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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
6
A preliminary fund of 10000 dollars is required. Checks should be mailed to Comptroller H T Condon at the University of Washington.
One hundred sixty members of the Stone and Webster club entertained officials at the annual midwinter meeting and dinner in Labor Temple Annex. Following the dinner an Alaska night observance honored Chairman Fred Pratt of Seattle, who inspects company properties and leaves for Boston Thursday.
United Press reports Trotsky’s pan Soviet address signals possible separate peace with Germany if upheaval does not occur in central empires. Russia aims to prolong Hrest-Litovek talks to elicit new German terms and push revolution in Austria while maintaining democratic peace obligations. Rumors allege a separate peace with Romania over Bessarabia compensation.
CAMP LEWIS Tacoma January 31 T. G. Cook athletic director at the camp and former director of athletics at Butte high school has been commissioned a captain in the national army. He wears the green Norfolk-cut uniform of the war camp commission with silver captain bars. He is the first athletic director in the country to be honored by a commission.
At Alla Walla forty four goat locust trees in the city park were cut down to aid Uncle Sam's shipping program. The trunks will be made into tree nails for ship construction while maple will replace them in the park. Locust timber fetches about $150 per cord.
Ruth Roye, 18, vaudeville’s youngest singing comedienne, says bow legs helped her rise to fame while performing at the Moore theatre this week. She notes past teasing but claims the trait aids her imitations and dialects, advising aspiring performers that bow legs cannot be cultivated.
Seven members of the I W W at Camp Lewis were found guilty on espionage act charges for circulating reports deemed detrimental to the war effort. Only leaders William Hodges and Jack Phelan were convicted on all counts, with others convicted on the first charge. Judge Cushman set a date for defense motions next Tuesday.
John Reese, 60, a prospector, was found unconscious in the snow in a Butte suburb after five hours outdoors. He is near death as the coldest winter snap hits Putte and vicinity with 29 below zero at 5 am. Train service is impaired by blizzards but fuel and food are on hand for the public.
Richard Carey files for divorce in Portland claiming his wife teased him about church attendance and meddled in his finances. He alleges she pushed him to resign as a chief claim adjuster in Spokane and accuses her of mischief in business matters.
A vintage advertisement promotes Brownstone hair tone by Kenton Pharmacy Co. It claims no mixing is needed and the tint cannot be detected or washed off. The product offers shades from light golden brown to black with two sizes priced at $1.15 and ties. Samples and a booklet are available for 10 cents by mail.
French specialists tout Bitro-Phosphate as an organic nerve builder that converts into living nerve tissue. Doctors nationwide are urged to replace narcotics and alcohol with Bitro-Phosphate tablets for neurasthenia sleeplessness and low mood, noting its vigor boosting effects for aviators soldiers and workers.
With one day left to raise 31077 dollars the Greater Seattle chamber drive seeks 75000 for a civic war fund and 500 new members. In two days 43973 dollars was pledged plus many new memberships as committee No. 38 led by L Rhodes Howard Lilly H G Stone and Louis Rubenstein reports at Butler hotel lunch.
At Camp Lewis Tacoma January 31 Lieut Col Peter C Pield announced a new policy to newspapers stating there are no secrets from the public at the base hospital. Anything except information that could aid the enemy will be provided to the press as they aim to counter German rumors.
Attendants from Camp Lewis arrived by special train to a fund-raising dance in the Hippodrome sponsored by the National League for Women's Service. The mayor and police chief provided an automobile and proclaimed the town theirs, using the ride for advertising.
Portland authorities hold Rudolph Walters a tubercular patient at the county farm facing a possible manslaughter charge as they probe the death of Frank Hamblin, another tubercular patient, said to stem from a fist fight after Hamblin objected to Walters spitting in a jointly used locker.
Mrs Virginia I Farmer fights to regain three children after the juvenile court in Snohomish county placed them with their grandmother Mrs Eva Farmer of 753 18th ave North. The mother must plead in Judge Mackintosh's court Thursday afternoon as she begins divorce proceedings against Clifton F Farmer.
Col. G. Knabenshue chief mustering officer of the cantonment leaves for Montana Idaho and Wyoming to discuss selection of men for the next draft increment with local draft boards on arrival.
The personnel office catalogues Private Hans Off Bergt Straigthouse Madhouse Ian Donovich Charles Goodnight Boozer Silent Major and King Edward as reported to be in the 361st guardhouse.
A luncheon is planned at the Good Hats cafeteria for Friday February 1 at noon. The committee report on arrangements for the 19th annual Washington Volunteer association reunion will be heard.
Members of the Women’s Educational club will be guests of president Mrs LD Galloway at a Hoover luncheon on Tuesday February 5 at 1 o’clock. Each guest will bring a Hoover recipe to share.
Advertisement from Sartell Drug Company and Swift Drug Company touts Adlert Ka as an instant remedy. A spoonful allegedly flushes the entire bowel tract to relieve sour stomach gas and constipation and even prevent appendicitis. Doctors and patients are said to be surprised by the product’s effects.
The new Oxygen Vapor Treatment Room at 317 318 Seaboard Building recently opened to serve a rising number of patients. The treatment, supervised by F F Gearheard of the Neel Armstrong Company, is touted as a cure for bronchitis asthma anemia neurasthenia and other nervous conditions using a combination of triatomic oxygen and turpine oils.
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