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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1921
Page
10
Narcotics squad members led by Policemen Baerman Anderson assisted by White Cross workers secured convictions in Seattle city court. Figures show six months of arrests with bail deposits totaling $60 for those charged with handling in Seattle.
The Association of '89 outlines events for the 2nd anniversary of the Seattle fire on June 6. Two recitals will recount the blaze by a Chinese performer and an Indian storyteller. Herbert Schoenfeld, secretary, keeps details private for now. The celebration will be at Plymouth Congregational Church after an afternoon parade of historic fire apparatus.
Chicago June 1 railroad executives criticized the labor board decision lowering wages across classes by roughly 12 percent and reducing railroad payroll by about 400 million dollars. The order affects some 2,000,000 workers in various roles while allowing a July 1 start for those not party to the ruling.
Poles assault near Kallanov and Annaberg repulsed by German defenses. About 60 Poles and 15 Germans killed. estimated 700 to 900 Poles involved. Poles used dynamite on buildings and shelling from fortifications, while German retreat followed brief skirmishes.
Captain Behman and 25 crewmen from the sunken Esperanto arrived aboard the Elsie II in Halifax. The fishing schooner struck a submerged wreck in dense fog off Sable Island and sank in 16 minutes. Survivors reported the ship’s loss and officials had feared all hands lost.
In Covington Georgia Clyde Manning a negro boss of the Jasper county death farm was found guilty of murder in the Lindsay Peterson case. The jury urged mercy and recommended life imprisonment for Manning.
President Harding conferred with the Interstate Commerce Commission on revision of freight rates, aiming to adjust them before prosperity returns. He visited Chairman Clark after the railroad wage reduction announcement, with officials reviewing rate adjustments. In Spokane, John Crowley, 175, Lincoln County pioneer, is reported dead.
Albert Johnson of 221 Battery et al was found dead in his room Tuesday night by roommates. A note dated Friday requested cremation of his body and ashes scattered to the four winds, police suspect poisoning caused his death.
Five men held up two bank messengers outside Millers and Traders State Bank in Minneapolis early today and escaped in a touring car with about $16,000. Police searched for the suspects as details emerged from the crime scene.
Four victims perished in separate accidents near the city Tuesday evening. Mildred Coulett, 18, of Roslyn, drowned in Lake Washington when a boat swamped by a passing launch left her and two companions about 60 yards from shore. J B Rivard, a seaman on the U S cutter Bothwell, helped rescue two others and later saved another, though one companion died. A second crash occurred near Cedar Mountain when a car struck by a Milwaukee train No 15 killed Margaret Stewart and Dolores Wilmes. Infant Hidematou Yabuki died when jolted from his father's Bellevue Houghton highway vehicle, the family runs a greenhouse.
The Beattie city council approved a garbage and pawnbroker ordinance restricting licenses to U S citizens and banning aliens from cabarets and Japanese lenders. The measure, aimed at police regulation and protecting white ranchers, will face final action next week.
Council President Hesketh and Coroner W H Corw urged Rainier Valley railway to pave its right-of-way on Rainier Ave. Residents want the strip between tracks improved to match brick sidewalks on the east and west. Hesketh said small taxpayers could fund the principal portion. Carson called unimproved trackage a public safety hazard.
A $3 bounty is offered for hair seals along the Washington coast near river mouths. Hunters are urged to shoot the seals which prey on game and fish, with the state paying three dollars per head.
Secret hearings in the Stillman divorce case were postponed to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week after an hour of argument before Referee Daniel J. Gleason. Chief Counsel John B. Stanchfield was unavailable due to another case in New York, enabling the delay.
in St. Cloud France Mrs Molla Bijurstedt Mallory an American woman champion eliminates Mme Vaussard of France from the world hard court tennis tournament winning 62 61 The report also notes Battleship Tennessee heading to join the Pacific fleet in New York.
In Tacoma on June 1, the Washington Federation of Women's clubs opened with a special investigative committee accusing Gov Hart of defying the law by shutting the industrial home for women at Medical Lake. Clara I Taylor of Seattle spoke on Women in Industry and outlined plans for a Bryn Mawr summer school for women workers starting June 15.
Judiciary panel weighs Volstead supplemental prohibition text while Census and reapportionment bills move. Banking and currency panel debates abolishing the comptroller of the currency. Ways and Means pursues permanent tariff measures. Senate debates navy bill as committees press railroad and road hearings. Agricultural panel weighs copper grain exchange regulation. Foreign Relations considers Jacob G. Shurman for minister to China.
Emma Krauss testified before Judge Otis W. Brinker in Perham Minnesota that her husband Martin Krauss tied her to a plow and pulled her to turn sod. The court granted the divorce decree.
Dr Blanchard of the Academie de Medicine in Paris, in Seattle for tuberculosis study, says Americans suffer from nerves. He notes Seattle has more doctors than France and that diseases here seem nervous in origin due to the fast pace of life.
H B Walker files suit for divorce from Blanche Walker claiming she has refused to take his surname. He asks the court to strip her of his name and let her revert to her own surname Steffens. Couple married July 9, 1918.
Judge Otis W Brinker grants a divorce to Isabelle Roberts after she testified Vancouver offered a cheaper path via Seattle residency. Eugene Meacham defended Seattle’s image as a place with more divorces than Vancouver, highlighting the cost and strategy behind the plan.
In Oelwein Iowa six year old Roger Borland was saved from drowning in a small stream by his dog Buster who clutched the dog's shaggy coat and was towed ashore as onlookers watched. A fragment about Boldt's advertisement mentions a good apple pie.
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