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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1916
Page
7
ADAIR Ark Nov 20 J C Hackett returning from Pine Grove with carbolic acid faced a large bulldog. The dog bit his hip pocket breaking the bottle. acid burned the dog and Hackett fled. An hour later he found the dog dead at the fight site while returning with a second bottle.
Carl W. Gross, a University of Washington graduate, has launched a plan endorsed by peace advocates to foster international understanding. His idea calls for correspondence between American and foreign children to build mutual understanding and make war less likely.
About 16,552 Seattle voters must re register to vote in the upcoming school and port district election while 2,037 of King County’s 99,589 presidential votes came from Seattle. Attorney General Tanner said re registration will not be required for the December 2 election.
County Treasurer J A Benett announces November 29 as the last day to pay 1915 taxes with November 30 the legal deadline. Thanksgiving causes the early date to be observed for property owners' payments.
Readers share visions of wealth from the Star contest with a $5 prize for the best letter. One entry proposes funding a home for the aged, with trust company oversight, bonds for income, and a campaign against social evils. Another writer imagines duplicity of wealth and competition for dollars.
The letter from D D Cutting of 1338 Phinney Ave proposes buying large land tracts at low cost, clearing and fencing them, creating small self supporting farms, and selling plots to families on 20 year terms with staged interest. He argues such a plan would foster community, lower living costs, and serve as a public bene factor benefiting city residents.
Dr Anna Louise Strong longtime child welfare official in Washington seeks a seat on the school board in December election. Other candidates include George J Danz Nathan Eckstein R E Downie and socialists Mary Entwistle Herman Kensing two seats available. Voters will also decide a 1 million dollar bond issue for a new high school and grade schools.
Dr F M Silsley spoke at the YMCA Sunday club praising Henry Ford as the man solving economic and industrial problems. He urged being a brother to the wounded man in industry and condemned the beer measures that led to beer wagon clashes, stressing that brotherhood matters more than dollars.
An editor proposes spending almost a million dollars to advertise the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule on the front pages of every daily newspaper in the United States. The Star quotes the bold plan as a bold publicity stunt.
Farm experts opened the fourth annual six day session of the Lewis County Farm Extension school in Chehalis. Lectures will cover irrigation dairy farm management livestock raising poultry raising and home gardening with instruction for both school and home gardens.
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