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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-22
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-22

heard OF subrparines anywhere. he
could always send the ships fresh
orders by wireless and unload at an.
other port.
IL was. therefore. not certain that
by this method we should meet with
a sufficient number OF troopships
The destruction OF the cnemys
freight tonnage would then have
been undertaken only spasmodicaiiy
and would have been sct back I'm an
undesirable manner. and in that way
the submarine war would have be.
come diverted from Its original Oh
ject.
The submarine war against com.
merce was therefore continued with
all the ,igor possible.
According 10 the Information avail
able. the enemy's remaining tonnage
and his food supply were so reduced
that the hope Of attaining our object
by this means was Justified. The
shortage Of cargo space. at any rate.
was established.
tAt the time OF which Ludendorff
writes American troopships were un.
der complete convoy and the U.boats
which tried TO interfere with them
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-22
CLAIM 100000 On STRIKE!

ISDAN
SHIT. 81
ftrst High tide
ga a m ici a.
first Low Tide
fifet a M 80 n
Second uixh Tide
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
WOMEN'S CITY CLUB
SEEKS 1000 MEMBERS
Those Who Join Before November
IS Will Be Considered as
Organizers"

More than 500 members have been
enrolled in the womens City Club of
Washington. and the goal of 1000
CHARTER members by the time permn-
nent organization is accomplished, No
vember 10, was confidently predicted
at meeting held last night at ITO
I street.
Several clubs in the city have ap-
piled for admission of their entire
mem bership in the new organization
George Eastmant and Miss Sarah
Grogan. have been named as a COM
mittee to pass on the eligibility of
such lists. Mrs. Mussey, who is chair
presided at last nights meeting. and
Miss Alice Haven acted as secretary
Miss Mary O'Toole, chairman of the
housing committee, reported that it
building for a clubhouse in Wash
ington at present and said negotia-
tons would be begun for the pur-
chase of the building at % Jackson
place for a club home: a committee
ers, Laura NJ Berrien, c. Lamar and
Gertrude Leonard. was appointed to
prepare the necessary papers SO that
the club may be incorporated i'm
mediately.
last night is headed by Miss Meyers,
the other members being Myrtle
Bum, Miss Ethel Bagley. Mrs. Anna
e. Hendley, Mrs. Nanette B. Paul.
DR.. Alice Burritt. Mrs. Bradley and
Mrs. Bryan. All persons admitted to
the club before November Is will be
enrolled as charter members and will
have their initiation fee RENTED,
paying only the annual dues of $40.
The club will be affiliated with SINH
lar clubs in New York, Chicago, Bos-.
ton, Cleveland, Toledo, st. Louis and
Oakland, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
CORNELL MEN TO RALLY.
Representatives of Every Class Elk
neeted Tomorrow Ni1ht.

A rally Of all Cornell men in Wash
ington and this vicinity IL announced
to be held tomorrow evening at s
o'clock at Old Pierce Mill. in Rock
Creek Park. It is expected that every
class in the university since its early
days win be represented in the gath
ering OF several hundred, expected to
sing again alma Mater" and the Big
Red Team"
The master Of ceremonies is an
nounced to be Representative Dan
Reed of New York. The chief speak
er will be Prof. A. A. Young, who was
at the peace conference. and there
will be talks by Erv Kent, former
graduate manager of athletics and the
new Washington secretary; J. H.
Small, Sd. chairman of the Washing
ton committee Of the Cornell $1,000, 900
endowment fund campaign.
Come ON your own or by free jit-
ney from end of Mount Pleasant car
line" says the official call for the
rally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Signers Of New Charter.

Last touches on the new charter for
the local Girl Scouts organization were
affixed yesterday afternoon. when the
document was signed by Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair. Mrs. Adolph Miller. Mrs.
William NJ. Scudder, Mrs. Charles, r.
Lindsay. jr.; Mrs. Walter Tuckerman,
Miss Edith Smalley, Mrs. FL P. Ham
lin, Mrs. Frederick W. Brooke, Mrs.
William II. Church, Mrs. Colin Living
stone and Mrs. Theodore 8. Wilkinson.
all members Of the scout council. Mrs.
Livingstone, who is the wife OF the
national head of the Boy Scouts of
America, has been appointed chief dele
gate to the national convention Of the
Girl Scouts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
ELLA G. WILSON TO SPEAK.
Writer on Horticulture Will B.
Guest of Florists at BANQUET.

Ella Grant Wilson. author of many
works on fioriculture. has accepted
the invitation Of the florists of Wash
ington to be the principal speaker at
their "get-together, banquet" to be
held at the Dewey Hotel Monday
night next. Charles II. Grokelow. a
foremost Philadelphia flower. author
ity, is also to speak. as will Richard
Vincent of Whitemarsh. Md. Mr.. Vim
cent Is known among the Maryland,
Virginia and District flower growers
as the "dahIia wizard"
A. Z. Guide is chairman Of the ban-
quet committee and has selected next
Monday as the date for the annual
event because It marks the last week
OF preparation for Washington's
Say It. With FLOWERS" week. which
begins on November and continues
throughout the week. Assisting Mr..
GUIDE in arrangements for the banquet
are: George c. Schafer.. Elmer May
berry, Frank Slye. z. D. Blackstone
Lewis Z. Hoover. Frank E. Miller. j.
Harper Hetherington. Arthur Mer-
rift. J. Harry Ley. J. H. Small. H. T.
Payne and w. r. Westcott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
"Full Days Pay for Four Hours. y
Labor-Saving Devices.

Various technical questions con-
important of which was the installa-
ton Of labor-saving devices on heavy
engines. The railroad administra-
ton has been unable to obtain con-
sent of the railroad corporations to
ment.
Unless you do relieve the f1remen
from the hardships to which they
are subjected" Shea said, ut will be
necessary for the organization to
press its claim for two firemen on
large locomotives"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Penny Each for Memorial.

The 1000 Girl Scouts of the city
have decided to contribute a penny
each to the fund being raised here for
the erection in Belgium Of a monument
and hospital in honor Of Edith CaveyY.
English martyr, and Marie Depage.
who, at the beginning of war. aroused
America to realization of the plight
of Belgium and lost her life when the
Lusitania went down. This contribu-
ton is considered generous, in view
of the fact that many Of the girls, al
ready have contributed to the fund
through the public schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
'HYLAN TRIES. TO SETTLE
LONGSHOREMEN'S STRIKE
New York Mayor Makes Efforts
to Arrange Conference of
Interests Involved.

NEW YORK, October 23.-Renewe ed
efforts to arbitrate New York's long
shoremen's strike were made today by
Mayor Hylan, one of the three con-
ciliators appointed by Secretary of
Labor Wilson. He endeavored to ar
range an early conference between
committees of the strikers, steam
ship owners and the contracting
stevedores.
Richard Butler, business agent of
Local 866. said that If the mayors
efforts were successful the strikers
would vote on the question of return
ing to work pending the arbitration
proceedings.
The strikers, however. have divided
into two factions-one headed by T.
V. O'Connor, president Of the Inter-
national Longshoremen's Association,
and the other by Butler and Paul A.
Vaccarelli, one Of the conciliators.
Whether the O'Connor faction would
agree to Buffers proposal was prob
lematical.
men on strike returned to work yes
terday and shipping was still virtually
| tied up today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
GIRL SCOUTS PROPOSE
DRESS REFORM EFFORT
Members Also Win Contribute tt
Fund for Belgian Memorial
to Wars Heroines.

Mrs. Mary A. Coleman. director Of
the local Girl Scouts Associa ton. an
nounced today that a reform move
ment. aiming at simpler and saner
dressing among girls would be
launched here within a few weeks.
The organization is so busy just now
preparing for it's big financial drive,
which starts Saturday, that it is i'm
possible to undertake reform work at
once. but as soon as the girls obtain
their 10000 sustaining members, the
aim of the campaign, the war on dress
ing methods and vain habits will be-
gin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23

ganixation Of the units that have been
allotted to the District for the fiscal
year 1920.
The militia bureau Of the War De-
partment recently authorized forma-
ton of six infantry companies. one
headquarters company, infantry. one
battery of field artillery, one signal
company and the necessary stan units
for administration. This quota Will
be increased each year until the max
imum strength is obtained in 1920.
Sergt. Joseph G. Sutton. a Regular
Army sergeant, is expected to report
to the adjutant general of the guard
in a few days for duty as instructor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
DOZEN ARMY OFFICERS
PROSECUTION REQUESTED
Subcommittee in Congress Also
Suggests Suit in Alleged Mu-
nitfons Contract Fraud.

CHICAGO. October 2s.-criminal
prosecution Of at least q dozen Army
officers and civilians and institution
Of civil suit for recovery Of from
s1s.ooO.ooo to $4,000. 900. of which. he
said. he figured the government had
been mulcted in connection with a
$40,000.00O munition contract involv-
ing the Standard Steel Car Company
OF Hammond, Ind. will be asked in
its report to Congress by subcom-
mittee which has been conducting an
investigation. according to Chairman
William J. Graham. in statement
made public today.
The big contract was for howitzer
gun carriages at $4,000 each. Of
which only 200 were finished. accord
ing to Representative Graham's state
ment. Allowing for the cost of prep
aration, the government still Is
mulcted Of between $13.006.600 and
$15,000.0e8. as figure it," he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
$50 Census Takers Wanted Here.

About $50 man and woman enumer-
ators are needed by. the census bu-
reau for the District of Columbia for
the taking here of the decennial
census. which will begin January 2,
1920, Robert E. Mattingly, director of
the census, announced today.
Applicants for the positions should
write Mr.. Mattingly at once. at 4S2
Louisiana avenue northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
D. C. N. G. OFFICERS TO MEET.
Gen. Simms Hopes to Plan 0rgani-
cation of Units for 1920.

A meeting of all Officers Of the
District National Guard who were
mustered into federal service during
the war and Of those now connected
with the guard to discuss matters
pertaining to reorganization Of tho
at the armory. 1t is hoped by Gen.
Simms, commander OF the guard,
who called the meeting. that plans
will be developed for the early or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
WANT M0REPkY0R
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Head of Firemen Says Rail-
road Workers Desire Action
Before November !.

More wages or lower living costs
are to be demanded by railroad work.
ers before the roads are returned to
private ownership. according to union
| officials. and by November 1 the board
of railway wages and working condi-
tions will be pressed with demands
for more money. similar to those made
last summer when President Wilson
asked labor for a truce in the vicious
circle" or rising wages and mounting
prices.
Timothy Shea. representing the
Brotherhood Of Railroad Firemen tes-
titled before the wage board yester-
day and said he looked for no results
to follow the governments efforts to
reduce the cost Of living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Secretary Of Two Ship Offices.

John ]. Flaherty. former acting Sec
retayy to the United States Shipping
Board, has been appointed secretary
Of both the Shipping Board and the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. it was
announced tOday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-23
Enumerates Demands.

II our demands Tor q living wage
should not be met" he added, when
the time approaches for turning back
1.-THE railroads to their private owners
we shall demand as a condition prece-
dent to the change the realization of
the fundamental rights of labor. the
living wage, the eight-hour day on all
federal-controlled roads, time and a
half for overtime, and other princi-
pies to which the government pledged
itself during the war, which have now
been made a part of the treaty of
peace. and which so far the railroad
administration has never fulfilled"
Director General Hines of the rail-
road administration has given no
intimation Of how he will meet the
approaching crisis, and 1t is thought
that the ultimate decision will rest
with President Wilson. The recent
showing a decrease of Is per cent in
living costs and Attorney General
Palmers attack on profteers are ex-
pected to strengthen the govern
ment's position.
Director General Hines plan to
indicated in the manner in which he
ended the unauthorized strike Of ex-
press workers in New York yester-
day. He notified the strikers that
unless they returned to their places
by Friday the work would be car
ried on by others. and the men voted
to go back and leave adjustment of
their difficulties to the wage board.
Shea-Wharton Controversy.
Shea and A. o. Wharton, who left
the presidency of the railway en-
ployes' department of the American
Federation of Labor. composed of the
shopmen, to join the board, according
to the testimony. engaged in a con-
troversy over comparisons made be-
tween the pay of firemen and shop
men. Mr.. Wharton declared he knew
OF inexperienced firemen who had re-
ceived pay increases of 40 per cent,
Shea protesting this did not apply to
the majority of the men who had re-
ceived advances of only SO per cent,
compared with IS per cent increase in
prices.
LAS a trade unionist," Wharton as
serted, II have never dreamed that a
man representing labor union would
shows such an incorrect picture Of the
condition and the earnings of the men
as you have presented"
Gull Days Pay for Four Hours"
Getting into a discussion Of piece
work and the fireman who receives
full days pay for a run which
he makes in four hours Wharton
asked:
do you know of any other
class of employees who have estab-
lished as a condition of pay a sys-
tenn that would permit them to draw
a full days pay and not give in re-
turn therefor the number Of hours
service constituting a days work?
The piece worker in the shop pro-
duces for each minute the amount
of work represented by the price
paid
Shea replied that the condition of
the road and Of the locomotive and
the density of traffic would determine
how quickly man could make his
run.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
WAR PRISONERS
IN BOCAE CAMPS
OCCUPIED MINDS

L0NDON.-Proof of the eager
ness of war prisoners to find in
work escape from the depressing
monotony of confinement behind
barbed wire is revealed in the Ruhle-
ben Exhibition which has been
opened here by Princess Patricia of
Cannaught 1t shows too the re-
sourcefulness of the English cap
tives in the German camp at Ruhle-
ben and how occupation not only
kept them healthy in mind but
actually, according to physicians,
saved the lives of many who would
have succumbed to despair.
In the early days of the camp
the craftsmen among the prisoners
found the greatest difficulty in OBJ
tanning materials A bit of wood
or scrap of old iron was prize.
Among the exhibits is dainty
little machine, perfect in every de-
tail. Before the artificer could make
it, he had to steal the brass knob
from the commandments door.
A triple-expansion engine in run
ming order represents eighteen weeks
labor. The raw materials were scraps
of metal found in the camps ash
can.
You see pretty purses and hand
bags. They are made from the skins
of rats trapped by the prisoners.
Toward the end there was estab-
lished at the camp a well-organized
handicraft department with about
300 pupils, in art-metal work, book
binding, woodcarving and carpentry.
The exhibition is to help re-
patriated prisoners, but many of
the exhibits are not for sale, the
makers refusing to part with work
that cost them such patient toll
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
CABLE SERVICE is
NOT RESUMED YET

The cable between Sitka and
Seattle, which went out of commits
sion last Saturday, has not been
repai: ct, and the press messages
are still coming in over the expens-
i've route, via Bremerton and Cor
dova wireless stations
The cable repair ship was sup
posed to have gone to the point
where the trouble occurred and
make the necessary repairs to permit
of the service being resumed, but
it would appear that this has not
been accomplished yet.
No definite information appears
to be obtainable as to when the
cable will go into commission again,
and in the meantime, the News
press dispatches are received in
greatly condensed form.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
GERMANS AT COBLENZ
EAGER TO USE MAILS

COBLENZ. THOUSANDS of resi-
dents of Coblenz have relatives or
friends in the United States and
during the first few weeks of Amer
lean occupation there was a line of
Germans every day at the army
postoffice with letters for those
across the Atlantic. The Germans
had gained the false impression that
they could communicate with people
in the United States by use of the
army's mail service.
The residents of Coblenz and
other towns in this vicinity con-
tinued to stream into the United
States branch postoffice each day
in such numbers that eventually, at
the request of the authorities notices
were published in the German news
papers explaining that no German
mail was being received for the
United States. Americans Of the
Army of Occupation are not allowed
to use the German mails for COM
munication with enemy subjects re-
siding either within or without the
occupied zone.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
UNION MEETING
FRIDAY NIGHT

a meeting of the Nenana Labor
Union will take place at the Union
Hall on Friday, March 14th.
Very important business will be
up for discussion, and all members
are specially urged to make an eff
fort to be present. The meeting will
be called to order promptly at seven
o'clock.
The sun on longer days will make
you feel like throwing away your
old hat and suit. Certainly those
old spots do not improve your ap-
pearance, but for trifling sum you
can have them pressed, mended and
cleaned at Mrs. D'Orsay's Tailor
Shop, Third and A streets.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
MOOSE. MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT;
OFFICERS NAMED

The regular semi-monthly meet
ing of Nenana Lodge No. 1893
Loyal Order of Moose was held last
night at Moose Hall, on Fourth and
B streets.
Dictator NJ V. Tyler called the
meeting to order shortly after eight
o'clock, with a very good attendance
of members.
Seventeen new members were
added to the strength of the local
lodge during the meeting last night,
and it is expected that several more,
who were unable to be present at
this meeting, will be gathered into
the herd" at the next meeting of
the lodge.
Those admitted last night were
Pete Jepson, Frank Edleman, W.
A. Dallas, Patrick Breen, William
Albrecht, Charles Nuester, A Lind
berg, ]. Bolton, William Redding,
Fred Hanson, H. NJ Riley, Refs
Williams, Sam Glow, A. H. Rider,
James Liska, Dominick Brondino,
and John knutson.
After the usual routine work had
been completed, the nomination of
officers who will have charge of
the work of the lodge for the year
was taken in hand, with the result
that the following were nominated
N. V. Tyler. the present dictator of
the lodge was renominated; H. c.
Lowe and Andrew Skattabo were
nominated for the position of vice
dictator; Claude c. Taylor for pre-
late; 0. NJ jackson and Tom Smith
for treasurer; Archie Landry for
outer and inner guard; and Hans
Hagen for trustee. to take the place
Of F. B. Moore.
Election of the officers will prob
ably be held at the next regular
meeting Of the Moose lodge, and
they will later be duly installed.
The meeting broke up a little
later than usual, with the usual
social session for which the local
Moose lodge is justly famous.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12

February had 20 days each year
once. Then Augustus, after whom
August was named, not liking that
July should have more days than
his name month, deliberately took
day from February and added it
to August. That is why July and
August are the only two successive
31-day months in the calendar.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
NtNANA CLUB IS
TAKING RECESS

a meeting of the Nenana club
was held last night at the club
chambers in the Union Hall. The
attendance of the members was
fairly good. F. D. Browne, chair
man of the club, called the meet
ing to order.
Reports of committees were re-
ceived and after some discussion
it was decided that the club cease
its activities and take a recess until
permanent quarters can be found.
During this period of recess the
club will meet monthly at the home
of one of its members, to transact
such business as may come before
it. The club rooms now rented of
the Labor Union were accordingly
released. Should it become neces-
sary to call special meetings, such
meetings also will be held at some
members home
The resources at the command of
the club are more than sufficient to
pay off all Indebtedness, and it is
expected that the matter will be at
tended to at once. The officers Of
the club and existing committees
are continued, and until such time
as the club is rehabilitated, a ma
terial reduction has been made in
the monthly dues.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
DANCING SCHOOL MEETS
TOMORROW NIGHT

The dancing academy conducted
by Mrs. Belle Campbell will hold
one of its enjoyable meets to-
morrow night at the Union Hall.
This date has been chosen in view
Of the fact that the Moose dance
comes on Saturday night.
A great number of ladies, who
are unable to attend the dancing
academy on the regular days, are
always present on Thursdays, and
rollicking time can be counted on
for tomorrow night.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
FAIRBANKS MERCHANT
LEAVES FOR THE STATES

J. R. Fowle, proprietor of the
Fairbanks Clothing company, left the
upper town this morning on the
Brewer stage for the coast, enroute
to the States.
He is going out on a buying trip
to replenish the large stock he lost
in the fire which devastated Fair
banks recently. He expects to visit
the large cities in the States and
will also spend short vacation
with Mrs. Fowle, who preceded him
some time ago. 1t is expected that
both Mr.. and Mrs. Fowle will re-
turn North during the early summer.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
FIRE AT HOSPITAL
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Yesterday afternoon the siren
summoned the fire fighters of the
town and Commission to the hospital,
from which place the alarm was
turned in; and although the response
to the alarm was immediate, their
services were not required.
A spark from the chimney caused
a little blaze in the roof, which was
quickly extinguished by the hospital
staff, the damage done being infini-
tesimal.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-03-12
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS TO
HOLD BIG EASTER DANCE

Alaska Commandery No. l,
Knights Templars, of Fairbanks, are
planning on giving a big dance at
the Fairbanks Masonic Hall, some.
time after Easter.
The date of the dance has not
been set as yet, but it is believed
that it will take place Immediately
after Easter Sunday.