Evening sentinel, Thursday, January 27, 1921 · page 1

 

 

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7 Tondorf Gives Explanation of What May Have
All dc Disturbances Whi ch Frightened Pennsylvania‘

 

w a; \‘ew Jersey Reside nts Last Night

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.Irtll'. :7. ~— Earth
'IlIIJ-Ia'lplilil legion
'Illl‘ in settling of the
.i seismic disturbance.

felt in other buildings.

The earthquake. if such it was ex-
tended as far north in New Jersey as
Trenton and as far east as \fount

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, l'tllllt'r I’lmncis A. Holly. Foundations of houses were
‘71 HH- smsmic Ia- damaged in Haddock Heights N. J.,
":Hlovnl l'nivl-rsity and hi my other New Jersey towns re-
run: not in a suis— ported inning felt the shock. 4
-l ’I‘illl‘ off s; ‘l . ‘
. . MW “0 ..:,Jl_...thSr Along the main line. of the Penn-
: p ”1““ UHWWS Similar sylvanlu. ‘I‘tailroad the occurrence
1 _ .. hm“ fl.” “WW Duh caused much excitement. particularly
. *- s-‘l'in" 02‘ ill:_ ‘ m Mcrion, ‘Where pictures were
. y ,f ' e . . 5“”“5- knocked from the walls of the Merton
'l\ local condll'lnn not "lemun'ltv Home
extensive distur— ' ' ' '
- The theory that the disturbance
\ ., TINA Jan 27—The had been caused by an explosion of

UT” m3stified early today
Shock that may have
' by an earthquake which
2...»! night in Central and
N»-w Jersey and in Eastern
.vz-a, \\ hile reports contin-
.lrr-ixed of foundations of
cl and pictures knocked
no loss of life or injury
id been heard of this

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Was distinctly felt in

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great force was aba‘ndoned in most.
quarters last night after newspaper
men had searched in every direction
in vain. It was pointed out that. its
effect had been so widespread that it
was impossible to attribute it to an
explosion. ' -*

Nevertheless scientists at Swarth-
more College maintained that it could
not have been caused by a tremor as
their delicately adjusted instruments
could not have failed to rlgister schN

lllll lots 0N

Counsel for the Defense
Wanted Cemplaints
Against Twenty-fourMen
Quashed

BEPIITY SHERIEES
BUARB BBBRTRBBSE

Each of the Accused Pleaded
Not Guilty to Ifflfilling
Albert C. Felts '

VVILLIABISON, W. Vi... Jan.
Trial of the twenty-four men accused
of participation in the famous Mate-
wan battli- of May it) last. will go on.
Judge 1:. D. llailcy announced at the
opening: of circuit court hert- this
morning: He overruled the motion
for the lie-l‘ellsc to quash the seven of
the indictments for murder. on the

 

 

 

 

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a disturbance. 'l‘heye'mslstcd that an
explosion which ‘the semiograph
would not register no matter
great its forces must have been the
cause. .2. ,7.i;_-.l

hough it
noticed

appeared not
at any "point

Guards dc-
(flty “all building
were distinctly

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ppropriations
. M e m b e r Contemplates
Elimination of Fee Sys-
tem as Incompatible with

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*?~ ". uvtead of a fee basis is cou~ than ”in number introduced during‘
ll J-ti In a hill pleparcd h3 [(l‘p— the Pnrrl-sponding period in the last
-~- dltne Howard P. imnhum of session. .
.’ '. -rs:‘ield for introduction in the l'p lo llrllcurmlwnt yesterday 714
.~. '\.f.ur:. bills. exclusive of all forms of resolu-
'E‘ 0 bill (hes a ealal3 oi S? no!) for tions and pctitions. had been intro-
I ilgrtt‘ord and New Haven (“5- duccd in both branches. as'against
IIIIJ. ”.503 for the Bridgeport (“5- 461 introduced two years ago: Of the
:-:l and 84.000 for the New London ,bills received this year. 302 were in

.Jréct. to be

rivlies that all fees collected in such
mute districts be transmittt d to the

Bill PRBBATE
BEES BN SALARY,
BBRPBRT BE BILL

mzmnstition or probate
it:9.“‘l’ districts of the slut»

MBREBILLSBEHIRE;
ASSEMBLY THAN AT

Committee

on Legislature

\V’ith today and tomorrow left for
the introduction of‘new business. fig-
ures compiled yesterday by the legis-
lative clerks showed that 253 mare
hills have been received this year

 

judges in
on a

the Senate and 412 in the Honse.
The session of 1919 adjourned May
but the indications. after a survey

paid by the slate. and

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_-l.- {reclsurer monthly. Necessary of yesterday's avalanche. point to a
1.. evils-uses. clerks’ salaries and longer session this 'year. The statu-
.-.‘~ H supplies would be allow": by tor3 limit is June' 8. the first \Vednes-

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FIREMEN BUSY

'~ 2.5 l imous boys were the‘ cause of
Fer‘ district fire apparatus being

twice in half an hour yes~

. 11y afternoon.

The first call was sent in at

 

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of

"l' m came in

. member of the
.... :ullrce to which the bill will un-
weily be referred. Representative
3*. will exert every
lbout this “ide departure from
“3333' system, according
-:3r.t made by him 3esterday.

'i':: . Judges of the districts named

x14: to a. salary basis are

It was a grass fire on Mor-
.~ avenue, and was easily e\tinguish-

The ipapratus Was hardly back to
in : heidquarters when another still

da3 after the first Monday. .‘

HATTERS WILL
BISBBSS ‘NEIY .
BILL BE PRIBES

A special meeting of Local No. 16.
U. H. of N. A.. has been called for 3-" p.
m.. Saturday afternoon. the ‘39th. at
C. L. 1'. Hall. on Washington street.
when the proposed new bill of prices
will be the subject discussed.

1 nion batters in this city have been
looking forward to a discussion of
these new bills. as the proposed de-
crease in prices. as proposed by the
“boss batters" is not favored by the
men. as the decrease. which is approx-
imately 40%. is felt' to be'too great.
The hatter-s. it is said. are willing to
stand for a 20% decrease. '

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appropriations

endeavor to

to a

affected b3 such a

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and the firemen were

how

SAMETIME IN 1919

Hopes for' Shorter Session
Fade as Work Descends

h formed that small bogs had set the
l; r us on fire in the same lot on Mor-
t: avenue. The apparatus returned
'i- the scene and arrived just in time '

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ground that one of the grand jurors
was not :1 lesidcnt of \Vest Virginia.

Deputy sherill‘s guarded every cn-
tralicc to the courthouse this morning
to search for all arms carried hyper-
sons who sought to enter. ' Colonel
Herman Hall. commanding the funer-
al troops in \Villiamson .thk addi~
lional precaution to aid the civil
authorities in preserving peace. An
extra guard’was mounted with an of—
licer of the guard constgnth on (lut3'
in addition to the officer of the (lav.

There was much speculation as to
the identity of the defendant. who
was charm-d yesterday by counsel for
the state with carrying a pistol into
court. Sid Hatfield .chief of police
of Matewnn. declared that he had left
his pistol in the sheriff's office yester-
day morning .and did not take it into
the courtroom.

Colonel l-lallagain sat beside Judge
lailcy ondhe bench. and B. R. Page.
the chi. defendant missing yesterday

 

(Continued on page Six)

LBWER IYABES
EBB RAILRBAB
MEN BBIIINB?

CHICAGO. Jon. 27.——\lembers of
the labor committee of the American
Association of Railway Executives to-
day are on ’thelr ,way to Ching for
a meeting here Friday to discuss with
the l‘nited Sta Railway labor
Board the possifiity of wage reduc-
tions for employee on the leading
railroad systems of the country.’ W.
\V. Atterbury. _of the Pennsylvania
Railroad; 1-2. H. Looml‘s. of,the Le-
high Valley. and M. L. Bell. of the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific are
among'those expected to attend.

The railroad executives. it is said.
are ready to submit to the railway
wage board their figures to show that

 

 

perties are not earning six per cent.
guaranteed by the transportation act:
that the rates now are as high as the
business can be expected to bear. that
forces have been cut to the minimum
consistent with safe operation. and
that a. reduction in pages is the only
remaining place for a reduction in ex-
penses.

A decision by the board is expected
Friday on the case of the Atlanta.
Birmingham and Atlantic Rhilroad.
which posted notices of wage reduc-
tions. The brother-hoods brought the
notices to the attention of the Labor
Board. asking that it order he rail-
road to rescind them.

 

BISTRIBT BEBBTY

at the present railroad rates the pro- ‘

".1: time the

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see a couple of bids running away.

.ildn't have to be called Out again.

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To'iing home suddenly
IICG‘ P Vollmer. of 24 West ave- large Sane” gathered at the unks ‘6
__ surprised a burglar in the act of watch his golf match. and another

or w... sent to investigate. He in. Victoth was expected tohtic'r'al'p

he of the affair and Pitgofinanw T..

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Jazz” not find any trace of on man. to: th
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firemen burned the

entire lot so that they “VEST PALM. BEACH. “a... Jan.

27.7—Sidestepping .many public and
social functi'ons proposed for him at
this fashionable winter resort. Pres-
ident- elect Harding divided his chart
visit here today between 9'. prlfite
luncheon and a same of golf.
He not only turned down invita-
tions to participate in a. formal welc
come, but made his plans to keep'out
of sight as much as possible during
his call here. Although thallour of
Attorney his arrival was kept confidential. a.

 

o'clock crowd lingered from early :11

house at 9: 20
\m the about the pier. where it was re

found the man

.. ins
rted

rv 1 floor of the residence. Sta;- he would disembark ”'9'“. the WC‘
'b> the intrusion of Attorney Voil- tori:—
‘ the stranger jumped out an For

luncheon "the president-elect
to a side roof and accepted ”an invitation to be the guest

7'- =20 to the ground and made a. 8110- of a friend of Henry P: Fletcher of
”7' 'l getawa3.
”Horne? Vollmer notified thew

:Pennn‘lvania. who is a member of the

incl-newt party.
Leaving here late in the afternoon.

 

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LAWN ' INYllilllllls

VlSllSlilBAllLllS

' District Deputy Grand Exalted fini—
er Joseph Muiv ey, of New Haven
140886. paid an ofllctal viii! to Nor-
watk Lodge. No. 709. Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks. last evening.
There was an unusually large attend-n
once of the memberdkand all enjoyed
the talk given by the guest of honor.
He congratulated the officers of. the
local lodge on the excellence Lot its.
degree work. two candidates being in-
itiated. nndsalflifmusooduany
he had witnessed in in: W‘
aboutthesute. Remnant.
work of the :town Emit-Lifer
Soldiers. and the Romain lodge vot—
ed to continue it- old 1nd interest in'
the welfare lament started during
the war by New Haven

Piano are PM the ole.
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HARTFORD, Jan. 2171-3. new» law
to regulate the use of aircraft drawn
by Mm‘or “'illlam J. halonr. ofB'ria-

tol. aviation commissioner of_ the
state. who served in; the world war
andris recognized a! one of the

authorities on 'il3‘in;t..'ln Connecticut.
was offered in the legislatlire today

by Icprescntutive Buckley. This
would replace the regulatory law
adopted in 1911. this state having

velopment of aircraft by statute law.
vclopmcnt 0 {aircraft by statute law.
Major Malone says that while the ex-
isting law was excellent for the year
of its adoption. conditions now re~
quire up to date regulations. The‘

 

(Continued on M Six)

MAIL llllllllll .
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Struck by An Automobile
Driven by Dr. V. V.
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Joseph Loudon. a First District
mail-carrier. of Reservoir avenue. was
painfully cut about the head and
bruised about the body this noon as
the result of ,anautomobile collision.

The accident happened at Mott and»
l‘lcldcn avenues Mr. London was
goin: cast on Mott avenue when an
automobile operated by Dr. V. Y.
Clausi. of 59 South Main street. com-
ing out of. lleldl-n avenue. struck the
formcr's machine amidshlp.

London's cuts were dressed by Dr.

Ciausi. who agreed. the police say. to
make a settlement. ’-
As the Vault of the accident. the

London - machine was pmcticaliy

wrecked. The left side was stove in.
mudguard: broken and was other-
wise damaged Sergeant Silk invest-
igated thewccldentm a;

SUNDAY *ll‘léBlllNli
ll ALLENIBWN

Miss Leslie» C. Judge Be-
comes Bridc of Hotel

 

 

 

Manager .

The following is copied from the
AllentoWn (Penmlvania) Morning
Call. of Jan. 2flh. 1921:

Miss Leslie Claire Judge. daughter
of Captain and Mrs. J. A. Judge. and
Paul Petters. manager of the dining-
room and grill at the Hotel Perm.
were married. 3estcrday afternoon at
three odlock. in their newly furnish-

 

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3 SUPREME mun

Four Decisions Announced
in New :Hllven—Verdicts
Reversed

NEW HAVEN. Jan. 27.-—Error was
found in the state supreme court of
error- in two cases in decisions hand-
ed down here yesterday. In one use
the states highest tribunal revel-st!
the superior court and set it: judge.
ment aside. In two other cases no

 

 

 

 

 

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Refunding of Money Held b
’ County Commissioners

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Prohibitionists may oppose refund-

 

 

Dreek Denies to Springfield
Police He Drove Car on
Will! Trip

BTIIER IIEN
BEINB SBBBIIT

Authorities WTake Sus-
pect to New Haven to
Face Charges

It was learned here today that Mi—
chad llrerk, 29 years old. of .36 Vine
street. Springfield. Mass“ alleged to
have been the driver of the whiskey
transporting car that figllrelxin the
Stamford to .\'l-w Haven dzlsll. on
Tuesday zutm‘noon. while fleeing from
Fuieral officers. gave himself up to
the poll 1 of Springfield. last night.
they ll inf: him as a suspect. The
other men though; to have been in the
car with Drevk are being sdught.

The police found the machine be-
longing to l'reck in a garage in
Springfield. yesterday morning. with
bullet holes in the bod3 and gas tank.
fired at the car by police officers and
prohibition enforcement men in Nor—
walk. New Haven and Milford.

The liquor that is said to have been
in the car. it‘ is believed was disposed
of in East TaOllgl‘ntfldO“'. a suburb‘ of
Springfield. A blood stained fur coat
and blood stains on the rca“ seat of
the car lead the police to believe that
at least one of the occupants of the
car was struck.

 

 

 

(Continued on page Six)

MEBIBAL MEN

—-———o

At the annual meeting. held in De-
cember. the following officers were
elected to serve for the year 1921:

Presldent~lln Robert F. Per-due.

Vice President in To n Bradley

Secretary- Treasurer—Dr. James A.
Meek. ‘

The January meeting was held at
the Norwalk Club. on Tuesday. the
28rd. In «the absence of hr. Perdue;
Dr. Bradley presided. Dr. W. ll. Mun-
son. of Weapon. was propoocd for
membership. . The address of the
evening was made by Dr. \‘l‘illiam J.
Tracey. on “Ulcer of the Stomach and
Its Treatment." with reports of sever-
al use! illustrative of the disease. It
is due chiefly to infection of the atom-
ach from an unhealthy state of the
mouth, due to decaying teeth and dia-
eascd tensile. which are the chief
causes. Preventive medicine is there-
fore clearly indicated. Modern med—
icinal treatment has done much to
cure this painful disease. while surgi—
cal operations have saved many lives
and effected a cure. A large and at-
tentive audience listened to Dr. Trac-
ey's address.

WILEY BAR
RAMSAIIIBIIBBILE

While making a turn on Riverside
avenue at 8: so o'clock 1m light. a.
Ford automobile owned and operated
by Louis Waldman. of New York city
was rammed in the side by a one-
man trolley car in charge of Motor-
mul W. F. Arnold. The automobile.

 

 

 

 

error was sound.

Presentation of arguments in may
Iappeals were completed before u»
supreme court yesterday nooen, and
then the jurists went into co fence.
I At its conclusion it was announced
that no orror’had been found in the
ass of Leon Binllieu Vs. Joueph
Honchowskl. This means that the
8500 judgment given to Binilleu by I.
Jury In the superior court here stands.

Wm Bituminous ap-

'peored for the 919::th and Attorneys
Robert J. Woodrufl and Arthur Klefn
for the «Safeguard. In this case the
[Jury swat-ask the W on the
‘ground that Binnieu’s fingers m
union severed from one of his hands
by a knife wielded by the defendant.

In the Waterbury an“: of Harry
BM vs. John P. Sher-om .the

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was ‘badly smashed. The right side
we: stove in "no the two front wheels.
together with thy windshield. were

Waldman escaped njury by Mp.
ill: from the automobile just a the
trolley struck it. At the time of the
accident. the automobile was proceed-
ing down ‘Riverude avenue. Wald-
mui mm. to turn the Amochine

around on the some street iwhen it
meythew. Areportm
node to the Police.

TBIIIII: RABIBALS

 

ing of liquor license fees to saloon-
keepersfwho have been convicted of
violations of the excise laws. accord-
ing to information at the county com-
missioner-3‘ ofl‘lcc. a-Rcfunding' of ii—
‘conse money to saloon-keepersato-
taling more than $100.00" in li‘nivfield
county alone—~11” be one of the sub-
jects no be discussed by the commis-
sioners of the entire state at a meet-
ing tarbe held soon, It is understood

license refund question may be asked.
Money Is Available
The mind of liccroe money

the enforcement of the war-time pro-
hibition act. About 700 licenses in
this county were affected by the war-

 

4100.000 HeB in Fairfield Cou
lature May Be Asked to Untanglc Snarl

 

:thc six-months-perlod that followed'of

 

 

y State to Be Discussed 5"
at Meeti to Be Held Soul
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.1.
time law. " ‘ ‘ w
it is the contention of some pm "

hibltionlsts that convictions of a n»
loon—kccpcr of liqour law violation '-
prima [aria evidence that the. with

‘tlme act didn't close his saloon. and

therefore he is not entitled to a M
rcfund. Thc’queslion of refund! to
license holder: against whose licens’u
there are attachments is onothu’ I

 

[phase of the problems that the comb
.‘ty commissioners will seek to solve I.
that legislative action to untangle the their forthcoming meeting.

The mnncy for refunds is available.

pat-cording to Commissioner Prank In.
is for Ballard. as soon as the final solu

the question Is reached.
money has hccn kept intact. Mr. BIL—
lard says. to meet the situation when
it presenti itself.

 

BILL IN ASSEMBLY TB

$6,000,000 Asked to Provide
merce Board Proposed

Repeal of the law allowing motion
picture shows on Sunday evcnings is_
pi-oposed in a ‘bill introduced in the
Senate. Yesterday. by Senator Brown.
of Norwich. It was referled to the
Judiciary committee. of which Senator
Brown is a member. and he made it
known that he was acting on his own
initiative in presenting the bill.

Senator Brown's move threatens to
rc—open the long and heated contro-
versy that preceded the adoption of
the law by the last regular session
when it was passed in both boom
over the veto of ex-Governor Hol-
comb. The law which it is sought to
repeal gives local option in the matter
of Sunday metion picture exhibitions.

ALIBIYINB SBNBAY NIBIIT MBYIES

 

REPEAL LAW

$10-Monthly to Connecticufi

Former Service Men in World War — State Com.

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86.000.000 to make it possihlc to m
810 a month to each resident of ‘11.
state who served in the United stated
military or naval forces in the W,“ p;
“'ar was offered by Senator Gold“ ‘—
of Meridcn Simulataneoush Benoit”
McCahey of \‘cw Haw-n introduced a
proposed charter mncndmlllt author-v"
izlng the cit3 at New Haven .10 pay I"
its emplccs who served in the “I
the maounl of salaries they other-
wise would have received from 8”:
city.

Provision for the creation of a Mr
elgn and domestic commerce com
sion in the state to Co-O’Ol‘lte “
other New England states for &
promotion of such commerce '8.

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Sumner-f [km Bill. ,
I: Lawton-3' Mus m. .M
Itate bond lanes Wto the amount of

 
 

made in a Senate bill referred to t. ‘ 3
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M’IzEAN ASKS
EXT ENSIBN BE
LIBRARY IYBRII

Wants Information Service
’ Estabhshed’ in Bureau of
Education

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.——The pal-
sage of th bill for the establishment
of a Libra ' Information Service in
the Bureau of Education as a mean.
of educating the American citi-eno by
applying them with lip-module tutor-t
matlon concerning the activities of
the government was strongly urged
by Senator George P. McLean in I.
speech in the Senate recently.

There 3 a general ignorance among

 

 

NB BNE Ill llEln a;
AIIERIBANIZAIIBII ~ :-
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Norwalk. to use a common W,
phrase. is sure out o luck in refer-ea
to obtaining a. director to take char.
of Americaninatton work in this w
it was learned this morning by 1-).
Evening Sentinel.

At a recent meeting of the Board ‘
Education. I. letter from the m
Director of Amerianlzation work '—
read. The letter said that if Non-1
walk dodrcd a director in this 1- ‘
poi-rant work it could have one who
out any expénse to the city. in.» .
tut-ally the Board of Education as».

canted the offer.
Recently. however .the State DI“

 

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the public as to what the go eat
is doing and the reasons for many

‘the government”: functions which a
not tend towards good clt‘nnship.
Senator McLean exerted. and urged
establishment of the Library Inter»
motion Service which. he said. would
serve as a clearing house through
which information issued from 3. him-

the people. would reach the proper
channels. .I .d‘.

(Continued .on page 81x)

REBBIIIIENB WE
BIIAIIRESWITIE
STEELMISIIIY

AGEINGTON. Jw—‘T—n. 27. .415»:-
of the Interchurch Control-don of In-
quiz-3' into the steel work“ It!” at
.1!!! In appearing before the m
committee on labq; and education to-

 

 

 

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CLEVELAND. 0.. Jan. 21-
Twenty-eight witnesses were nu!)-
meow before Thomas

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Won: for federal “no:
in the‘ stool industry which the com—

Flrst. thatra speck! fact-u our.
mic-lain lie-etupfor thou-on on!

dred government offices intended for.

Hm worker: at! WI”.

ector Informed the Board of Elbow—w
lion that the person that they hll‘

.Jclooen to take voltage of the work

here no gone ahead and W
another position and that it was p’r-o-
ucailv impossible to obtain another.
Win it loch as though Not--
walk was out o'iuck. 9
The director of Americaniutlo-
was to take charge of that work he’s-
until the end of the school year In
June. It was excepted that excel-
lent work would be accomplished bo—
can-o of the large foreign elem“

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