The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 6, 1919, Page 16

> eS _ Olution as the home of politica! free- that {It become the home of industrial | Nationalization Plan Is Urged Before Congressmen Ry L. ©, MARTIN embodied in the plan outlined in United Press Correspondent the Sims bill WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—"“La “The employers contro! and domi bor will go to the people with its nate the management of Industry @emand for nationalization of the | This interest fixes wages and controls railroads and will attempt to ere = working conditions. It fx ate strong public sen es without r force adoption of +t congress refuses it now,” Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gincors, told the house interstate commerce committer today. Stone presented to the committee the so-called Plumb plan for govern Ment ownership of the tines, where by they would be operated for the) Benet of their emptoyes andthe oad § AYS U, S, MEN PROFITEERING “What would be your action if this Committee should not adopt the Charges Grain Corporation Boosts Wheat Price consumer form autocratic control of in ratic of govern ment, but ar dustry.” Stone said he spoke for 2,000,000 workers and was supported by 2,500 | 000 more in the American Iederation | of Labor. | Plumb plan of government owner Ship?" asked Chairman Esch “Our action would be to try to cre ate enough sentiment thruout the Sountry to compel congress to adopt the plan,” Stone replied “Would you seek it thru strike? queried Esch “No, sir; I do not believe the Brotherhoods would, altho [ am Speaking largely for the locomotive ws. Reduction of the high Goat of living is what we want more than anything else.” Declaring that labor's plan for handling the ratiroad situation “raises the banner of democracy tn fontro! of industry,” Stone the house interstate commerce commit: tee: WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—<United Preas).—-The price of wheat to the people of the country is being kept at 20 to 30 cents above the $2.26 government guaranteed price make profits for the United States Grain corporation, a government agency, Representative McCulloch charged in a statement today, sub- mitting letters from Julius H Barnes, head of the corporation. | Profits have already amounted to| 63,320.93, the letters show. Barnes, in the letters says he handled $2,000,000,000 worth of foodstuffs and therefore this represents a profit of slightly more than 1 per cent McCulloch Insists it waa the inten tion of congress to have the govern. ment stand the marketing expense of the grain and re-sell it to the people at the $2.26 price. In his letter, ax submitted by Mo- | Culloch, Barnes states | “Te reimburse the accrued charges we made a price of 14 cents over the! fuaranteed price in March; 15 cents to “That the American political @emocracy is controlled by an in- ih life. ims bill, embodying the i over April 11 to 20, and 20 cents} f April 21 A 20. | plan for government owner: | "2" 4? 4 pr omane | “Under these prices something jike joint control of the railroads | 70,000,006 ut in the! first step toward industrial ee are ; if E ® z domestic markets of the country and/| even then we had to curtail ship. | menta to foreign buyers. Of course. .| to the above prices, the miller must a44 the railroad rates.” “Mr. Barnes has apparently for fotten these increares come directly from the pockets of the people and| that higher priced wheat means/| higher prices for all other com.) modities.” MeCulloch said. “I think the responsibility for the high cost of living rests largely on him.” freedom. dom,” said Stone. “We now demand | Stock Yard Men Asking Increase CHICAGO, Aug. 6—The first battle for a wage increase by $0,- 000 stockyard workers employed in the score or more packing houses | here was to be waged today. | Yesterday representatives of the| Packingtown employes told pack- ers they wanted a 20 to 60 per! cent increase in wages, but de-| manded at the same time that meat prices not be raised to pro- vide revenue to meet the wage de- mands. Voting was under way today to decide whether they will strike to force their demands in case of re- fusal on the part of the packin houses to grant the demands at| once. | Ba A manufacturer’s complete sample line of Dr styles will go on sale tomorrow. are of ribbon braid, embroidery and buttons. The color range includes Navy, Black, Sand, sizes are 16, 18 and 36 only. lwage scale THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT 23 Sample Fall Dresses $16.75 and $19.75 Of Satin, Serge and Jersey Cloth } here are just 23 dresses in the lot | and 15 different styles, three of which are shown in the sketch above. The materials are Jersey cloth, serge and messaline and trimmings | a arcane oe nar ta en OA a them Sesame re Se THE SEATTLE STAR Mann Act Charged violation of act Franklin, with Mann Ivan Ro Fu forn ant in the apruce producti in being xt Satur b ner FR held pending his hearing day morning ul United States Commi McClelland, At & preliminary hearing before the commissioner Tuesday morning, | Puson was formally confronted with | the charge and bail was wet at $2,500. | Fuson is also accused of bigamy forgery and grand larceny. The gov: | ernment will only press the violation | of the Mann act charge to F. R. Conway, assistant United States district attorney Fuson is alleged to have confessed that he married a girl in Portland) while he had a wife in Cincinnati | and then love to an Aberdeen | alleged to have captain in at o ing have cir: | S. F. Water Front | Men Talk Strike! SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.—Near r i bel | Parker ly 20,000 waterfront workers will be | fore him a strong recommendation | Pr affected if the teamsters and their| employers fail to agree on a new tomorrow. Stevedores nd other waterfront workers have eed to join the teamsters if they strike Friday Teamsters ask an tnerease of $1 per day. At present they are paid| from $2.50 to $5.50 per day. Steve-| dores want $1 per hour and $1.50 per hour for overtime. | | fullest in an effort to prevent food | the Coronado islands, where One Killed; Two Hurt in Air Fall! SAN DIEGO, Aug. &—8& BE. De-) over April 1 to April 10; 16 cents| veise, electrician, In dead, and Licut.| eral Palmer O. P. Kilmer, pilot, and W. C. Baker, Photographer, are suffering from bruises and abad shaking up asthe result of air airplane smash on the bay here last night. The men were returning from a picture expedition to the fleet. Lieut. Kilmer was blinded by the Mare of rockets, and failed to right his machine tn landing Investigate Cause of Chicago Strike CHICAGO, Aug. 6-—Federal tnves- tigation was under way here today into the causes of the strike of about 20,000 railway shopmen in the Chi- cago district. The men, department of justice officials declared, quit work without sanction of the grand lodge of the union. Alleged work of agita- torn will be looked into, it waa said. AGED MAN SUCCUMBS | TO SHOCK FROM FALL) Theodore Petersen, 65, who fell) in the waters of Elliott bay Sunday night and remained in the water/ for half an hour until rescued, died from the effects of shock and ex posure in the city hospital at 1:15 a, m. Wednesday. Petersen was climbing f:om the Belbstreet dock to a barge moored below the dock when he slipped on the wet ladder and fell. The aged man struck the barge before falling into the water and his right arm waa broken. | resses in the new Fall Taupe and Pekin, and ‘Brooklyn Transit | strike at 5 o'clock this morning, fol- LABOR PUSHES R. R. DEMANDS ‘ARMY OFFICER WILSON WRITES FLEET ARRIVES | FACES CHARGE FOOD MESSAGE OFF CORONADO Fuson Accused of Violating Will Address Congress on Daniels Will Review Armada High Cost of Living WA (tn son today NGTON i Press), Cnn wi began work on the message he is to read rene within a few days outlining a program to reduce the cost of living The message, it is understood, will ask for new laws, better to enable the government to war on food profiteers, hoarders and others who are directly and wil fully contributing to high prices. One of the president's recom mendations for new legisiation ts ex Pected to deal with some form of regulation old storage companicn This would prevent holding of food in or high prices: erning tran: >» will upon by the president, it wa. A proposal to reduce the amount of paper money in circulation ts not expected to get much attention in the president's message. Cabinet members who studied the proposal yesterday could not agree that this would prove a practical method of lowering prices. The president is known to have be Aug President be for Hoenn state busine corpora tic * in inter gaging in businesses close) their own. To Prevent Hoarding Cabinet members who Wtudied a proposal to revive the food admin: letration failed to reach an agree ment on this point. Although the administration may not be revived. its machinery will be used to the ¥ allied to hoarding and price boosting ‘The recommendations which Wil son has on his desk while he in draft ing hin meamen were submitted to him late yesterday by Attorney Gen ‘They were drawn up by a committer of 11 cabinet mem bers and other high government of. ficials, after consultation with eco nomic experts and after studying « report submitted by Federal Trade Commissioner Cotver, Rail Director Hines and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Leffingwell, who surveyed the whole food situation Palmer aiso told the president that all the machinery of the de- partment of justice had already been set in motion to stop food hoarding and profiteering and indicated he intended to make examples of some of the worst offenders. datius H. Rarnes, head of the ae senee ee: 2 See ae } prices by forcing down the price | } would sell standard export flour everywhere In the United Staten | at $10 « barrel, which is $1 9 Darrel lower than any price prevalent during the last four months. Maintain Wheat Price The guaranteed wheat price to farmers, $2.25 a busshel, will be | maintained, Barnes said. | An excess profits tax that would reach every was | advorated he is working on « bill to that end. All over “a reasonable profit” would be tarned into the oe. treasury under his 3 | Nothing in his plan would Inter. | fére with legitimate profits, He pro posed a judicial commission, which would determine the legitimate mar: | ging for varioun lines of business Income tax files of the collector of internal revenue, which contain a/ detafled statement of expenses and | profits of every business man in the United States would be available. Ample authority would be given to Prevent padding costs to cover prof-| ite. | Vice President White, of Armour | & Co., tentitying before the senate | subcommittees investigating profi teering, also mukgested an excess profits tax of this nature. Such taxes would catch dealers who were prof: iteering in shoes at present, he said. | Workers Walk Out! NEW YORK, Ang. 6.—Several hundred employes of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company went on lowing refusal of Lindley M. Garri son. receiver, to grant demanda, in-| cluding 75 cents an hour, an eight-| hour day and recognition of their new union Company officials admitted their | elevated and subway lines were af-| fected, “largely thru intimidation of | loyal employes,” but contended their |surface lines were maintaining full service. The final vote to strike was taken at a mass meeting at 4 o'clock this| morning, attended by about 2,500 men, who said they spoke for 8,000 of the company’s 13,000 employes. | , i | Third Division to Return Home Soon COBLENZ, Aug. 6—The Third| division was entraining for Rrest to- day. The First division will follow on August 15, leaving only 8,000 American troops on the Rhine. to prevent them en-| Tomorrow Morning | fl f of Admiral in a huge semicircle and started to clean ship for the big review off Coronado tomorrow morning, when Secretary Dan- | lels will review the fleet, LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.—<United | Prenn.)—Secretary of the Navy Dan jels and party planned to leave Los | Angeles early today n Diego, | there ending the tr the country to greet the I cot. | Foreed b ashouts on the Santa; Ve line to alter his original plan to go direct to Diego, the secretary yver the Southern Pa: | n arrived here cific about 1 a m, today, going im-| mediately to a hotel to reat | We will have our biggest dread noughts and destr re in these wa | ters,” Daniels de in the course | of a brief inter He expressed | | reat satinfactic | come to the Coam fighters With Daniels are Mrs. Da two sone, teln ele and Jonathan and Frank Dan-| Admiral McGowan Admiral | Admiral McKean and Com mander Foote. | Secretary Daniels, who arrives| here tonight, and his official party | board the destroyer Chauncey at the | municipal plier before § a m. tomor-| row Immediately following the} Chauncey will be the press boat.) probably the destroyer Anthony | Battle Formation The Chauncey will proceed outside the he js and to the rendexvous off tary Daniels and the offic | will board the armored cruiser Mon: | jtana, The imposing fleet will then weigh anchor and steam past the| Montana in battle formation. ‘The! Montana, during the official review, Will be anchored off the Hotel Det Coronado pier Immedidtely after the Inst has passed the Montana, the fleet will break formation, the super dreadnaughts swinging to the west | jand south and coming to an anchor. | whip age on a lineal parallel with the Montana. The battleships, destroy. | ors, cruisers and units of the train will proceed directly to assigned anchorages in the harbor | GREAT STORM SWEEPS OHIO 6 Killed; Cloudbursts Dam-| age Grain Crops CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 6.—Elec trie storms and cloudbursts which | swept Narthern Ohio Tuesday night | damaged crops and property nearly | $2,000,000, All streams were swollen and many | have overflowed their banksy sweep-! ing crops before the rushing waters. | Telegraph and telephone lines have | been crippled, while a number of rail- road and «treet car lines are gut of | order. Ashland county is the heav font sufferer, with « total damage of $1,000,000, The heaviest rain in 18 years was recorded | Reports from Northern Indiana} say that three people were killed and thousands of dollars’ worth of | property destroyed by the storm,| While Youngstown, Ohio, also reports | the death of three persons due to the electrical storms, Two men were struck by Mmhtning and the third picked up a live wire thrown from polo by the storm. City to Welcome 94 Colored Yanks Residents of the city have extend- | ed a special entertainment by the volunteer entertainment committee to help welcome the 94 colored casual | troops scheduled to arrive in Seattle on Great Northern train No. “1 Wednesday night No word has been recetved of the units from which the sobliers originally came. | ‘The troops will remain tn the city | overnight, leaving in the morning for Camp Lewis, where they will be dis- | charged. Breakfast will be furnished | the men by the Red Cross and other | organizations. Yurther plans will de- | pend upon the exact time of arrival and the length of time allowed here by existing orders. | tev. W. E. Mitchell, coolred minis- | ter of Seattle, is arranging for a| dance to be h In Washington hall, and has requested that anyone having an automobile available for | taking the men to the dance report at the railway station Wednesday on | the arrival of the train bearing the | troops, GIRL BADLY INJURED BY MOUNTAIN LION HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 6A mountain lion Tuesday attacked | and badly mauled ‘Alss Letha Bur- | rel, | , 15, & cattle herder. The girl} was found in an unconscious con- dition, her’ arms, back and chest badly lacerated. Citizens have or- gan ized to hunt the lion, It’s a Sad Tale Will Tell Justice Gordon’ C, Olson, of the Drexel hotel, will | pour his troubles into the sympa-| thetic ear of Judge Gordon Wednoes- | day. Olson, according to the police, | pulled a faux pas, a boner, he foozled the ball Tuesday night. According | to the story told by the police, Olson's Vord knocked down and trampled upon 8, Massa, fruit dealer, 1612 Third ave., Tuesday night. Two men | who were in the Ford left the auto- mobile in a hurry. Motoreycle Pa- trolman FF, Mills, who happened That Olson along, took the Ford into custody and parked it in the police garage. About five minutes to the witching hour, Olson squads-righted into the garage, and without the formality of notifying the police of his intentions, started off with his Ford. He didn’t get far. Patrolman Edwin Hunt leaped to the running board and shut | off the essence. Olson was taken into custody, And after spending an evening in Jail for disorderly conduct, Olson will sing his swan song to the court, ilk Wee AT THE BON MARCHE In days gone people wer was the fabric of queens. Today silk is the universal choice of the well dressed woman—from he dainty “underthings” to he So she is keenly interes’ finds a delightful array of of the day. 33-Inch Imported PONGEE A Buy---at 75c a Yard i re put to death because they wore silk—for silk r modish gowns, hats and wraps. ted in Silk Week at The Bon Marche—where she silks from which to fashion all the smart appare: The Romance of Silk \Pongee Is Woven | From Wild Silk Cocoons | The wild silk worm is found in China, Japan and India. These silk worms are not cared for and feed upon oak jleaves, Much time is taken jin collecting them. The threads from these co- coons are light tan fn color {and do not dye easily, so are usually manufactured in their natural color. Three varieties of silks are ||made from the wild silk | worms — tussah, shantung | and pongee. 36-Inch Shantung Pongee $1.10 Buy to your heart’s content from this shantung pongee. A splendid quality, a yard wide, in navy, tan, Belgium, Nile, pink and white. 36-Inch Fiber Satin for Sports Wear 36-Inch Wash Satin—Pink or Whi, lot of 36-inch $1.50 a Yard BLACK SILKS M. 36-Inch Black Dress Satin $3.00 Especially rich and pretty will be the dress—made of a few yards of this bl is dress satin. Also nice for 40-Inch Black Dress Satin $3.50 [“dromam tor Sin Week A splendid quality is this French dress satin in a glossy black—handsome for many dress pur- poses—and 40 inches in width. Buy all you need now for it may cost more la‘ 36-Inch Black Satin or Taffeta, $1.95 Yard 40-Inch Black Moire Velour, $2.25 a Yard 40-Inch Black Charmeuse, $4.50 a Yard ~-SILK SECTION, | Silk Week Makes This | Price Possible Pongee-——one of the most durable of al | dress silks—good looking, popular arid inex pensive—a silk that launders well and can put to many different uses, such as makim draperies, pillows, children’s clothes, woment waists, lingerie and dresses, men’s pajamas and others. ; Heavy Printed Pongee $1.95 Py For sports wear this heavy printed pongee 9 most appropriate—and very inexpensive, tof especially when you consider how well it wear, 33 and 36 inches wide, natural grounds with cy ored stripes or figures. ow Remnants of Dress Silks 95c Yard Lengths from 4 to 10 yards in 86-inedfh plain and fancy silk—but we will c % the pieces if you wish. Included ai, pongee, repps, fancy poplins, Tusséa! silks and others. ti af ‘ " $2.50 a Yard ¢ AKE A HIT DURING SILK WEEK yy skirts or waists—very lustrous and well dyed. bi Thursday, August 7 3 ar ” ae aes _ Childfen’s silk apparel orf: E living models. = Lecture—“Silk Clothes for,: Little Folk,” by Miss Heverlo, of Personal Services’, —TEA ROOM, SIXTH FLOOR @F ne t UPPER MAIN FLOOR. ene Neen Two Attractive Aprons — Imogen} to Sh 38-Inch Voiles 25c a Yard 1,200 yards of printed voile in good quality and attractive patterns, in lengths to 8 yards. 24-Inch Voiles 10c a Yard 2,000 yards, printed in neat patterns and nice colors, suit- able for children’s or wom- en’s dresses, or for comfort coverings. 26-Inch Linenette 10c a Yard 1,000 yards of wnite linen- ette, 26 inches wide, while there is any left to sell. 36-Inch Long Cloth $2.50 a Bolt 200 bolts of soft-finished longcloth in 10-yard bolts. You will save money by buy- ing this now. —LOWER MAIN‘FLOOR gy amma YOU'LL LIKE THEIR STYLE AND EASE IMOGENE COMES TRIPPING IN AT $2.25 She is of gingham in plain colors, trimmed with plaie™ and finished with rick rack braid. Simple but hane, 4 IDABELLE APRON AT $2.50 gingham, bound with solid colors. A novelty girdle fon— a sash in the back—pockets are novel. and Idabelle Make Their Debut Thursday wear and easy to launder. ee tex wt ee e is a little more fussy—being fashioned of light pl SECOND FLOOF 0" arnt na White Cups and Saucers at a Little Price 124c Pair If you need cups and saucers for camp or summer home or for ordinary use here they are at a special saving. Made of me- dium weight china in practical shape. on) 1 Lo ING * bt s and 40-ways 4 Every one tested. Noms 5, rth 4) We cannot possibly make deliveries at this price. New Tungsten Lamps 25c _More light please—Tungstens—25 sizes—new (not refilled). delivered. Li Bath Spray and Shampoo or Massage Brush-"‘;,; Special $1.65 “Knickerbocker” Bath Spray and Massage Brus combination, consisting of nickel-plated nozzle wit, five feet of best quality red rubber hose and allrus ch ber faucet connection. In addition there is an a rubber shampoo or massage brush.—vourTH FLOOR €irst ch Pr