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seems to have been to you. 1 have
known for two weeks, ana Branower
has known for nearly az long-for I
took him into my conference.-the there
were Irregularities In the treasurer's
onice. | questioned fawrle about 1t
when I first stumbled upon the evidence.
To my surprise. Lawrle-one of my old
est personal friends and certainly the
mar OF all men In whose perfect hon
esty l trusted most implicitly-retused
to reply TO my questions. lie would
neither admit nor deny the truth OF my
accusations; and he begged me almost
tearfully to say nothing about the mat
ter until the meeting OF the trustees
Tomorrow night. | understood from
him that at. or before. the trustees
meeting nc would have an explanation
to make TO me: ] did not dream. Rel
land. that he would make instead this"
-hc motioned TO the figure on the
~couch-"this cOnfessionl This note" he
~nervously unfolded the paper again, rs
drawn for twenty thousand dollars. |
recall the circumstances of II clearly,
IRELAND; and l remember that 1t was
authorized by the trustees for two
thousand dollars, not twenty"
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land had been taken into the presidents
private study before him. and that the
manner OF all three was less stern
toward him than he had expected.
"Dr. IRELAND and Mr.. Branower have
como to hear the Coroncr's report to
me-" Joslyn explained. The phyaicians
say Lawrie did not die from asphyxia'
ton. An autopsy tomorrow Win show
the cause of his death. But. at least.
Trant-you mad accusations this morn
ing which can have no foundation In
truth. but In part OF what you said you
must have been correct; for OBVIOUSLY
some other person was in the rooIn.'
But not HARRISON" Trant replied. II
have just cone from Elgin. whore.
though was not allowed 10 speak with
him, I saw him In tho hospital"
you doubted he was there"
II wanted to make sure, Sir. Bran
over. And ! have traced the notes,
too" tho young a continued. "Al!
were made out as usual, signed regu-
larly by DR., LaWrle and paid by him
personally. upon maturity. from the uni
versity reserve. so / have made only
more certain that the man in the room
must have been one OF DR.. Lawrie's
closest friends. / am hack and saw
Margaret Lawrle. Her memory is tenn
porarily destroyed. Che could compre-
heud little. she knows only OF her faith
cr's death; nothing has been said OF
the suspicious against him. Does his
death alone seem cause enough Tor her
prostratlon; Moro likely. ] think, It
points to some guilty knowledge OF her
fathers trouble and whom he was pro-
toctlug. II 50, her very condition makes
ii impossible for her 10 conceal those
guilty associations under examination"
Guilty assoclations?" DIR. IRELAND
rose nervously, "Do you mean. Tran..
that you tank Margaret knows any
thing Of the loss OF this money? on.
10. no; It IS impossible!'
1t would at any rate account for her
p~rostrltIpn,' the assistant repeated
quietly. and l have determined 10
mako a test OF her for association with
her fathers guilt, ] will uss in this
case Or, IRELAND, only tho simple as
ISOLATION Of words-Freud's method"
'lIOwr What do you mean" Bran
over and Joslyn exclaimed.
we have a machine, the chrome
scope" Tralit continued, al the Others
waited. intcrrogattycly, (which regis
tsrs the time TO u thouEandth part OF
a second IL necessary. The German
physicians merely speak a ssrles OF
words which may rouse IN the patient
ideas that are a. the bottom OF his In
sanity. Those words which are con-
Nec,ed with tho troyNle cause deeper
feeling in the subject and are marked
by longer intervals Of tlne before the
word in reply can 10 spoken. The ma
turs OF the word spoken by the patient
often clsar4 Tho causes for his mental
agitation Or pTostratisa.
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"a piu DTOAeSsDE tuTU%I ms rudy
face, glowing with the frosty. early
morning air, patiently and q~uestioningly.
toward his young companion.
We'll. Tran-" he asked now, what Is
itr"
"Just that, professor Five Thousand
years Of being civilized" Trant burst on,
"and we stu have the third degree
We still confront q suspect with his
crime. hoping he will flush or lose
color gasp or 'stamnor,' And II In
the face OF this crude test we Ind him
prepared or hardened 50 that he can
prevent tho blood from suffuslug his
face. or too noticesbly leaving it; II he
initiates his lungs properly and controls
his tongue When he speaks, We are
ready TO call him innocent Is il NOT 50.
sir"
Or. Roland" Tran. went on mort
soberly, you have taught ne the use
% the c~ardlcgraph, by which the effect
upon the heart OF every act and passion
can be c as a Physician reads tho
pulse chart Of his patient. the pneumo-
c:1ph, which traces the minutcst mean
ing OF the breathing: the ~gslvanometer.
that wonderful instrument which.
though n man hold every feature and
muscle pa ssionless as death, will bctray
Nm through the sweat glands in the
pa ms OF ms hanu% iOu nave taught
me-as a scientific experlment-how a
man not seen TO stammer or hesitate.
in perfect control Of his speech ana
faculties. must surely show through his
thought associations. which no cannot
know le - b~.traying, the marks that
any important act and every crime must
make !ndel!oly upon his mind
"Associat!ons~" D., Roland interrupt
81 him less patiently, That "a merely
IA. method Of the German doctors
irs ud's method-used by jung in Zurich
10 G~'1snose the causes OF adolescent in-
sanity"
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4 Test That Led
10 odd Results.

"steal,' he tried; and the girl asso-
ciated iron IN W and scven-tenths
seconds.
GOOD Trant exclaimed, "Tf you
will show her agail | thln3S We can go
ahead Fourteenth" he said to the
President. Joslyn replied Fifteenth" IN
precisely two seconds and passed the
drum back. All watched Miss Lawrie.
Blt again Trant raspcd carelessly his
chair upon tho noor ana the girl merely
repeated tho next words. IRELAND was
unable to make her understand. Jos,yn
tried to help. Branower shook his head
sceptlcslly, But Tran, turned to him.
MIR. Branower. you can help me. ]
believe. ~ you will take Or. Joslyn's
place. ] beg your pardon. DR.. Joslyn.
but I am sure your pre-
vents you from helping now"
ano hesltated a moment scep-
tically. then. smiling. acquiesced and
took Up tho drum. Trant replaced his
mouthpieces.
"B!og"" no SAID. Wind" Branower
answered quietly. Trant mechanically
noted the time, two seconds, for all
wers intent upon tho next rial with
tho girl.
"Books"' Tran, said. Library said
the slri. nov ablo to associate tho dir
ferent words and IN her minimum time
OF TWO and a half seconds,
II think wa are going agAla,' said
Trant. IL you wil keen or. Mr.. Bran
over. Strtks.' he exclaimed. to start
the pointer. Labor trouble" Branower
returned In just under two seconds; and
again he guided the girl. For conceal
she ans wered "hjde'' at once. Then
Trsat tested ;svatly this sertss;
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The Mystery Of
the Looked Room.

"N0w give me the p~artirulars,' the
president said, turning to Trant.
They are all before you" Trant re-
piled briefly. The room was filled with
gas. These four outlets OF tho fixture
were turned fun on. And besides" lie
touched now with his fingers four tips
with composition ends 10 regulate the
flow, which lay upon the table, these
tips had 5een removed. probably with
these pincers that lie beside them" =
1.-THE doOr was locked insids?' In
quircd tho president.
THE loo is a spring lock-
"And he had been burning papers"
".SoIne one had been burning papers"
Trant softly interpolated.
Joslyn lifted a stlletto ie~ttcr-opsne
from the desk and tried TO separate,
so as 10 read. the caTbonized ashes left
On tho tray. They fell into a thousand
pieces. and As ne gave UP the hopeless
attempt to decipher the writing on
them, suddenly tho young assistant
bent before tho couch. slipped his hand
under the body. IN drew out a crum-
pied paper.
II was a recently cancelled note for
twenty thousand dollars. drawn on tho
university regularly n signed by
DR.. Lawrte, as treasurer.
what Is tho matter, JoslynT' DR..
Re!land started up.
"a note" tho president answered
shortly.
"ReIand- No said SonpaMssaatey,
IT muSt ten you that this sh0cking A.
tair u DOT the surprise " Hn4 tAfs \
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This settles all he said. decidedly,
and no reread II aloud:
Dear Branower: l pray you. as
you have pity for a man with sixty
years OF probity behind him facing
dishonrr and disgrace, TO come to me
at the earliest possible hour. Do
not, l pray. delay later than Mon
day. j implOrc You.
JAMES LAWRIT.
"When did you get that. Mr.. Bran
over" Trant asked. finally.
'HHe wrote 1t Saturday morning. 1t
was delivered to my house Saturday
afternoon. But ] was motoring with
my wife. ! did not get It until ! re-
turned late Sunday afternoon"
Then you coulG not have come much
sooner"
mo: vet I might have done something
IL ! had suspected that behind this let
ter was hidden his determination to
commit suicide"
Not suicide, Mr.. Byanower." Trant
interrupted CURLY.
"Whst2'
Look at his face. II is white and
drawn. II asphyxiated, 1t would be
blue, swollen. Before the gas was
turned on he was dead-s.rucE cead"-
struck dead2 BY whomY'
by tho man in this room last night!
By the man who burned those notes,
plugged the keyholc, turned on the gas,
arranged the rest OF these theatrica.s
and went away to leave DR.. Lawrie a
thief and "A suicide to-protect himself
Two men had access to the university
funds, handled these hottest ono lies
before us; and the man in this room
last night. ] should say, was the other
he glanced at tho clock-"the mau
who at the hour OF 3 has not yet ap-
pcared at his oulce''
"liarrison%' hanover repeated 20
t~emptuously. "Imposslble.'
"lIow impossiblc?"
Because Harrison. Mr.. Trant," tho
president OF the trustees rejolned. IVA
struck senseless at Elgln in az automo-
bile accident Saturday noon. He has
been In the Elg!n Hospital, scarcely con-
%scious, ever since"
How did you learn that. Mr.. Bran
over"
Il have helped many young men TO
positions here. Harrison was one. Be
cause OF that, | suppose, he filled in my
name on the whom 10 nCtlfy' line OF a
personal Identification card hs carried.
The hospital doctors notified mo Just ~
] was leaving home in my car. ! saw
him al tho ElGin hospital that after
noon"
Young Trant stared into the steady
eyes OF the president Of the trustees.
Then Harrison could not have been
the man in tho room last nlslt DO
you realize what that implics?' he
asked, whitening. II preferred, J said.
10 fix him as Harrison. That would
keep both Or. Lawrle from being tho
thief and any close personal intimate
of his from being the nan who struck
him dead here last night. But Will
Harrison not here, the treasurer him
self must have known all the particu-
lars OF this crime" he struck tho can.
celled note IN HIS hand, and been con
ceallng 1t for-that coiso friend OF hi
who came here with him. You sec how
WY tsyFtSly it s,ppilirsy y Ds9stsmi
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Il Giy1's Appeal
far assistance.

Precisely" Tran.'s eyes flashed. az
ne faced the old professor. Merely the
method OF the German doctors:. Tho
method u: Freud and Jung. DO you
think that ]. with that method. would
not have known eighteen months ago
that Lawton was innocent? DO you sup
pose n j could not PICK ont among
those sixteen men the bronson MUIR
derer? II ever such a problem comes 10
me / shall not take eighteen months TO
solve It. ! Will not take q week.
IN spite of himself Dr.. Re.land's lips
curled at this arrogant assertion. IT
may be 90" he said. ~ have SEEM
Tran., how the work Of the German.
Swiss n American investigators, and
the delicate experiments in the psyche
logical laboratory which make visible
and record the secrets OF meas 'ninOS,
have fired your imagination. 1t may
bs that the murderer would he . Mtila
or even less able to conceal ms GuIt
tnan the sophomores We test are 10
hide their knowledge Of the sentences
We have haI previously read 10 tAeal'
But / myself arn too old 4 man 10 try
such new things and you VIII not meet
mare any such problems" he mot.oned
"a the uu.-t campus w.sh is skeleton
trees and wh.te-frosted grass plots
..But why" as demanded suddenly IN
puN ""s' 80 a a.,i,.ta Dir, IKE
. starueu yV ,ntry scross the
Marsaret 49,, M this cnnlv morn
campus s,4e, hst a, ,sckaty,
!ng Ni'nS - u.s. s,esdIng toward
ms ,,,s,sscHny walk, mad
rheh AtS"n an a q she lar nor home
p4a-"sy - ~. ndvNa ~awi-which
'nr ,.,hns obnu. her shoulsers. on
&c nsJ y,rv white under the mass
-. d.,.L hair In her wide gray ewes
OF her uaIN "a, ,rpas ~ nor stral,ht
ana ~ NV ro,ndod chin. Trant reid at
nlou'. nnrvons anxiety OF a highly
once tue
F'F""so, Peilapd.v she demanded. In q
,u.cl >ioe. do YOU know where my
Liter L.
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5 4 COMPLETE Story A GmSs Discovery ola Strange Scientific Method of Detecting Crime a o%ME1E ST
1.-THE Achievements of Luther Ira


Mdrgorct, concedi-26-hide.
Brdnoner, dgure-2.I-shdpe.
Margaret. thiof-o.S-silUer.
Brunoper. trenfy-fjth-i.j-frcr-
fp-sfIfh.
"Joslyni' Trnnt tried an Ineligible
test word suddenly. lie had just sug-
Eested "thlef" to the girl; now he
named her fathers friend. tho president
OF the university. But FRIEND she was
able to associate in two and sixteenth
seconds. Trant sank back and wrote
this series without comment:
Margaret. JosiUn-2.6-fricnd
Brdnorer, Witc-iECord.
Margaret. secrct-2.1-Alice.
Trant glanced up. surprised. consli-
cred n moment. but then bowed 10 MIR.
Branowcr to guide tho girl again. say
Ing wound to which he wrote the 70
ply mo-" after four and sixteenth sec
ond.. Immediately Trant made the Sec
ond direct and Ineligible test.
"~Branoweri" he hot suggcstively 20
the girl. but FRIEND che was again able
to associate nj once. AS the moment be-
fore tho president OF tho trustees had
glanced at Joslyn, now the president OF
tho university nodded TO Branowcr.
Trant continued his list rapidly:
MdrDdret, BrdnotCer-2.f-friend.
Brdnoper. leftcr-opener-i.9-desk.
Margaret. father-no association.
Brdnorcr, Harrison 53- Clcre-
land.
Margaret. unfrersity-2.J-studv.
Brdnower, mdrried-2.I-wifc.
Margaret, erposc-2.6-cdmerd.
~Brdnomer, brother-i9-sister.
MdrDdret. gink-2.7--kitchen.
Brdnotper. administration.
IRELAND" Trant sald TO the girl at last.
II was as II he had put OFF the trial for
his old friend as long as he could.
Yet II any one had been watching him
they would have noted now the quick
flash OF his mlsmated eyes. But all eyes
were upon the swinging pointer OF the
chronoscope. which. at he mention OF
her fathers best and Oldest friend In
that way, Ma rgaret was unable to stop.
One full second II swung. two. three.
four. i've, six
The young assistant IN psychology
picked up his papers md arose. He went
10 the door and called IN the nurse from
tho next room. THAT is all, gentle
men, he said. "Shall We go down to
the study"
well. Trant7" President Joslyn de
manded inpatlently as the four filled
into the room below. which had been Or.
Lawrie's. you act as II YOU had dis
covered some clue. What is ~"
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reason TO beheVe that any one OF you
were closely associated with her
fathers trouble the speaking OF that
one's name or the mentioning OF any
thing connected with that one must
betray an easily registered and de-
cidedly measurable disturbance.
Trant came early the next morning
70 the dead treasurcr's house to set up
the chronoscope In the spare bedroom
next to Margaret L.awrie's.
The instrument he had decided 10 use
was the pendulum chronoscope' as
adapted by Prof. Fitz OF Harvard Uni
~vcrsity. 1t somewhat rcsembled a brass
du7nbbeli very dclicatcly polsed upon an
axle SO that the lower part, when was
heavier, could swing SLOWLY BACK ana
forth like n pendulum y lght' sharp
pointer paralleled TINS ~pendulun' Inc
weight. when started, swung To ana ITO
IN the arc OF a circle, inc pointer. swuns
before It, But the pointer, niter s'ar.Lns
10 SWINE cou'd po ns.n..' rsI,
stopped by an clectro-masnet.. ms
magnet was cohlecteu WIN u $500
ana wires leu from IL 10 inc '"o 'N''"'
mcnts used In the TEST
The first pair OF wires connec'su win
TWO DIS OF steer "-l.n i.a",' III eV,-
Quoting the test, would MOI! Tween ,.s
lips. the least morton OF ne nps W
enunciate q word wouIo preaK .nc ~
tric circuit and start swinging the PEN
d,h,m ana tho pointer beside Il. The
second pair OF wires led to n sort Of
teiepnoiIe 80" ~ o,iS To-.
would reply INTO uns, ~ Wous 80
ro-maCnet clamped and held the point
or. A scale along which the pointer
travelled gave down 20 t~housandths OF
a second, the time between the speaking
Of the suggesting word and the flrst
associated word replied.
Trant had this instrument set ZIP
and tested before he had to turn and
admit Dr. Reiland. Mr.. Branower and
President Joslyn soon Joined them. ana
a moment after a nurse entered sup
porting Margaret Lawrie.
Trant nodded to the nurse, who with
drew. lie looked to DR.. Reiland.
"Plense be sure hat she under
stands" he said. softly. The older man
bent over the girl. who had been placed
mon the bed.
Margaret" he said, tenderly. I'VE
know YOU cannot speak we'll this morn
ing. my dear, and that you csnnot think
very clearly. We shall not ask you to
do much. Mr.. Trant is merely going
to say some words to you slowly. one
word at n time; and we wan you TO
,nswer-vou need only speak very
rentlv-anything at ali. any word n,
alI NV dear. which Won think OF first,
7 uiiI bold This littlo horn over YOU "a
speak into. DO you understand, my
dear?'
The big eyes closed in assent. Tint
others ureW 'usiS "e"i',, 800"
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TO come to the ire
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In Egypt before the pyrsmds!"
Youn Luther Trent ground his heed impaaenty into the har frost N tho
canpu wall. His queTly mirnated eyes-one moro gray han blue the other
moreb blue than gray-aashed at his older companion earnestly. Then,v witt the
same rebelhous npauence. he caught step once more with IRELAND. a he went
on in his intentness:
Y sw The paper this morning, Dr. Renand? a mans body found In
Jackson park: six suspect seen near he spot have been arrested. The
Schhacks abduction or murder. three men under arrest for that since las.
Wednesday,. The Lawton trial progressing; with the likelihood hat yonnx
lawton will be declared Innocent; eighteen months he has been in onanepent
eighteen monthso OF ndeMble association with cr,ninalsr,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-08-18
PRISONER SHOOTS UP COURT
Wounds Three Men When Ordered to
jail and Is Killed by One
of the Victims.

Benton, Ill.-Attempting to escape
after being remanded to jail for ex-
animation, Martin Shadowens shot
Justice of the Peace James Mannon,
City Marshal John Stakinrider and a
spectator and cut Deputy Thomas
Mackey. Maekey shot and killed Shad-
owens, whose brother Charles fell
from a second story window and was
probably fatally hurt. The shooting
occurred at Christopher, a small town
near here.
The Shadowens brothers had been
arrested for shooting on the streets
after man named Benges had been
injured by a bullet. Martin Shadow
ems pleaded to be allowed to appear
in the justice court. but Justice Man
non ordered that he be taken to Jail,
Without warning Martin shot Mannon
and Marshal Stakinrider
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-08-18
PERKINS is BLAMED
RUN ON TRUST COMPANY LAID
AT HIS DOOR.
Oakley Thorne, President q of Trust
Company of America, Testifies
Before Street Committee.

Washington.-Res ponsibility for the
run on the Trust Company OF America
during the panic of 1907 was placed
upon George w. Perkins and associ-
ates by Oakley Thorne.
1t was in consequence of the run
on the Trust Company of America that
the steel trust absorbed Tennessee
Coal and Iron. The allegation is that
the latter movement was necessary to
save the trust company from going
to the wall
According to Mr.. Thorne, who testi-
fed at the hearing of the Stanley
steel investigating committee, it was
through Mr.. Perkins that statement
was given to a newspaper that the
Trust Company of America was a
sore spot" in the panic situation. but
that aid would be given 1t.
Less than two hours before this
statement is alleged to have been
made, Mr.. Thorne swore he had told
Mr.. Perkins that the trust company
was in good shape. The publication,
Mr.. Thorne said, started run on his
concern. which had to borrow $27,-
100000 to save itself.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-08-18
INDIcT BEATTIE 7oa MURDER
Grand Jury Returns First Degree
True Rili--Mlss Binford Is
Not Called.

Chesterfield Courthouse, Wa
true bill charging murder in the first
degree was returned by the grand
jury at the Chesterfield circuit court
against Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., OF
Richmond. He will be tried for his
life as the alleged murderer of his
young wife, victim of the Midlothian
turnpike tragedy of July Is.
The commonwealth decided that
only four witnesses would be heard
by the grand Jury. They were Thorn
as e. owen, uncle of Mrs. Beattie; T.
p. Pettigrew, called to testify as to
the finding of the single-barreled shot
gun: DR.. Wilbur Mercer. who was on
the owen lawn when Beattie drove
mn with the body, and Paul Beattie.
cousin of the defendant.
Beulah Binford. the woman IN the
case" sat smiling in an anteroom
waiting to be called as witness,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-08-18

LORDS PASS MEASURE sY verE
OF is1 TO ia.
Threat to Create New Peers Aaala 10
Made by Government Before
Final Adjournment.

London.-The house OF lords rassad
the veto bill by vote of 131 to ia
Thus the creation of new peers has
been averted. The resolution to nav
members of the house of cop.mons
$4,000 annually for their sarvjces was
also carried by vote Of 256 10 15s.
After days and days of discussion
In which necessary business of the
government has been hopelessiy side
tracked, Lord Morley came out with
the plain statement that unless the
bill as originally sent to the lords
was passed the king had signified
his willingness to create enough new
peers to prevent the Liberals from be
ing hampered by a Tory majority in
the house of lords
Morley read the statement SLOWLY
from a paper on which it was written
and there was. not whisper in the
house while he was speaking. The
lords were up against a wall and.
although few in the chamber at all
relished the measure the majority of
them voted for 1t rather than accept
the alternative which has been held
before them ever since their leaders
declared they would veto the veto
bill even as they had the budget,
the cause of ell their woes.
Old friends of the government lined
up with its foes in the debate pre-
ceding the taking of the vote. and
Conservative peers. seeing the re-
suit of continued opposition to the
administration. took the lesser oe the
two evils presented them
The debate Immediately preceding
the taking of the vote was short and
marked by the bitter speeches of
UUnionist opponents.
Lord Rosebery. who spoke for the
first time since the veto bill was in
troduced in the upper house. de-
nounced the government for having
gone to "a young and inexperienced
king, not yet five months upon the
throne, to ask for guarantees to pass
a bill that had not even passed its
first reading in the house of COM
mons
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-08-18
NAME FR0ELICH PRESIDENT
jackson Man Chosen to Head the
Wisconsin League of Postmasters
at Green Bay Convention.

Green Bay. - The Wisconsin
League of postmasters in session here.
elected the following as officers:
President, William H. Froelich of
Jackson; vice-president, H. A. La
granduer of Somerset; secretary,
Alexander Archie of Waterloo: treas
urer, w. R. Brown of Waupaca. The
executive committee is composed Of
the officers, also George E. King of
Winneconne and j. e. johnson of
Dallas. The selection of the next con-
vention city was left to the commit
tee. 1t is understood that the league
will meet in the same city as the
Wisconsin Association of Postmasters
George King, in an address, said
he believed the postal department
should spend some money in con-
structing buildings and maintain Of
fees in smaller cities.