The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-20
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The Ernest building. ON Terry ave.

The Ernest building. on Terry ave.
between Harrison and Thomas SITS.
has been purchased Tor SIS .2a0 by the
John Nittucci Co. from the Terry
Avenue Building Co.
Mayor ". ~. Gale. Of Vancouver.
! a. g.. and a party of business men
passed thru seattle Friday. ON route
4 to ottawa, % negotiate with the Can
adam government Tor the establish.
mcnt OF steel plant In British Co,
iumha
4 convention Of all sunday school
workers west Of the Cascades viii be
held ia seattle April so and May /.
Persons attending the convention
win register with Walter &. Moore.
IA the Transportation building.
The room of Erncst BJori,lund.
2Ol5 Firth ave, was entered by
burglars Friday evening In the alb
scnoe OF the occupant. and So stolen.
Mrs. A. Garfec stepped out Of the
front door OF her residence ut 1928
Washington st. Friday afternoon.
A burglar stepped In at tho rear
door. Mrs. Garfec stepped In at tn.
front door and the burglar stepped
out at the rear door. lie took $50,
Modest Mcdonald l. not modest.
say Seattle police. who arrested him
Friday ON Instructions from san
Francisco. where he iH wanted for
assault
Prof. Victor iIorta. director of the
Royal Fine Afts society, brussels,
Belgium. addressed the Seattle Fine
Arts society Friday night. Interpret
ing architectural tendencies.
Cables from Franc, urging re-
doubling of all efforts la making
surgical dressings and hospital sup.
plies have been received by the sc
attic France Amcrlaur association.
The wounded pouring into Paris
daily make immediate action neees
sAry.
On May &c the Oregon Hotel Mems
association will be entertained IN So
attic. and In Tacoma on May "a.
Scattlc's isar association has ap
pointed a committee TO raise the
standards o. professional ethics.
Mrs. Mary usmei. aged ~. died
Friday at 2sse West 18Th A. The
funeral Will be held Monday morn
Ing at ) from the st. AlphonHuH
church. She Ia survived. by two
Sons and two daughters.
Russell y. Collins addressed the
King County Democratic club Satur'
day noon at the Good Eats cafeteria
on The Inevitable Conflict" MiAa
Lillian scaton sang a solo.
The Mercer School farsnt- Teach.
ors' association viii give n musical
and literary program Saturday night
at the Mercer school Proceeds Of
the meeting will so TO tho school
chlldron'a war work.
a stenographer who viii work one
hour daily L. badly needed BY the
Seattle He'd Cross. Women are also
needed to help In tho assembling
room Of the supply department.
Charge Of assault In the first do
grcc was filed In tho superior court
Friday by Prosecutor Alfred III.
Lsmain against Thomas Manphcr-on-
MacFherson Is accused OF firing a
bullet from a ss-cliiber rifla into
Robert Pcttypiccc on April 8. during
q ncighborhood Disagreement
W. y. Meier and James A. Don.
gan. assistants TO the city corpora
ton counsel. argued the city'a ap-
peal from the public service com.
missions ruling granting an In.
crease In gas rates. before the
Thurston county superior court In
Olympia Friday.
Members II the boarsh Of park
commissioners left Saturday 10 visit
the United States experiment station
at BeilIngham. where they will In.
spcct bulb growing fields.
While J. NJ. Stone. i.06 Second
ave. was away from his machine for
few moments Friday. tho machine
moved from East Olive and Belle
vue to an embankmeut. two blocks
away, where he found IT with front
wheels broken. and fender and
steering wheel smashed. Stone re-
ported the cars actions TO tho police
and they are looking for n probable
cause.
Rev. Haisey X. Carstens, boy
preacher OF the Northwest. will
preach Sunday evening at the Con.
trail Baptist church. and Mt the I'm.
manuel Baptist church In the morn.
ing.
Mai. Charles W. Gordon. who
I gained fame as "A writer under the
pen name Of Ralph Common. will
speak Sunday morning at the First
/ Presbyterian church.
The first anniversary Of the com.
ing OF Rev. Leonard y. Smith will
be celebrated at the First Methodist
Protestant church with special serv
ices Sunday.
Il Little Willie HohenyolIern got his
last night He was one OF the main
II attractions at the County Fair. held
In the university gymnasium. "a
raise funds for Campus day. Bill
got II from everyone. Three shots
for nickel! A street parade. head
ed by a dapper drummer girl. adver
tised the fair Friday noon.
Wanted for alleged theft, Mrs. Car
men Manning was brought 20 Seattle