27 Sep 1922
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1922
Page
1
A satirical column claims Fatima daughter of the Sultan of Turkey has secured a divorce and lampoons Turkish harems and alimony. It mixes jokes about Greece Smyrna and Hollywood theft with pop culture quips, baseball, and Prohibition era references.
A neighborhood fundraiser parade plans to feature 10 pets including mice and a Maltese along with youngsters and their creatures. Bellevue residents bring entries to Community Fund headquarters to receive contributor buttons as more kids express interest.
The Literary Digest poll shows soldiers' bonus support and opposition by region. Congressmen question political meaning ahead of elections as postal ballots reveal regional splits with the North Central West Pacific coast favoring the bonus and East South Mountain states opposed.
Dissatisfied county grand jury petitions Superior Judge Calvin S. Hall to remove indictments against county commissioners and ex officials J B Chilberg and J L Lane from Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas. Foreman Marr says effort was made to discredit the panel and they seek new counsel or a fresh grand jury inquiry.
Naval seaplanes located and torpedoed a hostile fleet off the Virginia capes. Planes returned to base at Norfolk after dropping one Whitehead torpedo without warhead on a battleship of the Atlantic fleet. Scout planes were expected later to report if the enemy was destroyed.
A man claiming to be Sir Edward G Lambden of London was arrested near Centralia and brought to Olympia as a suspect in assaults on Mrs. Jorgenson and Mrs. Weidner. He was released after victims did not identify him as the attacker.
The army airship C-2 traveling from Bowsfield Arcadia California to San Francisco passed over the city’s business district at 12 05 p m with three army airplanes forming an escort. Crowd attention centered on Crissy Field as the dirigible flew low three hours late into San Francisco.
James W. Peronto and Robert Turner escaped from McNeil Island federal penitentiary by commandeering a launch at night. They drifted away then likely traveled toward Tacoma and boarded a train to Chicago, with Turner facing a three year sentence for forgery and Peronto previously convicted of embezzlement. Police alerted as officials search plans are limited.
Henry W. Powell, attorney for the Depositors’ Protective association, says 2000 savers will push for new state banking rules to protect funds. The group asks the superior court to reconvene the county grand jury to probe the Scandinavian American bank failure in Seattle. Powell lists three changes including segregation of savings from commercial deposits.
A satirical piece imagines reporters pursuing Fatty Arbuckle through town. The mock dialogue teases Arbuckle’s fall from stardom as he faces legal woes and potential California exile after two hung juries. The faux interview ends with a jab about a sob story and a lunch break.
The piece blames Constantine I for Greece's downturn, citing his wife’s Hohenzollern ties and imperial ambitions to seize Constantinople. It notes his abdication, the exit of the queen from Germany, and signals Venizelos as Greece’s likely future leader to restore allied trust and Greek fortunes.
King Constantine abdicates in favor of Crown Prince George as revolt spreads. Mutinous troops and a sympathetic fleet back the insurgents while Col. Gonaas and Tchipoures push the bid. Prince Christopher and American heiress Anastasia are named in succession rumors.
Greek king Constantine abdicated in favor of Prince George after a bloodless army revolution as fighters demand Greece strike Turks to stop Thrace occupation. Turkish forces in the neutral zone brace for battle near a 48 hour ultimatum. British fleet guns target the Turks while Greek upheaval disrupts Allied peace efforts in the Near East.
Reinforcements of Kemalists entrench in the neutral zone to bolster seized positions defying the allies. British guns in Chanak waters trained on Turkish forces as a 48 hour ultimatum nears expiry. Sir Charles Harrington says the fleet dominates the area and expects clashes may start soon. Athens notes British and French ministers asked Greece to move warships from Turkish waters to aid peace efforts. Mustapha Kemal protests Greek ship presence in the Bosphorus Straits.
Reports from Baja Hungary claim Black Hand revolutionists proclaimed Prince George king of Jugoslavia after a deadly clash. Croatian decentralists also linked to the movement. George born August 27 1887 is eldest son of King Peter and renounced succession in 1909. Alexander was named crown prince previously.
London reports Britain favors allowing Soviet participation in a powers conference to secure peace in the Near East. Britain may withdraw provisional consent if France protests though France is not expected to object due to Kemalist and entente considerations. Kemal wants Russian representation and France has backed his cause.
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