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R0SEBCKO, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, APRIL SO, 1018.
No. 101
FIRE FROM GERMAN GUNS
AMERICANS FACING DEADLY
BIG ENGAGEMENT
IS STAGED T
Crucial Test on the Part of
Allies to Hold Germans
From Taking Ypres.
HARD FIGHTING ALL DAY
Amorlca Must Furnish Additional
Mou to Fill Gup Made By Huns' ,
Onslaught -Great Activ
ity on Front Today. .
(By Associated Press.)
AMERICANS FACING ENEMY.
With" the American Army In
France, April 2I. The American
.troops have token up positions on the
French battle front, toeing the enemy
on a line barring the Germans from
Paris and the city ot Amiens. They
. have been there for some days, ac
cording to information Just received,
and are under the command of a high
French officer. -
MUST HAVE MORE TROOPS.
Washington, April 20. The war
department has formally announced
that the American troops havo par
ticipated in tlie battle that Is raging
east of the city ot Amiens and have
acquitted themselves in an excellent
manner. The war department urges
. the necessity of at once providing
1 more troops, saying that very large
- quotas will be required to 1111 future
gaps In the allies lines. .
BIG ENGAGEMENTS ON TODAY.
London, April 20. There is great
' activity on the battle front today be
... tween the opposing armies, and many
; sectors are allowing a decided spirit
of new life which has the appearance
of breaking into a terrific battle be
fore many horn's elapse. . The Ger
mans have opened a heavy bombanl-
wltt hl4 vnlndv
:; using a generous supply of gas shells,
tills occurring as a prelude to their
attacks on Meteren and Voormezele
which took place at an' early hour
tills morning. That the enemy forces
were strongly entrenched and making
a determined effort to push through
the British lines is supported by the
fact that at an early hour, according
to a Router's correspondent, the Brit-
: Ish troops around Ypres several
times sent up S. O. S. signals for ar
tillery support in this particular sec
tor. The tremendous German bom
bardments in progress this morning
point to the fact that the Huns are
nuLkiii? a desnerate attempt to ad
vance nt or near Ypres and that the
British troops are determined to
check them with all the resources at
their, command. The enemy attack
' Sunday near Locre, west of Kommel,
was repulsed, and the British last
night recaptured a post near Festu
bert, north of Glvenchy, which was
taken by the Germans during an en
gagement lost week.
CRUCIAL TEST IS AT HAND.
Associated Press War Lead, April
20. The Germans have launched to
day what seems to be a general as
sault on the British hill positions nt
the Kemmel front, southwest of
Ypres, opening np an entirely new
'' phase of the Flanders drive, and It is
1 the general opinion that the appar
ently crucial test on the part of the
: allied forces to hold tiio Germans in
tills area 1b now at hand. The enemy
has evidently been trying to drivo in
; beliind Ypres and break up. if pos
; slide, the orderly withdrawal of the
British troops from their positions at
, the Ypres salient where they havo
; been evacuating.
: FLANDERS FRONT ATTACKED.
With the British Army In France,
April 20. The fourth German army
heavily attacked the allied front at
' Flanders this morning, and the Ger
man prisoners taken by the allies ad
mit It is the intention of the enemy
to capture Ypres. Fighting of the se
verest nature Is reported today both
at the French and British areas, the
attack extending over a front of
about IS miles. The Germans have
extended their operations to tho Bel
gian front and a Dattio or tne nerc
: est nature is raging along the 15-mile
" Kone. . . .. ' '. '.'....' 'v.
HUNS WANT MORE MEN.
Washington, April 20. Germany
has demanded of Russia an exchange
of prisoners and has threatened to
take Petrograd unless Russia agrees
' to the terms advanced by the state
department, it has been learned
here today. The terms, according to
. Information received, call for an im
mediate release of all German pris
oners who are In good health, while
those 111 shall remain in Russia un
der the care of neutral physicians.
but the Germans will release only
Russian prisoners who are ill or in
capacitated for active service.
INTENSE BOMBARDMENT.
London, April 20. An Intense
bombardment is progressing today
from Laliassee southward and from
Vlly to Lens. Activity is extremely
alert and the Germans are endeavor
ing to strike a hard blow at the al
lied forces, who are putting- up a
stubborn resistance.
GERMAN INfANTRY ATTACKING.
London, April 20. The German
infantry are attacking this morning
between the Mesteren and Voorme
zeele sectors, southwest of Ypres, and
severe fighting is in progress.
GERMAN ATTACK CHECKED.
Paris, April 20. The German
attacks at Hangard Wood, before the
city of Amiens, has been checked ny
the French troops.
BOAT TORPEDOED SUNDAY.
London, April 20. Fifty-seven
American army Y. M. C. A. workers
arrived last night The ship they
had soiled ou was torpedoed yester
day morning and sunk In 12 minutes,
AU the passengers and all but three
of tike crew were saved.
Destroyers nicked up the life boats
from the sunken vessel within a half
hour after the boat had been torpedo-'
ed and all the Americans are safe
and well. There were about 230 pas
sengers aboard the boat, the Y. M. O.
A. men being under the charge of Ar
thur K. Hungenford and all the
Americans conducted themselves aa-
mirably, according to the report of
the ship officers. The vessel was
among those in a large convoy and
tho moon was shining brightly when
the torpedo struck the vessel, but no
one got sight of the submarine that
fired the shot. The boilers nf the
vessel blew up three minutes after
the torpedo hit, extinguishing nil tiie
lights.
The British steamship, Orissa, was
tiie steamer on which the war work
ers travelled, and among tiie Ameri
cans on board wore Edward Mat lies,
ot Bellinghanv. Wash., and Donald
Taylor, of St. Helens, Ore., pastor
of the Congregational church,- who
were enronte to France to do war
work. ..... , .; ., ,( . , t
NEW SHIP GOES TO BOTTOM.
New York, April 20. The Ameri
can steamship, Westerly, one of the
first new ships built by tiie Emer
gency Fleet Corporation, was sunk
in a collision off the French coast
yesterday, and all on board wore sav
ed. The Westerly was launched at
the Seattle ship yards of the Ames
Shipbuilding Corporation in Febru
ary of this year, having been launch
ed as a war brigade for the Cunord
line, but was commandeered by tho
shipping board.
TWO TRANSPORTS SAVED.
Washington, April 20. The two
American transports which collided
at sea several days ago have return
ed safely to an Atlantic port, neither
of which are seriously damaged. ,
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST.
Washington, April 20. Two cas
ualty lists published today contain
the names . of 166 soldiers. The
killed and missing number 22, and
among the list is the names of ten
officers. J .
Nobody Wants tiie Job.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 29.
Judge W. W. Graves today declin
ed the appointment ot United States
senator to succeed the late Senator
Stone, offered him by Governor Gard
ner. The Judge stated that he be
lieved his greatest duty lays where
he now is, as chief justice of tho dis
trict court.
Mooney Tries to Avert Strikes.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.
Thomas Mooney today telegraphed to
President Wilson he had made ev
ery effort to stop the proposed gen
eral strikes planned in bis behalf on
the first day of May.
CAPTAIN. BUCHANAN LEAVES.
Captain J. A. Buchanan, com
manding the 10th company, located
at Fort Stevens, left Sunday for
Fortress Monroe, near Washington,
D. C, where he will be stationed for
an indefinite period. It has been
known for some time that Captain
Buchanan wois slated for promotion
and the report reaching this city to
day of hie departure confirms the
mirmor that he wouldi be taken away
from his post at Fort Steveno. Mrs.
Buchanan and children were at Port
land to visit with the captain,before
ne tooKvniB aepanure. -
In a letter received here by friends
of the young soldier. Clay C. Ornnt.
now in training at a North Carolina
cantonment, the government Is or
dering machine gun operators to the
front as rapidly as possible. Accord
ing to the letter Clay Grant will
probably sail for Europe within a
few days. . . .
ARRIVE IN THE CITY
California Boys Are Full of
Enthusiasm For Treatment '
Afforded Them Here.:
IT IS BERLIN OR BUST
Say Boys Who Are Manly Follows
Rowdyism Absent From Ranks
. Dancing and Oinrch ST- -vices
Are Featured. ''
With enthusiasm at the highest
pitch the first contingent ot drafted
men arrived in the city Saturday ev
ening at 8:30 and were served din
ner at the restaurants and Umpqua
hotel, and sis before the men were
handled with the highest efficiency.
From every man came praise for
their treatment in Roseburg and ac
cording to them all "the little city of
roses," afforded them the best treat
ment that they had received along
the line. The local committees In
charge of the men, have arranged for
dancing, and other amusements and
a great deal ot fun Is to be had dur
ing the (tops here. .
On Sunday evening the various
churches of the city combined and
held services at the depot for the
boys. A piano wats placed upon an
auto truck and singing played an Im
portant part of the services. ..Mrs.
Oumllon A. Fory delighted the boy
with a number of solos and needler.s
to say that the hearty applause- at
tested the approval of her numbers.
Marching about the streets last even
ing the boys made an unusually ex
cellent showing and In a short time
with the training that thoy will get
at American Lake Uncle Samcan
well be proudl of these "sons of Old
Glory," 'Who are giving all they pos
sess for their country. Manliness Is
personified in these conscripted men
and they leave a feeling In the hearts
of the local Red Cross ladies and
men that their favors are really ap
preciated. ;.. V
In this marning's contingent .was a
marvelously fine orchestra compos-1
ed of a harpist, two vtolluisui and a
mandolin. Composing the organiza
tion were members of the Los An
geles Y. M. C. A.- Tho musicians
gathered upon the station platform
and rendered a number of beautiful
selections and the local people who
were so fortunate aa to hear the
artists could -not help but envy the
boys of their trip "north." ' Art im
pressive ceremony was enacted, while
"Oldl Glory" was hoisted to the top
of the flag pole on the depot grnundB
wihen the boys all gathered around,
nnd as tlile Stars and Stripes were
slowly raised the Star Spangled Ban
ner was played and several hundred
songsters united In singing.
Anotliier interesting feature' of this
morning's ' train were the nine
"slackers" who were being taken to
Camp Lewis for induction Into ser
vice. Handcuffed together the men
were marched to -the restaurant like
a band of cattle, closely guarded by
three U. S. regulars, and if ono had
any tendency to avoid war service he
would soon forget his feeling and
wish to rush right Into tho army.
The men were placed In the first
coach and wore not allowed to con
verse with or In any way enter into
sociability with the rest.
At 2:30 this afternoon a contin
gent of men from the Sacramento
valley and other northern California
points arrived and were fed in the
usual manner. The boys declared to
a New representative that they had
been treated royally in Roe burg and
that the "eats" were far better than
they had had during their entlve
journey so far. The last train will
arrive in the city this evening and a
good time Is being planned for them
by the committees. -
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BOOSTING FOR UMPQUA VALLEY.
J. E. Prlem, of Brockway, was In
the city today for a short time. Mr.
Prlem has large business Interests
In California, but likes Douglas
county so well that he Is boosting the
resources of this con u try to all his
friends. The gentleman Insists that
great possibilities await the people
rhore, and all that is necessary Is to
secure manufacturing plants to take
care of garden and orchard products.
LIKE THE VALLEY.
Two gentlemen from San Diego,
Calif., who are here on account ot
the 0. & C. land opening, strolled
apum inu ctt-y jctiiwi ujr, uuu ju con
versation with County Clerk Lenox
satdi that If Oregenians only knew
what bonanza they really bad they
would never want to go elsewhere
Comparing climatic conditions with
San Diego, they eald that the Ump
qua valley has the California condi
tions beat a mile, uown there ev
erything is all dried up except In ir
rigated sections, and along tiie coast
mornings are cold and raw; . Their
experience here has led them! to want
to locate in -Jouglaa county and make
a home for thoniselves where things
generally are eo favorable. ' . .
S. P. EMPLOYES GIVE
BOND SALEBIG BOOST
The third liberty loan campaign
received a hearty -boost today
through the 1 2 til federal reserve dis
trict) .when a progress report was
turned in by the Southern Pacific
showing that over 80,000 of Its em
ployes on the Pacifio system 'have
subscribed to date 2,353,150.00. .
This amount with that to be sub
scribed May 4,. will be apportioned
to the various districts in which the
subscribers live. - : ;
In addition, the Southern Pacific
stockholders today subscribed -12,-000,000,
half of which goes to the
Pacific system, '
In competition between the ten
divisions, Los Angeles leads today In
the amount of money subscribed,
with over $236,000 already pledged. i
The coast division Is a good second ,
and Salt Lake third. Salt Lake
loads In the percentage of employes
who thave subscribed, with the coast
division . second and Los Angeles
third.. ' . .'
The Los AuboIqs shops, ' number
ing 2074 employes, subscribed to a
man, being the first big Southern I
Pacific department to register 100
per cent. The Southern Pacific em
ployes will exceed their, combined
subscriptions fwv, the . two previous
loane.
WHEAT ANO FLOUR IS
AU persons having on hand more
than thirty days' supply oi. white
flour are requested to turn the same
in to their merchants and receive
the market price. This Bhould be
attended to at once. The lour situa
tion has become so critical that every
pound available must bo Bhlpped
abroad. ; As fast as flour Is turned
in on -this coast, telegraphic Instruc
tions are sent to the Atlantic coast
permitting the release of a like quan
tity of flour for shipment abroad. It
should not.be forgotten that this is
absolutely necessary to maintain our
soldiers and the soldiers who are
fighting for our cause.
Wheat also is to bo turned In for
like use and all persons who havo
wheat on hand should immediately
take tho matter up with the Douglas
Coiunty Flour Mills, through whom
arrangements can be made for dis
posing of the wheat. All stocks of
wheat not disposed of by May 15 will
be requisitioned..
Beginning May 1 potatoes will uo
longer be permitted to be sold as a
substitute with flour. Oilier sub
stitutes no uow plentiful. However,
the -.use of potatoes should be ex
tended as much as possible, thus
helping in the great effort to save
wheat. In some of the states clubs
and leagues are being formed by peo
ple Who pledge themselves to use no
wheat until next harvest. Will some
one start the movement In Douglas
oounty?
.' B. Is. EDDY, '
..' . County Food Administrator.
RELIEF WORK PLANNED.
SALEM, Or., April 27. With the
report that many American- enlisted'
men from thlB state have already
been returned to their homes from
army camps suffering from tubercu
losis or kindred diseases. Superin
tendent Churchill today agreed to
join with the home service depart
ment of the Red Cross in preparing
to take care of such soldiers and
their families.
Mr. Churchill Is framing a letter
which will go- to all the teachers of
the state asking for surreys in their
respective districts of the conditions
of all families of enlisted men In any
branch of the service, ' This informa
tion will be placed at the disposal
of the home service department;--
The home service department Is
organized not only to look after sol
diers returning from the war wound
ed; or In 111 health, but to also pro-
vide as far as possible for needy
families whose men are at the front.
With the information gathered by
the school, teachers tne department
will be able to act In scores ot cases
which otherwise would not be hoard
of, says Mr. Churchill. ,
DEATH REMOVES
EARLY PIONEER
Mrs. Minerva Brown Passes
I Away After Illness of
Many Months.
CROSSES PLAINS 1853
For More Than Sixty Yean Deceased
. Lived On Farm Near This City ";
Six Children Survive
Funeral Tomorrow.
At her home on Deer creek where
she has lived far three score and six
years, Mrs. Minerva Brown yester
day afternoon paesod peacefully
away, her death being the culmina
tion of on eventful life that had its
beginning In Knox coutny, 111., Janu
ary 17, 1830. When thirteen years
of age she crossed the plains with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burt, the fam
ily settllug on Deer creek. ' The jour
ney was made with ox teams In the
year of 1858. Arriving In the Ore
gon country with other pioneers, they
MRS MINERVA BROWN, who died
at her .home on -Deer creek yes
terday. soon decided on a location and the
homestead that has been In the fam
ily ever since was taken! April 25,
1861, Miss Burt became the wife of
A. H, Brown, and the young people
set up housekeeping for themselves.
To this union were born ton children,
Blx of who are living, and are: O. C,
C. T., and) WvH. Brown, ot this city
and vicinity; Mrs. Lillian Plalsted,
Mrs. May Hedgpeth and Mrs. Violet
Estell, all of whom also reside near
Hoseburg. - Mrs. Brown is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Amaranths
Nye, of Jackson county. Her hus
band, A. H. BrovAn, preceded her to
the grave some two years ago. Nine
grand children and one greatgrand
child ore numbered among the de
scendants ot this most estimable pio
neer lady. ,
Mrs. Brown was a woman whose
hospitality was unbounded. She was
an active worker in all charitable
undertakings, and f riends and neigh
bors sought 'her advice and comfort
In connection with many of the per
plexities encountered In life's dally
routine. The Brown home on Deer
areek was open to everybody In the
pioneer days, and not Infrequently,
during a public gathering or a camp
meeting dozens made the homestead
their headquarters. The latch-string
was always out, and none were ever
turned away. Ministers of. all do
noininatlonD were welcome guests
under their hospitable roof a hos
pitality of a sort only met with In
the pioneers who crossed the plains
In the days when ox teams were the
moans of transportation,
Mrs. Brown was a charter member
ot the Methouttst Church, when it was
organized in Roseburg, and has been
aNnsistent and active worker In
the denomination ever since. She
was not only a charter member, but,
It is believed, was the last of those
who made up the membership ot the
early church to pass away. Her life
was devoted to phMaiithropy, She be
lieved In .practicing her religious
convictions, and ever hold out a help
ing hand to those about her. Her
subllnio faith and constant devotion
wis always an Inspiration to hor
fiitnds and relatives.
While the death ot this pioneer
lady was not unexpected, as she has
been In falling health for a long time,
her dfenilso caste a gloom over the
hearts of hosts ot acquaintances who
mourn with the family in the great
loss sustained. The funeral will oc
cur from the family residence on
Deer creek tomorrow at 10 o'clock,
and the services will be conducted by
Hev. J. C. Spencer, pastor ot the
local Methodist church. Interment
will be at the family cemetery near
tho farm where Mrs. Brown had pass
ed so many happy and profitable
years, and where she will be laid to
rest beside the grave ot her husband
and parentis. '. , -.
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TAKES HALF MILLION IN BONDS.
A letter received In this city to
day from Leslie E. Crouch, grand
chancellor of the Knights ot Pythias,
states that the Insurance department
ot this order has purchased! a half
million dollars worth of liberty bonds
as an Indication ot their loyalty to
the flag. This move on the part of
this patriotic order certainly puts It
In a class that its members may well
be proud, thousands ot who are scat
tered throughout the nation and do
ing their part to attriBt in the big
straggle to down Prussia nlam. .
S.B.
MCE
That 9. B. Huston will withdraw
tro nithe senatorial race was the an
nouncement contained In a telegram
received by County Clerk Lenox this
morning. Mr. Huston also instruct
ed Clerk Lenox to eliminate his name
from the senatorial race was the an
will be compiled with. According to
to a decision of the attorney general
the question of eliminating a name
from the official ballot is left to the
discretion of the coiunty clerk. With
Mr. Huston out of the race the fight
for United States senator from Ore
gon resolves itself into a question
ot choice between R. N. Stanneld,
eastern Oregon Btockinan, and the
present incumbent of the position,
appointed by Governor Withyoombe
to fill the unexpired term of Senator
Harry Lane, deceased. " t
Both of tliese candidates are mak
ing a strenuous campaign, and each
appeal's to have a large following,
so that the senatorial contest is be
coming a real live affair. Both men
Uave had considerable experience In
political affairs, and are well known
throughout tho state. Betting odds
In thi; locality appear to be slightly
in favor of Stanneld. . It is under
stooa that eastern Oregon, the home
of Stanfleld, where he has large
farming and stockralslng Interests,
will support theld candidate. On
the other hand, others claim McNary
will carry the gneater port of the
Willamette valley, eo the contest for
the prize 1b creating much interest.
PUMPKIN CASE APPEALED.
The famous "Pumpkin Case" has
been appealed to a higher court, and
will be retried on Thursday evening,
May 2, at the Liberty theatre. The
plaintiff in the case 1 sore over the
decision of the judge, and objects to
certain things which have leaked out
since the trial of last week, which
Implicates certain members of the
jury, and suggests that the verdict
of the jury was railroaded through,
and the evidence submitted was not
given proper consideration.: The re
trial of the case promises to bring
out some startling evldlenee, and the
attorneys In the case are burning the
midnight oil, preparing themselves
tor any eventuality that may be
sprung by the other side. Special
police will be arranged for to pre
serve order during the trial. Prom
inent Roseburg attorneys have been
summoned to act as jurors, and it Is
now practically agreed that the
sneriff and city mayor will not bo
allowed to serve on the jury again,
as suspicion points to them as be
ing implicated in the verdict render
ed last week. If justice cannot be
procured In this court, the case will
bo taken Into another county.
MR, AND MRS. KITOHIN TO LEAVE
A. L, KJtchla, Who' has been In
charge ot the Umpqua Valley Fruit
Union headquarters In this city for
the past four years, accompanied by
his wire, will leave by auto the mid
dle of next week for Klamath coun
ty, where they will visit for a brief
nerlod after which they will continue
their journey, their destination at
this time being unknown, nut they
will spend some months looking over
ttlo country until a suitable location
is found. - The many friends of Mr.
Kltchln and wife regret their depar
ture from thlB city where they havo
made many warm friends during
their long residence here.
Mrs. M. A, Jones, of this . city, -received
a letter today from her son,
Stanford, who Is In tne service of bis
country somewhere In France stating
that be had recently been discharged
from the hospital where he had been
confined for several weeks with the
measles. Young Jones Is a first ser
geant and declares that army Ufa is
tho only existence. . .
ONE HUNDRED TAKE
PART INJNSTITUTE
Animated Discussion Feature
of Teachers Meeting at
Wilbur Saturday. - -
THRIFT FIRST SUBJECT
Patriotic Activities and Work of the
. Schools American People Not
Most Frugal Topics Han
.' '; died in Splendid Manner.
About one hundred teachers and
patrons listened to methods of solv-i
tng the many war time problems In
the school, af (he local Institute held
at Wilbur yesterday. County Super
intendent O. 0. Brown called' the
meeting to order promptly at 0:80
and after a few Introductory remarks
and announcements in his usual
pleasant and 'affable manner the pro
gram started oft with everyone In a
fraternal mood.
The necessity of teaching thrift,
was the first subject on the. program
and was very ably handled by Mrs.
Inez Miller, principal of the Wilbur
school. After a few well chosen
words of welcome, Mrs. Miller show
ed that the American people were not ,
of the most frugal and that the
amount of money for the present
time and time to come must be based
upon thrift as a continual turning ot
our milllone of dollars was our means
to "make the world safe for democ
racy." Her best plan to start the '
boys and girls in thrift work was to
emphasize the war saving clubs.
Superintendent Aubrey G. rimith,
city superintendent of the Roseburg
sohoofls, gave a very Interesting as ,
well ae Instructive addrosB on his
trip to, and the work done ot the
Inland Empire Teachors Asosclatlon
recently held at Spokane, Wash. -
Prof. Guy C. Dyar, of the exten
sion department of the University of
Oregon, discussed "Lessons of the
War in the Schools," wherein he
showed certain German philosophy
Instilled In the German schools mado
efficiency In the short period of fifty
years. He demanded that teachers
must have more confidence in imme
diate results and create ideals for
world brotherhood, internationalism
and world democracy; that to teach
our geography, history, English and
other subjects in terms of the pros- -ent
war would aid in establishing
these doslrcd results. ' -
"How to Correlate Patriotic Ac
tivities With the Work of the
Schools," le the subject that was to
be handled by Superintendent Geo. '
W. Schantin, of Sutherlin, but on ac
count of his absence, Principal
Claude A. Arehart, of the Benson
school of Roseburg and H, Omer Ben
nett, of the Roseburg high school,
took up some of the subject matter
of the several war devices, Princi
pal Arehart gave as the keynote of
Ills talk the "Love of Country'! as
the practical application ot the prin
cipal doing. Principal Bennett put
before the audience the Idea of en
larging 'upon the many practical
things the schools are promoting at
the present time, such as club work,
school war gardens, Red Cross socie
ties, labor enlistments and tho lour
mlnute speaking contests. He ex
plained how those things are being
can-led out In the Roseburg schools
at the present time.
Miss Maty Aitkin very skillfully
showed "How! the Problem of Cor
relation of School and War Emer
gency Work May Be Solved In tho
Primary Department of Our Schools."
She Invoked a lively discussion of
hor subject by Introducing the game
of "The Fox and the Cat."
The music for the occasion -was
furnished by local talent In the form
of a vocal solo by Mm. Geo. W. Short
and an instrumental solo by Mrs.
Carvahlo. The boys and girls, under
the direction of Miss Walker gave an
Interesting period of entertainment
in the form of folk dancing. '
Probably the most enjoyable fea
ture ot the day was the cafeteria din
ner that was served by the Wilbur
Parent-Teacher Association. ? In tact
It was bo much appreciated that upon
a suggestion of Supt. Aubrey G.
Smith the Bum of $12 was gathered
from the audience to be used as a
fund for play ground apparatus for
the Wilbur schools. .......
Bud Lewis left yesterday morn
ing for Brewster where he indulged
In fishing during the day. When
starting for homo last evening Mr.
Lewis broke the crank shaft on his
Overland touring car and was forced
to remain at the 19-mllB house until
thle morning when a service car left
for the i scene of., the accident and
towed the Lewis machine in.