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Goal :- Mine - Explpsions:
in
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21 SAVED FROli
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19 Die in Jamieson Shafts and
93
Are Known to Hare. Been
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FAIRMONT, . W. Va
Jau.
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5.
(By Associated Press!
he
miners, 4tf in number Who entered
the numbers mine of theamie-
aon Coal and Coke company last
night before it was partly wrecked
by an explosion were accounted
for' tonight. -. V, - . jv
Twenty-one today walked forth
from the ralley of the shadow
of death." after having ben en
tombed for ore than! 18 jbouil.
and 19 bodiesWere retnove4 from
the pit at intervals foUowins the
blast. ' -- j , -
tJpj until tonight it had! been
thought that only 3 8 men wjerej In
the mine, but the list of dead and
i living revealed that two addltlon
; al men were included In thej shift.
- Virtually no hope had been hjeld
I out for the rescue of any bf the
men. Word that all of th min
ers had' not' perished came whetr a
rescue crew that had ventured Car
.back: from the elevator sha
covered the men brattlcedj
niche which had protected
from the deadly tames that
through : the mine - following
- blast. . :.- " .
Rescuers at the top of thej
dropped tools and embraced
saved ones as they stepped!
thd elevator.
The Wn Sirert In- lalrly gpod
t-physlcai i cofadltldhC knd WeVe
rushed tf first aid stations it jthe
mine's faouth and later to hos
pitals. '!,; ,1
Rescue work is being ifusned
with added vigor tonight n the
- hope that the, one. man known, to
..' be unaccounted for may be alpre.
The first bodies Vere blfouht
' from the mine this morning. It
was then that the hopes of sav
ing' the Others alive began to fade.
' Members of . the - rescue jcrws
coming oatslde told of devastation
wrought by the blast, f A i ewf of
, the bodies fifund Uter iii te day
were about 200 feet j from the
point of the explosion, which was
centered" about two find ' f. half
miles from tfie shaft. ! The$e Vic
tims had apparently been asphyx
iated as they fled toward the
elevator. if
WILBURTO; Okla.4 Jan J 1 .
R Associated freza.v i ne
death listen the explosion Wed
- nesdav . at thJ begnan-MeCtonhell
mine ' No. ' 21 tonight I appitrettUy
hail b4n increased to 93. Relief
workers said they bad located jtive
bodies when enly three' ptrtui
If had been thought hnreeovek-ed.
Air five were negroes.;
Forty-five eohvicta fron the
Oklahoma' penitentiary . a,t : Mc
A'lesteri prepared' most of the
craves for the victims and tonight
a long row of 50 ranged sidd by
mAm in a. little country cemetery
In a valley near the. mine, j Eight
more were , dug at the rWUbukon
i CoutaB4 ps 8.)
CIRCOlt JULTGlE' IS
LL
BIcJIAIIAX IS TO MOLD COVBT
Judge Percy R, Kelly j of de
partment No. 2, nt: .the Marion
county clrcnit. courts ia; cbnfned
in his home in - Albany! with a
severe attack of la grippe 4ndwill
bo unable to hold court this week,
it was announced In t the county
clerk's office yesterday. , r i '
Circuit Judge L. II. MtMaban
. has been assigned to; hear, cases
5j at will come up In department
No- 2 next week. Judge "Kelly
had been" assigned to the Klamath
Falis 5cnch for the coming -week,
ami JudKoLevctt of 'that! county
as to hear cases in Saleni. Bo
. , cause of Judge : Kcfly's illness,
rhief Ja8ticeMcBrlIe4s6ued an
1 order yesterday continuing) bU the
vmm Jadge Levett was to near
i Twn - women are to face I trial
wWv. The case of I Mrs
! ' Anhi -nringrv chargM withf ion
tributfd. to the delfntnrfc-nty of
' hrr fourteen yeaf oU aaugnier
has been set frr llozizy. January
19 th-t of riitn mat,
i v Uh lirctiiy,;fv,r V .
ft dis-
14 a
them
olled
the
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Prohibition
Has
New
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Health ot Xatlori Vastly Iihproved,
fast, Atitl-Salxm Counsel Declares in Reviewing Situation!
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WASHINGTON, Jan.
sixth anniversary of prohibition was hailed by .Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel of tjhe Anti-Saloon league, as show
ing the consumption of-alcohol lowered to a small fraction of
its former total; the health of
saloon and the pauper is no more and slums which clustered
around it, a thing of the past
VThe ; newly issued: census
per cent decrease in drunkeriess commitments in 1923 com
pared with; 1810,; Later figures
show! this decrease continued
through 1925. - f (
America's sobriety is far ahead
of European nations cited by wets
as evidence of the superiority of
license. - The ratio 1 of- drunken
ness convictions In 'England' and
Wales was 200 per 100,000 popu
lation in 19 3. The ratio of such
convictions in the United States
was 83.1 in 1923, according to the
census boreau. ; London arrests
three and a half times' as' many
for intoxication per year as ftew
York,- and Paris' twice as many !h
spite'of the greater severity of out
police. A total of193,0 regis
tered home distilleries in France
contribute to the intoxication bf i
that nation. With - bread lines.
unemployment doles, debt dodging;
and hands out stretched for Amer
ican loans the wet nations of Eur
ope may profit by America's ejx-j
ample of new freedom from !-!
cohol's rule." I . I
The anniversary also was made
the occasion for a petition from
seventy women throughout the
country asking that "prohibition:
be put In -the hands bf its friends.?
The petition was addressed jtoi
President Coolidge and members
of the cabinet nad congress. Co-j
operation' is , bringing about the
strictest enforcement of prohibl-j
tion was pledged by the womerii
who added: j
We commend every effort VOU
may make to remove prohibitipri
rom polities by placing the servf
ice under the merit system." j J
.They said that all great refonh
had required a generation or two
to become fairy effective and tha
ill
tire stage, "
.,4
SHIPBUILDING SLOWErl
world ! PliODtrcnoN" it is
DROPPED TO NEW IX)W LEAEL
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (By As
sociated I Press. )i World ship
building .dropped to a new low
level for'the post war period dur
ing the quarter' ended December
31; when less than 2,000,000 gross
tons, of ships were under construc
tion" it was shown by figures an
nounced today by; Lloyds register
of shipping. The .total also was
beioV the -mark Just before the
war. when 2,496,000 tons, were
under construction. t I
The changes during the past
quarters says iLIoyds register.
have brought the United States
from eighth to sixth place in ship
construction. v 1 ill
Compared with the figures for
the quarter ending' September jSO
the United States showed ! an in
crease or about 50 per cent jia
shipbuilding activity. There wei-e
sharp decreases in Great i Britain
add Ireland and a smaller decline
for all other maritime countries
combined. ' Italy and France made
some gains. ; '
ALICE HARDING PASSES
SURVIVES LATE HUSBAND pY
; VEW MONTHS. ONLY
j Mrs. Alice A.! Harding widjov
of the-late Jenkins Harding, died
yesterday in Portland." She sur
vived her Trusbahd, Whof died I In
October, only a few months, i
The' late Jenkins Harding was
born in Salem, and the couple had
been well known throughout this
Section. : For: nufay'. years they
lived ; in- Woodburn. They then
moved to f Salem., They left! In
1903 vfor -Glendale, - where" they
lived jnntil iaie when-they mM
their homo hat Portland, f Funeral
services have been arranged ifdr
Monday.; ni . ..i . 4
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PIONEERS USE PHONES i
: v'v : ; '
aBELLIKGHAM. Wash., Jan. 1
By, Associated j Pr'ess.y '-''A.) It.
Campbell of Bdllingham and Dr.
George Shorkey, jof -Mounts Ver-
iion, whb'Pbolh used Afexandcr
Bell's tclephori at the' Philadel
phia exposition SO - years ago, at
tended k meeting of pioneer tele
phone users here today.: t i j
rnATyis chakg ed:
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SEATTLE; Jan. 1 5.-Cliargcd
with using the i mails to rfeTrsod.
T. E. Evansi Yashon , Island; Vols
held in theC county ail here j t-
nlsnt. "Gvans 1s' accused of bar
v demanded $1,000 In a threat
c .. litur to lira. II. "C. PiercB of
C'V-'f Utrr Cpc z-f
Brbiirrht
Wheeler Sayis
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Paoper and Slums Are .Things of
15.l-L(By Associated Press.) The
the nation improved and the
figures," he said, "show a 55
ATTACK LAUNCHED ON
PROHIBITION ENFORCERS
DteMOCR.'TIC.8KXATOIl IIW'S
WILSON IX ADDlUfiSS
Foreign IV plomat. Dry Agents
ami i Former Prvsklen , .
Conic Under Fire
WASHiNGTON, Jan.: 15. (By
Associated Press;) -Attacks on
Wcodrow ! Wilsori, foreign dlplo
ms.ts in connection with the im
portation of liubir, proMbitlOn
agents and others were made to
day In the senate by Senator
Blease, democrat. South' Carolina.
' Reading George Washington's
farewell address aa an argument
against American adhesion to the
world court, .the South Carolinan
particularly scored the diplomats.
He charged that they were-"feeding
"liquor to,! and "debauching"
American women without inter
ference from federal government
authorities. Assailing vthe. demo
cratic party for endeavoring ' to
"foist" the league of nations upon
thb' conhtry, he said "he believed
this was done "conscientiously for
the purpose of endeavoring to
make, through his egotism and
vanity," the then president of the
United States the president of the
world. '
: With respect to prohibition, he
declared i that ? "any- 'man who
thinks this country has' prohibi
tion Is an1 Ignorant fo6l!."
"The only man in this5 country
who .has ! prohibition is the. poor
t ltnv ii -ohm AvaevrtMrfv Wma
knows It.", the senator said. "If
he does not know, Ctt will not take
him long to find; out if he wiH
just walk slowly; along the street
and look like his 'Hps are I dry.
"Why, they have soliciting ag
ents all over the city and they
come into the senate office bond
ing and they go to the house of
fice building, and they come under
the dome of the capitol; and yet
Some people stand up and talk pro
hibition." - v :
i6LICE TO USE POSTERS
PORTLAND. Ore.; Jan. 15.
Portland police today enlisted ad
vertising posters' in their fight
against crime and announced that
speakers will address various or
ganizations making anti-crime
talks. The radio also will be used
BUT FAT
:llll S;:
AKD iHS WIPE COULD VJZZ
SALEf; C)K:CN, SATURDAY
fi'Jli.1 LEGISl'Til
National Council of Farmers
' Voices Opposition to In
f : terference - i
HAUGEN BILL ENDORSED
Council Declares Farmers Should
Be Left ti .Themselves 1 in
,' Solving Problems of ' - .
Surplus
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.
(By Associated Press.) The
fourth national conference of the
National Council of Farmers' Co
operative; Marketing associations
went on record at its concluding
session, today as opposed to any
legislation at this time dealing
with surplus farm products.
In adoptiiig the report of its
legislative committee which re
commended such : a course, the
conference upheld the views of.
Robert" W- Bingham of Louisville,
chairman of the national council
and Aaron Sapiro, the council's
legal adviser, who had urged that
the question be left to the farm
ers themselves to meet through
extended- cooperative organization.
Former Governor Lowden of ', Illi
nois and ; other members of the
group favoring legislative aid in
tackling the problem, were absent
from the floor when the confer
ence took its action.
The report provided for. ap
pointment of a committee of eight
to studyi the surplus problem and
report to the council's executive
committee. Its findings will be
made the basis of a referendum
vote among the cooperative asso
ciations which will determine the
organizatio'n's-poliey -- t "s- - ;
-" Mr. Lowden, who. had sought
appf bvaf by the conference " of
some form of legislation to take
care of the surplus phase of farm
relief was understood to have re
mained away from the final ses
sion as a form of protest.
The conference unanimously
endorsed the Haugen bill, whkh'is
backed by the administration and
provides for a division of co
operative marketing in tt de
partment of agriculture" with an
appropriation of $225,000 for Us
This bill was favorably reported
today bjf the house agriculture
committee and Chairman Haugen
said he expected to get it before
the house next week.
All officers of the 'council were
reelected.
THE MODERN VERSION
PIE ARE OPPOSED
MORNING, JANUARY 16, 1926
CRIME -NEWS DISCUSSED
AT, EDITORIAL MEETING
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION ON
PROBLEM ARE NOTED
Majority Agree That Publication
I of Crime News Required
, of Newspapers
' WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. (By
Associated Press. ) Differences of
opinion over the featuring 6f crime
was developed at the opening ses
sion today of the annual meeting
of the American. Society of News
paper Editors. ' '
Casper S. Yost, . editor of the
(St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and
president , of the' society, contends
that the publication of crime news
did not promote crime. Publica
tion of such news, he held, is one
Of the duties of American news
papers and it should be displayed,
when its importance warranted,
on the front page.
Charles C. Dennis, editor of the
Chicago Daily News, argued that
Jine-tenths of the crime news
uld be printed in small type and
Segregated on an inside page. He.
declared that the great majority
f readers were interested in the
more wholesome kind of news,
i Murder, with mystery, said Ed
mund W. Booth, editor of the
(i rand Rapids, Mich., Press, is a
flrst class story in any newspa
per,", and will not do unusual
4arm to the public mind, not ex
depting youths. Objections, he
thought, are timed chietly at scan
dal stories, rather than at those
dealing with crime.
The Rhinelander case was de
scribed by E. C. Hopwood, editor
of the Cleveland Plaindealer, as
one of the outstanding news stor
les'of last year.
J. T. Williams. Jr., editor of the
Boston Evening American, de
fended the featuring of crime
news on the ground that crime
is a potential threat to a whole
community.
i English newspapers print far
more crime news than'thnna nf hia
Country, Grover Patterson, editor
of the Toledo, Ohio, - Blade told
e society, yet theee are propor-
onately fewer murders there.
GIRL KILLED COASTING
a SPOKANE, Jan. 15. Martha
Deienskt.iTT waa-Ttffledher"e" to
night .while coasting when her
sled struck a tree stump. Anoth
er girl on the sled was injured
slightly.
GOXZAGA; DEBATERS WIN
SPOKANE. Jan. 15. (AP)
Gonzuga university debaters won
a two to one decision over the
(fniversity of Idaho team here to
night on the Gooding long and
short haul bill. The Gonzaga af
firmative team debated in favor
of passage of the bill.
- DEBT PAYMENT. VOTED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. (AP)
By a vote of 257 to 133, the
house today adopted a resolution
to authorize acceptance of the
Italian war debt - settlement, as
recommended by the American
debt commission.
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WORK Oi' TAX BILt
BUSHED FOR SENATE
Finance Committee to Re
turn Reduction Meas
ure Wednesday
EARLY ACTION ASSURED
Tax Cut Bill Will Be Given Right
of Way; Leaders of, Both
Parties Ask for Speedy
Hearing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. (By
Associated Press.). Working at
full speed the senate finance com
mittee brought its work on the
house tax reduction bill up to a
point today which will -permit
final action on it tomorrow.
Chairman Smoot ordered several
approved sections of the bill sent
ta the printers and "announced he
would attempt to have the meas
ure presented to the Senate by
Wednesday and taken upon the
floor a day or two later.
Leaders of both parties have
given assurance that the measure
will be given right of way in the
senate and have announced they
will press for early action to as
sure tax reduction by March 15,
when first income tax installments
are due.
Provisions of the house bill con
tinuing the board of tax appeals
with a membership of j 16 mem
bers with increased salaries was
approved, but it was decided to
limit the appointments to . 10
years instead of 14.
Terms of the house bill requir
ing that appeals be filed with the
board were amended to give tax
payers the alternative; of filing
with the board or a court. A mo
tion to extend Jurisdiction of the
board to cases under the 1913 act
was rejected.":''-: t-' s
The committee agreed to an
amendment' assuring exemption of
income on profits of cooperative
marketing associations when JS5
per cent of their business is tran
sacted on behalf of members. It
refused, however, to allow exemp-,
tions for cooperative apartment
bouse organizations. "
Provisions of the house oil! al
lowing refunds of 'the ! difference
between the present and new tax
e to automobile and cigar deal
ers for stocks on hand 30 days
after the law becomes effective
were approved.
House provision tc create an
investigating committee to study
administration of the income tax
law was amended to include only
five members each of the house
-ays and means committee and of
the senate finance committee on
the commission.
The house proposed j five addi
tional members representing the
public.
PIONEER CLUBS j RALLY
i r
t
WILLIAM PENN GROUP , IS
AWARDED FIRST I PRIZE
There were 140 boys to attend
the Marion county Pioneer . club
rally held last night at the First
Methodist church of Salem. Prizes
were offered clubs on scores of at
tendance, club stunts and table
decorations.
Justices O. R. Coshow, John L.
Rand and Harry H. Belt of the
Oregon supreme court were the
judges. William Penn Pioneers
of the Salem Friends church won
first prize. Second prize was won
by Silverton Pioneers, j : '
Deputy State Forrester' Crone-
miller was the principal speaker of
the evening; He told of various
phases-ot forresters jwork, '.and
also tgave some points:' for. camp
ing., 1 ' .-iV"'
A "feature, of' tho evtiaing was
the singing,. In which all Joined
Ben J; Kimber. secretary of the
county 'YMCA. conducted theslng-
ing. . ., i . - ! .
Turner.. Pioneers gave a' few Ire
marks on thrift, in keepingwith
the coming thrift week. Chairman
for the evening was .Ed - Young,
member of. the Silrerlon Pioneer
club. T - - .
USE RADIO Iff ; SCHOOLS
HO , DISTRICTS i RECi:i VE
SPEECH FROM PRINCIPAL
SPOKANE, Jan. 5.- (AP)
Educators '-"bere' saw new edaca-
tional possibilities In radio as the
result of s eperiraent today dur
ing -v which ., 30- grade 1 schools I re
ceived a pTORTani broadcast by; the
'North Ce"nWal hlh school stition
nodeff the dlNctiton Orvilht C
Fratt.v city superintendent i. of
schools. While receptioaf was lKor
at some' grade schools, at others
NEW VERSION IS GIVEN
TRANSLATIONS OF CARPEN
TIER "SPEECH" VARIES
NEW YORK. Jan. 15. (By
Associated Press.) A more ac
curate version of Georges Car
pentier's interview with news
papermen given after his arri
val from Fraricej came Xo light
today all because one of the
interviewers understood French
This interviewer's translatioxi
of the French 45ghter's remarks
and the same remarks as in
terpreted for newspapermen-by
Jack Curley, the; boxer's Anieri
can manager, follows:
Curley to Carpentler "What
do you wan to! give the boys;
George?", " j : ;
Carpeni ier to Curley "Tell
these fellows- anything' you
want." . ' - :
Curley to ' newspapermen
"Georges says he is very happy
to be back fh this country again
and enjoys above all his associ
ation With the writers."
Carpentier toj Curley "Get
rid . of this gang as soon as pos
sible; I've got a date at 7:30."
' Curley to newspapermen
"He says, he would like to fight
Paul Berlenbach for the light
heavyweight title, and wishes
you boys a happy New Tear."
CITY BEAUTIFUL PLAN
SUGGESTED FOR SALEM
DEVELOPMENT; WITHIN NEXT
YEARS CALLED CERTAIN
Irving B. Lincoln Lauds Hospital
ity at Realtors Annual
Banquet
Irving B. Lincoln, manager of
the Industries department of the
Portland Chamber bf Commerce,
in an address last evening at the
annual banquet of the Marion-
Polk Cbunty Realtors association,
held -at the Marion hotel, declared
that the .Oregon people were the
most hospital folks he had ever
met. Mr. Lincoln came to Oregon
about a year agov
Speaking on . '"Community Pro
gress," Mr. Lincoln said:
."Your city. should have. a plan
of building and a zoning system
for the physical development of
your city. '
"Here in the Willamette valley.
you have the natural resources for
the upbuilding of Industries. In
fact, you should develop into one
of the greatest industrial centers
of the noTthwest-."
Based on figures recently pub
lished showing gains In postal re
ceipts, users of electricity,- water
connections and school enrollment.
Mr. Lincoln said Salem is now a
city of 25,000 people.
Another reason for the Indus
trial development of the Willam
ette valleyV according to Mr. Lin
coin, is the wonderful textile cli
mate and the soft water, especial
ly adapted: to the manufacture of
textiles. "I
Leo Childs, recently , elected
president of the Marion-Polk
Realtors association, expressed
the belief that the coming year
wouW continue to show great ac
tivity in the real estate market of
Salem. Organized as realtors now
are, Mr. Childs said it was an hon
or to become associated with real
tors in Marion and Polk counties.
and especially to serve as presi
dent of the association.
T. W. ZimmermiZL. secretary of
the Northwest Realtors associa
tion, declared ' that the - Pacific
Northwest was just on the eve of
a wonderful development, ' Mr,
Zimmerman looked for a prosper
ous real estate year.'
Judge John Scott presided
as chairman of the evening. Show
Ing a partiality for stories, tile
Judge called upoh ,.: P. Bishop,
C. E. Knowland, George C rowel
of Albany, and ' others, and al
responded. f-; ..,-' 4; '
The annual banquet of the real
tors last evening was attended by
one. of the largest crowds ever
brought together by the -realtors.
The program ; wa& ''arranged 'and
was in charge of Winnie' Petty-
John, chairmau. of the program
committee of the ' Marion-Polk
County: Realtors association.; :
CANDIDATE VILL SPEAK
A. E. - CLARK TO ' ADDRESS
CHAMBER, "MEET ttOXDAf
Principal r speaker at - Monday's
chamber or commerce meeting wil
bo E. A. Clark of Portland, one
of the candluatcs' for republican
nomination for Ufa Red States sen
ator. " Other candidates hare al
ready appeared before that "body
: Mf. Clark was born' ami raised
on a farm, wbrkeii at logging rode
range and taught school. In-101 1
he wis made assistant judge ad
vocate general and was in charge
of , val nation of j ali en ' property
During the Hughea and, Coolidge
presidential, campaigns, - he de
livered talks, and as a candidate
for : senator - on tl-c progressive
ticJfPt. He Is a -rnrt!i!id lwypr.
price five CE:rrs
POKER PUT TO TEST
Impressive -Maneuvers Are
Held With EverJ Depart-1
ment Participating ;
WAR GAME SPECTACULAR
, - . - i '. ;
'nst Assemblage : pr Fighting
Craft Takes Part! in Exer
cises; Planes slid Sub
; marines Used
SAN PEDRO, CaE, Jan. 15.
(By Associated Prss.) The
backbone of American sea cower
today was eneaeed off the coast of
southern California la one of, the
most . intricate and fascinating
maneuvers of navigation In naval
practice, battle; fleet convoy
screening, including! repelling of
an air attack. Three divisions of
the great dreadnaugbts, a division
of submarines, two fsauadrons of
destroyers, the aircraft carrier
Langley, and aircraft squadrons.
aircraft tenders, scout cruiser
Omaha, submarine fenders, mino
sweepers and eagle t boats repre
senting all available! forces of the
United States battle! fleet partici
pated. - .
This vast assemblage of naval
warcraft was concentrated during
the afternoon after the forenoon
had been spent in a fascinating
and spectacular war game. The
main body of the fleet, the dread
naughts, preceded by submarines.
mine sweepers and1 eagle boats.
left the San Pedrbg base shortly
after ? dawn for battle exercises.
The light scouting -forces of the
neet destroyer squadrons and air
forces left San Diego. Proceed
ing In the direction of each otter
and utilizing every moment of
moiton rr tactical exercises and
bft'ttle" formations, "die" two' for ces
went into the problem of a naval
enconnter - between two - such.
forces. , . ' i , .
The submarines under, the tur-
face, the scouting', fighting, bomb
ing and tofpedo plahes in the air
and the destroyer! with their
smoke screen maneuvers turned
the still waters of the Pacific into
a great naval stage lof strategy
Then early in. thej afternoon af
ter one of the most! complete aer
ial maneuvers everS held oil the
coast here, the concentration be
gan for the battle fleet convoy
screening, which was scheduled to
proceed through the night until
dawn at least. I
' Contfnnef J)
FEDERATION' WILL MEET
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFI
CERS WILL TAKE PLACE
Members of the Marion Count v
Community Federation will -hoid
their annual meeting and election
of ef ficers,Thursday evening, Jan
uary? 21. The meeting will be
held in the auditorium of the Sa
lem chamber of commerce.-
A. N. Fnlkersoh is the retiring
president of the federation. He
is a member of the Salem Heights
community club. Fred Scott of
Liberty is retiring Jrice president.
W. W. Fox of Hayesville retires
as secretary and treasurer. Elec
tion will be tor successors of tLese
offices, i-' . rl : , . v.
Two new community clubs will
be . initiated , Into he federation.
Turner ;will come tn. J. R. BiJ-
good Is president. iLabish Center.
the ofhef community to be initiat
ed, has been wgaiixed" for some
time, but as yet has not been of
ficially admitted i to hta feder
ation.; IV. C Bishop is president.
' After the election, the program
will consist of a general table dis
cussion om lhe subject. "Wbat
Shall the Federation Do in 192S?"
! Winnre Braden secretary of
the Dallas chamber of commerce,
has been Invited (o the meeting,
and will tell of he accoropliih
ments of the Federated 'clubs of
Polk "county. "A representative of
each community will be called up
on' for a few remarks.
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