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XXI. So. 130, OF BOSEBVBQ REVIEW.
ROSEBTBO, ORSQON, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1031.
VOL. X. No. 1U, OF THE EVENING NEW 3.
LECI3LAT!ADL00K
causes :mt to confer
WITH LEADERS Oh CONGRESS
Considering Extent of Tax Cut Plan Relief Bill For Railroads
Melton's Estimate of Appropriations Needed
Causes Deadlock.
iny United Pre-' '
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Presi
dent Harding l conferring with the
Songressiunal leaders and hope 10
Srk the legislative deadlock aud
.tre congress an early short vaca
tion Congress is considering the
Tnt of the tai cuL The tariff bill
ureement Is satisfying consumers
ltd producers all over the country.
Congress also plans enactment of
nilrof i relief nienurts. -
The republican leaders are dead
locked with Secretary Mellon over
the appropriations needed to run the
.overnn.ent. The tax reduction
problem seemed on the point of solu
tion when the house leaders accepted
the prei'lenl's program including
the following: Reduction of govern
ment expenditures a half billion; col
lect funds through co'.lectim of
back taxes and the snlo of war ma
terials; repeal of the excess profits
Ui and reduce surtaxes to 32 per
cent as on January 1. 1921; repeal
the nuisance and luxury levies effec
tive the first of next year; cut trans
portation laxes one half the first of
the year and repeal them January
1. 1923; and Increase the flat cor
poration tax to 15 per cent.
Take Action Today.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. The re
publican members of the house ways
and means committee decided to
completely repeal the present taxes
on passeuger and freight rates ef
fective January 1, 1922. Pullman
tad express taxes were not affected.
The same decision tends to increase
the flat corporation tax to IS por
crat. They also voted In favor of a
repeal of the excessive profits levy
ltd decided to reduce surtaxes to 32
sir rent maximum, retroactive to the
first of tire present year.
Taxes Reins: Reduced.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Reduc
tion! of approximately $600,000,000
la taxes and $520,000,000 In govern
ment expenditures this fiscal year
were sgreed upon today at a confer
ence between President Harding,
Secretary Mellon and republican
leaders of the house of representa
llres, including members of the ways
and means committee.
Specific tax reductions on which It
was announced agreement was had
Included:
Repeal of the excess profits tax,
retroactive to last January 1, $400,-
000.000.
Repeal of one-half or the transpor
tation lax. effective next January 1,
S130.000.00O.
Repeal of the higher Income sur
taxes, retroactive to last January 1,
l0.600.t)"0.
Repeal of the so-called nuisance
and rlothlng luxury tares $30,000,
000. Aa an nffa.kt . ... Int. kl.
1 1 20,000.000. It was agreed to in-
ne income lax on corpora
tions by probably two and one-half
Per cent instead of five per cent aa
Iwvtofore proposed, effective as of
las' January 1. to January 1, an ad
ditional 1125,000,000.
All New Taxes Under Ban.
A derlslnn ... h..t I. u . -
abandon nil new taxes suggested to
Douglas County Road Bonds
Bring Premium In Spite
Predictions of Poor Offer
. J "ium of $230 was received 1
Z ro,"y today In the sale
M I 20.01.0 of the $1,100,000 road
nds iUP votwl , ,he Tfcent peJ
toLT Tlon- The bol", '
bia JL. s,rou. of Portland, the
a being rr .r and lrcrUM, ,,,,,..
t .Plus the $Kf,0 premium.
10 it. V" ,ry Predicted prior
"J1 f the bonds, that It
for . "J110"1''' to sell the bonds
.? pr,T,lun until after January I.
sui.a "nnfler had even
JU'ed , ,h, would not
tag coSnV. hf "pldljr "rengthen-
Uv'Z on of 'he bond market.
Wds , V',u,n,r shown in the
M them "h" tM mlng. none
them M tnr less , p,r.
Keill iu ,nnnll nd were
ismber . n'rnlng. A large
de fcT. f ."P'enutlvei of out
eat M l, r .' h0" Pre
set.,.! . ."""rest w as shown.
.2 "J:1 Wd -re submitted
Jtt "u.rri certain road pro-
' Psr'and ' UMt wor,n ' bond'
" P. W. Binder, of Elkton,
the bouse committee last week by
Secretary Mellon, Including a license
on automobiles, a bank check stamp
tax and an increase of one cent in
the flrst-class postage rate. Repub
licans of the ways and means com
mittee are to meet tomorrow to drufi
a new revenue bill on the basis of
the revisions agreed upon and lead
ers said it was hoped to have it
ready for a conference of house re
publicans next Monday. Hope for
its passage by the house on August
20 was expressed.
Under ' the agreement reached at
the White House conference, govern
ment expenditures this year should
be reduced from the previous esti
mate of $4,554,000,000 to $4,034.
000,000 and the Income trom inter
nal taxes would be cut from $3,670,-
000,000 to $3,075,000,000. The to
tal income from all sources was esti
mated at $4,035,000,000, Including
$370,000,000 from customs, $40,-
000.000 ftom miscellaneous Homes,
Including $140,000,000 more than
heretofore estimated on the sale of
war salvage, and $100,000,000 addi
tional from back taxes.
Department Cuts Slated.
Cuts In expenditures proposed in
cluded $350,000,000 for various gov
ernment departments and agenciet
and $170,000,000 on account of the
public debt. Departmental cuts in
cluded $50,000,000 war department.
$100,000,000 navy department,
$100,000,000 shipping board. $25,
000,000 agricultural department.
$25,000,000 miscellaneous and $50,
000.000 in the estimated paymentr
of $545,000,000 to the railroads.
The $170,000,000 previously est!
mated as necessary, to retire wai
savings securities and Pittman ac'
certificates will be taken care of
through refunding operations, It wat
stated, the treasury retiring the
securities by borrowing In the open
m.trket.
May Not be Able
Save Stranded Boat
(By United Press.)
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 10. A mes
sage was received today from tht
destroyer Farquhar stating that the
boat was carrying 33 passengers
from the wrecked steamer San Jose.
A later message, however, said that
the Farquhar was not bringing an;
San Jose passengers. Thirty-three
of the passengers are camped on the
beach of Lower California, near
Asuncion Island, awaiting further
wreck developments. They have
provisions and most of their bag
gage. The Farquhar radio said that
the water In the San Jose hold Is
gaining on the pumps and It Is
doubtful whether the steamer can
be saved. The steamer Griffdue Is
expected to arrive late this after
noon and hopes to be able to float
the stranded vessel. No lives were
lost and none were injured.
to protect a project In that locality.
The Umpqua Valley bank bia par
and accrued Interest on $25,000
worth of bonds, for the same pur
pose while a similar bid was submit
ted In the sum of $.i,00 by Loyal
Emery to protect the Tyee section.
Outside bids were submitted by K.
O. Young and Co.. of Oakland. Smith
and Strout of Portland and Clarke.
Kendall and Co., of Portland.
E. G. Young and Co.. submitted a
bid for par and accrued Interest, but
the bid was accompanied by a
"string" whleh called for deferred
pavments. stretching over s period
enrilnv March. 1922.
The best bid was submitted by
Smith and Strout who offered thy
premium mentioned.
The bid of Clarke, Kendall and
Co.. was for par and accrued Inter
est and Immediate delivery.
The county court was well pleased
with the offers received and are now
preparing to deliver the bonds to the
best bidden.
J. D. McVicor of Medford spent
yesterday In this city attending to
business matters.
Man Lost Memory
In Auto Wreck
(By Associated Praa).
DENVER. Aug. 10. Roland R.
Mason, of Iduho Falls, Idaho, whose
wrecked car was found a week ago
near Ogden, Utah,' was discovered! In
a hotel here 111. It Is believed that
he lost his memory through the ac
cident. A big reward was offered
for Mason, who Is a prominent busi
ness man.
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Another Body
Identified Today
(By Associated Press).
EUREKA, Aug. 10. The body of
Elaine Dyer of I .a Grande was iden
tified In the morgue today. Only
two of the bodies of the eighteen
recovered remain unidentified. These
are both members of the crew.
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Mahoney Joins
Murderer's Club
(My tinned Press)
SEATTLE. Aug. 10. James Ma
honey, the alleged brutal slayer of
his aged wife, Kate Mahoney, joined
the "murderers' " club In the county
jail following Detective Tennant's
futile effort to extract a confession
from him. Mahoney slept well and
appeared unconcerned. Detectives
questioned his mother and sister, al
though they did not arrest them.
Physicians say that the stomach of
the woman failed to show any traces
of chloral, which the detectives be
lreved Mahoney gave his wealthy
bride in a glass of beer shortly be
fore clubbing her to death.
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Two Suspects Are
Caught Kansas City
nv Associated Press?.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 10. The
police are holding Edward Patton of
Portland and Louis Oordon of Se
attle, who signed a statement that
they were Implicated .In the $25,000
currency holdup of a bank messen
ger In Seattle July 14. Of the
imount stolen $4400 was recovered.
The men were said to have fled
to Portland, bought a ear and mo
tored here.
Passport Records
To be Searched
WASHINGTON, Aug 9. On the
'.heory that the trail by which Dr. R.
M. Brumfleld, Roseburg, Or., dentist,
made his escape after the Russell au
tomobile murder a few weeks ago
leads through Washington, all the
records of the federal fassport bu
reau here will be carefully searched
ind scrutinized Just as soon as a
photograph of the missing dentist
together with his personal descrip
tion is received.
George A. Neuner, Jr., district at
torney at Roseburg, appears to be
convinced that Dr. Drumfield has as
eaped across the ocean and called on
Senator McN'ary to ascertain If a
na ss port had been obtained here. It
las been found that no passport had
Ven Issued to anyone of the name
of "rrumfleld," but the department
did not say that no passport had
'een Issued to the missing dentist.
t was masoned that under such cir
cumstances Drumfield would not
have taken out a passport In his own
name, but for the document to be
worth whll" It would have been nec
essary for him to give bis correct
Icscrlption and a true photograph of
tilin.K-lf. otherwise he would have
been held up at the port of embarka
tion. It has been suggested that the au
tomobile tragedy, having evidently
been premeditated Brumfleld might
have obtained his passport some
time before the fstal night, which
will require the passport division to
go hack further than has been con
tern plated by any search of the rec
ords so far made.
VItF.SIIF.NT EXPECTED TO
8iox EXitumov nii.fi
WEDNESDAY OK THURSDAY
t Vewji.rt.-vtaw Wantilnston Pnreu )
WASHINGTON. Aug. The bill
pased by both houses of congress
authorising the president of the
I'nl'M States to extend invitations
to foreign governments to partici
pate in the Portland. Oregon 1925
Exposition was received at the White
House Friday and has been sent to
the state department for a response
as to its form snd deslrihllity. It
will probably be returned to the
pre.ldent for slgnslnre Wednesday
or Thursday and will he signed with
in a few hours sfter It reaches bis
desk.
R. R. Turner, formerly superin
tendent nf school In Orsnts Pass and
now registrar of the Roseburg land
office, was a passing visitor In the
t Mi.rif on his sit br auto
to Dallas. He ha been selected for
k. nniti.in auDerinfenaenT 01
schools in that city Eugena Guard.
LEAGUE SEEKS TO
"CAN" SUPERVISORS
Petitions Are Mailed Out With
Request School Directors
Express Opinions.
SAY COST IS TOO HIGH
Claimed That Supervisors Fall to
Justify Existence 1 Dissolution
of Educational Board
' la Desired.
The dissolution of the county edu
cational board and the dismissal of
the school supervisors of the county
Is the object of a letter and petition
now being circulated by the Douglas
County Taxpayers League. It Is
claimed that the school supervisors
cost the county $3000 per year, and
the league atatea that directors of
schools In some districts have
claimed that the work of the super
visors is not needed and that the ex
pense is a useless one. In order to
determine the sentiment on this mat
ter petitions are being circulated.
The legislature passed a law pro
viding for a county educational
board, which without remuneration
operates for the appointment of two
school supervisors. The law pro
vides that the county may exempt
itself from this provision upon a vote
of the majority of the school direct
ors of the various districts.
The manner in which the vote is
being handled la explained In the
following letter:
"To School Clerks
. "Herewith find petition for vote
to dissolve the county educational
board, to dismiss the supervisors aud
to become exempt from the provi
sions of th law relative to school
supervisors within this county.
"The Taxpayers' League has had
the matter of school supervisors
brought to Its attention a number of
tlmea and It seems tu he the concen
sua of opinion among the directors
of the various school districts that
the supervisor Is not of sufficient
value to Justify his existence. For
this reason the directors of the
league have decided to send out a
petition to each school clerk with a
request that the directors vote on
the matter.
"If your district is In favor of the
supervisor kindly advise us; 11 you
do not believe the supervisor Justi
fies his existence, kindly sign the en
closed petition and return it in the
enclosed self-addressed envelope at
your early convenience. We would
suggest that you call a meeting of
your directors at once.
"It l of the utmost Importance
that vou vote on the matter, for It
you do not vote your district will be
considered as In favor of this sys
tem and your vote will so be count
ed. "The supervisors cost Douglas
county about $3000 per year.
"Yours very truly,
"THE DOUGLAS COUNTY TAX
PAYERS LEAGUE.
"Hy L. V. Emery, Pres."
The petition accompanying the
letter Is as follows:
"To the County Educational Board,
Roseburg, Oregon.
"We, the undersigned, the duly
elected, qualified and acting direct
ors of school district No.. .. of Doug
las county, Oregon, hereby request
that vou dismiss all county school
supervisors employed by you and
paid trom the county funds; and we
do hereby further petition and re
quest that Douglas county, uregon.
be and become exempt from the pro
visions of Cbapetr t of Title XXXI.
of Oregon laws, and that immedi
ately upon the filing or this petition
the county school superintendent
dissolve the said educational board.
as by law required.
"I do not question the sincerity of
the members of the Taxpayers'
League who are aeuklng to do awsy
with the rural suiiervlsory system In
Douglas county, but I feel that the
movement Is 111 sdvlsed and that Its
succers would work great Injury to
our schools which under this system
have foreed to the front until the
Douglas county schools are aiming
the host In the stale, says rouiuy
School Superintendent O. C. Brown.
"The reason given for invoking
the recall is that It costs too much
moner. It may perhaps surprise
those who do not know the facts how
little this supervision costs th
average taxpayer. A person assessed
for $1000 would pay for the entire
cost of rural supervision eight cents
snd a fraction, one-third the price
of 1 movie ticket and less than the
cost of a good cigar. It is not con
ceivable that the school hoards of
the county will rend their vote to
tear down or lower the stannaraa or
our schools when the cost Is so
small. City schools reeognlxe the
value of supervision and all such
schools have trained supervisors. We
believe the boy or girl In the country
has as much right to an education
aa those In a city. The city usually
employs trained teachers and there
for does not stand In so great need
(Continued on Pag Six )
Taking the Joy
Out of the Movies
(By Associated Frees.)
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. Movie, with
out pistols, liquor scenes, knives or
tongue kisses are coming soon, ac
cording to a party of odlclal censors
from the western states and Canada,
who are on their way to Inspect the
California studios.
The front porch apple pie girl will
supplant tha vamp, they say.
Tanker Picks Up
Two Wreck Victims
(By Associated rresa).
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10. The
tanker Oleum arrived here today
with the bodies of Dr. J. A. Morse of
Spokane, and Ruth Hart of Pendle
ton, both victims of the Alaska
wreck.
How to Tell When
Olives Poisonous
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. (By
United Press.) When opening a
bottle of olives .If they give off a
rancid, offensive odor they should be
thrown away because they are poison.
according to Dr. Randall C. Roaen-
berger, professor of hygiene and bac
teriology at Jefferson College.
Dr. Hosenberger has been carrying
011 experiments to find out how to
detect poisonous olives. Good olives
have a pleasantly aromatic odor he
said. The poisonous olives smell a
little stronger than roquotorl choose,
and the liquor la clouded.
The poison Is known as bacillus
bollllnus. It Is found more frequent
ly In ripe olives than In green ones,
iirobably because the ripe variety are
really over-rlpo and possibly In an
early state of decay, Rosenberger
said.
Dr. Rosenberger carried on exten
sive experiments with guinea pigs.
while mice and rabbits.
Gets Average
of90inH.S.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Aug. 10. (Special) Echo
Knight of Myrtle Creek, Is one oi
the students who made an average
of better than $0 In high school, who
has been admitted to freshman
standing in the University of Ore
gon. She made an average of 91.8
In 1 7 M units of entrance credit dur
ing her high school course, which Is
two and a halt more than are need
ed to enter the university.
Scholarship among the applicants
for admission into the freshman
luss this year are unusually high
according to Carlton E. Spencer, reg
istrar. A search of the records re
veals the fact that there are already
29 units who made averages varying
from 90.7 to 98 during four years of
high school work and who have nev
er dropped more than a point or two
below 90 in any subject. A number
of these had no grade below 90 In
any of their high school work.
FEDERAL JIMIH WILL HE
ANNOUNtTCD St M ! MNO.
M)G WAIT NEARLY OVFK!
fXeWK-Kevlew Washington Bureau.)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Oregon
federal patronage matters are now
close to a solution and formal an-
nouncement of all the men selected
to fill the important offices are
promised before the week Is ended,
possibly In forty-eight hours. Delays
of unexpected character have been
due to failure to get responses from
the men being slated for the main
offices. Conferences between Sena
tors McN'ary and Stanfleld were held
tonight and the last details of state
are about solved.
MAI' IS OHDKIIKD.
A large glass protected, and Illu
minated map, showing all of the
points of Interest In Douglas county,
will be prepared by the realty board
and placed at the auto tourist camp
ground soon. The map will show
the various side trips, ramping spots.
road, distances, etc., and all large
amount of tabulated Information will
also be given.
FUSEIIAL TO ItH SUXDAr.
The funeral of George E. Ilutch
ason, who dld overseas with the
American forces, will be held 8un
dsy afternoon at the Christian
church. Rev. C. II. Hilton, officiat
ing. Tha funeral will be under tho
aunplees of the local American Le
gion post. The body will be burled
In the Mosonlc cemetery.
ItOllltEKY ATTEMPTED.
Mrs. H. 1. Epstein wsa badly
friahtened last night when she de
tected two men In tha act of stealing
Into her home. They hsd reached
the porch and were In the act of en
tering tha building when lb saw
them. Ab was alone In tha house
at the time, her husband being at
band rehearsal. 9he cried out and
both men ran.
DOUGLAS COUNTY CONVENTION
W.C.T.U. ENDS WITH INTER
ESTING BOOSTER SESSION
Chamber of Commerce Holds Rousing Meeting During Conclud
ing Hours of County Convention Held In the
Presbyterian Church Yesterday.
The Douglas county annual W. C.
T. U. convention reopened yesterday
afternoon with a good attendance,
which continued to grow throughout
the afternoon.
The big address of the afternoon
ws by Mrs. Kellx T. McWblrter of
Indianapolis, Ind., on tha subject of
"Personality." She la a preson well
able to deal with such a subject, be
cause of her own wonderful per
sonality. The silence was unbroken
except for her clear ringing tones.
aa the audience bung breathlessly on
her every word, being brought at
times almost to tears.
She began by tracing the organ
ization of the W. C. T. U. in Eng
land and Its development and ex
tension to this country; the fights
it has fought, and the victories It has
won. There are three classes of W
C. T. U. workers, she laid: The
loyal workers, the apologetic work
ers and- those who are disloyal.
"There are two thing that a wom
an is sensitive about: religion and
politics," she said. "Women were
warned to keep out of polities, and
a great many of them did, but a few
did not. There were good men who
told us what to do. We worked and
we prayed: and the women who
wiped out saloons have left a heri
tage to their sons and daughters
that will mean more than any monu
ment that ran be put at the head of
a grave. These women belong to
the class of loyul workers."
She went on to tell of the second
class, who were not really loyal, but
were always ready with some excuse;
these belonging to the apologetic
class. "It is this lank of loyalty to
the things that are of vital Interest
to the home, the church, and the
school, that has permeated the
minds of those who have come into
power and are Ihe dominating forces
in certain places."
Then she went on to describe the
third class, who think that since pro
hibition has gone Into effect, that
there Is no further need for the W. C.
T. V. Some of these unions have
even gone so far as to disband.
These are absolutely disloyal, she de
clares. Among the things the W. C. T. U.
stands for now. Is the requirement
of a health certificate before mar
riage, marriage only by a minister
of God, non-dlvorremet, censoring
of moving Jlcti'res and the teaching
of obedience to children.
In this last connection she said:
"The child who Is permitted to be
disobedient In the home Is not going
lo be obedient to the law of God 01
the law of man. Our nation Is
known the world over for the dlso
bedreace and bad manners of our
children. Because we have not
taught obedience, our churches have
empty pew on Sunday. If your
children aren't any account If your
boy doesn't measure up to you It's
because out of the abundanco nf life
he has not had the training and
teaching.
"Oh, women." she said In closing,
'hold un vour standard for law en
forcement and obedience In the
Prune Growers of County
To Hear Expert's Report
On Marketing Conditions
A picnic for all who are Interested will have some valuable information
in prune growing and marketing will both for the grower and the man
offer an opportunity lo learn more who la Interested In marlretlng. All
about the condition nf the prune are urged to attend, whether mem
market this year. It will be in bers of the association or not, and all
Laurelwood park on Saturday. Aug- business men are Invited as well ns
ust 13th. and the program will start the growers. There will be an In
promptly at II o'clock R. C. I'sulus. termlsslon for lunrh. and coffee will
general manager of the Oregon he furnished to all who are provided
Growers Co-operative association,
will talk on the work of the asso
elation, and Ernest S. Sargeanl will
speak on the prune situation. Mr. the benefit of those In that section
Sergeant Is president of the firm of. who may not be able to get to Rose
Butler ft Sergeant, of New York. burg. This I an excellent oppor
largest dried prune handlers In the tunlty to learn more about pmblenia
world. This company represents the
association In the New York market
and during the year they have sold
more "Mlstland" prunes thsn any
other representatives of the Oregon
Orowers.
They hsve distributed 61 rarload
or pearly 2.900.000 pounds of the
association' prunes and all but three
carloads of these were sold to New
York firm. Mr. 8ergeant I making
a trip through the west to learn tha
condition of this year's prune crop
sod is spending a considerable time
both in Oregon and California, ti
home; for one standard of morals
for men and women; and for loyally
not only to Christ, but loyalty to the
church of God; and may you recolve
a vision of the future that will make
each and every woman not only loyal
in spirit, but prayerful and earnest. '
Kev. Guy Fitch Phelps, pastor of
the M. E. church, delivered an ad
dress entitled: "Our Plague Spots
and How to Get Rid of Them." The
plague spots he names are race pre
judice, universal disregard of law
and order, divorce, caste or class div
ision and yellow journalism. "The
W. C. T. U. was consecrated at Ita
birth to the wipl.ij out of plngua
spots and It has been doing that to
this day. These are some of the
things that it will have to solve and
wipe out now,"
Judge Hamilton was In attendance
at the afternoon session, mid was
called upon to talk. 'The wonderful
work that has been done by the W.
C. T. U. has been the Kroatnst factor
In sustaining our country during the
war." be said, 'and now In settling
those great questions which come
after Ihe war, the greatest strength
we have Is the sobriety and temper
ance of our people."
A very impressive song and praise
service was held under the leader
ship of Captain C. Ford of tha Sal
vation Army.
The little daughter of Mrs. Caula
McGbehey gave a well received song
nd recitation nnd little Frank Belts
In a recitation trave a few ' strong
point on why boys should not smoke
cigarettes. ...
The . treasurer's report for the
county W. C. T. U. was read and
showed the following figures:- Total -receipts,
$222.09; total disburse
ments, $175.93; balance oil band
August 1, $46.16.
About the middle of the afternoon
a "community sing" was enjoyed
under the able luadership of Miss
I -eon a Genevieve Maratera, super
visor of muslo of the Ashland
schools.
"The biggest work done by tha
Union during the year," wan the
subjoct of several short reports ty
the various local presidents. Mrs.
A. C. Mnrsters reported that what
she considered had been tho great
est work of her union during the
year was the reception given the
Christian Workers' Hand. The W.
". T. ('. at Glengary had organized
Ihe 1Oynl Temperance Legion, held
oratorical medal contests and secur
ing new members.
Ilnby llitnr Held.
Late In the afternoon "baby hour"
was held, at which time several
smsll children were received as mem
ber of the W. C. T. V. with impres
sive ceremnnr, consisting of the
placing of white ribbons upon tho
wrists of Ihe little ones, the parents
pledging themselves to teach and
train them to he good citizens In the
biggest sense of Ihe term. After the
ceremony, each of the little ones wss
presented with a beautiful silver
spoon. Those children who were
taken Into membership were: Lyle
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with cup.
- 1 A similar picnic Is being held In
Riddle on Friday of this week for
which are of vital Interest to tha
prune Industry of the valley and It
is .-perted that there will be a large
attendance at the picnic.
DKAIV RKMIDKXT DIEH.
Mrs. Sarah Klrkley, aed S3 years,
and a resident of Drain, died this
morning. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock In
the undertaker' chapel. Rer. Hilton
officiating. Interment will follow tn
the Masonic cemetery. Mr Kirk,
ley Is survived by a bnsband.