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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
THE VERMONT NEWS
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a large number of tine alumni of Mid
dieuury college dined aJ Delmonicos u
New i ork city SATURDAY night Col. .
J.. W alKer, director of tine Atchisou I..
peka and santa BE railroad presided Ai-
ter tine dinner AN alumni association for
tine city of New ! ORR and ats vicinity was
organized. officers were elected and plan
ui annual reunions ami dinners was adopt
The hev. Dr. Ezra braneru, president
OF the college and W alter Howard, proies.
sor of political. science, represented tine col.
iege ana spoke upon the prospects of the
institution, winch, under the aumuistru.
ton of President branerl. mas doubled
tine number oil It's student
Among other prominent alumni present
were eA.boN. stewart of Anddiebury Prof.
brauerd Kellogg and Prof. samuel Suu..
don of tine Brooklyn polytechnic Institute.
President u IS. AUernetny of the Berkeley
Institute ol brookiyn Charlie. 81 Wuda.
George N Wright. Edward u Hobbs.
James NJ Clifford. George IS Ellis. Lauren
kedheII, II. H. all. I,et. John 81 Inum
as. trol. samuel Preston PRO. Willis
B. IwItcnell of Hartford Eet .r d. ST.
boarumau ur neur l WulEe. 49, I
Hepburn, &-cumutruHer oi the curreucr.
IT, H. smith W w. Tray. james Clark.
Jesse otearu. . T. MacNauo.. 81 j.
oumsou, james Clarence unrv..
lady, II b. boipe oi trenton. Rs de-. g.. IT,
h. Palmer w. b BUTTON Ill., $. SNOW and
pr Frank Church.
Euwnro helps. eN minister Co tine
court %. ST. james. was expected ta Doc
present, but professional engagement pre-.
vented ms attendant. I Happen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
S4O,OOO,OOO FROM KLONDIKB
Rosy Reports from Miners Who
Left dawson Feb. 10.
one $4,000 Nugget EoUnd---Immens,
price Paid for some OF tnt Ciatns---
Rich Kinds on the American Side.


The steamer taksnau which arrived
saturday at vancouver iron okaguay.
Alaska, hau among ner passenger four
men direct from Dawson City They re-
port "a stampede tor tine American side De-
low American Greek Tins section they
claim. viii beat tine hloudlke iey dirt is
more easily divided ana shauower. "A nine
thousano-oolar nugget mas been found lu
Lidorauu Greek. tnev sat. DO is estimated
toy them that S4U.uUU.uDH m gold viii u,
brought out tuis sco-..
la speaking oi tine finding of Cine ulue-
thousand dollar nugget. Air. Goodwin. one
OBJ tine TOUR said. Ina, sounds u,e tai.
story, J. know. but Do DIS o. lao. Ineuu-
get has considerable quart mixed with 3D..
ana Us as big as small pull line owner.
name. Ai Goodwin said. i- being Eop.
uuth, as dee hopes to get Oh OUT intact with
out payn- ruluit. au d. 0evera rich
strikes nave also been sept score. ial D.
similar reas..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
Letters borrow S0,OOU.OOO 60 carry on
the wheat Deal.

b.. g.. Letter ana Joseph Letter. father
anu SON, are evidently determined Jo carry
through their uiu wheat deal. Tor tine, last
week obtained d loan of Sa.UUU.UUH Inc
amount borrowed was away beyond any
present necessities. but tine wheat bull de
clde1 l' Was better hnaucIeung To- nav iu-
tsrest ON unused funds than 10 rIsk Il lie
morau4eu money market al Jne very mo
meut when borrowing might Ue necessary
MI. Letter now mas tine funds ia the bank
To- pay lur any pOssIuie wheat delivered
during the next Uu days AS important as
the financial arrangement was tine com
pisuun ul plans To hurry Tine gram COM
JrUlIeu boy nm abroad ana INTO consumpttJu
livery uusuel ul contract wheat now at
Chicago VIII Ice On aus way to Europe with
u.tne next Tour weeks lp TO tine middle
oI March tine railroads were loading Letter
wheat out ul only one system ul elevator
the Armour. line closing OF the additions
shipping contracts with Tine eastu0uu
ROADS Tor 5000, 900 bushels started load.u.
al every elevator system m tine eI-.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
THE NEWS In BRIEF
Cashier shot Himself


IA. Bnd LOANED saOO. 600 OF his SAM. D..
n,o,.,. 40 A., ,op,,rp which Fett,g
-
John 3. hopklns cashier OBJ ihe eopi' .
bank al tniiadelpma, ueu suddenly ihnr-
uav night. ana Ohe coroner investigator
showed tnaJ lie shot himself Inc 'uar"h.
tors finance company mAue am assign.
ment on Friday. AN examination ol ih.
affairs OF tine teome 8 uanE nN lls olu'eI.
resulted lh tine reNelau3h lhat H'pA'h-
mad during tine PAST Two years. loaueo l-'.
BANK FUNDS I'D large amounts % hIlN
ARD b Loper general manager ODD lAt
Guarantors fhahce coulp'h| Ines.
loans. Wnlch remain uhpHi'' an" HL-i.
gate. ID rs salA' over e'''.""'' were iia'
wholly without Ihe hh'NledL' OBJ L'' 90.
ncers ana directors '. I'D" pam" Lh' Sc
curlues gwen 10Y L0pei as tolH'ei". i'' ui''
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01

Ex-senator blackburn ul kentucky suf-
iereu stroke OF paralysis OF the near. o..
" asmngtou FRIDAY anu ID was feared -
might cause ms death. Later. nuwever.
he completely regaIueu CONSCIOUSNESS, and
ms friends are now hopeful oI complete Pc.
cover"
Two IIanans were stabbed fatally !u q
saloon at ateruury, Conn, rIday night.
one was stabbed IN tine neart ana died al
most instantly, ana Tine other received TWO
wounds, one OF winch pierced MS kidneys
Inc trouble arose over Ii game Oh carus ana
une assalIanIs, Two blarcIauo brothers. e-.
cape.
George smith. 49, and Patrick Shannon.
-, employed as cOacnmsu ana groom. Tee
specuveiy. Dy Alfred D. Lowe of the 5 IL.
aver Medical company. were found dead
III the stable near ms residence al Lowell
Mass, FRIDAY morning They mao been
aspnvxIated from gas boy an open Goa.
stove
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
Kiiied IN s,Ir Deiencs

"A harness was stolen recently from Mn
frat, ul ooutnUuuEe HAS, ana Oh sun.
uay Air. Pratt ana nl~ son. 81 ~ Iratt
Went Co the mousse ol Joseph boucher
where they IOuuu harness winch they
Claimed as theirs. boucher and Napoleon
Duquetn attacked young traJt, knocking
ulu down anu kicking nm Iu the side.
" men ne regalneu n, 1eet ne drew re-
vOlver ana ordered tne Two men 10 stand
back buqueLu Jumped forward 20 strike
tratu ana tine young man ure4 The bui-
let struck uuqueLA IN Tine neart and he fell
deed 1nere were several witnesses who
appeared al hearing before Justice bar.
tnoiomew who decided that Lne shooting
was IN sell defence, auG VINO ulscnargel
trait uuquetu was o. wears old and
leaves wlie auC lour cnuure.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01

hvrou -m-. t- 4l-a luesas, from
meum-lu- al Addison. where ue was "a
prominent Woo. uea.e. lie Was Goa, r,..
reseuJauye from THAT town u tine Iegl-a.
ture u. $3.50
Nm. q. smith. o.. who lieu suddenly at
80. Louis FRIDAY. was pr-~ueu. uI tl.
lackawauus irus. c1mpau. d.. -crau...
Ia., ana prominent m Juv business affair
OF tina. elt.. lie was uuuv, %. Middle.
ru~
10y tine viii u. ANN D Porter u. New
uurypor,, Mass. -.N| De- given . Oh.
pubic library AT springfield, boo memor. ..
Charles Edward orter anu son. and >lUU
Co 3d. MarE church Ht Springfield Tor a
memorial vluGo" o. Charles IT, Porter
auu wife.
line hampton b ais marble mil. former
iy operated ny tine y ando Marpir company
now owned nE Dr. johnson. formerly of
Center huuauu. was burned SATURDAY.
afternoon, al Falr Haven. SPARKS from an
engine set Tine grass aure along tine track
Inc loss was about $4,000, uu insurance.
Juuge George w. Harmon ol benning
ton, one 0t the most prominent citizens IN
ermouC, died tuesday. lie was born in
TawIet I'D lel-. but uvea do bennington
DO years he was prominently identified
with tine banking interests of Lnat section
lie was couu-vI Ior several railroad cor
poraUluus, anu was Tine oldest member of
tne ermouJ bar M both age and practice
oIuney NJ. Southland uleu suddenly from
neart disease AL Dasliet1u Monday He
was prominent member ol tine Grand
Army and haa tine title OF assistant adlutaut
genera. lie served m the latin y ermont
ana lost one ley at Detrysnur- lie was
Tor number oI years 800 business lu er-
geunes ana was Jne mead of the southland
Publishing COMPANY ue mao also been
twice president of the Western ermont
Masonic union ana was "a charter member
OF the Grand Army post IN Justet1u
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01

ou tine American side. Rosebud CreeE D.
also drawing much attention None oi the
party brought out much actual dust, a.
drafts could ue obtained at Dawson for
gold at $1,000 per ounce. ami very few
would pack dust under THESE circu instance
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01
SANITARY wan.

The Mlchgan state BOARD of Health uau "a pa
per punliahrd " llu lurlr annual TcpUr. boa which
Ihv use ui paper anu kHisOmlur Ou walls wa,
strongly condemned anu AlauastIue rrCoump
co. ANA the state once published "a BOOK entitled
SHADOWS IRON the Walls OF death with same
pies ul arsenlcal wall paper ana placed ID BAL al.
public hDarles OF Tine stat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-04-01

aie lhe reverse OF tals, being manufacture iron,
l1i'D6, cne4Aa, cAys, etc., lor "a Oase. and o.,n
$500 "a, uH 'Ae wal with glue, which Wheu Isl
.i.,.l. al moisture. etc, 5000 DECAYS and
He lupo!ns AM scaling theu commences, ,-a,ie
'4ic wan ih "a terrible condition 49, '"h
,,r,.., ti'ea .He AiauastIuc Is u Packages and
~ ole,i laueie4' taking nothing offered AS .Ius
a az. sool or Inc same thing Druggists and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
STANDS BY HIS ASSISTANT.
State GeOIcgist BIatchIey Backs Up
Inspector Hall.

State Geologist Blatchley, according to a
statement made yesterday upholds the
course adopted by Oil Inspector Hall to-
wards the Brooks Oil Company. His atten-
ton was called to complaint made by the
company that Hall was purposely obstruct-
Ing the business of the company to the ex-
tent that there are now one thousand bar
rels waiting shipment which cannot be
handled because it is impossible to have
them stamped. Mr.. Batchley said that in
his opinion Hall was inspecting the oil ac-
cording to law and that he had learned that
the company was trying TO embarrass Hall
in every way possible The one thousand
barrels the company claims that Hall is de-
laying make up a single shipment, accord
ing to Mr.. Blatchley's statement of one
thousand barrels which the company
ordered, knowing that Hall could not at
tend to them at once. Hall, according to the
state geologist, is given five days by the
law in which to stamp such shipments and
will have completed his work by that time.
Mr. Blatchley thinks that the complaint of
cred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

A Business Man,
Judge. George A. cardwiIl, New Albany.
A Teacher
Worthington schools; Fl. S. Gillian,
Lima public schools.
Music-Selccted. by Music Section
b. X. Cramer. Fairfield township, Tip
pecanoe county: John w. ShuIer, Jack
son township. Fountain county.
Lee O. Harris, Hancock county; Will II.
Senour, Franklin county.
Morley Caldwell. Lebanon high school.
General Discussion
Musc-vocal Selections, Mrs. L. f. Jones,
Upton.
Adjournment.
Afternoon Session, O'clock
Afusic-Piano, Concertstueck, Op. 79-Weber,
by Mr.. Edgar NJ. Cawley, indianapolis
Conservatory of Music.
John NJ. Coulter, University of Chicago.
What Is Worth While in Nature Study-Dr.
d. w. Dennis, Earlham College.
Birds-Prof. Amos Butler, secretary OF
Board of State Charities
Rock Study-George l., Roberts, superin-
tendent GreenSburg schools.
Nature Study Crutches-Prof Stanley Coul-
ter, Perdue University.
General discussion.
Music-Selected
Evening Session, 5 O'clock
Music-Selected, Amphion Club, of Indian
apolis male chorus of thirty-five voices).
Karl Schneider, director.
Announcements
Music-Selected Amphion Club.
Annual Address-"The Public School Sys-
tenn as an Instrumentality of Social Adj
vance" DIR. r.. Benjamin Andrews, super
lntendent Chicago schools, ex-president
Brown University.
Music-Selected, pupils of Broadway colored
High School, Madison.
Adjournment.
Admission to the evening session will be
by card, which may be obtained from per-
The county superintendent will hold their
last last session at o'clock this morning in
programme will be observed:
Alusic-Pupils of Broadway Colored High
School, Madison.
How May the County Superintendent Ac-
complish Most for His Schools?" Robert
w. Slime, superintendent Wells county.
Discussed by Charles S. Royce, superin-
tendent Ripley county; Charles A. Robert
son, superintendent Crawford county: J..
h. Payne. superintendent Jackson county.
General discussion.
Music-Pupils of Broadway Colored High
School, Madison
Libraries for Rural Communities" w. H.
Henry State librarian. Discussed by r..
III. Harvey, superintendent Boone county
W. B. Walkup, superintendent Montgom-
cry county; Charles Greathouse, superin-
tendent Posey county.
General discussion.
miscellaneous business.
The executive committee Of the Academy
of Science will meet this evening at o'clock
in Agricultural and Horticultural Halls,
Statehouse.
The Library Association will hold its last
formal meeting this morning at o'clock in
Room IS, Statehouse. This afternoon at 2
q clock an informal meeting will be held in
the same place to afford opportunity for
questions and discussion upon the details Of
library work and management. The morn
ing programme is as given:
Library legislation: What We Need and
How to Get IT,
]. L. A. committee report.
representing Union of Literary Clubs, Miss
Mercia Hoagland, Fort Wayne represent
ing the trustees, Hon. j. r. Voris, Bed
ford; representing the teachers Miss Kit
tie F. Palmer, Franklin.
Report of committee.
Election of officers.
Adjournment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

can be determined upon. Uniformity may
be pushed to such extreme that edu-
cauonal system may become a machine and
all life be crushed out Uniformity must be
made servant. The nature of the child
would sanction manual training, and manual
training would furnish the proper outlet for
his energies and would preserve his individ-
rality. Manual training must be pitched
upon the high plane OF spiritual needs In ed
ucation. No idea of trades or commercial
ism can enter into the question for mo-
ment 1t has already been demonstrated
that pupils who have received proper man
ual training have shown themselves better
able to cope with the conditions of life in
school and out than those VINO have not.
It's Introduction would require more teach
ers, more buildings, more equipment, more
funds. Certainly, but if it would bring
larger life to the children now, and better
would be worth while. If more money for
education now means less money for prisons
and aims hereafter, it would be altogether
worth whiep
At the close of the address "Sanctus," by
Gounod, was rendered by the pupils of the
Madison school. The appointment of COM
nittees was deferred until this morning.
The committees to be named are resolu-
tions, memorial to fill the two vacancies on
the reading circle committee. legislative and
two auditing committees Professor Hamll-
ton stated that he had intended to make
few remarks, but as those whom he desired
TO hear them were not present he would de-
fer making them until a later session. he
then went on to say that these remarks
would be against permitting teachers and
others to come ito the sessions TO take adj
vantage of the reduced rates on railroads
i. and at hotels, who had never Joined the as
ISOLATION. He said that large number at
tended the sessions, derived the benefits
from them, even served on committees, who
never paid dues and who were not members
1t was, he continued, an opportunity for
them to come to Indianapolis for any pur-
pose cheaper than they could come at any
other time, ard he was in favor of drawing
the lines of the association closer and pro-
hibiting this in some way. His remarks
were heartily Endorsed by number of mem
bers, one of whom stated that two-thirds
of these in the city ostensiby to attend the
meeting were at that moment at the thea
ters or some place other than the session.
Some action viii be taken along this line be-
fore the meeting is over. The places for the
members from each of the congressional dis
tricts to meet and select member of the
nominating committee were designated and
the meeting adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
Christmas Echoes.

Baltimore American.
She stood beneath the mistletoe,
And. to his great surprise
She smiled beguiingly, and so
He thought he d Hobsonize.
Richard Harding Davis.
Wee Johnny got big bass drum:
The folks to their bed take
For John has noised them deaf and dumb
And father has the headache.
-Rudyard Kipling
In search of recreation to
The thsater Re scooted
''Ia this TIE home OF Art?'' he asked
The mana ger, dTess-sufted.
oh, nor the manager replied,
In tones of high elation;
Friend Hobson's here tonight and it's
The Home Of Oscillation
Stephen Crane.
Where are you going. my pretty maid?"
Under the mstletO, SIR she said
why should YOU do that my pretty mad?''
You need some encouragement, sir, she said.
Millions Paradise Regained.''
Twas the day after Christmas, and all thro the
Ev' rsbody was wondering where he was at!
For the mince" they had eaten was built out
cause the cook. in her hurry. forgot to add pie.
-Geo1rey CHANGER
she hung her stocking up and you
should hear her joyous jaw 20!
She found therein house and lot
ALFRED Austin
II couldn't get the sealskin sslcque''
He said: Il had no money
Il got IL yesterday" she said
And here's the bin. my honey
Poems OF Passion
-.
vose finest upright pianos Al wulschner's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
DOG PREVENTS A ROBBERY.
Detects a Sneakthief in the House of
j. G. Adams.

A small dog belonging to the family of
Justus c. Adams was last evening the
means whereby robbery of the family
home, at No. 1920 North Delaware street,
was prevented. The dog has heretofore
been considered practically worthless, but it
is now the honored member of the family.
Soon after dark Mrs. Adams went out to
the stable with some medicine for the coach
man, who was ill. While she was out a
nifty and slipped in the back door and up
stairs where he hid in one of the rooms.
The dog had gone to the stable with Mrs.
Adams, and as soon as she returned to the
house the animal ran up to the bathroom to
get a drink of water The presence of the
thief was at once detected and the dog be-
dog frightened the thief, who dashed out
from his hiding place and down the back
stairs out of the house. He was seen by
Mrs Adams and by a servant who came out
of her room to see what troubled the dog.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
TROUBLES OF A LAWYER
ATTORNEY GEORGE III. RYMAN
BOUND OVER TO KEEP THE PEACE.
His Daughter the Prosecuting Wit
ness-Mcde Taylor Convicted in
the Criminal Court.

That he threatened to kill his family with
butcher knife was the charge made against
Attorney George II. Ryman by his nineteen
year-old daughter Grace in surety of the
peace proceeding brought in Justice Lock-
mans court yesterday. The court continued
the case for thirty days and put Ryman
under 5000 bond.
A few nights ago a well-dressed young
man rushed into the police station and told
the desk sergeant that Ryman was about
to murder his family. Bicycle patrolmen
were hurriedly sent to the Ryman home, in
block on Delaware street just north of
Washington street. They found that Ryman
was drunk and he seemed abusive. but did
not see fit to arrest him. Ryman's family
told the story of that nights occurrences in
court yesterday. They testified that Miss
Ryman was in the parlor with Harvey
Goode who had been paying her consider
able attention. Ryman became angry and
went into the parlor to throw Goode out.
His daughter protested and, according to the
evidence, he first threatened to knock her
head off, and then to make a corspe out
of Goode." The daughter stepped between
her father and Goode and Ryman became
furious. He ran upstairs and returned with
butcher knife, It was alleged which he
flourished menacingly, crying that he would
kill the whole family and then himself
In court yesterday Ryman shed tears
while the evidence was heard. He has for
a long time practiced in the Justice shops
and has become a familiar figure of Dog
berry Row" He has had much trouble with
his family and his friends express much
sympathy for him on account of his condi-
ton. His family is living with friends. An
drew Fike put up bond for Rymans appear
arce in court on the day the trial of the
"a sa is SET
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
MEDn TAYLOR CONVICTED.
One of His Companions i'm Crime
Turned Against Him.

Mede Taylor, a young colored man, was
tried by jury in the Criminal Court yester-
day and convicted of the charge of robbery.
The States chief witness was Fred Conner,
Il young white man who was implicated in
the crime with Taylor. Pearl Hunt young
colored woman, the sweetheart of Mede
Taylor, and Charles Severance, a white man,
are also charged with having something to
do with the robbery
All of these people were indicted by the
grand jury. The robbery took place several
months ago at the home of Michael Boylan.
72G South Capital avenue. Pearl Hunt was
Q domestic in the house. She used to meet
Taylor away from the house and talked with
him about what she observed in her en-
ployer's home. According to the evidence
the girl discovered that the Boylans kept
considerable money in trunk and she dis
closed this fact to Taylor. The latter was
acquainted with Fred Common and Charles
Severance and related to them what he had
heard about the money. The robbery was
then planned and the men secured SILT. After
the arrest Connor turned states evidence and
yesterday morning he went OH the witness
stand and related how tho robbery took
place. He said that after Severance had an
interview with Taylor as to the location of
the money the matter was simple enough.
one night and managed TO open a window.
Severance had agreed to go into the house.
but when the time came declined to go. He
watched at the window, however, while
Connor went in and robbed the trunk OF
the SIT secured, Taylor was given $40. Con-
nor and Severance divided the remainder and
fled from the city. They went to Pttsburg
where they remained while and then re-
turned here.
The day after the robbery Michael Boy
lan's suspicious were aroused by the conduct
of Mede Taylor. The colored man came into
bar said: ''Boyian. we have always been
good friends let's take a drink" The col
ored man loafed about the saloon for sew
eral days and spent several dollars. Boylan
knew Taylor we'll and had never known him
to have so much money at one time. He
suspected that it was the money he had lost
that was being spent with him. About the
same time Boylan's servant girl Pearl Hunt.
began to wear some fine clothes. and these
facts were placed before detectives Dugap
and Asche. who were working on the case,
and furnished a strong cleW.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28
CommerciaI Teachers.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-About four hundred
delegates were present to-day at the third
annual convention of the Commercial
Teachers Association, commercial teachers
being present from all parts of the United
States The federation is composed of four
sections and previous to the general meet
ing these sections convened separately and
listened to addresses relating to their par
ticuar lines of teaching. President Charles
M. Miller, of New York, called the general
convention TO order. After an address of
welcome by Mayor Harrison, President
Miller deliverd his annual address. Matters
of interest to commercial educators were
then discussed. Prof. r. James. Of the Uni
versity of Chicago, delivered an address on
Business Education Abroad" j. NJ. Mari.
of Moline, ILL.,. spoke on advertising and
Getting Business" Other speakers were G.
w. Brown, Enos Spencer and b. Jones The
convention will hold sessions until Friday.