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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
12
Danish captain recounts sinking of the Salvador, a neutral three masted ship en route from Copenhagen to England with timber. A German U boat halted the crew, offered five minutes to abandon, and towed them some distance before releasing them as an armed ship approached.
The Seattle department of buildings reports marked gains in office and store permits. By June 1 last year 36 permits valued at 394 750 were issued, and by this year 32 permits valued at 585 325. In May a total of 685 building permits were issued across all classes with a combined value of 253 920, including 122 residential permits valued at 172 175.
The Swedish steamship Lapland was torpedoed by a German submarine off London, with admiralty dispatches reporting the attack today.
Josh Rankin of Nookecham plans to raise basa pickerel muskalonge and other game fish to stock lakes at summer hotels. He trains them to leap when boats approach and to avoid hooks, then releases them to create fishing excitement. He feeds the fish back at his place, hoping hotel owners will stock dozen plus per lake to attract guests.
Municipal day picnic at Woodland park on Saturday features athletic races for men and women plus a kiddies’ printa. Activities start at 2 45 with a ball to follow at Leschi park in the evening.
President Wilson’s message to Gen. Carranza and Provisional President Garc ia is reported by Consul Silliman from Vera Cruz. No word yet from Villa Carranza or Zapata, but relief work by Red Cross committees in New York Chicago St Louis New Orleans and Galveston is underway to aid starving Mexicans.
Gen Carranza's Neuvo Laredo garrison is strengthened to 1500 men, with Gen Procopio arriving to take over from Gen Ricaut. The move, amid Mexican factional tension, marks a significant buildup beyond the previous 700 troops.
Dr FE E Pratt tells Cham ber of Commerce luncheon that American firms have mailed heating stoves to Java and flannel underwear to markets abroad. He urges stronger foreign language teaching in public schools to boost commerce and notes language knowledge underpins foreign trade success.
Over a hundred Epworth Leaguers of the Swedish Methodist church met Friday in Fremont to conduct the second day of their annual convention. The morning discussions covered The Meaning of Love and Christ's March Thru the World. Officer elections were scheduled for the afternoon and Prof. J Emanuel Hilberg of Chicago planned an illustrated lecture on A Journey Thru Sweden Saturday.
In Berkeley California on June 4 Violette Stitt Wilson daughter of former mayor Stitt Wilson rejects the tradition that women must wear skirts. She rides in a khaki riding habit with knickerbockers and puttees through city streets and the university campus. She urges legislative reform in dress but notes no broad movement exists yet.
In New Market Maryland a collie owned by Miss Jane Detrick died after being kept near a canned music machine. The animal whimpered wriggled free, then ran about chewing its paws. A veterinarian said the dog died from excitement and fright after the long exposure to the music.
The Atlanta Journal calls for commuting Leo M. Frank from death to life imprisonment arguing he was not proved guilty and that a mob atmosphere influenced the trial. The paper notes Frank was convicted in Atlanta and cites judges and appeals without revisiting the verdict.
The questions considered and decided were wholly questions of law and of legal procedure.
Lieut. Col. and Mrs. T. W. Scott of the Salvation Army Northern Pacific province Seattle will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary next Thursday. Married twenty five years ago in Cornwall Ontario they and their three daughters have long been active in Salvation Army work in Canada and the United States.
An afternoon nap at the Anvil saloon on First avenue left Albert Christensen short 400 dollars after he woke. The loss occurred Thursday in a curious cash disappearance during a snooze.
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