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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
2
An urgent report notes a severe egg shortage across the wholesale market with rising prices and heavy draw on storage. Butter and cucumbers enter anew with mixed pricing while Eastern Washington markets hold firmer. The moulting season and robber activity are cited as factors in the price surge.
A listing of prices for vegetables poultry and meats bought wholesale. Includes white and yellow onions green peas cabbage lettuce per sack per dozen per box and various weight ranges for meat and poultry with per unit and per group pricing and notes on house and farm supply terms.
The market opened with light activity and lower urgency after a period of heavier trading. Prices showed modest shifts with several key securities reporting small gains and a general tone of cautious trading amid debt concerns and political pressure. Major names cited include Peters Coal and Standard Oil of New Jersey with variable movement in early quotes.
Readable items show cane sugar, Carnation or Borden's milk, beef and veal roasts, fish including halibut salmon and cod, peaches tomatoes prunes and flour blends. Stall numbers indicate varied grocery staples with prices and bulk offerings across stalls 2 1627 1611 and others.
Four youths and a 36 year old machinist were held by detectives Thursday in a downtown department store burglary case. Investigators traced the gang through the movements of Dempsey who allegedly sold the stolen goods. All property valued over $1,000 was recovered.
Funeral services for Mrs. Martt ias Green Roberts 75 who died at Retell Washington Wednesday will be held Saturday at 2 p m at Bleitz undertaking parlors. Roberts was mother of Frank E. Roberts editor of the Houston Evening Post O Roberts of Portland and Mrs J H Deouthitt Mrs Carl D Lasher and Mrs Paul EB Stybor of Seattle. She lived in Seattle 25 years. Born in Indiana she had long residence in Houston Texas before moving west.
In Jackson California on Sept 24 reporters depart as insurance men move in. The vanguard from several companies arrived to offer life policies to miners, promising hunter exceptions and drawing attention to local labor safety.
Doris E Fleischman wife of Ed ward L Bernays New York lawyer refuses to be the second part of a Mr and Mrs partnership She retains her maiden name and signs hotel registers accordingly This political stance reflects her independent professional identity within the public relations field.
Tide readings recorded for Seattle harbor show a 5 foot first rise and a second high tide around 10:04 PM with a 698 foot percent estimate. Mariners should note the unusual timing and potential harbor impact.
Weather data records a rising barometer with cloudy skies and southerly wind at dawn. Port Angeles lists numerous arrivals and departures including ships from Tacoma Mukilteo Portland and San Francisco, with multiple vessels in port at Seattle and Mukilteo docking areas noted for September.
Urged to raise the Community Fund total of 795,534.38, fund workers reported 110,491 raised in one day at a noon meeting at the Roller skating rink. The grand total grew to 203,623.84, with city leaders stressing civic duty and charity as the drive continues.
Frank Parkinson known as the blind wizard of Camas died in Camas Washington from typhoid fever at age 44. He had been blind for the past decade and managed stage lines between Portland Camas and nearby towns, gaining Northwest recognition for his executive ability.
D Owens of 41184 Makerave was awarded a $50 cash prize by The Seattle Star for best 19 Seattle photographs in a Burlington route contest. Judges C T Conover EF Morgan and Frank Fretwell praised an unusual collage of views including Queen Anne Hill and Mt Rainier, with images of Lake Union, Volunteer Park and local industries. The prints will be used by the Burlington route in literature and advertising with the Chamber of Commerce also allowed to use them.
Edward Glyn Lamben, 25, known as a remittant man from London, was arrested early Thursday by Patrolmen Rush and Jennings at Sardave and Greenwood. Held for further investigation in connection with the O'Hare family outrage in Olympia.
Detectives seized four hindles of cocaine from 42 year old William Te Ler on Thursday. Te Ler will be tried on narcotics charges in the local court.
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