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COL. JOAB, TAKE NOTE
John Calvin Lewis, of Louisville, ]
Ky., is said to be the nearest living :
relative of George Washington.
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BOOZE SYNDICATE "SPOTTED"
TACOMA GIRL STABBED BY HEIR AGED FATHER
CHURCH WILL DISCUSS
PLAN TO "BOIL DOWN"
TEN COMMANDMENTS
How the Ten Commandments Look Boiled Down
Thou shall have no other God before me.
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Thou shall not make lo thyself any graven image.
'Thou shall not idly 1...0* the name Jahz-eh thy God, 1
Thou shall remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Thou shall honor thy father and thy moth f.
Thou shall not murder.
'Thou shall not commit adultery.
'Thou shall not steal.
'Thou shalt not bear false *.-. I/ness against thy neighbor.
Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's house.
Now get out your Bible and sec how God handed down the ten commandments to
Moses.
(Newspaper Enterprise Association.)
NEW YORK, Sept 27.—SHALL THE TEN COMMANDMENTS BR BOILED
DOWN?
Shall the words of God, which were written on tables of stone when the great prophet
Moses was living, thousands of years ago*--anl which have guided man through all ages—
NOW be made to conform with "modern" ideas?
For THIS is exactly wliat faces tlie religious people of America today 1
In St. Louis, next month, the convention of the Protectant Episcopal church is going to
consider a pfopoul to REVISE the commandment! 1
And, from present reports, it is likely that the propped will carry, despite the opposi
tion already encountered in many quarters to what is being termed by many as "a sacrileg
ious proceeding."
But the Episcopalian clergy view this nutter of boiling down God'l ten commandments
in a very different, in fact in a very matter-of-fact, light!
Rev, Herbert M. Denslow, rector of noteifd professor of pastoral theology at the Gen
eral Theological seminary, presents these as the generally accepted arguments rOR the "re
vision."
"Tlie plan is," he says, "to shorten tbe farm of the ten commandments as used in the
Episcopal church service. It should be'remeiw.ered that tbe commandments themselves ap
pear in different forms in the scriptures.
"Those 'who advocate this change believe that the ten commandments *wffl gain in
EMPHASIS, if shortened. They say thai BRFA'ITY constitutes the chief strength of
most precepts. And so many have dcclarel that God's ten commandments would be
more powerful if recited in the form of simple commands 'with the REASONS eliminated.
"A vote at tbe coming convention to adopt this change will be only a vote of recommenda
tion, however. Tbe project then must hold over three years, and not be acted upon perma
nently until the following convention three years hence. So there will be a great deal of dis
cussion before any real change in tbe form of tlie ten commandments is actually possible."
DELEGATION IS ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER PLAN TOABOLISH'RAINIER'
Letters from Pierce county leg-i
lslators and candidates, promis
ing support of the joint memor
ial to Washington authorities, to
be introduced in the state senat-i
by Walter 8. Davis and in the
house by J. 11. Davis, asking that
tbe real name of the mountain be
officially restored, continue to ar
rive at The Times office.
Hold-over Senator Ralph Met
calf writes:
Proposes Seattle .loin.
"There Is no question ln :ny
mind that the proper name of the
mountain, that is, the Indian
name, should be restored official
ly by the same authority that of
ficially blotted It. I will aa a
matter of course support a me
morial to this effect at the com
ing session of the legislature."
Metcalf suggests that a move
ment by King county members in
support of the plan would "he a
graceful acknowledgement of the
strong support they have receiv
ed from Plaree county upon all
measures of Importance to King
county ln the last ten or a dozen
years, starting with the A. Y. P.
bills."
i.1.h1 to Help.
Senator William Falrchild, re
nominated without opposition,
saya:
"Should I he elected this fall,
will be glad to be of any assist
ance to Senator Walter Davis that
I can In this matter. Will ad
vocate any vote for such a me
morial."
W. B. Coffee, candidate for
election to the upper house, prom
ises, if elected, "to do everything
In my power to try and get the
correct name given to our moun
tain, Mt Tacoma."
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From Guy E. Kelly, one of Ihe
house leaders, re-nomlnated at
the primaries and considered a
possibility for the speaker's chair,
comes the promise:
"You can rely upon me to sup
port ln every possible way, the
memorial which Senator Davis
will Introduce. 1 certainly hope
It will meet with success."
Rush G. Ealer, candidate for
the legislature, writes:
"Yes, decidedly yes!"
Another candidate for the low
er house, William E. Elliott,
writes:
i haimc Is Right. ,
"Viewed from the historical
evidence, there never has been
TROOPS ON
j THE MARCH
With all preparations moving
according to schedule, the great
est military exhibition ever held
ln the state Is already under way,
and assured of tremendous suc
cess.
The troops at American lake
put In the morning getting ready,
and took the train for the city
shortly after noon.
The street parade started about
1:30, from the Union station.
The gates of the Stadium ' were
open at i o'clock, and the pro
gram will begin at 3 o'clock.
The program will occupy about
two hours. At Its close the sol
diers will be served with dinner
at the Armory by Tacoma women,
and a military ball will be held
ln tha even'""
any good reason why the name of
'Rainier' should be applied to the
mountain, it is the right of the
people to change It. Should it
be my privilege to be a member
of the next legislature, 1 shall be
glad to propose and submit a
memorial to that effect."
"Will he glad to help," writes
Dr. W. P. Goff, candidate for rep
resentative; and W. J. Cothery
of Wllkeson, also candidate for
representative, says: "I am deep
ly ln favor of the change, and
If elected will uphold any meas
ure that shall come before the
legislature relative to such
change that shall be for har
mony."
Invitations can be obtained at
the Commercial club. This does
not apply to the soldiers, who are
given a general Invitation. The
balcony will be open to the pub
lic.
In honor of the event, the old
flag made by the women of Cla
quato in 1862 is flying from the
flagstafr on the Historical Society
building. This is the only time
the rello has heen thrown to the
breeze since it was placed in the
museum.
STAFF OF TAHOMA
IS REORGANIZED
The Lincoln Park high school
Talioma staff was reorganized
Tuesday. The staff now consists
of Wlllard Yerkes, Gordon Ma
cauley, Charles Atkins, Hugo
Carlson. Claude Brennan, Julia
Raymond. Caroline Lemon, Vera
Reed, Harry Berg, Ruth Baker,
Esther Llndstrom, eUsty La. ne.
Paul Eaton, Marguerite Edtrir.
"WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT"
PICK DEM
LEADERS
(Special to The Times.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Vance
C McCormlck, chairman of tbe
democratic national committee,
today announced the appointment
of the following Woodrow Wilson
campaign committee for the state
of Washington:
Edgar C. Snyder, W. H. Gor
ham, Judge Richard Winsor, Wil
liam A. Toner, Evan S. Stallcup
and George E. Ryan.
Stallcup Is the Tacoma member
of the committee. He is an at
torney.
It is considered significant that
first place on the committee la
given to Edgar V. Snyder of Seat
tle, until recently state chairman
of the progressives.
Winsor has been a socialist
leader.
GREECE AGAIN ON
THE »RINK OF WAR
(Halted Vrrmm Leased Wire.)
LONDON, Sept. 27. —A wire
less dispatch from Rome this
morning reported that the Greek
cabinet has decided to resign and
that the king will Issue a procla
mation immediately afterward.
This report, though unconfirm
ed, was accepted as further Indi
cation that Greece may be pre
paring for an early declaration of
war.
Owl Throws
City In Dark
LANCASTER, Wis., Sept.
27.—A break ln the circuit
supplying electric current
put the cities of Lancaster,
Fennimore and Boscobel in-'
to darkness.
When the trouble man
reached the test box east of
this city he discovered the
source within the three-mile
radius to consist of a mon
ster owl hanging on the wire
where It dropped aftor
"kicking" out the breaker.
HowM You 1
Answer ?
PfUtAm Gi'ey re- /
reives many niatt«r-of- l
fact letters and many
unnsiiiil letters.
Here is one of the |
unusual type* I
She «ill answer It In I
ln-i i.iiiiiiui tomorrow. I
She wants a day to I
think It over in. And I
isn't there plenty to 1
Hunk about in the ca-e \
of this Milton woman .' \
MAN WHO NAMED
DEFEATED
<l iiiir.i Vrrma I-raaed wire.)
TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 27. —
John W. Westcott, who nominat
ed President Wilson at the St
Louts convention and who is un
derstood to have been the presi
dent's choice for democratic sena
torial nomination, has been de
feased by Senator Jamas E. Mar
tine, incomplete returns today
•bow.
INDIANS MAKE BIG
PROFIT IX CATTLE
iluiirH rreaa Leaved Wire.)
CHICAGO. Sept 27— Indians
on the Crow reservation, Mont.,
In tie last 27 years have made a
profit of $350,000 in cattle rais
ing, said caio Sells, commissioner
of Ibdlan affairs, who Is here
supervising Ihe aale of 34 car
loads of Crow cattle. He sold 15
carloads at Omaha Monday. The
15 carloads brought 167,993.41.
TOI-AY'l. CLEARING-.
CleOrlngs 9 312.466.38
Balances 72,632.36
Transportation .... 1,044,910.69
Dear Cynthia Grey:
I want to come to you for ad
vice. 1 am a divorced woman.
My husband wanted his freedom
and 1 gave It to him.
Now other men make life a
burden to inc.
1 am frank spoken but I am an
honest, good woman.
1 am willing to work hard for
my living, all 1 ask is to be let
alone.
Is It possible that 1 will have
to kill one of these brutes?
1 like to help the unfortunate,
and for thanks 1 get Insulted and
am told that the person thought
I was soliciting.
Before I was divorced I follow
ed the dictates of my own heart,
hut now I cannot. People tell
me to meet other men and try
to forget my trouble. Will you
tell roe how I am going to meet
any when at every turn I am met
with an Insult?
Perhaps the best way out would
be to go to some man and sell
inyootf to him for the protection
cf his name.
You may publish this If you
wish and my name also. 1 am
not afraid to stand by what 1 ha.c
aaid.
ANNA W. WOOD
(Formerly DeVoe)
Milton, Wash.
NEAR WAR
IN GREECE
United Press Leaaed Wire.)
LONDON, Sept. 27.—Wholesale
desertions from the Greek army
were reported ln Athens dis
patches today, hinting that a dec
laration of war may be expected
at any time.
Practically every garrison In
Old Greece has Joined the revo
lutionary movement, said one
Athens dispatch, and the soldiers
are leaving for Salonika.
A large number of naval oftl
iers have left Piraeus, and the
Greek cruller Lonchl, reported to
be under control of the revolu
tionists, slipped out of the har
bor bound for either Crete or
- alonika.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Morning Game.
At Boaton— R H B
PttUburgg 0 3 0
Boston 1 8 0
I Cooper and W. Wagner; Tyler
and Blackburn, Gowdy.
««***NIGHT EDITION*****
WEATHER I
Tacoma: Generally fair. 1
Washington: Same, cooler north- *
east portion, with light frost. %
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LOCATE SHIPPERS
11l St. FMKU
Federal officers In Taroma Wednesday ni-c closing In
<>n iii,- ABABABmim Aaama symiiruio whose scheme t« ship
large i|iuiiiiii-s ot iniin'i lata Ftorco county mm ui|.|>,-.i in
tlu> seizure uf :l,(M»o quart bottles of whisky nt Hil-i*«.ii
Monday.
U. 3. internal revenue officers, acting on Information from tha
Tnll>in;i office, have tlit. iiili-i-i-ii shippers under survelllanci la
Sim l-'randsco.
At Ihe same time Assistant I. H. Ilistrlct Attorney Oeorgo
il. I'iHhliurne announces Dint vigorous prosecutions probably will
he forthcoming under the law which prohibits Hie mislabeling
of alcoholics, and under the Wehli-Yenyou act which prohihlta
the shipment of booze into a dry state.
Tbe im i that the carload of whisky shipped to Wllke-
son was labeled "grapes" Is In ItM-lf sufficient evidence for
pioseviillon.
In running down tlie boo/c syndicate. I'lshliuino is co-operating
with I. S. Ilistrlct Attorney Clay Allen uf Seattle, where large ship
ments from California aft known to have boat) received.
"The W'ilkesuii shipment in Ihe largest that wo have hail to deal
with," said Kiti'ilun-iie Wednesday. in pravloua cases It has inert
very hard to learn the identity of the California .shippers; hut la
this case the evidence In more conclusive who the violators are."
Collector of Interim) Revenue Woods Is working on the line, tl
nation from the Taconin end, and declare* the goeniinent ejpeds to
cull a lihll to the pending of liquor into this state. The violators
niu.v lie punished hy a fine of $.*i,oin>.
Authorities have evidence dial Wllkeson is not the only town
thai litis lieen getting carloads of "ITipH." Itecords of the North
ern Padl'tr- show that two cars of Ihe "fruit" pui -.. .] through Ta
coina consigned to Koslyn and Cle I'.lum, In Kittitas county, within
the hint two weeks.
NELL PICHLL DYING
United l-it «« Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Sept. 27. —Hot
words lid to a quarrel, and
Ihe «■■■_•• nl to blows, which
suddenly ended when Hubert
llckerell, 79 years old,
stabbed his daughter, Nell
I'll -kerell, in the lungs at
their home here last night.
City hospital attendants said
today there was small chance lor
tho girl's recovery.
The stories of the two, told to
SYMPATHETIC
STRIKE FIZZLE
(lulled rn-., Leased Wire)
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Labor
unions ln New York today were
standing by contracts they have
with employers and there was lit
tle response to the call for a gen
eral walk-out ln sympathy with
the striking employes of the trac
tion lines.
Police reports up to 11 o'clock
accounted for only one local,
connected with the painters'
union, going out as an actual
atep in the sympathetic move-
Probably 200,000 union work
ers remained away from work,
today, but a majority of them,
I Talk o' the Times
Greetings, have you a lit
tle grape basket in your
home?
When Greek meets Greek they
usually open a restaurant or a
shine stand.
We never conld remember
poetry and we haven't time
to look it np, but for those
who feel badly over the
Wllkeson shipment incident
we suggest a reading of
Omar Khayyam. He made
many remarks about "the
grape" that we are snre
would be delightfully pat.
When you put the biggest regi
ment Into the finest outdoor stage
setting on a day like this one—
well, you know wbat kind of a
the police, differ.
The old man said be was In
bed, but kept a knife under his
pillow and fought in self protec
tion when the girl struck him in
the mouth. The daughter told
Ihe police he fought when sho
told 1 ifin to keep quiet.
Nell I'ickerell has been a po
lice character, known as "Harry
Livingston," for a number ot
years in Tacoina.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
would not have reported had
there been no strike call, being
Jewish and observing tbe an-,
nual holiday of their faith.
The longshoremen, stevedored
and other workers who were ex
pected to be among the first to
respond, reported as usual.
All indications were that unions
having contracts were showing
little sentiment In favor ot a
strike.
The labor leaders expressed
themselves as entirely satisfied
with the situation, but would
make no estimate of the number,
on strike, or about to strike.
show you are bound to get.
The fruit that made Ui'ke
son famous!
AND MANY A YOUNG MAM
DOESN'T KNOW THAT HE IS IM
LOVK UNTIL THE GIRL IN THO
CASE HANDS HIM TUB INFOR
MATION IN A DIPLOMATIC*
WAY.
If a woman went down town"
with a clgaret in har nioitb,
stood around on the corners .aa
•quirted tobacco juice all over arm
erytblng, swore evory other .
breath, used foul language aad
swaggered around, she would
aoon be arrested. Bat a man can me
do It and get away with tt. Wbyt
—The Stuart (Va.) Enterprise.