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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1913
Page
1
The Star celebrates a new era with a remodeled building and modern press. The paper reports the facility now houses the most advanced plant on the coast, including a white decorated composing room and expanded circulation and press spaces.
In a Seattle scene a man calling himself Jesse James II narrates a wild sequence inside a second hand store and police encounter. He asserts he is the full brother of outlaw Jesse and Frank James and explains his travel from Texas to Frisco before arriving in Seattle last week.
Mildred Considine, daughter of Seattle magnate John Considine, sues for 1000000 alleging he blacklisted her through his vaudeville circuit holdings after their divorce and that she received only 1900 over 15 years to support herself. She claims the boycott harmed her acting career.
A 17 year old witness told the state senate starvation wage probe of dance halls in Chicago. She described being introduced to men, drinking, and posing nude for compensation, and noted nearby hotels catering to paid encounters. Hull House worker Gertrude Howe-Britton cited 200 halls where girls under 18 were served liquor. Continued improvements were noted for the Pope in Rome.
John Keslow of San Francisco and William Corrie of Los Angeles, sailors from the U S cruiser California, were killed in a street fight in Mazatlan. Three shipmates were seriously wounded, and Mexican policemen were wounded while attempting to arrest the sailors. Admiral Cowles leads the investigation and sent a full report to the Navy Department.
Secretary H. F. Clise of Seattle Lighting Co testified before the franchise committee under subpoena to justify raising the minimum gas rate from 25 to 50 cents. He gave a detailed account of difficulties facing the gas trust and argued the higher rate is reasonable and not in breach of any company agreement.
Dispatches from Chihuahua dated April 11 describe Gen. Pancho Villa leading 700 rebels in a raid on a Northwestern train at San Andreas, 25 miles west of the city. They seized 122,000 pesos in bullion owned by the Dolores Mining Co. Several were killed including two express messengers and six others.
The Star offers a free Parcel Post map with a complete Washington state map United States map and Panama Canal details plus rates shipping rules and town populations. Subscribe for one year at 3.25 and receive the map free while supplies last.
The Seattle trial of W. E. Schricker and Jacob Furth continues as John Corrigan reads 75 letters between Schricker and Furth. The judge postpones remaining officers’ cases to await new witnesses after Schricker refuses to testify. In a separate note, Mrs. Chris n D. Hemmick advocates looser dress for working women during a Washington discussion.
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