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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1919
Page
10
Ora Burnett pleaded guilty to attempted robbery of a hotel room on September 3 before Judge A W Frater and was sentenced to one to fifteen years in Walla Walla penitentiary. The defense claimed narcotic addiction as the sole alibi.
Hearings on motions by 12 men indicted by the recent booze grand jury to quash the indictments may be set over until next Tuesday, if Deputy Prosecutor T A Patterson has his way. The fleet will be here Saturday and everyone will be trying to get off to see the boys. If the indictments are quashed they will be returned to the grand jury when it convenes in November. if not, we will prosecute them to the limit.
The University of Washington Alumni Association plans a Thursday noon luncheon at the Masonic club. Speakers include W. J. Coyle who urges women graduates to attend, along with President Henry Surzallo C. J. Hunt athletic coach Miss Ethel H. Coldwell dean of women and Irvin Daily football captain.
United States Steel reports unfilled steel tonnage rose by 530,422 tons in the month and 1,826,793 tons since late May, when orders were at a war low. The six month decline from November to May totaled 3,842,353 tons, with about half of that recovered in the following three months.
W F Hays, attorney, sought 12500 from Wananda Om-Dee Dam for fees and 25000 from Doty against Corbin. An agreement gave Hays half of Doty damages. Doty and Corbin settled privately and Hays says he did not receive cash.
Mayor Fitzgerald announced Tuesday the appointment of Donna E. Baker, 1507 Ninth Ave. W., to the library board succeeding Samuel Morrison who resigned weeks ago. Baker is president of the King County Legislative Federation and served as a four minute speaker in Liberty Loans and Red Cross drives during the war.
Ted Doner, Kitty Doner’s brother, headlines at the Moore Theatre this week with a act titled Something New in Singles. The piece highlights Ted’s long dancing career and unique status as a male performer in a restrictive label while praising Kitty as a premier dancer when in town.
Senate hearing heard G Inman recount threats and character attacks after opposing intervention in Mexico. He linked to the League of Free Nations and the Inter Church conference. Senator Fall accused his book of omitting disorder related details.
Mrs. Gillespie finds her home at 698 Bush Street disturbed after returning from a friend's house. Her husband William Gillespie admits meeting a real estate man and two women at Powell and Elliata, then shooing them from the house. Loss valued at $689.50.
Tacoma reports the Pacific Steel and Roller Works shuts doors amid a government order sign as the reason. District official H. K. Frick says no order to close exists. The plant reportedly held a $1,000,000 government contract.
Washington dispatch reports shift in sentiment toward the Manly-Poindexter-Kelly proposal to have President Wilson preside over a capital and labor conference. Manufacturers back the plan while opposition media wanes. lawmakers seek early action and a joint Senate-House labor committee meeting to discuss appointing capable representatives.
There is no food price profiteering in Tacoma, says the special investigating committee appointed by Herbert S. Griggs, Pierce County food administrator. Prevailing high prices are attributed entirely to outside conditions, over which the retailer has no control. A revised price list issued by Griggs shows only one article reduced, flour likely to rise, as will eggs and butter.
Bremerton dispatch reports Col C M Perkins, longtime commander of the marine barracks at the navy yard, receives orders to Santo Domingo where he will command a brigade of marines. He will depart in October. Counterfeiting note: counterfeiters in the East are converting $1 bills into tens.
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