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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1909
Page
1
In Olympia a senate bill amending the factory safety act is criticized as a joker. The measure would make it a crime for workers to operate without foremen consent, risking injury and complicating damages claims. Critics argue it repeals factory inspection safeguards and harms injured workers seeking relief.
In Olympia the House concurred with the Senate amendment striking the emergency clause on Hanson's race track bill, leaving it ready for the governor's signature. Drys vow late sessions to push local option and county carve outs while new labor and rail measures appear.
Acting Gov Hay urged relocating the State Training school from Chelalia to an irrigated Eastern Washington farm. He argued the boys should be trained as first class farmers with real work and earnings, shifting from shoe making and tailoring to intensive farming under expert agricultural guidance.
The forecast calls for rain tonight and Wednesday with moderate south winds.
Rear Admiral Robley C. Evans ridicules war with Japan but urges sending the battleship fleet to the Pacific as a precautionary measure after overhaul. He notes no Atlantic need and argues a split deployment is natural given talk of trouble with Japan.
A local girl asks if charity clothes are still available for her siblings. The Star has a family of five in need, with ages from two months to ten years, and promises aid with shoes, rubbers, and warm wear, via readers and today’s office visit.
In New York on February 9, Martha Erichols concealed a revolver in her muff and shot William Schwanemann, a grocer, after waiting hours in bitter cold for him to marry her. She swallowed strychnine after the act. Both were near death. witnesses say she eloped from Germany with him, leaving husband and two children.
An unidentified German laborer about 50 collapses and dies of heart failure while at work on steps near the Columbia school in Middletown. Bert Ward, a local contractor who employed him, cannot confirm the man's name. the body is taken to Utterworth morgue for identification.
Sunset Telephone informs A V Bouillon that it will not connect Tree telephone service with the city hall on a joint switchboard. Councillor Armetrong urges efforts to secure ample service for residents in the north end. Officials expect Sunset to eventually agree to share a board with the Independent Telephone company.
In BASICM Oregon on February 9 the senate spent the forenoon debating Halley's resolution demanding exclusion of all Asians. Four committees returned the resolution without recommendation. A roll call on the mining report split, with votes for and against, as Bailey's resolution sits without recommendation and senators continue to push for complete exclusion of all Asiatic residents.
Edward O Graves longtime city banker and chamber of commerce leader died at his home 600 Harvard Ave in the morning cause of death not yet determined He served as president of the Washington National Bank and as a director for Beattie Abstract Title Co and the National Bank of Commerce He was born in Herkimer County New York attended Hobart College served in government finance roles and held key posts in banking before joining Graves Purdy bankers He is survived by several relatives and is remembered as a major business figure in the Northwest.
Berlin greets King Edward and Queen Alexandra with formal court ceremony as the Kaiser and Empress welcome the royal visitors. Crowns Prince William and other royals attend a grand state reception while socialist crowds watch without violence amid cautious press commentary on whether friendship will endure. A palace banquet rounds out the day’s program.
A legislative proposal to ease Seattle franchise access was introduced January 22 by Bremerton Rep Ward and routed through King County Rep Whalley who may have held back his name. Seattle attorney L H Wheeler drew the bill, linked to the Queen Anne Better Car Service, and the measure favors Seattle Electric by broadening rights of way at taxpayer expense.
The Chamber of Commerce taxation committee reports against granting a Boody Dudley subway franchise. They state there is no present demand, the city has under 750000 population, and granting a franchise now could embarrass the city if conditions change.
Texmith, killed in a duel with a rival during a tense confrontation over railway fraud, was buried with police honors at Mt. Pleasant cemetery. Dudley, hurt and facing second degree murder charges, lies wounded at Army General Hospital after the incident that split the two men who were once friends.
Beattie resident F W Barry writes from Port Said asking if the battleship Nebraska will sail to the Pacific coast in time for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. He notes Seattle and Washington sailors aboard and asserts the ship is the Atlantic fleet champion prize winner and a credit to Washington.
The coroner's jury viewed the body of Harry Helassis who died under mysterious circumstances last Thursday on the Grant street bridge. He was buried at 2 pm from the Greek church as the jury considers further evidence. a strong suspicion of murder lingers among certain circles.
A taxation committee report backs a bill to raise the number of justices of the peace to six in each city with a population over 200000. The proposal targets urban districts for expanded local judicial coverage.
The Chamber of Commerce tax committee approves a plan to provide each municipal department head with a revolving fund to meet unexpected current expenditures.
Reports say the battleship Georgia collided with another Atlantic fleet vessel off Gibraltar. Both ships are said to be returning to base, but the report is unconfirmed.
Financial bulletin notes today clearings in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland with balances listed. Seattle clearings 1,450,959.38 and balance 227,177.09. Tacoma clearings 735,022.00 and balance 61,289.00. Portland clearings 1,199,235.00 and balance 149,909.00.
Annie H. Caper filed for divorce in the superior court this morning citing Louis Lane Caper’s excessive drinking and frequent capering that spent money and failed to support his wife and their child. She seeks $50 alimony and custody of the child.
Annie Glen owner of a rooming house drank carbolic acid and disappeared before dawn. Police and coroner searched homes, vehicles, and havens along Blanchard Street near Puget Sound but found no trace of her. A former waiter named Bob and a man named Wallace Lewis testified she acted in jealousy over her paramour Wallace Lewis. She was about 38 years old.
Convicts at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla are set to receive 200,000 pounds of potatoes for six months starting April 1. With about 1,000 inmates, this equals roughly 200 pounds per man. The piece notes inmate weight trends among different crime categories and remarks on their hearty appetites.
In Washington today the Interstate Commerce Commission discussed a bill to abolish the Isthmian canal commission and vest full construction authority in the President. The report says construction under a commission is impossible. the committee advanced the measure under special order. Also, J. K. Schmita, a local teamster, filed a $1,000 damages suit after being kicked by a horse owned by H. C. Allison & Company.
The Chamber of Commerce committee on state legislation today submitted a proposed law prohibiting connellment from taking employment or appearing for gain or hire before municipal courts boards departments officials or employees of a city or town and providing a penalty therefor.
Residents propose a community bath house and gymnasium on the Wheat Seattle play field site with board approval expected. Local supporters praise the project as a new civic amenity while opponents urge careful budgeting and accessible design.
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