The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 16, 1923, Page 4

FERRY DEAL A Brief History of the Controversy How the County Got Into the Business Three Big Boats Once Comprised System Lines Gradually Grew Larger and Larger Editor's Note—In line with its LY HALF — ON WORDS IN ENGLISH Borrows Pro- and Vocabulary Multiplies Rapidly English vocabulary has to Rreat sim,” says Professor 8. Northrup, of Cornell Univer , One of the contributors to The Me Universities Dictionary now be tributed by this paper exelu to Rx readers; “the number of found in Old English literature pot exceed thirty thousand. re- Mictionaries have listed more four hundred thousand, mostly ‘origin, Yet most writers This fleet consinted of two largo ferries, two launches and one boat that was useless ANDERSON BOATS ARE PURCHASED About the same time a conference ’ ors, which he has submitted in an effort to state the position of the former King county commissioners in thelr handling of the ferry sys tem, Mr, Chambers’ writings represent his and the commis. word: sioners’ own views and are. not Bea Too per cent of to be taken as Beseriing the po- swords; the English Bibte con-| sition of br Gian, ES ee coceeon, 8 BY W. EB. CHAMBERS 2 per cent; Tennyson, $3 Most of our shortest and, The original King county ferry | ge are of native origin.” | system consisted of three large for | purchase with money provided in the Uf Coupons continue POUT | 4. the “Lincoln” operating be budget. The Anderson fleet See The New Universities Dio | in Madison park and Kirkland; |W purchased the next January for the “Vashon Island,” connvoting | $85,000 after the * ry. The Gistributing clerks» are » The publishers have been Vashon island with Des Moines, and into @ ferry with @ ce the veteran “Washington,” which fo keep a big supply bound was once discarded, but later, to for emergency calls. It meot the demands of the war period, of representative citizens met with unty comminsianers to consider the the o the acquiring J Anderson fleet of veawsls that had |tormerty operated on Lake Washing }ten. Mo: for the purchase of ‘these boats was not available, and « proposition of lease was arranged with privilege of next “Fortuna” had been | converted pe as though the raid on the sup se pense of the original owners. This goon make a replenish Pecessary. Such a rush was cont $18,000, leaving the original Dut this paper ts Breet: way overhauled and placed in com. |OWFETs $70,000 as the real purchase ‘No Hee readers taking such, 7 ‘ o Jssion at heavy expense ¢ advantage of its educa. | ™ " sine * ‘offer. re) In midsummer of 1919, the county} The vesseln acquired were th { Fortuna, Dawn, Atlanta and Aquila. commissioners were approached by Samuel J. Hedges, then preaident ; Cc OMING the port commission and numerous! of the Seattle Chamber of * i=: business mon with the rej merece and Commercial etub, Com and quest that they take over the port|twe other competent and dininter which had| ested men, had been requested to prev en a “white elephant” to that | @ppraise the boats,.and in their re. ‘ody, and consolidate all the county’s| Port, Row on file In the auditor's water transportation Into one system stated that the four beats funder the county commissioners. med could not be duplicated On July 29, 1919, the county com- ible the price, misstoners took over the port com- Several things influenced the com misstou's beats consiting of the | missioners in the purchase of these “Loschi” connecting Bellevue and | boats. Medina with Leach! park; the “West rm Seattle” operating on Elliott bay; the “Robert Bridges” then out of commission, due to failure of its en gines to meet the demands of the vos set, and the “Mercer” and the “Dr. | —anj Martin” providing service to Lake| Washington points. The two last mentioned were of the launch type | of boat. commission ferries, The Anderson Steamboat company had sold the ferry Is saquah to California people and Mercer inland wag left entirely | without service, The county had driven all competition away from Lake Washington and there was no other transporte tien medium posible for the ammerous residents of this large DESSERTS AND PASTR ES Mra. 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MIFFLIN ALKOHOL MASSAGE 95% alcohol beet: 5 Og , wi work is still giving good M work guaranteed for 15 years, amination free, OHIO CUT RATE DENTISTS Established 20 Years Ave. and University st. to © Datly—0 to 13 Sundayo pacity of 15 automobiles at the ax-| THE OFFICIAL OF LEAGUE HERE WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 er famous Frenchman is viniting our shores, He ts Albert Thomas, minixter of munitions in the French war cabinet, and now director of the international labor conference of the longue of nations, with offices in Geneva, Switzerland Thoma, disclaims any * "wo thet en, which pele ernational labor which belong to the labor conference, but he ts «pend ing several weeks in the United Staten, trial conditions. inland, To build « small ferry for this ran would have cost King county from $50,000 to $75,000, The deal with the An- derson company provided the Fortuna, (2) The small launches pro- viding service to the “points” along the eastern shoves of Lake Washington had proven themscives inadequate and un: safe, The port commission had spent thousands of dollars In the rental of boats to make these runs during turbulent weather and the many breakdowns of the ches, They were gen erally recognized ax dangerous. The Anderson deal provided larger and safer vessels for these purposes (8) No extra boats were avail ablo as substitutes for light boats during periods of over hauling and repairs or in case of acckients, The Anderson purchase supplied this need. ‘The Mercer island ferry was a "necensity. As previously mentoned, & new small ferry would have cont between $60,000 and $75,000. purcahse of these boats, the ferry for Mercer was soquired and three other boats, any ene of which was worth the difference between the cost of building « new ferry and the purchase price of $84,900 Heveral months previous to this « demand had been made county commissioners for a ferry running in Harper, in Kitsap county, | ked by the , the Owners’ association, the Automobile club and numerous bus ines men, as well as residents of Vashon island, where the proposed ferry was from Harper. The rebuilt Washing ton wis assigned to this run. Later the same group demanded of the commiasioners the construction of a now ferry, at @ cost of approx imatety $200,000, for use on this run, tj tile, U. S. By the! upon the | (N. to land en route to and) SEATTLE Anoth: | unofficially studying indus. | When Sergt, Frank J. Scot- M. C., went to France in 1917 he, lost trace \of his sister Rose who moved \from her home in Bridgeport, |Conn. Last week, while on re- eruiting duty at a Brooklyn| Y.) theater his sister en-| |tered the lobby. Were thoy| another? ‘glad to see one Here's the answer. AHOME-MADE GRAY HAIR REMEDY | You Can Make a Better Gray Hair Remedy Tox You Can Buy Gry, streaked or faded hair te not thereby releasing the Washington for |eniy unbecoming, but unnecessary. | the Mercer Washington. this new boat, but purchased the An- island route, on Lake dervon boats instead, thereby obtain-|of bay rum, Ing the desired boat, together with other needed vennels, for $88,000, or & saving of over $200,000 © the proposed plan. Anyone can prepare a simple mix ture at home that will darken gray commissioners rerused to bulld | hair, and make it soft and glossy } | To @ half-pint of water add 1 ounce| a small box of Barbo| Compound and % ounce glycerine, | Theso ingredients can be bought jat any drug store at very little cost, of the druggist will put it up for you. With the increane of the ferry ays | Apply to the hair twice a week until tem, the county commissioners were |the desired shade ts obtained confronted with the need of an «x pertenced steamboat man to supertn | tend thelr operation and maintenance. ; ‘The commissioners realized that they themselves knew nothing about the business, and were absolutely im capable of handling the ferry sys term. FORD 8 MADE SUPERINTENDENT ‘The position of superintendent of ferries was made, and J. C. Ford, for- meriy vice president of the Pacific Coast Steamship company, but then retired, was prevailed upon to accept the new office. The amail salary was no inducement to Mr. Ford, who ac cepted only to render @ public service to the county. ‘This appotntment waa hafled on all tides ax the best possible, The Be attle press spoke of his appointment, “regardican of politics,” “one of the. best shipping men on the Coast,” “unfortunately the comminsioners cannot be congratulated on all their appointmeats tn the same man and the public generally com- nded this selection as an ideal one, Within one week after his appoint ment Mr. Ford died. It was difficult to find another so capable, After several weeks of de Mberation, Capt. Anderson wan ap- pointed as Mr. Ford's successor. Capt. Anderson had had 20 years of nteambont experience, which had been devoted to operating boats on Lake Washington, where he success. fully managed the Anderson Steam boat company until driven out of business by the entrance of the county and port, with unlimited re sources and superior equipment. After giving this brief history, we pass to our next installment, to the question of operation and expendi tures, upon which were based the re cent grand jury indictments and the revolt of the public against the ays- tem itgelf. Kidney and Bladder Trouble Conquered or Money Back For 40 years, said Dr. Carey, 1 have been prescribing my Prescription No. 777 (known for y Ma: |practice, I have with leading druggists to onderty the money back if Beware of kidney disease- sands die of tt every 1 to be enjoying the blessings of lite and health ‘atch the symptome. $f you have opecke floating before the eyes, puffy eyes, clammy feet or moiat paims, backache or sideache, ‘ou ought to get @ bottle of Dr, ous Prescription No. 777 thou- ear who ought y wonderfully benefited tens jot thousands of cases of kidney an |bindder troubles, and is the moat Iwayes depend upon. Results Dr. Dantel G. Carey was a {practicing physiclan for and hin great. Prescription No. 17 aided thousands of sufferers trom [kid db bubles. | Here- eriptl th Hawtd and tablet. form at Owl Drug nd all Fellable | pharmact the ‘country over —Aaverti “I had stomach trouble,” writes |J. T. Osburn, Lucasville, Ohio, “but since taking Foley Cathartic Tablets I can eat anything. Tho best reme- dy I ever tried,” and other digestive disorders quick. ly relieved with Foley Cathartio Tablets, Sold everywhere-—Adver- tisement, This will make « gray-haired person look twenty years younger, It te eany to | use, does not color the scalp, is not \mticky or greasy and does not rub off. | —-Advertisament. He Will fUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1928. Sacrifice His Dresses and Blouses—Everything Save His Good Name—for Five Thousand Dollars ‘TO maintain his reputation for paying bills when they’re due, the owner of the Market Blouse and Dress Shop will sell every- thing and anything in the store at a distinct los Some things will go for than they cost. Some will be sold at cost— Some a little above. But Five Thousand Dollars must be raised, no matter what it may cost. Hence everything been reduced. ARAVAN PRINTED BLOUSES in_ lovely colors, are now selling for $3.85—they were origi- nally five and six dol- lar: Tricolette Blouses and “Jacquettes” that were as much as five dollars, are now $2.45. The finest Blouses in the store, that were bought to sell for fifteen ’way less has “and sixteen dollars, are now sell- ing for a beggarly $10.85. And Sport Waists of Crepe de Chine—with collars and cuffs of Shepherd Checked Taffeta—these are $1.95 instead of Four dollars. RESSES are reduced same drastic fashion, Tho they’re all new, they’re priced as tho they are old. For $14.85 you can get Dresses such as the big stores are “featur- ing” at Twenty-four Fifty. in the This is not mere advertising “Piffle.” It is a painful fact! And there are scores of new and beautiful models to choose among. Dresses of Crepe—and Silk in wonderful colors— Beaded, Braided, Trimmed—a few of them—with Monkey Fur— Dresses which no good store dreams of selling for less than twenty to twenty-five dollars. Here tomorrow at $14.85. All because the store is needing a beggarly Five thousand dollars. HE second group in- cludes Dresses of high degree such as sell in most stores at forty to fifty dollars. A few Wool good many Silk ones. Some for business—some for dress, and many for formal wear. Inthe same lot are included over 200 of most delightful af- fairs in Crepe de Chine. All are marked $19.85. Dresses—a UT the sale is not going to last forever. As soon as the needed Five thou- sand dollars is raised the Sole prices are withdrawn —and our regular low prices are in effect. But, tomorrow —and next day, this little store will sell Blouses and dresses as they’ve never been sold in this old town-—since Mr. Puget dug the Sound! Market Blouse & Dress Shop 107 Pike St. “The thinking fellow calls a Yellow” Yellow Cab “Main 6500” gave Seattle its low cab rates 30c for the first one-third mile 10c for the second one-third mile 10c for the third one-third mile 30c for each mile after the f eSt