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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
3
Furuseth from San Francisco, head of the International Seamen’s Union, urged Seattle officials that cooperation between seamen and the federal Department of Commerce could have strengthened the seaman’s act passed two years ago, improving the country’s navy and merchant marine.
April 6 in Juneau the legislature considers amendments to bank laws affecting small towns and a new school bill. The bank amendments target rural towns while the education measure aims to aid railroad towns lacking schools.
The 19 year old Pauline Thurston performs a weed dance in the Garden of Aloha at the Alhambra theatre this week. The scene compares her to Mary Pickford, noting the resemblance while affirming Thurston’s youth and single status.
Thomas A. Edison labors day and night at East Orange to devise naval weapons for the United States. The inventor, chairing the naval consulting board, forgoes meals and sleep while secrecy surrounds his feverish, ramshackle hut in the park as he focuses on boosting national preparedness.
Germans arrested at El Paso Texas on federal charges will be confined in the Federal correctional facility at Fort Bliss awaiting further proceedings.
The espionage bill passed by Congress outlines 14 sections with penalties for actions against national defense. Provisions cover unlawful intrusion, false swearing, impersonation, passport fraud, counterfeiting seals, conspiracy to harm foreign countries, aiding belligerents, seizures of arms, and vessel controls in war times. Penalties include fines up to 10 000 dollars and prison terms up to life for serious offenses.
A bloc of fifty legislators opposed the war declaration. Named voting members include Almond, Bacon, Browne, Burnett, Carey, Church, Connelly of Kansas, Cooper, Davidson, Davis, Esch, Frear, Fuller of Milnels, Haugen, Hayes, Hensley, Hillyard, Hull of Iowa, Igoe, Johnson of South Dakota, Keating, King, Kinkaid, Kitchin, Knutson, La Follette, London, Lundsen, McLemore, Nelson, Randall, Rankin, Reavis, Roberts, Rodenburg, Shackleford, Sherwood, Sloan, Stafford, Van Dyke, Voigt, Wheeler, Woods of Iowa.
New York April 6 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt declared the American people want to do their own fighting and aid the president with an effective war for rights and humanity. He dismissed the idea of sending a division to France as an unwise precedent and said the nation is united behind the president's determination.
Members of the boys' department of the Y M C A have launched a drive to raise 2000 dollars for a summer lodge on Orcas Island. The fund aims to support a Peace-At-Any-Price project and involves youth leadership in a community effort.
Efrem Zimbalist joins the 100 member New York Symphony under Walter Damrosch for a 10 week Pacific coast tour. The ensemble performs at the Moore Theatre on April 13 evening and April 14 matinee with Zimbalist in the evening program and the full orchestra in a matinee concert. Ladies' Musical Club members have first reservations Monday with general sale Tuesday.
Public Market tenants urged to act immediately to share in the assured success of the new market center on First Avenue between Pike and Union, hailed as one of the finest in the country.
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