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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1922
Page
7
Governors proclamation will void the poll tax, and many citizens who did not pay the tax will face no obligation. Attornies say enforcement faded as collectors avoided women objections, and the constitution requires proclamation within 90 days of the election.
The reorganized White Cross society will hold a meeting this week to plan a national drive urging Congress to pass the France and Porter antimarcotic bills. If enacted the France bill would have the federal government match state hospital funds for narcotic addicts and run facilities with surplus military medical supplies. The Porter bill could lead to a world conference to ban poppy growth and opium manufacture.
Scions of two aristocratic families Kathryn Hawthorne and Clinton P. Ferry headline the vaudeville act at the Palace Hip theater. Hawthorne is linked to Julian Hawthorne and Nathaniel Hawthorne, while Ferry is the son of Col. C. P. Ferry of Tacoma, nephew of a former state governor.
Wallace Cook and Ethyl May Cook, a married couple with 14 months of honeymoon unity, perform at the Metropolitan as valued members of the American Light Opera company. They met in childhood, married in June last year in Kansas, trained in Chicago, and now sing together in roles from The Mikado to The Bohemian Girl, balancing duties on and off stage.
In Washington, November 15, the defeat of Senator Poindexter triggers a reshuffling of leadership. The next Senate chair likely goes to Senator Nicholson of Colorado, with other committees moving to Howard Bulwerland, Trasker Oddie, and Albert Curmina as possible picks.
Tacoma city leaders were urged by Homer T. Bone to seek Seattle and Spokane cooperation in drafting a bill for the next legislature. The measure would allow Utah? to allow cities owning power plants to sell electricity outside their borders.
The passage notes the Mother of Medicine in ancient Egypt and later Hippocrates, highlighting women's early skill in plant-based remedies. It mentions Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound marketed as a remedy for women's ailments.
Fragmentary note indicates a product named Forty induces sleep sold at Brug stores. References to Homeo and a New York address 156 William Street appear in the OCR text. No clear event or outcome is stated.
Chicago authorities report a death in the family of Mrs. Tillie Klimek or Mrs. Nellie Sturmer amid alleged poisonings. Prosecutor McLaughlin states Klimek bought a coffin for 30 dollars while her husband lived and later played dance music near the body as relatives died for insurance.
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