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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
10
The Puget Sound Navigation Co announces steamship routes from Tacoma to Neah Bay Port Townsend Port Gamble and more with daily sailings to Whatcom Anacortes and other points. Passenger rates exclude boat landings and heavy luggage fees. tickets available at Colman Dock offices 6:20 a.m. to midnight.
An old classified style notice offers dandruff and eczema treatment with guaranteed results. The ad mentions face massage shampoo and evening hours at 617 Bite hide Mitlote tse HHI KINGTON and 606 Crazy Dida, inviting ladies and gentlemen to inquire.
Federal employment chief F A Silcox says unions will absorb skilled mechanics imported from Kansas City to maintain work standards across plants. In three weeks 2,100 men were sent to shipyards. 4,000 registered since January 7, with 258 imported and about half of unskilled workers placed.
Funeral arrangements for Charles W. Fulton former United States senator from Oregon await relatives arriving from Middle Western states. He died yesterday afternoon after several weeks illness from stomach trouble. A native of Lima Ohio he lived in Oregon since 1875 and served as state senator before his 1903 election to the U S Senate.
Maj Kenyon A Joyce then a first lieutenant in the Sixth Cavalry trained a so called millionaire cavalry troop while stationed at the Presidio during the exposition. The unit was organized by Thornwall Mullaly now colonel of the GritPnies.
The Knights of Pythias lodge was allowed to increase its insurance rates by a supreme court decision reversing lower courts. The ruling confirms higher charges for lodge members and related policy terms.
Washington on January 24 reports a wheatless and heatless Monday with President Wilson urging housewives to stop using wheat every Monday starting today. Fuel Administrator Garfield has ordered a suspension of coal use.
The latest casualty set names two American wounded in Ottawa on January 28. G. Pettigrew of Toledo Ohio is listed wounded, as is T. McLaren of Grafton North Dakota.
A dense OCR style inventory outlines fresh produce and grocery items with prices across stalls. Apples, potatoes, corn meal, butter, peanut butter, stove oil and canned goods appear with per unit or per sack costs, reflecting a bustling market catalog.
Port Townsend photographer Matthew Torka was arrested on arrival at Colman dock aboard the Sol Due on charges tied to German espionage. Naval intelligence found Fortifications photos and suspects planned to sell them to Southern camps. Also jailed are Otto Reimer and George Gilbert, both held for federal inquiry after allegedly entering J F Duthie shipyards without proper clearance.
Washington news reports reveal a buying combine formed by the big five packers, its structure said to control livestock prices across markets. The FTC probe will present further sensational evidence involving numerous livestock buyers.
Bolsheviki government says it will not seek more talks with the Ukrainian rada and will fight. Reports say the Rumanian consul and 14 officers at Kishineff were arrested by Bolsheviki. In Pacific Port a vessel launch threat led to cancelation of a public invitation, with no mishap.
Maxim Litvinoff is named Bolsheviki representative in London. Britain has not recognized the Bolshevik government but grants Litvinoff the ex officio right to represent his government.
A fragmented wholesale style listing shows stalls at Westlake market selling beef bacon pork beans rice oats oil cans peas chowder paper towels sharp cheese margarine jelly potatoes apples rhubarb kale oyster plants and more with prices and quantities, reflecting a busy daily bargain board.
Ed L. Lewis, 69, retired naval man from Bremerton and Seattle shipyards, has re enlisted after the new war began. He claims to be the oldest volunteer on the Pacific coast and wears seven medals for heroism and service from Britain and the United States. He rescued a girl, saved a shipmate, and is recognized by Plymouth aldermen for his daring acts. He lives at 8648 Beacon Ave with a wife and two children.
Staff correspondent reports on soldiers at Camp Lewis who prefer tailored uniforms. The War Department bans silk hat cords and nonstandard hats and restricts leather items to officers. Generals and lieutenants alike show varied dress codes amid army fashion trends.
U S Attorney Clay Allen urges citizens especially women to form a civilian vigilance model like Minute Men to aid the secret service against enemy plots. He warns against blind reports and notes bankers and hotel workers could provide crucial tips while evidence matters more than mere suspicion.
Col J M Hawthorne leads No 9 draft board executives in a dispute over Crowder’s letter to Senator Jones. They claim the board’s expenses ran to $27.14 per man examined, far above the $7.59 national average, and argue they deserve higher pay for long hours.
Allen argues hotel clerks can aid national security by flagging well dressed strangers with no business as potential German agents. He notes German practice of reporting American hotel registrants to authorities and suggests a similar system in the United States would expose most spies.
Amsterdam dispatch reports eight vessels were lost in a shipyard fire near Bremen. The blaze at the Bremen area yard was confirmed today with the total casualties stated.
The navy department reported an American patrol vessel running on a rock in European waters on January 25 while navigating thick fog. There were no casualties and damage details were not disclosed.
Two officers A. G. Ford and GC. M. Johnson, members of the duty squad under Sergeant Victor Putnam, were added to the alcohol enforcement team Monday. Ford districted at Denamore and Johnson at Columbia City.
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