The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 18, 1917, Page 3

3TAR—WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917. PAGE 3 ny ey: AY \ STRIKING CARMEN | WOMEN WOULD say a Grow | | SATISFACTORY TERMS ALWAYS FIGHT TEUTONS “ANSWER COMPANY ==" |Ghote-Rannn - Iday’s Market "| Matched Bedroom Suites Report of Mahogany, Oak, Walnut and Ivory Enameled At Great Reductions These Matched Bedroom Suites are from our regu- typ Ge allegian he republic ne lar stocks. A comparison of present and former prices will strengthen the importance of buying now, to take ; : : op ba he e lar » bu “h ee 4 advantage of the savings. BEBAN | 2 3 Hae | mde ee ' Every t n " " nt et ec! . ca f oe ‘i * od —as the— UP TO BOARD COOK OF retry oe ea Ee “| eae | 7 CANYON Ee" $167.50 "$179. 50 CAMP a | | Grote-Rankin—PIKE AT FIFTH—Grote- Rankin eh PRESS COMMITTEE OF STRIKING CARMEN A tale of the Cana 2) MAY TAKE WAGES dian pines—of Mapjacks QI! have a small judgment and lumberjacks! Sto ) Gr »CETS aa net a young man. He has “Whose Baby?” a ! : a othing but tworeel Keystone, and sa st y ; on nd The Star-Liberty News : gd eden 7" ¢ ie niet, Gh ter Q sbiaa etait i Pictorial. nag Moe = sth he ag’ ted feretoate ; ; , 3 ts | it or n d how hod vor tan r -. more we on iesi . : “3 fit a gol Admission 15¢ Twenty Men Needed we! a gold Children 5c ru r the Ej n- Just comb 0} xaminatio a We pr scribe, grind and fit glasses an make or vr dupliente ns on short notic : q FIRST AT PIKE 3 Continuous 11 to 11 8 - « 1° * ¢ enlis jin the army, and ¥ l either killed. or d jon the side of the allie au om ant Democracy os Home Cc “Many of the company's em ployes have volunteered for the bh front, and many more will be i Brin Ing bottia STALL 7, drafted. Imagine the embar- | | -_Lewer Floor Pike Place Market rasement of these noble men, aga wants that | rakes id have a lange weddin. ng and wear a veil, Is the veil appr like to wear it AND SENECA? See Page Four Today. ‘{BULLBROS. Just Printers MAIN 1043 EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS 3070-72 Arcade Bidg. Bring This Ad With You 1 | 1018 THIRD What Caused the Street Car Strike Here Are Some Facts the Public Should Know and Which Should Not Be Lost Sight Of: There is a clause in our franchise to protect On July 14 still further demands were made the public against loss of service in a crisis like | with the suggestion that we agree to concilia- this. tion, but that if this were not satisfactory, the That clause provides for arbitration of wages men were willing that the whole matter be sub- and hours of service between company andem- | mitted to arbitration. ployes. ' On July 16, while we were still depending Demands made upon us June 21 were for in- upon arbitration in accordance with the agree- creased wages and shorter hours for trainmen. | ment made, the men issued an ultimatum de- On June 23 we entered into an agreement to M™anding that President Leonard personally arbitrate with a committee representing the enter the Tacoma strike situation on behalf of men. They named their member of the arbi- the strikers there, and that this company recog- tration board, and we named ours. | nize the union here, with a sympathetic walkout as the immediate alternative. On July 3, without waiting for arbitration, demands were presented from employes other = The men abandoned arbitration after agreeing than trainmen, and we issued a public state- | to it. So Seattle walks because seven Tacoma ment that we depended upon arbitration. / men lost their jobs. THE PUGET SOUND TRACTION, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY