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Bp FIRSTMCTIOII Page 1 to 6 TJ70 SECTIOIM SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM. OREGON; THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS mmm BUM ARE FISHED DecisiomFrom Judge Is.Ex - - pected.Witbin Twentyfiye f Days- Sixty vWitnesses are uaiiea vV. ccwcdai CUARP TILTS OCCUR BETWEEN SIDES Hansell Asserts Only Prop erty Returned Him $100 'U and Railroad Ticket 1 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March fx.Hearlnrs in the stilt of John W. Hansell lor a financial settle- mem who David, In -which a score ' or wit nesses for tbe-plaintlff testified (. to practices ,.-wihin , the- Ponton Harbor Icolony, some, of them al leging immorality, were conclud-r ed ln federal district, coun nere late today, .'Sixty, witnesses called by the defense feaff inried their faith in the cult.' . ' " 1 A decision by Judge - John E. Sater of Columbus, Ohio, who came here to hear the case, may be expected within 2 5 , days, the court Announced; .;-; ; .. -i Jtlisconduct Charged. ,x? -ilacsell, ?a former member, ctirged that he wal expelled fiom t ha, colony December, 2S,"' 1920; and that property he turned ovet to Be nam In ' PnrnelL head ; of the cult.' was not returned to him.' He sought, to recover this, .- together with pay tor his labor as a mem ber, ; which i he Valued at 8 0,0 0 0, Fraud was charged on the ground that-; the organization - nndefJhe guise, or religious teachings, vwaa a. bdstaeas "'y'eniure.T- -i ' ( Vvi J Tho' ilefensi t charged .Hansell wlii , toiscondttctriowardi" women members and alleged, he. had in eU&ated a plpt .to wreck::- the col ny and establish a new, order at Nashville. Tenri., with the aid of House ' of parid , funds, : which. It .was said, were - to be seized during the proposed rerolt.' f t - ,! -' The healing ended unexpectedly today wWhen the defense ex hausted: its list of witnesses of charges' against the 'cult; leader, and was interspersed with several sharp ; tilts between; Judge Sater and . Hi T. Dewhirst, chief pi counsel for; the House jot flavid. ' a Settle Prosert-r RKnnd While most of the witnesses dis claimed'' knowledge" of Immoral jraetlee DeTeT Couch, on -cross-examination asserted he saw Myr tle To Ik, ' a; young- woman mem ber, emerge ; from. Hiier'Tooni'Fof PurueU at the i House tSbiloh, one. morning at 6:30 o'clock. The defense put into the record the - deed: of Hansen's i property which -was turned "... oyer .tor the cult.'. HansellJiad.prevlously tes tiXied he expected; the property to be returned to him in event he ;eft; the colony, Jbut that all he re ceived when expelled was j llOO and tickets f of himself and fam ily to Nashville, hid former home. 'I;..-.- i-ixx Heglstered Mail Insurance J Plan Chanaes on Anril 1 r . 1 - - ' w J m mm W ' f v" . V -v: -Beginning .April -1 the United -State postoffice jwili repeire and insure first-class registered mail valued up to $100 a package. ,The old rale of 10 cents for registry, .which is insurance up' to' 150 ral uatiou, stUl stands. The change makes it possible to register, let ters or letter-rate parcel for earns or Talues above l$t0 and up to 10O for an added charge, of 10 cents, or 20 cents in all.. ' There, is. nb change in the or- dlnary - parcel .insurance rates, which run up to 2 S tents for a $100 parcel valuation. 1 ; Kot a great deal of call is made for the higher valuation for. small, first-class parcels, but 7 th de partment has made the addition to in to accommodate those ,. who do hot want such Insurance. .The rate is .5 cents less for the insur ance feature; alone than for alike value insurance In parcels, but he J postal rate Itseir is far high er, per' ounce. ' THE WEATHER REGON': Fair Thursday. -X.OCAL WEATHER - - v . (Wednesday) Matlmnm temperature, 75; ' n.almnm temperature, 28. x River.. .B feet; rising. .Rainfall, -none. v Atmosphere, clear. -Vyiad,' north. CONFIDE pENVERP Colo., March 23. A jury trying 20 alleged rne.robers of a ination-wide confidence game ring.retunie.d..a verdict this afternoon finding all of the men guilty. The Jury had,keen out since 10:45 o'clock last Saturday morning. ; ! , ' : " ' : " ' " ;: District Attorney Philip S. Vancise announced late to night that theientire jury, which today returned a verdict of guilty against 20 alleged confidence men after four nights and five days' deliberation, has been summoned to appear before the Denver county grand jury at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. ' ; The Rocky Mountain News tomorrow morning vwill print an interview with Herman M. Okuly, one of kthe jurors in the trial of 2tf alleged confidence men, found guilty today, in which he declared, a bribe of $500 was offered him two days after, he was sworn in, and that his threat to reveal the offer swung three other jurors into line making possible the verdict of guilty today. Oregon's Case Quickly Pre sented by iHeadsBefore v Commerce Commission v PORTLAND, Ote.. March 28.---Listless and marked by f indiffer ence on the part of people of this stated Oregon's case in regard to proposed grouping of western rail roads was presented before mem bers and examiners , of the inter state commerce ; commission here today. ' It was set to occupy two days; instead ft came to an end in Jess thah two! hours. . Three 'opinions . oh . railroad merging were presented.. These were by ' tt. If. Corey, chairman of the public service commission, who presented a statement reflect ing the opinion of that organiza tion, another by H. J.Ottenhel mer, chairman of j the Chamber of Commerce i committe who submit ted a, declaration authorized by directors yt that ;bqdy, and by S. M. , Hears, f chairman of the. Port land Traffic and Transportation association. The chamber opinion opposed western I1 rail 'groupings generally ai this time, f ' All three findings stressed lack of rail development in the state. All showed . the- fear that group ing of interests and 'systems' by roads serving the northwest would mean the ; end t of competitiTe building to ; the manifest' detri ment of Oregon's future. i - 'J ii No Surgeon Willing Yet' to t Attempt Skill on Brain of Deluded Man YAKIMA, Wash., March 2 8. Though, the "lost" rWorld war vet eran, known as Pat O'Reilly, begs and pleads : that an operation which might relieve the pressure on his' brain and so bring back his lost yesterdays be performed, no surgeon may attempt it unless such an, emergency arises that the youth's .very life' depends on it. MI'm no good 1 this way," he walled to his nurse. "I might far better bo dead. Do anyt.hin.sr that iilJ?Fn' -me,oack--an7thing'' .i a taaen ,Mor granted that young Pat, .who is not certain Of his own name and usually thinks he Is - back at a f base - hospital ready to start for Paris, Is a ward Of the war department. : He is not sufficiently competent, mentally, in the eyes Df the law, to dedde on the operation; he has no known guardian to make the decision for him, and the war. department has not yet identified him and so cannot act. Under the circum stances no surgeon feels that he has a right to operate unless the possible emergency should arise. ttRANTS PASS HOT PORTLAND. March 28 -Record high temperatures for March were recorded at several points In Orel gon today. At Portland the mer cury, climbed to 7 J. 2. -The hight est previous March temperature was 19 'oniMarch 29,M886.J"At Grants Pass today's high, mark MERGER MEETS LOST VET I QUID IlilVE OPE T O waa 86; at Rojeburg jSSaVAsHvealed, the JexUnsive .operatJ torti '75;-it -The Dallei Xg. : j.3 ZIZ2l't&5: OSPEGTED Juror Sharpe. following , the reading . of the verdict, made his acceptance of the - finding on con. ditlon when the' Jury roll was called., : Sharpe , said e yes , on condition" . wben - asked . wkbe? he 'concurred in the findingTfini ally when Judge Dunklee, presid; Ina." asked hini whether the ver dict was ; his. he finally said "yes." V I r-: 1 : Afterward Sharpe, in, explain ing. his vote, said that he had been r sick " since ' Saturday! Haw kins asked, whether, he. had reach ed his decision becauBe of his physical condition, The question wast objected to .and the objection was sustained out Sharpe an nounced that r the decision; .had been'reached of his own voHtloa and that he would abide by It.' 'The court formally J acceptedj the verdict of.therjufy ati6:0 o'clock. : .: ' Hawkins vgain objected to the decision : of thtf ; court, i clalmihs the verdlcO?a. forced.' A paper was then presented to the onr$ by h the Jury and was f read in open . court by the : clerk. It . t Of quested leniency , for all the de fendants, especially j John AUUonj WUliam Dougherty -and Jack Hardaway. rThe Jury was polled to find , out if ? thiswas jtbej rej commendation of,, each juror.': ' '- subpoenas Served - j . i . ;Was, and is this your request to the court? ased ' the clerk; to which each juror answered fyes. ; - " T " : j ' 1 : . At the request of -defense at iomevs. th court granted 2d days in which to ' file a for a new trial. - mdttod Before the jurymen eonld leave the courtroom . subPofepas wef e served upon several of them or dering them to appeir before the county grand iury. t.Thislwsa un derstood to mean an investigation into alleged efforts") to influence the juryr during Its deliberations, V The nien convicted were: John Allison ; Lou Blonger; .Thomas Beach; George Belcher; Walter Byland : A. B. Cooper; ? Robert B.f Davis ; 1 William ? Dougherty; .A: W. Duff; J. H. Foster; J. H. French; Jack Hardaway; ionis Mnshnick; Steve Olson; A. H. Potts ; WJ W Strftub ; George Walker; George Williams, alias Grove Sullivan; G. H. WlllWmsf C. C. Bailey. .. ; - ti ' ? ;,! VTonld Fleece Tourist The trUl of the 20 defendants revealed what the prosecution Claimed was a gigantic, conspiracy to fleece gullible tourists during the height of ; the, tdurist season here.' j; ? ; : n' .Testimony of more than a score of victims showed that a ; tota( running into hundreds of thous ands ", of dollars had;, been obtain ed from unsuspecting "suckers" lured Into - betting on horse ', races and stock speculations,; the race tMf and f he Exchanges exist ing only ; in the imagination Of the bunko .'artists.-: V".'. ; ,1 C 7 -'v ' Much VWraagllag ' ; Operating without ? the aid of Denver police and aided by state rangere , and special invesUgators who had been at .work for months District' Attorney Philip S yan else staged a : spectacular, raid on August 24- last year rounding up the men wbo were brought to trial and several i others nd imprisoning them ? in a church until the raiding squads' had Com pleted their work- : i -!'" ? Continuous .wrangUng marked the -progress of ; th i protrscted trial. Testimony -of J. Frank Nor fleet, of -Hale Center. Texas, "champion 1 sucker", . who: r lured the bunko men' on. In order -to obtain, evidence and the evidence of George "Len? Reamy, one .ot he' ; men ; seized in the, raid . and a' confessed member of the ring, who , turped state's evidence, re- operatlpns tivHave Cpme - -A To Oregon Pictures of, Nation's Heroe NiajjarajFaliv Goddess of Liberty Presented y J I Samples of; several of . the new line of postage stamps have been received at the Salem office and some have been sold. In general! however; the new issue ' will not be marketed u it til the old issue is exhausted,' io" as, to keep ih .uniformly ..to t one .kind . at a time. "Some, of, 'the ojd .denomin ational stamps . may ;, bans, on ; for si long time, to) cmV " V There are IS .denominations of regular postage stamps sold;, tlie one form of ; Bpecial . delivery j three denominations . of ..postage due stamps.; and, 15 values of rev enue stamps, .making 37 varieties in all that are. handled, at; a. .f.irstf class, office.' rTe, letter., and: par ceis stamps riin froni 1 cent up to 1 3 cents, , inclusive ; then 1 .' 2 25, 30 and 20 cents. iTbe25-cpt stamp la a. very -recent iaspe,. puf qut : with Jtbe ,;new . series. ' vTbe postage-due . stamps , are of ; 1 . and 4-cent denominations. Th revenues; ruhUfrom i'l . cent un. to i 0 cents, i ; inclusive; , then 5, h M cents,itl,J2 andJ5. . ' 8omeape, faces t and designs, ap pear ; qn the ..new i postage . series. The. 1-cent stamp, is a portrait -pt FrankJih. in green. The ?-cpnt is of Washington,, printed jn.rd. the preseht Mansard, letter, stamp Qolor. . Four ef the series haye.not been officially anaouneeft j.or .Is? sued the 3-cent the 7; the8 and the 1 2-cent denominations. ; yThe 4-cent haa; ajKrtraitof .JtfkrthS Washington, printed, in brownT ' 4 " The E-cent;Js .Theodore jJloosei dent Garfield in orange. ?,The..9r cent shows --Thomas j Jefferson. J4 pink, and ihe i 1 0-cent has . James Vonroe ddhe iip, Jn yellwifyali !OW" tor a j nrave.soiaier . 01. tne Revolntiod; find i he founder of the Monroe Doctrine " of the western world. - ; I (The 1 1 i-ent stamp his a daxk green, portrait of President R- iB. Hayee; the l¢ Js the. God dens , of '. Liberty statue in . New York 1 harbor v In dark '. gtay ; ' the 2 S-cent c has : -f Niagaf a : Falls -t in green, and the 5 0-cent has a lav. ender, picture pf the tomb of the Unknown ; Soldier at Arlington; cemetery. --; . - . " .' Interest focused on Man Who Attempts to Black- -maUD.,Daugherty Y NEW .YORK. March 2 8TW limelight of : public Interest which as :hlfted from character . to character in5 the Dorothy . Keenan murder case ' tohlKh t was. focused on the identity of tae;man' whd Major Draper M. Daqghertjr,. son of the : United .States , attorney general, 4 todav said had threaten ed to. blackmail him 'because of his acquaintance .with, the model. unless he . got him . a. job' with, the department of justice. 1 Daugherty, appearing voluntar- II v ' "hfor ' saRina.Ttf ; Tllntrlet At- torhey. Pecora discussed at length lth . him his acquaintance wnu the slain girl;' and left, after giv ing the .'.prosecutor :the name of the alleged blackmailer. This name -Mr. . Pecora , kept to himself, ; but ;he told newspaper (Continued on page 2 1 Husband i Charges' Desertion First Hubby. Divorces : on Same Grounds ' ' LOS ANGELES, March 28.- Gloria -Swanson. motion picture actress, : was made defendant In a divorce suit filed today by Her bert K omborn, her husband. The complaint charges desertion., j miss swanson was married , to her present husband In . Decem ber, , 1 19,-:- Just a year . atter4 her first ' husband, - .Wallace Beeryj actor, obtained a decree of divorce on the ground of desertion. ' " persistent I -.. rumors ; that . their married Iife was troubled culmin-i ated , finally In: an announcement by . Miss Swahson V in .September 1921 that the, "report that my husband and I have separated is true, ;Mr. ; Somborn later LTerl fied -this -announcement but said ft fllvrjce' was no ' contemplated r Heiress To Wealth Weds Newspaperman lliss Dellora Angel Inherits $40,000,000 Then Quietly ; Marries Cartoonist PASADENA, Cal..' March 28. The wish of Miss Dellora Angell, heiress to the $40,000,000 fortune tune of John VV. (Bet-a-Million) Cates, fori a quiet -wedding was fulfilled at noon today when she I'iighted her troth to Lester Nor rls newspaper cartoonist of St. Charles, III. ;The Altadena home of R. F. 'Angell, father of the bride where Ihe ceremony was performed was surrounded by guards who kept out such of the public as profes ied a desire to view the marriage. Although the time of the wedding was not announced to newspaper men - until this morning, , several keeore of persons got wind of it in ecason to gather about the Angell gates. But only relatives of Miss Angell and ,Mr. Norris and a few chums : were admitted. Tr. Norris and Mr. Angell drove to, Los, Angeles. 10 miles away. In the . morning and obtained the marriage I license, .'j returning a short time before the hour set for the ceremony. " "'.. odyof Singer Taken From , ped and Placed in Rose- ;v wood? Casket -PAJUS, i 4 larch 2 8 ( By - the Associated Press.) The. body of Sarah, Bernhardt tonight rested in the famous rosewood casket lined with." white satin which was made with; bet4, order 0 years ,ago and in whth she: waa frequently pho- tpgraphed ? while ,n .her .famous tours, i 'Abbe Lbutit, cure of the Church of S.t. Francois de ' Sales where the funeral- service will be held tomorrow noon, said the last Prayere--over; the great 'artist to day. She was tenderly lifted from her " bed and placed in the coffin, which was taken to the ground floor of the, home where a room has been transformed into a' chapel. '.: , . . -. : ... Still Wears Locket Bernhardt Is still clad in her white satin dress. Over her face and hair a fine lace veil has been drawn. On her breast. is pinned the cross' of the legion of honor and. around her; neck is a. ribbon (Continued on page 4) m im ilDllEST v ; ....... SI mm 40 ilLLIOWS; ttRElIil'11922 Thfe total tax lew in Orecron this year based on the tax rolls of 1922 is $40,942,271.73, vear ifrhen the total was $40,401,708.21; : The totals do not -in clude the fire patrol tax which - - m Totals of the venous classes ot taxes leviea ior mis year are: : " . . v State, $8,835,29559 ; county, ; $3,uiSY,uo.i ; county school and school library, $2,758,545.55; high school tuition, $726,111,21 ; special school, $8,966,637.72 ; general roaas, $3,794,0696 ; special . roads, $831,196.29 ; v market roads (county' levy) , $1,090,2901 ; bond interest and redemption, $1,318,507.32; special cities and towns, $7,105,110.75; irriga tion and drainage, $1,196,243.61; ports, $126,349.20; miscel laneous, $66,007.83 total, $40,942,271.73; fire patrol (not included in total); $94,914.55. 1; Brinkley and Williams Cap tured : Hiding - Under , Steusloff Abbatoir ; WUliam "Brinkley and Kid Williams, , colored, both trusties at the state penitentiary, escaped Tuesday afternoon, ? .but were caught .within an' ; hour hiding under r the Steusloff slaughter house - about a mile southeast f of Salem: ' ' " . : ' -.,.' , Brinkley was convicted in CoU umblai county for larceny ana sentenced for not .more than ten years. Williams - was convicted of larceny . In Dougiaa county . ana sentenced . to tfiye . years., ,WII- llams l escaped -once ,.' before ana was ..gone a two weeks before r he jraa 1 caught. rf."m-.-.1:-- ' ;-'s' FM1 STATE PHI HERE IS PIGGLK WIBGLY MAM : WHO MADE SPECULATORS JUMP I i t i W Hi.v ,? in ? , Hi 1 1 ti t v i! i i '''. ', I L c " tji .-ii . i i-jf j J - -ri-j-f.rii--inrvrtir'rj.iMiiiMir--fn - i mi .1 . Clarence Saunders, head Inc has been making the New heads, figuratively speaking. sold short and the price-went up like a sky rocket. Trading was suspended on the Stock Exchange, .Saunders served no tice ort "short sellers that he and After March 22 those that did not settle would have to pay $250 a share,-even if it takes the courts to decide.",- A fewyekrs ago Clarence Saunders was an eighteen-dollar-a week, clerk in a grocery store 'OFFICER ACCCSEII DUBLIN, March 28. (By The Associated Press.) Lieutenant Fran" 'Teeling, an . officer . in ' the national army, was held respon sible today tor the killing of a member of the civic force during a : - performance at the .Theatre Royal last evening. The verdict of the. coroner s court was that Teellng had fired the fatal bullet but 'did - so in self-defense. levy is oi-$540,562.52 more than last for 1923 totals $94,914.55. m .I & a.V? :, - - ' ' ' ' ' A- tolal tax to be collected In Marlon county is $1,663,255.71 and the amounts to be collected in this county t under the various classifications are:' State taxes, $37S,26550; county taxes, ! $119, 5 9 622 county school and I school library, t $ 1 5 2.2 4 4.0 6 : high school tuitido, : V $63,789.67; special school, . $282,465.07; 1 general roads, $291,990.19; special roads, $41,729.32; market roads (coun ty levy) , $59,683.90; bond Inter est a nd redem p tlon , $41,389.24; special . cities and towns,. $231, 512.84; Irrigation and drainage, $588.60; fire ' pStrol. $1537.35. In Polk county; the. total tax to be- collected; Is $574,022.13, and the various . classes ' of taxes are: State, -1164,115.61; county, . $39,, 029.71; county school and school library,! $51,509.97;: high school tui t ion , -1 $18,875.61; special school, .$124,030.23; general rods$102,72M'l: special foads, $19705: market roads, (county Ievy),Vt29,999.98: special ;, cities and - towns, 11-Ml:t'vllt9 '' of the Piffgly Wisely Stores, York financiers stand on their The Piggly Wiggly. stock was would settle for $150 a Share, in Memphis. " i.:,: Loss of $750,000 Sustained When Beach and Amuse ment Park Ravaged HULL, Mass., March 29. Fire, which laid waste much of Nantuc ket Beach last night, was brought under control at 1: IS this morn ing. .paragon park, the amuse ment center, was almost entirely overrun, by -the. flames and about 75, houses and cottages were de stroyed. All the hotels and ? the new town ball were saved. The loss was estimated at about 8750,. 000 . : . - ' Firemen said that it was im probable that any buildings would be saved i& : Nantucket Beach. Green t Hill and Center Hill,- all sections of the town of Hull. Res idents were piling their furniture in the streets. . The water supply obtained through a pumping station was Inadequate. Firemen stood idly by, unable to do anything to stop the flames. Dynamite was sent for In an attempt to stop them by blowing up buildings in their path.' Houses on six streets were burned or burning at midnight. All Cyclops Ku Klux r Convention Is Planned WALLA WALLA. Wash., March 28. The exalted cyclops of the Ku Klux ' Klan in the state of Washington will meet in what-will be known as the first all-cyclops convention at Walla : Walla April 2, 3 and 4, according. to informa tion received here tonight. Between . 5 0 and 6 0 leaders of the klan are scheduled to attend and it was stated that Spokane may sent! a larger delegation. The purpose of the meeting, it la un derstood, is to promulgate a cen tral interest and working basis for future actions, of the organization in Washington. v . CHURCH DELEGATES ARRIVE MOSCOW, Idaho, March 28. Delegates from ,20 churches ar rived here. today; for the 20th an nual s convention of the .Walla Walla Presbyterian society. . Sev eral nationally . known speakers also were in - attendance." rThe sessions will continue all day - to morrow. -J 5;.r r "'-V " ;-.' SlIPHE 1 OF he scope Inquiry Into. Effect of Uzi Import Duty on Prices by Commission to to ' Thorough MORE SUPPLY, LESS DEMAND DUE, HOOVE rf Comprehensive Study o f cProduction Costs t!ay - Take:Six Months ...: WASHINGTON'. March 28. Outstanding :- developments today In the ; sugar situation, werd the announcement - by the t&ril commission that - In ' cbmrlisr.?"! with' instructions Trc-in- PreI- --i Harding, its inquiry Into the e feet -of the ? new . import- -duty, c l prices Would. be mors, far reach ing, than originally was iricai and the prediction" by' Sii! ? Hoover that present" prices - wc- I result in 'decreased consumptloa and increased production. . . When the tariff-commission raei today - it had before It the - prerS dent's', telegram' sent' Tuesday night from St. Auguestki, F13l directing that 4t eatabll b letLc? the new. tariff. was tot,:.- tla rs tall price of sugar at his h l.yc' The commission which , ilrcfj had initiated an invc.U; U2ca tl the request. ot Cuban p tod ucsrsta determine whether .a .rtiuctica U the. sugar duties was advia-tlJ under the provisions of the- tarL-! law, decided at oncei to i:rctjj the scope of, Its inquiry. . , . To Take Line. Members of the comiisc trj dieted: It probably .wouU he tlx months before - a -.-eoti'tcl 'Jvj study of production costi ia Czlz, Pdrto Rico and Hawaii, ea wcU ft ther United ;Statcs and; cflocj stocks and world suppltes.on vart ous dates. cpuldbe. completed, ad recommendations submitted to tH president, vwfco has authority alter the tariff raters. f1 - ." Mr. Hoover's T prediction '-' waa made ; in a letter toRprcs :ata tive , Dalllnger, RepabJ kuu, ;!c: sachusetts, who had ,a9keJ for l3. formation as! to the prccest situ:. tlon. " ' - - Sugar consumption and tsroiac tjon, said, the commerce scoretirj' respond -very quickly- tOrcMco. It would be normal to nnticlnata that estimated consumption wor'l decrease as the result oft hi pre:, ent over-high . price." ; Wl'li: BEILilai Odd Fellows Make Exten sions of Water System m Salem .Burial Tract It is understood that work hia already begun on a new,: com plete water system for the Odl Fellows cemetery south of Ealerx. Four thousand , fet "of pipe for the mains and the laterals has been delivered. and the. work o aying is to be, carried on stead- ly, so that water will be avail able for sprinkling this season. , Some re-platting Is to be done. or rather is to be asked for before the county authorities. A th place was platted and dedicated to the public, it cannot be changed except through legal sanction." It is planned to remove, the fence from the south side, pnt in a curb and open-the street for easy ac cess. .This is the road that la taken to the City View cmetery, adjoining and farther up the hill to the west. -: ' . The Odd Fellows lodge .has been seeking for a long time to derisi a plan for giving, the- cemetery better care. . -The . present plan calls for a voluntary assessment of S a lot, or more It the done? wishes to give It, - for the water system and the general beautifl- cation of the place. . An electrla pump Is to ' be installed tit tha lower end of the cemetery oa Commercial street to pump water to a tank' set at. the highest point on the ! hill,: to . give su f f iciest pressure to reach all the tract. The city water mains do not carry water that high, on the'r present pressure', so the installation c ! an Individual pump 13 iniperativ a If water Is to be had. ; R. VH Henderson. R. AV. i?!m: . ral and A. W. CummIii-3 ara tl Odd Fellows commute;) la c :.r; of the . work 5 - i - "- i ,' :.....