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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1922
Page
5
The first currants of the 1922 season are on the market locally, priced at 2 to 2.50 per crate. Cantalo ups and berries arrive with strong sales, while plums, apricots, and cherries show varied prices. Watermelons, Los Angeles potatoes, Texas tomatoes, and local hothouse tomatoes are cataloged with current crate and per-pound rates at market.
Stocks rose after reassurance on Mexican Petroleum and a merger plan fueling early gains. Buffalo Rochester Pittsburg Western Maryland tie up drew attention as railroad shares mixed with strong sugar and rubber moves signaling bullish trading on the New York Exchange.
Chicago prices ease on cooler weather and weak export demand while receipts rise. Wheat and corn show declines. Portland cattle market steady with steady to lower bids. Foreign exchange gains ease and wholesale grain and hay prices list varied across commodities.
Packaged market notes show foreign money rates from Belgium and the United Kingdom with British sterling at 4.29 and Canadian and French francs, plus Japanese and German values. Denver live stock quotations list cattle receipts and top prices, with hogs, sheep, and calves varying, and Chicago car lots predicting further wheat and corn activity.
Seattle readers get a dense bulletin of ship movements and notes. It lists high and low tides, barometric readings, and a long roster of vessels arriving, sailing, and in port including ships from Shanghai, Vancouver, New York, Tacoma, and Seattle.
Mrs Patricia Reid 24 formerly an assistant to Dr Orlando Miller psychologist was charged in Justice court with forgery after an investigation by the Stores Mutual Protective association. She allegedly paid for purchases with a forged check while detained in the county jail for several days. Also noted: in England last year about 250 of 287000 marriages involved women over 70.
Schedule shows city wide swim lessons under park board in Seattle. Ernie Wells leads instruction at Green Lake and other beaches with sessions for boys and girls of all ages at beginner and advanced levels. Daily times list Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday slots across Green Lake Mount Baker Madrona Seward and Alk i beaches.
The hotel campaign committee to raise 2700000 for Seattle's new hotel was announced by the hotel company board. It includes 24 city leaders and will meet daily during a six day intensive campaign beginning July 17. Frank Waterhouse chairs. he will speak to the 100 Per Cent club and the Chamber of Commerce council about plans.
Goon Sing, Hip Sing tong man, was found guilty of first degree murder by a jury in Superior Judge Gilliam's court. He received a life sentence at Walla Walla penitentiary for shooting Y. Lae outside the Beat at the Tacoma Interurban station. Prosecutor Malcolm Douglas notes this as the first Chinese tong gunman conviction for second degree murder in King County and the ninth consecutive murder conviction in his tenure.
State Senator William Wray announced his candidacy for reelection to Olympia from the 23rd district. His record includes support of the Port of Seattle bill workers compensation anti alien land law and eight hour day and full train crew bills. He has served on the judiciary and appropriations committees and chairs the higher educational institutions committee following University of Washington reforms. The University Alumni Association urged his candidacy in resolution.
Funeral services for R. J. Elliott age 60 who owned the Cedar River stock farm will be Tuesday at 1 p m at the family residence in Elliott Washington. Burial follows at Evergreen cemetery Renton. He died Sunday at home and is survived by his widow three children William C George and Mia Bert Lachell and five grandchildren
Funeral services for Magnus Hanson, 74, Seattle resident since 1889, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bonney-Watson. Survived by Howard A. Hanson deputy prosecuting attorney, L. W. Hanson state dairy inspector, George Hanson of Wapato, and Martha Hanson a West Seattle High School teacher.
M Litvinoff head of the Soviet delegation at The Hague says Premier Lenin is only resting from overwork and will resume active control of Russian affairs in two months. Lenin is not paralyzed. Other delegation members confirm this as the first official word from Russia. There is 8.5 billion cubic feet of timber available for exploitation in Eastern Poland.
J M Weber slipped into the water while repairing a water pipe on his house boat at 602 39th Ave North and grabbed a live wire. The current held him under as his 11 year old son Julian Weber held him up until City Inspector G Cumbo pulled him from the water and Weber received first aid treatment.
London June 26 A coroner's court returns a verdict of willful murder against James O'Brien and James O'Connelly for the assassination of Field Marshal Henry Wilson.
A dense listing from Public Markets shows stalls across regions like GA and CORNER with cane sugar, Carnation milk, Borden milk, bacon, coffee, crackers, Royal baking powder, shredded wheat, soap, mustard, olives, pickles, and canned goods. It notes multiple stall numbers, price quotes in cents, and product variety across stalls including stalls 1 2 9 and 37 88 39 and WESTLAKE area stalls 20 21.
A dense vintage storefront listing shows various goods and services including gas stoves, cedar siding, screens, bread boards, ironing boards, window glass, vacuum cleaners, and a removal sale. It notes used machines from Franklin Electric and lumber offers from Demars Co and Rovig Lumber Co, plus camping outfits, portable garages, and autos for sale through Central Agency.
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