Labor leaders rally behind William Short for re election
Hold pool room man for probe and $5000 bond. John A. Sears of Torrey and Sears billiard parlor in Seattle is held as a grand jury witness after being accused by Prosecuting Attorney Fred Brown of pressuring prospective witnesses and aiding a suspected bootlegger to flee. Brown says Sears posed as the prosecutor's friend to influence several men tied to bootlegging.
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Fred (. Brown
John A. Sears
Torrey & Sears Billiard Parlor
Third Ave
Frank Koepfli
Sears
Grand Jury
Seattle
Brown
Stewart Campbell
John Stringer
Peace prospects in Weimar tangled as cabinet crisis looms
Weimar reports say P Ebert fails to form a new cabinet amid Democrat opposition to concessions from Allies. A note to Versailles outlines demands for 25 billion indemnities a Kaiser surrender and Germany's admission to the League. National Assembly leans toward signing despite opposition.
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Weimar
Advan
Carl D. Groat
United Press
P. Ebert
Ebert
Kaiser
Germany
League of Nations
National Assembly
Eduard David
Lkely
Gustav Noske
Herman Mueller
Scheidemann
Bulow
Gruener
Short Wins Re election by Big Vote in Washington Labor Meet
In Bellingham Washington President William Short of the State Federation of Labor wins reelection amid a landslide 444 to 278 defeat of Charles Perry Taylor for secretary. L W Buck the Seattle socialist is elected secretary 346 to 134. Delegates blame adjournment and UMW split for Taylor's loss and praise Short's steady leadership.
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AR Wheeler
Bellingham
Wash
Washington
William Short
G Federation of Labor
Charles Perry Taylor
Short
Pane Progress
Taylor
L W. Buck
Seattle
United Mine Workers’ Union
Metal Trades
Metal Tradea
Kiddies Star Bedtime Stories Stir Young Readers
The Star runs Indian lore tales for boys and girls starting Monday. Parents are urged to read aloud nightly. Readers are invited to enjoy Bedtime Stories by The Star’s new child authors and staff.
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Chief Tahan
Siars
Prohibition Uphheld as House Committee Denies Repeal Power
Washington June 21. The house judiciary committee voted 12 to 5 to refuse to grant the president authority to set aside enforcement of war time prohibition for light wines and beer. The amendment by an Ohio representative to partially repeal wartime prohibition failed.
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Washington
United Press
House Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Ohio
Girl Shot by Brother Dies at Home
Dorothy Merrill age 10, daughter of Ira J. Merrill, a mechanical engineer, was shot and killed by her 14 year old brother Stanley while playing with a loaded pistol at their Burke Avenue home shortly before noon Saturday.
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Dorothy Merrill
Ira J. Merrill
Burke Ave
Stanley
First Park Concerts Open Sunday in Seattle Parks
Seattle park concert season begins Sunday afternoon with Wag ners Band at Woodland Park and Adams Hand at Alki Beach. From 2 50 to 5 pm both programs feature popular classics and modern tunes including Overture Tambour del Garde and Patriotic pieces.
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Seattle's Park
Wagners
Woodland Park
Adams
Alki Beach
Pep
Romberg
Yokohama
Morris
Rollinson
Albers
America
Moses
Inglesina
Cease
Suppe
Tobani
Alma
Briquet
Chong
Sunshine Shipment Due Here Sunday
A rain forecast notes a Sunshine shipment is expected in Seattle Sunday if plans by Official Weatherwith Salisbury hold. A breeze is possible and Saturday’s clouds are not expected to affect delivery.
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Seattle
Salisbury
Northland Goes Ashore Off Cape Cod Channel
The steamer Northland of the Eastern Steamship company went ashore early today at the entrance of Cape Cod canal on the Hazzard’s bay side. A radio message reported passengers and freight being moved in small boats.
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Boston
Mass
United Press
Northland
Eastern Steamship Company
Cape Cod Canal
Hazzard’s Bay
Strike of 500,000 Mill Hands Slated
In Manchester on June 21 an estimated 300,000 cotton mill workers planned a noon strike for higher wages and shorter hours with 200,000 more to join within days. Some workers faced unemployment and others feared reduced hours or layoff amid the planned walkouts.
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Manchester
England
Gompers Re-elected as AFL President in Seattle
Samuel Gompers won re election as president of the American Federation of Labor by an almost unanimous vote James Duncan was elected first vice president Joseph Valentine second vice president and Frank Duffy third vice president The convention backed the league of nations and its labor provisions sending Wilson a cablegram from Gompers noting labor support despite concerns. The convention aimed to close its business and adjourn.
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Alvin E. Johnson
United Press
Atlantic City
N. 4
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James Duncan
Joseph Valentine
Frank Duffy
Gompers
James A. Duncan
Seattle Labor Council
League of Nations
Wilson
Samuel Gomper
One Union Idea Up For Debate
In the State Federation of Labor convention in Bellingham the vote favored a referendum on reorganizing toward one big union. Harry Wright of Tacoma urged orderly reorganization within the federation while denying secessionist aims. The session tabled the league of nations issue as radicals clashed with the resolutions committee.
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Bellingham
State Federation of Labor
Harry Wright
Tacoma Longshoreman
Wright
Federation
League of Nations
Resolutions Committee
Henry Sprague
Spokane
League
Miles Poindexter
Phone girls call meeting over wage scale conference
Seattle telephone workers plan a mass meeting at the Labor Temple annex to protest the companys election of a San Francisco wage scale conference representative and to discuss a possible Seattle sympathy strike. Miss Nellie Johnson attends the San Francisco conference while Miss May Duffy denounces the companys new employe association as an unfair move. Local officials await word from Johnson on joining California cities in a strike and a representative from the international order is seen as strengthening strike prospects.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Labor Temple
Association of Employes
Turieson
May Duffy
Nellie Johnson
Seattle Union
California
International Order
League treaty ratification debated by senators and radicals
A minority report condemns the league as betraying Wilsonian ideals in a power scramble. The senate faces a motion to table the question. Frank Turco of Seattle moves to table, while Phil J. Perl, described as an ultra radical Seattle barber, leads the fight against the league.
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League
Wilson
Senate
Frank Turco
Seattle
Phil J. Perl
Seattle Barber
Liberty Bonds Quoted in New York Markets
Liberty bond quotations show 4s at 99.90, second 4s at 94.60, first 4% at 95.40, seconds 4s at 94.20, third 4s at 95.04, fourths at 94.26, and Victory 4% at 909.06. Prices reflect negotiated yields on the trading floor.
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New York
Foch Continues His War Plans Amid German Peace Move
Paris reports rapid Weimar developments may yield a peace treaty signing two days before the limit. A new cabinet replacing the Scheidemann ministry is said to have formed and to seek ratification, while allied forces prepare for possible resumption of hostilities. Marshal Foch and generals reviewed plans with the big four, receiving unanimous approval.
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Paris
Weimar
Germany
Scheidemann
National Assembly
Marshal Foch
Bliss
Robertson
Cavaliere
Foch
Socialists Form Hun Cabinet in Weimar Germany
Paris June 21 An Agence Radio Basle dispatch reports President Ebert has charged Hermann Mueller, a leading member of the majority socialist group, with forming a new cabinet in Weimar Germany.
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Paris
Agence
Basle
Ebert
Hermann Mueller
Noske Named German Chancellor Reported
London dispatch cites unconfirmed Times report that Gustav Noske was named chancellor. Paris reports former Kaiser Wilhelm II and Field Marshall von Hindenburg urged signing of the peace treaty.
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Noske
London
Coblens
Times Today
Weimar
Gustav "Noske
Mathias Eraberger
Paris
Germany
Kaiser
von Hindenburg
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Moret
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