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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1919
Page
13
William A. Jones argues that traffic control fails to protect pedestrians while police concentrate on speeders. He laments lawyerly leniency after fatal crashes and urges decisive action from city hall to curb reckless driving and hootch related harm.
A Chicago judge argues for severe punishment over mercy and parole, recalling brutal historic penalties and questioning whether leniency or harshness truly prevents crime. He cites past practices, social unrest, and shifting labor and foreign exchange woes as context for his stance.
A reflection on modern hurried living, contrasting aimless fast drivers with those who pursue a clear life goal. The author argues that knowing one’s goal provides peace, confidence, and purpose, while rushing without direction leads to stress, burnout, and unmet outcomes.
Strands bags and holiday cheer mix with civic notes as Mr C H Twiss joins Basement Real Energetic Workers club. Court in Cleveland holds 100000 quarts of booze. jokes mix with Q&A and a wedding at Delayan with Boldt’s pastry ad.
A health column urges readers over 40 to counter rising death rates by daily outdoor activity. It recommends joining a walking club, keeping weekly mileage, and choosing moderate exercise over heavy athletics, with practical tips on routines and hobbies to stay active.
On December 21 various events shaped history from 73 AD to 1900. Highlights include the festival of St Thomas honoring the Apostle, Boccaccio’s death in 1375, Miltons rights sale for paradise lost in 1667, Cambridge Mass founded in 1650, Shermans Savannah arrival in 1864, Fort Philip Kearny massacre in 1864, and the switch to English as Philippines official language in 1900 after years with Spanish.
The American Legion, meeting in Minneapolis, urged Congress to pass about 13,000 bills affecting service and ex-service members. They favored a $1 a day bonus plan unofficially, continued war risk insurance, loans for farms and homes, veterans education, and disability retirement. Also called for 6,000 bills for a military program and condemned un Americanism. In Louisville the Peoples church disbanded under local pressure.
Beattie does Radio Beattie area news printed in The Star every Saturday. Post secretaries are urged to send news of their parts to the editor by Thursday noon each week.
First steps to form a women’s auxiliary to the American Legion have been taken in the city. Relatives of members of Stuart Wolcott Post requested a charter to establish the auxiliary with Legion sanction.
Members of Elmer J Nobleport organize a social windup for December 29 with cadney chasing horned wham into wilderness. Seattle legionaires plan an America week promoting patriotism as ex service men stay updated with Louie Schwallenbach Jack Sullivan and Ed Franklin in the Noble post.
Washington proposes a six month pay measure for widows or parents of service members who died in the war. The bill has been reported out by the House Military Affairs Committee and is awaiting action in Congress.
Kenneth D. Miller Y M C A secretary reports from northern Asia that American morale in Siberia is waning amid revolution and unclear purpose of the expedition. He traced his 1917 arrival to bolster Russian forces and later joined the Czech army in Ukraine before observing U S troops.
Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald Capt. W. J. Coyle and Charles H. Winders spoke at an open meeting of Seattle post No. 18 Tuesday evening. Local vaudeville acts were presented and after the last act a mess call and head of the chow line rush followed.
Secretary of the Treasury Glass says the United States cannot be duped into paying cash bonuses to soldiers. He argues the credit of the nation is at risk from soldier vote schemes and notes that wartime pay was already doubled and soldiers have received liberal compensation.
Dr. H. W. Hill of the Minnesota Public Health association calls for ending handshakes. He argues handshaking spreads disease and even constitutes a disease itself. He notes 4,000,000 veterans would salute him if such handshakes disappeared.
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