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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1922
Page
8
At the Pasco Kennewick bridge opening the parade featured Buicks for most notables including Governor Hart and Alderman. Reporters noted the blue Buick trademark everywhere as crowds flocked to the event with many vehicles on display.
King County road report for the weekend ending October 2 1972 notes most roads in good condition with gravel sections fair to good. Specifics include Valley gravel fair, Skykomish accessible, Fall City and Redmond listed fair to good. Main 6909 contact provided.
Portland October 28. Franklin high school boys raided and seized peon pants from two students to protest Latin styles. They issued a challenge to the student body and vowed to repeat the penalty for future offenders.
A fragmented cartoonish exchange at a bar shows an old man declining more alcohol after jesting about his wife’s supposed double. The dialogue hints at a domestic misunderstanding and a seaside holiday escape.
Max Stern describes a three week sea voyage on an Alaskan salmon ship with the Chinese crew the Italian fishermen and Mexican sailors. He recalls heavy seas, scarce water, codfish feasts a grim ball in the hold and a comical hula dance among weary sailors.
A narrator recalls a Polynesian man named Joe reading a Bible while aboard a rough voyage with beat gamblers. He notes Joe’s poker face and Alaska winnings and contrasts glimpses of degradation with surprising signs of knowledge, cleanliness, kindness, and aspiration among the crew. The narrator worries he is sick as sleeplessness rises.
George F. Vanderveer, noted labor attorney, will address the open forum of Seattle Labor College on The State at 8 p m Sunday in the Labor Temple Sixth Avenue and University Avenues. Questions will be answered. Earlier, A Chisham gives the fourth Evolution lecture at 2 p m and Verne Smith's fourth Marxian Economics talk at 4 p m.
TACOMA Oct 28 Major J F E Carberry attached to Camp Lewis recreational department is defendant in a $10,000 alienation of affections suit filed in superior court by R T Brittain of the People's store. Brittain charges his wife’s infatuation for Carberry sparked her divorce action started recently.
The Mitchell Motor Co announces the successful completion of a 10,000 mile sealed hood run aboard White Streak No. 2 from Los Angeles to the Pacific coast to San Francisco. Charlies Bay aided by witnesses verified the absence of human hand on the car during the journey. The San Francisco Examiner auto editor Chiia Heline broke seals October 15, highlighting the endurance record and the motor's condition at finish.
A. J. Barker vice president of Maxwell Motor visits Europe with London reps to assess automotive trade conditions. He and Maxwell dealers traveled over 2000 miles in England noting touring and enclosed cars as striking examples of mass production, though England faces slow recovery and limited immediate prospects.
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