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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1911
Page
8
The Star reports on a rising monopoly—the telephone trust—binding every city and home across America. W G Shepherd’s investigation reveals how Bell and Morgan interests, Wall Street, and patents shaped a vast national network and a future for the Bell company.
After a three day contest before Superior Judge Main, Assistant Corporation Counsel King Dykeman won approval of the assessment roll for the 12th avenue improvement. The project, including land acquisition and damages, will cost taxpayers $359,000. Affected properties lie between 13th avenue and Broadway and Dennyway and Jackson Street.
WW Butler of Grand View Washington arrived in Seattle from Sacramento California yesterday with a large silver loving cup mounted on ebony valued at 1500 dollars. The trophy was the sweepstakes prize for best display of five varieties of commercial apples at the California annual fruit display.
Seattle officials join a minstrel show at the Grand Opera House for April 11 and 12 titled Bankers in Burnt Cork. The program features a chorus of 70 bank clerks a vaudeville act and a burlesque on banking.
The university will mark Washingtons birthday with a special morning assembly and unveil a Houdon model statue. President Kane will accept the gift on behalf of the university.
Brander Matthews, once a lawyer who drifted into short stories and drama writing, is celebrated on his 59th birthday. A Columbia graduate and long time professor, his career spans drama history theory and practice with numerous plays essays and tales. He avoids women in classes and favors a pipe as he marks the milestone.
In Pasco a raid on Eagle Messenger Co. found morphine and cocaine. proprietor J. Y. Young was arrested, fined, and ordered to leave town. The Washington Supreme Court upheld $2,650 damages for Etheridge against Gordon Construction Co. in an injuries case. Pasco reports one third of prospective voters are women with 615 registered by night. John Burns escaped from Walla Walla jail by cutting a hole with a can opener after being held for shooting a railroad conductor. Gov. Hay says he is too busy to pick a candidate for the vacant state supreme bench seat. In Bellingham a raid on the Bellingham Pharmacy seized a cartload of wine, whisky and brandy. proprietor Dr. Mohrmann was arrested again.
In Macon Georgia on February 21 the executors of H L Lamar estate contest Lamar Washingtons claim to an eighth interest in the half million estate arguing he relinquished any share by marrying Miss Osborne contrary to his aunts wishes.
In Cleveland Colorado on February 21 Colin Stevenson and Joe Kleebau were convicted of breaking into a box car and stealing candy worth 78 cents. Each received a five year sentence and both have prior criminal records.
Olympia February 21. The compensation act is postponed as over 100 new bills flood the calendar. House leaders push a special order for debate while senators weigh local option and other statewide measures. With 850 bills filed and 14 days left, major issues like reapportionment and direct primary loom large. Night sessions likely as inquiries continue.
The Orpheum presents seven acts with The Rolfonians headlining backed by B A Rolfe and The Rolfonians ten piece troupe. Brown and Ayer provide light piano comedy, The Six Flying Banlards showcase acrobatics, Jarrow performs sleight of hand, Canfield and Carlton star in The Homo, Frank Tinney’s Three Kinsey Kids entertain, Mile Adgie cages lions in a finale and the moving pictures are praised.
The Pantages bill features the Olympicc Trio performing a parallel bars stunt and two Alabama natives, Johnson and Wells, as part of the lineup. Fifteen minutes are given to the Coleman duo on the banjo before the act ends.
This week at the Majestic the program features Miss Stalla performing thrillers on a bilik en head, Manning and Ford dancing, and G Herbert Mitchell delivering humor. Kennedy and Rooney offer The Happy Medium, while The Longacre Four and the Two Finneya close the bill. At the Star a musical comedy The Rajah's Daughter is staged with a Turkish harem and shipwrecked sailors, plus Baby Selam and Miss Michi Kawai from Japan entertaining audiences.
With Mayor Dilling backing, Councilman Sawyer introduced a measure to loan 126000 from the general fund for a garbage collection system. Joe Smith, Dilling's secretary, said the mayor is dedicating time to start the project, which will begin once horses, trucks, and equipment are purchased.
Mish Olive Adair and Miss Oralee List from Tulsa travel around the world by selling newspapers in major cities. They have visited 30 U.S. cities and plan to depart for the Orient from San Francisco when funds allow, stressing they are not socialites but pursuing travel for its own sake.
A. J. Woodhouse of Woodhouse & Platt Furniture Co. 418 Pike St. singlehandedly extinguished a basement fire that threatened the building after a janitor accidentally poured hot ashes into a wooden receptacle.
Superintendent of Public Buildings Grant denied any intent to impede the 42 story Sky scraper at Second ary and Yesterday. He blamed plan changes not known to local representatives of the Smith estate for the misunderstanding.
Seven men driven mad by privation in their search for gold will remain in Iditarod Alaska until spring. They will then be sent to Juneau to be placed in a federal asylum for care and treatment.
The New York Central railroad moved 50 strikebreakers from Chicago to the Collinwood shops in Cleveland to break a boilermaker strike of about 800 workers.
The Argentine Tangle, described as the latest fashionable dance, shocks guests at a charity ball in New York and draws police warnings from major cities. It blends the cake walk, Spanish sway, and Paris Apache style, provoking mixed reactions from the 400 social set.
Lovett M. Wood editor of the Trade Register named United States commercial agent to the Orient has just returned from the East and will depart for the Far East about March 15. He will work under A. H. Baldwin chief of the bureau of manufactures. William R. Saunders his son in law will manage Wood's printing plant during his stay.
President Taft nominates Brigadier General Murray, chief of the coast artillery, to be major general. The action was announced today from Washington.
A 1843 congressional move proposes a 20000 appropriation under the treasury secretary for telegraph tests, sparking ridicule and later passage. Other notes cover wrecks on the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific lines, a Denver robbery confession, a New York divorce case, a boxing death, Elks carnival duties, and local Seattle events including Washington’s birthday activities and upcoming university programs.
Over Mayor Gill's veto the city council ordered a new running schedule for the Seattle Renton and Son railway. The schedule mirrors the pre existing pattern after Crawford line officials withdrew several cars from service last night.
Report from Wilkes Barre states Officer William Weat was shot and killed earlier. Police arrested Benjamin Rossi and Ani Diatto after witnesses described a dog similar to the one seen with the killers. Park commissioners issued vouchers totaling 55030768 for Bailey Peninsula Alki bathing beach and the Columbia playground condemnation awards.
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