The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 30, 1923, Page 9

ene MONDAY, JULY 80, 18 THE ATT STAR ~NEW AIR MALL “sence soon | Earthquake in L.A.? FREDERICK & NELSON cat “to Ck Deas Oh, the Very Tac FIFTH AVENUE — PINE STREET — SIXTH AVENUE BY FLORA G, ORK e WASHIN( July 30.—A whi Following is a Los Angeles reporter's recital of his experience th : Age the dark sky} @ few days ago in “covering” the news story of the quake i overbea A sk 1 below WItB | shook up all Southern California ) es the airsma 0 Peo: BY DON RYAN ple of the Middle West will pause ft) An air of nonchalance imposed upon a layer of apprehen A Special Purchase of 250 Yards ot August, | Sion pervaded the chamber of commerce exhibit room as 1 ervice from | Stalked thru. Giant ears of corn preserved in alcohol, the isoo will be) beanstalk up which Jack himself must have climbed, the six foot cucumber—pride of the Southland—even the chamber 900,000,000 can-| Of commerce elephant, cunningly wrought of 11,827 choice each Will guide the pilot#| English walnuts, seemed to reflect an unwonted agitation Mercerized Cotton Damask HE Downstairs Store made an advantageous purchase of LOW-PRICED bleached, mercerized cotton Table Damask, in a quality suit- n ol ic tet lowa City But the attaches of the chamber were br a nd Cheyenne. |out tracts to visitors with the samo old smile and th \ é ort 3 | able for breakfast and luncheon cloths. Stripe and check pat- discovered | the Seay ee ee ce sweldigylins | ang cy A malleage of b} [ \ “La | terns; width 58 inches. An unusually good value at 43¢ yard. Sn ciae tne dea eet davotion F felt-a twinge of conscience for what T was about to do ~ \ 4) 9\ hee. ae HEMMED TABLE NAPKINS, 75¢ dozen: Just 45 dozen to sell 4 3c picking up| 1 mounted to the here gc Piaehate ets. 42' winoneved i | at this low price, Of serviceable quality bleached cotton; size ad truck he hed | press agent holds font | 16x16 inches. Special 75¢ dozer. > 4 36 miles te seca . , DOWNSTAIRS STORE THE YARD ilo,” 1 said to him in a i this earthquake story, will 9 t Lake, Paul) covering it for him, And a string of Eastern papers have or came on with | special stories, casual mai . help me out on , Smart New Felt Sot rent om wah sed MMEDIATELY I had launched the bolt I felt like the and Velour Hats 200 Extra Size ST aor THERE soft-hearted hunter who has stricken the gentle roe. | e “It was & little late,” says the post-|The press agent didn’t faint. But his eyes were wells of SS mi : 3.95 © $8.50 Ingham f nat Analatained’ es f brother,” he said with an assumption of an offhand $ e ° COE Fe “Don't you think the less sald about it the better? You ; aS é | Ta 4580: the know there wasn't ary earthquake—not in Los Angeles a he Downstairs Store offers a wide array 1 ee want’ get nah ca Pesan Narre Sk A a ga aaa of smart fashions in New Felt Hats in resses he press agent od 8 groan the shapes favored for early Autumn wear iW tee eg oe if you must write wething about it you'd better have the (two as sketched), pecentrs ae sib of ine — “a want the truth, don't you? iodbletov'ateoet, dresaiandeapeets 5 Bey azaswas fying betiredn salt} “All fight. You go to Dr. Ford A. Carpenter, the famous moteor wear, trimmed with fancy effects in eat A Lake City "and Cheyenne when he | °losist employed by the chamber of commerce, He'll give you the real leather, quills, chenille, feathers, rit plunged into a blizzard. His machine | *° Y teecieae nie and departed. bon ornaments and embroidered duve- @ fell, Boonstra found lerness of mountains, collapsed and himself in a w * #8 tyn. Colors: Navy, Beige, Orange, sen, Wood, Gray and Black. Almond G with a storm raging all around him. O time was lost , he office of Dr. Car- =“ , . poses A Mours WAY antees iF Nee On $6: Way ale ood i Bele veges ” OMEN who require extra sizes will find this an THRU SNOWBANKS j4N penter. But the press agent must have been active Modest prices: $3.95, $5.00, $5.95, tepactive: obhant Ginoham Disaee aCe Fighting bis way thru snow which with the telephone. When I was ushered into his presence $7.50 and $8.50. 3 active offering. Gingham resses In two was up to his waist, he finally, after|the famous meteorologist employed by the chamber of DOWNSTAIRS STORE good styles (one as sketched), of soft-finished ging- 12 hours, came in sight of a farm-/commerce was already preparing a typewritten statement ham in blue, red, black and yellow and black checks. house. was almost frosen and! on the earthquake of Juls 29 192% very nearly exhausted from exposure. | 22, 1923. Dr, Carpenter greeted mo warmly, merely remarking in parenthesls Since Boons nce, every | Since Boonstra's experience, every | i.0¢ ne thought the lean sald about it the better 500 Yards of mail plane has been equipped with a | ‘Pt, jh apobers: However,” continued the scientist, “If you must write something K Me cneriy sow could send a letter} 2 suppose it Is better for you to have the truth, Now here is a brief | . . : EXTRA SIZES—46 to 54 Lae ree way to ite destination | Statement on the situation as it exists here. 1 an atin abrics Uiiheusliy low-priced, Tuesday. a 64.86 " ow) ” I took the statement a ced it over by marking it, “Via Air Mail.” Ther: Arg amd We . “The technical rate of intensity was No. 6 on th Collar, cuffs and pockets attractively trimmed. Rossi-Forel scale or er, o ts that it DOWNSTAIRS STORE eis ce om tiaccey ke TREE Since the beginning of earthquake records in Los Angeles over Reduced the Oe With the eatablishmeat of night-| ¢o score years ago, there have been nine earthquake shocks with ’ 5 Yard ; " : | or greater severity. ” . fying and a fast transcontinegtal) ¢@¥a ZIT 3 service? which, will make tt 1 Ah! Here we were, Here was the real scientific, dope ‘a ba % ik m an « z | / IESDAY | Ss service; which wil make. te Dm] “In stedying the earthquakes of 1.00 Angeles éuring the past more 220 yards CREPE DE CHINE, 86- and 40-inch | _ A TUESDAY omens Loa Ss, ults sice to Chicago or New York, or the | than 40 years, the records show that the damage caused by the most widths. Filesh-color, Turquoise, Mais, Marine, Co- CANDY SPECIAL: Severse, the postoftice department | S€¥ére tremor did not equal what would be occasioned by a moderate penhagen, Belgian Blue, Brown and Black, Re- d “+ pit 2 v M 7 Is . Ea " will get out a special airplane stamp.| ly severe Middle West windstorm. Earthquakes are as natural duced to 9&¢ yard. Molasses an ( apes This will, of course, cost more than| Phenomena as windstorms and it is only because persons are unaccus: a regular stamp. There has been no| tomed to the one and used to the other that they cause alarm. Dr, pla sakes - ENTINE SILKS, 32-4 width. extra charge for airmail service in| Edward 8, Holden, when director of the Lick conservatory, said: “The 185 ip! peat be ae & ar delat Coconut REDUCED FOR CLE cE the past. | total damage to life and property by earthguakes in the state of Cali- Attractive oral ang butterfly pa’ ering: 5 se, Ch | A R. A Ni uit sees ear, fornia since the beginning of {ts history would not equal that of Gray, Navy and White ground. Reduced to 95¢ ews | one ordinary Middle West tornado!” ‘ yard Fire Destroys Big Eaed Gk Abel Hiaht da Cia seed; ¥ peaketeA Yue. pelentiti nal yard. ae I ROKEN size and style assortments of Women’s Oregon Tie Plant nanked him, and departed in ee mister of the city hall, 85 yards SHIRTING SILKS, pce vison Met At 2 Cc Coats, Suits and Capes, at sharply reduced ST. HELENS, Ore., July 30.—The | y | riety of colored stripe patterns on white ground, Se ie more prices, for clearance. main plant of the St. Helens Tie & HERE is something uncanny about the instinct of the teduced to 95¢ yard. | Candy Section offers tasty 15 three-quarter length styles, suit. ols tanh eanaueoaa = carta eesatte tie Meer! pee fr i like poet 60 yards WASHABLE SATINS, 36-inch width, Molasses - flavored . Coconut | | able: for. aports wear’) ch ced by ‘tire Inst. night EN ROM EREI OS Oe ee eee, wc niyo IB: ALSACKE suitable for blouses and lingerie, in White and Chews special Tuesday at COATS green chinchilla and homespun- amounting to approximately $15,000. |1 hadn't even hinted to him that I was going to interview Flesh-color only. Reduced to 95¢ yard. me cand weave fabrics, burned thru the night, }Mayor Cryer on the earthquake but when I was ushered DOWNSTAIRS STORE y 1 8 " ATR! Reduced to $8.75 into the mayor’s office— a million feet of lumber, “Good morning, Mr. Ryan. Now don't you think the less sald s and otter portions of the | about this—er—Hiitle shock, the better?” ies Curtain Fabrics, Drapery Women’s Cofton 22 —belted sports styles, especially - The mayor's smile*was winning. Again my conscience suitable for outings, traveling and penne estat sharply, but I steeled myself against it and continued my man d Odd L Union Suits | SUITS business wear. In tweed and home- : pe t | $ i rics ; stly Ice Cream Prices Bee ah Eaee We fees Le atianinsy Sccsing: ine orien a Remnants an ots Spa wenve bres ae a . a 8 ie |the Los Angeles earthquake and a string of Eastern papers desire a . Jumble in Spokane strong statement from you. One paper wishes to know whether of Floor Coverings 65c Reduced to $4.75 ; saan as hinh as 60 |¢22, Mayor of Los Angeles is warning tourists jto stay away Sa quart for the brick variety The mayor was game, If he was shocked} he concealed it under —sports and dress styles, in knitted and lightweight fabrics. Women's white cotton Union { Suits in “built-up” shoulder strap = | 9 CURTAIN 8CRIM his kindly smile. : ‘ 4 in some sections of the city, have pn ey s Pa PRICES style — sl ws, low neck ani 5 agen : ; 1 don't think there is any cause for apprehension,” he began, AT REDUCED ye lanath. Hae at at iE bean glanhed to 35 cents a quart by! mildly. “Why, one single cyclone such as they have in the Middle [eae Os ee cae ete CAPES Reduced to $4.75 han the wholesale price of $150 a, West would do more damage than the combined damage of all tne ches WRK naaaeetned naelitiar ec] Snowieer inde aie lake See eee eb aren ane ; AN opportunity for realizing savings in the | ftraps—knee length, Sizes 36 the deale a thee ia “{ remember when I was in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the sum ° Set 5 ; | Ce ete ey at ro lee | mer of 1902. We had such severe thunder storms. ‘They were much purchase of Curtain materials and Floor *Gausually god values a O50. | is being closely watched for further| more terrifying than earthquakes. Don't you remember how terrify Coverings—also desirable Remnant lengths DOWNSTAIRS STORE 5) \ ‘ | ing those Eastern thunder storms are? I remember how the light- z SR f 3 cae | ning used to flash and each flash of lightning seemed to be coming of Drapery Fabrics. Sharply reduced for ‘ z | omen S ouses right at you" malaga clearance. 33 Boys’ Wash Suits | The mayor looked at me hopefully. kept relentlessly silent. ‘The | “Forty love” and ov: et yor sighs ercoptib d went o 120 urds = BORDERED 5 (only) CHI MAT- | ty €T—Ket! mayor sighed, almost imperceptibly, and went on: 1 y lash ty ee Ey brain REDUCED iE Radiaenit c Each in the game this summer “Earthquakes come suddenly and are gone before you have time to realize what is happening. You don't hardly have time to become width (ecru only), reduced and decrease your waist) {ficitencs.” he added, coaxingly. : Pgs reduced to 12c to. 0 O5¢ Bacu : ; line, and increase your “1 was rather surprised when I came down town after this—er— pa « tonty) ROKEN. size and style assortments’ of cco’ , little shock and heard there had been some agitation in the city. 300 yards p only) 36x63.In Mflday and Button.on styles in women’s hand-made, tailor accountin Health’s Savings “And here’s a significant fact: In all the 50 years of earth- TAIN SCRIM RUGS, oe ho paper enn Miiead asl Bohan vaisa Blouses, sharply reduced for cl se at Bank, let quakes in Southern Cuiifornia I never yet heard of anybody being width (suitable for pattern; $5.50 | ana atyte tot isizes 3 to 9), re jouses, sharply reduced for clearance, killed. I think some lives were lost in the San Francisco earth- edged or ruffled curtains), Tedilced to... f duced for clearance to 95¢ each. 50 Hand-made Blouses of 25 Georgette Blouses, quake—yes, I think some lives were lost—but that was all. Really, reduced 15c 120. yards HEMBSTITCHED —DOWNSTAIRS STORE fine batiste—size 34 navy blue—sizes 36 and 1 think the less said about it, the better.” t0snar ose “TAPE. BORDERED | only. , 38. I was melted, I bad been playing the brutal Prussian all. morning, | 7 (only) 27x54-inch VELVET VOILE, 38inch width, with — | 30. Hand-made Blouses of but this mild insouclance completely disarmed me RUGS, in green pattern; bird and floral design | cE, . ballateceinen 89 end64 10 Tailored Blouses—sizes “PHL tell the Eastern papers : Lets From the Toy tt oe Beg 48 and 50, “All right, mayor,” I assued him. 15 China Silk Blduses— reduced borde there wasn’t any earthquake in Los Angeles,” mm educed to the easily digested spread to. $1. 75 reduced 10... GEA 34 and 36, 10 ‘Tailored Blouses—sizes ‘The mayor's gratified smile was my reward as I tiptoed out. Of for bread play a big part. course 1 never intended to write an earthquake story anyway. REMNANT LENGTHS of Curtain Nets, | “190 4G remo ae Rema one peta in supplying your energy — , Voiles, Marquisette and Muslin; oosey Lars | and 36: (Sb Weald Gn Ju til it already looks like a record. M tauze Je Yre- needs, Record Hop Harvest [mt srsady joke lea recor | Haunted wth Wein alas REDUCED Predicted in Lewis |1»4 the crop wi probably be har: | ee DR. N. Yow CHEHALIS, July 90.—A few days | Vested before the fall season sets in. | ly reduced for ¢ Aap ne ey ee : $1.50 170 Gingham Dresses Physician and. Sur- |of rainfall during the ensuing month | Little girls and boys like to 1,000 Pieces of Foo ands ee ee avieeatn one alo pad Young Judge [| cacao round on “one of : For Little Girls—2 to 14 Years White Semi-Porcelain Dinnerware he treating all di men and women. | ¢ield one of the largest yet grown me enenemyge Rania oe Reduced to 65c | REDUCED FOR CLEARANCE | Section: © Specializen = - Specializes in atoms |i the history of Lewis county, says logs. Twenty cars, in three ach trouble, and other allments. H. A Kaufman, a company of. ficial | . x : f Hot weather has swelled the crop sizes, reduced for clearance, TTRACTIVE styles for little girls in these Gingham Dresses, some trimmed with bits of hand-work, some with contrasting materials. Sizes YOUR VACATION 2 to 5 years. Reduced to 65¢. 20 GINGHAM DRESSES for girls of 7 to -14 had . Pp ’ i y y y j . 4 Oy aa Provincne you rhe make for | Durable white semi-porcelain Dinnerware, 30 aan at years, a broken size assortment, reduced to 65¢. DOT VECRUOn 18 GH CSE® VO OF aipena | especially desirable for utility use and for ight irts 9 a Y, ye See. pair can be fitted with colored lenses | Summer cottages. The offering comprises: Reduced to 65c ‘ane 28. 80, Be and 84 in Hack andl -eokl aoa ata Bring in your glas and we'll duplicate the -4-inch Plates, each 10¢. and red; reduced to 95¢. Good quality, medium weight ES OVEN TRA Reem Muslin Night Shirts for men. i ¢ 7- and 8-inch Plates and Soup Plates, each lenses, without examination. 10¢. Well made and cut jamely full. —Assortment of Odd Pieces, each 10¢. A small lot (in size 16 only), re. (0) (0) Gravy Boats, each 20¢. duced to 65¢ each. 500 Yards of . DOWNSTAIRS STORE Broken Lines of Wool Yarn Braids 150 Decorated China : Men’s Shirts Wide assortment of Wool REDUCED Reduced to $1.85 Yarn Braids in \%- to 1%- TO inch widths, suitable for BETTER“ VISION Sam M. Shiflett of Harri- is 9 nd al-| B ] Reduced i 3 rat, Ae da es ay atta | Berry OW Ss to Men's good quality Madras: many trimming purposes. In jready has hd oT Hi cloth Shirts, In fancy stripe ef variety of contrasting color judge. He proba "by is Assorted shapes in China Berry Bowls, tects Bidea 14, T1Mi 8, 18 ie, combinations. Unusually good Cc H youngest jurist in the coun- decorated with floral and leaf designs— Cc ACMA neha aE tl values at the reduced price: UTESON \ PTICAI DO ery. Shiftett served overseas | gome with lustre glaze. Y, Haat UMM Tehtan Mealibn --powystairs story THE YARD SLY 1 hed Ly Ai gl Seed ° during the war. He) is ajf| DOWNSTAIRS STORY ach DOWNSTAIRS STORE 1320 Second Avenue, Opposite Rhodes graduate of Cumberland law | ° al, college, Lebannon, Tenn jo ——_— - =e ASE is MELATV SOTA