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The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
GREENFIELD HILL.
GRANGE JOTTINGS.


90 account of the severe srow storm,
last Tuesday evening, the Grange meet
ing was held this Tue daV evening.
A number from G eer field Grange at.
tended the meeting of the Fairfield
County Pomona Grange held in Shelton,
last Wednesday.
A son was welcomed, Sunday morning,
March u, in the home If Mr. and MR.
Eugene B Burr. Mother and son are
ling we'll
Miss Nellie Maurer OF Easton has been
the guest of Miss Josie Burr.
Mrs Hutchinson of Pert j. fferson has
returned home for q few days.
MI and Mrs N w. Ogden were the
guests of his aisrer, Mrs Burr Wills IN of
Easton, Sund Y. Mrs Wilson is not a.
we'll.
Miss Maria Hopkins remains about the
| same.
James Lockwood is very sick at his
brothers, r. E Lockwood's.
Mr. and Mrs German are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS. It's son.
Howard Bowen his been bit by q dog,
| which has since been killed.
Some one has killed S0Ieno Kings dog
The Ladies' Union met with Mrs Simon
c. Bradley, last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs A. j. Wells and son, Howard,
have returned from a two weeks visit
with friends in New Canaan.
| Mrs A. D. Wilson ia the guest of her
niece in Bridgeport.
Mrs Brush of Danbury is guest of rel
atives in Greenfield.
| Miss Georgia A. Banks is the guest of
| friends in Brooklyn.
Mrs Emeline Merwip, who has been in
| poor health, is improving.
Movements are on foot TO improve the
ventilation of the church before the hot
| weather returns.
Miss Maria Hopkins still remains in a
very critical condition. Her physician
aud many friends are still hopeful OF
her recovery.
Hezekiah Banks was qnite poorly, last
| week, but is now much better.
The meeting of the Ladies' U MON, last
week, considering the terrible mud and
| threatening weather, was splendid sue
| cess. There were Is present.
Mrs. A. j. Wells returned, Wednesday,
from New Canaan, where she has been
visiting.
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Long HILL.
CHURCH NOTES.


There was service in the Episcopal
church, last Sunday. ARev c. H. Doupe
pres ched.
There was preaching in the Methodist
church in the afternoon and in the even"
ir Q the meeting was conducted by the
Christian Eudeavor society.
Sunday, the 10 h, a missionary sermon
will be given in the Methodist church
and in the evening temperance meet
ing.
George Skipp il working in Ansonia
and bis son. Allen, has a j)b there in the
brass shop. He thinks of moving bis
family about April l.
Miss Helen Beers spent Sunday in
Bridgeport,
George Farrar has bought buggy of
F. S Shelton. People that want any,
| thing in the wagon line, new or old,
would do we'll to look at thoae at the
Phillips & Wheeler shop before buying
elsewhere.
Mrs Sarah French is home for vaca-
| ton.
Miss Edna French was home over Sun
dav.
C.E R4dcliffe's family and Mrs Mum
son and daughter attended the funeral
Of their father, Thomas Marsh, in Eas-
! ton, Saturday, the 11th.
| u X
mill to be sawed. Irving Dayton is to
do the saving.
Edward Burr has left Edward Sher-
mans ard is now looking for q new job.
Miss Fannie Disbrow has returned to
her work and Jennie, her sister, is taking
care Of her mother who is very sick
in Easton.
Charles Wakeman of Bridgeport visit.
ed his daughter, Mrs F. M, Kennedy
last Tuesday.
C. E. Osborne has repaired Mason &
Hamlin organ for Charles Radcliff, also
an organ for Charles Hall.
Charles Radcliff and Ransome Beers
represented the Methodist society at the
quarterly conference at Stepnev.
The macadamzad road has "fell into
disorder this spring. Certain parts of il
are now imply a matter of history. VIZ
remember what it was, but there is moth
ing left in some places to prove the fac
that it ever was so distinguished.
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SOUTH BRITAIN.
A COMMUNICATION.

Dear Mr. Editor: When I innocently
penned the invitation to attend the dona-
tion about TO be rendered Rev Otis J.
Range and Mrs Range, no thought of
diverting support from any other quarter
had entered my mind. Nor did intend
to convey the Impression that l consider
the donation in the light of charity.
Emphatically do not. 1t is an old-fash-
Toned, time honored social institution of
which everybody approves regardless of
denomination. With single exception
everybody seems to have approved of
this invitation, sosfar as am capable of
deciding. Certainly the attendance and
good fellowship, the contributions and
jollity, the cake eating and coffee drink
ing, everything seemed to prove it. That
the invitation had "tulsome unlYer.
salty" | cannot deny. Indeed it should
have had. Mr. Ranges theology, given to
the people In plain words, ia not bounded
by denomination, the Influence of the
gospel he breaches ia not circumscribed
by fears nor bv If fuences; Mr. Range
breaches the Word with full heart and
to dying men, to the poor as we'll as to
the rich-to sinners. There is ''ful-
some universa lily" TO Mr. Ranges mes
ssge, breadth and depth to his warm
nature that attracts men and enchain
their affections. AS most natural re.
suit he has friends by the score, both in
ard out of the Methodist church, over the
entire town and beyond. The money
donated was $59, small sum, but it rep.
resents great many offerings, as no per.
8 Nn gave 8 large amount. From q dona-
Ion standpoint the air was a success
and sas social q still greater one.-
HOLSTER Sage.
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given st the residence of Mrs Mary Cros-
by on Wednesday evening, March ID.
REDDING

RECEPTION TO REV B. G. PILLSRURY.
A farewell reception will be given to
the Methodist pastor, Rev B. G. Pills
bury, and family ut the home of Mr. and
Mrs w. nj Edmond on Wednesday even
ing, March II. IL very stermy the next
evening. All members of the church and
congregation are invited to come out ev-
en- through difficulties and make the
last sucial occasion, with those who have
served US so well for the past five years
one of pleasure and profit. Refresh
ments will be served. ToasGs, music and
general good time may be expected
Come at 7.30 so as to make the evening 8
long one.
Redding people are very anxious tc
have the tro1lev go through their town;
and believe the day is not very far dis.
tant when such project will be carried
out. AS a Redding man remarked, the
extension of the trolIy line through thu
town would create business and induce
building.
Tom CLARK has enlisted in the regular
army and will go to Porto Rico.
Many big snowbanks remain as me
mentoes of the blizzard.
Some miserable scoundre1 entered tbs
| smokehouse of Richard Schmidt anC
stole all his hams. Mr. Schmidt has Jus
lost q good cow so he ia doubly unfortu-
nate.
Mrs Lizzie S. Duncan has bought on
the other heirs of the late Sophia B
Banks and is now the sole owner of tn,
homestead. Her son, Henry, has pur
J chased span of horses and will carry
on farming this summer.
Marcus Burr made short visit home
last week He is doing so we'll in New
Hampshire that he will not return T.
ReddinG at present.
The Methodist people are already max
ing preparations for an Easter corcer
which promises to be an elaborate affair
| The little son of George Banks remain
| quite poorly. DIR Stratton of DaDbur
was in consultation with DR. Reid o
Tuesday.
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LYONS PLAIN.
LOCAL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

LOCAL NEWS IN NUTSHELL
Mr. and Mrs F. e. Silliman and son of
Bridgeport spent Sunday and Monday at
l.. X. Hoyt's.
Mrs Eliza Davis is still seriously ill.
Her two daughters are caring for her.
Miss Eddice White visited at Thomas
Whites in Brsdleyville, this week.
Mr. Phelps of New York spent Sunday
at Mrs Heudershot's.
Mrs John Williams, who has been i'll
for week with grip, is able TO be out
again.
Bradley White has purchased new
horse of Norwalk parties. He now has
a fine team.
Mr. andiMrs Homer Godfrey of Bridge
port took dinner at L. r. Hoyt's Oh Sun
day.
i. r. Hoyt went to Westport and
Bridgeport, Monday for the first time
since his four weeks illness with grip,
Henry Nichols came home from Dan
bury, last week, to stay several weeks as
it is dull times now in hating.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Williams spent
Sur dav with relativer here.
Mrs Osborne Shepard of Bridgeport is
visiting her mother.
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Mr. Wilson OF Bethel has rented W. II.
Platt's small farm on the cross road.
G. l.. Dickens was drawn as Juror ON
the DR. Guilford case in Bridgeport.
The hat factory located on the old
school ground In Grassy Plain, lately
vacated by {. II. Hart, is now being 0C-
Cupied by new firm under the manage
mGnt Of Frank Mckenzie, one of the old
firm OF Mckenzie & Co. The firm buy
their hats in the rough, as they have no
make shop. The bats are finished, curl
ed and trimmed. A limited number of
hands are Being employed who are kept
quite busy. No doubt the amount OF
business will be increased, next season.
Mrs George II Hawley of Bridgeport
ia spending a week with her sister, Miss
SChnOumakGT, on Golden Hill.
Benjamin Stowe Of Danbury has rent.
ed his house in that city for the next
year. He will soon move to this place
and occupy one OF his tenant houses on
Wooster street,
A son was born TO Mr. and Mrs Bcr.
net Short, March IL.
A little son OF Mr. and Mrs Frank
Parsons Ia very weak from q serious ILL
meas, the past week.
NAtOhu NtC.eY, reported SGFl'usY MI
last week, Is reported TO be more com.
Portable, this week, and will probably
get out again in time.
Samuel Gillett, who has had several
weeks Of sickness, ig once more around
the house and will probably be on the
streets again when the weather warm;
up.
John Eckert, Jr., has a class OF 10 OF
y young people in training on string H.
aLruments and he repurts that they arc
making fine progress. NJ Eckert teaches
either Instrumental or vocal music and
has room for "a number more scholar,
who will receive the best OF instruction
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that passed over this place Sunday even
ing about 6 O'Clock.
John Nelson, who broke his arm some
weeks since and who was nearly recover
ed, met with another accident 8 few
days since. He, with another man,
went to Kent on some business and on
their return the horse broke through a
bridge, throwing both men out, and
breaking Mr. Nelson's arm again, or
rather ffacturing the old break. He has
the sympathy of his many friends in his
continued misfortune.
The Messrs Barlow we're in Danbu,y
on Saturday last.
Allison T. Smith, the editor of TIL
BEE, was Hospitality entertained OF
Saturday by that genial gentleman, Towr
Clerk K. 2, Briggs.
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A NEW HATING FIRM.

David Higson & Co. OF Daubury have
purchased the hat factory on Wooster
street, formerly owut d by Cole & Amber
and lately vacated by Mackenzie Il Co.
The new firm are making necessary re-
pairs on machinery and cleaning up the
building and making other preparations
to manufacture hats. The following
notice is pinned upon one of the front
doors: mo admittance except on bust
ness. Not engaging any help until
March 20, ID. HiRsOn e Co." The firm
will undoubtedly do large amount of
business and will employ a large number
Of wOrkmen.
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SHERMAN.
TOWN AND PERSONAL JorTrxGs.

The first regular service since Jan
uary % was held in the North church,
Sunday. The Sacrament of the Lords
Supper was administered. One was re-
ceived in church membership by letter.
Owing to the hard shower in the evening
there was no G. +. meeting.
The Kings Daughters are to meet at
the parsonage with Mrs Moses, Saturday
at 2 p. m.
Dea Gelston is confined to his house by
sickness.
Mason Pickett, who has been so poorly
all winter that he could not attend to his
legislative duties in Hartford, but who
it was thought was slowly improving,
was taken worse again last week.
There was another heavy thunder
shower, this time accompanied with hail,
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
OUR NEIGHBORS.
BETHEL.
AN ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.

AN hNNSNAAANA47N w AA-CSh'
The hat factories in town are pretty
generally busy. On account of the cold
stormy weather, the retail trade in light
colored hat has been slow. A few DAYS
OF pleasant and warmer weather will
have q reyiving effect on the spring
trade. The prospects of a general re-
vival of business in Bethel looks now TO
be very encouraging, much brighter than
before within the past four years. When
a Danbury hat firm comes to Bethel and
buys a hat factory aud starts business
on large scale, it certainly has verY
encouraging outlook for property own
ers in town. Few places have a better
water supply than Bethel. The water
from the Mountain reservoir ia soft, pure
and potable at all seasons OF the year
and for drinking purposes It is unsuJ'
passed and none better for hat manufaCt
uring purposes. The water system is
distributed to all parts OF the borough
Eight Thousand dollars Of the waite
bonds were paid off the past year. /
economically managed the bonds will al
be paid off within 20 years. Then thl
earning of the water system NAV be al
piled toward paying borough expense
thereby helping the taxpayer.
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NICHOLS.
SOCIAL lettings OF A

SOCIAL JOTTINGs OF WEEK.
Mira William Warner and her mother,
Mrs Hawley Of B idgeport, are in Flori-
Ia for few weeks sojourn.
Ms James Durward has been sick
with hard cold.
Miss Hattie Wade spent last Sunday
with Miss Maude Gabler of Long Hill.
Mrs Charles Taylor of Bridgeport has
visited Mrs William Cooper.
Eli Hawley has been quite poorly the
past few weeks.
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CHIRCM NOTES.

The annual meeting OF the Young La
dies Mission Circle WAS held at the home
of Mrs Stuart Kyle, last Friday evening.
The new officers were chosen for the ne "
year, after which some time was spent
sOcial,y. Refreshments were served,
and pleasant time was hid By all.
Rev +. M. HOLSTER OF the Second
Congregational church of Dlnbury adj
dressed the meeting at ;he Congregations
al church, Tuesday evening.
All the church chOirs are rehearsing
their Easter music.
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GEORGETOWN,
METHODIST CHuRCH NOTES.


Mrs Bradley Goodsell of Green's Farms
sonage.
Fred A. Heath, the blind musician, will
give vocal and instrumental concert at
the Methodist church on Monday even
ing, March 20, beginning at 7.45 O'Clock.
Fifteen new members were received at
a recent business meeting of the Epworth
League.
A game social and supper, under the
auspices of the Epworth League, was
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SANFORD.

Railroad surveyors measured the cider
mill, on day last week.
Charles w. Lockw wood has accepted q
position ia the mill at Branchville.
Miss Mary Vaughan Ia dressmaking at
B. w. Sanford's.
Featus Stafford will soon drive new
Iy painted wagon.
M. Fl. Dewsnap is drawing his lumber
from the saw mill.
Andrew Searls has q bOarder.
George Downs, who has been stopping
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NEW MILFORD.

F. S. Andrews of Bridgeport passed
SUNDAY in town, the guest of Hon A. B
Mygatt.
Morrow Brothers, the masors,a are lay
ipg the brick works for the cottage
Charles M. Beard is to build south of the
Green. 1t ia understood S. K. Hill, the
genial machinist, has already bargained
for it,
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Catarrh is
Not InCurab1e

But 1t can not be cured by sprays,
washes and inhaling mixtures which
reach only the surface. The disease Ia
In the blood, and can only be reached
through the blood S. s. s. is the only
remedy which can have any effect upon
Catarrh; it cures the disease perma-
nently and forever rids the system of
every trace of the vile complaint.
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frmer hold than ever. tried number of
blood remedies, but their mineral ingredients
settled In my bones and gave me rheumatism.
was in lamentable condition, and after az
hsusting all treatment, was declared incurable.
Seeing 8. 8. 8. advertised as cure for blood
diseases, decided TO try it. AS soon as my
system was under the effect Of the medicine,
] began TO improve. and after taking IL for
two months I was cured completely, the
dreadful disease was eradicated from my sys-
tenn, and have had no return Of IT,
Many have been taking local treat
ment for years, and find themselves
worse now than ever. a trial OF
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SOUTRBURY.
HULL'S HILL


Mrs G. Warner has been quite sick the
last week.
Mrs J. B. Roswell is quite poorly,
having had several faintiDg turns.
Mrs r. Wells is very slow about get
ting better.
Mrs s. Nne of Bridgeport has been the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs Frank Stowe.
j. b. Roswell has new yoke of cattle.
Mrs A. Olson has been the guest of her
uncle, g Warn r, for few days.
G. B. Johnson wa in Bridgeport, one
day last week
REV MR. BARROws PLEASANTLY ItAMEM-
BERED.
The d. nation bich was given Rev w.
e. Barrows on Friday evening was well
attended and hand ONE sum of money
Was presented him.
Mrs NJ. S. Atwood recently visited her
daughter, Mrs Hickox, in Watertown.
Miss Hartwell has taken a position IN
the pin shop at O4kville.
Mira HermaD Perry spent a few days,
recently, with her daughter in Water
town.
Misses Edith Stiles and Marion Amber
we're home from their schools over Sun
day,
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OF Montpelier, Ohio
writes: az as e T.
fiicted from infancy
with Catarrh, and no
on e can know tn Q
suffering 1t produces
better than /. The
sprays and wash g .
prescribed by the doc
tors relieved me only
tie m po re- rily, an
though / used them
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a GARD.

We, the undersigned. 90 hereby agree to re-
fund the money on 50-cent bottle of Greenes
Warranted Syrup OF Tar, If it fails to cure your
bottle to prove satisfactory or money refund
ed. &. II BEERS & CO., Newtown.
8. G. BULL & CO.. Sandy HOOK.
The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
WOODBURY.,
WOODBURY's GRAND LIST.


The grand list tor the year is as follows:
All Houses $376,8l0
1851 Acres of land 325,1A
80 Mills 80 $50
$50 Horses 20,29l
l460 Cattle 25,9ll
253 Sheep Dos
Swine 100
so Wagons and Bicycles 1920
Clocks and watches Tl5
Y Musical instruments $3.50
2 Lib aries 1880
Bank and Manufacturing Stock 63,79k
Woodbury. Water Co, 10 900
Amount Il Merchandise and
Trade 81 825
Money at Interest 13,455
Money on Hand 1870
Ten Per Cent Additional 1852
$9599l5
Reduced for Indebtedness 81, $50
Pensioners and Soldiers 1920
Blindness 4,S88
$244
Taxable Amount $935,502
226 Polls
1873 Miltaries
This shows a decrease from last yea
of $24, IA, of which $23, 687 is the d.
crease in bank and manufacturing stock
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completed this place will be second to
none in town.
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Mr. Wilson OF Bethel has rented W. II.
Platt's small farm on the cross road.
G. l.. Dickens was drawn as Juror ON
the DR. Guilford case in Bridgeport.
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at his old home in Weston, this winter
has returned to Ivy Hill.
Absolutely Pure

Made from pure grape cream of tartar
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Prot Maizow, the famous Norwegian land
scape pair ter, opened here on Monday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-11
Party Inspected Several Of the Large Indus
trial Plants in The City.
RHoOY AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
The Commissioner DESTROYS Of Learning What
This Stale viii 90 His Party viii Be Enter
iainsd by Governor Dyer This Evening.

Mr.. Ferdinand W. Peck OF Chicago.
commissioner general for the United
States To the Paris exposition OF 1900,
arrived i'm this city today from Boston
about noon, accompanied by the follow
ing members of his official staff: AS
sistant Commissioner General Il. ID.
Woodward, Secretary Brackett, direc-
tor i'm chief of the exhibit staff, and
Director of Fine Arts Cauldwell These
gentlemen were accompanied by Pilot
Commissioner Frank NJ. Burrough of
this city. who went TO Boston 10 meet
Commissioner Peck.
After the party had Dartaken of
lunch at the Narragansett hotel, the
four gentlemen. accompanied by Mr..
Burrough, went 10 the works of Brown
* Sharpe. the Nicholson File Coz and
To- the establishment of the Gorham
Manufacturing company at Elmwood,
where the products OF the several in
dustrial plants We're closely inspected
by Commissioner Peck. who is desirous
Of ascertaining what Rhode Island will
do towards the exposition. His visit is
necessarily a short one, owing To the
fact that he has several engagements
To fill.
At O'clock this evening Commis-
sioner Peck and the members of his
staff will be entertained at dinner by
Gov. Dyer at the Narragansett hotel
a number of well known manufac-
turers have been invited To meet Mr.
Peck and il is expected that something
will be learned Of what the commits
sioner general intends 10 do for Rhode
Island. Mr. Peck and his party will
leave Providence for New York on the
midnight train over the Shore line.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-11
TO KILL Competition.


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE length to
which European manufacturers are
willing To go i'm their efforts To crush
out American competition is shown in
the following report to the state de-
partment by Dean Il. Mason, vice con-
sui at Frankfort:
Failing to obtain from the Imperial
government the prohibitory import
duty on American bicycles which they
have so earnestly and persstently de-
manded, the members of the German
bicycle manufacturers association have
decided upon the following simple but
ingenius plan To kill the American cycle
trade ia this country. From this time
forward. they will unanimously refuse
all credit TO any dealer who handles as
part OF his stock in trade a bicycle OF
American origin.
The association includes in It's mem
bership nearly one hundred of the most
important bicycle makers IN Germany,
who have been accustomed hitherto 10
give retail dealers from two to four
months credit. and very liberal terms
In respect 10 parts and repairs
Since the majority OF independent
bicycle dealers i'm Germany are in close
business rela tions with. and under per-
sonal obligations To, one or more man
ufacturers il is expected that the effect
of this heroic policy will be to seriously
iniure the sale of American bicycles,
unless exporting manufacturers in the
United States take an aggressive atti-
tude and make the competition so hot
that the German makers will be COM
PEELED to make peace by resembling the
present decree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-11
NAMES ICE HARVEST.
The Work Of Housing il Will Begin al Gardner
Next Monday.

Gardiner, Me-. Jan. 1.-THE present
cold snap is what the Kennebec icemen
have been waiting for and the dee is
makinw rapidly. II is now their in
tention To- start steam at all the ice
houses on the western channel from
Swan Island and from South Gardiner
To Augusta. next Monday, and 20 ele-
vators will begin hosting the crystal
harvest The ice on the lower Kenne-
bee is now about eight inches thick.
Should a heavy rain or thaw set In be-
fore Monday it might defer the opening
of the fields until another cold snap.
The good feeling of the icemen has
been increased by the news that the ice
on the Hudson river is OF a poor quality
and has not fornd well. The freeze i'm
this section has never been better and
the ice is of admirable quality.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-11
WITHOUT AMENDMENT.


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE senate
committee on foreign relations today
authorized Senator Davis to report the
peace treaty favorably without amend
ment.
The committee was in session for only
an hour and the greater part OF this
time was consumed I'm waiting FOR
quorum. the senators meantime dis
cussing Informally the provisions OF
the treaty. There was only "A bare quo
rum of the committee present. but
Senators Cullom and clark who were
among the absentees sent their proxies.
Senators Morgan and Gray were the
only Democrats az attendance. but the
other Democratic members Of the com
mittec Senators Daniels, Mills and Tur-
pie had fun notice of the purpose of the
meeting and they indicated no opposi-
ton To- immediate action. There was no
suggestion of any amendment va com
mittee. Senator Davis was Instructed
20 press the treaty upon the attention
OF the senate With the view Co securing
az early action as possible. The com
mittec also authorized Senator Davis
to report favorably upon the PROPOSE
tion go rcnoYe the Injunction Of Soc
Crcty.