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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1922
Page
2
Information indicates railroad chiefs and rail executives discuss possible peace with shopmen leaders in a move toward separate agreements. Bert M Jewell will advise acceptance of individual deals on some roads such as Baltimore and Ohio and Chicago Milwaukee St Paul, while others resist. The strike began July 1 and broad settlement remains a goal.
Judge Bailey granted a restraining order limiting federal authorities from extending the Daugherty strike injunction. The order bars marshals from interfering with meetings in this district unless the gathering concerns interstate commerce. The government contends the ruling narrows the Chicago injunction, while electrical workers may petition to quash if needed.
Japanese consul in Seattle left Saturday with consul in Vancouver for San Francisco to attend a conference of Japanese consuls on the Pacific coast. The meeting will last about a week starting Wednesday, with the arrival of the director of the immigration section who is en route to Geneva to advise Japanese delegates at the International Labour Conference.
Sixty of seventy seven inmates considered for parole were granted parole by the state parole board. The board closed its quarterly session Friday at the state penitentiary in Swalla Walla.
The Star publishes the legislative roll call on the poll tax law passage. Senate members listed with Nay and Yea votes include Adamson, Barnes, Bishop, Carlyon, Cleary, Crawford, Hall, Hutchingon, Johnson, Lambert, Loomian, Metcalf, Palmer, Rockwell, Wray, among others. Lower House names include Adama, Allen, Anderson, Aspinwall, Atkinson, Baldwin, Barber, Cory, Davis, Fulton, Hastings, Hubbell, Jones, Kenoyer, Kirkman, Long, Lunn, Miller, Mires, Moore, Reynolds, Richardson, Ryan, Satterlee, Shattuck, Whitcomb, Wolf, and Speaker totals 67.
Allied consuls assume authority in Smyrna while Creek authorities prepare to act. Marines and bluejackets from the United States Italy and Great Britain have landed to protect consulates. American destroyers and other warships patrol the harbor as about 100 000 Christian refugees flood the ports of Asia Minor amid food shortages and Greek troop withdrawals.
A brutal assault at the O’Hara home near Olympia left Emma and Frances severely injured while Teresa and a 14 year old, Joe, escaped. A severe skull fracture threatens Teresa’s life as investigators, bloodhounds, and a statewide hunt pursue a suspected prowler seen near Olympia. The case prompted a $500 reward and ongoing inquiries into a man reportedly seen around town with a weapon and a frenzied claim of a starving family.
A quiet Internet war within the Republican Party escalates toward next Tuesday’s primary. Poindexter supporters clash with Hart state administration allies over party machinery control and key leadership posts including national committeemen Guy Kelly and Charles Hebberd. The battle could realign power toward Roland Hartley in two years.
The city recorded the year's peak temperature, reaching 91 degrees on Friday in San Francisco. Forecasters warned of heat risk and urged cooling measures for residents.
W M Short of the Washington State Federation of Labor issued a statement clarifying that Phil Tindall, Seattle city council member and labor ally, has been endorsed for congress in the first district. A prior note from the National Conference for Progressive Political Action incorrectly named J W Bryan. Labor and farmer organizations are urged to unite behind Tindall to secure his nomination in the primary.
A column in The Star invites readers to submit silly ideas and misheard phrases as Dumb Bell Duds. Names and locations appear in lighthearted snippets about rubber tubes, watches, colors, and mistaken beliefs. Prizes of one dollar await weekly winners announced Monday.
Doctors faced mounting difficulty in countering poisons as George Christian, the president's secretary, said at 11 p.m. there was grave anxiety from daily complications. Mrs. Harding’s illness, linked to hydro nephritis, recurred twice daily after a Mayflower cruise, with earlier bouts in 1912 and 1916.
A hall in the North Central Washington district is expected to cause damage that will reduce apple production by about 887 cars.
Mayor Brown announced an inquiry into contracts for paying sewers and other municipal improvements. He alleged unbalanced bids by some government-connected parties, claiming certain bids were deceptively low on altered parts and high on parts to be carried out, resulting in hidden profits.
Registration is open for the Better Babies contest at the Western Washington fair in Puyallup next month and closes September 20. For a entry blank, send to Mrs. G D Osborne 611 West Main Avenue Puyallup.
Tokyo reports the Soviet government demands a broader conference agenda beyond Orient matters. Japanese representatives say the talks will cover only Far Eastern questions and no agreement has been reached on expanding the agenda.
In San Francisco Mrs. June Key aged just before she took poison in an unsuccessful attempt to end life wrote Verse titled Judge Not. The report notes her actions were linked to a suicide attempt and cites the poem as part of the incident.
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