The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 22, 1919, Page 1

f’ Tides in MONDAY SEPT. 2 Second Low Tide 11:00 Pom, 28 Seattle TUESDAY SEPT. 23 First High Tide : net ow Tide ME 99 VOLU: 0 DOUBT pawn- brokers make a living, but they sure collect a variety of articles. One job we wouldn't like. HE cluttered, dingy win- ee dow of a pawnbroker bas always held a great charm for us. § 4 Like the personal col 4 umn of a great newspaper such a $ Window holds the tragedy of a 4 town. Pawnbrokers are supposed to be shrewd business persons but how they make a living is beyond us. Year in and year out they dis Play the same goods; nobody ever Seems to buy anything in a pawn shop; most of the junk displayed seems worthless, They must be sharp, for they buy odds and ends that no one else would have and make a liv- ing doing it. The friend of your boyhood tin flute, is there; and the Potato, termed the ocarina. The harp guitar, and the dented and dingy French horn, keep watch and ward with the piano accor dion and the tarnished artillery trumpet. Bugles and broken cornets and trashy fiddles; glass Jewelry; watches as big as clocks; fish hoows, brassy mouth organs. miscalied harmonicas; the jew's harp and the strange thing that You clamp over your nose and sing thru, thereby, so the truth ful advertisement advises, imitat ing perfectly an entire brass band And guns of all sorts. Pistols from the old American bulldog 32 Fimfire, to the automatic Luger, its thin, deadly barre! and front sight. unk from the seven. seas that sailors have” pawned; household treasures from china dogs to hair “wreaths and wax flowers. Somebody must sometimes buy uch things; but who and why we know not. the clay see JOOKING at the pictures taken during | Wilson's short visit reminds us of @ little incident that we saw, and thén forgot Until we saw it pictured Just after the president Mrs, Wilson, took their seats ir the big touring car that was wait ing for thegn at the station, a big alert chap jumped: on the left “running board, scanned the crowd with with one quick look and stood there expectant arid ready, while | the car toured the streets and to the pres launch _ the waterfront, whence “dent took the reviewing Evidently a segret! servic what struck us was the po way he backed up against the neau, his feet spread for a spring {his body ‘flexetl, Kis eyes every where, searching the crowd for a suspicious movement. He reminded ux, somehow, an early wartime picture we saw It was of a single Ublan, leading & searching party thru the desert ed streets of a Belgian town. The Uhian was coming around the cor. ner uhead of his troop; he sat in the saddle, tensed, his long lance fluttered at the ready, his carbine, slung across his saddle pommel, alert for a sniper's shot at every man oft step. That's the sort of a job we wouldn't care much about. This thing of always expecting trouble would spoil our sunny nature, we fear, To travel for 3,000 or 5,000 miles thru the land of your peo ple, and waking hour be watching for some crazy zealot with his little bomb. To pass thru tens of thousands of cheering, hon est folks, and constantly search their smug faces for treachery That would spoil any man's diges on, we would think Which reminds us that Teddy did his own watching guards had a hard time keeping track of him, and he went up and down, in every and out, everywhere, at all hours, and only once did a fan at tempt his life, and then the bullet didn't even stop Teddy from fin ishing his speech. FIRE SPREADS IN CALIFORNIA Cinders Falling in Streets of Oroville OROVILLE, Cal, Sept. (Cnited Press.)—Cinders were the streets of Oroville Aeday while 10,000 acres of tim her land were burning in the foot- hills. Four disastrous fires are spreading rapidly, under the urge of a strong Baewe are threatened. ‘The big tres tle in the Hart's mili district may go. It i# 150 feet high and 200 feet long jm the Big Bend district. The fire ‘the river at Knterprise and is bi ming the big Sweetman place. “Americans Surprised CLAIM 20 Entered as @ Us,” Says Ludendorf f America’s rushing legions spread alarm among the high ‘authorities of Germany, after the failure of @he drives of March and April, 1918. actually arrive | the installment | printed in The Star today. Demands’ came that the American ‘troopships should be | “The rapidity with which they did ‘oved surprising,” admits Ludendorff, in rom his book, “My Thoughts and Actions,” sunk. The Austrian headquarters were particularly insist- ent. But Ludendorff confesses that the U-boats were power-| less in this field and had to be kept after the freighters. | } jhe complains that attacking troops stepped to eat. found that “the individual American fought well.” “MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS” By Gen. Eric Von Ludendorff Published ty Tha Star thew specia Harper grew drafts across He demanded more m losses. Th Russia. Within his army indiscipline was growing. Syna Copyrighted in Cover from home to make up his great e governaient Gea not respond and he had to strip the Eastern front and use returned war prisoners from ted, 1919, Britain by Selx and Wa reserved The suspension of our offensive (in our unpleasantly How ynuch the middle of Mihiel and the Me important againgt the more took place troops who bhi time in April we did not know France. April, 1918) had, of course, the most far-reaching stronger. loases made The enemy to lack of themselves results. Owing felt. the Americans had got in the month, between St ie, the first of engagements United States dd alteatly been a long The individual American fought well, but our suc ess had nevertheless been easy The effect of the suomarine war had qeased, but enterprises by the Englidh nayy egaingt the submarine bases” of “Ostend and Zeebrugge | proved how painful it had been. It Was uncommonly difficult to est mate its probable influence on the food supply of England and on the transport France. From our the submarin: forces of Americans to come. EN DORFF morrow tells o of the Americans to previous experience of e war I expected strong But “. SO DES- in to- ”’s installment f the crown prince’s attack on the Chemin des Dames and blames one of his army cc failure full drive te success ommanders for to achieve in the y»ward Paris. the rapidity with which they actually did Von Cramon, arrive proved surprising . the Germa Gen military plenipotentiay with the Austrian im perial and royal headquarters, often called me up, and asked me to insist on the sinki ing of American troop |ships; public opinion in Austria-Hun- | gary demanded it. Admiral Von Holtzendorff could only reply that everything was being |done to reduce enemy tonnage and }to sink troopship: U-BOATS FAIL TO STOP | clusively noggheast wind. é. Swayne lumber holdings near |“ FLOW OF 86 It was not submarines coasts of Bu the North of front of so It was rines, One could the troopuhi wae routes the question, impossteie effectively clove this area by .DIERS powsible to direct the against troopships ex rop ywhere between England and Gibraltar, me 1,400 naut miles to means of subma only have concentrated ps would choose the at the same time was As soon ay the enemy arrangement with | heara could ore other port They could approach the} Bix thousand acres are in flames | them on certain routes; but whether | | by thin m The tre the meree w all the vigor possibl able, and his food supply were so reduced that the hope of attaining our object | rece by Again And he and Brothege . All rights re Rusia and ot always wend wireless and unload at an he fresh submarines anywhere the ships It was, therefore, thod we wi wufficiqnt, number destruction of ht tonnage would been undertaken only spas and would have been set t undesirable manner; and in that way subm a rine War woul) have be erted from its orig The sub arine war against com therefore continued with Avcordinig to the mformation avait he enemy's remaining tonnage by thiy means was justified. The shortage of cargo space, at any rate, wad established, | (At the tim ich Ludendorft writes Americ hips were un ler com voy and the U-boat ch tried interfere with them andled.) u ached war ministry with the request the withdrawal of reclaimed men from munition work might be car ried out more strict he onty inerease in draft tl ed In the future was furnished prisoners of war returned from Russia, Gener idquart now fell back on its own reserves of men NT'D ON PAGE SEVEN) U.S, SAILORS NEAR FIUME Yankee Tars Landed at) Buccari, Is Report ROME, Sept A party of American sailors has landed at Bue. cari, #ix miles southeast of Fiume uccording to advices received here to. Someone stole my motor car, It beauty. But @ Star want ad will bring it back, For they always do their duty. Geet was a The above poem is by G. , 221 21st South. Make a rhyme and see the show at the Clemmer or win a cash prize. Par- ticulars on Classified page. Hughes. An American Paper That Fights for Americanism eSeattlesS Class Matter May 3, 1499, at the Pe “SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER NOW IS THE TIME T0 PREPARE AGAINST FLU HERE should be no repetition: of the extensive suffering and distress which accorgpanied last year’s influenza pandemic. Communities should make plans now for dealing with any recurrence c* the epi- The prompt recognition of the early cases and their effective isolation should be aimed at. demic. this connection, attention the cases may appear to be just ordinary colds. recent extensive outbreak prove of the gr demic, at a time when greatest. The most promising way to deal with a possible re- currence of the influenza epidemic is, to sum up in a single word, “Preparedness.” From the report of U. S. to prepare. eral Rupert Blue. Harry Whitney Treat Need Not ; Fear Sleuth Whitney ’ nt attitude—Char , je—in the pre nee man Society vigt because a pushy tall od y fox refused to pera with Seattle's gal F galaxy of crop and sa { Whitne r ha 5 to entertain his socia et wit x hunt on the da irs, I Harper, ring fevoted to the protection of dumb animals, issued an ult matum declaring that Mr. Treat would be arrested if he insisted on chasing the elusive fox The wating world was informed Saturday that the hunt would be held regardless of any petty annoyances, such as a warrant for arrest, provid ng negotiations for a fox pro- ceded according to schedule But when time for the merrie fox hunt arrived the plans were upset. There was no fox. Half a dozen farmers who had promised to supply Mr. Fox fail ed to carry out their commis- y were unable to Induce any member of the fox family to step forward and be hunt- od, Foxes known to inhabit these parts refused to be trap- ped Result—a foxless fox bunt “We held er chase In stead,” Mr. told The Btar Monday, in @ paper chase the horse- 000 ON STRIKE! ummer colds” in Peoria, gation to be an epidemic of a mild type of influenza. Experience indicates that these mild epidemics are often the starting points of more severe visitations. Hence every effort should be made to discover early as possible any unusual prevalence of “colds.” For municipalities operating on a budget basis, it is important that all delay financial support to the health authorities in dealing with a recurrence of the epidemic be avoided by set- ting aside an emergency epidemic fund. atest value in carrying out important preventive measures in the early days of the epi- _ D ti HK ! PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept , by the constabulary was shot in the | based: Ing Veputies oday The first disorder reported up to | les. Bricks and stones were thrown ||} First—Right. of collective bar men and horsewomen gallop noon today in the steel strike oc. | 48 the crowd retreated, The union |f gaining 1 Oye hg eee cell Snevely: |: combed when:a nérbet fight beoke :j tenet: tue cet st econd—Reinstatement of men patie’ ck sonmnved ta out in Clairton, when a crowd of. | = fo Mectaraed fo union oom CENTS Late Edition by Mall $9.00 Per Year, $500 to flee at Beattie, W h., er the Act of Congr Sao Ff ht and Tuesday, fi yr Forecast: Tonight snd Tussdax, Gay 22, 1919. easterly Both capital and labor claimed advantage in the first d i ated wr Cha Made thee the nation-wide strike of steel workers called -to force unioniz A | tion of one of America’s greatest industries. of what were regatded as Illinois, proved on investi- Judge Gary, head of the United States steel corporation, fused to make a statement, but varieus company officials in th affected districts stated that not more than 10 to 20 per cent the workers had struck in the Pittsburg district and that, while slightly larger percentage struck in some localities, the strike so far a failure as an effort to tie up the industry. Union officials declared the strike was “effective,” indicatii their belief that about 200,000 men were out. a in providing the necessary Reports early this afternoon Pittsbu Clairton, Pa.; Home 2 indicated that the strike was ef. stead. Braddock, Pa; Du- | ciaimea that the strike set for This may fective generally in the Chicago, quesne, Cleveland, Ohio; |% ™. was 90 per cent effective. included the Pittsburg district Ohio, Indiana and Colorado dis Milwaukee, Wis.; Chicago; Van- triets, was partially ef- dergrist, Pa.; Mercer, jthia: statement. Foster ae fective in the Pittsburg district Strike non-effectiv ened were “down cee ae cir benefici ' d was generally non-effective Lorain, Ohio; eel company offic! their beneficial effect is rs Asabiions pony Mi pe Sherneld, \the situation optimistically, and According to the best available Ohio; serted that at most not more tl information, the situation in the Ohio; All 15 to 25 per cent of their men Ohio; Coatesville, State, county and various steel cities this afternoon (CONT'D ON YAGE THREE) ‘city officials was: — di’ rj ; Wide Region Hit were prepared to cope with any And now is the time Strike genetally. effective: | disorder that might break out. || 1 welve Demands Surgeon-Gen- Only minor disturbance has been Are Chronicled Gary, Ind.; Joliet, Il; Wheeling, | | W. Va; Pueblo, ¢ Buffalo, reported today. | by Steel Uni N. Y4 Sharon, $ iIngstown, All steel shares showed | ee nions | ; Martins Ferry, 0.; Menesson, | strength at the opening of the y § = Massillon, Ohio; Kast Chi- New York Stock Exchange and |] This is the program of 12 de Fairfield, Ala there was considerable trading mands prepared by presidents of Strike | partially effective: | on fractional increases. 24 unions in iron and steel indus | tries on which vote to strike Third—An eight-hour day. strikers end sympathizers attack | BY FRED 8. RGUSON SHORT F TE RS ed mount d police patrolling the | United Press Staff Correspondent Fourth—-One Gay's rest {naa f streets | TTSBURG, Pa, Sept Strike | Fiftth—Abolition of the 24-hour a 0 One wAG.| Milfe | (Hoga, alleged leaders, and steel company heads, |B shite. 1 idater the crowd, as severely Uke, élhimed the adv Sixth—Incréase in wage suff g beaten wheh Ke attempted to pull aj When what fe one of the’ biggest 1 tient to guarantee the American GE trooper from his horse. Several @ustrial struggles the country has|] standard of living. shots were fired, but no one was known was but a few hours old, || Seventh—Standard scales of SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22— — jurt, Nineteen ditional arreata| Williany Z. ter, secretary of| || wages in all trades and classifica. With initial m: ers of the | wore made nd order was restored, the — steel workers committee, | J tions of workers. Pacific fleet completed, the acute Police Tear Flag Sate te Te Double rate of pay fo shortage of manpower was fe |} all overtime, holiday and Sunday Phasieed toduy by-the announce: | ‘The union Ie viter | Mayor Refuses Joke ment that the lay in denunc attack of Ninth—Check-off system of eol- to Invite King | MILWAUKER, Wis., Sept. police crowd at meeting would noughts New Mexic and Ideho will b . Mississippi | the state : lecting union dues and assess. rachored in) | Clairte ments. San Pedro harbor until their |have peaceably adjourned within 15 To hell with royalty, Don't ‘Tenth—Principles of. crews can be recruited to sea go- minutes, they declared, when the po- ask me to invite king, kaiser or to apply iA maintenance, reduc hip le lice rode into the crowd, ordering | czar," was the reply given today |Ition and increase of Workiag It will be probably wix months be- eM to disperse and swinging their | by Mayor Danfel W. Hoan, social- |} forces fore these flehturg whine witt have clubs. An American flag was flying| ist, to the Asgociation of Com Eleventh—Abolition of company | ambush wien +0 tars them out oe'te above the platform, and this| merce, whose officers requested tinions. I eaten ites was torn down by the constabulary,| he extend an invitation to King Twelfth—Abolition of physteat Th fa developed on the ar the union men assert. Probably a| Albert and the queen of Belgium examination of applicants for ems | ‘ ‘ dozen shots were fired, but no one| to visit this city during their tour me ote & al of the Mississippi, en ro > : 3 | rival of the Mississippi, en route to) 11. nit One of the horses ridden! of the United States. {i dlovpent | San Pedro, Commander Blackburn, ‘ v4 its executive officer, said he believed |none of the three ships could put to sea in before six months e e 2 Ce tional Steel Strike began inatitent dwar cee! LOW Nath e r demobilized Septem 1, but wer 4 retained to complete the maneuve At the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, held in St. Paul in 1918, it was decided to organize labor in the steel industry and to demand recognition of the unions, On May 1919, a conference of international union officials was held and a committee of five named to wait on Judge Gary asking recognition of organized labor by the corporation, : Judge Gary wrote a reply in which he refused to deal with labor collectively. The committee called on Judge Gary and was refused a hearing. On July 2 ® presidents of the international unions voted to call for a strike vote. On Augus' the returns of the balloting demonstrated the willingness of 98 per cent of the union men to back the strike An appeal was dispatched to President Wilson asking him’ to endeavor to bring about a conference between the union representatives and steel corporation officials, Intervention of federal authorities was unavailing. Orders were issued calling on all steel workers to quit work on September 22. i President Wilson, after the strike vote had been announced, issued a new appeal for a postponement _ until after the capitallabor “round table” meeting in Washington, October 6. This appeal was considered at a meeting of the national committee for organizing steel in Pittsburg, September 17. Affirmative consideration failed and the order to strike was made eft | Recruiting has been slow ‘STEEL PLANTS AT WORK HERE Steel plants in Se hands at work today ‘ ybody busy and happy the report from the Pacific © Steel Co. At the Pacific Car and Foundry | Co. it was announced “a full crew i on the job, and no sign of trouble,” ttle reported all was ast