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Robhed and Killed
PROPOSAL MADE
 TO SELL ROAD

WASHINGTON. Dec Sl.-J P. Nor gan has submitted to him verbal proposal to soll to the government the Copper River & Northwestern Railroad in Alaska at it's appraised physical valuation. Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane said today.
 The Secretary added that no discus sion had been held as to whose yalua- ton would be used In the event of tho governments acceptance of MT. Aorgan's proposal.
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RUSSIANS CLAIM
 SWEEPING sUccEss

PETRoGRAD, Dec. 91.-The Rus, sian War Office today issued the fol lowing communication:
 Starting an offensive move ment rom Balinow, the Germans made an assault yesterday on Bourgade, Borjimow. and our trenches near Gombin, under a very intense fire from our guns, Our troops made a splendid coun- ter attack and with bayonets slaughtered all Of tte enemy with the exception Of few who laid down their arms and were made prisoners.
 'In this engagement we captur- ed German machine guns and in. fllcted severe losses on the nee. my who brought into action in this engagement regiments rom several of their army corps"
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IS SPELLED
 BY FLEET

COPENHAGEN, Dec. sf.-A private dispatch received today from Berlin said that q fleet of thirty French and Eritleh warships today bombarded the Austrian naval base at Polac ep the Adrlatlc Sea- The fire tFom the ships was returned by the coast defense guns, and the fleet retired, after do- Ing some damage on shore.
 A dispatch this morning from Ven- leo says that the Austrian super-dread- uaught Viribus unitus was torpedoed off Pola yesterday by hostile sub. marine, but that she reached safety under her own steam, and is not bad ly damaged.
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JAPAN WRESTLING
 WITH 1915 BUDGET

TOXIC. Dec. s1.-The budget for 1915. which shows an estimated ex- penditure of 556.00000O yen (S27S,- OO0.000) and a decrease of the revenue of Sf0,59O000, is now before the House of Representatives for consideration.
 Considerable opposition to 1t has developed. There is good reason to believe that unless the House passes Che budget it will be dissolved. The right of dissolving the House of Rep resentatives is among The prerogatiTes of the Emperor. The Mikado has re- considered his action In dissolving the blot
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WILSON'S SHIP
 BILL FAVORED

WASHINGTON Dec. sI.-A favor. able report hos been made by the commerce committee. on the ship pur- chase bill. which was fostered by President Woodrow Wilson. as a step todward building up the merchant ma rine Of the United States.
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ACCIDENTALLY SHOT"
 BY THREE MlLlTiAMEN

BUFFALO. N. y. Dec S1.-A cor oners jury at Fore Erie. 0nt last night returned 8 verdict declaring that Walter Smith, an American, was 'ac- cideutally Killed Sunday by Canadian militiamon, by the accidental discharge of the rifles of three militiamn.
 The jury qualified their verdict by stating that Smith, and Dorsch. who was wounded, were evoding arrest.
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SAYS FRENCH WILL
 MAKE RAID ON GERMANY

NEW YORK, Dec. 81.-The French aro building two great fleets of air craft. md will arm them with can non, darts and bombs, with which to invade Germany in the Spring, accord ing to Pedro Chapa, Mexican ayiat. or. who arrived last night from Eur. ope, on the cunard liner carpathia.
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DAM OUTLAW
 HAS SENTENCE REDUCED

BERKELEY. Gals Dec. Sl.- Gov eruor Francis D. Mcsogcrp today com. mUted the lie sentence or John x. Dlctz the Cameron Dam outlaw to twenty years imprisonment
 Dietz' ease was one of the most sem sational in the history of Wisconsin.
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s. S Al lI B0yG N BY
 NE LINE

SEATTLE Dec 8I.-The steam ships AlI0 and Nor.mand. owned by the Northiand Stosu8hip Compang and operated In the Alaska trade to- day were sold to the Border Line Transportation Company of which Dodwell & Compang arc managing agents. The deal was consummated by II. c. Strong ol Ketchikanr Alas l,a, who has been here several days. and 4. F. Haiues, Seattle manager of Dodwell & Company who now be comes manager of the Border Line Transportation Company
 Mir. Haines announced the company would immediately add the steamship Dispatch to the vessels purchased, and operate Chem to southeasten AL aska
 The Border Line Transportation Company heretofore operated only as far north as Powol River, B. c. and Texada Island.
 Dodwell 6 Company formerly oper- atod Che Washing on.Aiaska Steam ship Company
 Nir. strong will githdraw entirely from tho transportation business. r. is said he has made fortune with the Ai-Ki and Northland. since putting them on the Northern run over two years ago.
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COMMON LAW MARRIAGE
 BEATS MANN ACT

JACKSONVILLE. Fla Dec. sl.-A common law marriage is a valid de- fense to Che charge of violating the Maan white slave act according to instructions given to a jury by Fed eral Judge Call here In the case of George Harding on trial under Fed eral indictment. Harding was acquit- ted
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SAN DIEGO READY TO
 OPEN FAIR

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec S1.- The Panama California exposition. com memorative- of the opening of the can al win formally be opened at mid. night tonight when President Wood row Wilson presses Q silver key, In the White House. setting the wheels In the machinery building In motion.
 X special leased wire from Wash ington Co San Diego will be connect ed with the Presidents desk
 Thousands Of Seople are in San Diego for the opening of the South ern California Exposition" which Is separate and apart from the Panama Pacific fair which opens in San Fran cisco in February
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WAR wlTH LAPS

SCRANTON. Pa. Dec. S1.-speak. ing here, Japanese Ambassador Chin da touched briefly on the relations ex- isting between Japan and the United States. deploring the frequently print ed stories that war between the two nations was inevitable.
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AILIES TO
 WATT FOR
 RESERVES

LONDON. Dec. 81-There arc in- creasing indications that a serious al lied advance against the whole Ger man llno in the Western arena win be postponed until such time as the larger contingents of Field Marshal Sir Earl fdtchenerS new army takes the field in the spring.
 The losses the Allies have sustained up to the present time in tentative thrust8 here and there have been heavy in proportion to tho gains achieved and 1t is understood that the various military leaders have united in the opinion that the sacrifices entailed by a general advance at this time would be too great.
 Measure Gains by Yards.
 The official announcement issued this afternoon in Paris by the French War Office relates Q continuance of the artillery duel with the enemy and declares that further advances are being measured by yards by the French, at several points In the bat tle line."
 The German counter attacks were driven back and in Alsace a certain village is held. half by the Germans and half by the French with tho troops fighting from house to house today.
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ALL UNFoRTeNArEs
 ALIKE TO CATHOLICS

ROME. Dec. Cardinal easparri, the papal -secretary of state, is for wordng to the Catholic bishops in the 1eliggerent countries the Pope's in- structions regarding prisoners Of war. included in these instructions is an admonition that assistance nut be given to prisoners irrespective Of their religion, nationality or language
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TEEN BELOW CROPS

WASHINGTON Dec. s1.-secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston, on. nounced today that the value Of farm products in the United States, for the year just closing, is ten billions of dollars
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ONE COMPANY lNcREAsgs
 ITS WINTER .plViDENo'

NEW YORK, Dec s1.-Directors of Che Central Leather Company declar- cd today 8 per cent dividend on the common stock A 2 per cent diyi- dend was declared Inst year
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ARGENTINE 70 HAVE
 ENORMOUS WHEAT CROP

BUEN0s AIRES, Dec. 31.-Buenos Ayres province, Argentina, has S,09s,- 250 acres sown to wheat
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FATRER KAsAEvARoFF

IS A REAL ALASKAN
 PRINCE RUPERT B C.. Dec. 21-- A real Aloskau wae in Prince Rupert for g few days last week in tho Rev Andrew Kashevarc0, of Juneau. Tie was born in Kodiak 58 years ego, and can therefore aay he lived in Al. aska when tbe great region was an. der control Of the Car Instead of being B part of Unelc sams domain. As bis namo would indicate ho 10 Of Russian origin. Ho studied for inc ministry and is one of the best known clergyman in the North He was much interosted in seeing Prince Rp- pert and noting evolopmont Few men know the North Pacific coast bottor than Rev Kachevaron. lie left for home by tho City of Seattle on Saturday night.
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e The Empire will not issue to-
 {, morrow. New Years Day. for
 e the reason that it is a legal a holiday and for the further req E son that there will be no regu- 2 lar press service over the gov Z ernment cable. The next is-
 :. sue Of the paper will therefore. g be Saturday, the day following. ? The Empire wishes everyone s . Happy New Year.
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0JTlAW2N
 IS RACING
 IN MEXICO

WASHINGTON, Dec. s1.-olapateh. co 60 tho state department t1is after. noon said fhe forces of General Car. ranza had evacuated Monterey and that the Villa forces had occupied the city
 WASHINGTON. Dec. S1.-The Car ranza headquarters today received a dispatch from Mexico City stating that General Villa had imprisoned Gen. Luclo Branco. military commander of Mexico City under the carrauza re. gime.
 Robbed and Killed
 Another dispatch said 8 train had been held up 30 miles West Of Vera Cruz. and two Carranza officials rob bed and killed. Unofficial advices said sixteen others were shot down by bandits. who then burned the train.
 The capture of Soldllo by Villas troops. after an all day battle is re- ported in messages from Laredo, Tex ms, where refugees from Ramos Arispe had arrived.
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BGEAsE GIVES LIBERTY
 TO 55 CONVICTED MEN

COLUMBIA s. G. Dec. S1-Gover- nor Cole l.. Blease yesterday granted nlty.fiye New Years pardons, paroles and communications to convicts in the state prison leaving only lt9 prison CTS in the penitentiary
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MINING IN
 T7E JUNEAU
 GOLD BELT

CThe Empire Is able today to publish authentic resumea Of tho deveiopment of Aiaska-6astineau, Consolidated Treadwell, Alaska Juneau. Ebner Eagle River, Ken alnston and Jualiu mines The review ls brief but aecurate.- The Editor.l
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MRs. euNNIsoM agcEIvINe

Mrs. Royal A. Gunnison will receive tomorrow. assisted by Mrs. John R.. Wills Mrs. Willis E. Nowei Mrs. John c. McBride, and Mrs. Harry J. Fisher
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4. S. Dautrick has gone to Seattle to spend a few weeks
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rEAcHER ls VlslroR.

Miss Catherine Maloneyf 2 teacher ln Che public schools Of Slagway Is the guest of friends ot Thane.
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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
 WAsHINGToN-Among the sefato coadrmeticns yesterday wqB that oi 0rYille T Porter as Mar5aai of As. sak. 9ir Pcrtor s from Oregon CFrom the Portland 0regonian, Dee 22 18899
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kAlsE8's SON IS
 IN COMMAND IN WEST

AMSTERDAM, Dec S1.-TNe ap. pointment Of Prince Eitel Frederick to command ol the First German brt gado in tho West has been announc ed here.
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X summary Of the work accomplish cd during the past twelve months shows that everything iu connection with the three divisions under de- yeiopment by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Company Alaska Gold Is reaching the stage Of completion con tempnted on schedule time. The power development is done and in operation, thc mine development IS ready for orc shipment and during January the great mills will com mence operations ct Thane. 4 sum mary Of the work is 9 history of in- dusUial achievement such as has rever before been eQualled under similar conditions.
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OREGON MINERS
cLEAN ue sz.so,

GRANTS PASS. Ore. Dec. 3I.- James Logan, of Waldo has just de- posted seven bricke of gold valued at $I500 tho result Of a partial clean. up at his placer mine.
 He washes 300 yards day with two giants and hydraulic elevator.
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Forest Supervisor w. 6 weisle re. turned % Ketchikan this morning
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MARcoNi IS MEMBER
oE RoMAN sgNATE

ROME, Dec. sl.-Hing Victor Eman- uel today signed a decree making Gu glielmo Marconi, inyentir of wireless telegraphy Senator iu the Italian parliament
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underaround.

Underground. the Sheep creek adit, which was started in November. 1912. was finished and has Q total length from the portal to the end Of the llOOO feet This tunnel has since been grad. ed and electrified and connected with the Sheep Greek milling plant by Q modern 36 "guage, rock ballasted rail- road of 50-lb. rails. On the day before Christmas tho first train using the troly locomotive ran clear through from the milling plant to the loadir.i, station underneath the Perseverance mine over the .36 guage track. This system has been built to stand the transportation of at least 5000 tons In
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MAsoNs KEEP OPEN
 HOUSE TOMORROW

The Scottish aRlte Masonry bodies of Juneau will keep open house in Masonic hail, odd Fellows biulding, tomorrow. New Years day from three to five D. m All afasons Of whatso- ever degree are cordially invited.
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A the Mlne.

At the mine all Of tho outside con- struction work has been finished so that the camp is now completed for Che frll mining crew of 500 men. This covers boarding houses, dining room. club house. warehouses. machine shop and compressor plant. The camp is modern and up-to-cate, steam heated with separate rooms for employees shower baths. dry-rooms. club and reading rooms. The kitchen and din- ming room are modern and haze been furnished with the beat Of equipment. In spite of the seyere weather con diGons existing at thc Perseverance camp during the winter time these im- provoments have made the quarters exceedingly comfortable for the men. In fact. just as much so as though they were iu Juneau or elsewhere.
 Tho compressor plant as now com plcted is capable Of furnishing 5000 cubic feet Of air per minute and not alone supplies the drills but the main manway hoist within the mine as well.
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Power peveIopment.

The dam ct Salmon Crock was com pleted to its full height. namely l65 feet and 720 feet on the crest. There are 52.000 yards of concrete in this dam and when finished it impoands 19,0O0 acre feet The dam was com plcted in time 80 that the water began to go Co storage Q nd by Jsnuary first there win be 1S.00o acre feet in stor- age which is sufficient to supply pow CT sor the milling plant and mine operations during the winter Of l9l4- 15. Both power houses located in Sal mon Creek are in successful opera ton and are now supplying all the power required by the company.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
OFFERS TO PAY JUDGE"
FOR HOLDING HER ENEMY
Negro Woman Elated by Result Of
Church Fight.

Mrs. Mary Slaughter. Negro, $500
Magnolia avenue was so delighted when
Magistrate Pennock held Mrs. Julia Nor
ton. 105 East Washington lane, also a
Negro, under 800 bail for court on an
assault charge, she attempted to COM
pensate him.
After her alleged assallant had been
held Mrs. Slaughter smiled at the mag
istrate and attempted to slip him a
coin. Despite the magistrates warn
ing, Mrs. Slaughter left the court say
ing, Money talks" and left a dollar
on the floor in front of the magistrate S
desk. After being called back to the
court and reprimanded she declared that
she did not know that she had left the
dollar.
According TO Mrs. Slaughter. she was
dividing the flowers that had adorned
the pulpit in Mt. Zion Church during the
sermon on Sunday, October IL. to take
them to the sick, when Mrs. Morton
slapped her face repeatedly and broke
her glasses. Mrs. Morton said that the
attack was provoked by Mrs Slaugh-
ter's calling her a falsifier in the pres
ence of the pastor
The deaCons prevented fist fight in
the church and endeavored to end the
quarrel. When their efforts failed, Mrs,
Slaughter insisted that her grievance was
so serious that only the courts could de-
eide IL justly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
SWARTHMORE STUDENTS
MARK FOUNDERS DAY
Annual Celebration on College Cam
pus Attended by 500.

Five hundred students and the faculty
Of Swarthmore College began the cele-
bratiou of Founders Day this afternoon
when they marched from Parish Hall to
the southwest campus where songs and
yells were led by the class officers. The
procession then moved to the outdoor au-
ditorum where over 2OCO guests had gath
cred for formal exercises.
Isaac II. Clothier, chairman of the
Founders Day Committee, began the pro-
gram by having the national anthem
sung. He introduced James Alexander
Macdonald, LII. D., director of the
World Peace Foundation. who delivered
an address on Americas Greatest
Achievement in the Light Of Europe's $
Colossal Failure" Following this the eX-
crUisos were brought to a close by sing
ing the Alma Mater"
\ play will be given by the students
this evening in Parish Hall, entitled In
the Vanguard" written by Katrina
Trask and produced under the direction
of Miriam Lee Early-Lippincott
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
WOMAN'S RUSE CAUSES
ARREST OF MAN SUSPECT
Finds Story Untrue That He Was
Collecting Money for Charity.

4 clever bit of detective work on the
part of Mrs. Harry Blisch. 2555 North
nth street, resulted in the arrest of a
man charged with obtaining money un-
der false pretense. The prisoner, Harry
Whitley, AZ years old, who has no per-
manent address, was arraigned before
Magistrate Morris in the 26th sand York
streets station this morning and held
under 5000 bail for court.
Whitley, it was testified, came to the
Blisch home last night and asked for
Mr. Blisch, who is a paperhanger, He
was not at home and then Whitley ex-
planned he wanted paperhanging done to
the amount of $500.
Then he changed the subject and
suavely explained he was collecting
money to send a 9-year-old child to a
home In Scranton and produced u note
book containing the names of several
persons in the neighborhoOd who had
aided him. The name of Charles Fred
ericks, a neighbOr, appeared In the book
Mrs. Blisch suspected the man and told
him she would write him a check for S3
She then went 10 Frederick's home, OBJ
tensiby to have the check cashed, but
in reality to check up on the mans
story.
When Fredericks told her the man was
an impostor Mrs Bisch sought out a
policeman, who arrested Whitley as he
sat on the front stoOp waiting for the
woman to return with the money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
MAYORS PLAN TO RELEASE
CITY FUNDS MEETS FAVOR
Councilmanic Committee Adopts Sug-
gestion to Help Unemployed.

Adoption of the plan of action outlined
by Mayor Blankenburg yesterday for un-
tangltng the city's finances in the effort
to give work to the unemployed the
coming winter is regarded as the most
important step taken by members of
Councils in its relief" campaign.
Independent forces point out today that
upon the sincerity Of the Counclmanic
bodies and the willingness of the city
Solicitor and City Controller to cooperate
with the Mayor depends the ultimate
success Of the Mayors project.
Mayor Blankenburg's suggestion to the
Joint committee of Councils, appointed
to devise plans for relief Of the uncm-
ployed. was that a smaller committee
consisting OF the Mayor, City Solicitor.
city Controller and CounCilmcn TO be
named by Chairman Connolly meet and
determine definitely what municipal funds
are Immediately available TO put under
contract. what funds need further legis-
lation to be available and what legisla.
tion should he passed to make all funds
available The suggestion OF the Mayor
was adopted by the Councilmanic Com
mittee
r. NJ Little. secretary of the Society
for Organizing Charity, asserts that Mt
the present time there are 10000 men
above the normal figure OF 5000 out Of
employment. He predicted that the num-
her might increase b" 10000 more during
the winter largely because of the mi
gratory workmcn who come TO the city
10 spend the winter.
The assertions of Mr. Little, based on
statistics he has compiled. are at vari-
Rnce with the prophesies made In Coun-
ellis Of the suffering that the winter
would bring 10 the laborers of Philadel-
pha. He stated that no relief apprOpria-
tion should be made by Councils and ad-
vised that work be provided the em-
ployahle men who are idle. He said that
charitable institutions could take care
of the unemployable dependents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
MYSTIC SHRINERS
DESCEND ON CITY
FOR ATHLETIC MEET
Field Day at Shibe Park to
Have Many Features, In
Guiding Attempt to Get Lu
Luis Goat.

Shriners from all the Eastern States
will make a pilgrimage to Shbe Park
this afternoon to attend the annual field
dentally to see Chief Albert Bender pitch
for the Lu LUIS baseball team against
the Crescent Temple, of Trenton.
Lu Lu Temple. with its band of 50
pieces, its patrol. the mounted guard
will meet the visitors at the North Phila-
delphia station at l o'clock. After parad-
ing to Shibe Park, the mounted guard
and the patrol will give elaborate ex-
hibition drills in connection with the
patrol from the Crescent Temple. Of
Trenton.
Ken rivalry between the Lu Lus and
the Crescent Temple has added consid-
cradle interest to the ball game. The
Lu LUIS team will include Lapp. Bender,
Harry Davis and Eddie Collins, of the
Athletics, and Otto Knabe, manager OF
the Baltimore Federals. They expect to
win the cup presented by William w,
Umbenauer.
LU LII GUARDS LITTLE ARTHUR"
Shriners $4,000, will make his first formal
appearance in Philadelphia this after
noon. The goat became famous when
he was returning from Panama with the
Osman Temple, of ST. Paul
Shriners from Dallas stole the goat in
New Orleans and It was received only
after the william J. Burns Detective
Agency had trailed it through the South
shortly after his return to st. Paul he
was taken to a convention at Duluth,
where lie was again stolen and taken to
Muskogee, Okla.
The oklahoma climate did not agree
with Little Arthur" and he was secretly
sent 10 Receiver Of Taxes ". Freeland
KendrIck, Potentate OF the Lu Lu Tenn
pie, for safe keeping. Since his arrival
here he has been carefully guarded at
the Lu LUIS Country Club, It is rumored
that the Crescent Temple designs to steal
the famous goat today
The mounted patrol, which is the only
Organization of its kind among American
Shriners, will be led by Superintendent
OF Police Robinson.
A banquet viii ne given to the visitors
at the Lu Lu Temple tonight