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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1906
Page
3
A Panama Canal labor dispute features discussion of coolie wages and Chinese exclusion law leverage. The Panama Commission weighs daily pay for Chinese laborers and the implications for canal digging, with notes on contractor supervision and labor conditions.
Chinese government policy excluded laborers for 20 to 30 years and now demands payment to win back inclusion. The piece notes laborers have earned little, while the Meadows hosts races today with a total of 560 in prizes.
Seattle Renton Southern railway seeks five to six new franchise routes on key traffic streets to operate joint use tracks. The plan proposes loops around Fourth Avenue Olive Stewart Second Avenue and Priest and routes linking City Hall Prefontaine Place Rainier Avenue Dearborn Street and Main Street with a future connection to the Washington Street track. Franchise includes joint user rights and rental terms with 2 percent of gross receipts plus 1 percent after 1920, plus city option to take over after 30 years.
Great Northern Railway offers a Spokane round trip for 10 dollars and 10 cents with travel on September 24 and return valid through October 7. Tickets available at Second and Colombia locations.
W Lee known as Casey Wright was fined $100 by Judge Gordon for selling wildcat scalps claiming Washington origin. The court found the skins were not obtained in Washington and had been cut up to create scalps. He was rearrested by Detective Hubbard in Thurston county and to be sent to Olympia tonight.
Henry C. Schwartz, sought for over six weeks on a charge of intent to kill, was arrested yesterday. He allegedly threatened to kill his wife and their year old daughter and was released on $50 bail to face trial tomorrow.
Maj. H. M. Chittenden of the United States engineer corps departs today for eastern Washington. The inspection trip aims to assess and advance improvements on the Columbia River system.
An old advertising notice from Piper Taft promotes guns and ammunition for hunting. It claims the store offers a complete line of firearms and sporting goods and invites customers to visit for savings and stock inspection.
The Oregon Mello way Navigation company asks Judge J. Chadwick in Whitman county for a writ of review of the railroad commission order setting joint wheat rates. It argues the commission act is unconstitutional since interurban lines are exempt, creating unfair competition, and objects to giving the legislature full power over rates without court review.
The opening day at North Yagima featured a large crowd and perfect weather. Exhibits surpassed expectations and officials foresee a banner year with strong showings across divisions and preparations for evening attractions.
An irrigation contract was awarded to Blum for erecting two earth dams at Lake Blum and Lake Kichelos. The project costs about $40,000 and will raise Cle Klum waters 18 feet and Lake Kichelo 10 to 12 feet to conserve water at the head of the Yakima River.
In King County politics the Young Men's Republican Club declined to back a censure resolution against Potts Lyons and Weir for failing to uphold party pledges. The club then endorsed the entire ticket, with Weir praising past work. The record shows several nominees previously pledged to direct primary law and U S senate support, but the group stayed silent on enforcing those pledges.
A Young Men's Republican club statement argues no man should be elected to state legislation if he is a former legislator who failed to carry out pledges made on behalf of his convention.
Georgetown council debated an ordinance to close saloons at 1 o'clock but defeat followed 2 to 5. Mayor Mueller, serving his third term, intends to seek a fourth. The council ordered eight blocks of Painter Ave repaving due to long-standing damage.
An ordinance appropriating $1,000 to cover the expenses of Corporation Counsel Calhoun in taking testimony in the Osborne will case was passed by the city council. Calhoun will travel to New York for the proceedings.
Chief of Police Wappenstein reports the suspension of Sergeant Sprengie and his demotion to patrolman at the end of the suspension period.
At the territory joint statehood committees convention in Phoenix Charles Aineworth was nominated as delegate to Congress. The convention adopted Roosevelt policy and invited labor vote.
For 16.10 by Great Northern Railway, travel on September 4 with return validity up to Get 7. Ticket office at Becond and Columbia handles bookings.
A sensational critical item details a violent stage show in New York featuring Joseph Bantiey a youth actor and playwright whose gun and knife violence drives the plot. The report mocks sensational melodrama, noting bloodshed recurring nightly and the young star’s rise from Wall Street messenger boy to leading man amid a backdrop of Texas vengeance and frontier gunplay.
There’s no worry about papers or valuables when kept in the chrome steel safes of Wm. D. Perkins & Co. at 217 Cherry St. The cost begins around $44 per year with convenient location.
The market note outlines early trading with brisk activity in packing and shipping toward Alaska. Potatoes from Yakima and Oregon fetch 22 to 24 dollars per unit, while meat dairy prices remain firm. Listings cover produce such as beets, turnips, corn, squash, beans, melons, citrus, peaches, and cheese, plus live stock and seafood quotes and regional freight and feed costs.
Today at The Meadows a program of racing events unfolds starting at 2 p.m. Fans expect competitive sprints and longer races across the track with drivers and trainers listed among the entries.
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