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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1922
Page
11
A shabby young waitress, penniless and alone, pleads for a compassionate word as she clutches a uniform bundle in a premium dining room. The cashier dismisses her, her eyes conveying hunger and fear, before she slips into the night near Second Avenue. The author laments the cruelty of such scenes in the city.
A fragment from a political column discusses W. H. Paul of Puyallup and Sumner shaping public support for Newberry, with references to Senator Wesley L. Jones, Miles, Poindexter, and the Old Guard. The piece notes local development efforts, a hospital update, and a Pittsburg murder over domestic violence.
Quote from Charles Kingsley on male originality and courage. It contrasts modern opportunities with those seized by heroic figures of old, suggesting timeless potential when given insight and bravery.
Students at the state university urged naming the Lake Washington canal bridge near the campus Stadium Bridge in a recent assembly action. The Star backs the proposal and urges city council to grant the request and revive construction.
A daily vocabulary note defines demote as to reduce to a lower rank or grade. The term comes from Latin de down and movere to move, illustrating its fall in rank as in an officer demoted from major to captain.
In Washington the poll tax is deeply disliked and critics say its impact favors property owners and employers. About 500,000 people aged 21 to 50 paid last year’s levy of 1. mill, yet 12,000 residents paid nothing and collection difficulties grow as community property rules constrain enforcement. Governor Hart cited soldier bonuses as justification, but legislature directed a one mill tax for that purpose, with revenues diverted to other funds to mask tax figures.
The secretary of agriculture calls for removing deadly grade crossings under the federal aid highway act. He cites 12 000 yearly deaths and argues curving roads, hedges, and billboards create fatal traps. He likens grade crossings to a detrimental American institution and urges immediate elimination.
A Star Reader writes that a wholesale dairy has amalgamated many small dairies and now fixes milk prices at 11 cents a quart. The letter alleges retailers face denial of supply if prices fall and asks The Star to investigate as a possible Sherman and trust law violation.
Mrs F M Crown of Sumner Washington recounts moving from city life to a two and a half acre tract near Pacific City between Seattle and Tacoma. She details lessons on budgeting, home building, garden farming, berry sales, and cheaper milk butter and meat, asserting the plan sustains a family with a small $2.50 daily pay.
Amateur economist writes in The Star on January 18 challenging the idea of rapid U S expansion into South American markets. He argues Europe remains cheaper due to exchange flows and German and British involvement, and notes high U S costs, lack of foreign policy, and the need to settle merchant marine and tariff issues before pursuing global trade.
The Star extends thanks for the publicity given to the Seattle Poultry show held January 4 to 8. The effort helped raise a small fund after heavy expenses to enable a larger show next winter, signed by R. C. Simpson Secretary and U. H. Collier Superintendent.
A blinded man trapped by darkness crawls from cabin toward safety following snowshoe tracks. He struggles through a brutal, endless loop of groping steps, eight hours of cold, and fading strength, inching toward a fated, desperate end.
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