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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
9
Public safety committee recommended spending 1500 dollars to exterminate pests and 1600 dollars on arsenate of lead spray across Queen Anne Hill to fight a rampant earwig infestation. Council action next Monday could authorize the measures.
Local Shriners urge Seattle residents to donate cars to transport about 7,000 visiting Shriners. Most cars needed Sunday for the arrival of around 4,000 Shriners during transport tours and Sound rides. Flower donations welcomed in room 107 at the county-city building.
Seattle council finance head A T Drake expects city costs to drop next fiscal year and says current spending may be cut rather than increased. He voiced the view on his return to Seattle Wednesday.
Twelve hundred young men and women, high school graduates, stand ready to enter the workforce after receiving diplomas at Wednesday night commencement. They can take positions from railroad management to cabinet level roles.
London reports Allied naval officials discuss League of Nations action to curb superdreadnaught buildup by United States and Britain after House of Commons disclosures on plans to counter American naval expansion efforts.
In Des Moines on June 17 the biennial General Federation of Women's Clubs opened its business session with officer and committee reports. Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles will present her report this afternoon. A charter application for a Society of American Military Engineers post will be filed by local army engineers. St Johns Parish plans a planter at Woodland Park next Saturday with sporta and a basket lunch.
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