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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1918
Page
3
A vintage kitchen piece offers meat alternatives for Thanksgiving using chicken goose duck squabs and beef tongue with step by step methods. It presents chicken pie, roast goose or turkey with stuffing, turkey with pork tenderloins, roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, braised beef tongue and rabbit roast with bread stuffing and gravy ideas.
Ed Burns alias George Clifton and Walter D. Cole, both convicted pickpockets, receive prison terms from Judge Ronald Saturday. Burns gets 1 to 15 years and Cole 2 1/2 to 15 years in Walla Walla penitentiary. Cole had appealed for Walla Walla over Monroe reform school, citing fear of childhood surroundings. Also, Tom McFarland is sentenced to 2 to 15 years for July car theft in Arlington and sale to a Seattle garage man.
Stall listings show fresh milk 18¢ at Stall 28, white beans 2¢, walnuts 35¢, Sea Foam powder 24¢, pears and wheat products, sardines 20¢, and assorted staples. Also noted are Federal milk, Carnation milk, Campbell soups, and various cleaning and pantry items with prices at multiple stalls.
Frederick M. Kerby reports on Ignacz Dasszynski named as Poland's socialist president. The article profiles Dasszynski as a longtime internationalist and Polish Galician organizer, noting his roles as founder of Naprzod and a former deputy to the Austrian parliament, plus his early ties to Karl Liebknecht and Victor Adler. It also mentions Pilsudski’s appointment as war minister and Germany's prior internment.
The crew of a submarine that operated off the American coast and was included in the fleet surrendered at Harwich yesterday claim they sank 47 000 tons of shipping. Their craft carried 42 mines and 22 torpedoes.
Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, tells a humorous exchange in Washington. An Ohio friend asks about the war department building and who works there. Baker quips that half of them work there.
Paul Hirado of 920 First Ave a Japanese American restaurant owner told police he was swindled out of 25 dollars by a bogus check on November 12. He described the suspect as a Japanese man wearing a black frock coat light trousers a cream colored hat and a crescent scar on his right cheek. He travels by taxi and delayed reporting to gather evidence for police work.
The treasury approved a credit of 5,600,000 to Belgium. This increases Belgium loans to 198,120,000 and allied loans to 8,154,576,000.
Six influenza deaths were reported in Seattle on Friday along with 42 new cases. No additional deaths or cases were recorded by noon Saturday.
COPENHAGEN Nov 23 The republic of Livonia was proclaimed in Riga on Friday according to dispatches received here today. The move marks a new political status for the Baltic region amid postwar upheaval and indeterminate sovereignty claims.
Mary F E Sellen of the People's Bank building wrote a sharp letter to the capital two weeks ago complaining of Seattle phone conditions and urging prompt action by Postmaster General Burleson. She says Burleson likely forwarded it to Breene of the local phone company and that action followed quickly. She plans to write to President Wilson with a similar appeal.
The prosecuting attorney seeks a writ of mandamus to force county coroner C. C. Tiffin to hold an inquest into the November 14 poolroom shooting of K. Yamagawa at 662 Jackson 1. A. Karmata was found with a revolver nearby, and authorities allege self defense.
Friday night over 200 delegates representing 7 councils of patriotic service in King County met to discuss reconstruction. They decided the councils must continue and be made more effective through better organization. Professor C P Bissett from the University of Washington Judge Dan Worth and Fred C Stimson addressed the meeting.
Japanese diplomats plan to retain Kiao Chau and other German island possessions in the Pacific and seek recognition of a sphere of influence in China and Siberia. They aim to cooperate with allies at Versailles rather than press for rewards, outlining principles on seas, order in Siberia, and protectorates in the Pacific.
Denver imposed renewed closing regulations to halt influenza spread after a premature lift. Masks are required as the epidemic remains serious in Colorado with 6 899 cases and 654 deaths reported in the city. Citizens carry more than 60 billion dollars in life insurance nationwide.
Washington dispatch reports Rep Edward C. Little introduces a resolution urging universal recognition of the Ararat republic as a free Armenian nation with access to the sea. The plan envisions a state stretching from the Caucasus Georgian frontier to the Mediterranean, including Trebizond and Baku, with Erzurum as capital.
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