100 years ago in Spokane: ‘King of the bootleggers’ arrested again with moonshine

Charles Dale, Spokane’s “king of the bootleggers,” was again taken to jail.

Police raided his apartment and found six quarts of moonshine whisky. He was released on $250 bond.

From the accident beat: The Rev. D.L. McGowan, a Catholic priest of Valley, Washington, died instantly when his auto careened down the steep grade on 14th Avenue and Oak Street in Spokane.

The car plowed through a fence, plunged down a steep ravine and hit a tree.

“He had been having trouble operating the car, which was seen to be moving at a high rate of speed at intervals after an auto mechanic had given him instructions about starting the car,” said The Spokesman-Review, which ran photos of the scene of the accident.

From the power beat: The Spokesman-Review gave readers a glimpse into the state’s future when it ran a story headlined, “Water Power Era Gives Hope of Relief From Fuel Shortages – Washington Leads States in Number of Horse Power Soon to Be Developed for Commercial Use.”

A map showed statistics that indicated Washington had only developed 4% of its hydro capacity.