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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
HANSEN FAILS TO =
SECURE RELEASE Of
AMERICAN CITIZENS

Eiga, juno 74.-Thn efforts Of the
American state department. through the
committees headed by DR.. Frdt1ot
hansen. Norwegian explorer and diplo-
mat. to obtain the release Of the Amcr,-
ran prisoners in Soviet Russia. have
bcrn unsuccessful. according to advices
received here today.
The SovIctS arc understood here 10 oe
determined to ignore any Negotiations
through I'r. Manson. and II Is said viii!
consider only 4 direct official request
frnrn the United States.
Some Of tn, prisoners. the advice5
say. have beer informed II is possible
they will be exchanged for Communist
prisoners in America
\ Washington dispatth Of May II
sail. the Harding administration would
refuse to have any dealings whatever
win the Russian Soviet regime while
Americans were being held prisoner IN
Russia. Or. hansen. on the invitation
OF tho adminiStra ton Of former Pres'-
deat Wilson. undertook 10 negotiate
with the Soviet government for the re-
icasc Of the American prisoners in
Russia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25

American credits for rc?ar ration bonds
OF Germany and her allies. II such an
attempt were made. h" added. congress
would stop It. Thu bill generally. lie
asserted was necessary To give the ad-
ministration sufficient power TO clean
up this situation"
Introduction or the bill ~ drafted by
the treasury does not mean that II Will
bc reported unchanged [" the senate.
Senator Smoot. who is = member OF tho
finance committee. continued. The COM
mittce. he added. will not report tho
bill until after thorough inquiry.
Interest payments. Senator Ashurst
declared. should not b. deferred. TT Is
time to let I%uropr know he added.
that she must pay tn" interest she
owes us and then proceed 10 liQuidatH
her nbligati"nS.'
Senator Hrnlin. Democrat. Alabama.
Also protested against d"ferrtnG inter
est payments. Tho interest charged he
ccntcndcd. was far below that tho
American people now have TO pay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
MUST RAISE BRIDGES
OR CANAL WILL Be LOST

Pittsburgh. Jun" ct--'on%trUction of
the proposed Lake Erie and ohio Rivr-
shi1 canal through western r"nnsyl'
variA cannot hc considered as long as
the bridges spanning tho Allegheny
river at Pittsburgh remain an oostruc.
zion 10 uaNIra uop. MAYOR ';"ncr"l Ian
sing II. Reach ~ The United StaI"|
army engineers, told :, conference Of
business AMI r'rer1ncr h"rH today.
General Reach added that The raising
Cf tho Allegheny river bridges va" an
ord, Ivy IN" war department and i'r
every month &ftcr tho tim" limit -:
FOR the compile con 90 this work That n"
bridges arc not raised. Allegheny county
is subjec. 70 4 tine 81 SJo00 f"r each
bridge General Beach waN assure .
that private and public agencies in
PITTSBURGH would do All in their po;Tc-
t. aid tho government IN having III"
Bridges raised.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
DEATH FOR THREE AND TNOHURT
IN AUTO CRASH NEAR CAMBRIDGE
Machine Going at High Rate
Of Speed Hits Embank-
ment and Turns Over
Three Times-Victims All
Cambridge Men

Cambridge o.. June g. Three men
were almost instantly killed and two
others badly injured tonight when the
Harry w. Emdc automobile turned tur-
tie on the National road. min" miles
west Of Cambridge.
The DEAD
THOMAS KENNEDY. IS.
JOHN REESE so
IihMET SMITH. 20 years.
The Injured
Harry ". Emdc the driver.
Thomas McDonouGh.
All are Cambridge men. The men
had been in GAINESVILLE and were on the
way home when me accident occurred.
The machine was travelling at rapid
rate OF speed and in passing a car 80.
INK in the same direction ran onto the
bank and started to skid. The driver
applied the brakes and the car turned
over three times. n!nnins Kennedy.
Reese and Smith underneath. Just be-
fore the ear turned over McDonouGh
WAS thrown out
The bodies OF the mead and the IN
Jurrd mon were brought - Cambridge.
Emde was cut about his face and Nc
Donough had his right shoulder blade
fractured and complained Of pains In
his stomach. AmbuIances with phys
clans were sent out from Cambridge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
Project Gas Pipe Line
Houston TO St, Louis

Houston. Tex June c4.--Articics Of
agreement which are declared 10 const!-
tute the first step toward one OF the
biggest gas marketing proposition the
country has seen In se"cra! years. have
been filed for record at Shreveport by
the Union Power Company and the Fid"i
ity Trus, Company At Houston. accord
ing 10 advices here.
The pipe line project ZEN braces a pipe
line fro mthe Shreveport section TO st.
Louis. probably by IN" way OF Memphis
and 20 Houston. giving these sections a
large supply OF gns.
The natural gas deposits covered by
the agreement are estimated at two tril-
lion Ave hundred billion cubic feet. and
at prices now prevailing at the wells.
is valued at two hundred and NIFTY mil
lion dolllr.' Thr flcld l!ci in Northern
LouiSIaua and southern Arkansas
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
TO SELL nDIAN Oh LANDS.

Washington. juno .<.-Sa!e Al nuc'
ton Of thirty thousand OF Usage lnn.nn
reservation oil lands near Tulsa, Okla.
for four million five hundred thousand
dollars. plus bonus of onc-s'1th OF The
oil produced from the land. WAS aF-
proved today by the interior department.
The land went +" oil operators ana ap-
prox.ma,ely 1000 members OF the Usage
t-ihr participate In the proceeds or the
En,c. II was estimated each would re-.
cc!yn an annual income OF $1,000 anu
IN. Usage Indians bccnm" the richest
ncorlc in the world per capita
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
-Four Killed, Many Hunt
When Irish Wreck Train
With Attack By Bombs

Belfast. JUr" 24.-t'oIr persons Tcr"
killed and twenty w"rc injured whoa a
train carrying troops hor"wari trGn'
RclsaSt. where they attended ~" c"rs-
monies or In" opening II Parliament
" Cdncsday. MAS attacked with mIa"N
and bombs.
The attack on the tran took plA"" !
C. dcsn'atc spot one mil" north OF At"r-
v0ylC. near pun!ajh. Two trains pro.
vious'r yer" seat tnprl.nS over St.r?
Nrrhanknrnt by nc explosion All th'
Telegraph and telephone lines north or
Durd.,lk has been cut before the eXplo-
sion took place and the "n'y way ~
summon'ng assistance was ny stndIaS
engine drivers to various points
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
WOMAN AGAIN CLAIMS
DEBT FROM ROOSEVELT


India aapol.S. Ind. June .t.--Mrs
Emma r BUrhett. % HiltSdaic Ind
who SayS she has claim for SsT.olo.lC
aSains; the estate or Theodore Roosc-
welt. uaS In indianapolis, to-day. 70 con-
suit an attorney
Mrs Burkstt. on Wednesday. declared
the tate rrcSidcut Of the United S;at">.
endorsed note for 1000 and thai the
money vas turned over 10 mar named
Shunton. during The Republican nationa:
convention in Chicago. In June. 1917
The money. L vas said. VAS TO hav"
been invested and The income given 20
the wnr;an'S ricCc Mary KINNEY. The
fortune va alleged 20 have been made
BY Henry Richardson. an uncle OF Mrs.
Burket, Mary Kenncy vas his daush-
ter. Il was sid.
Mrs. Rurhett alleges 80 amount due
h"- now is Ss7.aln.l". beng the rrinc ~
Of $4,000. the interest and attorneys
fees
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
Searching for the
Grief Stricken Husband

SPECIAL to The Iateiiissneer
tEls. Liverpool. O. Juno ?t-tearng
lha, no may have onLcd his NE because
Of grief. relatives today asked the police
20 AID r. the search for Harry HilI. 81.
yp.icry worker who disa ppeared last
n!gAt after physicians told him his wife.
rat!"r. IN hospital here. could not
we. Whom informed OF the critical
condition o. Mrs. HILL who died today.
the man exclaimed: Ny God. l can't
stand this" No trace Of him has been
found since no left the home "f reiA-
tivcs. where NJ left his three year old
soa. The family formerly lived at
Mill Inmson. ". Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
JENKINS DENIES
BERNARD CRIME
Preston County Jury to Re-
ceive Case Today After
Brief Trial

KinEwood. ". Va. June ci.--Thc tatc
OF Tillinan Jenkins colo--d on trial
in IN" Preston count circuit court for
the murder Of Raltincrc & OH" officer
Thomas g. Rernard. while the later was
attempting 10 arrest train riders last
month at M"rgantown & kInGwond
JUNCTION. Will be in the hands Of the
jury tomorrow afternoon. This after
noon argumcals began after Jenkins
himself hal appeared as the only wit
ncs" Tor the defense. making a COM
p!ete denial Of knowledge OF completely
in the crime Prosecuting Attorney
Thomas l.. Earrick. " preston county
opered for ths prosecution. while At
torney J. i. Gibson replied for the de-
tense. Tomorrow morning, Attorney j..
D. Tally vii! speak for the state and
, Patrick J. Coaan for the prisoner.
Tho stats Dssts
The state rested It's case this morning
IN" evidence introduced by the state
was cirrums;antia!. The hnal witness
4, for the state was Captain William a.
Jones Of New York who Snid hr va3 4
h-earm exert. Jones testified that the
bullet which crused Demands death
ca nc from i Is cal ibrc Colts revolver.
Other witnesses had previously testified
to finding n revolvc! OF that manufac-
tuFc ana C-llorG IN Jcnklns poSSeSSloH
when he was arrested ~ Piedmont i
few hours after Rcrna I'd $ death.
Denied ~ jenkins
Taxing ;hc stand in his own behalf
Jenkins ,!cn:cd that ne had shot Bern
ard or that he was on the death train.
He spent more than An hour describing
alleged efforts OF superintendent &. T.
1Iorgtn. ~ Pittsburgh. ard Captain II.
n. schmidt. OF Cumberland. MARY
q. the .at.mure and Ohio dctcctirc
force, to have him confess 10 the muir
der. Jenkins declared that after he
had hccn sentenced IN serve n year in
jail n kryHcr for carrying revolver
the detectives took him from the prison
10 an office IN keySer. tied his hands
behind him. stretched him on tn" floor
put a rubber hose TO his mouth and
nose and used some kind OF ! machine"
to pump him tull OF at. He was beat
en- and kicked. the witness said. and
tortured in many ways by the officials.
but refused to say he had killed the off,
Ger
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
j. s. Should
Lead Nations
Senator Lcnroot In Strong
Plea for Conference on
Disarmament

Milwaukee. WIS, June c4--The United
States should lead the way among the
nations by calling a conference on dis
armament and every voter should re-
quest representatives IN Congress to
support this move. Senator Irvine L..
l~cnroO' told mrmhrrc Of the League Of
Women Voters today.
The senator said while he has the
greatest sympathy for the aspirations
81 the Irish people Tor Independence ne
was not willing for the United States
Ia go TO war with England TO attain
II am moro than he Ia WILING to send
American boys TO hgh! tho Turk Tor
Armenia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
Warren Of Michigan Is
Ambassador 10 Japan

WaShin gton. juno 24.-Charles s. War
ron, Of Michigan. lawyer and business
MIN, who for number Of years has
been a prominent figure IN Republican
national politics. has been chosen by
President Harding for ambassador to
japan.
Announcement OF the selection was
made at the White House late today
upor receipt II the customary assur-
ances that Mr.. Narrcn's appointment
would be acceptable Ia the Japanese
government. Soon afterward his nomi'
nation was sent to the senate. but
reached there too late {" be received
formally at today's session. II will he
sent in again when the senate recon
vereS Monday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
Convention MiKtnformed.

The D"nN"r convention OF the Ar1cri-
can Federation OF Labor was ntS!n-
formed as 10 the exact status OF the
controversy lctwrrn II" Unions and the
Wheeling Building Trades Employers
Association. While an application has
been made IN the circuit court before
JudG" Somrn"rv!lle for an injunction
r, straininE the worker, from interior
cnCe with the operations OF the employ
ers under the proposed open shop plan.
TIE injunction has not yet been granted.
a hearing and argument will be held
before Judec Sommcrvillo Saturday
morning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
Sunday School Supt,
DiSc|aimS knowledge;
Caught With the Goods

r!.eHc.t ". Va. Jur" :t.--Tr. =. A
Rogers cvI"-Hh physician rarr owner
or ,hc Mercer Sanitariur ard SH0rrIn-
trnGHni 81 a local chlrrcd Sunday school
vas arrested Thursday. and thre" "a!
Ions NJ corn h7uor found In III" back
~ his machine whor "" stopped N"
automobile aficr Prohibition OfhorrS
Beavers and Triv"t had shot holes In
III" tir"s.
The doctor " ':Ser;: ;ha' II" knew Moth
Ing nt tho liquor. tut that a package had
bcer given him t" bring 10 Bluercld. and
he did not know that liquor was N II.
IIr waived cAamination Friday ana Wis
held 10 the grand jury under $500 bond.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
WILL he ACCEPTED.

Ncu York. June g FORMAL crcntar-e
o. nc National W'm"n i%r;y ~ Mrs.
O. X. T.. H"lm,nrS GIT - t5l.iN0 to-
wards tn, 7a-ty's nv headquarters
building IN Washington will take place
on August : i; was announced by III"
executive committee today. meeting n
The home nr Mrs. john ~ nt"r$ lSr~n-
nan New Yora state chairman Mss
Else NuL. chairman 81 10 nat:ora. or
ganIza,ior. received telegram from
Washington acknowledging the rortrl-
but on.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
THT WEATHER.

West virglnia-Partly cloudy saeur-
day and Sunday, probably scattered
thundsrshoworS, little change in temper
allure.
Western Psnnsylvania-Pnrtly cloudy
Saturday; Sunday unsettled. probably
showers, little change In temperature
OhIn-Unastted weather on Saturday
and Sunday, probably local thunder-
showers. little change In temperature
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
At. 0FL VOTES ASSISTANCE
tn WHEELING LABOR UNIONS
Short Skirts, Peekaboo
Waists and Other Daring
Apparel Under the Ban

chicago. june 2t-Short skirts rouge"
vccEaNon waists AND r~iirL st"chin,;%
wore ;rl.r"d under the N1u 'ndh" - tn"
Offices Of = large railroad "r''r;.i. her.
officers Of IN" road Decided that the
STYLES of dress worn hy ,N"NS ~N'n"h
ia the rallroad'S employ N":" h"c"minI
ombarrasS ~ tn" w"rninc m"!2'c OF
the Offices, Il wa sad.
Bingham. the new rule said. was tho
"p-rrrrred hot weather fabric Another
rule stated that tho genera, appearance
ne III" girls should y" "Su, h as is be-
coming to rTirr >"rNiCC.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
RELATIONS SEVERED
WITH INTERNATIONAL

Denver COLO. June :t..-Thc action ~
the executive council III rcpudMt'nS
AMI S"ve-rnE relation. with the inter
rational Federation Of Trades Cnl"Hs
,ras sustained .onlsht by an "N"rThclm.
ing vote uf the annual convention Ct
~, American Federation OF Ia Dor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
MEET AT CHARLESTON.

R!ucfic.d ". Va. juno tn" West
VirSiuia Christian EnG"a'"r mon
which closed It's annual c"nNenu"" here
tonight. selected charleston as tn" w.
convention city. The convention n"N'
year vii 10 held on N" sam" uiN as
here. juno - to q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
THROWN FROM HORSE;
RUN OVER BY TRAIN

Blucn",d. ~. Va. Juns - - J. J.
Kitchen. M"ru~"U county farmer.
was Killed ;nd"y by u Norfolk and
Western pa NcaE"- rain after he had
been thrown ~ the ;r&ch and rendered.
UNCONSCIOUS h. = horS" hc was riding.
Tho antma, had ," :ornc frightened by
the SuddcH approach Of the train The
engine and coaches acre backlog into
Jaeger At the time and The engineer was
unable % SEQ Kitchens body on tn.
track
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
Resent Application for In
junction By Building En-
ployers Convention Mis-
informed As To the Actual
Status

Denver. col. June 2I.--ThG c"nvrn-
ton Of the American Federation "t La
hor today voted dawn 4 constitutional
am. ndment designed To give women
equal rights and privileges OF mem
hcrship In the union Of their trade and
industry" All affiliated unions. how
ever were urged not to discriminate
against The woman wage Garner and
admit her TO membership.
Efforts to wipe out the COLOR line"
In organized labor organizations also
failed The convention took the sand
cha; national and international unions
could not be compelled to recognize
negro workers. and that this was
matter to br adjusted by conference he
tween the negro wage carriers and the
Ia~ious organizations.
Both questions were IN" subjects OF
lnrE and storm debates in which dis
criu!IuatiOr by Crrtain unions against
the negro and woman wage Harncre was
bitterly denounced.
Assistance voted
URIun labor organizations q: Wheel
ing W. Va. were voted assistance OF
the federation In lighting a court in
junction. notice 81 which was served
on them yesterday. \ telegram read
10 N" convention said none or the at
turnrys of Wheeling would consent to
represent the union in The court action.
The telegram said that an employers
organization had obtained an injunction
restraining virtually all trades unions
nf Wheeling from holding any meet
i'rS conErrGatlnG on the streets, in
public meeting places or in rUoIninS
h"ls"~. because OF i building trades
strike non In progress Tho unions.
members. employees and Officers were
ais" cnJoia"d from interfering with any
member .. the employing organizations,
It's patrons or prospective patrons. the
TELEGRAM said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-25
III + INTEL G EN- CE r

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper In the
State Of West Virginia.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
TRAINING CAMPS OF
PACIFIC COAST SOON
TO BE In FULL SWING

San Francisco, Feb. o5.-spring
training grounds of the clubs of the
Pacific Coast baseball league soon
will be alive with players, veterans
and recruits. working out the winters
stiffness in preparation for the 1921
season. More than 200 players. it is
believed, will train at the eight.
lamps.
AS all the training grounds are in
California. several of the teams will
not have to go far from home. In
fact. Sacramento has decided to train
on its home grounds. Buffalo park.
The Vernon club will trolley to
Venice for the workouts while the
Seattle and Portland clubs will make
long trips to reach their camps. at
Pomona and Santa Maria. San Fran
cisco will go to historic Monterey.
Los Angeles to Lake Elsinore. Salt
Lake to Boyes Springs and Oakland to
Myrtledale Springs. For several, years
the Oaks have trained at home.
Training camp games for the Coast
league clubs are scheduled with the
teams of several Pacific coast univer-
sites and colleges, clubs Of the Mis-
sion league. winter leagues and the
Chicago Cubs. who train at Pasa-
dena. Cal. The baseball team Of the
Oregon agricultural college is coming
to California and will play three
league clubs. Sacramento, Portland
and San Francisco.
, Portland thinks Santa Maria will
; prove a lucky training camp for the
Beavers. Manager Walter McCredie
remarked some time ago that in four
seasons, several years ago. when Port
land trained at Santa Maria, his club
; won three pennants. The Portland
club will be at work at Santa Maria
by March 8.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
INDIAN EVENTS WILL
T DOG DERBY

The Pas. Man.. Feb. 25.-Indian
events will prove a strong feature Of
the Hudson's Fay Dog Derby carnival
to be held at The Pas March 1. g
and 81.
After the competitors in the big
2oo-mile event leave The Pas at II a..
m. on March 1. there will be a period
of "a to 80 hours to put in before the
Derby committee has made an effort
to draw visitors from southern points
interested in the meantime.
Chief Constant of The Pas ~I1.Sfans
and his counsellors have been in con-
ference with the Indian committee. of
the Derby executive, and have decided
events which should prove Of great in
terest.
, Musk rafting contcstS for Indian
braves and squaws will be held, and
to one who has seen the red
skin removing the pelt of a a and
stretching it the sight will prove high
ly instructive. A lob stick will be lob
bed in the Did Indian fashion and In
dian war dances and .pow-wows will
be conducted Red River jigging will
be participated in, and prizes offered
for the men nd women who can keep
up the jig for the longest time.
Aarace for Indian smushers will be
held from The Pas to the Big Eddy
Indian mission school and back, a dis
lance Of n miles. In the past Indians
have competed in Hudson Bay dog
derbys, but have never been able to
hold their own with the white mush<
era &fg6eF[ m
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-25
BONSPlH CLOSED,
LAST. NIGHT; THREE CUPS !
WON by GRAND FORKS Kinks
joe Bach And Youngsters
Won The Northwestern
National Bank Trophy;
Garvin Won A. H. Smith
Trophy While Hotel Da-
cotah Cup Won By City.

North Dakota's greatest bonspicl
was brought to a close last night when
the finals in all the events were played
off and the trophies awarded.
c. E. Garvin of Grand Forks and his
rack rink composed of L.. A. Warn
ken, lead; II. A. Wood, second: and I.
c. Griffiths, third, won the A. G. Smith
trophy by defeating Foley's rink OF
Grafton in a close contest. Brown and
O'Brien cfawled up close to h lead
crs but were nosed out on the finish.
This was the third time during the
history of the Caledonian Curling club
that the Garvin rink has reached the
finals in this event only to be nosed
out at the final round. This time 1t
was evidently q case of three strikes
is out"
Youngsters Win.
Probably what will turn out to be
the greatest victory in the history of
the Grand Forks bonspiels was the
victory won last night by. Joe Bach
and his rink of kids" over the famous
Shirt Schlosser crew. By winning
this game the youngsters won the
Northwestern National Bank. and
Trust company trophy and the honor
of being the average youngest rink to
carry off a trophy in a Grand Forks
spiel. The Bachrink is skipped by Joe
Bach, Hank Mulloy leads, Jack John
son is second with Irwin Thompson
third.
Shirt was interviewed this morn
ing regarding the game last night and
he said. Bach and his youngsters
played a great game and certainly de-
served to win. I AVE been accused Of
laying down on the job but there is no
truth in the statement. My whole team
played to the best OF their ability and
the boys won entirely or their merits.'
S. Brown of Portage la Prairie and
his rink, T. ]. Hall, DR.. D. w. Fair
BARN and n. S. Smith, carried back
to Canada the First National bank
trophy. In the finals DR.. Williamson's
rink was nosed out by the visitor after
he reached the finals by defeating
Schlosser's rink.
The first trophy. the Thomson cup,
was won by Moore's rink of Drayton
after defeating Sheppard's rink in one
of the cloest games Of the bonspiel.'
The Grand Forks men will play off
the Hotel Dacotah cup e next
week. This event was an all-comers
competition event n the Grand
Forks Kinks won from the outsiders by
a small margin in the first games of
the spiel.
Officials of the local curling club
announced this morning that the spiel
"a a decided success and that next
years efforts will be made to develop
the sport on a much broaded scale.