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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1922
Page
11
A collection of curious notes from nature and society. Lycosa spider eggs hatch aided by sun, frilled lizard attempts bipedal movement in Australia, Kipling telegrams puzzle readers, and a Brooklyn alienation suit jokes about love and money. Daylight saving sparks tiredness.
A fragmentary note recounts Napoleon 1812 route through Vilna with 40000 men and a contrasting inscription claiming 1212 with 400 men. Representative Gallt cited the tale amid brief remarks on historical marker legends and public memory.
The board considers moving meetings from four to one p m with Director E Shorrock ready to resign if needed for majority convenience. Supporters praise Shorrock for his service while noting unrelated comments from lawmakers and former officials.
War depart ment runs civilian military training camps at Camp Lewis and Fort Worden this summer. Attendance is voluntary and carries no post camp obligation, offering Seattle youths a month of free vacation with potential personal benefits.
A letter argues Dr Read, the health officer, targets poor houseboat residents while city mills and factories dump pollution without sewer connections. The writer calls for equal enforcement and urges stopping all lake pollution rather than singling out the houseboats.
The article explains how the poll tax law can deduct $5 from a worker’s pay for each name listed. The county treasurer compiles statements, stamps them paid, and mails them to employers who then deduct. Duplications and incorrect initials or addresses create a massive data handling task.
A week ago a motor truck struck a board in a narrow passage at Fifth Ave and Union St injuring 14 year old newsboy Jimmie Flinn who remains in Providence Hospital with a fractured skull. The Star criticizes Superintendent Blackwell for inaction urging immediate safety steps regardless of existing law.
The assessor compiled a list of 165000 names to purge duplicates and cancel statements. Each statement has an index number to locate names on the books, aiding quick processing. The author urges voters to carry receipts and predicts the poll tax law will face strong backlash at the fall election.
A dated protest echoes against women in public roles. The speaker mocks female suffrage, questions women’s intellect, and derides fashion and consumer choices while invoking gendered stereotypes. The piece laments modern change and asserts male authority through shop floor dialogue.
A caustic tirade denounces female intellect and public rights, mocks women’s fashion and roles, and claims women are inferior to men. It cites Marie Curie and a Paris lodge as evidence, arguing against women in public office and labeling the idea a grave error.
George V. Hugites criticizes Mr. Pope's seating plan in The Star and offers a French Canadian inventor's idea with hydraulic chairs. The scheme would let users summon their seat, eject disliked neighbors, and lower or raise seating at the press of buttons.
In Saturday’s Star an account highlights Capt. Benjamin F. Leavitt reaching 361 feet, twice the depth any man had dived before. The piece credits three U S Navy divers with salvaging the F4 submarine in Honolulu harbor using standard diving suits. One diver named Loman was stuck at 250 feet for four hours before release as Grilley and Dreislahak also reached 250 feet. Naval records at the Navy Department will substantiate the details.
Alice M. B. Meyer defends her stance against prohibition in a letter discussing biblical views on wine. H. B. Swann cites verses while readers debate Paul’s advice to Timothy and the meaning of wine in ancient times.
A letter excerpt argues against prohibition using religious and moral appeals. The author recalls a liberal clergyman father and describes early exposure to wine, legal and social pressures, and personal hardship tied to alcohol politics. The piece contrasts temperance ideals with perceived harms of liquor.
Daily word NEGLIGIBLE defined as that which may be neglected or disregarded not important enough for consideration. Derived from Latin neglegere meaning to neglect. For example Democrats in Congress seem to think saving the government through the budget system will be negligible.
A reader voices alarm over nationwide robberies and crimes amid prohibition, calling it a curse and urging liberty and freedom for the people, signing as Alice Mr. Meyer.
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