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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-22
RIGHT,
R E E ZY
BITS OF NEWS
ORDERED TO GIVE UP
NONUNION SWEETHEART.

Roseville, Cal, Nov. 2l.-What
will the unions do next?
This very natural query was pro-
pounded here by Mrs. Madaline
Rogers, who declares that her son
has been informed by his local union
that he would either have to give I'D
his non-union swettheart who &C
cepted employment as phone
operator during the recent strike, or
else get out of the union himself. A
delegation from his local, declares
the mother, waited on him aud
issued the ultimatum.
The youth is Silvera Rogers and
serving an apprenticeship.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-22
"PARLOR BOLSHEVIKI"
GIVE 500, 900 TO CAUSE.

New York, Nov. 2l.-Checks to-
falling 100000, donated to the COM
munist party Of New York by some
ofthe city's "parlor bolsheviki," are
in the hands of Chief City Magis-
trate McAdoo. They were seized in
the raids on radicals November 7
and 8 and will be submitted to the
extraordinary grand jury investigat-
ing seditious activities here, it was
announced.
Checks amounting to $l,100,
payees rot designated, made by Mrs.
Rose Pastor Stokes, are included.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-22
THE WEATHER:
Fair Saturday, Sunday
and Monday; moderate
temperature.

Hourly Temperatures /:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
FRIDAY, OCTOBER "a
at 1890 O'clock

The sale will be held at the Smith
Stock Farm, about 3 miles from Barre
City. as this location is more easily
reached than my farm. Every animal
will 90 to the highest bidder, even
though they bring no more than grade
prices, Recently tested for tuberculo.
sis by federal veterinarian and will
be sold with a 60-day retest privilege
If animals are kept in an accredited
herd or in sanitary stables.
There are ID mature cows, head
being under years old; yearling
heifers, bull calf sired by a 3I-ib.
son of King Segis Pontiac Alcartra;
7-months-old calf and 2 small calves.
Two animals are in advanced registry,
one milking as 3-year.old $50 lbs.
per day and the other at 26 months
milking asa MS, and making 20 and
1857 lbs. butter, respectively, in seven
days. Both these animals are due soon
after the sale. A few extra heavy pro.
ducers now fresh and milking from 40
to go lbs. per day; others to freshen
soon. This herd has been gotten to.
ECbHtl WIN q Eltht NOdi VI tdAN anu
expense, most of the cows having been
chosen from large herds, Not a heifer
that did not milk 40 lbs. or more at
first calving. One 3-year-old is now
milking about a. lbs. per day
Send for descriptive circular or cata-
log. Come to the sale. viii be pleased
to show this stock previous TO the sale,
and we will be pleased to have inter
ested parties see them MIXED.
You will find this good, healthy lot
of cows, good size and tho profitable
kind. Whether you want family COW
or to increase your herd, the better
kind is the cheapest. Remember, it
costs no more to keep COW whose calf
is worth $4,000 or more than scrub
that gives half the milk and drops
calf worth $500 or less.
c. w. PERRY, Owner.
D. A. PERRY. Auctioneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
SOUTH RYEGATE

MIR. and Mrs William Terry left last
Saturday morning for Hartford, Conn.,,
to spend few weeks with their son,
Adna, and family.
Mrs James Beaton is visiting her son,
Raymond, in Springfield, Mass, TINS
week
Livermore 7. Bailey and wife arrived
Saturday from Calgary for a visit and
are stopping at w. E. Bailey's on Jetfer-
son hill
Coming home from Barre in their car
last Saturday evening, Frank Rosa and
family collided with Rev. P. A. Smith
of Groton near the house of Mrs. Chrisse
Whitehill. The steering wheel of Mr..
Rosa's car was damaged so that he could
not control it and in some places there
might have been serious results, but, the
road being wide and level, he soon
stopped the car and no one was hurt.
Mr.. Smiths car, being lighter, was in
jured more and could not be moved
Mrs B. L. Wilson, former resident of
South Ryegate, visited friends in town
this week. Mr.. Wilson is now manager
of creamery in Hardwick.
Samuel Mills left Tuesday for Mont
gomery, Ala, to visit his son, Lieut.,
Samuel p Mills, who is an aviator at
Taylor field, near that city.
AT a meeting of the local Red Cross
Tuesday afternoon, it was unanimously
voted to continue the meetings and or
ganization and take up the work to be
laid out by the American Red Cross.
The objects of the society are as neces-
sary now as at any time of the war and
our women are to be commended for
their generous response to the call.
Misses Annie Beaton, Mamie Rouhan
and Gladys Lincoln have been in at
tendance at the teachers convention at
Montpelier this week.
A harvest supper was given at the I.
P. church Thursday evening and drew a
large patronage.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Mcdowell left for
their home in New York Thursday morn
ing by auto.
Gust Rabaioli has received his dis
charge from the army and arrived in
town Wednesday. He has been on duty
in Panama recently.
Marjorie Tewksbury is spending the
school vacation in Montpelier with her
cousin, Mrs G, G. Cowan,
Mrs. N. s. Love and son of Barre are
guests of Mrs. A. T. Beaton.
Mrs. Robert Lacxie, lifelong resident
of Jefferson hill, passed away Tuesday
evening at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Ambrose McAlhster. The funeral
was held Friday.
Miss Edna Hearth went to Boston
Monday to enter the Bryant & Stratton
Business college.
Miss Evangeline Davis of Providence,
R. l., is spending few days with her
aunt, Mrs. Eugenia Exley.
Dr. L. NJ. McI<inlay of Waterbury
has been in town This week to get pair
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
EAST MONTPELIER

Mrs. Henry Templeton of Montpelier
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs Henry
kelton last week.
Sadie Curtis and Charles Campbell OF
Montpelier We're visitors over Sunday at
the home of w A. Curtis.
Beryl Goodenough of Montpelier spent
a few days with her friend, Mrs. Emma
Curtis, recently.
Daniel Hudson of Plainfeld was in
town on business Wednesday.
Miss Beals and Miss Townsend attend
ed the teachers convention in Montpelier,
Harold Clark had the cast removed
from his knee last Sunday His friends
hope for his complete recovery soon.
Mrs. viii Lee of Lanesboro spent
Tuesday and Wednesday with Mrs. En-
ma Curtis.
Mrs. Arbuckle and daughter, Abbie,
were business visitors in Montpelier on
Wednesday.
Barney Abair and wife of Du1bury are
visiting their children, Mrs w. A. Cur
tbs, Mrs. L. Mayo and Samuel Abair.
G. E. Willard and Miss Lillian ST.
monds went on pleasure trip to Mont
pelier Wednesday.
d. C. Lavigne is working for +. P.
Townsend.
Mrs. Philip Bean spent few days at
the home of her parents last week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
CROTON


Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Caldwell and lit
tie daughter left Thursday morning for
Portland, Me, to visit relatives.
The schools have been closed since
Tuesday, the teachers being at Montpel-
Ter attending the teachers state con-
vention
Mrs. Neil Ralph and daughter, Norma,
and Mrs. Martin of Barre were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. N. Mckay Wednesday.
James Davis, who has been visiting in
town this week, returned to ST. Johns
bury yesterday.
Rev. f. w. Lewis of st. Adams, former
pastor Of the Methodist church here, was
in town Wednesday,
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Hood of Westville died Monday night,
and the funeral was held Wednesday.
The child had not been well for some
time past.
Service at the Methodist church Sun
day morning at l0:45; topic, Mans
Mfsconception of Cod" Sunday school
at II. Evening union service at the Bap-
list church; topic, "Divine Protection"
Sunday will be rally day at the Bap-
fist church. Come yourself; bring your
family. Evening service at 7;30.
William D. Page who is employed at
White River Junction, is spending few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. John Page, his
parents.
Mrs. James Sanders is visiting in
Marshfield.
Mrs. H. L. Gilman of Lancaster, n. H.,
was a caller in town yesterday.
Twelve young men from the NJ. E.
Sunday school met at the home of Grow
er C. Smith Tuesday evening to remind
him of his 9th birthday, The gathering
was a pleasant one and success in
every way, especially the surprise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16
the following described property:
% HEAD OF STOCK

- ELEVEN cows, mostly grade Hol-
stein; 2-year.old bull, sired by Fashion
Cornucopia, from the herd of A. j..
Smith; beef COW, 4 grade Holstein
heifers, 2 years DID, due to freshen in
early winter and spring; yearling heif
ers, l0-months-old grade Holstein bull
calf, l0-months-old Holstein heifer and
3 calves, gray mare, weight about 300
lbs; 4-year-old iron gray colt, sired by
q full-blood Morgan; bay horse, black
horse; also about so hens.
FARM TOOLS AND MACHINERY
Good farm wagon with hay rack and
corn platform; creamery wagon, good
buggy, surrey with pole and shafts, 2
2-horse traverse sleds, l-horse sled, pung,
extra good sleigh, pair double work har
nesses, several other harnesses, good pair
driving harnesses, corn planter, plow,
good Wood moving machine, horse
rake, smoothing harrow, spring tooth
harrow, corn cutter, straight tooth cul-
tivator, horse hoe, stone drag land drag,
cream cans, slide OK yokes, 2 caldron
kettles, wheelbarrow, running gear for
lumber wagon, grindstohe, a lot of car
penter's tools and a lot of small tools,
axles and wheels for OK carts, No. II
DeLaval cream separator, calf power.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE - Two
chamber suites, springs, mattresses, oak
desk, extension table, old fashioned desk,
several tables, chairs, clock, bureaus,
lamps, sewing machine, mirrors, parlor
stove with pipe, Estey organ and several
articles not mentioned Sale will begin
promptly at 10 o'clock. Lunch at noon.
Terms at time of sale.
MRS. BERTHA L. MARSH, Owner.
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer, Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
TIL E HO Me FARM
z Head of Stock

FIVE JERSEY cows, part fresh and
balance due soon; yearling heifers,
bay mare, years old, safe for lady to
drive; brown horse about IL years old,
sound both are good business horses;
2-year-old bay colt sired by AL Deem,
2:00h.
FARM TOOLS AND MACHINERY
St Adams ensilage cutter and 24-ft. car
rier; All. p. gas engine, hay rake, Buck
eye mower, pillow, corn planter, smooth
ing and Wood cutaway disc harrows, 2
cultivators, set work harnesses, set driv
ing harnesses set driving harnesses, set
double sleds, trucks, single buggy, 2-seat
Concord wagon, iron water heater, buggy
pole, hand seed sower Melotte cream
separator, 600-tb capacity; wheelbar-
row, grindstone, blankets, roDes, chains
and all small tools. These tools are all
in good shape and nearly new; 20 tons
of hay, quantity corn and fodder, also
quantity of oat straw.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, including
Edison 4-minute photograph, diamond
point and wood horn. Terms at time of
sale. Lunch for those coming from dis
lance. Saturday, October Is, at 1890
o'clock sharp.
E. A. GRAY, Owner.
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Personal Property
at Auction

The undersigned will sell at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, on the prem
ises, known as the f. NJ. Marsh farm, !
mile from Cabot village, on the road to
Walden station, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
TUESDAY, OCT. IA, 10
at o'clock in the afternoon at my resi-.
denee in West Topsham village:

One 2year old heifer, nine-year old
horse, safe and sound; also, top buggy
nearly new spring tooth harrow, open
wagon, drag rake, manure fork, hay cut
ter, new spring sleigh, cultiyator, smooth
ing harrow, set work harnesses, as good
as new; 4 new milk cans, sausage cut
ter, Fairbanks scales, long ladder 40 #.
long; whiffletrees, wagon steps, cant
hooks, chains, neck yokes, iron bars, set
blaeksmith's tools, including anvil, old
fashioned shaving horse, hand sleds, top
for large wagon, refrigerator, sleigh tops,
top for pung, 10 gal. and 20gal. stone
jars, new; cider barrels, grindstone,
and all small tools; also buffalo robes,
sap heater, lot of new 5-it. tin pals,
wood wise.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE--A new
Estey organ, old fashioned melodeon, old
style stand, flax wheel, lamps, beds,
chairs, milk cans, lot Of butter boxes,
paint kegs, 5-gal. oil can, some dishes,
flower stands, pictures, easel, lot of old
fashioned baskets about 100 lbs. of
sandpaper, glass corn pepper, and a lot
of other articles not mentioned Terms
at time of sale, Tuesday, Oct. Ia, at l
o'clock.
MRS. SARAH B. BAGLEY, Owner.
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer, Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
A Distant Prospect.
you say you love me -

"And you say you love me?'
"Devotedly."
with the cost of living as high as it
isl"
"Indeed ! do. And when the cost of
living comes down, I will prove my love
by making you my wife."-Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Farming Tools, Etc.

! moving machine, horse rake, spring
tooth harrow, cultivator, pillow, lumber
wagon, with box body and hay rack,
dump cart, express wagon, sleigh, /
pair work harness, express harness,
cream separator, and many, other arti-
cles not mentioned.
Sale positive No by-bidding Every
article win be sold as / have no further
use for them.
Terms at sale.
OLIVER D. MEDCALF, Owner.
B. H. ADAMS, Auctioneer, Chelsea, vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
AUCTION!
As I am nearly blind and unable to
care for my stock, viii sell the follow
ing Personalh Property at my farm
two thirds of a mile east of Chelsea viii
lage on the Vershire road, on
Monday, October 18th, 1919,
at 1880 p. m, Sharp.
STOCK
STOCK

Five cows, good young cows due to
freshen about Nov |, farrow COW, 3
heifers, one year old, full blooded Jer-
sey bull, | year old, mare, weight
about 1000 lbs, years old, with foal,
/ horse weight about 1000 lbs, both
kind, single and double; brood SOW,
due to farrow soon; ] registered Berk-
shire brood sow; heifers, years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Household Furniture at
Auction
As we are leaving the city, / will sell at
auction on
MONDAY. OCTOBER Is

at o'clock in the afternoon, at No. 4
Cliff street, this city, the follow
ing articles of
PERSONAL PROPERTY = Two side
boards, u leather-se seat oak dining chairs,
mahogany library table, electric hanging
electric dome, open-grate wood stove
round oak dining table, couches, bed
couches, several rocking chairs, roll-top
desk, white bed, oak chamber suites, re-
frigerator, lamps, lot of dishes, mir
rors, mission porch seat, porch chairs, gas
stove, wash boilers, lawn mower, tubs,
and many other articles not mentioned
This is all good, clean property and will
be Sold as we have no further use for it.
Terms at time of sale. Sale will begin
promptly at O'Clock Monday, Oct. IS.
c. F. MILLAR, Owner.
d. A. PERRY, Auctioneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11

of colts which have been pasturing on
his farm at West Newbury. He took
them to Barre Friday to be sold.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Dispersa|Sa|e
- of -
q Head
Purebred HOISteinS

As / am unable to make satisfac.
tory arrangements for the care OF my
stock this winter, have decided to sell
the same at auction on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Real Estate and
Personal Property
at Auction

As am leaving the state on account
of i'll health, l will sell all my property
at auction, on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
IL HEAD OF STOCK
2 HORSES

THREE GRADE HoLSTEIN cows,
just freshened; Holstein heifer, yrs.
old; grade Jerseys to freshen in winter
and spring; dandy l0-months-old Jersey
heifer, 7-months old Jersey heifer, 2
good calves, 4 pigs-sbout l25 lbs. each
pair bay mares, good workers and driv-
ers; some poultry.
FARM TOOLS AND MACHINERY
Two moving machines, 2 rakes, farm
wagon with rack and body, with extra
sides, express wagon with pole and
shafts, 2 buggies, horse rake, bull rake,
wheel harrow, smoothing harrow, nearly
new; pillow, wheelbarrow, eultivator, Sled
sleigh, double work harness, driving har-
ness, incubator, 200-egg capacity; 2
breeders, quantity poultry netting, De-
Laval cream separator, No. 8; 2 ehurns,
butter worker, print butter carrier, pair
scales, set tackle blocks, cross-cut saw,
robes, washing machine. About IL tons
of No. hay, 4 tons of Hungarian hay,
quantity of potatoes.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, including
cooking range, coal heater, sewing ma
chine, Storey & Clark organ, bed couch,
bureaus, eommodes, tables, stands, iron
beds, springs, chairs, pictures, hanging
lamps, crockery, pots, pans, kettles, etc
Terms at time Of sale.
JESSE MILLER, Owner
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer, Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Machinery and Furniture
AT AUCTION!

As | need to raise some money, viii
sell the property described below at auc-
ton, on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Auction Sale
viii be sold at public auction in Will
Jamestown village, near Hiram Drury's,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IA
at | o'clock p. m. sharp
so or so Sheep

Consigned to this sale by A. NJ Good
rich. These sheep are exceptionally a
nice lot OF breeding ewes. As Mr. Good
rich has sold his farm, is obliged to sell
these sheep
Also, other people have consigned prop
ar+v 10 this sale conais{ing of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
Butchers Tools, Etc.

Consigned by J. +. Martin Consist
ing Of one set of hanging scales, track
and hooks to 60 with it, knives, saws,
etc. One extra good wheel cart, all in
closed and built Town down. Two en-
closed meat sleighs, one of them as good
as new. One open lard kettle, lard
press, one cooling tank, one steam jack
ct lard kettle, | McCloskey register for
accounts, also many other things not
mentioned.
TERMS CASH, unless arrangements
are made with owners of property.
GEO. 7. COLBY,
D. ]. BRIGGS.
H. S. DRURY, Auctioneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
THE HOME FARM.

containing about AZ acres, suitably di-
vided, in good state of cultivation, win
keep II head and horses, on good road;
house is new and nearly completed; new
poultry house; barn is 30x55 it., sheds
for wagons and tools, lots of fruit, on
R. f. d. The land lays well. win also
sell pasture containing 22 acres, about
one-half mile from buildings; estimated
to cut $4,000 #. soft wood and near mill
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
WEDNESDAY, OCT. Is
at Ia:3o o'clock p. M, sharp.

The following described real estate and
personal property, located on the south
hill in Williamstown, on the road lead
ing from Willamstown village to Chel-
sea, about 3 miles distant:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11

MRS. SARAH B. BAGLEY, Owner.
}. A. PERRY, Auctioneer, Barre, VT.
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
OFFICERS TOBEP PUT
ON INACTIVE LIST

Thousands OF officers will be COM
missfoned In the United states army
with "inactiys status.s according to
present plans Of the War Department.
as outlined In letter from Secretary
Baker. The Secretary's communities
ton was in reply to q resolution BY
Senator King asking explanation OF
the order stopping army prometions
after the arnistice was signed
Secretaty Baker says that such .
course wss necessary because more
pronzotions would have caused q sur
plus OF officers.
The demobilisation or the army
makes Il inpossib4e 10 employ any ad-
ditional officers on active duty" the
latter says. 'but. on the contrary.
necessitates the discharge Of many
already In the service. For officers
not on active duty. but held In re-
serve. the need will always exist In
time Of peace. - -@
The War Department, therefore.
has diseontinusd the appointment OF
officers for active duty, but Offers TO
every man who has been found quali-
ned for II q commission In the United
states army with inactive status"
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
NORTHC[IFFE TO.
RETIRE, |SREPORT

LONDON, Jan: 3s.-Lord North
cliffs. according to the Evening Tele-
gram, has resigned the chairmanship
CT the Associated Newspapers Limit
ed Company, which publishes the
Daily Mail, the Evening News and
the weekly Dispatch, and Is to be
succeeded BY Thomas Marlowe. edi-
tor OF the Daily Mail, says a copy
right wireless dispatch to the New
York Times.
Northciiffe IL In South France fer
the beneft Of his health and in an
swer to inquiries at the Daily Mail
Office Il was said that no informa-
ton could be given on business mat
ters CT concern. Stress was laid on
the word business and Il Is the gen.
eral opinion In Fleet street that the
change. r. II II confirmed. refers
merely to the business management
OF the company. Northcliffe has suf-
fered from recurrent throat trouble
for some time and has been obliged
to leave London every now and then
Tclitfe, when he returns. will relin-
for the country or seashore.
II is not believed that Lord North
quish active management CT the edi-
torial policy Of his newspapers, in
spite Of the large amount OF time
he has given during the war to pub
lie affairs. He was In close touch
with the papers until his departure
for France and Il IL assumed that,
even IL he gives up routine work
connected with the business side of
his publications, he win still be as
prominent Q journalistic figure as
ever.
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
EVEN CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
Look at tongue! u feverish,
bilious, eonstipated,
take no chances.
California Syrup Of Figs
can't harm tender stomach,
i! liver, bowels. .s.

Don't scold your fretfuI. pesvish
child See II tongue Is coated, this
- q sure sign It's little stomach.
liver and bowels are clogged with
|sour waste. -
When lfstless. pale, fevsrish, full
|of cold. breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't eat. sleep or act naturally,
has stomach ache. Indigestion, dtar'
rhosa- give q sNteaspoonful of "Caii.
tornia Syrup Of Figs," and In q few
hours all the foul waste, the sour
bile. and fermenting food passes out
OF the bowels. and you have a well
and playful child again Children
Isove this harmless fruit laxative :
and mothers can rest easy after civ
ing II, because u never fails to make
their little -insldes" clean and
Keep Il handy. mother! A little
given today saves Q sick child to
morrow. but get the genuine Ask
your druggist for a bottle OF cali
1ornia syrup OF Figs" which hae
directions for babies, children Of al
ages. and for grown-ups plainly on
the bottle Remember, there are
leounterfeits sold here. 20 surely
look and see that yours 10 made
BY the california Fig Syrup Com
pany." Hand back with contempt
any other fg syrup.
The Washington times., 1919-01-28
CITIZENS RESENT
Sherman ATTACK

Criticism OF Senator Sherman OF
Illinois for attacking the people OF
the District in q speech on the floor
Of the Senate, and approval of the
appeal voiced by washington school
teachers for more pay were the
principal topics OF discussion and
action at the meetings OF two citi-
sens associations last night
The Mid-City Citizens Association
scored Senator Sherman, who IL al
legged to have said: Washington Is
q city OF pronteers, jobholders, and
people anxious to elbow their way
into the public treasury" -.
The West End Citizens Association
called upon the Federation OF Citi-
sens' Associations to call the Senator
to account Tor his alleged statements.
should Probe Own state. -
Before the Mid City Citizens As
sociation. William J. Thorn. a former
resident OF Illinois, declared that
Senator Sherman should investigate
the conditions existing In his own
state before attacking the District.
Resolutions were drawn up by
both Of the citizens' associations urg.
ing the adoption Of a better scale OF
trict.
The resolution adopted by the West
End Citfeens' Association fasored q
scale OF wages ranging from the
basic salaries Of 100 to $4,000 an
nually to the maximum OF 81 500 to
$4,000.
The West End Citizens Association
also voted In favor of q memorial
to the soldiers Of the great war. bet
ter street car service for the National
Capital, and the repeal Of the in
tangible property tax.
The Mid-City Citizens Association
adopted Q resolution asking for
Government ownership OF all tels-
graph and telephone lines.