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LA GRANDE. (HiVKftOX, TUKSD.VY JANUARY 28, 191.'
SIX PAGES
NUMBER 103
AGREEMENT
REACHED OH
WAR BELL
ADOPTION OF REVENUE MEAS
URE AT EARLY DATE EX
PECTED AT CAPITAL.
DANGER OF DEADLOCK
IS CONSIDERED REMOVED
Report of Con f trees Is Basis for Com
plete Affreement--Most of Features
Contested Have Been Disposed of
FifMjl Action by Both Houses Ex
. pMted This Week.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. A basis
for complete agreement on the war
revenue bill was reached late today
by the senate and house conferees.
Senator Simmons, chairnVan of the
senat managers, announced that vir
tually all important questions. In
cluding the war excess profits rates,
had been agreed upon and that all
possibility of a deadlock and failure
of the bill had passed.
Announcement of the conference
agreement on the war profits ancj
other basjc disputes was deferred,
but it was' said that it would be made
Wednesday or Thursday, whjen a re
print of the bill as finally agreed
to will bo completed. The confer
ence report Is expacled to be pre
sented to the senate and house late
this week and. the conferees hope it
will bo adopted by both bodies next
week and the bill sent to President
Wilson at Paris for his approval.
- The basis agreement on the meas
ure was upon three bitterly con
tested questions war excess prof
Its taxes this year, the senate allow
ances to oil and gas interests, and
the senate amendment to repeal the
existing zone system of. second-clans
mailr ates. It was learned that In
harmonizing, difficulties on the basic
disputes the conferees agreed to ail
increase of the senate war excess
profit Rites, adapted the oil provi
sion substantially as provided by the
senate, and elminated the second
class mail amendment.
The agreoment on war excess pro
fits rates for 1,919, ii was stated, pro
vided for rotention of the senatu
rate of 30 per cent on corporations'
net income In- excess of credits, ana
not In excess of 20 per cent of the
invested capital; for Increase from
60 to 65 per cent in income in ex
cess of 20 per cent nd for reten
tion of the 80 pe rccnt tax on war
profits. The higher rates were
strongly urged by Hopresntative Kit
chin and othqrs of the House man
agers. Senate- Conferees Score.
The senate conferees were report
ed to have won their fight for re
tention of the senate provision for a
tax exemption of 20 per cent on a
bona-fide sales of oil -and gas wells
and mines. This provision, design-
. ed to protect and stimulate prospect
ors, was opposed bythe house man
agers as too liberal, but they finally
yielded after then senate conferees
had "accepted the higher rates on war
excess prof-its.
Elimination of the second-class
'postage amendment had beeiiyener-
ally expected. The proposal has
been bitterly opposed by Representa
tive Kitchln and others of the houat,
conferees. It provided for repeal
of the present zone rates qn second jtheatres jn this city, announced to The
class mail based on the proportion observer today that 'after February
of news and advertising and for sub-jlst she wiU ba traveling representa
siitutlon of a new .zone plan of one jtive fop Ore(fon for the Universal Film
cent a pound on periodicals within . company and win mf.ke her headquar-
pout zones ana one ana one-mm c.
n m.n1 hnt'Alf' ill nl 1Qr11lia I 11 O
present rates have been vigorously
Mntacked by publishers as unjust and
In some caseB confiscatory.
Chief Features Settled. I
With the basjs reached for settling win yery vaiuabie to her in her
( these three vital disputes agreement ;new com)ectinn.. ce w;u handle trie
on ether provisions of the hill still 'Jewey an(i riif Weber productions,
left open was regarded .as certain. j jjuebird photoplays. Century and Ly
Among these arc he amendment to,ons t ,oran come(1je!1 jr. O. corn
prevent, importation of intoxicating 4n(J a ne specM feature, "The
iinuor imo me iisvr.ci. 01
for bevernge purposes, the amendment
oi begntor niomas ot Colorado levj
g a ti of KM) per centon psUtical
campaign contributions in cfeSs of
S.Vifl and that of Senator TrammcTl, ofe
Fln.l. to allow a bonus l one
month's pay 9nd uniforr3 to men dis-;cjty ,haU compietend Hie build-1 compromise. He m'.iie later by Ire government. ! in TllltOKS O
charged frftn the mitry service. irig fjnj,. She will'then tctUfn to' In New York la- nltne.jr).- "Minus the'tnsiirnnrc miney nd.h ' lO DLIN, Jan . 2 -Conferees
said the "bone dr:6" amend- y Grande O.d gve h wholf atu 100 employes i Ir.viHd. it" is n- SI.i a month for, my wifi I received , the Irifhst'nioniHt nil
mem wouio oe reuiinea, out me iaie
of the othe:S was in doubt.
other amenennenu remaining is oe
acted upon are several of the so-cajled
I upon are several of the so-c'.ed
ir jrovi(j!),'l,s of the sentte war
is profiU section, some depend -
tKn the basis of agreement
relief
excess rrroiiia section, some aepena-
ent upon the basis of agreement on
rates reached by tne conferees. Many
CANUCK VETERANS
STOP RED MEETING
WINNEPEG, Mun., Jan. 28. Sev
eral persons today occupied cots In
local hospitals, suffering from minor
Injuries sustained Sunday, whon
1500 returned soldiers broke up a
socialist meeting of Bolshevik tend
ency, chased the Socialists from the
hall, hurled a piano from an upstairs
window In the building, then wreck
ed the Hungarian club and a German
restaurant.
ALLEGED WHITE SLAVER IS
ARRESTED AT HUNTINGTON
iBAKER, Jan. 28. A man giving his
name as George Carter was arrested
Sunday at Huntington on a white
slavery charge. Deputy Sheriff Kid
well and P. E. Merrinran, United
States commissioner of Idaho, made
the arrest. The man is being held in
the Baker county jail on a federal
warrant.
LOSES APPEAL
SUTltEMK COl'ItT Sl'STAIXS VER
DICT OF CONVICTION,
Scott Coodnll, Guilty of Cruelty to
- Anluiols, Now Attempting to
Secure' Pardon.
UNION. Ore, Jan. 28. Scott Good-
all of this placo, convicted last
spflng of torturing a horse and sen
tenced In the circuit court to sixty
days In jail, appealed his case to the
supreme court und has again lost It
there. The supreme court sustained
the verdict of conviction.
After fighting the case through all
the courts and losing out, he Is now
trying to get a pardon and has com
menced or is about to circulate a pe
tition to got one. Goodall was con
victed in the Justice's court at Union
some three or four years ago for tor
turing a cow by tying It down with
wire and leaving It in the hot buib
during the summer time, and was
sentenced by tne justice nere to mo
full extont of the law. Ho appealed
his caso to the circuit Court and was
("convicted there and got off with a
fine. He agin appealed his case to
the.suprome court and was convicted
there at that time, so this makes
two times he has appealed on this
charge to the supremo court, and
each -time tho judgment was affirm
ed. The petition Is to bo acted upon
In February.
ITALIANS TENDER
APOLOGY TO U.
S.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Rear-Admiral
Niblack, commanding American
naval forces in the Adriatic, informed
the navy department yesterday that
the action of the Italian authorities in
hauling down the American flag on
the steamer Dinara was due to a mis
understanding and that the Italian
commander had apologized and order
ed the flag restored.
BOILERBLOWS UP;
ENGINEER KILLED
RENO, Nev., Jan. 28. Hurled 300
feet, Paul Whistler, engineer, of a
Western Pacific freight locomotive,
was instantly killed when the boiler
exploded Sunday afternoon about eight
miles west of Portola, Cal.
, The fireman and brakeman, riding
in the cab, were thrown J150 feet and
badly bruised.
.MRS. LEITER TO LEAVE LA
GRANDE FOR SHORT TIME
Mrs. H. B. 'Leiter. formeiiy one of
Itlia nrnnriptnrs nf the Arcade and Star
ters at Portland. She -received a wire
rni from Sol
uaum, ine
Universal manager, she stated, asking
her to .take the position February 1st.
Mrs. Leiter has a wide experiencenin
both the selling and exhibiting end of
the moving picture business, which
Heart, of Humanity."
Mr, uiter wjshe, it to be known
UNION MAN
tnat npr connwtion with the Universal1 ed a 48-henr week. Tli emoloyers
c(wnpany wiI onlv for a fcw,hav not graired tb". reduction from
mo ths howevtr , oruntil such time as thcp resent schedule of C hours.
tl)! p,an, for apartment1 house; Mr. floldon M.ld Monday, nor h .vo
' a,- , j,, .,,"i ,kl. ! .,-.. ,' ,,, r. mwar.l .
tion the new undeTtaVng. , .
ft a
SERIAL. Jan. 28. hjwl Lleb-I
Vnvki nri ihirt-thr ntfi.r
kn?cnt lnd thirty-thro other Jnem-f1
of tb,Spartacin croup of 8o-
jdalUta. who were kilbd during r.5l
..1.11.1.. who were killed
rn( disorders, were buried st Fried
.fM;felde.rfi-ar Berlin. Saturday.
Oa orious conflicts IO Q been re-
co'portecfa O
E
am,k;k n:m;;i lauitiks in
ADJUTANT-tiKNKllAIS OFKICK
Governor Davis AnI legislature .to
Institute Investigation Re
garding Charges,
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 28. Governor
D. W. Davis yesterday asked tho leg
islature to probe into "certain irreg
ularities" in the Adjutant General's
department as reported by the com
mltee on state affairs of the two
houses. . .
The message read io the house or
representatives brought a flat denial
from C. S. Moody.-, Ho declared there
was not on "red penny" missing or
unaccounted for during his admin
istration in office. He demnded an
Immediate tnestigaticn. His boton
that the house appoint a committee
of three members, one of whom
should be a Democrat, was killed
by b(ng laid on tho table. The ma
jority made it clear that the statu
affaire committee, on which there
Is a Democrat, will conduct tho in
vestigation.
REBEL LEADERS
ARE CAPTURED
pEAI) OF MONARCHIST INSUK
RECTJON IN PRISON, ;. ,
Republican Government Has Been Re
Btored in Portugal Ex-King
Reported in Country.
MADRID, Jan. . 28. Ornelas and
other Portuguese monarchist leaders
were reported today to be under arrest
at Monsanto. They were captured, ac
cording to a Lisbon dispatch, after a
battle in whit . the insurgents lost fit
ty killed an' 130 wounded.
The Portuguese war- minister has
ordered disarmament of all civilians.
The republican government has
been restored in Zizeu, which was one
of the royalist strongholds.
LONDON, Jan. 28. The Portu
guese royalists at Oporto, have is
sued a decree revoking all legislation
passed since the monarchist revolution
began, said, an Oporto dispatch to the
Daily Mail. The treaticst arc still be
ing maintained, however.
Coilmbra, Villareal, Brnganza arrd
Vizu are in the hands of the royalists,
it was officially announced by their
leaders in northern Portugal.
Manuel II, former king of Portugal,
is now in that country, according to
advices received from Spanish sources
today. A Vigo message said he had
crossed the Mino river in the region
of Camina Saturday morning. Per
sons close to Manuel' in England de
nied he had ever left his home here to
join the monarchist rebels.
WIDE STRIKE
TF.XTILK WOltKKIttt TIIUF.ATUX
TO STAItT TIIOI lll.K. '
Will-Walk Out Vnli-KS Given Fight
llour Day Before February
8rd Thousands Affected.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.8 A nation
wide crisis Involving Industries en
paged In manufacturing silk and cot
ton goods and to some extent wool
en goods, Is pending unless employ
ers 'in tnese tradia concede tho. 8
hour day by February 3, It was learn
ed nere Monday.
Information, that mployos p an-
ned to work not k,nKor then el,:ht
hours on thai date and on each day
thereafter was convywl to the ro-
.. , ,
jnnsl rnrttnn rnmni r,n rppnllV in-
pointed by Governor Alfred, K. Smith
tn aAit.at tohni A Is I ii rhu n Th l
Information came from ' John Gold-
nn nrHirtpnt or mi Lniira lexine
voi-k'ers of America. . t
ventlos her? last Nnv'niber demand -
Tie textile worKers at tneir con
.timated
RELIF.F BILL AWHIKIi
' WSHIN?TON. Jan. 2. Both
the senate and the houne this if-tcrno-A
adopted the conferee' re
0
AFFAIRS BEH
NATION
port on the SIM (elttfHK) rely bill
which will prrWirWfood for stiXfcr
'ntr thousavds lit European couli
-fJ-9 ' ' '
O O
.o o
CHAMO IS
MEASURE
INDUSTRIES WilLL BE AI1LE TO
RETURN TO KOR.MER BASIS
Oregon Senator Says Long Step Will
Be Taken Toward Solving Un
employment Problems.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. A long
step toward solving the unemployment
problem in the United States will
have been tnken up in the senate in a
bill to validate informal war contracts
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the
military affairs committee, said yes
terday in the opening debate upon the
measure. '
The industries of the country will
ba able to return to a peace basis and
re-employ the men they have been
compelled to lay off when war work
was suspended only jvhen the purse
strings 01 ine government are loosen
ed by the present legislation, the sen
ate was told. I
Thousands of concerns have all their
available capital tied tip in raw mate
rials and machinery for the manufac
ture of war supplies, Chamberlain
said, and they will not be able to
proceed with their regular work un
til their claims ngulnst the govern
ment are adjusted. . ,
Meanwhile Senator Kenyon was
pressing his bill for the creation of a
public works board, with a $100,000,-
000 fund to relieve unemployment, bo-
lore the senatct committee on educa
tion and labor.- Within a few days
he will introduce a Bcqond bill for the
establishment of the : United . States
employment service on a permanent
basis, with agencies all over tho coun
try. THE WEATHER
28. Fair tonight. and Wcdnes-
Jan.
day.
DEFECT IN
HOWELL BILL
MKrT:-OIiOHIj WILLIAMS AT
TACKS PROPOSE! MKAHUUU
Says Senate ltill No. t:i Would I. W.
W. to Organize- Military I nilH
in tho Stato.
SALEM, Jan. 28 Lieutenant Col
onel John M. Williams, formerly ad
jutant general of Oregon, now sta
tioned -at Camp Lewis, yesterday
pleaded with the legislature against
enactment of Senator Howell's bill
authorizing organization of home
guard units to be known as the Ore
gon volunteer guard. He said that
under the bill tho I. V. W, could or
ganize military uui's and could not
be prevented.
"I understand tint you have pass
ed a bill that has gone to the house,"
said Colonel Vr'illian.B. "It provides
that tho citizens of each county, 65
to 105 in number, may get together
and form a company with the sheriff
as commander-ln-rhlcf. Jf I were the
lender of the LW. W. In Portland
I could form companies under that
bill and you couldn't Interefere with
them. You munt curb that or tho
Ilolshcviki in this state may form
companies and no or.o can say them
nay."
SOLDIER WANTS
ARREARS OF PAY
SAYS GOVEKNMENT OWES HIM
FOIt 11 MONTHS HACK
WIIEMIISCHAKGFD.
PORTLAND, Jan. 28. With the
Vcrnment ti, owi him ()a. of
a s . ,, with the ,., a month
nl,otmcnt J hi wjf i(1 for lnc
, ' . , .
I pa t eleven months, (-orporal Juhn r.
1 ' . ...
. Haley of the sprue.
production divi-
his
honorahle dis-
. """ Is 1
a- Vancouver barracks la.t Sat
-j
I enlisted in the spruce division in
Fcfrruary, 1!I18," said Mr. Ilnley. "Dur
" - "K mosf of the ttme 1 hnve been fore-
RAD
man in spruce camps. My corp'al's, hut "Monday they beaine orally ac-''lon ' tho Multnoilmh delegation,
pay was f:! a month, which amoiwt,;t. (ne moment dh.cussion of the -
togiher with my mtieri allowance ol'mntnrVai opened. . .1Tli.1SHfVKI, Kll.l-S WOKKMAK
Ju'ccnts a day, was dwIuiVPfro'n my . . .
my civilian p:v nnl A supposed to iSII FMONLiT ALLIANCE VALKp Jan. 28. Gaotano, Mog-
k r.nf.iie later by Ire government.
$13 80 a month. eBut the 111 a,montn,,,uited in split of Jhat bodand theltiir,..Mlngr coopany at tho Warm
ii'.ls another 115 which trie govern-
ii is Burpp vi " i'1., " c,
,rjc ived by my wife, despite dozens
nf letters a'Pteiegrams to Washii. -
iton. And wli I ta dis- hargid theo., h in effect O.-ould exclude l
iotOr 4& the pKmaster held out m-afiUtivesO'f .Ulster. ft thnOleliber-
rstion money for the past thirty-nine
days, amounting to aboutnllo. My
EM LOCAL
TROOPS
SOON
SIXTY-FIFTH AIlTll.l.KHY 1FE IN
NKW YOItK THIS WKKK.
Men Will Ho Sent - First to Camp
Dix mid Then t Ouup lanrls
For Demobilization,
PORTLAND, Jan. 28. Tho Slxty-
flfth Coast Artillery, which includes
approximately 1000 Oregon boys.
will reach New York this, week and
will be sent temporarily to Camp
Dix, New Jorsoy, according to word
received yostordny from Senator Mc-
Nary by tho committee on reception
for Oregon soldiers, sailors and ma
rines.
From Cnnip Dix the men will bo
sent to their homoB In small detach
ments. Efforts nlready has boen
made by tho Oregon committee tu
have these boys routed through
Portland on their journey to Camp
Lewis. -
Emery OlniBtend, chairman of tho
reception cominittoe, received a tele
gram from Senator McNary yestor
day stating that the first Informa
tion with relation to routing of Ore
gon boysVla Portland will bo Issued
by tho war department, F'cbruray 1.
NOT DEAD YET
REPORTED NKW CONTRACTS ARE
FORTHCOMING
Deals Revoked (o Permit Substitution
of Designs, to Better Serve the
Needs of Peace.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 Tho ship
ping board's order cancelling contracts
on all steol- ships in yards of the Co
lumbia (River district execnt those
which will be completed in the first
half f this year is only part of a gen
eral policy and does not mean aban
donment of government ship-building
plans.
It was explained by a representative
of the board that the ships' being
built throughout tho country were de
signed for war-time conditions and
that contracts havo been canceled in
order to substitute new designs and
specifications which will better servo
the needs of peace. The steel ship:
building program as originally drawn
II not be reduced more than 10 per
cent, it was said.
It was further announced that the
wooden ship program also will go for
ward to the extent of 1,000,000 tons.
Permission to build steel ships for for
eign account will bo withheld by the
board until further advised.
N FX ATI'! AIM
1X(J STATU
'HOVKS ItKCItHAT
ADMIMSTIIA I IO.V
lU'inibllnin Mnjnrftv In TrKf"lntlve
Ilody Overwhelm Opposition
AK'ilnHt MciiMiro,
IIOISK, Jan. 28. Calmly all op
positions as ra pldly an It developed,
the HolMiMlnui majority In tho state
senate Monday approved Governor
UnvtB- proposal recreating jminos
aehnmo or state ndminlBtratlon y
a vote of 2K lo 10. The action was
taken under suspension ot the rules.
W. A. Lee of Bingham county
caused tho hill lo bo retained In the
senior body twcnty-fr.ur hours wi ll
his announcement of an lnt.mr,on to
move for reconsideration. There is
sald to be no for BbB7'"
that ny nien, her oj the- majority
save lnl auer .., vow.,
iiertml to reach the house this after' -
nm)n
Opposlllmi Come, lo Mfn
Democrats aid Non-pai tlHiins had
adopted a tacit offense when tho, gov -
. i.m ,, j,i,.r,i Vriiiuv.
! in TllltOKS OF lJSSF.NSION
i in; ii. in, vi
itncA I'VidV r--
KpreRHif.sl of its nresident. ViO ount
.nnu;on. ano auoui i.-y iik-i uci . .
.jf4,e cause If'ie d'ssension was a res -
olution proposed byIrd MiildTeton
ations nf the slOuOo nn .any horn
rule schrina.involving tli acparition
Q1 Ulster from the rest of Ireland.
SHIP BUILDING
IDAHO FAVORS
DAVIS' SCHEIE
AVIATOR BBBAK&
ALL SPEED RECOKJHT
LAWTON, Okla., Jan. 28. favored
by a hitjh.t'ai! wind, Lieut. Robert H.
Baker, m a de Ilnviland, 12-cylinder
plane, broke all previous records in a
flight from Fort Sill to Oklahoma City
Inst Saturday, when he mitde the nine
ty miles in twenty minutes flat, or at
a speed of 270 miles an hour.
iLieutcnaut Baker, who today con
firmed a published report of the flight,
said the tinio of twenty-two minutes
previously (riven was erroneous,
HAN I.IFTKO 1 SAI.FM
BALKM, Jan, 28. Tho Influenza
ban was lifted In Snlcin yoBtorday
and public schools and theatres
which havo boon closed for several
weeks, wore re-opened. Ban on vis
it Ink" by rolatlvos ot inmates -will be
lifted at tho Orogon Suites hospital
Wednesday. F'our cases of influ-
cuzn ara still remaining at tho hos
pital. ,
THREE BOXING
BILLS. FORWARO
THE Sll'lTXOMAII W'XEGATION
Illl.li IS OPPOSED.
(iovcrnnr ItcKnrdx Knuililwr Hill Fa
vorably rortland Promoters
A lliod to be Selfish.
Three bills for localizing boxing
In the stato of Oregon uro In tho
handn of tho Oregon legislators. A
bill known us the McFarland mons-
uro was brought Into tho house a
few days ago by Representative Mc
Farland, df Multnomah county. Tho
bill la pntlernod after tho rulos and
mutilations under which Ihe Portland
boxing commission conducts the fis
tic gnmo in Portlnnd. It provides
for ton-round bouts and It la allog-
cd that It has boen especially mould
ed to moot tho ldoas and satisfy tho
selfish rociulremontB ot tho men con
trolling tho gnmo In tho only elty
In Oregon now onjoylng the sport.
A lollor from Sonntof Walter H.
I'iorco nddressod to C. D. Hmnhlsor
states that he had served notice on
tho Multnomah delegation that thoy
could not pass their bill In tho son
ato, unless they recognized tho rights
uf the community, which tholr pres
ent bill does not.
Senator Pierce's lottor Indicates
that their bill was a selfish moas-
u ro, framed up to moot tho require
ments ot Portland, but making no
provision for tho smaller cities.
Ho also stated that the boxing bill
drafted by Mr. Emahlber waB oponly
declared by Portland men, not di
rectly Interested In tho present city
commission arrangoment, to bo'dis-
tlnrtly the best bill for Orogon. Al
ter going over tho situation carefully
It was decided by tho Kastorn Oro
gon solons that a bill of this naturu
should bo started through tho house
and a proposition was mndo the Mult-
r.oiuah delegation to withdraw the
hill and Introduco the La Grande
measure. They would ftot consent to
this arranttoinent and tho McFarland
bill was .started through the houso.
Mr. Pierce will offer amendments to
the -latter, howevor, taken from the
La Grande hill, which will provldb
tho Bumu privileges to La Grando and
nthor siiwll clths In the state as
those enjoyed by Portland.
A third bill to legalize boxing Is
In the hands of llopresentatlvo E. B.
Smith of Portland, providing, for
stato athletic commission to consist
of Governor 'Wlthycomho, Secretary
I6f Stale Olcott and Slate Treasurer
illoff, and a secretary at a salary of
J $ 2 -1 0 0 a year,
Thn mt uniinKi ant for-
wanlcd to' Salem to oppose tho 1)111
nnw In Hin limisa fuilinrod bv the
,iorU,in(1 boxing coimiilHsion. It Is
o,,,,,,,,, joke.
.;mllllil!r rorvo(I a ,uUor
oovornor Wlthycomho some
( ull,tlng a copy of
; g6ver,.or's con.ldora-
!,,..,,,. he was deeply Interested
rovMnm ot tno ,lloa,llre aI1(1
thit ,
, "imosltlon.
Thoro Is little doubt In tho minds
"' Ih" "P"'1 followws but that
'ho I GVando boxing bill wiuld
1 havo passed the ho.iso and tho son-
lii'O hud It not been for tho opposl-
!HiiiZ,.o, eamsbov -l pitman, was In-
latanvy Klllea Tiiesosy runrning ai
i , .....4 n nf 11,. UI..M
iHnrlnics dam alta. near Ktverslde.
ciicn q:i m . iim bii-w i miyin-'u
land tit) biirset Af oppcd to the hot
! torn ot thn pit, striking the ,.
ot thn pit, striking the wi.Of-
r '45,11. Nothln.ls Jknown of the irian,
evrpnl IIihL tin rSnA hnntTl a ffilhort
time ago and obtained wor
nrL nn tnn
excavation . pull ot the
i Swings dam.
o
L
STRIKE IS
SHIPYARD VOHK BUS APPEALING
TO COUNCILS THROUGH
OUT COUNTRY.
ENGINEERS' UNION
VOTES SYMPATHY STRIKE
rVction Expected to Put Seattle Up
Against Shortage of Coal Which
Will Cause Schools and Other Large
Buildings to lie ClosedIron Work
era Refuse to Join the Strikers.
SEATTLE, Jun. 28. A nation
wide strike of all niotnl tradosmen,
in sympathy with the Soattlo, Taco
ma and Aberdeen shipyard workors.
Is tho plan local strlko loaders aro
working here now, s
As the eighth day of the (treat strike
closes, lotters and messages are be-'
Ing sent to all trades councils In
the country, asking that strikes bo
called and that the Macy Board's
proposed wago scale bo rojoctod.
Schools and ether largo buildings
In this city may bo forced to close,
owing to tho probability ot consum
ers facing a conl shortage on account
ot the action ot the Englnoor'a union,
who have voted to declare a sympa
thetic strike February ' 1st. Othor
unions are also expected to declare
in favor of a gonornl strike.
The Plasterers', Structural Iron
WorkorB'.and City Flro Fighters'
Unions havo rojoctod a proposal to
strlko. .'
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SEATTLE, Jan. 28. Executive com
mitteemen representing 1110 unions af- k
filiated with the Seattle. Central Labor t
Council lata .Sunday voted to cam
paign for "mass action," and a general,
strike in February In support ot tno
25,000 metal trades workors, who have
been on strike hero since last Tuesday
for higher wagos. This vote was
reached aftor tho committeemen re
jected a resolution offored by H. F.
Jones, president of tho Building Trades
Council, asking that a general strike
ho deferred.
Other developments In tho strike sit
uation in Washington cities yesterday.
affecting some 85,000 men, were:
Receipt of requests by more ship
yards hero and in Tacoma from the
United States shipping board asking
that schedules of cost bo prepared for
cancellation of steel contracts given
by tho government.
Cancellation of ship contrncts, it
was said today by shipyard employers,
could have no effect on tho strike sit
uation, inasmuch; as tho shipyards
hnvc been working for the government
under government conditions.
Union officials said every effort
would be made to hasten the general
strike referendum being taken by all
unions in Seattle, but that it was not
probable the result would be known in
time to inaugurate the general striko
by February 1,
WILSON PRAISES
FRENCH WOMEN
PARIS, Jan. 28. A tribute to tho
women of nil countries and of Franca
particularly, and the hoito that tho
cause of equal franchise may in soma
way be "presented to the. considera
tion of the pence conference" were
voiced by President Wilson in a
speech to a delegation of .French
working women nt the Murat mansion
Saturday. ":
Hut in no circumstances can tho
pence conference be expected to "die-.
tnto to the several nations in thiB mat
ter, 'the president explained, since it
was. a purely domestic issue.
Again the president reiterated the
principle which he hns unswervingly
expounded since he came to Kurope,
that this "must be a people's peace
because this was a people's was."
Tho people, not the governments,
won the war, Mr, Wilson declared.
G-ET LEADERS OF -
NEW YORK KILC-ft
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ROCHESTER, N. Y., Man. 2 la
lha-arrct here yesterday of two for
eigners the police believe they have
the ringleaders dt tj". BnlslfCvist and
anarchistic! lajnvtyncnt in this cOy. ,
According to the priso:rs, Luigie a
Qucricia and Christ Salamonc, theror
am tnousanos oi noisiQvisiB in nocn- o
: effier.eNveii oigiiniirn,
and reVuIar
- j matings have heOi held withijj, Uie
- 'Wtt Iih- weeks.
Wt fiw weeks.
j Doth men wenrhenvily armed s0l
! kn.L nttnMl ;tin Or Tlidwhevist literature
orlcon thojjn their-nosscssion, wl.Oh they said
lb" Warm was furOihed from New York City
" I for distribution at meetings here.
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for final action.
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