVERSITY IN COATS AT $24.50— Camel’s Hair Cloth, Velour, Mamish Mixtures, and these colors: Copenhagen, Rose, Tan, Brown and Salmon. Some with leather belts, others with belt’of self material, and box-plaits or inverted plaits in back. United, however, on this subject: that lengths shall range between knee-lengths and three-quarter style. Sizes 16 to 42. Priced at $24.50. SEPARATE SKIRTS, $12.50 AND $15.00— Box plaits, accordion plaiting and gathered fullness change with each step of the wearer the effect of stripes, plaids and combinations of plaid and plain color in these Cloth Skirts. Smart with Sports Costs and Sweaters in harmonizing colorings. With a Frivolous Touch for Frocks $1.75 and $3.75 Roos VESTEES with rufflings of lace and net, insertions and net plaitings, $1.75. Eton-collar Vestees of net and Valenciennes lace in belted effect—styles with collar and front a sueces= sion of frills; also Vest, Collar and Cuff Sets of small net ruffles. Priced at $3. pice THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Assorted Chocolates Special 50c Pound ~—st ‘A SPECIAL offering, for Saturday, of luscions Chocolates, fresh and crisply coated with rich chocolate, in an assortment made up of: Chocolate-dipped Peppermint Wafers, Whipped Cream Chocolates, Chocolate-dipped Almonds, Victoria Chocolates, Nougat Chews, Vanilla and Maple Creams, Chocolate-dipped Caramels, Chocolate-nut-coated Creams, Cocoanut Cen- ters. Assorted, special 50¢ pound. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 3 Some Lucky Little Boy ‘is — to Have This “Fai airy” Auto Coaster has a steering wheel just like a real automobile al you can make it glide ever so fast on its rubber tired wheels by pushing the steering wheel back am forth. ‘ For plain, every-day coasting you throw it out of and the steering wheel remains stationary: Energetic boys will like to put lots of vim into wae ing this handsome auto coaster,