The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 9, 1923, Page 9

- FRIDAY. DRILL SAFETO POWER BILL IS. -——~ RESCUE CLERK JAMMED THRU _ ‘ Loeked In as Joke, Youth Is | Gross Earnings Tax for City |" } Found Nearly Dead Plants Included PATERSON Struggling > N. J. March 9 BY FIELDING LEMMON after enduring the agony of death, | OLYMPIA, Maret igieyres Charles Di Giacomo, champion ath.|t"? 7 aay niet DAlues ihe tres ete relived the hours of suf, /S°ference power bill. providing for a focatin rror be spent during the| "ve Per cent grows earnings tax on aight 8 jacketed vauit of al} power. sold by @ city, inside er out the People's Park bank here Hie ite corporate Musite Locked in the vault by accident}, The skids were greased in both when William Templeton, fellow | 2OUSS for the passage of the bill and bank clerk, jok naly gave the o vor | the bas a gave 1 ave of 00-18, & shove while Di Giacomo was in| While an ecoer 0 Litter Seats the vault, it required four hours’ | Yoted ie Geepeeamire work by 40 men to make an open.| 18 the house the power trust lobby ing in the steel wall that would per. | !st# olr dd about the floor pre ™ait introduction of oxygen and pre.|¥0Us to and during the roll call and “ vent him suffocating ee i Doctors who watched at the jest (rege apr tinea youth's bedside ail night, said he “tre opposed to cities selling power Would recover. - men . thee egy: ou rane r the meavure. Represe ° i pene Was & crack athiete/ Mark Moulton of Benton county gave at Paterson high school and his ex-|as an excuse for voting for the meas cellent physical condition enabled | ure t it Was going to the people him to survive am experience which | any D- would have killed most men, 2 10 o'clock During the hours that workmen reported the bill ‘ tolled in relays with torch and drill Knowing that the to drive a hole thru the vault roof, in control of Templeton, who had closed the door, of the Watched almost insensitsle with hor ed no fight 4 ror, There was no sound in the bank save the chink, chink, chink of —_— tools on metal and st low-volced| yonnscn. Landon, Morthiand, Mur orders and th hiss of acetylene phy, Oman and Ryan casting nega- t Names. Outside a great crowd mut . tered ait cog : eee Wendl ine whe the bill met Maina the tmmured behind t cae es For hours was act Shee | there ing Pinte abheok it; anteht Against the cold bafriers sft air and were slowly far [ners tec inale cave cone’ him, He was beating his fists and | er wens SH ep x ing off the minutes that must elap i rp ont ag emg — mus ndereen, ecler, se) fol ie Sop aatically opened | Hirstawn, Bone, Dantelson, Davis But no sound o hint of this came | Desselle. Helghton, Kastner, Knapp, to the grimy tolling men Sa NaS isl aguew Sexes Bar recall 0 the -wildiy ae yh “ ¥ 0 phi Meacham, A Obtson, Rude. idly staring Templeton. | saunders, Sisson, Spencer, Sweetman, & Finally, ten a had bee? | rhompson and Totten ms driven in the roof, the oxygen pump. in. ed in and ¢ doctor was low- of ered on a rope and sent word “he's barely alive all,” HERE'S MORE ABOUT Templeton fatuted An expert, lowered thru the hole mM the roof, took the mechanism @part from the inside, and thus’ per- | | mitted the great gate to swing open | a 90 the youth could he carried out to the ambulance, which was waiting, *ngine running and eur at wheel, for the dash to the hospital E PURPLE BUBBLE E - DANCE MARCH 17, FLAGSHIP STARTS ON PAGE 1 ginta coast, ! the Japanese fleet, mmand of corted them Reo « to the Jame VISITED MANY FOREIGN PORTS Returning to New Yo dispatched to’ France. ting many foreign ports. On rm to New | York, she was assigned, with the Ten- funders as vanguard and pathfinder for Admiral Robert Evans on his his- torical world cruise, | Purple Masque Carnival to} | Be Held at Armory |__Acting as a convoy in many of her crulses, the Seattle took part in de ee Tho Dance ot the Purple Bubbles, |MTOYer experiments between San the annual. masque carnival conduct. | *T2cBco and Honolulu a | @G°by Séattio Etks for the benefit of| |, Cruising into home waters a i | the Seattle Boys’ club, will be held at |*¢ W8s met and escorted Into Ellie |bay by Hiram ¢ then mayor of | ; the State Armory next Saturday pondihe y night, March 17. While this event | °°" ~ ts expected to realize a considerable chau thru Hampton town expesition. she was vis mun turret trophy being also prese: y the svernor of the } sum for the elub, and will be used | Prevented by moveracn of th { this year in removing a morteage, | Ses ote the panne OS } the ball is primarily given to call at tention to the Seattle Boys’ club, fos distinguished herselg in the recent actin; tered th big brother committee | war with Germany, AE CORYOY hy a hy i Jand transporting many troops to i oA NaBpren France. ¢ This club ig for boys between 14| The signing of the armistice found commission {n } | and 19 years, who need help. Thi8! her in her homo state ws | fs the < requisite. The loss Of! she was temporarily pl | Parents, the breaking up of a homo) and many other things may result| in a lad's life that will make a home | welcome to m, and it Is this service | that the Boys’ club endeavors to|}| HERE’S MORE ABOUT | ae | NEW VENUS The cl is self.sustaining; the boys ‘~ ot objects of charity. " . : PAGR They phy their own way, pursue|\| STARTS ON PAGE 1 | their studies, work either after school | | and on Saturday, or work daytime | j sti pped away, tho every swain of the | and attend night school. |party sought her for a dance, and hurried the to Certain |® younger brother was slightly Ill. The club furnishes them a home fn} little home where which they all share equally. Tules are enforced, and the boys are| sequired to form habits of mental and bodily cleantiness. |Georgette blushed constantly during The club has room for a number of |the Interview. She was wide-eyed) boys at this time, and the only|with amazement at the fame that requisite is that they need help. No | had come to her. fetiience ‘s required ‘The pac is| Candidly, she confessed she liked for the boy who has not hada chance. |to be nude better than dressed. She The Dance of the Purple Bubbles|has been an artist's model since the Will be one of those big, spectacular |age of 8, 11 years ago events for which the Elks are fa-| Her frock of the simplest cut, mous, and it is anticipated that 10,000 |fingers, throat and golden hair, free people will assemble at the Armory |of ornaments, to make merry with the Elks, and| “I love to pose for pictures In oil,” incidentally to boost the Seattle Boys’ |#he said, adding as an afterthought, club. In a recent letter to the club |“I like the smell of the paint.” Management Mayor Brown said, | Georgette believed, however, “You may count upon my hearty co-|preferred posing for sculptors, operation for ite support at all times.” “The result is more me than a flat painting.” Dancing, Georgette sald, ) To Indict Five in |, "20s. oeoreute = | “Go in the movies? Mais oul! Each es Moonshine Murders |Saturday night I take the little : FRANKLINTON, La., March 9— + other and we sit In the 50.centime Indictments of five men for the mur- | (°° on, der of Deputies Wiley Pierce and \"°*'* Wesley Craine, killed ina battle with moonshiners, will be sought immedi- ately, state officials announced to. A timid, Trilby like, shyly glowing creature, naly her occupation, she “Is fine New confessions, authorities al ed, implicated five of the 16 men in jail here with the murders and gaye details of the burying of the| bodies of the two officers. And THAT ADORABLE BABY PEGGY «SWEETIE COLUMBIA SURDAY— wer of a tier \ Your Copy Mailed Free on Application | 20 Years’ Satisfactory Service : Island Belle Grapes pet Oeners Vhone Blltott Kite * MED fao0 MALMO & CO, NURSERYMEN- SEEDSMEN Cor. 6th and Stewart at Wentinke Admiral Togo, | and presented with a service | | HERE'S MORE ABOUT ) Adjournment STARTS ON PAG 1 stocks, ‘This measure amended for the benefit of and under the direction of the Spokane mining nt bb now goes to the kane senators | seen Gov, Hart! » promised to sign it Inasmuch as the governor veto, two years ago, the blue sky law ba cause it exempted the mining stock *, he may strike from the visions which th act, which grants increases in awards hand, bby of employers to get out, and when he literally forced the emplo ers in the two houses to put tt thru, | » the line by of wed labor ure was effected. | and | so that a com:| promise m 3. The every decent act, demend en, went thru But th Aivid 000 road fund loot ant!-nareotion citi lens delay ators who gleefully refused to provide $25,000 for aiding in enfor the act and for the care of dope addicts 4, An amendment slightly strength ening the antiJap land law A slight increase in inheritance taxes, Tho the scale of taxes on es tates boosted, the econom! louts! pr 4d only $20,000 £ the entire conduct of the office of th eritance tax co! Thus the state will be unable to tigate WHAT WASN'T QUITE 50 GOOD |} This ts ¢ tory plainiy | bad legialat by the past | session 1. The additional cent gasoline tax, This was slapped on to raixe enough money for the roa 1. ‘This bill was Northern Pacific, I pork bar bao: for big land holders, the timber men jand the railroads, by many thou. sands of dollars, and enddies the ex |tra burden on the > owners. | 2 be $250,000 seed bill rab, measure enacted early {n the sesaion to get the mach ther and form the bunk farm at of small-town lawyers and insurance agents and big landlords, with a few |real farmers in {ts membershtp, This | bill started tho ball rolling and in. | sured special-interest control the wens! The socalled Hebe m bill which in reality is a measure for the benefit of a few big milk cort densing compa and dairies, in Asmuch as it bars the sale of but ter substitutes in the state 4. The $50,000 of! wildeatt |which puts the state in the busts of prospecting for ot d opens th door to unlimited wildcat speculations. leasing measure, This bill provides for many | Needed and useful roads, but in ad dition carries millions for not needed roads which are distributed for the| benefit of the memberr who stuck | }to the machine. GOOD BILLS THAT |DIDN'T GO THRU | Here are the worth-while, import ant measures that the legislature |did NOT pans 1. Thy new school code, which | |which provides for a modified coun ty unit taxation system to benefit the weaker districts, | 2. The woman's industrial home | and clinic bill. This measure was,| |promised by the state repub jeonvention at Chehalis, but was |Jobbed to death at this session of the legisiature. 3. The bank guaranty act. Tho Jan effort was made to past a real bank guaranty act to provide| against disasters like the failure of the two Scandinavian American banks, It was blocked because the bankers n the two houses didn't |wan't any such legislation. 4. The presidential primary act which would have given the voters | of the state a chance to select can- Aidates for president. The poll- ticlans didn’t want this bill 5. The reapportionment measure. | The state constitution requires the | legislature to redistrict the state |according to population, for the elec. | |tfon of legislators. This bill wasn’t | |much, but an honest, fair, constl- | tutional reapportionment — would | give the cities more legislators and jeut down tho number of no-called |cow county delegates. This the |small county men refuse to do, even | tho the state constitution requires | ft. And the special interests don't | want the reapportionment elther be. | cause they would no longer be ablo | to control tho legislature if it were constitutionally chosen. | || HERE’S MORE ABOUT CARFARE STARTS ON PAGE 1 | ard Park district, he announced, and will circulate petitions. | Under the law just passed by the |ntate legislature, extensions of car- lines can be secured by local im-| |provement district financing, and it | jis proposed to use this system to x jtend the carline to tap a heavily | settled wection of the valley. | But, according to. Hugo Kelley, |generaliasimo of the lower cartare | fight In the valley, the residents pro- pose to build the extensions by their own hands, “Wo are going to do our own con- struction work,” Kelley sald, ‘We will get 600 citizens together with trucks und shovels and hammers and grade the streets. We will also lay |the steel and do much of the jrougher work ourselves and cut down the assessment against the |property owners.” {EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |APPOINTED IN AUTOS An executive committee to work jout plans for auto transportation of valley citizens was named at the meeting Thursday, It consists of |Joseph Lemm, chalrman; C. Phillips, T. M. Drotnang and Mra. J. A. Stev- ens. It is proposed to furnish all car owners who will carry passengers with placards, showing Just how far | |such and such an automobile goes. | |This will mean increased efficiency | in the war of opposition to the cur] system, Kelley believes, Another meeting: will be held next Monday night at the Emerson | school," Kelley sald. “Our organi: | zation will be extended until the en- | Ure valley is covered,’ 5. The $17,000,000 road pork barre! | ™ jof Oscar THE SATTL STAR oomed Men Lady Astor Talks Boy Late for Meal, (GERM: AN MONEY Girl Recovers From | for Prohi Measure) Finds Brother Dead| ENDS IN JAIL Accidental Poison | t B ie ‘DON, M 9.—Viscountess| SAN FRANCI farch 9 YORK, Mar I { I : Karlington a anque EE meagan rf meakegy oe pln ng merving five days for vats | a « of a bill prohibiting the sale ofjand he just w t mB csery Peeve . 7 f ough medi . sure, Lady Astor wuld ner % ree S05 Sei oat at Dawn I'm the on be Dot lier this bill ; A search 4 the two boys had bee y reported bas It's not a ubtie move toward | body of Dann w o Dann b t n t finn npte suleide, FORT’ MADISON, Iowa, | making you all bone dry a ts eh and ér but th ‘ March 9.—A few hours bx : ae Karl Throst, murderer, enter = tained the other inmates of the | condemned cella in lowa state f prison at @ farewell bang | Eat, drink and be merry, for j tomorrow we die,” was the alo i gan of the prisoners, h one | of whom is doomed to be hang FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET | ed, as they gathered around | the table The guests at this grim 1 | feast, which started at mid | night, while guards were pre | | paring the gallows for the host i were Willlam Olander, Joe Will | } fama, Roy Maupin and Archie | | Burns. The dinner was arrang ed at the express request of granted, sald that he would e . | like to give party for “the N S S | cre ew Spring Suits During the dinner, ag th ° { clock ticked away the minutes, Moderately Priced at: i each bringing the h are } hin execution, he " y | ed men laugh heartily again % 2 , | again, 1 yed no The two attractive models pictured are from the | of tho fate was t displays of New Spring Suits developed in Poiret j gat = at Gawn Twill after the mode-of-the-hour—yet appealing j hen the mea} was over th Sa tints ated thn hatha <a strongly to the woman who has a limited amount | while long chatting to spend ud Pearse ath : nat aa on iffective trimming details are created 40-Piece Wd by the many uses of braid, silk yarns in ss ¥ waxed out in motif desigtis and tassels, and ornamental Semi-Porcelain before a buckles. hed witne * : ate wp Sizes 86 to 44, A wide choice of models at | Dinner Service i, & © schoo! “ ” $25.00. THE DC STAIRS STORE 2 | acher ges Patsy F : Special $11.95 | we after ne | o. und while Children’s and Misses’ Just 12 in this offering | seams atl Baska Rompers sae A-One ae of ee er was pronounced | la Dit r Services, decorated | Patent Leather with wide and marrow Conta | Youth to Testif ° banda: « Wet. geeeamce | y eee Slippers Ditiner Ptates in n Mob Rule Probe i ; | § Pie Plates | BASTROP, “La shipment At $1.75 and $2.00 Pair Bread and Butter Plates mony of Harold in t 6 Sauce Dishes strangely disappeared during Cham HESE new Patent Leather Slippers {or children 6 Cups and Saucers will be taken te peg:top at and misses are made on the attractive Mary 1 Oval, Yeqetabic Dies by the rand jury tnvestig and trimming of white Jane last, pictured, with instep strap and 2 ys Veen ae rule in Morehouse pariah @round neck and sleeve: oe . ’ wah : Platter Teegeratrom, former timekeaper at ||| 1°33 and 4 yeas, Attine, | CUbber heel. Sizes 6 to 11, $1.75 pair; 1114 pi seg yeh the Southern Carbon compa tively low-priced, at 95¢. 2.00 pair. -40-plece service, special | Fal tartar mente ae ist THE DOWNSTAIRS SroRe | GROWING GIRLS’ OXFORDS, in Tan Calfskin | $11.95. | aheriff, who been arres | and Brown Kid, well-made, with best grade oak- —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORB charged in the cg ge a P | tanned soles and comfortably-low heel. Exceptional | pS en - e i. Re Rni@l Attractive Styles in j values in these sizes only—21% to 414, low-priced, * eg ort gpg New Neckwear z Bince } the s return here open hearing, ed to give an of what caused his disappearance or where he hid while state and federal agents sought hin t the clone ot erstrom on American Negroes Not Going Abroad NEW YORK, March 9.—Harry Y nerty, private detective, who an ed yesterday upon return from ance he had contracted ff 6,000 American negro miners to go to the Ruhr, tovay stated he finds he has beon misinformed regarding the efr. cumstances and that the deal is off. Murderess Better After Near-Suicide NEW YORK, March 9.—Mra Saludes, who attempted to kill self after conviction of the n Mart better today, under he guard. She {9 still possessed of 1 mania,” said Dr. Lich of the Tombs prison, Paul as reported very weak and ho stfil nutoin Poland to Deport All Russ Refugees NEW YORK, March 9.—The Polish government han tssued a decree pro viding for the deportation of all Rus. sian refugees in Poland by April 15, jaccording to a cablegram, received today at the local offices of the Bal tic-American line from tho head of fico In Copenhagen SUTENDAD, Belgium, March Elght miners were, killed and 15 in jured when the Courcelles mine wan jaccldentally flooded here yostorday FREDERICK | & NELSON Rocker 4.75 OVEN” Rattan Rocker in the | “Hongkong” style pic- tured, an inexpensive | piece of furniture for | sun porch, camp or sum- | mer home, Low-priced (unstained), at $4.75. THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE iis ath 50c to $1.50 nts of Neckwear many attractive Bertha Collara/ of lace and net and Collar and Cutt nets with bits of embroid- ery nd colored. stitching. Ww assortment of ntyles, priced from 50¢ to $1.50. ~THE DOWN TAIRS STORES | | these Drapery 880 Yards of Drapery Marquisettes Special 25c Yard Inexpensive window draperies may be made of Marquisettes chintz effects, also trellis patterns with entwined KITES 10c and 15c Kites afford lots of good wholesome fun for boys and ‘ in tapestry and Women’s AY orts roses. In color-combinations of rose, gray and ony Oar attest bee ar ‘i p blue; rose, gold and Rao and rose, blue and thelr own “pin money.” Japan- H black. In 86-inch width, special 25¢ yard. ese Bird Kites, 10¢; Plain ; Stockings , La Ad “Crossstick" Kites, 15¢. At $1.00 Pair Women's Mixed Stock: Silk and Lisle g%, in drop-st ik neam, and re toe and biu sole. Pri $1.00 patr. DOWNSTAIRS STORE THE Curtain Marquisett: Women’s Suede- Finish Gloves At $1.00 Pair Women's suede-finish ¢ yle with backs stitched in lor. Colors; brown, Sweaters, 75c 12-button length, oves, in two-clasp st gray, blouse, for school or play. eg tice B1.00 pan | be worn as pictured, or with THE DOWNSTAIRS store | Collar down for comfort. Colors: Gray, Brown, Maroon. Women’s Bloomers Special 25c Pair ly low-priced, at 75¢. —THB DOWNSTAIRS STORE 1,750 Yards of Curtain Marquisettes sleen Special 15c Yard in white and ecru only» in 36-inch width, special 15¢ yard. —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE Boys’ Cotton Jersey These Cotton Jersey Sweaters are especially serviceable for ¢ | they may be worn in place of a May Sizes 26 to 84 (4 to 14 years). Unusual- —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE —Toy Section, =] THE DOV Toy Taxi Cabs $1.00 The Toy Section has just re- ceived a shipment of toy Taxi Cabs, made entirely of heavy iron, with spare wheel on back. A dandy pull toy, painted in yel- low, red, blue, green or white, gas $1.00. Section, THE DOV SCHOOL BAGS Many Styles Many new styles in School Bags have just been received and are offered at attractive prices as follows: ° : AT 50¢: School Bags in tan Wacnda'y, Piak Torvuyxcnlb Boys’ orfolk Suits tnd frag’ dente or | Se ted Bloomers, with elastic at 5 pie, leatherette, 2 buckle fasten- ' waistline and knee, Unusually Vith Pairs of Knickers ing, waterproof lined. good value, at the special price: AT 75¢: School Bags in tan 25¢ pair or gray denim, two-snap THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE fastening, ollcloth lined and e with outside pocket, Plaid and novefty weaves in gray and brown | AT 81:00: School Bags in Women’s Union tweeds and cashmeres are available in Boys’ Nor- gray denim with . folk Suits that will give excellent service for boys buckle fastening and with te Suits, 50c of 8 to 17 years, With two pairs of knickers large outside pocket” whiGt : 12. 35 fastens with snap, 3 Women's White Cotton Union —$ De —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE AT 81.25: School Bags in : pits! In low cee ah ea imitation-leather-grain Leath- beh sleeves, and ow nee; band ’ erette, 2 buckle fastening, g top or bodice top styles, with Boys Cloth Caps, 95c with large outside pocket, mercerized tape shoulder straps. Sizes 36 to 44. Low-priced, at 50¢. THD DOWNSTAIRS STORE brown and gra: able visor. Price 95¢. “Old English” Brighteners For F’ che Floors and Woodwork AT UNUSUALLY-LOW PRICES “OLD ENGLISH” FLOOR WAX, in one-pint or pou 60 ‘OLD ENGLISH” BRIGHTENER, PINT CAN, 55¢: A liquid preparation for cleaning, polishing and preserving Wloors, Furniture and Woodwork. It does not color or the wood. darken Low-priced, the pint can, 55¢. “OLD ENG FLOOR WAXER AND POLISHER, $2.50; This waxer and polisher (as pletured) wo are of. foring with a small can of wax and full instmctions as to its use, for a very low price, ®2.! us Hous ction, AIRS STORE Boys’ Caps in plaid and mixed weaves of green, in one-piece style, with non-break- —THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE snap fastening, THD DOWNSTAIRS STORE oilcloth ny, lining, and black leatherette, 2 4 Two New Styles in Men’s Oxfords ie At $6.00 Pair Two new styles. in Men's Oxfords are the Semi-brogue Oxford (pictured), in Tan or Gunmetal Calf— ys and the Soft-toe Oxford, in Tan or Gunmetal Salf both of solid leather throughout, with Goodyear welt soles—oak-tanned outsoles, and rubber heel. Sizes 6 to 11. Widths A to D. $6.00. Good values at the low price: Men's Shov Section, THE DOWNSTAIRS sToRB