The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 7, 1922, Page 8

| “Seattle Is Absolutely Dry--the Mayor Says So Asserts Neither He Nor Police Chief Know Where Liquor Is Sold Beattle ts absolutely dry, Mayor Brown says so, The mayor issued a statement Thursday whieh he declared: “Neither myself, the chief of police, nor any pollee officer, I believe, knows of any place in this city where whisky, moon shine or any other form of in is sok.” mt wan tasued tn re @utation of the charges made from the pulpit of the Plymouth Congre. @ational church last Sunday by Rev Chauncey J. Hawkins, who said that Beattio is the most wide open ectty in the United States. “Grossly exaggerated rumors are afloat,” the mayor continued, “as to . the amount of whisky flegally aold | here, The federal, state and city of. “fleers are constantly on the alert Qnd everything possible has been | @one to stop this traffic. The fines Tevied and pate thru our municipal court alone this past month have amounted to $20,000. Thin speaks well for the activity of our police, and i =I understand, the largest! S@mount fn the history of the city.” The mayor went Into other phases | of the vice situation in his state. ment. “Seattle te not an open town,” he @ecilared. “It is the cleanest city on the Pacific coast, If not the entire United States, today. Seattle has no | dead line. An open town ts one In) Which gambling, drinking or prostitu. | tion is openly carried on or carried on under cover with the connivance | @f the authorities, particularly the bok Police department “The police Chief William B. feveryns has din covered and closed already during my term of office over 30 places where gambling was carried on, “No | place of this character can remain in thts elty with my knowledge, nor can such a place run for any length of time without my knowledge “Whenever the police depart. ment has had any react to sus Peet that immoral women have congregated at any place, « prompt investigation has been made, and if the suspicions are substantiated that place haw been closed and a polloe look placed on the door, Fifty such places have been closed since my inauguration.” | Turning to the dance hall probiem, | Brown sald “Some people object to any and all dancing, Some people believe | that all dancing is wrong, A great ity of the people dance. “Dancing is not going to make a ™man of Woman moral or immoral. I see nothing against dancing unica ft Is done in an indecent manner All dance halle in Beattie, eapecially what are known a» public dance halls, are closely scrutinized and regulated by the police. “The people, rich and poor alike, must have some form of amune- ment, I do not believe in closing all dance halls, However, no in decency will be tolerated in any dance hall in this city.” Brown said he thought conditions would be remedied if police judges S rtrmint under tences up to six months tn fail and HANDKERCHIEF SPECIALISTS TF there are two things for which our Men’s Furnishings Section is especially f noted, these things are Good Handker- 3 chiefs and Good Sox. ‘This announcement deals with the Good Handkerchiefs, which we have as- sembled in such abundant selections for holiday choosing. Better and bigger stocks than ever—qualities to delight the man who rejoices ‘in the possession of good handkerchiefs and plenty of them. Suggestions: MENS LINEN INITIALED HANDKDROMIEFS, 800 and 4 $1.00. MEN'S CORDED HANDKERCHIEFS, with novelty border and initial letter to match, 3 for $1.00, or 880 each. MEN'S SHEER LINEN CAMBRIC HANDKERCHIPFS, of fine Irish weave, shire-hemstitched, 600; in @ weave of fiber count, $1.00. MEN'S FINE LINEN HANDKERCHTEFS, spoke-hem- stitched, %-, %- and %-inch hems, 760, $1.00, $1.60. MEN'S FRENCH CORD HANDKERCHIDFS, with rolled hem or hemstitched border, $1.50. MEN'S FINE DAMASK HANDKERCHIEFS, 99.06, MEN'S FINE FRENCH LINEN HANDK®RCHIEFS, plain weave, %-inch hem, $2.60 MEN'S FRENCH SILK CREPE HANDKERCHIEFS, $3.50. 4 —Firet Floor A Vest—a Brassiere—a Hip Confiner All in One—in NETHERALLS VOLVED espe- cially for lithe and slender figures , are these Three-in- one garments, A growing vogue among college girls and petite women. Feather - welght, ot Silk or Suede-Clothand- silk without bones. Priced at $5.00, $7.50 and $10.00 —fecond Floor | majority do not and a great major. | COSMETICS | BEFORE CHARITY Methodists Shirk Duty to Missions, Charge NEWARK, N, J., Deo, 1.—Metho- dist women of Newark are atill gasp- |ing over the statement of Mra, D. B. | Brammitt, of Chi seoretary of the W n's Home Min sionary soctety, that the Methodist women of the United States spent more money last year for cosmetics than for home missions, She estt mated the yearly expenditures at $30,000,000 for these luxuries among Mothodist women alone. She said contributions of members of the Methodist chureh of $8,000,000 for home missions, $161,000 to mite bowen and $246,000 to missionary bar- people spent 000,000 last year for commetion, 100,000 for chewing gum, $35,000... 000 at soda fountains and $8,000,000, 000 In Joy rides at pleasure parks Then she began to wonder, she said, if something were not wrong. She said she had arrived at the ficure of $30, 000,000 for Methodist women by tak ing the proportion of Methodists to @ total population & $500 fine, with provision that « certain proportion of the fines be wet anide for further police work | “This should make the bootleger jand criminal pay directly for hin |own detection and arrest,” he con jocluded. “That appeals to mo as Pretty good common sense.” '$25,000,000 Whisky Trust Is Planned | GLASGOW, Deo. T-—Bnglish and | | were empowered to mete out sen-| Scotch distillers are perfecting pians|he is continuing his studies under for @ $26,060,000 combine, ational field | THE Refuses to Accept Big N.Y. Off er SEATTLE STAR POINDEXTER WASHINGTON, Deo. 7 movement in the senate and tn official life outside han been started to induc to name ndexter, of Washing neven weeks, when Gener of the University of Pennsy! vania. York master, The offer organizations of the country, | flattering, but the local singer study on every hand in the South. proclaimed him a really great tel spite of his youth } " by many a8 America’s foremoant « Sydney Laurence Dizon, | /0°'; Siton'n voles, Seattle tenor, who has just \refused a contract to sing in |the Century theater, New York. oner LA Bydney Laurence Dixon, Beattie bac tag eower arb |tenor, has just refused a contract |to sing in the Century theater tn |New York, acoording to word re | caived here from Low Angeles, where self, noe. John Wesley s Wig LONDON, Dec. Ty 'Rdmund J. Myer, veteran New a FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE—PINE STREET—SIXTH AVENUE An Advance Announcement Concerning The 48th Semi-Annual Furniture Sale H Furniture have ERETOFORE, Frederick & Nelson’s Semi-Annual Sales of been held in January and July of each year. Beginning next year, these Sales will be held, instead, in February and August. ‘ It is, therefore, thought proper to call the public’s attention at this time to the fact that the next Semi-Annual Sale—the forty- eighth successive event—will begin Thursday, February First, 1923. The Children’s Shoe Section Suggests for Christmas: ALLET SLIPPERS, ready for the new dancing class: Black or White; $2.75 pair. DANCING PUMPS, patent leather, one and two-strap styles, $2.60 and $6.00 pair PEARL HORS BUTTON SHOKS, also Patent Leather with otter cone tops, $3.26 to $6.25 pair. RED . TOP RUBBER BOOTS, Vinter weather, $3.25 many styles and colors, $1.95 to $2.00 patr —Children'e Ghoe Section, Now on the Second Floor A Colorful Luncheon Set or several Guest Towels, of the lustrous, evenly-woven Colored Linens now in such high favor, would supply a delightful Christ- mas gift for the woman who enjoys her home! preshrunk, # %inch width, and in @ range of beau tiful colors, at $1.00 yard, First Floor Long Suede Gloves IXTEEN - BUTTON FRENCH SUEDE GLOVES, for evening wear, Overseam sewn, In Beige and Caracul shades, $7.50 pair. 36- BUTTON FRENCH SUEDE GLOVES, ique sewn, in Black, ir Mode, Beige and Beaver, $6.50 pair. 12-BUTTON WASHABLE SUEDE GLOVES, plaue sewn, In Belge shades jand Tan, $5.60 pair, 12. RUTTON FRYNOH SUEDE GLOVES, pique sewn and hand-embrid- ered on back, in Blapk, Mode, Beaver, Gray ajnd Brown, $5.50 pair. ‘BUTTON FRENQGH AUEDD GLOVES, piahe sewn and novelty two- tone embroidery, in Black, Mode, Beaver, Gray a Brown, $4.50, —First oor An Exceptional Offering: French Pearl Bead Necklaces Desiring to close out this par- ticular line of Pear! Bead Neck- laces, we are offering them in time for Christmas gift selec- tion. Assorted lengths—beauti- fully graduated-—creamy Ori- ental colorings. 36 PEARL BEAD NECKLACES, re duced to 84.05 each 66 PEARL BEAD NECKLACES, re duced to $1.05 each —Jowelry Section, First Floor “When a Feller Needs a Friend’’ HEN he’s been saving his pen- nies and nickels and dimes for weeks and weeks to buy Christ- mas presents for Mother and Dad—and then he doesn’t know what to buy. Does he need a friend, then? He does! if you are in that feller’s fix, come down Frederick & Nel- fo Ask any of the 1 who wear white 5 co” badges to h you. They will give you some ideas about what you may buy with the ve,-and money you b will show y. get your «i “Ain’t It a Grand sind Glorious Feeling”’ —when you have dreamed about Santa again and again, and thought of noth- ing else for ever so long— and finally the great day comes and you see him face to face! He shakes your hand and you tell him what you would like for Christmas, and then he gives you a letter, You are not @ bit afraid, as you thought you would be—and then you go home and wait as patiently as you can for Christmas Eve. And just to be BURP that you do not overlook anything In tell- ing Santa what you want for Christmas, take a stroll through TOYTOWN before you see him, and look at all the wonderful new Toys and Games that have been mad® ‘or the pleasure of girls and boys, Really, it's a great troat congress the Senator sted that the place will be vacant In about tx or Wood will return to the states to assume his duties as proctor coming from one of the foremost musical was de. lelined because he did not want to abandon the opportunity for further Dixon t# meeting with triumphs Mu sical eritios in Lon Angeles have nor, well on the road to world fame in Charlies Wakefield Cadman, viewed pom. slighted as soon as he and immedi. ately engaged him to make records of his greatest songs, agresing to accompany him at the piano him Dixon has also made arrange. ments to make @ number of records "0" onter Is Sold for $2.50 A wig worn by John Wesley was sold here for $2.60.! promged it TO SUCCEED | Nation Into GEN. WOOD? A BY U.S. Foreign Policy Leads Peril Region WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Ja9 the countries WASHINGTON, Dec, 7-—-The rinks,” foreign policy of the United States has undergone a sense tier Two brand new policies have been ple Be i boys: ray poe Wyre pone tg that the other powers shall police en that Diamond agreed to settle reaching that no one can forsee the| the world, fight her battles for | « n trouble be him and result, Only this; they promise to e earth safe #0 . ar = me provide thrills, Vor danger is always she may protit while doing ae " ‘etulae oof the work 1 have $2,700 oa etary Hughes hea establishe y ie hip ae rat, the Hay doctrine of the} <tc psychologist “worked” “open door in the Far Hast has ae bee a ae 16 alleged He says he gave been superceded. In ite place has agly difficult to disregard. mond the cash in the latter's been trine entir Sec miniatration's pet vent what may flop, mtead, the goverment has adopted a pian with The immediate cause of this dou-| bie sommersauit was the menace to Amel tereste—in the Near and Middle Bast Fear hands of Engiand, Italy, France and | Turkey, meeting at the Turko.Greek | peace parieys at Lausanne, Richard Was dor to Italy, was instructed to inter vene Informing the interested powers cr Ame! in A and being protected AS by bility; whe will fice; herself precinely the same advantages mal doubleshilt, pe is on the ikruptey, and he [in vain—asked the join her in salve the than $11,000,000,000 money at substituted the Hughen doc of the “open door” covering the © world wnd and simultaneously, the ad of nowinter come flip In Wu has done a sud landing in a plreon-hole jon in fuse to participate of the most drastio intervention. |"*¥° this sum? ite-finger-cronsed } rican intereste—largely ot) in lie inter The resentatives ing these would wuffer at the hburn Child, American ambasna puld algn no rep nter | agreements, tn take | the responsibilities of the! oo, Child told the conferees is the same, serious risk of hington w 1 it understood rica stands for the “open door’| What, for im sia Minor as well an elsewhere, | tion ts pretty ¢ would insist upon her interests | Would W to listen to America’ she accepted with the goods? one Buropean oritlo ex merica will assume no reeponasl. connent to no saert- but she intends to reserve for| FREDERICK which take the Kesentment against America has been increased in Europe a» the result of Washington's latest moves, according to the cables, America is accused of demanding world’s finances stake in Burope retary of State Hughes further re Vow here think so. least lay himself open to the charge of ‘grows Inconsistency and of pro-| |tecting relatively small off interests |at Lausanne, while disregarding pub 4 in Europe vastly larger ppearance of official rep Lausanne was | almost everywhere hailed as a | step in the right direction. | by refusing to accept a seat on | an equality with the British and | other delegates there, States courted danger. sanne, and at any future con- clave where America’s position Washington runs disaster co—and the ques ally asked here—| ashington have done had the powers at Lausanne eurtly refused responsibility Washington, of course, could have done only one of three things: 1—taken one more step and be-| tives FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET TOMORROW. PAGE 7 SYCHOLOGIST TO FACE TRIAL J. Harris ychologtat,” in superior morning, charged ELLENSBURG, Deo. 7 self-ntyled of & “ goon with grand | | Diamond trie here He is accused t retired rancher « having defr Stevens, in hin forme 4 edge of} dly—and of th * ives, aon Bec | Wrancinco, in an effort to} |Draws Sentence Ho would at possession of narcotics | Neterer‘s court We be sentenced Mond Bot ne United At Lau come a full participant 2—Accepted ands of the other powers, Backed | necessary demands unless| 7 along up by force. full of menace & NELSON 3,000 Imported’ Baskets [ AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES ] SPECIAL PURCHASE of several thousand Baskets has been augmented by quantity from our own stock, forming a wide assortment of Baskets many purposes, to be placed on sale TOMORROW AT UNUSUALLY- PRICES. 50 (ONLY) LARGE BAMBOO BASKETS: suitable for carrying wood or general utility purposes. Sturdily made. Measure 15 inches deep and 15 inches diameter at top. Low priced, at $1.45 each. 500 CHINESE RICE BASKETS: in five useful sizes and suitable for many purposes. Adaptable to painting and decorating for Gifts. From the largest size down, low-priced, at 75¢, @5¢, 50¢, 35¢ and 25¢ each; or full set, at $2.50. 500 CHINESE SEWING BASKETS: in dark-brown finish. Cover decorated with large ring, colored beads, tassel and coins. Five (6) sizes—unusually low-priced, at 35¢, 45¢, 55¢, 75¢ and 95¢ each. 160 CANE WASTE BASKETS: woven in attractive design (pictured above); may be painted and decorated, making a very pleasing Gift for the home. Low-priced, at 65¢ each. A Few Timely and Practical Suggestions for Household Gifts JAPANESE LUNCH CLOTHS: in attractive printed patterns—48-inch, 75¢; 54-inch, 95¢; 60-inch, $1.20, and 72-inch, $1.65. FANCY TURKISH TOWELS: in a wide assortment of weaves and sizes, at 25¢, 40¢, 50¢ and 65¢ each. LINEN-MIXED HUCK TOWELS, at 35¢ each. BATH ROBE CLOTH, 27-inch width, at 60¢ yard. BABY CRIB-BLANKETS, at 85¢, $1.50 and $3.25 each. BATH SETS: consisting of 1 Fancy Turkish Towel, 1 Hand Towel and 1 Wash Cloth; in neat box. Attractively priced, at $1.00 and $1.35 set. —THB DOWNSTAIRS STORD PARCEL FORWARDING STATION Ia nt your service NOW! Your Parcels wrapped, weighed and forwarded, Enclosure cards furnished —in THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE, adjoining Rousewares Section 150 BASKETS: with nickel-p! rim, in a pleasing weave suitable holding hot dishes or serving rolls, Low-priced, at 45¢ each. 800 NOVELTY WASTE BASKE in a wide assortment of colors and signs, at 50¢ and 60¢ each. 500 BAMBOO WASTE BASKI in dark-brown finish, sturdily m and low-priced, at 35¢ and 40¢ FRUIT BASKETS: in reddish: finish, with handle. 50¢, 75¢ and $1.00. ] 2 SMALL BASKETS: in reddish-brown finish, suitable for Fruit, Nuts, Bon - Bons, etc., at 15¢ to 35¢. FANCY COLORED GRASS BAS- KETS: covered style, suitable for Sew- ing-baskets, trinkets, etc., at 25¢, 35¢ and 45¢. VARIOUS OTHER STYLES OF BASKETS in the assortment priced as low as 5¢ each. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE There Is Lots of Comfort in ‘ Receiving a Gift of House Slippers For Every Member of the Family MEN’S BROWN VICI KID SLIP- PERS: in Opera, Romeo and Everett — Sizes 6 styles with hand-turned soles. to 11, at $3.00 pair. MEN’S OXFORD GRAY FELT — SLIPPERS: with hand-turned or soft — padded soles, at $1.50 pair. WOMEN’S FELT SLIPPERS: Rib- | bon trimmed styles with soft leather Eleven attractive colors to — soles, choose from, at $1.35 pair. CHILDREN’S FELT SLIPPERS: in_ Sizes 5 to High-cut style, with cuff. Mitchell @tevens, 1 politielan, with ided him out of $2,708. complaint, a |room in a local hotel, and then tet the trouble-settler for a few hours, When he returned a little later he found that Diamond had checked out, oy Stevens employed private detect who located Diamond in Sam on Drug Charge George Cicero, charged with the was found guilty by a jury in Judge Jeremiah He wil nesday, New Phone Books Have More Names New telphone directories now bee humiliation mt the her demands, if | middie ground upon which — Secretary Hughes is now standing Is) Sooner or later he 4 will find himself face to face with necepting one of these three all Three sizes, ,