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Fine Japanese and Tennessee
Evergreen Dwarf Broom Corn
Seed for sale. S. per bushel in
bushel lots, or 75c per gallon in
smaller quantities. One bushel
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
RIVERSIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Scarth were vis-
.ting friends at Harlan last week
and Mr.. Scarth attended the Big
Elk Fair Board meeting.
Big Elk will celebrate the
Fourth of July at Deer Creek.
A good program, plenty of
sports and a fine time for every
body.
Nearly everybody from River
side attended the election Mon
day.
Mrs. Iney and Helen Daniel
made a trip to Eddyville the
first Of the week.
Clifford Mcdonald, Mrs. B. F
Grant, Mrs. Ben Young and Peg.
gy Thomason visited at Dayen.
ports last week.
Ted McElwain passed thru
here taking the ballot boxes tc
Harlan.
Mrs. Alfred Longden went to
Eddyville Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Daniel and
Mrs. Helen Daniel visited Sun.
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Green al
Bear Creek.
Who said anything about the
weather? The sun is shining.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
EDMUND HILL DEAD

The community was saddened
on Saturday by the news of The
death of Edmund Il. Hill, the six
teen-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Hill, who came to
Dundee when Eddie was three
years old and remained here un-
I'll a few years ago. when they
moved to Toledo, Oregon. Eddie
was a boy of unusual gifts, l.
natural scholar and possessing
a remarkable talent in mechani-
cal lines. He had a sunny,
friendly disposition that made
him neighborhood favorite and
was an earnest worker In the
Sunday School. The remains
were brought to Dundee for in
terment and the funeral held at
the Dundee church on Sunday.
The very large gathering of old
friends and neighbors and the
quantities Of floral tributes were
the expression of love and es-
teeme for Eddie and his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill remained in
Dundee until Tuesday morning
when they left for their home in
Oregon City. The sympathy
and love of the community goes
with them.-Dundee Correspon-
dent, Newberg Graphic.
In behalf Of the Methodist
church at Toledo where Edmund
was a member. I tender the
sympathy Of Church and Sun
day School to the parents. VIM.
and M. e. Hill.
c. R. Ellsworth. Pastor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08

top Of the new grade by J. G.
Kurtichanov and then he could
scarcely go down hill with his
machine.
w. N. Cook has been doing
some expert plowing for Mrs.
Wood and G. l.. Landess lately.
Agt. E. II. Cook, Albert Cook,
j. E. Jacobson and wife and Ar
chic Wilson all went to the S. d.
A. Camp meeting at Portland
last Wednesday.
Bachelors Club met last week.
Prof. Gossman and wife de-
parted for Corvallis this week
where they will visit a few days
before going back to S. Oak.
A friend of Mrs. E. H. SteiI,
metz's from Arizona is visiting
her now.
Arthur Pepin shipped his ship
knees to Portland last week. He
had an entire car load. t.
d. Trapp expects to attend
Commissioners Court this week.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO

c. ii. Young of Nashville has
a contract to cut so cords of
wood for o. r. Altree. He Is
now at work on the job.
Dan Hurley and Charley Don
Castor will run a confectionery
store and a ladies' whist parlor
In Newport this summer.
We are informed that our
friend John McCluskey sold his
wool clip for this season to Al
Dany parties for II cents per
pound. This is quite an advance
over what was obtained for wool
last year. With wool at IL cents
and sheep at from 50 to SO per
head, the sheep business in Lin
coin county is not a failure by
any means.
Jas. Gather was over from the
Siletz yesterday.
Chas. Kroeger made proof on
his homestead near Waldport
yesterday before County Clerk
Jones.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08

with Newton and Robert Huyett.
Misses Evaline and Hester
Peterson spent the afternoon
Thursday with Aletha and Alpha
Rhoades.
Mrs. Fannie Mckinney and
Mrs. Webb Of Waldpor. called
on Mrs. A. Peterson Thursday
afternoon.
Misses Pauline and Jessie
Vancil spent Friday with Eva
lima and Hester Peterson, it be-
ing Miss Evalina's fifteenth
birthday.
J. c. Huntsucker passed
through our vicinity Thursday.
Archie Zeek was in our vicini-
ty Friday afternoon and visited
X. d. Martin and family.
The Poole Slough teacher
Miss Hyslop, visited with Mrs.
]. r. Coovert from Friday eve
till Sunday.
T. Barker and family spent
Sunday at Mrs. H. Hills home.
Miss Christine Peterson spent
Sunday and Monday with home
folks.
H. G. Rhoades has just finish.
ed planting one and half acres
of potatoes.
G. E. Lewis returned home
Saturday night to be here fol
election and registration day.
H. G. Rhoades and family
spent Sunday at the Rolling
Boulder farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Bower.
were trading in Yaquina Tues
day.
Mrs. c. w. Lewis is feelins
very poorly at this writing.
Miss Alpha Rhoades spent /;
few hours with Miss Donna Mar
tin Sunday.
Mrs. +. T.. Lewis spent Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. H. G
Rhoades.
G. e. Lewis took the ballo
boxes and registration return
to Toledo THURSDAY and tha
evening resumed his work O,
the Government trail.
Lloyd Parks and Henr
Rhoades made a trip to New
port and Yaquina Thursday.
Master Jimmie Martin visite
J with Adolph Peterson THURSDAY
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
eleven YEARS AGO

items that may be of interest
taken from the files of the Lea
der of June Sth, 1906.
Merchant Jesse Reeder of va
quina passed through yesterday
morning Oh a visit to friends In
Nortons and vicinity.
Miss Ethel Ross, who has been
stenographer in the Office of
Weatherford & Wyatt at ALBANY
returned Tuesday evening to as
sist in the Sheriff's office.
Billy Ford and family of Cape
Foulweather came up last Sat-
urday for few days visit. Billy
assisted Rosebrook's orchestra
IN the entertainment Saturday
evening.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
cHII'WooD

We wonder if everyone has
registered.
Mrs. U. G. Hart of Toledo and
son, Hanuiel, have been visiting
with Mrs. e. M. Wood the past
week. They returned last Sui
day, Mrs. Wood with them.
An expert De Laval doctor
called to see Dudley Trapp's ma
chine one day last week. He
found the machine badly worn :?
and that 1t should be replaced
with a new machine.
Hon. 9. p. Rowe, our expert
farmer Is again a man of leisure
Ralph Wilson had an embar-
RAISING experience hiving q
swarm of bees last week. For
full particulars of the case write
directly to him.
M. ]. Brown made business
trip to Portland Tuesday.
j. G. Kurtichanov made a busi-
ness trip to Toledo Tuesday.
The engineer of the Toledo
sawmill went thru here last Sa,
urday in his little old Ford and
he sure had a trip of II as Il was
wet and slippery and he had no
chains. He was hauled to the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
SlLETZ

The crops are growing fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wygant came
over from Newport Wednesday.
Mrs. Robertson called on Mrs.
Slocum the first of the week.
Robertson's expect to move on
their homestead some time soon.
The dance at Lower Farm
Saturday night was well attend
ed. A large, number from here
being present.
Mrs. G. l.. McCaulou from To-
ledo was visiting friends the
first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. McCluskey,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Hayden, Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Arnold and Mrs.
McCaulou and son of Toledo
attended the dance Saturday
night.
Miss Eva Vox from Upper
Farm was In town Wednesday.
Gail Slocum went to Elk City
Monday.
Fred Wygant went to his
home at Newport Tuesday.
Mamie Hawkins spent Sun
day with Florence Crawford.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
MILL TO SAW MONDAY

Work at the sawmill is prog
ressing very satisfactory, and
1t is thought that everything will
be in shape so that the machin-
cry can be tried out Monday. All
the machinery has been over
hauled, shafts lined up, new box
ings cast, the log deck repaired,
belts laced and tightened, the
yard given a thorough cleaning
up-in fact everything is taking
on a business like appearance.
and when they start it is expect
ed that everything will be in
shape to operate to full capacity.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
FlREMEN WILL ORGANIZE

Marshal G. r. Schenck has
been working this week toward
the organization of a volunteer
Fire Department. He has cir
culated a paper getting the sig
natures of those who wish to
join, and at present has 80
names. A meeting will be held
at the City Hall tomorrow even
ing for the purpose of perfect
ing the organization. All who
wish to join should be present.
Toledo, at one time, had n
first class volunteer department,
but at present has none. We can
see no reason why the new or
ganization should not be a sue
cess, and we all know that fire
department is badly needed.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
ONA

John Broshay left for Port
land Tuesday where he will visit
his parents for a few weeks.
Mrs. Fogarty of Newport Wis
tied Mrs. S. A. Holmgren last
week.
Quite a crowd from Ona at
tended the dance at Oysterville
Saturday night and all report a
very good time.
A. w. Weber and l.. l.. Parks
were trading in Newport We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Ohmart
and Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Wood
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
R., Coovert Sunday evening.
Miss Florence Wood is visiting
Mrs. H. Hill this week.
l.. M. Commons made a trip
to Toledo Tuesday.
Miss Joanna Hislop, the teach
er from Poole Slough and Mrs
J. R. Coovert attended the Loca,
Teachers Institute at Waldport
Saturday.
Mrs. G. E. Lewis of Upper
Beaver visited Mrs. c. S. Oh.
mart, Monday.
Chester Ryan returned to his
home on South Beaver Monda,
after an absence of severa
months in California.
Delno Shermer who has beer
staying at the Parks home fol
some time past returned to hi!
home in Oystercity Monday.
Mrs. j. r. Coovert left Thurs
day for a visit at Portland, AS
toria and Cathalamet and othei
points.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
H. G. WEAVER DEAD

II. G. Weaver died at the home
OF Mrs. j. Coniber, in this city
Yesterday, aged about rs years.
Mr.. Weaver was III but a shor.
time, and died quite Unexpected
ly. Mr.. Weaver formerly lived
on Poole Slough, but for the past
several months has been coun-
ty charge, residing on the Ran
court place north of town. When
taken sick a few days ago he
was brought to town and placed
In the care of Mrs. Coniber.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
BUY LIBERTY BONDS TODAY

The safest investment; backed
by all the wealth of the United
States. Your savings must help
win this war. Bonds as low as
$50. Interest three and one-half
l3Rl per cent, paid semi-an-
nually. Your country needs
your help.
Go to the nearest Bank or
Bond Dealer. He will give you
all particulars without charge.
DO 1T TODAY-NOT TOMOR-
ROW.
Liberty Loan Committee.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
MRS. ANDERSON EXAMINED

Mrs. Madge Anderson of New
port was examined here We'd
nesday, as to whether she was
of normal mind, complaint hav-
ing been made that she was
feeble minded and should be
placed in the home at Salem.
The examining board decided,
from the evidence, that she was
not feeble minded or insane.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
CAMPS ARE BUSlLY
PUTTING IN LOGS

The logging camps commence
ed putting logs in the slough last
Saturday, and at present have
quite a number in the water. The
survey for the railroad extension
is progressing very satisfactory,
and we expect to see actual con-
struction on the extension be-
fore very long.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
HONOR GUARDS
WILL GIVE DANCE

The Toledo Honor Guard did
so well with their Tea last Tues
day that they have decided to
give a dance at the |. o. o. F.
hall next Saturday evening, June
18th. Pickens orchestra Of
Newport has been engaged to
furnish music. Tickets for dance
rs cents. Coffee and cake will
be served. Watch for the posters.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
OYSTERMEN'S DANCE
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

The Oystermen's moonlight
dance was decided success and
great praise is given to the man
agement and Oysterville people
as entertainers. Every town
on the Bay was well represented,
Newport carrying off the BAN
ner for the largest delegation.
All went home well pleased and
hoping Oysterville will give an
other dance in the near future.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08

Mrs. Beal Gather, mother OF
postmaster, James ]. Gather, Of
this city died at her home at
kalama, Washington, last
Thursday, May 31st. aged about
70 years. Mrs. Gather formerly
lived here at Toledo and is
known to all the pioneer resi-
dents. Other children Of de-
ceased are; Mrs. r. e. Darnell
and ELI Gather, of Kalama, and
John Gather, of Idaho.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
SUNDAY TRAINS
TO CARRY MAIL

Beginning next Sunday the
Sunday trains will carry letter
mail. Mail for the outgoing
evening train must be in the Of
flee by 4:30 o'clock. This mail
service is a great accommodation
for the people of Lincoln county.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
FlEClES CREEK

THE morning sunrays fall,
With a touch impartially tender,
On the blossoms blooming for
all.
. Broidered with GOLD
the Blue, Mellowed with gold
the Gray."-Finch.
II has been said that with the
ropes of the past we ring the
bells Of the future" Perhaps
few incidents of the prior past
will fit the statement better than
two cardinal acts-the women
of Columbus, Miss. strewed flow
ers alike on the graves of SOL
diers of the Blue and the Gray.
Some years after Pres. Grov-
er Cleveland he of the prophetic
eye restored the captured war
Continued on last page)
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
OREGON CITY MAN CAPTAIN
Frank Newton Ordered to Chi.
cago on Duty With Quarter
macfar


OREGON CITY, Or, May 29.
Especial. Frank Newton, q
former Oregon City young man.
and son of Mrs. X. L. Newton,
has answered his couutry's call.
Mr.. Newton, who is now captain,
is at Chicago on duty with the
quartermaster's department.
Before leaving for the East
two years ago, he was connected
with Troop A, Portland, and was
also a city employee.
Captain Newton was in the
regular Army for nine years and
was four times honored by the
War Department for distinguish
ed service.
Mr.. Newton formerly lived
here at Toledo, having home-
steaded a place about four miles
North of town, and was also en-
gagged in the hardware business,
for several years.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-06-08
UPPER BEAVER

Francis Lewis spent Friday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
BOLSHEVIkI MOVE
TO PUT ROMANOFF
MASTER ON THRONE

London, Dec. 15.-The real aim of
the Bolsheviki is a monarchy, at
least, and possibly a despotism, in
the opinion of the Petrograd CORES
pendent of the Post He wires that
for more than a month the Bolsheviki
have been openly preparing public
opinion for acceptance of what, he
saws. after all is the only fit form OF
government for Russia,
1t is this design OF the Bolshevih
the pendent asserts, which i;
the secret Of their antagonism to the
Social Revolutionists, Social Demo
Gratis and Constitutional Democrats
all of whom we're formidable enemies
OF the old regime.
Active propaganda has long beer
carried on under cover on behalf 0
I the Romanoff family, he say. and tn
populace already is half won over Il
| this. by methods which are all under
stood by those who know Russia.
| The popular rumor at present, h
adds is that the former Russian het
m tbe throne. Grand Duke Alexis
will be made emperor under the Ger
man aegis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
AMERICAN PUT UNDER
ARREST BY RUSSIANS

Petrograd. Friday. Dec 14.-Mr.
Smith. an American, is reported to
have been arrested at Tchita, Siberia,
in company with NJ. 0ustraugoff, for
mer assistant minister of railways
St. Louis, Dec 15.rThe ST. Louis
man whose arrest is reported in a
Petrograd dispatch@s4AaRpaxsa ~
Charles H. Smith, formerly valua-
ton engineer for the Missouri Pacific
railway. He went to Russia with the
American railroad commission.
Ambassador Francis has telegraphed
to the American consuls at Hardin
and Vladivostok to intervene. At the
! Smolny institute the Bolsheyiki head
quarters. 1t was stated that if the
/ American had been arrested it was a
mistake and he would be Immediately
released.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
RISKED MUCH FOR
PRECIOUS METALS
Platinum for [. $. War Uses Gathered
Up in Russia by Lieutenant Shines
SoId TO Government at Cost.

Washington, Dec 15.-The story of
the hazardous gathering Of 21,00o
ounces Of platinum by Lieutenant Nor
man A. Shines and its shipment across
Siberia to Vladivostok and then to the
United States. was told today by Off
Gals of the bureau Of foreign and do
nestle commerce, which conducted
negotiations for obtaining the metal
to supply pressing war needs.
Lieutenant Shines. q platinum ex-
pert, recently entered the United
States army and was attached to the
military staff of the American EN-
bassy in Petrograd.
Realizing the necessity of obtaining
platinum if American war prepare
tons were not TO be forestaileds be
fbegan to obtain control Of large auan-
titles in various parts Of Russia with
the financial assistance of the Rus
sian-English bank of Petrograd. This
. platinum he offered to the United
States government at cost and it was
shipped to the secretary of commerct
with the understanding that it was t.
be used solely for government needs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
DEFENDERS OF ITALY FIGHT INVADERS
Germany Will Tempt Allies at Christina
Crauls
Into British Line
With His w ash

With The American Army in France,
Friday, Dec. 14.-tBy The Associated
Press. IA story of how German Off
GERS are surrendering is told by an
American officer just returned from
the British front where he has been
undergoing instruction.
One night recently German officer
crawled across No Mans Land TO the
British wire, raised his hands and
cried: Contradict
British soldiers covered him with
rifles whereupon the German said
Excuse me If l lower my hands. I've
got a package here
The surprised Britishers granted
the request and the German dropped
into the trench. In his hands he hat
a package Of laundry. He said he hat
decided to surrender a week before
but had waited until his laundry camt
back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
WEEKLY GRAIN AND
PROVISION REPORT

Chicago. Dec. 15.-Big snow storms
and severe cold that reduced the OPP
Grating efficiency of the railroads so
per cent gave an upward slant this
week to the price of grain Compar-
ed with a week ago, corn this morn
ing varied from unchanged figures to
"a higher and oats showed a raise Of
lie to 29sc There were downturns in
provisions ranging from soc to $3.50,
Throughout the week receipts con-
tinued meager owing to the handieaps
on the railroads In this connection
talk was current that little actual re-
lief from car scarcity had yet been
witnessed.
Oats assembled to new high records
for the season. Scantiness of arrivals
together with export demand by way
of the gulf, furnished the stimulus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
TinkhamGoes
Ouer the Top in
Italian Machine

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy. Friday, Dec. ID, (By the Asso-
eiated Pressl.-An army automobile
in which Congressman George II.
Tinkham of Boston was riding today
on a visit to Monte Grappa on the
northern mountain front, skidded over
the mountain side and dropped 20
feet
The car made double turn and
was wrecked, but the congressman and
the other occupants escaped with
bruises, the chauffeur being seriously
but not dangerously injured. The car
was so badly damaged that it was
abandoned.
Congressman Tinkham. who fired
the first American shot against Aus
tria, received slight injuries and was
cared for by military surgeon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
L.IGHTLESS NIGHTS TO
SAVE ON COAL PILE

Washington, Dec. ia striking re-
minder of Americas participation in
the war will result from an order Of
Fuel Administrator Garfield, publish
ed today. requiring the darkening on
Sunday and Thursday nights of cleo
trio display and unnecessary street
lighting.
The first "lightless night will come
tomorrow, when the white ways Of
many cities will be dimmed as a con-
servation measure to relieve the heavy
drain on the nations coal supply.
The new order replaces one order
ed into effect a month ago requiring q
partial curtailment of electric adver-
Using.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
BUY WAR STAMPS IN
PLACE OF LUXURIES

Kansas City. Mo. Dec. 15.--Buy
war SAVINGS stamps now when they
are elfeap, and Injuries which are
high later when they are cheap, was
the plea today Of Frank A. Vanderiip,
chairman Of the war savings commit
tee, in an address at luncheon here.
War savings stamps are security
everybody can invest in he said
Never before in the history of the
country have all the people had a
chance to invest small sums in a
gilt edged security.
"You know the main principle on
which wise investors. as we'll as wise
shoppers act. is to buy when things
are cheap. And the wise shopper Just
now is not buying Injuries because
luxuries. have more than doubled il
price"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
DECLARES SIGNALS
WERE NOT PROPER

Halifax, Dec. 15.-Jean Baptiste
Glockin, first officer OF the ill-fated
munitions ship Mont Blanc, testifying
today at the resumption of the gov
eminent inquiry to determine respon-
sibility for the collision between that
vessel and the Belgian relief ship Inc
which caused the Halifax disaster, de-
clared that the signals given by the re-
lief ship just before the collision were
contrary to the rules of navigation,
The munitions ship had followed the
rules throughout the whole happening
| ne said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
NEW YORK Is FACING
CRISIS ABOUT HEAT

New York, Dec. 15,-With half of
New York's coal yards empty and suf-
fering increasing in the unheated
houses of the poor, the fuel admin
istrators today exeFted all their eff
forts to release thousands of tons OF
coal tied up at tidewater in snow
bound cars at sidings.
The general fuel situatiin is re-
garded as the most serious in the his
tory of the city Hundreds of tene-
dents and homes are without heat
some factories have been compelled tC
shut down and churches, schools
theatres and public halls are affected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-15
NAVAL PROBE TO
START IN HOUSE
General lrozfer Before Senate Conn.,
mittee When Hearing Is Resumed
Regarding Army Equipment.

Washington, Dec. t5.-Congressional
investigation of the conduct of the
war widened by a proposed house
committee inquiry into naval prepar-
ations was resumed in executive ses-
sion today by the senate military COM
mittee, with Major General Crozier on
the stand for the fourth day.
The naval investigation authorized
by the house naval committee, and as
signed TO a subcommittee headed by
Representative Oliver Of Alabama,
probably will begin Monday.