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Williams news., 1921-07-08
Ancient History.

Ancient history begins with the first recorded history and extends to the fall of the Roman empire, 476 R. D., including all the historical events in- cluded in the Bible. The prehistoric period Is the period about which noth- ing is known, either from the Bible or other sources. It has no limits, and scientists. historians and archaeolo- gists give varying opinions as to its probable extent.
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Discover Man With Three Voices

Washington.-The federal board for vocational education has discovered a man whose vocation, apparently, is to be a chorus all by himself. He is Joseph Kaufman, disabled veteran and is able, the boards announcement asserts, ito sing in three voices at one time," sounding like three men sing ing in unison" Only one similar case has ever been known in the United States. Kaufman is described also as "an accomplished and versatile saxo- phone player
Williams news., 1921-07-08
FRUIT TREES FOR HIGHWAY
Not Very Apt to Re Broken Down by OverzeaIous Collectors If They
 Are Common.

Elm. hackberry, or even nut trees and fruit trees are good to plant along highways. The objection to fruit and nut trees is that they may be broken down by overzealous collectors of fruit This is not apt to happen if they are common on the highway Le Roy Cady, associate horticulturist, University Farm, St. Paul.
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Live Up to Their Name.

The French invented the automobile, and they also invented the name. It is derived from the Greek Autos" self, and the French mobile" movable, al- so uncertain and changeab1e. Perhaps 1t is because of its name that some automobiles are so temperamental. One can't very well call thing uncer- tain and unchangeable and expect it to act in any other manner.
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Woman Will Get Fathers Seat.

Springfield, Ex-Governor Small will appoint Mrs. Winifred Mason Huck as a member-at-large in Con- gress to complete the unexpired term of her father, the late William E. Ma on. A resolution empowering the gov ernor to fill the vacancy has been adopted by the Legislature.
Williams news., 1921-07-08
LADIES GAN WEAR SHOES

Ono size smaller and walk In comfort by using ALIENS FOOT=EAsE. the antisep- tic powder for the feet. Shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot-bath, Aliens Foot=Ease makes tight new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to. corns, buniona and callouses. prevents Blisters, Callous and Bore Spots.-
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Cor-wrech

Al Bert-"How do these love tri- angles usually end?" Phil Bert 'Most of them turn into a wreck tangle."-Science and Invention.
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Has 14.ooo 900 Read.rs

The British museum library has more than 14OOO, 900 recorded readers annually and is the largest reference library in the world.
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Substituted.

"So you have taken to carrying around a monkey! This is going too farw
 well, you never go anywhere with me-" was his wife's somewhat ambiguous retort
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Poor Roads DfsIiked.

Once in the city, the young folks are not willing to travel over the bad roads back to the farm.--Better Roads.
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Good Road Advantages.

A good road picks up a farm ten miles out and moves it five miles in.- B. F. YoakuIf.
Williams news., 1921-07-08

Butter is prime when 1t is fresh ; but mans youthful freshness disap- pears when he reaches his prime.
Williams news., 1921-07-08

A wise man fatters woman by telling her that he is unable to under stand her
Williams news., 1921-07-08
Conmunitv Is Benefited

Good roads benefit a community by making travel quick, safe, and com fortable
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
Frank luna of Newark, N. j., fin
ishes Twenty Five Mile Race in
Two Hours, Is Minutes and
81 3-5 Seconds - Other Fast
Time Made.

Boston, April 2O.-The American
Marathan road race with the coun-
try's leading long distance runners
contesting, was won today in record
time by Frank Zuna of Newark n. j.,
former dOughboy. In the van almost
from the start Iuna speeded up his
stride in the last fourteen miles,
pulled away from Charles Mellor Of
Chicago, who had been his running
mate much of the distance. and fin
ished the twenty run in :
hours, 1S minutes, 81 1875 seconds
This was more than two minutes fas
ter than that of Michael j. Ryan of
New York, whose victory in hours
81 minutes and is Is seconds, in 1912.
was the best previous time for the
event.
Mellor finished second, Il tired run.
ner, 3 minutes, II 2-5 seconds behind
the winner, and in third place was
Peter Trivoulidas of New York, win
ner last Year.
Carl w. A. Under of Boston, victor
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
LAKELAND AND ORLANDO CROSS BATS TOMORROW
FORMER DOUCHBOY SETS new RECORD
in MARATHON ROAD RACE AT BOSTON

in 1919, was fourth, and EdOuard Pa
bre of Montreal, winner six years ago,
was sixth. William j Kennedy of
New York, the bricklayer. who pl0d-
ded home first in 1917, finished four
teenth today
Zuna, who carried the colors of 'the
Paulist A. c. of New York, ran his
own race to win. He plotted his STRAIT
egy in advance and plodded away in
fulfllment of it to success.
Xunda had come to town yesterday,
as he expressed it, wearing his bag
gage" after dropping his plumbing
tools at Newark, yesterday morning
He reversed in todays race the re-
suit of recent Marathon at Detroit,
in which Mellor was the winner and
Zuna second, only eight seconds be-
hind.
The victor is twenty-six years old,
a big man of 100 pounds. He lost four
pounds in the hike today He was
the freshest of the field in appearance
at the finish
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
Rollins College Aquatic Champion
ship April 30 Likely to Be Most
Important Eevent Of Kin d
Pulled Of This Season in Flor
ida.

ST. Petersburg. April 20.-St. Pet
contender for championship hOnors in
both the boys and girls division al
the State Inter-scholastic Aquatic
championships to be staged at Rollins
College, on Lake Virginia, at Winter
Park, April 80.
Both the boys and girls teams are
evenly balanced, having entries in
each event that will make a strong
bid for honors. OF the girls last
years championship team, only two
point winners will represent the
school this year. Bertha Pheil, who
annexed fifteen points last year for
the green and white, will again swim
in the short dashes, and Mary Buh-
rer, who won both the plunge and
back stroke, will again represent her
school in these events, probably
swimming in one of the dashes as
we'll. Pauline Buhner, fifteen year
old sister of the back stroke cham
pion, will swim in the 220 yard race,
and take care of the diving. appear
ing for the first time in a champion
ship meet Dorothy McClatchey is
the other new member of the team,
and is entered in the 100 yard dash
and breast stroke Irma Feltham will
accompany the team as general sub
stitute. st. Petersburg's supporters
are planning on sending this team to
Birmingham to represent the Florida
high schools in the southern A. A. U.
in August, if they
make the showing at Winter Park ex-
pected of them, in winning the
state championship by decisive mar
gin.
On the boys team, Coach Rowland
has had to Whip green swimmers into
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
MULBERRY PITCHER
SHUT OUT FORT MEADE
WITHOUT A SINGLE HIT

Fort Meade, April 20 Especial J.
Pitcher Overstreet of the Mulberry
high school baseball team pitched q
rO-hit game here yesterday against
the Bowling Green high school team
shutting out the latter TO 0. Strick-
land, pitching for Bowling Green, let
Mulberry down with five hits and had
them shut out up to the last half OF
the ninth. This is the second no-hit
game pitched for Mulberry this sea
son, Clement getting credit for the
other performance earlier in the sea-
son.
Overstreet did not walk a man and
had seventeen strikeouts to his credit,
while Strickland whitfield nine Null
berry batters.
The Mulberry team has seven
straight games TO its credit, having
lost the first two games of the season,
one to Summerlin Institute of Barlow.
in February. Another game will prob
g bly, be played between Summerlin
and Mulberry. Summerlin has not
suffered a defeat this season and
claiming the state championship.
Score: R HE
Bowling Green 900 600 0O0-O o 8
900 900 0O3-3 S /
Batteries: Strickland and Wise;
Overstreet and Keen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
The Big Leagues
ToDYs BIG LEAGUE GAMES

american League
Chicago at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Boston at New York.
Cleveland at Detroit.
National League
New York at Boston.
st. Louis at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Chicago-Pittsburg, not scheduled.
TEAM STANDINGS
4
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
ST. PETERSBURG STUDENTS MAKING BIG
DRIVE FOR HON0RS AT WINTER PARK

shape to dispute first honors with the
powerful championship Palm Beach
team which is practically intact
from last year. In Sturgis, Rowland
has developed a powerful distance
swimmer, and Jonesburg, captain of
the team, has been making great time
in the back stroke and is showing up
Well in the plunge for distance
Brumby, Carlson, Davis, Rich and
Bachelor are all believed to be ca
pable of annexing points in the
dashes up to 100 yards. Rich will
compete in the breast stroke. The
West Coast boys who have been train
ing hard all winter in the Spa pool,
expect to give the best in the state a
stiff argument in the various events.
Rollins College is doing much to de-
velop the swimming game in Florida,
and there is every indication that fast
time will be made in the various
events.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
HAS BRILLIANT RECORD
Frances Marion Who Adapted
straight Is the Way" Well
Known

Frances Marion, who wrote the
scenario of Straight is the Way" the
picture dramatization of Ethel Watts
Mumford's notable. story The Mani
festation of Henry Ort," which will
be shown at the Casino Theatre to-
morrow. is one of the best known
scenario writers in the country.
She wrote the scenarios for 1.-THE
Founding for Mary Pickford
Daughter of the Sc" for Muriel Os-
triche, 'Rebecca, of Sunnybrook
Farm" Johanna Enlis..s," HE
Comes Up Smiling" Capt. Kidd, Jr.,"
THE City of Dim Faces" "A Regular
Girl" Anne of Green Gables" and
"Pollyanna.' Miss Marion is a CAL
ifornia girl. having been born at
San Francisco.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
OPENING GAME OF SEASON
CALLED AT 4::3O THURSDAY
RECORD ATTENDANCE EXPECTED

b. roofing for them until their
throats give out
The Florida Metropolis at Jackson
willie is offering beautiful loving cup
Tor the city showing the biggest at
tendance at the opening game of the
season. and Lakeland is out after it.
Now every fan get busy, bring your
friends, Sweethearts. mothers and
fathers and everybody else that you
can think of, and win this trophy, and
al the same time be assured of wit
Messing ball game not to be soon
Forgotten
The following is the possible lineup
Of the Highlanders for tomorrow s
game:
Johnson or Donaly, catcher; VAL
entine, Creig or Robertson, pitcher; ;
Swacina, first base; Rollins, second
base; Lightfoot. third base; O'Day,
short stop; Norton, Rogers, Stewart,
outfielders. McLain, utility outfelder,
kowalsky. utility infielder.
Remember the game will be called
"a 4:30 sharp and those wishing to
witness the game may secure tickets
today in order to avoid the rush.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
Temporary Officers Elected, Com
smittees Appointed. and Plans
Set on Foot for Raising Money
: for Golf Links.

"A meeting nr those Interested in
a,,, ,1..t 49,, a-.,..,;.,..
-, INNS It SUI l'"O anu s7O"llH5 I
COLL course for Lakeland was held
Tuesday evening at the city hail. and
The interest shown in the Droiect
seems To assure lis success G d
Todd was chairman of the meeting
and w. king .rtad =. spcrera,y nro
tenn.
4 lively informal discussion was
he'd. and definite action resulted in
the election of a temporary, lineup
ofofficers and the appointment of the
NECESSARY committees. 1t is proposed
to-forn a stock company, with shares
atg~S1GO each. of which ten dollars
VIII be pavable with the application.
The temporary officers are as fol-
lows: President. c. +. Todd; secre-
tary. W. L. King; treasurer. ". ".
Chase.
4 committee 10 draft the constitu-
ten and by-laws is composed of c. O.
Pinch, W. l.. King and \. J. Pruitt.
The committee on organization con-
sisss of William Steitz, A. r. Carver
and T. Hart Ge.zen. The site commit.
tee is W. ". Chase. J. S. Jewett and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
OFFICIAL SCORERS
FOR STATELEACUE
HAVE BEEN NAMED

Orlando, April 20.-(Special.)-
Upon the recommendation of the Of
tlcials of the local clubs of the Flor
ida State League, President Walter
W. Rose has appointed the following
official scorers for 1921:
Harry Culley, jr., Jacksonville; l.
NJ. Paris, Daytona; Louis Do,ive, Or
lando; l.. w. Bloom, Lakeland; Roy
Parmalee, Tampa; Peck Walters, St.
Petersburg.
E. G.. Hauselt, cashier First Nat
ional Bank, Arlando, Florida, has
been appointed statitican of the
league.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20

YESTERDAYS GAMES
American League
At Washington IA, Philadelphia 6.
At Detroit 3, Cleveland -.
At ST. Louis 4. Chicago 1.
At New lork-Boston, wet grounds
National League
At Boston l, New York 8.
At Chicago 2. Pittsburg IA.
At Cincinnati 1, st. Louis 6.
At Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 2.
Southern Association
AT New Orleans l, Atlanta 4 I'll in.
1ings)
At Mobile l. Chattanooga 10.
At Birmingham 6, Little Rock 4.
At Mobile 2, Memphis ~.
American Association
At Indianapolis 4, Toledo /.
At Louisville 4, Columbus /.
At Kansas City 6, st. Paul 4.
At Observation-Disclosures, rain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
Everybody Urged to Turn Out and
Help Win the Loving Cup Of
cred by Jacksonville Paper to
Team Having the Largest Crowd
at the Opening of the Season.

Play Ban is Tie word that TIN"
Highlanders as we'll as the fans are
aDxiousiy awaiting and their desires
viii be fulfilled tomorrow when the
local team plays the opening game OF
The Florida State League with Or
lahdo The Iiighlanders are fit and
ready to 90 and every player on tie
team is absolu ely confident and
everybody is looking forward for i
great struggle. Both teams are de-
termined to register victory in the
cpeing game. From all reports the
biggest crowd that has ever witnessed
a pail game in Lakeland will turn out
tomorrow TO see Swacina's aggrega-
ten perform and helm THE local bows.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
LAKELAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB.
ORGANIZED AT MEETING LAST NIGHT.

golf course is provided.
We are several years behind OH
this thing said Mr.. Todd, and We
business men all know it. Lakeland
is the only town in Florida of any
where near its size that hasn't 4
cure. Mr.. Selden. the Y. NJ. c. A.
secretary, made an interesting sug-
gestion this morning, when he SAID
this would be a good chance to pro-
vide an athletic field for the young
men and boys of the city, and l think
this could easily be done"
The membership committee is
meeting with very encouraging re-
Spouse in its work today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
SEMI-PROFESSIONAL
TEAM REFUSES TO LET
GENE PAULETTE PLAY

Massillin, Ohio, April 2O-Gene
Paulette, former first baseman of the
Philadelphia National League Club,
who was placed on the ineligible list
of baseball by Commander Lands
several weeks ago, has been released
by semi professional team here.
Paulette's release, it is said, fol-
lowed protests from semi-professiona
clubs throughout the country against
his playing here so long as Judge
Landis' decision is in force
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
LESLIE MEYERS GOES
TO THE DETROIT CLUB

Berkely, Calf. April 20.-Leslie
Myers, captain of the University Of
California baseball team, has been
signed by the Detroit club for next
season, he announced today. He plays
center field.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
MITCHELL WINS BOUT

Des Moines, Ia. April 2O.-"Pinkey'
of Milwaukee, won his ten
round bout with Cal Delaney, OF
Cleveland. here last night with ease.
In the ninth round Mitchell gave
Delaney a good beating.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03

Charlestown, W. Va. Sept. 8 The federal troops operating at Mad ison in the territory occupied by the armed bands engaged in the West Virginia coal strike disorders. had their first encounter today when they met and disarmed number of men who were holding up locomotive on the Little Coal River branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad.
 The remaining troops ordered into this state to quell the regime of outlawry in connection with the coal strike arrived today and tocL up po- s:lions desigrateG by Er;gadicr Gen cral Bandholz. who is ;n command ct the troops, both feder, and state.
 The authorities be'ieve that to- dcv will see the end of belligcrcpcy on the Boone and Logan County boundary lines
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
LOST CREW OF CANADIAN
 IMPORTER FOUND

San Francisco, Sept 3-The San Francisco deep sea tug Sea Lion has rescued the missing members of the crew of the Canadian steamship Ca nadian Importer.
 The life boat with the eleven men who went in search of assistance for their disabled ship were picked up at sea of this port
 When found by the Sea Lion, the Canadian Importers men had rowed to- within one hundred miles of San Francisco.
 They are reported in radio dis patches as all we'll despite their long confinement in the open boat.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
NO FURTHER SUSPENSION
 0FaAssEsSMENT WORK

In teiesl n ttota Wa a7h14 g1on Q the Nugget today. Alaska Delegate Dan Sutherland states positively that there will be no further suspension of assessment work and that the time for completion of annual labor on mining claims has been changed to July of each year, instead of De cember 90. as formerly.
 Some additional information re garding the change is contained in a
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
PRES OBREiON OBJECTS TO
 NEW T.. $ -MENICAN TREATY

Mexico City, Sept. 2-"The pro- posed treaty with the United States necessary and is contrary to the Mexican constitutional precepts. in that it grants special priveleges for Americans" according to a declara- tion made by President Obregon in message to the Mexican Congress today.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03

St Albans. w Virginia, Sept . The fighting in the Logan coal sec ton is resulting in wide evacuation by the non eombatant population Many women and children from the Little Coal River, county, where arm ed bands have gathered along the western slope of Spruce Fork Ridge, have arrived here in large numbers during the past few days
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
LAVA PROSPE(TOR ARRIVES
 FROM INMACHUK

H. l.. Stull, whose prospecting endeavors in the lava beds along the 1nmachuk River have attracted wide attention during the past sever;li years. arrived in Nome from the In machuk section Tuesday evening. ac- companied by his wife and son. Mir Stull is enroute to the States on a business trip.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
 CONDEMNS LANDS

Cincinnati. Sept. l-The action of Judge Landis. National Commission CT of Baseball. in accepting private employment and private emolument while active on the federal bench. was declared to meet with the un- qualified condemnation of the Amer ican Bar Association in q resolution adopted at the association conven- tion here last night.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
LEGIONAIRES ASK ANTI JAP PROMISE
 FROM FALL

Seattle. Sept 2-American Le- zion men this afternoon asked Sec retary of the Interior Fall to pro- mulgate ruling that the leasing of Indian lands should conform to the Washington state laws which would lease reservation property in Wash ington.
 The Secretary made no promise
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
HUNDRED KAISER
 ESCAPED FROM HOLLAND

Paris, Sept. 3-Le Transingeant, a local news journal prints today an unconfirmed rumor to the effect that William Hohenzollern, the former German kaiser, had escaped from Holland in an aeroplane.
 The Paris editions of London news papers here consider the Paris re- port of the ex kaiser's escape as false.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
PREPARING FOR
 WAR WITH RUSSIA

Copenhagen. Sept. 2-Rumania is preparing to go to war with Russia and Moscow is charging that France is supplying both Poland and Ru- mania with munitions of war
 The Third International has issued an apeal to the workers of the worll to aid Russia and protect the work CTS cause.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
FORTY SEVEN INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY
 AT CHICAGO

Chicago, Sept 2-Forty seven la bor operators, contractors. mill workers and manufacturers in the Chicago industrial district were to- day indicted by the federal grand jury on charges af conspiracy to vio- late the Sherman antitrust law.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
LAsKER TO HOLD WOOD
 SHIPS DESPITE SALE

Chicago, Sept. 3-Chairman Las- ker of the United Shipping Board, intimated here today that he did not intend to turn over the wooden shine built by the government during the war. despite the action Of the Board in accepting recent offer for them made by New York ship firm.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
WOOD ACCEPTS
 PHILIPPINE GOVERNORSHIP

General Leonard Wood today an nounced his acceptance of the post of Governor General of the Philip pines. recently rendered by President Harding
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
Late NewsFIa
LONG IMPRISONED AMERICAN
 RELEASED BY SOVIETS

Riga. Russia, Sept. 3-Royal C. keeley, an American engineer who has been held prisoner in Moscow for many months has been released rived here today.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
NO TAX REDUCTIONS COMING

Seattle. Sept. 2-Senator Jones. of Washington. on arriving from the national capital today said there will be no reduction in the annual tax budget for many years.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
JAZZ DANCE SATURDAY

Social Dance in Big Eagle Hall, Saturday, September 8. Music by the Noisy Eight Jazz Band.
 Everybody welcome. Admission Gents $1.00, Ladies free.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
SENATOR PHIPPS UNDERGOES
 APPENDICITIS OPERATION

New York, Sept 3-Senator Phipps of Colorado was operated on for appendicitis and is in a critical condition.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
PORT TOWNSEND MAN
 KILLED IN AUTO WRECK

Port Townsend, Wn. Sept. 8 Theron W. Burglehause, brother of F. H. Burglehause of this city, was killed here today in the over turning of an auto in which he was riding.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
GERMAN GOVT SCPPRESSES
 OBJECTIONABLE NEWSPAPER

Berling Sept. 2-The government has suppressed the Lokal Anziger, local news journal which has the second largest circulation in Ger many, owing to objectionable utter ances of alleged seditious character.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
AMERICAN COMMANDER OF
 7. R. 2 FOUND IN HUMBER

Hull. England. Sept. 2-The body of Commander Maxfield. American commander of the Fl fated z. R. ,. was recovered from the wreck of the great airship in the Humber River here today.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
PRINCE OF MONACO
 NEAR DEATH

Aix Le Bains, Sept. 3-The Prince of Monaco is near to death today as a result of sickness contracted while hunting recently in the Pyrnees Mountains.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
ROOT REPRESENTATIONS
 COURT JuD0EsHn

New York. Sept. s-Elihu Root declared today that he would not accept a judgeship in the proposed International Court under the League of Nations. VI
 Root gave as his reason for declin- ing the honor his advanced years.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
WAR VETERAN AND SWEETHEART KILLED
 BY LIGHTNING

Washington, Sept. Erred S. Houseman, a world war veteran. and Miss Leona Sheppard, his fiancee. were killed by a bolt of lightning last evening as they stood under a tree near the White House. where they had sought shelter from a rain storm.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-03
WAR VETERAN MADE SEATTLE
 LAND OFFICE HEAD

Seattle. Sept 2-Irving D Smith. former service man who was wounded and lost an arm in the bat tie of St Mihiel. has been appointed Register of the Land Office here.