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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
6
This fragment discusses child discipline and parenting guidance from Dr Stevenson and various speakers on this week’s program. It notes aims to encourage good behavior by shaping an environment and discouraging bad actions, stressing obedience as essential in education for young children.
Winnipeg reports strong signs a gen strike settlement is near within days. Mayor F Gray Premier Norman Russell and rail brotherhood mediators voiced optimism as talks with metal trades workers and Ironmasters proceeded under martial law and a mediation committee reported satisfactory progress.
A rural editor quips that a smart man never becomes a successful fisherman. He notes personal attempts and reflects on the limits of fishing prowess. The remark conveys practical humor about rural livelihoods and fisherfolk.
The program features Dr. George Swift on neglect ed babies at 2 p.m. Dr. R N O Brien discusses adequate prenatal care at 3 p.m. Ellen Creelman presents The Home Kindergarten and Miss Gertrude Andrus leads Books and Babies at Seattle Public Library, 3:30 p.m.
The program lists Dr. Jay I. Durand discussing A Diet for Children at 1:15 pm and Mrs Barbara Hart Lett presenting Maternal and Infant Mortality in the United States at 2:00 pm. Dr John B Manning speaks on The Child Work in France at 2:30 pm followed by Evelyn Gardiner on The Baby and the Inadequate Home at 3:00 pm. Clinics run Thursday and Friday from 10 am to noon with booths on modern child care, nursery, and a children's library, open all day in Bon Marche lecture hall.
Mrs. Sarah Coburn, widow of eccentric millionaire Loren Coburn, was found dead in her Pescadero residence with a crushed head. Wallace Coburn, her stepson and declared mentally incompetent, stood by the body as officers questioned him. a bloodstained club lay nearby. The couple had fought over the estate at Redwood City, a nephew challenging the will.
Dean Arthur R. Priest cites failures in American education and military leadership as causing returning soldiers to refuse excuses and seek responsibility. He describes war veterans as hardened and changed, demanding honesty and new standards, and notes officers amid a shipboard gambling incident as evidence of weak leadership.
The House approved the agricultural appropriation bill totaling 31.6 million dollars by a 345 to 1 vote. A repeal of daylight saving was removed from the bill on a point of order before passage.
A moving van owner demands payment in full cash for service as faith travelers seek to relocate. The dispute centers on payment terms and the pressure of timely completion. Local authorities advise documenting all transactions and contracts.
Closing arguments depict the I W W conflict with democracy and industry. Witness Sergeant Williams recalls battlefield service and argues I W W membership alone does not prove disloyal or criminal intent. Prosecutor pledges to try several accused despite potential acquittal.
Dudley Storrs faces a serious statutory charge in Okanogan County Superior Court with Judge Neal presiding on Thursday. Ruth Garrison, committed to the state ward for insanity, will be a chief witness for the prosecution as her testimony ties Storrs to the case surrounding Mrs Grace Storrs death. Deputy Prosecutor John Carmody and Seattle Detective Captain Tennant will be subpoenaed, tied to Ruth Garrison’s prior statements about the poisoning.
Police arrested seven alleged traffic violators between late Tuesday and noon Wednesday. William Hines, 17, led at 50 mph on Whatcom area, chased by A. J. Hill for blocks. Others include L. M. Swanson 32 on Rainier, K. Smimono 25 on Jackson, BK. C. Farley 50 at Third Ave and Union, M. Weber 48 at 20 mph, Mike Lamb 25 at Rainier Blvd, and M. H. Smith 23 at Whatcom Ave.
Special to The Star from Berlin reports that house hunting is tough, likened to Paris London and American cities. A cartoon shows an elderly man telling a widow, My heartfelt condolences but it was a happy release for your dear husband, by the way will your house be to let soon.
Rioting last night outside the Willys Overland plant in Toledo left two bystanders dead and 25 injured. Soldiers fired on bricks-throwing crowds after a street clash with a police officer. The plant closed as Gov Cox faced a request for state troops.
Western Union telegraph operators in Atlanta struck at 11 o clock this morning in solidarity with striking telephone operators and to press telegraphers grievances. Reports say other unions may join a sympathetic action as street railwaymen and railroad shopmen consider strikes to oppose strikebreakers delivered by wire companies. Union leaders estimate about 13 900 workers across unions ready to walk out in protest.
The U S 8 Imperator sister ship of the Leviathan collided with the freighter Agwidale 45 miles off Nantucket light in heavy fog at 2 am. The Imperator sustained minor damage and continued voyage to Brest. Agwidale bound for New York from Rotterdam was not badly damaged and may reach port unaided. The U S 8 Tiger assisted after picking up Agwidale’s crew.
A Seattle Star tobacco fund funded a shipment of cigarettes to Doughboys in Siberia. A May 7 1919 letter from four Seattle servicemen reports Company F and Company W of the Star Infantry received the smokes in a Siberian village during the Siberian campaign. The letter lists Corporal Abam Houk Private William Fysshtirley Private Bennet C. Joesphson Private Otto G. Martins.
In Roscommon Ireland residents reported eerie acts as authorities pursued a case described as supernatural. An unseen voice ordered the search to halt while a nude man fled into a ravine. A whirring sound of distant aircraft preceded a haunting, beautiful melody from the woods.
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