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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
5
Olympia May 29. State Labor Commissioner Olson prepared a paper for the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention in New York May 31. It shows 75 percent of 42 225 women employed in Washington are now under the minimum wage law.
The four corner race narrows as Enoch Bryan joins Chilberg and Albertson. Poindexter leads in first choice votes while Humphrey struggles to draw second choices from rivals. Bremerton worries over navy yard ties and shifting support.
An active program at multiple venues features Theda Beban in Gold and the Woman at the Strand, Gloria and Gloria's Romance at Rex, Snowbird led by Mabel Taliaferro at Clemmer, and None So Blind with Walter Spencer at Class A theater. The Market of Vain Desire indicts high society marriages at Liberty, while Submarine secrets and a memorial drama headline Mission and Alhambra offerings respectively.
May Robson appears in The Making Over of Mrs Matt at the Moore Theatre with performances on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday including a Wednesday matinee. Her Aunt Mary role and comic mastery are featured as the family moves from Omaha to New York and into society. The program also showcases a vaudeville bill at the Hippodrome and films at the Palace and Wilkes theatres with The Outcast at the Orpheum and Son of the Immortals as the Oak feature.
Manager George Hood of the Moore theatre announces a week long engagement for Birth of a Nation with a 40 piece orchestra. The film, seen in Broadway and Chicago, is based partly on The Clansman and features 18 000 actors and 45 000 horses in battle scenes costing about a half million dollars to produce.
George Wintherbotham, ex Pacific Coast league pitcher, serves as a private in the 211th battalion American Legion. He aims to wed a lady and inherit $50,000 from her father, but the father tests merit by urging war service. The father also offers $60,000 as a prize to a meritorious son-in-law, with plans for a uniform.
Gen Gavira denied knowledge of who posted notices in the Mexican quarter urging Mexicans in El Paso to register at their consulate. He called the warning ridiculous amid reports of possible tensions between the United States and Mexico.
Col Roland H Hartley of Everett a Republican legislator and gubernatorial candidate will open campaign headquarters in Seattle this week according to announcements.
Tacoma May 29 Mrs Cora Ward 21 of Tacoma was killed in an auto wreck near Aberdeen while riding with O L Foreman a Sumner lumberman. Foreman was taking her to Aberdeen to work in a shooting gallery Foreman and the victim were en route to her sister Mrs J S Kelly of Seattle visited.
Gen. Jose Ynez Salazar and three privates surrendered to Gen. Gavira in El Paso on May 29 promising to give up army and politics forever. They return home to retire to private life.
The 1916 graduating class at the University of Washington holds baccalaureate exercises at 11 a.m. June 11 with President Suzzallo delivering the address. Invocations, scripture readings, and class day events follow, plus an Alumni day on Tuesday. A reception for the class by President and Mrs. Suzzallo runs Monday from 3 to 5 p.m., with the senior class dinner at 6. The alumni faculty baseball game is set for Denny Field at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Alki municipal bathing beach and bath house will open next Sunday and operate until September 4. Band concerts are planned every Sunday afternoon.
Police reported a lock placed on the doors of a drug store at 23rd Ave and Jackson St Sunday night. Proprietor W. M. Woodburn and customer Townsend were taken to the city jail after an officer claimed the druggist sold whisky to Townsend. Charges were filed at headquarters.
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