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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1918
Page
5
Washington reports ongoing talks to use Dutch vessels to move more sugar from Java. Forty weasels idle in Fast Indian waters due to seizure fears, others tied up. Cuban crop arrival early next year may ease the sugar shortage. Authorities seek to free Fast Indian ships without altering existing tonnage rules, urging strict conservation of the current two pounds a month limit.
Secretary McAdoo, en route to Washington, says he is cheered by front news and optimistic about war makIng conditions. He praises the West, la bor loyalty, and united effort, predicting victory over the Kaiser if the pace continues.
Alpha Rugg praises women mail carriers in wartime service, noting their load from 640 to late afternoon and the respect they earn. The article highlights their resilience, independence, and impact on civilians awaiting letters from loved ones in France.
Washington August 6 Postmaster General Burleson and Wire Director Lewis plan off a joint approach to avert a nationwide telegraphers walkout. President Konenkamp will meet Burleson, starting tomorrow, with no settlement plan yet announced amid protests over alleged operator discharges for union affiliation.
Fifteen hundred timber workers from the Northwest coast division toured the Vancouver Washington plant and approved the arbitration plan proposed by Col Disque after presenting it to both employers and workers. They will report back to locals west of the Cascades.
Five additional candidates have filed for the upcoming elections. Herman Nelson of Orillia seeks county commissioner for the Second district. Glenville A. Collins and Martin Wall, both in Vashon, seek the 40th and 4th district representative seats respectively. Fred Nelson of Orillia seeks the 40th district seat, and Jacob Cantrell of 1133 W 69th et seeks the representative post.
Four year old Knox Price will speak in the open air at the Red Crom Jumble Shop at 1 p.m. Wednesday. A prelude parade will form at noon on Second and Third avenues led by Misses Katherine Jerome Dorothy Ewing and Helen Foster.
A London report notes a new fad among fashionable engaged couples where lovers initials are tattooed on fingernails for easy removal if a heart changes. The piece adds a quirky fact about the Australian wombat sharing a vermiform appendix with humans and some apes.
Philip Tworoger urges local leaders and business interests to grant half fare travel between Seattle and Tacoma for servicemen stationed at Camp Lewis. He cites interurban, ferry, and bus fares rising since Camp Lewis arrival, burdening soldiers and their dependents while calling out overcharging by Tacoma merchants.
Prisoners contributed pennies stored in a cigar can totaling 1025 coins in 41 rolls of 25 for Red Cross relief at police headquarters on Tuesday. Over $50 has been turned over in recent months by this method, with money seized from booked inmates. Prisoners are offered Red Cross donations or court reporting options, risk of extra days or fines influencing compliance.
H Epstein, a contractor, was charged Monday by D Grinstein with petty larceny for obtaining 5 25 on a false receipt for a laborer’s wages. The wages were to be paid from the contract Epstein held with Grinstein.
London reports Sapper John L Laval of the Canadian Engineers as the tallest man in the British army at 6 feet 9 inches. He has six sons serving in the United States army.
County commissioners on Tuesday rejected County Engineer Humes plan to ban parking on highway curves to reduce accidents. They concluded they lacked legal authority to enact the measure and said it should be considered by the state legislature.
The post sermon Bible class at Viret Presbyterian will hold a picnic supper in the tabernacle at Woodland Park Wednesday evening at 6 30. Each person brings his own lunch. Coffee will be served free.
Charles M Schwab head of the Emergency Fleet Corporation in Poston says the U boat menace and American merchant vessel output have been overcome. He is visiting the Fore River shipyard to assess work and progress.
Rome reports intense artillery actions on the Asiago plateau Mont Erappa and the lower Piave. Italian and British detachments countered bombardment and blew up an ammunition dump, while Piave islets patrols found enemy war material abandoned.
Mrs. Fred Hill and her mother were away briefly when a thief entered their Arlington hotel apartment and took a diamond ring valued at 60 dollars a lavaisiere and 8 dollars in cash. I. W. Rosenberg reported the theft of 44 dollars from a table at the Sterling grocery.
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