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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1919
Page
2
An economist notes the shipping and trolley sectors edging toward recovery after bankruptcy fears. Snow costs drop, winter traffic rebounds with strong general trade and a banner wheat crop predicted. Yet labor dislocations and price/wage questions linger as reform and adjustment continue.
Analysis notes America’s recovery from the shock of peace is rapid, with signs seen before May 1 and proof accelerating beyond expectations. The nation faces a vast task to feed, clothe, and aid the world, aiming for world trade that would secure enduring prosperity for itself and mankind.
Ton Cal March 18 The paid private in the American Army was Jacob B Hoffman of this city He was sent to Camp Lewis discharged on his fifth day in for flat feet He received 1 day while in camp and now is to the 60 bonus or 13 a day of his service period
The Skookum Packers association will hold a two day convention at the Seattle Preas club starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. Growers and dealers from Wenatchee Yakima and Spokane attend with managers and directors of fruit exchanges. Shipping and packing problems will be discussed with East food and fruit experts on the program. Sessions run morning and evening and the event closes Thursday night.
Berlin wireless dispatch reports Ukrainian forces have entered Przemysl and the Lemberg suburbs. Polish units retain the northwestern Przemysl area, while traffic on the Przemyast Lemberg railway has been halted.
The market shows firm potato prices with potential rise in a week or ten days as Eastern Washington ranchers may push higher hauling costs. Radishes spinach and greens plentiful with sunny days expected to boost demand. Spinach from Walla Walla arrives today lowering prices. rhubarb shortages due to weather expected to ease with California shipments. Green peas Brussels sprouts and scarce premium cabbage noted. apple market firm with tight supplies.
Wholesale dealers report prices for vegetables and fruit including artichokes beets cabbage carrots celery cucumbers lettuce onions and potatoes with regional breakdowns for California Oregon Washington and Yakima areas. The report lists crates per thousandweight per ton and per dozen units for items such as tomatoes radishes rhubarb pumpkins and sweet potatoes alongside dairy products figures.
March 18 eight of eleven towns voting on the liquor question changed from dry to wet. Three South Shore towns Weymouth Hingham and Scituate shifted to license after long dry records.
A letter to the president reports two young Chinese students in Peking plan to travel to the United States in September to study commerce at the University of Washington, following the university’s growing fame.
James S. Wilson, son of the secretary of labor, recently discharged from eight months in France, enrolls in the shipping board school of supercar. The program has graduated 270, with 150 assigned to sea duty, while over 12 000 applications have been filed.
L. A. Nelson, previously a logging engineer in the U S forest service at Portland, has been appointed secretary of the Oregon office of the West Coast Lumbermen's association.
Washington March 18. Volstead, Minnesota, chairman of the next House Judiciary committee, says enforcement legislation is needed to implement wartime prohibition. A bill defining intoxicants as over 0.5 percent alcohol, enabling revenue reports, and declaring buildings or vessels used for liquor as public nuisances, would form the enforcement machinery for constitutional prohibition.
In Altoona, Mrs. Franz Esslinger, known as the market woman, presents a legal claim to a large tract near Strasburg that once belonged to her family. She fled Alsace Lorraine 48 years ago to escape German rule and now seeks title papers that could make her independently rich if honored.
On March 11 the War Department reported 1 508 113 officers and men in Europe with 47 218 at sea 64 203 in Siberia and 640 013 in the United States totalling a 38 percent drop since November 11 the armistice was signed About 24 000 marines remain with the A E F not in the figures The total army strength November 11 was 2 670 558 compared with 2 268 537 on March 11 a four month decrease in Europe and transit troops and a 57 percent drop in United States based troops In St Louis a former street car conductor faced $1100 in a conscience register case paying $100 and a note for $1000 at 5 percent interest.
Prominent citizens from Merica to Seattle fall ill due to dental decay linked diseases. Dr. R Allen Griffith of Chicago urges dentists to specialize in focal infection and mouth health as crucial for overall disease prevention. Dr Sipes and his team offer free examinations to educate patients on mouth conditions and prevention.
Telegraphic orders retired at the Presidio set a limit of 6000 months and an average 280 days per discharge. A nationwide cap may slow demobilization causing concern. Fliers believe a new plan aims to curb rapid discharge to avert unemployment.
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