17 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1911
Page
1
A letter argues that employers firing men and women who support candidate Job Harri man amount to coercion. It compares loss of livelihood to being robbed and warns such pressure forces workers to choose between voting and starving their families.
Fisher Flouring Mills accuses C A Swanson Westlake Market grocer of selling Fisher flour below fixed wholesale prices. A restraining order was issued and Swanson has turned over documents to Prosecuting Attorney Murphy and the grand jury foreman. Swanson’s lawyers plan to present evidence of alleged monopoly violations to both state and federal authorities under anti trust laws.
The small lumber schooner Advance sits two miles north of Bandon near breakers in a fragile position off the Coquille river bar. With wind steering her toward shore and no tug available to assist, its fate depends on shifting winds and sea conditions.
Reports from Austin say mobilization of U S troops on the Mexican border will be ordered soon. Gov Colquitt dictates Texas Rangers to aid neutrality enforcement, with maneuvers likened to last spring's border actions amid a revolutionary movement. Dozens flee the demoralized country as anti American sentiment rises.
The Department of Justice announced that the government will appeal the commerce court decision in the Spokane rate cases to the U S Supreme Court next week and seek an immediate review. An odd line about a pin head is noted as lost in the report.
An opinion piece warns that the state utilities commission holds broad power to regulate Seattle and other cities, affecting phone and streetcar rates. It argues the body is governor appointed, distant from voters, and questions whether residents should govern themselves through or against the commission, with a supreme court ruling pending on city franchise rights.
Judge Hanford denied the 8 EB Co. bid for a temporary injunction against city carried ticket rules. He held the ordinance would boost ticket sales and not impair contracts, so the company faces no immediate financial loss. The suit for a permanent injunction remains pending.
At the AFL convention in Gan Nor, the Western Federation of Miners attacked Samuel Gompers by proposing that AFL members resign from the national civic federation. Gompers, a Civic Federation member, said he valued his membership and would not sever ties. The resolutions committee debated the issue and did not disclose its decision.
Deputy Prosecutor Evans rules out proceedings to remove James E. Bradford from the fee of corporation counsel. Ole Hanson had planned to sue to enforce a city charter rotation provision. The rule has governed the office for about 20 years in King County.
John Wanamaker, the merchant prince, warns that growing numbers of women who drink and smoke, privately or publicly, threaten the nation. He says political parties ignoring liquor suppression are doomed, in an appeal for universal prohibition at the John Chambers Memorial Presbyterian church.
For tonight and Saturday the forecast calls for high southwesterly winds and a noon temperature reading of 50 degrees.
Fe C Rogers known as Kelly and George Kelly, Seattle's amnesiac man of lost memory, visits the Lyceum theatre and experiences his first moving picture show. He describes the stage, actors, scenery, and how the moving images fool his senses as real life. He plans to return to pictures after leaving the hospital.
Indianapolis November 17 County Prosecutor Baker announced Detective William J Burns and his men who transported the McNamara brothers to Los Angeles for dynamiting charges will face kidnaping trials in Indianapolis next spring. Baker will wait for the Los Angeles case to finish before arresting Byrn. Officer Fred Hosick of the Los Angeles force will also be arrested and tried on the same charge.
President C C Moore and Panama Expo directors meet in San Francisco with former Senator John L Wilson publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Congressman Wm E Humphrey and Seattle Chamber officials to discuss Seattle participation in the 1915 exposition. The item notes Seattle plans a large West Coast exhibit.
The notice promotes owning a ready to build home on a full acre with a fine Lake Washington view for $400 with $10 down and $7 50 monthly payments. It hints at future transit development with a new car line and location north of the university and near the Country Club.
OLE HANGON and Co. files indicate expansion plans on the third floor of their New York block. The project aims to increase office space and showcase a revised facade to attract tenants.
The Star reporter Rogers of Providence hospital marvels at a moving picture show. He watches the projector and learns how the film is generated, exclaiming great and holy phrases as Indians explode from a mine scene. He even pockets a yard of film to study motion.
William R Angel, 40, died after drinking carbolic acid in a wine glass in the city. Neighbors and his landlady, Mrs J Walton, found him after his repeated attempts to find work failed and he faced eviction. His pride, not begging, led to his death.
In Denver on November 17 a double wedding took place at the Japanese Methodist mission. Rev. Henry Shirate officiated for Miss Metty Arntz and Frank Katsuba and for Mrs. Lulu Fisher and Frank Sawamura. The couples had obtained licenses the previous day. The Japanese partners work at a nearby grading camp. The American brides did not attend the ceremony, waiting several blocks away due to opposition fears.
Mrs. Jessie Saraceno, 11 days married to Nicholas Saraceno, 27, recounts a disjointed account after a double barreled shotgun discharged in their Westlake home. Police detain the bride as they investigate the accidental killing that occurred during furniture moving.
Kaiser William orders Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm to 30 days detention in military quarters at Danzig for his jingo demonstration in the Reichstag. The incident occurred during Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg's Mooroccan agreement speech as the prince sat prominently gesturing and applauding attacks on the chancellor.
In Los Angeles on November 17 the Namara murder trial saw a dramatic jury selection. Peremptory challenges eliminated cashier Clark McLain and left five jurors, including J. B. Sexton of Alhambra, while the defense gained temporary advantage. Forty veniremen were drawn for the eighth panel as the panel stalled at noon.
In San Francisco on November 17 a judge granted an interlocutory divorce to Mrs. C. B. Mathewson from George Mathewson after a diary bearing notes like out all night and picked up by the police was cited as grounds. George said he never read the diary, preserving it as her private possession.
Shang hai Jack, after a week on the water front, notes a woman cook presiding over the culinary depart ment aboard a ship tied to John Piero Vander Astor’s yacht. Capt. H W Crosby of Washington Tug and Barge Co. says women make better sea cooks and seldom go on sprees ashore.
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