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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-17
High School

Part-time school for girls in high
school cannot be started before the
last of next week. as the number of
girls has increased from 81 to Sc,
making necessary the running of
three divisions instead of two, &C
cording to Vocational Supervisor F.
N. Fultz.
Under the supervision of Prof.
Maddy. the musical education of pub
lie school students is gaining eff
cheney. Every grade school has it's
own orchestra. Prof Maddy and Miss
Marlatt will supervise the work of the
orchestras.
Arran gements have been made for
violin and piano classes to be organ
lied and taught during school hours
The best possible instructors have
been procured to teach these sub.
jects, and any student who wishes
may have the opportunity Of taking
lessons. Prof. Hicks will teach violin
and Miss Marjorie Beck piano Violin
students may furnish their own in
struments. Fifteen cents an hour
will be charged for lessons.
Two orchestras Formed.
Two orchestras have been formed
DIT HlSn SCHOOL. orchestra A played
at the chapel exercises Friday, their
second appearance this year. Orches-
ira B will play for Freshman chapel,
Tuesday, Sept. %. Last Wednesday,
Prof. Maddy started work with the
Senior chorus. This chorus, which is
composed of eleventh and twelfth
grade students. numbers between
three and four hundred. Mr.. Maddy
is well pleased with the possibilities
which this organization offers. The
Friday assembly, has been seated by
voices and with some training will do
excellent work in part singing. Mr.
Maddy is also working with a chorus
of ninth grade students.
Organize Band Monday.
Organization of the school band
starts Monday. 1t is expected that
there will be between 40 and so mem
bers in it this year. Four bass in
struments are still lacking, but. it is
certain that they will be forthcoming
The band is going to do some hard
work this year and will be ready to
play for the first game that R. H. S.
plays this season.
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SHRINERS STORM RICHMOND; OASIS TREATED
TODAzzLING DISPLAY OF ORIENT SCENES
CONTINUED from Page One,

Eve are glad we came Fem Fem
has the true Shrine spirit and we hope
Richmond will help foster it," stated
E. A. Wayne, assistant Rabban.
Babe Ruth isn't in it. Fem Fem
has knocked a homer with the bases
full" John Strawbridge, high priest
and prophet OF Mispah, said between
handshakes and smiles.
'Mispah is tickled to pieces to meet
Fem Fem on the home grounds"
Charles E. Read, recorder, Mispah
temple, said as he proceeded on his
way to the station to meet the Murat
delegation.
Thousands of Shriners and their
friends filed into, Exhibition park
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shortly after noon to partake Of the
meat of the "fatted calf Tin reality
two large steers) which had been bar
becusd by the Fem Fem club in honor
of their visiting brothers.
A line of men and women filed past
the refreshment counters for over an
hour, and the scene they presented
was abrilliant one, many of the Shrin.
ers attired in gorgeous costumes, the
women wearing gay summer cos
tunes.
Following the fea sting there was
baseball game between a team repre-
senting the Murat Gun Squad and
team representing the Murat Patrol
both of Indianapolis.
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MSwiney Has Better
Night; Gets A Sleep
(By Associated Press


LONDON, Sept. 17-Lord Mayor
Terence MacSwiney of Cork, who to.
day began the 36th day of his hunger
strike at Brixton prison, passed a
somewhat better night and had a
little sleep said a bulletin issued at
10 o'clock this morning by the Irish
self-determination league. The bull
letln said the pains he has suffered in
his limbs and back continue, but that
he was not suffering from the pain
IN his head from which he has fire.
quently complained. 1t was declared
doctor had found him apreciably
weaker, but that he was still con.
scious.
In his report to the home office the
physician at Brixton prison declared
there was no change in the Lord May
or's condition, except that gradual
deterioration was noticeable daily.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-17
BOSTON WOOL MARKET
(By Associated Press)

BOSTON, Sept. II. The CONNER
cial Bulletin tomorrow will say Re
ports from the goods markets are
rather conflicting, but seem to indi-
cate that fair business has been
done by some of the principal mills on
the better types of worsted clothes,
This would seem to indicate also in
moderate sales of wool for heavy
cloth of this description, the demand
for goods seems to be reviving slowly,
although the trade is hopeful that
presently it will increase very consid-
erably"
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(By Associated PreSs)

CHICAGO, Sept. 17-Cattle-Rc-
ceipts 1000; best beef and butcher
cattle, steady; others. slow and weak !;
top beef steers, s1S.25; bulk of re-
ceipts, plain and medium; grassy
steers, selling around $1O.50@14.O0;
Gamers and cutters, steady, $425@
$500; fat and best bologna bulls,
common kinds lower, bulk bolognas.
$500 @7.00; calves, steady; bulk de
sirable vealers, $17.50@1S.00; few at
$1S.25; stockers and feeders, Is cents
lower
Hogs-Receipts. 10000; mostly %
cents higher; top, SITS; bulk light
and butchers, s17.OO@17.65; bulk pack
ing sows, $16.00@16.25; pigs, mostly
Is cents higher.
Sheep-9,O00; bulk slow. steady to
lower; heavy ewes extremely dull; top
native lambs, $14.00; bulk, $12.50D
1880; one string montana lambs,
mostly feeders, $1375; fat heavy ewes,
$500; feeders, steady.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE

NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF FARM
The undersigned Commissioner, by
virtue of an order of the Wayne Cir
cult Court. made and entered in
cause therein pending. entitled Elk,
parte Charles T. Wolford. ct al. and
thereof. hereby give notice that at two
o'clock P. NJ. on Saturday. October End,
1920. on the premises to be sold. they
will offer for sale at private sale the ne
Sixty five Gs5) acres off the East
side OF the Southeast Quarter of Sec
ton Six co.. Township Fifteen N5),
and one-half I!a) acres heretofore
sold out of said 65 acres and used as a
cemetery and church purposes, and de-
scribed as follows:
Beginning on the East line Of said
Quarter Twenty Seven (27) rods and
Sixteen 1s) link South of the North
east corner thereof; thence South
along the Section line Twenty four (2D
rods: thence West Ten (10) rods:
thence North Twenty-four (2D rods;
thence East Ten G0) rods to the place
of beginning, and leaving for said
Gertrude Wolford Sixty-three and one
half (63k) acres.
If said farm is not sold on said date,
then same will be held for sale at pri-
vate sale from day to day thereafter at
herein set forth. Full possession will
be given December LIST. 1920 but pur-
chaser will be given the privilege of
entering to sow wheat this fall. This
farm located about two and one-haf
(2a) miles east and one-half on mile
South of Milton.
Terms of Sale: At least one-third
OF purchase price cash in hand on day
of sale and the balance in two equal
installments duo In one and two years
from date of sale; the purchaser Sc
curing said deferred payments by
notes bearing interest at the rate of
Seven GT) percent per annum from
date, payable semi-annually and Sc
cured by first mortgage on the real es-
tate sold.
CHARLES T. WOLFORD,
EMORY G. WOLFORD,
Commissioners.
Dated September 9, 1920.
Gardner, Jessup & Hoelscher
Attorneys Sept. 10-17-24
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SHIP CAUGHT
IN NORTHERN ICE AGAIN

NOME, Alaska, Sept. 17.-Captain
Ronald Amundsen's expedition ship
the Maud, which left this port, nearly
two months ago, bound for the north
pole, is caught in the ice about 70
miles off Cape Serge. on the Siberian
coast, according to information
brought here yesterday, by Captain
Heckla, whose fishing boat was also
ice-bound near the Maud.
Captain Heckla said his vessel be-
ing light of draft, worked its way
out after being ice-bound near the
Maud for 10 days, but that Captain
Amundsen's ship was still fast in the
ice when the fishing boat left.
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SOLDIERS EXPECTED SOON
TO REACH STRIKE FIELD
(By Associated Pressl

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. IL
Six companies of the Alabama ma
tional guard, called into service last
night by Governor Kilby for duty in
Walker and jefferson counties, where
bituminous coal miners have been on
strike for two weeks, were expected
to reach the strike area today.
The troops will be under the COM
mand of Brigadier-General Robert E.
Steiner, who planned to establish
temporary headuarters at Birming-
ham. He expected to later shift his
Headquarters to Jasper.
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CENTERV|LLE FOLKS
ARISE EARLY; GREET
Pig SHOW EXHIBITORS
BY WILLIAM r. SANBORN

The people Of Centerville who were
up early on Friday, as most Of them
were, had chance to see the hog
show moving into town. The hogs
came in trucks and farm wagons right
after sunrise. and indeed several Of
them were safely in their pens last
nIgnt.
The boys and girls Of the pig club
have another day Of grace. Saturday
Is their particular day Of triumph and
today many of the youngsters are in
school. But there is no school on
Friday evenings and so the whole
bunch will be present to banquet with
the breeders Of all kinds of good hogs
at the Centerville town hall, this
evening.
Centerville is "all dressed up" for
the two-day occasion, and the town
began filling up at an early hour.
Farmers all recognize the Importance
Of the live stock industry, and also
know that Wayne county has some of
the best hogs on the map, covering
all the popular breeds.
Hogs on View at 8 a. m.
This is breeders day and the ex-
hibits were in place by o'clock. The
pens were all ready on Thursday after
noon, and some hogs were on hand for
their suppers last night. They aye
surely a likely bunch and one in
which their various owners may Justly
take pride
Chester Whites, Poland Chinas,
Spotted Polands and Duroc-Jerseys
are in the pens; each the pick Of good
pure-bred herds. The same blood lines
and strains are shown in the pig club
nf
ready for inspection
The breeders exhibit covers all
classes and ages, from aged bears and
tried sows to junior and senior show
ings 1t is a regular hog show, in fact.
breeders are in competition for rib
bons only, and none of their exhibits
are on sale.
All Exhibits to be Sold
On Saturday afternoon all the pig
club exhibits will be sold to the high
est bidder, and as one of the boys re-
marked this morning-"FH tell you
it's going to be some sale
Among exhibitors who had stock
in place were:
Poland China-Jones and Pike. E.
A. Williams, Luther Reynolds, Full
ghum and Sanborn, Miller and Swift,
II. E. Wright, OFT Crownover, r. l..
Wilson and Whitley and Cole.
Durocs-V ornauf Brothers. Funk
and Harter. w. A. Cortner and Son;
Clarence Palmer. E. c. Caldwell and
Son, L. N. Hampton, G. H. Kent. r.
c. Mendenhall and William Waltz.
Chester White-G. A. Leverton of
Milton and William A. Murphy OF
Connersville.
Judges Are Named.
Judges are: OF Durocs. Joseph
Brown of Union City; Chester Whites,
Earl Frost of Greenfield; Poland
China, F. r. Claycomb of Portland.
The breeders exhibit is in Lamber-
sons Garage. and the Pig club ex-
hibit is at Killen's, across the street.
Judging was to take place Friday
afternoon.
Big displays of tractors and other
farm implements filled up some OF
the side streets of Centerville, and
the show was all arranged and open
early Friday.
The banquet Friday night, and the
mig club show and awards Saturday
will wind up the event.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-17
Automobile Turns Over;
Woman Badly Bruised

Mrs. Fred Gurthlein, Of Cincinnati.
was badly bruised, when an automo-
bile driven by her husband overturned
near Greensboro Thursday night short
Iy afteh 1880 D. m. Mr.. Gurthleir.
and their four children, who were in
the car, escaped with few cuts.
The accident victims We're taken to
Reid hospital. 1t is expected that Mrs.
Gurthlein will have to remain there
for several days.
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(By Associated Press)

EAST BUFFALO. N. Y, Sept. IL
Cattle-Receipts 900; good steady,
common slow Calves-Receipts 700;
81 higher, $6O0@21OO.
Hogs-Receipts 400; pigs, so cents
higher; others 25@35 cents higher;
heavy $1825@1S6O; mixed, s1S50@
1875; Workers., s1S.75@1S9O light
ditto, $500 @ 1875; pigs, $780,;
roughs $1450@1500; stays, $9.00@
$11.00.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts $500,
steady; lambs, $60O@15.OO; yearlings
$6.00@1O.0O; wethers, $3.50 @ 500;
ewes, $3.OO@7OO; mixed sheep, $500
@7.50
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
FURNISHED by WheIan)
BUYING

Oats. 55c: rye, $l65; straw. per
ton, $1,000; corn, S1.35 per bushel.
SELLING
Cottonseed meal, a ton, $1,000; per
cwt., S3,75; Oil meal, per ton, SIT sc,
cwt., s4.GO: Tankage so per cent. sos
per ton, cwt., $5.35: Tankage 60 per
cent, $118 per ton; cwt,. $500; Dairy
Feed, per ton, $1,000; per cwt. $3,25s
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HOOVER OFFERS TO HELP
FEED THE. GERMAN CHI DREk

In order that the starving children
OF Germany may be fed during the
winter, Herbert Hoover has offered to
give so cents for every dollar which
the American Friends service COM
mittee receives from German-Ameri-
cans, contributed for that purpose, &C.
cording to information received Friday
from the Friends committee.
, Those wishing to contribute are
asked to send their offering to Charles
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CBy Associated Press)

PITTSBURGH, Sept. IL Hogs -
Receipts $500: lower; heavies SIPS
@1750; heavy Workers, $18.60@1S.75;
light Workers 1775@1S.25; pigs, $17.15
@17.25.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts 500;
steady; top sheep $3.50; top lambs
higher, $14.50.
Calves-Receipts 70; steady; top,
$1,000
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MAR K ETS

Cattle-Market steady; fair to good
shippers, $12.00@14OO; good to choice
butchers. $11O0@1200; fair to med
ium butchers. $1o00@1100: good to
choice heifers. $1o.00@12.00; fair to
good heifers. s700@900; fair to good
fat cows. s7.00@S.0O: bologna cows.
bulls, $3.00@5.00; butcher bulls, $500
@8.50; bologna bulls, $500 q 500:
calves. $15@17.
Sheep-Market steady: lambs. $500
@11.00.
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Services for the graduating class o.

Services for the graduating class of
Reid Memorial Hospital were held
Thursday night. in the Trinity Luther.
an church 4 program consisting or
musical numbers, and an address by
the Rev. J. J. Rae, was gwen.
John l.. Rupe presented diplomas to
the following: Misses Sarah Newell,
Leona Norman, Katherine Dauo, mae
Showalter, Virginia JONES' Molile
Scott. and Florence Johnson.
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PRODUCE MARKET

tBy Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept II. - Butter
Fresh prints, 59@6lc.
Eggs-Jobbers' prices SIC per dozen.
Poultry-Large broilers, 3OM32c;
turkeys. 32037c; ducks, 1Sc; young
geese. 23c; squads, per dozen, il lbs.
to dozen, S. roosters, lie; fowls, so
@31; under four pounds, &c cents;
geese, 14O16c.
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TRY TO VIOLATE U. S. FLAGS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. II-AH dt
tempted violation of the American
consulate at Genoa, Italy, by work
men displaying red flags, who sought
to force the lowering of the Ameri-
can flag to halfmast during a funeral
of workmen was reported today to
the state department. Italian author
tiles expressed regret at the incidept.
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GRAIN PRICES

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE corn belt
has thrown its hands up. This 5000
million crop is squeezing the old corn
out of the cribs. Six days of perfect
weather and A perfect forecast to Sun
day night. Argentine ships 3,So0.OOO
corn. Sales of 81 and $1.10 for old
corn, and S5c for new are reported
Corn slump again effects wheat. There
is more report Of corn crop maturing
fast. There is movement on to get
more cars into the corn belt. Argen-
tine has enough rain. No cold wealth
err in sight The first good rally IN
corn may be delayed until Monday
Chicago receives 200 cars of corn
tomorrow and probably 500 on Mon
day. Bears hold the reins.
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(By Associated PreSS)

TOLEDO, O, Sept. 17-Cloverseed-
Prime cash $15.4O; JAN, $500; Feb,
$500; Mar, s1615.
SIS 20; Mar, $16.15; Oct, $16.15; Dec,
$1605.
.Alsike-Prime cash, 1880; Mar,
$1,000; Oct, s17.1O; Dec, s17.10.
Timothy-Prime cash, 1918, $500;
1919, $4O5; Mar, s4O5; Sept, $4.25;
Oct and Dec, $500.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Butter market.
unchanged.
Eggs-Reccipts 6,1s5 cases; market,
unsettled; lowest 45@46; frsts 504
q 81; standards 511a.
Potato Market-Steady; receipts rs
cars; Jersey Cobblers $265 @ 2.75;
Giants $3.50 q $40; Minnesota and
Wisconsin, So 02.50.
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INV Associated Press)

CHICAGO. Sept, 17-Wheat-No.
red, $2.51k.
Corn-No. 2 mixed. $123@129A ;
No. 2 yellow, s1.29k@1.30.
Oats-No. 2 white, 62@62Ac; No
3 white, COZ @61kc.
Pork-Nominal: ribs, $17.75@18,5O;
lard, $20S5.
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(By Associated Press)

. CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 17-Wheat
No. 2 red. s2.5s@2.so; No. red. s2.57
@2.5S.
Corn-No. white, $13o; No. 3
white, $1.28@1.30.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. $1.2S; No. 8
yellow, $126@1.27.
Oats. s64@64Ac; rye, s1.eo@1.s1;
hay, $2700@37.75.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %. 1920
at 10 o'clock a. m, the following

at 10 o'clock the following described
twelve
cow Tesh october 2S One Hoein
Jersey cow fresh October 10 One and
Holsten bull These milk extra good dairy
HEAD OF HOGS-40
emma SONS out Of Jones Pike stock Poland China with pigs
and puets of both These chickens
FARM MPLEMENTs- flat bed with hog
gravel bed Rude
single disc spikeooh
horse wheat drill with fertilizer attachment nearly roller
grinder Ohio feed cutter good belts Fairbanks scales
BRIDES collars of all
mention Wood
TERMS MADE KNOWN
Served ster Church
r. Ill., MINOR
THOMAS COMMIT, JESSE WIECHMAN Clerk
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DAYTON MARKET
Corrected by Mclean & Company,
Dayton, o. Bell Phone. East %.
Home 1925

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 17.-Hogs-
Receipts, cars; market steady.
Choice heavies ITO pounds and up,
$1725; butchers and packers. SIPS;
heavy Workers, S1675@1725; light
Workers., S1550@16.75; choice fat
sows, $12.50@1300; common to fair
sows, $12.O0@1250; pigs, $4,000
$14O0; stays, $7.00@9.00.
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CBy Associated Press)

CINCINNATI, Sept II. Butter 49,
Steady.
Eggs-Market firm; prime firsts ST;
firsts SIS; seconds, 40.
Poultry Market quiet; springers,
SO; hens IS; turkeys As
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BUTTER QUOTATIONS

The wholesale price for creamery
butter is 59c pound. Butter fats
delivered in Richmond bring 55c
pound.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-17

F. Jenkins, treasurer, American
Friends service committee, 20 South
Twelfth street, Philadelphia.
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nv Associated press,

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. Inlay,
weak; No. timothy $1,000: No.
timothy, $2S.50@29; No. clover, $2S
@28.5O.
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RANGE OF FUTURES

(Markets by f. w. Wagner & Co, 212
Union Bank Building)
CHICAGO, Sept. IT. - Following Is
the range of futures on Chicago board
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LOCAL HAY MARKET.
Steady; No. timothy, $25; Glover,
$1,000.
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LOCAL GRAIN MARKET
Richmond flour mills are paying
$2.40 for No. 2.
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PUBLIC SALE
PUBLIC SALE
Public Sale

the UNDERSIGNED will sell at public sale the Minor
of Aviation
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BONDS

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Prices on
Liberty bonds TODAY were:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-19
Liberty Bonds
a Big Problem
ny ". S. MANN.
(Copyright, 1920. by the washington
Cfar

COpgI46nl 1J-Vs ny lhS washington
Star.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-In his
speech accepting the Republican
nomination for President. Senator
Warren G. Harding uttered one e n
tenee that was applauded as vigor-
ously, If not more vigorously. than
any other. He said: II believe this
government should make its liberty
and victory bonds worth all that its
citizens periodically paid in pur-
chasing them" .
If the Republican spellbinders a
make the people believe that this re-
suit will be accomplished, and the
war bonds will again reach par
within a brief period. they will win
millions of adherents to Republi-
can cause. But it is acknowledged
by meme who have looked into the
subject that this is a huge task
bringing the war bonds back to par
now. Liberty bonds are selling on
the market today from $S4 for the
fourth liberty loan Az to $90.54 for
the first liberty loan AVS. For any
one who a go into the market and
purchase liberty and victory bonds
today-who has the capital to invest
the bonds offer a very fair return
on the money at the existing prices.
For instance victory 4As which a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-19
5TH WARD ELECTION BOARD.

The surprising thing about the ac-
ton being taken to Dust the election
officers Of the second poll of the fifth
ward on account of incompetency, is
that anyone is really interested
enough in the way the election is
held to go to such trouble. The ac-
ton is taken by Russell Z. Watson.
an attorney of New Brunswick, and
he refuses to divulge the names OF
the persons whom he represents.
Either he has been engaged by very
patriotic citizens who are willing TO
spend their own money in the inter-
est Of honest elections. or he repre-
sents Republican politicians who may
think that with a change in the cleo
ton board in the fifth ward they may
have a chance to win there once in
a while. The patriotic citizen idea
is o ideal to be taken seriously so
that the one best belts that it is a
move or the par of the Republicans
to get a square deal in the fifth
ward.
That there is good reason for a
change in the personnel OF the cleo
ton board Of the second poll of the
fifth ward is evident from the result
of the voorhees-Wester recount last
fall when it was found that the bal
lot box contained more ballots than
there were names of voters on the
poll books. One of two things is
certain: Either there was crooked
work going on or else there was
gross incompetency. Intelligent
men could not honestly make such a
mistake as was made in this poll OF
the nth ward last year. Whether
1T is intelligence or honesty hat is