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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1920
Page
16
An advertising appeal claims skin diseases like eczema arise from blood infection. It argues local treatments fail, urges use of S S S to cleanse the blood and remove germs, promising lasting relief and urging readers to consult the Chief Medical Adviser in Atlanta for free advice.
The Northwest Steel Company and the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation must surrender all their books and records to federal grand jury inspection as part of a fraud investigation. Judge Beau ordered the production after long arguments as the firms protest surrendering their records. The companies allegedly used cost plus contracts with the Shipping Board to inflate production costs beyond reason, totaling over 1.5 million dollars.
Shelby and Mac discuss a plan to raise a large jackpot to attract volunteers for a marriage ceremony in the town. Tom jokes about Old Dad and notes the bride’s stubbornness while McCarthy proposes a two hundred fifty dollar seed with potential to reach two thousand.
Shelby moves through crowds with a covert mission to plant a suggestion that Old Dad Calkins’ daughter may be an heiress and should marry early. He aims to provoke local pride and keep money from leaving the community, starting with his first target, Rowdy Egan, alone at a table.
Shelby schemes a bold plan in a Texan bar to recruit eligible bachelors for a preacher’s scheme. He buys a horse for a starving ranch hand and coordinates McCarthy and the ex preacher to assemble a crew tonight, hoping to avoid delays and jealous rivals. The scene ends with preparations for a continuation tomorrow.
Robert Howee argued jitneys unfairly drain funds from the city streetcar system during a Municipal League debate on jitney regulation. Austin B Griffin spoke for the opposition, saying the city lacks moral or legal grounds to restrict jitneys. Meanwhile Women’s North Pacific Presbyterian board of missions opened a two day biennial session at First Presbyterian Church.
In Ketchikan Paddy Shanahan was found insane by a jury over the murder of Assistant U S District Attorney Steve Ragan last fall.
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