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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26

turner's attitude towards the let.
ters was beginning nouceably to
change. They were. 1t was plain. get.
ting under his skin. He paid them
more courtesy and gave them more
marked attention. But. In the end.
they all went back.
There is a season of the year when
all OF Christendom turns back Its
memory and thinks of home - the
Christmas holidays. on Christmas
a package came to Farmer, with an
other letter. both from Texas.
TNlIE LETTER he opened and read.
L The family was sending. the let
ter said, a little gift. not much, not
costly, but with tenderest love. to
let him know they cherished him.
They were hoping by next Christmas
he could come home to them, and
wouldn't he please write them long.
long letter. They knew he wasn't
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
Ernest Please Write: A Magnitudinous Matter of Mail

A ND YET Ernest Farmer is known
\ among his associates. friends and
acquaintance as a man Of high fam
lly honor. OF big affections. who
would go far out OF his way TO do n
good turn or to soothe some sorrow
ing heart. Most cmphaucally. even
his worst enemy would admit. he In
not the sort to deal "A blow that
would wound his sister or his
mother.
MJEEKs CAME and went, and an.
w other letter landed on his desk.
II was like the first II was perused
AS was It's predecessor, sealed up and
sent away.
And then third one came, telling
each item OF interest enteruainingIy
in detail and enclosing love. without
a trace OF bitterness. for the far off
boy In Seattle. Then fourth, and
fifth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE

him with them again. and all sent
their love In great abundance.
II was the sort OF letter the far.
away son usually thumbs over sev.
cral times, and smiles as he reads.
and maybe sheds tear over before
he folds II up and puts It into his
inside coat pocket to read again at
leisure.
But as Farmer read his smile
faded out and look OF disappoint.
mcnt took It's place. He turned each
page more hurriedly than the one
before. scarcely glanced at the last.
stuffed the letter back into its en-.
veiope and tossed 1t into a pigeon.
hole.
There IL lay for days. Occasion
ally he took IT out. looked Mt the en-.
vclope. and put IT back. Eventually.
with n sigh, he sealed IL up care
fully. wrote on II return TO sender"
and gave II to the postnan. who took
IL away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26

much of hand to write, but wouldn't
he. please, anyway.
As all his friends say. Farmer Is
not adamant The gift and letter
moved him deeply. 1t may have
been mist that he brushed from his
eyes with the back of his hand. But
he sealed the letter carefully again
and sent It speeding back to Texas
with the gift unopened.
DO send us letter" pleaded the
next long message from the Texas
sister. months aftcrward. Postcards
are so short"
Postcards--so that was IT, WE'LL
YESTERDAY Farmer wrote. II
4 had been three years since he
found the first letter in his mail.
three long. busy years. and three
Christmases had come and gone,
cnoh with its gift. received, unopcn.
cd. and mailed back. But yesterday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
by HAL ARMSTRONG

L,RNEsT FARMER was opening
IL his mail--a miscellaneous as
sortment OF letters. papers and circu'
lars such as Uncle Sam dumps every
morning, with more or less uncer'
tainty. delay and irreguIarity. upon
the desk Of every other lawyer In
the Burke building.
One envelope In the disorderly
heap drew his attention. He picked
Il up and slit IL opsn. unfolded its
closely written pages and read.
II was n chummy. endearing let
ter from sister down In Texas.
Mother and father Joined her In tell
ing all the news OF the old home
folks. with each little incident Of
comedy and pathos faithfully set
down. They wondered when Ernest
was coming back TO visit them.
Mother and father. he knew, were
growing old. They longed to have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
SCHOOL OF WARN lloyd
WHALESOfF GEORGE in
ALM POINT Death Note.
80 Of Them Come In With
High Tide; Swim Close
TO Shore

Shining. huiking black forms ap
p~arrd In the watsr off Aiki Point.
near the sturkade hotel. yesterday
afternoon. They swiricd and cris-
crossed their pashs: they app~ar-d
and dAsspp<~rsd. cem%w eiosss ssa
closer 10 tbs beach. wbes~ Dr. q. "
Miracle. VINO lives at the stockade
hos~i. wa. walking.
Catching sight of the flashes Of
black In the ~h.'e-oapped WAVES. he
stared curiously. A stretch of water
alive with them. they writhed and
came nearer.
Then discovered that they were
whai~e. q whole school Of whales
zaid Dr. Miracle. They were play.
Ing along. swimming back and
forth. There were about 40 Of them
and they were from rs TO IS feet
long. mos, Of them nearer IS. P~o-
pie collected on the beach and the
big fish frolicksd about IN the
water"
Tho whales. according 20 DIR. Mir.
acie. were species similar 10 the
Biuco whale in the BcrinE s~a. and
are seldom seen so close TO shore.
They came in on the high tide about
4 o'clock In the afternoon and went
up the sound In the direction OF
Tacoma.
They were so close we could see
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
Radical Demos Are
Leading in Montana

BUTTE. Mont, Aug. 26.--With ap-
proximately two-thirds OF the states
1859 precincts heard from. indica.
tons today are that the so-cailed
radical wing OF the democratic party
succeeded in nominating their entire
state ticket with the exception of a
congressman for the western district
at Tuesdays primaries.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
Husband Killed;
She Asks $50, 900

Suit for $4,000 was instituted Wed.
nesday by Mary Schwallen. widow Of
Joseph Schwallcn, for the death Of
her husband. who was run down by
an automobile driven by Frank Roy,
a driver for w. r. Fuller a Co. In
December. 1917. schwailen died n
year later. The complaint joins Roy
and Fuller n Co. as co-dcfendants.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
MacSweeney's Sister Says
He Will Be Held Response
bic II Captive Dies

LONDON. Aug. 20. - Mary
MsrS~e~pey. sAter of Ln~d
Mayor Musweroey Of Cork. s~nt
. nsc~sag~ 10 Pvvmisr Lloyd
George In Lsrevns tnsiay warn.
ing hi,n tssa hs MI ~ lss,d ~
sp~su~ihsc n hv brva,sw aIes- Ths
nrssish h~nse ssfsce informed
Is~sinood Howard. ncp,,sw ct tise
isss Jcha Redmond - vino ~
pe~icd 10 King George In Mac
swcep~ys behLf-that II could
not change hs attitude.
Shortly after noon today Ma,
Sweeney. near death In Brixfon pril
,n from q hunger strike. was sai
10 be barely breathing" lie ha
,ccn unable 10 sleep for many hour,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
RUTH Gets 44TH
BUT YANKS LOSE

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.--Thc white
sox swamped the Yankees. is to 4.
in the opening game of their series
here today, The win gave Chicago
the edge Of three and a half games
on Cleveland. which dropped another
to Philadelphia. and four games on
New York.
The one redecming feature Of the
game. from the standpoint of nearly
10000 fans. was Ruth's 44th home
run--a drive into the right field
bleachcrs In the first inning, scoring
Pipp ahead.
Huggins used Mogridge. Collins
and McGraw on the mound while
Dick Kerr went the route for Glca.
son. The Sox got II hits TO the
Yanks' 10. Ed Collins stole home In
the eighth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
Physicians Won't
Let Him Campaign

Senator George Lamping. candi-
date for governor. who was scri
ousiy injured by a falling tree while
motoring to Aberdeen to make a
campaign speech. may be confined
to his bed more than n week. Phys
icians have ruled against his cam.
paigning until his injuries have ma.
teriaily improved.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
|ITALY'S REPLY TO
us. SEEKS TRADE
WITH RUSSIA

PARIS, Aug. PA dispatch 10
the Agence Radio from Lugano to-
day said the Italian ambassador In
Washington had handed to Secretary
Colby a verbal reply to the latter's
note regarding Poland. The Italian
reply. It was said. emphasizes tho
necessity ofsresuming relations with
the Russian government, owing to
the commercial possibilities Of that
country.
PARIS. Aug. 26.--Polish forces
have entered Grodno. according to
n dispatch TO the Matin today.
Grodno, $50 miles northeast Of
Warsaw, was last reported to be the
Bolshevik main headquarterN II II
In Russian territory.
WARSAW. Aug. 2s-Thc last de-
tachment OF the Russian fourth
army is seeking to escape In the 70
gion Of Chorzele ION the east Prun.
sian frontier. 40 miles southeast =
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
RED AGENT CONFERS
WITH LABOR LEADER

Great Britain and italy particu.
iarly objected to the proposal that
Poland replace her regular army
with civil militia" composed Of
workers whom, Russia declared,
could be depended upon not to attack
the Soviet government. The Anglo
Italian ultimatum was decided upon
at the recent conference OF Premiers
Lloyd George and Giolitti in Lucerne.
Immediately after receiving the Rus.
sian reply. kamaneff. who had pro
pared to leave London, went into
conference with Chairman Adamson
of the parliamentary labor commit-
tee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26

TO WAIVE
ORIGINAL
DEMANDS
Note Comedies important
Points, Especially on
''ProIetariat Army"
BY WEBB MILLER

LONDON, Aug. 1s-R1suoD
replied 10 the Angio-ltallAn -
tfmatum todhy. Offering -
waive any of the armhttce t9uD
proposed at Minsk w1ssch WgBo
which Commissi0per KamaneR
previously submitted - Pror
MIR Lloyd George.
The Boisheyik note wns 90
ciliatory In tone. II waived ~
proposal for a@civil militia =
Poland. backed DOWN" On -
mAnd for Poikh dixasmamneu4
but desnanded thst Poland. ulnlHe
an honest bid for pesce -
cease lnterruptian Of the 9Glnsk
negotiations.
SUBORDINATE ALL TO
INTERESTS OF PEACE
Being a truly popular goverNs
mcnt. the Sovfets BY nature are
peaceful and are advsspo - -.
quests; their true peacefulnans bo1Qr
another kind than that q sho ~
ernments Of propertied oIigarch11e =
the note said. Animated " ~
spirit. the Soviets do not ina1se uo1Do
which have given rise to the psennnt
divergence with Great Britain sn1
Italy and rcnounce their demand for
the creation of a workers' militia.
Thus they restore the full agreemout
which existed before the divergencS
arose..
Note then enters q lengthy argu.
ment as to whether the govern
ments Of Great Britain or Russia sre
the real ''oliEarchy"-a term used In
the Angio.Itaiian note.
The Soviet reply said that IN visw
Of the paramount Importance Of
peace. Russia would withdraw condi-
tions which are Objectionable to the
allies In the desire 70 subordinate
everything TO. peace.
The Soviet note was Of consider
able length. On some points the
Reds were inclined 10 be arguments
tive. They reproved the entente for
the tone of its ultimatum and de-
ciared they would deal with Poland,
alone. regarding peace.
In attempting to justify their de-
mands regarding Polish civil milk
tia" the Bolsheviki said:
"Aitho our Interpretation Of this
point is justified, nevertheless We are
willing to remove this sole point of
divergence In order to establish .
full understanding"
The note signed by Foreign MIR
ister Tchitcherin was an answer to
the communication prepared by Ar.
thur Balfour. lord president Of tho
council. demanding that Russia mod
ify her armisticc terms to Poland to
conform with those submitted to the
British premier
RIcn ACIrA-r 6,nA.Unrrna
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26

Deputy United States District
afternoon the CAnole-FAuser case
could b. given out IN Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
LARRY KOPF BREAKS THUMB
STRIKERS MUST STAY IN JAIL


BELFAST 2s.A pitched battle occurred
attacked Catholic rorkmef
iAny soldiers defending
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26

Oeaher

Tonight, fair: Friday. fair,
lcdrmor. moderate south
ccsteriy ioinds
Temperature Last "a Hours:
Maximum. az. Minimum. 81.
To-day Noon. g..
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26

VERY LATEST
SEATTLE PAIR ARRESTED
IN MANN ACT CASE.

PORTTASp. ore. AnF % Ilaiph Fttarf csnols f1o
aAye The oonspir
ths morning returned
Seaus complaints have been
b nEanft them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-26
L.. AN
phfIpx
S7ORY>l
IA DAY
! AUSsoR pATH0s
R0lfANcE
The Skylight
Room

Copyright. 1890. ~ Dcasiedap. Pac,
q CO.. psblsshed bp special ar
rarccweHt sc,tA the wheeler Syn
dsc1te. fnc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05

tAdver,isomcnt)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05

Tho grief department Il among tho
busiest plscos In the office NJ Hubert
l.. porfn, collector ~ internal revenue.
80 much "grcf AMI such Intense
grief I. brought to hght IN the de-
partmeni that some ~ the employos are
almost forced - ssi ttsrA
The department has charge ~ In.
coma tar returns which are re"clN I'd
without the accompanying cheek Tor
one. fourth ar an oi the amount checks
that are received but are made uu' tn
correctly sud other returns hist are
Incorrect. and have 90 be returned e.
the sender.
Cheeks Must Roll In,
$50 many persons 10 rot seem 20
realize that they must s'nd Il rh''k
for a quarterly pV m"ui or the amount
IN fun st tho same tune that they ills
thri- return" fnii Holsn ThursdhT
"Thofc who do not flr thclr returns
with the necessary cheek might a'-
most rs scIi not flie the return A. all, 70
he said.
Returns received without the checks
ara returned 80 srndrrs win full In
uructions necessary. II these ara not
again received hy the department here
and with III. checks prior to March H.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05
LITTLE WAlF. DESERTED
BY PARENTS. IS DEAD

KANsAR CITY. Marrh t-ilitla
"Iur,thy vernon, " ilsiJon HAL.
family hotel l,Vrc. never Rlll learn the
name ~ hrr real mother. NOR Dc.
i,rmh. rhrthcr she has faihef NJ
Miami, OtH.. or elaewh,rc
1ie lr'r waif. fnuni deserted IN
tho ,csubuio Of iiadJrn hall. On Lin
wond boulevard here. hU been buried
under ,he name Of "MufI.l Jane COW
,n. dtuEhtor ~ Mr. and Mrs. Morton
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05
6lItnEA
MACHINERY
40 END STRIKES
\ 9ltbmey General Formally
Announces Candidacy.

WARRINGTON, March I'm HIS
~ speech since formally Announcing
- asMdidaey for tho demoerstic nom
lnatSa for president. Attorney den"fal
oalDer told the National Press club
M night that the urgent need ~ ih"
hoUs 10 stabilize Industrial conditions
eaa ,n,s-hinery 10 adjus, differences
nsseve thsy go, TO the point Of n
Slyiks.
" NJ. Palmer declared there need be no
ossapulse4y arbitration or restriction Of
tha rieht TO str!ke II provisions were
esaAs for the public to 10 informed OF
nlGpntcs affecting them.
"public opinion Ia III. nnly monarch
y this country" Mr. Palmer said
sand informed puhlic opinion will al
Vays secure Justice TO both sij,s In
Industrisi controversies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05

Avoid crowds, coughs and towards,
hu, fear neither germs nor "l llu,
Keep the system IN good order, take
plenty of exercise In the fresh air and
practice cleanliness. Remember a
clean mouth, clean sklu. and clean
bowels are a protecting armor against
disease To keep the liver and bowels
regular and To carry away The poison,
within. i, IS best to take a vegetable
pill every other dag, made up OF May
apple, alocs, lalap and Sugar.coated
to be had al most drug stores, known
as Dr. picrcc's Pleasant Pellets. II
there i, sudden onset oi what ap.
pears Ike a hard cold. one should
20 TO bed. wrap warm, take hot
mus,asd ioo,-ha' and drink copiousl,
OF hot lemonade II pain develops II
head OF back, ask the druggist ior
Anurie tantl-utic) tablets, lhes,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05
HOW TO FIGHT
Colds, Grip or Flu

will flush the bladder and kidneys and
carry oil poisonous matter. 10 con
troll the PAINS and aches take orc
Anurlc tablet every Two hours, with
lrcqucnt drink, oi lemonade. The
pneumonia appear, in most treach-
crous way. when the influenza victim
Is apparently recovering and anxious
tn leave hi, bed. In recovering from
q bad attack ~ influenza or nneu-
monia the system should be built up
with a herbal tonic, such as Dr.
Pierce, Golden Medical Discovery,
made without alcohol from the roots
and bark, Of American forest trees. or
his 'lronnc' tiron torlcl tablets.
which can he obtained a, most drug
stores. or send Zoe TO DR.. Pierce >
/ lnyalld,' Hotel. Buiialo. \. Y, for
trial package "Iron,lc' Is jus, as
good as DR.. pietces other medicines
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05

Martial Law Continues In Berlin.
BERLIN, March i--fpeisyedl MIN
ister Defense Noskc told the national
assembly today that marital law vii
GO, llnue In farce lnd,tinl,c,y because OF
disturbed conditloty Further strikes
are Threatened among the rrusslar
cos' tnSn0s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05

| presidents niii pardon followed.
whslh,r The prssidsnt patjonsd the
five mY sentenced With Julhe could
not be learned,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05

). cowen," che was adopted hy the
cowenE
4 note foun1 In tho pocket of the
ehild'H sweater. stated that tho father
llycd In Miami. OKLA.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-03-05

Strictly speaking. blue
Suits should never be
worn, except ON Mon
cay, Tuesday. Wednes.
day. Thursday. Friday.
raiurday and sunday.
A man Who Is really
careful about his dress
would seldom think of
wearlnE one except In
the morning. afternoon
~ evening.
0lue Beauties are brine
worn everywhere. with
The exception that they
efs never worn 10 bed.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-02
X. k,.x k,a. Z. Enter North.

Atlanta, Ga.-COl. ". J. Simmons OF
Atlanta. Imperial wizard Of the Ku
Klux Khan, u fraternnl organization
hearing the name and the embiems
and insignia OF the old Ku klux Khan
Of reconstruction days In the South,
made II known that the elan In con-
sidering the formation NJ branches In
cities Of the North ind East. "Ths
movement for the extension II the or.
der necessarily will be SLOW" Imperial
Wizard Simmons said. md no definite
dates could he given for the carrying
out Of the kim plans beyond the
bounds Of the South. lie said: 1.-THE
XII klux Khan In peaceful. fraternal
organization. purely American. 1t II .
lsw-ioving and law.abidIng orgHnisa.
tiOn,"
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-02
TRAFF|CINCONTRABAND.
FIFTY MILLIONS TAKEN ACROSS
THE FRONTIER TO hoLLoNo.
MEMBERS OF kAiseR's FAMILY
SEND SECURITIES OUT OF coUN.
TRY TO DUTCH BANKS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin, Nov. 24.-One hundred emil
aent persons, among them Grown
Princess CecIlie, Prince Eitel Fried
rich, Prince August Wilhelm, the late
Prince Joachim, Count RadolIn ind
Princess Wanda Radziwill, have snug
gled to Holland money aggregating
25O,OOO.OOO marks (nOrmally $JO,OOO,-
0O0), asserted Hermann Mueller, for
mer German chancellor. In the reiclis-
tug.
The former chancellor interpellated
the government relative to the activi-
ties of the firm of Cruiser 4 Phillip
son, bankers, which In declared to have
carried on an extensive business In
smuggling property out Of Germany.
II was asserted that the head Of the
banking firm had been enrolled In the
German army and was on good terms
with the nobility and that the concern
had been known publicly us special
firm for the carrying on Of cont'nhund
In goods and capital" 1t was said to
have grown No large that 1t WINS able
TO buy eventually nearly 1OUU,OU
.hares In th.. firm NJ SchlesInuer Tricr
4 IN
~ NIX tho government" snid the
former chancellor "whut Inns ,een done
In the I'm se NJ tho hankinv firm of Sin.
ner. Rorghlnnd 4 On. which Inns ,s4p
accused Of smuyplInpf I demand TINT
,xople known as smugglers should be
severely nunIshe.,"
Uepiying. DIR. Wirth, minister OF n.
nance, said the public prosecutor Ind
not concluded his Investigation OF the
Sinner. Borvhlnnd X Co. cnse. hut he
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-02
PHO, Breaks w..,,r, Record.

Salt Lake City. Utah.-Alr Mall ri.
lot John l.. Eaton established II new
nonstop record here by flying from
Reno, New, to Salt Lake City In three
hours and SIX minutes. The best pre-.
vious recora was held BY Pilot Unger.
who made the flight about two weeks
ago In three hours and twenty -four
minutes. The airline distance between
Reno and Salt Lake ID l37 miles,
Eaton's average speed was 40 4.lO
miles mn hour.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-02
Agency to smueo,s Japs Found.

TOklO.--The inmntO ShInbun have
announced TINT the police have dIsc0v.
cred II stowawny agency engaged In
surreptltio'isly shipping e,nigrants to
the United States In contravention to
the "gentlemen's agreement" between
Japan and the United States. The
ugency's representatives,, the ncwspa.
per says. canfssssd they were working
Ia conjunction with petty officers Of
freighters, who allowed stowaways
aboard disguised % members Of the
crew for q passage fee Of 1900 yen.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-12-02
er,sld.nt WIN 1urn Al.ter,an.

Observation-Disclosures II has been
generally understood that Presidsnt
Wilson. inter he leavcs the White
H0uss on March I will devote his time
to writing. this fact Ia now known with
u degree Of finsiity. Il also became
known TINT Mr.. Wilson will make bis
homo In Washington. hut thus far ~
has not obtained residence. Joseph
p. Tumulty. the Presidents secretary.
also plans to remain In washinEtoa
AFTER March 4. and he Intends to write
some hooks shout the Presidsnt.