07 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
1
City councilor proposes branding street cars with catchy names and jingles to boost ridership. editorials mock proposals and lampoon slogans, mentioning health fads and silly ads, plus a note on a journalist joining the waterfront desk. followed by a death notice for Prof. William Dann in Lincoln Nebraska.
William J Burns head of the FBI tells the House appropriations committee that the communist internationale based in Moscow directs a broad drive in the United States to topple the government and place power in radicals. He cites documents showing ties to labor unions social groups and women’s clubs and notes a postwar wave of radicalism following the coal and railroad strikes and the Herrin mine massacre with thousands of circulars urging defiance of court injunctions and mass action.
In Paris a murder triggers a diplomatic exchange over indemnities. The Envoy cites the fifty thousand francs value placed on a dead foreign subject, while the Prefect of Police and Minister Dellaux discuss sovereignty, citizenship, and compensation as a page-turning intrigue unfolds toward a cliffhanger ending.
Miss Yolen a 1010 University street milliner was arrested at 3 30 a m Thursday after police found a mahogany piano lamp bronze table lamp china vase silk pillow and a brass jardiniere in her room tied to two recent burglaries She told officers she acted out of money troubles and claimed to have worked alone Police also rounded up 10 other suspects in a Wednesday night sweep of alleged undesirables and burglars with several held on disorderly conduct and vagrancy charges
A joint session of the city finance and utilities committees held Thursday to consider the Fitzgera Scent carfare bill. Debates focused on the 5 cent cash fare and token transfer system, with critics urging study of minor details before a recommendation is voted.
An elderly Seattle area couple offers a brand new unoccupied house with 2 acres of land and poultry for 1460 dollars. Terms include 200 dollars down and 16 dollars per month. The ad promises quick showings through the Want Ad Columns.
Edison Marshall, noted author of Snowshoe Trail and Sky Line of Spruce, recounted a Alaska bear encounter. He shot a charging grizzly after it attacked, the bear falling dead at his feet. Marshall says the event proves writing requires first hand material and shows his rugged realism.
A Seattle bootlegger panel says liquor prices will be cheaper this year than during the 1921 season. They argue New York’s rum running hikes are propaganda and cite a table showing Seattle prices per case and per gallon for rye whisky gin Benedictine wine and champagne lower than last year despite widespread New York concerns.
A private telegram from Bellingham Washington reports the steamer W. A. Higginae was damaged by an explosion in its hold near San Francisco early today. No injury details or extent of damage are provided and the cause remains unknown.
Funeral services for James BE Mahoney, executed December 1 for his wife’s murder, will be held in Walla Walla Saturday with Rev. Stephen Buckley presiding.
President Harding hosted Georges Clemenceau at a White House luncheon with top government leaders. Vice President, Supreme Court Chief Justice, seven cabinet members, House and Senate leaders, and senior military officers attended.
In Eugene Oregon on December 7 David Lynn a pioneer resident and Henry Nestle drowned while stringing a cable across the Willamette river. Their boat overturned and neither body has been recovered. Lynn was well known throughout the North.
In Los Angeles on December 1, investigators pursue Clara Phillips the beer woman in the hammer murder case across the Mexico border. Sheriff Traeger Vincente Ignacio and Eugene Biscatius lead expeditions with Mexican police and Los Angeles officials tracking clues across desert routes toward Tia Juana and cabins near Gold Tooth Johnson.
The North Pacific gale subsided, shipping returning to normal with ships clearing Thursday after delays on Wednesday. Seattle reported little impact while temperatures fell to 28 degrees, and utilities kept operations on schedule as forecasts predicted further freezing.
A public hearing by the city council's public safety committee examined graft accusations against the garbage division. No action was taken on the proposed 10 year city contract bid, while calls for further inquiry were raised.
Chief of Police B Severyns acting on Mayor J Brown's orders orders a citywide crackdown on bandits amid a surge of crime. He and Captain Charles Tennant demand more officers and prowler cars to protect citizens, citing the need to fight with fire and stop the outlaw wave. A page 9 continuation notes a general cleanup of crooks and the public reaction.
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