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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1922
Page
1
A collage of opinion jabs and quips about Seattle politics and society. Jests target Mayor Brown and ministers while satirizing recall talk and local vaudeville acts. The piece riffs on post Christmas humor and public figures with sharp wit and dated humor.
Washington sets the Senate at odds over Borah’s call for an economic conference and a land and sea disarmament parley. Borah warns a year like the last could push the world toward war while Lodge attacks. President Harding opposes Senate passage of the Borah resolution.
Detroit artist's model Maizie Ryerson sues for divorce after a 29 day marriage to Albert W. Ryerson. She says he introduced her to a secret cult and bizarre love rites in an exotically furnished apartment. Ryerson denies the charges and a prior marriage ended after 29 days.
Turkey rejects joint Turkish and Hague tribunals for foreign litigation and resists allied demands at Lausanne. Marquis Curzon warns of a breaking point within a week while Ismet Pasha defies concessions. The United States backs allied guarantees as talks near collapse.
In Marshfield Wisconsin Dee James A Chapman and wife were seriously injured by a bomb blast. Chapman, chairman of Cameron town and head of Wood county board, and his wife were handling a wrapped package when the device exploded. The incident occurred late Wednesday and investigators described a mechanism triggering the blast. In Hamburg a missing ships report notes the ton steamer Heinrich Kayser listed as lost after last seen December 6 near Newfoundland with a broken rudder.
Dr Chauncey Hawkins told the Young Men's Republican club at Meeve s cafeteria that if Mayor Brown and the police refuse to clean up the city there will be other ways of cleaning it up. He charged police inaction and said ministers do not seek a recall of Brown, while church workers will hand over evidence only if officials show real resolve to act.
James Wood a 40 year old former internal revenue officer and bootlegger is jailed after a raid on the Bay View hotel in Tacoma where he is proprietor He had previously been convicted for unlawfully selling intoxicating liquor and served two months in jail His perjury case co defendant Arvid Franzen awaits trial January 15 before Federal Judge Jeremia Netterer Wood remains in Pierce county jail Tacoma.
August Henagen, 60, suffered severe burns and possible internal injuries after being caught by a pulley belt at the Washington Stock Food Co. plant in Meadows. He sustained multiple fractures in the left hand and cuts to the head and knee. Hospital reports Thursday cited internal pain but expected recovery. Henagen was moved to the county hospital.
Seattle magnate John Danza faces a bombing tied to his Dana theaters. William R. Short of the State Federation of Labor urges insurer probes, denies union guilt, and notes a police court case pending January 11 where two Danza men face stink bomb charges. Danza offers a $500 reward and questions the timing as a publicity ploy.
Britain dispatches Admiral Brock’s squadron from Malta to Constantinople as a precautionary move to influence Turkish decisions at Lausanne. Athens plans to rush 100,000 troops to Eastern Thrace if the talks fail. The fleet includes Iron Duke flagship with dreadnoughts, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, and depot ships.
Edward J. Bing reports a 60,000 strong Turkish force under Djevad Pasha assembling at Diarbekr near Mosul. The offensive aims at oil fields while Lausanne talks threaten to break up over Mosul questions. The Mosul region sits opposite Nineveh across the Tigris.
The county grand jury, in its third day of investigating alleged irregularities at Seattle National Bank, questioned R. D. Smalley, former Waterhouse Co. treasurer, and A. N. Olson, chief deputy county clerk. Olson arrived with official records likely tied to Waterhouse transactions with the bank amid civil suit fraud claims over collateral for an $18,000 note.
Washington December 28 the senate today passed a resolution instructing Vice President Coolidge to express to former President Woodrow Wilson the great pleasure and joy with which the senate has heard the news of his recovery to good health.
TRENT Dec 28 Seven workers and one soldier were killed when a number of Austrian made bombs being transferred from the war zone blew up at Fort Lorachetta near Mezzolomsardo. The incident raises questions about battlefield logistics and safety.
Paris dispatch reports actress Sarah Bernhardt fainted and died at 10 o clock after a fainting spell, with news reaching the public early today.
Patrolman Henry Lek found a large stash of yen opium and other dope in a room at 617 King St West. Two men fled via a window as officers attempted entry, with the premises described as an opium smoking location and a hub for drug dealing.
Fragmentary article describes Morris 8 Brown a former police officer facing legal trouble connected to his son Billings. Mentions Nannie 8 Brown and Mrs Brown with a divorce, and a dismissal of a prior case. Information is incomplete and details are uncertain.
Patrolman B. W. who was shot Sunday morning undergoes surgery Wednesday to remove the slugs, report by Dr. F. Wiltale. A fellow officer Morris was wounded when a stray shot discharged in the prowler car. Nell Pickerell, a fixture in Seattle for 20 years, dies. her cremation is planned after services at Butterworth on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Herbert B. Hallowell alleged logger and Joe Czerny appeared in federal court charging $1600 bail each after a December 15 raid on rooms at an Alexandria hotel. Hallowell and Czerny were arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury.
Fred B. Mitchell, 41, employed in the city treasurer's office, died Wednesday. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Florence Mitchell, his father and mother Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell of Seattle, a sister Mrs. Florence Bohl of this city, and Mrs. Irene Benn of Honolulu.
An un identified robber sought by Officer Maurice Cro shot and killed after fleeing with a companion from a broken into shop. The bandit entered an elevated station and was about to board a train when a bullet from the officer's gun ended the pursuit. The companion escaped. No identifying marks were found on the slain man.
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