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TUESDAY EVENING Dakland Tribune JANUARY 5, 1926 5 The H. C. CAPWELL COMPANY FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH AND CLAY 1 One MEMBER OP A BUYING GROUP OP 1 STREETS, OAKLAND, TEL, LAKESIDE 6240. of California's Great Stores THIRTY OP AMERICA'S BIG STORES A January Sales Event Note the Important Savings Here for Wednesday! Elastic Webbing Women's Great January Feature Event of Spring Wash Frocks L'Aiglon, Queen- and Other Brands During the month of December, when orders for wash frocks are at a low ebb, the manufacturers make up great quantities of dresses to sell at extra low prices in January. We have been fortunate enough to be able to buy from the best makers in the country, the frocks which we are offering to you in this event at '245 $345 $4.95 to 11.95 The Materials The Styles There is.

no chance for monotony in the When we say that L'Aiglon and Queenmaterials of which these new frocks are made. make dresses are featured in this collection, it is There are interesting weaves of rayon, neat a guarantee that the models are every one Mohpacs, radio chiffons, linens, Rayopacks, broadcloths an array from which the may find just what she ings are just as delightful Make a special to buy a frock printed cotton foulards, and ginghamsmost fastidious woman wants. And the coloras the fabrics! effort to be here for house and neighborhood Capwell's cleverly individual and original in their styles, as well as thoroughly up-to-date. Simple, and yet with a deft touch of trimming or color at just the right place to make them distinctive. Sizes 16, 18, and 36 to 46.

Wednesday for this remarkable opportunity wear now and later in the season. Second Floor 100 00 New Matrons' Hats Youthful hats for the matron who wishes to be in style. There are both small and extra large head sizes. In clever models with rolled brims, turned-up backs, or draped turbans. In black, brown, gray or purple com bined with such fashionable shades as Royal, Copen.

henna and wood brown. We specialize on' hats for middle-aged women and matrons. The trimmings are ribbon, flat flowers, fancies and self trims. (Capwell's, Second Floor) Sale of Fountain Pens and Books Discontinued numbers of self-filling pens, with ring, clip or plain, and with 14-k. plain or chased $3.49 (Capwell's, Discontinued numbers of Bocks of travel, biogMoore self-filling pens.

raphy or history, regularly with gold filled or Sterling $4 and $5. Save money here. engraved Special. $5.89 $2.39 First Floor) BELGIUM MOURNS 12 DEAD IN FLOOD; 94.500,000 LOSS Receding Waters Reveal Vast Tracts Laid Waste; Large Cities Suffer Heavily. BRUSSELS, Jan.

today began the melancholy task of counting the losses from worst flood the country has experienced since 1740. While it will be days before the extent the damage can be assessed with any degree of accuracy, the most conservative estimates it well above $4,500,000. Twelve persons are known to be dead, and it is feared this figure will increased when reports arrive from isolated districts. The flood waters are generally receding, revealing as they fall thousands of of mud-covered soil, originally winter seeded, which will be unproductive this year. Every river carries its still swollen surface bodies horses.

on, cattle, sheep, and other livestock, drowned by the sudden breaking of the is the countryside desolated but the large cities, such as Liege, Namur, Dinant, Huy, Charleroi and Mons, and scores of smaller towns suffered heavily from the torrents. The greatest damage was done in Liege, where more than 15,000 houses, including the city's finest shops, cafes, hotels, churches and dwellings, were flooded from three to four, feet above the street level. Valuable documents in bank vaults were ruined by the muddy water, and machinery in hundreds of factories and workshops was damaged. Menace to Paris Seen As Seine Again Rises PARIS, Jan. rises in France's already flooded rivers are feared in consequence of the persistent rainfall.

The Seine in particular, which been at a standstill and even had begun to fall slightly, has started again to rise. The authorities, however, still persist that the peak of the flood will be reached tomorrow or Thursday and without serious harm to the capital. The situation in the suburbs is far from reassuring. The water is beginning slowly to come over the banks of the streams and is creepEng toward low-lying towns and vilrages. In the northwestern provinces the situation still is grave.

General McCoy of 32nd Division Dies MADISON, Jan. Robert McCoy, 58. died here today. He had been in ill health since the World war, when he served with the Thirtysecond division. CLOTHES CLEANER BURNED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. John Stilica of 1429 Webster street was burned on the hands and face when some clothing which he was cleaning with gasoline took fire early today. THEATERS FIND GERMAN PUBLIC HARD TO PLEASE BERLIN, Jan. more than the economic difficulties of the people is the matter with the German theater, in the opinion of leading producers and playwrights interviewed by the Boersen Courier, concerning, the theatrical crisis in Leopold Jessner, director of the state theaters, believes the chief difficulty lies in the fact that post-war patrons are too diversified to make it possible to please everybody. Ernst Toller, revolutionary dramatist, insists that the manlack the courage to produce plays appealing to the broad masses, and are still trying to please the "tired business man." Farm Bureau Plans Membership Drive WOODLAND.

Jan. preparations are being made for a meeting of the Yolo county farm bureau, directors, Plainfield, which January will 13. take At the meeting a membership drive campaign will be launched, and an effort made to secure a large number of new members for the organization. SELMAS MAN APPOINTED. GRIDLEY, Jan.

Clifford of Selmas. has been appointed assistant superintendent of the local Libby, McNeill Libby cannery. Clifford will assume the position here the middle of this week. NATIONAL Coffee 10 000000 Always the same high Telephone: Oakland 1017 1,800.000 cups were served at the PANAMA- PACIFIC International EXPOSITION Walk-Over Season -End Sale Offering Great Savings on Women's Footwear $5.85, $6.85 to $8.85 Formerly selling to $12.50 Only twice yearly is it possible to procure standard Walk-Over shoes at sale prices. This is one of those times- -an opportunity ideal to purchase several pairs for all occasions at very substantial reductions.

We advise an early selection. Worthwhile Reductions on Walk-Over Shoes for Men This Sale at All Three Stores Walk-Over PRADE HARM REG US REG US PAT. OFF 1444 Broadway TRADE MAR OFF 2333 Telegraph Berkeley 844 Market San Francisco Step-ins self-striped sateens, yard. 48c (Capwell's, First Floor) Exceptionally comfortable and just confining enough to give good lines are these step-ins, lightly boned in front and back. They in sizes 26 to 34, and are very low priced for the January Sales.

11-inch length. $2.95 12-inch $3.95 Treo Girdles. $5.00 These are made of beautiful pink brocade, with two sections of surgical elastic. 14 inches long, and in sizes 26 to 36. Buy one of this excellent brand of girdles.

Corselettes $3.45 $4.95 Two styles of Warner Bros. corselettes 'of lovely pink brocade with elastic sections. At. two very low sale prices for this event. Bandettes 79c Every girl wants in her wardrobe plenty of dainty silk bandettes.

These come in delicate peach, pink or green, and in sizes 30 to 36. The price is unusually low. Brassieres $1.33 H. W. brassieres of fine, striped material, with well-boned diaphragm control.

Sizes 36 to 44. A sale price. Capwell's Second Floor Bedding Blankets. 66x80-inch extra quality cotton robe blankets in a good variety of colored block patterns. Special.

$3.85 Blankets. 66x80-inch, splendid, soft, fluffy, wool mixed plaid blankets, Special. in pretty colors. $6.35 Wool Mixed Blankets. 66x 80-inch fine quality, plaid pattern blankets.

$9.85 Wool Blankets. pure wool blankets, made especially for us. 66x80-inch size, and in plaid patterns. $11.85 Bedspreads. Krinkle, spreads in size 80x105 inches, in rose, blue or gold.

$2.98 Comforters. Fine comforters covered with silkaline and filled with good quality cotton. In pink, blue and gold with plain color sateen borders. Special $4.85 Comforters. Filled with good quality cotton, and covered with pretty silkaline with sateen borders.

Sale $3.95 Feather Pillows. Our regular $5.00 pillows covered with fine ticking and filled with good, soft feathers. These were bought specially for this big January Sale and priced low at, each $3.95 (Capwell's, First Floor) Wash Fabrics Crepe. 36-inch silk ana cotton crepe in a fine range of new patterns and colors. Special, yard.

Suiting. 50-inch suiting in several lovely plain colors, with neat border effects. Yard. 68c Lingerie Goods. Two lots of dainty, materials -sheer cottons in dainty tints, yard 25c.

Rayons and Cotton Crepe Gowns 95 A very special lot of women's nightgowns made of the soft, dainty crepes which are so easily laundered. In round and square neck styles in flesh, peach or maize plain color crepes, and some in floral patterns. Buy at our sale price. Underwear $1.60 Hand-made nightgowns of twice-shrunk white nainsook, embroidered in pastel shades, with flowers and drawn threads. Also of pink or honeydew nainsook, embroidered in Women's extra size gowns of pink or white crepe.

Two-piece Pajamas of white, pink or printed crepe, with neat contrasting color piping. Silk Gowns $5.80 Women's gowns of heavy quality crepe de Chine in plain tailored or elaborately trimmed models with lace and medallions. Very special values for the January Sales. Silk Chemises $2.90 These are of heavy silk crepe de Chine in tailored or richly lace trimmed models, with net, insertions and medallions. In flesh, orchid, peach or Nile green, and very special.

(Capwell's, Second Floor) Towel Sale Special Huck Towels. Union linen towels, fully bleached, and with red or blue borders. In size 18x36 inches. 28c Union Linen Towels. Very fine, in all white, with hemstitched ends.

Size 18x34 inches. "Special. 48c Pure Linen Towels. 18x33- inch, pure linen towels, with satin borders. hemmed.

All white and neatly: 58c Turkish Towels. 600 of these 18x36-inch double thread bleached towels. Special, each'. 27c Large Turkish Towels. 22x 44-inch double thread bleached towels.

Our January Sale price is only, each. 38c All Linen Crash. Durable heavy all-linen bleached crash toweling, borders. with red Yard or blue 18c (Capwell's, First Floor) fling fountain pens with 14-k. gold warranted points and with clasps.

Special $1.89.