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MONDAY, DPCEMNER 27, 1920 THE SEATTLE STAR PAGE 3 10,000 ARE ) | | JOBLESS IN | THE GROTE-RANKIN GO VANCOUVER} asa \City, Province and Dominion Called On to Relieve the Situation VANCOUVER, B. GC, Dec. 27— | There are 10,000 unemployed men in | Vanvouver. Five thousand of these are re turned soldiers, | Approximately 1,500 are destitute. | ‘The situation in Victoria ts not as bad, There are only about 2,500 idle men. : , | “The situation te not serious,” de- —IN— - Fe = clared Premier John Oliver, “The ‘Dice of Destiny” provinelal government, the dominion Satisfactory Terms Always THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY government and the municipalities An ex-convict, yes—but he Mite i |are to share alike in the expense of OMG straight for the love of a relieving the situation, girl until he is doudlecrossed then you find just bow clev er he is! “We shall have no trouble” J. D. MeNiven, deputy minister of | labor, says the unemployment ts due | to the influx of loggers from the pa, of farm laborers from the| to the northeast and to the HAROLD LLOYD COMEDY ckening of Industry. uation ts delicate, but tt} m2 “9 |have been taken to alleviate it.” Going and Coming | UNEMPLOYED HOLD BE} Marriage for Margaret Elder was| Howard Elder. his promise to do better,” she sal PARUS.—Black Net band of rob: DAILY MEETINGS ne \ iepatter of going and coming, she| “I can't count the times I left} Judge Ronald thought she hi ra, including Torzan, its chief. ar! In Vancouver the unemployed hold Judge J.T. Ronald, at the hear |that man and then foolishly went|perimented sufficiently, and granted | rested following of candy *tore/ dally meetings in the old drill hall| of her suit for divorce from to have him fail to make good! a decr and leaving of warning note, | ot the Home Guarda, They have a!/ lien aoa se dedi Seems Clea masts — = — — — sams committee of 12 men, all of whom| have held responsible positions, plan ning relief, The Cambio et, grounds, | “The Shop Ahead” Style—Quality—Service Jxrgveecurni’“ ll ~~ Malleable Range in Your Kitchen { to the unemployed, and the old army | if THIS IS THE OPENING DAY OF a igre Cipro sk tga hog ol ‘THE Monarch Malleable Range meets every requirement of the Amer- meeting there are radical speechen. ican kitchen. Bd Huge parades have been planned | Shuart Ss January there hasn't been even a fat fight as |f] —PERFECT CONSTRUCTION —ECONOMICAL IN FUEL : yet, | The city counct of Vancouver took |f] —HANDSOME IN APPEARANCE —EASY TO OPERATE | the first steps to provide work. It| | Voted $100,000 for grading of streets | }and for newer work. Residents of The success of Monarch Ranges among housewives warrants your careful inves- + | Vancouver were given the first jobs. | tigation. Your kitchen to be properly equipped requires a Monarch Malleable — | the married men getting preference. \ Range. a: There are now 600 men on the emer-| | “ gency payroll, at a wage of $4.60 a 4 day. The city counct! has also added | M 4 | Gay. Tie sity counctt hae aloo 6 Trade Your Old Stove as Part Payment | on a Monarch The provincial government of Erft- ish Columbia then provided for the jelearing of land and cutting and grading of roads at Point Grevy, where the new University of British i miaer eee B, C. SOON WILL Crime in Chicago Maj. Douglas Picks — , Sale of Women’s Shoes } Following our regular custom—at the end of each season's selling—we reduce the remainder CITY SCHEDULES Is Being Checked Booze Investigator *, of our stock of Fine Shoes for Women to prices which will give us a quick clearance. This Last- f|*/s000 PRosnce " DRIVE T0 RIGHT CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Crime tn Chi] ‘Troy A. Morrow, local druggist and + j of-the-Season Clearance will see the greatest reductions on all Shoes in stock—including PIR om vammnever nth ry aad en the teat thave Gaye, Brichasl Eagan | foary te che ieteed Aeeheo Sar ‘4 ines, the dominion and the musicipal- ss chief of detectives, estimated today.| been appointed alcohol investigator ity, each to pay on@third of the cort. " y Hughes said there were only 22 hold-| by Maj. Malcolm Douglas, { The provincial government has voted |Change Will Cost RailWayS| ups in 4 hours, while the average | log atrormemolect, whe will take of J. & T. Cousins, Utz & Dunn, Giffon & White The provincial gore ; y ‘or ut it in thought About a Million is 40, fice January 10. ° the cities will have some difficulty in ‘ and Other Leading Makes ataaas thats ase of Damar. — DENVER.—Wiliam M. Lampton,| SEDRO-WOOLLEY.—Body of Bart * 5 ‘ Ps iver city is now scheduling} wieroRTA, B. C., Dec. 27.—Brit bee wae J a few prices to show you the splendid savings now possible on Shoes of un- $1,000,000 worth of street improve.| eatin Thies us ta haerae freight agent of Denver |. Chuckie, 2% missing. since last questioned quality. ment work, all to be done immedi | ately. down the “Keep to the Left” signs. Victoria Is caring for the dest!-| It has already been yoted by the! tute, and Mayor Porter has an-|government to discontinue the old nouneed the city may go into the | buropean custom of driving on the wood business in order to provide |ieft side of the street, but the law |Jobs for the idle men. wont go into effect until early in | In spite of all these steps, unem-|the summer. | ployment is Increasing. Delays in making the change are | Figures for British Cotumbla show] caused by the expense td which that the payrolls in British Columbia | the street car companies will be put. | were slashed two and twotenths per|pne street cars all are built with | |cent. Some industries increaned pay-|tneir doors on the left «ide. The Makes) at Greatly Reduced Prices The group includes Cousins’ Boots, in patent leather, beau- 4 : , jing the month of November there lanned for keeping to tifully made Boots of the latest style, with Black Satin, a ew instead of @ growth, prays vae-ghenas athiaceen 24 to os a Sas in industry. Black Suede, Mat Kid and Colonial Kid tops—our regular | Tt te plained: to regieter’ a teen | oct, Companies more than $1, season’s values ranging from $14.00 to $9 85 japplying at the camp of the unem wd c y 7 ployed In Vancouver, and to feed 800 $20.00. MARKED FOR CLEARANCE AT ° |at a time, ‘There are now 600 fami.{'D0, TIsRt Just ts Thy, Oe a tn |lies on the relief list. In the camp] rave trouble and many accidents ig New Christmas Bill Now Regular $22.50 values in a smart collection of Black Suede ff)‘h* men are to be provided with |occur every year. Victoria and Showing. There Will Be and Gray Suede Boots, in both military $14 85 land clothing are issued to the desti Vanqouver. citien, and oe need pte Two Performances e and Louis heels, on sale at... |"“Vancouver and Vietoria place a|Purts of B.C. where the rule is, stil New Year's Eve |part of the blame for the unem. |!" force, “Keep to the lef AGreat Selection of Fine Boots (J. & T. Cousins and Other Famous The people on the streets keep to the right, just as they do in the ee eeeee A great new showing of fine new Boots, values up to $22.00, |p t tas ties en ee British Columbia is making prep: . - in Black Kid, Black Calf and Brown Kid, with military, [f[|domnion government. [srations now for « big read bull | Twice Daily All Week Cuban or full Louis heels, your choice at Clearance Prices nn a Orde ofl to be constructed to connect with 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 $ from— | vice, the government gave the men | tho Alberta highway. | This ts to be Matinees—15c to 50c : $8.85 . $14.85 See ereen ee reeset eerie ees | en 20,000 minion. a e to . timated that Veterans de-| nobile road into provinces to the \clded to come to British Columbla— THE 000 men tnore than B.C. went tojeast of British Columbia Nes thru LIGHTNER SISTERS r vashington, - N 300 Pairs of Pamps and Oxfords | Sale Prices on Pumps and Oxfords W2iown tic'se' tain sates ye gry AND J, &.T. Cousins Fine Patent Leather Pumps and |* si (Regular a ae eo to $20.00) 0. BU. BLAMED BRITISH RULE NEWTON ALEXANDER f 3 ‘ ¢ group includes all the better makes in Black BY SOME MEN Oxfords, values from $12.50 to $16.00, $8 85 Kid, Brown Kid, Black Suede, Brown Suede, Gray | Another cause for the critical sit- rr Ae Ae A now marked for January Clearance at af | Suede and Black Satin. Clearance prices from pegeesdige Sp anges tetbeailn pangt iS DENOUNCED LIT? : couver this winter without money WINNIE LIGHTNER & CO. Bootees, Boudoir $8.85 to $14.85 enough to carry them thru to spring. Clearance Prices on : Unwally the loser and tumberman ||righ — Sympathizers Hold Including Slippers of all Kinds sity subnntion anouigas iseeke pesebt Crowded Meeting hides scameaater = 5 vane mpeintiey |there have been scores of strikes SS and walkouts in the camps. The ' BDDIE FRANK | Canadian O, B. U., or One Big Union, |, Denunciation of British rule in Ire lim blamed for this. The men did not |!2nd featured a crowded meeting at CLAYTON & LENINE ; : the Crystal Pool Sunday afternoon, work steadily during the working | «14 under the auspices of the Ameri- | “The Chappie, the Chap and the Hat” jnonson, and now they have little or can Agsociation for the Recognition | a EER Ne NREL RCS CE FRED MARIE ‘he of the Irish Republic. J. J. Dono WHITFIELD & IRELAND at Sale Prices A Big Special The O. B. U. ts not the I. W. W. van of Bellingham and the Rt. Rev. Canadian officers say there are few | rdward J. O'Dea, bishop of the dio Wh il Th L er of the craft unions threw up ha opie ten whe adopted miemen “UMPRS-VILAI” tle ey Last their international chartera during|, A resolu + oe ‘ typi pren e Mpentody lalizing congress to express the ym ELSA RUEG hae : aT Neither Victoria nor Vancouver | Pathy of the United States for ire- A limited line of Black Satin is worried about a possible conflict, |/and and to make an effort to stop | One of the Worlds Greatest Celliets “the reign of terror for which the Evening Slippers,.a short government of England is repsonsi line of sizes, marked for at vee $4.85 But every other man is asking him- self; “How long is my job going jto last?” ! Assisted by EDMUND LICHTENSTEIN, Conductor Valerio Rucgger, Pianist came ror me rove! OF INDUSTRY vet ices tenes tie $4.50 values fc 5.00 values for. 6.00 values for HOSIERY SPI Brown, Cordovan, return to the stage for at least two Bogeny, Migwerhead weeks, his physicians announced yes- HOWARD INA 4G56 srades fo terday. The famous singer is suf-| That Industrial courts, carrying orinee fering from an attack of pleurisy. with them mandatory powers, are I ANGFORD & FREDERICK $2.00 values fc ———— still in the experimental stage, was $2.00 values for LD OUP A MUN the assertion Monday of the special | iu Boldt Badly Burned | commission created by the last legis | “SHOPPING” jature to draft an industrial code for by Hot Chocolate the state of Washington, James Boldt, restaurant man, ts The commit n'a preliminary recovering Monday at Minor hos-| port di lared t t it would be m 1318 Second Ave. 1318 Second Ace. B35 35 See Se SS See ke eee legs, suffered Friday when he was] experiment rather than adopt a court J drenched with hot chocolate, of industrial relations at this time. 5 valu " values for values for... ‘Two Shows New Year's Eve—Seats Now