Peace Conference Hope From Dr Matthews In Seattle
Dr M A Matthews pastor of the First Presbyterian Church and member of the League to Enforce Peace’s Committee of One Hundred says a universal peace conference is underway. He credits President Wilson and notes belligerents should answer notes so neutrals can push for disarmament and a fair settlement. The church is to remain neutral to help judge and assist in shaping world affairs.
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Cleveland Eyes Top School Chief From Nation
The city of Cleveland seeks the nation’s best school superintendent, with 22 names considered including Frank B. Cooper of Seattle. Cooper denies interest in Cleveland, noting a salary of 7,500 in Seattle and that Cleveland may offer up to 15,000, but he insists he would not leave Seattle.
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Christmas in Chains as Bandit Husband Captured
A young Tacoma wife, en route to Wilkeson for Christmas, confronts police after learning her husband Oscar Lowe is a confessed bank robber. She describes their happy days before his arrest and the family motive cited by the robber, while reporters note her distress and the couple’s fragile prospects.
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Wilkeson
Peace reply delayed for ten days says foreign office
London dispatch reports that the entente powers will not deliver their peace reply to Germany for likely ten days. Sources close to the foreign office confirmed the delay. The item also notes a novelty invention: shoes with removable uppers and heels that can be worn as slippers.
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Germany
Foreign Office
Advertising Manager's Daily Talk
Amusements for Christmas week highlight Seattle theatres with special programs. Full details in The Star today under Rex Mission Liberty Colonial Palace Hip Alhambra Orpheum listings. More than 60 000 copies daily.
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Rex Mission
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Palace Hip Alhambra
Orpheum
B Gosh Marries Nona Sanders After Hat Wager Incident
Principal C E York and Prof Pfaff of Port Angeles high school traveled to Seattle on Friday to wed Miss Nona Sanders from Indianapolis. The pair had bet on who would marry first, each wagering a silk hat. York married Sanders while Pfaff did not.
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Port Angeles High School
C. E. York
Seattle
Nona Sanders
Indianapolis
York
Haton
Two Thousand Loggers Collect Christmas Wages
Hoquiam reports that 2,000 loggers arrived and drew $200,000 in wages from several lumber companies closed for the holidays. Many will spend their money in town.
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Hoquiam
Confessions Tie Bothell Bank Bandit Gang to Robbery Route
Police link three confessions to the Bothell bank heist and trace the escape route through Lake Forest Park. Walter McDonald, six day groom, claims it was his first job and says he got 280 of 2700 dollars. A. J. Rounds and Oscar Lowe confess to actual participation and identify McDonald as a key accomplice.
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F. J. Dusky
Everett
August Wolff
Wolff
Woman Who Stole Christmas Dinner Is Not Held
San Francisco December 25. A woman known as Mrs X stole a Christmas dinner to feed her disabled husband and four gaunt children. A female detective refused to arrest or charge her, as did the police lieutenant and judge, leaving the family with a happier holiday despite the theft.
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Mission District
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Record mail influx shocks post office nationwide
Washington reports millions of pounds of mail swelling the postoffice system as Christmas demands peak. Postmaster General Burleson ordered fast freight trains pressed into service to handle the surge in mail trusted to Santa Claus by families across the United States.
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Seattle bootblack Newton Johns loses mother in Bristol tragedy
Newton Johns, a dock hero who helped save lives when the Flyer gang-plank slipped at Colman dock, learned his mother Harriet Johns died in Bristol Pennsylvania. Johns works as a porter at Paul Hiner's cigar store on Third and James. An Oklahoma inventor has patented a device to bite off pieces from a tobacco plug.
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Bristol
Paul Hiner
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Oklahoma
Villa bands seize Torreon in Northern Mexico collapse
Villa forces took Torreon yesterday after a morning assault, meeting light Carrancista resistance as the garrison evacuated. U S reports confirm the fall, placing Villa at peak power since Pershing’s expedition, with trains moving through Bermejillo and attacks reaching Gomez Palacio and Lerdo.
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Judge rules state cannot limit personal liquor use
In Portland on December 28 Circuit Judge Henry E Mc Ginn held the state lacks authority to ban or curb private liquor production or import for personal use The ruling came in an injunction suit by A Lima to stop city searches of homes for liquor He urged that if a man wants to walk across lots it is his business but harming neighbors becomes the state’s concern.
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Henry E. McGinn
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If I Were Santa Claus I’d Fix Ailing World
Poetic list of benevolent wishes for many figures and places expressing a wish to improve society. Includes calls for aid to poor children, hospital joy devices, jobs for wealthy and political figures, and peace, envisioning a kinder world if the speaker had Santa like powers.
Billingsleys May Squeal as Indictments Hit
Prosecutor Lundin says he hopes the Billingsleys will cooperate with federal authorities after indictments returned by a federal grand jury late Friday. He notes no plan for a special county grand jury and says warrants could issue directly if cooperation is secured. Lundin says prohibition penalties have not deterred the Billingsleys and references federal action and letters to Washington.
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Seattle
Billingsleys Indicted in Federal Booze Probe
Federal indictments target the Billingsley alcohol ring as Logan Billingsley and Willam Frazier, president of Frazier Transfer Co., are arrested. Ora Billingsley, Fred Billingsley, and W H Pielow, president of Pielow Transfer Co., also named. Officials said Fred and Ora planned to post bonds and surrender once arranged.
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U. S
Billingsley
Logan Billingsley
Willam Frazier
Frazier Transfer Co
Ora
Fred Billingsley
W. H. Pielow
Pielow Transfer Co
United States
John Boyle
Fred
Federal Grand Jury
Dry Squad Nabs Pat Sullivan Jr With Booze Truck
Young Pat Sullivan Jr and his chauffeur Jack Bodie were arrested by the dry squad at 7 am after trying to unload whisky from a mud stuck truck near Sullivan's home. A 50 gallon barrel and three 10 gallon barrels were driven in from a cache at Silver Lake. Investigation checks if the booze came from Robin's warehouse in Everett pending litigation.
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Harvard Ave
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Pat
Be Warned in Time About Fixing Xmas Tree So It Will Not Catch on Fire
Fire prevention warnings from Fire Marshal Bringhurst urge families to avoid tinsel and candles on trees and to use electric lights. They advise water or a fire extinguisher handy and keeping exits clear in public celebrations. If clothing catches fire, smother with a blanket or overcoat.
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Santa Claus
Bopp Talks Freely on Witness Stand
Franz Bopp German consul general and associates face trial for alleged neutrality violations in San Francisco. The defense plans further cross examination after Tuesday, with three witnesses left. Bopp has been a talkative witness unlike Vice Consul Van Schaack and drew a warning from Judge Hunt about excessive discourse.
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Franz Bopp
Bopp
van Schaack
Hunt
Dickens Portraits Scrooge Ahead in Weekly Star Serial
Charles Dickens offers a vivid portrait of Ebenezer Scrooge as a miserly old sinner in a Christmas tale. The Star previews six installments of A Christmas Carol to run next week from Monday Christmas Day through Saturday, promising the legendary story to readers.
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