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zune Sale: heaters— —here’s' your heater in Seattle’s most popular heater store —over 100 styles and patterns of high- de heaters—surplus stock left over _ last season and purchased at last year’s former low pricés—offered to you at corresponding reductions as ty shown on these and many other desirable heaters, to be found in our housefurnishing department. “Your Credit is Good!" —yen can add ene of these heaters to your account —if you have an account here your heater perches will be added with- out additional payment. EXTRA SPECIAL! $1.98 regular price $4— here is the big special of the season. In going over our heater stock in the warehouse Preparatory to placing samples on our sales floor—we discov ered thatewe had over 100 of these heaters that had been bought over two y ago we're lucky to have thhm—they are scarce at any price—but we are going to sell this $4 heater while they last for $1.95 Ne phone calls. heavy ribbed cast iron fire steel body; if it were not that this heater, Mke others in this advertisement, was @ year ago at former low we never would be able to make low price; regular price $18.50; ape- for the week, $14.75. Other sizes LITHUANIANS EJECT POLES | Boundary Settlement At- | tempt Is Failure | WARSAW, Sept, 5.-The Potinh government haa insued en wlth matum to Lithuania, declaring that unless = Lithuanian — troops their advance into Polish territory war Will be declared, | eee WARSAW, Sept. 6 peaceful settlement of the Lithuanian boundary contro have been abandoned, it was nouneed here today, | Lithuanian troops have continued \their advance into Polish territory, loecupying Augustof, ‘The Polish commission, which was attempting to settle the Lithu: janian troubles, has broken off nego- |tlations,” an official statement said today. “Returning here, the commission. ors reported that the Lithuantans have occupied Aygustot (24 miles south of Suyalki), cee q ° . ” i“Fierce Fighting, = . | Says Moscow Wire | MORBCOW, via Wireless to London, | Sept. 6—Fighting along the south. wentern half of the Polish front was reported in the Bolshevik com- muntque today. | “In the Brest-Litovsk region, fight ing is going on with alternating sue eons,” the statement said. “Along the Western Bug fierce fighting con | tinuee. “Northwest of Hrublesof (65 miles north of Lembere) and south of Sokal, we made some gains. “We are advancing upoh Halics (60 miles soutbeaat of Lemberg.” ‘ASKS BOYCOTT ON GT. BRITAIN Wife of Dying Cork Mayor Urges Ban Attempts at LONDON, Sept. 6—Murial Mao Swiney, wife of the dying lord mayor lot Cork, today addressed a mesnage lto Irish sympathizers thruout the world, urging an economic boycott of England. Mra, MacSwiney sugwested that workers refuse to handle English shipping and that all consumers cease purchasing Engtish made HE SEATTLE STAR HERE IS MORE OF |__O. HENRY STARTS ON PAGE ONE up Chrystie, and down Delancey to where he lived, And there his wo men folk, & bibuloue mother and |three dingy sisters, pouriced upon him hin wages, And at his con fonw they shrieked and objurgated him in the pithy rhetoric of the lo eality But even as they plucked at him and struck him, Ikey remained in his eontatic trance of Joy, Hin head was in the clouds; the star was drawing hin wagon, Compared with what he had achieved the Jona of wages and the bray of women's tongues wore alight affairs, He had shaken the hand of Billy McMahan. Billy McMahan had a wife, and Upon her visiting cards wag en graved the name “Mrs. William Dar. Tach McMahan.” And there was a |tertain vexation attendant upon these cards; for, small an (hey were, there were houses in which they could not be inserted, Billy MeMa han was « dictator in politics, a four. walled tour in business, “a mogul, | the dally papers had a dozen men on | his trail to” chronicle his every word of wisdom; he had been honored in caricature holding the Tiger cringing in the leash. But the heart of Billy was some |times sore within him. There was a face of men from which he stood Apart, but that he viewed with the eye of Moses looking over into the | promined land. He, too, had ideals, even as bad Ikey Snigglefrite; and pometimes, hopeless of attaining them, his own solid muccena was as dust and ashes in his mouth. And Mrs. William Darragh McMahan wore & look of discontent upon her plump but pretty face, and the very rustle of her silks sepmed « sigh. ‘There wan a brave and conspicuous jamsemblage in the dining saloon of a hoatetry where Fashion loves to dis play her charms. Af one table gat Iiiily McMahan and his wife, Mostly silent they were, but the accessories they énjoyed little meeded the in dorsement of mpeech. Mra. McMahan diamonds @were outsnone by few in ithe room, ‘The walter bore the cont: Nest brands of wine to their table. In evening dress, with an expres sion of gloom upon his mmooth and Massive countenance, you would look jin vain for a more striking figure | than Billy's. | Four tables away mt alone a tall, jwlender man, about thirty, with goods, She declared such action thoughtful, melancholy eyes, a Van Man VampsW ay Into Sorority, Is Mauled by Cc oeds 4 John Cuer, University of| California sophomore, whose curiosity coat him his -wig! and considerable cuticle. BERKELEY, Cal-—y Mall. “Enough” he cried, “I've satinfied | my cur-lo#ttee.” | John Buer, University of Califor nia “soph,” wanted to eee how the co: eds of “Sorority row” went about in: | tating the new girls. Bo did his | “frat” brothers, Jobn, therefore, be- | ing & nice-looking lad, was elected to dott up like a college vamp, attend the Gamma Phi Beta sorority break fast and report Today Buer ts a wiser, but a and.) der young man, He is minus an ex-| pensive wig, wears several large e MONDAY, SEPTEMBER COX TO BE HERE | SATURDAY EVE Candidate to Speak at the Arena bs Former Secretary of the Treasury William G, McAdoo will spend one day in the state of Washington and make but two speeches in the state. | ‘The itinerary for Mr. McAdoo is now being arranged and It is expected he will speak in Spokane and Beattic some time this month. Homer 8.) Cummings, former chairman of the national commtttes, will deliver an) addrens at the Wentern State fair at Puyallup October 9. ‘The local demo-| crate will make ngements for! him to deliver other spesehes while! here. Arrangements for the reception and meeting for Governor Jamen M Cox here next Saturday are practt-| cally complete, A local committee of 15 will have charge of the details of | to be held at the Arena! Saturday evening, September 11, at 1:30. The governor will arrive in Se-| attle by special train from Everett! At 2:15 and be escorted thru the main | avenues of the city before leaving for Tacoma for his speech in th stadium at 330 Saturday afternoon, OFFER BARGAIN IN ARMY FOOD Special Prices at Army Store on Tuesday Here's your chance, buday, to get some good old army chow. And get it cheap. Special sale at the army retail) store, Stacy dock, Tuesday morn-| ing, lists the following articles of) «rub at the prices set forth. Corned beef, 2-ib. can, 44 cents per can; Gib, can, $1.54; corned beef hash, 11b, cans, five for $1.21; same, 24d, cans, 42 cents. You may buy in any quantity— one can or @ dozen, All that's lacking is the vin blanc) with which to wash it down. And He Admits She Horsewhipped Him) SANDUSKY, O., Bept. 6—Maurice Jacobs has eued for divorce trom | Mollie, whe, he claims, horsewhipped him after breaking into his roow to a Fremont hotel. CROSS-COUNTRY AIR MAIL DUE New Service Between S$ F. and New York WASHINGTON, Sept, 6-—Mall de livery time between Ban Francisco and New York will bg reduced almont 50 per cent with tM inauguration, Wednesday, of the transcontinental alr mall wervice, according to an an- nouncement by Postmaster General Burleson Mail planes will hop off at 5:30 | & mM, Wednesday at both Ban Fran cisco and New York, The California mail bags will be in New York 66% hours later under the schedule a» now arranged. The best time for railromd mail delivery from San Fran- cisco to New York now is 96 houre Metal monoplanes, flying at 99 miles an hour, will be used in part of the transcontinental service, with stops a@Chicago and Omaha, West | of Omaha the planes will be De Hav fland fours, Nying about £0 miles an | hour and at an altitude, at times, of | 12,000 feet. YOUR TEETH X-RAVYED FREE Dr. L. R. Clark each morning between the hours of 9 and 10:30. No cost or obligation whatever. welts upon his head, and nurses the | DEMONSTRATIONS of all known | conviction that no fury compares| methods of clearing land will be We have a fine, brand new X-Ray Machine which would “force England to conform to! nyke beard and peculiarly white | the elementary principles of justice! tin hands da on the warpath. of Ireland,” $19.75 wegular price $24.50 —extra well made, strong heater for wood, cold rolled steel body; extremely heavy bottom, forming full cast iron fire box; one of our heay test heaters and made for good, long, lasting service, This is only a sample of many heat ers we carried over from last season and which we offer at old-time prices; regular price $24.50; special for the week, $19.75. THIRD FLOOR important offer of —inis weet with SEWING MACHINES— every electric _tor the purpose of clearing our sewing machine , "tock: this week we are making it specially easy for thrifty women or sold separately ‘1 purchase the sewing ‘machine for $22.50 they have been wanting #0 long— at the same time we are going to this “New Em. give away this week FREE ress” automatic col to each purchaser of one of apsible and sdjust. ‘hese high Blectric ble dress form is he bést and most Sewing ines, the “New Empress” Model wactical dress form that money will buy. Dress Form as pic tured in this advertine- vith this wonderful tress form you can ment—-THIS OFFER GOOD UNTIL SAT. URDAY NIGHT ONLY Gt “your dress the same ad on your own (gure. FREE this Eldridge Eleetric Two-spool Sewing Machine. Eldridge Rotary Sewing Machine. week to every pur- | Western Electric Vibrator Sewing Machine. chaser of an Electric Sewing Machine or | for wld separately terms $5 monthly $22.50. the shape of the fire cham- exceptionally attractive and these who seen it not only admire but select this new heater;-the nickel trimmings are artistic and THIRD FLOOR great interest to all who like music— a Victrola outfit Jor $133.50 Victrola: 1X. ...:.........$75.00 | Record file ..........2++.$ 8.50 Cabinet to match,,.......$25.00 | Records chosen by you.....$25.00 complete outfit $133.50 terms $10 monthly —a prsectly, made, attractive Victrola, of the same high character as all other Victor Company products. Motor is noiseless, and may be wound while playing. There is a No. 2 sound box and an automatic stop. —hecause the cabinets were purchased long ago we can offer them for » $15.00 less than the present wholesale price. —If ae prefer not to select the $25.00 worth of records all at once, we »will og you a due bill which may be used at any time for the re- mainder. of MAIN FLOOR Your Credit Stand * ESTABLISHED: Tseatme Led. -1664- Seng ‘TACOMA: SDE Se aI FR 4. SCHOENFELD & SONS. in her treatment eee LONDON, Sept. 6-—Ae the condi tion of Lord Mayor Mactwiney grew | more critical on the 26th day of hie {hunger strike, pressure upon government for his release continued «grow, [ane latest word from his bedside in Brixton prison wae the statement of his wife that be was “dying fast.” Following refusal of Andrew Bonar Law, government leader in pariia |Ment, to intervene at the request organized labor, the London press has increased ite attacks oa the gov- ernment. MacSwiney was reported to be weaker thie afternoon and phyni- clans at Birston prison advieed him to conserve hie strength by not talk- ing with his mplatives. Hf sister Mary spent six hours at his bedside, while his wife was with him thruout The afternoon FIND SEATTLE GIRLS IN S. F. Two Chums Sought Fame in Movies 8AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.—Ruth |Chrintlanson and Thelma Bergeson, 17 and 15 years, respectively, were [held by police here today to be taken jback to their homes in Seattle from |which they ran away to “nee life.” | The girl chums were arrested |while descending the gang plank of |the steamer Admiral Dewey. They Janid they were weary of their home life and yearned for adventure, They hoped to get into the movies. | Ruth is a stenographer and Thel- ma attends high schoo! in Seattle, eee Sivert Rergesen, father of Thelma, lwhen informed by The Star this morning that his daughter had been |found, anid he had known all the time where sh# was and had re lonived a telegram from her last night wen ix @ carpenter living at $07 Sixth ave, N, | Ruth Christianson, the other girl, was reported to the police as missing on September 2. Her parents, living at 2712 lithave. W., made the re. port ‘Seattle Man May ' Head War Veterans With a determination to elect J K. Witherspoon, of Seattle, as com mander-in-chief of the United Span- ish War Veterans, Nerthwestern delegates to the 22nd national en- campment to be held in St, Louis September 14, 15 and 16, will leave Seattle September Sergeant Witherspoon is at pres ent senior vicecommanderdin-chief, has not, missed a state encampment, and has attended many national en- campments. His only opponents at present are Timothy W. Kelly, of HKoston, past commander of the Massachusetts department, and John J. Garrity, superintendent of police of Chicago. Mr. Witherspoon is a manufacturer in Seattle, Colonel Who Helped | Train 91st Is Here | On his first visit to Seattle since he left with the Sist division for Franee, Col. Frederick W. Coleman, who helped equip and train that di- vision and served with them during the entire war, reached here Sunday night. Colonel Coleman has been an offi- cer in the regular army for 22 years and is at present making a tour of the Coast to coordinate various financial branches of the army, in the capacity of assistant chief of the financé department. He is at Camp | Lewis today to look after financial | matters there. He will be at the iNew Washington while in Seattle, the! Nn @ special car.| mignon, dry toast and apollinaria, ‘That man was Cortianédt Van Duye kink, a man worth eltghty millions, who inherited and held a sacred seat in the exclusive inner cirele of so ciety Billy McMahan spoke te no one around him, because he knew no one. Van Duyckink kept bis eyes on his plate because be knew that every one present was hu: to catch hin He could bestow thood and prestige by a nod, and he was ehary of creating a too extensive no bility. And then Billy McMahan con- ceived and accomplished the most martling and audacious act of bis life. He rose deliberately and walked over to Cortiandt Van Duyckink’s table and held out hie hand “Say, Mr. Van Duyckink,” he anid, “I've heard you was talking about starting some reforms among the poor people down in my district. I'm McMahan, you kno Say, now, if that’s straight I'l do can to help you. And what I gore in that neck of thé woods, don't it? Oh, say, I rather ques it doa” Van Duyeking’s rather sombre eyes Hghted up. He rose to bis lank height and grasped Billy Mo Mahan hand “Thank you, Mr. McMahan.” he raid, in his deep, seriour tones. “I have been thinking of doing some work of that sort. I shall be glad of your assistance. It pleases to have become acquainted with you.” Tilly watked back to his seat Hig shoulder was tingling from the acco- je bestowed by royalty, A hun dred eyes were now turned upon him in envy and new admiration. Mrs. | William Darragh McMahan trembied with ecstacy, so that her diamonds smote the eye almost with pain. And now it was apparent that at many tables there were those who suddenly remembered that they enjoyed Mr MeMahan's acquaintance. He saw smiles and bows before him. He became enveloped in the aura of dizzy greatness, Hix campaign cool nese had deserted him. “Wine for that gang!" he eom- manded the waiter, pointing with his }finger. “Wine over there. Wine for |those three gents by that green bush, “Tell ‘em it's on me. D——n it! Wine for everybody! The waiter ventured to whisper that it was perhaps inexpedient to carry out the order, in consideration of the dignity of the house, and its custom, “All right," said Billy, “if it's against the rules, I wonder if “twould do to send my friend Van Duyekink a bottle? No? Well, it'll flow all right at the caffy tonight, Just the same. It'll be rubber boots for anybody who comes in there any ume up to 2 a. m.” | Billy MeMahan was happy He had shaken the hand of Cort landt Van Duyekink, eee The big, palegray auto, with ite shining metal work, looked out of place moving slowly among the push rts and trash-heaps on the lower east side, So did Cortlandt Van Duyckink, with his aristocratic face white, thin hands, as he steered carefully between the groups of ragged, scurrying youngsters in the |Streets, And so did Miss Constance Schuyler, with her dim, ascetic beauty, seated at his side, “Oh, Cortlandt,” she breathed, |Jen't it sad thathuman beings have to live in such wretchedness and poverty? And you—how noble it is of you to think of them, to give your time and money to improve their | condition!” | Van Duyckink turned his solemn eyes upon her. “It is little,” he said, sadly, “that I can.do, The question is a large one, and belongs to society, But even individual effort is not thrown away Look, Constance! On this street I have arranged to build soup kitch. ens, where no one who is hungry be tu away. other street are the old buildings that T shall cause to be torn down and there erect others in place of Me was dining on filet | with that of Dress And down this} < his most trresistible manner, Kuer joined the parade on the way to “Gamma Phi” house, He was admitted with the freshmen girls and all went merry as @ mar- riage bell But Euer couldn't make hie eyes behave; his glances upon the “clase” of the affair were not as impersonal a & modent freshie girl's should be. and the suspicion grew that he was not what be seemed, A slip of his voice inte the lewer register was the signal for an out- ery, and, seizing umbrellas, chairs and any other weapons handy, a dos en gitje made for him. Ever ran, but not before they had given him a found beating and scalped him of his Among the men he’s @ here, and han been presented with a meda) for bravery, but dark glances greet him from the pretty faces of the “row,” for he in the only male eVer to have sorority initiation WOMAN DIES IN AIRPLANE FALL Wife of Centralia Man Killed in Wreck KALAMA, Wash., Sept. 6.— Mrs. Lee A. Bcace, wife of a Centralia man, was killed an@ Guy D. Cooper, of Centralia, another passenger, suf- fered a broken leg when the airplane in which they were flying from Cen- | tralia to Portland was wrecked tn a heavily wooded section north of here Saturday night. Pilot F. P. Barnes, of Lakeview, was also severely in- Jured. Godshell, Hinckley Win Junior Tennis FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Sept. 6 —Harold Godshell and R. H. Hink ley of Los Angeles wom the na tional junior doubles tennis cham- pionship today by defeating W. W. Ingraham and A. W. Jones of Prov idence, R. 1, 46, 6-3, 46, 7,6 and 6-4, In the veterans’ singles finals, William A, Campbell, New York, defeated Russell M. Dana, Paw. tucket, RT, 61, 1-6, 6-1 _TUESDAY §00—labor Temple — August Gill- haus, candidate for vice presi- dent on Hag soolepnt-labor tick- speak. . 9}6 Marion st.—Opening of Knights of Columbus school for ex-Rervice men and women. Neon--Bon Marche grill—Discussion of “The Difference Between Good and Worthless Bonds.” by a Price, of John BE. Price Co. De ne a an tn nee amas we death-traps of fi 5 ease.” Down Delancey slowly crept the palegray auto, Away from it tod: dled convoys of wondering, tangle- haired, barefooted, unwashed chil dren. It stopped before a crazy brick structure, foul and awry. Van Duyckink alighted to examine jat a better perspective one of the leaning walls, Down the steps of the building came a young man who seemed to epitomize ita degradation, squalor and infelicity—a narrow- cheated, pale, unsavory young man, puffing at a cigaret, Obeying a sudden impulse, Van Duyekink stepped out and warmily grasped the hand of what seemed to him a living rebuke. “I want to know you people,” he said sincerely. “I am going to help you as much as I can. We shall be friends.” J As the auto crept carefully awhy Cortlandt Van Duyckink felt an un: abcustomed glow about his heart. He was near to being a happy man, He had shaken the hand of Ikey Snigglefrita, given this fall by County Agricul- tural Agent A. B. Nystrom. SBAND CROSS? TRY CABBAGE husband with meat; it only makes him crosser. Give him a soothing cabbage instead.” Maurice Webb, author of this dictum in a lecture here, doesn't explain how the cab- bage in to be applied. we are placing at your dis- posal without charge be- tween the hours men- tioned above. Please come as early in the morning as possible. REGAL DENTAL OFFICES De. L. R. Clark, Manager 1465 THIRD AVENUB Northwest Corner Third Avenue and Union Street Across the Street from the Postoffice Lady Attendants on Duty at All Times Take Advantage of Our Low Prices and have your teeth put in first class shape while you will not last forever. ve the chance. This opportunity Best Gold Crowns $5.00 Regular $15 Set-of Teeth $1020 And remember you ge workmanship, the same t the same high class ood materials and the same guarantee of absolute satisfaction’ as if you were paying regular prices,” FREE EXAMINATION We will be very glad to give your teeth a thorough examination and give you expert advice as to your dental needs without cost or obligation to you. The National Dentists Northeast Corner Third and Pike St. Right Across Pike Street From the New Fahey- Brockman Store Look for Our Big Electric Sign,

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