The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 7, 1921, Page 3

2ND © UNIVERSITY The Picture Now Sensation Playing of all See the Gay White Way and many other notorious places! CHRISTIE COMEDY “His Beach of READY FOR BIG LEAP TUESDAY Only Bad Weather Will Bar Spectacular Air Feat It’s all up to the weather man now. Ivan de Villiers, the “flying cow * has tested his apparatus and the finishing touches on the of his equipment. He now tions to attempt what he hopes establish as a world’s record ) Parachute leap from an airplane. s De Villiers, piloted by Frank © of the Aerial Tours Co. to leave the flying field at it Thesday at 3 p.m At it 20,000 feet over Elliott Be will loosen his parachute, | ® big breath, and step off the Wing of the plane into space. ‘Kwenty-four minutes later he @hould jand—anywhere within a fadius of 10 miles from the point Above which he started to fall. A second plane will accompany @e Villiers, with a movie camer man. Herbert Munter will be jhe pilot. | De Villiers, while making the wnt, will drop $10 prizes, given Seattle firms. Finders will be entitled to the prizes. HERE’S MORE ABOUT STREET CARS STARTS ON PAGE ONE ¢ situation made public Sat- Councilman Philip Tindall “The estimate is based upon as- daily receipts from ail ces of $18,000. As a matter fact. the average daily receipts January since the &%-cent fare into effect have been $18, estimate is also based on an monthly expense bill .of whereas tHe average ly expense bills do not ex- $400,000. “Plainly, therefore, the extimate Righty conservative and the pility would seem that the ite would be held several days than shown above and that Payrolis would go back to a h basis by May 15 and perhaps May 1. “There are two objections to a fault in the payment of interest; it is lke, In fact, certain. ly to impair the credit of city for all purposes. It is ly to render the sale of Skagit ds impossible for a long period, ‘HW not indefinitely, and its effect on our ability to sell even general Mability bonds at a premium as Jwe do now, or, indeed, at ail, is fomething the far reasoning con Bequences of which it is imposaibie 000, fo calculate; second, it will give a Dlack eye to municipal ownership “generatly.” + Tindall then gave a statement of interest payments about to fall due Showing that on May 1, 1921, the total interest due will be $422,625. RAILWAY EMPLOYES NEVER UNEASY Replying to Tindall’s announce ment, J. A. Stevenson, business agent @f the Municipal Railway Employes Union, iseved the following state- ment: “The railway employes have not been at all uneasy about the situa- tion and they have not been dis- turbed by reports from outside gources that they were to be made} fo suffer because of the interest pay- tt due March 1. “We have felt confident, from con- ferences with the city treasurer and members of the council, that the matter was receiving proper atten- Batistactorily adjusted. “The railway employes are as @nxious as anybody to make the Municipal railway a success and will Always co-operate with city officials fo that end.” NEW BLOUSE OR SKIRT 15 CENTS “Diamond Dyes” turn Fad Shabby Garments or Dra- peries into New bi Women are finding It fun to dia r to mond-dye and add years of we ny old garment or drapery. Girections in package. Don't ris your material in poor dye that streaks, epots, or fades, Buy “Dia mond Dyex’—no other kind. ‘Tell druggist whether your material is wool or silk. or if it is cotton, linen, or @ mixture, 16 rich, fadeless col ors.—Advertiseme: \ only favorable atmospheric! tion at their hands and would be| martial law for the city, believing | ave lit [more quickly. cent | lattack on crown forces in that region on the date . Exams Tonight for | 7 Mother Faces Life in Cell Mrs. Peete Is Found | Little Betty Peete, 4 years old, whose mother, Mrs, Louise | Peete, was found guilty of the murder of J. C. Denton by a} jury in Los Angeles late Saturday afternoon. The penalty was fized at life imprisonment. LOS ANGELES, Feb, 1.—Mrs.; tle. From the time tt was decited | oulse Peete today faces the pen-| that I was not to testify I felt my | f of Ufe Imprisonment for the) cause was handicapped.” | murder of Jacob C. Denton. She| Offers of almost unlimited sums to | |wax found guilty in a verdict re-/finance a fight for a new trial and | lturned by the jury late Saturday of $100,000 cash as a ball bond to | afternoon. obtain her lherty pending the out. | Mra, Peete recelved the anneunce.| Come of such a fight have, been de j lelined ty Mra, Peete, acodrding to ment of her fate with composure. | y - aad reliable information here today. She talked for a time with attorneys A and then turned calmly to a waiting} The $100,000 fund Wha been aval.) bailiff, submitting to the return trip | 45l¢ for some time? it ts sald, and ts | to her cell | ready for her use in the event she ‘Attorneys representing Mra. Prete | Should desire to main freedom if «| today were considering steps to ob-|™otion for a new trial ly granted. | tain a new trial for ber. A well known society woman here, | Mrs. Peete, who can usually be re-| it was learned, telephoned to Mra. | Med) upon to say the unexpected, | Peete and notified the latter that her lived up to her reputation when she | Means were at the victed woman's | 3 asked in the county jail if the |disposal. Mrs. Peete is sald to have | verdict had been a shock to her. politely refused the offer, saying ber “It was no surprise,” she declared. fate would remain in the hands of “Three days before the trial closed | ber counsel, Public Defender William I knew the jury was against me—I | T. Argeler and bis assistants. felt it. But I did not expect the| Mra. Peete ts to appear for sen jurors to make the sentence so dras-| tence tomorrow morning. HUGE STORMIN (SHOTS FLY-IN JEFFERSON CO,; BOOZE BATTLE Destroys Farm Homes and Ory Agents ‘Capture Alleged Timber; Many Cut Off Whisky Runners | Food and other necessities were Captured after several shots were being made ready at Port Townsend | "red by federal prohibition agents ted wibby at Port Angeles, two alleged whisky today to rush with @ relief expedi:| runners, Otto Hugo and H. Willoford. tion into the interior of Jefferson | were brought to Seattle for arraign county, where a hucricane the first | ment today, Their auto and 10 cases of last week is said to have wrought | of Canadian quer were seized, damage entimated at $10,000,000. Jefferson county is on the Olympic iTWO CAUGHT peninsula. It extends from Port | Townsend weet to the Pacific ocean. 'ON LAUNCH mt Townsend Sunday vy teroy| WITH BOOZE Port Townsend Sunday by Leroy Smith and C. N. Critten, farmers of| «Mysterious Jack” Barrett is again | western Jefferson county, more than| under arrest for alleged whisky 100 families, are without food and! smuggling supplies, their farms stripped of! He and an unidentified man were buildings and stock, and more than) nabbed by Capt. Ben Lichtenberg 109,000,000 feet of timber has been | and the revenue cutter Scout as they uprooted by the terrific wind storm. | were approaching Seattle in a motor: So far a# is known, there have | boat sald te be inden with liquor, | been no casualties. Scores of fam | Sunday. |illes, however, are said to be cut off} They will be charged with violat from outside communication on ac | ing the prohibition law. count of blocked roads and trails| Two montha ago Barrett was ar. and broken telephone and telegraph | rested with two Japs, who were fined connections $1,000 for liquor emusgling. Heavy stands of timber have eled over 50-mile stretches, as tee GUNS FLASH N | a giant mowing machine had reaped a first harvest, according to Leroy Two robbers. beth wearing hand-| kerchief masks, held up W. E.| Smith, road supervisor at Hob. Brown, of Billings, Mont, at Sixth | A herd of 200 elk is believed ty | Smith to have perished in the terrific | blow. BIG STRUGGLE ave, Sand Dearborn st, at 130 a.m Monday, taking $8.50 | One robber wore a jersey and| While D. Kardanilia and three| DUBLIN, Feb. 7.—A major Sinn |companiona slumbered at 655 Yesler! Fein offensive against British forces | way, a prowier entered and got $10 | in Dublin is expected this week jearly Sunday. Assuming the aggressive in this! §. J. Perrine, 1407 FE. Madison st., lregion last week, Sinn Feiners pre-|was held up at Summit ave, ard cipitated battles in which 14 lost| Spring st. at 10:30 p, m, Sunday, by a their lives, and at least 16, persons| gunman, who stole $10. were wounded. Sinn Fein leaders A lone highwayman with a Charlie | were reported determined to force; Chaplin mustache held up Gus Schal Britain into a declaration of | lenberg at N, 85th st. and Greenwood shortly after midnight Sunday, use politically. | taking $75, according to a report to declared | the sheriff's office they welcomed Sinn Fein activity, as| When halfway out of the yard with bringing the conflict to head,| J. A. Ward's auto at 617 Federal ave. making ceftain it will be determined | Sunday night, a thief was frighten- ed, and excaped, leaving the auto Great will help their ca British representatives A new form of reprieal wae adopt-| He had broken into the garage and jed by the British when they rounded | started the auto out. up all men of military age in Queens. town, tolled ther off into squads, signing them numbers and dates, sch squad will be responsible for information regarding any Sinn Fein WILSON NEUTRAL RAILROAD FIGHT ed to it. Punish to obey the order | anes ment for failure was not announced, but It was hint Ponca iecamneta Mi ang Sona io property reprisal would fol | between railroad owners and em 3 yloyes over wages 1 working Property reprisal—the burning of | to ¢ttnents-must fight thelr battle property—following ambushes, WAS) crore the United States railroad Ia Practiced last week at Bkibbecreen i toard without Interference by ie Paggarcaonsneicnad A President Wilson, leaders on both sides were informed today. In answer to telgrams from em ployers and employes, the president has notified them that his polley will be “hands off The president's refusal to inter fere was considered by employes as | etory for them ne employes’ answer to the roads’ W.N.G. Commissions Enlisted men of the 146th field ar tillery i. N. G., who are candidates for commissions ar lieuten: ill be examined in the Arm ory, beginning at 8 p. m, Monday i second 'RAZE GERMANY, THE SEATTLE STAR OUSEHOLD UTILITIES ~ —OF— FEBRUARY SAL New Proof, Showing What This Home Furnishing Institution Can Do Through Aggressive Efforts TO GIVE EVERY ONE THE MOST FOR THEIR MONEY 4 —WILLOW CLOTHES —HEAVY GALVAN- BASKETS in a conven- -IZED PAILS, three ient household size ; sizes are reduced . GRO Vrincedooe's $1.68 10-quart, 38¢ —SPLIT WOOD quart, 48¢; CLOTHES _ BASKETS QUATE 5 +s with reinforced bot- , > toms, reduced to, inches wide; \ ee A ae burn coal in any fire- BOARDS with strong ERS, size 14x10, at wood frames, ea. .68¢ —WAFFLE IRONS, size 8, with cast iron frame each . hg? —ALUMINL M " WAF- FLE IRON with cast and wood handles, frame and wood han- each ..........$1,88 dies, each... . $2.98 —0-CEDAR MOPS in —ALUMINUM PRE- the popular triangle 8 ERVING KET- shape; oiled ready for S of 6-quart ca- use; each. . ...78¢ pacity, reduced to, —ALUMINUM DISH- each ........ 81.48 PANS, the convenient RETINNED FLOUR ld4-quart size, priced, SIFTERS, ea...35¢ each .......... $4.68 —UNIVERSAL LUNCH KITS, com- plete with Thermos bottle, priced. $2.68 —WALL DUSTERS made of wool, with 7-foot handle for dusting ceilings; at, each x —STEP LADDER CHAIRS, a great nvenience in any home; these are ex- ceptionally strong; priced, each... 82-98 —TUNGSTEN WIRE- DRAW LIGHT GLOBES; two sizes ‘are reduced, 25 and 40-watt; each... 26¢ —STEEL ROASTERS in the oval self-bast- ° ing style; 10-pound capacity .......98¢ —BREAD BOXES, size 11x15; white en- ameled and made with round corners; —WIRE DISH DRAIN- ERS with ample room and compart- ment for silverware; each ..........08¢ 5 16 15 16. Polishing Brush OnYour Marks! Get Set! Bang! | Away They Go! CHICAGO, Feb, 7.-Do working thes as well as FRENCH DEMAND BY JOHN DE GAS PARIS, Feb. 7. pasa al | memberment of the German nation her punish- if she does not accept ment was threatened by France of society irla? j day: Dresstnakers from all parts of | “IT will not move one milimeter | the country will decide the answer to this question this week when Don! mn,” Premie Briand from my position,” Premier Briand |} 1p 000 Nee as unofficial judges declared. “Germany was gullty.|| o¢ models at a fashion show which || Germany must pay.” opened here today. French officials indicated there For the first five days of the week, department store models will show the latest in everything feminine. They will not only show how well a working girl can wear was serious pressure upon them to} let Germany bluster and bluff over} the reparations, then descend upon | the former empire and exact the{| her clothes on the street, but in indemnity demanded by taking pos: | the boudoir as well sion of German territory Saturday night 16 of Chicago's There are many Frenchmen || most beautiful soctety women will act as models. are debutantes, wives of bankers. Thirteen of them whose greatest desire is to see Ger the other three man cities in ruin just as our own cities were demolished by the G man invasion,” a French official declared | “Nothing would please this ment more than to see the allied agreement on reparations torn t hits while a French army is sont} into Germany to take possession of | land and property to remay France for what she lost.” ! MEXICO CITY, Feb, 7.—Two| ‘Evangelist Draws Ibomb explosions Sunday inaugurated Crowd to Mission what police believed to be an at tempt at a reign of terror, Officers Evangelistic services at the Pente- |‘emPt ™ bd j|connected ‘the demonstrations with costal auditorium, Third anc Bell st, are drawing capacity |an influx of foreign radicals gather. houses. Services are conducted by jing here for a meeting February 14. | Evangelist A. H. Argue, assisted by |Several American agitators were his son, Watson Argue, and his | said to be among the outstd daughter Velma, Both the latter! mye firat violence wa are accothplished artists on the! against Dr. Jose Maria Y | slide trombone a rich bishop of México, Later Jother charge was exploded near the #|residence of a manufacture? who re an —FIRELESS COOK- ERS made of all metal with two wells of seamless alumi- num, each... $29.50 HEAVY GALVAN- IZED WASH BOIL- ER size 9, with tight - fitting covers; each '........82.38 Linoleum Varnish that will make your Linoleum last longer and will make it easy to keep clean; dries quickly and can be easily applied. Pints Quarts —Second Moor CLOTHES RACKS that are strongly built, and have eight arms that can be folded to the wall; priced . 81.68 —STEP LADDERS that are built to in- sure safe climbing. 6-foot height, priced at .. 2.48 7-foot height, priced at $2.68 —OLD ENGLISH FLOOR WAX, for polishing floors and furniture. 1-lb. size.......58¢ 2-lb. size.......98¢ —FAMILY SCALES that weigh up to 2° Ibs.; priced. ..$2.48 —NICKEL - PLATED TOWEL RODS; two sizes can be bought for less. 18-inch, priced..68¢ 24-inch, priced..78¢ —UNIVERSAL PER- COLATORS of nine- cup capacity, in co- lonial design; each, at .......... 87. ‘Broom 98¢ carpe nel Sweeper #268 —OIL HEATERS that are nickel trimmed and have wire bail and shut-off top; - .$3.98 —GALVANIZED H TUBS with wringer reinforce- ments on side; No. 2; priced.. 1.48 —GAS TOASTERS with center cone that toasts four pieces of bread at a time; each. .34¢ —COPPERED ARK GUARDS size 30x30, filled with galvan- ized mesh wire; at, .. $1.68 ATERS that very efficient a are and small —CREPE PAPER NAPKINS of excel- » odorless; ze... 84-98 bundle for —“JIFFY” G TER HEATERS set up in yone home -$21.60 “BOARDS, made = "selected lumber, and fold up compactly ...$2.25 —SLOTTED MIXING SPOONS, each..11¢ —WIRE POTATO MASHERS, ea..14¢ —PERFORATED HOT CAKE LIFTERS, each ..........11¢ —HOUSE BROOM made of good quality broom corn, with four rows of stitch- ing; each.......98¢ —ALUMINUM ROASTERS ina handy oval shape will accommodate a 14-Ib. roast. ..$6.28 —ELECTRIC HEAT- ERS in the popular round reflector style, reduced to.... 8 —WIRE POTATO MASHERS with wood handles, ea.5¢ —STOVE LIFTERS with spring grip that fits ‘ any lid, each.....15¢ —GRAY ENAMELED a SOUP LADLE, ea. .5¢ ad —ALUMINUM DOUBLE BOILERS of 2-quart capacity and securely riveted handle. .$3.18 —GRAY ENAMELED SOAP DISHES,. ..18¢ —COAT HANGERS of retinned wire and made to fold up, each... .6¢ —ALUMINUM TEA KETTLES of 6-quart capacity, made with one-piece spouts, for, WATER HEAT. ERS, the “Garland,” with copper coil; price includes connecting; at, each 'Better Business Men to Meet on Tuesday Members of the advisory board and the board of directors of the bet ter business bureau of the Seattle | Advertising club will discuss meth jods of procedure in the Bon Marche | |tea room Tuesday noon. |Warns Newlyweds Speaking to newlyweds on ering the Nest,” ley, on Evil of Debt “Feath Dr. Ambrose M, Bai pastor of the First Baptist church, declared Sunday that debt is lone | home. of the worst “Pay as you buy, enemies to the he urged. HAD SUFFERED Oregon. Roberts, treasurer. Free daily was $3.60, Mrs, Roberts says. cials announce. Success of method has been demonstrated 485 Are T reated by Orthopedic Hospi al) The Children’s Orthopedic hospital | treated 485 patients during 1920, cording to the report of Mrs. John W visits of | physicians numbered 1,216, and the cost of caring for each patient | Guard State Forests | by Planes This Year Army airplanes will patrol the na tonal forests of the state this sum- mer to spot fires, forest service offi-) this | in ac. 15 LONG YEARS, SHE DECLARES and I felt tired and worn out all the I was Mrs. Swift Praises Tanlac $ North ton, ars, of good. fifteen From Bottom of Her night to come, for I just | Heart for Restoring Her) Health, She Says e Tanlac from the bottom art,” said Mrs, Carrie Swift Hateh, Spokane, Washing a highly esteemed resident of city for the past twenty-five “for it has done me a world At the time I began taking | had been going down hill for years, and in such a was request for abolishment of the ru miserable condition I couldn't dg my and a slash in wages of laborers,|cently discharged a number of housework, I had headache con will be given Thursday before the|workmen, Considerable damage was |stantly, and, in fact, every bone in United States labor board, |done the building. ime, just perfectly miserable. so nérvous I actually dry couldn't seem to get Tanlac was good for tre jas mine, and so I got a bottle. this is the first medicine aded for awake and restless the hours through, a particle of and A numberof my friends told me | bles such Weill, that helped me the least bit, but it didn’t take it long to bring me_ back out. It certainly is feel fine again, and since what restored my health, to mmend it to others.” © is sold by the |my body seemed to hurt ail the ume, | Stores.—Advertisement, to myself ‘That tired, worn-out, achey feeling is | all gone now, and I can do all my! housework without feeling all tired | wonderful Tanlac is I'm glad to} Bartell Drag | Baptists Here for __ Two-Day Session Dr. Charles A. Brooks, secretary work among foreign-speaking people of America for the general board promotion of the Northern Ba; 5 convention, was scheduled to arrive in Seattle Monday to open a two-day conference on missionary matters at Tabernacle Baptist church. Mrs, H, W. Peabody of Boston wae: to assist in the conference. Labor Plans Court Fight Against Code Suit to enjoin enfarcement of the state administrative code bill will be | brought in superior court at Olympia. by organized labor as soon as Goy. Hart signs the measure, William Short, president of the State Pedera- tion of Labor, said today, Wednesday, Feb. 9th, 8:30 P. M. Sharp Admission $1.10, $1.40, $1.75 Tax Included Reserved seats on sale at the Arena Office, 1210 Fifth Ave. Phone Main 2493, fes- jons not called for by 4 ek Wednesday will be can: celed and resold,