The Seattle star. [volume], October 03, 1919, Page 3, Image 3

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SPECIAL NOTICE!
Charles <&s
RAY
IS SUCH A HIT IN THE
THE
EGG CRATE
WALLOP
and is drawing such
tremendous audiences
that we are compelled
to continue his en
gagement
Until
Saturday
Night
I "Fair auid Warmer"
I THIS WKKK
I 11/11 THFLATRK
I " ILIVCJ ri.AYKItH
WATERPROOF
YOUR TIRES WITH
GATES HALF SOLES
WICKS-SMITH-WHITHED
ELLIOTT 580 2020 WESTLAKE
SERBIA DEMANDS
WOMEN DOCTORS
Officials of the Serbian govern
ment are asking the American gov
ernment for medical aid for their
country—especially for women
physician*.
The Mohammedan men, whose
whose women folk lead a very se
cluded life, prefer that they l>e
attended by women doctors—
equipped with modern medical acl
'■nco but free of masculine charms.
The American Women i Hospitals
have maintained women physlclana
In Herbla for two years, many of
them having been decorated for
bravery in war service. Th«
Herblan relief committee haa Just
dispatched a unit of four women
doctors and a dentist Ut Herbia. all
financed by the American Women'*
Hospitals and working under their
direction.
PLEASE WON'T SOMEBODY EXPLAIN?
WHY, IN NAME OF NAVY BEAN, ARE THESE PRICES
MOANING LIKE TYPHOON WON'T DO
BY NATHAN RKAII WII.COX
This IN not the pexHlmlatlo walling
of an Ingrowing mill, neither la It the
■t.uTiito knocking of a liumnn woo<t
pecker -It la almply the plaintive
petition of a cltlien who humbly
aeeka the truth.
What. In the nume of the arrogant
navy beun and the arguaeyed apud,
la the reoaon for everything coating
ao much?
l)f courae we have hart many an
awera front many human fountalna
who apout limpid atreutna of pro
found wladom anrt we are filled with
awe a truck gratitude to theae gryarra
of Information.
Ft'tn the rotund gentleman who
atanda before tia with one hand
thruat majestically Into the fore
castl* of hla I Vines Albert, and the
other aupiMirtlng hla broadcloth
spine, to the humble aoul who fore
goes hla own amhltlona to nobly sup
l»ort the cornera of our tottering
bulldlnga. reaaona are fed to ua like
turnl|x> to a pleading cow Vet In
our density we fall to underatand.
The gentleman In the Hi-ince A!
bertartan mother hubbard voclfer
atea at ua, hla eyea flashing like
apraka flying off from a hot hub.
that It la the war. and that wa muat
rise and fight. All right, brother,
we are willing to rise like a human
yeast cake and fight everything,
from Mark Antony to the kaiaer. If
It will only bring down ths high coat
of living.
Hut How to Proceed?
Hut wo t*•»<•«> h you to tell u* how
we are going to do It
The pavement preaalng hrroe* who
alternate holding up our building*
with promoting th* *n«ke foundrlea,
paw the aJr like a cub bear the flint
Speculation in Foreign Money
Popular Pastime Following War
NKW YORK. Oct I —(tnlled
Hrrna.) —People who want to make
money— there being several of them
In the vicinity of Wall nt. and elae
wltere In thin city are struggling to
adju.xt patriotic *crupl"» with puaal
bilitlea of "cleaning up" on the low
exchange valtjr of the German mark.
Mark* have hit the bottom In their
spectacular dmp, It la felt by many
who have followed the tumble In
value of the German unit of exchange
from SS cent* to JH centa Much
exchange on German hanka la being
bought at the low price.
Moat of the purchaser* are bank
employe*, people connected with bue-
Ineaa houae* and tho*e who "play the
game" on the outnide looking In at
Wall at Many banker* ronjdder the
mark a good buy. but cannot pur
chase except an Individual*, nince re.
liable and conacrvatlve bank* cannot
apculate on unproductive valuea
Speculating on the mark la con ltd-1
ered purely a gamble, but umially a
good one. *lnce the eichangn depend*
largely on trade, and It la thought
trade will begin gradually. It la
thought by many that the mark
•hotild rise to 10 rent* Inside two
fear*, enabling trebling of money In
veeted. However, conaervatlve* point
at the Ru*alan ruble. in which many
people Invented, and which I* now
down to practically nothing In value
Many people who Invented In mark*
lajrt aprlng when they were around *
centa are rueing the drop to S centa
Th« syatrm of buying mnat In
vogua U to purchase eichange In Ber
lin hank*. The receipt ran either I*
kept hare *nd sold later, or sent to
Berlin, where tha mark* ran be on
depoait at interest. It I* aaid the
(!rrm«in are not averse to the enor
mous buying of marks. even at such
low pricea, ninre It will enable them
to aecure raw materials on thr dol
lar* they thus »nir« In American
exchange, and will stimulate trade
Kurt hermore, demand for marka will
Bend their value up.
There I* a very general feeling,
despite the low prion of the mark,
that the German* will come back, In
dustrially, very quickly, perhaps
more no than the French and Ital
ians, due to the Teutonic mania for
work. The only great danger, Bol
nhevlsm, la considered pretty well
under control, especially since the
new German republic ha* at Its dis
posal at least a million fighting men
under the name of "Noske Ouarda."
Home who would otherwise "take a
fling" at the money market hesitate
hecauae of anti-Qerman feeling. The
BOLSHEVISM IS
AFGHAN THREAT
Declare Aspirations in Par
ley With British
RAWALPINDI. Oft 3—The At
ghan war agalnaf the Hrltlah wiut
quickly concluded, but the report of
the pmre parleya ahowa the Af
ghans not ao contrite a* to admit
they were whipped or to ben for
mercy. The head of the Afghan
peace detention aaaured the Hrltlah
representative* that India miiat not
make the mlatake of auppoalng that
the Afghana are a aleepy, Ignorant
people.
"The German war," he aald, "ha*
rouaed aspiration* which muat he
aatlaflrd amonKDt the Afxliana an
well as amonttat other nation*. Al
tho the frlendahlp of Great IlrtUiln
IM eeacntlal to AfKhanlatan, It la not
an eaaentlal aa In the frlendahlp of
AfKhanlatan to Orofct Britain."
All Ahmad then apoke nf Itolahe
vl«m. He anld that AfKhanlatan waa
the only barrier between Dolahevtam
and India.
"A big war with AfKhanlatan, Ir.-
Ht»ad of atrenuthenln* atich a bar
rier, would deHtrny It, and even If
the llrltlnh won tho war audi vie
tory would only admit Into India the
flood of llolahevlam under which
Kiiaala la already aubmerged," he
concluded.
13 YEARS IN MAIL
LONDON. Oct. 2. A picture poat
card waa posted by a lady at
Houthall on April 24, 190 S. for de
livery In the adjoining pariah of
Manwcll. According to a poatrnnrk
It took three houra to rcach Pad
dlngt'm district aortlng office. But
it took over 13 year* to get back
|to Ilanweii, where It waa delivered
la few day a ago.
THE SEATTLE STAR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1919.
time ho pnkrn bin none Into a M
Irw, unU Inform* UK that the truat*
are doing It, ami that wa muit rl*e
ami amnah thn truat*. All right,
we're ready to fl*» up Ilka a «oldlll*
|>owdrr ami oommence the work of
devaatatlon.
Hilt plaßae toll u* how Wf'ra going
to get at >m
To our htmible mlnda. atnaahlng a
truat looka a good deal Ilk* a man
with nothing but gum* left In hla
mouth, trying to aniaah a hickory
nut with hla teeth
It would Ju*t aort of maka tha nut
laugh.
I'robal ly our friend William Jen
nlnga ltryan, "The (treat Com
moner." who became a millionaire b«»
cause he waa ao common, would tell
ua that grapejulce la the only ellur
to relieve the burden of the knowl
edge seeking mamma. Hut we'll liet
a blind four dollar dog against a
broken question mark, that If ho and
Hecrelary Daniels owned all the
gra|>« Juice, they'd booat the price
Of It, If they thought they could get
away with It.
Now we're going to tell you what
wo think; we of the solid Ivory
domes, who are scratching oround
ao hard to make enough to keep our
hack bonea frtun rubbing against our
belt buckles that we make a la*y
frog on a hot summer afternoon look
like a colony of red ants building a
world's fair.
Ah! Wlxve niame I .lea
There'*" no one to blame but our
eelvea. W» who arc producing the
kale that chaju** hot boiM awtty
from the w lirrU of itimmrroe, We
want to ride around In a Packard
Twin HU, when our tanka only hold
enough to run a one burner (ii*»llt\e
■ love. We try to make a two bit
piece travel aa far In one revolution
l<lra of abetalnlnc from buying any
thing Herman «eem« to have been
pretty generally forgotten. however.
In the Jumble of new popular prob
lem* which have arieen.
Iluylng of French exchange t« at
moet aa ipedacuUr aa the Herman.
The French franc ha* dropped to
about half of tta original value, with
relation to American money, and
niany people are acquiring money of
France a* a speculation. In mo«t
caaea the French egebange I* arnt to
Parta. to be held on depoait until the
franc ere* twtier day*. The Italian
llrm I* low, hut I* not a popular buy
at preeent. prrhnpe due to lack of
confidence In the Italian lovemment.
or el*e lack of familiarity with Italy
on the part of the public.
The emalteet theatre In the world
la eald to he a playhouae In a barn
In Ypallantl. Mich., Beating 50 per*
aona.
IN PEOPLE
NEED BITRO
PHOSPHftTE
lnmiMi Wflitl, u<
*m» f«r« la Tw# Wrrka'
Tl«f la Mia; lialiwn
Th» «r»r»i" p«rann t» twclnnln*
lo r»alli» mora and m<>r» thai th»
tark of phynlral nlr-nitlh and n-T\r
*ihai>ntloß (fr»qurntljr by
*XMMIT( thlnn»«»> ar« tha dlrart
ran** not only of th» failure to »««•-
r»<-d in llf<-'» utrußKl* for th"
n»r«»alll»» of ••■latance. but alao for
th* handicap In on« * social anplra
llona. Compare tha Ihln. ii(kl)'.
....
angular frame with the well round
ed form which In untidily accom
panied by the bloom of health and
at trArti vr-n^M
That million* of people are mn
•eloun of thin handicap In evident
from th* continued appearance in
newnpapern and magaxlnM of many
iUfgnitlonß propoalnir varloun rwne
dle* In food or medicine or exerrln*»n.
either of which might or might
not ha appropriate for a given
cane.
Authorities, however, agree that
nerve tlHiif is absolutely
essential to n atronff, robust body
nnd mind. Weak norvf*, while In
ited by a multH
lyrnptoma, more Immediately and
generally result In lack of energy.
nle<'ples»ness, Irritability, depres
sion, etc., which conditions gradu
ally consume the healthy flesh,
leaving tigly hollows, a flat cheat,
bony neck and srrawny arrna and
legs.
Our bodies more phosphate
than most of them are able to ex
tract from the foods we eat now
adays, and many opinions affirm
that there Is nothing which may be
taken into tlje human system that
so effectively supplies this de
ficiency as the pure organic phos
phate known as bltro-phosphate and
sold by good druggists everywhere.
Ii ■ r>ssent 1111 nhosphor i< - f I ele
ments In bltro-phosphate assimilated
by the nerve cells should soon pro
duce a pleasing change In nerve
energy and hence increased vitality
and strength. With the burdena of
nervousness, sleeplessne**. lack of
energy, etc.. lifted, normal weight
with its attraetlve fullness and
ruddy glow of health replaces the
former picture of skin and bones.
Miss (Jeorgla Hamilton, who was
onco thin and frail, reporting her
own experience, writes: "Hltro-rhos
phate has brought a magic trsns
formation with me 1 gained 15
pounds and never before felt so
well."
CAUTION Alt ho Intro-Phos
phate is unexcelled for the relief of
nervousness and attendant disorders,
owing to Its tendency to increase
weight, one should watch the scalea
while taking it. unions it is the de
sire to put on flesh.
■>» a srrnt big, hard. Iron dollar, and
It won't do It.
What w« who are railing the lone
yell want to do, la not to reach out
and boycott the people who have
hrnlna enough to ip«W tha nrrn
»ary, but to put thn muffler on our
own Inclination*. The truat couldn't
get tha money If we didn't give It to
• in, and, bealdea, we're only howling
about their dlong Ju*t what we
would If we knew how.
The only im« eo far who have had
the nerve to curl a trimt'a whl*k*ra
are the women; when, on a few oo
caalon*. they have refiu»«d to eat
meat, butler, egg* and aucli like.
Of course the noble stronger sex
moaned like a typhoon thru the rig
iflng of a wrecked brig and bitterly
oomplalned that a buckwheat pan
cake wouldn't lift a* much pig Iron
a* a pound of tieefsteak. Of course
It won't. Hut Ju*t the eame, the
guy that haa the beefnteak to sell
l*n't buying critter* and cutting
them up Ju*t bocauiae he wanta to
*ave >m. And sooner or later, if he
can't ic«*t what he wanta for 'r*n.
He'll take what he can get.
Ami It * JtiNt the name with every
thing else; If we'd get along with
what we have ln*tead of what we
want to have, we'd have the high
co*t of living looking like a proa
pec tor lout on the desert, with no
grtih*take but a cook book.
Lift Off Corns!
J~<\ Doesn't hurt! Lift touchy corns and
•'"s •' V\ J calluses right off with fingers
J . Apply a few drops of upon that old.
{'"'J bothersome com. Instantly that com stop»
••.•JT hurting. Then shortly you lift it right oflfj
i j \. root and all, without pain or soreness.
•,V \ H»rd corn*, eoft corns, com»
% i \ ttlnwn the toaa, and the ( J
■ 'J y/ bard *klo calluaet on
jr \ bottom at feet Uft \ J
'"/J ntht otl—no 1 I
\ buabsil U
H/ \ I
v • Tiny Unit I if " Frmtnt" ntt
S I hit a few trull SI drui turn
Friday—Saturday
Specials
Regular lOc package £%
Epsom Salts, special OC
35c Brown's Bronchial o a
Trokeys, special Zi/C
Garfield's Tea, regular QQ
50c, special O«7C
Vinol, manufacturers'
$l.OO, .special / %J C
Ruhach Insect Powder, Q
regular 50c, special... Of C
Septol Eucalyptine Catarrh Jelly,
regular 25c, q
special at I*7 C
Radam's Microbe Killer. No. 2,
regular $l.OO, QQ
special at OU C
Ziratol, antiseptic solution; reg
ular 50c, q Q
special at UOC
Squibb's Zinc Stearate (per
fumed), regular 25c, *| Q
special at 1 %J C
Wyeth's Collyrium, for sore or
inflamed eyes, a ft
special at T'J/O
Tyree's Antiseptic Powder—
regular 50c, OA
special at 0«/ C
De Vilbiflfi Atomisers, No. 16; hns
two containers for either oil or
# water, each, $ 1.41 ft.
De Vilbiss Atomisers, No. 15, for
spravlng the note and throat,
91..'15.
Century Atomizer, with combina
tion bottle and adjustable oil or
water sprny tip; each, |2,00,
QJ©o£tndcntsQ]
" H
(Ideal) I
fountain Pen I
/0/Class Room. I
Technical shope££)Study p
We have them in I
plain or attractively K
« finished in gold. A ff
Pen to suit every II
hand and priced at If]
$2.50 and up. |
Ef* . . I
PROFITEERING
IN FOOD DENIED
Kolchak's Representatives
Send Statement
Denial that the fivrnment of
Rout hern Itu**la, headed by Ad
miral Kolchak, ere food profiteer®
In sugar, tea end other nece ml tie*,
and contradiction of the report that
the nntl-ftolshevlk army hae req
uisitioned all supplies, wa* made
In an official letter to Nicholas
ltogniavleri*ky. Itu**lan consul In
Heattle, a< coidlng to a statement
l**ued Friday.
The allegation* of governmental
profiteering are due to Bolshevist
propaganda, the letter state*, aver
ring at the name time that the gov
ernment of Southern Ituiria ha*
eMtabllnhed DO monopollcn, confis
cation* or requl*ttlon* of essential
supplies, and baa taken all iiK-ai*
lire* looking to the simplification
of custom houae formal it if* on the
lllack sea.
GERMAN SMUGGLERS
FOILED BY AIRPLANE
BIT RUN, Oct. 3 Attempt* to
NTriuggle $5,000,000 In mark* Into
(Switzerland were foiled by a govern
ment plane which overtook an e*
pre** train at Nuremberg and recov
ered the money and arre*te<i the
smugglers.
BARTELL DRUG STORES
The wonderful growth of oar stores in the
pest 25 years has demonstrated the sound
ness of the Quality idea. You must be satis
fied at a Bartell Store—we make it so.
A "KODAKERY"
IWijEfi Our Kodak man de-
IK3 votcs his entire jLime to
[mm the interests of photog
■l a *\ t P* raphy. firing your pic
ture to him and he will
11 lljCl set you right.
.(■ , | J fJW Our stock of Kodaks
liSn & *f \_ Cameras consists of
IjHjl most practical sizes
|J3| ftn( * m °dels, best adapt
iml C( * to your particular
I kind of work.
••KEEP THIS IN MIND"
Every roll of film left at our stores is developed
and printed in
This insures you a better grade of work turned out
in the same length of time.
Make our stores your kodak headquarters.
Fresh films always on hand.
Oil or Water
Atomizers
Spraying the nose and
throat daily is a big help in
prevention of contagious dis
eases. Safeguard yourself
against the "flu" by the daily
use of this effective method
Seplol Atomizers, for nose and ,
throat treatment; spray oil or water;
each, TSf anil 411.2 R.
Septol Oil Spray, for use In Septnl 1
Atomisers; It'a an actual gi rm de
stroyer and very effective In treat
ment of catarrh or cold In the head;
2-ounce bottle, BO#.
Guard yourself against
Spanish Influenza
By properly eliminating all waste matter in Wttl
coloa. our Rubber Goods Department will gladly
explain nature'# aimplest. aafeat method by meant
of the
"J. B. L. Cascade"
We will gladly you a free booklet on the
subject oi huw to krep well
Without the use of drugs
Our price, complete with all
slo.oo
BARTELL DRUG STORES
2nd Ave. 5349 Ist Ave. Westlake 610 Second
at Ilallard at Ave. at Ave., Near
Union St. Ave. Pike St. Pine St. Alaska Bldg.
Satisfactory Term* Aluoaga
THE QROTE-'Rankin CO,
oito r mmn. /» ww
Store Hours From 0 A. M. to 5 P. M.
FOR THE KITCHEN
—of the well-appointed home, be it bungalow or pre
tentious mansion,
MALLEABLE RANGE
COMMANDS ATTENTION
Picture a beautiful blue-black top with pore white
enameled splasher every part that can be easily
cleaned with a damp cloth.
White enameled doors, smooth nickel trimmings
and an absence of rough parts that collect grease sad
Moot——then you have some idea of the unusual beaaty
of this elegant range.
Many thousands of Monarch Ranges are in nse in
Seattle. If you wish to know about the good quali
ties of the Monarch Range—ask your neighbor—or,
better still, come to the store and let us explain the
many reasons for Monarch Range popularity.
Grote-Rankin—Pike and Fifth—Grote-Rankin
Oil OWN DARK ROOM
Autocrat Linen
H, IVriling Pape
Autocrat Linen Sta
tionery feels pood under
the pen. Wo have it
along with other pood
things in Stationery, in
cluding Signet, Water
man's and Diamond Inks.
y
a
Autocrat Linen in all
the latest shades and
•tints, box 50<>.
Milford Lawn Finish,
60 sheets in box, 25C«
(Envelopes to match,
package).
The MONARCH
Trade your old stove as part
payment on a Monarch.
STATIONERY
Umbrellas
Just
Received
We have a most
gorgeous display of
Silk, Linen and Cot
ton Umbrellas in the
season's newest and
daintiest shades and
designs. Best quality
steel ribs, plain and
fancy handles.
Umbrellas for both
men and women. See
our window displays
at Westlake and Pine
and Second and Union
Street stores.
Priced at
$2.00
and Up
| Cecelian Cambric Cor
respondence Cards, in
compact neat box with i
assortment of shades in
each box, 50<.
Alexis Linen, box con
tains 72 sheets quality
paper; each, 35^.
Plaza Lawn, 72 sheets
extra fine linen, 35^.
r Coymore Linen, 24
' sheets Paper, 24 Envel
opes; box, 39<.
Florette, 24 sheets and
24 envelopes, 35<.
Writing Tablets, plain
or ruled, wide and nar
row, 10<S 15<S 20<
and 25f.
Signet Inks, 2-ounce
square bottles, 10£ and
15<.
Waterman's Fountain
Pen Ink, 4-ounce size.
Sanford's Fountain Pen
Ink.
Box Paper at 354 to
91.50.
MAIL ORDERS
Promptly filled. Sendi
yours today. A
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