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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

Legalized picketing of
plants and business houses
by striking employees, organ
lied labOr's most effective
weapon in this state In Fore
ing acceptance of its de-
mands on employers, was
suddenly and absolutely
halted by a decision of the
state supreme court, filed
yesterday.
The decision granted to N.
ii. st. Germain, proprietor of
Seattle delicatessen and
bakery, an injunction re-
straining the Bakery and
Confec on cry Workers
union and the Cooks union
from further interference
with his business.
The supreme court re-
verses Judge Boyd j. Tall
man, of the King county SUI
perior court, and i'm addition
TO ordering that the injunc-
ton issue as requested, d.
reefs that the lower court
grant nominal damages and
that the appellants recover
costs In the supreme and SUI
pcrior courts.
The decision points out
that the testimony indicated
that the business of st. Ger
main fell from about $1,000
to $1,000 a month. st.
German estimates his total
monetary loss at 100000.
damages in that sum at least
will be asked by him in
suit against the unions. MIR.
and Mrs. ST. Germain, for
mer employers of union Ia
Dor, have fought this case
through the courts for near
ly two years. The trouble
WIFI TIC uufOus ONST otC
picketing tactics began in
1918.
The sweeping decision Of
the high court comes at a
most critical time i'm the bus
mess and Industrial history
of Tacoma, and, in fact, of
the entire state.
The properties of the trac-
ton company are being pick
eted now; single mills that
are involved i'm the state
wide strike also are being
picketed, and I'm Tacoma sew
eral small bushes establish
ments have been picketed re-
Gently pending the settlement
Of disputes with the unions.
That strikers have no more
right to picket q place Of busi-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

lice officers to show that you were
playing. In the eyes of the law,
when evidence has to be presumed
1t must always be presumed for
the defendants"
After four police officers testi-
fled on finding the men leaving
the room, and not that they saw
the men playing, Attorney Walter
Harvey moved that the case be dis
missed.
The SO was left on the table as
evidence. Friedman asked the
court If the money could be given
to the Red Gross. The Judge
granted the request.
Officer Shaffer told how he
found a hand on the table that
contained an ace, king, queen and
a pair of jacks. Another hand was
found on the floor all torn up.
At the conclusion of the trial,
Friedman announced he would
file a suit against the police de-
pertment for false arrest and for
personal disgrace sustained.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
SYMPATHETIC
WALk-OUT is
UNIONS PLAN

Possibility of general strike among all Tacoma
labor unions was forecast Wednesday in anticipation
of big meeting of the Central Labor Council to be
held in labor hall, Knights of Pythias building,
Wednesday night.
The strike would be in sympathy for striking
street car men.
clared at noon Wednesday that there was every rea
son to believe that all locals affiliated with the coun
Gil would join in sympathetic strike. This would
practically tie up every industry In the city.
Tacoma longshoremen held big mass meeting
Wednesday and agreed to 60 thru with any strike
policy that was agreed upon by the central body.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
IGNORE ORDER

Striking street ear men and lumber workers in Sc
atle and Tacoma determined today to ignore the SUI
preme courts decision against pcketing
Picketing is continuing
The usual banners used by pickets will not be
used, however
AS neither City Atty. Harmon nor Chief of Police
Smith had read the supreme courts decision, the pc
lice took no action regarding picketing in Tacoma
Wednesday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

The automobile Is handling
the crowd. We know one
owner of "a machine who cir
cled a half dozen blocks out
of his way, coming down
town, so as to pick up pedes-
TRANS. And then he came
down empty; everyone along
the way was being hauled.
One of the few autom obiles
that rolled down hill this morn
ing with no passengers was driven
by Cap. Winsor. The cap works
for the T. r. & p, you know.
Says L. Bean in a solemn pro-
nunciamento to his one-time mo-
tormen and conductors today: III
you want to retain your position
Ion seniority lists, we caution you
to return to your runs at once"
We have observed fine, high
minded mother hens talking just
that way to son and daughter
ducklings.
We believe the erstwhile King
of Greece made similar remarks
to faithless subjects.
Some day ex-Kaiser Wilhelm
no doubt will run an ad Just like
that addressed to his people.
Don't be bashful about asking
the man with an empty car for a
ride. Nobody else is.
An old man with q bundle
stepped DIP to the big machine
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
MAY COMPEL
COMPANY TO
YIELD POINT

Wednesday will be a test day
to determine whether the T. r..
q p. can give adequate service to
the public, so far as the city il
concerned.
III the street car company fails
In It's attempt to operate, the city
will take immediate action to
compel 1t to furnish the service
required by law.
Just what move the city au-
thorities will take was not an
nounced at the city hall Wednes-
day. City Attorney Harmon was
busy all day in an effort TO deter
mine how far the city can go
under the law.
IL was understood, how
ever, that the most likely
procedure will be an appiica-
ton TO the superior court for
n writ of mandate against the
car company to compel adc-
quate service.
The company would then
be cited into court to give it's
reasons for not operating
ears. II the court then is
sued the writ, the company
would face the alternative of
putting on the necessary
men, or of being forced into
the hands of u receiver.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
Fear Disturbance

Violence in connection with the Tacoma street car
strike was anticipated by police officials Wednesday
following the arrival here of large delegation Of
W. W. agitators simultaneously with the resumption
of operation of few street by union crews
Police detectives were given orders Wednesday
morning to make every possible effort to locate the
agtators and dispense them 1t reported that the
T. W. WIS had separated into groups of two and three
men, and were mingng with street strikers, long
shoremen and union men of Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

Ten street cars of the Oldest
double-truck type owned by the
t. r. & p. Co., operated by nom
union motormen and conductors,
and protected by heavy wire
screens fastened about the vesti-
bules, began operation at $3.50
Wednesday morning.
Only five experienced street
car men who failed to take part
in the strike were operating the
cars. Six others were young street
car men recently trained in the SER
vice. Four were outsiders with
no former experience on Tacoma
lines, and five were office men of
the T. II. & p. Co. who were I'm
pressed into service because of the
company's inability to get strike
breakers.
One is a one-eyed man, who was
injured in a street car accident
while acting as motorman three
years ago.
As soon as the prosecuting at
torney's office learned Wednes-
day that IA one-eyed man was act
ing as motorman on a non-union
car, Prosecutor Remain sent an
ultimatum to the company that
he would have to be removed at
once.
THREE PASSENGERS Is
LARGEST NUMBER OBSERVED
Non-union cars were operated
on the Pacific ave, Sixth ave-,
Portland ave-, PIT. Defiance, South
Tacoma and Spanaway lines. Tho
South Tacoma car ran only to
seth and Union, and the Spana-
way car to Gath and Yakima.
Four cars we're operated on Pa
cific, two ON Sixth ave-, and one
on each Of the other lines.
Not more than three passen-
gers were seen riding on any
street car during the morning.
Special police, sworn In at the
T. r.. q P.'s request and paid by
the company, rode ON each car.
These men were armed with
revolvers, but police officers re.
fused to permit any motorman or
conductor to carry weapons.
Several attempts to interfere
with service of the non-union
cars were reported.
A union chauffeur killed" his
engine as he was crossing tho
tracks at the Union station, just
in front OF car. The motorman
stopped his car within six inches
of the. stalled machine.
A union teamster drove hjs
truck slowly for six blocks aloug
Pacific ave. track, holding :
car behind him for the Same dis-
lance. He refused to heed the
changing and footing OF the car
as the non-union motorman tried
to force him off the track.
At longshoremen's hall large
group of union men stood In the
center of the street and forced
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
AUTOS DOING 1T

driven by Paul II. Johns Tuesday
night.
"Going to Warner STU" he
asked.
Sure, jump in" said Johns.
Then everybody else piled in
until the car was loaded.
When the car arrived at North
Warner the old man suddenly dis
covered 1t was South Warner he
wanted to go to. He had been
travelling the wrong way.
Just then another auto came
along going toward town. So he
hoped out of one and into an
other. He didn't. even have to
bother with a transfer.
Have a care, Louis; have
care. About another week of
this, and people will get SO
thoroughly i'm the habit of
picking up their neighbors
for an auto ride, or of walk
ing, as the case may be,
that they won't go back to
street cars at all.
We recall in our college days
(long ago. that favorite frater-
nifty initiation stunt was to send
the victim out along a carline.
There he was to halt every car
that passed, as IL he wished to
board it; bow to the conductor
as it came to a halt; solemnly
scratch match on the step, say
Thank you'll" and drop back to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

ness of an employer with
whom they are having
trouble than the employer
has to blacklist employees for
any reason, is the gist of the
ruling of the supreme court.
The majority decision was
written by Judge Mount, and
is signed by Judges Main,
Webster, Morris and Parker,
Judge Chadwick concurs I'm IA
separate opinion, as do also
Chief Justice Ellis and Judge
Fullerton, while Judge Hol-
comb dissents.
The effect of the ruling is
that strikers may not picket
places of business, and that
those who are SO menaced
have injunctive relief.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
repeat the operation.

repeat the operation.
Today we saw the same incident
repeated, at 10th and Pacific av.,
except that the man who stopped
all the cars did not scratch a
match on the step. Instead, he
gracefully snapped a kodak at the
bewildered "con" as the gate
swung open.
p. s.: Then the police came
along and arrested the man.
Funny how history repeats itself.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
THREE DIE IN HEAT
BLANKET IN DESERT

SAN BBRNARDINO. Cal, July
1S.-Three men succumbed to q
TERRIBLE heat blanket on the
desert, 1t was learned today. The
men were working on construc-
ton work at Bagdad. The tenn
perature registered 125-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
WOMAN BECOMES
MOTHER OF 2sTH

CHINO, Cal, July 1S.--Mrs.
Paul Aguilar. after welded life
of 38 years, today is the mother
of her 28th, boy. Mrs. Aguilar
is SO. In the family there have
been twins three times. All the
children are living save two.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

Members of the IongshOremen 5
union took an active interest In the
strike Wednesday, jeering and
hooting the non-union car men.
A secret meeting OF the union
was held In the middle of the
day, and 1t was reported that the
longshoremen were voting on the
question of a sympathetic strike
to aid the street car men.
"Our greatest danger Of VIC
lence comes from the presence OF
outside agitators among strike
sympathizers,' declared Police
Chief Smith.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
PORTUGUESE RIOT

LISBON, July 1S.-Bombs ex-
ploded under tram trains by
rioters caused injury to a num-
Der Of persons here today. At a
number of points there was spir-
tied lighting between police and
malcontsnts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
NO TIME TO
81 N EU1RAL
People Should Stand By
Striking Carmen

Now comes the 7. R. p. Go. making bluff at fur
nishing service with handful of breakers.
CHALLENGE this is, not only to the several hun
dred men who are struggling for decent wages and
decent hours, but CHALLENGE TO ALL TACOMA.
For Tacomas merchants it's professional it's skilled and
unsed afford the strikers
cannot stand neutral.
Just the United States could longer tolerate existing
world conditions could longer tolerate injustice and oppres
that pactced Tacoma MUST TAKE ITS STAND FOR
INDUSTRIAL RIGHTEOUSNESS
the who live in Tacoma have to subsist miserable
starvation they obliged work hours and
nghhen Tacoma becomes unAmecan and decadet FOR "a
COMA Can BE NO BETTER THAN ITS PEOPLE.
The Times cannot be neutral in such situation No citizen
except the cent cent half Of
cent that always has does and always will believe
the the people here to be exploited BY Them
The carmen must win their strike. They must get
better living conditions They will suffer if they fail,
and ALL TACOMA WILL SUFFER WITH Them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
Occasionally n RI

Occasionally reluctant
one advances a good reason
for exemption, ms the Detroit
chap who stated that he was
the sole support of four
brothers In Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
COMPLIMENTS CARMEN ON
THEIR ORDERLY APTITUDE

These agitators are trying to
call sympathetic strikes in other
industries. particularly the St.
Paul e. Tacoma Lumber Co. 8
mill
II want to compliment the
street car men for the orderly
conduct of their strike. II there
is any violence, | do not believe
they will be responsible for it,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
O DACHM,

The eve who had swallowed a
drachm
OF Paris green, said to her rachm
II achm called away,
And as ! shall stay,
Please, dearest, be kind to our
lachm."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
Talk O the Times

We used to hear back in North
Dakota of mothers sewing their
youngsters in for the winter. Now
in The Chicago American we find
this headlines: Emma Goldman
Sews on Overalls."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

Greetings, do you suppose
the Russians are going to go
and spoil IL all again?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

Can, sister, can!
A DELICATE CONSTITUTION
(From the East Chicago Press)
Officer Mike German is report.
ed not so we'll, as he is suffering
with rheumatism as well as pain
in the side caused by being struck
by train.
Are you a good sport; can
you still walk-and smile?
The news dispatch that
Globe may depOrt certain
I. w. WIS does not mean, we
infer, that they must get off
the earth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18

Market tip: Buy stock i'm
concerns that manufacture
cream separatOrs. An Iowa
farmer has discovered that
cider, when put through a
separator, yields a beverage
with a kick like a mules.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-18
ASK FOR RIDE

This il no time to be back
ward. IL you've got five miles
Or more to walk to work, ask
the fellow in the empty auto
for a lift.
The Washington times., 1917-04-13
IRISH SETTLEMENT NEAR
Terms Are Expected to Give Com
pIete Satisfaction to People.

LONDON, April 13.-Leaders OF all
factions are nearing an agreement on
a settlement of the Irish question. A
solution OF the problem during the re-
cess OF Parliament il now practically
assured, and also the support Of
enough members to carry out the
plan. The details of the plan are not
known, but II is said Ireland will be
completely satisfied.
1t is believed, once the plan Is
known, ireland will support the war
enthusiastically, and hereafter II will
be possible to carry on active recruit
ing work there and to raise tens of
Thousands of first-class soldiers IN q
territory that heretofore has given
far less than its due percentage to
the service.
Some time ago the military authori-
ties announced that the army must
have a half million more men by July
I. Seemingly there was little concern
in the government over this an
nouncement, but this is explained
now by the fact that the Irish ques-
ton is to be settled this time, and
numbers OF Irish can be enlisted, and
the forces now in the island can be
released. It Is believed that II the
Irish question Is settled. this session
will be the last OF the present ParIia-
ment, and a general election will be
held, returning a great majority in
! LGunpoEt Of LloYd-GeorRAs
The Washington times., 1917-04-13
May Pay Foreign Loans.

Reports were heard in the New
York financial district on wednesday
that Great Britain might take advan-
tage of the credit which the United
States is to extend to the allies to pay
OF a part of its loan in this market,
and, although little attention was
paid to the matter, statements were
made yesterday in Washington dis
patches which suggested that such an
operation might be undertaken. In
this connection 1t is interesting to
note that a Washington official says
that the allies will know best how the
credit we are to extend should be en-
ployed, adding:
Their interest is more vital than
ours in securing the greatest possible
return We are seeking to maintain
their credit in this country. II they
can do this best by paying overdue
obligations or by refunding previous
bond issues, It is no concern of ours"
The Washington times., 1917-04-13
SENATORS OPPOSE DRAFT
Fight on Army conserIptIon Bill
May Be a Long One.

The struggle over the conscription
plan of raising an army, though II
centers just at present In the House,
is on, under the surface, In the Sen
ate.
As a matter of fact, the fight over
the draft plan promises to be more
bitter and prolonged in the Senate
than in the House. This Is for the
reason that In the House debate will
not be prolonged. In the Senate.
talk now is that there will be lengthy
debates unless compromise is
reached. This debate may stretch
out forsSeveral weeks.
Senator Chamberlain thinks that
unless there is a compromise, the
debate may run for a month.
Opposition among Senators to the
draft is strong. Senator Gore. who
has just returned, after an illness
Of three months, Is averse TO con
scription.
The situation IL such that II will
probably be impossible to get the
necessary two-thirds vote to enforce
cloture.
The Washington times., 1917-04-13
NEWS SFOR RINVESTORS.
Higher Price. for Steel Seen

Higher prices for pig iron and I'm.
ished steel, greater scarcity of labor.
and hence further wage advances. in
creased demand upon all steel and
metal working capacity to fll enor-
j. nous orders OF the Government. are
indicated by the developments of the
nrst week Of the war, says the Iron
Age In its market summary. "The
steel trade, to begin with, has to deal
with 100000 tons OF Government ord
ers for navy and other shipyard work.
As much more for like work will be
placed later. That the prices arranged
-2.9O cents for plates and 2.50 cents
for bar and structural shapes-are
less hardship for the Steel Corpo-
ration than for any other manufac-
turer, goes without saying. The com
mittee OF manufacturers presumably
will take account of the wide differ
ences in costs in assigning Govern
ment steel, as for Dome smaller mills
the prices named are perilously near
the present cost line"
The Washington times., 1917-04-13
WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET

EGGs-Nearby, S2c; Southern, sic.
BUTTER-Elgtn print, 4sc; Elgin tub, &c;
process sc; store packed, nc.
POULTRY-Live hens, per lb., 7tqzsc; roos-
tiers, per ID. 15c; turkeys, per H., 2eq?se;
spring chickens, per h., 44645c; winter chick
ems. per lb., 2S63oc: ducks, per lb., D9zoc;
geese, per h.. 12ql5c: keats, young each'
loc.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens, choice, Per
Ib., 462Sc; chickens, per h., H93oc; turkeys,
per Ib., z7652c; ducks, per h.. D91c; roost-
era per h., 16c; geese, 15G1sc.
GREEN FRUITS-Applies, new, per bbl.,
8. .o6T.5o; per box, t1.oo67.I; California
orsnSes. 8. s.2sas.75; Florida oranges. s5.27a4.5o
per box: lemons. per box, p.bSf.oo; grape
VEGETABLEs-P Potatoes, Mccormick, per
bbl., 81 50Gs 80: Western, per ~ bu. sack,
ss 0o; sweet potatoes, t3.0o66.5o; yams, n.5O9
"a 90: string beans, per basket, 90; pep
pers per crate, tz.5od5.5o; carrots, per box,
81 25ai.50; olCra, per crate. 2.5oQ4Ooj radishes
per 100. s2.oo6L0o; eucumbers. basket, n.bo0
800; onions, per 100 ID. sack. p.ooqs.W; egg
plants IS. .6od5.oo per crate; new cabbage, per
basket, s2.50a4.oo: beets. per bunch. t9ec;
celery, per doz., s5catl.oo: romains, 1900
100; lettuce, n.ooGL0O per basket; squash,
Florida, t2oo95.oo per crate; Florida toma-
toes, Ss.5o9s.oo per crate: celery. Florida per
crate, t2!75@3.3: new beeta. S2-00oW per
crate; s. G. asparagus, x5.0oQS-oo per doz.
DRESSED AEATS-Pork. small to medium,
ID. lie: heavy. h., lSa1sc.
LIVE STOCK-Calves. NdkAc.
The Washington times., 1917-04-13
MRS. WILSON LEADS
IN WAR ECONOMY
Official Society Sets Example
of Thrift, Reducing. Social
Activities.

Setting an example to all the wom-
en- Of the country. Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson. wife OF the President. has
adopted the simple life for the dura-
tion OF the war.
There Is a taclt agreement between
the First Lady OF the Land and the
wives OF the Vice President and the
members Of the Cabinet to refrain
from iuxuries or social display in
order to induce women to aid in the
conservation Of the nations re-
sources.
In line with the campaign to promote
the utmost thrift among women. the
Administration Is using every means
Of enlisting support OF housewives. The
Department Of Agriculture and the IN
terror Department are making particu-
Iarly strong appeals through bulletins
and statements.
Mrs. Lansing. wife Of the Secretary Of
State. has issued the following state
unent in explanation OF the plans Of the
ladies' Of the Cabinet:
MRS. Wilson, Mrs. Marshall, and
the women Of the Cabinet, realizing
some Of the problems that this coun-
our being in q state Of war, have re-
simple form, and to deny themselves
all unnecessary expenditures while
the war continues.
They have decided to omit the usual
formal entertaining and calling. and
to eliminate largely their social
activities, so that they will be en-
abled to give more time and money
to constructive preparedness and re-
lief work
I'm the management Of their domes-
tic economy they pledge themselves to
buy inexpensive clothing and simple
food, and to watch and prevent all
kinds of waste.
They believe that the time and
energy of the country should be given
to the conservation Of all its resources
and the cultivation OF all available
land for the production Of food. that
II may be able out Of Its abundance,
to help those who are in such desper-
ate need
They make an appeal to all the
women of Amerisa to do everything
In their power along these lines. not
only as individuals but by Organise
ing. to prevent actual suffering later
on. and to hasten the end of the
struggle for real democracy.