The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 20, 1921, Page 7

1 NATION-WIDE ocrats Line Up Against BY LAWRENCE MARTIN WASHINGTON, Dec, 20.--Organi gation of a nation.wide fight against i) the four-power P is un © der way by both yeratic and blican foes of the pact hese steps are fect an organization even more effec tive than that in which prac every state lent aid to the trree cRable senators in their against the Versailles pact 1—AntiJapanese sentiment on the Pacific coast is being made the nu. cleus for antitreaty there. A woman organizer bh aed to organize women's clubs In the Middle West and Northwest | against the treaty ifte treaty as A 825 Fis 833 628 a .. n i ing anti-treaty clubs and holting anti-treaty mass meetings are being sent everywhere where indications show antitreaty sentiment | 4—Democratic political being urged to fight the treaty on the theory that if the republicans could sweep the nation of 7,000,000 an anti-league platform, the dem. @crats ought to be able to sweep it tm the coming congressional election by opposing something they hold the country will find more obnoxious than the —_ TREATY NOT IN LEAGUE CLASS Harder Fight Will Be BY LEO R. SACK WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.--There fs imminent danger of the quadruple pact concerning the Pacific getting into the league of nations class, ac- cording to administration officials and members of congress. . The longer the president delays! sending the four-power treaty to the senate. it is urged, the greater the Opposition to it in likely to be Already, it is pointed out, Senators Borah, La Follette and other “irrecon Gables” have raised their voices in jest against the pact. while on democratic side of the house, aft-| what sounded like a favorable Murmur, there has fallen a silence ; hich is regarded by many as oml- " q Rous. VERSAILLES PACT MIGHT HAVE WON They believe that if former Presi dent Wilson had pureued different | tactics immediately following approy- | al of the Verxailies treaty, that docu. ment would have been approved by the senate long ago, The penalty paid by the Wilson ad. ministration for the delay ix still too fresh in the memories of Washington | Politicians to encourage them to| think the Harding administration| ean follow a similar course and get| away with it wtihout trouble. There is no’question but that if the! treaty were called up in the senate today for final ratification, it would be approved by a comfortable major- ty. 55 SENATORS APPROVE IT There are 96 senators. Approval | by two-thirds fs required. Already 55 senators have announced their ap- Proval. Most of them are republic. , and many of them assailed the Jeague of nations in the senate and in their campaigns. lany of these senators are senst- tive lest they be accused of inconsiat i ency. They do not want to be re- i minded that what constituted a men- } ‘the Anglo-French reparations confer. y) acing alliance during Woodrow Wil- y son's administration proves to be a| A beneficial agreement under Warren \ G. Harding. ) Circulation of such hypocrisy K | charges migth prove harmful, G. 0. / P. leaders agree, so they want quick ] ction on the oon power, pact. | Tt BRITISH WILL ATTACK SUBS BY CARL D. GROAT WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.— Lord Lee of Fareham, first lord of the| British admiralty, will tell a plenary Session of the probably Thr regard angering arms conference — wday—th submarine commerce leving that he will have erous measure only British, but also American pub Ne opinion, he will Plead that this | Weapon be abolished from the seas. The British delegation scarce a gen of support from not pects that the request will 1 be granted | But if their request faila, they will announce to the world that in tend to build m: subchasers ur der similar craft, thus making use of | submarines less dangerous than oth- erwise, DR. MAUD PARKER will give} the fourth of a series of health talk *} before the Cosmopolitan club, at the of eday evening. “The Relation of Clothing to Health.” Admission is free and the public has been invited. DR. H. T. HARVEY (Ex-President Michigan State Board Dental Examiners) Dental Surgeon Diagnostician Pyorrhea Specialist X-Ray Laboratory Highest Order of Restoration Work Done Examination and Estimate Free 504-12 Eitel Building BECOND AND PIKE SEATTLE Sy —o TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, PACT FIGHT UNDER WAY Both Republicans and Dem-) | | 4-Power Treaty ne taken to per. | ally | battle | organization | A been; 3—Comprehensive plans for form. | unite are! But Longer. It ‘Is Delayed, | D’Axostini. old in sorrow at 99, Ja sequence of tragedies x. | he ad of the French ¢ , 1921. Is Held for Second Killing Woman in Tresely? s Grip Mrs. Jesusita D’Agostini in jail awaiting trial OAKLAND, Cal, Dee. word murder defense! That word in “grief? The defendant is Mra. Je: . 20.—A one! The second was Postel, who, she declares, had been a most per- |sistent and unwelcome suitor. M4! nad come to her home at all hours slender Spanish type, with eyes | day and night, bringing embar. that run the gamut of emotional|rassment and unpleasant sugges appeal—Latin eyes that can meit or|tion, the defense anertas, stab. His attentions were particutarty | She ts about to go to trial for offensive, the defense holds, because the murder of Arnold Postel, wealthy |of ber grief. merchant of Oakland, and a married| After the death of her husband, man. a son had been drowned. The money ‘The technical contentions are: |she had inherited had been swept Prosecution chatges that Mra.|away in unfortunate investments Agostini shot Postel while an-| Her home w ne, and another son gered and chagrined over his refusal | was dependent upon her. to lend her money for a trip to her| Finally had come the meamae father’s funeral in Mexico, from Mexico that her father had Defense that, already | been killed in an automobile crash contend grief-stricken, she was driven to dis-| | A strange procession of witnesses, Itraction by Postel's alleged affronts| most of them unknown to the de land was defending her honor when | fendant, will fije into the court room she shot. |to tell of her sorrow. as they saw Whichever side ts able to prove! it but a few hours before her fatal | there will remain under. meeting with Postel on August 16 In bare technical supports | the lobby of and sor-|that he owned rows that sparked the tragedy. | A department store clerk will| Tee can Sale: Mie. eet tp dente Tem haw Bre. 2 havea: beet One she loved; the other she dd. | tears while making a purchase; a girl spheed. reporter will tell of noticing her ‘The first was her hushand, a | weeping sifently on the street: neigh banker. The shooting was purely ac: bors and friends—some 20 of ther cidental, a coroner's jury found. She had been witnesses to this grief—the was all but unbalanced by the shock, defense upon which attor say relatives and friends its claim, lying the one word neys rest her case. LLOYD GEORGE 3E STANLEY ORNE SEES BRIAND| TO EDIT DAILY Stanley Orne, associate ¢ oon the University of Washington daily. has been chosen editorin-chief of the Daily, it was announced at the uni | versity Tuesday Ralph Pinkerton land Sam Mullen were the other can didates. Orne will take office In February, LONDON, Dec. 20.—Means of tm-| [proving the general economic situa- tion of Europe were discussed in the second conference of Premier Briand and Lioyd-George on reparations to day. Financial reports on whether Ger- many is able to pay also were an- alyzed. The meeting lasted a little more than two hours and afterward it w announced the premiers would con- tT again 11 a. m. tomorrow{ Dr. rT Rathenau, the German reparations emissary. conferred with M. Louis Lucheur, French minister of liberated regions and delegate to | aueceeding George Astel, tor-in-chief The Daily editor t# chonén by the | press council, which consists of the | president and secretary of the A. 8 U7. W., the retiring editor, the dean of the school of journalism, and one rally. ¢ Orne {9 a member of the Asnoct ated University players, Sigma Delta Chi, journalism fraternity, and of the Sigma Ch! here this mo ence, ng. Wirth to Answer 4 on Reparations Washington Road RERLIN, Dec. 20 he answer wed Share $1,103,710 Chancellor Wirth to the note of the ‘ : os allied reparations commission will be} Washington will receive $1,108,710 | dispatched tomorrow, it was learned | out of the $75,000,000 appropriated by reliably. | the federal governm for the build Wirth’s reply will state Germany | ing of roads on the 50-50 basis with is able to pay 200,000,000 gold marks | the various st ; sed Other Weetern states will rate the on her January installments, but| . leannot possibly contribute a single | following sumw « : _ mark in February, the United Press | 663.90; California, $ 0 | informed. |$849.417; Idaho, $938 Arizona, | The January Installment ta 5600, | $1,053,281; vada, 3,437, and 000,000 gold marks and 275,000,000, Montana, $1,546,885. for Fet euary = Seek to Become FRANCE OKEHS National Banks | NAVAL PLAN) pti ive been “Peceivea "by the comptroller of the currency from the BY FRANK GETTY Citizens’ State bank of Leavenworth, WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—France’s | wash., to convert into the First Na acceptance, without reservations, Of | tional bank of Leavenworth, and a ratio of 1.7 in the naval #cs 4 | from the Citizens’ State bank of Au. announced at | mittee of 15 today by meeting of the cOM-| burn to organize the Albert Sarraut, | a) pank ation. The reservations, making this ac cupaaae’ Gageatent oben, an ke | Sheriff obs : on axed proportion® of submarines and Wght eratt for Frarles, were of: | Trial Wednesday fe French spokesman at| YAKIMA, Dee. 26.—Trial of Sher. the same time. |iff Pad R. Bear, of Yakima county, Z land Charles R, Bolin, Toppenish at- | torney, on char 8 of extortion, wit Holiday Tonle licaumeheeWadnestay, Judes City C. | Alston, of Snohomish county, will! for U Students |})iii: A special train for university stu dents will run over the Northern! soi te rh over the Sersvern| CHE Durant Home day night at 12:01. Stidents living | Is Lost in Fire in F Washington and Idaho] oarranp, pee. 20.— Fire ae will - » for the holidays on this} “the home of Clift Durs —_— lautomobile racing driver, aviator “88 ‘ Plans tor a ape ial to For saad are | .utomobile manufacturer, here dur ing made by ..Oregon : i which will probably run Thursday $200,000. morning. Owing to the decreased | "°°", number of Oregon students in the university this year the special train! may not be run this year, MOTORISTS URGED TO GET LICENSES Washington Leads * £. |] obtained their auto lice for in Trout Breeding || (7) County auditor b. b. er Washington leads all other states || guson warned today in the Union in trout propogation, “All licenses should be renewed and ame conditions within the!} pefore January 1,” Fergusam sala. state have steadily improved for the We urge them to make renewals elght years, according to the|]| petween now and that date," annual report of 1. H. Darwin, | Licenses 1 be bought in supervisor of fisheries, filed wei room 107, county-city building, Gov. Lows F, Hart, ——_—__ ---— ---- ———— present edi-| representative from the staff of the/ ‘lmeter area westward Auburn Nation- T HERE’S MORE ABOUT NICKEL FARE STARTS ON PAGE ONE | “Oh, wel do it that it the f time i | tate to do with 9 Superintendent D. W. Henderson to tell what economies could be made so that a nt fare would be possible SAY HENDERSON MADE GOAT ld charged that Henderson » the goat by the coun wan not free to ex eh and that he press his real opinionsy but this was nied by the other mem: | indignantly ¢ bers of the council Henderson ymented the Witt report, d railway ¢ to conv tem | » the Cleveland man had ¢ tle. —P wouldn't stand for a loop system at the south and north ends of Second ave.” he sald shouldn't be forced make transfer evéry time they come town to shop or work “As tor to the one-man type, it wouldn't pay. ‘The care would still be just as heavy, just as hard on the ralls, just as slow and use just the same amount to buy worth of new cars most a year befo could deliver th ATTITUDE OF COUNCILMEN The attitude elimen on th be summarized as follows Carroll--We should lower fares whenever it is ponmible, but we should any car factory m to us.” oent fare bill might not dig into the general fund unless | | authorized by the people, Cohen—The Geent fare would! make it impossible for the atreet car aystem to meet itt obligations to the} bondholders and to pay the men for| Joperating the lines. Erickson rides to 3 cents to 3 centa, | then to & cents. the cont fare will result in a deficit 00.000, and Witt placed th gente t at $1,600,000. If not deficit. 1 am perfectly willing to vote for the measure today if we attach to it a provis that $1, / 000,000 shall be taken out of the tax) levy | Hesketh—The Scent fare will not} |pay all the expenses, I want to know how the deficit will be taken | care of | Thomason —~No reduction new rider# to make up the loss in revenun. *Tindall—It wag found absotutety necensary to Increase the fare twice a downtown bullding| Unless a majority of the voters so jinatruet me. lam unwiJling to reduce the fare, when IT kno! that it will |rewult immediately in deficiency ap- \propriations against the tax levy for next year, It is only since the §% leent fare that we have anywhere ]near broken even. Fitzgerald—1 think the counet! has jmade a mistake. proceed to make the economies sum geuted by Peter Witt. He has shown us how we can save $1,700,000, We |don't have to talk about any deficit, if we are willing to take the responsi bility for demanding drastic econo mies in operation. Moore—I am to the people with an amendmen’ | providing for the payment by taxa | tion of any deficit that might occur as the result of the lowered carfare. '| HERE’S MORE ABOUT | COLD SNAP STARTS ON PAGE ONE At Swift Current, below Winnipeg, Man., it was 20 be- low At St. Paul it was § above, At Williston, N. D., it was 24 be | rre, Mont., it was 22 below. elena, Mont. it wan 16 below At Bolse, Idaho, it was 24 above, At Spokane it was § above. At Wal it was 12 above, At it wan bove. At it above, At Roseburg, Or above. At Baker, Ore., At Sheridan. At North F pove RIGID GALP 18 EXPLAINED it Was 16 above. Wyo, it wag § below. tte, Neb, it was 4 southeaatward North Platte, plained. “The reason for the gale thru the has just reached the weather office ex straits,” said For er George N.} Salisbury, “is that the air in being forced out of the inland high baro- sea, or area of low barometer. “As it reaches the straits this vast wide volume of air narrows down, is confined as between two high build a flue. This always happens when condition’ are like they are today. ‘There is no danger to shipping except possibly in the straits.” hools were closed in Anacortes, Bellingham and Hoquiam on account of cold class roomar It was 11 above fin _Bellingbam, the coldest in many | years. Suspension of transportation in the Columbia river is threatened. Ice is gavect 1 to force the closing of the locks. \' R. R. DIRECTORS WASHINGTON, Dec, 20.—The in terstate commerce commission today took the first step toward breakin up the interlocking railroad director. ates as directed under the Evch-Cum mins law In opinion handed down today the mission ordered Kockefeller, Harold 8. Vanderbilt » F, Baker, three of the bi men in the country, to gi in two-thirds of t es in which they nd t directorships com off These offices must be given up before December 21 of thie veur, freely on| ring that the! partment had been trying | are to a one man Kye | They | this to} verting the large cars| $2,000,000 | ? It would be al.| of the various coun: | Personally Tam in favor of reducing the fares for street car | Rut Henderson nays | I want to know | how we're going to take care of this| in fare| “would induce a sufficient number of We should at once} n favor of having! the five-cent fare ordinance referred | Sask., is was 26) The vanguard of the cold, moving towards the} It rushes thru like a draft thru | William | hold such | | | | | | | | | HE SEATTLE STAR FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET Early-in-the-Day Is the Best Time for Shopping This Week Aisles are uncrowded during the morning hours, and purchases are more likely unhurriedly and painstakingly. Tasteful Stationery which the recipient may have stamped with per- sonal monogram or ad- dress is something that may be enjoyed and appre- ciated every day through- out the year, And Crane’s or Hurd’s fine stationery may always be restocked—so many prefer using the same kind of writing paper continuously. In dainty shades of Gray, Blue, Cream and White— both folded and flat sheets of paper—with deckel or plain edges, and envelopes lined with new tissue lin- ings in Gray, Henna or Blue. Priced from 35¢ to $2.00 quire. —VFIRST FLOOR Table Tumblers Special e 6 for 95c UT in grape or star de- sign, as pictured, are these clear, thin glass the set of six, special 95¢. for Christmas. double heel, Incense Burner Special 95c Complete with box of fragrant incense. Incense Burner of artistic design; special D5¢. BECAUSE they give pleasure to all within hearing, and because they are a gift for years and years, chang- ing with every rec- Serving Tray Special $3.50 ord that is played on them, Victrolas Polychrome-frame Tray and Brunswicks are in size 1114x1714 inches, ideal gifts to the with tapestry pattern’ un- ar pan a ong to be glass, i 50. enjoye: xy every = ape eae member. of the fam- ily. ; VICTROLAS, $25 Candlestick to $350. With Candle Special 95c finish Candle Ivory - Metal stick in the tractive style pio ate aT Children’s First ¥loor to be made al ‘All Doubt Glove Bonds and Gift Certificates From Frederick & Nelson's Issued in any Amount—Redeemable Any Time. 1,200 Pairs of Women’s Glove-silk Hose At $2.85 Pair AN opportune offering for those who would give fine Stockings Plain and Novelty Weaves i —in Black, African-brown, Cordovan, Castor and Gray — with sole and toe—$2.85 pair. Victrola and Brunswick Phonographs A True Expression of the Christmas Spirit BRUNSWICK PHONOGRAPHS, $100 to $775. (On Convenient Terms.) FIRST FLOOR DOW STAIRS STOR 288 Pairs of ’ Red Felt Slippers The Downstairs Store: ° BRIGHT “Christ- Exceptional masy” red and as : cozily warm as can be Values In are these little Felt ’ Slippers in moccasin style, with soft soles, Men’s ribbon trimming and pompon on vamp. Sizes 6 to 2, special $1.00 pair. WOMEN'S SLIPPERS IN, Gift Shirts 800 PRINTED MADRAS AND PERCALE SHIRTS, sizes 14 to 1744, at $1.15. Pink, Blue, Gray, Purple, Melrose—$1.35 pair. MEN’S FELT SLIPPERS soft leather soles, in gra 250 HEAVIER-QUALITY MADRAS AND PER- CALE SHIRTS, sizes 14 to 1714, at $1.65. 100 SILK STRIPE RAS SHIRTS, to 17, $2.50. MAD- sizes 14 SPECIAL Just 480 shield and neatly Soft 14 to Collars, 17, 2 for of initials: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, Priced low at 20¢ each; sizes 15¢. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Special $ 1,00 Pair THE SAME STYLE, with ribbon trimming and pompon—in Old-rose, Lavender, Sapphife and in moccasin style, and brown—$1.35 pair THE DOWNSTAIRS STORB Initialed Handkerchiefs 20c Each wn white embroidered initial in colored floral hemstitehed handkerchiefs make dainty gifts these Choice hems, for women, L, M, N; P, 3 for 50¢. R, Y, W. is Removed from Christmas Giving THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE by There is never any doubt about the acceptability of such gifts, for the recip- ient may choose from any section in the store, what- ever pleases most. There is no fear of duplica- tion, for the more of these sensible gifts she receives, the greater her apprecia- tion. If in Doubt, Give Glove Bonds and Gift Certificates. e -—-F¥INST FLOOR The Downstairs Store: Gift Cabinets of Stationery $1.00 ‘ORTY-EIGHT sheets of paper and 48 envelopes are contained in ‘these large gift cabinets of Sta- tionery — a fabric-finish texture of excellent quality —in white. Attractive value at $1.00. 72 Sheets of Writing Paper 25c These pound packages of Writing Paper in linen fin- ish, cofitaining 72 sheets, make excellent gifts, espe- cially as they may: be matched in envelopes. In-white, pink and blue, 25¢ package. Envelopes to match, 10¢ package. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE “Wearever” Aluminum Saucepans Special $1.10 ELIEVING that many homekeepers would like nothing better than the gift of some bright, new item in kitchen equipment, the Housewares Section offers: The Aluminum Saucepan pictured, with straight sides and aluminum cover; substantial riveted handles; 2-quart size, special $1.10, Aluminum Frying Pan, Special $1.10 As pictured, Frying Pan of heavy stamped ‘“Wear- ever” Aluminum, — with double lip for pouring from either side. With substantial retinned steel handle securely fastened. Size 814 inches in diam- eter. Just 50 to sell at this low price—special $1.10, THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE