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ULL Leased Wire of the United Press Association. OMPLETE Service of the News- paper Enterprise Association. VOLUME 2: NO . "392 Antered as Hecond Class Matter May 3, SEATTI 1499, THURSDAY, Wash, under the FEBRUARY 6, 1919. Act of Congress March §, NORTHWEST 1879. RMEN JOIN STRIKE! e Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC at the Postoftice at Beattie, Ex $i [ JE, WASH., TIE-UP AT | VOLUNTEERS RUN THE CITY | Tokyo from the Paria house on Wel Ss ttle will walk: during the sympathy ler st. and Sixth ave, three men strike set for 10 o’clock this morning. IN LODGING HOUSE FIRE od the wall met death at 3 o'clock this morning. Fourteen were injured and a score ing, according to the latest ‘street car men’s union voted unanimously at| whe x70 house, where the fir 3a. m. to this effect at a special strike meet- asthe Huwsll hoane pena gga dor | Tokyo house, an wooden struc ture, alone contains 100 rooms the house was packed with lod ing held during the night. Up to the last minute, various agencies ‘ last night any of the men, un * ble to escape thru the aya, were hopeful of a compromise statement jumped Teacieleore, Sain teak ns ouses are men of all nationalitics. from Washington. Efforts along this line, omen, ™ Dem | however, have apparently failed. Charles Forest Unidentified white man. Injured Hospitals of the city will be furnished | th Manchu, 18, Chinese; burns and with ligh heat an gas, trik ve | internal injurten. t, t id ? odie e commi Nile Placedo, 27, Filipino; burns * « KE. Hubbard, Sumas and severe bruises, | tees of the Metal Trades council and the|*",""" Central Labor council having decided to al-| 2, white N. Lewts, 19, negro; burns and | cuts. engineers to remain~on the job where | William Hamilton, 32, negro; eit and bruises. Joe Aust, 42, white; cuts and bruises: alight burne. Robert Pearson, 24; badly brateed | ‘the care of the sick in public institutions is) Frank Anderson, and bruises James Brown, 30, negro; cuts and ‘strike hour at a stormy session of the Cen-| al Laber council, which lasted until mid-' | bruisnes.* A. Anoos, 24, Filipino; burns and bruises: Storage plant engineers havejed by the labor council Wednesday | f, Macedo, 23, Filipino; burns and been given authority by the | evening. inet committees to remain at work | Hulet M.Wells, former labor coun- Unidentified Japanese; Janitors and engineers with cil president, now under sentence | purned. exemption will keep the schools order. All unions given will wear a badge fur by the strike committees. sala and light ser the city are still un ome strike committee has fe we exempt engineers at the Union power station, but a! of the electricians at the may be expected. Altho thd operators are not to be out, the question of power for exchanges is still unsettled. Vol- workers are being assembled for violation of the esptonage act, scored White on the charge of hold- ing labor men in the tmmigration station for months without trial. Fred Nelson, vice president of the Metal Trades council, declared that | labor has in its posseasion a series of documents showing that White has been in communication with Chamber of Commerce officials re- garding cases of labor radicals held for deportation, Milk can be obtained at the fol- lowing stations, according to C. 0. tin, president of the Milk Wagon LISTER READY IN EMERGENCY OLYMPIA, Feb. 6.—"I am keeping in close touch with the situation in Tacoma and Seattle in connection with the general strike called for to day at 10 o'clock. I hope it will not be necessary for the state authori ties to take any action for the pro the city light department to han-) Drivers’ union tection of life and property, but if die the emergency. Mayor Hanson) york grocery, York station. the necessity arises that protection Khas ordered substations roped off} stavig Bros, 24th and FE. Madison. | will be immediate and ample,” said and placed under guard while emers: | wrench grocery, 2499 Mt. Rainler| Governor Listér in a statement ts ency workers take charge of the sys» tem under the direction of city drive. k's grocery sued this morning. Fe 1401 Jist ave. . power officials. | Majestic bakery, 23rd ave. and Yes Bere in a list of the public dining; ler } halls which labor will operate for | C: A, Todd, 234 and E. Union st. (es and non-union members of the public after the 10 o'clock Beacon Hill grocery, 2716 Beacon. Union grocery, Georgetown | Youngstown Mercantile Co., it 2601 W.! WORLD.ON CITY | | | eut and ned. i i 7 Popes Ancedo, 24, Filipino; Sens These exemptions to union engineers), "ss Ar: i ifi 4 a . 27, : a | ‘were granted following ratification of the), 'mor. 27 white: burns ana) . Negro; burns | | | ANERA CITIZEN, ' PUNI ~ BRITAIN WOULD SH STRIKE OF POWER MEN LONDON, Feb, 6.—If they strike, power house employes here may be Jailed for six months or fined 500 pounds, or b This is th in counell, & the defens it a erimh employed by nictpality contracted t quit work ar cee ishment of guilty of to strike. More than ora urging electrical poth failed and fined. © provision of an order | sued Wednesday under of the realm act, making! offense for any person the mu that has to government, company 0 supply electricity, provides for the pun men who are found workers 4,000 mechanics of the | High Spots in Strike News Carmen vote at 3 a, m. to join walkout. Telephone operators not to be called out, but lack of electric power may render service impos. wible. City to have Imited lighting service. Hospitals to be accom modated, by union sanction, City, however, will try to run plant by volunteer workers, Milk depots and public places are designated. Approximately 70,000 out of work The walkout is in sympathy with striking shipworkers, who have been out for two. weeks The shipworkers demand a minimum wage scale of $6 as against the Macy award of $4.60. This for common labor, Skilled labor to get $7 and $8 a day. eating thrown STRIKE LEADING BY ALIENS MAY BE MADE FELONY THREE DEAD The Innocent Victim | | Issues raised by Greece, with claims to enemy territory and sec: | tions claimed by friendly states, are in the ha n of “experts,” lea supreme council free to consider weightier issues. The report of the committee will | not be acted on until t nelety of | nations ia well in the making and a principle established that will be a OLYMPIA, Feb, 6.—A bill sched uled to be introduced in the legisia ture today by Representative Rob ert Grass, of Seattle, provides tha aliens who or advocat strikes will be y of a felony ‘The measure ording to Graas, will not prevent ena from going Jon strike, but will eliminate activi ties of foreigners in the promotion | |royal army service corps, claiming Second and Seneca, Moose hall. Andover’ st | tea? their duties to the government 2320 First ave. j Neliable grocery, 4707 California} The general strike was taken up| oo 1+ an end, and that they be Tabor Temple Annex, Fifth and os". a Lh cee ea by the soak rire gp given the pay of civilians if retained University. jalusha grocery, 2601 California | day Ligarre x . ithe Masonic ‘club | it work, have refused to go on duty | Burst and a i os ee TOs coe, ne eaaeniat In the inainte. | {2 depots adjoining London 6350 Ballard urd groce 239 Eaatiake ave. |per cent to 4 fre: - |" guapension of the functions of the} een ave. Pearl gro 5623 14th ave. N. E. | nance of “law and order” during the | _cimittees of the Associated Soctety iT 1-2 Third ave. Tenth Ave. groc 6410 10th N. E. | strike. of engineers has taken pla in Colling building, Brenen's grocery 1 st. and First The eyes of the nation—of the| 7 .45n, Belfast, and on the Cylde, Union cooks were busy ve. N. E world—are on Seattle at th > prevent in strike areas. Tubes and tram. ‘Thursday morning « rrish Bros., Green Lake station time. The way th nee de ic may | wesw‘ are ‘sllant in Loxidon. ply @ noon-hour meal : orth End marke Greenwood. the future of the work * de | TTotels and restaurants are closing SEE A ister announcement | Kime's grocery, 4919 Phinney ave rie Orvin Heit, Bait dnean {UP because they are unable to ob- {rors the culinary craft unions is| Koll & Wick grocery, 6017 15th ave. mana nan @ tain help or auppiios expected to show an additional num Ww members present. Other notion age . Beneinina « pennine aanone. ider’s confectionery, 2400 Fre-| speakers included President H. #.| ? “ S ehaee te ° ber of eating place F H wink Ringe again, many viding these to and . ‘i a « King and Hugo Winkenwerder, dean Motor lorries are oper A number of skilled engineers ‘and ie x and ae from work c @lectricians are declared by city of ger 04 vss b 10th ys AY bod hid we at he Vaiverety ated by & number of. large estab- jong those voluntee n Anne grocery Sec: | Washington shments to bring their employes Mast. Beiches of these voluriteers’| Qua dairy, 207 14th ave. voring shorter working hours and t t jouth End market, Third ave, and| higher pay for the averd aborer were dispatched to the city substa - , f cig hon Opn figucg. ve é Thursday morning to wait in| Wa on ® j begin br 4 n that the radical) AQ Britishers Are feadiness for the walkout of. the | Harrison grocery, prison # ye eliminated 5 ron men, Pickéling of the -wub..|Madinon Park groce 2B. Maat ae | Rescued From Ship stations will be prevented by the city) fun 8 il be Aare , | SOUTH. SHIELDS, England, Feb. authorities, labor men say Pe apenas a ail pcx LOMESIE Fen. © ee sre 6—Forty members of ‘the "crew. of ; 1. OF hursday and from 9| haw occurred capita y | de Altho Superintendent of Utilitie |)? & ™ fn nies ahah ky, tel tee peaios ie ioe Mag hnoy the British sloop Perth, accidentally je insists e| z cote pg he Bens dba vb et mae Ei sunk from contac na 2 m- Thomas Murphine insi at the | lowing during the impending strike, | change Telegraph correspondent at |*UNK from contact with @ mine 23 municipal car system will operate, | " | miles off the Tyne river Wednes¢ a Ma | Vienna pe tunfon leaders declare that the city |*°ording to Martin . ei A have been pieked up by a couple of tract employes will walk out i trawlers. According to ¢ nhagen the fae of the threat that they " MRS. ROOSEVELT ON } toy two ships, a Norwegian fish. sll Jose their jobs under civil see WAY TO SON’S GRAVE)? Announcement {|Ing mtearner and a Swedish steamer, | * regulations. y YORK, Feb. 6.—Mrs. Theo-|) _ Rumors have gained circula have been sunk by mines with “a ‘woe Probably not until evening will it conevilt, widow of the ex.|) tion that dry. gc and depart- {| loss of 26 lives: ha HAM te emenettetog wacthor Sontt oosevelt, widow of the ex.|} tlon that Shy prt or reaanf will be lighted ax usual, partially wo | PEON OEM wince Wedneaday to vieit |) open , or not at all. A mupreme effort wilt | rine for rig eal ol prevodi who |, The following stores make post: { | Spartacans Lose cep the street ghted 7 HP 19 ie . meth « G joemen Ml ey { be made to keep ti r ligt was killed in an alr duel with a|) tlve announcement that they will $| Bremen Struggle! rts i in any event, even if the residence | Ya" KN |} remain open $| ‘ er- districta must co in darkness. Nea is 1) REDERICK & NELSON | COPENHAG ' Feb. 6.-—The No gettlernent of the strike will be| NAME GERMAN MI } MACDOUGALL-SOUTHWICK {| town hall and stock exchange of | tolerated if Henry White, federal| BASLE, Feb, 6.—Th } BON MARCHE {| Bremen have been occupied by gov conciliation = commivsioner an4| Journal of Budapest announces that |} THs RHODES CO. {| ernment troop fter he fight commissioner of immigration, I* al-| Johann Junker haa recelyed the « ) RS PATERSON CO, {{ing, the Spartacans retreating to lowed ‘to take part in the delibera-| pointment of German minister to the |} i 8. GRAHAM. }| Grosphingen, according to latest re \} ports. _#@ tions, according to a resolution pass-| Hungarian repwalld q saeechiilinmanaantnsninicitiattaninds PO ~ ’ LA * | of labor. trouble: profitable to read The Star want ads every day. Good buys in homes and autos are featured to- day. | manded yeste | tough | lette: SMALL NATIONS MAKE DEMANDS ON PEACE MEN PARIS, Feb. 6.—Demands for greater privileges than provided for in initial plans, made by rep- resentatives of the smaller na- tions, are embarrassing the com- missions appointed by the five allied nations dominating peace conference pooedings. Complete equality in a society of nations for the Jesser nations would place the greater nations in a minor- ity on all questions, it is maintained by commi members, who are | opposed to the demands. Realizing that the greatest of diplomacy is essential to adjusting the delicate situation, commission | members going ahead slowly |and with great caution The directing forces of the peace conference have completely relin quished the adjustment of compli ted secondary questions to these ommissions, determination of rep resentation for the the greatest and most delic entrusted to them. Many Claims Up all claim matters. dicted for iding A similar Italy's territorial d The préamble and’ two the society of nations’ have been provisionally by a. special commission, tion of adding other powers being 4 se is mands. articles of reed the av representatives of to the commission ussed_ meanwhile on Saeed Probe of Charges Against Officers in Army WASHINGTON, Feb, 6.—A con- gressional investigation of charges of misconduct against army officers looking to their removal was de lay by Rep, McCul- Ohio, after he had read a charging that Ohio troops in | Dalmatia are ill fed and iil clothed, “If the secretary of war refuses to remove these men after their mis: conduct Is established I am in favor smaller nations | e task | constitution | cals in the Central Labor cou ing and, following a wild de’ | calling for the taking over of | This resolution urged tha failing to settle the shipyard machinery of production for their own protection. Immediately on the introduction of the resolu jclamor of debate arose thruo} lagainst the proposal madly en tion of the delegates. | |should the owners hold out fo: Conservatives appealed fo: law. Duncan Is Opposed James Duncan, secretary of the council, was one of the most bitter opponents of the resolution. De struction of the labor movement, might follow its passage, he de- | clared. | ©. H. McGm, prominent tabor man and one of the managers of the| Food Products association, thru whose co-operative market shipyard | workers are being given credit, in- | troduced a substitute for the seizure resolution, This consisted in the se- | curing of an unanimous pledge from | the council that it would support the | establishment of a co-operative | wholesale food warehouse, McGill insisted that not by the setzure of industry, but by the set- | ting up of business which could com- workers win the strike and economic independence, Speaking in behalf of the joint) strike committees of Seattle and | Tacoma, McGill declared that $45,000 | has been subseribed by unions within the last few days for the setting up of labor's food pro- ject. Vote Food Warehouse Support of the wholesale food warehouse was unanimously voted by the council. The |function for the union men of the city even after the general strike ts ended, McGill asserted. A vigor- |ous campaign will be undertaken to | |raise more funds from the union | treasuries for its support. McGill stated that the co-operative | farmers markets and consumers’ or- ganizations thruout the state have | already agreed to support the plan. | Labor's police force which will pa- trol the streets of the city in the in- terests of law preservation during | the strike, will be composed of sol- |diers and sailors who are also labor | men, This announcement was made |to the council by B. F. Norman, jchairman of the general strike com-| details of the | Fin were worked out & meeting in the | mittee of 15. policing system after midnight in labor temple annex. Two hundred former service men Jattended the meeting and fully this number will constitute labor's police force working under the Central bor council's law and order commit tee. Army officers who are union men, will be at the he |the organization. Headquarte | open also a of 8 wer 1 Thursday morning in the Collins Building, Second and James. | Salaries Cut Off | Union leaders will not draw any salary during the progress of the} strike, -according to an announce: ment made at the meeting In a number of cases the business | agents and other officers of the unions voluntarily gave up their sal-| aries to the general strike fund. In other cases they were anticipated by DARING BANDIT ROBS SORRENTO The | | Sorrento hotel, Madison st. Jand Terry ave., was robbed at an jearly hour ‘Thursday morning by a| | daring bandit, With a white handkerchief over | his face, the robber, well-dressed, | held up A, Tomkins, night clerk, ordering him at the point of a re- volver to keep his hands above his head, The robber then took the con tents of the cash drawer and a rege ister behind the cigar stand. Only a small sum was obtained, the rob: ber making a quiet exit, ALL INDUS Conservative labor leaders proved victors over the r Radicals declared that the sympathetic strike for 10 o’clock this morning could be settled only in this 4 |ment that passage of the resolution would mean the diate placing of the city under federal control and pete with private capital, would the | individual | institution will | ncil meeting Wednesday @ bate, voted down a all industries in th t in the event of the strike, the workers ut the hall, speakers fi deavoring to secure the a r any lerigth of time. r a negative vote, on the the workers who voted bad salaries cut off. Neither will officials of the strike is in progress. |tlon cutting them from was passed salaries will go to the | fund. 42 ALIENS ARE DEPORTED Te Forty-two aliens, gi various parts of ‘the were started on the first lap @ Journey toward deportation ” day morning by Seattle tt officials, They will be t | Atlantic seaboard and sent on to Europe. This is the first mo | desirables out of the West war and is one of the | collected in Seattle, Hollanders to Asl Damage for § Lost D WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 tions between the United |ernment and Dutch ships lost at sea during (under requisition by the | board, are expected to be | shortly, Three of the 81 vessels to” |turned to Holland have | eased and will leave New food for European relief return trips. The remaining vessels | placed at the disposal of thelr @ ers as fast as as they Gomme dock. 600 Machinists _ Return to We in San F SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. @5 600 machinists who went on in Oakland, after refusing to & compromise on differences in Macy award, returned to Wednesday | Two hundred boilermakers ‘eity, who went on strike machinists, are still out, | The Iron Trades countil Wednesday night to consider expulsion of the boilermakers the council for strikin, | ders. The action of the {in returning to work is said to prevented similar action | them by the fron trades, \Launch | Fight on Burleson F SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, neys for the railroad ' comm have filed, in superior court to enjoin the Pacific: Telephone Telegraph Co. from: retaining force the long distance tele rates known as the “Burleson ules. The action is similar to one cently filed in federal court, The petition states that the rates added cost of $800,000 to Cy fornia telephone user | ##nnouncement — If your copy of The Star | not delivered regularly di the strike period, don’t phone, During the ‘strike, Star's telephone, Main 60 be used only for official _} =

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