The Seattle star. [volume], December 25, 1912, Image 8

About The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947

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■s sure te do yeur New Year's revolving early.
SWEATSHOP BABIES' BACKS AND SOULS
BROKEN MAKING NATION'S XMAS GIFTS
NEW YORK. Dec. IT. The
Christmas presents that briti*
Joy to jrour home this holiday sea
•on may have come from the sweat
•hop* of New York city And Into
them may hav<> gone (he health and
happiness of little children
New York la awakening to the
fact that tt» boasted prosperity t»
bulk on the crushed bodies and
souls of bable*. The shameful
story ha* Just been told to the
■tate factory Investigating rommls
•ton.
Said Ro«e, 3 years old: "I don't
know how long I'■ been working.
Ever sine* I wui, I guess."
Said Angelina, t year* old: "I
never play on the street, but some
times In th* hall. My father, he
licks me if I don't work."
Said Giovanna, 8 years old: "I
get up 5 o'clock In the morning.
Then I work with mother At 9
o'clock I go to school. I have no
time to play. I must work by
feather*. I go to bed at 10 o'clock.
A straight forward little woman
named Miss Elisabeth C Watson Is
responsible for the revelation.
She. by herself, has beer. gnlng
about for over a year, up and down
"the great East Side," cllmunig
winding, rickety stairs, braving
cadets and gunmen and studying
"homes."
And, as a result, she Is crying out
that —
•There l« not a single HOME
among all the 'homes' I've visited!"
"Every home." she says, "i« Just
a seething, smelling, diseased
sweatshop—a horrible prlaon of
Rosas, Angelinas, Giovannis—BA
BIESI
"There is scarcely one of your
beautiful stores along Fifth as.
that does not sell good* that these
poor women and children are not
e*p!o!ted to produce," declared
MUa Watson "YOUR CITY IS
BUILT ON THEIR RACKS' And
"DEATH TO
EVERY REBEL,"
MADERO'S PLAN
El, PASO. Tel.. Dec. 25.—Death
to every rebel captured and de
struction to every town harboring
rebels. Is the plan of (Resident
Francisco I. Madero to wipe out
the revolution, according to infor
mation obtained today from official
sources In Juarez. Every man hav
ing a gun. that can be pressed In
to service, will be used
Already 3.0f>0 federals are mov
ing against the rebel strongholds
of western Chihuahua, and 3.000
more will be put In the field at
ence. Federal officials at Juurc*
frankly admitted they hav • been
ordered to devastate the land
wherein the rebels operate.
NEW YORK SWISS CLUB
held a banquet and nobody yod
slled.
THIS year's consumption or sugar
In the United State* will total
$400,000,000
Frederick & Nelson's
Twenty-Eighth Semi-Annual
SALE OF
FURNITURE
Begins Tomorrow Morning,
At 8:30
THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORB.
ABOVE A TENEMENT FAMILY SEWING BEDROOM HUPPKIIfI
—Ala. Ill'T THE YOCNUEST BABY AT WORK. BEtAAV. BABIES
SHELLING P SCANS.
many and many a Christ run* pres
ent you buy la made by these little
tollers who have no Christmas."
They roll "the best brand*" of
cigaret* that you smoke.
They shell the nut* that you
make your candiee and cake* of
They embroider the chiffon elip*
and waiet* you wear.
They dre*» the lovely "French"
doll* you give your own little chll
dren on Chrletmas.
They make nearly all the artlfl
CHRISTMAS WITH
PRESIDENT ELECT.
I'KINCBTON, N. J.. I>ec. IS.—
Hundreds of Christmas presents
from all parts of the count rv pour
ed In od President elect Wood row
Wilson today, Wilson spent the
day quietly with the members of
his family.
MORE baby carriages have
been sold this year than ever
before.
SOME of the exploited mines now
In the courts dug their only shafts
in Wall street.
TWENTY SEVEN hunters and
15,000 deer were killed In New
England this season.
THE woman's suffrage party, be
lieving consistency is a Jewel, Is
planning, on the night of December
31, to talk the old year out.
WOMAN one hundred year*
old in Britlah Columbia won
Mveral prlxea for fancy work.
NEW JERSEY widow who mar
ried a widower, both having chil
dren, haa ailed for separate main
clal flowers that ar* worn.
They crochet the aiipper* to
keep your feet warm.
They kmt the warm woolen
each* and cape and mitten* that
you wear.
And the ware! of It all I* THEY
HO NOT BEGIN TO f.KT EVEN
TIIK ORDINARY COMMERCIAL
VALUE OP WHAT THEY DO'
This largely la true, aa Mine
Watson eiplalned. berau#e the
"padrone system" flouri*b»>»
among these worker*
tenance She says he carved the
steaks unfairly.
AN OLD song just revived is
entitled "Peeping Through the
Knot-Hole In Papa's Wooden
Leg."
BECAUSE Htß house was robbed
of |*7, a Mlddletown IN. V ) man
tried to commit suicide, lie didn't
make good.
ISAAC S HELIER of New
York spent three days at Hot
Springs, Vt. tracing a tooth
brush hs had left In a Pullman
car.
MODKIt.N elegantly furnished
rooms at lowest ratm at llotsl Vlr
gtnus. Eighth and Vlrg'nia. near
Westlske Elliott *03 •••
THE SEATTLE STAR
YOU'LL FIND IT HERE
New» of the Day Condensed for Busy People I
ftuhacrltiara to Tha >talll» Htar
will . onfrr * favor by notifying
tlil» offlra at onca of any fail
ure to NofUri prompt and rag '
ular ilallvary of tha Liapar. " r
any attempt to aut>»lHUta an
other ii«|i»r for The faattta
Htar, It la tha daatra of the
management to aot-lire tla oe»<
aervtre f.ir all, and complaint"
aia alvan rourtaoua anil prompt
attantlon If your pap-r falij
to arrive any night b* •
uVltH'l* kindly phone thla ofnea
at onca Main 2400. Aak far
tha Circulation l»anar Intent
RTKAMHIIIP AI'MIUAL H»»l>
■on. of the Alaaka Pacific Ht»»m
atilp Co , waa dacknd In ('hrlatiaaw
•vwirmn and banting whan •ft' -
l«ft tho Ornml Trunk I'mlflr dork
Tii rail ay aftoraoon. Thora will to"
■ bid Chriatmaa f»»at ai i>Mtey
THK HEHIGNATJON of Mtm
mouth M. Inicaraoll aa deputy pra»»
cruiliiK attorney waa handad In to
ProaecutlßK Attorney John K Mur
phy Tucaday, lo take effact Jan. 1.
JOHN ADAMH waa arr««*ed
Tueaday charged with accepting a
letter uddrrniMl lo K M. Taylor.
CHAHOINU THK rate to Juneau
or Skagway la aa much aa It to to
Washington. 1) 1' , tha Chamtwr of
Commerce haa filed a proteat
agalnat the parrel poat rale*
DKATH Or" Mn. O J WMIUPO.
mlilriH of Heattte since Utl, oc
cur red Tueaday at her home. 614
Fulrvlnw a*.
NKWTON JOHNS, Ili<- negro
bootblack, who saved 10 lives wlihd
the slip at the Colraan dock broke
I mat May. may get a Carnegie mi*l
- A sp*<~lal representative of the
Carnegie Hero Medal KVind Cotnmla
alon will be In Seattle the flrat of
the year to Investigate hla case
The rescuoa mads by Johns atlrac*
e«l much attention and a public sub
script lun waa taken for Mm.
COUNTY rOMMIHiUONbHM y—
teniae punhaeed right-of-way tor
lh«j lAke Washington rafiftl near
the Ikilcuai mills for
PHINNKY AV, car struck 8 P,
Clev. land. 422 N &»lh at, Tueartay.
Inflict Inn scalp wounds and b»<l
ferulae* The accident ooctirrwd at
Phluney a*. and M'h st.
PORTLAND. OK Two thouaand
dollars In money baa today alt been
turned Into ('hrtatmaa basket* by
the Aaaoclaled Charities and la be
Ins distributed by many willing
banda.
THKOt>ORE T I.KMAN. mer
chant tailor In the Kmplre build
ing. gave each of hla employee a
•ult pattern for a Christmas gift.
SPOKANE J Applemnn of
Newport, legislator-elect from I'en
d Oreille county, died Tuesday af
ter an operation
PORTLAND —rONVICTBi as a
member of (he allege vies sy*dl
rate. K R. Wedemeler waa sru
tence<! to a term of from one to
five years
SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF CHRIST
18.—JESUS IN GETHSEMANE.
(Reverently portrayed oft the exacl spot where It took place
nineteen hundred years ago—a part of the elaborate and coat'y
moving picture production of Ihe Kalem company, to be first
shown at Chrlatmaa time.)
And lie was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast,
and kneeled down and prayed, saying, Father, if Thou he will
ing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not my will but
Thine, be done.—Luke xxii:4l 42.
(The editor suageste that these plcturee will prove of permanent
Intereet, especially to children. CUT THEM OUT and SAVE THEM.
If you mite any picture, back number* of The Btar may be secured
at thle office.)
WATKII WIIJ. It* ahiit irff Thura
day from W until f> on K Madlaim,
from 32nd av. to the lake. eaat of
3,1 rd av. N. ami north ofi lOaat
Moroar at.
I'OKTI.ANH MlHrt Klmuior
Moor*, daughter of an Alaaka mine
own«r, waa married Tueaday to T
M Jordnu, freight agent of the
Chicago A Northwoatorn rallroud
DR JOHN W IIAMAN, l»h I).,
la coming to Raattle from t'hlpi»'
wm Kalla to aaaume the pa»torai>-
ot thu l<ak« Unlou I'reahytarlan
church
HAN ntAWCIHOO.— wwi* hr
In* fattwu-d for a rnnnlliaJ feaat In
ttuenoa Alrea, Guy 1*• Vllleplon t»
cap«*d after many adventurea
NOT MANY racorda come
from Aehtabula, 0 . but a young
bride who haa Juat applied for
a divorce there haa made one.
She waa married at 1:30 p. m..
arrived homa at 4.10 p. m. and
aeparated from har husband at
(:M p. m., all on the aame day.
IT It not esactly a high coat
of living, but Rattleanake pol
aon haa Increased In price from
•2 to 9<% an ounce.
A POWOKM AN rldra on earh
at fee* car la l>ns Ang.*lea to pro
tect ft against holdups.
NORTH YAKJM A Stores wish-
Ins lo five trading stamps mual
hereafter pay $100 lor a license
K K HRINKI.KT waa fined ff.O
for shooting Chinese pheasants Is
Bnohotulsh county.
GOLD HEELS for woman's
ahoaa la the lataat Paris fad.
THHKK square feet of pigskin
wraa grafted on the cheat and ahoul
4«r of a man In Middletown, ()., who
was burned In an esplolalon
A SUFFRAGETTE made a
volceleaa speech In Fifth ava
nua. Naw York.
IN PHIIJiDKLPHIA a burglar
cut a man's throat for 3* cents In
l>mdon a thief lit his pipe with a
i. r, not» taken from hla victim.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Car
many has had a moving plcturc
tKaatar installed In hla palac* at
Pottsdam.
FREDERICK & NELSON'S
ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE OF
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S
READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS
Including Gowns, Wraps, Suits, Coats,
Waists, Petticoats, Skirts and Furs
In the Following Lots:
TAILOHKD SUITS—
48 Suits reduced to
112.45.
29 Suits reduced to
9 16.75.
57 Suits reduced to
918.50.
42 Suits reduccd to
933.75.
TAILORED AND DEMI
TRIMMED SUITS—
43 Suits reduced to
92«. 85.
32 Suits reduced to
933.50.
37 Suits reduced to
930.00.
14 Suits reduced to
910.00.
STREET DRESSES—
27 Dresses reduced to
912.75.
14 Dresses reduced to
915.65.
11 Dresses reduced to
910.50.
49 Dresses reduced to
923.75.
AFTERNOON AND
PARTY DRESSES—
42 Dresses reduced to
92H.7 5.
11 Dresses reduced to
934.50.
17 Dresses reduced to
9:10.00.
14 Dresses reduced to
944.75.
AFTERNOON AND
EVENING COATS—
18 Coats reduced to
*19.00.
4 Costs reduced to
924.50.
17 Costs reduced to
920.00.
5 Costs reduced to
939.00.
WOMEN'S SEPARATE SKIRTS—
21 Skirts reduced to 93.85. J 35 Skirts reduced to £0.95.
41 Skirt* reduced to *5.75. 67 Skirts reduced to $7.75.
Children's Wear Clearance
CHILDREN'S WOOL DRESSES— CHILDREN'S COATS—
41 Dresses reduced to *2.75. 9 Coats reduced to 91.95.
„ _ , 10 Coats reduced to $6.50.
67 Dresses reduced to *3.75. 2Q Coats tf> f g
44 Dresses reduced to *5.85. 41 Coats reduced to *10.75.
MIDDY BLOUSES—SWEATERS—SUITS
38 Middy Blouses reduced to *1.35. 57 Middy Blouses rcduced to *1.85.
9 Misses and Children's Coats reduced 15 Misses' and Juniors' Suits reduced to
to *14.50
29 Children's Sweaters reduced to $2.65.
Basement Salesroom: Clearance
STREET COATS—
25 Coats reduced to
$8.05.
20 Coats reduced to
911.75.
DRESSES—
60 Serge Dresses reduced
to $-1.1)5.
35 Charmeuse and Serge
Dresses rcduced to $7.65.
31. Eponge, Eolienne and
Serge Dresses reduced to
$1>.85. .
Only alx mora daya lo wttlrh to do your glrW.
THEATRE AND RECEP
TION WRAPS—
2 Wraps reduced to
944.50.
9 Wrap* rcduced to
9J0.00.
4 Wraps reduced to
9«%.00.
9 Wraps reduced to
H78.n0.
AFTERNOON AND
EVENING GOWNS—
17 Gown* reduced to
9 10.00.
12 Gowni rcduccd to
P55.00.
5 Gowns rcduccd to
902.50.
4 Gowns rcduccd to
972.50.
3 Evening Gowns rcduced
to 970.00.
5 Evening Gowns rcduced
to fOR.OO.
STREET COATS—
16 Coats reduced to
913.75.
12 Coats rrduced to
917.25.
20 Coats rcduced to
922.75.
16 Coats rcduccd to
920.00.
MOTOR AND STORM
COATS—
21 Coats rcduced to
933.75.
14 Coats rcduced to
930.00.
6 Coats rcduccd to
945.00.
SWEATER COATS—
20 Sweater Coats reduced
to 92.75.
29 Sweater Coats reduced
to 93.75.
TAILORED SUITS—
42 Suits reduced to
$«.N5.
51 Suits reduced to
99.85.
MISSES' AND CHIL
DREN'S DRESSES—
31 Worsted Dresses re
duced to $ 1.35.
96 Wool Dresses reduced
to $1.05.
110 Percale Dresses re
duced to 45<*.
65 Percale Dresses re
duced to hs<.
FUR COATS—
3 Coats reduced to
920.00.
4 Coats reduced to
931.50.
3 Coats reduced to
942.50.
5 Coats reduced to
910.00.
3 Coats rcduced to
952.50.
3 Coats reduced to
958.50.
2 Coats reduced to
967.50.
2 Coats reduced to
908.50.
TAILORED WAISTS—
70 Flannel and Madras
Waists reduced to 05f.
50 Flannel and Linen
Waists rcduced to 91.95.
35 Flannel and Linen
Waists reduced to 92.50.
13 Blazer and Wool Shirts
reduced to 92.05.
SILK AND CHIFFON
WAISTS—
160 Waists reduced to
93.75.
105 Waists reduced to
94.85.
30 Waists reduced to
96.50.
40 Waists reduced to
98.50 and 911.75.
TAFFETA AND MESSA
LINE PETTICOATS—
90 Petticoats reduced to
92.85.
53 Petticoats reduced to
93.85.
18 Petticoats reduced to
94.35.
16 Petticoats reduced to
94.85.
WOMEN'S SILK PETTI
COATS—
175 Taffeta and Messaline
Petticoats reduced to $1.95.
60 Tafftea and Mescaline
Petticoats rcduced to $2.35.
WOMEN'S WAISTS—
120 Lawn Waists reduced
to ISc.
93 Lawn and Linen®
Waists reduced to 85f
-75 Lawn and Voile
Waists reduced to
ft.35.
25 Silk and C J^ ofl
Waists reduced to *2.75.
120 Silk and Chi» on
Waists reduced to