The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 23, 1919, Page 20

HINGTON, Avs of 500,000 —— “ae eat | 23.—-Lead-| | Continued From Page One | | organized railway | » “2 —~ | ANSWER’ BY J, J. DONOVAN ent of Demand for. Says Practical Loggers Con- | stantly Advised Him oe today expected an carly! was so because of the fact that it from Rail their demands for @f the railway division Director wage according to Secretary Con | Hines In. of the Federation of Labor. tions = that Hines may al- have an answer ready were in the fact that Hines yester- will be. Hines grant the wage tn- freight rate increases may Officials of the raliroad ad f believe. Shopmen are SUN N ON -| was poured | was imperative to work three shifts | of men, most of whom were soldiers, inexperienced in ratiroad building.” | Asked why he advised the pur | chase of the Blodgett tract of thm | ber, after the armistice was signed, | | Donovan replied that he believed |“the purchase would give value to} |the railroad.” | “And it was a good buy,” Dono- van told the committee, “Had I not| | been a member of the spruce produc tion corporation, I woukl have bought it myself.” Tells of Sabotage Donovan told a vivid story of I |W. W. sabotage in the spruce for- ests during the war, Donkey engines were blown up, |fires burned down good spruce, spikes were drived into logs, emery into engine bearings, and even one of our ships burst Into fire at sea from an incendiary bomb placed aboard at Relling- | ham,” Donovan testified. “Whether the I. W. W. worked in conjunction with German propaganda, I am not prepared to say. With the organt- sation of the Loyal Legion of Log- gers and Lumbermen, an organiza- tion original with Col. the way, the L W. W. in a great Neer emeercen an ae ae ay om THE SEATTLE ST HOPMEN AWAIT DISQUE PRAISED | FIRE!!! — === MONSTER HOARD OF FOOD FOUND NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—(United Press.}—Enormous quantities of food were found in warehouses and other Diaces of storage, including brew- YSIDE’ DOLLAR COME ! i Hi At iteiti I i i I I i T f if ak F 3 | men. Krueger and O'Neill, the club, looked in to find the four men holding up club mem- bers. When the officers entered the quartet began shooting, killing Alex Smith, a gamekeeper. They then re- treated to the roof of the Pantages building. Patrolman Krueger was wounded in the leg as he stepped on | the roof from a fire department | scaling ladder. WOMAN SHOOTS HER HUSBAND Wealthy Vancouver Woman to Face Charges ln VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 23.— Claiming. she wanted to frighten him, following a quarrel, Mra. J. J. Beauregard fired a revolver right “at the Tloor”—but the bullet passed thru her husband's right side. He died in a hospital later, The shdoting occurred in the Jewelry store of Beauregard, one of the wealthiest men in Vancouver. Mrs. Beauregard was arrested fol- lowing the tragedy on a charge of Asnault with intent to kill. The |charge will be changed to murder today. Wilson Won't See Fleet at Frisco SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.—Ren- ervations for President Wilson and his party for September 1 have been cancelled at the St. Francia hotel, With this action, taken on instruc. tions from Washington, all hope was abandoned that the president might be here to welcome the fleet, ‘The comdor is the only bird that keeps ite @ffapring in the nest for a year. young can not fly for 12 months after being hatched, ¥ 4 ST Alamo GN tee iran Sooo I HUNTED WOMAN ELUDES SEARCH Deputies’ Vigil for Mrs. Sheriff's deputies who watched all night at the home of Mrs. John Rosewarne, 2147 Laureishade ave., with a warrant for her arrest on a charge of manslaughter, were disap- pointed in thelr hope that she and her missing husband would return, they reported Saturday. Vigil was also maintained without result at the home of a daughter, near Hothel, where it was deemed possible Mrs. Rosewarne might seck shelter. Mra, Rosewarne, or Mra. H. Drath, as she was known to Otto Eggen, 2375 Eastlake ave, whose 20-year-old bride’s death she is alleged to have caused thru an illegal operation per- formed Monday, ia believed by Cor- oner Tiffin to have headed with her husband for Vancouver, B. C., in the hope of crossing the interna- tonal boundary before she could be arrested. Coroner Tiffin said an inquest wil! be held at 9 a m. Monday over the body of Mrs. Eggen. Airplane Burned; ; Aviators Escape ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 23.—The Pathfinder airplane, in charge of Lieut. Leggett, which has been held het since Wednesday by dad weather, was destroyed by fire yes- terday afternoon as it was about to continue ita trip westward to San Francisco. Lieut. Leggett and his compan- fon,» Lieut, Guenther, who were strapped in their seats, narrowly escaped being burned to death, The machine touched a high power electric wire In ascending. Wow! Can’t Even Pray for League WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-——The chaplain of the house has been pro- hibited by Republicans from men toning the league of nations in his prayers, Representative Heflin charges. “A word was said by a high Re. publican to the chaplain about some remarks he once made about the league and since then his lips have been sealed on this question,” Heflin £ ACTORS’ STRIKE ) Aug. 23, — (United Prem,.)}—At a meeting of actors last night, when the actors decided they will stay out on a strike indefinitely, it was announced the movie men will not walk out until an order is received from New York. H| adopting an amendment proposed by TO PROSECUTE ALL RENT HOGS Federal Power Is Extended) to Greedy Landlords WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—The house has voted to extend the fed- eral food control act so that the at torney general may have power to act against rent profiteers. ‘The house gave the attorney gen- eral power over rent profiteers in Representative Huddleston, Ala-| b who related several stories of "3 by Washington landlords. The amendment will apply to all parts of the country and give the department of justice power to act against landlords in the same man- ner an other profiteers. It is be- Neved that the fair price committee | will be asked to include in their list of reasonable charges scales of rent tn various localities and If violators | are reported, the attorney general can bring criminal prosecutions. TREATY READY WITHIN WEEK Pact to Be Reported Out to Senate, Says Lodge BY L. C. MARTIN (United Press Staff Correspondent) V'' SHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Within a week the foreign relations commit- tee will be ready to report the peace treaty to the senate, Senator Lodge has assured administration leaders, |among them Senator Hitchcock, it was learned today. Hearings to be granted Greeks, Egyptians, Irish and others will be deferred until after the committee reports, if that is necessary to avoid delay, according to republican com- mittee members’ plans, The committee met today in ex- ecutive session to begin voting on treaty amendments. The meeting was preceded by a conference of re publican members, who hoped at that time to unite on a program of committee work that will speed up as much as possible the disposition of the amendments, EXCURSION # TOMORROW Richardson On Lopes Island To See s Salmon Can- nery in Full Operation Brooks’ Whangdoodie Entertainers and Jazz Orchestra will be along Whatcom leaves an |into the Congressional . Packers’ Propaganda Flooding Country! FFICIAL SAYS TRICKERY USED Wild Scramble Is On to De-| feat Regulation Bills BY FRED 8. FERGUSON | (United Press Staff Correspondent.) | WASHING ‘, Aug. 23— What ts regarded by officials as the most far reaching props ganda to flood the country and congress since German activity was at Ite height, is now being gradually revealed to Washing ton, It was learned today It is propaganda directed against the Kenyon, Kendrick and 17 other bills to regulate packers. According to documentary evi dence the pressure that ts being brought to bear on congress in op ponition to the regulating bills, takes | the following forma: Fake Telegrams 1, Bending telegrams to congress. | men and senators signed with the | names of remidents of the legisia- | torn’ districts, without, It is alleged, the constituents’ knowledge, in many Instances, 2, Agents appearing before com mercial clubs, farmers ventions | and other organizations and persuad ing them to send telegrams to their national representatives opposing the proposed legislation, Many such telegrams are repudiated by Inde pendent action of the organizations. 3. Following by a detailed syste of assembling newspaper clippings every article that may be derogatory to the packers, and sending the magazine or newspaper editor a statement of the packers’ position 4. Distribution of booklets and pamphlets and paid advettisement mediums Senator Harris, Georgia, expressed all these charges today, He read Record re KR. Wilcox, cently, a letter from J | Fitageraid, Ga, stating that a tele «ram the senator had received, signed “J, R. Wileox,” was filed by & packer’s agent withort the knowl edge of Wilcox The telegram pro- texted against the Kenyon and Kend rick bills, and was as follow “Am not in favor of federal con trol meat packing industry. Kend. rick (8. 2199), Kenyon (8. 2202) bills.” | Subsequent letters received by Senator Harris, of a letter from Wileox to one of the packing companies, brought the fol lowing statements: Packers Send Wires 1. That, previous to the filing of the book of night letters, including that of Wilcox, the Western Union manager at Fitzgerald had “handled a number of books from various packing house representatives on this same bill.” 2. That the Western Union man- ager could not recall the name of the men filing the messages, includ. ing that of Wilcox, but that he made him out a statement against “—— & Co.” which he paid. 3. That later Wilcox held a con- versation with the packer’s repre sentative and that the agent admit- ted he sent the telegram, giving as hin excuse he did not think it “would make any difference to Wilcox if he sent the message.” The attention of Senator Harris was called to the telegram feature of the propaganda at the time con. gress was flooded with messages pro- testing against the Kenyon and Kendrick bills FIND MAN WITH MEMORY GONE May Be Rene | Hervelle, of Seattle, Discharged Yank STOCKTON, Cal., Aug. 23.—After wandering aimlessly in a field near here for two days, a man believed to be Rene Hervelle, of Seattle, is in a sanitarium today, To all questions he replies: “I don’t know.” A card found on him showed he was discharged from the marine corps, at Mare Island, four days ago, and doctors believe he may be suf: fering from shell shock. The name of Rene Hervelle does not appear in the city diretcory. No trace of him could be procured thru the local marine recruiting office. Find Three Bodies From French Plane PARIS, Aug. 23—(United Press.) —A dispatch to Le Journal from Casablanca reported today that the French patrol boats had picked up the bodies of three dead men off the African coast. The men are pre sumably members of the crew of the missing airplane Goliath, the dis- patch said. ‘The Goliath, attempting a flight from France to Dakar, has not been heard from since last Saturday, Tongmen Demand $3,000 for Killing SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.— Police have learned that the Hop Sing tong had served notice on the Ong Y1k tong that war will be de- clared if the latter tong has not, before Monday, paid the Hop Sings $3,000 for the murder of Wong Lung. Detective Sergeant Skelly Chief White for more men, Wong Lung had posted an appli- cation for membership in the Hop Sings but had not become a mem- ber when he was slain. asked WILL RUSH PASSAGE OF ALASKA RAILWAY FUNDS WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—The house rules committee has granted & special rule to rush thru the pass- age of the appropriation of $17,000, 000 to complete the government rail- road in Alaska, including a letter | written by the manager of the West | ern Union at Fitzgerald, and a copy | ye ial \ Vil uve 2 | | V limit li ras Today—Our Own ALK! BATHING GIRL REVIEW AND PICTURES TAKEN LAST SUNDAY AT ALKI BEACH PAGIFIC FLIGHT PROGRAM MADE Prize of $50,000 Is Offered by Thos. Ince NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—Regula- tions for the trans-Pacifiec flight, for which Thomas F. Ince of Los | Angeles offered a prize of $50,000, were made public today by the con- test committce of the Aero Club of America. The flight must be from Venice, Cal, to a finish point in either Australia, the mainland of the Jap- anese group of islands, the mainland of the Philippine islands group or on the continent of Asia and must the time of starting. If no contestant completes the trans-Pacific flight a prize of $10,000 will be given the first to reach the Hawaiian islands. The flight will be conducted by the Pacific Aero club, San Francisco, “Fractional Beer” Is O. K., Court Says MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 23.— Milwaukee brewers were jubilant to- day over the decision of Federal Judge Sanborn, in dismissing the case of six Glidden saloonkeepers, after the prosecution had failed to show that 2.75 per cent beer was in- toxicating. Brewers have been man- ufacturing 2.75 per cent beer in con- siderable quantity. Great Britain to Send Italy Coal ROME, Aug. 22—{Delayed.)- Promise of relief in Italy's coal famine was given to the cabinet to- day by Signor Schanzer, minister of the treasury, who has returned from London, Great Britain, Schanzer said, promised him she would send half a million tons of coal to Italy as soon as possible. Oil Leasing Bill Adopted in Senate WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—-With- out a record vote the senate late yesterday adopted Senator Smoot's amendment to the oil leasing bill which permits aliens to acquire rights to public oil lands and au- thorizes the president to com mandeer the ofl for the use of the government and the secretary of the interior to prohibit its export, in time of shortage to the United States. HE URGES HIGHER PAY Higher pay for engineers urged by Dr, 8S. H. Newell, former director of the reclamation service, and now dean of engineering at Co- lumbia university, before the En- gineers club Thursday night, at their meeting in the Arcade building. be completed within 288 hours from | was | THEY’RE HERE PERSON SNAPPY SONGS AND THE LATEST IN BATHING CLOTHES DENNY DISTRICT, But Fire Station May Be Lo- cated There City authorities are quite mixed up in their opinions concerning the proper location for the proposed fire station, which is to réplace the one at Third and Pike st., recently sold to the Bon Marche for $375,000. The public safety committee, after a tour of investigation this week, de- cided upon recommending the corner at Fourth ave, and Battery to the | council next Monday, at $55,750. The finance committee believes the site jis all right, but wants to purchase only two of the lots at $36,000. Fire Marshal H. W. Bringhurst is | opposed to a site in the Denny re- |srade distriet. Together with Fire Chief F. L. Stetson, he believes the station should be located in the downtown section. Transport Is Tied Up by Crew Strike SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23.—The army transport Dix, carrying 1,500 troops for Siberian replacement, is swinging idly at the army docks to |day, her departure delayed by @ strike of her crew. These men de- mand a wage increase to equal the remuneration received by shipping board sailors. The transport Sheridan, which brought 1,000 troops from Siberfa, will be laid up for repairs. The |Sheridian damaged a propellor 1,700 miles out. When the troops were placed on short rations as a pre |cautionary measure, the soldiers threatened to raid the food stores, Threat of arrest prevented the mutiny. Poles Resenting . American Absence BERLIN, Aug. 22.—(Delayed)— Absence of American representation jon the inter-allied commission which is considering German-Polish rela- tions, leaving for Upper Silesia to review the situation there, was re- sented today by members of the Polish delgation here. “The French, the British, even the Japanese,” the spokesman for the delegation said, “sat in consultation on the Silesian question, but the Americans were absent. This cannot. help but make us feel that the. United States is not so interested 4; Poland's welfare as she formerly, was, or as she first indicated." Members of the American miasior in Berlin explained the question was | outside its jurisdiction. The Amert_ can mission in Warsaw, it wa | stated, was authorized to act if } saw fit, OPPOSE SITEIN |