1924-02-13-sc-p12-mrs-ditmar-guilt-on-booze-charge

February 13, 1924 Spokane Daily Chronicle Page 12:

MRS. DITMAR GUILTY ON BOOZE CHARGE

DAVENPORT, Wash. Feb. 12.—Mrs. Josephine Ditmar, familiarly known as the “wheat queen of the Big Bend.” and her son, Frank Ditmar, were found guilty of manufacturing intoxicating liquor with intent to sell by a jury in superior court today. The trial began yesterday and the case went to the jury at 10 o'clock last night. Judge John Truax, Ritzville, presided.