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SHIP BOARD OFFICERS TO GO ON (ML Laskcr and Aides Facing Severe Ordeal at Sub » sidy Hearing BY J. r. KK IIMtItNON WASHINGTON. March :* Chair. KUin and ofTli'lala of the ship ping board are preparing to umlorio Iha moat severe grilling any depart m*nt ofrviala of the government have avar reorlvad at the hand* of • committee, In tha hftirln* on tha ■hip eubmdy bill scheduled (or to morrow Tha hearing* will be before • Joint •eaaion of tha senate commerce com ml t tee IMKI tha house merchant ma rlne committee. Mrmbera who oppose the bill are preparing a cross anamination | largely from a pamphVt Issued by tha shipping board Itself—daaigned to bring out what thaaa comralttaa mmlwra lay ara glaring faults In tha bill. Prominent among the committee man who will probe deeply Into the Mthorahlp of tha bill, the plan Itj rrnhnuvji and the underlying m« Uvea for aoma of the provisions, will be Representative T>avla of Tennes see, and Representative ilardy, of Texas. Chairman I-aaker has prepared a written statement which will con sume three to four hours* time In reading. The chairman will lead the pro-aubsldlst forces "over the top- In committee session and will be fol lowed by other officials of tha board One of the important points which will be brought out Is whether the declared conviction by Chairman Ijmkar that only four or five big companies should operate the entire American merchant marine, eruah- j In* out alt competition and dividing , up the trade areas of the world among them. Is to be the program j of the board If the subsidy Is grante,U| Come On, Folks! Let Your Chin Sprout for $5O Iconic beards In »tyle! So much bo that there's a nice, fat prlie being offered for the possessor of th« longest beard In the I'nited States. It Is open «" an resMants of Se attle and rvtnlty who wear decor ated china. If the nation's greatest "lon* hair." from the beard standpoint. Urea In lhl» section, let The Star know ML He*D be given: Kre« railway tr»n-.portalM»«i to the Sarrammto. UL, "I>ay* ef •19" celebration. May »-l«. A medal, to be presented by California 1 ! rseemor Fifty dollar-, a day during the alx da>» el the celebration. Easy, ten t It? —IX you possesg tha longest beard. All you h«v« to do la pro*® your rlaim and diaper It at tha c«t*bra lion. Any Washington man desiring to enter the contest should eend a pho torraph of his beard at the present time, together with a statement as to Ita length. measuring from the lower lip to the end of the beard. Send the photograph right away to the Beard Editor. The Star. The final selection will be made by a national board of Judges In Cleveland. O. May 1. so photograph!* and meas urements must be sent to The Seattle Star by April 2S. Come on. you bewhlskered folks— here's a chance to caah In on 'em! Whisker Club to Attend Ball Game RACRAMKNTO. March :« The Vhtaker club of Sacramento will male* IU first public appearance a week from today, *h»n member* will march In a body to the (tret Coajrt league boll ram® of the seamn. Members are already tmreeocnlr able, an<l are hartnc hodjces printed with their name*, to wear until after the "day* of '49" celebration la May. Miss P&nkhurst to Talk Upon New Era Mine Christobel Ponkhurst. one of the thren militant I'ankhurnts who worked for years for political free, dom for Kngllrh women, will speak at the Tress club auditorium at 2 p. m. Thursday under the auspices of the Washington League of Women Voters. "On the Threehold of a New Kra" will be her topic. 01/TMnA. —When traitor fans over edge of fill on state rapltol excavation work, Joseph Barker, Olympia. escapes serious Injury. BONNKRS TORY, Ida.—Arthur States, William Clark and Dorvll Walters killed In blasting operation. ROMANTIC BANDIT LEVIES A LUXURY TAX ON HIS KISS TACDMA. March 2*.— Mellowed by the poetic Influence* of «prln«t, ion unmasked klirhwuyman iitole a klax at the point of a jrun from Mr*. Fntnce* Htnlth, young; and pretty. The bandit, whose eye for bua lne«i waj! not completely blinded by the spring moonlight, levied a luxury tax of $7 and went hi* way. "Yon are a frame little derll. and deserve to be klaaed. iJon't make any ooi*e." (Hmack.) "Now beat It." Thla wtut the part In* advice of the bandit, declare* Mr*. Hmlth In her leport to the police *hortly after her experience. Jrianmuch a* the bandit arored , direct hit with hi* hp*. Mr*. Smith feared he might be aim llarly accurate with hla pistol, and made no outcry. Principles of Radio in Simple Language Electron tubes used in tending and receiving radio .nes sages. This U ll»» fifth «f • *f ■rtkW S? 11. I', *W |tr»«itlr«i **f kit Nninte t UrW <•. r«4l» MMoftrlMftf*. *ti»Uw*n« lli« ivrtariptM •/ rwlW • • • By H. F. Jefferson (Checked and Approved by Kadlo Mac tlon, IT. 8. Ilureau of Standards) Have you ever heard the footfalls of a fly? The fluttering of snow flakes In a storm? The palter of a robin? The electron tuba the greatest electrical Invention of the century permits a doss realisation of such power. An aviator a mile high In air speaks to and is clearly heard by crowds In the streets below! President Hard ing's Inaugural addrsaa. In a conver national tone. Is plainly heard by 100,000 people! A man In Chlaago talks over the telephone to a station In New York, and without the aid of wires, the meaaaga Is beard three mllaa farther on! Thaaa wonder* are marie possible by the electron tube. Without this device, communication around the BTHE BOM MfIRCHE fIRGfIIN BASEMENT We Buy Bargains—That's Why We Can Sell Them! -Ifr For All Occasions Be Suited in Tweed » $19.75 / or lutings, Shopping, Business and General Wear b'JJll the Tweed Suit or k ve, T appropriate, and very much the thing for this season. A I Our Twwd Suita have hand-tailored lapel.s, either notched Jn / collar or Tuxedo style. Patch pockets on coat and skirt, ' narrow turn back cuffs and silk lining*. In brown Tweed Q flecked with oranjre or red. Sizes 14 to 40. The DRESS You Need Is Here in Taffeta or d|l CAA j rv\ Canton Crepe *P vfjrv Navy blue, henna or black, trimmed with bandings Tvv' \ k of cross stitching in Peasant colorings, flowers of flj 'tlyPf* taffeta, organdie, appliqued, beading, fagoting, nar- KfciaMjJ row and wide flutings, and cordings on the bouffant ■ skirts and on the bodice. Sizes 16 to 40. li A Shoe for . W 52.80 Factory Seconds e Old Time Comfort Shoe! Hisrh Shoes and Oxfords, one- and two-strnp Pumps in black kid. Steel arch supports, some rub bcr heels, either plain or with toe caps. Sizes 3to 8. Southern Manufacturers* Surplus Stock of Japanese Crepe Aprons and Kimonos in $ L 95 ■ : .JP. r. -•j' t( Anrom aR sketched, in one color and in r j|^^r -r J /l/^TS' s '' two-tone effects, t>ound with i m » -r- -fjl 7 black w, l ich outlinea tf ie pockets, the surplice and the VI j'M m 1 ' onk ' ti»' sash. Hie colors are Copen, oranjre, peach, WJ 1 M/ v.Lrf red ' apple «reen, yellow, pink, Kelly and jade preens. wt rSHTII 11 I fl zes to 44. 11 - [ || |J 4 \ The Kimonos we in lavender, pink, blue and , 1 A *" e a prreen-blue, hand-embroidered \T/ ll I IJ t" apple blossom and chrysanthemum patterns. \\ f i Eonjr pockets, sleeves and a sash finished with a tied 711 | i / fringe. , Stocking Bargains for Women —WOMEN'S SECONDS; fine —WOMEN'S BUR- —WOMEN'S SEC quality lisle stockings with SON Cotton Stockings nMTK . hemmed tops and seamless , , . ONDS in fiber Stock feet. In white and cordovan; with hemmed tops; . ... , also cotton in black. Sizes regular and outsizes; In * a Wltl > hom tops; B'/2 to 10'/a; 3 pairs for 50c— black; B'/ a to lO'/fc — black. Sizes H'/j to pair 17<. pair | io—pair 39<. l world by radiograph and radiophone would tie unknown. Kven long | distance telephone conversation is de pendent upon Its use An electron tnbe la simply a vacuum tube In which eoms tiny plates and wires are assembled. In appearance ' It is not unlike an ordinary electric bulb. While experimenting In the devel opment of the Incandescent lamp. fCd laon dlsroverad that electric current could b* made to flow In the empty | «pace Inside the bulb near tha hot I filament. Subsequent scientific ex , pertinents revealed that this phenom enoa enabled one to take out of the * tuba more electrical power than was put Into It. Thus ons unit of else. ! trical energy put into the tuba la In creased ten limes. I'asa tha currant into a second tuba and your original one unit la Increased to 100 unit*. A ! third tube and you have I.OOQ units: a I fourth, 10,000. and so on. As explained, radio telephony is the transmission of a combined voice wave and radio wavs. The radio wave la modulated or molded by a THE SEATTLE STAR PLANS SET FOR BANK MERGER Marine National and N. W. Trust Combine Arninmnrnta have been completed (or the mrrjer of tha N«»rthw<nt Truat A )lal« Ixink with the Marina National bank, uranlliii lo John R. I'me. prralilalit of th« latter tnatltu tion. Th» nam* of the Marina National bank will ha retained, whlla thaquar tera occupied will be tliuae of the Northwnal Trust A Htate bank, at the northeast comer of Second av«\ and Madison at. The merger will be completed April L I'realdrtit I'rlro of the Morlfce Na tlnnal will remain president. The vlco-presldcnt will ba K. Hhorrock, prealdent of the Northweet Truat A Htate bunk Other rlt» prealdenta will be Andrew I'rtce. Charlea H Will* and A. Hryitirer. Ilru.-e Hhorta. attorney, and llwiri* E Harden bench, together with tbe forr(ulnc official a, will fortu tha directorate of the tner*e«l Inatlttltlon. voire ware. Jtiat a* a phaiK>*raph re«- j ord U molded by a Mound wave. In j radio thla modulation la accomplished ■ by the uae of tha electron tube Inside tha tube ara what are railed , • "*rtd" and a "plate." A telephone tranamlttar la connected between tha rrtd anil the niament of the tube I The plat* la connected with a fetv j arator of radio current. ! The variation* cauaed by the anand of the voice Into the transmitter are Impreaeed upon the radio current. ! and a modulated radio war* la pro duced. Theaa modulated wmrea. eent lon* | distance n, are ao faint that without tha uae of electron tubea at the re celvlnc and. I hey could not be heard The electron tube and mechanism known u a "loud speaker" render, the wave* not only audlbla. but am j pllfy the meaaajre* ao that an antlre j roomful of people can ha*r them, a a e tffValtara" win be the aek | |el at 11. I es-al a#«>r»a TK you could roum nt will thru the world's greatest and finest cotton mills, whether here or abroad, and 1 clKM.sr troni all tin' lulirirs there the one* you wanted for your Spring and Summer liresses, it's more than likely that you'd find those very same patterns and colors right here at The Hon Marche when you returned to Seattle. And knowing just what they would have cost you at the mills yon would be more than surprised at the very low prices that we ask. Exceptional Values in OA 36-inch Colored Dotted Swiss at Dress Voile*—a Yard _ Full bolts and lengths to 10 yards—fine and sheer; __-I good looking patterns. Handsome Voiles —50c, 75c and $l.OO Good looking, indeed, for dresses, blouses, chil- An excellent line of patterns and colors—3B inches dren's wear or curtains. In solid colors, navy, wide. helio, pink, old rose, red, green, gray and cadet, 44-Inch Beautiful OA at a reasonable price. Imported Organdies Transparent stripes and beautiful, are these Organ -26-Inch Tissue Ginghamm—AC dies in the most wanted colors for Spring and Summer. Fine and Pretty a Yard Ti..Ue Gingham 7Sc Irish Linen $l.OO Fiber Tissue Gingham—so pieces in the lot, in Mock plaids and Fine quality, 86 inches beautiful color combinations. checks, fine and sheer, in wide, in rose, pink, light Fine Tissue Gingham—2sc, 30c, 35c ■» c/)lor8 for d * rk brown, f een, Hairline and cluster rtripcs-26 inches wide, good Summer Dresses. transparent, tan, blue, colors. bJmmmil?.pi™- 30 " inch sak and Cotton Cre P« at did values for the money. fl Indian Head Tubing Beach Cloth OUC VCla 33c Attractive shades— , _ , _ 45 inches wide. S4 inches wida. I-rir-d ? lenjrths to 10 yards; f.r n»ttnn Wwk ,t 20e requires ittle ironinjf, st 50* s yard. solendid value at 3te <*>tton Week at -i)c —Also Bloomer Silk, mixed repp, 30 inches wide at tt yanl 4(>c a >' ard - 75 1 a yard. KAitruc ruoon (THIRCV-the oon mahche Cotton Week Bargains from A Sale—Samples and Mill The Art Shop Girls' Made-up Dresses, ffi ip Laces and Trimmings at Ready to Embroider —i a . qo r i Good quality linene in apricot, mail*, blue and *vC lO i/OC LiuCll green color—stamped in simple and girlish patterns that will bo effective when embroidered—4, 6 and WIDTHS I P TO 42 INCHES S-year sire*. LENGTHS % TO 1 YARD Stamped 18-Inch Ecru 1 J? Bargains you cannot afford to overlook Wednesday. Linene Doiliea Each * A tremendous assortment of high-grade Laces and _. _ , . Trimmings, including spangled and beaded allovers, Six Uttenut flouncings, bands, edges and medallions. . linene, in hasket, floral and conventional designs. Also Spanish and Radium silk allovers and fkranc- Stamped House Dreaaea jng*. Novelties in exquisite model flouncings and all- Each $1.25 overs. Venise lace edges and bands. Stamped for simple embroidery work on linene, Novelties in allovers and flouncings; many shades, in apricot or blue—The cutting line* are plain ly marked, and the dress requires but little time to May be uned for fancy worjt, complete. vesta, collars, bags and trimmings ART NEEDIJEWOH K SECTION (TIIinD FLOORS— Tuil oo N MARCUE rPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Here's Service, Style and Economy Wool Jersey Sport Suits ™fj\ djh| $ 19.50. ifjg i|p There's satisfaction in the smart service that one gets in T% the daily wearing of one of these low-priced Jersey Suits. \ \ \\v 1 Good quality Jersey—all-wool, and the Suits are well- \ | With inlaid pockets, and tuxedo collars and narrow belts— /At'Tti Some models are trimmed with contrasting colors. >|T \ Shown in blue, black, brown, tan, preen tweed and heather & ] I^Vr' mixture Jerseys, and in .scarlet, pray, rose, Copen, Canna, JVTV" Mohawk. second nxx>n-THE nos suitaiß J Notions to Use When Making Up Spring Cottons Safety Pins —5c a Card Koh-i-nor Fasteners—4 Cards 25c Five sizes in Brass Pins, with fine nickel finish. Koh-i-nor Snap Fasteners, in black or white; 1 guaranteed non-rustable. These pins have a guarded dozen on a card; all sizes. coil that prevents catching the fabric—l 2 pins on —Common Pins; brass pins with fine silver fihish, a card. not rust; 160 pins to the paper—2<. —Cotton Elastic, new stock, long stretch, 3-16 and —Cotton Tape; 12-yard bolts of Cotton Tape, very «/ n -inch widths—2 yards for !i*. good quality; Vs-inch v ide—lo<. —Collingbourn's Cotton Thread, white or black, for —Tape Measures, 60 inches long, with inches marked hand or machine sewing—3 spools for 10*. on both sides—3*. —Sewing Needles, sharps, 25 needles to the paper; —Nickel finish Thimbles, sizes 7 to 11; smooth fin solid and assorted sizes—a paper, -I*. ish inside—each, 3*. » rrrim main ft/joti—■the bon mahche Here's Economy for You! Wednesday Food-Shop News 32-Piece Dinner AtZ Sweet Mixed Pickles, 20c Pint Sets—Special *P Fancy quality, very delicious American Semi- ~ B °" Marche Mayonnaise—extra nice—lb. 31<. porcelain Dinner- v ___ _oC _ —Finran Haddie— deiiciou» / y ware, with Jfold- LiUnCllCOn HvC fish, received fresh daily; a [if in line decorations. Hot creamed Kippered pound, -lr. VW r / \ 1 J J Tho «of r „ n ai,) c „f Salmon Sandwich with mash- —Choice Kippered Salmon: *ll | I f./ ISIS 01 r ,j potatoes, or Hot Roast aelect pieces; a pound. 18*. r —F/V I! dinner nlilve Iv,rk Sandwich with mitshed Home made Blackberry J»m; ff"AT(f \ \ VVI - -fbX r | . potatoes; home made chocolate first finality; a pound. 14c. X. 11 » pie plates roll—coffee or milk. UPPER AND LOWER - _pjSy» 6 fruit saucers upper main floor main floors f> lca saucers Introducing Our Branch Bakery at -■-*> j vegetable'd i. h Third and Pine union st. BABKMRNT—the bon marchb; Half-Price Specials for Wednesday Jelljr Rolls 15e, or ! for !5e tf Cookies. 10c doxen ' M Hfl Apple Pie. SSc. or 2 for «o /HQ UOll'rlQT .srsLSrz. \Sandwich Puna, 10c doxen