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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1922
Page
1
A civic appeal urges Seattle residents to register as charter amendments, the 3 cent fare measure, Montlake Stadium bond issue, mayoral choice, and council members are on the ballot. Registration books are open daily from 8:30 to 5, closing on the 28th.
A reader chronicles alleged schemes by a man named Lindsay to lure women into heavy financial losses. The column mixes local jokes, political sniping, and social observations, citing small business remarks and city hall satire while clipping serious accusations.
Governor Len Small faces trial in Waukegan on conspiracy to embezzle state funds. Prosecution accuses him of siphoning funds through Verne Curtis and Grant Park Bank with Lieutenant Governor Freu Sterling, loaning at favorable rates, and sharing the illicit profits as jury duty begins with 50 veniremen. The case may run nearly two months.
Chicago March 6. The United States railroad labor board considered a demand for a further ten percent wage cut affecting over one million workers. Shop crafts seek a twelve percent raise as citywide talks continue with employers while yard and train service staff negotiate separately.
Washington reports show the Senate approved a Borah resolution seeking whether the four power Pacific treaty abrogates the Lansing Ishii agreement with Japan. Administration leaders warn rejection could revive the Anglo Japanese alliance and ruin naval limitation plans, amid Democratic and irreconcilable Republican opposition and secrecy concerns.
London March 6 Ambassador Harvey was confined to bed with a chill at his home. The London press has dropped all reference to his reported impending resignation.
Terre Haute Ind March 6 A display window ad for rouge for knees on living models caused a four block traffic jam as crowds gathered to view the display and traffic backed up.
New York society figure Mrs. Dorothy Atwood recalls Alfred Lindsay, once indicted for white slavery, gaining the confidence of affluent women and control of about a million dollars in fortunes. She notes his dominance, sharp observation of moods, and ability to appear safe as an investor before betraying trust. Page 7 continuation.
Principal witnesses against Alfred E. Lindsay in a swindling case include women who reportedly gave him funds totaling over a million dollars. Bonds set near fifty thousand. Victims named include Mrs Lallian N Dake Mrs Dorothy Atwood Mrs Helen Burnett Mrs Adelaide V Rice and others. An exclusive interview with Mrs Atwood, conducted by Ruth Abeling, reveals Lindsay’s grooming methods.
Settlers fight back against timber barons in Clallam as they push for a Port of Quillayute to aid down timber recovery and mill development. The conflict stems from years of price pressures and a 1921 hurricane that felled vast timber, prompting a plan to create a harbor and mills to clear the storm damage.
The Monday Star advert pages highlight furniture with substantial savings opportunities for home purchases. Reading the ads today and daily offers a habit that pays dividends.
Mrs. Ivy Osborn faces a second trial for murder in Judge Mitchell Gilliam's court with a female defense lawyer Miss Susan Hohmann and five women on the jury. Prosecution doctors testified the infant Helen Marie Wilson died from brain hemorrhage and shock due to external violence, while defense suggested a fall against a door casing.
John Fleming Wilson author and war hero died from burns sustained yesterday in a Venice sanitarium. His dressing gown caught fire from a gas heater during treatment for wounds from overseas service with the Seventh Canadians. Funeral plans paused awaiting his Hemet, California parents.
Violinist Mischa Elman, after twenty years abroad seeking a wife, plans to select an English woman for his bride at a Queens Hall concert in London. He will receive applicants and interview brides at his hotel, stressing a wife with a soulful temperament who will not distract his art.
Three men died and about twenty people were injured in traffic incidents over the weekend. John McNichol, 74, died at Seattle General Hospital from injuries after a Auburn Seattle stage overturned at Lander Street and Marginal Way. A man was struck at 12th Avenue and Madison Street and died two hours later. An unidentified man was killed by a Green Lake streetcar on Woodland Park railway trestle. C K Rogers Jr, 28 in critical condition after collision at 19th Ave and Harrison Street. his parents and Mrs Sherman injured in the same crash with H E B Mitchell driving the other car.
J. E. Levering told the House military affairs committee that a new Muscle Shoals offer from Alabama businessmen will be sent to Secretary of War Weeks. The plan would save the government about 20 million dollars more than Henry Ford’s bid and 15 million more than Frederick Engstrom’s offer.
Washington March 6 The first serious friction in President Harding s cabinet emerged between Interior Secretary Fall and Agriculture Secretary Wallace over Alaska development policy and the transfer of the forestry service from Agriculture to Interior. Both men refused comment but reliable reports say the breach is grave and a resignation may follow.
The deadline is March 18 for filing income tax returns without penalty, per C. J. Huey deputy collector in charge of Seattle. Related returns face a maximum $1,000 fine and a 25 percent additional tax.
Denver residents testified against Mia St. A. Hantley for keeping a home zoo with 500 guinea pigs 40 chickens two dogs and a goat. They cited loud noise and strong odors from the private facility.
Mrs. Myrtle de Montis of Gig Harbor protests Gov Hart over alleged whitewashing of asylum officials. She accuses the investigation into Leone Peck’s death at Steilacoom of errors and refuses to accept that Peck died from accident. She disputes dates and calls for exhumation and new testimony.
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