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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1922
Page
1
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Striking shopmen met railroad officials in Baltimore to consider a peace proposal, reportedly kept secret by federation secretary John Scott. If acceptable, a Chicago conference of the shop crafts policy committee would be called. Bert M. Jewell was believed at the Baltimore talks. A separate statement from T De Wit Cuyler denied settlement talks or any planned meetings, while a different executive group under Daniel Willard was thought to be negotiating.
Labor experts anticipate a bid to quash or modify the Daugherty injunction as Attorney General Daugherty seeks a permanent injunction. Samuel Gompers and labor leaders expect success if the government scales back the injunction, citing statements from the White House and Daugherty.
Attorney John H. Dore and his dog were involved in a Tuesday night mishap when Dore stepped outside his home and fractured his ankle in two places. He was treated at a local hospital and listed in stable condition.
County commissioners charged with grand larceny over 34520 in public funds will face trial in superior court the first week of the fall term. Walter Fulton and other officials pleaded not guilty, with H P Tomkins named in a separate indictment. Jury deliberations follow a lengthy grand jury probe into a ferry lease contract to Capt John L Anderson. Twenty five witnesses listed for the state.
H B Debolt was cleared of blame for the death of William Mero, organizer of striking shopmen, by a coroner's jury verdict. They ruled Mero died from a self defense gunshot fired by Debolt, who refused to join the strike. A preliminary hearing is set for Friday as labor groups held a large demonstration in Mero's honor.
Twenty five volunteers for Sheriff Matt Starwich reelection will take the field Wednesday night in a whirlwind campaign kickoff. The Starwich headquarters say the team will stress his record of economy and efficiency, highlighting savings, budget returns, and a "strictly business" administration.
James E. Mahoney of Seattle has had his petition for rehearing denied by the Washington state supreme court. He faces likely execution after exhausting state appeals, with potential appeal to the United States Supreme Court depending on constitutional grounds. Attorney Lee Johnston says an appeal to Washington’s high court will proceed and a U.S. appeal remains possible.
Peggy Joyce says she is too busy to marry and dismisses reports of an instant marriage with Charlie Chaplin. She notes they have known each other long and first met in Paris, with recent sightings in Los Angeles triggering the rumors as she arrives in San Francisco to attend to business matters.
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle has recovered from a hand infection that sent him to a Yokohama hospital after arriving from the United States. He abandons an Orient tour and round the world trip, planning to leave Japan September 16 for Los Angeles with no stated reason.
Kansas City lumberman G. W. Garvey was shot and killed in a downtown office. Roy Garvey, 37, his son, was arrested in connection with the shooting shortly before noon today.
Three progressive candidates for the Republican United States Senate nomination faced deep splits on Wednesday as anti-Poindexter forces divided into camps. William Short of the State Federation of Labor urged labor groups to back George B. Lamping, while Frances Axtell and Judge Austin Griffiths accused Short and Lamping of manipulating the race. Short’s letter to labor bodies argued a move to unify behind Poindexter had failed, outlining conference efforts across Spokane Seattle and Tacoma and citing resistance from Axtell’s supporters.
In Des Moines the ex-pastor and Polk County sheriff Winfred E Robb says he will proceed with the execution of Eugene Weeks at Fort Madison penitentiary on September 8. Weeks was convicted for the murder of Des Moines grocer George A Fosdick. The vow has sparked statewide debate among supporters and former parishioners alike.
A downtown Portland lunchroom bandit failed to wound when he fired a pie at 5 a.m. The scrubwoman screamed, night manager Harry Ahlas drew fire but the bandit fled after shattered glass and pie remained intact.
Hubert D. Stephens former congressman from Mississippi's Second District leads ex Senator James K. Vardaman by about 15000 votes in the Democratic runoff for U S Senator. Unofficial returns show complete totals from 15 counties and partial from 47 with 20 counties not yet reported.
Police court judge Gord Gordon, after a vacation on the Dunge Ness river, laments he cannot tell a fish story because he must keep his position. He sighs with humor about the big fish that got away and the duty of restraint.
Clara Skarin, jailed in Oakland on a first degree murder charge, faces a Seattle case over the death of her aged benefactor Ferdinand Hockbrunn. Malcolm Douglas says investigators found motive and possible robbery link, with extradition and swift Seattle trial planned as police and detectives pursue more evidence.
Halifax Nova Scotia September 6 Omar Roberts 68 a hunting lodge proprietor confessed to burning alive Flora Gray 19 after she repulsed his advances. He was taken to court with burned feet and a preliminary hearing held behind locked doors for the so called fiendish crime in Nova Scotia history.
In San Pedro California Sept 6 the yacht Hawaii owned by Los Angeles residents Mr and Mrs Lynden Bowery burned after a gas stove exploded on board. The couple perished leaving a 14 month old baby saved by a heroic father who rushed into flames.
Delbert Guyette, accused of murder, was to leave the city jail Wednesday for Minneapolis to face trial. Detective F Ohman will take charge, and Mrs Guyette and her daughter will accompany the party. The accusation stems from a 1916 killing confessed by Guyette's father on his deathbed.
Papers for the extradition of Clara Skaria, alleged accomplice in the Seattle murder of Ferdinand Hochbrunn, were sent to Sacramento. Seattle police Lt. Williams Kent said Skaria, described as the "woman of Iron nerve," refused to discuss the case as authorities expect extradition to conclude for Friday's departure.
Glenn H. Curtiss conducted three motorless glider tests off Long Island sound. Two flights lasted 30 seconds and one 40 seconds as the glider, towed by a boat at 20 mph, rose about five feet above the water and then descended safely each time.
Mexican authorities report a decree signed by President Alvaro Obregon forbids Mexican laborers from leaving Mexico for United States work unless employers guarantee equal wages, deposit fare home, and provide 60 percent for sustenance. The measure aims to curb immigration, aligning with U S contract labor limits.
Alph Nichols superintendent of the Wesleyan Methodist church in Jackson faces a desertion charge for abandoning his wife and two children and eloping with a pastor's wife. Prosecuting Attorney Hatch said a warrant for Nichols' arrest had been issued.
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