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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1915
Page
5
Mrs Morrison Darst a Seattle woman formerly of Fauntleroy park was arrested for shoplifting at a department store. Detectives weigh a drugging claim after she showed a trance like state and memory gaps. Judge Evans sentenced her to 30 days awaiting further investigation.
Dozens of penniless men from Seattle arrived in Bellingham lured by signs reading Men Wanted in Bellingham. Most rode freight trains and the unemployment strain increased as they sought work. In Spokane a former sheriff reported catching a burglar who escaped through a window after slipping out of a room.
A statewide Home Rule group will be formed within a week to force a referendum on any state bills opposing city home rule. The effort aims to grant cities power to regulate public utilities free from state commissions and even the state legislature, with Tacoma Spokane and other cities targeted for cooperation.
F R Singleton secretary of the Bureau of Taxation writes to correct a Star article. He clarifies the chamber does not oppose borrowing from city funds for emergencies but favors delaying bond sales to save interest for taxpayers. He notes home rule is not factor and cites state law and supreme court authority.
Mutt and Jeff perform three acts of mishaps with music at the Moore theatre aided by a chorus of pretty girls and vocal numbers. The show titled Mutt and Jeff in Mexico features Harry Washer and Harry Kay as the mischievous duo with Rose Kessner as the lovestruck old maid and Hazel Miller delivering song, with a Saturday matinee and evening encore planned.
Cincinnati doctors report Evangelina Booth of the Salvation Army has peritonitis but her condition is not critical.
The wheat market eased in Chicago trading with May opening at 31.69 and July at 1.40. The report notes softer prices as the market adjusts to new supply signals and demand expectations.
The Town in Review will be staged Sunday by the Y M H A aboard a ship setting bound for San Francisco. It features song dance and comedy with original acts and scenic tableaus depicting American history. About one hundred performers participate and half the net proceeds help European war sufferers.
Cor poration Counsel Hradford rules city employees may own an interest in a jitney bus but cannot operate one. He notes complaints of Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co seeking names of licensees and city employers connected to jitneys to pressure separations or terminations. Civil service rules bar gainful occupations beyond regular duties.
Angelo Blanch, 50, night watchman at Standard Clay plant in Bayne, Washington, was killed by a heavy stick after night shift. Sheriff Hodge and Prosecuting Attorney Lundin rushed to the scene as investigators note a non robbery motive and undisturbed plant. Blanch leaves a family in Bayne, 50 miles from Seattle. Temple Baptist church will stage a Friday concert by its children to fund a new organ at Third and Cedar.
The United States plans to provide two million units of tetanus antitoxin each month to allied nations facing conflict. The program aims to bolster civilian protection amid wartime outbreaks and bolster allied medical readiness.
The Washington House faces a bid by Representatives Grass and Renick from Seattle to bar the city from borrowing its own funds. City officials and Meyer Gill oppose the measure. Bankers’ representatives pressed the bill before the committee, while Seattle officials demand a hearing. The Senate previously opposed the ban, and the bill is to be reported from the committee Monday.
A column presents reader questions on names for a newborn, citizenship timelines, ginseng sourcing, infant skin conditions, proper letter replies, stamp placement etiquette, handling insults, fur whitening, changing lawyers, and a controlling suitor. Advice ranges from official steps to personal conduct and etiquette tips.
Summary of multiple brief items: Miss Mary Allison named manager of Lazy Husbands in Los Angeles, Congress debates census of unemployed and public works use, four hours daily military training proposed. Swiss expedition to Lower California, railroads near Cincinnati flood disruption, Chester tanker wrecked, crew saved by Philadelphia. Mexico City fears desertion. Bryan discusses watered stock. Coast Guard app needed for patrols. Dobbin to see a dentist. horses’ teeth cemented for army service. South Dakota to be flagship under Rear Admiral Doyle at Bremerton. Bankruptcy filings for R. C. McCredie and spouse with $27,200 liabilities. Divorce case of State Senator Lyon denied. Hines dies. Larrabee estate tax payment. Stringer elected sheriff’s association treasurer. Philippine legislature adopts gold standard. 26 deputy sheriffs indicted in Roosevelt chemical works strike.
A bill endorsed by the Seattle Commercial Club and Municipal League seeks a constitutional amendment to allow county and city consolidation. If approved by two thirds in each house, voters in 1916 would decide. cities over 20,000 could assume county functions. Proponents cite savings and reduced payroll as key gains.
Von Bernstorff declares Germany will not interfere with American commerce as it widens its war zone. The State Department will study the warning before responding. German papers urge submarines to sink England bound transports. Germany attacks French posts in Alsace. France destroys German ammo wagons near Vievre and an observation balloon near Rheims. Austria-Hungary touts Dukla victories while Russia pulls troops from Galicia to reinforce the Carpathians and Bukovina.
The park board rejected the recent economy program by Commissioners Kinnear and Mullen and will raise salaries. Fuller, Ingraham, and McGilllis are retained with McGilllis becoming an administrative employee, while Director Stine's pay increases to the former figure.
The city files a complaint with the public service commission alleging Tacoma interurban line overcharges within Seattle city limits. Officials say 6 cent and 5 cent fares are collected for stations inside the southern city limits and seek a ruling.
A municipal blacksmith position opened in South Vancouver with a score of applications filed by February 6. The town seeks skilled candidates for the public works post.
An old ad claims headaches stem from a sluggish liver and bowels and urges readers to take a 10 cent box of Cassarets to relieve bilious feelings dizziness and sour stomach.
Miss Ethel Moore of Hurke hotel near Pike shoots herself Friday night after a dispute with Louis Beck a friend of several months. The bullet lodged in her throat and she is not believed fatally wounded. Two sailors from the Charleston gained entry to aid after her sister Ada Malloy heard the shot and summoned help. The wound was treated at a hospital where the bullet was removed. Moore had previously attempted suicide last summer by taking bichloride of mercury and had ongoing despondency linked to drinking.
The council will vote Monday on purchasing the Seattle Renton and Southern railway line. The measure faces likely defeat as members favor letting residents vote first since the public vote was denied at the coming election. Dale and Cooley urge passage, arguing lack of Renton line would hinder operating any other railway until new bonds are approved.
Eleven candidates spoke at West Side hall endorsing municipal ownership of public utilities and an honest administration. W P McElwain pressed the program, Albert E Parish rejected platitudes, and Haas defended tax trends despite higher assessed values. Remaining speakers included Johnson Littlefield Miller Sickels Cooley and Goddard with more forums planned at Labor Temple and Wagner's hall next week.
The Public Ownership league endorsed five candidates for council on Friday night at the Labor Temple. W P McElwain T H Bolton David McKenzie C J Jacobs and Cc D Raymer, the latter two identified as socialists, were the nominees. A heated session arose when J F Cronin ruled that card socialists could not vote, a ruling later rescinded after socialist protests. The chair threatened police but the debate ended in a calm, orderly conclusion.
Patrolman Stanley faces manslaughter charges for driving the vehicle involved in a fatality. The incident follows a collision that killed a man identified from local records.
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