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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
3
National Piano Mfrs announces deep price cuts on pianos and player pianos to clear overstock. Shelves are filled with instruments backed by an ironclad ten year warranty, offered at much lower prices than competitors. Seattle buyers are taking advantage of the opportunity.
Special correspondent Gilson Gardner reports the Supreme Court has begun to show greater regard for human rights and property rights. It upheld a rule preventing patent holders from fixing retailer prices and barred judges in appeals from reviewing district court decisions. The court also backed Illinois safety laws and aims to decide all pending cases before summer adjournment, though hundreds remain on the docket and four months of vacation are customary.
Charlies Gates drives his cows to the Linox East Lee homestead after 52 years away. A Union Army veteran and former Klondike gold miner, Gates returns to the family lane once part of the Lee to Springfield stage road to restart a familiar task.
June 4 a man calling himself James Evans of Chicago robbed Northern National Bank using a bent umbrella rib. He took two bundles of bills totaling 1000 dollars from the tellers window and was pursued by bank attaches before being captured by a police officer. Police found 213 dollars on him.
Patients at Morris Plains State Hospital for the Insane will publish a hospital newspaper under the direction of Dr. Britton D. Evans. Evans will set policy and write editorials with contributions from many expert patient writers.
The audience rated Eddie Foy as funny as ever in Over the River at Moore Theatre. He is backed by a strong supporting company and the production was well received by both Monday and Tuesday night crowds.
Roslyn Washington reports the Roslyn High School class of 1913 will graduate June 13. Of the 123 who started four years ago only six remain to complete their studies as others moved or left to work.
Mrs. Lucinda Lowry of Hamilton Washington searches Seattle for her 19-year-old son Arthur who left three months ago after promising to return within a month. He is described as six feet tall slender with dark hair and gray eyes.
In Reno an 18 year old woman, Edna May Kreitzer, divorced from Herbert Floyd Ballew after 18 months and remarried to Eugene L. Van Buren, 27, hours later. She is from a wealthy Chicago family and linked to Standard Oil Co. The divorce was for extreme cruelty.
Bridgeport Ontario June 4. A new act requires all non residents to advertise intentions three weeks ahead in local papers once a week and present clippings and affidavits to the marriage license issuer before licenses are issued. The notice appears amid other items including hotel ads for Modern rooms at Hotel Virginius in Windsor and Bridgeburg area.
The Great Northern Steamship Co. trims rates for trips to China Japan and the Philippines effective on the Minnesota departure July 10. The reduction aims at tourist travel but is seen as response to new competition from the Empress of Russia and Empress of Asia from Vancouver. The two new liners are expected to shave three to four days from the current schedule.
In Chicago on June 4 a branch of the local medical society heard 26 doctors endorse narrow skirts for women. Dr Arthur R Reynolds supported comfort and hygiene, arguing the tight design aids walking and corrects a bad gait, while deeming wider skirts less favorable.
In Parkersburg West Virginia on June 4 Mrs Mabel Johnson used a blacksnake whip on her husband and Miss Thelma Arnold forcing a flight as a large crowd gathered. Johnson fined ten dollars and costs while Arnold was discharged. A John Hay Parent Teachers Association meeting followed to elect officers and hear Mothers Congress reports.
A garbled market listing shows vegetables fruit and meats with prices. It mentions cauliflower celery onions potatoes and beets alongside pork turkey and ducks with scattered price figures.
Miss Nellie Grant of San Diego, granddaughter of President Grant, secretly married Lieut. Commander Wm. Piggot Cronan of the U S N in San Diego. Cronan commands the torpedo boat destroyer Jewett at Annapolis and the couple plan a East Coast trip before returning to Annapolis to reside.
The ad touts Calocide as a quick cure for corns bunions and sore feet. It instructs soaking feet in warm water with two tablespoons of Calocide for 15 minutes and promises dramatic relief after a week. The product is said to be available from pharmacists or wholesale houses and costs a quarter per package.
Viola Bims, 19, of Plains Business, forced a chauffeur to drive her to a suburb to escape her mother. She claimed to flee from a stepfather and was taken to Good Shepherd Home until her mother arrived. She then fled from the car, holding a revolver to the driver’s back before escaping. A Dreamland dance is noted for tonight.
At the Ohio Federation of Humane Societies annual meeting in Columbus a plan was approved to replace poisoning shooting and asphyxiation with electrocution for killing dogs. The resolution reflects a shift in methods and was announced during the closing session.
Representative Alfalfa Bill Murray of Oklahoma says he will smoke five cent cigars as standard and ten cent cigars only on special occasions. He cites extravagance as in the American blood and vows not to fall to luxury while in Congress. Also mentions Seattle lodging rates at Stewart House near Pike Place Market.
M'Minnville Oregon June 4 Mayor W T Vinton fined 300 and sentenced to six months in county jail for refusing to sign paving contracts amid mandamus and contempt proceedings. City council awarded contract to Portland firm but mayor would not sign. In Cleveland a class of 500 schoolgirls study infant hygiene with an 8 month old baby given a hygiene bath.
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