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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1922
Page
9
Trade data from the Commerce Department shows large volumes moving from the Pacific to the Atlantic via the Panama Canal between October and March. The record cites shipments of lumber, flour, wool, and other freight, totaling tens of thousands of feet of lumber and millions of bushels of grain across 234 vessels.
In March the American registry leads with 103, carriers of other nations include British 75 Norwegian 13 Japanese 12 French 6 and miscellaneous 25, while the harp is traced to the tightly stretched hunting bow whose string yields a musical sound both directions.
Washington June 13 definite announcement will be made within two days on the sale of the Clallam county spruce railway property and other government assets. Three offers were received from Erickson Construction Co Beattie Puget Sound Mill and Timber Co and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad no decision yet but sale preferred to lease Erickson’s bid was for lease and he left for Beattie after lingering in the capital.
Professor Stevenson Smith of the University of Washington launches a free stuttering class for under 25 year olds to overcome fear and improve speech. The program includes word pronouncing drills recitation and acting in plays with two lessons weekly over about four months. Participants simply send their name to enroll.
London report states a Newfoundland dog used in a three day motion picture earned a 40 dollar fee. A second owner seeks six thousand dollars. In other news, over a million women in Argentina are now employed.
Pacific Coast cities and Beattie seek a ruling from the Interstate Commerce Commission on whether railroads may set fares to rival intercoastal steamship lines at coastal points while charging higher rates inland. S. J. Wettrick, attorney for the Chamber of Commerce Transporta tion department, argues the public interest favors allowing competition to keep rail service prosperous and avoid shifting costs to nonwater traffic.
Cardigan reporting a woman lies at rest in the sea she loved, following her dying wish. the seaside tribute is described as a quiet, personal farewell.
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