The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 21, 1919, Page 14

THE SEATT TROOPS GUARDING CAR WORKS INDIANA TOWN STEEL WORKERS BOY STABBED _ FEARS TROUBLE FAVOR WALKOUT IN POKER ROW PEARL HARBOR DOCK OPENED Foreign-Born Workers Re- 250,000 Men May Strike Physicians Say He Will Hawaiians Drape Daniels fuse to Heed Striker Chiefs HAMMOND, Ind, Aug WMnited Press).—Five compani #tate militia patrolled the steel dis trict here today in an effort to pre Vent renewal of labor rioting by Btrikers of the Standard Steel Car _ Company. Six other companies ‘were on the way here and to arrive before noon. The city was quiet. Police were Able to cope with the situation dur ing the night, when there were sev @ral minor outbreaks in the foreign Quarter, where most of the steel Workers live. Refusal of the work _ @rs to return to work or to accept & compromise offered by the com- Pany caused city and county offi elals to ask for state troops as a Precautionary measure. Gov. J. P. Goodrich and Adjt. Gen, ith ordered 11 companies of the militia to Hammond upon the receipt of word from Lake coun ty and city officials that the labor there was threatening. Hundreds of foreien-born workers the car plant refused to listen to dictates of their leaders, and still on strike, following rejec- of a compromise offered by the » The telegram sent by Barnes and Mayor Rrown, of nd, asking for troops, said vod situation had got beyond their HAMMOND, Ind., Aug. 21.—(Unit @4 Preas.)}—City and county officials feared a new outbreak might occur “today, when troops of the Indjana itia arrived to guard the plant of Standard Steel Car Co, against rioting by strikers. Aajt. Gen. Smith notified Sheriff Barnes 10 companies would be jere during the morning. The call for troops was made last after strikers voted to refuse ® compromise proposed by Mayor for a settlement of the strike. ABOARD FOR MEDIATION iter Builders Ratify Plan to Settle Disputes _ A Mediation board to settle al! dis- between builders and members | Thruout United States Ohlo, Aug. 21 ! jonwide strike af 250,000 organized iron and | steel workers will be announced tn ten days, unless the heads of the United States Steel corporation agree to arrange for a conference with union representatives This statement wag made by union officials today, after'a recanvass of the votes cast by union members on the question of whether they would strike if necessary to back up their demands A committee, representing 2 unions, canvassed the votes. This ledmmittee was authorsied to take the steps necessary to enforce union | demands It appointed a sub-committee of six last night to confer with officials Of the United States Steel corpora tion, The subcommittee ts com posed of Samuel Gompers, John F patrick, D. Jo Davis, EB. J. Evans, William Hannon and W. %. Foster Strike Is Favored | Following the committee meeting | it was announced by W. Z. Foster, | secretary and greasurer, that the re canvass shows 9% per cent of the votes cast are in favor of a strike. At @ meeting in Pittsburg yester day the committee adopted resolu. tions favoring a strike ballot of tron and steel workers and formulated | “fundamental” demands for presenta tion to the steel corporation. These demands embrace rights of collective bargaining, the eight-hour }day, one day of rest in seven, dou ble rates of pay for all overtime work and for work on Sundays and holidays. | Abgjition of, company unions and} of physical examination of appli-| cants for employment are also de-| manded. | Union officials said a strike would} affect 1,750,000 workers. HONOLULU, Aug. 21.—(United Press )—Eight hundred iron workers struck here today, demanding rein statement of discharged union men. All the iron works of the city are tied up, and the situation appears to be deadlocked | This is the first big strike in the | islands, and the second of any kind | in the history of the Hawaiian Oil Fleet Charter Aim of Local Firm| The General Petroleum company, which announced plans for the con- struction of ofl docks, on Harbor) "| island Tuesday, will charter a fleet | Ba Dresses at $1.49 School Dresses of good quality chambray in solid colors of pink, leaf %, m or blue, have collar, cuffs and pocket edged with plaid material. Sizes from 9 to 12. Dresses at $1.79 of oil vesmeln as soon as the docks are completed, according to an mouncement from the local office Thursday. Entrance Exams to Be Held Aug. 28-29 High school freshmen will take entrance examination at Broadway High August 28 and 29. | voted to Probably Die CHEHALIS, Aug. 21 an unknown man, Orville Barnett son of a) Chehalis pioneer, in near death today, A row developed dur ing a poker game in the Ble Mug soft drink saloon, Physicians say Barnett haa little chance of recov ery After the card game in the drink ing resort, angry words led to a fight between Barnett and a strang er, The men were separated, and the ped stranger, before esca Up unseen and stabbed his ¥ tim in the back, the knife pli the kidm causing internal b ing, pe may Rarnett, who is a ¢ grandson of John W. Bar was sheriff of Lewis county early ett, who in the Governors to Ask Vast Road Building SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug Gov. Henry J. Allen, of Kan- sas, has prepared a resolution to be signed by 20 governors, asking an additional federal appropriation of $400,000,000 for road butlding on a five-year program. raise amounts 2 equal to those a |lotted them An exception is made of spar settled Western states, which u the resolution would — be larger allotments than th raised by them. would pay the entire amount spent on roads thru government lands. Red Cross Worker Is Due in Seattle Returning home after a year of duty with the Red Cross in France, Lieut. D. B. Duncombe, former man ager of the Seattle Press club, is re- ported in Vancouver, B. C., en route to this city EAGLES TO PURCHASE BIG W. S. S. SUPPLY NEW HAVEN, Conn, Avg. 21 The national aerie of Eagles has purchase War Savings stamps for $2,500,000, Subordinate lodges pledged to take an equal amount E. D. Weed, of Oshkosh, Wis. was nominated for grand worth president. Henry Beck, Serattic wa. of those nominated for trustee, PALMER’S APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED IN SENATE WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.--The senate confirmed the nomina- tion of A. Mitchell Palmer to be attorney general. Palmer ts hold- ing office under appoint- ment. Charges against him were found groundless by a senate committee. recess la THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT Girls’ School Dresses That Feature Smart Styles and Good Materials _ $1.49 and $1.79 Four different styles are shown in another lot of serviceable School | Dresses. They are of tions, or of chambray in soli plaid gingham, in a vari d colors of pink or ety of color combina- blue. The plaids are. trimmed with solid colors and the solid color dresses are trimmed with | plaid. Sizes are from 7 to 12 years. Blue Serge Sailor Dresses $6.25 For school wear these natty Dresses are a general favorite. The col- Bi lars and sleeves are trimmed with white braid and the skirt hangs in full }j pleats. For all-’round service you'll find one of these regulation dresses ‘Al a most useful addition to any school girl’s wardrobe. Sizes 6 to 12. Stabbed by and Wife With Flowers BY M.D. TRACY United Press Staff Correspondent INOLULU, Aug, t1.—Mrs, do . wife of the seore Y, pressed a button shortly 10 o'cloek this ing, opening the gates of Pearl Harbor dry dock, Hundreds of Hawaiians land Japa p i 1 the r ing the whites in the history the world’s greatest ma stations. Daniels a | wreaths, acc eared draped In flower rding to the quaint old Hawalian custom. The wreaths had been placed acrons hia shoulders on hin arrival. They signified ndship. Mrs. Daniels was also ked with long wreaths of brilliant native flowers Canoes Lead Warship A feature of the reception given the superdreadnought York which brought Daniels and his party here, was a duplicati New he wel come given the first American war ship which visited the islands nearly century ago of native outrigger canoes met the New York in the harbor and preceded It up the channel, In this parade was Duke Kahanameku, the swimmer riding in the same canoe in which | King Kamehmaha greeted the first American warship Scores ‘The huge naval drydock dedicated | today at Honolulu is large enough |to dock the largest warship now afloat or in contemplation. It rep: resents an expenditure of $9,000,000 and 10 years ¢ tion work ‘Tha, struc n one of the mont diff ring projects ever undertaken by the navy, It was practically completed in 1913, |and was being pumped out when it wan twisted into a w on mane by the pressure of wa It wan reconstructed on a still larger scale. As completed, the dry dock in 1001 feet long, 32% feet deep And 138 feet wide at the top, FLAMES ROUT | HOTEL GUESTS John Goldsberry Overcome! by Smoke; Rescued | | Arrayed in scant attire, a score of | lodgers in a rooming house at 1616 | j Seventh ave, evacuated from) warm | [beds to chilly streets early Thure | }day morning when flames shot thru | [the building, Nobody stopped to jdrens when bright red flames | stabbed their way thru big banks | |of smoke. One of the lodgers, John | |Goldsberry, was overcome by smoke. | | Firemen carried him down a ladder | to safety, The damake to the bulld. | Jing in estimated at $1,000, The origin of the blaze could not be learned. | PACKING PLANT ISSUE |}, UP TO CITY COUNCIL Whether or not Ninth ave. 8. i« far enough south for packing plants | will be decided shortly by the city| council. | ‘The permit of James Henry for @ packing house on the tidefiats ex. | | Dires on July 19, 1920. He has ask-| jed for a ten-year extension The nafety committee decided Wednesday to introduce an ordinance granting the extension. The counefl will act upon the ordinance Mon. day © | Henry proposes to make a consid erable extension of the plant, pro viding th uncll oe fit to pase the ord iced Oh ES AO ae '3 Masked Bandits | Rob Nashville Train | NASHVILLE, Aug. 21 |Three masked bandits held up a Louisville & Nashville train between Passenger Columbia and laski early today and escaped with valuable mail and express pack- | | | |Special Trains to Carry Song Lovers Special trains will be run to Ta. | coma for the two-day competitive | jainging contest In that city which | turday under auspices of ie Coast Norwegian Sing ers’ Society |FILMS WILL TEACH FIRE PREVENTION) Educational pictures on fire pre: | vention will be filmed as the re ault of the conference of fire chiefs | }of the coast at Los Angeles Fire | | Chief F, L, Stetson returned Wednes: | | day LECTURE ON MUSIC | Evelyn Fletcher-Coy % Mass., will lecture 4 School of Music F r on the Fletcher music method A. Busines« Men's this week and drive is on for members * of 16 men each consti tute the drive organization. Kighty-eight casuals were expected |to arrive here Thursday night trom | Bagtern hospitals en route to Camp Lewis for disel Many a man who knows his own mind has a somewhat, limited. ac quaintance, po lf} a RM RI GA I LE STAR The BonMarché Inexpensive Silks and Silk Mixtures For the Women Who Wish to Economize When Making Their Clothes at Home You'll find these lines not only inexpensive, but good looking and will give worlds of service— Materials suitable for making your own clothes as well as children’s. 36-inch Crepe Mixtures 50c Silk Mixed Plaids $1.25 Yard Pretty Georgette Crepes in silk and cotton mixtures Nice looking, yet serviceable are these silk-mixed a yard wide, and may be had in many tones Novelty Plaids—soft, lustrous and non-crushing Navy, Belgium, Alice, Copenhagen, Sky, Peach, quality that will make dresses, separate skirts and Sermuda, Lavender, Maize, Nile, Pink, White and coat linings—36 inches wide. Black. 36-inch Navy Brilliantine 85 32-inch Viyella Flannel $1.25 “INC avy Drilltantine c We've 20 pieces of this non-shrinking Viyella Flan- A serviceable woven Brilliantine in navy only—a nel in different colored stripes on white grounds— yard wide and very nice for bathing suits, dresses, very nice for waists and dresses—32 inches wide, children’s bloomers, skirts—and for only 85¢ yard. at $1.25 a yard. Mill Ends of Silks 95c Yard 36-inch Sports Silks $1.50 Both plain and fancy Dress Silks—in lengths of For sports wearables and linings these silks are two to six yards. Desirable pieces at a very low most appropriate and very inexpensive. Fiber mix- price. Included are silk-mixed poplins, pongees, tures—36 inches wide, in bright-finished fabrics, repcords and Tussahs in popular street shades. at $1.50 a yard. UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE — Women’s White Wash Skirts Reduced to a Lower Level Wash Skirts Reduced to $4.00, $6.50, $12.50 Skirts of better grade materials that have been popular this season, made on good lines. Cotton tricotine, chamoisette and lin- one; are simple and well made. SECOND FLOOR Wash Skirts Reduced to 75c, $2.50, $3.50 Skirts of pique stripe, twill, gabar- dine, made in simple style with pockets and comfortable belt and generous hems. Some are trimmed with pearl buttons. All Remaining Summer Hats $1.00 Trimmed and Untrimmed Shapes at Sharp Reductions Untrimmed Hemps in pastel shades. Banded Panamas. Hats trimmed with fruit, flowers and ribbon. The end-of-the-season selling—or they’d never be so reasonably priced. Get one to finish out the season with—and to start next summer off with. MILLINERY SECTION, THIRD ¥LOGR—THE BON MARCHE For the ‘‘Rough-and-Ready’’ School Boys Sturdy Corduroy Suits at $7.50 Real value, too—for the moth- ers who want to economize— and at the same time have dur- able clothes. Good Quality Dark Brown Corduroy Suits—Sizes 6 to 16 Years. Suits made with full belt, slashed pockets and one breast pocket with flap. Just splendid for the school boys’ wear. UPPER MAIN FLOOR For Summer Days and School Time Girls’ Middies at $2.75 Marine Middies of heavy white jean, trimmed with three rows of white braid— also with detachable flannel collars—for girls 8 to 16 years, Girls’ New White Middies at $1.75 A lot of Middies specially bought for the school girls. “Peggy Stewart”—with laced front—sailor collar—of white jean—10 to 18 years. —Girls’ White Middy Skirts at $1.35 to $4.95. LITTLE DAUGHTERS’ SHOP, SECOND FLOOR 36-inch Outing Flannel 35c 2,000 yards of Outing Flannel for nightgowns, in stripes, checks and bluebird designs, in lengths to 6 yards; special at 35¢ a yard. LOWER MAIN FLOOR SMART SHOES FOR WOMEN AND GROWING GIRLS Women’s Shoes for Fall Made of Russia tan leather, military heel, medium long vamp, high arch—a good i walking shoe. Sizes 214, to a 9, $10.50 to $11.50. ge Low-Heeled School Shoes for Girls Made with excellent soles, medium pointed toes, in all tan leathers, $6.50 to $9.50; with cloth top, $6.00; in black or gunmetal leather, $6.00 to $8.00. UPPER MAIN FLOOR Canned Butter Keeps for Months We now have butter put up in hermet- ically sealed tins, that will keep for months. Many of our customer’ are sending these tins to friends in Europe, wheré they are still on butter rations. Our Personal Service will be glad to assist you in sending this butter abroad. These tins are just the thing to take on camp- ing trips. 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