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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1918
Page
6
The Consumers’ Fish Co. the National Fisheries and the Chic Fish Co. filed petitions for disincorporation in King County Superior Court. The action stems from government law and litigation under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
New York April 27. A million women workers are needed on American farms this year to fill the agricultural labor shortage. Unemployed men in small towns retired farmers and the U S Working Reserve will supply labor. The plan, led by the Woman's Land Army of America, calls for tent living units, four to one hundred workers per unit, paid two dollars a day or fifteen dollars a month with costs covered. Leaders include Mrs Henry Wade Rogers and Gifford Pinchot, with praise from Medford Farmers' Club president James Wood for Mt Kisco Unit work.
A reader asks about a love triangle and whether a younger partner will marry. Fred Falkner suggests the woman may fear commitment, while American Miss Grey defends tradition and warns against breaking norms. A male reader recounts a failing marriage and offers a hopeful, practical plan to revive happiness through renewed effort and open talk.
Seattle health commissioner McBride denounces hospital hogging of private rooms and nurses amid overcrowding. He urges minor cases to use wards and release staff for others, and calls on doctors to avoid retaining office nurses during shortages.
The Interior Department announced that the Searles Lake potash deposits in San Bernardino and Inyo counties California are open for lease. Surveys are completed and eight square miles are under regulations at the land office in Independence.
Rudolph Franta, wanted in Chicago for alleged complicity in a $45,000 La Grande bank robbery, was arrested in Portland. He admitted the connection and will waive extradition to Chicago.
The Met presents Maude Adams in A Kiss for Cinderella May 9 10 11 a Barrie tale in a modern London setting. Ruth St Denis performs The Peacock Dance and The Moon of Love Waltz with her company at the Moore. Fanchon Everhart heads The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary at Wilkes. Pantages features The Notorious Delphine and Flirtation with other acts. Palace Hip offers Goml Bye Broadway a nine scene musical revue. Oak presents Hip Hip Hurrah a Monte Carter musical.
A nurse severs the mother from her newborn as the baby nears death. Mrs Waverly recalls Dick Waverly III dying and her relief at not attending the burial. Annie comforts with her kiss, and Margaret Ann provides a rattle inscribed Dickie, revealing a hidden call to endure.
The Theosophical Society's Theosophical Hall at 5000 Arcade Avenue opens a free public course on The Invisible Side of the World Our Life After Death Existence and Rebirth. L W Journallet and a psychologist will present the opening lecture at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Allen, a Seattle druggist, was convicted by Judge King Lykeman of filling prescriptions for intoxicating FP. He was fined 100 dollars and faces counts related to the offense.
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