The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 17, 1920, Page 14

FRIGHTENS HOTEL FOLK Wontractor Hans Pederson Arrested on Order of De- partment Inspector Lang Fire threatened to sweep the Geor ygian Hotel last night, when Contrac ‘tor Hans Pederson, wrecking an apartment in the rear of the hotel, Dost contro! of a blaze in the debris. Shafts of flame shot up and curled into the windows of the hotel. Guests | Recame alarmed when they smelted | ithe smoke Meanwhile Pederson Played @ small garden hose on the ‘fire and assured a large crowd that ithere was no danger. * When guests came tumbling down Gnto the hotel office, frightened by ‘the smoke from the fire, which many Melieved to be in the hotel, an alarm "was rung. The fire was put out a ‘few minutes after the arrival of fire jhad a permit to build a fire, but it strictly barred starting a fire within “35 feet of a building or at night, ‘ pointed out. After being booked, mM Was released on his per @onal recognizance. Guests of the Davenport hotel, Wouth of the wrecked apartment at 4192421 Fifth ave, were also F by the smoke and heat. AUTOS _ Seven autos were consumed and Mamage totalled $20,000 in a fire of @mysterious origin that destroyed a owned by P. W. Bushnell at ‘ave. N. and Mercer st, Monday spread, the Davis, 10720 57th burned. Damage ited roofs of the houses Gnnes, 725 20th ave, C. E. Williams, Beacon ave., and a third house @t 2208 13th ave. 8. Overheated, a furnace blew out tn ett st.; an auto burned and Pine st, and fire undetermined cause did $150 dam- Decorating Co. 2233 home ran record broke, we it was no joke, io oF Incky wing, smashed some extra homers, BING! fans, like locusts, swarm " Nd THE SEATTLE STAR 1 eucwHT TAKE ON AUTTLE LUGHT woRK ww YA GIMME TEN DOLLARS A Day Ma, HERGIE'S THE NOW, CHAMPEEN CORN- GROWER, Aw'T you gust «eer On Corn’, SON. ive GoT tRED man — CREew THuaT THERE TeNn- FOOT CORN wssece we MA? ma, DON'T foRceT T'GeT HIS MUSCLE IA THe PirTcHeR. ma, CN ft MAVE MECE BREAD-BUTTER Ww VY lS 11 Maa Here by Councilmen Indicating that’ they considered the rapid encroachments of the Jap to be agninst the best interests of the community, the city council refused licenses to do busines: tn Seattle to 11 Japanese firms Mon- day afternoon. Six of the licenses had been reo ommended by Councilmen Robert B. Hesketh and Oliver T. Erickson of the license committees. Council man Philip Tindall brought in a vigorous minority report, which was finally adopted by the council by a vote of five to four. Those Bureau of Missing Relatives All his relatives having died before him, Martin Mosher, an elderly and wealthy resident of 1906 McKean ave, Baltimore, Md, is seeking an old friend, James W. Murphy, whom he wishes to leave his estate, accord ing to a letter received today by Captain of Detectives Charles E. Ten nant. Murphy may be in Seattle, Mosher writes. Dr. Robert Kincaid Funeral Wednesday Funeral services for Dr. Robert Kincaid, 14 years health officer at Olympia, who died Sunday at the home of his son, Prof. Trevor Kin: | eaid, 4526 Brooklyn ave, will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Univer. sity Undertaking Company establish ment. Rev. Willis Stone will con: @nct the services and after cremation the ashes will be sent to Peter borough, Canada, for burial. He is survived by his widow, two danghters, Mra. Zoe Penlington of Tokyo and Mrs. Airdrie Coats, and three sons, Morden F. of Portland, Maj. Kermeth Kincaid, stationed at the Letterman General Hospital, San Francisco, and Prof. Trevor Kincaid Royalty Passes Up Another Visit Here Prince Carol, for whom crowds waited patiently at the depot most of Sunday, and who didn't arrive, is headed towards home in Rumania, it was learned today, Samuel Hill, who entertained the prince in Portland, hag returned with the explanation that Carol is badly needed in his country and found it impossible to come here, He went) to Spokane instead, Major Morrison Sent to Islands Relieving Mai. Victor I. Morrison, who ia tran red to Olongapo, Philippine islands, Capt. Arthor Kingston, of the U. 8. marine corps, has arrived in Seattle and will as. sume charge of the marine corps re- cruiting station. Capt. Kingston has seen service at many stations in the United States and in Mexico, Santo Domingo and Haiti. He comes to| Seattle from the marine barracks at | Quantico, Virgin: Judge Webster to Speak in Seattle The Young Men's Republican club | has secured Congressman J. Stanley |{) Webster of Spokane for the speaker at their weekly luncheon to be held at Meves’ cafeteria Thursday noon. The subject of his address hag not been announced. Congressman Web. ster will arrive in Seattle Wednes- day. FUNERAL SERVICES for Podor Leseth, who drowned while bathing | at Kenmore Beach, on Lake Wash-| ington, Sunday forenoon, will be held | Wednesday at 4 o'clock at the John- son & Hamilton parlors, Burial will be in Lakeview cemetery. Mr, Les- eth had been a northwest fisherman for 25 years and lived at 624 Yourth ave, Ne voting to bar the Japs were Coun- cilmen T. H. Bolton, John E. Car roll, A. T. Drake, William Hickman Moore and Philip Tindall Hesketh, Frickson and R. FL Thomeon voted in favor of grant ing the Ucensea to the Orientals. CALLS IT THEIR “OWN The applications rejected were those of B. Hosokawa, employment agency at 411 Main st; FL An kura, pawnbroker shop at 626 King st; 8. Shiba, pool room at 609 Weller at; D. Yoshida, pool room at 604 King et; M. Ishida. | pool room at 408 Main nt, and) siount Vernon, corresponding secre Tom Tagt, pool room af 506 Sixth ave. & “These Japanese firms are doing business in their own territory,” Counctiman Thomson declared, dur- ing the discumion on the Ucense renewala. “There tan’t any Japanese terri. tory in this country,” Judge Moore retorted. FIGHT MAY GO TO COURTS HERE Five of the applications for i. censes for Japanese conducting businesses in the district south of Yealer way were rejected by the council unanimously on the recom. mendation of the license committee, j the action of the lemisiators being based on police complaints. Right of the city councilmen to Tefune licenses to Japanese may be | taken to the courts, it was inti-| mated Monday. Superior Judge Clay Allen, in a recent decision, beld that under existing treaty rights leenses to conduct certnin a ~“ — Re Tu eWiryn BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE MEET Elect Carl Forland of Mt. Vernon President Cart Fortand of Mount Vernon was lected president of the Baptist Young People of Western Washing ton, at the recent business meeting of the camp now in seasion on Vash: on tsland. Other officera elected are: Uppleton Fisher, Bellingham, Walter Gilat, Tacoma, and Mra. Ed ker Buston, Centralia, vice prest- dents; Emily Keith, Seattle, record ing secretary; tary; Marie Craig, Seattle, treasurer; Mr J. B. Noftsinger, Mount Ver hon, junior superintendent; Mise N. F. Hitter, Tacoma, intermediate su- pertntendent, and W. Coy Meredith, Barton, Henry Eliott, Paul Edquist, Seattic, members of the board of managers. There were more than 500 in attendance at the camp over | the week-end and 450 registered dele | gates. The camp will continue until Friday. Governor Cox Is Due September 16 Governor Cox, candidate for preat | dent, will probably reach Seattle for | hia speech in this city on September 16, and will appear the following day | In Tacoma, according to A. R. Tit low, Democratic national committee man for thin state, The reclamation congress will be in session here Sep-| tember 16, | ——____—— | German experta are experimenting kinds of business cannot be arti-'on an artificial silk from the tissues | trarily denied to Japa. Ba Of horses and cattle unfit for food, | }long tines, MOTHER AND 2 TOTS DROWNED Father Nearly Loses Life Trying to Save Them Swept by a swift undertow out into Lake Washington from the south end of Mercer twland, where they were wading yesterday after. noon, Mrs. Marte Gilson, 31, and her | two boys, Mertran, 9 and Jack, 7, are dead today. The body of Mra. Gilson was re covered late Monday, but it was not unth Tuesday morning that the bodies of the boys were recovered with grappling hooks, Oscar A. Gitwon, weakened from a managed to save the lives of two other children, Robert, 11, and Exther Marte, 3 ‘The family had been picking ber. ries on the island to aid the father in their support. Bertran was the first to go beyond hin depth. Jack, just behind him, ran to his rescue, and beth were pulled into deeper water. Robert rushed out to where they were strug. sling. They grasped him and he went down. Hearing the ertes of her three boys, Mra. Gilson, tho she was unable to swim, lont no time in reaching them, Gileon followed with a pole, which Robert grasped and was pulled to safety, while the mother, Bertran and Jack, caught in the under current, were swept away. Meanwhile 3-yearoid Bxther had waded out to see what was happen- jing. The water was up to her arm pits when Gilson reached her and waded out. Another boy, Freeman, was tn So attle buying groceries, Hoe learned | of the accident at 7:20 o'clock, when be returned to the island. Mayor to Fight Rent Increases PORTLAND, Aug. 17.—Mayor Ba i ker bas called his municipal rental | LITTLE HARD WORK AND "GUMPTION” WILL DO] | j Jap Firms Barred committee to action to combat any attempt of landlords to increase rents September 1. Several apart. meant house owners had hinted that they might try to put over increases. ‘Healther Was Not Healthy for Cars PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 17-—Ac cursed of driving an antomobile while intoxicated, Dr. Richard Sipple, chief deputy elty health oMfcer, appea: in court here yesterday. was postponed until Augunt Bipple was arrested late Bunday after he had crashed into a atring of three police cars which were parked in front of police headquarters. Due to his alleged condition he was! taken to jail and locked up for the night. Tho health bureau car driven by Sipple was badly wrecked, the police my. The three police machines. caped with slight damage Strong Arm Men Take His Watch Strong arm men stepped out of the shadows south of Leech! Park nd robbed O. Peterson of 607 35th ave. &, of a watch and $6, he re ported to police late Monday. SAYS ~- “Few men get tired of a new automobile before the bus itself gets ‘tired’ out.” THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT You Are Appointed To Serve on a Jury by your decision! few of the models. thread, floss and A Special Purchase of Serge and Tricotine Dresses at $18.50 In Nine Autumn Styles FoR late summer and early fall wear the Dresses in this lot will be _ found especially attractive. There are some two-piece effects, others with long tunics, and the new long-waistad effect is also featured in a Trimmings are of buttons, chenille, fancy braid, tinsel the favored cylinder beads, The colors are navy and black. Sizes range from 16 to 42. As a customer of the Bargain Basement you are one of a vast jury before which the Bargain Basement is ever “on trial” as an efficient merchandising medium, Each and every purchase isa witness, and the service it gives is the evidence upon which you will base your verdict. We are willing to stand hearing | | Mother of Seven | Is Seeking Home for Two Children A mother of seven children || writes that she would ike to find & good home where her two girls, 18 and 14 years old, could live this winter as companions, help & little around the house and go to wehool, Shortage of work for her hus- band, she says, has about de pleted the family exchequer, The Star will furniwh the name and address of the mother to any one who inquires by mail, ad- dreaning letter to “Mother Kdl- tor,” and enclosing an addrenned envelope or giving phone number. ENGINEERS ARE IN SESSION HERE Inspect Concrete Highways in Snohomish District enginoers of the western offices of the Portland Cement asso ciation, who began a three-day ses- sion here yesterday, spent Tuesday in viewing paving work under way jand in examining more concrete roads in Snohomish county, Tomor row, the final day of the convention, |will be spent in going over King |county hardwurfaced roads and con crete paving in Seattle, particularly on Spokane st, and on excessive Erades in the city. Beatle representatives at the con verntion are C. N, Reitze, general Pa- cific Coast manager; RL, Rowland, office manager of the association. general manager; A. N. Johnson, con multing engineer, engineer, are in convention, A. P. Denton, of San Francisco, former King county engi- neer, is here, Paderewski Named League Delegate CRACOW, Aug. 17.—lgnace Pad. been appointed Polish delegate to the League of Nations, it was an- district manager, and Frank Barrett, | From Chicago, William N. Kinney, | erewski, former Polish premier, has | FIX CALENDAR {LETCONTRACT ¢ | | INU.S. COURT Long List of Cases to Be Heard Here With 11 cnsen listed, the enlendar |for the United States cireuit court) of appeals which is to convene in Seattle September 20 is in the hands of Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer. | The cases ‘xcheduled are: Chris tian Tjosevig vs. John M. Boyle, | United States marshal, appeal; Dia mond Drill Co. vs, Wm. J. Mitchell et al, appea® Robert C. Farley ve. United States of America, error; George Francia Rowe vs. John M. Boyle, United States marshal, peal; Moses Lake Horticultural Co. |va, Fairbanks Morse & Co., error; U. & Fidelity & Guaranty Co. vs. Estelle I. Blum, error; American Merchant Marine Insurance Co, of New York vs. H. G. Tremaine et al., appeal; West Side Irrigation Co. va United States of America, appeal; Rainier Brewing Co. ve, G. N. Steamship Co, error; Al G. Barnes va. Etta Bichelbarger and Stanley Eichelbarger, error; United States of America vs. Wesley L. Sischo, error. This in maid to be the largest cal endar ever linted for the circuit court of appeals in Washington. Orphan Tots Have Merry-Go-Round and Tent Theatre Tots from the Des Moines Children’s Home, whose band has entertained thousands of people on the streets of Seattle for years, have undertaken a new venture. H. M, Draper, their superin- tendent and instructor, and lead- er of their band, has bought them & merry-go-round and a huge canvas tent, 560x100 feet. They call it the Airdome thea- tre, and it is now open for busl- ness at 23rd and EB. Union et. on property loaned to them by J. M. Colman, On a stage at one end of the tent the youngsters will give band concerts during merry-go- round intermiasions. #4 FOR HIGHWAs} | Vashon Island Bid Goes to Kaiser Co. Contract to construct the new com crete highway on Vashon Inland was ling Company by the county commis sioners Monday afternoon. The wit |ning bid was $182,911. ‘The highway will run five mflea from Vashon Heights to Vashon Con- ter. It is the largest road pro: of the year. The highway will be buflt under the Donohue road law, | whereby the county pays 50 per of the cont, the road district 25 p cent and the abutting property ow: ers the remainder, Arsenic Found on Accused Wom OAKLAND, Aug. 17.—8 b the clothing of Mrs. Virginia Cl today, police found four capsules arsenic. She is held in conn with the death of her husband, Ct ter Clark, a conductor, who, she shot himeeclf while she slept b him, p Mrs. Clark fainted today durly long grilling by police. The tw been marri¢d for four months, HESE CHICKENS ARE HIGH FLI | OAKLAND, Cal, Aug. 11. |hundred and fifty chickens lat Durant Field today via airp! |from Santa Cruz. This ts sald to b the first time chicks have flown |high. They bad but recently | the eee shells. | 9 A Wet Dry’s Alibi . Didn’t Hold Wate SAN FRANCISOO, Aug. 1 W. Dry of the United States navy) became “wet” last night when hb started out to find out about the lar | that is named after him. Before Judge Oppenheim t Dry pleaded that the law did hold water. “Go back to @rydock at Mare and,” said Oppenhetm. ESTABLISHED 1899 The BonMarché | | Men’s Khaki Trousers Priced at.$3.50 a Pair—For Quick Selling Made of good stout khaki, carefully tailored; all sizes from 32 to 42 waist measure. MEN'S CLOTHING SHOP—UPPER MAIN FLOOR Cool Wash Frocks for the Girl in Her ’Teens Fine Checked Gingham Frocks $5.00 Blue, black or pink, fine checked or plaid gingham, made with a ruffle at the waist line, and with a large shawl collar and sash of white or- gandie — a very popular model. A Tanic Effect in a Frock at $7.95 Blue or pink checked gingham, made with a round tunic, edged with a tiny ruffle of or- gandie and finished with an organdie sash. Collars and cuffs and pockets are trimmed in the same way. DAUGHTER SHOP—SECOND FLOOR Second and Last Day of Our Corset Sale A sale that means savings to women needing new Cor- sets and Brassieres. A few of the Corset items both are American Lady, —= THEY’RE IN 36-inch Percales 35c Yard MILL LENGTHS A new percale dress, of course, for you or the children—with Percales Good strong quality—mill lengths. Crochet Spreads at $3.00 Crochet Bedspreads, size 74x84 inches, * fi weave and splendid for wear—with neat seilles patterns. going at 35¢ a yard. rm — Mar- back and front lace, at $5.00. Eleanor Corsets at $1.75— C-B Satin Corsets at $4.50. A number of interesting items in Brassieres and Ban- deaux. SECOND FLOOR Growing Girls’ Mary Jane Pumps Reduced to $5.85 CAN YOU PASS THEM BY—WITH SAVINGS SO REMARKABLE? Footwear that the girls need right now for dress and for street, and they will need them later on for school— and they’re such splendid values for the price—surely you will want some. Popular footwear with welt soles —footform style with one strap at ankle—sizes 214 to 7. SHOE SHOP—UPPER MAIN FLOOR FABRIC FLOOR (THIRD) Broken Lines of Boys’ Wear Reduced Boys’ Union Suits One- Fourth Less In this sale are Boys’ light weight, short sleeve, knee length Union Suits—at a fourth less than regu- lar prices. Boys’ 75c Union Suits at 58c Boys’ 85c Union Suits at 64c Boys’ $1.25 Union Suits at 94c Boys’ $1.50 Union Suits at $1.14 Boys’ $2.00 Union Suits at $1.50 e Boys’ Straw ° Hats Half Price Several lines of Boys’ Straw Hats at the fol- lowing prices: Boys’ $2.00 Straw Hats at $1.00 Boys’ $2.50 Straw Hats at $1.25 Boys’ $3.00 Straw Hats at $1.50 Boys’ $4.00 Straw Hats at $2.00 Boys’ $5.00 Straw Hats at $2.50 BOYS' SECTION—UPPER MAIN FLOOR 2 : i as awarded Monday to the Kaiser Paya