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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1913
Page
1
The first Wellington snowslide case goes to trial as Judge Humphries allows a jury to stay during a legal argument in the $40,000 damage suit by W. Topping against the Great Northern. The judge cites precedent set by Judge Hanford to justify the action.
The Seattle Star reports a survey of 38 homes in the district showing 36 take at least one daily paper. Star leads in family readership with 19 homes naming it as the family paper, Times 7, P.I. 8, Sun 4, and Sunday Times 12, P.I. 14.
In Olympia on October 21 attorney Hugh C. Todd and Ralph Pierce urged the public service commission to grant six for a quarter car tickets. Howe for the company argued rate making but Todd pressed that the public needs convenient, affordable tickets at old rates. He framed it as aiding workers who must walk far to buy tickets and save pennies. An early decision was expected.
James Grady claims he was compelled to work on a fishing ship at gunpoint by the Northwestern Fisheries Co of Seattle and Captain J T Kikutake aboard the J C Goss. He seeks 5000 dollars damages plus 175 for three months wages, with 60 paid. Attorney J T Casey drew the complaint. In Vancouver Washington on October 21 two city policemen Jack Smith and J A McLeod were arrested for burglary and released on 1000 dollar bonds after Smith was found in a store at gunpoint by A L Frazier.
A motorcyclist ran amok at night, knocking down Mrs. EB 8 Page at 6736 Alonzo Ave as she stepped from a car near Third and Union. He refused to give his name, then struck Mrs. F Jacobs at 28th Ave and Fr Madison near Union and Second before speeding away. The police have his number.
Property owners in the Central district face a charge of 263 551 88 for the North Trunk sewer with the city covering 26 000 from the general fund as per the council approved assessment roll on Monday.
Any four coupons clipped from The Star consecutively numbered and presented with 15 cents at The Star office entitle the bearer to a 65 cent Pennant. Cornell Pennants are out. Pennants can be mailed for an extra 5 cents per Pennant. Send or bring to The Seattle Star 1307 Seventh Ave near Union St.
Mrs Sulzer testifies that Edward McCall urged Governor Sulzer to act or be destroyed, citing Murphy’s control over state affairs. James Creelman reports accusations of inflated capitol costs, bogus contracts, and nonworking laborers tied to Tammany payrolls.
Miss Jean Warren, 16, daughter of G. B. Warren, awakened by a burglar at 4 a m. shouted a warning to hurry out or she would call her father. The intruder told her to keep quiet and began ransacking the room before making a hurried exit.
No 2146, a released convict, visits The Star and recounts years in solitary at McNeill Island. He details brutal conditions, a corrupt stool-pigeon system, and a push for a congressional investigation to expose warden and staff abuses.
Christabel Pankhurst argues that men must adopt the same moral standards as women to address sexual risk. She claims marriage carries physical danger to women due to male moral lapses and high rates of transmitted disease.
The Home Office debates suppressing the Suffraget, weekly organ of the Women's Social and Political Union, as Miss Christabel Pankhurst writes on white slave traffic and sexual disease. Its circulation has tripled since Pankhurst took refuge in Paris, prompting concerns about public decency versus equal rights advocacy. Home Secretary McKenna seeks precedents and expert advice before any action.
A slight earthquake shock was reported in Los Angeles at 2 a m today. No damage occurred and no injuries were noted.
The Bell Telephone trust capitulates to Northwestern Independent Telephone Co to avoid state action and federal prosecution. It rewires for Independent long-distance calls and pays for eight Independent operators. Independent backers promise faster service and vow to outpace Bell’s monopolistic practices.
The House authorized moving 4000 dollars from the Kodiak volcano relief fund to an immediate Nome storm relief fund. The Senate is expected to concur.
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