The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 22, 1921, Page 2

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Fox, 36 (mationalisQ paritament at Turkey, ts considering a bii| U* Struck Ber with « ctuk She compel afl men aced 2% or more | "cked him, breaking two bones tn _ OPEN MEETING THE SEATTLE See How Those Pets of Pulchritude Dress Up Your Monthly Mental Food! Read Frances Boardman’s Saucy Rhymes On Fads and Fancies of the Times BSERVE the Current Magazine, Purveyor to the Public Bean! how ite Cover aims to vex the Members of the Weaker Sex by prov ing that they cannot hope, the armed with Powder, Paint, and Soap, to seem a thing but Crass and Crude beside the Pets of Pulchritude which represent MeMenial Tasks. In vain they imitate the Masks which Clar- ence Underwooderaft frames to beautify his NewsStand Dames. Some times, when Layendeckerates, It ix the Males who Curse their Fates, and wish their Tailors knew the Trick of making Men look Thin, the Thick; while Penrhyn Staniawsuite woukl pend if Anybody should pretend that Duplication of bi Sprites were possible to Neophyte 80 much for Haternalities, The Palpable Realities are found where Those who Adver tise are slipping Words unto the Wise And as for what Mea in between the Literary Stuff, | mean-—don't let that worry you a Lot. If any of Mt bas a Plot youll get it, blatant, tho unheard, when {t's been Cine masmcred MAKES CHURCH |HO, KIDDIES, LOOKY HERE! Open Problem Solves Prob-| Sixty Million Firecrackers lem of Empty Pews Being Made for U. S. TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 22-——| HONGKONG, China, Apr 22— The “wtanding room only™ sign ts | Sixty million firecrackers are being |manufactured here. They'll be Gaplayed Row 8¢ the Fwst CONGTO | cs seped tb Aimesionn Mililan der eele- gationa! church on Sunday evening® | wating next Fourth of July. Six months ago the church was| “Orders for twice that number dark while queues of humans strung | have been received for the 1922 sa out in frome of brightly lighted | 9%." eye W. E. Priestly, China's movies two blocks away. | firecracker king. “Despite the ban The answer is Dr, John Hoerring.|° fireworks by many American 28, the new pastor. cities, our exports to America are The First Congregational chureh, | «rowing, steadily. I've just turned founded by Lyman Abbett, is such chureh as you will find downtown in aimost any city. As the city expands church members move to the su burbs. Only a few of the faithful go to church Sunday morning. ‘That was the situation Rev. Her ring had to meet. This was the piat form he outlined for the rehabilita- tion of the church: “The trend of the wortd ts toward @emocracy. In a spiritual sense this is the making of the individual con- science and reason, the final bullder of creeds and governmenta “One clement in a creed which the seeker discovers for himself is more valuable than thirty worked out and | handed to him. Therefore, the church | ust be brand. He turned the eventng service into GARDEN HOSE . Special $3.68 A very high grade, full pure rubber tube lining. common cotton hose. omy. This is the best. 25 feet, complete with couplings (regular ves $4.75), special ..... ee 50 feet, complete with couplings (regular value $9.25), special LAWN MOWERS Special $7.95 A moderate priced mower, very good quality, made by the manufacturers of the famous Cold- well. Three tool steel blades, eight-inch wheels, twelve-inch cut. Can easily be operated by ladies or boys. Grass Shears Special 25 Do not judge quality by the price. These are an ex Grass Sickles Special 67c Binde made of fine tool steel, with round, easy grip ceptional purchase. handle (similar to eut) Do Not Clean House = work, floors and linoleum. Many other uses. A 25c Also put up in 50c and $1.00 packages and 50-lb. and ASK FOR FREE SAMPLE Without PURITAN 9 CLEANER Positively the finest preparation for cleaning painted and varnished wood %-inch cotton hose with Bo not confuse it with A cheap hose is poor econ- $6.95 Garden Trowel Special 38 Pintire trowel made of one piece of steel, Including the handle. Very special, 38¢. package goes a long way. 100-lb. kegs. Specials Saturday Only Cast Hatdwate Gf AVENUE and PIKE STREET Lawn Mowers (ext car to Cliseum Theotre ) = TR a an old hespital into @ fireworks fac tory.” Doctor Puzzled by Effect of Accident Nerte epectalinta have been called tm to examine the strange case of J. A. Billings, 34, city fireman, with plunged in his motorcycle over a 15 foot embankment Thursday after | noon, Altho teats made by phystctans fall to show «pine or brain disordery, STAR ANOTHER GIANT ~ SHIP FOR HERE | Seattle Wins Third Liner on Orient Run That the United States shipping board desires to put as many big ships as porsible on the Seattle Oriental run ta tndieated by the an nouncement of the Pacific Steamship company that the liner Silver Btate has been allocated to them and will be placed tm service ahortly after the Keystone Btate beging to oper- ate The Keystone State, sister ship to the Wenatches, will be delivered to the Admiral line in New York May 20, mailing for Beattie June 4, Allocation of the Silver State came as & murprise to shipping circles here, as it was generally understood that she wns to go to the Puctfic Mail Steamship company, Han Francisco. Veteran Woman OLYMPIA, Apri) 22-—Oleat wom- an employe in the state, Mra, Maud Ht. Tamblin, was appointed yeater day amdatant to Mra. Josephine Cor line Preeton, euperintendent of pub- Ue Instruction. Mra, Tambim was Employe on New Job| | formerly secretary of the state land beard and has worked in the state house for 20 years Lost Jap Tot Found in Chinese Laundry The entente cordiale was main tained tn Seattie'n foreign onlony ‘Thursday when little Toyoko Naka fuka dixappeared for five hours from her home at 424 Columbia St, and j}was foaily located in @ Chinese laundry, peacefully playing with a rag doll, Irish policemen located the | youngst and & Swedish report clerk notified the frantic parents. | 'Passed Bad Check to | Buy Women Clothes? Alleged to have passed a worthless check for $30 In order to buy wear. ing apparel for Agnes Purvia, 20, and Billie Wendall, 24, young F. C. Eder is retained without ball in the city jail Friday. The women are also hela. Ordered to Enforce Air Law From Below NEW YORK, April 22--Potice Commindoner Moright has ordered all police precinct commanders to enforce aircraft regulations, which, among other things, probibit stunt Biltings ts unable to stand alone and cannot remember anything that hap pened for 36 hours preceding the ac cident, fiytng and fying lens than 2,000 feet over the city. Now the force ts won. dering how it'll make the “pinches.” a“ . Sign on the window of an Engtish Switzertand has three official tan |et. restaurant: Cloned for repara fuagee—Vrench, Itallan and Ger tiona—Sacramento Star, Merchants’ Board of Trade, Inc. Sets All Seattle Thinking || Action of Board tn Taking Charge of Both Red Front Stores Proves Sensation in Retail Circks—Big Sum of Ready Cash Must Be Realized Before Firm Is on Substantial Basis—Great Stocks Being Sold to Public to Realize Needed Money. BOTH RED FRONT STORES INVOLVED IN SACRIFICE. Board Decides That Both Stores Must Be Liquidated in a Hurry—No Respect Shown for Standard Mer- chandise in the Effort to Raise Cash—Suits, Overcoats for Men and Boys, Mea’s Furnishings and Shoes for the Whole Family Are Slashed Unmerdifully. Both ef the popniar Red Front stores are virtually under the ham mer, with the Merchants Board of Trade, Inc, in charge in order to see that @ large part of the stocks are converted into cash quick enough to pot the concern on a sound business basis. Costs and ponwible profits have received very little consideration from the Board in marking the goods for public sala Even nationally advertined merchandise of standard price values have been slashed and the whole family can now be fitted out at tremendous savings. Read the prices below, mark how all articles have been «lashed, then join the crowd of moneysavers when the big sacrifice sale starts Saturday at 9 a m, Men's sulta, all wool, heavy tweed; former values to $50.00, go at $1488 Men's eults, mamy styles; former valves te $35.00, go at. $9.85. Young men's suits, former values to $35.00, go at $12.85. Men's overcoats, former values to $40.00, go at $9.85. Hart Schaffner & Marx coats, former values to $40.00, go at th: slashed price of $7.85. Men's heavy work pants, former values to $5.00, go at $1.98, Union made @rees trousers, fine worsteds and serges; former values to $12.00, go at $2.98. Slicker pants, former values to $2.00, go at (9a Large lot of boy# multe apectally priced at $3.96, * Wel muita, former “vaiuen to $15.00, go at $6.85. Wool mixed muita, former values to $10.00, go at $4.85 Drens shoes, former values to $5.00, go at $2.48 Goodyear welt calf shoes, English or wide last; former values to $10.00, go at $3.98 Dougias (union made) shoea, former watues to $12 00, go at $5.45. Boys schoa shoes, former values to $5.00, go at $2.35. Children’ metal and viel kid, both button and lace; former valu to $5.00, go at $1.98 e Women's shoes, vicl, gunmetal and patenta, tn plain ‘leather tops, alno two-tone; former values to $8.00, go at $2.95. f Work shirts of heavy blue chambray, former values te $1.25, go at 6fc. Men's @rees wuspenders, former values to Tic, go at 230, Men's handkerchiefs go at 40. ~ Men's flannel nightgowns, former values to $2.50, go at 9$o. Men's cotton hose, former values to 2%, go at de, Flannel shirts, heavy weight; former values to $5.00, go at $1.89, Drens shirts, former values to $1.50, go at 48. Men's summer weight union suite go at 790 Union made overalls, former values to $3.00, go at $1.25, Men's garters. forper values to 260, go at So. Cooper union muita, former values to $3.00, go at $L3% B. V. D, underwear goes at 39¢, MERCHANTS’ BOARD OF TRADE, INC. In Charge of RED FRONT CLOTHING CO. Main Store 1601-1603 First Avenue, Corner of Pine Street Red Front Annex 1415-1417 First Avenue Cutieura THE OWL DRITG CO “Better Drug Stores” > Dr. Lyon’s Tooth Powder Revelation Tooth Powder Red Feather Tooth Powder . ) it) (pin: Mary Fuller Nail Polish . ip Physicians’ and Surgeons’ Soap Colgate’s Cashmere Bouquet Soap (large). . Woodbury’s Facial Soa; Packer’s Tar Squibb’s Carnation Taleum . Red Feather Taleum (large) Nuxated Iron Jad ? Hiades Darham Eveready Bled Nese le rig oer ag Kendon’s Catarrh Wampole’s Cod Liver Oil Extract Eckman’s Alterative ........cccccccscces First and Pike RESSEPRRERET FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1921. 1917 Versus 1921 In the Matter of “Owl”’ Prices The following comparison list was compiled by selecting at random items from The Owl Drug Co. advertisements which appeared in the Fall of 1917—the period just prior to the beginning of the era of high prices — and making present-day compari- sons. It will be noted that many present pri \ a ama!) oumber are stil] a few cents higher. The list could be made many times as long, with the same average result. ‘These items are fairly representative’ are lower, some are the same and but Present - = he e rTtrtit ik £ s $e ee ccccecseceas ee eee 2 cecccocccasceccons eececcccccccceece (amall) ...ccaccocesccosces Gen (6) les ce) tee eeecceseccececcscocsoss wcecocceces Fellow’s Syrup Hypophosphites - Piver Sachet (1 ounce) ...... Piver Toilet Water .. Elliott 6335 SEESERENEGEERRESESE Third and Pike Westlake and Pine ’ girls of that name. SPECIALTY 10DaysOnly We will ex: amine your eyes and make a pair of = glasses, complete (of any kind) For 15% Off Regular Prices re Elliot 5072 for OPTIC AL CO. Two Doors North of Wing’s Cafeteria 1514 WESTLAKE AVE Between Pike and Pine Sts. Good Old Names Are |Oh, Bring Back My Still the Favorites A census expert says more boy: wre named John and that Mary is most popular among gifls, if ne may judge by the preponderance of Mustache to Me-ee! s| LONDON, April 22.—Mustaches are likely to be compulsory in the | King's regulation, which reads: “The chin and under Ip will be shaved, strict adherence to the order was not observed. \Rose Earlier, Ate Less, Lived Long LONDON, April 22.—After serving 60 years as vicar of Watford, Rev.| Reginald James died. He celebrated bis 94th birthday shortly before his} death, and attributed his longevity to the fact that as he grew older he | ate less and rose earlier. He offici- | jated at 5,800 baptisms and 1,700) marriages, | Poisoned by Thousands By L. W. Bower, M. D) Backache of any kind is often caus: | ed by kidney disorder, Poisonous |matter and uri¢ acid accumulate | within the body in excess, overwork: | ing the sick kidneys, hence the con- gestion of blood causes backache in| the same manner as a similar conges- | tion in the head causes headache. You become nervous, despondent, sick, feverish, Irritable, have spots appearing before the eyes, and lack | ambition to do things. Simply ask your druggist for “An. | uric” (anti-urie acid) Tablets if you! aren't feeling up to the standard, If you have lumbago, rheumatism, drop- sy, begin the treatment immediately. | The physicians and specialists at) | Dr. Pierce's Invalids’ Hotel in Buf |falo, N. ¥., have thoroughly tested Anurie and you can send 10c there | for trial package.—Advertisement, | British army in future, and the | [ but not the upper lip,” may once | ° more be enforced, During the war | - THE DOPE WAS DOPED; OPIUM 6MOKERS D SHANGHAJ, April 22—P raided an opium den. They samples of the “hop” habitues king. Examination showed it Now the propriete faces @ charge ef violating the p A i ~ ad -_/- naar” $60 Sele "eee Soe choice from many ex- clusive patterns — made | up according to our well- {}) known quality standard. ¢Jailors CORNER SECOND AND MARION