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'EDFORD The Weather Forecast: ll'iilr tonight mid Sal unlay. Warmer tonight, be coming iiiiMHtlcri. ... Temperature Highest yesterday lxwest tills morning 27 Pall Twenty-fourth Year, Wttklj Flf ir !!'! Ii Yeir. SIXTEEN PAGES MEDFORD, OliKCJOX, FRIDAY, NOVEMHKIJ 8, 19J9. No. 12:50. Mail Tribune Today COMPLETE By Arthur Brisbane 1101". A R1 A Wall St. Necklace 2 Billions of Us. ,15,000 Babies; No ; Fathers.;, Election Is Over. (Copyright by King Feature! Syndicate, Inc.) Where one or tyo nre gath ered together, duly the stoek market is discussed. A Fifth uveimo jeweler in New York lets it be known that he lias lor sale a $300,000 pearl neck lace, which can be bought for $100,000. But. it .must he all cash. Some lady apparently expected prices to go up for ever. ' ' : . . , Wall Ktrcct names a specu laior alleged to move from the ticker to his. automobile sur rounded bv five men to guard him. He started a bear pool two weeks ago' A few friends each invested .$100,000, and each has thus far taken out in profit $1,500, 000. The fie body guardsmen are hired on the assumption that angry losers might plan evil for the head of the bear pool. ' 4- The rain Calk on the just and ' the unjust, and a market slump falls upon the good and bad stocks. - Of millions ' that rushed to buy stocks when they were go ing up, only a few, the wise mi- nority, will know enough to walk in carefully and. buy them when they fall below what they arc worth. ,' -' ' i.i i?.ui,;,.i,;i';i ' V.1.A- 1 in tfltl IIUIIIDV.IIIIU, said lie made his money sell ing too soon." ' J' v M The human family is bigger than it thought. The League of Nations stathHieal depart ment shows that earth's popu lation is only 50,000,000 short of 2,000,000,000. Two thousand million human beings is a big crowd, of whom j the majority never think, and a minority think occasionally. The wonder is not how slow ly we progress, but that we progress at all, the few drag ging (he many'aloiig with them. More than 1.000.000,000 of us. more than half, live in Asia. This continent, North and South , America, has 2:12,000.000 -. all' of Kurope has 514.000,000, only (il.dOO.OOO more than Chyia alone. In vast Africa, where men fight tropical suns, sleeping sickness and many other dis eases, the population is only 140,000,000. (Continued on Page Four, . Second Section) TIm who've wtu l.lonel KlteV fourth wife wijr h kin be jvtlnt l to look nil rUrht. Wel,c)r Pet er I ditchln' hi farm nn of- j fers S work to pbiln Utfctc. mi iH ii ,wwk nn H to fancy Mmvekr. (Copydight John F. Dille Co) ritUbKMIVI I Horticultural Society Con clave Will Have Three Days of Discussion at Elks Temple Tuesday Is Garden Club Day Prom inent Fruit Specialists On Program. Tho program for the fiftieth annual meeting of tho Oregon State Horticultural society in this city November 13, 14 and 15 was completed yesterday, by the pro gram committee composed of David Rosenberg, Albert Burch. I'aui Scherer and 11, Van Hoeven berff. state prewident of the horti- cultural society. AH sessions will be held at the Klks Temple. Tuesday, November I'i, will-be devoted to the sessions of the Garden Clubs of Oregon, recently affiliated with tho Horticultural society. Addresses during the three-day session of the Horticultural society will be made by federal specialists! heads of agricultural and. horticuli tural departments at tho Oregon State college. University of Cali fornia and University of Washing ton, and leaders of fruit growers organizations in the three Pacific coast statoH. These include Frank T. Swett. president of the California Pear Ci rowers ussociatlon; K. S. Gill, manager, Central Washington Growers association: J. W. Herbert manager Yakima Growers Union; C. L. Miller, of the Wenatchee Growers association; Professors W. V". Cruess, Warren P. Tufts, L.. H, Day, K. W. Shearer of the Uni versity of Callfornlu; Ben D. Dixon advertising specialist; C. W. Schoenfelt, federal marketing spe-, eialiat; T. K. Tucker, chairman of; Growers Tariff League of Califor nia, and Uoguo Klver valley grow ers! -.-.-.'- .'., . , v ' The s ess i o n s of t h.e G a r d en1 Clubs of Oregon, will be under tlte auspices , of the Med ford Garden ciub, Mrs. Carl Swlgart, president. The program in full is; Tuesday, NovciiiIkt 12 Devoted to the sessions of the Garden Clubs of Oregon, under the nusplceu of the Medford. Gar den club. WtfliMwIuy, November 13 1 0:00 a. tn. Address of welcome, Albert Burch, president of the Fruitgrowers league. 10:15 a.m. President's address, H. Van Hoevenberg, Jr. 1 0:30 a.m. "Present Keonomlc Status of Pear Industry, Dr. S. W. Shearer, University of Cali fornia. Discussion. 11:30 a.m. "Cost of Producing Pea rs, " H, S. Besse, O rego n State college. 1:30 p.m. "looking Ahead in the Pear Industry," Dr. S. W. Shear er, University of California. Discussion. 2:30 p.m. "Orderly Distribution," David 11. ItoKpnberg, Medford. 3:01) p.m. "Finding New Mar kets," David U. Wood, Medford. 3:30 p.m. 'Methods of Advertis ing Pears," Ben D. Dixon, adver tising spcplullst. Oiseiihsion. 7:45 p.m. "Possibilities of Adver tising on ii Darge Scale." Open forum for delegates, growers tirgnnlziitlons. . Thursday, November M U:30 a.m. "Control of tho Red Spider." 10:00 a.m. ""AbJou Pollinlzation," LeKoy Child, Hood River. 10:30 a.m. "Cause and Control of Black Jind In Pears," Prof. War ren P. Tufts, of University of California. 11:00 a.m. "Chemical Treatment for Pear Blight Control." L. II. Day, University of California. 1 ; 30 p.m. "Pear Production Problem?," Frank T. Swett, president California Pear Grow ers association. 2:30 p.m. "Present and Future Status of Canned Pears." 3:00 p.m. "WhHt a Non-Marketing Organization 'Can Do for G rowers," K. S. Gill, manager Central Wushiugtun Growers as portation. 3:30 p.m. Business jehlon. 7:4 5 p.m. Conference of Dele gates. Open forum. Frhliiy, NovciiiIht !" a.m. t 'Drainage and Irriga I on in On-hards," prf M. It. U'Wli, O. S. C. I o : t a. in. "Pern By-Product." W. V. Cruej-s, University uf Cali fornia. I I a. m. Talk. .1. W. Herbert. Yakima Growers' Union. 11:30 a. in. "Tariff protection for Agvj:ulu re," T. K- Tucker, rhalrmnn Growers' Tariff league 1:30 p.m. "Foreign Pear Mar kets," C. W, Hchoenfelt, federal marketing expert. 2:15 p.m. AddrOM. Ben Perham, Vakima grower official. 3:30 p.m. Address, C. U Miller., Wenatchee growers. Business i meeting and conference and re- port. 3:45 p. tn. "Federal Farm Board nnd lis' Relation to Agricul ture." Paul V. Maris. Oregon State. IE WHEN RUSSIAN ..." .... : .... ... F ZZXFHZTTZ -VT1 77: m .. .. . A asoftutcit t're I'ltftn The Russian monoplane, Land of the Soviets, landed at ,Curtlss field, N. Y.. bringing to a close a 12.300 mile journey which started from Moscow, August 23. The aviators shown below are (left to riant): Dimitri V. Fulfaev, mechanic; Simon A. Shestakov, fir3t pilot; Boris V. Stellgov, navigator, -n-J Philip E. Bolotov, second pilot. , , m hf MnnNFYiPnRT n.n m m nREi Wl. IIIUWML I Will 111 VUbLi IUII LMIIULUHU ASKING PARDON I N VESTI G ATI N Gl BRING RECORDS IN BOMB CASEIFOSHAY TO BUY Detective, District Attorney! and Jurors Offer Aid for j Alleged Preparedness Day j Bomber Doubt Evidence Now, SAN FKANC1SCO, Nov. S. A petition by Warren K. Billings, asking permission 'to appeal to (rovernor C. C. YoTfng for a pardon was on fflo in tho state' supreme court today; Bllllngrt was nonvict ed of participation jn the pre paredness day parade bombing here in 191(i along with Thomas J. Moonoy. The petition wuh filed yesterday in conformity to a state law which provides that a person twico con victed of a felony must ohtnln the permission of the supreme court before he may ' seek executive clemency. With the petition were offered letters signed' by Duncan Math.eson former captain of detectives here; DiHtrict Attorney Matthew A. Brady, and three of th Jurors who j convicted Billings. ... , i Brady's letter contended that ) thero had not been sufficient evi-; donee to convict Billings. The let ter of the three jurors, William Thomas Baker, Kdward T. Franks ami John T. Adcock,' aHserled they had based their verdict on tho i testimony of Mstelle Smith und John MaeOonald and they now "doubt tho veracity of the tewtl- j niony." j Moitney's petition for a mml'm has been under consideration by ' Governor Young tor s o v e r a i j mouths. The governor declared the move made by Billings wtuild i assist him in his consideration of the Mooiiey cane. ! CUT TO $25,000 i NEW YOKK, -Nov. S (4t The j $75,000 cerdlct awarded by a Jury to .farcla Kstarritifl, night club hon ;toss In her $100.00" suit for mls- treatment against Hurry K. Thaw, j was reduced today to $J.",0oo by j Supreme Court Justice Aaron J. i I-evy. j The verdict was returned two j weeks ago after second trial of tlte suit In which the girl charged that (Thaw had bitten her and paddled her with a hair brush at a New Year's party In his apartment in 1927. The jury diPitKi'eed at the first trial but returned a verdict after ft 5 mlnuteH of deliberation In the i-pcond hearing of the case. The lawsuit was another of the many episodes that have kept the former hushund of Kvelyn Nenblt In the limelight since he shot and killed Stanford While, noted American nrchltecl. in old Madifon Square Garden In l0fl. Justice l,evy had under consid eration a motion by TIihw' attor ney to set aside the verdict, and announced he would gi ant the motion unless the girl, whose nl name is May G. O'NVIlt. would lake $25.0on. Her coiiriMfl ntU he felt confident she would take the smaller sum. SPANK DAMAGE FROM THAW IS AVIATORS ARRIVED IN NEW YORK MINXKAPOLIS. Nov. 8. (A The journal today said u had circles that the Insull Public Utll- itles interests of Chicago had started preliminary negotiations for purchnsa of the W. B. Foshay company proierties. ' ICxnmlnatlon of affairn here of tho IdftliJiV I'nitituinv which ufiit inio reiTeivui-Hiiip ihsi weea, nur i been made by representatives of ' the Insull Interests, the. Journal said, adding that indications were reports of the preliminary investi gations would be favorublo, The ...Jsurnalu projected deal would Involve ull or a majority of the properties owned by tho Public Utilities Consolidat ed Corporation, a subsidiary of the Foshay company. It was considered unlikely, how ever, the Journal said, that any transaction involving salo of the properties would reach the final stage until completion of the In ventory, work on which has been started by Joseph Chapman, re ceiver. Valuation of the Foshay com pany properties, has been estlmnt- ert to lie In tho nelKhboi-hund of $2(1. ncio.ocio or more. Tho company operated mlllllex thruout tho rnitert stni.. . f..,i Alaska anil tentral Amot-iea. INTERNAL REVENUE TO CURTAIL OFFICE HELPlK,-' T-JZ WASHINGTON, Now. 8. oP Thren hundred clerical employes of the collectors . of internal rev enue throughout the country were ordered dropped from the payrolls today by Commissioner llobert II. Lucas of tho Internal revenue de partment In calling for a ten per cent curtailment of the office forces. Links Pastime Is Job for Walter; Looks for Egan on Arrival Here (By Mary Greiner) i Walter Ilagen, British open golf j champion, was a study In brown i as he stepped from the train this noon and took a few minutes' sun hath beside his dozen or so pieces 'of luggage. His suit, the last word in pleated trotisera nud tattersall vestt was strikingly autumnal. And .his expression was several shades 7 V .u '", Waller Ilarjcn darker. JiiKt aliont a yoar hki ho Blood in the unnio npol, hol(lo Johnny Karrell, nnd bin lrlnh jri ner did a Bonn and danre for tho henofit of an admiring crowd, with Waller addini; his hit to the life of the party. Hut hardly a word wonlrl Walter oontrihiite today, fie waft Rlad to be here yes about an glad an he L-r" OF BOOZE FEST j.yvall ..Street Party at Wil l j ' j i, ! i ii if lard Hotel Will Be Subject of Grand Jury Probe Mon dayRail Head Also Will Appear. 1 WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. (I') I'nink. S, IllKht. nmmiKut' uf Uig ivm,,,..i ...i.....,' t... .ii.,.,a,. ..u- tho ''Wall Street boozo party" took place tn December, 190, has been Requested by District Attor ney Uover to appear Monday be fore the grand Jury. Hover said he had requested J light to bring with him all rec ords relating to the dinner about which . Senator Brookhart, who uttomlpfl (nut if led tie f nre tho el'iinil I Jury this week. f ! '' Might is tho second person con I nected with the dinner, given by j Walter FahyNew York broker for "KW ntcmbom of tho nenuto. who I""" "i""""1 10 I fore' .,,ie Bn,ml ''''"'nnl K. '""ml, pigment or tnc j.oiiiftn Valley railroad, was asked by Itover to appear .Monday and has j accepted the invitation. 1 ' .Senator Brookhart said on the stuff from a flask and dgjnk it. 4Otto Kahn, New York financier, wtis aNo present at the dinner but Itover ( has not indicated that Jio would be asked to testify. BAK Kit Twenty -seven women, representing the Baker Alpha club asked the county court to appropriate enough money for ni ploy merit of a county nurse. would ho to be anywhere nine, fiolf In not his hobby, ho sold: It's his I work. In far t It's real labor Mr. lira-son nnnounoed and If they bad : a factory whldtln on the golf courae he'd drop his rliilin when be beard It blow, and no to lunch. That sounded like a Joke, but Mr. MiiKen (didn't smile. Neither (lid anyone ! else. So he didn't lose auylhliiK on the stoek market. He had a tip on I what was Bollix to happen and ' luoklly got out from under, iihoad of lime. As In how ho liked the weather, his answer was "yes" and "no." 'tood Roll weather is piair duek ; hunting woatbo, he explained. He bad rather, planned upon Koine; duek burning. Hut now he would j not bother. A local photographer was on hand with bis camera and wanted a picture. Well, what of It? .Mr. Hagcn yawned and let the camera do Its worst. He wasn't going to ho urged uroiind Inio any position I whatsoever. A crowd of local peo- , pie were there there attempting In take him places, hut afraid of be lug too Insistent. I "Whero Is Chan Kgan?" Waller asked looking up the (rack with a suggcsllon of wlsl fulness. And ! to bis only question none of those ' who strove to enlerlnln the famous champion could find an answer., i The former amateur champion Is 'expected home Iain this afternoon from Kugeiie. not early enough, I however In witness today's match. I Walter Hagen will leave tonight i fur the big eshlbillon in Han Fran ! clson tomorrow. He was accom . panled here by bis manager, Itoli. lert Harlow. D EI F 1931 LESS THANLAST Millions Clipped From Fede ral Expense List Amount for Farm Aid Not Deter mined Waterways Im provement Given In creaseArmy, Navy Pro gram Funds' Included. WASllNGTO. .... Nov.-8.() The budget for PUll will amount to $3,S;iO!000,000 or ubout $111,000 -000 less "than last year whim tho total with the appropriations and the deficiency reached JS.iMl.OOO. 000. The figures do not luclude ap propriations for the farm board. The farm board appropriation for I the VXlti fiscal year totaled $150. 000 000 and the amount which will be needed fn the 1931 fiscal year has not been determined. ! There will be an increase of $10,- 000.000 for the improvement of waterways. Of thin sum $5,000,000 will go for actual waterway trans portation improvement and $5,000 - 000 for Mississippi river flood con trol work. In addition the waterway fund will be Increased by a sum of be tween $-1,000 000 and $5,000,000 available Tor Ohio river Improve ment work, which will not be need ed for that project because It Ima been completed. Army. Navy Funds. President Hoover announced the j budget outlook today, revealing also that It would carry the full amount contemplated by congress for the fifth year of tho army navy aviation development pro gram. Thfre had been some slow news during the last four years in the money appropriated for this purpose, but this year, the fiflh of the program, the full amount will be made available. President Hoover does not In tend to recommend that the de ficiency In the air program up uronrUitlon be ..made, up . In .the next fiscal year," but If 'congress approves Intends to rocommond making the deficiency available In a six-year, or In other words the year after tho coming fiscal period E AGAINST SUIT A motion to strike, and make more definite and certain, wbb filed by the defonso in circuit court today In the $50.0(111 alienation suit of Mrs. Gertrude M. Uore against W. II. Core and Sophia Ish (lore, parents of her husband, Juy I. whom she Is suing for separato maintenance.. The paper," filed this morning by A. K. Iteames and (ioorge M. Rob erts, attorneys lor W. H. (Jore, asksthat the original complaint be made nioro specific and further asset-Is I Inn It "Is Irrelevant, Imma terial und redundant." Tho motion asks "that the con duct nnd conversation he doscrib. cd" upon which the alienation suit Is based; also the alleged "false represnnlntions and Insinuations," nnd when und whore, and definite I'acls and conversation nnd conduct enacted, during the ullogod "har boring und fostering" of an alleged triangle arralr with "onu Mellm Williams." Reference to (ho estlmuled wealth of the (lores ut $IU0.i)O Is opposed and II is asked to be stricken from the complaint. In the sopnrutc malmcnnnco pica filed -by Mrs. Corlrudc M. fioro, Iho defendant,. Jay I. (lore, will be' represented by Attorney CharloB Ueames. No nnswerlng papers have yet been filed In this action; 9irU per month separate mainte nance for the care of throo cbll dlren Ih sought. Airs, (lertrude M. (lore Is repre sented In this suit h Attorney O. -M. Wllklns of A eh limit, also her counsel in I lie: allenutlou sull. MRS. PANTAGES PAYS FAMILY OF JAPANESE 1.0s ii;i,i:s. Nov. 8. iii .Mm Ptiiitng-ca mii.n lull. ixluy KrillllctI II) yearn ItrotMlllott. I.HH A.VOKI.KM. Nov. 8. (A'l VV. I. (Illhert, nn allornoy for Mis. l.ols I'sntnges. announced In su perlor court lale today that claims arising out of tho dcuth of Juro Itokumoto hail heen settled with Ills family for ITH.MflD. Mrs. Pan (ages was convicted of inhlislaugh fer after the uutomohilc accident In which Itokumoto was hurt fatally. i GORE DEFENS FILES MOTION 1 v do Warning s Ruse for K $s in School GI.F.X KUAN. 111.. Nov. S. wl'r Someone ri'prt'seiilin himself as '.Mrs. Suuii'.lor of the state board of education" telephoned I he super! uteri- dent uf sehools yesterday during school hours that a cyclone was coining over the western horizon. Klenientury M'hotd children were immedi ately dismissed. High school students were on the point of departing. A teacher bethought him- t self to look out of the wind- (low. It was a beautiful day. $ Not a cyclone in sight. It was h nice new way ! getting out of school. TRADE DAY I Curtailed Sessions Will Be Rule No Sales Saturday Prices Sag in Today s Moderate Volume of Liquidation Closing Is Easy With Oils Showing , a Small Gain. WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. (A1) Amendment of the Federal Reserve act to mako it mundatory upon the i-euoral Reserve board to assort its authority and "to prevent by penaU lKatlou such disasters In stock gam bling opoi-attons as have recently disgraced tho country," was advo cated Uiday byt Senator. Ctlass of Vlrirliilii ' ' ' " " ' 'Tn. - ': NEW yoitJC, Nov. H.m Th board of governors of tho New york Htock Kxchango toduy voted to close the exchango at 1 p. ni ovory day next week until Satur day, when It will again be closed all day. This action continues tho ai' rangemcnt mado after tho violent session on Monday of this woek. While no formal explanation was made. It Is understood that com mission houses are still struggling with an almost hopeless mass of unfinished business which was piled up in tho past three woekB of fren zied trading. Although trudlng returned to or derly and normal proportions to day, several days still will bo re quired for commission houses to gett their Mingled affairs straight ened out und thoir employes, driven to the breaking point, are In nocd of rellof. 1'rlces sagged throughout tho Hat in the final minutes of trading, but liquidation was In moderate vol ume, t'. H. ttteel closed at 171, off 3' : (Icneral .Motors ut 43,. off Vi : Itadlo at sri'4, off 2. National Cash Register vs a strong spot, closing iii 2 Mr points, and several of the oils, Including Harnsdall and Atlantic Refining, closed with small gains. Tho closing was easy. Total sules approximated 13,200, 0110 shai-CH. FOR ARMISTICE QAME! I'laim Were completed thin after noon for the "pep hamiuet" to he held tonlitht at the lintel Medford at 8 o'clock.. The affair is spon sored by loeal business men. and the Medford hiKh ichool football team and t'oaeh Haan will be Ruests. The pur pone of tho banquet In to ltd the ttquad know cltltemt are bark of them, "win, lose, or dm." ItUKfneHrt men, football fans and nthi'i'H will nlve talkn. It Ih puHFtihle that members of the ornicn Knmh team will bo present and Rive victory talks. There h bet-ii a large Hale of ticket to the hanom't. HUESTON DEFEATS HA1G 5 AND 3 IN EXHIBITION .lack Hueslon, local golf pro, gave Waller Hagen, of world-ro-nown. a lesson on the Rogue Val ley links this arternonn, winning their exhibition match, five and three. Hagen was badly off on the second nine alter managing to hold Hucslon even on the outgoing trek, which the Medford man shot In par. Ilueston was two over par on tho homeward Journoy, Ilagen los ing five holes In a row. About 150 witnessed the match. SHORT m YEARLINGS 10 ARRIVE HS V. Rook and Frosh Squads Coming Today for Big Grid Game Saturday Assign Numbers to Med ford Grads Varsit y Coaches and Medford, Students Follow Players; Numbers assigned to Med ford players In the Rouk-l-'roah football game hero tomorrow are as follows: Frosh Bernard Hughes No. -Jack Hughes, 16; Stoehr. 21; , Morgan, 29; Grant. 6; Uowcr- , man, 19; Cliff Moore, 9. Rooks Fred (Red) McDonald will " wear the numerals 30. Medrord's sons of the gridiron seeking further triumphs on the fOOtllAll fielrla nf th. PnMUe ..nuul under the colors of the University oi uregon and Uregon State col lege, return this afternoon to their home field for the Annual ..ma tomorrow between the Frosh and nook teams of the leading educa tional institutions of Oregon. Headed bv Prink nnlllsnn former high school coach here the Frosh win arrive late today by auto stage. The Rooks, with "Silent Rod" McDonald among their num ber, will arrive at 7 o'clock by Southern Pacific train. The Medford youths - on the Frdsll team nrn Hernnrri Ifntrhou John Hughes, William Morgan! vviiuam uowerman, Ai stoehr, Clif ford Moore and Clifton Garnett. The Rooks have the cock and col orful Fred (Red McDonald. : Rivalry Strong , The game brings from the cam pus to southern Oregon, a stirring chapter of college life, The rivalry , is ,sr;rohgi and the teams :evenly' matohed. The Froah are the favor ites, but the Rooks will not be lack ing In supporters. Many Medford stmienta at the two institution will ho present at the game tomor row. The Interest in the game Is state wide. Neither the Oregon State or the Oregon State varalty play tomorrow, and many of the varsity lineup will see the local tile. Coach McKwan nnrt fntwli Schlssler will be among the spec tators taking notea. r Five former Medford high school stars will be in the opening lineup a telegram from Coach Calllsoti said this morning. The starting lineup will be: Center, Bernie Hughes: guards, JllCk HUEheS nnd AI Stiehr fnolr. los, Rill Mbrgan and Hillings ; ends Red Decker and Hare; quarter, Don Watts; halves, Cliff Garnett and Currle; full, Rushlow. BOwerman nnrt Mnnro fhn r.,. maining local members, will be on the bench, and If opportunity orrers wui oe given nrst chance to do their aturf before the home folks. The llneun of the nnnk. wilt 1,., announced In (he morning, but It. Is certain that Red McDonald will be started at one of the ends. Tickets on Sale Tickets are now on sale at sov- (I'ontlnued on Page Bight) Will Rogers Say: UBVKKLY HILLS, Oil., Nov. 8. It wasn't diiukiny t It a t Senator Hrookliart wanted to uliow at that din ner; it was the fact that an Jowa senator sat next- to. Otto K u h n. Which also excused .Mr. Kahn 'm re sorting to ,the flask. W 1 1 h pro gressive sen ators relntiiiif all the iiiKrccli cnts of social fiinctions.nught have bffti why Hiram .lohti son's invitation went astray, lint Mr. Jolinson'M hcnlth is liettcr by it, fur no matter how tasty a dinner tho Hoo vers might have served it would -have disagreed with Senator'.Tohnson.- Mr. Hoo ver 'a alibi as to' why the in vitation miscarried should have been : ' 1 "I mailed It to tho Hctml). lican side of the senate." ' . Yours, WILL ROGERS.