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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
britain GAINS
IN RAIL STRIKE
Government Thus Far Able
to Control Situation
nv Ed 1. KEFx

United Prvs~ staff Ccr~ps,6~ut)
LONDON. sept. 20. - Minor
srts of sabotage have bcrn rc-
parted In connection with the
railway strike, usc government
announced In q eommunhque h.
sued today from Downing 1t. u
was reported. In one instance.
that the switches on one Of the
roads had bern thrown.
The railway service In improving
the communiauc stated. The dis;ri.
button Of food is reported az pro
crossing satisfactorily.
The government apparently IL
gradually gaining the upper hand in
the na;ionwtde strike.
Tho busrncn and tram opern torn
closing q long session early today.
postponed their decision with regard
to n sympathetic strike. They had
planned originally to walk out 20.
night Action by the transport
workers also has been delayed.
Despite the nationwide midway
blockade. the food ministry has been
able thus far 20 maintain a steady
movement OF foodssuffs into the be-
leagucred cities. thus countsring Ia
boris first major blow and virtually
removing the danger of starvation
London. II was estimated by food Of
ficials today, In receiving between 50
and 100 per cent OF the normal
amount Of principal foodstuffs from
the outside districts. motor iorries
providing the mode OF transportation
The government hoped today "a
repeat yesterdays venture. when this
first volunteer food train reached
London from the east coast loaded
with fish.
Thus far II has hardly been neces
gary 10 draw upon reserve stocks
Incoming meat and flour supplies
are nearly normal. Vegetables today
were being received In usual quaint
ties. the milk supply was so per cent
of normal and eggs 25 per cent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
TOM RUSSELL
IS NOT GUILTY

Tom Russell. 6ns Of the seven
men on trial In tho Y. =. distric;
court for the alleged theft Of f.TiT
bottles Of liquor from the L. s
government warehouse on the
nights OF March 10 ard 20. was
cleared OF guilt Tuesday morning a,
ii.zo o'clock when Judge jeremiah
Seferer granted the motion to dis
miss the case a. against Tom Rus
sell. and instructed the jury to
bring In = verdict Of not guilty as
against the defendant.
Tom Russell. q brother 70 Dick
Russell. former policeman and
one OF the defendants now on trial.
was the owner OF . barn In which
quantity OF the stolen booze was
found cached by customs inspectors.
The Judge ruled that there was no,
sufficient evidence OF participation
In tho conspiracy on the part Of
Tom Russell 10 be presented 20 the
jury and dismissed the case as
against him.
A general motion 10 dismiss the
cases a&nfnft the remaining six
defendants was denied. Final argu.
menss by counsel commenccd at
1870 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Counsel for defendants are limited
TO 30 minutes each.
The defendants on trial for the
robbery OF the liquor from the Gus.
toms appraisers warehouse last
spring include Ed Hagen, former
policeman. said to be the leader OF
the ring: w. +. Patton. a policeman
whose beat" included the plundered
building. Dick Russell. former pa.
trolman: Fred Smart, former ser.
geant Of the police: Ed Carey. a jit.
ney driver: Jim Morrison, a waiter.
and Tom Russell. who was cleared
this morning.
J. w. Locknane. one OF the al.
legged liquor bandits who was in.
dicted with the seven now on trial.
pleaded guilty at the commence.
ment of the trial and turned states
evidence discriminating his accused
companions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
PAY OFFICIALS
WELL, He SAYS
Mayor Declares Everybody
Is in Politics

II don't know much about run
ming a street car system. but there
are some people In the city council
who know less than l." Mayor Fitz.
gerald told members Of the Trans
portation club Monday noon. There
was nothing bitter In tho mayors
speech. He was in a quaint mood
and drew many laughs.
IF the Cedar River dam Is prop
erly scaled and refuses 10 leak.
want fun credit" the mayor said.
III the dam leaks, the city engineer
will DO responsible.
III we city officials do not do our
duty, tell us no at tho next election.
Pay your city officials well and see
that good men are chosen. Don't
say that you are not In politics.
You might AS well say you do not
live In Seattle as say that you are
not a part OF the political life OF
Seattle"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
FOSTER CLAIMS
MORE STRIKERS
Steel Officials Say Workers
Returning

PfT-rSBuRG. Ia. sept 3o.--tunit-
Ell Press THE rfttsburE fortreNses
Of the steel Industry were standing
firm today against the onsiaugh;s OF
union leaders. Early police reports
from this district Indicated continued
additions 10 the operators ranks
Many mills closed since the strike
began. resumed operations. and other
mills. admittedly working under a
handicap for the past few days. today
reported working near capacity.
Tho Pennsylvania plant OF the Ma
,onai Tubs Company. the Braddock
works Of the American steel a Wire
Company. the Meksesport TIN Plate
Company and tho Pittsburg Steel
Foundry were among tho larser
plants again operating.
Secretary w. r. Foster. Of tho Ma
tsonai steel Workers COMMITTEES,
lie estimated the new additions 20
the strikers fosallsd $4,000 10 $1,000
within the past ~ hours Mos, Of
the-e. he Eaid we're from bethlehem
and Jones' a LauEhlin plants
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
S. F. DOCKMEN
IN HOT FIGHT
Threats Are Heard Along
Waterfront Today

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 40
Omitted Press ugly glances and
muttered threats were more fire.
quent along the waterfront today
following the first real fight OF
the stevedores' strike. which oc-
Cured at 9:15 o'clock last night.
For a few minutes strikers and
strikebreakers mixed In n ferocIous
battle. They fled as police arrived.
leaving the wounded men on the
pavement. These men, too weak to
flee. were taken 10 a hospital and
treated for wounds ranging from
deep stab wounds 10 battered faces.
Clubs and knives were used free
ly. Joseph Henderson. negro strike
breaker, who is accused Of WELD
Ing n knife, fled from the hospital
after receiving treatment and has
not been found.
Two stevedores were arrested
and charged with battery. Added
precautions were taken today to pre-.
vent trouble.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
HOLD TWO FOR
GRAND JURORS
StoCkade Prisoners Bound
Over for Trial

Following tire discovery Al .
crude but effective boose stu
nj the county stoeisde. T.. NJ.
Harris. . bookke<per thsvv. and
william Miller. . pkon<r. were
hound over 10 the grand Jury
MONDAY sfteruson In hearing
before Commissioner 4. w. Nc
Cleilaud.
Miller Is serving an II months
sentence. imposed by tho fedora
court here. for moonshining 10 Bal
lard.
J. w. Austin. county truck driver
arrested with Harris and Miller last
Friday. was dismissed by Coxmis
sioner McClelland.
The sfili. discovered by Sups. Kri,
consisted OF a milk car
and a copper horn.
Untoward levity among the stock
ade prisoners aroused the suspicious
OF the authorities. who. after Z
search found the impromptu still 81
the hay loft OF the county firm
Just outside the stockade.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
WOMEN APPROVE
NEGRO LYNChINC
Attack on 0maha's Mayor
Is Called Disgrace

OMAHA. Ncb.. Sept 3o.--nrnited
prcsat--Omsha women. discussing
the iynehlng Sunday Of WIN Brown.
negro. Identified by Miss Agnes
I.oebaek as her assailant. stand d.
vidcd upon the justification of tho
hanging.
The beast 30, Jus, wha, was
coming 90 him" said AIRS. J. w.
ilarwell. originally Louisiana
woman.
Mob rule IL never justifiabic."
said Mrs. Draper Smith. former
president of the Nebraska Suffrage
association. Omaha can never live
down tho disgraccfui performances
Of Sunday night"
Il am utterly stunned. crushed
and Inundated 20 think that such \
thing could happen In Omaha" said
Mrs. J. III. Dumont prominent club
woman. The outrage upon Mayor
Smith was unforgivable
1T was not lawful. but in view Of
the long list Of crimes against
women In Omaha in the past 20
days. II was up 10 the people to
Aukufnh the mex OF poilce ptotrc-
ton" said Mrs. Thomas +. Rey-
noids. wife OF the president Of the
Nebraska Federation OF Labor.
The iynching was a blot upon
tho city" said Mrs. c. III. Hempel.
president OF the Omaha woman's
club.
II dcplore mob rule and consider
the attack upon the mayor a dis.
grace. but the hanging OF man
guilty OF such crime is 20 my
mind justifiable. No punishment
could be too severe for him." said
Or. Jennie Califas. prominent wei.
fare worker. N had been the
girls mother. would have wanted
TO riddle that man with bullets
fnyEelf"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30

CHICAGO. sept so.---An inercas-
ing number OF minor outbreaks In
tho Chicago steel district today indi-
Gated that the temper OF striking
workers was slowly rising.
Three score minor acts of violence
were reported " the Gary authorities
alone during the night. In South
Chicago and Indiana Hsreor cisshes
occurred frequently,
steel company officials reported
plants were opsrating at n steadily
Increased capacity.
The American Sheet q Tin Plate
Company. az Gary. will closa next
week "for rcpairN." u was announced
today. IL was reported that ~ the
strikers do NOT return To work. u VIII
remain closed six months The COM
pany employs 1000 Of Gary's hiEhesa
paid steel workers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Says Closed Shop
Cause of Trouble

ST LOUIS. Mo, Sept. 30.--tBy
United Press)-The principle OF
the closed shop Is at the root OF
the labor troubles OF the nation
Robert i. Maddox OF Atlanta. Ga.
declared today In the annual ad-
dress of the president. opening the
convention OF the. American Bank
ers' association here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Portland Plans to
Stop Ship Strike

PORTLAND. Or. Sept. 30.--A plan
TO prevent the contemplated strike OF
shipyard workers in the Portland
district at midnight tonight will he
presented to the unions here today.
Shipbuilders propose that the
workers continue operations upon
government vessels at the present
wage scale. the employers setting
aside the difference between that and
the scale agreed upon for October !.
This difference would be turned
over 10 the men whenever the ship
ping board authorized the proposed
increase
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
PuYALLuP FAIR
IS OPEN TODAY
Display of Exhibits From
Western Washington

TACOMA. Sept 5o,--The Goth an.
nsIaI Western Washington Fair
opened at Puyailup Tuesday morn.
Ing. The Horticultural and sgri
cultural displays are sald 10 be the
best ever exhibited at any Western
fair. and prize livestock exhibits
are attracting keen interest Of the
breeders.
On Wednesday all children and
war veterans viii be admitted free
Thursday Is Seattle day. Friday Ia
Tacoma day. Saturday L. Puyaliup
Valley day. and Sunday has been
given over 10 organized labor.
Band concerts. horse races. live
stock parades. are among the arnuse.
ment features.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Sen. johnson Is
Due in California

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. so.--sen-
ator Johnson. OF California. will ar
rive here late today TO speak against
the treaty and the league Of nations
In answer 90 speeches made here by
President Wilson.
No comparison of his crowd with
the great throng that greeted the
president win be possible. because
the immense auditorium In which
Wilson spoke cannot be obtained by
johnson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Says Bethlehem
Strike Failure

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa.
Sept. S0.--The Bethlehem steel plant
was operating today with only
slightly reduced forces and the
strike which was called yesterday
has apparently failed. Unofficial
estimates placed the workers on
the Job today at 30 per cent Of
normal.
Except for the presence OF mount
ed police in the vicinity OF the big
steel plant there was no unusual
activity. There was no picketing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
80 Mexicans Hired
as Strikebreakers

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 30
Omitted Press.) - Thirty Mexican
strikebreaksrs who arrived here to-
day for work on the water front
were met by several hundred striking
stevedores on the embarcadero, and
hustled away to union headquarters,
despite attempted interference by tho
police.
The Mexicana. thru an Interpreter,
told the stevedores they had been
hired In Stockton. but had not been
told they were To work as strike
breakers.
They were given breakfast. and
then taken to State Labor Commits
sioner Mclaughlin. He was told the
men were hired under a misrepre-
sentation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Cleveland Dock
Men to Walk Out

CLEVELAND. O., Sept 3o.--Move-
ment OF coal and ore in and out Of
Cleveland will be completely stopped
In the next "a hours. according 20
officials Of the Cleveland union OF
the International Longshoremen' 8
association today.
All dock workers will be out on
strike by tomorrow, William 10y,
president Of the local, said.
More than 800 are already out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Hope Gary Talk
Will End Tieup

WASHINGTON. Sept. so.-Hope
that a settlement Of the steel strike
will be nearer tomorrow. when Judge
Gary will be questioned by the SEN
ate labor committee. was expressed
by senator's today.
senator Kenyon. chairman, IL ex-
pccted to ask Gary on what grounds
he is willing TO meet the labor lead
prg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Two Yankees Are
Taken by Cossacks

WARRINGTON. Sept 3o--cos.
sacks. whom the Americans are aid.
ing in siberia. recently seized two
United States soldiers ana did not
release them until Major General
Graves. commander OF the siberian
expeditionary forces, demanded II,
Secretary Baker announced today.
One OF the Americans was an OF.
fieer and one an enlisted man. &c
cordlng 10 Baker. Unofficial advices
said the enlisted man was subjected
10 indignities by the Russians.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Sailor Killed by
Boiler Explosion

KEY WEST. Fla. Sept. 3o.--FoI.
lowing boiler explosion. in which
James Joseph Quinn, OF Philadel-
phia, was Instantly killed and two
other men severely scalded. the de.
stroyer Green was In port here to.
day for repaira
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Catarrhal Deafness
May Be Overcome

II you have catarrhal deaf
ness. or are even just a little
hard OF hearing. or have head
noises. go TO your druggist
and get I ounce of Parm;nt
double strength. and add 10
IL = pint of not water and =
little graduated sugar. Take
tablespoonful four times a
day.
This viii often bring quick
relief from the distressing
head noises. Clogged nostrils
should open. breathing become
easy and the mucus stop drop
ping into the throat. IL Is
easy TO prepare. costs little.
and Is pleasant TO take. Any
one losing hearing or who has
catarrhal deafness or head
noises should give this pre-
scription trial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Utah House Will
Vote on Suffrage

SALT LAKE CITY. Sept. 3o.--The
Utah house OF representatives Is ex.
pected TO act today on the suffrage
amendment TO the national constitu-
ton. The senate late yesterday
passed the amendment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Fitzgerald Away;
Lane Now Mayor

w y. Lane. president OF the city
council, was acting mayor Tuesday.
He will he acting mayor until next
Monday morning. Mayor Fitzgerald
left Seattle Tuesday morning for
Eastern Washington on a business
trim,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
FEAR VIOLENCE
IN STEEL ZONE
Several Minor Disturbances
Are Reported

WASHINGTON. sept. 10
tunitsd fress.)---Membsvs Of
the senate labor committee win
80 10 the rittshurg steel field
10 make personal inyestiga-
ton of the steel strike siiuafion
Friday. II vote on treaty
sm.o<hnseoss can be Postponed.
Senator Kenyon. chairman. an
nounc~d to-day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
MOB z NEGROES
IN ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Sept
3o,--IiotdinE up the automobile
which was carrying Miles PHO
ner and Rob~rs Crosby. two mr.
rro~ accused Of assaulting
white women. to the state prison
mt Wefupks for safekecping. a
mob II Is masked men captured
the negroes from the county off.
Gals and shot them 10 death late
Monday night.
Tho mob forced the officials e
their arms, led the ne
groes. one OF who was n discharged
foldier. into n wood. told them 10
run. and shot them down with shot
guns and pistols,
Completely terrified. the doomed
men made little effort to escape. The
mob opened fire at close range. rid
ding the body OF Phioner and kiIline
him instantly. Crosby lived for sew
eral hours after he was shot.
The negroes were TO have beer
tried Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30

William J. Metz. 2422 Fifth ave.
We whose skull was fractured In a
fall In the Todd shipynrds. was re.
ported recovering Tuesday at the Sc.
attic General hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-30
Gen. WOOD IS
NOW IN OMAHA
Many OF 81 Wounded in
Riots May Not Recover

OMAHA. Neb.. Sept. 3o.--tBy
United Prcss.p--Gen. Leonard
Wood. commanding the Central
department. arrived at 1899
o'clock to-day ~ take command Of
the military fo~ces stationed here
Ia prevent trouble. lie went Inn.
mediateiy Into conference with
city. state and military auihori.
ties.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-23
FLORIDA HAS GREAT
VARIETY OF FISHES
Mole Than Six Hundred Have
Been Listed
LARGE QUANTITIES SHIPPED
Thousands Engaged in Fishing
Immense Areas Tesning With
the Finest of Food.-Big Oys-
ter and Shrimp Business.

4 Florida food product possible
of being developed on a large
scale for home consumption and
for marketing in other states than
it is at present, is that OF fish.
Large quantities are being regu-
larly sent away, besides there is
extensive home use, says the State
marketing bureau. Our supply,
however, is not a cultivated one.
People have taken possession OF a
natiye product without any at
tempt to maintain or increase the
supply. In many states there are
hatcheries. "Private John Allen, :"
a famous Mississippi congressman,
sprang into prominence by his
first speech in Congress, asking
that a fish hatchery be established
at Tupelo, his home town, and it
was so ordered. Spawn is regu-
larly distributed and fish made a
Mississippi home-source of food.
Florida with its large natural
supply of fish, and no state is more
favored, cannot maintain its sup
ply without practical conserva-
ton, and by taking steps to keep
even by establishing hatcheries, as
in Kansas, Minnesota and other
states of the interior.
Fish meat in the main, contains
rs much body building food as
beef. 1t is as readily digested as
other meat, and more so than
pork.
Florida is fortunate in having
in Fish Commissioner Williams, a
we'll advised official, who is al
ways right onto his job, and Wis
it to his office at Tallahassee is a
revelation to all callers. His bu-
reau is one of several in the De-
partment of Agriculture, of which
w. A. McRae is commissioner,
who, too, takes much interest in
fish as an asset of great value to
our state.
There is a good deal of talk a.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-23

the north and west is that OF la
bpr. There arc periods when con-
siderable labor is needed, as dur
ing the blocking, thinning, and
harvesting seasons, and the prob
lem of securing the necessary
help at these times is one of the
limiting factors in sugar beet pro-
duction.
"Florida and gulf coast condi-
tions are against the production
of sugar beets, but sugar cane
can be raised in every county of
Florida, at trifling cost compared
to the growing of sugar beets,
says the State Marketing Bureau,
"besides a good deal more sugar
producing material can be made
in the form Of cane. 1t is known
that all the sugar consumed III
the United States can be produced
on an area not larger than a sim
gle county of the state. Cane can
be cultivated by machinery, while
the beets require much intensive
hand labor. Most of the north
western beet farms are cultivated
by foreign labor, in which men,
women and children work in the
fields.
at would help some if the U.
s. Department of Agriculture
would give confederation to the
advantages of Florida in this mat
Ier Of encouraging the production
OF sugar from cane, source from
which more sugar can be made
from an acre than from beets, and
1t very much less cost.
Interested parties sh ou d
write to G. B. Brown, secretary OF
the All-American Sugar League
403 st. James building, jackson.
vile, and Capt. R. E. Rose, state
chemist, Tallahassee, for printed
matter about sugar cane. Capt
Rose is veteran in knowledge OF
sugar possibilities of Florida, and
can give satisfactory reasons for
his belief in Florida being able to
supply the whole country with
sugar, "
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-23

grounds of Tampa Bay and ad-
jacent Gulf waters.
Sea turtles, weighing from 200
to 400 pounds, are still found a.
long the coasts. These monstc,
turtles are caught by turning
them on their backs, then tying a
rope to each fipper and then turn
ing them over again. They can
be driven like a horse. Their eggs
were formerly gathered in large
numbers, but destructiveness of
nature given products seems to be
the rule, and wild things once be-
ing common have either disap-
peared or are fast being destroy
ed.
The manatee, or sea COW, is still
found in Florida waters. A fine
specimen Of this very docile wa
ter creature can be seen in the of
fee of the Fish Commissioner at
Tallahassee.
The listed number Of fish found
in the salt and fresh waters of
Florida exceed six hundred. The
fishing industry is one that calls
for careful nurturing and control.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-23

bout what can be done on an acre
of Florida land. 1t is agreed by
experts that an acre of water can
be made to produce as much prof
it as an acre of land. In some
countries the water is cultivated
as gardens and made to supply
many kinds of plants, as well as
fish, for food.
No state in the Union has more
available water, both fresh and
salt. Lakes or rivers are found
in every county, in all aggregat-
ing many thousand acres. Fol
lowing the indentations of the sea
coast with it's bays, inlets, lagoons,
marshes, rivers and creeks, all the
way from Pensacola to Fenandina,
the distance is over 5000 miles
with vast acreage of valuable
water bottom for bedding oysters
and clans and to grow fish.
There are thousands of men en-
gagged in fishing enterprises. AT
Tarpon Springs is centered the
only American sponge industry,
with an annual business amount
ing to a million dollars. Apa-
lachicola leads as the oyster cen
ter. Except for enemies, it is be-
lieved that the oyster, owing to
its enormous spawning powers,
would soon fill the seas. The pos
sibilities of cultivating oyster
beds are very great. Fernandina
leads in the business of canning
shrimp. To name all the points
where there are important fishing
industries, exclusive of Pensacola,
st. Andrews Bay, Apalachicola,
St. Marks, Cedar Keys, Tampa
Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Key West,
Biscayne Bay, Indian river, st.
Johns river, Lake Okeechobee,
Kissimmee and many other lakes,
rivers, mlets and bays, of both
salt and fresh water, would be to
call off long list.
"The tarpon is the greatest
game fish in the world" says the
report Of the U. S. Bureau of Fish
cries. Florida waters contain
more tarpon or silver fish than
any other available to Americans.
To take 200-pound fish, power
full and agile, with rod and reel,
often able to spring fifteen feet
out Of the water, and it is an ex-
citing task to land it, by beaching
it or bringing it to gaff. st. Pet
ersburg has a tarpon club and its
record of achievements is long
and interesting one. The club
has issued a map of the fishing