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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
9
Early Friday two alarms sent fire crews to Campbell Hardware Co at First Ave and Madison St where a waste pile ignited at about midnight but was soon doused. A Panama Tailor worker left an iron on a table at 1010 First Ave around 3 am burning a hole in the table.
Signs in Herman Twerkin’s New York wholesale shop linked to U. S. Food Administration and socialist campaign lithographs. Witness says Dworkis earned profits from wartime trade, holding a federal wholesaler license. A buyer testified paying 14 dollars for 100 pounds of sugar, billed at regular price with remaining balance due in cash.
About 100 men of the 4th Squadron aviation section sailed from Port Vancouver to logging camps in Clallam county. They join 3000 soldiers expected to cut spruce in Northwest camps by next week under Col. Diegue. Recruits from Washington may enlist in the spruce production division with approval from Provost Marshal General Crowder.
State fuel administrator and the administration mine price board proposed reclassifying coals and revising mine prices to be allowed at the mine. The report and practice reviews were discussed by the state fuel committee, including a proposed embargo on Wyoming and Utah coal shipments into areas served by Washington mines. J C Hubbell was named chairman of a committee to probe coal distribution thru retail agents.
Private A C Kinley once headed timekeeping for Hurley Mason at Camp Lewis and oversaw 10000 men as boss last summer. He was drafted but exempted until his company work finished, then returned to enlist in the U S Army.
John S. Turner alleged I W W was indicted in Chicago and arrested by federal officers in Seattle on Thursday.
London reports unanimous British press rejection of Count von Helmholtz Crernin terms as a sham restoration. Editorials claim the offer lacks reparation and security against future war while urging a firm allied stance and continued pressure on Germany. Some papers see it as smart diplomacy, others warn against immediate negotiations.
Washington December 28 194? Even Santa Claus must show a pass and identify himself at the treasury department. Commissioner Daniel C Roper told collectors to return Christmas presents from firms with whom they have collecting transactions. In past years internal revenue men enjoyed gifts from distillers liquor dealers and cigar manufacturers.
A Mexican cattle thief convicted in the slayings of Lee Sharpe and Clarence Sellers near Pedro Negras was executed. State department advices report the other three suspects have been rounded up.
In Salem and Carlton authorities investigate an incendiary plot believed to threaten flour mills and grain warehouses in the Willamette valley. Fire Marshal Wella and federal officers pursue leads after a Carlton mill fire and a coat found at another Carlton mill containing skeletal arson details.
The Cliff Dean Players present a comedy sketch Done in Oil at the Palace Hip. Zuba and Drets deliver sharp parodies and talk. Swain’s a Cockatoos perform colorfully. Violet and Charlies offer a standout acrobatic number. Dolly Bennett and Young perform as That Versatile Trio. Kusbee and Geneva sing and entertain.
Search of the Russian boat Shilka completed Thursday showing the money aboard was not present. The cargo will be shipped to its destination under bond. Sixteen of twenty two men arrested at Vier 5 Sunday during a meeting with Shilka crew were released from jail Thursday on $25 cash bond each.
Northwest railway mail service Superintendent Roscoe C. Knox says a parcel post water route linking Seattle Portland Los Angeles and San Francisco will be established soon to ease railroad congestion.
Firet Sergeant Charlies F. Ammons of Company F 44th Infantry received a probationary commission as a captain in the national army this week. He has 15 years in service and recently passed an exam for a commission. He will be assigned to the signal corps after transfer to another post. he has gunshot wounds and had been treated at the hospital. An inquiry confirmed no warrant exists for the patient per the sheriff’s office.
Prosecution of a suspected man named Innocento for second degree burglary linked to liquor thefts from a box car at Lester was halted Thursday after Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Patterson learned the suspect had been dismissed from the...
Representative Miller told of the spirit of sacrifice animating English and French peoples at a Seattle Athletic Club luncheon. Donations for patriotic purposes including the Red Cross and Y M C A would be collected through a central agency to the county council of defense for forwarding to the state body.
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