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o AN OUT-CLEARING OF Summer Suits, Coats, Silk Dresses and Gowns OFFERING High -Class Garments for In-Hetween-Season Wear at Extraordinary Valuer REGROUPED At REVISED PRICES GROUP ONE GROUP TWO Is the price now. though Choice of the »**aon'a they have lately hp.-n fineat garonola. value. up telling up to $25 and aotne to 145.00. We \e named mere even higher earlier $10.00 at the final aelllng In the aeaaon. price. Alt Summer garments are offered at very low price*. The difference between the former price and the reduced price i« so great a* to command the im mediate attention of economical women. SECOND AVENUE AT SPRING STREET smcE cirami RERUN, via Wlreleaa to I-on don. Aug IJ.—Bl«Uw. the Im portant railway center midway be tween Waraaw and nre*t Utovak, ha* been raptured, the *ar office announced today. POSLAM BRINGS COMFORT WHEN THE SKIN AILS If y«u n»»d Ita marveMua i-,»altn« effect*. do not to u»e !*»>• lam for It cannot p. .aatbly harm >°or «h* eradication of Keaen >a. Arm, Tetter. l'a»tU>l>. Harfeera' lirh and all oOt»r *kln Iroublrfl poalam provft It* hotline power* at onre. lmprot «ment being a»«n dally. When treating Pimple* Ile.l No*#*. Onmpltilon Ht»ml*he*. Itaahr*. Scalp troablea. etc . r**ulta are *»»n overnight. only a amall quantity be ing required. Pojiiam j<4»ap. madl«*ate<l with rn !am. I* the *oap of many benefit* for '<-n"1»r *kln Try one month for Toilet and Ba»!». For HinplM *and *<• atamp* to K-n*rjr*nrr t.*horiitorl*a. 31 Wen r.th P» !f»w York City. Pold by all l>ruggl*ts. Largeet Credit Apparel Institution In the U. ft. 1332-34 SECOND AVE. We Extend This is a convenience that you should to You consider when buying new clothe*. It I IRPPAI l 'o«ts you no more and the <mal! pav- LIdeJvAL ments are never missed. Come in t<>- CREDIT morrow. We are open till 10 p. m LADIES' TAILOR-MADE SUITS EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG FOR FALL WEAR Our Made-fo-Meaaure Department In connection with our reg nlar Ladles' Suit Section, has been a big success. We guar antee perfect fit and satisfaction In every garment we turn out. Onr showing of fahrlca Is very complete Prlcea — $35.00, $37.50, $40.00 Tailor made Sulfa-In stock— $25.00, $27.50, $30.00 J SPLENDID SHOWING OF FALL MODES IN MILLINERY l-arge and small Velvet Shapes In Sailors. Tricornea and turned up effects Prices |3.50 up. Caddy black and white feather boaa. Early Fall Suits Bradbury £ $20 sr The correct dresser will find some very exclusive effects that are absolutely new in our large assortment of Fall Suits that are arriving daily from the "East ern" factories. Styles arc the very newest; quality the highest; prices very moderate. HATS SHOES MENS FURNISHINGS Special Sale on Neckwear Saturday Only Very ham!iome Fabric* in larnc *hape* (tegular 25c and 36c value*. * r% Bpeclal iyC k_ HE HYPNOTIZED ME,SHE SAYS OF •GEO HUSBAND 'I don't know why I married a man that old t think he hypno tIMKi me." So aald pretty Dorothy Evera, JJ, when (he wa« brought to Seattle Friday by Deputy Sheriff Von Ghent on a bench warrant to an *wer In the auperlor court why ahe refuaed her huaband. Martin Ever*. 73, to take their *-yearold aoo dur- Inn Auguat. a* the court had ordered. The couple ware divorced two year* ago. Mr*. Evera ht> been teaching arhool at Thorndyke Jta« on Hoods Canal. Her ca»« cam** up Saturday. She »u permitted to ko on her personal recognlxance to her father's home at 32nd and Emer»on at Deputy Sheriff Von Oherst re ports the entire penlnaula threat cried by foreat fire. 211 UNION ST. New Birdman From Paraguay toThrill Exposition Folks SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. 1J 1 Slgnor (not Senort Silvio Petti roaal, who I* in San FVanclaco to aatound the gaping Kipoaltlon cm* da with aeroplane atunta. can't apeak English He doesn't need to Slgnora Pettlmaal pretty, oh. vary pretty, and over ao yount— speaks English for her dartnK hus band. Slgnor Prttlrnaal cornea from Aacuncion. Paraguay. tie was educated In the techni cal achools of Italy. Before the outbreak of the Euro pean war he ftnlahed a course in aeroplanlng In the school of Do perstusain. the famoua builder of the monoplane of that name, near Parte. Slgnora Pettlroasl «>■ born to I'ruKuav nnd educated In Prance They have been married all month* gome of Aviator Pettlroesl's dar ing atunta arc "dead-leaf drift," top drop." consisting of a spinning dMrent upon a vertical Una that puta the spiral dip out of business. the vertical turn." tha " wing loop-the-loop." made from aide to aide, which puta the head-on vari ety of loop-the-loop on the ahelf aa a thriller. THINKS WE SHOULD 60 IN FOR MUSIC Carl Busch, the romposer. stop ping at the lintler hotel on hla way Kast from the California eiposl tloDi. where he took prominent part In muslral affslrs, expressed surprise nt Seattle's lack of Inter est In music. ' Vou have spent »160.000 enter talnlng convention*." he mid, "yet you have not made adequate pro viilon for maintaining your excel lent orchestra" • At S3 years, nuach la hale and hearty and atlll writing composl tlon* He la composer of Mln nehaha'a Vision." and other Indian tone poems. Hla homo Is in Kan- Hits CUy. CRAFT BELONGING HERE TO BE TAXED County Assessor Thatcher hns ordered all vessels hearing rteattie as their port of entry as»es*ed. and hla deputies have alresdv set the tax value of 25 or 80 such rraft. since the supreme court has de clared unconstitutional the law ex empting shipping companies from paying taxes on ships as peraonal property. HI HAS FINE CHANGE TO BUY TWO EAGLES Mm. Mary liach. of Nam pa. Idaho, write* Mayor GUI to nay she ha* two cattle* *hn would Hk*> to nell him, providing he will be »ur« and pay her for them. MIDDIES GET FEED l/) 8 ANORLKH, Auk 13 —Ar rangement* wcr# completed today for the entertainment of the An napolla naval academy midshipmen who nrrlve here Monday on their annual crulae. Hlx hundred enlisted men will ho taken to I nlvemul I'lty on Mpeclal < urn, ther» to hn entertained with a barbecue. PACIFIC OUTFITTING CO COR THIRO& UNIVERSITY DRESSES MEN -WOMEN ■fofc TOUR CREDIT IS O K STAR—FRIDAY, AUGUST 13. 1915. PAOIC 2. He Sold the Carpet Under My Feet! So I Got Even Yesterday—l Sold the Treasurer's Desk tor Twelve Dollars and a Hall, and Tomorrow We've Both Agreed To Mark the Merchandise Down Again Women's 50c Gloves, 15c. $4.00 to $6.00 Shoes for 59c. $5.00 Waists for 69c. $2.00 Undermuslins for 88c. $1.00 to $2.00 House Dresses for 49c. 50c Union Suits for children, 29c. Entire Hand her chief stock, Half Price. Furs worth $5.00 for $1.48. Dress Trimmings up to 75c a yard for a dime (pretty, too!) And loch, stock and barrel everything is being closed out for whatever it will bring. Store closes forever in fifteen days. Tomorrow you can buy any Waist in the store for 69c. $5.00 Chiffon Waists 69c a dollar and a half. The whole shooting match goes for sixty-nine cents apiece, which ought to wind up the Waist business for all time, so far as this store is concerned. Middy Blouse Waists are selling for 79c. I was going to mark 'em down again, but the lady who presides over the Waist Sec tion said it wasn't necessary—there wouldn't be enough to go 'round, anyway! A big rack full of ele gant (really elegant) Rain Coata for women ia priced at $5.00 for choice. The valuea run aa high M fif teen dollara. Another lot, lest cUbor- »■ ate but not leM serviceable, u offered at $1.98. These were five dollar*. All the handsome Drew Skirts of black and navy serge, we put in one lot at $3.75. The regular prices were $7.50 to $9.50. $1 to $2 House Dresses 49c Petticoats of sateen, up to $2.49, we put in one lot yesterday. Choice at 75c each. All the White Dress Skirts followed suit. Choice at one dollar. The very fine "Beacon" Bath Robes, of whicti there's a big lot, are selling much quicker than we expected, for they're largely bought at Christmas time for gifts. The patterns are very rich and, as most every woman knows, the "Beacon" line is the best. They're going at exactly half price—ss.9B for $2.98; $4.98 for $2.49, and $3.98 for $1.98. Beacon Bath Robes HALF 1 * Then there's probably 100 fine White Coats for girls—little girls up to 6—and Babies' white wool serge, white corduroy, and so forth. These are going at just half price. They're all unsoiled and as good as any you can buy anywhere, even at full prices. The Furs are half price and less—most of them from Gordon & Ferguson—the famous exponents of honest Furs. These are fine—came with the McHugh stock from Tacoma. A fifty-dollar Leopard Set is $25.00; a $22.50 set of natural Lynx it $11.25; a $45.00 Black Fox ia $22.50; a $57.00 Moleskin Set is $28.50; Very Elegant Fur Sets Hall Price $5.00 each. These are selling for $1.48- —and they're going fast, you can well believe. Baby Shoes in pink, white and blue are repriced as follows: 50c Shoes, 29c; 75c Shoes, 49c; $1.00 Shoes, 69c. A table is filled with Muslin Underwear for women. Gowns, Skirts, Chemises and Drawers. Everything up to $2.00 is on this one table at 88c. Another table holds all the fine Gown* — very elaborate affair*, up to $4.50. All of them, mind you—all we have left—go at $1.78 each. OBOnOK FRANCIS RfIWR * COMPANY Merrhandliitrfl anrt Financiers for niinlnpim ln»tltuUon«, In ('h*rßA of Panton's Department Store 1107 to 1111 Second Avenue This includes the Silk Chiffon Waists that were made to sell for $5.00 (and they havr low necks, too). And all the White Silk Waists that were $2.50, and all the White Lawn Waists that were $15.00 Raincoats for $5.00 House Dresses that were bought to sell at $1.00 to $2.00 have all sold except the small sizes. If you can use them, they're forty-nine cents each. A whole table it filled with Babies' Rompert and Apront, made of cham bray and percale. Thete we thall tell at 10 cenU •piece. White Coats For Tots HALF a $25.00 Red Fox Set is $12.50; a $21.00 Mar mot Set is $10.50, and so on. Also there's a table filled with Scarfs and Muffs that were $3.50 to $1.50 to $2 Muslin Under wear 88c One Hundred Pretty Hats These come in Leghorn and Java straw with black velvet crown* and trimmed with ribbon and flower*. Suitable for late summer and early fall wear. Saturday, while CA_ they last O vIC Another assortment of beautiful pom pon and feather trimmed QQ Hats at aOC New Fall Shapes in black velvet and satin combinations $1.00 All Black Velvet Sport Hats Reduced P. S.—lf 1 were to tell how much the milliners expected to get for these Hats when they were first shown nobody would believe it! Children'* Hat* and Baby Bonnet*, of lawn and velvet, go at 98c. Wool Eiderdown Robes for girla, worth $2.48, are now 98c. Flannelette Bath Robeo, with pretty pic tures on 'em, worth 69c, are cut to 39c. Babywear 19c Worth Up to 75c 75c are now 44c. All the 50c Gowm are 34c. Warner's 50c Braasieres are 39c. All the Dollar Corsets are 68c. All the $2.00 War ner's are $1.38. $2.50 La Grecque Corsets are $1.68; $5.00 Redfern Corsets are $2.78. Every pair reduced. Women's Outing Flannel Petticoats are 39c instead of 75c; the $1.25 sort are 69c. Children'* Perfection Waists are 15c instead of 25c; Infants' Vests are half price. Rubins and sundry lines of Silk and Wool Vests are all included. On the Ground Floor you'll find $2.00 and $2.50 Hand Bags for $1.28; $1.50 and $2.00 Black or Red Bags, 78c; $3.00 Irish Crochet Bag*, 98c; 25c and 35c Veiling, 10c. All the $2.00 to $2.75 Allover Laces for 88c a yard—and it will soon be all over with them. Hair Goods, Switches and Bangs—and the Lord knows what else—half price. The Lady who Knows says they're fine, but how's a man to know? A big lot of Embroidery Floun. iru » and AUovers are 39c a yard. They < t $1.00. Very many DolU are telling. • Plamate DolU, which can be dressed and undressed, are 69c instead of $1.25. Baby DolU, Character DolU and every Doll in this store is reduced a third or more. Fixtures for Sale Mirrors, 25c to 50c square foot. Show Cases, $1.00 to $3.00 per run ning foot. Counters with glass fronts and wood tops, $1.50 per foot. Wood Tables from 50c to $10.00, according to size. Wall Cases with sliding glass doors for about the price of the glass alone, and shelving for less than the cost of rough lumber. Plain green Wilton Carpet, retails for $2.00, now 40c a yard. Office partitions with dull glass lights at 20c «n the dollar. Typewriters from $10.00 up. Time Clocks, Safes, Burroughs' Adding Machine, all for best offers. Must be sold. PANTON'S DEPARTMENT STORE. Baby Sacques, Gowns, Skirts and Kimonos, fill another table; values up to 75c, for 19c each. Children's Outing Flan nel Night Gowns that were Allover Laces 88c Instead of $2 to $2.75 >i.25 Dolls for 69c Very Fine 'Kerchiefs Half Price There's about $6,000 worth of fine Handkerchiefs. Prices range up to $2.50 a box. And they're very fii* and very beautiful. Wonder how many people will have fore, sight enough to buy Handkerchiefs now and save 'em for Christmas? Half price tomorrow, and as long u we have any. And that's far lets than merchants pay for them—even when they buy big lots. Dress Trimmings up to 75c were thrown on the counters yesterday for 10c a yard. All new and beau tiful. Umbrellas of the finest quality, with long han dles, that were $8.50, are to sell for $3.38. Fownes' Famous Kid Gloves are selling for $1.05. Dollar IGJ Gloves for women are 39c a pair. But Ik sizes are broken. Kayser's, "Niagara Maid," Fownes' and other famous long Silk Gloves are 49c i pair. They were $1.00 and $1.50. Two-clasp Lisle Gloves are 15c a pair. Martin's $2.00 Black Silk Stockings, Gor don make, are $1.39 a pair. Children's 20c Stockings are 10c a pair. Women's Stock ings, including the Bur son line, are 14c i pair. „ Merode Underwear for women is 3Sc instead of 75c. Children's Union Suits that were 50c sit 29c. We have all sizes. Some vrry fine Lace Curtains of marquisette, with plain centers and lace edges, are half price. They've not sold weD is this store for the reason that they're not apprs* ciated. We brought '« with the McHugh stock from Tacoma. White Outing Flannels are 4c a yanL Fancy Outings are 6c a yard. All tfcft Domestics, Blankets, Comforts, Drapery Goods, etc, are all reduced again. Very Newest Lace Curtains HALF M?n'i Silk Skirt* that were $5.00 can be bought for $2.50. Boys' Outing Flannel Pajamas go for 39c. Sixty cents blip Laundered Shirts for men that were $1.00 to $1.50. J4.00t0J«.00 Shoes (or 69c They were four to six dollars a pair. But they'll only fit small feet. Girls and misses and small women—• which is a pity, when you stop to consider the size of the average foot in Seattle! The above essay is only part of the tale. There are thousands of them, all wonder fully low priced. Be patient with the salespeople, please, they're doing the best they can. Take your bundles along —a charge of 10c is made on all deliveries. For we can't sell goods at these figures and then pay for an auto mobile and a chauffeur to deliver 'em. Open Saturday night till 9 o'clock. P. S.—Last Tuesday Mr. Fisher soM the carpet in my office where this stuff # being unwound for the newspapers. Ib* lieve I told about it two ' days ago—sold the carpet under my feet! Well, I got even yester day—l sold his desk for twelve dollars and a half» and threw all his stuff on the floor! "It's a long lane that hu no sauce for the gander 1" "They Grind Exceed ing Small" All the Handkerchiefs will be sold for half price. This new lower price goes into effect for the first time tomorrow. Dress Trim mings Up to 75c fot 10c Yd. Shoes, Slippers, Pumps, Lace and Button Boots, finest kinds—"V. & H.," Wichert & Gardiner's and Foster, 59c a pair. Did everybody get that? Fifty-nine cents a pair! No Free Delivery Thank You