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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
6
A stream of classified notices seeks naval engineers and machinists, sales agents, chauffeurs, and clerks. Listings show addresses in Seattle and Star, with ages, service backgrounds, and wages or salary expectations. Also ads for furniture, phonographs, pianos, and poultry buyers fill the page.
Real estate ads promote affordable Seattle area properties including a four room Beattie home for 4780 dollars with 780 cash, 25 monthly payments, a two story bungalow near Cowen Park for 2350, a Phinney district four room cottage on two lots for 2250, and an a Kirkland half acre 1425 with 150 cash and 15 monthly. Also listed are acreages in Snohomish County and a rural 5- room house with orchard and water access.
Bargain sale offers a brick building repair shop with cement floor and storage garages in the city. Capacity 75 cars, 5 workers, net monthly profit around $450. Inquiries through BEATTLE INVESTMENT CO, 92) Me aboard Didg Millett 1614.
An advertisement touts a downtown lunch counter with low rent and strong earnings potential plus a Seattle garage listing a three year old, well equipped operation with a steady monthly profit. It promises easy money from a Rheumativm Herb Co distribution. Contacts include Beatto Investment Co and 921 Seaboard Alde Hilcott 1614.
Los Angeles reports state that orders to railroad telegraphers to withhold Western Union messages were issued by President Manion of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers but delayed in transmission. International VP L I Marshall says the move could close thousands of Western Union offices in small towns, though Western Union and Postal officials minimized impact.
In Olympia on June 12 petitions seeking to delay salaries for supreme court judges and to end capital punishment were not filed with the secretary of state by the last day. Miss Jean Stovel said many names were secured but the petitions were not turned in. meanwhile petitions for a referendum on ratifying prohibition were filed. It was estimated 26,000 names were gathered, with 22,256 required to place the measure on the ballot.
A special Thursday morning meeting authorized an emergency ordinance directing Corporation Counsel Walter Meier to file intervention papers in the Seattle and Valley Railway Company suit against Puget Sound Bridge and Construction. The action seeks to prevent the Rainier avenue trunk project from forcing track relocation during city work. Seven members attended the session.
Support for local 40 of the operating engineers grows as the union faces internal rifts. The local’s charter was revoked after it refused to recognize the international’s authority and suspended A. E. Miller for actions during the general strike. A national move to form a new local is noted and the Washington State Federation of Labor is urged to back local 40 at its upcoming convention.
Special examinations by the United States Civil Commission on June 26 will qualify candidates for a trade commissioner post with a salary of 3 650 dollars. Radio operator salaries range 960 to 1 200 yearly and metallurgical machine operator 1 400 to 1 800 yearly. July 1 examinations open for assistant investigator civil service with salaries 1 500 to 2 100 yearly. opens to both men and women.
Tacoma delegates to the Con Labor council prepared a resolution for the State Federation of Labor urging release of all political prisoners. The term spurred heated debate. the final definition covered those convicted under federal wartime acts. A delegation to the labor convention faces likely opposition.
Special to The Star from Perkin reports opium is produced and sold openly in Northern China with official connivance. Large quantities are imported from Russia and Turkestan. Opium merchants pay taxes at the Kans and Shensi borders under military escort, with tax receipts shared by the government and some officers.
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