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The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
|28 INDICTMENTS
BY GRAND JURY
Ten Cases, Including that Of
Alias Jack Dempsey"
Are Ignored

Chester Jefferson. who has such
choice aliases as Jack Dempsey and
Thomas Jefferson. and who was held
on charge OF robbery, had his in
dictment ignored by the grand jury,
according to report of Is indictments
returned and ten indictments ignored
by that body yesterday.
Eight of the twenty-eight indict-
ments returned are sfor assault with
dangerous weapon and the majority of
the remainder for grand larceny.
robbery and housebreaking,
Following are the names of the per-
sons indicted. with the charges
against them:
Edward Hamilton. John Williams,
! Eppie johnson, alias EppIe LewIs,
alias James Hill. and Thomas Hug
! gins, robbery.
Jerry Twyman and Charles T. Wells,
assault with intent to kill.
John r. Douglas. Lillian Mangum.
Nathan Galloway. William H. Day,
Charles Monroe, Henry r. Smith, Gin
ME Lashley and Edawrd Ayres, as
sault with dangerous weapon.
John R Miller. Joseph Broadway,
Jennie H Penn. George E. Branson.
James A Tyler. Albert Lee, Malcolm
Lee, Richard L. McEntee and Ray
mond F. Payne, housebreaking, lar
ceny.
Walter d. Pritchard, Thomas WILL
son. Herbert Mailman, David Perry,
James Moore. Estella Lewis, Albert
d. Butler, grand larceny.
William Andrews and Robert John
son. violated Section S26-b, d. c. Code i;
Ruth Alma Williams, alias Alma
Williams, false pretenses: George v.
Haight. carnal knowledge. and Lew
A. Wallace. alias l.. A. Wallace, false
pretenses.
Following are those whose cases
were ignored. with that Of Chester
Jefferson:
Robert G. Disc and Daniel Foster,
grand larceny: Rachael Lowery and
Cornelia Watson. robbery; Samuel
Terranora and Robert Slaughter, as
sault with dangerous weapon; Gar
| field Prioleau. assault with intent to
kill: Isaac Green, carnal knowledge ;
Edward Brown. violated Section Ssh.
d. c. Code; John r. ]. Cole. violated
Section 1874, Penal Code.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
DISBURSING CLERK.
FIRST AND ONLY, DIES

John ID. McChesney. first and only
chief disbursing clerk for the United
States Geological Survey. died yester-
day afternoon at 2:45 o'clock at Gar
field Hospital. where he had been i'll
six weeks.
! Mr.. McChesney. who was n years
old. had been suffering from a COM
plication of ills for some time. and
more than a month ago his condi-
ton warranted his removal to the
hospital.
| He was treasurer of Columbia Hos
pital for twenty-eight years, and a
lifelong member and deacon of New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. McChesney leaves his wife, four
daughters. Mrs. Charles c. Stott. Mrs.
Lee B. I.atimer, Mrs. Agnes Evans,
all OF this city. and Mrs. johnson r.
Morgan. of Wilmington. Del. and a
son. Capt. A. G. McChesney. of this
city.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06

For a healthy :,
Childrcn's Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
WOMEN COMING INTO
OWN, SAYS MRS. FUNK

Women are coming into their own
when it is most necessary to have
Them declares Mrs Antoinette
Funk. director of the educational
committee of the National Demo-
cratic Committee. speaking before
the Business Women's Council of the
Y. w. c. A. last night.
Mrs. Funk gave a brief history of
suffrage in her own State of Iili-
nois. showing what powers certain
women who represented suffrage at
that time became as the vote was
given them. She declared that wom-
en- in Washington. with access to a
knowledge of political conditions as
they exist. are in n position to in
s'ruct the women OF the United
States as to the cause of so many
conditions that prevail
Certainly" she asserted they
would be able 10 speak intelligently
on protiteering and the high cost of
living"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06

How much IL IL worth to you TO
have ChiIdren's Hospital that
eases the pain OF some baby and
brings IL peaceful sleepf
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
Kappa Alpha Meets.

Alpha Nu Chapter OF Kappa Alpha
will hold a banquet tonight in the
Wardman Park Inn. Hon. Joseph w.
Folk, former governor of Missouri:
Representative Sam Nichols. of South
Carolina. and Representative Stolls,
of South Carolina, will be among the
speakers.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
D. c. SINKING FUND
BALANCE IS $3.50

The annual report of John Burke.
Treasurer of the United States, on
the sinking fund OF the District for
the old funded debt shows a bal
ance of sSS0.1S at the end of the fis-
cal year 1919. The amount available
for the sinking fund for the District
3.65 per cent loan during the past
fiscal year totaled $1,724,161.52. The
outstanding bonded debt of the Dis
trict now is only S,5T.770, about one
fourth the amount of debt forty
years ago. The Treasury held in
trust for the fund United States
bonds amount to $2.492,50O,
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW.
District Of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Cloudy today, followed by rain and warmer to
night and tomorrow; moderate variable winds
LOCAL TEMPERATURE,
Midnight, 3: a. m. 3: a. m. 5;ea m,
g; 8 a. m, S; 10 a. m. 3: Il noon, y; 2 d. m.
g; p. m. 3s; p. m. 81; p m, & 10 D m,
% Highest. .: lowest, s.
Relative humidity-s a. m, 7s: 2 p. m. So:
p. m. 81: rainfall 10 D. m, to 8 D, mi o:
hours Of sunshine. g. per cent Of possible sun
shine, 100.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
Whsky--Beer---Wme

Sompiete formulas and instructions tor making
a. nome rye whisky. real beers, and choice wines.
including making and olerstiue home ain Pre-.
psteo Oy men formerly in brewing and distiIling
M ouslneA heaI Goods no substitutes; post0fice
tuiss formulas may be lawfully sent through
mans. sent on receipts Of s.Oe-check. money
o'uer. cAsn or Uamps National Prohibition
Act permits sale Of liquor formulas until Jan.
usy le. ie0
BALTIMORE FORMULA COMPANY
Dept. Z. BALTIMORE. NIL.
Pncihc Coast via CanadIas Pacinc
Hallway. il1o New York avenue. b"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-06
LOCAL TEMPERATURES,
DEPARTURES.

Accumulated excess Of Temperature since Jan.
uary l. 1919. ~: deficiency Of temperature since
December l. 1919. %; accumulated deficiency of
precipitation since January l. 1919. oS; de-
ficiency of precipitation since December l. 1919,
0A
Temperature same date last year-Hishest, Il;
lowest. "a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
YOUNG Harper TO Defend LighGw@i@ht Grown
FISTIC NOTES
BY ALTMAN.
Tni7
BY AHERN.

Leo Houck is of again. The sailor third Of the
sailor moncker has been dropped and Leo
back in cvvy clothes again. But Leo insists that his
be kept intact and from he will be known Leo
going into the merchant He tells that he is
going to set athletic store in the city featuring tennis
and golf goods Here's wishing Leo all the success IN the
world
Incidentally Leo issues challenge TO- any 133pound
bater in Seattle now, including Harper II will make 1873
and put up side bet ai i heavn Wesr
weights and going to get back into my own division
pesvs when the news Of his Ssf..,
san the tn s snlf s giving his island
little publicity. cSO,o-piease Who's whOA
sid Mitchell Bud Ridley Joe German
tonight Ridley
along that his prodisies find hotel
Leo Houe say. he going speciality es.rnsins tennis
racques.
you to
customers everything viii be o k
Leo rises to remark picture showing
of the crown and gets busted in the first round Of cheap
as a
Maybe bu. Leo Liberty
a year
is condition
he
gentle with
Eddie Hammond be welcome
Sheriff subpoena Billy Carp
BLY, like nice fish, took big
TO the surf
Leon Be formerly
He fights something Harry
Ted whitman added
gallery He mixing kasonine
second, will bust
he
card. Roy
willie Meehan fights wednesday
night { shou IL nothing else
George tangng with Sammy
the Philippines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
WHO'S WHO IN SPORTS
LONNIE AUSTIN

fsonnie Austin. Seattle's dlmplctl.
chinned fight promoter. learned TO
|{ids a surf board In Honolulu In
Even days. when he made n trip to
= pineapple realm In 1914. Lonnic
thinks IL is some feat
Surf riding sure is great stuff. y
testified Lonnle. Il thought my
first ride was going to end in a
watcry grave. but Il was great sport
after l got the hang Of Il"
Lonnie Is also an inventor. He
Invented some sort OF n contrapuon
which holds punching bag TO the
board. but his explanation went to
the four winds. as we are not Of an
inventive mind.
+ The tail promoter has been In So
attic sports for a long time. He
used 20 have a habit OF winning a
championship IN something or other
tsery morning before breakfast.
lonnle was n slicker gymnast.
5udxtng from the bale OF clippings
~ brought forth. He also held the
welferweight boxing title OF the
Northwest and retired In 1912. un-
<D<feated
VI Romeo Hagen gave me sny hard
~ fight" says Lonnie- He butfcd
be right between the eyes In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
SLIP
OVER VICTORY
NVANCOUVER

VANCOUVER. March f.--The &C.
attic Mctropolitans practically oinch'
Cd place in the play-off with Van
oouyer for the Ice league title when
they slipped over win on the Van
oouver squad here. last night. 8 goals
10 .. Bernie Morris and Frank
FoyHton were the big stars OF the
invaders Morris incidentally tied
Cyclone" Taylor. local center. IN the
individual scoring records Morris
scored one goal and assisted In two
others. while the best Taylor could
do was 20 fnag two points. They
now stand even. with rs points each.
The Millionaircs sadly missed
Mickey Mackay~< from tho lineup.
The speedy rover has not recovered
from injuries received In a clash with
Gully" Wilson. OF Seattle. Ia the Sc
attic rink last week.
Mel Duncan was moved up "a
rover and AK Irwin put In at de-
Tense. Duncan put up good game
but the locals missed the fire and
dash OF MaeKay's play.
Tho Vancouver squad finished
ahead at the end Of the first session,
being on the long end Of a 2-to-l
count. In the first part OF the next
canto the home team cracked and
the visitors snagged three counters in
quick succession. Morris scored nine
seconds after the face-off. and
f'oysion added one 30 seconds later
Foyston scored again before the
period was over.
Foyston added another goal In the
final session.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
SOLONS PASS
BOXING BILL
OVER VETO

CARSON CITY. New. March A.
Twenty-Five round boxing contests
for Nevada were assured today.
The assembly late yesterday pass
ed the boxing bill over the veto Of
Gov. Boyle. Similar action In he
senate II certain. possibly today.
The bill was given one more than
the necessary two-thlrdH in tho as
scmbly. dsapite tho fact that two
members favorihg ~ were absent.
The plan earlier In the day had been
10 await the return Of these two
members before calling up the bill.
Reno figh, promoters were Jnhil'
ant. They win set isto touch with
Tex Richard. who is promoting the
willard Dempsey championship ar
fair. and try 10 persuade him 10
stage .; In Reno.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
AND
BROADWAY IN
CLOSE RACE
STANDING OF THE TEAMS

Tho Seattle high school basketball
fivcs will swing into action again
this afternoon when Broadway
tanEies with Franklin Mt tho Pine
1t. gymnasium. Lincoln lnvnder Bal
lard and Franklin plays at Queen
Anne.
broadway should have no trouble
downing the Franklin five and Lin
coin should register win over the
Ballard five without much trouble.
Queen Anne IL oinch to cop their
struggle with West Seattle.
Only two games remain on the
schedule after today'a games. for
each squad. Lincoln meets Frank
Mn on Friday and Coach Turner viii
take hia broadway crew over 10
West Seattle on Friday. Ballard and
Queen Anne will mix Friday on the
Salmon hay floor.
The last games OF the season viii
be played a week from Friday. when
Lincoln and broadway clash In the
crucial game OF the season. II the
Lincoln team annexes ve next two
titles they viii be In fine fcttle 20
tie broadway for the cup. The
Broadway men have swept thru the
season without "A defeat. while the
only mix that the North End boys
have dropped was TO the Broadway
five in the first game OF the sea-
son.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04

shade when they climb thru the
ropes.
Tho Seattle boy is hitting up n
pretty strenuous ring campaign. He
fought n six.round draw with Harry
Anderson in Vancouver. u. C.. last
Friday and leaves for Portland after
tonights argument. Shere he mixes
with Alex Trambitas on wednesday.
Jim Jorge and Steve Reynolds Will
tangie in the heavyweight division
In the special event. steve has been
going at a fast clip and has fine
chance TO stow the Manhattan war.
rlor away. Steve can hit IL nothing
else and looks like a worlds cham
pion when he does land. Jorge,
however. Is pretty husky speci-
men and got away with his first
couple Of FIGHTS here in good shape.
Murphy on Card
Frankie Murphy and Frank Pant
ley will mix It in one OF the prelim-
inaries. Murphy should have no
trouble outboxing the former $. a.
C, champion. altho Pantley is not n
EfuUf Dfklflntl ny hiiy -''f'
phy will give away several pounds
In weight and 1t VIII undoubt'
edly tell. Murphy. however, dem.
onstrated in his fight with Bud
Ridley, whom he beat n couple OF
weeks ago, that he can give away
weight and still win easily.
Fred Grant and Pat Rooney are
billed for the curtain raiser. Both
of these warriors are big fell
lows, and while neither knows
much about scientific punch
ing. both are fighters. Grant
says he has developed new over
hand punch which he In going to try
out tonight. Rooney has been MAX
Ing no predictions. but has been
working out quietly with Steve Rey-
nolds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
APPOINTED PILOT

PITTSBURG. March 4.--otto Jor-
dan. veteran player OF the majors
and minors. who, lives in Pittsburg.
has been appointed manager Of the
Franklin. Pa. independent team.
Jordan broke into tho big show in
1903 as n second bascman with
Brooklyn. Ono OF his first bits OF
work was to tone down old Jack
Doyle. who played first base. and
tried TO show young Jordan up. Otto
made Doyle turn yellow. and after
that there was no trouble.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
WINTER LEAGUE BUNK

DETROIT. March ga Spencer,
having received his release from De-
troit. set out TO capitalize his ser
vices lie asked $4,000 bonus for
putting his name to n contract Tho
Salt Lake club did not give him that
but did make him some sort Of a
present in cash. according TO reports
Hacks retirement from bass ball
stuff. for which Detroit fell. was one
Of the winters jokes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
RICHIE NOW
A BENEDICT:
QUITS RING

SAN FRANCISCO. March Ger
hardt A. Steffen. well known as
Willie Eitehie. Is en- route TO New
York today with his bride. nee Miss
Ethel Pierce. OF San F'raneisco. The
marriage event last night was n sur
prise. as was the announcement that
Willie Riphie" would not again ap-
pear as n boxer.
Stcffcn expects 10 establish bust
ness relations with a New York firm
TO represent II here.
Golf sticks instead OF five-ouncc
gloves for willie" said Mrs Steffcn,
and he plays a mighty good game.
too
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
INCLE MEETS
MORMON CITY
STAR AT POOL
TO>IGuiT'S CARD

George fngle vs.. Lee Morrisey--
wclterwrights.
Bob Harper vs.. Joe German
lightweishts.
Steve Reynolds Vs. Jim Jorge
--heavywcightH.
Frankie Murphy vs.. Frank
-baniamwcighta.
Fred Grant Vs. Pat Rooney
heayywcights.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
NOTED BASEBALL
FICTION STAR TO
BE DRAMATIZED

ISL. CHICAGO. March 4.--Ring Lard.
Aer's "You Know Me. AL one OF
the best known OF all characters in
baseball fiction. is to be staged. A
Foducer OF plays has contracted
tn Iardner to write a straight
nedy and a musical comedy with
FAR as the center piece and one or
both will be produced within six
months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
BY CONDO

second round OF Our fight at the old
Coliseum, In 1919. and had the dazed
for "a while"
The fight ended In draw.
About seven years ago. Dan salt.
who was running the Ballard
smokers. hooked up with Lonnie,
and the two fellows have been side
kicking ever since. Lonnie swcars
BY Dan. arid says he Is the greatest
little pard ever.
The two fellows have put on
smokers here for some time. and are
among the best known men In the
fight game along the Coast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
.DUBUC AND PERTlCA
WILL NOT PLAY COAST
LEAGUE BALL THIS YEAR

BOSTON. March Jean Dubuc
and 1911 Pertica. pitchers taken on
by the Boston Red Sox after the Pa
cific Coast league closed last sum-
mer. will go TO the Red Sox training
camp. according To n statement cred
tied to Manager Ed Barrow. Salt
Lake and Los Angeles had expected
these pitchers would be returned in
time to start the Coast league season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04

BROOKLYN. March 4.--Prcsident
Ebbets Of Brooklyn. who was one OF
the most active and effective speak
crs in Brooklyn Liberty Bond cam.
paigns. now has been enlisted as
our.minute man In a campaign to
raise funds TO buy civilian clothing
for discharged soldiers. He Is hav-
Ing big success in the work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
OREGON AND CALIFORNIA
TO DECIDE CAGE TITLE

BERKELEY. Cal. March 1.-The
Pacific Coast collegiate basketball
title win be decided in series of the
best two out of three games to be
played on the Harmyn courts here
on wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day.
The University OF California has
won seven out OF eight games played
there this season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04

The race for tho city honors
among tho scrub teams In the city
league Is close, with broadway and
Queen Anne tied for first place.
Broadway won It's game from the
hill scrubs at the Pine st gymna.
stun. but the Queen Anne men re
vcrsed the verdict on the hill floor
couple OF weeks later. III the
teams are tied ut tho end Of the
regular season there IL strong
possibility that tho two flvcs may
play off the tic TO decide the sea.
sons title.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
CROSS TUTOR AGAIN

The veteran Monte Cross has
again been named coach of the Uni
versity OF Maine baseball squad.
This will be his fourth year OF such
service Mt Maine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
Harper should Win

Harper should Win
Tho Seattle hoy should win to
night. German IL not the cicverest
man in tho world. and unless he
lands his sleep wallop on the local
man. Harper should win on points.
German is aggressive. There Is
no doubt about this fact lie viii
keep Harper on the jump from the
first gong. but the local battler
should be able TO keep away from
him II he works up 20 form. Harper
has the reach on the Oregon lad. and
will undoubtedly smear German
with his left whenever the visitor
starts his PUSHES. German will have
to come very close TO jumping in
order 20 reach Harper's jaw.
Whether or not Harper can take
punishment has never been demon.
strated here. because no one has ever
scrapper hard enough 10 rnuss him
up. German may be able to wear
hi-n down. but IL IL not likely that
the Portlandcr Will be able to get
inside Harper's guard.
Uses Hooks
German shoots his hooks to tho
side OF the body with telling effect,
and frequently let's go wit n
straight right 20 the wind that has
won him lot OF fights. Harper. too,
has good right. as was shown in
his bout with Harold Jones. a couple
- ...f. a.
the Tacoman with two pretty right
cross swings. Harper didn't use
that blow more often. because he
sdidn't want 10 take any chances with
the City OF Destiny boy.
II am going TO use my right init,
more tonight" Harper said .yester
day afternoon. "and a-n sure going
to win this little rVx."
While not claiming certain vic
tory, the Seattle lad does not thinl,
he will lose his crown. German ar.
rived in Seattle Tuesday morning
for the bout. but didn't predict any
possible outcome.
Ingle VS.. Morrlsey
George Ingle. the smiling iron
worker. mixes with Ice Morrisey. OF
Salt Lake City, In the other big bout
on the card. Ingle will make his
second bow Of the season 20 the 10
cal fans tonight and IL will probably
be the last time that the Seattle fans
will be able TO see Georges work be
cause he leaves for the Philippine
islands in "a couple of weeks. where
he has contract 10 fight for six
weeks.
Morrisey is n good ring man II
his record counts for anything, and
will make his first appearance In a
local ring tonight. The Mormon
city miller has string OF victories
as long as Second ave. lie fights
Benny Leonard in Salt Lake City
later In the month.
1nglc. however. Is not much affect
ed by the VISITORS record. The Sc
attic man holds victory over Nor
risey which he won In Portland
about eight months ago and says he
thinks he can repeat.
As Morrisey has never performed
here. IL is practically impossible &c
pick a winner, but Ingle will have q
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-04
ny LEO II. I.ASSEN

Facing the hardest fight Of his
carver. Bobby Harper. Sraitie's
undefcaici lightweight. will de-
fend his Northwest title against
doc German. Of Portland. nj the
Crystal Pool
German h the holder OF the
Northwest feaih~rVsciEht title.
but hiss outgrvwu the division
and will step into tho light
weight section for the first tiu,o
tonight
The two gladiator. arc M
much alike rs an ostrich and n
back yard hen. German ~ built
close 10 the ground and carries
y muiish kick In both miits. The
little Portiander II strong and
wears his opponent down with
body hooks. Harper. on the 9th
er hand. II long and ranEy and
boxes his opponent. The Seat
tie hoy has mystifyinx left
hand which he keeps In his op-
rpouerf's fare
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-28
OUT AGAIN. IN AGAIN.

With several warrants for his
arrest awaiting his release from
custody, the case against Mr.. +.
f. Redmond in the Mayors court
was dismissed yesterday Afternoon,
and he was Immediately placed un-
der arrest and held for officers
from other points.
Mr. Redmond was arrested mere a
week ago charged with passing
worthless checks on a number &C
business firms in this city Yester
day his lawyer succeeded in secur~
ing sufficient money from relatives
of his client with which to redeem
the outstanding checks and the af-
fidayit against him was withdrawn.
He is wanted in several places,
and just where he will be taken is
not known. Mr.. Redmond was re-
presented by Hon. w. p. Strbling.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-28
START GRADING
STREETS MONDAY
Grading To Make Ready For Paving
Starts Monday Morning.

After having been held up by
minor kinks in the bond sales ne
getiation the work of starting the
street paving in the business dis
trict, win begin Monday, according
to Mr.. H. G. Terry, who has the
contract for the work.
Mr.. Terry states that grading
work will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. so that every
thing will be IN readiness for the
actual paving work when the mater
ial and machinery arrives.
Eleven blocks will be paved in the
business district and under the CON
tract the work is to be completed
within three months, contingent, Of
course, upon weather conditions.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-28
BAPTETS PLAN
BIG CAMPAIGN
LOWNDES COUNTY WILL
PARTICIPATE IN BIG
BAPTIST FUND DRIVE.
QUOTAS ARE FIXED
Committees AT Various Church.
eS Are Named For the County
observation-disclosures
Forming.

The Baptists of the South are
laying plans for the launching of a
big drive for funds for general pur-
poses. The campaign will be known
as the Seventy Million Cam
paign."
Lowndes county's quota has been
fixed at 1000, and $37.500 of this
amount is allotted to the Coumbus
first church. The second Baptist
churchs allotment is $4,000
Rev. R. s. Gavin, pastor of the
First Baptist church. has been APP
pointed county organizer; Mr.. " B.
lines, county publicity director, and
Mrs. r. s. Gavin, county organizer
for the Woman's Missionary Union.
The campaign proper win come
in November, but the preceding
weeks will be devoted to prepara-
tions for the drive. Rev. Gavin an
nounces the following appointment
Of organization committees at the
various churches in the county: