The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 9, 1916, Page 10

THE SEATTLE STAR PIKE ST., SECOND AVE., UNION ST“ELLIOTT 4100 Stockings ‘19c Pair A Thursday Sale in the Hosiery Sec- tion That Is Rich in Value Giving For these Stockings are worth a good deal more than {* Om the Upper Main Moor, ings— 19¢ a pair—lots of different ribbed or hem tops—all black or black with white feet-- silk lisle Stockings in black and tan sorts—-fast black cotton with ribbed cashmere Stock- black cotton with colored tops and a few fiber silk, Better Shoes and Less to Pay for Them AT THE SEMI-ANNUAL FACTORY SALE OF SHOES Tables and counters have been rearranged and replenished so that it will look like an entirely new sale on Thursday morning. CHILDREN’S SHOES $1.19 PAIR Worth to $3.00—Roys', Gfrls’ and Misses’ Shoos, made of solid leather; Shoes that Slightly mis-mated tn the factory—-but not notice- able in wearing MEN’S $6.00 SHOES $3.95 PAIR Burt & Packard Shoes, made of biack or tan Teather, with dark gray cloth tops-—button or lace made on neat-fitting English lasts. } S $1.95 PAIR | ther—lace style | round toe shapes with welt soles and military heels; sizes 2% to 7. styles; WOMEN’S $3.50 SHO Shoes made of soft tan calf | with blind eyelet have been to 8 WOMEN’S $3.50 & $4 SHOES $1.95 Patent Leather Shoes tn a good variety of styles—lace or button, with Nght or dark gray cloth tops; short or long vamp effecta, WOMEN'S SHOES AT $2.45 PAIR Shoes worth to $4.00-—Included are patent or dull finished leather; also biue and black velvet Shoes—lace and button, with black and colored tops. —Upper Main Mloor, Center, NEW THINGS FOR SPRING Pretty things—stylish things for the coming season are trooping into the Bon Marche, “and as they come we will en- _deavor to give you a brief hint or two of what they are and where they may be found. __ The New Ivory White Button “Boots are strikingly stylish—soft kid with Sinch tops, turned and ny covered Louls heels, a —Uppee Mate FPieer, Center. A New Hand Bag gaining favor is of black pin seal with pyralin chain For drapes, for overskirts, for supposed to be filmy, the anything mew Silk Nets are in demand— shown tn $1.00 Tunic Sets 59c An “Apron Thursday’’ Special on the Third Floor The regular $1.00 Three-piece Tunic Sets for 59¢ on Thursday—nicely tailored sets, made of good percales with fitted tunics; gored skirts and neat Dutch Caps to match. $1.00 VALUE FOR 5% AS LONG AS THE QUANTITY HOLDS OUT Russian Middy Set A Three-piece Russian Middy Set—made of nice quality pereale, In pink, blue, lav- ender and tan; neatly bound with black and white stripe material. Elvah Aprons, Each —75c— Large semifitted Gingham Aprons, with no sleeves; surplice back with tie strings or half belt, with or without ruffle at bot- tom. —Third Floor, south. rc pringtime Silk Dresses Are Here Today They’re Canningly Fashioned of Lustrous Chiffon Tafleta—Soft Crepe de Chine or Combined With Filmy Georgette Crepes Just as new as can be and just as different—quite a notice- able flare to the shorter skirts that makes them saucier and jaun- tier than ever. They are trimmed in several pretty ways with gold embroid- ery, novelty buttons or bands of taffeta. In newest Spring shades—plain or the popular dashing stripes PRICED AT $14.50 AND $19.50 Dainty New Lingerie Blouses at 95c VOILE, MARQUISETTE, ORGANDY, LINENE & POPLIN Many clever styles for your selection—tailored models that are sure to | give service; others, the fronts of which are daintily embroidered, and the fancier kind with fine lace trimmings, hemstitching and tucks. Plush Coats $14.50, $19.50 and $24.50 WITH VELVET COATS AT $14.50 INCLUDED Plush Coats with collars of self material, to be worn high ar low; others with trimmings of beaver color plush; plain and belted and full belted models, some trimmed with black opos#um fur. —seeond Floor, North. Silks 29c Yd. A special purchase of a New —sample pieces and discontinued patterns. are many different styles—Poplins, Brocades, Plaids, Stripes and Plain shades—ranging from 24 to 36 inches wide. 40-INCH PLAIN & FANCY CREPE 59c YARD Silk Crepes, 75c and $1.25 values, in plain weaves and brocaded effects; pink, rose, der, green and black. SILK MESSALINE, 36-INCH, 59¢ YARD Lustrous All-silk Messaline, dresses and lining purposes; a large assortment of light and dark colors to choose from. $1.50 CANTON CREPE, 44-INCH, 95¢ YARD 10 pieces of Black Silk and Wool Canton Crepe— one of the most favored weaves soft, lustrous material of the season. Sample Pieces of 24 to 36 Inch IN A GOOD RANGE RAINY DAY DIRECTORY TO THE BON MARCHE Umbrellas for Women, Men and Children—Upper Main Floor, Plain and Fancy Silks OF COLORS York jobber’s entire lot In the lot Men's and Boys’ Raincoata, Rain Caps, Cravenettes and Black and Belgian, navy, laven- | Yellow Slickers—Upper Main Foor Rubbers and Rubber Upper Main Flodr. Boots— splendid for waists, ‘Women’s Rubber Coata, Raincoats and Cravenettes -- Second Floor North. Children’s Rain Coats and Rain Caps Capes, Rubber Second Floor —Upper Main Fie Apron Gingham 5c Yard The 7 1-2c Quality Apron Gingham, 27 Inches Wide—Blue and White in Lengths to 20 Yards CARRY HOME SPECIALS IN DAYLIGHT BAKERY Carry your Bakery Goods home yourself and save the cost of delivery. 2 Loaves of Bon Marche Bread for 15¢ Checkh— Lenox Soap 3 Bars for 10c Lenox Soap, splendid for scrubbing and laun- dry purposes; regular size bars. Thursday, 2 Airdslie 20c Airdslie Cloth | 12'4c Yard wide; stripe and check patterns, alvo plain col- Special for | Or8; comes in | engths bars for | to 10 yards. Be, 190 und 150 Store—Lower Main Floor. The Regular 10¢ Loaves—and 17 Varieties to Choose From Soda Crackers—regular | Homema $1.00 tins (refund of | Sugar, & 20¢ for return of empty | lasses: sf tin); 2 dozen te spectal Cookies— or Mo « 15¢ Banana Fingers—trosh and delicious; 10 ‘ c Cloth, 21 ing, | Ginger Snaps — fresh and crisp; spe- special, 16 for. celal, a Ib... 10c petri Floor, | GRIFFITHS ¢ ERIGKSON'S Taking for his topic the Cedar river dam, which has been receiving so much atten. tlon during the campaign, Aus tin E. Griffiths, candidate for mayor, submits the following for the Open Forum of The Star: Editor The Star: I have read Mr, Erickson's letter in your paper fand heard his recent talk to the Democratic club on “who located | the dam.” Quite true, the site was selected } 1m 1910, and for that Mayor Gill ts mainly responsible, Even b this warning had been gi | Professors Landes and Roberts. Rut the question now ts; Who ventured nearly $3,000,000 of pub | He money after repeated warnings [upon a reservoir that will not hold CHILDREN’S $1.50 SHOES 95c PAIR |] ' | | Patent Leather Shoes, button style, with extra | high or regular topa, of black or colored cloth— made on foot-form Insts; sizes 3 | | 1 water? 1 was tn dam was ordered blamed by citizens who do not know that I differed with Mr Erickson on that point and voted against running into a wide ope’ switch For that reason 1 ought to set forth the salient facts; show the muddle and puddle policy thus fa! | followed. Real Enemies of M. 0. | Those of us who want success ful municipal ownership, who want |cheap utilities, ought to be first to desire the truth | PUBLIC MONEY WASTED [MAKES THE UTILITY DEARER | AND L SUCCESSFUL. }WASTE MUST BE PAID BY [UTILITY USERS OR BY TAXES ON THE CONTRARY, RED RAD }ICALS SEE ONLY THE MIRA’ | AND NO BOG. | man of sense and courage who ad | vines caution } These persons are unconsciously |the worst enemies of public owner. ip In both city and state They forget that if we make many mistakes, or tf our municipal enterprises are not profitable, the legisiature may, to use Mr, Erick json’s threat in another way, give jus “the nx.” | The legistature has power to for. | bid as to own of operate any public j utility. counctl] when the bullt and am the FOR lieves in Home Rule | Because I believe in home rule I am opposed to subjection tn local affairs to the legisiature. I be lieve we should be left to mind our jown business and to profit by our own mistakes. But in the past the legislature has taken powers from ind may do 80 again. In another letter to your paper I |would like to show how this city dopted public ownership and cheap {utilities as a fixed policy long be- fore Mr. Erickson came here, This policy started in buying out |private water companies and the juse of Cedar lake and river. | This lake te made by an earth {dam at ft» western end. | The present river runs westerly jmany miles to Renton, Formerly jthe river, soon after leaving the }lake, bent northerly and ran into |the south fork of the Snoqualmie. How the Water Runs | A glacier shoved a moraine of jeand, gravel and boulders across the bend. This forced | water to make a new channel west jerly, as it now goes, except the | water that has since seeped thru or under the north bank northerly past the village of Cedar Falls into 8no- |qualmle valley, and thence to Ev- orett. Four miles below the lake, at our | power station, the volume of wate is much less than the volume which leaves the lake. This difference es leapes thru the north bank. The jsouth bank of the river for sever les is @ mountain of solid rock The north bank for two miles or more i# flat, and forms the edge of the slope or drop off to the Sno qualmie. | ‘The slope begins close to the |bank. About two miles or lees |from the lake a low spur of rocks jcrouses the river bed, forming a | gorge, and ending 100 feet or more north of the bank, near the edge of the drop off. This is called | Camp 2. | This is where the masonry dam was ordered bullt early in 1912, Along in 1903, @ little way from the lake outlet, a crib dam | made for light and power purposes This is called Camp 1 A very short distance from Camp 1 there appears a natural site for a darh. The crib and masonry dama are |two miles or less apart. Between them the south bank is a mountain and the north bank generally a low- lying, sloping sand and gravel bar. Three Questions | In 1910, to enlarge our light and |power plant, the people voted $1,400,000 In 20-year bonds, to build 4 higher and permanent masonry dam. The purpose was not a dam to look at and pay Interest on, but to hold r The site chosen was on the rocky ur, at Camp 2. Before the coun cll ordered the money spent, thre main questions arose on account ¢ various warnings that the perma nent dam should not be so far down the river, namely: Whether the rocky spur would afford safe anchorage for a concrete dam; | whether the north bank would hoid water after the dam was made; and whether a site nearer the lake and free from both dangers was not better, The chief and most obvious ob tion was based on the porous acter of almost two miles north b This was empha sized before the location was select report, in 1910, of Profs Roberts, Their report sufficient to cause any prudent man to pause before spend. ing other people's money. | Of the north bank they say: he presence of large springs along the north margin of this mo- raine, as may be seen along the Milw railway, proves the istence of large underground drain ! The morainal material fs not only course, but It seems to be made up almost wholly of boulders, grav- eis and sand, with very little or no olay.” | hey say the old river bed turn. ed north just before coming to Camp 2, and that the only danger to the masonry dam would be “At the north end of the dam.” the | They condemn any | was | ex: | HALLENGES DAM RECORD ‘They say: “In this vietnity thoro prospecting should be done to de termine the depth and character of the fal gravels.” They say tm, each four by six feet, should be #unk to test the amount of ne “ “The shaft should be sunk bedrock before the dam ts begun.” | Puddiing Expensive ‘This was not done. They continued: “The probabil itles almost amount to a certainty |that there will be a large low the Inke by seepage. , gested ft might be necessary y |aink a curtain wall of concrete to bedrock, wherever that might be found, along the whole length of the north bank, Puddling, they sat, would be “abnormally expenatve.” Bedrock! had not been found when the new} counc!] began the dam. Aside from hearing other ad Yerse reports, the matter stood still Junt!] in 1912 the new coune!! took jit up. Wi In 1911, shortly before Mr. Thom son left office, IL asked him in open conference on this subject to name ja consulting engineer, He named ja very eminent one, Mr, Freeman. | However, later the counctl, with lthe approval of Mayor Dilling, em ployed # board of three engineers I did not select them, for I wa not on the committees which did ne But I examined the credentials of all the applicants before I voted for |the cholee of the committes, Experts Employed Their report of 60 pages wa: made in two months, Their foe|]f was $5,000 The main questions asked them| |were, whether the rocky spur was | ii jruitable for a dam, “AND, IF NOT, | } |WHAT LOCATION SHOULD Bef SELECTED?” and wan there “dan-|]] jeer of the north | if bank?” | At my instance, they were also arked to submit to the council their Judgment upon anything “concern- ing the entire Nghting, power and | ff | water project.” j They anewered that the rocks at|ij Camp 2 would hold a concrete dam They suggested that In view of certain seepage, it would be well|f jto consider a dam site at the place mentioned near the crib dam. They sald information eras not jwuffictent and the risk was too il jRreat to warrant then bufiding a» dam much below the erib dam. | They warned again and again as jto the north bank. | They say: “We are led to be jHeve that not less than 60,000 to }65,000 acre feet of storage would be lost per annum, depending on |the actual stage of water maintaln led tn the reservoir.” Hi | These fixures mean a waste of |) nearly 2,000,000,000 cuble feet por} year, | | Advice Not Heeded They went on: “A loss of such an amount means a 20 per cent de pletion of the power possibilities, and we concelye it to be entirely possible that the seepage losses jmay be greater than above enti jmated. We regard the matter of }such vital Importance in any event that fn our opinion no definite |work should be done In the way of |actua!l construction until this mat- ter has been satisfactorily solved by actual tests.” | What they finally aatd — HOW THE COUNCIL MAJORITY, UN. DER MR. ERICKSON’S URGING, “CHUCKED” THIS REPORT IN. TO THE WASTE BASKET AND | TOOK THE GAMBLER’S CHANCE how the dam has been finished for more than a year and will not| {hold water—how the council, after spending the money, is now hiring three experts to tell what ought to be done—how this dam muddle and |puddle will cost us, Including inter-| on all the money now spent, Inearly three miltion dollars, I wil set forth in my next letter. | AUSTIN E. GRIFFITHS, | ‘GERMAN AGENTS GO | TO BOSTON, REPORT seepage thru ) ROSTON, Feb, 9.—That agents active against Ca American mun moved their he elty is b 4 jeral Agent Schmidt \from Am dor Spring-Rice, jed the alle plotters to an off jin the business district and took ja dictagraph record of their con | ferences. ‘FAMOUS SINGER WILL |; | GIVE FREE LESSONS | SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 9. |singing class for girls who have promising voices, but no money to |develop them, will. be established ero by Mme. Nellie Melba, tho Australian diva. Not only that, but the singer ex-| pects to establish her home here tn order to give the girls her persoma) | Jattention and time, ‘PATENTS ISSUED TO "SEATTLE INVENTORS | ; | WASHINGTON b, 9. Inven. « have been Issued here | lowing Seattle persons | Charles P. Anderson, v ing device; H. F. Daniels, ing valve; Horace Middau, |gravel sereen; K, K. Park shock | Jabsorber; Harry’ B. » boiler! |for producing superheated steam, AEROPLANE MAIL FOR ALASKA NOW | WASHINGTON, Feb, 9 |hydro-aeroplane over jwaters of Alaska! | This {8 the latest possibility, evi. | denced here today by the announce. | ment that the Alaska aa fy ve lock-| eulat | , rotary | Mail by the inland |f commission Is making investiga tions for establishing such a sys tem, FREDERICK @NELSON| Enter:—The Newest Tailored Hats For Early Spring OSTLY in the becoming Turban models, some showing a disposition to “soar” with their high-poised trimming, others trimmed as flatly as may well be, these refreshingly-new Hats will be eagerly adopted for imme- diate wear. Charmingly wearable they are, avoiding the “freakish” yet widely va- ried to and material There are circular and as shape elongated Turbans, small chapeaux of the Tricorne type, and small, ‘almost brimless Sailors, made entirely of the new, shiny straw braids or artistic- ally combined with tat- feta _ silks. Plumage, flowers, smart ribbon bows and beaded straw ornaments are the favor- ed trimmings. . Quite a representative showing is now ready, moderately priced at $10.00. oom —Becond Floor. Basement Salesroom Women’s Silk Stockings 85c Pair NUSUAL value at this price in Women’s Threagi-silk Hosiery, black or white, with double toe and sole, high spliced heel and flare top. Sizes 8% to 10, the pair, 85¢. WOMEN’S STOCKINGS 18¢ PAIR— Black Cotton Stockings of very serviceable qual- ity, with hemmed top, sizes 8% to 10, 18¢ pair; box of 3 pairs, 50c. CHILDREN’S STOCK- INGS, 12%¢ PAIR— Children Cotton good weight, very serv- iceable for school wear, sizes 6 to 10, 12%c pair; 2. pairs for 25c. —Basement Salesroom Margaret Aprons, Special 19c IRCULAR - STYLE Aprons of wash- able prints and checked ginghams with bib fast- ening in back and trim- ming of white binding. Choice of navy- and delft-blue with white figtres and stripes, and white with black figures. Special 19¢. —Basement Salesroom Alsoar Lace 45c Yard SPECIALLY suitable for fancy waists, yokes trimmings are these in 36-inch and Allover Laces width. They come white, cream and color, in a good selection of patterns. Priced at 45¢ yard. in ecru —Basement Salesroom 36-Inch Embroidery Flouncings 50c Yard HE ‘louncings have a deep pattern well- iceable ma- for lingerie dresses, petticoats and Thirty-six inches wide, 50¢@ yard. —Basement Salesroom, \ intheas Hand- Bags, $1.00 NUMBER of shapes to choose from in this collection of Leather Hand-bags, some with in- side fittings, priced at $1.00. —Basement Salesroom. worked on se terial—very desirable waists, good St Oy New Camisoles | Special, 50c S shown in the sketch, this dainty Camisole is fashioned of a wide band of pink Crepe de Chine be- tween shadow and Ger- man Val. insertion and finished at top with rib- bon-run lace beading and edge. Shirred over elastic at waistline. Spe- cial at 50¢. Basement Salesroom Taffeta Silks, $1.00 Yard Ideal for Spring Suits and Dresses fr ip ANCE style-information indicates a great popu- larity of Taffeta Silks for the new suits and dresses. The Basement Salesroom is prepared with a wide selection of desirable colors for day and evenin, wear, among them Ivory Cream Ciel-blue Army-blue Navy Nile Reseda Russian-green Emerald Medium-brown Dark-brown = Light-rose Shell-pink Flesh-pink Old-rose Lilac Mustard Mais Canary Black Thirty-six inches wide, and priced at $1.00 yard. —Basement Salesroom Brassieres at 25c MBROIDERY __ insertion and narrow edging trim the excellent-fitting Brassiere pictured, It is made of dur- able muslin and strongly rein- forced under the arm. Good value at 25¢. Another front-fastening style has trimming of narrow em- broidery edge at top and arm-eyes and reinforcement under arm. Price 25¢. Coverall Aprons 50c WELL-MADE Back- fastening Apron of with four rows of shirring at waist- of Fancy fig- ured and striped patterns in various light and dark colorings, also blue and Attractive good percale line and trimming white piping. white checks, value at 50¢, —Basement Salesroom Basement Salesroom Dress Ginghams 10c Yard ANCY check effects, plaids, stripes and bars in a wide variety of pleasing color - combina- tions to choose from in these sturdy ginghams. They are of a quality much used for women’s and children’s aprons and dresses; 27 inches wide, 10¢ yard. Basement Salesroom Tungsten Lights, Special 19c and 25c PECIAL prices on durable Tungsten Electric Light Bulbs—the kind that give such a strong, white light, and use less current than the ordinary bulb. Twenty-five and 40-watt sizes, 19¢ ; 60-watt size, 25¢. —Basement Salesroom Combination Aluminum Sets, Special $1.45 —a handy and com- pact Set, consisting of 6-quart kettle and two 2-quart pans, the g latter serving to con-§ vert the kettle into a J steamer or double boiler. The pans may also be used separ- ately for cooking and baking. Spe —He