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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1922
Page
9
The Star urges county commissioners to hold a public hearing and fully disclose their stance on the Lake Washington pontoon bridge project. It notes a prior pattern of secrecy, questions the legality of private hull purchases, and calls for transparent discussion before the public.
A fragmentary item notes 28 Princeton freshmen claim no experience with kissing. The text also mentions discussion of a prohibition law and a figure named Gettum in Harding's circle. The readable bits are incomplete and lack clear outcomes.
Public opinion applauds China regaining Shantung as a world verdict on self reliance. The Celestial Republic must prove worth through self help and discipline, akin to individuals striving for progress, with Japan conceding to global judgment. The long river of change mirrors a distant Montana lake drying in a millennium.
The Star reviewed ten high class novels in 1971 from Francis Lynde to Sinclair Lewis. A bookstore clerk priced the 10 volumes at $19.25, illustrating value for Star readers at 50 cents monthly and noting rising circulation as a result.
Pan American analysis notes broad public belief that the Panama canal toll exemption in the prewar act violated the treaty. Debate in Congress referenced Anglophobe and Harding platform angles. Republicans weigh removing toll exemptions while warning that US policy may invite international scrutiny and subsidy reactions.
The largest American glass maker cuts prices by about 22 percent amid fierce foreign competition and a tariff debate. Importers and domestic manufacturers wage a price war, raising questions about consumer versus producer gains. The Kaiser has broken silence as public sentiment shifts amid the looming Christmas shopping season.
In December 1921 the Cincinnati Traction Co carried 9,216,583 revenue passengers at 1 cent, down from 9,535,949 in December 1920 despite a full fare rate. Revenue earnings rose to $100,180 above the prior December. Walter M. Brown notes the figures.
In a letter the writer attacks past real estate and attorney mayors and advocates a plain business man for mayor. He says the city suffers from costly graft and a failed water cure streetcar plan, urging taxpayers to elect a conservative, honest candidate.
A reader criticizes a February issue piece titled Amateur Economist defending sympathy and understanding toward South America. The writer questions motives behind U S diplomacy, asks about economic aid, and disputes claims of neglecting mutual interests.
Jack Newton argues that American policy toward Latin America should acknowledge sympathy and friendship to grow business, criticizing the current approach. He cites Argentina Brazil and Chile since 1877, linking progress to the Monroe Doctrine and the Panama Canal opening.
A letter condemns immigration and sterilization practices, accusing welfare groups of exposing the nation to undesired newcomers. It decries multiple births, claims babies are abandoned, demands enforcement against the father and broader sterilization for parents with more than three children seeking entry.
A daily vocabulary note defines diffident as shy and reserved with the accent on the first syllable. It traces the derivation to dis not and fidere to trust, and gives example usage in a sentence about country-bred men in front of women.
A reader letter argues that immigration and birth rates fuel crime and poverty, calling for sterilization for criminals and restricting Japanese immigration to prevent a rapid birth rate. The writer claims current policy allows people only a degree above brutes to overwhelm resources.
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