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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24

clerk COG.
Third race Seattle Star purse
$3.50; twothirds OF mic. for }.
ycar-olds and upwards that have
started at this meeting and have
not won Indnn.owncd horses not
eligible Weight for age. Chief
Clerk ulol, Stats uI1i. Callhan diN,
Dad Quick Gi9), General Pctuln
fiiol Medford Boy uiM.
Fourth race Purse si25. onc.thrd
milo. for 3,ycar.olds and upwards.
ludianowned horses not eligible.
Weight for age, Hard Wood 11aD.
Bell star ntW, Southern Gentleman
llel Topsey diwL Rainbow ntN.
Oakland Bell tilW
Fifth race Purse Sl25: oncihrd
mile, for 3.yenroIds and upwards.
For Indan.owned horses exclusive.
IS Must be the property OF nom
winning Indian owners at this
meeting, Long Tom Gl9l, Knray
u1W, Salem u10. Billy McFadden
u2D American Lad u1U Happy
Days aiW. Prince ulpl.
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Back Chapters of
"FootIoose"

TNHIS is the last offer of back
i chapters of the story OF
MAY Seymour FooTLooSE."
III YOU haven't read the open
ing chapters of this great Sc
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THE Flapper Wife" this is your
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
The Car Was All Ready,
but Roy Couldn't Go
"Old Man" Smith and Mother Smith See the
Zero Hour of Their Hopes

ing hts wrists silence that
fairly scrrechc1 in the cam ~
the old couple -trt
'And we. the jury IN Tho
above entitled case do find tho
defendant Roy smith guilty Of
second degree assault
Tho Jury filed out for their
homes and bed The court clerk
laid aside his Raytl aud slipped
into his topcuat Tho elderly
matton opened the courtroom
door for the tottcrlng couple
MY boy" brrathed Mother
smith. ~ tho handouts went
back about her boys wrists
We'll. son. we had the ear
all ready 20 take sou hack TO
Yakima qusyercd the Old man
Come. mother It's late
Aud they staod Eideebyslde
AZ The ailcra heavy ahces
pounded down the darkrned cor
rid3r heside the dragging feet
~ their bay
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
OPEN FIGHT ON
MANAGER PLAN
IN COUNCIL
Freeholders' Election Asked
by Opponents
LABOR LEADERS ACTIVE
DenounCe Municipal League
Proposal as "Unfair"
nEMANDING FahaFtor rogl7Ton -

DEMANDING rcisafier revision ae-
- eordlng 70 law The Freeholdert'
Charter Revision committee asked
the city council Thursday 10 cali II
revision election next spring.
The petition asks that the council
authorize election Of Is freeholders
March . 70 preside AT revision hear.
ingr II sets up opposition 10 the
city manager plan. sponsored by tho
Municipal league which wus defeated
at last springs election.
Thomas q Hammond, president OF
The committee submitted thc petit
ton II was signed by Hammond.
w 81 Henderson. secretary Df the
committee. Philip Tworogcr. trustee
n tho United Veterans. w. NJ. short,
president Of tho State Federation Of
Labor. John II Jcpsen president,
and c w Doyle, secretary Of tho
Central Labor council; II Z, Thomas.
Civil Service league. and = n Davey
OF the Police and tivemcns associa
ton
The petition SAYS Our city
charter Is a public document and
If it Is TO be revised. wc believe
that It should be publicly revised
by the public in the manner pro.
vidcd by law, instead Of being IL.
legally revised under the guise OF a
so.cullcd amendment, sponsored by
private interests. conceived and
drafted in private md Intended to
further private ends.
I'VE do not believe that the city
council is justified in spending pub.
lie funds and mourning the heavy
expense incident to the election for
the purpose Of again submitting
the discrodIted and dccisivcly dc.
fcated so.callcd city manager plan,
sponsored by the Municipal league,
plan modified In theory by Ger.
tain changes In language, but in
fact. the same old plan, slightly
changed for the worse.
III the charter requires revision
that fact as well as the necessary
changes should he openly ueterinlh-
ed and openly arrived at by a
charter revision commission chosen
in the manner provided by law be-
fore whom any citizen or group
may be heard and which will reflect
the opinions and desires Of the pub
lie Mt large,
I'VE do therefore respectfully pc
titlon your honorable body TO exer-
else your discretion and to call an
election OF is frecholders as pro-
vided by Remington's Compiled
statutes, paragraph S955 TO be held
March ., 1926, In connection with
the next ensuing general municipal
election.
I'VE further request that YOU act
upon this petition at your earliest
possible convenience
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IS
Held AS
SUSPECT
kelso Engineer Sobs
When Bound Over
in Murder Case
BY Howard McGowan
Staff Correspondent

KEi.So wash. Sept e With hail
h set At $4,000 Georgc II Norris.
eity engineer Of Kozo. was bound
over to superior court upon charge
OF murder. following the second hea
ing Wednesday nigh, before Justice
OF the Peace William II Mccoy. %
Castle Rock
A. Ruric Todd. recalled Kslso may
or. was denied the floor and tie
meeting was carried on In peace dis
rupted with only one explosion. and
that vas when Todd attempted to
lnterposc,
Shadow az night on a maple tree.
lined street. footballs Of a running
man and recognition hy near
sighted woman WIS., The evidence
Upon hearing u Justice Of the Peace
Mccoy placed the tips OF hta fingers
together Ia Judicial style and bound
Norris over TO the higher court
Altho the bond was $40. 900 n was
raised In 10 minutes So eager were
Norris friends that $4,000 in
property bonds were signed before
he lcft the courtroom
Todd left a. hc did Tuesday night.
in the custody OF The sheriff Thr
fourth warrant charging malicious
persecution was served on him in
court Three others were served
Tuesday night and Wednesday morn.
ing. Bail was $500 in each caHc.
AT a late hour his friends wtro attn
attempting 90 meet the last war
rant.
Long befose tho court opened tho
crowd gathered IN the high school
auditorium al Castle Rock The
doors we're jammed. Tine wallis we're
lined and in the room Itself the long
rows Of school geats held two ia
each.
Ncithor Todd nor Norris received
any applause as they entered the
auditorium. They took their re-
apecuvc corners and promptly as
the town clock banged 8, Justice
Of Peace Mccoy arrived.
An old man with a thin, white
face. halo OF grey hair, carrying
large ledger under his arm.
atsically took his scat His right
arm was broken and in sliug.
He came determined that the
hoodium performance OF Tuesday
night would not be repeated His
court had tossed aside the cap, bells
and apanzteA Some said for the
ounces cone. but at any rate for
sedateness
III you want 10 listen to this
Turn TO Page 0. Column u
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so 7 Rail
EVERETT
WOODS
Friends Afraid to Aid
Bandits; Capture Is
Expected Hourly
BY {. A. Clay
Staff IorrrsDoutlrut

ENEHETT, Sept - Alvah HI.
II bourn and Joe Ward. King
county Ihilbrenkcra are cut on
from their former base 81 supplies
-the AID Or Kilhourn'a friends
AZ Gordon OF passemen continued
Thursday 20 blockade the wooded
region near Everett where the fugi.
lives were Last seen late Tuesday
night
This was tho belief Of leaders Of
the united King and snphomhh
county posses. who expressed the
opinion that increased activities Of
tho srarchcrg had frightened away
those aiding the twp men and that
they might again come into the
open for food
MAY III PLANNING
ron LAST FIGHT
THE wooded region adjacent to
Everett and particularly Ia tho
vicinity Of Fobes school is now an
ARMED esmp OF an augmented posse
of about SO men
The Seattle deputies are com,
uanded rs Dcp~ty Fmnk Brewer.
aud the other dspttits are in
charge Of sheriff lamcs McCui,
Tough CAPT w T. Craw. of tie
Everett police force, WINS detailing
bis men TO nid the hunt
The sensational suggestion that
aIl six iaiibrtakea might bc con
vcrRinR on an appointed rendezvous
In the Evfrett woods for a united
and desperate dash for liberty was
officially discussed Some posse
men we're Inclined 20 discount tho
possibility Of such action nltho no
STONE wns being left unturncd in
tho manhuui
Tho dense fog which hindercd tho
Wednesday night hunt likewise pre-.
vented the possible sgesp" of tho
fugitives officers say. since the
men would not care to take tho
chance ~ becoming los, iu tho
binding mist and stumbling into a
posse
Belief persists That the two fuEi.
tiycs at least arc hcmmcd IN a wood.
ed area several miles square TO tho
rear Of the Ivobrs school. near whore
tho two outlaws demanded a loaf Of
bread from Mr and Mrs Oscar
johnson, Tuesday evening
KIlbourn's sltng. which supported
his wounded arm. was found in
Afurgittruyds car. indicating that
the fugitive either Is using both
arms now or has obtained another
slinE
Tho hunt wednesday was many.
aided affair. with special posses
searching wide area around Ever.
cit, Granite Falls. Duvall snoho.
mish and Monroe
Pogsemen with the two King
county bloodhouds followed the
search all tuesday night and all day
Turn TO Page ., Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
Boeing Plane Is
Unable to Rise

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept, 2is-Un.
able in three days trials TO rise
from the surface of the bay because
Of lack OF proper winds, the Phi
plane Of the nuvy's Hawaiian flight
unit was under orders today to take
the air at the first opportunity.
Navy chiefs planned for the Doe
ing craft to remain in the air 30
hours with full load, flying dur.
ing that time TO san Diego, where
the plane will be based.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
Noted Insurance
Case on Appeal

The famous war risk insurance
case OF Hobart W. Whitney against
the United States was reopened
Thursday when the appeal of Whit
ney was taken before the circuit
court here.
Whitney won verdict to recover
$4,000 insurance from the jury
which heard the case, but the
judge denied 1t on the ground that
he was not entitled to jury trial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
Convict Judges
Son as Moonshiner

Returning into court after seven
hours elaboration a jury before su
perlor Judge Griffiths late Wedncs,
day convicted Robert Hunt, Jr, Of
manufacturing liquor Hunt had ap
pealed from a conviction by Justice
Of the Peace Dalton in June,
He Is the son Of an aged Issa
quah justice of the peace, against
whom the same charge was dis
missed by Dalton.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24

Harold J. influenza. sports editor
of Home Brew. MIR. Influenza
played left halfbaek on the Yale
knitting team. and was also cham
pion cu>tardpie eater In his senior
year. He win write an illuminating
series Of articles on Diagnosing
Play, In intercollegiate Ikuleic
Contests" for this column. and viii
also give some inside tips on play
ing Ring Around the Rosy" Watch
Tor them.
Wives are thosc curious indivtd.
uals who object to you leaving the
chsrred remains Of your cigaret in
the coffee cup.
Todays Question What Do cleo
trtc fans do iu the ViHter iimef
Writer on scientific topics says
we will soon ho cooking by sunlight.
whatll We do on rainy days?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
SHAVING CAUSED
HIS DIVORCE
Wives SuSpiCioned Him for
Cutting His WhiSkers

LOS ANGELES, Sept "a. Hugo
u. Soils wife, Frances, preferred
that he retain his whiskers, accord.
Ing to testimony in Judge Walter S.
Gates divorce court here.
"Shc abused me because | shay.
ed, Soil testified She claimed |
loved someone else or | wouldn't
he shaving myself every morning"
Soil declared his wifc's conduct
and alleged false accusations caused
him considerable worry and hamp.
crcd him In the conduct OF his
business,
The court agreed with him and
The divorce was granted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
SEATTLE WINS
FIRE CONTROL
TROPHY
Highest Fire Prevention
Record on Pacific
FRESNO WINS NEXT MEET
Low Record Maintained by
II Coast Cities

SEATTf-E's fire department. under
- direction OF Chief George Mantor.
made the best record in fire preven-
ton work in cities Of over 100000
population during the year 1926.
The big Thomas H. fnce cup. pre-
sented by the late Thomas H. Ince.
10 the city making the best yearly
record in fire prevention work, was
won by Seattle in contest in
which ~ other cities competed. ac-
cording TO the report made at the
last session OF the fire chiefs con-
vention Thursday
Fresno Cal. won a like award
for cities of $4,000 TO 100000 popu-
lation, and Bend, Ore. was highest
in cities under $4,000 population.
Fresno, Cal. was chosen as the
1926 meeting place OF the convention.
Fire Chief George Mantor. of Seat
tie. was elected as first vice presi-
dent.
Reports show that in the ~ com.
peting cities fire loss is very low.
being only 81 per capita. against SIS
per capita national loss.
Chief Mantor by winning the cup
for Seattle, shows that the Seattle
fire department. is the most UP to
date of The larger Coast cities.
Following the awards of the tTo-
plies, r. H. Short. chief of the
Oakland. Cal. fire department, was
elected president of the association
for the year 1926. Jay w. stevens,
state fire marshal for California,
was made secretary.
Following the business session
which closed the 1925 convention. tho
chiefs We're to take boat trip thru
the government locks and around
Lake Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
Claims Industry
Needs Advertising

wnshington's industries and their
need Of advertising will be dis
cussod Friday noon by II, w.
Frame. vice president Of the Ken.
worth Sales company, at n meet.
ing OF the Seattle Advertising club.
The meeting, in the Olympic Itnl.
ian room, viii start at l2l5
An added feature will be the mp.
pcarance of Joseph t. Sheehan,
tenor soloist, who was here last
season MS head OF his own opera
company at the Metropolitan thea.
ter. lie was for 10 years with the
Henry Savage Opera company
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
ny LELAND u,NNuM
"0LD MAN SMITH ana his

HnLD MAN SMITH and his
" little grhy-hRtred wife
came 10 Seattle the other day
And the sight thcy saw Wed,
nesday night b indeltbly i'm
printed samong the other mem.
ories OF nearly thrive score and
no years
a barren courtroom ypwn.
ing court clerk. q doEiuE jury
matrou An austere judge sum
moned away from dinner
party hy a jury wcaried by the
wrangling or luryroom debate
Mother smith sat tcuscly.
with folded hands Fathers
rruying thatch brushed her hst
as be slipped a trembling arm
around her shoulder
Zero hourf The zcro Of their
hopes, II proved a minute later
when a jailer brought tn their
son. his head bowed with the
shame ot the maRAeies prison.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
Nichols Attacks
Employees Rating

Charging that scores OF persons are
being carried on the city pnyrols
without authority, Councilman Ralph
Nichols in special council session
Thursday was to demand their i'm.
mediate dismissal
Nichols charged That under cIyll
service rules ineligible worlSmon may
be employed not longer than 60 dnys
In emergencies He claims this rule
~ ignored and that thousands Of dol.
lnrn nrc paid out each month for
persons who nre dlsplneIng qualified
civil service candidates,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24

nuwdy. foik>l Well. Il viii
soon be Iimr for your wife TO
abuse you for tracking mud into
the house.
Radio week starts Monday Lets
observe IL by dgportinE all tenors
who broadcast Moonlight and
Roses
n mtH6 ROT prohibiiioB,
Joe BHagaaricr sadly Harss5
Il mind Hot prohibition
It's ihe kigt cost 81 hooeh that
hHrtsi-
Old Sllas Gfump the sage Of
Pumpkin Hollow. is an ingenious
uss. He's now using his wife's
ectnc washer for churninS butter,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
NY JACK HAI1.

III I'M " NALL
LIVERY once IN a while iu This
IL hoozo Investigation. person
runs across tho unexpected
when The Star published Some
Of the fipt results Of iis inveyit
gs,son and analysts ot booze in
Seattle. It received call from
Chief nf Police scvcryna
Send Jack Han DOWN here.
said the chief i've got some
booze here TINT smells ike pure
poison. Ono or two ot tho boys
tasted il and they Raid RS a mix
tur. ~ formnldehydc. nitro
Eiyccrin and saw filings It's
about ms poisonous MS anything
we've found We'd like To have
il aualyzsd just to 500 what It's
made Of.
So Jack Hall went down 10 the
chiefs office.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
Seattle Nears 10Th
Place Among Cities

Ranking Seattle az 2ld city In
population in the census OF 1920,
estimates issued by n large insur-
nncc company indicate Seattle VIII
loo tho 18th city in 1890 Estimates
for July 1. 1924, show that Seattle
had passed Rochester. N w. and
Indianapolis, Ind, and was close TO
Knnaas city Mo Cincinnati and
Minneapolis VIII have been pns1cd
IN 1880. II w expected
The July 1924, estimate gave Be-
.attla. SSS,O00,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24

EoC cold Dust
4 Auto loads Of hsggard-faced
men, holloweyed from lack OF
aleep. wcartcd to the breaking point
from day and night vigil
Cleaning urscnnls Of sawed.off
shotguns and wicked looking pts.
tolls IN every car.
Countless miles Of wooded back
country roads. where autos are still
novelties as they bump over the
rliuckhoieh
Bayi-g hloodhounds
Clues everywhere.
THE law Is busy in snohomish
county, on the trail Of the King
county iaiibfcakerr
ENouR deputies in a high,powercd
4 shcrifrs car on the snohomph
Everett road Three watching the
woods on each side warily, as they
,ialh The fourth, exhausted and
sssicep on the hack seat
iuNi give me a SiEnt OF tnf
rats says the man who sits he,
side the driver The quickest way
10 finish w this case rs to call in
tho coroner"
sThem's my sentiments" chimes
In the man in back, with the shot
gun over his knee. 'ltil save a
lot o trouble"
Tho car pulls up at a crossroad.
whore an Everett deputy sits on a
stone with rife in his lap.
Anything doin'?" inquiries the
driver
Motorcycle messenger just went
by-said two fellers down al Sno.
Turn TO Page 9. Column p
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
Bottle of Exec ptiOnally
Poisonous Liquor Found
Booze Investigation Brings Unexpected Re-
port From City Chemist jacobson

rats 10 the sixth Of series
Of stsries in whirh Jack tiRil Of
rhr star win tell of the results
whra he taak samples 81 iiaunr
whieh he bought around seattle
10 chemist for analysis. it's
the answer to the utd. old cues
tion, what arr yau triuk-
ink t'----fsditor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-24
INTERESTING FACTS
Movie comedians call pies
pastry-because they get pasted
I'm the eye with them.

Has anybody ever tested the car.
rying capacity Of the ether by
broadcasting quartet OF bagpipes?
Addied Agiom FiUc per cent tn
the bark Is rorih 10 IN the bottle
II your mother-iu.law gets al.
lacked by mountain lion. don't in
terfere. What do you care what
happens to mountain lion?
w DIARY
September 23J
Awake betimes, and did find string
lied 10 my bigg toe. which did remind
me 10 take my cnIlstheuics and 10 to
.winginE my hrmes 10 and fro, with
create impstnosity, hut Lord II be ~
wearie business, and ncromplishes naught
II Eoodr, albeit did knock Uncle Abner's
erayon portrait from the wall so TO
breakfast, singing mrTrilir. and anon 10
t0wne, where lid meet W. Tuesley, who
doth sell lsonds upon the Nialto, and !.
IserEuss, the mountain climbing fisho
broker, and did converse with each
mighty nffable and 80 10 the printery.
where busy nll the dnys, and nsughi 81
incidence, save did fall asleep for a few
moments, and did fall out 81 my chair
but no harme done. And 40 TO home.
LIT Gee Gees swcelio suffers 80
badly that he used one entire dlcta.
phone record this morning lust 10
say Dear Sir"
a strange. strange 0rl
Ia ViDi1 better.
She docsut rear
a turHe-nect smc1tcr.
imam porierg get three Or four
"@p q night says railway
~ rar2
componpi
x I -Al.s.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-26
Anne de Marquets

Anne de Marquets was born OF rich
and noble parents and very carefully
tutored in bellies iettres and her relig-
ious duties. She became nun of the
Order of ST. Dominic at Poissy. where
she devoted the poetic talents for
which she was distinguished to the SER
vice of religion Ronsard and other
celebrated contemporary poets have
spoken very highly of her talents. She
reached an advanced age but lost her
sight some time before her death
which took place in 1858.
She bequeathed to Sister. Maria de
Fortia, nun in the same convent.
$50 sonnets of religious nature.
Chicago Journal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-26
Cat J,-11- % Fame

In the Smithsonian institution in
Washington. there is stuffed cat
labeled: This cat on September %,
1880, jumped from the top Of the
Washington monument and lived"
The monument at that time was not
completed and the cat jumped from
q height Of about 100 feet, alighted
on all tours lay on the ground for q
few minutes and then got up and
walked away. The Jump was wit
messed by quite few persons who
were dismayed when dog pounced
upon the cat a few seconds after it
started to walk away and killed 1t.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-11-26
Exactly

Clerk of Court-Weil, gentlemen OF
the jury. have yon agreed upon YER
dict?
Foreman-We have.
Clerk What say you? Do you find
the prisoner at the bar guilty or not
guilty?
Foreman-We do.
Clerk-YOu do. Do what?
Foreman-We find the prisoner at
the bar guilty br not guilty.
Clerk-But, gentlemen, you must eS,
plain.
Foreman-Of course. You see, six
of us find him guilty, and six of us
find him not guilty, so we've agreed to
let it go at that.