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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
8
Tokyo dispatches describe eight hours of street fighting in Vladivostok between Japanese and Russians during Siberian unrest. News notes machine guns and artillery, many Russians killed or captured, two Japanese dead, ten wounded, five Czech soldiers hurt, with protests over Japanese occupation and allied responsibility.
Chicago reports the death of Roger C. Sullivan, noted financial and political figure who rose from a farm hand to state political boss. He died of heart failure accelerated by bronchial pneumonia after months of declining health. Funeral services are slated for Saturday.
A 12 year old boy named Walter Sharp dozed off around 2:30 AM during a movie at a First Avenue theater. The janitor woke him and police located the Colonial hotel on First Avenue where he claimed to reside, but staff did not recognize him and investigators seek a link to a guardian or home.
Mrs. Robert Athon, a Congress hotel guest, told police that her $4,000 jewels were subconsciously placed in a slipper Wednesday night and not stolen. Detectives investigated wild stories of drugged handkerchiefs and other unverified claims.
B. N. L. Davis of the National Bank of Commerce was elected president of the Seattle chapter of the American Banking Institute at the annual election held Wednesday evening in the Alaska building chapter rooms. Miss Marion Mc Donald of the Metropolitan Bank was elected to the board of governors.
The statement notes that success comes to those who seize opportunity by the neck. It emphasizes initiative and decisive action as key paths to achievement.
Arizona’s Ralph Cameron announces a 400 foot high dam across the Colorado near Bright Angel to create a lake 23 miles long and deliver 1,000,000 horsepower at about 1 cent per kilowatt. Engineers under C K Clark survey the site. construction could start within the year.
Hubert Zellinger a 64 year old millman for Robers Mythol Lumber Co at 3725 12th Ave NE was struck in the face by steam from a blowoff valve he struck with a hammer. He is hospitalized with facial burns as of Thursday.
Army canned roast beef was offered to Seattle by the War Department on Wednesday. Mayor Caldwell referred the offer to the city council for decision. The beef is tendered at cost price by Army authorities.
Secretary Bainbridge Colby said no bodies should be brought home, recalling American cemeteries in northern France. He described graves with the flag and expressed pride in the soldiers buried there.
In Oneco Connecticut April 15 Wi lan and Nelson Beauchesnes set trout records by catching 72 fish in two days. The largest weighed two and one half pounds. Prosperity has ruined more men than adversity but this ruin is more delightful.
Chief Warren and Lieut. C. G. Carr outline tentative plans for Seattle's new traffic division to Mayor Caldwell. The plan calls for more motorcycle patrolmen to curb speeding, with a suitable room in the public safety building being sought for the division.
In Boone Iowa Mrs Alice L Locum secured her thirteenth divorce today. She faced her husband John A Locum across the courtroom in a case marked by persistence despite the number thirteen.
Dublin April 15 The general strike secures its third victory in a month with the unconditional release of sixty six Sinn Fein prisoners from Mountjoy Prison. The protest walkout by labor unions has halted commerce across Ireland for two days.
Grace Metz reported a burglary to police after a man used a flashlight to awaken her in her home at 1026 James. The intruder located $10 in her purse on the bureau and crawled through a window.
The Bon Marche outlines Silk Week and Silk Sections joining Economy Friday with generous savings across departments. Each department pledges to contribute to a milestone on the Road to Thrift and tomorrow’s featured bargains.
Glove section two clasp washable leatherette gloves reduced for the day to 95 cents a pair. Reinforced thumb seams and self embroidered backs in black sand white pongee and mastic. Sizes 514 to 8, not all sizes in every color. Remarkable values in Women’s Low Shoes for Spring and Summer on the upper main floor. Includes Women’s Oxfords in black vidi kid military heels Red Cross Comfort Oxfords in black vici kid and Louis XV patent leather and black velvet pumps sizes 21% to 9 in the lot.
A collection features well cut jackets in short lengths with belts and unusual pockets. Some designs are trimmed with white angora or trim buttons and shawl collars, while others resemble tuxedos in this selected assortment.
Silk umbrellas offered at 5.45 dollars each in standard size. They use an eight inch Paragon steel frame, with some models including bakelite rings, silk cord in handles, and steel ferrules in navy blue.
No 395 Silk stockings with double heel and toe and deep hem in silk lisle. Sizes 8 14 9 14 and 10 in white only. Priced during Silk Week at B85, stock stocking section upper main floor.
Plain and self striped poplins offered in many colors at 2.75 dollars per yard. The listing emphasizes affordable yard goods with multiple color options and sizes for broad use.
An assortment of heavy satin ribbons for smocking trims or hair bows offered in scarlet emerald lilac Nile orange opal reseda delft brown light blue maize and red. Lot 1 features widths to 1 inch at 115c and Lot 2 widths to 3 inches at 25c.
Advertises men’s garments including Nainsook Union Suits at $1.15, knee-length athletic styles, mercerized cotton socks 35¢ each or 3 for $1.00, ribbed cotton Union Suits $1.50, work shirts $1.50, and percale pajamas $2.00. Sold over main floor in a department-store setting.
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