The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-11
Far and Near
News by Telegraph
and Telephone

J. !. MeIherson. 81 the Alaska
bureau Of the Chamber of Com.
mercc declares that 1918 is the first
year In which there has been any
real development In the Alaska coal
fields. which. according TO the geo
logical survey. contain more coal
than Pennsylvania.
Forty seattle men have failed 10
fili out and return their question.
naires within the time limit allowed
registrants. according to tliny J..
Allen. chairman Of Draft Division
No 10.
Children ~ all enlisted men Of
King and kiiNap counties and Sc
attic. win have a huge Christmas
tree and a Christmas eve frohc at
the Artnory. u plans 10 be worked
out this week by the Seattle Chap
ter Of the Red Cross. OF which
Frank WatcrhouEc IN chairman. are
carried out
I.neas Marco. said 10 be . sewing
machine agent. but representing
himself to Seattle business men as "A
member OF William A. white a
Sons. real estate brokers Of New
York. ~ In the city jail. charged
with grand larceny.
Lieut.. Col. }. MiIlar. VI. C.. the sole
survivor 81 the s5th Nova Scotia
Highlandcrs. who Is brother OF W.
-. Mnlar. cashier OF the Citizens
band Of Georgetown. is In an over
seas hospital recovering from
minor wound
II. =. Deane, former assistant man.
nRcr Of the international Banking
corporation In Mexico city and san
Francisco. has been placed AT the
head Of the foreign department OF
the Dexter Horton National bank.
Funeral services for willis 4. Lind.
strom. infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. =.
=. Lindstrom. sees 10th ave. n. who
died after brief illness Sunday
morning. viii be held at the Bonney.
Watson chapel Tuesday. at II a. m.
Eskimo women Of Haycock.
Alaska. responded TO the organiza.
ton Of a Red Cross auxiliary more
fervently that did the six white won.
en- who live there. according to Mrs.
Lars Gunderson. former postmistrcss
and Red Cross organizer OF Haycock,
now In Seattle.
j. W. Giles. 1861 First ave. -. has
learned that both his SONS are rccov.
ering in a French hospital from seri.
Gus wounds received when the gist
division went into action. in October.
DIR. q. II. Ensing. son Of Mrs.
John Ensing. OF Si4 Il. Republican
st. who was rescued from the tor.
pcdoed Galway Castle. writes from "A
British hospital that he had mirac-
ulous escape.
Earl X. kessinger. Of Seattle. has
won a commission as lieutenant In
the aviation service at Souther
field. Ga.
Gordon j. Kelly, president Of the
Pacific coast district OF the Interna.
tionai Longshorcmens union. is
dead OF pneumonia at Columbus
sanitarium Saturday.
Lieut.. &. Il. Allen. Of Seattle, for.
merry assistant corporation counsel.
Is stationed as an aviation officer at
Bordeaux. France.
In IL years. Police Judge John IL.
Gordon has heard over 200 900 cases.
and less than IL decisions have been
reversed by n higher court
Game Warden l.. II. Darwin has
been asked by the government TO
collect ladybugs TO fight the aphid
pest In the grain fields of Washing
ton and Oregon.
champion Impy," Maltese dog
valued at $1,000, is the subject of
complaint filed by Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Judd against Jennie Il. Bowen. Lot.
tie II. Frcerksen and Alfred ii.
Freorksen, who are accused OF nc.
cepting the dog for treatment for
skin disease and afterwards with.
holding the animal from the owners.
MIR. and Mrs. X. W. Mccarthy,
who left Seattle for Minneapolis
Oct. 30. contracted Spanish influ.
enza on the train and died after
reaching their destination. Their
'our children recovered.
A bloodhound. lost by sheriffs
three weeks ago in the Cascade foot.
hills. was found recently in a half
tarved condition and taken TO the
Monroe reformatory.