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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1918
Page
4
State council urges county councils of defense to raise funds to pay for medical and dental work for drafted men with defects that would render them unfit for service. Employers urged not to weaken laws on hiring women and children, and to employ older workers. A Justice Gordon heard charges of flag desecration against Barbose of 1197 FB Cherry St.
Auxiliaries for Companies A B D and L plan a Leech Park dance Thursday night to raise money for comforts for the Second Washington Infantry overseas. Three Belgian children will have schooling and board paid, with recent funds also used to clothe and feed Helgian babies.
A two day meeting held in the offices of State Bank Examiner Louis Moore at the T11 White building concluded Tuesday. The board urged state banks to adopt a policy restricting credits as a war measure.
The on campus pageant portrays Egypt China Persia homage and the emperor with a Nativity scene and the magi. Part three shows Victory Road widening into branches service victory and peace with allied nations sheltering peace. Notable solos include Margaret Petit Hermes Clara Ford Pierette Mary Dudley Walker Psyche Patricia Fotheringham Persian snake charmer and others.
The second scene drew strong applause for Madonna and her lullaby Sleep Holy Babe. The final tableaux featured wives of prominent Seattle figures from fields including England France Belgium Italy Serbia Portugal Armenia Japan and America. Col Hawthorne delivered the prologue as The Road to Victory was announced for repeat performances Wednesday Thursday and Friday with a 9 PM start and an 11 15 PM finish expected after the opening night.
An advertisement urges phosphate tonics to combat extreme thinness, claiming organic phosphate or bitrophosphate feeds nerves and body cells to add flesh. It promises weight gain, improved health, and reduced nervousness, but cautions against use by those not wishing to gain weight.
United Press correspondent notes three major wartime events this year the Italys offensive in the south the Cambrai surprise and the German March offensive. He recounts major battles Arras Cambrai and Ypres and praises British and Allied resilience as American troops join the allied forces with a grim determination to press on toward Paris.
The Pawalian village on the Jazz Trail drew huge crowds for a veterans benefit carnival Tuesday night. Local and visiting acts performed from a dancing girl in a shredded wheat costume to South American tree dwellers and a magician headlining the circus side show. Naval aviation units and sailors guarded traffic as more than 1,000 pounds of hot dogs were sold and 3,000 autos filled the campus parking areas.
An advertisement touts Stearns Electric Paste as an effective rat and mouse exterminator. The government has purchased thousands of cans for widespread use, and a small box is said to be enough to rid a house or store of pests. It claims efficiency against cockroaches and water bugs as well.
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