28 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1921
Page
1
A collage of missives and quips on current affairs and daily life. Mentions of a division reunion, licensing drivers, political remarks, wage talk, and a snippet about undertakers Sprinkle & Freezum in Georgetown. Contains scattered observations, jokes, and names with no single cohesive event.
A newspaper note compares county expenses for 1915 with proposed 1922 figures. Health office up 560 percent, purchasing agent 325 percent, court house operation ferry deficit morgue agriculturalist garage rise, totaling an 881 354 increase or 75 percent. Private operation averages about 30 percent. Budget hearing opens October 8 at the commissioners’ office. Use the axe.
Washington Sept 28 experts say ICC backed consolidation of U S railroad systems into 19 competing networks could slash operating costs, avert bankruptcies for smaller lines, and return rail rates to prewar levels within a decade. Hearings will define groupings and affected carriers across regions.
The article promotes Star Classified Ads as a modern, efficient way to do business. It claims the new method replaces older LD style practices and offers a cost effective solution described as a drop in the bucket.
A devastating blaze leveled the Au Printemps department store in central Paris early today. Damage is set at 65,000,000 francs as firefighters battled the flames and contained the fire after hours of effort.
The preliminary hearing for Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle over Virginia Rappe's death aimed to conclude with a decision on murder or manslaughter or release as Judge Lazarus prepared to rule. Prosecutors argued he haunted Rappe into a room, while the defense claimed extortion by those who arrested him.
Winners of The Star-Piper and Taft vacation outing picture contest will be announced this week. Judges include Earl Frye manager of Piper and Taft Kodak department, Fred Carter of Price and Carter, photographers, and Arthur Anderson Sar artist.
Henry Ford announced a drive to cleanse U S politics and would carry on a country wide campaign if needed. He urged the Senate to clean its own skirts in handling the Newberry case, sending a telegram to stress the demand.
Boston dispatch reports a new American Venus, Miss Marie Landson of Cambridge, not an actress or model but praised by artist Edward Broulard as nearly perfect in classical Venus proportions. Broulard plans for her to pose in New York while she aspires to be carved in marble, not to be an artist model.
Dolly Gardner, wife of Roy Gardner the elusive bandit, urges him to surrender at McNeil's Island. She publishes a letter in the San Francisco Bulletin declaring he must go back to prison to prove he is honest and worthy, appealing for public and presidential support.
On September 28, Tacoma residents plan to petition President Harding for parole of Roy Gardner, the mail robber who escaped the McNeil Island federal penitentiary. A prominent local businessman sponsors the effort while Judge George T. Reid denounces it as rotten, noting Gardner is a desperate criminal.
In Washington state police seek George B Wilbur, former Raymond restaurant owner, amid the disappearance of Roy Gardner and Wilbur after he sheltered the suspected bandit. A warrant is issued for Wilbur after he left his affairs insolvent.
Frank Irvin federal customs inspector denied on Wednesday that he had confessed to engineering the recent large theft of liquor from the government warehouse. The report claimed Irvin admitted involvement in the case.
Captain of Detectives Charles Tennant testified about Mahoney's statements after the trunk discovery and the alleged duress used to obtain a confession. Tennant described Mahoney's line about taking him to Walla Walla and hanging him if the trunk was found, as part of the questioning at police headquarters on August 9.
A survey shows high tuition and lab charges at the university provoking hundreds to oppose the new fee system. A mass meeting at Denny hall is planned to protest. Legislation last session added 15 dollars per quarter for resident students plus library and A. S. U. W. ticket costs, with further lab fees. About 40 percent of men are self supporting and 48 percent work to pay expenses, risking attendance for many students.
A state asylum probe will resume Thursday at 10 30 a m in Judge Read Whiteheads courtroom to examine brutality and inefficiency claims. The committee invites information on Western hospital at Stetlacoom and Northern hospital at Sedro Woolley and will hold private hearings if requested. Cooks A C Eckman and Paul Staudte from Sedro Woolley are sought to testify.
A Queen Anne Hill resident reports that the long absent patrol officer has returned after a thief twice tried to enter her home. She recalled leaving the car with lights off, and the officer tagged the vehicle. The resident asked Mayor Caldwell to reinstate the officer.
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