Seattle Metal Trades balk at league of nations endorsement
The Seattle Metal Trades council tabled AFL’s plea to ratify the league of nations after a fiery speech by Frank Turko accusing the covenant of aiding imperial aims. A San Francisco officers’ letter cites failed attempts at ending the Los Angeles shipyard strike and warns of employer-driven walkouts. Committees were named to study a $1.5 million union movie house venture and to probe last week’s meeting incidents with Skinner & Eddy representatives called in for testimony.
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Frank Turko
Ireland
Russia
Germany
League of Nations
Hungary
England
San Francisco
Los Angeles
The
Metal Trades Council
D. E. Skinner
Skinner & Eddy
Skinner
Judge rules on packing house workers seniority in strike context
CHICAGO August 13 Federal Judge Alechuler voids the seniority of packing house employees who struck last week, placing seniority on the order of returning to work. The wage scale dispute is to be considered after the ruling, with armed guards reported present during the dispute.
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Chicago
Alechuler
Gift by Edward F Geartes Liquidates Pacific Improvement Co
Edward F Geartes has given 31.5 million as a gift, comprising 25,000 sectares of the Pacific Improvement Co which is being liquidated. The sum is to be paid today as part of the settlement. The liquidation affects the Pacific Improvement Co and its stakeholders.
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Edward F. Geartes
Pacific Improvement Co
Roy E. Taylor Freed in Olympia Murder Case
Roy E. Taylor a Northern Pacific switch man from South Bend was released from Olympia jail after a week as a murder suspect in a young woman's shallow grave discovery near here. Telegrams show Mrs. Taylor has been employed in Sacramento since a week after the alleged murder.
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Olympia
Roy E. Taylor
Northern Pacific
South Bend
Here
Taylor
Sacramento
Cal
E. B. Reynolds
40000 Polish Jews Seek Permit to Emigrate to America
Reports from Warsaw indicate 40,000 Polish Jews are seeking permission to emigrate to the United States. Wholesale emigration from Central Europe to America is expected to begin soon.
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Copenhagen
Warsaw
America
Europe
United States
New Woodrow Wilson Office Conference Described
Milton Bronner details a White House press conference routine with President Wilson. Secret service screening, Tumulty in attendance, a green-decorated room, and a stenographer record help convey questions and answers. The president is lively, joking, and epigrammatic while avoiding direct quotes.
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White House
J. P. Tumulty
Tumulty
Secret Service
Thieves Target Ames Shipyards Checks in $6000 Raid
Ames shipyards paymaster’s office was robbed Monday night and $6000 in checks stolen. No arrest had been made by Wednesday morning as merchants warned to inspect all Ames checks dated August 2 and report passers who resemble the thief. Special agent George Hadue received notice of an attempted pass at a First Avenue merchant and police are seeking the suspect. The entry was through a rear window where glass had been removed.
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Noarresta
Ames Shipyards
Ames
George Hadue
Wireless phone aids Mount Hood fire watch
On Mount Hood in Oregon a wireless telephone linked lookout Elijah Coalman at 11 125 feet with Forest Service engineer M Allen eight miles below at 7 225 feet. The test, likely world first, promises rapid warning across two states and aided by a 47 foot bamboo antenna during a Warm Springs reservation fire report.
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Portland
Ore
Elijah Coalman
Mount Hood
Cr. M. Allen
United States Forest Service
Warm Springs
Senators Support Industrial Meeting Move
Washington voices favored an industrial conference between capital and labor as outlined in the Poindexter-Kelly resolutions. Senators Pomerone of Ohio and Harrison of Mississippi joined in backing the plan saying it could foster better understanding between employees and employers and may do substantial good depending on conference personnel.
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Washington
Pomerone
Ohio
Harrison
Mississippi
Carnegie Estate Pays Vast Taxes
The inheritance tax on Andrew Carnegie's estate of 500 million dollars is estimated at 144.181 million. The breakdown shows 124.181 million federal tax and 20 million New York state tax, assuming no charitable or educational bequests.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Andrew Carnegie
T. B. Peckinpaugh
United States Revenue Department
New York State
Labor organizer asked to form physicians' union
New York August 13 Hugh Frayne labor organizer said he had been asked to organize a physicians union to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor.
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New York
Hugh Frayne
Physicians’ Union
American Federation of Labor
Summer Skirts Sale Details and Prices
Slightly soiled Wash Skirts are reduced from season high prices. Gabardine and pique skirts with pockets belts and pearl buttons priced at 1.25. Extra size wash skirts at 1.25. Novel striped gabardine 2.50. Fifty to seventy five skirts originally 5.95 to 19.50 now sharply reduced.
Frocks of Taffeta Silk in Smart Styles
Frocks with distinction of line and good coloring. navy blue leads, then black, plum, taupe, gray, sand and Copenhagen. The center frock features upstanding ruffles and white Georgette collar. right has braided tie and neat overskirt. Second Floor The Bon Marche.
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BON Marche
Fancy Wool Garments and Voile Yardage on Display
Wool S in fancy weave with laced waist and sailor collar shown in red green and coral priced at 3.95 Wool Slipons feature purling waist tie collar and long fringe in turquoise buff pink navy and coral priced at 4.95 Second floor offers 36 inch white waist ing voile plain weave satin or corded stripes at 25c a yard Pink and blue striped appear among these outings medium weight 36 inches wide at 30c a yard Lower Main Floor.
Miniature Nursery Furniture For Baby Delights
Small scale furniture offers white enameled beds 18x36 with worn wheels at 7.50 and matching mattresses 1.95. Decorated panel beds 10.00 with 2.50 mattress, pink or blue fiber bath tubs 7.50, bathing table 5.95, baby scales 8.95, wicker nursery chairs 4.95, toilet baskets 0.95 to 7.50.
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BON Marche
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