The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 3, 1919, Page 1

Because the Lamping bill failed by one vote, thousands of nition. Surely this cannot be the last word in the matter. ing faith with the men whom we had promised that “nothing would be too good for them.” Are they now the big majority who are left penniless when discharged men in this state, who gave up their work for $30 a month in military service, must now go without recog For the moment, politics has defeated patriotism. For the moment, the state has recorded itself against keep-. Are to depend upon charity, upon donated clothes, upon donated meals? they to be thus hue miliated during the trying days when, emerging from military life, they are just beginning to find themselves in civilian life? a The senate still has a chance to redeem itself. The senate can still vote to reconsider the stain it has placed on its record today : Tonight, a mass meeting of veterans takes place in Seattle at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ club, to which every man who has donn ed the uniform has been invited. that the senate still can reconsider the measure—and they will, no doubt, ask the Let not the ee An American Paper That Fights for Americanism The Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Aotered es Gecond Clase Matter May 3, 1899, at _the Fostottice at Geattin, Wash, eater the Act Of Congress March & 1878. They know © senate to do so. senators fail them. On the issue of Americanism there can be no compromise NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mall, $5.00 to $9.00. THE ‘SE ATTL E BTAR—HONDAY, MARC H 8, 1919. 29 VOLUME NO. 6 Weather Forecasts _ LAMPING BILL DEFEATE For Each Prisoner From the 91st,German |VOTE FOR FITZGERALD, MEA Commander Offered Eighteen Days’ Leave} MOORE AND THOMSON! l 10S — — BERNARD, pipe March 3. Three councilmen, a corporation counsel, | —The Huns learned to have a wholesome re- nine charter amendments, and four propo- ONE OLYMPIA, March 3 spect for the fighting qualities of the Wild sitions, are up for decision at the hands of | ried out in many private corporations. Em-| West division. the voters tomorrow. On the councilmanic | ployes who get old in the city service should | Witness this document, dated October 30 oe The Star advises the re-election of | be given a pension. Vote FOR Amendment | Souncilmen Fitzgerald, Moore and Thomp- | No. 8. and signed Be a gph general, Bom Por son. There is no good ground of opposition to VOTE AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 9.! y a wounded rman officer capture yy the them from any class of citizens. Their op- | It proposes to vest in the city council the Lamping soldier rew: I 107th field artillery i in Belgium: ponents raise no legitimate issues against | powers now held by the city health commis- failed to pass the senate Early tomorrow we must be ready to them. The attempt to make it a class elec- | sioner in fighting epidemics and insanitary | morning by one vote. y r an meet a hostile attack. Opposite our sector Gon'should be frowned Upon. | conditions. It would deprive the health de-| were 21 votes for the 1 lies the 91st American division. For each Councilman Fitsgerald, of Ballard, has sure and 21 against, It t prisoner brought in the division we give votes for a comm majority. Magnus “ee ob of Everett, on whom tl medical experts. | tes vand it supports them today for the same Proposition A proposes a franchise to the wise’ oe . reasons. They are men of high caliber, ef- | National District Telegraph Co. for the in- i no, ficient and honest, age and co-ordination of city laws with state laws. They are Amendments 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | and $750,000 for Montlake boulevard bridge. and 7. Vote FOR them. | In line with the constructive policy advo-| The German intelligence division had the correct dope. The attack did begin the next morning after that order was written. And the American intelligence division learned that these same German troops had been opposite the Wild West in the Argonne—and feared them for good reason. But they got only one prisoner. A man from the 163rd infantry was the only Wild Westerner captured in Belgium—and he made his way back to the American lines two weeks later, when the armistice had ended hostilities. Amendment No. 8 proposes civil service | pensions. The principle is right. It is car-| REFERENDUM TO COUNCILMEN BEGIN THURSDAY: TO BE CHOSEN ON STRIKE END HERE TUESDAY | partment of the ability to enforce necessary served with distinction. He has been a | health regulations and would put these mat- great influence for the right things in that | ters up to a vote of the council, thus intro- 18 days extra leave. section and every other section of the city. | ducing politics in our health problems, in (Signed) VON BUELOW. Councilmen Moore and Thomson were | place of leaving them to the decision of supported by The Star three years ago-— | stallation of a rival fire alarm system to that| Promising to suppo For corporation counsel, vote for Walter | now held by a local company. There seems | Measure. Meier, who has made good in office. no ea ana public question involved, one| Sie last minutes ot the Qf the nine amendments, six are tech- hWaY-OE “s st. i \nical, merely having to do with légal verbi- spat 99 and C propose ‘bonds ottt rs oe oe pose $900,000 to build the West Spokane bridge, | me ot ae ‘I have just returned fro | Francisco. “Sorry, unable to. 7 “Attack Postponed! T0 91ST BY JOHN F. RYAN (Staff Reporter for The Star) LA FERTE BERNARD, France, March 3.—The Wild West division didn’t know whether to be glad or sorry when - word came that the armistice had been signed November 11. That’s the way Capt. G. A. Pande put it. He was born ind went to school in Tacoma, tho he commands company K, 64th infantry, a southern California unit of the 91st. “We were driving right thru the Huns,” he said. “They couldn’t stop us. We hated to stop going—tho, of course ‘was a rather pleasant sensation to hear the Huns had sur- rendered They'd Gone So Fast Food Was Far Behind Capt. Pande told me the 91st’s non-stop push thru Bel-|“' , beginning October 31—as detailed in a previous article. “The 10th of November had been a hard day,” he con- _tinued. “We had driven the Germans across the Scheldt x and were all set with pontoons to cross and take the rights on the other side from the city of Audenarde. 4 “Everything was prepared for an attack the morning of the lith. We had gone so fast the field kitchens hadn't * come up. eeeceonaily T was pretty tired—and so were the men of my company. I was pointing out to platoon leaders what we were expected todo. The attack was to begin at 10 o'clock. “Just then a runner came to me with an order post- poning the attack. Shortly afterwards another runner ar- yived with an unofficial announcement that an armistice had keen signed. And then an orderly came up. p» . Company Grins I went out and announced that “Company K lined up. em They grinned. ' the attack had been postponed. stand a little rest. “Then I announced that the armistice had been signed 3 ‘And they grinned a little more. BUSINESS AID _ government w “Then I told them I had just received word that the kitchens had come up—and there wou'd be breakfast. You should have heard the how! of delight! The break- fast bell beat the armistice ail hollow!” News of the armistice had come via messages dropped by airplanes and by wireless. The Wild West reme ained where they were until November 15. They were not required to do police work in Belgium, | ut were vithdrawn to Dun- kirk, at the northeast corner of France, w here they rem: until Decemt 28, when the movement Fegan to the barkation @ ar’ ea at La Fer’ te Bernard. em- Retiring Leaders in Congress Will BILL iS SIGNED Get Fine Presents WAGHINGTON, Mareh 2 president today # bil) vat @iting = inform: r mounting to vut 8 The delay war manufacturer receiving payment tracts has been gis Vfor business sta Stan of nunc ore avd ma of the houre a the will rece ver tureen and contracts a afly ice from hia cob 2,500,000 000 irman Kitehin, of the 1 hanes eo to match Mann will by ir wreaented a ¢ Werks, of ven as Lfrom that state, imme situation, Giately the business | turning They could | 7¥° Champ Seattle's mammoth shipyard strike, | which precipitated the general walk pee of all union workers in this city And attracted the attention of the entire wortd. ful clone. Strike coma and Tacoma Sunday » resolution calling on the rank | file of the workers to vote on re the mence Thursday w ranged ata joint Met cil session in Seattle ing. Approxtma workmen are cision. ~The practically the week wing t« the re Jay afternoon's mee sived, that the Trades council and Aberdeen pmmend to all is drawing to a peace of this Ta Aberdeen in seasion in lenders city, ternoon passed « and to work poll to com solution ting Metal » paaned in regular season, do affiliated rma on to work und when we came main on strike pending Ja result of the conference, and if ofr terms of representation are not ag@ed to, that we will hold a joint meeting of metal trades councils of Tacom: atl out on strike our futur “Be it furt erendum shall be than Thurs Me of the referendum t after the next meetin. Sheet Metal Men Back dred and fifty t metal ntract b tion Ived, that a ref. not later the terms announced er reso taken longer action int trike ranks the Metal ‘ strike from th yemov yer Trom the ined ° May Stop Building of Shack Garages ntendent of ndment to the whieh would limit tie eut th own district, © property re in the tle to determine Sixty-three thousand Seattle citi |zenw are entitied to go to the polls ‘Tuesday and choose three city coun cllmen from «ix int of two candidates counsel, pase on three Amounting to $2,160,000 their vote on nine tx and race, elect one for corporation bond issues, and record amend. proporal charter me franchin ing stations will be open in all nS am. tos p.m aix counciimanie can up for re m. They man R. H. Thomson, C. r William Hickman ted engi-| nz Se a of the en back of t n for the Skagit river power site; Fitegerald ia 4 financial expert, who has bh ed the city council's finance committee for four years is a former ayor and super who has een making an rt at Olym the city’s In tion Walter F fer, the present cor paration counsel, is opposed by Fred New York block attorney ntered the race when eight in ohe precinct placed his on their ballots in the primary .. Proctor, Ea T. Levi and Charles H. Gallant are the three can- didatex who oppose the present coun cll members, Nine Amendments Up the proposed bond a period of 20 t rates not to ex Following are . spread #, with inte 6 per cent $900 y steel and conerete bridge ¢ at 8) st 000 for ut Montlake ington canal 00 oposition E. Duwamish waterway Proposition steel for erect of municipal hospital the franchise pro the ve would give nal District Telegraph Co. nal alarm for 2 * tht to operate a e city ed charter Amend ren city nine proj aix of which ‘ 6 and sections from the would raise from $3,000 to diment No. 1 n’s walarle early nt No. 8 would establish » fund for civil service em ndment No. 9 would: compel misisoner of health to secure Kon of the eit Vin vs an epidem and ters for uth at rmi cour non the commis the en trong opr counetl efit the body, but Details not been men's salaries would not present members of that only the ted Tuesda of the pension plan have worked out, but It would be operated on 4 basis whereby the and the would contribute covt of maintenance elty orkers 50 per cent a * The Lergest Audi nee in’ the Northwest Keads Siar Want Ads 4 eekoeoed atirlcoet Amendment No. now gerald, paid the right kind of a salary. advises a vote FOR Amendment No. a WORK UNDONE 1 proposes to increase | the salaries of future councilmen (not those in office) from $3,000 to $4,800, we are to have men of the caliber of Fitz- Moore and Thomson, they should be If The Star cated thruout the United States, both propo-| |s sitions should be supported. | Proposition D proposes $500,000 bonds | biti ‘until Monday and I for a general municipal hospital. There is, at this time, a shortage of hos- pital facilities. | proved. Vote “Yés, The bonds should be ap- * on Proposition D. 'HUN CIVILIANS WILSON URGES AS CONGRESS HISS AMERICAN SQUARE DEAL NEARS CLOSE ARMY OFFICERS BY L. ©. MARTIN (United Press Correspondent) | WASHINGTON, March 3.—TI ix the last legislative day of the 65th congress, Both houses will remain in prac tically continuous * day until neon tomorr The final hours promised to eli max fittingly the v of the war which has broken all ree spent, unusual laws n from to: congress, ords for mone passed and work left undone. Interest centered in the senate to how many appropriation bills the republicans would f over to the extra seaxion, The general impres: sion among both democrats and re icans early today was that the and navy, agriculture and District of Columbia appropriation bills would fail of passage Republicans were reticent refused to announce out that re completely un. be done “What's the They pointing ner not das to wha While ident” | other expr they on th « re the of which fon « to unite against y some f the last Novem surrender throwing away the fruits tory gained at the 4 senate today had br bill, providing $7 0 about “ 5 purposes, Dem expected this bill to vdmitted today it is the f the remaining supply vey are at all hopeful tuation is full of rs pointed out the deficiency bill is not generally expeeted to oceupy nearly all the day and a half which remains, it was predicted in’ some that tration leaders an issue with on all the bills May Filibuster In that event, if republ mut the threats they ma¢ when they ylelded' on the Loan bill, they will filibuster. them have views on the nations whieh they hay a from Sherman, Uli WGONT'D ON PAGI possiblitie urters ans carry Sunday Victory Many league wo far nator an-| WOURTEEN) BY FRANK J, TAYLOR LIN, March -2.—(Delayed.) American officers were for a hostile demonstration by Ger man civilians today During the reception to Ge’ Lettow, former ( c in Africa offi hing the par from Americar juarters in the Hotel Adion d suddenly be shout at them enced great difficulty the the in re. height of the demon civilians rushed cnobile, standing unoceupied at the Policemen interfered Americans 4% were compelled to re » the hotel all afternoon ‘The mission ordered all allied of. ficers to keep off the further instructed TELEGRAPHERS MAY STRIKE IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, March graphers have voted to trike whenever such action is ap nved by their international offi action follows locke awaiting reinstatement hands of Postmaster General Burle- son WASHINGT Bryan is still co with a bad cold to speak tonight his friends said Star Want Ad Found the Girl “GOOD HOME, undry work. N, Ma nfined to his and will be ut Camden, wd Only one day’s insertion of this ad found the girl they wanted. Some say it’s hard to find girls for housework, but people who employ Star Want Ads will tell you otherwise. Try a Want Ad in The Star. target ors were quietly at which was curb, with the intention of demolishing it. s well as other al- streets until > on charges d out telegraphers are the room N. J, FOR WORKERS i ® BY ROBERT J. BENDER | (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, March 3.— President Wilson today, address- ing the opening conference of governors and mayors im the Kast room of the White House, a declared that the business of the government in readjusting in- dustry in the United States is “to take counsel for the average man.” The whole matter, he said, runs} down into the plans of the workers, and the decision must be worked out to jeer, | police | energy and minds to making indus. tries successful Appearing sembled sta hour before ak, the nd city ex he cutives an was eduled to 81 onfidence that of states and cities with juate means oring in coopera the governm would be foun nations of t can appre the plete assurance.” His confe' with statesmen and contact with pean people, he said, had convin jhim that all nations are “at | learning” that the worker is the basic element to be considered in ali busin ‘The president regretted he will be | unable to deliberate with the con- ferees, beca nothing deliberate is permitted since my return.” “With the aid of Secretary multy, I have been prying month's work in “and L hope nees Tu to do a a. to indulge on, saying attend the limited to a nar. s would not if it was ; row Mubject International Sympathy lent urged “a decision which will serve the purpose of all.” Pet OMe 38 NINE) PRIEST MAY HEAD — PARENT ASSOCIATION | Arthur Priest, former dean of the men at the University of W ton, who is returning from F | with the 9tst division, will probably take charge of the activities of the Washington Parents of Sold Sailor association, Mrs. . Miller, 4 von, aniza to benefit those who contribute their | suddenly before the as- | president expressed his || thru the | | your assistance. If neces | pone vote on soldier o | you.” |" When Thomle arrived at the |ate chamber today ne s ¢ into the cloak rooms Howard Taylor, of King. seeren of Everett. They ered leaders, who bitterly Lamping. Just before Thomle step ie senate he leaned over to ] |ping and said: “I am all & | George—I'm with you,” Heated Argument A call of the senate was ed and doors locked, but at-Arms Dan McCush failed jin the group. Lamping, Mete | other supporters of the bill the cloak room. Heated | waged there for 15 minutes, | Thomie, face flushed, fin in. The roll call began, Thomle’s name was reached known that his vote would. the fate of the bill, He \* and asked huskily: “Mr, President, what are ing on?” “The Lamping bill,” said @ “1 vote " Thomle an: Those who voted against tl | with Thomle were: | Bolinger, Brow: | Coman, | Mc r eight hours of debate, adjourned late Saturday londay. Never before | ure beer! debated’ so or of either state hou ‘ht senators « By a vote of 22 with three absent, friends of | $5,000,000 soldier recognition |guided by Metcalf of Pierce, d | the until Monday, when xpected back from San | | senate 10 a. m | speech votes to pass a ‘Twenty-one J late Saturday, had beer a depended the final 4 | Speakers’ Lineup These senators took the fl urge the ps | Davis dnd Metcalf of Tacoma, jman of Wenatchee, Groff, Hu nnson and Phipps of 8 n of Poulsbo, Lon sor Colville, Judd of h Lamping, Renick, |O'Harra of King, Myers of Lin | Morthland of Yakima, Those who fought the bill 6 floor were: Taylor of King, @ of kane, Cox of Walla Wa |Cleary of Bellingham, Browny | Whatcom, neh of Vaneou Hall of Colfax, Kuykendall of eroy, Loomis of | Oakesdale, Smith of Everett, | When the opposition had led debate, Lamping, pulsing wi forceful opened his fi statement, saying: “All you said, when summed up, showal kane, Rockwell SOME PARTY! BRATTLEBORO, Vt, Mi It was some party! A ” Ken Wa ing to Mrs, Bert S, Miller, ¢] when fed, as the calling a chickens,