The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 23, 1920, Page 14

OF GHOULISH LEAGUE Undertakers Form Dead” Clubs direct “evidence of propaganda by un- ~ for the return of Amer @ead from France, it is go ag ahead in its plans for fulfill * the promise mado at the be of the war to return all dead to those who wish it Hayes, assistant to the sec: | retary of , has started overseas MMspect the beginnings of the work | Paring for the return of the |». dead, Th response to a questionnaire sent by the war department to the Rextof kin of those killed in the war, gent wish the bodies returned | homes; about 26 per cent de their retention overseas, and t less than 15 per cent have yet indicated a choice. unexpectediy large proportion those who wish their dead re Ja due, officials believe, to the He activity of the undertakers, fre responsible for the forma- of the “Bring Back Your Dead “in all parts of the country, | ‘The war department has collected | evidence of ali Kinds that would be/ Weeful should congress start an in-| Vestigation of the activities of the undertakers. There are copies of s form letters sent to the | eaves, axitating for the return of the dead. They have excerpts from | the Casket, a trade publication of the lakers, in which jubilation is} | their dead. THE S “BringBack-Your- Over Nation expressed oyer the good business | when congress pro: | eh underfar: or their connec. tion with the American Purple Cross, the Association of undertakers formed for the purpose of creating sentiment for return of the dead, has been noted, One . Teyseeyre, pull with Fr clala, which can use to obtain any body asked for “for only $600." The French government has passed & law prohibiting the removal of any body of whatever nationality from the sone In which the greatest number of casualties occurred, with- jin three years, The undertakers ad- | | vance the argument that the French | people had that law passed so that | oy hae ye gress rage bag | Miss Margaret Filler of reaved of the American people who | 7 ; ng A ‘ might wish to visit the graves of rears is the eee of ave cault, jr., who served, ‘They also claim that if the Ameri-| years ago, as the model for his ean dead ate allowed to remain in| father’s famous “Buster France, and France should be again | Prgien.”” invaded and our graves violated, we : ee ha might again be drawn into war, HAVE DATA TO US AGAIN r WANDA ' Among the records of the war de partment is much data that could be used to combat the propaganda of the undertakers. When the Ameri Three-Hour Search of Police Is Rewarded | After a three-hour fruitless search Jof Ah Chin’s Chinese laundry, at 1631 Eighth ave, Sunday night, a| | polleeman acetdentally loaned against a railing an . the object of the offictat linclowed a big ce rietor, had bee 4 earlicr for gelling a man a “bindle of coke,” The » then started to shake down jthe Chink's shack hidden in a hollow post, which the police took, along with the drugs, as | evidence, MUST REDUCE MEAT PRICES Federal Officials Issue’ Warning to Dealers CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—-The_ retafl |meat dealers have been warned by United States district attorneys that |they must reduce thetr prices as the wholesale prices drop, or mubmit their books to investigation by federai| yenta, The “junk” was | This was revealed here by United States Attorney General A. Mitchell | Palmer, who stopped over while en route to Topeka, Kan. | “The price of meat has been fall ing for three months, but the retail EATTLE STA NTICIPATE the bright and cheery days So _ of Spring by freshening up your home with sunshiny drapes and new curtains, with a rug in lively patterns for the liv- ing room, and a cheerful new linoleum for the kitchen. These needs and many others in the way of new things for the home may be eco- nomically supplied at the Bon Marche. Bring Spring-time to YOUR home—at a sav- ing! Tuesday the Rug and Curtain Section Will Feature How About Filet Net at 75c Yd.? Many prefer making their own curtains. For those here are Filet Net Curtainings—a service- able quality in white, cream or Arabian; 40 inch- Springlike Madras Curtains, $4.00 Madras Curtains with clean cut designs are prov- ing very popular for Springtime. Bordered all around and finished ready for hanging—saving you much time and labor. Natural color; others es wide at 75¢ a yard. ere have not reduced their prices, de jelaring that their supplies were old | stock, purchased at high prices,” mid That Mra John Lee, her four Palmer : with colored designs. Jean dead in Siberia were sent to the | | United States, 112 in number, there | were 16 mistakes made in sending bodies to homes other than their j jown. When that proportion ts | | plied to the 80,322 American soktier jdead in France, the number of his takes that might be made is appal | Ung. lesano Case Will Be Re-| Wen te American dead tn the pines were returned to the sumed Tuesday fted States, bodies of Chinese a coollies Were returned by error to SMONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 23.—) homes which had lost loved ones. WNo session of the Gray's Harbor| When Secretary Baker says “there was held today. Tho trial of/ will undoubtedly be distressing mis- | 10 1. W. W. charged with the takes and the inevitable destructive: | small children, and Mra. J. Carlson} “The old stocks should be exhaust-| are alive Monday ta, perhaps, due to| 4 by this time, and unless the price the prompt reseue work of Louis W Sinett, 6522 31th ave. SW. The Lee home, oth ave. & W., caught fire ay at Sam, after! the explosion of a coal ofl heater. Sinnett noticed the flames, hur-| riedly dressed, rushed into the burn-| ing house, carried out its six ooeu-} pants, then extinguished the flames th a garden hose, Damage to the ontents is eutimated at JOHN J. KE. $, a member of to the conmum we will have t tion of the deale: nen down Boon, into the ques profits.” Seeks His Friend to Recover Pants D. White, colored gentieman, t« searching for a pair of trousers, @ razor and his friend “Johnnie “Johnnie,” White told was appointed guardian of } ing When he was sent to the city hospital, two weeks ago, with flu Shadow Net Curtains, $4.75 Pr. 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Splendid for wear and looks. $6.00 be resumed tomorrow. | Uves who request the return of their | “One of the two alternate jurors | loved ones from overseas,” he means be chosen to replace Juror Parr,|that something equaily ghastly ! ts down with influenza. might result, THE BON MARCHE Ba RGAIN BASEMENT The Bargain Basement You Save on Stylish Shoes | By purchasing small lots inmany places, and by buying large lots from jobbers and manufacturers who have needed ready cash during the past few months, the Bargain Base- ment has collected a stock of Smart Shoes territorial legislature, died Saturday spent the proceeds entertaining his morning, at the home of hie daugh- | 14) friend! j ter, Mrs. Annie M. Gill, 903 16th = aie | Mrs. Wardall Dies | ave. N of Pneumonia Here Mra. Josephine Wardall, division lecturer for the Northwest of the Theosophical society, and a widely known musician, died Saturday of! pneumonia at her home, 2616 Wal |nut ave. Mra. Wardall was the wife lof Ray M. Wardall, local attorney Funeral services were to be held at Theosophical hall, 100 Lyon building, jat 5 o'clock Monday afternoon. |Watch Salesman Is Stopping at Jail Sam Welener, 27, in in the city jail} | Monday in leu of $20 bail. He was | ted upon complaint of Sam plas, who said Weisner sold| Will Help jtelling him a hard luck story about | getting back to New York. | Weisner had four cheap watches! in his possession when arrested Sun for women that is brimming with genuine economies. Tuesday we will offer | day: four unusually low prices for your economical attention. Women’s Shoes at $3.90 Women’s High - topped Novelty Shoes, with Louis heels, are in bat- tleship gray only, and have cloth tops. In all sizes from 3 to 7. Women’s Shoes oP eeeeey with high cloth tops, heels and good leather soles. The heels and soles are finished in a very dark gray. Sizes are from 3 to 7. Women’s Shoes at $5.85 This is a splendid number. 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Davis Sat urday night in front of the latter's home at 1120 8. y, and re leved him ot ‘atch, $60 in cash |and his ov: . A gun was used. Unidentified Man Fractures Skull | Believed by the police to have jfatien downstairs, an unidentified man about 45 years old was found | dead, with a fractured skull, at 418 Eighth ave. 8, Sunday. At the morgue $180 cash was found in the man's clothing. Leaves With Gold Watch and Stamps' A thief who entered thru an open kitchen window in A, Olson's home, | at 6606 12th ave. N. 1, early Mon-| |day morning, left by the same route with a gold watch and $39 in savings stamps, , have Louis Women’s Shoes at $8.45 | RICHARD MEHAN, intant son ot Here’s a surprise! are all leather, with Louis heels, and come gray, pearl gray, field-mouse gray and brown vamps, pagne-colored tops. Sizes are from 21% to 61%. J. Bs. Mehan, 8018 Walling: These Shoes military or in battleship jmont, MRS. MARY D. RATHBON, 61, widow of the late Benjamin F. 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