The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 26, 1923, Page 3

‘¢ { 3 H MILWAUKEE VET IS DEAD HERE Richards Had Been in} Road’s Employ Since 1877 John F. Richards, superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St Paul Ratlway company’s Seattle Personal record and employment of; fico, died Sunday night at his home, 1123 Federat ave. He was one of} the oldest employes in the operating} department of the line and had} been ill since last April. | Richards was born in February, } 1860 and had been continuously in} the employ of the Milwaukee line} since 1877. He was a telegraph! operator at Tomah, Wis. in 1880,! and way later made assistant train! dispatcher at Milwaukee and Kan: sas City, Mo, Subsequently, he Was promoted to trainmaster of the Kansas City division and in 1906 Was promoted to the superir cacy of the Rocieile vision with headquarters dota, TH. In 1912 Richards was mad vision at Mobridg came to Seattle a few years a He is survived by his wid | Mrs, Stetla H, Richards. The body | is at the Bonney-Watson Under taking establishment awalting fu-} neral arrangements | | Mail Pilot Makes Two Record Trips | | The problem of transporting 24 sacks of air mail from Victoria, B. C., to Seattle confronted Aviator] Ansel Eckman, airplane mail pilot, | when the Admiral Or al liner President Grant docked the Can-/ adian port Sunday. kman set @ new mark for his service by tak: | ing his quota in two trips, leaving for Seattle with the first 12 b shortly after the vessel docked 9 a, m, and returning for the se ond run at 2:30 p,m. The Pres dent Grant carried a total of 3,100 bags of Seattlo mail, | | | Postoffice Will Hold Auction Sale| One hundred auto tires, suitca: handbags and a host of additiona urticles of every description will be sold at the annual dead lette c of the Seattle postoffice, accord to Postmaster C. M. Perkins. year the collection of vatua found in letters consigned to the “dead” office ts sold at auction. Expert Speaks on Chicken Diseases Dr. W Johnson, tion, at 8 p. m. ly room of the causes for some of the diseases that have been b thering chicken raisers in this locality ree Ice Cream Makers to | Meet at Vancouver Is expected, rding to William a S. Robb, president. | ja Passenger Is Killed in Crash) SANTA ROSA, Cal., Ni man was killed and when an alzplane in w were riding fel feet into Girls! Tr Ty This! Effect | is Astonishing your hair JONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1928, The Store of Convenience Comfort Courtesy THE SEATTLE STAR OTTO F. KEGEL. President THE GROTE-RANKIN CO Rugs Half Price —Oval Braided Rag Rugs —Oval Cotton Rugs —Chenille Bath Rugs —Chenille Bedroom Rugs —Rag Rugs with fancy borders —Rag Rugs with plain band borders Our entire stock with only one exception a small shipment recently received—is to be sold at Half Price. —Third Floor — ‘ ° Furniture Gift Buyers Take Advantage of These Savings Fifteen Breakfast Sets in ivory ‘and gray enamel finish—Table and four Chairs, ), Twelve Jacobean Windsor Chairs, pr extra special, $4.75. Twelve Children’s Rockers, Windsor design, Jacobean finish; extra good value, $4.2. Eight Jacobean Library Tables, marked to close out, each $24.75. One lot of Mahogany-finished Four-Poster Beds, 4-6 and 8-8 sizes. Reduced 20%. A group of Mahogany, Walnut and Golden Oak finished Bedroom Chairs and Rockers— One-Third Off. Another group of about fifty Mahogany, Walnut and Jacobean finish Dining Room Chairs—Half Price. Small Lots of Decorative Mirrors Greatly Reduced! These have been slightly damaged in transit and will be sold “‘as is.” Eight 1224 Mirrors, with Polychrome frames Ten 122. frames Twenty-one 8x34 Mirrors with Poly- chrome frames; each ............ 8.95 —Fourth Floor neha yan ine 10¢ Of real human hair in cap shape, single or double mesh. Month-End Sale of Afternoon and Dinner DRESSES Reduced One-Third Elaborately trimmed Dresses of Canton crepe, silk chiffon, Georgette satin, flat crepe, lace nets—in black, rosewood, green, tan, white and flesh colors. All reduced One-Third. One for Two for $55.00 Dress 5.00 Dresses $98.50 Dres for :..$65. Two $110.00 Dresse for . Pry ree (ies Three .00 Dresse for vue é $83.34 Two $135.00 Dre EOF ec dews sane cseeue One $150.00 Dress for a 5 - $98.50 One $165.00 Dress for -$110.00 One § 3 its LOY (osc suds 19s G1LD,00 Six Hundred Boxes High-Grade Stationery Priced BOE Bo A special price on this attractively Boxed Paper— Why not buy a quantity for Holiday giving? Most of the paper in this«lot is Keith's well-known Kraften Linen and the colors of white, pink, buff, Nile and gray. The boxes contain 24 sheets of paper and 24 en- velopes, —First Floor Sicty Sweaters From to’, Off Regular Price A splendid assortment of Sweaters in many styles, including jacquettes, novelty coats and golf styles all sizes and colors. Regular price, $2.50 to $8.95. Petticoats Aprons 98c 98c to $1.25 k eel odds and Just the thing for home wear—fine embroidered edges Aprons‘and’ many plain ‘white or tailored models, Reduced ones to choose from. from $1.95 to $2.60, $1.95 assortment of ends in Colored Regular —Second Floor value, Open an Account at the Grote-Rankin Co. Extra Special $129 Unusual Value Four Hundred and Thirty-two Pieces White lvoroid Toilet Aracles An unusual opportunity to purchase Gift Ivoroid at an exceptionally low price—es- pecially when considering the heavy quality of the assortment combined with first- class workmanship and style. pe Mirrors net and Round nizen um Combs Hair Brushes Jottles—varlous shapes Jewel Boxes Pi Buffers nicure Articles ure Frames In this assortment are: Pin Cushfon and Jewel Case combined Powder Boxes Hair Receivers Bud Vases —First Floor Women’s Union Suits Special $1.29 Fine quality combed cotton Union Suits, low neck, sleeve- less and knee length. They are neatly finished and well- shaped. In’sizes 34 to 42. nth-ind Greatest Val 36 Mahogany-finished Floor Lamp Bases $6.95 These attractive Floor Lamps are in junior with double pull chain lighting socket and are priced for quick clearance. Blue, for these lamp sizes, specially Silk Shades rose and taupe Double —$10.00 each. —Third Floor Tapestry Table Runners 95c Good quality Tapestry Table designs—size 1814x50 inches. Runners in attractive —Third Floor Cretonne Chair Cushions 98c Cushions filled with good cotton, securely and covered with bright colored cretonne. tufted, —Third Floor Twenty Bed Sets at About Half Price 3ed Sets—material that will we lace trimmed and well finished. Linen colored well; beautifully sed Sets reduced to obs Dresser Scarfs reduced to.... Table Covers reduced to...... $1.69 —Third Floor $8.50 to $10 Lace Curtains $5.85 Pair Ninety-three pairs of Quaker Lace Curtains of finest quality Amarex and filet weaves—extraordi- nary value. Choice of ten different patterns —Third Floor iN ational ’ Pressure Cooker p19 | For the 10-Quart Cook a Whole Meal in 10 Minutes! $1.00 1 Demonst +] ; French Kid Gloves Reduced to $1.25 One-clasp French Kid Gloves, full pique sewn, three- row crochétebacks, in self and contrasting color. Black, g¢ white and champagne. Br ‘oken an line of sizes. An unusual value. Two Hundred and Seventy-nine Pairs of Ear Drops and Studs Special 85c A most wonderful assortment, including pearls, jet, jade and all the jewel colorings and smart combina- tions, are in this lot of attractive Ear Drops and Studs—in the newest styles. regular price especially for this sale. Reduced from their First Floor _ Dresser 2 Scarfs Special—49c These Scarfs are of linen colored needle- weave, stamped in several patterns for embroidering. —Art Needlework Section, Metzanine Floor Women’s and Children’s Hosiery Specials Women’s Sport Stockings 59c t Mercerized Sport Stockings in striped effects. Prac- stockings for everyday wear—in black, cordoyan, gray and nude—at a very reasonable price. Children’s Cotton Stockings 25¢ Good grade of children’s fine ribbed Cotton Stock- ings with spliced heel and toe, in black and cordovan— sizes 514 to 914. Children’s Wool and Cotton Socks, Special 65¢ Wool and Cotton Socks in 34-length, with turn back cuff of self color—brown and green heather—es- pecially low priced. Chiffon Silk Hose $1.89 Full-fashioned Chiffon Hose with lisle top and lisle foot. They are a very fine grade and very clear—in black, gunmetal, brown, shoe gray, beige and bobolink. A good range of sizes, but not every size in every color. Silk Hose $1.45 A very unusual price for a full-fashioned Silk Hose of this fine ‘and sheer quality, with lisle hemmed top and lisle foot, in black, log cabin, gray and cordovan. Chiffon Hose $1.45 Chiffon Hose with lisle top, toe and heel, full-fash- ont lisle fashion marks, in gunmetal and black; sizes 81 foot, semi-fashioned leg with imitation to 10. Women’s Bath Robes $3.45 Beacon Cloth Robes you will like to slip into these chilly mornings. Cer ford such a comfort. shawl collar, ainly at this price you can af- Light and dark colors with long pockets and belt; satin ribbon trimmed. Sizes 16 to 44. Costume Slips ot. LH Specials in the Corset Shop One-fourth to One-half Off Regular Price? sed satiny fin Odds and ends. including loth, made: with a litle Girdles, Corsets, Corselettes over? the hi hem and Brassieres from leading corset makers. They range In 1 top and st price from 45c¢ to $2.69. own, nav —Second Floor Upholstered Arm Chair Golden Oak bent ala Hoosier Cabinet Oak Morris Chair, good velour Six full sized Iron Beds, each Commode cushions .... . 6.75 Sweeper Vacuum Cleaner and Solid Oak Rocker Two Children’s Beds, each.. ° 5.00 attachment White Enamel Magazine Rack White Enamel Dresser.....- 7.75 Mirrored-back Mahogany-fin- Golden Oak Record Cabinet Imitation Leather Couch 7.00 ish Parlor Cabinet China ed on wheel Mahogany-finish Record Cabi- Closet ..csss+s aerer 20.00 -piece Living Room Set Et, bt > Che ae + 12.00 Extra heavy Oak - finished Tapestry covered Davenport Fumed Oak Brunswick Cabi- Rocker i we Mahogany - finished Office net Phonograph 50.00 Simmons’ Steel Couch Frame C Bed Davenport, Puliman style. .25.00 Large oak frame leather up Leather seat Office Chait Smoking Cabinet, with humi holstered Arm Chair 10,00 Large room-size Fuzzy Rug dor 5.75 Large sized Brunswick Phono- 12x18 Saxony Ru Full sized Solid Bre Bed 15.00 graph, Mahogany cabinet 75.00 54-inch Light Oak Sideboard -End Sale of Good Used Furniture 1,00 Nine-piece Waxed Oak Dining Rooiti Sats): hs.seeew ss cs 97.50 25,00 32-inch Oak Bookcase with desk and three drawers 18.75 10,00 60-inch Queen Anne Mahog- 4,00 any-finish Buffet . »5.00 8.00 Eight-piece Mahogany-finish 45,00 Adams Period Dining Room Meee eck Star oie 125.00 Oak-fashioned Colonial Book- case, with desk ... i 35.00 White Wardrobe inside 19,00 drawers ... 18.00 20.00 Living Room Dave nport 10.00 Oak Center Table s Arm Chair. Il Mirror, with hoo Ivory Chiffonier, with mirro Overstuffed Duofold Oak Cabinet, room Four Sectiona Sectional bases. 65.88 Oak Settee, upholstered seat. Golden Oak Buffet Revolving Bookease . Oak Serving Table —Exchange Department good for bath- jak Bookcases Bookcase — drawer