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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1920
Page
8
The Seattle City Council will consider a daylight saving ordinance drafted by Thomas J. L. Ken. It sets clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March and back one hour on the last Sunday in October, governing all city time.
A blaze started by boiling paint overflow at the Solastic Paint Co plant on 2720 Seventh Ave. Fire crews responded as a wall caved in amid the incident. Damages totaled extensive with several firefighters sustaining injuries, though none believed fatal.
Dr. Ralph Green announced Croker former Tammany leader is mentally incompetent after a court action over property. The ruling follows weeks of patient observation noting no capacity to manage affairs despite efforts by others.
Francisco April 6 Henry Albers convicted of sedition during the war and sent to a federal prison island was yesterday denied a new trial by Judges J J Morrow and Rows sitting en banc in the circuit court.
A theft occurred at M. M. Sessions store as shoes and socks were stolen late Sunday night. A suspect description was reported.
Federal Judge Neterer sentences Way You Kong to 250 fine and 30 days in county jail for opium possession. Meanwhile Emma Ellen, 43, injured in a fall at home, remains hospitalized at Seattle General with bruises and injuries from Monday night stair fall.
Police puzzled by theft of a $68 money bag from beneath a counter near Mine Roggers as cashier Misa Beth Boggens and Marton Jr. worked on Monday night at Gerald's cafe in Piretave.
Lung Chin alias Little Dick pleaded not guilty in U S district court on Monday to concealing a crime by failing to report a federal bank note he knew had been raised. The charge alleges he did not disclose the note as required.
Rainier Valley pioneers held their 29th annual reunion at Columbia Congregational Church on Monday night. Officers elected were Dr. W. Brown president, D. W. Brown secretary, and N C Lima vice president. Mrs. Pearl E. Johnson travelled from Juneau to attend.
Captain of Detectives Charles Tennant pitched camp in his front yard at 2354 Minor Ave N. He is forbidden to enter his house as a scarlet fever quarantine sign hangs on the veranda.
University alumni organize across the state to back the Washington stadium project. Local chapters mobilize volunteers, fundraisers, and outreach to supporters, signaling broad backing for the proposed facility.
In San Francisco on April 6 electrical workers from Pacific Gas and Electric walked out seeking daily wages of eight dollars.
Paul Hopkins aged 22 and Oscar Etlis aged 19 were charged with highway robbery in Justice Ots W. Brinker's court by Prosecutor Pred Co. Brown after a holdup targeting 26 Japanese in Rainier Valley. Funeral services for Moore Clements aged 34, foreman for Pacific Coast KR R Co, are set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Home Undertaking. he died Monday at Providence Hospital.
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