The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 8, 1918, Page 7

STAR—MONDAY, JULY 8, 1918. PAGE 7; TRACTION CO. TANGLE GOES TO CITY COUNCIL REDERICK NELSON Store Opens at 8:30—Closes at 5 © “py” on the Third Floor of this store—is now work- Station B ing on its quota of sphagnum moss pads, to be Surgical Dressings completed before September first. The work is pleasant, but tremendously important. Will you Workroom help? ——_— rane Basement Salesroom An Exceptional Basement Offering: 100 New Top Coats HANSON LETTER WORK OUT DETAILS CONVENTION IS TO AW. LEONARD §=TQ BETTER SERVICE _ HELD ON SHIP Declaring that the traction com steamer President will pull Pany should pay employes a scale) Traction President Leonard's re Increased wages and fares to be | aqpy from Pier D at 10 a m, Tues equal to that paid by the city to/ ply to Mayor Hanson's ultimatum of | left to the war labor boart day, with all delegates to the Waah muny car employes, and offertne| Saturday for a setUement of the dif Men W. Increase ington State Pharmaceutical associa concessions by the city in order that| ferences between the city and the| A new wage scale which Leonard | tion convention aboard, ‘The entire service may be improved to meet! company was scheduled to go before | declared would cost the company an | Convention will be held on beard the ‘war time needs, Mayor Hanson sent) the cityrcounci! Monday afternoon, additional $1,000,000 yearly has been | ship it cruises about Puget sound Heresdent Tosnare oc "ha eeckeal Mayor Hanson, in a communica | set before the company by the trac: | for (hree days : lecmpany Gaturday | ton late Saturday (o President Leon. | fon company car employes, he wald Tuesday noon the boat will arrive | Th in absolutely eenential that the| “72%, the. traction company, out — in Tacoma and Ite in port while the city and traction company and the| Uted steps that would Improve serv: /CAR WORKERS DEMAND ine i. “(s0'n. im. The Vrenident wil | werved at 6 and a business pemsion get together and come to some| &! " j Agreement in order that the people}, o auto nde gate First, Second, | rfficient operat f the (ANAT Heid at §. Wednesday from 9:30 un. [Of Seattle may secure efficient) Third and Fourth avenues, and on | tation systems of seattle and 1 BA!) noon the business session will ‘ service on the street cars. It in ab-| Pike and Pine streets Jean only be secured under conditions| sontinue. Arriving in Vancouver, B. S ial Tuesd } solutely essential that the men and| Universal cent fare and Lent in-|of employment satisfactorily agreed) (ail hands will have luncheon pecia uesday { women who work for a living should| terchangeable transfer Jupon by the company and its em:|atoard, then go for a drive thru | ° bag Stanley park. The boat will leave So states an application for a new |ride to and from their work with! Rellef from paving oblignuons ex. | P! jaatety, speed and comfort. The pres | cept where necessary | at li p.m, Friday final convention ent service is such that war workers Emergency interchange of power, | Working scale asking wage increases | sexsions will be he Jare delayed in an aggregate of thou | No service on lines operated to) of %4 cent to 60 per cent }aands of hours each day by being preserve franchise rights | nerved Puget Sound Traction | unable to secure adequate transpor|~ Relief from $100,000 construction | }ikht & Power Co, by the employes | tation. | obligations. union Sunday Must Co-operate | Interchange of idle cars Wages Men Want | | We all know that these are the! Common-user privileges of 16th! The scale asked in | | conditions; therefore in view of the ave. N. bridge in exchange for com | Motormen and conductors, 50 cents | fact of our country being at war,|mon-user rights of company’s tracks | 4 hour firwt six months, 65 cents jand it being impossible under pres | at other points an hour second xix months, 60 cents} it war conditions for the city of Se! Increase employes’ wages to meet “nm hour second year and thereafter attle to purchase, by condemnation | city scale. Time and one-half for all overtime in pare ae a Or otherwise, your street car sys | More cars if necessary and suffi. | excess of eight consecutive hours SSRIS GRRE SERIE. tem, which of course we must even | cent employes. which shall constitute a day's work Continued From Page Onel An Unusual Opportunity to Save, Brought About by an Advantageous Purchase HE Coats are cut in half- and three- quarter lengths as pictured, to show the smart sports skirts and tub frocks of the day, and they are tailored from Canvas Weaves | tually do, we must cooperate In se Divide all profits in excess of 4 per Cable gripmen would receive 6 x eee * curing In every manner possible a cent with employes cents an hour in addition to the fore a th pears, lied | settlement of our difficulties and an iy going scale, and Operators of . oils tae ike peat rate te : : Pry . improvement of traffic conditions Late Saturday, President Leonard | man cara would receive 20 cents an |! pun Ue with special stress on the military ideg ‘The city’s rights, of course, as well) replied to Hanson, inclosing a check | hour in addition. AH | . will be sent to Russia to study Sam Browne belts, military pockets with as your company's, were definitely| for $145,141.66 as payment of 2 per Ask Guarantee | Slav needs and to extend Ameri- established in our franchise contract] cent of earnings for 1916 and 1917 Seteruit’ da Was case WOE vo slags fe : j with your company; but we feel that) He outlined the company's position | celve 70 cents an hour bef This mission will flaps and buckled belts. Sizes for women 4 | wherever the city of Seattle can dur /in regard to Hanson's proposals. The | Motormen and conductors in freight | and misses. ; have military protection. ing this period of war, assist your) chief unsettled problem is concern: | service would receive 2 cents an hour Jone company in improving its service by | ing ultimate fares and wages. Leon: | in addition to the scale paid peasaty ‘asta (a Mole ine entinea to allowing you to use your capital for! ard proposes that the matter of fares | ger men thelr efforts to help themselves, that extremely essential necessity./and wages be left to the war labor) (Guarantee of not leas than elght) other troops will Join, as a solely jwe should waive temporarily some | poard | hours’ pay for one day's work | protective step to guarantee that of the terms of that contract, it be He made the following propomis:| Harn workers under the new seale| the supplies do not fall into Ger- ing understood, however, that in ali! Paving between tracks where neo | are to receive 50 to 75 cents an hour,| man hands. age or settlements to be essary |according to the nature of their em Fourth—Necessary steps will br ogy span A yreag vray Fag “Proper aggregate fare’ to be! ployment | be taken to protect the Czecho- org ~ renge yu ra ‘tes ree and universal transfera, | Similar agreements are being sub Slovaks now in control of Viad- Lccang Pageants 4 beeen a Common-user privileges and inter.| mitted to the Seattle, Renton &| ivostok, along with British, bondig. ttokemgaiigs Be pte ie idle cars. | Southern ratiway and the Tacoma! French and American marines SO aig the part tac emia | itter service for West Seattia | Railway, Light « Power Co. Fig Bag oe eer prove — of an emer. We therefore make you the follow. i ling proposition, subject to ratifica | 27* '? Our barns and you need them, | between the tracks pt where seney army, In these colors: Tan, Rookie, Rasp- berry, Beige, Lavender. Special, $5.00. —Basement Salesroom. 14-piece | New Shipment: | Children’s rap | Stockings, 25¢ P; Luncheon Set Initialed HILDRICS 39c Handkerchiefs ribbed Cotton Stock- 7 you may take them and use them,! the board of public kn decides it Inhabitants i i ton by the elty council by ordinance:| Fiying a fair rental therefor. We must be done on, the grousd of i HESE Sets are made ; ings in black and Skip Stops want the same right if you have any safety and ubsolute neceasity. This| mann, svorted defection of the Mur f r 1 OMENS sheer Lawn: | sicsg 6 tne 25¢ . ” - m k p lator o he A na, J e j i 7 . Tae city ot Seattle win teaugurate| idle cars in your barns. will mean & mving of thourands of Mcaie ar aaaker Ube tho en 7 up 7 Sep: arge 4 oth, | Handkerchiefs, with | , Seh 0 0 oe een S . 2 to your Mr. Richardson, head of prose DO aed ctrsrence in cost between |tente plans, inasmuch as England, ray cloth, six medium- | hemstitched hem and Stocking Feet ‘ll ch Worse wad Of The public utilities department of | P° after the war, as weil a8) particularly, has desired that aid go size doilies and — six | i idered ini- | rs ? pertenes | Seattle will assist in every manner in‘? {sterest on several hundred thou-|in via that coast. With the people small doilies—stamped in color embroide — 13c Pair to our superintendent @f public utill-| ties, Mr. Murphine. Mr. Murphine informs us that this will greatly fa staggering school and shopping|“*° dollars, Let us may that this/¢riendiy to the allies, a force to fight hours in order to relieve traffic con. | *ounts to roughly $35,000 a year. | the Germans could be gathered, and gestion. | Construction Obligations | the entente forces would not be mo easily- worked bluebird | tial, box of 3, 35¢. and floral designs on firm art cloth. Racine Feet for Men’s Lawn Handker- | ing stockings, in | Second, Third or Fourth avenues or| jon Pike or Pine streets in the busy | districts. This will enabie the traffic | on these streets to move much fast | cilitate the movement of cara and " | will enable you to make your trips FiveCent Fare Other obligations for construction | lented. ‘ . | d * to in shorter time and will mave your, The city of Seattle will agree that | Work. amounting to more than $100,.| Negotiations Under Way The 14-piece Set, 39¢. chiefs with half-inch and ecru, sizes 8% company, in, his Judgment, about| all passengers on your cars must/ 000, will also be waived by the city! Negotiations are now under way Danement Salesroom. hem and white em- | 13¢ pair; 2 pairs $100,000 a year. pay a Scent fare. We will not take during the war | between the allied powers to determ is broid initial, 15 25¢ pemeve Antes Advantage during the war of the) The foregoing will be granted upon |ine the best and quickest means of | roidered initial, ¢ * Basement Salesroom, The city of Seattle will not allow | “lause in a gtr aa money potag 7 that you consent to the fol aysembling the needed troops. It tx Pearl Buttons Cacho ccoset bites, = on cars to be parked on First.| 70% must sell ¢cont Ucketa. ¢ ri | not possible to use the Crech-Slovak | ¥ mater will aiso agree that you will be al Employes’ Pay troope now in Vladivostok as a fu 5c Card bee Tet eas Children’s Bloome Cc lowed to charge 1 cent extra for! Immediately increase the pay of| cleus for the force because in their transfers. It is understood, how. all your employes in every depart | Siberian fighting they have become over, oor this rg apply to| ment of the street railway service in| “combative troops,” in the eyes of iz - us| ines such as the rona line, an amount equal to the city scale. I| sore Russian factions. | rage will save eat secaion which is transferred from James | understand you employ some men in| The “police” forces must be solely | tiene, which, if measured in dollars| Street. or the Madison line, or lines! certain work where no scale is entab: | protective, It in stated | and conte, would mean bet $75,.;0% that character. We understand lished by the city. In those in | Mobilization of this police force ix | 000 and $100,000 annually that this will amount to 24,000,000 stances the wage ix to be arbitrated | the sole problem holding up the the city of Seattle will allow transfers, at 1 cent each, which | In no instance is the pay of any per | Russian plan now. Since a large ap Fr.) Company common user rights 58 prs would total $240,000 a year. Of son for eight hours to be leas than! propriation may be neceanary to | COR. FIRST AVE. AND PIKE wt.) new 15th ave. N. W. bridge into Bal-| SUF? some will walk rather than the city scale of four ($4) dollars «| finance the expedition it is likely Phene Main 6065 |tard in exchange on @ fair basis for pay the 1 cent extra; let us call the day. The company cannot retain! President Wilson will apperr before extra earning $200,000 a year for employes or operate its lines and) congress to outline his proposal and ERY handy to have Satin Ribbons WL cuT, Bloomers in the sewing bas- Ms ket at all times—these 15c Bolt black sateen, with band good quality Pearl But- _ pecially featuring the | at the waistline and elas tons in two- and four-hole | pastel shades used for | tic shirring at styles; four or six on lingerie, bolt of 10 yards, card, card. 5e. = & g : H —Basement Salesroom | | hts on Firat, Second | : | “IF | HURT YOU, DON’T anemean seame siete 0” Five | your company aiccnevae waueer. 4 olen a, tie |e ee —Basement Saiesroom PAY ME. by our municipal line in serving the| Discontinue Service quate wage. A failure to pay a suf.| To Go to Vladivostok ———————— ‘This ts my message of deliverance | sn ‘workers. Any other com.| We will agree that where you are| ficient wage will but lead to diffi-| " ——=——$—$——— rr ; te you from ‘the fear that accom: | *TuS7uS, “iahts which may be nec | maintaining service now on certain|ulties, either impairing the service| 4, “Tet "uniaue and comprehensive § |PANS WAR PROFITEERS | sew nave boen turning our pees CT, FILL CRO an4|easary to service by either your. lines where it is not necessary for|/°r causing a total cessation thereof.| 2 staged in the bil | fetal Ab a bi AT Teeth sdeclutely Sithout | geives or ourselves must be agreed the public convenience. and only be Figuring on your May payreli thie aa 2 = FROM CHURCH PULPIT | }\"5 tro" wolrit of peernei in in cases acute eased - | wil amount to an im | i | It is this on by both parties in order that effi-| ing done in order to hold your fran geen @ $437,000 crease for the Financial experts, together with STRIKE CALLED “We know that the people of the! every American must detest, wl jons. Lowest prices in your city for| ciency in transportation may wre chise, that we will waive your con ‘Taxes business, agricultural and» trade country are loyal and true to our|{t is a multimillionaire op about in this city. tract obligations and allow you to). i oo, gs el hyn. | COMmiasions will go to Vladivostok ideals,” Rev. John A./a large scale or a laboring ers | discontinue service on these liner pay Bt one oon Ae told the congregation of the acting an unfair return for @ high-class, guaran: and move slowly westward, They | | Gred forty odd thousand dollars of We will agree to adopt a system) during the war, in order to use you “ Eon ‘ “ | c of universal transfers on all lines| cars and men on the needed routes, | ‘@xe" which are now due and will pathy ad hap aeocantog aaiege ph's church @unday morning, | work. eae compel a fifty-fifty| This will save you a great deal of| PAY all other taxes as they fall due) , we your pany on A ood in the future. You will pay theas| encourage confidence of the Rus | ; Idle Cars. The city will agree that during tho| taXea without recourse of any kind|s#ans in each other, ald in bulld:| g ‘ ; af ‘We will agree that if any idle eaes| period of the war you need not pave | to alleged counterclaims pad a cailar ig in| Continued From Page Ones “ short, do eve! 1 heir Seco ] Men to Operate Cars power to “start things moving” in|" weft i You will immediately hire men) Russia more than six or seven men n enough to use every street car you! It» advance and the record of its| the office here now have in the barns; you will pur-| achievement will be heralded thru chase and operate such other strect|out Russia. Its unselfish purpose LOCAL TELEGRAPHERS ears as are necessary to give us an|and, above all, tts non-combative | efficient service. At the peak hours) disposition is expected to convince CONFIRM ORDER THAT | more than half of the passengers) ali factions that the allied nations | are standing. jae et” cchiy woes aidesa| CANCELS WIRE STRIKE | Im conclusion, we desire to state! nothing else. Local locked-out telegraphers con | that it is our position that you are) President Wilson is understood to firmed announcements that the wire not entitled to make any more! have staked much on this unparal-| strike had been called off by long money during the war, because of| jeled venture. | distance telephone f war conditions, than you made with President § previous to the war, The nerease Sunday night. The union members in pay in 1918 of $437,000 by vour| Place Death Blame had assembled at the Labor temple Broken Lines of Women’s Oxfords at Reduced Prices | meeting the city scale has in our| Sociali | for final strike instructions. | best judgment been amply taken i on aac ialist Men “That. railroad telegraphers stand |! 5 . Jeare of in the concessions made by| WASHINGTON, July 8.—Serious) aay to back up the union com: |} DISPOSAL of models which are no anhes between the social revolu-| nercial wire men was evidenced by @ the city | | We desire that no matter what|tionaries and the Bolshevik! have been in progress in Moscow since the assassination of Ambasador Mir bach, according to dispatches from 8 of the the large number of memb* Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraph ers who were on hand at the strike ro pledged not to longer in stock in an adequate range of sizes, involving over | | the above concessions may make for | you, the entire earnings over and |above your operating expenses, de. meeting. They “ | preciation, etc., shall not exceed) Kieff. received today dio commercial messages at hun i "st Preckation, st0, Sift aot eeto,| The two assassins of the ambane,| handle commescite theeeeie le oar 400 pairs in all, as follows: _ 000, which is 6 per cent on our valu.|40F were members of the soclaliat | O°" it, y ation of $10,000,000 and 4 per cent| revolutionary party 1. Miller, district W. 153 Pairs of Oxfords | on your valuation of $15,000,000, ae | union superintendent, issued a. shall be divided equatly between the| Germany Excited |ment Sunday denying reports that Reduced to $5.75 Pair employes of your company and We he and Western Union officials had . your company Over Russ Killing dined with union officers at the | —comprising high-grade Oxfords in Koko-brown | and Tan Calfskin, with S e a Sk a n d L a nN d : Consider Proposals COPENHAGEN, July 8.—There {s| ler Saturday night q We desire to way that we will con-| great excitement in Germany over| “We were at separate tables," ho sider carefully and co-operate ain) the kilfng of Mirbach, German | said. ' P . . x . cerely in any proposition that you| ‘ pie atvine at a ’ The U. S. Marines! The Three-in-One Service for the Onedn Tess Mant Cre 8 te ee vetstion to ber | eer aaa ee ate canna s N 4 tering the service conditions in the] that the Bolshevik! are not ersponsi Carlton ays No hand-welted soles and — You know these “Soldiers of the Sea” by the bronze Globe, Anchor and =| “"'y, Of Sawttle. ntarencen| Me Union Men Around 15-inch walking heels, ‘ i “9 doch certain, that. NEW YORK, July §.—Newcombe aihe Eagle, on cap, _ ad enn nae bis bebesliad ha a a tre ready and willing to co-operate| AMSTERDAM, Jaly #—Fearing | Cariton, president ot tha Weatern Broken size ; ‘rom ten—or more—less | y ma to solve the| demonstrations, military police are | Union, declared in Ce ere ‘ . tested; who has been selecte Pe | with us in every manner to solve the) cuarding the Russian embassy in| today that the strike of commercial 280 Pairs of Oxfords Reduced to $4.75 Pair telegraphers failed to start as sched ely because it was found © no union members, | transportation problem. . — Berlin, it was legrned here today. —comprising high-grade Oxfords in Patent Coltskin | and Brown Kidskin, with hand-turned soles and full Louis heels. Broken sizes. First Flees This device, or insignia (shown above) is the distinguishing mark of men whose every inch and ounce has been trained for war efficiency on land and sea or in the air. A recently-authorized increase in the Marine Corps opens the door to ambitious | for 7-Cent Fares men, to whom active service and adventure are attractive. Not all men can qualify: ac- Pi kearabags tu Sanh perpen grad ceptance is an opportunity and an honor worth striving for. dinance providing for a Z-cent cash | fare on street cars -|uled ~~)| there we Tacoma Council =a xeuMpr meaite berremet: — || SEDRO-WOOLLEY BOY IS | ewinn‘toteave her. || OFFICER AT 21 YEARS} RO-WOOLLEY, July § Mr.| TE! : Local Board to let you volunteer. Unregistered mei - aia . ||Te be exempt and then recalled SE . . REGISTERED MEN: Ask your al y Ay The city is to rpooiye'® ene: ee "4 Mmight force a chills lena Mrs, W. T. Odlin, of this clty,| e ar avin S ection ment on every have received word that their son enlist in the U. 8. Marines quickly, while you can. Ages, 18 to 36. company lines and the company will Reno Odlin, a former University of ‘OR CRUITING STATION | coms : he Apply at the U. 8. MARINE C PS RE! cgi ‘ gc? cents on all transfers from the | | Washington student, has passed the| ONVENIENTLY located just inside the Second gp eencard dy rang 117% N. Mower "Ava, Osntcalia, | ‘The understanding was reached, 1 Sain yo dibecn heptane ae and Madison entrance, this Section has been | {following findings of » committee: ot installed for the purpose of giving quick service to the men, women and children of Seattle who are helping their Government and themselves by invest- ing in War Savings and Thrift Stamps. “ jr 810% KE. Huron St., Aberdeen | | missioned officer in the United] w 25 men and women appointed from || wnat 5 ak eb thy RO. cae eaten | industrial and civic life to undertake || “We know you wil 1 Fiera mrt having just reached} Jan investigation of traffic problems. F; | 2 | * ve soianioclontenensinei) NCE UPSTAIRS || 59, re | in | } A THRIFT STAMP 2 aay The sun ts rising in the west! | ‘Siu away. Second and Union. Strange, isn't it? | @ e | will keep th 7: | | ¥