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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1920
Page
11
The Puget Sound city faces a tax dispute over a 1919 levy on direct railway lines. Action Co. argues lines were transferred to city ownership in March and should be non taxable. city attorneys say company controlled lines and tax applies for the year. Court decision will determine who pays the roughly 76 tax on a valuation near 13.9 million dollars.
In a careless shooting incident near Hergert's mill a boy named Hap Myers was hit in the chest and another youth W B Sawyer reports a shoulder wound. The Croger boy was brought to central police station for questioning as investigators gathered evidence at the evidence room.
The regatta committee canceled the trial race between the sloops and Vanitie. Resolute departed for Bristol today while Montauk stayed in harbor awaiting repairs after yesterday’s race.
Police found a pair of gloves and a black handbag at the Normandie apartments near University. Two men were seen late Thursday, described by witnesses, and a motorcycle patrolman helped move the items to the central station for investigation.
New York June 4 Immigrants arriving at Ellis Island set wealth records according to officials. One newcomer Carlos Mollo registered for himself and wife and paid 11000 with 14 pieces of jewelry while an admissibility check proceeds. An unnamed family reportedly had $300000 in letters of credit.
Mrs. Elisa Roth claims inventorship of ragtime and urges Mayor Cardwell to pay her the reward for uncovering the influenza serum. She warns of constant danger from German spies seeking her life for exposing mark combines in the United States. The mayor took the communication under advisement.
In Lafayette Indiana on June 4 Pearl McLaughlin 28 called a taxi driven by her husband Guy McLaughlin 25. The cab crashed downhill after rolling backward. She shot him in the head from the rear seat then killed herself. Both are in critical condition.
Chief William Searing's narcotic squad raided two Chinese joints late Thursday night and arrested Lee Sing, 37, of 719 King St, and Louie Lang, ? M, of 222 Washington St, while they were smoking. Patrolmen R F Baerman and N P Anderson seized two outfits as evidence.
Edna Barger drove their stock including pigs and cows to market and sold them then went to Covington with the proceeds, Eugene Barber, a farmer, alleges in a divorce petition filed in Superior Court on Friday.
A thief took a leather grip from H. Harowitz's automobile on Thursday. The thief left a knowledge ticket and a salesmanship interest, a clue noted with Harowitz of 318 Pine Ot.
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