The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 22, 1921, Page 7

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1921. " FOREIGNERS 1Y SECURE » U.S. MARINE i | Move Government Tonnage Under Bare-Boat Char- ters, Says Denman BY J. F. RICHARDSON SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.—The 4 Mlower of our merchant murine fleet may be grabbed by forelgp-cont a companies. The loss of American | taxpayers in building and maintain. | Ing the fleet may be turned to the fain of our competitors. | : We are losing our most vatuabie| _ Rational maritime asset—sea brains. | Government tonnage must be eves to deep water under bare-boat efs immediately. So, today, warns William Denman. — chairman of the shipping | ’ |. builder of the wooden flotilla, Hand ‘originator of the war plan for the fleet. Charter the best of the tonnage to AMERICAN private operators, at Jow bare-boat per-ton-month rates, Wipe out the excessive overhead! and the army of employes of the| shipping board. Turn the expensive fleet of the Mudflats into a profitable, transportation system—and junk the Wooden fleet, says Denman. URGES BOAT what would you do? HOME-MADE COOLING DRINKS Now ts the time to learn how to make delictous cooling drinks from common household materials, fruits, milk, eta The Star's Washington bureau has been on the job gathering a bunch of recipes for home-made cooling beverages. You may have the compilation for the asking. Fill out and mail the coupon below. Washington Bureau, The Seattle Star, 1400 New York Ave, Washington, D. C. I wish a free copy of HOME-MADE COOLING DRINKS, and enclose two cents fo stamps for postage. What Would You Do lf Left a Fortunepr If you suddenly found yourself |two things— travel and write, she heiress to over a million dollars, / announced Tuesday afternoon on her return from California, Miss Mae Murray, niece of the late| A queer ambition? But then Miss James A. Murray, and @ sharer in|/Murray has dreamed of Europe and deep | his $15,000,000 estate, is going to de »|the pleasures of self-expression for |many years—ever since 1912, when she was at the University of Wash ss it resent conditions. widest extent in p | ington. THE SEATTLE STAR FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET 1,800 Yards of Felt-back Floor Coverings Special 45c Square Yard (N SALE in Downstairs Store, Thursday: Fourteen patterns to choose from, printed in blue tile effects, reds, browns, tans, greens and wood shades. For the same uses as Vinoleum, for kitch- en, pantry ‘and bath room. To facilitate choosing, please bring room dimensions with you. Eighteen hundred yards only; special 45¢ per square yard. NOTE: Price quoted does not include laying. 1,000 Misses’ and Growing Girls’ Overalls a (As Pictured) 5 0 C Featured Thursday Special “Private operation means econom. ]ieal operation, cheaper freights under | RENTAL Bare-boat basis means to rent pressure of competition, more goods | Ships at a set price exactly as 4| carried to foreign markets, less glut) house is rented. The lessee, or char-| of domestic markets, It means sav ferer, keeps the boat in repair, pays |ing our shipping organization, our | crew wage, carries all, expense of | ship lines—it means the difference Maintenance and operation. Thus'| between an American merchant ma expense of upkeep, repair, supply, all | rine and NO American merchant is transferred from taxpayer to op-| marine. erator, income replaces outgo, and | the fleet operates under conditions | favorable to successful competition In the rush to get rid of tonnage the | shipping board, unless it is careful, pol sell the best-of the tonnage to foreigners, Denman warns. “From a shipping standpoint,” he @ays, “the greatest gain made by us} @uring the war was the increased | mumber of men actively engaged in ever-seas business. From the mer- chant marine standpoint it is our) greatest national asset, greater, even, than ships themselves. We are losing these men from maritime commerce in the present stagnation. while our) competitors’ flags make hourly gains 4m proportion of tonnage carried. IMMEDIATE USE DEMANDED “Every American interest demands Ammediate use of the greatest pos- “There is but one method by which private operation of our ships can be | | stimulated immediately ~- bate-boat charter of vessels at a rate, however | low, which will enable us to operate the maximum number and export the maximum quantity of goods. Even if we could sell a large portion of the fleet at an acceptable scrap price, it would be wiser to charter to escape the likelihood of acquisition of ton nage by foreign controlied but cam- | ouflaged American corporations. We can study our bare-boat charterers and escertain who really are Ameri. | cans and who are foreign-controlled “I am glad the new chairman of | the ‘shipping board is doing some thing toward scrapping the wooden fleet. It should have been done long ago. Our announced policy in build ing these ships was that they were purely as a supplement to steel, and that they would be treated as non S4sible number of shipping board ships. | commercial, and merely emergency py ors cannot buy them because banks will not advance money on tonnage that may depreciate within ix months one-half its appraised ss ta he policy of the first shipping 4 0 was for private operation of |, ships, far as compatible with war Bses, Dolicy has been consist- war implements. I chose the word ‘emergency’ for the fleet corporation to stress this fact. These ships should have been regarded, as soon as the war closed, as the army re- garded its wooden pontoons built but | not used to carry its soldiers into action. “We should have been building ently = fol ‘theory. It should be applied to its|years—but that is another story.” Cabinet Refrigerator (As Pictured) i es $19.50 FINE for the small apartment or cot- tage, this handy Re- frigerator, with en- amel lining and two wire shelves. Ice capacity, 25 pounds; outside meas- urements 21x16x40 inches. Special $19.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET Wholesale Prices These rare Zimmerman-Degen Shoe bar- gains are good for only 6 days more. Bud and Sis Scuffers, in brown, black and pearl. Sizes 5 to 8, priced at e Sizes 8 to 1114, priced at $3 .20 Bud and Sis Oxfords, sizes 5 to 2, priced at The very best in Men’s Work Shoes, at $5.50 .«. $6.75 Men’s Dress Shoes in the best of brown and black calf, at $7.50. 1610 —WESTLAKE—1610 by: the board—in | Diesel motor ships for the last four | | iestee Milton | | Bonae. J. C,, Hl Priday, wait She wil remain in Seattle until all the differences over the Murray estate are settied—and then Paris jand Rome and London! Alumni of Two U’s Plan Joint Picnic Alumni of the University of Michi- |gan and the University of Pennsyl- vania vill hold a joint pienic next |Saturda¥ afternoon at Fortuna park. | A ball game and track meet will |feature the afternoon. Soldiers Enter Not Guilty, Pleas) TACOMA, June 22.—Charged wit) asmult on Miss Elinor Scheyer, i | nurse at Camp Lewis, April 11, Lo wardus Borgart and Evert Impyn stood mute before Judge E. E. Cush-| | man in federal court yesterday. The | clerk entered pleas of not guilty | Trial was set for July 6. | Vital Statistics] | MARRIAGE LICENSES me and Residence. Istrom, Charles G Seattle Crist, innie J. Se | Windust. Aubra H | Lightfoot, Alma Peter K., Seattle Yorinne, Seattle .: Phillips, Wilfred B., Seattle | Borge, Dorothy M., Seattle .- Jennie, Cumberland. B., Anchorage Tacom ure, Mildred M., Seatts Munson, Myrtle Smith, John Jo: Wickett, Mabel Nelson, BC. Nelson, B.C. . Tacoma Randolph, Pearl, Tacoma ..: o t Blakeley Legal Thomas, Anna, Port Blakeley .eg Sehmits ee W. Chelan Mporethy. "W., Beattie. - hn Wyman, ertrude Marg Finch, Henry, Seattle .... | Hollenbeck. nison, Allie, Vau ‘Thoma, Seattle | P pedo, nikona, Olga, | ord, Ivan Cyrus, | Parker, William Arthur, Seat Holt, Lillian Blanche, Seattle BIRTHS earl, 6320 12th ave, 8, boy. Bunks, Or boy. am, rit Slat ave, bo; an, Alba, 7702 12th 8. W. girl. jSaxwold, Gustav, 6433 Marshall ave., Potters Lionel, 1615 N. 35th, girl DIVORCES GRANTED Douser, |Larker, | Irvine Fisher, Frank F. from Jobn F.. from Donald. from Bessie. from H. N the practical style sketched, for wear with blouses or jackets, strongly made throughout of staynch navy denim, khaki twill, striped navy denim or gray- mixed denim. Sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. Waist measurements, 22 to 28; assorted hip measure- ments and lengths. Special 50¢. Women’ s Full-length Dust Coats $2.95 and $3.95 —full protection for garments without much additional warmth, is the object of these Dust Coats of cotton crash for motoring and travel wear. Full-belted style, with patch pockets. Priced at $2.95 and $3.95. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 225 Pairs of Women’s Low Shoes Reduced to $1.95 Pair AN accumulation of odd lines, mostly narrow widths, in Pumps and Oxfords, with hand-turned soles and Louis heels. Plain Kid and Patent Leather Reduced to $1.95 pair. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 5,450 Yards of Staple Cottons | 1 Oc | In Two Specially-priced [15¢ Groups, Thursday: 1,600 YARDS OF SHIRTING PERCALES, in pleasing stripe, check and dot pat- terns of blue, pink, red and black, on light and dark. grounds, 26 inches wide; special 10¢ yard. 750 YARDS OF WORK SHIRTING in plain dark blue mixtures; also check and cluster stripe patterns—a heavy and serviceable fabric for children’s rompers, boys’ waists and men’s shirts, 28 inches wide; special 15¢ yard. 600 YARDS OF BLEACHED LONG CLOTH, good quality and free from starch, 86 inches wide; special 15¢ yard. 1,000 YARDS OF UNBLEACHED MUSLIN of closely woven quality for bungalow aprons and curtains and fancy-work purposes, 36 inches wide; special 15¢ yard. 1,500 YARDS OF BLEACHED LINEN-FINISH KITCHEN TOWELING, absorb- _ ent weave, 16 inches wide; special 15¢ yard. ~-THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE TWO LOTS OF Columbia Phonograph Records 10-INCH at Special Prices 12-INCH 4 8 c Vocal and Instrumental 7 8 c Selections Steel Phonograph Needles, special 6¢ hundred. Record Albums, hold ten 10-inch records, special 68¢. Record Albums, hold ten 12-inch records, special 82¢. Repeatographs, repeat a selection as often as desired after once sct to the record, special $2.65. Liberty Semi-permanent Phonograph Needles, 3 in package, 16¢. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 24 Matting Suit Cases Special $5.85 Mri toeacon ages yet substantial are these Suit Cases of genuine grass matting reinforced with leather corners riveted ony 50-foot Garden Hose With Reel, Special $6.75 COMBINATION offering consisting of Hose Reel of finished hardwood, with fifty feet of 5¢-inch five-ply Rubber Hose, or two 25-foot lengths of Hose. Complete with couplings (Nozzle not included) ; special $6.75. 1 . Charleston, 12th ave. 8, | Curnmings Alder. | Deal, infan jin @ fashionable evening gown, There is very netle waist, ‘material z Galvanized Ash Cans Special $2.95 Substantial Ash Cans, with corrugated sides, raised bot- tom and fit-over cover with handle. Size 26 inches high and 18 inches in diameter. Special $2.95. —HOUSEWARES SECTION, THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE and all edges bound with leatherette. With grain leather straps all around and cloth lining, with shirt fold. In 24- and 26-inch sizes; spe- cial $5.85, —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 85 Two-tone Sailors S Reduced to $3.45 —of thick glossy straw, in the smart model pic- tured, with contrasting facing on brim and crush band of printed silk. Featured in these combinations : Purple and gray Sand and brown Old-blue and black Black and sand Navy and gray Natural and brown Decidedly underpriced at $3.45. * THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE 120 of These American Lady Corsets Special $1 OO Thursday HE purchase of a “close-out” line permits this low price on the model sketched. Designed for — the average figure with medium” bust and long skirt, boned with mightybone and fitted with four velvet-grip hose supporters. Ma- ~ terial is firm white coutil. Sizes 19 to 28." Bucilla Package Embroideni at Sharp Reductions ‘A HEAVY AND UNIFORM reduction brings very low. prices on Bucilla Stamped Articles, complete with floss for working. Included are: : Infants’ Layettes, consisting of Dress, Gertrude Petti- coat, Bib and Cap; Infants’ Dresses, sizes 6 months to 1 year; Women’s Night Gowns of fine white nainsook; Chemises, Negligees, Aprons of Unbleached Muslin Luncheon Sets, Pillow Tops, Scarfs and Centerpieces Children’s Dresses of “‘boil-proof” chambray, sizes 2 to 8 years. GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE : —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE | x 720 Pairs of Children’s Stockings Special 25¢ Pair 4 I these low-priced Black Cotton Stockings there is | choice of a medium heavy ribbed weave for boys and fine-ribbed weave for girls, sizes 6 to 10; special 25¢ pair. g Featured for Pe Glassware at Special Prices Three-piece Cut Glass Mayonnaise Set, consisting of bowl, plate and ladle, as pictured, special 95¢. Cut Glass Oil Cruets, as pictured, special 50¢. Colonial Sugars ‘and “gree mig in the compote style pictured, special 50¢ pai: Salt and Pepper Shakers in in "Colonial style, large size, with silver-plated tops; special 45¢ pair. zs. *+ * 100 Hand-Carved Cherrywood Bread Boards, special 35¢ each. POTTERY VASES SPECIALLY PRICED 25¢ TO $1.50 Lovely, soft colorings of rose, Delft, lavender and yellow; also crackle effects with floral decorations, much below usual prices at 25¢, 50¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE