Legion Strong for Irrigation by Exservicemen
Frank R. Jeffery, as American Legion official representative, urged reclamation of waste lands at the Northwest Irrigation congress in Meany Hall. He said one fifth of exservice men and women could own farms if lands are reclaimed and backed a national reclamation program. The session featured speakers including Senator McNary, H. M. Adams, H. E. Byram, and others. a Northwest Reclamation League formed with plans for a $250 million initial loan for reclamation, under Interior Department direction. Arthur P. Davis cited irrigation projects producing over $40 million last year, and emphasized irrigation as the core to a secure food supply.
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American Legion
Northwest Irrigation Congress
Meany Hall
N. W. Wa
Jeffery
Charles L. McNary
Northern
George T. Reid
Northern Pacific
Northwest Reclamation League
Warren S Harding
United States
Congress
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Northwest Iron League
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Secretary of the Interior
Arthur P. Davis
United States Reclamation Service
Davis
Revised S F Census Figures Tomorrow
The 1920 population of California and the revived figures for San Francisco will be released by the census bureau at 10:30 a m tomorrow. The piece notes irrigation and reclamation data from the era and mentions campus events and tours associated with delegates, including travel to Tacoma and Point Defiance park.
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Sept
California
San Francisco
Census Bureau
Davia
United States Reclamation Service
Tacoma
Point Defiance Park
Camp Lewis
Ethel Stimson Refuses Interview After Arrest on Diamond Ring Charge
Ethel A Stimson, 22, allegedly refused to speak to reporters on Friday in Seattle. Detectives S Simonds and W A Fuller arrested her at a houseboat on Shilshole Ave on a telegraphic warrant from Cut Bank Montana. She faces charges of stealing a diamond ring in Cut Bank and was described as demure and springlike by reporters.
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Ethel A. Stimson
Ethel
Simondson
W. A. Fuller
Shilshole Ave
Cutbank
Montana
Chief Accountant for Sheriff Dies After Illness
HM V S Anderson longtime chief accountant in King County Sheriff’s Office died Friday in Providence hospital after a month long illness from aggravated asthma. He served two terms as deputy United States marshal before joining the sheriff’s staff. Survived by wife Edith daughter Hope at University of Washington and son Robert. Family home at 1619 18th Ave. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
June Bride Elsie Poquette in 1913 Divorce Filing
Elsie Poquette of Seattle filed for divorce on Friday alleging William R. Poquette, her husband and business partner, has been a poor provider since their June 1913 marriage.
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Elsie Poquette
Seattle
William R
Statue Planned for National Guardsmen
Plans for a $25,000 statue in Woodland Park to honor guardsmen who died in the late war will be drawn up at a Monday meeting in room 4082 Arcade building. National Guard Memorial association will hear artists and sculptors present designs. A British forestry school is testing sifusre trunk trees.
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Woodland Park
Arcade
National Guard Memorial Association
Sawdust Nuisance Case Heard From West Seattle Resident
Anthony Ruzike of Gilman Park testified in Superior Judge Clay Allen's court Friday about $5,000 in damages from sawdust blowing onto his property near West Seattle. He described health impacts and property loss after two years of nuisance from Bolcom Mills Co. near his home in Ancon. The jury is hearing the case.
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Anthony Ruzike
Gilman Park
Clay Allen
Bolcom Mills Co
Ruzike
Seattle
Ruzikea
Hans
Nimrod 11 Wins World Youth Hunter Title in Bear Kill
Nimrod 11 year old Tussell Moore earns claim as youngest wild game hunter. From his room he fires through a door crack with a .22 rifle, shooting a yearling bear in the heart as it robs his father’s henhouse. The note mentions a New York telephone directory weighing nearly five pounds and 21,200 tons of paper used for the edition.
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New York
Personal crisis reports show women need men
London reports that personal crisis studies claim every woman requires a man to remain anchored in wedlock. Dr. Joiah Oldfield states such views mark women as unstable risks. In Oberammergau, villagers cancel the decennial Passion Play, ending three centuries of tradition.
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London
America
Joiah Oldfield
Oberammergau
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