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LARGEST CIRCULATION IN WILMINGTON .
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.WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THUJISDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 1 L 1917
PRICETFIVE CENTS.
GOV T. W. BICKETT.
SENAMSOSSI
UEUT-GOV. GARDNER.
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JOINT SFSS1Q
He is Inaugurated Governor of
North Carolina With Simple
Ceremonies.
FAVOR REGULATING
MEDICINE SALES.
Prison Represents an Inexcus
able Waste of $1 ,000,000
Capital to transact Business,
The Governor Declares
Wants a State Educational
Commission.
Kalcigli. Jan. 11. With simple cere
monies Thomas W-Bickett was inau
gurated governor of North Carolina
today, succeeding Locke Craig. Gov
ernor Bickett delivered his inaugural
address immediately after Chief Jus
tice Walter Clark had administered
Hie oath of office.
Two recommendations were "iade ia
his address by Mr. Bickett, one Jo-the
salo of the prison and the other for
a law regulating me saie 01 patent
and proprietary medicines. ,
Governor Bickett declared that tH"
State prison represents an meicus- President Wilson and Secretary loan
able waste of $1,000,000 capital to sing.
transac t a business that could be done j The utmost secrecy was maintained
belter at a capital of $100,000. He rec
ommends that the prison be converted
into a State asylum for the insane.
"The prisoners should be provided
fur with sanitary and comfortable
quarters," he said. To sentence.a man
to serve on the gang, he characterized
as cruel and excessive punishment.
As regards the patent and proprie
tary medicines be favors . a Jaw to
make it a felony for any : one to sell,
offer for sale or make proprietary or
patent medicine purporting to cure
cancer, tuberculosis, epilepsy, paraly
sis or any otner atmcuon mat state
and natioikleaic
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The governor advocated a law re
quiring all vender of proprietary
medicines to fiie a statement with the
State Board of Health showing the ex
act composition of such medicines and
empowering the board to prevent the
sale without the medicines contained
the curative values. f
The Governor also advocated legis
lation to regulate the industries. "I
insist they should be made to corre
spond with living conditions and not
with the theories of professional agi
tators. I insist that the Legislature
should reflect the conscience of North
Carolina and not the covetousness of
New England," he declared.
He proposes that all bills on public
water supply should be for water sup
py installed in the homes "near the
supply. Public courses should be in
cluded in the schools dealing with
sanitation, is also prposed.'
Governor Bickett recommended that
the State Hospital for the Insane be
placed under one management as well
as the Agricultural Department of the
A. & M.
Rotation in office and short ballot is
advocated by the Governor.
Bickett arrived in Raleigh from his
horuc in Louisburg this morning on a
special train, accompanied by hs spe
ual inaugural committee of the Legis
kt'ire, members of his family and a
'argc number of friends. He was met
at U10 Unicm Station by committees
"'presenting the Raleigh Chamber of
Coruniprcc. the Raleigh and' Durham
K,it-ary clubs and the Woman's club, of
tins city.
'"torn the Union Station the Govern-'
'""elect, at the head of a procession of
automobiles, and escorted by the ca
of the North Carolina Agricul
tural Colleger and the college band,
Proceeded to the Governor's Mansion,
-Nsorth Blount street, wheerxhe was
Joined by Governor Craie:. The nro-
ttwsion then proceeded to the Yarbor-
'Sh Hotel, where a committee repre
sentiu? the civic organizations, of the
u. State officials and distinguished
wtizeus from all parts of North Caro
ln. welcomed the Governtor and Gov-nior-elect.
From the hotel the party
t to the City Auditorium, 'where
"e inaugural ceremonies were held.
he Bible used in the ceremony was
Presented to Governor Bickett by J.
ta. Pegranij of Durnam chairman of
jne inaugural joint committee of the
egislature. it bore the name of the
aew Governor, and the date of his in
duration embossed in gilt letters,
of p n the fly-leaf- were the names
Governor Craig, Chief Justice Wal
r Clark, of the State Supreme Court,
ate officers and the inaugural com
mittee. After the inauguration,- Governor
ed ett a'J Mrs. Bickett were escort
a j the Governor's Mansion, where
uncheon was served. Tfiose present
", iu,ied, in addition to the new exefcu
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NOTE IS IN HAND
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Degan-iarriVing I his A. M. ; j
Given to Wilson as Soon
as it is Decided
UTMOST SECRECY IS
MAINTAINED BY U. S.
Believed Allies Won't Enter j
J War Conference Unless a
Military Necessity Should
Demand Such. !
Washington, Jan
II The entente)
reply to President Wilson's neace
note beganv arriving at the state-de-1
partment this morning. As fast as it!
be deided it was layed before
at the state department, but the im
pression was gained that while the
entente makes definite statements,
the peace note does not cause all
hope to be abandoned.
In other quarters there is much
speculation whether President Wil
son will take further steps for peace
'on the actuar terms of the answer or
on his personal estimate of the situa
tion for confiderital advices to him
from abroad.
The note is thought to have .been
drawn so it, Vouid meeta jwfde va
riety of viewpoints, not only to Presi
ITiere and abroad 'and in entente andr
liere and abroad
Central Power circles
ki;
the reply will leave no grounds forseems tnat Banks' who was a Passen"
o wot. nnflf0rOn,o Tn.a atnot a-nm-'.Ber on Captain Newell's train, while
such a'lack of terms would not mark
an advance towards the end of the
war.
The impression is general in allied
quarters that the Allies will not en
ter into a conference unless compell
ed to do so by a military necessity.
On about two million acres of Na
tional Forest lands grazing by domes
tic stock is either entirely prohibited
or is greatly restricted to provide
range for elk.
Nothing More Uncertain Than
a Sure Thing No Candi
date Should be Satisfied
With Past Achievements.
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TODAY'S LEADERS.
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-X- Bessie Newton . . . , . .. . 84,255
X- Mary .C. Hewlett .. 1. 84,200 -X-X-
Mrs. J. W.. Griffin .. .... 84,090
Pauline Newsome . . .. 83,896
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rs. Bessie M. Robbins .. 83,665 Si
rs. James E. Hoi ton . . 83,260 -X-
X- Janie James .... .... 82,940 -X-
-X- Edna P. Brown .... 82,280 -X-
X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X-There's
nothing more uncertain
than what . is known as assure thing.
Bobby Burns, the Scotch poet, pro
claimed years ago that, ' "There's
many a slip 'twixt the cup and - the
lip," an aphorism v that the young wo
men and girls in The Dispatch con
test will do well to bear in mind. The
contestant who becomes satisfied that
she has enough votes to win, might
as well make up her mind that she
IISS BESSIE JE!T0I OF
SOUTHPORT II LEAD TODAY
will not be one. pf. the fortunate ones
who will receive the Overland auto
mobile, the Ford Automobile, .or one
of the other prizes. The ones who
will win will all be hustlers, who will,
not be satisfied with past: achieve
ments, but will keep gathering in every
subscription they possibly can, up to
the hour the polls Iclose on January
29. ' . . :r- .;
The voting isvery spirited each
day, as most of the candidates ap
preciate the: fact that 4t is -easier for
them to secure ' subscription i, pay
ments if they, keep1 up with the, pro
cession in the daily .voting and , not
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GERMANY MAKES KNOWN
PEACE TERMS.
K- London, Jan. 11. The Asso- -X-
ciated Press learns that the En-
! tente reply, to President Wilson '
j "ifr makes specific designation of
i -5f its terms of, peace, which in- -X-
vt--eludes restoration - of Belgium -K
Serbia and Montenegro; com-Ji
Plete reparation for the damage ft
the sustained and evacuation of 4
invaded French, Russian, and w
Rumanian territory, with such
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FOR NEW
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Wna lnbe I IS
on; Dig Banquet.
New Bern, Jan. 11. Today marks
the tenth anniversary of Chattawka
Tribe, No. 14, Improved Order of Red!
Men and the occasion is to be cele
brated by the local members and vis
iting friends in such a manner that it
will never be forgotten.
A large number of visiting brethren
arrived in the city this morning to at
tend this eavnt and others are expect-;
ed his .afternoon. A number of
speeches will be made followed by ban
quet -that will be held in their lodge
roOnis this evening.
Earl Banks, colored, was found not
guilty yeilterday in Craven county -Su
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of a Coast Line train operating be-
'tween New. Bern and Wilmington. It
acting in a disorderly manner and was
told to quiet down by the conductor,
which he resented. The
negrO lSlj,
charged with then attacking him with I
a knife
Among the visitors in the city at
tending the ninth annual convention of
the Pepsi-Cola Bottlers' Association,
is Drv'A. B. Joyner, of the Greensboro
Daily News. Col. Jimmy Long, of the
Greensboro bottling plant, brought
Mr. Joyner to New Bern to show him
how these conventions are held.
lag behind. v
There Sis ; another grand shake up
in the jpositions of those who are real
ly doing things. This time it is Miss
Bessie Newton, of Southport who
makes the largest gain, and moves
into ;the top seat. . Miss Newton had
not been near the top for many days.
Southport is doubly honored today,
as they have anothei representative,
in Miss Janie James, who is "in sev
enth place.
Mibs Mary C. Hewlett, Wilming
ton; Mrs. J. W. Griffin, Evergreen;
Miss Pauline Newsome, Clinton;
Mrs. Bessie M. Robbins, Wilmington;
Mrs. James E. Holton, Wilmington;
and Miss Edna P. Brown, R. F. D. 2,
MEN
BERN
Wilmington, are' the other . occupants ming, a former resident of Wilming
of high ' seats today. t on, who died in Brooklyn, N Y., re-
The second period or tne coniest j
will close at 9 o'clock Saturday night,
by which time all " candidates living
in Wilmington must have their sub
scriptions; Sand '5 the money to pay for
them deDOfeited witli the Contestr
Manager; in order to count toward the
6e.dotod,-inpnd''ring and the high,
seoon'a "period, extra votes. Out-of-
tnwn candidates will be allowed to i
mail their subscriptions anytime Sat
ur day," and ' they will be' credited as?
this week's? business. J
Remember, that after Saturday
thre will be a decrease of .10,000
votes on each $15 club. The last two
weeks o the contest , each $15 worth
of subscriptions will . give 130,000
extra votes: THERE WILL BE NO
OTHER VOTE OFFERS OF ANY
KINDT" If yQU do not- want to lose
votes, If you do not want to lose, the
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prize-TOU have, Deen worsmg ior, se-
feure 4 every possible subscription by
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RULES COMMITTEE
REPORTS AGAINST
"PEACE" PROBE
Democratic Majority of House
Rules Committee Has An
nounced 'Decision.
DISAGREEMENT AS TO
CONTEMPT CHARGES.
CKSirman Henry fnsists a Spe-
erafciiumiteeo
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son s.
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, REPORT TOMORROW.
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Wachlmrtnn Tan 11 SShnrtlv Ai
after x D.ct it was announced
that owing to Speaker Clark's
S absence thevreport of the House
rules committee will not. be made
until tomorrow.
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Washington, Jan. ll-Over the pro
test of Republican members the Dem
ocratic majority of the House Rules
committee today repprtetl that the
committee had decided to report on
the "leak" charge adversely, made, by
Thomas Lawson, of Bostno, who de
clared thatinformation on the peace
note had "leaked" into Wall .Street.
Democrats and Republicans dis-
agreed as to the affect of the commit
tee's action towards Lawson's con
tempt charges. Republicans sayr he
was absolved by a vote of majority
and that the whole investigation is
oyer.
Chairman Henry, of the committee,
insists that a special -tjommittee. to
deal with Mr. Lawson's refusal to an
swer questions and his publication in
the newspapers, of "leak" charges still
is in existence aud that'aqtion may be
taken later. '
Representative Wood and Chairman
Henry have' another resolution which
has not been acted on, and which the
majority refused to take a vote today.
FUNERAL OF. MRS. CUM MING.
Remains Wiil Arr ive in The City To
rn irrcA' .VIorr.'"n3 Intermsnr.
The remains of Mrs. L. L. Cum
ming, widow of Capt. James; D. Cum-
cenuy, wm . arrive, in me city tomor
row morning at 9:50 o'clock and fol
lowing services at the lodge at Oak
dale cfimetery the . interment will be
made at that place. "
The: following are vthose who have
been . selected asj pall bearers:
Messrs, M. S. Willard, C. W.
Worth. J. Allan Taylor. Hon. John D.
Bellamy, Hbn. George Rountree, Wrffoliows:
H. 'Sprunt, A. M. Hall and H. C Mc
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EANKHEAD BILL
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Senate today passed the Bank-
head bilKbarring from-tirfe. mails
-3f liquor . advertisement being sent
45- into other states regulatied un-
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-ss-uer proiuuuuu xa.ma.- xucviuuvw'
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jExtends Commoner' Invitatioin
, To Make Address Before
It Next Week.
WOULD ABOLISH
Houses Do Light Work
M3p to Noon Today Bills
. ' Introduced and
Passed. ' i
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 11. Both
houses, working lightly at the fag end'
of a rush week, adjourned at noon to
day, but not until 'the Senate had
somewhat refractorily invited William
J Bryan to speak to it next week, and
the House had received Representative
Ray's bill toabolish the board, of in
ternal improvements. Both houses
worked upon a trouble making theory.
Senator Brenizer, of Mecklenburg,
did not think the policy a good one,
and dangerous in its . tendency. Hey
was backed by several others, who
did not consider themselves doing the
will of their constituents in listening
to ousiders. It pass&d safely, but the j
amendment inviting Secretary Daniels' I
failed because the original before the !
House did not inclade Daniels.
Ray's bill destroys the board of in
ternal improvements. He has no killing-grudge
against it, but he thinks
its service is very limited. No
speeches have been made. This board
furnished the Republicans their chief
campaign food last year.
.Raleigh, Jan. 11. Much opposition
is expected today to the resolution
introduced in the Senate proposing
to ratify the action of the S)tjate
Board and Governor Craig' in; appro
priating $4,570 to dependent families
of the State prisoners as a Christmas
J present. Senator Jones of Buncom
be, introduce!! the resolution.
Other bills introduced yesterday
are as follows r ,
H? '-TS-l&IE: Dlton. tn." amend laws
officials. . :'; ''-V
H B 576, Ray Gf Macon, to appropd
priate an aditional $250,000 for pen
sions to Confederate soldiers and
their widows. .
H. B. 577, Gardner, to repeal law
abolishing treasurer's office fn Yan
cey. H B 578, Dalton, to amend law re
lative to settlement of appeals.,
I B 579, Matthews of Mecklen
burg, to amend law relative to grave
yards in Mecklenburg.
H B 580, Shaw, to project landown
ers from unjust and vexatious en
tries. S B 528, Justice, to appoint mem
bers of county board of education in
Henderson county. To committee on
education.
S B 529, Oates, the Secretary of
State be requested to furnish the
Senate not la'ter than January 25
the captions of all bills by the Legis
lature up to and including January 9.
S R 530, Jones, to ratify the action
of the State Prison Board, in accord
ance with the action of the Governor,
in appropriating -$4,070 to dependent
families of State prison convicts last
Christmas. To appropriations.
S B 531 Oates, to "provide for im
proving harbor facilities of the in
corporated cities and towns of . the
State. To commerce.
Second and Third ;Readi rig.
H B 340, S B 305, relating to the
roads or Nashville township, Nash
county. (
H B 222, S 'B 203, to fix compensa
tion of jurors in Madison county.1
Passed Third Reading,
H B 226, S B 274, to amend chap
ters 7 and 23, public local laws of
1915. '
H B 234, S B 337, jto permit Hazelly
township, Gates . county, to provide
fund for building roads. ...
H B 236, S B 247, to authorize Hall
township, Gates county, . to borrow
money.
- H B 244, S B 332, rlating to roads
of Madison county.
There was no development of any
importance in the House yesterday.
What few bills that came up for dis
cussion were continued over fro
the previous day,
iwott Allen, of Wayne,- has
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introduced the first "indeterminate
sentence" bill yet offered It reads as
The General Assembly oi vJNonn
Carolina do enact: ' .
Section 1. That in all cases where
any person has been convicted of any
offence, the punishment of which is
discretionary as 1;p'timVthe judge or
the presiding officer over the court
having jurisdiction of the offense may
in his discretion fix a minimum and
maxmum term and at any timeafter
the expiration of the minimum termbut as yet has not been given atten-
the judge who imposed the sentence
or the- resident judge of the district
in cases tried in the Superior. Court
or the officer presiding over such other
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RIOUSLY HURT,'
LIS ATTAEKTER
Although He is Beaten With
knucks, Sam Smith Slays
Man Who Shot Sister. .
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Wilson, Jan. 11. Mack Walston was
tkilled yesterday in a scuffle with Sam
Smith, on the farm of J. J. Aycock, af-
i ter be had seriously wounded. Smith's
sister, Sarah, it is alleged, with a gun
shot and badly beaten his slayer about
the head with brass fcnucks and the
butt end o gun. No charges were made
against Smith, as it was shown that
be acted in self defenses
The Smith vpman 'is said to have
been living on Walston's farm . for
some time, and to have left there sev
eral days ago.r-Ut seems jUiat'Walstbn
mane several auempjes xq . persuaae ner
final attempt is said to- have' Iot' up to
the" shooting. Walston Is alleged to
have shot her and then: attacked her
brother when he appeared.
FOR GAPE F
Rivers and Harbors Bill Has
$1 1 5,000 For River at and
relow Wilmington. .
(By George H. Manning.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. 11. The
rivers and harbors .bill, which' has al
most been completed, contains appro
priations of; $25,000 for the7 improve
ment of Shallow Bag (Manteb) Bay,
$15,900 for Beaufort harbor w, $31,800
for Scuppernong river; , $25375 for
(North East river,. $5,000 forNew Be
gun Creek and: $5,200 for Thorough
fare Bay These are the new projects
in the bill for North Carolina
The bill also makes provision for the
continuance of the prospects now un
der way and the. appropriations for
maintaining the present navigable
waters pf the State.
The- bill provides a tota pf-$115,000
Tor continuing the improvement of
Cape Fear river at and below Wil
mington . and $425,000 , for improving
the Cape Lookout Harbor of Refuge.
To maintain the waterways already
constructed the following appropria
tions are provided:
Shallow Bag Bay, $5,000; Beaufort
Harbor, $4,50-; Beaufort, Inlet,' $14,
000; Morehead City Harbor, $2,000;
Roanoke River, $2,500; Scuppernong
River, $3,500; Pamlico and Tar rivers,
$4,500; Contentnea Creek, $1,000;
Neuse River, $2,000; Trent River,
$400 ; Waterway from Pamlico ; to
Beaufort Inlet, t $15,000; - North East
River, $3,000;' Black River, $2,000.
: The bill also provides ,f or prelimi
nary surveys &t the following streams:
Smith's Creek, Broad, Queens Creek,
North East Rver, from Hallsville to
south of Goshen Swamp.
CITIZENS COMPLAIN.
Want City to Lay Curb Or Remove
. - it From Street. ,
Citizens living along' Market street,
between Seventeenth and: Twentieth
streets, in both Carolina Place and
Carolina Heights, are complaining
because the street department has
not laid the curbing that was placed
on these three, blocks some time ago
Ltion. It was stated. Dy one citizen
this morning that, it should bePut
down at once or removed aait is not
in any way aiding the drainage':x)f- the
street which It was to vbe placed-ffor.;
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CARRIES
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fHe WiII yDie 1 According
to;
. Chief of Detectives, u
HOUSE SURROUNDEP
ASH&CUXHIMSEIF
When Police RushecL m, : Ho ;
: Asked That - Physician Be
Sent ForIs No at Phil- ;
' 1 adelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, - Pa., 'Jan. - ll.--rHarry;s .
Thaw cut his wrists and throat Svhiio;
in a private : house : on ' Walnut street v
here toiiav and has been taken-7ft Ht.
I Mary'sVhospital,- where, ' accpr4liagl to-
Chief of ' Detectives Tate, ;; In v charge
of the- Searching : party, he - will die
shortly. - i
Captain Tate said that he has been,
informed that he can not recovers
Tate ' said that Thaw's whereabouUi
were learned today and the house but
rounded. When detectives found hlm"
his wrists an,d throat were cut. - ?
Thaw is said to have ' asked that
Doctor Elwopd Kirby a well known
physician here, be sent for. When the
physician arrived he ordered - Thaw'a
removal to St. Mary's hospital,) where '
he Is in charge. " ' ;
The house where Thaw was found
was within . a short C. distance ,.' from
where he was in an . automobile" acci
dent last May. -A damage suit was in
stituted against his mother; in whose
machine he was riding, at the time.
SUICIDE PLUNDER
DEATH BY
C. L. Benton . Pecso.; Endl r; :J j
Life Wfre 0.M0 1
Chadbbura and Wadespotov f suicided ;
here Tuesday '".because he was ; dlsap-
pointed in a love affair. . He l4ft a note
addressed to the young ; woman, who
lives with her parents heye written
on the back of her photograph, declar
ingthat he had decided tO-"end it all.'
The suicide had planned his death:
several days in advance naying prevl- ;
ously announced that he 'would kill (
himself by poisoning.
Coroner Ranoke decided there waai
no need of an inquest. The; body of
the young man was taken to an under
taking establishment In Lumberton to
be prepared for burial. "The interment "
will bev in Evergreen, Columbia
County.
AThe emotion that Impelled "Benton
to take his life seems to havo infat-
uation for a young woman; who lived
in this county, and spent some time in
Chadbourn last summer, ; Benton com
mitted his rash act near the home of
the girl and in his pocket, was found 7
her picture, with the ; following Iine3
underneath written in pencil:
"So sad to me that we ever met on
this earth; It has been my end. Trou-
;ble Is killing me. My. dear children
have forsaken me tor life. Myrtle
please sympathize with me in eternity,
you know the cause" "',
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New York Jan. Il.--Mra. jame0, Ful
ler Lord second daughter', pflThomaa v
W. Lawson, the Boston financier is on
her way to France today tQ'become a
J war nurse. Her father ' and her bus-
Dana were ot tne pier to see . ner pn.
Mrs Lord was accompanied; by itlsa
Ruth Roserof . Marsheld Mass. j who ;:
also will . become ; a nurse. : JPp? niore
than two months Mrs.' Lord -has been'j
studying for the work she will undear
take in. France..: t v. i t.r? . v r
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