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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1922
Page
1
Oberammergau star Anton Lang delivers a peace message to Americans from Oberammergau in Bavaria. He says the Passion Play’s purpose remains to promote peace and Christlike charity, noting war’s futility and the play’s three centuries of tradition continuing beyond conflict.
Fragmentary notes mention Brown Malcolm Douglas Chief Severyns planning to launch a cleanup in the city. References to compulsory study and a sheriff named Quarrels appear among disjointed lines about a wife and a guitar lesson.
The 13 900 audience in Seattle and hundreds of miles of travelers witnessed the 19 percent presentation of The Wayfarer at University of Washington Stadium. The world renowned spiritual story of peace on earth drew praise for magnitude color and harmonious singing. Robert J D Bradley substituted for Rev Redden delivering Christ in Flanders to applause. Delegates numbering 1800 from Seattle conventions attended in a reserved section as the March of Nations was revised. The great battle scene of Flanders will be changed.
Daily Star want ads feature many homes for sale or rent. Readers are invited to view listings with brief details and contact information as part of the star classified notices.
The Great Northern railroad announced the complete cancellation of its embargo on perishable food shipments. Western traffic manager M. F. Costello said service has returned to normal, with only a few local eastbound passenger trains removed as a public convenience. Orders to cancel came from St Paul and affect the entire system. Separately, a federal hearing on a proposed injunction against picketing was postponed until Saturday as unions seek more evidence. the Great Northern urged restraint if the hearing proceeds. In Everett, the body of Edwin Thompson, 24, was found in mud under a trestle one mile east of Suitan.
Four men were jailed after allegedly moving into a home in Issaquah while the owners were away and denying entry when they returned. Mrs. Ben Law and Mrs. Jack Sheppard were injured trying to enter the house. Deputies arrested Henry Ilan, W. Isaacson, and two others after a brief gunfire incident as they pursued the group.
Mayor Brown Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas and Police Chief W B Se veryns launched a campaign to clean up Seattle. They spent over an hour debating police reorganization and consulted criminologist Luke May on the Legate mystery case. City and county forces will be mobilized to target bootleggers narcotics peddlers and other criminals.
Louis Swan a former AEF pilot was instantly killed when an aircraft piloted by Herbert Fahey crashed from about 100 feet as it neared landing. Fahey escaped with a broken leg after having been reprimanded by the War Department for flying low over a crowd at the Lincoln Memorial.
Naval stores owned by the U S shipping board valued at 3 000 000 were bid up at auction Tuesday at the Tacoma concentration yards. The sale prices total 125 000 dollars. Some stock had already been sold to the government reducing the catalogued on hand.
German author Dr. Guntav Frenesen is touring to gain sympathy for the German republic and to promote feeding German children. He is scheduled to arrive in Seattle Wednesday as the guest of Dr. C. B. Leede.
A blaze at 8 Beck & Co. packers in San Francisco early today killed 2,400 terrapin and thousands of frogs along with 800 guinea pigs. The loss was estimated at 15000 dollars.
Mayor Brown will address the No More War Day celebration at Woodland Park at 4 PM Saturday. Emma Rhodes chairs the arrangements. Arrests were reported Tuesday night by deputies Beebe Hilk and Hughes. F R West remained in Port Orchard jail on six month alcohol charges Wednesday.
In California near Creston McCloud and Lilley wounded after 20 bullets hit Lilley’s auto as he backed into his garage. Authorities say shots came from within railroad yards while Amazon pickets resume posts after a restraining order. Local peace officials investigate the flare up along the strike lines.
Hammonton New Jersey schedules a mass matchmaking lottery run by the Sev ere Co operative union led by Lewis Conley. Unmarried men and women may enter, Cupid Virginia Cottril Greis will draw pairs, first a woman then a man, with six month dating trials and return of unused names to the box.
Mies Katz was killed in her boudoir after a bitter dispute among relatives. Four relatives facing homicide charges. Mrs Reisler and her two sons Morris and George, plus the mother, were in court as the case unfolded. Conflicting claims and a drawn out family drama followed the shooting.
Augustus Thomas, renowned dean of American playwrights, was named executive chairman of the Managers' Association in New York. The appointment places him as a key figure in stage entertainment, with salary cuts already anticipated for many theater workers this fall.
Portland reports Stewart Johnson a 23 year old boilermaker died at St Vincent's hospital after being shot in a fight at Nom Kin Lows noodle house. The shooter deputy J F Roy from Clackamas county faces possible first degree murder charges as Captain Harms reviews the case.
Volunteers pressed on in Wenatchee to recover the body of a 4 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Hastings of Harrington, who drowned in the Wenatchee river after stepping from a spring board at a tourist camp on Monday.
Salem court upholds Dr. R. M. Brumfield conviction for murdering Dennis Russell. Brumfield disfigured the body, staged an auto accident to feign his own death, fled to Canada where he was captured.
Dallas July 26 Forces for Senator Culberson who was defeated in the democratic primary lined up behind former Gov James E B Ferguson today Judge Barry Miller Culbersons manager who finished third virtually conceded Ferguson's place in the runoff primary to be held August 26 when he wired Ferguson offering support against BE B Mayfield who had the highest vote
In Cleveland a man named Edward O Connell was killed today in a restaurant. Mabel Barnett 22 confessed to shooting him saying the victim harassed her escort. Barnett and her companion Clifford Barnett a traveling salesman were detained. The woman claimed she is Clifford Barnett's wife denying the slaying when questioned.
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