The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 6, 1920, Page 10

AAVYSAVES MUONS IN OIL BUYING “Wins Great Victory in War ‘on Profiteers; It’s First Low-Price Wedge WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—Unele navy bas declared war on oi! rs. ‘Thru a contract recently closed by | the department with the Cochrane r Co, of Boston, the govern Mont, for the first time, will be put An possession of every detail in the t of producing gasoline and fuel and of secret processes followed oil refining. With this information, the navy @ the government will possess in utable data as to what should be Proper, cost for both of! and guso- fine and will no longer be at the Y of greedy ol! Lateresta LEARN WHY Go UP ONE YEAR AGO, special navy fuel off cost the government, de at Port Arthur, Tex. per barrel. TODAY, the same oll, delivered at Same port, costs the navy—and the publio—$2.85 per barrel ine for navy use, which was fom the docks at Galveston in ‘wagons and drums at fl cents last year, costs 28 cents on ‘fame docks and tn the same con- . today. Daniels and Rear Ad ral Samuel McGo chief of the ‘ bureau of plies, like to n WHY prices go up. They to know HOW things are made. it was this inquisitiveness that led to establish & navy powder which demonstrated the gov- was paying more than 100 ent profit on smokeless powder from the powder “trust.” The 83 Inquisitiveness developed that! Bavy was paying double a proper for armor plate. The resulting on powder and armor piate amounted to hundreds of mil- and McGowan decided why and where of increasing fuel oil and gaso- bids on 5,000,000 made in Match, 718,000 barrels at prices ¢€rom depending on points of . All were rejected and new the Cochrane-Harper thru with an of. ls, the full ca- it. It was propos- pany supply the full line derived as a by- refining the fuel oil. u led to a contract gives the department its first thee pots Her that the instrutt specially de- the first In produting these $000,000 bar. Of fuel oil, it is estimated 15,793,-| amount owing. gallons of gasoline will be ob- of which 8,400,000 gallons will f ‘motor gasoline, at 20 @ gallon; and 7,392,000 galion: “gas” at 22.cents, This as 28 centa now being paid. + to other government depart- ts at cost. _ Having nailed down the major part its fuel oil requirements, and ing secured an option on the pro- ts of an additional 10,000,000 bar- of crude on similar terms, the ‘was in position to “talk turkey” to offer oil concerns which had main- tained prices sky-high. Results: Standard of New Jersey, ‘Btandard of Louisiana and Texas Co. mecepted contracts to supply the 2.- 200,000 additional barrels of fuel oil caged to make up the navy’s an. I requirements, at prices from 50 ‘to 75 cents under their previous bids. On gasoline alone, the Cochrane. deal nets a saving of $1,580. under the low bids received. The total saving, when the lower of gas to other departments is idered, probably will exceed $2, ‘But the big gain ts in this: The Wavy has large oll reserves of its own. Under its latest contract, it Will obtain the full manufacturing ” Mecrets and cost data necessary’ for | @pening up a naval refinery of it vewn, should the greed of private oi! Interests make that desirable. It wili have, in the officers trained at the Boston plant, men qualified to take @harge of such a government plant. SAVINGS BANK Conveniently Located » _IN THE PINE STREET DISTRICT Pays Interest at the rate of | 4% PER ANNUM OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS 6 to 8 o'Clock THE BANK FOR SAVINGS Pine St, at Fourth Ave. Saleem Serra 9 me ore a. , bowen, White Girls in Chinatown Are Social Problem) LONDON. —(By Mail.)— London magistrates are perplexed over the! problem of young girls infatuated with the yellow and black men who} have their residence around Lime | Miss Lee, a property owner and the guide, philosopher and friend of |her Chinese tenants, says that in| |her experience the Chinamen, while | they certainty do regard the ri @ chattel, are pot cruel to bh quite & number of them are lingly chivalrous, “The men, , said, “do not go out of thia district to look for the Women. The women | A woman misstonary, after ton-! | versing with some of the young and jpretty girls who have taken up per manent residetice in Limehouse, says | that in her opinion most of them go among the colored/ men tn search of j adventure, after reading sensational |terature or seeing Chinese filma A few of these ¢ an edu cated and refined type, many of them uncommonly pretty. | “There are many white wives in Chinatown,” she said, “Heaps mere today than In times past. One girl brings another, They are attracted by the strangeness and unfamiliar | quality of the Oriental. The Chinese give no trouble, but the black men! do, \yThey have no such ideas of| chivalry as the Chinamen have.” | Recently at the Thames police court Magistrate Cairns said this ex: | traordinary infatuation was the Greatest problem he had to deal with, ACCUSED OF NON-SUPPORT |Man’s Reno Divorce Not Recognized WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 6.— Because Reno divorces are not |recognized by central district court, Luther Stanhope, formerly of Wor- cester, now of Reno, Nev, has @ chargé of neglecting to support a woman (he doesn't know whether ion is legally his wife or not) hang- ing over him. Stanhope has lived in Reno since 1911 with the exception of a short time he was in the service, the texti- mony showed. He was gassed and shell-shocked in France, and ts now in the cate of his mother and sister in this city. He was granted a divorce at Reno Dec. 26, 1912, and afterward went to Putnam, Conn., and married again, April 9, 1913. The day following the marriage, the divorce he was grant- ed in Reno was revoked, according to the evidence. The trouble which followed over his second marriage led his wife to leave him six or seven years ago, the court was told. Spokane Is Stuck SPORANE, Aug. 6.— t to de abandoned it. Taxes, adsestments and interest owing amount to about $4,000. Under the law the city can not sell the land for leas than the Tt will be years be fore the value will jump as high as interest, etc., keep climbing. Says Near-Beer Is Much Too Near EVANSVILLE, Ind, ~ 6— Sam Seibert, pastor of the Holy Roller congregation here, has his axe out for near-beer. “It's a device of the devil,” says he, “when you drink it you are devilishly near the origi real” Physician Says: Men Weaker Than Women OXFORD, Eng, Aug. 6.— Men take longer than a woman to re cover from an illness, according to @ statement made by Sir Athelwtane Baines, He said he found that the average length of sickness in the case of men is three weeks and four days, while in the case of women it is only two weeks. Boy of Seven Years Dies of Broken Heart GUILFORD, England, Aug. 6.— Raymond Cope, 7 years old, died of a broken heart. His brother, aged 10 died two months ago, as the result of an automobile accident, and since then Raymond has been pining. “I can not live without my brother,” he told his mother,, shortly before he died. Bernhardt Tells How to Keep Youthful PARIS, Aug. 6.—For women who wish to retain the youth the follow. jing rules have lafd de | Mme. Sarah Rernhardt you like, but only enoug strength; drink water corsets; don't worry; cultiva fulness from one kind of work | by doin ther. Australia Preparing to Issue New Loan ee 3OURNE, Aug. 6—The com jonw | the issu proceeds 6 01 will be aned to the various states | for repatriation purposes. If the to | tal is not ribed voluntarily com Oil Is Causing Death of Birds | LONDON, Aug. 6.—Sea birds are | dying in thous a The dead birds the sea with feathers coated with crude oil, which hag gotten under their wings and prevent flight. It in believed that this of! has leaked from vessels sunk during the war. | Mexico is now marketing one THE BonMarché — ULIFE CORSETS — carried only at the Bon Marche in Seattle, SECOND FLOOR SEATTLE (4 A “Silk Week”’ Sensation in Stockings STAR FIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1920. ESTABLISHED 1890, pcm in your*shopping for | cool and refreshing drinks at the Soda Fountain. UPPER MALN ¥LOOB a ‘A well-known maker sentls us seven hundred pairs of Silk Stockings at a'saving of one-third to help us make Silk Week a big success. Here they are for Saturday: Captured—Thread Silk to Sell at $1.19 a Pair Our hosiery buyer did his best when he went searching for unusual offers for Silk Week, and here is the result—and a mighty good result. Silk Stockings at Notable Savings Made with seamless feet, double heels and toes and deep hemmed tops of silk lisle. Sizes 814 to 10, in black, white UPPER MAIN FLOOK-—THE Pick Them Out, Men! $1.50 Silk Ties at 95c This SILK WEEK cleanup of Sum- mer Neckwear brings you handsome Foulard and Crepe Faille Silk Four- in-Hands in polka dots, fancy figures and hand-blocked designs. They’re in most any color you can name and in a vaflety of combinations. Better come early—you can't save S5c on a Necktie every day in the week. MEN'S SHOP—LOWER MAIN FLOOR s “as ” ° Silks at “Silk Week” Prices All ready for another record-breaking day on Fabric Floor, with tables replenished, with extra salespeople in line, with these and many other Silk Specials: 40-INCH SILK FOULARDS AT $2.95 A YARD 36-INCH SILK FOULARDS AT $1.95 YARD 36-INCH FANCY DRESS SILKS $1.45 YARD 36-INCH TAFFETA OR MESSALINE $1.65 36-INCH TRICOLETTES AT $3.50 A YARD 36-INCH DRESS SILKS AT $1.95 A YARD 36-INCH BLACK CHIFFON TAFFETA $1.49 36-INCH BLACK CHIFFON TAFFETA $1.95 FABRIC FLOOR (THIRD) Women’s Ribbed Cotton Union Suits $1.25 OUT-SIZE AT $1.85 Bon Marche values in Women’s FYne-ribbed Cotton Union Suits for summer wear.’ Regulation band top or bodice style, with either tight or shell knee—regular size $1.25; out-size $1.35. HILDREN’S Taped- waist Union Suits, sizes from 2 to 9 years, special value at 85¢. 'OMEN’S == Swiss-rib- bed Cotton Vests in regulation or bodice tops. OYS’ Porosmesh Union Suits,’ with high necks, short sleeves, knee length; sizes 10 to 16 years, reduced to $1.00. OYS’ Athletic Nain- sook Union Suita, sleeveless style, knee Both regular and out- length; sizes 8 to 16 sizes, for only 50¢. years, priced at $1.25. UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE White Cotton Hose 25c Women’s White Cotton Stockings B A with hemmed tops and seamless feet, in sizes 9 and 914 only. Bargain Basement Values Are Always Better-Than-Usual Women’s Sample Waists At Extra Low Prices $1.89 to $5.95 Over a dozen styles in Georgette, Crepe de Chine, Voile ‘and Georgine. The colors are Rose, Flesh, White, Tan, Peach and Gold. In all sizés to 44. Brightly Colored All-Wool Slip-On Sweaters at $2.95 For summer outings or for every-day wear a-Slip- on Sweater is convenient, becoming and attractive, The models we are showing at this low price are ex- ceptionally good looking and are surprising values for the money. Be sure to see them Saturday. BON MARCHE Stockings Silk Hosiery Section. and brown, tan shades. ‘Another Big Sale of Women’s Smart DRESSES: at $33.75 Tricolettes Tricotines Taffetas Satins Serges Youthful Models in Navy, Taupe, Brown, Black Sizes 16 to 44 in the Lot SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE A REAL SALE MEN’S SUITS at $29.50 Worth $40 to $50. If you’ve bought a suit in this event you’ve done a good stroke of business —if you haven't, you'd better appoint yourself a committee of one to inves- tigate these values. They’re the best we have had to offer in years. Alterations Free. Sizes 35 to 42. MEN'S CLOTHES SHOP-—UPPER MAIN FLOOR THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT Just Received—Four New Styles in MESSALINE DRESSES AT $15.75 HESE All-silk Dresses of rich-appearing messaline are in Black, Navy, Dark-brown and Copenhagen, There are four of the smartest styles imaginable, with short or three-quarter length sleeves, tunic effects, panel fronts, horizontal plaits, accordion-plaited bandings and. basque effects. In All Sizes From 16 to 40. We Have Received Several Shipments of Boys’ School Suits at $9.85 You'll be very pleasantly surprised at the values we offer if you have priced boys’ suits lately. They're of handsome suiting materials, plain colors and mixtures, and are made up in a number of snappy belted models. Both coat and knickers are durably lined. Sizes 6 to ~ 16 years. A Silk Week Surprise in Silk Stockings at $1.95 a Pair There'll be big excitement Saturday, the last day of Silk Week—in the You'll Jump at the Chance to Get Them at, $1.95 ; Women’s full-fashioned Silk Stockings, with double soles and high spliced heels and hemmed tops of lisle. In black, white, brown and new UPPER MAIN FLOOR THE BON MARCHE | | Latest Versions of the All- Wool Sweater The late summer arri- vals in Sweaterland are charming in their new- neas. Plain weave in violet tint, with brushed wool trimming in orchid shade, is one of the newest color combinations—$15.75. Another model in fancy weave is shown in all colors. It has a white Tuxedo in fancy stitch which forms pockets, and a but- terfly belt—in all sizes— $15.75. SWEATER SECTION—SECOND FLOOR New Bathing Suits for Women and Girls Girls’ Mercerized Bathing Suits in jersey weave, one-piece style with skirt, with shield or swimmers’ sleeve, in plain colors with sun- burst stripings—$4.75. ee _ of all wool or part wool, in plain colors with contrasting trimming —$5'50, , Bathing Caps at 19¢ to 85¢. Girls’ Cotton Bathing Suits at $1.95. BATHING SUIT SECTION—SECOND FLOOR Saturday Food Shop Specials 29c a Pound Special at $1.25 Made of fresh meat and Very delicious Cakes, spices—fine for picnics. —Washington Cream the kind that make you want more. Cheese—the nippy kind— —Sandwich Bread, will pound, 31¢. —Bon Marche Pork Sau- make 50 slices; loaf : half loaf 15¢. sage, made fresh daily; special, lb. 32¢. —Pure Strained Honey, special, Ib. 29¢. DELICATESSEN—UPPER MAIN FLOOR Cake Icings 40c a Pound Why make Cake Icings when you can get them ready prepared? Marsh- mallow and White Moun- tain Icings, 40¢, pound. Saturday. UPPER MAIN FLOOR Finger Rolls, a dozen, 20¢. Peanut Brittle a Pound 35c Crisp Peanut Brittle— a good, wholesome candy liked by all members of the family—35c pound. CANDY COUNTER— SHOPPING BOOTH—UPPER MAIN #LOOR Mercerized Lisle Hose 49c —Seconds— Women’s Mercerized Lisle Stock- ings with mock seam down the back. Cordovan and tan, in all sizes, Sports Coats at $9.75 There are Tinseltones, Polo Cloths, Jerseys, Tweeds and novelty weaves, in browns, blues and castor. There are several models, any one of which would make an excellent school coat for a large girl. They are unlined, or full lined with figured materials, and come in sizes from 16 to 40. Light-Weight Figured Voile Dresses at $2.95 These dainty Dresses are as cool as the look. There are four styles, with long or short sleeves, and they come in both figured and floral patterns. Colors are China-blue, Heliotrope, Black, Rose and Jade. Sizes 16 to 40.