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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1914
Page
5
The Municipal League committee proposes changes to the city charter to reflect current needs. F W Catlett, attorney, was elected chairman of the league’s charter revision committee.
Olympia July 2 The attorney general says the secretary must check every name on a petition even if there are more names than required or too few, a view stated yesterday by Attorney General Tanner.
The Star quotes Chas A Brinkley asking Mayor Hi Gill a series of questions about a Cushman Lake storage basin raising to 720 feet. Inquiries cover surveying the 720 foot contour, timber volume and value, dam height and cost versus Cedar River dam, and federal protection for Skokomish valley residents. The public awaits a prompt mayoral answer.
Ordered by injunction a month ago by Judge Gilliam to refrain from business in this state until litigation over the status of the National Mercantile Co. of British Columbia was decided. George E. B. Stillings, president, Vancouver, B. C., was adjudged in contempt yesterday, fined 250 dollars and sentenced to 20 days in jail. P. C. Oder, Tacoma agent, and T. E. Fenlon, Aberdeen, were each fined 50 dollars. Bonds were placed, and an appeal to the supreme court noted. State officials charged the company was doing a building and loan business in the Northwest without a state license.
Advertisement urges wives to seek the Neal Treatment for husbands and sons addicted to alcohol. It promotes Seattle Neal Institute in Seattle and Neal Home Treatment, urging insistence if unwilling to seek help and offering information via phone East 4381.
The Marcon Wireless Telegraph Co through Northwest manager Jack Irwin secures a 10 year lease for four offices on the 22nd floor of the L C Smith building. The firm aims to make Seattle the largest wireless station in the Northwest.
William Pratt, his family and two friends survived a 100-foot plunge near the Union club in Tacoma. Pratt, recently released from Northern Pacific hospital after a broken back, wore a plaster cast and none of the occupants were seriously injured.
In Tacoma on July 2 a county prosecutor received 1008 names alleged as illegally signed to recall petitions targeting City Commissioners Mille and Woods.
Bo Sweeney of Seattle was sworn in as assistant secretary of the interior yesterday and immediately began signing a heap of documents awaiting his attention.
Ritzville July 2 L D Emerson a druggist was found guilty of violating the local option law and selling liquor to a minor. He was fined 550 dollars and sentenced to 45 days in jail. He will appeal.
Four masked men robbed the westbound Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation train No 5 from Chicago near Kamela Oregon at 2 30 in the morning. They forced crew and passengers to surrender and fired on deputies before escaping on horses into the hills pursued by posses. One robber was killed during the exchange. Loot amount unknown.
London July 2 Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia to marry Crown Prince Paul of Servia if the enamored youth can tear himself away from Lady Diana Manners daughter of the Duke of Rutland. Despite his youth Prince Paul, son of Prince Arsene Karageorgevitch, bred in a Turkish country, where human life has little value and women's happiness none at all, is a Europeanized Oriental.
A Missouri club schedules a basket picnic and reunion on July 4 at Ravensna Park inviting all Missourians and their friends to attend.
C. W. Green, business manager of the Teamsters union, resigned Wednesday night. His post will be filled by Dahlager and he also left his duties as reading clerk of the Central Labor Council.
John Smith, 63, member of the city council, died yesterday in Bellingham from bronchial pneumonia.
Ella H Jerat a 210 pound janitress caught Tony Delaro in her flat and dragged him to a nearby policeman. The sensational effort aimed at a moral effect and involved shaking his teeth loose according to the report.
Sixty three thousand cans of salmon found unfit for human consumption will be incinerated under the supervision of J J Higgins assistant commissioner of agriculture Will H Adams deputy food inspector and Crawford E White deputy county prosecutor In charge of violations of the pure food laws The shipment was seized on Pier 4 and owned by the Pacific Coast Norway Packing Co The officers signed a waiver to 38160 cans and the remaining 400 cases are tied up to prevent disposal for food.
An old advertisement touts mercorised wax as a daily facial treatment to prevent discolored skin and keep the face smooth all summer. It urges applying the wax at night and washing off in the morning, claiming wrinkles fade in a week or so. A second remedy proposes a harmonious face bath with saxolite and hazel to erase wrinkles.
A merchant offers to restore old jewelry and silverware with skill and experience. Bring in rings bracelets chains and other pieces for up-to-date repairs and polishing. Services include repair of sterling silver plated ware bronze figures rings and watches with nominal charges.
Burns Lyman Smith of the 42 story L C Smith building will host Chamber of Commerce members and their families on a tour of inspection Friday. The public will visit the skyscraper Saturday with an admission fee to the observation tower to start after July 4.
Just like War Camp Ernest Lister American Lake July 2 Within two hours after the arrival of the troop train from Seattle yesterday morning with 900 militiamen and regulars camp was established and the big tent city put in shipshape for the ten days encampment Today regular drills routine work and regulation army rules are in operation.
Brig. Gen. Wisser arrived to observe a guns and mortars demonstration guarding Port Discovery bay. Mortar companies are in camp near the big guns and war conditions will continue for a month.
SAME AS LOWER OLYMPIA July 2 In an opinion rendered by Attorney General Tanner yesterday candidates for the U S senatorial nomination must be named in the same manner as candidates for the lower house which means that first and second choice votes will apply Senator Cummins made a speech advocating a limit on the amount of capital allowed single corporation in any one.
The Central Labor Council adopted a resolution aligning with the American Federation of Labor to set a labor memorial day on the Sunday before Memorial Day in May.
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