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x ii n O trf DAILY DEMOCRAT Establithctf In IMS Beat Advertising Medium In Una County. VOL.' XXIX. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916. No. 107. i THE WEATHER Tonight anil Saturday fair. ALBANY ALBANY COWBOYS INVADED' EUGENE Two or Three Hundred of the Scratch'Em Oowboy Boosters Motor to Round-up. PAID $1.25 TO SEE THE COWBOY SHOW Eugene Papers Noticed Arrival in Short Items, Giving Due Credit. It '! impossible yesterday to say just how many wrul (rum here to Eugene tu the roiiiiil-iii, going as thr utitui did, without organization, every one for ilself. It it mill that 62 Albany autos were counted at Eugene after they had hevn parked The Albany contingent reported 9 big lime. The erowd was large, the ar ray of automobiles around the ground, being immense. It eott 25 cents to park autos, 5(1 cents to get in tlic ground mid 75 cents for a grandstand sent, ' ' " The show w niueh like that at rhilomath, those who taw both being of the opinion that it was hardly a ood. Over twenty acta were prcicnt ed. bucking, bull-dogging, racing, etc The two Eugene paprra were Im pressed with the Albany excursion as follows: Guard: I'orty motor cars loaded with Albany business men drove to Eugene toilay for the county fair and round-up. The first car appeared early this morning bearing Mayor I- M. Curl, of the Albany Abstract company; ex Mayor P. D. Gilbert. E. D. Cusick, a bunker,, and P, A. Young. ,. , Most of the men wore sombreros, typical tint only of Kuticnc's present festival but also of a similar carnival to be held in Albany next month Their official slogan is "Scratch "cm. Cowboy." KrgUlcr: Albany i represented at the Eugene round-np yesterday af- tern I by over 250 of the citir.cn of I. inn county, who had motored to the city to see the bin '"' and in cidentally to advertise their round-i and harveit festival. October 13. 14 and 15. The cars of the visitors were all dec orated with banners with the inscrip tion. "Scratch 'em Cowboy." which is the slogan of their hitr show, the same as "Rarin' to Go," is the slogan of the local round-up. The visitors ware very much pleas ed with the exhibition yesterday af ternoon. Those who visited the pavil ion and stock exhibits were surprised at the magnitude of the displays from the farms of i.nnc county. Amonit those who visited the office of the Morning Register were Mayor I.. M. Curl, ex-Mayor P. IX Gilbert, a former F.ugcnc man. Senator K. D. Cusick and P. A. Young. The Albany round up Sept. 1.1. 14 hnd 15 was well advertised, which was one of the objects of the trip, with a good fellowship that went with it. SURFACE'S LONG FIGHT. After Being in Office Thirteen Yeara Pennaylvanlana Zoologlat Gave Up Office. (By United Press) Harrisbiirg, Sept. 15. Having wea thered four investigations of affairs of his office, since ha took It in 190.1, and stuck tight to It, rr. II. &. Sur face, Pennsylvania's Stale Economic Zoologist, gave P the ''K1' to,l!,y and stepped out. Dr. Surface was sue ..t,l hv 1 n. Sunders, formerly head of llic same bureau for the state of Wisconsin. Dr. Surface was nsKcd to resign by the Agricultural Commis sion. Governor P.rtimbaitgh declined :.,.rfr n,1 tlio board made no explanatory statement. One probe of this office was public, but the other three were private. He weathered nil of them but decided lie would not pm tip a Tilth fight to retain his office. - n JR. Dickson, prominent Shedd J . , ! '.I 1.. tl. ,u (Ills stocK raiser, iirrivcn in n,: nioriilliK, ALBANY MAY HAVE DAY AT STATE FAIR Member of Board Invites City to Set Up Rest Tent and Designate Special Day.' "If the Western Oregon Kound-Up boosters will let us know when they are coining to Salem we will designate u day (or Albany Day at the Oregon Stale Fair and prepare to give the round-up and Hub City boo.tcrs a royal reception." said Mrs. Edith To-icr-Wcalhcrrcd. a member of the board of directors ol the Oregon Siale fair l''l morning. Mrs. Wca Ihcrrcd was aboard the Oregon Elec tric train returning to Salem from Kiigenc where hc has been to offi cially rccoguue the l-ane County fair by the stale fair board. With Mrs. Wealhcrred was Mrs. W. I". I.ord, wife of the late ex-gov-cruor of Oregon, cxU. S. minister to India and holder, of other honors. Mrs. I.ord has Ikcii a devoted work er in the interest of the flax industry in Oregon, and was in Kugcnc to look after the splendid flax exhibit that the Commercial club has installed at I lie fair. Mrs. Wealhcrred spoke in an en-.-ouraging mauuci for the Albany fail .ind wished the people of this city ill kinds of success with the under taking. She was especially interested in the round-up and predicted an im mense crowd for Albany when tin fair and rouud-up is held next month "Just tell the management "of the Knuud-Up to let us know when they will invade Salem and we will be looking for them. We will try to make i pleasant for Albany folks. wwutu . iti nave miiuny cumc to the fair and put up a tent for Al 'r.ny people all during the week. We will see that this citv nets ood soace if you will come. You will find that your tent will be a popular place and 'liiitc an attraction to Albany people if this is done." I he matter will be referred to the fair and round-un committees and it is postihlc lint Advantage 'will be tak en of the offer to set up a tent for the benefit of Albany people during the week of the slate (air. Sept. 25 to 3(1. It would I) a splendid advertising nroposition lor the Kouml-Lp, to say the least. Mrs. Wealhcrred referred to the lute fair and sai I that this year's will out-do any other former exhibition. More counties have applied for ex hibit space, more attractions will be -resent; more stock and cattle enter ed, better racing programs and ev- lyihing on a larger and better scale than ever before. - o DEATH OF MRS. GOLTRA PROMINENT PIONEER Was Born In Ohio in 1836, Came Here in 1852, and Was Married in 1856. Mrs. Sarah, wife of W. H. Goltra. n! it J o'clock ihi i. ornipt?, isns- n c t.way at her h-iine i;t this cr.v She h id l-cin in ordir.fy hcal:h previous ly She was a pror.itr.vi t pi.niecr ol Itii..' a .vcnian of ;x -t character. .1 .uciiiber of the M. E. church most if her life, and a member of a leading family here. . She was born in Ohio, October 15. IS'O. where she spent her girlhood, tnd crossed the plains, with her fath er and tucthrr. Christine and Eliza Denny in IK52. She was married May 4. 185ft. to W. II. Goltr.i. a pinner oi the sunn year. They re-i. led on the vi In taini at Goltrt Slation, until '".I v lit n they mov.'i! to Mli.inv, where tlity have since inane their ii lite She leaves a husband Hid three chil dren. Mrs. D. W. RumhaiiKh, of this city: Mrs. Unison Starr, cf Pasadena, Calif., and John U. G:iltr.i. of Salem. Mrs. B. I'. Pike, of NVvoetg, is the only member of her father's family now alive. Her brother., lion. C N. Denny, former U. S. minnler to Chi na, and Preston Denny, of Utah, and Joint Denny, of Linn county, ai d sis ter, Mrs. William Ralston, all prom inent in the upbuilding of Oregon. .Mis. riuiuhaugh is seriously ill ut her home here: Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Goltrn arrived this morning and Mrs. Siarr is on her way here The funeral will probably be held n Holiday afternoon at 2 o'clock, but the lime is not settled for cer tain. Prohibition Carries in B. C. (By United Press) Vancouver, II. C. Sept. 15. The latest returns indicated that British Columbia is dry. - Prohibitionists claimed seventy-five hundred mailrity. Ten thousand soldiers' votes will be counted October twelfth. Vancouver nnd Victoria gave prohibition hitr ma jorities. Woman suffrage carried four to one. The dry law will be effective next July. Rev. Jas. Moore left this morning Tor aalcm. Judge Wm. M. CoIvi'k, of Port land, is in the city on business. Mrs. E. A. llowcy and Miss Olive llowcy. of Coipiille, aro registered at the Albany. IS Allies Win the Greatest Vic toria Since Starting Things There. SERBIANS DROVE BUL GARIANS TEN MILES British Made Some Captures, Gaining Six Hundred Yards on Mile Front. ' (lly United Press) I'.iri. Sept. 15. It is announced that (lie Allies won the greatest victories nice starting tiic Balkan ofictisivc. I he Serbians drove back the Bulgar . .ins ten miles, and captured Garnit-.-revo after brilliant bayonet charging. I'be llrili-.li caplurcd Mali lie, ikevo. ,o heights northward. The French iucd t x hmidrcr yards on I mile front on the right bank of the Vardar, Berlin. Sept. 15. It is admitted the Serbians drove the Bulgarians from .heir positions in Malkcudzc, but that .he British who caplurcd the German advanced trenches cast of Vardar. were ousted. Long Aeroplane Flijlit (By Unite 1 Press) Paris. Sept. 15. It is announced hat a French aeroplane flew from the Mlied Greed lines, across Bulgaria, ihelled Sofia euroute, and landed aat'e 'y at Bucharest Miss Lucille Hart went, to Port ' aiidt h is morning. '. $ S S) (5 5 g CITY NEWS 9 S! Templeton Won ;"' In the big shoot at Portland yester day Frank Templeton, a Linn county product, won the main event by break ing 91 rocks in a heavy wind. An in teresting thing in the shoot wis the ccord of Dick Carlo i. who married a Linn county girl, who broke 7i rocks tftiiflit and then lost the u:at:h in he last 25 birds, goih - wild. In this jhoot Hugh Post6nn! of the high est men 'at Albany, made only HO. L. II. Rcid 84. P. H. O'Fi-cn 88. Mrs. Schilling, the little woman, who did some fcreat ihoorng here, brjkc only 71. Up in the Hills The Staylon Mail job office has iust printed 1500 directories covering the cities of Stayton, Aumsville, Tur ner, Scio, Marion, Mill City, Lyons. Shelburn, Jordan and Mchama. The Mail declares that it was some job. Order for Hearing Monday. Oct. i, has Been set Dy ") It. McKniuht. indue of the pro- Sale court, as the date set for the hearing of the objections of Mary Klitabeth Koliinson to tne win oi Geo. McCart, deceased. The will of the deceased McCart is the cause of quite a family quarrel, Mrs. Robinson alleging that her brother, Geo. A. Mc Cart used undue influence in gcttiim the will made out in his favor. Mis, Hammel Miss Blanche Hammel, of Corvallu, was in the city last night on her way home from Lebanon, where she has resumed charge of a good sized class. She has a studio at the Hotel Corval lis, in voice and piano, and is doinrf a fine business in teaching. From Biahop Bashford A. M. Hammer of the Blain Clo thing Co. was greatly pleased this morning when he received Bishop J. W. Basliford's book, China, perhaps the best that has been published on that country. U has 630 pages of splen didly printed matter, with illustra tions, and is now on its second, edi tion. The volume was sent by the pub lishers at the request of the bishop, who Teturncd to Pckin to resume his great work there. Bishop Bashford was the guest of Mr. Hammer while in Albany, and this volume was sc.it in appreciation. To Have Operation Mr. "and Mrs. Scott, of Lebanon, former Albany people, are in the city, where they expect to secure furnished housekeeping rooms nnd remain for ft few weeks, while Mr. hcott under goes an operation for goitre, and re cuperates afterwards. Misa Ila Spaiilding, of Salem, is a guest of Miss lne I.cmkc at her home at Sccontl anu Alain airccis. SIXTEEN INCH SHELL SMASHED THINGS SOME First to Be Shot It Took Jagged Career and Went Through a House. (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 15. It is learn ed that a sixteen inch shell from the government gun testing plant at In dian Head, Maryland, crashed thru the home of Mrs. Mary Swaun, a mile distant, narrowly missing the woman and three daughters. It was the hrM sixteen inch shell ever fired in the United States. It lore thru a thick armor plate wall. ploughed through a big sand hill, travelled a mile and smashed thru the kitchen. LIST OF FLOWER PRIZES AT HARVEST FESTIVAL Special atetntion i called at this time to the list of prizes for flowers at the coming harvest festival at this city, in October. This department will be under Mrs. E. W. Cooper, su perintendent. Following are the priz es: Potted Plants. Best FuchiafJ. .X .50 Best Geraniom...... ... .5", 21 25 .25 .25 2S 2S 2S 2S 25 21 2 .50 Best Variegated leaf Best fern - -.. ' .50 Best asparagus .50 Best Cactus X ,.. .50 Best palm -- - .50 Best umbrella plant v .50 Best begonia ' 30 Rex Begonia .50 Best Hanging basket .50 Best collection potted plants not less than 6 varieties.... 1.00 Cut Flowerm. Class CZ Best display roses .50 21 25 25 25 .25 Best display of asters .50 Best display of dahlias .50 .50 .50 Best display of carnations Best display of sweet peas Best display of cut flowers 1.00 .50 AU flowers Wbe grown by the ex hibitor. In addition to these prizes there will be special prizes offered in the dahlia display which will be announc ed later in the paper. o HAGKLEMANS ARRIVE FROM OVER THE MTS. M atwl tr Frank Harkleman and , ... nt tti;- hUdrm. Abe and Dor othy, arrived last night from their home at Held, Lrook county, tor a visit of a month or more with Mrs. Hackleman's folks, W. A. Cox and family, and Mr. Hackleman's folks. It is two years since they have been acre, having had a very Dtisy tunc oi : n l.:r rrnnk rnttntv farm looking Lifter stock. They came by team, and had a very muddy trip oi it over rnc mountains, being five days on the .., Tin ;,, the hills thev nassed an ... - - . . auto party stalled, unable to proceed .. A I .... 1. further, down in tne mua anu iui fast - Two of the children, Hazel Jeffries i l?unnr IT.-irkfoman. tliev left at Prineville, where they will be in the high school the coming winter. The College-.-. ' p. The new miucim oi iuauy v-unv. just off the Churchill press, is a spe- ... i 1.a nrnED.i'- ciauy goou one, jj,N i --- tus of the college for the coming year wltll sKcicnes oi me new ,vav i -i...i:.. .mim n:.,ir 1. 1 ers, IIICIUUIUK m.i h ,v- - - made up of eight pages of matter that will attract niiennon hi iii the college. Prof. Madsen, of the ed ucational department, is uic member of the faculty to arrive. 'Home from Newberg Miss Louise Austin, a promincui ..: :.. l. hl-rl, ol,nnl has re- SVIIIUI II, - - turned from Newberg, where she is spending the summer, and will be the mm.i nt Mica Nellie Horns, until l.cr mother returns home. INVITATION. All fellow citizens and their fami lies, interested in the musical pro gress of our city, are herewith cor dially invited to inspect the new "Wilson" music studios in the. Schniitt-Hunt Block, corner Third and Broadalbin streets. The . formal opening will take place Saturday, aeptcmncr oo, :o p. m., uic vvusoh orchestra furnishing the music thru the entire evening. Very respectfully, E. LUDWIG WILSON, Teacher of Violin. MRS FRANCES M. WILSON, Teacher of Piano (adv) sl5-16 BIG GAINS MADE IN THE SOMME British Resume Offensive and Make Two Thousand Yards - Advance. HAVE CONTINUED AD- . VANCE DURING THE DAY French Capture the German Trenches and Advance Lines at Combles. By Ed. Keen. London. Scut. 15. The British de livered the greatest assault yet, this morning. Reuter's dispatch from press headquarters declared the British .-.mashed the German third line, cap tured Fleres half a mile northwest of Ginchy. and seized the greater part of Bouleaux woods, a mile northwest ol Combles. The British arc sweeping eastward toward Morval. The great movement threatens to surround Combles, and force the garrison's sur render. Fragmentary bulletins tonight dicated that the battle is the great est since the offensive, started. London. Scot. 15. The British re sumed the Somme offensive. General Haiit reported a two thousand yard advance on a wide front, northwest ol Combles. They reached the point north of Albert-Uaupautne road, the advance is continuing. Many prisoners' were taken and the British captured one thousand yards of German posi tions southeast of 1 hiepval last night Paris. Sent. 15. It is anounced that the French captured a series of Ger man trenches south of Bancourt. They advanced their line to the village out skirts, two miles southeast of Com bles. All counter attacks were re pulsed a CITY NEWS ' - Editor Dugger Here Editor Dugger, of the Scio Tribune. has been in the city today, walking with a crutch and cane. The life of a newspaper man is a strenuous one. and he .does well if it is no worse than crutches. Fletcher Here I? i 7inhr an nlH time Albany grocer, who is down from his Foster farm, is helping in Stearns store for a few days. Sold Clover Seed Perry Parker, of Plainview. yester day sold his clover seed at 15 cents , ...,H m hnd 1.11 sacks, averaging about 180 pounds, which means ato- tal of about ?3.MJO lor nis seea. inc crop on his place was poor this year, of he would nave nau oouoic una amount. Dr. Mount Goes to Chicago Rev. H. N. Mount, for the past five .......... . , nf .I,.- Vermin Presby terian Church, in Portland, has re- signed to accept a call to the first Presbyterian cuurcn or tmcasu u.:nk. n, Mmmi u-n nastor of the Presbyterian Church in Eugene for eight years beiore going to Portland, and is at present moderator ot tne p.,unl nr.chvi.rv The nresbvtery will meet September 25 to take ac tion on his resignation. tugene ttcg- itl.r Taking Trip to Nebraska r ll n r left vesterdav for Spanlding. Nebraska, where he will visit for the next thirty uays. ne win stop at other places along the way. Married A. C. Donat, of Yuba county, Calif., and Miss Mayscl Fitzwater. of Leb- -..n. .. nmrri.fl this mnrniDir at the Baptist parsonage by Dr. Geo. H. Young. After spending a few days at Lebanon and otner points in mis vi cinity the newly weds will leave for th .rtst where thev will reside. Drove New Car G. T. Hockensmith, local agent for the Studebaker automobile, yesterday drove up a model 17 "four" for de livery to a customer. Went to San Francisco George G. Brown, president of the Albany Fruit Juice Co., left yester day for San Francisco via the S. S. Northern Pacific, and will spend a few days in the south working up a m,,l.uf fe... I rMrn.M.i-tnr Ht-nwil'S fountain syrup and other products of the local lactory. Went to Omaha 1? 14 R.ltl. nf 1 .h.mnn 'left VP. ...rdfi., (nr Ortinlin Mrh Wtll Ctnil at several points en route for visits with friends and relatives and seeing the sights along tne way. TnnW Pr.nnrl.lln Print-no E. C. Clifford, one of Albany's well known photographers, returned this morning from Eugene where he has been making pictures of the Kotind- I Tn II. rfnnrl. n trnnd ernwd mid th. round-up a success. WEATHERFORD'S CAMPAIGN IN SiNE ' COUNTY Deolared That Southern Oregon Is All For Wilson and Senti ment Is Growing. Eugene Guard: ' Mark Weatherford, democratic and prohibition candidate for election to congress from the first district, start ed last night upon his barn-storming tour of Lane county, when he spoke at Cottage Grove before an audience of over 100 voters. . I" find that there is a strong and growing sentiment throughout the county everywhere I have gone so far," said Mr. Weatherford today in passing through Eugene, on his way to Saginaw, "and southern Oregon is all for Wilson. "It would not surprise me in the least if Oregon should give the demo cratic candidate a majority next No vember," he continued. "The bulk of the people, both republican and demo cratic, have great respect for Wilson, and Mr. Hughes' speeches during his tour of the coast has had the ten dency to swing many votes for Wil son." The first part of Mr. Weatherford's talk at Cottage Grove last night was devoted to the support of he prohi bition cause, after which he dealt with the need of harbor improvement? at Coos Bay and Florence, and with democracy, and national issues, ex plaining and commenting upon the Wilson policies. Mr. Weatherford will speak at Cres well, Goshen and Saginaw this after noon, and at Springfield tonight. To morrow Mr. Weatherford will speak at points on the upper Willamette and on the McKenzie Saturday. Saturday Mr. Weatherford will spend the latter part of the day in Eugene meeting the voters in the in terests of the democratic cause. . The candidate is making his trip in an automobile, stopping here and there giving brief talks and Retting ac quainted with the people and their needs. PROHIBITION CANDINATES TO SPEAK HERE TOMORROW Will Be at S. P. Depot Half an Hour From 9:15 to 9:45. Tftmnrrow moruinir at 9:15 o'clock Alhnv nennle will have an opportun ity to see and hear the prohibition party nominees for president and vice president, J. Frank Hanley, ex-gover-nnr nf Indiana, and Dr. Ira D. Lan- drith, of Tennessee. Among those in the party are Oliver btewart and uan Poling. Their addresses have been having good hearings. At Seattle vr t nnrlrith stirred thimis up by remark ing: "The only reason we won't vote .1,. nnl.nn drv this VCIf is that a lot of pious old church frauds are too good democrats or republicans to voie the prohibition ticket." Tk. m.etincr here is under the local organization, and a special effort has been made to get a crowd out. uov. Wsnlv was here several years ago, speaking in a lyceum course, at the Baptist church. Alt rtav Rnlltf Arrangements arc oeinn i '. in all-day anti-saloon rally at Jor 1 Ciinrl.iv The roads being in that was thought to be a good section for visitin". Several auto loads ot Albany people tend, leaving here in the morning. A specialty will be made ot tne Brewers amendment. v . ' Tax Payments Among the larger tax payments .art., this month are the following: Chas. W. Buell. $100.37; J. D. Burk bart. $231.35; M. Hale estate, $102.29: Dr J. P. Wallace, $636.86; L. B. Mo- es $124.80; -M. t. Hale, lo.ta; l.. hi Giddinss, et al. $185.81. Tax pay ments are still very slow and pay ments before Oct. 5 arc urged. Tax Turnover- Sheriff D. H. Bodine will turn ov er tomorrow to County Treasurer W. W. Francis $12,836.37 in taxes, collect ed on the 1915 roll. According to Earl Canfield. bookkcener in the sher iff's office, only about 60 per cent of the 1915 taxes have been paid to date. Of the $568,475.47. levied only $334,444.01 have been paid. Only 20 more days remain in which to pay without penalty. Complaint Filed I. E. Conn has begun suit against C. E. Greenfield to collect $17.65 al leged due on an account.' J. H. O'Neill. T. P. A. for the Un ion Pacific, is in the city. THE CONGRESS ENTIRELY BURNED Big Pacific Ooast Steamship Co s Liner Is a Complete Loss. EVERY PASSENGER ABOARD WAS SAVED Through Coolness of Crew Not a Life Was Lost in the Disaster. (By United Preas) Marshfield. Sept 15. The steamer Congress was entirely burned, except the steel hull, smokestacks and masts. tt lies near the shore. It was still smoking this morning. The officers are unable to tell how the fire origi nated. The officers denied the reports .hat some of the passengers were ov erlooked in the staterooms, and were iufl'ocated. They declared all were ' ,aved. 1 he passengers praised the crew's coolness and declared that most of the passengers were calm and aughed and joked hile standing in the bow waiting for the lifeboats. The ' hip is a total loss. The Congress was a steel steamer of 7985 gross tannage, 424 feet long, 55 feet broad and 17 feet deep. She vas built in 1913 at Camden, iN. J., ,-xpressly for the Pugct Sound-San Francisco run .of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. She is the finest vessel on the run between San Fran cisco and Seattle. She carried a crew of 17a men. The Congress cost $1,- 250,000. San Francisco, Sept. 15. Federal tcamship inspectors James Guthrie: ind Jos Dolan start for Marshfield mraediately to investigate the Con gress fire. Special Train for the Congress. Eugene. Sept. 15. A succial train tarted .fpr Marshfield. at' 7,0 ihis nuiiiiiirj iu receive passengers irom 'he burned liner Congress. It was due t Marshtield at noon. The S. P. of- icials said the special will reach Portl and "tomorrow morning. A second special is prepared for the crew. - . Xorth Bend., Sept. 16.-Capt. Cou sins, of the Congress, came ashore his afternoon after remaining near he steamer all mailt. He refused to .alk pending the arrival of the com pany otlicials. ... Portland. Sept. 15.-W. D. Wells, igent of the San Francisco and Port- and Steamshtn C.t rlicr.,cor.rt - tUm Weaver and Congress fires. He said: t is possible an infernal machine had iceii smurrr.ed into the Beaver's car lo. We take every precaution and be officer guards constantly during he loading." . Wells nntntrl nut ih.i t. i-r-n.. gress and Beaver fires were both start- d when the vessels were 24 hours nit,- which he considered significant. President's Sister. (By United Press) Asbury Park.. Sept. 15. President vVilson received word that his sister, Irs. Annie Howe, is sinking at New London. He immediately cancelled .'ngagements and made tentative ar--angements to rush to her bedside. If die dies the president will probably ;o to South Carolina to the funeral. DECIDEDLif OLD ONE. Veteran Hello Girl's Record Is 2,400,- 000 Calls m.24 Years. (By United Press) Columbus. Ohio. Sent. IS. Twar-"1 million, four hundred thousand con versations on love, business, gossip, ind whatnot , is the record today of Miss Nell Taylor in the 24 years' con tinuous service as a hello girl here. The first eight years she spent at the switchboard handling calls at the rate of 1,000 a Jay. She spent an- . other eight years as supervisor, an- -swering foolish questions. "Will you marry me?," she says, is the silliest and most frequent ques tion asked. She still is single and glad ofit. . ' When she started to work 24 years ago Miss Taylor was 15. There were :. only 1,550 telephones in Columbus then, as compared with 45,000 today. Mexico to Have Election. (By United Press) -Mexico City, Sept. 15. Gen. Car ranza plans to issue a decree tomor row calling for the election of a con stitutional congress on October 15, the first congress session to be No vember 20. The decre issued last night provides for each state and territory to elect a deputy to congress accord ing to population. -