Freeze Out Alleged by Big Three Fuel Firms Probe
A joint investigation by the Department of Justice in Seattle Butte and Spokane probes a claimed fictitious gasoline shortage. Independent dealers report refusals and closures while Seattle sees no official word yet. Mondaley promises thorough action next week under Lever Act authority.
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Department of Justice
Seattle
Butte
Spokane
J. F. McAuley
Bureau of Investigation
McAuley
Washington
Mondaley
Subpoenaed witness vanishes ahead of murder trial
Spokane dispatch reports Miss Bessie Knettle, former wife of Howard L. Sawyer, missing as Mrs. Madge Anna Sawyer faces trial for his murder in Seattle. Prosecutors fear absence of Knettle may undermine the state case while defense relies on Sawyer claiming self defense. Knettle had moved from Pomeroy and stayed incognito in Spokane, with no word since packing belongings.
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Sawyer
Spokane
Madge Anna Sawyer
Howard L. Sawyer
Seattle
Bessie Knetle
John D. Carmody
Mies Knettle
Whistle
Misa Koettle
Young bandits hold up Woodland Park Pharmacy
Two youths robbed Woodland Park Pharmacy at 4250 Fremont Ave Thursday night, taking $140 from three men and the cash register. Victims J. D. McCormick and Charles Franklin were forced to the prescription room with proprietor R. E. Fry. Suspects, both about 20, fled after the raid with a nickel-finished revolver and a blue steel pistol.
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Woodland Park
Fremont Ave
J. D. McCormick
Phinney Ave
Charles Franklin
Elvanston Ave
R. E. Fry
Fry
McCormick
Franklin
Attorney for Ryan Contends IWW Literature Not Unlawful
On trial for criminal syndicalism, Joe Ryan’s attorney argued that current I W W literature is not illegal. Sergeant Keefe testified Ryan acted as an organizer and possessed substantial literature when arrested. case expected to finish late Friday afternoon.
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Joe Ryan
I. WW. W
P. F. Keefe
Ryan
Auto crash near Eighth Avenue and Stewart Street
EB. G. Wyland, driver of an auto owned by the Supply Laundry Co., watched a crowd around a wreck at Eighth Ave and Stewart St when his car rear ended a Davidson Baking Co. truck. No injuries were reported.
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EB. G. Wyland
The
Supply Laundry Co
Eighth Ave
Stewart
Davidson Baking Co
Auto Stolen Suspect Held as Oregon Probe Continues
Richard Lang, 24, a dairyman, is held in the county jail on an open charge awaiting instructions from Oregon officials over a presumed stolen automobile. Deputy Jiff Matt Starwich arrested Lang Thursday.
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Richard Lang
Oregon
Jiff
Matt Starwich
Lang
Unlimited Jap influx possible in the United States
Immigration Commissioner Henry M White discussed potential unlimited admission of Japanese adopted sons and their families, noting a pending Washington decision on whether adopted children fall under a bilateral agreement. He cited the Kazawa Kuraska case and described howparental transfers could allow further relatives to join him in Seattle.
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Washington
United States
Henry M White
Department of Labor
Seattle
Gen Uemnen
Japan
Commissioner White
Extab
Nippon
Kazawa Kuraska
Kazawa
America
Kazawa Kurasaka
Department
Report 2 More Girls Missing Adds Local Cases
Two more missing girls were added to Aberdeen police records Friday. Mary Seibert, 16, a telephone operator, failed to return home from work Thursday. her mother reported her missing. Stella McGinnis, 22, a waitress, is also missing from Aberdeen. Earlier, four girls under 18 were listed missing: Karen Johnson 16 Violet Sandberg 17 of Everett Carrie Cyr 17 of Tacoma and Ruth Purvis 15 of Port Orchard.
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Mary Seibert
Norman St
Aberdeen
Stella McGinnis
Karen Johnson
Violet Sandberg
Everett
Carrie Cyr
Tacoma
Ruth Purvis
Port Orchard
Rainier Fares Up Saturday on Seattle Line
Beginning Saturday patrons of the Seattle and Rainier Valley railroad will pay 7 cents. The state public service commission at Olympia granted the fare rise on the Rainier valley line, which now charges 7 cents base, with 2 cents for transfers to municipal lines and 3 cents for transfers to the city railway system.
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Seattle & Rainier Valley Railroad
State Public Service Commission
Olympia
Rainier Valley
Years Savings of Woman Taken by Thief on Car
Mrs J Janson of Tukwila lost $1490 saved over years intended to buy a home after a thief snipped her handbag on a street car while she carried her 8 month old baby. She had withdrawn the money from a safety box to deposit it at a bank. The handbag vanished near Pike Street after she alighted with her infant.
Dentists Plead Guilty In Unlicensed Practice Case
Dr. John F. Kittoe and Edward Edwards pleaded guilty in Judge Mitchell Gilliam's department to practicing dentistry without licenses and were fined.
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John F. Kittoe
Edward Edwards
Mitchell Gilliam
Chasing the Profiteer Address by Spokane Ex-Mayor
Dr. W. J. Hindley, former Spokane mayor, spoke to the Chamber of Commerce members at the Mason ic club luncheon about profiteers. The talk noted that it takes two and a half to four days to properly cut a diamond.
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W. J. Hindley
Spokane
Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Club
University of Washington Board Elected Wednesday
The university announces the new board officers elected Wednesday with Robert McCroskey of Colfax as president Harold Turpin of Seattle as vice president Lauree Corbin of Portland as secretary.
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University of Washington
Robert McCroskey
Colfax
Harold Turpin
Seattle
Navy Officer Bound for Boston Leaves Cremerton Post
Capt. Luther E. B. Gregory of the public works department at Cremerton navy yard prepared to depart for a new post in Boston on Friday. He was banquetted by the naval affairs committee of the Chamber of Commerce at the Yacht Club on Thursday night.
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Luther EB. Gregory
Public Works Department
Cremerton Navy Yard
Boston
Naval Affairs Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Yacht Club
Spy on tour to combat high living costs visits Bellingham
A Justice Department spy tours the state to combat living costs. She spoke at the YMCA on Thursday night and planned a Friday appearance in Bellingham, continuing the outreach in the region.
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Bellingham
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