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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
1
Four thousand women expected at a mass meeting at the Hippodrome on Friday at 2 p.m. to join a drive against the high cost of living led by the Homekeepers' Club under Mrs. Eleanor M. Redington. Civic club members will assist. Casper Fisher donated the venue. Butter and egg prices showed declines as the campaign began.
London reports that Lloyd George gains labor party participation in the new cabinet with two cabinet seats one war council post and three under secretaries. Arthur Balfour likely to join. Labor split may back Lloyd George on future legislation as Bonar Law endures liberal resistance.
Four men who robbed the Bothell State Bank of 5000 dollars Wednesday fled into Lake Forest Park in a wooded area. A leather grip with coats hats a mask and 60 cents was found a mile from the abandoned car. Bloodhounds could not track the trail and deputies persist in the search as the woods complicate pursuit.
Chicago reports the grand champion steer from the international stock show sold for 1960 dollars. California favorite raised by the University of California weighed 1120 pounds at 13 months and was bought by Sullivan Packing Co. of Detroit. Clay Robinson & Co. owned the animal and will carve it into Christmas beef with Henry Ford rumored to receive some.
Dairymen association seeks a conference as housewives push to cut butter prices from 45 to 50 cents a pound and 3 cent declines along the line. Labor Council backs an embargo on necessities and plans a boycott with fines. A Washington farmer direct buying idea is discussed to lower living costs.
Clarence Williams found a hailstone during yesterday's storm that is ice cold but dry and has not melted. The town of Keeney crowds to view the curious meteorite-like stone on a table.
Letter to the editor from Herbert A. Schoenfeld of Standard Furniture urging The Star to pursue a follow up on its Million Dollar Idea. The plan calls for consolidating commercial bodies and securing state and city funding for statewide advertising and Seattle as a Northwest tourist hub to curb differential rates and boost regional commerce. The writer urges swift, energetic action and cites past rate case victory as precedent.
Rail representatives from Northern Pacific Great Northern Milwaukee and OW say a single common carrier belt line along Marginal Way will be built to serve East Marginal Way industries. Councilman Dale seeks repeal of the port belt line franchise and a new license for the railways. The conference included City Port officials and legal engineers headed by J D Farrell and C J France.
Seattle will host a new factory by the Jeffery Machinery Co headed by H.8. Jeffery. The firm showcased the Radiax Combo Shine, a combined wood and metal polish, claimed to be the first of its kind. The invention was displayed at 908 East Pike Street.
In Los Angeles at 10 45 two men blinded driver W H Williams with pepper then held him at gunpoint and escaped with two bags of gold, possibly totaling $20 000. The heist occurred at Sixth and Los Angeles streets behind the Pacific Electric building as crowds watched. A quick alert led to a city-wide search though police had limited crews.
Washington Dec 7 The House named Representatives Rucker Missouri Garret Tennessee and McKinley Illinois to arrange the ceremonies for President Wilsons second inauguration set for March Monday.
Freshman women at the University of Washington decide to ban the so called Coon Shuffle dance at the annual frolic next Saturday night. They fear the wrong impression and refuse to perform the sensuous steps in the event. Public opinion and a dean of women influence the decision.
Final report by the Democratic National Committee treasurer filed with the House clerk shows total receipts 1 808 248 16 dollars and expenditures 1 684 589 74 dollars.
Dispatches from Amsterdam Paris and Hayn's HQ describe Bucharest's occupation by German forces, with civilians evacuated in good order while Romanians flee or resist. Reports note chaos, terror, and government orders for departure as Gen von Tulff assumes the role of governor general amid plundering and refugee displacements.
The Star starts six consecutive issues printing the new novel One Cylinder Sam by E. J. Rath. The work is copyrighted by Frank A. Munsey and announced with a brief note Nuf said.
Frank J. Utter, an aged farmer near Wenatchee, escaped death in a Wednesday encounter with an enraged bull. He grabbbed the ball by the nose and pinned it to the ground while lying beneath the bull’s legs, the beast somersaulted, and Utter quickly climbed a fence to safety.
Howard Gray, an American foreman for the Alvarado Mining company, was tortured and hanged by Villistas during the Parral attack a month earlier. Two mining men confirmed his death in El Paso, and a Parral mine foreman telegram stated Gray was dead, with others believed to have escaped across the Sierras.
Everett recorded its earliest snow fall of the season as residents endured a cold night. Forecasters had predicted a hard winter, echoed by Pilchuck Julia an aged Indian squaw who claims to be about 130 years old and spoke of a severe season ahead.
The Seattle barge dynamite explosion probe ties star government witness Louis J. Smith to the case. Tacoma resident Jack Engen testifies a man named Walter Brown sought a room in 1915, and prosecutors link Smith near Seattle before the blast. Testimony also brings in C. C. Crowley and Mrs. W. W. Cornell with messages to Von Brincken as details unfold.
The Star carries advertisements from Seattle's leading men’s clothing stores. They will be of special interest to the men readers. More than 60,000 copies daily.
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