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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
4
The Alaska region moves to protect deer moose caribou sheep and mountain goats with a closed season extended to August 1 1918. Regulations issued on Governor and Biological Survey recommendation aim to prevent extermination of game and preserve hunting trapping and camping opportunities for future generations.
The debate centers on whether President Ripley of Santa Fe can issue injunctions against enacted United States statutes while awaiting a constitutional ruling. The Railway Man criticizes the notion, warning against legal overreach and the erosion of federal authority.
A New York editor argues that a city of five million has no rights that traction companies or their employees are bound to. He says rights were bargained away and cites the fashion of granting traction franchises to private operators in lieu of public protection.
An OV Whitman excursion party to the Panama Expo ran up a bill alleged as a mischarged total of $717 with $2.40 for certified milk. The writer questions the value and labels the item as booze while noting the party’s conduct during the Expo and joking about an office cat.
Samuel Gompers proclaims the eight hour day inevitable for all American workers. He credits railroad brotherhoods and AFL unions with driving the movement and notes President Wilson’s endorsement and public support as decisive, predicting prompt and absolute victory.
In a tense reveal, Mr. Blake exposes Nell Simma and Lord Wilfrid Campbell as a smugglers’ pair using Elizabeth and Gabrielle’s cottage as cover. The arrest unfolds with Lady Edith Campbell exposed, revealing Graham’s murder by Wilfrid and Mary Anne’s complicity, ending with a confession and a proposal.
The narrator meets a mysterious man with the Bennett crest while seeking mail. He reveals his identity as a famed illustrator known to the overlooked Gabrielle, and they discuss leaving their life behind as they face an uncertain future. He hints at returning next summer with companions.
Miss McCrees of New York received 2500 for a booklovers contest conducted by Woman's World magazine. She plans to spend part of the prize on travel to foreign scenes she has read about.
In a collection labeled AYTYR VACATION BY CHARLES B. DRISCOLL the text blends comic verse and vignette humor. Jokes and mini scenes feature a diver, sunburned travelers, a tired worker, and a courtroom quip, interspersed with a photographer’s or lecturer’s modest anecdote.
Fourteen years ago six Seattle lawyers formed the Seattle Law Book club. The private collection started with about 1 800 volumes and now tops 5 000 on the shelves in the Central building. Dues total 1 080 yearly to keep the library current as the largest private law library in the city and perhaps in the United States.
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