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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Seattle
United Press Leased Wire.

NOnlteu IreSS LeHSeU WIre.I
SEATTLE, Nov. with 800
telephone operators on strike in
Seattle. local labor leaders today
estimated that 5000 operators
and electrical workers employees of
the Pacific company had walked
out in the Northwest since mid
night.
A complete fulfillment. of strike
demands eemed to be the only
means whereby settlement could
be reached early today as the tele-
phone girls began to congregate at
the labor temple for mass meet
ing called to devise ways and
means for caring for the strikers.
A squad of girls angrily climbed
over wire cage in the office OF
the temple and disconnected the
night exchange plugs. asserting no
telephone would be allowed to
ring in the building.
Telephone service was main
tanned downtown, but there Is a
question as to how long the COM
pany will be able to continue this.
II is believed the system will be
swamped later In the day.
Several OF the eastern ex-
changes Of the city are being
manned by men operators.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
They'll Stick

Miss Matilda M. Gruidl, night
operator at the Information
desk of the telephone company, is
acting as head of the girl oper-
ators during the strike.
She is secretary of the union,
but has taken over the manage
ment during the absence of Presi-
dent EZ.zel Holmes, who is in San
Francisco comforting with COM
pany officials.
"The girs are enthusiastic over
the strike. and they will not go
back until the company recog-
nized Them" said Miss Gruidl
Thursday.
Every one OF the girls has
sworn to take up other employ
ment rather than go back to the
switchboards under old condi-
lions,
"It's just like what one Of the
girls said to me this morning.
We can all get jobs for the
Northern Pacific sweeping out
freight cars, II the phone com
pany won't give us living wage. .
Miss Gruidl has q desk IN the
Central Labor Temple ana is
capably managing the affairs OF
her union from this headquarters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Mccall STAYS

H. v. Mccall, wire chief of the
telephone company In Tacoma,
was one of the three men employees
of the company who refused to go
on strike. Mccall was formerly
secretary of the linemen's union,
but severed his connections with
the organization after getting his
appointment as wire chief.
The office forces of the tele-
phone company were badly dis
rupted by the strike, also. A
number of men in the offices, who
have at some time or other done
linemen's work, have quietly join
ed the union in the past few
weeks, and all quit work when the
strike was called.
Girls in the main business Of
flee of the company on Market st..
all stayed at their desks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
EVERYBODY'S
HAPPY AGAIN

All trouble between the Camp
Lewis military police and the Ia
coma police and prosecuting at
torney's office over the RELEASE
Of Virginia Davenport, who was
arrested with Harry A. Smith, al
legged head of dope ring operat-
ing at the camp, was patched up
Wednesday afternoon In a confer
ence between Nelson T. Harrison,
representing the military police,
ad Deputy Prosecuting Attorney q.
e. Healey.
The release Of the girl with the
consent of Healey after she hal
been sentenced to six months b
jail, was due TO q misund erstan6-
ing between the military and IT,
coma police, 1t was declared To-
day.
The police, when the girl was
turned loose, had not been in
formed by the military authorities
that they wanted her held In cor
nection with the investigation.
Healey said Thursday. The miIl>
tary authorities were given tho
girls address in Seattle and wore
told how they might locate hR
II they wanted her, he said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
SWEARING IN
MORE POLICE

Within 80 minutes after the
city council had appropriated
1900 for increases in the po-
lice department during Novem-
Der, Commissioner Petit and Po-
lice Chief Smith Thursday began
ealing in men and swearing them
as officers of the city.
Phi Drouin, ]. w. Northover
and A. l.. Mills, former police
men who were laid off this year
because of lack of municipal
funds. were summoned for duty
and placed on beats at once
Grover T. Crooks, 1920 So. J:
Einar Langseth, 1903 East 54th.
and James Mcmillan, Equitable
bldg. the only men who have
passed civil service examinations.
were notified to appear at once
and take their oath as policemen.
Chief Smith will appoint five
other policemen during the day.
letting them go to work at once
and take the civil service posi-
tons latts.
On January 1 there will be fur
ther increases OF IS men to the
department, as provided In the
1918 budget.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
SAYS JAPAN CAN'T
SEND HER SOLDIERS

to the European battlefields, in
the opinion Of Baron Megata of
Japan, head Of the special finan-
cial mission to America.
"If, In the face of physical
impossibility, Japan should be
foolhardy enough to make a SUI
perhuman effort to send troops,
and If she speedily became ex-
hausted-then who would protect
the Orient il Germany still re-
NAMED undefeated?" was Baron
Megata's answer today to the
question of Japan sending an
army to aid Italy.
Lack of tonnage, difficulty of
communication and need of an
army at home are the problems
which would confront Japan,
Baron Megata declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Y. M. TO BUILD

CONTINUED From Page One.l
uniform with the present main
building.
This means that the present
swimming pool annex would also
be continued to the six-story
level.
Needs to Expand.
"For some time it has been evil
dent to the management of the
Y. M. G. A. that something must
be done to take care of the large
number of soldiers who have
been thronging to the association
building ever since the establish
ment of the cantonment," said F.
C. Downs, general secretary, in
making the project public today.
"A careful stody of the needs
of the men has been made and
the trustees have decided to give
the people of Tacoma an oppor-
tunity to supply these needs in
large way.
with the enlarged plans some
1000 men can be entertained at
time in program of varied &C
tivities.
ION the ground floor of the
building will be a dining room
and shooting gallery with long
range.
ION the main floor will be
luncher counter, check room,
large dressing room to accommo-
date 500 men at once, spacious
shower bath room, new swimming
pool 100 by 35 feet with gallery
for spectators.
ample club room and lobby
1875 by 40 feet with big fire
places. corresponding tables,
reading material, games, etc.
ION the second floor, the
amusement room, occupying a
space 100 feet by 90 feet, will
have eight bowling alleys and
eight billiard tables, with plenty
of room for rooters at the many
tournaments and contests that
will take place, the second floor
of the present building being re-
modelled for a boys club room
of attractive proportions.
Plan 100 More Rooms.
"The three upper floors will be
devoted to dormitories, making
100 additional rooms, total of
174. In addition to these will be
knockdown cots pitched in vari-
Gus parts of the building to take
care of special crowds.
while various clubs are open
to officers, the unattached private
finds the Y. M. G. A. at American
lake and downtown in Tacoma,
the most enjoyable outlet for
his leisure time.
1.-THE association does not be-
lieve in the segregation of the sol
der, and the members of the Ia
coma association will vie with
each other in giving the boys a
good time. Saturday night will
be devoted to giving the enlisted
men a live and jolly good time.
"A special secretary will be
employed to give his entire time
to work for the soldiers. Lead
ing citizens have expressed them
selves very favorably as to plan
adopted and the unanimous sup
port Of the people is expected"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
u. S. Marines
Expect Hard
Battle on Grid
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PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. 1. =
The marine football team which
arrived here this morning for their
game with the University of Ore
gon Saturday is not over optimis-
tic.
"We expect a mighty hard game
and we wouldn't be much surpris-
ed IL they walloped u.s." one player
explained. However, we're going
to fight 'em to a finish"
If the marines WIN the game
here Saturday and later defeat the
Tacoma officers team they expect
to be sent east.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. -
Despite an agreement reached by
Federal Mediator V. Y. Reed and
officials of the electrical workers
union here, the strike against the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Co. went into effect early today in
Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Spo-
kane, Walla Walla, and other
cities.
Instructions to defer the strike
were sent out by International
Vice President L. G.. Gasser after
he and officers of the district
council of the union had conferred
with Mediator Reed The union
men stipulated that such action
did not annul the strike vote.
Mediator Reed held a series of
conferences today with reprcsen-
tatives of the electrical workers
adm telephone company officials in
an effort to reach a basis of set
Element.
II the strike in Northwestern
cities is not called off, Reed may
leave for Seattle tonight.
Wires were sent to Seattle and
Portland this morning by repre-
sentatives of Reed and officials of
the electrical workers union, urg-
ing the strikers in these cities and
Tacoma to resume work under old
conditions pending the outcome OF
further conferences between Reed
and Representatives of both sides
In the controversy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Some Trouble
telephone operators

Non-union telephone operators
who replaced part of the strik-
ing girls Thursday made continual
complaints that strike sympa-
thizers were interfering with
their work.
Continued juggling" OF receiv-
ers on their hooks, buzzing noises
transmitted into the telephones,
and even in some cases harsh
names spoken to the girls, made
their work none too easy, they
said.
No complaints were made to
the police, however. In some
cases, it was reported, telephones
were disconnected where the
subscribers had been unusually
active In making the operators
uncomfortable.
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HELLO GIRLS STRIKE

Continued From Page One.)
strike had already been called,
and we acted in good faith. We
are out on strike, all reports to
the contrary, and will stay on
strike until we win"
Deputy sheriffs guarded the
main" central station at 18th
and Fawcett ave. Thursday. The
entrance was locked and a
guard stood inside the door.
Printed notices were pasted on
the building, warning against
picketing and announcing that
appropriate action will be taken
against any person who SO acts
Few Refuse to Strike.
Manager Schlarb said Thursday
that many former telephone oper-
ators who were now married had
applied for work, and that his
switchboards were rapidly filling
up. He said that the present
number of operators on duty was
considerably less than one-half
the normal number of girls.
I'VE are giving the best SER
vice we can under the circum-
stances, and will try to improve
it rapidly" said the manager.
"At present we are giving par
tial service In all three exchanges,
and over the long distance wires.
The public must be content with
whatever service We can furnish,
for we are doing the very best
we can"
About a dozen girls and three
linemen refused to join the strike,
union officials reported.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Care for City

Police and fire department tele-
phones were given special atten-
tion by the telephone girls who
replaced striking union girls
Thursday.
At both headquarters It was re-
ported that the service was up to
normal. and that no difficulty had
been experienced as a result of the
strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
CAN'T STICK OUT
TONGUE AT HIM

"Not guilty of assault and bat
terry on Constable ]. A. Mitchell, :"
was the finding of Justice Linck
Wednesday, when Mrs. Lindquist,
alias Marie Veterle, appeared be-
fore him on the charge of having
scratched and otherwise maltreat-
ed his constable a few days ago.
Mitchell asked the judge to
restrain Mrs. Lindquist from
sticking out her tongue at him on
the street, anyway. The Judge
asked her to avoid doing this, IL
she could.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Hunt Substitutes

Automobiles were pressed into
service by the telephone company
to bring auxiliary operators to
the switchboards Thursday.
Officert of the company were
busy al morning sending for
women who had formerly worked
at the switchboards, and offering
them positions during the strike.
Machines were dispatched to the
homes of all girls who offered to
work.
1--WE may not be able to give
normal service for a few days, but
we are rapidly filling up the
boards of all telephone stations"
said Sohlarb at noon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
BOOTLEGGERS
DO THEIR BIT

UNITED Press Leased Wtre.)
SEATTLE, Nov. Seattle
bootleggers are doing their bit to
help Mr.. HooverI
But they are acting indirectly
thru the dry squad"
Confiscated bonded whisky
worth $4,000 was turned over to
Mrs. Winfield r. Smith Of the
state committee of the national
council of defense today to be
used in hospitals.
Originally plans we're to pour
it down the gutter back of police
headquarters.
The liquor represents large
quantity of grain," Mrs. Smith
said today, ''and It would be
folly to waste It,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
until midnight.

until midnight.
Union men affiliated with the
Central Labor council will do ev-
they can to help the strik-
ers.
1t was intimated Thursday that
union clerks in Tacoma stores
would refuse to take orders over
"non-union" telephones, and that
union men In general would be
asked to refrain from using the
telephones until the operators
union was recognized.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
POSTERS
TELL OF
BIGDRIVE

If anybody in Tacoma aiis to
know that this is Food Conserya-
tion week, 1t will not be the fault
of the Tacoma committee, headed
by c. II. Hufford. which by
Thursday noon had placed 500
large posters. supplied by the
government, in stores and public
places, and $50 signs in street
cars.
Another meeting will be held
Friday noon at the Commercial
club, to report progress and
plan an effective finish to the
weeks work.
Bogus Cards.
An organized effort to discredit
the work of the food conservation
committee is indicated, State
Chairman Riddell thinks, by a
number OF telephone calls he re-
|ceived Wednesday afternoon from
women who said they had been Of
fered card to sign which con-
tanned pledges which would starve
the signers.
The pledge which the food adj
|ministration is asking housewives
to sign asks for only one meatless
day week, and one wheatless
meal a day, and the saving of
fats and sugar. THE presenta-
ton of such a card as | am told
has been offered to number of
person." he said Wednesday even
ing, would naturally lead people
to think we are asking for ter
rible sacrifices, and would do
great harm to the work. The only
conclusion l can draw is that pro-
Germans are trying to nullify our
campaign"
Another report brought to
Chairman Riddell was to the eff
feet that women making the
house-to-house canvass have been
subjected to rudeness. doors
have been slammed In their faces.
and they have been otherwise an
noyed," he said. THE names of
the persons who have done this
have been secured, and II there is
any more of 1t we shall publish
them. The women who volunteer
ed to do this work are refined and
patriotic ladies', and we do not
propose to allow them to be treat
ed in this way"
The Ladies' Aid society of st.
Patrick's parish voted Wednesday
to back the food substitution cam
paign, both individually and as an
organization.
Don't starve,
A warning is sounded by
Charles Hufford, city chairman.
Don't try to 60 without food"
he says. THAT is not the idea.
Substitute fish for meat, and
other flours for wheat every lit
tie while. Eat plenty, but eat
things that cannot be sent to the
allies. Retail merchants should
realize that this campaign will not
affect their sales. They will
simply sell more of some things,
as they sell less of others. Prac-
tically all OF them do realize this,
and the food conservation post
ers have been prominently dis
played In nearly all downtown
stores"
Scattered opposition is appear
ing in the northwest to the food
card pledge campaign, according
to United Press reorts today.
The most serious opposition is
developing In Adams county,
Wash. According to statements
of Adams county workers, not q
card has been signed in some sec
tons of the county and the oppo-
sition to the campaign is general.
In Portland, according to in
complete reports today. 131 out
Of 13.649 homes visited refused
to sign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Backed By Unions

Tacoma's telephone strike is
recognized and endorsed by the
unions of the city.
Members of the Central Labor
council, meeting Wednesday night,
left their meeting to join with the
linemen and operators, who were
in session in the Central Labor
temple. The parent organization
stayed with the striking pnions
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01

PORTLAND, Or. Nov. 1. :
Union operators In the Portland
exchanges of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Company walked out
at midnight despite a telegram
received from San Francisco ask
ing that the strike be postponed.
The telegram, they said, was
too uncertain and vague TO induce
them to postpone the strike again.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
AUTO UPSETS

Swerving sharply towards the
curb to avoid striking another ma
chine, an automobile driven by J.
B. Sanders overturned at 18th and
j streets late Wednesday after
noon, pinning Sanders, his wife
and small child, beneath it.
Spectators lifted the machine
and liberated the imprisoned fam
lily. None of the injured persons
suffered serious hurts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
ARMADA
ATTACKS
BRITISH.
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LONDON, Nov. 1.-The most
picturesque and noisy raid Lon
don and its environs have yet seen
and heard, took toll OF eight
lives and injured 1, according to
official announcement today. Tie
casualties cover the whole district
bombed. from the coast to Lon
don.
Everywhere the material dam
age was slight" the official an
nouncement asserted. "Our ma
chimes all returned safely"
Three hostile aircraft pene-
trated to the heart of London"
Lord French announced today.
Bombs were dropped southeast
and southwest. About 80 ma
chimes engaged the invaders"
The commander-in-chief OF
home defense forces reported that
seven groups of air raiders had
been sighted over the Thames estu.
airy and along the Kent and Esse1
coasts. Clouds prevented decisive
engagements with British aircraft.
Our casualties were compara-
lively light. considering the num-
Der of machines and nature OF the
attack" Lord French asserted. All
seven groups of the German ma
chimes followed a systematic
course by the Thames, apparently
all aiming to reach London by
sighting their way on the banks
OF the river.
British aircraft guns and Brit
ish aircraft harrassed the German
visitors all along their route OF
flying. The roar OF shells was
continuous and ear-splitting.
LondOn's official statements do
not give the number of German
machines in each group. On other
occasions. however, the Germans
have been accustomed to fly In
groups of from five to 10 ma
chimes. This would mean that
the total air armada which Ger
many sent out on her latest baby
killing expedition might have run
anywhere from 35 to 70 planes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
VINEGAR PLANTS
USE WASTE ApPLEG

NORTH YAKIMA, Nov. 4 -
Evaporating and vinegar plants
are making use of Gull apploc
which have formerly gone .
waste. paying from $3.50 to ~
. ton for them. Jones Bros. Vine.
gar company, the second to " ~
stalled here, has sold the Govero-
ment 100000 barrels Of vinegar
for delivery during the 1exk 70
months. 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01

80. ~1SFu WtEesb
PORTLAND. Or, Nov. 1. -
Further investigation today Of q
street car accident here last night
freed Halloween merrymakers
from all blame. The car fell over
on Its side and skidded across the
street. to the curb. One man woG
slightly cut.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
$50 STRIKE IN
OLYMPIA YARDS

OLYMPIA, Nov. 1.--More than
$50 men in the Sloan shipyards
have voted OF strike today. Eight
ships are under way. The strike
e said to involve every man IN
the yards.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01

The telephone company is said
to have stored large quantity
Of foodstuffs in the main ex-
change building, expecting to place
a number OF strike-breakers there
turnout the strike.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. lit
is not only a physical impossi-
bility, but strategically inadvis-
able for Japan to send her armies
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-01
Knights ofColurnbus
War Fund

n and
contributed principally
the M A. X o c. all
II by c.
II
70 t meet soiey
They for all til all the time
in The
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Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Cardinal Gibbons.
O
Theodore Roosevelt rord;n,, r,ro
reside h Sdiuindh
William Taft
ExPesnt the States Cardinal OConnel.
Hon. Newton D. Baker,
secretary OF war; National Catholic War Council.
Raymond B. Fosdick,
Campo Catholic Federation United
Hon. William Jennings Bryan States
SignedK
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-23
ORrFiEI VI

Time Locks and Diamonds. tire
story Of an Intelligent man driven
by Injustice OF the law Co. q lawlfsS
career IN which 10 arrasses fortune.
il the screen feature u the com oirct
vaudeville and picture program IN
the Orpheum theateT this week
The leading character. PLAYED nl
William Desmond. after hi- career ~
crime. places his money IN trust tof
himself. and young sister ~ school
and lives the lifs ~ country gen
tlernan with faithful but unreform-
I'd adherent from the underworld
Time comes when an old pel !n
difficulties, and SILVER Jim ls mad"
10 feel IL "a incumbent on mm 20
turn one more trick re docs tris
boldly and successfully, actually
robbing en-, man who caused lls
downfall. hut he ~ rccc gnized az tI'
wrdding 10 his sister und hrnugn ~
bay Again his resourcefu lnesS
stands him In good stead and he "N-
capes.
The incidents IN this mciodrarna
arc smoothly put together and ne
story is interesting straight :" tat
end Desmond haS th" assistance ot
= hne cast that Includes Robert Nc
Kim.
A comedy and other Alns also are
on the same program.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-23
MRS. MOONEY TO
KNOW FATE SOON

SAN FRANCISCO, July Be
fore anoihe- day dawns. Mrs Rcna
Mooney charged with completely in
the preparedness parade explosion
ore rear ego yesterday. expects to
know rcr fafc
kfto- wee 90 testimony, Depaty
Distrct Attorney i.ouis Ferrari made
his closing argument and Judge Sea.
IS = followed nth his instructions
'1i-v ~ arly afternoon II is ok
oocted thc Gaze will oe In the hands
Of the JURY
The dirrict attorney has asked
or q W. ~ ~ guilty and 'he ieath
nrralty. holding that is the way the
paredn~ss parade bomb murders
should hc avenged not only as .
punishment for that crime but As .
lesg1a 10 AZ radicals" The de-
'ons, hns demanded acquittal on The
grcur is ~ an alihi
Aside from tho prominence ~ the
case rsedf. great interest attaches
in California % bow fhc igrv wit
rnswer the question Of VIII Cali.
fornia jurymen vote 20 hang won
an"