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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1918
Page
10
A dense OCR of Puget Sound steamers shows routes, timings, and connections among towns such as Townsend, Tacoma, Port Angeles, Victoria, Anacortes, and Bellingham. It lists fares, boat names, and daily departures with varying frequencies, including special excursions and holiday service.
The Supreme Court plans to hear on April 15 the case of Robert Cox, a drafted soldier at Camp Funston, challenging the draft law as violating the Constitution. The order signals a new review of the legality of methods used to compel military service.
Edwin Otto Oleson faces a two count federal case as authorities plan to present the charge over selling The Finished Mystery, a book published by the International Bible Students Association and seized by the justice department. He is also accused of falsifying a recent questionnaire.
The city will not accept more land for war garden preparation due to equipment shortages. The street department operates three teams and has yet to tabulate work done or estimate remaining tasks, as Councilman T. Hi Bolton notes.
Federal authorities investigate two men identified as W. E. Mead and Maurice Long, detained on arrival from San Francisco aboard the steamer Queen. Canadian soldiers Herbert Kortlang and John N. Storry reported them as suspicious I W W agitators or potential German agents.
Under instruction from Mayor Hanson, Corporation Counsel Caldwell filed a suit to collect 72443 from the traction company as tax due the city for 1917. A similar suit from last year was won by the city and appealed by P S T to the supreme court.
The finance committee will hold meetings this week on Mayor Hansen's plan to reduce city employees and raise retained-home salaries. Council members outside the committee may attend. Corporation Counsel Caldwell says the council can override a veto with six votes. The payroll should not be a Christmas tree, Hansen says, aiming to reward efficient workers.
March 24. Lieut H N Davies of the medical reserve corps attached to the British is awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross for remaining in a destroyed dugout under shelling to complete an operation saving a British soldier. Teammates and others from Alabama receive the service cross. several died of wounds and others were part of a patrol that defeated a larger German force.
Rumor in the county city building says G A Conklin a clerk in the comptroller office will be the mayor's appointee. Mayor Hannon is expected to name his secretary Tuesday and civil service questions are raised by Slanson's request to the civil service commission. Hanson declines to comment.
Portland report says members of the Drug Clerks' association will demand representation on the state pharmacy board a ten hour work day and a minimum wage of 125 dollars a month. The move will be taken up in the state with employing pharmacists.
Washington March 25. Attorney General Gregory received charges totaling 20 counts of misconduct in office in a complaint by John D. Gluck of New York against Colin H. Livingston and James E. West, heads of the Boy Scouts of America.
The report lists multiple stalls with prices for sugar, milk, apples, prunes, cereal, coffee, butter, eggs, and canned goods. Items appear across locations Pike Place and Corner stalls with per unit and per case prices, reflecting a bustling market day.
A fragmented list shows grocery items including coffee, Lipton tea, Sun Ray matches, rice flour, corn flakes, Cream of Marley, Keen Hiener, and Keen Hener items with prices and partial descriptions. The note appears as a local store display or aid packet listing items for purchase.
Seventy line items describe Seattle’s farewell to 170 men of the second draft quota. A noon dinner at the Soldiers and Sailors’ club follows a parade with a guard of honor. Speeches by Mayor Hanson Brig Gen Harvey J Mows Capt Irwin W Ziegaus and C Allen Dale.
Police raided a Chinese lottery at 614 Maynard Ave. and seized the proprietor Wo Goon on bail of 500 dollars. Officers reported barricades and secret panels hindered entry and nearly 40 men escaped arrest.
Sunday burglaries include Jones Adams at 1261 Mainst where a ten dollar bill and a silver lamp valued at 85 dollars were taken during the occupant’s absence. A. Oa at 613 Sixth Ave lent 50 to a new roomer who did not stay. H. F. Brown at 411 Bistave suffered 25 and a dated 1884 lamp was damaged by a teething child’s mother.
A burglary at Mrs. A. M. Fits residence 2022 27th Ave W occurred while the family attended church. Thieves escaped with jewelry valued around $1000 including a $300 diamond ring and a second ring containing 16 diamonds.
A Seattle membership drive for the Seattle Girls' Honor Guard began Monday morning. The group is organized for war service and operates Red Cross and Chamber of Commerce service bureaus along with a Liberty Loan committee. It has promises of support from girls' industrial unions.
Seattle will be defended a thousand times this week from terrific Hun attacks. The vacant lots and alleys will be full of dead Germans. The heroes will be Seattle's school children. The boys must have some thrilling game amid Easter vacation. It is too wet for baseball, so soldier stuff is the popular sport.
All men aged 18 to 35 in Washington Oregon Idaho Montana and Wyoming are eligible for the United States radio class. Fifty recruits were secured last week on the state university campus.
Examinations will be held every evening this week in the federal building for positions including stenographers typewriters clerk bookkeepers and bookkeeper stenographers.
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