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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
20
Private Eckles Still, driver of the army bus in which two men were killed and several injured, may face involuntary manslaughter charges. An army report says the bus was speeding when it struck a stone bastion on the night of June 14, and faults his judgment rather than moral fault.
The advertisement touts Outgro as an antiseptic for chiropodists that reduces inflammation and pain around an ingrown nail. A tiny bottle sold at drug stores allegedly toughens the skin and lets the nail turn outward overnight.
Giovanna EB Channing 68 a treasury department special agent based in Seattle shot himself in his Hotel Oakland room Thursday afternoon dying soon after. He had been in ill health for years and planned to go to Livermore sanitarium to recuperate. Police say he left a note saying he suffered greatly and could not live. Channing had 37 years in government service and resided at the Arctic Club.
J N Barde, manager of the New York branch of M Barde Son, vehemently denied charges that H B Miller conspired to defraud the government of nearly 5 million dollars. He called the accusations arising from shipping board property sales on the Pacific coast a farcical joke.
Secretary Denby announced Captain Clark D. Stearns was relieved from command of the battleship Michigan for permitting a committee of enlisted men to have a voice in disciplinary decisions. Stearns will go to Bremerton navy yard and then receive additional sea duty later.
Conferees on the naval appropriation bill reached agreement on Pacific coast items. Provisions retained include authority to purchase land for a balloon station at Camp Kearney California and the naval air station at Sand Point Washington with an $800000 appropriation. The San Diego naval hospital completion was reduced to $500000.
Ja Urbanowicz pleaded guilty to embezzling 250000 dollars from the U S government during 13 years as a forestry department fiscal agent in Missoula Montana. Bail set at 50000 dollars with 40000 raised by friends. He values his property at 500000 dollars.
Washington reports Secretary Hughes orders an end to unauthorized dispatches about the State Department. He repudiates a press association report on the Anglo Japanese alliance renewal, saying the quoted line implied an indirect announcement and seeks accuracy before such statements.
Seattle heiress Mae Murray said Thursday she has received no report from San Francisco where other heirs of the late James A. Murray challenge her right to $150,000 in securities from the Montana millionaire.
The armory at Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii was destroyed by fire. Secretary of the Navy Denby was advised today.
The House Rules committee weighs a privilege statue for Campbell Willis as the anti beer bill moves forward. Agriculture committee holds hearing on cold storage legislation while Ways and Means continues work on a permanent tariff law. Senate advances Frelinghuysen coal bill as Judiciary subcommittee hears protests against Frank A Linney’s nomination for U S attorney in North Carolina. Military committee reviews sundry bills as Interstate Commerce pursues railroad inquiry and Farmers Export Corporation bill advances. Probe of Soldiers Relief Agency persists with ongoing judicial inquiry into the dye stuffs lobby.
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