The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 26, 1919, Page 14

> Overcharge Soldiers; lomes Less Than Rent A Home for $11.75 Per Month! This is how the Canadian soldier or his widow ean in 20 years own a cottage home, built by the government, for less than rent: ‘Cost of house .... Homesite prov: ided free by ‘gov ernment. $1,700 ANNUAL PAYMENTS Principal and interest ................ 4 Administrative ‘cost (total $170)....... poe 50 $140.90 Total MONTHL Y PAY MEN’ TS. Principal and interest vies ss SEL Bomeministrative cost ..............cc see eees al ou wihas x sikass <a 00 $11.75 BY JACK JUNGMEYER VANCOUVER, B. C., March 26.—The rent profiteer on the run in Canada. He will extort from no soldier's family. The Dominion government has been be- laboring him with a $25,000,000 club. That is the amount appropriated to start the better-housing-for-soldiers part of its reconstruction program. It is being apportioned to the Provinces and municipalities on a population basis, and while for any one locality the pro rata is small, it does commit the government to the policy that soldier housing is an essen-| tial public obligation. Soldiers’ widows are to be given first : ee ceerenee. and partially disabled veterans next. | Ae the able-bodied family man. | en ema out in the various provinces, tion with the Dominion land ministries, while varying Mewhat. according to locality ¥e One common aim | Provide a modern, comfortable from Costing from $1,500 to $2,000 w!th standardized. - construction, Yoned the returned soldier or the sol Dwellings not to exceed $2,000 widow can buy on 20 years’ will be built on land selected by Be, ON payments less than prevail the soldier from those approved rents. by the ministry of lands, with a in this city, for instance, 1 first payment of $50, the balance are admittedly very high, due| to be amortized in 20 years at ‘much to profiteering as to the per cent annual interest, plus boom-price cost of prop 10 per cent administrative charge spread over the entire period. | To insure his house with the de- | partment of lands, the resident must | pay one-twelfth the premium on the | policy. If he is compelied to move before he owns it, he may receive permis sion to dispose of the home site. For British Columbia the govern-| ment housing allotment is only $1,250,000, which will build perhaps | $00 woldier cottages, but the $25, 000 ix admittedly only a » the foundation upon which 4 more com- ve project is to be feet, as free home sites for sol- diers following industrial occu- pations, and their dependents, Allots are made by drawings, un of land regulations, qualified applicants. preferences as above men. Every kid in the world plays the glad game, whether he stops to think about it or not. There's always some reason why hin funny bone ia being tickled it he's poor, he's gind he is, be cause he doesn't have to wear half socks and bare knees like Archibald Goldbrick. And Arch! bald ia glad he does wear socks like that because he doesn’t have to worry about holes in the knees. So every kid is gind. That's why The Star is having a con is giaddest. So 1E BON MARCHE BarcaAin BASEMEN BREAKING PRECEDENTS! (A Daily Habit of the Bargain Basement) Silk Dresses Mirroring the Spring Fashions—$13.95 Style, class, distinction—call it what youd may—is the outstanding characteristic of these $13.95 Dresses. Impossible! Not at all. It’s the way of the Bargain Basement to do the impossible day after day. The jaunty draped modes so popu- lar this season with women of every figure are included in some of the smartest styles; bewitching panels accomplish much origin- ality ; the surplice, the Eton effect, the straight line silhouette are all included. Necklines feature the new and novel— with collars, collarless round effects, vestees and stunning other novelties. The Silks— * .TAFFETAS, POPLINS, CREPE DE CHINES, GEORGETTES, SATI Of colors there is no apparent end—Rose, Dove Gray, Taupe, | Negre Brown, Havana Brown, Hunter’s Green, Turquoise, Robin’s Egg, League Blue, Belgium Blue, Navy, Plum, Burgundy, Sand _ and Champagne. i It Is Truly a Dress Buying Opportunity Sizes 16 to 44, NOTE: This is but one of a Basement full of just such Bar- gains gathered in this ‘“Precedent-Breaking” Bar- gain Basement. os PROTECTS HE | le Why, of Course, Every Kid OBTAINFUNDS aw Perey. Userne Is Glad About Seanet hii FOR RAILWAYS —Cress-Dale Pho This is Viola Harper, the Glad Girt. What are Write | stop and think, kids. | you being gind for today? and tell us about it Fifty seats for the Pollyanna show will be awarded to writers ot the 25 best can take her. | The contost started Tuesday and ends at 10 a. m. Friday Just try to think of what you are glad about. Then write the beat letter you know how, telling ra why our name, ad nd we'll write of the paper letter The Viola Harper ix on the way to anxious to know if Seattle ts a great, big the glad girl Seattle. glad city, and she # glad. And if every ad about something, s that she will like her na comes to the Metro m. theatre Sunday and will stay five days, and appear Yn m es on the opening Sunday Wednesday © 26 gladdest letter writers Will be given tickets—two apiece. Aren't you glad you've got a chance? ‘care of The She's ts | WOOD SHIP MEN GRANTED CLAIMS, Hurley Says ““Reasonab le Concessions” to Be Made WASHINGTON, D. ¢ March 26 Wood shipbullders will be granted ‘reasonable ¢ exsions” on all of {their claims against the shipping board, Chairman Hurley announced. The shipbuiidera met with the shipping board in an effort to adjust the unfir 1 contracts which they hold. The contracts amount to about $126,000,000 ¢ shipbuilders declared they face | » crisis financially"as a result of the | long drawnout controversy over these contracts Hurley's announcement came, yes. terday, after a four-hour session with 85 representative wood ship men ed | id that, asa iit, most of t would be handled strictly on the merits of the individual case, | Shipbuilders said that their claims |on shipyards alone amounted to ap. proximately $3,000,000, 'r has been no computation of claims on the actual ship contracts wooden ship men declared that 98 pier cent of the ways used for wooden ship construction on the At «1 Gulf coasts would go out business within the days. | y predicted that th fen ship Jindustry “would go before long. At present 182 len ship | ways are in existence ¢ Atlantic and Gulf coasts | | ve | | ROCHESTER, N. Y.. March 26.—) him Dr. Frederick 1 mith, one of the - a } most widely known Masons in the . IN PASADENA | nation, died yesterday of pneumonia >A A, Cal, Mareh 26.— aged 49 years | Mayor Ole Hanson, of Seuttle, and | Dr. Smith was elected imperial po-| family arrived here from Santa Bar. |tentate, A. A. O. N. M, 8. in Atlan-! bara, Hanson's health is reported to <4 {uc City, in 1914 and served # year, be improving steadily, THE : SEATTLE § STAR R‘VETS' THe Bon MARCHE 600 Little Wash Dresses at About Wholesale Prices year-olds in the Little Sis- War Finance Corporation to Make Direct Loans WASHINGTON Mare} Plans for financing the ratiroad inder federal contr nt r are appropriate fficient fur r capital expenditures | beet creed upon bet an yrporation, the t ministration and — the ces from the individua © meet thelr April 1 require er sald, The r ollateral for tex of Get $116,000,000 To date the war finance corpé entirely in ne with the tention of congrem», ax « the ntatute, and also in line w settled procedure of the w corporation thru the course brief history.” Officiain of the co clared that with the original in xprenned by finance ot its the rallroad admint n attached to th railroads’ ral, these i notes of the railroads could be turned over to private financial in |stitutions later, if necessary, But for the present, it was « finance corporation w hold the se. jeurity for the loans themselves | Eliminate Trouble an the belief here that the nt which provides funds for railroads will Ko a long w of rerio iready have pi tainings the me them from | {the railroad administration. ‘This |] amounts to about $110,600,000 | Tho railroad administration has! given the equipment trade acceptances which the manu: | facturers may rediscount at federal reserve banks, thus turning funds into the nds of the manufacturers companies jeneral Hines recently | at the railroad administra. | would require §701 7,000 to finance ite needs to June 30. By sep arate agreements with the locomo. tive, car and equipment companies this figure ix reduced to $591,000,000 The war finance corporation has | | loaned the railroad administration | $50,000,000, which will bring cash bal- ances in hands of federal treasurers Up to $200,000,000, which is the nor- mal working cash capital for one month The nance corp ¥ will be es However, it was poin figure may be increased as condi tions change, or it may be lowered if the amount of traffic to be hdndied | by the railroads increases, thus pro viding more revenue. | 1 out, this SAY WILKESON BOOZE-STRUCK Citizens Complain of Gam- bling and Liquor TACOMA, March 26.- Wilkeson | ettizens appearing before Prosecut ing Attorney Askren charged yesterday, That their little town in the foot: | hills of this county is a miniature rude Monte Carlo. | even children are permitted | to become drunk and to gamble there. | That miners lose and win small | fortunes over night at the gaming tables; that as much as $5,000 i's changed hands In a gam ‘That something is woefully wrong | with the Pierce county sheriff's of. fice. 5. W. Carlson, town r prosecutor that thelr town t ed up They told how children from 15 years old get drunk“on the streets and fight in the movie picture houses over a quart of whisky "Mr, Askren, we demand that the | town be cleaned up,” they demanded. Vigilance Committee “Why in it that whenever the dep: uty sheriffs come to town that every thing it quiet, and they see no| liquor or gambling?" asked the men. | gam- and gunmen arrived in’ the Several of the men there who yen gambling every day and to devise the » town of the | ‘About two weeks ago, blers , got togeth best plan to rid men. We for! mittee and dee “That night ounded the gether, and sent them out mind you, every one of those on The ‘next day an Aus of the members of the gang, came back | “We went up to him and asked | him if he had not been kicked out | |of the town the night before, He |replied that he had, and if anyone sh try to him out this time, | he would go dead, and ten more with | jed guns. It will be a great day for the two-to-six ter’s Shop—on the Second Floor. It is a special purchase in every sense of the word; for the Dresses are as cute and pretty as they though the prices are delightfully low. Knicker Frocks Very Special —$2.95— A variety indeed in this lot of little Knicker Frocks, made of strong and durable gingham or crepe—one is shown to the left. They’re in col- orful stripes with slit at the side and bloomers to match. They're cleverly hand embroidered. Want a Nice Picture Frame at a Nice Little Price? Well, here they are, 760 of them—new, yes, and very suitable for photographs Frame your cherished pictures and keep them where you can silver finished frames, or kodak pictures. see them often. 5x7 and 5x8, 60c 6x9 and 7x10, 65c 8x10 and 7x11, 70c 8x12 inches, 80c For the Easter Promenade there must be the Spring vestments. Home dress- makers who are contem- plating the fashioning of a gown, coat, cape or suit, will find Personal Service a friend in need. There in the Dress Goods Sec- tion will be found ex- perts who will be glad to estimate the amount of material needed and to advise suitable styles. Noted fashion maga- zines are also there for the benefit of custom- ers. UPPER MAIN FLOOR BEDSPREADS NO WONDER WOMEN ARE REPLENISHING THEIR SUPPLY THESE DAYS Crochet Bedspreads at $2.00 Made of round-thread cotton, Marseilles pat- terns; size 72x82 ins. Crochet Bedspreads at $2.25 Firm weave, excellent weight Spreads, in Mar- seilles patterns; size 72 x82 inches. Crochet Bedspreads at $3.85 A heavy quality with exceptional laundering qualities; wonders for wear; Marseilles pat- terns; size 80x90 inches. LOWER MAIN FLOOR SCISSORS WILL MERRILY SNIP Apron Ginghams at 10c Yard 2,000 yards of 24-inch Ginghams—what a value! Assorted check patterns in blue, pink and black on white grounds, Samson Galatea 25c In the ‘dark patterns mothers prefer for be suits—and outing dresses for themselves or daugh- ter. A windfall! LOWER MAIN FLOOR ues in Frock. 6 years. Of crepe, gingham or cham- bray, little maiden here cotton pongee. Some em- broidered, collar and cuffs of con- trasting material. SECOND FLOOR—THE In the lot are walnut, burnished complete with glass and back. GOLD OR SILVER BURNISHED Post Card size, 50c 4x6 and 3x7'/2, 55c Lovely Little Frocks Special —$3.25— “Little Wonder” val- from 2 to Devonshire and the one on the is of others with and Muslin Gowns Special $1.25 Nothing we can say can be as convincing as the Gowns themselves. Five new styles. Some in the Empire yoke ef- fect, others with V. and square necks. All beauti- fully trimmed with Val- enciennes laces and rib- bon. Tailored as care- fully as though you made them yourself. These values are among the first manifestations of the lowered price of cotton, which will not be reflected generally for many months. THIRD FLOOR HERE ARE PROOFS OF.THE GOOD VALUES OFFERED ON APRON THURSDAY Mary Louise Aprons $1.50 Make Their Bow Thursday And you will be glad to get acquainted with Mary Louise Aprons, for they’re values that attract one immediately. ors, amply full, tic at the elbow. Aprons of percale, with Bolero jacket effect and several other handy styles, at $1.95. THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE can be, FROM 3 TO 4 P. M. THURSDAY THREE LITTLE GIRLS WILL ACT AS J MODELS —showing the different of the Sizes 2 to 6 years. Little Sister Frocks, Special —$2.50— styles here of plain or figured organdy or rosebud voile which make one think summer is really here— ered or with sash tie in the back. All specially BON MARCHE WALNUT FINISH 2'2x4 to 4x5, 30c 4x8 inches, 40c 6x8 to 7x10, 50c 7x11 to 9x11, 60c | 9x12 inches, 65¢ ; THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Plaid ginghams in desirable col- well finished and trimmed with rick-rack braid and binding. Other new and attractive Aprons at $1.50. Several Apron Styles at $1.95 Ginghams are made up in these $1.95 Aprons— blue, black or pink with white stripes, trimmed in plain colors and finished with rick-rack, with elas- Dresses. little Dresses and embroid-