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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1922
Page
11
A national warning piece notes large unpaid federal taxes including over 1 billion dollars and one third of the annual budget. It cites audits in 1917 profits and a dramatic 200000 paid with 300000 disputed, plus confidential records and calls for public access.
A wartime political reminiscence recounts the Daugherty Chicago injunction and its impact on national crisis. The piece contrasts praise for strong federal action with skeptical reaction from Sam Gompers and the F and L, highlighting warnings about civil unrest and the government’s survival.
The article argues Chicago pumps Lake Michigan water into the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, lowering lake levels across most of the basin. Northwestern's Dean Hayford estimates harbor depth losses cut annual shipping revenue by about 590 thousand dollars per harbor and total national costs near 8 million dollars yearly, with broader economic harm and fertilizer waste noted.
An American engineering body linked to labor condemns current workdays in steel and other sectors. It supports unions and foresees an eight-hour day, urging study of how to use the extra leisure time for national welfare. The piece compares time concepts and hints at broader social gains and even mentions Mercury’s year as context.
A letter writer argues that many voters stay away from polls due to disillusionment with politicians. Citing the King County Humane Society dispute and broader campaign costs, the author says politicians refuse to deliver on promises and that elected officials are the real slacker, not the voters. The piece urges accountability and participation once public officials act in voters’ interest.
Co H Riddle of Seattle disputes The Star coverage of Japanese people in the controversy. He praises Japanese residents as honest, industrious, and law abiding, urges fair treatment, and rails against attacks by Mr Tindall and Mr Leadbrooke.
Gov Hart’s board urges voters to reject Initiative 44 the school equality measure. The discussion recalls the 2010 proposal from the public school code commission appointed by Gov Hart to report a school system reorganization. Senate Bill No 10 was introduced by...
Senator Sutton led the commission vote but saw defeat by a single ballot. Framing the outcome, Alfred Lister of Tacoma A S Burrows of Seattle and W M Kern of Walla Walla stood with Initiative No. 46. Mrs F C Higgley presides over the King County Parent-Teacher Association.
A reader letter proposes publishing a poem by Sydney Mallam age 15 in The Star. The piece argues there is no hate only love and asks if heaven on earth could exist through goodwill and proper living.
A tirade by M Monrose and supportive remarks defend L M Clarke against claims about letter writing power. The text argues hunting ethics, asserts hunters break laws, and questions turning nature into slaughter. It reflects public opinion on media letters and wildlife protection.
The author condemns indiscriminate hunting killings including of fellow hunters and bystanders. He notes media reports of innocent casualties and urges a humane, friendly approach to the woods. He also mentions advances in science allowing cells to be studied without killing them and laments brutal hunting drives.
Editor The Star notes Jane Barr is congratulated on her able article regarding referendum No. 18. The letter questions profit motives behind the deal, warns against arbitrary public health overreach, and argues for existing quarantine laws to protect rights while ensuring children attend school and are supervised healthwise.
In a letter, Frank R Atking defends hunting while critiquing its cruelty. The writer shares a prayer asking for sympathy for wildlife and urges restraint, hoping that even non sportsmen pray for mercy and humane treatment of nature.
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