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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
4
The piece argues for heavy excess war profits taxes on corporations profiting from wartime demand, criticizing proposals to tax consumers or issue bonds. It cites England taxing 80 percent of excess profits and urges equal burden sharing, warnings against privileged profiteers and delayed public approval.
A column argues that aliens in the United States should not avoid duties while natives serve. It supports McCumber's resolution to enable allied drafts and urges naturalized or native-born aliens to fight in American forces or alongside allies, noting that neutrals abroad would fight for their homeland if in their countries. It calls for rapid mobilization and equal obligation of all able-bodied men.
The Northwest lumber industry faces a stalemate as employers and striking workers resist a compromise on working hours. State defense council mediates but talks fail, while the Star calls for concessions from both sides to restart mills. Separate notes mention Panama Canal tolls rising 130 percent and a forecast that the new German chancellor may be identified as Dennis.
A Blaine Washington reader debates the eight hour day and a strike's impact on labor, lumber firms, and national wartime needs. The writer argues strikers may harm shipbuilding and the country, noting wage trends and calls for balanced action while defending some union positions.
A reader from Tieton Washington argues for killing worthless dogs to reduce food waste and boost pork supplies. The writer claims dogs consume food that could feed people, comparing eight months of dog feeding to 200 pounds of pork and suggesting goats as a humane alternative for children.
W. J. Collier, ex-president of the Northern Bank and Trust Co., is in state prison for grand larceny in Walla Walla. State bank examiner's attorney H. R. Richardson says rumors of sightings in Seattle Tacoma and Mercer Island are unfounded. He notes a pardon petition is unlikely to succeed. Mose Owl of Birdtown, N. C., advertises in a dog journal seeking a watchdog.
A rambled civic riff cites the Senate Finance Committee planning taxes on stored food and passing costs to consumers. The text mentions Victoria day knights, a call for another knight, and reflections on past庆 deprivations. It shifts to Calgary Alberta with a claim about Russian fighting women and potential revenge.
A jumble of old notices and letters mentions bathing suits for open water use, a ukulele maker aiding the troops, wartime gear like gun tools from discarded legs, and a draft protest plan. Readers address E D K and P Wilson with varied requests, opinions, and humorous asides about wartime shortages and morale.
Tomorrow the Tacoma on her 1 00 P M trip to Taco offers a scenic voyage through Cove Cilimia Iisa Htealn and Spring Beach camping resort. Colman Dock departs every two hours on the odd hour after 7 A M for round trips in Puget Sound Navigation.
Alice expands to two miles tall in a surreal trial scene with the King and Queen, a beheaded Dormouse, and a juror-packed court. She wakes beside her sister and concludes the tale with a late tea. The chapter closes The End.
Hoover and Wilbur, once Stanford students and associates in university leadership, reunite as national food officials with Wilbur leading food conservation and Hoover directing food control. Reports note their shared early struggles while earning to fund schooling.
Industrial Workers of the World official Frank H Little was seized from his lodgings by vigilantes in Butte Montana. He was driven to a railroad trestle and killed without opportunity to dress, a warning reportedly attached to the corpse.
An exhibitor notes that Trilby reissues look good but the costumes are out of date. He suggests a film renovator may retitle The Birth of a Nation and equip soldiers in modern khaki.
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