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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1922
Page
9
The article discusses Doug Fairbanks urging cinema to rise above stage rules and adopt a broader expressive medium. He calls for including newspapermen, artists, and teachers in studios to improve taste and discipline, arguing movies must convey a strong audience feeling beyond stagecraft.
A reflective survey of wartime leaders Clemenceau Lloyd George and Wilson, noting public suspicion of leaders in democracies. The piece argues crises test trust and that leadership is always on trial while urging a more forgiving public stance toward those who serve. The prose drifts into aphorisms about power, politics, and public sentiment.
A column notes currencies losing value from Germany to Austria and Russia, warning of worsening debt. In Maine a newlywed seeks divorce claiming she was in a deluded marriage, reflecting fragile public morale.
An article amalgamates a wartime nutrition experiment with a provincial budget dispute. It argues for state aid reform and rural education equalization, cites rising district levies, teacher salaries, and calls for support of Mayor Brown and Beattie. It concludes with a civic appeal from Robert A. Hiller.
The Star urges readers to oppose initiative No 46 arguing that bonding debt for schools will burden future generations. It cites current debt of 24 million with near 1.1 million in interest this year and projected growth to 50 million in ten years. The letter accuses the Washington Education association of focusing on teacher salaries and calls for restraint.
A proposed bill would raise $10 per census child statewide to lift the education appropriation from $20 to $30 per child, while counties would maintain a $10 per child levy. With 340000 census children, the plan would demand $3 million in extra yearly state taxes, written by the Washington Education Association which funds its campaign and pays staff including Ralph Bwerman and W A Molten of Spokane.
A local editorial defends Mayor E. J. Brown and criticizes Rev. H. F. Chatterton and his cabinet of self appointed moral censors. The piece argues voters elected Brown to govern Seattle and urges support for his policy on the dance bath agitation.
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