15 Nov 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1922
Page
1
A chaotic collage notes Children's Book Week and Cancer Week, pokes fun at politicians and public figures, and quips on movies, theater, and street names. It references Mayor Brown, President Harding, and various cultural items with satirical asides and absurd humor.
Douglas M. Storrs, once linked to Ruth Garrison murder case, is pardoned by Acting Governor William J. Coyle and is staying with his mother at 408 Ninth Ave in Seattle. Storrs had been convicted for aiding Grace Glatz Storrs in a 1919 case. the Garrison girl was found not guilty by mental irresponsibility.
Berlin reports show Germany’s Wirth government resigning after violent clashes and riots in Cologne and Dusseldorf. Four killed, dozens injured as police end a communist demonstration. Unrest fuels fears of bolshevism or a return to monarchy as coalition talks falter and unemployment rises. The U S monitors a volatile European scene for possible action.
Portland, Ore. November 16 Found guilty on a charge of assault and battery L H Morgan local school principal was fined 50 dollars and sentenced to spend one day in jail in municipal court at midnight last night Morgan was charged with beating George Clausius 11 boy pupil in the Sellwood School where Morgan acted as principal The entire Sellwood district took sides on the issue.
Real estate ads tout affordable plots and homes just outside the city limits. A North End 6 room bungalow with unfinished interior and basement, on North Trunk Highway, sits on four lots with a two car garage and fine view, offered at 1900 dollars with negotiable terms via Mr. Baker.
Judge Guy Alston of Snohomish County Superior Court voided Puget Sound Telephone Co charges tied to telechronometer installation. The ruling orders reconnection, allows reimbursement if charges had been paid, and signals Everett will seek recoupment of overcharges since April 1. The firm plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
A White House spokesman stated President Harding remains opposed to the adjusted compensation bill despite its Senate passage over his veto. He denied reports that election results altered the executive's position, noting gains by anti bonus opponents and state bonus approvals in five states.
In Dublin on November 15 Mary MacSwiney sister of Terence MacSwiney former Cork lord mayor and hunger striker in 1920 is near death after twelve days of voluntary starvation in Mount Joy prison Mise MacSwiney a rebel leader jailed a fort night ago began a hunger strike and is reported to be sinking and unable to talk
Portland reports two men linked to multiple Oregon robberies in the past two weeks. Ernest Crabtree, 38, and Wayne Dimmick, 22, were said to confess to police and are held for grand jury action. A Bend lumber camp poker raid netted over $200.
Douglas M. Storre is released from the Walla Walla state penitentiary after a five year sentence for seducing his wife’s 18 year old lover. He questions whether he will help Ruth Garrison get released and marry her. A past trial saw him propose marriage to prove his intentions, but a judge refused. Now a jury would must determine Ruth’s sanity for release.
London reports announce Premier Bonar Law and Conservative partners winning a parliamentary majority strong enough for stable government. Early unofficial estimates show Asquith and Austen Chamberlain returned, Lloyd George re elected unopposed, and Lady Astor among women contesting seats.
Boston reports a Shipping Board vessel Hematite disabled and adrift in the mid Atlantic after signals. The Saucon, also a Shipping Board ship, was seen steaming at full speed to reach the Hematite for rescue.
Douglas Storrs, lover of Ruth Garrison, cut short a publicity chase by hanging up when called at his mother's home at Marathon apartments, 403 Ninth Ave. Reporters found no one at the apartment and the landlord said no one would be home until six. Mrs Sibylla Melon Storrs works downtown. daughter Hiele Storrs also resides with him.
In Marion Illinois on November 16 the circuit court selected four of twelve jurors for the Herrin massacre trial after examining 87 men.
Nov 15 reports say poet Rudyard Kipling is in a private hospital in London and may need a serious operation after several days illness noted by officials.
Judge Jurey states he does not believe Storrs was improperly convicted and holds the maximum seduction sentence was appropriate but that Storrs has been punished enough. He notes Judge Neal once recommended a pardon after hearing most testimony.
Ruth Garrison, jailed for poisoning Grace Storrs, remains in the state penitentiary’s women's ward in Walla Walla. For 19 months she has shared the prison with Douglas Storrs, the man who seduced her and drove the murder plot, who was pardoned yesterday but did not visit.
Chronology lists Ruth Garrison’s 1919 actions from Seattle to Tacoma, including her arrest, confession, and murder trial for Mrs. Storrs. The court deemed Garrison not guilty by mental irresponsibility and she was confined to the state penitentiary’s women’s ward after the verdict. Storrs was later convicted of seduction and sent to Walla Walla.
Olympia November 15 Acting Governor William J Coyle pardoned Douglas M Storrs who had been sentenced to five years for seducing Ruth Garrison an 18 year old The pardon citing Storrs as scapegoat and noting recommendations from Governor Hart and Walla Walla Superintendent Pace The decision followed two hours of private talks with Storrs and his stated intention to live with his mother and sister.
The pardon of Douglas M. Storrs for a five year sentence in a sensational murder case recalls a romance tinted trial. Grace Glatz, 26, married Storrs in 1917, they moved to Seattle where he served as deputy sheriff. Ruth Garrison, 18, works at the county building and enters the life of the couple prompting scandal. Storrs quits his sheriff job and later works in the shipyards.
Editorial argues for consolidating city and county governments in King County. It calls for a constitutional amendment if needed to merge duplicative offices and agencies into a single local government unit, urging the 17 elected legislators to pursue the change and asking voters if they are ready to undertake it.
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