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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1922
Page
10
A Wemill levy for the general fund has been authorized by the school board, thus disposing of any hope that this year's levy might show a decrease over that of last year. When the county valuation dropped, it wiped out anticipated surplus. It is believed the county and state levy for retirement of bonds and interest will amount to mills, the total school levy this year to 14 mills.
Scituate Massachusetts October 3. Final chapter in the Thomas W Lawson financial crash and the Dreamwold estate possessions to be sold at auction to salary creditors. Lawson fortunes fell in the postwar deflation period. There are 14 000 000 telephones in the United States.
In an interview Mme Tamaki Miura describes lifelong struggle with Japanese family and husband over her stage career. She says she found true happiness singing for audiences in London New York and beyond, and cannot return to Tokyo where she would be kept from performing.
Senator Ralph Cameron of Arizona and Senator W. E. Borah of Idaho will speak in Seattle within weeks in support of Senator Miles Poindexter’s reelection. Cameron arrives around October 15 to tour several cities. Borah will later address Seattle Tacoma and Spokane audiences. GOP and Democratic headquarters have opened in Seattle at 613 Alaska and 201 Malller buildings.
Portland report states Mrs Grace Shugert was nominated on a citizens ticket for mayor of Madras by a single vote cast by city recorder W E B Johnson who was present. she will be unopposed in the election.
Oregon educator Joseph K. Krapa, once head of a local normal school, died at age 75 in Salem. His career included leadership roles in teacher training and local education.
Advertisement claims instant relief from indigestion and stomach upset after overeating. It promotes chewing a few tablets to stop gas sourness heartburn and misery at a low cost with Druggista endorsement.
Beauty culture note extols a quick painless method to remove underarm neck and facial hair. A stiff paste of delatone powder and water is spread on the hair then rubbed off after 2 to 8 minutes, leaving skin hair free. One application suffices unless growth is stubborn. Buy delatone in original packaging and mix fresh.
Plush hats designed by a hatter feature velvet facings and duvetyne trims. Sold regularly at 3.95, 4.95 and 7.50 dollars, with a sale choice at 1.95 dollars each. Selection includes ornate designs and varied textures.
Ostrich banding and tubing for edging and trimming hats offered in navy gray henna and black colors. Previously 1.95 and 2.25 per yard, sale price 0.49 each in yard lengths.
City taxes would average 26.71 mills, up .91 from 1922. The $6,218,758.16 budget passed unanimously after Mayor Brown urged data to save about $81,260 via wage, street department, and clerical restructuring. A proposal to reduce street fund support, and to drop police and fire car fare subsidies, was voted down. The total expenditures for 1923 total about $17.79 million including interest and sinking funds.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna M. Fryer aged 88 who died at her daughter Mrs. 8 F Woody’s home on 45th avenue Southwest will be held at Daniels Brinton Undertaking in West Seattle at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Fryer had lived in Seattle for 20 years.
The document notes total funds of 11,571,456.47 dollars with a remaining six million plus to be raised by the 1923 levy. It frames the deficit and specifies the levy as the funding method to cover the shortfall.
Permits issued for the nine months of 1921 show rising activity, while 1922 totals through September reach 14,482,505 dollars, surpassing last year by more than 3 million. The past month shows an unusually high rate of home building.
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