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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1915
Page
1
A collage of short items covers local debates on farm compare bath tub versus auto, unusual deaths, poultry quirks, club politics, student strikes, police action, sermons on women, a fatal car collision, arson fears, jitney debates, and civic notes from Rapid City to Boston.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. testifies before a federal commission on industrial relations in New York, endorsing unions that allow cooperation and collective action while limiting approval to groups that further legitimate labor interests. He argues labor should organize as capital does to advance its aims.
Edtter reports wounded and dying workers from the Carteret fertilizer plant scene in New Jersey. Paddy Carman, shot and hospitalised, describes the attack as he lies near Desiderio Alessandro who died, amid claims of armed guards firing on striking laborers and tensions over collective bargaining. Rockefeller defends management rights at Colorado Fuel and Iron amid broader labor unrest.
Seattle’s grain movement surges as nine vessels chartered by W. H. Hauser to meet rising export demand. The Meteor and other ships go to dry dock or switch to South American trade while Portland loses share of Northwest grain traffic. Port official Paysse pursues facilities and rail links to handle coal, Alaska shipments this summer.
The Star asserts Seattle and the Northwest are in strong business condition with wheat prices high and acreage rising. Construction of the Alaska railroad is slated to begin, promising millions in expenditure. Lumber improves daily, signaling broader prosperity for the Sound region.
Visitors will be admitted to the Belgian relief ship Washington on Monday. The vessel is anchored at the Stacy Street dock and carries cargo valued at 519,296 dollars.
Amsterdam reports the Handelsblad stating that German Krupp automobile works at Essen and nearly 400 newly finished machines were destroyed by bombs dropped by British airmen.
The U S Supreme Court decision holds that a railway official may compel an employee to withdraw from a union under Kansas law. The ruling confirms the legality of union withdrawal mandates in this case.
Harry Thaw will not be returned to the Matteawan asylum pending his conspiracy trial as ruled by Justice Davis. The decision comes as the case proceeds in New York.
Berlin reports say the armored cruiser Bluecher was sunk with German ships returning to base after a three hour duel 70 miles west of Heligoland. London accounts claim Bluecher’s loss plus damage to a British cruiser and that the two British cruisers that fled remain unaccounted for. The German note asserts one British battle cruiser was sunk and other German vessels suffered no heavy damage.
New York January 25 The British admiralty appears to have shifted from silence and limited North sea patrolling to active engagement after the Scarborough raid Five dreadnought cruisers took part in yesterday’s battle and the Tiger stands as a pinnacle of new construction The battle theme remains that big guns and speed decide victory while tactics after engagement start have limited effect A superior ship defeats an inferior one regardless of personnel courage
More than 6,000 workers gained employment today as the Pittsburg Steel Co mills at Charleroi and Monessen resumed operations after a shutdown, signaling a broad revival in the steel district.
Phoenix Arizona January 25 the legislature unanimously passed a mothers pension bill that also shields widowers with children who cannot earn a livelihood. Such men will receive 15 dollars a month for themselves and 6 dollars for each child.
City council prepared a four question advisory ballot on March 2 to seek public opinion after Mayor Gill vetoed two bond measures. Questions cover continuing light and power rate reductions, municipal buses linking divisions A and C, extending Division A to Ballard, and purchasing the Seattle Renton and Southern line for 1.5 million over 28 years.
Carrying Neil McCloud a 27 year old gunshot victim, an auto bound for Seattle skidded off an icy road and plunged down a 50 foot embankment at S mie falls. The driver Claude Northern and injured man were hospitalized, while John Cuozzo 27 was arrested nearby. Sheriff and deputies pursued the assailant as providence hospital cared for McCloud.
A Fort Lawton street car backed up three blocks on Monday morning to take a passenger a nickel ahead of a jitney. Insiders reported the car, with A H Lane and Al Higgins aboard, racing a jitney bus near Grand View Boulevard and the N P yards. The con ductor pulled three bells and the car gained speed to win the nickel, while a man named Wiley was the discreet observer.
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