The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 30, 1919, Page 10

“CALIFORNIA RAILWAY WORKERS CALL OFF STRIKE ‘SPUD BROKERS SPRUCE TROOPS PICNIC MONDAY WILL TRAINS START ON SCHEDULE HELD FOR JURY Los Angeles Men Vote Re- three Commission Men Fail luctantly to Return to Knock Out Charges | SAN FRANCISCO, | Wnited Press) —Calife On a double charge of hoarding Strike had ended today, Action | and conspiracy to restrict the supply taken in Los Angeles, scant and distribution of 114,100 pounds seven hours before the govern: | o+ ceatoes, C. Hf. Hohag, W. Hl ment’s ultimatum expired, made . ee tees cheat it unnecessary for the govern. tobag and J. 5. ment to put into effect its [men of 1015 Western ave, were threat to operate the trains be ordered held for the ral grand peeing ot 7 A. m. today. jury Friday by United States Com Every preparation had been shite [tema as dee by the railroad administration, how- « ; Agri eg ver, ¢ trains, and hun-|@nts for the # es, = eee had been sworn in|; nounced after the hearing, which st gaan reece ‘ lasted over three hours on Thurs es. atephece had come to| “ay, had been continued = one cans of Stra |hour Friday. 8 J. Wettrick was the assistance of the rail administra | hour Friday. 8. 1 een | tion and had called upon all mayors, sheriffs and other peace officials to) id the government. The Los Angeles strikers voted Teluctantly to return to thelr posts ‘The mass meeting lasted three houre And was one of the most stormy Jabor sessions in the history of the etate. The original complaint as filed by Assistant District Attorney Conway | following the federal potato setsure | of August 22 charged the commission mon with iegal hoarding. After the hearing had been under way for almost three hours Conway moved amend the complaint #0 as to in| clude violation of the conspiracy * Whitney Is Hissed |section of the Lever food contro! 3 . Whitney, vice president of | bill BEE roxnernocd of Railway Train-| Evidence introduced showed that| > men, who addressed the meeting, was| the potatoes belonged to L. Doran.) Bs Epithets were hurled at him.|a farmer of Sequim, and were esd time only the prompt action | shipped to the produce firm early in | conservatives prevented radicals|May, 1919. The potatoes, it is al-| sweeping Whitney off his feet.| leged, were placed in the Spokane "A Gosen radicals with clenched fists | st. terminal of port commission on for him, but were finally) May 13 and held there in an at-| . | tempt to increase the market price.) ‘At the office of William Sproule,| The first open mieeting of the | manager for the raft admin.| King county fair price committee to . it was sald today that| hear complaints of citizens on un- | effort would be made today | just prices will be held next Tuesday move perishable freight. Passen./at 3 p, m. in Room 1041 Henry | service will be normal within | building. ‘ few hours, it was said. Tt was decided at Friday's meet Shore Line Limited left for|ing not to publish @ fair price list | ‘Angeles at 8 o'clock. Seven |at the present time but to devote will make the run today from |the energies of the committee to Francisco and Oakland to Los | running down individual cases of ab leged profiteering. Complaints of unfair prices may be made to the committee In person at 117 White building, by mail or by telephoning Main 3768. 2s ins left Bakersfield and Fresno for the first time in several/ strikers oh the Pacific Electric | of Los Angeles have not return-| The following members attended to their work. It was to support /the meeting: E. F. Wells, T. W. men that the sympathetic | Nash, A. E. MacCulsky, C. R. Stong, of rail men was called with-|W. T. MeGuern and J. B. Hopkins. sanction of their international ——_—____—_ Shot Fired Thru Auto Windshield HOQUIAM, Aug. 20—W. H Peters, engineer in a motorship yard | here, is wondering Saturday who the persons were and why they fired at) him Friday on the highway leading | into Hoquiam. Peters was driving along the ‘of |Foad when some person in an ap proaching machine fired a shot thru his windshield, shattering the glass and missing him. BATTLESHIP OREGON IS NOW AT SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30.—The dattleship Oregon, which is to serve as Secretary Daniels’ reviewing during the parade of the Pa fleet. here, entered the Golden U-boat U-38 docked at the mu- | Pier yesterday after a trip Panama. 2 | production — 2 Sas was ow THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, AUGUST 380, 1919. WILL TESTIFY, in the Northwest, was! erroneous, is the declaration which | was made. here by Representative Cturence F. Lea, third member of the probing committee. Says It's Bunk “Bunk,” is the way he character ted that part of hin colleagues’ re port which intimated that, unless stopped, only a salvage price of about 10 per cent of true value could be secured from the $20,000,000 sale of spruce production equipment, which ix advertined to be held in Portland, September 2 “Cunningly contrived for political effect.” is another expression which wan used by the democratic member of the committee In his comment up- on the majority report. At an unexpected initial seasion of | the committee Friday, Clark B. Pen dieton, superintendent of spruce pro: | duction for the Canadian govern | ment, was the witnens. The witness described methods used in getting spruce from Queen Charlotte island, off the British Co- lumbia coast. The work there was/| done in co-operation with the loggers of the district. “I came over (to the American camps) several times to get ideas,” the witness said. Got No Ideas any?" questioned “No,” was the reply. died things differently.” “They han- PLAYING 2” BiG WEEK BY POPULAR DEMAND The difference, he explained, was that Northwest loggers were humil fated thru being superseded by out side contractors and soldiers, Sol diers in Canada, he stated, were not used for spruce production, but were sent Overseas. Pendicton gave it as his opinion that the total output of spruce in Canada equaled or exceeded the to- tal produced in the United States, | tho the number of Canadians em: | ployed in the work was only about | one-third the number engaged in spruce work In the Northwest. EQUALIZE VOTE WITH BRITAIN Amendment to Treaty Plans| Lr a ao eae a 1 Be re BP ae or KR) ee ~— a Pangea ee ae ae PRS ae IN PRICES Adults 25¢ Children 11c Including War Tax More Ballot Power for U. S._ BY I. MARTIN United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 20--A sharp struggle in the senate foreign rela-| tions committee over the form of treaty reservations, when the sub-| ject is taken up early next week,| wan forecast here today. | The foreign relations committee! yesterday amended the peace treaty | to provide that the United States | |shall have as many votes in. the| league of nations assembly as the! |British empire. Under the cove |nant in its present form the British jempire has six votes in the assem-| bly while the United States but one. Republican views on reservations vary widely Senator Lodge, chair. man of the committee, is confronted with the task of the} ideas of Senator with those of Senator Senator | Brande« | Again, reconciling McCumber Knox and for instance Lodge's own ideas do not} jentirely match those of Knox, and| jthere are irreconcilables—Johnson, |Borah and Fall—who must be reck oned with | Democrats will take no more part \in reservation making than in adop. |tion of textual amendments, which |being powerless to stop, they mere-| lly opposed to the limit of their vot-| ing power | May Report Wednesday With but one more amendment | in sight, reservations will come up early next week and the committee hopes to get the treaty ri rted by, Wednesday or Thursday. The vital and truly important committee work | {8 now in sight, many members feel. | The one amendment yet before| the committee is that of Senator} Fall, striking out the labor clauses. | The committee adopted three others late yoaterday, thus nearly cleaning| the slate of textual changes: pro- posed, The treaty committee met today to decide on plans for stumping the country in opposition to President Wilson. They have been unable to determine thus far how many sena- FEATURE LABOR DAY ences over wage demands made by the workers and the work would be resumed at that time Approximately 6000 carpenters, plasterers, lathers, laborere and other building tradesmen, have de manded wage increases which the Master Buliders’ association refuse to grant. The amociation offered to submit the case to a board of ad Justnent and asked the workers to remain on the job until a settlement was reached. The HBulkding Trades council, in sennion Friday night, decided to up hold the action of affiliated unions that have refused to accept the pro posal of the master builders to mediate ‘This rewulted in a deadlock. The District Counet! of Carpenters went into semmion Saturday to decide what would be the next step—a walkout or submission to adjustment The demands made by the workers are for the following Increases to become effective Sept. 1 Carpenters from $7.50 to $10 a day, leathers and plasterers from STEEL WORKERS TALKING STRIKE, Intervention of President Might Prevent Walkout BY FRED 8S. FERGUSON [United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Aug. 306—In- tervention by the president ap- peared today to be the only thing that will avert a strike of union workers in the steel in- dustry, if they attempt to carry out their threats, The time limit given Judge Gary, head of the United States Steel cor | poration, for reply to the last letter of the steel workers’ committees, re- ting a conference, had expired without a reply being received The committee informed Gary that they could be reached at the Na tional hotel, Washington, until last night. They waited until « late hour, whereupon Secretary Foster an. nounced he was taking a train for home. Barly today, when a reply wan | still lacking, John Fitzpatrick, head of the committee, declared there was “nothing more to be done.” President Gompers presented the case of the steel men to the prest dent along with an outline of the genere! labor s«ituation yesterday Meantime telegrams were sent out asking local leaders to prevent any precipitate action by the men in advance of a review of their case by the president and recommenda tions of the committee. Gompers Supports? ‘The committee members regard Gary's failure to reply as closing the channel of direct negotiations As their final letter was not sent to has|Gary until after consultation with| Gompers, it is assumed the A of I. leader entirely supported the steel men before President Wilson. With the crisis threatened by the railway shopmen passed for the moment the attention had switched to steel today, tho there was still the lurking uncertainty of whether the shopmen can be kept in line. Menatime all departments con jeerned in the fight to lower the high cost of living were being urged t speed up in order to make good vithin the 90-day truce period which the rallway employes department of the A. F. of L. has sought tablish The executive committee of the A of L, continues its sessiags, but was expected to adjourn this after noon + Labor Day, tors shall go, or when, or where Senator Lodge is trying to discour. age the whole idea, by pointing out | that they can get better publicity | by remaining in Washington and answering the president from the | senate floor. | The foreign relations committee | met today for the purpose of hear. ing @ plea for Irish independence, | In the senate Senator Owen, Okla. | home, was scheduled to deliver a speech in reply to that made by Senator Lodge on August 12, when the republican leader was given an ovation following his attack on the pact | | Baker Promises Immunity A plenic at Woodland park and a large crowd i also expected i Monday will be the main few |at the bal to Soldiers From Woods ture in the celebration | ‘The fifth annual Community La t Day by the union me bor Day picnic will be given at Phas =? coon ee. 9 men of Seattle, The usual pa |South Park playfield Ww D wired the reastonal probers rade has been dinpensed with |tarnes in in charge of arretas eduction expendi this year and arrangem ments A ball game is scheduled po lng oe pote a Sates to made with the park board for | with « band concert, races and oth teaithe' ek ths Postion’ heerioge the use of the park. A com jer games, The evening will clone will be given full protection, mittee appointed by the Central | with a dance in the playfield field Chairman Frear announced Labor nell in in charge of |house. The program will start at that returned soldiers by in. the arrangements, The commit wa m , - P ; formed him they had startling | [€¢ Consists of Miss Blanche For the benefit of Theodora Home revelations to make if promised | dohneon, Mrs, BL OF. Naum 6569 35th ave, N. ., shipyard work immunity | A. G, Dentier, ©, W, Doyle, [ers will sponsor a jazz pienic and Representatives James A. Vrear,| Morrey Welsfleld, F.C. Milling- [dance at Fortuna park on Labor W. W. Magee and Clarence F. Lew ton Jobn Monnios Day The proc of the plenic members of the committee left Port:| Ball games, field and water sports| will be devoted to improvement of land early thia morning for Lincoln |4nd other forms of amusement have|two lots adjoining the Home as a jeounty, Oregon. The congressman arranged on an etxensive|playground for the 60 or more chil will spend two days investigating |#eale. Freak races and games will/dren who are wards of the charit the spruce rail da in that county |@lso be included on the program. able institution, According to the| nd the million-dollar governmept| A grand ball In the evening at| management, prizes for the winners | mill at Toledo, Ore. They will re-|Dreamland wilf wind up the pro-|of every sort of contest will be sume thelr sessions in Portiand|eram for the day Arrangements awarded. Boats will leave Leechi Tuesday morning have been made to handle every|park every half hour on Labor) Speed, Not Quality union man tn the elty at the plenic Day After being assured that ‘Hecretary of War Baker had promised prote tion to enlisted men, George W. French testified at the hearing late | Friday afternoon. | French, who served as a private in the spruce dividion, told of condi tions at the spruce cut-up plant at Vancouver, Wash., during the war, | © stated general polic ol ponte Pag Ally sw ood S pd With the city in dire need of|to $10 a day and laborers from $0) detriment of quality; that the men greater housing facilities, building to § e day . 1 were given poor food; that he Was | operations thruout Seattle were ata) [vilding ceaned F ternoon threatened with courtmartial for with the close of the by ern’ five making a repo regarding the food; |"“*Mdstill Baturday with the possl: | day week. As Mor is Labor Day that soldiers, after putting in an | Dility of being ted up indefinitely by | work, if the threatened strike is eighthour day in the cut-up plant, | strike, techs will not be resumed until Were compelied to go on fatigue duty | 1, was hoped, however, that the | Uenday for two or three hours Bede eens nl grein cs hod a concette and community That the initial report to Secretary singing will take place on Labor of War Baker by Congressmen Frear | Master Builders’ association would Day a follow; |and McGee, charging graft in spruce | settle before Tuesday thelr differ From 2:30 to 5 at Alki Beach —Adams Band will furnish the music and David Sheets Craig will lead the singing. From 2:30 to 5 at Woodland Park—Wagner's Band will fur- nish the music and Francis Kus sell will lead the singing. In the evening about 5:30 at South Park—Kirehner’s Band will furnish the music and Howell Isaac of the Y. M. C. A, will lead the singing. CITY ORDERS DEPOT MOVED Congestion “on Occidental Ave. Reason for Action Corporation Counsel Walter Meler was requested by the board | of publie works Saturday to prepare la notice to be werved upon the Puget | within 99 days not to use Occidental jave. for unloading interurgan pass engere This will mean that the old in terurban depot in the Pacific block on Yesler way and Occidental ave., according to Meier, will have to be jabandoned and a new depot site nelected Intense traffic in the vicinity of the Tacoma depot and the large num ber of interurban trains that come in and pass out along Occidental ave are so many that blockades are be- oming more frequent, it is de clared. HULL IS GOING TO OLYMPIA |Will Sit With the Board of Equalization County Assessor Frank W. Hull Jannounced Saturday he would go to |Olympia n Tuesday to sit with |the State Board of Equalization |when the different counties of the | state will present their tax assess |ment figures for 1920. He plans to |be there for the balance of the week | Hull declared that leasehold inter jests, which means property held by |lease and subject to taxation as such, has more than trebled in Se! jattle during the last year, and that} | they more than $1,000,000. Many of be transfers are credited to spec ane leases. The purpose of the meeting, ac ulation in apartment cording to Assessor Hull, is for the state tax commission to determine the ratio upon which assessments are to be made | Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday JACK PICKFORD HIS MAJESTY BUNKER BEAN” There's an idea in this picture Bunker made it pay—per haps you can, You'll have a wonderful night's entertain ment, anyhow CHARLIE CHAPL) COMEDY FORD WEEKLY F.} Sound Kipetric ratiway to arrange | had increased the tax rolls by | and rooming WILSON TO MAKE CITY BUDGET IS GAR OVERTURNS: 27-DAY JOURNEY ALMOST READY SLIDES 150 FEET i | RNS; President Is Disposing of Voom eda sage veo ing . Motorman and Conductor Business Before Tour haw beans eater ou S8 for wae Escape Injury WASHINGTON, Aug RPO aaa ache 46 lene i ton Traveling a o great speed te dent Wilson wax today endeavoring e the tu ith ave. and Mab to dinp of administrative matters Publication t, an BK. Madison st. streetenm so far an ble in preparation for Councilman A. T. Drake rashe 1 A mwitch late Friday hin speaking tour, which will entall| into the shoes of former afternoon and was hurtled down the an absence from Washington of 27) nono. p 7 y : b days first Ume when he wat with pr He was giving serious attention nee committees of the city c to the possibility of a trike in the Drake has been activ T president in a conference by Samuel | jyjr ankle was wrenched Gompers and unton officials, who rash was heard for blocks hope the president will exert bis in _ “ sent in a hurry call for Seohes ta eatbe way to petemems | OOreinal Mercier smbulance, which was cancelled officials of the United 8 6 Steel . somenta later when it corporation to recede from the to Sail for U. Sz ietmned ‘that no one was seriously | stand that they will not deal with WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—4United | injured. unions. Presn.)—Cardinal Mercier will sail| Street car officials explained the The president on his coming tour|for New York from Brest on the car was being brought into the will avoid as much as possible pub-| Agamemnon, September 3, the Bel barns because of motor trouble ang lite functions and general meetings information bureau here were inclined to blame the motor Me will keep in touch with affairs tod He will be accom. |man for traveling at such @ speed, in Washington by telegraph. Cab) | panied by th igian minister to |The brakes were found to be in good net heads and democratic « the United States, Baron March. | condition sional leaders will be advi jenne, and Baroness Marchienne, eee aeRae quently and the president wi who are returning to make prepa senate government to |WOMEN WIN FAVOR | j | | i | | | 1 | | Sam Izan Chased by Elderly Goat Sam Izan, 301 2ist ave. 8, Iking to, work Friday mi when an élderly milch goat chased him down the street, he reported to the police “The goat finally caught me, and now she is penned in my barn,” re rations for the visit of the king and queen of Belgium Went Away With Weint Wardrobe Andrews 8. Weint, room 209 ¥ | dort hotel, reported to the police Sat urday that someone entered his room of the progrens of the treaty and the activities lower prices ot w OF BRITISH SOLONS LONDON, Aug, 20.—For the first time in history four women reporters have been added to the house of com-| during hin absence and took a blue | ported the irate Sam. “The owner monn staff which reports Hansard,| serge suit, a set of cuff links andjcan have her by calling at my the official record of the debates, la stick pin ‘ home.” I'LL SAY SHE’S NIFTY AND THERE’S TWENTY MORE LIKE HER IN OUR LARGE BEAUTY CHORUS IT’S HERE SUNDAY STARTING WITH A CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE AT 2:30 P. M. THAT ALL.NEW AND BIG MUSICAL HIT OF THE ‘EASTERN BURLESQUE WHEELS FOLLIES OF A ROOF-GARDEN” WITH ERT HUNT & BILL BLASK THOSE TWO MERRY COMEDIANS AND THE ENTIRE MIDSUMMER FOLLY COMPANY TWO SOLID HOURS OF THE MERRIEST SORT OF FUN WITH THAT BIG SPECTACULAR ORIENTAL MUSICAL NOVELTY WHICH IS ONLY ONE OF THE MANY BIG STUNTS IN NEXT ,WEEK’S BILL SPECIAL I NUOUS 35c SUNNY 15c | eee LABOR DAY LABOR DAY FOR ADUL’ eee FOR KIDDIES