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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12
CHURCH
Pensions SUCCEED
First Annual Report Shows
Total Resources Of Al
most II Millions.

NEW YORK, May li.-rhe first an
nuai report OF the Church Pension
fund Of the Episcopal church.. issued
today, shows that the total resources
of the fund amount to s1o.,772, $685.
This makes the Church Pension fund
ono OF half dossn largest pension
granting corporations In the wor.a.
In the first two ysars OF the FUNDS
operation, the Episcopal church paid
nearly $1,000, 900 for old age and dis
ability pensions for It's clergymen and
their widows and orphans. This Is the
amount of assessments paid into the
fund by parishes and missions In the
United States and foreign field since
1t started on March 1. 1917.
The church originally subscribed
ss.712,o00. 10 start the Church Pen
sion fund and to insure pension pro.
lection to clergymen already in office,
The fund now embraces 5000 parish
90 and missions and more than 5000
clergymen.
OF the total resources OF the fund.
81 SOC, 900 has been invested BY the
treasurer. J. Pierpont Morgan, In sec.
oud, third and fourth Liberty bonds.
The pension grants In force at the
end Of the fiscal year covered by the
first annual report amount TO $276,-
465.0e. Mcneil sayre. secretary and
manager Of the fund. points out in his
report that the assessments paid into
the fund during the first two years
were ss.s per cent Of all possible pay
ments. This, he says, is probably un.
,precedented in pension experience in
systtm where there Is no legal com
puision to pay the assessments.
The original subscription Of $s,712,.
900 has been paid In to the extent OF
$6,414,209.6S. The balance falls due
up to 1922. With the assessments the
total resources Of the fund actually
on hand amount to $S,444,1S1.67.
Three million dollars have been set
aside to effect mergers with other
church relief funds In order to CEN
tralize this work and eliminate fur
Their demands upon tn church for re-
lief for clergymen and their families.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12
Traction Company's
Annual Meeting

Stockholders Of the Monongahsla
Valley Traction company held their
ar.ua! meeting this morning at II
O'Clock 6, room 305, Watson building,
aud elected the following directors for
the ensuing year: Hon. O. w. Wat,oo.
Jers H. Wbeelwright, Sprigg D. Cam.
den, J. E, Watson. M. L. Hutchinson,
s. L. Watson, 8. g. Denham Clarks-
burg; ]. o. Watson. Brooks Fleming,
Jr, George T. Watson, Smith Hoe d,
Walton Miller and George M. Aexan-
der.
The annual report OF tho company
was read and approved,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12
'tBy coNDol

Eugene O'Rourke. Charles x. Kramer,
Frank r. Britt, John ]. Curley, P. ].
Doran, M. M. Conner, G. M. Phillips,
q. L. Black, Lawrence Abbott, M.
Koran. Aphonso LeCante, George
Holman, F. X. Roheime, William r.
Murphy, Thomas Ford, John Malone,
Charles ]. Smith, Charles T. Ander-
son, William D. Clark.
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Hospitai Patteuts-Mrr a I. Ken

Hospital Patients-Mrs. @. Z. Ken
ney, wife ofiDr. Kenney. Of Idamay, ID
10 patient at Cook .hospitl. 40 IL also
Max. Remnant, OF Wabash avenue.
Robert Fletcher, Of Bolton street,
Mrs. Minnie Jacquet, Of Grafton
street, Miss Gertrude Dietz, Of Ogden
avenue, and Romulus Lawler, OF State
street, were all operated on for re-
moval OF tonsils today. Nike Work
man, Of Barrackville. underwent an
operation last night Of the hospital.
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.GQPS GET POSITIVE
Continued from page one.5

CONTINUED from page one.j
Walnut avenue; to J. G. Dots 10 build
dwelling ON Highland avenue and 70
L. s. Fleming to build q platform ad-
Joining his property on Washington
street for the purpose OF washing auto-
mobiles, etc. ~
The board adjourned until two
O'clock this afternoon at which time
the Kings Daughters of the n. 3.
Temple VIII appear for hearing b
regard to the removal OF a fruit stand
In the Mt. City drug store corner.
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GU out the picture on Al fouJ sides.
BOB c2xefpliy fold dot.sd line It's
f .ifs Iangth ishen dotted Line . ard
o. Fold each section undsrneath
c||f<feIy. When completed turn ssssr
+ a. youli find . surprising result.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

Nscds ecme Hap ns1sn JOIN o.:
Dt1rno, ~ he 5ooa1 161Yn1lon Army. r.
ports tiiat he - screly n need d two
white women Who WI assist ct the
barracks a doing the general house
work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

Meeting Tonight-A business and
social session Of the Excelsior Bible
class Of the N. p. Temple taught By
Mrs. George 2. Amos will be held this
evening at eight o'clock at the church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

Judge Lowe to Burton-Judge OF
the new Criminal Court Scott @. Lowe
left this morning for Burton, where
business called him for . few days.
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CondItloYfs OF Mines

Conditions of Mines.
Today there are 145 mdnes idle on
the Monongah division Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. Last Mon,
day 1873 mines were Idle; two weeks
ago. 1866, three weeks ago $50; four
MI. shInn Returns.
G. c. shinnh chief clerk Of the West
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LATE WANT ADS

Ia SALE Ford coupe. Has electric
|E1rLe7 and lights. Call phone Sc
<56. 6-12-st-5647
p SALE year Old Jerrey COW. n.
n Hatel, Jackson Addition.
6-12-8t-56ls.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

Virginia DIVISION of the Consolidation
Coal Company, was at his desk again
today after having been Ill for several
days. HIS many friends are glad he Il
improved.
United Mine Workers. >
G. F. Keney Of Charleston, president
OF district II, H. q. Peters, district or
ganizer. John w. Brown, international
organizer and John Custulac, district
organizer, and ]. L. Ballard, interna-
tdonal organizer, left today for Clarks-
burg to attend the meeting of the
State Federation Of Labor. Messrs.
Custulac and Ballard are delegates
from the United Mine Workers. Mr..
Brown Is scheduled to deliver one Of
the addresses before the convention.
Joe Angelic, international organizer,
is in the Weston section today.
M. Z. IHaptonstall district travelling
auditor is in the Clarksburg field TO-
day.
Sanford Snyder, international organ
izer ts at Monongah today.
Geological Survey.
Estimates OF the United States Geo
logical Survey placed the bituminous
production of the country during the
week, ending April 10, at 6,975, Ss9
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

Map. Delivered The handsome
,ps Of the city of Fairmont which
,r1 prepared under the direction Of
p. Williamson have been delivered
the city Board Of Affairs. The
.cs are handsomely got up and show
clear large type the streets Of the
". rivers blocks and sites Of the
'1cipal buildings and manufactures
he city. a. map must be furnished
der the provisioms Of the new char.
to each election commissioner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

lack 70 Work City Clerk Albert ].
|rn VAS back on duty today after a
3 days Illness. Mayor Anthony
*en Was also back ct the city hall
|-r 4 DAY or 20 absence.
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COAL LOADING
CONTINUED from page one.)

M. v. T.. 147. There were 415 cars
lett over from the previous day. The
placement at Q O'clock this morning
was 1897. <
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VENTS TONIGHT.
~ haaI ~. lnan nhfara nf Pa.

rs EVENTS TONIGHT.
o. Q. +. hall Daughters Of Re-
:Idner building o. o. ".
1aonic hall Chapter. r A. N.
emIng building Woodmen Of the
/. Of &. han 3. 81 g. dance.
|or1ing building Golden Links.
Id Men,s hall Camp 1887, Modern
Woo dmen pf America.
|oose home showalter Tent. Z. Mac
|r1k Preabyterian church - Mission
1rv 10 Siam addresses Mcfarland
chapter and stoetzer circle Of West
minister Guild 81 8 O'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

( f1ln1mull -: pred pitstion, trace.
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Police Court Tony Russ and Joe
|ba. fofeigners. were fined five dol
IS Zach n police court this morning
5 lettering IN the vicinity of Quincy
d Madison street. Roy w. Digman
IS lined ten dollars for driving on q
eValk on Madison street. John
|zo. J. g. Mcknight and Teddy
lazn each added five dollars TO the
~ treasury for being drunk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

7a<Iro Landmarks The old land
1rk on the corner Of Madison and
IS tington streets ts to be razed and
ready work has begun on this razing
,c<ss. The bull ding is one Of the old
lltld ings In the city and for some
1o1 had not been fit for occupancy.
10 property Is at this time owned by
3 Henry schmulbach heirs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

No. Meeting The meeting to have
en- held on Saturday afternoon in
3 office or Commissioner OF Finance
Walter Baffnes was postponed until
afternoon. The meeting was
He'd Tor the purpose Of discussing
ms relative 70 the May 80 celebra-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-05-12

Wheeling band comins-C Chairman
the Memorial day committee to Sc
|ro music for the May so celebration,
. T.; Smith today announced that he
ID engaged the famous Cathedral
ia school band of Wheeling which Is
military band to come to this city to
rnist music on that day. The band
composed Of a. uniformed must
Inns and e q uniformed band.
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west virginia
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
ROOSEVELT'S WILL
TOBE FILED TODAY

OYSTER BAY, NY, Jan. 1o.-Theo-
eors RooseevIt's win will be fled to-
Gay with the surrogate of Nassau
county. It was made in 1912. Lieut.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and w.
Emlin Roosevelt. n cousin OF the late
ex-President. are named trustees.
While the value Of the estate In not
known, II u said to be about $500. 900.
The VIII provides that the entire es-
tate. with the exception Of the family
silver and plate shall be held in trust
for the widow during her life. and
gives her power to dispose Of IL by
win a. she sees fit- The silver and
plate will be divided among the chill
drsn. A $4,000 trust fund left by
Colonel Roosevelt's father also goes
to the children.
Hundreds of visitors continued to
throng the cemetery today. and .
military guard Is still on duty to pre-
vent souvenir hunters from carrying
away floral tributes.
Mrs. Roosevelt was unable to at
tend the funeral Wednesday, but was
expected to visit the grave in Young's
Memorial Cemetery today. after which
she will leave Sycamore Hin for Q
visit to Colonel Rosevelt's sister, Mrs.
william Sheffield Cowles, at Farm
ington, Conn.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
CLA|MSD. c. HOME,
PASSES BAD CHECK

BALTIMORE, Jan 1o-Represent-
Ing herself 40 the wife Of a wealthy
washinEtonian. young woman of
fashionable appearance went 10 the
store Of s. Schleisner Company. We'd
nesday and selected garments valued
at $306.S5. giving q salesman an al
legged bogus check for the amount.
When she left the store she took
with her an old rose gown. valued AZ
SIS.
She also selected a cloak. dress end
other garments and in the most non
chalant manner suggested alterations,
saying that she would return for q
fitting. The check was drawn on a
bank In Washington. and was signed
with the name of Richard II. Warren.
Yesterday morning the firm COM
municated with the bank and learned
that the check was bogus.
The woman said she had an apart
ment at q Washington hotel and a
member of the Schleisner firm, going
there to seek Information, was told
that O woman answering the "old
rose" girls appearance had stopped
at the hotel. but had left several
days ago. Headquarters detective
OfDonnell was called into the case
yesterday, but admitted that the po-
lice are in possession of no infor-
mation indicating the woman's iden-
tity s..
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
Wounded Brothers, One
Thought Dead, Meet at
Walter Reed Hospital
ey JEAN K orr

his company that he had gone west
Poor fellow"
That was enough. Secretary Gittler
know that these two men were broth
ers.
Brothers Reunited.
BilPs condition was not SC bad.
wheeling chair was quickly
brought to wardJ. Bill was put
In and a hurried ride down the
corridor brought them to Ward 80.
A few minutes late Bill was sit
ting on Louis bed. The past, the
present and future were discussed.
Hour after hour they sat.
And then they wrote q letter. 1t
was to their father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Joel Roberts, in the hills
Of Lee county, Va.
The letter told that Bill was not
dead. It said that he was in WASH
ington on the road to recovery. It
told Of Louis-how quickly he was
recovering from his wounds. A spe-
cial delivery stamp and the letter
was OF.
Today the father and mother Of the
two men sit reading this letter. To-
day the two brothers sit daily at Wal
ter Reed.
The happiness In the little Vir-
ginia home and the reunion at Wal
ter Reed Hospital is long to be re-
membered.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
TELLS HOW BLIND
DEVELOP SKILL

NEW YORK. Jan. 1o.-sir Arthur 3.
Pearson has Issued interesting s1atis-
tics regarding efficiency OF blind per-
sons in various professions and
trades. Blind himself, Sir Arthur is
noted for his philanthropic education
OF sightless men and women, espe-
eially OF soldiers who were deprived
OF their vision while bearing arms
for their country. Sir Arthur is in
New York at the invitation OF the
Red Cross Institute for the Blind.
At the offices OF the institute, Sir
Arthur said:
1T may surprise you to learn we
turn out shorthand writers who do
1e5 words a minute: telephone opera
tors more skillful than average
graduates from other technical
schools; masseurs whose keenness of
touch makes them superior to the
best; basket weavers who make bet
ter baskets than those who can see:
hatmaekers who qualify with the
leaders in their trade; cobblers who
can sole . shoe or put on a patch as
expsrtiy as their fellows elsewhere.
1--WE also turn out poultry farmers
who can take bird in their hands
and tell the breed, the age, and other
Qualities: men who operate intricate
machinery as we'll as any man with
sight; BARRIERS who not only practice
the trade. but who In several in
stances have become proprletors OF
growing establishments.
I'VE follow up every man as long
as he lives, and in every way keep In
close touch with him and help him"
Sir Arthur conducts a large pub
fishing business. The Dowager Queen
Alexandra Is principal patroness OF
the institute.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
s25O,OOO WORTH
OF BONDS MISSING

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 1o.-Secret
agents. postoffice inspectors, and de-
tectives from two States, who. since
January 4, have been searching for
$4,000 worth of Liberty bonds either
stolen or lost from the office OF the
Studebaker Corporation here, were to-
day without the slightest trace OF the
bonds.
The loss was kept secret until this
morning, when the Federal Reserve
Bank OF Chicago made public the
serial numbers Of the bonds and wired
instructions to every bank and trust
company throughout the country to
challenge presentation of the bonds.
The missing bonds--twenty-five OF
SIC, 900 denomina tion-were numbered
from 23,TS4 to 23.TSS, inclusive. -.
According to officials OF the Stude-
baker Corporation. the bonds were
mailed by registered letter from the
First National Bank Of Detroit, from
which they had been purchased, t.
the Studebaker Corporation at South
Bend. South Bend postoffice records
show five registered letters were re-
cefved and delivered to the Stude-
baker Corporation general office.
sixteen-year-oId boy signed for the
packages. ..- #-.... T..
As soon as the bonds were missed
a search was made for the FIVE pack
ages. Four Of them were found. The
fifth, containing the bonds, could not
te located. The boy denied having
signed for the fifth package, and when
shown the postoffice receipt denied
the signature. / =.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
ADVERTISER EMIT
Washing Won't Rid
Head of Dandruf

The only sure way to get rid OF dan
druff is to dissolve it, then you de
stroy IT entirely. TO do this. get
about four ounces OF ordinary liquid
arvon; apply 1t at night when retir-
ing; use enough to moisten the scalp
and rub 1t in gently with the hngsr
tips.
Do this tonight. and by morning.
most, II not all, of your dandrun will
be gone, and three or four more ap-
plications will completely dissolve
and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace OF II. no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
You will find. too.' that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop at
once. and your hair will be fluffy,
lustrous. glossy, silky and soft. and
lo2k and feel hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive and
never fails to do the work.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
ASK VASSAR ALUMNAE TO
DUPLICATE $150,0OO GIFT

Vassar alumnae in Washington
were appealed to today by the emer-
gency fund committee OF the college
to match the offer for an anonymous
contributor OF $50. 900 for a similar
amount to be collected from the
alumnae to discharge the war deficit
Of the institution.
The Vassar Alumnae Association Is
working to discharge the deficit. and
s56.932 has been subscribed thus far,
II is announced. The anonymous
donor. the association announced, Is
willing "to pay over, dollar for dollar,
to the corporation treasurer. up to
$3.50, 900, provided a like amount is
paid or pledged by the alumnae not
later than February 2s."
The college needs a fund Of $4o0. 900
to take care OF the deficit that has
piled up since the United States went
to war. Arrangements have been
made whereby pledges may be re-
deemed within a period of two years,
IL Is announced.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10

4 long and narrow corridor sepa-
rates Ward 80 from Ward J at Wal.
ter Reed Hospital.
In Ward 80 Private Louis Roberts
lay in his cot thinking Of his broth
er from whom he had been separ ated
for eight months. Louis had teer
wounded severely. His body was
twice pierced by bullets, his left leg
still in a cast, fractured by machine
gun fire. and his right arm in 9
frame from a similar wound.
. In Ward ], Private William II. Rob
erts, lay in his cot thinking of his
brother. from whom he had been sep
arated for eight months. William had
been wounded severely himself. His
back had been torn by q hand gren.
ade and his shoulder pierced by a ma,
chine gun bullet.
Secretary Gittler Of the Jewish Wei.
fare Board was q daily visitor TO Pri
vate Bill Roberts ward. Several days
ago Bill Roberts, during his talk with
Secretary Gittler asked him:
How can q fellow locate his brother
who has been wounded over there
and Is In America In asbase hospital?''
Net Fifty Yards Away.
Little did Bill know that not ffty
yards from him his brother was ask.
ing the same question.
Secretary Gittler told Bill he would
look his brother up.
It was = matter Of . few hours. A
search through the records at Walter
Reed disclosed the fact that Private
Bills brother occupied Ward 81. To
make sure that there would be no
mistake Gittler asked Bill about his
brother twice. Then he visited
Louis ward.
"Was your brother in Company L
In France" Gittler asked Private
Louis Roberts
Yes" said Louis. "T had Q brother
Bill, and he was in company L. We
were separated about eight months
ago, and the last I heard Of him he
had been mortally wounded on the
Marne. We got split mp between div
isions, and the last I heard from him
was . report from some Of the men in
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
GIRLS F0RcIBLY TAKEN FOR
HAREMS BEING RELEASED

SALONIKi, Jan. 1o.-Tens OF thou
sands of children, among them many
young girls forcibly taken for harems
Of high Turkish officials and military
officials, are being sent south by Greek
and Armenian patriarchates, says a
report from Copstantinople. The
Turkish police 10 said to have author
lied that all Greek minors be return
ed, but several thousand are known
to have been massacred or deDorted.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
NAVY YARD MACHlNISTS
SCORE STREET CAR SERVICE

A resolution scoring the car COM
panies for Inadequate and insult
ficlent' service and indorsing the plan
Of holding monster mass meetings of
protest was unanimously adopted
at meeting of the Columbis
Lodge, No. 174, International Associa-
tion Of Machinists. comprising over
1000 machinists employed at the navy
yard.
The resolution contains the state
nent that there has been shown no
disposition on the part Of the car
companies to remedy the existing
conditions" and 1t requests that
knowledge of the action of the ma
chinists in the Government employ
he conveyed to the Public Utilities
Commission.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
HUMANE SOCIETY ELECTS.

onieers Of the Washington Humane
Society elected yesterday are: DR..
Thomas Featherstonhaugh, president:
John c. Wise, first vice president:
John Heap, secretary, and W. Clarence
Duysn, treasurer. The new members
ot the executive committee are Mrs.
Heary q. +. Mcfarland. Mrs. Edwin
Brsndenourg, Mrs. Duncan Fletcher.
James P-Briggs, and Charles 8. Rice.
the following vice presidents were
also elected: John B. Larner, the Rev.
DR.. wallace Radcliffe, Mrs. Edward
Douglas white, and Mrs. z. c. Halli-
DAY.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
NABMAN:ANDW WIFE
FOR BANK THEFT

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 1o.-In the
arrest of Al Price, an escaped convict,
the police believe they have one Of the
robbers who last week held UP the
cashier and robbed a bank in Flat
Rock. a suburb, Of over $4,000. Price
denied all knowledge OF the crime.
Anna Benninger, said to be the
daughter Of a Keokuk, Iowa, minister,
and who says she is Prices wife, is
also in custody. Police say she admits
that Price Is a convict
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
W0RLDLAB0R TO
FIGHT BOLSHEV|SM

Organised labor Of allied countries
have suggested an international Ia
Dor movement 70 assist in putting
down the Bolshevfk movement, IL was
learned In diplomatic circles here to-
day.
French and italian labor leaders. Il
% declared. are urging the convoca-
tion Of . labor congress to put the
workers. on record against Bolshev-
Ism.
Il In. stated that Italian workers
have suggested that the proposed ses-
sions be held at Turin. Belgian.
Spanish. British, and American labor
leaders have been approached In the
matter, according TO the advtces.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
"Mother and Her Pets
"" Love Candy Cascarets -

Csseful mothers know that Cascarets in the
home means less sickness, less trouble, less worry
less cost. When one Of the kiddies has q white
tongue, tainted breath, sour stomach or . cold,
Cssc.ret quickly and harmlessly works the poisons
from the liver and bowels and al is well again.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10

TO MOTHERSl While al children castor OIL csome
pills and sxa,ve they really love take Ce they
IKE candy Cascaes work the nasty b
constipation poison from the chld tender stomach liver and
without pain griping Csearets dappon the worried
mother Each 10 box Of Cascare directions for
children aged upwards q for adults
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
US. DELEGATE TO
HOLYSEEL|kELY

ROME, Jan. 10-The United States
probably will appoint a representa-
tive to the Holy See. as Il result of
the meeting between President Wilson
and the Pope. according 10 a report
in Catholic circles.
Such a move would elevate the
Washington delegation to a nuncia-
ture.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
COMBINES WITH RoUMANIA.

The union of Bukowina with Rou-
mania has bean proclaimed by a Con-
grass held at czernowitx, and pre-
sided over by BARON Flandor, accord
ing TO cablesram received by the
Frsnch High Commission today.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
BACHELORS BALK At TAX.

MONTREAL, Jan. 9--Bachelors at a
mass meeting here pledged themselves
to refuse to pay the civic tax OF SIC
year levied on them. A test case
will be made.