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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
8
Harvey Pettit aged 31 a coal and wood dealer of 830 First Avenue was thrown head first onto the pavement and dragged 60 feet beneath his wagon when his horses ran away on Spring Street and Ninth Avenue Sunday evening. He died an hour later at the city hospital.
Norma Talmadge stars at the Liberty in The Law of Compensation a dramatic tale of modern American life. Clara Kimball Young appears in The Evasi ent Way at Clem mer. Sessene Hayakawa stars in The Jaguar's Claws at the Coliseum in a border drama. Mae Marsh shines in The Birth of a Nation at the Metropolitan with scenes of war and home life. Douglas Fairbanks headlines The Matrimaniac at the Mission. Willam Hart stars in The Gun Fighter at the Strand. Mary Pickford returns in Tess of the Storm Country at the Rex. Margarita Fischer in The Butterfly Girl at the Colonial. Ethel Clayton leads Dollars and the Woman at Class A.
The motion picture industry pledges 5 million for the Liberty Loan with 2.5 million already raised. Metro studios in New York raised 500 thousand in a single day. Vitagraph plans weekly Liberty Bond payments to employees. Mary Miles Minter may star in a Dickens adaptation, and Charlie Chaplin's next film is titled The Immigrant. The Mutual two reeler is finished.
Portland, June 11. Captain C. F. Parker freed a fouled propeller shaft on the Rose City after a diver failed to untangle the line. Parker quickly freed the rope and the steamer departed on schedule for Portland to San Francisco.
Washington June 11 establishment of a marine school at Seattle to train men to take the places of licensed engineers and mates leaving the merchant marine for the navy has been announced by the department of commerce. Another will be established at Pasadena.
This furniture set uses strong hickory saplings with silver-gray bark and no finish. It endures dampness and rough use, with a matching chair at $4.50. Other rustic hickory rockers start at $3.50. tables and settees may be ordered to match on the third floor.
Stamped pillow cases in 42 inch length offered for 60 cents per pair. Printed on heavy muslin in several pleasing patterns. Located at Basement Malesroom.
Armure Portieres in durable Armure cloth priced from 4.00 to 9.50 per pair show solid and figured tones brown old rose blue mulberry and green. Tapestry Couch Covers 60x100 in two tone and striped patterns priced 2.25 to 4.00 each, suited for summer homes and camps.
Next Thursday marks the 1777 adoption of Old Glory by Congress. Flags are stocked for display at the Upholstery Section with small silk flags 4x6 inches, silk British flags 9x12 inches, and Latin French flags 12x18 inches priced from 50 cents to 1.25 dollars.
A new shipment of Erica Rugs in 18x36 24x48 27x54 30x60 46x76 is offered in appealing color combos. Prices range from $2.00 to $13.00. Second Floor.
An old advertised sale offers firm woven muslin sheets in seamless finish size 1 by 90 inches. Prices shown are 2 dollars per item and 2 dollars 25 cents per pair.
Self sealing Kerr jar and economy jars advertised with prices for pints quarts half gallons and dozens. Jelly glasses stone jars mixing bowls and lids listed with sizes and prices. Basement Salesroom.
Intelligent Telephone and Mail Order Service keeps the Puget Sound Summer Home connected with this store. We select carefully for you and pay postage on parcel post shipments. Freight shipments over five dollars are paid to any steamboat landing or railroad station in Washington state.
The Wilkes theatre venue formerly the Alhambra opened with The Misleading Lady. Alexis Luce leads the cave man act while Inez Kagan debuts as the heroine. Cornelia Glass also debuts with the company as part of a light, breezy comedy in a large opening audience.
Enlistments for the Waste Army increase as the muster roll nears 1,000 names. Northwest cities Tacoma Spokane and Portland mobilize regiments to aid in food regulation. Readers are urged to mail coupons to join the patriotic effort and support household and community waste reduction.
A plea to enlist appears with a coupon for signatures and addresses to mail to the Waste Editor of The Star. The long list includes numerous women and locations such as Kirkland, Seattle, Houghton, and Gladstone, inviting participation in the women’s war effort.
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