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YNDAY CLOSING a fogman of Seattle i i cee This t« a etrong Revat but it is based, not on jon of the on him ef any lador organisation ‘apinion of the men who rede of workmen, and dime them dy thelr work, ly conduct, and results ae pinion of Seattle em- fa #0 unanimously favor who works for him, which came to the in @ wholly unsolictted ‘The Star was seoking for ton. s the Star sent a repre) among the big employers, fe Seattle troa foundries, what the employers mt of the practical resulta oft galoon closing law as the workingma: Has he sober, more industrious, oa. ifrespecting, and moral tone generally im-| ad vice Mayor Moore's clvetng| | effect? are Boder | of thie query, put to a! drought out the opinion that while the dosing law has undoubdt the workingman, by the constant tempte- the Seattle laboring get such & character that closing law are sober. industrious and the owners of T consider them the best een Whom I have ever em- ‘any city.” Such has been by practi expreweed emptoyer tnierviewed of a few are’ given a tendent of the Vulean CONDUCTS JCRUITING CON- AT SAME TIME WITH SUCCESS. of the Peace John HB Car fea military man as wel! @tadent of the law, Bmself torn between his & jodge and his duty an of Co. B, National Washington, during « ses bt court yesterday {6 6 recruiting contest go- Bin Co. B. and the Justice, the bench and supposed ; to the wetghty re Sof lawyers, was thinking of way io which to recruit 8 to take ft’ into the best com & reputation ; i was heta pie midst of an argument, a (yore man burst into the i aad unheedting the elo; Bryer addressing his re @ the astounded justice, ‘s leftonant Carroll, ain't Cop on the trom under his helmet at pollabed oa h, Undertaking com the Butter he of the Best OBERT MALTBY MG Alaska Batting — 16-18 Pat ts WEST SEATTLE Mors» ; ter sa LAW HAS BENEFIT- TED WORKINGMEN, DECLARE THAT SE _ATTLE WORKINGMEN ARE TOO SOBER AND INDUSTRIOUS TO NEED SUCH LAWS. Iron Works said that he bas very few drinking men on his payroll The men were alert and always time, According to him, closic the saloons on Sunday awoke pangs of regret in hearts of his employees a ne The same ts true of the Variety Tron Works, The superintendent waid today: “My men have always been on hand and have never given me the slightest trouble, Closing the saloons has bad no effect on them one way or another. They were always on band before the saloo were closed and they are always on hand now.” On Hand Monday. At the Northwestern Iron Works it wae sald today that the Sunday closing law was considered a good thing, “I think,” said an official “that the Sunday closing law is « good move, I have found that the foundry and betler workers ae more ateady now than before. Some times not half a crew would show| up for work Monday morning, bot now everything le different and the) men are always on hand.” Geor H. Higbee, president of the Moran Oo, says that most of bis workmen are seber and indus trious. He has no fault to find with them and cannot say that closing the saloons on Sunday has made any difference. J. V. Paterson, su perintendent of the Moran Co. spoke along ~ similar vein. He sald that his company employed the best! clase of workmen, Each has « home and « family and the home ie gemeraily carned with his own money. Patterson sald that the men who cause trouble are floaters, the ragtag with no desire or am bition to procure homes. He has pe workmen of this sort among bis employes. LITIA RECRUIT MAKES A SCENE IN COURT | youse? i want to choin yer com peny. and lee waa told tor come bere.” Recovering from bis ment. and determining to uphold the dignity of the court, the justice wald io Wrethy and rebuking « vol as he could summon Young man, you are old enough to know better than to interrupt « court hearing Im this fashion. I have heif a notion to bold you tn contempt of court As it is I will sentence you to three years tn the National Guard In this manner the lieutenant up held the dignity of and gained one of the many recruits be is seeking. ' Company B ia tn the throes of a/ contest which is expected to bring it @ big bunch of recruits, and the members of the company spend thelr spare time standing om stre astontan the court LY EXHIBITION RUN BY THE NEW AMBULANCE |the tneeription, TITLE WORKMEN ARE A MODEL CLASS DELAYED The first of the visiting Shriners expected from the Loa Angeles con¥ention failed to arrive on schedule time today. A report was given ott that-the cars contatning the Shriners of the Medinah tem ple of Chicago, numbering 3 Bhriners is over 24 hours late. The party which I* due tomorrow morning at 10:55 is from Pitt ourg. They are expected to arrive on time In epite of the fact that the ffiret delegation ts be the re ception committee watching ¢ ery train in the hope that some Shriner might come. The headquarters at the Hotel But) are glittering with ¢ tions and the roome are well pared to sult the taste of the most fastidious @hriner, All the loca men are wearing big badges with “Ask Me, Im a Shriner.” The banner across the entrance of the headquarters wel comes the Shriners with the re mark “to take everything SHAME As the clty grows and the atree cara become more and more crowd the fact that tnto cars, grab seats, give them up, no mai how many be standing tn the aisles, and no matter how long and od, many men rush d refuse te tiresome the de may be. is be coming more and more noticeable A reader of the Star, indignant at this conduct om the part of our male passengers, sends the follow Ing letter for publication Biitor Star City Dear Sir If you can make room there ls one t mueh to cal is regarding the treatmer men on street care by passengers 1 was on a } ton car Sunday « all were f and the we jadiom, y bang str : you enjoy ing the cc {a seat while eral ladies, old enougt be their grandmothers, stood leant one ball houn bow ee tf eweothearta were to } they would have been ready to give Gp thelr seats Heenuse a man pays a wilow's mother, « heart the ear b to be treate “ no way to remedy th to jog each man and arouse the man ta him, | would t « and others’ opinions or : subject J. F. JORDAN SUES DE FORREST COMPANY corners and haranguing © bodied men on the many fndn ments of military drill, rifle prac 8a BK Heag te suing thee, camp life, ete, The company | Amert De Forrest aph fe divided into two sections, and | company and George H. Parker, its the section winning the contest|state agent, for $20,000 anes geta an excursion and feed at the $10,000 of which ts f breach of expense of the losers. Judge Car | contract « ng roll bas established a «mal! reir ted an agreeme crufting station at his office in| sell stock tn the ie the New York block pany, by putting the « market at leas ¢ half the The other $10,000 ts ¢ his feelings and by « etter which Parker wrote to a ber of persons prosg ¢ poreha , ees of the company’s stock through ‘ > aintiff, telling t worth ambulance, immaculate In its|¢**! © a = wa of white enan ¥ the his-|* crook & . are ‘orte red cross at elther end of the |" ! driver's seat, a driver impressed DEATH RECORD. h bie own import ane and an equally dignified att Every , r at noon while the streets are * a a this ambulance rushes o—Mare } Lyone wn Second avenue, clanging ite ey oe oe ete ee ae g and demandix vm nin ee beast and automobile the right Mer . é an way at Waysid gency It doesn't go anywhere in part w Myra ree war when {t rushes arc ‘ way. All the notse an ta fe a binff The Butterworths ve taken advantage of the or ane aie oes | ance granting them permises t : exceed the ordinary k A th nbulance and know " . h ot Butterworth finy 14, wit ank } ‘ “ of such @ eugnte : ; a 80 op sang “Th A . turn « May ® and run right back again * xt It has been suggested A avenue merchant that the : . ‘ be confined to a street not 40s quite so crowded, and that if the | Mare at " : CHARTERS FOR SOUND. fr Madie Par GEORGE F. MEACHAM, OWNER 200 New York Block THE SEATTLE fF. & WARD COMING. F. ®. Ward, general manager t Northern, Ia on a t tion of the western It be fn Beattie about Sat The special train beartng the offtelala left 8t. Paul Monday and it ie the intention of Mr, Ward to spend at } t one day tn Spo kane looking over the improve ments being made tn that olty by the Great Northern. CARE OF MATRON NEEDED The need of a matron at pollee adquarteres at once wae mant ed this morniag when May arrested on a charge of drunk and found to be sick with epllepsy, lay upon the table tn the ere’ room for fully two hours medical care or t on of any kind. Later MONKEYSD WIT Buse SAW {Mia Rpectal Berviee.) PORT NHILN May } Daniels employed at J Beaton's ehingl« at @ a« ding t caw and t ng with the re that f fingers of the right hand wer tt. Daniele while em ed at another shingle mill 1 part of the state met milar sceldent tn whi of the fingers ¢ Jepriv TUNNEL UNDER MAIN STREET The first house has been razed tn the march of the Union Pacific tua nel under this city, A lodging house at the southwest corner of Main street and h av. south has deen tora down and the iumber tunnel, which started under the site of the old gas reservoir, on Jackson street, has penetrated some distance under Main street It te not the tunnel proper that will eventually be dug, but « tem porary affair to enable the work men to get out the dirt Im that part f the tunnel under the new munic {pal building on Yesler way. The temporary affair ia wide enough to i operating tram care and is being timbered up as the work pro grosses MAILMEN WILL DANO. The postoffice carriers of Seattle will give « May ing party at Bagie s hall Bat sf the « penses of # to the national ovention to be had at Byrncuse, N. Y., this sommer, It ts the aim send « strong to make an eff veation tn 190%. ¢ the tocal carriers «ation in order to mecure the con WANTS @6500 DAMAGES Sult Was begin today im the Unit ed States cireuit court by J. N Deplay oxgainst the Pacific Coast ompany to recover $4 damages The sult grew of the feet at 4 dam at Coal Creek, King nty. the property of the Pacifi Coast any, broke on night ¢ Nove 4, 1906 and jnun tated twenty acres of Daplay's farn washing away @ part of bie im provements and farming machinery ° oN THE PRowT , @ for Pris . we *? Rew salting of tb Ra ith of May, th PRESIDENT DUR THURSDAY M aod SEW POLICEMEN sworw pe : BLAKELEY MEN STROOR P CITY PAY DAY DELAYED MEACHAM, OWNER GEORGE F WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1007. i Ballard | striking a offictain are at work ance in the books of ASSESSMENT | TO AMEND CANA jus- | thee of George Russell, treasurer of| men added thie morning are: 0. The man wae taken before # jun~ WILL FIGHT Beattie, this morning, preliminary|J. Larsen, J. A. Stevenson, D. T.| Hee and bound over to the suprem } |to the regular transfer of the #u-| Richards, F, J, Welch, and O, B.| °° art | burban office fo th ity Mattson, M, Perry. , WATCH OUT |the treasurer of that town and a ebdhclaine:. ce haa | there, aino, there will have to be a Tha | elttage f North Seattle! complete statement before any PETITION | vietaters of the eity lewn aprifile ‘ 0 only opposed to the fat| monies are receipted for upon an ling jaws, Beware, Danger lurke eon allowed the Denny Hill re-| nexation od on your tratl, City superintendent srade commissioners, but also with In regard to South Park, some of of Nght and water L. B, Youngs the work of the commission itself, | the Anances of that place bave been |, Jurée Koger 8. Greens, one ot | oft tomorrow send out efx Sumpee- At @ meeting of the North @e.| received and atmply credited to the|{%¢ attorneys for the Lake Wasb-| tors to scour the city for violatire attle Improvement Club last night,| mail account until a reckoning in| Maton Canal Association, yesterday the sprinkling iawe . it was decided to engage counsel | had with that suburb. withdrew the petition filed with| wit) go & bas to have the order allowing $4,500 ‘ | the county mmissioners for for | been given . 7, om to W. L. Cummings, WH. L. Water | mation of a district to be assewed' they t be obeyed. Every ona man and ©. T. Morris, set anide SIX COPS ADDED for the bullding of the canal. Thin, of violation, without exceptigine ’ *. - will be fine club will aek also to have the withdrawal tn for oe ere ae The law permite eprinkling, «Dy, assensmonts made vacated as being making some amendn a, SPO! ng from 7 to $20 both monning inequitable, This fight will be| ‘The Seattle police force still fying the wine of the district (0 b®) Ok evening. No eprinkling with am into court et once, and May aenconed mechanieal sprinklers ts permitted, pone immediate work on the, 2°°1* more good men. Hix patrol Jobn H. Powell, who appeared be except in cases where the property big regrade men were added to the force this fore the board to object to too) owner buys water by meter smease morning and Chiet of Police Wap- much haste in the matter 6f grant-| ure CHE! penstein is looking for nine more, ing th petition, states that he + CKING FINANCES OF THE Most of the new men will be placed does not represent any clients but WAGON SMASHED. j SUBURBS on the water front so that the men, was acting for himself and some) |g Capitol Mill core taken from the hills to watch the friends ; longehoremen’s strike can return . , , 6 ht- of wit yaks” enrne, statement of the finances of to their beats, Men will be placed ARRMNTED VOR ASSAULT Bh pectigy othr 8 Ro rd jumble made Ge ame City of Co om the forces by amply Gllag a8] TACOMA, May 15-—Carl Bache The wagon got the worst of the jie by the treasurer of application, The examination may of Long Beach, near t ity, was encounter, being smashed! “29-7 Mat place, was received at the of. be taken later. The names of the arrested today by a city constable, | body was hurt ded Greal Alleration Thousands of Women’s Highest Grade Tailored Suits, Coats, Skirts, Waists, Etc., to be sacrificed In order to make more room for the rapidly growing business of the Novelty Suit & Skirt Mfg. Co. we inaugurated this great 1-2 Price Sale, just in the midst of the season, and have placed the greatest values ever attempted at the mercy of the bargain seekers, Every promise will be fulfilled Thursday, Friday and Saturday Offerings Silk and Rubberized Auto Coats, made in all the latest shades at $8.50, $12.00, $15.00 and $17.50 Women's High Grade Tailored Spring Suits in ings, silk ind tailored effects Suit choice Values $15.00 nama lined, in jacket worth ap to $37.50 fancy Pa New Etons, sale price ale price in best chitfon ailored irts, new models $6.45, $8. 00 and $9.65 an” Panama, very Women's Highest Grade Novelty Tailored Suits, suntin W orth double made of imported materials, in fancy in the swell tight fitting suits ; sale price $22.50 Black Voile Skirts in endless variety $6.45, $8.65, $9.85, $12.50 and $15. 00 Greatest given. values ever Hes tid eer ee: Per 160 a 15-Gored Skirts, light mixtures, $6.00 values, at . $2. 85 About 18 5, no Box Coat ¢ s. Suitable yp dbead seg) at Ce ee WAIST SPECIALS ; W rah Haat All our new Silk Waists, values up to $7.50, at fie) this sale $3.65 - “% ee eee aa ge hee 400 Waists in lingerie, lace and embroidery ef- : $ a slues $12.00 to. $15 00 fects, worth up to $2.50; special at ......98¢ nd $5.00. HATS—A lot of Street Hats, worth up to $4.00; special ..... 98¢ Long Top Coats, in the new coating swell tailored, in all shades ulues up to $37.50 I r Hats of the imported modes, values up to $17 special sale ae ere Long Coats, in rk, medium wei Sold previou $22.00; 1 le price 1 Lot Children’s Coats, values to $8.50; choice “$8.50 .$2.98 B THE GREAT *4-PRICE SALE STARTS TH URSDAY,9 A.M. ALL GOODS C.0.D. COME & TO THE GREAT %-PRICE SALE SALESPEOPLE WANTED L. Hoffman 1316 Second Ay. Manufacturers of Cloaks and Suits ale 10 this morning on 16th ot, ale i i