The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 7, 1920, Page 5

* BATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920. ~ STARENJOY PARKPICNIC ‘Races and Feed Feature = Program t ‘Two hundred and y Star news- pboys held their nm favor of the South Enders, opening a program of Contests of all sorts that lasted well) into the afternoc At noon the boys menu 'of five sandwiches, being rushed to th Boldt, restaurateur, ce c nuts and pop furnished by the Fox| ‘Snappy Drinks company. CRACKER EATING | CONTEST FEATURE A feature of the day was a cracker) @ating contest, the mastication of five soda cra be followed by! a whistle, A ter who devour: | ed his five « first choked on} the last crumb and was unable to whistle, and the first prize went to Charies Moran, 243 W. Payton Dean, ave. and Frank Kr 5 land pl. tied for second place A peanut race, the peanut to be | Tolled 10 feet with a Laven ape ik held in the mouth of the contestant, w won by Donald Clark, 32 h t first, and Enair Sjolian, 4723 w. ' Webster, second. In the shoe-lacing contest, all shoes were heaped in a pile, the boys Tan 25 yards, put on their shoes and returned to the starting point. This/| was won by Bernard Willard, 1710) Warren ave., first, and Howell Bar- 4 nett, 606 20th ave. S, second. rf BILL, ROIS LEADS IN Gas Price Is Up |cailed all the youngsters to the games and the cats. Earl/ pres tent of the Se if 100NARD RACE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—On the | Sjolin, who is shown coming over the line in the peanut race, Se the atte ¢ committee i Rois, 4055 Latona ave.,/ heels of the Union Ol! company’s of and Iram Kraft, 213 20th ave., were |Doost of, 3% cents a gallon for gax0 | said he would have been first except that he stumbled a foot first and second in the 100 yard dash | !ine, the Standard Ot! company to jor 50 from goal. ‘for boys under 12. A similar contest | for boys over 12 was won by Eugene Pe iy, 5210 Keystone pl, first, and ‘Glen Newton, 1110 23rd ave., second. A swimming race for boys un@r 12 was won by Allen Rippey, first, and Jack Waler, second. The swim | | for boys over 12 was won by Donald Clark and Donald Hamilton, first and second. j Money scrambles water, sack races and a ball game | 9: Were to be engaged in after lunch. England boasts 15,000 amateur Soccer teams and 600 professional PAGEANT OF UN- BRIDLED FUN— A PARADE OF THE ULTRA AND REVEALING FASHIONS—A RAPID SUCCES- SION OF COMIC ESCAPADES— A VIVID SPLASH OF MIRTH, BEAUTY AND SPLENDOR THIS WEEK CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE SUNDAY Sunday and Evenings, 40c Standard Oil’s — | day raised its price a like amount in| ~ most of California and the territory of its operations in Washington and | Oregon. late Friday Sharpstein Is Now in the Race OLYMPIA, | Sharpstein, former state on land andj filed his direct primaty declaration for lieutenant governor on the reputlican ticket, while 7—John L. senator Aug. Mayor Charles A. Fleming, Spo-| kane, filed declaration as demo. | cratic candidate for nomination to Oe THIRD congress from the Fifth district. A VAST AND VARIED ARRAY OF 35 FUNSTERS, SONGSTERS AND DANC- ERS—LYRIC LIT AND LAUGH LADEN WITH THE DASHING, HIGH - STEP- PING HOST OF SUN-KISSED BEAUTIES AND - Kiddies, 20c MADISON “It’s huckleberry !” cried Bane Witezima, who won the pie-|* eating contest. Earl Robertson's rat-a-tat-too on the Sagie| as Mr THE SEATTLE STAR Ss NEWSIES OF [sear nvm oi rosa wna JAS, REYNOLDS FILES FOR JUDGE! Formerly Head of the Mu- nicipal League James W. Reynolds, expresident) ng ning politica al majority against Reynolds in credited with hay non the first man to tender his rervices as A Four Minute speaker | partie the war He ix also prominently identified | with various fraternal activities in this city, YM. H. A. TO PUT UP BUILDING ‘The Young Men's Hebrew asso plation will shortly commence con struction of a new home, the enti I mated cost of whic h, exclusive of | the furnishings, will be between fifty and sixty thousand dollars. At a meeting of the executive board and advisory committee held at the present clubrooma, A. J | Kotkins, president and manager of “ar M tate ern, vic A FIRST NATIONAL PRODUCTION - A HAROLD MACGRATH STORY A BURIED TREASURE ROMANCE ‘A Splendid Hazard’ How you will thrill to this story of delightful ad- venture, of ghosts, intrigue and a chase across seas and continents! An all-celebrity cast—Thomas Jefferson, Henry B. Walthall, Rosemary Theby, Norman Kerry, Joseph Dowling! * Paramount Magazine Malotte on the Wurlitzer Coliseum News Service * aeatien. The plot —history’s ‘nialtinilt gamble! * * * Burton Holmes Silvia Filbert in Song 3) ais Your heart will beat faster if you journey Summer Is the Time for Love and Laughter--- | each night with O. 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