Europe must pay debts to United States says banker
J A Thomas vice president of the Chinese American Bank of Commerce urged Europe to settle allied debts to the United States before world conditions improve. He spoke during his Washington D C visit after eight months abroad as he prepared to depart for the Orient. Christmas events were held in Seattle by fraternal orders and business groups including the United Typothetae of America at the Pig n Whistle and a country school ball at Hotel Gowman. Puget Sound Light Power held a children’s party at the Masonic Temple and the One Hundred Per Cent club met at the Bungalow cafe.
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Europe
United States
J. A. Thomas
Seattle
United Typothetae of America
Pig’n Whistle
Ad Club
Gowman
Puget Sound Light & Power Company
Masonic Temple
One Hundred Per Cent Club
Bungalow
Veterans training program aids disabled on own land
Josseph Seattle district manager of the veterans bureau announced Tuesday a program of active cooperation among Washington Oregon and Idaho state colleges with the US Veterans Bureau. The plan provides disabled veterans expert instructions on land protected and managed for productive use.
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L. ©. Josseph
Seattle
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
United States Veteran Bureau
Reforestation Urged After Massive Washington Timber Loss
Dean Hugo Winkenwerder of the University of Washington urged the Municipal League at a noon luncheon in the L C Smith Building to pursue reforestation. He warned that failure to recycle stump lands could mirror the Eastern states where prosperity declined after timber depletion.
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State of Washington
Hugo Winkenwerder
University of Washington
Municipal League
L. C. Smith
Three Robberies Reported In City Overnight
David Wafford says he was held up by two bandits at First Ave and Stewart Sr, early Wednesday, losing 80 dollars and four cash. A burglar broke into Mrs. Jones home at 1819 North 48th Est and stole 80 dollars. Another break in at 981 12th Ave netted two watches a diamond ring a diamond lavalier and a silver matchbox.
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First Ave
Stewart Sr
David Wafford
20Th Ave. N
J. Jones
M. Minee
12Th Ave
Lavaltiere
Speeding convict jailed. license revoked
G. A. Reeves was sent to jail for 24 hours by Police Judge John B. Gordon after a second speeding conviction this year. He forfeits his blue license, prohibiting future driving if arrested again for speed.
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G. A. Reeves
John B. Gordon
Senate confirms Taylor and Vogelgesang as rear admirals
The Senate confirmed Montgomery M. Taylor and Carl Vogelgesang for rear admiral in the United States Navy. Pierce Butler's nomination was reported favorably by the judiciary committee but action was not taken.
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Washington
Senate
Montgomery M. Taylor
Carl Vogelgesang
United States Navy
Pierce Butler
Judiciary Committee
Auto thief escapes from county jail
Tom Morris, wanted in Bellingham for alleged auto thefts, escaped Tuesday night from the county jail as he was about to be taken to court for trial. He said I want to say good bye to some of the boys in the engine room and has not been seen since. He spent 26 days in the county jail here on a reckless driving charge.
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Tom Morris
Bellingham
Ete
Mint Bandits Elude Posses in Denver Bank Heist
Police and federal officers failed to trace the mint bank holdup suspects who killed a guard and stole 200000 in currency. A nationwide dragnet spread through Denver and the Rocky Mountain states yielded no concrete arrests. Investigators grilled several suspects but offered no breakthroughs as rewards totaling 15000 remained for capture.
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Denver
Colo
Pec
United States Mint
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Worsham Cleared in Dismissal Case After Rehear
Worsham faced charges of handling narcotics and whisky to dispose of them but claimed the accusations were revenge for his Legate testimony. The civil service commission upheld the dismissal, leading to a superior court bid for a rehearing. The commission ruled the charges untrue and Worsham returned to duty with Chief W. B. Beveryna.
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Worsham
Civil Service Commission
W. B. Beveryna
Actors accused in Piru bank robbery staged for film
Two movie performers and three associates are held in Los Angeles for allegedly staging the Piru State bank heist. The group reportedly kidnapped bank president C. E. Spencer and his daughter, took $6,000, and fled before being freed with a warning. Confessions from Harrie, Pruitt, and Loggins are cited.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Deone
Piru
Harria
F. H. Gillett
Henry Loggins
H Pruitt
Virgil Moore
Fillmore State Bank
C. E. Spencer
Harrie
Pruitt
Loggins
Artis
Blanchard
Oklo
Peet
Spencer
Arbuckle Pardoned as Hays Emphasizes Belief Over Punishment
Roscoe Arbuckle receives a pardon effective January 1 after F. D. Hays declares belief in Arbuckle’s capacity to reform. Hays cites a Christmas spirit and a pocket Bible’s “Ten rules” to justify clemency, while Arbuckle vows to return to film work and live up to the faith shown in him. Joseph Schenck supports Arbuckle’s comeback.
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San Francisco
Hays
Sullivan
Ind
Roscoe Arbuckle
Arbuckle
Joseph Schenck
Willie Hays
Santa's Gifts to Be Dry This Year
A prohibition office report says enforcement agents from the West will patrol the Pacific coast to curb rum running and bootlegging during Christmas and keep Santa Claus from getting into liquor trouble. The campaign targets California and coastal communities.
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Sam Francisco
Pacific Coast
Prohibition Office
Kaet
California
Millionaire Junker who chose Seattle over Germany
Alvensleben, a former Kaiser's officer born in Alvensleben, moved to America in 1904 to pursue trade. He became a Vancouver land speculator and self-made millionaire before losing most wealth in wartime. After an idle period in Seattle he rebuilt his fortune by importing German goods and opening a retail shop with his wife and two children, embracing doll sales over a return to Germany.
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Junker
von Alvensleben
Ther
Altost
America
Vancouver
B. C
von Alvenslieben
French Reject German Reparations Proposal
United Press reports Germany proposed a joint expert commission to set a reparations figure within Germany’s ability to pay. France led by Premier Poincare rejected the plan, citing London ultimatums and insisting on sanctions if Germany misses payments. Washington officials awaited Secretary Hughes’s reaction.
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A. L. Bradford
United Press
Washington
Germany
United States
France
Poincare
Paris
Hughes
Wiedfeldt
Poineare
London
Granite Hotel Watch Stolen. Police Seek Suspect
Police are investigating a theft at the Granite hotel. W. J. Crocker reported his room was entered Wednesday morning after he left the door unlocked for a shower. Along with $25 in cash the gold watch was taken. Crocker says he will overlook the money loss if the watch is returned.
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W. J. Crocker
Granite Hotel
Crocker
Olga Farley Acquitted of Hotel Metropole Murder
Olga Farley was acquitted by a jury after less than an hour of deliberation in the May 21 Hotel Metropole case. Wealey Howarth, found dead in Farley’s room, had claimed self inflicted gunshot before dying but later alleged Farley’s involvement. Farley’s defense argued she was traveling with Howarth to prevent a shooting and that her revolver discharged accidentally.
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Oma
Olga Farley
Aberty
Wealey Howarth
Ralston
Howarth
Near East talks stall over Dar danelles plan split
The Near East peace conference in Lausanne fights to reconcile Turkish and Allied plans for the Dardanelles as talks run into the afternoon session. Turks protest departure of British experts while Allies warn that failure to settle the straits may not end the conference.
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Lausannde
Dardanelles
Angora
Atraita
Mayor Brown shifts stance on vice and whisky sales
A report traces Mayor Brown’s rapid reversal on liquor and vice policy. He moved from denying any such places to criticizing preachers, then back to urging police actions and seeking preacher aid as public opinion hardens against him. The piece notes increased arrests and a clamor to clean up the city.
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Brown
Inuf
Chinese Opium Addict Hangs Self in Seattle Jail
Chin Hoy a 45 year old Seattle dope addict hanged himself in his jail cell using a waistband string tied to a door bar. Jailers found him at 4 20 am on Wednesday during rounds after Hoy had been in custody since a prior opium den arrest on King Street. He faced charges of opium possession and had four speckages of opium and a full dope outfit found with him. Hoy had been a familiar police figure for four years and reportedly suffered severe withdrawal.
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Chin Hoy
Seattle
City
F. P. Wright
Hoy
N. P. Anderson
B. H M. Wlama
Pollos
Mayor urged action to purge vice in Seattle
Public frustration rises over a mayor accused of talking to the press without action. The writer calls for a firm order to close vice districts and shutter dance halls and cabarets, vowing bootleggers be brought to trial to clean up the city within a week.
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Seattle
Brown
New York Seizes $500000 Whisky Vessel Off Sandy Hook
Prohibition Director Appleby announced the capture of a ship carrying four thousand cases of whiskey valued at $500000 seized while attempting to reach New York for the Christmas trade. The vessel was intercepted by the Hanson off Sandy Hook as part of dry navy operations against rum runners. The skipper claimed Canada as the final destination after engine trouble.
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New York
Prohibition
Appleby
Wee
Sandy Hook
Hanson
Dry Navy
Dyrart
Canada
Ferry Hits Dock As Tule Fog Delays Bay Traffic
Bay ferry traffic was hampered by Tule fog from the Sacramento San Joaquin rivers uniting with an ocean fog in San Francisco. The ferry Thoroughfare struck a Pilar at the landing, disabling engines and drifting until tugs towed her to safety.
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San Francisco
Bay
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Thoroughfare
Woman Dies After Fall Down Steps in Cellar
Mrs. M. A. Lawrence, 64, of 4111 is dead after a fall down cellar stairs. Authorities report the incident occurred at the residence and foul play is not suspected.
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M. A. Lawrence
Legion Act Aims on Jap Rule Stir Yakima Land Fight
A Legion post openly opposed a Yakima Indian reservation land policy as Japanese farmers faced potential loss of land. Ministers urged Interior to grant leases to Japanese growers, citing debt and safety fears. The dispute drew telegrams from Seattle and internal party leaders accusing a salaried Japanese agent of inflaming tensions.
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Fiannier Noble
Kan Legion
Warnesday
Yakima Min Association
Yakima
the Interior
Lennece
Seattle
Star
Department Interior
L. B. Bach
Ewing D. Colvin
Tindall
Fred Wettrick
Swale
Paul Edwards
Dayton Avenue death after city accident
A person died Tuesday night in the city from a fractured injury after an accident on Dayton Avenue. Police investigated the scene and orderly details were limited as the case remains under inquiry.
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Dayton Ave
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