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na ott 4 Py ree al f Sala Taig thas ae Wns baincstangelc Rigged abd ‘WILL DISCUSS SIGNAL SYSTE. THE SEATTLE STAR ‘a ——— : — —— on the “Power of the Cartoon” at ; Davenport, while @ great cartoonist, | aa te sald to be a Deilliant story tellers | ee and as interestin is on the platfor a talker aw there m today, GRASSHOPPERS i snnaseeetilnnaesemeentnnnon DO BIG DAMAGE The May Designer Use Your Pen CITY COUNCIL STIRRED INTO ACTION BY THE STAR'S EXPOS (By Seripps News Ass'n.) baby; do you, Pnise chickens CHE J By yong 2 2 et Soe URE OF FACTS REGARDING LONG NEGLECTED ORDI.| PORT WORTH, Tex, Aprit 18—| \ 1 donyeu want. the he of the redu nd priee Millions of « mhoppers are devas e D ny aisie? Re right in r NANCE tor « ppers ar | calgner © COR. SECOND AVE, ANO MAISON $7 ~ Others find. this w tating the crops and vegetation In the Bresos valley, Great damage has been done, A hall storm Sun jay in Webb county killed flock of er, Othe ping satinfactor Witoapre aro Rat 4 indignation has been, tonight the publication | Officials of the Seattle Electric com evening in The Star of the| pany olaim that they have acted in wing Unwarranted nogtt wood faith with the olty in mattur of | Hy of the clty officials, of the last ad-| Installing fire warning ais a at ——-—_--- bd 2 mand the Seattle Klectric | street intersections where cara p company in failing to enforce the ordi-| as provided In a ctty ordinance pass nance pas nearly two years ago, | (Wo years ago. They say that at one } which provided for the establishment | time, after they had repeatedly b of warning signals at the street inter- yed in doing the work, they of ns where cars pass, As a result, | fered to turn over to the elty tm cash © matter will be brought wp at to-| the amount of money that they aaree bd 2 Kht's meet f the council | to furnish the city In labor, but that GE/ AWA) Ov LSe@ ee | ey error in i with Fire hich was printed in The Star, The | Chief Cook ap from D. —_—_—_— | mayor dectined to discus the matter | L. Hickey, formerly city electrician, this morning, saying that he was not| In that interview Chief Cook sta ESCAPE OF STOWAWAYS MAY! well enough acquointed with the sub-| that he and City Electrician Jos COST OFFICERS OF MISSOURI © iS HEAVY FINES matter at the meeting of the commit-| for the company to station flagmen at ou ers and hom “rs oO} . € cussed at the meeting of the counct! street crossings night and day : ale of the kind we have Sigg ings omforts, Curtains and Curtain Materials 600 and one r nt | ranchers have lost heav-| eh a typ rlay’s Star Counciiman Johnston of the Second | the city authorities turned down the Jeot. had been urging the company for a ward has conferred with Mayor Hal-| offer ger over the matter and the latter has looked up the ordinance, a copy of | Sat Chairman Zbinden and Dr. Crichton | year to install the ayatem as agareed of the fire and water committee have) and that he believed the best plan for expressed an eagerness to take up the! preventing such ageldents would be ng recognized this event as one of the greatest importance. This All our splendidly selected stock of Table Linens, Towel mporta The four Japanese stowaways] who were found and ordered de will be the grar es, Bedspreads, ( , Crash- LONDON, April 18—News has Peached here of massacres by Turks tm Armenia. MR. FURTH YET A the never-out- the-race candidate for United States Penator, has caught the Piles band wagon and is now occupying a seat to deliver what little strength he / may have to the railroad candidate for senator in return for Mr. Ptlew latter Saturday night released Jacob Furth, the Seattle banker, from his | Pledge to support him for the sen-/ ate. ‘This, however, does not alter the situation as regards Mr. Furth's can- | Cidacy. Mr. Furth has from the atart insisted that he would not be- come a candidate unless Mr. Wilson | withdrew from the race entirely, and | BPOKANE, April 18.—Reports of more serious Gamage throughout the feet under water. Nearly every bridge has been washed out between Meyers Falis and Chewalah. No trains have paswed either way since Friday, and the dammge is so great all along the Spokane Falls & North- ern that train service is not likely to be resumed for several weeks. A log boom, having 2,000,000 feet of jcounty is growing rapidly, and KILLED HUNDREDS Tt te said that 42 Armenians, im women and children, were slaughte in the neighborhood of Sasso NOT CANDIDATE “I shall not enter the race,” he said to a Star “Not unless Mr. Wilson absolutely withdraws from the fietd,* amended the Furth supporters have by n means given up hope of inducing him to enter the race against Mr explained Mr. Furth to The Star rep resentative. “I shall not make the race.” The Furth supporters claim that |the McHride sentiment tn Pierce that reason are doubly anxious to get their man to announce his can didacy. ———OOOoOoOoOoOoOoO Oe FLEE TO THE HILLS CAUSING GREAT HARDSHIPS ———_ logs owned by the Meyers Falls Lumber Company, was swept over Meyers Fulls last night and is « $2,000. More heavy slides are re ported along the railway above New port. It is tmpossible to estimate the damage to the railway line, as reports are only gathered plecemen! Ten years’ record has been broker by the high water, which shows n signs of abating. The flat west Colville resembles a vast lake. THE GREAT CARTOONIST WOULDLIKE TO BE HEARST RUNNING MATE, HE SAYS Vithout knocking Will re marked Mr. Homer Davenport, per- haps the greatest Itving newspaper fartoonist, this afternoon, when seen by 4 Star reporter, “I would like to tie a little boomlet for myself to the tall of Willie's kite and be his running mate for presidential honors. Honest. now,1 think my ex-boss and I would make @ fine running team. Of course there was a t when we Gidn’t hitch just right, and we didn’t! ecactly track, but Hearst is now my Boss no more (with a sigh). I'm trying | destroyed, I'll not reveal it “Yes, the West is a great country. Immense. The best ever. I'm going to live out here when I get through my lecturing tour. I'm looking around for » good place. How do I like Be- attle? I have an eye on the Queen City of Puget Sound, but can't quite decide where I will setle down. “My present lecturing tour will end May 16, when I lecture with Col Henry Watterson, at St. Loul “No, I haven't the least idea what I'm going to talk to my audience about tomorrow night. I have to have an inapiration. I belleve reporters call it a “hunch,” and that's what I'm wait- ing for. I'll get my hunch before I go on the stage, and I hope some of my experiences in newspaper work and elnewhere.”* Davenport will deliver an address orted by the San Francisco tmmi xration officials on the steamsl Minsourl, made their escape from| that vessel at an early hour Sun lay morning, while she was lying at Mukilteo, loading lumber, Just how he men managed to get away from he steamabip is not known, as their scape Was not discovered until 8| Kk yesterday morning, when| ne of the galley hands went to/ hetr ms with their breakfast A search was at once begun for he missing Japs, but no trace of hem could be found. It ts thought] ikely that they made their escape hrough the assistance of some of! heir friends who met them at an ppointed place with a sloop, and nder cover of darkness easily! anaged to met them away Unies the Japs are caught the Vissourt will have to answer to the nited States government for a con- iderable sum of money, as the offi ere of the vessel are guilty of a ninderneanor by allowing the Japs y. The ft r each of John MeDonald, the defaulting cash. M. Carrick and C. M. Donaldson. McDonald's friends are endeavoring 0 raise the money to make good the LIGHT PLANT ‘The members of the city advisory | mmmittee, or many of them as) an get away, will make their trip; to the elty lighting ant at Cedar) ake next Thureday afternoon. City/ Engineer Thomaon and Mayor Bal-| inger made arrangements for the) rip this morning. The committee) WIFE WANTS ALL SAVE wherefore the plaintiff prays that | the court award to her the eum of | $10 a week all my and the further sum of 856 for attorney's fees,” The foregoing is @ paragraph tn the cross complaint which Mra Clara Kidd filed this morning in the sult for divorce which was brought | against her by her husband, Leonard Kidd | Bhould the judge refuse to take pity upon Kidd, when the case comes to) Kidd has brow Against his wife, alleging cruel treat-| ment. She charges him in her cross complaint with similar violation of hin | marriage vows, claiming that he chas- tises her with a hot poker when she displeases him, and has made no at- tempt to break himself of his habit of thumping her with his fiste whenever | he feels like dotng so. Burglars entered the Interbay pharmacy Saturday night and stole 1,000 cigars and @ large quantity of small articles which were in the showcase. The Seattle Red Cromm Soctety will | hold a special meeting at the Lin- | \goIn, Wednesday morning at 10) folock, to discuss ways and mear br establishing an emergenoy hos pital in the elty ordinary. hundreds of yards and scores of patterns—the rarest ¢ ed goods and the best of domestic manufacture to be found in the whole country, on sale this week at prices aw Tomorrow morning, at 9 o'clock, we will start the ba import- below the Ia rolling with these— Special Prices on Linens and CREAM TADL® LINEN, extra good heavy quality, 64 inches wide, Housekeeping sale price, per yard Rane CREAM TATLE LINEN, 56 Inchen wide, good heavy quality; during this Housekeeping sale, per yard . . 200 CREAM TABLE LINEN, 68 Inches wide, ndid, heavy quailty; while the Houm ing sale lasts, per yard . 1. be BCOTCH DAMASK TABLE LINEN, cream, £5 inches wide and ei wen; Housekeeping sale price, a yard 430 Cream, all Ii keer sale, a yard Ture DOUBLE SATIN DAMASK, all linen, full nm, during this How More New Hats The tnimitable Gage, the perfection of mod- ern street hats, is here in ell ite varied forma vf loviine A recent freight brought us the largest hipment of the s wi be the fdeal day tn which to choose your the collection. Prices §8 to For tneWee Ones New Dresses and Caps for the Darling nainsook, finished with embroidered yoke hematitched tucke and ruffles, each,..85e INFANTS’ LONG DRESSES, of white nain- nook, neatly trimmed gnd finished, and elaborately trimmed with embroidery, in- gertion, hemastitching, targa and ruffies at each $1.50, $1.25 and $1.00 Hosiery Weather Warming Up Bedding DOUBLE SATIN DAMASK, all linen, extra heavy, full bleached and 72 inches wide while this Housekeeping sale laste, a yard $1.45, $1.35, $1.25, 61.16 and $1.00 DINNER NAPKINS, size 20x20 inches, full bleached, all linen, fine quality; during this Housekeeping sale, a dozen $1.95 DINNER NAPKINS, size 24x24 inches, full eached, all linen, fine quality; House ing sale price, a dozen $2.35 HEAVY CRASH TOWELING, 18 inches wide, unbleached and ai linen; while this House. each oenseeeeee ACHED BATH TOWELS, large good quality; Housekeeping male price A Suit of finest French Volle—co: brown, blue, black and champagne—has pretty blouse jacket, slik lined. trimmed with fancy silk braid and seif-colored strape and has the new shape large pleated sleeves; the skirt ix also prettily trimmed with silk braid and bands of taffeta and is finished with fine pleats down front and sides taken altogtner, this ts by far the pret test costume shown this season at the price $25.00 Corsets ently made a trip to the head. | new hat. Come in the Gilt Waist Pin Sets at 25e and 35c a set orks of the Cedar river water ays- forencon if you would ni have the prettiest hat in All the new models in Royal Worcester ana American Lady are now here for your with gored hip, in blue, pink and white, at each . . 650 FancyNecKwear TURN-OVER COLLARS, Is white and asserted cc at. 200, 250, 350 and B0e NEW TAR COLLARS, made of best washable materials, all-white and assor ors, each 750, SOc, 35e and 25e VENISB TAB COLLARS, tn white and butter or Arab colors, at, each si my 65, 50¢ and DIAPER HUCK TOWELS, with hemmed ends; sale price, ch save he DIAPER HUCK TOWELS, with fringed end: wale price, h * ae HUCK TOWELS, size 16x34 inches, red bor- dered, with »med ends; Housekeeping fale price, CGCH ...sccecesccseer seer sees T@ HUCK TOWELS, extra large, 20x28 inches, with red borders and hemmed ends; Housekbeping sale price, each 150 CROCHET BEDSPREADS, large size, Mar- eeilles finish, with hemmed ends; House- filled with fine white batting; Housekeep- ing sale prices, each $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75 nse of this kind is | BLEACHED IRB TABLE LINEN, 64 inch- | keeping sale lasth, a yard « keeping male price, each ; BBe —_—_——— | es wide, all pure linen; Housekeeping sale HEAVY CRASH TOWELING, extra CROCHET BEDSPRBAD: ar THOUGH RELEASED FROM HIS PLEDGE TO SUPPORT JOHNL price, per yard... oo vase Quality, all linen, unbleached and 17 Tsareathes fia. wim. kemsaen, “eeet WILSON, HE WILL NOT ENTER SENATORIAL RACE WHILE mM’ DONALD FULL HLEACHED TADLD'LINEN, 12 nch- | Wide; "uring this Housekeeping sale, "a during thin Housekeeping sale, price, euch WILSON IS IN THE FIELD price, per yard te S5e | DINNER NAPKINS, size ‘20x26 Inches, full | IMPORTED ENGLISH MARSEILLES BED- | FINE SATIN DAMASK, 72 Inches wide, full | bleached and all linen; Houpekeeping sale {| SPREADS, extra large; mete this House- | Dieached and all linen; Mousekeeping b+ price, a dozen aides oBes 100 | keeping sale, price, each After @ wearisome stern chase | today he reaffirmed his position. | — he ~ rg BLEACHED BATH TOWELS, larger size, | SUMMER WEIGHT COMFORTS, 10 casen Joba L. Wilson, 5 | IRISH SATIN DAMASK, 13 inches wide, good quality during this Housekeeping i just in, covered with good silkoline and of Crane Bros, who was ruined by bleached and 72 inches wide; Housekeeping ‘ 1lige c tailboa ng fo: - | the orte: - j THAT MUCH-WANTED SCRIM, in plain uk te atop. Soe ee at sahan' ie Parts the’ tecal' pest reema, was relensed sale price, a yard D5, BGe and T5e BLEACHED BATH TOWELS, exact size cream and white, can be had here in any He hb 4 his fork com Ms aad dom rem, the county tote Ceeareny BLEACHBD BATH TOWELS, good quality 46 inches, with hemmed ends, wp quantity desired. We have just received le has joined his forlorn hope to] Aithough the county caucuses on | night on $2,000 ds, Hie bondemen Housekeeping sale price, Me ccesse BY QO ity eping sale price, a new shipment. that of 8. H. Piles and will attempt | April are rapidly drawing near, }are F. B Rautman, G. A. White, D. ba : : Art Goods promise to switch his strength to! Puce and Wilson, but so far have | “mount Of bis shortage, which Is about aa > a him in the next legislature if Mr.| been unable to budge Mr. Furth |" Ladies Suits Piles sees that he himself cannot be | trom his position, er DUTCHTOWN PILLOW TOPS——the new elected. wit would not be good politics fo The Best Values of the tiatic, romantie and sensible. ‘They seem to As a result of the combination be-| King county to go into the fight Week Will Be be ideas caught from Miss selund’s tween Mr. Piles and Mr. Wilson the | with three senatorial candidates,” charming tales of “Vonstradum.” Don't mins seeing them, SPECIAL—Pillow Ruffles to go with ‘this line of Pillow Tops, finished, ready for use, WE abs tressisenseve sateeabvensd” oa Waist Sets You will want a new Waist Pin Set for your spring Shirt Waist, We have a choice ortment to selete from. They come in plain and cut pearl, round, squere or diamond shapes, at 650, 50c. 35¢ and 25 a wet. Pretty New . B50 Handiarchiots LADIPS PLAIN HEMSTITCHED CAMBRI HANDKERCHIEFS, with or without inl- cece seweeeccvcecnseescocccs Se loped and em- ial tomorrow at, each. 100 McCarthy Dry Goods Co. Second Ave. and Madison Street ANOTHER SPECIAL—Children's__ prett UNPRECEDENTED FLOODS IN EASTERN WASHRINGTON ARE fchool! Hate of wtrav, regular $1.2 _bretty | tnapection Combs 1 See Se . 980 | spRCIAL—Ladies’ Girdles, straight front m ; valley of the Colville river continue |total joss. The electric light plant | 3 to drift in here through such means | a+ yfeyers Falls is flooded, and this ofthe Family Signer enh tadiianaobte 30h = A large collection of Shell HairPins and Back s ‘ef communication as sre ae! be town and others nearby depended INFANTS’ LONG SLIPS of fine white nain- wear for women keeps a liv Combs—fifty different styles at, each..... 4 ‘The town of Orin is under water 84 | upon the plant for electric Nght arc oe Trick and sleeves edged with em- | ly and appreciative crowd at : ; ‘ Se to 500 the inhabitants ins in_darknesa. ‘The defendant is regularly em- broidery, very neatly finished garments, thia counter continually, We is PEO HS OR - upon the hillsides. Y The new county bridge over Kettle | sioyed and is earning $11 i weet each : G5e | can speak of only a few of the * lds ag Ha oa ~~. Reid ae ‘At Addy the railway track Is five | river, near Bristow, is gone; loss INFANTS’ LO DRESSE of fine white | pretty things fir ly in place- comes in shell or amber; - ? [to earn an honest living now, but 1] trial, and grant Mra. Kidd the alimony | VE “APE COLLAR: es j think I could pluck up courage and/to which she feels herself entitied, it} Calls for These nite ond butter or Vv ili , go into politics, if my friends insisted | seems that the former will have to New Things colors, many pretty pat- el ings strongly enough that I run for the| sustain life upon a diet of bread and : re ees Pag The B A: i : viee presidency.” water, and will eat his only really | ES’ VESTS, ite, Jow necked and $10 each; others at. each When urged to express his opinion | hearty meals at free lunch counters. seg TL Le MR. in gate Megane HE 4 $3.50, $2.50, $1.75, $1.25 e Best Assortment in 9 § of Hearst's chances of nomination, | He Intends making strong protest, | hs’ MERCERIZED LISLA VESTS, low | and $1.00, Seattle j be and the more remote chance of his| however, against paying the alimony LAL oes arg Heme an td piste Bg CHIFFON FOUNDATION nee election, Davenport smiled and said: | his wife asks. He says any one can necks and no dave 9 4 COLLARS, all sizes, black or white, point- Plain, dotted and tency Y on sale by the “Oh, yen, I have an opinion, all! see that It Is preposterous to expect LADIES’ GAt SILK LILY HOSE, black ed or round, at, each 100 sara veens nitssas ibe tote right, on that subject, but I'm afraid] him to live upon Ma month and out ‘and fine quality, at, a pair.. +650 | Bie siete $8 j 5 s. 1% 1s if I told you my opinion, it wouldn't] of that save enough to pay his own ROYS' BICYCLE HOS, heavy ribbed, fast | LADIES’ LINEN COLLARS, all sizes, 15 dit- READY-TO-WEAR VEILS, 1% to 3 yards be published. It is @ fine opinion and | attorney and his wife's. } black, with double heel, toe and kn ape | ferent from which to choc 160 long, in Diack, blue, brown and white, as rather than have its beauty culled or t mult for divorce cial at, per palr e.ccccsceeeeene .12\,40 ach, CF 3 POF... cesses ccsceeceseees 25e high as $3.00 each and as low as....$1.00