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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
10
Miss Kitty Barnett, 17, escaped after being approached for work in West Seattle. He abducted her in an auto near White Center, dragged toward the bushes, but she fought free and hid in the woods for hours before making it home at 3 am. Police seek the attacker.
Mrs. A Anderson fought off three men who attacked her at a Sixth Ave hotel after a man lured her with drinks. She escaped by breaking a front door glass and grabbed $100 before fleeing. Police arrested Donald Pettit, held on disorderly conduct with bond set at 1000. Officers continued search for two others involved.
The United Labor Board pre ruling blocks Pennsylvania Railroad from direct talks with its 32 500 workers insisting instead on outsider labor officials. The Pennsylvanian battle has been long running with other roads, but the ruling is seen as having limited impact on the current railroad crisis.
Protests by Cowen Park residents led to jitneys being barred from streets. The public utilities department will issue permits to 25 jitneys on the park run. Buses begin expected Friday with route restrictions and no pickups south of East 63rd Street. Half go to Cowen Park, half to East 85th Street.
Saul J. Christian, 23, a salesman, was jailed after detectives say he forged bank checks and wrote fiction on them. He was awakened early Friday and taken from his bed to the city jail where he will be held for further proceedings.
A hotel manager at the Right hotel, 710 First Ave, found four quarts of Canadian bonded whiskey and one quart of American whiskey in a vacated room. He notified the dry squad and handed the bottles over. Olympia reports a public works decision delaying a proposed Seattle to Portland motor bus line until both sides submit.
The narrative follows Mollie Arbuckle’s accounts of Roscoe Arbuckle’s rise from a Santa Clara kitchen to Hollywood fame. She defends the family against rumors of drunkenness and stresses toil to support the brood while resenting Roscoe’s renunciation of kinship. The piece leads into the San Francisco prison and looming Virginia Rappe trial.
Nicholas Nickleby will be the subject of a Dickens Fellowship meeting on September 22 at 8 p m in the YMCA building. Visitors are welcome to attend and join the discussion.
A telegram from Rev. Herbert Booth Smith of In Manuel Presbyterian Los Angeles prays for Arbuckle to find a clear conscience if innocent and mercy if guilty. Another telegram to District Attorney Brady notes the case sets a precedent and asks divine aid for justice.
Federal agents sent 10 dry detectives to Hollywood to probe liquor use among movie people amid a drive to purge the industry. The Los Angeles vigilance committee plans an expose and a gentlemen agreement to drop bohemian stars from studios. J H Pelletier leads the morals committee finalizing a report on orgies in the screen colonies.
Hollywood reels from Roscoe Arbuckle scandal as Lowell Sherman is released from his contract and plans for a Gloria Swanson film collapse. Industry insiders warn other Arbuckle party members face career ruin while the morals commission looms and San Francisco watchfully shapes fates in the film world.
A derailment of the Los Angeles Limited on the Chicago and North Western struck a washout near Belle Plaine Iowa at 2 30 am killing fireman John Johnson of Clinton and an unidentified tramp. Engineer Tom Lee of Clinton and another tramp Grant were badly burned or cut and all three injured passengers were hospitalized with others trapped in the wreckage. Three baggage cars left the tracks but did not overturn.
Dublin reports say President De Valera summoned Sinn Fein cabinet to weigh peace or war after Lloyd George canceled the Inverness conference. A plebiscite may be proposed, delaying crisis, with Irish leaders seeking mutual statesmanship while war fears rise. In Scotland, Lloyd George suffers a chill and neuralgia, with doctors attending.
A reporter interviews Roy, known as Gardner in the tale, who insists he is a farmer with a wife and baby living on the island. He spins a tale of escaping guards and near shots, while the reporter pretends to believe him but remains unconvinced, planning to file for the newspaper.
The account describes Wade using a pork barrel and fellow accomplices to float from a prison island to the mainland while guards searched the area. It notes Gardner’s alleged knowledge, the reward notices, and rumors of Gardner’s own past criminal acts and escape schemes.
M'Neil Island Sept 16. With dawn the 11th day of the man hunt Gardner, or the phantom misidentified as him, stayed quiet all day. No reports or shots before 4 am. officials consider either a wound or a rest before a planned escape across guarded waters. Blood traces spark debate among prison officials as trackers press the search for Gardner’s body.
Reports say Gardner may have used dense fog to slip from the island as guards observe clothing hung on porches as a signal. Warden Maloney notes no new information from the attempted escape by Lowardus Bogart and the wait continues for word on Gardner’s plans amid failing rumors.
Tacoma reports Constable W H Stidham saw Roy Gardner on McNell Island six miles from Eatonville on the Tuesday after Labor Day. Gardner wore a new soldier’s uniform, carried a belt hatchet and a pack with a frying pan protruding. Stidham delayed reporting, fearing ridicule, and was only convinced after 24 hours.
The Star urges the use of bloodhounds to pursue Gardner and Maloney on McNeil's Island. The writer claims Gardner is seen daily and that a hound would quickly trap him. Criticism targets Sheriff Starwich and calls for decisive action if Fauntleroy remains in charge.
George G. Black of Black Manufacturing says Seattle is neglecting large markets in Northern Idaho and Southern Washington. He notes Lewiston as a key trading center for 79 towns with a $30 million aggregate purchasing power.
In federal court Judge Neterer sentences Thomas Roden to thirty days after Roden pleads guilty to liquor-making charges. The session marks a grim outcome for the defendant amid a case described as a tragedy in the courthouse.
A frenzied sale advertises deep discounts on men’s and boys’ wear with hundreds of suits hats and accessories offered for free with purchases. Fresh stock from both First Avenue locations is slashed to unload over $60,000 in goods by Saturday only.
Murder charges will be filed today against Dr. E L Willis and Dr N J Phelan of Denver after the exhumation of Miss Mary Park’s body. She died four years ago following an alleged criminal operation the physicians are accused of performing.
Bank officials in East Stanwood report the theft of roughly 3000 in cash or negotiable papers after a recent hold up by bandits at the State Bank of Stanwood. The incident occurred as investigators review losses and secure the scene.
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