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La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05
Ordine FigIi d'ItaIia
in America
Una simpatica cerimonia in senO
ALA LOggia Italia No. II.

Giovedi sera, 3 Maggie, questa
Loggia celebro, nelPEagle Hall,
allie 8 strade e Latona, una fiesta
intima. semplice e solenne, d cui
intelvennero numerose rappre-
sentanze di attire Logge, che RI
MARIA pero memoranda negli an
mali delpOrdine e della Colonia,
per ralussimo signifcato che as
sunse.
81 trattava di iniziare al primo
grado parecchi, AMI moltissimi
profani, e di elevare agli onori
del quinto grado il Grande Vene-
rabile dello State di Pennsylva-
MIA Signor Gius. Di Silvesuo.
Nella prima parte della cei-
monia funziono da araldo il
Grande Venerable in persona,
che anche soto quella veste, mo-
stro quella padronanza e quella
signorilita che 10 rendono degno
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05

a preferenza di qualunque altro.
di occupare Palta calica che rive
ste.
Ira gil iniziati vi furono fra
tell Mr.. C. c. A. Baldi Jr. e Dr.
Federico Bald, / quail furono
fatti segno. da parte di tutti
FratelH, Uffciali e Grandi Jrff-
ciali, a singolari liguardi clio
mostra, a luce meridiana, che
rOrdine potente apre le sue Dor
te tutti, desiderosi di apparte-
nervi, senza distinzione di credo.
di partito, di professione.
La seconda palte, Pelevaziopa
cioe di Giuseppe Di Silvestro Al
so grado, fu fatta in forma So
lenne. La cOnsegna del certifca-
to, emanazione del Supreme Con
clio, venne fatta dial Curatore
Supreme, Rev. Sabbarese. Tuth
erano commossi. La serata indi-
menticabile fu, per Giuseppe Di
Siivestro, uno strepitoso trionfo
La Loggia Italia gil offrf una
ricca coppa ed egli la ricambio
con una bellissima medaglia do
10 da attaccarsi ALA dispense con
la scritta: ALA LOggia Italia No.
II il suO primo figliO.
La Loggia Gran Sasso d'Italia
regalo al Grande Venerable un
magnifico bouquet di fori con
una dedica affettuosa ed un al
tro bouquet gil offri il frateIlo
Palladino Aristodemo che. con
gentle pensiero, aveva anche
pIovveduto gratuitamente ALA
muSica all'addObbo della sala.
Terminate la celimonia. un
Comitato della Loggia Italia di-
stribui a profusione, al numerosi
intervenuti, sigari, paste, yer-
mouth, birra e sandwichs menue
81 iniziavano i discorsi di occasio-
ne.
II primo ed il piU impOrtante.
dopo le usinghiere parole di Vim
cenzo Titolo, fu quello del Rev.
Sabarese che preconizzo il Sig.
Giuseppe Di Silvestro, siccome
Punico degno di occupare, nellie
prossime elezioni, Palta carica di
Venerable Supreme. Parlo indi
applauditissimo il Grande Vene-
rabile e poi A. Zaffiro, Ass. Gran
de Venerable, il Venerable della
Capaccio, della Colaianni, il Rev.
Della Cioppa ed altri chiuse la
serie, con una felicissima improv-
visazione, Nicola Rivano, che, ac-
canto ALA igura di Giuseppe.
mise Paltra non memo simpatica
ne memo benemelita delPaltro
fratello Giovanni Di Silvestro
La sala, con applause unanime,
mostro di condividere lie idee E.
spresse dal Rivano e a notte mol
to avanzata la bella fiesta ebbe f.
ne.
% degenerate, anima vile ed
invereconda, quelli che ii sfama-
no ii hanno affdato l'incarito di
attaccare i fratelli Di Silvesho
Arduo impegno hal assunto, ar
duo come quello del bambino
che pretende prosciugare p0cea-
no con un guscio di noce.
UnO del firmatari
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05
Dev.nlo

Nella seduta ordinalia di do
menica, II Aprile, questa Log
gia, all'unanimita voto una vibra-
La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-05

AttiliO Viola
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
TRAMP OF TROOPS
ON FIFTH AVENUE
's7|Rs new YORK
Two Million Persons See 25-
600 Men March,

NEW YORK, Aug. D.--The speeta-
(els Of 2gOO tlghting men usarshiul
down Filth avenue, New Yofk's troops
for dsmocrscy's battle Int In France
, stirred this great city today.
watched BY 100000
Pride. patriotic fervor and the emo
iions that 90 with fareweIls TO sol
dier. seemed 10 grip with common
intensity the l0O00Q0 people who
watched the ranks o. hakf swinging
BY
The troops. New York states former
national guard, now the One Hundred
and Twenty seventh division Of the
United States army. marched prelim-
mary TO leaving for training At Spar
tansburg, s. E. Many Of them were
veterans Of the Mexican border. most
Of them tanned from summer enesmp-
n,ents. we'll equipped, trim, alert and
determined looking They called forth
roar. of cheers for the more than SIX
hours that Il took the division TO march
from One Hundred and Tenth street 10
Washington Square. Unless II be the
unpublished number already In France
this division formed the largest num-
ber Of American troops mobilifed since
the United States entered the war.
LesS. cosiidsst Stride.
"Only 4 drop In the gres, bucket.
exclaimed 4 British army officer Ia
,co,,,.vsA .. esss 4. Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
WHEAT PRICE DEADLOCK REFERRED TO WILSON,
Inuasion of y. S. No Worse
Than Effect of War Tax Bill
Declares Senator Underwood

senate leaders behind the cloture move.
men, lo~t hope Of early passage without
resort to the clo,ure rule. bu, Senator
Simmons plans to make another attempt
to reach an unanimous agreement and
avoid forcing the rloture motion,
Taxation OF wealth, rather than the
people by consumption taxes, was advo-
Gated by Senator Underwood
Senator Underwood assailed the bill
as very harry proposition"
III this bill ia not in the twilight
zone and full Of dark places, then
never saw . bill reported TO congress
that was in that category" he declared
The graduated war profits rates, SEN
ator Underwood characterized as I'M
Just to corporations and their thou
sands of stockholders although just in
the individual income tax provisions
"Not even an invasion OF the United
States would result In more harm to
the people than the overthrow OF the
present prosperity" he added, urging
adoption Of the Bankhead amendment
which provides for 4 tax Of 7S percen,
ON profits based on capitalization OF q
| percent and over"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
M Measure Would Overthrow
Prosperity, He Says La
Toilette Fighting CIoture
Rule on Debate,

WASHINGTON, Aug. N--The long.
expected senate debate on war profits
features of the war tax bill, was finally
in full swing today, following disposal
Of the publishers tax provisions yes,er-
day
Factions favorlng even higher levics
on war profits than the compromise ad-
vanccs of the finance committee were
preparing to support flat rate Of at
least 50 percent.
Senator Simmons failed to obtain
unanimous consent for q final vote next
Monday. Senator LaFollette objected.
a.ailng the clo,ure movement and de-
claring he would object to any effort TO
close debate until the war profits and
income section were disposed OF. In
view OF Senator laFollcWc's attitude
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
German Count
Deserts Into
Switzerland
Young ReventIow Refuses 10
Become ''Milltarist Against
Civilization, |"

PARIS, Aug. O,--A dispatch 10
the journal Des Debsh from Zu-
rich gives the following details OF
the desertion OF Count Rolf Won
Reventlow. . nephew Of Count Won
Reventlow the pan -Germanist d.
rector OF the Deutsche Taaes Zei-
tung as made public In Zurich to.
day.
Count Won Rcventlow." says the
correspondent, who has been liv-
ing for several years at Locarno,
Switzerland, responded To the call
to arms at the beginning Of the
war and was incorporated In .
Baden regiment. His mother went
to Berlin a month ago and OBJ
tanned a two weeks leave for her
son and went with him to Lake
Constance. A motdrboat rented
there carried mother and son
across the lake to Swiss territory
nursued by the fire OF the German
post.
"Coun, Won Reveu6 in an In
tefvicw here said 4 ~ has no
intention Of returniI "a Germany
TO descend into q r. eStast against
civilization" AI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
Anger of Irish
Aroused By Book
> Illinois In 1878

CHICAGO, Aug N.--Uncompli-
mentary references to lrishmen in
an edition of illinois in 1873" just
published Iw circulation among
state officialS Libraries and uni
versities, hass aroused opposition
and criticism on the part OF many
persons OF that race who are lead
ing a movement to have the often
sive paragraph removed before the
book is put on the market.
The volume on page los remarks
that the situation in Illinois was
similar to that in Missouri de-
scribed by John Mason Peck, .
Baptist missionary who wrote
Not a few drunken, ,profane.
worthless lrishmen were psrambu-
lating the country and getting up
schools; and yet they could neither
speak, read. pronounce or write the
English language.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
'ss|x' o. IsSsi ''5s! ~;

WASHINGTON, Aug, N-Aao \
can opposition to administsatIoa
for quick passage Of tie new wss ~
and certificate bill. and ths ps(6
and sailors insurance bill. i6soq
house agreement today that ~
bill will not he considered beieeo I
Tuesday and the insurance blu 0q
ably Friday A tentative agrsesoo
require the secretary Of the ressvSy II
sell at cost foreign bonds taksa u ~
change for loans. WAS reached tod1y -
the ways and means committee. H.
bill a. drawn proposed to permit W
secretary to fix the price. ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
america WAC|Ne.
FIGHT Of GERMAN
PE0PlE'--oAN|ELS
No Room in Sun for Kaiser,
Says Naval Chief,
ARMOR PLATE PLANT BEGUN
j, S, Activities Not Affected
by Peace Rumors,

49, ESTON, w Va,
- Aug N-Secre,ary Daniels,
SSS speaking here today at the
breaking OF ground for the
government armor plate and
projectile plant, declared that America
is fighting not only for the democratic
nations OF the world, bu, is wagng
"the battle Of the people Of the German
empire Themselves
No Place In the Sun.
Germany began this war for = quiet
place in the sun" said the secretary,
III has conducted it with the idea that
il must have the place in the sm-and
the only place. We believe that there
can be no place in the sunshine for any
nation on earth underneath the omi-
nous shadow OF the Prussian eagle, no
sunshine even for the people OF Ger
many themselves
~"l.et there be no fear that rumors
Of peace Or possibilities 81 cessation
Of the struggle will cause US to remit
one moment our activities on sea OF
shore he said
Only Treaty Can Stop U. 8.
"Not until the peace treaty is ac'
tually signed will we remit one single
item from our program OF preparation
Our citizens need hWe no fear that VI
Will he lulled into ahy relaxation or b.
deceived by the mirage Of peace whic'
is nc, peace, into slackenins Of our &C
tiyities."
The secretary declared ihst the GOV
errment had Seen ditatovy N provid
ins for It's wsr needs. Attention ha
been given to the far sighted advocate
Of preparedness, he said, and the coun
try would not haye entered the We
with wholly inadequate facilities.
I'VE do not expect the government
plants to make all lis ammunition" h
said, ut is best to have competition
between government and privately
owned plants"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
More Ariuerymen
Than lnfantrymen
In Verdun Battle

TN ARlS. Aug W--1hc number OF
w artillerymen employed in the
a recent operations in the Yer
dun region was greater than the
number Of iniantrymen put into the
battle line. The surprising fact IS
explained by the correspondent OF
the Temps at Nerdun as being due
to the difficulty of the gunners
tasks in addition to the immense
number of cannon Heavy shells had
to Ne carried to the guns for hours
at a stretch by men who were com.
PEELED to wear masks which rendered
breathing difficult, and obstruction OF
their vision
The correspondent, adds the oblec,
of the artillery il le. directed to the
destroying enemy guns than TO fore.
ing the German gunnefs TO suspend
service and seek shelter For this
purpose he says, gas shells are en-
ployed largely
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
Tumulty Appears
With Wrist Watch;
Others May Eollow

NN YASHINGTON, Aug. 10
wv (Special)--At last the wrist
w watch has appeared in ad-
ministrstion circles. For the past
month or so II has proven the fad
among soldiers but now Joseph Tu-
multy, the presidents secretary, has
set the fashion for the president and
for administrative circles by ap-
pearing with one Of those oonven-
iences peekins out from under his
cuffs
At present the wrist watch IS be
ing used largely by girl, and sol
diers and i, Is expected that II the
president adorns himself with one
that il will become a national lad
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
MEDICAL STuDEHIl
, ORDERED ExE

WASHINGTON. Aug. N.--HoeOl(
interns and medical students who he&&
been more than a year st college d0|
he exempted from military ssrsice lp4
der the selective draft bili BY se0 n$
,ions issued today. The var ~ ~
nent 10 anxious not to intsslsfs 4
professional education Of sltoeeA ~
., doctors may be necessary belegs 4
close oi the war. EnlislmsMt y ~ e
listed reserve corps Of the ssmy ii -
way found BY pfsvoet Mershsl ,0ggc
Crewtisr 10 accomplish ne dsMfod I
suit. The student will enter ths -
tsry service and may lister b ~
charged to continue his edueAtloa ~
practice. ~ III
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
Class at West Point
Is Graduated Today;
Filipinos Included

WEST POINT, N y, Aug. 30
Secretary of War Baker was to reach
her. this morning for the exercises at.
tending the graduation of the class OF
1918 at the United States military
academy. He will deliver the princ'-
pal address anil present the officers
with their diplomas.
The graduation ball, one of the most
brilliant in the history OF the academy
was held last night i'll the gym.
Two Filipinos, Salvatore Formo'a
REYES and Ridelventura Segunda, are
among those who will he graduated
They will he commissioned in the
Philippnc scouts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
Red Cross to Meet
All Troop Trains

All troop trains passing through
Oklahoma City will be met by repre-.
sentatives Of the local Red Gro" ana
provided with food and other comforts
Thi, was decided upon a, called meet.
ing OF the executive committees OF tns
local branch at luncheon at the Leg
Huckins today ~. In
secure advance information N 70 .ns
schedule OF troops trains and secure
refreshments to be distributed among
the men W.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
Beer IN HARDWARE
MANS WAREHOUSE

McALESTER, Okla, Aug. O.--(Spe
cial. l.)--Charges OF introducing" were
filed against Fred c. Russell, a prom
inent wholesale hardware dealer OF this
city, today by federal officers, who
found 40 pints of beer in his ware
house last night. u
Mr.. Russell is to have hi, preliminary
hearing tomorrow. He declared that
he did not order the beer shipped but
found il after young men at his place
had stored it, He explained that he
decided then to hold II for Dutch
lunch" planned for the state hardware
mems convention here next week
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
PEACE CONFERENCE
AT WISCONSIN TOWN

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. D.-Louis P
Lochner. secretary Of the Peoples
Council of America, announced today
that arrangements had been completed
for holding the national peace CON
ference Of that organization a, Hudson
Wis. beginning September 2, This
action was taken after it'had been an
nounced that the invitation OF Governor
Frazier to meet at Fargo had been ac-
cepted and the governor had arranged
to protect the conference from danger
OF mob violence, A special train car
rying New York delegates left that
city today for Fargo.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
NEW BRITISH PARTY
WILL SPEED UP WAR

LONDON. Aug. 0--The birth OF an
attempt to establish a new political
party in Great Britain was announced
TODAY in a long manifesto signed by
twenty seven peers, members of the
house of commons and others who have
seeded from the Unionist party to take
independent action "in which national
consideration will be sole concern,
The new party's aim, Judged by tn.
manifesto, is to speed up the war and
promote good administration and good
social conditions
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
" "On Dilworth Phone
Office kow Is Believed To
Have Been Pure" Frame Up''

men without wounding them, ac-
coNding to her story.
Investigators from the head Of
ices OF the Pioneer Telephone
company in Oklahoma City are
here probing the matter, and it is
said that they have expressed the
opinion that the alleged attack was
not made in earnest, in spite of the
fact that Miss Smith was injured.
What the motive behind the al
legged frame up" was has not been
stated, 1t is hin,ed here, however,
that a thread OF love interest runs
throughout the affair,
City officials and telephone in
vestigators have not informed even
local newspaper men as to the re-
suit Of their Investigations. De-
velonments in the case are expected
as soon as the telephone men re-
port their findings to the home office
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
ALLEGED SLAyERS
OF GIRL TEACHER
Waive CHARGES
Preliminary Hearing Held at
Seminole Next Tuesday,


SEMINOLE, Okla, Aug. N-(Spe.
cial DIR. A. II. Yates and Fred
O'Neil of Konawa, charged with the
murder of Miss Elsie Stone, l8-year-
old teacher of Vamoosa, Seminole
county, waived arraignment when
brought to the courtroom Of Justice OF
the Peace NJ. L. Rasco here this morn
ing. Their preliminary hearing was
set for next Tuesday morning
Seminole Excited.
Seminole was greatly excited today
over the trial partly because OF the
prominence Of the defendants and the
dead girl, who taught school with
ONeil last winter at Vamoosa. a small
town in the southern part Of Seminole
county. Large crowds gathered around
the courtroom early in the morning.
Yate, and O'Neil apparently intend "a
fight the charges against them to the
last Wha, line their defense will take
has not been indicated, of course, and
their waving of atraignment gives nc
clue to the course their attorneys have
decided to pursue
Men Are Separated.
Yates was taken to the county jail
OF Pouawatomie county at Shawnee
O'Neil to the county jail Of Seminole
county at Wewoka, They are being helc
separately in order that they may no
communicate and thus coordinate th'
stories they will tell at their prelimi
nary hearing next Tuesday and at tn
trial il they arc held
County Attorney Nichols has deolare'
that he will oppose any attempt by tn
accused men TO secure freedom on bond
They are represented by the law firm
Of Pryor & Stokes of Wewoka.
The county attorney declares he ha
evidence TO prove that Miss Stone, VIII,
would have become a mother in Abou
four months, was kept in Yates offic
at Konawa for four days following a,
alleged criminal operation O'Neil !
charged with having carried meals L
her during her illness The girl die,
at Yates home lat week and wa
buried in the Seminole cemetery. Al
autopsy revealed the alleged operation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
HABEAS CORPUS
GWEN L|NDBERC
BY STATE COURT
Hearing to Be Held in Su-
preme Court Room Today,

A writ of habeas corpus, returnable
this afternoon, has been granted by the
criminal court Of appeals for Karl
Lindberg held in the county jail with
out bond on a charge of numbering his
wife. Leota Lindberg,
The action Of Lindbergs attorneys
today follows the refusal OF Judge Old
field IN district court to grant Lind
berg his release on bond, as the result
of habeas corpus proceedings. The
hearing this afternoon is to he held in
the supreme court room at the capitol
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
Million Bushels
of Potatoes Saved
for Next January

CHICAGO, Aug. N-Plan, for pur-
chasing and storing in Chicago ot W'-
-0CO bushels of potatoes for use after
January next, were started today by
the middle western section OF the ma
tional food administration. The pota'
toes are to be sold to consumers at
cost, the PRICE to be fixed after all eS.
penses including interest on the capha'
required to finance the deal have been
determined
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
AMERICAN SCHOONER
BOMBED and SUNK

LONDON, Aug O--The American
schooner Laura c. Anderson was sunk
by bombs from a submarine on Thurs
day. All members OF the crew were
picked up and landed at an English
port.
The Laura {. Anderson was a four
master OF go tons gross. She was built
in 1891 at Bath, Maine, and was owned
in Philadelpha.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
CELEBRATION FOR
DRAFT MEN HERE
BEING PLANNED
carp Anxious That Local Sol
dierS Be HOnored,
COUNTY COUNCIL NAMED
Members Of Organization
Nominated by Saturday.

PREPARATIONS for a, big
celebration in honor OF the
SNS drafted boys from Oklahoma
S are to be put under way
soon. The state council OF
defense is anxious that Oklahoma
county should have as great SHOW
OF patriotism in bidding the boys good
by as other counties.
No Date Is Set.
No date has been set for the ce'e-
bration but this probably will be 'e,t
TO the county council Of defense. when
/, to he appointed at once. Members
Of the state council were not IN Okla
homa City today but probably Will De
In readiness to name the executive
committee of the county council not
later than Saturday, as the names OF
prospective members Of the committee
have been under consideration tor
some time. =.
Adj Gen. ANGEL Earp is enthusiast
eally in favor of holding celebration
for the men taken in selective service
September 10 Suggested.
oklahoma county owes it to 'tse'i
and 10 the men to hold some kind OF
a meeting in their honor" said General
Earn today. Il would suggest that II
be held September 70, as on this day
10 percent Of Oklahoma countys quota
will leave for the training camp. Ther,
will be .riy a few leave September ,
probably not more than two or three
! dav besinnine with that date. Ih'
istey date would give more time t
prepare for Z celebration Of the prope
Character and the big bulk OF tn,
drafted men will leave at that time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
OAR HITS MOTOR;
Three ARE KILLED

RICHMOND, Va, Aug Mover
ton Howard. a promnen, awyer, his
brother, Thomas p Howard, a federal
bank examiner and Richard Bagby, 10
year, old a nephew Of the Howsrd's,
were killed today when their automo-
bile was struck by an electric car near
Ashland
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
COAL OPERATORS n
CONTINUE pAn

WASHINGTON, Aug. N,-Fq1
control Of the country's coal lo4
was again today the subject q Gqo
sion by the directors Of the Na1j
Coal association with the pste(
that an announcement % 10 v1elIlCl
President Wilson's price scale vM h
accepted without protect would D
Forthcoming before the day 10 over.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
Investigators From Pioneer
Telephone Company Prob
ing Night Raid on Oil Field
Exchange,

DlLWORTH, Okla, Aug. 30
(SpeciaD-That the recent at
tack" by two masked men" on the
local telephone exchange here
which resulted in Miss Maud
Smith, ngfN operator. being bound
to q cot by the Villains" was
pure frame up" is the belief of
local citizens. Miss Smith was
badly burned when the cot was set
on fire, but fired five shots at the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-30
KANSAS REPUBLICAN
WnEEln0RSE DIES

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Aug, W.-Cyrus
Leland jr., for twenty years a prominent
leader Of the republican party in Kansas,
died here today. The funeral will be
held at his home in Troy, Kan, on
September |. Mr.. Leland was brought
here last May to undergo an operation
from which he never fully recovered.
He was 10 wears old.