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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
1
Tacoma lawmakers and Seattle Star staff criticise a 70 year old contempt power used to curb press and citizen criticism. Senators Nichols Piper and representative-elect Jensen support repeal and broader freedom of speech with tighter limits on injunctions and railroad rate scrutiny.
The Central Labor Council of Tacoma adopted resolutions condemning actions to jail editors for criticizing courts and corporate influence. They denounced Judge Gilliam of Seattle for jailing The Seattle editors. A fraternal delegate warned the council could face contempt of court, but the resolutions stood.
ND Dec 22 Clerks of the local division Mine railway postal service received a government check totaling $2.07 to cover beds food and living expenses for the months of July and September. The sum was distributed among railway clerks nationwide after deductions for distribution costs.
Plans of the Madrona Heights Improvement Club to extend the East Union street car line to 34th Avenue were rejected by Seattle Electric Co officials yesterday. They argued traffic is not heavy enough to justify the extension, but the club will continue the effort.
Amos Hurst, noted philanthropist who traveled citywide twice yearly giving aid and a Bible, died last Saturday. He arrived in Seattle with D. T. Denny in pioneer days, built a fortune, and spent 15 years aiding the poor with most belongings directed to charity. Funeral at Graham Mann’s Chapel Ballard tomorrow at 2 PM, burial in Lakeview Cemetery.
Robert Lansdon secretary of state of Idaho and former colonel of the Second regiment Idaho National Guard said he will ignore the retirement order issued by Governor Brady acting commander in chief. He plans to nullify the governor action amid reported personal tensions between Brady and Lansdon.
Co. G. Birdsey was arrested by Patrolman Holmes for ped dling copies of a song entitled Seattle's Jungle, Wappyville. He spent the night in jail. Police Judge Gordon released him without further punishment. The song was composed by Arne A. Nordskog. Time to dust off the old story about the little girl who thought the burglar was Santa Claus.
In New Orleans on December 22 Mrs Mary Kodalich swallowed carbolic acid then pressed her lips to her infant's mouth. The baby died from absorbing the acid while the mother lay dying. A quarrel with her husband was reported prior to the incident.
A jury in Ritzville returned a second degree murder verdict for Patrick Holland in the killing of Josephine Putnam, a young teacher, near Hooper on November 7. The trial began a week earlier. The Pall Mall Gazette reports Italian army corps are embark ing for Tripoli amid Italy Turkey tensions.
Firemen battled a massive fire at the Nelson Morris & Co stock yards plant in Chicago. The tallow house and beef house burned as flames spread, with dozens of firefighters reported dead or missing and the entire Union stock yards district at risk amid explosions and ammonia tank blasts.
Seattle union leaders vow action in state wide dispute over the contempt law and the writ of injunction after editors of The Seattle Star were jailed for contempt. Labor councils pass resolutions condemning the laws as tyrannical and arbitrary and urge amendments or repeal by the legislature. A committee is assigned to craft a new injunction law.
The Star offers a six-year-old girl named Margaret a Christmas present of a loving home. The plea urges good couples to consider adopting her, stressing the need for stable care to mold her future.
A flood of Seattle letters praises The Star for defending liberty against corporate power. Citizens including Rev T T Edmunds and others urge resistance to injunctions, support municipal ownership of utilities, and proclaim support for a free press and equal justice against wealth influence.
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