The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 29, 1920, Page 16

SER SEATTLE STAK SWEET SPUDS CONFER OVER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1920, Irregular Prices on —|SHIP'S FATE IS 'WHOLESALERS Ship News % RETAILER! | view % | Sellers Every Week More Convinced That Consum- ers Are in the Saddle BY JOHN W, HILI, Kéitor Iron Trade Review | All eyes in trade circles are turne pon the retailer, ‘The next move in the procession toward living outs is expected to come from him. | Producers and wholesalers have cut Prices and taken losses, Now @ay, it is up to the retailer to follow it. MONDAY NOV, Tint Low Tide 4 hala Viewt sna Becond Low Tide + pom, 62 Second High Tide ap vate | ‘niet Mich am, 2 | noone lew * a ‘ v ‘ae . | ‘aecond High Tide (" 6p, my fn RATE POW-WOW _ RESUMED HERE :: nts for practicalty | engaged in transpacific trade re Monday to bring understanding which is exp stabilise freight rates on the Phe meeting of the F 1 conference will endeavor to es. } ish a conference rate and to met er matters which have been ean shipping circles for ae cted te Pactfie. o West: | lower bou *Y | ta jue ot Jagitating o the past two me 1|Famous Old Ship's Sellers every week are becoming More convinced that the consumers @re in the saddle, Rock bottom Prices are demanded. On Nov Bradstreet’s index number was Bee cent above prewar levels. Ap-| Career Is Ended} PAarently this does not satisfy the! Sale of the schooner Snow & Bur Public. It is now giving an amazing | gems for Junk or for « 1 @xhibition of its ability to refrain) « barge was recorded last week vessel was built in 1978 and ma from buying cssentials as well as Juxurles. |many famous voyages across the At | BETTER MOVEMENT Hlantic, some Umes visiting Africa and OF GOODS RETORTED | Asta. Bome better movement of seasonal | Bodds is reported, however, This ix He’ @ue to the colder weather and to ’ price concessions. In, the main, | trade continues under the influence Of price uncertainty and the dead-| Teck between buyers and sellers. ‘The snapping back of wheat prices! Within the last few days to 1916 Tevels has carried American wheat Below Canadian quotations This has Pevived buying here by England. The} Yisibie supply of American wheat Noy. 1 was 54,000,000 bushels less ‘Than last year. The world's visible Supply is 163,000,000 bushels less. “Large crops in Argentina, Australia India, however, are expected to| ample wheat for the work!) Yacht Club ic Make year. _ With flour nearly back to prewar| Bid for Youngsters _ Devel, bread prices have begun to} To increase its Junior membership Aiimbie in some cities. In New York! rol) by interesting young men “S Rumber of hotels have cut food) seattie in sailing and motor boating, | | Prices 10 per cent. A large chain of| the seattle Yacht club is about to | seetaurants has annouhced reduc:| hegin an active campaign, according “Bons of from 10 to 28 per cent. Many| io a recent decision of the club's! Mines of fabrics and clothing have! cericers, sharp declines within the two weeks. COST-OF PRODUCTION /MENT USELESS ol emerald pechooenes Word has been recsived in Seattle So Keep up prices. Instead, they are|Of the death at sea on Friday of to bring down costs for. W. Martius, pioneer muse) No general reduction in wages ‘alert. while on his way to New) occurred. Chiet economies witi| York from Holland. Apoplery w ‘effected thru cheaper raw mate. |FiVen 8 the cause of death. The ‘and fuel and increased efficiency | b4Y Will be shipped to Seattle for r. burial. decline of foretgn exchanges wes to be a matter for concern| Weather Bureau country, From Argentina,| TATOOSH ISLAND, Nov. 2%—* A. and other South American|——(B@Y Yireless.)—Barometer tx talinoa x onver Afraid His Parrot Will Cuss Because of the unknown profana ceous tendencise of & hea green par rot sent here by Capt. J. Griffiths, commander of the Admiral Farragut, | the bird lacks a home, The talkative polly was a gift to A. ‘diner, chief comminsary and purchasin agent for the Pacific amship com. pany, who is trying to determine, be- fore Introducing tir bird to his f jSly, whether or not its vocabulary is| jthat of a pertedt ry Fred W. Martius of teen 3 Seattle Dies at Sea'!,. Int ith, 29 ratles an hour. American exporters are re-|funine) "U4 wee nate nm November 244 A. M.—Ragpin: southeast, 20 miles an hour, Passed tn: A steamet at 2:29 a m. Str Governor at 3 pom: > homish at fam; & mratners @ Dixon steamer at 4/15 a. mm. M—(My wirs less).—The Struthers ey Dixon reported as passing owt at the Brave Cocur, Passed in returned goods and unpaid ‘The European situation also grave. In Cuba financial are growing more in- &@s sugar prices continue to With the overall parades. y it ts in the van of the low. procession. Manufacturers are it at a price making $2 over- is at retail possible. Shirts at $1 another novelty promised. ‘ry and underwear prices have cut from 25 to 33 per cent, 4 ANNOUNCED BY ‘November 24—Mtr Admiral Evaes from San Diego, via San Francisco, at 11:30 str yedes trom Hoset Francisco, MAKERS Amnouncement of cuts of from 33! from Umatilla Reet at 2 40 per cent have been announced |! ! © Rates from sea duty ai 2:30 ». ‘milf (19 large Rochester (N.Y. cloth. |" Princ Georas from Prince Rupert, ‘ Large stocks of unsold Oe a Feturned goods are reported on _ hand. Ore manufacturer of clothes next spring's prices will be|* 25 per cent of pre-war lev- etn. ‘Despite the adverse exchange sro export figures show tha Europe has been buying cotton free ly. October exports were the largest for the month since 1915. At the game time tion by American mills wast smallest in October wince the war began. Prices are falling because of un- @er-demand and not over-production. re Prices were pushed so high during > inflation that buyers either rebolied | Or. were unable to pay them. dition banking credit has been tem. porarily exhausted. Money rates are, high and loan renewals difficult lations of goods. They must make concessions to get cash and pay their debts. Also, too much faith was pinned in autumn trade prospects and a post-election boom. It is now! Fealized that excessive prices have gone—not to, return. Public Markets ECONOMY 5-™. pall Karo syrup, 450; . coffee, $1.95; 1-1. can 22e 3 ike cans 1 26, pure cane Sc. Stall 61, PIKE PLACE’ Stal 17, best American cane mear, 19° %. Stall 27, pure tard, 2 Thx, 480; ham- And sausage, 2 Tbe Bie; short Fibs of beef, 19¢ Tb.’ Stall 39, onions, 10 i sweet potatoes, Se ™.; apple box: peas, 15¢ ean; Yakima pota- sack. SANITARY 21, mincemeat, home made or se tb.; fresh hominy, Ail pickles, 3 for 16¢. ‘Stall "a, te. black cod, B50; fresh crabs, 2 for 250. crry pack tomatoes, 1 aegis augar corn, 15¢ ment the T.; ‘best Stalle 29-40, ne apples. $1.45 box; 2 he, Bialls 16-17, 4 boxes matches, 260; Oly, abo tall 106, 260; , ihe hottie, fta ter, 230; 4 rolls ‘Mal! 146, Cream ot 4 2 ean Madrone to- depth of the Antartic (fe leew than 2,000 fathoma (ip ee ta aaa 9CO—-D. A. White, ‘Ale, Salled November 29—sitr West Jeater for Ma- jatie, vie porte and Bellingham, at § 6 November 28—#tr Oregonian ‘Tork, ‘via Theamne and por 3 Admiral Evans for Tacoma m.; str Prince ree for Prim | Rupert, BC, 4 sents, at 11:46 pm poe ay os Juneau—Hailed November 24: Str Ale- moda, westbound, at # p. tn. Hailed No- [vember 37: Str ‘Northwestern, south- bound, at Ga m.; atr Admiral Watson, westbound, at 3 a. m.; str Spokane, southbound, at 6:15 p.m. Peterspure—Salled November 29: str] |Spokane, southbound, at 2a m. Aatled | ert: Btr Jefferson, northbound, : om inbound, at 9 a mi.; tr hbound, at #:30 a m. wember 27: Btr Redondo, south- |bound, at midnight. eee Vessels in Other Ports fan Francisco—Arrived November 2 |ftr Admiral Dewey from Seattle at § p. |m. Salled November 27 Heattic at 2 p. m.; atr Went Himro Seattle at 2 p. m.; ate Nome City for Beattie at 2 p. m.; str Miverdale for 8 11 pm. Arrived November 28: Lake Filbert from Seattle Kobe--Balled November 22: Str Wheat- land Mont. for Seal fan Pearo—Arri Wilmington from Se: | Bverett—Arrived Oregonian trom Seat! Str oma at 7 failed November 29; Str Ad- for Beattie. found, southbound, at 7:20 a. m, November 28—Str Admli Pine Inland, northbound, |atr Redondo off Round bound, wt 4:20 p. m. November 27--Atr Admiral Rodman tn Seymour Narro mi; str A Bound, nort donde jn Dixon E tam 4:90 p.m Island, south- U. §. Naval Commu ne November 28—Str West Ivan passing tn Tatoosh at #:20 a m.; str. Bra Coeur, Bellingham f aasine out o Delrosa | neor str Admiral Evans [Passed in at Tatoowh at 2 9. rm. Queen, Han Francisco for Seattle, trom Seattle at § p.m; atr G Beattie for Han Franc south of Cape Fiattory at ate W. 8. Porter, Everett for ¢ miles from Bverett at § p. m.; ate Hi © | Coeur, Bellingham for Ban Pedro, miles south of Cape Fiattery at § p. m, ome Vessels in Port at Seattle Smith Cove terminal--Str Kastern Aword, Fastern Leader, str Edmore, atr Weatward Ho, 4 Great Northern Maru, str Tajima Maru, Bmith Cove anchorage—Htr Teonium, Endicott Plor $—Str Everett. Pier 2—Htr Banta Ana, Hell #t, terminal-—U 8 # Surveyor, Pier C-fitr Gedney. Por D—Mtr Went Togs Union Pacific terminal Pacific Cvast coal bunkers URL HT Bwitte uT 422 i viot ve 7 ir Kashima tr Atr Yoremite. USL # Um. UsLS Str Queen for! for | | Rodman oft | | mt \ porary restraining order and the pic- ; ture is running again, t good ati New York Exchange as New Week Starts 29. New tial prices off 4: Pan 2% YORK, Nov follow Amerie up %! Mexican onda 40%, off 4; Baldwin 96 112%, up len was a feature ¢ palo at ation American Suga " an Petroleum 7 etrol Read noha Anac unehan Bn the rn Pacific Canad American Woe the recent low with taken at OX. American Inter | before bear attacks, sinking below 4 included; United Crucible $94, up 4 up 3%) Pan-Amerion , Up M4; Bout 4 nm Pall arket continued firm early statement of Saturday appar rleum led the olla with bank Mexican Petre ing at 160%, as againat the mm ‘SHARP ADVANCE | MADE BY GRAINS : "| Think Bearish sini! Discounted 29.—Grain prices in trading on the Chicago Board of Trade today under & general demand, Lielief that bear tah conditions had been discounted, at least temporarily, was the main ctor behind the increased boying The buying Was mostly by commis sion how. CITICAGO, Nov advanced sharply * were unevenly lower wheat opened up 4c at 4 advanced te in later trading; March wheat, up 2ic. at $1.54 at the opening, gained an ad ditional Je subsequent After ‘at 67, De May pening {S%e 1ige May oats at the openin. additional bef opened CHICAGO, Nov. 29—Cash wheat 1h degen: No spring, i 504 e > The stock market opened Irregular today Int 28% New 9 oft Leather up % » Products 71% Mot up * Sinclair r ce 6%, off eum 1 ing 87 need “ up Mi « unchanged Staten Bteet 82 116%, off & f trading today, It shot u pinta M, one block of 3,100 ah ng pal wae the only stock to lowe ground ’ States Steot 1%, up i Daldwin 6 wp 1% Mexican Ie A. up Ki General Motors 16, up 4 112%, up ; Retail Btores 60%, Up United a % jan Pacific 11 pe 4; Nethiehem In the afternoon, ‘The federal reserve influence day, sell ently had @ strengthening hb & Sepoint advance for the ning low of 15 N. Y. oun Pains <Maturday Furnished by 1. « ” Mexican Miasowr FP New Maven Hallway Chicago Board of Trade’ (Monday's Quctations) ~ Open igh + Hhsets 01.68 Loe ae ay aey Wheat Dee... rest’ “s on 22.28 ” Mu 12.97 Nev. Jan Chicago Car Lots (Materday's Quotations) 12 . ' 10.60; Lig $0910.50; rougha 89 es Carte Recstptn, 98.000 end; market 2 Y + COWR, 16.600 10.25; emtven, $12 its YORK, Nov. change opened | tod: re PORTLAND, 1a Hest - tle cone tie to 4 2609.25; tair to re, see chotce cows and hetfers, $6. arty 6 4 -vagened te geod cows and helfe) 3 bullae, $8a@6; Hoge Kecetpta, market 100 Wor Prime mised. 2G1276, heaves, | $912.25; pigs, $9@ 11.50. Hheep— Receipts, 1.400 head; market no demand and unchanged. San Francisco Produce BAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29.—Butter— higber, en —Kxtran, 79140 per dow; extra pul- tte Cheese—Californie fata, fancy, $30 per Denver Live Stock M Market NVER, Nov. 29. Joo head; market steady took i calves, $6.50 Receipts, 1 Top, $10.15; 500 head balk of eaies, market 9. ad: market on, 830 JAPS FINED FOR RUNNING STILL Pleading guilty to operating a still, K. Takeuchi and C, Hirata, Japs, | were sentenced by Federal Judge Neterer Monday. Takeuchi receiv four months tn jail and a $200 fine, |while Hirata, who tentified that he | was paid $150 a month by Takeuchi |to make the booze, waa sentenced to 100 dayo in dail. Picture Suppressed at Chinese’ Request “The Tong Man.” a photoplay be ing shown at the Class A movie house, was taken off at 6 o'clock Sat urday night on complaint of local Chinese. Judge Ronald issued a tem- The regular tearing comes up Tuesday at 1:30 Pp. m. before Judge Clay Allan, Lander st. Milwaukee oe East Waterw Str Oridon Todd drydocks rminal—Str Hyades terminal Maru Motor schr Wm. Dono- Standard Ol dork—Str City of Beattie, 5 lin Abilia, Abnoba, Aby. ke in, Bert . Black Wolf, Houghton, an, Capri Charus, | Cheaterield Cinyras, Corus, Cozian, Vlissa, Blectra, Wndymion, *rison, Fort kwon, Fort Stanwix, Fort Union, ka, Leotl, Kitan, atr Oregon Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging worke— Hull Rainbow, atr Patterson, ‘Str Roosevelt, ‘resolng workea—tr Horace X. Westinghouse Wiliys-Overtand ... Mrook. Rapid Tranat Alaska-Juneat 'N. Y. Coffee and Si Sugar KEW TORK. Nev. 39-—Guger O00 por 3 ¢ t|/MARRIAGE LICENSES Name and Reaidence Murray, Robert, Keattle . ummina, Victoria, Seattia . | Reed. Mervin Andrew, U. & Minat 1p) | Albort. Carolyn Baits, Henioa’: McBride, Arthur, Seattle Rows, Joasic P. Seattie Brandon, Ragnar P., Seattle Tilton, Gertru Anderson, William Robert, Seatt Hannah. Dorothy Marie, 8 ~ Tukwila Legal Portiand Le | |. John C. Seattle » ~ |Brickson, Elsie, Aeattle . Tufte, Ole, Seattie |Hawiey, Eva M. Seattle Young, Charles F.. Portland Beardsley, Agnes L., 1 Baigent. Otto, Seattle |Missier, Theresa Del, pesice Robert H, Seattle . Jone lyn, Seattle . |O'Brien, John ¥., Seattle |Cody, Marie, Seattle Rock, Wattice M. Seattle . Armstrong, Ruth C., Seattle .: James, William C, Tacoma ... | Swanson, Betty, Seattle . . Carh Leonard Cromwell . | Hanek. Winnifred, ctoria, B. ¢ ip Bremerton Ruef, Edna H., Bremerton .. Braman, James D.. Bremerton .... ad Margaret V.. Bremerton .. John Walte: 8 attle ,. 9, | Peale Pearl A Lake |Graves, Raymond A., Yakima. . Prewitt, Beatrice, Yakima ...- | BIRTHS Achida, J., 464 Terrace at | Dum Saik | Hono Frank, A. J., Fi y Paul, William, 152 Republican ‘at., oy. |} Miner, Otia R., 3951 Morgan at. heaney, Donald, Yarrow, girl girl kaon at, girl 612 Terrace wt, boy. Maynard boy 1 Edward, John at, ¥: » Albert C, 1419% Second ave. LA |Quigicy, Kenneth R, 2035 64th ave K cranaet Ki « 316 15th ave, have, A, mas Hy 222 Thir boy. irl ave, Kjellmann, Arthur I, 8006 Wooa- lawn ave, boy. | Whippte, Hubert 3. 921 N. Tist st. Johnson, Albert E., boy Worthen, y O'Brien, Francis, Nels, 209 First ave, N. Chester IH. 1420 1415 Eugene, 65th 1ith ave. 824 W. 59th ot. Mayer, onc ATES. B. Union . Gist H9th st. 207% Sec- 8. Donnell C, 1, 3614 Findlay 76, 616 11th Or B, at., ¥ Hendrickson, boy. Potter, boy Marry W. | Maper, Barbara KE, 13, 1014 FB. | Miller, Joasie F. 31, 1107 W. Garrity, Thomas ¥, 43, ond ave. willie covington, Marshall M.,, ave. | TORONTO, Ont., Nov. Discov- | ery of $106,000 in bonds in the attic |} of John Doughty's home here was announced today by police, shortly after the arrival of Doughty in cus: tody of detectives, who brought him here from Oregon City, Ore, Dough: ty was secretary of Ambrose Small, |@ year ago, Doughty and several vanished at the same time, Sculptors. “now make use of the camera ag & means of verifying the work of thelx chiscla Toronto millionaire, Who divappeared | hundred thousand dollars in bonds! ‘ | la FROM SOUTH Carload From Los Angeles Is Offered Here The Western ave, prod opened Monday with busir bly more brisk | than “the | dave th prewwion that ung over the avenue for the Inat few weeks hans not been lifted. A of Los Angeles aweet potatoes at 4% cents a pound was one of the offerings Me lat tuee from the same locality is priced at 3% conta. ‘| and Oregon cranberries are sted at 10% cents a pound, but tn reality there is no market price for them, jobbers taking any figure of. ed in order to get rid of the fast ening fruit, Kastern cranberries are firm at 20 cents, Another car of Arizona grapefruit that to be rapidly gaining favor with buyers was due on the tracks Monday, Navel oranges are lower at $6.50 and $7 a box. Hatter and eggs maintain Satur. day's quotations. Local Markets lant but day Prices Paid Whoireale Dealers for | Cucombers Walla Walla het- house, per dor Plant. i 4 [Green Feppers rer th Lettuce Ontons % |before they were subdued today by | patrolling Rough. heavy Cattle Vest steere . Medium to eholce Rest cows and heifers Hulls Caly Prime tambo - reg Mixed Feed " fest Soraten weed Meal Oyater Soya Bean Meal Flour—rer bt. Cal City Places Issue of $275,000 Bonds! Sale of $275,000 city of Seattle 20. year general obligation 6% per cent gold bonds has been awarded by City Comptroller Harry W. Carroll after competitive bidding. The successful syndicate handling the issue includes the firms of Carstens & Barles, Inc., and John B, Price & Co. of Seattle, and William R. Compton & Co, of New York |Lumber Cargo Saves Pes From Sinking NSTOW?D Nov. 29.—With 12 yee of water in her hold and her sails ripped to ribbons by the wind, the three-masted achooner Marion 5. Douglas limped into port here, For 10 days the schooner was buffeted by the Atlantic, and only the fact that ber she had @ cargo of lumber mnaveniien, RYAN AFFAIRS STILL MYSTERY REDUCE BREAD New York Bankers in Seoret| No Trace Found of Schooner Will Make No No Difference Session NEW Yor number of larg Nov. With bankers reported in K, sceret nomion today, to appraine the of Allan A ker, whone bust anneta and abilities Ryan, Wall et. b yt Ryan sought the ald of At torney Samuel Untermyer nem affairs th ve taken under control, Ryan lesued a brief statement an y had asked Untermyer tainer and the lawyer ly tonight. In the mean Ryan refured all interviews pr further statements The announcement disposed of various reports circulated since sev |eral New York banks let it be known |they had taken over Kyan’s affairs in an effort to conserve his assets It was reported teral offered by Ryan was more than sufficient to meet the $16,000,000 liabilities listed against his name, His difficulties were incurred in the declining stock market, following bis corner in Stutx Motor stock last summer, and his ubsequent expulsion from the New York Stock Pachange. ‘The collateral of which the banks seumed charge waa said to be an'n extensive holdings in Stutx and &@ number of industrial concerns ee WASHINGTON, Nov No bank coming under federal super vision had made the loans to Allan A. Ryan, which are not covered by sufficient collateral, John 8. Wil Mama, comptrolier of the currency, said today nouncing th to accept a wan to re time, 2. CALEXICO, Cai, Nov. 29 swept 4 business block here and aid damage estimated at almost $100,000 the fire fighting forces of Calexico and Mexicali Flames | Lost in Storm There ts mill A Jensen, of the n W, J. Pirrie and the eleme that the ship is safe on the bigh instead of piled up on the rocks of James inland. Of thin the Beatle office of Grace; & Co., the ship's owners, were till innintent today The whip disappeared Friday after |noon, when the company's steam schooner Santa Rita, towing the Pir rie, was forced to drop her to save herself from being driven the rocks by the storm which waa then raging Company offictals said there has been nothing to establish definitely that the #hip's cargo of lumber has been washed ashore on Cape John son, on the southern weer coast, as reported. Thia may have been drift wood, it| was maid. It was sighted from several miles off shore Heavy seas aro still breaking on James island, and it is impossible for the nearching ships to get near enough to look for wreckage. It was raining again today, the Santa Kha, searching for the lost veusel, reported by wireless, adding! to the difficulties of the hunt. Washington's coast line was being patroled today, on shore and off, for | | trace of the missing schooner, Grace & Co. announced today thee! two men in an auto left Clallam bay | and two others net out from } bay yesterday to search the coast | and to question Indians in the Quilla- yute reservation to the south of Cape | Johnaon | No further word has been received | from the cutter Snohomish, also the coast, since she an-| nounced the departure of the four | son, men from Neah and Clallam bays, hope that Captain hooner feath wing & Retail Price A reduction of a cent and a half a loaf in the Wholesale price of bread, announced here today, ‘Wil have no we sl effect on the retail price, cording to both wholesalers and tailers The reduction 1» sald to be in o formity with the general ut into effect by retail bakers t weeks ago, when they eut prices the consumers from 12 and 17 ¢e to ll and 16 cents a loaf, Today's drop in wholesale due to & protest from the gi according to Seattle bread men, grocers cut their prices to the ¢ sumer wwo weeks ago to meet thi retall bakers’ cut, and they have been absorbing the lows since then, Whether prices will stay at present level or not seemed pro matical today, with everything @e ” canting upon the future price of lour Seattle bakers have bage Many stocks of flour on hand, wher flour was high, and have attempting to maintain ag price as possible to avoid toms, ing this impossible they decided Mon, day, it was sald, to pocket thelr lous and “forget it.” Some retgil stores today were sell- ing bread for 10 and 15 cents @ oat, TROOPS HOLD MINE REGIC HUNTINGTON, W. ao 4 Mingo county, the numer ous bloody battles between striking coal miners and mine guards, was cont minis aw conn to telephone reports from ‘7 . W. Va. Governor asked for martial law ite AN IDEAL INVESTMENT WHEN an Investor is offered both safety and a high rate of return, he is offered an Ideal Investment. Puget Sound Power & Light Company's 8 Per Cent Five-Year Gold Coupon Notes, Dated September 1, 1920; Due September 1, 1925 Price, Par, Plus Interest Sizes $100, $500 and $1,000 YIELD 8 PER CENT Dexter Horton Trust & Savings Bank, Trustee Notes last September, the first half of an suthoebill issue of $2,000,000. IT WAS OVERSUBSCRIBED, SOLD AND OFF THR MARKET IN ELEVEN WORKING DAYS. Now we are offering the second million of this authorized $2,000,000 issue, and all evidence points to another record sale, Your Opportunity Is Here Again The.company, through ownership or control, operates utilities — doing the greater part of the commercial light and power business, practically all of the electric interurban railway business, and, outside of the City of Seattle, practically all of the street railway business of the Puget Sound district, including the cities of Seat- tle, Tacoma, Everett and Bellingham. It serves in all more than 600,000 people, living in 147 communities in this region. f The notes offered are a direct obligation of the Company, tak- ing precedence over all its stocks, common or preferred, and the’ current assets are more than sufficient to pay all of the current liabilities and these notes when issued. The notes have interest coupons attached, payable at par semi-annually, and these may be cashed at any bank in the Puget Sound district, as of date of March 1 and September 1 of each year. Fuller Information may be obtained at any office of the Company CONSULT YOUR BANKER Puget Sound Power & Light Company