Officials say U S powerless to bar Japanese invasion
A delegation of American Legion members pressed Assistant Secretary of Labor W J Henning and Commissioner General of Immigration W W Husband for action against Japanese immigrants. They cited the so called gentlemens agreement as blocking any restrictions, noting that Japanese entry is unrestricted with passports from Tokyo. Local councilman Tindall argued many departures are brief trips or brides returning with citizens children, complicating the issue.
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W. J. Henning
W. W. Husband
American Legion
Adag Hotel
Phil Tindall
Pacific Northwest
Japan
United States
Henning
Husband
Congress
Sat Oo
Teres Snaplone
Tindall
Secretary of Labor
Commissioner General of Immigration
Milk price set to rise again on November first
The Seattle Milk Shippers association has notified distributors that milk prices will increase November 1 from 2.75 to 3.00 per 100 pounds. This raise will add about 0.5 cents per quart to the producer, with retail prices following suit.
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Waa
Seattle
Seattle Milk Shippers’ Association
Harding Sees Need of Better Highways
President Harding urged the nation to build good roads and more of them in a message to the highway education board. He cautioned that achieving first rate highways would require very great expense and national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington
The
Highway Education Board
Fruit Growers Facing Gloom in Yakima Apple Harvest
Yakima reports a fourth quarter apple harvest with 8 500 to 9 000 carloads, far below last year’s 12 000. Coddling moth damage and hot weather leave many wormy apples dumped or sold at low prices, while only higher grade fruit sustains modest profits for growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Navy leaders to attend Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Rear Admiral John A. Hoogewerff and Rear Admiral C. J. Peoples will be guests of honor at a Navy Day program during the Seattle Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The Admiral's orchestra from the Puget Sound navy yard will provide music. Bremerton naval affairs committee members and Seattle chamber guests will tour the yard, with a Bremerton boat departing Colman dock at 2 p.m. Friday for visitors.
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John A. Hoogewerff
Puget Sound Navy Yard
C. J. Peoples
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Chamber of Commerce
Navy Yard
Naval Affairs
Bremerton Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Seattle Chamber
Bremerton
Colman Dock
Torch Calamity at Central Garage Gas Tank Blast
A man used a blow torch on a gasoline tank taken from his car at Central garage on Fourth Ave and Columbia St. Thursday causing an explosion that hurled him about 20 feet. He rose, fled burned, toward Second Ave. police have not identified him.
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Fourth Ave
Columbia St
al Tho
Second Ave
Manslaughter Jury Hung in Cameron Case
A jury in the manslaughter trial of James Cameron reported disagreement after about 24 hours of deliberation and was discharged by Superior Judge A. W. Frater. Cameron faced charges tied to the death of Charles W. LaRiche who was run over by Cameron’s car last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cameron
A. W. Frater
Cameron
Charles W. LaRiche
Portland I. W. W.'s Cancel Help Calls
Portland I. W. W. leaders announced that any calls for outside help in the local dock strike are canceled and no assistance from Chicago is needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Chicago
Woman Named In Probe Of Hall Murder
Mrs James Gibson, alleged eye witness to the Hall Mills killings, says she will name the woman who aided the crime. The case prompts state forces to intensify activity in New Brunswick as prosecutor Wilbur Mott plans to interview Hall and Mills family members, servants, and others.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Eleanor Mills
Edward W. Hall
James Gibson
Little Mra. Milla
Gibson
Wilbur A. Mott
Mott
Jane Gibson
Mills
Despondent woman shoots self as court hearing looms
Mrs. Edward Law, 40, harmed herself with a shot through the left breast in a city home where she and her husband and child resided with Mr. and Mrs. Burchard. Detected as a narcotic addict facing possible commitment, Law’s hearing before Police Judge Gordon was set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Law
City Hospital
Law
Ideal Tea Co
John B. Gordon
Robbers Steal Auto With Two Girls In Indianapolis
Two men held up a car in Indianapolis early today, taking the auto and two girl companions. No further details on suspects or injuries were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andits
Indianapolis
Japanese Profligate Fear Forces Move From Seattle
Assistant Secretary of Labor W. W. Henning heard a delegation of American Legion men recount a new phase of the Japanese problem. A friend back East, ready to move his family to Beattie, changed his mind after reading a Seattle paper reporting one in seven children born there was Japanese, declaring he would not have a Japanese as his child’s father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Henning
American Legion
Beattie
Seattle
Fourteen True Bills Reported by Federal Grand Jury
The federal grand jury completed its term reporting fourteen true bills, including nine open indictments and five secret indictments, with sixteen no true bills. Indicted defendants include Howard Tyson McCrab for Mann Act transport of a minor, bail at 2600, and Oscar Benson with Reid Donahue for attempting to smuggle an undocumented Chinese into the U S, bail 2600 each.
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Federal Grand Jury
Howard Tyson McCrab
the Duke
Marie Call
Vancouver
B.C
Oscar Benson
Reid Donahue
United States
Charlies FE
Cowdray
Navy Yard
Bremerton
W. H. Reid
Bobberville
Warren Belknap
W. H. Bert
Immunity Granted to Foreign Vessels on Liquor
Foreign vessels carrying liquor were assured at least two months immunity from molestation by prohibition agents while in American waters. The protection stems from the pending Supreme Court decision on the Daugherty ruling, which is suspended for foreign vessels until the court acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Evacuation of Vladivostok by Japanese Forces Completed
Tokyo reports Japanese evacuation of Vladivostok finished. The city was occupied calmly by Soviet forces with no clashes noted between red and white factions over the city, per dispatches received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Vladivostok
Red
Prosecution in Sacramento I W W Trial Ends Today
The trial of 10 alleged I W W members in Sacramento neared closure as the prosecution prepared to rest after presenting its final witness in Superior Judge Glenn's court. The session opened with expectations of nearing the end of the case on charges of criminal syndicalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Glenn
Rosenbluth Hearing in East Delayed
The Rosenbluth removal hearing to Washington for trial on the 1918 Cronkhite murder at Camp Lewis was postponed to November 10. Captain Rosenbluth, free on $40,000 bail, is alleged to have shot Major Cronkhite during target practice.
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New York
Washington
Robert Rosenbluth
Alexander Cronkhite
Camp Lewis
Wash
Rosenbluth
Cronkhite
Patrolman Arbogast Suspended After King Street Shooting
Patrolman Marion S. Arbogast is indefinitely suspended by Chief W. B. Severyns after a dawn shooting of truck driver William P. Pond during a traffic dispute at King Street and Occidental Avenue. Pond, grazed on the scalp and struck in the forearm, is hospital bound. Arbogast fled the scene and later surrendered.
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Marion S. Arbogast
William P. Pond
King St
Occidental Ave
W. B. Severyns
Pond
Arbogast
Severyns
Great Northern Docks
Ft Gualy
West Seattle
Himslf
Ing
Miss Boney
Orpheum Theater
W. E. Justus
McAdoo Not Sick, Was Only Asleep
Willam G. McAdoo former secretary of the treasury arrived in Denver en route to Salt Lake City after retiring early at Newton Kansas. A train porter refused to wake him at Dodge City despite protests from a delegation of Democrats causing headlines about his health.
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Denver
Willam G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Salt Lake City
Utah
McAdoo
Newton
Kan
Dodge City
Democratea
Fleeing Convict Captured Near Walla Walla
Fred Carlson, who escaped with William Holly from the Walla Walla prison Tuesday, was recaptured Wednesday night near Walla Walla while attempting to flee on a freight train. Holly had already boarded the train.
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Walla Walla
Fred Carlson
William Holly
Wallula
Holly
30 Crashes Of Autos In Night Reported In City
A rainstorm fueled a series of 35 auto and streetcar crashes overnight. As many as one man was gravely injured, including Harry Juff who died later and Michael Bush identified as the deceased in a fatal collision. Hattie Rinhart and Fred Goedecke suffered injuries, while a coroner's inquiry was set for Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 50Th St
14Th Ave
N. W
Harry Juff
Attle General Hospital
Woodruff
Sixth Ave
Stewart St
Hattie Rinehart
J. A. Hazard
N. Silat St
Fred I. Goedecke
Alki Ave
R. W. Dearborn
Westlake Ave
Tom Case
Fourth Ave. S
Atlantic St
Michael Bush
Kent Lumber Co
Barneston
Bush
Earth Tremor Shakes Casper Area. No Damage Reported
Casper residents felt a small earthquake last night traced to oil fields 45 miles north. The tremor caused jarred houses but no damage was reported. Local officials cautioned residents to expect possible aftershocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper
Wyo
President Monroe Sets Sail With Sealed Liquor Stock
The New York liner President Monroe carries 1 125 bottles of hard refreshments, all sealed and to remain onboard until landfall in France. No liquor will be removed while at sea.
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New York
United States
President Monroe
France
Portland Mayor to Eat Olives to Avert Dispute
Portland on October 26 Alfonso king of Spain sent a keg of Spanish olives to the Atlantic Pacific Highways and Electrical exposition slated for 1927. Mayor George L Baker pledged to arbitrate any dispute and said he would eat the olives himself to settle the matter.
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Portland
Alfonso
George L. Baker
Hiszoner
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