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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1920
Page
7
A Paris press roundtable notes diverging views on President Wilson’s stance over the Adriatic. Journal des Debats backs the action as right, La Presse warns of possible withdrawal if settlement nears, and L Intransigeant questions U S leverage amid large French holdings.
Secretary of State Frank Polk confirms the United States is not in agreement with the Franco British compromise on the Adriatic dispute. He says he knows nothing about the dispatch contents and is away from Washington at his mother's home.
Wilson Welch Adams, superintendent of the Providencia mine in Zacatecas, was kidnapped February 13 at Abalos by Mexican bandits. He is held for 60,000 pence ransom. bandits reportedly looted company warehouses. Three federal columns pursue the bandits as the American embassy is notified.
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, candidate for president of Mexico and commander of federal forces against Pelaez rebels in the Tampico oil region, escaped capture in an ambush as delayed reports reach El Paso.
In Montesano Grays Harbor County, Feb. 16, defense witnesses to prove private funding behind the Centralia murder trial were denied. Judge Wilson ruled the funding issue not an part of the case while prosecutors pressed that the trial concerns guilt of three men facing murder charges. Evidence from witnesses on Seminary hill and local lumber firms was presented as part of the state's case.
United Press reports bidding in millions by Gen George W Goethals and P A Franklin for five ex German liners auctioned at the shipping board. First bid was 10 million dollars, rising to 13.1 million by Franklin as lunch paused. The George Washington leads the list of five to join Hamburg American service.
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