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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
1
In Lewiston Maine on November 19 sixteen lumberjacks drowned when a motor boat carrying them across Lake Chesancock caught fire. Four others escaped with injuries as authorities reported the tragedy from lake crossings near the camp.
The Star reports Edith May a Wisconsin salesgirl and beauty contest winner has joined the Ziegfeld midnight frolic in New York. Her forthcoming feature story will appear in The Star with the first chapter set for Monday, detailing her swift city experiences.
The report describes multiple daytime break ins with two highwaymen binding and robbing an employee, loot including cash and jewelry valued in the thousands. It lists stolen necklaces, a diamond horse shoe pin, rings, watches, and a gold chain taken from various homes along 9th to 24th avenues and Broadway to Lincoln Park area. Police investigations and suspect lists expand as loot commands high value.
Readers share recollections of Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox, recounting Michigan forestry days, a giant buck story, and Armour’s purchase of the buck while editorials praise the legendary figures. The letters recall travels from Saginaw valley to Muskegon and Chicago with humorous regional details.
Levees in the Sutter Basin were allegedly blown by violent explosions heard at 5:30 am risking $25,000,000 in rice crops. Storms hindered communication and officials denied any dynamiting or levee breaches while asserting no blasting was necessary.
Northern California wrestled with the heaviest floods in five years as the peak subsided but threats of disaster lingered in the Sacramento Valley. Officials expected improving weather, with forecasts for clearing skies and fair winds, while trains faced disruption and creeks surged.
The Anti Japanese league condemns Thomas S. Lippy a port commissioner candidate calling him pro Japanese and opposing Asiatic immigration limits. It endorses George B. Lamping for port commissioner citing opposition to Japanese immigration and economic penetration on the Pacific coast.
Clara Ral, 22, was hired as a domestic and granted garage space for her sedan. Police found missing plumes and clothing under her car seat after employer complaint. A second note reports the Hobo club planning a drunken pig at its picnic and Prohibition officers’ puzzlement over legal loopholes.
Assault in the third degree was charged against M. W. Pitts of Helmond by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney J. D. Carmody Priday. Pitts is alleged to have stabbed Frank Nielsen in rage Monday night when men in the bunk house threw shoes and sticks to wake him from his loud snoring.
Anta La pina and Eva Prina from Vladivostok arrived Nov 5 with two masters. Eva claims to seek a friend Lloyd Jacot in San Francisco. Attorney Thru Bimon JL Werner files to reopen their case as they fight to stay in the United States.
Police found a man about 45 believed to be John Lockner dead in a gas filled room at the Gladstone Hotel on Terrace Street. The body was moved to the county morgue after the gas was detected. A Japanese proprietor discovered the scene by the odor of gas and forced entry.
Eight year old Lester Anderson through his father August Anderson seeks 4200 dollars in damages from the city claiming injuries after being struck by a municipal auto driven with negligence.
Wilson Rt. Gay former Seattle superior court judge and prominent lawyer died suddenly Friday morning. A leader in the New Thought movement he is survived by his wife Mrs. Lillian J. Gay and a married daughter. Senior member of the Gay & Griffin law firm with offices on the Alaska side. Death occurred at daybreak.
Plans for circulating an anti-Jap petition were drawn up at a meeting of the Anti Japanese league in the Masonic club room Arcade building and backing for the antiJap initiative law to be introduced at the next state legislative session was arranged. Contributions may be sent to Frank H Kannak Joshua Green building.
J D Zahrt proprietor of the Ilk Shop reports to Justice Brinker's court that Capitol Hill street car motorman J W Huntington assaulted him with an iron bar and fist after he and companions left the car on Pine Street. Zahrt suffered a swollen jaw and lost a front tooth. he says the attack was unprovoked and unconnected to any prior words. Other passengers aided him as the conductor reboarded and attacked.
Juveniles are urged to help the Red Cross membership drive with a seven day contest starting Friday. The top collector outside the business district will win the Red Cross distinguished service medal and $10, with the second prize $5. Contestants must register at 315 University. The roll call closes on Thanksgiving.
Charles C. Dalton sat as superior judge in department No 10 on Friday hearing the contested divorce of Katherine M Peterson and Charles M Peterson. Both spouses accuse the other of chronic liquor abuse. The Petersons, married March 29, 1917, operate two Seattle boarding houses. Counsel requested a special judge leading to Dalton's appointment.
Prof. S Boothroyd, head of astronomy at the university since 1912, is named head of the department of astronomy and geodesy at Cornell. He is expected to leave the local institution in fall 1921.
An information charging robbery was filed against Everett Henry and John Doe Walters for the October 25 hold up of EKV Rodgers, in which $30 was taken.
Seven more arrests were made in the Burlington mail robbery at Council Bluffs, with $3.5 million stolen. Police recovered the getaway car and a large amount of bonds. the new leads followed Fred Poffenbarger’s confession. Cr H Glenn said all bonds may soon be found. Separately, Rock Island train No 7 parcel post car was robbed but yielded no valuables.
New York November 19 noon trading sees cotton drop sharply as profit taking by shorts fails to stem Southern hedging. The market hits a new low for the season with declines ranging from 55 to 86 points.
Elisabeth Smith 85 and daughter Hattie sue to set aside an agreement with her son Arthur Smith that transferred a White River valley farm to him in exchange for care and $35 monthly. They claim fuel was not provided and seek cancellation of a farm sale to Walter Mess, son of Rep. Fred Mess, as part of the dispute.
Benjamin F. Johnson filed a $5,000 claim against the city Friday alleging spinal injuries from being struck by a street car at the corner of First Ave and Horton St. He lives at 4417 Woodlawn Ave.
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