The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 6, 1920, Page 20

neer Run Below Figures Set for 1920 ¥ In the budget for 1921 submitted by County Engineer Sam Humes, | a - the department asks for appropria- ageresating $2,491 lesa than Was asked in 1920. Humes asks $214,180 for salaries, as compared to $112,800 last year. Humes is asking $2,379 for better | outlays, &s compared to $4,041 for last year. ') The pudlic welfare department ts “Qeking an appropriation of $36,470 1921, as compared to $35, in 1920. Appropriatio: table institutions total @ which the largest single ay asked ts for the Boy: school, which is $7,500. “BODY BURSTS. | INTO FLAMES ON, Aug. 6.—Oscar Nichol- 14 years old, of 189 Broadway, Y was instantly killed he climbed up on some boxes @ transformer of the Cam- Electric Light company at corner of Portland st. and| , and fell across the feed leading to the transformer. J thousand volts passed thru | boy's body, which burst into and was burned almost be- recognition. ‘ Hurt in Blowup) CENTRALIA, Aug. 6.—The young. : cannon manufacturer is badly ore and suffering from the ex- of his first cannon, @ piece of bicycle frame and cents worth of gunpowder, Cy- Payette, young son of J. P. Pay- tte, of this city, made a cannon. he applied a mateh to it Tues- the explosion could be heard for | tral blocks. Pieces of the cannon ck the boy. THE GREAT AWD OWLY PERFORMING ELEPHANT (THINK, ARE A BORE, \VE SEEN THEIR. aw CIRCUS \S TOO TAME: GUESS NOR Go TO THE GAME: AND YUL BET You A DIME OW TRE SCORE, Oaklander Drowns A ‘ in Canadian Stream VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. &—) Sylvanus G. Thompson, 21, Oakland, | Cal, ‘was drowned Wednesday at Myrtle point, 100 miles north of here. He was bathing when he suddenty sank, and though the body ‘was recovered within five minutes, he could not be resuscitated. He was a native of Bellingham. ands Shahn | The increased importation of clocks and watches into China tn 1919 may be estimated from the fact that dur. ing the year 34.439 clocks and 93,262 watches were imported thru bs, mad, hai alone. TREE OF KNOWLEDGE IN GARDEN OF EDEN WRECKED BY TOMMIES LONDON, Aug. 6.—The Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, treesured by the Moslems of Kurnah as the original tree from which the serpent tempted Eve, in no more. Somé British Tommies, on furlough from the || British army in Mesopotamia, en sconced themselves in its branch es to have their photos taken and the tree crashed under their weight. The damages from the British gov ernment, and a court of Inquiry fixed the lows at $1,750. Before You Visit This Sale We want you to know—because it’s your right to know—the Why and Wherefore of this Gigantic and Unprecedented Out- pouring of Values: ’ 1—A cold, wet, backward spring dealt a hard blow to the shoe trade. 2—Crippled transportation facilities and freight congestion at all centers tied up shipments of millions of shoes, and, when the freight did begin moving the retailers’ season was practically past. 3—An avalanche of return shipments and cancellations was another crushing blow. rudely _ broken. Delivery contracts had been Wholesalers were forced to take back mountains of mer- chandise in lieu of cash and checks, 4—It will be a long time before the shoe trade has recovered from such stag- gering losses. It has but one alterna- tive now—TO OFFER THESE MOUN- TAINS OF SHOES DIRECT TO THE RETAIL BUYING PUBLIC. 5—OUR HEADQUARTERS IN BOSTON, in the heart of the biggest shoe ‘mar- ket, has taken advantage of this un- precedented situation, and to increase the service to its large patronage in 70 stores, will place thousands of these shoes on the market for quick sale. These are the facts—the Benefits are Yours COME! Investigate BUY! Stock up for the Future Values made to Retail as high as $15.00 in Men’s and Women’s Popular Low Shoe Styles and High Shoes for Fall and Winter $2.95 © $6.95 Mostems claimed |) Filed ‘he Prabal Mra, Esther Levy, mother of Eu- mene Levy, Seattle theatre man, who died July 7, left $3,000 to Pacific coast charitable tnstitutions, “in her will filed in probate Thursday after. noon. The remainder of her entate, the value of which waa not stated, | waa left to her three sons, Eugene, Aubrey and Loute Levy, and her sorinlaw, laaac Cooper. PROSSER. — Orville Blair, who i married Salina Dotson yesterday, is the third employe of the Central | Yakima Ranches’ company to wed with eal three monthe, \ SEATTLE Our windows are the. style index. Watch the changes, We come into Seattle not unknown. We come meriting as great an ap- preciation as we enjoy in every other “Sweet Six- teen” community. We shall present more style, keener style and in greater variety of model- ing and fabrics in Suits, Coats and Dresses than it is possible for any other concern to offer. Our New York buying staff will supply us almost daily with the very smart- est reflections from Paris. Every garment will stand on its own merit. If after purchase, however, you are not satisfied, your money will be instantly and cheerfully returned. You won't have to demand it. These garments are not designed for the Miss alone; the matronly Wo- man seeking a youthful ap- pearance will find in them her ideals; sizes run 16 to 44. A very efficient sales service will be maintained to add to the pleasure of trading here. None knows so well as Paris just how to imprison the very coquetry of dress into the most picturesque fashioning, and none knows so well as “Sweet Sixteen” that the farthermost: ad- vance into the season is de- picted in every frock and wrap honored by “Sweet Sixteen” sponsorship, This beautiful and im- pressive style exhibit is like a great drama, We want you to see it in all its stages every day, as we shall present with light- ning rapidity of change what is by far the largest and most inspiring collec- tion of Coats, Suits and Dresses adapted to the needs and whims of the women of Seattle and the great North- west, in strict obeyance to the new Parisian modes— and at SIXTEEN DOLLARS The price is not alone the card that attracts. SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES 1021 Second Ave. NEW YORK Rialto Building One of the chain of stores extending its Service and Influence from Coast to Coast, providing a brilliant, high- styled and wonderfully diversified collection of Suits, Coats, Dresses Satin Dress . Tunic effect Tunic effect trimmed with beads All sizes, 16-44 $16.00 Fur Coats are at the high- est prices ever known in’ every other store. It required the facilities of “Sweet Sixteen” to establish new, lower prices. You will find the very finest pelts here, modeled and tailored in the height of fash- ion, PRICED ="SWEET SIXTEEN wr Which means priced at a prof- it of from 20 to 25 per cent on factory cost—and no more— as against the customary pric- ing at a profit of 60 per cent and more on cost. Reservation of any selected coat may be made for delivery before October 1 upon the payment of a deposit of 25 per cent. Hudson Seal with large skunk collar and cuffs Priced at $637.00 A paramount fea- ture of ‘Sweet Sixteen” is wearability—the good quality, the neat and firm needlework—and with the style they constitute great value. 1021 SECOND AVENUE, RIALTO BUILDING