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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
13
State Fish and Game Commissioner Leslie M. Darwin protests removing game laws as a wartime or postwar remedy. He warns slaughtering game and depleting fish during breeding would threaten populations after the war and says only the legislature can repeal laws, but he opposes action now.
Two thousand pounds of whale meat will be distributed to Seattle hotels and markets Thursday. Henry Schupp, general manager of the Pacific Whaling Co. by products plants, says the meat is the most palatable and will sell at 12 cents per pound.
An analysis of American women who served during wars and especially the sacrifices of mothers. The piece honors Deborah Sampson who served as Robert Shurtiff and recounts Elizabeth Martin at Charleston, plus a Tennessee mother who lost five sons to the Confederacy.
Charlie Helmore, 40, was arrested Wednesday for the second time in a month for stealing an automobile. He had previously been convicted but awaits sentence after appealing and was released on bond.
In Christiansburg Virginia a jury acquitted Prof. Charles E Vawter former physics instructor at Virginia Tech of murder after two and a half hours deliberation and one ballot. He had shot Stockton Heth Jr a wealthy sportsman on March 13. Vawter's wife testified about intimacies with Heth.
Senator S C Sims of Arkansas was sentenced to one year in state prison and fined 1800 for bribery tied to the last election. O C Gravee president of Cheasty s left for the past Wednesday with Mrs Graves to make fall purchases.
Julia Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea returns to Liberty for a three day engagement after a sensational run. The show promises deep sea thrills with coral forests giant octopus battles wrecks and a dramatic submarine captain’s funeral.
Washington May 10 Director W S Gift ford of the council of national defense warns wartime thrift implies readjustment not cessation of spending. He says the nation will shift to a war basis prioritizing necessities, with some luxury lines cut while jobs shift to support farm and shipbuilding demands.
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