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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1920
Page
9
In Ingtton on January 7 General Palmer testified before the agriculture committee about the Packers and their immunity agreement with the government. He stated the big packers could face civil or criminal actions and that the arrangement does not shield past illegal acts. He refused to promise immunity from legislation.
Dr Charles R Allen of Los Angeles testified in the Harry New murder trial that New was classified as a moron but also a sane man. The prosecution read a long hypothetical question to highlight different points. The doctor maintained New has not been shown to be insane.
Palmer expressed doubt about the propriety of the measure and said in his view no new legislation is needed at this time. He urged caution and indicated that current rules may suffice to address the issue.
Victor L. Berger congressman elect from Milwaukee serving a 20 year espionage sentence urged swift action against Jersey City police chief after he was denied entry to speak at a Socialist Educational club. Berger and Oscar Ameringer were escorted to a ferry landing and told to leave at once.
A brief note credits Japanese electricians as early experimenters with radio telegraphy and the invention of a highly efficient wire lens system, highlighting their role in advancing early wireless communication experiments.
The Roselius murder case goes to jurors after a dramatic closing. Prosecutor Brown urged conviction while defense counsel argued Roselius acted to protect his home and wife from Carleton, who had tainted relationships and threatened witnesses. The courtroom filled with spectators as testimonies tied to the victim’s alleged pursuit of Roselius’s wife.
A fiery auto crash near Silver Lake claimed two lives while several others suffered serious injuries. Victims include Alex W. Swenson’s son and a streetcar casualty. Residents report a string of injuries from Second Avenue to Woodland Park, with authorities stating conditions ranged from critical to improving.
A deportation warrant was issued for L. C. A K Martens self styled Soviet ambassador to the United States. Justice officials said warrants would be served when Martens is located. An aide named Nuorteva said Martens was at the Lafayette hotel nearby.
The Canadian Pacific steamer North Eagle has engine room damage from a fire and will be eight days late in drydock. The vessel sailed from Vancouver to the Orient and reached Hongkong on December 28.
Mrs. BE M Douglas reports her auto struck Mrs. A Godfrey as she crossed Second Ave near Union St. Godfrey, blind in one eye, suffered a bruised knee. Joe Ring sustained facial injuries and a broken finger after an auto struck him at 12th Ave and Pike St. William Skaas was hospitalized with a severe facial laceration after a Pacific Highway crash two miles from the city. An unidentified man and woman were riding in a car that struck a fire hydrant at Sunny Side Ave and EB Green Lake Blvd. the woman was hurt, driver Roberta said, but her name and injuries could not be determined.
Elmer Lemberg of Skinner and Eddy's ship yard was jailed Wednesday on reckless driving charges after his car struck Mrs. F Harrington as she stepped from a street car at 10th Avenue and Madison Street. Harrington, residing at 1119 Jefferson Street, was taken to the city hospital with a broken finger and possible rib fractures.
Guards seized guns and knives hidden in cells in Marysville California Jan 7 halting an attempted jail delivery. Two principal prisoners Ches ter Clark alias Harold Simma and Thomas Simma held without bail to face murder charges in the December 22 killing of William M. Mitchell. Clark is said to be wanted in Spokane Washington and Beaverton Oregon for bank robberies.
Victor L. Berger convicted in federal court of espionage act violation will have his appeal heard by a court of appeals in Chicago on February 19. A date for the hearing of "Big Bill" Haywood’s appeal from the same sentence will be set next week.
Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald and committee plan a full day of Pershing activities in Seattle on January 21. The schedule includes an automobile parade to the steamship Tacoma or Kitsap, a smok er for veterans, tours, a Pershing presentation at the Rotary and Chamber meeting, a dinner at the Hippodrome for 1600, and a hockey game at the Arena with a potential special balcony for Pershing. Committee chairmen named include Ralph Douglas and J A, with Maj. Douglas heading the Pershing dinner.
United Mine Workers of America ratified the strike settlement by a 1 639 to 291 vote in Columbus Ohio. The session was stormy as radicals opposed the plan. The pact assigns wage basis for bituminous miners to a three man Wilson commission.
United Press reports from Mexico City that at least 1,000 are killed in the Vera Cruz quake with worse tolls feared as wreckage is cleared. Baranca Grande and Chicothle suffer about 300 dead. many villages leveled. homes destroyed. floods and fires add to suffering. millions of orphans risked.
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