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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22
Basket Ball.

aDOuGI Wnys we are UdihluS
about the basket ball game be-
tween the Charleston and Ben
ton high school teams, of course.
That is, we reckon they won the
game-anyhow, they played
basket ball on the local court
Saturday, and the Benton boys
admitted that Charleston had
won bv ~ score of five to two.
We don't know very much about
basket hall and can't tell wheth-
er our boys should have won or
lost. In fact, we know just
about as much about basket ball
as we do Quaker meeting We
had the pleasure of attending
Quaker meeting once and the
only way we knew when meet
ing was over was that the con-
gregation all left the church;
and that was the way IL was
with the basket ball game Sat
urday. The only way we knew
when the game was over was
that the players all quit playing
and huddled up together and
went something like this:
"Wah, wah, wah-
Wah, wah, wah"
Nov, when / was'a boy such
yelling as thai would have
meaut fight. but times are so
different now. Then we PLAYED
town ball, base, scrub, etc; and
now the boys play basket ball,
baseball and football, and they
have regular rules by which to
play. Don't think they play
basket hall by Roberts Rules of
Order, for I don't think they
plaved BASKET ball when Roberts
Rules were written. It's mighty
hard FIR an old moss back to
keep up with the times nova
davs, anyhow.
Don't get the idea shat we are
opposed to basket ball and the
other games, for we are not;
we think it is all right to play
basket ball and baseball it one
wants to, but when it comes TO
fnotbaIl-well if you will excuse
us, we will quietly draw the line
there.
Some folks don't believe in
letting the BOYS and girls have
their games, but think they
SHOULD study and work all the
timn. hey remind Us of old
Uncle Ned's lecture to his son
BENJAMIN Franklin, which went
something like this:
Baujamiue Franklin, go
tight along and agitate yo'self
toward de- proximity ob dat GAVIN
fed. What's de use ob yo'
poor ole fader climin' de tree OBJ
biography an pickin' out de
biggest names fer yo' eft yo
doan lib up to yo' namesake!
Dar was yo' brudder George
Warshenton, now he's maxim
hatchets in ak factory in AT
lanty an drinkin' cherry brandy
faw his health. Oar was yo
bruddah Thomas Edison, he was
run over by electric cyar. dat
WAS accordin' to de eternal tit-
ness OBJ things, as Chancey De-
pew once said. An dar was yer
Uncle Patrick Henry-he went
to Texas an dey glib him liberty
AN. def bofe. Yo' wants to
coincide wild de coincidence an
lib up to yo' blue chiney, else
yo' slide off on yo' ear Yo' c'n
experiment wild II bottle an
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22
Reliance.

AS Christmas is gone and we
have begun the year 1914 and
there has not been as much
drunkenness as we usually have
as a celebration of the birth of
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22

Advertise your business iQ
THE NEWS-GAZETTE.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22
Items By Our Correspondents
That May or May Not Interest You.
%

Christ (or rather a fool habit
some have Of trying to see how
foulis!i IL ID possible for human
belrEs TO act) 1 will try TO give
4. he 'Setch Of what is going
Apd
sf. Ia w. A. Col
templates moving to
sDr1Tfrxgr rUact
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22

Lineup of the Polk Count.
High:
Forwards Love
Moore tcaptain)
Guards ! Nuchols
Prince and Pack
Centre; Witt,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22
Austral.

Miss Bence Lee of Servilla is
visiting her sister Mrs. M. J.
Blackwell. here, -
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-01-22
Statement of the Condition of
THE BANK OF. CONASAUGA

ted At Conasauga Tenn at the close of business JAN g.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
FRUIT men FOR
BANK TAX BILL
Horticultural Society Adopts
Resolutions Commencing
the Measure.

The Virginia State horticultural So
eiety yesterday Endorsed the bill watcn
has passed the senate and VIII On Ii
now on the house calendar fixing the
rate Of tax..on4h bank dapossts s t-. ssis
cents on the hundred dollars, The 81
ciety points out that the enaetmeat Of
Ills measure VIII serve 10 prevent 're
driving of money from this state. 10 tne
injury and detriment of business in
general.
The resolutions declare that the
members of the Virginia horticultural
society, In session In Richmond. being
land owners and taxpayers. feeling that
1t is for the best interests not only ~
the agricultural but business interests
of the state that the law taxing baak
deposits be repealed, and the result ~
that class of taxation is to drive cut
of the state deposltors. which. N tuia.
works serious hardships on farmers
and business men by curtailing their
credit. also putting an unfair burden
Tn the savings Of the people. do indorse
the action OF the state senate OF Vir-
ginia and earnestly recommend the
hnnse of delegates pass the same hill
1t is signed by Walter Whateky, sec
-Eatary- nt -thA Virginia state Hnrticss-
tural society.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
WHAT WILL THESE SENATORS DO?

Paul Echo Fletcher,
of
favorable opposed to the enabling The
Fletcher
their wishes
enabling act in 1912
bill commonly known the enabling act? ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
PRESIDENTS ANTI
TRUST MEASURE
To Create Interstate Trade
Commission, and to Regu-
late Directories of Corpo.
rations.
Underselling in One Locality
i. to Be Prohibited When it
is Designed to StiAe Com
petition in Another or Raise
Prices.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.--The tex,
OF the four bills that embody the sup
Elemental antitrust Legislation recon
mended for enactment in the address
delivered to congress by President VIII
son on Tuesday were gwen out tonight.
The terms OF these measures were
agreed to at conference held today
by Democratic leaders OF the senate
and the house. They have been APP
proved by the president. The bills
may be briefly summarized as fol-
lows:
First-~A bill creating interstate
trade commission.
Second--A bill TO regulate director
ates Of corporations and To prohibit
interlocking directorates.
Third-A bill defining unlawful
monopoly or restraints of trade.
Fourth--The trade relations bill,
which among other things forbids un-
fair trade practices, such as under
selling in one locality 10 stiac com
petition and recouping the losses thus
sustained by raising prices in localities
where there is no competition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
WANT REGULATE
STOCK EXCHANGES

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-President
Wilson let Ii he known Today that he
had no intention of asking congress to
pass a law regulating the operations
of stock exchanges.
II was learned that the president
regards the problem of stock exchange
relation as enc entirely distinct from
those which nc has endeavored to
Aaudle in the legislative program out
lined in TIA address to congress
In disclosing his purposes as far as
the stoS>k exchanges ar concerned the
presidef1 made the statement that ne
will confine his recommendation to
congress for legislation to the sub
jscts TO which the Democratic party
committed itself in the Baltimore plat
form.
The president expects that full
hearings will be given by the judiciary
and Interstate commerce committees
of the house and senate upon the
bills which are to he introduced with
the administrations approval.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
HODGES AcQU|TTAL
UNNtRvES WIFE
Her answering Loyalty to
Insurance Man Dramatic
Feature of His Trial.
Charges of Larceny and Forgery
Not Sustained Although
Hodges Had Forfeited Bail
and Fled to Nebraska.

Especial To The Richmond Virginian,)
ROANOKE, VA, Jan. 22-One Of
the most interesting and In many re
spects the most complicated cases in
the history of Roanoke courts. was
concluded in dramatic manner at l:25
brought in a verdict of Not Guilty
in the case OF the Commonwealth
against Daniel NJ. Hodges, an insur-
ance solicitor, charged with larceny
and the forgery OF numerous Ices,
The jury was out twenty-five minutes
and it is said had no difficulty in ar
irving at unanimous verdict of
acauittal.
Hodges wife. who has been by his
side every instant since he was ar
raigned three days ago, was at her
post when the verdict was read. and
husband and wife embraced affection
ateiy when they realized the import
OF the message read by the clerk. A
moment later Hodges was the center
of a happy throng of friends, who
pressed forward to shake his hand and
offer congratulations. Many specta-
tors were deeply affected by the
scene.
So strong was the reaction Of JOY
after the verdict was read that il was
half an hour before either Hodges or
his wife could converse in anything
like a normal tone. Even when they
left the courthouse after final con-
sultation with attorneys and friends,
the dark eyes Of the little mother We're
moist with tears and the husband was
yet chokingly acknowledging the con-
gratulatlanS- OF
Hodges never for an instant waver-
ed in maintaining his innocence and
his wire never Wavered In her loyalty
to him, Not point was made in the
entire court proceedings that she did
not follow and there was never time
when she was not ready to smile en-
couragement to her husband
The charge against Hodges was the
offering OF worthless checks and notes.
AT his preliminary trial his bond was
fixed at $1,000 and signed by friends.
When the case was called Hodges fail
ed to appear for trial. A capias was
issued and his bond declared forfeited.
Later he was located In Nebraska by a
local detective agency and brought
back on requisition papers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
JAPANESE NOTE
HALTS COMMITTEE
Fear Of Complications in Re-
gard to immigration Laws
Stops All Public Discussion
by Congress.
Secretary Bryan Declares He
Understands the Situation
and There is No Reason for
Anxiety. Committee, How
ever, Decides to Go Slow.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2--Hearings
on the pending immigration bill. a
feature of which Is a provision which
would exclude Japanese from admis-
sion to the United States. were sud
denly called off by the house conn
inittee on immigration today Just as
they were about to begin.
Fear of complications with Japan
over the measure was said to be the
reason for the action of the commit
tee. which followed an hour and a half
of discussion behind closed doors, and
the receipt OF a communication from
the department of state, in which
the effect OF the pending measure
would have on existing treaties and
agreements, was thoroughly discussed.
1T was announced that the committee
will give further consideration to the
matter next Thursday and that the
secretar yof state. will, in the mean
will. in the meantime, probably be in
vited to give his opinion of the pend
ing bill and IS provisions affecting
Japanese Immigration.
The action Of the committee de-
veloped, however, an apparent lack of
understanding between the house
members and the White House. and
the state department. It Is under
stood that one Of the reasons why the
today dismissed the wait
ing speakers on the measure was the
statement made In the Japanese par
lament yesterday that Japan recog-
nized the necessity of considering
some other way Of settling the
California controversy, the replies of
the United States to the Japanese
protest having proven unsatisfactory.
The pending bill provides for the
exclusion Of sit nffcns mot efigfbfe- To
citizenship by naturalization. This
Would exclude all Japanese. with the
exception Of the exempted classes.
such as students, merchants and trav-
clers. There is no doubt OF this
sweeping disbarment Of Japanese
proving Objectionable to Japan. as
1t is based on the same principle and
precisely the language employed in the
California alien land law. already q
subject OF controversy. The present
by which the privilege
OF keeping emigration to the United
States down to a minimum is en-
trusted to Japan. IL satisfactory to
that government, as II Is concession
TO her authority and dignity, whereas
wholesale exclusion OF Japanese on
the basis OF their racial ineltgibility
to American catixenship would raise
questions OF the eq1aasty Of the ia
panese and OF Japan'a national honor
ma prestige.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
BIC DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST SALOON IS
MADE AT CAPITOL
OUR FRUIT MEN
ARE FOR RICHMOND

The second day Of tho eighteenth
annual convention OF the Virginia
state horticultural society was
brought 70 close last nAght when
the visiting delegates were entertained
with two aersopticon lectures in the
auditorium OF the Jefferson hotel.
where they have been in session Ance
Wednesday.
''Orshard Scenes in Many States
was the subject OF the lecture by e.
r. Lake. OF the United States depart-
meant of agriculture. while DIR. J Rus
sell Smith. of the University of Penn
syivania, spoke on New Tree Crops
for Agricultural Extension"
The session opened At 10 yesterday
morning with a large attendance of
members and guests PRECEDENT Will
the speakers were Edward Van AL
styne. of Undertook, ~. Y. who
spoke on Facts to Be Emphasized in
Orchard Management Professor
Thomas r.. Symons OF the Maryland
experiment station. College Park, Nd.
who spoke on Organization. Coop
Grafton. Publicity and the Fruit Grow
Ing industry and E. r. Lake. who
made an address on Trees and the
Men Who Handle Them
Small Orchards Pay.
Mr.. Van Aletyne said in part: "A
moderate sized orchard in connection
with other crops will bring better net
returns than you could get by devot-
ing your land entirely to trees. In
a dow priced or non-productive year
the expense Is SO heavy as to entail
a serious loss
Here the speaker described the
proper care OF trees 40 protect them
from borers and mechanical injury
which often results in diseases CT
the trunk. He said: II have found
from experiment. that one thorough
spraying Immediately after the fall
Of the blossoms will produce from
aa to es per cent of worm-free ap~
pies"
Many Speeches Made.
The afternoon meeting was called
70 order at 2.30 by President Pratt.
who introduced the following speak
ers. Professor @. G., Starcher. OF
Blackshurg. Va. who spoke on
spraying and Packing Schools and
Demonstration. Edward Van Al
styne, who too kfor his subject Cover
Crops for Orchards and Professor
II. L. Price. OF Blacksburg. Va. who
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
SYRIAN IMPOSTER
HELD IN BRISTOL
Presented Letters From Norfolk
Ministers and Reaped Finan-
cial Harvest.

BRISTOL. Jan. 22.--Rev. G.. Mo-
manned, an Asyrian preacher of Nor
folk. Va, was arraigned here tonight
charged with fleeing q number OF
charitably disposed Rristoitans. Armed
with recommendations from many
church people. he visited number OF
people Of Bristol and aroused their
sympathy over his supposedly destitute
condition and his efforts to get back To
Norfolk TO his family. A good sized
relief fund was made up and turned
over to him.
One OF the contributors became sus-
picious and wired the Rev. MIR. SQuires
OF Norfolk, Va. The latter knew Of Mo-
manned. and when his answer was re-
ceived a warrant was issued FOR the
foreigner.
When arrested Mohammed had roll
Of bills amounting to considerably over
one hundred dollars In addition to what
he got from the Bristol people
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
Richmond Delegates With MI.
Oliver Put Up Chief Fight
Against Measure. White
Gives Bill His Support.
THE VOTE.
For enabling act, Is.
Against same, 10.
STANDING OF HOUSE.
For the act, 70.
Against same, 81.
HOW THEY VOTED.

Yeas Adams, Baker, Bar
ley, Branscomb, Bre W er,
Brown, Browning, Buck,
Cawthorn, Chalkley, Chap
man, Commins, Cousins,
Crockett, Dalton, Daniel,
John Orr; Daniel, ]. Will
linn; Duke, Earman, Field,
Flanagan, Franklin, Grant.
Grasty, Gregory, Gordon,
Harris, Harrison, Hartley,
Harvey, Heflin, Horner,
Huff, Hughes, johnson, Jor-
dan, Kent, Kinsey, Lewis,
Lincoln, Love, Lowry. NAL
bon, Massie, Meetze, Miller,
Nelson, holland, Norris,
Owen, Page, Pennington,
Pitts, Powers, Radford, Rev,
Robertson, Smith, Francis
w.; Smith, Harry B.; Spatig,
Spessard, Stearnes, Steck,
Stephenson, Stubs, Taylor,
Terrell, Tiffany, Walton,
Weaver, A. g.; Weaver, a.
c.; White, Williams, Willis,
Winston-75.
Nays irrell, Bonhant,
Clement, Dodson, Easlsy,
Green, Gum, Hobson, Hous-
ton, Land, Leedy, Montague.
Myers, Oliver, Price, Reed,
Toney, Woodward, Mr..
Speaker-19.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23

This was the vote In tho house
on the bill granting the people Of
Virginia the right to say ~ tho
polls whether the State should 70
dry or not. Had the full membGr.
ship of the house OF dcaegn1es
been AT the roll call, tho vOeo
would have been 10 to n, ~ tn
absentecs were ardent suppOfttkQ
Of the measure, with the exceptions
an or Mr. PhiipUt, ~ Henry. xnd M
MiIstead, OF Newport News.
- Those absent were: MeaSTA
Powell. OF Spotsylvania; Fcrcbce
OF Norfolk county; LOoncy. d
Buchanan; PhilpOt. Of Henry, An
MiIstead, Of Newport News. MI.
RolSton was paired with MI.
Milstead, the former voting ay4
and the latter voting no.
Even the advocates Of tho I'll
had not counted on ~ votes tot
the measure, hut tho sweep ~ Y
sentiment was irresistib1e. Ewes
as late as yesterday afternoon 90
Of the .'wet" papers claimed IT,
there would only be Is votes -
the bill.
Greeted With Applause.
Amid tumuItnous applAnaa, thA
bling act passed the hNu9e ye~eo3~4
.vening at o'clock BY = vot4 III Ia
Fer hours thu dAteea
,ated. and II was not until ~
Continued On FIFTH $500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
Alleged Thieves Taken.

Joseph Smith and William Taylor.
both colored. are languishing In a cell
at the Second Police station on a
charge of breaking and entering the
store house OF s. Buffenstein, at 1901
West Cary street. and stealing shoes.
sweaters. neckties underwear. cigar
cites, meats gloves and -four. valued
al $34, The men were taken into GUS
tody by Sergeant johnson. Detectives
Atkinson aud Krangal- ard 0faeeFs h.
G. Tanner and J. J. Smith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
NAME P|NOE[L
RUSSIAN POST

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-The senate
committee on foreign relations f'rar.c-r
favorable report today on the nominal
ton of Henry NJ. Pindeli. of Illinois,
publisher of the Peoria Journal. as
ambassador to Russia. The nomination
will be reported to the -Snate at the
first executive session, probably tomor-
row
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
MORE VOTES GIVEN
THAN ARDENT FRIENDS
HAD COUNTED UPON
HALF MILLION GOES
UP IN COTTON FIRE

FORT WORTH, Tex. Jan. 22.-Fire
here this afternoon caused a loss of
$500. 00e on the East side. destroying
s, 900 bales OF cotton and the compress
of Tho r~~- Worth Compress company
and twenty five houses. The houses
were small The loss to the compress
company alone Is $4,000, The ma
chtuery was ruined.
The Fort Worth and Denver Railroad
sustained a loss of $4,000 IN the de-
struction of ten freight cars and dam
age To IT'S freight depot Twenty other
cars belonging TO various roads were
destroyed. Three thousand railroad
ties piled near the compress. were en-
tirely consumed spark from an en-
CINE ignited the cotton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
Trial 81 Picture Thief.

FLORENCE, Jan. 22.--vincenzo
Perugia was committed today for trial
for the theft of Leonardo Da Vincis,
Mona Lisa, from the Paris Louvre.
The trial will probably begin on
February sStif.------
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
MARDI GnAs.

New Orleans Mobile Pensacola. Feb
ruary 1a-24. 1914. Extremely low
round trip fares. EibErNf conditions.
Fast service via Norfolk and Western
pany's offfcS. Ninth and Main streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
Child Drinks Acid

LYNCHBCRG. Jan 22.--John. the In
FAINT son OF T.. w. Roberts. drank car
bolic acid this morning in the absence
of his mother aud died this afternoon.
The child was three years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23

fConttnusd on SECOND reses3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23

CONTINUED on Second paxe.>
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23

lcontinusd % Firth Dael1
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-29

Model 1141-A Corset especially adapted
to the short, stout woman. One Of our
best $500 sellers. Sale price. $500
Model 2O4-A dainty batiste Corset, es
pecially suited to small women. Regu-
lar $500, Sale price . $500
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-12-29

Model 3O9-One of the best Corsets for
the average tall women. A beautiful
$3.50 Corset. Sale price. E. $3.50
Model 10S-This is our best $3.50 Cor
set. Made of brocaded material. An
excellent Corset for almost any figure.
Sale prlce. ... .... ....S4.00
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-05
GOOD NEWS
Many Brunswick Readers Have Heard
it and Profited Thereby.

Good news travels East" and the
thousands Of bad back sufferers in this
vicinity are glad to lean where re
lief may be found Many a lame, weak
and aching back is bad no more
thanks to Doan's kidne! Pills. Thou
sands upon thousands If people are
telling the good nows OF their expert
ence with this tested remedy. Here
is an example worth re .ame:
Mrs. Amy Il. Lamb, Pan kwood, Ga
says: Il suffered all the time from
dull, tagging baCka lhes. 1t was al
Eost impossible to turl ever i'll bed
nights. Mornings was SC lame that
l could hardly dress myself My kid
neys were sluggish and didn't act reg.
ularly. The kidney secr6 lions were
highly colored and contained scdi-
ment, l read about DEEMS Kidney
Pills and got a box. / am better now
than have been III months. You may
continue to publish my former en-
dorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills.
will always recommend them"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remcdy-eet
Doan's Kidney Pills the same thai
Mrs. Lamb had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y No. l
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-06-05
HARRIS FAVORS
SECOND PRIMARY
TELLS VOTERS OF DANGER IN
LEAVING. NOMINATIONS TO
CONVENTION

Atlanta, June 4.-Declaring that the
voters OF Georgia and not the state
convention should choose the COVER
nor and United States senators, Hon.
w. j. Harris, OF Cedartown, candi-
date for governor, addressed today
an open communication to all the
candidates for governor and for the
senate, asking them to join him in re-
questing the state democratic exec
utive committee to meet and change
the rules 50 as to allow a second pri-
mary in the event Nc candidates re-
ceive a majority Of delegates in tho
first primary.
j., If this Joint request is made, "
says Mr.. Harris, II cannot believe
the state democratic executive com
mittee would decline to allow the two
and half million people Of Georgia
name their governor and other Of
ficers. Under the Grange suggested
no candidate would have any poss,.
bic advantage
The most dangerous features of the
present rules are discussed at length.
by Mr. Harris.
Two CT the candidates for COVER
nor are prominent railroad attorneys,
and other city railroad attorneys will
probably be candidates. Ii the city
railroad attorneys who are candidates
for governor should have majority
OF the delegates and combine at the
convention, they would not Gully acme
the governor to make the lease Of the
states railroad, he rental CT which
goes to the common schools, but
they would also name The United
States senators and all Ct the state
house officers where there arc con-
tests
Some of the candidates for United
States senator are advocating in their
speeches the plan, in favor of the sec
ond primary, SO las, to let the people
decide"
Mr.. Harris then quotes from a re-
cent statement of Governor Slaton,
candidate for the senate, in which
Governor Slaton fayors the second
primary idea.
Mr. Harris calls on the other candi-
dates to EXPRESS their views in the
premises and to join him in the re-
quest to the State executive com
mittce