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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
5
Classified ad style listing offers for sale used furniture, lumber, coal, fishing gear, tools, and farm supplies. Includes prices, contact details, delivery notes, and various real estate and property listings with multiple names and locations.
A compilation of Seattle professionals and services including attorneys chiropractors patent attorneys jewelers and loan companies. Listings show addresses such as Main 790 216 Kurke Place, 608 Hintgeht Building and Second Ave with firms like American Jewelry Co Puget Sound Marble Granite Co Fraser-Paterson Co and Empire Trust Building.
A Washington alumni luncheon reports $1000 pledged toward a $7500 goal to fund the University of Washington crew's trip to Poughkeepsie in June. Campaign leaders caution against overconfidence as volunteers push for the remaining $6500 with several more pledges announced.
Incomplete returns show a 104 mill levy increase and a 756000 bond issue for the water department won approval. Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Forget age 69 who died Tuesday at Providence hospital were set for Friday at 820 pm at St Alphonys parish. She leaves four daughters Mrs Lillie Perry Mrs P J Maher Mrs F J Richards and Mrs F B Search all of Puyallup.
A bustling market page lists stall by stall price marks for butter bread doughnuts cookies and pork products with cans of Carnation milk and beef varieties. The long list includes eggs cheese margarine pickles and canned goods with several stalls naming specific prices and items amid a note on diverse beliefs among YWCA residents in St. Louis.
Countess Markievicz asserts no lasting peace under Britain’s rule and reiterates Ireland’s fight for freedom. She recalls her 1916 Dublin battles, imprisonment, and vow to lead Ireland’s republic, opposing the Anglo Irish treaty. Accompanied by J. J. O Kelly and Kathleen Barry, she plans to address Seattle and Portland audiences.
Washington dispatch portrays Gen. Chang Tso Lin and Gen. Wu Pei Fu as rival leaders in a Chinese civil war. Chang, a bandit turned commander with ties to Japan, fights Wu, an educated reformer seeking a US-style federation. Wu seeks to curb corruption and steer China toward stability, while Chang governs northern regions with a brutal reputation.
Charleston dispatch reports Bluis Searles of the United Mine Workers alleging a two pounder cannon, about 600 pounds, was captured at Matewan and sent to Solvay Collieries at Auburn. Testimony recounts the Blair Mountain battle with planes gas bombs and a miners army, with officials and orders scrutinized in Charlestown.
Maj. Gen. Charles G. Moton, commander of the Ninth Corps area embracing six western states and Alaska, will arrive in Seattle from San Francisco after a stop at Camp Lewis. He will be honored at a Rainier Club luncheon on Monday May 8 with Chamber of Commerce members invited to attend and reserve by calling Main 5060.
George C. Wheeler was elected president of the Seattle park board at the annual election held Wednesday. He succeeds R. J. Pisher as president while Pisher becomes vice president. Fred Matthys was appointed secretary of the park board, replacing Col. J. Howard Darlington, who serves temporarily. Darlington will become committee clerk. Daylight saving in Mexico City has greatly reduced electric power use.
The Johnson Woodruff resolution authorizing an investigation of alleged laxity in prosecuting war frauds was favorably reported to the House by the Rules Committee. The vote stood six to five.
Mayor Caldwell instructed Chief W. H. Searing to notify all candidates to take down their campaign signs and pictures. He said the delay was to avoid discrimination and urged the policy to curb littering last beyond his term.
Thousands of homeless people are living in dugouts used by soldiers along the Polish frontier. The improvised camps highlight a growing refugee crisis and the strain on border areas as people seek shelter and safety amid ongoing conflict.
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