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SFATTLK. Sept.. l‘i— President ]
Wilson arrived here this afternoon at |
1 :;;o o’clock from Tacoma and went
aboard the battleship Oregon. From
the dec*; of the famous battleship, tin*
President reviewed the Pacific fleet ;
and hundreds of thousands watched
the sight from the shore or fro n
pleasure craft.
Tonight thp President will be th>
guest at a public dinner at the Hippo
drome . Diners are to be seated by b
o’clock. At S o’clock the President will
make a siieech at the Arena. Rve y
seat has been taken for the address at
the Arena.
SHATTLK. Sept., Hi— Fifty one
vessels of the Pacific fleet arrived
yesterday ami dropped anchor in FI
liott Hay. Secretary Daniels spent a
busy day, being the principal speak* ‘
er at the dedication of the Y. M. C. A.
building at Hremerton and the guest
last night of the Rainer Club.
Hundreds of thousands welcome !
the fleet. The city is gaily decorated
and the aUvets - are lighted in red
white ami blue, even the cluster
globes. ^
TACOMA, Sept., l.t— President
Wi^on arrived here this morning at
9 o'clock.
NORTH YAKIMA. Sept.. 13— The
section hands locked and spiked all of
the main line switches yesterday in
preparation for safe passage of the
President's special. Knroute to Taco
ma the President stopped at many of
the smaller-towns ami shook hands
with those gathered at the depots.
RATHDUM, Idaho, Sept., 13— Mak
ing the third platform speech of his
present tour, President Wilson late
yesterday afternoon declared that war
will follow the failure to ratify the
treaty. The President said that Am
erica cannot disentangle herself.
SPOKANE. Sept.. 13— President
Wilson spoke early last evening in the
Armory to 4,500 and said the fact that
the decisions of the League of Nations
assembly must be unanimous, remov
ed any danger of England having a
pieponderanee voting power. Thus the
United States could by one vote veto
any proposition not up to American
idealism.
President Witson, following his
speech, left on his special train for
Tacoma . i
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FOUR MORE
ARE LOST
MIAMI, FLORIDA, Sept., 13— Two
schooners were lost off the Bahama
Islands during the recent hurricane.
Two schooners were also lost near the
Windward Islands. Houses were de
stroyed on several of the Islands otf
the Florida coast.
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WKATUCK UfcTOKT
The following m the we»th*»- »<*•
nort for the 114 hoi »• ending nt 7 •»’
clock thi» morning:
Seward 45, Ruining, Calm.
Anchorage 45, Raining, North.
Talkcetna 50, Raining, Calm.
Wasilla 50. Raining Calm.
Matanuska 52, Raining Calm.
Chickaloon 45, Cloudy, Calm.
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TRAIN OUT TOMORROW
A train will leave for out the line
tomorrow at 7 o’clock in the morning.
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ALAMEDA DUE TOMORROW
Steamci Alameda arrived at An
chorage early this forenoon and v> as to
have $a»led from there at 1:30 this af
ternoon . The Alameda is expected to
anive here tomorrow forenoon.
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LONDON, Sept., 15— It is report
ed that four million and one half
pounds, in gold, from Germany, has
reached here. It is reported that this
is going to Canada to buy foodstuffs.
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TO PENALIZE
PROFITEERING
WASHINGTON. Sept., 15— The
Senate ha* passed the House bill ex
tending the food control act to penal
ize profiteering. The bill now goes to
a conference.
SIX IN CH SHELL EXPLODES
AND TWO MEN ARE KILLED
BONHAMPTON, X. J.. Sept.. 13—
The explosion of a six inch shell be
ing unloaded from the Barge at the
River Raitan arsenal killed two men
and injured six.
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SOLDIERS EOR SIBERIA
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SAN FRANCISCO. The steamer
Great Northern leaves this afternoon
with 1700 volunteers replacment sol
diers for Siberia.
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AMERONGEN, Sept.. M— The
former Crown Princess of Germany
and her two sons arrived today and
j were received by the former Empress
and the Emperor.
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To-Night at 8:15 o'clock at thfc
Methodist Church the marriage of
Margaret , elder daughter of Dr. J. M.
Itoniig anti Mrs. Romig, and Mr. J. V.
Hannon will he solemnized.
Miss Romig's only attendant will
he her sister Kiizabeth, and Mr. J>o
Murgules will act as groomsman. Rev.
(leorge John Zinn will officate .
Kollowing the service at the (hu^ch.
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4 reception will be held at the Konng
norm?. Owing to the hurried wedding
preparations, it was impossible to j
**nd out personal invitations, but Dr. :
and Mrs. Komig wish tr extend to j
411, through the columns of tne tiati;-1
Way, a cordial invitation to the service }
at the church and reception which wiM j
follow at their home. The home rebep- I
tion will be from 9 to 10 o’clock.
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LINERS OF
THE HUNS
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WASHINGTON, Sept., 18— Gen
eral March told the House Military
committee today that the United Stat* i
p.s will retain permanently several of
the seized Germany liners. The Gen*
oral begged to be excused 1*. om discus- j
sing the plan of disposal of the other j
seized linners but said this would be
taken up shortly.
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ITALY TOWNS SHAKEN"
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ROME, Sept., 13— An earthquake
shook several villages in thoj!
Sienna province last night. Many
houses were damaged at PianastagniOj
One was killed and V several injured. '
Ten have been killed at Retie.
SEARCH FOR AVIATORS
H AS BEEN A BA NOON EH
SAN DIEGO. Sept., 13— The j
search of Lower California for the j
missing army aviators, Waterhouse !
ami Connelly, has been abandoned by
the War and Navy Departments.
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COAST NAVIGATORS
RECEIVE HIGHER PAY j
At a conference with United StaUa
shipping board officials in San bran
cisco recently the officials and crews |
of Pacific coast vessels secured wage j
increases that place them on the
same basis as mariners on the Atlan
tic and Gulf coasts, according to ad*;
viced received in Seattle. It is under-;
stood that the same scale has also;
been accepted by the private owner*.
The pay of deck Officers varies ac
cording to the power-tonnage classi- 4
fication of the vessels. Under the
new agreement captains will receive •
from $:if.O to $412 a month, which
means an increase of about 25 per
cent. First officers will receive from
$21G to $241; second officers fiom
$187 to $212; third officers from $162
to $188, and fourth officers from $15J
to $165.
The a'f eement is retractive from
July 28 and will hold good until Aug.1.
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GIRLS CAUGHT WITH
‘ BOOTLEGGING SKIRTS
FILLED WITH LIQUOR
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LEADVILLE, Colo., Sept., 13— Two
young women left town the other day,
slender waisted and fair. The follow-'
ing day they returned. An observe
ing police officer noticed an increase
of many inches in waist line. At the
station they found to have “lift * Pelts
made of bed ticking, fitted with pock
ets each pocket containing a pint <vf
intoxicant . ' ir ':
The grand jury will consider this
newest device of relieving ^he drouth.
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LIVE RABBIT IS USED *
TO GAG GIRL VICTIM
MANCHESTER, Sept., 13— 'A
freak record was established in BrR*-«h
crime annals when two bandits wei*.
found guilty in the'Manchester Assiz
es of using a live rabbit to gag a giti
they held up and robbed. Each got
nine months hard labor. **
BERLIN, Sept., 13— Former Pie
micr Scheidemann declared in a
speech here today that Bethraano
Hollweg, former Chancellor, in No
vember, 1914, asked him to work with
the French and English Socialists it;
behalf of peace. Scheidraann said he
tried but all of his attempts failed.
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COALITION
GOVERNMENT j
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LONDON, Sept., ltt— As a result of
the by election of Widnes Lancaster
in which labor leader Henderson wa*
elected to the House of Commons, it
is considered a severe blow to the coal
ition government had been given.
Probably there will now he a gen
eral election and the caginet will be
reconstructed. . j
Coalition seems to have been un
able to solve the Irish question. It is J
claimed sentiment is running high
against the toalition government.
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ENGLISH LABOR LEADER
WHO'HEADS FEDERATION
WORKS WITH GOMPERS
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, NEW YORK. Sept., 13— The elec
tion of Willium A. Appleton as presi
dent of 4he International Federation
of Trade Unions at the recent con
gress of that federation in Amster
dam is characterized as a hopeful sign j
by the American Alliance for Labor I
and Democracy in a statement issued I
here. Mr. Appleton is described in this
statement as .constructive, progressive
and democratic.
For years, says the Alliance, Mr. |
Appleton has been secretary of the I
Grneral Federation of Trade Unions .
in England. In 1917 he visited the j
United States as head of a delega-!
tion representing the General Feder- j
at ion of Trade Unions. Pointing out j
that .Mr. Appleton wa*s nominated by
Samuel Gompers to head the Inter- j
nutional labor covenent, the Alliance
statement adds:
“Mr. Appleton always has been a j
staunch friend of the American Fed
eration of Labor and an ardent ad- j
mirer of it’s policies and achieve
ments. More than any other European
leader of labor, he thinks in accord
with Samuel Gompers. During the war
Mr. Appleton was tireless in his work
for victory.”
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CHILEAN MINISTER OUT
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SANTIAGO, Sept., 13— As a re
sult of a disagreement regarding for
eign matters, the Chilean ministry ha*
resigned as a body.
HOOVER BACK HOME
NEW YORK. Sept., 13— Food Ad
ministrator Herbert H. Hoover arriv
ed today from Europe and goes to his
California home next week for a rest,
PERSHING
IS HAVING
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j WASHINGTON, Sept, 18— General
Pershing has established headquarter^
of the American Kxpeditionary forces j
at the War Department to wind up the
overseas business.
The House is considering giving ,
! Pershing $10,000 besides the ornate!
sword.
General Pershing is 50 years of age
today and has received many mess- !
| ages of congratulations.
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1 SYDNEY, Sept., 13— Admiral
1 lellicoe, completing his report for
' the re-organization of the Aum
1 tralian navy, recommend# eight
1 battle cruisers, twelve light cruis*
' ers, twenty four destroyer# and
1 twelve submarines, besides sever
1 al large supply ships. This pro
1 gram will entail an annual cost of
five million pounds until 1923.
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BOSTON, Sept., 13— One man was
killed and one wounded this forenoon
when troops fired at a mob which re
fused to move on.
The police commissioner has an
nounced that the policemen’s posts
have been deserted and the places will
be filled with new men.
BOSTON, Sept., 13— Governor
1 Coolidge replying to a public demand,
has made a statement that his action
towards the striking policemen is the.
same us that towards deserters.
“This is not a strike,” the state
ment of the governor says, “but pub
lic officials disregarding their duty
and broke all laws. We cannot think of
arbitrating government law’s of com
monwealth nor any compromise t?
either.”
NEWYORK, Sept., 13— Samuel
Gompers has sent a duplicate mensage
to Mayor Peters of Boston and to
Got. Coolidge, saying he has appeal
ed to the policemen of Boston to re
turn to work..
BOSTON, Sept., 18— It is announc
ed that the Policemen’s union is will
ing to return to work and await the
outcome of the labor conference if
Washington, D. C., next month.
Commissioner Curtis says he
issued orders not to reinstate, afy
strikers.
The attorney general of Massachu
setts has been asked to decide whether
police employees or government offic
ers are without the right to strike.
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WASHINGTON- Sept., 13— William
C. Bullitt, of Philadelphia, formerly
atached to thetAmerican Peace Mis
sion, told the Senate Foreign Rela
tions committee that Lansing told him
in Paris last Mftfr that if the Amer
ican people and the* Senate knew what
the treaty meant, it would be defeat
ed.
SINN FEINS
.ROUNDED UP
DUBLIN, Sept., 13— There is an
eitensive police and* military move
ment against the* r SiniyFeins . The
government raids throughout the
country has resulted in many arrests
and the scisure of arms and literature.
Two Sin^ Fein members of the House
of Commons have been arrested.
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OMAHA, Sept., 13— Senator Bor*
ah speaking here last night against
the League of Nations declared Presi
dent Wilson was a dodger and a cheat
er, a subservient tool who complies
with every wish of England.
The crowd cheered when Borah
made reference to the “exile of the
American soldiers in Siberia.”
ST LOUIS, Sept, IS— A huge
crowd packing the Colisuem last night
cheered SenaW Hiram Johnson for
eighteen minutes when he appeared on
the speakers platform to oppose the
League of Nations.
Senator Johnson said: “When Wil
son came home without his. fourteen
points, the Americun people did not
quit, somebody else quit. The United
States stands between you and the loss
of your liberties.”
KANSAS CITY, Apt., 13- Mon
from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
I Texas, will listen to Senator Hiifcin
Johnson tonight in his arguments
against the League of Nations. The
> demand for tickets to the big theatre
i has been unprecedented.
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