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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1920
Page
1
A writer recalls months of traffic delays on Westlake Avenue near Lake Union as a new pavement finally opens. He plans to escape city bustle, return to rural work, and write about simple country life and its people. The piece contrasts urban grind with a longing for Mother Earth and traditional labor.
Seattle hosts its third annual auto show with demonstrations, a rotary sugar Cadillac display, and various dealers. Logsdon returns home claiming to seek homestead land after a two week disappearance, telling deputies he traveled through Aberdeen, Billings, Great Falls, Troy, Sandpoint, and back to Seattle. police investigated a suspected missing person case tied to a man called Wilson.
A civic bureau and Chamber of Commerce poll shows daylight saving approved without clock changes. Of 400 manufacturers voting, fewer than 10 opposed, with work set to start one hour earlier under the plan.
Members of Beer Meier's staff at city hall were resting Monday and were all reappointed by their chief, the Corporation Counsel.
Two hundred university co-eds auditioned Monday for classic dancing parts in the May nete to be produced on campus this spring.
A long line of last minute taxpayers flooded County Treasurer William A. Baines' office on the due date for the 3 percent rebate on real taxes. Personal taxes were also due, and will incur 6 percent interest starting Tuesday.
Speculators in German marks held their breath as the currency swung through the day. Early trading saw marks dip to 1.05 cents before recovering to 1.12 cents, not reaching the January 18 low of 101 cents.
Tokyo dispatch reports the Dollar freighter Higho with a crew of 45 Seattle men in danger 700 miles off Yokohama. The Eldridge aided. officials say the ship was likely saved with no loss of life. The Higho is a 7,000 ton maiden voyage vessel built in Todd yards carrying lumber for Taku Bal, port of Tienstein.
Fighting between Villista forces and Carranza troops suspends train service between Jiminez and Torreon Mexico. Villistas claim a new campaign near the border and have burned small railway bridges around Bachimba south of Chihuahua City.
Wilhelm Von Brincken former German consulate attache remained ill today after a sudden collapse and was moved to St Francis Hospital. He had been released from federal prison in September after 19 months for violation of the neutrality laws and deportation proceedings against him as an alien are pending.
Patricia Maloney elected president of the University of Washington girls rifle club. The co ed team arranges shooting matches with rival co ed squads from Oregon and California universities.
Ten-cent street car fares will go into effect in Walla Walla on April 15, announced by the Walla Walla Valley Railway company. The change applies to fares on city street cars in Walla Walla, Washington.
Two jewelry stores suffered break ins before sunrise. Berry Art and Craft Shop at 1210 Fourth Ave lost over 1500 dollars in rings and stones, while Lane & Lindberg at 1516 Westlake Ave reported over 1000 dollars in diamonds and watches. Entry was gained by smashing plate glass windows and police were alerted by witnesses G. C. Collins and Charles Whiting. Detectives began investigations as patrolman J. B. Orter responded to the scenes.
A university abandons informal methods of cheating and requires every student to sign an anti cheating pledge with each examination report, following a call from the student body for honesty.
Thieves uncovered a money stash in K. Torkal's Paradise confectionery at 611 Third Ave on Sunday night. They took $100.10 from a can in the kitchen and escaped.
The Roosevelt Post Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a free smoker and entertainment Monday night at 1616 Third Ave. The event promotes their membership drive with bouts between Navy and Marine divisions and Coast Artillery, plus performances by jamathons and etoiles. Eligible attendees are AEF members. admission is free starting at 7 40 p m.
Four American enlisted men died when a barracks at Vladivostok burned completely. The War Department on March 6 reported the names as Alexander V. Labeau of Oakland California Merrill D. Martin of Tulsa Oklahoma Julius W. Morris of Ridgefield New Jersey and James A. Brantley of Fitzgerald Georgia.
Tax deadline looming for most filers. If you cannot pay you may request an extension at room 226 federal building with the office open until midnight on Monday.
Seattle clearings reached 15 255 580 78 dollars on a Monday driven by a last minute rush of tax checks including income personal and realty negotiations.
H. S. Thomas a 20 year old U S sailor was found flashing a phoney badge Sunday night and jailed. He was moved to Bremerton Monday morning.
A bakery owner named A Brenner reported a theft from his office after he stepped away for a moment on Sunday night. Thieves crawled through a small hole over the oven and stole 173 dollars.
The Senate adopted the Lodge substitute reservation on Article 10 of the League of Nations covenant. The vote stood 56 in favor and 24 against.
Thomas Murphine, superintendent of public utilities, handed his resignation to Mayor Fitzgerald just before Hugh Caldwell took office. Caldwell pledged a two year term with staff shakeups following caucus actions, while A F Haas became council president and Lt Phillip Tindall joined the council in the new lineup. A fire aboard the Steamer Jackson near Cape M led to the cargo of 2,000,000 gallons of gasoline being reported on fire and the crew rescued.
Berlin reports say Germany splits between the new revolutionary government led by Von Kapp and the Ebert republic. South German states resist. Essen sees deadly violence with 36 killed and 80 wounded as general strike cripples rail, water, and commerce.
Dispatches report 50 killed in Kiel unrest and 20 killed with over 200 wounded in Frankfort fighting. Prince Joachim to be released. France pledges stance on German events with Stuttgart assembly approval, as German officials face Allied obligations. Hoffmann resigns amid upheaval.
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