02 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1922
Page
1
A collage of humorous fragments touches on politics and public works by Mayor Brown, sports chatter about All American selections and passes, consumer quips about cars and sales tricks, and misc cultural quips including Chaplin and Negri, ending with social musings and everyday life vignettes.
A nationwide study by The Star's N. E. B. A. Service reports 1921 motor fatalities at 11 024 with about 35 000 injuries. Deaths rose from 9.0 per 100 000 in 1917 to 11.5 in the census area, amid a surge in autos and ongoing regulatory efforts.
A devastating blaze at the John L. Roper Lumber Co mill in New Bern North Carolina left about 400 families homeless as winds fueled rapid spread. The fire devastated most of the negro section and over a hundred white families were displaced. medical staff report multiple burn injuries but no confirmed fatalities.
The Star staged a test comparing two wood suppliers. Bayles Brothers delivered a legal 42 cubic feet load to a needy family, while Pacific Coast Fuel & Ice Co. sent a 72 29 cubic foot illegal load to another home, priced at $6.75 versus $6. The experiment aimed to show compliance versus violation of the city ordinance.
Highest honors were to be paid to the memory of late Representative James F. Mann of Illinois with funeral services at 2 pm in the house. President Harding was expected to attend. The body would lie on a catafalque before the speaker’s rostrum and feature the house chaplain and brief eulogies before burial in Chicago.
A fire wiped out the Elks temple in Oregon City early today causing about 30000 dollars in damage, partly covered by insurance. Investigators say the blaze started in the bowling alleys and may have been arson after ruling out a careless smoker. The city’s business district has suffered nearly a dozen fires in the past year, all alleged to be set by firebugs.
Washington on December 2 administration leaders in the Senate, blocked by a filibuster from democrats and insurgent republicans, consider dropping the measure.
The Seattle Civic Symphony presents its first concert of the season at 2 30 PM tomorrow at the Metropolitan theater. Violinist Toscha Seidel headlines a 110 member orchestra performing Tschaikowsky Concerto and other works. A civic appeal urges attendance to support musicians who donate their time for community benefit.
Governor John J. Blaine of Wisconsin urged repeal of the secrecy clause of the federal income tax, arguing publicity of returns would force wealthy dodgers into the open. He criticized Secretary Mellon for not pursuing millionaire evaders as diligently as smaller offenders and said the government maintains an espionage system to catch cheats.
Houston authorities detained Emett Cheaser, a former aide to a Ku Klux Klan official in New Orleans, and a woman said to be the official’s wife for federal investigation. Cheaser, a newspaperman, had been missing from New Orleans for some time, officials stated.
Patrolman John F. Stevens remains in critical condition at Providence hospital after a Thursday shooting by two motor bandits at 17th avenue and East Pike street. Doctors describe his status as very grave while he declines. his wife, a Providence nurse, has cared for him. In Seattle, Holbrook, shot in the left lung four times, is kept quiet at Seattle General with no operation planned due to hemorrhage and infection risks.
French premier Georges Clemenceau arrived in St Louis amid a massive security effort. Police and troops patrolled routes from the Pulitzer home to the Odeon after threats and a shooting incident nearby. The visit includes a keynote address focusing on world peace and France.
Alighting from a street car near 2408 N 42nd late Friday night F O Meeker of Port Townsend was accosted by a young woman in corduroy pants and a dark shirt and a male partner who drew pistols and ordered Hands up The girl snatched 19 cents and Meekers watch but overlooked a $950 diamond ring in the vest pocket The pair fled as the girl urged her partner to run Police believe the woman may be the same who recently slugged and robbed a pedestrian downtown
George Zogalze, 23, told police court he sold life-giving glands to a Seattle ship builder for five thousand dollars after meeting in Phoenix. He claimed goat glands substituted the originals and that a Dr. J L Cousineau performed the operation at an exclusive Del Mar hotel before he received the payment and travel to Australia.
Nellie Salisbury consumed a large narcotic dose during a federal raid at 2106 Seventh Ave to thwart officers. She died at their feet as her husband J W Salisbury and son Arthur Swanson were later convicted of narcotics possession in federal court, receiving 156 months and 1 year 1 day respectively on McNeil Island.
Daily want ads note 10 acres one mile from Prosser with a six room house barn chicken house 100 chickens two horses wagons and farm implements deep well alfalfa orchards and fruit trees all ready to start. Price eight thousand dollars cash or federal loan option 1000. Write or see Mr Connell for address and showing party.
Prince Andrew, a leader in the Greek effort to restore Hellenic glory, faces a life trial in Athens after an attack at Polati. The crowded room heard revolutionary charges while Princess Alice watched beside him. Five witnesses will be allowed to refute the accusations.
Dispatches from Athens describe a counter revolutionary revolt in Patras with a British flag raised amid protests over executions of war leaders. In Smyrna, fifty were reported killed as clashes between Greeks and Turks intensified and civilians faced casualties amid upheaval and disputed policy impacts.
At Lausanne on December 2 the six weeks talks on the Greco Turkish and European Iron questions proceed with a December 15 start for a resumed conference. The plan allows Pasha to consult the Angora government on disputed points and aims to wrap up during a Brussels meeting. Russian ministers Tehitcherin Medr arrived and drew attention with their attire as press and public were kept away.
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