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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1917
Page
3
More than 2,000 records collected last week. committee aims for total of 10,000. Merchants may designate their business as a depot by notifying Mrs Matthews at Elliott 4466 at once.
A committee will be named this week by A W Leonard president of Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co to establish a soldiers club and entertainment for enlisted men visiting Seattle from nearby forts and training camps.
Thirty men from the First district of Seattle were expected to swell the national army Monday afternoon. All day Monday a group of drafted negroes were reporting. Within the next few days 578 negroes are expected from all sections of the country.
A mother is advised to inspect a child's tongue for illness and, if coated, to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative. The ad touts the product as safe, tasty, and effective for children and adults, warns against counterfeits, and directs buyers to seek the genuine California Fig Syrup Company version.
In Chicago on October 29 German aliens Guntav Jacobsen Wehde and George Paul Boehm received three years at Leavenworth and $13,000 fines for conspiracy to foment a revolution in India. Hindu Heramba Lal Gupta got 18 months and $200 fine.
William Spurck of Sunnyside Washington writes the draft appeal board denying claims by Appeal Agent Thomas Kennedy that he is pro German. He asserts he and his wife are American born and supported Liberty Loan and Red Cross. He notes his son Spurck Jr earned about $12 000 over four years and was certified for not supporting his wife due to income from his father.
Police search for May and Hirdie McElfresh, missing October 20, yields no trace. Daughters of Mrs. Charles McElfresh of 9237 Such Ave, they attended a private school at Second Ave N and Thomas Ave. A Camp Murray sighting on October 21 is unconfirmed by the mother.
The Seattle War Mothers League endorses the slogan A Mother for Every Fighting American and A Mother for Every Man. Gov. Ernest Lister Maj. Gen. T. A. Greene and other officers back the campaign via Mrs. E B Gill, 908 13th Ave. The league, formed August 7 1917, aims to have each member write to a serviceman during his service.
Dr James B Eagleson of Seattle, a major in the medical reserve corps, was named director of the Red Cross army base hospital to be organized by Northwest people and established in Seattle. The appointment follows his participation in the American Medical Association convention in Boston.
A tale of a cabareting trip in Chicago ending with companions leaving her to sleep in an alley sparked a police crusade. The drive has led to hundreds of arrests and the close of many nightlife centers in the city.
Jim George Duffy said a down and out stranger shared his room at a Kail hotel. After the man left he reported the thief took Duffy's watch and chain.
Arthur Ryan aged 11 and Howard Willard aged 12 fled from Seattle Pacific College Sunday. A patrolman found them asleep in a dog house at W Sith and S2nd at 2 a.m. Monday.
A comical scene depicts Theodore Roosevelt celebrating shedding fourteen pounds after a pound a day regimen at Jack Cooper's roadhouse near Stamford Connecticut. The image captures triumphant relief at his aldermanic front.
Ten million people joined the Liberty bond effort as the Treasury reported the $5,000,000,000 target had been surpassed by a comfortable margin. Officials expect total subscriptions to be well over twice the first loan, with final tallies due Thursday. Subsequent campaigns and savings drives aim to sustain the wartime funding effort.
War committees are organized in each Washington county to collect newspaper clippings photographs letters potters and other manuscripts of historical value since the United States entered the war. Announcement released by Professor E B Meany of the University of Washington.
An old advertisement claims dandruff causes feverish scalp irritation and hair loss. It urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle of Danderine, rub a little into the scalp, and asserts hair loss stops after a few applications with no dandruff remaining.
An advertisement extols dental care, warning of germs in decayed teeth and asserting painless extractions at low prices. It cites Dr. L. R. Clark as owner and manager, guarantees and free cost estimates, and claims an old established firm with high reputation.
Rev J E Crowther denounces silence and parental modesty as causes of Seattle's social evil. He cites a bootlegger crackdown by Mayor Gilman yet condemns moral laxity and a double standard blaming men over women. Helen Keller is cited as a victim of the same issues.
Spinal meningitis cases were reported at a camp today. Otto Seland, whose illness forced three companies into close quarters, is better and expected to recover. Officials guard against spread as 750 men remain in quarantine for two weeks, taking confinement with cheerfulness.
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