Logan Billingsley Still In Town In Seattle Bootleg Case
Logan Billingsley remains a Seattle resident living at the Washington apartments and will face conspiracy charges for violating interstate shipping laws in connection with bootlegging. His brother Fred and William Plelow await formal sentencing. U S Attorney Clay Allen has not announced a timeline. Billingsley praised lawyer Billy Bell and discussed potential future employment, while confirming he has engaged Hodge & Bell to litigate a liquor account with a St Louis firm.
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Billingsley Ordered to Court Over Unpaid Cigar Debt
Fred Billingsley, accused boot legger, must appear in superior court May 4 to explain $43.10 owed to Heat & Russell Cigar Co. of Oklahoma. Judge Smith issued the order via J. K. McDowall after two state courts found the debt due. The cigars were allegedly bought before Billingsley arrived in Seattle.
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Germans Form Independent Socialist Party Amid Reform Promises
Berlin dispatches report a new anti government group arising from a reform split in the German socialist movement. Hugo Haase and George Ledebour lead the drive for democratization, with at least 15 socialists in the reichstag backing the independent socialist platform.
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Berlin General Strike Slows Metal Wood Output
Reports from Amsterdam on April 17 say Berlin's general strike cripples metal and wood production and hampers transport. Dispatches indicate meager deliveries and no confirmation of widespread disturbances in Berlin itself.
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Women Investigators Scrutinize Public Officials
Investigators from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union have taken positions in public offices to audit officials’ performance. Mrs. J. B. Martin states the aim is to learn how elected officers discharge duties so voters can choose wisely. They report finding repeated liquor permits issued to same applicants. Mrs. Martin says diligent officials have nothing to fear.
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Pork Eating Dog Met Sudden Death
Justice Brinker investigated the deaths of several pigs and one dog on Tuesday morning. Mrs. M Rutlege testified that her dog Toby died after eating a dead pig owned by defendant C E Ludlow. Ludlow, who runs a pig ranch near Rutlege’s home, is charged with poisoning flesh to protect his livestock after neighborhood dogs killed his animals.
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Justice Brinker
City Attorney Faces Contempt Over Dictaphone Records
April 17 in Herermont, City Attorney Marion Garland may be held in contempt if he does not supply dictaphone records demanded by the grand jury. Grand Jury Foreman L. L. Kent said Garland was subpoenaed to produce records seized when Sheriff Dan J. Davia removed a dictaphone from Mayor M. F. Giles’ hardware store basement on March 22. The missing files cover only a few days prior to the seizure.
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Treasury Secretary McAdoo seeks guidance on $7 billion bond issue
Secretary McAdoo on April 17 asked major banking interests led by J P Morgan & Co for ideas on floating the $7,000,000,000 government bond issue.
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Husky Miss Urges Girls to Prepare for War Service
Greta Von Hergen, giving talks on physical culture at Palace Hip, tells girls they must be strong and healthy as potential recruits for war work. She asserts she can replace any man at the front and is ready to answer Uncle Sam's call.
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Army expands recruit age to forty and accepts colored applicants
Men up to 40 are being taken into the regular army after a War Department order received at the BeattIe recruiting office in the Pioneer building. Minor physical faults are waived to speed enlistments. The age limit rose from 35, and local officers may recruit colored applicants. Five men had passed all requirements by Tuesday noon, and 19 men were obtained Monday breaking local records.
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Exhibition Building Opens With Washington Goods Display
The Exhibition Building, new home of the Industrial Exhibit of Manufacturers' Association, Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club, opens to the public Monday with over 250 exhibits. Afternoon and evening programs feature music, dancing, moving pictures and special ties. Executive committee members are C. M. Williams, R. W. Clark, and Ralph R. Q. Casey. C. M. Lewin oversees operations with C. A. Smith as space manager.
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Roosev elt to speak at West Chicago recruiting rally
April 28 rally at the stockyards amphitheatre will mark Col. Theodore Roosevelt’s first direct appeal to the nation to back the colors and join the recruiting effort. The event in West Chicago aims to galvanize public support for the war effort and mobilize volunteers.
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Papermakers Deny Trust Violation
Seven indicted members of the Print Paper Manufacturers' association executive committee pleaded not guilty today in federal court New York. Each posted $3,000 bail as the arraignment proceeded.
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Print Paper Manufacturers’ Association Executive Committee
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