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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
11
Arvid Franzen testified officers framed Woods by buying medicated alcohol and substituting grain alcohol. Stites said informers were paid a $20 bonus per conviction, a claim denied by Attorney Malcolm Douglas. The jury questioned the informers, but the issue remains unsettled as to the frame up.
The article argues for a government owned and operated American merchant marine with American wages, ready to assist the Navy on short notice, supervised by naval authorities, and subsidized during its establishment. It warns against private control and calls for a national, not private, purpose.
A critique argues Senator Jim Watson of Indiana supported Newberry and the Old Guard in the senate and faces defeat with others tied to Newberry's candidacy. It claims Watson, the program’s executive officer, lost support from administration and lobby figures as results show the coalition’s strength in Indiana this year.
A satirical column notes Senator Watson and Attorney General Daugherty denying fees for helping Morse out of prison in 1912 while Belcher argues the Baldwin-Felts outfit was not paid by coal operators. The piece laments selfishness and echoes biblical phrasing, ending with a quip about auto repair by radio.
A plenipotentiary is a person vested with full power to transact any business often in diplomacy. The term derives from Latin full potens power and is used to describe envoys like the Soviet plenipotentiaries at Genoa in historical contexts.
L M Clark argues against court delays in validating Humane Society control of the city pound. He asserts police power remains with the people and urges harmonious cooperation between city police and the humane organization to enforce animal welfare and remove dead or dangerous animals. He cites Be Kind to Animals week in Charleston as a model for Seattle.
Grace Chill secretary of the Bellevue Parent Teacher Association writes to correct a published article. She states that three Bellevue boys were not involved in the burglary at Mr Plant’s Bellevue home. The actual suspects live in Beattie or have not resided in Bellevue for a year.
May 6 school board meeting sees Tax Reduction council oppose auto allowances for staff totaling 5 409 citing taxpayer burden and time savings. Debate notes new $1 000 appropriation to provide Illinois intelligence tests to second grade pupils, questioned as not increasing intelligence.
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