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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1922
Page
1
A collage of headlines and quips spans political calls, theater talk, jokes and social chatter. Jests touch on Prohibition, theater, weariness with headlines, and a mock travelog, tying together disparate comments from a lively 1920s era page.
Dr J Ralph Magee urged steady giving to the Community Chest as 38 000 residents pledged 634 000 last year. He said 60 000 more pledges are needed to reach 794 543 for the 12 months starting Dec 1 1922. He praised the chest for directing funds to aid the needy while promoting independence.
A Turkish party recruited in Constantinople attempted a surprise attack in the neutral zone near Stranza by Chatalia but was dispersed with casualties. Britain orders immediate Turkish withdrawal from the zone and pressures Kemal to halt advances, amid reports of heavy Turkish troop incursions and evasive replies.
Preparations at Rockwell field proceed for a nonstop attempt by Lieuts. John Mac Ready and Oakley Kelly in a Fokker monoplane. A 400 horsepower motor has been installed after overhaul. Test flights planned today. the flight is expected next week.
Robert Proctor, superintendent of buildings, announced a 45,894 dollar budget cut and eight job eliminations. He said strict economy will guide his term, with budgets across departments being pruned and tax levy increases to be avoided or kept minimal if all city departments cooperate.
Wanda von Kettler notes community dog parade plans for Saturday, with rain unlikely to stop the Mutts Ready event. The Columbia theater will host a 3 to 6:30 p.m. showing of Radio Hound featuring Brownie the pup, free for participating youngsters, plus a prize for best resembling Brownie. Hector MacKay brings 30 Warren Avenue school reserve corps volunteers, aiming to promote clean citizenship in the event.
In Vancouver British Columbia on September 29, 1930s, three masked robbers intercepted city officials Robert Armstrong and F I Schooley as they returned the city payroll of 76000 dollars. They fired into the ground, assaulted Armstrong, seized the satchel and fled by Hudson car heading toward downtown.
After 10 days living in the woods subsisting on scraps, nine year old Justice Jones sought aid from authorities. She fled the Kirkville Iowa home of aunt Mrs Dan Airdance amid alleged brutal treatment including a log chain beating and rope constriction. Authorities plan juvenile court charges as marks on her body are cited. The father is dead and the mother is reported in a state reformatory.
Jacinto Floria celebrated his 118th birthday at San Mateo county hospital with staff and guests. Hospital officials said he appears aged 118, while Floria joked about an old leg wound from a 1820s skirmish in Mexico.
Motorman M. C. Pease aged 28 of 2819 F. Valley Jr, was injured when a handbrake handle slipped while cranking a Jefferson street car Thursday night. He suffered a broken arm and was admitted to Providence Hospital.
Police Chief W B Severyna led a raid on two alleged bootleg joints wrecking one site at 662 Jackson and a Lake Union houseboat. The operation ended with two men arrested while Severyna vowed a broader crusade against vice claiming bootleggers defy law and bail. A whisky stash was tossed away to hide evidence.
C G Austin, age 76, narrowly defeated Judge J W Hoar by 14 votes for justice of the peace in Seattle precinct. A former member of Washington state senate, he helped move the University of Washington and shipped the state’s first wheat and flour. He previously served on the bench and will attend a wedding after the result.
Referee Daniel J. Gleason rules in favor of Mrs Anne A. Stillman in the divorce suit against James A. Stillman. The opinion says Guy Stillman is the legitimate son of the Stillmans, rejects Frederick Beauvais as father, and notes adultery evidence but no actual separation granted as Mrs Stillman did not seek it. Justice Morehauser will review, with possible appeals and further proceedings.
The Turkish infantry flood the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles while British forces at Chanak are hemmed in. Kemalists advance toward British outposts to avoid direct clash as Sir Charles Harrington urges restraint ahead of allied talks.
Washington reports indicate a climax nears in the Near East crisis with Turkish moves into the Dardanelles defying allied demands. The navy lists 12 destroyers and one supply ship possibly leaving Norfolk to safeguard American interests while Bouillon travels to Smyrna and Angora for talks with Kemal.
The Japanese steamer Hookah Maru backed into a mud bank in fog while clearing St Helens Oregon with a lumber cargo. She struck hard but is expected to be floated at high tide and reported undamaged.
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