The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 4, 1903, Page 2

THE SEATTLE sTaR BY STAR PUBLISHING CO. ee — “ a OS nvenY AVTERNOON MXCKPT BUNDAY, TELEPHONES: Qusiness Dept. Matn 1000, Kaitorial Dept \. Main ti e Hatard Wells, Matto, BF. Chane, Sema taebanen mannose ae OFFICES: Seattie-—1907 and 1309 Tth Ave. New York a6 Temple Court Butlding, Chicago—417-018 U. & Rxpress Building. Ff Week, OF twenty-five conte per mnt ‘One cent per comp by mall of carrion, = Ne * Subscribers changing their addres will pl notlty this office at @nee and send their old ae well as their new address, Fatered at the Postoctiog at Seattle , Washington, as second-class matter, nic hee Mebane High elty officals are tn favor of the plan to sel the muntolpal light and power plant bonds at home, City or ‘Thomeon w says he would like to the entire Insue sold to cltlsens Of Beattle, and City Comptroller Ripting he be- Neves It possible (© float at least $100,000 of the bonds in this city, Members of the city councll entertain stmilar views, While it # doubted by some whether the entire $600,000 of bonds could be sold in small blocks to Seattle people on wecount of the com- paratively low rate of Interest they bear, it wilt be worth while for the elty counct! to Investigate the matter thoroughly, The toss of the pre- mium that could be obtained by the sale of the bonds tn the Bast would ewaae-- 7 LOAN be trifitng mpared with the benefit that would result from the keeping of nearly $24,000 @ year at home for the next twenty years. ‘The sale of even $100,000 of the bonds to looal capitalists would surely be the entering wedge for better methods of municipal finance, ‘The time te fast coming when no city will willingly bewome the debtor of for- etgn bondholders, Of greet importance also i the fact that the sale of the bonde at home would give the people of Beattle a direct personal and finan- eal Interest In the economical construction and management of the municipal lighting plant ' No harm will come from a therough discussion of the popular loan plan in the city council, Talk with your counciiman and find where he stands tn the matter, , ‘The crafty gentlemen who owe the trade slot-machines seem to be Det Fine @ little lobbying at Olympia, ‘The Lewts bill, which aims to bring the so-called “automatic devices for the sale of merchatidise” within the pale of the criminal law, where they property Delong, te meeting with considerable opposition. No wonder, for as Mr, Dooley might say, “ "Tie « foine graft, Hin- nemy.” The owners of the iniquitous device naturally disitke to give them up, but if the legisiature has the best interests of the youth of the state at heart the trade machines will follow the cash paying gambling devices Inte oblivion, Really there is no good reason why the trade machines should not be seized and destroyed by the police or the sheriff under the existing laws. The slot-machine statute, now in force, could probably be stretched to cover them, and as is known to every school bey, the geteral state law does not distinguish between gambling for money and gambling for other valuables or representatives of value. An@ while the solons are tinkering with the gambling laws it might de well for them to cast an eye in the direction of the pool rooma In this city, at least, gambling on telegraphic reports from race tracks all over the country f# not interfered with by the pollee, (hough in many Eastern cities, notably in New York, pool rooms are under the ben just 2 ere fare games. ‘ ED ‘The prese dispatehes tell us that M. Macaresoo, a former high offi- etal and & prominent banker at Bucharest, became despondent whee threatened with arrest In connection with certain lottery seandals, and threw himself under a passing train. Lf Seattle men, in and out of office, were equally sensitive, the railroad juggernaut here would be worked overtime. What an epidemic of bartkart would follow the convening of @ grand jury In Bucharest! eee eae A congressional committee has solemnly found that an irresponsible person offered a bribe to a congressman who virtuously refused it. The committee aleo found that nobody authorised the trremponatbis perron to tender the bribe, although an ex-congreseman and a big corporation were Greatly interested in the matter. It must be that the superserviceable an Ohio farmer, was swept Into the water while try- & swollen stream. He was pulled cut @ few minutes later party of weedoutters. His rescuers asked his name but he was so one that he died before he could say “Jack Robinson.” SS that he has visited Seattle ft is to be Roped that Senator-ciect holds a better opinion of her citinens than would be the natural his asecotation with certain King county men at Otympta. en eeeeineEnaaetied young persons tn the Utah reform school whe tried to burn been reading in the Bible something ebewt the poe- apcertain ‘s population ot |c*pty ast year were FE; Re ets i i : VALENTINES ALL KINDS ALL PRICES 5c to $1.00 Ping Pong Balls 2 for 5c 13-in. Kid Body Doll 19% $3.00 Large Heavy Steel Wagons $2.00 Spelger & Hurlbut 1883 to 1397 Geoond Avenue Arcade Bidg, TO OUR PATRONS The public i# emphatically informed that in these times of humbuge, imitations and cheap substitutes, ¢ are many in- ferior goods placed on the mar ket. You r no risks when you buy here, Your money back if goods are not watiefactory ‘Try our Fine Old California Port. $1.50 per gallon, equal tc any sold in town for & ), bs sociable, call and ®, #am ple our good nd mateh ua} you can J. ARONSON The Matebless Liquor Store 109 Columbia street. Phones, Sunset, Pink 1751; In- dendent, 1751. Free delivery. he assumes the role of Pierre, a ortpple bey Frank Daniels There waa a long line of toket buyers In front of thy Miss Mimpticity company Friday and and Saturday matin haw vietted this ¢ that the « into the ¢ hou Sa MR. SCOTT HAS A MA THAT THE GRAND TIGATE OWN- ANDREW HUMN Of the Bgen Drymatio Company, at) JURY MAY INV ERSHIP OF PRO ED TO LAWBREAKERS Madison Theater The Madison theater has changed ite attractions thin week, mance is entirely mat vaudeville cards are Bection 1756) ron GAMBLING OR HOUSE OF ILL FAME Every person whe shall let or rent any room of building for « B gambling house, or house of Iil- B fame, or for rent or hire shall @) & permit to be dealt or carried on & on his premises any game pro hibited by the last precedin, section, shall be deemed guilt of a misdemeanor, and upen conviction shall be fined in an sum not exceeding one hundred “Whose Baby Are YouT” “My Friend From tndt at the Third Avenue theater for the last time ton! vi The Buffalo Thureday night and runs f the balance of the comedy that has been presented all season by the © last Munday [The preceding section men genuine enjoyment, attend thin play ‘s Siudieg black jack, poker and | & Chinese lottery.) y deserves the pa- won Clarke Is always funny food company. gan Dramatic Benefit At the Grand tonight the benefit When the superior court grand Jury convenes next Monday morning everything will be in readiness for the return of « number meats, which have been this week by Clark Mather thie it » probable that the cases of the property owners who have per- mitted their buildings to be used for gambiing dene and brothels will be nd jury i in possession of mation regarding the for- mer looation, Including the block and of every bawdy house ling ball in Beattie The Sware of the fact that the jetting of credit on the school, and hae select- ed them for the various characters he believes will be to the-best advantage. “The Littlest Girl,” @ one-act con ody, and “The Mystertous Francie, will be presented by jury |the law prohibite buildings, or rooms, for tmmoral or rpones, and consequently wo Orphans” | w charge of Superior Judge All odds and ends from our magnificent col- lection of Kid Gloves will be eliminated from We will have them ali as- sorted and on the counter ready for you. YOUR CHOICE to 1000 pairs of id Gloves, on Fri- day, February 6th, at regular $1.50 and $2 stock on Friday. McCARTHY DRY GOODS CO. FORMERLY NEWHALL'S seat ie o | ee Citizens’ Gas, Like Sunny Jim Has FORCE Behind It And Is Bound to Win HEARED EIE SIEVE IL IIE IEA IEICE BIAS ge ompstied to take up bulidings that for years vie be pub During the thne thar the grand ued to esntaln transcript of the tem f wy respectable Heattle cltizens, includ relative to ation of ling not a few church members, Yet of Mlefam gambling |oocording to law all are guilty of ww hae been made, A map baved . upon. this testimony has been pre: | attorney Meukt nates pared and ia now In possession of jaily refuses to talk for publication Prosecuting Attorney Boott rewarding the grand jury's plana, Tho entire red light district, In-| the red light dixtrict map in hin of cluding Blaokehapel and the old (on | foe gives mute testimony in that re ward butidin 11d a list of the Beattie cltinen: The Lion Clothing House 220-222 Firet Ave, oor, Main $10 | for your pick of any high-grade ult or Ov pat in the house. No reaerve Lowest prices for Snest Val- entines in the city at Yea, Coffee and Creskery House “"EW ARCADE” 1325 Second Avenue HAVE YOU SEEN 1215 and 1217 Second Ave. New Spring Carpet Patterns COMING IN EVERY DAY ‘Anticipating a heavy demand for Carpetings, and realizing the crowded condition of the carpet mills, we placed our orders early last fall. These orders are now coming across the continent in a steady stream, and within the next few days our stock will be up to date and complete in every respect. We quote a few of the many extra good values now at your command. 18 rolls of the heaviest All Wool Ingrain (not the | newest patterns) made, laid, and lined with good, wearable, sewed and padded lining. This is selling at 75¢ per yard. ‘ Imperial Axminaters—There is nothing shown in the ' carpet world that can equal these in beauty of pattern. We show an extensive line at $2.50 per yard. Bundhar Wiltons are no longer an experiment as to wearing quality and substantial coloring. They have stood the test of time, and are now being used by all * the largest corporations in the country. Merely the | fact that we sell them is the best guarantee of all, we sell only those goods that we can honestly recom> mend. We carry the entire line of both Rugs and Car- and owing to the immense trade we have se- cured in this line, we have been given the exclusive sale of Bundhar goods in this city. Fredericke Nelson Complete Housefurnishers Second Avenue, Madison and Spring Streets RR RR RR OR KR SF we Soll Gas at 80 Cts Why Pay More? We Furnish 25 Candle-Power Gas What Do You Pay for ?—_____—_ | Makes Trouble for the Monopoly That Has Been Selling | Gas at $2 Until Competition Reduced It to 80c Phones, Sunset, Maini186; Independent, 75 Citizens’ Light & Power Company 1425 First Avenue, Near Pike, One Block From Shopping Center. SAPASAEASI ASME AE RIO ARAR IR MBDA HEIR NEAR IE NIEAE We’ve Too Many | WOOL WAISTS f° \That’s Why They Go at Thesye Prices Tomorrow E. Fancy Granite Walsts, worth $1 All Woot W neatly tomorrow's price $1.10] 8nd sell weeny a rs All ¥ French Flannel Waist» ale beautifully tucked « stitched, $4.00 value; tom i, dont hem- | Fancy Stripe 92.26 We’ve Too Many Knit Gor wine Zephyr Pasct Pretty Zeph band $1.00 value; to We’ve Too Many Warm si pers and Shoes Ladies’ Seamless Felt Slippers, sewed, $1.75 value hand sewed, leather soles and ty caiee Benmlens Pelt counters, $1.56 value; tomorrow | “Minn fey AB black, $160 value, tomorrow Batin Nulitfier Bit; O14 Ladies’ § Warm Lineg binck fur trimmed, hand | Shoes, $1.25 value: tomorrow Ladiew pers, We’ve Too Many Tam-0’- j Shanters Camel Hair Tam O'Shanters, ¢ Finest Imported Camet Mate wllk tassel, red and gray, 7h O/Bhanters, the @ rt rene B5e wold at $1.46; tome We’ve Too Many Men’s nellette Night Shirts Men's Good Quality gel Best Grade Night Shirts, cut extra full and ie ghiete, superior ed value; tomorrow . seveee G0" $1.26 value; tomorrow... NEW SPRING GOODS ARRIVING DAILY, WE CAN OIVE 0 AN INKLING NOW WHAT PRETTY GOODS WILL BE worm OOMING BEASON, $20.00 COUCHES FO! $16.15 Our Annual! February Clearance Sale ts in progress brings many savings to homefurnishers thrifty and wise take wavi ‘advantage of it. Ewery price in the store is reduced; | Inge greet you everywhere. The ptctured couch te pny Pe deg Smad Covering te veivet velour; ; # rows of tufting. Bam . Pe. td DOWN” prices are 16 Couch ples a| pore: th Aad oy Gl HOLMES PURNTTUI HENRY HENGEL, 22 Uiinetiey Bleek, Third Floor, 4 { REPRE ET RR RE AICS TS PN ES LN INS Be 4 7