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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
5
London June 17 testimony shows officers ordered boats kept in place after torpedoing while some survivors recalled Captain Turner telling passengers to abandon lifeboats. Mrs Rossito testified she heard such an instruction despite officials denying it.
Superior Judge Tallman weighs Henry Surry's finances as his wife Elizabeth Surry reopens divorce proceedings to recover hundreds in unpaid alimony. Surry claims no income or property yet admits bustling activity at the West Surry Private Detective agency in Hinckley block. His wife’s counsel plans to prove daily operation and a patron base of hundreds with a guard force of eight.
Shrine convention week features a baby parade in the downtown stadium with mothers, maids, or children pulling or pushing decorated carriages. Entry blanks are available at local stores and organizers have enrolled over 1,000 children for folk dances drills and games led by Walter Faurot. The playfield queens parade will showcase the prettiest girls escorted by child attendants in floral carriages.
A felony complaint charges Rev. Wm. A. Watts a South Methodist pastor postmaster and storekeeper in Miller Calaveras County with desertion. Sheriff Cosgrave plans to flood the state with circulars for his arrest after Watts allegedly eloped with Miss Genevieve Bunda a Miller teacher and former boarder. A letter from Miss Bunda to her parents and postmarked Stockton supports the claim.
The Fastern Yiddish Stock Co will present three shows at the Tivoli theatre Friday Saturday and Sunday night. The troupe, led by H. Moss and Mme. Bertha De Wolf, features Maurice German and Isidor Greenblat and showcases Yiddish dramatic and operatic works from New York's Yiddish Dramatic and Operatic Co.
Portland reports 75 saloon licenses to be surrendered on July 1 as prohibition takes effect. Officials estimate city revenue loss around 280000 dollars from license cancellations and business terminations.
Atlanta June 17 The question of Leo Frank's fate rests with Gov Slaton. Unless he interferes the death sentence will be carried out June 22 per court order. A hearing before the governor completed arguments for commuting the sentence to life imprisonment.
Louis Fr. Post will be absent from Labor day events on September 6. A committee to organize the celebration includes B. B. Ault Frank Gates Reinhold Loewe Ernest Davies and Deto Hengel.
Nell Pickerell, a girl known for wearing men's clothes, was tried as a vag in Justice Gordon's court. She received 30 days after a speedy verdict. The trial featured cross remarks between Prosecutor Friend and Attorney Matt O'Brien as her mother defended her amid notes of saloons and nightly outings.
A man named Felice Arcareart turned in clothing found near Lasquah stained with blood, claiming them after a hunt for work and a self defense fight. The Henry Werner murder remains a mystery despite the new explanation.
Lucy McAllister a wealthy widow spent early hours in Los Angeles city jail after a stormy scene in an exclusive district. She was charged with intoxication and accused party members of stealing a diamond lavaliere worth 1600 dollars after her auto was stopped.
Gen Riciotto Garibaldi, son of Giuseppe Garibaldi, sent three sons to serve with the Garibaldi legion in France. Two were killed in action while serving under their father’s revolutionary banner.
Fifteen prominent suffragists camped in the Palace hotel lobby in San Francisco to press equal suffrage before the rivers and harbors committee led by Rep. Fitzgerald of New York. The door was closed on their attempt to speak, and Fitzgerald objected to the intrusion while the group vowed to remain until heard. Leaders include Mrs. Wm. Kent, Anita Whitney, Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin, and Miss Sarah Hondfields.
Colorado with 600 marines and a battery of rapid fire guns and gatling guns aboard sails from San Diego for Tobari bay on the west coast of Mexico to protect Americans from Yaqui Indians.
Those tired of aging marks praise the saxolite formula. Dissolve an ounce in a half pint of hazel, bathe the face, and observe quick, harmless results. Wrinkles fade, facial contour improves, and the face appears younger, per an advertisement urging shoppers to ask their druggist for powdered saxolite.
Washington faces heightened alarms over anti German attacks and allegations of German agents tampering with official mails. Officials downplay sensational claims about Dr Gerhard while awaiting Ambassador Pages report on the Nebraskan explosion. Denials of Gerhard and mail tampering rumors come from Ambassador Von Bernstorf and Counselor Von Hagen.
Mme Jomelli of the Metropolitan Grand Opera sang for diners at the KRathskeller on Wednesday night and urged support for European war sufferers raising a total of 27.50.
Public safety committee members listened as Cheney of the Washington surveying and rating bureau warned that motion picture films are nearly as dangerous as gun cotton due to their processing. He cited a case of 180 films in a film exchange causing an explosion that damaged walls and injured people, and urged exchanges be limited to two story buildings, a proposal Mayor Gill vetoed. Hawley of the Central building doubted the likelihood of trouble but supported further study as the bill was tabled for a week.
London dispatch notes official stance that Allies especially Great Britain reject any German peace overtures as premature. Britain will continue the war until Germany is driven back to its own territory. Military authorities predict endurance and resources decide the final verdict, not spectacular offensives. England aims to show a citizen army of volunteers can confront German militarism.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has in hand a resolution from the San Francisco Chamber thanking Seattle for its role in hosting the Chinese Trade Commission. C B Yandell, Seattle secretary, leads the commission in personal charge and the local chamber bears the expense. The visitors arrive June 26.
Sixty one American beauties touring California arrived in San Francisco to attend the exposition. A reception and special program were planned for them this afternoon. They will visit Mt Tamalpais and Muir Woods tomorrow. An American Beauty ball and reception were scheduled for Friday night.
Oakland dispatch reports Mrs. Net tie Taylor aged 67 attempted suicide by leaping from a second story window. She tied a bedspread to a bed post, knots failing as she fell to the pavement unconscious. Sister-in-law Mrs. D. C. Taylor found her. doctors say she will die and dementia is noted by a relative.
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