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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
7
A jumble of property for sale and rent notes in Seattle area listings. Includes homes, farms, acreage, and building lots with cash terms, monthly payments, and nearby conveniences. Also features stocks, bonds, and business opportunities with contact notes and addresses.
Advertisement style notice listing income producing homes and general stores for sale in a growing area. Includes figures like price tags and terms, references to locations such as Mallard and Washington paths, and contact hints for Dawl ny and others. Also mentions services from banks and mortgage firms and assorted local offerings.
The Seattle Star presents a directory of financial tallies including clearings and balances for Seattle and Spokane. Clearings in Seattle amount to 43,709.00 with balances of 840,056.06, while Spokane shows 1,492,924.00 in clearings and a balance of 469,210.00. Additional entries list Malances 119,771.00 and 5,568,905.13 for Vortuad Clearings with Balances 469,210.00.
Mrs. Mary Kroserude, 60, is hospitalized with a fractured skull after being struck by a streetcar on the Lake Burien depot platform. She lay unconscious for nearly two hours before help arrived. A Burien resident later identified a witness, her son, to police confirming the accident.
Snoqualmie Pass will be free of snow and open to auto traffic Sunday. County Engineer Sam Humes says the earliest previous opening was June 1 of last year.
Shipping notes report coastwise crews' strike began May 1 causing idle ships at Grand Trunk Pacific and Union 8 Co facilities while Canadian Pacific steamers on the Seattle Victoria Vancouver run continue operating. Yokohama harbor also tied up by longshoremen strike within a month. Cause of disputes unknown.
The Seattle tide forecast notes low tide conditions for May 6 with lower water levels expected. Sailors and waterfront users are advised to plan activities around the low-water window and check local harbor advisories.
New York reports mixed gains as demand remains strong with few offerings. Stocks edge higher into late trading with gains led by Pan-American and Royal Dutch while other issues show modest advances or slight declines. San Francisco prices show butter and cheese quotes for regional markets.
Wilson signed the urgent deficiency appropriation bill totaling 209 million dollars. The winter wheat area reported May 1 reached 34,465,000 acres with May 1 condition at 78.1 percent of normal, up from 75.6 on April 1 and 100.5 in 1919. Pittsburg sportsmen plan a 10,009 seat arena amid rising popularity of boxing. Cashmere shawls are made from hair of a goat in Dibypah.
Basil M. Manly surveys finance and trade pressures. He notes a decline in the Vederol reserve ratio and large interbank borrowing from Boston New York and Cleveland. He warns of tax audits and potential revenue gains, rail and industrial strain, and evolving railroad labor policy under the AFL.
Coast guard Arcata pursued two whisky runners who beached on Whidby Island in Saratoga passage. They set their craft on fire and fled into the brush. one man later captured. A cargo of Canadian whisky was found on the burned craft.
Deputy Matt Staprich placards town for sheriff bid while Frank T. Gowdon, ex special investigator for Prosecutor Fred C. Brown, also runs across James Street. Starwich and Gordon are the only two to announce early. John Stringer seeks the gubernatorial race. Gordon serves as a br lace Judge. Stringer was county clerk. Gowdon is a former investigator.
Federal Judge Edward Cushman reads a sealed verdict finding Bob Varley proprietor of the White Horse Tavern guilty of violating the national prohibition law. Prohibition officers testified 11 cases of Canadian Chub whisky were cached on Farley's premises last December. The case will be appealed.
Mayor Caldwyn presented three firemen and a police officer with medals of honor for their actions during the Lincoln hotel fire on Saturday. Firemen Joseph Spranger C R Dooley C A McLean and Policeman P P Me named were honored by Rotary 100 Percent Club Members Council Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis club.
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