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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1921
Page
4
W J Lauck of the American Federation of Labor testified before the railroad labor board detailing steps for a national or regional unified management. Proposals include pooling locomotives and cars, standardizing equipment, unified timetables, universal mileage tickets, terminal unification, and updated bridges and signal systems to cut costs and boost efficiency.
A Washington committee of manufacturers and merchants and more than 25,000 firms opens headquarters to oppose the Smoot sales tax. They warn the levy will raise about 1 000 000 000 for the government but burden the public with at least 4 000 000 000, hindering manufacturing and trade.
Icc decision on Columbia Basin rate case could new principles of rate making benefit Seattle. Attorney J Wettrick of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Transportation Bureau spoke Tuesday night noting Portland has achieved little beyond disrupting established rate adjustments.
The steamship Admiral Schley will sail from Seattle for California on Wednesday instead of Tuesday. Both the Admiral Schley and the Admiral Dewey will add Vancouver, B C to their ports of call. Discharge of 48000 sacks of shelled peanuts marks a record influx from Straits Settlements and the Philippines. The Kennecott completes cargo for Alaska service and the Katora Maru is due Friday with passengers and freight. A marine engineers conference aims to avert a potential strike effective May 1.
Salted ships in Rotterdam on April 23 include Noor derdijk bound for Seattle. Hongkong on April 24 lists Weat Jeasup arriving from Seattle. Philadelphia on April 26 notes Willfaro bound for Beattle. San Pedro on April 26 shows Hor ace X. Maxter arriving from Beattie. Hilo on April 4 records Spokane bound for North Pacific ports. San Francisco on April 24 notated Statesman from Heattle, Balled, Queen bound for Seattle, at noon.
Wireless U S Naval Commands report multiple ship movements on April 26 with routes including Wallingford to Portland 49 miles north of the Columbia River and Eldridge to Yokohama 1 330 miles from Beattie. Other vessels include City of Beattie northbound to Juneau from Petersburg and Weat Inn Seattle to Yokohama 2 33 miles from Seattle.
Ships and docks listed include Great Northern Terminal Toyama Maru Union Of Co Lyman Stewart Bell Street Terminal 8 6 Analga Wehr Allee Americam Can Co Dock Sehr Azalea Pier 14 Talthybian Nome City Fanny Du tard Pier 6 Htr Tippecanoe Amazon Main Pier S Atr Weat Jappa Pier 2 Str Jefferson Latouche and the Kennecott moored at various Seattle port berths.
Stocks opened lower on April 27 as Paris sources signaled France would reject Germany’s reparations offer, with declines across major industrials from United States Steel to Crucible. Prices fluctuated with some late gains as the market rallied, led by Mexican Petroleum and General Asphalt.
Chicago reports indicate grains opening higher on the Board of Trade with later declines as heavy rains in the grain belt spread. May wheat opens at 1.27 a bushel, July wheat at 1.06 up, May corn at 19 c, and July corn at 62 c, with mixed closing levels. December oats rise and fall. cattle and hog receipts and prices move in narrow ranges. New York sugar and coffee markets show weakness while foreign exchange slips.
Portland market status reports weak cattle prices with receipts listed at 62 percent and sheep at 1,023 head while hens and cheese items show mixed modest figures. The notes indicate steady earnings for some segments and varied activity across livestock and poultry.
Denver cattle receipts and market activity show steadiness with steers and heifers around $5.50 to $7.60, stockers and feeders near $10, hogs up to $7.90 top with bulk around $7.26, and sheep receipts at 16000 with lambs trading from $4.25 to $10.25 and ewes about $5.50.
Chicago police urge tolerance as Gustave Thoma park chief says many couples seeking marriage display affection in West Side parks. He notes many fairs and parks lack suitable spaces for couples to openly court and plan futures.
GOSHEN New York April 27 Seats in the baldheaded rows are the only ones available for worshipers at the Presbyterian church. The rear pews are roped off to keep those at the back from occupying them until all other seats are taken.
A London boy born without hands has been awarded a three years art scholarship as public attention grows for his paintings. He is the son of a London county hall messenger and his work has drawn notice from observers.
Butter prices fell 2 cents on the Beattie wholesale market Wednesday due to weak California stock and heavy U S production. Cubes 37 cents a pound bricks 38 cents. Exe market remains weak with no price drop yet. Asparagus receipts light amid cold weather and demand softening. Cabbage prices steady after a rise to 4 cents a pound. Local radishes plentiful 25 to 20 cents per bunch. Oranges rising in price with a 5.75 a crate range. Los Angeles strawberries bound for Beattie and Portland, arriving Thursday.
Joseph H. Defrees, Chicago lawyer and president, urged a broader open shop in U S industry at the ninth annual convention. He called for wage cuts for railway workers, arbitration of disputes, and questioned tariff protections. He warned high tariffs may hinder foreign trade and noted exports fell sharply, linking trade slump to unemployment, with 3 to 6 million workers affected.
Dean Stephen I Miller of the University of Washington College of Business Administration has been named head secretary and manager of the Northwest Electrical Service League, a five state electrical interests combine. He receives a year's leave of absence from the university.
Hutchinson Kansas April 27 One man railroad builder Pat Byers who financed and supervised the Anthony and Northern line 100 miles from Pratt to La Crosse and is now constructing the Kansas and Oklahoma line uses a gasoline motor car to carry passengers at 15 cents a mile. He helped build the first Kansan railroad Kanuna Pacific and later lines for Southern Pacific. The Ghost, Byers first passenger car, led to his modern gasoline cars seating 22 for short lines and his belief that rail service can be preserved in unprofitable routes.
Admiral Benson urged open shop and strict seamen act observance while talks with ship owners and the shipping board opened to resolve wage disputes. Seamen threaten a May 1 strike if wage reductions are enacted, while owners claim crews can be found to continue traffic.
A 300 strong Seattle party toured the Sumner and Puyallup valley berry area and praised a new six story jam plant valued at 376000 dollars. The plant aims for annual output near 20000 dollars with extensive sanitary, mechanized processes. Paulhamus noted organized marketing began years ago with capital of 2760 dollars and valley fruit value last year between five and six million dollars. The crew, including workers' families, saw brisk activity as equipment was installed and prepared for large scale production.
Over 100 grain units under control of Northern Grain and W Co with offices in the Arctic ing under a lease. Washington Oregon Idaho warehouses, previously held by Centennial Mills Co Grain Co and Pacific Coast Co of Beattie, transfer management.
Pennsylvania railroad today declared a quarterly dividend of 1 percent. The railway has paid six per year since 1900 with the exception of 1907 when seven percent was paid. The present decrease is payable May 31 on stock ordered by May 2.
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