The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 13, 1918, Page 14

THE SEATTLE STAR BAKER WORKING EIGHT BILLION 7 ON PLANS FOR MAY BE FIGURE So POE American Navy Accomplished Vast Feats During the War LONDON, Nov, 13.—Some of the war accomplishments of the American navy may now be made public Prom American naval sow the United Press learns that the —_——— Sr wa * BY FE, C, RODGERS American navy #0 far has provid »rt for 900,000 troops, which is Dispatch Fre From Carl D. WASHINGTON, Noy, 13.—The eid 7 per pec a the tote of Arnarice ~ Ps os ts pa pet spree ships alao escorted 27 per cent of allied and ne nip) noluding Groat next Ldberty, 16a, the fifth, will Be ee ore supply po Beg munition ships and troop ships. Leased Wire || the goal of « drive to begin in Apail A mine barrage 360 miles long—the longeat in the world—hae juat By United Press | Direct to The Star | | dollars, and may be for eight billion, WASHINGTON, Nov. 2&—Practi-| the biggest loan any nation has ever - Sekai Gaal aa od <1 to raise. cally every detail of the demobiliza pvernment has already start tion of the American army, the | et preparations. America to two American training camps and the / today working on posters. assembled Noted artista are The sub: ‘ mains to be |Jeect of the posters will not be the <n co ioRged jotted ened | outrages of the Huns, or the fight ® worked out, Secretary Baker dis-/ OT “there.” ‘They will be | _ closed today. |based on this: BUY A BOND TO The war ended so suddenly with | KRING A BOY BACK tride| ‘The reconstruction idea has gone the war department in full stride | tne. bond advertining program. on preparations for-pushing on next |woy wll be spring, if necessary, that no time! finish paying PEACE BONDS, for the war, Th has been found to make full plans! will furnish the money with whica for the unraveling and return to @ AMERICAN SOLDIERS are to be orth sea, The American navy about 57,000 American-made, This is reg was previously led an one teved in #igantc treasury certificates working balaneé of two billion. MOVIE WORKERS ARE It will be for at least six billion ira completed from Scotland to Norway, ¢ eapectally the greatest naval anible American allowing four billion to take up the and giving mpletely eneireling the laid 80 per ¢ of these mines, witt designed mines ata in history and transported from where they were The mines were al anes, MUST KEEP GAR WINDOWS OPEN, NOW IN A. F. OF L.| peace footing. demobilized and returned to their | i | U Baker, his personal aides and ad- | homes. LAREDO, Tex, Nov, 14 ‘The| WARNS M BRIDE visers and the feneral staff, are| ‘The interest rate has not been def. | executive council of the Americ an | studying the various problems pre-| initely fixed, but it ts probable thac| Federation of Labor, here to attend) fecause of the action of «treet car sented by the cessation of hostill will be 44 per cent. A harder ad the Pan-American conferen« nductors 1 passengers in closing ties. Of course, some general 4 ertising effort than ever before will| granted a charter to the mobilization plans were made when be made to put the loan across. It the war started, but these are {n-/ will be shown that the money must sufficient. |be subseribed, or our boys cannot) was announced today The only poltcy thus far decided return after victory on is that nothing shall be done ab-| It is expected that the money sub-| ed affiliation with ruptly or In a way likely to upset/ scribed for the Fourth Liberty Loan federation labor conditions. will be used up by the middle of De-| The return to a peace basis {x to|cember, and that the treasury will be made as smooth and gradual as|begin issuing certificates before fs possible. The stopping of the| Christmas. These will be issued draft machinery was the first step. | against tie fifth loan, and wil! prot- Orders to prevent launching of | jably total four billion dollars by work already contracted for but not next April. That guarantees a loan a business meeting last night, the W. F. M.S. MEETING and Mrs. J. M. Weaver, ave. N, BE. Thursday, at 2 p.m. actually begun, are now going out. total of at least #ix billion dollars, STORE HOURS: 9 A. M. TO 5 P. M. THE BON MARCHE Ba RGAIN BASEMENT, News of Savings on the WINTER COATS That Seattle Women and Children Need —You are planning to buy a Winter Coat, of course. —Have you decided it to be a practical one? —Are you awaiting the chance of a Rarpein? —Then the Basement is the place to come! Warm Winter Coats alues—Yes, Very Good Wicd Pics” $6. 95 Women’s and Misses’ Coats in two styles—made of serv- iceable coatings, nearly all wool, in dark and medium Oxford gray. Wide collars with plush trimming; large, roomy pock- ets and button trimming, Sizes 18 to 42. ~~ Winter Coats $15.95 A Good Line of Colors—Green, Black, Gray, Navy and Brown | sae and Misses’ Good Looking, Practical Coats for All-Around Wear. Sizes 18 to 44 All have wide collars, some of plush, beaverette and self material; large, roomy pockets, button and buckle trimmed. Some lined throughout with fig- ured sateen—others half lined. This offering of Coats for $15.95 will surely mean a great deal to women who find it neces- sary to economize. The Coats are made of coating velvet and wool mixtures. Sizes Range From | 8 to 12 Years $5. 00 School has re-opened andthe days are coker, which means warmer coats are necessary; $5.00 for Girls’ Coats that are made of serviceable wool mixed coatings and lined throughout—belted style with large collars and button trim- ming. Girls’ Warm Coats for $9.95 Girls’ Coats in very attractive ‘styles — tailored of warm wool coating—they have wide collars trimmed with beaver- ette—slash pockets with button trimming. 12 EXCELLENT VALUES—SIZES 8 TO motion ; picture workers of Los Angeles at ‘This is the first union of its kind to be grant American The Women's Foreign Missionary society, of the University Methodist | oorts that the street chen vas church, will meet at the home of Rev: wan 6034 18th street car windows, following the lift ing of the influenza ban, action may it) be taken by the city health commin sioner and mayor to compel the trac- tion company to keep at least one third of the windows of all street loars permanently open for an inter val wherein it will be possible to dem: | onstrate completely that the influen ma danger han passed, saving noted from observation and ning congested with passengers and with nearly all windows closed, Health Commiasioner J. 8 Molride Wednenday stated that the lifting of the influenza ban did not include closing of the car windows. Contin: ued ventilation on the street cars | was one of the health precautions ex | pressly mentioned at the time the ban was removed. As a consequence of the closing of the windows, the mayor and health commiasioner held a conference Wed. | neaday afternoon “Fresh air in ensential to pure blood and good tunes, and if the peo: ple will only dress warmly, the draft they complain of will only have a tonic effect.” Dr. McBride sid. Tt Im stated by Dr. MeMride that there in now not much danger from a resumption of the influenza, But nine cases were reported up to noon | Wednesday, with no deaths. of 171 influenza cases were reported for the last three days, with 15 deaths. A careful check on the results of | Monday's peace celebration and the | consequent congestion will determine | the attitude of the health department | foward such minor regulations as re- | main. ——— German Rosary Is | Local Boy’s Curio °e One of the unique war trophies that has reached Seattle ia a Ger- man rosary, captured by Sergt. H. W. Just, Co. G, 3@iet infantry, and mailed to a friend, Miss Nell Alien of 216 15th ave. N. Sergt. Just obtained the rosary during a raid on the enemy trenches, during which he had nev- eral narrow escapes from death. It is a silver chain with black beads jot curious design between the links, and a silver-rimmed cross hanging from it. Sergt. Just 1s a former Broadway High school student. Would Decrease Power of State Health Officials SPOKANE, Nov. 13.—As a remuit of the state flu mask order, the Washington State League for Medi cal Freedom is drafting a bill to apportion the authority of the state health officer among the city com missioners of the cities of the first class and the county commissioners of all counties. ‘The bill will provide for the ap- pointment of ctvil engineers in ties, who shall report and mend on such bodrd any will improve the public Present statutes vert authority in the state health of. ficers with no check limit or con. recom- information that health, wil be delivered to the next legis lature. HUNS BOIL STATUE OF | SIR FRANCIS DRAKE (Special to The Star by N. B.A.) THE HAGUE, Nov. 11.—Statues of world-famous Englishmen were the first to be melted by the Ger: mans to supply their pressing needs of ammunition, At Offenburg, a town in Baden, the statue of Sir Francis Drake, regarded by the Ger- mans as belng the introducer of the potato in Europe, was the first one to be torn down and melted APPEAL TO FOREIGN BORN M. GC. A, will meet Thursday for all people wishing to become naturalized American citizens. In one October week, 15 German observation balloons were shot down by the British alone on the West fronw A total | | Seattle cities of the first class and coun-| matters of sanitation to! supreme | jtrol, it is pointed out. Copies of the bill, with petitions signed by | people thruout the state, it is said, The naturalization class of the Y. | INCREASES OF “$1 AVERAGE TO BE IN EFFECT Increased telephone rates, av- eraging $1 for business y and 75 conta for residence phones, will take effect in Seat tle soon, following a conference | here Tuesday between reprosent atives of Postmaster General Burleson and the state public service commiasion, Company officials expect that the postmaster general, who sought the comminsion's advice, will make the new rates operative from November ) 16 ‘Tuesday's conference was attended by KF. Blaine and Arthur A. Lewin lof the public service commission; James H. Brown, secretary of the comnmumdion; H, DP, Pillsbury, repre senting the postmaster general; A. 1 Boyles, of the engineering depart ment of the telephone company, and Otto B. Rupp, local attorney for the company. James IH, Brown, secretary of the [state public service commission, to day made the following explanation of increased telephone he charges, were imposed without due regard to public Postmaster General Burleson “Pecause the Western Union Telegraph company would not rein state union men, as recommended by the war board, President Wilson asked of congress power to take over the telegraph and telephone companies, and when congrenm granted that power, Postmaster General Burleson wan selected to ad minister the wire Lines, Postmaster General Burleson, the same man union telegraphers (tho Gov, Lister wired I'resident Wilson long ago on their behalf), ia the man who asserts sole control of the telephones, not only in Seattle, but elsewhere public service comminsion the state body has no power over rates or nervice since August 3, when Burleson took control. The comminion could enforce no order against that federal officer. “The state body had fixed $3.50 an a& connection charge. Mr. Burleson increased thie to $5, $10 and $15, tho practically every state commis sion in the union has condemned such charge as unreasonable, In many Instances the companies them. selves protest that the charge is far too high. “The people of Seattle probably do not need to be advised how shame: fully service has deteriorated since state control was superseded by that of Mr. Burleson. Mr. Burleson, not the public service commission, makes the increased phone rates, soon to go into effect, “What the comminsioners did with Fespect to these rates, in thie: “It told Mr. Burleson, in effect, that the service is rotten in Seattle and getting worse; that the girls are entitled to more pay and should have it, unless it is desired to abar- don all pretense of service; and now get thin right: that if Mr. Burleson's representative's statements of the financial situation, as to the com pany and federal control, is accurate {and it would be unbecoming on the part of the commission to question the integrity), we question not the patrons are willing to pay all the NECESSARY incurred costs. “In conclusion, remember this: In the entire railroad administration, McAdoo has refused to appoint other than railroad men, specifically turning down requests that came from all over the union that ship- pers and patrons be given repre sentation, if only minority vote, on the district committees that pass upon all rate changes. Mr. Burle son has similar committees in his wire administration, no representa tive of the public being named. For example, officials of the Postal and Western Union are majority mem. bers of the committee to frame tele graph rates, and a representative of the Bell company and an official of the Independent Telephone associa. tion are the majority members of the committee to fix phone rates for the United States.” phone rates must not be Increased In order that other cities may get better service from funds derived here, declares the public service commission in wiring to Posmaster General Burleson its opinion of the new charges put into effect here. “We would feel bound to vigor- ously protest if you should me fit to increase rates here and not in jother Coast states,” the wire de- clares. Burleson ts also told: “We are positive you will be open-minded tn complaints and that | will be sure to receive a dollar's worth of service for each dollar paid.” Who Is Pillsbury? “H. D. Pillsbury was an attorney for the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co., in a hearing before the public service commission a short time jago,” said Walter Meler, corpora | tion counsel, Wednesday, “and now in represented as being Burleson's representative.” | CITY PROTESTS Tn the shortest session it has ever held, eity counct! Tuesday authorized Cor- poration Counsel W. F- pear before the state public service commission at the hearing to be held in Seattle, November 25, ard oppose the increase in telephone rates. The | Public utilities committee of the council was gnstructed to gather data in support of the protest Draft Board Men Await Quit Word Officials of local draft board No. 6 announced Wednesday that until jfurther orders are received from Provost Marshal General Crowder, physical examinations will be con- ducted as usual. Questionnaires are | still being sent out Opportunity school is another {name for evening school, according to @ pamphlet announcing the re opening of the six high and four grade evening schools, Friday even ing. Tho Tuesday and Thursday classes at the Broadway high school will meet on Thursday. dents may enroll at once, rates, which, | interests © by | who has not yet reinstated thone| “The legal adviners of the state! dec tare | you will use the revenues collected | |so that every patron in this state| lasting exactly 15 minutes, the | Meler to ap | | | New stu-|f] - STORE HOURS—9 A. M. TO 5 P. M. THE BON MARCHE bought at The Bon Marche. $5.00 Trimmed and Tailored NEW—ATTRACTIVE— BECOMING Bl: same or flowers with match facings. Others are tints ribbon-bow trimmed. Turbans—and large dressy Hats, all specially good val- Some taupes, browns, blues and other colors in- ues, cluded. SECOND FLOOR Back to School Once More SCHOOL BEGINS THURSDAY MORNING Have the boys and girls looking spick and span in their new clothes— BOYS’ SECTION—UPPER MAIN FLOOR GIRLS’ SECTION—SECOND FLOOR ck Silk Velvet Hats with ostrich trimmings the celors as the facings, fur-trimmed, flower, feather fancies and to Women’s Suits for $33. 00 | There Are Several Reasons Why You THURSDAY, APRON DAY Juanita Aprons at $1.95 Slip-over style Aprons, well made of pretty plaids —finished with roomy pockets and full belts of plain colored material. The Elinor Aprons of plain colored percale, in laced middy style, trim- med in light shades, at $1.95. THIRD FLOOR 200 Boys’ $8.90 F SUITS“OF THE STURDY KIND THAT WILL NEED TO WEAR BACK THE BOYS TO SCHOOL $8.50 will suit your boy properly for school. The Suits were bought last year, that’s the reason for the low price. and brown complete run of sizes, Boys’ —400 pai but splendid values. Boys’ Night Robes —heavy quality, with military collars, priced at 95¢. BOYS’ SECTION—UPPER MAIN FLOOR Well made of good materials, in gray mixtures —a Knicker Trousers , broken lines Sizes 6 to 17 years, at $1.25. Should Buy One Now —THEY MEAN UTMOST IN VALUE —UTMOST RIAL —UTMOST IN WORK- MANSHIP AT THE PRICE ASKED, Suits in semi-tailored or belted styles—of velours, Ox- fords, broadcloths, serges, mixtures and jerseys, and some handsome «new velvets. The large convertible col- lars make one “feel very much at home” on the cold- est days. Colors that make one feel rather up-to-date — taupe, navy, brown, Oxford, plum or mixtures. SECOND FLOOR Norfolk Suits IN MATE-