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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10
Luke McLuke.

springs on her way,
 This is good news,
 l saw today,
 Some low-neck shoes.
 Hastings (Neb) Tribune.
 springs on the way,
 And it means that
 must clean up
 My old straw hat.
 Newark tOhio.) Advocate.
 Bang Stop pounding Father, baby dear. Or else get out of bed; How can poor Father pound his ear When you pound Fathers head.
 Flaw, flaw! "Blowhard claims that he is a self made man." said Smith. Well" replied Jones, He has relieved the Creator of a big burden. i Money. You're blamed fool if you lend t You're miser if you won't; You re a big fool if you spend it, You're tightwad if you don't.
 The Tipping Kid. With tips he's very free these days To tip he never fails; Why every time he weighs himself They say he tips the. scales.
 Our Daily Special A Man Is Never So Hard To Please That He Isn't Satisfied With Himseif
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10
They're All That Way

They're All That Way A lot of henpecked men I know, You'll meet them as you roam: But, my, how they strut round and
 crow
 When they're away from home.
 Paw Knows Everything Willie-Paw, what is foul language Paw-Calling girl a chicken, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

It is proposed to continue voluntary enlistment In the army instead of adopting compulsory military training We'll if they would restore the old can teen and raise the age limit they would probably get enough soldiers to fill the ranks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

After his experiences with the unspeakable Turk, Hank Morganthau has earned something better than association with the unspeakable Carranza-( Wash ngton Post.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

We acquire manners. morals and customs: but envy, greed hate, passion and love are part of us Our lifes happiness depends upon whether we ruIe them let them rule us
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

And the Senate return to it's preferred occupation of looking for things to investigate (Daas News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

The sinful who forgive sin in others are far bet. ter than the upright who forgive.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

If the reeapitulation of every life had to be pub iished, how virtuous would be the next generation
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

Some of Them Should Be Wearing
 Skirts
 fHouston Post) Luke McLuke says some men do as much primping as a girl" You don't mean men, do you, Luke?
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

By the way Major Dalrymple went back to clean up Iron County.-( Detroit Free Press)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10
Yoti know kip,

You Know Him
 A stingy cuss is Billy Blaws He wouldn't give to any cause; And yet this bird is very free With his advice and sympathy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

You can put fool the track of advice hut you cant make him follow it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

II you keep going after worthwhile things hard
 enough, they will begin to you half way
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10
FORD FLASHES

tFord's International Weeky)
 Lifes greatest torture is to live without being owed
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10
Contrary,

Contrary. Man is quite lazy, TIT agree. And in the hay he'll rest his head. But he wants to get up when he Finds that he has to stay in bed
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10
Mean Brute!

What is meant by a speaking like ness?" asked Mrs. Gabb as she look ed up from the newspaper she was reading.
 Your photograph. my dear" re piled MT. Gabb.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

Our Daily Special A Man Is Never So Hard To Please That He Isn't Satisfied With Himse;f
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE M0RD THAN ooIrPrB THAT OF ANY OTHER ALASKA NEWSPAPER
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

Skagway people considerably wrought up over the Alaska Territorial Shipping bill that is pending in Congress. The Commercial Club of that city has protested against the passage of the measure and Skagway business have been writing letters to Juneau business men in which the measure is re- ferred to part of plan to put the CanaGan lines which operate in Alaska out of business
 The Skagway Commercial Club recently sent the following telegram to the Senate Commerce Com mttee:
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-10

Published evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPA1y at Second and Main Streets Juneau .saska
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
FIRST OF CHICAGO
DELEGATION LEAVES
SATURDAY EVENING
Baltimore & Ohio Road Has Many Re-
servatIons For Trip to National
G.. o. p. Session.

Tho first OF the Wheeling and West
Virginia dele cation which will BE- in chi
cRgo for tho Republican National con
NentiUn next week. will get away Sat
urday evening. Several reservations for
Chicago were taken at tho Baltimore 4
Ohio ticket office last night. Still others,
in larger numbers, have taken reserNa-
lions tor Sunday evening.
Tho Wheeling delegation will include
W. q. McCluSkcy. of this city. one of
the First districts delegates to the con-
vention. and Attorney J. Harold Brcn-
nan. an alternate delegate. Hon. j. VIII
liam Cummlns. DR.. \. +. CummInS,
Grurg" Wise and Republican State Char
man ". II. Baker. Of ElkinS. are among
those who have made reservations for
tho train leaving here Saturday even
ing.
Among tho reservations already made
/, for Sunday evening are H. j. Hoffman.
Charles II. Ahrens. DIR. ". &. Et2lCr, J.
G. Prichard. of Fairmnnt. Leo Latham,
John Cummins. DR.. Thornton. DR.. Ran
dolph Hcrsey, Cecil Fec and others.
DR.. John l.. Dickcy. William Bodl"y,
Hon. Charles J. SchuCk. James X. Hall.
Julian c. llcarnc. John l.. Arh"nz, IL.
". Mcclure, Jr. James H. Beans and
probably several others hope to attcn!
the convention.
Dr.. Hcrscy announced that "Suthcr-
land for President" headquarters will
be at the LaSallc hotel in Chicago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
AWAITING DEATH
IN DEEP DITCH
WAS DANGEROUS
William Smith OF Alaska Taken to the
Lookup BIZ Wheeling
Police
Had Given Up All Hope and Expected
To Soon Breathe his
Last

\ man who gave his name a. William
II. Smith and his home aS ALASKA, was
picked up at III" RChland coal NINE
last evening and placed in tho city lock-
up for safe kccrinE. He - said 10 have
been LYNX about the mno for thr'c
or four days, and appears TO De par
TALLY helpless from the effects OF 4
stroke Of paralysis, from which lie ma"
not recovered.
while WORKING in tho mines about Wclch
w. Va. In som" way IN which h" could
not account for, lie says he was turned
out IF the hospital sun UNIT 10 work.
H. went. he says. to Huntington, wh'r"
his people were when he last heard
from them. hut during his Illness th"y
had NOV ed. and he does not know where
they are.
CashtnC couple Of Liberty bonds and
some war savings stamps, he says. he
lived in cheap lodging huuS" at Hun
tnEton. until his money was nearly
zone, then started for Wheeling. en-
rccting by the time he got here. 10 DC
able TO so to work lie walked tn Rich
land. he says. hut was rNhaustrh when
he reached there, and laid for what he
believes to b. two or three days before
somcun" brought Hmm food.
He tells u story OF trying ~ dr"" II
himself III tho river. md can't account
why nc did not ii" In the water,
Upon Il telephone" report from Ken
land. tho city patrol WAS sent Tor IN"
man, and drivers found him lying in IL
deep ditch where he would nave
drowned IA case Of Il heavy rain.
Police had not determined asi night
what To do with the man. who appears
to be honest and stra iGhtf"rwArd so thr
as his physical ana mental condition
permits him 10 tell Of his circumstances.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
$50 WEAK
LIFE 4 MISERY
Florida Lady Would Have Aching
Pains in Side, Back and Shout
ders-Took Cardui and
Soon Noted Great
Improvement.
Improvement

Odessa. Fla About two years
ago, writes Mrs. j. d. Powell. Of this
Mace II took soy eral bottles OF Car
dui as a tonic. for was rundown IN
health In fact. could hardly do any
Thing At all: could only drag around
and ruuIdm't d. my work.
"Iirr was miserable I" me. ana /
knew | must have some relief. as |
WAS 40 very weak | would suffer from
aching pains in my right side, back
and shoulders. would have such ter
rihlo nervous spells which would come
on me. and | would fall down whcr-
ever was standing.
MY friends recommended that |
try Cardui l. began using it and
soon saw and felt Il great improve
tmcnt. My appetite became good
! could rest we'll at night, and
cot so could do al my houscwork
in Il short time. ! praise Cor
I dui 10 all my friends.
If you suffer from ailments peculiar
10 women. it would be we'll for you TO
give Cardui a trial. For more than
forty years it has proven beneficial 10
thousands Of suffering women. and
what it has done for others it should
do for YOU.
Take Cardu. the Woman'S Tonic,
today. Your druggist keeps il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
KIWANIS CLUB
HAS LUNCHEON
AND MEETING

The regular weekly meeting ana
luncheon Of the kiwanls club 1T the Nc
Lure hotel AT noon Thursdny. was a
most enjoyable affair and drew Il firs'
class attendance ri mnmbcrS. DR.. -. ".
RurdatS presided nd Albert Wees. or the
stock company ~ the Victoria theatre
Was the guest uf tn" club
Mr.. Warren -. Church. Uf tho Mis-
souri, State l.it" INSURANCE" Company.
Was the speaker nf IN" day and spoke
un the subject ui Insurance.
Mr.. Church went int" The subject
from Biblical times down /" tn" pres
cnt day aud what h" doesn't know about
the subject il not worth talking about.
His address was listened :" With
great aiicatiOu a. the SuhJ,r' wn$ ON
that IL personal with every "Hr and at
Iir rOnr.uSIuu H." was t"uu"r,d - round
of rhrcrS TOR IN" mastery mauh"E IN
which hr had handled III" topic.
Th,. COMMITTEE, appointed las week !"
investigate and report on tn" subject 81
post office employees. their rNtCHd"'i
hours Ur labor and lh"Ir small salaries.
VIII turn IN report ut III" next meet
INK On Thursday uf In" coming week.
The annual klwanlS outing ana piCnir
VIII h" held IN August "f IN" present
wear and IT," members MI! soon busy
themselves in making Hrrdng,In"n's for
the affair.
II ~ strtod tnat q number Of members
will attend ne annual state hINanlH
convention at charleston.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
NAVY RECRUITING NEWS.

beginning Jun" list. young men II
years old are again permitted /" enlist
in the Navy providing they have their
parents consent. Thr minimum weight
Of TO pounds and minimum height or
GO inches are rruulrrd Many boys who
we're turned down during the last six
months on account Of under age may
again try for enlistment in tho Navy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04

turned 10 their homo in Washing on. H.
g.. after visiting friends IN THIS city.
George Bruhn has returned To W"ri,
after being Ill for several days al lbs
nom" on Eighteenth street.
John clark, muturman on IN" WhC"',
ing WarwUOd division Of tho Wheeling
Traction Company. Is i'll at his home ua
Fourteenth street.
Mrs. \. B. Scott and SONS. of Morgan.
town. huv" returned home after b"iuG
guests of Dr. William SammUn, # War,
wood avenue.
Mrs. W V. Murphy Cni"rtaiRrd Ii,
members OF tho Sunshine club ycstvrdn y
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mcdaniel and
'"mily. have returned To their home IL
W"!lSburg after visiting friends in thi,
city.
Albert Huss. who has been III for soy.
crAl weeks. is able To be up and around
Miss Blanche Jefferson. who has been
quito i'll, liz slowly recovering at her
homo on WarwOOd avenue.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04


to visit their parents MIR. and Mrs. Lee
Moore and brother. Herman Moore.
christie Goodman and Keith Stidd. or
| SpcIdcl, went 10 Egypt Sunday, on
| fishing trip.
| Mr.. and Mrs John Hinton. OF Stump
town. We're shopping IN EarncsNillC on
! Wednesday.
| Mr.. and Mrs viii Fowler and daugh-
} ter. Miss Myrtle. west of Barnesvtllc.
| were guests o: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Boyd. Suday.
Mr. ad Mrs. Frost Bailey visited sun
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. George
/ MrBuruey.
Audrey and Dorothy Fisher ar" visit
! ing their grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Lewis Foreman. # SpridcI.
Miss Lctha Ewrrs WAS tho guest OF
! Mrs Wilbur Stidd: Sunday.
Miss Vera Brooks ana Mr. Glenn Con-
ncll. were married at ST. tlalrsvillo or
Wrdno sday. Their many friends extend
! congratulations.
Several from here attended commence.
mrnt exercises at the boarding school
! W edncsday evening. ---.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
CORPUS CHRISTI
CEREMONIES WILL
Be OBSERVED
Solemn Ceremony of Benediction VIII
Take Place IN Catholic Churches
Of Wheeling

corpus Christi will b. celebrated at
all of the Catholic churches of the
Wheeling Parish III" coming sunday
Their" VII bc b"n"dirti"n services OBJ
served at all 'nInS services. and many
hundreds Of school children Will take
! par in the PROFESSIONS which are being
held in the various churches.
At ST. JoScph's Cathedral Their" Will
he n triple hcnCdICtlon service when
will begin in the grounds of the 'athen-
ray ulth School, the first b"ncdlctlon
beng held there. Forming in the ca,
In. dral tho school children. boys ana
Thirteenth street door and into the Ca
thcdral high school yard. -,
Following the bcncdicti"n. which VIII
be observed on the lawn, they Will pro-
coed tn tn" altar erected in The garden
of the academy. where IN" second BEN
dirlinn Will bc given. After that inc
procession will return To the church
where the ceremony Will he repeated ."
the high altar Of tho Cathedral.
Priests Of the clergy. acolytcs. ana
members of the choir Will take part IN
tho service. Of which Rev. .. IL. Moyc
Will be master of ceremonies
At 81 AlphorSuS church bcnrdlclloh
and the procession OF school children
viii follow the high mass at 1913 ~ a.
which the Rev Father Eugene, .. NJ.
cap. will oltlcIatc; Corpus IhrlSt -
observed AT ST. AlphonSus by exposition
Of rlrht days within the octave Of the
feast day. During tins time there Is
brn"dictIon every evening.
At the Sacred Heart church in North
Wheeling there will be Il procession ni
tn rschCoI children in the church i"i-
lowed by btncdicti"n. Rev. j; ~. Or
coran, pastor of tn" church. will preside
at the service which will take place at
seven thirty in the evening" -,
In South Wheeling there Will be
similar service at the Church of the
Immaculate Conception. of which the
Rrv. William C. Hall IL the pastor
School children will assemble In the
church and forming procession marGh
around the church and throuEl IN"
>rnunI ward To the altar whecr the
service viii be celebrated.
At ST. Ladiolus church. the Rev' e.;
n. Musicl will celebrate the mass NJ Ten
ihirly. following which there Will be
bcncdction and procession.
In WarwoOd there will be First COM
munion on Corpus Christi morning nj
The church Of Corpus Christi. followed
in the evening by bcncdiction at I:1V'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
SANDY RIDGE, 0.

Mr. and Mrs. George L.. McRurney. Of
near GAINESVILLE. visited Wednesday
evening with the family ot their daush-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bailey.
Francis Ault. or Detroit Mich, visit
cd with Koehler Fisher last week.
A number from here attended III" cake
walk and PIC social At SomCrton. Friday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs John Carpenter. Of
BHrnesville. spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs George Birchfiedl.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. {. Ransom were call
ing Oh Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bailey Sun
day evening.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Jesse Mello1t. of Gary.
Ind, will arrive here last Of the week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
Bible Class Mot.

been planning g. build houses viii get
busy aud have work started at once.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
NORTH S|OE:
COAL MINER IS INJURED
william Montgomery Is Injured b;
PAU OF Slate.
lwArwlcd and Riohland.)

William Montgomery. az" 81 wears
resident Of WarwoOd. white coming nuI
OF the RiChlapd coal min" YESTERDAY
afternoon was caught under " XVI y,
by several OF the men that were Also
s coming OUT Of the mine and they began
an Investigation and found N"htSomtrE
under the fall IN an uu'"nScj"uS 'ohu'-
tlon After removing hIm /" the 'u-
trance Of the mine. Or George Noc'S"'"
was called.
He at once had n" man removed t"
the North Wheeling hospital "her.
found that his left lex was badly crush
cd, Al an early hour 'his morning ne
was reported 70 BE- resting as easily IL
could be expected.
entertainment Well Attended.
Tho rntertaiuIE,r.t ,N-r"IS"$ h"!d i't~l
evening in tn, high school auditorium
by the children 81 rh" corpus n'lHt
school. was attended 10y iHrE" "u"S'n't
\ very interesting program was rShH't'u
which every grade "t tn" S'ho"' t"nH "S-
tive part IN. The commence rncnt address
wasmadc by Father t"ghIan. 81 tne
Moundsillc Catholic cnurch' III ms "u-
dress. which was I" th' seven Sr9uuat'S.
no dwct on the different subjects mat
tbey were not through school. but had
Just begun. and should not Gul o",
should continue and take up :, NUMBER OF
the high school studies wAicR th'H VIII
need preparutOry - accepting POSITIONS
with the larEr concerns ~ TINS cllN.
Father L. II. GllsvuHu then presented inc
diplomas T. the graduating '"SS' '"'"-
poScd Of thu following uirnn"'S' p"E"-
Thy Strng,r. EllZnh'tG Flynn. heFtn"
Gum Angela Mauipu. Virginia Murphy
.TNsrnh Bott and Edward Strng"r. Father
Ciisrman th.n delivered = few kind re-
marks 10 III. members, Of ta"f"IHss. also
explaining tn" good grades and "N""'I"ht
work which they nave done during thc
past year. "
COMPLAIN: upon complaint ar" oelhS
rarniyrd daily bv officer Harry 'Iarden.
i'm connection with tn" children destroy
ing and picking flowers from people
gardens in ditfcr~n; parts OF the cry.
One person told Nix. Garden thar In ad-
ditiop 10 ruilinE a." flowers " S"rns
that the thief had som" spit" aGain~D
this person a. h. ais" destroyed INC
plants. The Officers hay" ben trying
every possible means by which 'n'E ca"
get the thief. but up until an carly h"uT
This morning they had boon unahi" :"
i,ratc ANY traces which would lead 10
the arrest Of such person or persons
Aid Meeting.
Monthly meeting Of the Ladies Ma 80.
cIety OF the lutheran church was h"id
last evening IN III" social rooms OF inc
edifiCc al which Kim" number "t I'M
portant matters pertaining {" TIC society
were taken up and acted upoil. rms
was followed by short social session
Nearly all members were present.
Receiving Lumber.
The loca, Office Of IN" Scott Lumn"r
Company. ut tho toQt OF Seventeenth
street has received several large car
fnads OF lumber which Will b" used IN
connection with IN" erection "f large
number Of houses in this city. Duo To
the tic-up Of traffic on III" railroads inns
humber Is very late IN arriving, hut II -
understood that several pc"pI" that nave
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
Citizens Complainlng.
Aid Meeting.

Monthly meeting Of the Ladies Ma -,
cIetv OF the lutheran church was h"'d
last evening IN th. social rooms or the
edifiCc al which time number OF I'M
portant matters pertaining {" ~" s"Cl"tE
were taken up and acted upoil. rms
was followed by short social session
Nearly All members w"r" present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04


\ meeting OF the Ladies' Bible r'asS OF
til" Presbyterian church was hId iast
evening AT the home Of Mrs Harry Ken
needy, on Nineteenth street Following
a short business session the remainder
rr tho evening WAS spent In social way,
|, WAS voted upon at This time that tins
would h. the last meeting until fall As
il j. getting too warm Tor Such meet
Local Lady to Graduate.
Among the graduates of tho West LID
rrty Normal school who will graduate
on next Wednesday will be Miss Evelyn
Edith LAzcnhy. daughter OF Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur Lazcnhy, Of this city. Miss
IuZpnby will finish the STANDARD nor
mai school course \ number OF local
people arc planning 10 attend tho cNcr-
CiScS,
To Inspect Schools.
The inspection Of the schools OF war
wood and Richland district. which WAS
to b. made this week. has boon post
pnncd until next week. II is the Gus
rom each summer to make such Il trtl
and look over tho building 10 see just
what repairs have 10 be made 40 thAt
they can be completed and everything
mn in shape before the opening OF the
fall term IN September.
North side Briefs
Mrs. William Hill. Of Dayton. O.. Is
sprnding several days visiting at tho
HON. Of Mrs. =. l.. Davis. OF Warwood
avenue.
MIR and Mrs. Ray Jackson, of this city
are spending the week visiting friendi
in rarkcrsburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harvey have re.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
BENWOOD
Summer School

Tho summer Scun"l COURSE ihIt - 90.
frrcd the school students "f ms city
Lay Union High srhunI - proving very
popular. Quite Il number WG" Wish i"
take un extra SUBJECTS AZ" awaiting
themselves uf IL" opportunity.
Prepare for Picnic
The members "f tn, Young Men
Social club or -. Johns church aT" pre-
pairing 4 summer camp along III" Mar
rows between tins city and MnundsNilI".
They WIN probably enter camp within
the next two weeks.
New Lodge Rooms
The uniform ranks &c lh" knights -!
pythla~ hHN, taken urw rooms III III"
old R"Nmcr building which they hay"
purcha.."G Many r"iHirs viii II" needed
hrforc thu rooms are entirely sa;!Sii"-
tor.
work Certificates
S"hn"' children Who WISH Ia ~"rur"
work ccrtIh'at"S must avail iN"ms' YES
inf III" opportunity th.S morning be-
tween \ aud . o'ri"ck. SUIT. +. Il
lian!rnr viii he IN his office IN th' nigh
school building 1T this time for that
purpose.
To Play Holloway
The ''",d! l.. ( - railroad team viii
clash with 'hr Holloway. OHIO. team
Of tho eastern lin, league CA saturday
AFTERNOON on the Nick He'll grounds at
= o'yicck Scharf VIII twIrl C"r the
locals and Kemp for III, Visitors"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-04
POLICE PIcK-uPs.

\ man man whose name appears on
the police record as John Smith. was
arrested on tn" Island by PatroIman
Hanaucr last evening on charge OF
dis0rdrrlY conduct.
j. II. Low" was charged ~ la'rnlmah
Stanlry with speeding. and will be ar
raignud III police court this morning
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-07
BRYAN: .LBAGg E- QUITS BRYAN
New York Organization Swings to
Gerard for President

New York, Jan. THE Bryan
League Of New York, resurected a
few days ago for the ostensible pur-
pose of booming William Jennings
Bryan for the Presidency, announced
Yesterday that it had swung around
in support of James W. Gerard, form
err Ambassador to Germany, who has
filed in South Dakota his formal no
tee of candidacy for the Democratic
nomination.
\ Frank H. Warder, one Of the lead
ing members of the league, declared
yesterday that ""Mr. Gerard is the
only evowed candidate before the
Presidential primaries and the Bryan
League believes that he ought to re-
ceive the unanimous nomination al
the National Convention.
Warder added that Augustus
Thomas, lifelong friend of Bryan
intended to give a dinner here Janu.
airy IS to launch the Gerard boom an5
hat. the speakers would include Sec.
retary Of the Navy Daniels and Bis.
hop Charles Sumner Burch.