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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1917
Page
1
Seattle voters urged to adopt daylight saving as a simple plan to gain one extra hour of daylight each evening. The plea notes benefits for work, gardens, light bills, eyesight, and summer productivity compared with nations already using the practice since the war.
Councilman Oliver Erickson says Seattle may see line pay increases and municipal cars on Third Avenue by June. He cites negotiations with Puget Sound Traction Light & Power Co offering 50 50 universal transfers and shared bridge use to extend Lake Orion lines to the depot loop. He urges city concessions in exchange for public service, warning of jitneys if the company blocks progress.
The season kicks off in Seattle with a booster parade. Northwestern faces Giants led by Herb Hester as Great Falls supplies the opposition. Seattle lineup includes Morne, Leard, Murphy, Gardner, Goldie, Boldt, Ryan, Sullivan, Klein. Great Falls features McArdle, Messenger, Boecker, Bender, Heaster, Cheek. Gardner rises as the pitcher for Seattle.
Robert Bridges president of the Seattle port commission resigns effective May in a letter to port district officials and commissioners. He cites the world war situation and calls for serving the government in any capacity while reaffirming his belief in pursuing victory with full national effort. Bridges has led the port since 1911 and championed public ownership and warehousing under the commission.
New York April 24 Rourke Cochran defender of Thomas Mooney urged that Mooney's murder conviction be set aside and the entire conspiracy exposed through perjury charges against government witness F C Oxman. He linked Oxman's arrest to proving the case a setup to hang Mooney for his labor activities. He noted a dry city ordinance will be drafted by the license committee with Mayor Gill requesting the legislation.
The council weighs relieving the company from paving costs between tracks and eliminating a 2 percent city revenue share on gross receipts. Supporters say public interests require equity, balancing city and company duties as public services.
Direct request drafted by Superior Judge Franklin Griffin asks Attorney Webb to confess error and seek a new Mooney trial from the state supreme court. Fickert defends his actions while Oxman hearing resumes and recall talk surfaces. President Wilson signs seven billion dollar bond bill into law.
A Seattle promotion features progressive business institutions urging readers to join a nation wide clean up paint up and spruce up campaign. Ads offer guidance on needed supplies and services and appear across page 7 in The Star.
The article calls for a strong defense and a citizen army amid debates on national safety. It contrasts those who envision reform with those who denounce it, noting a shift after a European cyclone prompted talk of reorganizing defenses.
The Sound Paper company led by H. O. Pond sought building a paper and pulp plant on the Sultan river as a power site for the city light plant. The council was told the city had nearly abandoned that site and it would likely be available for the paper plant.
Lieut. Gen. Bridges urged universal service as essential to victory in World War I. He argued the volunteer system hindered mobilization, cited England’s shift to conscription, and warned that full national effort is needed at home and abroad to end the war quickly. The speech was delivered in the British quarters amid roses, outlining steps for coordinated forces. Eight hundred Lincoln High pupils parents attended a separate session at the school building.
John Sarski, 31, a logger, claimed hunger drove him to toss away his patrimony, dumping around two thousand dollars in coins at the Alps hotel on King Street. He told Superior Court that someone filled his head with air and caused pain, then was committed to Northern Hospital for the Insane.
A shop window shows unclothed young women fishing for about 12 days drawing crowds. Frank A. Nowell faces a three man and three woman jury to prove the display is lawful, deputy prosecutor says he won’t judge the art. The case set for Monday in Justice Brinker’s court.
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