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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
8
Report from June 15 notes a tumultuous mass meeting where speakers urged immediate action to settle the Ta o question with China and to withdraw railway guards under Japanese advisers. The note by the foreign office described proposals linked to Vladivostok and Siberia and referenced occupation and settlement terms with Japan.
Superior Judge Clay Allen heard arguments Thurs on who must pay 400000 in taxes for the street in 1919. The case involves Sound Traction Light and Co and the city amid disputed liability and tax methods.
In the Democratic national convention preparations, the resolutions committee is seen as the battleground for two key issues liquor policy and Irish freedom. Bryan leads anti liquor forces with Nebraska support, while Dunne and Walker back Irish sympathy. Marshall represents conservative Ireland stance, with New England and coast states pushing for a softer liquor plank. Carter Giana and others may join the committee lineup.
Hanover NH June 17 Robert T Meads Jr of Dart mouth college La Grange Kil was held without bail for first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Henry E Maroney a Medford Mass senior Meads waived examination and pleaded not guilty on telegraphic advice from his father Albert A Meads counsel for the National Cash Register company of Chicago The elder Meads was en route here
Members of the house appropriation committee will spend five hours in Seattle on July 13. They are to be shown Rainier National Park and reclamation work during the visit in the state, following a communication received from Senator Wesley L. Jones. The local Chamber of Commerce has been advised for July 14.
Federal Judge Neterer ruled that ignorance of bootleggers in auto transport does not absolve for hire drivers from charges under the national prohibition law. The decision was announced Wednesday.
Grand Forks British Columbia seeks provincial police help as liquor traffic over the line to American points grows beyond local control. Authorities report increased violations and cross-border smuggling concerns prompting official intervention.
The census bureau released city figures with Wenatches 6 324 population, up 2 274 since 1930 by 66.1 percent. Hillyard 2 942 up 666 or 20.3 percent and Great Falls Montana 24 321 up 10 172 or 72.9 percent.
The special school election Tuesday authorized a 65 mill increase over the usual 10 mills, winning by 4 319 votes. Total returns show 14 743 votes cast. The University district backed the increase most while Minor and Denny districts opposed it.
A violent Ohio storm left two dead as reports completed. In Cleveland the rainfall measured an inch in six minutes, winds hit 67 mph, and property worth thousands was damaged or wrecked.
Relief was being rushed to the marooned town of Weasington Springs as a cloudburst yesterday isolated the area. Property damage was estimated at over $100,000 with no report of lost lives as of today.
The interagency commission urged the consolidation of the Alaska Steamship Company and Pacific Steamship Company under federal control to coordinate Alaska resources. The report cites shipping, railroad facilities, and settlement aims as part of the government program for Alaska.
A Duluth grand jury was to convene to investigate the lynching of three Black men by a mob of about 6000 after an alleged assault on a 17 year old white girl. State guards had been deployed but were withdrawn, and no further trouble was expected. In Omaha a heat wave cooled by snow failed to reach the ground as temperatures fell 32 degrees. In Bellingham the annual state convention of county auditors opened with 26 registered.
Have you priced Liseres this year The price is far below what you should pay for them The lot includes pipings satin straws with porcupine edges in new shapes and smart summer styles The shapes are good and the straws excellent these hats need only scarce trim mings Millinery section third floor.
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