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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1916
Page
3
Secretary Reid of the Shingle Weavers union says gains are being made as mills reopen to meet growing orders after wage demands. Employers' association official contends mills will stay closed until workers accept current wages. Reid retorts the statement as a joke.
Carl Luedertiz, the German consul at Baltimore, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on charges of procuring a false passport for Horst Von der Goltz, a German ID identified person.
Portland May 9 The river steamer Grahamona is badly damaged and the Morrison street bridge draw span on the Willamette River is out of commission after a collision last night. The draw span failed to stop when opened and the steamer crashed into it. No one was injured. Ady at Hollywood 212 Pike.
Washington May 9 Ambassador Gerard in Berlin received Secretary Lansing’s note for delivery to Germany. The United States accepts the altered submarine policy but says its adoption is not contingent on Britain or any other government. The note urges scrupulous execution of the policy and outlines U S positions and cautions to avoid any linkage with diplomatic negotiations.
The upcoming engagement of Billie Burke is awaited with interest as Theda Bara faces a rival in her supporting company, highlighting lively questions about casting and stage appeal.
An Alhambra program review lists Mary Waller in A Huntress of Men and a riotous His Neighbor's Wife. Marguerite Clark stars Molly Make-Believe at the Coliseum, The Leopard's Bride at the Colonial with Marguerite Gibson, and Maude Fealy in The Bondwoman at the Rex. The Good Bad Man with Douglas Fairbanks plays Liberty, Forbidden Fruit at Class A with Paula Shay, The Carriage of Death starring Marion Swayne at Mission, and The Eternal Sapho with Theda Bara at Strand. The piece notes Siberian dogs used in Gods Country and the Woman at Clemmer, and mentions Gloria's Romance with Billie Burke at Rex and other society headlines.
Washington reporters say army bill conferees will accept a standing army near 175000 men. Proposals for 250000 in peace and a 261600 volunteer force were dropped. In the vote Hadley Humphrey Johnson and La Follette supported the Senate plan. Dill opposed. The nitrate plant appropriation of 20000000 was approved.
The Six Stylish Steppers headline a fast lively bill at the Pantages theatre this week. The Empire Comedy Four, a quartet of singers and comedians, backs popular acts with Pisano noted for a xylophone performance using rifle bullets. A Boy From Home is a riotous sketch while Brown and Jackson perform catchy songs and patter. Lovell and Lovell deliver familiar tunes.
Supplies totaling nineteen million dollars were forwarded to Europe during the first nineteen months of the war, highlighting substantial support from the home front.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets claim to improve skin tone appetite and energy by stimulating the liver and bowels without dangerous aftereffects. Marketed as a vegetable compound with olive oil the tablets are sold by the Olive Tablet Co of Columbus Ohio at 16 cents per box with a nightly dose of one or two.
A city tag day Saturday seeks volunteers to sell tags aiding Mother Ryther who shelters 75 hungry children through winter. Women interested should call Main 15. Tag HQ at U. MSA. A backing committee notes 20 mothers with children ages 1 to 4 are in Ryther’s care.
The Wilkes Players stage The Law of the Land at the Metropolitan Theatre with Norman Hackett Phoebe Hunt and William C Walsh delivering strong performances. A tense plot centers on an unhappy wife who shoots her brute husband and the play resolves with notable interpretation and suspense.
Seattle school officials announced Monday night that due to contamination fears children will not collect old paper to raise funds. The plan to sell paper as a fundraiser was dropped by the school board.
A printed advertisement touts liquid arvon as a dandruff remedy. It claims nightly scalp application dissolves dandruff, stops itching, and leaves hair looking better after four ounces are used, with relief after several treatments.
An advertisement touts Poslam for skin burns and itching, claiming quick, inexpensive relief and visible improvement after several uses. It promotes Poslam Soap as tender on skin and non irritant, offering samples via 4 cent stamps to Emergency Laboratories in New York City and noting druggists carry the product.
An advertisement touts mercorized wax to peel freckles and clear blotchy skin nightly, promising complete coverage and removal by morning. It adds a saxolite and witch hazel lotion claiming quick wrinkle reduction, urging daily use for a youthful complexion.
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