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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1920
Page
1
A photo feature highlights attractively dressed women on Seattle streets. A caption invites the pictured lady to visit The Star editorial rooms to win Moore tickets. Descriptions praise a navy-blue serge dress with fur scarf-coatee and chic close-fitting chapeau. Daisy Henry credited.
Attorney for the defense claims the killer is the so-called Mysterious Fat, a chauffeur now in California, as William Fay Ealy and his mother Anna Nemitz face trial for the murder of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Bryan at Jones Point. The case drew a packed courtroom and jurors with heavy questioning amid debate on the death penalty.
A columnist rails against sexual exploitation and disappearances of young women, noting many vanish without report. He laments public indifference, warns of sensational letters and psychics, and argues societal duty to aid and protect wandering girls and heal their damaged lives.
A bicycle rider was struck by a car on Saturday night on 12th Avenue. Arnold Nefwon of Mendav suffered cut hands and bruises while H Axman of 7910 KE, Republican 1, was involved. Police report no serious injuries.
President Wilson reiterates U S stand on Fiume and the Adriatic in notes to British and French foreign offices. Britain and France press for acceptance of London terms by the Jugoslav government or allied support for Italy. Paris and London report mixed progress as Belgrade remains firm in enforcing Wilson plan.
A campaigning note urges Seattle voters to back C. B. Fitzgerald in the upcoming election to secure a strong government mandate. The speaker calls it the city’s only chance for stable leadership and an overwhelming victory is framed as the civic duty.
Funeral services for William Mason Santmeyer and four other victims of Saturday's boiler explosion at the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. plant in Seattle are announced. The dead include P. H. Jacobs, 50. Thomas A. Nolan, 64. David T. Spurgeon, 66. and George O. Bunnell, 60. Services are set for Monday through Tuesday at the Home Undertaking Co. and St Benedict's Church, with relatives named in Seattle and Wisconsin. Santmeyer, 36, is a son of Walter J. Santmeyer, a school board member and plant superintendent.
Phillips Morrison H F Ostrander and C N Seaborn of Seaborn Shipbuilding Seattle were ordered to enter pleas by March 1 before Judge Jeremiah Neterer on federal indictments. The same deadline applies to Capt John F Blain and other Grays Harbor Motorship officers indicted for government contract frauds, who will enter pleas together.
London dispatch reports the council of premiers resuming talks at Downing Street with Lloyd George Curzon Cambon and ambassadors from Japan and Belgium in attendance. A note from President Wilson delivered by Hugh Wallace the American ambassador on the Adriatic question is cited as a key development.
Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan stated that President Wilson's illness due to a stroke has caused permanent brain damage and arterial disease. He urged Wilson to retire from office now based on medical and family advice.
Polls open 8 AM Tuesday with voting machines in every precinct. Voters will nominate two candidates for mayor, six for the three year council seats, two for the two year terms, and two for the one year term. Results expected by 11 PM Tuesday per Chief Deputy Comptroller James P. Agnew.
Premier Miller said in an interview that Britain and France have agreed the Turkish government may remain in Constantinople, as reported by Echo de Paris. This follows a February 16 statement noting the accord between the two governments.
Washington lawmakers awaited the nomination of a new secretary of state as Secretary Lansing neared resignation. Rumored successors included John W. Davis as ambassador to Great Britain and Frank L. Polk, acting secretary for the interim period.
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