Washington and California laws tackle contract labor in fishing
A six year effort to curb contract labor in Alaska’s salmon fisheries faced resistance from interests profiting from the system. The Star’s Max Stern reports harsh truths of crew exploitation, with Washington and California attempts to curb abuses, and public scrutiny urged.
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Washington
Alaska
State Labor Department
California
Max Stern
Star
Stern
Alaskan
Injunction Debate Over Crime Law Powers
Article critiques Attorney General Daugherty and the use of injunctions to curb crime, arguing it gives government power to punish lawful acts and suppress free speech. It notes a Des Moines widow and an Iowa beauty contest winner, highlighting contrasting human stories amid the debate.
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Chicago
Daugherty
Treacherty
Czark
City Departments Delay Sparks Voters League Critique
The Voters' Information League bulletin rails at city leaders over stalled department head appointments. It questions mayoral picks and council confirmation, citing four months of delays and urging decisive action to improve conditions. It notes cement industry dynamite use, a Georgia jewel theft fear, renter writing habits, and Portland’s one day music ban with bootlegging concern.
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Voters’ Information League
Alighting Like the Birds And the Flying Shock Absorber
A.Roe and Co introduces a shock absorbing device for aircraft landings aimed at reducing bounce on rough ground. The piece predicts airplanes settling softly within decades and mentions Seattle plants like Boeing possibly manufacturing them. It also notes stray, varied anecdotes about fish, schoolboys, and a sidewalk incident involving Alabama men.
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A. V. Roe & Co
Boeing
Seattle
Strange Alliance of Plants and Ants in Tropics
In a tropical partnership, leafcutting plants rely on whitewing ants for protection. Ants repair vegetation and harvest leaf litter, producing a fungal mushroom that feeds them. Plants alter their structure to become living hotels and nurseries, while armies of ants defend the habitats from intruders and other insects.
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Tropics
Lifa
F. J. Seaver
New York Botanical Garden
Prestor
REQUEST By Laurence Hope in India Love Lyrics
The reader requests a specific hour of a love lyric by Laurence Hope, claiming no desire for further affection. The passage uses metaphorical language of a sultan and west winds to describe a fleeting, unforgettable hour and its lingering fragrance, implying a memory that endures beyond that moment.
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Laurence Hope
India
Chamber reply on Chadwick’s committee resignation
Christy Thomas of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce forwards a reply to a Letter by Etter about Steven Chadwick’s appointment to the chamber rates committee. Chadwick, who was attorney for the telephone company, promptly resigned after notice of his appointment.
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P. H. Nelson
Telephone Users’ Association
The
Star
Steven J. Chadwick
Judge Chadwick
Chadwick
Waterhouse
Nelson
Christy Thomas
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Smile Week Poem To Open Hearts Across the Land
A reader proposes a "Smile Week" poem about sharing smiles nationwide. The writer hopes the piece will be accepted, wonders about authorship, and mentions scattering smiles to brighten children's faces for days.
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Cynthia Grey
Passenger seating system offers wholesale riding option
The document notes an average of two seats per passenger and a wholesale pricing model that uses vacant seats to provide greater service at lower cost. It references a communication to the honorable body under an act dated 12, 1922, signed respectfully by DYN. HH. PETLEY.
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HH. Petley
Mean Thief Steals Boy's Wagon Reported
A local reader asks The Star to name the person who took a boy’s wagon from in front of his home. The note says the family cannot replace it presently and hopes naming the thief will deter others and lead to the wagon’s return.
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G. Jackson
22Nd Ave
More Girls Need Jobs Prompt Letter to The Star
A reader Mrs Be Hansen of 1114 Fourth Ave writes asking why a young girl could not secure a job and requests the paper to publish a line on the subject. She says she asked for an interview but received no response and offers to connect with a more needy applicant.
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Mrs. BE. Hansen
Pourth Ave
M. A
Betty
Broadway
Criticism of Seattle YMCA funding in community report
A reader condemns the Seattle Community Fund report noting YMCA finances, claiming funds labeled for charity were misused. They recount personal experiences seeking beds and support, report YMCA generosity as minimal, and question allocations to groups like the K of G.
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the Star
Wee
Seattle Community Fund
Y. M. C. A. Weal
State
National
U. of W. Usted
Brain Testers Only in Eight Letters Repeated
The verse hints at a puzzle using eight letters repeated to form two versions with different counts and an 18 20 16 16 pattern of letters. A related note claims the label read GENUINE JAMAICA RUM, while an egg incident and a poultry house fire are mentioned as accompanying details.
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Satan
Prohibition Enforcement
Chinese Lotteries Run Rally of Worrying Losses
A reader outlines widespread Chinese lotteries in operation and notes her husband spent over two thirds of their income in two months, urging attention to the issue and its financial impact.
Letter From Mrs Perkins Requests Action on Harassment
In a plea to city leaders Mrs Perkins appeals for help to stop ongoing harassment affecting her and four other children. She says she wrote to the mayor and police chief with no response and asks for decisive action to protect families in the city.
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W. A. Perkins
Weekly Pass System Success in Tacoma
Tacoma residents embrace the weekly street car pass with growing sales led by Tacoma Railway & Power. As of Thursday passes sold exceed 9 700 this week and the total may surpass 10 000 next week if the trend continues. Reports from Youngstown Ohio and Seattle Municipal Railway are referenced regarding passenger and revenue trends.
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Tacoma
Wash
Richard T. Sullivan
Tacoma Railway & Power Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Seattle Municipal Railway Department
Hills Bros Coffee Leads In Sales Volume In 50 Year Effort
The article notes home roasted coffee costs more than good coffee today and that Hills Bros. coffee outsells other brands in volume after a half century of effort. It mentions Rio as a possible low grade sold at a fancy price and contrasts it with Hills Bros. dominance.
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Rio
Hills Bros
Hills Bros. Coffee
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