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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
10
Bradstreet reports 1,483 U S business failures in July, 11 percent above June and below January’s 1,998. Textile and related markets bear the brunt, with widespread increases across states and sectors including manufacturing, retail, and leather goods while collections in general improve. Gen Pietro Badoglio visits Camp Lewis.
Ships report potential delay to sailing of the steamship West Ivan due to repairs on its stern frame and rudder post. Frank Waterhouse & Co. may substitute another vessel to carry the Oriental cargo if needed. Steamship West Jappa is said to be making a record run toward Williams Head, with a port call expected Friday. Eastholm master Captain A Gronlund is hospitalized in Providence and off duty a month. Captain Nels Nilson will command in the interim.
Authorities in San Francisco say they have a solid evidentiary net on William Hightower charged with murdering Rev. Patrick Heslin. A housekeeper identified Hightower as the muffled stranger who summoned the priest from his Colma home on August 2 to minister to a dying friend. Police cast doubt on the Dolly Mason tale and probe Doris Shirley’s alleged criminal past in Salt Lake City and Denver, where she was linked to a $25,000 bank robbery but later released with an alibi.
Spokane report states former Superior Judge James Zacharie Moore, a pioneer resident, died at his home after ten months of illness. Moore served as superior court judge from 1891 to 1897 and helped push Washington territory toward statehood as a convention member in Ellensburg.
Listings note daily estimates from Le Benning & Co with numbers for wheat and car counts. Tomorrow predicts 265 wheat units and 346 cars across various lots with further details on page 3.
The New York stock market opened heavy as Mexican Petroleum dropped to 90 and several major issues tumbled. General Electric slid to 110, Royal Dutch fell 48, United States Rubber down 46, and American Sugar slipped 62 with many other names showing losses as Cuban American Sugar and New York Air Brake eyed potential action.
Chicago wheat, corn and oats prices fell as heavy weekly news and weaker demand weighed on trading. September wheat opened near 1.22 and closed lower, December wheat eased, corn unchanged at 3 and oats slipped with closing losses.
Cattle receipts at Chicago market total about 11 000 with prices steady to firm. Heavy and light weights shown with several value ranges for cows calves and stockers. Sheep receipts around 15 000 with lambs and ewes values noted. weather daily highs around 84 to 86.
Market activity shows steady to good demand with quotes for lamb and poultry. Poultry items include undersized pullets and various farm products, while foreign exchange rates open mixed with fra nce and lire figures cited and marks at a small premium.
The United States steamboat inspectors at San Francisco suspend the Hawkeye State engine officers for negligence and inattentive duty after an in voyage engine room trouble on the Baltimore to San Francisco run. Chief Engineer W. J. Rogers receives 156 days suspension, First Assistant W F C Davia 90 days, Carl Hummel 90 days, and Berry Sturgeon one year as second assistant engineer.
Seattle residents join a 11 a m Thursday gathering in the Chamber of Commerce assembly room to protest the Fordney tariff bill. A committee will report with a brief of facts and figures to send to Washington. W B Henderson of Pacific Porta will preside.
Washington Aug 17 The administration bill extending financial relief to the railroads was favorably reported to the Senate by the Interstate Commerce Committee. Senator Kellogg said Eugene M. Meyer of the War Finance Corporation is seeking big financiers to form a syndicate to finance the railroads, a move that could relieve the government of the relief burden if successful.
Seattle Engineers to hold its annual picnic and field day at Golden Gardens Park on Saturday. Events include boliering and needle threading contests, nail driving, standard athletic events, with a ball game beginning at 2 p.m. Luncheon scheduled from 6 to 7.
Hearing of A Gilroy on Nquor charges has been continued until Friday by Robert W McClelland United States commissioner.
The local market shows a two cent rise in butter prices on Wednesday with dry creamery bricks at 44 cents per pound and cubes at 43 cents due to tighter cream supply. Egg prices ease: 42 cents for fresh ranch and 33 to 35 cents for pullets as demand weakens alongside slow fruit and watermelon sales amid wet weather.
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