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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
5
Investigators including military police and Thurston county officials search for suspects after a young woman’s decomposed body is found in a brush-filled grave near Hawk's Prairie five miles from Olympia. Two hunters reported the discovery. dancing slippers and clues link her to the Camp Lewis era dance hall.
New York Jan 2 The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co is placed in the hands of Receiver Lindley M Garri gan former secretary of war Col Timothy M Williams president of the B R T The firm which operates trolley elevated and subway lines did not resist Westinghouse Electric Co bankruptcy suit for supplies and owes about 2 000 000 officials say new construction and equipment plans could not be funded under the strain of unpaid obligations
David Lubin of San Francisco founder of the International Institute of Agriculture died in Rome at age 73 from influenza. He helped establish the institute in Rome and introduced rural credits in the United States while securing parcel post legislation.
Secretary of War Baker cabled Gen. Harbord for reports on conditions at the Frost mobilization camp after charges that it was practically uninhabitable due to mud. The dispatch comes amid a local controversy over living conditions there and requests a full assessment from military authorities.
Seventh Day Adventists of Western Washington meeting in Seattle plan to dedicate their launch Anona on Sunday for missionary work in Puget Sound. The group convened at the Central church of Seventh Day Adventists, 199 Second Ave N, while planning a $30,000 academy for high school students with site selection near between Seattle and Tacoma.
A letter from a French hospital confirms Private Philip P Palmer of 6119 Latona Avenue Seattle is sick and not missing in action. His wife Mrs Pearl Palmer has received the notification.
Gymnasium classes at the Y. W. C. A. are now open for registration. New classes will be formed for 15 applicants. Special classes for children are held Saturdays. A Seattle physical education meeting is slated for Saturday January 11 at 6 30 p m in the Y W C A cafeteria. The pool reopens January 4 with Anna Borstel in daytime charge and Griggs in the evening. Special classes in life saving advanced swimming and diving are being formed.
Edwin McGlenon, 22, of San Francisco, was killed early today by Motorcycle Officer A. A. Mehan of San Bruno as he and four companions tried to escape after breaking into a garage and stealing a car. Two of the five were captured. the others are believed to be youths who earlier robbed George Polidakis of 670 dollars.
Albert Schroer is found dead by hanging from an apple tree in Tacoma. He leaves a destitute wife and six children in Walsenberg California. Telegraphic advices from the Walsenberg chief of police received by Seattle police Thursday report the death and family circumstances.
The article analyzes Polish distribution across the former empire after the war. It cites proportions in Prussian Poland 33 percent Polish, Austrian Poland 45 percent, and Russian Poland with mixed aristocracy and peasantry. Vilna shows near 50 percent Polish, while Western Galicia and Lemberg are heavily Polish with Ukrainian presence. It notes class patterns, Jewish and German influence, and current clashes in Vilna and Eastern Galicia.
President Wilson continues public talks aboard King Victor Emmanuel’s private train in Italy. He aims to clarify misunderstandings about his peace program and push for a world league, resisting balance of power and seeking a peace of justice with freedom of the seas as a key issue.
Health Commissioner McBride reports Seattle's epidemic death rate among 15 leading cities at 2.2 for September to December, lower than Philadelphia's 7.6. He notes the report is incomplete due to influenza workload and calls for a state venereal disease hospital and a city hospital, citing physician shortages from wartime service.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Cologne Gazette asserting Germany must file strong counterclaims against the Allies. It says Germany has the right and duty to set damages after the armistice, blaming the Allied blockade for vast, incalculable losses and wartime law violations.
The civilian population of Helgoland, about 2,000 people, returns home from four years of wartime occupation. They had lived in the Hamburg Elbe district since the German fleet surrendered observers report that the former burgomaster took over island governance.
Chin Ker Don pleaded guilty to selling opium and cocaine and was sentenced to thirteen months in federal prison on McNeill Island. Deputy U S Marshal EF R Tobey accompanied him as the judge J Neterer closed the year's federal court docket.
A special meeting of Minute Men Division 4 Precinct 72 is scheduled for Thursday night at a specified time. The gathering aims to address internal matters and plan upcoming activities within the local unit.
Jackson Barnett, Oklahoma's wealthiest Indian, lives seven miles west of Henryetta and owns 907000 in Liberty Bonds. He is valued at about 2500000 from a 160 acre Cushing oil allotment. Guardian C J OHarnett oversees his affairs as Barnett proclaims I will help whip Kaiser in World War I.
John Veachie proprietor of a lodging house at 1010% Knight Street is charged with violating the minimum wage law for women. He allegedly paid Ina C. Burch, aged over 18, only ten dollars a week for her services, against the law’s stated thirteen dollars twenty cents per week.
Philadelphia police say the men who set bombs at three prominent residents' homes Monday night fled the city and may strike again in other cities. Arrested suspect Edward Moore is believed to know little about the plot.
Dr. Frank W. Lamb, 29, former King County Hospital surgeon, died in Alaska from Spanish influenza while serving in the public health service. He joined the Alaska relief effort after military discharge and had been in service twenty three days since his appointment by Governor Riggs to battle the flu among Eskimos and Indians.
Representatives of Seattle and King County business and labor groups met at Bird's cafeteria for a noon luncheon to discuss proposed reconstruction and political reform legislation. Rep Stephen A. Hull and Sen Frank H. Fenick led the gathering with others urging public input on trade laws to protect beaver and redirect commerce away from New York.
A Seattle surgeon Dr Waldo Richardson of Lincoln Arms apartments 2427 Harvard Ave N is aboard the wrecked troopship Northern Pacific aground on Fire Island. Richardson served with the British army in 1915 1916 and was a former superintendent of King County Hospital. Also aboard is Lieut Commander Hunter, son of the late J C Hunter, an Alaskan navigator. The crew is believed to be largely Northwest men as the ship originally sailed from Seattle as a Northwest manned boat.
On New Year’s Day twenty thousand soldiers at Camp Lewis received passes. Discharged men are warned to carry discharge papers to avoid being mistaken for deserters or absent without leave. Officers will shortly examine applicants for commissions in the standing army.
Elegant crepe de chine and Georgette blouses offered at 7.50 each. Includes high neck tailored shirts with tucked effects and low neck square and V shapes. Colors listed Nile white flesh apricot navy blue brown black. Splendid values in correct modes at 7.50.
H Jones of 406 Ninth Ave discovered Raymond Monroe 17 unconscious at Fourth and Seneca. Jones carried him outside and performed life saving stunts from a guide, reviving him briefly before he relapsed. Police found the youth somnolent from late nights and fatigue.
Tacoma officials opened an inquiry into a New Year’s Day streetcar collision on the American Lake line that killed Motorman Carl Erickson and injured about a score of passengers near the Tacoma Athletic Park. The cause of Erickson being on the wrong track remains unclear.
W L Hagerty a 23 year old clerk is exonerated of any link to a stolen diamond ring case involving J Ford. Ford, in a stupefied state, lost his ring and Hagerty helped by taking him to the police. Ford rewarded Hagerty with a $25 check after police cleared the matter. Both men were detained briefly until the case was resolved.
Poles in America were urged to support their government’s aims at the peace conference to establish a democratic government amid starvation. The Polish bureau in Washington cites threats from open German propaganda and from Bolshevik, German and Ukrainian forces.
Spokane January 2 After 24 years of service Herbert Witherspoon vice president of Spokane and Eastern Trust Co severed his connection December 31 to accept a vice presidency at a Seattle bank. Officials of the National City bank would not confirm the report awaiting the directors meeting January 14.
London dispatch reports a proposal to name an allied commander as dictator in Russia for one year with troops to back him. The plan has won approval from influential Russians as part of settlement efforts.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson C. Squire of Seattle celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at Mion New York while visiting Mrs. Squire's father. Mr. Squire formerly served as United States senator from Washington. They plan to return to Seattle in February.
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