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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1900-12-06
QUAY slides Into the Riyer

Quay NIides Into the River. "A.
ROME, Dec. 5.-In consequence Of the
rise Of the river Tiber the quay Anguil-.
lara, 800 yards long. which had been
undermined, slid into the river. The
damage done is estimated at 1900, 900
lire sstss 4
John Thompson and Frank johnson
Of Fargo blew out the gas in the Grand
Central hotel in st. Paul. They were
resuscitated after several hours Of hard
work.
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sioux Are Consunptsvs.

Paymaster johnson says that the
mortality from consumption among
the Sioux Indians is steadily on the in
crease. Out OF 1884 men, women and
children on one Of the reservations
there were 80 deaths last year. mostly
from consumption. 4 I.
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ROUTE SELECTED
Isthmian Canal G Commission IMAM
imous in Approval Of the
Nicaragua Passage.
Cost Of the Undertaking Esti-
mated at q Tribe More
Than $2OO, 900, 900.
Panama Route Less Expensive
but an Exclusive Franchise
Has Been Granted.

WAsHINGToN. Dec. 8. The report of
the Isthmian canal commission, just
submitted to congress, gives as the
unanimous conclusion Of that body
that s.the most practical and feasible
route for an Isthmian canal under the
control. management and ownership Of
the United States. 10 that known as the
Nicaragua route. =
The commission estimates the cost of
this ronte at $500, ,540. .000 This esti-
mate 10 much in excess OF any hereto
fore made and is due to increased die
mensions and other features not here
tofore considered. The commission
also estimates the cost OF canal by the
Panama route at $I42, ,342, ,579, accord
Ing to one route, or $l56. SIS, 258 accord
ing to another route. AS between the
Nicaragua and Panama routes, the
commission sums mp number Of adj
vantages favorable, to the former. tt
states also that under the concession
giFen by the Rosnr f4tlenr OF 6,vsoz1Bin
TO the Panama Canal company, that
governments is not free to grant the
necessary rights to the United States,
except upon conditions made by the
company. The report is document
of about II. .O0c words, almost as long
as the presidents message. Although
the work OF the commission is Kot yet
completed, many Of the field parties
still being out. yet it has been suffi-
ciently advanced to make it practicable
to present
This Preliminary Report
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4 Cash for Indian Cattle.

Indian Agent Bingenheimer is paying
out $70, 600 to the Indians st the Fort
Yates reservation for beef cattle fur.
nished the government At the rate of
cents per pound. Many Indiana have
nice little herds Of cattle. and All have
put up large quantities Of hay.
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sSpublicans probably will hold several
TER meetings before final action is
Zen and cnucns of the Republicans
NV be held. Fl w
stateship for Oklahom-.

stateship for Oklahom~.
AsHINGToN, Doc. 8. 5.-Senator Fair
hShks Of Indiana has introduced bill
t6Rdmit Oklahoma as a state, with two
representatives. The usual provisions
dsSn constitutional convention and the
gxlnts Of lands for state institutions
ax8 made.
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ITO oeoupy subix and oolong.pa.

To Occupy suhis and Oolongnpa.
AsH1NGTok, Dec. 5.The navy de-
partment has been informed that the
gun boat Manila has left Cavite with n
dekachmen of marines for the occupa-
tion Of Subig and Oolongapa, which
MInporarily have been transferred to
tho control, Of the department.
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Mr.. sulxer Made Objection

M. NSuIzer Mhde UbJsctfon. 80
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-When the
hSi&se met Mr.. Hull, chairman Of the
military affairs committee, reported
thx army reorganization bill and asked
unanimous consent that it be taken up.
ME Sulzer IN. W objected.
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Cl,icag. Embexzler Arrestee,. J

CHICAGO, Dec. Walter Glenn,
wanted here Oh a charge Of embezzling
$4,000 from the Building and Loan
association, has Teen arrested at Raw
Inns, Wy. Glenn disappeared last Au-
gust
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Pittsburgh River News.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2s.-capt. Ed
ward Dawson and Capt. Edward Hull
ings have purchased the packet, Lee H.
Brooks, and will convert 1t into tow
boat. For several years the boat has
been engaged in the Pittsburgh and
Elizabeth packet trade. in opposition to
the packet Elizabeth. which has been in
that trade for many years. The Brooks
has twelve-Inch cylinders and n four
and one-half foot stroke, and Will be
used to tow loaded sand fats and emp
ties from various points on the river.
Captains Dawson and Rulings operate
several sand boats, but heretofore the
drcdges have been delivering their own
cargOes. A crew was sent to Elizabeth
this morning TO bring the boat to
Pittsburgh.
RIvermen are rejoicing over the
prospects Of warmer weather which
Will soon cause the heavy noatinE ice
to disappear. River business In the
Monongnhela valley has been almost at
a standstiii. owing to the cold weather.
Little work has been done at the mines,
and II has been too cold to accomplish
much work at the boat yards. Most OF
them were working to-day, and to-
IluITNM ull viii bt III hEAAhG. bpEl uAlPN'
Next month VIII probably witness I'M
usual activity at all river points. March
is usually an open month for nnvIga-
tlon, and generally there is good stages
Of water As soon us the ice runs out Of
the rivers emptles viii be rushed to
Pittsburgh. and the building Of new
craft will also be pushed along. The
rivers are not closed at any point.
The MonOnRnhela fee is moving.
Captains George II. Atkinson and
Isaac 3. Williams, the local steamboat
inspectors. to-day began taking the tes-
timOny Of the crews Of the towbOats
Tom DOdsworth and VOyRger, which
met in collision December 10 last, near
Jacks Run, killing John BonIfnce.
watchmnn Of thu Voyagsr, II will
take some time to hear the case. The
commanders OF both boats are old
steamboatmen.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
B. & W. CONNECTING

Railway Company Stockholders Meet
and Elect Directors, Who in Turn
Chose omcerS-Rights of Way to be
Secured at Once.
Yesterday afternoon, at the Wheeling
office OF the National Tube Company,
the stockholders of the recently incor-
porated Benwood & Wheeling Connect
Ing Railway Company met and organ
lied by the election OF the following di-
rectors: ]. n. Vance, ]. D. culbertson,
y. b. Scott and L. E. Sands, Of Wheel
tag. and Frank j. Hearne, OF Pitts
burgh. The directors then chose the
following officers:
President-Frank j. Hearne, Of Pitts
burgh.
Wheeling. 49,
Tfelsuref=A. T. Luke: Of New York
The company, 1t Is said, will at once
proceed to condemn land IN upper Ben
wood for rights OF way. The line is to
BE- built for the purpose Of connecting
the several departments OF the National
Tube Company. already erected or to
be erected, In upper Benwood and South
Wheeling.
Colonel Frank ]. Hearne, first vice
president Of the National Tube Com
plny, who was chosen president Of the
railroad company, came down from
Pittsburgh to attend the meeting.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
pR1LAIR.E HAPPENINas.
Matters of Interest in the Metropolis
Of Btilrnnnt County.

In the sale 81 the $4,000 city building
bonds. the confusion caused In council
by reason oe explanations and amend
ments to one OF the bids caused some
comment fIlJout town. But the city
council hrs demonstrated that It has
powers and uses them when occasion
requires. and a great EFFORT VIII be
made to continue the same kind OF
council. At the public auction OF the
bonds Yesterday Afternoon. The bid OF
SEASON. God & Mayer, OF Cincinnati. at
a preuhu Of $i6 SO was accepted. THIS
firm DAILY offered $3.50 premium in the
sealetI letting, hut when they saw the
matt er opened up, the catchy public
auction snle at guaranteed premium
went through and the city gains about
$AOOt This Is a splendid sale OF 4 per
cert bonds.
On the flllng OF names with the chair
mE.n of the Republican city committee
op.ly two contests are indicated for the
GJty ticket-that for solicitor. between
Cook Dnnford and C. w. Bente, and
that for treasurer, between ]. M. Du-
Bots and T. c. Nicholson. For mayor,
marshal, city commissioner, water
works trustee. and members OF the
school board 1.-TWO to elect, the present
incumbents in all those places only arr
contests for council and for assessor.
The Democrats seem to be still In the
dark as to what their whole ticket will.
be. They are figuring upon some help
from the citizens movement-that Is
hoping the development will be In
their favor.
The meeting Of citizens in favor OF
good city government was gathering
OF very respectable persons. The crowd
was not large at all and only sugges-
lions were made. indicating desire to
change the trend OF affairs here for
! some years past. A committee will re-
port upon some plan Of doing the most
effective work in the direction Of better
government.
The Republican congressional COM
mlttee win meet in steubenvllle to-
morrow, to fix the time and place for
the convention this year. Bellaire is
the only town so far applying for the
convention and It will likely be held
here.
The address Of the ministerial ASSOC
citation to the voters OF this city is
moderate In tone, but strong enough to
make the appeal plain and forceful to
n very considerable element.
The regular monthly meeting Of Hope
Commandery viii be held at st. Clairs-
vile this evening, but there Is no work
that can be done this evening.
The Democratic city and township
primaries are called for March TO- Just
one week later than the Republicans.
The Ladies' Aid Society netted about
$40 on the lecture given by DR.. Slutz.
The Elks practice their minstrel pro-
gramme every evening.
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MARTINS FERRY NEWS.
The Daily Chronicle of wheeling,a'
Progressive Neighbor.


Roy Pyle, employed at the Lnughlin
mill as grease boy, had his right foot
caught in the cogs yesterday morning,
and the member was so badly malta
ted as to necessitate the amputation OF
two toes. The accident was Il very
painful one and will lay the boy up for
several weeks.
The ways and means committee OF
the fire department met last evening at
the office OF DIR. A. r. Ong, and per-
fected arrangements for the dedicating
of the new hose houses, to he held in
the Star theatre, Saturday evening.
The funeral of Harry Farley took
place yesterday afternoon at o'clock
from his late residence on Clark street.
Rev. Morton, pastor of the First NJ. +,
church. officlated. Interment was at
Rlvervlew cemetery.
The meeting to be held in Scheehle's
hall. by the Democrats, to nominate
candidates for the city election. viii be
held Saturday, March 10, instead OF
next Saturday, as stated In yesterdays
IntellIgencer.
The revival meetings being conduct
ed at the Baptist church by Evangelist
Paul Price. continue to draw large
crowds and much interest Is being ta-
ken in the meetings. Rev. Price is a
good talker.
Separate ballots and separate ballot
boxes will be provided at each ward for
Saturdays primaries In order to allow
the ladies to vote for members Of the
board Of education.
An entertainment wifi be given by the
trustees OF the Second Methodist Epis-
copal church Friday evening, March 20,
to raise funds to pay or the church
debt.
The funeral of Willis Smith will take
place from his late residence in Aetna
VILE tomorrow afternoon. at o'clock.
Interment will be ut Rivervlew ceme-
terry.
An entertainment will be given SAT-
urday evening at the Second NJ. E,
church, by the members of the Sunday
School Missionary Soicety.
Mrs. John Boston. OF MIlwood. w.
Va, Is the guest Of her brother, D. D.
Parks, on Zane street
James Crossley leaves this morning
for Buffalo. N. Y, to join the Irene
Taylor Company.
Miss Lenore Drennen has returned
from months visit with relatives at
Mt. Pleasant.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
PERSONAL NOTES.
Going and Coming Of wheeling
People and Visitors.

G0lue ana NUAAAAb " -NtaDSAAlA6
People and Visitors.
J. II. DinsmOre, Of Cameron. Is in the
c. f. Work. OF sistersville. is at the
Mcclure.
J.B. Gray. Of New Martinsville, Is a
Grand Central guest.
F. A. Pritchard. Of Warrington, 10
stopping at the Mcclure.
W. b. Sterling, OF WeIlsburR, Is a
new arrival at the Stamm.
Miss Ethel Glass is visiting friends
and relatives in Wellsburg.
]. H. Hazlett of sistersville. IS q
state arrival at the stamm.
Mrs. T. P. shaner. Of sistersville, is
the guest Of friends In the city.
John Keburn was a Moundsville ar
rival at the Grand Central yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. j. Ward. Of the Island. Is re-
covering from an illness Of several
weeks.
Mrs. II. z. Brown, Of Morgantown.
WINS in the city yesterday, the guest Of
friends.
Miss Helen Perkins, OF South Eot
street, Is suffering from a slight lndis-
position.
Thomas Bredt, Of the Eighth ward.
who has been seriously III Of rheuma-
tism, is recovering.
George McGrnnahan, formerly Of the
Speidel Grocery Company, has accept
ed position as driver with the Wells,
Fargo Express Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Crispin. Mrs.
~: NJ. C. Reynolds and Miss Sue b.
Smith, OF washington. Pa. and Miss
May Robinson, OF st. Clairsvllle, Ohio,
who have been the guests OF w. j.
Moore, of the Island. have returned
home.
State Labor Commissioner Isaac v.
barton left for Morgantown yesterday.
to investigate the rumOr that the state
law with reference to the elght-hour
day on public buildings IS being broken
By the contractor for the anneXes to
the university.
The friends OF Judge G. l., Cranmer-
and they are legion-regret the illness
that is confirming him to his home. The
Judge had been very active in Dewey
| Day" and Loan Exhibition work; then
he caught cold, and now, like Admiral
Dewey, he Is far from the maddIng
crowd" Temporarily.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
BBNwooD.
News Notes From the Busy Marshall
County Town.

A cooking main occurred at the
Drover's Home Athletic Club that was
not decided until late this morning. One
hundred dollars had been waSed on
the entire main ana SIS on the odd
fights. There were fifteen birds con-
tested for supremacy. They were own
ed by Wheeling parties on the one side
and Slstersville, Huntington, BellRire
and Benwood parties on the other.
The G. w. Mather Division, No. %.
Uniformed Rank, Knights OF Pythias,
hall last evening for which Prof. Long
played. quite q number OF Wheeling
people attended.
Fred Moore. formerly night operator
nt the Ohio River station here. passed
through the city yesterday, en- route to
his home in Sherrodsville,
Frank Banker has resigned his posi-
ton as master mechanic Mt the Ben
wood steel works, to accept n similar
one in Philadelphia.
The ferrybont Charon resumed her
regular trips yesterday, after being
tied up for three dnys on account OF
the Ice in the river.
Attorney Caldwell, Of Wheeling, will
go to Charleston to-day to straighten
out the reapportionment matter with
the state auditor.
John Bursey. the well known machine
lat at the Wheeling steel works, Is SUE
fering from n slight indlsposltion.
Enoch Vincent. Of Grafton, has re-
turned 10 his home. after n pleasant
stay with relatives here.
DIR. Warden and wife. Of Grafton, are
the guests OF Mrs. Mardcn's mother,
Mrs, Pelley.
Harry Riddle and John 10y were out
to Grove creek yesterday, looking after
oil leases.
w c. Burrls, the druggist, has added
n line Of wall paper and paints to his
stock.
Charles Kearns and Albert Bowman
left for Mlngo yesterday.
John Allen is confined to his home
with Illness.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
THE RIVER.

The local packets will likely come out
before the close Of the week.
Capt. w. w. Corey, one of the steam
boat inspectors at st. Louis, Is danger
ously III.
The Queen City clears this morning
at o'clock for Cincinnati. She has
nice start from the upper river.
Capt. Hartman II. Hutson, an old
time coal boat tloater. Is making the
round trip to New Orleans. on the
John X. Speed. He commanded tine old
towboat Panther. 49,
All engineers who have not received
copies OF the laws recently enacted by
the board Of supervising inspectors OF
steam vesseks.tare presented with them
when they call at the office OF the local
steamboat inspectors.
The marks at p. M, Wednesday,
showed . feet inches and falling.
Weather, much warmer, the thermome-
ter reaching GO above In the afternoon.
TIN, ,rIvsr ls-fuu OF floating ice, but o
day or two OF yesterdays weather.. will
end It as an obstacle TO navigation. A
hard rain began ut $3.50 y. M, and con-
tlnued through the night. II is expect
ed that corking rise will result.
In recommending that bridges built
over the Munongahela river have a
channel width OF 500 to GOO feet and be
not less than fifty-four feet high, the
board OF United States engineers, which
met at Cincinnati to discuss the mat
ter have acted in harmony with the
wishes of the rivernen. The require
ment for bridges to. be built across the
Allegheny river will not be SO exacting.
A big row is on in river circles at
New orleans because the captain of
the Texas has given one captain the
exclusive right TO carry passengers to
inspect the big battle ship attending
the Mardl Gras festival. These has
been more than a score Of licenses ls-
sued for that purpose. It is said that
those shut out telegraphed to Wash
ington to have the exclusive privilege
abolished.
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PITTsBuRGH-River 10 feet and
falling. Weather. raining.
sTEUBENVILLE-RIver Q feet s
inches md falling. ice running out.
Weather. raining md cold.
BROWNSVILLE - River @ feet
inches and failing
wARREN-Rlver feet 2 inches.
Weather. BleetIng.
OIL CITY-Rlver feet and falling.
Weather. miider and raining.
MORGANTOwN - River IA closed.
Weather. rainy and warm.
GREENsBORO--Rlv feet inches
and falling Weather wnrm and rain
Ing Windy
PARKERSBURG-OhiD river II feet
and falling. Raining. Mercury 30.
Heavy Ice stlll running. No boats
Little KRnnwha falling Ice breaking
up,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
pR1paEpoRT HApPENrNas.
Events of a Day in the Town at the
End of the Bridge.

A1AA4 Va sAAS a@A=NebN
Mre. starbuck, of Coleraln. and Mrs.
G. f. Boyd. Of Wheeling, will deliver
addresses at the public meeting Of the
wOmnn's Christian Temperance Union,
10 be held at the First NJ. z. church to-
morrow evening.
The ladies' in charge OF several OF
the departments OF the knights OF Py-
thIas fair. to be held in April, are re-
quested to meet tomorrow evening at
1880 o'clock, at the hall.
The funeral Of Thomas r. Thomas
took place yesterday afternoon. from
his late residence In AetnnSllle. In
torment was at Greenwood cemetery.
Rev. j. S. Secrest, who has been at
Rush Run. assisting Rev. A. w. Hnrris
in series OF revival meetings. return
ed home yesterday,
During the Lenten season services
will be held ut st. Anthony's church
Wednesday and Friday evenings, at
1880 o'clock.
Mrs. ]. D. Davidson returned yester-
day, from n two weeks visit with rela-
tlves at ScOttdale. Pa
Misses Edna and Ivy Burns. OF Mt.
Pleasant, were calling on friends In
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Thomus Mccullough. OF Dres-
den. is the guest OF relatives in Kirk
wood.
Miss Sarah Bell. Of Portland, is the
guest of relatives In this city for a few
days.
Mics Kate MCGEE IL very I'll ut the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Muir
ply.
Special Lenten services were held at
the English Lutheran church last even
ing.
II. v. worthlnEton, Of Pittsburgh,
was in town yesterday, on business,
Thomas Jenkins is very Ill at his
home on Second street.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
A Big Salary List.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Feb. 2S.-The
Pittsburgh base ball club will carry
some two dozen players this season.
according 10 an official announcement
made by Manager Fred Clarke tonight.
The twenty-fOur players Will SO to
ThomRsville, Ga. on March Il, and the
majority Of them will be retained on the
Team throughout the season. Manager
Clarke stated that he would carry sight
and probably nine pitchers. besides one
utillty outheider and inhelder, Most
ot N" players have already signed con-
tracts. and win report In this city or
cincinnati on or before March H.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
wE11sBURG
Doings of People in the Brooke cOun-
ty Metropolis.

The Republican city nominating con-
vention viii be held in the city hall on
Saturday, March 10, Mt 7:30 p. m. A
candidate for city clerk member OF
the board OF education. and two coun-
cIlmen from each ward will be nomlnP-
ted.
The ball and banquet given. by tho
Twentieth Century Club at the city
hall. on Tuesday evening, was n brill
liant climax to the social season in
Wellsburg.
Rev. c. II. Mcdonald has sufficiently
recovered from his recent illness to
hold the usual Wednesday evening
prayer meeting at the Presbyterian
church.
All members OF WellsbuTE Lodge No.
30 Knights OF Pythins, are requested
to attend tO-nlghts meeting. There
will be work In the second rank
a. l.. Carter, of Cross creek district,
was In town yesterday. He reports
considerable coal land being Optloned
In his section at $50 per acre.
Mrs. John Stoll, aged about thirty
Ave years, died yesterday morning, OF
typhoid fever. The funeral will take
place on Friday.
John l.. jacob attended the meeting
or the American Hardware Association
nj Columbus o., this week.
Mr.. l. w. Clemens IL prominently
spoken Of as candidate for the lcgls-
lature.
A patent has been granted 10 Asa G.
Neville. on n glass finishing apparatus.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
MEDICAL.
MEDICAL.
BEAUTY, THE CONQUEROR
BELLAVITA

Arsenic Beauty Tablets and Pllla. A per-
fectly safe and guaranteed treatment for
ull skin dlsordpTE Restores tha bloom OF
youth to faded faces 10 days treatment
Zoe; 20 days N.0O, by mall Send for cir
culnr Address,
NERYTA MEDICAL CO.. Clinton insksOs si,., cAleavu,
Sold by Chas, r. Goethe, Druggist, Mar
kst and Twelfth slrcets, Wheeling. w.
Va fc2i-d&w
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

g UNIAioNs.
The State Of West Virginia:
=, To the Sheriff Of Ohio County. Greeting:
We command that you summon James
], Kirby, II he be found in your baillwlck.
10 appear at the clerks office of the cir
cult court OF Ohio county. nt rules TO be
held for said court, cI the FIRST Monday In
February 1900. TO ansyer bill In chnncery
by Allie Kirby, and have then and
there this writ Witness c. II. iennlng.
clerk OF our said court at the court house
OF said county. in the city Of Wheeling, the
sri day OF February: 1910. and ln the Sith
c. H. HENNING, Clerk.
A cony-Attest: c. II. Henning, Clerk.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-01


Politicians in general and iaspirants
70. places on the Republican ticket in
particular, are exhibiting great interest
In the meeting Of the county committee.
called for next Monday evening at
which the candidates are invited to be
present, and at which the time and
manner Of holding the primary election
will be discussed ana decided Upon.
Chairman HornIsh is Of thefoplnion
that the primary election wiirbe held
during the week OF April 24-as the lat
ter day being Saturday. Ths primary
OF 1896 was held on Saturday, April IS.
He'beIIeves It Is advisable 70 hold the
primary ut this early date. IN order to
decide the nominations. and nus bring
TO an end the contests now being waged