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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
10
Reports say Cleon B. Roe, superintendent of the Monroe reformatory, has been asked to resign. Earlier, Roe’s dismissal of assistant James Laytham was to be investigated. Also noted, sole leather price dropped from $1.15 to 85 cents per pound.
The bank announces the addition of 1500 new safety deposit boxes for securing bonds and valuable papers. Visitors are invited to inspect the upgraded equipment at the entrance corner of Second Ave and Pike St.
Kelso May 6 Fred L Stewart cashier of the Kelso State bank vanished from a launch on the Columbia river when the bank closed. He was reported seen six days later at Hanford California by George Elwood a barber supply dealer who identified him positively.
The steamship Santa Alicia was floated at 11 p m by the tug Daniel Kern and moved to Tacoma arriving at 5 a m. It had run aground near Marrowstone Point for about 24 hours with damage limited to hull, while much of its 3000 ton ore cargo was lightered before floating at high tide. The vessel had just completed Puget Sound rescue work after the Tokuyo Maru fire off the Oregon coast.
Sixty six survivors of the Tokuyo Maru fire off the Oregon coast found cheer as Seattle's Japanese colony cared for them on Thursday. The group praised the Buford's rescue crew for swift action. Return travel plans for the survivors, migrating from California toward Japan, are not yet arranged.
Henry R. King was reelected president of the Seattle Federation of Churches at Plymouth church Wednesday night. The group plans a budget of no less than $6,500 for a year long education campaign among churches. Everett report notes George F. Mack elected president of Snohomish County Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
Continued senate discussion on tariff proposals and expected follow up on the army appropriation bill. Secretary Wallace voices views on packet control legislation. Immigration committee weighs naturalization bill. Merchant marine panel hearings on Scott seamen bill. Interstate commerce panel reviews Hehthouse legislation.
150 slip on veils in plain or fancy mesh and colored dots offered this hour at 10 cents. 200 yards of 4 inch flowered rib bons previously priced at 2 shillings per yard now offered at this hour for a penny per yard.
In Portland a circuit court jury found for the defendant in a $168,000 libel suit by attorney Lee Roy Keeley against Journal Publishing Co. Keeley had earlier lost a similar suit against a morning newspaper, alleging editorial comment derogatory to his character.
Federal prohibition agents report finding 10 quarts of whisky cached near Olympia as part of a wider stash network in timber country. They say hundreds of caches existed near the capital with gunny sacks found at intervals and evidence of emptied caches recently.
In Chicago on May 5 Mrs. Rowland was cleared of murdering her husband, a prominent dentist, by a coroner's jury which found she acted in self defense. The inquest heard Irene Joy, the young woman connected to the case, testify.
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