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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1914
Page
3
The House of Bondage opened in Seattle, presenting a social evil tale told as a story. Irene Timmons plays Mary Denbigh and Will Liegd portrays Max Crossman in Seattle Players' production.
The Tivoli theater debuts Caught With the Goods a musical comedy featuring Al Franks as lazy Cohen and strong dramatic turns by Jeanne Mat and Lillie Sutherland. Gertie Hoffman dominates with tango songs and celebrity imitations while Libby and Barton perform a bicycle act and other vaudeville routines fill the program.
City utilities committee to hear Councilman Erickson offer terms for taking over Harry Whitney Treats Loyal Heights car line north of Ballard. He favors city ownership with operation kept by current owner until Salmon Bay bridge completion and Ballard link to Loyal Heights line.
Geneva October 26 reports the Kaiser has accepted General Helmuth von Moltke's resignation from the post of chief of the general staff effective October 22 due to ill health. Three candidates are said to be seeking the position and no appointment has been made.
In Petrograd on October 26 a Turkish envoy and the Belgian ambassador traded wry condolences about Brussels falling to Germany and Turkey seeming to be conquered in turn, a sharp wartime quip reflecting mutual plight.
Mary Boyle O Reilly reports from London that George Bernard Shaw claims England is not at war because Germany proposed violating Belgian neutrality. He argues both nations seek empire and criticizes sanctimonious outrage while predicting Russia will be the next foe and urging a world conference led by the U S president.
Count Von Bernstorff declares Germany has right to land troops in Canada and establish a temporary foothold on the American continent without violating the Monroe doctrine. He argues Canada is sending troops to Europe to fight Germany.
Prohibition advocates drew thousands as the Flying Squadron and related speakers filled Dreamland rink and local churches. Distinctive talks by Hanley and Sheldon highlighted weekend sessions, with estimates placing Sunday attendance near 10 000 and nightly crowds around 1 500 at the Dreamland venue.
A robber grabbed Leo Hannan's coat tail and fled with only a coat fragment as he ignored the Sunday night incident. Thieves targeting Beacon Hill Congregational Church have broken in several times this week stealing small items. Pastor L M Gray urged police to curb the activity. A man stole $7 from Anthony Harn Jr with a large revolver during a brief cash exchange, and John D Boldovich reportedly found $1.25 shortly after in the same neighborhood.
President F E P Marsh of the State Federation of Labor at a mass meeting in the Labor temple Sunday night urged support for wet measures. He reviewed initiative bills and opposed prohibition amendments citing brewery workers’ loyalty to unions. J Coates of Spokane and Henry Ward Beecher spoke in agreement.
In Soissons France an elderly French ferryman claims he single handedly destroyed a Uhlan patrol. German troops forced him to ferry across a river where a bridge had been destroyed. The loaded ferry capsized in treacherous currents and all the cavalrymen and horses were lost, with none escaping.
Frank M. Dana vice president of Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. and veteran contractor in the Northwest died Saturday at his home at 6720 15th Ave. N. W. His funeral is set for Monday at 2 p.m. Cremation will follow.
Oregon City in Cre has a town split by a sharp cliff separating business and residential areas. A municipal elevator was built to connect the two levels and ease transit between the two stories of the town.
An Ellers Music House notice explains four bargain types and promotes eighty two Player Pianos priced to sell quickly. It lists dozens of models with down payments and monthly terms, urging readers to act now for genuine bargains and a warmer home this winter.
Dean John T. Condon of the university law school writes a public letter arguing the proposed constitutional amendment to allow aliens to own land is far too broad. He says it applies to all lands nationwide and would include farm lands, city lots, school districts, counties, and the state under municipal corporations.
London reports three native Indian princes in the British expeditionary force each valued at more than 20 million dollars.
Porter Giovanni Fiorillo is jailed after Detective Majewski suspects him of sending menacing Black Hand letters to Y M C A janitor Giuseppe Logossino. Letters threaten death and demand up to 700 dollars for varied murders and dismemberment.
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