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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1919
Page
8
Crusaders from the desert country paid homage in St Louis to John Barleycorn. Saloonkeepers plan a test case tomorrow, promising to stay open to challenge the ruling. All inventories will be sold as they seek a legal decision on the act's validity.
In Des Moines Iowa on June 30 the focus is on passengers watching trains and main roads for bootleggers as the big thirst begins tonight. Town gossip claims bootleggers have raised the price of signing the boot higher than before.
In Kansas City Missouri on June 30 the liquor market stayed steady with whiskey leading demand and wines close behind. Beer sales lagged while barroom stocks remained ample. In another note Fargo North Dakota elected Mrs F Wilder as city police commissioner.
Workers seek a minimum of 12 dollars weekly and 19 after three years. The company countered with 12 after six months and 19 after five years. Strikers insist wage increases be retroactive to January 1, 1919, and the company remains firm in refusal.
More than 200 linemen and inside wiremen join the Seattle strike in solidarity as telephone girls walk out for a living wage and retroactive raises to January 1, 1919. Miss Mabel Leslie leads organizers while San Francisco negotiators eye a settlement.
Paris June 30 Allied peace commissioners to finish Austrian peace treaty this week after agreeing on reparations principles last week. President Wilson sails from Brest aboard George Washington at 2 16 pm escorted by Oklahoma and four destroyers. He travels with Bernard Baruch Vance McCormick and Thomas Lamont.
On the George Washington seven bridal couples of the president's Paris guard return home with the ship. Private soldiers including David Powers of Chico California were among the grooms who asked President Wilson to make room for their brides. The president intervened to secure embarkation space as the voyage resumed to America.
Lincoln Nebraska June 380 Nebraska Knights of John Barleycorn plan sympathy celebrations with substitutes only as the official farewell was tendered two years ago when the state went dry.
Smocks in heavy Japanese crepe and WOile varieties arrive with wool embroidery and soft tints. Prices range from 2.95 to 5.75 dollars for crepe and 3.95 to 4.95 dollars for WOile options. Some feature large white organdie collars.
Bright new bathing suits for the holiday splash warm the water in necks and cap sleeves with or without side gores. Colors include gray with salmon and blue stripes green with rose and gold with white. Prices range from 5 50 to 10 00 on the second floor.
Basement on Union Street advertises wool bunting flags in 3x5 to 6x10 feet sizes with prices from five to fifteen and a half dollars. The notice lists location and sale items for patriotic display.
A vintage ad listing picnic gear for a Fourth of July celebration. It promotes a heavy wire camp fire grate at 1.35, granite coffee pot at 1.40, and a maplewood lunch set for six with napkins and cloth priced at 25 cents, aimed at making a traditional outdoor gathering.
The Bon Marche in Seattle advertises white wash skirts for Independence Day celebrations. Prices range from $1.75 to $7.50 for gabardine, pique, striped madras, and novelty-pocket styles with belts and pearl buttons. A white gabardine skirt with embroidered bands is $19.50.
A vintage catalog note lists picnic staples including potato salad at 13 cents per pound layer cakes at 45 cents each sliced ham without skin at 70 cents per pound sandwich bread 20 or 30 cents per loaf weiners 25 cents per pound relish 18 cents per pound and mayonnaise 40 cents per pound.
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