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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
11
Three masked bandits in a high powered car entered Buckley early today and held residents at gunpoint while robbing Frye & Co. meat market of 250 dollars. They escaped toward Tacoma, firing revolvers with practiced ease as locals watched in shock.
A armed driver blocks a meat market area while two novices blast a safe with explosives, drawing a crowd as they loot and flee in a car. No shots fired. authorities alerted and warnings sent to nearby towns as cases suggest a planned series of safe blows.
Local wholesale poultry dealers cut turkey quotations to 36 and 38 cents per pound with some at 20 cents. Duck prices also fell to 25 cents per pound while hens held at 24 to 28 cents. Quiet trade on Produce Row. lettuce from California priced at $5 per crate. butter and eggs steady. Hog receipts at Friday yard were 302 with 153 cattle. markets eased slightly.
Wholesale price list shows prices paid to local dealers for cabbage, celery, garlic, onions, and other produce. Entries note varieties such as Danish Bullness and Netted Gem, with per unit and per case amounts, referencing Yakima and Hubbard sources and multiple sack sizes.
The New York Stock Exchange opened with slight gains over Wednesday as rails rallied. Reading, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and United States Steel climbed while several rail and equipment stocks advanced on renewed demand.
The New York foreign exchange market opened with little change from Wednesday. Demand for sterling stayed at 3.81, checks declined and centimes at 13. German marks quoted at 28 cents. In early trading sterling hovered near 3.81 on heavy bill offerings. France checks and fire were unchanged at 10 660 and 15 respectively.
A partial stockyard price list shows quotes for dairy products including country cream and brick varieties, plus Butter, Limburger and Oregon brick. It includes poultry items with live weights and quotations, and hides and skins prices with classifications No. 1 to No. 2, green or salted.
The steamship Eastern Gale, arriving from Japan on Christmas, will be converted to an oil burner in port and then handed to the shipping board. Built in Japan for the U S shipping board, she is among the arrivals with the Kashima Maru bringing a large silk shipment bound for eastward transshipment.
After a four day delay off the cape due to adverse winds the Blue Funnel liner Eurydamus is berthed at Beattie on March 14. The ship carried about 2000 tons of freight from the United Kingdom and is making its first Beattie call since purchase during the war. After loading at Beattie and Vancouver she will sail back to Great Britain.
Shipping movements and arrivals noted at Cape Flattery and Seattle including arrivals of Str President from Beattie Str Rainier from Beattie and Str Admiral Parragut from San Pedro. Meetings list multiple vessels near Vancouver, Tacoma, Victoria and Port Townsend with departures and inbounds.
Chicago December grain prices fell after an announcement that grain would get priority in freight movement. Corn prices fluctuated with mixed gains and losses as oats and other futures showed modest moves. Provisions were lower with December corn opening near unchanged and slipping later, while May oats and other contracts saw small shifts.
Chicago market report lists cattle receipts at 12 000 head with slow trade. Prices shown include butcher steers around 640 dollars, stockers and feeders near 425 to 1,425, and calves around 16.60. Sheep receipts 14 000 head with lambs about 15 0 to 18 0 and ewes near 4 10.
Frisco market status reported with varied pricing terms. References include IP prime Greta and Ertras listings with modest per unit rates and additional per pul. details.
Denver market receipts total 26 600 head with cattle and calves selling at higher prices. Cows and heifers bring about 4 50 to 10, stockers and feeders around 10 to 15, with top offerings near 12 50 for cattle and 19 18 for hogs. Lambs and ewes also feature, with feeder lambs around 14 6 to 17 cents per pound and lamb prices climbing.
New York money market shows call money at 7 percent for six months at 1 percent for other terms. Sterling demand around 8259.4 with implied creaming paper and related rates.
Portland market report notes varied butter prices and dairy product quotations with per pound figures including butter at 19 cents and cream cheese and other items listed with small price per pound changes. The transcription shows early decimal and spelling variants typical of historical price sheets.
Market listing notes prices for butter cream cheese margarine and canned goods. Mentions Mtall stalls 102 79 and 191 with items such as fresh milk Carnation milk oranges potatoes and various canned foods. Includes prices per quart can and per bag and dates noted as 01.09.62.
Tom Shipp notes a fellow Hoosier did more with 10 letters than he could with many. Drafted for service, this man reported to Camp Sheridan in heavy underwear as heat rose and light uniforms were scarce, prompting a quick fix.
A Washington anecdote mix recalls a green operator who sent a coded message, Marshall as vice president, and a Bathing Commissioner’s courtesy letter. The Belmont guard detail shows Irishly tipped officers on duty for the Prince of Wales visit. Representative Kearns cites price inflation as a wartime necessity, with Indian John raising berry prices due to a big war.
Grain today had priority over other commodities on the railroads in the Northwest and Central States following an order by regional directors. The order remains until the current grain crop is distributed.
San Francisco report states Mrs Phyllis Hand Michel, wife of Edward A Michel, replaced a $1100 diamond from his scarf pin with a glass substitute after he left on a trip and sold the stone for $450. He files for divorce claiming the act killed their marriage and she refuses to explain the $450 proceeds.
Nearly 50 prominent women Democrats from across the country gathered in New York to plan a campaign to consolidate women voters. They proposed a Democratic women’s organ in New York, likely a daily newspaper, to press for a platform and presidential nominee input while avoiding a split with men in the party. Delegates included Margaret Vail, Elizabeth Marbury, Ida Tarbell, Charlies Dana Gibson, and others.
In San Francisco on December 26, Rosemary Wells four, who had been under her mother Allyse Wells custody, was placed with her father Arthur F. Wells after Allyse Wells was arrested in Eugene Oregon on a disorderly conduct charge. Wells sent a letter renouncing parental rights and asked for occasional news of Rosemary. A Reno divorce last year granted Allyse Wells custody. a Eugene tip led to the arrest report.
Los Angeles officials study reports that patrol officers spend excessive time in motion picture theatres. Councilman Maillard cites a patrolman who reports over the signal phone then enters a theatre. Chief Home may order an investigation into the matter.
Washington December 26 The war department postpones ruling on allowing Lieut Belvin W Maynard the flying parson to attempt a one stop flight to the Pacific coast The department says the proposed flight next spring will be more practicable and reviewed later.
Mount Clemens Michigan United Press says a Battle Creek girl told authorities about secret trysts connected to the death of J Stanley Brown wealthy cigar maker's son. Brown's body with bullet holes was found in his car on a rural road near Detroit area. The girl named a sweetheart of one Brown friend as connected. the sweetheart is said to have ridden with Brown hours before the killing, but he lacks a solid alibi and has not been arrested.
Cappa alias Sam Pappas, a Greek man, is jailed on a threat charge against Miss Florence Kirkpatrick of 416 Avenue. Deputy Beebe arrested him after a December note declaring intent to kill followed by a Christmas greeting. Kirkpatrick says he used amanuensis pen to draft letters urging marriage. she refuses.
A raucous Christmas night at Monmouth apartments ended with police blotter arrests at 4 35 a m Officers W Dench and N P son responded after tenants complained Liquor flowed before arrests though names listed include Miller Peggy Miller Moore Fortner Frank Jackson and C L ver among the partygoers.
Major General Devol reports complaints from Mount Vernon crew about poor food quality. Investigations found a soaked rag in a bowl and delays causing meals to be served far from stoves. Repair plans for the vessel will be tested at Mare Island after travel to San Francisco.
A Santa Rosa land buyer attributed his downfall to Chinese gambling games in Oak and Toronto and confessed to San Francisco police about losing large sums while tempting Miss Fortune via lottery and fan tan. He was arrested on a charge filed by Sumitone 3B Ltd.
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