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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1918
Page
6
Every Wednesday is market day at the Red Cross jumble shop located at Fourth Ave and Stewart St. War garden vegetables head the bargains with prices equal to farmers market stalls. All vegetables are donated under the direction of Mrs. J. D. Lowman.
With high living costs, no waste should be tolerated. A single rat can ruin hundreds of dollars in food nightly, and annual losses exceed 200 000 dollars. Stearns’ Electric Paste promises to eradicate rats and mice in homes, and also combats cockroaches and waterbugs, at a few cents for a small box.
Chicago July 31 Testimony from James Waleh one of 1611 I W W defendants says German and Austrian sailors hired as scabs kept wages low in 1917 He opposes using the United States as a strike breaking instrument. Harry Golden testifies on crutches that he was aboard the Verena fired on by vigilantes Nov 5 1916 at Seattle Everett and lost a leg to a gunshot wound.
Berlin forms a German Persian society to advance German economic and political aims in Persia. Taqi Zadeh and Wahid el Mulk of the Persian national democratic party are named as instigators, with Herr Von Hentig as president of the new group.
Joseph A. Swalwell of the National Bank of Commerce is appointed state chairman of the Fourth Liberty loan drive. The campaign runs from September 28 to October 19 under the 12th Federal Reserve District with Swalwell having previously helped win the third loan in Washington.
A special dispatch from Amsterdam reports Germany plans a postwar cinema monopoly. A giant trust unites the two leading German film organizations with backing from bankers and munition magnates to compete against Allied film houses after the war.
The Clemmer feature shows hundreds of German and Austrian prisoners captured by French and Italian forces, signaling progress toward victory. Liberty presents Beattie Girls Victory Carnival and Wallace Reid in Tough to Get Married, with other billings including Hearts of the World at Levy's Orpheum and No Man's Land at Mission. scattered reviews note war sequences and romantic drama as centerpiece attractions.
An advertisement urges thin individuals to take bitrophosphate, claiming it nourishes nerves and cells with organic phosphate to promote weight gain and vitality. It asserts improved sleep, energy, and facial appearance, while cautioning that it should not be used by those unwilling to gain weight.
In Los Angeles a federal mediator will meet with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Operators to avert a strike after Triangle studio discharged sixty union members without cause, according to union claims.
Secretary of War Baker acts at Gen Pershing’s request to investigate the De Haviland airplane sent overseas in large numbers. Pershing says the machine is inferior in design and inefficient. Critics within the flying service report wing fabric weakness linked to fatal accidents.
Edward M. Comyna of Seattle and C I L Byron of Portland were indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged land fraud. Federal Judge Bo. KH Cushman reduced their bail from 10000 dollars to 5000 dollars and both men posted bond.
Dexter Horton Trust & Savings Bank announces promotions and changes. FE Burnside becomes vice president while retaining the prior post. H L Merritt is named cashier at the Dexter Horton National Bank. C W Karner and B C Yancey promoted to assistant cashiers. C L Le Sourd named trust officer and assistant cashier.
The King County Veterans' association holds its annual reunion at Woodland Park on Thursday. Comrades gather at 10 a.m. with a basket dinner from 12 to 1 30 p.m. All members of the G A R FL and allied orders are invited. An afternoon program features music and speeches followed by officer elections.
A private bill to grant votes to French women as a reward for their war services has been introduced in the French chamber.
A testimonial describes chronic stomach trouble improving after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The user, Albert J Snell of Bernus Point New York, credits relief to the pills, noting restored appetite, better sleep, and renewed strength. The ad promotes free diet book and pink pills at 50 cents a box through Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady New York.
Mrs. Anna Y. Reed, social service lecturer for Hed Cross, returned to Seattle yesterday after visiting the University of Oregon, Bellingham normal, state college at Pullman and other schools in Washington and Oregon. She lectured on sociology and helped establish credit courses to teach young women constructive work in social service.
A Seattle horse meat shop opens in the Westlake market with a sausage maker on site. The bone content in horse meat is described as negligible compared to beef, a fact cited as enlightening for housewives.
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