The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-03
REPORT GIRLS
HIT BY GUARDS
Company Man Pulled Gun,
Say Striking Operators
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viii have the company guards ac-
cused OF hitting the girls.
Organize Tacoma
Fifteen striking Seattle telephone
operators remained In Tacoma
Thursday following the mass meet
ing held there Wednesday night
when Local asa. telephone oper-
ators. was organized. About %
girls Joined last night and local
leaders say that all the girls In Ia.
coma will be oft the job" soon.
Striking electrical workers have
posted a notice In the Labor Temple
saying that they will give "A doward
OF 500 for Information leading to
the arrest and conviction of anyone
found tampering with the govern.
ment property.
I'VE are conducting this strike
peacefully" announced X W. Full.
Ter. chairman OF the striking cleo
trical workers committee, "and any
statement that our men are dam.
aging the company's property Is
false.
1T Is a common occurrence to
have phone cables go out of com
mission. That's why the company
maintains a repair crew OF so men.
Trouble is bound to develop when
we are off tho job for four days"
Breakdown Explained
Striking telephone employees were
cleared OF any implication in the dis.
allotment OF Ballard and North ex-
change trunk cables Thursday. when
II was announced that the lines were
accidentally put out OF commission
Wednesday by workmen laying a
city water pipe in the street
Hundreds OF subscribers wcrc com
pletely cut off from communication
when their telephones went dead"
Wednesday as "A result OF the cable
accident.
Long distance service with Ia
coma was hampered by damage done
to cables by fires in Georgetown.
'Wo have sent out what men we
have available 20 repair the damage
and expect to have service on these
lines resumed any minute" de-
clared C. o. Myers. local manager of
the telephone company.
I'VE cannot estimate how many
girls are at work but We can safely
say that the service is getting better
daily. The union men and girls
have been very orderly so far and
we have no complaints TO make"
r.-sx Gal. Cash.
The subcommittee OF the indus
trial relations bureau OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce which Is investgat
ing tho strike with n view of pre-
senting to the public its version OF
the facts. continued work Thursday.
The committee is composed OF
fairminded body OF men, but they
will not be able to settle tho local
strike" said Miss Blanche johnson.
who presented the strikers case 10
the chamber committee. 1T will
have TO be settled in San Francisco"
Strikers Get Help
Donations are coming into the
Golfers OF the striking telephone op.
orators. A returned Canadian sol
der dropped into labor headquarters
Thursday morning and donated S.
The Label league will give a dance
and entertainment In the Labot
Temple next Thursday evening for
the benefit OF the striking girls.
The operators union will hold a
benefit dance at the Dreamland
dance hall Tuesday evening. July Is
The relief committee for the girls.
consisting OF Miss Ann Morrison,
Miss Hazel O'Neil and Miss Edna
Hadeen. meets daily in the Labor
Temple from 10 a. m. 20 6 p. IN.
Donations from the Central Labor
council OF $1,000 and $3.50 from the
Painters union were received Thurs
day. other unions are assessing
their members so cents apiece for
tho benefit of the girls