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court investigation. Lack of knowl- edge of the manner in which the board operates and fixes quotations Is given by President Charles IL Potter as the basis for the suit
 The board convenes each Monday and acts as primary market of first in stance A call board is maintained on which the receipts of the New York market are first announced. Producers then place their supply before the board and offerings are made. The price offered Is for actual sales upon which butter is delivered
 For the board alone, which Is com posed of producers and dealers from every part of the dairy districts of the country, the price of butter would be much dearer than 1t is at present, ae- cording to President Potter's state ment. He said in reference to the cen tralizers the government names in It's suit, these men are benefactors of in stead of conspirators against the pro dueer and consumer
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Amendment to Publicity Law

Washington, December 14.-Representa- tive Mott of New York introduced an amendment to the so-caled newspaper publicity law today to eliminate the sec tons requiring newspapers to publish sworn circulation statements, and state ments of indebtedness and the marking of reading matter published for pay by affidavit. It would require publications to file the names of their owners and of fieers. emitting the names of persons own ing less than . per cent of the stock. Religious publications would not be ex- empted as in the existing act.
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Prohibition Question Up Tomorrow

Washington, December 1.-The long contest for legislation to prohibit ship ments of liquor into dry states will come to focus in the Senate Monday. when consideration of the Sheppard -Ken- yon bill will besin Senator, Kenyon to- day secured an order for the converting of the Senate at II o'clock Monday. giv- ing two and a half hours for considera- ton of the bill before the Archibald ifa- peachment trial intervenes. An effort will be made to pass the bill next week.
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Would Continue Arrangement

Washington, December 14-Senator Shoot today entered a motion providing for the attenuation fornightly of Senators Gallinger and Bacon as president pro tenn. of the Senate during the remainder of the session. The democrats were fa- vorable to the programme, but Senator Brstow objected On his request action was postponed.
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New Law in Effect

Chicago. December 14-The new law fixing the penalty for robbery with deadly weapons was invoked here to- day when two young highwaymen were sentenced to life terms, Joseph Williams and George Kebler, confessed bandits, just 2i years old.
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THREE KILLED WHEN TRAIN HTS AUTO
  Machine Contained Thirteen PeopIe-Train Going 60 Miles an Hour
 i=ssasH

Perth Amhoy, N. J.. December H. Three persons were Killed and eight in jured, several probably mortally, when an express train known as the Atlantic City "Flyer" on the Central Railroad of New Jersey, ran into an automobile stage at grade crossing between Roose- welt and this city today.
 The automobile, a closed machine re- sembling trolley car. contained 13 per
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BALKAN ALLIES WILL DEMAND SURRENDER
 OF BESIEGED CITIES
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timistic. The chances of an agreement on autonomy for Albania under the protection of the powers are regarded as favorable, the expression used be- ing Albania must not become the Schleswig-Holstein ot the Balkans, but the Belgium of the Balkans"
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Favorable Report on Bill

Washington, December 1.-The Lever agricultural extension bill, an education- al measure already passed by the House was ordered favorably reported toda ' from the Senate committee on asricu.- ture and probably will be presented to the Senate early next week. Practically ev- cry state agricultural college in the coun- try would be benefited by it's terms.
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Marks Heads Tulane

New Orleans, December 14.-Sumpter Marks, 1911, was today elected cap tain of the 1913 Tulane football team by the ''T'' men of this years squad. Marks was elected on the second bal lot. receiving 10 votes to six for Bill
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sons There is no gate at the crossing. The train, running at an estimated speed of do miles an hour, hurled the stage and it's occupants distance of 60 feet. The dead:
 Mary Thornton, II years old.
 Daniel Thornton, sJr., 8 years (children of Daniel Thornton of Chrome, N. J..
 An unidentified woman.
 The children were killed instantly. Their bodies were found in the wreckage. The woman died soon after the accident
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Planning for Dairy Day

Anniston, December l)-Lau- ren Foreman, publicity agent of the Southern railway with headquarters in Atlanta, was in Anniston Saturday, com pleting arrangements for the demonstra- tion to be given here on Saturday. De-
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RIOTS AND ASSAULTS IN LABOR DISPUTES
 ARE INQUIRED INTO
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.--->-3-s->---~- explosion fully half a million dollars had been expended in this county on criminal investigation growing out of that case
 The expense in the case of Darrow is not yet ended. He faces a second trial on juror bribing charge, scheduled to be begun January 6. .l
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Iy looked for. the stores are doing an immense business now with every as- surance of an increase during the days to intervene between now and the universal celebration.
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Mountain Creek Notes

! Mountain Creek. December 14-eSpe- ciaL 1.-The farmers in this portion Of Clinton county are certainly enjoying themselves, and this is owing to- the "hog killing time' they are having.
 The Improvement on tile Coosa river dam are constantly being made which affords employment for 1500 men who are paid in cash every two weeks. and this money finds its way over the counters of the retail dealers in near by towns.
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cember 2l, when the dairy instruction car,
 in charge of Dr. C. M. Morgan, a dairy expert, will reach the city. Experts from
 the state and federal departments of az riculture will also accompany the car.
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Woodward, his classmate and a star halfback. Marks has played quarter back for two years on Tulane.
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Manufacturers Not Worried

Elgin, Ill, December 14.-Elgin but ter manufacturers have no fear of dis solution by the United States supreme
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SUIT AGAINST THE
 BUTTER TRUST FILED
 BY THE GOVERNMENT
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and bona fde sales and purchases of butter in open competition upon the Elgin board of trade. The alleged con spiracy Is said to have been formula ted five years ago last September.
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The chrIstmas hollaays are anAious-
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of fancy Willow, Laundry, Sewing
 colors, shapes and styles you can imas See our window.
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Waste Baskets ever displayed in the south-a or faney Priced very low-from 25c to $25O
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Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been re-
ported to the health Office in the past
twenty-four hours:
road northwest.
Mary E. Dove. so years, 40s New York
avenue northwest
Elizabeth c. Moran. 6S years, 2417 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest.
Eugene e. Medley. months, 40 Bates
place northwest.
Thomas H. Branson, 40 years, Stanton,
D. C.
Thomas b. Buckner. 81 years, 1925 18th
street northwest
Rosa Briscoe. % years, Columbia Hos
pital.
Matilda A. Wheeler 53 years, SIC u
street northwest.
Richard C. HILL 60 years, 1889 10Th
street northwest.
Charlotte Jones, Sc years, Deanwood
Heights, d. c..
Daniel Waters. % years, 127 p street
southwest.
T. Albert Mitchell, . years, 1886 I'd
street southeast.
Mary A. Cant. II years, 1919 Hope ave-
nue. southeast.
Josephine Dent. 3 years, Freedmen
Hospital.
Lewis Dyce. 2 years. Children's Hos
pital.
Joseph Jackson. year, Garfield Hos
pital.
Ethyl Scott. 1 year. zoos 7th street
southeast.
Lewis Fowler. 2 months, 1921 Half
street southwest
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Army and Navy Girls C;;;5 yesterday at
the Fort Myer drill \ tea followed. AS
sisting at the tea table were Mrs. Tate.
wife of Col. Tate, and Miss Pruyn OF
Albany.
Miss Mae Connors of Q Randolph street
northwest entertained a party OF friends
at her home Saturday evening last in
honor Of her house guests, Messrs James
/ j. Hill and Albert r. Gounley of Chest
nut Hill. Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Tilden and daugh-
ter, Catherine, have just returned from
a six-month trip to California and New
Orleans. They are at home Tuesdays, al
1856 Goth street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings and
Mrs. H. w. Taft were fellow passengers
of Maj Archibald w. Butt. sailing to-
day on the Berlin for the Mediterranean.
Mrs. William F. Dennis and Mrs.
Charles Nelson Riker were hosteSses at
an extremely pleasant tea Yesterday. at
which they welcomed several Of the WIN
ter's debutantes and other friends.
American beauty roses adorned the draw
ing room and tea table. Mrs. Robert l..
Taylor. Mrs. Culberson. Mrs. Bourne.
Mrs. Henry Clayton and Mrs. Robert
Wickliffe. assisted by group of debut
antes presided in the dining room.
Mrs. Edward Gheen. the new president
of the Club of Colonial Danes, received
Yesterday at book breakfast, assisted by
Miss Amber, the vice president. Mrs. l..
X. Norton and Mrs. Alexander Perry. wife
of Gen. Perry, presided at the breakfast.
Mrs. Allen Boyd is chairman of the IL
brary committee and the occasion brought
together about 100 persons, members and
guests, who each presented book to the
club library.
tanning the former Secretary of War and
Mrs. Dickinson, will give tea tomorrow
afternoon.
The Persian charge d'affaires and Nine.
Ali Kuli Khan went to Philadelphia today
to be the guests over Sunday of Mrs.
Frederick Scott Monday they will go to
New York, to remain until the middle OF
the week.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
| MacVeagh attended the opera last night
| In New York with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Clews and will remain away over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Reginald de Koven gave a
luncheon yesterday at the RitZ-CarltOn
| for the Secretary and Mrs. Macveagh,
and among the guests were Mrs. Jordan
Mott, Mrs. Stephen DIN, Gen. Horace
Porter, Mr. Melville Stone and Mr.. Samp-
son.
Mrs. William Cato will be at home to-
day from to 6, and also the remaining
Saturdays in March, at the Hotel Logan.
Lieut.. and Mrs. William Sloan Harrison
of Kansas City, Mo-, are visiting Mrs
| III. D. Thyson Of Columbia road.
| The Madrigal Quartet and the Nordica
Banjo Club will give musical .Wednes-
day evening, March 6, at Metropolitan
NJ. e. Church, for the benefit OF the
Flower Mission and Relief Department
of the w. c. T. U. The members Of the
quartet are LIE Roy Glider, Charles r.
Apple. Walter T. Holt is the director OF
the Nordica Banjo Club. Mrs Flora
Rays Hanson will read several selections
during the musical.
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SHINE. on "Wednesday T.lsas-y - tsig -
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Funeral services wlll ne held ., the oe-rs. 4
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Rclattse- and friends invitsd a. attrnd
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r. p. -. F7ks. will he held IN tho iaAKer.em "a
purpose OF attending the funeral of our late
brother w GILES SHINE who died Ia New
York city on the 2sih ultimo.
nv order of JAMES l.. WARD. Exalted Rdler
Attest: RICHARD A o'BRiEN. Secretary.
MARGARET r. STEWART. widow Of ,ol.
Isaac stone Stewart OF Ru<hville. Ind. ant
mother Of Frances Long Root. In the seveni,
Funeral frum It Mary's church. Laurel Nd.
Monday March 4 at 10 am in,srment =,
friends respectfully invited TO attend
WAGNER. On Friday, March l. 1912. at 4:as
an. at Casualty Hospital, JOHN A.. be
loved husband OF Elizabeth @. Wagner. aged
Funeral services VIII be in charge of Kensing
Sa adss N Relatives ,as and friend: M Of
quested TO attend the funeral from the
sy No. s2s ltth street northwest ss %
Monday. March 4. at 10 O'Clock an
WHITE. On Saturday. March ?, 1912. at
$50 an. ANNIE r.. beloved wife Of Bar
Funeral in Alexandria. Va, Tuesday. March 3.
from residence Of her nephew. Julian Y
Requiem mass at st. Mary's Church. 3'
WILLIAMS. On Friday. March 1. 1912. at
am, at his residence, 1919 sth street north
west. WALTER BEALL. beloved husband OF
Clara ", Williams. in the sixty-seventh
Requiem mass at the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception. sth and N streets north
west. Monday, March 4, at am. Rel
atives and friends invited interment pri-
yate. -
WILLIAMS.
The members of the Association OF Oldest Iu-
habitants. District of Columbia. are respectfully
associate - H WALTER b. WILLIAMS at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception Monday,
March 4, 1912, at q am.
BENZ. ". REISS. X. s.
WILLIAMS. Departed this life Friday. March
/, 1912, Mt 1880 am, JOSEPH r. VIII
LIAMS, beloved husband Of Eva Williams.
aged thirty-two.
Funeral services at his late residence. 1920
10th street northwest, Sunday, at pm.
Friends invited to attend. Interment at
Washington, Ga. %
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DIED

ALEXANDER Departed this life Friday, March
l. 1912, at $50 an, at her residence, ~
the Beloved wife Of Seymour and mother Of
Harry Alexander.
Funeral will take place Monday. March 4. at
PM, from Zion Baptist Church. street be-
tween 3rd and Al streets southwest. Rela-
tives and friends invited to attend.
BOYD. Suddenly. on Saturday. March 2. 1912.
at 10 an. At his resi 1n llss 2l't street
Notice Of funeral hereafter. 8
BRIDE. On Friday. March l. 1912 at 1:15
Pm, LOUISE HENRIETTA BRIDE, beloved
Of william ". Bride and Louise Bride Var.
Funeral from her late residence, 1s1 B street
southeast. on Monday. March 4, at pm.
thence to Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church,
services wifi be held. Interment tprivate) at
Glenwood cemetery. 3
CASTOR. On Wednesday. February %, 1912,
at Many h szS
Of Joseph and William syphax and Mrs.
Bessie Maxwell, aged twenty eight years.
Church. LIST street between N and streets
atives and friends invited. AleIsndria
papers please copy. 81
DILLER. On Friday. March 1. 1872 CHARLES,
beloved husband Of Mollie Diiler, aged ifty-
Funeral from residence. 1905 9th street north
west Monday, March 4. at pm. Sc
HILL. On "wednesday. February Is. 1912. at
3:45 Pm. at his residence. 1899 10th street
northwest. RICHARD 9. HILL. devoted
Jennings and Lizzie Edmunds.
Funeral will take place Sunday. March 3. at
1880 pm, from the Zion Baptist Church. r
street between 3rd and ~ streets southwest
Rev. w. j. Howard. pastor. Relatives and
friends invited to attend. p
HILL.
Grand Lodge OF F. A. A. Masons for the District
Of Oolumbia.-Special communication at Masonic
Temple. Virginia avenue southeast. Sunday,
March 3. 1912, at II O'Clock m. to attend the
funeral Of our late brother, RICHARD C. HILL,
past Junior grand warden.
NELSON e. WEATHERLESS. Grand Master.
Attest: VIM. Fl. MYERS. Grand Secretary.
All members Of st. Johns Lodge. No. IL.
F. A. A. NJ. are hereby ordered to meet at their
hall 9th street and Virginia avenue southeast,
at II am. Sunday. March 3, 1912. to attend the
funeral OF our late brother. RICHARD C. HILL,
p. J. G. w. Sister lodges invited. By order Of:
CHAS. r. CONFER, w. NJ.
n. ROBINSON, Secretary.
HILL.
The funeral Of r. c. HILL, member Of the
Crtspus Attacks Relief Association. will occur
Sunday. March 3rd. at O'Clock pm. from the
Zion Baptist Church. street between 3rd and
AZ southwest. JOS. MANNING, President.
JAS. c. BURLLS, Recording Secretary.
MOORE. On February q. 1912. at 1880 am.
at Fort Pierce, F1orida, LAWRENCE CAMP.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Charles B. Smith and Sarah A. Perkins
William j. Henry and Carrie M. Fen
wick.
Charles w. Hobbs of Simpsonville. Md,
ana Eleanor Cissel Of Highland. Md.
William Starks and Phennie Parker.
Rufus F. Childs and Daisey Morton.
Thomas B. McClintic and Iheresa T.
Drexel
Harvey NJ Pace and vernelle NJ. Tuck
err. both of Richmond. Va.
Austin r. Hart of Prince William coun-
nv. Va. and Lola Shepherd Of Fairfax
Abe Glickman and Sarah Sterling.
Messiah King and Bertha L. Brown.
Idaho, and Mary G. Fields OF Mount
WASHINGTON, Md.
John S. Waterfeld OF Portsmouth, Va,
and Ruth o. Williams of Norfolk. Va.
Water Hill and Josephine Hatton.
Frank A. Vidal and Selma Boersch.
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RECEPTION AND BANQUET.
Function Of Twenty Four Hour-a
Day Club Monday Evening.

The Twenty four Hour-a-Day Club will
give its annual reception and banquet
Monday evening at the Hotel Raleigh,
this being the twelfth yearly dinner of
the organization. Following the prece-
dent established last year, ladies are
invited to the reception at $40 o'clock,
and to the dinner which follows at
o'clock.
Among the men in public life who are
expected to be present as guests of honor
are President Taft. Speaker Clark. Gov.
Thomas Marshall Of Indiana; w. Morgan
Shuster. late treasurer-general Of Persia
T. Theodore Wong. president Of the Y.
M. C.. A. Of Shanghai: E. T. Cotton. Sec
rotary, department Of foreign work. In
ternational committee. and Myron A
Clark. general secretary Y. NJ. c. A..
Rio Janeiro.
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HARTMAN TO Be KING
FOR SOCIETY K|RMESS
Junior League Decides He Fills
Requirements and Place
Is Offered Him.

j. Low Hartman has been selected to
be king of the carnival which will open
the performances of the society kirmess,
to be given for the benefit of the National
Junior Republic in the New Willard ball
room for three nights and a matinee, be-
ginning next Thursday. Mr.. Hartman
was chosen by the members of the Junior
League as coming closest to the require
ments for the delicate task Of wearing
the crown of the krmess. He is good
looking, wears king clothes with ease. has
the right set to his head when crowned
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In Memoriam.

Suddenly. FREDERICK GREASH-
AM departed this life March 1. 1911. one
year ago.
never will forget this,
The morning you left mt got the kiss.
To me this is the saddest day of the year
Because 1t took from me my dear.
DAYS have passed. oh. how I miss you!
Friends may think the wound Is healed;
But they little know the sorrow
Gone in the best OF your days:
Gone from the heart that loved you.
Loved in life and remembered In death.
BY YOUR FRIEND, SUSIE BRIcA
husband. u JOHN iIs. [. HAYGME wfo died sew.
enteen years ago today. March 2. 1895
BY HIS WIFE.
HILBERT. In sad and loving memory OF my
was suddenly called home two years ago
today. March ., 1910.
The month Of March again is here.
To me the saddest Of the year,
Because 1t took from me away
Ny brother dear. died two years today.
The word how sudden 1t came that he was dead.
No time to say the last farewell
To those he loved so well.
Loved In life, remembered in death.
BY HIS LOVING SISTER. LILLIAN NJ. HIB-
BERT.
dear daughter, MARY M0BELY, who died
one year ago today, March 2. 1911.
BY HER MOTHER.
NELL. In sad but loving remembrance Of my
dear wife, CHARLOTTE PIPER NELL.
who died two years ago today. March q
1910.
Sweetest memories Of thee shall linger,
Till in heaven / behold thy face.
Alone unto Fathers will
One thought has reconciled:
That He whose love exceeded ours
Has taken home His child.
Fold he, O Father. In Thine arms, !
And let her henceforth be
messenger of love between
Our human hearts and Thee
BY HER LOVING HUSBAND, LEWIS Fl.
NELL.
HEWITT. In fond and loving memory of
dear friend, JAMES EDWARD HEWITT.
who departed this life two years ago today,
March 2, 1910.
vANNIER. In sad remembrance Of my beloved
and devoted husband, JOHN Z. VANNlER,
who departed this life year ago tomor-
row. March ), 1911.
Rest on. dear husband; thy labor is DER.
Your willing hands will toll more.
A faithful husband both true and kind.
truer husband will not find.
: BY HIS LONELY WIFE, JENNIE VANNIER.
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CARRIED THOUSANDS OF MILES
Buoys Dislodged Of Atlantic Coast
Found Near Ireland.

AS an instances Of the distances to
which buoys have travelled after being
dislodged from station, information has
been received by the bureau Of lighthouse,
Department OF Commerce and Labor, that
conical iron buoy belonging to the
United States lighthouse service has been
found about three miles OF Cape Clear.
Ireland.
In 1908 a United States lighthouse serv-
ice buoy was found floating on Murriagh
Strand, County Clare. Ireland: and a
whistling buoy belonging off the coast Of
California was recently picked up by
lighthouse tender off Hama, Mauri, T. H.
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
RI the health Office in the past twenty
four hours:
Giovanni and Maria Dombrosio boy.
charles 8. and Elizabeth 8. Thompson,
girl.
Albert and Ida c. Beers. girl.
Joseph H. and Eva NJ. Talbot, GIRL
George and Maggie Carbin. girl.
.Iohn and Hattie Wheeler. boy.
Joseph and Annie Moore. boy.
Thomas w. and Margaret j. Overton,
girl.
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The Butter interests demand the exclusive right the
of yellow color for their product The yellow color in
butter makes it tempting and palatabe to large
majority of Should the manufacture of
other legitimate product (Oleomargane) be prohibited
because it is shade of yellow, be taxed 10 cents
pound because it contains the harmless colorng
used color butterl Swift's Premium Oleomar
gane made from materials that have been
inspected and passed. in factories that under gov
eminent control and always open to public inspection.
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and with all the dignity a king should
have, yet not at all stiff. The coronation
exercises will be rehearsed this afternoon.
Not only is Mr.. Hartman to be well
known as an American kirmess king,
but he is already known in nearly every
city of this country and Europe. The
Junior League members want 1t distinct
" understood that Mr.. Hartman did not
apply for the throne. 1t was offered to
him.
Many Offer to Be King.
However, the kirmess managers
have been besieged with all sorts Of APP
plicants for the kingship. One of them
wrote a polite note saying he had been
floor manager of a real swell dancing
club for two years and would take the
position IF it was considered he fitted
the item
With the leading role filled. the kir-
mess is about ready to open Thursday
evening. A big surprise will be announc-
ed next week in the gondolier dance, as
four star society actors, hitherto unan-
nounced, have been persuaded by Mrs.
Beale r. Howard. chaperon, to introduce
something very special in that number
E. Marcus Jordan, the Washington boy
who jumped overheard and lodged the
sharks in the Indian ocean to save a life,
was enrolled today in two Of the dances.
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Resieus Government Position.

Henry Oldys has resigned from the De-
partment Of Agriculture after many years
OF service as an attache Of the biological
survey. Mr.. oldys Is a lecturer. and
writes on birds. He will 60 to Florida to
collect additional notes on birds, and
thereafter will devote more time to> writ