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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
3
A spirited newspaper-style ode urges readers to embrace summer’s pleasures from beach outings to garden work. It extols Seattle as a premier playground, celebrates nature, and invites the public to reclaim joy and outdoor living now that summer has arrived.
The Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club trustees opposed any public utility service charge supported by a direct tax. They refused endorsement of Mayor Caldwell's plan to raise municipal railway finances through a direct taxation measure.
Washington report by the judiciary subcommittee finds Attorney General Palmer acted wholly without authority in fixing Louisiana sugar prices. The panel charges he granted immunity from prosecution to sugar interests by giving apparent governmental sanction to high prices.
A three day delay in gasoline cargo arrival at the Richmond refinery forces Standard Oil to ration fuel. Customers may receive only five gallons total per vehicle, with two in stock, three more allowed. Shell and Union Oil report cut deliveries and conservation efforts. Reports of stalled cars along Wenatchee to Snoqualmie pass range 50 to 75 machines. Some offer high sums to obtain fuel.
Julio Mingot reports Argentine sugar sold at 7 cents a pound there while Seattle shoppers pay 26 cents. Japanese centrifugal sugar with 90,000 tons available in Kobe could reach Seattle next month, with delivery at 17 dollars per hundred pounds. Bremerton Chamber of Commerce reelects Hl. 8S. Clark as president and keeps its staff of officers.
President Wilson, a devoted film fan, has turned the East Room of the White House into a private cinema. He watches daily movies since January 1, enjoys comedies and thrillers, and plans to resume public theatregoing soon after convalescence.
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