Joker in Shipping Board Deals Costs Taxpayers Millions
A critic warns that the Shipping Board contracts create a covert joker that bleeds taxpayers. He cites subsidiary firms, inflated profits, and self approving bills driving two million dollars daily, despite Walsh Committee reforms. The piece argues the joker operates as a private operator within a government fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Shipping Board
Supreme Court of the United
Jn Im Turn
Eee
Walsh Committee
Dividends Declared by General Motors
New York July 1 The General corporation yesterday declared dividends on common stock 25 cents per share six percent preferred stock 1 50 per share six percent preferred debenture stock 1 50 a share seven percent debenture 1 75. R H Collinge vice president Detroit resigned at the board meeting Fred J Fisher Detroit was elected a director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Corporation
R. H. Collinge
Detroit
Fred J. Fisher
Perfection Smokery to Move Plant to Spokane Terminal
Seattle port commission announces completion of negotiations with Perfection Smokery now on Pier 14. The company will relocate its plant to the Spokane terminal of the port, ending current operations at the pier.
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Seattle Port Commission
Perfection Smokery
Pier 14
Spokane
Port Commission
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Seattle harbor tide report notes second low tide at 2:19 pm with 59 ft low water and 408 pm high water at 64 ft, detailing daily nautical conditions for mariners.
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Seattle
Wenatchee Returns From Orient After 12 Day Passage
The steamship Wenatchee docks at Smith Cove marking its first Seattle to Orient round trip. It carried 190 first class and nearly 200 steerage passengers, all Orientals, plus a Northwest business delegation seeking trade. The vessel completed the voyage in 12 days amid harbor tugs and mooring at pier B.
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Wenatchee
Pier B
Port Commission Terminals
Smith Cove
Bay
Seattle
Orient
Far East
Maritime Vessel Movements and Docks in Seattle Port
A listing of vessels docked or moored at Seattle area ports and terminals including Smith Cove, Pier A through Pier B, and various terminals. Ships named include Keystone State, Silver State, Admiral Rodman, and Admiral Mayo with multiple dock and yard entries such as Todd Dry Dock and Spokane Heffernan Dock. Also noted are moorings for ships like Chilicothe and Vancouver and multiple yard and terminal references across the harbor.
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Gralam
Spokane
Port Angeles
Hixton
New York
Katrina Luckenbach
Beattie Palhoa
Halled
Beattie
San Francisco
Admiral Dewey
Seattle
Robin Goodfellow
Patias
Astoria
Pomona
Seattie
Seattle Smith Cove
Keystone State
Silver State
Eamore
Wenatchee
Great Northern
Delegos Maru
Tevurer
Redondo
Admiral Rodman
Taion Pacific
West Coyote
C. & Shipping Board
Iconium
Anna BE. Moree
Weat
Mexican Petroleum Dives After Tariff News And Indictments
Mexican Petroleum fell below par after tariff announcements on foreign oils, sliding to 101/2% early and dropping further amid related market pressure. DOheny challenged an official investigation into deals, while W C Moore faced indictment for alleged criminal libel connected to Doheny.
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York
United States Steel
Independent Steels
Raila
Howard L. Doheny
Mexican Petroleum Company
W. C. Moore
Market Letter
Doheny
Moore
Doheny Raonally
Grand
Rinelair
New York Central
American Woolen
Studebaker
Irregular Grain and Livestock Markets Report
Chicago grain prices showed irregular moves on July 1 amid conflicting reports. Wheat and corn opened and closed with varied gains and losses while oats fluctuated and then held steady. Livestock receipts in Chicago and Denver showed mixed price directions, with hogs and sheep posting modest gains and cattle mixed across regions. International markets saw minor changes in sugar coffee and currency rates in New York and Portland reports.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade Today
Bank Clearings Beatttle Totals and Subtotals
Bank clearings reported with figures for Beatttle totaling 3 877 691 49 and 873 690 57, 4 161 425 25 and 762 748 06 across periods. The figures indicate overall activity in the banking sector with varied quarterly distributions and regional totals.
Public Market items and prices from stalls
OCR fragment lists various market stalls with items such as bread, cookies, pickled pigs feet, potatoes, pies, roasts, lamb, oils, milk, oats, berries, raspberries, celery, dried fruits, cheeses, peanut butter, butter, sugar, canned goods, salmon, butter, and other groceries with scattered prices and stall numbers. Mentions WEATLAKE and CORNER stalls and multiple price figures.
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Thoreand Island
Ile I
Cantaloupes Rise as Holiday Demand Boosts Prices
Cantaloupe prices climbed Friday with standard crates at 4.75 to 5.00 dollars and ponies 1.75 to 4.00. Flat crates at 2.25 reflect holiday demand. Watermelons eased to three cents a pound due to rain while Loganberries, raspberries, and strawberries posted 2 to 2.75, 2 to 2.5, and 1 to 1.4 respectively. Small Los Angeles cucumbers moved well at two dollars per box.
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Los Angeles
Dairy Mart
Five Thousand Merchants Gather for Buyers' Week Opening
More than 6,000 Northwest merchants will attend the opening of Buyers' week at the Bell system terminal on July 25. Paul T. Kennedy, general chairman of arrangements, predicted the event Thursday. The committee urged businessmen to devote part of their time to the industrial exposition.
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Northwest
Bell Sat
Paul T. Kennedy
U S Occupation Tax Due Today
Special federal tax on occupations became due Friday and will be delinquent after July 1. The tax applies to brokers pawn brokers museums theatres concert halls circuses bowling alleys shooting galleries riding academies and for hire automobiles.
Seattle Kicks on New Tariff
A wire protesting the proposed administration tariff schedule was sent Thursday to Representative Lin Hadley by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Seattle branch of the Foreign Commerce association of the Pacific coast, and the Importers' and Exporters' association. It urges lower duties for oils, peanuts, walnuts, rubber, jute burlap, camphor and other commodities to prevent inhibiting trade.
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Lin Hadley
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Foreign Commerce Association of the
Pacific Coast
Importers’ and Exporters’ Association
Hadley
Anti Trust Suit Filed to Dissolve Cement Manufacturer Assoc
Washington July 1 An anti trust suit to dissolve the Cement Manufacturer Protective Association was filed yesterday in New York Attorney General Daugherty announced. Nineteen concerns named as defendants in the suit, supplementing a prior Sherman law case. The members control 32.13 percent of US cement production.
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Washington
Protective Association
New York
Daugherty
United States
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J. F. Richardson
Department of Justice
Altho
Supreme Court
General Motors
Smokery
S. S. Wenatchee
Weather Bureau
Tatoosh Island
Alaskan
Admiral Schiey
M. Pegan
Lake Grant
New Orleans
Coyote
Liverpool
Vancouver, & C
British Columbia Porta
Str
San Pedro
Manila
Tsb
Chilitwak
Pritish Columba Porta
Tranevaal
Copenhagen
Ete Africa Mara
Vancouver
By Wireless
U. & Neval Com
Clemence C. Moree
Cape Blance
Admiral Farragut
Tatoowh
City of
Reno
Los Angelea
Mexican Petroleum
Denver
Scowe
Etockers
Lamba
Petras
Batran
Iedow
California
Portland
N. Y
Rio
Santos
France
Chicago Board of Trade
L. J. Manning & Co
Tacoma
Hickman
rWrom
Williama Ball
Metropolitan Dance Players
Freyne Caryllo
America
Prince
National Aira
Louis Graveure
Country
Montelius
N. Y. Stock Exchange
I. B. Panies . Co
Mahlew
Atomaon
Aes Amer
Amer
Car & Dy
Aes
Tel
Halt, & Ohle
Baldwin
Hethiehem Steel
Canadian Pacific Shee
Lis Goodrich
Inspiration
Kennecott
Lackawanna
Wits Mesican Petroleum
Missouri Pacific
New Haven
Northern Pacific
Petroleum Cai
Pennsylvania
Dinn
Kindair
Southern Pacific
Slouthern
Stromberg
Ais Studebaker
Texas Company
Tts
Texas Pacific
Tau Tobacco Products
Union Pacific Union Ol of
Delaware
United Retail Stores
United Mates Rubber Sa
Utah Copper
Soo Ae
Coe ” Us
Ms Een Weetaghouss
Ssewees
Witya-Ov
International Nickel
Mm Ue
Brook, Rapid Transit
Liberty Bonds
LD Manning
Ca Ferien
Sano
Sao
of & A Sia
Borden's
del Monte
Sajimon
Ihe M
Kane
Seattle ‘Supply
Whelessie
Keane
Almonde
Brest
Wisconsin
Dreke
TurkereLive
S.s
FiAun
Rane
San Juan
Islands
Str. Sioux
Richardson
Friday Harbor
East Sound
Colman Dock
Boat World
Speed Kings
Tacoma Speedway
Colman
Puget Sound
U.S
Anderson
Preston Discovery
Adolph F Linden
Robt $ Walker
Natonel Bank
S L. Grondahl
Norhwest Trust and State Bank of Ae
Fred A Anderson
Discovery Bay Logging Company
Legion Carnival
American Legion
Fourth Ave
Lenorart
Army
Navy
U. S&s. Army
Camp Lewis Wireless
Madison St
University St
Oe Bridge
U. S. Army
Carnation P. Co
Seuart Bidg
Puget
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