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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
11
An editorial cartoon critiques a Seattle bank that failed with a Deposits Guaranteed sign, noting 21 000 depositors relied on state backing. It questions who should cover losses and ponders broader bank guarantee laws amid debate among bankers and citizens. It blends commentary on 1918 peace memories and future policy.
John Lacey, an 82 year old Rock Island trainman known as a sane speeder, says locomotives cannot go too fast for him yet endorses careful speed. He claims 52 years without an accident and urges drivers to look and listen if they cannot stop.
Journal sketch reports J Brantey Joyce paid his wife Peggy 100000 dollars for a kiss while criticizing Paris studies on reparation banks. The tone suggests public moral inquiry into profiteering from intimate favors and social norms.
A fragmented editorial note hints at shifting attitudes toward liquor with old era coercion replaced by public indifference. It also references business woes, predicting price stability except for one sector, and mentions potential diplomatic talks over a naval dispute involving Meyer.
A Star reader deposits in the Scandinavian American bank before its closure seeks explanation of federal reserve law and Washington guaranty fund. The letter explains reserve functions, the guaranty act aims to protect depositors, fund size about 750000, and questions whether banks can withdraw after six months notice or must continue payments to cover losses.
A letter to Governor Louis F. Hart from Chas Cowun argues for sweeping tax reform to end stock and bond exemptions and shift burden to real estate. He cites New York tax cuts as a model, calls for 75 percent city improvement votes, 80 to 1 amendments, and warns of confiscatory taxation and misleading improvements.
Dr William Fe Barton compares coping with hurt to an oyster creating a pearl. He urges bravery over dwelling on misery, warns against solitary sorrow, and champions a daily effort to meet challenges with a steady, hopeful outlook.
Social worker Allen T. Burns says blue laws are hypocritical and demoralizing. Hiomer Folka of the New York Charities Aid Association cites monotony and lack of money driving youth abroad. Rev. James J. Helenski of New Orleans argues capital punishment does not deter crime.
In a Congressional Record excerpt, lawmakers note railroads received about four billion dollars to cover losses while defense funding remains sizable. The speech questions proposed farmer friendly legislation as class bias, and reports vocational training bars pressuring youths into vulcanizing courses with ultimums from officials.
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