The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 26, 1909, Page 8

to make forced by hin « & conte wing that he help unneas Kill four per way, after oor ed Mra, Belle SEE eo ese ee = DOCTORED SCALES? IT SHOWS SUGAR TRUST'S LITTLE $2,000,000 GAME) THE #2000 000 Here it ta, the little strip of iron which cheated Uncle Sam. The picture shows how {t was applied to the American Sugar Re-} fining Co. scales on the docks at Brooklyn and Jersey City time one ounce of pressure was given one of these eprings, th trust got the benefit of 48 ounces in the truckload of impor being weighed, Got over $2,000,000 benefit out of it, which was a 6 per cont divt dend on the big capital stock of the American Sagar Refining Oo. Waan't that the neat little stonein-thecrock-of-butter game? And so, by the industry of ite weighmen, the trust paid no custom @uties on 76,000,000 pounds of sugar. So realous were some of Its em oyes at the 17 welghing stations that the slits In which the hidden rings worked became worn large ax rat holes Shocked beyond measure by this fraud, the has settled with Uncle Sam for over $2 rather than stand suit And there may yet be some criminal pre ution. But don't think the sugar trust is shy on e its customers the correct weight. virtnous sugar trust hies, It always gave EMPLOYMENT AGENTS ARE NOW IN TROUBLE MUST SHOW CAUGE WHY THEIR | concow should not be rer LICENSES SHOULD NOT The city law declares that an em. BE REVOKED. ployment agent cannot exact @ fee from an applicant before informing |him of the nature of the work he Claiming that they are violating | 16 to mt and ite eaten, In hers the above cases. aver asserts, the elty ordinance relating 10 em! 14, ayents exact a feo from the job ployment agencies, Councilman |iege yan on the promise that they ‘Weaver yesterday notified the pro will then locate Dim a fob. “Deal prietors of two such agencles, the | = < futures” ie what Weaver calla it. Guarantee Employment Agency, In | "sr Weaver has in his possession the Post-Intelligencer building, and receipts given to applicants with the All-Nations Employment com: the stated promise that unless they st, to a + before | are given work within 90 days the Terai Nesshe tod revpnue fee is to be returned. This te de commitiee on next Mouday after. | clared to be in violation of the law EBER INVITES MANY TO ; KING COUNTY BUILDING \and its Gxhibita to completion, and| WILL HOLD A RECEPTION AT \to signalize the preparedness of THE A.-Y.-P. &. SUNDAY | King county for the opening of the EVENING. besa The completed exhibits will be on TEE HEP display, and the t 1 coat seer for mine, leading to the ¢ ma of Commiesioner B. 1. Reber the entire coutny, will be ready for King county at the A.-Y.-P. exposl- inspection. The cyclorama tion has issued invitations for the formal opening of the King county building at the fair grounds on Sunday evening, May 30, and on that occasion will hold a reception at the bullding to the county of- ficers, exposition officials and ex- hibiters in the King county bulld- ing. The reception fs held in appre- elation of the efforts of those who have helped tn bringing the bullding SOME GRUESOME ARTICLES ARE HELD UP BY DEAD LETTER DIVISION. Just a few of the things which people “have sent through Uncle Bam's mall, contained in the dead letter office Gisplay which has just been Installed in the government building under the charge of Mr, A. H. Baldwin of the post office department. An Indian's scaip lock and a hu- men jaw are two gruesome gifts which went the mails. There are teeth and guns and knives and brass knuckles and Chinese shoes and a letter written on a cuff, the address, oddly enough, being Hon. James An- tloch Toland, Beattie, Wash. There fe a love letter wr on & board, which was matied on a train without postage, and there Is the wrapper of & bundle which contained the body of a child, and which went through the majl with $1.20 in postage duc stamps on it, There 4 shaving wot consisting of a razor ¢dge full of nicks, a broken mug and astray in firecrackers and false IN POSTOFFICE EXHIBIT or tried to send, are! with the] | itwelf | with ite thousands of feet of paint ing and the elaborate foreground | | work, will be on view, and the whole building will be lighted for the first time. Col, H. B. Hardt, the exhibit jexpert in charge of the work in the; building, !s arranging detaiiw of the | reception, which promises to be one of the big pre-exposition events | Five hundred invitations have been insued. | @ rusty palr of xclsnors, accompanied by a letter wishing the recipient a Merry Christmas, and © watch that was run over by @ train. The strange exhibit contains hun- dreds of curious articles gathered in the course of years, and Mr. Baid- win says that oddest of all ta the quantity of money that ia lost in |the mails and finds Ite way to the dead letter office, often with haif jan address or none at oli. One en- velope was found tn @ mail box In a New Jersey town containing $20 606 in currency, with no address or name of the sender, This is the record for carelessness with cash WANT FRANCIS, NOT WITCHELL A. RB, Witeholl, who was arrested several days ago In connection with the apacult on Mayor Mueller of| wan released from ous-| Georgetown, | tody yesterd on omm of Deputy Jom H y. Tt was learned yes ter y that Witchell wae not the rMeht man, Tom Francis, who te} atill at large, is the man wanted. - } } | =| ONDON UNLOAD ONLY IN NO LON Let the Prices Spea Sun Bonne § $1 Wash MEN'S $3.50 t Petticoats Plain or Striped Gingham, etc. ; each Now is the time for 'em; Values to 35c; each 1Q0c LADIES DONHENY’S Silk and Satin jDRESSES Beautiful New Silk and Satin Dresses, in dozens of different patterns. All the staple and new shades. Taffeta Silk, Jap Silk, Moire Silk, and Satin 6 Q8 ‘ oS Dress Goods $15 and $17.50; all sizes Our $1.50, $1.75,-$2.00 and 50 Novelty Worsteds, Plain Broadcloths, Panamas, Serges, Sheimas, Taffetas-— in fact, any piece of Dress Pair— | Watch | ‘London | Unload | Mr. A. D. Brown, of Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, says: FAILURE . J. Doheny’s Bankrupt Stock Is Here SHOES and OXFORDS, Goodyear Welts; HERE’S A SUPERB STOCK OF READY-TO-PUT-O DRESSES, WAISTS, SKIRTS, JACKETS and COA $5 Silk Petticoats, \ow.. $2.98 $6, $7 and $8 Silk Petticoats, ow... $63.98 $1 and $1.50 Dress and House Waists, Now GOc $5 to $15 Silk and Net Waists, Now - $2908 $5 and $6 Top Skirts | $6 to $10 Top Skirts SILKS Safe In Saying That Seattle Women Were Never Before | | : | Jory of those who found a watery | from the Parental schoo! will ren- 6 W T 7 TS DECORATION DAY ee ae sl eeeetee her ote |GIRLS WANT 10 PLAY ; 7 basta | he pi will) harge of J,| Whitma of the Mrat Bay . , A iw fi tiet ghure will invoke the divin ox pont FIVE GUNNE & | PROGRAM /8 OUT’): fist @ BALL FOR THE A.-Y.-P. sane / Ss — — n ¢ i battalion of The decoration of graves will t soe Ht rg l'The Third U, #. Infantry band will] pinoe at & ¢ and will b ae ee - Pee The Monday morning, May 91, the ;to Second, then south on Becdnd to! aise be tn tne | oinrae of Millor Pout OG, A. R norastont le of Cherry, where the line will disband |- om . ...B, enpostilon, for , \ eailiga parade of the G. A, R. veterans and | Ohe ) © line will disba I, W, Graven will deliver the ad: ing the exercises taps will be ! : evil toi the Bpantsh-American war veterans | S!4 pepalr to the Grand opera house | drogy of the day sounded and several salutes will be |” [ try, 7 spain wi cat 10a, mi. 10 tromt ofthe |". netrees Hugeno W, Bell will read Lin: | tired, Clayt the Al NOK AN VORB, . n a Immediately follow! shoot |coln'a Gettyab speech, and . | Bt ° Gi ‘ ~ WAS ACCOMPLICE OF MAB. GUN: sone on her farm, near La ve Weatorn av, and liq immediately f lowing ts Pi eet} oln'a Gottyabure wpe ch, a Farsley ty Voki, Dio ‘ which . ‘Aaa NESS IN KILLING FOUR a 1 then killed M “ ( end at the ¢ house, The | graves of old soldiers tn the Ovand | ‘Star Spangled Banner Childrer ny ‘ rls Mra, X. at home? |»... - clot the Wonaaa sete MURDERED WOMAN ‘was pla HL HL D,| line of mare e armory runs | Army cemetery and the strewing | from the Columbia school will alse Ath Sos-er-please leave my card |irle ¢ se w tthe Weatminaael é Pi mg yee to Nor. | #uth tot thence east on Pike | of flowers on Puget sounddn apem ‘sing and the fife and drum corpse) on the table Harvard Lampoon, |A.-¥.-P, B, and sent ! row aft (My Uptted Preps) ay. wen } CHICAGG, May 46 Word ronch- | “8%: 4 ed here today that a young Amert-| Tho captain of the ve can sailor is held In detention at) that the sa whose name Fredrikatad, 1 Christiania, Nor | withheld, appeared } been “THERE IS GER TRYING.” Right, Mr. Brown, k for Themselves—Figures Never L-e!! Heavy IXX Retin- LADIES’ WNS Cotton Filled ned Preserving $3, $4 and $5 LA f TRIMMED ; ot t r ORGANDIES, ete. Com orts Style (Read our Domes- tics items below) Yard— Ac KETTLES Worth 30c; each Replenish your Prints; milliog Bedding NOW yds. to unload; 79C| 5c HATS $6.75 Strong, durable, sanitary; made of est steel wire fabric that never lovely couch by day, a splendid night. London unloads at ..... { Pure White Cotton | : Pads, Reg. $4.75 J | At $2.95 | ® AN Sizes > Including / ' | Extra Sizes , ($2.98 $4.75 Watch London flow s ‘ Unload ibe, 18¢ and 25c la a dies, Batistes, et ae sapenatthincbeot goods, but mussed 6 little, London unloads, ya American Prints, all styles, & silk) style wash goods; 98c DANISH CLOTHS, 11% These splendid Half-Wool Dress Fabrics, tn all colors and black London unloads these 113c ie ‘4 at, per yard 7c 46INCH NOVELTY DRESS GOODS, 26 600 yarda of our The quality 46 inch Dark Novelty Dress Goods; excellent for separate skirts, sults, coats, boys’ suite ete London unloads $1.00 64.INCH NOVELTY DRESS GOODS, 26 1,000 yards of good, heavy quality S4-inch Novelty Sultings; never sold for less than $1.00. Lon don unloads these at 25 c per yard 36¢ NOVELTY DRESS GOODS, 180 ibe Novelty Dress Goods tin over 26 different patterns; the sea won's §=neweat London un loads these at, por yard ‘9 ve Se $1.25 541NCH SICILIANS, 590 q ¢ well-known Wnglish Dress always retailed ¥ at | Your choice of all colors at, por yard ...... 59c If the Goods Don’t Please, Bring Promoting me il Them Back; Glad to Exchange. finished, plain 27-lnch Silks, for waists, party dresses, hat drapes, scarfs and Nning, all colors, including the cream and black. per yard 75c Plain Bengaline Silks, 45c Our The quality Bengaline Silks. anteed for wear and washable; we have too many pleces; over fifty, including black. London unloads at, per 45 yard oss Sas Cc 65c Plain Taffeta Silks, 48c Over 75 pieces of this beautiful 65e quality Al-Stlk Taffeta, for waists, dresses, coats, underskirts, trimmings, ete; hame your shade-we have it, including guar black, London unloads at, per ee ee ae 48c $1.25 %6ineh Black Taffeta Silk, wear guaranteed; stamped on edge. 69 London wnloads at, per yard c $1.50 S64neh Black Taffeta Silk, our fa shipment for this sale per yard . wide, guaranteed washable; all colors, including cream and black, Lon- don unloads at, per yard .... 39c $1.00 and $1.25 Foulard Silks, 59c All our $1.00 and $1.25 qualities go at one price; 24 to 26 Inches wide; new and uptodate; have a rich satin finish; a big assortment at, per ‘yard 85c 25-Inch Chiffon Taffeta, 55c M4och Chiffon Our She quality Taffeta, Goods that runs from $1,50 a Offered Such Goods at Such Prices— no limit; yard yard and up, widths from 46 - 2 . Comforts—White Cotton to 56 inches, London un- 50¢ Elco Silks, 27-Inch, 28c | 50c Japanese Silks, 27-Inch, 39c | 85c Satin Messaline Silks, 59c G mt ; loads at, per yard— Worth 0c yard; thee beautiful, highly | ‘This good, standard 500 quality, 27 inches | Our regular 650 quality ANl-Silk Satin | Unloeding price, each 4s le Henley Sorges; all you wa no limit. Unloading r Mesesalino; no need for comment on these—everybody knows the standard quality; all shades and black, 59c London unloads at, per yard Pongee Silks Reduced Brown Linen Crash, 194¢ value. Unloading, ae T6o and $1,00 Pongee Silks, both the met tron” to chon rough and plain; all the wanted shades, nd P iimit, Unk including a big line of fancies, My no Imit. loading don unloads at, per yard ., 48c OT veseeee weve ‘ $1.00 264nch Genuine Imported Natural Shantung Pongee Silk unloads at, per yard } $1.36 844nch Genuine Imported Natural Hair Pins the solt, clinging sik; exosiient. for Shantung Pongee Silk, London 98 : most all purposes, eapectally latngs; | whloads at, per yard ........... 006 Combs, Belts, ete. shades—cream, pale blue, old rose, $2.00 36-inch Extra Heavy Natural Color > i champagne, navy blue ‘and black. | — Pongee Silk; this one is aure to please, | 1% Shell Hatr Pins, on @ London unloads at, per B5c | tendon unlonds at, per repulse: 10088 yard .. is salted O | Wi saline EI 1.25 URIONGS 044048 K SILKS REDUCED $1.26 274noh Black Satin Duch thread pure silk; extra b J London unloads at, per yard 68, Overy 95¢ $3.00 864nch Black Satin Messaline; ex tra heavy, rich finish; guaranteed or money refunded London un. 1 69 | Joads at, per yard .., ‘ ‘ | 60c ALBATROSS, 360 Strictly All-Wool Albatross, 36 inches wide, in all colors, Lon don unloads at, per 35 yard one Cc BEDDING DEST 100-YAND SPOOL SILK, Se R. & 6, COnSseT® HON Ow 6,000 Back Combs; 6c and 490, London loads Barrettes—Thousands of regular prices and $1.96 36inch Black | Taffeta Silk, the fa 86¢. London unloads mous “Money's Worth” make 90 London unloads at, per yard ..,. SUC | wash Belts, many sty! | $2.00 864nch Black Satin Duchess, pure |, War 250, London wm | | silk, perfect dye; the most popular loads .... € silk this @eason. London un Child's Hose Linge: ete. $1.19 sizes, black and whitey lar price 160, Londo Ui Jonds, a palr Shaving* Soap; regu- | pear| Buttons; London un- | Or atid ad loads at, per yard ..., Willams lar 5 loads . sizes; regular 5c. unloads Ladies’ Hose Supporters, regu: | Hooks and Byes, white amd lar price 260, London 10 regular 8c a card, Low unlouds .. eeadiee C | don unloads, 6 for ¢ Thousands of Your Neighbors Will Tell You Can't Send C. 0. D. J nuas