KlL. MI. "
V SALEM. OREGON, SATURDAY. AUG EST 10, 1911. . XO98
LOCKED l!3 ROOM WITH DE
CHILD NEARLY STIVES TO DEATH
ID BY S10E
LITTLE FOUR YEAR OLO GIRL
IS BARELY SAVED FROM DEATH
For Days With Plaintive Cries and Tearful Face Against ths
Window, the Child Had Sought to Atiract Attention
Tugging at Her Mother's Cold Hands and Kissing Her
Voiceless Lips, Baby Finally Falls Exhausted and Crawls
Into Her Mother's Unresponsive Arms to Die.
UNITED 1HES3 LEASED WIRE.
Washington, Aug. 19. Impris
oned for days In a locked room of an
apartment house ere, her only com
panion the blackened and acid
burned corpse of her mother, little
4-year-old Virginia Peterson today
was barely saved from death by star
ration, when the reek of carbolic
acid, with which the mother had
committed suldde, prevadlng the
other apartments, caused neighbors
to Investigate.
For two days passersby had heard
the little girl's plaintiff cries, and
bad seen her tearful face pressed
tightly against the window of the
room, but no one suspected that the
child was Imprisoned In a chamber
of death, starving, tugging at her
mother's cold h amiss and pounding
ber baby fiists against the unyielding
door until she sank, to the floor, cry
ing in exhaustion.
When rescued little Virginia was
lying still and apparently uncon
scious on the floor near the door. As
tender hands lifted the tiny body,
1 M'DAVIT
III DANGER
OF LYNCHING
San Bernardino. Pal.. Ane. 19'.
R'ith threats of mob violence heard
on all sides, Sheriff J. C. Ralphs an
nounced today that he would resist,
lth shotguns, any attempt to mo-
IW Dr. A. W. McDavlt. chareed
ith holding Misss Jessie McDonald
prisoner in a room adjoining his of-
for 15 months.
The situation is admittedlv tense.
Hi a double guard was thrown
round the county jail last night,
"ere the accused dentist Is held.
Officials of the Buildings Trades
Council announced today that a com
mittee has been appoipnted to draft
Solutions yM'prolu a ria I trn In a ATp-
tovlt, and also that, if necessary,
Honey would be provided to assist in
Prosecuting him.
McDavlt cowora In Vita ppll nnrl Is
Wing no effort to secure the $1000
ail necessary for his release. At
iey A. W. Stephenson was re
Wed today to defend the prisoner.
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. A llloody Contest.
Stockton Pal A., 1Q T Tlf,-
., .,,,1,, nilg, idi ilUC 111!.-
of San Francisco, had a shade
Jack Drumgoole of Chicago, in
Jw 10-round fight here last night.
'as one of the bloodiest contests
WO here Fnni. nlh olv.rm.nd
s were pulled off.
GOVERNMENT
SHOULD OWN
RAILROADS
WiJi.?" TSHS J"S-.D WtRB.l
aus. i. J.aie uns
wnoon in the senate a resolution
"offered by Senator La Follette,
vj; lscnin declaring that it Is the
lent ! senate that the govern-
should own the railroads of
'icllti the raiIroad terminal
sis rr(f',11'!te sM ne would explain
-"iuuu monuay.
,lER Kem.fvTS
PLACED OX TRIAL
SsnSl'TED. "USED WIRB.1
Seilev J o sco AuS- 19- S- Foster
becanL ttle banker who recent
W vf reconciled to his wife fol-
L 15C0 With tha
'!li , bank Mrs- Iva MayHen-
ludJl for trlal befor p
mnz ,1 bhorta" in October, ac-rii',.-0.a
statement made todav
1. ft- Bal representativp. Attnmpr
K i,.rcOTan.
W.. , ac,,used of havlne- aided In
Jler. the service of a court
Jr ne case wa onin..a .
' uat October 7 u l
OF CORPSE
the child partially revived, murmur
ing: "Where's mamma Where's
mamma?" The little girl was
rushed to a hospital, and her condi
tion la precarious.
An empty bottle labored "carbolic
acid," lying in the room on the floor
beside the bed, on which lay the wo
man's body, spoke plainly the means
employed in the suicide. A note
found beside the corpse addressed to
Police Inspector Boardman Indicat
ed that the fear of Imaginary ene
mies, for protection against whom
she had previously applied to the po
lice, was the motive. The locked
windows and doors led to the belief
that the mother intended that the
child should die also.
The woman, who was known as
Mrs. Sarah Peterson, was a widow,
recently employed In a government
department. Search revealed the
fact that she had been thrice mar
ried, the names of Sarah English,
baraii Pollock and Sarah Peterson
appearing on three successive insur
ance policies.
MtCl'LLOlG II Ki X 0 R A i T
I Ob' WIFE'S SUICIDE
I nNITED PRESS LEASED WtRH.J
I Chicago, Aug. 19. That Sydney
James McCullough was still Ignor
ant of the suicide of his wife, the
authoress well known under the pen
name of Myrtle Reed, was evidenced
by the receipt here today of a tele
gram from McCullough at Milwau
kee, Wisconsin, addressed to Mrs.
McCullough announcing that he
would arrive here at 5 o'clock this
afternoon. He ' had not arrived up
to noon today.
Mrs. McCullough, it is said, left a
fortune of $250,0110, mostly to char
ity. Objected to Paying Costs.
Willing to pay his fine, but rather
than pay the state the cost of prose
cution, Ed. Wolfe, a baseball fan, of
Gates, Is serving out a five-day sen
tence in the county jail.
Wolfe was convicted of battery
and sentenced to pay a fine of $10
and costs of prosecution, or serve
five days in jail. He is a baseball en
thusiast, and when the Gates base
ball team was playing a losing game
the other day, he became sore and
then Involved In a quarerl with an
other fan. The result was a fight,
and the result of that the arrest of
Wolf and his subsequent conviction.
Demurred on Cost.
After being sentenced Wolfe of
fered the court $10 for hi9 fine. Tak
ing It, the court said that he would
give him credit on the cost of prose
cution, which amounted to $125.
Right then and there Wolfe demur
red. He was willing to pay a fine,
but when It came to paying for be
ing arrested and convicted, it was
going too strong for him, so he de
cided to come to the Capital City
and spend five days in jail.
, Said He Knew How to Grow JToiiey.
j UNITED TRESS LEASED WIKB.
Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 19. A sec-
ond requisition was issued today
I from the governor's office here for
the return from Boston to Oakland
of A. H. Sinclair, wanted for alleged
i grand larceny In working a fortune
making scheme whereby he pro
fessed ability "to grow money by
means of gilted rubber process." A,n
Oakland street car conducter was
j the alleged victim.
Sinclair was apprehended in Bos
ton last April. He fought extradi
'.tlon by habeas corpus proceedings
j and fled from Boston while out on
ball. He was caught, this time tn
Denver, and brought to Boston. He
will be brought to California by Cali
fornia agents.
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May Adjourn Tuesday.
.Washington, Aug. 19. The sen
ate this afternoon adopted a concur
rent resolution providing for ad
journment at 2 oclock on Tuesday.
Senator Martin declared the resolu
tion had the support of the leaders of
the house and was sure to pass.
May Use Presidio.
FrMTEb rvznn LBASi wirb.1
Washington, Aug. 19. The war
department today acted favorably on
the request of the California con
gressional delegation that portions
of the Presidio and Fort Mason
might be used for park purposes
during the Panama-Pacific exposition
la San Francisco in 1915.
AD MOTHER
1
i:
Knows Nothing of It.
San Francisco, Aug. 19.
Dazed and unable to account
for his actions, Daniel Fnlpv,
wealthy Spokane minims man.
who disappeared from Oakland
a week ago, the night before he
was to marry JI:ss Mollie Na
gel, was found by the police to
day at the Palace Hotel.
Miss- Xagel had been reluc
tant to marry until she could
have a wedding dress prepared.
Foley, urging haste, accom
panied her oti a shnnnlnn- tnnp
after which he bade her good-
Dye, witn the understanding
that the marriage should be per
formed the following day. No
more was heard of him until
today.
HE WEXT WHERE
ASPHALT IS CHEAPER
(tmiTID PRESS LEASED WIRI.
San Diego, Cal., Aug. 19. Worry
over his inability to pay his street
paving assessment without mortgag
ing his home prompted Charles S.
Hale, a carpenter, to take his life by
hanging.
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House Refused to Adjonrn.
f UNITED PRE8S LEASED WIRE.
Washington, Aug. 19. Vice Presi
dent Sherman, Senator Penrose and
Representative Mann today endeav
ored to secure the adjournment of
congress tonight. Their efforts were
futile however, the house Democrats
declining to adjourn until the cotton
bill shall have reached the presi
dent. Sherman, Penrose, Mann and Un
derwood then went Into conference
over the cotton measure.
CONTRACT HAS
998 YEARS YET
SAYS LAWYER
fUNITED PRESS LEASED W1RE.1
Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 19. "Ab
solutely without foundation, and
perfectly absurd," is the way Judge
George Reld, general counsel for the
Northern Paciflo railway, today
characterized rumors to the effect
that the Northern Pacific tad giv
en the Oregon-Washington Railway
and Navigation company notice that
the agreement for the joint use of
the tracks between Portland and Ta
coma Is terminated.
Judge Reld exhibited the contract
showing that It has yet 998 years
still to run. and that the Harriman
line must pay $325,000 a year rent
al, whether It uses the tracks or
not.
"And we have no more right to
order them off than they would have
to order us off," said Judge Reid.
"As a matter of fact, they own a
third interest in the line, but, undp
the charter, wp do not. mnko a Hpph
so we have a contract Instead. There
never has been any d smite nor nlnsh
since the Joint operation started."
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Atwood nt Erie.
Erie, Pa. .Aue. 19. Flvinc from
Fairview, Aviator Atwood arrived
here at 12:05. In order tn kpen thp
crowd off the starting field, Atwood
previously announced that he would
not begin his flight until 6 o'clock in
the evening.
FOREST FIRE
AGAIN BAD IN
CALIFORNIA
united press leased wirb.J
Monterio, Caly., Aug. 19. Forest
fires are still burning fiercely In
this section today. An area of more
than 1500 acres, on which, luckily,
there were few big trees, has been
swept.
Fire now surrounds the mouth of
the Northwestern Pacific railroad
tunnel, two miles south of here. The
fire department here is In readiness
for the expected battle with the
flames. It Is hoped serious damage
will be prevented.
Tha Bohemian Club grove Is
threatened, the fire being within one
and a half miles. Employes of the
preserve are busy cutting a break,
in hopes of checking the flames.
The conflagration, also working
west, is threatening Camp Meeker.
One hundred men are on the ground
making a determined fight. Twenty
fighters were surrounded by the
flames, and barely escaped with their
lives. So far no deaths have oc
curred. Representatives of the forestry
service are not as yet on the ground,
but, from information received here,
are expected at any hour.
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Survivor of Balnklava.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 19.
J. Hewitt, who was one of the
"six hundred" made famous by
Tennyson's poem, but w'ho has
been a rancher near Bremerton.
Wash., for several years, left
Seattle today on his way to
Belfast, Ireland, where he will
be given a deed to the home-
stead formerly owned by his
forefathers. '
Hewitt is now 80 years of age
and has been In the United
States 50 years. He is also one
of the survivors of the "Black
Hole of Calcutta," and remem-
bers both of these famous his-
torical Incidents verv clearly.
013 COURT
V
La Follette Makes' Bitter At
tack on Supreme Cout for
Reading Into the Sherman
Law Things Not There.
CHANGES BURDEN OF PROOF
Accuses Pi-esldont Taft of Inconsist
ency, and (Quoting From the
President's Annual Message, Said
It Would lle Impossible for Courts
to Determine Whether a Trust
Exercised the '"lU-asonuliIo He.
straint."
UNITED PRESS iEASED WIRB.l
Washington, Aug. 19. Asserting
that the U. S. Supreme court had
yielded to the "interests," and had
written into the Sherman anti-trust
law matter congress had never
placed there, Senator La Foleltte to
day Introduced and discussed In the
senate a sweeping series of amend
ments to the Sherman law, which
were designed to make any restraint
of trade "unreasonable."
La Follette's trust measure places
the burden of proof In anti-trust
suits on the party contending that
the restraint of trade is reasonable.
Other provisions declare acts of cor
porations in restraint of trade may
be charged against any member of
the corporation and makes most
stringent prohibition against any
sale, restriction or leasing, In order
to prevent discrimination.
Declaring he was beginning a
campaign of education on a matter
of the greatest Importance to the
people, La Follette said the great
problem to be solved is whether rep
resentative government shall be
maintained and justice secured.
Accusing President Taft of incon
sistency and quoting from the presi
dent's annual message and New Ha
ven address, he said it would be im
iiossible for the courts to determine
whether a trust exercised reasona
ble restraint.
"The rule of conscience," he said,
"could not be applicable to .business.
It would be a rule of philosophic
anarchy. The prescription I am of
fering is the rule of common sense."
Calling attention, in the course of
his speech, to the fact that only
three or four senators were listen
ing, La Follette predicted that "some
scats, now temporarily vacated, soon
will be permanently vacated."
COMMITTEE
GETS BUSY ON
NEW CHARTER
MANY CHANGS .MADE IN ORIG
INAL DISAFT ONE OF WHICH
IS CATTING OCT THE PROPER
TY QUALIFICATION FOR VOX.
ERS.
Declaring that he "would a rl il
sight rather place the affairs of tha
city In the hands of sewer diggers,
man mossnacKs ' ex-.Mayor Rodgers,
at the meeting of the general com
mittee on the commission form of
government last evening, led the
fight against the adoption of a plank
In the charter providing that only
property owners should be allowed to
vote at bond elections, and, after
much discussion of the nlank. it whh
stricken out, with but one vote cast
against It.
E.Mayor Ih-murx.
Just as soon as the plank had been
read the ex-mayor demurred against
adoption. Besides providing that
only property owners should vote at
such an election, It provided that a
majority vote. Instead of a two-third
I '.uJUmlr.l
SEW
IS BITTER
LIVERPOOL IS A CIIAiAL HOUSE
TONS OF REFUSE ROT l THE STREET
Mistaken for a Cougar.
San Bernadino, Cal., Aug. 19.
Details were received here
today by Judge and Mrs. J. L.
Campbell of the tragic death
of Dr. Clayton Muscott, of San
Francisco, while on a hunting
trip, accompanied by his wife,
among the Olympic mountains
in the state of Washington.
Muscott was mistaken in the
dense underbrush by Jack
Ragstead, a logger, for a
cr'ar. and was shot twice
through the body.
While Mrs. Muscott ' kept
lonely vigil, Ragstead tramped
25 miles to BriTinon, the near-
est habitation, for aid. Before
assistance arrived Muscott was
dead. He was a graduate of
Toland Medical college at San
Francisco.
BEGIX WORK OX
XEW ARMORY MOXDAY
The contracting firm of Erb &Van
Patton of this city have secured the
contract for the construction of the
new armory building and the excav
ation work will be commenced next
Monday. The contract price Is $25,
550, and the contract calls for the
completion of the building by June
of next year.
The bid is about $10,000 less than
the original bid for the construction
of the armory. This Is due, how
ever, to the fact that as the original
plans called for a building which
could not be brought within the sum
available many matters have been
eliminated the building itself being
made smaller than orglnally contem
plated. SOUTHERN IS
PREPARING
FOR TROUBLE
UNITED TRESS LEASED WinB.l
i Portland, Or., Aug. 19. Construc
tion or stockades around the car
shops of the Oregon-Washington
'Railroad and Navigation company,
part of the Harriman system, began
today.
; General Manager 0"Brien, of the
Harriman system, admitted that the
big fence was being put up to
"keep outsiders away In case of
trouble."
Asked If he exnected n. strlkn nf
the union shopi.ien, O'Brien said he
hoped not, and that the Harriman
'officials were, doing everything pos
sible to avert trouble, and not stir
I up strife among its employes. It is
I understood thnt other car shops will
De protectee: by stockades in the
near future.
Tho Panama Exposition.
UNITED I'HBSS LEASED WIHB. I
Washington, Aug. 19. By a
vote of 160 to 51, the house today
passed a resolution authorizing the
president to invite foreign, South
American and Central nations to send
representatives to the Panama-California
exposition at San Diego in
19195.
Amendments providing that a
proper site must be secured and
$2,000,000 subscribed to make the
exposition a success were added to
the resolution before its passage.
CALIFORNIA
WILL VOTE ON
AMENDMENTS
frsiTRn I'Resk i.easeii winr, 1
Sacramento. Cal.. Ane 1f Tho
great hullaballoo over th rennrtpd
invalidation of five nrnnosed cnnoti. .
tutlonal amendments. Including the
Initiative and referendum, because
nf fnnhntAot ,,-.. ! I
i. iciiuii.ai ciiijio m:i:uiiiuJ5 ill en
tering the amendments in the Jour
nals or. notn nouses of the last leg
islature, has vanished into thin air.
secretary or state Jordan, who
unearthed what appeared to be a
serious condition of affairs, received
today un opinion from Attorney
General lT. S. Webb, saying that (lie
mere' fact that five of the amend
ments were not entered In full on the
Journals of both houses cannot pre
vent him from placing all on the
'a'lot for the October elect'on. Jor
dan says that the directions of the
law department will be followed.
That discrepancies in, the text of
'he same amendments, as they ap
pear In different places may yet pre
vent them from being placed on the
ballot Is Intimated bv Jordan. In
aplte of Wobb's opinion. The gen
eral onln'on at the capltol appears
to be, however, that the discussion of
the last ten days has been without
point, and that the entire line up of
amendments will go on he official
ballot.
MOB OF FRENZIED WOMEN
ATTACK STORAGE PLANTS
DEATH RATE SOARS UPWARD
Food Supplies Are Exhausted, and Coal is Practically So,
and Not a Restaurant or Saloon Remains Open, ani Busi
ness is Paralyzed The Stench From Uncollected Garbage
' Which is Rotting Under the Hot Sun ,is Almost Unbearable
Milk Depots Opened to Dole Out Supply to Starving
Babies.
UNITED PRESS LEA8BD WIRI.
Liverpool, Aug. 19. Famine today
overhangs the entire city. The
death rate Is mounting upward by
leaps ana Dounas. Hungry mobs,
led by frenzied women, attacked the
cold storaere nlnntR. hut ant nnthinc
The food supplies are exhausted.
weanwnne tne mighty stench from
uncollected Barbara, is Rnmnthln?
terrible. Tons of refuse Is rotting In
the street under th hot rays of the
sun, with no one offering to" remove
it.
Every lumn of mnl in tim rUv is
being turned over to the bakers to
enable them to mnka h ronH Whan
it Is baked, the city authorities will
aistriuute it among the clamoring
mobs. Not a restaurant or taloon re
mains onen. All
off and business of every description
paraiyzea.
Milk depots were opened today to
KOOF Itt'RXlOn OFF
STOCKTON' RESIDENCE
' A fire originating either from de
fective wlrine in the hiiiMi 11 B nr
from the fireplace, destroyed all of
uie roor on tne residence of J. L,.
Stocktoni, the merchant, last evening
before the flames could bo extln-
guisiied by the fire department.
The fire was first observed about
7 o'clock, and the fire fighters were
soon on the scene. The water pres
sure was low. and the chemical had
to be brought into use In putting out
the fire. The ceilings, walls, car
pets and furniture in the building
were badly damaged, and these,
when counted in with the destroyed
roof, brings the loss up to a goodly
sum.
FO R E IfiX CORPORATIONS
MIST PAY TO COLLECT
For the purpose of warning for
eign corporations that if they Intend
to do business In this state, that they
must comply with the state's law,
Secretary of State Olcott Is today
sending out to each one a letter ad
vising them or Judge Coke's and
Judge Wolverton's decision on the
subject of a foreign corporation's
failure to pay Its annual license fee.
Judge Coke, in a case recently
held that if a foreign corporation
failed to pay Its annual license fee,
that It could not bring a suit to col
lect an Indebtedness. Judge Wolver
ton of the federal court in Portland
recently gave voice to a similar opin
ion on the subject.
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THE TRIAL OF LLOYD
CASE IS CONTINUED
united I'Bess leased wiiib.
San Francisco, Aug. 19. Freder
ick B. Lloyd, a prominent San Fran
cisco insurance man, who was ac
cused of the theft or $114,000 on De
cember 13, 1909, In a complaint
sworn to by Eugene Ives, of Tucson.
Ariz., representing the stockholders
of the Pacific Slope Securities com
pany, appeared In the police court
here today for trial.
The case was continued, Assistant
District Attorney Roache stating
that his case was not ready because
most of the material witnesses had
to be brought ta San Francisco from
a distance.
Stork!) Show (Jains.
UNITED i'HKHtt I.KA8KI) WIRE.
New York, Aug. 19. The short
session of the stock market today
developed a show of firmness. Union
Pacific and most of the active stocks
made fractional gains, while In the
less Important Issues advances were
more mnrKeu. l ne mnrKet uecame
more active after the opening and
Union Pacific and Reading made fur
ther advances, the former rising two
points. The market closed Irregular.
Bonds, were steady.
A Great Corporation.
UNITED IRESS I.EARKM WIRB.
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 19. Foreshad
owing great and costly improve
ments along the Oakland water
front, the Oakland Hallways' com
pany, a $27,000,000 corporation, to
day tiled articles of incorporation.
The new company represents F. M.
Borax) Smith, and other erenr
traction interests and Is formed pri
marily ror the purpose or establish
ing a great transcontinental railway
terminal.
dole out scanty portions for dying
babies.
T. P. O'Conner, the Irish national
ist leader. Is in the city trying to ar
range a settlement of the strike.
Strike Muy Collapse.
London. Aug. 19. The Evening
News today prints an article saying
It Is officially informed that many of
tli striking employes in London are
anxious to resume and that there are
indications that the big railroad
strike Is collapsing.
Baseball.
UNITED l'RKSS LEASED WIRI.
National, first game, at Brooklyn
Pittsburg 2; Brooklyn 3.
National at Philadelphia. . first
game St. Louis 5; Philadelphia 3.
National at New York, first game
Cincinnati 4; New York 5. - .
THREE ARE
KILLED U
SOLDIERS
UNITED riESS LEASED WIHB.
Llanelly. Wales. Ane I9i?ni.
since the railway strike was de-
uiureu, mis part or wales has been
the scene of violence mnl liinnriahori
Today's conlllct came as a result of
an aitacK on an incoming taln.
The police were unable to disperse
the maddened mob and after threats
and the firing of blank cartridges
failed to stay the nttack, the sol
diers, who had been stntlnno,! i ti,
vicinity to protect the depot and oth
er ranrona property, wore ordered to
shoot to kill.
Three volleys were flrnd nnri tu
mob broke and ran, leaving four of
meir nuinner stretched bleeding on
the ground. Th
one Injured.
No More Collections.
UNITED I'RESS LKANRI1 ICII1E.1
San Dleeo. Pn!.. a no 10 TK
First Congregational church here has.
decided to take up no more collec
tions. It will still receive money,
but those who care to give will put
their contribution into a box near
the door, whore, it Is stated, those
who wish to contribute may do so
without ostentation or annoyance."
The new plan Is expected to In
crease attendance.
A YOUNG GIRL
SWIMS ACRESS
GOLDEN GATE
UNITED PRESS LEASED WII1E.1
San Francisco, Aug. 19. By suc
cesssrully swimming the Golden
Gate today, Misss Hazel Lagoneur,
uBeti ij, a university or California
co-ed, won the proud distinction or
being the first woman to accomplish
the perilous feat.
In a battle with one of the rough
est tides of the day, It took the dar
ing girl exactly one hour and 2!
minutes to perform the trip. When
tho plucky young lady landed a short
distance to the seaward of Lime
Point, she was somewhat exhausted,
but smiling, and, beyond the fatlg;ie.
did not appear to have suffered any
ill effects from her arduous swim.
(iriind Army Mccflnir.
T'NITED I'REHB LEA-.KD WIIIB.1
Rochester, X. Y.. Ami. 19. John V.
G f 1 man. of Boston, commander-in-chief,
has arrived here with his staff
for the 4."ith annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic,
which opens Monday.
Mrs. Emma E. Pierce, of Spring
field, national president of the La
dles of the G. A. R., and Frederick
E. Bolton, Boston, commander-in-chief
of the Sons of Veterans, are
here also. '
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