Don’t Touch Law of Moses Don’t Touch Ten Commandments
Rabbi Samuel Schulman denounces proposals to boil down the ten commandments as proposals threaten the original form and meaning. He argues the longer form preserves truth and democratic dignity, while shortening undermines core religious doctrine. Bishop Williams of Michigan to comment tomorrow.
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Kenneth W. Payne
New York
Samuel Schulman
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Great Temple Bethel
God
Moses
Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Louis
Rabbbdi Schulman
Chas. D. Williams
Michigan
Episcopal Church In America
Lure of Naughty Pictures Draws Seattle Elite Into Rubber Hose Scandal
More than 1,000 prominent Seattle men, including judges and city officials, were spanked with a rubber hose by Ed Murray in the comptroller’s office over three weeks to view compromising pictures. Victims were recorded, donations planned for an Orthopedic hospital, and some even traveled from Everett, Tacoma, or Portland to participate.
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Seattle
Ed Murray
City Comptroller’s Office
Durin
Superior Court
Comptroller’s Office
Professi
Murray
Everett
Tacoma
Portland
Hodgkins Breaks Arm Trying Fadeaway Pitch
In Akland California on September 25 a pitcher named Hodgkins fractured his arm while attempting to throw Mathewson’s famous fadeaway. His physician confirmed the injury after examining Hodgkins' sore arm.
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Akland
Cal
Mathewson
Fadeaway
M. Hodgkins
Hodgkins
Two Million Share Day on Stock Exchange
New York stock market reached record bull levels with steel copper and railroad shares rising. By 2 p m 1,847,000 shares traded marking the heaviest day since 1907, later totaling 2,392,000. Steel rose to 120 a share and Anaconda Copper hit 102 as Union Pacific climbed to 149 1 2.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Steel Common
Wall Street
Europe
Anaconda
Union Pacific
Erie
Reading
Chair in Russian Language at University of Washington
A chair in Russian language has been established at the University of Washington through the generosity of Samuel Hill. Hill, returning from Russia, cabled President Suzzallo to obtain permission to set up the new professorship as part of broader ties between the Orient and Seattle.
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University of Washington
Seattle
Samuel Hill
Hill
Russia
Suzzallo
US Exports Hit World Record in August
The Commerce Department reports August exports at 510 million dollars, a new monthly high and 95 million above June. Imports fell to 199.25 million, as the year to date shows 4.75 billion exports and 2.3 billion imports. Net inward gold movement for August stood at 29 million, with annual gold total reaching a record 410 million.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Million a Day at Local Ports Shatter Records
The Washington customs district logged over a million dollars daily in foreign commerce in the first eight months of 1916, totaling $253,820,190 from January to September 1. The record excludes coastwise, Alaskan, and Hawaiian trade, with Asiatic Russia as the principal customer.
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Washington
Public Will Hear Tagore the Poet
Mrs. W. R. Smith, president of the Sunset club, announces Rabindranath Tagore's lecture on The Cult of Nationalism. The address will be Monday at 2 30 p m for club members and again at 8 15 p m for about 400 general admission. Tickets cost 1 dollar.
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Rabindranath Tagore
W. R. Smith
Sunset Club
Six Fire Attempts Fail to Burn Linen Thread Co Building
Six efforts to set fire on six floors of the Linen Thread Co six story building in Chicago failed but prompted an investigation by the assistant fire marshal. Six fires started on different floors caused no damage and the new department warmly granted. He engaged Miss Hilvine Simeon of Petrograd as Instructor.
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Chicago
The
Linen Thread Co
Hilvine Simeon
Petrograd
Musician and Wife in Abduction Case
Mrs. Thomas DeFabrity seeks court orders in San Francisco to obtain custody of her 3 year old son. The case follows a string of abductions and escapes as DeFabrity and his wife clash over the child and the 15 year old daughter. Police intervened when the wife fled in a taxi with the boy near Emeryville.
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San Francisco
Thomas DeFabrity
Los Angeles
Emeryville
DeFabrity
Swezen Wife testifies of abuse in Seattle divorce trial
Mrs Hannah Swezen testified she was beaten after a night of heavy drinking and that Bert Swezen left home for weeks. She said promises to not have children and to return the car influenced her to reconcile. The trial, before Judge Kenneth Mackintosh, continued with Swezen to testify later.
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Kenneth Mackintosh
Bert Swezen
Seattle
Hannah
Bert
Sunday
Swezen
Lake vessel Triton sinks after snag strike
The steamer Triton struck a snag Sunday at 4 p.m. in Lake Washington near Mercery land and sank in five minutes. Twenty five passengers were aboard and all were landed safely. Owned by Anderson Steamboat Co the vessel valued at $20 000. Low lake levels exposed many snags previously unknown.
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Triton
Lake Washington
Mercery Land
Anderson Steamboat Co
First Installment of Le Roy Scott Novel at Star
Mrs De Peyster disguises as Matilda to kiss the Butler at No 13 Washington Square in the Le Roy Scott story to appear in next week's Star. The narrator notes the tale will unfold in six installments beginning Monday.
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LeRoy Scott
Dangerous Girl watched by secret services from three nations
In Menominee Michigan on September 25, reports detail May Dugas later Baroness de Pallandt Von Edeberdt. The baroness is sued by Franc Gray Shaver for alleged fraud depriving her of 99000. The case covers Dugas activities since leaving Menominee, with tales of underworld scams and international society.
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Menominee
Mich
May Dugas
Baron de Pallandt von Edeberdt
Franc Gray Shaver
Highland Park
Miss Shaver
Jean
Mark Hanna
Europe
London
E. V. Appleby
University of Minnesota
Michigan
Eugene Dugas
Milwaukee
Chicago
Japan
Sim
Man Critically Injured After Cycle Crash
William Nienau, an employee of the College Meat Market, was thrown to the pavement when his motorcycle skidded after striking a car’s track on East 40th Street and Tenth Avenue N. E. He sustained a skull injury and remained in serious condition at City Hospital on Monday.
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William Nienau
College Meat Market
14Th Ave. N. E
43Rd St
City Hospital
East 40Th St
Tenth Ave. N. E
Keep Up Picketing By Longshoremen On Waterfront
Members of the International Longshoremen's Association plan to place every member on picket duty along the water front to press the strike. The union will organize about 700 workers per shift across three shifts.
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International Longshoremen's Association
Clay model solves murder mystery in Brooklyn case
A life-size clay reconstruction of Dominic La Rosa from a skull helps identify the victim and leads to the arrest of Giovannia Romana and Victor Vicciotto for his murder and that of Rosario Passarrelle. A $10 check found with Passarrelle ties to the suspects.
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Clay
New York
Giovannia Romana
Brooklyn
Victor Vicciotto
Grant Williams
Bureau of Missing Persons
Pecchini
Board of Estimate
Dominic la Rosa
la Rosa
Rosario Passarrelle
Passarrelle
Venizelos Allegedly Heads Salonika Revolt in Greece
London reports former premier Venizelos plans to seize Salonika and topple King Constantine to push Greece toward the Allies. Athens dispatches later corroborate arrival. Berlin papers repeat the claim, though diplomatic circles remain unconfirmed. Supporters have urged action after Crete revolts.
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London
Athens
Venizelos
Salonika
Constantine
Greece
Berlin
Loka Anzeiger
Crete
Closures Ordered At Greenwood School Over Infantile Paralysis Case
Dr. J. C. McBride and Dr. Ira C. Brown led a sanitation survey in Greenwood near the north end of the city after a case of infantile paralysis was reported. The school is closed for a week and will be fumigated. Dorothy Styers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Styers, lives at 348 74th Street West. Special attention will be paid to street sanitation to prevent spread.
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J. C. McBride
Ira C. Brown
Sanitation Bureau
Greenwood
Dorothy Styers
J. E. Styers
McBride
Hughes Campaign Tour Hits Ohio With Speech Ban
Republican nominee Hughes began a three day Ohio speaking tour but a sore throat and strained vocal cords forced his wife and physician to bar outdoor speeches in Dayton. He previously spoke long in Indiana, affecting his voice and schedule.
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Dayton
Hughes
Buckeye
Indiana
L. D. Alexander, Jr
Emil Johnson and the Record Potato Vine Challenge
Emil Johnson aged 15 of 2441 East Valley Street rose to the challenge with a 9 feet 6 inches potato vine measured Monday at The Star office. He claimed the state Alaska championship and noted he planted the potatoes without preparation. Dow of 324 46th Ave N weighed 124 pounds of potatoes as his claim to the harvest record.
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Emil Johnson
East Valley St
Star Office
Alaska
Johnson
Young Johnson
David Dow
46Th Ave. N
Seattle
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