The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 5, 1921, Page 12

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SUITS SAVE 3 AVIATORS Yank Balloonists Land on) “Snow Wastes”; Fight- | ing Thru Wilderness | BY JAMES KR. KELLY (Copyright, 1921, by the United Press) MATTICE, Electric a@lly-heated garments preserved the Ont, Jan. 6 Tives of the three American navy air. | E. men, lost in wilds When they blundered thru the snow | And ice, secking help, after their bal Joon descended near Moose Factory According to Indians, here today. the Canadian who arrived Were it not for these electricatty | P* heated garments, the frozen corpses of the three be tying tn the white Rorth of here, and the chances are they never w have been found. BATTLING TH OUT OF WILDERNESS The Americans, battling thelr way Back to civilization with dog eteds, &re still four or five days travel dis tant from this hamlet, popul 47 men and two Weather is mild, with a light snow not sufficient to imperil the balloon ists. The story of the fight for life made by the Americana Lieutenants Walter Hinton, Stephen A. Farrel! Sad A. L. Kloor, was told me by G W. McLeod, the Indian foreman of | the Hudson Bay post at Moose Fac | tory, near which settlement the ba Joon came down December 14, after | its flight froth Rockaway Point, New York. Mcleod is the man who Brought out the first word that the} Americans were safe, driving a dog team 200 miles to armounce their ar rival at Moose Factory and file Hin-| ton’s telegram to the navy authori- ties. GROUND LEAP UP ‘The balloonists had no idea of! their location, after having been | aloft two days, Mclrod said. They thought they were still over New! York state. Their gas bag kept sag ging toward the earth and they drop- ped suddenly out of the low clouds and saw the snow-covered ground leaping toward them. Instruments, mind bagy rope, ev erything that could be considered ballast, was thrown overboard to lighten the balloon. As their trip drew to a close they found them selves scudding close over the tree tops of a dense woods, from which they knew they protably would never emerge alive, and it was only by sacrificing evervthing except what they absotutely needed in the way! of garments and food that they} escaped. | Shortly afterward, they saw what | appeared to be a hut It was the Most welcome sight they ever be held, as they had bequn to believe| they were sailing deeper and deeper | into an uninhabited region. When they saw this supposed hut—in reality a hay stack—they were head fing swiftly for the waters of James bay, which is not entirely frozen over, Had they delayed their descent ten minutes, they would have proba. | bly fallen into the bay Their balloon was tangled tn a tree | and remains there. The three men| crawled out of the upset basket and | immediately heard the barking of a dog. They believed this came from Americans might now wilderness SUDDENLY SAW | nographer, | ave. HERE’S A TIP FROM WAPATO, WASH., FOR SEATTLE’S BARBERS Glory! The price of #haves and hair cuts is coming down! Whoa! Not in Seattle, But tn Wapato, 12 miles from Yakima. " r has a letter from L, R Lants, of Wapato, saying that the barbers there “have cut the H.C L. by reducing hair cutting and shaving to pre-war prices,” Next! (You Seattle barbers) START SUIT TO OUST AUDITOR Attacks an the citizenshtp of D. Ferguson, county auditorelect | with a view to preventing him from pe 10, » Tuesday afternoon in taking office January were launched } 4 court proceeding be ing Judge J.T. Ronald, was made for a writ of to restrain him from office and also for a re straining order against County Aud itor Norman M. Wardall to prevent him from giving up the office ‘The petition is drawn in the name of Mra, Ines M. Harris, a ste who lives at 1624 15th N Mrs. Harris stated inde pendently that she represented tax payers and employes in the county auditor’s office, She has previously applied to Ferguson for a position an att fore Pi ‘lunder his regime and has been de nied Ferguson's nomtnation for anditor at the republican primaries was won of the epposition of County | jland’s order that the names of all| Wardall and his office force ported ©. B. Spear. He has ed the appointment of prac an entirely new force, petition against Ferguson de. clares he was 18 years old when naturalized at Grand Forks, N. D. November 1, 1890. It is required, the stitioner contends, that applicants ‘or citizenship must be 21 years old Ferguson has declared the whole proceeding “is a contemptible at tempt to thwart the will of the vo ters.” Intimating his inctination to hold that attacks on EB. Ferguson's citizen ship have no place in the superior court, Judge King Dykeman Wed nesday morning allowed James A Dougan, attorney for petitioners against Ferguson, until 1:30 Wed nesday afternoon to present author. then on the subject. Ferguson «aid Wednesday morn. ing: “I don’t know what this court action is all about, but it will not win. It seems to be a vicious at f tempt on the part of County Auditor | Wardall and his chief deputy, O. B. Spear, to thwart the will of the vot era who elected me.” a the direction of the “hut™ they had | discerned from the skies, and head- ed for the sound. Eventually they came upon an open space and to their bitter disappointment found nothing there but the strawmtack and nearby a dog caught in @ beaver trap. ‘They wandered three days An the rations were gone, ‘The carrier pigeons, of which they had three, next were eaten. At lant they met an Indian trapper, who guided them to Moose Factory Instead of surrendering to exhaus- tion and golng to bed for a long rest after their long hardships, the three Americans demanded that they be given facilities to start south immedi. ately and report to the navy depart ment. This story was told by Mo Teod in a simple, straightforward manner that gare it additional emphasia, while his two companions —also “educated” Indians—nodded approval THE SEATTLE STAR ‘12 SINN FEINERS THWART WRECK DIE IN ATTACK Cork Fears Reprisals as Ambush Fails upon them by Sinn Meiners, accord: | mwampa around Rome in an effort to | DUBLIN, Jan. won big advantages in two attacks ing to reports here today. For the first time employing 6 smoke barrage when ambushed, military party #o confused the Sinr Feiners that the entire attacking party was either killed or captured. rhe raid ocourred at Kanturk | "Twelve are dead, Pho city of breathtows, Sinn Fein bomb attack on a party jot » a they croaned Parnel brid police were woun: ber of civilians w n gun fire of officers from a | near-by police station | Reports of the Kanturk ambush |reaching Dublin said three military |lorries were proceeding from Mallow when Sinn Feinert arose from the |brush to bomb the first machine ‘The bomb minsed. Rifles began to erack, both from the roadaide and from the ears. ‘The |moldiers towed smoke bombs about | them. |, The Sinn Fetners ware confumd by the | Soldiers detoured and rounded up| |the entire party, after 12 had been killed A xtrange feature of the raid was |that for the first time no soldier was injured In such an attack. | Sinn Feiners in Cork printed a | manifesto, urging every one to re |fuse obedience to General Strick occupants be posted on the doors of the houses, Reports ctroulated by Sinn Fetners that 16 ambushers had been killed at Kanturk were denied at military readquarters, Sinn Fe men, wor by erown fo MAYOR OF CORK COMES TO U. S. ‘AS STOWAWAY NEWPORT NEWS; Jan. 6 O'Callaghan, lord-mayor of C day wan being held here by tion authorities until ns declared 203 unarmed » and children were killed in 1920, Donal k, to migra hin sta! oe visitor to the United States is de-| fl termined. oo Swiney, of New York, arrived here as stowaways aboard the American steamer West Canon from Cork. MacSwiney’s status wan never d, it was said, but he re eave O'Callaghan, The arrested immediately after quentic tuned | latter w he landed. The men came to thts country, O'Callaghan said, at the invitation of the Nation, a magazine, to teettfy concerning affairs in Iretand. O*Cal laghan was tndignant today at the re- ported denial by Dr. Frederick Howe, chairman of the committee investi | gating conditions in Ireland, that }wuch an invitation had been ten- | dered. The lord mayor tnatsted tt had lcome from the committee, altho not | from Howe, | While the stownwnays were reticent concerning details of their Might from | British controlled territory, it waa learned they had boarded the Wert Canon and concealed themselves un. Crown forces | | | way fearing reprisals for a| an hour 1| Etowah 1| Engineer H | ward locomotive, »6 prompt rifle and ma-| | | laghan and Peter J. Mac! til the vessel passed outside the! threemile limit and British Domin- | fon. They then surrendered them selves to the captain and were put to | work as seamen. | O'Callaghan will be held here, tm | migration authorities eald, until the | state department at Washington has determined what to do with him. [Be Dr THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT We Buy Bargains— That’s Why We Can Sell Them The buying efforts of this organization are directed toward the purchase of reliable merchandise which the dealer is ready to sacrifice for cash. Buying in this way we get bargain prices—which is one of the reasons for our low prices to you. New York Sends Us 24 More of Those esses at $15 know real style an tures. d economy. « The materials are tricotines, taffetas and tricotines combined with messaline. And the styles are so varied as to make an itemized de- scription impossible—however, there are long-waisted and blouse effects, scalloped and embroidered hems, panel tun- ies of tricotine over messaline, and many other novel fea- Colors are black, navy, smoke, brown and Pekin. Sizes range from 16 to 40. In 12 Snappy Styles HE speed with which the last shipment of dresses dis- appeared assures us that this lot of handsome models will find a warm welcome from women and misses who i Two Parliaments |K. C. Night School. Ireland Forecast| Opens Again Mopg LONDON Two Irth par-| The Knights of Columbus f will govern Ireland within | ning school will open its second Bir Hamar Greenwe ny nig after coma y for Ireland, predicted weful firet term this ¢ [Dice Craze Is the Latest; ‘Women “Rolling the Bones” OF BIG TRAIN, Posse With Bloodhounds| Seeks Culprits Jan, 6 Eh wd weet nursery, ever, than dice made of ivory and) en) tw to sleep | mother-of-pearl which sell for higher) ¢ | prices DIDN'T TAKE THEM LONG TO LEAKN CHICAGO, Jan. 6 lullabys, crooning inf have been replaced by snapping fin gers and xocited tearful entreation, jmuch aa “Oh, baby, bee there, ROMM, Ga, Jan. S=-A poane, led! cording to department store clerks | bloodhounds, | here today Wo ora, ‘noe t to wreek py ac ccording to deal men who nee iginated with the arned té play in the “It didn't take long to the women. by today searched army cat tas bel ; Women’s Clubs Plan State Fair Exhibit | = Huh, san. tka awe ae Lees Damage Suit Against the Ci they say, have take: dare rolling the “do! such dexterity that the}. broke, take @ lot The . have wuhty igence.”” capture the perwons alleged to have ade a deliberate att Fea gn he wrnrnis re Ohio spectal, | 1 ia thern ral the dea They A} with ! women, however it on the men mont 6 playing erage, clerks t ito all In the boudoirs Kland in the cklennly 1 and will pyramid thet chairmen ¢ i" France Lene plunging over the river, thru the alertness of F’, Hicks, on the for |Legislators Guests Mina at Banquet Tonight 1» «: tate lew King | Uv to fee ae ine tom Menocal May N Plan to Revive tore reported that a mocdety | se oe g |woman bought « pair of silver dice| ™naue’ & ° Receive HAVANA on have besteged department of ry stores for dice ranging from 60 cents to hundred f storms — from 5 honor gue 0 tonight in the Bor ot n by the Chamber War Finance ina had the jeweler spot the cubes | Marche toa Se Gay 1 undin wi WASHINGTON, Jan, 5.—Plans for | With diamonds. ot Comme reviving the war finance corporation, | 80 #trong is the dies fad among) b as directed by congress in a resolu-|the women that a special dice about tion passed over President Wilson's | one-eighth of an inch square has majort veto will be taken up by the corpora-|been manufactured, It is made of | Ie tion directors probably today silver, and comes in a case about the | present ‘The meeting wan called before the| size of a small eartri Jat the Joint resolution waa parsed. They are | how: | Friday Of Keen Interest to Thrifty Folks Are the January Clearance Sales ERTAINLY the days of the January Clearance Sales at the Bon Marche are profitable days for those thrifty people who take advantage of the hundreds of opportuni- ties to save, pworth Leaguers in Mid-Winter tecoud meeting of the first atitute ever conducts « District Epworth ; Crowder E roor Jan. toast ter f both of the are Crowder 1 cially b ing to the Lead ture VERY department of this big store is represented in the economies offered—many of which are in lots too small to be advertised. You'll be well repaid for the time you spend in shopping here! anwerers We’ve made several changes in The Bon Marche--to make shopping more convenient. You will find it very handy to shop for sil- verware, glassware, china and household necessities and hardware in the new section in the Basement, Union Street side. And the toys are now up on the Fourth Floor, north end of the building. If you are seeking for baby buggies and go- carts they may be found on the Second Floor, right next to the Baby Shop. While the trunks, suit cases and baskets are established on the Fourth Floor, center, where the Christmas Postoffice was located. Fiber and Tricolette Sweaters Reduced for Clearance to $12.50 Fiber or Tricolette Sweaters in fancy or plain weaves in Tuxedo style, with belts and sashes. Some have novelty pockets. In rose, taupe, cherry, copper, navy and black, and in all sizes. These sweaters were formerly priced $19.50 and $25.00. SWEATER SECTION—SECOND FLOOR A Stirring Clearance of Low Shoes at Extreme Reductions $10.50 and $11.00 Pumps and Oxfords, Pair $7.45 400 pairs of footwear in 14 styles in this lot—Black or Tan Calf Oxfords, Brown or Black Kid Oxfords—black kid and patent leather, black satin—also Kid Beaded Pumps—Cuban, military or Louis heels in the lot. Soiled and Hurt Books a Fourth to a Half Less A three-day clearance of books that have been slightly damaged from display during the holiday season. Included in the lot are books of fiction, books of general interest, gift and juvenile books. Books at 25c Books at 50c Books at 75c Books at $1.00 Children’s Gift Books One-Third Less $1.00 Popular Copyright Fiction at 69c An Assortment of New Fiction at One-Third Less BOOK SECTION—LOWER MAIN FLOOR $17.00 One-Eyelet Ties Reduced to, Pair $8.45 Brown Suede One-eyelet Ties make up this lot—reduced to $8.45 a pair. Made with welt soles and self-covered Louis heels—tongue effect and ribbon ties— smart for street or dress. Sizes 214 to 8. 600 Pairs of Pumps and Oxfords, Pair $6.45 Fancy footwear at a very special price for the January, Clearance. Here you will find brown kid, ‘black kid, brown calf and black calf—Patent Leather Pumps or pow with Louis or Cuban heels. Sizes eis UPPER MAIN FLOOR Gold Band “Haviland’”’ Half Price Remnants of pattern No. 23529 Haviland Co. The decoration is a wide gold band and hairline border design—at half price for the January Clearance Sales. In the lot you will find: $9.75 Breakfast Plates $4.88, Set of Six $8.40 Tea Plates $4.20, Set of Six $6.00 Bread and Butter Plates $3.00, Set of Six $6.00 Fruit Saucers for $3.00, Set of Six $14.25 Teas and Saucers $7.13, Set of Six $17.00 Large Teas and Saucers $8.50, Set of Six Also Vegetable Dishes, Meat Platters and a number of other items at exactly Half Price BASEMENT—UNION STREET SIDB Calicoes 10c Yd. How’s that for a Clearance Sale offer—dark and light ground Calicoes with neat pat- terns, 25 and 26 inches wide. , 25 Apron Gingham 15c Yard blue checks—26 inches wide—1,800 yards in the lot. Indian Head 25c Yd. Bleached Indian Head, soft and linen-like in finish—36 inches wide. FABIUC FLOOR-(THIRD) s = January Clearance Prices in the Daughter Shop ae * Jean Middies, all white with light blue or navy collars and cuffs, set on or inset pockets—formerly pri $3.5 paar Ree bog 4 erly priced from $3.50 to $4.95 —White Middy of middy jean, formerly priced from to $2.50 © slightly soiled —in sizes SPECIAL FOR * THURSDAY ' Cinnamon Rolls 20c Dozen 2 Dozen for 35c —Butterhorns, 4 for 25¢; each, T¢. —Nut Loaf Cakes, 55¢. —Bon Special, Coffee, per lb, 40¢. UPPER MAIN FLOOR 2.25 uced to $1.95. ls’ White Middy Skirts on ws from 8 to 12 years—reduced to $1.1 —White Jean Skirts reduced to $% All-wool Storm Serge Pleated S reduced to $3.95. SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE eDon Marché TABLISHED 1890 each, , on waists, in sizes 6 to §

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