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THE SEATTLE Specials for Saturday and Monday a A CHATTER! oath rep erm $10.00 ‘Buyers Week Beats Los! Just a Bit ‘, STAR 60-YEAR-OLD COUPLE MARRY Went to Boston on Ro- Suits, $15 & $16.50 Values Buy your boy his school suit tomorrow. It will mean a saving of $5.00 or $6.50, and you will get a larger selection now. Every one of these suits is of good, firm wool fabrics that will stand the wear and tear of schoolboys. They are tailored in smart styles, belted, and with plain yoke and pleated backs. Coat and pants lined throughout. Remember, the extra pair of trousers means extra long service. This is certainly the best buy of the year in boys’ high-grade suits. ON SALE SATURDAY AND MONDAY AT ........-- «+eeee $10.00 $1.50 Boys’ Pants Special 98c Clearance of boys’ fine union cassimere Pants, valued regularly at $1.50 and $1.75; well made; medium weight. Sizes 7 and § only; O8¢, 75c Boys’ Waists . Special 49c A @ine assortment of boys’ madras and percale Walsts; nicely made; light and dark colors. On sale Saturday and Monday, 49¢. $3.50 Men’s Hats Special $1.49 Clearance sale of men's Pan. ama Hata; turban and fedora styles; soft brim; Heht and serviceable, On sale Saturday and Monday, $1.40. Specials for Men Shirts and Drawers Garment 49c Te vulucs; men’s balbriggan | Shirts and Drawers; double seat Drawers; light weight, Shirts and Drawers Garment 59c 850 values; nainsook Athletic Shirts and Drawers: cut full size; Cashmere Sox 29c Ste values; natural gray cash mere Sox; long ribbed cuff; rein- forced toes and heels, 4 pairs for $1.00. Union Suits $1.10 $1.50 values; men’s porous knit Union Suits; short sleeves, ankle Jength; ecru and white. Siaes 34 fe 46; 2 sults for $2.00, 4 fine for summer wear; best qual ity; @ few slightly soiled, Ladies Waists for $2.25 Pajamas $1.98 $3.50 values; men’s muslin Pa- jamas of a very fine quality; plain colors and stripes; cut full ek Work Shirts 79c $1.25 values of good, strong cham bray Work Shirts; cut fuld eine; low collar; well made. Sizes 14\5 te 17, $1.98 Ladies Hats for $1.49 and the local Sales Managers’ anso-) ‘!merce, from whose membership the j mated business done by firme par With « general budget of appros imately $16,000, Seattle manufac turers and jobbers put on @ larger exhibit during the ninth annual Northwest Merchants’ Conventic and Buyers’ week than Low An goles, with « total budget of about $100,000, George G. Black, finance chairman, told the Ahweat prod: | ucts committee of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday noon at Blanc’s cafe, Los Angeles, Black pointed out, had approximately 60.000 square feet in comparison to Seattle's more than 70,000 square feet. All speak ors stremed the high order of co operation which made the great success of Buyers’ woek possible, elation and the Chamber ef Com workers were recruited, were warm ly commended for their efforta. General Chairman Paul T, Ken nedy, who wae absent, received the bulk of the praise Chester Roberts premded, Curry, executive secretary, Ire eat tielpating in the fare refund alone) as more than a quarter million 4 lars, judging by tally cards re turned to the committee Other speakers were J. T. Harde man, vioe chairman; John Royd, financial adviser; C, M. Williama, divplay; Charles Eilts, fashion show; Frank Doleshey, registration; P, A. Q. Rolle, program; Maj, William J. Gossip Heard |, on the Car By Aileen Claire “It's how a bird looks, and not! what he's got on the ball that wets) him acroms these days, you can aun | on that any old day of the weok. “1 wouldn't give a nickel on & bunch of grey matter if it was under the wrong kind of a hat And at, 1 wouldn't be found dead in the clothes some o' these hams wear around for the real stuff. “Now 1 seo a guy today with « brown suit, and brown shoes, and a brown hat, and @ brown striped shirt, and I thought to myself: The poor map, why don't he get @ ittle soap into hia clothes, Gee, he didn't have nothing you'd notice about hts whole getup, Now I like something with the old pep, like al different color tn your sult and te. and some colored socks now and! then, YES, INDEED, IT stows “Bo buddy whfle somma thee) birds ts buying liberty bonds with the money they got left over every week, you can believe me this boy ain't doing nothing shows. money fn clothes, the latest things that of the kind | I'm puttin’ 1 all back where it! Belteve me, I pat ail my| I can find, because that's the stutt| 7° shows, and no one knows) mantic Errand BOSTON, Aug. 6—An interesting romance with @ 60-yearold couple ae principals, went thru another | chapter here when Clerk Jonepli Co balan of the city registrar's office! married William Anderson, railroad foreman, and Mrs. Anna Hays, both of Minneapolis, Special Justice Joseph A. Sheehan waived the five-day law for the couple, | The couple started thelr romance | in Minneapolis and met here yen-| terday by arrangement. Mre. Hays had been traveling in the East and Mr. Anderson had come here to vi his brother, Charles Anderson, of Morrison ave,, Somerville, whom he | has not seen in 33 years, | “We're just a couple of Ids,” ex. | claimed Mra. Hays when questioned about their marriage. Mr. Ander-| non in the father of nine children, five of whom are married, Mrs. | Hays stated she had no children and | that it wae her third marriage, They will remain in Boston a few days| before returning home, and then they will establish their home in Montana, the street do they? “That's the way I figure anyway. “And say, something nifty tn the | line of clothes ‘sure get ydu by the women, Women's funny any! way, they think a guys as good as| he looks, and as long as they spend | money, and praise your clothes, | you ean know you're in safe hands. Ite when they begin going easy on) LAST TIMES TONIGHT “WET GOLD” SATURDAY — brings Para- mount’s powerful screen story from— SIR GILBERT PARKER’S Famous Novel “The Money Master” 4 Lenora | FOOL IN THE WAYS Ov THE ‘AWISE 001” JAMES KIRKWOOD ANN FORREST De you want a hat? You can get a good, serviceable Hat made of straw and felt with groegrain ALAN HALE CHARLES OGLE Muirhead, yort comminsion; W. F.| Whether you gotta bank account or Here is your chance to secure a stylish j Frame, entertainment. not by just seein" you going down a*reasonabie price. They come in poo and georgettes; colors are black, blue, the fee eream sodas and scoiding| you about buying too many clothes | ‘hat you gotta look out for them. up brima 91.49. Women’s Silk Hose $1.50 Pure thread silk Hose; the reg- ribbon bands; straight and turned Relurday and Monday, Infants’ Wool Hose 50c Just recetved, 120 dozen infants’ alar $2.25 quality; made with | all-wool cashmere hose; colors, double soles and extra wide gar- ter top; all colors. Special price Saturday ang Monday, $1.50, Boys’ Shoes $2.50 Boys’ gunmetal Shoes; good. stylish, dressy Shoe; comfortadic last. Siaes 9 to 12 “TME STORE THAT, SAVES vOu MONEY X - white and black. Sime 4 to 6% Boys’ Hose 25c Fine schoo! Hose that are hard to wear out, for they have triple knee and double soles; reinforced heels and toos; black only, Sisea Tweu 1G SECOND AVENUE AT JAMES STREET Attorney W. E. Southard, are dead. Semeone poisoned them yesterday. Southard offers $100 reward for the criminal Officers of State Must Get Licenses OLYMPIA, Aug. 5-—State officials and employes must obtain loenses to @rive autos, according to a ruling of Attorney General L. I. Thomp son. If used for state business, fee may be charged to state Men’s Two-Pants Suits They’re fine, extra-well tailored Suits that men will want for immediate and fall wear. Conservative models for men and young men. “this frtva Pair Gives Double Wear” Beautiful stripes are shown and the mate- rials are all-wool Met- calf worsteds, and at the price of a good ordinary suit. But the savings are twice as hig, for there’s that extra pair of pants, which means two suits wear for the prite of one. DRESS WELL Never Miss the Money We sell Men’s and Boys’ Gtothing, Hats, Shoes and Furnishings for strictly one price—cash or charge. Open an account with us—and enjoy the pleasures of being well dressed at all times. 1427 FIFTH LYS AVENUE Between Pike and Union Streets | Lost Girl, 2, Found by Bicycle Riders TACOMA, Aug. 6—-Twoyearold Ruth Peterwon, daughter of Mra 0. Peterson, was found Thursday after &@ twe hour trip thru the city with- out a chaperone by & bicycle squad of boys whe scoured the city. More than 100 bicycles were used in the search. Girl, 15, Fireman, 26, Wed; Mother Willing VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. 5. Devil Comes Aboard Chinese Ship; Crew Velly Much Worried BY WM. PHILIP SIMMS { ON BOARD THE WOOSUNG,) YANGTSEKIANG, China, Aug. &/| ~I bave just made a most terrible discovery: There is @ very bad devil aboard this ship. | The discovery aame about to « very curlous way. For days the native crew have been behaving queerly. They have been nervous and jumpy. And any number of unearthly things have happened. First a dog dimppeared like magic, in mid Yangtse and bunt the ship over as everybody did, that dog was never seen again, hair nor hide. Secondly, while the vessel lay ah solutely motionless at anchor, there was & crash in the galley, then sb lene, Cooks and ail their help rushed to ace what had happened. The door was locked. Opening it with difficulty, they saw crockery, stewpots, Gshpans, skiliete and what not senttered all over the place and the galley eoupty of anything mortal. Then came a fire A pile of tarpaulins in the forward hold, be tween decks, mind you, and locked where nobody lighted match, cigarette end, short-cireuit, spark from the funnel nothing like that could have been the cause. It was spontaneous com- bustion. Furthermore, Gespite the presence of three engineers where there used to be but one, the ship tan't making {the time she used ta 6Ghe hus TACOMA—Mrs. Catherine Heflig, 85, dead. Altho the mother of three New Is the The to Get Rid of These Usty Spow ‘There's no longer the slightest need of feeling ashamed of your freckles, an Othine—double strength —is guaranteed to remove these homely spots, Simply get an ounce of Othine— double strength—from any druggist and apply a little of it night and morning, and you should soon nee that even the worst freckles have be- gun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely, It is seldom that more than an ounce is needed to completely clear the skin and gain & beautiful, clear complex ion. Be sure to ask for the double strength Othine, as this ts sold un- der guarantees of money back if it | falls to remove freckles,—Advertise- | ment, | | | | DR. J. R. HINYON -Free Examination BEsT $2.50 GLasses on Earth We are one of the few optical stores in the Northwest that really 4 lenses from Start to finish, and re the only one In RST AVENUB by graduate op- not prescribed Sbsolutely necessary. BINYON OPTICAL CO. 1118 FINST AVENUD Between spring and beuecn slowed down, Today, smoke of a very pungent odor was seen pouring from steer. age quarters. Mr. Burke, the seo ond officer, made a dive for the scene, Between decks he discovered & blaze of joan aticka, the whole place stifling with smoke, while the compradore—the native gobetween serving as liaison between whites and Chinese crew—stood by adding on more aticks. “What the devil are you dotng with fire like this between decks?” the officer demanded sternly. “Him josesticks,” explained the compradore. “Put out that fire,” the Britisher thundered, Reluctantly the order wan obeyed. “What for you make fire™™ “Velly bad dev aboard” SURELY SAW DEVIL “Rot! Don't let me etch you making fire on shipbonrd again.” — | “But, master,” pradore, “him velly bad devil. Him | do tellible damage. Cabin boy see him Ja’ night backside.” “Imagination.” No mistake 1," the Ch ing real fear master. Velly bad ene insisted, his face “How fashion him disapp ? How fashion digh galley-side him all go smash with door lock? How fashion tal paulin him catches flire when no- body makee matches? How fashion walkee chopchop (fast) Cabin-boy him shu'lly akee mistake.” sD. There you are. There's! a devil aboard, All last night com- | ing up thru my cabin floor were | the weirdest wails I ever heard They were positively uncanny, In the darkness it Was easy to imagine the cabin filled with ugly ogres like | those the Chinese depict on their | vases. | This morning I learned some of the crew had been playing a bamboo | CHAS. SCHWARTZ Optometrist and Mfg. Optician Fixamined and Glasses Vitted Two More Nights to See Thos. Wilkes’ New Company in SMILIN’ THROUGH Matinee Tomorrow Telephones: Elliott 2525 amd Elliott 2526 protested the com | ¢ flute in the night to keep the eptrite may. “Rot! the eeoond officer confided to me just now. “The reason for our jinx & simple 1 just acquired two pearln And pearls never brought good tuck to anybody yet.” Shortly after breakfast we came the nearest in the world to running down « Chinaman in @ sampan thra no fault whatever of our He naw the ship coming plainly enough, on @ brilliant sunlit river, and he | x made frantic and deliberate efforts to pull across the “Woosung’s” bows as we shot past. Instead of being soared by hie narrow excape, the native looked back highly elated. “What's he trying to do, cap tain?’ I asked of Skipper Williams as he stood at the rail glaring back at the Chinesa “Trying to commit auleide?* “No,” he replied wrathfully, “they are always doing that They bave & devil after them, they think, and they believe if they can just squeeze past our bows as we forge by, the devil is out off, or run down, by the ship.” 1 had frequently seen the same thing while motoring. I spoke of this to the captain. “Oh, yea,” he said “They de Merately run ia front of traing tram cars, sulomobiies, anything like that, hoping to have the devil out off. They think If they barely ercape with their lives, the devils must surely get it.” ° . Fighting Cohens Led in New York Forces NEW YORK, Aug. §—The Co hens wore first in New York city's fighting forces im the world war. ‘The war record bureau shows that more soldiers and sailors of that name than any other were in ser- vies from the metropolis, The Smiths led for the entire state, how- ever. There were 6,000 Smitha, 2,600 Cohena, 2,400 Millers, 2,000 Sullivans and 1,800 Joneses, Old Dames Get Gay on 100th Birthday PARIS, Aug 5.-—-Mme Clan Gree celebrated ber 100th birthday by @ ball, which she insisted upon opening herself. Among the dano- ers were Mme. Piffant, 97, and M. Gorper, 94, who joined with great gusto in the’ merriment, conseious that in a few years it would come turn to be feted in a like ner Reduced Prices Courteous treatanent 100% Service Come in and hear the Latest Records Comfortable Demonstrating &t arranged for your-con- venience on Main Floor. GRAFONOLAS 830,00, $45.00, $60.00, $85.00 and up, on easy lit Ue payments. MONTELIUS MUSIC HOUSE Third Ave. and University “I may be only 20, but 1 know ali about the om and thinks you're about the size! she needs to complete her group| picture ef @ married coupla And) ita the snappy clothes that gots them every ume MILLIONAIRE? ‘ 18 THAT so? “Who's the old guy walking ep the hUI? Gosh he looks broken down, as if he was all on one wtring, and that string was wear-| ing out Gee the old bird looks down and out. Shame he can't ride| | 4P the bili on the cable instead of | udging along. “Say, boy di'ja ore the old duck went off in. Him in the | back seat, and a man up in front driving it. Say now honest what) do you suppose the game is any-| how. An old guy with one of & Snappy piaid ‘o the movies? | “I get off here at this etreet | ore. date with a queen tonight wotts change tls for & g00d one.” pes Rats May Overrun Country in 3 Lands LONDON, Aug. 6.—~The ministry of agriculture is urging that th war against rats should be j tained. He said: “A pair of breeding unintermittently and Out deaths, can increase to most incredible number of 000 individuals in three years, ‘= @ staggering total, which that the estimate that the num! of rats may be equivalent to the po; ulation of the country is probably very conservative one indeed.” 98 cents a pair. COME QUICK! Women's Pumps and Oxfords, former prices from $10.00 to $12.00, at the. low price of $3.95. Black Suede Oxfords and Pumps, have sold at $12.00, cut for quick clearance to $5.95, $6.85 and $7.85. $4.45. Black Vici Kid, plain toe and also with tips, have sold at $8.00, on sale at $4.95. W. L. Douglas $7.00 Shoes, $5.85; also some large sizes left in his $7.00 and $7.50 shoes that go at $4.85. SEMI- ANNUAL Never in our 21 years in business here have we made such slashing reductions. — At 88¢, Women’s white Reignskin Can- vas Shoes, in small sizes—3, 314, 4, 414; French and Cuban heels; $6.00 value at If you have small feet Lge SHATTUCK MABEL VAN BUREN with their latest song hits. Gayety Comedy—Burton Holmes Scenic—Ki STRAND | ORCHEST Under S. K. Wineland, Serenade PLYMOUTH SHOE Co. 1406 SECOND AVENUE : , SAL Women’s White Canvas Pumps and Oxs fords, military and French heels, form prices were from $4.00 to $7.00, go at $1.95, $2.95 and $3.85. Also Women’s White Kid Oxf and Pumps, French heels, have sold at $10.00, on sale at $3.95 and $4.45. Brown and Black Kid Strap for- mer prices $7.50, $8.00 and $10.00, re- duced to $4.95, $5.95 and $6.85. * $1.25 Bathing Shoes cut to 69¢. Bargains for Men Brown Calf Shoes, blucher or straight lace, have sold for $7.50; they go at Men’s Oxfords, sold at from $10.00 to} $14.00, out they go at $6.85, $7.95 and $8.95. Endicott-Johnson Shoes, have sold $8.00, on sale at $4.95. \ $8.00 Brown Brogue and Ball Strap Shoes, a real bargain at. $4.95. go at For the Girls and Boys Boy Scout Shoes for vacation wear, have sold at $3.00 and $3.50, cut to $1.95 and $2.25. Barefoot Sandals, solid all through, on sale at $1.65 and $1.95. Misses’ and Children’s Oxfords, black and brown, sold at $4.00 and $3.50, cut to $1.95 and $2.95. White Canvas Oxfords and Pumps, have sold at $3.00 and $2.50, cut to $1.65 and $1.95. Infants’ Sandals, GB¢. Patent and Calf Mary Janes, have go at $4.00, $3.50 and $3.00, reduced $2.95, $2.65 and $1.95. Boys’ Brown Brogue Shoes, sizes 1 t 514, have sold at $6.00, cut to $4.25. — Little Gents’ “Thayer Shoes for Boys,’ our best shoes, retailed at $5.50 and $6.00 cut to $3.95. Boys’ Black Shoes, sold at $3.00 and $3.50, cut to $2.65 and $1.95. Brown and Black Calfskin Shoes Neolin soles, have sold at $5.50, on at $4.35, See Our Windows for Other Bargains, No Refunds. 1406 Second Ave. Plymouth Shoe Co. iif,