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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
CALIFORNIA TO
 OBSERVE A NEW
 DAY TOMORROW
Gov. Stephens Issues Proclamation For All To Go To Sunday School And Three Million Pupils to
 Act Upon the Request

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. 24. -- More than 28OO Sunday schools in the state with an enrolment of approXi- mately 3,OOO,OOO pupils will observe "Go to Sunday School Day" tomorrow in conformity with the proclamation of Governor William D. Stephens is- sued last month.
 Almost all of the schools have pre- pared programs for the day. which will be in line with a general national movement. The proclamation which the governor issued is as follows:
 "The future of the state of CaIif- olnia depends in a large measure up on the training and education of the young people of the present genera ton. In that training and in the up- building of the characters of the youth no influence is more powerful than that of our Sunday schools l am a finn believer in the efficacy of their work, and l feel that the people of this state should do everything pos sible to encourage and inspire those who are devoting themselves to the furtherance of Sunday school endea- yor.
 q do therefore designate and set apart Sunday, November 25th, as Go To Sunday School Day and urge all persons to attend the Sunday school of their choice on that day.
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Hero or Wreck

SEATTLE. Nov 24-Steamer Jef- ferson arrived during the night with the last or Che passengers which were taken from che wrecked steamer Mar iposa. Capt Nord. of che Jefferson. b.amed the cause for the wreck upon the absence of fog signals.
 Passengers aboard the Mariposa state that a young man, a piano play CT from Anchorage. was the heTo of that disaster While the water was pouring into the hold of the steamer and the passengers were running about in the greatest of excitement the man sat at the piano and played lively airs. Finally the Ife-be.ted passengers began to sing and all fears were quickly banished.
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RICH SEATTLE MAN
 RUNS AGAINST SNAG
 WHEN BUCKS THE U. 5.

SEATTLE, Nov. 24.-James A. Me- Hugh, reputed to be wealthy, and his 9 year old son, John Edwin McHugh, were today convicted of conspiling to violate the selective draft service law. The government charged that when the son was drafted recently, the two made false afidavits to prove that the father was dependent upon the son for support. McHugh, senior, made his wealth in farming near Auburn and in selling his property there.
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FIRE PLOT DISCOVERED

MORTS BRIDGE, So Oak, Nov, 24.-What appears to be a wholesale plot to destroy warehouses and ele- vators in the northwest, is expected to be revealed by an investigation of the S2OO,OOO fire at Lemmcn ycstcl- day when two elevators and au en;Te business block of that town Was des- troyed by fire Incendarism Is sus- pected. Phosphorus was found plant ed in several parts of the city. scv- eral arrests have already been made,
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BATTLE IN MOUNTAINS
 IS FOUGHT
Losses Are Reported 10 be Heavy In Present Fight Between the Austro- German Forces and Those of
 Italy on Southern Front
HUNS HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

LONDON, Nov. 24.-Reinforced by scores of divisions from other sectors of the western front, the Germans are desperately resisting the British ad- vance on the Cambrai road front es- pecially around Fontaine Notre Dame which is less than three miles west of Cambrai. The Germans are also strongly defending their positions in the oBurlon woods and nearby Sben- uous fighting is reported in the official report of Field Marrd Haig, but he concludes his statement by saying that "the British forces are progress ing satisfactorily and gaining foot by foot"
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.SULZER OFF TO
 WASHINGTON DC

SEATTLE, Nov. 24. - Delegate O Congress from Alaska, Charles A.. Sulzer, left this morning for Wash ington, D. C. The Delegate stated at a meeting of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club last night that he would use the MaIiposa wreck as an example in urging Con- gress to provide more lights buoys in Alaskan waters.
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GIRL IMPRISONED g
 MONTHS IS RESCUED

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Imprisoned in a three-room apartment for the last nine months because of her moth er's fear that she might suffer the fate of Ruth Cruger, the high school girl slain by Alfredo COcchi, Mary Garqity, 13 years old, was rescued by agents of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
 Mrs. Garrity was taken to a hos pital for investigation as to her san ity.
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TAYLOR GOING OUTSIDE

F. A. Taylor, with his family, will leave for the outside on the Alaska. Mir. Taylor has been in the north for eight years and his present trip Co the states is his first time out. Tor seven years Mir. Taylor has been en- ployed at Brown & Hawkins and he is now simply taking a vacation. Be- fore returning north, which will he m about two or three months, the Tay- lOrs will visit Seattle, Portland, anu cities in California and Texas.
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CAPPS ILL-RESlGNS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. -- Chief Constructor Capps of lhe Navy ap- pointed General Manager of the Fed eral Shipping Boards Emergency Fleet Corporation by President Will son five weeks ago, after tse resigna- tion of Major General Goethals, hand ed in his resignation tai. afternoon. Chief Constructor Capps reported that on account of a serous ilE"ess he must relinquish his duties. President Wilson will name his successor prob ably on Monday.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
HELLO STRIKE
 NEARING END

SEATTLE, Nov. 24-Tha strikers of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company are awaiting the report from the Federal Commission at San Fran cisco before taking a referendum vote on the terms reached by the commis- sion and strikers. These terms include recognition of the union and a partial wage increase. The Union here con sidcrs the terms 8 victory and expect to go back to work next Tuesday ol Wednesday,.
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RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
 TO UNITED STATES IS
 OUT WITH STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.- Russian Ambassador Bakhmeteff formally no- tifed the State Department today that the Embassy does not recognize the authority of the extremists now con- trolling the Petrograd foreign office. Three of the chief officers of the Elm bassy resigned today, however .o a. void having relations with the Bol- shevih.
 Ambassador Bakhmeteff said that the Bolshevid did not represent the true will of the Russian people.
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CONFESSES TO BOMBING
 CATHOLIC PARISH HOUSE

ST. PAUL, Nov. 24.-W. Dressler is held by the police charged with throwing the bomb which wrecked the parish house at St. Agnes Catholic church here. The police say the man has confessed and said his act was impeled by hatred for the Catholic church.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
J. s. DEPTH BOMBS DESTROYS U-BOAT
 OF THE GERMANS

denly turned turtle and sanl with all on board. The hawser was cut with difficulty and the destroyer came very nearly being drawn down win the sIbmarne. This announcement that dcp,h bombs are being useJ 6y the United states is the first official statement. It has been thought that the Germans have been using a new
 invention which is used from any depth, but to what degree the new weapon has been perfected is not known. The American depth bombs have only recently been eXperimented with.
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RED CROSS TO SPEND
 MORE MONEY IN CHINA

PEKIN, Nov. 24.-The AmencaH Red Cross has appropriated an addi- tional S75.OOO for assistance of the flood sufferers in the Tsin district Themoney will be employed in build inp a highway from Pekin to lien Tsin.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
WAR RISK. INSURANCE LOWERED BY BUREAUi
 SUBS ARE INACTIVE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-on ac- count of the great reduction in the number of ships torpedOed by German submarines during the past three weeks, the War Risk uBreau today lowered the insurance rates on vessels passing through the wa zone, from five to four per cent.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
FOR THE PUBLIC

Mayor Frank Cotter this after noon received an invitation from Lieutenant Frank Luckel, com . mmding the U. s. S. Saturn, which requests the presence of & the city officials and the citizens of Seward at the Military Ball
 to be given Monday night. May g or Cotter will accept the invita- ton this afternoon in behalf of . the city.
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COAL OPERATORS IN
 MICHIGAN ARE WARNED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. - Fuel Administrator Garfield warned the Michigan coal operators today that the government will commander and operate the mines if they carry out their threat of refusing 70 sell coal at the prices fixed by che ynited States.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
AMERICAN GUNBOAT IS
 FIRED ON BY CHINESE

PEKIN, Nov. 24. - The American gunboat Palos was fired upon yester- day by Chinese bandits on the Yang Tse Kiang, near Chung King, in the province of Sze Chuan. The gunboat was damaged slightly.
 Chung King is about 500 miles up the Yang Tse Kiang from Shanghai.
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On Italian Front

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov 24.-The battle of the mountains is today raging with unexampled vio- lence. The Italians again hold Monte Tomba and Monte Persica, positions which were lost last night. The losses of the Italians are great but the loss es of the Germans and Austians are greater
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GO TO THE P. O.

The U. s. s. Saturn which ar rived in port today brought prac- tically all of the first class mail from the states which was aboard the Steamer Alaska due at nine tonight. Go to the post office and you will not have to wait. The Saturn officers picked the mail up at Cordova.
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SATURN IS IN PORT

The U. s. s. Saturn reached port shortly after noon today and the of icers and crew are all keyed up with expectancy over the dance to be given to the people of Seward at the A. B. Hall, Monday night. The trip of the Saturn to Seward was uneventful
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
GERMANS REFUSED

PARIS, Nov. 24. - The Germans made an attack last night on the Yer dun front at Chaume wood. The war office announces that the enemy was repulsed.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-24
MUSICIAN A HERO ON
 MARIPOSA
Piano Player Aboard Steamer Hits the worries and Gets Passengers Into Cheerful Frame Ot Mind
 When Steamer Goes Ashore
SALVAGE BOATS Now WORKING

VICTORIA. B. C.. Nov. 2t. - The Vancouver Island Dredging company received wireless advices this fore noon -ha. the steamer Spokane ash0ro at Idol Point, is not in dam gerous position and that probably che vessel win 5e t.oa,ed within the neN, two days. Extra heavy gear and pom toons were shipped north to the scene 0f che disaster today
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Saving the NIariposa

SEATTLE. Nov 24.-The salvage tug Salvor began operations to save the steamer Nariposg, ashore near Wrangcu, yesterday afternoon and last night reported that it was be- reved that the big liner would be saved.
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ALASKA STEAMERS ON ROCKS MAY BE
 SALvAGED EASILY
GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS

Sixteen dollars only have been raised in Seward so far for the Red Cross fund to soldiers and sailors. The amount to be rais- ed here is SIOO for 100 gifts. Up to noon today the following were the additional contributors to the fund: Gus Borgen, Sl; H. B.. Sl and Miss No-name, ST.
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HUNS DESPERATELY RESISTING BRITISH
 ON NEW OFFENSIVE
q ' ' ' '
 GOMPERS REELECTED

BUFFALO, Nov. 24. - Samuel Gompers was again reelected President of the American Fed eration of Labor today. This af- temoon other officers are being elected, nearly all offices having many candidates.
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NEW YORKERS FIND
 WHALE STEAK LIKE
 YOUNG PIG IN TASTE

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-One of the leading hotels here yesterday served planked whale steak and many of the guests who ate it said it was palat- able. They remarked that it resem- bled young pig in texture and taste.
 Judge Bunnell, of Fairbanks, has declared that possession of moose meat at any season of the year is not a violation of the law,
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
Omaha Firm Gets
Grafonola Agency
For Three States

The Schneider & Mueller company
of Omaha has just been awarded the
exclusive wholesale agency of the
Columbia grafonola for the three
states OF Nebraska, Iowa and South
Dakota.
For some time this company has
enjoyed jobbing privileges in grafo-
nolas jointly with the Grafonola COM
pany of Lincoln. Now the Lincoln
concern has gone out of business and
the exclusive agency was turned over
to the Omaha firm.
This will mean that the local COM
pany fill enlarge its travelling sales
force to considerable extent 1t
will mean also that a vastly larger
stock will be carried in the plant at
Omaha, bills Farnam street. In
addition to the main floor the entire
second floor is to be used, as we'll as
the basement. The Schneider &
Mueller company has had the second
floor and basement all the time, but
has used the second floor as all audi
forum, while the basement was only
partly utilized
It is estimated that the company
will now carry i'll stock practically
100000 worth of grafonolas and rec
ords, as they must be ready at all
times to supply the demands of all
the retailers handling the goods
throughout the three states. There
are at present some 500 dealers in
these three states handling the graf
onola. The Schneider & Mueller
company expects to get out in the
field now and double that number.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
Uncle Sam Wants to Haul
Produce to the Cities

As step to reduce the high cost
of living, Postmaster flaming has re-
ceived letter from Washington urg-
ing him to cooperate with the farmer
and consumer, so that the two can
be brought closer together for mutual
benefit. The means advocated by the
letter is through the parcel post sys-
tenn.
As result the postmaster would be
glad to hear from farmers who have
eggs, butter and other products for
sale, and he will be glad to put them
in touch with Omaha people who are
DESTROYS OF purchasing same
A list of farmers is to be kept
at the postofhce and will be open to
any persons wishing to purchase
through the parcel post route.
The letter urges farmers to CO.
operate as much as possible with their
purchasers and asks the consumers
to do likewise,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
Fractures Skull of His
Companion With Ball Bat

Hit over the right eye with base
ball bat, welded, it is alleged, by B. X.
Mercer, itinerant. Louis Griffin, a
laborer of Carroll Ia, is at the city
Jail with what police physicians be-
lieve is a fractured skull and his
assailant is behind the bars. Charges
against Mercer will not be filed until
the ser robustness of Grifins injury is
determined.
According to police officials who in
vestigated the case Griffin displayed
a gun Sunday morning in MERGERS
presence. Later in the day they en-
gagged in an argument and Griffin is
said to have reached to his hip pocket
with the exclamation, II will get you"
1t was at this point in the contest that
Mercer hit for three sacks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Prospects Of Heavy Exports Give the Prices
An Upward Turn.

Chicago, Jan, s.-Highest prices for
wheat since the American civil war ac-
companied announcement today of a big
shrinkago In 1.-The domestic supply, while
European food shortage appeared to be
growing more acute. No. rcd winter
wheat, standard contract grade. COM
manded So bushel spot cash, fulfilling at
last prophecies that were treated with deris-
sions when trans Atlantic hostilities first
broke out. After notable display of activ-
lily. as well as strength, the market closed
unsettled at the same as Saturdays finish
TO 37sc higher with May options. SISSY
to Slss% and July. $l.53h to $l63h
Other leading staples all showed net gains
corn Nc to Nc; oats NC 10 lc, and pro-
visions. 10@l2hc to 75c.
Despite heavy profit taking by holders,
the greater part Of the days bulge In
wheat values remained in force at the
end OF tho session. From the outset the
fact had been apparent that the weekly
total OF the United States visible supply
would exhibit a decided falling off, and
there was no surprise when in the final hour
the aggregate was found to have dwindlcd
more than $500, 900 bushels, leaving the
stock about $4,000. 900 bushels under the
amount available at tho corresponding time
last year. The bullish effect of the visible
supply figures and OF continued evidence of
brisk export inquiry was accumulated by the
decided antl-peace stand which appeared ITO
have been taken by the entente allies con-
ference In Rome.
Sentiment favoring higher prices on wheat
resulted to a considerable extent from at
tcntion to the full text OF remarks which
Lloyd George recently made In Parliament
bearing on the scarcity of bread stuffs in
Great Britain. The uttcrances OF tho Eng
llsh premier were taken by many dealers
here as signifying an intention on his part
to broaden greatly the efforts to obtain an
increased store of wheat from the United
states.
Corn like wheat rose TO the highest prices
since the civil war, May delivery Of corn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Range OF Prices on Various Leading Com
modities.

New York. Jan. 8.-Flour-Strong; spring
patents. ss55@9.90; winter patents, $1,000
$50; winter Btraights. $s.704S.s5; Kansas
straights. S945n9.55.
Wheat-Spot, strong: No. hard. S2.lih
No. northern. Duluth. $2.l4I1 No. / north
ern. Manitoba, 1881, (. o. b., New York.
Corn-Spot firmer; No. yellow. $l.l3,
c. |. T., New York, prompt shipments.
Oats--Spot, ftrmer, standard, 66l7 Q67c.
Hay-Firm; No. |. $40; No. 2, $1,000
-.05; No. 3, 96G97hc; shipping, S5gsoc.
Hops-Steady; state, common to choice.
1915, 45G5oc: 1915, Salic; Pacific coast,
1915. 11014c; 1915. S@llc.
Hides-Dull; BOgota. 43c, Central Amer
lea, 42@42hc.
Leather-Firm; hemlock firsts. SIC; sec
onds. 5Sc.
Provisions-Pork. firm; mess, $4,000
$50; family, $3O.O0a $500; short clear.
s3l,00D33.OO. Beef, firm: mess. $4,000
1850; family. {25.5O927,oo. Lard. firmer
middle west, $15.90@16.Oo.
Tallow-Steady; city, l0%c; country, 1l@
IL Nc; special, llhc.
Butter-Steady receipts, 7,103 tubs;
creamery, H@4lhc; frsts. S6i7 q s14c;
seconds. BAN a. SEC.
Eggs-Strong; receipts. A.717 cases; fresh
gathered extra frsts, 81 n SIC; hrsts, 400
SOC; seconds to frsts, 35h a37hc.
Cheese-Steady; receipts, 100 boxes; state
held specials, 24h @24hc; state average
fancy, 23N a24c.
Poultry-Alive, easier; no prices settled
Dressed, quiet: chickens. 1sW2Sc; fowls
l5a23c; turkeys, 20432c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
Man Writes to Know
What His Nationality Is

Lost-One nationality, Clifford
Emerson, Turner, Ore.
A letter, unique in its request and
puzzling to its recipient, has been re-
ceived by Harry Pearse, county req
lister of deeds. Mr. Pearse has been
asked to settle the question of
mans nationality whom he has never
heard of As the register OF deeds
has nothing to do with the birth rec
ords he has turned the letter over
to the city authorities.
The missive, dated at Turner, Ore,
January 2, and addressed to the coun-
ty recorder, is as follows:
will you please inform me as to
my nationality and my date of birth
and what my fathers name was.
would like TO know very much, cspe-
cially my nationality.
"CLFFORD EMERSON"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
Mysterious Death of Young
Woman to Be Investigated

Death by some mysterious drug,
which slowly sapped away her life,
is the police theory in the case OF
Marie Anderson. l4l4H South Thir-
tenth street. young negro woman,
who died Tuesday County Attorney
Magney, whose attention was called
to the case by officials of an insur-
ance company, has ordered thorough
probe.
The girls body will be exhumed
and examined for traces of the poison.
1t is said that police suspect relatives
of the deceased of having admins
tered the drug. Desire to collect the
dead girls insurance money is be-
lieved to have been the motive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Wheat Climbs to New High
Record - Cash Demand
Booms ALI Cereals.
CORN MARKET is GOOD

Omaha, January D, WI.
Tho cash wheat situation was exception
ally active today and new high price level
was reached on hard winter wheat. the No.
selling up TO fI.95, while the previous high
mark was Sl,92 The heavy advance was not
confined TO the wheat market alone, and,
While wheat sold from &c to &c higher, the
other cereals made comparatively big gains,
corn selling from Nc to lhc higher. and
oats advancing from lc to 1Ac.
The demand for all grains was excellent.
ana, although the receipts OF wheat and
corn were rather heavy. the sellers had no
trouble whatever in getting nd OF their
samples at the advance in price.
No hard wheat brought generally around
WIS, with one car of choice STUFF
going at fls5. and the bulk OF the No 3
hard ranged from sl.9lh to 1913. while
No; sold from &lss to t1sc. with the bulk
selling at $3.50
The commercial grades of corn were very
much In demand and the different varieties
OF TINS cereal brought from 94c to 9hc,
with the yellow and white selling at a frac-
uonal premium over the mixed.
oats receipts were not very good, but the
demand was very active at the advance, the
NO white selling at 64%c and bic and the
No. grade bringing from SAVE to 54hc.
Tho rye market was very strong at an
advance Of &c and &c, the No. Q grade bring
ing VIC and the No. grade }l,4th and
Sli5.
Barley was quoted from 1c to &c higher.
hut tho trade In this cereal was rather
quiet. and only few sales were reported.
tlearanccs Wheat and -four equal to
l.sS3,OoO bu.; corn, $4,000 bu.; oats. 3H.-
900 bu
Liverpool closed with wheat not reported
and corn easy TO hd heavier.
Primary wheat receipts were 1.t2s. 900 bu.
and shipments Of sol 900 bu.. against re-
ceipts Of 2,i7S.O00 bu. and shipments OF
$4,000 bu. last year
Primary corn receipts were 1,ts7o00 bu.
and shipments Of co., 900 bu., against re
coipts Of 100000 bu. and shipments OF
$4,000 bu. last year.
Primary oats receipts were 10000 bu.
and shipments Of $4,000 bu., against re-
cetpts OF 1,269OOO bu. and shipments OF
$4,000 bu. last year
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-09
Seven Automobiles Are
Stolen Over SUNDAY

AS the result of activities of auto
mobile thieves Sunday, seven Omaha
residents have reported to the police
that their cars have been stolen. Three
or four other cars, stolen by 10y
riders" have been recovered in diff
ferent parts of the city where they
were abandoned, Those who lost cars
that have not been found are as fol-
lows:
Mrs. John Nicholson, 242s South Forty
second street, FIVE passenger Ford, stolen
at Seventeenth and st. Mary's avenue
c. H. Samuelson, 1909 South Twenty fifth
street, five passenger Ford, stolen at Tween
ty- first and streets
j. ]. Graham, 1850 Walnut street, five-pas-
senger Ford, stolen from Sixteenth and Cap
itol aNnue.
I. c. Palmer, 4S23 Davenport. Ford road
ster stolen from Sixteenth and Jackson
streets
Byron Glow, fve-passenger Ford. stolen
from Nineteenth and Davenport
r. c. Eberstein, 107 South Forty second
street, hvepassenger Ford. stolen from in
front Empress theater.
stephen Plat, 35l5 Dodge street five
passenger Ford, stolen at Seventeenth and
Davenport streets