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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1915
Page
2
Public health notice warns that a simple backache can indicate kidney or bladder problems. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem O11 Capsules imported from Holland, claiming quick relief and a money back guarantee. Sold by Ow! Drug Co with priced options 25c 50c and $1.
In San Diego on August 7 Billy Sunday defends union labor from the ground up and denies opposition, denying a report about saloons and money. He asserts Christ drank wine if the Bible says so and lashes a reporter as a hypocrite. Sunday will umpire a ball game today with Ma Sunday shielding him.
Sheriff Hodge laments county board inaction on requisitioning a second high speed emergency automobile. The old Pierce Arrow has been scrapped after failing safety checks. deputies refuse to ride it. Citizens pay private garages four dollars an hour for transport while garages hesitate to supply due to heavy use.
Elwood Cox fourteen and Ed Conrad sixteen were arrested after a high speed chase by Motorcycle Officers Arbogast and Cash following a robbery at the Shel Oil company station at Fifth avenue and Stewart street. The cash drawer was looted. the suspects deny involvement.
Seattle theatres announce new weekly bills at the Empress and Lois with acts by Maude Leone in Pan tage s Willard Mack's Inside Stuff and Six American Abdallahs at Empress. Kitty Doner, 18, headlines with Al Jolson in Dancing Around at Moore August 15.
Judge Guy C. Alston grants a new trial to J. G. Evans former American hotel owner convicted of taking earnings of Frances Martin. He faults three superior court bailiffs Henry Sheahan Minnie F. Reavis and James Alexander for neglect allowing juror Kate Mullen to roam the courthouse while jurors were guarded. Evans remains jailed.
Wallace, Chicago councilman, is in Seattle studying municipal ownership. He met Mayor Gill and compared lighting rates, noting Chicago pays 12 cents while Seattle runs about half that. Seattle's phone company is Bell and charges high rates, while Chicago has an independent carrier with 20,000 subscribers under consideration for city takeover to regulate rates.
The Cham ber of Commerce industrial committee and Seattle enamelware makers say the state department could have saved about $1,000 by ordering automobile license plates locally rather than from a Los Angeles firm. They hope such a recurrence is averted and urge funds in the 1916 tax budget to bury downtown electric wires as fire risks, per F. T. Bradley of the Building Owners and Managers association.
The Star invites men and women from all departments and their families to a Sunday picnic at Miller's Beach near Alki Point. Chauncey Wright, a restaurateur, grants use of his summer grounds. A sports program is planned and attendees will travel by automobile with assistance from Seattle Auto Delivery Co.
A Crookston resident devised a lure with a mirror on water and a slanted glass pane to trap fish. The device reflected his image as bait, prompting the fish to approach, then the fisher struck the glass and netted the fish.
A jumble of notes reports a mix of local incidents and public notices. Benjamin F. Tracy dies in New York while Alabama debates woman suffrage. A lynching occurs in Padé City Florida. Potatoes to ship by parcel post from North Yakima to Oregon. Mrs Woodrow Wilson honored on her grave’s first anniversary in Rome Georgia. Public service commissions in Washington and Oregon plan a joint meeting in Portland to discuss higher express rates. A steamer sails for Alaska ports with 200 passengers. National Life Insurance inspector reviews Seattle agencies. Continuous varied items include poetry, bad spelling, medical licenses, and cargo updates from ships Yokohama Maru and Mariposa.
A Black suspect robbed a man and two women near Leschi park Friday night, taking about $3. Gus Williams, 40, was taken into custody Saturday on suspicion after detectives found him entering the Eclipse hotel. Victims included A Bille and Miss Ethel Peterson who were robbed at Frink park area, and Miss Mary Hallington robbed near 26th Avenue and Jefferson Street. Police pursued but the robber vanished before officers arrived.
County Fire Warden Digby and a crew of firefighters battled flames in the woods near Issaquah on Saturday as 3800 acres of brush burned. The blaze threatened heavy timber at Trad mein lake.
Mrs Dorothy A Gerber is backed by Yogi Ralph M De Bit amid alimony talks with Dr Rudolph H Gerber of San Francisco. The doctor asserts her lack of statutory residence and seeks to quash her divorce action, now in its third attempt. De Bit calls the affair a superficial incident as court battles loom.
Charles Coolidge Parlin of The Curtis Publishing Co. told Civic Club members that the company assists merchants to grow their business and advertise more. He said the retailer must be supported and faulty merchandise must be headed off to protect advertising.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce ordered a second batch of 100,000 copies of a map and descriptive guide as demand outstrips supply. Officials report strong interest from visitors and local businesses.
Gov Lister opens Made in Day events on August 21 as Seattle merchants plan displays of home made goods. A merchants fair tops the St White and Henry buildings roof while spaces are allocated by the Chamber of Commerce for booths in vacant buildings during the tenth annual Northwest merchants convention.
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