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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
13
Washington July 6 Gen McCain adjutant general clarifies that men under 31 will not be barred from the second series of officers training camps. The war department memorandum shows 25 to 35 viewed as most suitable and prior military experience not strictly necessary. Applications close July 15.
Government civil service examinations will be held in the federal building on July 25 for veterinarians, resistant crop physiologists, truck and fruit specialists, second class steam engineers, and a field agent. Salaries range from 1200 to 2400 dollars.
Superintendent J H Shields notes the city employment office has few Japanese or Filipino job seekers, yet those who apply generally find work quickly.
Film star Valeska Suratt donates an entire week's salary to the Red Cross war fund. Her generosity highlights Hollywood support for the war effort and urges other film and stage stars to contribute. The Eyes of the World film at the Metropolitan Theatre is extended a week to allow more patrons to donate.
The Liberty presents Hater of Men a lively comedy drama featuring Bessie Barriscale as Janice Salsbury who rebukes male relations and vows engagement changes. The piece sits among reviews of Vitagraph’s The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop at Clemmer and Lionel Barrymore in The End of the Tour at Mission, with other notes on Fox Fusiliers relief efforts and local stage happenings.
Puget Mill Company markets Alderwood Manor as a practical, community based farm development between Seattle and Everett. Demonstration farms, housing, a hall, and expert support aid settlers. Nut orchards, poultry, and standardized marketing aim to raise profits and rejuvenate rural life in Washington.
U. S. government offers half a million acres in oil belt lands for sale with tax‑free, long‑term payments. Investors and homeseekers invited to visit the Big Pullman Exhibit car for free information, maps, plats, and demonstrations. Car hours daily and under Tulsa Locating Syndicate.
Five thousand feet of film portraying the events before and during the Tom Mooney trial will be shown for a week at the Arena starting Sunday afternoon. Directed by Edward Nolan, the production is sent by San Francisco labor unions to aid prosecuting alleged conspirators against labor leaders. The film asserts a conspiracy to jail prominent labor figures and notes international attention with ambassadors in Russia, Holland and Italy asked to intervene.
Joe Spiser aged 14 nearly suffocated when a preserved Easter egg exploded in his hand. Gas from the egg rendered him unconscious for two hours until a police surgeon revived him with oxygen. Neighbors heard the blast two blocks away and shell fragments grazed his face. In Spokane, True Partridge of Seattle was elected president of the Washington State Association of the Deaf.
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