The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 10, 1919, Page 16

TEXAS OIL TOWN ‘Honored by Queen" TOLEDO MINUS Smugglers Bring Dope SWEPT BY FIRE Lightning Strikes Tank and Flames Run in Streets WICHITA FALL S, Tex., Nov. 10, — Rivers of flame literally ran in the streets of Waggoner City early Sunday morning, chasing more than 1,000 resi de from their homes and destroying bulging off tanks and eq ment, the value of which is mated at from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, ing flames Waggoner ( lighting the te all the swept thru the ‘en, $0 acres in all, in weird fashion, le giant shafts of way aloft from wh ffort to escape the sea of flame, men, women and chiktren werambled over bumpy roads Burkburnett, the nearest town. Mos’ the inhabitants lost prac tically all of their personal effects Tank Explodes The night of red-flamed terror be gan at the height of a storm when & lightning bolt struck a huge oll tank. A terrific explosion followed. Huge splotches of burning oil were flung to all points of the compass In the first rush of fire, more than 40 derricks and 10 oil tanks were licked up by the hungry blaze The weird grandeur of the oil fire was turned to terror when a four inch high pressure oil pipe line Inid under the main street of the town exploded from heat generated by the blazing oi! on the street surface. With flame literally lecking at their doors, residents of the little town fied madly nett, abandont flames. " everything to the When December weds May, the latter ts apt to forget that she is toward Hurkbur. | % PAMELA POOR The queen of Rumania has dec- orated an American girl, Miss Pa- mela Poor, with the Cross of Ma- STREET CARS Michigan Line TOLEDO, ©. ‘Toledo is without stree the result of t Rallways & Li cars out of th 10 Nov the ouster ordina street cara from the street 1 rained the fare fr ta, and 2 cents for a tra heen approved by the vote because conta for Th lee to the public or clty officials. All were transferred into Michigan and | stored on aide tracks. Offictaln of the street car announced Sunday night that care will not be operated here “until a permanent settlement hae been reached or ts assured.” Bon Marche Will Put Up Building company | Work was scheduled to begin this} cara were removed without no | } |. These are the estimates given me Across M CHICAGO, Noy. 10.—A drug conspiracy involving phy- Rolling Stock Rushed Across sicians and druggists in a dozen large cities in the country, been unearthed by internal revenue agents, it has declared today. r this writing prescriptions for non-v city alone on charges of HY LESLIE DOWELL (Detalied by NB. A. to Investigate) drug smuggting across Mexican border into the United States) Two million men and women | | of the United States are “dope | flends.”* They are paying $10,000,000 a | day for cocaine, heroin, mor phine, opium, codeine and the hundred and one other babit- forming narcotics jby federal officers of the Bouthern Calffornia district, based upon years ot nee in dealing with these unfortunate victima, In a region where the drug smuggler and drug peddier are unusually active because | of the proximity of Mexico. | | And today Unele Sam has under way a nation-wide campaign not only te drug addicts from them restore them to normal and selves, rie, in recognition of her skill and|Week on the construction of a two-}make them again fully useful mem: | care in nursing Rumanian wound- ed in the hospital at Bucharest | Miss Poor has just returned from | Red Cross service overseas, She is |the daughter of the late Henry W Poor, publisher. | Mise Poor acted as assistant to Dr. John E. Keefe of Springfield, Mass, a dental surgeon, who served in Rumania. DIES ABOARD TRAIN EVERETT, Nov. 10.—George Shoe maker, 38, a former resident of Cus- | ter, Whateom county, died aboard a train Sunday, while en route to hie [home in Oklahoma, ‘The body was brought to Everett. for the jatory store building the property Marche interests on known as Bon Marche park, at the northwest corner of Fourth ave land Pine #t., it was announced by R. G, H. Nordhoff, viee president lof the firm. The stores will be rented | It im the Intention of the Bon ‘Marche that the present proposed jimprovementa will remain for five years, At the end of this time all limprovements on the property |which Inclu@es the entire block | with the exception of the southeast lcorner of Third ave, and Stewart *t.. wil be torn down and a mod- ern department store bullt, which will be the permanent home of the Bon Marche. Mrs. December. you? Henna. and in cloth-top styles. in black, brown and gray. Sizes from 21, to 8, but not all sizes in all colors and styles. THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT Compare Cost With Convenience! Are such conveniences as Charge Accounts, Free Deliveries, Free Alterations to Garments and Sumptuous Fixtures worth what they cost Because you do pay for In the Bargain Basement you pay ONLY for the merchandise you actually buy—you don’t pay for service that you don’t want. ‘ Oh! Here Are Crackerjack Values Look! Women’s Smart Coats $24.75 All With Fur Collars 4 Aren’t they good-looking? And the quality of the materials is just as good as the styles. Come and see them. There are Silvertones, Meltons, Cheviot Meltons and Kerseys in five of the most attractive styles. The colors are Navy, Brown, Sand and The convertible collars of Black Coney, Kit Coney or Mole Coney add a touch of luwury to styles already pleasing. The coats are half-lined or lined thruout with mercerized materials in black or in figured designs. The sizes are from 16 to 42. Manufacturers’ Odds and Ends of Women’s Stylish Lace Shoes at $4.00 There are patent leathers, vici kids and gun-metals in all leather They have high or low heels and are shown em, you know. Look!! |B | pear his home, Hon |bers of society, but as a means of | the United States supreme court that reducing erime—in which drugs are} 4 big factor. } ‘This battle is being waged under | the direction of Daniel ©. Roper, commissioner of internal revenue, at Washington. He has instructed every one of the |65 internal revenue collectors over) |the country to work with local agen | ches in establishing clinies where ad dicts may be treated. Such treat ment will cost them onty the price) of the drug, a nominal figure, | Cooperating with government offi. | cials are chambers of commerce, | county medical societies, city and) state boards of bealth, women's clubs | and vurious other remedial agen cles SMUGGLERS REAPING |PORTUNES FROM VICTIMS Paseage of the Harrison anti-nar jcotic law about five years ago was |the first mtep the federal govern ment took to cure the drug user. Prior to that time “hop” was easy | |to get, ite peddlers were legion, and users Were multiplying at an amaz |ingly rapid rate. The tenderloin seo tions of every big city were filled jwith the pasty-faced “hop-heads.” Police knew them well, and they | were catalogued at headquarters. In jthe Chinese quarter of every metro- |pelitan city Orientals had their jdream partors. and the slumming | party which did not visit an opium don waa considered incomplete, ‘This was cepectally true of San) Francisco's Chinatown before the tige. New York, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, St. Louis, Seattle, and half a dosen other centers of population afl had thelr resorts! where victims could satisfy their! leravings for the “Dream Dope.” Druge and drug derivatives were cheap and plentiful But the Harrison act, with ite xe! FINDNEW CLUE | IN CRIME CASE Investigation of a belated story told by Richard M. Buttle, deputy county auditor, that he heard woman screaming in & Vacant lot 1514 Blewett st, the night of October 19, was being made by detectives Monday. This was the night Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bryan of Puyallup is al jeged to have been strangled by William Fay Baly, according to plans | made by his mother, Mrs, Anna Nemitz, to accomplish the theft of $4,500 from Mrs, Bryan Buttle said he and his wife had! been sitting up late that night. They heard several screams, he said, the last one sounding aa if the woman |was being choked to death. They went out to investigate, Buttle said, but his wife held him back when he| got to the vacant lot, | Buttle's statements are corrobor. ated by Mra. John Bower, 1432 Wood lawn ave., and her daughter, Cather. ine, 14, who say they alxo heard the | Sereaming, went out to see what was the matter, and were frightened back into the house by a man with a flashlight. Buttle said he carried a} flashlight DRIVE WILL END ARMISTICE DAY The Red Cross campaign for 1910) membership will close in a whirlwind finish Tuesday, Armistice day, During the day Eddie Hubbard, the aviator, will fly low over Second ave, dropping bombs (containing the atre tickets), and other stunts closer to earth will serve to remind Seattle that you'll have to hurry to join the merey band before it is too late, | With only one more day ahead of them, Red Cross workers will invade every section of Seattle on Armistice day. | A meeting of Red Cross workers, jexeept those who have been sta tioned in booths, was held at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning to perfect final plans for the membership drive, Mrs, W. A. Peters, director of the | drive, requesta workers to bring in | all moneys collected by them so that jan accurate check may be had of |what has been accomplished thus far, ‘Sousa Here Monday | John Phillip Sousa, with 65 bands en and half a dozen soloists, ts in Seattle Monday to play two con certs. ‘Thousands crowded into the Arena Monday afternoon to hear the | matinee concert, which began at 2:20. |The big concert will be played at |8:20 p. m. Monday at the Arena. Long lines of music lovers stood in line for hours awaiting an opportu nity to purchase reserved ticket seat | Few men are able to achieve greatness without advertising the fact, teen physicians have been named for arrest today in vere penalties, put up the price, himself president of the Irish re-| a | Dunne, | to Seattle. | day night were occupying the atten: |The conductor said he did not see THE SEATT 2,000,000 DRUG FIENDS IN VU. S. exican Border was catering to drug addicts and isers, And it haw b woing up ever since until today the average price from coast to coast in in the hood of $4 to $5 @ grain Use of narcotion has been steadily increasing until today the demand is unprecedented, and daring smug glers «are reaping fortunes—until they are arrested and put behind neighbor the bars. the gov ernment’s antidr en is be. Heved to be based upon the assump ton that national prohibition has in creased their use, It is even hinted in some quarters the governmen' has evidence to prove the alarming spread of the habit is due to the ab-| sence of high proof liquors, but no government oMfcial could be found who would admit such is the case Another factor was the decision of | it ts tegal for any physician to pre | scribe drugs to matisfy the cravings| of the addict. He may still prescribe dope, but he must not write euch prescriptions for habitual users. And that has made the situation even more acute. Police of dozen cities are filing their records with stories of rob-| beries of drug stores, phyricians’ of-| fices and other places where the vie tim believes he can fthd the where- withal to appease his unnatural ap petite. any police chief can testify. In Loa Angeles recently a man giv. ing the name of Albert Woelk told tn the federal court of a ring of amtigglera who operated in Southern California, mnugsling narcotics across the Mexican border. He told) the court of the system by which the drug, in thie Instance opium, was slipped over the international line and distributed to agents tn Los An- geles and half a dozen other large) cithes, He stated that opium and its de- As this is written, the current quo- tation In Los Angeles is $437 an ounces, but in said to be cheaper on) the Atlantic coast and in the Middle West. DE VALERA DUE MONDAY NIGHT FEammonn de Valera, who terms public, will arrive In Seattle at 8:45) o'clock Monday night. He will be} met at the O-W. station by repre sentatives of local Irish societion, a citizens’ committee, and a delegation of laborites. A parade, headed by the Briscoe school band, will follow the recep-| tion at the station. The Line of! march will be up Second ave. to the! Washington hotel. De Valera was met at Spokane! Monday noon by Edward J. Coen publisher of the Western Freeman. Jocal Irish weekly, and Rev. J. K.| pastor of St. Anne's Cath urch, They are escorting him The Irish lender will stay here until Wednesday night, when he wili! leave for Tacoma. He will speak| at the Arena Wednesday night. He may also speak before the Knights of Columbus, SPOKANE, Nov. 10.""We owe no| loyalty to Britain, We wanted to be neutral in the war. We had our own war on,” declared Eammonn De Va lera here Sunday night. Speaking withea rich brogue, the “president” of the “Irish republic” publicly thanked God that “we come from a distinct race and it is not British.” Three Burglaries Reported to Cops Three burglaries committed gun- tion of police Monday. A. B. Minne’s home, 2717 Warren ave., was ran sacked while the family was absent. A watch, ring, gold chain and lodge emblem were stolen, M. Kimomoto's candy stand, at 514 Maynard ave, was robbed of $60 taken from the cash register. A baby's bracelet, locket and chain, gold watch and gold cuff links were stolen from B. W. Bowen's home, 1220 Valley st, r i Stabber Leaves His Hat as Clue With a black hat as a clue, police Monday were looking for an un- known man who entered a boarding house at 917 Addition st, Saturday evening, stabbed John Cobonor, 45 in the back, and slashed John Mat: tisin’s wrist when the latter rushed to Cobonor’s aid, The assailant es. caped, dropping his hat. CAR KILLS WOMAN EVERETT, Nov. 10.—Mrs, Anna Sloane, 65, was knocked down and in- stantly killed by a one-man street car near this city, late Sunday afternoon, Mrs, Sloane because of some children he was watching near the tracks. Some men just can't foot a bill without kicking, LE STAR The BonMarché : ' An Event in Millinery Samples of « Untrimmed Hats at $5.00 Samples of the finer untrimmed shapes, only one ff or two of a kind. et A special purchase brings these shapes to us—hats that have been shown on our tables before this season. 4 You will save money, and at the same time secure a 8 with individuality. f f 4 Ostrich Feathers to trim them at 75c to $1.95 Sprays of glycerined ostrich, shaded tips, blended shades in plumes. 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In navy, Pekin, rose, cerise, reseda, taupe, brown and other colors. 36-Inch Black Satin, Good Weights, $2.50 Good, serviceable, medium weight Satin—a jet black—also a heavier weight Duchess Satin—rich and lus- trous, and for $2.50 a yard. 36-Inch Lining Satins $2.25 and $2.50 Yard New Lining Satins—in a weight that will wear satisfactorily—colored grounds, such as taupe, gray, blue, tan and rose, with contrasting pat- terns. 40-Inch Printed Georgettes $3.75 a Yard Oh, how pretty are these Printed Georgettes for waists or to combine v with plain colors for dresses. Many It may be had in taupe, gob different patterns in most all colors. quoise, plum and other co FABRIC FLOOR (THIRD) 40-Inch Rich Black Charmeuse $3.95 Ye Charmeuse in a medium beautiful and lustrous and well. Makes up pretty waists or skirts. 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Priced from 85¢ TOILET GOODS —Bath and Negligee Slippers, all colors, 95¢. —Blanket Buntings to keep baby snuggly warm when taking a walk or when sleeping outside, $2.50 to $4.95. —Silk Buntings, very pretty, $5.95 to $12.50. —Blankets, white with pink or blue borders, 95¢ a pair or 50¢ each, Figured Crib Blankets in plaid effect, pink or blue, at 85¢. —Blankets with large figures, blue or pink ground, at $1.50. —Crib Blankets, plaid wool, ribbon bound—pink or blue, $3.50. BABY sHOP—sECOND FLOOR Open-ended Silk F Hands, in Persian’ figures and new on the best colot Silk Scarfs in’ floral, brocaded sat two-toned strip MEN'S UPPER MAIN Outing Flannel 15c Yard Full Bolts and Mill Lengths Tf you want good warm undergarments, here's the Outing to make them of; 28 and 25 inches wide, in white and pink~w-at 15¢ a yard. Not over 15 yards to a customer at this price. FABRIC FLOOR (THIRD)