The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 5, 1919, Page 1

UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE ' ‘Tides in Seattle THURSDAY | JUNE S | First Low Tite | #02 am, 41 tt First Wich 118 am Low Tide m, 29 ft rR JUNE 6 DAY a Second High 12a hm econ. Law on p Second 2 p m, 4 First High Tide ) The Seattle Star Tide Tide An American Paper That Fights for Americanism Rntered as Mecond Class Matter May 9, > 99 VOLUM “SEAT! LE, WASH., at the Postoffics at Meattle, Warn, Per Year, by Mail, The full telegraphic news service of the great United Press Associations comes to The Star’s editorial rooms daily by a direct leased wire and THE UNITED PRESS IS, INDEED, A LIVE WIRE. LATE EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE 00 to $9.00 THUI SDAY ° JUN * * UTH ( * * * G * VANCOUVE ‘LABOR CHIEF ARRISO athe or F ore ciety Tonight and Friday, fairs moderate westerly winds ecast: IVES THE LIE TO HANS ON , *’ * ” * *% * Dudley Storrs [HANSON WRONG ACAI Put on Trial for Abduction (Special to The Star) OKANOGAN, June 5.—Ruth Garrison is back in Oka- ag to testify in the trial of Dudley M. Storrs, which be- superior court here today. He is the man she loved, aoa the soned in Seattle March 18. Curious xed parm have assembled from miles around to) compan ae in the love tragedy. husband of Grace Storrs, who Ruth Garrison poi- Court action} was confined to selection of a jury to hear the case. with unlawful relations with Ruth Garri- ite Meeeah tue ty Caanagen and noel ne het vite Rounced the death list as being 85. ‘The explosion was caused by an With vivid memories of those happy, if unthinking. days of last March ~eige- aga Be gov gph neous tel Wednesday night to the scene of her latason with Storrs, the man in the case. A little more to this hamlet the Okanogan river with a smile and a kiss for Storrs, took quarters at the Hotel Bureau. As man and wife Ruth and Storrs hoazed the Okanogan younger set, ‘The hoax still rankies deep. Ruth returned to the scene of her little social triumphs of last March. But this time Ruth came not gladly, but unwillingly and tearfully. Thete was no lover to meet her at the train, for Storrs, Ruth's lover man of the hectic let- ter read in the murder trial, was in jail a mile away from the little depot where only a few months -|ago he greeted her as his sweet- heart. Bot Ruth was not alone as she @lectric wire, which fell into a car- load of black powder. There were 16 cars, carrying about 200 men, en- tering the tunnel when the explosion | @courred. Most of the men died as} the result of inhaling flames, but) many were blown to atoms and oth- | were drowned in a trench of wa- | ter that ran along the side of the! tracks. | War Hero Dead Among the identified dead is “Chuck” Connors, a war hero, who returned from France a week ago. Another is John McCloskey, former pitching star of the New York State Baseball league. The accident occured at 6:40 O'clock, while the men were on their way to work. The explosion could be heard for miles around. By 7 O'clock, thousands of people gath. ered at the head of the tunnel. As the dead were removed, they were Placed on a side hill. The scene re sembied a battle ground. Mothers, wives and children rushed from one body to another and many women fainted when they recognized their loved ones, Hurry calls were sent to every Physician in the city and a stream Of speeding motor cars proceeded to the scene. Every coal company rushed ambulances and first-aid crews to the tunnel. Many of the victims died immediately after reach- ing the surface. The foreman of the tunnel was riding in the fourth car to enter the mine and he es eaped without injury Probe Deaths in Toledo i Rioting TOLEDO, O., June 5.—Quiet pre | vailed today, with the Overland au tomobile plant, scene of Tuesday's rioting, still closed. No word re-| garding the dispatch of state troops | has been received from Gov. Cox. | An investigation of the deaths of two| Men shot on Tuesday night is being conducted by Coroner Hartung, stepped from the train Wednesday night. When she boarded the train Wenatchee, Horatio E. Cosno, ‘alla Walla, a penitentiary guard, and his wife, were on hand to keep the curious at bay. So effectively did Comno keep Ruth under cover at the Hotel Mitchell in Wenatchee that not one person in a tundred knew that she was there from Tues. day afternoon until 4230 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. At Wenat chee Guard Cosno relaxed his vigt lance to the extent of allowing Miss Lorraine Danks, of Seattle, to hold a long conference with the girl who, | on the afternoon of March 18 Jast, mixed strychnine in the fruit cock-|the milk dealers have played a fair | tall at the tea Marche in Seattle. Miss Danks was Ruth's roommate at 504 East Republican st. in Seat tle when Storrs first met the giri who eventually poisoned his wife. The meeting between Ruth and Miss Danks was the ordinary ant mated meeting of the girl friends who have not seen each other for several weeks. Not Same Girl Garrison is not the same girl who faced a jury in Seattle a few weeks ago. Then her face showed no trace of color and she wore a simple, girlish dress. To day Ruth Garrison is pink of cheek, bright-eyed and dresses as woman dresses. When she alighted from the train here she wore a smart taupe dress; she looked as the average normal girl looks bright eyed, clear skinned, and intel | igent It was at Wenatchee that she |caught sight of a knot of curious persons from her seat in the train which was about to leave for the little town which has meant heaven and hell for her. With an impatient toss of the head, Ruth shut out the gaze of the curious thru the simple expedient of lowering the shade. On the same train mt Superior Judge John , Jurey of Seattle, who presid- room of the Ban Ruth led during Kuth’s trial forthe killing A girl can never turn her mind to other things with any degree of con-| tentment until she acquires a hus-| nd. of Mrs. Storrs. chance, Judge trial judge in the Storrs trial, (CONT'D ON PAGE TWO) By a twist of An \ young | Jorey in sitting as! AYOR HANSON i Let the agitators spout—if they tee tardy Ahead mateo before. Let them get steam cut of their have that right. If ernment. PLAN TO FIGHT HIGHER PRICES Home Keepers to Meet Mon- day at Chamber To resist further increases in the prices of food, the Home keepers’ club wil! meet for reor- Monday afternoon, dune 9, at 2 o'clock, in the Cham- ber of Commerce auditorium. ‘The call for the meeting was is- sued Thursday by Elinor M. Redington, president of the club. “We must plan to fight any price increases during the summer months,” she said, “Bables must | jhave eggs, milk and butter. So far, |game, and the Homekeepers have no fault to find, “Eggs are plentiful, and altho the | present price could be endured, fur ther advances must be forestalled “The cont of living In Seattle is! | much higher than in Tacoma, Spo- kane, San Francisco and Portland | that we must conclude Seattle still is possessed with extortion. We can stop unfair prices by strict boycott “We do not want agitators from outside—just homekeepers who buy food.” Flour Distributed to Riga Sufferers PARIS, June 5.-Forty carloads of flour have been distributed in Riga 1 | following evacuation of that city by the Bolsheviki under pressure of Let |tish and German volunteers, a dis | patch to Herbert Hoover reported to- | day, Seize Grapo Still and Arrest Woman Mamie Taylor, 29, a milliner, 703 Jefferson st, was arrested Wed- nemlay by dry squad officers after search of her premises was report- ed to have revealed a complete still, mash and a quantity of “grapo.” A one-gallon jug part full of the liquor, the still and some mash were held as evidence, She te held in tiew of $1,000 ball. by the American relief commission, | wrong again. His refusal of permis- sion to the Central Labor council to hold a Mooney tag day here is in line with cop censorship of the press and police interference with public meetings. The mayor makes the mistake of hugging measures and tactics close to his bosom and attempting to give them the guise of Americanism. They are the very op- | posite. They are un-American and destructive. For the reds, the anarchists, and the Bolsheviki, The Star has nothing but contempt. But there is an American way of fighting them and their doctrines. The American way does not contemplate violence and abuse and the preaching of lynch law in any form whatsoever. Bonehead attempts to repress false doctrines by an abuse of power will only foster them instead of deterring them. repressive themselves to a ae they keep within the law, they do net, the law in strong emowh t has that right. (BILLINGSLEY IS ARRESTED HERE |Released From Prison, Held on Former Sentence night placed in the county jell by Sheriff John Stringer, to serve & threemonth sentence for viole- tion of state liquor laws when he was of the Day and Night Drug store here two years ago. He was to be sent to the stockade | Thursday. Billingsley had just completed | serving a 13-month sentence at Me Neils istand for violation of federal | Mquor shipment laws when he was | the bootlegging king of the Pacific | coast with headquarters in Seatth | Because of a quarrel with his guards, |he was denied the privilege of ob- taining an earlier release for good behavior | When Stringer learned Billingsley | was due for release, he immediately |went guards to take Logan in cus |tody. Billingsley had never served the three-month sentence or paid the $250 fine imposed by a King county jury for one of his numerous liquor law violations in the old days here, Stringer explained. REPLY TO HUNS - DUE ON JUNE 12 PARIS, June 5.—The allies’ an- swer to the counter proposala.wil! be handed to the Germans before June 12, it was learned from an authorita tive source today. The “big four” today heard Pre. miler Paderwsk! regarding Upper Si- lesia, which some of the allied dele- gates now advocate being retained by Germany instead of being awarded to Poland. The premier also presented his version of continued fighting be: tween the Poles and Ukranians, after his assurance that hoxtilities would cease. renen thee Ss on aoeeey ae legal manner. The Central Labor council for the Mooney defense, believe that Mooney is entitled to a new and fairer he has received. Mayor Hanson has the otherwise. The Central Labor council has no ri Hanson contribute to the Moonéy defense. And son has no right to stop those who want to contribute. The exercise of bullheaded and boneheaded “au- thority” does not make for healthy American gov- it chooses to raise money It has the ri, to than right to believe t to make layor Han- TO CALL TURKS ON THE CARPET Ottoman “Witnesses” to Hear What Allies Demand BY FRED | 8. FE FERGUSON United Press Correspondent PARIS, June 5—The “dig four” have decided to call in the Turkish peace delegates, accord ing to an unofficial report today. ‘The exact date has not been fixed. From the same source it was learned that the Turks will be considered merely an “wit nesses,” rather than fully accred- ited plenipotentiaries. This was accepted as indicating that the Turks will be given practi tally no opportunity for discussion of terms and will have to accept the| conditions exactly ag drawn up by the allies, America’s part in drawing up the Turkish treaty is expected to be con: fined largely to an advisory role, al tho the question of accepting man. datory powers over former Turkish territories probably will figure in the discussions. ‘The question of modification of the German treaty continued to occupy the attention of the “big four," as well as the experts of their respec. tive countries. The American experts are standing on the same ground they did at the start of the negotia- dons, A few days ago it was believed the Proposed changes rested largely with Premier Lioyd George, but the Brit- ish are said to have executed such a complete about-face in favor of the modifications——which ft in with the original contentions of the Americans that there is little left for the | Americans to do but to bring the British and French closer together. Premicr Clemenceau is standing pat against any change in the terms, ‘The joint report of the American, British, French and Itallan experts was expected to be turned over to the "big four” in time to permit an answer to the German counter proposals this week. * * * CANADIANS FORCED TO WALK TODAY |Car Men Go | Out on Strike Jitney Fleet Does Big Business | WINNIPEG. IS OPTIMISTIC | | | ~— | | VANCOUVER, | (United Pres peared on th | thie morning when B. C, June 6— ) — Jitneys reap | reets of Vancouver | it wes lall night meeting had decided to join the sympathetic strike called [here on Tuesday in connection with | |the strike at Wlinipes. The first Jiney to appear downtown bat a “Fourth avenue-topostoffice” sign ing that tha cars would 0 off, the menerel Gea being that the street raitwaymen who had voted agains the strike ‘would stand by their Gecteion, especialy ss» they did not obey the “general” strike coll is sued on Tuesday. The result was that the who are working, to the o/ many thousand=, waited corners for the cary which appear, When it was apparent that street cars were not operating. citizens number on the did not the the march on the city began. | The walking was pleasant, and during the journey, shop, store and Office, the working people had time to ponder on the situation, which has developed whereby a dispute in Win- nipeg forces citizens to trudge in ‘Vancouver. Owners of motor cars were gen- also picked up passengers, but these facilities were far short of what was necessary, and the majority of the Paple had to walk. During the street and the big stores sent their Gelivery vans around to pick up em- ployes. BY JAMES T. KOLBERT (Untea Press Staff Correspondent) WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June to both sides” fm the next 24 hours, Secretary Ernest Robinson, of the feneral atrike committee, backed his prediction by telegraphing labor del- |egates from the entire province to appear here for “settlement of the | strik ‘WIRE MEN PLAN GENERAL STRIKE Konenkamp Says U. S. and Canada Will Be Tied Up WASHINGTON, June 6.—Presi- dent 8. J. Konenkamp, of the Com- mercial Telegraphers' union of America today declared that untess | the Atlanta situation is settled very quickly, “the strike there will in- volve the entire United States and Canada.” “Telegraphers and electrical work- ers in every section of the country are demanding that I sanction the strike they have voted, and it will be impossible to keep them at work much longer, I will announce the the general strike within 72 Konenkamp sald today, ZURICH, June 6.—The Austrian government has decreed a three-day period of national mourning in pro- erous in otffering “lifts” to the busi- | Ness-bound throng, and motorcyclists | ivesect oe more jitneys came on the; |the Central Labor council, | counetl * + * * * GOES BACK TO OKANOGAN Mooney Tag ‘Day Letter ~ Causes Row ‘a him so to his face!” jert L. Proctor, president of “Mayor Ole Hanson is just a plain d—— liar, and This was the answer made Thursday morning by the Central Labor Couneil, | |a letter addressed by Mayor Hanson to Secretary Ji declared the money would be learned | Duncan of the council, in which the mayor refused to | that the street railwaymen after an/mit a tag sale Saturday for the Mooney defense fund, af used to send organizers out the country to foment disorder and advocate the “That's all I have to say,” said Proctor. “Mayor Hanson is just grabbing every opportunity he sees to get cheap publicity at the expense of organized labor, the I. W. W., bol- shevism or anything cise. that — along,” said Councilman Bol- on. “I believe the Mooney defense committee would be quite within its rights in soliciting from persons willing to donate for the Mooney de- fense. Versonally, I think Mooney should have a new trial. ‘The mayor's remarks were en- tirely uncalled for, Last year, when 1 was acting mayor, I refused such & petition because the persons mak- ing the request represented them- selves as labor delegates and I didn’t | know them. Later, I gave the per- mission for a tag day, when labor | representatives made the request." Hesketh Opposes Councilman Hesketh said that he fails to see the reason for Mayor Hanson's severe stand “I attended the meeting of the labor council until midnight last night,"’ he said, ‘‘and failed to see anything that would give reason for Mayor Hanson's remarks." Charles Doyle, acting secretary in Duncan's absence, ‘‘couldn’t be bothered with Mayor Hanson.’ ‘Sometime, when I have some time to waste, I might read the let- ter. I haven't yet,’’ he said. J. H. Stewart, secretary of the Mooney defense committee, could not be reached during the morning intended to take. Mayor's Letter In writing his refusal to Secretary | James A. Duncan of the council, the mayor said: “I refuse to grant this permission cause the affair is to be handled by body, in my judgment, is absolutely under the control of the ‘reds,’ the I, W. W.’s and the Bolshevists con- | trolling its deliberations and its af- fairs. “Second, because it is neither for a charitable nor patriotic purpose, but is, I am credibly informed, for the purpose of paying I. W. W. or- gantzers to co thruout the land and foment disorder and strife, with the object in view of overthrowing the government of the United States.” To Hold Meeting Members of the Mooney defense are planning another big open air mass meeting tn the tr terests of Tom Mooney Sundi afternoon at Fourth and Lenora st. Police Chief Joel Warren said Wednesday morning that he “does not know whether his officers will | break up this meeting or not.” “I'll have to talk with the mayor first,” he chief sald, Atlanta Strike Is Still Continuing) ATLANTA, Ga., June 5,—(United Press.) — With strikers claiming steady Increases in their ranks, At- test against the peace terms, a Vien- na dispatch reported today, lanta'xs telephone and telegraph strike continued today. to find what action the committee | for the following reasons: First, be- | which) | throwing of the United States government. Verdict where the evidence is similar to introduced in the Bruce trial. said he will investlgate the at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, and notified the bailiff, but the am — nouncement was delayed until 10 — o'clock, when Judge French beg court. Judge French warned the crowd of spectators who thronged the courtroom against any expres: — sions of approval or disapproval. Bruce received the verdict quietly and left the courtroom with friends, There was no demonstration. The jury retired at Dp. mm. | Judge French remained in his cham» bers, Bruce conversed with friends in the courtroom. Shortly - before midnight, Judge French went home, land at midnight a verdict had not. | been returned. With a mass of radical literature | and tnjunctions as to the social and — economic status of the I. W. W. by — prosecutors and defense counsel, the jury faced the problem of determine — ing as a first issue, whether the or der was revolutionary and anarch- istic, and as a supplementary issue, | (CONT'D ON PAGE TWO) | Baby Lectures at Two Places Friday Baby week lectures were sched |uled for Thursday and Friday aft- jernoons in the lecture rooms of | both Frederick & Nelson's and the Bon Marche stores, The prograns_ at Frederick & Nelson's are under the auspices of the public schurts: medical department. Dr. Mabel Seagrave talked on “Advice to Mothers" Thursday afternoon, ba Dr. Charles Mann will talk on |rortance of the Teeth to the very | Young” at 2 p, m. Friday, | At the Bon Marche, under auspices’ ~ jof the Child Welfare League, Dr, |Jay 1. Durand will “talk : on “A Diet for’ Children” at 105 ~ P. m,, and will be followed by Barbara Bartlett on “Maternal Infant Mortality" at 2, and by 2 John B. Manning on “Child in France” at 2:30. Evelyn Gardiner will talk on “The and the Inadequate Home” at % 1