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FRUIT PACK AS LOST |: GAT FIRE ~ $2,000,000 Piant Is Leveled When Flames Sweep Big California Cannery SACRAMENTO, Sept 24.—Dam ~ @ge to warehouse and plant No. 12 | -@f the California Packing corpora tion swept by fire late yesterday, may reach $2,000,000, corporation of ficials maid today. Four firemen Were igjured in the blaze, which for @ time threatened other industrial Plants on the water front. The fire ‘Was caused either by 4 claret stub er by hot tar which was being Poured on the roof. The warehouse of the plant was filled with the season's pack of fruit and vegetables. As the fire ‘Swept thru the warehouse the cans _ Skploded like shells. |. Five hundred women quietly walk ) from the plant when the fire was red. | While the warehouse was com: destroyed, the company ex: to have the packing plant it running within a few days. . on a half-million dollar plant ON Adjoining property wag resumed morning, and men were put to removing the ruins of yester- RAISE IS. AVERTED ers Refuse to Accept Advance in Price 3 n representing the Retail Milk Dealers’ aseocia- yesterday afternoon informed United Dairy association that would not accept the advance an price for raw milk asked by the _. Several conferences on the subject 7. Feauited in a deadlock between two bodies and that an arbitrator or com- will be necessary to settle @ controversy. ‘The producers, thru Homer Diet. Secretary of the U.S. Dairy as- stated that they could not the Industry on the pres basis, as they ciaim they are iting at a loss while the value @airy products in King county ly aggregates $4,000,000. Dealers, thru Harold N. Moore, Becretary of the Seattle Retail Milk D association, have declared hat the new price of $4.17 « hun- Grea weight for milk will force the Price up to 16 cents a quart that the dealers then will be de- of the profit they are now make. AN DROPS DEAD AT TUB Mis. Myrta Rowe Expires ‘as She Washes Clothes White washing clothes in the Basement of her home at 4738 Uni- boulevard Thursday, Mrs. Rowe, 55, dropped dead. The body was found by C. T. McKinney, “8th ave. N. E., when he came the basement to get some University Undertaking Co. took of the body and is making arrangements. Mrs. Rowe ‘Was a widow. Two daughters, Miss Aimee Rowe and Mrs. A. E. Wha- Wey, both of Seattle, survive her. "TIMBER FALLS; LOGGER KILLED "under a falling timber ‘Bear Tolt Thursday, August Kiapp, Of Beattie, was killed. Workmen, searching for Klapp when he did Bot return as soon as expected, found the body. He was employed as timber bucker by ‘the Prairie ‘Timber Co. Deputy Coroner F. A. Fisher, of Issaquah, took charge of the body. Seattle Boy Enters Annapolis Academy | Fréderick R. Furth, Broadway Bigh school student, and son of Mra. Frederick C. Furth, of 1616 B.| Howell st., of Seattle, has just en-| tered the United States Naval Acad-| my at Annapolis. He prepared for | the appointment at the Drew school $m San Francisco, and was appoint @d from North Dakota, by Congress | man George M. Young. vod aie Dandruffy Heads t Become Hairless If you want plenty of thick, beau. | tiful, glossy, silky hair, do by all Mears get rid of dandruff, for it will starve your hair and ruin it if you don’t. | It Goesn't do much good to try to! brash or wash it out. The only sure Way to get rid of dandruff is to dis wolve it, then you destroy it entirely. | ‘To de this, get about four ounces of Ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to | Moisten the scalp and rub it in gently, + with the finger tips. | By morning, most if not all, of Gandruff will be gone, and of four more applications will pletely dissolve and entirely de- every single sign and trace it. You will find, too, that all itching ke and digging of the scalp will stop, | and your hair will look and feel a hundred times better. You can get Nquid arvon at any drug store. It is | “inexpensive and four ounces ts all) | you will need, no matter how much | fMandruff you have. This simp! + Wemedy never fails ‘ like that in the life. epic. of. gift and return Instead the sleep, tho it last forever! sald Hollia, rudely, when T it is thought haves given those lines with proper “Rot! phasis. sweetly as I could. “Come now,” “don’t be an idiot. well that nobody spouts any these days. went along all right until you rang skyrockets. Cut rightarm exercise and the Adam and Eve stunt, and make your captain “that on all ordinary occasions all of us use commonplace lan, vey our thoughts. ber that up to the moment when the captain makes his terrible discovery all the characters on the stage talk pretty much as they would in real But I believe in allowing him lines suitable to the strong and which he falls.” “Tragic, my eye™ said my friend, irreverently. he might have sputtered out some orum nonsense of high-cock vocabulary and leave the words best “That's wrong,” day talk is what goes. Your captain would very likely have kicked the cat, lit a cigar, stirred up a highball, and telephoned for a lawyer, instead | hoarsely: of getting off those Robert Mantel! | and Love ts a Ie, and friendship but pyrotechnics.” “Possibly, a little later,” I continue “But just at the time—fust as|lay across the table with his head the blow is delivered, Scriptural or PLUSH COATS 4—Big Specials—4 For Friday and Saturday Guaranteed Salt’s and Baffin Seal Plush Cape Coatees. Material itself is and 190 Coats, Suits and Dresses— $42 Plain and Plaid Skirts. ..$7.95, $9.95 and $14.95 worth double. .....815.00 Silk Plush Coats in Brown Worth double... ..$24.50 Silk Plush Coats, long, plain or fur trimmed’ .50, $65.00, $87.50 Very fine Plush Coats, plain or fur trimmed...$39.50 NOW, GEORGE, You WON'T NEED 7 HELO ME WITH THE DISHES I CAN DO THEM. 60 SIT DOWN AND READ, I BET yoURe —TIRED! IM NOT FEELING vERY WELL bg ah arerres WiLL YoU DRY tH’ Hi Foe Me? DISHES on expecta It. tuft That sketch stage corner out that] hiss: ‘All is lost? to con- remem- You wi following life. stage.” And then we drifted, t I am right tragic situation into currentof Broadway. “In Shakespeare's day that haven, |all about me. which ft had passed. you fellows are/ around Hollis. “Plain, every. | chairs. I was just measuring mouth carefully when sound. Some an's voice “Fal, oh, G the byword of devilat* if something |down upon his theatrical and and practical] 1 knew him my theory. seem so unnatural, those Hollis, kindly, you get your villain in a corner—a it's all right for him to clap his hand to his forehead and Off the stage he would remark: ‘This in a conspiracy against me—I refer you tw my law ax you or I or Bul Jones would.” | yera’ 1 admit,” said I earnestly (for] “I get no consolation,” mid 1, my theory was being touched upon},|gloomily, “from your concession of | an accentuated stage treatment. my play I fondly hoped that I was If people in real life meet great crises in a commonplace way, they shoutd do the same on the} ike trout, out of our cool pool in the) Kteat hotel and began to nibble lan. | guidly at the guy fies in the swift! And our ques | tion of dramatic art waa unsettled. We nibbled at the flies, and avoid- od the hooks, as wise trout do; but soon the weariness of Manhattan in sort, because in those days they or-| summer overcame us. Nine dered ham and eggs in blank verse | up, facing the and discharged the cook with an But not for B'way in the sum- mer of 1905!" “It in my opinion,” mid 1, “that | great human emotions shake up our|and quickly my play was forgotten, | jand 1 stood at a sideboard mixing | suited to express them on top. A/ things, with cracked ice and glasnes | sudden violent grief or loss or disap- pointment will bting expressions out of an ordinary man as strong and solemn and dramatic as those used in fiction or on the stage to portray those emotions. whe south, was Hollis’s apartment. arid we soon stepped into an elevator bound for that cooler) 1 was familiar In those quarters, A breeze from the bay | lemme in the windows not altogether | blighted by the asphalt furn: Hollig, whist | ling softly, turned over a late-arrived | letter or two on his table, and drew | the coolest wicker the 1 heard a} I looked around quickly. outstretched deop-| And then he looked up at me and tongued isn't wrung from a man in| laughed in his ordinary manner, spite of his modern way of speaking, then I'm wrong.” |me about “Of course,” said “you've got to whoop her up some| words during @ur quiet gossip, that | degrees for the stage. The audience|1! half began to believe I had been he was poking fun at And ewelling In two orie © over | arm. | | Ver. groaned | falae, Hollis arms. | it did | Black Silk Plush. short or to $125.00 HOFFMAN’S 1510 Westlake Ave. and Fourth Established 20 Years in Seattle $15, $19.50, $29.50, AS YOU WERE— “rep! ears! NEVER Ho TiRED “fo HELP You — WHERES “THAT DISH TOWEL ? THE SEATTLE STAR ” transactions, Fe TH cove o' mike | Y'GoT YER nerve! “AINT ENOUGH THAT I WORK AN' GRIND Au DAY AT “TH’ OFFICE - GUT WHEN I COME Home L GOTTA DO TH’ HOUSE WORK, HUH! = O. HENRY STORY When the villain kidnaps Uttle Effie you have to make her mother claw some chunks out of the mistaken—that wrong. Hollia raised himself slowly from said, quietly, as he tossed a note to atmosphere, and scream: “Me chee. table. iid, me cheelid? What she would you 1 beg your pardon,” I said as/actually do would be to call up the | theatrical police by phone, ring for some strong | went on Hollix| tea, and get the little darling’s photo | me, Yon know veryjout, ready for the reporters. When| I read { Loris had run away with Tom Tol-) liver, Rules U. S. Courts Onl SANTA tional prohibit county dr; Y'DONT ExPEcT NUTHIN’ DO an experienced thief, | ‘The tire S11 32d ave. 8. pocket. Knowing the he « was with Pockets mys, and F. J Cascadia a taken to the city jail > Yuu the night soldiers’ ixations, ‘The parade thuslastic demonstration. Extending over 14 jot the American Starts on Page 1 theory = W84 line of march. jelgn Wars and War Veterans, G. my about man,” that he were right business, old MONTREAL, Sept. woman's desire for reveng explosion rocked the neighborhood of Timothee jt. tributed «a bomb i not raise 1 developments, Soon the hand {parade was a colorful affair, five bands, a fife and dram fireworks and flares and exploding bombs. The entire length of Second ave. was lined with spectators. Among thd@war organizations rep: resented were the three local ports Legion, | women auxiliaries, Veterans of For Spanish-American A. R men and representatives of the War Mothers’ League of America were also in the Hold Woman for Montreal Explosion “To a in at NABBED ON CAR | World’sCham AS PICKPOCKET Passenger Victims Trap Al- leged Thief Accused of picking the pockets of | three passengers on a Mount Baker |car, Jay Thompson, 18, was held in | city fallPriday while detéctives were checking to find if Thompson was implicated in other recent pickpocket | So erude was Thompson's work on the car Thursday night that detec tives said they did not believe he was victim of ‘Thompson's clumsy fingers was David Spowart, He felt a hand in his pocket wan but of two other passengers were frixked by Thompsbn, Spowart Christoftors, . Who had been enjoy 4011 Hing the pocket picking, then grat Thomprgn. The car was stopped, po blloe were called and ‘Thompson was 5,000 MARCH IN "SOLDIER PARADE Enthusiastic Demonstration for Bonus More than 5,000 Seattleites “went over the top” in « big parade for bonus bill In the line of march were veterans,’ fraternal and givic organ was an en Thursday the with corps, their that st. and hurled bricks and masonry thru the air yesterday. The theory of “red” activities was 'y for Dry Cases CRI nm law nullifies the maton, ¥ ordinance, and offenders | can be tried only in the federal court Volstad act, according to a \Highway Party Off under the ruling mai Knight here yesterday. The decision was made in the case Giomt, liquor in violation of the county stat of Usi ae by Superior Judge B, K./ Several arrested for selling abandoned when a French woman | who occupied the house in which the lexplosion occurred was questioned Z, Sept. 24.—The na- | She is being held for further inveats to Rainier Park’ hundred good road en | thusiasts, who have been In Seattle in connection with the park-to-park national The tour of the auto was under super Ctud of a highway connecting utes. Giomi wan released on a writ] orks, left Friday for Rainier Na- of habeas corpus. tional park. ara ints in Seattle A philosopher says that people) virion of the Automobile might live forever if they would only quit worr We union and work, Black nizes, that i K where stand Flannel All-woot Flannet prices that you will want several; all sizes. gray and brown.... Highest grade, union made o. a. all-wool Flannel Army Shirts, all to acquaint you beaten path of th ying, This sale We can fit you. Shirts received 2,000 Shirts, strictly made, in several weights shades for semi-dress or which we are offering at have just Bear Brand Flannel Shirts, - $2.50 at. . $5.50 We're offering these special prices to make It worth your while If with this store, which is located in the well- workingman, and out of the high-rent zone— is the reason why we can and do undersell others. ry dollar spent here Make us prove it, No baits—all merchandise is marked in plain figures, and we'll back of every purchase, Walter’s Clothing Store “The Store With a Conscience” 118 WASHINGTON STREET Between First and Occidental Aves, Overcoats FOR FALL AND WINTER WEAR 1 5 Low as includes Suits and Overcoats in most every wanted style and material, and will stand long wear. will do double duty against prices else Western Washington and the Cham- | ducer, P Babe Ruth, Attracts to Alderwood Fair ‘The world's champion egg pro- “Alderwood Babe Ruth,” in one of the chief attractions at the thir dannual Alderwood Manor fair, to visitors Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thin $10,000 White Leghorn has made the rema le Grows Rich by Making a City | Like His Chili's. ee work, But record of 326 « the best. offict | tonal reputatio lis quietly at | ducing more b ordinary white ter of interest world, She wa 1919, and on A laid her first lowing she put went right on eRe producer other hens in spectively 318, the year, whil ords of more t Crowds are from Seattle, folka, has stood for some time at 414, Habe Ruth has made an interna concerned as if she were Alderwood Manor farm incubator room on March 31, Babe Ruth didn’t Py, count of the days and stop laying when her yearr was completed, she | exes just as regularly as before her first year's record was made up. Habe Ruth t# not the only heavy Bothell and surrounding towns, At-| stomach, liver and bowels. tractions have will interest both city and rural “RUBBER SKIN” J “AILS TO HELP ~ NEW YORK, Sept 24— Joseph Cramer's “rubber skin” failed to p tect him from six bandite who hi him up in Central park, beat him with his own cane and escaped with $166. He is a side show freak. MOTHER! “California Syrup of Figs” Child’s Best Laxative Hen, gs In 365 days, while ial record for a year on for herself. Yet ahe work every day pro ig white eggs, a» un just an hen and not the cen thruout the poultry as hatched in the big demonstration ugust 26 of that year egg. In the year fol $16 worth of eggs in Ate $4 worth of feed t of $12 for the year's keep and is now producing | on exhibition. Three her pen have laid re- 307 and 306 egen in le 11 others have reco ha 280 eggs. attending Everett, Accept “California” Syrup of Figs only—look for the name Californi on the package, then you are the fair! your child is having the best and 7 — Edmonds, | most harmiess physic for the little — Children love its fruity taste, Full directions on each bottle. You must say “Call fornia.” been provided that v. 8. UL 8. U. 8. ‘ U. 8. An DETROIT, Mich, Sept, 24—J U. 8. Na Seros, whore chill con-carne in to De- | U. 8. Ne trolt what beans are to Boston, has | i. 8. Ca had a meteoric rise since the day he U.S. janded in Detroit three years ago U. 6. with a few paltry dollars and 4 sack Linen Pt of Mexican chili beans and peppers. | oO. Now Seron: One v. It was during the “fu” epidemic that Seron got them all eating chill. | He advertised, “Eat Dr. Seros’ chili and avoid the flu.” Every one did.| Money roiled in. Now he gives lots! of it away, for many charities are/ aided by the chili king. | ——— "8 WATER SHUT-OFF NOTICE | Water will be shut off in the | | | digtrict east of 40th ave. N. and | north of N. Madison st., inclu- sive, on Saturday from 9 a, m. | to 2 p.m. THE ORIGINAL | Army and Navy Goods Store Just Received a Large Shipment of Army and Navy Army White Shirts, Open Back .... Army Table Knives Army Canteen, Cup and Cover . D. Blankets ...... Auto Robes, Plaid or Plush . *lece Work Suits for Men, Khaki or Blue Denim... 8. Marine Field Shoes, heavy Regulation Navy Blue Middies $11.85 Middies with Blue Collar and Cuffs .. -83.50 White Middies ......... seecccees to $2.75 We carry a complete line of Working Men's Clothing. Bear in mind that we do not handle Reclaiméd Goods and we invite your inspection of every Article in our Store, KIRK’S MILITARY SHOP Goods and General Merchandise. y Dungaree Jumpers . vy Dungaree Trousers . ‘my Mess Pans, Aluminum . vy Large Aluminum Platters . vy Aluminum Plates .... ber 20-40 Rifles (Krag) low Tops, made from Best Army Linen. 1209 First Ave. Seattle, Wash. Write for Prices or Call Main 4619. L—CASH BUYING at the Factory for our seventy stores II—CASH & CARRY Plan at each branch. We illustrate just two of our cash values. Hundreds of others — every one priced _BELOW $10 PER PAIR Two Forceful Blows; At High Prices ' Ladies’ Military Heel Lace Boots Black, . $5.95 Brown, $6.95 Men’s Work Shoe Double Welted Sole Leather Lined Solid Throughout $595