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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1922
Page
5
A reader letter from Margaret Waddell of 236 Woodland Park Ave discusses lonely hearts and the value of matrimony ads in The Star. She reflects on home, companionship, and the struggle of finding a life partner in middle age, inviting others to share their views.
The schedule lists deficiency exams in commercial subjects math French and Spanish for Roosevelt and Lincoln high schools. Entrance tests occur at Broadway High School on Friday and Saturday with subjects including history geography and languages.
Tax Reducers report progress in their fundraising drive for 1916 and 1920 totals. They claim 1916 funds reached 735 and 1920 funds rose to 72,352,886, with the State Association of Taxpayers meeting in response to its campaign for a 25 percent tax reduction.
Henry W. Mote, 80, a retired minister and longtime Seattle resident since 1909, died early Saturday due to heart trouble. He leaves a widow and a son in Pe Ell, Washington, and a son-in-law L Bouchat.
City offices have not all filed preliminary budget estimates by the deadline. Auditor Ferguson expects some departments to file by noon. Commissioners may hold hearings to adopt the prelims next Saturday, with public hearings and revised budgets in the first week of October.
A miner allegedly threw rocks at Ky Davenport, an employee of Pacific Coast Coal Co., in Uniontown. Davenport, struck while in his car, was released on $260 cash bond after Saturday court appearance.
Former Congressman James W. Bryan told a meeting last night that campaign issues will stretch into the coming presidential race. He argued that the conflict is not simply capital against labor but the one hundred billion against the one hundred million, detailing vast paper wealth and trusts profiting from profits and high dividends. He criticized the Fed-Cummins bill and Congressman Miller for protections he says favor stockholders over workers.
BR. M. Dyer, candidate for county commissioner in the city district, spoke at both noon and evening meetings this week. Hobart Borworth will play a key role in The Stranger's Banquet, a film directed by Marshall Neilan.
Readers learn of a developing Beattie area southwest of Lake Burien with eight hundred level land and 600 residents already owning homes. Purchases use a $15 monthly plan, no renters, and new schools churches stores and a park reservoir project fill the district. Carter MacDonald Miller reports rising sales of mid priced houses and lots, with growth north toward Sand Point and along the highway.
Charges of Brand larceny were filed in superior court against Jack Noonan alias Jack Kelley after a ruse swindled relatives of H. Diamond, a Pacific fleet sailor, out of 110 dollars. Deputy prosecutor Chester A. Batchelor said Diamond stayed with Noonan on shore leave and Noonan used Diamond’s signature to wire his relatives for funds. He reportedly collected 50 dollars from two brothers and 10 dollars from a third.
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