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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1921
Page
6
Police held several suspects over a Canadian government mail truck theft in Detroit. About 26 pouches were taken with near 200 000 dollars in value, including registered mail and a pouch said to hold Windsor Kenilworth race track receipts. A driver was ambushed near the ferry and the robbers escaped with the sacks.
Services of installation for Dr A Fryxell as rector of the Swedish All Saints Church Loretta Place Summit Ave were held Saturday with attendance from local clergy and parishioners. The ceremony marked his formal induction into duties at the Loretta Street church.
Harry Lee, arrested after a chase by Mounted Patrolman H G Sutton, allegedly attempted to murder salmon broker Harry Gong at First and Cherry streets. Gong, a Suey Sing tong member, says the Hop Sing tong is an outlaw group with San Francisco roots and has warned of plots by Tom Leung and Kim Sing. He intends to present prosecutors with information on a gunman linked to long running shootings on the coast.
Three Hop Sing tongmen are reported dead in a widening tong war in Portland Oregon with further outbreaks expected hourly. The city police and local squads brace for more violence as gunfire disrupts the Chinatown district.
Fire prevention day will be marked Sunday by local officials under Gov. Hart. Firemen will parade through downtown streets Monday. Seattle suffered 1,300,000 dollars in losses and 15 fatalities from fires last year.
The World Cable Directory Co. fights a suit from B Hall Co for 276.45 after a second instalment of 91.87 for six typewriters was rejected. Nabatame defends withholding until courtesy and payment are due, while the payroll of about 40 workers at 25 dollars weekly remains at stake.
Articles of incorporation reveal 13 broad objects including printing a world directory and a secret code, dealing in aircraft and submarines, silk, and raw to mined metals. Incorporators are Thomas Y. Nabatame, Walter H. Copper, James A. Frizzell, Allan M. Peterson, James Molrath, and J Gravelle, all from Washington.
Stenographer admits ignorance of the term hart-kart amid a scheme where World Cable Co employees signed secret contracts threatening hari-kiri for disclosing company secrets. Several workers report losing their money while others resist questions as the Japanese president Thomas Y. Nabatamy is named in the troubling text.
The E. W. Hall Co. filed a replevin suit Friday against World Cable Directory Co. to recover six typewriters for which the Japanese firm allegedly defaulted on payment. Court notes the action comes as an investigation by the prosecuting attorney’s office into the directory firm unfolds.
The firm pledged to file a counter bond while retaining possession of the typewriters, indicating ongoing control of its equipment despite legal steps.
An unidentified Japanese man was killed at 8 30 a m Saturday by a Northern Pacific train at Orillia near Auburn. The NP physician at the station took charge of the body. Aberdeen Wash Friday was warmest day since August with a temperature of 82.
Dr. J. Ralph Magee of the First M. E. Church delivers the Sunday club topic Will Power in Religion at the YMCA. The talk is at 7:30 p.m. with gymnasium leaders' conference and special music by soloist R. H. Vivian.
The court of Inquiry in HULI, Eng. attributes the ZFR-2 disaster of August 24 to improper pre construction plane inspection. The airship’s frame was lightened to gain speed without proper consideration, costing 44 British and American lives.
In Lakeport California on October date Rev John Spencer formerly a Oklahoma physician was found guilty of murdering his wife Maude Spencer after a six hour jury deliberation. The verdict followed evidence the couple vacationed there and he drowned her in Clear Lake then lied about her fall overboard. The jury recommended life imprisonment and Spencer faces sentencing Monday. He may appeal.
Frank Kluzen aged 14 was arrested in Madison New Jersey for the murder of 12 year old Janet Lawrence. He denies stabbing the girl 25 times with a pocketknife and hiding the body behind a log in Kinsen wood. He was taken to Morristown jail for safekeeping while authorities withhold evidence details. The Klarens, a wealthy Middlesex county family, live near the murder site.
After midnight two men posed as deputy sheriffs held up motorists on a Fremont highway demanding money. One suspect ran but was captured when Deputy Dill confronted him. accomplice Harris allegedly confessed. Police say the pair had extorted funds from riders for months. Harris claims ties to a state official: the stepson of Jack Thatcher.
This week end a special on TOTEM TREAT bricks sold only by our private brand dealers. No substitutes. Limited to our own dealers.
In Twin Falls on October 8, state chemist Rodenbaugh testified Edward F. Meyer carried a lethal arsenic dose. About a grain was found in Meyer's body, with arsenic detected in most organs, hair, and nails, corroborated by Utah chemist Harms. Meyer was the fourth husband of Lyda Southard, nicknamed Bluebeardess.
In Roseburg Oregon on October 8 the Brumfield murder case stalls as 11 jurors sit and 35 more remain to be examined. Defense clings to eight peremptory challenges while prosecution keeps four. Brumfield’s glasses are being repaired and his wife visits court as the day opens. Senator Newberry resumes his seat in the U.S. Senate in Washington.
Regional meeting of the American Short Line Railroad Association will discuss freight and passenger rates labor demands motor transportation and legislation affecting Seattle area short lines at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce on Thursday Bird M Robinson president will chair the gathering coming from Washington along with other national officials.
Products of disabled soldiers confined in state hospitals will be shown and sold on November 12. Items include wood carvings rag carpets and art objects. The event was announced after an exhibit donation by PD D Olds to the Tiny Yank newspaper for the Vets.
An advertisement promotes a drugless health method using nerve pressure to relieve constipation headaches rheumatism asthma and other ailments. It claims immediate benefits and lifelong knowledge with a money back guarantee from Zone Therapy Company at 211G West Washington St Los Angeles California.
Mrs Page suffers a sprained neck when a car carrying Tr. B. E. Page and his wife is struck near Kingstown Railroad Avenue at 10 p.m. The vehicle was pushed about 100 feet as the train moved slowly. both occupants escaped serious harm.
The report credits Dr. Van Vieck with a breakthrough relief method claimed to heal thousands. Local patients report rapid improvement and widespread use of the technique spreads awareness through clinics and word of mouth.
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