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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1922
Page
6
Reports from banks and mercantile sources nationwide point to improving trade with emphasis on Seattle and the Northwest. Lumber markets show a strong upswing after a severe slump, signaling real gains in local conditions as the region moves toward normalcy.
Northwest Products closes its slogan contest as many entries pour in. The printed selections include lines from F M Oxsinger to E L Kirkland, urging Northwest and Pacific Northwest brands to boost local industry and prosperity.
John R. Bland president of United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co of Baltimore spoke at a New Washington hotel banquet hosted by state representatives. Other speakers included R. Howard Bland Col Frank Supplee and Judge Stephen Chadwick of Beattie and Henry McLiure C B Rupp John MacCollister and C H Campbell. The Woman's Civic club adopted resolutions urging city council to provide music in parks this summer and supporting a plan for the city to build its own streetcar. Walter A. Vance and Harry McGuire were bound over for federal grand jury by U S Commissioner Rh W McClelland on alleged bogus revenue stamp schemes for moonshine liquor.
Sheriff Matt Starwich saw a budget improvement of 29032.78 dollars last year and requested a sheaf of commendatory letters from several citizen organizations praising the achievement.
In Amersfoort Holland Count Bentinck hosts a private screening of Shackleton's South Pole expedition attended by the former Kaiser Wilhelm II in full dress uniform. He stands at attention as an orchestra plays God Save the King, flanked by his staff, observing the film with a pale mustache and diminished forceful demeanor.
The text describes a shift from depressed activity to rising output in construction and manufacturing. Building permits rise as dormant mills reopen, exports improve with stronger European and Oriental trade, and unemployment falls, boosting overall business momentum.
Samuel Chamberlain, Seattle artist and former University of Washington architecture student, left Sunday for Paris to study art for several years. After WWI service, he stayed in Paris at the atelier of M. La Loux before returning to America.
May Robson headlined a Met theater performance of It Pays to Smile with University of Washington students. The farcical comedy features exaggerated characters led by Robson, supported by Margaret Borough, Henry Crosby and Don Harrington in vaudeville style roles. The showing drew student cheers and a candy presentation, with shows through the week.
Dr. Upton Clark, fresh from a tour of Germany Hungary Austria and other mid Europe nations, told an all village assembly on Europe Today that any change in economic conditions must be gradual and not rapid. He warned that swift shifts could bring instability.
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