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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1922
Page
1
A collage of odd items from Seattle society includes jokes about radio and Shakespeare, city quirks like a thirteen story office plan, odd classifieds, a Shrine pilgrimage photo with Mayor Caldwell, and light gossip about celebrities and local scenes.
Henry B. Stewart, San Jose store owner, is described as the richest man in theory after a court awards him 304 trillion dollars from a loan to George J. Jones in 1897. The sum vastly exceeds world wealth. Stewart aims to collect part of the judgment and jokes about paying the nation’s war debt with income tax.
Local business column urges readers to notice ads in The Star. It argues stores actively seek customers through newspaper advertising and will strive to earn repeat patronage. The piece highlights Seattle’s best stores and encourages daily reading of the ads.
SAN FRANCISCO March 14 Slow progress marked the opening of the third Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle trial for alleged manslaughter in the Virginia Rappe case One juror was temporarily passed as the day began and the first session yielded only that result
Stephen P Wright 64 prominent Shriner died at his Butte Montana home on Saturday.
Princess Fatima of Kabul returns to Afghanistan under British custody from a voyage to the White House. She arrives penniless, with only pearls and a sapphire, after trusted confidants swindled her. she sought to sell a 350000 diamond and win a land grant from President Harding, but the grant was denied and the diamond used as loan security.
Twelve killed and 14 seriously injured as tornadoes and wind storms hit Southeastern Oklahoma. Gowen, a mining town east of here, reports ten dead and over fifty injured. Sulphur sees two fatalities. Property damage estimated at 600000 dollars. Red Cross aid, National Guard patrols, and morgue holds as bodies are recovered.
A newly married couple asked city filing clerk C A Johnson for a complete set of the city ordinances to avoid breaking laws. Johnson noted there are over 56 000 ordinances, and the couple departed blushing.
AURORIAL Dispatch reports 1923 legislature targets municipally owned utilities with a proposal to tax state and county revenues. The plan would tax Seattle Snohomish Tacoma and other cities on power lines sites and rights of way, aiming to cut taxes for rural counties. The piece notes political forces backing the anti municipal ownership drive and hints at broader economic tensions in the state.
Fay meets her aunt Mrs Tudor and cousin Laurel in the exclusive seaside town. The homecoming reveals a lingering strain in Laurel and a subtle unease beneath familiar surroundings as Fay recalls France and wartime losses.
E L Garretson, longtime Shrine leader, passes away suddenly at his Lake Steilacoom home. The former chief had guided the organization through years of community service and ceremonial work.
Ellis Lewis Garretson, imperial potentate of the Shriners in 1920 and 1921, dies at his Steila coom lake home from heart failure. An attorney in Tacoma for years, he led Afifi temple for four years and was active in Masonic circles. He was 49, Iowa native, survived by widow, daughter, parents Col. and Mrs. H. F. Garretson, and three sisters.
Seattle residents rush the federal building to pay income tax with a March 15 deadline. Officials warn that those who fail to file or deposit one fourth by then face immediate collection actions and full payment requests after the date. Officials have not tallied filings. crowds suggest half the town is paying up at the last moment.
Washington reports income and profits taxes for the year will be the smallest in five years. Treasury officials estimate the total will reach about 1.6 billion dollars by midnight tomorrow, marking the eleventh hour for filing 1921 returns.
New York March 14 Sey mour E J Cox a Texas promoter and aviation enthusiast faced United States Commissioner Hitchcock on charges of fraudulent use of the mails. He was held on 23000 dollar bonds and said he would not resist extradition. Authorities allege Cox promoted a 1500000 stock fraud tied to the General Oil company investors who claim Cox spent 200000 of their funds on a race after going missing February first.
Los Angeles March 14 Madae lynne Obenchain sits listening as deputy prosecutor Fricke argues she is guilty of murder in the Beverly Glen case. He attacks her story and memory lapses and accuses her of conspiring to lure John Belton Kennedy to his death. He portrays her as lacking love for men and cruelly manipulating her husbands and lovers.
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