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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1922
Page
9
Advance in lemon prices from 9.50 to 10.50 a box leads Friday market notes. Quotations cover vegetables fruits poultry and grains with steady rates on many items and no immediate changes seen for the weekend. Local wholesale dealers report activity building as shipments from California continue and buyers await Saturday demand.
The steamship Spokane docked Friday to discharge a large cargo of fish from a Southeastern town. Capt. Frank Landstrom is the master of the vessel.
Market observers expect a quick rally as general list stocks advance after a ten day downturn. Notable gains include Mexican Petroleum up %, Studebaker and Baldwin rising, with Steel common improving to 104% and other industrials showing firmer prices.
DeWolfe Emory a Seattle attorney was sworn in Friday morning by Federal Judge Jeremiah Neterer as an assistant United States attorney. He follows Charles Allen in taking the post and will handle civil and criminal prosecutions under the national prohibition act.
The corporation counsel's office says the city cannot insure park department automobiles. Insurance would violate the state constitution as the city, by maintaining the public park for free use, performs a governmental function and such premiums would be gifts.
The new $30 000 steel bridge at Tolt was dedicated Thursday afternoon in a ceremony before hundreds of Snoqualmie valley residents. County Engineer Thomas R Beeman formally turned the bridge over to King County Commissioner Claude C Who received It on behalf of King county. Speakers included J Simmons postmaster at Toit Frank Terrace good roads advocate and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Bert C Rose among others.
The steamship Ruth Alexander under Captain N. B. Cousins arrives in port Friday carrying a full cargo of mixed merchandise and 200 passengers from San Francisco. The vessel operates in the Admiral line coastwide service.
Close-in lots near Kinnear Park will be sold Saturday to the highest bidder at an auction in the Fine Arts building 1213 Fourth Ave. Barry and Austin will conduct the sale as Seattle looks toward a real estate revival.
A garbled vital statistics listing includes Rowe Ruben 27 years and various individuals with ages from newborn to 79. Entries mention names such as Matt Charles Alexander, Harold Brown, Gerald A. Shannon, Louis Knaflich, Herman Relander, David Roy Hartt, T H Wathey, John Paul Neteen, Rey Omixo, and others with ages and addresses, plus Beebe baby 1 days. The text reads like a registry fragment with no coherent narrative or distinct event.
Chicago live stock quotations show market steady with received cattle and hogs across weight classes. Hog top at 9.10, medium weights 4.90 to 6.50, sows quoted around 7.90 to 8.40. cattle and veal prices listed with ranges for cows, bulls, canners, and stockers. Foreign exchange in New York opens firm with sterling around 4.46 percent and marks near 6.00 to 7 percent.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to list price figures and packaging codes for grain or flour products. No identifiable people, organizations, or clear event details are present to establish a coherent news item.
King County faces flood danger as the Tolt and Snoqualmie rivers rise after heavy rains. County Engineer Thomas I. Beeman warned two to three more days of rain could turn high streams into a property menace.
Three speakers were scheduled Friday to support Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas’s re election campaign. Mrs. W. E. Earnhardt spoke at Liberty Hall, Chief Criminal Deputy P. A. Colvin addressed A. O. U. W. Hall, 1499 Ninth Ave, and Mrs. F. W. Hargrave spoke at a tea hosted by Miss Mabel Dean, 1409 Gilman Ave.
In Montreal on October 27, Mr and Mrs Henry Wade found their children with bleeding heads after a rat attacked them at the bedside. The rodent also attacked the father before being killed.
In Paris on October 27 the new balancelloe dance replaces the shimmy in dancing salons. It is described as a tropical minuet that even the most critical may approve.
Water will be shut off on W Morgan Street area from 39th Avenue to California Avenue and alleys between W Morgan and W Graham Street from 39th Avenue to California Avenue. Also shut off on Boylston Avenue North Belmont Avenue North and Summit Avenue North from Dennyway to BK Thomas Street from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday October 28.
Wilbur Le Gette of Atlanta a Coca Cola salesman says he is the man Asa G. Candler accused of breaking his engagement to Onezima De Bouchel of New Orleans. Le Gette says his contact with Mrs. De Bouchel was casual during the Confederate convention in Atlanta and calls the charges unfounded.
Tide notes for Seattle report two daily cycles with low tides in the early morning and afternoon and high tides around midafternoon. Details show times and percentages indicating shifting water levels for sailors and harbor users.
New York case in chapter 27 notes Mrs Louise Pennell sued a hair dye maker after her hair turned green instead of black. The matter was settled out of court.
Unemployed men in West Bromwich England went on strike to demand union wage rates. The action aimed to save workers from begging and raised tension in the town during October.
Berlin report says Johann Kirach in a joke impersonated a burglar at Carl Heino He was shot and killed by Heinrich, a friend who mistook the prank for a real break in. The incident occurred at a residence in Berlin on October 27.
Worthing England October 27 Colantha a Friesian cow set a world 24 hour milking record with 11 percent gallons. She also held the old mark of 11 percent gallons and improved the previous best.
An East Coast cargo ship Wil lamas Steamship company vessel Willaolo is slated to arrive at the Alaska Steamship Company dock at 1 p.m. Friday. After unloading, the ship will call at Puget Sound ports and depart Seattle for New York early next month with apples and general merchandise.
A mature maple with vigorous growth exposes about half an acre of leaf surface to the sun, an estimate reflecting its extensive foliage and photosynthetic area.
Elbert H. Gary told the American Iron and Steel Institute that steel makers are operating at about 70 percent of capacity. He warned against canceling inter allied debts as charity, urged a new Washington peace conference, and blamed immigration restrictions for labor shortages, calling for quality-based limits.
James O'Dell accused of swindling his bride Mrs Friedlander O'Dell of 2900 dollars after a three day honeymoon in Beattie. Lieut. William B. Kent said O'Dell was released in Los Angeles after restitution was made. He had banked the money claiming to invest in Canadian securities and a bank book was found on his person. He expressed willingness to return the funds and faced no criminal conviction.
A rain soaked police band serenaded Chief Severyns with a lively show despite sheets of rain. Musicians sheltered instruments outside the chief’s house while a gutter mishap left Sergeant Carr swimming ashore. the group paused before the weatherlightning performance.
Mayor Brown charged that the city police have received no cooperation from federal authorities under U S District Attorney Thomas P Revelle. He said efforts to work with other departments enforcing the laws have been fruitless and noted the city supplied 26 of 32 cases to federal agents.
Burglars conducted an extensive night raid across at least twenty homes and shops. Stolen items include a St Anthony brass image, cemetery deed, tool chest with multiple valuables, tobacco and candy, milk and groceries, a wooden keepsake box, a pair of trousers, and cash. Victims include Mia B Crivetli, C C Phillipa, Mra B Swanson, Piel grocery, Orthopedic lunch and A A Davies. Names and addresses listed show widespread losses.
A. J. Gantvoort, music instructor at Cornish, launches special night singing classes this season. The evening course in music reading aids working residents to respond intelligently at singing meetings and community gatherings. The class meets at 8 p.m. at the Cornish school.
Mayor Brown announced plans to equip the citys new police power boat with wireless receiving gear and a radio transmitter. City and county law enforcement will cooperate to police the waterfront and keep officers on the boat in constant contact with the head officer.
Claude Allen of Long Beach California may face statewide penitentiary time in Salem after police say he was found in Roseburg with a stolen automobile. Allen admitted the theft and said he planned a splurge in Long Beach.
Walter H. Wulff of 6632 28th Ave Ss W. was held on petty larceny charges after deputies recovered several loads of auto accessories and parts from his home. The items were reportedly stolen from the Stewart-Warner Products Service station at 1615 Broadway, with Wulff previously employed there and suspected of taking small quantities at a time.
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