20 Mar 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1922
Page
1
A mixed column recalls campaign moods and local figures. Mentions Mayor Caldwell vacations and a council run by H Alvin Moore, plus Bryan, Harding, and public notices. Snippets include Cleopatra the hen, an Everett egg station, tea ads, and light political satire from Creston and Seattle.
The Star will begin publishing the English novel If Winter Comes in serial form starting Monday March 27. Little, Brown & Co reports rapid sales with 25th printing by August and aims for a million copies sold as eight presses run day and night to meet demand.
The Star proudly presents a Seattle Pacific Northwest review noting the novel begins in leisure before midway action acceleration. It calls the work a true immortal in literature with likened figures and praises writer Hutchinson and the author Mark Sabre.
Reports from investigators in Seattle tie the Antigonish ghost to 14 year old Mary Ellen MacDonald, daughter of the MacDonalds, who allegedly sparked table tippings noises and spirit fires. Dr. Walter Franklin Prince cites an altered state of consciousness guiding the phenomena amid prior Maine and Pictou legends.
Two women married to the same man clash in Cleveland court over custody of husband Ronell McFarland. Rose McFarland seeks setting aside a divorce decree after he left Detroit in 1914. Beasie McFarland claims lasting love and seeks recognition of their marriage. The judge voided the decree, while the case continues.
John M. Moran of Moran Manufacturing Co. accuses the state department of conservation and development of favoritism in awarding pumps for the White Bluff Hanford project. Moran says the De Laval pumps chosen were overpriced by about 50 percent, lacked required service and repair parts, and that Moran equipment offered quicker installation.
President Harding refus es any new recommendations on the soldier bonus, leaving action to Congress. House Speaker Gillett blocks passage of the bonus bill, citing a gag rule that prevents amendments, signaling a possible special rule to allow final cash payment efforts.
The Star urges readers to scan advertising columns to discover daily savings on essential purchases. Reading ads is framed as a smart habit that boosts personal finances much like earning more money.
Twelve hundred American troops of the army of occupation have left for the United States via Antwerp. President Harding directed the return of all American troops from Germany, with Weeks announcing a gradual withdrawal to end by July 1 or earlier. About 4,000 troops remain on the Rhine as the evacuation proceeds, unrelated to a 500-man European cap in the arming bill.
Memphis Tenn March 20 With the Mississippi at mood stage five point seven feet warning was issued that the river was expected to reach a forty one foot stage within a week Flood stage also was reported at all points between Cairo and Helena No serious damage has been reported Government engineers report levees in good shape.
Senator Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota, chair of the senate finance committee, formally announced his intention to seek re election. The March statement signals continuation of his leadership in fiscal policy and returns to the ballot.
The Seattle mayoral race faces a crisis as Dean Stephen I. Miller, head of the UW business college, battles questions about four years of city tax payment. Miller denied filing after initial refusals, saying pressure from professionals could force sacrifice, and left the decision unsettled as he prepared to consult tax records. He later appeared at Broadway High School.
The Star received an outpouring of calls after publishing a plea from a Seattle mother seeking a stable arrangement where she could leave her infant while she learns to support herself. The arrangement has been made and all parties are pleased.
Patrolman Charles Legate's killing perplexed authorities who found no motive or female suspect. Detectives noted hairpins in the rear seat of the murder car, thought to belong to Mrs BE Houghton, wife of the owner, as possible trace evidence.
Members of the Seattle school board declined to name a likely successor to Frank B. Cooper after his resignation. They noted several eligibles are under consideration and discussed the process without predicting a frontrunner.
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