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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1919
Page
12
A Seattle youth, Harry McRodie, 14, ran away from Des Moines Boys’ school to join the navy. Police were asked Friday to locate him and deter efforts to join. Juvenile officers have not found him yet. Large steamers depart Pier 2 Madison Street at 2 30 p m Saturday with no crowding.
Detective department buzzed Friday over a French document seeking Moise Hekim of Constantinople. Albert Hekim, cousin, hopes to locate him amid rumors of a Turkish harem, cigaret factory, or sudden wealth, with results awaited.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Boldt's Prench pas try, with locations at Uptown 1114 3d Ave and Downtown 913 2d Ave. No clear event or action described.
Admiral Rodman and Admiral Hugh C. Rodda greet 30,000 sailors as the fleet anchors in Seattle. The welcome crowd packs Pier 1, presses race to cover events, and city decoration signals pride. Officials plan public tours and a presidential review on Saturday afternoon aboard the Oregon.
Descriptions of Seattle scenes as the Pacific Fleet arrival unfolds. Lions share impressions from windows and streets with President Wilson imagery, flags, banners, and public displays. Locals celebrate Admiral Rodman and the fleet with mounted pictures and Welcome Home badges.
President Wilson spoke to a packed Coeur d'Alene circus tent urging Senate opposition to the peace treaty. He warned that Germany could resume conquest if the treaty is rejected, and he stressed America must guarantee peace to curb Bolshevik influence and protect wartime ideals.
Charlies Schwab, the steel magnate, hung around the Duquesne club for about half an hour hoping to borrow two bits for a shave. He was short on cash and could not pay for a grooming.
A mysterious worker at Brace and Hergert mill refused to quit after being fired. Motorcycle Officer C. V. Harvey responded to the scene Friday morning and escorted the man to the street after he insisted the firing was invalid. The employee claimed the firing was done by someone other than his employer and vowed to stay on the job until the hiring party decided otherwise.
W. Be Justus, secretary of the detective department, arrived at the Seattle police station Friday with a novelty hat boasting a rear bow, calling it the “clear stuff for fleet week” as colleagues teased about its retro style.
Liberty bond quotations今日 in New York show 24s at 99.08 for first issues and 894.40 for second. First 4s at 95, second 4s at 95. Grouped notes include third 4s 95.30 and fourth 4s 95.16. Victory 3s at 99.76 and Victory 4s at 50.72.
A witty aphorism warns that a girl who understood the cost of romance would speed up marriage by shortening the lengthy courtship.
City police announced full security plans for President Wilson's visit with traffic control and crowd management. Chief Joel Warren said detectives will handle pickpockets and street crowding, with 600 Boy Scouts assisting. officers to patrol both arenas and the parade route from King to Yesterway, including Pier 1 boat transfer to the Oregon.
The Gas Workers' union strike committee claims the plants produce 5,000,000 cubic feet of gas daily and proposes to volunteer services to run and restore full operations if prior employees can be compensated. The committee signs include H. J Phillips Paul Jones Amos Rusie and Tony Cordola.
Eighty chicken pickers walked out in San Francisco during the strike. Commission men say workers earned about 45 dollars weekly at four cents per chicken, with demands for five cents. The live poultry market floods as a result and the pickers remain unorganized.
BostonMass Sept 12 The police strike enters its third day with seven thousand troops patrolling streets and no rioting overnight In Jamaica Plain Henry Grote 18% was killed in a raid on a dice game A general strike may be called by the Central Labor Union executive committee pending a vote and publicizing by affiliated unions.
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson will reach King Street Station at 1 30 P M aboard a special train after a Spokane visit. They will tour the battleship Oregon, attend a luncheon at the New Washington hotel, and speak at the Hippodrome and Arena before a labor rally. A Sunday church visit and a conference with labor leaders are also planned.
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