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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-06
WEST SALEM
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Miss Alice Burch, of Rickreall, was
an over Sunday guest of Miss Zela Me-
Lean in Kingwood Park.
Master Win Ward is carrying his left
arm in sling having had the misfor-
tune to fracture the shoulder blade in a
fall from his bicycle.
Mr.. and Mrs w. W. Bales are enter
tanning as house guests their daughter
in.law, Mrs. Ed Fre0uckson, and baby
of Tacoma. Mr.. Fredrickson is expect.
cd to arrive for visit the early part
of the week.
Wm. Squires, of Zena, was guest at
his mothers, Mrs. ]. T. Hunts home,
recently.
Mayor Geo. Frazuse mas about reeOv-
cred from a very severe attack of the
grippe,
Mrs. Walter Gertha, of West Salem
and her brother, Walt Edwards, Of
Rickreall, went TO Lebanon Saturday,
called there by the illness and death of
their sister, Mrs. Arthur Edwards. Mrs
Walter Edwards and two little ones
will remain at the W. W. Bales home
during her husband 5 absence.
Walter Hunt, of Rock Point, Lake
county, is visiting at his fathers, the
j. T. Hunt home.
Orville Moore went to Grants Pass re-
Gently. While away he win look after
his mining interests in that part Of the
state.
Arthur Moore and wife motorcyeled
to French Prairie Sunday.
c. Spitzbart, A. ]. Kruger and D. X
Damrell are among the latest patrons
Of the West Salem water system.
Chris Benson and family are moving
into the Smith.Brannan residence re-
Gently occupied by the Forests.
Miss Dorothy Ward, Of Frmtlaud
was the weekend guest of Miss Alice
De Lapp, Of Kingwood Park.
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meeting is held every year, one at Sa-
lem, Woodburn and Silverton.
The next meeting will be held in Sill
vcrton.
Mrs. w. R. Bishop and small son,
Arthur Malcolm, of Portland, are Wis
ting at the home of the formers par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Clough.
Miss Mable Withycombe was the
guest of her father, Governor Witty
combe, and Mrs. George William Gray
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Withycombe was on her way
home from Portland, having motored up
in her new white aHines automobile.
The children of the Garfield school
have sent invitations to their parents
inviting them to visit the school ON
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Armin Steiner will entertain
informally tomorrow afternoon, her
guests will include the young matrons
and maids of the La Couder Kensington
club.
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STATE FORESTER HAS
ISSUED HIS REPORT
Contains Much Valuable In
formation As to Fires and
Work Of FOresters

The fifth annual report of the state
forester Of Oregon, F. A. Elliott has
resently been issued by the state print.
ing department, The report gives in
teresting information on what is being
done to protect the forests, fire losses
for 1915, improvement work, slash
burning and what has been done to
patrol the forest especially where own
ers fail TO provide protection.
The state employs 81 wardens, ac-
eording to the report, whose duty it is
to enforce the forestry laws and super
wise the patrol and fire fighting work
of the several counties. Fourteen of
these wardens served in counties where
patrol associations had been organized.
In Marion county one warden was
employed by individual timber owners,
two by associations, one by the state
under the Weeks law and 62 served
without compensation during 1915.
A total of l54 fire wardens We're EN-
ployed by patrol association, and l01
by individual timber owners, the latter
serving where no associations exist,
In Marion county, Sl323.l9 was ex'
pended during the year 1918 by asso'
Citations in fire patrol SS52.3S by the
state and Sl56.2j under the federal
Weeks law, making total of $l,SSl.1'
spent in patrol and improvement work
on the Marion county forests for 1915
Although there was total loss ii
the state ON privately owned lands OF
500 lO9 during the year. the loss IL
Marion county was practically nothing
While there is record OF seven fires
these only covered l62 acres of cut
over land and old burns
The sum Of $l6,504 was spent II
fighting fires during the year and her,
again Marion county fared very well
as the report shows that only $5l.25 was
expended in the county and this was by
associations.
Old trails extending 26.a5 miles were
opened in Marion county at an expense
OF SSS, while one and a quarter miles OF
new trails were opened at an expense
OF $9S.95. Also o mile and a quarter
Of telephone line was built in th'
county at an expense Of $64.05. Thret
cabins were constructed az total eS
pense Of S45, making total Of $lS4.4C
spent in Marion county during 1915 for
improvement work by patrol agencies
Burning permits to the number Of lOs
were issued in Marion county accord
ing to Mr. Elliott's report, and from
these permits 2,540 acres Of slashine
we're burned in the county.
According to the report, the patro
law during the past three wears, has
been the greatest single factor in sys
tematizing forest protection work and
insuring that every tract Of timber land
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To Build Up
After Grippe, Colds
- Bad Blood

Take a blood cleanser and Alternative
that starts the liver and stomach into
vigorous action, called DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery because of
one of its principal ingredients = the
Golden Seal plant. 1t assists the body
10 manufacture rich red blood which
feeds the heart - nerves - brain and
organs Of the body. The organs work
smoothly like machinery running in
oil. You feel clean, strong and strenu-
GUS instead Of tired, weak and faint.
Start to take it to day and before
another day has passed, the impurities
OF the blood will begin to leave your
body through the eliminative organs,
and in few days you will know
that the bad blood is passing out, and
new, rich, pure blood is filling your
veins aud arteries.
Get DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coyery to-day from any medicine deal
er in tablet or liquid form, or send DR..
Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo N. Y,
ten cents for trial package of tablets.
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CIairvOVant Could Not
Spirit Himself Away

San Francisco. April 6.--To face trial
on charges Of defrauding clients, Alex
ander Walton, alias Cavitt, clairvoyant
and psychic, will leave Chicago for San
Francisco tonight, according to a telc-
gram received today from Detective
Michael Burke
The detective telegraphed to Charles
Brennan, assistant district attorney
that he had Walton in custody. Dis,
patches from Chicago this mo'n 2
said Walton had failed to appear there
for extradition hearing, and had forfeit,
ed $1,000 bail.
Walton was a member Of the So-callei
/" big five" He went to Chicsgo when
a local campaign was launched against
the alleged mysties.
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PERSONALS
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Ralph Adams, of Falls City, is a Wis
itOr in Salem.
D. j. Wilsey was in the city yester-
day from Silverton.
Otto Barrett, a machinst for Wick
Bros. is in Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and family, of
Hood River, are visiting in the city.
Mrs. +. w. Stubbs went to Portland
this morning on the Oregon Electric.
Colon r. Eberhard, an attorney of
La Grand, is in the city on legal bust
ness.
w. II. Mulberry, of Salem, were regis
tered yesterday at the Cornelius hotel,
Portland.
f. j. Rosenberg, of Salem Street Rail
way office, is in Oregon City on com
pany business.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Martin are regis
tered at the Bligh, from Sioux Falls,
South Dakota.
Charles NJ. Murray, of this city, was
registered edefdey in Portland at
the Nortonia hotel
+. l.. Baird, special agent of the
Western States Life Insurance Co., is
here, from Portland.
Miss Marie Hoydebo and Mrs Celeste
lddings, Of the Barnes store, are in
Portland on business.
Miss Eta Mulvey and Miss Edna
Smith were in Portland yesterday in
the interests of the Barnes store.
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School Dancing Is
Declared Objectionable

Berkeley, April 6.-Because it is de-
clared Objectionable features have been
observed in the modern dancing of
high school and grammar school pupils
here, the Mckinley Mothers club today
adopted a resolution opposing the pres
ent dances, at least for children.
During tho discussion it was asserted
that half a dozen boys were removed
from the floor during the school dance
on St Patrieks Day because their evolu
tions were termed "vulgar." Moor
dances at the high school, it was
claimed had been discontinued. Several
members favored carrying the com
plant to the board of education and
barring school dancing altogether.
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A11NE THOMPSON

Mrs. w. Carlton Smith entertained
this afternoon with few tables Of
bridge. A group of prominent matrons
of the Thursdly bridge club were her
guests.
Nh. and Mrs. j. w. HARRISON pre-
sided over small informal dinner
NChday evening.
a score of little tots were asked to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Choate
yesterday to participate in a happy
birthday party given little Frederick
Joseph Choate, who had attained the
age of three.
The rooms were fragrant with cherry
blossoms and rose sprays. Late in the
afternoon the party closed with de-
l'ghtful refreshments. The little guests
included: Mary Alice Gill, Pauline
Pruner, Gene Elizabeth Wilson, Irene
Fleming, Robert Stanton Gill, Thomas
Nelson, Richard Henry Wilson, Julius
Robert Wilson, Franklin Newberry and
Rcbert Henry Choate.
Mrs. Frank Myers was hostess this
afternoon for an informal sewing bee.
Her guests were the matrons of the
Priscilla club who are: Mrs. Daniel j.
Fry, Mrs. w. s. Mott, Mrs. A. T. VAIN,
Mrs. Fred Steusloff, Mrs. David Eyre,
Mrs. John Craig, Mrs. C. NJ. Eppley,
Mrs. Susie Jones, Mrs. A. l.. Brown.
Besides the club members Mrs. Myers
asked Mrs. j. D. Giddings ana Mrs.
Lloyd Mott
Tomorrow evening the pupils of DR..
frank Chace and Mrs. Helen Miller
Sem will give a charming and artistic
musical and elocutienary recital in the
Willamette university chapel at eight
o clock,
Mrs. Clair Vibbert and Mrs. Fred FL
lis entertained the members Of the La
Area club At a delightfully."- informal
evening al the residence Of the former
Monday.
A business session preceded an even
inr of dancing. A jolly time was round.
cd ont by dainty refreshments.
The Marion County Veteran and Pa
tflohC dSSOclatlOh met IN WOOdDurn To-
day and was called to order At tae
armoiy at ten thirty o'cloclSAa. m.
The officers are; w. H. Byars, Sa-
lem, president; Mrs. George Bonney,
Woodburn, vice-president; Mrs. L. r.
CLARK, Salem, secretary; Mrs Donalds,
Silt erton, treasurer; Asa Tyler, Wood
bum, marshal, and Minnie Fishroad,
Bilvertcn, assistant marshal.
An interesting programme arranged
by the members Of the Woodburn asso-
citation was a feature of the day.
The organization is composed of the
members Of the Grand Army of the Re.
public; the Woman s Relief Corps; the
Irdian War Veterans; Sons Of Veter-
ans; Spanish War Veterans; Ladies Of
ihC G.. A. r., and other patriotic as,
s0ciations.
Under the present arrangement a
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Affections We're Hit
Hard Jolt In Pocket

New York, April 6.-Demanding
100000 damages for alleged alienation
of affections, Mrs. Henrietta Rcutti
Hanson, of San Diego, today filed suit
against Mrs Anna Lathrop Hanson,
Of Brooklyn, her mothor-iu.law.
Walter Hanson, the husband, is a
grand nephew of the late Leland Stan
ford.
Hanson made deposition declaring
his mother had him declared ineompe-
tent at Saratoga, N. Y, in 1913, so she
could control his property. He fled,
and since then has concealed his iaen-
tity at San Diego under the name o.
William Burt, chauffeur, employed by
DR., White of the Canrornia city
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Hello Ross. Said Kaiser.
"HOwdy BOpp", Said King

San Francisco, April 6-Fresh inter.
national complications were not in sight
today as the result of meeting be-
tween George, king Of the United King
dom Of Great Britain and Ireland, Lord
of the dominions beyond the seas EN-
pcror Of India and Wilhelm, Kaiser of
the German empire and King Of Pms-
sia, in the ferry building last night.
OF course these potentates didn't do
the meeting in person, but their repre-
sentatives did. King Georges proxy
was British Consul General Carnegie
Ross, while the kaiser's representative
was German Consul General Franz
Bopp. Both were on their way home,
with arms full Of bundles
Hello Ross, said the kaiser 3 ennis
sary
"Howdy, Bopp," replied the agent
Of the king
Then they talked about one anoth-
or's families. told Jokes and remarked
on the weather while scores of other
commuters stared.
Miss Vera Mcmillan returned TO her
home in Salem a few days ago after
spending three weeks visiting with the
family of A. C. Bohrnsteadt, at
Macleay.
New Today Ads work while YOU
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.l6Year Old Boy Goes
to Prison For Life

weaverville, Cal, April 6,--Lorcn
Freyer, aged l6, convicted Of murder
ing Lem Sing, Chinese, win be son
fenced 10 life imprisonment Saturday.
There is no possibility Of his going to
reform school or getting probation,
despite his youth. The lad appears in.
different, evidently not appreciating
his fate.
lem Sing was killed in q dispute over
a mining claim.
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HYGIENE SOCIETY TO
MEET HERE SUNDAY
Prominent Speakers to Ad-
dress Audience at ArmOry
Sunday Afternoon

Prominent men throughout the state
have become greatly interested in the
work of the Oregon Social Hygiene So
city and many have devoted consider,
able time to the work without remun.
Grafton.
Among those who have been active in
the work are such men as William F
Foster, Adolphe Wolff, William F
Woodward, Dr. Calvin S. White, L. R
Alderman, President Kerr Of the o. A
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American Ship Seized
Thrown Into Prize Court

Tacoma, Wash, April 6.--The Ameri.
can ship Dirigo, reported seized by a
British warship and thrown into a prize
court, loaded a part Of her cargo,
amounting to 1000 tons Of barley. at
Tacoma. The vessel was under charter
to II. NJ. Houser but the local cargo
was furnished through Kerr.Gifford &
Co. The Dirigo was in command of
Captain W. NJ. Mallctt.
The Dirigo was formerly one Of the
fleet Of the Arthur Sewcll company Of
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paid its just proportion of protection
costs In addition to adequate patrol.
the law has made funds available to
promptly handle all fires occurring in
timbered districts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-06

ZIEGLAR-At the Willamette Sanitar-
ium, Wednesday, April 5, 1916, Eli
Zieglar, in his 63rd year. The fun
eral was held this afternoon at the
family home at Macleay,
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MOUNT LAssEN GETS BUSY

Redding, Cal, April 6. -
; Mount Lassen showed evidences
; Of renewed activity today.
: Smoke and steam were emitted
from the crater at intervals
< from daylight until noon This
( Is the liveliest outburst of the
I volcano since November 90,
!; 1915. Snow is melting vast near
; the top This fact, together with
: spasmodic outbursts all morn
; ing, make observers believe
; Mount Lassen is coming bac..
( on the firing line.
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Bath, Maine, but was sold just prior to
arrival here to George McNear company
of San Francisco.
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WERT-To Mr. and Mrs Edward Vert,
OF Marion, April l, 1916, son.
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Let The Capital Sournal print your
Sale hills and other job printing.
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the grip / could
not regain my
strength III y
blood was poor, l
was nervous and
also had heu-
matisn. l tried
everything but
just could not get
any relief.
Finally / decided
to take Docto r
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery
and il cured me.
great. / use the
or consultation. ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-06

New Today Ads work while you
sleep-will have results for you in the
morning.
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4 think Il is simply great. use the
Pleasant Pellets for constipation. ~
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Whaf Our NeIghbOrs Say.

Astoria, oregon.-nAiter having had
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CONFESSIONS OF a WIFE

what is none. OF my business. But III
/ go because you ask me-" .
AS II reached the diningroom door
heard great sound Of laughter and
q mans voice that did not recognize
shout:
advice; he needs it."
| 1 waited a moment, for was not
sure that there were any women
among the men that seemed to be talk
ing and drinking behind the door.
"Well, came Dicks voice in that
careful drawl with the slight hesita.
ton that l knew meant Only one thing
that he had been drinking too much
-"if you should ask me, I'll tell you
that Jim and Pat are the lucky ones in
"oh, come, Dick" said Jim, Come
on away, you don't know just what you
F"Weil, you need not tell me to shut
up II DON'T" was the ugly answer.
every married man here knows that
when he has once tied himself up hard
and fast there is norway out. I've got
the sweetestrand prettiest wife In the
world. exepect IL 1s.wasn't married to
/ her, Id be imploring her to marry me,
but all the same marriage lis damn
able state, and I'm sorry to see such
good fellow as Chad here get mixed
up in It, even with, as clever girl as'
my own sister. Yes, that's the trou:
ble, she is too clever" he continued,
aftera little hesitation and that clear.
ing OF the throat which was one of his
characteristics when Intoxicated. LET
mo lust givo you d little ad yice-a lit;
tie advice-ifS you feel you must marry
marry a. fool..s b
."Why, !" ahouted someone; while the
others said; \: get him away from hero
before the women hear him and come
In, r. IN y W 6tS1 III
! ss:,Wall. you saes gentlemen 10 an
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While. Mollie and were talking
Mother Waverly, very much perturb
ed, appeared at the door and said:
"Margte, let me help Mollie get into
her travelling gown and you go down
stairs and do something:
What shall do, and why shall
do it?" I inquired.
"Vvhy Dick is drinking altogether too
much, and am afraid that something
will 60 wrong. You know how obstt
nate few glasses OF liquor make
him"
I Immediately froze up: II Dick Wa
verify wanted to. add the insult OF get
ting drunk at his sisters wedding to
the injury that he had done me,
would not make myself conspicuous
by trying to keep him from making
a fool OF himself.
get Jim Edie," said. Jim can
do more with him than any one
know"
much excitement, land almost precipi
tated an open rupture for his pains.
well, II that's the case, I'm not go
ing down and quarrel with him openly
at Mollie's, wedding" answered sui
lenly. Mollie looked at me in conster
nation. :.
HAS anything happened, Margie?'
she whispered.
your mother seems to think al
least that something Is about to hap
PEN" i answered, "and, really, | dc
not feel enough interest in It to make
an effort to shunt of the fireworks,
"Please go down, Margie." said
Mother Waverly teartully.
eyes, dear, for my sake" WHISPERED
@Isdon't think anything Il can do viii
help matters dear indeed, Y ! am moi
sure that Dick will mot consid Ter any
thing 4 T could say ass interfering u
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swered with that gravity. and precis..
ion that knew so well and dreaded.
"a fool woman may make fool mis-
takes and get you into some foolish
troubles. but it takes a clever woman
to get onto your fooltshness and make
trouble for you that you cant TX up;
Now, Margie,
I thought It was time to enter, and
so opened the door and said: -
"God rest you, merry gentlemen,
and then 1 stopped, for II "dismay
was ever plastered on the flushed
faces Of score of men in evening
dress 1t was on those; about the table
Talking Of Angels" began Dick
ponderously. This angel is going to
talk" I said gaily--
Gentlemen, the bride approaches,
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but before she comes / expect you to
drink tha health of the old wife" X

but before she comes expect you to
drink the health of the old wife"
Dear old Jim caught my reason i'm
mediately1- zhe knew, that was the only
way / could keep Dick from talking
and, raisedshis voice and cup to Mrs.
Margie ii Waverly friend Dicks
clever wife whose only foolish act was
when she married him"
Amid general. laugh, the toast was
drunk, and the men dispersed quickly
and left Dick. and. alone.
"You are. too deucedly clever" he
murmured. almost to himself. II took
his ,!army saying nothing, but pulled
him toward the doorway, where Mollie
and Chad were just passing through
to their motor amid shower OF good
wishes and rice.
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Perso nals -

Miss Nell Dougen went to Grafton
last evening to spend the weekend
with friends.
Funeral services were held over the
remains Of Louie Pieno, in the Italian
Catholic church at this morning, fol;
lowing which the body was inferred
in the Italian cemetery by Undertake
er Cunningham.
President Joseph Roster Of the
Fatrmont Normal school, went to
lClarksburg this morning on business
connected with the school.
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The shooting occurred in the hall
way In front OF Simon's office on the
second floor Of an office building, and
was preceded by quarrel over the
placing OF bicycle in the hallway
between a son of the real estate deal
er and the merchant policeman, VINO
with his wife resided on the third
floor Of the same building.
Mrs. Grass surrendered to the po'
lice and was taken to jail, accompan'
led BY her husband and young daugh'
ter. .NE a.-
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HEAL TIL HINTS
scAooL nlsEAsEs.

Diphtheria and scarlet fever are
very contagious diseases. They spread
quickly from the child that is sick to
other children. AS school children Of.
ten are exposed to this disease it Is
well for the parent to know the symp-
toms.
The first signs of diphtheria are
sore throat with gray film or mem
brane on the throat and tonstls or in
the nose and q rising fever.
Diphtherla often ends in death, es-
pectally when it affects the windpipe.
It is then called Group.
The signs OF scarlet fever are a
bright red rash over the whole body,
coming out one day after sickness be-
gins. The throat is sore and there is
vomiting and high fever.
Four or five weeks after the start
of the disease the skin peels off and
children must be kept away from the
rest of the fanny until the skin is fin
ished peeling. y
Rich and poor alike sneeze, cough
and blow their noses; but the worst Of
it is that they do these things in each
others faces.
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Of Tue Fashion Art League OF America.
The widenek, OF the skirt is unusual
now, but twi months hence these
skirts in, hod effect will be all too
common. 9ThSlong sleeves are slight
~ pulled at To elbow, and there's an
other pun at tewrist. But the strik;;
Ing thing abat the costume 10 the
collar lacedgd either side with wool
thread. This Jane thread Is used to
.embroider thebodice and to form fan
shaped pocket on the skirt.
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Woman Kills Man in
Quarrel Over Triae
WIFE OF. CHARLESTON POLICE
MAN ACCOMPANIED TO JAIL
BY HER HUSBAND

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. L.
Ed S. Simons. a prominent real es'
tate dealer, was shot and killed, &C.
cording to the police, by MIS- Jack"
Grass, wife of merchant policeman.