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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

some OF the banks which have re-
ceiyed III Easy rates. the largest In
duisenoes from the reserve system.
while smaller banks have been
rkimp~d and taxed Internationally on
far less advances grudginsly doied
out 20 them" lie says he wrote 70
the board February 10. 1921. The
names in which certain New York
banking institutions have borrowed
enormous sums Of money fsom the
federal reserve banks OF New York
., rates from 6 10 per cent. that
have taken advantage Of the neces-
sltiea Of needy borrowers In try.ng
times by accommodating them at
rates In nome instances as high ss
50 per cent per annum and In one
Instance 200 per cent lie declared
the practice uneconomic. nncon'
scionabia and barbarous. and am
not willing an far ss | am con
eerned. 10 have such operations
paA. unnoticed and without protest
our board will not hereafter be able
10 escape heavy public censure on
tn. excuse that " was no, advised
OF tho details of such transactions.
The federal reserve board claims
IL In not It's duty or within ita
power 20 prevent abuse and misuse
for ex;ortlonate private gain. facili.
ties for safety and convenience Of
all the peopl. was intended by the
government. Mr.. williams said.
"If the authority does not exist IL
should be provided by act Of con.
eresr. know enough Of the prsc.
teal facts Of banking TO know II IL
always possible for a bank 60 re-
strain a borrowing customer. big or
little. who n borrowing more than
his share. or using what he Dor.
rows for purposes improper or detrf.
mental 20 the public welfare"
Mr.. Williams said a country bank
In Alabama was charged BY it's re-
serve hank. under the progressive"
plan. from 6 20 sTs per cent per
annum. the average for tho last
week OF September. 1890. was <5
per cent on $4,000. The records
Of the board will disclose too many
evil practices. A congressional In.
vestigstion Of n number of loans
showed II were at IS per cent. 4 at
100 per cent. ~ at rates ranging
from % 10 200 per cent.
In okishema. ist loans were
above 1850 per cent. rs exceeded 500
per cent and 81 at 500 per cent
Mr.. Williams says the records will
show many Instances where loans
were made at these amazing and
ruinous rates. He offered . rexoiu.
ton limiting rates charged mem.
Der banks by all reserve banks 10
10 per cent. The resolution was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14
Reasons Why
Business Is
Not Normal
ny AMATEUR ECONOMIST

DlHregnrding money entirely
and using the price Of - i'm.
poftnnt articles as a basis for
fixing values We find that
Corn Will only purchase s7.s
per cent an much rs Il would be.
fore the war.
Wheat - per cent bceves 70
per cent. family beef. 40 per cent.
copper wire 90 per cent.
In other words. people pro.
ducing ih~ above articles can
only buy about one half an many
goods with the proceeds Of
their labor as they could before
the war
While these commodities are
below the pre.war Ivvel. the fol.
lowing are on the upward In.
cline
cotton's value stands nj f0s
per cent. coal les per cent. brick
iSi per cent ana glass isI per
cent
People producing ,irse com.
modities are able 10 purchase
about half again as much as they
could before the war.
Broadly speaking. farm prod.
ucts are way below where they
were before the war. and manu-
featured products are way higher
than they were.
Either the miner or the mine
operator II getting more than he
has In the past Also the laberer
In the brick yard or the yard
owner IL getting more than he
did before.
This malndIusfment IN the
great hindrance 10 a return 20
business prosperity.
Have we n lot OF people who
refus. TO do their part7 Not long
ago We were crying "profi,eefa."
VIII this cry turn against the
man who refuses 20 take his loss.
thereby helping us all 20 get back
20 a normal lanis-
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bdttHf nv star
have before me statements made
b. former comptroller OF the cur
reney. John shelton Williams. who
was behind the scenes for eight
years. was exofsicio member Of the
federal reserve board. lie endorsed
the federal reserve act. but opposed
and criticised some practices Of the
governing board and of regional
and member banks. by law he wah
authorized 20 recommend 10 con
gfe~a such changes In the Law AZ
IN his judgment would make itA
administrations Of greater benefit
10 the people.
Complaints reached the oomptroi.
Ter that called for investigation. lie
took up those o. most outrageous
character with the board al 80
meetings. and offered resolutions 10
prohibit wrong tendencies and prac
tees. The board generally ignored
or opposed him. and finally parsed
resolutions recommending congress
TO abolish the office o. comptroller.
so thsrs would be no one on the
board TO advertise such dolngs az
might make the reserve act and the
acts u the board unpopular with
tho public.
Comptroller Williams found one
case where. b. approval Of the
board. a rate Of 10 per cent was
charged by a anali hank In farm
ing district for resiiscount. Another
case where the New York reserve
bank loaned at per cent to a
member bank that charged in inter.
est and bonus n rate equal 10 roo
per cent lie said he knew ~ Nsw
York hanks tina, borrowed from the
federal reserve a; Sc per cent and
loaned at from 10 TO 30 per cent
The comptroller said he had
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i am employed at the navy yard
Bremerton. earning ss.ss a day.
i've days = week. making a total
Of about s77 a month. have a
family 10 support on this and 1
am not the only one that does.
because there are hundreds in like
position and good many with
iarF~r families. ] am thankful that
] do not live In Seattle. work here.
and have TO pay Joshua Green SIC
n month for boat fare That u an.
other form Of highway robbery)
We have been reading. lately.
many complaints about the injur.
tees done to the civil service en-
pioyes OF Seattle but they ought to
be thankful they are getting even
$40. instead OF working for an ad.
minntration that is retrcnching At
the expense OF its employees.
We hear many discussions about
the unemployment situation. many
sponsored by the Legion Take for
example the local post. know
that the wife Of one OF the leading
officers has been working for the
last two and one-haK years here
In the yard and he himself work.
Ing all the time. Another example
why does the sister OF one Of our
acmirais want 70 work all these
years In the yard. own a mansion.
drive her own car and take a job
away from some deserving person?
] know personally a great number
OF other cases where the husband
and wife are both working In the
yard. earning the money that be.
longs TO the men with families.
that have been laid off In the last
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14
Facts About Naturalization

Editor The star
Not long ago I made few re.
marks IN your paper regarding immi'
grants. declarantH, certificate 81 hr'
rival. etc. and as some aliens seem
To be miaied. having false coneep
ton about different matters concern
ing naturalization. wish. by your
Kind permission. TO state a few more
facts
some foreigners have been tola
that II they declared their intention
10 become citizens 81 the United
States before certain law was made.
such FIRST papers are good for life.
time, but this n not true. as all dee.
larsiions expire whom they are 7
years old.
All deciarants. except ex.servlc~
men. who arrived In this country
after June 20. 1905. must apply at
Washington, -. c.. for certificate
Of arrival before they can fife the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

was as impossible ~ n they had been
cast away on another sphere.
Even tho rapids OF the river had
begun TO freeze. often the clouds
broke away at nighifaIl and let The
cold come in--stabbing. incredible
cold thas meant death 70 any human
being that was caught without shell
ter in its grasp. The land locked
tight; no more could BIZ hunt for
his mine in the creek beds. The last
OF the moose went down 10 their
yarding grounds. and even the far
off glimpse Of a caribou was q rarity.
The rnarmots had descended into
their burros. the snowshoe rabbit
hoped. a lonely figure in the desola,
ton, thru the drifts. Such Of the
other little people that remained
the weasel and the ptarmigan--hsd
turned 10 the hue OF the snow itself.
But now the Enowshoe frames were
done, wrought from tough spruce.
and the moose hide cut into thongs
and stretched across 10 make the
webs. For a few days Bill and vir-
gfnia had been captiyer In the cabin.
and they held high revsls in cciebra-
ton of their completion. Now they
Turn to Page 3, Column u
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John Shelton Williams Charges

called attention OF the board TO a
prominent federal reserve bank that
had leaned out enormous sums Of
money. employed largely Ia speeu.
iation of divers kinds. and cases
where executive officers of large
debtor member banks. that were
borrowing heavily from their own
banks Tor speculative ventures and
hs ri doun promotions and were also
obtaining money from other banks
10 which the federal reserve was ad,
vancinK large sums The federal
reserys bank making these huge
and inpfovldent loans was ltssif
borrowing heavily from other fed.
srai reserve banks. far and near.
he tells OF eases where important
banks entrusted with millions Of dc.
positA. were found lending large
sums 10 practically all III. senior
and junior officials. the presidents.
vice presidents. cashiers and aAsls.
tant eaKhieFr. while lending heavily
TO ,hesc officers for speculation. the
hanks we're borrowing heavily from
the federal reserve bank OF their
district.
Huge loans were granted on easy
terms 20 big member banks con.
spicuous f@ speculative operations.
while other member banks had 20
suffer and pay ex,ortlonAie rates.
Another phase ~ these loans.
made by member banks 10 insiders
on stocks and bonds at vhs, was
called tho family rate charged by
certain banks TO their own officers.
and officers Of other banks who
might be expected TO rreiprocata.
which rat. IL materially less. some.
times iess than half the rate
charged other customers.
lie says. 1t h quite impossible
70 justify practices prevailing IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14
Moruels.
of 1922

Turn the clock back . century.
The people Of is-s were as
founded by revolutionary changes
In the way Of doing things.
After a great deal Of patient
argument by drummers, sugar
manufacturer decided 10 take .
long chance. They actually In
stalled the first steam engines
used In the sugar industry Of
louisiana
Thomas Skidmore. Of New YORK.
In 1879 caused much talk by In
venting and using the first tubes
made out Of rubber.
In Philadelphia. an ent~rprising
iron maker revclutionlzsd WATER
works syssems by casting tho
first cast-iron conduit pipes.
Inventors were busy In those
days. The principal patented In
ventions Of ls.. were the first
artificial teeth. the first American
isingisss. the first machine for
making fence piekess.
The latter inventien worried the
carpenters. Many saw nothing
but gloom In tho future.
Christopher Cornelius. Of Phila-
deiphis. got cheers from sailors In
1ss. By imventIng . lighthouse
lamp 10 burn lard By the solar
principle.
TEXAS first cotton was CROWN
In isz. By Colonel Jared r. Gsoce.
in the bottoms Of the Brasos de-
Dios.
Congress made Florida . terri
tory and held forth the siIuring
hope that u might some day be-
come . state
The navy won much renown by
capturing and destroying 20 pirate
ships off the coast Of Cuba.
Gsudy dresses became possible
for even the humblest. In 1872.
when Messrs. Mason and Baldwin
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Bili never ceased % search for his
mine lie looked for blazes too. for
a sign Of nm old camp or a pile Of
vsrhinsn beside a stream. When he
found an open stream he would wash
the gravel. and II seemed 10 him he
oombed the entire region between
the two little tributaries Of Grizzly
River Indicated on his map. But
with the deepening snow search was
ever more difficult Unlike Virginia.
he was almost ready 10 give up.
The spirit Of autumn had never
shown her face again; winter had
come 20 stay. Every day the snow
deepepsd. the cold In the long nights
was more intense. Travel was no
longer possible without snowshoea.
but the hide stretched IN the cabin
was almost dry and ready 20 cut
into thongs for the webs. The less
turbulent stretches OF Grizzly River
were frozen fast; the actual crossing
81 the ttrcsm was no longer a prob.
lem. Beyond II, however. lay only
wintry mountains. covered TO a depth
Of five feet or more with soft and
impossible snow: and until the snow
crus,ed. the journey 10 Brsdieyburg
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10 s2s. 1000. Another from $1,000 10
i25. 900. Another from $1,000 10
sg2. 900. One from 5000 20 $4,000.
Another from 5000 TO $4,000. 9th
ers from 81 500 to $4,000. from
g.. 900 20 $4,000 and 10 $4,000.
j. c. Forbes says former Comp
troller Williams IL 20 bankers what
a red flag IN 10 n bull.
IL would seem time that the PEG
pie took the bull by the horns. Ths
people would turn out en- msnss 70 =
popular bull fight II properly In
formed on the special favors grant
ed the banks by the government
and the unconscionsbie practices OF
the banks. The banks should b
allowed 10 DO q loan and discount
business only. and more largely on
their own capital.
Money for the public and for prS
vate business would get 20 It's In
tended use more directly At less
cost IL loaned by the government 10
home builders for a long time at
low rates. PROGRESSIVE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14
Star Of
the FodeoUoy

We offer this idea free 10 any
- eur kings Of the silver screen:
ornntsr Henry Cabot Lodge rs .
movte star.
Postmaster General VIII Hays.
h seems. Is about to join the
einemA band. Why not I.odges
Win Hays 10 press agent him
and David wsrk Griffith TO pro-
vi1c him with play. We forcsec
Ter him = career no whit less
ngillinns than that Of Harold
noyd o. Suub Pollard.
A. . title to his first piece. we
snegsst The Birth Of a Treaty.
Nshant's Henry appearing In the
0publs role Of hero and villain.
with ~fadeins" and s.fade-outs"
lrum one character 10 the other.
Two years ago Lodge appeared
- the villain trying to shoot,
seab o. poison the Treaty Of Yer
saIlles.
Now We see him rs the hero
prsclaiming that the Treaty Of
he Pacific must be ~rztified or
tbs prestige Of the United States
Win - forever Lost
A year ago. ~ the villain. We
naw him desperately trying to
pss~h Miss America off the dock
fnte International isolation.
To-day he appears q gaIiopinE
Sir Galahsd. lance en- garde.
A the senatorial heavy" he
tried to keep US from assuming
our share Of the worlds burdens
- the ground that IL might lead
- foreign entsngiemenfs.
Today he nobly warns US Of the
dangers Of attempting to play .
1snc hand In international af-
1niry.~
Only yesterday. Il seems, he
aupesrc1 In the role Of stranger
u . league which the world hoped
vsuld bring peace.
New he h about 10 make his
entry on the senatorial stage,
p1uDss flying. rs knight protector
- : new association calculated to
pgrsevve US from war.
Fsde-out. fadc-in- From Simon
Legvee and his pack Of blood
hounds. he meifs with superiztive
agility into Little Eva, fuII-winged
ard heaven-bent.
Mr.. Griffith, the million dollar
ides Is yours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

petition for certificate Of natural
zstion, and the certificate Of arrival
must be returned and the applicant
have his peti,ion nird In the cour,
before his declaration expires.
Aliens who arrived In this country
Via England. Canada or other coun
tfiee should state that fact on the
application blank. when u takes
long time before the immigration au'
thmiii~s are able 10 verify the appii'
cations. the simple reason IL that the
blanks have not been properly filled
out.
Not long ago filled out new
blank for an applicant who had been
waiting more than half a year. With.
in three weeks his c.-tificaie u al
rival was here. There can be no
trouble Whatsoever when a person
starts right
REV. ~. o. cLAusoN.
Y. N. G. A.. Jan. n. 1879.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14
LEARN A WORD
EVERY DAY

Today's word IL DEBfLfTATE.
II In pronounced - bill.i.tayt.
with the accent on the second syiia.
Bile.
IL mesns--'o weaken.
IL comes from--I>atin ~debliltas. :"
weakness
Companion words--debiiltation de
biiitant.
II II used like thIs---Overwork and
overeaiing debili,ate the body"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14
LETTERS TO EDITOR


surprise u the scene 90 affected
my feellnga aH 10 prompt THE mild
protest 20 QUE law makers
oh, Hhad~ OF Geo. Washington
How you must regret the sacrifices
you made for your country and
your race. when you look down
and see the splendid heritage you
left for Your people. defiied by men
whose present advantages and self
iHh interests are binding them TO
future possibilities
A READER or YOUR PAPER
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

IuItnf IHt HfhfI
Please accept my little effort 20
aid you IN your combat against the
yellow peril. In a recent visit 10
one Of our new and best equipped
school buildings found all the
namcs OF pupils on the rolls were
Sstoa and ToEon. ana our future
American citizens.
Who are the children Of the pro.
life picture bridcai They are not
Responsible for thia condition. The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

made the firss engraved cylinders
foe printing fancy designs on
calico.
All around. yeu1i agree. Iy..
was . duh year. compared with
1889. Tho people of .o.. viii
think the same Of 1872.
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Earns S72 a Month

two years for lack OF funds. wh,
can't the Legion investigate these
cases, Yours for justice
ONE OF MANY,
Brcmerton. Wash
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

Women painted in the middle ages" finds a
scientist. Women stu paint IN The middle ages.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

wosser " these gran mar sharks
ever heard an oari say ~rhor~f
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

Opporianlfv knocks bat ONCE. bat
soss< rasiafors knock a!iraya
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

~ovr ,rors, trouble Is over say,
Lentn. Orcr uh1fs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

The amsricaa home - a. cxpes-
sire proponfios. ~ means Hffic
aufo"obsIe for tho fsrmsrs TIC
ifoin for thc u,fes clothes for fhe
family fares for edscassoH. eos-
frsbatsoas 10 cAsrckcs. ard s@ssr-
meats. q ht Of narci re,s cad
sAcrs aad the ambition Of the par
ents fer the ehIarrs that fhey
shaH hate their education aad
egsai oepcrfsssfy 70 adrssee 10
the Nortd az far as amv Other cift-
scS Of fAc usifes ssafsa--I'rascss
Mag Carey. ss0av CRY. Colo. BE-
fore scnafs ftsasce committee.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

No. Or. Sawyer isn'f Hardincs
secretary Of Interior.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

'He slapped me every day in 1884," says \
York fcife He should haze taken holidays off.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

II ignorance is bliss there's lots Of happy con-
gressmen
II is easy to find fault because nobody wants IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

No waiter hot1 chap. the most
costly thing Il a marriage icensc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

A bird IN good I. ~orth fsco IN
bad.
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A man uith frozen had better
fake agofher look.
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A~d IN ecerp scork that Ne s~ca.
IN the serrsoe Of fht house Of God.
and IN the isu. sss IN tho COW
rssdments. to seek ma God. he did
u nth al hss heart. ard prosp-
pcved--N. chronscies sftf.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-14

-Mes shop for hairs ard ,sp~,
ehte.- Gays a trrisey. And offes
GET both too big for their heads.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

w. w. Batcheller of Juneau, Alaska representatives of Albers Brothers, Schram & Ware stoves and ranges, and other lines arrived on the last train from the Interior. MT. Batchel- Ter reports a very successful trip and succeeded in establishing his lines in Fairbanks his lines, in Fairbanks, Ne mana and Anchorage. Sales in Seward were particularly good. Mr. Batcheller states that he had far greater success than he expected at this time and says he found no reason to say that times are dull in this section of Alaska.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

N. o. Anderson, a mining operator on the Kenai peninsula, arrived on the Victofia last night with fifteen men, preparatory to starting work on his big placer property near Mile 29. The company brought up two big tractors and other machinery, and are prepar- ing to spend large sum in preparing the property for big producer.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

W. c. Erskine of Kodiak, left today on the Victoria on a business trip to the States. Mir. Erskine states that business in the western section oi Alaska has been very good this past year considering the general depres sion in the Territory. Mir Erskine will return to the Territory probably on the next trip of the Watson.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03
HOTEL SEXTON

M. o. Nelson, Tom Tessier, A. O. Pecor, N. o. Anderson, Albert Ostran Jack Jensen, John Strom Brick Ost. man. Max Rede, A. Lelandi, Walter Lindstrom, Ray Sauers, Louis Dasse-, Ben o. Osborne, Clyde Martins, P. H Gordon. Geo. Childs, Jeff Erickson.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

T. Mclaughlin, Robert Warlin, S. Vanderhang, M. o. Nielsen, four for mer members of the crew of the steam ship Starr have severed thei rconnec. tion with the vessel and will sail south on the Victoria.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

Tom Tessier and A. O. Pecor arrived in Seward yesterday from their fox island opposite Gaines Head. They brought to town one of the finest blue fox skins seen here for some time While in Seward Mr. Tessier and A. O. Pecor are guests at the Hotel Sex ton.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

In a letter received on this boat from Frank H. Foster, of Cordova, he states that the Republicans of the Cop per river valley are lining up for big fight for the delegateship. He believes that the entire ticket will go to victory this fall
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

H. E. Ellsworth rceived a five pas. senger four-cylinder Buick car on this boat which is on exhibition at Bazant's machine shop. Mir Ellsworth antici. pates good demand for these cars this year.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

Fred Bryant, a resident of Seward returned here last night from Cache creek, where he is associated with Frank Young in some valuable mining properties. They have taken over the False creek properties.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

M. c. Rugg, salesman for Cudahy Packing Company was among the travelling men leaving on the Victoria MT Rugg reports very good sales in his line.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

Harper Bros. are freighting in sup plies for their hydraulic property or Peters creek according to parties ar irving here last night.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

Jos. Schulte left on today's boat for Valdez, from which point he will em- bark on a trapping expedition.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

WANTED-Winches '06 30-cali- bre rifle, in good condition. Must be cheap for cash. Call at Gateway. If
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

A. E. Fucker left today on the Vic toria on short business trip to Val deg. He will return on the Watson.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

Rartley Howard arrived on the boat from Cordova this morning. leaving late: on the train for Anchorage.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

Mrs. H. F. Bowles and sister, Mrs Johnson, were Valdez passengers on the Victoria.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

J. Cole was a passenger from Seat tie to Latouche on one of the last boats.
The Seward gateway., 1922-02-03

WANTED-High chair; must be in good condition; cheap for cash. Call up Gateway. If