The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 4, 1919, Page 2

iH PAGE 2 THE SEATTLE STAR—MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1919. : ; (COST OF LIVING | —“your credit PROBE STARTING bs | ‘Lek : fe Officials Are All Anxious to, ' IS 900 | Chop Down High Prices | - ' WASHINGTON, Atg 4— | (United Preas.)—While railway shopmen today prepared te take their wage demands dircet to President Wilson, members of the subcommittee of government officlala named to investigate the high cost of living were getting thelr reports into shape, and many congressmen were pre pared to Introduce bills almed at high prices, Wilson returned from a week. end sail on the Potomac, and at once took up the study of the food situation, which promises to dominate official developments im Washington until the problem in solved. B. M. Jewell, president of the raft why department of the American| | Federation of Labor, planned to see | the president during the day and tell will buy a [him flatly that railroad shopmen | thruout the country would continue ONE MINUTE f : | watking out unless food costs came | - IAC down or wages went up. ELECTRIC WASHING | ‘The machinery of the department MACHINE | of Justion, it waa learned, was in op- } eration to gather data to be used by) |the committee of government oftt-| |clals and cabinet members in formu: | lating the plan to reduce prices | which the president, after conferring with his cabinet tomorrow, ts expect Jed to submit to congress, ponsibly in the form of a message. | Center on Wheat | Believing that the value of wheat | ts the basis for the high cost of other | | Necessities appeared to be gaining | | strength today. 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San Jose Interurbans Col-| lide; Picnickers Injured | SAN JOSE, Auk. 4--A Pentnauta sula railway, had just relieved the motorman and taken charge of the car when the crash came Fifteen passengers on the inbound | car were injured, while the little pte- | nie car was thrown on end and its passengers jammed in a mans of broken glass and splinters, Shoup | wan badly bruised, and his left was amputated shortly after the wreck, The inbound car was the second section of @ train, the first having passed the small car at a siding « t distance from the curve whee the crash came, | BAKER SUBMITS TRAINING PLAN | Would Create Reserve of All Young Men ; bees <1 | WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—Secre-| tary Baker today submitted to con frets the war department plan for permanent universal training. j The plan was embodied in a bill for permanent reorganization of the | army, introduced in the senate by Wadaeworth, chairman of the military affaira committee. Under the bill, boys reaching the age of 19 would be required to take three months’ ,training, and would then go into the reserve, where for two years they would be subject to call In event of war, the selective serv foe act, as amended during the war with Germany, would come into fores automatically and make al! men between 18 and 45 liable to serv: | tee | Raemptions are provided in the/ military training feature similar to | those in force in the draft during the | A peace time army with « maxt-| mum strength of 510,000 men is pro- vided, preserving to « large extent) the present form of organisation. “Devil Dogs” Will | Parade in New York! NEW YORK, Aug. 4.—"Devtl! dogs” of the Second divinton, com: | posed of the Fifth and Sixth marines and the Ninth and 23d regular infan try, will parade in New York ag soon as the entire division reaches Ho boken. Four transports unloaded men of the Second at Hoboken yesterday. Before the George Washington reached the harbor, the marines on board voted unanimously against pa rading. “We want to go home,” they | shouted, but reconsidered when told that Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, their commander, wanted to parade, and agreed that “if the old man wants it, we will make it a hum dinger.” The transport Virginian arrived to- Gay, with 4.041 officers and men from Brest. including the 23d infan- try complete, : Demand Reduction A ary in Cost of Living BERNE, Aug, 3.—<Delayed).—The food strike situation at Rasle was stationary today, according to ad- views received here by the Federal council, Disorders at Zurich were on the decline _ ot thas et tan Every operator in this 0, cer- ing right on the wall in front of his dental chair, in in sight of all. WE HAVE EQUIP Found in hi “oles. VERY*BEST. We have the best and mort ‘We wo Ge vary beat of materia. 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LADY ATTENDANTS ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES Senator Burton to Study Conditions in the Orient To study conditions in Japan, to hold up ratification of the peace | Officials of the Swiss Socialists,|China and in Australia and New | treaty. announcing their program for a re- duction in living costs, said they would demand immediate lowering of food prices, confiscation of stocks Of shoes, dress materials and similar necessities, prohibition of further advances in the price of milk and state control over exports and tm- ports. ‘ Steps to prevent profiteering by real estate owners and immediate solution of the housing problem also were demand Spokane Observes Fire Anniversary SPOKANE, Aug. 4—Spokane to- day was celebrating with a drench- ing rain the 30th anniversary of the big fire. Thirty years ago today Spokane was practically wiped out by fire. Then it was tinder dry Thruout the forest belt of the In- Jand Empire today the fires which have been raging for weeks were Meeting their conqueror, Rain started here Saturday night. It fell heavily all last night and is continu- ing today, It is the first real rain in this section since early spring. THIEVES PROMISE TO RETURN STOLEN DOG ‘Three unidentified men who enticed a Llewellyn setter belonging to 8. D. McKinstry, 318 18th ave. away from home last Saturday night, called McKinstry on the phone from Renton Sunday and asked the dog's name, and then promised to send the anfrnal home some day. McKinstry reported to the police Sunday. This is the third dog theft in the last week. The dog has not been brought back, Mc- Kinstry said, RATE-MAKING BILL IS CONSIDERED BY HOUSE WASHINGTON, Aug. 4—The house interstate commerce commit- tee today reported out the Cummins] bill, which confers on the interstaate commerce commission and the state commissions the railroad rate-mak ing power they held prior to federal operation of the railroads. The vote was 6 to 5. The bill would affect 5. the making of rates during the re- maining period of government con. trol. Don’t tell a woman you are willing to go to the ends of the earth for her unless you are prepared to take ber along, Zealand, Theodore B. Burton, former United States senator from Ohio, will | asserted. Tuesday on ‘They may return next April. Senator Burton declared in favor | of the leagne of nations, and said it would be serious for the republicans White Wilderness of Alaska Sing “There’s Nothing Too Good for the Irish.” this country. and, after tion. for Washington's interests.” for president. TRUSS TORTURE Can be eliminated by wearin: Lundberg Rupture Support. give free trial to prove its superior- ity. A. LUNDBERG CO, 1101 Third Ave. “I would ike to eee the treaty and the league of nations ratified,” he “And the separate treaty sail from Seattle for Yokohama early | with France should also be approved | the Fushima Maru.| without reservations.” Senator Burton is at the New Wash: | believed some system of military ington hotel with Dr. Robert W./ training, similar to that tn effect in Baker, of New York, who will accom: | Switzerland, should be adopted in pany him on his trip thru the Orient. He said he Senator Burton was a member of the house rivers and harbors com- Mittee which came to Seattle in 1901, going over the Lake Washington canal project, reported |favorably on the first appropria-| “The thing I want to talk about Most of all is Seattle,” he said. “In- cidentally, I want to mention that I always found Senator Jones, your representative, assiduously working Senator Burton was chairman of the rivers and harbors committee of | the house for ten years with Jones. [In 1916 Senator Burton was men- | tioned for the republican nomination ie the wi Seattle. | Your il E i il METROPOLITAN] | MONDAY, AUG. 11° Matinees Wed. and Sat, Seat Sale Thursday Continuous Daily, 1 to 12 De Pace Bros, with Adelina Doasena Five Other Fine “Hip” Acts Feature Photopiay Viola Dana in “The Microbe” |AMUSEMENTS Optometrist and Mfg. Optictam Eyes Examined anéG Fitted Prices Rearonablea PANTAGES Matinees, 2:80. 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