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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1922
Page
12
Police report two masked men robbed Mr. and Mrs. Antone Bierman, both over seventy, at their Portland Street home Wednesday night. They took 55 dollars after seizing 50 dollars from a bank funds and 33 dollars from a bureau drawer. The couple was frightened and ordered to stand with hands raised while the robbers fled.
Venice California May 4 A nationwide search is under way for James T Peasgood missing city treasurer charged with embezzling 35000 in city funds. Shortage includes 12000 cash and 23000 in certificates of indebtedness and government bonds, per finance committee chairman William Lutz.
The annual tulip festival opens in Bellingham with attendance from Northwest officials and British Columbia leaders. Governor Louis F. Hart Lieutenant Governor W C Nicoll and Seattle Mayor Hugh M Caldwell speak. Miss Aletta Day will be crowned queen Friday night as the festival runs through Saturday.
Mrs. BR. W. Dudley of South Park was conceded Wednesday to have won the Waterway District No. 2 commissioner race. The sole woman candidate defeated three men, earning a three year term.
A revised count on the school commissioner race alters the result. Taylor is declared winner for the one year term after a recheck by Reuben Jones changes an earlier Eckart lead. In the three year term race, Dr. C W Sharples defeats rivals C C Tiffin and Dean Burkheimer.
The city vote approved turning the city pound over to the Humane Society. Election officials confirmed the measure on Thursday after debate over a 60 percent threshold, noting no bond issue was involved.
In Tacoma on May 4 John L. Murray led Claire Bowman by 16 votes for city council. Officials planned to inspect 30 voting machines to verify results with a final decision due by Saturday.
A military conference of Free State and mutineer army officers in Dublin declared a truce to hold in Southern Ireland until 4 p.m. Monday May 8. The truce covers all active conflict areas and pauses hostilities for negotiations.
BELFAST May 4 Ulster constabulary clash with Irish republican army irregulars flared after Dublin announced a truce with the free state. Police patrols in Tyrone and Derry were ambushed. one constable was killed and several wounded.
In Cleveland, prosecutors say substantial evidence grows against the "Lady Bluebeard" suspect as exhumation of her third husband proceeds. Any poison trace could bind her to charges, with two children among five spouses who died from alleged accidental poisonings and insurance benefits.
Paris papers report a note from the United States demanding payment of France's debt over 30 years with 4 percent interest. The dispatch cites L Intransigeant as noting the U S position on the financial obligation and timeline.
The Kiwanis club at the Hotel Washington Annex gave hearty indorsement to sending the University of Washington crew to the Poughkeepsie regatta during its regular Wednesday meeting.
In Borrego Valley a posse killed Henry Brandstetter after he refused to surrender following a shooting of his wife. Mrs Brandstetter was shot four times at friends' home. the couple had quarreled and she fled to safety. He was wounded when surrounded and died at the scene.
A call to all former Slot division members to assemble at the L C Smith Mall dining room at 12 30 p m Saturday to organize the third annual reunion set for August 18 to 20 Lieut Gen W J Coy a former division member issues the invite A coordinator will be named to lead arrangements the event overlaps with Veterans of Foreign Wars activities The Aquat Sen sion program features picnic dancing sightseeing a parade mockers and a barbecue at Camp Lewin
Leong Hing and Leong Lup confessed to operating a regularly organized Chinese smuggling ring. They admitted paying 1900 dollars to a Hong Kong-based concern to bring Chinese nationals into the United States. Inspector P. Bonham and federal immigration officers reported the ring operated in several coastal cities. Hing and Lup will be departed.
The Genoa conference nears collapse as Premier Lloyd George presses Paris to soften France’s stance while the French, Belgians, and Russians maneuver. France opposes returning private property. Britain seeks a unified front amid pending Paris instructions and possible separate talks with Britain.
The utilities committee urged moving the city weights and measures department to an unused Fourth Avenue fire station and canceling the Central Building lease. Councilman Lou Cohen said the changes would save about $1,500 annually and mark the start of further economies.
Beach Roberts of Kent and Joe Mastlott of Seattle were stripped of their white auto driver licenses after speeding charges in Justice John Br. Gordon's Court. Roberts fined 17 dollars and Mastlott 20 dollars.
The Star seeks help reuniting separated families and asks readers to report any information on missing persons. Julius Alten, a barber in Topeka Kansas, is being sought by his aunt Mrs K Wuebbelemann of 406 Brandon Ave who has an important message for him.
Indiana results show Albert J. Beveridge defeats New for the Republican senatorial nomination by about 20 000 votes amid a party realignment. Beveridge carries most counties, gains female and labor support, while New allies blame James Watson for the split. Ralston remains a strong Democratic challenger with statewide status.
Tacoma May 5. Robert Emerson aged 79 died after being crushed beneath an electric tractor at the St. Paul mill yard. He was moved to a hospital but succumbed minutes after arrival. Emerson jumped in front of the side swing to avoid the tractor.
Late Wednesday night at the New Arctic hotel a craps game ended with Harry Anderson reporting a loss of 165 dollars. Police seized a wired magic trunk with magnetized dice and a loaded top, plus marked decks, used to influence the rolls. William Bledsoe, T. J. Smith, and KB. A. were noted in connection with the incident.
Nearing 108 signatures, Newcastle school No. 14 residents oppose deputies questioning students without consent. The petition, sent Thursday, targets state and county authorities over the action in Newcastle schools.
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