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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
GOVERNMENT WORK
BEGINS IN FACTORY

Moberly,. Mo-, May 19.-The first ma
terial to be used at the local plant of
the Brown Shoe Company. which has
been converted into factory for the
manufa cture OF tents. leggins and
other supplies for the army has arriv-
ed here. Signs painted on the outside
of the boxes proclaim that the proper
ty belongs to the government and that
it is shipped here in care of the Brown
Shoe Company.
1t is said the factory probably would
open in ten days. 1t is said the ma
chinery now in the factory is not suit
able for the manufacture Of the tents
ETC.. and that the opening of the plant
will await the arrival Of new machin-
cry from the East Indications ara that
the government will work three eight
hoIr shifts, thus keeping the factory
in operation night and day.
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PYTHIANS MEET
FROM DISTRICT
ANNUAL SESSION At CHARLTON
BRINGS REPRESENTATIVE
FROM FIVE COUNTIES.

Charlton, May 19.-The annual dis.
trict convention of the Knights OF
Pythian Sisters was held in this city
Yesterday. The district embraces APP
panoose. Wayne. Decatur, Clarke ana
Lucas counties, and large delegations
were present from these counties and
from other points. The Pythian Sisters
held their meeting in the l. o. y. r.
hall. The invocation was delivered by
Della Houston. of Osceola After the
appointment of committees an address
on "Pythianism" was delivered by H..
w. Gittinger. of this place. An address
of welcome was made by Mrs. Anna
Copeland. which was responded to by
Nina Thomas, Of Hiteman.
The Knights OF Pythias assembled in
Castle hall where the grand officers
and visiting knights were received
The convention was called to order by
C. F. Wennerstrum, and an address OF
welcome by H. W. Gtttinger was re-
sponded to by the visiting Knights. An
address was also delivered by Fl. J..
Toenningsen, G.. c.. after which a
school of instruction was conducted.
In the evening the Knights and
Pythian Sisters held joint meeting at
the X. P. hall which was preceded by
a banquet at the Presbyterian church.
served by the ladies of that denomina-
ton. The evening was featured by an
address by N B. Branp"r, response
by the Pythian Sisters. Grand Officers
and Visiting Knights. The convention
closed with a breakfast served at 1901
a. M
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-05-22
CAPTAIN MUMMA
DOES GOOD WORK

Iowa City, May 19.-Captain Morton
c. Mumma has returned from Fort
Smelling, Mimi, where he succeeded in
having another score of Iowa soldier
boys, chiefly university students, en-
rolled at the officers training camp, al
though the list was supposed to be
complete. Among the new men are
DR.. John R. Gardner of Lisbon. Jackson
w. Bowish of Marion, Professor Her
bert N. Jeffrey, vice president of Iowa
Wesleyan university. Mt. Pleasant;
Frank Kriz. Cedar Rapids. and lnstruc-
tor Andrew H. Holt, s. U. I. Captain
Mumma reports that Professor Nelson
A. Kellogg, director of athletics at S.
u. L., has been awarded first ser
geantcy at Fort Smelling L. l.. Leigh
ton of Iowa City. who resigned from
Company A, engineers, to enroll at
Fort Smelling also received SER
geantcy.
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WAR GRASSES
CLASS LINES
GET TOGETHER" MEETINGS
DRAW RICH EMPLOYERS AND
LABOR DELEGATES.

Washington. d. c., May 19.-(Fron
The Courier Bureau. Nothing more
remarkable in the form Of "get-to
gether" meetings has taken place in
Washington in a score Of years thar
connected with council of national
defense. Samuel Gompers presided
and among the speakers were John d.
Rockefeller, Jr.. who said that he felt
it an honor and patriotic duty to
servge with Gompers, and Daniel Gug.
genheim. who offered the resolution OF
thanks, at the close, to the visiting
British labor delegates.
Aside from this personal side Of the
affair, it had great significance to the
millions of men and women who within
the next year will be connected with
the army, the navy or war work" Of
thousand sorts. The British repre-.
sentatives explained, in answer to
scores Of questions, during the after
noon and evening, the schemes which
their government and their trade union
movement have adopted for dealing
with the industrial side Of war.
A million and a quarter OF women,
none Of whom had ever before work.
ed with their hands for pay, are now in
the factories and other industries in
Great Britain. Fifty thousand OF them
belong to the union of the railway en-
ployes, which up to 1914 excluded all
women. Four million British working
men are in uniform, and every man of
them is under guaranty from the gov
eminent that suitable Job will be
found for him if his old job is not wait
ing him at the close of his military
service. Men returning from service,
minus an arm or leg, are provided
with jobs fitted to their ability. and in
addition they draw pensions. but the
pay for the job Is based on the rate
needed by an able bodied man to main
tain himself and family
When the war is over, the men win
remain in the army until jobs are pro-
vided for them in industry.
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MISSOURI FARMERS
INCREASE ACREAGE

Jefferson City, Mo. May 19.-Dean
Mumford chairman Of the Missouri
Council OF Defense, Announces that the
farmers have increased the acreage OF
spring crops. including corn. from Is
to 90 per cent in response to the de-
mand for greater food production. A
committee of the council met here to
plan the organization of county and
township councils. Mumford says the
farmers are responding readily to the
appeal for larger production and pre-
diets the largest acreage Of corn in the
history Of the state. Seed corn is being
loaned to farmers in some sections
where suitable seed is scarce. this to
be repaid when a crop is grown.
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CHARLTON.

Mrs. Frank Savacool and sister, Mrs.
Sarah Ward. were visitors in Ottumwa
YESTERDAY
Mrs J T Dean left yesterday for
ICenterville called there by the critical
Illness of her mother. Mrs, Sarah
Brown. who has been spending the
winter there at the home of her son,
Frank A Brown.
Miss Gladys Durham. of Shenandoah,
who resided in this city several years
ago, was greeting Charlton friends
yesterday. en- route to Ottumwa Miss
Gladys is employed as /saleslady in
the Darrah store at Shenandoah.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Mauk returned
Tuesday from Des Moines. where they
had been called by the critical Illness
of latter's son, Bert Lewis who has
been suffering with the pneumonia.
but who is now improving. fact his
many Charlton friends will be glad to
learn.
Mrs. G. l. Evans and daughter. Eva,
of Des Moines, visited in Lincoln town.
ship this week with Miss Nellie Stat
tengren before leaving for their new
home in Canada
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Morgan are
spending few days with friends in
Des Moines.
Mrs. Charles McNeer and little
grandson, Leland Crawford, of Osceola,
visited in this city Tuesday at the
home OF her brother-in-law, NJ. A. Nc.
Neer and family.
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BLOCKADE ON TRADES
DRIVES PRICES DOWN

Chicago. May 19.-Stoppase, of all
new buying Of future deliveries of
wheat has had the effect of cutting
down prices on such options " cents
to 22Nc as compared with week ago.
Corn quotations meanwhile have risen
Az to 4Ac, oats show virtually no
change, and provisions vary from 81
cents decline to an advance OF 20 cents.
First measures adopted to halt the
recent wild upward flight of the
wheat market appeared only to acceler-
ate the excited rush of purchases 1t
had been hoped that barring Of all
transactions in May delivery would en-
force on the trade sufficient degree OF
calmness to render any more radical
expedient unnecessary The immediate
result however. was exactly the re-
versa general stampede to purchase
July and September contracts. with
would be buyers frantically bidding
and next to nothing for sale. A jump
of 20 cents in prices was followed by
drastic action of board of trade direc-
tors here and at other leading centers
putting complete ban on all fresh
deals in futures. Rapid downward
slides Of quotations have since been the
rule every day until yesterday. with
business confined almost entirely to
closing up old transactions.
Reports that the United States gov
eminent had requested Great Britain
and her European allies to relinquish
immense holdings of future delivery
wheat purchases made in this country
and to abandon future all export buy
ing at present did much to carry the
market here to the lowest point reached
Of late. Yesterday though, word was
circulated that large quantities of
wheat on the Pacific had been acquir-
ed for rush shipment overland to the
Atlantic seaboard and thence by water
to Europe Apparently this news was
mainly responsible for the first net adj
vances in prices here since concerted
trade action was taken to stop public
hysteria.
Despite sympathy at times with
wheat weakness, corn hardened in
price owing chiefly to signs of urgent
home and foreign demand for corn
products.
Oats were independently strong be-
cause Of an active export call.
Provisions averaged higher with corn
and hogs. The conspicuous exception
was pork, which however, was inactive
as compared with lard and ribs.
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TROY.

The high school gave play last
week to crowded house The proceeds
will be applied on a piano.
Roy Birchmier, son Of Mr. and Mrs
Will Birchmier died Sunday morning
and was buried in the Rowe cemetery
Monday
The Noel sisters were dinner guests
at the VIM. Darnell home Sunday.
Fay Roby spent Saturday and Sun
day at the Ed Banister home near
Bloomfield
Mrs. Fancy has been on the sick list
for several days.
e. Is. Parks and wife spent Wednes-
day in Leando.
Lee. Mott and wife spent Sunday at
the J. U. Ritz home MIS- Ritz who had
a stroke OF paralysis some time ago is
not SO WELL
Bert Orndufr and jim. Caruthcrs at.
Marion Russell and wife. Wayne
Smith and wife spent Sunday with
Matt Bollman and family.
John McMickle and John voris spent
Sunday in Hedrick.
Mrs. Bowyer and wife OF Leando
spent Sunday at the home Of their
daughter Mrs. Charlie Brodeen.
Doris Evans spent a few days last
week in Lebanon the guest OF Mrs.
Chester Brown.
Mrs. Saylor is with her son George
near Leando whose wife has been very
i'll.
Mrs Long is visiting home folks in
Centerville.
+. M. Ross and wife visited in
Pulaski Sunday at the DR.. Barnes
home.
Rev Otto Wilson OF Knoxville was in
town Tuesday enroute to Pulaski to at
tend conference.
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FLORlS.

Mrs. G. e. Swinney and little son,
Charles Arthur, of Bloomfield, spent
the last week visiting relatives and
friends here.
Alva Hastings returned to his home
in Moulton last Friday.
Roswell Hastings returned home
from Charles City last Wednesday
Mrs. Margaret Sloan spent several
days in Eldon last week at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Will Lyon
Mrs. A. C. Mcdonald of Eldon visit
ed Wednesday with Mrs. H. X. McVey.
Mrs. Fl. W. Stevenson was called to
Princeton. Mo-. last Tuesday on &C
count OF the death Of her brother-in-
law. She returned home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Sperry of Eldon spent
Tuesday and Wednesday at the home
Of the formers sister, Mrs. S. G. Nc
Clure
Mrs. AIlie Lyon returned home, Sat
urday from Eldon where she had been
az the bedside OF her son, Will, who
has been quite Ill but is improving.
Mrs. J. r. Strickland and Mrs. n. X.
Mcvey spent Saturday and Sunday In
Centerville with their children, Mr.,
and Mrs. Herbert McVey.
Sunday was John Hinkles sixty
sixth birthday and his friends planned
and successfully carried out surprise
on him at his home in F'loris. About
seventv-fve OF his friends came with
well filled baskets to spend the day.
Miss Eva Foster of Belknap spent
Friday night with Miss Hazel Swinney
at the Chas. Howard home.
Miss 1Ieona Cruch left Friday for a
visit in Unionvi1le.
Harry Davis OF Eldon was tuning
pianos here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Grant of
bloomfield spent Sunday with relatives
here.
Chas Skinner attended the bankers
convention in Ottnmwa Thursday.
The Endeavor social was well at
tended Saturday night. Ice cream and
cake were served.
Chidren's day win be observed by
the Sunday school at the Christian
church the first Sunday in Jnne.
Harry Wilkinson and little son, Ed
ward and mother Mrs. ]. f. Wilkinson,
Everett Wilkinson and mother. Mrs
Iva Wilkinson and Miles Wilkinson
motored to Dudley, Sunday to see their
brother-in-law and uncle. Lewis Will
kinson who is Ill.
Little Miss Hazel Christy went to
Bloomfield Wednesday for visit at
the home OF her brother. Harry and
was accompanied by her mother as for
as Belknap.
Eugene Christy, son OF Ira Christy
has enlisted with the coast artillery.
Mrs. Sarah Stokes Of Fairfield spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
here.
w. n. Powell OF Ottumwa spent Sum
day with his wife at the parental J. NJ.
Peden home.
Drs. Spillman and son and j. C. Box
of Ottumwa made professional visit
here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Shuckrow of OF
tumwa came Saturday to visit at the
home of the latter's daughter. Mrs.
Flora Greiner.
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sleouRNEY is BUSY.

Sigourney, May 1s-The Red Cross
movement in Sigourney is moving
right along. During the fore part OF
the week a number Of parties have
been touring the north and west part
Of the county in the interest of the or.
ganization and large number OF mem.
bers were added to the membership.
The organization now has a big mem.
bership and on next Monday there will
be big county meeting here. at which
time it is expected that large num-
Der OF additions will be received from
neighboring towns Of the county and
an organization will be perfected. In
the interim between now and next
Monday parties from here will tour the
east and south part Of the county.
James B. Weaver of Des Moines. who
has the state work in hand. has prom
ised to be here one day soon and as
sist in the organization Of the work.
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RUSSIANS OPPOSE CONFERENCE.
CARRANZA CAMPAIGN
FOR ORDER IN MEXICO

Mexico City. Mexico. May 10. Pres.
ident Carranza addressing a delegation
of the miners who went On strike yes.
terday in the Pachuca fields, urxed
them to return to work and leave mat
tiers in his hands, assuring them IN
adjustment Of their grievances would
be made.
Under Secretary Of War Castro has
telegraphed 10 the villa chieftafns In.
viting them 10 surrender IT Is believed
that the message was based on evi.
dence that such an invitation would re-
ceive consideration
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CHARLTON.

Mrs. Emma Davis and Mrs Harriet
Watts visited relatives and friends in
Abba yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ l.. Poush, of
Osceola formerly of this place. came
yesterday for visit with her brother.
Green Smith. who has been seriously
Ill but is now improving
Mrs. j. Q. Grips spent the day yes
terGay with friends in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Frank Hamilton and two chill
dren, Of Princeton. Mo-. returned home
yesterday aftera visit with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Claude Lanning.
Dr. and Mrs. n. B. Sutton enjoyed a
visit the first OF the week from his
mother, Mrs. O. B. Sutton, OF Corydon.
and from his cousin, Mrs Kate Annis.
OF Shenandoah.
Mrs. H. s. Roberts and baby daugh-
ter, Bernita, of Des Moines. returned
home last evening after a visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs S. Incl and
old friends
Mrs. J. Rinker. OF Des Moines. came
yesterday for visit with her mother.
Mrs. james Webb.
Mrs. Evan jenkins left last evening
friends in Cleveland.
Miss Nellie Proudft, who had been
for few days visit with relatives am
spending two months with her sister,
Mrs A. Mickie. left yesterday for her
home in Bay View, Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and
three children. of Des Moines. came
the first of the week for visit with
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. Smith,
and with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fuller.
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BiDW ELL.

Mrs. Selmon Lewis who was sick last
week is better.
Geo Oswald was visiting friends In
Ottumwa Friday
Daniel Rosacrans of South Ottumwa
visited friends here last week.
r. A. Hand and family of South OF
tumwa visited Sunday at the James
Grams home.
Mrs. Mollie Grooms of Chililcothe is
visiting her son Harvey Grooms and
family.
Mrs Moves Garfield and son Harold
Garfield visited relatives in Blakes-
burg Saturday.
Ben Grooms Of Charles City is visit
ing relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p Chisman and Rev.
Wilson and family OF South Ottumwa
visited Sunday afternoon at the c. r.
Chisnan home
Mrs. Frank Kurtz who has been in
Abba for some time taking treatment
for rheumatism is improving quite
rapidly. She has been almost helpless
for the past few years
Mrs. Charlotte Williams and son
Burk Williams visited relatives at the
Ottumwa hospital Saturday.
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Mrs. f. Garfield OF Ottumwa spent
Saturday with her sister, Mrs. B. l..
Denny. and family.
Mrs. ]. Burtlow and children are Wis
iting relatives in Sigourney this week.
Mrs. William Emery returned home
Saturday after a visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs r. Shoemaker and family,
near Macon. Mo.
Mrs. Lydia Elder of St. Louis, Mo-,
formerly Of Highland Center. is visit
ing at the H. Spilman home.
Rex Bottora of Davenport visited at
the n Davis home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilmington and
daughter Velna we're in Ottumwa
Tuesday.
Rev. Victor Bloomquist OF Mt. Pleas
ant was entertained at the d. C. Claw
son home Sunday.
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SALEM

Mrs. Pearl Almond went to Fairfield
Monday and remained until Thursday,
guest at the homes Of her sister and
brother Mrs. Nora Mulkins and Frank
Edwards and families.
Services at the NJ. E. and Congrega-
tlonal churches were dispensed with
Sunday evening in order that all who
wished might hear the baccala ureate
sermon by Miss Baker at the Friends
church.
George Hodson had the pleasure OF a
rev days visit with his nephew r. r.
Hodson of the government forest serv-
ice. He left for Washington, d. c. on
Saturday.
Mrs W. F.. Simkin and daughter Mrs.
Ray Cammack drove to Mt Pleasant
and spent Tuesday with Mrs. Simkins
mother Mrs Mary Lewis.
Sunday Mr.. ind Mrs. Fred Taylor en-
joyed visit with their daughter Mrs.
Roy Smith and family of Mt. Pleasant.
Mothers Day was observed at each
Of the churches Sunday with programs.
Miss Nellie Manbeck departed We'd
nesday to take position as pharma-
cist at Pleasantville
A meeting to organize a Red Cross
society was held Monday evening
Charles Frazier arrived from Araph-
ahoe, Nebr., to visit his mother and
other relatives.
The w. C. T. U. met with Mrs. r. H.
FeIdmann Wednesday afternoon Of this
week.
Monthly meeting Of the Friends was
held at their church Saturday after
noon.
Congregational Aid society met with
Mrs. Belle Bicksler Wednesday after
noon.
Forest Lishtner came from Byron,
H.. to visit relatives.
Llewellyn Pierce is home from Chi
caCo. ra
Members OF the high school gradual
ing class are Ruth B. Taylor. Violet
NJ. Soppe. II. Alice Harsbarger. Gladys
Lightner F.. Dewey Pickard. Scott A.
Watts. Wilbur 3. Watts, Gilbert ].
Garretson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Steward and two
children OF Pennington spent Sunday
with Mr.. Stewards sister Mrs. Rolla
Lewis and family.
Mrs, Albert Pogge came from West
Point Saturday and remained until
Monday with her. parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Foss.
A spark from the engine set fire to
the roof of the Foss Coal building on
Monday. Quick aid soon extinguished
the flames.
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LUCAS co. TO RAISE
ARMY Y. M. C.. A. FUND

Charlton, May 19-At meeting
held at the Temple theater Thursday
attended by representatives from all
parts of Lucas county, an organization
Was perfected for the raising Of this
county's quota of the state apportion-
ment for the support of the army Y.
M. C. A. Sunday, May 20. has been set
for z. M. C. A. day and it is expected
that the necessary amount will be
easily raised A large number of re-
cruits have gone to various branches
Of the service from the county and
preparations are being completed for
effective registration and enlistment
under the draft.
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DISCUSS WAR RISKS.

Des Moines. May Is. Insurance for
members who enlist as soldiers or sail.
ors will be discussed at special
meeting of the Ancient Order of Unit
ed Workmen Of Iowa at Dubuque on
June u, II is announced here by +. b,
Evans. grand master workman.
Amendments will be submitted. the an
nouncement states, to permit the issu-
ance Of certificates of insurance on the
lives OF children OF the members under
the sc-called whole family protection
laws" Of Iowa.
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soUrH ENeLIsH GLASS SIX.

South English. May 19.-The COM
mencement program and exercises Of
the South English school, will be the
principal events of the coming week.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
given at the M. E. church on Sunday
evening. May 20. Rev Mr.. Berbyshire
the Baptist minister. will preach the
sermon Special music will be furn-
shed by the choir and chorus.
The Senior class play. "The Dear
Boy graduates will be given at the
opera tonight. The high school COM
mencement and closing exercises will
be held Friday evening, May Is.
The class is composed of Ethel Nc
Lain, Bernice and Agnes Stoner.
Leita Roach, Pearl Noffsinger and
Robert McI.ain.
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s. u. |. PROFESSOR RESIGNS.

Iowa City. May 19-Prof. c. F. Ans
ley. head of the department OF Eng
lish at the university and formerly
dean Of the college Of fine arts. when
the present department was organized
as a college few years ago. has re-
signed his position on the Iowa facul-
ty in order that he may take up farm
ing. The resignation takes effect at
the close Of the present school year.
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CLERGYMAN REACHES FRANCE.

Iowa City, May ia cablegram
from France Announces the safe arrival
Of Rev. DR.. NJ s. Rice. formerly pas
tor of the Methodist church here. He
eoes to become a Y. NJ. c. A. worker
IN the camps of the allies. His church
1t Detroit. Mich. granted him sum-
IneTs leave Of absence for that pur-
pose.
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pRAcs ROAD By LANTERN LIGHT.

Charlton, May 19-An interesting
example of intensive interest in good
roads has just come to light here. 1t
has been learned that few days ago,
after performing good days work on
his farm, Dan Chappell, living north.
west OF the city. took his road drag
and BY the light of a lantern did a
large amount Of road dragging in the
neighborhood Of his place. Mr. Chap
pell has also taken the lead in his
neighborhood by offering to set his
fences back in order that road turns
might be made safe.
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BLOOMFIELD P. NJ.
HAS DISTRICT HONOR

Bloomfield, May 1S-K. F. Baldridge,
postmaster at Bloomfield leads all other
postmasters in the Davenport district
in the number of regular army recruit
ing he has secured for Uncle Sam, the
government awarding him check for
$50 for the enlistment of thirty men
during the month of April. Uncle Sam
pays IS for each accepted applicant.
Postmaster Baldridge will turn the
money over to charity.
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MAKE REGISTRATION
DAY A HOLIDAY

Cedar Rapids. May Is. - Cedar
Rapids is ready for President Wilson's
proclamation stipuiating date for the
registration of males between the ages
of 81 and 90 who are eligible for mill
tary service. At conference Of Rotary
club representatives Mayor Roth and
city of1cials registers and registration
places were selected.