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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1920
Page
7
The note warns that lower milk prices, dictated by large condensaries, will harm King County dairy farmers. Carpenters Hall in Seattle announces a meeting to discuss the impact and potential action. Date listed as Wednesday morning.
In Maryland on March 29, groups resume fight against racing bills. Activists claim renewed hostility over parimutuel machine revenues. They warn that closing tracks would devastate the breeding industry and related jobs.
Shortage of stock at the post office departs has led to old cards from 25 to 30 years ago being taken from storage vaults and sold. The cards are described as inferior and offered as a business call.
A seized still described as the best of the moonshiner's art was found at the home of a chemist, McDonald, with ties to Beechington and Maj. Dalrymple. The artifact, deemed of high workmanship, enters discussion for Smithsonian consideration.
Police guarded ruins of the Codding building destroyed by fire. Estimated loss stood at 75,000 dollars. Fire crews searched the waterlogged ruins for thousands of diamonds and stones, but efforts to locate them were vain.
Detval fifty, a tinamith, was found dead in his bed at 2210 First Ave. Police report he died from probable causes after a crash on 20th Ave. S. involving an automobile driven by Holland. MacReady named commander. MachKeadey to lead troops in Ireland. City district plan to discuss vaccination fees at April 1 meeting.
Kalispell Montana March 29 A local lumberjack invited Mrs Nellie Cully of Birmingham Alabama to a supposed dream home on Kalispell Lake She arrived with two children Lyla and Clyde The home was a single log shack with no windows and a dirt floor Mrs Cully is dying in a hospital from tuberculosis contracted there The children are in an orphans home
Phillipe Morrison and H F Ostrander of Seaborn Shipyards Co will plead April 12 in U S District Court on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States through fraudulent claims for extra expenditures in government ship construction. Attorneys answered Monday.
Tacoma March 29 David Williams Internal Revenue collector for the Puget Sound district is expected to reach Washington D C today or tomorrow in connection with the $20 000 robbery of the Seattle internal revenue office recently He will also answer charges made against his office while he was in line for office of commissioner.
Paris reports a rising birth rate with an average of 3 births per day, up from 2 at the same period last year, indicating improving demographic trends in the capital.
London report notes a yearling bull, sold at the Perth Shorthorn Mile, fetched $34,650 after earning champion honors. The event set a record with total receipts around $234,450.
Paris March 29 Hugh Wallace the American ambassador handed to the French foreign office President Wilsons new note on the Turkish situation.
Los Angeles report says August John Vort told his wife he distrusted ministers after his marriage and then counted his chickens in the backyard. Mrs. Vort seeks a divorce citing the discharge of devotion and trust.
Owens pleaded guilty in U S district court Monday morning to raising a one dollar note to nineteen dollars in a charity fundraising scheme. The case centers on deceptive tactics used to inflate small donations into larger amounts.
Dublin dispatch reports police leaving barracks in Regge near Thuyles firing rifles through streets in revenge for a policeman's murder. Citizens described as terrorized as shots rang out across the village.
In Brownsville Oregon on March 29 two residents have smallpox and the town prays the disease stays confined to two patients doctor O H M Kent and undertaker Charles Poole are the affected individuals and locals hope for containment.
The Progress, a weekly Seattle paper for Filipinos, will soon appear here. It is begun by Antonio and Marin, F. E. K. Thompson, and C. C. Martin with help from Seattle Filipino business men.
Creed Lane Edward Bordell H B Paris and Thomas C Jones faced conspiracy charges in a systematic freight car looting scheme and were ordered in U S district court Monday to enter pleas within one week.
In Houston on March 29 the marriage notice for R. J. Barton appeared. Bay City police then located Barton and arrested him for cashing bad checks.
In Cardiff on March 29 a large family group for Mr and Mrs D A Burn celebrated their 60th birthday milestone by renting a public hall. The gathering included 159 descendants with one grandson abroad in Australia. The oldest son was 61 and the youngest great grandchild was 2.
Leon Worthall of the Barbers International Union in New York foresees a one dollar haircut. He notes high rents and wages will drive masters toward it, with seventy five cents likely first, then one dollar.
Four Seattle Maltese terriers owned by Mrs. Anna KR Judd have won at New York Philadelphia and Boston dog shows, marking a clean sweep according to word received Sunday.
Coroners jury found Charles Joseph Palmer died after failing to observe regulations of the Metropolitan Building Co. while cleaning an elevator pit in the White Building on Monday.
Dave Maxwell Si Dev ony and a man known as Blondy were indicted secretly by a federal grand jury and held at city hall for impersonating federal officers. PRIZE COPS will be awarded by the civic bureau of the chamber of commerce to Seattle Window Display Association members who dress the snappiest windows between April 1 and 4.
The notice lists reduced prices from public markets for milk Carnation coffee Coca Cola and various meats and staples. Items include pure fresh milk 66 per quart and veal roast at 17 percent, with other products such as bacon lard veal chops and leg of mutton priced. Products from brands like Borden's and Calumet flour appear with tag prices.
Paris officials consider a tax on all pianos and domestic servants to cover a budget deficit. In unrelated legal news, Florence Davidson and Laula P Mars face a one week plea deadline for federal prohibition violations. Puget Sound Traction Light and Power trims its corporate name. A local quip notes risks in provoking trouble.
Advertised stalls list fresh ewes at 42 cents, lamb, margarine, veal chops, lard, hamburger or sausage, potatoes, green peas, head lettuce, coffee, cleanser, tea, sardines, Karo syrup, macaroni, toilet paper and more with various prices. Includes multiple stall numbers and product line items in a busy market page.
A fragmentary note references a person in a neighboring car who claims to have sold large amounts of stock. The text hints at an informal trade or tip involving shares and market activity.
Local wholesale butter opens at 62 cents per pound for fresh creamery cubes and 63 cents for bricks with fat at 66 cents. Washington triplet cheese slips to 28 cents. Potatoes firm with Yakima beet Netted Gem at 140 dollars a ton. spuds range 315 to 120. California rhubarb arrives, wholesaling at 3.50 per box.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers for vegetables and fruit include asparagus carrots cauliflower cucumbers lettuce green peas green peppers onions radishes and peppers with per unit and per sack rates. Dairy products list Wisconsin cream cheese and butter with wholesale and shipper prices. meat quotations cover hogs veal and cattle with stockyard prices. grain and feed include wholesale rice by ton and city prices.
London March 29 reports the Patri touted as the world’s largest steam trawler launched at Selby for a French firm to fish Newfoundland waters. The 216 foot vessel carries wireless gear and a crew of fifty.
Obstacles blocking the planned International Women's Suffrage Alliance congress in Madrid in May force a transfer to an alternative country to be decided later. The move alters plans for the global suffrage gathering with no new venue fixed.
Fragmentary notice mentions California locations San Francisco and Los Angeles, a sailing date of April 1, and a name MCCORMICK LINED 100 Cherry.
Willam M. Beebe, longtime Long Bell Lumber Co manager for Kansas City, resigns to become president and general manager of the new Burton Beebe Lumber Co. headquartered in Seattle. Beebe partners with J H Burton of New York in a Washington incorporated firm focusing on Pacific Coast lumber. The venture aims to supply Northwest and Northwest originated wood products through manufacturing wholesale and export operations.
Seattle tides for Monday show first high at 11:15 AM around 11.0 ft, first low near 1:00 PM at 6.3 ft, second high about 6:00 PM at 8.1 ft, and second low near 0.2 ft around 4:00 PM. Forecast notes publish sea levels and times for navigation.
Ships arrive and depart through Seattle including Capt A F Lucas, Admiral Watson, Justin, Fred Baxter, Admiral Schley, Kalan Meru, Dilworth, Oleum, Havilah, Prince Rupert, Justo, Ella A, with times from 1:45 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. and routes from Tacoma San Francisco San Pedro and Shanghai.
March 15 entries show several vessels in transit with routes to Seattle and Yokohama. Capt. A F Locan reports deliveries from Point Wells, while others travel northbound or toward Ketchikan and Yokohama, with distances expressed from Cape Flattery and Beattie. Weert Ison lies 8 681 miles west of Cape Flattery bound for Seattle.
A list of ships and facilities at Seattle ports including Pier 14 and Pier 12 with vessels such as Kashima Maru Bell, Santa Ana, Admiral Dewey, Wawona, and others. Notes mention bunkers, engines, pilots, moorings, drydocks, and various yard assignments across Union Pacific, Skinner & Eddy, and Duthie guard locations.
A bachelor quips that marriage is a training school where sane women learn the skill of drawing alimony. The remark frames matrimony as a financial obligation rather than a partnership, reflecting a cynical view of domestic life.
The Padneay, a 7,500 ton steamer, was launched at Todd Tacoma yard. Admiral Watson cut through eight inches of ice in Valdez harbor. A naval support station is to be ready in two months at the foot of Washington est. Ports Warden Payone says 600,000 feet of white cedar will ship to Japan on the Deuel and West Jena. A customs report notes a Europe trade balance decline. wartime gains favored the U.S. The liner Tlef fron heads to Havana via San Juan after a call in Puerto Rico. The Heffron departed a year ago. The Surveyor will chart dangerous Alaskan waters, outfitting at Bell at dock.
Summary of bank clearings and balances for Seattle and Tacoma. Seattle totals show clearings 6 930 888 98 and balances 1 969 712 27 with combined 222 283 852 00 clearings and 1 038 859 00 balances. Tacoma reports clearings 1 076 211 29 and balances 267 593 52, plus additional clearings 5 774 999 44 and balances 1 588 799 40.
Prices of most leading issues rise at the New York Stock Exchange opening with United States Steel at 105 to 105% and Pan American Petroleum up 4 while declines hit General Motors. By noon market steadies as United States Steel climbs to 106 and a late surge sends Crucible temporarily spiking before a pool absorbs shares.
Chicago trading on futures markets opened quiet with limited information due to down wires. Corn prices moved but profits were muted as buyers appeared briefly at the open, then sellers dominated. Denver cattle and college egg markets posted modest gains, with cattle and sheep receipts around 2,700 and 1,400 respectively and veal stays firm. Butter cheese prices edged lower with standard milk products quoted steady to firmer. Overall, the ledger notes cautious demand and mixed results across commodities.
San Francisco officials consider enacting a daylight saving ordinance after New York shifts its market clock. Brokers urge matching the one hour advance to avoid business hardship. Portland notes no impact due to lacking a real stock exchange while local brokers in the city activate earlier trading.
The New York market opened unsettled with sterling at 3.01 dollars, francs at 0.1350, marks at 1.34 dollars, and Canadian dollars at 1.54. Demand varied as checks and current rates shifted amid early trading.
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