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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
6
Chief Registration Clerk William Gaines urges voters to register before 11 a.m. to avoid crowds. He will keep registration books open until 9 p.m. this week to accommodate workers, with only 11 days left to qualify for the city elections.
One or two applications of Dan rubbed into the scalp remove all dandruff. A small bottle of Danderine costs a few cents at drug stores and saves hair by eradicating flakes and preventing scalp irritation.
Victor Morgan, editor of the Cleveland Press, returns after weeks abroad with startling inside views of Germany. His articles will appear in the paper, starting with the first on Wednesday, promising patriotic readers insightful reports.
In Los Angeles on January 28 a mother and unborn child died when a car collided with a trolley. Mrs Hanna Ott of Ritzville Washington died with the unborn babe. her husband John N Ott hotel proprietor was badly injured. Mrs Ott’s parents Mr and Mrs John Kanzler were seriously hurt.
A horticulture lecture series begins Tuesday at the Seattle Y M C A building under the Seattle Horticultural Association and the Y M C A education department. Lecturers include F J Cole landscape architect L Stahl Puyallup station Arthur Frank plant pathologist Stephen Harmeling and Roland Chapman agriculturist Seattle.
Washington reports Reginald Thomason, 20, son of a Seattle councilman, tall at six feet three inches, deemed physically unsuitable for naval service and efforts focus on transferring him to the army.
The foreign committee of the Austro Hungarian Reichsrat voted 15 to 7 in confidence of Count Czernin, the foreign minister, according to Vienna advices dated January 28.
The week brings a strong vaudeville and drama lineup at Seattle theatres. Notable acts include Mitel Hajon and a comic opera setup, Ruth Roye as a dynamic young comedian, May Bloom and Mind Your Own Business sketches, plus a travelogue from Java and animal acts. The Orpheum at the Metropolitan features the Wikes Players with Mid-Channel, and Fatty Arbuckle headlines the Third and Madison venue with six vaudeville acts.
Austrian fishermen may travel to and from their vessels in the harbor but may not pass along the water front or approach shipping terminals. The modification to the barred zone order was issued by Lieut. F. W. Becker of the U S naval intelligence bureau who noted a hardship for Austrian fishermen. An average of three Germans daily were found in the forbidden zone.
The new national party plans a Seattle convention to choose candidates for a national convention in Chicago in May. Jave Coates of Spokane, a recognized organizer, has gone to Chicago without leaving instructions for followers in Washington.
Capt. W. A. Magee was Saturday appointed as assistant to William Pigott, local capital maker, named district officer of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
State Director Daniel Kelleher asks every Washington resident to contribute 6 cents daily to war stamps. County Chair C H Clark and Seattle Chair H Reginald H Parsons urge broad participation, aiming to raise millions in King County by promoting thrift stamps through employers and committees.
Matteo Mercovich fired at Pete Horovina after accusing him of stealing a purse containing 300 dollars. Mercovich wounded him in the leg before both men were taken into custody. The pair own the steamer Selea.
Fire damaged three homes causing about 5000 dollars in losses. The blaze started in the residence of B Walton at 5007 Fimerove Street shortly after midnight Sunday.
Lose Your Fat Keep Your Health touts the Marmola Method as safe and easy. Marmolia Prescription Tabs, 74 cents a large case, promise two to four pounds weekly and are sold by druggists or direct from the Marman Company Detroit Michigan.
The message promotes consistent high standard dentistry services priced for the average person. It promises complete satisfaction and invites readers to call for value for money and good dentistry at reasonable prices.
County Treasurer Bennett reports King County taxes in 1917 totaling 15 195 875 11 up from 11 461 276 95. State levy up 706 195 43 driven by Capitol Building Fund. real property 10 754 209 65 and personal 2 401 665 4. Payments start February. state schools levy up to 381 000 from 245 000. County levy rises 333 287 80 with current expenses up 247 000. Port of Seattle bonds redeemed with 220 289 97. City of Seattle expenses up 880 913 62 to 5 265 535 40. city schools at 1 764 189 9.
A Sunday morning poker game in Wenatchel led to a fatal shooting and a wounding. George Burks died after being shot five times by Dr Henry A Smith who resisted arrest and was wounded in the leg.
Washington January 28 a new labor reserve will include 250000 men fitted to work in shipyards who are not currently employed. The group will be part of the broader labor reserve being registered by the department of labor.
Mias Helen A Nasemth, a university student, becomes the Northwest's first woman to be ordered to duty in France. She will leave immediately for San Francisco to join five other women soldiers. They will report to New York and serve as telephone operators in the signal corps wearing olive drab uniforms. Knowledge of French and telephone switchboards were required for enlistment.
Father and Son week, aimed at bonding fathers and sons, will run in Seattle from February 11 to February 17. It opens with a dinner for Fathers and Sons at the Masonic temple.
An old advertisement promises quick relief from cold symptoms with Laxative Brom Quinine tablets. It cites W. Grove's signature on each box and claims to stop the cough and headache and work off the cold.
A meeting of prominent business leaders at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday urged Seattle to dispatch representatives to China and Japan to advance trade development.
In Aberdeen on January 28 local businessmen organize the Airplane Spruce Lumber Company. They secured a government contract to cut 10 000 000 feet of spruce on a cost plus basis.
Spokane news reports that Butte has been selected as the 1919 convention site for the Northwest Milk Dealers association. Officers for 1918 were elected at the current session with A. F. Flird of Seattle named secretary treasurer.
A latest picture presents Nicholas Lenine the Bolsheviki leader in a closeup that shows his true appearance. The image aims to convey the man behind the political force shaping Russia's revolutionary movement.
Seattle and Washington state delayed joining a national drive to recruit 250000 shipyard workers across the Pacific Atlantic and Great Lakes regions. The Seattle Minute Men cite missing registration cards and office supplies as the reason for postponed start and transportation delays. National registration week ends February 11 with volunteers to be listed by skill and trade.
The funeral for Capt. James Lanaway, a mariner of 40 years, occurred Monday from Manning's. Master mariners served as pallbearers. Lanaway died Saturday at his brother D. A. Lanaway's home, 1811 20th Ave., after a several year illness. He was a bachelor.
Olympia January 28 arrangements are under way for uniting Washington women into a single state war activities committee led by Mrs J B McKee. Seattle women are represented and Mrs McKee is the sole female member of the state council of defense.
The Icelandic Young People's Society representing 300 plus former Icelanders in Seattle has signed the war oath drafted by the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club. It is the first social group to sign the pledge.
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