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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
14
Akron dispatch reports the United States will assume control of the B F Goodrich Rubber Co in wartime. Government teams aiding in mobilization have formed a naval reserve of 1000 men among factory workers.
The Real Public Market of Seattle announces a new Central Public Market to be located on First Avenue between Pike and Union Streets. It will be modern sanitary and best in the West, attracting buyers and traders. H. P. Voght named manager with offices open for space applications.
Three actresses in The Fe-Mail Clerks at Pantages tried to pay a Green Lake car fare with eggs. Conductor Lester Hinners, a married man, refused change for the egg trio noting eggs now fetch four cents each. The plan failed as the women had to dig for a nickel instead.
Austen Hoy, whose mother and sister died aboard the Laconia, renounced U S allegiance and joined the British army. He entered an officer training corps as a captain and is promised a commission in the heavy artillery due to his engineering background with a Chicago machinery firm.
An editorial argues for a Washington legislature proposal to legalize illegitimate births, noting Scandinavian precedents and urging justice for innocent children. It condemns stigmatizing mothers and calls for shifting legitimacy to parents, especially the father, while criticizing current laws for injustice and social ostracism.
George T. Thompson of Portage Washington laments the potato’s ascent from food for the poor to a staple in refined households. He notes its display in neat pyramids and tissue wraps, predicting its aroma will soon fill rich kitchens as war greed is challenged by a simpler, better tuber.
The piece debates war with Germany as a bloodless adventure or commercial venture. It argues that active involvement would require killing and being killed, a solemn act many deem unacceptable. It questions if any cause justifies risking lives and emphasizes valuing life over profit.
In a sprawling defense of Detectives Peyser and Poolman, Bell attacked the prosecution's portrayal of bootleggers and police, praising officers on the moral front while condemning Logan Billingsley and the Alle n case. He questioned truthfulness and denounced attempts to smear families and officials.
Washington reports the navy department plans another batch of submarine chasers to be built by two private shipyards. No prices or quantity were disclosed.
An old advertorial touts Gets-It drops as the simple cure for corns. It claims two drops shrivel and loosen the corn so it can be peeled away, replacing painful knives and salves with a two bit bottle sold everywhere or by mail from Lawrence & Co. Chicago or Seattle.
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