Ford style plan to lift rails by cutting rates and boosting wages
Henry Ford is quoted on how to revive railroads by cutting freight and passenger rates by 20 percent, boosting wages, and cutting red tape. He claims railways could halve rates, keep trains running, and make money by keeping roads busy and eliminating waste. Hoover supports government money to operate railroads on existing lines.
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Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
Star
Washington
Hoover
Washington Herald
Ford
Congress
Herbert
Henry
Wall Street
Population shifts and chaos in Soviet Russia 1920
Official statistics cited by the London Times show Soviet Russia's 1920 population at 138 million, down 12 million since 1914, with Moscow at 1.05 million and 250 thousand officials there. Death rate stands at 45 per thousand, grain deficit blamed on wartime chaos. The note ends with a jab about Bolshevism and vacation fatigue.
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London Times
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Russia
House committee moves to repeal 10 percent tax on women data
The ways and means committee drafts the new revenue bill and begins by repealing the 10 per cent tax on women data. The panel is described as largely composed of married men, reflecting a factor in the reform process.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Our Air Force Make It Safe
Airplane accidents in government service rise beyond flying activity. Fatalities per hours flown spiked after armistice, with 3x war era rate. Call for coordinated effort, stronger air service, and safer peacetime flying to defend coastlines and national security.
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America
Atlantic
Harding
Congress
Night Blooming Cereus Reveals Hidden Virtues in Friends
A social gathering centers on a Night Blooming Cereus that opens a waxy flower at night. The narrator reflects on people who appear rough or stingy but reveal kindness, generosity, or courage in times of need, comparing human virtue to rare blooms in darkness.
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Mr. Burbank
More Greens, Mother Please Fresh Salad for Dinner
Dr BE V McCollum of Johns Hopkins University urges more garden produce to combat malnutrition and premature aging. He notes Americans living on canned foods show signs of early wear, calling for fresh salads to improve brain and body health.
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BE. V. McCollum
John Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Cotton crop drop may push wool into woolen suits
The article notes reduced cotton yields in the South could shift demand to wool for suit fabrics, implying woolen suiting may rise as cotton supplies tighten.
Doctors Asked to Cut Prices for Patients
Brief notices urge physicians to reduce charges amid rising medical costs. The item notes a difficult operation case and hints at affordability pressures in health care.
Letters to Editor Heads They Win
In the proposed lease of the county ferry system a private company would get exclusive use including at Leschi park. Bellevue is not mentioned but if the supreme court upholds the lower court the port commission must provide a Bellevue service, raising questions where boats land on the Seattle side and whether a new slip is needed or the private firm is paid twice, with a possible bonus to the private operator.
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Leschi Park
Bellevue
Supreme Court
Port Com
Mission
Seattle
Maan
Schmidt
Word of God
Mahoney
Ques
Mount Baker Park Controversy Sparks Pro-Jap Letter
A local letter from H. P. Devlin of Auburn Washington argues for Jap rights to park improvements and warns against anti Jap sentiment. He claims land belongs to people by divine law, cites prohibition era shifts, and predicts large human losses in a U S versus Japan conflict.
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Mount Baker Park
Toa Mount Baker Park
United States
Japan
Reading Matter for Prisoners Edi tor The Star
A letter from J H LeRoy describes prisoners at Walla Walla Penitentiary requesting books magazines and newspapers to keep contact with the outside world. He notes inmates are eager for periodicals to bring education recreation and moral uplift.
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Ediitor the Star
Walla Walla
J. H. LeRoy
Reading matter for prisoners charity appeal
A plea urges sending magazines newspapers and wholesome reading to prisoners. Items should be mailed to J H LeRoy 4110 P O Box 520 Walla Walla Washington for distribution, with books for the prison library going to Deputy Warden J T Burke at the same address. Annie M Burgess Belfair Washington provides the notice.
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J. H. LeRoy
Walla Walla
Waah
J. T. Burke
Annie M. Burgess
Belfatr
Wash
Clergymen Urged to Avoid Sermons on Murders
A reader criticizes Seattle clergy for dwelling on murders and naming suspects before trial. The letter argues it dishonors the pulpit to condemn individuals prior to court verdicts and cites praise for mindful restraint in judging others.
After the Show We Visit Boldt Advertisement
After the show attendees plan a visit to Boldt Advertisement following the performance. The note signals a postconcert stop and possible product information or promotions at the Boldt location.
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Boldt
Reduction of the Army to 100000 Men Suggested
Senator Borah of Idaho argues in the Congressional Record that if the president cooperates or does not oppose the plan through the secretary of war, Congress may quickly pass a measure to cut the army to 100000 men with little delay.
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Congress
Senator Borah
Idaho
Fragments Reflect Debate Over Constitution and Justice
A fragmentary passage records senators debating constitutional limits and the reach of prohibition enforcement. It cites Senator Broussard urging lawmakers to enact and implement laws without delegating power, and a letter invoking the presumption of innocence and impartial trials before verdicts.
Winds of the World serial excerpt with Jill Atherton
Jill Atherton, living near poverty, meets Cyrus Tallentyre after bumping him in the street. He is revealed to be in financial trouble and hints at wealth nearby. Jill, dreaming of money and luxury, learns Ralph Hillyard, Kathy’s fiancé, is actually rich, challenging assumptions and stirring intrigue.
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Jill Atherton
Acacia Terrace
Don
Jill
Kathy
Ralph Hillyard
Henry Sturgess
Cyrus Tallentyre
Tallentyre
Crapter
Hillyard
Mr. Hillyard
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The
Star Publishing Co
Poone Mala
Army
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NIGHT
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Iriah Rose
Motorial Review
BY Anna Bird Stewart
Editor
H. P. Devlin
R F. D
Auburn, Wash
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Don and
Munrao
Sverybosy
Pettit M. Schaeffner
Big Tent
Virginia Str
Central Seventh Day Adventist Church
Boylston and
Olive Street
Watson QQ
Georgia
Louisiana
Prohibition
Broussard
E. T
Pine Street
Mike Cohen
Terry
Baren
Ohio
University
Dexter Horton _— and Savings Bank
Dexter Horton National Bank
Dexter Horton
Second Avenue
Cherry Street
Bobbie Merrill
Tallentyre Adjusted His Eyeglass
Thomas Wilkes
Edward Peple
the Prince Chap
de Maria
Napies
Ward & Wilson
Irene Zolar
Billy Knox
Jasa Girl
Piano Phiend
Trix
Harvey Speck
Jase
Hearken
Flying Howards
Elaine Hammerstein
Manhattan
Miss Mildred Perkins
Pantages Opera Coo
ARA Sisters Dance Creations
Clemons-Belling
King J
SAULS
Finster
Joe Whitehead
Charley Murray
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