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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement claims women can keep skin free of hair by applying a paste made from water and powdered delatone. After two to three minutes the paste is rubbed off and the hairs vanish. It warns to ensure the real delatone is used.
S. W. W. assembly headquar ters remain closed with police locks after a judge refused to quash the order to reopen. Habeas corpus hearings for 200 plus detainees are set for Wednesday. City officials call the hall unsafe and unfit for assembly cites narrow exits poor ventilation and filth.
In Chicago on May 17 the government presents evidence in the trial of 112 Industrial Workers of the World members for conspiring to interfere with war production. Judge Landis overrules defense objections to excluding pamphlets and testimony about prewar printing of Sabotage. Spokane’s Edwin Smitheran testifies about printing copies ordered by Michard Sirazere, an executive board member in 1916. Benjamin Schrager, I. W. W. leader, is listed among defendants seeking defense funds.
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root claims absolute purity with sworn statements in every bottle. The remedy targets kidney liver and bladder troubles and is sold in two sizes at drug stores. A ten cent sample offer is available from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York for Seattle Star readers.
Plain colored, plaid, stripe, and checked aprons priced at 2.25 each. Sizes available are 1 2 and 3.
A fragmentary program lists acts from Liberty Dorothy Dalton in Aline of the Dance Hall to Misse Vergascon in The Sthand Dillie Burke in Lets Get a Divorce with Pauline Prederick in Le Tere and Destin Farnam in The Kaisers Agents Flapperd plus Tom Moore and Masel Daly in Crown of Harvard opponent heads.
A varied Pantages program features the one act farce “At Home” with Lulu McConnell as the wife, Grant Simpson, and Jay Collins. Also on the bill are “Peacock Alley” with Elwood Bostwick as a habitual drunk, ventriloquist Harry Coleman and Kitty Ray, Miss Bonner the dramatic singer, Gaston Palmer the juggler, and the new serial “The Son of Democracy” starting this week.
June Emery aged 4 at 3041 West Fronte nacht was struck and seriously injured by a truck driven by Charles Sloan of 1308 21st Ave Monday evening in front of her home.
Washington state sets a thrift stamp quota of 31 million dollars for 1918 with King county allotted eight million. Seattle leaders from 700 war savings societies met at the Labor Temple Annex to marshal the coming drive. King county has purchased 1.5 million, leaving 6.5 million to go. Prizes totaling 600 in thrift stamps will go to the top three sellers from June 1 to December 1. 300 for first, 200 for second, 100 for third. F A Vanderlip outlined the national plan.
County Agriculturist F. W. Raden will speak at a Green Lake Community War Club gathering in the Green Lake branch library at 7 p.m. Monday.
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