The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 23, 1921, Page 14

| DEAD MEN CARRIED ON POLES William Philip Simms Sees Odd Sights in Tour of In- teresting China Region Wiltiam Phitip Simms, famous war in international forrespondent and writer servations Wangtee ri eee BY WM. PHILIP SIMMS ON BOARD THE “WOOSUN! YANGTZE-KIANG, China, June 23 ections after a walk around One thing T have learned ts this: You must not expect too much of a Chinese city in its infancy; youth ts Always careless about dirt and Wuhu ig scarcely two thousand years old. Hope that dead man I met in the Toad slung on a bamboo pole be twern two grunting Chinese didn't @ie of pest or smallpox. Caught ina @ark, smelly street about four feet ‘wide, I couldn't give him as much Toom as I should have liked, WASHES SALAD IN PUDDIL Nearby I saw a woman washing salad in a puddle of water, filthy and Odoriferous beyond telling. My thought was maybe the dead man ‘was eating just such a salad as that yesterday Wonder why China Isn't swept by & plague which would not stop until the last man, woman and child had been carried off. On a green field near some Stand- ard Oil tanks, I saw native boys playing football. They were doing it ‘well despite red-and-white calico uni Ss. Mr, H. B. Burwell of the Methodist Mission at Shungking was watching them. “If they can learn football,” he Mhused, “they ‘can learn sanitation. They only need somebody to teach them sanitation as someone has taught them football.” Billiong of dollars worth of con- eessions have been wrung from China by the great powers. They've @one nothing for her as \yet, in re- tarn. ve ‘It’s only the missionaries—a mere handful of them—trying to wake up four hundred million people. The missionaries and a few educated Chi- nese, “Dig a hole in any old field in Chima and two years later there'll be fish in it two feet long,” an old Yangtve pilot told me. “Heaven only _ knows where they come from.” I prpved the old man right today, at Wubu. Walking along a road bordering &@ rice feild, 1 saw two Chinese, their pants rolled up to their thighs, wad- ing around in the knee-deep mud #nd water covering the patch. Each had a bamboo busket with the bot- | With foot or hand. Now and then _ they pulled out a good-sized fish “Which they had hemmed up in the Close to this rice field I saw a Mative preparing a spring garden. It Was about 35 feet in diameter. He stood in the middle and urged an WEwilling cow, at the end of a rope, to walk round and round him in a circle while his wife threw on Duckcts of water. Hours later when I again ‘essea the spot, the earth had been reduced ‘to a ioblolly, the cow to a state of utter disgust and the wife to some- thing approaching collapse. The gar- Gener sat to one side apparently greatly pleased with the job. Wuhu has a population of 125,000 and is a rice center, There is a wmall cotton mill or two, It has been avreaty port since 1877 and a number of Americans and other for- eigners live there. Girl, 15, Acquitted of Killing Man CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Il, June 23.—Fifteen-year-old Lucy Rosati, Slayer of Gaetano De Peso, her 45 year-old betrayer, stgnds exonerat- ed today by a coroner's jury which found she killed justifiably. Seattle Woman Is Honored by W.R.C. OLYMPIA, June 23.—) Kate Whittington, Seattle, was yesterday @lected department president of the Women's Relief corps, in convention here with the annual encampment of the G. A. R. Thousands of Shrine Delegates Will Come Many thousands of Shriners are » expected to visit this state again this year, as a result of the activities of the Pacific Northwest Tourist asso ciation, The Shriners’ convention is to be held in San Francisco this year. H's “TURNIP” TURNED UP OROVILLE, Cal.—“It. will turn up gome day,” said Vincent Dal Porte when he lost his watch. It did turn up, 14 years Jater, when he turned up soil on his farm with a plow. The watch till runs. BOSTO! n, Charles H, Tay. lor, editor and publisher of Boston Globe, at 75. AN HONEST HEN! LAYS AN EGG TO PAY FOR RAILROAD FARE! DENVER, June 23. — Rather than be: r way on a locomo. tive, a aid an egg on the engine's pilot as payment, ac- cording to Paul Burkey, Colorado & Southern passenger engineer. Burkey told railroad officials here today that a hen boarded his loco. motive af Trinidad Tuesday: At Waleanburg, $1.25 by railway fare, the cackling hen flew off the engine pilot and Burkey found a new laid egg on the front of the locomotive. He intends to hard boll the egg and keep it as a@ souvenir of an honest fowl, “LABOR READY SHE |! [at S2nd ave, S. and Bayview st, HASNT HAD THE THE SEATTLE |A Conscientious Olympia Offi e-Holder || i HO. TH’ POOR SIMP_ STATE BOY HIM A NEW FOR ELECTION |To Decide _Chieftainship Tomorrow BY J. L. O'SULLIVAN DENVER, Colo., June 23.—Labor leaders gathered up the loose ends of | thelr annual convention here today preparatory to the election of officers tomorrow, On the basis of a canvass of the delegations today, John L, Lewis, challenger of Samuel Gompers for the presidency of the American Federa. | tion of Labor, still lacked 6,000 votes of the number necessary to elect him. One of the most important actions of the convention, in the opinion of delegates who have been working on the problem of unemployment, was the declaration against a federal un employment insurance, The conven tion refused to advocate an unemple ment insurance under control of the federal government after several speakers pointed out that such «| policy would place workers under | } complete control of the government. | The Federation today protested! against the “alarming tendency of | the courts to use the tyranny of in junctions.” tion “menaced the existence of} American workers as free men.” Resolutions adopted by the con! vention called upon all union labor organizations to conduct energetic campaigns until the “intolerable practice is abandoned.” ATTACKS VALUE OF SKAGIT PLAN Jay Thomas Fires Questions at Engineer C. F. Unden Twenty-four questions concerning the ultimate value of the Skagit de velopment project were fired at C. F! Uhden, chief engineer, Wednesday by Jay Thomas, editor of the Washing: ton State Weekly. At a meeting of the Associated In- dustries Monday Uhden refused point-blank to have anything to do with Thomas, asserting that Thomas was not qualified to give an opinion on hydro-electric development. Thomas charges that Uhden ts withholding essential facts about the Skagit from the public, “In common with many other citt- zens of Seattle, I have beén trying to} ascertain if the Skagit plant, when completed, will produce sufficient revenue to pay the overhead bond in- terest and bor 1 retirement charges,” Thomas declared. Comparing the Skagit with the mu- nicipal railway, Thomas asserts that the city is facing an added tax levy in building the hydro-electric plant. “If the municipal light and poweve company is overloaded with bonded | debt,” Thomas says, “it will either be necessary to increase the rates or pay the deficit from taxation.” Thomas’ questions covered the power, cost and market features of the Skagit project. $900 STOLEN IN APARTMENT Nine hundred dollars was stolen from Mrs. C. B. Love, Talcott apart ments. Wednesday afternoon, when she left her purse containing the money and a $400 check lying on a gas meter by a telephone while she went to her room. When Mra. Love returned, the money was gone, After hanging up the telephone re- ceiver, Mrs. Love went to her room, forgetting the money. ‘The purse was found later at the foot of the stairs, empty except for the check which was not taken. City detectives and police are investigat- ing. Moonshine Law Has No Respect for Age “If there is an age limit in this moonshine business this defendant | should be freed; if there is not, he ought to be punished,” Assistant U. S. District Attorney George Mathieu declared in federal court Wednesday. The jur t in a verdict of guilty against Gilbert McBeth, 69, and he was sentenced by Judge |Neterer to four months in county Jail, 1921 Record of Pedestrians Hit by Automobiles 1395 Walter Goldberg, 9, 122 | 18th s taken to city hospital Wednesday with a broken leg after he was struck by an auto driven by A. C, Caldwell, 849 B, 67th | ‘ near the ball park on Rainier | jave. Caldwell reported the boy was | in a hurry to get home after the| |ball game and ran in front of his | machine. 396.2" Speldel,. 11, was slightly bruised when struck by an auto driven by Gardner J.| Gwinn, $19 B ad amounts Labor leaders dectured the tnfune-; DENBY ORDERS SIMS’ REPORT Wants to Know About Secre today ot ordered Real Admiral Sims to give |! tary the Navy Denby him a compiete report on his Lon-| * don “Jackass speech, Any action that Denby may con template against Sims will await his formal report on the accuracy of dis patches reporting Sims’ remarks con: cerning Irish sympathizers in the | United States, Denby's instructions were given Sims when the admiral reported to the secretary in accordance with orders cabled him while in Europe. “Admiral Sims ied the accur acy of the statem s attributed to him in dispatches reporting his Lon- don speech,” Denby said. “I gave him a written memorandum, which to an official order, in structing the admiral to inform me in writing wherein he was mis quoted, and if he could, to state just what he did say in that speech, “I want an early report to this order.” Sims was with Denby only a mo- ment. Denby handed him the writ en order and Sims left almost im- mediately, Sims then went to call on Admiral Coonts, chief of naval operations, re fusing to comment on his conference with Denby, 4 2 Claim Reward for Gardner’s Capture CENTRALIA, Wash, June 23. The United States government ts confronted with the problem of de ciding, not “who killed Cock Iobin,” but “who captured Gardner.” Mra. Marion Howell, manager of the Hotel Oxford, where Gardner was captur- ed, claims the reward because she voiced her suspicions and made the “peach.” Officer Louis Sonny claims the reward because he made the “pinch.” There ts a feeling here that the decision should be left to Gardner himself. LOS ANGELES.—Jury tn supertor court convicts Water Lips, deputy sheriff, former chief of Los Angeles fire department, of bribery in con nection with release from Jail of Jos- eph Furay, alleged bunco man. REPORT FLOODS | IN TEXAS TOWNS No Estimate of Damage by Big Storm HOUSTON, Texas, June 2%.—The tropical storm which threatened the |gulf coast from Brownsville to New Orleans had passed inland early to: day with {ts force nearly spent. Wires were still down to south Texas coast points and it was im possible to get information as to the extent of mage done by waters |whiéh were reported to have partly flooded the towns of Matagorda and y City. » storm centered southwest of | Hou: moving northwestward along the Texas coast, according to weather bureau reports. The 90mile an hour wind reported by the ther bureau as scheduled to strike the Houston-Galveston re ric | terial: | A 50-mfle an hour wind whipped |thru Houston streets for more than three hours but died down. late yesterday failed to ma The storm which w reported started toward Houston from Mata 1a bay and which was due to etrike some time before midnight, passed between Houston and Galves- ton its fury diminishing. Waters of the gulf, reported nearty vel with the sea wall at Galveston, subsiding this morn! eas reports early today from in the center of the gulf anid was calm and the weather | improving, Shipping along the coast which suffered included a schooner going aground at Freeport, a barge and tug beached at Port Aransas, loss of a | propeller by the tanker William L, Doheney off Galveston and damage |to small craft. cee |300 Are Drowned in Japan Floods| TOKYO, Juno 22.—(Delayed.) More than 300 persons were drowned in floods in the Kyusha district, ac- cording to figures announced here tc day. The waters were receding and reconstruction ig under way, advices said, ‘ROSE SHOW WILL GIVE PRIZES Seattle’s Annual Exhibit of Flowers to Close Tonight Senttle’s Rose Show tn the state museum closes at 10 o'clock tonight with the award of prizes. | ‘Trophies and other prizes will be/ presented by H. Is Collier, president of the Rose society, and Mra. J. 8.| Ruppe. The Rose soctety’s gold medal, the | sweepstakes trophy, goes to H. E. Vista, 3045 W. 62d st. It was won by a Pink Druski rose. Youth Dies Trying to Save Boy of 9 LEWISTON, Idaho, June 23.—In a vain attempt to save Herman Or- vis, 9, from drowning In Snake river, | Harry Jacobson, 19, lost his life yes- terday afternoon. Neither of the/ bodies has been recovered. blue, tan or gray chambra trasting color. Hose Women’s fine Cotton Stock- ings, hemmed tops, seam- less feet, in black, white and cordovan, Sizes 814 to 10 kni 3loome pink have waist. 36 only, BARGAIN BASEMENT || Here You Are!! Seven Good Styles in White Wash Skirts $1.95 Perhaps it isn’t quite fair to say “seven styles in skirts” when it’s really seven styles in pockets—but the difference in the pockets is the style of the skirts quite materially. ! They’re all of good white gabardine, have two pockets and the belts are finished with white pearl buttons. Sizes 25 to 88 waist—but not in every style. Children’s White | Milan Sailors $1.79 | Three good-looking styles in white Milan Sailors for children. All have white ribbon streamers, Girls’ Washable Bloomer Dresses $1.79 Sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6 in cunning wash dresses of pink, short sleeves, a novel yoke and a cute collar in con- Bloomers Women’s knee and and ufficient to change y. They have two pockets, Vests pconds) Fine-ribbed White Cotton Vests, low crochet necks and made sleeve} izes 36 tted rrs__in only, elastic Sizes 88 and 15c Ss TAR ———— , of all sorts. Dress Voile Remnants Half Price Hundreds of odd lengths in Dress Voiles—fine for sacques, waists and dresses—good-looking patterns and colors, Wash Goods Remnants 1-4 Less Lots of ends of ginghams, per- cales, challies, romper cloth and other materials, lengths to 5 yards—at one-fourth less. THIRD FLOOR FABRIC Women’s Black Cotton Stockings 35c a Pr. 3 PAIRS FOR 1.00 1,450 pairs of Women’s Stockings, “Burson” regu- lar 50c stockings, with double heels, toes and soles— Burson patent hemmed tops. Sizes 814 to 10. Re- duced to 35c for the Month-End Clearance. —Women’s two-tone —Women’s Silk and Fiber roll-top Hosettes for street wear or bath- ing. Black, white, brown and a variety of light shades—pair 55¢. Fiber Stockings, lace ef- fect, in 9 and 914 only; formerly marked at 75c —reduced to 55¢. UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Silk Remnants Half Price FLOOR TheDon Marché Friday, the Month-End Clearance Just as regularly as the last Friday of the month rolls around the Month-End Clearance appears upon the scene and is eagerly welcomed by hundreds of Seattle’s thriftiest shoppers. If you are inclined to save, you, too, will be on hand tomorrow to share in the host of econo- mies which will be offered in remnants, odd lots, broken size assortments and odds and ends White Goods Remnants 1-4 Less A_ whole table full of White Goods Remnants—in voiles, plain and fancy batistes, lawns, nain- sook and long cloths. Muslin Remnants 12¥2c Yd. } Heavy bleached Muslin Rem- nants—great values at 12\%4c a yard. Not over 10 yards to a customer. THIRD FLOOR THIRD Soiled and Handled ° . Undermuslins Half Price FORMERLY 1.00 TO 35.00 NOW 50c TO 17.50 Odds and ends of Undermuslins accumulated from } the June White Sale—and reduced to half price. In the collection are gowns, chemises and bloomers—not many of any one kind. Also a few silk gowns, chemises and camisoles. 98c Aprons 1.95 Wash Dresses f) Reduced to 75c Reduced to 1.50 | Slip-over style of Broken lines of Ging- ‘ g ham and Percale Dresses —straight line or belted. All sizes, but not in i every style. 7 SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE gals! gingham, with sash ties and pockets, reduced to 75¢ for the Month-End Clearance. 3 Tables of Trimmed Summer Hats Sport Skirts Odd Lots of Shoes 98c and 1.98 56 pairs of Littlé Gents’ Blucher Shoes, formerly priced at 2.35—sizes 8, 814, 9, 914 and 9 10—blucher style—reduced to........... 8c 26 Youths’ Patent Leather Scuffer Shoes—sizes 13, 134%, 1, 14% and 2—formerly priced .98c at 2.35—reduced to . ‘ as 69 pairs of Children’s Black Leather Sandals with oak soles—formerly 1.50 to 2.00— sizes 5 to 2—reduced to................ 98c 100 pairs of Women’s and Growing Girls’ Pumps in broken sizes and widths—patent leather, gunmetal, black kid or tan calf—formerly 6.45—reduced to Shp se wince 1.98 50 Growing Girls’ Oxfords, sizes 214 to 5—black or brown calf—formerly 6.00— ..... 1,98 .1.98 20 Women’s Tan Calf Oxfords, sizes 714, 814 and 9—formerly 8.50—reduced to. SHOE SHOP—UPPER MAIN FLOOR Month-End Clearance in the Drug Section —Blaud’s Iron Pills, formerly 35c, reduced to 19¢. reduced to 15¢. —Quart Thermos Fillers, formerly 2.75, reduced to 1.98. —Sheep’s-wool Sponges, formerly 2.50, reduced to 1.98, —Sheep’s-wool Sponges, formerly 2.00, reduced to 1.50. UPPER MAIN FLOOR to 8. Reduced to 3.65 79 Boys’ Wash Suits —Were 3.50 to 6.00 Reduced to galatea and middy twill—a few are slightly soiled, but all are won- derful values at 2.95. colors, plain or stripes with con- trasting collar and cuffs—sizes 4 UPPER MAIN FLOOR are slightly soiled—but will give excellent wear. F a THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE * © FORMERLY PRICED 19.50 4 REDUCED FOR THE MONTH-END , i CLEARANCE | P Sport Skirts of Fan-ta-si silks in white, light blue, } pink, yellow, salmon and peach—some of the group s SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE t E Clearance Economies in the Men’s Shop: Men’s Shirts of woven crepe, printed madras or per- cales in many striped patterns an 2 a variety of colors. Sizes 14 to 17. Reduced to 95 Cc Men’s good quality Suspenders, with fresh, ¢ ‘ live castic. Relaood ¥0....-ccckcs +t ae “i Men’s Balbriggan Drawers, sizes 82 to 38 ' f, only, Reduced $0 ...si scsi clas cbpeiesn ce 55c ¥ ' Men’s Fiber Shirts in sizes 16, 1614 and 17 only.: Reduced 0... ..cecessecseues 2.95 Men’s Silk-striped Flannel Shirts in all 5 ¥ sizes to 17 except 15, Reduced to...... 2 9 Men’s White Cotton Union Suits, short sleeves and ankle length, sizes 88 and 40 only. In ecru with short sleeves and in knee length. Sizes ' 86, 40 and 46 only. Reduced to.. 1 e 1] 5 LOWER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Dress Goods Remnants Half Price FABRIC FLOOR—THIRD Household Goods ( Greatly Reduced Some, Pieces Slightly Damaged —Cascara Sagrada, formerly 25c, —14 Screen Doors, 84x82 inches, , reduced to 2 for 35¢. slightly imperfect — reduced to ‘ —Pinaud’s Eau de Quinine, for- 1.00. ! ¥ merly 75c, reduced to 50¢. id 7 } —Pluto, quart size, formerly 40c, pi alia , s —68 Fancy Baskets, some slightly reduced to 30¢ 3oys’ high-grade Wash Suits of shop-worn, reduced to 50¢,. —Pluto, pint size, formerly 20c, the better qvalities of Devonshire, 24 pieces of pearl-handled Sil- ver, formerly 98c, reduced to 50¢. —42 Salt and Pepper Shakers, | with sterling silver tops; formerly gM 1.00, reduced to 25¢ pair, —38 glass, electric and gas light Shades reduced to 5¢. UNION STREET BASEMENT In solid fast