The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 21, 1922, Page 10

b | ALL MEN’S PAGE 10 ‘ The above extraordinary id best values yet given in the Gus Brown sale. else in the house is cut to the extreme oes, Underwear, Shirts, Gloves, Work Clothes, Mackinaws, Suit i e | Wu XTR Grand Finale Gus Brown SALE Entire clothing stock divided into Four Great oups and Sacrificed for Quick Clearance. ‘CUT TO 85 85 | 85 85 16 “19 23 29 prices Friday and Saturday. With each Overcoat or Suit sold Friday and Saturday we will give you a nice, styl- hat from our regular stock absolutely free of re. This is an out-and-out gift worth while. | , Sweaters, Leather 5 @ y Get Port Job & D. Burroughs of Chicago port traffic manager at é | ositively the best garments in the house at | GUS BROWN LEASE EXPIRES JANUARY 1 a Ave. “ALWAYS RIGHT” rist d gestion Ociete specials mark the biggest | | | Bags, Hats, Caps, Holiday Neckwear, things for Christmas Gifts at bar- Opposite | ee | Smith Bldg. Withhold Action on Tax Measures The Tax Reduction counct! has de- clined to indorse any of the taxation Programs that have been prepared by the various tax reform organiza tions until the measures are prepared In the form of bills. A resolution withholding all indorsements was adopted at a meeting of the council at Meves’ cafeteria Wednesday. en mas; THE SEATT America to Ask France for Statement on Crisis BY A. L. BRADFORD | WASHINGTON, Dec, 21.—Irance noon may be asked by the United States to place all her cards of the table. | With the success or failure of the American mc looking toward « solution of the old word's economic crisis virtually hanging on the atti tude of France, thin government ts understood to be preparing to ask| Premier Poincare for a definite ata ment the utmost cor a he t# willing to make on reparations and kindred questions in order to re. eve the situation | r This government realizes the Poin. | care government faces a difficult po- | Mtleal situation because of the strong demand tn France for the use of} force In the hope of compelling Ger- many to pay the huge reparations | figure which has been imposed upon CHIEF SEATTLE GETS PRESENTS | Christmas Playlet Staged by Chamber | The Chamber of Cominerce chorus and @ special Christmas play let, called “Chief Seattle's Christmas,” will be the features of the members’ coun ch for Chamber of Commerce mem: bers and their families, Friday noon in the Masonic clubrooma, Special holiday music will be rendered, The play ts an annual affair, and the role of Chief Seattle will be portrayed by Alfred Lundin, and that of Santa Claus by BE. H. Hate. The play opens with Santa Claus Presenting to Chief Seattle gifts which are representative of the big- ger things accomplished by the chamber during the past year. The Community hotel, 300,000 tourista, an auto camp, & $1,000,000 campaign to | advertise the Pacific Northwest, a| November and December retail trade | that haw exceeded all other years, ! §,400 babies born during the year in the city, and other items of industrial importance will be included tn San ta's bag for 1922. Chief Beattie re! cetves the gifts from Santa and ac counts for the gifts and truste left last Christmas FIRST HEARING ON RATES ENDS) With the preliminary valuation hearing on the phone rate contro. versy between the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company and the cities ot Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle over, the combined law forces are awaiting the pending rate hearing | and further consideration of value tion before the state department of public works, according to Thomas | J. L. Kennedy, corporation counsel elect | “We cannot tell with what degree of success we presented our textt- | mony on valuation at Olympia this week.” Superintendent of Public Utilities Geo. F. Russel) said Thurs- day, “but T think we made a good ‘start and will win out in the end.”| ‘The state board is now consider ing evidence presented by the phone) people and the legal representatives lof the involved cittes, .PLAN SUMMER GUARD CAMPS Orders were issued from the head quarters of the Ninth corps area, United States army, Thursday, an- nouncing the disposition of regular larmy troops to be used next summer in connection with National Guard, reserve and citizens’ training camps. The Second and Third battalions of the Fourth infantry, all of the Seventh infantry, except Companies B, E, F and G, and one troop of the ith cavalry, will be ordered to Camp Lewis from July 1 to September 15. All National Guard encampments, except thoxe of the Coast artillery, will be held July & to 22. An R. O. |T. C. camp will be held from June [15 to August 15, and there will be a citizens’ military training camp from July 26 to August 24, ERNST FOLKS ENJOY PARTY The 78 employes of the Ernet Hardware company and their wives and children —some 200, all told — were given a Christmas party on Wednesday night by F. A. Ernst and H. H. Bogue, proprietors of the firm. Douglas hail was hired for the occa, sion and Mr. and Mrs, Ernest and Mr. and Mra. Bogue acted as hosts her and the inquiry to the French will be propounded in government the most friendly manner This government has received the German proposal calling for a com of expert Amert minaaion preferably reparations down to the highest poss! figure th This by proposal he Unit Germany wa inusual t clveles, It is believed that plan the United State upon will be acceptable in the main to Great thus making tt ORNATY as much as possible the wide differences betw France and Germany, tf solution of the problem ts to be reached The plan of this government ts to wet the views of all the powers and then outline a common ground up which negotiations could be opened with the United States acting as « sort of mediator Britain. to harmonts State department officials today denied that the Informal discussions between this and the allies had reached the stage where @ definite American proposal had been framed and said there was no truth In reports from London that the United States at the request of a trate comminasion headed by Ger man Chancellor Cuno had proposed government an American commiaston of business men to revise the reparations fieure This government Is inclined to be. Neve that France, while so far suming an unytelding attitu rect negotiations with the will manifest a more cone titude in response to direct Inquiries from the United Btates, Georges Clemenceau, it is believed here, soon will confer with the French govern ment and state that American public opinion demands some concerstons be made, but that Germany be forced to pay reparations to the Mmit of her ability U.S. TO SIGN TURK PACT? | LONDON, Dee Turkey ox- pects the United States to sign a pri vate treaty with the Angora govern- ment regarding freedom of straits, according to an Exchange telegraph dispatch from Lausanne today According to this corr Ambassador Child will proceed at the eartient possible moment to arrange & convention all the United States’ | own with the Kemalista pondent, | LE STAR ‘SEATTLE READY FOR HOLIDAYS |Celebration Planned Great- est in Years Observance of Christmas will of ficially begin is attic Saturday night, when a series of pantomimes depicting the of Chriat will be staged be ounty-clty build Community the direction of the Beattle Servic will be evidenced as bands of high nohool tour the city in trucks, «inging to the sick In hoapt taln Shut tne. Yuletide cheer the ety carolers thruout by te ih health and worn infirmities, will be derly oar to the Cosmopolitan Players’ th Saturday night to enjoy the program which will be given under the direc tion of Mra. R. L. Lindgren Aged people and the blind have been particularly invited by Dr Frank R. 1 president of the Shut-ins’ #oe Singers from the Walfarer chorus will present portions of the “Mes siah” and the carolers will sing age old Christmas songs. Carn to the shutins to the theater will be furnished by Seattle inte Christmas trees are showing brit Mantly thru the windows take of homes and larger trees are being erected | before stores. One tree, 16 feet high, | has been placed In the Oregon- Wash ston depot for the enjoyment of travelers who cannot return to their homes for the holidays. 'Will Sentence 8 ‘ Railroad Workers LOS ANGELES, Dec, 21.—Con | victed here yesterday of conspiracy interfere with interstate | merce, eight railroad men will sentenced Tuweday by Benjamin F Bledsoe, federal district judge. The maximum penalty for the offense is jtwo years’ imprisonment and $10,000 fine The charges grew out of the tie | up of traffic on the Atchison, Topeka | @ Banta Fe line last Auguet, when | more than 1,000 passengers were | compelled to remain at desert points | thru a walkout of train crews. com. to | be \Fire Started by Overheated Stove Child, the dispatch said. already has discussed the proposttion with An overheated was blamed | Thureday for a fire that totally de stroyed the home of Harry Scott~| tove Inmet Pasha and covered the ques-|iome, at 28th ave. 8 W. and Pilgrim tion of the rights of American ships) gt, outside the city limita, Wednes- in time of war and of peace to pans! day afternoon. Chemicals were used thru the atratte of the Dardanciles| on the blaze, owing to the lack of and Bosphorus, water | probably HARD CANDY 1 the Fami n SB Yul oY) &: Hf; ide Tins | | Blames Government TE ee eee re and hostesses. Ernst enacted the role of Santa Claus and distributed gifts to every guest, while Mrs. Ernst played the part of “Mre. Santa” and gave a reading. An orchestra was mate up from among the guests and the evening was spent in dancing. ‘Santa Sails Gift Vessel to Alki Santa will discard his conventional sleigh Saturday night when the Alki |community ship comes in inden with |presents for the children and poorer |famtlies of the community at tho Alki community hall. Christmas carols will herald the ar- rival of Santa and his ship. A pro- gram will be given as follows: Car- ols, a violin solo by Deva Parrott, dances by Mra, W. G. Martin's class, a Christmas playlet written by Allene |Masden and Dorothea Corey. Gifts | will be supplied by the Alki! Improve- | ment club and the Boy Scouts. for Car Shortage That government control of ral roads is the cause of transportation facility shortage ix the word of Sam: uel M. Felton, president of the Chi- engo-Great Wertern railroad, accord. ing to a communication received by E. E. Harold, genera) agent in Seat- tle for the road. | With the government permitting | no more not return to the ronds than ft is at present, Felton states, the capital ie not available for new loco motives, | However, he declares that the greatest need to farmers and other shippers at present is more trans portation, rather than lower railway Sick Man Wants Cornet Returned If you found « ailver cornet on the street Ané you knew ft had been lost— And that the reali owner was « ick man— Z Who had been trying to nell it— So that he could go to a how pita Wouldn't you return! it? ‘The cornet in question was lost in the vicinity of 16th ve. and Pine et The finder t» urgently requested to phone East 1172. 1G’S EYE WILL BE USED BY BOY PATERSON, N. J, Deo 21.--A pig's eve will be grafted into the head of @ Paterson bey by Dr. Edward Morgan, who hopes thus to retsore | sight. Young oysters enjoy 48 hours’ life as moving creatures, then settle down | standing when he shook hands with for life Shi pwrecked “Exciting Night’’ Story Excitement and then some ts con- tained in an experience told by P. Donnelley, O. box 333, in a letter for The Star's “Exciting Night” oon tewt. Donnelley myn he hed plenty of excitement while returning to San Francisco from the Philippines. Their ship, he says, was driven on a rock in a storm and the rough sea soon broke the liner in two, The wireless operator sent an &. ©, &. out before the set went dead The passengers sought safety on the rock, fearing the ship would seon break away. Donnelley says they had to spend the whole night bang. | ing onto the rock, with a terrifie| wind blowing. Then the tide was coming in and—well, they were res. cued just before the rock was com pletely submerged. Was that excit But lote of other people had night But lots ofo ther people had night experiences just as exciting. Here's another one: Alvena M. Horman, Georgetown station, tella of a night In a forest fire. She says their home was on the edge of a forest in a mmall log: ging settlement of a half-dozen houses. The forest beyond their home was « roartng furnace and all the men, women and children were fighting to save thotr little pattie: ment. A whole night the people were working, passing water, throwing up embankments and etarting back fires, And then—just in time—a rain came and soon smothered the fire. Oh, boy! Ada C, Murphy, 2324 Pighth ave. had one experience right tn Seattle, It was during the “Slugger Scare,” Church to Have | Special Services ‘The Christmas service in All Saints Ppincopal church will be conducted | by the rector, Rev, Cannon Renald| Milten, Sunday, December 24, at 11 o'clock. In St. Luke's church, Renton, the Christmas services will be held at midnight Sunday. Dope and Booze Suspects Tried Pioya Staniey Fundenbeck, charged with the aale of narcotics | June 1, was brought before Federal | Judge £, EB. Cushman Thursday | morning for trial by Jury. Tom Pap pas, former King county special de uty sheriff; C. Ferguson and ©. Thompson, charged with the ale of intoxicating liquor June 13, appeared | before Federal Judge Jeremiah Ne terer for trial, President Harding broke White House records of several months 1,450 persons in a recent reception at Sea Is BIG PRIZES GIVEN FOR BEST ESSAYS The Star is offering prizes for the best three essays of not more han 200 words on the subject “My Most Exciting Night.” Write your story and send it in to the Eexetting Night Editor, The tar.” Here are the prizes First, $36; second, $10 The best six are to be published » The Star. $20; third, in 1917, She was returning from a | friend's house late one stormy night |She had her umbrella up and was | Passing Denny park when a man |suddenly stepped in front of her |® slugger. Despite his threat to | kill her, she screamed. The man, |she says, dragged her into the park hitting ber on the head with a club which he carried, Then some peo ple came in sight and the man ran away. She managed to get back to her friend's house, where a doctor | |took care of her, Is that exciting? | Think it over, It t® not too Inte yet to wend in| & story of your most exciting night and have a chance for the bie prizes, Write a description of a night you recall and send it to “The | Bxeiting Night" Editor, The Star Use only one side of the paper and not more than 200 words, The fol lowing prizes are to be awarded for the best essays: First, $85; second. $20; third, $10, The best six will b« Published in The Star, produced in the on the mount Ceylon and India. teas, specially blended, "SALADA” GREEN TEA | ® flavor beyond compare. R. & Hi. ©. COOK, East 3383, ElL \THE FINEST GREEN TEA. world is grown ain slopes of These rare dive to ua71. JUST TRY IT. 0350, Distributors w (Qmamere ree ¥ y Now is the time times to get that graph you have for so long our heavy Ch stock been complete. 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