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The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
THEODORE ROOSEVELT. FIGHTER

He was a good fighter, anyway.
AS a youth, spindly and frail. he de-
termined he would make himself
strong. He drove his body to exercise
with an iron will. He gave himself
physique that carried him through
later trials that would have other
wise been impossible for him.
Nearsightedness barred the way in
athletics. So he strapped eye glasses
upon his face and went in for box
ing, risking his eyesight in every
round.
In his twenties he was first elected
to political Office. By sheer force OF
personality he forced himself to the
front and rose step by step.
The outbreak of the Spanish-Amer-
ican war found him holding an i'm
portant Government place in Wash
ington. He resigned and recruited
his famous Rough Riders from the
Western plains. While they drilled
he champed at the bit to reach Cuba.
His own pen has told of how he and
his men got from Tampa to Cuba. The
embarkation was disorganized and
confused. With the harbor thrOnged
with shouting men and trampling hors-
es, officers strOve to get the regiments
aboard Men of the Rough Riders,
scrambling on a ship as it reached the
dock. held it against all cOmers by
force of arms and got their own regi-
ment aboard.
At San Juan he found himself I'M
der fire, with his men falling about
him. little idea of where the enemy
was, and no definite orders. So he ad-
vanced.
He tells in one of his books how he
found himself later in command of
men from nearly every American regi-
ment except his own, jumbled together
in the battle. Hungry, tired, swept
by Spanish fire, they began to disap-
pear, one at a time, ito find their own
regiments"
The position had to be held. So, ac-
cording to his own story, he drew his
revolver and threatened to shoot the
first man who left his post They
stayed.
As President of the United States
he continued a good fighter. His
worst enemy will not accuse him of
'pussyfOoting.
AS an ex-President. one of those
creatures who are supposed
to know much and say little he con-
tinued to fight. He tore his own party
to pieces, and put it together again.
First of prominent Americans. he
demanded that the United States
war on Germany He gave all his
sons to the Army and tried to enlist
himself.
America loves a good fighter. Col
onel Roosevelt was a typical American
and a good fighter.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
CASUALTY LIST

The following Missourians are on
today's and yesterdays casualty lists.
All are privates unless otherwise
specified:
Killed In Action.
Alex Anderson, st. Louis.
Jack White. Kansas City.
Killed In Action previously reported
miSSing)
Herbert Robbins, st. Louis.
Phillip Clukey. Dexter.
Died OF Wounds.
Sergt Harry Hickman. Golden City
Otis Jones, Warrenton.
John Baldridge, Keytesville.
Ewald Beizenherz. Lexington.
Died OF Disease.
Ethmer Green, Elijah.
Thomas White. st. Louis.
Wounded Severely.
Isaac Pruett, Mountview.
Joseph Bowman. Warrensburg.
John Hall, st. Louis.
Walter HOeffle, ST. Louis.
Gustav Hunicke, Jefferson City
Grover Vaught, Kansas City.
Oscar Breyfogle, St. Louis.
John Chapman, st. Louis.
Henry Giles. Nevada.
Dock Johnson, Rome.
William Burchfield, Whiteside.
Sergt. Christ Zurfiuh. St. Louis.
Corp. Hardman Dunning. Deepwater
Chas. Hoffman, st. Louis.
Alec Hunter, Kansas City.
John Schroeder, Kansas City.
Evard Lillard, williamson.
Dave Ogrinousky, Kansas City.
Arthur Bates, De Soto
Varnie Cleffman, Liberal.
Clifford Emery. Springfield.
Waite AIilbratz, St. Louis.
Lewis MOuntjoy, Guthrie
Williams Mouser, Fredericktown
George Beck, NorbOrne.
Floyd Fisher, Ava.
Lynn Harper, Faust.
Ferdinand Lang. Kimmsuick
Wounded Slightly.
John Lagana, st. Louis.
Wilbur Mcdaniel, Hamilton.
William PreetOrius, st. Louis.
Mack Glidwell, Madrid.
Missing in Action,
Guy Desringer. Saline.
Perry McCut, Joplin.
Charles Meyers ST I.ouiS
Clarence Wieford, Kansas City.
Wounded, Degree Undetermined.
reported missing i'm action
Henry Busche, st. Louis.
Homer Claiborne, Decaturville.
William Smith, Erom
Wounded Severely previously report.
ed died from disease)
Frederick Lindwedel. Kimswick.
Wounded Severely previously repOdt.
ed missing in action
George Russell, Iatan.
Martin O'Sullivan. st. Louis.
Roy Thompson, Wheatland.
returned to Duty previously reported
missing)
Hiram Hall, Basher.
Wounded. Degree Undetermined.
Lieut.. John Miller, Keytesville.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
BREAD UPON THE MATTERS

Again the American people have an
opportunity-this time to save great
population of Eastern Europe from
starvation and anarchy.
President Wilson mas asked Con-
gress to appropriate 100000. 900 for
this purpose. His message, as trans
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
COUGHS And COLDS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
DR.. King'sNew Discoveryused
since Grant was President
Get a bottle today

It did it for your grandma, for your
father. For fifty years this well-known
cough and cold remedy has kept an
evcrgrowing army Of friends, young
and cid.
Fer half a century druggists every
where have sold it. Put bottle in
your medicine cabinet. You may need
it in a hurry. Sold by druggists
everywhere. 60c and $l.20.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

II was reported that piano was re-
Gently carried across the English chan
mel in an airplane. Pretty soon moving
from England to France with all ones
household goods will only be matter
of two or three hours.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Mott, Kansas.
Casson, Iowa Aggies.
Mcintyre, Drake.
Guards.
Huston, Kansas Aggies.
Breeder, Iowa Aggies.
w. Mum, Nebraska.
Young, Iowa Aggies.
Gatz, Kansas Aggies.
Tackles.
Jones, Kansas.
Hubka, Nebraska.
Kraehe, Washington.
Lyman, Nebraska.
Schalk. Iowa Aggies.
Lippert, Washington.
JOlley. Kansas Aggies.
Ends.
Swanson, Nebraska.
Lonberg, Kansas.
FeuerbOrn. Washington.
BOgue. Kansas Aggies.
Mcclure, Iowa Aggies.
Holiday, Drake.
Quarter Backs.
Simpson. Washington.
Foster, Kansas.
HOwarth, Nebraska.
Hibb, Iowa Aggies.
HalibackS.
Evans, Washington.
Berger. Washington.
Shellenberg, Nebraska.
Hinterman, Iowa Aggies.
Gallagher, Kansas Aggies.
Heater, Iowa Aggies.
Ruble, Kansas.
Bum, Kansas.
Hixson, Kansas Aggies.
Eberts, Drake.
Fullbacks.
Dobson, Nebraska.
Vanderloo, Iowa Aggies.
PotthOff, Washington.
Heizer. Kansas.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
Calls For Bank Statements.

by United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Comp
troller of Currency today issued
call for a statement on the conditions
of the nations banks on December 81.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

The Phi Delta Theta fraternity, had
as dinner guests yesterday. Mrs. Hunt
er NJ. Merriwether of Kansas City,
John Wallace and David John Nelson
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Some mems idea of an ideal wife is
one who can buy supplies without
funds and who sews on his buttons
before they come off.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
4. j. Meyer to Baltimore.

A. J. Meyer, director of the Agricul-
ture Extension Service. has gone 70
Baltimore to attend the annual COLI
ference of extension workers.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

The Chi Omega sorority announces
the pledging of Miss Jean Catron and
Miss Pauline Cochran of West Plains.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
Bowels Acting Properly?

They ought to, for constipation
makes the body retain waste matters
and impurities that undermine tie
health and play havoc with the entire
system. DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
reliable and mild in action, II!
druggists. 25c.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Miss Ethel Sykes will leave tomor-
row for Underwood College at St
Charles, after spending the holidays
with her aunt, Mrs. John E. Sykes.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
SOCIETY NOTES

OOS1E 1 NOl ES
The Chi Omega sorority announces
the pledging of Miss Jean Catron and
Miss Pauline Cochran of West Plains.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity, had
as dinner guests yesterday, Mrs. Hunt
er NJ. Merriwether of Kansas City,
John Wallace and David John Nelson
Miss Ethel Sykes will leave tomor-
row for Underwood College at St
Charles, after spending the holidays
with her aunt, Mrs. John E. Sykes.
Mrs. Mary Lee Read will entertain
tonight with a dinner, followed by a
theater party in honor of Miss Ethel
Sykes. who leaves tomorrow to resume
her work at Underwood College. The
guests will be: Mrs. John Sykes.
Miss Helen Read and Henry Sommers
and Dwight Aultman
Miss May Estes Turner and Miss
Helen Buck were guests for dinner at
the Alpha Delta Pi house yesterday.
Miss Gertrude Turner of Peoria, ILL.,,
is the guest of Miss Gladys Wall at
the Pi Beta Phi house.
Lea Sanders gave a dinner party at
the Daniel Boone Tavern last night
;,, hOpor nF Nathan Ccorritt u,bO &c
a guest at the Phi Delta Theta house
The guests were: Misses Mary Will
son, Ethel Eykes, Gladys Wall, Ger
trude Turner of Peoria, ILL.,, and Doyle
Cotton, Eric Schroeder and Clayton
Gordon.
Mrs. Rosa Ingles returned Saturday
from a visit in Kansas City, Indepen-
dence and Pleasant Hill She will
be at home for the winter at Chris
tian College.
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity an
nounces the pledging of Lee Smith of
Canton, ILL.,
Jackson " Scholz of st. Louis, who
is in training at the Naval Aviation
school at Miami, Fla, has been guest
at the Kappa Alpha house.
The Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
gave a dinner party yesterday for
Misses Susie Manovill. Eleanor Well
wood, Alice Wiedmer, Mary Moore and
DR.. and Mrs. Dan G. Slime.
The following members of the Delta
Tau Delta fraternity attended a din
ner at the Daniel Boone Tavern last
night: Leake and Sloan McCauley,
Freeman Scott, Jack Arnold. Harry
McCrae. Emile Beatty, w. T. Jones
and j. H. Sechler.
Miss Clara Oberlander of Waco,
Tex, has returned to Christian Col
lege, after visiting her parents dur
ing Christmas.
The Delta Gamma sorority announc
es the pledging of Miss Eleanor Wood
of Mayesville, Ky, and Miss Doris
Wyatt of Butler.
Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Digges announce
the birth of son yesterday morning
whom they have named Charles w.
Digges, Jr.
Miss Martha Prewitt has returned
from Clarksville where she visited
her parents and will enter school
The following members of the Sig
ma Chi fraternity attended dinner
party last night at the Daniel Boone !
Tavern: Eugene Settles, Edmund De- !
Long. Conner Wise, Hilliard Hughes,
Charles Laurence, Earl Duffield,
John Guy Gibson and Eugene Moses. !
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity !!
announces the pledging of Jack Mer-
riman of Kansas City and Charles
Gaines of Clinton.
Miss May Estes Turner and Miss |
Miriam Buck were dinner guests at !
the Alpha Delta Pi house yesterday.
Miss Florence Everline and Miss !
Mary Church of Christian College |
were the guests of Miss Dorothy LO- |
gan yesterday.
SPOR T
There probably will be no Tiger
baseball team this spring No plans [
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06
S PO R T

There probably will be no Tiger
baseball team this spring. No plans
have been made for arranging a sched-
ule or continuing baseball as an in
tercollegiate sport.
A dispatch from Lawrence says re-
garding the sport for the coming sea-
son:
Baseball probably will die as a col
lege sport in the Missouri Valley this
spring, according to w. A. Hamilton,
manager of X. U. athletics. Ames.
Kansas and Missouri were the only
schools who had teams last spring,
and the games were scheduled in Sc
ries of three to cut down expenses.
The weather caused most of the games
to be cancelled.
Baseball as a collegiate sport is a
loser. We usually play to empty
stands, and the early spring weather
is hard on the players, and the early
rains usually cause most of the games
either to be postponed or Cancelled
No other school in the valley has said
about baseball, so We prob
ably will let the sport drop" said
Manager Hamilton.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Missouri hasn't any particular inter-
est in the aftermath of last seasons
football fiasco but for old times sake
we give here the Kansas City Stars
list of best players in the Valley. Since
Missouri played no games the players
here were not considered. The Star
calls the list the honor roll" 1t
follows:
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Mrs. Mary Lee Read will entertain
tonight with a dinner. followed by
theater party in honor of Miss Ethel
Sykes, who leaves tomorrow to resume
her work at Underwood College The
guests will be: Mrs. John Sykes.
Miss Helen Read and Henry Sommers
and Dwight Aultman.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Miss Florence Everline and Miss
Mary Church of Christian College
were the guests of Miss Dorothy Lo-
gan yesterday.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Miss May Estes Turner and Miss
Helen Buck were guests for dinner at
the Alpha Delta Pi house yesterday.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

enter.
Marquad, Washington.
VI. Mum, Nebraska.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1919-01-06

Miss May Estes Turner and Mis-
Miriam Buck were dinner guests a
the Alpha Delta Pi house yesterday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
AD-SELL TO ENTERTAIN
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

The April meeting OF the Ad Sell
league is scheduled for o'clock in
the Rotary room at the Oliver hotel
tonight. Dinner will begin at $50
and program at s o'clock.
Capt. Hough Of the United States
department OF health. Washington
y. C. will be in attendance 10 pre-
sent the governments feature him,
Keeping Fit" DR. Royse. also OF
the department OF public health
will talk on Carbon"
Two other important features OF
the evening will be addresses by
Charles Henry Macintosh on Bet
ter Business Letters" Mr. Mackin-
tosh was formerly in charge OF the
work OF the -Four Minute men" but
is now general sales counsellor for
LaSalle Extension university.
Pres't Clinton p. Lampman OF the
Advertising association of Chica go.
will address the league and its
guests on Foreign Trade as a World
Educator" Mr.. Lampman is well
known as the publisher OF Export
American Industries. the official or
gan OF the National Association OF
Manufacturers.
Pres't Dickens extends a cordial
invitation 70 all business and pro
fessional men TO attend this meeting.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
GEORGE CUTTER CO.
ENTERTAINS EMPLOYEES

George Cutter co. held their quar-
terly banquet at the Wedgewood
room OF the Oliver hotel last night.
This party was given by the man
agement i'm order 10 better promote
good fellowship among the heads of
the various departments. Many
novel stunts were pulled last night,
also several frameups on some OF
the members. n. II. Ashington act
ed as POSTMASTER.
After the banquet. at which 30
men were present. they all went C.
the Oliver theater 10 witness the
play. "Fiddlers Three
The committee in charge OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
MAJOR LEAGUES
ANSWER CHARGES
George w. Pepper, Counsel
for Two Older Leagues, Re-
flutes Statements.

WASHINGTON. April s. - The
case Of organized baseball i'm the
$500. 600 damase suIt brought by the
Baltimore Federal league club
against the National and American
leagues was outlined Yesterday To
the jury hearing the case in the Dis
trict Of Columbia supreme court by
George Wharton Pepper, of Phila-
delphia. counsel for the defendants
The two older leagues. Nr. Pepper
said in outlining the defense after
The plaintiffs has rested their case.
would attempt TO disprove the con-
tenuon of the Baltimore club that
professional baseball as constituted
duriny the lifetime OF the Federal
LEAGUE was monopoly within the
meaning OF the sherman antitrust
law.
The defendants. Mr.. Pepper as
serted. would seek first 10 prove that
professional base ball was not an in
terstate industry. even though the
PLAYERS came from various states.
The sherman antitrust act. ne said.
covered only interstate industries
and never was designed 10 apply u
competing sporting organizations.
The complaint of the Baltimore
club the attorney declared. had
narrowed loVn 20 two charges. first,
that organized baseball heads, and
especially Ban johnson. president OF
The American league, had made seri-
Gus charges against the Federal
A. d.
II organized baseball and three
Federal league officials had entered
ato q conspiracy 10 disrupt tie Fed
eral league with tne result that the
Baltimore club. ha} ms grounds and
PLAYERS and reads 90 PLAY ball found
Itself without ANYBODY 10 play
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03

against and was damaged accord
ingly.
The second complaint ne said.
was the more serious. The co-called
peace pact" ne said. amounted TO
an invitation from the Federal
league for organized baseball TO
meet that organization on common
ground and develop ways and means
of aiding the Federal league IL its
difficulties. This offer. he said. was
accepted at par value by organized
baseball as coming from representa-
tives of every club in the Federal
league.
Mr. Pepper told the jury that or
gained baseball was prepared TO
prove that no matter whether the
idea of a truce originated with the
indianapolis club or not. the call for
a peace conference was endorsed by
the constituent clubs, all of whom
had representa- tives present when
the peace pact was agreed to, Bal
timOre included. He said if the
Baltimore representa- tives remained
silent and offered no objection &c
the terms under which the Fedora.
league was dissolved it was their
| own fault and organized baseball
| had acted in good faith in all it,
dealings with the defunct league.
Before resting its case. the Balti-
more club presented evidence which
/ its counsel intimated showed thai
money from the American and Ma
/ tional leagues for players taken over
I from the Federal league was re-
| ceived by "A single individual amOna
/ the defendants
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
HINES WILL NOT
ACCEPT ADJUSTED
PRICE Of STEEL
SeC'y Glass Calls Conference
in Effort to Effect an
Agreement, But
Failed.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Director
Gen. Hines OF the railroad admins
tration, which is the largest pur-
chaser of steel i'm the United States.
refused today 20 accept the price re-
adjustment arranged by the indus
trial board OF the department Of
commerce in conference with rep
resentatives OF the steel industry.
An effort 10 effect an agreement
between the board and the head OF
the railroad administration failed.
although members Of the cabinet.
the industri - board and representa-
tives OF tn .Jod and fuel admins
tratfons. the war trade board and
the war finance corporation confer
red for four hours. The conference
at times grew stormy, with the cab
met members finally Withdrawing to
an adjoining room. from which they
emerged with recommendation
that the question be recOmmitted TO
the board for further consideration.
This finally was agreed upon.
Members OF the conference were
reticent in discussing the proceed
ings. Sec'y Glass. who called the
conference. refused TO see news
paper men afterward and the official
statement concerning the gathering
was very brief As originally issued
il read.
The steel prices approved by the
industrial board Of the department
OF commerce not having been ac-
cepted by the railroad administra-
cd at the conference. The views of
the industrial board were expressed
bv Sec'y Redheld, Chairman Peek
and other members OF the board.
The views OF the railroad admins
fration were presented by Director
Gen. Hines The matter was re-
committed 70 the board for further
consideration"
The statement caused such a
furry by it's intimation that the en-
tire question Of steel prices would
be reOpened that an amendment was
added by Chairman Peek 10 make
the last sentence read
The matter was recOmmitted &c
the board for further consideration
with the railroad administration"
Additional conferences will be
held. il was said. at which the board
will attempt to show the railroad
administration that the price agreed
upon is not excessively high accord
ing TO cos figures obtained by the
federal trade commission. Director
Gen. Hines. has maintained that the
railroad administration was en-
titled To its enormous purchases al
prices as low as could be obtained.
Mr. Hines. according TO one OF the
officials present, told the conference
that the agreement on steel price:
reached by the board with the stee
industry two weeks ago. was made
over his. protest and was withou
warrant OF law. The director gen
eral was reported as declaring tina
no matter what term was applied Z
the work Of the board in it's attemp
at price readjustments, it was prize
fixing. The Sherman antitrust law
it was said. was cited by Mr.. Hines
He further stated, 10 was said. tina
the railroad administration SHOULD
be left 10 make its purchases a
prices acceptable 10 it and that h
would not accept arbitrary price
recommended by the board afte
agreement with the industry.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03

Camera Tripods at Schilling's
Advt. 12O3T-3
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
SENATOR JOHN AoLLis eANNHEAo

Vigorous conservvy picturesque and able
fully
life
sior for particular alarm regarding
lheSe United
the bur the
the nation the BE
served four the Confederate Army wounded
He passed through that adjustment
House Of Representatives
where it Is to-day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
DRIVERS ESCAPE INJURY
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE

Two automobiles were partially
destroyed last night when a collision
occurred at the corner of Laporte
and Diamond avs. A large Mitchell
touring car, driven by Albert fecF
of Notre Dame. struck a Chevrole
car, driven by Miss May Hupp of
233 Laporte ave. at 6:55 last night.
Neither of the drivers we're injured
Miss Hupp was removed 10 hel
home. badly shaken UP. but other
wise uninjured.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
A WOMAN'S TESTIMONY

Mrs Elite Warren. a farmers
wife of Emmittsburg. Md, openly
declares how she mas found health
through reading a newspaper ad-
vertisement of Lydia +. Pinkham' s
Vegetable Compound. So great is
her relief after fifteen years Of suf-
fering that she asks to have this in
formation published. ADV.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03

affair was composed of the following
men: c. +. Martin, L. +. HawkinsoE.
A. J. Chamberlain. q. Z. Dunklin. +.
=. Daicey, J. II. Holly, NJ. K.
Matthews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-20
HOMECOMING CELEBRATION

Anniston. June 19,-(Special, 1.-The home coming celebration to be held in An niston on July for returned soldiers and sailors will be one of the biggest events of it's kind ever staged in northeast Ala bama, and hundreds of the boys whc are working out of the county have writ ten relatives or friends that they will at tend. It is the intention of the commit. tee in charge of the celebration to give the boys one of the best times of their lives and thus attempt to express Annis- toms appreciation for the spirit and the braveness they have shown. Nothing for the comfort and pleasure of the boys will be overlooked. Lunches will be served; a parade in which every auto mobile in the county is invited to partici- pate, is to be arranged as a part of the mornings entertainment; the Shriners of the city are working on a ceremonial for that day and it will probably be carried out in harmony with the home coming celebration.
 The soliciting of funds for the celebra- ton actively started this week by Joseph Saks. chairman of the committee on funds has been at work for several days and already had a number of subscrip- tions before the opening of the cam paign