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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
5
A dense page lists buyers and sellers across Seattle with used cars, furniture, poultry, dogs needing homes, and real estate deals. Highlights include autos from 1916 to 1921, furniture pieces, kitchen cabinets, and a variety of rentals and houses for sale, plus farm and stock listings and business opportunities.
United States officials estimate that 25 to 60 million quarts of hard liquor enter underground channels annually, with more than 9 million gallons seized last year. Bootleggers net about 340 million dollars at over forty dollars per gallon, though dilution of whisky reduces true profits. International bootleggers are believed to supply around 9 million gallons yearly.
Five people injured in two separate crashes. RF A Cibulka and daughter Ora suffered severe head injuries when their car overturned after a collision at Yale and Harrison. C H Bert of Livingston hotel drove the other car. A second crash at East 45th Street and Second Avenue involved Ernest Navarro and B Cattarini, who swerved to avoid another vehicle and hit a pole.
President Harding appointed Charles A. Johns of Oregon as associate justice of the insular supreme court. Manuel Araullo of the Philippines was named chief justice and Norberto Romualdez to serve as associate justice on the same court.
The next government civil service exam here will test for assistant mechanical engineer with a salary of 2500 to 3000 dollars. It is announced for September 21. Other exams pay 1200 to 4000 dollars yearly. information is at room 303 post office building. Charles B. Hall, a portrait painter of thoroughbred livestock, has returned to Seattle after a three year US tour.
August 3 report from Niga notes the United States plans to formalize relief cooperation with the Soviet Union to feed Russia’s starving millions. European director Brown and Bolshevik envoy Litvinoff resume talks after Hughes signals, with prisoners’ release cited as proof of Russia’s sincerity. Four Americans, including two women, reach Reval as meetings proceed.
Four people were injured and two cars damaged when B L Gustafson mistook the street car track at WJ Spokane and Avalon Way for a highway. His car dragged a towed vehicle and plunged down an embankment, rolling several times. Gustafson suffered deep cuts and bruises. the others were shaken and bruised.
Secretary of the Interior A. B. Fall shot a rattlesnake from horseback in Yosemite Lodge California. Accompanied by Director Martin he rode to inspect trails when the snake hissed from the roadside. The bullet pierced the snake’s head in one shot.
Paradise VNN reports W. Carter aged 62 and his wife 58 reached the Rainier Summit this week. Carter heads MIT mathematics. the pair completed the ascent Friday during the current climbing season.
John Keenan a 40 year old cook is in custody after police allege he tried to sell 20 bottles of mixed arsenic and aspirin to a narcotics squad agent. He offered the sale at a special price of 25 dollars authorities said.
The Seattle Tax Reduction Council urged the school board to cut teachers pay noting 36 percent of city taxes fund schools and 80 percent of school costs go to teacher salaries. The board has tentatively decided it cannot change salaries for this year.
Fragmentary plea for a second-hand foot brace for C. H. Brady, in county hospital after breaking his foot in a stockade incident. Mrs Maysel Baydeski offers $1 toward a brace fund from 4706 W Juneauet. Brady reportedly prefers to stay unless $140 is raised to return to Iowa where he has family and meals.
A mob of 18 men tarred and feathered a farmer near the Indiana state line in St. Joseph Michigan. The attackers fled after the act and authorities began identifying some participants.
Sweet Sixteen Co completed a new store at Second Avenue and Spring Street adjoining the old location, adding display space. A street floor entrance will serve as an exclusive coats room, with suits and dresses on the mezzanine. Contractor C. C. Cawsey delivered fast work for the August 10 opening.
Superior Court issued an injunction delaying the funeral of Mrs Ella Thomas on petition by her husband Tobias E Thomas. The suit seeks to challenge the will naming Mrs Jessie Ristchmann as beneficiary of 3000 dollars. Relatives say the common law marriage may not be legal here.
Burlington reports that horse racing at the Skagit county fair attracted about 8,000 attendees yesterday. Officials added a consolation race for entrants who failed to place in the regular events, due to the event’s popularity this year.
Miss Juliet Jewett of 935 17th Ave Seattle was injured Thursday while mountain climbing at Glacier near Monte Cristo. She suffers a fractured arm and is hospitalized at Seattle General Hospital.
Representative Cable of Ohio introduced a bill to reduce cadets at West Point from 1261 to 742 and midshipmen at Annapolis from 2378 to 696 while preserving current classes. He argues the move would restore peace time baselines ahead of the Washington disarmament conference. President Harding plans to name Secretary Hughes head of the U S delegation. Premier Lloyd George to attend the conference if domestic affairs allow.
Water will be partly shut off in the low service district south of Charlestown street in South Seattle Georgetown and South Park and in the South Park tank district on Sunday August 14 from a.m. to 5 p.m. Residents are urged to use as little water as possible and avoid irrigation during these hours.
In Butte Montana on August 13 Charles N. Roberts aged 15 was found hanging in his room. Officials say the death is believed caused by physical culture literature and neck muscle training methods the boy had been practicing.
The Seattle Community Fund opens new offices at 519 Central Ridge. The fund is an alliance of 43 social agencies and will run a single fundraising campaign for all member organizations this fall.
In Paris on August 13 the supreme council again faced sharp disputes over how strictly Allied powers should police German aviation activities. Officials reported heated exchanges as they debated enforcement and oversight mechanisms.
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