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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01
PETER
Prefers
Old-Fashioned
Grandmother
By THE STORY LADY

Peter was sitting on the front
porch In deep thought when mamma
came out on the porch.
what are you thinking about.
dear7- she asked.
Il was Just a thinkin' about the
difference In grandmother. Per.
cy's mother made him go to see his
grandmother. She give him a quar-.
ter 10 go. and he give me a dime to
go with him. His grandma was
havin' woman fool with her hair
and just told us 10 sit down. When
we first went in her hair WINS the
color OF my grandms's. and when we
was ready 60 come away II more Ike
yours. Her lips was rcdder n yours.
and she asked Percy how he was and
about the folks and told him not TO
call her grandma, but Mother Ian
sing. Then she said that she had
to rest for the party tonight and for
him TO run on home and come back
some day. She gave him n s. gold
piece and pecked him on the cheek
and told him to run along and to
come by himself next time. And
when We got outside, Percy said.
Thank heaven. That's over for an
other three months
Well" said mamma, (which kind
OF grandmother would you rather
have7"
IN take the hugs and kisses and
cookies every time. specially II they
took the money away from me and
put II In the bank like they do
Percy's. lie says he thinks they
take II away from him and give II
back to his grandmother and It's
the same old goldpiece he gets all
the time"
HELEN CARPENTER MOORE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01

russet-covered davenport before the
Fireplace. A generous table with
eagazines and books and a candy
jar and tobacco jar and a Iamp
Ei'n an orange shade. Plain rugs. a
! Nv good pictures, bookshelvsa
built-in. and couple OF fat eagv
chairs That Is the living room
Then a dining room. very sunrv
snn pspered In old blue. Blue.
.'owered cretonne at the wide win.
COW a blue rug. A copper howl
with flowers on the plain WOOD ,sti.
= "inaow'box full Of wildIy-gay ger.
aniums. SGT
And Oh. Joan, the kltchen--yor,.
niue, very clean and bright n don't
Know how I'm to have all this gln.
shine In New York flat, but this 10
dream flao and modern and fun Of
gas and electric things that make
housekeeping a lark.
The bedroom has plain old auai,,
furniture. chlntz Of ooursa &.
pinks and bluffs. A mahogany hlph.
boy with glass knobs. A dressiny
tapie with candlesucks on II ana a
framed picture Of you. d.
closet with pretty clothes r. 60,
Ky many. but all Of them rood ana
hppfopriate and styllsh. There 4. -
Pa mahogany bed with Aunt a,aa, a..
iss-and'cresm knitted spread ON I,
na there Is NE In a cutie honse.
ana apron. A maid too 10,
she only comes morning. N e,aa Wv,
wouldn't want her around when :
n,c,oca inc Key In the lock about 9
iyv see. there is man wbo,. ,
ns,en mentioned. But there'd hava
70 be a man. dear, or yha, nave
nome would II be? The aua,,'l ~ OF
what man Is 1t? / try r. saa ~
lace and call his name, Pm, an. n's
nso o, are % hard to recognize s ora
suoosn'y : ve1es It my elbow ria
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01

The first time Peter saw him he
was walking ON the ground.
Blackbird family who has come 10
live In the Old Orchard?" repeated
Peter.
There isn't any new member Of
the Blackbird family living In the
Old Orchard" rctorted Jenny Wren.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01
Bu AITW
By LEO
BY POP
BY AHERN

tier. In December 10 decide the op-
ponent for worlds championship
scrap with Jack Dempsey.
Preliminaries
One preliminary viii bring to-
gcther Charles Ledoux. French BAN
tamweight champion, and Walter
Ross. British champion. in a 20.round
go for $4,000.
The other win be n l0.round bout
between the American heavyweight,
Fred Fulton. and Arthur Townley.
one OF Beckett's sparring partners.
This bout is also said TO be for $780,
600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01
EVERETT TRUE

~tearest Joan:
y I was dreaming today In a shady
arbor beside the lake. OF what I'd
Ike my future TO Be-. Do you do u
sometimes. dear. In your quiet old
home In Bentsvfile7 You write so
little OF your heart. affairs. Joanie--
don't you have any I am eaten up
with thoughts Of them. Are girls.
then. SO different, or Is II only that
bahhie everything and YOU DON'T
Wei. closed my eyes and sum.
moned q picture: Me In n simple.
pretty home. An apartment. !
guess. In New York. Some old
z 1gghborhood that used to be fash.
1u11&hie but which has been passed
By and half forgotten. with low. mel
low brick houses OF the sort one sees
around Washington Square. Four
o. five rooma but At least two Of
them square and sunny. and with a
fireplace.
There II warm yeIlow.erown paper
on the walls and orange and brown
soft silk at the windows. A deep.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01
Peter Finds He Is Mistaken
Observation-Disclosures
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

BUTCHER THE sHRIkE was not
ID the only newcomer In the Old
Orchard. There was another strang'
ar. and it did not take Peter Rabbit
long 20 discover that he was looked
upon with some suspicion by all the
other birds. The first time Peter saw
him he was walking on the ground
somo distance off. He didn't mop
but walked. and at that distance
looked all black. The way he car
ried himself and his movements az
he walked made Peter think OF
Creaker the Gracklc. In fact, Peter
mistook him for Creaker. That was
because he didn't really look Mt him.
II he had. he would have seen at
once that the stranger was smaller
than Creaker.
Presently the stranger flew I'D in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01

to a tree. and Mt once Peter saw that
his tail was little more than half as
long as that OF Creaker. At once II
came over Peter that this was n
stranger TO him. or course. his curl
osity was aroused at once. Any
thing like that In sure TO arouse Pc
tcrs curiosity lie didn't have any
doubt whatever that this was a mem
Der OF the Blackbird family, but
which one II could be he hadn't the
least idea. Jenny Wren Will know
thought Peter, and scampered off TO
hunt her up.
"Who is that new member OF tho
Blackbird family who has come 10
live In the Old Orchard?" Peter
asked. as soon as he found Jenny
Wren.
Jenuy's sharp little eyes snappct
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01
Live Wire Knocks
Two Farmers Dead

BPOkANE, Sept. 1.--AttemptIng
to remove live wire which had
fallen on their house during a
heavy wind storm. Hans Korsboen.
~. and a. A. Jack. 80, farmers OF
Palouse. were electrocuted Sunday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01
J. D. H0GE WILL ATTEND
BANKERS CONVENTION

James ID. Hoge. of the Union Ma
tional bank. win go to st. Louis to
attend the annual convention OF the
American Bankers association. He
is national treasurer OF the associar
tfnvS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01

Next story: Jenny Wren Tells
Who the Strange II
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01

The averass man doesn't know his
poor relations-<A his rich ones
don't know him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01

Many a physician would do Of
starvation IL paid only fsr The pa
tents he cured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-01

and she twitched her funny little
tail as only she can. whats THAR
she cried.
Who is that new member OF the
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
THE AMERICAN LEGION
 NOW HAS WILCOX POST

WILLCOX, Sept PA well a. tended meeting was he'd at the of flee Of pr. J. C. Wilson last week in Willcor, where il was decided by the service men present to secure a pos, in the American Legion for Wilcox
 It was further agreed by those pres. ent 10 use every effort in securing ap. plications fo- membership in the or. ganiza:ion. Temporary officers were chosen. as a permanent organization cannot be effected until a charter is obtained from the Arizona headquar. ters Of the organization. E. M. Joyce was elected temporary post command. CT and c. V. Hays temporary post ad. jutant. They will hold office until the arrival of the charter when an cleo. tion will be held and a permanent or. ganization is effected.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
WHIPPING POST IS ADVISED FOR MAN

PHoEN1X Sert. 12.-"What ycu need is the whipping post" said Judge Stanford to Roy Hightowe- yesterday when the defendant: asked The le2iency of the court after plead ing guilty 10 obtaining money and pro perry by means ot a bogus cheek.
 ''Ycu are young man who thinks he can get money for nothing and no doubt you were not restricted enough in your youth do not want 10 make q mistake in this case and will pass sentence or otherwise dispose Of i; Thursday morning"
 Hightower. who is 9 and married. has been in trouble before. having served lime in inc state penitentiary iI Florence for a crime committed in Cncon;no county when under the in .luence of liquJr
 He told the court if granted the op- pur-unity he would make good and asked for mercy. especially on the ac. count of his young wife who is abou. 70 become a mother
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
FOOD HEAD FOR STATE
 CHARGES PRoEiTEERiNa

TUCSON. Sept. 12.-T. A. Riordan. federal food administrator for Arizona has ordered one wholesaler and six retail food dealers in Tucson to re- duce their prices on certain commodi .!es. ;cciuGing flour and meat. to con. form win the government wartime regulations of profittaking The or ders are a result of the investigation jus; concluded by Kirk T. Moore, county attorney of Pima.
 Although Moore found no violation Jf the s,a:e law which relates to agreements to fix prices. his reports turned over to the federal food ad. .nin.strator. showed violations of the federal law No hoarding was dis covered n Tucson. but some of the violations of the profit margins were
 grant The wholesaler in question was found 10 be taking a retailers profit of sl20 per barrel on flour, whereas the maximum permitted wholesalers is 70 cents. A variation in prices of l5 cents per pound on some cr-s of meat was found among retailers.
 The merchants found violating the ~egu z,.?rs will be warned that ], hey ao 10; reduce the illegal prices hey Will te derived of their licenses
 The action of the federal io-i ministrator followed a consul:a:ieH De
 weea a -epreseHta,ive now in Phoe nix and United States District h,.oT rey F.yEa. who decided that the war ;iEle f1oi control ac, is still in :1l force and esfec:.
 Pima county is the first in the stat, . condlc; a successful investigation i fcod prof. sering
 Ricrdaa communicated with his rep ' -esentl,ive by long distance telephon' and desires | made known ,ha. th' ;1od administration is still flu. .c.io- iag 70 reduce ;r!ces and !s taking i-l ? edia;e action il the present instance
 R!o-can has just been recognized D he :a;:3na! :-!- price commission a he state c-mmiss!oEer
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
lsPRlEU CASE TAKEN /
 UNDER AMUSEMENT

BISBEF, Sept Taking Ct testi- mony and hearing attCrrsy's :ssgu- meats was completed ;o.la. in Judge, Alliscn's court in the case of T. D. N. Larr;eu, charged vith the attt mPiadi rnrrder Of Henry Gray and Frank Ro- beck Judge A.!iGCn annGun<sd his decision would be given in a few days
 The last witness was 6.n my s.sas who was shot ard seriously Yoansfs.a A when he and Robeck were amtusheSH He was very weak bu: was ar te to answer the questiO pn, te him clear ". He said emphaticaHy that he knew the defendant sho: hin. al though he did not see I-,,risu when the shots were fired. He gave as hts reason for being so positive because he Uarrieu) shot at mc b.fcre" [ The prosecution rcs.ed it's case on circumstantiai evidence, the principal feature of which vas the fitting of shoes being worn by Larrieu shortly after the shooting into tracks peas where the would be slayer stood when. the murderous attempt was made. Sheriff Mcdonald and others testi- fled as to comparisons ct shoes anIr tracks.
 Attorney for tte defeudaut asked his discharge on the ground that the evidence given was insufficient to show that Larrieu had anything Co Go with the crime.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
GRAND JURY TO PROBE
 GAMING STARTS WORK

PHnENIX. Sept. 12- !avcs:isa,;on of the county institutions marked the first days session of the Maricops county grand jury which was sworn !n al s:So o'clock yesterday morning Judge Stanford appointing L. l. Plank as foreman.
 Immediately after retiring 10 the ,cuu;y library where the sessions will re he'd committees were named and detailed 10 investigate the county jail. 6eisn.ic- me. poor farm. tlherc:.aY aY hospital, s-a;e asylum and Florenoe 2 Cri;tcr5en home. Reports were mar" lasi evening. bu. will not be returned anti he close Of the session when a complete report will be filed with the court
 The business will be speedily dis patched declared the business men and farmers who are serving. They promise. howe, CT. not 10 overlook any matte- brought 10 their attention. ana !. is known fact thai the local gambling situation will occupy a part Of -he session winch will last al leas; week it is said
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
MINES FORCED TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS Ok ACCOUNT
 OF ALLEGED SABOTAGE

DOUGLAS Sept l2-The Middle -marcn copper mine situated in the Dzagoon mountains. sixty miles from here. has been forced to suspend oper- a.!ons indefinitely as the result of sabotage alleged to have been prac- ticed by striking miners. according 10 reports brought here today
 More than month ago, 3 strike was declared, and. when the demands of .Ee miners were refused, the mine was temporarily closed down Several days ago, it is stated by arrivals from Middlemarch, officers of the company attempted 10 starr the mining mach ipery themselves. only 10 find thai almost the entire mechanical equip ment had been treated" with carbor- uadum. and was badly damaged. Blame for this is attached 10 a few f-ansients who wsre working al the time Of the strike. ii is reported. and TO suspicion is placed on the majority of the men who hR<e been employed by inc company for many years. The strike was accompanied by TO vio- lence
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
COMPANY CLOSES
 IN CASE TO TEST RATE BOOST

PHOENIX. Sept. 12-with the filing of vo.uminous records. reports statements and other documents the Mountain States Telephone company completed its case yesterday in the hearing before the Arizona state cor pora;ion commission. The hearing was ordered to permit the company 70 show cause why its service and exchange rates should not be reduc- ed to a pre-war basis.
 Rates in Arizona nave advanced % per cent since the biginning of he war, i, was charged by the com mission. This statement is contro- verted by H. D. McVey. district man. aser for Phoenix. who was on the stand yesterday. McVey adTi;s large advances at Bisbee and Doug ias. but claims that a state average O! the various advances which have been placed into effect under gov. ernment control will not exceed 2 per cent.
 The hearing was held before Com missione-s A. A, Betts and D F Johnson. and the commission was further represented by Attorney Candy of the attorney generals of flee. Candy wanted to know of one of the company's officials why the rates should be 8 for business phones at Globe and s6 al Douglas and Bisbee. He was told that the difference was caused by a variance of local conditions but nothing va. { said as 10 just how or why condi { ti1as were not the same.
 This feature of ihe proceeding: however, will be taken up al a latel aa.e. as soon as the commission an is counse, have time to digest some oi he voluminous reports whici we-e stacked up under their nose. ty the obliging officials
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
STATES MAY NOT HAVE
 ANY MORE ARMY TRUCKS

PHOENIX. Sept: 12.-Further dis tribu.ion of ;he state of motor pro peiled vehicles and motor equipment has been stopped by the war depart :nen;. and the Arizona state highway depar,men; in conjunction with the highway departments of other states, .e starting Q vigorous fight 10 have more definite legislation passed 10 provide for the distribution for road purposes of the rest of the motor equipment now he'd by the war de- par.men:, which they will undoubte- dly sell i: congress does not take ac- ;ion Immediately.
 The state highway department ex- rected 10 get 400 motor vehicles. in c,ud!ng trucks. tractors and small au' ;cmob.les. and have actually received s2 trucks and l2 tractors. If the new ruling 5t the war department remains in force. the state highway depart ment Nil be compelled to use all they have reoe.ved and be short then and counties Will ge: no allotment.
 The matter came 10 the attention }. the highway department first in a
 ;cu!a- from the assistant director ,. sa'es 0: me war department, Guy 8:tchiasoa, notifying them that ihe judge advocate general of the army 1ai ruled that section seven of the
 s:otf.ce b!l, d:i not specifically au :hor:ze the transfer Of this equip meat. and th:s 3eclsion having been
 7p.oved by the secretary Of war or ds-s Were issued that no more suct property be ,rans ferred unless he shah ,ecit.ca.!y authorize it This Ci-<u.2T dated August p. and state: further that tee weeks will be al lowed fer congress 10 act, after whict :he director of sales will be oriere
 dispose o: i:
 The fedora! highway council. O nich body the state engineer is { mem be-. immediately took the matte ! iEg the membership of this move stating 1ha1 they would Immediate introduce bi., to make the transfe, Q specific order and urging the sup improvement;
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
MANY STUDENTS FROM
 AFAR TO ENTER UNIVERSITY

TUCSON. Sept. I2.-The Registrar f the University of Arizona bad re- ce.ged on ihe last day of August tran scripts of records of new students Ap- Flying for admission from forty hieh schools, colleges and universities out side this state, in addition to those received from twenty Arizona high schools. These transcripts represent about 130 students. Since that date very considerable number of new applications from students who were not registered last year have been received.
 The Registrar of the University desires to urge that all new stuseats should have their transcripts ef pre- vious training sent to this office at once. They should be sent in by the school which the student last at- tended direct to the University.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
COMMISSION ASKS
 WHY RATES RAISED

PHOENlX, Sept. S.-Tne corpora ion commission is inqui-ing into the proposed raise in rates for the trans. portation of oil from Texas to Ari. zona. after having been informed of the matter a couple Of days ago by wire from San Francisco by ore of the protestants.
 Ordinarily, the commission is sen: copies of proposed changes in rates effect!ng the state. bu: ;h.s being an interstate matter no copies were se.-.
 However, the comission insists that any rates that effect the shippers of this state are a matter Of great inter- es, 10 them. ard have wired 10 the western district freight committee al; San Francisco for information.
 Commissioner Jones Of the .a,e de par;ment is absent. but the matter wLs immediately taken up by the chairman A. 4. Bets. who stated that if :he mater justified such action, after the information was received. the com. mission would probably file a petit ion in intervention and go into the case in behalf of ;he Arizona impor- ters of fuel oil.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
INSPECTOR DENIES MEXICAN
 CATTLE DRIVEN INTO u.

PHOENIX. Sept. 12.-That there are no stolen Mexican cattle on the American side of the line in Nogales livestock inspection district. and tha, in his opinion Colonel Carna- han has teen misinformed as to the true situation, is the gist of letter received by Ed. w Stephen, secre- tary of the state livestock sanitary board. from NJ. H. Barr. the boards inspector stationed at Noga,es.
 Barr's letter is prompted by pub hshed statements that the board was considering the advisability of SC curing 3 government appropriation fer :he erection Of stock fence all along the Mexican border from Fl Paso 10 the Colorado. The secre- tary Of the board is nov seeking to ge; in touch with cattle interests to ascertain if such a plan would meet their approval and if so i, is prob able :ha; a conference will be held al Nogaies in the near future.
 Barr says that the American cat t'emen are glad 10 take the Mexican chiefs around the American cattle ranges at any time they may inspect the stock, but when the plan was suggested that Americans shouli have The same privileges on the Mexican side they did no; favor it.
 Barr further reports that the range from which cattle seem to be driven away by Mexicans is now pairoled by two county range riders as well as soldiers In addition there is already in existence fence 50 tc so miles in length. and ;a the even, The proposed fence is built in the Pa. rago country. the total fence line would be still further extended.
 Stephens has asked Barr 10 make a full reeor: on the situation with re ference 10 alleged rnsilrng activities, that the same may be presented in case hearing is ordered
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
BURGLAR PAIR GETS $500 IN
 JEWELS AT FISCHER HOME

PHOENIX, Sept. 1.-Two burglars entered the home of Royal w Les cher. IS West Palm Lane at 1O:3O o'clock last night, rifled it from top to bottom and escaped with jewelry valued at from siOo to $500.
 Quan. Chinese cook employed by MT. Lescher. returing from the city, interrupted the pair at work They escaped by the window through which they had entered the house, firing a couple Of shots to frighten the China man. Both wore dark trousers and white shirts.
 MT Lescher was absent from home al the time of burglary. and with the house empty, the thieves had ample time to search the house thoroughly.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
ASK siooo HERE TO PROMOTE
 FL PAso-PhoENix AUTO RACE

PHOENIX. Sept. 1o.-Asking for sIo0G from the automobile men of Phoenix 10 promote a road race from Fl Paso 10 Phoenix on November ,. Robert J. Pri;chard, manager of the automobile trades and highway depart ,nent of he El paso Chamber of Com merce, has wired 10 the local chamber c! commerce 10 wire him if he could guarantee the amount and 10 begin 3; once the collection of the necessary sum.
 Fl Paso already has raised s3.509, securing il in one day. according 10 he telegram. The Texas State Fair association has pledged s2.5"o. and in addition to the s15e0 asked from Phoenix. like sums are being asked from B;sbee. Douglas and Tucson. along he route 10 be followed by the racers.
 The board of directors of the local chamber referred the matter 10 R. D. Roper, of the Auto Trades association. who in turn has placed the matter in inc hands of the state fair commission An ear.y decision is promised.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-09-14
COURT GIVES FoReER
 PENITENTIARY TERM

PHOENIX, Sept. 12.-J. j. Newman who has a prison record in Pennsyl. vania.. has been sentenced to serve from three to seven years a; the state prison at Florence for forgery. The sentence was imposed by Judge Sts-. ford yesterday after Newman admit. ted his guilt and told of the robbery committed in the east before coming to Arizona. Two informasi tons for sheep stealing have been filed agains, Newman in the superior court, and his counsel yesterday asked that the cases be dismissed. The motion was denied.