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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
5
A humorous city council session recounts Hon. James Conway’s decision to remove his mustache for a patriotic cause. The minutes note a patch of pale skin where the facial hair once flourished and praise his sacrifice while urging him to restore his “handsome appearance” soon.
Citizens urged to donate geraniums for the 1909 Seattle exposition with a goal of 25 000 plants within two weeks. Volunteers will collect slips and move indoor plants to winter boxes to survive. Call Sunset 104 or Independent 72 for pickup and delivery to the exposition greenhouses.
The Jamestown carnival begins with decorators led by Frank er preparing big show rooms. Youth arrests and fishing violations surface as deputies report cases near Third Avenue and 106.
About 300 Baptists at the 1st Baptist Church banquet last night approved a plan for a new church to be built at Madison and Beattie within two years.
Women voters are urged to register today for a December 6 school election to elect two directors replacing E Shorrock and J T Ronald and to approve $460000 of 20 year school bonds for new buildings. Registration runs today to November 28 at the board room Seventhay and Marion.
The text notes an address by Mayor Miller describing the opening celebrations with decorative hail and booths and a pleasing appearance. It emphasizes the event ambiance and municipal endorsement.
Port Orchard officials approved a wharfage rate reduction at a Monday council session. The measure lowered charges for steamers operating between Seattle and Port Orchard from 85 to 25 dollars per month, affecting port operations and local shipping costs.
The new aerator at the municipal power station is connected but cannot yet run at full capacity. It will take a day or two to secure the additional 1,200 kilowatts while the generator dries out. Some suburbs remained without street lights last night.
Mr. James J. Mill predicts Milwaukee will be the last transcontinental rail line to Seattle. Speaking at a Washington banquet, he says Milwaukee and St. Paul will reach the Coast, but after completion no new railways north of the Platte River will be needed. He notes branches may be built for development and mentions Portland and Spokane. Seattle’s growth and opposition to ship subsidies are also discussed.
J Carrell Cook, defeated by a narrow margin in the race for the superior bench, moves to overturn the results with a ballot recount. He claims word of election day frauds reaching him and says a recount could place him on the bench.
A late November dispatch reports renewed representations by Persia backed by Britain after warning the shah against a contemplated coup. The exchange centers on preventing a reactionary plot affecting the Persian parliament and national stability.
The Beattie branch of the National Association holds its annual meeting at Leechi Wilh. A postage sale is planned with stamps to be sold at 4 o clock. Members and their wives will help with an evening of entertainment and social time, supporting the group and route festivities.
Dr Masuy yi Nyikawa, the Nippon representative in the San Francisco school case, declares Japan could seize San Francisco and feed an army from California with abundant fruit if war continued. He warns the United States has no Port Arthur in this country.
J O Watkinson operator at San Francisco reports United Wireless station 8090 miles south of Honolulu picked up 6 kw United Wireless aboard the Tennessee while 2100 miles northward, breaking the coast long distance record by 600 miles.
At a well attended Everett Chamber of Commerce meeting the main actions include a protest against Seattle jobbers interfering with Everett as a jobbing center, a committee to participate in the Washington State Conservation Congress in Seattle on November 20, and a committee to secure an excursion steamer to bring tourists from Seattle to Everett for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair.
Tillman Paterson aged 18 received a prison term of one to fourteen years after pleading guilty to burglary of William Lata's residence in Northport, committed a few weeks earlier in Colville.
Local attorney Valdes, who relocated from another district, is linked to delays in residency reform matters. Sources indicate the move stems from a dispute over the case handling and committee decisions, affecting ongoing proceedings and potential reforms.
Readable note shows 24 acre tracts offered by National Land Investment Co at 100 dollars per acre. Properties described as level clear land near a car line with easy terms and suitability for chickens. Address listed as 17 First Ave.
Reports from Belgrade indicate Servia nears civil war as King Peter faces abdication demands in favor of Prince George. The army is split between factions, with immediate danger of grave developments in the political crisis.
Otta T. Wade a former clerk in the quartermaster's office in Seattle was discharged by Judge Hanford after the grand jury did not return a true bill on charges of embezzling and converting office letters and records. It was alleged Wade offered government information to Erick Johnson of Seattle Machine Works. Wade was arrested last October and committed on October 26. Robert P. Ball was indicted on four counts for stealing letters as a government employee.
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