The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 17, 1919, Page 1

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An American Paper That Fights for Americanism The Seattle Star Matter May 3, Tides in Seattle THURSDAY FRIDAY JULY 17 JULY 18 First Low Tide leet Low Tide a m., 4.2 ft test High ‘Tide 56 am, 98 ft cond Low Tide pm, O8 ft Second High Ti 9:08 p.m, 12.8 ft. | LATE EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE $5.00 to $9.00 Fiest High Tide 9:00 am, 8&9 ft Second Low Tide | Second Migh Tide 242 pom, I Per Year, by Mail, Entered as Second Class 1899, at the Postoffica at Seattle, SEATTLE, Wash., under the Act of Congress March 3, 1879 99 LUME O. 122. might § genth MINIMUM WAGE ILLEGAL Gir] Kidnaped in Broad Daylight on Streets of Seattle! Cowboy Chief and Indians Pull Off the Bold, Bold Stunt BY THE OFFICE BOY Filling the air with blood-chill- ing war whoops, a band of Indi- ans and renegade cowboys, armed with six-shooters, at- tacked the King st. passenger and Friday, fairy northwesterly winds ——- WASH., THU: RSDAY, JULY 17, 1919, Weather Forecast: this state is invalid, ota toa saunden handed down here by fo Hurn. The stand were set by the state industrial commission in November, 1918, in the form of a notation upor the findings of the war emergency conference. Hurn holds that the notation “was wholly ex a — —* me * * Younger asserted. “It would be better for the women to call a conference at once, for everybody knows the cost of living has gone Of course, Judge Hurn’s decision may be appealed to the supreme cow and in such an event we would keep right on enforcing the $13.20 m mum wage. Personally, 1 favor a new conference.” Under the state law only one conference can be held each year, Judge Hurn’s decision wiping out last year’s conference leaves the open for a new one without further waiting. If the new conference is called, the industrial welfare commi will summon three employers of women, three women workers, three persons representing the public, to hold hearings, determine occupations should be barred to women, what changes in working ¢ ditions affecting morals and health are necessary and what shall be absolute minimum wage. The minimum wage is to be based oi study of the cost of living. m1 DEFY WHOLE WO EDITOR'S NOTE: Following In the first authentic story of actual conditions in Hungary to be published in this country, Edward Bing was in Budapest when the soviet re out, and was the spondent who has ever been able to make direct filings from He rie a returned to the factories becauf this defiance. An allied offensive | undou bs: would result in an immediate in the soviet government. theless, I believe the order has so far been maintained’ by | “Reds” in Budapest would conti But if the White army were to | tack, it is certain the streets run red with blood, since there tens of thousands of bitter Bolsheviks in the capital who wo welcome such a signal for a count revolt. These same persons be counted upon to resist an all offensive because of racial pride, There is a strong political |ment against the soviets under jalready, fostered by the pow |trade unions. At the same time the “Red” leaders are growing mi and more radical, ‘There are feast 400 political prisoners now im |Budapest jails. The railway trains jmen, postal and telegraph employes — plan a fusion which would greatly Fay Tincher Sears Japan Peace Gains; Wilson Sees G.O.P.Chiefs WASHINGTON, July 17.— (United Press.) — The peace treaty makes Japan so strong that the mikado will in time be come an “Asiatic kaiser,” chal- lenging the whole world, Sena tor Sherman declared today in | attacking the treaty in the sen- ate, He denounced the action of the peace conference in giving Shantung to Japan, as “the su- perlative treachery of modern times.” | dapan, he warned, will gradu. | ally absorb China and menace | the whole world. in particularly owing to the projected fensive to save Viet Bolshevik dominath United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright, 1919, by United Press) VIENNA, July 15.—Bolshevik Hungary, like a wounded lion at bay, stands ready to battle the whole world in defense of the soviet government. Yet, a small allied army, espe cially if it includes American and British troops, could crush the “Red” army with ease. about this thing. A fellow named Pat Dowling just blew into the of- fiée, and said he was Fay Tincher’s advance man. He says the gun play | and Indian stuff at the depot was just a novel welcome for his screen star. He also says that Frank Kee- nan got in yesterday, too, and that " Wally Reid, Beatriz Michelena and Bessie Love will be along later to} take in the “screen ball” at the Arena and Hippodrome Friday night, (80 I guess it was all right, after all. by'that body in the investtgation of the strike, was received at strike tlement of the telephone strike | headquarters Wednesday evening. that has crippled service in Seat- | The letter told of the stand taken | | tle since June 29, was received by | by the chamber in favor of the ad-| Seattle strike leaders Thursday | justment board, and stated that “our morning from R. W. Fuller, of | board of trustees are attempting to the electrical workers, and Eliza- | take further steps in the creation of beth Gilley, representing the tele- | such board.” station Wednesday afternoon, captured Miss Fay Tincher, film star for the Christie Comedies, - and imprisoned her in the Hotel . * New Washington. The bold at suddenly that hundreds of pedes- trians, surprised and stunned by | the onslaught, made no attempt 3 | to rescue the fair maiden. | ' Héading the cowboys who took ‘part in this outrageous attack was no less a personage than Police Be eeeaise ba Wentity by bad persis 3 |to fix a new minimum wage and working conditions for women and on horseback. Supposedly appoint- : : np gee Bor a : ed chief of police for the purpose of c jminors in Washington probably will be called at once as a result of the preserving law and order, Warren decision of Superior Judge G. W. Hurn of Spokane that the findings of t reck- 4 4 es Gnd fired round after |the war emergency conference last year are invalid. Tound of shots into the air. His wild C. H. Younger, state labor commissioner and chairman of the con- ference last year that fixed the minimum wage for women at $13.20 y ted a lot of at: ‘4 , aged gece gana so much as a week, declared recently he believed the wage far too low, and would Miss Tincher, Perhaps Warren and prmeeunch 46. temiane and cowkore permit the industrial welfare commission to call another wage confer- eae vg Bg hE pei ence. He predicted a conference now would result in the wage being girl herself. A wise man in the greatly increased, probably as high as $18. “T cannot say if we will call a new conference at once, because I fp Was the same as she wore when she have to talk with the other members of the welfare commission,” p appeared in her latest comedy suc ee ost Dane but I don’t know epee ny nd pebAteconyi§ ° ‘Indians a as a lot of cowsgitis, because yelled and whooped as tho ‘The mayor's son, Teddy Han- n, tried to disguise himself by shooting off a pistol and yelling his ' head off, but he didn’t fool me, I'd ra cane es pone placed ordered to return to work no later than Thursday morning | ‘Miss Tincher on a horse and made on the penalty of having their previous service record with} the company wiped out, many striking electrical workers papel eee ests tat lexpressed their indignation Thursday over the latest step escape. all that crowd lined the streets alleged to be taken by the company to fofce its men back to Ike a lot of goofs and let Warren work. nd his gang get away with stuff | republicans are bitterly attacking in| The cancellation of the service records would result like that. If any other gang shot up Warren ic was ber is denies Wir Ghkcetiod AH, ‘ia [Supposed to be allowed the workers after a certain period Oh, say! Guess I'm all wrong |why territory in Shantung, which |Of service. ig ‘ , had been occupied by Germany, eal F. L. McNally, district commercial superintendent of ceded to Japan, the company, however, declared he knew nothing of this | He planned to point out, it was| tt learned, that the American peace | matter. in existence, and that they were | faced with compliance or withdrawal | of Japan from the negotiations. Al. | lied leaders are said to have held that public opinion in their countries would not have countenanced any | {move that might lead to a dange rous| tack and capture was made so ‘Chief Joel F. Warren, He attempted OLYMPIA, July 17.—An industrial welfare commission conference | costume—he was arrayed in Buffalo welcome a court decision holding it illegal, as such a decision would crowd said Miss Tincher’s costume body had hung up a prize for Reporting that they had been called up yesterday and her ride right up Secand ave. She | the senate, and would attempt to an-|in the loss of death benefits and pension funds, which are ‘would put ‘em in jail. delegation found a previous treaty situation with Japan. A warning to pay no attention | to Washington reports of a set- WASHINGTON, July = 17— a a A WILL TRY‘TO ADJUST OIL FIELDS TROUBLE WASHINGTON, July 17.—A de- partment of labor committee left ‘Washington today for Los Angeles to try to adjust labor disturbances in | the coast oil fields. The committee was told to try to get settlement covering a period of one year. Members of the committee | are: H. R. Kerwin, representing the | secretary of labor; Colonel J. L. Spangler, member of the president's mediation commission, and E. P. Marsh, of the mediation commission, who will represent the employers. Spangler will represent the employes. Plan to Salvage German Warships LONDON, July 17—The British admiralty has placed contracts for salvage of the German warships by their crews in Scapa flow, it was learned today. It was said that “sat- isfactory results were expected.” (United Press.}-—While President Wilson today apparently sought to gain the upper hand in con- gress thru winning leaders to his side by means of personal confer- ences, the administration's infla- ence was facing attack in both senate and house. the senate, with Sherman opposition senators ready to | verbal assaults on it. In the house the republicans we: prepared to defy Wilson by a passing the repeal of daylight sav ing, which is contained in the agri- cultural appropriation bill, and} which already has been vetoed once by the president. The republicans, if they succeed in passing it, practical- ly will dare Wilson to veto it a Wilson's conferences with the first of the 15 senators he is calling to the White House, so that he may reason with them personally, were to begin today. He will continue his conferences with republican senators until he has gone thru the entire list, it w make © LIBERTY BONDS ‘aul ‘OTED NEW YORK, July 17.—Liberty bona quotations today: 2%'s, $99.26: first 4's, ooond $98.40; Strat 414°, 5.08; second 3 Mi $95; fourth 4%'s, said at the White House today. He plans to schedule appointments with four or five each day, allowing an hour to each conference. Ordinarily, The league of nations was before | and other | at | . Tomorrow “War to Enemy” | In many quarters, Wilson’s latest | ve in the treaty battle was regard: | a distinct effort to carry the} |war into the camp of the enemy. |The president, having invited repub |licans, could not be accused of mak jing the question a party it | was said, On the other hand, if the republicans decline to listen to the president, th y themselves open to that very accusation, Republican |leaders regard the move as an effort by the president to wean away oppo: | sition, | me ed as issue, (Pershing Guest of King George) LONDON, July = 17. — (United | Press).—General Pershing continue to be the recipient of British honors | a. At noon he was to be the guest of King Georg luncheon | Jat Buckingham palace. With Win-| | om Churchill, war secretary, | host, the American commande to attend a reception in parliament | this afternoon. morning General Per | shing will. review the American sol- | |diers and attend the military in-| | ve y of American and Bijtish of. t Hyde Park. | a coast representative phone girls, now in San Francis- | Committees on arrangements told co attending the wage confer- | of plans for the picnic to be held Fri ence. The telegram follows: | day at Schmitz park by the striking ve all locals in Washington | telephone operators and_ electrical wire Fuller credentials at once. J. B.| Workers, The crowd will assemble Quinn leaving for Washington, D. C.,| at m. in front of the Labor | Thursday. Pay no attention to re and will parade down to} ports of settlement unless you hear nd Virginia st., where the from us. Fuller on committee {o see | city has arranged to have a number company officials, Situation improv. | of special cars waiting. xpect more news soon.—Ful hese said Quinn's depart Will “Take Back” Pighes ieee eon All Wire Strikers; » end of the strike was in Ch iota Bah nd the international officers 4 WASHINGTON, July present when| All telephone employes whe eer.ent was drawn up, | have been on strike in west ‘unions issued no official! Coast cities will be taken back bulletin on the reported settlement and placed on the payroll imme- they believed th: diat if they report for work ad ben re: within a week, Assistant Post- it would not mean master General Koons has tel work on graphed J. P. Noonan, president | of the Electrical Workers’ | ched in an| the Washington, immediate return coast. union. The postoffice depart- ment officials Joday refused de- tails on the situation. | The question of retroactive pay will be submitted to the wire con trol board, it was said. ‘The depart: | ment also was said to have retained | the right to refuse to re-employ per: | | gons who had committed acts aimed | to injure the telephone companies or Would Need Vote agreement rr ached other absolute concession to our to be submitted | “Any than an demands would have to a referendum vote and that would take some time,” declared Blanche Johnson, chairman of the strike com mittee of the “hello” girls. “The settlement as reported pro- | outlined Lady the British of the late Marshall 0, pays mor annual income taxed 60 per the cent of hi United States, he *88 of $200,000, | dum vote of the coast operators and|other factor that electricians. The Washington vides fc pay demand to the board. Sometimes There’ 8 _ Joy in Legislation SHINGTON of taxes on cream will be house shortly after enforcement legislation July pushed Beatty, who is the wife of admiral and the daugh in taxes than her | confronted with the problem of amounts nd 50 per cent in So $200,000 of income | existent .000 in taxes, agr in telegrams received. an increased wage erators and submits the wire la we the prohibition strengthen their | soviets, in this After personally the whole course of the | Budapest, I am able with authority The food situation gary is critical starving internal dis witnessing revolution to state thruout Hun Budapest is virtual country is torn by Bela ‘Kun is been, cowed by ery man of that cl: Field, of Chi apsions. and pressed into Many from a in its lowest ing an army people whose income in| morale is at ebb, and| defenses arot use it is in {equipping it with arms and muni-|ation for a tions that are practically non-| capital, to. She's | General Boehm, the the “Rea” expected allied offens-|chiet of terialize, there is one! signed, ould bring about | “TH the Bolsheviki downfall—a concerted] «164 as attack by the diversified antisoviet| }.¢ pro: | governments, P lin ; The ed” arnay al ya! siidien, ight the Rumanian eal’ “Conroe and probably could wage “ i axtbemea: th |ful warfare against them—but 4 5 one ett moni thr, | babii violations of Bolshevik ao. in the White army. jhave embarrassed the | ernment, “Red” Troops Mutiny the Should ive fail to m health” It cause country between was likely, is eement for op: is to retroactive Boehm troops” control hs it its Boehm has sit White forces are|General Tandler, and without competent /|of the a definite objective. of the “Red” forces, served formal notice is disposed |that they will refuse to fight been former Fifth army corps, | At. pre | scattered leaders or tire divisions however, have 17.—Rey ater and ice through. the land fensive against the Erecting Defenses The bourgeoisie, as a whole, have the Bolsheviki. opposition to thi Ew 's between 18 and 45 has been ordered mobilized service with the of them are erecting Budapest, in prepare - t stand defense of th should this be necessary, + powerful commander-in- army, has re- the reason as- however, was the dissensiong as well as the antage and the so- who have run punishing that alleged laws and soviet gov. succeeded by commander . Boehm is jexpected to leave soon for Switzer- Boehm also opposed the of- Rumanians, | presidential conferences are only for | 15 minutes, | Invites Four Today vides, for arbitrating the retroactive upe| eden gaint ‘feature, ving it to the wire contr all ‘The workers are not repre. sented on this b am cer: tain that if put nk and file the fall thro “As a nothing 4100; Victory 4%'s, $99 SPOKANE, July 17.—The crest of | the heat wave has passed Spokane. | It is much cooler today, Yesterday's high 100.2. Speaking before the Luncheon club yesterday, | enthusiastically the American solc to Great Britain. | counter of and “oissons, wh | aticn of the allie litiative from the further effective possible." American | art in a few Pershing | sed ‘the valor of | rand paid tribute He spoke of the| at C) enu-~hierry 1, with the co-oper- | ‘we took the in- enemy, renderir resistance im- the service, of, the republican steering commit-|White army. A number of work. | days. | tee has decided, it was learned today, men's battalions were disarmed and| What i : ‘ef action striking Pacific coast tele: | | tone worse wien ‘Se ("TANK TO ARRIVE FRIDAY agreement, in Washington between | the wire control board and union rep- | Word the war Conservatives Quit The few comparative moderates left in the soviet rnament are withdrawing. Boehm was one The po of the soviets is now rapidly turning to the extreme’ left. There have been frequent cases of sabotage in the railway service, as | well as in the public services because of the resentment of the employes against the attitude of the reds, | In the belief of members of the | |former Hungarian government Jexiled in Switzerland, occupation” | Budapest by American and Britis! | forces as a strategic base—in eon- formity with the conditions of the armistice would not meet with real | opposition from the Bolsheviki and would render an offensive unneces- Z sary, But this is problematical, ‘pa SAN FRANCISCO, July 17 ‘The senators invited to call today | were | McCumber, North Dakota; | Washington; Colt, Rhode Nelson, Minnesc All conferences are to be hela in |the White House, instead of the ex. |ecutive offices, where the president | | receives most of his callers, | Senator McCumber, first to call at the White House, remained an hour | with the president. He said that he| Seek U. S. Credit) SEW 4 Ae | org, “and we will not return to work | reg meee. the attr os ssed as) NEW Tone. July , 17,—That | orn tructed by our Tepresenta-| ment provides for recognition of the || Jrrancisco. by _rall~-conalderably confidentia eCumber is a mem-|German banking interests are n “ tives in San Francisco.” union. They state they will not re more time than if it had come ber of the for ions commit-| gotiating with New York financte turn to work unless this is specified, here under its own power tee and a pro-league republican, |for the purpose of establishing | The central strike committee issued | A vated. BiCaet Raa’: haan: Friends of the president said he|credits here for private German| A communication from the Cham-|a statement to the local unions re- mapped out for the tank by would diseuss freely reasons for| banking institutions, became known|ber of Commerce and Commer-| minding them that no agreement Is|{ Capt. ©. D, Gunning, tank corps adopting treaty provisions which the! today. cial club, telling of the work done binding until accepted by a referen- | 4 4 would rapidly of Jones, nd; and these matter of fact, we know sout this report from Wash: | waiting word We will resentatives depends entirely upon the wording of the full text of the agreem nt, members of the central strike committee stated today. Re-|} its headquarters in Seattle for quest has been wired to Washington |] the next few months will arrive for further particulars, Hl hete Priday, It tock neasly bee Operators in. Sacramento. and weeks for the land battleship to othr cities are asking if the agree- | a: thke hie eam ws officer, to the her The tank, being quite, n't been named yet, so tunning is planning to have a christening party. At times he favors “H-two-S-O-four,” in tok en of its brothers’ treatment of the Germans, but at other times mentrude seems to have the better show. He has a great hankering, has the captain, for that name, I lost my Kittle puppy dog, has been I wept a briny tear; The Star want ads to the rescue camer And returned my puppy dear. The author of the above in enjoying the show at the Clemmer Theatre this week. Suppose YOU go | next week. Read about it on the Classified page. who has army received that tank which is to make been assigned a recruiting station from our representatives. wait until we he “We're taking no stock in the re. ports from Washington," declared John Mulinix, of the electrical work- German Bankers Chamber for Board