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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1922
Page
10
Albert Lovejoy of Gardner Massachusetts is taking Glen Hughes place in the dramatic department at the University of Washington. Hughes is granted a year's leave and has gone to Los Angeles to study motion picture directing possibilities.
Overfat reduction claimed as simple and steady using Marmola Prescription Tablets. The ad asserts the Marmeta Prescription dose is contained, sold worldwide for one dollar per case, and promises no wrinkles or flabbiness. Readers are urged to contact Marmola Co at 4612 Woodward Ave Detroit Michigan.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi says repeal of the Fordney McCumber tariff will be the Democrats chief reform if they win in November. Other policies include justice for veterans, a farm credit system, a strong merchant marine without subsidies, and fair wages with reasonable hours.
In Jersey City Mayor Hague resolved a baby mix-up at Bergen County Hospital. Edward and Rich refused a newborn girl claiming they expected a boy. A nurse miswrote male on Mia Rich's chart, triggering a court dispute. Hague ruled the infant was theirs and the Riches took the baby home.
In Augusta on October 10 a dispute looms as relatives foresee a court battle over the will of the late Senator Thomas E. Watson. The will, filed for probate with November 12 as the probate date, leaves Mrs. Alice Lyttle a large farm and 30 dollars weekly for life. Mrs. Watson’s close friends say she will contest the will, claiming too much was left to Mr. Lyttle.
The Supreme Court denied Coronado Coal Company a reopening of its suit against the United Mine Workers of America. It previously voided a $600,000 judgment for damages to mines in Missouri and Arkansas strikes of 1914 and ruled that national unions can face strike damage suits if interstate commerce disruption is caused by conspiracy. Coronado plans to sue local unions over the strike.
The September term of federal district court in Boise Idaho ends with a record number of criminals sentenced. Henry Workman received 25 years at Leavenworth for a hold‑up near Oakley. Earl Povey drew three years, and Walter F Thode former assistant cashier at Overland National Bank of Boise was jailed for two years for embezzlement.
A vintage ad targets mothers urging use of California Fig Syrup to relieve child constipation and colic. It claims a teaspoon cleanses liver and bowels, restoring a well playful child within hours. It warns to ask a druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup and to spell California to avoid imitation.
Capt. Thobert Fay, a German spy caught trying to dynamite ships in New York harbor in 1916, has been released from Atlanta federal prison and sailed for Germany. The White House and Justice Department faced pressure from political prisoners seeking clemency as officials cite prison psychosis as the reason for Fay’s early release.
The Department of Commerce reports widespread gains in production across American industries in August. Despite coal and railroad strikes, most sectors posted month to month increases, with many reaching the best levels since late 1920 and in several cases the highest in months.
In Cobalt Ontario the death toll from week old forest fires rose to 44 after two unidentified bodies were found. Property loss nears 8 million dollars with about 1,000 homes destroyed leaving around 8,000 people homeless.
GAN FRANCISCO October 10 Miguel Siquera was detained by federal operatives and questioned on charges he sought funds to support a revolution in Nicaragua. He had posed here for some time as a commercial representative of the nation.
Ravenna Methodist Protestant Church members adopt protest resolutions Sunday condemning Mayor Brown for denying a half holiday on Saturdays to city workers. The resolutions, signed by the church clerk, were sent to the mayor on Monday.
Frank S. Washburn, chemist and former head of the air nitrate corporation, died yesterday at his New York home. He led a wartime contract for design, construction, and operation of the government nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was until recently president of the American Cyanide Co.
A Cincinnati barber with over forty years in the trade claims a cheap home formula can darken gray hair and restore gloss. Mix half a pint of water with one ounce bay rum a small pinch Barbo Compound and a quarter ounce glycerine. Apply twice weekly until the shade deepens. It won’t color the delicate scalp, be sticky or rub off.
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