Enter Pleas Set For Booze Case Indictments
Superior Judge Clay Allen and other officials indicted for alleged violation of the dry laws will be arraigned next Friday and trials set by Presiding Judge Boyd Tall. Deputy prosecuting attorney T H Potter says pleas may be entered with or without personal appearance, and trials likely unlikely until late fall as the September calendar is full and juries are summoned.
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Cer
House of Representat
W. W. Conner
Democratic Statement Committee
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T. H. Potter
Boyd J. Tall
Allen
Nts
Patterson Sterday
Hart Eight Hour Day Law Could Apply to State Institutions
Gov Louis F Hart may issue an executive order to apply the eight hour workday to state institutions. The move follows a federation board and governor talks in Olympia and a legal opinion that prompted consideration of enforcement. Attending were William M Short Will Coates L L Gifford U K H C Pickering and W L.
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Louis F. Hart
Olympia
Hart
William M. Short
Will Coates
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U. K
H. C. Pickering
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Blockade Defeated Germans admit naval setback in Jutland
Admiral von Scheer says the Allied blockade defeated Germany and the U-boat campaign failed. He notes German losses were a third of British, praises Scapa Flow action, criticizes Jellicoe and cites unreliability of crews for delaying battle last October.
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United Press
Germany
Admiral von Scheer
Daily Chronicle
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Jutland
Jellicoe
von Reuter
Scapa Flow
Council Approves Power Extensions to 1.25 Million
City council on Monday approved extending the lighting department with a 1.25 million bond authorization. Most funds will enlarge the Lake Union steam plant to meet rising power demand until Cedar River or Skagit water power is developed.
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Cedar River
Skagit
Dowsey Death Probe Details Reveal Possible Double Stroke
Coroner C C Tiffin testified apoplexy may have caused Dowsey's death but suggested a thorough federal inquiry. Doctors described head injuries and a possible fatal blow from a dead instrument. Dowsey's brothers, G H Dowsey and James Dowsey, were poised to attend the inquest as investigations continue.
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Maj. Game
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Seattle
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Camp Farwell
National Guard
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James Dowsey
Man Touched With Broom Causes Hospital Treatment
Carl Berge, a logger, said a woman struck him on the head with a broom. Wound sewn with four stitches and he returned to his Preston hotel home.
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Carl Berge
Preston
Striking Postal Workers Weigh Washington Word in San Francisco
Telegram from Seattle union delegate Fuller reports morale high and pending word from Washington as the San Francisco conference with Postmaster General Burleson continues. Some operators quit to join the strike as McNulty denies mass quitting and says service improves.
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Washington, D. C
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R. W. Fuller
Seattle
Washington
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
McNally
McFarland
Schmitz Park
Enforcing Dry Law Bill Faces House Passage Expectation
Washington July 16 The wartime prohibition enforcement bill is likely to pass the House largely as reported. liberals seek to reduce penalties while wets delay via parliamentary tactics. Representative Gallivan plans an amendment forcing each member to disclose liquor stored, asserting some have decades of supply and threatening a roll call.
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United Presa
Wets
Gallivan
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Congress
Tact Needed in Orient Says Hart After Year Abroad
W S Hart of the committee of public information urges tactful government action to build understanding on inter allied trade in China to avoid clashes like the recent Japanese American clash at Tien Tien after a year in the Orient. He promotes allied war films and campaigns against German influence in the Far East.
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Tien Tien
W. 8S. Hart
Committee of Public Information
Orient
Hart
Far East
Europe steel work to be done in U. S. Pittsburg
Orders for steel for reconstruction work in Europe are about to be placed in this district. August Nordon representing French interests and Helge Mangusen, Switzerland, are here to contract for steel and steel products.
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Europe
U. S. Pittsburg
August Nordon
Helge Mangunsen
Switzerland
Coal Shortage Prompted Call to Action for Households
Amid labor and transport disruptions, coal distribution next fall faces delays as crop movements congest rail lines. Public notices urge residents to fill coal bins now, plan quantities, and call their coal dealer before shortages hit and carriers are overwhelmed.
R-34 Trip Preparations Target India Flight
London July 15 United Press The British airship R-33 sister ship of R-34, after a round trip transatlantic voyage, prepares final tuning for a flight to India. It will route via France, Switzerland, Italy and Egypt with landings in Rome and probably Cairo. The journey will take about 15 or 20 days at three quarters speed.
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London
United Press
India
France
Switzerland
Italy
Egypt
Rome
Cairo
Painter O Shea Arrested After Assault Charge
M W O Shea a painter of 2843 Alaska Avenue was arrested on a charge of assault filed by J E Phillips an official of the painters union. Phillips says he called on O Shea on business when O Shea drew a revolver.
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M. W. O’shea
Alaska Sr
J. EB. Phillips
Painters’ Union
Phillips
O'Shea
Labor supply surplus in state farms
State reports show farm labor supply exceeds demand in nearly every county, according to the state development bureau of the chamber of commerce.
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State Development Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Italians Back Nitti After Confidence Vote
In Rome on July 15 the Italian chamber of deputies approved the present government by 257 to 111 after Premier Nitti's speech.
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Nitti
Rome
Italy
Italian Chamber of Deputies
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