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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
4
Question of Morals in 1914 Seattle Lighting Valuation
A Chicago style editorial argues the 1914 Seattle Lighting valuation was wrong and harmed 50 000 gas consumers. It cites Dr Edward W Bemis’s testimony stating a proper earning base is $6 39 million versus the 9 23 million 642 valuation, urging the commission to correct the public mistake despite officials defending the status quo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Mmission
Seattle Lighting Company
Sroperty
Edward W. Bemis
Utility
Lstigator
Keep the Railroads In Johnson Written Exclusively for The Star
U S Senator Hiram Johnson argues government ownership of railroads is likely after private efficiency fails during national emergency. He advocates just compensation to railroad owners but warns against excessive payouts and urges fidelity and justice guiding any transition to government ownership. He cites Seattle shipyard congestion as proof of private system flaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Hiram Johnson
U. S
California
Gov
Boss McAdoo and the push for centralized control
The piece argues for a empowered, autocratic leadership in war industries led by McAdoo and Henry Ford like figures to end congestion and slow progress. It calls for full authority across departments and warns that without decisive bossism, fuel and food administration will falter while urging Congress to grant such powers. It also notes a Dry squad push on hard cider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Henry Ford
Hoover
Garfield
Congress
Farmer Voice in National War Council Advocated by Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot urged giving farmers a stronger voice in Washington to shape war policy and defense programs. He called for a farmer on the Hoover staff to convey farmer perspectives and interpret policies to rural areas. Separate notes mention celebration of band lifting in Seattle and a Minneapolis girl killing a robber in a fuel company office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennin Grange
Williamsport
Gifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Washington
Council of National Defense
Hoover
Minneapolis
Silly Self-Portrait of a Bumbling Man in Verse
A chaotic, humorous monologue mocks a self-styled failure. Recurrent lines joke about incompetence and odd habits, noting misplaced pride, comic self-accusations, and a whimsical wish to outsource life's tasks to Uncle Sam. The tone is satirical and not violent.
Contested Question Settled in Illinois Supreme Court
A plaintiff in error is presumed to know the statute. The Ford automobile involved, which the evidence shows he drove, and with which the deceased was struck and killed, clearly fits the statutory definition of a motor vehicle. This reflects a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linols Supreme Court
To Be Idle No Longer Popular Among The Rich
The war has created a class of wealthy young men who serve as aviators ambulance attendants and officers in the armed forces gaining honor in public service The piece argues this shift in the wealthy toward meaningful civic effort is a healthy trend and suggests urging even richer individuals to contribute to life’s needs rather than merely playing the social game
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stelzle
Army
Navy
Maybe She's Come Out and Other Oddities
A collection of brief items notes oddities and quick quips about people places and humorous curiosities. Mentions Dr. O W Prichard a Madison chiropractor C Weed an officer of Fall River steamers a Cambridge secondhand shop a Denver ink invention a Detroit towel bell gadget and various wry observations on life and language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Prichard
Madison
Wis
C. Weed
Fall River
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Meningitis spread in crowded army camps outlined
The article explains meningitis as an infection of the spinal cord coverings spread by sneezing coughing speaking and breathing. It notes outbreaks in national army camps due to crowded unsanitary conditions and person to person contact, with similarities to infantile paralysis and pneumonia germs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Army
War-time dogs provocation sparks local letter to editor
A reader from Oak Lake Washington protests large numbers of dogs during wartime. He argues dogs eat food that could feed people, calls for killing “useless dogs” to conserve supplies, and asks the food conservation committee to consider this as a war measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
J. W. Nelson
Oak Lake
Wash
Does catarrh cause bad breath and related issues
Mine L. Ro notes that catarrh can cause bad breath, though not in every case. Constipation and indigestion are listed as other potential contributing factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mine L. Ro
American Red Cross Needs More Doctors
Homer Folks, director of Civil Affairs for the American Red Cross, reports that the civilian relief work from July to December spent over 2.5 million dollars in three months ending November 1. The six month budget starting November exceeds 8 million dollars, and demands include 60 physicians 320 nurses and 300 other aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patus
American Red Cross
Homer Folks
Branch of Civil Affairs
Red Cross
Folka
War Pinches Children in France as Repatriates Return
Doctor Albert Parker Fitch describes France after war showing two tragedies the impact on noncombatants the sick helpless children and the repatriates old men and women forced back from the German held territory. He recalls children with injuries poverty and vermin in shelters highlighting the need for care and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Parker Fitch
Amherst
Edirom
Costa
France
Sister of Mercy
Soldiers at Camp Lewis Read Wide Range of Books
Camp Librarian Fé ward Ruby reports 25,000 volumes across ten branch libraries at Camp Lewis with demand for novels, technical manuals from medicine to engineering, periodicals, and music. Books praised for cleanliness. special libraries planned for the 316th Engineer corps and base hospital. Traveling and in-regiment book boxes rotate weekly to keep soldiers engaged and informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Lew
Tacoma
Féward Ruby
Oliver Twirt
American Library Association
Uncle Baca
Jane Gray
O. Henry
Mark Twain
Rex Beach
Ralph O'Conner
Harold Bell Wright
Ruby
316Th Engineer Corps
Hbuse
Camp Lewis
National Army
Red Cross Finds Lost Snake Cane in Cheyenne
Gen J O Thompson Sr smiles as his long carried cane, covered in snakeskin, is recovered by Red Cross workers at a federal building. Miss Gertrude Thompson, on duty at the Red Cross booth, identifies the janitor’s stick as the missing heirloom and returns it to the general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
J. O. Thompson
Thompson
Federal Building
Gertrude Thompson
Red Cross
Thought Waves of Angered World Slay Kaiser Says New Thought Leader
Frederick M. Kerby reports from New York that New Thought believers with 5,000,000 followers claim world hate can affect the Kaiser. James E. Dodds says mental pulses of a world arrayed against autocracy may influence the German ruler, whose hair is whitening and nerves appear strained as WWI battles rage. The belief holds that collective thought can achieve the destruction of the Hohenzollern dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick M. Kerby
New York
Kaiser
New Thought Bureau
America
James FE. Dodds
Bureau
New Thought
Dodds
United States
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