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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-02
MISCELLANEOUS
Reckless Influence.

Are you law-abiding citizen r.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Chuggins. 'But
I'm the victim Of reckless company.
Every now and then that motor car
of mine breaks loose and drags mo
into mix-up with the ~aflic rcgula-
tlons.n
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-02
SPRING COLDS Are DANGEROUS

Sudden changes of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds with
stuffed up head, sore throat and gem
eral cold symptoms. A dose of DR..
Kings New Discovery is sure relief,
this happy combination Of antiseptic
balsams clears the head, soothes the
irritated membranes and what might
have been a lingering cold is broken.
Don't stop treatment when relief is
first felt as a half cured cold is dan
gerous. Take DR.. Kings New Disvo-
cry till your cold is gone. d-w-1m
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-02

MEN WANTED to learn barber trade.
Top wages after few weeks. Write
Moler Barber College, III Main
street, Ft. Worth, Texas. 4-1-lm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-02
Wants
WANTED

JOIN THE ARMY: Recruiting Of
fices at Oklahoma City. Tulsa. Musko-
gee, Chickasha. Ardmore and Enid.
7-l2-tt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-02

WANTED-Your horseshoeing busi-
ness. Roark shoelng Shop, AIS Kan
sas Ave. Phone 81. 3.l-im-d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-02

The highest spol tasn price win be
paid for some clean cotton rags deliv-
cred at once TO the Daily Express o.
flee. a-sllf
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-04-02
CITY PROPERTY

CITY PROPERTY
Large 6 room house; quarter block
of ground on South Hin; 25O barrel
cistern; storm cave; barn. This is a
special snap at $3.50.
Large room modern house; fur
mace heat; fine shades; lawn; 100
feet east front; corner lot in the
best residence portion OF Chickasha;
will sell at bargain.
Modern room cottage In first class
condition.; choice residence district
Price $500.
FARM LOANS
We make farm and city loans on
short notice Come and see us II you
are interested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

members and renewals of members
! in Montebello and Wythe townships.
Mrs. Reed of Wythe had charge OF
the work in that township and Sc
cured forty dollars for the Red Cross.
! John Sullivan and family visited
during the holidays with his parents
and relatives at Burnside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Williams gave
a Christmas dinner and very happy
family reunion was held at the Will
liams home The following sons and
daughters with their families enjoyed
the day: Mr.. and Mrs Earle Williams
and son of Chicago, Mrs. Samuel
Faulkner and family Of West Point,
Ill.,, Mrs. Frank Deweese and family
of Plymouth and Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Williams and children of this city.
In place OF the regular sermon at
the NJ. F. church Sunday evening a
sacred concert will be given. There
will be readings during the concert
and those attending will not be dis
appointed for the concert will be a
good one. A silver offering will be
taken at the conclusion of the con-
cert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Deweese and
son of Plymouth were guests of the
gentleman's parents, John Deweese
and wife, during the holidays.
The following fOrme r Hamiltonians
from Minnesota are visiting relatives
and friends in this city and vicinity
during the holidays: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Kiser and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Blake and family, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jackson and
baby.
Miss Fay Cuerdon of the state uni
versity, is enjoying a two weeks
vacation with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. H M. Cuerdon, and other rela-
tives and her many friends in Ham
ilton.
Messrs. Joseph and Marion Duns-
worth have been visiting their moth
er Mrs Martha Dunsworth and sis
| ter Miss Minnie. Joseph has been
employed in the northern states,
while Marion has worked with steel
construction company at Rock Island,
Ill.
| Miss Lois SANGER who has posi-
| ton with the Kahoka bank, spent
! Christmas and few days with her
parents Joseph SANGER and family,
north Of the city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Buckert who
live southeast of the city, gave a
| fine dinner Sunday to the following
| relatives In honor of Carl Buckert of
Camp Dodge, Iowa: Mr.. and Mrs
Gus Buckert and son Alvin and
! daughter Miss Almeda OF this vicin
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
600 Members Wanted

Wanted-Two or three
hundred Keokuk people to
join Keokuk Chapter Ameri-
can Red Gross, and make the
chapter membership up to
5000 people.
Red Gross headquarters
will be open at 5O4 Main
street until Saturday night.
That leaves tonight and to-
morrow afternoon and eve
ming in which to visit head
quarters and to secure a
membership and a flag. Keo-
kuk's quota has been placed
at 5000 members, which
means that 1900 new ones
must be secured. This will
mean one member for every
three homes.
Little Montrose is putting
Keokuk to shame. In the war
drive last June the neigh
boring town with 700 people
registered, gave a member
ship Of 400. If Montrose
can do that well, Keokuk
ought to be able to dig up g.
0C0 new members.
The Red Cross headquar-
tiers will be open only until
Saturday night. Chairman
Mcfarland is asking that
the centers make prompt re-
port Of the money and mem
berships given them, and
that all of this work be
closed up by Saturday night.
The centers are asked to see
to it that everybody in their
block has been solicited or
informed of the plan for get
ting members.
Special donations are &C
kowledged from DR.. Gibson
Browne Of Kalamazoo, Mich.
of $25 and L. H. Naisley of
Argyle of $40.
One Keokuk family has
taken out memberships for
two dogs and a canary bird.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
\ Che n |
HA&MILTON GATE CTY|
q HAMI n IL. DEC % 1 Il
HAMILTON, ILL, DEC. 20.

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Berdolt and
the lady's mother Mrs. Eyemann, who
makes her home with her daughter,
have enjoyed visit from relatives
during this week. Mr.. Albert H.
Eyemann of Chicago arrived We'd
nesday evening and will visit at his
sisters home untile tomorrow. Miss
Maud Eyemann, of Warsaw was a
caller on Mrs. Serdolt Wednesday
afternoon, and the Misses Marie and
Mildred Mills of Warsaw visited
Wednesday with their cousins Kath-
ryn and Patricia Berdolt.
Mrs T F. Hughes and son e. j.
Hughes of Lewiston, H., were the
guests Of their son and brother w
C. Hughes and wife during the holi-
days.
Mrs. Lydia Scott was the hostess
to the following relatives for dinner
Christmas: Mr.. Henry Markille and
son Albert Markille of Basco, Robert
Scott of Moline, ILL.,, and Mrs. Samue
, MCGEE and son Bernard of this city
C. S. Harkrader returned to his
! home at Allerton. Iowa Wednesday
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
ELECT FISH
SCHOOL HEAD
Fl. Madison Board Chooses High
School Principal to Be Super
intendent to Succeed
F. A. WEIGH.

Principal ]. w. Fish of the Fort
Madison high school, has been
selected by the board of education
to serve as superintendent Of schools
to succeed F. A Welch, resigned,
says the Fort Madison Democrat
This announcement was made by the
board today and although it was ex-
pected in some quarters, due to the
ability Of the former principal it
created much interest in the city
1t was also announced that p. L..
Brownell, the manual training in
structor, has been promoted to the
position of principal of the high
school in line with the general
changes. He will also serve as
manual training instructor as here
tofore.
F. A. WEIGH, former superintendent
of schools, will depart in few days
for Des Moines where he will take
up his duties in the state department
of public instruction as one of the
inspectors of high schools in the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
DECREASE IN
DEATH RATE
Not so Many in National Guard
Camps, But Higher Rate In
Camps Of National
Army.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. J
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. ~ De-
creases in the death rate at national
guard camps and increases in the
national army rate for the week
ending December 81, were recorded
today by Surgeon General Gorgas.
Pneumonia continues to be the raw
aging element in all camps, eighty
seven deaths out of 12S in national
guard camps and seventy-seven out
OF lis deaths in the national army
camps during the week being due to
this germ. Health conditions in ma
tional army camps are improved ex.
cept in the S1st, SIND, S7th, seth ana
Goth divisions. The pneumonia rate
has generally decreased except IN
the saith and 90th divisions.
Meningitis is also generally lower.
ed Measles has continued to spread
in the camps of the 34th, 35th and
40th divisions Of the national guard.
Many new cases Of pneumonia
have been reported In the 3lst, 36th'
saith and 40th divisions.
Mumps has been discovered IN
large number in both the national
guard and national army camps
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
CONTROVERSY
OVER ROAD
Board of Supervisors Hear Arguments
on Both Sides Of Question
at Fort Madi-

The board of supervisors room at
the county building has been the
scene for the past two days Of bat
tie wagEd between the opposing forces
in the Hartley road case, the case
evincfng more interest than any SINH
lar action than has ever arisen in this
county, says the Fl. Madison Demo
crat.
large number Of the residents of
that section Of the county who are OBJ
jectors to the plans of the board
of supervisors in abandoning the road
have been in attendance at the hear
ing while the other side was we'll rep
rese1rted for the past two days.
The case is one which grew out of
"a petition to abandon the road filed
by l.. M. Hartley, now deceased and
Others some years ago. The local
board decided to abandon the road.
1t was then carried to the district
court by the directors and the aban.
donment was held Incorrect The
other side then took it to the SUI
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

after spending Christmas with his
brother Postmaster w. H. Harkrader
and family.
The NJ. f. S. will devote every
other meeting to the Red Cross WORK.
Their next meeting will be Thursday
Jan. 3, and full attendanceSis great.
ly desired. The meeting will be held
at the Red Cross room.
Rev. Frank Marston and wife, ac-
companied by Miss Lucille Smulling
Of this city, and Mr.. Wolf and Miss
Kemler of Nauyoo, left Tuesday
morning in the Marston car for
Knoxville, H.. for few days visit
with Mrs Marston's relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bot of War
saw spent Christmas with the lady's
father J. H. Berry and family
Messrs. c. NJ. Hunter, Frank
Payne, Chas. Williams, Bert Hughett
and Geo. Williams of Rock Island.
ILL.,. arrived Saturday night to spend
Christmas with their families.
Nearly $4,000 was realized from
| the big drive by the Red Cross asso
! citation recently in securing new
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
Uncle Sam Will See to IT That You
VIII Not Have to Work
over Problem
Alone.
EXPERT rs COMING HIRE
He VIII be in keokuk January 81 TO
Februarys15 and You Must
Look Him
Up.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Dec. 2S.-You
4 won't have to figure out your owl.
j income tax all by yourself hereafter.
&, The government is going to send out
men to help you. 1t will be up to
you to hunt up these men, who will
] be sent into every county seat town,
and some other towns besides, to
meet the people. He will answer
your questions, swear you to the re-
turn, take your money and remove
the wrinkles from your brow. Re-
turns of income for 1917 must be
made between January ! and March
| /, 1918.
"The government recognizes" Col
| lector of Internal Revenue Louis
Murphy said today, that many per-
sons experience a good deal of diff.
Guilty in filling out income tax forms.
1t recognizes, too, that taxpayers
resident at points where collectors
offices are not easily accessible find
it hard to get proper instruction in
the law. Next year, when every
married person living with wife or
husband and having net income of
$4,000, and every unmarried person
not the head of family and having
a net income of $1,000 for the year,
1Jlt IuuSL lldhc lClul IL VI AhSohAO
on the form prescribed, there will be
hundreds in every community seek
ing light on the law, and help in
executing their returns. My own
and every other collection district in
the nation will be divided into dis
tricts, with the county as the unit,
and a government officer informed in
the income tax assigned to each dis
trict He will spend hardly less than
a week in each county, and In some
counties a longer time, very likely
in the court house at the county seat
town In cities where there are col
lectors branch offices. he will be
there, and in other cities possibly at
the city hall. My Office will in due
time advise postmasters and bankers
and send out notices to the news
papers stating when the officer will
be in each county. 1t will be I'M
necessary for prospective taxpayers
to ask my office for forms on which
to make returns The officer who
visits their county will have them.
"It may be stated as matter of
general Information that net income
is the remainder after subtracting
expenses from gross income. Per
sonal, family or living expense Is not
SApSuSc III LuS luciulh6 VI lAc law .
the exemption being allowed to cover
such expenses.
The new exemptions of $1,000
and $4,000 will add tens of thou
sands to the number of income tax
payers in this district, inasmuch as
practically every farmer, merchant.
tradesman, professional man and
salary worker and great many
wage workers will be required to
make return and pay tax
1.-The law makes it the duty of the
taxpayer to seek out the collector
Many people assume that if an in
come tax form is not sent, or gov
eminent officer does not call, they
are relieved from making report.
This is decidedly in error l 1t is the
other way round The taxpayer has
to go to the government and if he.
doesn't within the time prescribed,
he is violator of the law, and the
government will go to him with it's
penalties"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
100000 FIRE IN
FREIGHT HOUSE.
Building Destroyed and Flames Came
Near Getting Into Car Load Of
Dynamite Close

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 2S.-Fire of sus-
rected incend diary origin early this
morning destroyed the Missouri Pacific
freight house, doing 100000 damage.
Several box cars were also burned
and the fire threatened for time the
Nicholas street viaduct. Below zero
temperature hampered the fremen.
A car Of dynamite near the freight
house caught fire several times and
was only saved by the heroism of j..
r. Walker, a switchman, who carried
water in buckets and put out the
sparks, protecting the, car until fire
men arrived. Walker also rescued
three brakemen sleeping in a caboose
near the dynamite car, who had been
overcome by smoke.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
MEN WANT
BETTER WAGES
Newspaper Employees Form Labor
Union and Will Be Affiliated
With American
Federation.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DULUTH, Mimi, Dec. 28.-M,
who handle the news of all Duluth
and Superior newspapers have organ
lied a labor union. Labor leaders
interested in promoting the affair
claim that IS percent of the men in
northern Minnesota have joined.
They also declare that the organiza-
ton will be affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor at a meet
ing Sunday.
That the movement will spread
through the northwest and eventually
through the nation, unless the men
who handle the news are paid bet
ter wages" is the claim of the labor
leaders.
The minimum wage of Duluth and
Superior news men will probably be
$50 week. In Butte, the minimum
is reported at $45.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

preme court which upheld the lower
court. This meant further action by
the board of supervisors.
The case is being handled by at
torneys in much the same manner as
hearing in court and is probably
gaining more interest.
The road is stretch of highway
in the north part of the county which
is regarded by a few as unimportant
and by others as very necessary 1t
is up to the board to decide which it is.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
HEADS
LOCAL TYPOS
Annual Meeting and Election OF on'-
GERS was Held Wednesday
Evening by Union
No. SO.

Keokuk Typographical union NO.
68. elected officers at the regular
meeting Wednesday evening. me
officers elected were:
Observation-Disclosures kiefer.
Vice president--A. X. Stewart
Recording secretary-C. c. Bal
dock
Financial secretary-E. w. Scott.
Treasurer-Fred Reeve.
Sergeant-at-arms-G w. Eaton.
Executive committee-G. S. Carver
A. X. Stewart, Arthur Lumberg
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

and Mrs. Oscar Buckert and their
three children of Nauvoo, and Mr.,
Argyll Buckert of Rock Island, lfl.i
who is visiting relatives here, 4
very pleasant day was enjoyed bj
the relatives at the Buckert home
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Jackson entei
tanned their daughters and theA
families at a Christmas dinner, "a
and Mrs. Wesley Corbin and childra
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher an
son.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

thursday evening, where she will be
one Of the signers of the state charter
granted to build 100000 Weltmer
chapel.
Melvin Shepherd was a business Wis
itor to st. Louis the past week.
| Z. w. Walker, who has been on his
land near Deer Creek. Colo, since last
spring, is spending the holidays with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Gordon of Ham
ilton spent the week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Walker.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Seiverd, who
have been visiting relatives in La
Harpe, and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lou Garard in this city, departed last
week for Los Angeles, to spend the
winter. Mrs. seiverd's mother, Mrs.
Frank Wright accompanied them.
Lieutenant Harry Barr. formerly Of
Aledo, who has been at Fort Sheridan.
Mrs. Isabelle Harris. He expects to
depart for France very soon.
Mrs. Rebecca Baxter, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. ]. A. Webb,
lin Paramount, Sask., Canada, has re-
turned home. Mr.. and Mrs Webb
have little daughter, Marjorie Anne,
who was born Nov -. Mrs. Baxter
has spent the past week with her Sis
ter, Mrs. E. Hyndman, in Blooming
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harper and
children, Of Omaha, Nebr.. arrived
Friday for visit with their parents.
Real Estate Transfers.
Walter A. Rayburn to J. D. Pratt,
deed, $4,000, L. /, 3, 3. A, B. 4. Conklin
4 Joyce Add. Hamilton; l.. 8, II, Is,
10, B. 8; lots % and &c, B. 4; lots 12,
16, and II, B. /, Conklin & Joyces
End Add. to Hamilton; lots II, -, 10.
IA, b. 8; l.. and 6 in block 13, in
Conklin & Joyce's Bird Add. to Hamil-
ton.
Isaac Lutman to G.. w. Lutman, deed
$3.50, Und. ", e. 1-3 L. 1, and w 2-3
l.. 2, B. 81, " arsaw.
Addie r. Symmonds to Lydia Mabel
Mattice, deed. $500, NJ NJ WIZ Wiz
SW 33 and 12-ac. off N 81. NEA SEA
1868.
H. K Conner to Simon ]. straus,
deed, 81, WE NE Is; M E1a sw 10,
Pt. NV 1911
Una Duncan to Simon ]. straus,
deed, 81, VIZ NE Is; NE E1s NE
SW 10, PIT. NV 1871.
John c. Hamer to Simon ]. Straus,
deed, 81, WIZ NE IS; NY Ek NE
SW 10. PIT. NV 1871.
A. n. G. Byers to Simon J. Straus.
deed. 81. WIZ NE Is; NJ E1a NE Sw
10, PIT. NV 1914
Glen Hummer to Simon J. Straus.
deed, 81, WIZ NE Is: NJ E5k NE SW
10. PIT. NV 1917.
Mary Hugenberg to oran Henkle
ct al, deed, $500, l.. 5, 6, B. 2, Cool
idge's Add to Warsaw.
Hannah Meyersick to Frank r.
Meyersick. deed, 81 VIZ sw 24-4-s.
]. A. Roth to S. ]. Straus, deed. 81,
VIZ NE and PIT, NV 10, NJ E1s NE
SW 1871
Helen NJ. Davis to S. J. Straus, deed,
81, VIZ NE and PIT. NV Is, NJ E1s
NE SW 1917.
M. p Berry. Elk to Ella e. Thomp-
son. deed, $1,000, l.. /, 2, 8, 4, 10, 13,
B. 35. Elvaston.
M. P. Berry Exr to w. C. & j. E.
Ewing, deed, $3.50, Und. u NE
1858.
NJ. P. Berry, Exr. to w. C. & J. E.
Ewing. deed, s5,6s9, Und " NE
35-5-S.
MARRIAGE Licenses.
Heinrich G.. Flesner, of Bowen, Lena
s. Ufkee, Carthage.
Lauren Strohm, Hamilton. Miss
Clara Worster. Hamilton.
Warda Foney HANNA. Nauvoo, Myr.
tie Vivian Hummel, Nauvoo.
Lynn Sherwood Crouch, West Point,
Miss Fsrieda Anna Siemers, Suffer.
John l.. Schram. Warsaw, Harriet
A. Mayer, Warsaw
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
No ESCAPE Anywhere,

Traer Star-Clipper. 1t not only
costs more to live or to die than it
used to. but now it costs double the
old price to get a divorce. at least in
Linn county. The lawyers of that
county have advanced divorce fees
To $50
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

state. He will assume that position
the first of the year. This appoint
ment is splendid recognition of the
ability Of the local man.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

A brass band composed entirely of
young women is one Of the boasts Of
Ogden, Utah.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28
MARRIAGE Licenses.

Heinrich G. Flesner, of Bowen, Lena
s. Ufkee Carthage
Lauren Strohm, Hamilton. Miss
Clara Worster, Hamilton.
Warda Foney HANNA. Nauvoo, Myr.
tie Vivian Hummel. Nauvoo
Lynn Sherwood Crouch, West Point,
Miss F'rieda Anna Siemers, Suffer.
John L. Schram, Warsaw, Harriet
A. Mayer, Warsaw.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

NJ. P. Berry Exr, to w. C. & J. E.
Ewing. deed, s5,6s9, Und. y NE
35-5-S.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-28

M. P. Berry Exr. to w. C. & j. E.
Ewing, deed, $3.50, Und u NE
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-08-03
DEATHS OF
PAST WEEK
MARTIN KEHOE.

Funeral services were held at st.
Michaels Catholic church in this city
Thursday morning, Rev. Father Mally
officiating, for Martin Kehoe, n years
old, resident of Thurston county fer
80 years who died at the family home
two miles south of Little Rock last
Friday afternoon. Interment was
made in Calvary cemetery, Under
taker ]. A. Gilbaugh being in charge.
The services had been postponed sew
eral days pending the arrival of chill
dren from Montana and California.
Mr.. Kehoe had been a sufferer for
years from epilepsy and had an attack
Sunday, July %. which resulted in
his death. He is survived by the
widow, Mrs. Julia Kehoe, and six
children, Patrick Leo, James Francis
and Michael Aloyius of Montana. Eliz-
abeth Gertrude of Seattle, Martin
Joseph of Kelso and Mary Catherine
of San Francisco.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-08-03
STREET CAR STRIKE ENDS.
SuzzallO NegOtiates A RIB ira o n
Agreement-Service Resumed
Thursday.

Residents of Seattle and Tacoma
rode on street cars again Thursday,
when the motormen and conductors
of the two cities went back to work
following the acceptance late Wednes-
day of an arbitration agreement ne
gotiated by Chairman Henry Suzzallo
Of the State Council of Defense, after
the strike had run 16 days.
The mems demands for increased
pay and shorter working hours are to
be decided, by a board of arbitrator
consisting of DR.. Suzzallo, James A.
Duncan, secretary of the Seattle Gen.
trail Labor Council, representing the
car men, and c. J. Franklin of Port
land, representing the Stone-Webster
company. Both sides have bound
themselves to abide by its decision.