Wealth Tax Tilt in Senate Reveals Personal Stakes
A Washington opinion piece argues that Senate tax plans to fund the war are shaped by personal financial interests. It details senators’ holdings in land, stock, and companies, and notes many back wealth taxes while opposing bond tax exemptions. Gerry and Townsend are singled out for supporting wealth conscription while others resist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Simmons
Williams
Stone
Hoke Gerry
Penrose
Lodge
Smoot
Gallinger
Town
John Sharp Williams
Hoke Smitil
Atlanta
Bill Stone
Baking Powder Trust
Colonel Wetmore
Tobacco Trust
Peter Goelet
Gerry
Gerrys
Goelets
Townsends
Townsend
Mulhall
Metropolitan (Millionaires
United States
Senate Finance Committee
The Value Of Our Wealth And The Liberty Bond Push
The article argues the United States wealth is vast through fixed investments while urging sacrifice to fund Liberty Bond purchases. It stresses real money is needed to sustain war effort and hints at curbing luxuries if government does not curb them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Eve Test Denied by Rocky Mountain Officials
Rocky Mountain park officials bar Mr George Desoris known as Modern Adam from pursuing Miss Agnes Lowe nicknamed Mod Eve after she ventures into the mountains. The dispute centers on a so called Eve test and the authorities’ handling of the eccentric expedition and its flamboyant nicknames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain National Park
George Desoris
Adam
Agnes Lowe
Ann Arbor
George
Aes
Eve” Lowe
John Smith
Speaking of Husbands and Social Change
A distinguished professor notes that women in France and Germany have little use for husbands a trend seen as a wartime and movement consequence. He suggests this growing uselessness could reverse as demand for husbands rises, altering social dynamics and improving the value of those available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Mosquitoes plague hits Pacific coast and scout orderlies
Carnegie Institute cites 398 mosquito species as coast residents endure a scratching plague. London police deploy 7 000 Boy Scout orderlies while New York winds up plans for next winter dances amid tax worries and social shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Institute
Pacific Coast
London Police
Bey
Editor's Mail Rules for Letters to the Editor
Readers are advised letters must be signed with the writer’s address for publication. If anonymity is requested the editor must still know the writer’s name. Letters should be no more than 200 words and on one side of the sheet using pen or typewriter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Pacific Coast Co
Renton
Issaquah
Franklin
Roland Cotterila
Park Board
Unions and War Costs in Lumber Industry Debate
A letter cites H. G Crowley of Clallam County, now at American Lake, suggesting Uncle Sam could save millions by entering the spac e logging business. The writer notes cooperative shingle mills paying fair wages and profits, arguing teamwork may lessen war and social conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
H. G Crowley
Clallam County
American Lake
Uncle Sam
Eprace
A. Fido Bowser and the Humane Society plea
Two letters to The Star urge action on animal welfare and criticise hunger among Seattle dogs and cats. The Humane Society notes widespread suffering and offers to find homes or humanely euthanize animals to prevent hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
A. Fido Bowser
The
Humane Society
Bowser
Seattle
C. J. C. Dutton
Strangers May Enter Nearest Draft Camp
Drafted men who live outside their registration district may be sent to the nearest camp to their residence rather than the camp nearest their place of registration. The change was announced today from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Notice on new tobacco prices and tax applicability
A reader questions a store notice claiming rise in prices on clears cigars and tobacco due to a revenue tax. The writer asks if the consumer will pay the tax and notes a distinction between domestic and imported tobacco, referencing McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Wafting Snippets and Oddities from an Old Gazette
A collage of letters and quips reveals eccentric musings on taxes, fashion, peace, and law. The writer rails at tax truth, cites Seattle, and laments labor shortages while recalling Ulysses Grant and Fulton era steamship debates.
Necklace caper ends in hotel surprise confession
In a tangled hotel scene, Carrol and two lovers duel over a duplicate necklace and a phony string. Lanagan pieces together the plot, exposing the true thief and recovering the Allison necklace as Miss Allison forgives the meddling newspaper man.
Tacoma Through the West Pass Sunday Pleasure Run
The 1:00 PM trip to Tacoma tomorrow will pass through the West Pass offering views of Cove Ollala Lisa Reula and Sprine Beach a popular camping resort. A beautiful trip and a dandy Sunday afternoon outing. Tacoma and Indianapolis leave Colman Dock every two hours after 7:00 AM for Tacoma direct Puget Sound Navigation Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
West Pass
Cove
Ollala
Lisa Reula
Sprine Beach
S. 8
Indianapolis
Colman Dock
Tacoma Direct
Puget Sound Navigation Co
Bride Missing After Wedding in Pedville County
Edward Trowbridge awoke twelve hours after his wedding to find his bride Peggy Patton missing. One thousand dollars vanished from his pocket and a note read I am sorry I have to take my wedding trip alone. She reportedly boarded a train for Niagara Falls alone. The full story, Persuasive Peggy by Maravene Thompson, appears in Mondays Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Trowbridge
Pedville County
Peggy Patton
Niagara Falls
Maravene Thompson
Peggy
Star
How to Tell Rank of Army Officers
How to tell rank of an American army officer by epaulet markings. It lists second lieutenant to general with bars and maple leaves, notes Washington and Grant as the only two generals in U.S. history. Mentions the Mutual Business club picnic at Dondo Beach on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. McHargne
Ninth St
Jacksonville
Florida
Ster
Carrol
Lanagan
Alice Lamont
Chappie Carrol
Chapple Carrol
Lamont
Alice
Chapple
Wrrol
Masters
Dickie
Miss Cadogan
Leslie
Carrel
Anheuser-Busch
St?. Louis
Washington
Grant
Mutual Business Club
Dondo Beach
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Congress
By Basil M. Manly
F. M. Simmons
Boses Penrose
Mulhall Committee
United Sugar & Land Co
Utah Copper Co
Spencer Penrose
Utah Copper
Henry Cabot Lodge
General Electric
American Agricultural & Chemical
National Carbon
U. S. Smelting & Refining
Boston
Reed Smoot
Union Portland Cement
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co
Knight Sugar Co
Knight Woolen Co
Gallinger and
Seattle Star
Seventh Ave
Aston St
Scripps Northwest League OF Newsravens
Telegraph News Service of
United Seas Association
Seattle, Wash
Postoffice
Vy the Star Publishing Co
New York
Perma
Peruna
Runa
Editor’s Mail
Pope
Mer. Gerlach
Vatican
W. P. Bacher
United Press
ID. IK
Colyum
Rachel
A. M
Rachel Roe
Mr. BE. O. K
Gary
Steel Trust
Ulysses Simpson Grant Rideout
Rosedale
Miss
Nawth
Ulysses
Fulton
Atlantic
James Fenimore Cooper
United States Navy
Mtching
Pala
Peoples Savings Bank
Second Ave
Pike 8
Allison
Efodward H. Hurlbut
Paget
Lanagain
Lealie
Jack
Lesiie
Chappie
Winkeppner
Colonel Allison
Dickle
Miss Allison
Magegart
Miss Cadoxan
Lassie
Maggart
Constance
Jack Law
Collections Trusts General Banking
Guardian Trust and Savings Bank
Cor, First Ave
Columbia St
Little Miss
Octavia Handsworth & Co
Harry Breen
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