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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
5
Stringer refuses to discharge staff and recalls Deputy Art Curtis from the stockade to allow a full inquiry into charges by Attorney Glasgow that Curtis supplied the gun used in an escape. Shellberg is said to be aware of the allegation.
Berlin newspapers defend Kaiser Wilhelm's actions while press reports reveal alleged 1904 secret Russo German talks. The Lokal Anzeiger and others push anti American autocracy claims, citing dispatches from Petrograd and alleged conspiracies to broker peace with Russia and Germany.
The Senate defeated wealth conscriptionists with a 19 to 65 vote on La Follette’s income tax plan adding about 643 million dollars, including a 60 percent surtax on fortunes above one million. A 26 to 51 vote then rejected Hollis’s amendment to raise 80 million more by boosting rates on incomes from 25 000 to 250 000.
Twelve boys aged 14 or older may pick fruit at Frank Waterhouse's large Wapato district ranch. They will depart Sunday and pick peaches on Monday, with two months of work available as 15 000 boxes of peaches and 18 000 boxes of apples await harvest. The venture is organized by the Washington State Harvesters' league and offers good care and well equipped facilities.
Division No. 6 posted the names of 16 men who failed to report for a physical examination and are now classified as deserters. The list includes Jose M. Reyes I L Zahl Aden Wilson Arvid Guner Nelson Ray Oren Walters Bronislaw Hodzen Steve Drobensky Raymond Hamm Roy Albert Cupp Andrew Hanson Henry P Hamilton Stanley Adams Leslie Michael Farley Martin Alfred Anderson Adeleas Hreatu Walter Gray Hughes.
Mayor Gill was appointed Friday by Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury to serve on the Liberty Long advisory board for the 12th district. He accepted and will work under James K. Lynch, governor of this federal reserve district.
Acting Police Judge Phillip Tworogers comments on alcohol generosity as five drunks arrested in an alley booze party are sentenced to seven days each. The article also notes upcoming talks by Rev. Dr. A. M. Skelly at the King County Democratic club and Jobin Rathburn on wage control.
About 115 mills in the Northwest operate on an eight hour basis reducing fear of an immediate lumber shortage. Officials say yards have sufficient stock and that ten hour lumber was deemed unfair by the Building Trades Council of Washington. The Lumbermen's Protective Association reports weekly production around 712,000 feet from 150 mills and new business of 251,000 feet, with shipments of 368,000 feet per mill. no ten hour data provided.
Chief Peckingham directed police to enforce stricter rules banning glaring headlights on automobiles. This order, issued Friday, targets excessive headlamp use to curb dazzling displays on motor cars.
Advertisement touts Geta-It as a painless corn remover claiming two drops cure all corn pain. It urges purchase from drug stores or by mail, claiming no tissue damage and immediate peeling with finger, endorsed by Owl Drug Co. and BE Lawrence Co.
An inviting prospectus for Alderwood Manor promotes a five acre poultry setup with two dollar net profit per year per hen. It showcases trap-neeting houses, breeding and incubator facilities, green feed sprouting, and a model farm with horticulture, educational hall, and designed for rapid development.
Limited free copies of a hand illustrated and inspiring magazine named Léttile lands in America are available. Readers can pick up at the Imet MIN Company office located in 208 Walker Building Seattle for their copy.
The tale recounts an ancient remedy praised by the Emperor Howang-ty involving garlic, horseradish, and milk to relieve headaches. It notes his mixing superstition with theology and laments the modern progress of dentistry as a science and its many methods.
A promotional appeal invites readers to visit the offices to see demonstrations of modern dentistry. The letter promises first class skill, service and material and asserts unmatched equipment and qualification in the country.
United Fresh Leased Wire reports Sept 1 crop conditions show spring wheat at 71.2, up from 48.6 last year. Spring production forecast 280 million bushels, winter 417 million, total 668 million. Corn condition 76.7, up from prior months. Disclose includes arrests and a separate Seattle accident with a street car conductor injuring himself diving into Lake Washington.
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