30 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
1
An editorial condemns the city council for another failed plan to serve transi tion for the district. It notes the rejection of jitneys, city buses, and private buses despite a broken feeder system, blaming Cohen, Tindall, Thomson, Moore and Fitzgerald for a year of political dodging and inaction.
A fragmentary column mixes holiday cigars retail chatter with social quips and political banter. It references Seattle dealers wives buying cheap cigars for Christmas while musing on publicity and public figures and poses a philosophical riddle about wealth and happiness.
KR J Paussett city attorney of Everett claims railroads and Pullman Co are assessed at 47 percent of value, not the 50 percent required by law. He urges state officials to unite and fight the tax disparity, while Seattle council may review the Everett letter.
Bank break in at Los Altos near San Jose yields fifteen hundred dollars stolen by armed robbers. The theft was discovered only when the bank opened for business. Local authorities investigate the early morning heist with no immediate arrests reported.
Sacramento dispatch reports a robber suspect in the Lockeford bank robbery was killed in a posse confrontation. Posse member J. W. Wheatley was shot four times and is in critical condition.
Police investigated a wholesale theft at the home of R. M. Tyson located at 705 EB 65th street as the family was away. A thief used a pass key to enter and stole furniture, dresses, and household goods from a piano lamp to a baby’s rattle.
An intruder posing as a city agent attempted to force entry at Mrs. Co. M. Anderson’s residence at 3935 Thistle Ave. The woman’s screams frightened him away as she dressed. Police were notified Friday in London where Sinn Fein officials in London said the dail would ratify the Anglo Irish treaty by a majority of six to twelve.
Paris says France is ready to participate in any conference to limit and regulate submarine use and to abide by international rules that such a conference might formulate.
Amendments to the foreign debt funding bill are being prepared. One plan would direct a demand on France for interest and principal on the debt, estimated between 72 billion and 3 billion dollars. The move signals a cooling of U S public opinion toward France and ties to broader debt and armament issues.
Orange Texas December 10 The Humble company Cresson No 3 drilled a well that spouted crude petroleum in a half mile radius causing widespread turmoil. Other nearby wells previously dry also began to flow again signaling a rebound in the oil field activity.
A fire attributed to defective wiring damaged the Davidson Brothers' produce house in Des Moines Indiana early today, causing an estimated loss of 400000 dollars. Firemen battled the blaze for hours before bringing it under control. The incident remains under investigation.
Retail grocery stores will be closed all day Monday in observance of New Year, announced by the Beattle Retail Grocers' Association.
H F Alexander president of Pacific Steamship Co and noted shipping figure was rushed to Seattle General Hospital Thursday with stomach trouble. By Friday he was greatly improved overnight and hoped to be discharged soon. He resides in Tacoma and family aims to keep the matter quiet.
Edward Stinson and Lloyd Bertaud soar for 246 hours 19 minutes 50 seconds in an SJL-6 monoplane, breaking the prior 24 hour 19 minute 17 second mark. They endure freezing conditions at Mineola as fingers freeze and sleep evades them after a long test of endurance.
The Star previews a serial featuring a fearless woodswoman who warns suitors she can shoot straight. Her hard gaze and resolve mark a stark departure from sheltered femininity as she promises swift action if deceived. The Snowshoe Trail debuts Tuesday.
United States Senator Miles Poindexter spoke in Bremerton advocating Japanese exclusion for three years and for a hundred years. He supported the four power pact but warned it is not a league of nations. He noted Bremerton and Mare Island yards' importance and discussed Alaska development and naval strategy with reporters.
Viscount Shibusawa urges mixed marriage as solution to Japanese American issues. Seattle figures including Dr. W. Henderson and Robert S. Boyne oppose intermarriage, arguing it cannot succeed and urging immigration limits. Other local officials and citizens voice strong disapproval, labeling the idea unthinkable or harmful to both races. A final note mentions a prior auto sale in Hoquiam.
Harriet Gilman, a one year old telephone operator, completes a life long search to find her father in Venice California. The estranged couple Frank and Jennie Gilman divorced years earlier and neither remarried. Harriet learns the father lives nearby and speeds to reunite, signaling a possible reconciliation with her mother Jessie Gilman.
Sheriff Matt Starwich and deputies interrupted a New Year liquor smuggling bid. Jack Martin, 35, was shot and hospitalized after resisting arrest as three stills were found. two suspects, Dan J. McPhee and Chauncy Bellin, plus C. W. Edwards were arrested.
Chicago reports bandits broke into the home of Charles A. Stonehill near the city and stole $100,000 in rare wines and liquors from locked vaults after overpowering guards.
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