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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

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Read carefully as important changes
have been made.
Leave baltimore, pier ,, Light street
wharf, weather permitting) at %. m,
every Monday, Wednesday, and sat
urd1y for the following river landings
Alexandria and Washington:
Baitimore, SPIN. Miller's, Broomc,'
norto beilo, Grason's, Coan, > a. m,
bundlck's, Lakes, Walnut Point, Cow
arts, Lewisetia, Kinsalc. Lodge, Mum
ay folni, .Cintra, Piney Point, IL q.
m, Lsonardtown, ~ noon: Abel,
CobrInns, Stones, Bushwood. Iancas-
ter :, y. m, Riverside, Liverpool
roln,, Glymont' Alexandria and
:: Stops only on Signal.
| Leave Washington. Seventh street
wharf, weather permittingl, 4 p. m,
every Monday, "Wednesday and Sat
urnay for the following river Landings
and Baltimore:
| Washington, Alexandria. 80 y. IA.
ymont, Liverpool Point, Riverside,
bushwood, Lancaster Cobrum,
Stones, Leonareitown, 3 a. m, Alcli,,
ftney Point, 'CiHtra, Lodge. ~ a. M.
Aundy Point, kinSale, IL noon: Coan
bundick's, Lakes. Walnut Point. Cow
arts, Lcwisetta, Miller's, I p. IA,
5rason's, p. IN, Broome's, Porto
Seiio. y. m, Baltimore.
:; Stops only on Signal.
Arriving in Baltimore ear, .TcdnG-
aay, Friday and Monday mornings.
specaai Notice: The extra steam
er leaving baltimore on Saturday and
arriving on Tuesday, is Withdrawn.
Freight received daily In Baltimore
on sailing days until y. m.
This timetable shows the time which
steamers may b expected Ia arrive at
and depart from the several Wharyes,
out their arrivals or departure at the
INES stated Is not guaranteed. nor
uoes tne company hold Itself response
ole Tor any delay or any consequences
arising ihereirom.
WILLARD THOMPSON, Gen'l Mgr.
REARDoN GRIMES, Agent
Telephone 50, Alexandria, Va.
SfH'HESsoS A Bro, Agents,
Telephone I45, Washington, ID. &.
4. AuRDocK Gen'i. Fri. = Pas. Agt.
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more. one 81 which newspapers PUB
iished In said city OF Baltimore 70 b
published IN che German ianguags
oaes Q week fcr ~ least three month1
next preceding che election TO b held
in said state Of Maryland CO ne Tues
day next after the arst Monday IN No
vsmber, 1915. and &C which eascfion
the said proposed amendments anz
additions % the Constitutes q Mary
Land. shall be submitted. In form and
manner prescribed by the General Al
sembly. &c the legal and qualified vof
ers OF the State for their adoption OF
rejection.
GIVEN UNDER ny HAND AND THE
GREAT SEAL or THE STATE.
DONE At the City Of Annapolis, On this
Goth day Of July. In the year Of
our Lord. one thousand nine hun
dred and hfteen.
PHILLIPS LEE 0oLDSBoRoUGH
BY the Governor:
ROBERT p. GRAHAM.
Secretary Of state.
u. LEE MAGUIRE.
BENEDICT r. LOVE.
J. WILSON ADAMS,
Supervisors of Election for So. Mary q
County.
wLLIAM A. HURRY. Clerk.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh thai
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
+. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. ]. Cheney for she last Is years and
believe him perfectly honorable in al
business transactions and financially
able 10 carry out any obligations
made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK or COMMERCE,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
fake Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation. Advertisement. 4-2-lm.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
HOTEL SAINT
MARYS
Leonardtown, Md.


HOTEL ST. MARY's is
new building equipped with
gas. steam heat. hot and cold
water. well furnished rooms.
with telephones and splendid
service.
Since the first of November
the establishment has been
under the management of w
A. Fenwick. who for the past
IL years has made such a
success of the Donald" in
Washington.
The meals are excellent
and service is prompt and
courteous.
The management caters
to the county patronage.
There is a grill room and
the Bar IS unexcelled.
All In all Hotel st. Mary's is
the most completely equipped
hostelry In Southern Mary
land
You can always BE- &c
Icommodated.
Rates moderate.
Vim. A. FsnWick. Prop.
n.s -lA-tf
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

Francis C. Heard and others,

Francis G. Heard and others,
VS..
Annie L. Heard and others.
In ihe Circuit Court for
St. Mary's County. In
Equity. No. l225 ". e.
II is hereby ordered BY the Circui:
Court for st. Mary's County. this Ith
day of Oct 1915, that the Auditors
Report and Account made and fled in
the above entitled cause be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause TO the contrary
be shown on or before the First Mon
day in Nov, 1915: provided a copy
of this order be published in the ST.
Mary's BEACON once q week for three
successive weeks, prior To said First
Monday in November, 1915.
ENOCH b. ABEL. Clerk.
True Copy-Test:
ENOCH B. ABEL, Clerk.
l0-7-3t.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
Trustees Sale
OF
Valuable Real Estate,
Situate on the WIeomieo River,
In Sc Mays County,
Maryland.

Under and by virtue of a decree oi
the Circuit Court for St. Mary's Coun.
ty, Maryland, passed on the 18th day
of October, 1915, in a cause in said
Court pending, wherein Cornelius
Barber and Eugenia F. Woodville, ct
al, are complainantS, and Margaret
w. Barber and Frances b. Henry, ct
al, are defendants, the undersigned
trustees, duly appointed by said de-
cree, will offer for sale at public auc.
ton on the premises in st. Mary's
County, on
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

--Pure-bred Holstein Bull, of the IA
nous De KOl family, grandson of the
So 600 bull Monarch Vale:" excep-
tional individual. viii be on exhibit
at the County Fair. Also some fine
Duroc Pigs.
JAS. c. greenwich.
lO-l4-lm. Beauyue. Nd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

Little Mary's mamma had promised
TO take her to see q moving picture
show ON a certain afternoon. but cir
cumstanees compelled her 90 change
her plans. "Oh. deari" sighed Mary.
Il do wish had mother that Wasn't
10 freckled mindedf"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

premises in said proceedings mention
ed and more particularly described as
being all that piece or parcel or tract
or tracts of land and premises situate,
lying and being in st Mary's County,
Maryland, adjacent to the land OF
Carpenter, ct. al f, fronting on the
Wicomico River and bordering on the
road leading from Budd's Creek 10
Chaptico, and containing
1000 Acres of Land. More or
Less.
and being the same land upon which
the late John A. Barber resided at the
time of his death, and being the same
property patented to one Luxe Barber,
and known and called by the name of
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

"A very nice two-year old Harris
BedWorth Allan Tere Mare Coli. we'll
broken and a fine driver; can be seen
at the Leonardtown Fair.
ROBT. II. WHILE.
lU+l4-lm- Pearson. Md.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
FESTIVAL |!

Come one, come all,
Both great and small,
And have a good time
At Chaptico Hail.
There will he an all day festival a,
Chaptico Hall on TUESDAY, Oct. n.
1915, for the benefit of Bethel NJ. r.
Church South. The public are cor
daily invited. lO-l4-td.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
Saint Nafgs Beacr:l
A. F. KING ;. Editor.

: Communications intended for publ
cation In current issue should reach
us not later than II noon Tuesday;
ard MUST be accompanied by the
name Of the writer-nOt for publica-
ton, but as q matter of good faith.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

Democratic Party.
For GOVERNOR
EMERSON G. HARRINGTON.
FoR COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY
HUGH A. McMULLEN.
For ATTORNEY GENERAL
ALBERT &. RITCHIE.
For House of Delegates
GEORGE l.. BUCKLER,
GEORGE &. BEVERLEY.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
JOSEPH b. DRURY.
For States Attorney
WIN. MEVERELL LOKER.
For Register of Wills
BENJAMIN COMBS.
For Sheriff
LEROY II. GETZ.
For County Treasurer
LAWRENCE p. WILLIAMS,
For County Commissioner
PETER III. THOMPSON,
For Judges of the Orphans Court
JOSEPH II. KEY.
SAMUEL HAYDEN,
WILLIAM e. MATTINGLY.
For Surveyor
CHARLES A. HEARD.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

In accordance with the provisions of
the Code Of Public General Laws, Ar
tlele XXXIII. Section IL. We. the
board of Supervisors of Elections for
81 Mary's County, hereby give notice
% al whom Il may concern that an
election will be held In St. Mary's
County on
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21

Repubiiesn Party.
FoR GOVERNOR
OVINGTON f. WELLER.
FoR COMPTROLLER or THE TREA sURY.
ROBERT +. DUER.
FoR ATTORNEY C ENERAL
ALBERT A. DOUB.
For House Of Delegates
HAMILTON HELBERT
BUCKLER.
JOHN STEPHEN JONES,
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
ENoCH BOOTH ABELL
For States Attorney
ALBERT KINGSLEY LOVE.
For Sheriff
DANIELJEFFERSoN BowLEs.
For Register of Wills
STEPHEN McKENNY JONES.
For County Treasurer
WILLIAM FRANCIS EDWARD
LONG.
For County Commissioner
JOHN ROBERT LONG.
u. LEE MAGUIRE.
BENEDICT II. LOVE.
j. WILSON ADAMS.
Supervisors OF Elections
VIM A. HURRY. Clerk. lO-9I-a,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
Nominations for Office.

In compliance with the provisions of
Section ~ OF Chapter Ga, of the Acts
l!h's, we hereby publish the nomina-
tions To Office which have been duly
filed with us anG for whom the voters
of st. Mary's County may vote at the
election Ia he held in the State of
Maryland on
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2. 1915.
as follows
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
April 10th. 1914.
CHAPTER eT3.


An Act to amend tAe Constitution
II Maryland by adding thereto q new
Article TO be entitled. Article XVI
rroviding for The Referendum" snd
20 provide for the submission OF said
amendment 10 the qualified voters OF
the State for adoption or rejection
Section !. De 10 enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland, (three-
nfths Of all the Members elected TO
each of the two Houses concurring),
That the following new and additional
Article. to be known as Article XVI,
title. The Referendum" be. and the
same is hereby proposed "a an amend
ment TO the Constitution Of Maryland,
and II adopted By the legal and quail
Ted voters thereof. an herein provided,
IL shall stand n part and as q new
and additional Article Of said Consti-
tuition, 20 be known and entitled a
aforesaid:
ARTICLE XVI THE REFERENDUM
Section ] ta). The people reserve
70 themselves power known n The
Referendum. by petition TO have sub
mitted to the registered voters Of the
State, 70 approve or reject at the
polls. any Act or part of any Act Of
the General Assembly. II approved BY
the Governor, or. IL passsl By the
General Assembly over ths veto o. the
Goyerncr:
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER lis.

An Act 20 propose an amendment tc
the Constitution OF this State by add.
Ing a new Article thereto to follow
Immediately after Article II and "a
be known as Article XI-A. and TO pro
vide for the submission OF said amend.
ment TO the qualified voters Of this
State for adoption or rejection.
Section J. Be Il enacted by the
General Assembly Of Maryland. (three
nfths OF all Members of each OF the
two Houses coneurriag). That the fol.
lowing Article TO follow Immediately
after Article XI and to be known as
Article xf-A be and the same IN here
81 proposed as an amendment TO the
constitution Of this State. which Ar
ucle. II adopted by the qualified voters
OF this State. as herein provided, shall
thereby BY such adoption be and be-
come part Of the Constitution OF
this State.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21
ARTICLE xI-A. LOCAL LEGIsr,A-

Section J. On demand Of the Mayor
Of Baltimore and City Council Of the
City Of Baltimore. or On petition bear.
Ing the signatures Of not less than
20 per cent Of the registered voters
of said city or any county lnroftded.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-10-21


corporated town. village, or municf.
pality in said county, on any matter
covered Dy the powers granted TO said
town, village, or municipality by the
ACT incorporating it. or any subse.
quent Act or Acts amendatory there.
to. Provided. however, that the char.
tiers for the various counties shall
provide that the County Council OF
the counties shall not sit more than
one month In each year for the pur.
pose OF enacting legislation for such
counties. and all legislation shall be
enacted during the month so designat-
ed Tor that purpose I'm the charter, and
all laws and ordinances 40 enacted
shall be published once a week for
three successive weeks in nj least
one newspaper published I'm such coun.
ues' 30 that the taxpayers and citi-
zens may have notice thereof. This
provision shall not apply to Baltimore
city. All such local laws enacted by
the mayor OF Baltimore and City Coun-
cl o. the City OF Baltimore or the
Council OF the counties, as hereinbe-
lore provided shall be subject to the
same rules OF Interpretation as those
now applicable TO the Public Local
Laws OF this State. except thar in
case C any conflict between said Io-
cal Law and any Public General Law
now or hereafter enacted. the Public
General Law shall control
Sec l. From and after the adop-
uon OF q chapter under the provisions
OF this Article by the City of BaIti
more or any county OF this State, no
Puoilc Local Law shall be enacted by
the General Assembly for said city or
county on any subject covered by the
express powers granted as above pro
vided. ANY law 30 drawn as TO apply
10 two or more of the geographical
subdivisions Of this State shall not be
deemed . Local Law. within the mean.
Ing Of this Ase The term .geograph-
icaa subdivisicA. heEein used shall be
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WELL" added Craig, "you see, MI
chael has become Infatuated by the
| treatment he received from the Clutch
ing Hand. I believe he cuffed him in
| the face yesterday. Anyway, he says
he has determined to get even and be-
tray him."
thing, and said so. Craig" objected
vehemently, don't go to meet him
It is a trap"
Kennedy had evidently considered
my objection already.
''It may be trap" he replied slow.
ly, "but Elaine is dying and we've got
to see this thing through"
AS he spoke, he took an automatic
from a drawer of a cabinet and thrust
another drawer and took out several
sections of thin tubing, which seemed
to be made to fasten together as a
fishing pole is fastened, but were now
separate, as if ready for travelling.
Then he went out. 1 followed, still
arguing.
IF you go, l co." I capitulated.
That's all there is to it,
Following the directions that Mi
chael had given over the telephone,
Craig led me into one of the toughest
parts of the lower West side.
Here's the place." he announced,
stopping across the street from a
dingy Raines law hotel.
pretty tough objected. care you
sure?"
Quite" replied Kennedy, consulting
his notebook again.
: Reluctantly l followed and we en-
tered the place.
Il want room," asked Craig as
we we're accosted by the proprietor,
comfortably clad in loud checked
suit and striped shirt sleeves. Il had
one here once before-forty- nine,
think"
Fifty" 1 began to correct.
Kennedy trod hard on my toes.
Eyes, forty-nine," he repeated.
The proprietor called stout negro
porter, waiter and bell-hop all COM
bined in one, who led us upstairs.
"Forty-nine, sah," he pointed out
as Kennedy dropped dime into his
ready palm.
The negro left us, and as Craig
started to enter, l objected. But,
Craig, it was f1fty-nine, not forty nine.
This is the wrong room"
81 know it," he replied. 81 had it
written in the book. But want forty
nine-now. Just follow me, Walter"
Nervously l followed him into the
room.
Don't you understand" he went
on. Room forty-nine is probably just
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the same as fifty-nine, except perhaps
the pictures and furniture, only it is
on the floor below"
He gazed about keenly. Then he
took few steps to the window and
threw it open. AS he stood there he
took the parts of the rods he had been
! carrying and fitted them together I'M
til he had a pole some eight or ten
feet long. At one end was a curious
arrangement that seemed to contain
lenses and mirror. At the other
end was an eye-piece, as nearly as
could make out.
''What is that?" I asked as he COM
pleted his work.
THAT? That is an instrument
something on the order of miniature
periscope," Craig replied, still at
work.
I watched him, fascinated at his re-
sourcefulness. He stealthily thrust
the mirror end of the periscope out
of the window and up toward the cor
responding window upstairs. Then he
gazed eagerly through the eye-piece.
*'Walter-1ook!" he exclaimed to
| me.
I did. There, sure enough, was Mi
chael, pacing up and down the room.
AS looked at him nervously walk
ing to and fro, could not help adj
| hitting that things looked safe enough
and all right to me. Kennedy folded
the periscope up and we left our
room, mounting the remaining fight
| of stairs.
In ffty-nine we could hear the
measured steps of the footman. Craig
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Doctor Hayward had arrived and
had just finished taking the patient s
pulse and temperature as our cal
pulled up.
Elaine was quite i'll indeed.
ooh! I'm so glad to see you," she
breathed with an air of relief as Ken.
nedy advanced.
"Why-what is the matter?' asked
Craig anxiously.
Doctor Hayward shook his head du
biously, but Kennedy did not notice
him, for, as he approached Elaine, she
drew from the covers where she had
concealed it a letter and handed it to
him.
Craig took it and read:
you are sick this morning. To
morrow you will be worse. The next
day you will die unless you discharge
Craig Kennedy"
At the signature of the Clutching
Hand he frowned, then, noticing Doc
tor Hayward, turned to him and re
peated his question, what is the mat
teri"
Doctor Hayward continued shaking
his head. II cannot diagnose her
symptoms" he shrugged.
There seemed to be faint odor, al
most as if of garlic, in the room. 1t
was unmistakable and Craig looked
about him curiously, but said nothing.
AS he shifted, he moved impatiently
and his foot touched Rusty, under the
bed. Rusty whined and moved back
lazily Craig bent over. and looked
at him.
whats the matter with Rusty?" he
asked. ''Is he sick, too?"
why, yes" answered Elaine, fol-
lowing Craig with her deep eyes.
Craig reached down and gently
Rusty crouched down close to the
floor His nose was hot and dry and
feverish. He was plainly i'll.
How long has Rusty been in the
room?" asked Craig.
Cali night" answered Elaine. 81
wouldn't think of being without him
now"
May take Rusty along with me?"
Craig asked finally.
Elaine hesitated. "Surely,' she said
at length, "only be gentle with him. "
"Of course" he said simply II
thought that l might be able to dis
cover the trouble from studying him. "
We stayed only a few minutes
longer, for Kennedy seemed to realize
the necessity of doing something i'm
mediately, and even Doctor Hayward
was fighting in the dark.
Back in the laboratory, Kennedy set
to work Immediately, brushing every
thing else aside. He began by draw
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ing off little of Rusty's blood in a
tube, very carefully.
'*Here, Wa1ter,' he said, pointing to
the little incision he had made, will
you take care of him."
Quickly Craig made one test after
another.
AS he did so I shifted. There was
an unmistakable odor of garlic in the
air which made me think of what I
had already noticed in Elaine's room.
"Arseniuretted hydrogen" he an
swered, still engaged in verifying his
tests. ''This is the Marsh test for
arsenic
"Arsenic!" I repeated, in horror
I had scarcely recovered from the
surprise of Kennedy's startling reve-
1ation when the telephone rang again.
Kennedy seized the receiver, thinking
evidently that the message might be
from Or about Elaine.
But from the look on his face and
from his manner, could gather that,
although it was not from Elaine her
self, it was about something that in
terested him greatly
"Good!" I heard him say finally. IT
shall keep the appointment-abso
lutely"
What was it 2" asked, eagerly.
''It was Elaines footman, Michael
he replied, thoughtfully. CAS- 1 sus-
pected, he says that he is confeder-
ate of the Clutching Hand, and if we
will protect him he will tell us the
trouble with Elaine"
considered a moment. Flows
that?" I queried.
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SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystif1ed by a
series of murders and other crimes The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims,
signed with a ''clutching hand" The lat
est victim of the mysterious assassin Is
Taylor Dodge, the insurance president
His daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective, to
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
James, a newspaper man. By an ingen-
ious ruse Clutching Hand smuggles into
Elaine's home a flask of liquid air which
she supposes to be package of valuable
papers It blows open the safe in which
it is placed but Kennedy arrives in time
to prevent the robbery. The detective
narrowly misses death in his apartment
where Clutching Hand has placed shot
gun so that it is fired by the electrical
connection formed when Kennedy places
his hands on a framed photograph of
Elaine.
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~ME ST. you been
I him exclainn. u"
nm aGainst2"

him exclaim. "WkH Mv~ you been
up against?"
He fairly leaped at me and l felt
him examining my 1ARodlder where l
had been leaning on ntAe wall. Some
thing on the paper hhd come Off and
left mark on my tEhoulder. Craig
looked puzzled from me at the wall
"Arsenic!" he cried.
He whipped out a Pocket lens and
looked at the paper This heavy,
fuzzy paper is fairly loaded with it,
powdered" he reported.
Kennedy paced the room. Sudden
ly, pausing by the register, an idea
seemed to strike him.
walter" he whispered, come down
cellar with me-"
"Oh! Be CAREFUL" cried Elaine, anx-
ious for him.
II WILL he called back.
AS he flashed his pocket bull's-eye
about, his gaze fell on the electric
meter. He paused before it. In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-23
SENATE TO MEET
. AND REVISE RULES
SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS
BEING CONSIDERED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION.

Washington, D. c., Sept. %. - The
advisability of calling special session
of the senate within the next month is
being considered by President Wilson.
If the session is called it will be pri-
marily to give the senate an opportun-
ity to revise it's rules in order to cur
tail debate.
Majority Leader Kern of the senate
is understood to have communicated
with number of senator's to learn
their views on the subject. Senator
Kern is believed to favor a special ses-
sion.
Senator Stone, chairman Of the for
eign relations committee, discussed the
advisabilty of calling special session
with the president today. The senator
told the president he believed special
session should be called to consider
executive business and revision of the
rules. The president did not indicate
to Senator Stone what decision he ex.
pected to reach.