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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1921
Page
5
A reader from 2414 55th Ave South, Dean Andrews, shows a government check for 5.35 dollars on a 5000 dollar policy. The Bureau of War Risk Insurance declares an annual dividend on all policies, signaling a pleasant surprise for beneficiaries.
Seattle's W A Hebner, a chauffeur turned poet, leaves hospital after months of leg injuries. He hopes to find work while continuing to write in spare moments, describing his Yukon trip in a nine thousand word epic and offering light labor such as elevator running. His hospital poem blends global travel with Puget Sound imagery.
Rioting aboard the Alliance led to U.S. Marines being placed on deck to guard 104 passengers as four crew members were jailed. A passenger described a sailor armed with a hatchet chasing others, while iodine, a nap, a revolver, and Haitian rum fueled the unrest during the voyage toward Cristobal and Port de Paix.
Patrolman George Reynokin uses clever deduction in a humorous tale of clues from wet spots on pavement to a wooden leg and a tin cup. The officer pursues a wry mystery with sailors and a missing owner, set for explanation to the judge Tuesday.
Judge Dalton fined three firms Stewart Tailoring Company A Fred Ruebenach and the Seattle Advertising and Purchasing Company for disposing of clothes by lottery. The Better Business Bureau of the Seattle Advertising Club filed charges alleging two firms sold numbered tickets for one dollar and tied prizes to bank clearings.
Ellie F Gradin 19 says wireless device is wonderful. A wireless message was picked up from U S 8 New Mexico and Gradin was later found. Navy discharge noted. Gradin shared a hotel room with Harry Nissen in First Ave hotel. Nissen woke to missing watch cigarette case and fountain pen and reported to ship. Sergt E B Pielow and C O Le gate located Gradin at 1617 Lane and held him on an open charge.
An all steel church was constructed in Europe and shipped to Manila in sections for assembly in the Philippines. In Quebec, rail fences are commonly removed in winter to prevent snow drift.
In Woodland Park an albino deer named Jess attracts daily visitors. The four year old deer, gifted by Mrs Punisky, has a sharp tongue of unreadable sounds as he nuzzles guests through the fence. Dr Knudson explains the call cup is just a distinct signal for each animal.
Detective J B Worley arrested Ralph B Capron and B Wendeler on fraud warrants sworn by A S Harrison and a Bath, North Carolina banker. The pair allegedly swindled banks across many states with losses exceeding $20,000. Warrants exist in North Dakota Washington Kansas Wisconsin Mississippi Texas and others.
Delegates from across the Pacific Coast attend the second annual convention of International 100 Per Cent clubs at the Hotel Frye. T. D. Daken of Seattle presides. The program runs Tacoma Friday Vancouver Saturday and Victoria Sunday with social events at the Masonic club Frederick & Nelsons tea room Blane's dinner and a Wilkes theatre party.
Paris reports that bearded women in French insane asylums exceed the share in the general population. Dr. Achard cites bad nourishment and gland dysfunction as causes. The piece notes a related statistic: over one billion two hundred million telephone calls are made monthly in the United States.
Pendleton Oregon reports that Matt Jepson was killed by blows from an ax and dumped in a well after his information led to arrests of bootleggers. Authorities found a large still on Government mountain near Jepson ranch as part of the probe into illicit whisky makers. It is believed the murder was revenge by those whose stills were destroyed.
Edith Beaver Webb, New York society girl and daughter of J. Beaver Webb, married George Miles, a groom in the Lake Forest stables of Benjamin Behrs, on June 14. Webb’s elder daughter Louise had previously caused a stir by introducing her traffic cop husband as Mrs Leonard.
James P. Ball, a missing Canadian war veteran, returned to his Seattle home in Liberty Court after about a month away. He wandered into the woods near Spokane to be alone and reportedly had trouble recognizing his family at Red Cross headquarters. He is now being cared for by a veterans’ organization.
Robert G. Hall, office manager of Snoqualmie Lumber, is jailed on grand larceny accusations after investigators report a $4000 deficit. Hall was arrested Tuesday morning in North Bend by deputies Frank Anderson and Herbert Beebe. He allegedly confessed shortages to colleagues and borrowed during the May audit to conceal them.
A $2,000 sum from North Bend was returned after a 20 day period. A hail from Snoqualmie references a recent investigation of the books with unclear details.
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