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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1920
Page
10
Fire broke out in a hold of the Manila Maru operated by the Osaka line in a Japanese port. It endangered hundreds of lives and cargo until the crew contained the blaze. The Manila Maru sailed March 5 on the Seattle Oriental run with passengers aboard.
Report says Steamers Albert and another ships collided near Dead Tree Point in Queen Charlotte Sound with the Prince John in immediate danger. Details on injuries or salvage pending further dispatches from BR and the Grand Trunk Pacific line.
The steamer Solduc from Seattle, Puret Sound Co., arrived at Victoria battered by heavy seas. A companion ladder was crushed and the deck was swept as reports say sheets of water broke over the stern while the vessel rode the Strait.
Wang Hou Chai, president of China American Incorporation of Peking, tells Frye hotel guests that Japan is absorbing Chinese business, urging urgency to embrace trade opportunities with China.
Steamship notices list arrivals from Nanaimo and Alaska ports and multiple vessels docking in Puget Sound. The Mount Etna and other ships of the Wrench line are due to sail to Mediterranean ports and return in April per Norton Co. advices.
A group from the industrial bureau and chamber of commerce attended a public works board meeting on Wednesday morning to discuss the merits of various flat pipes for the city lake extension project.
Chicago observers report that lavish dinners jazz and late hours plus high wages in cities may pull farm hands away. Agents say 60 orders daily are unfilled with wages from 50 to 80 dollars a month plus room and board and 100 dollars for married workers. Shortage could raise crop prices and living costs.
Bank clearings shown for Seattle total 7,663,870.09 with balances 2,547,011.08. Seattle Spehuune clearings 1,624,236.00 and balances 1,028.00. Portland balances reported 6,005,081.93 with clearings 1,412,363.81.
New York March 31 Prices mixed at the market open with Central Leather down to 56 and Bethlehem Steel RH down 4 percent Pan American at 163 down 4 United States Steel at 104 up percent United Retail Stores at etc Sinclair up 4 White Motor 67 steady Southern Pacific 99 up percent General Motors 379 up 24 Crucible 163 up 1 Studebaker 106 up percent Baldwin at 133 up Temas company 2104 up percent General Motors certificates at 15 up percent Republic at 107 up percent Bruts opened 194 up 26 Baldwin advanced to 197 percent market broadly heavy in early afternoon.
Chicago reports livestock quotations to be set today with market activity expected and prices pending.
Chicago March 11 grain futures rose as shorts covered after yesterday's late close while stock conditions kept provisions steady. March corn opened around 1.45 and rose to 1.57 percent, May and other months followed with fractional gains as buyers returned.
Portland cattle receipts show 11 head with a steady market and varied prices for steers cows and calves. Sheep receipts total 401 with steady markets and mixed lamb values. Butter eggs cheese and poultry rates listed for local markets plus San Francisco and New York quotes in brief.
A dense catalog of market stalls lists prices for canned goods milk eggs bread and fresh fish plus produce from Yakima and Columbia River regions. It notes general stock like Carnation milk Naptha soap beef veal and salmon with several stall numbers and items including potatoes sugar and apples. A final report from Washington dated March 21 states the lowest bid for passenger ships Yale and Harvard is 1,250,000 by Pacific Steamship Co of Seattle. Highest bidder not announced.
Listings detail Puget Sound Steamers coastal routes with departures from Tacoma Bellingham and Victoria. Timetables show port calls including Port Townsend Port Angeles Kingston and Friday through Sunday sailings with hourly and limited service notes.
A rough listing of wholesale prices for various vegetables and fruits with scattered figures. Items include cabbage carrots cauliflower celery cucumbers peppers beets radishes spinach tomatoes turnips apples and more, but many OCR errors obscure exact weights and units.
Grain and dairy price lists show wholesale rates for butter, creamery products, and live meats paid to shippers and wholesalers. A stray anecdote about Hazel's mother and a half egg at the end recalls everyday domestic concerns.
Four German alien enemies released on parole from Ft. Douglas Utah arrived in Beattie Saturday and reported to Special Agent J M McAuley. The group includes Frank Hetzel Rudolph Petechafer Karl von Winter and Albert Linke Von Winter. Louis Pragua remains at large. Parolees must find a sponsor and report to the Justice Department at set intervals.
Walter Milner the former deputy sheriff is accused by George Cave 60 of beating him unconscious while Cave faced a $5,900 damage suit against Sheriff John Stringer in Judge Calvin and Hall's court. Cave, jailed Aug 12 1918 on a liquor charge, says Miller the county photographer beat him the next day after a planned portrait. Stringer and Miller deny, claiming Cave attacked Miller first.
George Thomas aged 49 was charged with assault with intent to kill after allegedly attempting to shoot W. H. Pieming and Frank Dildine in the St. George apartments on 14th Avenue yesterday afternoon. A defective trigger prevented the explosion of the gun.
The article reports more than 70 Japanese nationals entered the United States illegally through the Port of Seattle in the last two months. It cites the La Follette seamen's act allowing shore leave, describes recruiters in Yokohama, and notes ships often carry extra sailors on arrival. It also mentions wartime actions to detain crews and Washington officials' guidance.
Meeting of King County dairymen at Carpenter's hall 1620 Fourth Ave addresses unsatisfactory milk prices. Homer Detrick calls for action, noting consumers bear the burden while others gain little. An afternoon session with distributors and officials is planned. A child’s bedtime prayer adds a hopeful note to the scene.
Fishing season begins at dawn Thursday with promise of good weather and a large turnout. Deputy County Auditor Morris Kennedy reports 3,237 county and 1,222 state licenses issued while the county game commission lists closed waters including Lake Dorothy Tokul Creek and the Snoqualmie River tributaries near North Bend.
A brief note notes the shift from the Missouri Mule to Army trucks in protection duties and mentions title insurance as issued by an unspecified entity.
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