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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09
BAVARIANS DEN0UNCE
GERMAN IMPERIALISM
PR0CLAIMS A WORLD UNION
joining Nith Hungary and ItuSSLI
Declared tu lic Purpose ~ N'w
t.UNurnmDut of soviet

L.. .II.. ,ak,-..E,I Iryrts
IA, NIlu MONDAY Aur|
,uupIyi. sr,,rnu,r Iruu lur oid
German Iuup,Idu4m. a.. declared
n.uI 'u 90, manifest Iu the EuHrt
$50 nrnl,uVnu government ~ Grt.
many tuu rup resumption Of a
.rfprNtf.. ,uru,,N.un a with m,
Iua4u trG Hungarian poDpIy a
announced 100 tu, rru,Intrdttuu ui
rl, I.,N ..lr Government for ih
E.r. iuim,l n.rr Long i've 'h,
,mH r,,uuuu' rm, rru,tmr
l.8l concludes tho tex OF the dutu.
neut t,uIf
The decision arrived ai Tor I3u
,uTu . lu, formation Of t council
ut ~, r.purU, NJ revolutionary
WORKERS aud peasants al bavaria. Iu.
lIulIuF a|I our bruthcrr. now united
separated b, uu party laws Prom
uuv rr uu Exploitation ut oppr,-
BIuu VIII nu Tolerated The dIcttto'r
shIp uf iNr piuI,i1rlr nov has be-
com, Gr. thy lrEaIlztttou Of %
genuine .upMIistIr community nuW
is achieved In which every work.
IuEnHu may participate. Iu pubI,
Nc and 100 ID m4t socialist, state.
Tho nndnR uns been dissolved
and the OId ministry I''fIrI. Iuu.
pIDt ,ummi-ronlrirs. rvzupuv,blr 20
the people ana chosen hy ,uunDU
ui the wnrkup people. VIII r,rcN"
extraordinary puN,rr TO- be um
ploycd In certain labor fields Their
Assistants viii be intelligent men
from all ~ the revolutionary ana 80.
Cialistir community Countless val
uhblc forces uf uulCialdom especial
D from the lower middle official
class. will be asked to cooperate
IN the new work The bureaucratic
system viii bo absolutely eliminated
aud the press will he soclalized.
AS protection FOR the Bayarinn
council Of the republic against
revolutionary attacks from without
and within. rod army viii bc cro-
atcd Immediately and "A revolution
AIRY court will pursue ruthlcHsly
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09
NEW TIGERT CHURCH
TO OVERLOOK TULSA
site Purchased for $500 600 Com
munIr, center SIrriurt---
Topping \oruIsIdc nm.

Topping fnc hIll that oy"rlool,s the
"urrr .IN. Of III.n. at rh" corner ~
D,u..r ,ul Golden ls 'u b." erected
tho ruu,n talked uf community social
poulrr rnurrn which ls being pro-
NOTED by lhp members ~ IA" lIgCrt
Memorial Methodist church
ThlH luuiiiUn has just been pur
,ht+cd nud ls without doubt m" one
place ON tho north side that fpvorH
every hrrtiun. 1t In only u few blocks
from the rapidly growing KENNEDY
addition ana the many bchulifui
homes that surround the Country
club and AT TIA" same time lH nuly a
stones throw from the north side
residents who i've Ia the valley be
yond the Frisco tracks
The purchasers were particularly
pleased with this spot as Denver lH
the principal street on this sid" of
the city and In only on" block from
the main street leading "a the Irving
addition The Rev Harold - Cooke
said last night, We are delighted --
It ia tho ideal location"
The building site is l6S feet deep
hv laG ~ and will ho tho home
stead Of magnificent building cost
ing 100000, which Ia designed to
supply the needs Of cosmopolitan
Tulsa n IL therefore expected that
every citizen, particularly those Nv
ing on the north side, Will enter
heartily into the activities that are to
promote the cause ~ this monumcu-
tai structure
Tonight al the Tigert Memorial
church. sol North Main street, there
viii b@ a meeting OF all the commit
tcemen to serve as solicitors Tor the
funds that are necdedoto finance the
project There are 20 Of these wide
awake cltiEens and every person IN
the community will he given an op-
pOrtunity To contribute to a cause
that In tho next spoke in TulNl' great
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09
Males Outnunber
Fair Sex in Tulsa
Population Figures

WASHINGTON, April s. Direc-
tor of the Census Sam l.. RogerB
today announced the rhhra acterls-
Tics ~ the recent Tulsa city and
county census. preliminary figures
on which were Issued IN February.
Thcse figures show that ont Of
1885, persons in TuivI county,
females
~ m" number s5$G2 wero
white, SsG3 negroes. 1.s23 Indians
q chinese, and 10 japanese
SEX figures for the county are
H7 fpliowH rive years and under.
male, G,2iG. female. 6.O33. six to
twenty years male. l3.533. female.
1893. twenty-Onc and over. ~mAle
2'N19. female. 26.19E
ont ~ the Tulsa city population
of hE3S' there were 2g.q5t malc.
and 20S2h females or these SO.
H'2 we're white. $3.50. negro; 1871
indian, i Chinese, ana japanese.
S"N statistics fOr the city are
Five years ana under, male. J.2Il:
female. 3.lG2, six to twenty. male.
7,29d female, 16fl: twenty-onc
and over, male. 1g,iii. female, a.
PH6.
II viii be noted that In only one
division does female outnumber
the male. this ~ from six To twenty,
wh"r" there arc 31j more girls
than boys
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09

Auction sale at Montro-e shop to-
day at 30 and 30. Fifth and Main
streets ADV
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09
BOY SCOUTS HELP OFFICER
CAPTURE LOAD OF WHISkEY

Special 10 The World
OSAGE, okla. April S--On sun
day afternoon about O'Clock Dep
uty Sheriff c {. Flyers. Of Usage
county. with the aid Of company
~ boy scouts located and took pos.
session Of % fun puarta Ot John
Taylor whisky and two hDlf pints,
which were deposited with W $.
Alyca, ir cashier uf the F5rEt state
bank for safe keeping
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09

DAVID Nf'I son negro wa'
awarded $1,000 damages by jury In
the district court Tuesday from NJ J
Latham. former negro justice OF the
peace and James Thomas. also a
negro, and constable In tatham's
court. The plaintiff alleged that h,
had been arrested without cause and
held In the county jail for personal
spite on the part Of Latham and
Thomhs
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09

DEWEY PERKINS,. "A negro youth
charged win stealing revolver
from a restaurant on North Gren.
wood avenue March 2b was acquitted
at his preliminary hearing before
Justice 4 6, MaNcv. sitting for Jus'
tice Gray in the latter's court Tues.
day. the court holding that INSULT
cient evidence had been intrHduced
TO hold the defendant for trial hy The
district court
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09

' MGSlCIrAL JUDGE I'd warren
appeared hofurr the city comnii isSlon
ers Tursdny ana asked for addiional
room FOR ufficr, The city Will
share the expense OF offices with
him uuti new funds are available
after July T. when provision Will Ia
made FOR the new court, created 10y
recent legislation
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-09

MINNFAPOLlS. April Six
bandits held up the People state
bank here this forenoon and escaped
with ti.5oO cash and $4,000 in ub-
rriv bonds,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17

Mrs. j. NJ. Webster, Mrs. C. j. Web
ster and children and Miss Vivian
Weaver of Madill are guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. ID. w. Wiley this week.
Bill Mcbride, who is attending the
Tyler Commercial College, will com
plete his course in about three weeks
and return home.
A vicious dog belonging to C. Il. Wall
living in the country, bit the little son
of William Jones last Friday in front
of Mr.. E,zell's residence. The dog was
killed instantly by some neighbors.
Mrs. Frank b. Perry left Friday
for Georgetown, Texas, on account OF
the serious Illness of her father, Judge
Mackemson.
Charles Hilton, who has been In poor
health for some months, has been to
Temple, Texas, for medical care and
treatment. His many friends hope
he may soon recover.
j. X. Montgomery was in Oklahoma
City last Friday attending the big cele'
boys. He had the good fortune to
meet and see Ray Crudup of Sulphur,
who was among the soldiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Wilson, Of the
Deaf School. left last week for Paw
nee, where they will make a short Wis
it and then so to their home in Kan.
sas.
John Guess, who is now living at
Ada, was in sulphur attending to bust
ness Saturday.
Ed Welch went to Okmulgee Sunday
to join his wife. who is visiting her
lings.
Mr., and Mrs. w. NJ. Walters return
ed to Okmulgee. Sunday, where they
are now making their home.
Misses Ruby and Ruth Slower and
ollie Powell returned to Ada Sunday
morning where they are attending the
normal school.
Mrs John a. Haste and Mrs. II. Il.
Giacomini who are attending the Ada
normal spent the week end at home.
Bertie l.. Bulen and Miss Bannie
Frost of the Buckhorn and Fletcher
communities were married Sunday
morning at 10 O'Clock, at the home OF
the bride, Judge j. II. Castee of Sui
phur performing the ceremony.
Mrs. j. II. Casteel and daughter,
Mary Virginia, and Mrs. G.. w. Steven.
son and little daughter Evelyn return.
ed saturday from an extended visit to
various points in Texas, including Fort
Worth, Cooper and Sherman
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
NOTICE or SALE OF OIL AND
GAS LEASE

State Of Oklahoma, Carter County
~. In the County Court. Probate
Notice Is hereby given that the un
dersigned guardian will sell at Public
Auction to the highest bidder on the
18th day OF June. 1919, at two q
o'clock, T.. NJ, an oil and gas mining
lease for term of five years, and as
much longer as oil and gas or ethel
of them, are found thereon in paying
quantities, covering the following de
scribed lands situated in Carter coun
ty, Oklahoma, to'wit:
An undivided two.thirds interest In
and to lots ~, l3, and II in block a.
in the town of Hewitt, Oklahoma, ac
cording to the official map and plat
thereof.
Said oil and gas lease will be sold
upon the following terms an dcondi
tions,, to wit:
Cash upon confirmation of sale and
delivery of lease.
Said sale will be held in the County
Court Room Of Carter county, in the
city OF Ardmore, Oklahoma, at the time
above stated.
Dated, this the 18th day Of June,
1919.
MATTE DIAL,
l5.3t. Guardian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
NOTICE OF SALE OF
OIL AND GAS LEASE

State OF Oklahoma, Carter County, IS.
In the County court, probate----------
Notice is hereby given in pursuance Of
an order of the County Court of Carter
County, State of oklahoma, made and
entered on the 11th day of June, 1919.
the undersigned guardian will offer for
sale and sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder an oil and gas
mining lease on the 18th day of June,
1919, at 10 o'clock a. m, the following
decribed lands situated in Carter Coun-
ty, State of Oklahoma, towit:
Southwest quarter (SW 1.4) of the
northeast quarter (NE AZ section /.
township As, range 2w. Containing 40
acres.
Said oil and gas lease will be sold on
the following terms and conditions,
to-wit:
Cash upon confirmation of sale and
delivery of lease.
Said sale to be held in the County
Court room of Carter County, Okla
homa, at the time above stated.
Dated this 18th day of June, 1919
w. s. Hale,
lis. Guardian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
HOME FOR GIRLS AGAIN
GETS INTO LIMELIGHT
ON ACCOUNT OF RUNAWAYS

Oklahoma City. June l6.-The so
called Russell Home for Girls. or Okla.
homa State Industrial Home For Girls,
which Occupied the center of the stage
during considerable portion of the re.
cent legislature, again has broken into
the first page. The girls. Cecil Roberts,
10 year old, and Ovell Snyder, II, ran
away from the home Saturday and were
picked up by the Oklahoma City police,
footsOre and weary, several miles from
the institution. They protested tearfuly
by Mrs. NJ. b. Conkling, the matron,
and told a lurid tale of alleged mistreat.
ment.
C. A. Wills, probation officer, placed
their case before H. NJ Carr, of Pauls
Valley president of the state board of
managers of eleemosynary institutions.
Wills asked that the girls be given a
hearing before the board and released
to the custody of their parents if it
were shown the latter were able to care
for them
Stories of abuse and mismanagement
at the Russell Home We're presented to
members of the Legislature last spring
and three legislative committees in
vestigated the institution. For a time
the Impeachment of w. d. Matthews,
state commissioner of charities and cor.
rections was threatened, but, finally, a
report was adopted which censured
Matthews, former governor r. l.. VIII
liams, the then superintendent of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
NOTICE OF SALE

State of Oklahoma, Carter County
IS: In County Court OF said County
and State Probate No. $50,
Notice is hereby given that in pur'
suance of an order of the County Court
of said county and state, made on the
18th day OF June, 1912 the under
signed guardian Of the estate of Sey'
mour Douglas and Lutte Douglas,
minors, will offer for sale and
sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder an
oil and gas mining lease on the 18th
day of June, 1919, at the hour of ~
o'clock A. NJ, covering the following
described land in Carter county, Okla
homa, to-wit: The East Half of the
Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Town.
ship South, Range l West, contain
ing so acres of land more or less.
Said oil and gas lease will be sold
on the following terms and conditions
to.wit: Cash upon confirmation Of sale
and delivery of lease.
Said sale will be held in the county
court room in the country court house
in the city of Ardmore, Carter County,
Oklahoma at the time above mention
ed.
Dated this 10th day of June, 1919.
WILLIAM DOUGLAS,
13-5t. Lutte Douglas. minors.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
DAVIS
TESSA MAJOR, Correspondent

Among the Davis people who went to
Ardmore ii ciew the parade of the 1llth
engineers were Mr.. and Mrs. F.. b. Tur-
ner and daughter Mildred, Mrs. w. F.
Echerd and son Edward, Mrs. j. 7.
Wise and Mrs. Sims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Boyte and
family motored up from Ardmore Sun
day, and visited relatives.
r. L. Freeman went to Oklahoma
City Monday.
Lloyd Weber went to Cleburne Thurs
day, returning Friday.
Miss Isabelle Deem came down from
Purcell Friday to visit her aunt, Mrs.
w. +. Echerd
Dr. T. p. Howell went to Fort Worth
Thursday on business,
Miss Bess Ramsey is spending the
week in Ada.
Miss Sue Findley went to Ardmore
Saturday.
John Deputy, recently arrived from
overseas, came home Saturday.
Miss Lucille Raines of Shawnee is visit
ing her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
A. ]. Petty.
Miss Lillian Samples of Dougherty
was here Saturday.
Mrs. c.. f.. Glasspoo came down Sat
urday from Norman, where she is at
tending the summer school.
Miss Ruth Ferguson came home from
Norman Saturday to spend the week
end with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. s. Crippen had az
guests the past week Ilan Robinson
and sister, Misses Mabel and Ada of
Hartman, Tenn, who made the trip
through in their car. also Mrs. Hugh
Greer of Decatur, Texas, and Mrs. Bal
lard of Spauding, Okla, all of whom
are cousins of Mr.. Crippen.
w. NJ. Freeman and family motored
through from Ardmore Saturday en-
route to their home in Pauls Valley.
W. NJ. Butt of Oklahoma City was in
town the past week greeting old friends
and attending to business.
A number of Davis people motored
over to Sulphur Sunday afternoon to
witness the baseball game between Sui
phur and Pauls Valley, which resulted
in a score of 10 to in favor of the
former.
R. L. Freeman's department store was
entered from the rear Saturday night
and several hundred dollars worth of
merchandise taken.
Miss Myrtle Pickens of Muskogee was-I
a business visitor here the past week.
Miss Ethelyn Rogers and Henry
Satterfield. who attended summer school
at Edmond, came home Saturday to |
spend Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Meeks Of Ada, who
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
OKLAHOMA BOOKDENI4ERS
FORM AN ASSOCIATION

Oklahoma City. June 16.-By the elec.
tion of John r. Water of Enid as presi-
dent F. l.. Leech as vice president and
s. l.. Staley as secretary, a permanent
organization under the style of Okla
homa Blookdealers' Association was eff
fected here. There are SO members in
the organization and it is expected that
200 dealers over the state will affiliate.
The organization is patterned after the
Kansas state Bookdealers' Association.
Representatives of concerns that pub
lish schoolbooks are being heard today
by the newly organized textbook com
mission. The office of the state super
intendent of public instruction has been
a mecca for book company representa-
tives of several days and more than 500
samples of textbooks have been submit
ted Bids for the adoption of texts
in nearly all the grades We're submit
ted at today's meeting.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17

corps In the Argonne opposite the
United States army last fall. His ideas
have been republished in numerous Ger
man newspapers anr magazines.
He proposes that 500. 900 men should
be drafted to service under arms each
year. one.half on April l and the other
$50 900 Of October !. Every man cap
able of performing manual labor would
be subject to military duty for one
year beginning at his twentieth year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17

ing settlers In Canada, no extensive pro
vision for free passage to former sol
diers under the new government pro
posals Is likely TO be made until January
says the government agency.
The Overseas Settlement OFFICE aa<
that there will be no shipping avaiies
to carry settlers from Great Britaintt'
Australia or New Zealand until the be
ginning of 1920.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
MA d | Ill
W. J. BELL
Representative for Marshall Co.
Full Carrier Service.

Mrs G. ]. Webster and children anc
Miss Vivian Weaver returned to Madi
yesterday afternoon from n couple OF
days visit at sulphur.
Mrs j. w. Vandervort and daughter
Maude visited Saturday with Mrs. Dasie
Woods at Kinlock.
r. Il. Haddock made n business trip
to Boswell Saturday, returning yester
day morning
Mr. and Mrs. J. T.. Kelly and daugh
ter. Miss Lois, visited Friday with
friends in Ardmore.
DR.. ]. ID. Hart and daughters, Evylin
and Ruth, were Ardmore visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy N. Johnston of Ard
more were in Madll Saturday morning
enroute to Tennessee for a vacation
trip.
r. j. Dean of Sherman, who had been
in Madill visiting with his daughter,
Mrs. Tom Saunders and family, re-
turned home yesterday afternoon. His
grandson. Master Hugh Saunders, ac'
companied him home.
Mrs Clara Olvy went to Hugo yester-
day to visit her aunt, Mrs. Fannie
Stovall.
Clarence Metz, who has been in Ma
dill, spending n ten days furlough
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Metz. left Saturday morning for Camp
Pike to report to his command.
Miss Lorine Smith went to Ardmore
yesterday TO spend a week visiting with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il, IL.
Banks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Lones left yester-
day morning for a short visit to okla
homa City.
Miss Velma Barber went to Mill Creek
yesterday morning for a weeks visit
with Miss Viteus Toon.
Mrs. Allen Smith, who spent Saturday
i'm Madil, went to Mead yesterday morn
ing to visit her mother.
Mrs. Il. NJ May, who had been spend
ing few days in Madill as the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. s., II. Downs, re-
turned TO her home at Francis yester
day morning.
Mrs Hall Spikes of Aylesworth spent
yesterday in Madill. visiting her mother.
Mrs. W. +. Nichols and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Glass spent the
weekend with friends in Durant
Mrs. W. b. Sanders and children
visited Sunday with friends in Durant,
Misses Marguerite and Lucille March
and Miss Margaret Crow returned yes
terday morning from a short visit at
Ringing.
Mrs. T. s. Hamilton and children went
to Sherman yesterday afternoon for
few days visit with relatives.
Miss Annie Davault went to Dallas
yesterday afternoon to visit her aunt.
Mrs. Katherine Newman, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitaker Of
Ardmore, former residents of Madill,
spent Sunday visiting friends in the
city.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. McDuffee went
to Woodville yesterday afternoon for
visit with friends and relatives.
Miss Matte Lyday of Ardmore is in
Madil. the guest of Misses Lucille
Brockman and Mildred Colby.
Soldier. Sailor. War Worker is your
picture in the Marshall County Honor
Kingston Messenger, Kingston. Okla,
or deliver it with your war record to
Joeab Rollins at Madil. This pictorial
review of our counties war activities
will go to the engraVers in the next few
days. If you cannot get n picture, be
sure and send i'm VOur war record
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
HUN MILITARY EXPERTS
SUGGEST NEW ARMY PLAN.

With the American Army of Occupa'
ton, May T.-(Correspondence OF the
Associated Press)-German military ex-
perts are publishing in German perlodi'
Gals varioussuggest for the Or
ganization of II new German army.
One plan is proposed by Major Gen
eral Won Francois who commanded a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17

have been visiting relatives here, left
Saturday for Acadia. Texas.
Miss Irene Myers had as a guest from
Saturday to Sunday c. A. Cason. Mr..
Cason is Chief Quartermaster In the
". S. N. and is stationed AT Norfolk, va.
Clifford Turner Is down from Nor
man spending the weekend with home
folks.
Mrs. J. C. Green of Dallas arrived
Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. NJ. T.
Easter.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

On Sept. l, 1919, our new scale of
prices will become effective, being an
advance of from S. to 50 per day for
plasterers and from 81 to IS for ce-
ment finishers.
ARDMORE PLASTERS & CEMENT
--FINISHERS UNION NO. 256.
Elmer LaRoche, Secy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-17
NO SHIPPING AVAILABLE
TO CARRY ENGLlSHMEN TO
COLONIES FOR SETTLEMENT

London. May 24.-tBy mail-No
shipping will be available until the COM
ing autumn to carry British settlers to
Canada. South Africa or Rhodesia, says
the Overseas Settlement Office. As
autumn Is an unsuitable season for land
, 1919-08-16
Q1eOeC Steamship Co. Lid.

SPECIAL ATTENTION Of C~onsjgnees
- is called to that part Of clause No.
%, on Company's BiL. which reads as
follows:
All claims for loss, or damage of or to
packages must be made by the consignee
or owner at place of destination, and
claims presented in writing within one
month from the date of arrival of the
goods at destination. All claims not so
made, are to be deemed waived and the
carrier shall be discharged therefrom.
st. Croix, 18Th July 1919.
ROBT. L. MERWIN,
Agent.
, 1919-08-16
Convention at Ponce Reaffirms Purposes
of Party for Ultimate Status of Island
REPRESENTED IN WASHINGTON
k,puU.. rec to Have Permanent
representation Capitol-Lee Nixon to
Act ~1eln.>nrarilv

Over 800 prominent island repubnvono
met at the convention called at Ponce
last Friday, when matters of Importance
to the Party were discussed, and when
the republicans leaders present unani-
mousiy reaAirmed the loyalty Of the par
ty to its American citizenship and de-
clered in no uncertain terms the deter
m4natiOn Of the party to continue its
platform for the ultimate statehood Of
the island.
The memorial prepared by Senator Le-
opoldo Feliu and presented at the time
of the visit of the Congressional Party,
last May, was fully endorsed.
The Territorial Committee was instruc.
TED to use every effort to secure Federal
financial support for irrigation, country
schools, agriculture and manual arts
schools, and to seek to secure the exten-
sion of the Rural Credit Law to this
island.
Another important matter was the deci
sion to raise the necessary funds to keep
an able representative of the Republican
Party in Washington. in order that he
may watch legislation and promote the
interests of his party at the national cap
itaI. 1t vas decided that Mr., Lee Nix
on, we'll known in Porto Rico and now a
resident of Washington. shall be appoint
ed 10 act temporarily.
The convention was presided ever by
Manuel F. Rosy. There were addresses by
Senator Feliu and Joaquin Becerril, and
Senator Tous Soto gave a resume of the
work accomplished in the Legislature by
the minority, stating that all OF the prln-
cipal points made by the rarty have al
ready become laws: