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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
14
Tailor Shop displays all stages of garment making on one floor with Stone Brothers supervising cutting fitting and workshop. After eleven years serving Seattle’s well dressed men the shop offers unusually valued clothing with recognized superior tailoring touches that give exclusive distinctiveness.
The store introduces special 10 to 20 percent discounts for 30 days on better grades of cloth to showcase value. Regular $35 suits are not discounted, as market conditions keep them at $45. Hundreds of new patterns arrive for the opening event, offering durable distinctive garments.
The report notes that nearly all TIA materials come from America and that France’s stores should remain untouched. Large quantities are already in transit and delivery by land and sea is described as eminently satisfactory.
Washington dispatch notes rapid American troop deployment to France as ships and cargo vessels limit pace. War and logistics push to land a strong western front force. Officials expect 200000 or more troops by winter with Pershing expedition advancing first.
Jitney Bus Drivers union business agent Roy Whiting faces possible expulsion for disloyalty after allegedly informing Mayor Gill that the union sought arrests of speeding jitney drivers. Three drivers were jailed and cars confiscated, which Gill dismissed as the work of squealers. Whiting was warned not to attend the next meeting.
Santa Rosa Cal July 20 Luther Burbank world s greatest scientific agriculturist today announced perfection of a super wheat which he believes will help solve the grain shortage. The variety yields 40 to 70 bushels per acre compared with 15 now. It has been tested against 68 wheats and outruns them in productivity. He says the crop is hardy and adaptable to temperate zones and he aims to boost protein content along with yield to meet the world bread demand.
Ww. Lindgren, 26, of Seattle, is in Oakland hospital after ten days without food during a voyage from Seattle on a sloop. He was alone, lost bearings twice, and was swept far out to sea. No William Lindgren appears in the Seattle directory.
Daniel R Updike age 16, son of F A Updike, drowned in the Eatsop river while attempting to rescue Josephine Sturgill. The girl cried for help as a joke, waded into deeper water, fell in a hole, and was saved by grabbing floating driftwood.
Herbert A Meyer assistant secretary of the Interior from Washington is in Seattle en route to Alaska. He travels with engineers to inspect the government railroad and survey needs. The trip includes an inspection of the Matanuska coal fields recently leased by the government.
Col. Benjamin Nelson of Chicago will head the 18th annual congress of the Scandinavian Salvation Army branch in Seattle next week. Meetings are planned at the barracks on Second Ave and Washington St and at both Scandinavian halls.
Officials from the Women’s Service League say Seattle women are slow to sign the Herbert Hoover anti food waste pledge cards. Signers must return cards by July 30. Cards are available at branch libraries or at headquarters at 1026 Second Ave.
A notice promises a careful medical examination and free treatment. It urges the sick to take advantage of the offer, claiming to save money and provide the best possible care.
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