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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-11
URCELAb0R
TO7HWART
BURLES0N
Postal Employees Ask A. F.
Of L. to Aid in Fight on
Postmaster General
"HAS INVADED RIGHTS
by ALVIN r.. JOHNSON
IL nitesi Press staff Correspondent

ATLANTIC CITY. n J.. June ~.
Representatives OF postal esnpioyeS
today took steps TO try to have the
American Federation Of Labor con.
vention here start an offensive
against Postmaster General Burle
son.
They prepared resolution In
which II was declared Burieson had
ruthlessly invaded the rights Of en-
ployes and int~rfersd In defiance Of
law" with the postal worksrs' or
CARNATIONS. The resolution asked
President Wilson 20 remove Burlr'
son.
The resolution also SAID fndysnuyn<
son had sought 20 have rsp~aisa the
constitutional rights OF employees Of
direct petition 10 congrs@x.
The resolution was handled by t;d
ward j. Gainor. secretary Of the Ma.
tionsi Association OF Letter Carriers.
Thomas r.. Flaherty. OF the National
Federation OF Postal Employees. ard
Edward j Ryan. Of the Railway Mail
association.
The typographical union planned
TO introduce a resolution today de
nouncins Burlcson.
A resolution was presented to the
delegates calling upon congress TO
give firm definition OF our attitude
toward our sister republic Of Ire
land" Harry Boland. secretary OF
the Sim F'cin. expects 20 address
the convention tomorrow
Mrs. Rena Mooney. wife OF Tom
Mooney. the san Francisco labor
leader. was here today and expressed
desire TO address the convention in
behalf OF her husband
George A Tracy. San Francisco
delegate. today on the floor of the
convention denied Newspaper re-
ports that the California delegation
Intended to withdraw from the A.
p. OF T.. He declared there was
no foundation for such reports.
There IL no movement on foo,
In California for secession from the
American Federation Of Labor.
Tracy declared. The trades
unions Of California and their dele
gates assembled do not approve
attempts by any union TO break
away from the big federation. We
arc part and parcel Of the a. =. Of
l.. and intend TO remain az such. %
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Judges. the algni,aries Of the courts
The blsckroeed ssbiegoued fraternity
Were spiffsd would ! they not.
with cunning eyes that thru rosy mistt.
Tho clerks and bAlilffr did destroy the boone
And there much booze that not destroyed
Hut gave all the booze 60 Aliens court
each boifsr VI ssac odd shfee Thousand quartz
Ms ccnsslsne~ y "a fl~ar a. Ia fhs aa~a.,
CLAY fI.E>
the hano- did no, reach my court intact.
The sheriff shall he cited for contempt
Unless his oyrrrsady tongue he curb
FRED e. BROWN.
Sad is the story Of tho missing boone.
Sofnr Say close 90 thousand quarts gone
Before the sherifrs drays the doort:
while others intimate mat In the court
Carousal mad and racchanalia
Consumed the Hensgsn whisky like fire.
Same fay my office had a hand in a.
some say the shcrifrs deputies sold booxe--
Ronors and tales Disgrace the face OF day
Whisky II found and hidden here and there
tcosTp oN PAag Twoi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-11
WIDOW GRANTED
$4,000 VERDICT

Flora Navlet. a widow. was award.
cd verdict Of 5000 by n jury in
Superior Judge John s. Jurey's court
Wednesday morning, against Alvin
NJ. Schocnfcld and wife. Fred i. Cole
and wife and the Republic Casualty
Company.
Emile + Navlet the woman's hus.
band. was killed in fan from the
door OF an Eastiake iitney bus near
Third ave. and Union IT. December
, last. the bus. according TO the com
plant. being operated for the inter.
est and profit Of the three defend.
ants Negligence on the part of the
driver was charged
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Asserts Railroad
Men Oppose Reds

DES MONIES. Iowa, June H.
"Americap railroad men will not toL
crate the |. w. w. and similar
fanatical organizations. as they be-
lieve that in this country one is
either an American or an enemy. and
there is no room for the latter" War
rem s. Stone. grand chief OF the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, said today. Stone is here
attending the national meeting Of
the brotherhood.
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WIRE STRIKE IS
ON IN SEATTLE

Strike Of Seattle employees OF
the Postal Telegraph company
started at 6 o'clock "Wednesday
morning. Thirty are out.
According TO union officials
the Postal strike il 100 per cent.
FEDERAL Telegraph employees
will not strike. az the company
has granted the 20 per cent In
crease in wages demanded. He
cause the Western Union men
are not organized, they are not
expected 10 strike here.
Postal telegraph workers thruout
the country are out. 100 per cent,
J. ]. Rohan, president Of Seattle
local Of the Commercial Telegra-
phers' union. said Wednesday. West
ern Union men are out in other cities
bu, we do not expect them to walk
out here. because that company does
not employ union men. The Western
Union II stin working the men who
took tho places of the 1865 union
operators who walked out a year
ago. The Federal Telegraph COM
pany has granted our demands"
Western Union officials say they
do not expect strike Of their Seat.
tla employee
Our men are satisfied" W. Y.
Powell. manager of the local office
~ the Federal Telegraph company.
declared "wednesday The only
ch8nco for STRIKE among our mcn
la n swunfatly4 wnlhCut. called by
the unloH
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School Teachers
Threaten Strike

SAN DIEGO, Cal, juno ia
strike OF san Diego school teach
crs is threatened today The teach
crs' Association has refused to
sign now contracts unless their
salaries are raised, $500 a year.
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New Chairs
for Old

There Is n ready market for
used furniture. You can sell the
discarded pieces which are now
stored in your garret. and use
this money 10 purchase NEW
furniture which will harmonize
with yodr present home sur.
roundings
Just list the furniture which
YOU wish TO dispose OF. and tele.
phone a Want Nd to The Star.
Main GOO. In this way you1l
quickly find buyers, and be able
to get new chairs and other fur.
niturc for old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-11
Noted Cartoonist
Held by Military

PARIS, June 1.-THE case OF
Robert Minor, former cartoonist anc
writer for the New York World,
who was arrested mysteriously here
Sunday, is now in the hands oi
the American military authorities,
1t was learned today. Information
regarding the charge against Minor
and his whereabouts is withheld
pending further investigates.
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Gov. Lister Shows
Increased Apathy

Governor Listers condition Is
about the same" declared DIR. Ed.
ward u. Flick. the governors person
al physician, Wednesday morning.
but with some Increase in mental
apathy. His pulse Is ll6; respira-
ton "a and temperature 90"
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PLANS PEACE
IN INDUSTRY
Manly Suggests Labor and
Capital Conference
By BASIL NJ. MANLY
Joint Chairman Of the 4. y. War
Labor Board

BN BASIL ". MANLY
Joint Chairman Of the 4. =. War
Labor Board
ATLANTIC CITY. y. H..
June 1.-THE way for capital
and labor 10 get together is to
begin.
The way to carry out the
principles which the president
enunciated in his recent mes
sage to congress Is 10 begin
10 carry them out.
The way to democratiye in.
dustry j. 10 start the machin-
cry Of democracy in industry
fo work.
There arc 20 Americans today.
who. around table. could frame
a program and decide upon N,
basic principles upon which indus
try shall be governed In the future.
with the president presiding and
with the secretary Of commerce
and the secretary OF labor. and
perhaps two other Representatives
OF the public. these men of capital
and labor would be the greatest
council Of men who really run the
United states that could possibly be
assembled.
Need Real BOSSES
I do not mean that tho railroad
or the managers OF in
dustry should sit in on such a
These men are merely
office boys OF the men who reails
own Industry mean The renl
captains Of industry--thc men wto
s1coNT"D on PAGE TwOJ
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[ nited Press staff Corr~pond~nt)


WASHINGTON. June IL Eiihu
Root. testifyfng Unexpectedly before
the senate treaty leak invcstiga.
ton committee today. said that he
has had a copy Of the peace treaty
for about two weeks
Root said - got II from Henry +.
Dawson. New York banker. who dur.
ing the war headed the American
Red Cross war council.
Root appeared before the commit.
tee as 4 voluntary witness.
Root warmly resented. he said.
any suggestion by any one that he
had no right TO the treaty. He de.
clared that IL had been published In
fun by the German government and
II thereupon became public property.
"AT1 diplomatic secrecy ended when
the Germans published the treaty" !"
said Root. II therefore resent any
20 have the treaty and use II as I
see tit. as I propose TO do"
The publication of reports that
this committee would inquire
into the possession here OF
copies Of the draft of the treaty with
Germany led me TO feel IL was prop.
or, II not my duty. for me to come
here and give the committee certain
knowledge on the subject which I
have.
II have n copy OF the so-callcd
treaty" Root declared. dramatically.
II have had II for several weeks. II
was sent me by Henry +. Dawson,
chairman Of the war council OF the
American Red Cross
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some IN the eager lust
Of appetite.
Drained bottles on the
spot and were no fuli
The sky was filled
with wheeling lights
supernai.
Ard All the Earth burst
forth tn flower and
sonx.
twas . great old night
NUtill uut saw
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Police and prosrcut
oz. dsssd and mad.
Staggering about In
corridors a wash
PILED with the stencil
Of liquor spiriiuous
The shame shouts out
to all the listening
- ID
Yea. all our parched
tongues, dry as dust.
ffntf@
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SHERIFF sTRI>GER:

of booze deputies got drop.
Nor did Matt ssarwich get single smell
To cure his influenza. Matt was sick
And pleaded with me for little booEe
NO. no. Matt there's boose for you" tald-
Bui all about the town the whisky went
In auto and in dfay and ambulance
To hospitals and homes and clubs and suites.
In tf.a INT
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THE PRESS:

IS the deep Of time. amid the dust OF stars.
/ Under the changing lights Of night and day
Here In Seattle. by the washing sea.
Crime. and the shadow Of evil fall ffos fate.
Stiil resks the courthouse with IN. awful smell
of-spiri;s that have from forever.
stiii sfnass the shame before the peoples eyes
OF Judges Iiaiiins. Clerks and Deputies.
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In New York. Western Union off.
c5aix declared that 81 out OF the
morning force OF sf5 men in the
main office we're absent when the
night shift went off duty.
The main Western Union office
was plcketed by union men. who de-
ciared the company was seriously
crippled in handling It's business
There was no interruption Of bux-
ness at the Postal. Il was stated by
operating chiefs
Union pickets a, the Postal office.
how ever. asserted 100 men OF the
night shift walked out. leaving but
four operators.
Vice President Reynolds. OF the
Postal. said he WAS gathering re.
ports, and would issue a statement
"a soon as he had checked up.
President Carlton. OF the Western
unior, II was said. planned to issue
formal statement at noon.
ksn~nnamp Satisfied
In Chicago. President konenkanp.
a. the Commercial Teiegraphys
union. expressed satisfaction with
tine progress Of the strike. and said
he would make a statement during
the morning.
The Chicago Western Union office
declared -iso per cent OF the oper-
; atlng force reported for duty this
mos ming.
Union officials at Philadelphia es-
timased that zoo operators left their
keys there. On the other hand, CHIEF
Operator Miller. OF the Postal. as
serted that only six Postal operators
quit. and the Western Union claims
i,s working force was normal.
superintendent c. n. Horton. OF
the Plttsburg district OF the Western
Union. declared the Pittsburg oper-
rting force was absolutely unaffect'
ed by the strike.
rnion officials claim 200 Western
Union employees and all but three
Postal operators had struck.
At Washington. SUPERINTENDENT
Taft. Of the Western Union. said
nope OF his men had complied with
the strike order.
Postal Men Out
Union men in charge Of the strike
AZ Memphis. Tenn. claimed the en-
tire Postal force had walked out
The Postal company was accepting
business subject 10 indefinite de-
lay"
An Postal operators in Atlanta
struck. union officials claimed.
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And IN a cry that rings across the sound
And echoes hack from the olympic mountains.
Call TO the clerks deputies. Oh shame
CHORUS
The stigma q shame s,upendou. rests fair
clfys name
'ns re -shsdow es srrro~ and deep dsaxraes that
And the pride 10 civic achievement. our mayors
fame
Told by the pTess Of the boone dsappearsncc are we
And told of the drunken orgy and all the shame:
And the facts In the pursued onward
fiee.
And ever and again the tale Is the same.
The hounds tha, harry in aues, continue to bark up
tree.
And time goeE and destiny tuKrles the blame
And what the future holds among US may
A. none may whence the evil In the beginning
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CALL JURORS FOR BOOZE PROBE
"WETy OVER THE TOP" SAYS MURPHY
THE EPIC OF B00zEH0GS
By Pomer Foss

p %
I Pef P yd @ beyond hsspo .
rnr neyd rr-~n stos. rracn
l.
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legislature when u ratified the
fed~~~i prohibition amendment
"a the constitution.
This was the announcement made
by Attorney John v. Murphy. repre-
scnting the California Grape Grow
srs' association AZ noon "Wednesday
when be left for Olympia TO fils
petitions with the secretary Of state
To-day wss the last day for fling.
Were over the top" said Muir
phy. eve needed sssss signatures
ard got q oes In Seattle alone"
N Mnrrhy~ assertion proves cor
rect the people vii vete on ~.
rafiflcafion nsri fan. ard may havs
hand In blocking national prohi
hltion.
stilI Checking
Whether of no; enough signature,
TO refer the raw restoring capita
p.niehmsns and the Law incIfasins
by the Seattle Business women'i
Civic club IL not ye, known Al
headquarters IN the Peoples Bank
building The women were stiil as
sembiinx petitions Tuesday.
one hundred and sixty one laws
passed By the last statc legislature
were scheduled to 40 into effect al
midnight "wednesday
One of the new laws makes ny
Ing the red flag or wearing an,
insignia OF any orea nization. +oi
body not organized opposed TO Tn.
principles OF American government
"A felony. Another law makes auto
mobile stealing n felony An amend
meat 20 the present anticigarei ac'
holds a youth under rs years OLD
guiltlcss II found with tobacco IL
his possession but inflicts pen
atty on the seller.
Stops Discrimination
1 Discrimination between men and
women school teachers In regard &c
salaries because OF sex is prohib
tied. the study OF American history
Is required in the high schools. and
aliens are barred from teaching
( In the public schools The mothers
pension act also IS extended to in
cludcd deserted mothers. or mothers
whose husbands are In the peni
tentiary. Municipal railways arc
I permitted 20 extend lines eight
miles outside the city limits. and
counties and cities are authorized
to condemn land for airplane land
ings.
The woman's Industrial home and
clinic bill will go into effect, and
Aberdeen, Everett and Walla Walla
armories may be constructed. A
normal school may be organized al
Centralia. but without millagt
tax. Two million dollars In appro
pristions become available and sew
en- new state boards start work.
The laws passed by the legis
lature barring aliens who obtained
exemption from the draft from
working In public offices or on pub
| lie works or contracts. and forever
prohibiting school teachers whose
certificates were revoked for disloy
atty from teaching in Washington
also become effective Wednesday al
midnight.
The fremen's compensation act
| the first aid bills. and the safety.
first legislation, with the land rec
/ lamation measures, also become
laws June IL.
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Stands on Right

II stand upon my right 10 have u.
deny that anybody can properly
question that right.
MFR. Dawson had n in Paris
while there regarding the relation
of the Red Cross to affairs ~ Inter.
national adjustment, and he brought
II away with him.
There was no injunction against
persons having possession OF the
document bringing II to the United
States. I understand there has been
such an Injunction or prohibition IN.
sued since Mr. Dawson left Paris.
ut was not secret document, -
Root added.
lie defended Davison's right TO the
treaty draft. because Of the relation
OF the Red Cross TO the treaty pro
visions
THE relation OF TIM Red cross 10
international conventions and TO trn.
ditions of international relations
made IL such that Mr.. DaviAon's pos
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OPERATORS
over U. 5.
CALLED-OUT
TeIegrapher Leaders Say
Walkout Is Progressing
Satisfactorily
EMPLOYERS DENY CLAIM

NEW YORK. June ii.--tUnit-
I'd Pr~~s.b-Confiieting claims
with regard to the t1sexrsphcrs'
strike called for today thruout
the United states wcre made BY
leusiers Of both sides.
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new Laws
In effect
TOMORROW
Status OF Referendum Petit
tions on Capital Punish
ment Not Yet Known
MUST BE FILED TONIGHT

Wet forces In the Stale Of
Washington have obtained
enough r~f~veDdum signatures
"a bsock the action Of the Isst
legislature when u ratified the
fed~~si prohibition amendment
"a the constitution.
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First ttiEh Tide
: - a VA, iet n
FIRST low rsssr
tffaf a M nN n
second utrh tide
: te g m. III n,
second low it'd.
~ q . M, tt a.
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CLAIMS ON TELEGRAPH STRIKE CONFLIC7
Tides in Seattle
tn>t>pNN

ttrst uigh Tide
S a. tn 1n r.
ttrst low ride
ins a. "a ot n
second ftich ride
& e. r. fn les a.
~e<snd Tow ride
~ e. y m "a e.
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MISCELLANY OUS.

Hearings on the appeal of the attn
ney general in the controversy O's
the price of news print paper viii
held October in New York.
Fifteen aviators from the field, alda
by details of Mexican troops orders
to the search by Gov. Estaban Can
of Lower California, vainly combed =
timbered hills near Jacumba, vhert
B. Warehouse and c. H. Connolly, q
iiiers, are reported to have been si
last on their way here from iunl
AriZ.
A bill to stop all immigration y
two years and a bill to depor =
aliens WHO drew their first papers
order to escape military service W
ing the war was introduced by Cn''
man Johnson of the house imm's'
ton committee.
A state convention Of Irish socieh
of Missouri to protest the ratincau'
of the League OF Nations will De cai'
within the next thirty days.
Mile. Bourgeois de Mestin lue'l w.
Ger, who recently arrived in New i"'
is said to have insured ner e''~
limbs for 100000.
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LEVER FOOD BILL
AMENDED BY HOUSE
PROVIDES HEAVY PENALTIES
FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF
PROFITEERING
SCOPE OF MEASURE WlDENED
Made To Include Clothes, Feed, Ferti-
lizer, Fuel Oil and implements
Used in Production of
Necessities.

Washington. Without amend
ment and with practically no Opposi-
ton, the House voted 10 amend thu
Lever food control act to extend its
provisions TO include clothing, con-
tanners of food, feed or fertilizers, fuel
oil and implements used in produc-
ton of necessities and to penalize
profiteering by a $4,000 fine or two
ears imprisonment.
Proposals to make the act apply TO
profiteering in house and room rents.
adopted by the House in committee If
the whole, were stricken out in the
final vote.
Efforts were made by both Republi-
cans and Democrats to have tn"
amendments provisions cover necessi-
ties other than those included in tho
amendment as reported by the Agri-
culture Committees. Inclusion OF ker-
osene and gasoline was proposed by
Representative Strong. Republican.
Kansas, who said the prices Of those
products had increased 300 per cent
In the last two years. but his amend
.ment was rejected by close vote.
while that of Representative Newton,
Republican. Minnesota, to include raw
cotton, was eliminated on a point OF
order by Representative Blanton,
Texas.
Attempts TO bring farmers and farm
organization within the jurisdiction
Of the amendment Also were blocked.
Recommendations Of Attorney Gen
eral Palmer to include retailers doing
a business of less than 100000 unde;
the profiteering section. so that the
Department Of Justice might go after
the little cnes" were included in the
measure as passed.
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AccIpENTs.

A storm on the Island Of FormOx|
off the Chinese coast, has DESTROYS
the City Of Taito, one OF the princlu|
points on the island.
Miss Rose Foster, Grand Rapid
Mich. balloonist, was killed in d.
sight Of thousands when she fell 81
feet at Marysville, Ky. Her parachui
failed to open.
Two laborers were blown to piecs
and five seriously hurt at the Aba
deem proving grounds, near BaltimO.
when a box Of experimental suy
sensitive 37-millimeter shells explode
]. n. Terrell, As years old, a tours
from Ohio, was killed east of Roct.
port when the automobile he was drI
ing was crowded off the road an
turned over. His wife and 9-yearSl
son were uninjured.
No news of the great French al
plane, Goliath, which left MosadOr h
Dakar, has been received and then
much anxiety over the possible hi
Of the machine.
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Personal

John hrause, known as the Nsbr,.,
potash king, died as a result q, - aSa
and burns when he was spattered u,.s
burning oil from an explosion ot wy sn
line at Alliance, Neb. s''e
Clark Millikan. who lives !.
northwestern part of Hamilton oon.-
Ohio, went to Noblesyille homo.
automobile. and drove the moi. Y
home. He is % years old and n-
ably the oldest person in Indian, s.'
ing an automobile. '
Abby Scott Baker, represent,,,r. -.
the National Women's party wa,
fused permission TO address tha -.
ference Of governors at Salt ~
City.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife q, A.
secretary Of the navy, pressed a N,
ton, opening the gates of the D.,
Harbor dry dock.
Mark Francis Napier, presidaD, :,
Reuters Telegram Company disd !,
Inverness of heart failure.
Commanderin-chief F. Warner p.
ling Of Kansas City was unanimOn..
reelected at the convention mss,,,.
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars |,
Infantry Hall, Providence, RI
Alberto Santos-Dumont, world +.
nous areonaut, first pilot of dirjrS.
balloon and one Of the first TO Az !
air-plaine. arrived in New York on a,
steamer Vauban from Brazil.
Eugene T. Bolden, a sailor O, 4,
Great Lakes Naval Training Stain
furnished one Of the biggest surur,,
Of the season when he won the A
mile national swimming Champions
in the Delaware River, setting a ma
record for the event. His time N
l hour, 80 minutes and is seconds