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SHUS iui n Ml I m ill - fl - - l -3 f - -. . i L1-'::' .-ML w DIRECT ROSEBURG'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS Pictured above are the educators directing the ac tivities of the Roseburg public schools: At top, from left, Paul S. Elliott, city superintendent; Omer J. Monger, principal senior high school; R, R. Brand, principal junior high school; below E. S. Hall, principal Rose school; Verlle Tracy, principal Benson school; Ruth Swinney, principal Fullerton school. Due to a record enrollment an d overcrowded conditions, school principals and teachers are anticipating many problems during the school year, but have maintained an effi cient program since the opening Sept.. II. i Lashing of New UieaPs Labor Policies by Dewey to be Followed by Talk Tonight on 'tndispen&aole' Man; Morse O. KJ& Views EN ROUTE TO PORTLAND WITH DEWEY. Sept. 18 (AP Gov. Thomas E. Dewey swiftly shifted his campaign attack on the new deal today to aim a blow at what many regard as the heart of the democratic appeal for reelection with a sueech scheduled tonight in the Portland, Ore., ice palance on the subject "is there an Indispensable man?", Obviously elated at the yelling, whistling reception given his slugging assault on the adminis tion's labor record at Seattle last nieht, the republican presiden tial nominee made the short train hop to Portland for his second maior sneech of his west coast vote drive. The New York governor al ready has announced that he in tends to attempt to prove before November that no one man is in dispensable to the operation of this eovernment and he promised a detailed outline of his views in tonleM's sneech. to be broadcast at 7:30 p. m., Pacific war time. With a sympathetic crowd cheering him on. Dewev sailed into the new deal last night with a Vtnt-a rryiinlraA aftncl rr nrhaf he described as home front "quarreling, bickering and con- fusion " ' About 8,000 peons packed themselves into Seattle's civic 4 auditorium to hear the eovernor and hundreds listened in an ad- ,1acent park, where loudspeakers were provided 'I St-ike Blame 'Placed ' I Punching at the Roosevelt ad- ministration with the charge that fCnnrlniid nn pnpp R) Conqressmen's Plea ta Eisenhower Wins Privilege of Inspection Tour Of War Sectors in Eurooecn Theater LONDON, Sept. 19. (AP) A "congressional invasion" of France was arranged today byjGen. Elsenhower after nine members of. the U.-S. house told the luofjime commander they believed that they were beine'ntdl'keri frortl tl trip bv lesser military authorities. Eight representatives probably will leave tomorrow on an in- nocttnn tour t--ich wy inoli"11 Cherbourg, nossfHT" Urusspts. nn- rlv pn pfR""rp r.nsnil. tHp M-lnt line anH rpr!Tns fhp Sie frel lln to stt'Hv the eou'n ropit or thn tror! ho1 tiv aip f,-Hn l tho rtoMs anH thr on. prtion of lend-lease and civil af fe'r,. Three m n r a rAnrPSPnttfi'pc hay lrrlvPH n T smdnn. hooS'nir to 12 t total now Here. The nftw rrH'als "'rp wit Horn (W. Vah t. rhnt W0l'"cM (TV r-'i'V and Lowell Stockman. (P -Ore.). Pen. Wqitor W. Judd, (R. M'"n.). left for China. Those who w'H make the rHn to France are Harris Ellsworth, (R.-Ore 1 : W. R. Pnae. (D.-Tex.) : O. C. Fisher, (D.-Tex.); John Roosevelt Not to Visit West, Hannegaii States SAN FRANCTSCO, Sept. 19. (AP) Robert Hannegan, demo cratic national committee chair man, says no plans have been made for President Roosevelt to campaign in the far west. Hannegan, here to arrange pre cinct work with democratic com mitteemen for 11 western states', told newsmen he doubted If the chief executive would revisit the west before election day. PORTLAND, Sept. 19. (AP) Columnist Raymond Moley told the Portland chamber of com merce he fears a small minority may pervert the democratic party's strength to its own self ish desires. The former assistant secretary of state predicted that city votes will elect the next president. Oregon Pear, Hop Raisers Call for More Pickers , "R ALU?' r? . P';,.1?:" 'A,r st?te firmI"bor officials ca"eJ todav for 200 more pear pickers in the Hood River yalley ?nd additional hoD pickers In Sa- 'em' independence, and New- uc'?- ' . . . Mt other areas, however, had amble farmhands, officials re- rX"- Harvest is underway in the RB"e River vallev's winter Penr crop and Currv county's pod nea crop without calls for addi tional workers. pwiHrjs. (R..roiif Kc-l E Wlnrit. (R-S. r.): Edi'h Nour "norprs. (P-Masl; .Tamoq P. pichar-K fn-s. C.) and Brooks B'vs, D -Ark ). Tt was underwood tht Elsen hower, drafted at n lndipnt'on roetin0'. exnrpcspd the onlnton hat contn-eccmTi wrp enjttpd o N fullv informpd on aflrs Involvtnc thp nroQcnidon of the vnr. F'senower's rnl' emniip. ei-rp flnt hp ch'or1 this httrf 'nd saM thv could see anything thev wlshpd. One of thp greno said they had been treatpd with a great deal more eourtesv by the military since taking the matter to the supreme commander. , PORTLAND, Sept. 19 (AP), The Oregon state republican club went into the concluding day of its convention today after hear ing Wayne L. Morse uphold a charge made by Thomas E. Dew ev that political influence entered into War Labor board decisions. The republican senatorial nom inee and former WLB member keynoted the convention's annual banquet last night. After the 160 delegates heard the New York governor make the charge in a radio broadcast from Seattle. Morse declared "Dewey is right." The former University of Ore gon law school dean said that on r. .... .w-.-i i-! .i ,1 Va ratlimaH in ;oi,;i r c ri ttinti the opinion In a west coast air- craft case "had been written be fore the board had even consid ered the case." Speaks Also For Cordon Morse also endorsed the labor views expressed by the G. O. P. standard bearer, and explained his own stand for a judicial rath-..i'ongias coumv in ruunmrv, S a student pilot. Miss Kins nas vauey. most or me miorven er than what he termed political 1943, making his home at Brock- hp abmit 73 h0urs In the nir. ing terrain, however. Is rough handling of labor problems. "Labor and industry can de nend upon me to stand up and fight for them when they can (Continued on page 6) G.O. P. Promises Will be Kept, Says JohnW.Bricker ERIE. Pa.. Sent. 19. (API ov. John W. Bricpr, bidding for Pennsylvania's 35 plectoral vnto. ripclororl todav that the rP nubllcan narfv's platform could he accented "at full value with an assurancp of performance." "Thp rpntihllcan party through the leadership of the party in enncrres sand through the ad mlnitsration of 96 reouhllcan gov- prnnro." guld fhP G. O. P. vlcp "residential candldatp In a snppch "has rppstahllshed thp rpnubli en party In the confidence of the pponle of thp country." Tn contrast, thp Ohio governor fnlH a crowd in the concourse of union station, "the npw deal to dav onlv looks forward to un emnlovmnt and pronops meas ures to a'levlatp condition aris In" out of unemployment." Hp addpd that thp republican narty had a definite program "for thp rehabilitation of busi ness and the conversion of Indus try to peace-time high produc tion" BHrker said the Integrity of a nolitical party was measured bv the promises it kept, and that the democratic party's "promise In 1932 of a 25 per cent redur tlon in thp cost of government berame a 56 per cent Increase In one year's time." Established 1873 Finns, Terms "Hard,' Reports Via Sweden Say Finnish Gulf Naval Base Lease to Russia for 50 " Years Severest Jolt LONDON, Snet. 19 UP)' The Moscow radio announced tr armistice with Russia and Britain.) K The first brief annoimcementl" did not eive the terms, rney win be disclosed later?. 'There still was no reliable ad vance Dicture of the details of the armistice, but the Swedish press generally, on the basis of frag mentary reports, characterized them as "hard." The stipulation causing the Finns most anxiety was said to be a Russian demand for a 50 vear lease of the Porkkala naval base on the Finnish gulf. Stock holm reported that one well In formed Finnish source said this demand embraced use of terrl tnrv stretchlncr inland from Pork kala to a noint only eight miles from Helsinki. This same source said Finnish trooDS already had begun opera tion's against the Germans In I northern Finland, but It was un- nown whether actual iigntins had develoned. In some areas the Germans werp said to be retiring. Thr Stockholm newsnaner Dag- ens Nyheter said last night that the Finnish troons en route north wpre heinp snurred on bv resent ment over reports that the Ger mans werp burning farm bullfl. inr! and villages. A Berlin broad- oast acknowledged there had been some demolitions, but de nied anv "wanton burning" of Flnhfsh property. Baltic Trap Tightens - The Russians meanwhile were renorted tightening a strangle- hold on the German's mid-Baltic communications in a flaming five-dav battle. Moscow said this mav be another?, fulfillment of Marshal Stalin's strarpgy or "sur round and destroy." The German (Continued on page 6) Blow From Limb Of Tree Fatal to BovdL. Wetzel Im'uries suffered In the Rice Creek logging woods Monday by Royd Lee Wetzel. 38. resident of Rrockwav, resulted In his death Mondav eveninij at Mercy hosnl tal. Emnloved bv Thompson, Ky- tol'er and Kane, logging operators, Wetzel as struck bv thp limb- y a ihiiu.- re mu oum-.cu He was born M"v 28, 1906, In Greelev county, Neb., and was marr'ed at Bnrwell. Neb., Aug. 10. 1934, to Miss Juliann Marie Petersen, no mnvea to rjureKa, 1 California, in 1941, and came to i Surviving are thp widow: his father. David F. Wetzel. Grand Island. Neb. and fivp brothers and four sisters: A. J. Wetzel. Ar- caaia. Nen.: h-vt. tivin wetzei. u. S. armv. stationed in Alaska; Vernon Wetzel. North Loon, Neb.; , Mrs. Annis Manka, Mclvln Wet zel. Mrs. Doris Lvons, Bernard and Charles Wetzel, and Mrs. Homer Rrown, all of Grand Is land. Neb. Thp body has been removed to the Douglas Funeral home and is being prepared for shipment to Grand Island for services and In- ferment. Government Agencies Directed by Roosevelt to Beqin Preparations For Own Peacetime Demobilization WASHINGTON. Sent. 19. (AP) President Roosevelt today directed the government to prepare now for Its own peace-time A Uil,,,,. Il.ln. nf Wo.!,ln(' cr,rU.Hn r demobilization, Indicating some of Washington's sprawling war agencies will begin to fold up with the defeat of Germany. In a letter Issued at the White House Mr. Roosevelt ordered Hud"t director Hp-oM D Smith to ntn nov "to llonldf'e wa nTor-pips end reconvert the gov ernment to peace " "5?omp ctnns nlnn thecP Unpr mav bp tUpn ,vpn tne firrMin ends In Furonp " tip said. nlthe"r hp pvoidpd orpdicting any date for thp warc pnd. Tbp nrpcMpnt ordered Irpmodl afp rp-"vrmlntlnn of thp tafflnp anrt Huf lrQ nf all prrnnc'PS nnrT "id he wntp'1 as soon as possi ble n1nns tnr- 1. "Thp ttntildatlnn of wrr aopnclps pnH tfce rpsslffr'tv,ont nf e,,ch narntanpnt nr continuing fur-nt'"" as thpv TOSSPS." 2. "ThP rpduction of povrn mpnt personnel to a peace footing." ROSEBURS, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 9, 1 944 Reds Sign Armistice Applications Outside City for Sewer System Connection Prompts Study of Proposal to Enlarge Disposal Plant An immediate study to determine the actual capacity of the Roseburg sewage disposal plant and to obtain recommendations for enlargement of the facility was ordered by the city council at Its regular mid-monthly meeting last night.-The survey will bo made, it was stated, prior to acting upon a request for permission to connect Goy. Dewey, Wife Badly Shaken Up In Rail Accident ' (By the Associated Press) Governor and Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey were badly shaken but were not Iniured when I their special train, en route ; ! from Seattle to Portland ; collided with the rear end of ; a Great Northern passenger train at 11:50 a, m. today, . about one mile north of Cas ' tie Rock, Wash. Eight mem bers of the Dewey party were ' . reported to have been In jured in the collision. The . Dewey train was reported to have ploughed into the rear I of a train which had been .halted by a freight wreck. : Governor Dewey was expect ed to reach Porting In time Sfor his scheduled coast-to-coast radio address tonight. Salem Druggist, Ex-Con, Cop Wounded in Battle "SALEM. Ore.. Soet. 19 (AP) A Salem drUEBist. an ex-convict aiiu ti uuiiiviuttii were wuunuuu late yesterday in an attempted .....) i : ... i , holdup. Hospital attendants be lieve all will recover. Police said the ex-convict, iden tified as Alovsius E. Kilmer. Or egon City, attempted to holdup the druggist a few hours after hplno- rnlpnepH . frnm the Bfntp penitentiary where1 he had served four years for burglary in Lincoln eountu. The 'idrugg'fsf, 'William Nefmey er, grappled with Kilmer and was shot in the groin. Fleeing down the street, Kilmer encountered Policeman Harry Smort and fired two shots. One bullet nicked Smarts shoulder. Another officer, R. L. Main, took up the chase and shot Kil mer in the head and neck. Kilmer. 25, has a criminal ca rppr which began in Klamath Falls in 1936. when he was 17 years old. He has served three sentences and received paroles or probation on six other charges, in California, Idaho, Colorado and Oregon. Missing Plane With 2 Occupants Is Sought SUSANVTLLE, Calif., Sent 18 ( ATl TJp,r nhnpc nml ehlno of the civil air natmil Inlnpd todav in a search for Pprgv Ellis. 25, I an(j George Davis. 25, hnth of Al- .furas, missing in Miss Ellis' plane nm CimHuv mnmlnir on n fl phr 'from Susanville to Alturas. Dnvis Kn route trom Kcno to Amiras the plane landed here earlv Sun- ,jav because of strong headwinds, an(j tj,e flight to Alturas was re- s,1rnPfi a( 8.45 a. m. that dav. Nothing has been heard from the lwo snco Pershing Still on Mend WASHINGTON. Sent. 19 (AP) The armv medical center re- norted today that the "improve ment noled vpstcrriav in the con- dltion of General John J Persh- ln Is being maintained. Pershing. 84, has been 111 for the last week. 3. "The simnllflcatlnn and adap tation of thp administrative structure to peace-time require ments." The civil service commission vptpi-dav renorted federal pay rolls stood at 2.93(1.602 emplo'-es at the start of this month, 270. i02 nf them In Washington. But thp Byrd commlttep on govern ment spending estimated the number of federal employes on Sent. 13 at 3112.965. About a million peonle worked for thp government before the war. Some official have predict, ed that even with thp closing of war ngpndes federal pav chpcks will go to mon lhan 1, 500,000 people for several years. housing units outside the city limits to the city's sewer system. I lie council in otner actions adopted ordinances authorizing construction of a spur track across North Jackson street to the plant of the Interstate Trac tor and Machinery company, now nearlng completion; passed an ordinance creating a park and play ground commission and in ordinance vacating a portion of Railroad alley, adjoining the trac tor and machinery company prop erty; took under consideration a request for opening the south end of Hamilton street, rejected an offor on two lots and heard a re port from the city attorney. Plant Enlargement Needed Considerable discussion was given the matter, of the sewage disposal plant. The Todd Con struction company recently re ouested permission to connect fifty homes built east of the city limits to the city system, but James Miller, superintendent of the disposal plant, stated that present facilities are inadequate. In a report made to the council last night, he stated that until storm waters are taken from the sewage system, the plant will not handle more than 5,000 popula tion. Removal of the storm water, however, would permit disposal for a population of 10,000. Coun cilman Croft expressed the opin ion that the plant could be given . - . ... , . ,i & Z?"Z JZ i"S f, of a larger pump and an addition al arm on the trickling filter sys tem. t The committee on health and police was given authority to em-1 actuilI chnacty of the plant andln-U- tn flu-ill fjtlH to advise the council ot cnanges nine can oe maae 10 proviuu in creased capacity. City Attorney Orcutt warned the council that It should require outside territory joining the sew. age system to organize sewer dis continued on page 6) Gothic Line Hills Won by U.S. Fifth ROME. Sent. 19 (AP) Breaking through formidable nazi fortifications and scoring what was officially termed a ."great success, American Fifth armv troons yesterday cantured 3.300-foot Monte Partbne. Monte Aituzzo and Monte cell! in tne;sumea resmence in tne paiace two Gothic line 20 miles northeast of Florence. The enemy was driven from these heights after one of the fiercest davs of flehtinir in tHe entire Italian campaign, official field dispatches said. I The successful attack brought the Americans within 27 miles of, no oena. important communica- tlons and Industrial center In the hum wi-h nn Meanwhile British troops of the Eighth army, beating back heavy enemy opposition, drove Into the little republic of San Marino near the Adriatic coast. Freight Trains Collide, Killinq 1, Iniuring 3 CASTLE ROCK, Sent. 19 ( AP) One man was killed and three others iniured last night when a Great Northern freight train traveling on the main line sideswlped a Northern Pacific freight pulling out from a siding 100 feet north of the station, state natrnl radio renorted. A. R. Hansen of Klrkland, Great Northern brakeman, was killed. Iniured were: Lloyd Jones, Great Northern fireman from Puvallun, both legs broken and severe lacerations: Ray Foster, Seattle Great Northern engineer, "TatlOPS. bnJWS Bnd ' ShOCk Charles Conn. Puvallup. possible oacK lniurv, orutscs and shoeK. Ten cars were derailed, one enelne comnletely overturned and hoth locomotives knocked loose from their tenders. 3 Japs, 2 Whites Guilty Of Draft Evasion Counts POISE. Idaho. Sent. 19 (AP) Three .Tananese- Americans and two Caucasians were convlctpd vpstprday o f draft pvaslon charges, leaving 18 of 35 Nisei and four of eight Caucasians still to face trial. Convtctpd vpstprdav were: Knlchlk Sakaguch!, 24. and Pu mln p-kapuehi. 20. both of Se attlp; Tsiitumo KaHmtirn, 21. Clo Elum: Buster Mayo Holcomb. 27. Sandpolnt. and WInfred Earl Walker, 21, Orchard, Idaho. Mew No. 44-134 Allies Blast Sumatra, Also Hit at Davao (Bv the Associated Press) The Tokvo radio announced to day that allied planes had attack ed a Japanese nase in norinern Sumatra, the city of Davao In the Philippines and Koror lsianu, in the Patau erouo norm or in vadad Peleliu and Anguar islands vesterday. There was no allied confirmation of the reports. Forty carrier-based bombers were said to have attacked the .Tnnanese base in northern au- matra. which was not Identified by name. Two of the raiders worn declared shot down. Davao, on the east coast of the Island of Mindanao, was tne tar get of 50 bombers and fighters. including iterators ana ugni nlngs, the Tokyo radio said. A hundred currier-based planes were reported to have attacked Koror island. 1 Patau Civilians Removed. The Tokyo radio declared that the Japanese navy had complet ed evacuation of civilians from the Palau islands, now being In vaded by United States forces. The broadcast said the evacu ation convoy included cruisers and destroyers escorted by planes. Another Tokyo broadcast as serted that American losses thus far In the invasion of the Pe leliu islands in the Palau group totaled 6,500 dead and 15 large ships sunk. The claim was en tirely without supporting evi dence from other sources. The Tokyo broadcast declared (Continued on page 6) Germans Battle b?ullW3 III VI UM Ivl Copenhagen Rule NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (AP) The uerman radio in Denmark asserted today that sentries out side the palace In Copenhagen opened fire on German marines today, several hours after the nazis occupied all public buildings and declared a ''police state of emergency" throughout the little kingdom. The occupation forces of the Gestapo preempted police pow ers. The broadcast reported losses on both sides as Germans re turned the fire. King Christian and Queen Alex andrine were said to have re- weeks ago after a year and a half absence. Copenhagen dispatches t o Stockholm said that the Germans had occupied nil government ! buildings, including parliament. In the Danish capital and all po- lice stations through Denmark in a lightning move shortly before noon today, Tho report said the Germans staged a false air alarm over Den mark and, while citizens took shelter, the nazis moved into the buildings. . Waste Paper Netted by Free Movie to Kiddies Approximately 5,000 pounds of waste paper was obtained Mon dav at the free matinee sponsor ed ot the Rose theater by the theater management and the Rosehurg chamber of commerce. All children bringing waste pa per to the theater were admitted free of charge to the showing-of the historic picture "Birth of a Nation," current special film of fering. W. C. Holmes, countv salvage chairman. Secured volunteer help to move the naner to a warp house where It will be held until an nmnle quantity Is obtained to make up a carload shipment. Public Allotted More Lumber, Cordon Advises PORTLAND. Ore.. Sent. 19 (AP) Sen. Guv Cordon has In formed the Oregonlan that a mod ification In the lumber freeze or der will double tho amount of lureher that can be sold to tho public without restrictions. He said tho amount will be In creased from 500 million board feet to one billion board feet. Has 28-Word Title WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-(AP) Robert W. Neall. BronifVlllP. N. Y.. today acquired at 20-word offMal title. He hpcamp chief of the floor cnvprlng and unhnlstprv and nlle fabric section o' the wool branch of the textile, clothing and leath er bureau of the War Production board, Key City of s Eindhoven In British Hands Yankees Knife farther Into Rhineland; Battle For Aachen Near Finale (By the Associated Press) Reinforced by artillery dropped from the skies and backstopped bv a hookup with ground forces, allied airborne troops firmly an chored their hold on vital water lanes In Holland today in a bat tle of rising furv before northern bastions of the German west wall. The British Second army, foln Ing up with the first allied air borne army's sky invasion, cap tured the Dutch communications center of Eindhoven after charg ing forward 1G miles In 24 hours. Geldrop, seven miles to the east, also fell to the British armored divisions. Eindhoven a city of 111.000, the seventh largest in the Nether lands 's 30 miles from Germany. Two railroads and five highways meet there and It Is one of the most Important communication centers in the kingdom. The Germans acknowledged abandoning the Brittany port of Brest, hut declared the town and great harbor "are only smoking ruins." The suicide garrison was said to have retreated to the near by peninsula. Nazi Resistance Stiffens A front dispatch said American parachute troops, blazing a path for ground troons and armor, had been reinforced by glider-borne artillery. The Germans brought up heavy artillery in an attempt to destroy a strater'o canal Rplzed bv the Americans. The Americans were elimlnatine the enemy's ar--tlllery with comparatively small (Continued on page 6) Supreme Court Upholds Old Age"" Pension Measure"' SALEM, Ore., Sent. 19 (AP) The state suorpme court ruled un anlmouslv today that the "little Townsend" old age pension ln itintive should SDpenr on the No- ' vemher general election ballot, unholdlng a Marlon county cir cuit - order dismissing a suit -hrnught bv Sherman Countv Dis trict Attorney T. Lester Johnson against Secretary of State Far roll. The court. In an opinion bv Justice Fill S. Lusk. ruled that It was without Jurisdiction in the ease, and that Johnson had no right to come Into Marion county to hpgin the suit. The h'll won'd provide mini mum S60 monthly old age pen sions to he financed hv a pross Income tx of 3 to 5 ner cent. It also would prohibit enactment of a pales tax, and would hocome part of the state constitution. Johnson ccntpnded the measure) was Illegal because It emhraced more than one suhlcct. Rut. tho court ruled, the constitutional nrovlslnn that hills should con tain onlv nnp subtpot annlles onlv to legislative bills, and not to in'tiatlves. ThP decision was handed down onlv three davs before the dead line fnp Terrell to certify tho official ballot to county clerks. . Lt. Fredrieksnn Listed As Held bv Germans Mrs. C. E. Fredrlckon of Pose burg has recenvpd a letter from a woman res'dlncr in England who renorts hearing the name, rank, next of kin and other In formation concerning Mrs. Fred-rlcfc-son's son. Lieutenant fildnev T Fredrieksnn, hropHcast from! a German radio station llstlno; AmprlcW prisoners of war. Lt. Fredrlckson, a brother. of Walter Fredrickson, Newo-Pevlew shoo foreman, was renorted missing In astlon June IS. The mother had nrpvlouslv hoen notified bv the War dPoartmpnt that he was presumed to be a prisoner of war. Roseburq Plans Sel for Celebration on V-Day Germany's surrender and the celebration of V-dav will be sig nalled hv the, sounding of tho' cltv's air raid plrpns, It was an nounced tndaw. Mayor W. F. Har ris and Fire Chief Glenn H. Tay lor have authorized use of the eoulnment In giving the official signal. Bv agreement among retail merchants, the slgnnl will mark: a holiday. If sounded before noon, stores, except those handling food, will remain closed for the balance of the dav. Tf the slgnnt Is sounded after 12 noon, the stores will cIoe for the following; dav as well. The food stores will evlty fact flant By U r. RtlMnitttn Just as soon as tho ?uebc conference and other minor matters are disposed of, the nation will await, with usual tre pidation, the fixing of our next Thanksgiving date. j