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West Virginia Aviator
Meets Death in Fall

CLARKSBTRG. W. Va. August L.
News Of the death in an airplane acci-
dent Mt Laredo. Texas. OF Lieut. fer-
hando \. Robinson. aged %. OF this citE'
received here early today in an Assoc'-
atcd Pross dispatch. was tclcphohci 20
members Of his family today at VIM
chester, Va. where they were locatco
after much searching. The family LEFT
here Friday on an extended automobile
tour.
Lieutenant Robinson was one or inc
most prominent young men OF ClarKs-
burg and was n son Of Benjamin +. ROD
inson. leading business man or the CITY.
He had just completed course IN pre-
paratory school when this country de-
clarcd war and was among the flrst OF
the Clarksburg boys TO enlist. he nad
bccn in tho aviation service OF the army
about two years.
According to the Laredo dispatch
Lieutenant Robinson was instantly
killed and his mcchanician' Norman
Roddy. suffered n broken leg there iatc
Saturday, when their airplane crashc
To Garth. Engine trouble was ass,shcu
as the cause Of the accident by o1nce.s
OF the Eighth Aero squadron.
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RAIL LEGISLATION ..'.
WILL Be DISCUSSED
BY THE LAWMAKERS

WASHINGTON. August 17.lDespitS
the prominence Of the peace treaty cone
troversy and the high cost OF hvtng
question, much other important legteAe
ton faces Congress- this week
Railroad legislation will b. preAeed
in both branches. Before the end OF fhs
week the Senate Interstate Commerce.
subcommittee drafting permanert lcEje-
lation, hopes to report its reconifisn6As q
tions With a tentative bill to the taM
committee. Hearings will be conttnut1
by the House Interstate Commerce com.
rnittee with representatives OF the ratlS
way executives advisory committees 70
be heard tomorrow.
The prohibition enforcement blu. ~
proved yesterday by the Senate Judi0Ax4
committee, will be reported ttvorAAE
70 morrow to the Senate. Other mlno8
bills now have right Of way in the eon.-
ate. but II Is proposed to call up tha
prohibition measure late In the Wso&
Final settlement Of the controye1W
over repeal Of the daylight saving teW'
is planned Tuesday in the House, Wsm
an effort to pass the bill over the pres.
dents veto. In view OF the House ~.
urc recently TO muster tho neeey
tvo-thirds vote to override the pravt0O'
yote II is doubted whether the last vaap
can he annulled. II the House fans %
override the new veto. the law vii StaDt
indefinitely. -
Secretary Baker will give htH vieNa.
on A permanent military policy to ~
senate Military committee IN fuYthee
hearings on the war department bui y
create an army Of $4,000 men. Vtth
compulsory military training for II
vear-old youths.
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Mexican Bandits Hold u. S. Aviat0rS;
S15.0 900 Ransom DemandedtO Be Paid
Talk Of Sending in Troops to
the Rescue Of Lieutenants
Davis and Peterson Dis
ccuraged by High Army
Officers - Bandits Place
Time Limit For Payment.

MARIA. Texas. Aug. 17.-Letters
purrortinS TO be from Iicutenants
Paul II. Davis and Harold G. Peterson,
American army aviatorS missing since
last Sunday. were received here today
at military headquarters. The letters
stated the aviators were being held by
bandits for $4,000 ransom somewhere
in Mexico, and were threatened with
death unless the ransom was paid.
The demand for the ransom was re-
ceived here today and report made
at once to Major General Dickman.
commander of the southern depart
ment. An unconfirmed report also was
received here that the aviators were
being held al a point close 10 the
American border, and that Chico Cano.
famous bandit Of tho Big BcndOj-
naga district, was the leader Of the
bandit band holding the aviators.
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CLIMAX IN THE
\. { |. BATTLE
NOW At HAND
HOARDED STOCKS OF
FOOD SOON RELEASED
District Attorney Acting Vig-
orously in Enforcing Food
Control Law.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 17.-Thc gov
crnIncnt's fight to reduce the cost OF
living is expected to result in action in
many states this week to force hoard"a
food on the market while congress IS
debating legislation dealing with the
question.
Reports TO Attroncy General Palmer
have indicated that instructions TO dis
triCt attorneys To proceed vigorously in
the enforcement OF I'll" food control law
wcrn being obcycd literally. Instances
Of tho seizure of fnods:uffs in st. Loure
Chicago. Kansas City. san Diego ana
tn" south. officials here believe. will be
multiplied in tho next few days.
senate and house agriculture commit.
toes probably will l<port this week
the latter committee probably tomorrow
an amendments tn the food control
law giving criminal penalty which
hitherto has been lacking and cNpcndinS
tho law to cover clothing.
Consideration Of requests by several
departments for appropriations to carry
on work in reduction of living costs will
hc in1uguratcd tomorrow by tho hou=c
cpporpriationS committee. Tho Scnat"
District Of Columbia subcommittrc VIII
continue its hearings with q ViCT "
framing model Legislation" for rcgula-
tion Of prices.
Closely akin 70 tn" consideration "
tho living costs question will bc the
hearing Sstartcd tomorroy by tho senate
interstate commerce Committ"" on the
Kenyon -Kcndrick bills TO license meat
packers. W. r. Colvcr. member of tn
federal trade commission which has In
vcstiGated extensively the flag industry
will bc the first witness. Leaders il
the industry are expected 70 be heard
next week.
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SLAYERS
GIVE UP
PAIR SURRENDERED
TO PURSUING POSSE
Hagsard and Weary, Both
Spry and Martin Come
In and Surrender

H\RI.ESTON. W. Va. Aug. IL
Charles Spry and Joe Martin. VIII" with
Tom Mullins were wanted by state
authorities for tho murder Of Will Far
10y. deputy prohibition officer. today
gave themselves up TO the posse which
Mingo and Wayne counties for them for
the past nvc days. Worn and haSSGard.
tho mon walked into Ranger. little
Town on IN" Guyan division OF the G.
& 0. railroad. in Logan county. and
surrendered themselves to th" posse
which had stopped there. They were
taken to tho Logan county jail. accord
ing 70 advicos received by State Prohi-
bitten Commissioner Walter llallanan,
and will hc given a preliminary hear
ing Friday before Magistrate White at
LOGAN. Mullins gave himself w sew
.ral davs ago. and his preliminary hear
ing was postponed until next Friday
so that tho three mon wanted coulu
he heard at tho same time.
Farley was murdered carly last Tues
day morning AZ his mountain home IN
rho Harris Creek section OF Logan
county. While asleep in hs bed with
his wife. tho three mon arc alleged 10
b,yc entered his home and Spry IS
charged with having actually hrrd the
shots which killed the helpless ottlrcr'
xblc ,hc others arc charged with being
accnmplicrs Mrs. Farley identih"d lhe
mon when she was awakened 10y me
noise Of tn" first shot. Sac was help-
l.ss to defend her husband.
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Up IN MABEL'S
ROON" CONF ANY
CONE To COURT
MUST SHOW CAUSE IN
CONTEMPT PROCEEDING
Striking Actors at New York
Declare Strike Will Be
Carried to Finish.

CHICAGO August 17.-Ati1avtt@ cit
ing membcrcs Of the cast Up In Mabels
Room" who Joined the actors' striko
last night. to show cause why they
should not BE- punished for cont rmrt CT
court were being prepared 10 day by
counsel for the Woods theatcr. III" third
locnl playhouse to be closed b. the
strike Tho affldavitS were 10 be pre-
scnted In court tomorrow.
The fifteen members OF tn" co:cpany
struck last night in obedience 10 an or
der from the Actors Equity association
in New York. directing them to folio"
instructions Of f.. y. Eockets. secretary
cf tho Chicago Federation Of LabCr,
NccfctS ordered them out.
NoCkctS. At meeting Of the nl''"5"IS
OF tho Labor Federation. wrS report III
10 have said nc might have to 90 tc Jail
tomorrow, The meeting vatcd fun Sdr-
port 70 m" strike. and m"ilh'rS SAID
If Nnckeis went 10 jail they W Cl1 20
with him.
Attorney Lew Mayer. counsel Tor The
producers. aS"r men'icnin- Markets. : un-
successful cscrt To call \ s':lk' At 'hc
Woods Friday ulrht. boz" :u h'r:zi-
tron camc f-crr New York. ~ th> lnjunc-
,ion prccrrGirES y"st""dry at;rihui'd Ia
Ecrknts remarks % IN" """"t ihhr nc
dI,,:'t care anything about courts or M
IuR,tionS
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BIC WAGE INCREASES DEMANDED !
FIR RAIL F|RENEN Of THE ]. 5.

CLEVELAND. August ia S5 to %
pcr cent increase in wages is demanded
for $4,000 firemcn and hostlcrs on rall-
roads in tho United States and Canada
in n wagc scale adopted before adjourn
mcnt today by 800 general chairm"n or
tho brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemcn
and Engincmcn in session here since
Tuesday.
Another demand to be presented to the
director general Of tho railroads is that
all coal burning locomotives in road ser
vice weighing 100000 pounds and over
shall be equipped with mechanical stok-
crs and that two flrcmcn shall be en-
rloyed on all such locomotives until they
are so equipped.
About half of tho 10000 engines in
the United States will come under this
proposal. only about 5000 Of which are
equipped with mechanical stokers at
present.
In accepting the report Of the wage
committee appointed at the opening ses-
sion last Tuesday and which only COM
pletcd and presented its report Saturday
morning, discussion Of which took up
yesterdays and todays conferences,
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The News Confirmed.

Ell PASD. Texas. AJAX. l7.-An Off
Cial statement was issued at military
headquarters here tonight. signed by
Brigader General James Is. Erwin dis
trict commander. announcing that Major
l.. \. Walton. commander OF tho aero
unit AT Fort Bliss has received MS
SAKE from the two missing aviatorS say
ing they had been captured by McXiCans
and wcrc being held for $4,000 ransom.
Tho ransom must J." paid by August IS,
according to tn" message.
Arrangements were being mad" here
tonight To obtain sl5.l0n gold coin for
10 send It to Maria carly tomorrow for
payment of tn" ransom. This action
was deemed advisable to protect the
lncn.
Tho full text Of tn" statement issued
Al military headquarters tonight by
General Erwin fellows:
a tel gram WAS received this after
noon h. Major l.. y Walton. .Cumman-
der Of tho aero unit in Fort Eliss. re-
pcatIng message signed by tn" two
aviaturs who have h"cn missing Sine"
Sunday. stating that they had been cap
turCd by McXIcans and were beng hcli
for $4,000 ransom which must hc paid
by August lS. or they would "" khicd.
This message was brought into n
town IN ,he Big Bend district by 4 we'll
known bandit. Colonel G.. r. LanEhOrnc
commanding officer of the eighth caval-
ry and the Big Bend district. wired the
commanding general Of tho FL Paso dis.
trlct that the meyss Sc is authentic and
that he is taking all necessary measures
10 secure tho release of tho aviHiorS and
has presented this matter IN tn" proper
authorities. Tho name OF tn" place
from which the message was sort. as
well as tho place whcr" the ransom is To
be paid. is not given n IT might inter-
fcrc with the release of the aViators."
Lieut.. Peterson is o5 years old AMI is
fr IN Hutchinson. Minnesota. Lieut..
! Davis is .? years old and is from
Strathmor". California.
Aviaturs Peterson nud Davis arc 4
part Of tho personnel Of tho Fort EliSs
aviation corps hut wcr" on detached
duty with the Big BEND district military
, headquarters nj Marfa. Texas. when
they DISAPPEARED. They left Maria.
Texas. last sunday morning.
1t is belle, ed by aviation officers here
they confused the GonChos river, VIII Ch
flows into tho Rio Grandc near Prcsidio.
, Texas. with tho Rio Grand". and follow
Cd tho course Of this river into tn" in
terror Of Mexico
When il h"cirne known nj Fort El;ss
tonight that IN" avia'ors were reported
, hold hy Mexican bandits. thor" was
much discussion amCnG army officers
oc tho possibility Of American troops
crossing th" border IN search "f III" ban
dts. This was dISrrcdirrd hy higher
officers.
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TIntsh Plight.

NEW YORK. August Tt Ef'T""d
hv ,hn rv~,nath"ti" s'r'k" = E'*y'' hands
~rd n1nSirio~s called last H'Sff. rrHnN
I:>!lr,ore "y"rutiv" secretary "t "a" N'''
crs' E1uity- asscri1ii"r. iss"''l =. "a'"
mont declaring that tn" a"torS w'r" Tr"
rarcd 10 ,--;c-" fhcir tight for IN" VI
recognition 10 flnIsh.
Mr.. Gilmore r:ad" rnnii' '"'t"r 'r''''
Srrlucl I'rtcrr'y"r. "hn r"r'r''| 7SFN''i
~ act wi'hnu' ""mTHnSd' ~ '''' ','""o'
r,r thn a"tcr$ urging Ihu nnirr =
.;r.rr,s,,-r.s should any s.iIl"'n mt ne
considered, that docs not 'pii' No. !" ra:'-
oc-,,izr N,ur association re h'r"'Hf"r"'
n y,n rrw Slrr"~d"r Yr' I'St rlIh' ''
rr.ccriiirn ,our fr@' * l">;.
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Baker Is Silent.

WASHINGTON. Aug IL Secretary
Eak"r tonight. after Assoc !atcd Hr's$
dispatches telling Of III" hr'd.nC fnr
ransom hy Mexican h"l | = "f wv"
AMERICAN aviatrrs. had h,,n Rad l."
him. said that h" could max" II" com
m"n' Tn" secretary did no, ind!Cat"
whether adviccs AS To IN" plight Of the
avintorS had reached III" war depart
m"rt. Th" stat" department II was Sald
hy officials tncrc. haI received IIn InfOr.
nation on tho affair
News of tn" h"ldirc "f IN" aviatnrs
h. Mexican bandits C"mrg on III" heels
Of the warning {" IN" Iarranza govern
m"nt that unless protection was afford
cd. American llf" and property in Meg
iCo n radical chang" IN tn" policy "f
this government toward Mexico would
result in intensified interest in official
circles.
I,<uS pointed out that incident rc-
ported from The border tonight WAS the
second Of the kind within less than tw"
months.
Lat" last month. Phillip Thompson. Il
1i-Ncar old son Of John West Thompson.
an American citizen. WIS Kidnapped
~,
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some notifications were made, but tAo
report was adopted in the main part.
The moro important sections OF the ree
port follow:
Rates OF pay for fremen and helpers
in passenger service $3.50 per day or ~
miles or less. except when Mallet e1.
gines arc used, when 37.20 shall be petA
Overtime in passenger service VIII -
computed on the present basis, q .
speed Of 90 miles an hour. .-5.
In freight service cii engines weiEne
ing less than 100000 pounds hremcA
shall be paid $780,, land on enS1o
weighing over 100000 pounds $3.50 p1f
day OF 100 miles or less. overtime to -
computed on present basis. at q speed oS
i2h miles per hour. ~
Firemcn and helpers employed in ~
cal or way freight service, mixed trai1A
mine runs and other service shall -
paid minimum Of so cents Per 1oe
miles or less in addition to t1fOuEA
freight rates.
Fircmen employed on helper. p>tSlsef.
transfer work. wreck. construction. eNoI
- (Oc0taARs6 R2AEO 10EU0 liz
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new YORK.
T|EDUP By
b|GSTR|KE
BOTH SUBWAY AND
L-SERVICE Is OFF
Surface Car. and Improvise
Vehicles Will Be Utterly
Inadequate -

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE vast Gue
way and elevated system OF the InS
borough Rapid Transit Company, opN
ting in Manhattan. the Bronx and D9f0,
of Brooklyn and Queens, was comple9l4
paralyzed to-day by q strike ,calls4
night by P. J. Connolly. acting pfssiek
Of the brotherhood Of 1nterbofo1Sr
Rapid Transit Company employees. To
day passed without violence.
The tie-up which began promptly hs
4 a. m as ordered. with tho refusai e
crews to start runs from the car baSAA
became absolute at q m. when ~
last of the trains sent out before y
o'clock completed their runs, VOfN
shunted into the barns and abandcncA
At that hour, strikers In tho tntlls.
borough power house shut off M,
p6wer, causing a temporary stoppASA-
of traffic on the surface lines Of IL
New York Railways and Manhattan
spurs Of the Brooklyn Rapid TransH
Company, which use 1nterboroue1'
power.
Three power houses resumed operAp
tion an hour later. however, permitting
resumption Of traffic on these line[
which were jammed throughout the DAY,
as were the steam railroads, autotns'
bile trucks, sightseeing buses, and hoel
lines which essayed to take care OF tl.A
crowds. ~
With every prospect Of continua.
ton Of the absolute tie-up tomorrow.
city officials and the public servtca
commission were bending every effort
tonight toward providing emergency
transportation leading into Manhattan.
seeking transportation to their plaees
OF employment 80
With comparatively light traffic to-
day, due to the fact that IL was SUNDAY.
and a rainy Sunday at that. the avAH.
able means Of transportation were tAxr
ed to their capacity and with the ~
sumption Of business activities. to'mess
row, one Of the severest rushes In til
citys history is expected. - 5NeE
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PROSECUTE VIOLATORS
OF MOTOR BOAT LAWS
ON THE OHIO RIVER

SncciaI Diepatch to The IntclliGcnccr.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Aug. ~lI.-Scvcral
hundred motor boats of all Caparitics"
and from Pittsburgh to Cairo on tn"
Ohio river. arc being inspected by Unit
cd States govcrnmcn. secret service
oneratiyes as the result of the reports
received by federal officials her" Of hun
drcds OF cases of admiralty law viola
tions. and persistent abouSc of United
States government regulations and in
tcrnal revenue laws.
Deputy Collector Of Customs c. w.
Pollock, has the matter in hand. Forty
f1vn owners OF large and costly craft
are now charged with law violations and
several score more are on tho list for
immcdiaS, summons and will h" turned
over to the U. s. district attorney aa
once
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Negro Murders White
Man; Shoots Woman
and Burns Victim

BALTIMORE. Aug. l7.--Gcorgo Fc-
tcrS. 50. Il farmer nf Arundel Prince
GEORGES county. was murdered and his
body set afr today II" m unidentified
negro. catherine Peters. his daughter.
was shot through IN" breast and arm
and taken Ia WASHINGTON hospital. a
poSS" VAS Termed NJ Bowie and is
searching: for the aSSailrnt.
Thr crew If a P"nnsH lvann train
bound from lEaltimor" I" Washington
lcfi tn" train at Arundel station Mt IN"
appeal Of tn" wounded woman. who had
run from her homo.
Peters and his daughter have hccn i'll
Gu1 confined Ia he'd. Oih"r members Of
the family. includrg ihc wifc and an
other daughter. were at church Mt
Bowie.
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STRIKE CAUSES LOSS
IN COAL PRODUCTION

CHARLESTON. w. Va. August IL
Tho railway strike OF III" ChcsarrIk" G
Ohio shopmon has practically o1raly::"G
coal production in kanawha. IoGCn nnd
New River fields since August :. Han
drcds Of miners haT" left tn" West Nir.
ginin folds. most of them temp r1rily.
but some permanently.
The loss in production fer tn" Line
days ending August l6. du" t" IN sirik"
is estimated at close to l.nno."h i"mS or
about goo. 0Nn tons for each Of ~" three
coal fields effected. Production has hcrn
restricted in the Northern West EirgI-
MIA and Pocahontas fields hy = shortaE"
of cars. and in the latter field somewhat
by strikes on the Norfolk & Western
railway.
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DEATH FOE TWO.

NEW tASTLE. Ia. Aug. lI.-MrA
Ward, aged Gl. and her son.
Charles Ward. aged 2S. of New Castle.
were killed instantly late to-day when
the automobile in which they were rid
inE was demolished by a street car at
the Harbor Bridge crossing. near here.
William i. Ward. the husband and
father. was seriously injured. The
motor of the Ward machine stalled on
the crossing. which is said to DC OBJ
served by a curve and shrubhcry.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Forecast:
West virginia-LocaI showers and
thunderstor1ns Monday, Tuesday fair
not much change in temperature.
Western Pennsylvania-LoCal show
ers and thunderstorms Monday and
probably Tuesday, not much change In
ohio-showsrs and thundsrstorns on
Monday; Tuesday, fair and warmer.
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R|OTOuS OUTBREAK

CHICAGO. Aug. i1---Eintous outbreaks
N which n few shots were fired too
rlac" late tonight in connection with
strike ur lunchroom employees. who.
meeting in an L. ". w. hall. earlier
IN tho evening. voted t" strike at mid
night. The police GucIlcd three dis
turbanccs III the downtown district.
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RECOMMENDS
STATUE At ROMAGME

PARIS. Saturday. Aug. 1s. (By Ine
Associated Prcss)-Before leaving f0S
italy tonight. General John J. PershtnG.
commander in chief Of the AmeriteA
armies in France. told the corfespo
cnts that he expected to sail for Amefs
ica about September. xss
General Pershing said he would reoy
commended that monument be placed -
Romagne. where the bitterest hghttn1
encountered by the American Armie0 u
tie Mcusc-Argcnnc battle occurred. 80
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CEN. PETLURA
WINS VICTORY

WNCSAW. Aus = tBy The 9SSoc'a'-
cd r-,>%)--t"ncrTl S''rr tr'l"Fa' ~
t-kra sni?n @n'i-Holsh"rk leader. "''"E
hor:rc Withdrawn h's troops 'r"i, ,"'
rrusb front. has attacked the h"iSh"-
Wi an. cn,-usrcd the important t"wo
Cf Zwcrin.ia.
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One II IncredulouS.
"ls the Intelligencer going TO give
away all those prizes TO us: simply IN
exchange for getting SUBSCRIPTIONS anu
oradi, counons?" asked an incredulous
voung woman who called cate Saturday
evening.
"Doesn't Il cost anything TO try? she
queried.
Not a cent" ne replied.
why. you don't even have to be
subscriber TO The Intelligencer in order
. compete"
Well. II that isn't liberal l don't
know what is" she declared. IF | can
get a big Willys-Knlght touring car as
easy as that. believe me. I am going In
to win. ! know lots Of people whom /
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thistle IN YOUR nomination NOW;
BE A "BANNER DAY" CONTESTANT
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE IN The DlviSiON OF ,rr LEN
TuNiISAND LIARS IN PRIZES OFFERED WIDE
AWAKE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY
The More The Merrier in the Big Race - Pn1e winning
Becomes Easy With Large Number OF Folks Iompe''
ing-Divides Work Evenly Among ALI.

oeautul
MANY diamond valuable prizes The viii give
section reached o lne
ncsr are burey sending Nomination Coupons and
their
is
spendd motor
presented 10 the
proposition lauhheu
contestants
during the
the days
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think will give me subscriptions, anu
can get coupons by the score. Which
Ia the best method. anyway"
The Campaign Managers assured her
that the most rapid way was for her TO
secure subscriptions. carefully explain
ing the credit schedule.
Row Is the Time to Get Busy.
Right now Is the logical time for con-
testant soon realizes how easy II Is TO
big thing. and once in the race con-
test-ant soon realizes how easy 1t Is to
get credits. The nomination coupon
alone is worth 1000 credits as starter.
and lO,0 900 extra credits more are given
(Continued on Page Eleveu.)
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THE INTELLIGEN E y CE Il

Has the Largest Circulation OF
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State Of West Virginia.