Move to Oust La Follette Opens Senate Action
Washington Sept 29 A Kellogg introduced a resolution to oust Senator La Follette on charges of disloyal utterances and sedition. The measure, read without comment, drew mixed reactions as senators discussed the move amid public safety committee recommendations.
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Aliens Press Campaign to Bar Draft-Age Workers
Draft Appeal Agent Thos J Kennedy urges immediate congressional action to deport aliens of draft age who refuse citizenship. He claims aliens are filling jobs left by Americans who answered the call and plans to press employers for a gentlemen’s agreement not to hire such aliens. A Greek worker in a city railroad yard boasted of taking a drafted man’s job and was beaten by coworkers.
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District Appeal Board
Antiwar Propaganda Suppression Aimed Nationwide
Officials say a nation wide effort to suppress antiwar propaganda and I W W influence is planned. The move would target socialists and organizations aiding Germany while investigating suspected sympathizers and draft related agitation. A broad scope crackdown is being considered.
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Germany
Invents Chemical Gasoline Process
Frederick A. Kormann, chemist of Francisco, claims a chemical process to boost America’s gasoline supply by treating crude oil components. He says about 52 percent of a barrel of crude oil could yield gasoline, instead of the 6 percent at present, with his method.
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Bringing in the Dough V5 Oport
A companion lately traveled with a big leather bag meant to hold money. It carried tobacco fund cash from Seattle cigar stores benefiting The Star's Boys in France Tobacco Fund. W Boehme of W E Sims Cigar Co. reacted with surprise as $6 was placed on the counter. Joe Bernbaum of Kelster Pernbaum Cigar Co. was also mentioned in the scene.
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W. E. Sims Cigar Co
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Dreamland Benefit Dance Raises Funds for Star Tobacco Drive
Dreamland manager Schermer said Friday night’s benefit dance netted 82 dollars after expenses. Dancing went on to 4 a m with Mr and Mrs Ward winning the prize waltz at 12 30.
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Dreamland
Star's Tobacco Fund
Ward
Faculty Professor Surprises Reporter With Hidden Gift
In a Seattle cigar shop a writer notes Professor Fred C. Ayer of the University of Oregon, soon to teach education at Washington, dropping a dollar toward a tobacco fund after noticing a leather case and a staff photographer capturing a moment. The encounter ends with a mysterious friendly gesture.
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Fred C. Ayer
University of Oregon
University of Washington
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Haig Move Foreshadowed On British Front
London reports indicate a message from British general headquarters signed War Correspondents warned against expecting news from the front. The notice suggests censorship may be easing due to a major Haig operation, as artillery bombardment around Ypres has intensified, signaling a potential significant advance.
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Marshal Haig
Ypres
George Vanderveer To Defend S W W Suspect In Chicago Case
Seattle attorney George W. Vanderveer will defend a member of the S W W group indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago. He is en route to Chicago to represent the defendant, recalling his prior defense in the Everett dock battle where Tom Tracy was acquitted.
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Seattle
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Everett Dock
Tom Tracy
Open New Car Bids For Municipal Railway Cars
The board of public works opened eight bids for one man cars but could not act due to lack of a quorum. The lowest bid was 5736 dollars per car for use on the Nickerson division of the municipal railway lines.
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Nickerson
Hnes
Special Compartments in Bag and Heart
The speaker notes placing a dollar in a special bag compartment and tells of a meeting with L. M. Lynch, manager of Seattle United Cigar stores, at the United Cigar store at First and Cherry, who says, “You’re among friends” with a hunch about the situation.
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L. M. Lynch
Seattle United Cigar
Troops May Not Go to France by Car
American troop movement to Europe may be sharply reduced over the next six months due to U-boat threats. Allies fear shifting tonnage away from supplies, with France Britain and Italy needing fuel food and oil. Britain asks for 6 million tons annually but aims to build capacity by 1918 1919 to support US troops.
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Europe
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Atlantic
Trains Collision in Oklahoma Kills 22 Injures 65
Tulsa dispatch reports a head-on crash between a passenger train and an equipment train near Kellyville results in 22 deaths and 65 injuries with crews and bystanders aiding in rescue as authorities trace alleged order violations. Funeral services for J A Covington 76 are planned at the Mason temple in Fremont.
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Kellyville
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Seattle police link Eastern strikebreakers to prowler sprees
Inspector Powers ties recent Seattle molestations to strikebreakers from the East and foreigners from Eastern cities. He notes most arrested prowlers are foreigners with few American citizens. harsh California penalties curb crime elsewhere, while locals resist plain clothes patrols.
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Pacific Coast
Seattle
Mike Powers
San Francisco
Powers
California
British ministry warns submarine crisis is extremely serious
London dispatch reports the ministry of shipping declares the submarine situation extremely serious. Britain urges the United States to build at least 6,000,000 tons of shipping annually or war efforts may fail. Sinkings since February 1 total four and a half million tons, matching earlier losses.
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British Shipping Ministry
United Press
London
Ministry of Shipping
Triitain
United States
Girl Dead in Room on Sixth Avenue
Vera Nelson a young girl residing at 1810 Sixth Ave was found dead in her room Friday. Coroner C C Tiffin ruled death from natural causes and the body was taken to the public morgue with no known relatives.
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Vera Nelson
Sixth Ave
C.C. Tiffin
Timber strike flares across shipyards and shops
About 9000 workers in 12 shipyards and 81 contract shops walk out, with 7000 staying at work in 23 shops and four yards that have wage agreements. Owners vow a lumber boycott and refuse to sign until carpenters accept 8 hour lumber or a work guarantee, predicting a two week duration and no mediation until an adjustment board arrives.
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Metal Trades
Jay G. Brown
International Timberworke
Nine Thousand Workers Strike In Seattle Shipyards Over Wages
Nine thousand workers walked out in Seattle shipyards and eighty one contract shops at 10 a m Saturday to enforce last August wage demands. Some yards signed new deals while others stayed out, and lumber boycott and eight hour day remain central issues. Officials predicted a short strike with no violence, as guards and key staff plan to remain at critical plants.
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Metal Trades Council
Isaacson Iron Works
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Skinner & Eddy Yards
Building Trades Council
Central Labor Council
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Duthie Ya
Duthie
C. W. Wiley
Seattle Construction Drydock
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Shipyard Strike Scenes Highlighted in Liberty Film
The Star Liberty motion picture weekly to be shown at the Liberty theatre starting Sunday will feature scenes from the shipworkers strike called today. Other images show campus drill sessions by University district housewives, Elizabeth Tucker with boxing protégé brother, the lightweight who met Chet Neff, former Ambassador Gerard's Seattle visit, and the first Franklin Ballard high school game of the season played Friday.
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Liberty Theatre
Elizabeth Tucker
Chet Neff
Gerard
Seattle
Franklin and Ballard High School
SHIPPING BOARD TO MEDIATE AFTER OCTOBER THIRD
Officials said no mediation will occur until the U S Shipping Board adjustment on October 3 at headquarters. Commissioner of Immigration Henry White said there is nothing he can do.
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