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The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
J. Pluvius Nearly Ruins
Opening Of Roof Garden

IL looked for a while last night
as though J. Pluvius would be the
the National Press Club roof Garden
He arrived about p. m. and gave
MS usual moist greeting 20 a score
OF early diners, who fed 20 the more
protected quarters on the floor be-
low.
However. Mr.. Pluvius departed
after q brief but stormy visit, and the
tables filled up again rapidly with
members and their women friends.
A moving picture show and an or
chestra furnished the entertainment.
II was announced that orchestral
concerts on five nights OF the week
Will be q feature Of the roof enter
tainment this summer
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
DIED.

BEACH-On Tuesday, June 1s. 1917,
STEPHEN d. BEACH. aged %
years.
Funeral today at p. m, from Walk
er's Chapel, Va. Relatives and
friends invited
1917, MARY WILSON, beloved wife
a Franz J. Heiberger.
Services and funeral private. Inter
ment at Rock Creek Cemetery to-
day al 10 a m.
HoGELAND-At the residence Of her
sister, Mrs. NJ. c. Shook, Lewins-
willie, Va, at : o'clock ?. m; June
y, 1917. Miss FANNIE NJ. HOGE-
LAND, eldest daughter OF the late
Jackson and Amanda Hogelsnd. OF
LoudOun County, Va lnterment al
Lewiusville Cemetery today at 3
o'clock p. m. OLoudOun County pa
pers please copyD
KIEWIT-on Wednesday, June q.
1871, at her residence, 80 Four
teenth street southwest, MARIE E.
kIEWlT, the beloved wife OF the
late James Kiewit and mother Of
Katherine PTcuse KieW-it, Mrs.
Margaret HOOe and Gustave kie-
wit
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
MOORE-At her residence, - New
York avenue north west, on
'N4ARNGNAagF NAAAN " 4sAar ~ wv q
m. MARTHA r. MOORE Cnee
Lewson). widow OF the late George
L. Moore, il; at the age OF s.
years.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
PEARSON-On Tuesday. June 10. 1917.
ROBERT r. PEARSON, beloved
husband OF Maddie NJ. Pearson, in
the 4Sth year OF his age.
Funeral from Christ Church today at
O'Clock. Relatives and friends in
vited TO attend.
PHILLIPS-On Monday, June IS, 1917,
at u:S0 p. M, at his residence.
Alexandra County, Va, CHARLES
WESTLEY PHILLIPS, in the 18th
year Of his age.
Funeral services today at 9 O'Clock.
at St James Church, West Falls
Church. lnterment at ORkwood
Cemetery, Va Relatives and
friends invited
PRINTUP-On Tuesday, June ls. 1871,
at his residence, lS{2 Monroe street
northwest, JOSEPH ]. PRINTUP,
in the 6Sth year OF his age.
Funeral today at s;3o from his late
residence. 1nterment Cprivste) In
Glenwood Cemetery.
RACEY-On Tuesday, June ls. 1917,
JOHN w, beloved husband Of
Pauline Montgomery Racey, in the
sSth year of his age.
psrlors of A. ]. Schippert, sOs
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. on
Wednesday, June 90 at o'clock p.
m. Remains will be taken to
Woodstock, Va, today for inter-
ment.
sIMPSON-On Monday. June Is, 1871,
at 7sO .. m, at the home OF hiS
daughter, Mrs. Ed H. Eaton.
JAMES W. SIMPSON. beloved hus-
band Of the late Ann s. Simpson,
in his Slst year.
Funeral from his late residence,
Giesboro Point. d. c., today at
p m. Friends and relatives In
vited to attend.
WILLIAMSON Tuesday. June L. 1911,
at p. m, at Providence Hospital
ANNIE WILLIAMS. Remains at
E R. James 4 Bros, Nineteenth
and l. streets northwest
Funeral from ST. Augufline's Church
today at q. m FI1eRds and rela-
'tives invited. Intermeht At Barnes-
vile. Nd
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
PRAYER for Nation, Welfare.

A day of prayer from a. m. to 7
p. m. will be observed today at the
Church of Nativity, Fourteenth and
A streets, according to an announce
ment yesterday by the pastor, Rev.
Enoch NJ. Thompson. Arrangements
for the day of intercession were made
at the suggestion Of the Girls
Friendly Society of the church.
Topics for prayer will include, Our
Country" "Our President" The
Army and Navy" widows and Or
phans," ''The Wounded and Dying.
Victims of War" and THE Work OF
the Red Cross Society,""
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, June 0.-Money on call opened at
s per cent; high. 6 PER cent; low, per cent;
close, per cent. Most Of the days loans
were made at 6 per cent. Time money was still
very dull, owing to the mesSer supply.
Mercantile paper was also very quiet,
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
New York, June 2O.-TOdays closing rates OF
exchange on Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, and
PetrOgTad were:
Francs. demand, 577; cables, SIS.
Guilders checks, Ilh cables, Az.
Lire, checks, rs; cables, IN
Rubles, checks, 25.45; cables. Z5.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Chicago. June 2D.-HOGS-Rscsipts, 5000
strong. Bulk. Bl5al6.l0. light, HeOal5 s5
mixed. Al5aI6l5; heavy, l5.l5aISl5; rough
B.l5a5s6; pigs. l.0G4I4s5
CATTLE Receipts l5.0D; steady. Native
beef cattle, s75al3.i5; stocKers and feeders, 7l0a
lc.55; COWS and heifsrs5- 5.75alL7O calves, u.Voa
$50.
sHEEP-R. csipts, 500; strong. Wethers
9nall.6O; lambs. D75al65s; springs, IT, L26alsT5.
Pittsbnrgh, June D.-HOGS-ReceiptS l,2OO
steady. HEAVY. B.2Oal625; heavy yorkers, B OOa
l6,l5; light yorksrs, Is. 5.25al5SO; pigs, H75al5.OO
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, DO; steady
Top sheep. II %; top lamhs. r.50.
CALVES-Receipts, 100; steady. TOP. l55.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
Sues Railway for $1,000.

The City and Suburban Railway
Company was made defendant in a
suit to recover 5000 damages, filed in
the District Supreme Court yesterday
by Homer Fisher. The plaintiff al
leges that on March 81 last he was
roughly handled by a conductor en-
ployed by the defendant after he had
paid his fare, and was threatened by
the conductor, who approached him
with the controller handle
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
MARRIED.

LEWIS-McNULTY. on Monday. Feb
ruary 5, 1917, at Cathedral OF the
Sacred Heart, Richmond. Va, by
Rev. Father Taylor, LAURENCE
f. LEWIS and AGNES T. Nc
NULTY.
MURPHY-HUMES. On October -,
1915. at St. MarEarets Church,
Seat Pleasant. Nd. by Rev. r. a.
SChwallenbeTE, JOHN MURPHY
and EDNA HUMES, both OF Cen
tral Heights, ID. c.
SHERWOOD-INGLE. On June Il,
1911. at the reCtory OF the Shrine
OF the Sacred Heart, by the Rev.
Father EckenrOde, COLUMBUS
+. SHERWOOD and Mrs. KATIE
7. INGLE.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
New York, Day by Day
BY o. o. MCINTYRE

Special Correspondent oi me Washington Herzld
New York. June 20.
Long Lee Hoy.
Is a Chinaman.
And he always.
Washes my shirt
So the other day.
took him.
Down to Coney Island.
With me in a nIvver.
And he sat.
In the back seat
With his arms crossed.
And the wind whistled.
Through his pajamas.
Once he reached over.
And touched my shoulder.
And said: 'Unicombog-ee.-
Naturally" I said.
And we rode on.
Semi-colon.
Until all at once.
Something snapped.
And the nivver coughcd.
And settled down.
For a little rest.
Period.
New paragraph.
Long Lee remarked:
ALA mella gong"
I told him I didn't think.
1t could be that bad.
So I CREASED the dingbat
And we started up again.
And Long Lee said: ''Ush gunga.
Positively" I replied.
By that time We were there.
And I bought tickets
For the Ioop-the-Ioop.
And we looped.
And then I bought tickets.
For the bump-the-bumps.
And I slid down FIRST
And unbuckled my spine.
And Long Lee looked.
Awhile and hesitated.
And then sat down.
And started to slide.
sideswiping the first bump.
And hitting the second.
Flush with his head.
And got turned around.
And came down head FIRST.
And he came like q shot.
And when he landed.
He lit like a pretIel.
And looked up at me.
And said ~Hells Fire"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York, June D.-Thre was . further -
duction In business on the curb market today.
due 70 the lack q pubic interest and the with
draEal Of trades and professional elements until
TIE return Of pubic operatorA
Distilsrs wa veil bought today in. snticipa-
ton Of large goTernment orders The advance
IN Crueibe vas due to report that all Of the
stock dividends IN the preferred would Be
cleared up ct the next meeting. at which time
the eommon viii get a dividend.
Motors continued steady. Coal stocks and
stocks of rlilroAds hslvily interested in coal are
being Accumuiated Speculators are taking these
shares because Of the movement at Washington
to have rhs government take charge Of the coal
Etuation.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
C.. &P. Hearing July Z.

The formal public hearing TO con-
slider the rate Of return to be allowed
upon the fair value of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany as set forth in the commits
sion's order No, III, '.In the matter
and Potomac Telephone Company, I"
will be resumed Saturday, July Z, at
10 O'Clock. In room $40 District build
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
EMBARGO ON WHEAT.

New York, June 2O.-Poor wheat
harvests in New Zealand have caus-
ed that government to put an en-
barge on shipments OF wheat and
flour and announced that nothing
will be exported this year, accord
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21

Baltimore. Nd. June aO-wheat eIosed weak
and nominal. No. . red, spot, 25O; No. 2 red
Western, spot, as.
Com closed easier. Spot and June I.iTh.
Oats market unsettled and eAsier. Standard
white, rZa, asked; No. } white, IN.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
UNIVERSITY HoNoRS HOOVER

Brown University yesterday con-
ferred upon Herbert c. Hoover, un-
official food administrator, the de-
gree OF doctor OF laws. A similar
degree will he given him tomorrow
by Harvard University.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
Washingtca Stock Exchange.
FuruIshsd by W. 3. HIbbs L Co.
CAIE1

Capital Traction s.. 100 at I05
Norfolk & Washington Steamboat, 10 at l55
10 at lSSH. 10 at 1854. } At IS5.
Washington Gas, 10 at ~. 10 at -, 3 AZ -
Is at 70. II at -. 25 at - at 70. 10 at 70.
National Bank of Washington, 5 at ~
American Sec1pity and Trust, , at 81
National Union Fire Insurance. I at 81.
Chapin-Sacks; 10 at l56.
Lanstou, 6 at co.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21

ing to cables received here today.
The visible stock of wheat in
Australia on June 1, was 10000
| 900 bushels as against 107, 500, 900
bushels on May J., and $4,000, 900
| bushels last year.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21

Gasoline locomotives have been In
vented in England that are safe to
Use in coal mines, their ignition TAX
ing place within tight boxes and their
exhaust through water.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
'Ex- x-diTidend.

Entertain Your Friends at the
Mount Alto Inn. On the balcony
of Washington. Luncheon. 1890 to
2. Dinner. $50 to 8. West 1900 for
reservation. Wisconsin ave. and
Davis st.-AdV.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
OIL SECURITIES.
Furnished b. ". ". Easterday 4 Go
NEW YORK SUGAR.
BALTIMORE GRAIN

New York. June D.-RAW sugar steady. Csn-
trtfugals 5.Ts5.s9 molaSaes sugar, 5.Q9aS.II; re.
aned steady; fine gTanulated, T0.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
COTTON MARKETS.

New foEk, lure 0-EGcitement and ssnsa.
uonai fluctuations occurred on the Cotton Ex.
ehanss today. follorine the receipt Of adTices
that the exehar - st Liverpool had been closed
temporarily. The early tone was Comparatively
steady despite the fact that prices we're 46 to C
polns net lower. BsfeEe the end Of the frs;
hour active months had sold about 100 10 md
points net lower. OherinB were well enough
taken around 3.o8 for October to cause irregi-
hrity. but bulgss Of Is or % points met more
eotton with the tone FERROUS and unsettled later
in the morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
BORN.

CRATN-On Tuesday, June ls. 1917. TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell c. Grain, 8
con.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21
BAND CONCERT PROGRAM

At GARFIELD Park tonight at - By the
Uui.ed States Msrine Band. Jacques L.
Nanpoucke. acting second leader. Program:
March "Bombasto" to"......................FAT .FATrar
Overture, Raymond" ..................Ih .Ihonss
Interezzo, 'ShAdoEland'' ............ .GiIbert
Selection, The Ouy Gtri" .Herbert
waltz, the Dollar Princess '...........Fan
Descriptive Fantasa, 'rhs NH IN the
Forest" .......................... .Eilonberg
Hungarian Dance. No. e....-........B Brahms
March, The National Oolors''. Middleton
The Star Spsngled Banner"
II Is requested that the audienoe stand at
attention. mrn with their hats removed.
vhils the hand ~ playing '-rbs Star
spansied Banner"
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21

New 1oek, June m.-PIt ident G. NJ shepp
o. the Cotton Exchange, today received the fol
lowing eabisuAm from the president Of the LiT-
erpoOl Cotton Exehanee:
Tending a conference tomorrow afternoon
WITH The president Of the board Of trade and in
accordance with his wishes. the directors have
decided that the futures markets, both American
and Egyptian, Be closed temporarily"
liverpool. June D.-Aftsr . brief period OF
trading. dealings in futures on the cotton e1-
change were suspended temporarily here today.
The action, It was believed. was taken in view
o. the Ssnsational movements in prices recently
Private cables from Liverpool said that the
eotton market there would remain open for the
hQuidauone Of contracts, with trading permitted
to neIt Friday night on the basis OF 10 I'D for
July, ND for October. and lGsA for January.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-21

Contributions received thus far
for the Red Cross fund total about
S2.500. 1t Is expected Alexandra
will contribute $4,000 to the fund.
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Your Country Needs You;
Where You Can Enlist

United States Army
Recruiting stations:
1929 Arch street.
City Hall.
Postoffice.
225 Market street.
Sixtieth and Market streets.
Ihirty.second and Market streets.
Frankford avenue and Orthodox
street.
Chelten and Germantown avenues.
Eighth and Christian streets.
United States Navy
Recruiting stations:
Mayors office, City Hall.
1910 Arch street.
Philadelphia Navy Yard.
l4O9 Arch street.
Postofiice.
939 Spring Garden street.
2205 Island road
Fifty-second and Irving streets.
U. S. Marine Corps
1909 Arch street.
Broad and Filbert streets.
PoStoflicc
Thirteenth and Arch streets.
Pennsylvania National Guard
First Regi ,nt Armor. Broad and
Callowhill streets.
Third Regiment Armory, Broad
and Wharton streets.
Recruits also taken at other local
armories.
Naval Coast Defense Reserve
independence Hall. independence
Square.
Mayors office, City Hall.
United States Naval Hop,e, Fitz-
water street and Gray's Ferry road.
1910 Arch street
Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Liberty Building.
Grocer Building.
Pennsylvania Women's Division for
National Preparedness and of
American Red Cross
Headquarters, 22l South Eight
eenth street.
Military Training Camps
Association
Headquarters, III Commercial
Trust Building.
Philadelphia Military Training Corps
DreXel Biddle Bible Class head
quarters, 1917 Mt. Vernon street.
United Boys Brigade of America
Headquarters, 2310 North Lam
bert street.
Girl Scouts of America
Headquarters, SO South Seven
teenth street.
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O|IS FORGET''
CAL OPTION PLEDGES
IIiams and Shattuck, of Craw-
ford, Voted Against Bill
Despite Promises
TOOK STAND IN WRITING
Rate Committee Produces Letter
~ Written by Solon Opposing
Booze

<< One of the 127 legislators who defeated
HAhe local option bill in the House at Harris
X1nfg yesterday never drank liquor and pu
tlnkng men off the job as soon pos
HN5ble." This dislike for the saloon was ex
<ounty. in a letter pledging his support fol-
;ta county local option bill before he was
Nominated.
IA Williams wrote the letter to the Loca
HOption Committee of Pennsylvania. State
Kwide organization which has been working
for local option.
NJ Williams and his partner from Crawford
.County. Frederick J. Shattuck. had both
tSxiven the Local option Committee written
y assurances that they would support loca
option measures in the Legislature.
Il In his letter Williams expresses great
dislike for liquor and said he hoped his
( home county. which has been dry for sew
B eral years by judicial decision would con-
tinue in the same condition.
\. He even sketched for the local option
scommittee picture Of the effects of drink
Is he said he had seen IT effect the men
he employed
Williams is in tn lumber business and
runs stock farm He was questioned by
the local option committee in May. 1915, as
B 20 what stand he would take on local option
Iff he were nominated for the Legislature.
The committee had prompt reply.
N II have always been in the lumber bus-
ness" Williams wrote, and advanced in
Il, employing in the woods and mills from
six to fifty men each day. | never drank
liquor and never let a man work for me
while under the influence of liquor and put
Thinking men off the Job as soon as possible.
Y 1 have always fought liquor and always
viii as many Of my employees have families
and would suffer for food and clothing
while the husband and father was drunk
and ugly
.Our country is dry" he continued. and
we think it fine and hope it will continue
40 for the benefit of the poor and those
who employ labor ! was sheriff of this
county of Crawford for three years. and
the largest percentage of prisoners were
placed in my care for having been drunk. as
the books will show"
M Shattuck. the other legislator who had
written the committee favorably. did not
10 into details, as to his stand on the ques-
Hon He merely wrote Yes" on the bot
tom of the letter the committee sent him.
and which contained the question. I'm the
event that you are elected to serve in the
I1sf7 legislature will you support county
local obtion bl?"
The Local option Committee, represented
In Philadelphia by Roman c. Hassrick.
received reports from local workers in SOM
erset County that Morris w, Specher. an
other of the legislators who helped defeat
the local option bill, would vote favoraby
William w. Jones. of Lackawanna County,
had pledged himself to vote for local OPP
tion in 1913. but voted against the bill
which was beaten in the 1915 session. He
was not pledged again.
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RUSSIA HURRfES PLANS
TO RESIST OFFENSIVE

PETROGRAb, March IS,
! Menace of German drive ON Petrograd
| is serving to accelerate tremendously the
reorganization of democratic Russia.
The greatest energy was apparent today
at the War Office. Extraordinary efforts
| have been made To apprise troops at the
| front with the exact conditions under
which Russia slipped from the bonds Of
| autocracy into democracy as well as with
the provisional Governments plans for the
future. The Ministry of the Interior is
bending every effort to speed up to n
maximum the output of munitions and sup.
ply factories. and other governmental agen-
cies are centered on the rapid transporta.
tion of these supplies to the front
Entire confidence is expressed here of
Russas troops being able to withstand
German assaults The weather favors the
defenders spring thaws having loosened
the ground To an apprecable extent. max
ing progress of AN attacking army difficult
over muddy ground.
The system of food supplying. which has
relieved the shortage in petrograd. was to
day being extended throughout the larger
cities of Russia.
Eridencing the new spirit in the army
dispatches from the southwestern front
today told of great demonstration ac-
corded General Brussiloff on his taking the
oath with his troops of loyalty to the new
provisional Government.
Brussiloff personally received his troops
and witnessed their repledging of fealty
Then his men carried him on their shoul-
ders TO army headquarters. There great
red shields were brought out inscribed
Those in the conquered n dynasty
we at the front will conquer the enemy
Long live Brussiloff, the nations hero"
General AleXieff chief of staff and acting
Commander in Chief, is working night and
day to bring the apmies of new Russia up
to the highest point of efficiency
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LAIR OF. BOY BANDITS
RAIpED BY POLICEMEN
Police Seize 14-Year-Old Gen
eral Kuropatkin" After Pawn
Shop Is Robbed

The Boiler Dwellers.' a new band of
youthful bandits who have created con-
siderable excitement about Kensington dur
ing the last few days. were raided bv the
police early today and three of the leaders
have been arrested.
Since the formation Of the Boiler
Dwellers," who derive their name from their
habit of making headquarters in the boilers
lying about on the grounds of the Hitner
Iron Works plant, at Trenton avenue and
Aramingo street. the police assert that
many things have mysteriousy vanished
from the surrounding neighborhood
Last night the pawnshop of Isaac Salin-
ger. at 295s Richmond street was descended
upon by boiler dwellers. A brick went
crashing through the large bulk window of
the place and the "dwellers'' pounced on a
number of revolvers several flashlights and
pair of opera glasses
Just as dawn was breaking this morning
a number of policemen OF the Trenton ave.
nue. and Dauphin street station. headed by
District Detective Duffy. rushed" the camp
of the boiler dwelers" and arrested Cen
eral" Chester Kuropatkin, fourteen. years
old, of 2Sl9 Almond street Edward Krause
fifteen years old of 2180 East Oakda e
street, and Andrew Rodenski, seventeen
years old. of 1882 Edgemont street
Inside the boiler camp the police found
eight quarts of milk, bread, cakes CHINA
mon buns and other breakfast goodies
that the "dwellers' wer about to dt>'our
while a number of residents in the neigh
borhood would go breakfastng, bunless
cakeless and milkless.
Magistrate Wrigley sent General" Kuro.
patlSln. and his aide de camp Krause to the
House of Detention. while Andrew Roden
ski was held under $500 bail for a further
hearing next Sunday The remainder o
the boiler" army has been put to rout,
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.s. o,.o,,d hsIoU with fiaRs and patriotic
....s.s
>. ,ap. tho wbole down.
~ " oes AZ. nt,y r,ot ~ limited
town cen,er Vi te u,,,i onen on
states co,ois ~. ,aschins or,an,uations
ny,ns nsss a ~ ns.a - co,or The local
VIII auo W U.s.. hramnhss ~ The Government
arng "u Iii h.,n ,n s,,s,,ipv the ostrIotic
se.. , "'
80. .-,-
Bands are peihs eni'steo W ~, ms" es
without chsrge, ana VIVA. WIN .n,s anu
sinsinE anu speahs & anu e,'S sms ,'a,r,a, ,sn,
thusiasm OF 'ne ,n'.lehse cIo~r. pa. yaa 'ys,s
VIII Simply rao'a'e iro''' i""epo"e"'e
square ~ , .s 49,.
mayor onl.n PROMISES .V.nuepS .na
the meetins wiz ce .ne srea,es, @ eNpIess'op ,'.s ~
OF patriot'sIh 'na' nas ever vee" snow" w
any .S ci ""s s.,osn,.si. ". o.-u,as
message from fhiiaoeipnIa 10 pe earrieu
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work determining the scope o. Inc invest,

work determining the scope OF The invest.
cation.
II is intended that the Mayor be asked
whether he made the charge as quoted
and II SO whether he can prove IT,
Wagner the Democratic leader of tha
body enraged at the accusation against him
was the initiator of the Senate inouirv
Mayor Mitchell has said that he will bs
very glad to face the inquiry and make
good.
The inquiry will probably be conducted
by committee Of five and through counsel
The Mayors friends insist that he Is nrn.
tected from heckling by individuals. Wac.
ner's friends are equally insistent that ths
Mayor be forced TO confne himself to ths
statements he has made and either st1,s
stantiate or retreat.
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TO AID
ssf IN HOME DEFENSE
tDII.I\GSWOOp,

'VT4I.ININWUUT', =, J., March 2S.
Mayor Thomas w. Jack tonight will ap-
point a committee of fifty. in compliance
with the call of Governor Edge that con-
certed plans be made for home defense and
for bringing the States military, forces up
I" war strength, Another task that will be
assigned to the committe will be to organ
i2e relief wherever necessary for dependent
families of the men called to the front
The general work of the committee will be
based on the plans to be outlined today at
r>eeting of New Jersey Mayors at Tren-
ton called by the Governor. Every. phase
will be gone over at that time
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Hiram Johnson Orator
for Patriotic Meeting

Continued from PAGE One
Star Spangled Banner MY Country Tis
Of Thee" and columbia the Gem OF the
| Ocean"