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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1916
Page
8
Factory sale liquidates women misses men shoes with many styles at deep discounts. Tennis oxfords at 2.95, pumps and oxfords 1.95 to 2.49, white canvas shoes 1.65, infants and children shoes from 29c to 95c, plus some up to 3.50 priced at 1.49. Large selection with various colors and widths, buyers urged to fit and carry home.
A clearance sale offers tailored suits from 16.50 to 29.50 down to 10.00, with 22 women’s suits remaining and to be disposed of at 10 each on Tuesday. Odds and ends include poplin, serge, cheviot, velour, gabardine and bedford cord, all well trimmed.
Advert reads silk blouses offered at 2.95 with sheer crepe de chine and Georgette fabrics. Describes latest summer styles with large collars, frilled fronts, embroidery and lace, available in all colors and various stripes. ceond Fleer.
Logan Billingsley faces questions as police confiscate 1260 gallons of liquor valued at 3500 dollars. Liquor consigned to Pete Carlson and routed via Frasier Transfer Co, alleged to reach Billingsley’s drug store. Authorities say shipment tracked from O W K O N depot to 2128 Westlake Avenue warehouse.
Albert Plevka of the Stetson System Tailoring shop at 21 Third Ave sat in an automobile in a garage at 13th Ave and Union Street Saturday about 6 oclock and killed himself. W F Buchmiller of the Acme Laundry Co found the body a half hour later with the revolver in his right hand. Plevka had suffered ill health for three years and recent weeks were marked by melancholia. He was unmarried and had lived in Seattle eight years at 1425 East Union Street.
In St Joseph Missouri on July 17 a woman was beaten to death after a fake telephone lure. Prosecutor Oscar K McDaniel returns home to find his wife dead, with police believing an escaped insane robber from the state hospital, who had threatened the prosecutor, is the killer. Two children slept in an adjacent room.
Mrs. G Robdison of 1417 Seventh Ave was attacked on Seventh Ave and University 1 Sunday night by a footpad who stole $3 50 after trailing her from the Alhambra Theatre Her cries drew help and she received treatment for head wounds at the city hospital.
Police drag Puget Sound Monday for the body of T Suda 19 aboard the Gishon Maru believed to have jumped overboard and drowned Sunday. Four Japanese sailors have died in four months attempting to swim ashore in the United States.
Salmon Brown the sole surviving son of John Brown attended an old-fashioned Highland Congregational church service in Portland with his wife and daughter. Women and girls sat on one side and men and boys on the other as the choir sang John Brown's Body.
A 1000 voice chorus directs the prohibitionist national convention opening in St Paul Minnesota. Rollin M Pease of St Paul leads the chorus and has authored many convention songs. Over 20000 song books have been distributed and supporters travel from up to 3000 miles to attend.
The White River water project, owned by P. H. Hebb of Tacoma, can be purchased by the city for 260000. Superintendent J. D. Rowse notes the project has long been valued at 1000000 and a committee will report to Mayor Gill within two weeks. The Sauk Salem project, run by American Nitrogen Products Co, is considered for inclusion with rights transfer conditions.
Nearly 700 militiamen under Col. C. C. Hammond begin a two week drill at Fort Stevens Oregon, eight companies of Coast Artillery Oregon National Guard encamped to practice with coast defense equipment at the Columbia River mouth.
Former Gov. McBride announced a long list of campaign committee members in King County including Gen. George BR. Lamping as chair man John H. Powell Theodore N. Haller Elkan Morganstern Mrs. Victor Place A. B. Stewart Lawrence Booth J. D. Lowman Perry Polson Judge Arthur E. Griffin Dr. Mabel Seagrave F. C. Harper George H. Walker Charles Oxner Mrs. 8. F. Woody Pierre P. Ferry Thomas F. Murphine Mrs. Sarah Weedin R. M. Kinnear Herbert 8. Conner James 8. Haight Harold Preston Mrs. Rose Simmons W. F. Finn Dr. Grant Calhoun Ben Oh nick W. G. Potté J. J. Maney Geo Wellington Geo W. Hill Mia John Resch Miss B. Campbell secretary.
Nearly every Congregational church in Oregon voiced opposition to a plan to merge Pacific University with Forest Grove and Albany College into a single Presbyterian school located in Albany.
Paula recounts an encounter with a wealthy man, Mr Montgomery, who proposes marriage for money. She resists, recalling earlier threats and hints of past scandals, and reflects on whether she made the right choice as years pass. The tale ends with doubts about the easier path.
Frederick and Nelson rapery and upholstery materials listed in broken lines with deep price cuts. Remnants of Casement Cloth Marquisettes Voiles Cretonnes Swisses reduced to 15 yard and 25 yard, hand blocked prints and table covers offered at low unit prices. Damasks silks velvets velours and tapestries featured with reductions to 1.50 each and pillows to low figures.
Harply reduced prices quoted to close out an assortment of Embroidery Remnants in lengths for waists and children's dresses. All white and colored embroidered effects in widths from 18 to 45 inches. Alsie Table, First Floor.
New shipment of Pee-Chee Cleaner for white kid nubuck canvas shoes and white leather goods. Price 25 cents per bottle. Bhoe Section first floor.
The Ohio Range offers an electrically welded air tight body ventilated oven sanitary leg base polished top and hot blast fire box lining with a convenient cooking surface height. Four sizes with water coil included priced at 52 55 59 and 65 dollars. Third Floor.
Tailored white chinchilla coats in 35 inch length feature inverted back plait and two-section belt. Velvet choker collar in rose orange navy or green. Suitable for present wear and through late autumn. Women and misses sizes priced at 9.50 dollars.
Mer cerized dress fabrics offered at ten cents per yard in a basement salesroom. Nainsocks priced in medium blue navy black tan and green with floral foulard designs. Fabric is soft with a mercerized finish and twenty eight inches wide, suitable for women and children's dresses.
A basement sale advertises jelly glasses at 2 cents each, with OW-SHAPE patterned and plain styles in 6 and 8 ounce sizes, complete with covers, offered at a bargain price.
Disposal of broken lines and discontinued items in the Housewares Section offers low prices on kitchen wares. Items include Sternau Grill Stove 50¢, Alcohol Stoves 2.75, three sizes Hotel Wire Egg Whips 25¢, Tin Jelly Molds 10¢, bath seats 25¢, mayonnaise whips 95¢, extra bowls 15¢, straw table mats 10 set, sanitary beater 10¢, cedar oil mops 10¢, japanned mail boxes 10¢, hand saw knives 25¢, plus nickel and japanned water coolers, nickel coat hangers, granite spoons, tron waxers and more at greatly reduced prices.
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