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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1916
Page
3
Oliver G. Wallace moves from Clemmer to the Liberty organ program while Mme Hesse-Sprotte sings at the Coliseum. A Harem Drama plays at Colonial and a Military Play headlines the Strand. Damaged Goods appears at the Rex replacing The Scarlet Road.
Francia X Bushman and Beverly Bayne star in The Wall Between at the Strand. The film explores the rift between commissioned officers and enlisted men in the U S Army and includes authentic interior shots of fort life. A sequence shows 500 American soldiers fighting 1500 Nicaraguan natives in an uprising.
Rex theatre drops The Scarlet Road this week for a major Charlie Chaplin production A Burlesque on Carmen. Damaged Goods moves to an engagement while Hearst Vitagraph Weekly and other films fill the bill. Liberty shows The Aryan with William Hart and a Stork Delivery comedy. Colonial features The Haunted Manor with Zoe Trevor and Craig Pitcairn.
Five city firemen who spoke with the mayor faced a five point deduction in their efficiency rating for insubordination. The mayor ordered Fire Chief Stetson to erase the marks and criticized the punishment as unwarranted.
The Federal Trade Commission sent a preliminary outline of findings to the Senate challenging reports of dwindling gasoline supply. The inquiry shows price variance above crude costs with Middle Western gasoline up 4.88 cents and Eastern at 5.50 per gallon. The probe also covers kerosene and fuel oil changes and will inspect oil company capitalization, dividends, and stock pricing.
The Svea Male chorus and the Nor wegian Male chorus present a joint concert at Plymouth Congregational church at Sixth and University. The Seattle soprano Miss Gwendolyn Geary and Alfred Halvorsen, famed singer from Christiania and Stockholm, are featured soloists.
Edwin J. Brown D D S advertises a large dental practice on First AveAstern Dieck Open evenings until six and Sundays until five for people who work. The ad emphasizes regular care by a dentist and patient referrals as reasons for its growth.
Old grandmother recipe Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound promises natural dark hair with even luster. Ready to use bottle, 50 cents, dampen a brush and apply through strands. fades gray to youthful shine with repeated use.
Noted writer and lecturer Opie Read is in Seattle en route to Tacoma Bellingham and Anacortes to deliver lectures.
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