The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 23, 1921, Page 4

TO) SACRIFICE Ruthless Efficiency in Busi- ness of Government Is Aim of President NEW YORK, May 23.—Ruthless @ificiency at Washington even at the risk of offending a certain class politicians, was the ktea! Prost Harding set for him before the Acaie Science here today. ‘The government must be com d under strictly business meth: the president said, adding that well knew that In so doing he N “lose a good deal of immediate iy on the part of a certain of politicians.” 0 ES CONFUSION D RED TAPE | He scored the confusion and red at Washington, declaring that humbiest householt similarty ted will meet with financial | “Stony-hearted, devoted and ie courage” is needed to car out this program, he admitted, | But insisted that his administratoin 4 combat “existing tertia” at point. Sympathy for the professional holder must be sacrificed, he ‘The speech, by far the most di ct and emphatic he has mae becoming president, was the of two and one-half months mee as chief executive. Al- Prepared for scholarly ears and d in dignified language, the behind the discourse was s “Too much stress cannot be Inid the fact that eternal vigtlance _ Price of economy and ef. establishment than to con- fn existence offices, positions employments, once they are It requires persistent, de- d, stony-hearted devotion to Public interest to do otherwise must be utter sacrifice of sympathy for the place hokler Teal reason for keeping his tion je that he wants @ salary Must be constant examina- to determine how, in e of evolving functions and thods, forces may be reduced bud duplications of work eliminated “Inertia, which is easily the te force in governmental or. tions, must be combated at Point. certain class of politi. not be compensated the appreciation of the . immediate interest or active concern which will ani- the person who finds himaeif|carried a cargo of miscellaneous) .i 514, loose frorf the purse strings.” ‘The president told of the special his personal representative, out a program of efficiency, added that he had meantime ts executive orders directing im- changes go far as are in his _ He told of the impending enact- of budget legislation, which, expected to be helpful, must be regarded ag an “efficiency ” He said that the find of the commission on efficiency Sppointed during the Taft adminis tration would be utilized in shaping proposed reorganization. Prefacing his discussion with a survey of the financial and situation, President Har- said the existing depression ts |‘ the natural result of the destruction @f capital during the war, He dis sented from the view that a return ea natooratio powers exercised over Iness during the war would aid the situation now, declaring that the “feverish seeming of prosperity” dur- war days was because society Mterally burning up its stocks f capital.” Vital Statistics BIRTHS tt, ain 4s Tat a its bor, are 102nd, gi illips, J. D., $05 F if F ed a2 boy. irde, 2 y aon, An Le, £029 40th 8. W., boy. ire, 950 N. 43rd, boy eterson, A. H., 1019 W. 36th, boy. R. V. 2448 Del Mar dr.. ‘eterson, ison, FL, 8725 17th ave. N. boy a. 8 6917 46th 8. W., girl. jalvo, 806 Lane, girl. ichol, iobere Oak Park, boy. MARRIAGE LICENSES | Name and Residence. ¢, Bernhard F., Seattle rten, Anni 1 pleton, Hele roe et, Roy C., on, Test i meney, Ee 1 Te, hey. Gertrude, "seattle ishop, George L., Seattl wes, Elia V.. Seattle , ‘arson, Jacob Leo, Seattle, leberg, Alma, Seattle Robert, Seattle . wis, Barbara, Seattle Alicorn, George F., Seattle . Dishman, May, Seattle .. mo Anton, Black Diamond.Legal er, Katarina, Black Dia- mond . + Legal irkeland, G., Bremerton . 5 ‘atiand, Olga B., Pearson’; hett, Henry, Seattle ,. rant, Clara, Seattle bods Thomas Charley hen ‘egal «Legal ‘egal -Legal «Legal Te, Adeline, KE son, 8. N., Seattle . DEATHS wit 503 > 5 incent, 69, 2209 Mat Witta” 4h drse Mech » Bann ry fy [Ship News Tides in Seattle MONDAT TURSDAY MAY &3 MAY 04 First igh Tide |, ,hr bow Ha me, 186 te | Viet Lew Tide |)! nities mit] Second High Tide | second 10 PR Mm, 16 MT 60 pm, . . one Law Tide ° 16 tt FISHING SCHOONER RELEASED | The gas fishing schooner Freyta, held by the conviction and fine of her cap tain, Thomas Lambert Cars tor bringing 877 gross of Japanese watch crystals unmanifested into the | United States, has beon ordered re }leased by the customs department upon payment of $500 penalty, Word of the compromise was recelved| Monday from Washington by Henry | ©, Blackwood, deputy collector of customs, eee FLEET STARTS NORTH Rarly this week the Pacific fleet will begin its move northward; hav Ing as its ultimate destination Puget sound, where it tx scheduled to arrive | by the middie of July, The first ves sels expected at Bremerton are the New York and the Arkansas, which are due June 4. Rowing races and other aquatic events will be staged here by the battleship crews, eee MOVIES ON TACOMA BOAT Movies ana other entertainment will be tntroduced on the Puget Sound Navigation company’s Seattle: Tacoma steamships in the near tu ture. The main cabin will be dark ened as soon as the boat leaves dock, and a moving picture entertainment lasting nearly an hour will be shown. Beginning June 15 extra service will be inaugurated, with a 7 a. m. and a op. m. trip added to the present schedule, eee OFY TO FAR NORTH Off for the most desolate ports of far Bering sea, the little power schooner Anvil, belonging to the Kuskokwim River Trading com pany, sailed for Bethel Saturday Within the next few days three | more of these sturdy little veasels | will depart for the tradi:ts posts of | the Arctic waste, . RADIO WEATHER REPORTS Starting June 1, United States weather bureau stations on the Coast will receive daily reports by | wireless from ‘shipping board ves | sels, Observations will be sent in at| |? a m. dally by vessels that are 100 miles or more from the nearest land | station, . THIRD MATE ACQUITTED With the acquittal Saturday of Ame Hage, third mate of the steam ship Governor, by United States Steamship Inspectors Harry . Lord and Donald S. Ames, but one of the three men charged with responaihil ity for the sinking of the Governor remains untried. This is Capt. Mar- | | | | the government following | ¢ New York Exchange Shows Firm at Start W YORK, May 23 1a firmer te The whole list on the New York stock market © 4s trading got under way today following the week able exceptions to In. conne | meet this woek for di |, Mexican Potroleum hot up in spectacular fashion, Opening at 147, 1%. It speedily mounted to 149% @ was believed due to. th | that Standard Oil interests may porsibly be secking control can w Steel common at B2\y stood \\. and then gained to 69 that the directors up unchanged up ah, up Onion Pacific, 118%, United States unchange Rubber o mmarket closed irregular. ra time ¢ mised to move w oft % Up: there was con gaining confi . neral Me tors sold at 11%, nd Arrow was sold in larg and Chandler sold at After some wh ist and “Ii stock was up 9 at n. 85, up M%: Studebaker, 191% a eri up i rthern oN off] 1K, off 1% sd N MARKET | LAGS AT CLOSE CHICAGO, May 22.—Reports of fi vorable crop conditions caused t hi fisy' whest¢ and closed off & at $1.25%, up 4 lower May corn opened off 1Me at B8%e loned up 4G July corn opened 4 cloned off 1 6 dat 65 be joneral Motors, . Te N. Y. Stock Exchange Pernt by te B'Mannee & tler Motel Nullding ie Stock — Atehiaon.. ‘ Best, Sugar enerally a irregular fe at $1.68 July corn opaned and closed %e! ube Cane Huger on Products Ee se Cash Wheat CINICAQO, May %1.—Cash @ j# hard, 01.60%; No 3 hard, $1 . Chicago Board of Trade ° (Momtay's Quotations) . } Voguched by 1. B. Mansing & Co's Frb : Ms vate Wire, Dvtier Hetel Bullding. | Wheat say Joly Coren May Cire ew un any! to) lew se8 ee a ue CANTALOUPES ON SALE HERE First Shipment of Season Arrives ‘The firet local strawberries were Monday. The first the Marshall Island. This on the market to arrive brand from Vashon o was auctioned off on the wh 35 conts a @ansket shipped the firet Then three followed. The crate was or e sale market at Alfred Cacnsens Kirkland, Olalla from crates from berries, being of an excellent quality for orate were soon cleaned up at §7 a crate of 24 pinta, The first erate of cantaloupe: which arrived from the Imperial Val Monday, sold at $15, while one from Wenate cantaloupes, sold ate hee containing at 450 A ‘arge shipment of Callfornia carrots and new turnips were re celved on the wholesale market, The vegetables were being sold at oa mack New Garnet potatoes were also re colved, and were selling at 5% cents a poytta. 16 | The butter market was nteady to firm. Some dealers predicted an in crease would soon take place. Exes were steadier, with the demand a Uttle stronger than last week. VEGETABLES Prices Faid Wholesale Artichokes Cal Dealers 198 we Wash, per tf ver . erate hothouse, per crate Loos}, white, tow Radishes—Local doe Rhubarb — Local Katabages Per wack . |Spinech-—toral. per box .. Nominel «ioe 1. a Chicago Car Le Lots by nd n. Menning ace Butler Motel Baiting Rect Cont. Beta. Lt Tr. International Niekel Brook, Kapid Tramsit 12% 12 Total stock sale, 298,100 sharon . Liberty Bends (faturday Quotations) Furnishet by L. 1. Manning & Co den, pilot of the Governor when she ‘was rammed and sent to the bottom by the steamship West Hartland. second mate, was cleared two weeks ago. Sebree wna to be placed tn commis | 59»: She has been tied he mae ee ~ sion Monday. uy because of nel line, sailed Saturday for Japan, China and the Philippines. She freight. tered otk and passenger Het of 171, the O. 8. K. iner Arizona Maru is due in Seattle ‘Thursday. . One mition feet ot tumber wll be loaded at the Nettleton mill by the sailing schooner Edward BE. West this week. The lumber is billed for Headuie. Due tn aot Weintetay is the Johnson line motorship Canada, with a, cargo of Scandinavian products,’ eee Arrivals and Departures Arrived May 23—#tr Durban Mara from Dairen, 11 a m.; str Redondo from Southeastern Alaska, 7:10 @ m.; destroyer Wm. Jones t Bound Naval Station, 10 y 22—Motorship Oxmo from fan Franciaco, 11:20 p. m.; ste Prince Rupert from Prinee Rupert, 2:20 p. m.; str Lehigh from Portiand, Me. 3:45 a m. Malied May 23—Destroyer Wm. Jones for San Diego, 10:16 a m.; str West Jappa for Tacoma, 3:45 a m.; str Tokushima Maru for Tacoma, # a m. May 22--#tr Rupert for Prince Rupert, 11:20 p. m, motorahip Ruby for Point Hope, 6 p. m motorship Anvil for Akut 5 8 Dix for Everett, § ee Alaskan Vessels Ketchikan—May 21—failed, atr North- western, northbound, 9 a. m.; str Princess Mary, northbound, 2 a m. eee Vessels in Other Ports Antwerp—May 19—falled, str Eomdijle Arrived, str Pisht- Batied, str 22—#aned, ay #2—Halled, motor wie polo for Heattle. Philadelphia — May Brush for Seattle, San Francinco ship Pionin for Be Vessels in Port at Seattle Smith Cove Terminale—Pier A, str Croas * rthern Terminal—Str ‘Tokusht- na Rell Street ‘Terminal—Bte West Catanace nd ‘Trunk Pacific Torminal—Btr City Motorshtp Oxmo. Str Delight. tr Jefferson, str Vietorta, a, atr Alameda, atr Redondo. fF Admiral Rodman, str Schley Pier B—Btr Admiral Dewey, «tr Admiral Goodrich, str Spokane. Pier D—Str Lehigh | Union Pacific Terminal—Sehr Wawona. Pacific Const Coal Bunkers—U & L Awifteure, U. & Shipping Weetward Ho, rb | Pier 2~ Coral Board = Moorti tr Bastern ¢ Str atr Connectiout Street Termimab- Yoyager. Bast Waterway Dock & Warehouss Co.— Str Wheatiand Montana, str West Canon Str Steel Atr Went. Hartland, atr , ate Wont Ivia, sche Ad. Nettleton Went Puget Bound Bridge & Dredging Co.— Bir Patterson. Str Roosevelt Yaidex, str Juneau, Mill Dock—Schr Edwin R. Amen Yara Spokane, ptorahip Santa barge Henry city, bktn Anne ¢ Flavia, baree Villard, barge C Ernest Kellenberger, the Governor's | 14 ‘Jing was off i%c at 93.98%, Ieonjum, str Tippecanoa, #tr Youemite, | Datier Motel Neliding High Low Close a ae er a2 7.18 Cote Live Stock eons ot Si Boge—Rosetpes, | be » Hheep—Necetpte, 22.000 Market 15@ He lower. Lamba, “1911.60; ewes, 14606. Portland Market Status PORTLAND, May 22.—Cattie—Re- 0. | Me Britian Peettints Britian the high- er. Pete $5.5098.75: Thorp —Tererpia, DESL. Market mona 60; cull lambs, Prime lambe, i wethers, $3.50 Hi yearlings, omen, S104 58 Butter—s00 Th Cheese—Tripleta, 116 f3¢ My Egus—15@2s¢ don Hens Denver Live Stock DENVER, May 12.—Cattle—Neceipte 2.400. Market 15 core. 8 lows, and heifers, $815@1.35; stocker and feeders, $667; calves, isu ia Hoge—Receipta, 1,400. Top, Sheep Sc lower ‘ Hamburg W. Le “ive Leipeig «4 Laipaig Munteb | United Kingdom 6% | United Kingdom 69s, United Kingdom 5%, United Kingdom Si, 1 eee or. San Francisco Produce BAN FRANCISCO, May 23.—Dutter— Brtraa, be coe 03 a | bu Atchison Gen. és, Palt. & Ohio Gold és Kethionom Beel Ref ba. ral Parific tat B. & Q Joint tras, 25% dom; extra firete, 6. 1 dirties, 23\90 dow; extra Wwe doz; undersized pullets, fancy, 16 4e Mb, Foreian Exchange NEW YORK, May 2% Demand ater- when fe coenes Frence Ure, $6.0550: Canadian dot- | marks, $09.0164; kronen, | elgn exchange tor were $0.0865; Inve, $0.8940; 30.1810. Foreign exchange cloned lower. Sterling, $2.04%; france, $0.0832; lire, $4054) rks, $0.0162%; Canadian dol lars, $9. Kronen, $0.1801 N. Y. Coffee and Sugar NEW YORK, May 23.—@ugar, q Raw, $5.02; granulated, $6.30 06.40. Coffee—-No, 7 Rio, apot, lee Ih; No 4 Banton, §% @9 ie Ib, Money on Call NEW YORK, May 23.—Money on call, 7 per cont; six months, 6% @6% per cent: mercantile paper, 7@7% per cent aliver—London, 32444; New York, ‘ P. Cony P. Conv nn enn. ©. & 0. Cony. O, Le Ret. PIGOTT AIDS CORPORATION Evidencing his personal faith in campaign for the building up of Se attle's business by the use of Seattle money, William Pigott, president of | the Pacific Car Co, has donated $25,000 toward the formation of a corporation to underwrite loca) in dustries, Pigott 1s a member of the organ ization committes of which HM. J Gille is chairman. The committee is rapidly perfecting plans for the| work of stimulating industry there These will be submitted at the next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday evening. The old method of trying to in duce Eastern capital will never bring the resultw desired, Pigott says, Therefore he is willing to back to the limit the plan for building up Industries here with locg! money, Greek Is Victim of Tuberculosis Reports of a suicide at the Cleo- patra hotel, just off Third ave. and| James at, were dissipated Monday, | when Investigation showed that An dros Rambossis, a Greek, had died | suddenly in his bed of tuberculo Rammbossie had been in the country only three months 0% Demand sterling—2.94%. Insane, Escapes From-His Guards SACRAMENTO, May 23.—Harty Broadbent, with a mania for escap- ing custody and attempting to end his life, made another escape here | today, He successfully eluded | |H. P, Nelson, deportation agent, and his assistant, who were transferring him from the Steilacoom asylum in Washington to Napa State hospital, | California, Bareheaded and barefooted, Broad bent is at large, while Nelson and local officers are making a frantic search to recapture him before he ends his life, The escape occurred tn tne local railway yards. BLUE LAWS NOW HIT LINGERIE ZION CITY, Il, May 23.—Another Sunday blue law has been placed on Zion's statute books, Henceforth the Sabbath is not to be desecrated by | the hanging of lingerie on the old clothesline, Drjed, per 26-1. box Strawberries Kennewiel Pineapples Tangerine Florin, 2¢-cup on 24-pt ban, Per box NOTS Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers Atmonds—Per Tb. a a a 20) a6@ 7) * | Peanate. Vireinia Keyetong, Japanese Peeane—For T. ... DAIRY PRODU CTs Prices Paid to mere Mattertat Rage Pres “fae | Mith—Cwt. Cob, Reattio ouppiy DAIRY PRODUCTS Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers Butter—Loca! creamery Erich... Fresh raneh ” 20) * ae POULTRY Prices Paid by Wholesale Dealers to Shippers Dacke—ttve Hene—Live, under 4 Toa. Dr Pol LTRY Prices Paid Wholesalers Ducks —Dreened .... Hens Dressed me ot mM and wp. 4 * Dre eye Dressed MEAT Medium to chotee ° cows and heifers .. FLOUR 4-08 elty ae! HAY, GR. i City Wholesale Prices, Per Ton Corm—Whole yellow, 120-T, sacks. .40.00 Cracked, 100-TD. sacks Feed Meal, 100-1 racks er Wh ne feed, 100-1. sacks 4200 34.00 40.00 49.00 45.00 Ground. Clipped Oats Wh Rolled, Ground Sprouting Wheat AM-Grain Chick Feed Chiek Mash ‘ Growing Mash, 100-1. ska, no BM Fae Mash—i00-1. racks, no BM. Keratch Feed—100-T. micka . Molasses Dalry Feed 100 Wheat Mixed feed, 40-1 Coconnnt Meat . a Meal i Meal an Meal Aifaita Meal Beet Pulp Fish Meat Meat Berape Weatern Bone Meal ale, feed 70-tb. 0-1. aac 100-1 1. whe sacks Charcoal Woentern Grit—Limestone . Granite Shell astorn oyster” Western oyster h Alfnita Hay Mixed Hay ‘Timothy May Straw 4—— No. No, Balances . Clearings Balances . + 1,112,076.00 Spokane + 1,753,633.00 889,107.00 Clearings Balances . . Tacoma Clearings .. . Balances , 678,231.00 | Special Price Basement THE PLACE OF LOWEST PRICES Besides Being The Special Price Basement is a pleasant shopping place. It is roomy, airy, light, easy of acce: selections. displayed for easy and stocks are conveniently EXCEPTIONAL VALUES IN SMART APPAREL MUCH UNDERPRICED 100 | ‘New Wraps and Coats THREE GROUPS—SPECIALLY PRICED $15.00 $19.75 $25.00 In all the latest style effects—straight-line wraps, belted sports styles, cape wraps, dey coats and dolman effects. ined. wrappy coats, ca Mostly full silk Velours, suedetex, Bolivia, tricotine, polo and serge. Fine selections of the new light and me- dium shades, as well as navy. Sizes for women and misses. 200 SILK JERSEY PETTICOATS $2.95 Attractive styles of silk Jersey petticoats in navy, Copenhagen, peacock blue, pur- ple, brown, taupe and green, Matrons’ Hats Special at $4.95 Attractive selections of hats suitable for ma- trons. Modish trim- mings of fruits, clus- ters of flowers and two- tone effects in crushed roses, maline and os- trich. DECIDED SAVINGS AT THIS LOW PRICE * Public Market _| <=. 7 Cee Mtatle 1-17, 6 bare Lenow soap, 1905 CampbelTs soups, 100 can; &-1. Moowdrift, $1.68, 2-1. can Crescent cot- fom, $1.00. Mtail 105, $ Ta emall white beans, The; 2 Tha cooking™tige, The; 2 M®. raising, fhe; 2 Ib, extra choice pkea matches, 100 Stall 2% cy Se arma 49-B Northern Light four, hope White soap the Stan 1, @on, Atal matoes, 2 the the each Stall 68, pow : plenies, 180 | pot roast, 10 M.: leg of bacon, Stall 2 new turnips, 2 bunches 2 bunches be PIKE PLACE Stal 11, best cane sugar, ¢ The tte, # # sliced pine- Btall lamb ite th; beans, 10¢ I ple, larg ft Giall #2, §-1. can MJ. B. cof. fea, 81.80: 2 cans corm oF pons, She; 1-% can Rogers baking powder, ite; # cans stringless beans, ibe. BOONOMY tall 24, pure American cane sugar, lée, 4 Ma Bte, & Ta fie. Stelle . 4 Ta choles evaporated apples ase; 2 The new seeded raising, be; ant stringiess beans, te; ¢ The fancy { prunes, the; 49-l, sack Rainie Heat $1.65," @tatle 1-2-2, beet sal pork. i. half hams, 28 M.; bert weak and seusgee, 2 Tbe 2be. ANITARY beet cane sumar, Rorden'e milk, Peanut butter, 100 T Fiake White, 2 Ma Pfc: 2 cane Co milk, Ie; 2 assorted spices tream chease, 230 tb, 2 Ibe ffoe, M hee Stale 102-105, 4 for baking powder, oe Daddy, bring home some Boldt’s French pastry.—Advertisement, CROWDS! If the Smiles, Laughter and Tears of the Packed House That Saw Last ight’s Performance Are Any Indication You Will Enjoy A MoTION PICTURE, WITH A MESSAGE a FULL OF SMILES & Now—Until Thursday Night FOUR SHOWS DAILY 2,4, 7 AND 9 P, M. Eves. 25c and 50c = Mats. 250 METROPOLITAN | deaa jot of work on a Pacific const maval b naval base * Seattle Widow Thot |Officials Expect Suicide, Murdered?| Agreement on Yap BOSTON, May 23.—Belief that WASHINGTON, May 23.—Devel- Mrs. Ida M. Herrick, wealthy widow, | opments recently in the Yap resident of Seattle, Wash, found tion have led administration in her apartment here last! to believe that an agreement wil] be Christmas morning, was not a sui- hi cide put was murdered, has caused brine 0 os porta Police to institute an investigation. [tory to this government, it pa a een learned today. at Alameda, Cal, by striking out of the navy appropriation bill an appro priation of $1,500,000 for that pur pose. pase | The veto was 00 te NYO WASHINGTON, May 23, — The menate today blocked the beginning Twice Daily All Week 15c, 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 .Matinees: 15c to 50c JUNE Irwin Rosen Presents tm sitinern wat! SISTERS picture star (in Person) (Miriam and Irene) AND | David “THE CRYSTAL Schooler GAZER” Revelation of By Albert Cowles Dance and Music Author of “Under Orders," Ete. Direction of Joseph Hart Sampson and Douglas In “The Life of the Party” ANN HAL Butler and Parker IN A UNIQUE SKIT ENTITLED “Don't Make Me Laugh” Connolly and Frances In Fun and Music Evans and Coffey Musical Go-Getters “La Petite Cabaret” A Manikin Musical Comedy Pathe News | Topics of the Day | Concert Orchestra ‘There Is a Matinee Every Day at the M