Labor council pushes amnesty for political prisoners
The Central Labor council backed a near unanimous resolution seeking amnesty for political prisoners jailed over opposing the war policy. Critics argued the plan lumps decent workers with traitors, while supporters said the measure targets political prisoners, not criminals. Hulet M. Wells condemned war profiteers and argued workers in Russia and Central Europe strive for liberty amid global conflict.
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Central Labor Council
Hulet M. Wells
United States
Wells
Russia
Central
Europe
Labor Bank Recommended by Labor Council
A plan submitted by a special committee at the labor council recommended establishing a Trades Union Savings and Loan Association. It would form a 15 member directorate chosen by the council, with each affiliated union and the King County Farmers' Grange nominating a delegate to serve on an advisory board. The proposal was set as a special order for the next meeting.
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Ted
Labor Council
Financial
Trades Union Savings and Loan Association
King County Farmers’ Grange
Mnade
San Francisco Trades Council Delays Vote on Macy Strike
The San Francisco Iron Trades council will not vote on the Macy ward strike until after December after the board of appeals deadline. Secretary Bert Swain of the Seattle Metal Trades council says the move contradicts California delegates who supported the strike referendum. Seattle has asked San Francisco for an explanation as the council denounces the Macy board and calls for abolition and voter review of such boards.
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San Francisco Iron Trades Council
Macy @ward
Board of Appeals
Bert Swain
Seattle Metal Trades Council
Swain
Seattle Council
A. E. Miller
California
San Francisco
Macy
Man Killed in Auto Accident on 15th Ave West
Gunnar Sveinson a 54 year old watchman at Portland Cordage was killed when an automobile driven by Edgar A Quigle secretary of the Washington Stevedor company struck him on 15th Ave West near Wheeler. Witnesses say Sveinson ran diagonally into the car.
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Gunnar Sveinson
15Th Ave. W
Portland
Edgar A. Quigle
Washington Stevedore Company
15Th Ave
Wheeler Sr
Sveinson
Forest McKeever
Palatine Ave
G. N
Skinner & Eddy Yards
A. W. Roys
Railroad Ave
P. Brown
13Th Ave
Far and Near Brown to Rest Before New Work
Fred C. Brown prosecuting attorney elect will visit Swedish hospital Saturday for a month to rest and regain health before starting his new duties. Polish Seattle residents plan a mass meeting December 1 at 3 p m in Douglas hall for aid to FE C Hughes of Seattle who died at The Dalles Ore funeral set for Bonney-Watson parlors Friday at 2 30 p m. Walla Walla seeks a salmon allocation from state hatcheries for sale in the municipal market per Game Commissioner Darwin. No provision will be made until next year. Souchez the wood auxiliary power schooner built for the French government by Foundation Co of Tacoma was delivered to Thorndyke Trenholme Co ready for sea. H F Alexander president of Pacific Coast S S Co has been invited to join the national foreign trade council per San Francisco message.
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Fred C. Brown
Seattle
Douglas Hall
E. Pinest
FE. C. Hughes
Dalles
Ore
Bonbhey-Watson
Walla Walla
Darwin
Souchez
Foundation Company of Tacoma
Thorndyke Trenholme Co
H. F. Alexander
Pacific Coast 8. 8. Co
National Foreign Trade Council
San Francisco
Federal agents probe German property in Seattle
Investigator Lucien H. Boggs arrives in Seattle to inspect German holdings as federal action opens in superior court. United States alien property custodian seeks $522.23 on notes of the late Lou Graham, with German beneficiaries. The Mehlhorn building estate faces federal scrutiny over a $6,000 German heir split.
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Lucien H. Boggs
United States Alien Property Custodian
Seattle
Sult
Superior Court
A. Mitchell Palmer
United States Alien Property Custorian
Lou Graham
Germany
August Mehlhorn
Mehlhorn
Heira
Labor favors Christensen for port job
De. W. T. Christensen of Ballard, ex-legislator, won indorsement as port commissioner after a long Central Labor Council meeting. The Shipyard Laborers union proposed primaries to let all union men vote, opposing Judge C. B. Remenberg due to alleged bias against organized labor.
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de. W. T. Christensen
Ballard
Central Labor Council
Mwiaggere and Fasteners’ Union
C. B. Remenberg
Remeberg
Offici
Shipyard Laborers’ Union
Port Commission to Rush Terminal Expansion Projects
The port commission plans rapid construction of additional Smith Cove terminal facilities. Bids on $1,999,000 improvement bonds authorized by voters in September will be issued immediately following Wednesday's meeting.
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Smith Cove
Port Commission
Local Boy Private Charles N. Fletcher Dies in France
Comrades report the death of Charles N. Fletcher from pneumonia while with Base Hospital No. 50 in France. Official notice reached his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher of 5269 University Blvd. Fletcher belonged to Kappa Sigma fraternity and the Tyers Tyron sophomore society at the university.
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Charles N. Fletcher
France
Charles Fletcher
University Bivd
Young Fletcher
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Tyes Tyon
Demobilization Ordered for University of Washington Students
About 1,000 members of the student army training corps at the University of Washington will be demobilized from December 4 to December 21. Telegrams to Capt. Aub, the commanding officer, confirm the mustering out schedule. In Pullman Washington State College A T C men begin mustering out December 1. Police sergeant Gus Hasselblad, who shot Jack Newman on November 21, was upheld by a coroner's jury Wednesday.
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Student Army Training Corps
University of Washington
Aub
Pullman
Wash
Washington State College
Gus Hasselblad
Jack Newman
Newman
Tis
Thanksgiving Rejoice Eternal Peace and Sacrifice
Poem by Leo H. Lassen prays for gratitude and peace. It recalls thanksgiving, divine will, and sacrifice in distant fields marked by poppies and silent hearts. The verse ties wartime memory to spiritual fulfillment and world peace.
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Paradise
Leo H. Lassen
Silk remnants and infant wear sale on second floor
The ad lists half price and clearance items on the second floor including infant sleep ers drawstring garments at 95 cents, infant gertrudes, wool mittens, white socks, wool vanta bands, rubens shirts, infant shoes, and muslin coveralls with prices ranging from 10 to 50 cents.
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Rubens
BON
Women’s Sweaters Reduced Across Sizes and Colors
Storewide sweater sale cuts prices on nearly all sizes and colors. Styles are limited, but shoppers can find a broad range of options at reduced prices.
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Labor Bank
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Man
William
Hohenzollern
Kaiser
America
Holland
Newspaper Enterprise Association
William Hohenzollern
Christensen
Draken Silzes
Second Ave
Maslin
Norfolk
Kent
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