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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
3
Pinchot tells President that whether Bal was faithful or not is irrelevant to the Ballinger affair. He says the majority report supports Hallinger and that Congress must decide, noting Ballinger as the most dangerous enemy of conservation.
United Press reports Mr Heart, a Canada official visiting, forecasts the West will hold the balance of power in Canada within years. He says in 15 years the eastern provinces Quebec Ontario Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will become French in language and Roman Catholic in faith.
A affidavit filed today names Mrs Laura Schenk and relatives including grandmother and two sisters claiming insanity. A motion for continuance was made as trial for alleged attempted action by her husband was to be called today.
United Press reports on December 15 that the House of Representatives is appropriating vast sums daily. In seven days the body has spent about 191 million dollars on harbors Indian and supply bills, averaging around six million dollars per hour.
A police recall is ordered to allow officers to testify on alleged gambling at a SwWore location. The committee seeks to determine if officers should adjust their fees and to hear testimony from those who previously appeared before investigators.
In St Louis on December 14 a code of rules issued for 330 branches of the National Bank of Commerce bans cigarette smoking late hours bad company intoxication debts speculation gambling and unnecessary conversation during business hours Employees must report to an officer any detrimental facts about a fellow employee.
Samuel Batley a Barnhart farm worker and a woman claiming to be his wife were arrested as suspects in the Olathe murder of Mrs Barnhart, her son, and two men. George Barnhart fought with Bailey before the killings, with Bailey found wearing Barnhart hat and blood stained overalls and a money sack. Bailey described as a giant capable of wielding a club used in the crime.
A head on collision between the Seattle limited interurban and a Tacoma local train 12 miles from Tacoma yesterday evening injured 18 passengers, with 16 seriously hurt. Mrs W S Stimson of Tacoma sustained a severe scalp wound, others suffered cuts, bruises, or internal injuries as a special medical train rushed to the scene.
President Taft may appoint William Lewis a Boston Negro lawyer as assistant attorney general. Booker T. Washington and Speaker Cannon are drawn into the dispute as Washington supports the nomination while Cannon resists. The clash is said to center on race and economy.
In Santa Rosa on December 14, with Luetta Smith's testimony nearly finished, the prosecution in Dr. Willard P. Burke’s trial could end today. The defense plans to examine about 200 witnesses and may call Burke to testify. Leppo, leading the defense, declined to say if Burke will take the stand.
A collection of testimonials endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Letters from A Bilma in Aust Postmaster and Joe Barton of Toronto claim relief from dyspepsia, acid trouble, and related digestive ailments after taking the tablets. Doctors and druggists promote them as safe for all ages and effective for sour stomach and indigestion.
Ira M. Wright faced a police court after an alleged quarrel with his crippled friend Harry Burgess whom he had fed and housed. Wright claimed Burgess woke him with a pinch to the leg and later accused him of liquor licensing trouble. police officers testified to Wright's version. Judge Gordon acquitted Wright without a fine, while Burgess reportedly lost his home after the incident.
A circulating report claims Representative Tawney, chair of the appropriations committee, will succeed Ballinger as interior secretary after March 4. Speaker Cannon and GOP veterans are said to back the move while Tawney himself stays silent. Ballinger is understood to return to private life as the Pinchot inquiry ends.
Ming Addie Potter Chapman and Glenn Colton, both of Ravenna, were married in the First Presbyterian church cemetery beside the open grave of Misa Chapman. Rev. Dr. A. D. Palmer officiated after the funeral service had ended and Lydia Potter Chapman was interred. The wedding was requested by Mrs. Chapman.
A motion for the retrial of Genkyo Mitsunao, convicted and given a life term for the murder of Mrs. Katherine Wilson, was filed in Denver today. Arguments on the motion are set for Saturday.
In front of 50 fellow workers Charles Kendall a moulders helper leaped into a cupola of white hot metal at a Barnesville Ohio foundry. Only the bones were recovered from the furnace mishap.
Victoria B C December 14 The Olympia wreck may be waived from the reef remains under discussion The Alaska Steamship Company owner has received word from Valdez Captain Daniels that holds and machinery areas are flooded The coal discharge lifted the stern high and the gale prevented steering creating the wreck
Six Stimson Logging Co. employees perished when a gasoline powered boat capsized on the Snohomish River about five miles from Everett. The craft carried drunken passengers and failed safety measures causing a rapid capsize. Eleven men inside the cabin had to force escape through windows and doors but bodies were not recovered. Victims include Victor Backman foreman and his brother Oscar Backman among the dead. Rheinhold Sebes, Victor Reval, William Erickson, G. W. Paterson, the sheer boom tender, gave his account of the disaster.
Austin councilman-at-large candidate Griffiths denounces tonight’s meeting of representative citizens to select a list of candidates. He argues the move violates direct primary spirit and repeats the old convention system with a few leaders dictating all selections.
In North Hale, New Jersey, Mrs. Frank McDaniels, driven by her husband’s three month desertion, committed suicide by leaping into a cistern behind her home. A note explaining her intent was found with the body.
United Press reports that railroads in California caused 306 deaths and 2,175 injuries in the year ending June 30, 1910, five fewer deaths than the previous year.
The war department disclosed two days of fighting near Guerrero Mexico. About 309 rebels faced 500 federal troops under Navarro with incurable losses. Insurgents were driven back, leaving dead in trenches. 14 federal soldiers and 80 regulars wounded, 150 insurgents wounded. Navarro planned to recapture Guerrero next Monday.
An advertisement touts Papes Cold Compound as curing grippe and breaking up severe colds within hours. It claims three two hour doses end headaches, feverishness, runny nose, and other symptoms, with no quinine and a 26 cent price.
In Skowhegan Maine on December 14 a hundred skaters chased a buck along the Kennebec River for 10 miles as the deer fled upstream and back around an island. Myron Smith and Lyle Moore killed the deer with a polo club after a long pursuit. The village watched from banks as firemen extinguished a small blaze at 6112 17th Ave. N. W. with damage under $60.
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Boston this morning to attend a Harvard overseers meeting and to deliver a lecture at Harvard that evening.
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