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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1922
Page
1
A collage of jumbled captions and snippets reflecting New Year celebrations, jokes, poems, and notices. References include Ree Gardner, Prosperous Nineteen Twenty Two, temperance lectures, German marks, and a Texas ranger anecdote. It reads like a humorous tearsheet of culturally scattered items and quips.
Washington Jan 2 Reuters reports that officials reject a supposed Franco Japanese entente over Siberia and Russia. Chita group claim secret papers show Japan would dominate Siberia and hinder U.S. aims, with Wrangel forces to assist. French and Japanese denials label documents as forgeries.
Senator Borah of Idaho, a stark opponent of the Versailles pact, proposes a reservation limiting U S participation in any arms ventures arising from the pact. He interprets article two as allowing action by signatories over Pacific region interests and calls for restoring rights within one year.
Governors from thirteen states including Davis, Idaho and Campbell of Arizona pledged support to a campaign to keep world peace sentiment alive after the Washington armament conference. Several will take the speaker platform in the council organized effort following the conference.
Read about Ile and her companion facing hunger and danger in a harsh winter tale. A wolf pack steals a ham while they shelter indoors awaiting a real hunt, as the story previews a tense, survival driven plot unfolding in The Star tomorrow.
Washington dispatch reports Penrose death triggers succession talk in Congress. Gov Sproul eyed to fill Penrose seat. Port McCumber possible new Finance chair with Borah in line for Foreign Affairs if needed. Newberry case impact debated as PA seat awaits fill. State and tariff tax agenda framed by finance panel.
The White House held the annual presidential reception with diplomats and dignitaries, inviting Lang and Prochnik from Germany and Austria to join the allied social circle. President Harding and Mrs. Harding greeted guests, followed by a public reception later for all citizens. Secretary Hughes hosted a breakfast for arms conference delegates at the Pan American Union.
Colbroner Carson examined the death of George Kenyon known as the little old man of the mountains. He was found dead in the Index hills last week and his body was brought to Seattle after a rough trip by Deputy Coroners Kenneth Carson and R W Jones who reached Seattle Sunday night.
In Chicago on January 2 a derailed bank robbery ends with the bandits telling a married man to surrender all. In Butte Montana a 14 year old, Marl Drew, dies from an accidental self inflicted gunshot during New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Chicago dispatch reports Harold F P McCormick informed Mme. Ganna Walska in Paris that he was divorced from Edith Rockefeller McCormick. McCormick left his Lake Forest estate as the divorce settlement was finalized last week.
Paradena Calif January 2 The crowded Tournament Park gridiron headlines a California vs Washington and Jefferson showdown with high hopes and fanfare. Cal’s famed one team battles undefeated Washington and Jefferson as Ohio State guests. Tickets scarce, Park capacity 45000, bill Hart and Mary Pickford linked to turnout but Pickford declines kickoff.
CHAMBERLIN SD Jan 2 A violent earthquake shock at 8 50 am today rocked the vicinity Chimneys were torn down dishes tumbled off shelves and windows broken No injuries have been reported
Cincinnati January 3. Divorces in 1921 averaged just under five daily yet Cupid also produced three new marriages for every divorcee. The brief item notes the contrast between divorces and marriages in the year.
Mrs. Juanita Miles, wife of Sherman Miles president of the Columbian County bank and member of the legislature, is dead from an auto accident in St. Helens Oregon. She was the daughter of Milton A. Miller former collector of internal revenue.
A New Year traffic wave left two men dead and a third dying with nine others injured. J A Penney, 53, was struck at Westlake and Olive by a car driven by E B Douglas, who faces $2000 bail. Penney was hurled 40 feet. B Taylor, 46, died hours after being struck on Westlake and Galeret by a Phinney street car.L. J. Lisely, 707% Fourth Ave, fatally injured after stepping into Barclay D. Dean’s path at Eastlake Ave and Howe St. Dean, 1711 Ravenna Blvd, claims Lisely staggered into traffic. Beatrice Bendickson, 17, and Helen Parks, 71, were injured when hit by W L Henderson near 23rd Ave and Atlantic St.
The Pinkey Mitchell Benny Leonard fight in Milwaukee is postponed after Mitchell develops a shoulder inflammation. The bout is rescheduled for next Monday night and will be held here.
Mrs. Ethel Solon gave a stranger at her home a pair of old shoes. The visitor later returned a diamond ring valued at several hundred dollars that was concealed inside one shoe.
Prolific year opening with three armed holdups and nearly a dozen robberies. Victims include John Sweeney who was beaten on Railroad Ave, and A I Pohl who lost cash at his Eddy Street garage. Police hunt three bandits, while petty thieves net about $1000 in cash, valuables, and goods across Seattle area.
Washington dispatch reports a letter from Parke Longworth alleging army officers used conspiracies to railroad soldiers into secret prisons and insane asylums during the war. Longworth says he faced insanity charges later cleared by the Illinois Supreme Court and claims army doctors aided officers in wrongdoing.
Four month old Billy Angle, son of Patrolman W T Angle slain January 21 by John the multimurderer, died a year minus a day after his father’s death. The infant fought bravely against illness but succumbed at the Angle apartment 1413 F 4 East as funeral plans began.
Mayor Caldwell filled two municipal vacancies with Maj. Oscar A. Piper becoming street and sewer superintendent and Ralph M. McCullough being reappointed to the civil service board. Carley Reeves’ utilities post term ended Saturday with no announced replacement.
Despondent Lieut. Jom KF. Berwine of the U S N stationed aboard the U S S Melville shot himself through the brain aboard the ship at San Pedro California last night and died early today. Despondency is given as the cause.
Eighty percent of the region’s lumber camps and mills are operating and the industry expects a very hopeful 1982, per R. W. Winnedge president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association.
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