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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1913
Page
6
Boatswain K Wyene succumbed to injuries from a Thursday night fall on the deck of the Yoko hama Maru. He died at Seattle General Hospital Friday night with a fractured skull noted in reports.
A morning service is scheduled at 11:00 at the First Methodist Church located at Fifth Ave and Marion St led by Dr A W Leonard. The notice calls residents to attend the church event.
Scott's Antarctic exploration film program comes to the Moore Theatre next week. Camera expert Herbert C. Pointing joins the screening after accompanying the expedition to within 12 degrees of the pole. Charlies HK. Hanford, former Shakespearean actor, will lecture alongside the films. About two hours total with matinees at 2 30 and evening showings starting at 2 30.
Alois Vonnelwenhinze, ten days into a hunger strike, was forcibly fed at Lane County Jail by County Health Officer Scalefe and two deputies. A tube was inserted for nourishment and milk egg and whisky were administered. He assaulted Prof. Barker of Eugene and was bound over to the grand jury.
Mrs. Harry Start wife of Dr. Harry Start once convicted in Portland on vice scandal charges and later freed by the supreme court was found dead at her home in Portland. authorities say death resulted from a fall down a stairway. Reports say she had used liquor and drugs freely since her husband’s trouble in the scandal.
Virginia Thornton former lead ing woman with the Kellie players appears with Charles King in The Counselor at the Lois theatre new bill opening Monday matinee. Marguerite De Von with sister Hattie performs in a sister act. Menlo Moore’s Summer Girls tabloid musical comedy headlines. Other acts include James Brockmann the Musart Trio and the Bartletts aerial gymnasts.
Twenty two convicts who worked on roads during Gov Major's road days were released today as he promised to reduce sentences by 15 days for each worker. The brief notes various per city incidents and legal actions from across the country.
Springfield August 23 4 Gov. Dunne announced a new rule reducing inmate sentences by one day for every three days worked on road construction. The policy aims to accelerate public works while trimming total confinement periods.
Comptroller Harry Carroll informs the council he will not issue warrants in 1914 beyond budget allowances. He accuses past revenue overestimation as inflation that widened deficiency appropriations, creating a general fund deficit near $500,000. He calls for strict adherence to fiscal exactions to stabilize future finances.
Fire swept through the perishable parts of author Jack London’s new mansion under construction on his ranch near Glen Ellen in Sonoma county. London and his wife were at the old farmhouse when the fire began, and planned to move in shortly.
The Free Speech league calls a Sunday 3 p.m. mass meeting at City hall park to discuss Judge Humphries injunction orders. League members say the injunction covers Pike Fourth and Weatlake but warn attempts may come in other districts.
Mrs Minnie Branstetter of the Oklahoma Suffrage Association criticizes Evelyn Thaws publicity and upcoming book warning that glamorizing Evelyn Thaw could ruin girls nationwide. She argues the story tempts imitation and reflects current conditions.
The Nazarene church in Fremont extends revival services through next week ending Sunday August 31. Evangelist W Sheppard of Los Angeles has drawn great interest with his addresses under the Holiness association. Mrs Harry Start wife of Dr Harry Start of Portland is reported to have committed suicide yesterday.
Advice to avoid feeding the horse for a month prior to sale and to place a classified want ad in the Star with a large readership, implying a buyer will be found among 40,000 Star readers.
Portland August 23 Attorney John A. Jeffrey faces prosecution on inciting to riot after attempting to address a street meeting of several thousand urging a recall movement against Sheriff Ward. Judge Humphries barred sale of socialist papers at Fourth Westlake Pike area and issued a blanket lifelong injunction against street speaking including religious and political speakers.
Commander Brooks files an affidavit in response to Seattle hotel injunction. He proposes quitting meetings south of the comfort station in Pioneer square if allowed at a point just north of the square more than 200 feet from the hotel. The affidavit claims city permits cover both sites.
Seattle offers a cheap beach trip to Moclips on Sunday with two excursion trains from Beattie. Trains depart 7:25 a m and reach Moclips at 1:30 p m giving 5 30 hours for ocean enjoyment. In Portland a four year old girl Alice Ophine dies after being struck by a rock hurled 200 feet during a blast in her parents yard.
A Democratic club luncheon occurred at noon with speakers Thomas M. Vance and Norman Lind. Vance spoke on "The Democrat as an Individualist," while Norman Lind, eldest son of Governor John Lind now in Mexico, gave a brief address.
Aug. 23. Contempt of court proceedings filed against F. A. Hazeltine publisher of the South Bend Journal for reviewing a case pending before the superior court. Hazeltine is also a Regent of the State university.
Paris reports a Breton woman sought revenge on her estranged husband Yves Noblet by pouring molten lead into his ear in Ros don Brittany. Noblet survived a prior assault with a pick and later pressed charges, while the suspect remains at large as police search.
A dramatic notice promotes a sudden estate sale of Washington farmland at 50 percent off normal prices. It highlights abundant water, a three year old water system, proximity to towns and railways, and ready-to-plow acreage with varied improvements. The ad promises 12 year savings at 4 percent and 1 cent annual terms, urging readers to join a mailing list via an included coupon.
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