07 Feb 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1922
Page
1
The Star invites slogans of up to 12 words for a Pacific Northwest Products contest with $50 prizes. Submit entries by mail to Slogan Editor The Star Seattle WA, including name and address, samples of prior slogans.
A humorous mashed text blends spoof crime line about Paul Pedargio with campus satire on senior week expenses and cultural quips. It references bootleggers, Prohibition, a Yakima fruit exchange, a dying fire scene, and various public figures, all in a collage voice.
J Albrecht, curator at the university museum, long sought more buffalo specimens. An epidemic thins the herd at the zoo, delivering three dead carcasses to his racks. He faces a moral reckoning as he contemplates funding for a new display while the extra corpses lie unused.
Henderson L. Riley of Maytown, mill worker, faces murder charges for the shooting of 41 year old Millard F. Nogal at a Fairview dance hall late Saturday. Nogal died Monday at St. Peter's hospital after being shot twice. Roscoe Fullerton, the prosecuting attorney, weighs first or second degree murder. a decision was expected this afternoon.
In Los Angeles on February 7, the jury selection resumed for the trial of Madalynne Obenchain, accused of conspiring with Arthur C. Burch in the murder of J Belton Kennedy. Eight women and four men sat in the jury box as peremptory challenges remained unused by both prosecution and defense.
Daily ads in The Star promise savings if readers study them closely. The notice urges readers to examine the advertising columns and take advantage of the offers to save money over a month.
William MacLeod Raine weaves a gripping installment about oil discovery in the cattle country. Thrills mount as characters face danger and ambition in a frontier setting. readers are urged to follow the continued story on page 9.
Editorial condemns park commissioners for fighting over whether to spend 5000 of the 20000 allocated by the city council on a community house at Woodland Park. The piece warns that skimping would betray the intent of the appropriation and leave the auto tourist camp underdeveloped with a bare skeleton shack near Green Lake.
Assistant Attorney P P Brush departed for Shelton to file an injunction against the state board of fisheries and others to stop blasting on the Skokomish river at the Lake Cushman hydroelectric site in Mason county. Tacoma police patrol the area to curb further blasts as Acting Mayor Roy Harrison sends a protest letter to Governor Hart demanding an end to the board's actions.
Hastings New York February seventh Mrs Biuanehe Burke mother of Billie Burke wife of Viorenz Ziegfeld died here today in Hastings New York source reports Funeral arrangements were not announced.
In Richmond on February 7 a devastating blaze destroyed the Lexington hotel. Four people were killed and more than twenty injured as firemen searched the ruins for additional victims. Sheriff C. M. Thomas leaped from a window to a net below and died, witnessed by onlookers.
Senators favored referring Henry Ford offer to the agriculture committee despite objections. Ford sought to take over government Muscle Shoals dam and nitrate plants, a move advanced in the senate today.
In London the Poplar board of guardians, besieged by furious unemployed from Fast End, were imprisoned overnight in the council chamber. A store operated by the mob continued through the night until police freed the guardians in the morning.
Twenty eight army officers and civilians testified before the senate investigating committee to defend the army against charges of illegal executions of American soldiers in France.
Mrs. Lilian L. Mayer files for divorce from David Mayer Tuesday claiming adultery and bragging about it. She seeks $200 a month in alimony and custody of their 3 year old son.
The Star invites young readers to cut out a handmade valentine from Page 8 and paste it on cardboard. Color with crayons in any chosen hues and watch for six valentines across today and tomorrow.
Seattle high schools may require several hours weekly for cadet training if the school board approves a proposal from the Chamber of Commerce military affairs committee. The plan mirrors Washington DC’s cadet corps with freshmen compulsory membership, student officers, and an army officer instructor. Superintendent Cooper will study the idea after noting a 1919 inquiry found insufficient demand.
Washington February 7 Northwestern Long Distance Telephone of Oregon and Pacific Telephone and Telegraph asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to consolidate their companies.
Mary Miles Minter, linked romantically to William Desmond Taylor, is guarded at her Santa Barbara home amid Taylor murder case fallout. Police offer no explanation for the barrier, with notes about a love letter found in Taylor's library and a second suspected message. Robbers later loot First National bank in Poulsbo, stealing thousands in convertible securities from safe boxes. Evidence points to an elite yegg crew using nonexplosive methods. tracks show a vehicle escape, as deputy sheriffs search for suspects.
New York report says William Bella Flower a 35 year old motion picture director died in Glendale New York after an elevator accident at his studio. He had been hospitalized for injuries suffered several days earlier.
President Harding ordered an immediate suspension of all construction on Pacific ocean fortifications and naval bases including Guam and the Philippines. The move follows a prior order halting battleship construction under the arms treaty to maintain status quo pending Senate ratification of the treaties. Harding urged prompt Senate action so naval policy can be aligned with the treaties before further domestic legislation.
PORTSMOUTH Eng Feb 7 Re cruiting for the British navy has been practically stopped by an admiralty order issued today. The order provides that only 40 apprentices shall be accepted each week and one ordnance artificer each month.
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