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STAR—TUESDAY, JAN. PAGE 2 CITY OFFICIALS PREDICT — 11 PERSONS PASSING CF ELECTRIC CAR; | INJURED IN AUTOBUS WILL SUCCEED IT CAR WRECK With Councliman Erickaon's resolution Introduced Monday to dinmine litigation to acquire ttle, Renton & Southern, Geattio may be the first city in | years the United States to place the paved. first formal wreath on the inev. |S. It 19, 1915, FOUR DAYS MORE Of Our |Before-Inventory Sale} But These Four Days Will Be P ANTON’S Days of Golden Opportunity at All broken lots, all odds and ends, all mussed or counter soiled merchandise ‘must be sold. This, com- bined with the splendid bargains we are giving in our Being-Discontinued Departments, which we are anxious to close out quickly, makes wonderful bargains possible PORTLAND, street Jan. 19%-——-A Van moving rapidly j Let the Renton company and Its receivers keep the line,” he|couver jnays, “The elty would find ft a/struck a split switch in the suburbe jburden at any price. In a few|shortly before midnight, plunged 40 when Rainier boulevard is |feet over the pavement, and landed the motorbuns will push the!on its side, more or leas severe! & 4, clear out of business.” | injuring 11 persona Itable passing: of the electric The city's right to declare the! Ail of the injured, most of whon trotley line, The resolution, re- Renton franchine invalid wan de | were bruised and cut by glass, ferred to the Judiciary commit. |"!6d by a decision of Judges Cosh-| said to be doing well t will come up to « vote of man and Neterer last mber. the eounell Monday No appeal will be taken if Erick . |non's resolution {ts passed Erlokson, as leader of muntety Monday ownership advocates tn the counct) Clears Away Obstacles fought steadily for three yearn to car are Another city sult against the} Tomorrow, Wednesday, We Offer: A Table of Ladies’ Neckwear Ladies’ Waists $2.48 VALUES Ladies’ slightly sotled or counter mussed Neckwear lar styles of the season to 98c, Your cholee, 25¢, Table Covers and Bureau Scarfs Made of imitation brown embroidered and fin- Regular All go Wednesday and burlap, ished all ready for use. price up to 98¢. at 30¢. Standard Prints Only about 50 pieces, but good colors, with navy, cardinal and black and gray grounds. Special ular price 6c and 7c. Wednesday, 4's¢. in all the popu Values up in assorted patterns, Copenhagen ONE soiled waists of Attractively all sizes, linen made, Special 49c. 49c table of counter mussed and slightly lace voile, lawn, and there Dress Goods Remnants have all are nants of Wool — sold Wednesday the former about and fine Cot- ton Dress Fabrics that will be Y2 Price 300 rem- at just half selling prices. Two Special Bargains in Millinery Lot 1, 49c 49 Trimmed Hats at 49¢ son's models. the price. each The trimming alone ts worth double All are this sew Lot 2, 69c Plush Turbans for children and misses. These turbans have never sold for less than 98¢ BILLY SUNDAY TALKS TO HIGH OFFICIALS AT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Rev. Billy Sunday, here for a series Jan 19- The, ¥ of revival meetings, addressed a gathering yesterday afternoon made up largely of members of the house and senate and the official life of Washington Seated on the platform were Sec etary Bryan, Secretary Lane, At torney General Gregory and J. P. Tumulty, secretary to the presiden President Wilson had been invited, but was unable to attend. Champ Clark, speaker of the house, presid ed. Sunday talked on “If Christ Came to Washingto: “He is already here,” he told his audience. “He sees every false We Make Motion Pictures Finest Equipment in the Northwes+ Jacobs Photo Shops Building, Seattle AMUSEMENTS MOORE “re non FORBES-ROBERTSON FAREWELL NEXT WERK vote that is cast here, or that fs east in your constituencies. His judgment on you or me is not based on what He reads in the Congres- sional Record.” In bie final praye jod for “a p House who in submission to God The dent's a: Ma Wilson WANT CARS TAKEN Sunday thank- ident in the bows the knee pre Miss et er OFF WESTERN AVE. | Residenis of the Ballard district who use Fort Lawton, Bailard Beach and Ballard North cars petitioned the council Monday to use the city's Puget Sound &-! Co. t route these car Fir stead of Western Councilman Mitzger % bill authorizing the discontinue running ern ave. SELL SHRAPNEL on uid introducer company to cars on West FOR SOUVENIRS "" are and net. nearly 75c Counter-mussed You mbination and soiled handling suits, emises drawers and y are trimmed embroidery from will find in this lot slip-over gowns, Princess with cedgings, and beadings with ribbon \ clean-up _ price to $1.75. Y a garment Rubbers for values 5c Boys and Girls These are Rhode Island and are excellent Sizes 11 to Special Wednesday, wearing 39¢. RUBBERS Children’s Rubbers, with roll edge; the kind Sizes 3 to 9% Lunch in our Tea Room make rubbers. Regular price 75¢ strong you always pay Special, Try our Special 25¢ Lunch. You'll Get the Habit ‘STATE TO ASK DEATH PENALTY FOR UNWED MOTHER WHO KILLED BABES Mrs. NEW YORK, the electric Mre. Ida pay Ida Sniffin-Walters Jan chair may Sniffin-Walters for the murder of her two chil 19 Death tn the pen will} demand the death The murderer L. E. Rogere clares he will prosecute Mra, Wal who is also known as Rogers, for murder in the first degree and, penalty. i of her two chil-; obtain the Renton line for the clty | | Hut with the advent of the auto | ‘bus and ite proved utility as means of transportation, Erlekson foresees the doom of the electric street railway, and Is of the opinicr |that the Seattle, Rentor & Southern would prove ® white elephant on| the elty'’s hands, no matter what price is patd for It | In this opinion Ertekson ts backed | by a mafority of the council and by | Mayor Gill } Condemnation Bult Pending =| In March, 1911, the people of He attle voted $800,000 for a municipa! rallway, The bond lanue re two-to-one vote fact that the } jeiving inadequate service and, un der the administration of William Crawford, then president, the com: | pany Wan regularly defiant of pub-| lle conventence and rights, | The counct! at that time passed a | resolution declaring the franchise the Renton line invalid, and Intor » | Jcondemnation #ult was begun by the city to acquire the physical property of the company The first unit of the city railway |known as Division A, was completed | last year, but owing to tigation not | finally settled, the Renton line war not acquired Wants Suite Abandoned The original plans contemplated the connection of Division A with the Renton line to the south and }with a Hallard extension to the! north. Although the city's right to con demn the Renton line bas been up held by the Washington supreme court, and ts now tn the U. 8. su |prete court on appeal by the re celvers of the line, Councilman Erickson, impressed by the rapid strides of the autobus as the com: log means of passenger transporte. ition In cities, now wants this and imiflar litigation abandoned at once. ’ | | jaward was Renton line was that involving common user street privileges on the company's right of way on Rainier ave, The city won In the lower court, but the condemnation declared too small by the supreme court and was remand od for retrial, With the dismissal of these suits by the city, obstacles placed by the Renton receivers in the way of the elty going ahead with street im provements In the Rainier valley, will be removed. If the people adopt establish a municipal autobus line, connect Division A with the Lake Burien line, incidentally tep: ping the downtown district and the Whatcom ave. district, the munict pal ratiway will be supplied with a downtown feeder without the Ren ton line. Vetoes Ballard Extension Recetvers of the Renton line have offered to nell ft to the city for $1,600,000 on a 28-year-payment plan The autobus connections contem plated by the clty would cost not over $50,000 Mayor Gill aut ie bill The mayor. Councilman priating vision A wit Ballard by way Leary ave. Erickson says that the unpaved condition of this district would pre vent autobusses from operating there for at least five years Mayor Gill, however, takes issue with him It is my personal opinion,” said the mayor, “that automobiles will supersede street car lines as a means of transportation. The route ontiined in the proposed bill is probably as {deal a line for auto transportation as any in the etty having no grades and being plank ed at the present time ya he will sign the however, bill appro: connect Dt railway to Fremont and to of ROME, Jan. 19 |the rehabilitation generally of Central Italy constitute the tank now facing officials, who have been struggling for a week with chaotic conditions resulting from the recent earthquake All the living persons who were buried in the ruins have been res joued, tt is declared, except ponsibly }in fsolated casen. The most serious work of the gov nment is to prevent an epidemic among the refugees, Medical of |ficers of the army, who are tr | charge of this task, have ordered | the most rigid sanitary regulations | enforced. ‘Thousands of refugees have flock |ALLIES LIKE PLAN FOR JAPAN TO RAISE ‘FOREIGN LEGATION’ BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS PARIS, Jan. 19.—The Japanese} foreign legation” being raised in Japan to aid the armies of the al lies in Burope will be welcomed, French officials acknowledged to- day. Official participation of the Jap anese in the European campaigns might result In complications, it ts| pointed out. They might have to! q be paid, and Japan would be in a} position to claim much credit for) the victory. With organized unofficially as a “foreign legation” it in declared this dif. ficulty would be eliminated he men who make up the “for eign legations” are picked veter- ans, They will be perfectly} equipped and their commander will be one of the great military genins- es of Japan. There is a growing sentiment in England in favor of asking Japan| to undertake the protection of! |Egypt and India in order to re- lease the British regiments there. Russia is said to have suggested | unofficially that she would wel-| come an alliance permitting the Japanese to join the Russians on the firing line In East Prussia, Gal. {cla and Hungary. |CRUCIFIXION TOO -ORUEL FOR CENSORS | Acid Japanese forces | them for an extended period REPORT STILL ANOTHER SHOCK IN TOE OF ITALY ROME, Jan. 19.—An uncon firmed report reached Rome to- day that another shock had been felt throughout the prov- ince of Cosenza in Southern Italy Ther have been fre quent shocks there, the city of Cosenza having been destroyed in 1783. The province has an area of 2,000,000 square miles and population of 500,000. Stomachs Are Dangerous Advice by « Distin 2 Specintint “Acid” stomachs are ause nold Irritates and delicate intng of the stomach indering and p | Common Sei atgeroun be and leading te auch ¢ of the trouble—the ac ach—an dangerous as ever must be neutralized, and n prevented, and the or this purpose ts a te bisurated ma taken In a little warm or eating, which not ines the actd, but al fermentation from whiol acidity ts ordinarily with tm » meal ts followed with rated magr ed from any ways t ent punity a little emia be drugs and sho! kept handy Advertine’ It affords me much pleasure to write you telling of the merits of your medicine. I have been under |the care of doctors for five years They said an operation was impera tive. I had already taken a grea quantity of medicines. After read ing about Dr. Kilmer's wonderfu) Swamp-Root I decided to give it a @ trial. When I would waik any distance my stomach would hurt me 89 I would have to ery out with pain, my limbs would ache, and my hips got numb as if paralyzed; but after using six bottles of Dr. Kil mer’s Swamp-Root I cannot praise it too highly, My friends are sur. the plan to! has vetoed | venting the proper | ©) the room from the speakers’ “ASK DAY LABOR PLAN ON ROAD That » minimum wage of $ day be ppecified for labor on the Inpaquah-Renton road was the re-| |quest made by 622 residents of the| | district, who attached thelr names} to a petition addressed to the county | commissioners Monday, The road t#| |to be built out of the 100,000 bonds voted by the people of King} | county. | Because the commissioners felt) the plan would entail a greater cost than if the contract ts le bidder, the matter was re the prosecuting | opinion. | The commissioners say they have! jonly $2,500 for the work, while the| |day labor plan, they estimate, while! it will give more jobs, may cont $6,000 ELEVEN MEN ON | STRIKE ARE SHOT ROOSEVELT, N. J, Eleven strikers were vate detectives charged 400 strik ers who had = surroun d a train bearing strike breakers to the Wil-| Hams & Clark Fertilizer plant here. It was reported that a number of strikers boarded the train and en deavored to dissuade the strike! breakers from working. The strikers assert the detectives rushed from the plant and opened fire without warning | to one! red to] attorney for an| Jan shot, two; CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 SHAKEN ITALY NOW FACES —commencun cove HORRORS OF AN EPIDEMIC Burtals. the res jed to Rome and Naples, and both /of it they toration of towns and villages, and | Places are preparing to care for|they are satisfied with their loca- GOING RIGHT OUT | AFTER PROSPERITY sell in Seattle, whether |tion, just what, if any, change is |needed in their business to bring |them greater prosperity, and other questions of a similar nature. Nearly a hundred companies have replied thus far to the club's queries, SEVENTEEN OF THESE SAY THEY COULD GREATLY) ENLARGE THEIR INDUSTRIES IF THEY COULD GET NEW LO.) CATIONS. The Commercial Ciub is going to try to get them new locations. Some of the firms could double) their business, AND GIVE EM- PLOYMENT TO MANY PERSONS, if they could borrow a few thou- |eand dollars, they say. The Commercial Club, providing | lcompanies in such circumstances, upon Investigation, prove to be trustworthy, will go to the banks) land endeavor to negotiate the loan) |for them. | | see | H. Van Rensselaer Chase of New| York, « little man with a big name/ land a bigger voice, explained the | plan at Monday night's dinner. The guests had eaten, Robert/ Boyns, president of the club, had briefly sketched the purpose of the gathering, and Charles Hebberd, former president of the Spokane Chamber of Commerce, had told of the success of the reorganization) movement in the Spokane chamber, | | when Toastmaster Boyns called on ;| Chase. Away off at the opposite side of! table arose an insignificant sort of a lit | tle man with eyeglasses. But when he opened his mouth his insignifi cance vanished. He talked in booming voice, and |short, Jerky sentences “Do you realize what it mea men of the Seattle Commercial) Club,” he demanded, “if you put al |shoulder to the wheel and help? “Does it mean anything to you,} Jor to Seattle, if the city’s payroll is} jincreased half a million dollars a| ear?” “It is in your power to accom: plish this result, through the cam-| paign already launched for the de-| velopment of your home industries H. Van ete, Chase hails from New {York. He is an expert organizer of commercial bodies. He is to assist the Commercial Club in its reorganization plans, which are expected to increase the membership to more than 2,000. At 12:15 club met Tuesday members of the at the clubrooms for Committees of four were 19.—| Cc R e UJ T MQB=—MACeran norkz B2wo—-wzc To Keep Skin Healthy, Youthful, Wrinkleless at the social neason Is here expeciail to keep wkin fine jon, You k w consptcu mplexton ppear under the bright Nght « wink ball room ry evident are some when simflariy illuminated. I have mynelf discarded cosmne-ica entirely, using a which gives fa etter results, and which leaves no race on the skin. At night I smear on a thin coat of ordinary mer ned wax, wash it off next + ng. This gradually absorbe the vitalized particles of surface skin: just as gradually the sore youthful beneath comes forth, providing plexion as clear, smooth and delicately tinted ax a young «irl’s. 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A story RESERVATION of the life of Christ was ruled out 1913 law is now being tested before “ 4. 2 ‘The + allan Hand” through the Panama canal, the bat because the crucifixion scene was Judge ter tleship Oregon is due to reach here| Has the state the too eruel The suit was brought by the Puge! today from Puget sound, whence from the “THE WRONG BIRD” scrrecin yi brought bythe Pose’ | AGUS AM INQUIRY ants are the state, county, port dis. | | OF CEDAR RIVER DAM | ——.--.- she sailed Saturday afternoon. Big Musical Comedy Tabioia “ ‘Justice of the Peace” trict and eity Attorney General Tanner, Deput Dr, Kilner & Co. Port Attor Counctiman Dale introduced x || Binemamton, N.Y.) bn Expose of Borla! Conditions Other Arie 10e poison. Attorney dren by PETROGRAD, Petro Distric ot ad has @ novelt \ m of “S10 to soe, “DOWD merchants,’ a : hawkers. selling German shrups splinters picked from the battlefield of Poland “The Strongest Tie” ES aoe bap gol venta SAN FRANCISCO, her way to be: Martin ar asa ah bk Mat... | but owners of claim they the abutting lands s entitled to the new nd the validity of the; np certainty and ease which this Pinex Syrup overcomes |® bad cough, chest of throat cold « truly wens a dry, heals and hurry, With it stops the for- Jan. 19.—On the president of the -rosecutor Evans, Preston and Assistant Cor-|resolution Monday to employ three | Prove What Swamp-Root WII! Do nt | Harold ight to re coun jexperts to investigate the Cedar For You serve highly concentrated com ine Norway pine ext 1 and is famous er for its splendid effect 1 bronehi newly uncovered shore the Waabir alip! Jands 0 Lake harbors, docks Government accepts 12 city lots areas in Cordova for site for federal bulld-, boule ing. | house a ‘A law passed by the 1913 legisla. | W. R. Ellis, prominent Portiand ture authorizes the land commis-| lawyer, dies suddenly, sioner to make such reservations, STEWART HOUSE 86 Stewart St, Near Pike Ho Market Modern Bingie Kooms 2heé Large, Modern Outside Ro Oe eets, wharves, ware es . are ore 4 disappointment by making th ything else Vefaction, or with thie The Pinex Co, Ft. Wayne, prised to see me looking so well. | appointed to canvass given districts! “Get 2% ounces Pinex (60 cents worth) Respectfully yours lof the city for new members. from any drug store, pour It Into ® pint MRS, ROSA MITCHELA, | One hundred business men will] Portis nd fit the bottle with anes Gren Labadieville, La. |give their time daily, for the next| amily supply—of tha sect ot i Personally appeared before me|four days, between 10 a, m, and 12 AY At a cost of only 64 | this 18th day of February, 1914, Mrs.| o'clock, to this work. At noon they You couldn't buy as mu Rosa Mitchell, who subscribed the| will meet at the club to aeal oa nad ele hk. Oe, above statement and made oath | progress " |that the same Is true in substance! RM FOR LIFE Jand in fact, L. L. NAQUIN, GIVES A Justice of the Peace, | ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Jan. 15,| David Lake, proprietor of a saw. mill at, Pleasantville, had to choose between having a saw rip his body poretinn <inamak Wekaetee ans }in two or cut off his right arm, He sel for the defendants river basin and dam, with reference’ Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & jlet his pode i ene caught. His ton cana!) to the seepage and methods of seal. | Co., Dept, R., Binghamton, N. Y "lbody was dragged toward the big |ing same. [%, sample size bottle. It will con:| saw. To save his life he deliberate |vince anyone, You will also re . : Congressmen appoint committee! ceive a hooklet of valuable Informa |rained his freedom \ ws tive ‘wig to select wedding gift for Miss) tion, telling about the kidneys and jteeth cut their way through flesh jonevieve Clark, speaker's daugh bladder, Regular fifty-cent apd one| and bone. ter, who will marry James dollar size bottles for sale at all] Physictans at the hospital Thompson, New Orleans Dubilsher.| drug stores, say heomay die from loss of blood, One or Two, onscreen icin sree bi