The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 27, 1917, Page 7

get] An Important Sale of 85 Women's icin tant Suit offerings of the season Eighty-five beautiful, new Suits, semi-tailored models for street and | Semi-Tailored and j : Sport Suits, Special :, Formerly $25.00 The Season’s Correct : to $35.00 Modes 4 OR Thursday we have sched- 4 uled one of_ the most impor- J M j ; 4 ; general wear, and natty sport LE styles for general, street, vacation and sports wear | —Every one is a late-style Suit, embracing the sea : son's most impressive fea- ; tures. ae: —The materials are Poiret Twills, Gabar ig dines, Serges, Tricotines and Wool Jer sey. —The colors are tans, grays, rookie, reseda, chartreuse, sand, Copen, navy. Oxford, novelty checks and plaids. —Every Suit is splendidly tailored the work of Amer best manu facturers —The values are extraordinary None in the lot were priced less than $25.00, and most of them were priced more than that. All in one big sale lot at. 19.50 —Fraser-Paterson Co. Floor. tie alle a Miller’ & Miller Will Help You Secure New G Garments at Small Cost OU buy the material here at a cost of not less than $1.00 a yard. Take the material to Miller & Miller, on the First Floor, select the style you wish, and they will design, cut out, fit and pin the garments—sutts, skirts, coats, dresses or blouses, ALL FREE OF CHARGE Thir —Miller and Miller are experts in this line. They have had over twenty-five years’ experience; they possess an enviable nation-wide reputation. —They'll cut the garment according to your design or will copy any design shown in any of the fashion magazines, or will create a style for you. —When they are through, all there is left for you to do fs ran up the stitches. —All this Service is Free of Charge, and thus affords a rema' le opportunity for Seattle folks to obtain new garments at low cost. French Serges, 44 Inches Wide at $1.35 a Yard NEW shipment of this splendid special service serge has just arrived. A full range of the wanted shades. A material in large demand for dresses, for —It is a serge that wears splendidly, made from Australian wool; soft finish; 44 inches wide, and is priced only $1.35 a yard Furnish Your Home From This Store's Stocks Ov’ entire Fourth of Rugs, Furniture and Draperies operation is to sell dependable merchandise at moder- ate prices. —For your consideration, we offer the following DINING-ROOM SUITE SPECIAL VALUE $51.00 Well made, of Quartered Oak. 1 Quartered oak, 48-inch Tabie. 1 Quartered oak, 42-inch Buffet. 6 Leather seated Dining Chairs. In waxed or fumed finish. —Our special price First Floor. t or is devotéd to the showing Our policy of $51.00 Fourth Floor —_Fraser-Paterson Co ONOGAMY VS. pail WAS |preta the philosophy of the great Swedish feminist. Ellen Key arraigns marriage lawe—but NOWHERE dos advise that they be broken. ee What happened in Miss Lusk’s lease is exactly what happens tn the most vulgar murder ¢ Pigeaten by jealousy rs. Roberts, a woman and here fore by nature a monogamist, upbraided Miss Lusk for “chasing! BY WINONA WILCOX WAUKESHA, Wis., June 27. a Monogamy and polygamy, the after” her husband Miss Lusk, an old maid and | Patural instinct of the female | tnerefore doubly a monogamist at and the male respectively, |heart, upbraided the woman who ome to conflict once more In | could be a wife, altho unloved. the Lusk-Roberts murder case. | | Dr. Roberts, with the male's the- ory of man’s varied sex and soul Grace Lusk, who lies in the Mu- reeds, flattered both women. (nicipal hospital, suffering from Just masculine against feminine Wounds self-inflicted after she shot |{deals of love-~monogamy vs d killed her rival, Mrs. David! polygamy. Roberts—Grace Lusk is refined and | well educat attractive enough } to hold. the ‘love of a man; re-| spectable in the eyes of her com- rounity as a teacher the local high school; and good endugh to from her father this trib eee Ellen Key says a thing which ex- plains this and every tragedy. Here it is: “The life of the individual and of the race suffers when people, mature and in every way fit, are {not in a position to produce and |rear offspring.” NOT TOGETHER YET Councilman Thomson eaygr te been able to get the Milwaukee, Oregon- Washington, Great arthern and Northern Pacific railways together my little girl and | know she’s sweet, pure and in- mocent.” How can such a woman become &@ murderess? } The answer is found in three of the choicest wordy in the language LOVE, IDEALITY, SPIRITUAL Whees are the three most ex-(0n ® belt line franchise, but he fuisite elements in the nature of Says he hopes to arrange an agree 41 yet they | ment #001 ; + ner , petitioned the council to speed up , \the negotiations, in order that the i case, ide y was ex * ilpemnelggec abt, tins | roads may build a line along Bast | Marginal way a8 soon as | Dossible. ‘PIGOTT MAY EXPAND Negotiations have begun for the Lusk ‘made to her lover Her spiritual must be admit-| ted—in ite «of ermneness which connote the Mann act her faith in the doctrines of ren lives of the three, she had written to the wife of the man she loved: “Will you sometime read Ellen book on ‘Love and Mar en killed Mrs. Roberts because I ghe was not mated to Dr. Rob stood that the plant will be merged with the Seattle Car and Foundry Co., of which Pigott is president ROACH FUNERAL WEDNESDAY ‘The funeral of Miss Ethel Roach, who died at the home of her brother, Dr. Luman 8. Roach, 2800 Mary st., will be held Wednesday, \in the chapel of the Home Under- Lask quite misinter- | taking Co, fi wt (Still faithful, even in disaster, to her meecertion of the doctrines of lien es. "fot, Mine skirts, for suits, etc. other sex Sti: +0 ectvg tan ove th PUR onal tee | In an effort to solve p trt| and repair shops tland, by Wm angle, which was wrecking the pirott, of Seattle, It Js under. STAR—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1917. PUTNAM TELLS [STRINGER NABS | OF WARDELL’S | FUGITIVE AFTER TALK TO MIKE 12-YEAR SEARCH Thru the efforts of Sheriff John Stringer, J. A, Schmidt, sentenced to serve six years in Continued From Page | 1° e that Judge ry nald take the cane the federal penitentiary in away from the jury and dismiss 1905, was arrested in San Diego, the defendant Cal, Tuesda: Sehmidt had He made the motion on the! evaded apprehension since his ground that Wardell, the state's! conviction In Walla Walla, 12 star witness, was a confessed bribe | years ago, for the fraudulent giver and therefore could not be naturalization of foreigners to trosted to tell the truth. He also| gain political power, Federal both the United ja have search. authorities In States and Ca ed for him. Stringer, who was the case when a deputy that even on Wardell’s tes: | timony, Powers had made no prom: | ine of protection for Wardell’s | gambling house when the alleged) bribe was given argu assigned to marshal, Judge Ronald deniett the motion.) in 1M finally traced Schmidt to Wardall was the first witness, |San Diego last) month, thru the Did you have a’ telephone con. | movements of a relative of the fu Versaion with Powers on gitive ary 15 at 9:15 p. m.,” asked It was suspected that Schmidt "I did.” [had gone to Lower {fornia or Putnam Heard Phone Talk Mexico, A year ago, Stringer “Who was withe you jheard that Schmidt's cousin, living Sergt. Putnam.” in Walla Wala, made a trip to “Ia this the conversation you|Mexico, supposedly to — meet bad? asked Ellis ‘Mr. Powers, | Schmidt Comstock came down last night| In May, 1917, the same man went and jimmied my joint for me. South again, tis time to San “Powers said: “There must de| Diego. something wrong. Better see Com-| Stringer informed operatives of stock tomorrow ithe ¢ tment Justice in that} Yes, sir; I had that conversa.|¢ity, and they took up the search;| tion,” Wardell answered jbut did not find Sehmidt until Phoned From Y. M. C. A aday, He was living under the Wh id you phone from?” of J. A. Smith, and had re} asked Fulton | ly received an vintment as “From the Y. M. C. A,” said|Janitor in the public schools Wardell Papers authorizing Schmidt's r “Why didn’t you tell about that/tumn to Washington were forward- conversation when on stand be-/¢d to San Diego Tuesday, and It ts fore?” probable he will be brought to Mo Objection was made and sus.| Nelle island to serve his term, tained nnn “Didn't L ask you before when|from the dry squad. He was not) successful you had phoned? | | “Yes, but | was unable to fix the; The defense closed {ts case at date then, eplied Wardell hd 30 Tuesday, asking permission to! “Why didn't you give the date? |Teopen !t Wednesday morning. Im- | I sald then that I phoned be| mediately the state recalled Pow tween the tith and 15th. ers and laid the foundation for im Wasn't Asked | peachment ! Why didn’t you tell about Y. M.| | The case may go to the jury to- ©. A. call day “Recause you didn't ask me” | “Did you have a telephone con “When you were on the stand|Yersation with Wardell on Feb before, you had this slip with the} ary 15, in which you told him that you would see what you could |do for him in regard to Sergt. Com- who bad raided his gamb and that you advised! name and address on it?” Got It From Mike “Yes, 1 got it from Mike Powers | stock on February 9.” ‘ting bonse. “if you didn’t get it then you|bim to ‘fix’ Comatock?” Deputy in't get it at all?’ asked Fulton. | Prosecutor Ellis shot at the wit-/ That is right,” was the an.| fess ewer. | “I did not,” denied Powers | “Were you dealing in liquor? Mrs. Powers Testifies | was the question, That's all,” said Ellis “I was not Powers’ wife took the stand to “Yet you offered Powers two tostif that sb had been home bottles of whisky? lon Fe ry 15, and that Wardell “I did. |had not called. Those who have | “Do you use morphine?” Fulton | followed the trial closely believe jshot at him, | the state will attempt to show Pow “I do not lers Hed concerning the phone call. | hat do you mean when you! The most important evidence said some time ago that the doc- for the defonse Tuesday was the |tors gave you morphine?” | testimony of Powers in his own be- “I have had it five or six times) half and for the state the evidence | lin the hospital.” of two experts, Dr. A. P. Calhoun | “Do you know Dr, T. P! Murphy,)and Dr. B. A. Nicholson, who de- lof the White Cross sanitarium ” lated that Wardell was a ner | “I do.” [from a mental disease and tncap- oe you ever there?” jable of telling the truth, wa: | hi Denies Asking for Drugs es oe | | “Didn't you try to get morphine Powers took the stand shortly) tion tha? |before noon. | t did not | Powers told the court he was “Di 54 years of age and was born in Didn't you ages {him a hardluck’ san Francisco. He sald he arrived . admitted Wardell {12 Seattle on his 28rd birthday “Didn't you tell him that you He learned the trade of tron mould er when he was 12 years of age, and wns an organizer of the first |union here. \ I went out there to! Powers worked at his trade for many years, then became a patrol would get him patients if he would give you the drug? shouted Ful- ton ‘I did not. get employment soliciting patients ° jman, and after seven years in this for him. 4 vt . "What-is the eanitariam?” service, Was promoted to sergeancy | “It is for érug and liquor He became a captain in Chi vas : Ward's administration. Mayor Gill } “When you were at the P¢ | ere at the F lappotnted him {nspector during his apartments, didn't you tell Mrs. ry Clark that you took ‘shots’ in the| "st term of offic larm?” asked the lawyer He told his story connectedly and | “F did not!” said Wardell with great emphasis | “Didn't you offer Mrs. Clark Tells of Wardell Wardell February “The |was in first the time I middle saw of ldrugs when she was pretty bad?” “I did not,” replied Wardell, te- hemently “Didn't you tell Mrs the apartments hat ‘when he came into my office to know how he could get a Hoense to run a dance hall,” said Powers | “I told him to go to Councilman | Hesketh. He wasn't in my office more than three minutes. “He came into my office again ut a week later, and told me a 1 story of hin sickness. Some of my friends are getting the Old Ke at and Ye Howard, at that you bad a silk full of dlamonds? I did not tell Mre. such thing.” Got Morphine at Hospitals Ilis took the witness al When did the physician give you! 51; |morphine?” he asked Two years ago and also at the tal | Seret Howard any at the Swedish Fauntleroy hospi way, for me. {dance hall,” he said. ‘It ldone,’ 1 said. ‘The chief er to revoke any dan nse and he would surely revoke one down there where the street cars atop. You had better not put) rdell Gets Sick | got weak then and the per me out on his face. I got a chair for him and a glass of phone the! water. He told me he was in the night of February about 9:15 habit of having spells of blindness p. ™m., from Room 5, at the Y. M.|and that he was partially paralyzed 0. net Putnam replied to the next/and used morphine Internally to question Ellis then read the alleged con ng are versation of Wardell to Powers. | gti) tuck to him Putnam declared It to be what he; «1 told Sergt. Comstock that had heard Wardell hed told me he was run- “During your experience with|ning a social club,” Powers testi- | Wardell, did you ever know him to| fied. “Comstock laughed and raid use drugs? lit was a strong-arm club. Tt Putnam next was calted.| Ellis showed him the slip of paper for ll says Powers wrote Putnam Heard Phone Talk saw it first on February showed {t to me,” “T | Wardell Putnam | Ellis then went into the alleged iphone call sald He |spiration ¢ ". Wardell 15. heard his wife knew it and | “Mo,” err Wey vette. told him to watch it carefully Janitor Ca Fd Lawson, janitor, was next on) Desoribes Movements Minutely the inspector described his movements after Wardell left when it 50 the witness stand “When was the furniture moved his office on Februar out of 2 Washington st.2")( che " dahed Mills in alleged Powers rec | wink money “February 19," was the reply Paite of tiadiiacOulh | “Who introduced you to War-| 4 gureed my back when Laneued j4e8?” saked Fulton the doi It must have been then ne igh Putnam,” said the wit- that he laid the money on my desk ay ‘After Wardell had gone I walk Dif you ever talk this matter oq across the room and Kot a bot pb with the authorities?” he the of camphor to treat coldsore ag . I had, When I turned back to my * said Lawson. lesk I saw the roll of mone: Bog you, mean t6 tell the fury|(eetyeey the Toll oe money that you came on the stand here| powers’ story of his arrest nial without the prosecutor's knowing of the route he had chosen in his! what you were going to testify?" | search for the secretary of police, “Yer,” said the witness, | with whom he said he intended to “That's all!” thundered Fulton. | jeave the money, corroborated that Klis then took the witness of other defense witnesses. | Dont you recall talking the case| Ground for impeachment ag {over with me?” Ellis inquired was laid by the state when is | Don’t Remember Face asked Powers if it wasn’t true that “Do 1 don't remember your face,” Wardell had offered to send him} said the witness some “nice liquor.” Later Wilis succeeded in getting) 4; is not,” declared Powers. Lawson to admit he had talked with Putnam. ATLANTIC CITY GETS SHRINE, Fulton grilled him on cros#ex- MINNEAPOLIS, June 27.--Atlan-) amination and endeavored to get him to admit he was discharged| Shriners’ convention, | collar $4.25 |] CottonRemnants | 1 the treasury department, |HOUSE PASSES PAGE 7 Lingerie Waists $1.25 B' ITH frilled-front and plain shirtwaist styles are presented in this col lection, made up in sheer voiles and organdies, with large collars and hem- stitching or lace trimming Cut amply full and shirred over elastic at waistline. 36 to 54 Price 5. TUB SILK WAISTS, $1.95 Plain tailored Blouse striped tub silks, with convertible collar and long sleeves ending in turn-back cuffs Sizes 36 to 40. —Basement Salesroom. Mercerized Sweaters, $4.25 HESE lustrous-finished and light weight Sweaters are woven yarn, with (rose-color only) mercerized square belt Price of large and full sash 38 to 44, Basement Salesroom. Reduced SEFUL Ginghams, U lengths Satecr Voile, — Crepe, loth, Devonshire Cloth, Damask, Cambric and Muslin at sharply reduced prices. Percales, Flannel, mper Outing — Basement Salesroom “Poros-Mesh” Union Suits, 50c HIS open-mesh weave is favored by many women tor wear The Union are low neck, style, with tight or lace-trimmed knee. Sizes 34, 36 and Price 50¢. —Basement Salesroom. summer Suits sleeveless in 38. Women’s Middy Suits match COOL figure in pink, blue or lz rs sipiab ire te és gure in Ff ¢ or lavender; | PICTURED, Taboret of hand- also of striped lawn in black, pink | arved’ sch rwrond 5 17% or green and white combination, Are belted at waist- | R ee ee ee stands (2 line and have round collar and cuffs, finished with | inches high and measures 11 inches embroidered scallop. HIS attractive Suit (as pic- Are in lengths for waists, skirts, dresses and lin- tured) is: well tailored from ings, and include Taffetas, Silk Poplins, Satins, twilled cotton suiting and will | ongee and Crepe de Chine. serve as appropriately as for house w The coat is striped in green, blue or old-rose and white; plain white is banded at bottom to the Price $2.00. House Sacques of white barred lawn, Price 65¢. ‘Basement. Salesroom | At your service with ample stocks of fresh, new Summer Merchandise at interest- ing prices. Steadily winning new friends by close adherence to | high ideals in Service and Value-giving 100 White Gaberdine Skirts In an Attractive Offering at | Women’s White Canvas | $1.95 | Boots, $4.50 | UCH well-made, good-looking Skirts at so low a A, . ; i EW Walking Boots as price will appeal to many women, They are of non bane laced 3 = victured, in aced shrinkable white gaberdine, in the prevailing patch f 7 | model, built from good pocket styles—for outing, sports and general wear i cot | quali® white canvas, with Sizes 26 to 32 waist measurement. Price $1.95. Barewnent Salerroom. soodyear welt sole and 1%-inch military heel Sizes 2% $4.50 pair. WHITE WASHABLE KID BOOTS REDUCED TO $4.45 PAIR Forty pairs only, of Women's Button Shoes in white washable kid, cut 8 inches high, with Goodyear welt sole and to 7. Price New White Milan . Sailors, $3.00 - OUR smart blocks to F choose from in these new arrivals — mushroom, straight-brim, high-crown and beveled edge styles— | all of the desirable white leather Lsuse. basta Milan straw, with white bedken: sictk ae s 7 | grosgrain band and bow. Reduced 6 1 &/ ss, schliy aidiien Woe womans. asia becomin, di ing - brim model. Pee ip LOW SHOES Attractively priced at $3.00. __ ee psa TO $1.45 Women’s Sample Low Shoes in plain and pat- ent leathers and white - canvas; sizes 3% and 4 only. Reduced to $1.45 air. Ps —asement Saldroom IZES 8 to 20 years in these low- priced middies. Choice of all- white, and styles with stripe or col- ored trimming on collar, pocket and Price 50¢. —Basement Salesroom An Exceptional Offering: 2,000 Yards of High-Grade Cretonnes Special ] 5¢ Yard T is quite unusual for one to be able to buy Cretonnes so desirable as these for so low a price. The opportunity results from the purchase of a converter’s odd and short lengths of decorative cretonnes, ranging from 2 to 40 yards of a pattern. The assortment, which features suitable patterns for almost every decorative purpose, from sofa cushions to window drapes, includes A Wide Variety of Bird, Two-Tone Stripe and Floral Floral Designs among them some very desirable dark-background effects in black, gray and tan. In a featured offering for Thursday, at special, 15¢@ yard. Middies 50c sleeves I Basement Salesreom. Remnants of Silks and Woolens at Reduced Prices THE SILK REMNANTS $2.00 | THE WOOLEN REMNANTS Range from 1 to 6 yards in length, and feature Wool Taffeta, French Serge, Storm Serge, Scotch Tweed, Panama, Epingle Poplin, Wool repe, Mo- hair and Challies, —Basement Sal Hand-Carved Taborets, 75c for outdoor | the skirt of coat. Sizes 16 to 42 HOUSE SACQUES, 65¢ cross patterned with rose across top. Very good value at T5¢. —-Basement Salesroom. —Rasement Salesroom. ALLIES ARE LOANED | BILLION DOLLARS | WASHINGTON, June 27.—A loan of $15,000,000 to Great Britain and $10,000,000 to France was made by meking a. total loan to the allies of $1,008,- 600,090. WELLS MAY RETURN There is nothing to prevent Hu- jlet M. Wells, Hght department em jploye, from returning to work July according to Chauncey Baxter, | president of the civil service com ission, Which met Tuesday night Wells is under suspension, pending a hearing of a charge of seditious conspiracy, which is pending against him before the grand jury. | ARMENIAN TAG DAY | Girl cadets sold tags on the streets of Seattle Wednesday for the fund for Armentan and Syrian) relief. CONVENTION OPENS The annual convention of the Scandinavian fraternity of Amer joa, Northwest province, opened in Fraternal hall Wednesday morn jing WASHINGTON, today June he 205 to 138, “PORK” BILL| 27.—The passed the $27,000,000 Jentng seemed to be pleasant in | their family.” (6, a e I was so indignant, little book, See 4 ge Just could not keep still. “Why, - e Margaret Ann, and this great | Mother Trent,” ~SHIRKERS SHUN INDE- chest of silver for her was some-|have aden ae Mary BS PENDENCE per undreamed, but not unde-| taken over the wotk of the book anal —————® | sired, store, she and Jack would have nfo, Blione, Mollie and Jim in her |‘2A2 4Dy of the women, for, as inti.| Nee Hever ® Sood husband te Sam nie, Eliene, Mc : ; \mate as I had been with Jim, 1/ 89d it was not her independence, will, so these people would know |i 44 never really found out his|bUt his worthlessness, that made &. she loved them, and it as still |tystes. Altho” he disclaimed the |* Teck of their married life es Is Nae aes ne names ‘fact, Jim was rather romantic, |, Mother ‘Trent burst into tears, one would know of her’ charities I found, when he visited Dick ev. Bes Saale ty doing to Aue ery evening, he always planted y is already doing to Sia And, little book, it was most like |) 1) tle in front of e Corot nrint, Siee she las become wealthy she her that she did not ask me tol ji ng his eves wandered back ta Cespises us all, including you, Ob, keep up these charities, which ie'\nen he was not talking. |Y0Wll see T am right.” would involve at least a fourth of |" alipagenoain, ‘ ‘Mother, we will not discus the income from what she had left Dick, I said, “I'm going to give | ¢), said Dick quietly, “T Jim that picture in your room.” oe over the mantel en't been left | t It any money, but 1 I let each one of the friends she | too, will say Jack was worthless, jmmentioned In her will pick out| “I think you could not give him|and not even Mary's tenderness, whatever he or she wanted with a/anything he would like better,|which was neverfailing, could | little help from me, I knew Mollie |deae,” answered Dick, “I've heard | make anything out of him.” and Chad had always envied Mrs, |bim admire it a hundred times.” Mrs, Trent flounced out of the Selwin her gorgeous grand piano|, “Well, that ts all settled,” I said.|room, saying, “I will return when with its Vernis Martin case deco. leRy the way, Dick, I want to con-| you ungrateful children apologise.” rated and signed by famous artists | tinue Mri Selwin's charities,» it | hope she will make that jof the eighteenth century. Mollie, | hosaibis threat good,” said Dick with @ however, would never have asked | “We'll make it possible, Margie,” | 18. jfor ft, as she thought it too grand, |said Dick, Just then his mother | (To be continued) but I made her take it |bustled in. She did not approve of | pre a To Eliene | gave a lace flounce Mrs, Selwi will~ she thought the ant Cthoe wictititea’ fora drane [Dodk concen -etook woul shave Order S uit Dismissed |been given to Dick | Pilene has a passion for old lace. That the fede To Annie a whole case of flat silver, and to the initials “M. 8." I) made ded “to M. A. 1." I have never | bands,” court in Boston independent she sald, of their hus-|to dismiss an action to have a re- “There's life, for her heart is bound up in| began to run the book shop, every-! members here. the | ceiver appointed for the Royal An — tice City, N. J., gets the next year’s| rivers and harbors bill by a vote of}seen Annie so pleased in all her |case of Mary and John. Until Mary|canum, is the news received w 4 a. “I don't think women should be ordered the lower court at Boston