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= NIGHTMARES, a. well a. or
IN binary drsamS have more
than once been turned to
profitable use. The famous Mrs
Radcliffe, the great sensational
novelist of the early nineteenth
century. obtained her Inspiration"
for such blood-curlIng romAnces As
the ''Mysteries OF Udolpho" and
The Romance OF the Forest from
phantom horrors seen In sleep
taken after Supping on pork-pies.
A remarkable story IL told about
the production of Tartinrs Devils
Sonata" The musician had made
several vain attempts to write q
sonata to his OUn sAtisfSction. hut
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The Hidden Hand
A FILM SUCCESS OF THE SEASON

'front.' OF 81 and began 70 whir1 the
combination to open It. Doris, In
her chair. turned and saw scarIsy
NJ the safe She looked about. A
few feet away was the medicine
cabinet.
She tiptosd over and opened IL
There was Q bottle OF . narcotic.
She took Il quietly and tiptoed back.
Az she sat down she cast a hurried
glance Of apprehension at scarlsy
70 make sure he was not watching.
There were two glasses on the
table with drinks poured out In
them. Into the one nearest 6carley
and fArtheBt from herself she pour
ed some OF the narcotic.
By this time 5cArIey had opened
the safe. As he reached in to take
cut the packet OF papers he hap
penSd to glance up. Over the safe
wa the mirror on the wall. and in
Il now he could see the reflection
OF the table and part Of the chair
beside Il. To his surprise he saw
the hand OF Doris reach into the
mirror and pour something from .
fGmiliAr-lookinG bottle into q glass.
He started with GmaEsment, but
said nothing. As he watched, q pur-
pose formed in his mind. He drop
ped his glance TO the safe again be-
fore she might realize he saw,
reached IN and took out the papers.
BY the time he had closed tho
safe a. . warning to her and turned
Doris had dropped the vial lightly
on the carpet under the chair.
She had completely reEained her
composurS when he return 90 to the
table. and now was apparently all
eGgOrnsBs TO see the will. Again
Scarley sat down beside her and
took her hand. But she gently
freed II and reached for the papers
~Just . moment" he tsmporized,
holding back and notoninE her to
the glasses. Won't you Join me
In Just q little drink7"
Ho-not now" she pleaded Lat
me see the will"
She grew insistent. and finally he
handed her the will Doris seized
II and read Il eagerly.
AZ she was engFoBsed In Il Soar
ley, pretending Llso 10 be interested,
leaned over and moved the glasses
90 that his now stood near her
Doris did not notice the shifting Of
the Giasses, bat az she read on saw
only the words that seemed to
cheer her and prove her Identity.
- p os.sA.ssA Ss-assssA
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Oriental Statecraft.

The part which gesture plays In
Oriental drama 10 set forth in q re-
cent Hindu volume. which says that
here Is a ftting gesture to repre-
- motion. The gesture
in fact is described as deAf-and-dumb
.. = 80 soul There are nine
movements OF the head. correspond
ing to nine emotions. mentioned by
one authority. twenty-four by an
other: twenty eight movements OF
the single hands. and twenty-four
or twenty-six OF the double hands,
etc; also hands denoting animals.
trees. oceans, and other things. For
example q certain position OF the
hands denotes certain emperor.
caste oE planet Tia translator says
rather naively that only a culti-
waited audience can appreciate In
AlAA "AotArA AnNS
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without result. At last, in . ut OF
detection. he retired to rest, and no
sooner had he dropped asleep than
he fell into a troubled dream In
which the devil appeared to him
and took up his violin.
At first he was in an agony or ap-
prehension lest the fend should
destroy his greatest treasure, but
instead the Author OF EVIL played
the most fascinating and wierd
music Tartini had ever heard. He
then implored the devil to write II
down. but BeelLebub fatty refused.
and went on in such a rage that the
musician awoke in a great fright.
But the Tilt of the wonderful
music wAS stu running IN his hIaIn
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To My Sweetheart
SOLDIER Il! !: =
Every GirlshOuldR Read
These Wonderful
Letters. :. -.
THIRD LETTER

Dearest:
I dropped q tear on my wedding
dress today! / was trying it on, Just
as happy as q girl could possibly be,
when all of q sudden, without any
warning the tears came tried to
catch them, but one got away from
me, and triekied down on the chiffon
Of my waist Nanny, who, was
watching the operation Of trying
on, gave such: q shrek that the
dressmazer. ran q needle into her
finger, and poor mother rose hori-
zontally six inches and q half and
came down ON the same spot OF
course, 1.-The innocent cause Of the
eommotion-laughed- after that, hut
the havoc was donel Nanny says
tear on q wedding dress means
bad and sad luck, and her haaft Is
broken to think. that il-fortune must
be the doom Of her baby child" All
day she has gone about muttering
Ifercely under her breath, and maxi
ing the sign Of the cross every now
and then, and doing that weird side
stepping war dance which she says
always scares of the evil spirits It
is sight anyway to scare and mys-
tify a much stouter Spirit than an
evil one, so I'm hopeful the spell is
broken. -.
/ never was much of a erieri
Father used 10 say to me, when some
childish hurt would cause my lip TO
culver, "Wait a minute, boy, put
your chin up. high, and, then You can
cry all you want to- But altar /
had my chin up, couldn't. cry, Did
you ever in all your life see any
body with chin up; crying? Never.
Fathers great desire for q son was
never granted him. ! know Just
how disappointed he must haze been
when / turned out 70 be q girk- 1T
used to please him to call me Boy
that was his pet name. for. me- al
ways, and my great love for. him
made me try in every way to be
worthy of It. Many times during
his last sickness, when certain death
was the only possible outcome, and
the grief of parting with him was
almost more than i could bear, he
would lie with his hand in mine and
that iIimitable smile upon his bt3ys
face, and say "Chin up, Boy, chin
up 49,. - :. - -.
The days are coming, dear, when
u shall have to- say TO myself with
an the courage / can master, @Chin
up, Boy" Wherever you are when
you read ,this-whether In the
trenches, or In the quiet sunlight
OF q hull in battle or after leading
your company through heart-break-
ing scenes of blood and conflict, I
do not want you to, reH1embers the
tear on my wedding gowns but say
to yourself instead-"My girl back
home has her chin up, she's brave"
So only shall / be. worthy of You,
my gallant Captain whom I love.
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HINTS FORTHE
HOUSEHOLD

In dAmpsninS clothes. for ironi1g
use = whisk and let the water -
hot. or At least very WARM sprinkle
ono piece at q time, spreading IL
out smooth before sprtnkling ApA
roll up tightly. - 50 o.. t--.st
When. white corssts beeoms. SonPA
clean. them BY brushing over with .
mixture Of soapy water and An.
monIA: Apply this with Grstin
n.iIhruuh rt.
Unblsaehed calico makes Splsndid
easement curtains for upper vim
dows. It only costs half a. much a.
easement -loth but wears eait' -
wen. 80
To fndues. = canary to tAkS 9 ban
sprinkle . few seeds upon the water
This added attraction win make The
bath become . habit With the 6drA
To clean tArnishsd pieces o. SE1Nsr
put them into water 70 WhioA -
been added q small lump OF wAsA-
ing soda and bring Il to . boil
A pieos OF old vSlSstsen nAkO q
very efficient substitute for ehAno1
leather for polishing purposes y
IL Of course much cheaper.
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DO YOU KNOW
THAT =,

Il % estimated that In India dur
ting the nrst quarter OF the nine
tenth century there were ave
famines. WITH I.ooo.oOo deaths; n
the second quarter. three fAninsA
with 100000 deaths; In the third
quarter. six fAmines. with S.ooo.oeS
deaths: and In. the fourth QuSrtsHs
eighteen fAminss. With 'SSooe.oee
deathA-
The nrst record Of the use q
springs on railways IL George STOP
henson's patent Of September. 1914
The rrDt locomotive with steel
springs was the AgsnoriA, built; By
Foster and Rastrick In Is3e. ana
now IN South KenSinEton Museum.
London. This had laminAted springs
on the leading wheels y.
-
Rumania was formed IN 1888 ~
the union OF Moldavia and wSlis-
CHA, two principalities tributary -
the Sultan Of TpEkax. Z
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Made Famous by Nightmares

and he Isaped cut OF bed, rushed to
his uesk. anu put down all he could
recall. which. he always averred,
was the worst portion OF the won
derful whole. The sonata has ever
since borne the name of its true
satanic author.
De Quincy IN usually called the
Bny lish Opium-Eater, and he OBJ
tanned the greater part Of his fame
from the awful, though often en-
chanting, dreams that visited him
while he lay in the power OF the
drug. His Confessions of an
Opium Eater. contains some OF the,
Rsterpieces OF prose describing In
wonderful language his terrible
niRhtmagOA
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ADvICETOTHE
LOVELORN
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
r--.F
Lasting Love.
Lasting Love.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAXi.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAL,
Five years aEo 4 annouaced
my. engagenAent 60 n highly IN.
tsIlectuAI young man I'VE years
my senior. Our marriage was not
far OF when We had 4 dispute
and parted have had several
offers of marriage since that
TINA but never took them 8sr-
iousIy. He has resided In my
nsiGhborhood AL these years and
yet has never made an attempt 70
see me. --
Do. you believe IN lasting Gnso-
ton, a. feel could never be In
tarssted In any one else, and am
satisfied to 20 along this way f0T
the rest OF my lifei or should 1 In
q very material way. smother the
amer FEELING within me. and sinnp-
ly marry the next mGn who asks
me just TO escape that sour term
old maid" IN later life B. L @.
MO OF course you won't DO say
thing so foolish As TO marry TIE
next man who asks you In order 70
avoid being called old maid latss.
The term Is no longer In use HnT-
wayi Dignihed, self-rsspecting We
men have far more respect for
themselves when they do WORK they
ike than they could possibly have
FOR themselves were they to marry
coid-bloodediy In order to be sup
lOrtsd or just to have the title Of
1atron. II you really care deeply
for this man who no longer shows
any Interest in you. perhaps you
will not mind sacrificing your pride
IN order either to recover his friend
ship or to assure yourself once for
all that he can never have It. Your
disagreement was serious. Perhaps
the man feels that there 10 . vide
gulf OF Misunderstanding or Of un-
'air treatment between YOU To
bridge II you must make q big Eff
fort TO md out II that one quarrel
has killed forever the possibilities
II a friendship between you. Either
do that or accept the fact that the
man IL out OF your life forever. II
he 10 out OF II then get something
else to hIl the empty chair" work
or worry emotion.
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EPISODE 10.
CogB of Death.
ovyrsAt. IS1r. Sess O.

Gopyhght. III, oea9 @
~ on . momSat SoAFisY showed
impatIsnos End . threatening
look passed over his face -
struEE1sd with himself II was sx-
operating to SEE his oiSvsTfy laid
scheme seem to all at the start
His anger got the better Of hin
) Suddenly he turned On Doris
'Rsmsmbsr." he threatened, II
you DON'T marry me-. I will burn the
will that proves your Identity"
Doris now realized from the ieer
IN his drunken eyes that she had
more TO fear from this man than
she had at hrst suspected.
scarlsy leaned over and took an
ether drink.
What should she DOT
Doris was desperate. Here WIS
gearIey, his back turned to her.
drinking, and the door locked upon
her. As he turned again, II WAS with
q smile that she met him.
IF prove you are the daughter
Of Judson whitney" iEsinuatSd
scarlsy, would you marry me
fhenT'
Hs became tender aE1in a. he
saw the smile now on her face and
took her hand and kissed II, locking
at her lovingly.
viii your" he pleaded
Yes" she murnursd her eyes
averted-
scarisy reached into his vest poek-
ct for the engagement ring which
once she had worn and returned TO
him. He took her left hand and
tried 20 place the ring on her finger.
but she pulled away her hand. fore
Ing . smile At the same time.
mot 90 soon." she smiled.
A little disappointed. 6eRFIsy re-
'5blaced the rinE In his pookst
GsKsd.
'svOFY WSil." kS agreed. turning
add waIkiag b the wall safe.
Aoho e0Ossaahs1 y ~ StoaDA1 =
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In Alarming Nickname.

By the time the trunks were IN
PACKED and the contents put away
!, IN bureau and closets Il was almost
the .dlnner-hour.
We will have 10 hustle to ret
dressed" Dora announced Don't
bother to put on anything fuSsy,
Cynthia"
Il cGn't-I have nothing fussY."
Cynthia replied
Her statement may have been
true; but ''fussy' garments could
not have become her as did the
simple. psrfectly-htting toilette in
which she appeared at the door OF
her room Just as dinner was an
nounced. Her dress was slightly
eecollets and revealed. above the
folds of soft tulls. the white.
rounded throat. ....-
You certainly are . sumner.
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by Virginia Terhune van
!. de Water.
CHAPTER VIII.
cmrrirht, lgts. star 60.


1~IENCE followed Dora's Asssr-
- ton. Cynthia aid not know
Just what to say. Perhaps she
was too romantic or sentimental
5herseIT. but she was sure that were
9she engaged to . man she would
want to hear from him and to write
Ito him oftener than once . week
Yet Dora seemed perfectly salts
ned with this arrangement be-
tween her betrothed and herself.
A tap at the door made any COM
ment unnecessary. A maid enter
cd, followed by q man carrying one
Of cynthia's trunks, This he de-
posted on the floor. then went
away, returning a few minutes later
with q second trunk.
IF you please. Miss Long" Aaris
announced, Mrs. Livingstone says
- am to ,.slp you unpAck."
''Oh. that will not be necessary.
! Cynthia protested. can do IL
perfectly we'll without any assist
-anes."
You'd hest let Marie help you"
5 Dora advised. Mother evidently
has made up her mind that she
wishes you to be helped, and when
she does that. one may a. well sub
NIT gracefully to the inevitable"
We'll. will try to-" Cynthia
laughed. she IL very kind; but l
have never been IN the habit Of
having a maid unpack for me-"
Marie regarded her with the cold.
GppraisinE manner peculiar to her
class. Here WIS q young woman
who had never had her own maid
wait on her. She had doubtless had
servants to attend to various house
hold duties; but II she had not had
10 regular ladys-mRid she certainly
could not be one OF the really
smart" peoplel
Yet when Cynthia had unlocked
her trunks and Marie drew forth
THE dainty clothes, her manner I'M
derwent q subtle change. People
who were not smart" seldom wore
such exquisite lingerie. nor had
dresses In such perfect style. while
Miss Long was in mourning and.
therefore. ala not use the oolors the
maid most admired yet surely her
black was OF handsome texture ana
correct make. Perhaps, after. all,
she was in better circumstances
than her speech about having no
maid would have led one to sup
pose.
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The japanese Theatre.

THE stage Of japanese theatre is very spacious and Its
mechanism ingenious. The floor is worked on pivot
and be turned when change of required so
that the next be prepared while the actors are
before their audience.
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Devoted to Her Daughter.

II was evident that Dora was Mrs..
EivinGston's one passion. and that,
IN spite of her efforts to mould the
girl to q conventional pattern. the
mother was proud OF her daughter
beauty and her exuberanoe of Spirits.
The late mail brought Dora . lat
ter which she strAightvAy opened
with Q brief Excuse me, pleased"
And read in the presence OF the fam
The spistls could not have been
long, for in less than three minutes
Dora had folded 1t up, restored Il to
expects TO arrive in New York next
wednesday. He and his friend,
Gerald Stewart, are coming from
having q good time there while
Stewart has been making final ar
Judgements for coming East.
don't suppose you ever met Stewart
IN Chicago. ala you. Cyn7'
NO" Cynthia replied. But, dear.
Chicago 10 q big place"
Il know you are happy, daughter.
that Milton 10 coming home 90 SOON
Mrs Livingston remarked placidly.
Dora did not blush. Yes" she
replied. ~rm glad Ailton's coming
back. Il will be fun to announce
our engagement, won't TT It's sx-
citing TO get notes and flowers and
congratulations"
Was she trying TO shock her
mother? Cynthia wondered. Or
was Dora really a. unssntimsntal
- her words would indicated
To Ne C0ntin1oA.
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By Arthur B. Reeve,
Creator q the soraIs KsansAy"
nyut<FY StOsfOG. which GD1SaR S1-
SIusAveIy In COanODoIitsn MAgnAnA
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The Four of Hearts
SERIAL OF YOUTH AND LOVE
Milton Calls on His Fiancee and
Sees the Girl for Whom He
Picked Up the Letter.

Cynr Dora, exclaimed. I say. by
the way. what \ dandy nickname
that is, isn't 1T Sin 10, they say,
sometimes attractive; you are al
ways charming. So shall call you
Gym"
Dora repeated this statement fve
minutes later when she, with her
cousin, father and mother were
seated at the dinner table Mrs.
LivinGutons, smiled, but looked
slightly disapproginE-
Dora, dkFlipE-you are incorri-
Eibfe! The IDEA OF shortening such
pretty name az Cynthia in that
way. 1 am sure your cousin does
not like IT."
Il don't mind Il q bIti- cynthiA
declared. At am glad Dora has
found for me some nickname less
formal than Cynthia It has never
been shortened before"
But such q name a. ~Cyn" does
not suit you at all" MrA Living
stone dSmurred.
Dora laughed merrily. well,
think Il may suit her better than
II seems to-" she argued You
don't know her well yet. mother.
JuBI N1I ana see DN1S HAO1hoAs
mine, am sure to shock you any
way-and b little more now and
then, won't make much difference,
will It, deGrT
Mrs. Livingstone sighed I wish
you were not quite 30 free and easy,
darling" she regretted. sill. you
are a very dear child"
As the conversation drtfted into
other channels, Cynthia listened and
formed her own ideas about her
uncle and aunt.
She liked Mr.. Livingstone better
than his wife, yet she was forced TO
admit that her Aunt Amanda WAS
most gracious and kind-hearted.
But, while the husband was formal
to q degree. he showed more spon-
tAniety than ala his wife. She had
studied paise which suggested tirat
she was never on her guard. She
was portly In appearance, and al
WAYS haudaomaiy dressed
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Uncle Sam Calls
For More Girls 10
Run War Mac iAery

Girls, girls, and tASn more
girls"
This is the constant var cry
OF Uncle Sam in running HE war
shop in Washington.
An examination for girl mssssn-
gers has been announced fer
March 80 and April 20 ~ The
Civil Service Commission today.
This is the third examinatioA OF
this kind held in the history Of
the commission
The ruthless destruction Of this
civil service rule. that is holdiAe
examinations formerly open exsla-
sively to men now to girls, is .
war time measure the commissioA
explains.
Candidates for girl messengers
in Government departments must
be between the ages Of sixtsea
and eighteen to be eligible. The
entrance salary is $3.50 per year.
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quishment OF the territory she has
plundered from helpless Russia.
Wilson adds that the heart of
America goes out to Russia in its at
tempt to be forever free from auto
cratic government and to become its
own master. While pointing out that
this nation is not now in a position
to take up the night to free her. the
pledge to aid in the future Is re-
garded here as BY far the strongest
and most sympathetic message yet
given the Russians by any ally.
Eject On AIIies.
How 1t will affect England and
Japan is a question. England has
been more or less inclined to let RUS
sia drift on to her own destruction,
As for Japan, the message IL con-
sidered in many quarters as tanta-
mount to a friendly suggestion that
any intervention she attempts in
Russia must be temporary, and with
out any aims at territorial conquest.
Wilson'S message forwarded over
night to the MOSCOW American con-
sui general for delivery to the soviets
session is believed likely to cause
some surprise in the allied capitals.
lhdI husEid OushN ~ DS
from German hands is generally ac-
cepted by diplomatic authorities as
self-evident. for with a generous slice
of that nation in her hands Germany
would have a territory az rich as Al
sace-Lorraine to cement her plans for
world conquest.
But whether the allies-and even
America-wilI fight on to free Rus
sis, should that remain the single
obstacle in the way OF peace. is a
problem upon which there is a con-
siderable difference of opinion.
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1t was Mr.. McClure's original IN
tention 10 introduce n new factor
into the problem. He was assisting
last week in convincing the commit
tee Of the need for immediate ac.
tion IN the matter of dealing with
sheep-kllling dogs which now escape
justice in spite of proven predacity.
incidentally, and through no fault
Of his own, he was obliged TO put
into the record brief account of
what he called another story" This,
he said, 1T would take long to tell. "
1t was the story OF how, in spite
OF itself, his worthy, anti-monopoly
association was forced to become an
ally, or subsidiary interest, OF the
Chicago Meat Trust" Tor unified
coordination of patriotic packcrs)
Having once opened up the subject.
he was recalled 20 continue the
story. This he did with abundance
Of important detail He seemed
convinced that il the deceived and
derelict food authorities could once
be compelled TO manage tho packers
properly, the honest wool growers
and the disintcrcstcd food pro
duers OF all kinds would get justice.
This was understood 20 mean n fair
share Of what the "Robbcr Trusts
and their co-Ordinatcd interests will
otherwise get away with" after
taking 1t from the consumers, tho
allies and the Government.
After saying that tho whole Eitua
tlon was mighty bud and seemed Ia
be getting worse" Mr.. Mcclure dr
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thing over, are now in imminent
danger OF getting away with it.
AS faI/as appears on the records,
the constituents of the committee
are unanimously and earnestly op-
posed to this, with the sympathy
Of the committee. But what can be
done TO prevent it? That is the
consideration which threatens to
make calamity of so long a life
even with the great advantage of
a world war and a thirteen billion
dollar Congress. The food pro-
ducers are unanimously of the
opinion that they are supporting the
country without being permitted to
share properly in the proceeds Of a
hold up to which it is being suo-
jected by everybody else they know
OF.
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v. SIS. SALES BY
DEPARTMENTSARE
$1,000 PER week

The drive made by the Postoffios
Department in the War Savings
Stamps campaign has resulted In s..
5000 worth OF stamps being sold.
This total was the result OF q three
weeks drive.
Director Callahan today expressed
great pleasure at the splendid results
which the various Government depart.
ments have achieved In the war saw
InEs work. The Department OF Jus.
tlce. up to February %, sold a total
OF ST.636.43 in both kinds OF stamps,
and the Department OF Labor reports
total sales amounting to S6,645.50.
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GREEN COFFEE PRICES
FIXED BY FOOD BOARD

Green coffee has taken its place to-
day In the growing list OF foods on
which the Government prohibits
proilteerinE.
RiVid rules announced this morning
by the Food Administration prescribe
reasonable prices" on green coffee,
and. moreover. FIX a definite limit OF
profit by importers and distributors.
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THREE LIBERTY LOAN
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCER

The frst three speakers in the AA-
tIon-wids Campaign for subscriptions
to the third Liberty Loan to-day are
preparing for speaking tours in the
west. Their names were announced
last night.
They are Gov. Simon BambSrEer, os
Utah. internal RsVsuus oemmissionsr
Daniel c. Roper, aud Mrs.. KSlieRR
Fairbank, OF Chicago.
The plans now made, call fer
speeches by Governor BambSrGer IN