The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 23, 1919, Page 24

NEW YORK, May 12.—“Behind hhanders” wil! become extinct when to the dry age. *Behindhanders” arrive at the theatr Other folks’ toes, sw Wraps from back and Make the actors lose their cuca “Prohibition will . exterminate these behindhanders,” says Archi- bald Selwyn, the theatrical produc @r, “I have found that 80 per cent of them are out-of-towners who have bought their tickets at the : Declares “Behind-Hander” Will \ WOTS A FELLOW Goin To 00 | | WITH AN ENO SEAT ANO Ar INTERMISSION AFTER Ju 1%! ¢ the United States passes from wet |, Booze Is Banned | }hotels. I know this because we sell | the same block of seats to the ho y night have a big dinner, | g over their liquers an nd then turn up at th and disturb everybody legitimate theatres in New York with a total seating }eapacity of over 90,000, Ten per leent, or 9,000, turn up late. Eighty per cent of the dawdlers come | |from the hotels, so I figure that | when booze ts banished 7,200 night- are $7 DEPARTMENTS PAY OVERTIME Officers Report | Extra Wage Given Employes Council investigation of the pay Ment of extra compensation for overtime work in all city depart- Ments has brought reports from heads of all branches of the city it, showing that in every : overtime pay was given, but ‘Pnly in the buildings and light de- _ partments was time and one-half and double time granted. In their statements, returned to the finance committee for consider- ‘ation at their meeting Friday after- Boon, the departments chiefs, in cases say their action has been on practice rather than any knowledge of legal authority. D. Ross, superintendent of the it department, writes that in his ce this year overtime has ted to 497 days, 6 hours and minutes. A total of $2,817.27 was for extra compensation, ‘work was classed as emergency for inventory, for the says the work con- public safeguard to pre- faulty wires and one-half was paid his labor between 5 p. m. double-time from The work had to meant either payment overtime or employment of a crew. The latter, he de was impractical. the buildings department, tendent Johnson says he In time and one-half to carpen- and laborers, and double time plumbers and painters for extra The eight-hour day ‘* ob closely, but on such works the erection of the influenza hos- City Engineer Dimock pays it time for overtime, as does B. Youngs, of the water depart- “Ment. The stree department also Days the same for extra work. No intimation has been given What action will be taken by the « 1. toward “having Other de- Matpehts conform with the ‘street fallways on the overtime question. LET CONTRACT _ FOR BIG SEWER Three Bids Received for Rainier Ave. Job Contract for ave. was let Friday board of public Sound Bridge & Dredging company. The bid of the months, and n hearings have for $267,689.34. ‘There were three bids received. ‘The construction of this sewer has been before the city council and the board of public works for several een held on it. Work will begin at once, F. N. Badolato was awarded the @ontract for the construction of a clay pipe sewer on Second ave. N. The work will cost the city $10,789. ‘There were 15 bids. COMMITTEE TO TALK OVER WAR CAMP WORK ‘The committee appointed b: ing Mayor W. D. Lane to the work of the War Camp nity Service along municipal 1) ‘will hold its organization meeting on Tuesday. The committee has been Act Appointed to formulate a program for municipal recreation. POUND OF SUGAR IS (Special to The Star by N. BE. A) LONDON, May 23.—Bought for a pound of sugar on the Murman $1,000 in London. got the skin from a Laplander. |, | ford ambulance unit before America 1} g of the trunk PRICE OF FOX SKIN coast, a silver fox skin brought| Chinese gi A British officer | in 1996, If you would have friends, you| With tho Asiatic squadron. ‘The two ‘Must friendly. | | | | RUSS REDS ROB ~ YANKEE WRITER |United Press Correspondent | Escapes From Bolsheviki LONDON, May 23.—Frank J. Taylor, United Press staff corre | spondent who recently went inte | Russia to investigate conditions, ; was returning to Berlin today by way of Finland after being rob- bed by Bolsheviki. Two telegrams were received si | multaneously from Taylor today. |One forwarded from Terijoki, Fin- | land, 10 a. m., Wednesday, said: | “Escaped Bolsheviki after being | robbed of everything. Now in Fin. nish detention camp here.” Another, sent from Helsingfors, Finland, 2 p. m., yesterday, said he had been released and was proceed ing to Berlin, | | | Taylor, who was one of the United | Press correspondents with the American armies until the cessation of hostilities, was one of the first American newspaper men to reach Berlin after the armistice was sign- ed. He directed the Berlin staff in covering both Spartacan revolutions and between times investigated the situation in Austria-Hungary and Cxecho-Slovakia. He also was in charge of reporting the first meet- ings of the national assembly at ‘Weimar. About two weeks ago Taylor ob- | tained paseports from the Russian soviet government and left Berlin |for Moscow. He went into Russia determined to tell the truth about | conditions there. The first word re | ceived from him was contained in | the two telegrams, telling @f his es- cape into Finland. Taylor attended Stanford univers- j ity and went overseas with a Stan- entered the war. CZECH DEMOCRATS AGAINST VIOLENCE , (Special to The Star by N. BE. A) | PRAGUE, May 23,—The executive committee of the social democratic | party in the Czecho-Slovak republic |has addressed all the members of the party, urging them to help in the | further consoldiation of the republic and to protect their country against | dangers coming from without. The | Party declared that it i# united in re- | gard to solutions of social problems |and is opposed to every unnecessary violent act. It was further resolved that the vote of the nation should de cide about every constitutional ques. tion "Chinese Wife to Join Yank Hubby | | ®. | oss ys The coming of peace will shortly jyenaite Lieut. Com, William ©. Dron- berger, U. 8. navy, and his bride, a rl. She came to America studied four years in a girls’ finishing school, and later met Dron berger in Shanghai when he was plan to spend the remainder of their days in the Orient, } Phoenix Silk Lisle Hose, Popular With Misses —65c a Pair— —Fancy drop-stitch rib —Fine plain rib “Phoenix” Silk Lisle Hose wear splen- didly and look well—in black, white and bronze. Sizes 6 to 10—at 65¢ a pair. Women’s Silk and Fiber Stockings $1.25 Pair Silk Stockings, with just enough fiber silk to give body, weight, strength and durability. Strongly reinforced soles with high spliced heels and double hemmed tops of lisle. Black, white, dark tan, bronze, pearl, green and champagne; sizes 8'4 to 10. WEAR SILK GLOVES AND YOU'LL SAVE MANY A GLOVE GLEANING BILL Silk Gloves 85c Tricot Silk Gloves—made with two clasps at wrist, self-embroidered backs, with double fin- ger tips to give added wear. Black, white, brown, champagne and gray, regular sizes inexpensive—easy to wash. Pure Thread Milanese Silk Gloves with three and five-row contrasting embroidered backs. In black, brown, gray and pongee, pair $1.50. Women’s Ribbed Union Suits 65c Low neck, sleeveless style, with ribbon run tops and lace knee; very special at 65¢. Boys’ Fine Ribbed Union Suits—with short sleeves, knee length, nicely finishéd with flat lock seam; sizes 8 to 16 at $1.00, Misses’ Summer Vests—light weight, in a number of different styles; two grades, 15¢ and 25¢. UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE eta Noack ~~ Summer Suits for Lads of 4to8 pO", Linc Milk Bread Brownie kodaks for the kiddies. Folding kodaks in pocket size for the grown-ups. —No. 2 Brownie, $2.95. —No. 2A Brownie, $3.73. —No. 2C Brownie” $4.80. —Folding Brownies from $7.42 to $16.00. Fresh films always on hand. UPPER MAIN FLOOR ‘Candy —Hand rolled chocolates, 1-lb. box, 70¢. —Phoenix gum drops, fruit centers, 35¢ lb. —Jeliy nuggets, special Sat- urday, 30¢ Ib. ‘Seren MAIN FLOOR in boxes $1.50 erly suited for occasions wash suits. Beautiful Sample Silk Dresses at —$19.75— 27 Dresses and 27 different styles, every one brand new, made of high-grade silks and worth a whole lot more than the Basement’s price—$19.75 Dresses of Rajah Silk, Chiffon Taffeta, Georg- ette Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Crepe Meteor, ard Silk, Printed Georgette and Georgette and silk combinations. Only a few of each material, however, but in a good range of colors, including several all-white models of Georgette and Crepe de Chine; sizes ranging from 16 to 40. Wash Suits $8.50 Little son can be clev- school or for “going outt’ in these little Effective little styles that are sure to please. TheBonMarché THE CAPE IS THE FRIEND OF THE SUMMER GIRL It Adapts Itself to Every Phase of Summer Weather Just the sort of a summer wrap the well-togged Seattle girl will choose, Warm enough for tool summer evenings. Smart enough for every affair. Light enough to be carried easily. Navy blue serges, tweeds, gabardines and silvertones in coat front effect, full linings—$25.00 and $29.50. Navy serge, silvertones, velours, smart coat fronts, full linings, braid trimming and buttons—$35.00 and, $45.00. Navy serge, tan or blue tricotine, jersey, made with wide silk braid or narrow flounces—$50.00. SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE to play, for Boys’ Wash Hats, Straw Hats, Wool Hats, Many Shapes and Sizes —Boys’ straw hats in styles to suit every lad— —Silk and wool hats in clever styles, $1.00 to Milans and Panamas—$1.00 to $6.00. $4.00. —Boys’ wash hats, 65¢ to $1.00. Wool and Cotton Suits $6.50 to $15 15¢ & oat. Wool, cotton and wool DELICATESSEN | ; and cotton suits, well SPECIALS made of materials that FOR SATURDAY will not soil easily. Fresh . oo Styles are most attrac- tive — patterns suitable for small lads. UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Sheer Summer Neckwear and Dainty Vests —at $1.00— —white, edged with colors —smart vestees —Gaberdine vests in stripes or checks with | rolling collar. ont 1 Novelty silks in plaids or plain effects. Georgette collars in white or flesh, edged with Venise lace. —Organdie waist sets in white and colors, Filet lace collars with plain or scalloped edges. Organdie vestees for wear with dresses or coats, lace trimmed. All Priced at $1.00 ! UPPER MAIN FLOOR-—THE BON MARCHE Comfortable, Common Sense House Slippers Complete stocks of comfortable Shoes to wear in the house—made of soft kid leather, built on common-sense and good- looking lines. Styles that fit the foot and relieve the sore or tender feeling. —Two-strap slippers, of all black kid, with hand turned soles, medium short vamp, high arch and military heels, $4.00. ~—Slippers of all black kid, with hand turned 8 soles, one-strap, medium or short vamp, low or Cuban heels, $3.50 to $4.00. —Kid oxfords, all black with common sense heels and medium wide toes, $3.25 to $7.00. —Martha Washington Slippers—sizes 21/, to 9, widths B to EE, pair $5.00. UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Made clean, baked clean in our own open-— view bakery, 10¢ and — cakes—3 layers, 85¢. —Weiners, specially made for us, 25¢ Ib, Pena compound, 26¢ ~Mayonnaise, 40¢ Ib. —Green Gage our own make, 25¢ Ib, FOURTH FLOOR THE BON MARCHE ARGAIN B $1.00 Buys a Good Looking Lingerie Blouse In the Basement, where you pay for the Blouse only, and not unnecessary expenses Pretty all-white Blouses of plain and fancy voile with lace trimmed collars—tailored Blouses with collars in contrasting colors. Dainty Or- gandy Blouses, crossbar pattern, in pink, blue and green, with sheer white organdy collars. Sizes 36 to 42. Some slightly soiled. Women’s Pure Thread Silk Stockings 98c Pair A splendid offer for Saturday—one you cannot afford to miss. Women’s new fashioned, pure thread Silk Stockings—lisle garter tops and fash- ioned seamless feet. Black, brown and gray. Girls’ and Misses’ Mary Jane Pumps at Bargain Basement Prices— They’re Lower Bring your little girls to the Basement on Saturday for their new Pumps — you'll find it hard to dupli- cate the Basement’s prices. Neat looking Pumps, as pictured, that we have in patent leather and dull kid, footform shape, with leather soles and heels. Sizes 5 to 8, with spring heels —$1.65 Pair— Sizes 81% to 11, with lift heels —$1.85 Pair— Sizes 1114 to 2, with lift heels —$2.25 Pair— Foul- ASEMENT Come Prepared to Buy Several Boys’ Suits—They’re Surely Wonderful We made a fortunate buy, so can sell Boys’ “Kaynee” Blouses at 69c We all know what “Kaynee” stands for—one of the best makes of Boys’ Blouses. These are made of splendid quality percale in many differ- ent stripe patterns. All sizes, but only a limited quantity. Men’s Heavy Work A new shipment of “Cone’s Boss” Work Shirts that are well made and of mate- rials that stand hard wear; heavy chambray and cheviot in fast colors. Sizes 15 to 1714. Men’s Thread Silk Socks 35c Pair Pure thread silk-plated Socks with seamless lisle feet and double heels and toes; ribbed tops. Black and white. Little Tots’ Play Oxfords of Tan Leather, with stitched chrome soles, sizes 5 to 8, at 88¢ pair. Bargains Boys’ Kaynee Wash Suits at $1.29 Two-piece Wash Suits of fancy white madras with colored collars and cuffs; plain color cheviot trimmed with white, fine percale; white and striped suiting and gingham in all kinds of stripe pat- * terns. Sizes 2 to 8 years, a Shirts 95c Or three pairs for $1.00—all sizes