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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Government Sues in Columbia
Postoflice Case.

Columbia. Feb. 21.-The case of
the government against ". N. Max
we'll and tie Globe Indemnity Co.,
involving the contract for compile
ton Of the Columbia post office
within the time specified in he
orisiaa! contract for the construc-
ton of the post office. is to come
to court at the March term Of fed
cral court in Florence. starting
March i4til The amount involved
is S120.0QG.
N1r. Maxwell is ca the Pacific
coast. He had 4 contract with the
government before the war started
for the erection Of he new post Of
flee in Columbia. After the speci-
fled time had lapsed and the build
Ing was not completed. the govern
mcnt let another contract and a
different firm completed the struc-
,lrn. The Globe company were
bondsmcn for the contractor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Communist Party Elect Two Wo-
men.

Moscow. Jan. 29.-Only two wo-
men were elected members Of the
Central Executive Committee. the
real governing body of Soviet Rus
sia, at the last All-RusSian Soviet
congress recently held here.
The two women members are
y. *. Oulianova, wife OF Premier
Lcnine and President Of the Chief
Political and Educational Commis-
sion. who is active in organizing
women's Communist organizations,
and Nine. Alexandra kollantry.
who formerly WAS minister Of the
CommisSar of Social Welfare.
The committee has $50 mem
beers. Among them arc Bella Kun,
who was leader of the Communist
movement in Hungary; G.. L.
Zinovicn and Karl Radek. all three
of whom are especially active in
tho affairs of the Third Internat
ionale.
The great attention that Moscow
is paying to the Ukraine, which is
daily becoming more independent
in its attitude and takes its orders
less and less from Moscow. was in
dicatcd by tho election TO the Cen
trail Executive Committee of three
Ckrainians. They were Hakowsky.
president Of the Ukraine republic:
ManuclSkE. the Ukrairian Commits
Sar for Agriculture, and Skrybnih,
'Ukrainian Commissar Of Home At
fairs.
M tn. other wcll-known BolShc
vi:;s l.,aderS were returned to mem
bcrslip on the committee. Among
the number were Premier Lenlnc.
Leon TrotZky General Eudcnny,
cavalry leader; George Y. Chicher-
in. comlnjSsar OF foeriSn Affairs:
l.. +. krassin. Commissar OF For
ciSn Trade: J. Y. Stain. CommiSsar
OF National Minoritics: and Leo
Kamcncfl. President Of the Moscow
SOY ict
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Egypt Dissatisfied With British

Alexandria. Egypt. Jan. Il
England appears entirely to have
lost the goodwill of the Egyptians.
both individually and collectively.
as a resul, of the failure of the
Anglo-Esyptian negotiations for
treaty and the refusal of the Brit
ish government to withdraw troops
from this country.
Egypt is again quiet after the
failure ot the revolution IN De
ccnlbcr aud tourists may row come
and go withour fear of danger. but
Egypt is not IL normal cnodition.
Marshal law is enforced and many
newspapers. including the leading
English daily. the Egyptian Ca
zctte. have been suspended for the
qualifications Of criticisms Of the poi
icy of the British government.
The Egyptians arc resenttul over
what they charactcrizc ;s OF
fcnSiye language" OF ;hc nacn!oran-
dunn sent by General .lllcnby. the
British High Commissioner. 20 die
Sultan notH%InE ma ti'2t E~N pt
was Il link in the British Empire
and that her troops could lot be
withdrawn.
Egyptians are indignant also over
tac arrest and bami>haent OF
ZaGhioul Pasha and other Nation
alist leaders and e:>ccedincIy angry
over the deaths inflicted during the
Christmas revolu ion.
In order to lent ZaShlouls $
followers from IH$ that indispcn-
S!ble weapon Of I.odern rcvolntions.
money, Lord -Allcnby has issued q
military decree directing t!iat u"
bank of Egypt shall pay out any
funds belonging 10 ZaGh!oul Pasha.
or TO the Nationalist party, OF which
ne is president. without .he per
mission OF The High Commissioner.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Vt Last Outdoor Slecpcrs Can Keep
Heads Warm

Outdoor sleeping is likely to he
n.ore popular with the Use Of a
,.cwly designed electrically heated
pad 10 keep the scalp warm: for
particularly in the damp air and
changing temperatures OF spring
ii is sometimes difficult to sleep
comfortably without putting the
head under the bed clothes.
To fill this need. the new electric
pad described in the March issue
g.: Popular Science Monthly. is
shaped for the head and designed
So that the temperature never rises
enough 10 iniure the hair. The
connection cord is attached 20 any
Il, ctric light socket.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Swedish Diplomat Reports Startling
Famine Conditions.

Stockholm, Feb. Sweden s
Premier. Hjalmar Branting has re-
ceived telegram from Consul Gem
eral Ekstrand. head Of the Swed-
isl1 Relief Commission at Samarla.
Russia. telling of cannibalism in
the Volga famine district. previous
~ reported by Dr.. Fridtjof Manson.
He says.
The terrible sufferinss OF the
population here forces ME to ad-
dress flaming appeal to Sweden S
government ana people 70 help still
more in fighting one Of the cruel
est and worst disasters in the his
tory Of humanity. There are places
in the famine district where the
people endure such misery that 1t
leads 20 dementia. Corpscs have
ALREADY been eaten. They are now
beginning to Kill people to eat
them. III spite Of Sweden's pres
cnt difficulties I beseech the Riks-
dag in the name Of human chari-
" to grant the support requested.
The reward will come.
a report from the Swedish Re
lief Expedition announces that
$4,000 people daily arc being fed
in the Swedish public kitchens IN
the famine district. Field hospi-
:aIs have also been established IN
the villages of thc same district.
The head of the expedition en-
presses his hopes IN sufficient sup
port from home IS forthcoming TO
increase the .numler Of people fed
daily up to 30 900 The cattle IN the
districf are dying from starvation
in large numbers every day ana
have decreased since 1920 from
about 5000 to 7.390.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
RUSSO-JAPA-
NESE WAR
Trotzky Compains Of Japanese
Entertainments

Moscow. Jan. 23.-Thc possibility
of :; new RusSo-Japancsc VA. be-
callsc OF mutual cncroachments in
the Far East. has become Il sub
jcct Of discussion: i'm military cir
clcS here because OF the shipment
OF army physicians and large num-
berS Of officers for troop training
purposes TO Chita (Sibcria} and
other points Also troops Stbject
10 discharge at the expiration Of
service terms arc being held.
George V Chitchcrin, Soviet
sent many no1c> to lie Japanese.
none Of which appears to evoke an
acknowledgement.
Leon Trotzky in his speech Ut
The Ninth .lll-Sovict Congress.
plainly stated that Russia could not
indefinitely endure the advance OF
Japanese troops on territory Of its
ally. the Far Eastern Republic.
He had reference in particular. to
the menace to Chita from Mon
soJia, Ly Japanese.
1t is felt here that Russia will
not and cannot enter INTO any real
war with Japan. partly because of
the great distance from Moscow
and also the Jack Of food 70. any
large bodies of troops, but that in
the spring there may be more adj
vance guard SkirmisllcS.
In the meanwhile. the weapon
OF Russia viii continue TO be prop
aganda against Japanese militar-
ism by working through the Third
Tnternatiofalc- among the Social
lists and Communists Of Japan,
Korea. Mongolia and China.
This is tho main purpose of the
Forthcoming congress here of Far
Eastern Peoples. Many inspired ar
ticlcS continue TO appear III the
Moscow press in an effort to show
that TIE interests of Russia and the
United States are identical, as re-
lated 10 Japan.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
New Fossil Discoveries in Kentucky

Lexington. Ky. Feb. 1l-DiS-
covery of the remains OF mann
moth Of prehistoric days at Big
Bone Lick has furnished fresh
trail for scientific research. accord
in: to Prof. AN. Miller. head of
the department. of Seolos% OF the
University Of Kentucky. The
states licks and caves contain
larger variety of mammalian re-
mains. including those Of pre-his-
toric man. than are to be found
in other states, he says.
The iawbonc OF an Indian. skel-
cton OF bears and wolves all Of
which lived many hundreds OF
years ago. arc among the recent
discoveries in the state. Mr.. Miller
says. These relics were uncarthed
on the Breck Smith farm, on the
old Frankfort pike.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
swedish Prince Sent to Italy for
Health.
Stockholm, ]

Stockholm, Feb. ,. = Prince
william has been ordered by his
6hysieian TO leave for southern
Italy TO recover his health which
vas badly shaken by fever contract
ed in the course of his hunting and
scientific expedition into Central
Africa. This, however, did not stop
the royal scientist and big game
hunter from filling engagements
to lecture before the students and
faculty of Lund University, Swed-
en-. and the University of Copen-
hagen. He had promised to deliv-
er the lectures and this he did,
ahen left for Italy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Gypsics Invade Parts of Germany

Bcrliu. Jan. 2y.-North and East
l;aHovcr. from Oldcnburs to
Brunswick, have been invaded h>'
an army gypsies, travelling in
bands comprising sometimes 100
wagons and camping in fields and
woods. They invade the market
places in towns and on market
days crowd out German vendors.
The authorities in the several
communities are taxed beyond their
resources to control these hordes
ana prevent them from beating the
Germans in trades. at which they
arc adopts. Members of the Reich
stag have asked the government
what steps were to be taken to
drive out or control the unwclcOlnc
guests.
Where they have come from the
authorities do not know. but many
Of them are rich. travel in state in
luxurious wagons. equipped with
rich oriental rugs and fine furnish
ingS. and icc-boxcs in which thcr"
are always supplies of good wines,
liquors and costly champaGnc*.
Men OF these gypsy bands hay"
adopted modern European apparel.
but the women cling 10 the quaint
and picturesque original costumes
The young girl: are beautiful.
Communities through which the
invaders pass usually are cleaned
out through trade. purchase. or
theft although il is next 10 impoS
sib!c to fix crimes upon the Syp-
sizes
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

The Boy Scouts were telling their
Gcoutmaster of some of the good
turns they had done during the last
week. He was having this done fer
the benefit OF one OF the, city
school teachers who WAS visiting
the meeting One of the little
scouts said. u helped an Old lady
across the street.
The next little scout looked at
the visiting teacher. who happened
to be his teacher and who also was
in the early t!lirties. II brought my
teacher a pitcher of we'll wat"r
when she was hot feeling we'll. he
old the Scoutmastcr.
The teacher smiled Why didn't
you say you helped another old
LADY," she asked.
The retort that came back stag
Sered her The little scout Sa:d
sweetly. "A scout is courteous. -
Indianapolis News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Baby Left in Room OF Columbia
Boarding House.

Columbia. Feb 21.-A three
weeks old baby was today turned
over TO :hc city detention home. the
infant having been found at a
boarding house on one of the city's
best streets. \ couple called at the
boarding house Sunday and ar
ranged to rent room. They took
tho room immediately. The lady
who owns the home went for
an automobile ride. and when
she came back the couple was gone.
but she found the baby in the ON.
She turned it over to the police.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
| Miss EDITH nj. KEMPIHcRNE,
| NATtONAL FIELD SECRETARY
[ OF. CAMP FIRE GIRLS.

will talk on ''The Aim ard Scope
of Camp Fire and the Girl There
will be a council fire in addition
round which the Camp Fire Guard
ians of Sumter will sit. For the
first time, Sumter will see her
Camp Fire Girls in ceremonial cos
tune.
Al exhibition of Camp Fire
handicraft will be another feature
Of this meeting.
Miss Sallie Rembert Of 109 y.
Washington street. will be chair
man of the meeting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
A Georgia politician. long in the

A Georgia politician. long in the
public cyc. is quoted as having con-
tributed the following jest to the
long list Of railroad jokes"
One day said he, Il was wait
ing for a train. One hour. two
hours. three hours passed. but no
Lrani. Just as I was about to make
arrangements for a vehicle to dr;-e
lie ~ the next town. the station
agent said: -.
y wouldn't go to that trouble.
sir. That train will be along soon
now.
what makes YOU think so?'
Well" he said. I'm pretty GER
tain it will. Here comes the con-
Guctors dog now - De Laval
Monthly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
National Field Secretary T<
Be in Sumter, Monday,
March 18th

Miss Edith NJ. kempthorne, ma
tional field secretary of Camp Fire
Girls. an organization of 100000
members between the ages of i
and 90, will arrive in Sumter on
Monday. March 18th. She will
step at the Imperial Hotel. Z
Miss Kempthorne will be the
chief speaker at a public meeting
to be held that evening to which
all are invited. Miss kempthorne
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

An attorney was examining wit
ness and chanced to ask him about
the character of the dead man who
figured in the case. to which the
witness replied:
"He was man without blame.
beloved and respected by all. pure
in all his thoughts and
How did you learn that? de-
manded the Judge.
'I read it OH his tombstone. was
the d;sconcertinS repiy.-'"erld
Recorder.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
Fratcrnalist to Stage Big Comcn.
ton.

Chicago, Feb. 10-More than
eight nuiiVn members cf the fra
tcrnal beneficiary sy:s;cn of this
>"ntr'l 1T {: meeting Of the National
Fratcraal Congress of America
when it cpnvclIes here February 20
Cor q 3-dav session n addition.
tllc ltratcra Society .aw association
will meet on February - Fra
trnill lc@al authorities viii be pres
cnt to discuss their phases OF this
work and the Press Section of the
National I'ratcrnal Congress of
America will convene.
Most important Will be the meet
ing of the Presidents Section. over
which h. J. Dunn, OF Chicago Will
preside Insurance commissioners
Of iowa and Illinois will address
lhe meeting. and. there will be adj
dresses and talks by W ". Ery-
ant. Kansas City. Mo; Henri Roy.
Montreal. Canada: W T.. Futch.
Cleveland a.: Owen West. Mrs.
Frances Buell. Olson st. Paul!
Mimi: Walter Basyc Rochester
y. y: Miss Bina NJ West Port
Huron. Mich: \. G. Mclean. Sha
ron Pa; and D. y. Iclpman. To-
lcdo. 9.
Important addresses at ia" sec
retarics meeting viii be made by
w. T.. F'uich. Cleveland O.: Geor""
Dsr" E!dridGc. Boston. Mass: l..
\. Myers. Toledo. O.: l.. l.. Blob
,;cti. Madison Wis: t. l.. i;;tlz.
Mason CITY Ia: Orria Thompson.
Nrcnah. Wis. and others
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
DEATH RATE
HAS DECREASED

Washington. Feb. 21-The death
rate in country decreased to 1896
pcr hundred thousand Of population
in 1920, according to the census bu-
reau.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Richmond. Feb. % James
Brown Potter. the father OF Mrs.
Eff Potter Stillman. of New York.
died suddenly at the home of
Frank Powers here today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Chicago says she has only 10000
criminals Lots OF her jail birds
must be Soutl: Tor the winter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

One argument against check to-
cheek dancing is that by midnight
all have the same complexion,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Eat. drink and be merry and to-
morrow YOU will have 10 reduce.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

The plan to abolish money VAS
probably started by some female
who discovered il made
4 bulge in her stocking.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Il r;av not ho hard winter bu'
al times We feel pretty Shaky.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Little brown jug ana little town
jug ar. never empty the same day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Paris. Nothing -Nothi1S gown
was probably named when q man 5
wife asked him what hc WAS look
ing Hi
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Successful wife: Any woman
who can manage to look awcd
ultile Iicr husband j. Ioins5 his
GEenin2: Dragging.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Some auto owners think :, stree:
car ought 10 Iuin UP an alley Wh'.l.
ii St.,.S ;h"ln coming.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Mr.. Goodsole-Cadger tells a pitt
full hard-luck story.
M PstunSe-Yss. it's quite g
.ouching talc.-Rctail Ledger.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

For that matter. the proof OF che
;anitor is in the heating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Bryan started running for the
senate early: but pcrhaPe hc sEl- i
long way 10 run.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Tia proper time TO buy more coal
seems 10 hay" been last fall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

~ good man is hard t" lind. :
.:INS everyone. Not aS hafd IS
a bad one. says the police.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

II was big cotton manufactur-
ing town in Lancashire. where a
revival service had been held. At
the close the minister called upon
all those Who wished to so to
Heaven TO stand up All rose 70
their feet with the exception Ct
or" vorre man
Don't YOU want to go TO Heaven,
my friend?" asked the preacher.
''Oh. aye. 1 want to go. reft
enough the young fellow replied.
"hur mot vi This "trip. London
Tit Bits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Eailro&G asks l.. S. for $31 800.
When did our government 80 bac Il
under railroad control?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Twinkle. twinkle. laovi" S;2r:
how We wonder what You arc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Phvsicia'ls arc looking for tts
most beautiful back in America
What about thc comeback
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Russia claims We owe her Sev-
.ral million rublaS That's almost
2 dollar.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

DivorcirG a!.mamrn; is about the
onl way TO keep Mars from bay
in~ Gust ody OF TIE children
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Congress doesn't approve con
cc>&ionS IN Russia, Congress
provides lis own sessions Of con.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

When = woman speaks Of her
new suit iheSc days YOU don't Know
il she has bought CT hlor@ht one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

Time t,iyS; its nesrll ny ulmc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25
All you need to look for in buying fertilizer

4 snail percentage Of southern farmers
obtained bale OF cotton par acre last year.
Plenty os fertilizer plus hard work overcame
the boil wceviI. crop diseases ard adverse
weather conditions-and made money for
ihotn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-02-25

WhctheE you VIII bUV 1eFtInZer: DuC What
make of fertilizer is the best buy.
Swift's Red Steer Fertilizers are backed
BIZ the Swift reputation, maintained for
more than fifty years Of making every
Swift product the best of its kind. Swift &
Company has the resources, the equipment,
the raw materials and the knowledge nec-
essary to combine and process different car
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-04-21

at would shock, or bore, or disgust
the world in general suppose, if all
the school teachers and office workers
who want to marry should suddenly
tell the truth. The public prefers to
believe that women cherish their eco
monte independence more teuderly
than they ever could cherish husbands
and babies And our pride helps to
keep up the great delusion.
"Many of as. especially the older
ones, would never admit our loneliness
and disappointment, perhaps, even to
ourselves but the majority, l believe
have had to tell someone-some
equally lonely woman friend-wheth-
er or not we told it In words, the story
of frustrated hopes, of bafTied in
stincts, Of imprisoned powers
1--WE form a kind of great secret
society. The initiation is, mercifully,
gradual the dues are endless; the
badge may be anything from a com
mutation ticket to a Phi Beta Kappa
key; the password seldom uttered. Is
always the same-loneliness. From
mo Courtship at AL" by Another
Spinster, in the Atlantic Monthly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-04-21
SUMMONS ny PUBLICATION

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, in and for the
County of Whitman.
c. d. Slow and Julis Slow. his. wife,
Plaintiff, VS.. Flossie Berry and
all the unknown heirs at law Of
Nancy e. McGilvery. deceased,
and also all other persons or
parties, unknown, having or
claiming any right, title, lien
interest or estate in the real es-
tate described in the complaint
herein, Defendants.
State Of Washington, TO all the un-
known heirs-at-law of Nancy f.
McGilvery deceased, and also to
all other persons or parties I'M
known, having or claiming any
right title, lien, iterest or estate
in the real estate described in
the complaint herein, Defend
ants.
You and each of you are hereby
summoned to appear within 60 days
after the date of the first publication
of this summons, to-wit: sixty days
after the 10th day of March, 1922.
and defend the above entitled action
in the above entitled court. and an
swer the complaint of the Plaintiffs.
and serve a copy of your answer on
Dow & Dow, attorneys for the Plain
tiffs, at their office below stated, and
in case of your failure so to do iudg-
meut will be rendered against you,
according to the demand of said com
plant which has been filed with the
clerk of said court. The object and
purpose of this suit is to obtain
judgment and decree of the above en-
titled court, establishing and quiet
ing in the Plaintiffs the title in and
to the following described real estate
situated in Whitman County, State
of Washington. tO-Wit; Lot 3 OF block
] of Rossiter's addition to the Gown
of Pullman, according to the record
ed plat thereof; as against all the uu-
known heirs at law of Nancy e. Me
Giiyery, deceased, and also all other
persons or parties having or claiming
any right. title, lien, interest or estate
in and to the above described prop
eTty.
Dated this 2nd day Of March
4. d. 1922.
DOW & DOW,
Attorneys for the Plaintiffs
p O. address: Pullman, Wash.
mchl0apr21
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-04-21
Clever SmuraIer CAUGHT.

What is said to he one of the clev-
crest devices ever developed for snug
Cling was uncovered on Puget sound
recently by federal officers, when a
speedy power boat, believed for sew
eral months to be successful snug
gler Of Illicit goods from Canada into
the United States. was captured at
Seattle. 1t had been known for some
time, federal officers state. that a
dumping device was I'm use on some of
the smuggling boats. says Popular
Mechanics Magazine, but a complete
outfit of this type had never before
been captured. Along with the seizure.
more than $1,000 worth of contraband
was taken, which made 1t possible for
the government to confscate the boat.