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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
6
Senator McNary of Oregon announced hearings to begin Monday on five phases of the gasoline price investigation. The inquiry will examine unfair competition or monopoly, export and import effects on domestic prices, transport costs and pipelines, current consumption rates, and nationwide fuel oil demand impacts.
The Free Theater group from Seattle will perform a trio of one act plays in Meany Hall at the university Friday evening. The program includes The Madman on the Roof, Cain translated into Japanese, and The Razor. Razor replaced The Father's Return after a lead actor left for a movie contract in California.
Portland police report 1,121 traffic accidents in July with five deaths and 143 injuries. Causes include carelessness failure to yield right of way and speeding. 16 arrests yielded $3,469 in fines. Three children drowned when a car backed off St Johns ferry.
Streetcar lines will reroute due to repaving of Piret avenue. Railway Chief D W Henderson said new routings take effect Friday and detail inbound and outbound paths for West Queen Anne Ballard and Capitol Hill lines, with secondary loops rerouted via Union and Melrose.
Water will be shut off on Melrose Avenue from Pine to Denny Way and in the district south of Fauntleroy School Friday August 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also on Fuhrman Avenue from Franklin to Shelby Friday August 4 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in the Montlake district from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Amateurs may submit glossy black photos of the Wayfarer sheep taken at Woodland Park. Entries extended. prizes include 815 cash first prize, second prize a camera valued at 15.50, third prize 10 cash, fourth prize an Ansco camera valued at 7.50, fifth prize 5 cash.
The public safety committee recommends a complete ban on fireworks and firecrackers in Seattle. Merchants filed petitions seeking permission for sale and use in outlying districts, but no opposition was voiced and no amendment was added.
An article announces a competition offering six prizes of four dollars for enlarging and twenty cash prizes of one dollar. Entrants are instructed to send all prints to the Kodak facility, with prints not returned and negatives not submitted.
In Centralia on August 4, Mrs. Hannah Anderson heard a burglary, seized a gun, and with her husband drove the intruder to the police station. The man gave the name George Peterson.
More than 4,000 sailors and marines landed near Port Angeles yesterday and passed in review before Vice Admiral Shoe maker and Rear Admiral BR. H. Jackson. Maneuvers were held at Cooke Prairie. The gunnery trophy of the Pacific fleet was to be presented to the New York this morning after the ship won first place in gunnery for the cup for one year.
Stamped articles priced to sell on the third floor of the Bron Marche. Aprons 59¢ and caps 25¢ with three patterns. Black chambray bloomer dresses in sizes 4 and 6 years with appliqué patches. Scarves and table covers assorted in lace trim blue prints India prints and ecru hairpin lace priced 39¢ to 1.65.
Cotton Economies lists 1000 yards of extra heavy Khaki 27 inches wide in lengths to 5 yards at 25¢ a yard. 30 pieces of Shirtings strong and heavy suitable for men and boys, 32 inches wide at 19¢ a yard. Bon Marche Crash Towering 5c yard and Toweling 16 inches wide for kitchen use. Ten-yard limit, no phone orders. Heavy Crash Toweling 10c yard, extra heavy bleached and unbleached 16 and 17 inches wide for hard wear.
Price ad for soaps at The Bon Marche main floor offers Graham’s Original Orange Juice Soap, lemon soap and Colgate’s Rose Series at 3 for 25¢ or 10¢ per cake, with Armour’s Sylvan and Castile options also listed.
In the basement sale Union 8t offers lower prices on essentials. Universal ball bearing clothes wringers drop from 7.50 to 5.95 and Standwell ironing boards from 2.60 to 1.95. Full size glass washboards 0.75 reduced to 0.59 and 65e split wood baskets to 0.56. 16 inch galvanized iron garbage cans now 1.85.
Real hair nets sold in single mesh cap shape. Available in brown wa ra blonde and black shades. Buy a dozen at the price. Sold on the upper main floor at The Bon Marche.
A special purchase offers 300 yards of 40 inch Voile Flouncings with floral embroidery and scallop trim. Extra value sleeve Guimpes in fine net at 29c to 85c. Collars, cuffs, and vestee sets in popular styles plus novelty ribbons, handkerchiefs and shaw collars. French seal and beaverette collars at 20 dollars. About half regular price.
All over the head service promises dainty ringlets to replace lank hair using comfortable effective methods. Summer heat and dampness won t affect it and water helps. By appointment only engagements available for any day in August on the second floor.
200 pairs of children's overalls in good blue denim with red trim. Sizes fit children aged four to eight. Priced at 59 cents each.
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