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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1921
Page
10
A. P. Smith alias Pat Smith admitted forging checks totaling nearly $3,000. He pleaded guilty to forgery in the first degree before Judge King Dyke and was sentenced to three to 15 years in the state penitentiary, according to Deputy Prosecuting Attorney T. H. Patterson.
James Larson 75 a member of the Borrowed Time club and retired flour mill owner died Sunday night at Providence hospital. Mineral services are set for Wednesday afternoon at Butterworth mortuary.
Customs inspectors uncovered a massive narcotics cache in the Blue Funnel liner Tyndareus during a routine check. They seized opium, cocaine, and morphine totaling 314 tins of opium, 123 ounces of cocaine, and 40 ounces of morphine with a fine of $10,777 against Master Capt. FE B Francia.
An advertising claim describes Freezone as a painless corn remover. It promises instant relief for hard and soft corns and corn between toes with no soreness, allowing users to lift the corn away with fingers.
Aaron MacSparen of Black Cat tavern received 30 days in jail and a $100 fine from Presiding Judge King Dykeman. Partner N. Schoonover was not prosecuted due to insufficient evidence. MacSparen pled guilty to possessing a small amount of liquor after jointista charges were dropped.
Olympia May 23 Ma Clifford director of labor and industry will meet with Seattle waitresses and housekeepers to discuss minimum wage and hours. He will be joined by C H Younger supervisor of industrial relations and Delphine M Johnson supervisor of women in industry. The gathering precedes a hearing to determine wages and hours.
The Washington state board of finance rejected all bids on the $6,000,000 soldiers bonus bond issue. Payments to veterans will not be delayed, with only $2,846,960 of the $5,000,000 already sold paid out. No new bids will be sought for a month.
Members of the Japanese Diet will tour the United States on a mission of goodwill and study. The notice from the chamber of commerce indicates the delegation will visit the city as part of the U S tour.
In Bellingham on May 3 the city will host a pavement dance closing the annual tulip festival. Miss Alice Hughey won the tulip queen title by popular vote, attended by eight contestants. The parade and festival activities prompt many firms to observe a half holiday.
Denver reports Mrs Pauline Youngberger aged 32 was found dead in her apartments with a skull fracture. Police say she had been dead several hours and an investigation into the murder was begun. Also notes Whitman College event honoring Narcissa Prentiss Whitman wife of Marcus Whitman pioneer missionary at Walla Walla.
Leo McGourty aged 18 pleaded burglary in the second degree before Presiding Judge King and was sentenced to 15 years in the state reformatory Monroe. He was accused of entering a building on North 85th Street on April 7. The judge noted exceptional proficiency at the Parental School and the School for Boys but may not be transferred to those institutions.
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