The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 2, 1919, Page 1

SCLAIM PHONE CABLES DISABLED eee An American Paper That Fights for Americanism WEDNESDAY | ‘THURSDAY auLye JULY ss First Low Tide | Wiest Lew Tide 324 am, 47 | G20 wm, 40 tt (Mine Wish ide | est aie hae TWO CENTS IN 4 am 38 am, &2 ft Second 1 ‘Tide Second 1 Tide Second High Tide | Second High Tid 2:04 erninii das iy 9 Per Year, by Mall, $5.00 to $9.00 Mntered as Second Clase Matter May %, 1899, at the Posteffice at Seattle, Was h., onder the Act of Congress Mareh 8, 1379. SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1919. Weather Forecast: Tonight ana thursday, tairs gentle westerly winds. Tides in Seattle LATE EDITION | VOLUME 22. NO, 110. R3t SPEEDS INTO FO Ballard, North COMmrTe DRIGBLE I Lines Are Out FOR ACTION ACROSS SEA Phone Strike at a Glance: Telephone cables connecting Ballard and North exchanges out of commission C. O. Myers, manager of local offices of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, says strike 1s now coast-wide. Committee of striking girls appears before Chamber of Commerce industrial relations committee to state their case Telephone company sends no committee to the Chamber of Com merce hearing, but Manager Myers announced that the chamber com mittee would “come to see us.” Company reports service growing better Electrical workers declare no strikebreakers taking their places, and no repair work being done on, telephone lines. Company asks men employes to work on switchboards as strike breakers, Striking telephone girls stationed on all the downtown corners telling bricks for Mother Ryther STRIKE IS CALLED OFF Konenkamp Says He Can’t) Fight Companies and | Burleson Together | PANS POSTOFFICE CHIEF. CHICAGO, duly %.—{United Metal Trades Votes 34 to|peq . 20 to Table Protest of | oe Enter Top 430 Engineers |. From Starting Point OPPOSITION DEVELOPS! aweRican 1S ON BOARD. By a vote of 341020, the Metal | LONDON, July *2. — (United ' ‘Trades council, at its meeting | Press.)—The great British al Tuesday night turned down » | ship pve hogd pei: dirigible ever recommendation from the Engi- | , neers’ union, local 40, that the weon (Greenwich time), day strike in sympathy 10 hours and 20 minutes | with Tom Mooney, scheduled to - leaving East Fortune, Scotland. act July 4, veicatad ts She was ‘directly west of tart ° \starting point and was making Preas.)—S. J. Konenkamp, presi dent of the Commercial Teleg- | Faphers’ Union of America, de- | clared the striking telegraphers of the Western Union and Pow tal Telegraph companies will go back to work this afternoon, “The strike was declared off be- cause we are not strong enough to " eee as N “ ia 7 Saht ine governtnbet an_well Op: the Telephone cables connecting the North and Ballard ex. All the delegates spoke sympathet-| niles an hour. companies,” Konenkamp said. changes with the downtown centers are out of commission, | 0.11, for Mooney and his fight for | : Konenkamp issued a statement in' completely crippling phone communication between those freedom or a new trial, but consid-| This information contained which Postmaster General Burleson | districts and other parts of the city, C. O. Meyers, Seattle | erable opposition was voiced to the | atest wireless dispatch was taken to task for “marehull®®/ manager for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., an-|?'0Posed strike and the way it is/from her by the admiralty, | ' nou | | | | } the wernment agencies to fight 2 7 | being handled. that all was going well on Aapinat ths iadlince, SUR Ala inced Woteuey, the fourth day of the strike of phone| “tie ‘Mooney defense. committee |. Shortly after _ noo, muat bear the a and electrical, workers. istry , blame.’ | will call the strike here, accord! road Pe en aateiian mich the cause underlying..the ‘oJ. A- Stawatt. necretary of ; clared againet the Al in FO lore fyers said, “but we have| supe | phone & ‘Telegraph company, ‘was! ; See, eet Up to Unions declared June 11, sent out what men we have available and expect to resume! With Burleson aiding the com: i ” ‘Whether the Metal Trades coun- 5 os service shortly, Jes in the strike, violation of the help etrerpatgs yee ma hgleryis °5 panies Fiat sdiding telegrame trom | The fourth strike day opened with! That men would be placed on | dorses the strike,” Stewart said, dur- pa, - x = wai and thru the /2% investigation by the Chamber of some of the switchboards soon to| ing the debate, “the defense commit- oe vas pesmitted, the statement |commerce industrial relations com-|take the places of the girl strikers | tee is going to call the strike. But oats was permitted, . mittee into the causes of the tieup.| Was indicated Tuesday when men| we're not going to pull the men off ae : ‘ The hearing opened at 10 o'clock | employes were asked by the com-|the job, That's up to the unions. | We have been doubly unfortun:| wednesday morning, a committee|pany to become strike-breakers.| But were going to call the strike, ate in having to deal with Burleson: | oresenting the strikers appearing | Men have not yet been put to work | any way.” to have resulted from encounts as a government representative, 3 | head winds to lay their case before the investi-|On the switchboards, it is reported The callin; ff of ik a “ ined | gee i off of the strike was sie the Sadie. “the peg gators. | “This strike has begun and willjeven favored by. men generally |, She had changed her course slight. — Line site AUT Womtioue along: tasit-| Dome to Company end peacefully,” declared J. B.| classed as radical leaders in the 1o- 2 Was headed a little north of |imate union lines. We are not| Manager Myers, for the company, peers ee bie Foray <8 ei er ri pricier) eygon « Aoegenss gg PTS earlier wireless from the R-34 j beaten and we will carry on until announced he had appointed no com-| Workers, “because thie argent | cancdate for president of the Wash-| said: “Off -Rothlin island at 630.” | sa lished.” | mittee to attend the hearing, and| ; ni acrprgi ys " Stone wecereuon Of LaApOr 3 a jour rights are established.” |Wwould net send a delegation, but the | composed of loyal American citi-| against William M. Short, and A. E. Bauch Pisoni west; going wali | . “ “a . zens Miller, suspended business agent of | ~ : ‘ “ 9 Chamber of Commerce investigators | 7°" f * ; i Young Teddy” to cc maebe ts eae We have 56 stars on our service | the Engineers’ union, local 40, who | ,“eothiin island is in the north ohameag E Politi “All the information we have witt|{#& and of this number between | still holds his job, despite the action | Mel between Ireland and Scotland, nter olitics |,” +/40 and 50 former overseas men are|of his international, both were in| !*> Miles west of Edinburgh.) £ ‘ | Ei Tals: United nlinble: for: the ARVeRtEAtOre,” Font on strike “s h favi ! i » MINBOLA L : Ney a taney red. Si vee Ie The: coastalttes against the unjust | favor of calling the strike off. Jim- Press.)—Lieut, Col. Theodore Roos : ' wa tactics employed by the company | mie Martin, president of the Boiler EAST FORTUNE, Scotland, July |velt has “thrown his hat in the |“ 'w«rhe strike is no more a matter of |* ciate the girls, makers’ union, local 104, having a | 2.—(United Press.}—The British |ring,” according to an announce-| ica) settlement, It has spread be i rhe demands of the men could | registered membership of 14,200 in | ible R-34, commanded by Major G. H. |ment made by Edward J. Conlin. \on4 seattle and suburbs, until it|P® COMpromised, but there will be|the State Federation, favored the|Scott of the Royal air force, which [chairman of the Oyster Bay repub-| covery the. entire Coast. San Fran. |®° Settlement with us until the com- | calling off of the strike, and said the |started for America at 2:40 o'clock , ie n town committee today. ‘ ay. q|*lsco is the logical place of settle pany om oe with justice ee would keep on working this morning (9:40 p. m., Tuesday, Conlin, said Roosevelt had agreed | 800 | every single girl. unless the whole nation went out. |New York time), was speeding to- to accept the republican nomination | ‘ ha Chaiitier otc ve inves.| "The company’ has as yet em Q | wih“ Absiacton,-telae she ca for assemblyman from the second|,, 1h Chamber of Commerce Inves-| 1,4 | Say Minority Reported the first from Bast Fortune, Scotland, wireless stated the craft had aged 45 knots up to that hour. slightly reduced speed was b | | comes up to see us. pecial Stunts at Smoker REMAIN ABROAD 2 step a 1 no strikebreaking electrical j H Vaudeville ‘stunts are to be a feature of The Star's smoker for | district of Nassau county tigating committee consists of WE | workers,:'They may; hold up con-|. The Mooney strike was unauth- laineateg Sieht ot « Hehe || Mother Ryther, to be staged at the Arena on July 11. The stunts will According “t0, Conliny Roosevelt | Reister manager of the Equitable | struction work for some time, but \°Ti#ed by the American Federation |“ craft. cay " P ate 4 » ond Co. chairma Norma but | 1 “ 5 | 2 . U. S. Will D |] be staged between bouts. The nature of the acts will be announced later, || made his candidacy conditional 2 | ap al eeplaycien} Manager of repur work must go on and the|f Labor, Clifford pointed out, and tenia bs ips va at 1:27 calling the Pershing Says U. S. Will D0)| some of the events being of a mysterious order. dei. aghelis tn Geek ae the s EC company will have to give in event [4% NO definite action was being {Ship from its aerodrome. At 1:47 the: Alli | e boxers, Billy Wright, Frankle Murphy and Bob Harper, have || rimnaries, Roosevelt. attended a|t0® Bon Marche, and J. P. Lindsey, | ay,» ©" ltaken would most probably, fizzle, | ‘irigible was in position to fly. As Duty by les offered their services for the smoker so far. Wright is the former wel- || meeting of the town committee to. | "tired business man, Optimigal was -voliea i | “The Boilermakers voted to go|S¢arehlights lit up the sky the crew _ terweight champion of the coast, and Murphy is the flyweight king. |! Gay ana was said to have outlined | Expect Tacoma Out taaliaek TaN chen ne 'y strike) out and they're not going,” J. N.|Clambered aboard. Six hundred men PARIS, July 2—(United Press.— orthwest's premier light Harper, the other member of the trio, is the attle's striking “hello” girls and (CONT'D ON PAGE FOUR “Our girls are doing splendidly | % his position, EEN) | (CONT'D ON PAGE FOURTEEN) the union ranks and walked out. maintain servi present plans, will be released in a treaty. fern part of the state 1k “Our flag is here; our work is here; | weight. This is a fine start. ‘The boxers have had a very prosperous |etectrical workers will go to Tacoma] ,,/OUr,#irls are doing splen | ‘T'D ON PAG! TE : |] season here this year, and it is now up to them to come thru with t 5 i ieneuiias in a toby Weueday elaht, althe Q y, Dusiness . : Z a ce ery Aepereiim pe seinen to help the good cause along. cicano iy 2 i (se the electrical ebtkers Nar thet tclts ee ace hie local. “The morale is Rhine Provinces President Is Busy understan ste: ‘ wed aid The program committee is still waiting for donations for the print pink haba wank 5 pjare out 100 per cent it is reported|{n® and we're going to stick it out} H H . } the allies in seeing the peace treaty || ing of tickets for the event. Here's a chance for some of our printing | Karmen’ workers went out on strike|are ou! 100 ber Gent It te ren in| tll the end ape Forming Republic} Working on Message ait li carried out.” shops to show their speed by printing the tickets for the event abeiidi Guat ol “pusee ceore nee gay san! According to the company state. fees REED O conprle eee apathy ON ELE MELLETT e laratic r aa dade ‘There will be about seven bouts on the card. A different official will || : | As a result of the Tacoma mass|™Mt additional phone operators} Press.)—A republic comprising the | (United Press Staff Correspondent) | 2 pee ee ee 4Y || handle each bout. The referees will be chosen by the athletic committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday |are.belng obtained |Rhine provinces of Hesse, upper| ON BOARD U. 8. 8. GEORGE by Gen, Pershing, in connection with |} Vithin the next couple of days evening all the telephone girls| Ve have been able to add more| Hesse and Hesse Nassau is being} WASHINGTON, July 2.—(By Wire- the announcement of plans for re. Remember the day—July 11. FIGHT FANS jthere are expected by the Seattle pa ee Pe 10 SAY, Aad a0 Say yt ccaabetnd ha "i sae preatd nes ae puwas expecteam : ia s | Ralls Re ose ced Rylan catel | a nave been informed, have| stadt, it was reported here today. | president's ship was expected to be | Duets We coving to Game see : aes Turn to page 11. You'll find || grin {0 be “off the Job” by Thurs:/ noe had any quit their posts to joi} Reports said the new government | 1,150 miles out by noon today. ] The army of occupation today be se } ’ an entire extra page of news ’ Teas the strikers after going to work for|W&S Under the presidency of Herr! | President Wilson was working on i comes the American force in Ger.| few weeks. The Third division will from Toledo on the big Willard Men Strikebreakers us,” Phone Manager Myers rt.{ Wilich, deputy in the reich for| his message to congress, which he | many. It will be decreased gradual. be released 1 antl finally the| A recruiting party, consisting of championship match. No sign of trouble or disorder has ed. “We have had quite a few come | HesseDarmstadt and administrator | probably will deliver next Wednes- i ly, until 5,000 or 6,000 men remain. | First division will be sent home Lieut. Lester L, Branthoover, of he Star every day for || occurred at any of the exchanges back to us for the province since the Duke of|day. It was impossible to learn © ii} " Gen. Liggett, who is returning to| Plans for the release of all diyi-|the alr service, Corporal Kenneth || its big, complete service on the || which the striking girls are “guard ‘About all we can say with re.| Hesse fled last December j definitely whether he intends to 99 the United States, will be succeeded | sions are contingent on the rapidity, L. Williams and Private Christian fight. A dozen experts are on ing," and the phone girls reported gard to the situation is that the he movement intends dispensing | speak publicly before his appearance q i by Gen. H. T. Allen | with which the Germans carry out|Dakken, left the Jocal recruiting|| the ground covering the big 12 more operators who had gone to | settlement is out of our hands. ana| With the Prussian administration | in congress ‘ a “The Second division, according to! the military terms of the peacejoffice Tuesday to cover the north-|] sport story for The Star. work for the company had joined|we can merely do our utmost to|#!tho remaining within Germany, CRETE . | | : 5 \More Sunshine on © |Booze in Engine | Tap, Says George FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS— It Simply Is a Matter of Time! By BLOSSER Endangers Trash! , ia Sunshine and more of those “gentle; OMAHA, Neb. 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