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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 19 ee? RUSSO-BRITISH |27 Killed; 200 Injured in |NEW SCHOOLS WAR PREDICTED, Z'exas Tornado Region TQ BE RUSHED |Loss at Hot Springs $2,000,000; No Lives Bolshevik Emissary Believes Break Will Come 23. | Five Buildings in First Unit THE SEATTLE STAR HER ed a Heense to oper 8 elty room at Second ave by the committee ington at of Program cense upon ate a and Wash council recom MORE ABOUT GAMBLING STARTS ON PAGE 1 TO COME HERE /Central American Product : to Sell at $9.75 PAGE 9 FOREIGN SUGAR GEO. J, COULD OFFER REWARD. DIES ABROAD IN MOUNT CASE $10,000 Will Be Given for Mystery Solution Passes Away Suddenly Early Today in France | COLORADO, agre Russia The of ne DE © buried today mendation to that effect police department SAYS NO CARD ROOMS PROTECT There ix not a card city that is protected b dopartment to my knowled d rumors that Clancy had opened the p at 218 Washing ton st. and waa defying us to and ‘get’ him. M ventigated and f gurmbling was carr “Lieutenant Ol ordered to raid th when the Captain ‘Texas y 16 were te Lost; Citizens Clearing Away Wreckage | M * . ° Failure of the voters to approve Ark, May 16—|t®e school bond insue for $7 population turned out to.| Means that only the first unit of ing the twoyear building prog to oun |Ouse Seattle's rapidly «r Hot |!¥ ef children can be st lyear, according Reuben 4 | S*eretary of the ool beard. With the money that wiil be avail able for building taxes become due Seattle's determination to JEN George J. Goul LONDON, M. Walter Dill Northwestern offered a bring AGO, May 16 exist ” swey SPRINGS, 0,000 down the price of sugar was stim f with the of Cen v HO? wid e a mile tire ed Wednesday morning reward within moun id Krassin,y) ay ater for 4 appeal e of T Hjured and home nided officials in ole y the announcement that 100 tor solve « fam ted this Jones, fire tay tn. fol bolshevik tow whieh tral American ¢ sugar, selling at nee and night Jebris as his wife whom he The t ened in the between the ernments. inure In the which brought! nomes on the present strained re The tween London and Curzon pointedly deck agreement would be t antl-British propa. ganda | Rupture of the Anglo-Russian Agreement would probably result in war within a year,” Krassin declared today. cancellation of the agreement the entente would revert! to its old tactics of stirring up bor der states, such as Poland and Ru mania, to interfere in Russian affairs sand this would probably lead to a path to have hea 85 cents a hundredweight under the = & mass me There scattered in and pihed rways was being re worked |}923 thig |the tion was last seen Septem- was found pier 18 reed a prevented facts, married secr Altho market price, M June 1 |" J. R. Grant, local broker, declared lit was the first consignment of | unlimited supply available in Gus mala, It will sell for $9.75, duty | paid, whereas the local price $10.60 for cane and $10.40 for beet Grant, who represents Hamburger Pouthemus, Chicago and San Fran would reach the city ount, a freshmi ‘oximately ) Injured per ly fatally without streets dy 4 alive during @ class rush when next March, board will begin the construc of four new grammar struc jtures and one high school addition. They are John Muir school addition to cost $130,000, Ney n001 tO cont purposes jeutenants in und that don there 1 had been} place ‘Tuesday were going full blast Powers got there ahead of him and pinched Costello and 10 other men in the ement, | ciyco importers, suid that hin sugar where the; shooting Craps. | seores 99.90 in the polarization test |Later, Olmstead ghowed up and got | tor purity, jdim again: | Members of Seattle women’s clubs Captain Powers, lately In_ charge] declared Wednesday that their mem of Ballard precinct, has been &! bership was practicing stringent cur thorn in the side of the police a4-| tatiment in the use of sugar to bring! | ministration for several months, it! the price down. fabs as admitted, As he ts 63 years| Jof age, and past the age limit, the] poles ‘pension bogrd retired him on} S@ilor Still Held ngtant muccemsion of sults, dis-| ; ry patistied with -their incomes, which Sais | for Rabbi’s Death berween i901 paar) mt leew et neworets SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.—De-| $750,000 each annual | be eres, OF wpite the failure of the Ban Fran-| In 1886 ( The |, was found }einco county grand jury to return] Kingdon decided |Tetire him until an indictment against him, Gladwell | many it fe but | court the |G: Richardson, aged 19, a sailor,| yachts will taken soon| “Powers comp he! nas been ordered held to face| his first members take their |F#mbiing situation (hat) charges of murder in superior court. | known thought I'd give him a whirl at) Richardson is accused | jeleaning it up.” sald Severyns of killing! Sinclat An Interesting commentary on Rabbi Alfred Lafee in a downtown | up all diversions is|voters i» offered by the fact that ‘ — ino made Wedne® | p56) here the night of April 3 last! by b an obsession |approximately 10,000 failed to votb (4 that conaiderable | tical, had been} redrees of grievances. the home influence is menaced by | and people pleasure|on the school issue out of the tote a need out se) the indifference of the modern fa-| mad, the danger is appar I think|of 42,000 went to the polls A big bluecoat stepped out of the} é pressure to bear/40,000-Barrel Oil hirrsn nt Vpauat darkens |ther, which throws the burden of|the church should exert itw splritual/and 2,000 voted for one of the is in behalf of Cos | Gusher Brought In “Yo under arrest,” % upon the mother jin ensure as well asm propositions, but didn’t vote " YASHINGTON, May 16- firmly, but courteously nd mother ts often weals:” | other phases of human activity." on the other Jc WAT ew Coaintaing eration ot “I thank you," replied Sinclair, | ‘She sald, “Too frequently she | “I am absolutely and uncompro |tello and Clancy i Plans | In a day has been brought Kimbrough snuffed out his candie| slves In to the whims of her | misingly opposed to church dane-| Girls Make 40,000 barrels a ¢ ty haa bean brought and stuck it in his pocket He| Children, even tho they know it ing.” averred Mrs. Harry E. Bonner | for Summer Party | serve in Wyoming, according to in- stepped up on a nearby bench. to be inadvisable. The father [of Everett ‘The church cannot party | toceuation received today by the sec- “Friends,” he said, “I want to| *houkd concern himself with the | compromise with the world without Vitec [fouaey toe tee interior read you something from the Decia-| Sffairs of his children and sup- | flirting with the devil, There are) panig ¢ high schoo! Girl Reserves eG | May 16.—Atter being in| completed at m meeting in the inter-| Oil produced from this well will be ration of Independence ply strength where it ts needed. | wholesome amusements for young! poor he to be impounded because of an impending | "You pare I have four children and have | people without thelr resorting | with for some time, former| club council of Girl Reserve: mpending | De Freycinet died here yes | held Saturday afternoon at the Y¥.|Jawsult between the Mutual C ‘o.| dren, man. | fou means to stimulate their | this sort of a pastime.” y held Saturds a o } “L thank you,” | interest in the home, "When my church sponsors dane ests <ingdon, and six other children by| ~~ at the of 04 years, Del Ww. CA ¢ will be injand the Sinclair interests. | Kingdon, an h ai g 4 Freycinet was an old-time friend of bs ar nelton, presi-| ‘The government will, however, re-| his first marriage. The other chil | Vivian (Lady Decies), wd MORE ARE “They are all fond of reading, and{ing, I will seek another church,” am ape we subseribe to several Seattle and| declared Mrs. Tompkins, while Mra GATHERED IN : “% wut doc 4 by th some of them probal did property $1,000,000, of yesterday a against b x weeks war hoped His and open ber . and his body an twister pated at teen burted ure volunteers, who night restoring mer resort still without electric was hoped to restore| “wn first note n Ae Lake Michigan f a storm. ations be damage he u death came the service today t with unexpected before dawn. ning the PREPARE SAND POINT SURVEY tment Asks Club to Get Data on Base ames victimes storm ere others -) them from obte soviet ceased of the Gould eft a at the beginning when such Idest son, he had @ principal part 1 settling the from which » constant wrangling among the n, At times his brothers ad-| | dressed him formally. and brought Navy Depart n the building for the hd a7 . $120,000 butiding for HERE’S MORE ABOUT school to cost $120,000. AMERICAN HOME PASSING? ])"acaicion to "west seatte STARTS ON PAGE 1 school to cost $190,000 and the new | Intermediate or junior high school | jon Lake Union to cost $150,000. great danger of a change for Mrs. Sprouse’ inion was shared A total of $710,000 worth of con the worse, und this must be | by Mrs. Frank Jones and Mra, Lulu| struction will pushed thru to guarded against,” she declared, | 8. Miller members of the |completion by the opening of schools { There is not the discipline in the| Sumner delegation at conven \a year from this fall, ‘home that there should b ord Bome of buildings ing to Mra, R, J. Tomp of on |plated may be erected prior to ne Walla Walla, Incoming president of dancing @ red wide. |spring eh i A. “We find] ly divergent, Mra, Hoyt believerthat | new children ruling the home, where-|it is coming, along with other tend ax it should the other way f advancement in the| what jaround. There seems to be an ab It is coming,” she said, |some of the shioned discipline | ‘just as moving pictures have comes | after or abridging the freedom of specct brought such excellent results,” | Either can be an instrument | se In the opinion of Mra, J, C. Han:| of good or evil.” | or of the press or the right of the y n, of Port president of| “The danger in peo] peacefully to and) *e" to pe fig he: poverat the|the Roosevelt High School P.T. A..| that they may become sai when Dunlap $140,000,000 estate | of the twentieth century, fortune wa. who were Portage eee ne a Te ee ee ON estate he other the 1907 rf w a 1907 ins ews HERE’S MORE ABOUT SINCLAIR STARTS ON PAGE 1 Chamber of Commeres officials th M.|were preparing data Wednesday director in| morning on the cost of clearing an prominent] additional 1,000-foot radius at the « the death of/ Sand Point aviation field im reply Gould married a well/to a request from the navy departs ng actrens, Mrs, Allee) ment. The purpose of the extension By this marriage he gave| is to provide ‘room for a dirigthle 0,000 of the estate left him and mooring post, with the first wife. His second wife! t the Sand Point base had two children. Sh the starting point for in New York in an English produc-!4 navy polar dirigible flight this |tion of “The Girl on the Film” in| sumr 1914, They spent thelr honeymoon| Members of the Seattle chamber at Aix Les Baines, France | also believe that Sand Point may be An oll) if the financier’s later years were| similarly favored by the marine = | marked by stormy and incessant|corpa in {ts attempt to fly around 7 litigation, it was nothing to the|the world. Capt. Frank M. Fretwell, furore of gossip aroused in the|army reserve air service, announeed society circles to which he belonged| Wednesday that Admiral Moffett, when his wedding to Mra, Sinclair| chiet of the naval air service, will Sena anmonnnel |be in Seattle June 1 and that he is 4 chij.| already convinced that the naval Besides his widow and ‘her chill flight should start trom Send Polat upon Beveryns and legally impossib'e the cuse was fought uld on He wa ratiroads 5 d summer as the need in prossing definit will be school bu board not program action the new w an & p! ined of downtown or prohibiting free exercise thereof, made on was the pol ‘orees, moatly ligned to br upon high offict Angeles, nt fe who he said ; train re Former Premier of France Dies| 718 for 92 ail-ctuy June | said {| Premier terday are arrest Edith and © uf sald Kimbrough. jformer Premier Clemenceau. ‘ceive its share of the royalty oil. Idren are Jay, George Jr. Margery: Gloria. Tacoma newspapers, and five or six) J B. Stack of Walla Walla shared Then Prince Hopkins, millionaire, whose pacifist activities during the war won him a penitentiary sen tence and‘a $40,000 fine, mounted the bench, and then each with the same result. “We did not come here to incite violence, but to speak freely,” Hop kins said. “You're unger arrest,” sald an of, ficer, stepping up to him. “I thank you,” was the quick re sponse, Hardyman bench, , “Friends,” he sald, with a decided English accent, “this is a very pleasant evening, and it will be in- teresting to see how it will turn out." “Are youy trying speech?” he cut in. “Why, yes," answered man, “Then you're under arrest.” Mrs, Kate Gratz, millionaire club- woman and radical of Pasadena, hesitated. She was finally prevailed upon by friends not to try to break into jail by talking. The four prisoners were then led down the steep hill to Beacon st., where the strikers cheered wildly, and. were sent in a police machine to San Pedro, Denied Information Regarding Husband PASADENA, May 16.—Mrs. Upton Sinclair, wife of the author arrested last night in Los Angeles, declared today that she telephoned every jail in Los Angeles and all le of: ficial sources and: had failed to find where her husband is confined. She said at each jail and by each official, ignorance of her husband's whereabouts was professed. Mrs. Sinclair declared she had called attorneys to investigate her * husband's arrest. then mounted the to make a Hardy: HERE’S MORE ABOUT HARDING STARTS ON PAGE 1 filets in jurisdiction. A colonization or immigration plan to increase the territory's population. Formation of « corps of trained men, with headquarters in Alaska, to report on its minera! resources. Advisability of building spurs and branch lines of the Alaskan railroad to open up more country. More liberal appropriations roadbullding in the interior, Checking of exploitation of the fishing industry, now threatened with destruction. Whether the government is to eliminate dangers of navigation along the coast by providing light- houses, : Protection of seals. Consolidation of law enforcenrent agencies under the department of justice. Liberalization of mining and land laws. Improvement of travel and com- merce facilities. Erection of a territorial capitol. Construction of tourist roads, Revision of game laws, Tho department's statement sald Alaska presents “one of the para- mount problems before the govern. ment of the United Stutes. for aS They are on the way almost here: Aspara- gus, peas and beans Drop a generous piece of Nucoa on them while they’re piping hot and let it melt in and in and in, The flavor of Nucoa-e: vegetables has never been equalled. ~|t0 Seattle and loaned magazines. along other lines, we would endeav. or to meet them in the home.” Mrs. G. W. Sprouse, of Sumner, believes that the home is strength. | ties alike. ening its | children upen “I believe this jdue to the broadening Interests of | pervixion of amusements, whil acquire out-| 8. side interests, she exerte a bronden-| be quoted on church dancing, but ind! ing Influence on her home and com: | cated that home }ire wa: mands the attention of other mem-/| proving the mothers. As they ders of the family, who can discus outside matters of interest and seek counsel and advice upon them. The P.T, A. is exerting a tremendously broadening influence on home life, which strengthens and preserves it. * | BY WANDA VON KETTLER It may be a grown-up convention, under, don't feel that way about it at To them the P..T. A. convention means a meeting of kiddies in a brand-new nursery. Wednesday morning, when some 600 mothers registered in Music hall, University of Washington cam- Pus, for the 13th annual convention of the Washington state branch of the National Congreas of Mothers and Parent-Teacher associations, some 30 or 35 little people were among their midst, The mothers, delegates to the convention, represéntatives of towns In all party of the state, kiddies with them, because of this latest convention convenlence—the nursery, READY TO TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN In other years, mothers left the youngsters at home or brought them them to friends.” This year, however, the Inursery, equipped with little red jehdirs and brass beds, balls and plc ture books, and located on the first floor of Music hall, is prepared to ‘entertain between 25 and $0 young: stermat one time. Mrs. H. C. Rohr- back, of Seattle, is chairman of the nursery committee. Her first as- sistant is Mrs. M. Casey, who serves a matron to the children, At 9:15 a. m, Wednesday, the first regular session of the three-day con- vention began in Meany hall, with Mrs, Victor H. Malatrom, state pres- ident of the association, presiding. At the same time did the first children’s session commence. ‘The Mttle red chairs were filled, Groups played on the floor. Youngsters from all over the state were getting acquainted, with the ousistance of the nursery committee members and girls from the University of Wash- ington physical education depart- ment, who had offered to assist. | MAYOR WELCOMES VISITING DELEGATES The general program at the “grown up” convention consisted of singing by the Queen Anne’ High School Glee club, an invocation by the Rev. M. A. Matthews, addresses of welcome to the delegates Mayor E, J. Brown, Dr. Park Weed Willis, representative of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington; Mrs. Maltby and Mrs. A. G. Greenstreet, president of the Seattle Council of PT. A. Short talks and reports were made by [Mrs. F. R. Hill, honorary president; Mrs, Wm. F, Dodge, state historian; Mra. B. A. MeKenzle, state chair man of the pre-school circles; Mrs, C. A. Varney, past junior president, and Mrs, Jennie Nichow, chairman of the education department. At 12 o'clock luncheon was served in the BR, 0. T. C. armory on the ycampus. PROGRAM LASTS | FOR THREE DAYS The general program for the little , People's convention went something (like this: Play til 11:20 4, m, From then until 12 fairy stories wore told by 4 representative of the Green Lake Mbrary, At 12 a little parade ot kiddies made its way, under the leadership of Mrs. Rohrback and , to the University Com 4 special children's food were | They had brought the) by} Hardyman, | secretary of the PT. A. circle there,| operate in parents and | own building. Children at P.-T.A. Meet | Also Holding Convention | | But the little people, 6 years and| school work, with Mra. B. A. Mc- If their interests were| her belief to a more moderate ex tent. | Mrs, W. F. Porter of Everett stated that the church should co providing a place for dancing without throwing open its Mrs. George Kuppler is| of Port Angeles favored church mu Mrs I, Caldbick of Everett declined to steadily im. Other delegates commented freely | on phases of the questions, expreas-| ing opinions and suggestions which | varied considerably but showed di vison of sentiment on both sub: Jects in all parts of the state. During the afternoon the delegates | to the convention wore to discuss pre. | Kenzie, state chairman of this par-| ticular study, in charge. For three days the programs are | to continue. Among the leading sub-| Sects to be discussed by the dele: gates, wh numbers are expected to have reached 1,000 before Wednes- day are “the preschool age,” the! abolishment of military training In| the schools, better films and the nar. | cotic evil. | —$<$—$—__. HERE’S MORE ABOUT || LOVE NEST || STARTS ON PAGE 1 and took an instant liking to each other, Tho present scason rolled fround with all the Cumminga,| past and present, on the friendliest |]) possib!e footing, | With approach of the end of the} theatrical season came the prospect | of no paydays, no alimony. | Mrs, Cumming» No. 1 had de-| cided on a bungalow at Freeport, | while her ex-spouse and her suc cexsor were going to camp on tho| banks of the Housatonic here. | TWO LIVE AS CHEAPLY AS ONE “About that time the first Mrs | Gummings had a bright idea,” con: | tinued the comedian, “She figured | two women could live as cheaply as | one, and since she saw no immo- diate prospect of alimony, Mra, C. No, 2 saw no fur coat next winter | if I had a lot of back alimony to pay, 80 we all got togethe ond here we arc,* Tho three Cummings live in a bungalow built in the shape of e Maltese cross. There ts a red brick floor in the living room in the cen- ter and a cheery big fireplace and two pink bedrooms, | Wife Ni 1 answers to the name | of “Steve” and wife No, 2 to “Dill"| Little Edna is around and likes her| lly's new wife,” | No. 2 cooks junchen and No, 1| dinners. Cummings gets up and kets his own breakfast. As for clothes—"‘we wear everything the size except gloves,” says he neighbors, “great,” Cummings saya, one can ever woman adrift, say T cast a| he said with a grin. | WASHINGTON, May 16.—In the absence of Chairman A, D, Lasker from Washington, Commissioner Meyer Lissner, of the shipping board, today had before him the of. fer of the elty of Seattle port com: mission to buy the Skinner & Mddy nite, The commission offered to pay $900,000 cash for the site or 5 per cent bonds in that amount. No op: position to the xnle of the site to the elty of Seattle has developed here, and it is believed that a de- claion us to whieh means of pay: ment will be preferred will be made in a few days, FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET Ivory-Enameled Bird Cages $3.35, $3.85 $4.25 These Hendryx Bird Cages in ivory- enameled finish are attractive and dur- able. Fitted with opal feed cups and guard to prevent scattering seeds and water. In three sizes: small, $3.35; me- dium, $3.85 and large, $4.25. Egg and Beet Slicer For preparing garnishes and olicing eggs and beets for salads, this handy Slicer is most uneful. The whole egg, beet or other vegetable sliced with one motion. Price 45¢. Hugro Carpet Sweeper $2.75 A well constructed Carpet Sweeper of standard type. Has nickel-plated handle brackets, and braid and rubber cushions for protecting furniture. Dust pans empty with slight pressure on lever. Good value, at $2.75. “Mothex” Garment Storage BAGS 75¢ Mothex Garment-storage Bags of heavy “cedarized” paper—air-, moth-, dust- and damp-proof. A safe and economical way of storing garments and furs during Sum- mer months. : Top-opening style, size 26x4x55 inches; low-priced, at 75¢ Housewares Section, DOWNSTAIRS STORE MAZDA LAMPS In complete assortment of styles and sizes, in the Blectrical Goods Section. DOWNSTAIRS STORE. 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Unusually attractive values, at $2.45. HAT TRIMMINGS AND FINDINGS j at attractively-low prices, make possible the selection of all materials to complete the hat, at a considerable saving. —DOWNSTAIRS STORE 3-Piece Outing Suits (Jacket, Skirt, Knickers) $18.75 HESE 8-piece Outing Suits of good quality homespun weaves are really smart enough to serve a double purpose in one’s wardrobe— the skirt and jacket may be worn for business, —one, as pictured, with plaits front and back and yoke effect; the other a plain tailored HIKING BOOTS on figure at left | of sketch, $6.45. SPORTS OXFORDS of smoked horse with brown calf saddle; on figure at right, $5.95. In 36-INCH Cotton Ratine 50c Yd. In a wide array of the favored shades, Navy Blue, and White. Width 36 inches. Price 50¢ yard. DOWNSTAIRS STORE Imported Rag Rugs “Scatter” sizes in Rag Rugs in the popular hit- and-miss patterns, Good assortment of — bright color-combinations: to choose from, MxIGinch size, SO¢. 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