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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
1
Judiciary committee approved Councilman Griffiths resolution to submit next March the proposal of electing 15 freeholders to revise the city charter. The aim is to adopt a commission form of government with flexible provisions for approval or rejection by voters. The committee report goes to the council next Tuesday.
City council denounces Judge Frater for biased remarks amid debate on Seattle Ren ton & Southern road. Receiver Scott Calhoun again urges city to accept 1.4 million, claiming engineer appraised 400k higher. Senator Nichols leads Rainier valley delegation urging action.
In Sherbrooke guards protect Harry Thaw fearing a New York transfer attempt. Jerome travels to Quebec to report on a farcical Thaw hearing to Premier Gouin. In Pittsburgh a 90 year old man jailed for vagrancy is found to have twenty thousand dollars sewn in his coat.
A dispatch from London on August 28 cites estimates of war costs for the Balkan and allied campaigns. Turkey is listed at 180 million dollars, Greece around 80 million, Servia about 70 million, Bulgaria 100 million, and Roymania 70 million plus 30 million on mobilization and campaign efforts.
Mrs. Geo A Smith for the Federation of West Seattle Improvement Clubs told the council budget committee that a fire station with adequate equipment could be placed near Alki Point if she arranges donated space. She cited Jacob Tieg’s offer of a 100 foot lot for the site.
In Jennings Louisiana a mob of white citizens seized James Comeaux a Black man from his cell and fired bullets killing him. He had been arrested after he allegedly assaulted A W Josephs an Italian merchant following a dirt incident near the store.
Mrs Amanda C Peters mother of former County Assessor John W Peters died at her home in St Louis. Messages were received yesterday by Peters and his two brothers W H Peters and W D Peters in Seattle.
City council last night rejected Commerce's bid to cut street lighting rates delaying a reduction from 4.34 cents per kilowatt hour. Five council members supported keeping the rate. Haas Wardall Bruskevitch voted for lowering it. The budget totaled $225,000 for street lighting, $11,250 more than the prior year due to service extensions. President Hesketh and Councilman Erickson led the push to hold rates steady.
Cable dispatches report Lt John Lind, Wilsons peace emissary, indicating a strong chance Huerta may accept the peace plan though not confirmed. Lind will remain in Mexico indefinitely to pursue talks while Washington weighs the counter proposals. Meanwhile a train of 173 recruits departs St Louis for Texas City to join border patrol as war department shifts troops from Ft Sam Houston to the Mexican border.
Senator Poindexter of Washington denounces a Seattle newspaper report accusing nepotism and employment for 11 Poindexter relatives as false and libelous. He details relatives’ status, disclaims knowledge, cites census work, and defends actions as misrepresented in a nationwide attack.
Mrs Nellie Baker of 1110 Seventh Ave clashed with a neighbor over an insult she says led to a slander claim. She used a heavy iron carpet beater on the man after a disputed tale about kissing her in a cellar. He threatens to sue for assault and battery.
Seattle readers are urged to check page 6 of today’s home edition for real estate bargains offered by leading dealers. The notice promises homes and investments and asks readers to watch the page every Thursday.
A fire began in the provision room of the Imperator at 4 a.m. and burned for five hours causing $150,000 in damage. Second Officer Grobracht suffocated while fighting the flames. Despite panic among 1,143 steerage passengers, all were landed without injuries.
In Rome Turkey paid for three discarded Italian battleships Umberto Sicilian and Sardegna amid a thaw with former enemy Italy. The ships had been used against Ottoman forces in the recent conflict before becoming obsolete. In Sacramento John S Chambers named state controller by Gov Hamilton W Johnson to replace the late A J Nye and assume duties immediately.
Government records reveal two Sacramento girls linked to the Mann act trial of F Drew Caminetti. One is a former Sacramento telephone operator now at St Catherine’s academy and another a 15 year old from the capital city. Turnbull Drygoods store collapses in Peterboro Ontario killing five and injuring eight with many possibly buried.
Dr Joseph Lee of Boston argues for reduced class sizes and greater focus on pupil physical welfare at the Fourth International Congress on School Hygiene in Buffalo New York He also presides over the Playground and Recreation Association of America In Alaska Denver Wilson, an insane patient, jumped overboard from the Sea Lion and drowned during transport.
Douglas Malloch reports from Peoria Illinois where humorists gather to discuss national issues. They blame the administration for blunders and advocate woman suffrage as the cure believing it would mobilize funds and support elastic currency.
Mrs E A Hoag of 826 19th Ave S is in Providence hospital with internal injuries after a car attempting a hill climb at 22nd Ave N near Crescent St lost control, slid back, hit a curb and overturned. The collision occurred as the vehicle neared the hilltop.
In a courtroom during cross examination, an old mountaineer testifies about seeing a murder half an hour after sunset a quarter mile away. Asked if he could clearly see deeds at that distance, he shrugs and remarks he doesn't care about the trial.
Portland report notes Major W B Webb of the London firm Dewar Webb grain exporters dies in London. The firm has moved Oregon and Washington products for two decades. A separate tip describes grasshopper swarms eating a farmer’s washing near Pomeroy Washington, ten miles west of town.
Advertises Pennants available from The Seattle Star for four clipped coupons plus 15 cents for a 65 cent pennant. Minnesota pennants now out. mail order with 5 cents extra per pennant. Bring or mail to The Seattle Star at 1307 Seventh Avenue near Union Street.
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