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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1919

Page

9

Builders Open Shop Resumes as Strike Continues

Open shop operations resume under the Master Builders association after a months long strike by 4000 building tradesmen. The association insists workers return to old pay scales with no discrimination if the strike ends, while unions demand raises to $10 for carpenters and related trades, and $7 for laborers. The two sides remain unreconciled, with arbitration proposed but rejected by the unions.

Master Muilders’ Association Building Trades Council Adjustment Board Althe Carpenters’ Council

No Relief Yet for Gas Users

Complaints spread across Seattle as many residences lack gas on the sixteenth day of a strike. The Public Service Commission delayed action while awaiting the return of its chairman from Spokane. City officials plan to seek a hearing on the telephone service and franchise obligations, amid reports of nickel-encounter pay phones and ongoing service failures.

Seattle Public Service Commission Olympia Lake Washington Eas Spokane E. V. Kuykendall Meier Meiers Chamber of Com ‘Meres

Jews Observe Rosh Hashana Rites at multiple temples

Rosh Hashana services begin Wednesday evening at Temple de Hirsch with Rabbi Samuel Koch speaking on The Plain Truth and Self Preservation. Other synagogues, Bikur Cholom, Merz, and Sephardim congregations hold observances as the holy day signals the new year and lead to Yom Kippur. A miniature farm exhibit is noted at the Nebraska College of Agriculture campus.

Temple de Hirsch Samuel Koch

British American Association Holds First Meeting After Break

The British American Association resumes activity with a session to pass new rules and by laws. Election of officers is on the agenda. Meet in the Fine Arts Room on Fourth Avenue Tuesday evening, Sept 23, at 8 o'clock.

Fine Arts Room Fourth Ave

Curb Influenza Moves Considered by City Council

City officials weigh drastic steps to prevent a recurrence of last year’s influenza toll. Health officer Dr Read urges reporting cases, sanitizing, and licensing swill collection, with possible free inoculation and stricter bedding and spillage controls.

Seatte H. M. Read Dr. Read Fitzgerald Read

Army sergeant B W Lyen drowned near Mt Baker park

Searchers dragged Lake Washington Monday for Sergt. B W Lyen of Ellensburg who vanished while canoeing Sunday night with companions. Olds and Quinn, also from Ellensburg, attended a rifle school in Seattle and registered at the Savoy hotel. Lyen cried for help as he disappeared. authorities were alerted by a shore caller.

Lake Washington Sergt B. W. Lyen Ellensburg Lyen Seattle John D. Olds William Quinn Savoy Hotel Mt. Baker Park Olds Quinn A. Bernhardt 34Th Ave. S C. KE. Rix Caldwell N. J

Tame Old Lion Wakes Up And Bites Actress

In Los Angeles a supposed tame old lion attacked Lillian Harmon a 17 year old schoolgirl at a movie studio. The girl touched the lion and within moments the animal struck and clawed her throat while her brother and a companion acted with an iron bar to rescue her. Surgeons hoped she would survive.

Los Angeles Lillian Harmon

British American association to resume meetings in Fine Arts hall

The British American association will resume meetings Tuesday night in the Fine Arts hall at 1218 Fourth Ave. Officers will be elected and new laws adopted.

The British-American Association Fine Arts Fourth Ave

Guard Your Health Wake Up to Decayed Teeth

An advertorial appeals to readers to guard health by fixing decayed or missing teeth. It claims decayed teeth poison the system and urges immediate action. The message promises a binding written guarantee and high standing dentists in Seattle. The tone urges readers to visit the advertised dental office.

Seattle

Arraignments In U S Court Hear Over Fifty Cases

Rose Wise pleaded guilty to sending morphine through the mails and received ten days in jail after four months in prison pending trial. Sofia R Cataline and George Bouler faced pending pleas or trials. Over fifty cases were set for arraignment as the federal grand jury reconvenes Tuesday.

Rose Wise U. S. District Court Jeremiah Neterer Neterer Mrs. Wise James Shea National Bank of Commerce

President Wilson Leaves Coast for Ratification Campaign

President Wilson departs the Pacific coast aboard the presidential train en route to Reno for a speech on ratifying the peace treaty. The schedule includes Sacramento stops with a possible rear platform address and mountainous travel through California. Telegraphed messages indicate close contact with labor issues during the journey.

United Press Wilson Pacific Coast Reno Sacramento California

Hebberd Resigns as State Food Chief

Spokane. Charles Hebberd, state food administrator during the war, resigns as chairman of the state fair price committee citing pressure of private business. Hebberd organized the county fair price committee and the state food administration.

Spokane Charles Hebberd Hebbard State Food Administration

Smith Murder Trial Delayed In Superior Court

James M. Smith, a Canadian war veteran, had his murder trial postponed after a key state witness was unavailable. He allegedly shot his wife Helen at her parents home, following her desertion after his discharge and the birth of their child. The case will be reset for a later date.

James M. Smith Helen Everett M. Smith Smith Thomas McMahon Hudson Sr

Puget Sound Named Permanent Pacific Fleet Bases

Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced that Puget Sound and San Francisco harbor will be permanent bases for the Pacific fleet battleships with smaller ships distributed along the coast. He noted no current plan for an extended fleet voyage or major maneuvers and that overhauls will take months, delaying movements until after January.

Washington Puget Sound San Francisco Daniels Navy Pacific Coast

Right Rev Shayler Dedicated As Nebraska Bishop

Right Rev Ernest Vincent Shayler, formerly of Seattle, was dedicated as bishop of Nebraska at Trinity cathedral Omaha. The ceremony Sunday afternoon was conducted by the Very Rev Tancock with a 50 voice choir and about twenty Episcopal clergy in attendance.

Omaha Ernest Vincent Shayler Seattle Nebraska Trinity Cathedral An Tancock

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