Wage board begins shipbuilding wage talks at New Washington hotel
The Wage Adjustment Board opened its first formal session Monday as seven wooden shipwrights returned to work after resolutions on a 10 hour lumber ban. Leaders from Metal Trades and unions attended, with Everit Macy urging bipartisan cooperation as the board plans a staged settlement focusing first on steel yards then wood yards. The panel expects time before a final decision and will hear both labor and employer views before proceeding.
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Adjustment Com
New Wash
Metal Trades Council
Everit Macy
Wage Commission Board
New
Washington
J. A. Taylor
George Lan
Wood Ship
W. H. Bogle
Macy
Ments
Wood
Germany
England
America
W. B. Wilson
Dan McKillop
Metal Trades Union
Washington Hotel
McKillop
Steel
Speakers Turn Second Ave Into a Loan Forum
Street car traffic on Second Ave was halted at noon as a crowd gathered for a Second Liberty Loan Bond rally. Mayors, senators, professors, ministers, and union leaders addressed the audience with plans for a broad, rapid bond absorption drive aided by patriotic displays and local supporters.
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Second Ave
Second Liberty
Second Washington Infantry
H. C. Gill
U. S
The
University of Washington
Carter Helm Jones
First Baptist Church
Frank W. Cotters
Building Trades Council
George H. Vandenburgh
Painters’ District Council
J. T. Ronald
King County Superior Court
James FE. Dagger
29Th Battalion
Law Expeditionary Force
James H. Kane
E. J. Brown
Water Carnival at Crystal Pool features dives and contests
The Water Carnival begins Tuesday at 12:30 PM at Crystal Pool on Second Ave and Lenora with 25 cent admission. Roy O’Neil, Miss Ethel Knowles, Miss Alice McCraft, Roy O’Neill, and M Fadden will perform dives including a 40 foot effort. Pillow fights are free and a tug of war on a suspended beam is planned.
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Crystal Pool
Second Ave
Lenora
Fire Dive for Smoke Fund at Crystal Pool Show
A mardi gras style splash party at Crystal Pool in Seattle raises funds for the boys in France. Roy O Nell will perform a 40 foot fire dive from the rafters as the finale. Admission is 25 cents with swimming for another 25 cents. Proceeds support The Star smoke fund.
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Crystal Pool
Seattle
France
Roy O’nell
Lonnie Austin
Austin & Salt
Star Smoke Fund
Boya
Hold Negroes for Riot Trial
Big United Press Leased Wire report from Columbus New Mexico says many members of the 24th United States Infantry Negro troops may be implicated in the Houston Texas riot plot. Six hundred men of the Third battalion are detained in camp under guard of the 64th Infantry and 36 more Negroes are held in a stockade as Col John A Hull and Maj D V Sutphin from Fort Bliss arrive as judges advocate.
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Big United Preas
Columbus
N. M
24Th U. S. Infantry
Fort Bliss
Houston
Tex
64Th Infantry
John A. Hull
D. V. Sutphin
Street Carnival to Aid The Star Smoke Fund
Bon Marche park hosts a week long street carnival run by Harry H. Hargrave to raise funds for tobacco for soldiers in France. Shows include Siamese Twin Girls Fat Girl and Army Canteen Dance with a $10,000 merry go round and Ferris wheel. Proceeds go to The Star fund.
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UW the Star
Harry H. Hargrave
Bon Marche Park
Fourth Ave
Pine St
France
Army Canteen
Expert Tells What War Tax You'll Pay
Washington correspondent Mr Manty explains a forthcoming wartime tax measure and who will bear the cost. The article outlines how profite and income tax will fund the government and aims to inform readers about timing and impact.
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Washington Cor
JM. Manty
Manty
War Revenue Bill Makes All Americans Federal Taxpayers
After the war revenue bill passage, every American will pay federal taxes on purchases and income. The article notes millions must learn to file tax returns and compute gross and net income, depreciation, and exemptions, with a simple analysis prepared by Washington tax experts.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel
Uncle Sam
Washington
Tax rules for 1917 income with exemptions and rates
The article explains who must pay income tax for 1917 and who must file by March 1, 1918. It details net income calculation, including deductions for business expenses interest taxes losses and wear and tear, plus exemptions of 1000 for singles and 2000 plus 200 per child under 18 for married couples. It notes complex normal and supertax rates and promises a simplified combined table.
Burglar Steals Wooden Shoes From Local Manufacturer
Fifteen pairs of wooden shoes were stolen from C. O. Larson, a maker at 2720 Seventh Ave. 8, early Monday. No suspects named and no further details released.
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C. O. Larson
Seventh Ave
This Girl Helps Convict German
Marie Funk of Ithaca New York was the key witness in the trial resulting in the conviction of Capt. Max V Thierichens former commander of the interned German sea raider Prince Eitel Friedrich for violating the Mann White Slave Act He was accused of taking Miss Funk from Ithaca to Philadelphia for immoral purposes.
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Mins Marie Funk
Ithaca
N. Y
Max V. Thierichens
Prince Eitel Friedrich
Thierichens
Miss Funk
Philadelphia
Two More Latin Nations Oppose Kaiser Rights
Latin America widens anti-Germany stance as Peru and Uruguay move to expel German officials. Lima dispatches say Peru ordered passports for German staff and urged Berlin envoy to surrender theirs, while Montevideo reports Uruguay ready to do the same. Central and South American nations total eleven in the anti central powers bloc including Cuba, Panama, Brazil, Bolivia, Guatemala, Haiti and Dominican Republic.
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Chas. P. Stewart
Presa
Buenos Aires
Lima
Berlin
Montevideo
Peru
Uruguay
Germany
Cuba
Panama
Brazil
Bolivia
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Haiti
Santo Domingo
Kaiser Handcuffed to Uncle Sam Parade on Bowery
A Kaiser Wilhelm impersonation paraded on the Bowery as drafted men departed. Louis Annabhiaro acted as the Kaiser and Robert Kenney as Uncle Sam, with the real Kaiser wearing medals, a helmet, and a sign reading Mit Gott fur Faderland.
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Kaiser
Sam
Bowery
United Press
New York
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Uncle Sam
Louis Annabhiaro
Robert Kenney
Train Kills Auburn Woman In Center City
Mrs. W. L. Wells of Auburn was killed when a Milwaukee train struck her automobile as she crossed the tracks after dropping off passengers at the interurban station. Coroner Tiffin ordered an inquest with Deputy Coroner Koepfli to Auburn.
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W. 8. Wells
Auburn
Milwaukee
Local slugger attacks spark citywide manhunt plans
Police mobilize a large network after a series of slugging attacks including Esther Thayer. A suspect, A. L. Ha, escapes bailiff oversight at Georgetown while awaiting a disorderly conduct hearing. Deputy sheriffs and federal lists aid the probe as 100 plus volunteer officers may be appointed.
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A. L. Ha
Georgetown
Esther Thayer
Tworo
Miller
Meek
Hartford
Vigoron
Thayer
Bockingham
Ajax
85Th St
Greenwood Ave
Riccardo Cirse
Fred Mills
Rainier Ave
King St
Oirse
I W W incendiaries held after Modesto fires
Hundreds of men patrolled Modesto streets while 50 I W W members were jailed as fires broke out across San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. Sheriff Davis led the crackdown and the I W W is sought by Chicago federal authorities for actions tied to the fires and retaliation.
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United Preas
San Francisco
Modesto
San Joaquin
Stanislaus
Davis
Dan Lavery
Baseball moguls shaken in wreck
The Pennsylvania Limited derailed into an extra freight train near Beaver Falls Pa nine persons injured two probably fatally trainmen. John K Tener head of the National League and Garry He chairman of the National Commission were on board en route from Ohio to New York for the World Series. Other fans in the coach were shaken up.
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United Prec
Beaver Falls
Pennsylvania Limited
John K. Tener
Ntional League
Garry
National Commission
New York
38,100 to See Third Game In New York Showdown
United Press reports 38 100 fans purchased tickets to the third game between the White Sox and the New York club in New York City. The sale exhausted all ground stands with room for potentially 10 000 more. Fans crowded hotel lobbies seeking unsold seats.
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United Press
New York
White Sox
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