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~a@ chummy. cheery cup of ¢3olden West Coffee G olden West has a cordial way of ph :asing guests that makes a simple lux «cheon a true offering of hospitality U Student Branded; “Tan Dickens Fellowst \p will ‘Thursday evening, © ctober ‘at the ¥. W. C. A. Visiton wel- wil be “RQ wtin Face Is Disfigured LOS ANGELES, Oct. 34.—With THE SEATTLE STAR USES RAZOR On “Hell Ship” Storm Rages, Ship Plunges Madly. Negroes Chant Wierdly in the Dark. Stern Finds No Life Preservers on Ship. 180 Men, Four Boats, No Wireless. Max Stern, newspaper man, has written for The Star and sister papers a vivid description of a trip he took on an Alaskan salmon ship, The horrors of the “hell ships” are brought homo in Stern's forceful style. This chapter finds him, a member of the “Chinese gang,” on his way North. Follow him thru the storm —Kditor, TO CUT MAN Attacked by @ negro burglar | armed with a razor in the hallway of the Littlefield Apartments, at 19th ave, and John et, early Tuesday, W. J. Clark, 99, @ merchant, was severely gashed about the arma and | body before the negro fled, Clark surprised the man fn the act of tearing « pay phone from the wall, | Mo grappled with him, and after @ desperate fight, threw him down the front stairs, ‘The negro came back and fumped on Clark when Clark's back waa turned, The thug held an open razor in one hand, and tn the fight that followed, Clark was cut and slashed badly. Clark waa taken to the city hos pital for medical attention, and later released, ‘The burglar has not been caught and upon this gray surface the jib- boom was writing fantastico figure cighta and other designs as the nose of the bark pointed first up and then down, On the fo'eastie head T could hear the faint ery of « foghorn. LI felt my way cautiously forward, Pacing the forward deck was the lookout, a great Finn sailor-fisherman, a regular Norwe viking in appearance J in his yellow otlskin, One of the lost. The bark Berlin of the Portland Packers’ association was this year’s toll of the storm gods. She went on the rocks near Naknek this year, a total loss, one of the many sailing ships lost on the Alaska salmon route. * * * * * * * * By Max Stern Every once in « while he would go to the prow and turn the handle of a little machine. From it issued « wall, Its puny voles in the face of that¢raging storm was about as effective an a baby crying Into the | vold of eternity, t would happen if we met ow & rock?’ I asked the look outing into hia ear, “Bay my friendt,” he replied, “If anyding bits dis poat you make up your mindt dat your tays are tone,” 1 telieved him. T had not seen a@ Iife preserver. | ‘There was @ rumor that there was & boxful of them aft on the poop deck, but I had never seen them. ‘There was po wireless aboard. A few have wireless, but the big majority of the “trel) ships” are unequipped with either @ sending or # receiving | wet. FOUR LIFEBOATS of the Alaska Packers’ ships | SECC In the Neckwear Section Mohair Scarf and Scarfs and hats are elther striped in con- trasting shades of else come in plain scarfs with embroidered de- signs on hats. —MacDougali-Southwick, Street Floor Fancy White Goods Orgcndie and Voile 35c Yd. The organdie is in the striped or clus- ter stripe effects. Checks, broken | | | | | j mercerized Purchases Charged Tomorrow Not Billed Until December ~ MeDougall fouthwick. Sid Telephone Main 720 | For the Price of One Hat First Hat Sets New Peggy Collar Sets $1.00 For weer with aslipon sweaters or dark dresses, these Peggy Sets are just the thing, They are of piain linen, or with an Irish edge. Also Same Collars Without Cuffs 65c —MacDougall-Bouthwick, Street Floor A Touch Here and There for Thanksgiving New Dotted Marquisette White only, with the coin size dots and rings. A very soft and sheer quality; For two days the old bark fiappedd ing in the bind end of @ row wel Pui 180 MEN plaids or stripes with |] 46 tnches wide ......-..+-+seee ssiyivee SOC dent of the Southern branch of the Wriversity of Cattfornia, was in @ dospital here today, where physt- cians hope to save him from per. manent disfigurement ‘The branding was done by three umknown men who surprined Sykes while ho was home asieap. INDIGESTION !!1 | UPSET STOMACH, Chew a few Pleasant Tablets, Instant Stomach Rellef ; her sails idly and rolled like a hog} in a wallow, On the evening of the | second day a fresh fair wind caught her salin. The crew sprang to the ropes. “He, hot” they called in unison, ae they tugged on the halyarda | Orders were! bellowedd by the) “Consul” in a! volce that sound- od like @ bull-wal- | tus He looked) like one, with his tig mustache and! prominent teeth. “Belay,” be f- pally shouted, and cup of ma! « | & good 10 called “Wall Btreet* and thetr watl- ing volces coming out of the dark- ness mounded like a Jertmiad. Boveral of the negroes had taken to washing up the pots for Sandy and in return were given the leay- inge from the fishermen‘'s mesa. They were just finishing off this feast In one of the lower bunks by the light of a candle, when one of the negroes called to me “Come heah, Whitey.” he urged. Hie was an old darky of the ante- bellum daya His wife had died tn @ yellow fever epidemic In New Or- leans, and the tragedy had left him, he explained, with a “ramshackle He suffered from a sort of megalomania and called himself Sam Washington, the biack prince. The storm had thoroly roused him OLD DARKEY SAYS ME SAVED RACE “Yo look at me, Whitey,” he sald earnestly, “Yo believe what I'm goan to tell you?” I nodded “Well, I am do man ‘at saved de race.” I looked « bit incredulous, “De Lawd was soah ‘bout all dis wah and all dis Ku Klux Kialn and H6 sent Gown His angel to take away de wun and de stahe. I made a grab for mah 25,000 horspowah candle an’ T swung ft across the heaben, and it up the poath stah and kep the worl’ Lifeboate? There were 180 of us on the ship, And there were only four lifeboats, besides a little gaso- line launch, These were to be cred ae fishing craft at the cannery. awinging davite and the boats would |}) be cut and lowered under the great- est difficulty. Each boat was eup- posed to hold 29 persons. Open the Doors of the Great Unknown? Imagine | corded checks are the feature of the voiles; 86 “inches wide, and very excep- ||| tional values at this price. White Poplin 50c Yard A mercerized fabric that will retain its | lustre after laundering. A_closely- woven material, very popular for dresses, children’s frocks and rompers; 27 inches wide. White Uniform Cloth 45c Closely woven with a mercerized linen finish. «A splendid fabric for nurses’ uniforms or house dresses; 36 inches —MacDougall Southwick, Basement Floor effects; ‘will happen, and !t will be too late.” “Something terrible” has hap- several times, among the among the Alaska salmon boats,” he|salmon fieet. “Something terrible” said. Every salmon ship should be | almost happened this year In Alaska equipped with wireless without de /and one salmon ship was lost in lay. Some day something terrible|the near disaster. But tt took a The ‘Much-Wanted Size of Dot in Imported New Dotted Swiss 75c . A very fine and sheer Swiss, with attractive dots of pink or blue. Cretonne A heavy crash of linen-like fabric, with allover designs and stripes, suitable for drapes and furniture coverings; 30 inches wide 35c Cretonne A very large assortment of the newest designs and colors, in allover and striped $6 inches wide......... Perry 45c Slocum disaster to make steamy boats safe for passengers, and it will probably take something much worse before the saitboats of the salmon fleet are sent ott with’ equipment to give the crews eves a fighting chance for thetr lives, from goan dahk.” We sang gospel songs, even the young soldiers joining with har monious votces tn the olf negro epi ituala. It was the only religious serv. | jlce we had aboard, but it was ato. |§ core, because tt was born of our help. | His lessness in the face of that wri | pie, Beare a storm. wear Dev GETS VIEW OF STORM AT NIGHT ou are sick and want to Get 1, "ina “Keep Wath, write: for {tte ature that tells hs | this known onderful lief to #0 ‘onatipatio Belatica, Gow Nerv hen Downstairs the men had given up gambling because of the tossing of | oF acidity of stomach; from indiges tion, Matuience, palpation, headache or any stomach distress. 2 The moment you chew a few tom, evercomin: 4 WONDERFUL (CATARRH REMEDY aold by Bartell, Switt and stores everywhere for for three have catarrh of the yo At last I climbed to my bunk. But! ou the rolling of the ship made it tm-| {> possible for me to rleep. I tried to tie myself to my bunk with a beit to | re keep from roiling over the bumpy! mattreas, but the belt broke and [| had to resort to the expedient of | 4° building the bumps around my body to keep mo stationary, I wanted to get a look at the storm by night and about 11 o'clock I crept carefully to the deck. | The gale was whistling thru the cortags. Ahead was « wall of fog One of the negroes slipped on the wet companionway and fell to tho ~ ag ana} Correct your digestion for a few) bottom of the stair, The other no- =| cents, Pleasant! Harmiess! Any) groes in their dark corner ret up a drug store. weird chant. They were all bunk- —At the Store of Credit Gladly now you a & teat propos fly satietied. an a ke Bold the reach of ail, both vich and poor, No matter how hed your afiment, or long standing, we will be pleased to you try it @t our risk. For full mation write today—not tomorrow Radium Appliance » 279 Bradbury Bids, Los Angeles, Caiit. 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