Timber of U.S. Soon Used Up
Washington reports dire lumber shortages and rising prices as Secretary of Agriculture Esther M. and others warn the United States has depleted forests. Original 5,200 billion board feet cut to 2,215 million remain, with air forests shrinking to one sixth. If trends continue, timber could be scarce in 25 years, forcing import reliance and regional shifts in supply.
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George B. Waters
Washington
E T. Meredith
United States
Ger
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Switzerland
Spain
Por
South
New York
Pittsburg
Sage State
Lake States
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Central States
Births and marriages recorded in vital statistics notices
A compiled list shows numerous births with names and hospitals including Providence and Seattle General, plus a long section of marriage licenses with names ages and residences ranging from Seattle to Brussels. The text ends with notes on coal use in Argentina and Alsace petroleum deposits.
Ship News Tides in Seattle
Tides and ship news from Seattle note high and low tides with times. Mentions first high tide at 12 47 PM and second high tides around 2 68 PM and 5 PM with heights up to 8 10 feet. Includes notes on Thursday and Friday tide observations and general nautical timing.
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Seattle
Brock — Low
Atchison
Amer
Fary Inns
Bumatra
Amer Tel
Baltimore & Ohio
Haldwin
Canadian Pacific
Ines Central Leather
M. & Wmr
General Motors
Geodman
Great Northern
A Kennecott
Lackawansa Renee
Mexican Petroleum
Itis New Haven Missouri Pacific
Northern Pacific
Pan-Amer
Petroleum
Pierce- Arrow
Penneytvania
Laland
Oon Union
Ims
Chicago Board of T Trade
V & Steel My
Vanadium Steel
Snes 1A
Weetinghous
Willys -Overland
Wales
Ports Tonnage Debate Moves Through Seattle
A Seattle commission adopts a resolution urging the department of commerce and treasury to include port tonnage and value of imports and exports in regular customs reports. The move aims to give the public a clearer view of waterborne commerce along the nation’s seaboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Treasury Department
Tort of Seattle Commission
Arrivals and Departures September 22 at Port
Ships and boats listed with morning and afternoon ETAs include Dk Helfast from Tacoma and Spokane from Alaska, Waterbury from New York, Admiral Evans from Anchorage, Queen from Tacoma, Cethana from Tacoma, Av C G Boohomish from Cruise, Prince George from Prince Rupert, Alameda for Anchorage, Snohomish for Bremerton, Heather for sea duty, Springtteta for Thee ten via Portland and San Pedro, Fulton for British ports, and Prince George again for Prince Rupert with times ranging from 3:45 p m to 6:55 p m and 0:15 am arrivals.
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Dk Helfast
Tacoma
Mero
Spokane
C. G. Boohomish
Cruise
Prince George
Prince Rupert
B.C
Alameda
Anchorage
Alaskan
U.& C. G. Snohomish
Bremerton
C. & L. MH. T. Heather
Bpringtteta
Portland
San Francisco
San Pedro
Ater Fulton
Pr George
B. C
Doom
Maritime arrival notes for ships and routes
The log lists vessels with origins and arrival dates including Hrongkone sailing to Beattie via Kobe and Manila, Str Tyndareus from Seattle via port, San Pedro from Heattle via San Francisco, Dayneport from Tacoma, Providencia from Tacoma via Port Angeles and Grays Harbor, Yonemite from Beattie via Port Gamble, and A G Sachomish from Seattle arriving in Bremerton with times noted. Names and ports dominate the record of movements.
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Hrongkone
Jester
Beattie
Kobe
Porta Manila
Tyndareus
Seattle
Porte
San Pedro
Governor
Heattle
San Francisco
Dayneport
Tacoma
Providencia
Port Angeles
Grays Marber
Bir Yonemite
Port Gamble
Bremerton
A & ©. G. Sachomish
Canadian Naval Movements and Port Docks Listed in Seaport Log
Canadian government dispatch details air and sea routes with vessels bound for Seattle Tacoma San Francisco and Beattie Pacific Coast engineering ships at Seattle Smith Cove terminals and various drydocks and yards including Todd Westward Ho Griffdn Maquan Electra Fort Harrison and Fort Stanwix. The log notes port entries at Seattle Duthie yard and Ames yards with several str ships and motor and sailing vessels named.
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Seattle
Smith Cove
Edmore
Elkton
Spokane
Victoria
Alameda
Great Northern Dock
Queen
Pacific Coast Engineering Works
Str
Eastern Leader
Skitmer & Eddy Yarde
Sehr A. F. Conta
Stacy St
U. & C Purneide
Lander St
Waterbury
Abynos
Addison
Allenhurst
Ahmik
Anthen
Bayden
Bertrand
bin Biscayne
Black Wolf
Blanford
Delwin
Boughton
Peruta
Puyallup
Cabecan
Capraria
Cardia
Cenina
Charus
Chesterfield
Chaicta
Cineas
Cinyras
Corus
Corlan
Cola
Cione
Elissa
Electra
Building Plan for Cornish School of Music Unveiled
A fireproof three story music school building to cost 150000 will rise at 710 EE Royston. Architect A H Albertson awaits contractor figures. The Spanish style design includes studios recital room teachers room dancing studios class rooms dressing rooms offices and a six room apartment.
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EE. Royst
Cornish School of Music
A. H. Albertson
Timber Left In Washington Oregon Forests Report Totals Millions
Compilations by Thornton T. Munger show more than 0,000,000 acres of commercial timber now standing in private and national forests of Washington and Oregon. Washington alone yields between five and six million feet annually at a labor cost of 16 dollars per thousand. The Snoqualmie national forest report notes practically no fire losses this year and no extra firefighting expense.
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Thornton T. Munger
District Forest Service
Portland
William G. Weigle
Snoqualmie National Forest
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Irregular Start as New York Market Opens
The New York market opened with wide swings and mixed gains and losses led by Mexican Petroleum rising to 164 percent while others fell. Closing quotes show varied moves with United States Steel 88 1/2, Republic Motor 3 1/2, Studebaker 69, and Mexican Petroleum 145 percent. A later Evening Sun note described wide unsettled trading and little recovery as price cuts and motor-price reductions influenced activity.
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New York
Moufean Petroleum
Central Leather War
Studebaker
Missouri Pacific
Westinghouse
Southern Pacific
General Motora
Hothlehem
Willys-Overland
New Haven
Canadian Pacific
United States Steel
Texas Company
Metall
Malle
American Vepress
Republic Motor
Pittsburg Coal
American Express
Up & Republic Motor
Maldwin
Central Leather
Crucible Steel
Mexican Petroleum
Pan-American
General Motors
Willys. Overland
Kelly-Springfield
New York Evening Sun Financial Review Today
Chicago
Franklin Motor
Corn Falls Below One Dollar on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Sep 13 corn futures dip below $1 with December at 99 1/2 cents as reports of Eastern selling and favorable crop conditions press prices. Wheat and oats show mixed moves while cash wheat prices and livestock receipts vary across markets.
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Chicago
Hwaesary
Sarteenbor Oats
Stc
Foreign Exchange Rates Open With Mixed USD Quotes
New York September 21 Sterling opened at 3.49 and 3.50 on cable. demand francs quoted at 6.80 and 6.41 on cables. Marks and lire show varying figures with demand and cable listings. Canadian dollars near 0. Closing prices list demand and cable values for several currencies.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
France
New York Coffee and Sugar Prices Report
New York coffee and sugar prices dated Sept 22 show No 7 Robusta at 4 2? per lb, No 4 Santos at 13 3 4 cents per lb, and granulated sugar at 14 5 cents per lb with a 10 10?e per lb.
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N. Y
New York
Santos
lMan
Status of Frisco Market
Frisco market update lists Rutter Fixtras at 66 2/3 cents per pound for prime firsts and 1 cent per pound for miscellaneous. Keee-Extras at a per dozen rate, extra pullets at 6 1/2 dollars per dozen. Dirties No 1 at 63 cents per dozen and undersized pullets at 50 cents per dozen. Cheese California fat at 1 cent per pound.
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Frisco
Francisco
California
Portland Market Report cattle and beef prices
Portland market report lists cattle receipts 48 head with steady prices and hog receipts 640 head with weak market. Sheep receipts 2,352 head show steady prices. Butter 66¢ per lb, eggs 66 08c per dozen, hens 20 30c per lb, brokers 28 320 per lb, cheese triplets 24 35c per th.
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Portland
Denver Market Status Cattle and Sheep Report
Denver market receipts for cattle and sheep show slow trading with mixed prices. Cattle receipts 1500 with steers and heifers around 8.60 to 11.50, stockers 7.19, calves 68.60. hogs receipts 600 with top 17.50 and most sales 16 to 17. sheep receipts 900 with lambs 12.26 to 12.75 and feeders 12.25 to 12.55.
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Chicago
Denver
Mteera
Evon
Money on Call and Mercantile Paper Rates
Money on call in New York rates show 7 percent, six months at 7 3/4 percent. Mercantile paper tight with 4 percent quoted. Gold and London markets reflect firm prices as New York shares trade modestly.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Har
London
Jem Mace’s Remarkable Boxing Record Cited in History
A famed line in boxing history notes Jem Mace lost only two of 500 contests, marking one of the sport’s most enduring records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annals of Pugilism
Jem Mace
Offer Prizes To Farmers In Grain And Hay Show
Ten thousand dollars in prizes are offered by the Chicago Board of Trade for the best exhibits of grain hay and seeds at the International Grain and Hay Show in Chicago from November 27 to December 6. Professor G J Christie Purdue University extension head says the show is open to every farmer in the United States and Canada competing under the International Live Stock exposition.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
G. J. Christie
Agriculture Extension
Purdue University
Christie
United States
Canada
Public Markets Sanitary Mtalla and stalls bustle with goods
The clipping lists multiple market stalls and items across sections named Mtalla Eastern creters and CORNER, featuring haddie, salmon, halibut, canned goods, baking powder, sugar, butter, and coffee. Prices are shown with cents, reflecting a busy mixed market scene with seafood, dairy, snacks, and pantry staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mtalla
Creters
Finnan Haddie
Mtalle
Concentrated ink sold in toothpaste-like tubes
A compact note describes concentrated ink packaged in tube form resembling toothpaste and dispensed drop by drop for use.
Elberta peaches lead Eastward shipment as season wanes
Western Avenue jobbers report the last Elberta peaches from Eastern Washington arriving this Thursday. Prices hold at 2.25 a box with a likely rise soon. Concord grapes drop to 65 cents for a six pound basket. Italian prunes at 1.25 a box and green figs from California climb to 2.25 or 2.60. Vegetable and egg markets remain steady with limited movement.
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Western Ave
Washington
California
May Withdraw City Jit Bill
Mayor Hugh M Caldwell and city councilors discuss withdrawing or adjusting the Moore ordinance on jitneys to let voters decide between the council and jitney men bills. Caldwell opposes the council measure and backs placing the jitney regulatory plan before the people for a November 2 election. Three councilors favor the mayor’s action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Caldwell
Caldwell
Sam
Train stop causes fine for Alex Monkland
London reported Alex Monkland pulled the emergency card to halt a train after the guard refused to switch on lights. He was fined 35 dollars for stopping the train and for using obscene language toward the crew.
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London
Alex Monkland
Quacks Doom Seen in Medical Bill in London
A London dispatch reports the proprietary medicines bill will ban quack cures and register all medicines and appliances with full descriptions and owner names. It prohibits remedies for cancer, tuberculosis, diabetes, epilepsy, and others, with ministerial power to add diseases.
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London
England
Bright
Unexploded shell found in front of Paris hotel
An unexploded shell with fuse attached was found on the sidewalk in front of the Hotel Lutetia as Mme De Schanel arrived. The report notes the discovery by police and ties it to a prior arrival.
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Paris
Hotel Lutetia
Mme. Deschanel
France
Two Orphans Seek American Adopters After War Loss
In Seattle a childless couple is urged to adopt two baby boys left motherless by war. Madame Michel of Blois appeals to local residents, stating her husband died in the Orient of fever contracted in the war and that her pension of 1,400 francs cannot support the boys.
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Seattle
Blois
Madame Michel
Rue de Foix
Caldwell
Orient
France
Woman 63 Faces Prison in Husband Kill Plot
In Salem Oregon on September 23 Mrs Lena Steiger aged 63 was found guilty of conspiring with Jesse Mullinix to kill her husband. The jury returned a verdict after five hours of deliberation sentencing range one to ten years.
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Salem
Ore
Lena Steiger
Jesse Mullinix
Five Bandits Hold Police at Bay Near Roscoe
Five men linked to a Lockhart Lumber Co heist near Fort Francis are trapped by police near Roscoe in Saskatchewan. A $500 reward is offered for the leader dead or alive.
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Regina
Sask
Lockhart Lumber Company
Fort Francis
Roscoe
Photographer Traps Boy Thief in Chicken House
In Pahis Kentucky on September 23 a photographer named Fred Doty set a camera with a flashlight and captured a frightened negro boy stealing from Doty's chicken house. Police are searching for the boy.
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Pahis
Fred Doty
Doty
List of 1 000 Reds Is Discovered
Police obtain a list of 1 000 alleged Communist Labor party members scattered in major cities, following the arrest of Peter Zalietskaa in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Communist Labor Party
Peter Zalietskaa
Used cars wanted methods in The Star Classifieds
Used cars of good quality are in big demand as hundreds seek them. Thousands read The Star's Wanted Columns daily to find what they want and cars sell quickly when advertised. Turn that car into money by placing an ad in the Classified Columns at once.
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Star
Seattle Well Up in Sales
Statistics by the TU States Mortgage & Trust Co of York show Seattle's real estate sales rising after World War I. The 1914 to 1919 period indicates a strong recovery in Seattle's market with A. J. Fisken named as local representative of the firm.
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TU States Mortgage & Trust Co
York
Seattle
A. J. Fisken
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