The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 30, 1909, Page 9

BY J T The Para ed There it dea! ¢ ling to cor When we have spent about $375. 00 in digging that big diteh the isthmus, whet are we 6 question mas PRAMS SED SPAT 4 S macame . : aor . « s570Ma . wee on © ser amrc ‘e uerr.. 2 SAN PEDO. . gpen . man 2e8e . Rio, . rar acres ro reer errr NT FLYNN Consulting Engineer, California Rivers and Harbors League bine big enough to dock the Lusi. | tania . ox " were J.T. FLYNN idian Pa T € * ¥ co comnection with the At-| states, w magnificent Paul, Chicago or New 0 The | Bf r serious competition, ix about tw hundred This means th they must earn $10,000,000 a year |! a wage . ide the Ca Pucit than two-thirds acr mth | mi t u b r through rates from the Atlantic J the Pacific, an approximate dis Hundreds of Millions. But even out of that two-thirds haul, a large part of which is a between which there Is little 0 miles PorUnnd rivers extending husd linto the or th ocean fre while the others have board territories tribut annot be profi t eat interocear ordinary, everyday folks to get out of itt is one great big answer t question: jwe will, we can get relief from @orbitant, unjust tribute yearly paying to the railways we may have food to eat, to wear and houses to live and there, and through expert ce, we immediately ask ourselves. hat can a man with a million do against a billion-dollar id combine?” answer to that question depend very largely upon the Hon of the man with the mil Mf ke happened te live in Colo , Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Ne quently “away from. the sea 4, aud out of the Missouri or ppt river nsportation , I should say he could do noth but submit to railroad extor- ‘or butld an air line Where Seattle Wins. ) But if he lived in any seaport city ere from Portiand, Me. to land, Ore., he could take that dollars and punch a hote in SATTIE SUFFERS WW FIGHT OVER A TELEGRAMS EAST ASKING FOR RELIEF. | The members of the Chamber of fommerce are very much wrought over thé» proposition of the! t Northern to’ abandon the feat # from St. Paul to Seattle in m after teleg nators and the higher ystotfice service asking sade the ¢ . officials to keep the train on the rnment is not doing the ¢ by it. In order w ge gh on it. By this the ain on a four-year con The’ railroad men may that Gaal which is coming directly to pattie and vicinity, and that if PMily be paid for about a third of the Mall carried. Rather than that they Will take the train off the run, they Mey. | CHICAGO BLIZZARD Mia ithe in this eity last night, ac ‘terding to police reports today rees beloW zero here to fell this morning, bu Wind wa® blowing off any traine are stil! delayed wate is general throughout northern MMelesippi valley Arizona or New Mexico, and | transcontinental railroad com-/ BG MAIL CONTRACT BUSINESS MEN ARE RUSHING! i train from the Kast which! jroad company thinks that how much mail the train postoffice officials have weigh all the mail that ud just what tonnage to| oe mali is ght now, and that the! ernment men are only. weighing | inage for the four-year contract taken from this average, they will | COSTS FOUR LIVES te AGO, Dec, 20.—The intense | prevailing throughout the | West resulted in four] The thermometer registered wix Reports {rom Nebraska, South * and Town indicated that the tes. Thi several Nobraska cities Mercury dropped tris degrees uet0, “Witle” Say” Dakota ints reported even colder weath- ef Pacific Coast Line From Gritish Columbia to Panama, Show! ition of U. S. Seaports and Distarices waste, or as yet, an unsettied ter. ritory, they manage to exact hun dreds of millions of dollars anny Each Could Raise @ Million. ally in gross earnings, the burden falling to a great extent upon the! producers and consymers of the western coast. Coast Pays Bills. them it i e to say that the states |lare with which a modern 10,000-ton | of Washington, Oregon and Califor. | ship could be built nia bear fouraiftha of the tire of thos ships cost of the operation of the South ¢ Panama canal orn Pacific, the Union Pacific, the weed Sa Pe, the Great Northern, the ight train from the Northern Pac..ie, and, a time, will bear that same proportion of enst of pleted to San Francisco. And yet } | } to Panama Canal cept indifference. Few of these cities ¢ spare the two hund would requ {nental r ould raise one rough rate from an e Chicago, Milwaukee & St. | $26 to a maximum of $6 per ton Paul railway, aud the Western Pa- | cluding $2 per ton tolls through the cific, which has just been com- Panama canal, and still pay a divi dend of 10 per cent on the these are all seaport | ment Sale 25% Off During this exceptional sale we have exceptional values in SUITS and OVERCOATS that will interest you. All $12.50 Suits and Overcoats”.. 1955+ seoesd All $15.00 Suits and Sil 25 Overcoats ..... o eead = All $18.00 Suits and $1 Overcoats ...... «.-s 3.5 All $20.00 Suits and $1 Overcoats ...+5+ eres 5. All $22.50 Suits and $16 $5 Overcoats ...s06 coos Ps All $25.00 Suits and $18 75 Overcoats ....08 sens a All $27.50 Suits and $20 6o Overcoats . se ‘ r) All $0.00 Suits and Overeontensss «ORDO AH $32.50 Suits and Overcoats . $24. 35 All $35.00 Suits and $26. 25 Overcoats ... All $40.00 Suits ; and Overcoats «sree “$30.00 DESIRABLE GIFTS FOR MEN AT EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICES Gus Brown Always Right Second at Yesler Where the Car Stops ould mea’ ‘on leading 1 Pacific, namety co, Oakland, vedro) and Sar onected witt may be distribe carrier Re Otello, Lohengrin, Tannhauser, in La Boheme With these conditions beyond the power of railroad combination, there ie nothing to prevent these —_—-— ———— |citles from controlling the through transcontinental freight Amberol Records. dealer's today 1 mill nire to build a transcon ~ iroad, but the ig Sa play beth Rdisee Btamdard and Amberol Records Goaier of trom ws Mathonal Phonegreph Co, 15 Lakeside Avenue, Orange, Mr J. ne speed of the! Pacific, but could r THE STAR--THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1909 PANAMA DITCH AND TEN SHIPS CAN BREAK BOB HODGE THE AAILADAD GRIP ON THE PACIFIC COAST" in Anti-Railroad Movement in First of Two} Jes Written Especially for The Star Explains Details of Plan to Make People of Three States Dic- tators Instead of Victims of Rate Extortion. “HAS. NOTHING TO GONGEA Admits His Friendship for Romano, But Has Had Nothing to Do With Slot Machine Muddle. ‘or the last time, | hope, 1 to go on record as admit ting my friendship for Jean Romano Romano and | are friends in spite of the fact that tam sheriff of King county and that it appears that he has been ‘ ting slot machines in King unty. hd y acquaint © with Romano and my friendship for him ie to be construed as a erime then | arr a criminal and ready to suffer the penalty therefor.” wa Leo Slezak, the great tenor, Slezak has made ten records for the Edison, rincipal tenor songs from the more prominent roles of his repertoire —so that, while the New York opera goer pays $5.00 a seat w hear Slezak in one opera, with the Edistin’ Phonograph and Amberol rds you get Slezak at his best in his ten best roles, including Aida and Rodolf« Only on Amberol Records can you get a full length rendering of | these great arias—and only on the Edison Phonograph do you get Hear these greaf’Slezak Records at any Edison | om Phot dealers everywhere. Talking Ma- chine. Headquarters | Kilers Music Ballding of Prosecuting Attor | ¥ ney Vendervect withy Romano to Hodge went | derveer in merely taking advantage | Rom into California now sings for you in the Edion Phonograph the same famous arias from the Grand Operas that the New York audiences pay $5.00 a seat to hear. singer Slezak is, is told in the New York World the morning after a recent appearance of Slezak at * | the Metropolitan Opera House: Just how, great a | , quoted from the “*Carugo now has a rival."” comprising the Rhadames in aphe BLS t0 $00.0 Faison Ambero] Reconts (way twice i Records - s ea . nt Opers Reconts the pearest amt hear the Edisos Phonograph Get complete catalaga from your Third and Untvernfty Good-Bye to 1909 With bargains for owr patrons, we will wind up the old year. At the same time we wish to thank our patrons for their liberal patronage during 1909, and will endeavor to merit your good will with courtéous and liberal treatment during 1910. Opportunities Here for New Year’ s Gifts A few items mentioned for T nucodey sik Friday cial Every department bike cidica prices to aa out the old year of 1909 with, Pictures $1.50 Kimonos Ladies’ Collars Are nice items for New Year Giits, and | Long and short ones; flannelette We have a very pretty line of He you can choo#e from our line at terial, rich patterns; now 98 Collars, each one in a box, and you Half ey Boys’ Clothing can select a nice Gift at Just Half Price. Hosiery All new Fall Suits, made with Blouse, Auto Scarfs Cashmere Hose for} Pants and Double-Breasted Coats. | A splendid Gift and nov Ladies’ Gloves Year's Gifts, you can buy them at a} $2.25 Scarfs ....... ceevecee es BLGCD 50c Cashmerette Gloves, black and col A woman always appreciates Haadh You can give a nice Ladies’ Handkerchiefs | patterns, now |e Boceueiudenta anaes patie $1.25 } $1. 50 Colored Spreads, full size for | 35¢ Hair dees: nice for ¢ adine of 15¢ double bed, with heavy knotted fringe, |... 6... .eeeeeeeevees Ceaboves teeees PARE RE ES \ gers 75¢ Back Combs, now.........+ eile ic Bleache heets, ), made from B5¢ | F004 grade soft finish muslin, now 39¢ $1.50 Jet Necklaces, now...... P; re | 50c Fancy Curtain Net, 50 inches nae $1.50 Jet Hair Bandeaux, now ing js tyed | white and ecru, now, a yard 35¢ italien Gift by giving a 25c Stenciled Scrim, cream and ecru aaa Elastic Belts, with jet st Box of Writing Paper. We place all | grounds, now, a yard... 19¢ Holiday Box Paper on sale at |One-Third Saved on All Wool $1.50 Belts, in black and nd calorg naw Half Price—-Women’ 3 this a 50 inches. long, lined | $1.00 Serges and Novelties in Wool, 46 | '" @"Y one ine, but all sizes in some with guaranteed satin. We j and you can pick | $1.35 Dress Goods, in most all the new | 35¢ White Aprons, with ruffle or plain, from them at Just Half Price, | shades, now, a yard ., : . B89¢ | nice for Gifts, now 25. Half Price. j Dress Goods Shoe Store Reductions $1.00 Ladies’ Crochet Slippers, all sizes | $3.50 Men's Congress Shoes, wice last ; | $1.50 Misses’ Kid Shoes, solid leather, bmantiedichauedhcecss COR | @ Ale for comletts sé siicis cs $2.49 | sizes 12 to 2 sey 98¢ $1.25 Child’s Kid Shoes, sizes 5 and 6, | $1.00 Boys’ Slippers, all sizes, to close | $1.75 Boys’ Calf Leather Shoes, sizes Coenevercesces ces GOO] covccedorevevee oe vide nba ces GOP FRPS MOEN a lisisciases $1.29 MacPherson-Gray Co. SECOND AV. ten recetved while he was traveling on the Yacolt in anfof the fact that Romano and tare) TO WANCOUVER, WN.) branch ends, ‘This 1 dor t deny.| n of giving) VANCOUVER, Wash, Dec. 30—|THERE WILL BE NO wor or anyone lve Van-/ MRS, MARY JOHNSON ma-| If it came to a quertio mall towns {up Romano's friendship or the|Mre, Mary M. Johnson, a Mr =o oF —_ 7 joffiee of sheriff I'd give up the| Mazel Peterson, called the “Queen| TELEGRAPH STRIKE with Ro-| offic I've got a whole lot more|of Faker will be brought from three or| respect for Jean Romano than [| Pendleton, Ore, to Vancouver to, (iy United Prev I have been|have for some of the ministers 1/4ay, to stand trial on char ot! CINCINNATI, Oblo, De 1 took | know in thie city obtaining money from the N n © anne ed tod ha © drive Pucifie Railway company by Inlse ferences between the tele le that pretense mployed the Big Fc anyone | Prectated when not f d upon peo: | Northern Paeif t ed have | ple. 260 las ring by the ¢ pa upher 1 t anion than Ro: | nec NATURE SHAPED. Freiberg’s SACRIFICE CLOSING OUT SALE y Attractive Millinery Kid Gloves an high as $12 i S $108) | ie rntaa:-- 988 NATURE SHAPED SHOES The foot allments of children Petticoats Sitk Petticoats, excel lent qualities; former prices ap to priceson © $9.89 2.5 k Heather stticoats, em Fancy Net, Lace, Mes aline and Walsts, very rich and tasty designe; values Slust go for..2s09 SACRIFICE OF HIGHEST GRADE SUITS 2 oem sin $10.89 Other Attractive Values—Seeing is Believing than 2-3 off. Fox, Black Lynx, Jap Mink, and all fash fonable Skins. flounce will grow after they are grown up unless they are corrected by ag the proper sort of 50.00 Suits, 1 8h We ion to iren's Feet, and with Shoes adaptec growing foot along cc Toeing in, weak «@ * Skinne in give most careful atten the training of Chil ide them guide the ct Hines on, falling arch, fiat foot, all require spe clal Shoes. Our Prices Are the Lowest for the Best We're experts at fitting these Shapdd Shoes. TURRELL’S 903°SECOND AV. styles and ¢ and 1.00 Nature Freiberg’s Cloak : Suit House 1410 Second Ave. Between Pike and Union you can buy Prices, $3.00 up to $12.50. For New | ata saving of Just One-Fourth saving of One-Fourth, $3.50 Searfs now 25¢ | $1.00 White Spreads, full size for | $209 Hand Bags, full size in black and double bed, in a new line of Marseilles in | $3.00 American Lady Corsets, broken ine | lines we are closing out; not all sizes 75¢ Wool Serges, 36 it all staple colors, now, a yard Suits | models W “ antee | inches wide, now, a yard 6N¢ | lines, now . $1.58 206-8-10 Pike Street NSAR SECOND AV.