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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05
0UT-THE-PIkE
Literarv Entertainment.

\ literary entertainment and pie SO
cal will he held Friday evening, l'fc"n-
hcr IS, In the Rough and Ready school
house. situated on piN"n'S run, Liberty
district Tho proceeds will 20 toward
the benefit OF the school.
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COMMITTEES Meeting.

This evening q m"rllmE u th" VICIOUS
ro,rn,itra.S al tn. Al"m's ssh" class
~ :ho vance Memorial i'r"Shyi"r
church.. viii IL. hc!i ~ III" h"mr" Of AIR
Alfred pnull. iii Hawthorn" court.
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FOR EXCESSIVE
uric ACID
so Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
FREE

lust h,,IUsT ynu start tn" day wnr-
ri,I aud tired. stiff legs and arms aud
muscles. IN IcninE head burning and
h"arinC DOWN pains III tn" Dark-wnrn
,ui hrfurr III" day maEiuS--dn not think
You have t. stay in that condition
Ic strong. we'll and vigorous. with 40
NOR. pain" from stiff joints. sore mus
CHS. rheumatic suffering. aching back
or kidney trouble.
II you suffer from bladder weakness.
with burning. scaldirE pains. or if you
al" in AMI on; "f bed half n dozen times
= might. you Will apprcGiat" III" rest.
comfort and strength this treatment
gives.
To prove Tn" Williams Treatment con-
grl-rS kidney and bladder diseases, rhcu-
ma1ism and all other ailments when
riu" To excessive uric Hcid. no matter
how chronic or stubborn. If you have
never tried Tn" N'illinmS Treatment. VIC
will give on" soc bottle (32 tlosesy FIRE"
il You will cut out this notice and send
1t with your nam" and address. 10 TIL"
Dr r. y. Williams Company. Dept.
1876 F. Post office Block. East Hampton.
Conn. Send NJ once and YOU will rccciv"
by parcel post q regular soc. bottle.
without charge and without mourning
any obligation. Only one bottle 10 the
same address or family.
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CONDENSATION AWARDED.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Dec. L
For the next 715 weeks, K. {. Smitl.
uf Logan. will receive from inc oTk-
mems COMPENSATION Fund $5.I3 a
week. Smith was injured while load
ing coal oyer one year ago. John
Phillips. Il glass blower. of Hunting
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

This evening Il suggestion m""'!n%
will be held IN 'hr l:hGwo"d town hau
fnr the purpose Of suggesting mun!cirH!
nrrirnrs 10 bn voted on 1t tn" "icn; inn
80 10 held January i.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

Ton. was awarded eight dollars
week for sixty weeks and y. l.. Gcors"
Of Whitcaville, was allowed $5.7l 4
week for about three years. because
Of The accidental death OF his son, a
minor.
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Thursday nNn

Thursday evening. the regular meet
iui, OF the Elm Grove council VIII II"
held in the town hall. At which Tin" i
number OF matters will com" up for con-
sheraton.
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Roast Beef Supper.

Thc I.adirS' Nd S"c!"tE 81 "a" Nli"I
,ay- Methodist Episcopal church At i,d"
Find Will srrv" :: roast h.'.i supper o.
Tho Easement Of TIA" church "u Thurs
INV Crruinc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05
Minstrel Show.

\ minstrel show VIII hr held ms "I'-
ming in tin. Majestic theatre. Elan tir"N',
uu,i,.r tn, auspices at III" Royal Neigh
rurs Iudg, IN Interesting pT"Ernn'
VIII H.. rendered :tfL Il larr" crowd IS
=. irr,.t.d
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applicants who have
been in the department more than
seven wears
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

casts las. ryr~,nG by Mayor is""d"r ~
Fulton. far having violated ~" %i,'" ,m
iimiI Th. o,n.r sr".',,rrS vii! b" gwen
:. n,nriu. Wrdnrsia% evening"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

Tu-r0"rnw evening - farmers meet
ing viii hc ncil II tn" ';l"ndal" school
house a! which Tine Il number 81 inter
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Box Social.

\ h"X social vii! Ia hr!d IN the l2"!l
srh""I h"Usc on Friday evening. I'"c'Il-
i"r IL. AMI ui:r Of thu features in con-
n"rtluH with tn" event will BE- III" play
entitled "inn"< from Harvard" which
viii il" given hy TIL. Young Folks ORA
matte club. The proceeds will 70 to-
Ward tn" benefit 81 he school
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

American Guaranteed Paint
Al Factory Price -, -,
II. Y. Springer. Elm Grove, ". va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05
Tho ouiuine That Docs rot Affect Hend

no Y l341131IO Z 1&tFH 700O" ~ ~ cNV ~1O'e
Eecausc Of It's tonic and laxative effect
Laxative Bromo Quintns can be taken by
anyone without causing nervousness or
ringing in thc head. There is only one
"Erorno Qulrtnc." Z. W. GROVES sig
nature Is on The box. 25c.
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SDeetler FiueEl.

Tin" chauffeur in chArE" o! Nike
AGNES car was fined live dollars and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05
10 Emit for Freedom.

Ruben Ellis, OF Cincinnati. SEN
fenced to be electrocuted at the pen
itentiary on February 6, for the muir
der Of Anna Hart, matron at the
hamilton county Jail, today filed Il
motion in the supreme court asking
permission to filed petition in error
in mis- case. Ellis was convicted Of
having killed the matron while at
tempting to escape.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

cstipG subjects viii II" discussed
county Agent l. : '""E will deliver
III" principal address, on Friday eve
ming a meeting VIII t." held in the cor
trTt0wn s;chuul house.
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Mr,i,r ~ American AIRS
Sketch q: LII" Of Ainl; 'iiG"h-- Nhiti
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-05

Lii. ur M!rNn E:in'an- i!"'"1 %u"liS'
S,I.uimrl'- S,r"uaIr H. r.in!tn.
,'nnru: by Sch"".--Tn" Fairies.
Sunr II GA. Naii:" I;jr!- mas. -
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
Colonel inns Last Round in Congress

The Chandler and Jim Davenport
of
of evident that Jim seriously alarmed
he
he control which the
saddle This is his strength and
able
with Chandler
the fuboods
Bert himself reared the
following him awhoopng further orders than
Jim Things looking
Is truetha a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
Orders Received Yesterday
From War Department
to BE Ready.
THREE CARS COMING
Tulsa's Second Gift to
Uncle Sam Will Be Sta
toned at FIT. Wilson.

THE long cherished dreams Of the
l. officers and men Of Tulsas am
bulance company have come true.
orders have been received and prep
aratlons are being made to entrain
Wednesday for the Mexican border.
1t was the happiest moment In the
life of the rs officers and men when
blue uniformed messenger rode
past the sentinel at the big gate Of
the Playground and leaning his bycicle
against the flap Of the officers tent
handed Captain LaReau the orders
from the war department, 20 entrain
for the border,
The corps will leave Wednesday,
The orders an received from the
commander at Fort Sam Houston,
state that two Pullman coaches and
baggage car will be shunted on the
tracks near the camp early today.
1t is into these coaches that the antbu-
lancers will pack away the 10000
worth of equipment which has been
furnished by the government, and into
which the men will march Wednesday
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
SlAYS SWEETHEART
THEN SHOOTS SELF
BOTH EDNA FOSTER AND JOHN
CHILDRESS ARE DEAD AS RE-
SUIT OF LOVE AFFAIR.
Tragedy Takes Place After Lover
Had Followed Girl From
Webb City to Nowata.
Special TO The World.

Special to The World
NOWATA, Okla, oct. 23.-Crazed
with love for the girl who rejected
him, John Childress. age 22, whose
home is said to be in webb City,
Mo. shot and killed Edna Foster
age 25, and then thrust the gun in
his own mouth and blew the back
Of his head off here today.
This girl had but recently arrived
in this city from Webb City where
she had been visiting.
While there Childress fell violently
in love with her and when she re-
turned to Nowata he followed her,
arriving here Saturday night.
This afternoon he called at the
home where she was staying, and
asked the Foster girl to go to, Webb
City with him lie then went to "A
hardware store and bought re-
volver. after which he returned Il
where the girl lived. The two walked
up the road and when they had got
ten about two hundred feet from the
house Childress shot the girl twice
in the head and then killed himself.
Little is known about the Foster
girl, although she is said to have rel
atives in this county.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
VOTE FOR HUGHES
TO RESTORE HONOR
Roosevelt Declares That
Wilson Has Placed
America in Contempt.

IT asst LAS VEGAS, ~ NJ, oct 23.-
IL Theodore Roosevelt In speech
hero tonight criticised President VIII
sons Mexican policy and urged his
hearers to vote for Charles Evans
Hughes and real Americanism."
The United States, he said in order
TO finally restore order IN McXico,
must restore our neighbor republic
to its proper governors just as was
done in Cuba"
Colonel Roosevelt declared that the
Wilson foreign policy had placed the
United States in contempt before the
world. General pcrshing, he said,
should have been sent after Villa
with orders to get him in spite of
CurranZa or any other leader who
might cndeaVor to Interfere" He
added that IL he was called upon to
raise division to go into Mexico
he would call upon citizens of New
Mexico Of Mexican origin because he
had found them loyal Americans and
good fighters when they served with
his rough riders.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24

ootir, of Tho soveroI commit
A Ia meetihg Oh 'he scNerni 'ou'i''i'-
n tees of the Retail Merchahts as
sociation Interested in the Fashion
,.oo,- and industrial n,rade on next
~, T., .ho
wednesday al'erhoe" ne'" III '''o
Chamber of Commerce rooms last
NIGHT a definite time To-. the unveil-
49, ,,iraooys ,,,s announced
lns ~ III, 70 n,arob Co., tho noro de
aau .,au ~, VIZ ~" ar "
was slnen Ju., @ ho,, oro,,ir,. Ia, lea ns
"a ~ va 'vS ''1 '1,nno The merchants ana
"hu "otiI' .ni,,Ss,,a,. co.. tbo n,st
so,.rr,I weeks i'm anticiDation of the
seN .i"I "evN,' " Easbion yyael, ana
oII have looked forward 70 the set
tinp of a definite time when the COM
pctinr display windows would be un-
Yelled and Tho Judging of the displays
beeun bv E. l. Berg president of the
International Association of Display
Mon
n was definitely decided that the
unveiIing of all windows. competing
for lie nrizes offered by the Retailers
association. should occur promptly at
40 o'clock. the signal for which
would be long blast of the fire
whistle in which other whistles OF
commercial plants ana factories would
iCin
II also was decided that all of the
stores retaining membership in the
association would remain open on the
evening of Wednesday, although no
sales would be made
During the discussion of plans for
the Fashion week display, several of
The leading window trimmcrs of the
city offered suggestions which were
incoruorated in the program, among
thom bolng the agreement that prizes
for displavs would be awarded by
sections for the individual sizes and
for store fronts in the sweepstlke
event
All Glasses Enter.
nv, .rioios of tho contest were
Tic, me .i a.T,it EMO ontrance Of dis
ISe,s.u ,oc ~ i,H,r rinrists r, candy shops ana
PIaSS ipt - "a In o.cb Of these
iilus,C ,,iotn .,o n,,.orHs will he made
"plr. op' ands ,'',o bavo baep secured fol
W. o,, nai'on nnd sveing ~ Wedres.
.ile % "l.ei ,5 1'tii hn rsod in tbe indus
uaS, umu roSo M'' ,,bicb also promises to
,rI"l pa .h hio,ost events of the
We oile u T. ,,os nointed out that AT
80, t,fti antomohiles OF different
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
REGISTRATION.

The time for registration is
growing short, Only four days
remain for those who were dis
qualified from registering in May
or who were out of the county at
that time to hunt up the registrar
in their precinct and have their
names placed on the registration
list, Following are the registru-
tlCn places in the city of Tulsa:
Precinct No. Wv. W. Dunn,
silver Moon cafe, First and GIN
cinr att.
Precinct No. 2-Leo Quinn.
courthouse, treasurer's office.
Precinct No. 3-H. Il. Paus-
man. 10 West Second street
Precinct No. Al. w. Shields,
Oklahoma hotel, East Second
street.
Precinct No. w. G.. william
son. residence, wellington looms.
Precinct No. ii. c. Miller.
residence, sos South Denver.
Precinct No. 81. c. Coulson
at grocery store. 1916 West Arch
er
Precinct No. 9-W. T. Kelley,
residence, 412 North Cheyenne.
Precinct NO. 10. l.. Mason.
Precinct No, 11-Hugh Sand
ers. courthouse in daytime: eve
nings at residence. 1875 East First
(Hodge).
Precinct No. 12-E. II. Hayes.
residence. 1919 East Third.
Precinct No. 19-S. +. MaXey,
courthouse. residence, 1921
South Quincy
Precinct No. 14.-Allen Few.
\ residence. 1446 South Carolina.
Precinct No. 15-G. l.. Wilder,
district courtroom.
Precinct No. 16-J. 5. Shaver.
courthouse. residence, 710 South
Elwood.
Precinct No. 17-Sam Nid&m,
next door to postoffice, West Tul-
Sa.
Precinct No. 13-H. w. Cody.
I store, 1901 South Main.
I Precinct No. ia. S. Brad
I ford, residence, 312 South Victor.
Precinct No. GO. r. Fenton,
I POI South Maybell.
Precinct No. 21-G. S. Cloud,
! grocery, northeast part of city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
Names DELEGATES,

OKLAHOMA CITY, OCT. 23.-GOv-
ernor Williams today appointed the
following delegates to the American
Mining congress which meets in Chi
cago. November 1916: Ed Boyle,
oklahoma City; A. Nichols, Haley
Vile: Frank Haley. Henryetta;
George W. Fry, Claremore; ]. f.
Stivers, Wilburton; j. j. Sullivan.
Dewar: Ed Hogan, McCurtain; ID. C.
McAlpin, Lehigh; Boyd Martin. Bache.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
GAS FLOWS BUT
NOT FOR THEM
Plaintiffs In Suit for Lease Alleges
Present Occupant Usurpcd
Their Rights.

+. b. Ufer is defendant in suit
filed in the district court yesterday to
obtain possession of an oil lease near
Turley. The plaintiffs are Retta NJ.
Allsup, T. J, Allsup and +. A. Haver.
The Allsups, who are owners OF the
land involved, allege that on Septem-
Der 2S of this year they gave lease
on forty acres of land near Turley to
Haver but on the next day Ufer
forcibly moved a drilling outfit onto
the land and began operations to find
oil and gas. Ufer was successful and
large gas well was struck on the
land.
The plaintiffs declare that gas Is
now being sold from the lease and ask
that TIER be required to return all
profits. They also ask that re.
ceiver be appointed 10 take charge OF
the lease and that Cfer be enjoined
from further operationsA
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
Teutons Capture Constanza
and Near Town of
Tchcrnavoda.
BRITISH DRIVING
NEARER BAPAUME
Russians Repulse Attack by
TcutonS in Galician
= Regions.
THE Dobrudja region of Rumania
i apparently is being oVerrun by

apparently is being overrun by
the forces OF the Teutonic allies
Constanza, Rumania's chief seaport
has fallen into the hands of the troops
of the right wing of Field Marshal
Won Mackensens army, while the left
wing Is nearing the town of Tcherna-
Noda, where the Danube is spanned
by the bridge of the railroad running
from Constanza to bucharest. Near
the center Of their front, which eX-
tends across Dobrudja from the sea
to the Danube, the invaders have cut
the railroad near Murfatlar and push
ed their troops far beyond" the rail-
way line, according to Berlin.
Before the rapid advance of the
Germans. Bulgarans and Turks
rapid despite heavy rains and soggy
ground--the Russians and Rumanians
are in retreat along the entire front.
but, according to Petrograd, are offer
ing stubborn resistance.
British Gain Trenches.
Aside from the operations in the
Dobrudj ia another British smash at
the German line in the Somme region
Of France, which netted them moro
than u thousand yards of trenches
cast of Gueudecourt and Les Boeufs
ana carried lltlI front u StcD
the Bapaume -Peronnc road, is the
most notable incident of the fighting
on any of the fronts. A gain de-
scribed by Paris as "appreciable" also
Is recorded for the French northeast
of Morval, which lies just south of the
region where the British and Germans
were in contact
Berlin, in touching upon the fight
ing against the British and French
Sunday between lie Sars and RAN
court. says the attacks of the entente
allies were sanguinarily repulsed. II
is admitted in the German official
withdrew Sunday night from the
north of Chaulnes. south of the
Somme, to prepared position east of
the northern part of the Chaulnes
wood.
Fight For Passes.
ON the Pennsylvania front stubborn
fighting Is still in progress between
the Teutonic allies and the Rumanians
for the mountain passes and the terri
tory inside Rumania which has been
captured by the Austro-G Germans.
The Russians having been cleared
from the Narayuvka river region of
Galcia the Austro-Germans have
hurled a violent attack against other
forces of Emperor Nicholas north of
Brody near the Nolhynia -Galicia
border. The attack was repulscd, ac-
cording to Petrograd
At the bend OF the Cerna river in
Serbia Berlin says the Germans and
| Bulgarians, fighting side by side, have
halted the offensive of the Serbs. who
now are on the defensive. Bad
weather still is hampering full opera
tions on the Macedonian front
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
BANDITS ELUDE
POSSE IN HILLS
Men Who Held Up Santa
Fe Train Had to Desert
Possessions.
HUNT IS FURIOUS
Capture Of Outlaws Now Is
n,Jt,A, c..
HUNT IS FURIOUS

Special to The World.
BLACKWELL, Okla, oct. 23.-Cor-
- nered in a canyon known as the
Charlie creek canyon, ten miles south
east from the town of Kaw City. the
men who last Wednesday night held
up Santa t'e train No. 405 near the
town of Bliss and killed Mail Clerk
Percy \. Norman and escaped through
the network of officers surrounding
them, are again in the wilds of the
Usage country. In leaving the men
deserted all of their belongings, in
cluding their horses, camping outfits,
beds and blankets and a several days
supply of food. They apparently had
made their escape out of the canyon
through the upper end. which was
only lightly guarded until the arrival
of additional forces from Kaw City
and Pawhuska. and had slipped by
by stealing on foot up one of the
tributaries to the big canyon.
Officers from the several counties
surrounding the community and spe-
cial agents of the railroad and eX-
press company and the United States
government, assisted by a number of
cowboys and others from the Usage
country, were covering every mile of
that part of the Usage. expecting to
come upon them at any time. 1t will
be extremely difficult for the men to
make getaway now out of the
Usage. unless they are able to steal
some horses from some of the cow
camps in the neighborhood.
In the remains of their camp which
was deserted by the bandits were a
number OF packages Ct crackers and
tins OF meat and sardines.
Identify Packages.
The packages bore some marks by
which they could be identified and the
officers were working in oil towns in
that part of the county to learn where
they had been purchased and by
whom,
Further positive identification of
the horses found where they had been
deserted by the outlaws was made by
men who saw them near a lOl ranch
the afternoon of the robbery and by
the peculiar marks made by the shoes
of two of the animals, Recent de-
velopments and the big rewards that
are being offered for the arrest of the
train robbers have aroused the whole
country and many men are joining
the posses hourly in hope of getting
in on part of the reward when the
men are captured, and this is believed
by the cowboys and residents of the
Usage to be merely a matter OF hours
or possibly a day or two.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
Many Appear on Streets
After Limit Ordinance
Is Estopped.
RELIEF TEMPORARY
OFFICIALS BELIEVE
Business During First Day
of Activities Not Good
as Formerly.

NTIL Friday at least Jitneys Will
u h, permitted to run loose on
the greets of Tulsa carrying as
many passengers as their backs Will
hold.
Yesterday members of the jitney
union went into superior court and
obtained temporary injunction
against the city commissioners which
prohibits them or their agents from
enforcing the new jtney ordinance.
The hearing to decide whether the
Injunction shall be made permanent
is set for Friday october ~, before
Judge Breckenridge.
The Injunction was obtained
shortly before l2 o'clock yesterday
morning Less than half an hour
later many of the jitneys had re-
sumed operations on the routes
which were forsaken last Wednes-
day night. All of the cars were run
ming again by last night.
The application for an Injunction
was filed in the name OF G. w.
Dickens, a jtncy driver. and was
brought against the board of COM
missioners of the city of Tulsa. A
cash bond of $50 was filed by the
plaintiff.
Meant to Quit Union.
Several of the jitney owners were
preparing to quit the union and op-
crate independently before the in
junction action was taken in court.
Three have already taken out Ii
censes under the new ordinance and
will operate regardless of the out
come OF the hearing next Friday.
The new ordinance, which Is so
strenuously objected to by the 1it-
neurs. limits the number of passen-
gers carried in a jitney to two more
than the registered capacity OF the
car. The owners claim they can not
operate at profit under such re-
strictions.
Many of the jitney drivers com
planned last night that their business
yesterday was not up to the average
Of what it was before they sus-
pended on the other hand, street
cars continued to haul large crowds
during the rush hours.
The jitncy problem probably will
not be taken up at the city commits
sion meeting today. Last Friday the
iitneurs asked the commission to
amend the new ordinance so that the
capacity limit would be made four
instead of two in excess of the reg
istered capacity. Further action will
likely be postponed until after the
Injunction proceedings. Three OF the
commissioners are known to oppose
any change in the ordinance.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-24
BAItNtM WAS RIGHT.

MlNNEAPOLIS, Mimi, oct. 90.
Many thousands of letters, each
containing 10 cents, are pouring
into the postoffice daily from
women in various parts Of the
country who have Joined I'm an
endless chain scheme pro-
NOTED by the so-called National
BroseraSe exchange.
Federal agents are searching
fer officers of th3 Exchange"
who are wanted for using the
mails to defraud A room in Il
local business block 10 which all
the Atters are addre S5ed, was
suddenly vacated three weeks
ago, the authorities say,
TO every woman who would
send 10 cents in silver aud write
five friends urging them to iolr
in the chain the exchange"
promised new 1871 model silk
petticoat.'
"rhe volume of mail for the
exchange is RAPIDLY growing"
said Postmaster Purdy, and to-
day we received 25,000 letters
enclosing $4,000 dimes. Thou
sands Of the letters have been re-
turned to the writers, but a large
majority carry no re urn marks
and as result the dead letter
office is becoming ClOgged. 9th
er mail channels Of the local Of
flee are choked daily by the in
flux of mail for the exchange.