16 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1921
Page
1
The Star previews a new Edison Marshall serial set in British Columbia. Virginia Tremont searches for her missing fiancé Harold Lounsbury as Bill Bronson, a woodsman guide, escorts the party through the forest in a cold winter hunt for answers and survival.
A quirky compilation blends humorous quips and social jabs about county salaries, marriages, and local figures. It mentions changes to county employee pay, playful barbs at public figures, a divorce case in Portland, and urban anecdotes about Seattle and Los Angeles.
Frank Monahan paid $62.50 a quart for liquor and was fined $260 by Justice of the Peace C. C. Dalton for keeping four quarts with intent to sell.
The city hall received a portrait of General Ferdinand Foch from the French embassy in Washington. Mayor Caldwell accepted the engraved portrait on Friday amid ceremonial display and a signed inscription “To the City of Seattle.”
Washington dispatch reports detectives leaning to death by own action for Congressman Elston after his body was found in the Potomac with an overcoat note implying ruin. The Alameda naval project and his district loom large while memorials and funeral arrangements proceed.
France presses the naval subcommittee for the right to 250000 tons of ships, seeking a wage increase of 35000 beyond Japan’s offer. Italy opposes the plan preferring cuts to equal France’s figure, while the United States, Britain, and Japan push a general naval ratio. The US delegation favors keeping France’s navy near its current strength with replacements as ships age.
Debris near surface yields body of a woman carried about 260 feet by mud as fire and police teams continue daily recovery efforts. Earlier, the oldest son John was found under a house floor. younger son Thomas remains missing amid flood damage assessment and ongoing riverine disruption.
The barkentine Hesperian, dismasted and helpless, was towed into port by the tug Tyee after being picked up 25 miles off Cape Flattery. The Coast Guard cutter Snohomish and the Tyee responded to the call. the Hesperian refused aid from the Snohomish. Owners Hind, Ross & Co. had sent her from San Francisco for lumber at Tacoma. Heavy gales have plagued the coast for weeks. British unemployment relief exceeds 500 million pounds since the armistice.
A Seattle opinion urges delaying a 5-cent fare and backing a 3-cent plan by Councilman Erickson. The piece argues against hastily adopting nickel fares, warns of financial deficits, and presses for a public vote on risks and public policy. It calls for letting voters decide in the spring ballot.
Residents of Battle Creek voted 8 to 1 in favor of street cars at a special election. Jitneys will be eliminated on all streets with car lines. The election was financed by the street car company which planned to stop operation if jitneys were rejected.
Portland detectives report an unprecedented wave of shoplifting downtown. Dozens of arrests have been made as thefts surge through department stores during the holiday season.
A masked cross-eyed bandit entered the Cowen Park drugstore at Ravenna boulevard and Brooklyn Avenue at 10 o clock Thursday night. He asked owner Frank W. Bosworth for cigarettes, then struck at the back of Bosworth’s head missing, Bosworth fled for his gun as the robber fled through the front doors.
Seattle taxpayers faced higher taxes as the Bailey Gatzert building, touted as the city’s latest modern school, is dedicated largely to Japanese students with few white pupils. The facility already houses students from Japan and a handful of Chinese, with no entry for white children.
London and Dublin dispatches report the British Parliament and the Irish Dail reaching a settlement on the Anglo Irish treaty. The Commons endorsed the pact after defeating the die amendment by 401 to 58. In Dublin a late debate signaled leaders Collins Griffith and De Valera near a final vote on the accord.
One man was killed and five wounded in bombings and shootings across Belfast overnight amid unrest in Ulster. Police said disturbances in multiple quarters followed reported discussions on the Irish peace treaty.
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