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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1922
Page
1
A collage of satirical notes and local color includes spring elections, tax jokes, a Seattle utilities spoof, a cock-fighting fining report, a missing girl note, and light humor about politicians, poets, and a Fort Lawton fire incident.
Margaret Matzenauer declares husband Floyd Glotsbach still her 100 percent man and rejects reports of marital strife. She says their separation is permanent while Glotsbach works as a Monterey driver, calling himself done with life as a taxi veteran.
Homers Secrets on Getting Into Movies describes how Homer Brew entered film, recounting early struggles and emphasis on hard work. He offers a playful model scenario and notes rival Rudolph Valentino, criticizes John Barrymore, and reflects on fame, ambition, and his Liberty program appearance.
Willament Fuller a 17 year old choir girl at St Stephen's pro cathedral was shot by a masked assailant during choir practice March 2. She suffered a slight relapse March 15 at Good Samaritan hospital with her condition not serious and police seek a suspect whose identity is closely guarded.
Local advertisers in The Star claim Seattle stores aggressively seek business with lively ads. Read the listings to catch current messages and profit from them, starting right now.
A major blaze in Chicago near the Loop destroyed twenty structures including the 16 story Burlington fireproof skyscraper and damaged the $2.5 million structure from 1912. The fire began at 1 a.m. in H F Schiff & Co candy shop, six other officers buildings burned, with $10 million in losses and documents lost. One hundred thousand spectators watched as fire crews fought the inferno.
About 300 credit men from Portland Seattle Spokane and other cities gathered at the Commercial club rooms in Tacoma to organize the Council of Credit Men's Associations of the Pacific Northwest. Officers proposed include N Hallgren Seattle president FE H Johnson Portland vice president C A Gilpin Seattle secretary treasurer Directors: C O Bishop H FE Hartline W W Keyes Gaunee Seattle W B Layton EB HH Johnson H D Marneck Portland W A Yeomans A FE Rowe R D Simpson Spokane.
In Los Angeles on March 15 the defense argues that the Kennedy murder involved Madalynne Obenchain and John Belton Kennedy driven by heart’s call and home ties. Attorney Fred F. MacDonald contends that Burch was not at Beverly Glen, aiming to prove Mrs. Obenchain did not participate in the crime.
SAN FRANCISCO March 16 Be lieved overpowered by looters who surprised a cigar store Policeman Nicholas Powers was found unconscious a few feet from the shop this morning amid reports he may die.
John A. McGill a Port Orchard theater owner and civic figure adopts Alice Eileen after contacting The Star. The Theosophist family faced delays at the Washington Children's Home due to religious differences before The Star's letter prompted a Seattle Children's Home match. Alice Eileen brings new joy and musical plans to the McGills.
Spokane March 15 A concerted effort by multiple labor unions aims to force Senator Miles Poindexter to resign over his Newberry case vote. Hillyard lodge 6387 IAM leads the push, denouncing Poindexter as cowardly and treacherous and circulating a resolution calling for his immediate resignation.
Patrolman G. G. Kidwell clowned with a passing pedestrian and, in a flash of misjudged humor, argued himself out of five days pay. Chief W. H. Searing suspended him on Wednesday for conduct unbecoming an officer.
Three armed bandits robbed the paymaster of Kellogg, Spencer & Sons in Edgewater New Jersey on March 15 and escaped with nine thousand dollars. The incident disrupted payroll delivery and police launched an investigation.
Witness Mae Butchart faced a detailed cross examination by Walter Fulton as the Augustus B. Hamer federal treasury agent trial continued. Fulton pressed allegations about narcotics use and past associations at hotels and offices while court officials ruled on what could be revealed. The examination touched on duties before the grand jury and questions about residency at several hotels, with objections and limited responses shaping the tense proceedings.
C J Huey of the Seattle internal revenue office warned that time is short for filing income tax returns. The office will close at 5 p m Wednesday, reopen at 6 30 p m, and stay open until midnight for any late filers. Huey noted unemployment and exemptions cut eligible filers, yet stressed enforcement at the stroke of 12. The head of household single man receives higher exemptions than a married man without children.
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