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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1911
Page
7
Senator Flint of California attacks the proposed tariff revision championed by Senator Cumming. He argues the plan would let manufacturing states push tariffs to protect their interests, rather than pursuing a comprehensive revision considering all industries.
In Olympia on January 23 a heated house debate over deficiency bills totaling about 3900 centered on economy. President Paulbamus and several senators pressed for restraint while others defended funding for the insurance commission the governor and the supreme court among clerks printing and postage costs.
In a combined senate and house vote New York urged its congressional delegation to back San Francisco in its bid for the Panama exposition. The senate approved 40 to 6 and the house voted unanimously.
The California senate and assembly unanimously pledged that the state would ask no financial aid for the Panama exposition to be held in San Francisco in 1915. The agreement was adopted today in Sacramento.
Cables from Hankow report no new disorders after yesterday's battle between English and German Marines and Chinese natives but warn another outbreak may occur.
United Press reports a heated battle over the United Mine Workers of America presidential vote. Tellers finished but results delay public release for days, with a recount likely regardless of whether Lewis or White wins. Delegates from nine Pennsylvania districts are denied seats by a 451 to 250 vote for unpaid strike assessments.
Father J. E. O'Brien rector of Our Lady of Good Help sustained leg and ankle injuries while laying planks in front of the church Saturday night. He was removed to Providence hospital with muscles twisted and torn and may be out of work for several weeks.
Dr E J Brown socialist candidate grilled Mayor Gill before about 800 in Arcade hall He denounced Gill as lacking principles and urged municipal ownership of baths slaughter house ice plant and street railways He pledged to prosecute property owners who rent for gambling and immoral purposes. Scientific lecture notes tonight by C A Misainer city engineer on use abuse and effects on highways construction and maintenance.
Roscoe Bond, age 15, died at home in Van Asselt after injuries from a Wednesday accident at Denny Renton Clay Works. Funeral services set for next Wednesday at H. B. Noice chapel.
Dr A W Gill at the First Methodist Episcopal church argued public opinion crystallizes into law. He attributed much of the sermon to reflecting the Gill administration and its policies.
Five thousand Chinese in Honolulu plan a march to the capital after learning they were reported to the Peking government as revolutionists. The action reflects tensions within the expatriate community and seeks to pressure authorities amid political scrutiny.
Statistics by Chief Minute Clerk Oscar A. Springer show King County Superior Court granted 1,091 divorce decrees in 1910, a 20 percent increase over 1909. The figures reflect rising divorce activity in the year.
Albany police say Mrs Melcher poisoned her six year old son and hid his body in a swamp to free herself to marry again. She admitted giving carbolic acid when asked how she could not support the boy. Grandfather denies the charges and says he offered to adopt the child.
Senator Bourne states the league is not a political machine but a force to push progressive legislation. The signatories include governors, representatives, and notable figures from Nebraska to Washington, with names such as Brown Cummins La Follette and Pinchot. The league vows an aggressive campaign and Bourne commits full effort within official limits.
The California state supreme court ordered a rehearing before the appellate court on the plea of Abraham Reuf for a new trial on the indictment for bribery. He was convicted and sentenced to 14 years at San Quentin.
Springfield reports pellagra is linked to corn and maize by the state pellagra commission. Tests on guinea pigs and monkeys fed the cereal showed disease symptoms quickly, suggesting an average Pellagra life of about 20 years. Dr Maker, a dentist, relocated to Room 620 Northern Bank Building.
A collage of small classified items includes funeral notices for Ruby Mallock and others, marriage and personal assistance ads, employment calls for immediate clerical and service work, and listings for boarding rooms, apartments, and hire of tradespeople in Seattle.
Classified notices offer base or rent properties in WA and OR areas. Eight room house with fruit trees listed for 16 dollars monthly or cash sale option. land companies promise wheat and fruit lands locating with no money down. Perry Perkins Land Company provides orchard views and desert claim details from Seattle listings.
Advertises multiple cheap acreage options near Beattie and Kirkland with prices mainly $200 to $400 per tract. Offers include promotional $297 price reduction for January buyers, nearby towns with shops, and favorable terms by sellers Hall Price J W Rend Ole Hanson Maxon and others. Also lists dairy, fruit, chicken ranch potential, nearby utilities and roads.
Real estate and auction style notices advertise 120 lots 490 by 200 each near the North Pacific car shops two miles south of Auburn from 176 dollars and up. Bee the owner Edwin Young Algona or phone Ballard 813. Also multiple bungalow and cottage listings with $50 cash and monthly payments, plus farm animals and a Jersey calf offer. Bell & Co Globe Block and Green Lake listings appear with payment plans and locations.
The Seattle Star urges readers to contact the Wanted department with calls to every telephone in the city. The paper notes over 35,000 daily readers rely on The Star for notices and updates.
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