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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1913
Page
8
Evelyn Thaw is in Paris advancing plans tied to an English stage invasion. Reports describe a publicity push and arrangement of performances aimed at London audiences.
The Portland News and its editor were acquitted after a six hour jury deliberation despite biased judge instructions. The verdict upheld that the News told the truth about county officials and alleged graft, signaling a victory for press freedom against corrupt power.
Janie Harper the woman who gave Jack London his first glass of wine in Oakland era dies at the county infirmary after months of illness. She ran a saloon at 39th Street and Telegraph Avenue and London recalled in John Barleycorn how she poured him his first drink and inspired his later roadhouse tale.
Paris reports indicate France and the Vatican may bridge the church state split from eight years ago. Cardinal Vannutelli met with President Poincare and Foreign Minister Pichon in private talks kept secret. Officials deny an entente, but observers see possible advances by both sides.
San Francisco June 2 A plan to unify the Pacific Electric system with lines from the Pacific Electric Co Peninsular Electric and other U P affiliates is reported to create one great electric service along the coast from Portland to the Mexican border before the Panama Pacific Exposition Paul Shopp head of the Pacific Electric Co and U P officials held talks on extending the system Indications point to adoption of the plan to merge the roads into a single coastal electric line.
June 2 Sacramento report states Japanese envoys told 1500 Nipponese gathered at the Sacramento Buddhist temple to remain patient while authorities work out the alien land issue affecting Californians. Officials warn against inflaming race feelings and caution that a tooth for a tooth policy endangers world peace.
A basement salesroom offer highlights muslinwear and nainsook garments with low prices on corset covers drawers slips gowns and underpetticoats. Featured items include corset covers from 19c to 55c, drawers from 25c to 45c, princess slips 1.25 to 1.75, gowns 50c to 1.25, and short and long skirts from 95c to 2.75.
The Basement Salesroom offers five groups of new summer waists with special prices: 75c lawn waists with lace and embroidery. 95c lawn and voiles with Dutch or high necks. 1.25 voiles and lawns with colored embroidery and collar. 1.50 lawn and voile styles with high or Dutch necks and frill trimmings. 1.75 high and Dutch necks with long sleeves.
June Sale offers children and young girls white dresses in Persian lawn with lace insertions ribbons Dutch neck short sleeves sizes 6 to 44 years. Prices are 2 25, 2 95 and 3 50. These bargain outfits promise dainty styles for summer wardrobes.
Desirable qualities in staple fabrics for summer uses offered at low prices. Bleached Muslin 36 inches wide special 7¢ per yard. Cambric Muslin 36 inches wide special 7¢ per yard. Bleached Muslin 36 inches wide special 9¢ per yard. Long Cloth 36 inches wide 10-yard bolt special at $1.20. Basement Saleroom.
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