The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 25, 1903, Page 3

_ PRIZES AND TROPHIES WILL BE THEIR REWARD CITY BOWLING LEAGUE WILL OFFER INDUCE. |h9 at req MENTS TO PIN ARTISTS—A STATE ASSOCIA. |‘! be ' | not cone One of the plans to de discussed | eat number of strikes during the sea the executive hew city bowl 2 last Tuc SM meets next week Of offering a < @nd trophies for the best| Entries for membership will be kept 1 individuals f just now the} sen, and for the largest number } WAS | Spares during the sea. when| The new city t mat Hing kive every pin artist In the city a/@ suqbeMR, an It prises, | chance to get Into the organization, | formation will ev pen f week or so, and every bowler is requested to put in his bowling enthusiast, wh; application as soOn aN Fp Mame is at present withheld, has that the officials of the Promised that if the league ix a su Bees hegwill offer a behind it are gin to figure on how or the league} As soon as the entries In the league formation of have from $100 down will | mitte Probably be offered for the team | ule making the high tr the season, for the Dighest average « Series, for the team making the high est score in a single came For individual players pr Probably be given f Ord for the season, for the Score in a series, for the highe Seore in a single game, for the larg-| three times t only atepe xpected wetting mw bow wit looking with |in the state will be Tee range: | wh of courw ng | Seattle WHITE HOUSE AND THE WITNESSES IN THE WOOD CASE.—News Item. MARINE NEWS mut will arrive af this port fermorrow | sound The Eiritish steamer Missoort, for- schooner George H. Biltingy|merty the Stanley Dotlar will sail eleared from Tacoma yesterday and} today with a cargo of coal for Japan was towed last night. The | and China. ‘ The China-Mutual steamer Oanta and Ly Pleasure, and to every man, woman greeting and best wishes on this na for each one that the present TO FOLLOW men's an@ Chiidren’s Work Boxes, Manicure Seta, ete., ete. price marked on the gootn. Tomorrow night we renew our regular Saturday event director) follows: WOMEN’S SUITS, JACKETS | Velvet Capes, trimmed with fur, | 149 spodt to "AND SKIRTS AT EXACTLY | por 9 tot of Children's Excellent | 29 « pair for W HALF PRICE $15.00 for Women's $20.00 Suits. $12.50 for Women's $25.00 Suits. $10.00 for Women's $20.00 Suits. $ 4.00 for Women's $16.00 Sults. Alterations tree. Salue $236." dark whades, | diye; value $1.00. For Women's Fleece Lined Shirts and Drawers, value 45c. For Me Shirts, only, value 50c, tee ee ee | 30 each for Good ODDS AND ENDS WE WANT 7 TO CLOSE OUT For s lot of Women's Cloth and Cup and Baucer; 1%e a spool for two brands of the | dozen, Me for the best 190 Pins, Saucers. ill after the - . - Pieasant Peach bowlers, TION IS BEING FORM ED |eeeues “ACY trash ahels the Yorks until after |giving as an excuse that ( ague will} If the elty bowling ually lead to ¢ ganization of a wtate ha tic This league bowling oranizatio ed in the northweat powler in the pid silver low. | there are to be in the leagy In Seattle Interested enough to work This bigger organization mched= | a been talked of in an o evident that |dertaking, Bowlers fr consulted and Seattle pin |mecting probably called to will be held right here Ip SENATE DETECTIVE REPOR TED TO SENATOR HANNA THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE consigned to Adelaide. The Boston | sailed yesterday from fan Francisco Steamship Company's steamer Shaw-| for Victoria and the different Puget ports, to complete her cargo for the Orient.| qe Pacific Coast Company's steamers Valencia and City of Pu- ebla will Both sail from this morrow. The former for mn canal points, and t ter for San Franctsco. to- wm he tat GREAT HALF. PRICE NOVELTY SALE TOMORROW, ToOne andAll,a Merry Christmas To our customers, to the many friends we have made in the years pase ing, since when four years age THE LEADER firet launched its tender craft In the business life of Seattle; to all whose visite to us are & constant nd child in the city, we « 1 day of the Prince of Peace Ay Xcel the past and that the future may be filled to fullness with all gladness and prosperity in social life and butiness affaim A MERKY, MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND MANY MORE Tomorrow we inaugurate a GREAT %- PRICE SALE of every Toy, Dott, Game and all Hotiday Novelties, consisting of Men's Traveling Betn, Wo thing suttable for men, women and children at exactly ONE-HALF Oreheatral Con cort for the entertainment of the people of Seattle. We will entertain you with music and song, ateolutely the best and at the mame time atsolutely free. Hear Mrs. Ida Hannum sing “Ave Maria,” “Cavalleria Kusticana,” of “Gut in the Moonlight” (by request). Orchestral program (Frank Betbert, Chauncy Alcott. 1. March, Capitan”... Sousa | 6. Caprice, “Flower Song”.Armand 2. Waltz, “Pesgy from Paris". | 7. “Scenes trom Terrace”. 2%. Overture, “Explanade” oes 4. Song, “Out in Moonlight” (by y vues: Mebleppeerell |” request)...... Mra. Ida Hannum Mascagni | 9 Waltz, “Bternelle Invere ‘Wathall | 16, March, “Understorm”. spool for Clark's Best Darn- en's Tape Gir dies, in pink, white and AFTER SIX BARGAINS IN THE ‘s Heavy Fleece Lined BASEMENT Se for the ie No. 2 Chimney. AFTER SIX BARGAINS ON 18T Tumblers; regular 260 dezen. FLOOR Se pair for Best Kngitsh Porcelain regular $1.25 best Thread. 180 for all Se Fancy THE SEATTLE STAR 3 ~ BARRED UPERIOR JUDGE HOLDS THAT GRADE TAX LIENS NEVER PO Grow OLD The statute of limitation does not | os NOT }ran a mpecial tax Hen, was | the decision of Judge Himan in} | the superior court yesterday, ‘This haw already been held by the su me court in the case of remular revenue Uixes, and Judges Tallman that by wimilar Peano the | war Muted by T eal eatate py by him of the lien resting on it by virtue of & spectal assemmment levy, made by the Cy of Beattle to pay fe ent, which wal in| Repte & judgment tute for five years, | anda «al Mability for #ix years. Mr. Hinkley’s claim was that th either case the tien of the elty wan barred by the statute of Himitations. Judge Tullman sustained the city’s! demurrer to the complaint Judge Taiman held that a fair! application of the | down by the #uprem: holding the perpetuity tax lien would give the same |to a special ansenanent lien. He de etded = furtber t would be! laguinat public polley to place the Hen of a muni ty on the same | Danis ae that of an individual, As the city hax about $100,000 worth | of Old ansermment liens which stand n the same basis, the decision Ie an |Important one, 1 me may taken to the be vurt. AFFAIRS OF SUICIDE GRACE | me mitte sickle yeaterday by firing @ shot through his brain, were ina very | precarious condition, He had been | drinking for several days, and his fall ure to recel¥e money, together with the fact that he had been quarrelty with Mme De Fi the woman with whom he Is said to have been living #inoe he left hin wife, prompted the deed Ho i said to have left @ will, leave Mexico. He alse property to Mme. WERE IN BAD SHAPE | "I It ham been learned that the business affairs of George Grace of the Grace Welch Comminaion company, who com | IL SERVIGE I FREDERICK & NELSON amination was | let, whi iber was found flattened against the back of the «kull Ae yet no funeral arrangements have been made, «7 4 that ser Vices will be held under the aa phees of the Masonic todge, of whien Grace was a 83d degree member No inquest will be held. PICKED A 1 feet just tw appy as | m-t-1-1-fonaire. tritied the weather man as he climbed down the tadder | from his observatory on the toot of the New York ck this morning and prepared to cloae up the elimate foundry for the hotiday. For once in his career he forgot te kick the offiee cat and Tabby looked up Into his face In dumb amasement “Merry Christmas, | y | every indication of thinking. privetely that the boas had gone insane | “This fr one time the old man beat | the game, wasn't it Tabby?’ be | huckled, while the office can, renas sured, purred the compliments of the peason and rubbed some superfivour | hair off against the weather man's | trouser lem “A fellow can't always guess wrong he soliloquized, ‘and I'll bet that | because T gave thone fellows down | the street a little buneh of sunshine | today they'll play me for @ four-time | winner the rest of the year | Pair today and tomorrow! Merry Christmas! No wind to speak of! That's my own perronal Guens the fellow down in t won't send me any other!’ he ox-| Jelaimed, before The Star man could get in more than half of the umual In | torrdgatory over the wire ‘Then the weather n telephone and aauntere quainted with his shadow. | | | | hung up the | t to get | Just in the way of a little Yule tide celebration, Joe Benson and William Edwards had a fist fight) at $22 Thirty-firat avenue south, | early this morning, Henson came | yut of it with a badly batte notified Patrol wit lis, who telephoned to headquar ters, Immediately after smashing | Renson's face, Kawards made hi self scarce, ‘Bennon sald that hy jcould probably be found on the sandapit If the: exprens citinens why Btar man indicate t He pinto on the eivil se & cold reception, ¢ required number of petitio scoured to bring It up for con the next eleoth The politicians whe are cireulating the petitios have the question |» brought up at the coming election (er than In the are Gonfident that they will seoure | @fference the eequired number of petitioners, "nent under ctvi and even of winning their point In &? administration popiiticians the @leetion. and if a change in made, insur | It appears, however, that their | rates will be ady j constituents are chief, | men and polit aller tik, Who at the prementtine| W. H. Vince = Jare out of joint. with the adminis- (arm unaltera tratton_of city affairs, It wan near~| Vice an a nyatern, although I realize | ty the Gnanimeas sentiment of these that it may ha men sean by @ tar man, that the in construction lnynter ie matiafactory, although some |a principle in municipal e of them thought th 4 in some points. Potlowing of those who ar interviewed: |tion of ite abolition submitted to y |petent men, Especially is this true In the police department where the chief should be given full power to remove & man after certifying } reaso nder th it We quite difficult to ge i a to it T am in fav of havin $6.00 Ser Fancy Vests, for. $4.00 Bh to xrate Fancy Vemts, for. @o ; ney * fr $3.50 - question tn detail Mr. and Mrs. Stimson were marrted at EE Se Cline, President of the Ch Guam by a chaplain of a United y $2.50 B vcr of Commerce—_s States transport, which brought Mrs. Hats, for $2.50 Hate, fe Hats, for $1.35 Flannel Shirts at half price. 1205A FIRST AVENU! FREDERICK & NELSON pine rernit orpor Fur |} Christmas Coming on Friday. We Will atl Gar Place Our Regular Friday Special | ments | on Sale Tomorrow Fur Nek | CM Ga TOYS, GAMES, DOLLS AND CALENDARS On Sale Tomorrow, Saturday in either golden oak or birch mahogany. It illustration, Has neatly turned ends, legs pindle A large variety of patterns in cor luroys and velours are used in upholstering seat. This is a AT HA auc Tomorrow the price will be B8¢. LF y must be made at our convenience. No C. O, D. elephone order PRICE Carpet Dept.—Take Elevator $12 Extra Large All- ‘he Tua Ne ae $7.45 Just f tomorr had for $7.45. ain in a Ox13% ft. All Wool Ingrain this regular $12.00 value may be McCarthy Dry Goods Second Ave. i Drapery Dept.—Take Elevator Company fA Regular $3.25 0 $400 Nottingham y} 15 Lace Curtains, a Pair $ ° Twenty patterns from which to choose. Tomorrow only, ’ Incorporated Complete Housef urnishers 2d Ave., Madison, Spring YSTEM HAS | (MANY DEFENDERS representa Ralph Cook, chief fire departs civil service great hard Jepartment, and up. rninent n-| ‘SHAFER BROS. “% bolition twill » if the der polit mpossible to | a fire de of the ean that building» ne know bet maintain effictency partment Prvil worvit neuras would advance MERRY ced, and 1 de ne TO YOU Shafer Bros. ARCADE BUILDING, Cor. Second Ave. and University St. among sa-|(hink the bus ane of the stand it ty tte imperte ‘application. As 1 it might be im- [it cannot be refuted. Th at present cirey statements of the ciUSeN® Jating a petition to have the ques |the voters at the next election, ap- | pear to me to be groundiens. | H.C, Gill, councilman Third ward I do not believe it wise to do away | with the system, but I think that certain modifications would be vinable. Just what these d be in detail I ca 1 have thought the mat wily. For one thing though. I think it should be more enny, if possible, to remove incom petent or characteriess man into of-| 4c States at the time of the war with foe, but it is more to get | tem chamber put itself on | Spain. him out when he there ng strongly opposed te] It was while living on this new island On ger lines, the civ out in Seattic | HP. Rude. « believe the aystem is all right erty ba fa being p ® at the present time I cs until T have Investigated the #ut a merits. A. James, councilman from. the rth Ward—I don't want t k the subject this morning. roy Elites Morrine Ward—In a me m in favor of the| possession of the United States that acm. although not sure that| his daughter was born. A telegram ie the best that could be had. 1/ announcing the fact was sent to New iv also in favor of a civil service | York and it was heralded all over the ‘ommission and bel that the city | country and even in Seattle newspa- r not it! fe eetting satisfactory results unde | pers that his daughter was the first minieeton. | white child born on the Jittle island of proach, ex-secretary Of! the Pacific. Nobody dented the re- hamber of Corn ~The *Y*-| port until Mr, Stimson, who had been ax far as I know, has w engaged In business at Guam, took up and has been of value to the| nis residence here about eight months < With that understanding T| age. trongly in faver of it and will) Mr. Stimson and his wife, who were for its retention if necessary. | the first American couple m: on the island, were surprised to learn here that the report had gone out that Miss Ryan bore the honor of being Guam's firstborn. As a matter of fact, little Agana, who takes her name from the capital of Guam, had seen day- light for the firet time tn her tittle bamboo home on the island nearly six months before the paymaster's daugh- ted to the voters at next election, { in ets, for. | agg De! king Jackets, for the p » desire, The mytem has| $4.00 Bi « nd ite bad points. Junt what theme are, however, I do not wish that my ideas might ter was born, so it is clatmed gen Pepta (all worrted), for eral way 1 doing Stimson to the island from San Fran- awhy with the present civil servic cisco. Her home had been in Port ef evseeceves $4.00 & tow to thie city would be a | Townsend. backward. I unde nd, however, | TWO LITTLE SEATTLE GIRLS Pants (worsted), for although I have ma % $3.00 Fer Ry the beginning of the new year there will be two Httle girls in Seattle for both of whom the distinction | being the first white child born In the| Fire broke out in the sanitartum con: civil service system would be al jriand of Guam ts claimed, One is| ducted by Mra. Hilda Van Buren, 92 “kward. It is an aeknowl-| Rose Agafia Stimson, the Syear-old | Third avenue, on the corner of Colum- ment on partiaanship, | soighier of a local shipping man, and | bia, this morning at 10: o'clock, and aaa apelin da ik pated Eg me the other t# the #till younger daughter | the building, which is @ frame st tem in . No aye’) o¢ Paymaster B.D. Ryan of the Unit-| ture, was for a time In danger of # : ed es DAVY struction. The q ork of the Frank A. Rust, secretary Went-| 4.0m ee te fivan, accompanied by | chemical apparatus of the fire depar yo etrel i rong nn he his family, is coming to Seattle to take | ment checked the flames before they chairman local Rr: ‘ ane made no investien | CLAIM TO BE “FIRST WHITE m, Dut Whether thore dec ag pe Pants (wool), for $1.50 ae a the law itnelt oF the CHILD BOR Bie y $2.00 Underwear, Dress and thon local United States | had gained much headway. any and all times, -Of course the| the position of | MEMBER, AT saiialanh he oy Ph the| navy paymaster, which will be left] The fire started from @ stove in the ee tees want it Ite en-| Vacant January 1 by Admiral W. J.| kitchen, which was allowed to get red forcement puta political pull at al minimum and it does away with of the| hot, while the cook wes attending to J 1. Meikle ary Chamber| the Bast. Capt Ryan has been sta- was set on fire. So deteoebaas wd wage tae an since August 1. 192 Mra. Van Buren was at the time in tioned at ¢ the proposition came up befane we | wee inland was taken by the United Tacoma hompaon, who has had charg: Below the Postoffice