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• r X- .* A, f • >fl b ' v “ - - S DISPATCHES » VOLUME XXIV CIT) IS OBSERVING MUSIC WEEK; FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED Week Formally Opened Yes terday Afternoon When Church Bells of the City Were Sounded at 2 O’clock FIRST CONCERT THIS EVENING Shrine Band of Charlotte, Assisted by Mrs. * Sloane, Will Provide Evening of of Rare Interest for All. Music Week officially opened in Con-' oor<l Sunday afternoon and during tbej present week music lovers in the city will be given opportunity to hear some l excellent music. Something of unusual interest is planned for each evening of the week. The ringing of Church bells inangnr- ■ nted the week here yesterday. This morning an added featured of the pro* gram was rendered when the Wisoassott Hand, of Albemarle, gave a concert at. the Y. Monday. April 21st, at 8:15 p. m. the Oasis Temple Hand, Robert 1,. Keesier director, with Mrs. Mary Sims Slrinne, soprano, will give a concert at the New High Kehool auditorium. Tuesday night at 8 o'cioek there will be a community sing and music memory contest at the tame place. On Wednesday night the Davidson Col lege Glee Club will give an entertain ment. The following night the Concord Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. Price Doyle, will present "The Hose Maiden" by O'owen. On Friday evening, Cmberta Sorren tino. the celebrated Italian tenor, will ap pear in concert. Mr. Sorrentino's beau tiful voice has beetle developed, trained and refined to the full delicacy of the art by some of the grisliest masters. On Saturday evening Ihere will be a recital on the Odell Memorial Organ at Forest .Hill Methodist Church by Miss Annie May Hoges, a gifted musician of Queens College. The. public library has set. apart a por tion of two afternoons ilujpijig tile week for- story telling devoted to innHic. week. Music teachers are in general following two lines of co-operation. One is hold* ing recitals by their pupils, tuid the oth-1, or recommending to the pupils that they , give musicals in their homes and the', homes of friends. The Woman's Club has issued invitn tiens to a Musical Tea to be given at the , Merchants and Manufacturers Club, Altogether, the city is undoubtedly making u valuable contribution to a lien- , eticiol movement. MARIE CORELLI. NOTED [ i NOVELIST, DIES AT HOME t Was One of Best Known Women in , England and Had Written Popular ] Poems and Tales. \ Htartford-on-Avon, England. April 21 j (R.v the Associated Press).—Marie Cor elli, English novelist, and author-of a score of popular romantic tales, died to day from i heart trouble at her home , here. She had been ailing for several , weeks, but was apparently recovering ■ when a fatal seizure occurred. , Horn in 1864, the daughter of an | Italian father and Scotch mother. Miss i Corelli was adopted in Infancy by I Charles Mackay, journalist and song > writer. She was educated in a French ■ convent, and much of her early training 1 was with the idea that she would take ’ tip the musical profession, but her pen- 1 chant for writing prevailed, bgjng en- 1 eonraged by publication of a number of ; poems. k • Guests Arriving For Vanderbilt Wed- ! J din*. ! Asheville. April 20.—Lord William J Cecil and his daughter, Mias Margaret ( Cecil, of England, accompanied by the non. John Francis Amberst Cecil, whose marriage to Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, will be solemnized on Tuesday, April ( 20th, arrived in Asheville Saturday , morning. They are staying at the Bill- ! more house. North Carolina home of the , Vanderbilts. Miss Louise Todd, of Louisville an,. Washington, a member of the bridal party, reached Asheville also Saturday. Other guests are ex pected th'is week. Nearly all successful men are members of building association Life giving waters The industrious beaver builds a series of dams so that he will have plenty of water all the yerr round. The thoughtful man conserves his prosperity through saving, to take care of the lean years. Our institution offers an opportunity to savers that is attractive because it is safe and because we are a non-profit institution. In consequence your investment earns higher dividends. Running Scares eost you 25 cents per share per week. Prepaid aharen cost you $72.25 per share. We mature our stock in 328 weeks. AI lstock is non-taxable, which is a big item these days. All stockholders share and share alike in the profits. Tour business appre ciated large or small. START TODAY. Cabarrus County B. L. & Savings Asspciation OFFICE IN THE CONCORD NATIONAL BANK ■■ • ’» viV 1 vai>-w ■ jr - -*■ '■ ■ ■ ■ ' ■_■ ■ . ■ The Concord Daily Tribune **************** •BAUTOS NOT TO BE H PARKED ON CAMPUS * Prof. A. S. Weld), superintendent %. 18 of the Concord Schools, asks that -8 & persons driving to the now high )8 )8 school building foe Music Week en- )8 38 tertainment, park their ears in the -8 j 38 streets leading to the school cnnipus.-j --'j *8 . "Work is being done on the camp- 38 38 us now." Prof. Webb stated, "and 38 38 this work will be interferred with if 38 . 38 cars are driven on the grounds. Per- 38 38 sons will please park their ears in 38 l 38 the streets lending to the building.'’ 38 '3B a: ♦**s*«********* SIMMONS AND MeLRAN FILE TIIEIR NOTICES Bailey Is Not Yet In, But Ills An nouncement Is Expected During the Coming Week. Raleigh. April 20.—Senator • Sim mons' notice of candidacy for re-election reached the state bonrd of elections Sat urday about six dtfys after announce ment was made from Washington that ; it had been tiled. It apparently was j way-laid in tip' marls. Angus Wilton McLean paid his fee land filed notice with the state hoard Saturday. Mr. Hailey is yet to come in. hut he is expected during the week, ns the time limit for filing notices , closes next Saturday. Notices of candidacy have been re ceived'by the board since the convention as follows: Major W. A. Foil. Concord; Demo crat, candidate for the State Senate; James P. Cook, of Concord, Democrat, candidate for State auditor; Robert Q. Burch, Republican, candidate for State treasurer; E. G. Griffin. Edenton. Dem ocrat. candidate for Congress in the first district: Congressman John H. Keer. candidate for re-election; Don Gilliam] of Tarboro. Democrat, candidate for so licitor: Charles Ross. Lillington. Demo crat. candidate for attorney general; I re<l P. Latham, Relhaven, Democrat, candidate for eommissiener of agricul ture: I rank D. Grist. Lenoir, Democrat, candidate for eoininissioner of labor and printing: W. C. MeHoiefi Republican, candidate for solicitor of eighteenth dis trict. OFFICER WOUNDED BY NEGROES AT A CHURCH Hendersonville Policeman Seriously In jured; May Die.—Another Officer Hurt Asheville, April 20.—Polieeman Jesse Maxwell is in a eritionl eondition in the hospital at Henderson with n pistol shot wound in his back, and Policeman Gas too Freeman is suffering front a blow on the head with. $-)Mi |§J9.*re a free for an fight at a negro church at that place Friday night. Chris Pilgrom and James Pilgrim, two negroes alleged to have figured in the sh rating and to have inflieted the wound which 'may j prove fatal to, Polieeman Maxwell, are j held without bond iu the Henderson county jail. | The iio’iee were called to restore order in a negro church meeting in Hie West End section of Hendersonville Friday night. The meeting had boon , called for the purpose of ejecting the pastor, it is said, and the fight among I factions transcended words. A rhurch , man whipped out a pistol and proposed to settle the argument his way. it is alleged. Some at the meeting called upon the police to intervene. When Policeman Maxwell and Polieeman Gas ton Freeman arrived the shootiug had just commenced. A Mirier Becomes a “King.” London. April 21.—Known all over the Scottish lowlands and among the miners throughout Great Raitain as “Jamie Brown.’’ the member of parlia ment for South Ayrshire is destined to go down in history ns the man who, after working for twenty-nine years in the pit. was sent to represent the King as the Lord High Commissioner to the Assembly of the Church of Scotland. This entails his residence in Holyrood Pnlnee. the ho’ding of levees, a mount ed escort of cavalry wherever he goes, a State coach, and the right to a royal salute on ceremonial occasions during his tenure of office. His appointment is without parallel in British history, and as this office has been regarded for 243 years as Hie special prerogative of the highest aristocracy, many -people have become curious to know something of James Brown’s career and personality. Grains of wheat found in the rock tombs of men who died forty, centuries ago have proved able to grow at. once into strong healthy plants when placed in the soil. Persia will develop her railroad sys tem by building new and needed roads, financing the work by selling the crown diamonds. CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1924 I Travels From Europe in Suit Case —JS-—————to 1 1 I bSe jmrw-m ■ .K., ■n* H <■ When you re Liking the “prince of wails” on a long cootitc-nml voyage ■ here’s nothing like convenience, lienee the "suiti nse ,-rilv’ utilized by. Ur and Mrs. Charles 11. Lewis, who thus brounrht their tow’-months-old haby boy from Vienna. Customs officials at New York’ were Minuted upon opening the suit case and Undine Us contents Dr Lewis is an ohsten-i cian of Los Angeles. COTTON SEED STATISTICS 3,204,372 Tons of Seed Crushed in Eight Months Period Which Ended March 31. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, April 21.—Colton seed crushed in the eight month period end ing March 31 totalled 3.204,372 tons, com pared with 3.016.305 tons for the same period a year, ago, and cotton seed on hand at mills March 31st was 234.121 tons compared with 150,022 tons a year ago. the census Bureau announced today. Cotton seed products produced in the period and on hand March 31 were: Crude oil produced 876.504,668 pounds., and on hand 110.115,460 pounds. Refined oil produced. 671.530.663 1 ton nils, and on hand 215,062.233 pounds. Cuke and meal produced. 1.361,610 tons, and on hand 172.067 tons. Linters produced. 001.033 hales, and on hand 168,70(1 bales. MADAM ELEANORA DUSE DIED IN PITTSBURGH ! Noted Indian TragedieniuV Was Making . ai-ewv>i Tsitr of the- 43»1t0a States. (By (he Associated Press.) Pittsburgh, Pa., April 21.—Madam Eleonora IMise. the noted Italian trage dienne, Who arrived in Pittsburgh three weeks ago today on her farewell tour of the I'nited States, died early this morn ing at her room at a hotel. Death was caused by infiuenza and other complidu tions, tier physician announced. The body will be taken to New York ns soon as arrangements can be made, and lnler will he removed to Italy, the homeland of the famous aetress. With Our Advertisers. The Musette. Inc., is local agent for Spalding athletic goods. China sport silk and sport fianneis can be found now at Robinson’s. The S. S. Brown Shoe Store is .now showing beautiful new Spring footwear. Your suit will look like a new one af ter it Ims been cleaned and pressed at Bob’s. C. H., Barrier will sell you chickens or buy your chickens. See ad. for particu lars. Oestrieher’s. Salisbury's big store, is offering many price reductions now dur ing its After Easter Event. New ad. today will interest you if you want suits, coats, wraps and sill's. Washsilk dresses for sport wear at Efird’s. Priced $3.65 to .$14.65. See ad. for description. Get your garden and field seed now. says says new ad. of the Cosh Feed Store. The Baby Grand is the ideal piano and a beautiful instrument. See new ad. of Kidd-Frix Music and Stationery Co. . Beginning Tuesday morning the Pnrks- Belk Co. is making clearance prices on all aarly spring millinery and ready-to wear. See new ad. today for list of spe cial bargains. A cordial welcome awaits you at the Citizens Bank and Trust Company. You will find that every courtesy and accom modation is extended'you there, whether your account is large or small Large Crowd Witnesses Moravian Easter Service. Winston-Salem, April 20.—The at tendance upon the annual sunrise Easter service at the Moravian graveyard this morning was estimated by the chief ush er and others at from 30,000 to 35,000. This was the largest crowd by several thousand that ever witnessed any serv ice during the 152 years they have been held. There were more out-of-town visitors than ever before, a large num ber coming from Virginia and South Carolina. Tampico is the world's greatest oil port. Often nine million barrels of oil are shipped from there in a month. Have Your Copy For Change of Ad. in Office Before 10:00 A. M. Our advertisers will kindly remember that all copy for change of ads. must be in the office by 10 o’clock A. M. for insertion the same day, and when extra space necessitating change in form of ad. is desired, copy should be in after noon before, if possible. MAN LOSES LUTS IN FIRE AT, STOCK YARDS diaries Bernichi and 165 Horses anil Mules Burned With Southern Stock Yards. (By (he Aanoelnteil Press.) Richmond. Ya., April 21.—Charles Bernichi. 30 years old. lost his life and 165 horses and mules were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the .South ern Stock Yards here early today, caus ing damage estimated at $300,000. The origin of the fire which was seen first in the feed store room, has not been de termined. Police are investigating a theory that a lighted cigarette carelessly thrown into n feed bin started the fire. The fire was discovered by a [Kilice man shortly before 2 o'clock ami before the arrival of fire apparatus it had spread to virtually the entire structure which covered several acres. There was little time to rescue the animals locked ill the stalls, although many of them were gotten to safety. Others, after being lib erated, rushed back into the flames and perished. -;,y THE COTVAN MARKET Opened Easy at Decline of 29 to 43 Points.—May Off to 29.77, and Oeto her to 24.55. (By (he .Associated Press.) New York. April 21.—The cotton mar ket opened easy today at a decline of 26 to 43-points, and sold 38 to 58 [mints net lower during the early trading under local liquidation arid Southern and Wall Street selling, based on reports of good weather in the South over the holiday. May declined to 26.77 and October to 24.55 under this pressure, but there was widespread covering at the lower prices, anfl the market showed rallies of 6 or 10 [mints from the lowest toward the end of the first hour. Tile Liverpool market was closed today. , Gotton futures opened easy: May 30.00; July 28.30 jo 28.15: October 24.68; December 24.10; January 23.78. McDonald says cabinet is doing its best now But Does Not Think It Will Come up to Expectations of the. Labor Party Members, York. Erigland, April 21 (By (he As sociated Press). —Prime Minister Mac- Donald told the independent lnbor party conference here today that the labor gov ernment was doing its best but would not necessarily always come up to ex pectations of the party he was address ing. He said he did not know how long the labor cabinet would be in office. Car Load of Spinach. (By the Associated Press.) New Bern, April 21.—The first ear load of spinach to be shipped out of this territory in recent years, will leave here during this week, according to G .B. Faris. Craven county agent. The car | will be sent to n northern market and 'is being supplied by six farmers, who will furnish 600 crates of the produce, the amount of the ear. it was stated. F. M. Simmons and Mrs. George Simmons and L. C. Hadder, W. C. Laughing house, H. A. Patten, and William Dunn, Sr., are supplying the ear. Wheeler Inquiry Postponed. (By (he Associated Press.) Washington, April 21.—-Because of the failure of witnesses to arrive here from Montana, further Investigation of the charges against Senator Wheeler I was deferred today by the special Senate committee conducting the inquiry. The quantity of water discharged in to the sea by all the rivers of the world is about 80 cubic miles a day. DECLARE MUMS CONFESSED SHE IS BOBBEEMUIR BANDIT A Detective Says Edward Cooney and Wife, Celia, Confessed to Crimes That New York City. WOMAN IS ONLY 20 YEARS OLD Couple Did Not Fight Extra dition and Talked Freely of the Crimes, Detective Has Declared. try (he AMKnelated Press.) Jacksonville. Fla.. April 21. —Prepar- ing to return to New York this nftor noon. in custody of two New York de tectives. Edward Cooney, aged 25. and his wife Celia, ngril 20. the beautiful bobbed-hair holdup woman wlm has ter rified New York with 17 crimes during the last year, today confessed to the whole affair, according to Detective F.« S. Cray, of New York. The man is said to have confessed to the majority, of the charges filed against the pair, and his wife freely talked of the' most recent affair, the robbery of the National Biscuit Company’s plant in Brooklyn, in which one man was se riously injured. The couple waived all extradition papers, and -told the' detec tives that they would he glad to return to New York and were ready to stand trial. BAPTISTS MEET IN ATLANTA MAY 14-19. Indications Point, to an Epoch-Making Convention—Great Progress is Made. Raleigh. April 10.—The nnpronching session of the Southern Baptist conven tion. which meets in Atlanta. Ga., May 14-16. will be at) epoch-making one. frotn all indications. It. was in Atlanta this convention met five years ago. when the 75 million campaign was launched It seemed fitting that the convention should come back to Hie same place in this closing year of the campaign. Viewed from every standpoint this campaign has been a marvelous success. Approximately $30.(100.000 more has been raised for the different benevolent objects fostered, .by the drntimUna! ion. during the last fiye years than in any like period of time in the history of the denomination. Almost a million mem bers have been baptized into the fellow ship of Southern Baptist churches dur ing that time. The number of foreign missionaries sent out lias almost been doubled, and the number of native work ers on the foreign fields h.-|s bepn quard rupled. The work in the homeland has been greatly enlarged and strengthened in every phase of it. The growth in North Carolina has been very marked. By the end of this year it is be’ieved 106.000 will have been bnptizod into the fellowship of Hie Baptist, churches of this state in the five- year period. The denominations has gone forward in its contributions to all the objects fostered by it ill a most won derful way. It lias for its goal this year the raising of $2,000,000. Os this amount SBOO,OOO is to be raised by April 30. While much of this is to be raised within the next ten days, yet some $30,000 more lias been contributed this year Hmn at at this time last year. FORD CANNOT APPEAR IN WASHINGTON NOW Tells Senate Agriculture Committee He Cannot Testify Now Regarding the Shoals Offer. (By the Associated Press.) Washington. April 21. —Henry Ford informed the Senate agriculture commit tee today that it was impossible for him to appear in pci-son before the commit tee to explain hih Muscle Shoals bid. The committee received a letter from E. G. leibold. Ford's general secretary, saying that W. 11. Mayo. Ford’s chief eingeer, would appear instead. The largest bridge in the world will be built over the estuary of the River Elorn in France tto connect Brest witti Plognstei. It will be si* miles long and made up of two approaches, one-third of a mile long, and four spans of one and one-third miles each. nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor OWN A HOME OF YOUR OWN | If You Can Afford to Rent You Can Afford to Own This Association is a home Building and Loan for | | | | home people, it has the community spirit of wishing to | | | | “build up” make our business, city and vicinity expand. All who have their Building and Loan here—realize ' ' I I they are in a friendly, helpful institution. JOIN NOW OUR NEW SERIES Citizens Building and Loan Asso- | ciation | X Office in Citizens Bank Building x >” ooooooooooooooooooooopooo^,ooaooo <*>oooooooooooooooc ALL PARTIES READY FOR PENNSYLVANIA’S PRIMARY Presidential Candidates Not to Be Voted on Direetly. But Delegates WHI Be Named. IBy (lie AHNoeln(ed Press.) Philadelphia. April 21.—Presidential , candidates do not directly figure in the primary to he he'd in _C all political parties t.U£j ' .unit) though the law permits s* to place their nnnjes on fglii-dWTStto give preference, not one availed himself [ of the privilege. The Republicans will name 79 dele > gates to the Cleveland convention. The ; Democrats will elect 80 delegates to the New York convention with a total vote cf 76. the party rules providing for eight delegates-at-large, four men and four women, with a half vote each. On the Republican side, the candidates for delegates are not officially pledged to any presidential candidate, but state , leaders said they expect that the delega tion to he elected will be unanimous for President Coolidge. The majority of the state leaders are supporting a list «f seven candidates for delegates at large made up of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, Governor Pinehnt, Senators Pepper and Reed. State Chairman W. Harry Baker. Congressman W. S. Vare and Mrs. Elizabeth Price Martin. There is a contest for one delegate at large, Ralph Beaver SBrassbiigger. a Hiram .Johnson supporter in 1620. but now an avowed Coolidge man. opposing Gover nor Pinchot for one of the seven “slated” places. * On the Democratic side 17 candidates are in the race for the eight, places for delegates at large, three elements within the party contesting to win the delega tion. The fight is a factional one and presidential candidates were not drawn into the contest. The Democrats are also contending for control.of the state committee, mem bers of which will be elected at the pri mary. The importance of this fight is due tv> she fact that the state committee the next national eommitee mnn. An attempt to have the national committeemen elected directly by the Democratic voters 'at the primary, as was done in 1616 and 1620. was defeat ed by a court decision. The present na tional committeeman iR Joseph F. Guf fey, Pittsburgh. Judge Eugene C. Bon niweli. Philadelphia, sought to have the committeemen elected directly by the voters. He is a candidate for the place and will tnke his fight into the state committee. He is opposed h.v members of the present state committee, headed by State Chairman Austin E. McCul lough. Before the court, decision. State Chairman McCullough threatened to car ry the contest into the national com mittee meeting at New York when the convention meets. k ‘ There tfre gome contests in toffr maj<# parties fo> district national delegates.’ largely the result of factional differences rather than of presidential preferences. All parties will nominate candidates for Congress in the 36 congressional dis tricts. for the State Senate in 25 dis tricts and for the full membership of the state House of Representatives. Candidates will also be nominated' by all porties, including Socialist and Pro hibition. for Judge of the State Superior Court. State Treasurer and Auditor General. HAD NO INTENTION OF CONVEYING A “THREAT” Makes Specific Disclaimer in Letter to Mr. Hughes.—ls a Frank Explana tion. Washington, April 16.—A specific dis claimer of any intent to convey “a veiled threat" in she use of the phrase “grave consequences” Ki his recent communica tion to Secretory Hughes protesting against the Japanese exclusion feature of the immigration bill is made by Am bassador Hanihara in a second letter to the secretary made public today and characterized by Mr. Hughes as a “frank and friendly” explanation. The ambassador’s letter and a reply by Hip secretary were made public by the State department, Mr. Hngheß' let ter saying that in the light of the con text of the original letter and prevailing friendship and understanding between she two countries he “had no doubt that these words (grave consequences) were to be taken in the same sense you have stated, and I was quite sure that it was far from your thought to ex press or imply any threat.” Winston-Salem will semi its business men's volley ball team to tliefonoord Y about Saturday of this week. Char lotte will more than likely come up this week for a match with Dr. Rankin's tenin. eeaeaaaS NO. 92 SPEAKER GILLETT IS i HEARDABOUT LIQUOR ■ .JGESBIWE: Denies That Any Liquor Waa Ever Sent to His Office as It Was Chargd by H, . L. Scaife. SPEAKER LEAVES LONG STATEMENT Said Constituent's 1 Trunk Was Sent to His Office But That There Was No Liquor In It. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Apjril 21.—Speaker Gil lett appeared at the Daugherty commit* tee henring today and questioned H. I/. Scaife, eommittee witness, as to his state ments that liquor seised in Washington by prohibition agents some years ago went to Gillett’s office. "Where did you get your information? - ’ the speaker asked. "Most of it eame from Mr. Woodruff.” ••Congressman Woodruff?” “Yen.” (Representative Woodruff, a republican is from Michigan). Scaife. a former Department of .Jus tice investigator, insisted that his orig inal testimony "needed no correction" to 1 his knowledge. He reiterated that his information was that the Speaker got the liquor for a constituent. The witness then turned to the Speak er. and asked if he denied that the liquor had gone to his office. "I certainly do,” said Gillett. "Do you deny that a trank went there?’, Scaife persisted. Gillett said a constituent's trunk been' taken to his office, but it had no liquor in it. Speaker Gillett then made the state ment to the committee under oath. He said that in the spring of 1022 he had heard and denied the report that a trunk of liquor had come to his office. On investigation, he said, he found a trunk from which liquor had been remov ed had been sent to bis office for a con stituent in 1010. “For a witness before you to throw out a bold statement that I got liquor from the,Pepartment of Justice when he knew the facts, or had opportunity to facts—well that's an outrage. . r gfow-** lives may be. He may desire notoriety.” Scaife instated that ‘his information not only came from Representative Wood ruff. who had been active along with Scaife i n the impeachment light against Attorney General Daugherty in 1022, but from various sources.” Among other ’;g'i things, he said, "there was a report from i’S Special Agent Cox.” He also named Dr. Samuel \1 right and ”a man named v Bunch.” MR. WARD VERY ILL, ’ RELATIVES ALARMED North Carolina Representative Suffers Abeess on Mm Neck, Blood Poisoning Feared. Washington. April 10.—Representa tive H- S. Ward is still very ill at his apartment here. Relatives and friends fear his condition is critical. His trouble started several days ago with an abscess on his neck. This was lanced, but his condition did not improve, and since then blood poisoning has been feared. There is now great pain in the head. Friends of Mr. Ward were first ap prised of his illness when it was stated that he would probably be unable to at tend the state convention at Raleigh. Before that he had been looking and feeling well. Chicago Girls’ Week. Chicago, 111.. April 21.—“Girls* . Week” was launched in Chicago today under the joint auspices of the city school officials and the various women's clubs of the city. The observance is to be along the lines of the “Boys’ Week” celebration which have been held in many parts of the country and the pro gram provides for a week of special activities for future woman citizens. The schools will direct attention to the work of girls and women in every line. Prominent Chicago women, among them Miss Jane Adams and Judge Mary Bartelme, will speak before school as semblies. Club women will address groups of girls om world service and delegates from girls’ organizations in i the schools will be entertained by etub l women. | The League of Women Voters has . l prepared a pageant, showing the ad • vance of women in civic rights, and the | public library has published lisfe of l books of especial interest to girls. I J The spaniel is so called because Hie original breed came from Spain. WHAT SMITTV’S WEATHER CAT SAYS By Increasing cloudiness, probably follow ed by showers Tuesday, and in extreme west^port ion tonight; warmer tonight and treme west portion Tneaday.
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