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WORKER LOSES *sso TO BANDITS! Halted on Way to Work Early Friday Morning Motorcycle policemen began a *>* tomutt,- nearvh eorty Friday for two arm*M htuhwijnnvn, who rohM iVtor Rf|UMton, Inborvr, of 150 at • a. m.. whoa ho wii ntopinnl ut iimth ave. and Jackeon *t hod loft 104S Knit •t., to go to work, whin h«- Wat halted by two men, M«3h about HVo feet. wis tnchee toll. Thoy wore th« ir hat* pulled wvll down over tfcrlr tyw and mch flourished i re ftllii Aft or the b&mlits toll! him !• **tno\c on." K»|WftM kxttoi n policeman. who nummonml the mo tftrcyrl* officer* The robber*. how •ver. w«r» not located. Will Reorganize "Fifth" Marine. i The major Henenil rouim.imlAiit of |ttt< BHUtr.« oorpe hu rec«ill> iaeued that the r»lnou« Klfth reiti Hlrnt of n>oxlnr« will be n> at (he marine corps camp at Uuiui Ueo. V«_ have been «:wi all r«cr«ltlnK officer* to ai'Cept for en Batmcnt all former aervlce men from the army and the marine rorpe who featre 10 Join thia rs*iment t'pvn their enlistment they will be trail* 4 (erred from the recruiting ufTk-e di i*ct to QuaiiUco, Va. IV> Wh re«lment of marines «rr• the flr-»t to atop the tierman aivsnce at Chaltwu Thierry an.l liel laau wood rmijr hkarim; on tho pro | ■|Hi ()||vf st. extension, two route* Sf Which have been propooed. will next Thursday by the street* Sfcd (ever* commute* of the city £>ucril. «K SKT THE TIME TONIGHT. »J» VSP KVKNIKtI THE PLACE MKANY HALL A.VD YOU BRLN'O THE GIRL 1 TO THK CONCERT SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Mat Sparrur. CaufciHr HAROLD HENRY Pianist AaUkw Artist THE PRICES Mr, lit, turn. tIM. R M The Car to Take Wg | Further SH§I Reductions i « TO MAKE ROOM FOR OUR NEW SPRING STOCK M-—ryx) pain of Women's Kid / I Fawn Tops, welted soles, K V —Cuban, French and military W \ heels; sizes 2*/t to 5; all \ \j. wid(hs. To QC 1 (( \ close, per pair.. vO*«/W 2S« pair* of Woftm'i All Black 1 \ I * \ Hu' urn .tn<l Ijv* BoflU Cub— I \I - Al and Military H*el»-~ Hand-Turned i XJ * I and VTalMd S"l»» Hlz»« - % 5 t fi*/ X AD width*, Priced tar below coat / U m J/ jMt | V*k 400 [Mint of Women's Calf- J \*Tk skin Welted Boots — jL military heels; sizes 2Vfe L *S> to 5«/ 2 . All widths; ®* tra "p® o ' 41 ' P° r $4.95 $4.95 Sl * 5!S^ BOCIQN jwo&Vmos; Says Race Suicide Cut* Down Census PORTION!), Feb. 11 Raca nut clde la the rwaeon !nr:U<- i'oml dim »ra doc miklu their axpecteri 'howln* Id tbr return*. according to Local Cenaus Hoperrtsor B»nn«l Estimates wm raede on lb* nun l*r of famlll"a In a city. The former census »howe«l ma average of five persona in a family. Rut the ltM nuia. Bennett b> i.rvns, will show the wmc family laUM onlr (bur. Basct, actual aansue Dfuita an not ooouu o to n ttmataa. Bellingham Gels Skate Convention Indoranoant of I'riM Stale* Senator Miles Mb4»lm for pnrt dsnt sod the artectlnn of IWnU»haa aa tha city la which tha republican state convention win be held on Tuesday. April tt. ware tha ovar •hidowlng acta of the republican atata central committee Thursday at a meeting bald In the New Arctv hotel. Kins county wtlt hare a re|> reeentatkoo of HI delegates at the atata convention out of a total of LOW. UNLUCKY PROPOSALS Wire Briels PfTTHBORO Downtown rbtiPPbea aa plaoaa suggest ad by Iter [>r Thorn peon. Chicago. BOSTON —H. R Bndlcott. statr food administrator. la dead here PANAMA.— Patlno and Venero engage In flat fl*bt hi aa asabty room CHIC-AC K) Arthur wmiams. »> arrested • connection murder Tboa OTKinnell HPtiR'ANK nve-yaar building progr t..r Whitworth college as nouni"' KVKRETT —Two freight cars wUh lumber ran wild thru Caarada tunnel and jumped track CHRHALIR -I»n*Hell On cloaae deal Weyarbaeaaer for It.Hi acrae la Lawla comity. KVXRKTT - «•*. Jeremiah Mr Keen, rtrrult rider in three atetea. la dead her* ABOtDERN —Contrmclora brtdg lag Qulnauli river lower and Lake Quinaulu KVIBUJ-'l'l Alexander ItpHMTI M. Western Washington pioneer, la dead. RENO --"lnfsrnal" inachlr.e found In malla here proven to be buas. CHICAGO—Mr*. H K. Htarrett. tfl. Portland, Ore., arrlvea bar* for eufYrags convention. BAN rRANCiaOO —WltUaa Kan nels. newspaper man. tompa from window and dlaa in flu delirium. YAKlMA—Utahldaho Hugar Co plana to grow I.MS acna of angar beata. NRW TORK.—Jullua Chambers noted newspaper man, dlea of pnou monla. MACON.—Two larnadoaa la this vicinity destroy aoveral boinaa. TOR/INTO.—rtve men drown when Iroquois mill dam goes out. New Examiner to Be Chosen Soon Berauae of the retirement of D. P. Kenyon. the civil aarvlce commtaalon Thursday uutouHwl an rumination on Maxell 1 for the poeitlon of «z --amln«r. The Job carrlea a aalary of 1220 a month. The dutle* of eiamt ner Include preparation of quMtlooa to be nubmltted to candidate* for ap pointment to city poeitlon* and trad ing of examination paper*. TONY KNQH, aald by the pollca to be a aedltlonlat. U being held In the city jail pending the fUln* of a «tat* varranry charge arainat him He WM a-rreated Thursday. ~~rf fS W $l.OO SAVED TIIK tIMT MfINIDNT ON THK ROAD to I'IIOMFKIHTY at THE BANK FOK SAVINCS line HtrMt nl fr'uurUi Ave. W* laeii* check* payable at alfht all over the world THE SEATTLE STAR—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1920. Bandit Hides in Car; Robs Driver BurprMnl br a rolorvd bandit, who hW In th* rnu ftf-.t of hi* autoino < "ajKmitlMi. 1?J0 Iloylirton *t» , n.it*.! . f |l« at lh» (>oint of • irun i*arly Krl4«» morntnic. rurtirti luiii brrn xinllln* frlnixta *nj left bu nut. hlnr utandiair by the curt) "Ijkf your nioni-y oo th» «ii|» villi,'' orilf rfd th« b.in<ll(, who thr rr.onr) uxl <timpp*«r«4 Mor<i molorryrl* otfkcra trilval Draft Plan for Big Improvement r.ltlott ara.. brtwami OarflaM and Iter Hi. will tp Unprora4 at a mat of UM.Mt. If pUuta prafiarad by tha ctty mdiMt'a ofDea ara anoaptad by tha rlty wgncll Tha pro|iuaad Unpn.vxiMwt alao contamptataa tha utwlon vf Waatarn *» a from ICa«la at. to Klltott ava Actually Demands Child in Apartment 1 PITTBIHTHO. r-b II Tha alfhtb wondar of tha world A "for rant" adTartlavmant atlpulataa tba onupla aaahlnc a homa muat hava at laaat on* child. Tha ownar. Uie ad irta'.aa. !■ fond of cfctldran COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS Also oar woolens, linings and the finished garment UNION TAILORS Clothes satisfaction at u price a little less than others charge. <fotmdea :104 PIKE ST. NO BREAD RIOTS LIKELY IN U. S. Flour Production Excecds Last Year's Figure WAKHIMOTON, Feb 13 WW In' th« matter with the wheat 1111111101? j The VnlttNl HtNten f.raln corpora 1 tlon hue millions of buiihHa of wheat , •«nd barrels of flour. Yet the prtcea continue to wuir above th«i Kuurait tntd prtoii by the government Karmere. mlllera end «I«Milrrn own mid are mrrylntc 437,000,000 litmhel* > of wheat Vet the price in rUlng. Flour production In the United i Watee for the |Miet *lk rnonthe reeded Uu»t year n production hy 12, 000,000 Itarrela, while e* port a of flour, have lieen 1,000,000 Iwrrel* lea* Yel | the price of rertaln kind* of both wheat and flour Jump up from •reek lo week The fritted Htatee Drain corpora tlon haa thrown mltltona of barrel" of flour on the market to aU«tn the rmlnir prloae It In eellinc good flour to consumer* for *I 2 and •2 .1 rent* a pound, yet notne < la**** of uriffround wheat have Jumped to nearly 6 cent* a pound, the top price be In (| 11. 14 above the icovernrnent guaranteed price. It would wm to be a etran*e phe nomenon t tiat wheat would aell to ! the milium for almowt ae much aa t'nrle Ham la wilting to furniidt (lour to the hotmewlvee. The followmg table ■hows how wheat le playing pranka: Oovtn't KIM «f Chleagn tlusranle* W Mtihat f? I* ba.*. . . N'u I Ifitd II 71 j 1 «1 ha . Ne. 3 Hard S «C ?! 513 t«u .... No : »(•«! 1«> '% MI t.u ..... so 1 N fi........ airs* 2 !• bu No 1 D. N I IS-M What te ceuaing theoa abnormal pfioee? It ran not be the healthy proc*aoen of supply end demand at | work, for theA* la more wheat In! the country than America can con j Rume or ex |»ort There seem* to b# but one a newer to thla phenomenon—tha ha bit a of the hotuMiwivea in tiaing certain la tilled bran-la of flour The only kind ef wheat in whfch there i» a ecarcity 'la the Northwestern \aiietv and the i mlllera who hare beeti making high 1 patent flour* demand thla kind and 1 cnrtmUi be ken demand It at any price. At' lh» fnltrd Mm In r«r IKiration If 1» that Ihw »l> normal hrioc |*l<l for «h»at urm nut Lho natural market prl*«« Thar* la abaolufaly no dancrr of a wbnat abnrtac* In Atorrlra. In fart. pr!r»a ara dua to tab* a tumhlr No una nr«l faar brrad riot* EATS 2 MEALS; PAYS FOR NONE Waclaw Zobiesky Appears in Court Shirtless in". IXniH, Feb IS War law 7m blak) antral* r of the atru«gllti« imlMnrlJt. who oon<*lvrd tha oovcl Id** of ordering and aallnc food In a raataurant and rrfuatnc to pay lor It. antarrd poll.-a court In hit moat pnilfUrua tuannar, that la to aay, ha had hla ahlrt. hla collar, naofctia. |lon« and rubtiara on, bul ha bad lhara no hta arm. Hla pro lalartan uodarnhlrt (Irained brightly In tha courtroom "What do you moan by antarlns tha court In that manner?" demand rd Judce Mix "Take him out. take him out." ha abouted at the I-ail Iff and the latter. who had hurrted Zo blraky in befora ha had tuna to rtnoaa, hurried him out again Whan h»> sot bark, mora fully drmaarf. tha Judga fined htm tlO and coata. and aakad him If ba didn't like thla coun try. "Sura I Ilka him." amid Zobleaky. ■ratling enlhunlaallcally. Tha noeel part of hla Idaa In urdarlng and ratine tha toed, vu that ba au> two maala at onoa, Inatrad of one It happanad In Thnanaa Millar'* reatau rant, on Biddia Market. Even Snooze Cost Is On an Up Flight N'BW YORK. Fab. lJ.—And now It's th* high cost of ilMPlnf' Itnddlng prion* have advancsd from SO to 40 par cent ulnrr Jtnuur, Kit, according to local manufacturer*. Hprloga. which formerly could hq obtain~l for 113 and $l». n<>w rout from ISO to tr>o. they mild Thieves Use Pass Key; Room Looted Thieve* ualng a pa** key obtained I* from a room occupied by Mr*. A HuechaU. I«l»* Klrnt Thursday afternoon during her »b- M>DC«. Totes Gr&po—Now He Rests in Jail John Merrick, a logger. «tepped off a Sound iteamer with two bot tie* of crupo an<l a few minute* later ateppad Into tha city jail whtrt he d«|MMitnd *lOO for hu> appaa ranee In pollc« court. Ouija Board Fails to Give Warning prrmmrHG. Feb. 13. Marine Xlnbirtii' ouija board failed her. While u dozen jm i houm were waiting to have their fortune* told, "We «;<»#" didn't even Intimate that po licemen were wait lug to urroftt. Marie. Baby Is Born With Two of Its Teeth AURORA, Fob. 13.—-On# of twin* born to Mrs. Frank The Ira hure will havo no troubl« "cutting" two of It* t«*»th Tbo baby displayed tlicj two rnolujfi on ar rival Honolulu Launches 'Own Cow' Campaign HONOLULU. l'>b. 13.—The "own u cow" movement hun Iwn launched h«r* Tlio Inland nutTcm from n short uge o( milk. RAILWAY omCIAI/* tnrt nt 0.-W. Htiitioii Thursday to pluti (or handling lmuil terminal* wlun roadH ure returned March I. ►TMIUAI. HKBVK'KS (or reuben cobb sfl, who died Thursday, wcru held froa Bwuwy-WaUon'a Friday. l SECOND AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY STREET j Special Price BASEMENT t An Extensive Showing of N©w Spmg* Hafts ait sSooo —lncluding a varied selection of smart styles Pfor youthful faces and also for older women. —Satin Hats, in all the prevailing small —Fiber Cloth Hats, very new. In colors tan, brown, old rose and blue. Medium sizes, in sailor shapes. Hand embroidered in all of the new shades of yarn. —Straw Hats, all colors and shapes, faced with becoming shades of georgette. 11CKD Girls' Midi Msss@8 9 Tub Dir<§ss®£ Onu Sal« Tomorrow At $2.39 Values of Special Importance Dresses of fine chambray, in newest youthful styles plaids and stripes, trimmed with straps and piping of contrasting colors. Die—us of plain chambray with touches of smocking and pearl buttons. Sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14. . __ „ IB ffew For Early Spring Wear . JCSTII All-Wool Tricotine wfehL*. « AU-Wool Jersey T-7 AU-WOOI Serge Af nrfUT/i $22.5® A* y®j —An advantageous purchase 1. \ } jUHtVw —priced exceedingly low. /77 // lt^ —The tricotines are in new /VTyi fvF <" \ da//'Pm straight line models, trimmed |j I *ll/ with silk thread embroidery 1 ft and braiding. \\ ■ —The jerseys are clever new ywmylm \ \\cyjWij |\ I styles, featuring embroidered V- i\ ) • \\ B bodice, tunic and many other \ \\\\ I new features. \\ \ \\\\ I The serges show smart * * \ UKvar \t\ J braid and button trimmed \ \ \ - * —Dresses exactly suited for M \\ ill immediate wear. *- Priced ex- w J^A tremely low. Tk® of Wnmift<gr Qpafts Offers Big Saving Chances —Women's Coats of veloursT polo coating and plushes. Up'to $45.00 qual ity. The clearance price is $25.00. —Women's and Misses' Coats of velours, kersey cloth and polo coatings. Up to $22.50 qualities. The clearance price is $lO.OO. —Women's, Misses' and Girls' Coats of warm winter fabrics. Up to $15.00 qualities. The clearance price is $5.00. % I - Second Avetvue at Pike =-■ A Sale of Men's Ties 95c--2 for $1.75 ' As smart Ties as any fellow would want to wear—and at such nn unheard-of price! Poplins, Crepes, Charves, Majradores and French Prints, in Jacquard patterns, stripes, Persian and conventional floral designs. Ties both gay and conservative, in tones which harmonize with the new shirts. lijj* In the \lcris Shop K\ Just Inside the Door riflii 1 I I