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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1919
Page
11
A proposed syndicalist law, vetoed two years ago by the governor, is debated in the senate and house as supporters argue it would curb violent acts and sabotage while opponents warn it could be misused to criminalize labor activity. William Short, head of the State Federation of Labor, calls for clearer definitions to prevent abuse.
A legislative update reports the syndicalism bill clearing both houses amid intraparty clashes. The utilities committee faces a pivotal shift under the current leadership as efforts to curb public utilities control are shadowed by a party-line fight over committee appointments and rules.
New York January 14 The next Liberty Loan will total five to six billion dollars and will likely carry a higher interest rate than prior issues, according to Carter Class treasury official.
The ad extols bitro-phosphate as a cure for thinness and nervous weakness, claiming it nourishes nerves and body cells to cause rapid weight gain and improved health. It warns the remedy should not be used by those who do not wish to gain flesh.
A. J. Shaw of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, with 11 assistants, arrives in Olympia for the state public service commission hearing on rate increases recently suspended.
The report describes lawmakers and aides, including William C. Elliott and Frances Haskell from Tacoma, with notes on desk decorations and suffrage memorials. It mentions Speaker Adama, machine politics, a Panama Roosevelt canal memorial, and various legislators' stances and antics in the session.
Budapest dispatch reports former premier Karolyi elected provisional president as the national council transfers all authority to a popular government. The same dispatch notes the ministry’s resignation and forecasts a socialist cabinet formation.
The U S Supreme Court ruled that the Reed Bone Dry amendment overrides state laws allowing individuals to import limited amounts of intoxicants for personal use, upholding a strict interpretation of dry state prohibitions.
Tom Murphine Beattie oversees a new department of cooperation between legislature and the Washington state reconstruction congress. Executive Secretary Erwin Palmer has reached Olympia and opened headquarters at 423% Main.
Olympia report states Governor Lister ordered the legislature to forgo dances this session and theaters to use alternate seating to curb influenza. Pullman notes repeated illness with two teachers and about twenty pupils affected this winter.
Bolshevik advance guards neared Warsaw within 170 miles on Sunday. They captured Ornay and Zakaria as the main force extended to the line of Lida and Baranovitchi. A separate Bolshevik army was said to move toward Brest Litovek from Pinsk.
Portland January 14 Arthur C. Davis who pleaded guilty to robbing the East Side bank will be taken to the Salem penitentiary today or tomorrow. Davis was sentenced to serve from one to 10 years by Judge Stapleton who denied an appeal for a paroled sentence yesterday.
A wartime appeal urged restraint in selling Liberty Bonds. It notes the Bond Department will buy them if needed, calls war a costly but ultimately beneficial investment, and credits the public for a shift toward thrift and capitalism.
Berlin dispatches report no real fighting since Sunday afternoon while the German government orders arrest warrants for Karl Liebknecht Rosa Luxemburg Karl Radek and Police President Eichorn. Captured Czech and Krussian agitators are reported.
Senator Borah denounces what he calls the biggest navy and excessive wartime expenditures. He argues oppression in Russia as root of crime, cites starving children in New York and other cities, and urges economy and reason in future government spending.
In Portland two bandits attempted a 9 am jewelry store holdup near the police station. G Garfinkle ducked behind the counter as the robbers shouted not to move or they would shoot. A bullet grazed his head, prompting a quick escape.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a 25 cent box of Tiz from the drug store to relieve tired swollen feet. It claims Tiz quickly stops pain from chafed skin, calluses and bunions and reduces swelling and shoe tightness.
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