The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 16, 1919, Page 20

wo scene Ho oe DEMOCRATS IN MUSIC TEACHER FIGHT FOR PACT 1S KILLED HERE President Discourages Any J. E. Weber Dies Instantly Discussion of Reservations | When Crushed by Elevator BY L. ©. MARTIN J. FE. Weber, 61 years old, United Press Siaff Corresondent | music teacher, met death in the WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.— | Haight building, See All efforts by democratic sen. | and Pine st, at 1015 ators te agree with republicans | Friday night, when he was on & program of reservation to the peace treaty were aban- doned today as the result of word from President Wilson. ‘The president, in a talk late yesterday with Senator Hitch cock, senate administration leader, strongly discouraged crushed between the elevator and the elevator shaft. Weber had offices in room 324, and had been a tenant of the building for about eight months, He was killed almost instantly. ‘even the discussion of reserva. | Mrs. A. 0. Albertson, 368 Roy st tions by democrats. He made (opefator of the elevator, declares it plain to Hitchcock that, in | that Weber entered the o and, ! obviously changing his mind }to leave power. space between the cage ator and the shaft almost to the first floor landing Mra. Albertson attempted to force the car down to the ground floor, but | Weber's body made this impoanibie A detail from the fire station at Third ave. and Pine st, was called After working nearly an hour his opinion, the day for 4 eussing reservations is a long way off. What the democrats must con D Gentrate their efforts on, in the : ond opinion, Hitcheock said % Mefeat of all proposals to amend _ the treaty. At the after she had applied the His body was jammed in the wall of the and was car president's suggestion, Hitchcock will begin a @rive next week in a speech to the » gemate against amendments. While ) Wt has been generally recognized for| Weber's body was released and the Weeks that there are not enough|cage brought to the level of the ‘Yotes in the senate to make gen-| round floor, but not until a portion textual amendments, the pres-| of the wall had been knocked out is suid to feel that the slight- Mrs. Albertson screamed for help possibility of amendment of| When she saw that it was impossible gection must be removed before|to extricate Weber. Her husband Oe will even consider reservations. | Who was on the third floor, came to End Negotiations her asaistance, and with the aid of ‘attitude, as stated| Patrolman H. P. Brown, opened the today, broke off all| #haft door on the first floor and suc negotiations which prom.| ceeded in drawing Mra. Albertson to develop into a compromise | thru the opening between the first mild reservations. ‘The negotia-| floor and the elevator door, Mrs were begun by some demo- Albertson collapsed when she reached the vantage of safety She without consulting with Pres- ‘Wilson. | was slightly scratched and was tak his talk with Wilson, |" to the hospital for treatment ‘said, “In the end.a com.| Weber's body was taken to may become necessary,’*| County morgue. he added, ‘the president is| The coroner's office is trying to lo at all sure reservations must be| cate relatives of Weber. He the @ and, at any rate, won't| lieved to have a son in Seattle that read now." } x <j tions «are regarded by Butte Rancher Hit by City Cable Car as likely to be embarrass- Mitchcock mid. Their adop- ‘would indicate, in the presi-| is view, that the United States| Pau! Johnson, 61, a rancher of Uttle faith in the treaty. |Butte, Mont, was struck by a ichoock, in hia speech next|Westbound cable car at Third ave fm the senate, will point out, /8nd Yesler way, after a aid, as the president did in from another cable car Friday af talk yesterday, that amend- ternoon. He was cut and bruised would mean that the United |about the head. Johnson would lose the benefits con-|treated at the city howpital by the treaty. He cited ac- Mrs. Ormond D. Watson. to German dyestuffs as an ex-|N. 55th st. escaped serious injury by clinging to the fender of an automobile driven by Nathan Viller. 162 20th ave. after the machine \had struck her at Fifth ave, and jPike st. Friday afternoon. Mr Watson was dragged for a distance of 20 feet before the machine was stopped. She was slightly bruised. Viller took her to her home. was 1413 “Beg From Germany” é in the president's said Hitchcock, ‘‘would that the United States would to go back to Germany, hat |. begging for acceptance of Of peace. President said that if the made it necessary to megoti- te a Separate peace with Germany © would send Senators Knox and to Berlin to make the new it becomes Apparent that a major Ity of the senate in willing to accept “milk and water reservations,” hy i4 will vote for rejection of the treaty itor Lodge said today that If rather than accept such @ program. MONDAY NIGHT Matinees Wednesday and Saturday HENRY MILLER BLANCHE BATES AND A DISTINGUISHED COMPANY In Philip Moeller’s Notable Play “MOLIERE” THE ORIGINAL SUPERB PRODUCTION FROM THE LIBERTY THEATRE, NEW YORK BW. ¥. World said: N. Y¥. Evening “A real oasis in Post sald: @ month of thea- “Distinctive it~ tre going.” erary, imaginative and dramatic qual- N.Y. Bun said: “Most tmportant — contribution to the American theatre N, Ys Bventng that our stage has Matt eald; witnessed this “Arona — piidl. year.” ences ta enthuat- astio outbursts,” Priladelphia Press — aata: Priladotphia “Audience actu- Record paid) ally cheered. Most enjoyable pre- miere.” “Mollore in, without doubt, the wom of the theat rieal season,” Philadelphia = In- B rer naid: ntont important fan Francisco offering of the Chrontcla sata: “Moliere’ tn a milestone in sings history.” year. Fifteen cur- tain calls. A gen- uine ovation.” Nights: 50¢ to $2.50 Mats. Wed. and Sat Plus War Tax 50c to $2.00 ‘WILSON OBJEC een BAB a on, THE SEATTLE STAR “ a [, pAtiol Se f ee cut Launch Ship in Honor [CARMEN STRIKE | @ MM \ Cecil E. Lander Is Found Jack Meredith, of Portland, x PORT! ND. u 6 e NEW YOR 16.—The ma TACOMA, Aug, 16. — Jack 3 St tA r Aus. i ~The eae fied today an Cecil BE. Lander, a stu) of Maza whe are comping | ‘Yr ‘nead erached te ana tying am lent in the University of Oregon at Kain National park, was eee page Pw ssg pie whose home was 4 2th & killed reday night, while re te tua Gon, Coat Portiand, Or He had returned from turning fro the east slope of y ond on, : oe rvice in France on the transport) 14 Tahoma peak, when he edbnrvge’ joni Great Northern, and was discharged | ytipped on a crumbling rock | © sage ng oF tit Later & sergeant in the quar 1 and plunged to the bottom (007) wi ee samoanad to the: a anter’s corps of the crevasse, 500 feet below ne r, accor » the The police had no clue to the mur-| His companion, Lee Benedict, | rp nery evidently was the motive, derer today, but feared he had be who was uninjured, brought tae eee eens puree was found lured to the hotel with the view of news to the Mazama camp, at 1 sua cute an tie been robbery, and murdered when it be rar yeaterday afternoon. en: er ot 848, 2 gold Gal came evident that was the on Hoth men are from Portland ond & ctickeis, whieh ene means of obtaining his money n had gone to the peak ear) known to carry in the purse, are og r in the mornt to recover ®| missing camera that had t left there. Ac Mra. Freeman was press represen- Burglars Get $130, speptve 7 wees cence ore m warned Ag trip | and intere » prison rescue work, Sta ps and Jewels without a & but made the a# | she ig survived by her son, Cecil, liv- | Burglars made a rich haul when | © and were descending the slope | ing in Portland; another son, Roy Keg they .entered the home of Miss B.| When Meredith was killed | Freeman, of Oaklond, Cal.; a daugh- @ Formeth, 115 20th ave. &, Friday| According to Benedict, they were | ters, Mrs. A. A. Griffin, of Olympiag@ night ‘The prowlers gained en-| climbing over a rocky led when Wash. and her divorced husband, trance by “fimmying” @ side win-|the rock crumbled beneath the|who lives at Richland, Wash 2 ri "? of rod! « body The for. —a dow. They secured $25 in war| weight of Meredith j f : savings stamps, $130 in currency r was thrown 50 feet toa! Héward E, Morris, son of the late and @ valuable diamond ring. ‘The| rocky ledge and then rolled 600 feet | Judge George E. Morris, has returned — police were unable to find any | to the bottom of a crevasse home from France, after being is Oe ‘ ‘ A ervice for two and « half years, with < © robb Meredith's skull and right arm | service for Or chaerenerecene Bug’ see dl the signal corps of the Fifth army, | Other members of the party with a He was going to the pi norgatr 3 a | When you think of advertis. | ‘obossen and pack horses left at 4) he joined the colors, aes wi Ben — ing, think of The Star. | l o'clock riday afternoon to bring the |to finish his course in the college * = . a body to Tacoma comme ree. of Newspaper Editors IN LOS ANGELES: More than 7200 delegates to annual convention of the National Editorial association were cuesta of the Skinner & Eddy Corporation Sat urday morning, when the 10,000-ton steamship Editor w launched In their honor, Mra Guy U. Hardy, wife of Congreamman Hardy, of Cob lorado, sponsored the big vessel | Following the launching, the dele | gates boarded a port ferry boat, and | were shown Seattle's system of port leommisson docks. A trip thru the | Lake Washington canal and a cruise jot Lake Washington succeeded the linspection of the port commission jocks. | At 6:20 o'clock Saturday night the |women of the delegation will be the | guests of a local committer of women at the Hotel New Washington. After j the banquet the women of the dele l gation will be the guests of the Pan- tages theatre management, while the men delegates will be entertained at | a stag Jinks at the Seattle Preas club By special arrangement with Sec- lretary of the Navy Josephus Dantets the visiting editors will be admitted to the Puget Sound navy yard at Bremerton Sunday. The delegation will leave the Colman dock at 9:15 o'clock Sunday morning. Returning at 6 o'clock, the visitors will leave for Victoria, B.C. | Talks on Americaniem | At the Friday afternoon session, Ole Hanson delivered ao | Ma ‘or racteristic speech on “American iam.” The mayor denounced the jred fing of rehy, urged better wages for school teachers, sum gented the “selective admission and scientific distribution of aliens,” ac cused Lenine and Trotsky of an attempt to transptant their teach the} Needs 125 Cars to Carry Editors on Tour of City T. L. Monson, secretary of the Rotary club, and drive director of the automobile outing for the vie iting editors, needs 1 machines to take care of all delegates on a tour of the city Sunday, The ma chines should be on hand at the Colman dock not later than 230 o'clock Sunday afternoon. ‘We need 125 cara.” Monson maid Friday ‘The trip will start from the Colman dock promptly at 2:20 o'clock, and will conciude at 5 o'clock. I urge ever automo. bile owner who can spare his ma- chine to be on hand at the Col man dock at 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.” editors were “makers and unmakers of leaders.” Asks Co-operation Herbert Cuthbert, executive seo retary of the Pacific Northwest | Tourist association, told of the com. |parative value abroad, and James H dent of the Utah of travel here and Wallis, pres Editorial associa |tlon, spoke on “Organization and Legislation.” J. B. Gratke, editor of the ven ling Budget, Astoria, Ore. discussed |The Relation of the Country Press jand the City Press.” Gratke urged |mreater cooperation between urban jand = suburban He praised the work of university |nchools of journalism and advo- cated their establishment in high newspapers ingn in Amertea, and charged the|*chools as well LW. W. with precipitating pov erty, crime and chaos. Referring to local radicals, the mayor was applauded when he sald, “Thank God, they hate me! | Dr. Henry Suzzailo, president of} the University of Washington, gave} of} the pres# in molding public opinion | of political leaders and in fashion-| with regard) a brilliant talk on the power ling public thought to big measures, lective draft during the war. Dr Suzzallo told the delegates that| EXCURSION # Friday Harbor San Juan Islands TOMORROW S. S. Whatcom Leaves Colman Dock, 8:30 A. M. for Nature's Wonderland such as the #e| HYLAN TO ASK FOR SHOWDOWN 5,000 Rapid Transit Work- ers Threaten Strike NEW YORK, Aug. 16.—Mayor | Hylan was to ask a “showdown” | this afternoon in the threat of 6,000 employes of the Interborough Rapid Pransit pany—operating the principal subway and elevated lines |in Manhattan and the Bronx—to go on strike at 4 o'clock Sunday morn- ing unless their wage den | granted by 6 o'clock tonight. The men were just granted a 10 |per cent Increase, but now they ask an additional 60 per cent in ofease, which would mean $1 an hour | for motormen and slightly less for ther employes. In a formal statement Hylan in timated that the strike was an “in- side job"—meaning that the em- ployes and company were in col- | laston ste force the public to pay In- creased fares, The I. R. T. has been | agitating for a fare raise from & to 8 cents for some time. Hylan called a meeting of the pub lie service commission, a committee of the brotherhood and officials of | the company for this afternoon, | WHEELING, W. Va. Aug. 16 There is enough whisky in this town officials state, It's doing the thirsty no good, however, agit in in the Ohio county jail, In all there © 000 gallons of Whisky, of which 00 wag taken in one raid by fed eral officers, the remainder being became effective invOhio and West Virginia, The whisky, which is val ued at $54,000, would give two-ounce drinks to 120,000 thirsties, it is esti mated, ands were | to give every inhabitant a pint each, | taken from persons bringing it trom | wet territory just before prohibition | terurban Transportation LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 16 Tieup of interurban transportation between Los Angeles and cities of four adjacent counties was complete today, with the walkout of 1,800 trainmen of the Pacific Electric interurban railway at 2 a. m Tickets are sold exclusively to San Pedro. Bus lines and steam trains are the only commuting ln open. They will not be equal demands, commuters say Simultaneourty a strike of conduc: tors and motormen on the Los Angelen Electric railway was called. to Officials of the local lines de clared that service in between 65 and 70 per cent normal The strike of Pacific Blectric em ployes has been declared a success Lon Angeles railway strikers did| ‘not as readily respond to the walk-| out call. Four counties—Orange, San Rern ardino, Riverside and Los Angeles are cut off from interurban con Inection with this city as a result jof the strike. Shipyard workers,| lwho depend on P. E. transportation to the harbor, received no service this morning. |} Altho tickets are sold to San/ Pedro, service is said to be uncer tain. Over 100 sallore were ma lrooned at Sixth and Main sts. early this morning, unable to return to their shfbs. Passing automobiles | were commandeered by many The usually crowded viaduct of| the Pacific Electric had a decidedly |vacant appearance. LUXEMBURG IN STRIKE RIOTS Poilus Charge Workmea and Liberate Deputies MBURG, Aug. 15.—(De- | layed).—At the request of the local | burgomaster, French troops charged | the parliament bullding with bayon jets today, scattered the labor | demonstrators and released the im | prisoned deputies. Workmen, demanding a $90 in against the advanced cost of living, |had previously stormed the partia ment and imprisoned its members. |Former Empress Is Thru With “Power” ZURICH, Aug. 16.—(United Press). In view of Archduke Joseph's suc cons In heading the new Hungarian | government, monarchists have urged upon the former emperor Karl to reenter political activity. But Zita, |the former empress, has decided | against such a step, it was learned here today “No,” she is quoted as saying “The emperor's position was hell. We have done our duty, We have suf- fered enough. And we don’t want to | return to power.” SUBSIDIARY LINES TO ABANDON OLD NAMES ‘ive subsidiary lines of the C., M |& St. PB, the Bellingham Bay & Northern, Gallatin Valley railroad, tn Montana, Puget Sound & Willapa Harbor, Seattle, Port Angeles & Western and the Tacoma Eastern, will hereafter use the corporate name, officers of the company an- nounced Friday. sn re eater 1,800 Trainmen Tie Up aha stead of a $50 bonus as protection | Murdered in Hotel dust One of the Orchard Full of Peaches at Levy's Orpheum AS PART OF THE FUNNIEST OF ALL MUSICAL OFFERINGS— THE S TO TREATY CHANGES “OREGON YANKEE RAINIER GAMPER MURDER PRISON SLAININN, Y. FALLS 500 FEET RESCUE WORKER Port | Meets Death in Plunge MIS TAMING WILD WOMEN —A Hysterical Musical N LEW AND THE FOLLY GIRLS MIDNIGHT EXPRESS —Being a Burlesque, filled and melody, on the famous melodrama. With Head Crushed by Blow That Big New Show For the Week IF YOU ENJOY A GOOD LAUGH—IN FACT ANY OF THEM—DON’T S THIS ONE— { ‘ 4 land Woman Is Found: — | At 2:30 P. M. With a Continuous Performance | and Spectacular ovelty, With WHITE with fun, music SU Today for Adults The Kiddies NDAY 35c