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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
AUTOIST HELD
AS RECKLESS
Exceeded Speed Limit De-
spite His lnexperience

Charging Jack Anon. TEL.
Washington si-. driver 81 the
auto whivh ran down and killed
e,tar old Richard Webster
keelsr. son Of Mr.. and Mr..
Harold ~. kecier. 1918 Federal
ave, Sunday noon. was rrck.
less. careless and driving his
machine nj AN excessive rate
of speed nj the time Of the
accident. the roroner's Jury
"Wednesday brought In ver.
dict. following the Inquest,
blaming Anon for the boys
dsaih.
we. the jury. find Richard Web.
ster keslcr came 20 his death May
is by reason OF being hit by an
auto at 10th ave. y. and Howe st.
said auto being driven by Jack
Anon. We find. from the teati.
mony. said driver was practically
inexperienced as a driver. was reck.
less and careless and WAS driving
his machine beyond the speed limit
as authorized by the city ordinance.
and consequently was responsible
for the accident" says the verdict.
signed by Mrs. David Henderson.
ASS 18th ave. ". Z. foreman Of
the jury.
The accident occurred Sunday
noon. as the Kecler boy stepped
off an inbound Broadway street
car.
II. G.. Winsor. 1909 33rd ave.
conductor OF the street car. testified
he had not given the bell for the
car to proceed. and the gates were
still open. when the auto crashed
into the boy. who had just aliEht.
ed from the rear platform.
Anon. the driver Of the machine.
refused To testify He is now held
in the city Jail on failure TO pro-
duce $1,000 bail. Charges prob
ably will be filed against him by
the prosecuting attorneys office
Wednesday afternoon. as result
OF the coroner's jury verdict.
The jury entirely exoncratcd tho
street car employees and the trac-
tion department
After Amon's arrest by officer
Gladwin he told the police he had
been driving a car only three days
He also asserted the boy got OF
the street car while II was in mo-
tion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
Experts Complain Material
to Aid Peace Was Not. Used

Their complaint is that the information so gathered
has not been used referred They Paris
prepared to present information supporting every idea and
principle for which America entered the They
they found at the end of several months negotiations that
their information dsregaded and that representatives
of other nation to the conference in the same
spirit, coming instead to barter trade.
One such member expressed his view of the situation
in this way
'The treaty is regular rivers and harbors bill Pres
ident Wilson found himself involved in trading game
order get the league of nations thru hope the world
will find he hasn't paid too great a price"
Among these experts there is talk of congressional
inquiry into the the treaty made. tho say
that he himself will demand such inquiry They seem
take it for granted that will conduct such
probe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
PROMISES EARLY PAYMENT
OF NORTHERN BANK CLAIMS
Bank Examiner Moore Tells of Suits
Delaying Dividends; Eager to Make
Quick Returns to Depositors.

Depositors of the defunct Northern Bank and Trust
CO. will get another dividend of 10 per amounting to
Sl43750 two lawsuits brought by claimants
have been decided This be within few weeks,
cording to Louis II. Moore state bank commissioner.
I'VE have S230000. but it is tied up by these law
SUITS" declared Commissioner Moore Wednesday I'VE do
not want to delay. but believe it will get the depostors
more money If we fight these to the finish The de-
positors want just much cash it is possible get
by the settlement of the banks affairs They would rather
wait few more weeks than lose small percentage.
When the banking department took the Northern
Bank and Trust company it had claim of S1530 900 against
the ssaquah coal properties To make the land salabe
we bought another strip of property that lay in front of
the mine
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
.NC-4 POSTPONES
FLIGHT T0L|SB0N
Engine Trouble Delays Ex-
peCted "Hop Off"

WASHINGTON. May ei.-tu nited
Press.l-Because of engine trouble.
the NCI has been forced to post.
pone her hop Off" expected today.
from Ponta del Gada 10 Lisbon. an
early dispatch TO the Navy depart
ment announced,
Admiral jackson in radio filed
at 4.30 a. m. Washington time) and
reaching here at 1928 this morning.
said:
INCA will not leave today. One
engine not functioning properly"
With only one seaplane now left
upon which the success OF the trans
atlantic venture depends. nav off.
cials said today no chances would
be taken either with the machine or
the weather until both promised as
near perfect functioning as possible,
Commander Towers has decided
that his flagship" NC-3 is in no con
dition after weathering the heavy
seas for many hours to resume her
journey. AS result he has report.
ed she will he shipped back TO the
United States. Towers further dis.
closed in his report. received here
last evening. that minor casualties"
were suffered by some of the crew
OF the Inflated NC-l which sank at
sea while being towed to port.
II was held possible here today
that Commander Towers might ac.
company the NC.i on the remainder
OF the journey to England.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
Senators TO Investigate

script Of all proceedings OF the
peace conference. including con
yersations Of the big four" II
such work is available.
ASK experts attached TO the
mission 10 appear and explain
how the Saar valley. Polish. H.
allan and other settlements were
reached. and on what principles
the president yielded to obtain
Allied sanction OF the league Of
ma atiOns. and
ASK members Of the Ameri
can mission. including President
Wilson himself, 10 furnish details
not procurable from the above
sources.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
ny ROBERT J. BENDER

BY ROBERT J. BENDER
United Press staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. May 21.-In.
quiry into the procedure by
which the peace treaty with Ger.
many was framed II planned by
members Of the senate foreign
relations committee. II was
learned today.
Republican leaders on this com
mittee. who said they had known
for some time Of the dissatisfac
ton among some OF the American
mission in Paris with portions Of
the treaty. said today they would
I--Rcauest scomplcte tran
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
Grape Growers Are
Backing "Wet" Plan.

SAN FRANCISCO. May al.->
President Wilson's request for 4
removal of the ban on wine and
beer II acted upon, will save Cal-.
ifornia grape growers a loss OF at
least sl0,0oo,ooo this fall. accord-
ing to II. f. Stoll OF the California
Grape Protective association. It
would have been impossible to-
have converted all OF the wine
grapes into raisins. Stoll said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

driving their cars past street
cars that were unloading And
loading passengers. Three men
are charged with similar offenses.
Eleven OF the men arrested are "a,
cused OF speeding. nine reckless dr1v-
ing. and one of driving a car with.
out state license plates.
The police campaign started Tues.
day on orders from Chief OF Police
Warren as the result OF the large
number OF auto crashes. six Of which
were fatal, during the last month.
r. i. Hardy. arrested by Moforcy-
Gle Patrolmen Griffin and Kush. on
Westlake ave. alleged speed 30 miles
an hour.
Patrolman G.. c. Collins also ars
rested Mrs. George T.. Starr. "a.
Wednesday morning. on a charge o.
driving past street car UNLOADING
passengers at Second ave. and Union
ST.
Arrested Wednesday on charges Of
reckless driving are. s.
Frank Herschback. is. by Patrol-
man a. j. Hin. on Rainier ave.
w. A. Simonds. SO by Motorcycles
patrolmen f, C Griffin and J. J..
kush. on Rainier ave.
+. w. Crandall. Is. by Pafrolman
Ed Carey. on California ave.
Cecil Bridges. %. by Motorcycles
Patrolmen Husband Griffin, on Raj
nier ave.
F. II. Koch. IS by Patrolman w.
A. Elliott. on Whatcom ave.
Thomas Merriam. Is. by Motorcy-
Gle Patrolmen G. +. Reynolds and n.
=. Anderson. on Rainier ave.
c. +. Leighton. As. by Motorcycles
Patrolmen kush and Griffin, on Raj
nier ave.
Charged and booked as speeders
are:
+. II. Holzheimcr, 81. superintcnd-
ent of service at the Washington ho-
tel, arrested by A. J. Hill. on What
com ave, alleged speed 81 miles an
hour.
Harry LemKe. 81. by Mounted Pa
trolman l.. c. Gay. charged with
driving on the left side OF the street.
Louis sherman. %. by Patrolman
J. c. Collins. for passing a street car
unloading passengers at Second ave.
and Union St
A O. Craig. So by Motorcycle Pa
trolman r. a. Dickenson. charged
with driving 30 miles an hour on
Rainier ave.
O. w. Brown. Al. lumherman. by
Patrolman J. +. Little. charged with
speeding past n schoolhousc.
Marian Browner, 10. i5i Nicker.
son st, by Patrolman j. o. Neal.
charged with driving to the left side
OF the street in passing another car
at Westlake ave. and Roy st
The first man TO suffer Jail sem
tence for speeding was NJ. r. Sar-
gent. switchman. arrested few days
ago by Motorcycle Patrolman Roy
Davis, and charged with driving an
auto at a 50-mile-an-hour clip. Judge.
tcoNT'D OK PAGE THREE)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
LAUGH AND GET A DOLLAR IT'S A FACT; HERE'S HOW!

the good of them. Plainly. this is huge
waste. So the laughing editor" of The
Star has decided to offer dollar for each
of the three best family stories" submit
ted by Star readers. Three dollars will be
given away every day for the next six days
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

Probably every family has its quota of
family jests peculiar to itself. These have
sprung spontaneously from circumstances.
A large part of them are lost. A few are
preserved for family consumption, but are
not circulated. so that the world never gets
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
TRADED
PRINCIPLES, IT
IS CHARGED
BY LOWELL MELLETT
United Press Correspondent

Copyright, 1919, by the United Press.)
PARIS, May 21.-The action of nine members of the
American peace commission in rendering their designations
expression of their dsapprova of the German treaty
has brought to light the fact that their sentiments
shared by great portion of the commission.
If inquiries made by the United Press today any
indication, those disappearing the terms form considerable
majority of the commission albeit they principally the
lesser members In fact inquiries have not yet revealed
any member giving unqualified approval of the treaty
The nearest approach to approval from those who
the treaty is bad but that the league of nations edeems
its faults.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

- NfhhA " tbHNAffFH tAtHs AFhN
had very few complaints and pco.
pie took II good naturedly.
100 Per Cent Response"
1--WE had n 100 per cent response
TO tho strike call. too--a thing
practically, unknown in mems
unions. Every girl whether she
was unionized or not. came out.
Vermont girls came out 100 per
cent. aitho they weren't organized.
for instance.
'The girls stuck and they won :"
And now Miss o'Connor II
known as 'the girl who beat Burle-
son"
Miss O'Connor was born 2S years
ago in Woburn. Mass. and has
lived most of her life In the East
where the girls unions first had
birth
ITS curious fact that. altho
the unions started on the Atlantic
coast. they didn't spread They
jumped clear to the Pacific coast"
she said. "Sow their strength lies
on the Coasts-in the Middle West
we're not so strong"
Declaring that Postmaster General
Burleson was personally responsible
for the present difficulties OF the tel
ophone girls and electrical workers
in general. Miss O'Connor was the
principal speaker before the weekly
meeting OF the Metal Trades council
Tuesday night
Miss O'Connor will remain here a
week. during which time she will
hold conferences with local leaders.
and will attempt TO organize every
operator In the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

So don't wait He who waits can't cop
the coin.
Address your stories to "Thc Laughing
Editor"
p. S-Edmund Vance Cooke, poet, has
issued a challenge to Star readers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
BRITISH FLIERS
ARE NOT FOUND
No Reports in Concerning
Harry HaWker

LONDON. May si.-Thomas
! Mcnamara. parliamentary
secretary for the admiralty, an
nounced I'm the house Of com
mons this afternoon that the
eight destroyers searching for
Harry q. Uawker and Command
er Gricve had found no trace Of
the missing aviators.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

This picture shows Miss May a.
Duffy tlefp. business agent Of the
local Telephone Operators union.
greeting Miss Julia O'Connor
trighn. intsrnationa, mead Of or,
CANNED hello girls. when she mr..
rived In Seattle Tuesday. Tho
national spotlight was turned on
Miss OConnor recently when she
won recognition for organized hello
girls In New England. after Post.
master General BurIeson had loud
Iy proclaimed that he would not
deal with them.
shows n "close up" Of Miss O'Cou.
nor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
Brown-Eyed Girl May Say
Word That Ties Up Phones

A brown.eyed little girl from
Massachusetts,. with "A fund % keen
humor and common sense attached.
and a touch OF colleen accent In
her speech. Ia making her first trip
West She thinks the Wes, Is
fine O
IT'S so clean and nice" she
says.
This girl, In a neat blue suit.
with a woman's magazine tucked
under her arm. may decide whether
the Pacific slope goes without tele-
phone service for some time. IT'S
largely up 20 her whether a strike
will be called, and. ~ u Is called,
whether the operators department.
OF the International Brotherhood OF
Electrical Workers win back Il.
The fact that she's Miss Julia s.
O'Connor the first international
president OF an hello girls union,
doesn't seem TO bother her at all.
Eleven years In the hello" game.
she was "a charter member Of the
first telephone girls union. organized
In Boston eight years ago. and was
elected president OF the interna,
tional August 1s. when the girls
formed a separate union. linked
with the international Electrical
Workers union.
Worked Way Up
She's no walking delegate. either.
To prove this, she has the little
distinctive telephone callous" at the
first Joint OF her right forefingor--
from fl years OF pulling plugs.
"I've Travelled around quite
bit" she said, "and no girl can
live decently these days under
about s22 a week Telephone girls
nowhere get anything near that.
was on the Burleson wage com.
mission, and / know. Conditions in
some parts Of The South partic-
ularly, were awful Girls were
getting as little as 81 and sS
week"
The public stands with the girls
In their demands. says Jiss O'Con.
nor who was leading figure IN
the recent strike which tied up
New England phone service for
week.
Folks Just Fine"
Folks were Just fine" she dc.
clared. III you can Imagine what
six days without telephones means
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
Hello Girls Call
Big Mass Meeting

A mass meeting of all tele-
phone operators IN the city viii
be held In the Labor Temple an
mex next Friday evening Miss
Julia O'Connor, international
president. viii be The speaker Of
the evening. Tho hello girls will
give a dance Thursday night, at
the odd Fellows temple. Tenth
ave. and t.. Pine st.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

He's going to tell few family jests
every day.
We admit Cookies stories are funny,
but we've bet Cooke hat that some reader
will turn in better one in "a hours.
Now, then, folks, make 'cm short
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21
WAR ON
FAST AUT0ISTS
First violator Gets Term il
City Jail

Campaign against xpee6ern.
reckless drivers and violstors -
the trafiic ordinances. the pelito
registered 81 alleged law breaAE-
ers at the central station up -
noon Wednesday. Two Of the -
cused are women charged With
driving their ears past street
cars that were unloading And
loading passengers. Three men
are charged with similar offensea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

nowadays, you'll understand what
il meant to business men. But we
had very few complaints and pco.
pie took II good naturedly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-21

Folks were Just fine" she dc.
clared. III you can Imagine what
six days without telephones means
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
TRY WOMAN TODAY
AS COMMON SCOLD

NEWARK. N. j., May 26.-Mrs. Hin
degrade Swinton Fuller. aged about
thirty-dve and pretty, Will be placed
on trial today in the Essex county
court on a charge Of being common
scold," having recently been indicted
by the grand jury under the pro-
visions of an old statute.
The State has summoned score
Of witnesses and the defense will
have as many or more, with the prob
ability that the trial will last for a
week. Mrs. .Fulier's predicament
came about largely because of the
fact that she objected TO neighbors
using a strip OF land adjoining the
Fuller property and owned by the de-
PENDANTS husband, as a passageway.
Attorney Frank NJ. McDermit, rep
resenting the accused, will make an
other attempt to have the Indictment
quashed on the ground that it is class
legislation, in that il applies to wom-
en- and not to men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
YANKS IN SIBERIA
ARE SHOT BY REDS

vLADIvOSTOK. May 26.-The first
casualties in the American eNpedi-
tionary force in Siberia we're expert
enced May q, when three Americans
were slightly wounded. They were
pursuing through the hills Bolshe-
wiki who had attacked a running
train guarded by Americans forty
miles northeast of Nladivostok, near
Shkotova. at the head of Ussuri bay,
IN the maritime province, which is
Seething with disorder and revolt
against the authority of Admiral
kolchak.
The attack occurred on the route
10 the Suchan mines. on the section
Of the railroad under American pro-
lection as a result of the interallied
agreements. When the train was
fired on the Americans gave three
hours chase. firing whenever they
saw a fleeing Bolshevik.
Additional American troops have
been dispatched to the Russian dis
trict 1t is not expected that they
viii have difficulty in handling the
situation. despite reports from Kol-
Chak government sources that the
organized bands of Bolsheviki num-
Der 10000. The Americans are OPP
Grating in the wild and hilly coun-
try in extreme wet and foggy wealth
er. but are carrying on magnifi-
Gently.
Mai. Gen. William 5. Graves. com
mandeT Of the American expedition
AIRY force. returned to Eladivostok
Nav -. after an inspection OF the
iSuChan district. The attack on the
train is considered an overt act. in
viev of the proclamation of General
Graves that no faction should inter
fere with the operation of the rail
read.
The Bolsheviki are believed to have
recn testing the attitude of the
americans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
CANAL CUTS COAL
COST BOOTS. TON

HAGERSTOWN. Md. May 26.-Con-
gresham Frederick y. Zihlman Of
Maryland told the Hagerstown Cham
her OF Commerce that the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal. will carry this year
zoo. 900 tons Of coat from Cumberland
to Washington at S1.9O per ton. while
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
tGISS MARTIN TALKS ON
WOMEN IN POLITICS"

Women in Politics" was the sub
leCt Of an address by Miss Anne Mar
n Of Nevada, who was candidate
for Senatorial hcnors against Senator
Trttmsn in the last election. yester-
I7y before the Jewish Welfare
r-oard. She declared that nation
idc suffrage would remove the dis
Elimination against women, particU-
srly in industrial life.
Miss Martin was introduced by Mrs
imcn L. Nye.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN
LANGUAGES, W0MEN'S. AIM

Elimination Of foreign languages in
the United States, and promotion OF
citizenship among aliens Is the pro-
gram being formulated for the next
convention Of the League Of Women
Voters.
The league plans ?" establish
schools for teachers Of aliens IN all
parts Of The country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
JUICE
FOR FRECKLES
Girls! Make beauty lotion for
a few CentS-Try It!

squeeze tho juice Of two lemons
r'o \ bottle containing three
rInCes o. orchard white. shake well
md N0u have "A quarter pin. OF tn.
est fT-,hlc and tan lotion, and com
HscrIon bcautifiCI, at very, very
mall cost.
Your grocer mas the lemons and
my drug store OF toilet counter VIII
apply three ounces Of orchard
hit. fnl 4 f"H cents NaSSa 2" this
Hc.tIy fragrant lot ION into the
zee. mech. AIMS and hands each
'-y and scr huv frocklcs and Ulcm-
he disappear and hon clear. SOFT
md Tozl-W hitc tho SKIN Drcomcs.
81 u J.. harmless and n".'r lrri-
sic-.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26

the freight rate for the same haul
on the railroad is 500 a ton.
He expressed the view that If raw
material could be secured for reship-
ment to Cumberland. the canal would
be preserved and made to pay and
develop the entire section it traV-
erscs. He also said he is OF the
opinion that il the canal tonnage can
be developed. the Government would
deepen and make navigable the Poto-
mac river for some distance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26

the hour set by Government officials
for the return OF postal and telephone
workers and city fremen, under pen
atty OF dismissal
Strike leaders in turn sara theS
had positive assurance workmen IN
twenty Dominion cities VIII quit tneir
Jobs IL the situation is not settled TO
their. satisfaction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
WINNIPEG
STRIKE IS NEAR END

MOVES. Mimi. May 26.-Govern-
ment and city officials in touch with
the general strike situation in Win
nipeS declared today they believed
the strike will be broken before
evening.
The crisis was expected at noon,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26

for suffrage as 52.941 against 1854
Prohibition apparently Will carry.
In statement given out from Austin.
r. H. Kirby. dry leader. declared the
total vote will show a prohibition ma
jority OF $4,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
WISCONSIN ALUMNI TO DINE.

The weekly dinner of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin Alumni Association
will be held tomorrow in the private
dining room Of the Interior Depart
ment at o'clock. DR.. F. W. McNair'
al. will speak on Deep Mining. He
is president of the Michigan College
of Mines.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-26
SUFFRAGE WINNING
ATPOLLS IN TEXAS

DALLAS. Tex. May 26.-Returns
from 293 towns, representing prac-
tically one-half of the vote cast In
Saturdays State constitutional amend
ment election today showed woman
suffrage amendment running slightly
ahead.
Unofficial liquidation gave the vote