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$2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance.
ANDREWS IPS OUT
CAMPAIGN AGAINST
I; WINE AND BEER
■ Is Confident That the Gov
ernment Will Obtain the
1 Upper Hand on Sources
of Bootleg Liquor/
MOBILE SQUAD TO
BE ESTABLISHED
To Give Particular Atten
tion to These Beverages.
—Aimed to Check Di
version of Alcohol.
Washington. March B—OP)—r('on
. Itdenr that the government will ob
tain the upper hand on the sources
of bootleg liquor, Assistant Secretary \
Andrews, of the treasury, in charge,
of prohibition enforcement, today be-i
gan mapping out a campaign against!
wine and.beer through ttie establish
j meiit of a mobile squade to give par- i
tieular attention to those beverages. |
The machinery to be set up will be j
in addition to that announced last)
week aimed at cheeking the illicit di
version of industrial alcohol through
a separate enforcement squad. Cer-;
tain of attacks on cereal beverages
■ by the new revenue law opens all 1
• breweries in t*lie country to an in
spection by all international revenue
s agents, and with this ns a wedge Mr/
Andrews is optimistic that he can
control future supplies of beer.
COUPLE REMARK I El)
AFTER SEPARATION
Mrs. Hath Reilhy Wilke* and
Former Husband Ke-Wed In Ohar-
Motte.
Charlotte, March 7.—-After a;
separation of several yea cm, Mrs. I
Ruth Reilley Wilkes and her former
husband. Preston Brooks Wilkes.
Jr . were re-uiarried in a simple and
imjiressive ceremony Saturday at 11
ja. m.. at the home of Mr.and Mrs.
Eugene H. Railley, 2 AriWey Road, '
Myers Park.
Rev. W. B- Mcllwaine. Jr., pastor
of Westminster Presbyterian church.
l*erformed the ceremony, which was ,
witnessed only by member** of the
families of the bride and groom.
Immediately after the ceremony.
. *t U ‘ m *****
t They arc making the trip by mo- !
] tor. (>n their return to the city, tbey
will make their home at 1709 South
; Boulevard.
Mrs. Wilkets i*s the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Eugene Reilley.
one of Charlotte'* most prominent!
families. She is an attractive and
nceompanished young woman and is,
; popular in Charlotte society. She is
a sister of Eugene H. Reilley.
Mr. Wilkes is a native South
Carolinian, but has resided in Char
lotte since early boyhood. He is one
of the city's well-known business
: men ami is associated with the local
.office of the Jefferson Standard Life
Insurance company. Mr. Wilkes was
at one time assistant secretary of
; the Greater Charlotte Club, the pre
decessor of the Chamber of Com-'
meree. At that time, W. T. Corwith
was secretary of the organization.
ANOTHER NAVAL HERO
HAS CROSSED THE BAR
I
Rear Admiral Richard \Vainwright.
of Spanish- American War Fame.
Dead.
Washington. March 7. Death
I has removed from the roster of the
: navy another of the outetanding he
roes of the Spanlsh-Americnn war,
; Rear Admiral Richard Wninright.
1 retired, who died late last night at
I the age of 76 in , .the Washington
naval hospital. He will be buried
I Tuesday in Arlington national ceme
i tery' with military ( honors.
A heart ailment hastened Admiral
Wainwright’o death- He is survived
jby a daughter, Mra. W. 8. Turpin,
and a son. Lieutenant Conmrander
; Richard Wainwright, who is at
tached to the > navy department.
Admiral Wainwright was execu
tive officer of the battleship Maine,
when it was destroyed in Havana
harbor in 1898, and in the engage
ment with Spanish destroyers during
the dash of Admiral Cervera’s fleet
from Santiago, he commanded the
gunboat Gloucester. For gallantry in
that action he was promoted ten
numbers in rank.
Pola Negri Will Be Next to Try
Married Life With Valentino.
Los Angelee, Calif., March. 7.—;
, Pola Negri, vivacious Polish actress.
; who was reported to have married
| Charles Chaplin, is now to marry
screenland's sheik, Rudolph Valen
! tino. if her love for him can stand
the test of a fojur months’ separa
tion. , r
The actress who only recently
emphatically declared that she
would not marry Valentino or any
other man, has confessed love
for him, aecording to The Los An
geles Times.
"He is the supreme man —he is
perfection.” she said of him. ‘‘So
first I must prove my love. I am
going away soon to Europe. (Bhe
will be away four months). True
love ought to outlive this separa
tion. If I feel the same when I re
turn as I do now, and his feelings
are the same, there is nothing to
prevent our nmrriagge.”
— r
In 1857 quaker women in Sandy
Spring, Md., organized a club and
named it the Mutual Improvement
Association. It still endures and
holds monthly meetings.
Here Ijs Your Opportunity
To Express Yourself on
I Prohibition Law
Today is the day of your op
! portunity.
\ Today you have a chance to
■-! vote on the prohibition law; to
express vour opinion of that
act in a manner that will be
■Heard in Washington.
A ballot is printed herewith,
jit reads as follows:
‘T favor keeping the prohi
bition law as it now stands,
: with strict enforcement,
j “I favor repeal of the prohi
bition amendment.
“I'favor modification of the
) prohibtion law so as to allow
the sale of light wine and
beer.”
Here is the way to cast your
! vote:
Clip out this ballot. Mark a
cross in the square at the end
of whichever of these three
statements expresses vour sen-
I timents. sign your name and
j address and mail or bring the
; ballot to the editor of The
| Times.
This is a nation-wide poll
that is being taken —the most
complete since prohibition be
came a national law.
The Times is one of more
than *1 oo newspapers in all
parts of the United States that
are co-operating with NEA-
Service, famous newspaper sea-l
\ ture syndicate, in getting a j
first-hand expression of Amer- j
ican sentiment. The circula-.
tion of these papers totals more!
than 40,000,000.
When the returns from each
paper have been tabulated and
sent in to the offices of XEA
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GOVERNOR McLEAN 18
IN WASHINGTON TODAY
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j * Granting State rermi*flot» for a
Broadcasting Station.
Raleigh, X. March S.—OP)—
Governor McLean is in Washington
today, having gone to the national
capital to press the matter of grant
| ing of a wave length bv the Depart
ment of Commerce to North Carolina
for the state's proposed radio broad
casting station. The Executive left
for Washington Inst night and : s ex-1
pected back tomorrow, j
No licenses to broadcast have been
issued by the Department for some
months, it is understood, and besides '
there is a large number of applications
in ahead of North Carolina’s. It is
the Governor’s contention that since j
the state-owned station : s to be used
as n public rather than a jirivato or j
1 commercial enterprise, it should be I
given priority. It is presumed here
! that Mr. McLean wjll press that argu
ment in his discussion with offic : als of
the Department.
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POPE PITS CHAMPIONS
DARK SKINNED RACES
Declares in Encyclical That They
Are Not Inferior to White In In
telligence.
Rome. March B.—The belief that
the dark skinned races are inferior
to the white tea mistaken one, Pope
Plus dee’ares in an encyclical letter
published today, vigorously urging
an increase in the number of native
Catholic clergymen in the so-called
uncivilized regions of the world.
His Holiness says that long ex
perience proves that thefdp peoples,
erroneously termed inferior. can
compete with the white races in
mental acumen.
"If in the heart of barbarous
lands,” he writes, “there are found
men who seem slow to learn, this is
explainable by the conditions of
their life of which the restricted
needs to not allow them to make
large use of their intelligence.”
SUIT TO KEEP NATION
FROM COURT DISMISSED I
Supreme Court Refuses to Entertain
Legal Challenge Against American
Participation in Court.
Washington, March B,—(/P)—T*ae
Supreme Court today refused to en
tertain an attempted legal challenge
against American participation in the
world court.
An injunction instituted by Benja
min Catchings, a New York and
Washington lawyer, was dismissed.
. Catchings had protested that ad
herence to the world tribunal was un
constitutional.
Undecided About Hearing on Prohi
bition Law.
Washington, March B— UP) —After
a discussion of two hours, tbe Senate
judiciary committee adjourned today
without deciding whether public hear
ings should be held on pending bills
to modify the prohibition law.
Questions directed by a majority
of the committee indicated that they
opposed ’hearings, and -at one point
Senator Edge, Republican, of New
Jersey, who has pending a modifica
tion proposal, declared that it ap
peared opponents open meetings
were afraid the wets might make out
a good case.
CONCORD, N. C„ MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1926
PROHIBITION BALLOT
Prohibition Editor,
The Concord Times,
Concord, N. C.,
I have marked below, with a cross my position on the
prohibition question.,
I favor keeping the prohibition amendment! I
as it now stands, with strict enforcement. I 1
I favor repeal of the pro- I
hibition amendment. I 1
I favor modification of the prohibition law I 1
so as to allow the sale of light wine and beer. I 1
Signed *
Street Address
City *
Service at Cleveland, 0., com
pilation of figures for the whole
nation will be made. The fig
ures will be printed here and
presented to the responsible
leaders at Washington. They
will show, as nearly as anv
♦liing can show, just how the
j people of the United States
i feel about the prohibition law;
■ whether or not there is any ha-
I sis for the claim that they want
j it altered.
This newspaper has no ax to
grind in this matter. We want
vou to cast your ballot no mat
ter what your opinion. For
THE COTTON MARKET
Weakness Appeared at Opening Due
■ Cause*. —First
Lower.
New York, March B.—(A*)—Weak
ness apjMMired in the cotton market
at the opening today ns a result of
poer cables, the French politic*' sit
uation and threatened English labor
troubles, together \vit*!i federal crop
and weather advices from the South.
First prices were 0 to 14 points low
er.
j Liverpool. Japanese interests and
j the trade bought at the opening while
1 the South, commission houses and
Wall Street were sellers.
Reports from Dallas said the basis
was weaker wit'll absolutely no new
business, and that the prospects for
the next crop were tUe best ever
known, giving no indication of any
reduction in acreage,
j In the early trading here a good
deal of March liquidation was in evi
dence, and after the opening further
selling by Wall Street forced May
eontrocts off to 18.52 ami October to
47 20. or 18 to 20 points below the
previous close. The impression pre
vailed among traders that ejotton
bought in the South for delivery on
March contracts here will not exceed
25.000 bales and may be less.
Cotton futures opened easy.
March 10 17; May 18.00; July 18.00;
Oct. 17.22; Dec. 10 04.
.——
REHEARING OF DISTRICT
ROAD CASE IS DENIED
Supreme Court Refuses to Open Case
Coming Up From Archer County,
Texas.
Washington. March 8. — (A 3 )—A re
hearing of the Archer County, Texas,
road district rase was today denied by
the Supreme Court. |
The case decided by the supreme
court last January 4th attracted dis
tricts organized under conditions simi
lar to those in Archer County which j
the court declared invalid.
Attorney General Moody, of Texas,
asked for a rehearing when John R.
Moore, the attorney who had con
] ducted the case for the county, refus
ed to do so. Subsequently the latter
chaiqEKl his position and also submit
ted a motion for a rehearing.
djieveral other states and individauls
flight unsuccessfully to intervene in
TSW of reopening the case..
SECRETARY KELLOGGG TO
SPEND WEEK IN STATE
Cabinet Officer Will Be Guest at
Pinchurst While Recuperating
From Grippe.
Washington, March 8. — UP) —Sec-
retary Kellogg left Washington to
day for a week’s visit in Pinehurst, '
N. C. The respite from official ihi _
ties was advised by physicians after
an attack of grippe.
He will return in time to meet with
Ambassador Alnnson Houg'liton and
Minister Hugh Gibson for discussion
of plans for participation by the
United States in the forthcoming
League of Nations preparatory dis
armament conference. The firnt con
ferences between Secretary Kellogg
and the homecoming diplomats wrR
be about Murch 15th.
Only one modern girl out of
twenty knows how to sew properly,
ncecrding to one expert.
this country-wide poll will be
accepted as authoritative by
men in Congress and other
public stations; surely you
want to have a voice in it.
National leaders of both the
dry and wet forces have endors
ed ppll. The rest is up to
you.
Clip out the ballot, mark
and sign it, and send it to the
Prohibition Editor of The
Times, j
Help lis to show the nation
* how Concord feels about Pro
hibition. Editor of The Times.
10NE WHO MISTREATS
ANLMYLS GIVEN NAME
iHTU lie Officially Kno«**~> a “Pit!
"Wicrr a* nnuu of Wa»«
1 te*i.
Philadelphia. March B.—A per
son indifferent to the suffering of an
animal is a “pitilacker ”
Tin* Pennsylvania Society for fho
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to
night announced that “pitilacker" was
the prize winning name chosen for
persons cruel to animnlti. It was
selected from nearly 500 words sub
mitted in the society’s eoutest for
the “missing word, for which a
| prize of $lO was ogered. The condi
tions called for a word easily • under
stood, forceful aud short, to fit the j
j cnae of the average unfeeling per-;
sons, rather than extreme instances
iof brutality.'
The lopgertt word submitted was !
•‘natucoucrudethrian." "PiMlaeker” j
was coined by Mrs. M. Mcllvain i
IJready, Mickleton, U. J„ a news
paper woman whose husband isl an
editor in Philadelphia- “Brutan.” a
close 'second! proposed by James S.
Leith, a police lieutenant, of Brook
lyn, was almost tied by “bruron,”
submitted by Charles Davidson, of
the University cltib, New York.
Word* were submitted from all
parts of the United States, Canada,
Eugland, Ireland and France. The
competitors included seientiets, jud
ges, college professors, physicians
, and busiucKs men ns well as ri “but-
I ter and egg man," an ex-consul, a
priest, an Indian veterinarian a thea
trical manager and an ex-cowpuneh
er. More than half of the suggestions
came from men.
j Words which received favorable
mention were “crultor.” “kroolon.”
"Malbrute.” “erueltan,” “quadmuck
or.” “wunk,” "hellbum," and “ani
cuss.”
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AMERICAN TRADE WITH
GERMANY IS INCREASING
Business During 1825 Amounted to
634.585.756, an Increase in Year of
54,818,370.
Washington, March 8. — (A*) Amer
ican trade with Germany last year
amounted to $634,595,756, an increase
of $54,019,370 over the previous year.
These figures were made public to
day by the Commerce Department,
showed a gain in exports to Germany
of $29,926,282 and an increase in im
ports from that country of $24,993,-
088.
CREW OF SCHOONER
LANDED IN ENGLAND
Men Had Been cn Atlantic For Ten
Weeks and Faced Many Hardships.
Plymouth, England. March 8. (A 3 )
—The crew of the schooner General
Smuts, rescued in the Atlantic after.,
ten weeks of hardships : n the heavy
seas, was landed here today by the
Duth liner Volendam.
All were well except the cook. Ste
phen Louw, who was removed to a
hospital. Doctors attributed his con
dition to malnutrition and the drink
ing of brackish water.
Queen Elizabeth attempted repeat
wily to dictate to the English peo
ple on dress and had stringent laws
pnsned defining the classes who
might indulge in laces, velvets, and
Other extravagances. But when she
died she left 3,000 dresses in her
wardrobe.
They Represent Kentucky
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Two of Kentucky’s most, beautiful girls will represent that state at the
i stone Mountain Memorial Ball in /itlahtex, &a~, March 17.
descendant of a Confederate veteran and each has worked to make the
great memorial project a success. The large photo shows Miss- Lela Mae
Stiles of Elizabethtown and the inset shows Miss_Gloria Bradley of Stearns.
Special Session of League
of Nations Opens at Geneva
MAKES PLEA FOR NEW
MEMBERS FOR LEGION
Post Commander McDonald Says Ev
«7 On HonrK* Mon in (k« County
Should Join Loral Post.
The drive for new members for the
Fred Y. McConnell post of the Amer
ican Legion is on in full force. Many
members have been secured but there
are other who should join,— in rfie
opinion of officers of the post.
' In discussing the campaign, Jeter
McDonald, post commander, says:
“The drive which the Fred Y. Mc-
Connell post of this city has had on
since tiie first of the month comes to
a close the night of the 10th.
“This drive lias been a very suc
| cessful one but has not come up to
! the expectations of the officers of the
post because it is their earnest desire
: to have every cx-service man \Vho
; served during the war and who has
i an honorable discharge on their rost
| er. If you have hot been approached j
by any members of the Legion just
see any member of the post and he
will take your dues.
“Buddies, let’s go. It is your duty
to belong to tiie American Legion to
help those who were maimed and
crippled for life during the war.
“Space cannot tell you what the
Legion stands for. Become one of
the buddies and find out for your
selves. Fred Y. McConnell post is
depending on you for the coming
year.”
SPECIAL SERMON FOR __
“SUNDAY GANG” BOYS
Rev. C. Herman Truebloed Speaks to
Youngsters at First Baplist Church.
The workings of a watch were set
up as an example to members of “Our
Sunday Gang" in a sermon del'vered
yesterday afternoon at the First Bap-,
tist Church by Rev. C. Herman True-,
blood. i
More than 150 youngsters attended
the service which was held especially
for them at 5 o’clock. In addition to
the “gang” members a number of
adults were present.
Each letter in watch should have a
significance to boys. Mr. Trueblood
said, and he pointed out that every
wheel, every spring and every other
part of the watch is to be a success.
The W in watch, Mr. Trueblood
said, .signifies work, the A s : gnifies
i aim. the T signifies trustworthiness,
the C signifies continuance and the H
signifies harmony.
Before going to the Church members
of the organization heard a splendid
talk by C. F. Ritchie at the Y. M. C.
A.
LAW AGAINST SHODDY
' IS HELD NULL AND VOID
~ Supreme Court Rules That Shoddy in
Bedding Can Be Used After Sterili
zation.
Washington. March B.— UP) —The
Pennsylvania law proh : biting the use
of shoddy in bedding was today declar
ed void and unconstitutional by the
Su,preme Court. ___
Twelve other states have laws re
gard'ng use of shoddy, but none of
these is so sweeping as the Pennsyl
vania statute.
With a membership of 4.000.000,
the Nathional Council of Catholic
Womert claims to be the largest
group of organized women in the
world.
J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher
Meeting of Council Began
During the Atemoon
With Viscount Ishif as
the Chairman.
MANY RUMORS
BEING CIRCULATD
9 ———
Range All the Way From
Deepest Pessimism to
Brightest Optimism ap
Meeting Begins.
Geneva, March B.—( A >)—The spec
ial session of the League of Nations
Council was opened at 3:10 o’cloclk j
this afternoon with Viscount Ishii in
the chair. The galleries were crowd
ed. |
The hum of conversation in the ;
corridors became so deafening after
the opening of the council session that ;
Viscount Ishii sent out a messenger i
beseeching silence, declaring the noise <
prevented the delegates from hearing 1
one another as they sat around the
tahle. . i
A mass of rumors touching on the
crisis occupied the crowd, which was ,
composed of diplomats, delegates to
the league assembly, newspaper men
and members of tbe general public.
These rumors ranged from predictions
that the situation was hopeless, to
rosy forecasts that the whole meeting
would soon be clarified. (
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WOFFORD COLLEGE MEN t
NOT UP TO STANDARD?
• % j
They Are Unable to Qualify as the ;
Ideal of Converse College Students, i
Spartanburg, S. C..~March 7. —There '■
is not a student at Wofford college 1
. that will come up to the ideal set up 1
j by Converse college girls in a ques- ]
tionnaire recently conducted at the *
female institution. An examination of
the 498 boys at Wofford college re- (
vealed this. " !
In the first place the age of 26 •'
years was a barrier. More than 98 ,
per cent, of the boys are under this
age. Then No. 10 shoes were re- ‘
quired. Only two per cent, boast of (
such large feet.
Rut while there is no member of
the Wofford student body that can
measure up to the spec : fications laid
down by the Converse girls as a whole,
it was declared that there are some ;
of the boys that are able to meet the i
requirements of individual members
of the Converse college girls, so not ,
all is gloom at Wofford.
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No Contemirt Citation For Newspaper
men.
Hancock County Court House, Bay
of St.i Lou's, Miss., — UP) —No cita
tion for contempt of court will be is
sued by Judge Walter A. White
against newspaper reporters today.
This announcement was made th : s
morning by attorneys for New Orleans,
. newspapers after a conference between
the presiding judge and the lawyers
representing those newspapers. all
having a circulation in Hancock coun
ty. It was understood that any offi
cial action Judge White takes of dis
regard of his order of newspapers not
to publish testimony of the Favre case
now being tried in Hancock county
will come after the trial has been fin
ished.
1 DICTATORSHIP
T FRANCE WOULD
NOT BE DISPLEASING
iln the Form of a Commit
| tee.—So Said M. Paul
Bontourt in Interview
Today With Newspaper.
LESS RISKY THAN
SINGLE DICTATOR
Nevertheless He Is Con
vinced That a Less Dras
tic Remedy Mill Be
Found in Situation.
Geneva. March B.—C4>)_ \ soeial
; ist dictatorship in Frame in the form
of a committee of public safety, based
(ill tlie parliamentary system “but
showing its fist" would not be dis
pleasing if effects forced it. M. Paul
Boncourt is quoted as declaring in an
interview with a Swiss newspaper.
Such a dictatorship would be less
risky and more logical than a dicta
torship by a single man. the French
statesman added. Nevertheless he
was convinced that a less drastic
remedy could be found and the consti
tution itself, for history proved that
France always rose to meet any crisis.
M. Paul Boneourt compared the
parliamentary comnmissions to the
commissions of the French revolution
and the connections of that •magnifi
cent period in French history which I
admire more and more.” but said that
bills elaborated by the .specialists in
the commission wore destroyed by an
I incompetent parliament which had
lost the confidence of the country.
When questioned concerning the
reds in France he admitted that im
portant centers of commun : st exist
;ed there. He did not think, however,
i that communism was dangerous to
France at the present moment.
Reliable information indicates that
so profoundly has the situation pro
voked by the scramble for places on the
council affected world conditions, *tbe
Vatican has intervened unofficially in
support of tbe candidacy of Spain,
Braz : l, and Poland as Catholic coun
tries. _
Both the Spanish and Brazillian
representatives today maintained their
demands for permanent council seats,
while Polish agents continued convers
ing in behalf of their country.
BRYAN ESTATE MORE r
THAN HALF MILLION
Appraisal Completed and FUed in
Florida Court; Shows $668,303.74.
Miami. Fla.. March B.—Official
appraisal of the estate of William
Jennings Bryan, filed yesterday in
Dade county court, placed a valua
tion of $668,303-74 upon the proper
ties of the late Commoner.
The larger portion of this amount
was in real estate. The present
Bryan home in Cocoanut Grove was
valued at $95,000, with other Items
including life insurance, $12,647.52;
household .furniture, $2,903.55; cash
in bank $6,827.23; stocks and -bonds,
$64,338.54. royalties, etc., $992,86.
Appraisal of the estate had been
in progress for several months and
completion will permit immediate
distribution by ereeutors of -tbe vari
ous bequests, mapy of which will go
for the continuation of religious and
educational work sponsored and aid
ed by Bryan-
TERRIBLY MANGLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Monroe Man Suffers Crushed Skull,
Broken Jawbone and Other In
juries.
Monroe. March 7. —With his skull
crushed, his nose mashed in, his jaw
bone broken and a hole in his right
side, J. Quincy Derrick, of this city,
was carried to the Ellen Fitzgerald
Hospital last night as the result of
an automobile wrock on highway
number 20, four miles west of Mon
roe. The car left the road and hit a
phone pole, demolishing both the
pole and the car- In the car with
Derrick was Ed Helms, of North
Monroe, both were drunk and Helms
states that he does not know which
of them was driving at the time pf
the accident. Helms was placed in
jail, but was out today having made
bond in the sum of five thousand dol
lars. Both Derrick and Helms are
about thirty years old, are ex-service
men. and are married. He’ms has
children and Derrick has one.
Will Represent Congress at Celebra
tion.
Washington, M a rest 8 —o4 s )—The
House today passed a resolution to
appoint a committee to represent
Congress at the 150th celebration of
the approval by the Virginia general
assembly of a motion urging the Co
lonial Congress to declare independ
ence from the BHkish crown.
SAT'S BEAR SAYS*
r
Partly cloudy and colder tonight,
freezing temperature to the coast;
Tuesday fair. Fresh west and north
west winds.
NO. 70