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Arizona republican., 1917-10-28

selling his list at a figure far in ad- ranging from s10O to $500 on each star
 When the contract is signed and the middleman leaves town. the local peo- pie often realize they have made a bad bargain and then the mad scramble be- gins to make good" as the middleman receives the cream of the business the local committee or purchaser finds that they must secure cheap rent and free publicity, which is usually done under the guise of charity and they must further send their friends upon the street to sell tickets as a vendor ped dies vegetables.
 In this manner, the theater is de- prived of just revenue and the local manager deprived of the profit that should be his.
 That is the condition that exists in Phoenix: The local committee cannot pay the theater a legitimate rent and still make good with the stars and give the middleman his profit, so they are permitted to take them to the high school or some other hall and the le gitimate house must suffer by the competition.
 Were the conditions as they should be, better class of attractions could be secured for some licensed theater and with the middleman eliminated the theater-going public could be as sured or better service and a larger list of first class attractions.
 The conditions tkat exist in Phoenix today are the same as are in effect in the border towns when country is in the making.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
NE WBUREAU TO RID
 LAND OF TRAITORS
(NeW York Herald)

WASHINGTON-Ne governmental organizations, with sweeping powers granted under recent acts of congress, are being formed to conduct the cam paign to rid the United States of streason and sedition.
 The department of justice will have a new bureau, in charge of John Lord O'Brian of Buffalo as special assistant to the attorney genera: for the prose- cution of copperheads who put ob- stacles in the way of the conduct of the war.
 The postoffice department is organ izing a staff to enforce the Trading with the Enemy law against the pub lication of seditious articles by foreign language and other newspapers.
 The war department is taking pre- liminary steps for the application of censorship on mail matter addressed to foreign countries. chiefly those of Latin- America and tne neutral nations of northern Europe. under the Trad i ing with the Enemy law.
 The opening of many new cases in volving German and anti American propa gandiSts of all kinds is fore shadowed by the institution of the new l bureau in the department of justice. This will be the deve.opment of the ! gigantic campaign to put stop to all antagonism 10 the war; so that the administration may have a free hand 1 in bringing the conflict to an early and successful conclusion.
 ] MT. o Brians appointment is re- | garded by officials as fortunate, De- cause of his long record in fighting government cases. He was for five and a half years the United States district attorney at Buffalo, being ap- 1 pointed by President Roosevelt and l serving throughout the term of Presi- dent Taft. Since leaving the office of United States attorney, he has been | special counsel for the government in ! several large cases. including the East man Kodak case, the Rintelen-B -Bu- | cnanan case and the Sott coal cases in New York. His headquarters will be In Washington.
 Elaborate arrangements are being
 made by the postoffsce department flor the suppression of seditious ar ticles in foreign language and other
 newspapers. as provided by the Trad ing with the Enemy law, which now
 is before the president for his sigma sture. The staff of the department will be increased materially for the
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
G0 II SUNDAY SCHHOL SUNDAY,
 NOVEMBER 4TH

Set apart as a special day upon which to encourage the habit of at tending Sunday school, next Sunday, November f, has been declared Go to Sunday School Sunday" and will be generally observed in every city and town in the United States.
 Because of the many vital things occurring almost daily in these stren- uous times and calling for sacrifices in aid of such great activities as the Red Cross, r. M. C. A., army work and other patriotic and humanitarian organiza tions, it is feared that Go to Sunday School Sunday" might be neglected.
 Therefore, simultaneously with the executives of every other state in the union, Governor Campbell in a procla- nation issued yesterday reminds the people of Arizona of the call for special observance of next Sunday The proclamation is as follows: To the people of Arizona:
 In the midst of war and prepara- tion for war, while we are all in tensely interested in Red Cross, Y. M. C. A., army work, the purchase of Liberty bonds and other activities, looking to the successful termination of this war; it is an equally import ant duty to Protect the home base" by seeing to it that we do not make the mistake made in the beginning of this great conflict by other nations
 in failing to remember the children and youth al home.
 The future of our state and nation depends in largest measure on the training of our boys and girls along in, I1 eXerts a more lasting influence for good upon the lives of our youth than the Sunday schools, (which are distinctly the religious educational in stitutions of Arizona.
 Now therefore I, Thomas F.. Camp bell by the power in me reposed and in harmony with other governors and the program of the international "Go to Sunday School Day." do hereby set apart Sunday, November 4, 1917, as Go to Sunday School Day" for the state of Arizona; and I would urge all persons to attend the church or the Sunday school of their choice on that day. thus proving their al legiance to the best and most whole some influence which surrounds the youth of our beloved state In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the great seal of the state of Arizona to be affixed
 Done at Phoenix, the capital. this 18th day of October, A D., 1917. 1 (SeaD
 THOMAS E. CAMPBELL, Governor Attest:
 SIDNEY P OSBORN, Secretary of State.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
JOKES STILL TOLD
 ARE 200 YEARS OLD
Philadelphia Public Ledger)


 The two hundredth anniversary of a man to whom the after dinner speaker is greatly indebted occurred recently, but the occasion passed without even the most casual mention.
 It was not Joe Miller, but the ele- gant dilettante Horace Walpole, who was the father of many of our most successful modern anecdotes, and his birth occurred on September "A, ac- cording to the old style calendar. If corrected as Franklin's and Washing tons have been. it would be advanced eleven days to October 5.
 The son of the great British prime minister, the 'corrupter of parila- ments,' Sir Robert Walpole, Horace was able to devote his days to travel with the poet Gray and to arranging works for his private press at Straw berry Hill
 He was the most entertaining letter writer whose works have been col lected, not excepting that other marvel of epistoary art, Mms. de Sevigne His Anecdotes of Painting" and his Cat alogue of Royal and Noble Authors at one time were to be found in every gentleman's library
 One of his favorite stories has been used good many times since he first told it. Of course, it has been vari- ously adapted to meet present require ments of the speakers who fail to men, tion it's real author.
 An Oft Told Story
 In order to give his impression of ministry that he held in low regard for US inactivity and without launching into tirade against it, Walpole told ms story illustrative of the situation: master of ship, hearing a noise, called out, Who is there?"
 Will, sir" answered the boy.
 What are you doing?"
 Nothing"
 ''ls Tom there?"
 Yes, sir.''
 What are you doing, Tom?"
 Helping Will, sir
 Perhaps you recognize the type. Well, it is original with a man who was born two centuries ago.
 Walpole was a gossip and creator of gossip. He loved an anecdote about somebody of importance Therefore he never neglected to tell anecdotes about himself. He was the author of a most remark able Gothic romance, The Castle of Otranto." which is one of the weirdest tales ever penned.
 T wrote it." he relates, ''in eight days. or rather in eight nights. for my general hours of composition are from 10 o'clock at night until in the morn- Ing, when am sure not to be disturbed by visitants. While I am writing I take several cups of coffee"
 Was Careless of Fame There Is something very modern in
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
GROWN OF AUSTRIA
 HAS ODD HISTORY
(London Til-Bits)

European powers may be pretty hard up when the war comes to an end, and all manner of schemes will probably have to be adopted to scrap money together. Will the royal treas ures of the war lord and the Austrian emperor be sold or pawned?
 IL is interesting to know that the crown donned by the monarch of Austria, which was made originally for Stephen of Hungary, some eight centuries ago, has been stolen. lost and pawned.
 On one occasion it was pilfered by 9 queen, who fled across the frozen Danube with it, and there being ill need of ready cash, she pawned it for 2,S00 ducats. When it was finally traced and recovered it was placed in a fortress in Hungary and guarded night and day.
 At the time of the revolution it was buried in q forest to prevent it's being annexed by the Austrians, and il remained under the sod for nearly 100 years.
 There is no doubt that this crown would fetch a big price if put up for sale by auction. IL is adorned with fiftythree fine sapphires, fifty good 9-~ec uVieS, ole eLlSidlu ana 33S pearls The gems are sunken in mass of pure gold, and the crown weighs altogether about fourteen | pounds
 1 There were some very severe storms at Cracow, the Austrian fortress, which was formerly Q32O-16O9) the 1 capital of Poland, some time before the war Terrific gales uprooted sev- | eral trees, one of which was an an- ! cient elm. In the disturbed earth at the foot of the fallen tree the. crown worn by former kings of Poland, dat ! ing back to the fourteenth century, was found. This crown. by the way i has been lost sight of since the mid = dle of the eighteenth century.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
THE MOTHER

So quietly I seem to sit apart: l think she does not know or guess
 at all, How dear this certain hour to my old
 heart
 When in our quiet street the shad-
 OWs fall. She leans and listens at the little gate. 1 sit so still, not any eye might see How watchfully before her there I
 wait
 For that one step that brings my
 world to me. She does not know that long before
 they meet
 tSo eagerly must go rove athirst), My heart outstrips the flying of her
 feet, And meets and greets him first
 and greets him first. tfrom The Dreamers, and Other Poems,' by Theodosia Garrison George H. Doran Company
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
TOM THORPE TELLS
 IF CAMP FUNSTON

Everybody in Phoenix knows Tom Thorpe, druggist, lodgeman and general good fellow. An so letter from Tom, written from Camp Funston will be Of general interest.
 Writing to MT. and Mrs. Clifford L.. Maddox, he says:
 My Dear Friends:
 ts this is Sunday and I have finished my weekly laundry I now have time to try and tell you something about life at Camp Funston, where the 89th division of the National Army is sta tiOned.
 Of course one will find little growl- ing about conditions here, and while they are not as good as they might be, still the government and those in charge, are doing their best to make
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
BANANA IS A FOOD
 BREAD SUBSTITUTE
Geslie'S WeekIY)

Today, as result of the war across the ocean, we in the United States and other nations face the problem of food shortage, and how to conserve the lim- ited supply of comestibles to the end that none shall experience the bangs of hunger.
 Some authorities say that four -fifths of the worlds population are vegetari- ans and point to the hordes of the Orient especially China, India and the East Indies. whose diet is composed of
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
BRANDON BROS.
 EXPRESS VIEW

Brandon Brothers managers of the Elks theater, last Wednesday took up with the city commission the question of the use of unlicensed halls for the purpose of paid attractions They plan further discussion of the situation at later meeting of the city commits sion. In a statement of their argu- ments in support of the stand they have already taken with the city com mission, the Brandon brothers say:
 In regard to the discussion that is now being waged about the concerts and shows being produced in unli- censed places of amusement in direct and unfair competition to the local managers much may be said to con- vince the serious thinking theater-goer that the practice is a pernicious one and should receive careful attention and drastic action from the proper au- thorities if the theaters are to be sup ported as legitimate and lasting insti- tutions.
 The theater managers who pay heavy rent, licenses and taxes are en- titled to their percentage of attractions that play their city during the season. Yet they are forced to face an unfair condition through houses and halls be- ing permitted to operate without these expenses, and the situation is further aggravated by the existence of the middleman or third party, parasite to the legitiamte theatrical business.
 An ability to talk smoothly. wealth of testimonials from people financially interested and usually far removed from the center where he is operating and a wide variety of superficially convincing argument, constitute the full equipment of this certain class of men whose business it is to promote concert attractions of various sorts. MT. Middleman comes into town with list of stars that he professes to own or control and immediately gets in touch with some local club or musical society and is usually successful in this little literary confession. Those cups of coffee are most familiar. He had that apparently indolent carelesSness of farne that made him ex- claim that he was no author My catalogue of royal and noble authors, :" he remarks, almost any bookseller 1 ould have drawn up. My chief compil- ation, the Anecdotes of Painting in England is MT. Vertues work, not 1 inlHe But ne supplleu tHe lHueA anu | made the arrangement
 l He had never been in Otranto, and when d lady presented him with a drawing of the actual castle that was
 there he admitted that he did not even 1 know there was a Castle of Otranto.
 When l wrote it." he told Lady Cra- i ven, who gave him the drawing, T i wanted name of some place in the
 south of Italy and Otranto struck me
 on the map"
 Without some of Horace Walpole' s | gossip and anecdotes the world of the 1 eighteenth century would have been a
 much more somber place to dwell in. That some of the things he wrote and
 said were good is sustained by the fact
 that they are still in use, and the alter
 ations that time would necessarily make in them.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican office now, and get your wish fulfilled.
Evening star., 1917-08-23

pavement In the rain. ~ the French do.
Neither do we wear white 1eghorn gar
den hats to shield our heads from 1t.
as London women do. But. we are not
prone to buy or wear raincoats. They
must be quite enticin9 to lure the coin
from the purse.
Revival Of Covert Cloth.
There was an epoch IN the dress of
this material when each woman
thought herself well dressed in a black
or dark blue serge skirt. with short.
fitted Jacket of tan covert cloth. This
fashion may return in the near future.
There II a decided leaning toward sep
arate garments, in opposing colors. to
build street suit. and there is a def
mite trend toward the short Jacket
with several seams.
This fashion. however. Is strongly
suggested by tho incoming Of covert
cloth as good material from which
to build rafncoats. The sketch shows
new model which has a sufficient air
of 1auntiness to Offset the fact that 1t
Is really utility coat for damp days.
The top Is slim. the shoulders mar
row. the lower part is as full as Rus
sian blouse. There are two capacious
pockets which are only allowed in this
day OF conservation of fabric. because
the carrying home of small bundles has
become a wartime fashion. The but
tons are Of brown leather to give a
look Of active service to a garment
which has the chance Of appearing
frivolous.
Evening star., 1917-08-23

war zone has been affected in an ex-
traordinary manner by the artillery.
Whenever a meteorologist is interview
ed, the reporter always quotes him as
saying that it is ridiculous, and then
gives him hearty laugh as a part of
the picture.
Yet sea captains who have seen a life
time of service in European waters.
longshoremen who have spent their
years on the English channel and the
coast of Holland. as well as several
Evening star., 1917-08-23
lI1IILESoRlEs
.%BEDTInE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1917. by T. W. Burgess.)
Biz Tom Asks Questions.

When you ask question ask Of him who knows:
Thus 1t is that knowledge swiftly. surely grows
1t isn't often that Peter Rabbit is ask
ed questions. Usually 1t is the other
way around and he does all the asking.
So. now when this stranger in the
Green Forest. this biggest Of all the
feathered folk. Big Tom Gobbler. began
to ask Peter questions 1t was very fiat
tering and pleasing to Peters pride.
When Big Tom said that he and Mrs.
Gobbler were thinking of settling there
Peter hastened to tell him that they
would be sure to like it.
There isn't another such place as the
Green Forest in all the Great World"
declared Peter. You'll like II. when
you come to know It you'll love It,.
Everybody does"
Quit. quit. quit, Foxes are a nui
sance and / hoped that we should find
seen. 1t all depends on what kind Of
neighbors we Will find here Now. who
lives here or hereabouts?"
Peter scratched his head thought
fully. ITO begin with the biggest" said
he. there is Buster Bear
so Buster Bear lives here. does-he"
keep our eyes open for him. Still. I'm
not sorry to know that he lives here.
If 1t Is safe for him. it is safe for US.
Who else is there"
LlSnt1oot the Deer, repleu refer,
Good said Big Tom. nodding ap-
provingly. We have nothing to fear
from him. Who else?"
"Old Granny Fox and Reddy Fox and
Mrs. Reddy," said Peter.
Quit. quit. quit, Foxes are a nuis-
ance and 1 hoped that we should find
none herew exclaimed Big Tom. Il
must warn Mrs. Gobbler. However, we
have had plenty of experience with that
fpfh Nd M 70
worry"
And there's Ola Man Coyote con-
tinued Peter.
"who?" demanded Big Tom. looking
very much puzzled.
"Old Man Coyote" replied Peter He
came here from the Far West He was
caught in trap out there, and then
brought on here and kept in a cage by
men. But he managed to get out and
then he came here to live. His home is
up in the Old Pasture and he hunts on
the Green Meadows and in the Green
Forest"
What does he look like and how big
is he?" inquired Big Tom. anxiously.
He looks something like Reddy Fox.
only he is bigger and gray instead of
red" replied Peter.
What does he eat?" asked Big Tom.
Anybody he can catch" said Peter.
promptly. The only reason he hasn't
eaten me is that he hasn't been smart
enough to catch me-" Peter grinned.
Perhaps he isn't very smart" said
Brig Tom. not thinking how that might
sound after what Peter had just said.
Don't fool yourself. Don't fool your
self in any such way as that" retored
Peter. Hes smarter than old Granny
Fox and Reddy Fox together. So take
my advice and watch outr
"Phew." exclaimed Big Tom. begin
ming to look anxious Il don't know
about staying here. Neighbors of that
kind don't sound good to me-" He
looked this way and that way nervous
ly, as if he expected to see Old Man
Coyote spring out from behind a tree
any minute.
Evening star., 1917-08-23

was lined with satin of a stunning
Egyptian design.
A beautifully tailored model seen was
silvertone cloth in midnight blue
There were soft folds of material at
collar and belt and the hem of the long
tunic was turned up and fastened with
big bone buttons. The skirt had a deep
g1rdle and narrow slit pockets.
A dress need not be austere and un-
interesting to be practical. Common
sense is SO often disguised in an utter
ly frivolous fashion. The coat dress N
the sketch is a shining example of this
statement. Splendidly adapted to street
wear. it flaunts white satin vest avec
une nonchalance, while its business
like looking high collar fastens primly
with black moire tie. Inserted plaits
on the hips are most becoming to the
slender and the plump alike, and the
popular pocket skirt is finished with
stitching. Black bone buttons acSen-
tuate the tightness of sleeves and the
whiteness OF vest. The hat worn with
this costume is a black velvet sailor
with high crown and sprays of aigret
around the brim.
Black satin was the material used for
another coat-dress seen. White satin
collar and cuffs and a black patent
leather belt were charming accessories
A midnight blue serge dress found
a way to be different. by fastening its
belt with a metal buckle. while buckles
fastened the military looking straps
that appeared over each shoulder
Two quite new and attractive hat
Evening star., 1917-08-23
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Don't Forget the Peanut.

The peanut crop is coming to be
of greater and greater Importance in
this country. and it is already recog
nized as one of the big agricultural
outputs of the south. This very fact
shows that we are more and more un-
derstanding the use to which peanuts
may be put. For one thing. within
the last couple of years we have made
use of much peanut oil. We have also
been making peanut butter. And We
have been using more peanuts for
fodder and for food for ourselves.
Some experiments have been made
utilizing ground-up peanuts with
white flour in the making of bread
We need not go so far as to use pea
Evening star., 1917-08-23
Rain and Raincoats.

Now all Of this talk Of rain In Paris
lis directly connected with fashions. 1t
Is not rambling dissertation on meteor
ology; 1t is preamble on climatic con-
'ditions to explain the turn of fashions
in Paris.
For raincoats are now made there by
the hundreds. Remarkable umbrellas
have been invented. Waterproof suits
have been perfected for men and wom-
en-. New materials have been created to
shed water. Shoes have been built to
give service on muddy roads and wet
pavements. Paris has been thinking
seriously about the three years OK
rain and fog, and whenever Paris
thinks about anything she translates
that thought into clothes. America has
followed the lead of France and is
taking raincoats with a seriousness
that she gives to evening wraps.
The tailors who turn out high priced
coats and skirts are rolling up quite a
good patronage in new inventions in
raincoats. So far as we can see, there
has been no material change in our eli
mate since the war. but it rains enough
to suggest to each woman that she
must own a good-looking, waterproof
coat
As matter of fact, we take our rain
III much the same careless way that
England takes it. We slop around in
it trusting to luck not to have pneu-
monia and that some one will lend us
an umbrella. We have not gotten to
the point of taking our meals on the
Evening star., 1917-08-23

but we may at the same time make
use of peanuts. in salads, cakes. cookies
and meat loaves or their substitutes.
and we may also use peanut oil.
Peanut oil may really be used
wherever olive oil is used. Even if at
first you do not like the flavor as well
as that of olive oil you may acquire
a taste for 1t. secure in the belief that
pure peanut oil is better than impure
olive OIL
But not one person in 100 has q
taste keen enough to detect a differ
ence I'm these two oils. There IS not
the slightest suggestion of peanut
for salad dressing. 1t may also be
used for shortening in place of butter
or lard and 1t may be used hot for
cooking fried foods, either in a skillet