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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1911
Page
3
Fragmentary verse scene describes a rain soaked moment with a haughty girl in a doorway and an implied clash among lodge rivals. The tone hints at humor and mythic weather forces as Jupiter Pluvius unleashes a downpour.
Judge Main ac-quitted Senator J. W. Bryan of disbarment charges in Kitsap County amid a bitter political feud. The trial, described as unique in judicial history, saw Bryan defend his good name against 27 charges while rivals grilled his integrity and questioned Judge Yakey's role. The decision denies the relators motion for disbarment.
A council resolution by Erickson requires Seattle Electric Co. to sell streetcar tickets at 25 for $1 or six for a quarter. Steiner voted No while Blaine initially hesitated but supported the measure. The change aims to curb ticket buying issues that had boosted Furth monopoly profits.
May 2 in New York polled reserves were rushed to the East Side where entertainment committees attacked non union bakers and wrecked shops as Kosher bakers remain on strike. Two thousand men are out and daily loaf shortages reach about 75000.
Holt & Jeffery hold the canal contract and will begin dredging within two weeks. The legislature appropriated 146000 dollars for the work. No work on the Salmon Bay locks will start until the War Department rules on the canal's legal aspects.
A hearing date for John H. Boyle the dismissed fire chief on charges brought by Mayor Dilling will be set at a regular civil service commission meeting tonight.
The race to the South Pole centers on Scott aboard the Terra Nova with Shackleton, Amundsen on the Fram, and Mawson’s Australian expedition. Japanese Lt Shirase, who reached 74 degrees south on March 10, turned back due to severe weather and ice. the crew returned to Sydney.
Lieut Shirase, appointed to lead the Japanese pole expedition and vow to succeed or die, has failed in the mission and is turned back from Tokio on May 2. The report notes the expedition’s setback and the leader’s determination prior to departure.
In New Zealand a telegram from Roald Amundsen reports a meeting with Captain Scott’s English polar expedition in Antarctic seas. Consul Henry Lund notes Amundsen’s claim of possible pole arrival before the English, with Fram to reach Whale Bay in January and then San Francisco by 1912.
Dr. Lilburn Merrill, noted sociologist and author of Winning the Boy, appointed chief probation officer by Judge Frater to succeed in Denver role. Board fixes salary at 136 dollars monthly. Merrill recently returned from China where he founded an orphanage.
An old advertisement touts Eckman's Alterative as a proven cure for tuberculosis and related lung conditions. It features a testimonial from a Colwyn, Pennsylvania patient who credits recovery to the remedy after a physician diagnosed consumption. The ad invites inquiries and lists druggists and Beckman Laboratory in Philadelphia for more evidence.
Willie McDonald age 14, known as Red, has disappeared after leaving home Sunday morning from 606 E Harrison to attend Sacred Heart church. Police and hospitals have been contacted. he is described as auburn hair, freckled, 5 feet 2 inches, 110 pounds, wearing a brown knickerbocker suit and gray sweater with green trim.
George Washington Williams, the Black county wreckmaster, names G. H. Ball a white man as his assistant. Ball, described by Williams as a handy helper, can respond at any hour to salvage matters. Williams has not yet worked not drawn pay. Ball will begin assisting immediately.
In Tacoma the recall election faces bad weather and low interest with a likely second vote. Opponents target Commissioner of Public Safety L W Roya over vice and saloon policy. Candidates for four seats include Barth Burnett Jamison Parker Pettit Clayton Cook Forsythe Drake Fitts McPherson Weeks Cromwell Lamborn Noble Young. The recall mood rose after the council halted the Lester Martin prize fight prompting statewide uproar.
London May 2 The Church of England convocation began a plan to abridge the Ten Commandments. The second fourth and tenth commandments will be shortened and modified. The tenth may read thou shalt not covet.
Councilman Erickson introduced a bill authorizing the city engineer to incur 500 dollars in indebtedness for preliminary appraisals of existing railway lines or private rights of way along the proposed route.
A promotional notice touts the Gatlin treatment claiming three days cures drinkers by eradicating alcohol craving. It promises refund if the patient is not satisfied and offers home treatment for those unable to attend the institute. It urges readers to contact by call, write, or telegraph for details and contracts.
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