The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 6, 1920, Page 7

Chauncey Wright Man Says He Can’t Reduce Prices Here's why Maxon J. Titus, proprietor of the Chauncey Wright restaurants, won't reduce his prices, as he explained it to The Star today: “We cant reduce our prices because they have never been up. We are making a net profit of only 3% cents on every dollar. |MALINI TO SHOW | AT FIRLANDS ‘Heads Entertainment “at Hospital Friday Night Masons to Hold Ceremony Saturday ‘The degree team of Tyee lodge! No, 115, F, & A. M., of Newcastle, Wash, headed by Charles Atwood, will exemplify the degree of « Master | Mason for Went Ciate lodge No, 128,/ ¥, & A. M., Saturday at # p.m. All) Master Masons are invited to be present. The event will take place tn the! PLANT THAT EATS UP MOSQUITOES IS FOUND BY KINCAID Discovery in Wentern Wash: ington of a plant that eats mosquitoes, bur, ating and everything, was announced Tuenday by Professor Trevor Kincaid, of the biological staff Are Now Expected CHICAGO, Oct. 6-—Further In dictment of baseball players and) gamblers by the Cook county grand) jury investigating baseball crooked | nena today awaited the playing of the world series. Numerous witnenses are expected to furnish valuable information against CORNCOB PIPES = AND PINK TEA AT — U. OF W. SMOKER Corncob pipes, pink tem and the acrid odor of polition wilh im termingle at a big smoker to be] given next week at the Univer sity of Washington by, the versity Republican club. at least two National league players | who are active in the inter-league| classic and rather than interfere with the event the jury decided to| rest until these players are free to appear, followers of Mr, Harding ed they be given @ part political rally of the the pink tea. of tho University of Washing ton. | ‘The plant ts known acientific- ally as the Drowera. It travels under the popular cognomen of Sundew. The pale, pink leaves | of the plant are sticky, They || War Widows Stay catch the pestiferous insect Ike fypaper catches files. Then they ai # Single Short Time LONDON, Oct. 6—A South Lon” gobble up the Insect. Mosquito sufferers may rane & fund to sow the seeds of this don postmistress states that of all into England by airplane without: the 1914 and 1915 war widows on her|perminsion. She said her son had oks, only one has remained single. a hobby for eolleeting. revolyerm Everything we use tn operating our plant is up and going higher. |) Maltnt, the well known magician, prices are up, crockery is up, rent is up, We pay union wages || will head ‘the entertainment Friday weet run a white man's restaurant with white help. We could serve |/night at the Firlands hospital. Ma & Goent cup of coffee, but It would be a Scent cup of coffee.” [Nokes this’ wreaks Tate! went en rene And F. H, Cries, manager of Purs'n Hoots and president of the |/|hotel this week, He will be seen temeyt when he || there at 8:15 Wednesday night and | Thursday night. During his stay jin Seattle, Malint has appeared at numerous charity affairs, * giving | bin services cheerfully, | At the Firlands hospital Friday night, besides Malini, there will ap- pear the Urfiversity of Washington | well known tenor, Motion pictures quartet and Mike De Carro, the! will top off, the entertainment, Corinthian hall, Masonic temple, on Marvard and B. Pine, This degree team is foted thruout the Northwest for the excellence and perfection of its work and is now reorganized after disbanding for most of its members to enter the army and navy during the war, About 30 Masons compose the team, which will carry ite own costumes, lighting and scenic effects, eee Restaurants Slash Cost of: caterers’ association, practically verified Titus’ Eats as Carry-Your- ||“; |] “The increased freight rates have raised the cost of practically Lunch Drive Opens |] everything we use except milk, Everything now is more Gostly |] than it ever was before, A coffee creamer, for instance, conta 25 ” " cents. Twenty-five per cent of every dollar we take ing goes out } ee este iain Rel Rte dl for labor, We can't sell coffee for 5 cents without losing money Btar or! j dm many restaurants are too high, Our turnover is only a few cents on the dollar.” geveral eating places today an “Sextscrssceres CLEANUP CITY, |JAPAN TRIED 10 | POLICE ORDER) CONTROL CABLE Bolit's cafe @as among the first 17 Arrested as Result of U. S$. Turns Down Scheme to announce a reduction. They Searing’s Action in Pacific were working out a schedule of re- duction Wednesday. Rubde's, at Sixth and Union, am Bounced a cut almost as soon as | Phe Star was off the press Tues Cleanup of the city was under way BY A. L, BRADFORD Wednesday, following a general) wasHINGTON, Oct. 6.— Efforts} order insued by Police Chief Will He) yy Japan to control a cable ners Searing. . the Pacific ocean between the United “Owing to the rainy seagon, the) crates and Japan came to light here | day, to become effective next Mon- while labor is 100 per cent | usual fall influx of undesirable has Sateo hotel, lodging houses, dance | DIAN was rejected, because of the in A. J. Russell, of the Boulevard! James Ball, in| nary meeting here Friday of the five Revolvers by Air Cause Her Arrest! LONDON, Oct. 6.—Mra, Gretchen Meuken, an American eltizen, waa’ fined $50 for bringing nine revolvers plant thickly about all good camp sites in the state, FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET DOWNSTAIRS STORE ‘A Notable Group of ' Coats at $29.50 OME of them are full- lined with printed silk or satinsome have fur collars \-a number have deep cape collafs—and all express the style-ideas of the moment, The Coat Pictured is an example of the values in this group, It is of navy velour, with Boys’ DOWNSTAIRS STORE Sweater Coats : $3.50 : HE popular roll-collar model in wiirm wool 200 Coverall Aprons To Sell $1 45 Unusual mixtures of dark-brown at Values and gray; designed with Two Styles as Pictured — today. | A proposal was made some time | ago with the approval of the mika-| | do's government that the United | States and Japan cooperate in —_ | ne day. Rubde's will slash their entire , . It is impossible to reduce | begun,” Chief Searing's order read. ing a cable acrona the Pacific, halle and eabareta must be kept|sstence of Japan that the cable be | menu from § to 10 cents per item. § Blanc's declared they are not Making anything at present prices " Btahl's, 1218 Fourth ave, reduced | “special attention must be given to @bout half of his bill of fare 5 keep the city clean of beggars, dis ents per item, He, made no reduc: | orderly persona, soft, drink and card ©. 8. Colegrove, head-of @ string | cian of all undesirable women, gam-| Controlled by & Japanese company. ‘of restaurants, admitted his restau-| ii. and the like.” ‘This proposal was considered sig rants are effecting a price reduc| ‘sixteen men were under arrest | nificant here because of the possibil [nd hence can not reduce. They @eclared they are charging pre-war in desserts. room loafers, gamblers, drug addicts, GROVE STRING ote, ss DOWN | tion, He said he had been cutting | wednesday, directly due to the | ity of the Japanese delegation bring | | prices gradually for six weeks. chief's orders. | ing up the plan again at the prelimt-| | | two pockets. Sizes 28 to 34. Priced at $3.50. BOYS’ BLUE CHAMBRAY SHIRTS with attached collar and one pocket, sizes 1214 to 14; $1.35. BOYS’ SILK NECKTIES in plaids and novelty stripes; revefsible style, 50¢. —THE 33, salesman, Inn Tea House, said that inasmuch | cnarged with being a disorderly per-| KTeat powers in connection with the Bs they had no a la carte service | son, Ball was barred from the base: | international communications confer and charged only a fixed price they | pall park during the recent gam-! ence. Should the proposal again be} | _ would not reduce. bling furry. 4 Fred Wing, of Wing’s cafeteria.) right men were arrested at 85 W. aid his prices now are lower than | Washington st. by Sergt. P. H. Jen: | those of most places and that he/nings and his squad, and charged 4 can't reduce prices ‘without reduc | with being drunk and disorderly. The bullding of the cable was pro Matt and Mike Saban are accused | posed to the state department by an with being abroad at night, foilow- | emissary of Japanese capitalists. The || ing their arrest by Sergt. K. L./ pian was sponsored by the Japanese Webb. embassy, in the name of the Tokyo Roy E. Stolp, 34, chauffeur; At: government. It was proposed the tilio Rovegno, 35, clerk; Frank! group of Japanese capitalists and O'Leary, 23, fireman, and Mike | either the United States government collar of sealine and Rogers, 21, laborer, were also ar/or American capitalists build the! | ra Maas dmagarma rested. }eable in conjunction. The cabie| | lining of printed satin. Gowstown workers Wednesday. Con | 7 -o-separtineate refare to| Would facilitate commercial relations| | ie Price $29.50. yinced that they could affect a big | Z do’ t tae ts. and better diplomatic relations be} | ™ f saving by bringing food from home| dine at the Commornt of more | Other Coats are of Velour and Silvertone in Pine- fnstead of paying restaurant’ prices | A saving of 50 per cent or more re-| {weah the fue coyntries, & wee a paring | sults to each individual, it is de- e Sl cirrert. tmone con tops inte | clared. ‘The state department pointed out | | ; needs gounters. Establishment of a co-operative! that the Japanese government for needle Green, Malay-brown Mayor Caldwen lunch room for municipal employes | bids the landing of any foreign cables pe mt geet $y-Your-Own-Lagch” plan, but laugh-| *#tant city treasurer, who pointed | the American ‘government could Navy and mixtures. : a v" iow the | ing of the a ed at the suggestion that he carry to the success of the cooperative * e lan = Proposed An offering worth a special visit to the Downstairs Store— $29.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE his to set an example _ | store which has been operated by the| cable on American soll If it were con Inquiry Wednesday disclosed the| ‘ity ball workers for more than a/ trolled by foreign interests. 150 Galatea Middies Reduced to $1.95 al cruployes Have refuoct Gs ratneg,| Restaurant prices are almost pro- A’ this very low price there is choice of all-white Middies with lacing at throat, also styles with ites high-priced eat! hibitive for the average man with a rose or delft-blue collar and black tie. All have long sleeves. | ta la ber of th School girls especially will appreciate this oppor- tunity for saving. Sizes 18 and 20, 38 to 44. “Marly suited to solve one of the prob-| “7: Reduced to $1.95. ‘AT right of sketch, Apron of strong percale in back-belted style, patterned with stripes and checks and trimmed with piping—$1.45. broached, it is believed Japan will! modify the plan with a view of/ | meeting the objections of the United] | Statea, ing wages. A. J. Meves, of Meves’ cafeteria, aid he could go no lower. ~- CARRY-YOUR LUNCH CAMPAIGN STARTS ‘The price slashing started as a “Carry-Your-Own-Lunch” campaign got under way among thousands of DOWNSTAIRS STORE Lawn Handkerchiefs 10c HE highly-favored col- ored-corner effects, white embroidered corners and plain hemstitched styles in these Handker- chiefs at 10¢. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE At left, Square- neck Apron in plain delft-blue or pink percale, edged with novelty binding. Priced at $1.45. Mean Disposition, ry . . Wife Says in Suit Bince Mike Breest was married, in | Donete, Italy, In 1896, and has moved | to the United States, he has devel oped a terrible dixposition, according || to his wife, Rosie Cale Bresal, who lems of the high cost of livin id | “Some of the men who have been (Mayor Caldwell. “I believe the pian | P&7!ne from 70 to 90 cents each day lunches from Iwill have a not inconsiderable infiu.| 0% lunch now Dring lunct “ 3 on the price of commodities. | Rome which cost 30 cents. filed sult for divorce Wednesday in ° The “Carry-Lunch” plan is epread- the euperior court. Mra. Brensi al Sten is an excellent one. ing rapidly thru Seattle as in other| leged in her complaint that, her hus EMPLOYES SHUN large cities of the country. Growth| band struck her at various times CAFES; SAVE 50 PER CENT of the movement ts expected to re| during their unhappy married life More than 75 per cent of the em-| sult in an early and drastic change| and that she waa forced to take In| | es in the public utilities and) in restaurant prices, | boarders to support horselt, Decided Economies in . Bedspreads, Towels and Napkins Follow a Favorable Purchase 60 BEDSPREADS, SPECIAL $1.95 Crochet Bedspreads of good weight and, firm weave, hemmed on sides, size 72x84 inches, special $1.95. FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET DOWNSTAIRS STORE 240 WHITE BATH TOWELS, SPECIAL 58¢ Firm Turkish weave, thick and ab- sorbent, size 24x47 inches, 58, —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Men’s Trousers For Work and Dress Wear Attractively Priced At $3.85, Men’s Work users in medium-weight dark mixtures. At $4.75, Dark-gray Striped Trousers for work or dress. At $6.50, Heavy Dark-gray Trousers with pencil stripes. At $8.50, Trousers in excellent quality tweeds, gray or brown checks. At $9.50, Trousers in heavy kersey cloth in stripes, * plain-gray, and navy-blue; also dark- brown Corduroys. At $11.50, Trousers in navy serge and bankers’ gray worsted; well-tailored, with belt loops. ~ —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE “Buzz Wagons” Reduced to $1.25 HERE are two ways for little fellows to have lots of fun with a Buzz Wagon. It can be steered by the wheel, just like an automobile, or it can be drawn by the tongue like a wagon. . Forty of these staunch little wagons of painted wood are sharply underpriced at $1.25. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Pyrex Pie ‘Dish In Silver-plated Frame $2.95 N_ exceptionally-low price .A very attractive table seryice—and the pie bakes for this oven-tested Pyrex Glass Pie Dish with its han- perfectly in the Pyrex dish. Priced low at $2.95. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 12 BEDSPREADS, SPECIAL $2.75 Size suitable for three-quarter or twin beds, 65x90 inches, special $2.75. 240 BATH TOWELS, SPECIAL 65¢_ An exceptionally good quality in pink _ and blue striped and jacquard effects, © sizes 19x37 and 20x36 inches, spe- 48 BEDSPREADS, SPECIAL $2.85 cial 65c, ‘ : Of excellent quality, size 78x88 inches, $2.85. 600 BARBER TOWELS, SPECIAL 10¢ EACH These small absorbent towels, meas- uring 12x21, are very useful in the ~ home, also. Priced at 10c each; $1.00 dozen. An Unusual Offering of Lovely New Trimmed Hats at $10.00 240 FANCY BATH TOWELS, SPECIAL 58¢ : Woven in jacquard effect ‘with borders of pink, blue, gold or lavender, sizes 22x42 and 19x36 inches, spe- cial 58¢, 15 DOZEN IMPORTED NAPKINS, SPECIAL $3.45 DOZEN Napkins of highly mercerized cotton damask, of Irish manufacture; hemmed and ready for use; size 18x 18 inches, special $3.45 dozen. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE In the Downstairs Store Arranged for Thursday 180 FANCY BATH TOWELS, SPECIAL 38¢ Pink and blue stripe and plaid effects, size 18x33 and 18x38 inches, spe- cial 38¢, Children’s Waist Union Suits $1.35 TESH finely-ribbed, fleece lined garments combine un- @erwaist and drawers in long- sleeve, high-neck, ankle length styles, strengthened with tape. Ges 2 to 12 years Priced at $1.35. -—THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE VERY detail of these Hats expresses _ their high quality and emphasizes _ their unusual value at this price. There are no duplicates in this offering, which features: Brown Cowhide Traveling Bags Special $14.95 ‘AX exceptionally low price quoted on eleven of these : good-looking Bags. They are of brown cowhide in 18-inch size, with sewed corners; good lock and lift — catches; plaid cloth lining, with three pockets. Special $14.95. REDUCED to $18.50—A few Brown Cowhide Travel- ing Bags, with pocket in cloth lining; sewed corners, brass lock and lift catches. ! —THE DOWNSTAIRS Women’s Fine-ribbed Union Suits $1.65 and $1.85 ELL-FINISHED, soft and elas- tic are these finely ribbed cotton Union Suits, Ankle length, elbow-sleeve, Dutch neck style, Sizes 36 and 38, $1.65. Sizes 40, 42 and 44, $1.85. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORD Large Drooping-brim Hats of silk dyvetyn with velvet or taffeta facing and hand-embroidered motifs. pa “Off-the-face” Hats of soft, indefinite outline, with embroidered acing. Draped Turbahs often with a touch of brocade. Soft-crown Sailors, Tams and Ostrich -trimmed Hats —and so many others that becoming choice will be easy for every woman. Featured, Thursday, at $10.00. dled silver-plated frame. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE