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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1917
Page
5
Advertisement touts Zemo as an antiseptic liquid for skin troubles including eczema pimples and ringworm. Available at drug stores 35c for regular and $1 for extra large bottle claims it is non sticky non greasy and easily applied. E W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio.
Friday night features a benefit dance for Seattle built submarines N1 N2 and N3. An all night affair with jazz by the orchestra, free admission for ladies, as crews head to war service from Seattle.
Three Spanish American War veterans filed a formal recall petition against school director Anna Louise Strong over her anticonscription testimony in the Wells Sadler case. The petition cites malfeasance and oath violations, and urges voters to oppose Strong while noting her wartime antiwar stance.
Seattle society matrons will sell pencils on Saturday, November 3, for the Associated Charities. Funds support charitable work in Seattle. Merchants have donated prizes for the top pencil sellers among girls and women.
Families buying food in larger quantities should guard against rats mice and thieves that can destroy food overnight. Stearns Fate is advertised as a small box that exterminates a whole family of rodents in a night and also controls roaches and vermin.
Community event at Masonic hall sponsored by Renton barbers raised 140.50 for the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Local participants included Johm Jeffries Gev Pasco Wasyl Salawack and Chas J Paull with the Masons gifting the hall and Carl Trent supplying the orchestra. A letter from J E Cantry of Port Orchard noted a further dollar gift and urged wider support for Liberty Loan Red Cross and tobacco fund ahead of Christmas shipments to Pershing's troops.
Curtis Sill, a navy man, faced trial for the robbery of Isturis near 106 12th Ave S last August. Fellow defendants include Frank Kelly acquitted, Thomas Hynes convicted, and James Higura awaiting his turn. Sill allegedly drove the getaway car and most loot was recovered.
Seattle labor unions subscribed to Liberty bonds Tuesday night showing loyalty to the government. Shipwrights and Joiners Local 1184 pledged 1000 dollars, Carpenters Local 131 1000, Plumbers Local 32 500, Butchers Local 81 400, Moving Picture Operators Local 81 100, Inside Electrical Workers Local 66 2000, and Structural Iron Workers 500.
At Camp Lewis, 23 men and women were arrested as military police dismantled a large drug ring. Harry A. Smith, named as ring leader, and Private Bassett allegedly arranged drug deliveries valued at 7000 dollars to numerous purveyors, with two women jailed in Tacoma and many suspects to face court martial.
Secret service agents refuse to reveal the eight men arrested in a Thanksgiving plot against President Wilson. One suspect, son of a wealthy Jamestown farmer, had copies of pro German papers in his rooms. The discovery came from letters between alleged conspirators. charges state threatening the president's life.
Navy announces need for attendants and officers cooks and stewards at Mesa unit. Applicants should report to the Navy Recruiting Station at the Seattle National Bank building for enlistment.
Peter Still is missing and no trace of Henry Peter, a real estate broker, has been found after a fishing trip in the bay. His coat and hat were found in an empty rowboat, suggesting a drowning incident.
An old time medicine claim promotes Dr Sasaweil’s Syrup Pepsin as an effective mild laxative for constipation in the elderly. The ad states it costs fifty cents a bottle and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
Rose Leshin 30 and Dr Max Gorman are jailed by federal authorities after Tuesday arrest for conspiracy to mark drafted men unfit for service. They failed to post bail as negotiations with Joseph Gottstein, an insurance executive, to supply evidence and payment unfolded.
Seattle unveils The Little Theatre on Pike between Fourth and Fifth. Owner John Hamrick offers exclusive first run Keystone and Triangle features with modern ventilation seating and lighting. Grand opening features Olive Thomas in Broadway Arizona, a five act Triangle play.
Federal grand jurors in the post office building adjourned for Liberty Day at noon Wednesday without returning indictments. They will reconvene Thursday morning.
Negotiations continue to avert a general strike by electrical workers and telephone operators. Seattle girls from Oregon and Washington arrive tonight at the request of federal mediator Mortimer Fleischacker to present union recognition demands. John Morgenthaler reiterates that any deal with Pacific Telephone and Telegraph must include recognition of the girls' union. If no agreement is reached by Saturday midnight, the recently issued strike order may be activated.
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