Tax retrenchment group forms in city meeting
A Thursday night Arcade meeting formed a Tax retrenchment association with over 38 citizens from civic fraternal and business groups. P C Lawler named acting chairman and Homer Hill named secretary as the group sets goals to probe public expenditures and seek departmental cuts to ease tax burdens.
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build _ T. Lawler
Palleague
Acto
P. C
The
Voters’ Information
Homer Hill
Taxpayers’ League
City Dads May Ride at Head of Parade
Seattle's city council may ride at the front of the Boosters day parade next Wednesday if they accept an invitation extended Friday by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Seattle
Boosters
Chamber of Commerce
National Bonus Expected to Pass
Washington June 10 The settlement of the bonus question appears imminent with early enactment of the soldiers' adjustment compensation bill. Five optional plans reimburse the 4,800,000 World War veterans and service members, Senator Penrose predicts. Cash payments begin July 1, 1922, reducing need to wait for tariff and tax revision acts.
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Washington
Penrose
Senate Finance Committee
Bad Check Man Arrested in Vancouver Case
Edwin Beck, wanted in the East and South, is in custody here after attempting to pass a bad check drawn on an Oklahoma City bank. Held by Burns Detective Agency operatives, his fraud total exceeds $10,000.
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Vancouver
Wash
Edwin Beck
Oklahoma City
Okla
Beck
Burns Detective Agency
Peggy Joyce Faces Alimony Fight in Divorce Court
Chicago June 10 A judge hears J Stanley Joyce seek mercy to avoid 10 000 a month alimony as Peggy the showgirl known as Mrs J Stanley Joyce defends her past and finances Joyce accuses him of misreading her life story while lawyers unpack a social register like list of correspondents and alleged dividends Peggy denies the allegations and stays defiant
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J. Stanley Joyce
Joseph Sabbath
Peggy
Lorelei
Cleopatra
Joyce
Cupid
Weymouth Kirkland
Perry
Johnny
J. Stanley
Sabbath
Pegsy
Peggy Marguerite Upton Archibald Hopkins
Japanese Statesmen to Visit Seattle for Investigation Tour
Eight Japanese parliament members and two secretaries arrive Saturday for a three day visit to Tacoma and Seattle to study general and political conditions. They will meet with US Immigration Commissioner White and tour local ports and plants before a farewell banquet at the New Washington Hotel. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce hosts and urges a courteous reception to inform them about American life and industry.
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Diet
Tacoma
Seattle
Henry M. White
United States
Commissioner of Immigration
New York
Europe
Japan
Commissioner White
Spokanest
Seattle Port Commission
Bemis Brothers’ Bay Company
M. Watanabe
Bell St
Smith Cove
S&stimson's
Ballard
New
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Policeman and accomplice held in large candy theft case
Deputy sheriffs and Deputy Prosecutor Bert C. Rosas arrested Patrolman W. W. and Clarence O Keefe, in charge of Imperial Candy parcel post deliveries. Bail set at 1500 each on grand larceny charges. O Keefe admits theft over four months linked to Whitney. Whitney denies guilt. Imperial Candy reports store loot of about 1000 dollars. wife of Whitney fainted on release.
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Bert C. Rosas
W. W
Clarence O'Keefe
Imperial Candy Company
O'Keefe
Ross
Whitney
Imperial Company
Warren Ave
Denny Way Transfer Company
Firetave
Chester E. Roberts
Roberts
Whitneys
Mrs. Whitney
Fireman Hurt Playing Handball May Claim Recompense
A fireman injured while playing handball on orders from a superior can claim recompense, but injuries from recreational play cannot. The city’s legal rights opinion issued Friday clarifies the rule.
Delegates Arriving for A F L Meet in Denver
Delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention in Denver arrive amid talk of insurgents backing a conservative challenger to Samuel Gompers. Gompers dismisses concerns, noting 30 years at the helm, while John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers is among those rumored as a potential challenger.
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Denver
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompers
Federation
John L. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
Wheeler Charges Bootleg Trusts Across Cities
Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the Anti Saloon League, says large bootlegging trusts backed by substantial finances operate in several cities. He cites organized networks and suggests federal action to curb illicit liquor shipments.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
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