Winners named in Strang letter contest next week
The Seattle Star announces the Strang letter contest winners will be revealed next week. Several readers submit opinions on how The Star should foster better relations between employer and employee, urging themes from independence to government ownership and fair labor policies.
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Strang
J. E. Davis
Seattle Star
The
Star
Fred W Strane
Kemploye
Seattle
J. A. Peterson
Tukwila
Public need for fair dispute ruling amid employer employee talks
A reader argues that the public should act as judge in labor disputes, provided full access to both sides’ information. The letter notes profits from employers are hidden while workers earnings are public and urges The Star to publish employer profits for fairness.
Condensary Plant Planned at Mount Vernon
Stewart Agen announced a new M590 condensary at Mount Vernon with an output of 1 000 cans a day and about 75 employees. The plant will have rail facilities and machinery is already ordered. Backers say it will set a new standard for condensed milk plants serving the Orient and Europe. A banquet will honor Horroughs adding machine sales staff for 40 000 machines sold in the past year at the New Washington hotel.
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Stewart Agen
John B
Albert Daub
The
National City Bank
Mount Vernn
Wen
Orient
Europe
New Washington Hotel
Horroughs’ Adding Machine Co
Misunderstood Surplus and Debt Explain Economic Stance
The piece argues that a worker producing ten dollars of wealth daily earns five, leaving seven as perceived employer surplus. It asserts both sides misunderstand value, warns of perpetual debt from circulating money, and notes widespread interest bearing bonds and mortgages across levels of government and private sectors.
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the Star
Oh The Charm Of Beauty Stuart Wafers Ad Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Stuart's Calcium Wafers as a cure for pimples blackheads and facial blemishes by cleansing the blood. It stresses that drugs and salves fail and urges readers to buy for 50 cents a package at druggists.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Baroness Fights Suit for Gifts in New York
Baroness de Pallandt faces a suit to recover 125000 in Westinghouse stock gifts from Miss Frank Gray Shaver of Highland Park Illinois. Shaver says gifts were made through a close friendship but claims she was swindled by the baroness. The baroness is the daughter of Jacob and Sophie Dugas of Menominee Michigan.
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Baroness de Pallandt
New York
Westinghouse
Frank Gray Shaver
Highland Park
Miss Shaver
Jacob
Sophie Dugas
Menominee, Mich
1000 Undersized Fish Confiscated in Seattle
Charities in Seattle are urged to contact L. H. Darwin, state fish commissioner, for 1000 pounds of confiscated salmon under 15 inches. The catch was seized Thursday at Pier 1 from Tony Devlakovic’s fishing boat.
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Seattle
L. H. Darwin
Tony Devlakovic
Seattle Delegates to Hold Special Train for East Convention
Seattle delegates to the fourth convention of the National Foreign Trade Council will leave on a special car Saturday night for Pittsburg January 25 to 27. William Pigott of Seattle Car and Foundry Co plans a Pacific Coast delegation banquet on the first night. An effort will be made to lure the next gathering to Seattle.
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Seattle
National Foreign Trade Council
Pittsburg
William Pigott
Seattle Car & Foundry Co
Pacific Coast
Red Cross to Raise a Hospital Fund in Seattle
A favorable vote to contribute 17000 dollars toward a base hospital in Seattle prompts the local Red Cross society to appoint a committee to decide on fund methods. Livingstone H. Stedman chairs the panel with Mrs M A Gottstein Mrs Frederick Bausman Mrs John Erickson and Samuel Schwabacher named.
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Seattle
Red Cross Society
Livingstone RH. Stedman
M. A. Gottstein
Frederick Bausman
John Erickson
Samuel Schwabacher
Joe Waited Some Got Seat at Last
In Cleveland on January 18 Joseph Jomesko, angered by streetcar refusals to stop, hurled a bucket at a third offender and unexpectedly secured a seat in the police patrol.
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Joe
Cleveland
Joseph Jomesko
Compromise as Path to Peace Between Capital and Labor
J Hancock argues that lasting labor peace requires mutual concessions and a businesslike attitude from both sides. He cites local examples like Master Builders and Building Trades alliance, condemns aggressive employers, and urges compromise as the nation’s guiding principle.
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Semployers’ Association of
Seattle
Building Trades Alliance
Al-Lance
United States
Hancock
Guth St
Textile descriptor notes and color matched fabrics
A description lists a chenille hemp braid in sand color combined with matching taffeta priced at 7.50 and mentions a flat Sailor style in navy blue satin.
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Navy
MacDougall-Southwick
Scribes at Olympia Now Have the Best Ventilated Press Room in the World
Olympia report notes the Senate lent the scribes a bright warm room while the Capitol press area was repurposed. The corridor setup is praised as the best ventilated press room, with a humorous comparison to other places famed for ventilation. A light political update follows about constitutional revision and initiative amendments.
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Olympia
Senate
Capitol Building
Neva Prospect
Petrograd
Trafalgar Square
London
Seattle Municipal
Streets Slippery Injure Two In Icy Fall Report
Icy pavements Thursday caused two injuries. P Stratton, a Globe building operator, was run over at Firat Ave and Leroy St by a car driven by C C Ellis of 30 Warren Ave after slipping. Mrs J A Ith Ave fell and broke her leg on her sidewalk near her home.
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P. Stratton
Globe Building
Firat Ave
Leroy Sr
C. C. Ellis
Warren Ave
J. A. Eee
Zednick Bill Approved by DAR on Training Plan
The Daughters of the American Revolution approved the Zednick bill for high school military training at a meeting hosted by State Regent Mrs. Edmund Bowden. DAR members supported implementing the program in public schools amid broader civic education efforts.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Edmund Bowden
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