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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1922
Page
8
H Alden was named chairman of the executive committee while F A Naramore J H Schack and Har lon Thomas were elected delegates to the institute convention.
Canvassing board names Frank Waterhouse as president with near unanimous support. Alfred Lundin and Ralph Stacy named vice presidents, with Greenwood Trust? No. Ralph and Stacy from Union National Bank noted. Trustees elected include W. L. Rhodes C. S. Wills J. T. Hardeman J. D. Lewman C. H. Smith Morita Thomsen. Mars density stated as three quarters that of Earth.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick safe remedy for sour gassy stomachs and indigestion. It claims five minute relief, calls it the quickest harmless antacid, and notes a larger case sells for sixty cents at drug stores.
In Chichagoff Alaska on January 213 three young Littlefield children were saved by 6yearold Mary Littlefield after a fire trapped them in a locked cabin. She crawled inside through heat and exploding cartridges to pull each child to safety.
HOQUIAM Jan 33 Tom Jackson, member of the state constabulary, was shot at from a bush while hunting near Lake Quinault. No trace of the assailant has been found. SUNNYSIDE Perry Smith, 12, shatters arm when tripped by a boy on the sidelines during a game. EL PASO Three brothers Erman Hignett 20 Ruschl 14 and Gurl 16 die as a train hits an auto 20 miles east of here.
Mins Alene E. Frawley a U S Army nurse once listed as dead after a trench hospital bombing near Tours returns to health in San Antonio. She carries 17 wounds including a shattered finger, weighs 162 pounds, and seeks to clear a government record error while proving her continued life and service.
A Redding California advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for expectant mothers. Mrs. H. P. Houston shares that it relieved headaches backache and increased strength and appetite during expectancy. It urges readers to write for free medical advice or send 10 cents for a trial package.
Commander Ftrangeline Booth of the Salvation Army visits Seattle February 5 delivering The World's Greatest Romance. A 3 p.m. Masonic temple talk presided by Gov. Louisa Hart, and an evening 7 p.m. sermon at the First Methodist Church with her entourage including Adam Gifford and George Davis. Booth has led U S forces 17 years and speaks across Washington.
Federal judge Robert 8 Bean of the Portland district arrives in Seattle on Thursday to help clear King county court calendar during January February and March.
Main Floor offers include Men's Cashmere Sox at 85c or 3 for $1.00 and 200 pairs of Seamless Hose with ribbed tops at 35c each or 3 for $1.00. Also 88-inch Voiles 30c a yard, Girls' Fleece-lined Union Suits $1.00, and Boys' Fleece-lined Union Suits 75c.
John Breast and Victor Breast, Seattle contractors, were fined $50 each by Judge John B. Gordon after being found guilty of paying laborers less than the city minimum wage. They allegedly paid men $4 a day while the prevailing wage was $4.75.
Douglas A. Sher, manager of the Automobile Club of Western Washington, returns to Seattle after a trip to Olympia where he failed to persuade Governor Hart to retain Maj. Louis M. Lang as head of the state highway patrol.
Miss Sadie Young aged 61 longtime Seattle resident and former city schoolteacher died at Swedish Hospital Sunday. Survived by two sisters Miss Mariel S. Young and Mrs. William R. Towne, both of Seattle.
A truck struck a standing car on the highway near Highlands on Sunday injuring M. F. Backus banker and D. W. Burchard shipping man. their wives were present. The tire blew out and the men were knocked down as the truck slewed and fled into the woods with a male companion.
Rainier Noble Post No 1 of the American Legion meets for its first business session under new officers Monday at 8 pm in the Armory J Arthur Younger to chair. Harold Wolfe named chairman of the employment committee as plans advance for the veterans employment bureau.
An advertisement urges readers to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses to relieve a cold and grippe symptoms. It claims rapid relief from nasal congestion headaches feverishness and runny nose with no quinine and a pleasant taste, available cheaply at drug stores.
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