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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
1
The American armored cruiser Pittsburg reached Danzig last night after a voyage from French waters via Reval. The ship is believed sent to safeguard American shipping interests from possible interference by German dock workers as suspicions grow.
English artist O. H. Hoppe has not seen many American beauties but is challenged by a set of five titled American women. The samples include Mrs. Walter J. Sullivan of Chicago, Mrs. C. C. Ramsay of New York, Mrs. Angier B. Duke of Philadelphia, and Mrs. E. B. McLean, with one more unnamed figure.
A Chehalis mass meeting on March 7 denounced U S Senator Wesley L Jones for his conduct in Congress and urged his resignation. Speakers included N B Caufman Maj J T Coleman Geo R Sibley and Dan W Bush with Paul L Thatcher presiding. The event followed similar anti Jones resolutions across Washington state.
Thelma Colton, a Spokane teen, was found dead in a 2302 North 46th Street room. Dr William Dehn of the University of Washington will examine her stomach contents and two bottles found near the body as detectives seek three companions and a possible drug link. Deputy Coroner Willis H Colson reports no natural death and awaits bottle analyses.
Ruth Getzen testified that T Sakasaki, foreman at Grand Anies laundry, slapped her and wrenched her arm after accusing lateness. He has pleaded not guilty to assault in the third degree, with bail set at 500 dollars. The incident, alleged to be the third under three half years, prompted police custody and juvenile shelter for the girl. The case highlights tensions in a cosmopolitan neighborhood.
A redhaired untidy man sits by a window in a house of sin on Chrystie Street. A 12 year old girl asks to play checkers as family tensions and bets at a saloon unfold with Lizzie and Annie in dispute.
Leon Kal—maky of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society reports during six months in Poland that food was abundant a month ago in Warsaw and other cities. He notes Jews face laws making living hard, cites charity efforts to reunite 15,000 Polish Jews with American relatives, and says many families long to come to America.
Polish communique reports continued westward advances in the north and gains in the Lemberg region. The notice says forces reached Sokolka and Gorodok, with enemy resistance around Mala and Narevska crushed as Polish units moved up to 40 miles west of Grodno. A formal reply from Poland to U S warnings was delivered to the state department as Colby studied the note.
Reports from Landon dated September 1 indicate semi official circles question General Wrangel's ability to recover after a crushing defeat on the Crimean and Kuban fronts. Unofficial dispatches from Constantinople claim the anti Bolshevik commander was badly worsted last week with no direct word received from Wrangel.
Fighting erupts as Sinn Fein gunmen fire on unionist workers at Sankhill shipyards. Soldiers reinforce amid a pitched battle with casualties including two dead, a wounded woman, and several soldiers. Earlier clashes left a score dead and 200 wounded.
Chicago police seek Basil P. Edwardes, former Chicago Trust Co. clerk, after he vanished in June with Liberty bonds worth about 35000 dollars. Edwardes accepted bonds for deposit using his own receipt and is believed to have lost the funds in speculation.
London dispatch reports physicians at Brixton prison say transfusion is the only way to save Terence MacEwiney, hunger striking lord mayor of Cork. He remains in a semi comatose state after a night of declining condition.
The Young Women's Christian Association opens its fall art series with fourteen Mount Rainier landscapes by Mrs. I. C. Lumbardo. The display is in the blue parlors and will be open to the public for one week.
In Denver on September 1, owners of private stock celebrate a judge's ruling that officers violated the declaration of independence and the constitution by confiscating cranberry wine from a home. The decision grants relief to private producers and signals a victory for home brew enthusiasts.
John Sparks helped evacuate customers from flooded Hartford City barber shop as heavy rain swamped the area. He guided clients from waiting chairs to the barber chair and then to the stairway, protecting patrons as the shop filled with water.
Milk climbs to 15 cents a quart retail with wholesale at 11% to 11 cents. Cream up to 16 cents per half pint and 30 cents per pint in store. Ranch eggs rise to 60 to 62 cents a dozen while pullets hold at 50 cents.
Mayor James Rolph Jr. of San Francisco sent a letter praising the Seattle police band for its performance at the recently concluded International Traffic Association convention in the South. Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell acknowledged the compliment in Seattle.
Two men attempted a 1:20 a.m. holdup of F. Fh. Lew of Medical Lake at Third Ave and Stewart St as he hurried to the Everett interurban depot. Lew ran and escaped. thieves failed to catch him.
Thieves took H. B. Cannon's ukulele on Tuesday night at Wolf's Cove on Lake Washington. Cannon from 337 85th Ave N W also reported a watch and considerable jewelry stolen.
Cambria Alabama September 1 Cambria's telephone system seeks to suspend operations. Owner and general manager Mrs G Guerra has petitioned the state railroad commission to permit discontinuing service to 114 subscribers. She is 65 in poor health and unable to obtain competent help. Rates are 50 cents monthly for subscribers furnishing instruments and 1 dollar monthly if she installs her own outfit.
The federal grand jury convened in the U S district court at 10 a m Wednesday to consider 45 cases. Twenty three jurors were seated including two women under foreman Van R Pierson. The piece notes lumber needs for paper shipping cases.
The giant bell known as the Czar of Bells rests in Moscow's Kremlin. It weighs nearly 200 tons, stands 19 feet high and 65 feet in circumference, but has never rung or served a purpose. The piece contrasts size with usefulness and ends noting a small want ad reaches many.
A cow on Harvey Wampler's farm in Vincennes died after a pint of nails ranging from six to four penny was found in its stomach. A Lincoln penny was also recovered.
VIATOR J. D. Hill, chief pilot for a Western Airplane company, was injured in a street car accident after a moonlight flight with a daring passenger. He lost a toe and will recover but be forever changed, with surgeons and nurses tending his injuries.
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