The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 7, 1920, Page 7

Tariff Machine Working maat High Speed in Congress, Declares Basil M. Manly | the breeding of canary birds in the Sj} eres, pearl buttons, chemical salts, “tthe duties on almost everything from -) dyestuffs to canary birds. BY BASIL M. MANLY |, WASHINGTON, May 1—While the N people are groaning under Durden of high cost of living, the ff machine of congress ty busy nding out tariff bills designed to rther increase cost of living by re BStricting importation of commodities: Pwhich foreign countries are » best | equipped to produce There are 15 bills in congress in various stages of progress, raising This is no joke. HH. R. 12950, tn troduced by Congresaman MacGregor of Buffalo, ts entitled “To obtain rev- enue and to maintain and encourage United States.” ‘There are special tariff bills on zinc Magnesite ores, glasswares, dyestults, eobalt and graphite. , Im addition there are blanket tar- }4ff bills ike Congressman Fordney's | go-called “antidumping” bill, which {wilt have the effect of restricting Im- jPortation on nearly every kind of Commodity which can be purchased | abroad. This dill has already passed ‘the house and has been favorably re- Ported to the senate _ What the “infant industries” want and how some of the tariff bills are Deing constructed in the present con- is indicated by the testimony of duPont, president of the du-/ it Powder company, in the bear. on the dyestuffs bill, The du-| “Port company, which controls the} American dyestuffs industry and Made such great profits during the | Blood Under Nails; Held as Suspect; | CHICAGO, May 7. — Particles taken from under the finger nails of |& suspected man may, combined | ith other evidence, be sufficient to | wg the murderer of Mra. Frances 7 21, who was strangled to ‘@eath. The police have arrested Dave “Goldberg. her brother. He, admits that he was convicted of strangling @ rag picker to death tn 1914 and Wan sentenced to the reformatory. ‘Three years later he was set at lib- erty under parole law. His hands ‘Were covered with dark grease when the police picked him up, and the finger prints on the dead woman's | throat also were greasy. Blood had been drawn from some of the Beratches on her throat, hence the examination of the blood and grease UNder Goldberg's finger nails. war that It had to buy a controlling interest in the General Motors com bany to dispose of ite surplus, ts ask ing for protection from German com petition, Mere ts President duPont's testi. mony as to what they want and how they expect to get it “In a pretiminary hearing we had in Senator Penrose's office he asked & number of us to come down here and give our ideas and asked us, “What do you want? I say an em bargo, with a permit to bring in these things we do not make for 4 10-year period. I say we want, seo ond, a tariff in addition to the em bargo; the embargo may miscarry, | put as high a duty as you can get behind the embargo bill, If the embargo works {t doesn't make any | difference what the duties are, Hut if the embargo leaks, put in the sec ond walla high tariff behind; put as high a tariff as you can get. “I want further then and at the risk of seeming to get a monopoly, to | urge that you should provide that the| Sherman law does not apply to the | dye Industry, if It ts thought neces sary in the opinion of some govern. ment official.” Vanderveer Will Defend 80 Accused| PORTLAND, Ore., May T.—-George | F. Vanderveer, who defended the I W. W. in the Centralia Armistice day shooting trial, has gone to Chicago to act as counsel for-William D. Hay wood and 80 other alleged LW. W. on appeal to the United States circult court. ‘They were convicted of conspiracy nearly two years ago, Vanderveer was to have defended 26 men here charged with criminal syndicaliam, Says Hubby Was a Poor Gambler| “He was a poor gambler,” Hazel Evelyn Gibson declared of her hus- band, Raymond A. Gibson, cook, in asking divorcee Friday. “That's where the money went,” she added, MEMBERS’ COUNCIL, Chamber of Commerce, heard John D. Patten, president of Far Western Traveler’ amtociation, and C. B. Blethen speak Friday. “SPOKANE.—Three persons pols. soned by wood alcohol within 24 hours, One death. | ported the accident, |Boys on Bicycle SPOKANE, May %-—Tom By: | mons, Spokane airplane pilot, offerd mpecial inducer to elopers. Sea captains, Tom says, are lords and masters of thelr craft three miles from shore. They arrest and judge and marry and sell boos, He con tends there's similar perpendiculal threesmile limit “rm a captain,” says Tom, “and my specialty is elopementa, There's no room for a preacher in my air, HERE’S WHERE IT STARTED N. E. A. Staff Special TAMIA, Fla, May 1.--Where did it start? Right here. The original overall clubber t# Hag ford Jones, former secretary of the Tampa Merchants’ ansocta tion, He agitated the “wear over ally’ idea before Easter and the first overall parade was held here Baster Sunday. But Tampa overaliers didn't organize, so Birmingham, Ala., bas the honor of starting the first real club and forming national headquarters, Says Motorman — Sleeps at Post! Jack Lewis, employed by Schwa-| bacher Hros, and Co, became in| volved in a traffic jam at Westlake | ave. and Mercer at. Friday morning A municipal street car bumped into him. “What's the matter — asleep? | queried Lewis. | “Yes, T guems I was,” responded the motorman, Whereupon Lewin drove to the police station and re Hit by Motor Car Oscar Neas, 14, 1726 Yale ave. sustained a possible fractured leg, a sprained thumb and a scratched face} late Thursday when a bicycle on| which he was riding with Helmer) Rovig, 16, waa struck by an automo: | bile driven by H. Aronin, 1611 ¥.) Mercer st., at Eighth ave. and Pine st. The Ness boy ts in the city hospital, His companion was unin jured. This Must Be a Mistake!) TACOMA. — Well, well, here's a mean butcher! Frank Magrim was) fined $50 for trying to sell decayed meat. | A Clearance of 207 Items in OAK DINING-ROOM FURNITURE AT EXTREME REDUCTIONS THE selling is arranged for Saturday, on the Fourth Floor. offerings will include: 35 Oak Buffets 52 Oak Extension Tables 120 Oak Dining Chairs —=== a st The items pictured are typical of the remarkably attractive values in odd pieces: Golden Oak Buffet, a high-grade piece, top 20x60, re- duced to $45.00; Golden Quartered Oak Extension Table, 54-inch top, reduced to $35.00; Leather-seat Chair, golden oak, reduced to $4.25. Fumed Oak items are also included. FOURTH FLOOR THE SEATTLE STAR—FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920, bus, #0 I'll chrry a prayer book my-| the peace conference alr experts that nlf and perform the ceremonies well out of reach of pursuing, indignant fathers.” When the barograph needie tickles the line that says the earth is three miles away—#traight knee and lean back in the cockpit to | Join loving hands together and say the blexsed words, down—Tom | | says he'll hold the controls with his | eo decided air tm national—in other words, that the United States t# the United States clear up to the “cell ing.” * Tl let them take me to ares Tom, “We'll nee! if they can stop an old ‘air walt’ from earning an honest) living tying knots for runaways! | We'll nee!" | As for the bartender part of t— | Torn’s puzzled. “1 could sell ft, all right, tf I could get it up there,” he ruminated. “But how to do that? If I take lit to the plane I get pinched for un+ 4 \awful transportation, If I have any left over and bring it down I get I'd have to take my | pinched, too, No, I guess it customers with me. wouldn't pay.” FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET DOWNSTAIRS STORE 25 Navy Serge and Tricotine Suits Ina Reduced-price ‘Offering $36.75 IPPLING and Straight-line Jack- ets, rows of buttons and braid proclaim the up-to-the-minute style of these re-priced Suits, and they are smartly tailored from Serge and Tricotine a In Black and Navy —in sizes for misses and wonren. An important opportunity for sav- ing in this group at $36.75. SKIRTS REDUCED TO $9.65 of- fer delightful choosing in Serges and Poplins, Black and Navy, with braid, tucks and button trimming. A New Showing of Coats at $17.50 OFT-TONED Heather Mixtures of Terra Cotta, Light-blue and Tan are especially prominent in this showing of Top Coats, in Silvertone and Tinsel- tone Coatings. Particularly smart are those that suggest the Tux- edo in their front closing, and there are others that advance shoestring belts and button trimmings as details that make for smartness. Sizes 16 to 44. A very attractive showing—at $17.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Salted Peanuts, Special 45c Pound RESHLY Salted Peanuts, featured for Saturday in the Downstairs Candy Section, at a special price— —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORED 45¢ pound. 240 Pairs of Misses’ and Children’s Pumps Sizes 1114 to 2, reduced SATURDAY saving- opportunity for the advantage of the younger set. The Pumps are of patent leather, in one-strap style as pictured, and com- fortably broad of toe. Sizes 814 to 11, reduced to $1.75 pair. to $2.15 pair. 173 Pairs of Boys’ Shoes Reduced to $3.45 Pair Gun-metal Calf and Brown Calf Shoes in lace style, with welt soles, sizes 24% to 514 reduced to $3.45 pair. Table Tumb VERY low price for these clear Thin- blown Table Tumblers. Three designs to choose from, as pictured, <THE, DOWNETAIS STORE also a plain, undecorated styie, Set of six, 45¢. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE HE steamer and cereal cooker of this set convert the kettle into a steam cooker or double boiler when desired, and the cereal cooker may also be used separ- ately. As pictured, 6-quart kettle, with two 2-quart pans, very good value at $2.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE A Very Low Price for = These Bluebird Crepe Gowns $1.95 TBBON BOWS, hem stitching and feather- stitching make lovely trimmings for these Gowns of Pink Crepe which are patterned with bluebirds and sprays of apple-blos- soms, also with butterflies and bluebirds, Exceptionally good value at $1.95. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORD Georgette Blouses Reduced to $5.85 eee are about 100 Blouses in this reduced- price grouping, with wool embroidery in de- cided contrast to the sheer Georgette foundation, and with the more usual trimmings of laces, pin tucks and hemstitching. Charming styles, every one, and available in White Fiesh-color Navy League-blue Bisque Coral Sizes 36 to 44. Exceptionally low-priced at $5.85. —THT DOWNSTAIRS STORE 280 Boys’ Knickerbockers Reduced to $1.35 Go, serviceable wool mixtures are tailor- ed into these Knickerbock- ers, cut generously full, lined throughout—seams taped for greater durabil- ity. Sizes 6 to 17 years. Reduced to $1.35. 190 Boys’ Corduroy Knickerbockers Reduced to $] ,5Q)Saturday A worth-while saving offered Saturday on these Knickerbockers which give such good account, of themselves for school and play wear. Cut amply full from wide-wale corduroy, in sizes | 7 to 17 years—$1.50, 35 Top Coats and Reefers For Little Fellows— Reduced to $4.25 —exceptionally well tailored from novelty suitings | and red flannel, double-breasted style—sizes 3 to 8 years, reduced to $4.25. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Such Well-made and Attractive Tub Frocks at $1.25 MOTHERS especially will appreciate this pricing on these Dresses, for they will see in each Frock chosen considerable work saved for themselves. They are of Checked and Plaid Ginghams and Plain Chambrays, trim- med with rick-rack braid, buttons and white poplin. Sizes 7 to 12 ycare Unusually good materials and styles for this price— $1.25. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Certain Items in Men’s Wear at Greatly Reduced Prices 'A.N offering of interest to painters, dairymen and | service station attendants—White Overalls and Jumpers of lightweight twill, reduced to 90¢ garment, © HEAVY ALL-LEATHER WORK GLOVES, of dur- able horsehide, $1.15 pair. UNION SUITS of heavy brown cotton, in ankle length, long sleeve style—126 garments to sell at $1.25, 86 UNION SUITS of mercerized lisle in blue and apricot, reduced to $2.75 each, 84 UNION SUITS in wool-and-lisle mixture, blue only, reduced to $3.75 each, —THm DOWNSTAIRS STORE