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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
9
Corporation Counsel Caldwell says the capital issues committee is policy driven not a legal necessity for issuing bonds. He notes bonds above 100000 may need committee consent, though bonding houses avoid unapproved securities and Congress did not intend to regulate states.
The steamships Iroquois and Chippewa, operated by the Shipping Board's bureau, will be released from Skinner & Eddy after repairs. Crews of 300 merchant marine recruits will sail each ship for six weeks in Alaskan and California waters, with regular future cruises and new uniforms en route to Seattle for the Pacific coast training school.
Thomas F B Morton twenty one of 4219 35th ave head of a gang at Ames shipyards is jailed awaiting word on a rivet passer Richard Kiso eighteen who was struck by air from a hose delivering up to 250 pounds. Kiso is hospitalized in critical condition at Seattle General. Morton says air hammers are common for kidding in shipyards and often used to initiate new men despite safety rules.
The Shield, published by the Pacific American Fisheries and allied firms at Bellingham, presents its June issue thin in pages. It covers shipbuilding, food conservation, industries, and personal notes from the fisheries business, with no advertisements.
The Birriwa, a wooden steamship, was launched from Patterson McDonald shipyard on the Duwamish waterway Thursday afternoon. The event marked one year since the plant’s opening, during which three vessels have been launched.
The Hon Marche Friday handed over to Captain of Detectives Ten nant a forged Skinner and Piddy check for 76 dollars and 34 cents, passed Saturday by a slender well dressed man. No arrests have been made yet as shipyard men report difficulty cashing checks outside banks.
Superior Judge J T Ronald ruled against F H Huntworth and the Pacific Teachers agency in a case with City Comptroller Harry Carroll former Police Chief H C Ingham and former Mayor Hiram Gill. The agency’s bid to halt requirements for an employment agency license was denied.
Premier Werkely told the Hungarian chamber that work has stopped in most factories and even newspapers are not appearing. A dispatch from Budapest confirms the claim. The South Park Playfield Dramatic League will present A Noble Outcast at the Georgetown Mission Theatre Monday evening to aid the Georgetown Auxiliary of the Red Cross.
City officials and Seattle representatives of the United States Shipping Board meet over transport of shipyard workers amid Seattle streetcar tensions. Corporation Counsel Caldwell proposes concessions to Puget Sound Traction Light Power Co including tax relief and mandated audits, with conditions on bonds and potential use of women conductors only where necessary.
Brigadier General Charles G. Treat, recently named head of the Western army department, is ordered to Europe to replace Major General Eben Swift with the American mission in Italy. He is a brother of Harry Whitney Treat of Seattle.
London June 24 German air forces suffered losses in daytime and night aerial fighting. British escorts claimed seven German planes shot down and two driven down out of control, with two German machines missing. Allied daylight raids dropped 14 percent of explosive tonnage on railway hubs and docks at Bruges while night operations on June 26 27 targeted Ludwigshafen Saarbrucken and Bolchen. All British aircraft reportedly returned safely.
Senate leaders aim to pass the $12 billion army bill and the $5 billion fortification bill before July 4. The measures are considered urgent to fund the coming fiscal year's army program, with the army budget needed to proceed after the new fiscal year begins Monday.
Vincent Rosa a farmer near Renton is bound over to the grand jury to answer charges of harboring a deserter who allegedly hid in his sofa. The case centers on concealing the brother who deserted from the army.
The passage condemns individuals who argue health neglect is private and asserts that harming personal health reduces the community’s overall strength. It insists that society has a stake in each person’s well being and rejects the notion of purely private neglect.
An advertisement extols a dentist office emphasizing health risks from decayed teeth, guarantees, painless methods, and high standards. It touts graduate dentists, modern equipment, ironclad satisfaction guarantees, reasonable prices, and free exams to persuade readers to seek treatment.
Washington reports the United States government declares all Slav peoples should be entirely freed from German and Austrian rule. Secretary Lansing delivers the message explaining alignment with Nationalistic aspirations for Czecho-Slovaks and South Slavs, while criticizing German and Austro-Hungarian officials for misinterpretation of earlier statements.
Logan Billingsley will be returned to Seattle to face a federal prison sentence after the Supreme Court denied all appeals. U S Attorney Saunders said the way is clear to send him to the penitentiary. Billingsley is believed to be in Detroit under surveillance, involved in an arbour business between Detroit and Windsor. Fred Billingsley remains imprisoned in Detroit serving months of his federal sentence.
Twenty four additional survivors of the British transport Dwinsk, sank near Bermuda by a German submarine, were landed at Sherburne by the schooner James M. Marshall. The men had been eight days in lifeboats with scant food. All are British.
An open air lecture on Revelations will be given at Occidental and Washington at 6 p m Sunday by Rev E B Sutton.
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