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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
8
A one year old schoolboy was caught stealing two pennies from a blind newsstand to pay for carfare to school. He admitted the act, returned part of the money, and was admonished by juvenile officers with a reprimand as the penalty.
The school board rescinded its rule prohibiting outside employment by teachers after Superintendent F B Cooper argued it harms goodwill and morale. Teachers may work in stores during the coming holidays, adding to their salaries as shoppers buy dolls and pianolas for the season.
Urich M. Carson, former policeman, pleaded not guilty in superior court on a second degree assault charge for beating his 10 year old son Phillip with a stove rake. The arraignment occurred Friday.
Postmaster Edgar Battle announced the parcel post terminal speeds delivery and reduces congestion. Fifteen auto trucks operate from the King street station delivering directly, bypassing substation routes. Postal official Rattle urged customers to mail Christmas packages today.
A reporter trades a dock job at the Grand Trunk for a day to test the 80 cent hourly pay. He endures blisters, back pain, and the brutal pace of loading pig iron and sheet lead on the Admiral Evans, contrasted with the dignity of seasoned longshoremen and a night of tired sleep after twelve hours of labor.
The speaker notes that among Ireland’s twenty million acres, about one seventh are barren due to mountain turf bog or marsh, highlighting a landscape marked by extensive infertile tracts.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and Major James Meissner testified before the House aviation subcommittee that Quentin Roosevelt was not deserted. They described Roosevelt being hit after exiting a cloud when his squadron separated to avoid collision and then encountering German planes. Rickenbacker also recounted being detained in England as a suspected German spy and sent home.
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