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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
5
Dr Fonda Nadeau urges avoiding crying it out to protect infants eyes and nerves during a morning session of the child welfare convention at the Fine Arts building. He warns violent emotion can reduce blood flow to head and eyes and endanger sight while advising simple visual stimuli and coordinated eye use.
Washington April 11 The Senate rejected a conference report by 4 to 26 votes and refused to approve labor's right to strike in war time. The measure would penalize destruction of war material and production interference but excluded strikes aimed at higher pay or better conditions.
Frown will discuss Four Problems in Racial Betterment in the spot of Judge Dykeman on the lecture program. Dr Tuttle was scheduled but called from the city.
Japanese residents in the city observe Child Welfare Week with a housekeeping and child welfare institute opened at Jackson Street and Maynara Avenue. The program, sponsored by Mrs Mateunaga wife of the Japanese consul, runs Thursday to Friday this week and Monday and Tuesday next.
A jury in U S District Judge Neterer's court found Luther Duncan guilty of stealing 110 dollars from the Hadlock post office. Perry Moore was convicted of narcotics act violation for sending dope concealed under postage stamps to an imprisoned woman.
William Steffan formerly a Ballard bookkeeper was found dead beside the Great Northern tracks near Marka in a ditch filled with water. Coroner's inquest will determine if death was accidental or felonious. He had been a patient at Northern hospital since May 1917 and disappeared March 7. no known relatives in Seattle.
A round up of slackers and federal notices conducted Wednesday afternoon led to the custody of Aldrich Mainegren Van Wingerden John M Peterson Charles Kamp Yneve Emanuel Peterson. They were arrested at Beco and Washington. Each man had cards but did not fill questionnaires or maintain contact with their boards.
Secretary Bradley Stoughton told 30 members of the American Institute of Mining Engineers about war activities of mining engineers at a Rainier club dinner in Seattle. Secretary Houghton and Vice President C. W. Goodale were on an annual trip to meet sections.
French war office reports repulsed German attacks east of Souain near Tahure where American artillery is stationed. A German attack failed in the Apremont forest east of St Mihiel. French forces claim successful surprise attacks taking prisoners and a machine gun northwest and east of Rheims as Americans fight in the Chemin des Dames sector. Artillery actions also dispersed the enemy near Orvillers and Sorel.
Corporation Counsel Hugh Caldwell advised Mayor Hanson that Dr J S MeBride will hold the health commissioner post for five years from his appointment and that his term does not expire with the outgoing mayor. The opinion notes no provision for an unexpired term and cites other states’ adjudications.
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