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M MONTGOMERY IN ARMS AGAINST
 OUTLAW BANDS
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bery of his store and an attempt IT on his own life, and while he was telnS treated for a buckshot wound in his shoulder in the city, officers went to lis home and questioned his mosher and found the statements of the two at variance and also found the safe Taylor had reported as having teen stolen under his bed.
 The discrepancy in the accounts as given caused the officers to decide on Taylor's arrest and when he came home he found the officers waiting for him. When he was bundled into Chief of Police Taylor's automobile Ee seized gun lyine in the car and started shooting, the activity of Detec- tive Sergeant Avant in pinioning> the negro's arms probably causing his aim to be ineffective. Before the negro had emptied the pistol however, he was fired on from the side and eight bullets pierced his head and body, causing in- Stant death
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LONG DENIES REPORT

Havana November 1.-The American minister, Boaz w. Long, denied a re- port published by one of the newspa- pers that American bankers wo4ld not lend Cuba $50,000,000 if Gomez won.
 "The government of the United States" the minister said, "continusd it's position of absolute neutrality as always maintained in Cuban political affairs. Economic questions have 1oth- ing to do with political questions"
 Dispatches from the provinces gre meagre and conflicting. Early the electoral board received protests from voters who charged they had not been allowed to cast their ballots. The board was asked to stop the election but replied that this was out of the question and that the Crowder law offered methods of appeal
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REPORTS CONFLICT

Conflicting reports were received at Montgomery throughout the day ttom
 the southern part of the county, reN porting alleged threats to destroy one or two rural towns during the night, and this caused the swearing in of -00 civilians who, with county and city of-
 ficials, are on guard in those localf ,ies
 tonight. A prevailing report here to- night which was without confirmat jon due to inability to secure wire conn nec-
 tions with the community, was % the
 effect that four negroes had been slot
 to death near Highland Home, k-la.,
 early in the day
 At the county Jail this afternoon w.
 F. Amerson, who apprehended and ar rested Ladd1e Gibson, Jr., a negro, stated lthat Gibson had told him another ae- gro, Roosevelt Johnson, who was also under arrest, had shown him balls of cotton which had been saturated with kerosene oil Saturday afternoon, and said they were to be used in de- stroying the buildings on the Davis and Houlton plantations where the first incendiary fires were discovered last Saturday night.
 Every male white resident in the southern part of the county was re- ported heavily armed this afternoon, land at Showdown and Banner. were keeping an -all-night vigil against any attacks, threats of which had been | floating about during the day.
 ! At midnight Sheriff Scoggins and a squad of deputies started for Dublin, 12 miles south of Montgomery. answer ling a call from alarmed citizens who reported the gathering of negroes and the burning of signal fires, thought to
 be the means of communicating with
 members of the race and summoaine | them to common meeting point, At
 one o'clock this morning no report lad tbecn received here as to the result lof this investigation.
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Dry Goods

New York November 1.-1Stronger desire to do business was shown :oday in cotton goods and yarns in unfin- ished lines. Trading in bag goods in- creased, and there was more business in small lots on odd constructions and widths aof print cloths. Yarns 2ere quiet, burlaps eased off here following weakness on late shipment goods at Calcutta. Raw silk was quiet; wool goods lines continued dull.
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TO HONOR DEAD
Two Minute Silence Armistice Day
 to Be Observed in Great Britain
By Assoeiated Pres,

London, November LA two-minute silence Armistce Day, November II, in memory of those who died in the World war will be observed as far as possible throughout the British empire This announcement was made by the prime minister in the House of Com mons today.
 At the burial on Armistice Day in Westminster Abbey of an unknown sol dier, the coffin will bear the inscri? tion. An unknown warrior" thus being representative of all fighting service men in the World war.
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Liberty Bonds
New
Morev Market
By Associated Press YnrlS NnNprf1 her -1 he

New York. November 1-Mercantile pa- per s; exchange irregular Sterling 50 day bills, 53s2s; commercial 60 day bills on banks, S.39ss; commercial 60 day bills s.3s7s; demand 4s7s; cables S.445s francs demand 6.32; cables 634 Belgian francs, demand 669; cables 6.71; guilders, de- mand, So.40; cables, 30.50. Lire, demand S.67; cables 3.69; marks, demand 1.27 ca- bles 12S. Greece, demand 9.30. New York exchange on Montreal, 9-16 per cent dis count Government bonds and railroad bonds firm. Time loans steady; 60 days, 90 days and six months bills 7%&S.
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Case Is Postponed

Montgomery, November 1.-( (SpeeIaL) Announcement was made by the public service commission today that the ease of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and iron Company vs. St. Louis and San Fran cisco railroad had been postponed ;til the December term by agreement be
 tween the companies. The steel and iron company is asking for the rstab- lshment of coking in transit rates On the St. Louis and Francisco, railroad
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EXPECT NEW RED DRIVE
Colonel Fontelroy Expects Another
 Effort Against Poland
By Associated Press

New York, NoVember I-Despite/ the recent peace negotiations, Coli Cedric Fauntleroy, an American, commanding the Polish flying forces on the southern front said today he believed that the Russian bolshevilzi will make another offensive against Poland next spring. He recently arrived in the United States from Poland.
 He expects to return there the middle of July and hopes to increase the Kos- ciuszo squadron from it's present com plement of twelve American aviators to .forty-five
 Colonel Fauntleroy and the Poles place '5io faith in the bolsheviSi and believe that if the latter defeat General Wran- gel they will turn on Poland.
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May Offer Throne to Charles

Paris November 1--Phe throne q Greece may be offered to Prl9c@ Charles. count of Flanders the, seSoad son of King Albert, according to the Petit Parisien. At the Greek legation here it was said today that the author ities were unable to confirm The re- ports
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Women Wire Appreciation

Mobile, November 1.--(Special) )-Ih Q Mobile County League of Women Vot- CTS, by Mrs. Kate G. Hagan, president, wired President Wilson today its ap preciation of the appointment of F. |, Thompson as member of the United States shipping board. The telegram states that the gulf coast has secured a eIl-deseryed recognition and through representation by MT. Thomp- son it's merits and claims will be given adequate consideration.
 16.49; low middling 12.69: good ordinary 974 ordinary S74 Sales 1000 bales, including $500 American. Receipts 2l,000 bales. in cluding 2o.500 American. Futures closed steady. November 15,S7 January 15.52;
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spired. by the, bullish showing in ard and cotton and firm crude markets. Offerings were light all day. Closing bids were IS to 22 points net higher. Sales, 7,500 barrels. Prime crude, 500 bid. Prime summer yellow spot closed, s11.10@12.50: December, $11,34, bid; March, $11.74; May 11.9o. bid. Prime winter yellow and summer white, rom fnal.
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London Money
By Associated Press

London, November 1.-Bar silver, 527s pence per oz. Money, 5 per cent. Discount rates: Short bills. 65s@11-16 per cent; three months bills. 611-16 per cent
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Panama 3s, coupon, b.a TS
 American Smelling X Refining 5s v
 American Tel. X Tel. cv. 6s 91
 A tchison gen. 4s ............... tt1 Coast Line 1st 4s ...... TSss Atlantic Coast Line 1st Is ... ISIS Baltimore .& Ohio cv. 41as ... 5f Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s .......- 191s central of Georgia con. 5s, bid. Si Central Leather 5s ........ 90 is Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s .... S6A Chicago. E & Quincy joint As ... 96 Chicago. Mil. & St. P. cv. 41ss.. 7412 Chicago. R. 1. X Pac. Ky ref. 4s.. 6SZ City of Paris 6s ... 95Ss Colorado & Southern ref. 41ss 75$4 Denver & Rio Grande con. Is . 67s Dominion of Canada 5s G931).. eoss
 Erie gen. Is ...... 4SiS Illinois Central ref. As ........ T6 K Inter. Mer Marine 6s ....... S0& Kansas City Southern ref. 5a .. 75 Idggett x Myers 5s - S4 Louis. & Nash, un. As, bid ,.. Sfis Missouri, Kan & Texas 1st As 62% Missouri Pacific gen. As ...... 57
 New York Central deb. 6s - 92M Norfolk & Western ev 6s ...... 1O3 st Northern Pacific 4s ...... 77S4 Pennsylvania gen. 5s ....... 91 B Reading gen. Is ....,......... St
 Republic Iron & s. 5s C940), bid S6ss St. Louis &s San Fran. adj. 6s 679s seaboard Air Line adj. 5s .... 414s Southern Bell Telephone 5se .... S1 Southern Pacific cv. 5s ....... 1O4ss Southern Railway IS .a..... S9A Southern Railway gen. Is ..... 62& Texas & Pacific 1st. bid .... S2h Union Pacific As ............... soA United Kingdom of G. E. x I.
 5ss (19S7) .......... 94 U. S. Steel 5s ..............~ e2% Va Carolina Chemical 5s ...... S9 Wabash Is Ss Wilson & Co. cv. 6s ..... S6at
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Potato Market

Chicago, November 1.-Potatoes firm northern white sacked, $2M215 per hundred weight, northern white sacked bulk, $2@2.2o hundred weight Early |Ohios $1.90@2.05.
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Mrs. Harold M. Ware. graduate of

Bryn Mawr, made an odd gift to her college, which is trying to raise $2,000,- 900 to increase salaries of the teaching staff It came ticketed as follows: One pig. 4 months-old, to be raised, fattened and marketed"
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Chicago Futures Ky Assnciateh Prnss
Casl, Grain

F
 Chicago, November Least wheat, No 3 red s2.191a.
 Corn, No mixed. s9Kasokc. No 7 yellow. 9O1k@92c.
 Oats, No. white. 551k@5eMc; No. 3 white. 5334 q5474c
 Rye, No. 2, si7O01.73 Barley, a5cM s105, Timothy seed. s5.o0q6.5 Glover seed, $12.00Gf20.Oo. Pork nominal Lard, $1905 Ribs. $1450015.75
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Spot Coffee
 By Associated Press New York, November 1.-Spot coffee Sss.
Sugar Market

By Associated fress
 New York, November 1.-The local market for raw sugar was easier and prices declined Ac under more liberal offerings. There were sales of 25'ooo bags of Cubas, prompt shipment, at re- cost and freight, equal to sole for cen- trifugal.
 The decline in raws led to another re- duction of 1sc in refined sugar by one of the leading refiners to the basis Of 10.50c for fine granulated, or new low record for the year. Other refiners were unchanged at II @12c.
 The sugar futures market was steadier with the exception of Decem- Der, despite the decline in raws and closing prices were to 30 points net higher on covering for over the adjourn ment tomorrow. December was easier early under liquidation and after show ing a decline of 10 points rallied with the other positions and closed un- changed from the previous night.
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New York Futures
fly Associated Press New York, November I.
Spot Cotton
Port Maremen,

New York November 1-Spot cotton quiet; middling 225o
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Liverpool Cotton

By AssOclHteu FTess
 Liverpool, November l.-Cotton spot in good demand, prices easier. Good mid ding 18.74; fully middling 1774; middling
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Produce

By Associated Press Chicago, November 1.-Butter lig1er, creamery, 40@61c.
 Eggs higher; firsts, 6o@61c. Poultry alive unsettled; fo wis, 21 O 2Sc; springs, 27c; turkeys, 85c.
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St. Louis, November Leash wheat No. 2~red winter, $2.3o@2. .32; No. ?. s2.26; December, $2.111A March $202.
 Corn, No. write, $90a901sc; No. 3, Ssc December; S4b@S5c; May 90c.
 Oats, No. white. 56c; No. 3, 55a551ac December, 55Ac; May, GOasc.
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Interior Movemen:

Houston: Middling, 21.25c; receipts, 3l,- io1; shipments. S9.s14; sales, 2,3o1; stock, 3o5, 5,01
 Memphis: Middling, 2lc;- receipts, s,245; shipments, 5,S05; sales, 2.500; stock. 27l. .66l
 Augusta: Middling. 22c; receipts, 2,Ss7; shipments, 165: sales, Sl2; stock, 112,57o.
 St. Louis: Middling. Zoe; receipts. 1,5l2; shipments. 1,342; stock. 10,1sS.
 Little Rock: Middling, 21c; receipts, 2,462; shipments. 1,30S; stock. 37,415
 Total for day: Receipts, 4s.7l7; ship ments. 4S, 534; stock, 7365l5.
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New York, November 1.-Bu- ter steady; creamery firsts, 47@60c.
 Eggs firm; firsts, 66@70c. E Cheese irregular, average run, 24Q 25c.
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Ry ASSOciaEeA fresS
 New Orleans: Holiday. Receipts, 7,539; exports, 1850; stock, 29o9O1. / Galveston: Middling, 2l.25c; receipts. 17s5s; exports, 2s,5s4; sales. 1850; stock, 3A, ,555.
 Mobile: Middling 2lc; receipts, 7Ss; stock, 6,761.
 Savannah: Middling, 22c: receipts, 4,41; exports, 1,500; sales. 432; stock, III ,s52. Charleston: Receipts, 9S6; stock, 225,003. Wilmington: Middling. Pic; receipts, 1,030s stock, 34,143
 Texas City: Stock, 5,720
 Norfolk: AIddling, 2l.5oc; receipts, 1914; sales, 353; stock, 35l43.
 Baltimore: Middling 21.5Qc; stock. 2,sld. Boston: Middling, 22.2Oc; stock, 15.oia. Philadelphia: Middling, % 75c; receipts, I'll; stoct,, 4,493
 New York: Middling, 22.5Oc; receipts 97; exports. 500; stock. 22, 353. Minor ports: Receipts, 10,9SS; exports, fO,9S3: stock, 1916.
 Total for day: Receipts, 45,0o5; exports, 43. .527; stock, 1,110,496 Total for week; Receipts, s6,79S; ex- ports 61, ,479.
 Total for season: Receipts. 1,eH,s99; ex- ports, 10M,T1
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Naval Stores Rv Assaciafad prass

Savannah, November 1.--Turpentine steady, s12S; sales. 1o7; receipts, 2ss; shipments stock, 21 435.
 Resin firm; sales. 28s; receipts, 1,250. Shipments. 1856; stock, 55,7S1.
 Quote: B D E F c Fl l. s1135: K, $11.4o; M, N, VIC, wv. s11.45 Jacksonville Fla, November 1--Turpen tine quiet, 1.20d1. .22; sales ncve; receipts 619: shipments none: stock 22.2t4
 Rosin quiet sales 2i4; receipts 2.059; shipments none; stock 10,449 Quoted, wv. n.30.. tl..
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New York wastes as much water every population.
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Metal Market

ny Associated fress ,,, New York, November 1.-Copper dull. Electrolytic. spot and fourth quarter, s1475@15.00. Iron nominal. Tin easy spot and nearby, ss9.62; futures s42.5o. Anthony, S6.371a. Lead easy; spot, s6s0 Zinc steady; East St. Louis, spot, s6,oll 7O0 At London: Standard copper, spot, f91~ 2s Cd; futures, fS9 17s 6d Electro lytic, spot. f96; futures. fss Tin, spot e2S6 15s futures. f27 53s. Lead, spot f35 17s Cd: futures. sS5 los. Zinc, spot, f3s; futures, e39 IS Cd.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. November 1.-cottonsced oil was higher on short covering in
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-31
TEAMS TAPER Off
ON PRACTICE FOR
NEW YEARS GAME
Representations of Result Based
on CALIFORNIA; Ability to
Stop Stinchcombe.

Pasadena. Dee 30-The university of
California and Ohio state football squads
began tapering off their practice Thurs
day in preparation for their game here
New Years day. The coaches plan Just
enough practice to keep the players ION
edge for the contest.
Blair, Ohio half back and Cott, sub,
are somewhat handicapped through hav-
ing turned their ankles but are expected
to be in good shape again BY Saturday
according to DIR. johnson Welsh, head
coach.
The Bears are said to be in fine con-
dition and eager for the game.
Football experts continue to express
the opinion the result of the clash be-
tween the westerners and the middle
westerners will be the ability of the
Bears to stop Stinchcomb, allAmerican
half back At the same time. they de-
clare unless the Buckeye line can hold
its own with the California wall Stinch-
comb will not get loose with the regu-
larity he has displayed in the east
The seating capacity at Tournament
field has been increased to 1900 while
the demand for seats, according 10
Tournament of Roses association Off
cials has reached three times that figure.
Every effort is being made to speed
up the handling of the crowd. which bids
fair to be the largest ever attending a
football game in southern California.
Precautions are being taken against ac-
cident and against ticket scalping.
Just before the game starts, 1t is
announced, $500 tickets will be put on
sale at the gate with orders that only
one shall go to person.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-31
BOUNTY PAYMENTS
SHRINK IN 1920 To
RECORD LOW MARK
Big Saving Effected to Stock
growers by Abolition of
Interest on Claims.
,ecial IN the Daily Tribune.

Special to the Danv tribune.
Helena. Dec. 30-Stock growers of
Montana who pay a special bounty tax
has disbursed less for predatory animals
for the first 10 months in 1920 than in
many years. according to figures COM
piled by the state livestock commission.
which has charge of all bounty claims.
For the first 10 months of 1920 the
commission disbursed S27 $3.50 TO
hunters who killed 10.024 coyotes. ia
wolves, 40 wolf pups. 46 mountain lions.
Under system adopted year ago
the commission has done away with
payment of interest on bounty claims
and has effected big saving The com
mission paid interest on these claims to-
falling S16625.67 during the years from
1914 to 1918
Hunters of predatory animals in this
state received from January I. 1914 TO
November L. 1920, a total of ST2o, AS. 40
The number of bounty claims seems to
be gradually decreasing. These claims
decreased by S1a1 ,206 during the years
of 1917. 1918 and 1910 from the three
preceding years.
The amount paid in bounties by years
since 1914. is: For 1914. bounty. S161,
ass, 46. interest S7.36229 for 1915,
bounty. s196 .36e52 interest s5.55957:
1916 bounty SS5.205,52. interest 1862: !:
1917. bounty, S1246a5.15. interest ST.
a3665; 1918. bounty. S7691034. inter-
est 1881 "a; 1919. bounty S4a.729. no
interest; 1920. first 10 months s27,
ASS so
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-31
Two Class A A Leagues
May Leave Minors and
Join in New Agreement

Baltimore. Dec. 3o-The possibility
that the International league and the
American association may withdraw
from the National association Of Profes-
sional Baseball Leagues, composed Of
the minor leagues of the country. and
enter the new national agreement as
separate and distinct body. is indicated
in correspondence between President
Hickey Of the American association and
Jack Dunn, president Of the Baltimore
club of the international
Judge Lands. baseball high commits
sioner. is quoted as saying he saw no
reason why the two class "A leagues
should not enter the agreement to be
adopted at Chicago next month. ~ a
class by themselves along the same lires
as the National and American leagues.
The chief cause of the dissatisfaction
Of the two big minors is the ruling of
the national association that if be given
> per cent of the gross receipts Of all
pOst-SeaSon series.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-31
COULON IS FINALLY
L|FTEOBUT CHARGES
IT WAS UNFAIR TEST
Little Boxer Who Has Been
Astounding Paris Scientists
Bested by Plaquette.

\. r. World Great Fans Tribune Gable
Copyright 1920 by The Press Publishing
Co (The New York Worldo
Paris. Dec. 30-Johnny Coulon. who
has been astounding the scientists OF
Paris by his apparent defiance of the
laws Of nature in preventing the strong
est athletes of France from lifting nm,
failed for the first time when he was
raised from the floor by Emile Pladuette.
former champion weight litter Of France.
Plaguctte lifted the little boxer seem
ingly without any difficulty. but Couion
complained that the strong man used
not only his arms but the full strength
of his legs and body. which was viola
ton of the conditions of the contest.
The feat of Coulon's has been var
ously explained by scientists and the
men who have failed to lift him. The
small mans method is to place his left
hand upon the right side of his adver-
ssrys neck, and he chooses the exact
spot with great care. His right hand
grasps the Others left wrist, and all
who have met him, with the single excep-
ton Of Plaquette have been unable to
move him.
Several Of these opponents have com
planned that Coulon looked steadily into
their eyes and made them ''feel funny
50 that they believe they have been hyp-
noticed. Scientists claim that Coulon' 3
strategic position throws his opponents
off their balance and prevents them from
using effectively the strength that is nor
maly theirs, although they are putting
forth their greatest efforts
In an article in L'Avenir Prof Nogues
who has assisted at several Of the tests,
insists that there is nothing mysterious
in the little 40 pound fighter feat and
that the explanation is purely a matter
Of his upsetting the stronger man S
en,tilhriTm
Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-12-31
SOCIAL HELENA AGOG
At RECEPTION PLAN
FOR NEW GOVERNOR
State Officers and Wives to
Receive With Governor and
Mrs. Dixon.
eciaI to The Daily Tribune.

Special to The Daily Tribune.
Helena. Dec 3o.-With the arrival in
Helena Thursday of Governor and Mrs
Joseph NJ. Dixon plans are rapidly being
perfected for one Of the biggest social
events in the history of the state. 70
which every one in the state is invited.
which is the inaugural reception to be
held in the governors reception room at
the state house on January 3, The
event will be given to accord residents
of Montana. newly elected state officials
and their wives aud families and members
of the legislature and their wives and
families to meet the new state execu-
tive. The reception will start at =
o'clock
Gov. Stewart viii be In Tine
Members of the local committee as
sisting m the preparation for the func
ton have asked the newly elected state
officers and their wives to be in the re-
ceiving line. Governor and Mrs. :. w.
Stwart will also be in the receiving line.
There will be 25 piece band on the
main floor of the state house for the
reception and Baer's 10 piece orchestra
will play dance music in the law library
for all who desire to dance.
Inaugural Ball at Mosque
In addition to this function residents
of Helena are also preparing for the
legislative ball. Specially engraved in
vitations have been sent to Governor
and Mrs Dixon. all state officers and
their wives and all members OF the
legislature and their wives. Already
several hundred tickets have been sold
for this function, which will he held in
the new Shrine mosque on January I.
and for which tickets are being sold tor
SIS a couple to all except those mem
toned. Beveridge's orchestra has been
secured for the occasion. This function
will start at Q o'clock.
The committee in charge arranged de-
tails at luncheon at the Montana club
on Thursday.