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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
Poultry & Livestock
DROPS DEAD
IN HIS HOME
N. e.. kEPLER FOUND BY WIFE ON
FLOOR SHORT TIME AFTER
ARISING.

Lewis Charles Kepler. 300 East
Fourth street, arose very early tins
morning, about 3 a. M, IN order to
start the fires before his early depar'
ture to his work as elevator operator
IA the Hotel Ottumwa. His wife arose
soon afterward and going into tho
kitchen to prepare the breakfast,
found her husband lying on the floor
dead where he had fallen,
M. Kepler has been q victim o.
heart trouble for some time and MS
death, although q shock 70 the family,
Vas not entirely unexpected. A ply.
stefan was called who pronounced the
death due to heart trouble and 1t WAS
not considered = case for the coroner.
Tho deceased was 81 years OF age
and il survived by his wife, Mary Jane,
and seven children, Charles Lewis,
Viola May, Ruth Anna, Henrietta.
Stella, Marie and Margaret, all ot
whom are at home except the latter.
The funeral will be held In Sullivan
chapel Saturday at 2 p. M. with inter
ment In Ottumwa Cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14

In offering "War-Savings 6tamps''
TO the public, the United States gov
eminent has made Immediately avail
able for every man, woman and child
lin the country a profitable. simple
and secure investment.
What a They Are. - War-Savings
Stamps are the answer OF great
democracy to the demand for dem
ocratic form of government security.
They are little baby bonds" Like
Liberty Bonds, they have behind them
The entire resources OF the govern
ment and people of the United States.
They have the additional advantage
that they steadily increase in value
from the date of purchase until the
date OF maturity, and this increase Is
guaranteed by the government. These
stamps are issued in two denomlna-
lions, the 25-cent stamp and the 30
stamp.
For the convenience Of investors Il
srhrift Card" is furnished to all pur.
chasers Of 25-cent stamps. This card
has spaces for 16 stamps. When all
the spaces have been filled the Thrift
card may be exchanged for IS stamp
At post offices, banks, or other author
sixed agencies byIadding 10 cents in cash
prior to February l, 1918, and cent
additional each month thereafter.
Those who prefer may buy S
CONTINUED
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
SCHOOL
Is DEDICATED
SPECIAL HOMECOMING SERVICE
AT FIRST N. e. CHURCH
ATTRACTS MANY.

The dedication of the splendidly and
modernly equipped Sunday school de-
paftment Of the First Methodist Epis-
copal church which was held at the
regular Sunday school hour Sunday
morning was attended by $50 members
and friends. The spacious new class
rooms are adQuate to accommodate
many moro than this number and an
effort will be made to retain the inter-
est Of all who were present Sunday.
Special music was furnished by tho
Sunday school orchestra with vocal
solo by Mrs. Guy Kitterman. The ded-
ication address was made by Superin-
tendant S. l.. Vest. Mrs. +. e. Brush,
wife Of former pastor Of the church.
spoke briefly and the superintendent
Of the various departments made short
talks.
The Sunday school work of the First
NJ. Z. church is conducted upon the
most approved and modern plan. with
graded classification OF the five de-
partments of the school. These depart
ments, the beginners, primary. junior,
intermediate, and senior, have each
a departmental superintendent with
Mr. Vest serving as general superin
tendant. Each department has its own
assembly room with individual class
rooms in charge Of a capable teacher.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WAR-sAV|NGs STAMPS

stamps outright. These will be on
sale from December 3, 1917, until Jan
uary 81, 1918. for s4.12. They auto
matically increase in value cent a
month every month thereafter until
January !, 1923, when, the United
States will pay IS at any postofftce or
at the treasury in Washington for each
stamp affixed to a War-savinss csrtifi-
cate.
When you purchase IS stamp, you
must attach it to an engraved folder
known as a "War Savings Certificate"
which bears the name of the purchaser
aud can be cashed only by the person
whose name appears upon the certifi-
cate, except in case of death or disabll-
ity. This certificate contains twenty
spaces. If these are filled with War
Savings Stamps between December 3,
1917, and January 81, 1918, the cost to
the purchaser will be $S2.40, and on
January l, 1928, the government will
pay the owner Of the certificate 800
a net profit to the holder Of $3.50.
This Is based on an interest rate Of ~
compounded quarterly from January 2,
1918. The amount of War-Savings
Stamps sold to any one person at any
one time shall not exceed 500 (matur-
ity value), and no person may hold
such stamps or War-Savirss certtfi-
Gates to an aggregate amount exceed
ing $1,000 maturity valued
Tomorrow .ssy
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
FEW TEACHERS;
SCHOOLS CLOSE
SCARCITY or INSTRUCTORS AZ.
FEcTs RURAL COMMUNITIES;
DRAFT is A FACTOR.

Des Moines, Dec. 1s,-More than 1850
rural schools of Iowa have been forced
to close, due to Il )rtage Of teachers,
according to Frank D, Joseph. deputy
state superintendent of public instruc'
ton.
The shortage of teachers is laid TO
various causes by Mr.. Joseph. NOT the
least Of which is the selective draft
law. which has taken many male In
,structors.
Many women teachers have return
ed to their homes, too. to take up
some Of the work left by brothers call
ed to the national army or have enter
ed other occupations in positions
made vacant by national army men
and which, they believe, afford greater
opportunity.
Henry, Ida and Grundy counties are
the hardest hit by the shortage OF ped
agogues, according to Mr.. Joseph, VINO
said that in Henry county alone ll!'
teen schools had not been able to open
for the winter term.
To relieve the shortage to some eN'
tent the state department OF public IN.
struction has temporarily suspended
the state law requiring teachers to
have certificates Of attendance OF a
twelve weeks normal training course.
The department is empowered with
the right OF suspending this rule only
in cases OF emergency.
Teachers for positions have been re-
cruited from all possible sources. The
Iowa State Teachers college has re.
leased every possible teacher enrolled
in the teaching department.
It was reported by the registrars OF
the three institutions in session here
last week that they knew OF no secon.
Diary schools which had been closed
because of teacher shortage, but
they said that there were many
schools which were continuing Win
the faculties badly crippled.
Mr.. Joseph said that Highland Park
college would release between eight
and ten girls during the coming week
to enter rural schools as teachers.
There are now 1900 students IN high
schools who will be available IN the
spring for entrance as teachers.
Due to the shortage many OF the
rural school boards have greatly In
creased the salaries OF their teachers
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
MANY GRlNNELL
MEN IN ARMY
TWENTY BRANCHES OF SERVICE
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES, OF
scHOoL-1s8 ENLISTED.

Grinnell, Dec. 13.-Grinnell gradu-
ates and undergraduates to the mum.
Der OF 1913 have carried the colleges
name into the twenty branches of mil
itary service in the United States
and abroad.
Thtrty-two are serving In some divi.
sion of the infantry, nineteen chose
the field artillery, twelve the medical
corps, and ten the aviation corps. The
quartermaster's department, army Y.
NJ. c. A., ambulance corps and the
navy claim large delegations. Grin
nellians are also present in the coast
artillery, wireless corps, cavalry, ma.
rines. engineers corps, signal corps
and base hospitals.
Twenty-eight men are at Deming
and twenty-one have been assigned to
Camp Dodge. Nine are awaiting or
ders at Allentown, Pa. and nine 9th.
ers are now seeing active service In
France. Grinnellians have found their
way into ten other Of the most i'm
portant camps Of the country ranging
from American Lake, Washington, to
Mineola, Long Island. and from the
Great Lakes naval training station to
Brownsville, Texas.
Twenty per cent of the -Grinnell
men in service hold commissions. The
list of officers includes one brisadier
general, one colonel. one sergeant ma
por, eight captains and thirty lieuten-
ants.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
DES MONIES GIRL
REPORTED LOST

Waterloo, Dec. 13.-Violet Gates
left her home in Des Moines early
yesterday ostensibly to visit a sister
in Waterloo. but to date has failed to
communicate with her relative. Fear
ing she has become lost, the local
woman has asked the police to locate
her little sister.
Violet is II years old and pretty.
The authorities have learned that
Special Agent Wandering OF the
Great Western railway saw a girl OF
her. description riding with a stock
lily built man of perhaps IS and that
both got of in Waterloo. 1t has also
been learned that the clerk in local
hotel observed this couple at the
hosiery yesterday afternoon.
Search of hotels and rooom!ng
houses has failed to disclose Violet or
the girl she is said to resemble.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
AND THRIFT CARDS

Beginning today, The Courier VIII
publish in installments, pamphlet
that has just been issued by the gov
eminent explaining the war savings
stamps and thrift cards. These in
stallments will appear at the top VI
the want ads each day. Cut them out
and paste them together and at the
conclusion, you will have. the full ex-
planatory articles. These stamps will
attract a great deal OF attention in
the next few weeks and you can know
all about them by reading what Is
printed about them at the head OF the
want ads in the Daily Courier. Cut
these daily installments out and paste
them in your scrap book, or paste
them together in one long piece Read
the first installment today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
POUNDS FUND.
FOR UNIT R
SuescRlBEs AMOUNT TO BE PAIo
MONTHLY FOR YEAR TO
HOSPITAL FORCE.

Postmaster c. w. McCarty is founde:
in this city of contributions fund direc'
to Unit r which has received or.
ders to mobilize for service in THIS
country Mr.. McCarty, whose son Mer-
rill McCarty, is an orderly in Unit X,
wished to have some part in the sup
port of this unit, SO wrote to Major
Clarke OF the unit. and offered ms
pledge of IS per month commencing
January I, 1918 and continuing through
out the year.
He received very grateful reply
from Major Clarke who gave his WORD
that the money should be spent to the
best possible advantage, with the di-
rection to send the remittance each
month to Frank Richser. cashier OF the
Iowa State Savings bank OF Fairfield.
Mr.. McCarty is hopeful that othe,
citizens will follow his example ana
rally to the support of this particular
Red Cross unit which includes several
Ottumwans in it's personnel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
CHILD'S FATHER
WILL BE HELD
MURDER POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN
DEATH OF BABE BORN ON
HIGHWAY.

Iowa City, Dec. ia murder
charge may rest against the unknown
father of the dead baby found on the
rural highway between Scion and
Cedar Rapids. and against Miss Gladys
Meyers, daughter Of Contractor Martin
J. Meyers, of the Johnson county VII
lage. The 16-year.old girl mother Is at
the parental home, and her father de-
clares that he does not know who Is
the father OF the baby, born in the
automobile which was Transporting the
girl to Scion, when the birth strangely
came to pass.
The coroner's jury at Cedar Rapids
has decided that the infant boy came
to its death "as a result of exposure,
after being thrown from the auto
County Attorney H. X. Lockwood, OF
Linn county, wso assisted Coroner
King in holding the inquest will CON
duct such criminal proceedings al may
follow. Suspicion rests on a married
man at Scion, and he is under surveit
lance now.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
MINISTERS FAIL
TO ATTEND MEETING

A meeting of the national council OF
defense with ministers Of the county
wednesday afternoon proved dhap-
pointment as many OF the clergyrnen
failed to attend. One of the important
measures discussed at the gathering
which was made up almost entirely OF
local ministers was the problem of seed
corn.
There is an alarming shortage OF seed
corn now and j. Il. Weber, chairman
Of the committee called the meeting in
order to get the ministers to inform
their congregations of the situation.
Literature will be obtained from Ames
and sent to the ministers In the county
so that they can reach the men in their
districts from the pulpit. Mr. Webber
states that there is very little seed corn
and that the people must realize the
necessity of having plenty on hand.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
PRIZER LEAVES
TONIGHT FOR FIT. JAY

Lieut.. o. II. Prizar who has been
spending his furlough at home since
returning from the Officers Reserve
training camp at Fort Smelling left last
night for TT. Jay Governors Island, n.
Y. where he reports for duty Saturday
1t was at 1T. Jay where the 1SSth, Of
which G Company is part. was stat
toned after its brief voyage until the
final start to France was made.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14

A boy Of seven was being scolded
IN e room adjoining one in which his
grandma lay IN He motioned toward
grandma's room and quietly said.
ash-. It's too much for her; it'll
wear her out
Il Later grandma thanked him for
HIS consideration, whereupon he re-
Piled: Don't mention it, gram; that
vas fity-nety-part for you and part
Tor me-"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
MONEY RAISED FOR
RICH HILL RED CROSS

Rich Hill, Mo-. Dec. 13.-The North
Rich Hill Red Cross Chapter which
served dinner and supper in the !. O.
o. F. building recently. realized moro
than hundred dollars for their ef-
forts. Meals were served for 3Sc. and
were we'll worth seVenty-6ye,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
RoeeeR WALKS MAN.

Fort Madison, Dec. 13.-After enter
ing the store OF ]. B. Martin of East
Fort Madison and robbing him Of .
diamond ring valued at $3.50, four
watches and all the money In the
place, an unidentified man forced
Martin to walk three blocks with him
escape on a passing freight train.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
Obituary
Ma. Kexiah Wyatt Davis.

The funeral of Mrs. Keziah Wyatt
Davis. who died Monday from busns
received Monday morning when her
home was destroyed by fire, Will De
held Friday at 2 p. "a. at the home OF
her brother, Thomas price, S22 West
Main street, conducted by Rev.
Thomas e. Berger. Interment will
take place in Shaul cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
Mrs. MahuIda Jane Hicks.

MRS, MahUIda Jane HICKS.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mahulda Jane
Hicks, who died at the Ottumwa hos
pital Monday night, was held Mt Sui.
Ivan chapel today at 100 p. M. and at
Pleasant Ridge chapel at 2 p. m, con
Quoted by Rev. w. E. Reavis OF the
First Christian church Interment took
place in Pleasant Ridge cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14

Grace had just been said.
20 dear" said the little girl who
had been brought up under the shaw
ow of the bible.
What's the matter darling?' asked
her mother.
~ ate a grape that wasn't blessed
was the response OF the little child.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
loWAN GOVERNOR OF PR.

Mt. Vernon. Dec. 13.-H. L. Kern. a
graduate of Cornell college in 1917,
and former attorney general Of Porto
Rico, has been appointed governor Of
the place.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
UNIT ASSUMES
MILITARY AIR
c. s. JOHNSTON OF oTTUMWA IN
CHARGE OF RECORDS; LEAVE
FOR SOUTH SATURDAY.

Fairfield, Dec. 13.-The fifty young
men who are privates in Base Hos
pitaI Unit r, are now assembled in
Fairfield and hard at work. Major j..
Fred Clarke. Captain Lora D. James
and Miss Amy Beers are giving daily
lectures to the boys at the Company
M armory where the headquarters OF
the unit has been established.
Z, The following officers have been ap'
pointed to act temporarily:
Acting First Sergeant-William ].
McGiffin.
Acting Quartermaster Sergeant
Archibald Cantrall. ::
Clarence Johnston of Ottpmwa will
have charge of the record ONCE.
HAVE BUSY SCHEDULE.
The daily schedule for the young
men leaves them no time in which 10
visit with friends. 1t is as follows:
500 a. m-Reveille.
G:30 a. m.-Assembly at the armory.
Setting up exercises.
1900 a. m.-Mess call (breakfast).
500 a. m.--Drill.
900 a. m.-Recall.
$3.50 a. m.-School call.
1880 a. m.-Recall.
.10:45 a. m.-School call.
11:45 a. m.--Recall.
10 m.-Mess call (dinner).
100 p. m.-Fatigue call.
/ 1880 p. m.--Drill.
$50 p. m.-Recall.
$500 p. m.-March.
$3.50 p. m.-Mess call (supper).
$3.50 o. m.-Study and exercise.
1n.nn :, -. rnll ~ MN IT Apu
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
SHIP EQUIPMENT TO-DAY.

:
The entire unit is now in military
service and must act accordingly. The
immense lot OF supplies Of Unit X
which has been stored IN the court
house and the Jefferson County hos
pital will be shipped today, and vari.
Gus squads we're busy all day yester-
day getting them in readiness for
shipment.
The unit will leave Fairfield Satur-
day for training camp in the south.
the destination Of the men being
omitted in compliance with the re-
quest OF the censor. While it is not
compulsory. it is understood that all
of the physicians have expressed
their willingness to come to Fairfield
and leave with the young men on Sat
urday. The nurses will not be called
for about two weeks.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14
PHOENIX TRUST BUILDING

ism is in perfect harmony with ones
individual duties of trying to make
democracy safe for the world II we
do not 60 now. this particular oppor-
tunity will be lost.
II expect to be busted with my pri-
vate affairs SO that can not attend to
professional work after the first Of
January. Our address will be The
American Indemnity college. Picking,
China
CHURCH HAS SERVICE FLAG.
williamsburg Dec. 1S.-The Cor
gregatioral church of Williamsburg
has service flag and the flag carries
seventeen stars, ore for each OF the
members Of the congregation who are
now in the service of their country.
The honor roll of the Congregational
church contains five commissioned
and two non-commissioned officers
and ten privates, and is as follows,
First Lieutenant Roscoe Holden.
First Lieutenant Roy Citizens, Second
Lieutenant ]. M. Lloyd. Second Lieu
tenant Daniel Nicholas; Sergeant Ma
jor Stanley Williams, Corporal Harry
J. Nicholas; Ralph Hakes, George
Jones, Griffith Roberts, Owen Morris,
Hugh Ivor Jones, John e. Davis, Leigh.
ton Thomas, Albert Roberts, ELS
worth Jenkins and w. Davis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14

MORRIS WILLIAMS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-12-14

Continued Tomorrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-07
HAVE NEW PLAN FOR
RECONSIGNING CARS

At a meeting of representatives OF
the Rock Island road and commit
tee from the coal dealers Of the tri-
cities held at the Commercial club
Wednesday afternoon an agreement
was arrived at which will govern the
reconsignment OF coal in the future.
The new plan is expected to save the
dealers from one to two days IN the
time required for reconsigning and 10
save the railroad extra switching Of
the cars.
The new plan merely requires that
where car Of coal is to be reeonsign-
ed, the railroad must be notified to
that effect and be given the destina-
ton of the car before it reaches the
transfer station at Silvis or BarstoR.
The railroads will wire their local
agents when the car leaves Peoria on
the Rock Island or Galesburg on the
Burlington. and the local agent will
notify the dealers. who in turn are to
give consignment instructions immedi-
ately. before the car arrives at the
transfer points.
Heretofore cars have been placed
on the holding tracks at Silvis and
Barstow, there to await further rout-
ing instructions, and after the new IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-07
OLD SETTLER DIES
AT HTLLSDALE HOME

John A. Lipphardt, an old settler in
Rock Island county, died at his home
in Hfllsdale at $50 o'clock this morn
ing, following an illness of two weeks.
He was born in Germany Aug. q,
1889, and when he was years old he
came to America with his mother,
brother and a sister They located in
New York where they lived for il
years and in 1856 located in Rock Is
land county where he resided the re-
mainder Of his life.
He leaves to survive widow and
five children, George of Milan, Frank
Of Tecumseh, Neb, Herman and Mrs.
Mamie Quick Of Hillsdale and Nellie
Of Rock Island. Mrs. Sophia Banker
of Port Byron; sister, and 10 grand
children and nine reat-grandchildren
also survive.
The funeral services Will be held
Sunday morning. Interment will be
in St. Maria's cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-07

uea.h row with prisoner who is
oeihg neld on a lesser charge. as a cell
mate Owing to the crowded condi-
uohs at the Jail 1t was impossible to
place the Negro in solitary confine
meht, as is the case In some other
county jsils.
Wnen William Heilwagon vas in
dlcted for the murder OF his sons
"lie and sentenced TO hang in jan
uary, 1882, he occupied a cell at the ex-
IRENE southeast corner of the pres
ent Jail, the cell nearest the turn
KEY office. He was confined there
until March Of the same year when he
was executed. David stoddard. a car
penter. who killed his wife Eliza with
an axe IN their home at Twenty-third
street and Fourth avenue. July %,
1904, occupied the cell next door to the
west OF the Heilwagon cell, when he
was indicted and sentenced to hang.
Stoddard's execution took place in a
hollow of a pasture east of the resi-
uence or Henry Case on the cemetery
ROAD NOW Twelfth street, July 10.
1899. The hanging was public and
fNA bCAt dlleHuGU.
carter now occupies the third cell
IN the death row. just west of the cell
( IN which Stoddard was confined. Sher-
III Richmond intlmated that this
morning Carter might be moved to the
! heilWagon cell before long. Thus far
! carter has maintained the same indif.
ferent attitude assumed in the court
room during the trial. He eats heart.
lily, but at time sseems like a dazed
man, and hardly realizes what is
gong on about him Extra precautions
are being taken by the sheriffs force
to guard the death cell carefully
Owing to the crowded conditions o.
the Jail Carter is enabled to talk witt
most Of the male inmates detained
there.
Defense Keeps Mum.
Z. c. Willis, who with r. Y West
ern OF Davenport defended William
Garter In the trial, stated this mornin,
that he was not prepared to say a
this time just what their argument
for new trial would be based upon
He was also asked if the defense hat
planned to appeal the case to the SUI
preme court in case q new trial wa
denied the doomed man. To thi
= question Mr.. Willis stated that he an
> Mr.. Western had made no decision a
: yet. Considerable funds are needed t
appeal a case to the supreme court an
! unless Carriers friends come to his al
1t is not probable that an appeal vii
be taken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-07

struetions are received, to again
switch them to the make up track al
the transfer from which they are
hauled 10 the desired destination in
the tri-cities This caused loss of time
and double handling Of the car at the
transfer.
Coal dealers present at the meeting
we're J. D. Miller Of the Collier Sales
company of Rock Island Rufus Wal
ker of the Walker Coal company OF
Moline. L. S. Miner of the ". G.
Block company of Davenport. H. w.
Huber of the Rock Island Fuel com
pany and Arno V. Beckman of the
Mueller Lumber company,