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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
ST. DOCK MEN
FILE ULTIMATUM
Won't Handle Arms Sent by
Allies to Siberia

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct "a
Omitted Prostitution stevcdores OF
San Francisco will not handle sup
plies. arms and munitions shipments
consigned 10 the allies in siberia for
the overthrow OF the soviet govern
ment. II was announced today.
In a resolution passed by the
Rlgxcrs' and Stevedorcs' union. the
lungshorcmen pledge themselves not
10 assist In any way In the blockade
which the allies have thrown about
the Bolshcviki
This action is taken on the grounds
that the United States has failed to
declare war on Russia. and that II
the allied powers now seeking the
overthrow OF soviet Russia are sue
ceasfui they win wipe out for the
working classes Of all countries the
social and economic conaucsts al.
ready undertaken or obtained
Four thousand rsggers and steve
dorcs. comprising the union. are
bound by the resolution. About one
half Of the longshorcmen here are
G<1Il on strike. The remainder have
returned 60 work under agreements
with individual companies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
five NATIONS
IN CONFERENCE
Business Men Assemble in
Atlantic City Today

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j., Oct. a.
Omitted Press --Busincss men of five
nations met here today. bringing to-
gether In an international conference
representatives OF the governments
and industries under auspices of the
United States chamber of commerce.
Delegates from France. Belgium.
England and Italy comprised the for
eign guests.
Working out plans for effective
financing OF European countries for
development OF trade relations be.
tween the hemisphercs are the pri.
mary reasons for the meeting. ac-
cording TO David A. Skinner, assis.
tant secretary OF the chamber.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22


A Berlin dispatch quoted the Rus.
sian paper PriHywe as saying an Of.
fetal communique from Gen. Yuden'
itch declared he had reached the city
proper from tho south. and that
street fighting was going. on in the
outskirts.
other dispatches, however. report
I'd the Boishovih not only success.
fully resisting the attack on Petro-
grad but winning victories on other
fronts. While the red armies were
keeping the anti Bolzheyik forces
from the city gates by frequent sor
ties. II was said both Deniken and
Koichak received setbacks
In the south the lsoinheviki were
reported TO have rocaptured Orei and
driven Dcnikcn 20 tho outskirts OF
kieff. ON koichak's front the Boi.
sheviki were said 10 have advanced
IA miles in the kurgan region. TAX.
ing ! 900 prisoners and o. have won
other successes IN the Tobolnk.
Trottnk and kutanlsk sectors.
The Polish effort has let down.
owing 20 lack Of munitions. causing
the supreme council 10 decide on
handing over large quantities. OF
French supplies 10 the Poles.
Near Lusa. about 90 miles south
Of Pctrograd. indccisive fighting was
reported. Near psloff. 100 miles
further south. the Esthonlans were
said 10 be advancing.
Tho Bolnheviki. according 20 re.
liable estimates. are in no present
danger OF munitions shortage be.
cause OF the large quantities they
captured In kolehak's recent retreat
They ar. said 10 have five armies
opposing kolchak. six opposing Den
.kin and THREE on the western front
a total Of T2o. 900 men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
SAY PRICE Of
COAL BOOSTED
Miners Declare Consumer
"Stung" Before Strike

CHICAGO. Oct 2s.--fBy United
Press. Coal consumers are pay
ing now for strike which they
haven't begun TO -enjoy" as yet. ac-
cording 10 leaders among the coal
miners
Investigation In central states
the soft coal statos--showed prices
have advanced In some cities since
the miners strike call was issued
In others there had been no change.
A statement by United Mine
Workers In Indianapolis said the
consumer In forced in some cases
TO pay 81 more per ton now than
week ago. and that the advance
il without justification. Miners,
themselves, were hit by the ad-
vance, officials OF the union said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
Find STARVING GIRL
LOCKED IN HER ROOM

always late at night She would slip
out OF her room and disappear into
the night Returning a few minutes
later. Il IL said she would 40 direct
20 her room. boiling the door.
She always attended to her own
room and no one was permitted In.
side. About two weeks age. accord.
inE 20 Matsura. tho woman discon.
tinned her trips.
Consequently the police were mott,
fled yesterday and Motorcycle OF.
ficer q. j. Fuller was called. lie at.
tempted TO set the girl TO open the
door. hut she refused. Fuller broke
down the door and removed the girl
90 tho city hospital. wher. II was
found she was slowly starving to
death.
Nothing Ii known of the woman's
life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22

On the verge OF starvation. Mrs.
Elizabeth WINTHROP. 81. who was
rescued from her room In the Cas-.
cada hotel. sis Howell ST.. by the
police Tuesday. Is said 90 be suffer
ing In IN. emergency hospital Wed.
nesday from the severe mental strain
Of her seif-enforced captivity.
4. Matsura. proprietor OF the Cas-
cAda. q slared the woman had lived
In the hotel for Ia months. and THAI
she was a mystery TO himself aud the
guests during all these months.
She avoided all other guests. was
never seen with any one and ate
very little. When she did eat Il was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
Ephesia Fanni to
Go on Trial Today

TACOMA. Oct, z:.--fBy the United
Press - Epheala Fanni IL scheduled
10 60 To trial here today on The
charge OF having stabbed Mike
Reagan seven times during an alter
cation on the night Of August 10.
The jury which first heard tho
rannl case. September Is. disagreed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
FIRE ABOARD TUG

Fire. breaking out near tho stack.
destroyed the bridge and a conssdcr'
able part Of tho after deck Of the
tug Buckeye. owned by the Ander.
son Towing Co. early Wednesday
morning. at Eighth ave. f. and
Riverside drive. where the weasel was
tied up.
The fire wns discovered nj $40
A. m. by members OF the crew. The
wood surrounding the stack had
become iEnited and spread before the
blaze was discovered. The vessel
aggregates so tons.
Members Of the Seattle fire depart.
ment were unable to estimate the
cost Of the damage.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
Plan Funeral for
Former Japan Chief

TOKYO. Oct 22.--Preparatlons are
under way for the funeral of Field
Marshal Count seiki Teruachi. for.
rner premier OF Japan. who died Mon
day.
Count Tcrnuchi was minister from
October. 1916. until September. 1918.
An attack on tho foreign policy and
tho rice riots OF 1915 were responsi.
BILE for the change OF cabinets which
brought about Terauchi's resIgna.
ton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
Parliament Opens
in London TODAY

LONDON. Oct 33.--By United
Press. t-Parlianen rcaascrnbled TO.
day after n two months vacation.
and the opposing parties lined up
for a strenuous fall session. oues
TONERS were busy early and the oc.
cupants Of the government front
bench" had a lively time at the
hands OF members who were chiefly
interested In the result Of the gov
ernment's economy campaign" the
North Russia war and Premier
Lloyd Georges Irish trade and
labor policies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
Forestry Men Are
in Session TODAY

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 22.-tUnited
Prcss.) National Interests were rep
resented Mt the sessions OF the Tri-
state Forestry conference, which
opened here today for two days.
Discussion OF the news-print situa-
ton and the shortage OF timber. an
nounced as the themes. brought dele
gates from all parts of the country.
Governors I,owder of Illinois, Good
rich OF Indiana, and Cox OF Ohio
yesterday assured President Charles
l.. Pack that their states win be well
represented
Richard Lleber director OF the de-
partmcnt OF conservation of Indiana,
will be in general charge OF the con-
ference.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
ARE SHOT
IN OHIO CLASH
Negro Strikebreakers and
Pickets Fight

YOUNGSTOWN. O. Oct. "a
Eight persons were shot and stabbed
here early today in clash between
alleged negro strskebroakers and
union piekets. -Four Of them were
armed with reviewers. police said
The fifth negro WAS said TO have con.
fessrd TO stabbinw Andy Hunanio. a
picket Tho victim may die.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
Oakland Police
Chief Acquitted

OAKLAND, Cal. oct al.
Henry Nedderrnan. former chisf OF
police. waa acquitted by a jury here
yesterday. following HIS second trial
on charge Of accepting brlbe
money from Chinese lottery men.
The jury was out Is hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
.LONCSHOREMEN
STILL STRIKING
N. Y. Men Refuse to Go
Back to Their Jobs

NEW YORK. Oct. -. - Aitho
called off twice by officials Of tho
unions. the striks Of ionsshoremen
which has tod up tho port os New
York for nearly three weeks was stiil
In rrowrcss today.
Aitho ono faction os 1000 strikers
yesterday voted TO return thi. morn.
ing. not man resumed work early
today. Several hundred mon were
gathered outside tho piers OF tn. In.
terratiorai Mercantile Marine. but
no attemp, had been mad. TO enter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
MISSIONARY SESSION
TO BEGIN THURSDAY

The goth annual convention OF the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
Of the Seattle district will meet in
the Haven Methodist Episcopal
church. corner of Il. Lynn and 10th
ave. ~. Thursday and Friday. Ooto-
Der 20 and "a. A program has been
arranged to begin each day Mt 10
n. m. The special feature for the
Friday evening meeting will be a
young peoples rally.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
40 Miners Killed
in Cornwall Shaft

PENZANCE. England. Oct. ase- --
Forty miners were killed and many
others seriously injured Tuesday
when n winding engine broke while
$50 men were being lowered into the
Levant mine near here.
1t is said this Is the greatest dis.
aster In the history of Cornwall min.
Ing. Rescue work Is still going on.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22

Tho first auto mail service In the
Orient has been introduced In Mad
ras. India.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
REPORT REDS IN
RUSSIA HOLDING
Hard Fight Is Being Waged
Before Petrograd

LONDON. Oct. ,,.--fUnited
Press. t--ConfIIcting reports were
received here today regarding
progress of the antiIiolshesiI
attack against p~trograd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-22
Creepers for
Very Little Tots

The handiest sort of garments for the
little ones creeping over the floor.
-Creepers of heavy white crepe-with
pink. white and blue pipings, 81 rs.
Baby Creepers of striped and plaid
ginghams, contrastingly trimmed, 81 .25.
-Creepers of plain materials or candy
stripes in pastel shades-others of pink
and blue checks, $1.5O.
-Creepers of soiesette in many colors-
others of barred dimity, $1.75.
-Soiesette Creepers, $1.95.
SECOND FLooR-THE BON MARcHu
Evening star., 1919-03-30
PRAISE OF PRISONERS
RELIEF SOCIETY WORK
Rotary Club Committee Expresses
Unqualified Approval of Its Man.
agement and Operations.

Unqualified approval of the Prison
ers' Relief Society. DR.. Il. E. budding,
president, and Of the work IT per
forms in behalf of released inma tes
Of prisons and penftentiaries, is ex-
pressed in the report of committee
appointed by the Rotary Club of this
city to investigate the organization.
John Dolph. chairman; c. T. Warner
and M. darcy Magee made up the
committee.
Cooperation and aid from prison Of
ficials have been given freely to the
association, the report says. and cor
porations and large business concens
also have aided in the work. Many
such establishments have given for
mer convicts employment. the report
says, and foremen and managers of
such places speak well Of the men
30 employed.
Economy in the management and
operation OF the association receive
praise In the report, which says that
President budding serves without
salary. and that other officers receive
only small pay. as do the necessary
employees. Miss Evelyn Abbott. sec
retary Of the association. the report
says. conducts a school for stenogra-
pliers and typists. and most Of the or
ganization's correspondence is han
died by pupils Of this school.
Successful efforts of the association
to bring about introduction in various
penal institutions of many reform
methods also are referred to in the re-
port Of the Rotary Clubs committee
notably the investigation recently or
dered by Gov. Westmoreland Davis OF
Virginia into allegations OF anti
Quated methods of punishment and
other abuses in the Virginia peniten-
tiary.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
TRADE NOTES.

The new Scripps- Booth Sales Com
president and general manager, Mall
colin E. Dwyer, secretary and Philip
j. Reilly. treasurer, have taken over
the Scripps-Booth passenger car and
opened salesrooms at 1914 Connecti-
cut avenue.
w. M. Weston. for many years con-
nected with the hardware department
of Barber & Ross. and for the past
three years District of Columbia,
Maryland and Virginia representative
Of the Pyrene Manufacturing Com
pany. will sever his relations with
that company April l to assume the
duties of vice president of the Ma
representatives Of the Hewitt tire. Mr..
Weston is a graduate OF the Wash.
ington Business High School and was
captain of Company G. in 1908.
Murray Herman of the Henderson
Rowe Auto Company was among the
Washingtonians registered at the Ho-
tel Commodore. New York, last week.
The Security Auto Supply Company,
Inc, has opened up business at 18th
and streets northwest. w. A. Craig.
Brothers. is president and general
manager of the new company.
j. c. Flood has opened his new
garage, service station and acces-
sorry store at 1114 14th street north
west. Mr.. Flood will also act as SUBJ
agent for the Auburn-Six car.
CHASER. Blum & Co.. have enlarged
their place of business opposite the
washington ball park.
J. W.. Heften. formerly local man.
ager of the Hood Tire Company. is
now with the Southern Auto Supply
Company.
Ben c. Hartig. brother of Louis Har-
t1s. jr.. has been mustered out of the
aviation Corps of the Army, and will
JON his brother in the Hartig Tire
and Rubber Company, distributors for
the Ajax and Republic tires.
A sample of the new model Chevro-
let F-B. touring car arrived in Wash
exhibition at the company's show
room on Connecticut avenue Man.
ager Harry Mundy drove the car down
from New York.
The Columbia Oil Company has
gotten up most useful and at
tractive card containing a condensed
form of the new District traffic rules,
which is being given away all over
the city. Maj. Pullman highly in
dorsed the idea
The Fulton Motor Company, Fulton
truck distributors, is now in it's new
building, 1906 14th street northwest
j. B. Reid is still with the company
and acting as general manager.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
q. s. RULING QUESTIONED.
Mr.. McFadden Attacks Position Re.
garding Controller.

Representative Louis T. McFadden
of Pennsylvania has issued a state
ment questioning the soundness OF
the position taken by Attorney Gen
eral Palmer in giving the opinion til Al
Secretary Glass had the power to con-
tinue John SHELTON Williams in Of
6ce as controller of the currency.
when President Wilson had neglected
to give Mr.. Williams a recess appoint-
ment.
Representative McFadden declared
his readiness to test the correctness
Of the Attorney Generals opinion and
the validity of Secretary Glass action
In the United States courts. Mr.. Me-
Fadden renewed his statement that he
will reintroduce his resolution to in
vestigate the doings in public Office OF
Mr. Williams just rs soon as the Pres.
ident calls an extra session Of Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
Day and
Night
Service

The National Service
Company, agents for FIRE
STONE TIRES, have the
largest and best equipped
truck tire service station in
the city, and offer the most
efficient Truck Tire Service
in this part of the country.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
TRANSPORTATION GIVEN
POST OFFICE employees
Controller of Treasury Makes De.
cision Affecting Men in Army
Seeking Discharge.

w. W. Warwick, controller Of the
Treasury. in a decision made public
yesterday informed the Postmaster
General it would be possible for him
to provide transportation to their
homes for post office employees who
entered the service after war was de-
clared and who resign or are dis
charged, out of funds provided for the
regular rolls for the fiscal year 1919.
The Postmaster General had asked
for decision In this matter, saying
that some of the employees were plan
ming to resign before April /. and had
made application for their actual rail-
road transportation.
In his decision the controller warned
the Postmaster General that the en-
ployes may not be paid money for
their transportation, but that under
the law the department shall provide
them railroad transportation and sleep
inR-car facilities to their homes.
Under the provisions of the law en-
ploycs who came to Washington to do
war work may receive their transpor-
tation home If they resign or are dis
charged UP to and including March 81,
where their annual salaries do not ex-
coed $1,400.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
TRANSCONT|NENTA[
ROADS ARE STUDIED
Touring Bureaus Report In
quiries indicating Much
C0aSt-to-Coast Travel.
A. A. A. MAP WILL BE FULL

Indications point to an unprecedent-
ed amount Of transcontinental motor
traffic during the coming season. The
touring bureaus Of the American
Automobile Association in Washing
ton and New York city both report
that no day passes without inquiries
being received relative to road condi-
tions and general Information about
the various transcontinental routes.
The bureaus for months have been in
correspondence with highway officials,
club secretaries and local road boost
ers throughout the entire western
section of the country, and in conse-
quence there has been collected a
vast amount of information about
present road conditions. hotel and ga
rage accommodations and scenic and
historic features. A. L. Westgard, the
we'll known transcontinentalist, who
is now the A. A. A. field representa-
tive, will give special attention to
transcontinental travellers.
Showing all the principal routes and
connections the A. A. A. master map
is now being given the final correc-
tons, and will be ready for distribu-
tion by the beginning of the touring
season. In addition to including all
available routes. this map will also
carry brief description of those most
used by motorists, as well as large
quantity of valuable data regarding
camping outfits and other items essen
tial for trips Of this kind,
Evening star., 1919-03-30
Truck
Tires
.FEATURES-

FEATURES
Your truck brought to us
after working hours will be
ready to 60 back on the job
next morning.
Owing to ample garage
space your truck is under
cover at all times, which re-
duces the liability of dam
age by leaving it on the
street or in the alley.
We have a corps of the
most competent tire experts
in the city.
Our service trucks are
designed especially to save
time in handling heavy
wheels. We. call for your
wheels promptly at any
time.
We have installed a pow
erful HYDRAULIC PRESS,
which will take care of any
size tire of the pressed.on
type.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
Prof. Brown Still in Budapest.

The State Department learned yes
terday that Prof. Philip Brown Of
Princeton is still in Budapest. Several
days ago he was reported to
have escaped when the bo1sheviki
took over the Hungarian capital.
He is acting in a private ca
pacity as an observer, but has made .
number of reports on conditions in
Austria and Hungary to the State De-
partment. Information reaching hero
does not indicate that Prof. Brown Is
in custody or is in any way detained
by the authorities.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
Mr.. Gillett Returns.

Representative Frederick H. Gill
lett of Massachusetts. nominee for
Speaker in the next House, is back in
Washington from his several weeks
rest-up In Florida and will remain
here for at least a week. cleaning
up an accumulation of office work.
He will then go to his home district
for week or more in response to
solicitations from many organiza-
tions which want to pay their re-
spects to the next Speaker.
Evening star., 1919-03-30
New State Maps.

Supplementary detailed state maps
are also being prepared, notably one
Of Arizona and New Mexico, which
shows in great detail all features Of
that intensely interesting region, such
as the various Indian pueblos, pre-
historic cliff dwellings, petrif1ed for
ests. canyons, missions. etc. This is
the first road map of that region ever
compiled direct from data taken on
the ground.
Digests Of the principal transcon-
tlnental routes have been compiled,
and these have been laid out in the
form of days runs. giving the mileage
for each day, best hotels and other
essential facts.
Eastern motorists in search of new
thrills are urged to give considera-
ton to American tours this year. par
ticularly as the battlefields of Europe
will not be thrown open to tourists
for some time to come. Most people
are not aware of the tremendous
amount of new construction work now
going on in states which hitherto
have done little or nothing in this re-
spect.
Evening star., 1919-03-30

McCracken. Kas., with a populat II on
of 371, is believed to be the smallest
town in the United States to adopt
the commission manager plan of
government.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-04-18
CLARK & CLARK
Attorneys at Law
Roanoke Rapids, N. c.
Room No +, IIpstaire in Bank Building
red by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural

red by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
h full state cooperation accord.
. the terms Of the federal aid so
act, the United States will have
Il Of at least S574.0000O0 for CO. CO
tive road br,ildlng during the next ~
years. The federal part Of this
Is assured by an extra appr0prla- to
If 500. WN,O coo In the post office ~
prIailon bill just passed by con
and signed by the president. m,
cinls of the bureau Of public
United States department Of az
are, which administers the pro- ~
- Of the federal aid road act -,
O-operates with the state govern =.
In the expenditure Of the money, ~
out that this amount of funds Is 49,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-04-18
Screen Time is Here

and we have prepared for it. A good stock
of screen DOORS windows and screen wire.
The Washington times., 1919-04-12
THREE INJURED IN
STREET ACCIDENTS

Alex KerselBer, forty-fve years old,
today is at his home, 50 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest, suffering from in
jUries on the body received last night
when he was knocked down by an
automobile at Ninth street and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest.
Oscar l. Poindexter, said by the
police to have. been operating the ma
chNne that struck Kerselner, took the
injured man to his home.
A taXicab OF the Washington Taxi
Company and an automobile operated
by J. S. Eaton, 401O Georgia avenue
northwest, collided last night at
Eleventh and D streets northwest.
S. S. Rose, OF 621 Rock Church road,
a passenger in Eaton's machine, was
slightly injured on the face and body.
Miss Lillian A. Morton, ffty-eight
years old, of 1915 Calvert street north
west. was knocked down in front of
her home last night by an automobile
operated by Mrs. James A. McAboy.
OF 2437 Lowell street northwest. Miss
Morton was uninjured.
Struck by q street car Of the wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
while crossing at Fourth and o streets
northwest, Andrew Mitchell, colored.
seventy-six years old, was taken to
Casualty Hospital last night suffer-
ing from injuries on the body.