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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1920
Page
1
A collage of missives to Dear Miss Grey covers home fires in cold mornings and gender roles, love and finances, meeting potential spouses, and a Theodore Roosevelt death note. Readers seek practical guidance on chores, dating etiquette, and financial responsibility amid early 20th century social norms.
In Los Angeles on November 10, jurors awarded Mrs. Amelia V. Enrico of Hurbank $2,000 after she kicked John K. Grey of 50 and married status, who admitted kissing her cheek in a claimed act of gallantry. Enrico sought $35,000 in damages.
City and Jitney interests agreed before Judge Walter M French to draft a stipulation of undisputed facts to pave the way for argument on legal questions. Hearing continued to the afternoon after about 15 minutes as the city’s counsel signaled a challenge to the city’s authority to arbitrarily refuse jitney licenses, even on facial grounds.
Seattle park board grants Gugney permission to run a highway through Carlton park to connect with the Magnolia bluff boulevard route to Elliott Bay. The 900 foot boulevard will provide residents direct beach access as it links Magnolia bluff district with the waterfront.
Mrs ER Johnson awoke at 3 15 am Wednesday and saw a large black intruder halfway through her window. She screamed and the man dropped away, snatching a pocketbook with change from the dresser before fleeing. The Johnsons reside at 27th Ave and East Cherry Street apartments.
Thieves entered the Berry's Handcraft shop at 1210 Fourth Ave through a skylight Tuesday night and stole a quantity of goods, marking a second breakin within months.
United States district attorney has no new word on Dr. Howard Blake who was ordered arrested in Chicago and is wanted in Seattle to face federal narcotics charges as head of a Seattle Alaska dope network. Peoria shards report a dog found the body of Edward J L Madison among debris from a paper factory fire Sunday.
William M. Whitney, former president of the Young Men's Republican club, returned to Seattle amid word he is Caldwell's chosen detective for the Seattle traction system inquiry. The mayor's grand jury call follows years of debate on a $15,000,000 car system purchase made during Hanson’s administration. Caldwell had earlier urged fraud action and sought council opinions. Whitney, a Seattle-based lawyer and longtime Republican figure, is said to be connected to the probe.
Immigration inspectors began hearings on the deportation of Joseph and Morris Pass, two natives of Kusnia, held at McNeil Island. The two year term for violation of the espionage act nears completion as witnesses are admitted in Seattle and the proceedings conclude Friday.
Howard L Jones accountant for J F Duthie Co alleges he was excluded from department head bonuses tied to hull profits. He claims the firm paid 30000 profit per hull since July 1920 and 720000 was set aside prior to that for bonuses.
The board of public works approved plans for the new fire station in the Westlake district and the city board calls for bids. The project budget is stated as $200,000.
London readers debate the father’s role in the home with Mrs Shaw McLaren leading a Women's Freedom League lecture. Critics call for dismantling paternal authority and urge equality, legal reform, and shared decision making to prevent a future “rotten time” for fathers.
Rear Admiral Thomas B. Howard retired, died suddenly at his Annapolis apartment today. He was 66 and found unconscious in his bath tub. He commanded a division of the Atlantic fleet and led ordnance and gunnery. At the Naval Academy he served as director of athletics.
Red Cross members in the South Seattle district should see Mrs. B D Phelps at 715 Adams Street for renewal between 9 and 11 am or 6 and 8 pm.
Park board and school directors will meet to decide who provides instructors for children’s playgrounds as playfields near reopening. Commissioners favor school board supervision while park staff would maintain field operations and janitorial service. Disputes trace to winter staffing and misunderstandings with Superintendent Evans. two instructors remain at Hiawatha and South Park fields.
A federal jury awarded North American Indian Inc a claim on Curtis photographs and artifacts after a suit against Edward B Curtis, Clara J Curtis, and Curtis Studios Seattle. The company receives the life work valued over ten thousand dollars. an appeal may follow. The Curtis studio remains open. collection location remains unsettled.
The Oregon Special was cancelled as university administrators blocked students from taking a special train to Eugene to see the Washington matchup. Students will need to use regular trains to travel south instead.
A dramatic manuscript arrives at The Star office titled Thru the Valley of Dope. The writer declares the piece may help curb the Pacific Coast drug trade and urges publication. The first installment is promised for tomorrow.
Taxi drivers BR Schwarts and W T Smith used marked cards to lure Ray Lavin and F K Drake to a room at 1418 Main St. The victim card sharp Lavin uncovered the fraud, then Schwartz produced a .38 revolver. Police arrested all four. gun and ammo seized.
J Saigan and his five daughters Ingebjorg Karoline Olga Sigrid and Lilly arrived in San Francisco to seek homes with American families. He says race assimilation is impossible in the Orient and that morals religion and color hinder marriage prospects there. Saigan left a 20 year business to move to the United States for his daughters.
Secretary of State Colby announced he will depart Washington within two weeks for a five week trip to South America visiting Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires and Montevideo. His party will include naval and military attaches with final personnel to be set.
H. R. Woodcock, head of Woodcock & Sons Bank, was found in a Macon street with six bullet wounds near the heart. He was conscious briefly but refused to speak as physicians said he could not recover. a revolver lay nearby. The incident occurred early today in Central Illinois banking circles.
Denver reports a wholesale flour price cut to 9.60 per barrel, down 40 cents from 13.30 last June, the lowest wartime price. Bakers raise bread loaf weights to 22 ounces for large and 13 ounces for small, with prices 16 cents and 10 cents respectively.
Carl Johnson 17 faced district court in Norton Kansas after an alleged plan to kill an entire family to gain an inheritance. Heiserman 18 agreed to pay 200 dollars for the act, with six rounds fired as the family ate. One shot wounded Faye Heiserman. others injured the grandmother and others as the plot failed.
Spencer a 58 year old Portland attorney shot his wife at home and died by suicide after bouts of illness tied to two strokes. His wife is unconscious and could offer light on the motive. Spencer belonged to the firm Wilbur Spencer Beckett Howell and served as a colonel on Governor Geer's staff.
Malcolm Douglas will address the university assembly in Meany Hall Thursday at 10 a.m. The event commemorates Armistice Day, followed by a parade to Memorial Way where 58 trees will be planted in memory of students who died in the war. The Service Club of Washington arranges the program.
San Francisco November 10 sugar fell from 11 1 2 to 10 3 4 cents a pound wholesale in a second decline in two weeks announced by the California Hawaii Sugar Refinery.
The Star urges readers to use Real Estate columns daily to find a genuine home, not just a place to live. Through Star Real Estate advertising, readers may discover the proposition that helps them establish a real home.
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