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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
2
The Bon Marche Advertises yard wide Silk Poplins at $1.00 a yard on Wednesday. It offers 50 pieces of 32 inch Tub Silks in Pekin novelty and group effects, plus new linings in brocaded and printed effects. Also promotes Shantung Pongee at 69 cents a yard and other silk mixtures and shades.
Prominent sale offers fur trimmings at half price with many varieties listed including black coney, opossum, raccoon, skunk, and martens. Prices per yard range from 25 cents to several dollars, urging bulk purchase for future use. Upper Main Pier noted.
Women’s $1.25 underwear reduced to 50c with available sizes. Mercerized garments including high neck vests and knee length Tights. Black Cat Hose 19c, medium weight with ribbed elastic legs, seamless feet, double heels. Fleeced Union Suits in white cotton, heavily fleece lined, various necks and sleeve styles. Upper Mata WPileer.
The Kushner sisters aged 16 to 19 recall abandoning vaudeville engagements in the Middle West after fears of wild Indians and cowboys. They later tour Seattle and Portland enjoying performances, saying they once misjudged the danger and now love to visit the Pacific Northwest.
Olivia D Larsen was awarded 35000 in a case against Robert Spencer McMillan after discovering his other wife in Canada. Judge Mackintosh suspended the verdict pending defense motion. McMillan’s attorney argued Alaska law may not apply. Larsen noted sympathy for her husband yet lamented the first wife’s claim of property in Alaska Washington and Mexico.
Secretary Daniels said the navy department is weighing a federal steel plant to meet naval needs. The move follows a bid dispute where Hadfields and American firms competed for armor piercing projectiles, highlighting the case for national steel production.
The official statement reports 100 prisoners captured in a clash between Russo Romanian forces in the Slanice and Putna valleys and notes the enemy was pushed back in the engagement.
In Tacoma a mother, Elizabeth Darst, who fought the Fletcher couple over her adopted daughter, is missing after threats of self harm. Her appeal to the state supreme court is pending. she allegedly signed a $600 contract under duress. Police and friends fear she may have taken her life.
The council adopted a resolution denouncing House Bill 3 which would curb home rule in first class cities and expand Public Service Commission powers. Tacoma Spokane Everett and Bellingham will join Seattle in opposition as copies go to House and Senate committees. If passed the bill would require PSC approval for every utility bond issue and regulate bond expenditures.
The captain of the Norwegian steamer Salonica reports witnessing the sinking of a French cruiser off the Madeira islands. He asserts he saw the vessel go down and provides his account as an eye witness.
The new semester will restructure several departments at the state university. The board of regents directed the separation of linked subjects into four distinct units in political and social science: sociology, political science, economics, and commerce, each with its own head. Mathematics and astronomy will also be divided.
Arthur E. Morgan of Dayton outlines the city manager system as used in Dayton. He says five commissioners run the city with annual elections, the manager appointed on merit and serving to improve governance and reduce debt.
The Washington Educational Association legislative committee along with the Parent-Teacher associations the Puget Sound Schoolmasters club the King County Principals association and the Washington Pedagogical association have gone on record in opposition to all five educational bills before the state legislature. The bills would require military training in high schools an act to enlarge the state educational board and raise teacher certification standards.
The dry squad destroyed the Old Crow saloon at 311 Third Ave S valued at seven thousand dollars. Eight quarts of whisky were found hidden behind a marble base. Carlson was arrested on liquor possession charges and posted six hundred dollars bail for police court today.
A well-tailored navy blue or black gaberdine coat priced at $29.50. It features satin lining, roomy sleeves with a novelty cast, and a tan Shantung silk over-collar. Suitable for street or business wear, available in women and misses' sizes on the second floor.
A new shipment features corduroy robes priced at $2.95 and $4.95. The $2.95 robes are unlined coat style with short kimono sleeves and velvet-finished corduroy in Cherry Rose Copenhagen and Wistaria. The $4.95 robes are fully lined with Seco silk in Coral Rose Delft-blue and Wistaria.
In dealing with every phase of the home furnishing problem this store is well qualified to assist you. From furnishing a single room to planning a complete scheme for a new home. Ample stocks of furniture floor coverings upholstery and wall hangings available for immediate selection. China glassware and silverware sections offer broad table wares this floor. Stove and housewares sections anticipate needs for culinary and housekeeping.
The sixty seven pages present designs for embroidery on women's, children's and infants' garments and household linens. Full directions for transfer patterns are provided along with diagrams and stitch instructions. The Embroidery Book with one transfer pattern costs 10 cents. Pattern Section First Floor.
Basement salesroom advertised silk lisle stockings at 19 cents per pair. The brief notice highlights a bargain sale with low prices and limited stock.
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