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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1922
Page
3
A Seattle Star page lists varied classified ads including portable garages, house remodeling, and rental pianos. It promotes acreage for sale near Port Orchard, a large farm near Brne howmlah, and a 19 room transient hotel for sale. Also listed are stocks, mining prospects, and business opportunities with brokers and loan offers.
Directory style notices show several lenders offering quick loans from $15 to $160 with no mortgage or 'in bsER' required and a promise to pay. It also lists pawn and jewelry loan services, patent attorney ads, and local professional listings including physicians surgeons piano tuning and repair services.
Ballard marks Clean-Up and Paint-Up week with garden work and painting of shops fences and homes. Volunteers plant scarlet flax and other flowers as residents prepare for events including a discussion on community betterment and a Mothers and Daughters banquet at Gilman Park Methodist church.
Former President Woodrow Wilson urges Missouri voters to reject Senator James A. Reed in the Democratic primary. In a letter to Gov. Lon V. Stephens Wilson calls Reed a marplot and expresses confidence Reed will be defeated, citing party reputation and Democratic principles.
President Harding and Budget Director Dawes announced a reduction of $1.6 billion in fiscal year 1922 expenditures versus 1921. They cited $907.5 million in routine-government savings, with Dawes attributing $250,134,835 to the budget system. Significant saves included the Shipping Board and War and Navy departments.
H L Blunt of This City dies Sunday in Hollywood California from Brights disease. He leaves widow Mary J Blunt of Seattle a daughter Mrs Sullivan of East Auburn and son Kenneth Blunt of Seattle. Body to be cremated Tuesday May 9. Advertisement notes loans on real estate from Mutual Saving and Loan Assn and Rothe Farm M ig Co with terms offered.
Wholesale prices for vegetables and produce dominate the page with figures for asparagus broccoli cabbage cauliflower cucumbers and greens. Livestock receipts in Seattle show varied demand from cows to yearlings and hogs with prices listed, while flour sugar hay and feed prices highlight supply costs. Gen A G McAlexander to lecture at Mymouth Congregational church meeting with dinner and a Rotary quartet planned.
The New York stock market opened irregularly as profit taking weighed on early trades. Major names such as Brudebaker and Mexican Petroleum slipped, while rails firmed and several issues posted slight gains in the first 15 minutes.
Chicago trading sees weak grain prices for May and other months as wheat strengthens late on short coverings. Corn shows demand strength from exporters, oats and rye mixed with varied closing moves. Portland and Denver market notes list cattle hogs sheep and lamb prices, with regional receipts and top bids. The Dickens Fellowship invites members to meet May 11 at the YWCA to discuss Oliver Twist.
A bustling market list details stalls across Pike Place and Westlake areas offering fresh halibut King salmon skinned soles and trout plus butter cheese and canned goods. Notable items include crab meats bacon Boston butt beef boiling and dried fruit with prices per item and pack sizes.
A fragmented price list from Beattie Grain market shows items including wheat estimates for Monday with 100 cars, corn 325 cars, and oats 126 cars, plus assorted poultry and cheese pricing for California flats and other commodities. Nutter-Extras and Kere-Petras entries indicate poultry and pullet pricing. the document reads as a Saturday quotable stock and produce ledger.
One man died and property was damaged as a small tornado and heavy rain swept Oklahoma. John Tobias, 23, was killed instantly when the tornado struck Corres. A police raid on Aurora pool rooms led to Hazel Heasty, 21, accompanying her husband to jail, alleged to have dressed in a man’s suit. An illustrated program on how the Port of Seattle conducts business will be presented by the port commission for the Municipal League at noon Tuesday.
Frances E. Harris of Kansas City asks the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to locate her brother Charlie Quy Hammett, who used to call her Tot. The Star invites readers to report any information about the disappearance and to reprint such items locally.
Weather Bureau report from Tatoosh Bland on May 4 notes rising barometer and light wind. Four miles per hour wind. rain expected. Virett and North land passings recorded. details indicate seas and tides typical for the period.
The waterfront list records ships arriving and departing between May 5 and May 7. Vessels include Siberian Prince from Kobe via Yokohama arriving noon May 5, Makate Maru from Kobe via Vancouver at 10 36 p m May 5, Prince George from Prince Rupert via ports at 8 40 p m May 7, and Alabama Mary from Tacoma at 1 85 a m. Also listed are Mukilteo, Menry B Grove, Bhagway, Capt A F Lucas, Meriden, Port Angelo, Unimak, Alabame Maria, H T Harper, and other craft with routes through Vancouver, San Pedro, San Francisco, Portland, and Grays Harbor.
A compilation of vessel movements and port entries includes many ships arriving or sailing May 1 to May 8 in ports such as Petersburg Juneau Kobe Honolulu San Francisco Seattle and New York with specific ships and destinations Beattie is mentioned as a frequent source port and several vessels depart for Beattie or Seattle Agents and terminal names are listed among many ship movements and port calls with noted times and routes.
Clarence Anderson representing pound employees indicated a possible injunction to stop turning the city dog pound over to the King County Humane Society. He said Chief of Police W H Searing does not intend to seek charter amendment annulment. The amendment leaves four pound employees unaddressed.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Koenig of 5757 26th Ave N E left Seattle at 10 30 a m Monday from the Mercer Cycle Co aboard two bikes. They plan a three month ride through the southern states into Mexico traveling about 60 miles daily. They are believed to be the first Seattle pair to attempt California by bicycle.
Gov. William J. Coyle will speak at the Wayfarer chorus re hearsal at First Methodist church Fifth avenue and Marion street Monday evening. He is cast master for this year's show overseeing 3000 actors behind the scenes nightly. Montgomery Lynch, producer, says the plan ensures proper timing and control from the front of the stage.
A Californian missing since Saturday is sought by police with $700 reportedly hidden or carried. Robertadige is said to have emerged from the Antlers hotel with a friend C A Ritchie. He had just arrived from Los Angeles and is connected to narcotics dealing. H S Turner and George Hill received federal sentences of 15 months and 1 year 1 day at McNeil Island penitentiary handed by Judge Jeremiah Neterer. Centralia high school plans commencement June 1 and will close June 2.
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