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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1916
Page
3
Cardinal Mercier writes from Brussels replying to Gen. Von Bissing’s warning about political activity. He denounces German rules as unjust and condemns wartime evils while defending liberty of judgment against military pomp and authority.
The body of automobile racer Wild Bob Burman lying in state at the Masonic temple in Detroit until 2 p m. before funeral services at an unspecified location. The accident occurred while he competed in California.
President Wilson hesitates to push Brandeis confirmation as a Supreme Court justice. Senate factional lines on progressivism and Ballinger exposure shape the debate. Republican opposition and uncertain public mood cloud the fate of Brandeis as the committee prepares to forward a full Senate vote. A Chicago woman’s suicide tied to a husband’s ball game absence closes the piece.
Henry Hamrick wins a record bid to show Chaplin in Carmen at the Rex and offers a star filled program at the Strand featuring Ethel Barrymore in The Kiss of Mate a five part Metro wonderplay starting Sunday. Also shows Liberty features The Stepping Stone His Wife's Mistake and more.
The Strand schedules Theta Para and William Farnum in The Pondman on April 23 and The Eternal Sapho with Miss Bara on May 7. Colonial opens The Bird of Prey starring Kathryn Adams with Robert Whittier. Reg Feather presents Her Bitter Cup with Cleo Madison. Clemmer features John Mason in The Reapers. Class A shows The Spider s Web with Liryant Washburn, Freddie Foils the Floaters, and The Stone Heart.
Estella Haldwin of Ballard wins the dollar in a weekly contest with a photo snapshot. Uncle Jack comments that the picture is cute.
American Can Co plans a $500,000 Seattle plant to employ about 600 men after representatives bought 12 lots of tidel land from the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. The announcement came Friday.
Oliver T. Erickson defends civil service principles amid council moves to discharge three clerks. He argues clerks belong in their departments, warns against undermining civil service, and criticizes lack of accountability in the lighting department while noting personal and financial stakes for the affected employees.
Debaters from Columbia University New York were defeated by the University of Southern California here last night. The Southern California team is regarded as co winner of the national contest. The Californians supported a larger army and navy.
A University of Washington State College team will discuss La Follette seamen's bill on the campus in Pullman Saturday night. The event involves university women presenting arguments on the measure and its implications for maritime policy.
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