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wn \ r MONDAY, SEPTE BER 1 YEGGS WRECK SAFE AT TOLT Blow Strona Box, But Leave $1,000 Behind Cracksmen blew the safe of the Meyer Mer antile Co.'s store at Tolt, » but were frightened explosion, which Jar town by No mor The yess entered the store dur a heavy fog about 4 a, m., Sun. mying the rear door They drilled a number nate ed up ate with A n the sound and se town rocked from the e blow. Harry Kingshopp w arby, was awakened and t S State bank psa th ed Tows Marshal TRY TO RESTORE COMMUNICATIONS then biows, fire there spaces—huddling for safety and now because have no r place to go—| even the poorest cuotie stands ready to share with his neighbor| 0 ‘MAINE VISITORS IN CITY TODAY Party Advertises State in Coast-to-Coast Tour From Port Ore., via Seatt nd ot North oll as a fue low-cost period. n HAVE ASED Many other mines in ot Ons Mining Co., at Cumberland. and bis last bowl of rice. Bayne mine of the Carbon Coal & Each has made it more clear| Clay Co.. at Cumberland. that the Sine of reconstruction will | communtiies that these mines sup. be a task of yrars—comparable only | Ported have. been completely wiptd te f tion of the dev- | out, houses are and stores and a ance. | hot closed dow { work and distribution of} The Issaquah mine of the Pacific f seems operating well and|‘Ce Co. has > t is no actual starvation, altho| Closed, but th is widespread’ suff a oceu ns have the complete|rent free. Coal, light k in the work of relief.) 2i#0 furnished them The first ship bringing ald to ar-| The two mines tive was an American veasel. The| ©° organized the first relief) > and already have landed| W* 4 s of foodstuffs at Yoko. re narket has been so jove: that immediate fear of an ept demic grows out of the great num-| which has been impossible to} ° bers of decomposing bodies, thus far it bury. Japanese cripp! that they quickly Manner nearly rources permit. MANY AMERICANS REPORTED DESTITUTE Numerous Americans have been reported destitute. American Am. hassador Woods 1g attempting to brits a firms, altho desperately re in every instance ume business as nd in whatever the catastrophe seem to increase the hideousness of the picture. These reports tell of the Grand and Oriental hotels in Yokohama shing instantly into heaps of eckage as the carthquake struck the city, becoming horrible death traps in which practically all occu pants were killed. Tokyo's business center, seven miles long and two miles wide, is only ashes. It is as if every build- ing in New York from the Battery to Harlem were burned and half of the remainder of the city destroyed. After the first great earthquake shocks, minor shocks continued. A igh wind prevailed all the time, inning into greater fury the fires sweeping Tokyo and Yokohama. Then came a rain which extin guished the fires, but it only added to the suffering of the refugees—the millions who were homeless and sleeping in the parks, on the ground. YOKOHAMA MAIN STREET AWFUL DEATH TRAP Most foreigners concentrated in the hotel. Main street in Yokohama was one of the most terrible of the death traps. Its tall buildings toppled inwards, crushing not only their occupants} but the people on the streets as they fled in terror. Practically none escaped. For a radius of several hundred) miles from Yokohama, reports show, Immenre landslides occurred as if shoved by some giant hand SEE END OF BALKAN WAR! iENEVA, Sept. 10.--With both Qe and Athens approving the Fnoteo f the council of ambasnadors, the threatened Greece-Italian war seemed definitely averted today. The modified terms have been ap: proved by Premier Mussolini of Italy and by the Greek govern ment Greece agrees to allot Muno- linia demands, but inaisis that the Island Corfu be evacuated imme. diately, The Itallans waive payment of the 50,000,000 lire indemnity. ue of nations officials herejto a rupture ruined re-| their relief and provide | * park in front of the Imperial| along | the const, cliffs toppling into the sea} have not been reoper to Maltby ing FUEL OIL SE AT $1.35 A BARRE Fuel oll is now se j barrel, but for a } » jott s0i6 for around $2.40 in § jand this is considered a normal price for it, according to & | Furnace coal can compete t $1.7 $2.00 » bi Moore president of the Pacific Coast Coal compan: In his letter Clifford ca tion to the uncerta ft 1 4 points out the of destroying the Such an eventuality would p [users of olf completely at the mercy of the oll market, |raine is closed down, |imporsible to reopen as ond ent surplus of ofl is siderea to be a temp nitely decided to adver for oil fuel, def selection of fuct dat Fri y's meeting unt next board |meeting this coming Friday |, WW. CLAIM STRIKE I$ ON PORTLAND, With 1 |W. W. leaders declaring their st lcall is being obeyed and with thorities announcing that few lof the scheduled walkout were vis ible in inere ports today were in conflict as to lthe success or failure of the strike | Members of the organization who came into the city Saturday night, leading I, W. W. chiefs to optim: listically announce that the exodus | |from camps and mills yas on, were | ltoday reported returning to their work, after sponding the week-end in town Some Sept. 10. 1 street crowds, re 100 people attended an 1 W. W. mass meeting in one of-the jcity parks here last night, but many of those present were curious spectators and not I. W. W Astoria reported that indications were there that all of the men who walked out would mturn to work |today. Tho strike je a dismal fail ure, as far as the lower Columbia river district is concerned, it wos reported, | | are now looking forward to a rul jing by the permanent court of in ternational fustice os to whether aputes arixing under Articles 12 ef the covenant can be handled by. the league and whether every| signatory of the covenant is bound) to submit disputes which may lead to the league, The Uttle | vivors aboard Hrenlow off SEATTLE STAR PAGE 9 HERE’S MORE ABOUT DES STROYE Re WR CK nmer' |} FREDERICK & NELSON : 4 few feet from the others, but it | Th Yor ht on the Delp a pl tog lan Me an popes ee FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET and the Ye propeller, in W ¢ . groaning splast turn, ripped ¢ her side and | LIGHTS GO OUT lifted ter high upon the rocks. | EVERYTHING BLACK Th ola, Woodt and Fu Then, be wo Ken it, we were rushed up behind within a few]on, Our engines had been rever inst ven t went out and everything wax black 1 uy r roaring over the r pid disappear ter us ah | ; to do much to help | up rapidi nd w ety en tn |" "ey Be dk AND SATURDAY YOCKS O b t ash, yome of them bringing and off managed t only thelr gob hats, Re: work * P Fk I d m the wreck started at once, All 4 pepte ay 13, 14 ¢ t “lp | rey a Bapeyet, 8) seas | importe he flock: Wit ‘ other fellow out of the mess. DHE DOWNSTAIRS STORE will p tt ° pped “te her! Confusion was everywhere, Men 1 oF NSTAIRS § RE w resen 1e ( h ca hails ut 0 seonds, Bh Sone ro Uns, hoe Lines ee New Modes in Women’s, Misses’ and Chil- Ing ams men we aught helpless “Our commander, Capt th, dren's Apparel in the s ° 7 was the lust man to leave, and 1 the ‘wat ° : he was the first in the morning | $2 45 t . ber’ of fb wow o ald the survivors and try to | Se rk AUTUMN PROMENADE . Gobs and officers on the and a cup of coffee.” Chauncey, only 10 feat aay, evans OF FE EN styles to choose kept their heads, and despite ir ANGELES 10 their own peril, threw life lines |, aA or from in these attr aver the Young end saved many | the wreck po . PRACTICAL FASHIONS | House Frocks of good quality members of her crew who ot a5 orted G gha als br Mgt Saal thy a Menino Anta E twa Showings will be held each afternoon at 2:30 ta ae a iy eee been smashed to death f Fa iaal: PaAa pi é printed Beach . Cloth and sina’ the résks: : , Thursday and Friday, Women’s and Misses’ aie The tvies are the Del 1 Fi Ma m Coats, Dresses, Sports Wear and Millinery; ert cabal: jae eas ing to a huss Tove) pina an th Saturday, Children’s Apparel. | shopping trips, the trimming i ato] en dy — | effects unusual in dresses so New Autumn Hats Follow the Mode's Favor is n two #h eoees aio 8 % for Velvet he might) Ritty received mir juries, not RAM L e Wrecked Destroyers We Here This Summer y OWNSTAIRS STORE pas OE - (¢4 display sof Autumn Cali Hats in Lyons and Panne \ H] Velvet are surprisingly th (] fj complete and in keeping - to Bre a with the mode for smart Seaman Carter was one of the | ¢ ay rd officials Sunday creations in these two fav- numerous heroes of the disas. Th luded in the wrecks |{} ° ored yelvets. ter. He succeeded in lowering of Capt t A pilot it thru the ler of the ; ; * * AMUN Kakt 1S teesee avd nded by Lieut The choice of coloring and trimming time bringing a group of his 8. P. Lee, Com effects is widely varied and constantly es ashore _ Com. W. IL. changing with the arrival of new models of m. L. P. Du Saest. Coetey placed in this low-priced group—$5.95. —DOWNSTAIRS STORE ‘ le, The Nicholas and Chauncey al the rescue work. He returned with tho last sur-| ¥°r? hah wont hat the rocica, & special train. Hie/ names of thelr ern reported he wa r i hero tart August 27. rected ally in June and clear a stat Inquiry Ordered @ Peterson of the { the outstar in Navy Disaster 80 but the commanders could | mst! 4000 Yards of New COTTON FABRICS SPECIAL 19c YARD PECIAL PURCHASES featured at avery low price, Tuesday, in the Store. the Downstairs traged: At WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Inves fo he leaped in the| “mation to fix reaponsibility f gen And owas. 46 ons af seven United States dextrc rocks to the Ch ers the lives of more than Sead cc ate ne ncore of American sailors off the Over this line 70 of the | California coast will be ordered to- Young’s crew were led, hand jay the navy department over hand, from the upturned a T side of the vessel to safety, pe Bef ‘act the HERE'S MORE ABOUT ee ner ECLIPSE stroyer cheered ¢ face of death, for t STARTS ON PAGE 1 own any min’ 3,000 Yards 32-inch an reaching the jagged “ ” ye m form the blutt ttre! 4 fare ol Amoskeag” Ginghams half an hour after the un became visible ORE 3 k, but the last man was reported Ifting as Amoskeag” Ginghams in a good assort- Special removed until nearly 18 hours keside, the edge of ment of even and broken check and plaid Be i ene eg he a veuraeee al patterns in a wide choice of the wanted 19c was f0GHA? ie the beach atthe last, eclipes “was \wiible ak: Man colorings, for women’s and children’s gar- ile from the place where| Diego. It will be 120 years until ments. Width 82 inches. Vaid he sank after he failed to make the| there is another. | leap to the rock. But today's scene is far differ. eee ent from that of 120 years ago. “ 3 Los |Then, records of the San Diego||| 600 Yards of P h Coxsw | mission show, Indians, terrified by eggy Clot Chauncey today told the first | the unaccustomed sight, flocked eyewitness story of how seven naval destroyers piled up on the rocks of Point Arguello, He said: the The padres, fright to the mission and implored fathers to give them comfort. versed in astronomy, in} This serviceable, fast-color cotton fabric in neat stripe and fancy check patternings Pt suitable for men’s and boys’ shirts, women’s Special 19c No aw the lights at the point.| ave the desired comfort—their ex-| house frocks and children’s garments. The f as thick as pea xoup| Planation was probably the first Width 82 inches, Yard 7 was so full of messages | astronomical lecture ever delivered eighter going on the rocks | in California, | Miguel island, a fow miles| Today the white successors of ‘ were unable to pick|the Indians carrying telescopes, & ; no ik the Inaane carrying telacnes, 500 Yards of 36-inch Percales equipment, crowded observatories, is . rs . i s Kaew. the| housetops, and” hilltops, and’ even Neat combination-color stripes and fig- Special Deh was on the Fock. We heara a ended in airplanes to enjoy the ures on. serviceable quality of Percale, 19¢ with errible gra i bo. i inches, —DOWNSTAIRS STORE - — - aR ger A INL Full-size Wardrobe Trunk A Featured Value, at *39.85 N exceptional value in a full-size Wardrobe Trunk in styles for men or women, With these high- grade construction feature —cretonne lined throughout —laundry bag, shoe box, con- vertible hat box and clothes hangers reliable lock and hardware, —stirdy fiber construction —round, reinforced edges —open dome top —all-wood drawers, with lock: ing bar Fall-size—42x2214x a featured value, at $39.85. —Luggage Section, DOWNSTAIRS STORE FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET inches, | L *. Economy Fruit Jars AT LOW PRICES Pints $1.15 Quarts $1.25 perEN —China Section, DOWNSTAIRS STORE Special $3.85. modestly priced. Sizes 36 to 44. 46 to 52. Extra sizes Low-priced at $2.45. —DOWNST fAIRS STORE TUESDAY CANDY SPECIAL Candy “Oysters” DEL LICIOUS, old-fashioned can- dies, filled with cocoanut and 29c molasses. taffy. SPECIAL POUND ORE d Voile Curtains a Ruffled white Voilg Cur- taind, as sketched, with 1%- inch ruffle and ruffled tie- backs. Length 2% yards. Special SBE pair. Ruffled Voile Curtains # Special $1.25 Pair Ruffled novelty Voile Cur- tains in white only, with double ruffle at bottom and ruffled tie-backs. Length 2% Ruffled Cross-bar Marquisette Curtains Special $1.65 Pair yards, Special $1.25 pair. Ruffled Voile Curtains Special $1.35 Pair Ruffied novelty Marquis- ette Curtains, with 1l-inch Ruffled Voile Curtains, with cross-bar pattern. With 2- 1%-inch ruffles and ruffled inch ruffles and ruffled tie- tie-backs. Length 2\ yards, backs. In white only, length white only. Special $1.35 2% yards. Special $1.65 pair. pair. —DOWNSTAIRS STORE Fringed Couch Cover. ‘At 95c Each OTTON “Tapestry” Couch Covers in red and green stripe patternings, finished with fringe. Suitable for couch cover or portiere. Low-priced at 95¢. —DOWNSTAIRS STORES Women’s Street Pumps $2.95 : Wovens Street Pumps in Brown Kidskin and Patent Leather in neat style, with welt soles and Sizes 216 to 8. Low- —DOWNSTAIRS STORE military heel, with rubber lift. priced, Tuesday, at $2.95. 18-inch Galvanized Ash Cans, $1.95 TURDILY constructed Ash Cans of heavy-gauge, galvan- ized iron, with corrugated sides and fit-over cover. Height 26 inches, diameter 18 inches. Spe- cial $1.95. —Housewares Section, DOWNSTAIRS STORE TUESDAY-AN UNUSUAL OFFERING OF, Boys’ Corduroy Knickers HE Downstairs Store made a favorable purchase of 800 pairs of boys’ Corduroy Knickers, in wide wale weave, dark brown color. Knickers in sizes 6 to 16; unusually low-priced at 95¢. ALSO A NEW LOT OF Boys’ “Ruff-neck” Sweaters OYS? heather-mixture “Ruff-neck” Sweaters, with convertible collar and school-color stripes on chest, collar, cuffs and bottom. SPECIAL 95c Well made - SPECIAL 3.85 Sizes 80 to 38. DOWNSTAIRS STORD