Lamping Bill Clash Moves Through Legislature
A veteran welfare clash pits the Lamping bill against a Suzzallo backed measure in Olympia. The Suzzallo plan envisions a small relief fund doled by a commission, while advocates insist on immediate cash payments of ten dollars monthly for service members. The issue centers on who should fund and provide for returning soldiers and sailors.
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Lamping
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Red Cross
Washington
Olympia
Campue
Ignorant Soldier Rhetoric From Wartime Letters
A wartime letter mocks soldiers and officers for ignorance of tactics and rules of war. It quips that Yank troops surpassed expectations despite claimed slips, while noting German and Russian actions and implying armistice costs and Argentina tensions.
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Oligaes
Best Layers For A Small Poultry Yard
Advice on selecting egg laying hens and meat birds. Minorcas Leghorns and Mediterranean types are active and good layers but vary in meat potential. Heavy breeds like Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds and Wyandottes are larger, slower to lay, but good for meat. Stay with one variety, improve laying strain, and avoid frequent changes.
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Plymouth Rocks
Biddy
Debate on a League of Nations by U S Senators
In a four part series The Star presents debates by leading U S senators on the League of Nations. Senator Knox argues against binding U S judgment to a foreign majority while Senator Phelan supports organized world power to prevent war and warns against rushing complex seas laws. Tomorrow’s debaters include Senator Norris and Senator Poindexter.
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U. S
United States
Star
Paris
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Newspaper Enterprise Association
World League of All Nations
League of Nations
Europe
Dead Sea
Editor Letter Opposes Bills on Vacation Fees and Licenses
A reader from Poulsbo WA protests House Bill 1 abolishing the 12 weeks vacation and funding summer sessions, ties it to unequal district apportionment, and objects to higher hunting fishing and auto license fees. Another letter from Beacon Hill requests traffic safety signs naming a dangerous curve on 18th Ave and Lander St dubbed Death Curve for urgent investigation.
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the Star
Beacon Hill
18Th Ave
Lander St
Pershing urged to publish letters from soldiers home
An anxious mother questions why postwar letters from soldiers slowed after the armistice. She urges Gen John J. Pershing to allow letters home to be published, arguing it would reassure families and prompt more communications.
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the Star
John J. Pershing
Gen. Pershing
Reading the Star letter calls for mariners overhauling crews
A reader urges using existing material before recruiting more Merchant Marine staff. The writer claims Seattle already has crews and officers to man 40 ships and argues long-time sailors should get preference. The letter notes bleak prospects for older mariners.
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the Star
Merchant Marine
Seattle
Aallor
Peptiron Promoted As Iron Blood And Nerve Tonic
Advertised remedy Peptiron billed as a real iron blood and nerve tonic. It claims help after influenza and grip, in anemia and fatigue, to restore red blood cells and aid worn out men and delicate women, with benefits for invalids and convalescents.
Word from 108H Wise Shows Quips and War Era Vibes
A collage of humorous answers and anecdotes from 108H Wise includes jokes about loons, vaudeville gigs for ex-keepers, tree parts for travelers, last words with women, bossing the help, and a jab at profiteering. It notes L. K. Stone selling diamonds in Little Rock and comments on Marconi and Poland price drops after the war.
If You Behold a Youth With Mustache and Cane
University of Washington law seniors study mustaches and canes as they prepare for the arrival of senior canes after the war. The piece notes 12 seniors this year who will carry canes and grow mustaches as a revived old custom.
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University of Washington Law College
Port Angeles man faces trial under Mann Act charges
William Martin of Port Angeles today stands trial in Seattle for violating the Mann Act. He was returned from Los Angeles where he allegedly abducted Mrs. Wallace Lonsberry a month ago. She accompanied him on the return trip and fainted at the U S deputy marshal office when informed of the charges.
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William Martin
Port Angeles
Seattle
Los Angeles
Wallace Lonsberry
Nitrate of soda fertilizer via state Chamber of Commerce
Growers may obtain nitrate of soda for fertilizer through the state development bureau of the Chamber of Commerce from the government. Early application is advised due to a shortage.
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State Development Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
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