The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 5, 1917, Page 7

“a his specialized wv ae IARMEN'S WAGE ALE DECISION DUE THURSDAY Wages of 1,600 Seattle street ear workers will be finally de termined at conferences between | strike arbitrators, whieh will be resumed at 10 am, Tuesday, | Dr. Henry lo, neutral arti: | is scheduled to return from the t Monday night C. J, Pranklir ortiand engineer representing the | ction company, is already here. The third arbiter, representing the orkmen, is James Duncan, secre y of the Central Labor Council He expects the findings to read) by Thursday, when he scheduled to leave for Buffalo, here he will attend the American Federation of Labor convention. The masa of testimony taken at origital hearings has been tab @ and annexed with statements ationally known authorities. was done by nembers of the University of Wash ton faquity, at the direction of President Susmile Old West Point ‘Head Is Aid to Gen. Bliss r, be is Maj. Gen. John Biidle made his lation for executive ability as| tendent of West Point Mill-| academy. Now he has been} Appointed assistant chief of staff. Fanking next to Gen. Miss, who/ Succeeded Gen. Scott as chief Gen. | Bliss retires December 31. Many/ think Biddle is in line for the su preme command MAI GEN JOHN BIDDLE eet 1 A meeting will be held Tuesday | evening at § o'clock at the Plymouth Congregational church of al! Prot @stant churches for the purpose of} Organizing a federation and celebra tion of their 400th anniversary REDUCED RATES TO | ORNIA First Class. = Third o— $13.00 and $15.00 $10.00 Angeles Ports .—— 00 and $23.00 $14.50 | $16.50| re a o~ g22 SO and jculars THE McCORMICK LINE! 400 Cherry St. Phone Elliott 3496/ sees le elitr | would 2 Insurance The Prudent buyer of property should insist upon receiving an Owner’s Insurance Policy. The Prudent lender property should insist upon receiving a Mortgage Insur- ance Policy. We kinds— And you can have this protection if you DEMAND IT. , e’s both write Washington Title Insurance Co. (Under State Super- vision) | form minimum wage | mum WAGE DECISION T END SHIP TROUBLE My t SAN ed Press Leased Wire FRANCISCO, Nov representatives of — the th aigne Al iron trades unions ahipbullders and have mploying the unt just an 1 by the United States ahip labor adjustment board, it from certain that the work men, especially in the Northwest ern cities, will accept it The board's findings granted an average increase in the minimum wage of approximately per cent, which will remain in effect for ¢ year, The agreement is retre no builtin is fur | active, taking effect from the time resumed work after ac the Agreement the men temporary nber of living since! the by for The inc the war the wa) When V other members of the left here last night to justment of the wage scales the Atlantic ard, they clared the new seale would definite ly end the recent strikes and other difficulties in the putld ing trades on the Pacific ned coat wan was xin and the aminaion ad on de SEATTLE SHIPYARD WORKERS ANGERED BY NEW WAGE SCALE Announcement of the new wage scale by the federal ad Justment board at San Francisco ’ y. which will settle bor difficultios In Pacific coast shipbuilding plant met with disapproval in Seattle, The increase to 35 per cent above paid at Sen Francisco, but ts lower than the minimum now being paid by Skinner & Eddy. Labor officials declare the new scale will enable employers to reduce the wages of the men now getting more than the minimum. Local Men to Meet Dan MeKillop, president of the Metal Trades council, announced that a meeting probably held Monday to determine upon an appeal to be wired to Wilson. He proclaimed the new wage scale as an “insult/* and entirely without reason. It will run for a year and date from the time, in September, when strikers returned to work here. The New Scale Journeymen machinists, molders blacksmiths, anglesmiths, pipetit ters. boilermakers, —shipfitte Pressman, angle and frame setters, riveters, chippers and caulkers, acetylene welders and electrical workers, $6.25 per day Painters and plate hangers, Sheet metal workers, « smiths and flange turners, $6 Heaters, foundry carpenters, fur nacemen and punch and shear men, $4.50 Pattern makers, $6.50. Planermen, countersinkers the old le pper | ers and reamers and holders, $4.20 Machinist specialist, $4; — rivet heaters, $3.15, and laborers, $3.25. Wages for Helpers Helpers are divided into classes, as follows Machinists, pipefitters, sheet met al workers, shipfitters, electrical workers, molders’ helpers, $3.60 Blackamiths, coppersmiths, slab, plate hangers, hook tenders, flange fire and machine helpers, and cast ing cleaners, $3.90. For wooden shipyards the mint rate caulkers is fixed At $6.50; shipwrights, joiners, boat bullders and milimen, $6, and la borers and helpers, $3.35 Fall Crews at Work Employes of the various yards said that fall crews reported for work Monday. McKillop said that several thou sand employes would undoubtedly quit work, and that he, himself, vise them to do this new scale, which is lower than some scales already being paid by some Seattle yards, in lower than the scales promised on the first of the year by other yards, officials say The following statement waa is sued Monday by the Seattle Con struction and Dry Dock Co. the J F. Duthie Co, and the Ames Ship building and Dry Dock Co, “We have wired Chairman W Byrerit Macy and hin associates on the United States labor adjust board our complete acceptanc the adjustment of wages, hours and working conditions, and our ness to with the The ooperate ee ment We hav Hurle: ahipping and a also wired Mr and ted States board a aimilar acceptance statement that we will put ustment and general program in Working for Government In sending both of these te’ grama we have taken occasion to press an appreciation of the chi that has been brought into our tire local situation by the visit of| Mr. Macy and his associates, They brought home te all of us the fact that we must practically turn over busines to the nation. In we now all working for the government, and we must look to the government for such com pensation as shall be fair and rea x Ke fact, are xonable The Emergency Fleet 1 the United States | name shipping board what profit, if ar Do Your Christmas Shopping and Pay Only Military Watch WATCHES REPAIRED With a Guarantee — $2 See Our Window Display $1.00 a Week Bracelet Watch amounts to from 10) would be} President | drill: | two | Mt | atrike ot} Corpora. | Jshall be made by the Seattle yards 1T'am ouce. thes they WEl dani tarty | with us, and that there will certain oeppertunity of profiting by yer yards or employes. This is not aa matixfuctory as the jarge profits that we hoped to make when we entered upon the building and ex sion of our yards a few months ago, but shipbuilding has now become life of the nation. Way Open to Work Together | We are very sure that this atti tude is reflected among the «reat jbedy of our employes, just j pletely as it is am American citizens, bor adjustment beard has opened up the situation to all of us and there j will be an end of the misunder standings and complications that | have delayed ship productic ‘The way is now open for us to work together to attain a maximum output of ships on Puget sound. Our relations with the unions and with our men have been good, and we are sure that they will be even bet ter under thia common emer In the face of the govern | need, we will have to give up som things that we hed hoped for, am the ur have to relax on some restrictions that they natural ly felt that they had to place in | dealin with private er But citizens of the United our employes will cer hao sem ‘on just an pa j eit buniness an ona will we States, triot! are all and aly show Accrued Wa ages to Be Paid We feel that our men displayed that spirit when they returned to |work two weeks ago at the old wage scale and left the adjustment of their compensation to the board | We hope to be able to hand these men a substantial award a fow days in the shape of ac | difference that ever | present employes will have coming | to him Tt is | wage August have in one of our understanding that the adjustinent applies of nd every man we our organization will ceive as a return for his faltht | ness in continuing at work the di it | ference between what has been | paid and the wage called fer by the new scale.” bur re Phone Strikers Win Help in California} | Continued From Page 1 dl to that the was de mdum vote. ara for failure one trike was general, as cided upon in the refe All Strikers Firm Mediator V. Z Reed has threat employing plenary power to bring the strike to a close, but as} yet nothing to this effect has been felt in Seattle Tacoma, Portland and other Washington and Oregon towns have wired intentions to back Se attle in its efforts to bring the to @ successful terminat Miss Kerr, president of ? ators said that the as ever to remain ened unte were an insistent strike members ing ald Welcome Conscription that the govern conscript the workers, local offictals such an action would be by them, erting it | would mean the recognitio: | demands | | Delegates from Washington and! Oregon are scheduled to meet in Ta coma at noon today. Progress and | management of thw strike arp the | objects of the mecting Miss Rhoda Kerr, of the oper-| | ators; George rr, chairman, and| | Joseph undy, a member of the | strike committee, are the Seattle | delegates De Laney to Report executive meeting of the committee is scheduled for| KK, when William De the Seattle representative, who has been in Californ ected to be at the m give a detailed report ences in the South ne strike committee is making | arrangements to place certain Seat tle business men on the unfair list as the result of information said to have reached the committee's know! to tne effect that these firms lo: of theirs on s in the telephone | company Anges We have knowledge that the tel ephone company had been promised rmission to raise their tele ‘ates by the public service commis sion,” said Frank Tustin, strikers’ | press representative | They are already charging a much higher rate than the British | | Columbia company, and their wages are much lower.” she announced. added daily to the union. warned ment would probably An trike Tuesda | edge | haa aut Horses were reported | Boys Steal Four saddle horse | stolen from the barns of J. M. Ful len, 1262 Denny way, Sunday Hore anewering the description | and ridden by four boys, were seen in the country north of the city, ae | cording to information obtained | later in the day (WINE IS CAPTURED Four barrels, of 60 gallons each, | of raisin wine, was seized by the dry | squad Saturday night in the base | ment at the home of G. B. Bev | gua, 603 Roy st., a driver of a city| garbage wagon. He was released on $500 bail @ thrill went STAR—MONDAY, NOV, 6, 1917. 11S Seasol jib patterns in inch widths. N A the in both heavy weights, with fancy tape white, cream color. Daseme excellent of this durable cur- tain fabric is featured in Basement Salesroom light or and is quality maintaining popularity of plaids for schoolgirl’s wear, and the new styles offer ever so many opportunities for their effective use—alone or iy combination with harmonizing plain color. The Basement Salesroom features two desirable qualities as follows: At $1.00 yard, many Curtain’ Marquisette =p" 25c Yard plain and Boys’ Fleece-lined border, 40- and 43- in ecru Priced at 2%¢ yard. alearoom. Union Suits r 75c and 85c NION SUT" the right weight for soft | present wear, fleecy lining, 10, 75¢; TS with sizes 8 to S5¢. 2 to 16, —Dasement Salesroom in just - FIRST CASUALTIES THRILL AMERIC. * Continued From, Page 1 « heavy barrage, which cut off the American mifent the line. from the rest of The attack was apparent y designed for the positive purpose of capturing some Americans, porst bty In the hope of ascertainin, Pershing’ other trength of France, and Thrills When the official ame that “three dead, five in the first brush with try wounded and 12 9 fore information | culde future efforts of the enemy Whole Country announcement | fight was put up before the Amert-| the ” Americans are ing” Tmann thru the whole coum Immediately the war department wan besieged with inquiries from anxious homes as to the names of The ite firet ables are more frequ ntly the Americans have died in bitter fight-| r ing With mies on the French fr Cross fmmediately for rushing food to the American and ¢ pr’ brought tinct rt in the [is not to be a bloodless one to brt ners of their| committee just established t hamtened er su th: Many States Represented In the first casualties made to the Ameri picked men ers for active n troopa, g00d account ling gave a before is acce ma state to tr ain apprecta great war| that ng more and | the that the word of captured & rua re tater nt ia the were oth and that they of themselven un in} to| to PAGE 7: PLAID WOOLENS For the Schoolgirl’s Frocks and Skirts the time-honored At 85e yard, block plaids In | width, Basement Salesroom large 42-inch Knitting Bags 50c, 75c and $1.00 RETONNE BAGS in the popular shapes, capacious enough to hold the knitting and other ac- cessories beside, 50O¢, T5¢ and $1.00, Basement Salesroom. Children’s Umbrellas ge TANTIAL “every- day” Umbrellas with waterproof covering on strong frames and han- dies in various styles— T5¢, 85¢ and $1.00, —Basement Salesroom. Novelty Crepes, $1.25 Yard ERE are many desira elty blouses, afternoon and White, mais, old-rose, gray, Copenhagen, gold dark-green, wide, $1.25 yard, METAL CLOTH, $1.25 Y Party frocks, this metallic charming white, fancy bag cloth results, In TRICOTINE, —a tinsel net for trimm caps, hats and waists, 18 under lavender, 40 inches wide, $1.25 yard. ble colors in these sheer, silky crepes which make up so effectively in nov- evening frocks: Kelly-green, sky-blue, len-brown, pink, navy. pearl-gray and black, 40 inches ARD— s and caps make use of chiffon or crepe with pink, gold and 75¢ YARD— ing evening gowns, fancy inches wide, 75¢ yard. Basement Salesroom Hand-carved Tabourets, $ 8 pictured, wood Tabourets in hex: A 1.25 Hand-carved Cherry- agon sh | with six legs; stands 171% inches high. | Priced at $1.25. quentionable. Attacking before daylight | the protection of a heavy barrage| fire, which cut the American sali-| ent off from the reat of the line, | the Germans apparently completed thelr operations before reinforce: ments could reach them. No word in Perwhing’s statement tndicaten the extent of the American's part] jin the fighting. Put Up Nervy Serap An ordinary trench mlient holds betwee@ 25 and 30 men, so It would)! appear the little force of Sammies ‘That taken that al under | | was practically wiped out ja “wounded German” was | prisoner, however, shown cans yielded. The size of the at | tacking and German losses not « The war depart | mont haa cabled for full detatis Firet announcement of the cap | ture of “North Americans’ was| | made by Berlin Saturday, It was ntated “reconnottering party brought them in from a point on} | the Rhine-Marne canal. are Germany Knows Truth w ate th m one of Lorr where advanced in their great dr 1914, and where, early in the of the fiercest fighting For two years the been more or less quict rt This wid indi tor has The pr Acipal point, faln way, in th 1 Ger-| now knows Americans are front line trenche act that G r t try to The German attitud by her succient state t “North Americans” were not specifying t they first of Perst many mers, at the capture en. i located some of the | —Basement Salesroom. American forces, the crown prince, whose army opposite the point where urday skirmish took place, may at tempt to stage a spectacular at tack in the sector. officials believe in the Sat | RAIL HEAD TO TELL ABOUT — FUND preme court today decided that M HM. Smith, preside of the Loutsvilie & Nashville railroad, must make public the purposes for which cer tain funds were spent under his per sonal direction. The deciaion fol lows a fight led by ex-Senator Luke Lea, who charged the existence of 5 huge corruption fund to m lobby to corrupt legislatures tain a Cigarets, Neckties and Pennies Stolen Thirty-two packages of cigarets, ctrars, candy and toy bal loons were reported stolen from tho Krovery store of C 500 Minor ave. N of Wil Au was reported entered un ailk und *, bandkere * were taken. rora a day and wear, shirts, and 15 pennic nome jewelry neckt POLITESSE OBLIGE The German tmperial clothing department decreed that own. ers of garments “bearing the marks of prodigal eating” will not permitted to replace them, and nand among the ek dies of Berlin for sou waistcoats fs id to have reached unprecedented Punch rl colored already figures | ets dan-| Fj GEeaACR EN eNE LSON| American Red Cross Branch Workroom, Third Floor ERE every woman who wishes to do her part in satisfying the ever-growing demand for surgical dressings, for use at the front, may do so under the supervision of qualified instruc- tors from the Seattle Chapter of the Red Cross. Will you devote as much time as you can spare daily—one, two, three hours or more—to this most important work? Open daily, except Saturday, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Rest Room, Third Floor. Exceptional Offering of Bedroom Papers At Very Low Prices 1IRTY patterns in the offering, ranging im price from 10 to 50c roll. An Imported Paper with| low, pink and whtfte, trellis designs and 15¢ roll. hanging baskets, in| vergure Tapestry Papers pink, blue and gray, 20) jn gray and pink, 85¢ inches wide, 50c roll. | roll. Two bluebird patterns in | Several dainty allover pat- blue, yellow and my, | terns in blue and pink 25¢ roll. and blue combined, with Satin-stripe patterns in harmonious borders, four colors—blue, yel-| 0c roll. —yrst Foor. T! NEW APRONS For Red Cross Auxiliary Workers $2.00 ESIGNED especially for Red Cross workers is this coverall apron of good quality white muslin, with the long sleeves buttoning at the wrist and pointed neck outlined with wide stitched band; belts but- ton at each side. Price $2.00. The kerchief Cap shown in the sketch is made of blue lawn, with white pique piping. Price 25¢. —Second Floor. - New Head-rest Cushions NEW idea in Head-rests—the one pictured, which 1s so de signed that it may be caught over the back of any rocker or chair, requiring no adjusting or tying. It is substantially made of vel- vet and fancy damask combined, in blue, golden-brown or green. Price $7.50. Cut Glass Table Tumblers Set of Six 75¢ HIN-BLOWN TABLE Tumblers, as pictured, in prettily cut designs, attrac- =» fy tively priced for the set of six, at 75¢. —Third Floor, STAR WANT ADS RESULTS BRING Boundingest Life on Bounding Main—Aboard a U. S. Destroyer yer pitene Unele belng swept overboard. ind Sam's destroyers now patrolling when it is calm enough for a hair cut with clippers; and right, 1 vork the bb One minut 4 mount waters about England. At th ain climber, © left, gun and the next it tries to imitate the submarines It shield afd window fittings to protect boat forward agafnst heavy seas; center, ‘ d agalnst hes eu snter, the heaventy.. Kian sailor hanging onto the Hfeline running the length of the twat, to make it possible to go on deck in rough weather withegh ere) Yai) 4 is chasing. Here are three squints at Ife on