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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1918
Page
3
Water will be shut off on Sixth avenue from King Street to Weller Street and on King Street from Sixth Avenue to Ninth Avenue South Tuesday from 9 am to 2 pm to facilitate naval reserves enrollment.
A Seattle civic cleanup plan led by Chamber of Commerce members aims to remove old rubbish from Beattie and surrounding back lots. Beattie school pupils will sweep districts under supervision, using fire permits to push for a cleaner city and possibly salvage items for the Red Cross.
Mayor Hanson urges bands and musician organizations to offer services for summer park concerts in Seattle. He highlights shipyard and lodge musicians and suggests a regular schedule including downtown performances to benefit city residents.
Jalmar Nummi told Officers Frank Carter and J J May he had a registration card in his room and led them to prove it. Halfway, his resolve weakened and he confessed he had no card. He then claimed he was 32, needing no card, a claim rejected by the officers as he awaits a federal investigation.
An old advertisement touts Poslam and Pos Jam soap as cures for pimples rash eczema and itching. It promises quick relief and asserts safety and effectiveness. Free samples are offered from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
United Painless Dentists operates on Third Avenue at the corner of Jamen with hours from 8 30 am to 8 30 pm daily.
An old advertisement claims four ounces of liquid argon dissolved dandruff overnight. It promises itching relief and improved hair appearance after multiple applications and asserts the product is inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Lieut. Col. Thord Gray former commander of the 1ith Northumberland Fusiliers and a Seattle speaker for the national service section predicts Allies must kill or disable four million German troops before peace. He tours shipyards with Col. Kay and A T Parkhurst Jr outlining war needs and timelines. He cites months of action ahead and high German manpower as the war continues with American entry bolstering Allied losses. He has 21 years in the British army and decorations from several monarchs and rulers.
Millions of dollars in back pay granted by Judge Alschuler’s arbitration are distributed to packinghouse workers nationwide. An estimated 100,000 employees receive more than $6,000,000, with individual sums from $30 to $100. Thousands purchase Third Liberty Loan bonds with their back pay.
Gertrude Renshaw sues John Renshaw for divorce alleging a campaign of insults including calling her relatives a family of dead beats and claiming none spoke the truth. She also accuses him of falsely accusing her of snooping into his business.
The Pacific Coast Loggers association wired a formal protest to the price fixing board in Washington after a New Washington hotel meeting. Members supported the war program but demanded readjusted log prices and will hire experts to compute production costs for submission.
Hamilton Sigday, secretary of the Seattle Port commission, will speak at the Washington Annex hotel at 12 15 Tuesday on What the past has been and the future promises for port of Seattle. Father Thomas E F Sherman spoke Monday noon at the Transportation club meeting.
Brooklyn woman Mrs F Pratt reports dreadful illness followed by two severe inflammations. A doctor offered hospital surgery but she credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and urges others to try the remedy. She invites readers to contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for advice.
The Florence Store advertises spring styles and big savings on suits coats dresses and hats. It invites customers to visit at Second and Union, promising attentive service even if no purchase is made, and emphasizes low prices as a key to growing trade after one year in business.
Municipal market bonds totaling over $8,000 have been taken up to date. Subscribers include Lewis H. Wang of 2115 Atlantic, George Woolan of Wheeler, Sophia Hall of Issaquah, and the Musicians Association at the Labor Temple, each subscribing for $500 bonds.
The Broadway High School orchestra of 50 pieces will present a program Tuesday in the high school auditorium. The concert is in conjunction with the weekly Tuesday Community Sing led by Claude Madden.
The King County council of defense seeks Mr. Hoseason to train soldiers in French. They request readers with knowledge of his whereabouts to contact via the newspapers.
The next regular meeting of Company 1 auxiliary will be held in the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening. Perry Moore was found guilty last week in federal court of sending morphine under a postage stamp to an interned woman and was sentenced to 160 days by Judge Neterer. He has been in jail since November, with time already served and eight days remaining.
The ad touts modern equipment and graduate dentists all certified by the state dental board. Dentists guarantee painless, scientifically performed work and low prices due to high patient volume. L. R. Clark, D. D. S., owner, promises ironclad satisfaction and invites calls for examinations and cost estimates.
G. T. Thompson a 40 year old unmarried longshoreman died after being run over by a Great Northern freight train near Smith Cove dock. He lived at 112 Queen Anne Ave and was riding between two cars when he slipped and fell beneath the rails. One leg was severed above the knee and the other leg injured critically. He died at the city hospital Monday.
Officials say one passenger died and two more may be recovered from wreckage after an Indiana Harbor freight train struck a Chicago and West Town interurban car at La Grange late Sunday night.
Washington D C April 15 Fighteen wooden ships totaling 63 000 tons are to be launched May 1. Chairman Hurley of the shipping board announced today. Special trains are bringing fir logs from Pacific lumber states across the continent in one fifth the usual time to furnish am-
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