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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1921
Page
12
In Olympia on March 1 the senate judiciary committee proposed paying each solon 1000 dollars for every regular session and 10 dollars per day for each day of any special session. Also in Olympia on March 1 FP. LL. Sinclair of Pacific introduced a bill banning fishing with a purse seine in Washington waters.
Fashion drives the success of Sweet Sixteen styles, with spring designs and the Sixteen Dollars item weaving intrinsic merit into each creation. No surcharge for beauty or exclusive styling, yet styling remains a vital theme across these remarkable designs.
Two men riding in a Ford attempted to rob a man on Fourth Avenue and Blanchard Street at 11:30 p.m. but fled after the failed second assault. The suspects rented the car in Auburn, returned it early Tuesday, and then took a train to Vancouver, B C. Victim A C Ristan of the Salisbury Hotel was robbed of a pocketbook and $15. Earlier, they tried to stop M W Sullivan's auto at Seventh Avenue and Republican Street. Sullivan escaped.
The Supreme Court ruled sections of the Lever Act unconstitutional halting profiteering prosecutions and nullifying many pending cases. Profiteers fined under the anti profiteering provisions may recover payments, according to Solicitor General Frierson.
The absentee voters bill appeared in the house in Olympia on March 1. It would allow travelers and others away from home to obtain a certificate from the precinct registration officer and vote in elections. The measure follows similar laws in other states and is urged by railway workers and traveling salesmen.
Documents captured in Ireland urged forming a Sinn Fein and Soviet union with Russia. The plan proposed Russians halt current actions but prepare for a more revolutionary phase to destabilize the British empire from within and fuse northern and southern elements. A deputation to Russia to discuss an alliance and study soviet methods was suggested.
In Cork a dispatch clerk was dragged from the railway station by Sinn Fein members, taken to a tunnel, and executed this morning. The armed group fled despite heightened military patrols, and left no body placard. Soldiers later dynamited a house in Blarney Street in reprisal for last night's shooting.
Olympia March 1. Senator Rockwell's bill provides a tuition fee of 20 dollars per student per quarter at the University of Washington and passed the senate yesterday. Non residents from outside the state and Alaska would pay 50 dollars. An attempt to limit university attendance to 5 000 students was defeated.
Telegrams containing the word please incur a three million dollar annual cost to the United States. The finding highlights how small wording choices can have large budgetary impacts in government communications.
The Conkling Mining Company lost its suit in the supreme court against the Silver King Coalition Mines Company to obtain title to Utah property valued at $1,000,000. The court reversed lower court rulings and awarded Conkling three quarters of the mining claim and three quarters of the ores, while the rest remains with Silver King.
An old advertisement extols using California Syrup of Figs as the best laxative for children. It highlights its fruity taste, full bottle directions, and instructs to look for the word California on the package to ensure safety.
In Olympia on March 1 Representative Thomas F Murphine introduced a bill to abolish county auditor engineer assessor and coroner offices. A five member county commission would include a county manager sheriff clerk treasurer and prosecuting attorney with specific reassignments of duties and salaries set for Seattle Spokane and Tacoma. Washington Kentucky supreme court liquor tax decision noted.
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