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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1921
Page
13
A special Tax Reduction Council report urges trimming Seattle Police Department ranks top heavy by removing four captains and three lieutenants, cutting 10 stenographers and 3 clerks, abolishing the humane squad, and cutting salaries to save about 162000 with policemen paying their own carfare.
State officials meeting in Washington called this year the luckiest forest fire season due to minimal timber losses. Forester F B E Pape Deputy J M Digby and G C Joy credited public education and late summer rains for the calm. Logging camps plan burning slashings in early September as the season officially ends September 15.
Four American soldiers from Washington who died in France will be returned to Seattle this week. The body of Chris Benson, a Seattle youth, will be buried Sunday at home with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Hans Benson of 1617 Taylor Avenue, and three brothers and a sister surviving.
Announcement by the Pacific Highway association calls attention to the Peace Portal dedication on the Canadian boundary near Blaine September 6 at 2 p m commemorating the treaty signing of Ghent between Great Britain and the United States on December 24 1814 and noting a 1580 London building prohibition proclamation.
Mike Lastella aged 12, son of Mr and Mrs Mike Lastella, sustained a fractured cerebral concussion when struck by an auto Sunday. He is reported in serious condition at Black Diamond hospital.
Six hundred members attended a summer party at the Pythian temple on Third avenue and Virginia street. The Knights of Pythias enjoyed dancing card parties and refreshments Monday night.
An executive committee of the Salvation Army met at Wolf's cafeteria at noon on Monday to plan raising the 19 maintenance budget. Bert L. Sweren was named executive chairman.
Sedro-Woolley reports New Era Iron and Steel Corp demonstrates briquetting and binding to extract iron from magnetic Puget Sound sands. James J. Avis notes vast sands from Alaska to California carry uranium. binder and purifier steps key to economical smelting. Tests show strong pig iron and potential for steel suitable for carbon, tool, and alloy grades.
Builders urged to use Fire Clay Fire Lining for chimneys. Denny Renton Clay & Coal Company of Seattle markets the fireproof lining and fireclay thimble. Advocacy notes state laws in several states to mandate lined chimneys and questions if Washington will act without new law.
July foreign trade in Japan shows exports at 9980009000 yen versus 108000000 yen in June due to drops in tea textiles and Oriental commodities. Imports rose to 199000000 yen from 147000000 yen, with iron and steel and most lines posting declines.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a late ruling reducing the heating tariff for canned milk in refrigerator cars. Seattle companies had paid 42 dollars for heating. the tariff drops to no more than 27 dollars, effective November 3, per Carnation Milk Products Company traffic manager T. T. Patton.
A report from the industrial bureau of the Chamber, based on a federal study by W. G. Veigh, predicts Washington's Grays Harbor and Puget Sound regions could annually produce at least 300000 tons of newsprint from lumber byproducts without reducing lumber output. It cites remaining logs, mill waste, and improved recovery as key sources, with growth expected as markets expand and short pieces are recovered.
The article highlights Seattle port capacity including 101 acres of wharves and 2000 freight cars. Alaska supplies tin via Seattle, with expanding fish and fruit canning boosting industry. Waterfront storage totals 13 million cubic feet, 760000 tons, plus 24000000 gallons vegetable oil tank storage and 6035033 bushels grain. Cold storage for 36000 tons exists. Elliott Bay to Pacific Ocean depth is 40 fathoms at low tide. YAKIMA valley irrigated output exceeds 40 million dollars annually. Washington customs district ocean trade rose 300 percent since 1914.
At the Washington hotel the annual state health officers convention opened with Dr. Paul R. Turner leading a discussion on smallpox and infantile paralysis precautions. Measures urged include avoiding travel with children and isolating fever cases while excluding pets from the sick room. Approximately 75 doctors registered for the session.
A Kenton delegation will present a petition to the state highway commission at Olympia Tuesday urging completion of the unpaved stretch of the Pacific highway just south of Kenton.
Stephen T. Mather, director of national parks, said at a Sigma Chi alumni dinner that national parks are melting pots, bringing people from the East and West together.
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