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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-31

clothing, bathed and dressed In tie
robes Of his nobility.
Throughout neither uttered a single
word.
And In silence Huroki turned and
entered the room beyond. leaving his
footwear at the threshold.
The door closed behind him. On its
other side Kato, the imperturbable.
knelt and ground his forehead into
the dust Of the floor.
In one stride Baron Huroki had
passed from Mexico to Nippon. Paper
screens masked the earthen walls and
the matched roof Of the room. The
floor was covered with a clean white
cloth. In the middle Of 1t rested q
small rug Of glowing. sa%nguinary scar
let. At the edge Of this small rug
was q low stand on which rested q
jeweled dagger in a jeweled sheath.
Kneeling on the rug. Baron HurOki
swiftly denuded his body to the waist.
Then taking up the dagger and draw
ing It from Its sheath he tested its
edge and point upon the thumbnail.
Satisfied, he held the dagger be-
fore him on his two hands, outstretch-
ed, open palms uppermost and in this
posture remained motionless for many
minutes, his grave. intelligent eyes
fixed in meditation upon q point, or
scene, or memory. thousands Of miles
removed beyond the narrow eun0n0
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Simmons And Saint Return
To Democratic Party

Following the lead of Senator
Simmons Of st. Martin, Progressive,
who announced his return to the
Democratic party before the ad.
journment of the Legislature, Fri.
day, District-Attorney Percy Saint,
former Progressive leader of the
House, has changed his political aft
liations according to a newspape,
report of July 28th.
1t was stated that he had left the
party in majority as protest
against the treatment Of sugar. The
fight for sugar now being ended, he
has concluded it is no longer nec-
essary to separate himself from
Democracy.
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ALL WOMEN BETWEEN Is
AND 50 MUST REGISTER

When, on July 81, Governor
Pleasant hands over commissions to
the Louisianians he has selected Is
the Council of State Defense this
organization will take top place
among the state organizations of the
Union.
1t will be vested with legal author
ity sufficient in scope to give its
every act the full force and effort of
law, and in personnel t will, accord
mig to DR.. J. A. B. Scherer, stand
comparison with any state body now
organized or under way. By the time
the council meets again, the act just
passed by the extra legislature ses-
sion will have become q law and the
governor will issue new commissions
under it's provisions thereby giving
the council q recognized legal status
and clothing its acts with the dignity
of law.
The womanhood of Louisiana will
take a place more prominent than
the women Of this state have ever
before been accorded in q great pub
lie movement. During the discussion
it developed that under the Act Of
1917, Governor Pleasant shortly viii
issue . proclamation fixing = date
for the registration of all women be-
tween the ages Of Is and so rs .
preliminary to . survey Of feminine
war aid.
Under the new Louisiana law re-
gistration of women between Is and
so will be compulsory.
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| came out, paused, saIuted sti1ny. with
a c~ountenance expressionless, and
proffered q folded paper.
: Huroki recognized the form on
which incoming t~elegraphic dispatches
were Transcribed. He could have
hazarded q shrewd guess at the ma.
ture Of this communication 1T put
to Il, could have foretold It almost
word for word.
None the less he extended q steady
hand to accept It, unfolded the paper.
read It without permitting the slight
est phase Of his emotions to be re-
lected in his face. and deliberately re-
folded It.
At pG6se before the doorway, hs
roGaded smartly on his heels and SOM
manded the wandering interest Of his
tagged staff with a single glance. his
pose gestureless. With q single In
pulse they stiffened to attention.
After q moment he addressed them
In a level and toneless voice, with
the manner Of one imparting informa-
ton concerning a person Of particular
unimpOrtance.
Gentlemen" said Baron Huroki. ut
becomes my duty to impart to you e Z
tain advices. I have here q message
from his majesty, the emperor"
He paused to make obeisance to the
efigy symbOlized by that name.
Il need hardly remind you that, up
on the untimely death. day before yes
terday, Of the late commander in chief,
Count Nogi, /. acting on authority
vested in me by his imperial majesty.
assumed the functions Of commander
In chief, and in my supreme discretion
initiated that invasion Of the United
States which was the ultimate pur>
pose Of our presence in Mexico. For
this action l assumed, p~r0fessed. and
accept full responsibility.
THAT my action was ill-advised IL
beside the point. l alone was. and an,
liable for its consequences. The .onus
Of failure rests upon q single head,
my OWE.
by my lack Of sound judgment, my
haste and rashness. I have brought
down defeat upon VI forces, l have
needlessly sacrificed unnnmbered fel-
low servants Of his majesty. the EN-
peror. l have wrought confusion with
his imperial designs. I have set ut
nanght his ends.
$50 be It. I explain without attempt
to extenuate the consequences Of my
madness. I accept without protest
the penalty Of failure.
1.-THE command Of our scattered and
shattered forces I resign to your
capable hands. Y0u are Instructed
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swiftnesg q IN aaeea OF death lnte
TIE oFeat valley devoted to ths alhod
encampmeot and drew up sharply, %
Il checked By some invisible bst tn
movable bafrisf. bsfees TIE adobS
building dedicated to tAs use0 o( IL
. eo@mandee II CHIEF ana HE seaG.
Halt . dosen men, WON, haegard, -
lent. = uniforms sd6 With sweat and
dust alisAts6 from tAs chr and weart
h threw themselves, rather than
walksA ~ tie steps 70 the vseanda
IN frsat u the headquarters buildiak.
Deepest dlseeneelatioa was the key.
note Of their common demeanor.
In the lines that furroved their dust.
masked faces. In those red-rimmed
eyes which stared out Of them, despair
wal written plainly-the despair Of
gamblers who have staked all on .
single throw and have lost.
Foremost In their number was Baron
Huroki, that arch-conspirator, that
gambler incurable-a presence Of COM
handing distinction ever in the shad-
ow Of defeat, disgrace, and death.
At hfs heels moved his shadow. that
a whose devotion and loyalty to his
master passed eve that devotion and
loyalty which was the due of his en-
peror-Huroki's aid de camp Of today.
his body servant of yesterday, his IA
miliar spirit Of all days, that Japanese
who answered to the name of Kato.
Their four companions were officers
OF high rank, subordinate only to the
commander In chief Of the army which
Japan had thrown into Mexico to co.
operate with the native troops in that
great drive" designed to split the
United States asunder by invading the
kississippi valley via the Southwest.
ern states. leaving the Pacific slope de-
against invasion By way Of
California and the 81.
A. Huron moved toward the door Of
!Ae adobe balldtny. 4 japanese orderly
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the grimest determination on bod
sides. But wherever the tanks
moved-and nothing served to swervl
o Of these frGm whatever course II
chose to take-the ranks Of the enemy
melted into disorderiy rabble Of panic
stricken fugitiyes.
A shell from the howitzer found the
Claiming hacienda and laid 1t In
flaming. smoking ruins about the ear
Of Huroki and his stan.
Thirty minutes after the tanks had
~lnaugurated the offensive. the inva-
sion had been turned into a rout. The
roads beyond the border were choked
with fugitives. Huroki and his per
sonal aides forced their armored motor
a through the milling mob upon the
bridge at the border and regained
Mexican soil q bare minute before an
other howitser shell destroyed the
bridge utterly. and with 1t hundreds Of
fleeing Mexicans and japanese.
The last action Of the battle was an
engagement between American rough
riders and Mexican cavalry, in which
the latter, attempting to cover the rear
Of the defeated army, were vanQuished.
d~issipated. sent scurrying into the
south In disorder as great as that Of
their comrades and allies whom they
had sought to save.
But In this engagement ROdman
Pillsbury fell, killed instantly In &C
ton.
Ordering her batteries up to the
boundary line, Patria instructed them
to shell the fugitives mercilessly. Fur
ther than this line she would not per-
NIT them to move. Nor would she per-
NIT one Of her decimated little army
to carry the war into Mexico.
In defending her own property
against aggression she had acted with
in her rights as a private citizen. If
reprisals were to be visited upon the
aggress0rs, that was the preroEative
Of the government Of her c~ountry-not
her prerogative.
Thus the invading army Of Baron
Huroki and his dupes and allies melt
ed away into those sun-baked plains
and arid hills Of Mexico. and was no
m0re-like the army Of q dream.
9AMURAl.
In the heat Of that breathless after
noon the armored m%OtOrcar. q grim
gray unit of mechanism rendered only
the more grim and gray by its heavy
coating Of dust and the evidences Of
hard usage It wore, lunged heav-
lily around the wide curves Of tho
military road penetrating the secret
heart Of those Mexican mountains, de-
b0uched on q downgrade with thu
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- reorganiss then u 0sleaV q
Dessib1e and wttAdEaw fren till
part q Mexico. marching westwardl
70 effect Q junction with The army @.
campsd q llasdaleaa Hay. This yos
WIN - net .saly With ~ possible a.
psdltiea. ~ With ~ 1easibls secrecy.
r have oos request to make Of yous
pity: u Il b within your powee. !
ws0ld IKE my dishoooesd body % b
conveyed % Ifippoa for bsEtal
"Gentlemsa, I % % jotn ny fore
fsthef4 n fun eoaAdeAce that the
honorable fashion At ny death win
secure for me the freedom Of their
company"
Huroh ceased to speak, drew him
self up, and saluted his stan. That
salute returned, he executed an about
face and strobe into the adobe build
ing.
After him went Kato.
For an hour he sat In the office Of
the commander In chief, industriously
methodically putting in order all his
affairs, Official as well as personal
When there was no more to do, he
rose without hesitation, and strobe in
to the adjoining room, which had been
his sleeping quarters.
Here Kato was awaiting himzKato
translated from the trim and soldierly
aide in the field uniform of the Japa-
nese army into a figure that might
have been conjured from some Japa-
nese print, a s~ervile, fawning, obse-
cuious figure In the robes Of his race
and humble caste.
Upon the plain canvas cot which
had been Huroki's bed were laid out
the magnifcentiy embroidered robes
Of q Samurai.
Beside the cot stood the steel trunk
which had contained these robes. and
which for many years had formed an
essential adjunct to Hurokt's travel.
ing gear.
Assisted deity by Kato, Daro4 Hu-
zoA &v2GtAd hi@self q ID aalAla1A
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Atlanta, c.. y. 9aesaesa I'D q
. recent hztaEvisw ~ - ~ esnk.
# enSnsia esnss 1tua nesvsus
breakdown vAieA can oaly b eoe-
'ected y supDlying H. n-sesssaEy
phospAstss = ~ nseveas syztsa
that i hskine Il ~ 1oed you 81,
and this can - quickly ssyplisd b
taking one % I've E-grah Aree-
Phosphate tablets after saeh neal
and at bed time. 4 WIN IN many
cases make . pale serawnsy face tbs
picture Of health in . few day., I
have seen women that I expected
would have TO be kept under treat
ment for months restored to perfect
health In one or two weeks time.
SPECIAL NOTTCE-The Agro-
Phosphate recommended by DR..
F. Il. Jackson contains phosphates
such as are prescribed BY leading
physicians throughout the world,
and it will be found the most effec-
Tive form for treating patients with
Nervous Dyspepsia, Stomach trou-
bles, Briin Fag, and Nervous Pros
tration. It win renew youthful vim
and vigor, and build up the whole
bedy. II your druggist win not sup
nv you with Argo-Phosphats. send
@1.00 for two weeks treatment, to |
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The regular meeting Of he Kings
Daughters postponed from last
Wednesday, will Be held tomorrow,
August LIT. 1T the home Of Mrs.
Maurice Blum.
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At the last meeting Of the $500"
Club, it was suggested by Mrs A. K.
White, that instead Of playing cards,
that the ladies' go to the Red Cross
Chapter every other Monday and
sew for the soldiers.
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Before you % on that Shopping
Tour read tie aAveftlsements in
- Morgan CITY kevisw. Thste ne
always interesting items 10 the alstt
buysFA
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suit, l have seized and will Off.
sale at public action, for cash. - :
out appraisement, to the last =.
highest bidder, at the Court n
IN this Parish, in the Town Of FI,s'
lin, on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH my !.
AUGUST, A. D., 1917, y
between the hours of II o,ch.a
m, and 4 o'clock p. m. the fol.l
mentioned and described nro,S
to-wit:
That certain tract or parc., !
land lying and being situated IN y
City of Morgan City, St. Man, s
ish, State of Louisiana, and
fully described as being Va Il.
angle between Rail Road A.
and Ditch Avenue, and hasaj
front on Rail Road Ave. Of
one 'ai1 feet by a depth Of
five 1857 feet, the rear line
thirty three 1887 feet lon..
ed east by a similar lot this d.,
conveyed to Willard Ditch. -
Rail Road Avenue, west
lar lot also this day convex
Willard Ditch and north BY ~
vendor (Chas. R. Brewnel) a,lh
ing a portion of the propsrt, .
quired by the vendor from Cat \
L. Morse by act recorded IN ri
81 Entry 10. 43,15S, of COM.
ances. az
CHAs. PECoT, shss
Sheriff's Office, Parish Of +
Mary, La, July 9th, 1917.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd. Judicial District Court. p.
of St. Mary.
UNION BANK
VS..
WILLARD DITCH
No. 1880.
BY virtue Of a writ Of ~ssisurx
sale issued out of the Honor
23rd. Judicial District Court, H.
for the Parish of St. Mary, -
me directed, in the above efe7
l have seized and will Oh
sale at public action, for cash.
out appraisement, to the last
highest bidder, at the Court M
in this Parish, in the Town Of ptl
lin, on
SATURDAY, THE 18th DAY
A. D., 1917,
between the hours Of II o'ele /.
and 4 o'clock p. m. the IA
mentioned and described m
That certain tract or lot Of rup
lying and being situated in u
ish Of St. Mary, State Of le11
and City of Morgan City, al
fully described as being stl1
The south side Of the Ditch
vest of and adjoining tie ~
by the present
the present vendor
Norse), on January 17th, 1sleg
q front on the Ditch An
If thirty-three and one-tlyjsd
1-3) by q depth between
lei lines Of sixty (60) feet
With all Of the buildings and
ments thereon situated or sod
may hereafter be built OF sredsdi
,aid premises.
CHAS. PEC0f, 81
Sheriff's Office, Parish Of
La, July 9th, 1917.
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A OF LOUISIANA,
23rd Judicial District Court,
/ st. Mary Parish.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd judicial District Court,
St. Mary Parish.
Succession Of
o j. FLEURY, SR-
Deceased
No. 1858
BE IT KNOWN. That und1
by virtue Of an order Of ~
ing date July goth, 1911, iaseta
Of the Honorable 2Sfd Julisie |.
trict Court Of the Stats Of
ana, in and for the PsfiaA :
Mary, and to me dirsets4
above numbered and sAtadee
cession, I shall offer fse ~ =
sell, 1t public auction. = -
and highest bidder, for e..
less than two%hirds u
value, 1t the principal docs
Court House in Frsaklia'
Parish, Louisiana, on
THE 81 DAi
SEPTEMBER, A. D. 1911,
the judicial hours Of II &c.
M. and 4 o'clock P. \. o.
the following described
which will be offered and -
p~arately:
Lot of household furnituls
dwelling of the late
Fleury ST., in Morgan CITY,
shown by the inventory Or
the Clerks Office in tho Psfnp
above successor.
Lot No. 8 and one-haf o. IA
a in So. Lettered - M
Annex to Morgan City,
Citv. St. Mary Parish, Lou
ge+her with all buildings
provements, according 70
and survey of said Annex
bv s. A. Bradford. O. u
And Lots Is and 10 N
81" in Ditch's Annex s.ra
CITY, in Morgan City, 81 4
ish. louisiana, according
and survey thereof naads
Bradford C. E. ..;.A1
Succession Lionel J. a s.s.'''i
July 2ssk. 1911.
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OF LOUISIANA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd. Judicial District Court, Parish
Of st. Mary.
UNION BANK
VS..
WILLARD DITCH
No. 14332.

VS..
WILLARD DITCH
No. 1882.
BY virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale issued out of the Honorable
23rd. Judicial District Court, in and
for the Parish of St. Mary, and to
me directed, in the above entitled
suit, l have seized and will offer for
sale at public action, for cash, with
out appraisement, to the last and
highest bidder, at the Court House
in this Parish, in the Town of Frank
lin, on
SATURDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF
AUGUST, A. D., 1917,
between the hours Of II o'clock ..
m, and 4 o'clock p. m. the following
to-wit:
City of Morgan City, St. Mary Par
That certain tract or parcel of
land, lying and being situated in the
ish, State Of Louisiana, and more
particularly described as being in the
Triangle, between Ditch Avenue and
Rail Road Avenue, in Ditch's Annex,
has a front on said Rail Road Ave-
nue. Of THIRTY ONE (31) feet,
opening out to thirty three feet
1887 for the rear line, the side lines
being sixty five (e5) feet long and
is bounded east by land Of John
Ditch, south by Rail Road Avenue,
West by . similar lot belonging to
vendor (Chas. R. Brownell) also this
day conveyed to said Willard Ditch
and north by land Of vendor. Being
4 portion Of the property acquired
by the vendor Of Capt. T. l.. Morse,
by act Of sale recorded in Book 81
Entry No. 1873 Of Conveyances.
CHAS. PECOT, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of St.
Mary, La, July 9th, 1917.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd. Judicial District Court, Parish
Of St. Mary. =
UNION BANK n
va. II
=
WILLARD DITCH
No. IA, 331.
BY virtue of q writ Of seizure and
sale issued out Of the Honorable
I23rd. judicial District Court, In and
tor ths PaEish Of St. Mary, and 70
me directed, in the above entitled
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
23rd. Judicial District Court, Parish

ZCEO. JOOICl0l OIStI1CL OOOIt, a ISII
Of st. Mary.
UNION BANK
VS..
WILLARD DITCH
No. 1888.
BY virtue Of . writ Of seizure and
sale issued out Of the Honorable
23rd. Judicial District Court, in and
for the Parish Of st. Mary, and 70
me directed, in the above entitled
suit, I have seized and win offer for
sale ct public action, for cash. with
cut appraisement, 70 the last and
hioAest bidder, Ut the Court House
IN this Parish, In the Town Of Frank
SATURDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF
AUGUST. A. D., 1911,
between the hours Of II o'clock ..
n, and 4 o'clock p. m. the following
mentioned and described property,
to-wft:
That certain tract or lot Of
ground, lying and being situated in
the City Of Morgan City, st. Mary
Parish, State Of L~ouisiana, and
moro fully described ~ being in the
triangle between Rail Road Avenue
and Ditch Avenue, having q front
Of thirty one (31) #. on R. R., Ave.
by a depth Of sixty five 1857 sfeet.
the real line being thirty three (33)
feet long, bounded East by a similar
lot this day conveyed to Willard
Ditch, south by Rail Road Avenue,
west by vendor (Chas. R. Brownell)
and north by vendor and being a
portion of the property acquired
from Capt. T. L. Morse by the ven
dor by act recorded in Book 81,
Eokry No. 43,158, of Conveyances.
CHAS. PECOT, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of St.
Mary, La, July 9th, 1917.
The evening current., 1917-12-20

The Scouts will meet Saturday
evening at the usual tim" and place.
Registration for next year will be
due at once. Saturday afternoon
the boys will serve with preparing
for the Community Christmas Cclc-
bration. The call IN for assembly
ut IN" courthouse square at two
thirty in the afternoon Last sat
urday evening the troop was favor
ed with n talk by Major Morton, of
the Roswell Military Institute, and
In the intimacy OF the private gath.
ering there was special advantag.
with the hearing.
The evening current., 1917-12-20
MEETING Al COMMERCIAL cItB

At the meeting at the club rooms
this week, the two clubs have about
agreed To consolidate under the
name OF Commercial Club. At this
meeting, there was "a question be
fore the club OF building the plains
road. or making II on To the state
Highway. At this meeting. Loving
ton had agreed To raise s2,50O. and
Carlsbad the same amount. making
5000. The state is to help out
and the government to give cci-
tain amount. In all. the road viii
cost 10000 There seems no
doubt now that the state highway
viii not be built. ana is good for
both counties and all traffic that
pass over the plains road
The evening current., 1917-12-20
HOOVER ENpRESSfS THANKS
TO GRWEHS OF NEW MEX.

The following telegram was re-
ceivcd by Mr.. Dunlavy. executive
secretary Of the food administration,
In reply To his wire sending reso-
lutions adopted by the wholesale
and retail rrocors NJ their meeting
In Santa Fc. Thursday, Dec. 6th.
called 10y the Federal Food Admin
istratpr. Ralph &. Ely:
Washington, Dec. 7, 1917.
"DpnlaVy. Federal Food Admins
t.ation. Santa Fe. New Mexico:
Your wire highly gratifying.
Mr.. Hoover particularly requests us
To express thanks and appreciation
OF the Food Administration. We
congratulate MIR. Ely and his stan
and respectfully request that you
extend our thanks to Wholesale and
retail grnccrs for their support.
Must be evident to all Americans,
from foreign and domestic news OF
last two weeks. that national crisis
iS extremely grave ana that food
problem Cor United States and al
The evening current., 1917-12-20

There will be Christmas cclcbra-
tion at the Presbyterian church
with Sunday mornings worship
There will be special song. and the
sermon will have for it's subject
The Christmas Song Of the Angels"
Instead OF evening worship the con
gregation will meet at the church
and then move to the courthouse
square for the Community celebra.
tion. The sabbath school festival
will be conducted Monday evening
in the Chapel, and there will be u
program by the young people. In
stead OF any treat there will be-
contribution to the relief OF the
Armenian sufferers.
The evening current., 1917-12-20
CHRISTMAS CEIE.
BRATION.

sunday. Dec. 23. 1890 y. NJ
Last Christmas. after the Com
munity Celebration. man saw u
little Mexican boy ragged and bare
footed. The little boy went hom"
with new clothes and wore new
shoes and stockings. The man had
caught the spirit that prevailed the
throng of people that listened To and
helped In the program.
Incidents like this have happened
at nearly every Celebration that
has been held in different places
all over the whole country. but
the idea OF the Community Christ.
mas Tree liz not one OF charity. II
Is what the name implies. a Com.
munity Celebration. Many people
realized the success of this event
last year and remarked that Carls-
bad needed more gatherings OF this
kind that promote the unity OF the
Community spirit. And so this year
the idea of repeating the communi-
ty Christmas Celebration has arisen
spontaneously and on SUNDAY. pcc-
cmbei 30, a short program like that
OF las, year will be given
Program
!. Professional. Onward Christi
an Soldiers"
2. Lords Prayer. Congregation.
.. silent Night" CONGREGATION.
I. "Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing" Congregation.
). Song, by our Spanish population
i. America" Congregation.
I, Mosaic Benediction.
The evening current., 1917-12-20

Mrs. w. e. Cargill. from Upper
Black river. and son. Jim, are in
town today. Jim is Just the right
age to answer the numerous ques-
tions that are confronting the young
men OF our nation. Mrs. Carsill
will probably visit with her neigh
Dor. Mrs Walker, over night. and
take her daughter, Miss Inez Mylius
home with her tomorrow. To spend
the holidays. Miss Mylius In a
student OF Carlsbad high school this
term.