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LY 0AZEI (SASTONIA OA Cf CTp'J county offers ..Jll.l wonderful - fieM ' for investor farmer er bus iness man. Writ the Cham ber of Commerce. tao i u.i, tr0WiBj city 'in Nortk Carolina. 1920 population 12,8714 tain tn 10 yean of 123. 5 per cent. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED' PRESS i i' GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 28, 1920 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS CUAHLOnE WOAII TELLS -- "HER ST03r AT ST. PAUL roy su:.::.!EY'S. body ' ARRIVES FROM FRANCE AUTO DRIVERS MOST HAVE LICENSE TA6S LIST OF CITY. TEACHERS FOR COMING YEAR NEW BANK ORGANIZED : 7 IN WEST.6AST0:.U y !pUe par, Addreaaen Bus. nets 'and Prof eaaional Wo ' men. , 7 . . . - ' - . ; ; 7 (By "The Associated Press.) - : I" ;T." PATJLy July 2& "My Story" the general topie for stories of sue ' ceases by women in business and profes- nions told by speakers at today 's sessions 1 f the National Federation of business - naal convention here. .'My Story Insurance," was the" sub ject of an address by Miss Julia Alexan ler, Charlotte, N. C, and' Mrs. Buth Dobb,' Columbia, 8. C., spoke on "Public Health." . 7'v ' . . . ' Agitation for legislation to raise the " nebool age is urged as a measure to im V iiravii business schools by Miss lone Duf- v "f ev. of Omaha, and Dn Orie L. Hatcher, DiAxnn.i w Emnlovers are asked , ' to co-oir1e in raising standards of ' " . -schools. , HOLD GAMBLERS AS SUSPECTS "V. v V - ' CHICAGO HOLDUP GANG ''? ;i (By the Associated Press.) :V. v HENDERSON. Ky.. July 28. Two of Jire men captured la si night by police tw thev held up a gambling game, re , y ulting'lrt the death of a gambler and, woundiu of one alleged bandit, are sus ' pected by polic hr taoin ESCTH AEFH .7 peeted .byt.poliee here to be members of "V'V; the iranir which figured in the recent Cht- ' i aao payroll holdup. , . - , V 7. Charles Alderson, one oi me gauiuicr., f7.aid one of , the supposed bandits, who V bad been watching the game, was rifling fcis pocket when he drew a revolver and 7v7'hot and wounded him. A scuffle foi- f lowed , and the alleged robbers disap i reared. Ail unidentified white man was " t found dead from a wound believed ta " have been caused by a hammer: Two of 'i - the alleged bandits, giving the nanu-s of . V JV.L. Luther, Ehlorado, 111., and Leroy - .Scott, Clihton, Ind., were captured by the 7' nalice. but the three others, ineiumngins i DECLARES HE IS GRANDSON " (Bv the Associated Press, i H - LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 28. Da- . glaring uiai no 5 0er, millionaire grandson of John Jacob Astor,: and that he lougnt ior iwenxy years to have the New York courts pro.' -nounce him sane, a man registered at a ... v J. A. Chilton Comotoh.' ;i Iowa," telegraphed New York newspa- ers' today that he will .release a "big tory'' at 3 p. m. , One year ago, ne saia, no nu uwuu V1 " a seven year war against the "lunacy tion" Mill deal with-the progress of Ma 7 fight. 7 nnn MTTW IDLE tECAUSE - ' , OF SERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE nt SKSTOnS FTJEL SHORTAGE ; , . (By tno Associatea iTess.; , v r.AUY. Tnd.. Julv 28. As a result or V th fuel shortage 5,000 men here are idle, it 'was 'reported today. The American of its kind, was out of commission. The big Bessemers in Gary works were operat- 7 ing only intermittently, the plant being seriously crippled. Twelve of the big . . . i.j cian rurnaces wcro cum. ' v Tt announced that, in order to con- ..7, tinne partial operation the Gary works - . . .4 will hereafter use on as iuei in many ui their departments. 'WILL SETTLE BRITISH AND v CANADIAN WAR VETERANS 7 . CklflkWY. Alhorfj. Jnlv 28. General J Critchley, ' well known in Canadian mfli , " tary circles, haa recruited and taken into . r Mexico inreo uaviBuuns oi xiriimu uu Canadian war veterans to settle them on ' .received here today.. These settlers, it ; was stated, are organized on a thoroughly .... i m m military oasis, - ineiuaing lour xuiiy . vteneTai VTncniey uu wromer, ' '7. Major -H.C. Critchley, both of Calgary, ' At.LI M t ll . ' are in eommana or ine ezpeaiuon, ue . xpenses of which are being provided for - " by the .British government with an appro priation of 300,000 pounds sterling. TTTDC1C AMES TO RETIRE 7 AS ASSISTANT ATTT.-CJEN. WASHINGTON, July 28. Judge C . B. Ames will retire August 31 as first . Assistant to the attorney general. It be i came known' today that he had submitted 77 liia resignation to President Wilson and 7. would resume his law practice in Okla- lKma Ciy- 'l''N'v,!' Judge Ames has been first assistant to ' Attorney General for the past year. He 7 bandied the government's case in the coal . strike , injunction proceedings, was in ' 7 charge of a number of anti-trust proseeu - : ' tions and conducted the negotiations with ' the packers . which resulted in divorcing their business from forms of activity Other than the packing of meata. ' let Cream, Supper. " i : i . There will be an lea cream supper at the home of Mr. W. A. Long, .ear Mountain View school bouse, on Satur day eight, July 31f The proceeds will go f r V. ? t.pneSt 'of the Mountain View r ' - 1 . ' Trerrbo 'r w invited to Son of Mr. Eugene Summey, of Dallas Died in January. 1919 in Coblenz Funeral " Tomorrow at Two o'Clock. . . -. -. The body f. Mr Roy Summey, who died inGermany in January, 1919, ar rived in Gastonia this morning on train No. 29 and wap.takn to Dallas fo burial.' Mr, Summey, a. son of Mr. Eu gene -Summey, of Dallas, was a young mau about 'twenty eight years of age and was drafted into the army during the world war. He was with the American Army of Occupation at Coblenz, Ger many, a. the time of his death,. He was suffering from pneumonia -at that" time. Mr.- Summey was a member of E Com pany, 56th Pioneer Infantry. He was well known and liked throughout the county. The burial will take place at the Lutheran church at Dallas Thursday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock. There will be a short servic at the grave, conducted by Rev. C. N. Younts, pastor of-the Luther an church. A delegation fiom Gnsron I'ost No. 23, American Legion, will attend the funeral. PORTRAIT GEORGE WASHINGTON PRESENTED TO NEW YORK NEW TORK, July 28. A rare and comparatively unknown, portrait of George Washington, painted in oils ou a marble slab, by Archibald Robertson, lias bee deposited in the New York histori cal society by Tarrant Putnam, a liueal descendant -of. the artist, it was an nounced today. A notation by the artist on the bncl board filling indicates the portrait was painted in, Philadelphia in Deeenul . 1791. The artist had written that when the painting was made Washington did not wear his false teeth. MT. HOLLY VICTORIOUS OVER TUCKASEEGE MT. HOLLY, July 24. Mt. Holly de f eated Tuckaseege here Saturday 1 2 to 2. Tuckaseege succeeded in getting two hits off Spargo, but Sherrijl allowed them none, while Mt. Holly got nineteen "off Flowers and Richey. Mt. Holly's perfect fielding was the feature of the game. Batteries: Mt. Holly, Spargo. 8her rill and Allen; Tuckaseege, Flcfwers, Richey and Lowe. INTERCHURCH MOVEMENT WANTS CONFERENCE OF STEEL WORKERS WASHINGTON, July 28. President ViT5ou 'today had before him the recom mendation of a commission of the Inter church World Movement that he appoint a Special roinmiaMon to bring about an immediate conference between employers and employe in the steel industry. The suggest ion was offered to the president yesterday by the group which investi gated Inst summer's Bteel strike and yes lerday announced its findings. In a letter which was sent to the presi dent together with a copy of the investi gators' complete report, the Interchurch commission declared that "unless vital changes are brought to pass, a renewal of the conflict in this industry seems hiev Ttable." ANDERSON. QUIET AFTER NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT ANDERSON, 8. C, July 28. Ander sou is quiet this morning after the excit ment of hist night, when Scott Garner, a 14 year-old colored youth, is alleged to have attacked a prominent young white woman. Following arrest of the boy, h was identified by "the woman, and local officers, by a clever ruse, fooled the crowd of people which had gathered, and as the mob chased a deco automobile loaded with policemen. Deputy Sheriff Hillyard made his escape with the prisoner. ARMY AIRPLANES WILL BE INSPECTED AT EDMONTON EDMONTON, Alberta, July 28 The four ' United States Army airplanes which arrived here yesterday on their flight from Mineola,'N. Y., to Nome, Alaska, will not start for Jasper, Al berta, the next stop, until ' Thursday morning, t Captain St. Clair Street, head 6f the expedition, announced today. The planes will be subjected to a minute in spection in the meantime, he said. THOMAS PRUITT FOUND GUILTY OF, CRIMINAL ASSAULT 8PABTANBURG, S. C, July 28 A jury in the court of general sessions here today . returned a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy in the case of Thomas Pro it t a white man charged with criminal assault upon a 13-year old girl, an inmate of his own home. .Such a verdict provides for imprisonment for from five to forty years. The jury, it is understood, agreed upon this form of verdict on account of. the mental capacity of the .accused, wholwaa a resident of Tucapan mill village, this county,' MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES GOES " 7 TO MEET TRAIN GASOLINE LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 2g. Gasoline has been so scares here that to day when a train carrying 200,000( gal lons arrived, froi Oklahoma it was offi cially welcomed by Mayor M. P. Snyder and officers the 'Automobile Club mt Southern California. They met the train at Alhambra, near here, and rode baca n it. ' . ' . , .- V lT3 GOING TO BUY FRNECH TOBACCO MONOPOLY: It is reported that Thom as Fortune Ryan, now enroute to Europe, will open negotiations towards the pur chase of the French Government tobacco monopoly Mr. Ryan is said to represent a syndicate of American tobscco mag nates who are willing to pay (400,000,000. SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE Engagement List Blank Today Installments of Address Co to Print Shop Today. (By the Associated Press.) DAYTON, O. July 28 An all day stretch dictating to his secretary his ad dress for August 7, accepting the demo cratic presidential nomination, was the exclusive but formidable affair today be fore Governor Cox. It was the first day trince his nomination that his engagement list was blank. . Installments of the address were to begin, going to the governor's print shop today, with arrangements for strict secrecy. The governor has stated that he desires to have his address "live copy" in its news features as delivered August 7, without being discounted by advance statements. While some of his main subjects, like the lengue of nations, industrial affairs, campaign' contributions and others are patent the governor is keeping close council regarding their details. Also he has yet given no intimation whether he would discuss, prohibition questions in the address. With the party platform uilent on pro hibition, friends sf the governor here who have been associated with him for years express the belief that he will not men tion it n the sieech of acceptance, but that, with what they say is characteris tic fearlessness, he will have no hesita tion in discussing the subject in his campaign speeches. Because of his newspaper training, the governor was reported today to be mak ing fast work of his address. But he is exercising great care, as indicated by composition of n few of the main subjects in eucil. Leugth of the address was to daj't said to be still problematical. CHRISTENSEN STILL WORKS FOR DEB'S RELEASE Cox has Not Answered Whether He Will Co-operate in Securing Release of So cialist Candidate. (By The Asacciated P:?ssj SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 28. Plans looking to the release of Kugene V. Debts from prison are being held in abey ance pending word from Governor Cox, democratic nominee for president, as to whether he will co-operate with them, Parley P. Christensen, farmer labor mm. inee for president, informed the governor in a telegram today. The telegram asked for an early reply to one sent by M. Christensen from Denver last week, wherein he asked the nominees of the democratic and republican parties to join him in pressing foi1 Debs' release. The telegram follows: i On July 20 I telegraphed to you and Senator Harding a request that you and he join with me in urging the president to release Eugene V. Debs, the socialist candidate, now serving a term' in Atlanta prison, for professing his political views during the war, which has been over 20 months. v ' 7 :; " ''Senator Harding has replied unfavor ably. Still, I have not lost hope of bring ing the president to see the tyranny in volved, in the continued imprisonment of Debs. v I intend to make every possible effort to the eno that Debs, av man with whom I disagree politically, be accorded the same freedom to voice his beliefs thaj yon and Senator f Harding and I enjoy.' Miss Ada Potts, of 8teel ' Creek, spent the week-end wth bier sister. Miss Carrie Potts, si Bsalo. - Upon Payment of $1.00 Fee Drirers Will Be Given Tar and Card - Question of Negroes at Movies Comes 'Up. At the regular meeting of the city eouneil held Monday night Mayor Cherry and Councilman Smyre and Clifford were present.. Routine business was trans acted, and in addition the following matters disposed of: It was ordered that the city license tags be distributed to drivers upon the payment of ' the license fee of $1.00. An ordinance requiring the licensing of all drivers of cars in the city was passed some time ago. Every driver of' a car, not necessarily the owner, must be pro vided with a card attesting to his fitness as a driver and bis compliance with all the t raffle rules and regulations of the city. These cards will be carried at all times when driving the car. f The tags are at the city hall for dis tribution by the city tax collector. They are of aluminum about 3 1-2 iuches by 2 3-4 inches and are very neat in ap pearance. On them are inscribed the words "Gastonia, N. C. " and No. (1 to 1,000). " Mr. E. C. Powell, representing the Gastonia tfhd Suburban Gas Co., was be fore the council repeating the ietition of two weeks ago to le allowed an increase in the price of gas jer thousand cubic feet. The council, on the ground that there was not a full representation of the board present, requested that the matter be left ojen until the next meet ing. The city manager was instructed by the board to inform Mr. J. E. Simpson, of the Ideal theater that in the opinin of the board, the admisslsn of negroes to his moving picture theater was ob jectionable to the white patrons, and that sucli a practice would in all probability lead to serious trouble in the future, that already numerous complaints are lodged with the board concerning the obstruc tion of the sidewalks in front of the theater, and that the council requested him to discontinue the practice of ad mitting negroes to the theater. OUIJA BOARDS ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MYSTERIOUS MURDER. By The Associated Press.) NEW YORK, July 26. Onija boards by the score have volunteered to solve the mysterious murder of Joseph Bowen El well, turfman, card expert and "Don Juan." Since the body of the gambler was found in his handsome residence here last niolui), with a bullet through the fore head, alleged clues, motives and revela tions of the murderer himself have been gathered from ethereal planes by th thousands and dumped upon an admitted ly lewi!dered staff of the District At torney 's office. All (ft these occult communications are not discarded. While disclaiming any faith in Oui ja 's ability as a crime inves tigator, the District Attorney neverthe less admits that he has assigned a man t3 the special duty of reading occult con tributions and to submit to him personal ly any conveying apparently useful in formation. An anonymous communica tion purporting to be an occult revela tion may contain a valuable clue. Mr Swann believes, his theory being that the criminal might use this method of inform lug'on a confederate. Anonymous communicants purport to reveal prelude, plot and climax of the crime. The missing automatic, pistol with which El well was shot has been located by Ouija boards or other "supernatural" means in every part of the Elwell home, from the jetting room in which the mur der was Committed down into the base ment and up to the roof Until the murderer is apprehended, both the police and District Attorney's staff say they expect W surcease from the .persistent profligacy of occult as sixtaace now being forced on them. LEE TRUMBULL IDENTIFIES WOMAN AS MRS: LEROY (By the Associated Press.) . NEW YORK, July 28 Leo Trum bull a Detroit polieeman, and his wife were here today to make the formal legal identification of the body of the young woman found in a trunk here Inst week as that of Mrs. Eugene Leroy. Officials said there was no doubt as to the identity, the purpose of the visit to the morgue being simply a legal formal ity in building up a case against the mur derers . The body probably will be buried in Potters Field here sfter identification has been completed. TRYING TO CATCH 5,000 RATS. CHARLESTON, & C July 28. Five expert rat catchers from New Orleans ar busy here in a drive to trap 5,000 rodents in a survey along the water front now being conducted by Dr. C. V. Akin,. Unit ed States public health service, as s bo bonie plague prevention step. No rata have yet been found infected. Mr. Lamar Abernethy left Sunday morning to attend, the house-party . at Waynes rille which is being given by Visa Jocelyn MeDowell . , He is expected to re turn borne tonight. ', : 7. Home Addresses and Grades to Which Assigned Prof. C P. HeiligjComes as Princi- Ral Grammar School Many lew Teachers , Added t o List. ' . Hupt. Joe 8. Wray, of the city schools, has almost completed the work of secur ing teachers , for the city schools for next year. There are several vacancies yet to be filled, but Prof. Wray thinks that these teachers will soon be secured. Hupt . Wray has recommended that the schools oeii Monday, Sept. 13. If this is passed by the board all the teachers are expected iy Gaatoniu for a meeting ou Haturday, 8ept. 11." Among the list of teachers many new names will be found. Among these is that of Prof. G. P. Heilig, of Char lotto, who conies as principal of the grammar school at Central. Mr. Heilig has taught in the Belmont schools of the Charlotte system for the past 10 or 15 years. The complete list is as follows: Central School. First Grade: Misses Sallit Sumner, R. F. D., Lincolntou; Nancy Porter, R. F. D. No. 11, Charlotte. Second Urade: Misses Esther Cald well, 11. F. 1)., Charlotte; Sue Daly, Ben eca, S. C. ; Mrs. Ed C. Adams, City. Third Grade: Misses Katie N. Smith, Goldsboro; Edith Mason, Stanley. Fourth Grade: Misses Blair Spencer, Reidsville; Marie Langstou, Laurens, 8. C. . FitUi tirade: Misses Ethel Craig, City; Dora Squires, Matthews. Sixth Grade: Misses Ruth Blythe, Huntersville; Lala Bailes, Charlotte. Seventh Grade: Mrs. W. Grady Gas ton, City; Miss Lois Arman, Jouesville, 8. C; Principal G. P. Heilig. Clara School. First Grade: Miss Cashion, Hunters., ville; Cora Armstrong, Laurens, 8. C. . Second Grade: Essie Mortonj Char lotte. Third (trade: Sara Edwards, Darling ton, 8. C. Fourth Grade: Ellie Garrison, R. P. I)., Derita. East School. First (irade: Misses Pearl Gallant, City; Katherine McLean, Gastonia, Mary Suuunerell, China Grove. Second Grade: Misses Carrie Morris, City; Elizalieth Thames, Little Rock, Ark. Third (irade: Greenwood, 8. (". Fourth (irade: Durham. Fifth Grade: Miss Lillian Muttisou, Miss Annie ('. Reade, Miss Evelyn Reade, Durham. Sixth aiftl Meventh Grades: l'ri'jcipni G, G. L, Sawyer, (iastonia; Miasr Mar guerite Sherrill, Charlotte; Rlanche Gran tham, Dunn. West School First Grade: Misses Saddle Stewart, Charlotte; Maurie Simpson, Gray Court, 8. C; Florine Simpson, Gray Court, 8. C. ; Birdie Brooks, South Boston, Va. Second Grade Misises Sallie Brooks, South Boston, Va.; Christine Sloan, City; Naomi Pool, Kinston. Third Grade: Misses Lura Hendricks, Greensboro; Narva O 'Daniel, Chapel Hill ; Ella Belle Copeland, Laurens, 8. O. Fourth Grade: Misses Ruth Pool, Kin ston; Sue Harvey, Byington, Tenn. Fifth Grade: Misses Katie Rankin, R. F. D., Charlotte; Relecca Clark, Lau rens, S. C. Sixth and Seventh Grades; Principal E. J. Abernethy, Rutherford College; Marie Littlejohn, Jonesville; Ruth Gil christ. Gibnon. High School Composition: Miss Bertie Craig, City i History: Miss aKtherine Whitener, Stanley. Mathematics and Latin: Miss FunnU Mitchell, Wilmington. Latin: Miss Mary Baldwin Mitchell, Wihnington. Spanisn: Miss A ra belle Gill, Rock nui, 8. C. French: Mrs. 8. B. Dolley, City. Music: Miss Edmee Smith, Holly Hill, 8. C. English: Miss Eula Glenn, City. Mathematics: Miss Ella Bradley, City Home Economics: Misses Mary II in shaw, Knoxville, Tenn.; Mary Alderman, Greensboro; Terrine Uolleman, Cary. Principal : WI P. .Grier, Gastonia. Primary Supervisor: Miss Minnie Peed in, 8elma, ntermediate Supervisor: Miss Mar garet Tiddy, Shelby. Highland SchooL First Grade: Sudie Norment, City; Mamie Pharr. City. Second Grade: Mattie Peeler, Shelby. Shelby. Third Grade: Mamie Wiley, City. City. Fourth Grade: Martha Crawford, Gas tonia. 7 Fifth Grade: Johnsie Holland, City. Higher Grades: Principal J. A. Rol lins, City. ' -'7' , , -v On account of the absence of the pastor, Bev. Du-J. H. Henderlite, there will be no prayer service at the First Presbyterian church tonight. Ir. Hen derlite will return to the city Thursday from Montreal. 1 People's Bank of Gastonia Name of Gastonia's Newest Banking Organization Capital Stock $25,000 ' Will Be Located in Bradley Block. Application has been made to the Secretary of State for a charter for a new bank in Gastonia, to be known as : the People's Bank of Gastonia, to be lo cated in West Gastonia. Among the in corporators are 8. N. Boyee, Thos. J. . Brawley, J. Lee Robinson, B. N. Ay-, cock, Major V. Whitesides Nesbit A Gil liam, E. B. Scruggs and Dr. Lee John ston . ' 1 The new bank will begin business with a capital stock of $25,000. It will be, locate! in a handsome new building to be erected at once by Mr. Mac Bradley in the block of buildings adjacent to his home on West Franklin avenue. Work will lrgin at once on the building and it will be pushed to completion . It is hoped to have the new bank ready for business by October 1. CLEVELAND'S WEALTH OVER FORTY MILLIONS Four Hundred Per Cent Increase Ovet the Former Valuation Work Not Conv , Pleted. Cleveland Star. The tax assessment board has complet ed enough of its work to give an estimate of the total wealth under the new assess-' ment and in return sent to Raleigh this week the known-wealth was given as 41 millions of dollars. The estimate is that with the completion of the work that sev eral more millions will be added to this total and that a safe estimate of th county's wealth, including both personal anil renl prrj erty will be between 42 sad 45 millions. In former years the total VeaJth ha never been over 10 millions and the new listing of property shows an increase of more than 400 per cent. The assessment board has much more work to do before all records are complete. They think that another mouth will le required before ' they will hnve complete record of all property and the value of the same. CERTAIN STATES MAY LOSE- , REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, July 23. Unless the membership of the House is increased from 435 to at least 500 to meet the in creased population shown by'the 1920 cen sus, 10 states will lose one or more repre sentatives, according to Representative Siegel, of New York, chairman of the Census committee which will frame the the new Apportionment bill. Those states are: Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri, s which will lose two congressmen each; r rtlL- nois, Kentucky, Maine, Mar ' " braska, Vermont and Virginia v lose one congressman each. - X . Mr. Siegel explains that if the L, membership is retained at its ' prasw figure, it will be necessary to increas x the population basis in each congressional district beyond the 211,000 or major por tion thereof now fixed. If this is done, he says, the 10 states named will lose one or more of the present districts because their populations have not increased in proportion to those of other states. On the basis ef the estimated popula tion of 106,000,000 for the whole country in 19'M, an increase of approximately 14,000,000 ia 10 years, Mr. Siegel says (."( or 66 new seats in the House must be ' created if the 10 states are to retain their ' . ) . . mm. prese'ii numerical representation, wnue precedent warrants the increase, Mr. Siegel declares there is strong opposition to it on the part of some of the present representatives, while others favor reduc- . tion to as few as 300 members. , Mr. fiiecel xnflcta ia work ttt front ing the new apportionment bill in accord with the new population to begin with the reconvening of Congress in December and he anticipates that the measure will be passed early in 1921. Every decade since 1790, with the single exception of 1840, the House membership . haa been enlarged to keep pace with the growing population. Now the House floor is erowded when all members are present; seats nearly fill the chamber; the old individual desks have been dis -carded and an increase in membership probably will have to be solved by nar rowing the width of the seats. - Ten years ago the House membership wws increased from 391 to 435 on the basis of a population of 91,972,266 and the only exception to such a procedure oe eurred ia 1840 when 10 congressmen were knocked out by the apportionment, th . membership being fixed at 232 after hav ing been 242 for 10 years. The last apportionment kept intact the numerical strength of all state delegations-for certain increases, but even then several congressional districts ' fell short r of the maximum basis of 211,000 popula tion. ' - --7- : -,-7 7 MILK DELIVERIES RESUMED,. KANSAS CITY, Mo July 23. Milk deliveries to Kansas City consumers were resumed today under a . three day armi stice agreement after n suspension of twenty -four hours because of d7Tor - -between four of t!,e largest dai-y r panles an I t'ly r " 'a's over tLe e graV-r cr" -
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