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paused in surprise. "Why. surely its
Captain Drummond!"
Drummond nodded pleasantly.
''The occupant Of car is hardly like
ly to change in mile, is he?' he re-
marked. I'm afraid ! forgot to
wave as you went past. but l got
your smile all right. Are you likely
to be long, because If so, I'll stop my
engineer
The other man was now approach
ing casually, and Drummond regarded
him casually. "A friend of our little
Phyllis, Peterson" said Lakington. as
he came up.
ANY friend of Miss Benton's is,
hope, ours" said Peterson with a
smile. you've known her a long
time. 1 expect?"
"Quite long time," returned Hugh.
"We have jazzed together on many
occasions"
(which makes it all the more un-
fortunate that we should have de-
layed you," said Peterson. Il can't
help thinking, Lakingtou. that that
new chauffeur is bit Of a fool"
Il hope he avoided the crash all
right" murmured Drulnmond politely.
Both men looked at him. 1.-THE
crash!" said Lakington. "There was
no question of a crash. We just
stopped"
"Really," remarked Drummond. Il
think, sir, that you must be right in
your diagnosis Of your chauffeur's
mentality" He turned courteously to
Peterson. "When something goes
wrong, for a fellah to stop his car,
by braking so hard that he locks both
back wheels, is no bon, as we used
to say in France. thought, judging
by the tracks in the dust. that you
must have been in imminent danger
of ramming a traction engine. l Won
der if l could help your man." he
continued. I'm bit Of an expert with
Rolls"
"How very kind of you," said Peter
son. "I'll go and see." He went over
to the man and spoke few words.
'Isn't it extraordinary" remarked
Hugh, show the eye of the boss gal
vanizes the average man into activ-
ity. AS long, probably, as Mr.. Peter
son had remained here talking, that
chauffeur would have gone on tinker
ing with the engine. And now-look
in q second-all serene. And yet
dare say Mr.. Peterson knows nothing
about it really. Just the watching
eye, Mr.. Lakington. Wonderful thing
the human optic"
He rambled on with genial smile,
watching with apparent interest the
car in front. "Who's the quaint bird
sitting beside the chauffeur? He ap-
peals to me immensely. Wish to
heaven I'd had few more like him
in France to turn into snipers."
"May l ask why you think he would
have been a success at the job?" LAX
ington's voice expressed merely per-
functory interest, but his cold, steely
eyes were fixed on Drummond.
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Drummond gets busy and
forces the fighting.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
HINDU IDEA OF "SEVEN SEAS"
Writer in Boston Herald Shows That
Expression Is Older Than the
English Language.

The question as to the origin and
meaning of the term "The Seven Seas"
having been raised in this column, l
am surprised, says writer In the
Boston Herald, that as yet no one has
called attention to the fact that the
expression is far older than the Eng
lish language, antedating even the
science of geography as we under
stand it. In prehistoric Hindu thought
our world consists as to it's solid parts
Of seven concentric, continental Dvi-
pas, whose names are Jambu, Plaksha,
Salmali, Kusa, Krauncha, Saka and
Pushkara. According to the sacred
Vishnu Purana: "They are surrounded
severally by seven great seas-the sea
of salt water Uavana), of sugar-cane
Juice Ukshu), Of wine (Sura). Of clari-
fed butter (Sarpis), or curds Oadhf),
of milk (Dugdha), and of fresh water
(Jala). Jambu-dvipa is the center OF
all these, and in the copies of this is
the golden mountain Meru." Jambu
is the dvipa occupied by human be-
ings. Meru the indescribably glorious
north polar mountain by which the
portal to the heaven or heavens Is at
tainable.
In oriental literature, therefore, the
expression "the seven seas" has no ref
erence to the bodies Of water named
seas by our geographers, but is an In
teresting survival Of the geocentric
world view which we Of the western
nations have lost, but which all ortho-
dox Brahmins and Buddhists still hold
sacred and true. Its recent appear
ance in occidental literature is doubt
less more due to Kipling than to any
other writer.
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CHAPTER l-Continued.

"'Admiring my treasures? he re-
marked. Pretty things. aren't theyT
1 couldn't speak word: I just put
them back on the table.
"'Wonderful copies,' he went on, of
the duke of Melbourne's lost minia-
lures. 1 think they would deceive
most people,
"'They deceived me- managed to
get out.
Gall the time he was staring at me,
a cold, merciless stare that seemed to
freeze my brain. Then he went over
to one Of the safes and unlocked it.
Come here, Miss Benton he said.
There are lot more-copies.'
Il only looked inside for moment,
but have never seen or thought Of
such a sight. Beautifully arranged on
black velvet shelves were ropes Of
pearls, gorgeous diamond tiara, and
a whole heap of loose, uncut stones.
And in one corner l caught glimpse
Of the most wonderful gold chaliced
cup-just like the one for which Sam
uel Levy. the Jew moneylender, was
still Offering a reward. Then he shut
the door and locked 1t, and again
stared at me In silence.
"'All copies,' he said quietly, won
derful copies. And should you ever be
tempted to think otherwise your
father, Miss Benton. Be warned by
me: don't do anything foolish. Ask
your father first"
"And did your" asked Drummond.
She shuddered. '"That very eve
ning," she answered. "And daddy flew
into a frightful passion. and told me
never to dare to meddle in things that
didn't concern me again. Then grad
ually, as time went on, / realized that
Lakington had some hold over daddy
that he'd got my father in his power"
Her hands were clenched, and her
breast rose and fell stormily.
Drummond waited for her to COM
pose herself before he spoke again.
"You mentioned murder, too," he re-
marked.
She nodded. "I've got no proof" )"
she said, less even than over the
burglaries. But there was a man
called George Dringer, and one eve
ming, when Lakington was dining with
us, l heard him discussing this man
with daddy.
"'He's got to CO. said Lakington.
He's dangerous!'
"And then my father got up and
closed the door but heard them ar.
guing for half an hour. Three weeks
later .coroner's jury found tina,
George Dringer had committed suicide
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word "Neoro" a Common Noun.

The word NEGRO" used to distin-
guish black man from white man.
is q common noun, and is not capital
lied. The words "Pole, Mexican, Pus-
sian," etc. are proper nouns designat-
ing the countries or nationalities from
which white men come. In case the
state or Indian nation to which the
negro belonged was given, it would
be written IAN Oklahoma or Creek ne
gro" In describing an incident in
which a white man and black man
take part, they would be designated
as John Smith, white, or a white man.
and James Smith, negro, or a black
nan. The words are common adjec-
tives and nouns, and are not capital
ized.-Kansas City Star.
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"THosE DEVILS"

Synopsis.-In December, 1918, four
men gather in a hotel In Berne and
hear one of the quartet outline a
plan to parafyze Great Britain and
at the same time seize world power.
The other three, Hooking, Ameri-
can, and Steineman and Won Gratz,
Germans, all millionaires, agree to
the scheme, providing another man.
Hiram Potts, an American. is taken
In. The instigator of the plot gives
his name as Comte de Guy, but
when he leaves for England with
his daughter he decides to use the
name Carl Peterson. Capt Hugh
(Bull-DoG Drummond, a retired
officer. advertises for work that
will give him excitement. signing
"X10." AS a result he meets Phyl-
It's Benton, young woman who
answered his ad. She tells him OF
strange murders and robberies OF
which she suspects a band headed
by Peterson.
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FORCED TO FIGHT
FOR HER BREATH
Nashville Artist Tells of Terrible
Suffering Experienced by
His Wife.
Husband GOES DOWN HILL
Finally Both Decide to Put Tan'ae
to Test and as Result Have En-.
loved Best Of Health for Past
Three Years.

"BOth my wife and myself have put
TanIac to the test and we call it the
greatest medicine in the world" salo
]. r.. MOntamat, 1123 Third Ave.,
North, Nashville, Tenn, artistic sign
painter for the Cusack Company. Mr.
Montamat has lived in Nashville for
nearly thirty years and is highly re-
spected by all who know him.
Before my wife took Tanlac she
suffered so badly from gas on her stom-
ach and heartburn that she often SAID
she felt like she was smothering to
death. She actually had to sit up In
bed to get her breath.
"Well, in short time after she
began taking Tanlac her trouble dis
appeared and she was like different
person. Seeing the good results in
her case, began taking the medicine
myself and it soon had me feeling like
q brand new man.
up to that time l had been trou-
bled with Indigestion. l had no appe-
tite and the little l did eat seemed
to do me about as much harm as
good. l felt so tired and languid l
hated to move around, and was get
ting in such rundown condition that
1t worried me.
'"ranlac acted with me just like it
did with my wife, and although that
was three years ago We have enjoyed
the best Of health all along. How
ever, l keep a bottle of TanIac in the
house all the time, and when l feel
myself getting run down the medicine
soon has nae feeling all right again.
/ am convinced that Tanlac is with
out an equal. Our friends all know
how it helped us and l don't hesitate
to tell anyone about il"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggists
everywhere.-Adv.
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coon found relief. Now I can do all my
own work and it is the Vegetable Com
pound that has saved me from an opera
ton. cannot praise your medicine too
highly and tell all of my friends and
neighbors what the Compound did for
me-" - Mrs. MARGARET MCCUMBER,
n S. Frazier St., Georgetown, Illinois.
Mrs. McCumber is one of the unnum-
bered thousands of housewives who
struggle to keep about their daily tasks,
while suffering from ailments peculiar
to women with backache, sideaches,
headaches, bearing down pains and ner-
vousness, and if every such woman
should profit by her experience and give
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound q trial they would get well.
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Copyright BY Geo. q. Doran 90.

the window and produced tantalus.
whisky. sir, or cocktails?
"Whisky, l think, James," Hugh
carefully folded the sheet Of paper and
placed it in his pocket. And his lace
as he took the drink from his man
would have left no doubt in an onlook-
er's mind as to why, in the past, ne
had earned the name of Bulldog
DrummOnd.
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while temporarily insane. The same
evening daddy. for the first time in his
life. went to bed the worse for drink"
The girl fell silent, and Drummond
stared at the orchestra with troubled
eyes. Things seemed to be rather
deeper than he had anticipated.
Then there was another case" She
was speaking again. do you remem-
ber that man who was found dead in
a railway carriage at Oxhey station.
He was an Italian-Giuseppe by
name !; and the jury brought in a ver-
dict of death from natural causes. A
month before, he had an interview with
Lakington, which took place at our
house: because the Italian. being a
stranger, came to the wrong place, and
Lakington happened to be with US at
the time. The Interview finished with
fearful quarrel" She turned to
Drummond with slight smile. "Not
much evidence Is there? Only l know
Lakington murdered him. l know 1t.
You may think I'm Notwithstanding
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Ancients Knew Of Compressed Air.

The principle Of compressed air was
known to the ancients, having been
experimental with by Hero, who lived
from 2S4 to 221 B. e. The compressed
air pump was invented by Otto Won
Guericke Of Magdeburg, in 1854.
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AO4O Y 0AOV NAAoS = ~0kAAA
not walk across the
floor unless I was all
bumped over, hold
ing to my side. I doc
tored with several
doctors but found no
relief and they said
| I would have to have
an operation. My
mother insisted on
my taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta.
bic COMPOUND and ]
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Lioht Literature.

The Angler-I've bought a fly book
for each Of us.
The Novice-Do you suppose Wen
have time to rend it?-BOston Tran
script.
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A man will trust his wife with the
care Of his children, but not with the
care Of his prize chickens.
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Keep the Change.

Keep the Change.
II say, porter, did you find $50 on
the floor this morning?"
"Yes, sub. Thank you. suh."
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Ignorance isn't bliss If you don't
know a good thing when you see 1t.
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ANOTHER WOMAN
ESCAPES
Hrs. McCumber Avoided 4 Serious
Operation BY Taking Lydia E.
Pmkham's Vegetable Com
pound in Time

Georgetown, M.-''After my first
baby was born I suffered 50 with my
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Poor relations are almost as easy
to accumulate 40 empty tomato cana
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CHAPTER u.

In Which He Journeys to GodalmIng
and the Game Begins.
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ALIENS FO0T.EASE
FOR THE FEET

Sprinkle one or two Aliens Foot=Ease
powders in the Foot Bath and soak and
rub the feet. It takes the sting out of
Corns and Bunions and smartilg, aching
feet. Then for lasting comfort, shake Al
the friction from the shoe, rests the feet
and makes walking delight. Always use
It for dancing parties and to break in new
shoes. Over One Million Five Hundred
thousand pounds Of Powder for the Feet
were used by our Army and Navy during
the war.
Ak for ALIENS FOCT.EASE
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The cards containing finger prints
at Scotland Yard number 100000.
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said. "And see If you can find that
water-squirt pistol l used to have
Son of Gun, they called it. That
ought to raise laugh, when l arrest
the murderer, with it."
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ON &.

II almost think, James, that l could
toy with another kidney" Drummond
looked across the table at his servant,
who was carefully arranging two or
three dozen letters in groups. 1--WE
got journey in front of me today,
and l require a large breakfast"
Io,,oe non,v .,,ppl;od tho def
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01
MARTIN STOPS
BURKE IN 9TH
A. F. F. Champion Celebrates
Return to Ring With Big
Victory

New Orleans. Jan. &l.--Koh Martin, \.
r. r. champion. won 1t technical knock
out over Martin Eurk". New Orleans
light hravywcirht "a the Ntth round OF
their scheduled fifteen route fight to-
night
The referee stopped tn" fight rs Eurke
WAS hanging on the ropes just after
taking the count OF nine.
Martin caught Burke on tEc jaw with
a terrific right that sent the local fight
~ Sprawling TO the canvas in tho hiih.
He was hardly able to get to his feet
before tie count Of ten. and rs hc stag
rcr.d un Martin kn"ckcd him against
tho ropes. Ruvkr helpless. hung on To
The ropes. taking a lot of punishment
from his opponent and was apparently
GU: when the referee stopped tho hight.
Burke had shade the better Of tho
frst round. hooking Martin with LET;
as the latter tried unSuccessiuiy /"
land with n right cross. Martin won the
second round taking the aGGrcsSiv" ana
scoring with a stiff right 10 the body.
In the third. IIurke had shad" the
best, scoring with 4 left jah TO the face
and drawing blood from Martins mouth.
Martin tried for Il right - tho jaw re-
pcatCdly. but his blows failed TO roach
their mark.
The fourth round found Burke making
a target Of his opponents face with "A
left iah. Martin shot a right cross over
as Burke came in, but the latter warded
Off the holw.
From the gong Martin went out 20 FIN
iSh IN Burke in the NTH He used n lett
hook to the face for tho first time.
scoring twice with this blow, and was
beating Burke with ease. when he shot
a left and then quick right TO the Jaw
and ended the fight
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01
'LONG' Kelly
GIANTS FIRST
1921 HOLDOUT
MoRAw'B CRACK FIRST 1A1E1kAa
SENDS BACK UMSIaNED con.
TRACT DEMANDING 1Am1.
Only One Of New Yorks Regular ns
helderB to 1efuse-Ezpectsd %
Sign Up.

New York. Jan. 31.-"Long" Georges
Kelly. first baseman Of the Giants. IS
the first holdout of the year on any Ht
the three local teams. The tall nephew
of Big Bill Lange has spurned the COLI
tract offered him for the coming sea-
son and has returned the unsigned doe
ument to the Offices Of the New York
club from his home in Sar Francisco.
il was learned from an authoritative
source last night Kelly expected u
substantial raise in his salary this
year and he Is so dissatisfied with TIE
terms that McGraw has Offered INN
that he has threatened TO quit the team.
Kelly is the only one of the Giants
regular intielders who has refused 10
come into the fold for the next CAM
pa!gn. as Frank Frisch and Dave Ben
croft have already been signed. II Is
not likely. however, that the Giants
will have TO go along without the serv-
ices of their elongated first basemun
this year. and it IS expected that he
will he brought into camp IN the near
future. McGraw has long been known
for his fair treatment OF his players,
and will undoubtedly be willing to eff
feet any reasonable compromise with
Kelly.
When the Giants first returned fr nm
their training trip last spring Kelly
was subjected to a TRADE Of unfair
abuse by many fans at the Polo grounds
for his awkward playing. but despite
this lack Of cncouraS cement he gamely
refused TO quit, and and by the end OF
the season he had proven himself one OF
the best first basemen in tho National
league
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01
penn STATE FIRST
YEAR FIVE STRONG
Ysarlings Expected to Prove Stumbling
Block for West Virginia freshmen.

Special Dispatch 20 The lntclligenCcr.
MOrgantown. Jan. 3l.--.Thero Will b."
no NOR Interesting and hard fought
basket ball game on the West Virginia
floor this season than that which -
scheduled for Thursday night Of this
week between the West Virginia Fresh
men outfit and the powerful first year
aggrc gation from Penn State college.
West Sirginia's Freshmen team has
won three Of its four games thus far.
kcyser Prep" largely through t%c
prowcss Of Red" Craver, downed Cart
melrs team in it's second game. but
Chenille Normal which played Bethany
1926: and Salem college which played
Muskingum @l-20. both were downed rY
Capt Bartell and his mates. and on
Saturday night the most significant VIC
tory O! all was obtained when the Fan =
View High school team went down by 4
score that was fairly lop-sidcd FAIR
view had been toutcd as one of the
best high school agEreSations in West
Virginia. but Bartcil and Miller and
Hawlcy on the .uftensC, and Burke and
Hcizcr on the defense. were far 10"
strong for the visiting five Most loca,
fans tho.Ght tn" Freshmen would nc
easy meat" for f'airvicw but II Is rap
idly becoming established that the
Freshmen team is q real hiGh-claSs aG,
grcgation which not only Will i've an
cd games but will. make the varsity
team itself go the limit 10 gain a d.
CiS!On.
Penn States team is probably n"
most powerful that is met by the
Freshmen tnls year and the ark" wi.
no doub, be- fairly crowded Friday for
the fray.
Saturday night the Freshmen play a
return game at Fairview and next Mon
day meet MOrEantown High here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

Miss Helen Mcneil has returned to
her home on Market street after brief
visit in Pittsburgh. where she was called
on account OF the death Of her aunt.
Miss Martha Irwin Of the Island Is
the guest OF Mrs. Walter Pennington at
Newport News, Va.
Misses Bessie Dorgan and Mary l..
Lewis have returned to their homes In
McKces Rocks, Pa, after visit with
their aunt, Mrs. c. NJ. Carr. on Market
street.
Mrs Opie Snodgrass has returned to
her nome in Elkins after an extended
visit it'll relatives in Wheeling and
Wellsburg Mrs. Snodgrass is former
resident of this vicinity.
Miss Priscilla Newton Of Hagerstown,
Md, was the guest Of Miss Stella Mayer
Of North Market street Sunday and Mon
day. Miss Newton Is enroute to Chicago
to spend the remainder Of the inter.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Tagsert of Lind
street are visiting relatives In Foster,
W. Va, for few days.
Miss Mary r. Wolfe. who has been
stcnographer at the Ohio county Farm
bureau has resigned her position.
Jack Bennett. of North Wheeling, is
Improving from an operation. which he
recently underwent at the North Wheel
ing hospital.
Miss Edna l.. Carrothers Of Wades-
town is taking special work at tho
School of Religious Education and So
cial service Of Boston University. This
is the first college OF its kind in the
country to offer the degree Of Bachelor
OF Religious MISUNDERSTANDING
Evening Leader.
Miss Mary Garrison Of Moundsville
IS 4 weekend visitor at the home OF
Miss Katherine Myers Of Commerce
strcet--Wellsburg Herald.
Councilman L. +. No!te of the South
Side, who underwent q serious operation
ut the North Wheeling hospital two
weeks ago. is resting nicely.
Frank McGinnis of North Main street,
who has been in serious condition in
the North Wheeling hospital, il report.
cd resting as well as can be expected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01
ALL GUNNERS COMPETE
At REGISTER TARGETS
Sub Committee Named and Have Laid
Down Rules and Regulations
for Trap Shooting.

Registered targets have been carried
IN the front door OF every clay target
shooter in the United States. Canada and
the Canal Zone by a recent ruling OF
The American Trapsh ooting Assoc !ation.
the national governing body of the sport.
This has been accomplished by register
ing tor granting sanction for) the week
", Scmi-monthly or monthly club shoots
Of organizations where clay target
shooting is enjoyed.
In previous years tournaments alone
were registered. \ tournament Is rather
an ambitious underta king. 1t lasts az
least one week. ProErams are printed
and mailed to snortsmcn in all sections
Of the United States ana CanaGa WHO
travel n considerable distance to win
the handsome trophies offered for COM
petition. and also possibly certain cham
p!onship hnnors
4 club shoot, however. is seldom moro
than the regular weekly. semi-monthly
or monthly gathering or me .rn p. U.ho
ers Of a city, town Or community VINO
shoot among themselves for local honors
and trophies. and the fun OF it," In
the past. club shoots never have been
registered by the A. T. \.
The new policy is to meet the nniVcT-
sal demand for more opportunities 10
shoot at registered targets. Trap
shooting organization is not permitted
to register a tournament unless II Is pre-
narcd to comply with certain conditions.
United States and Canada or states ana
provinces where trapSIoot!nG oTpanla-
tons ere few and far between, sports
mon who enjoy the clay target game
find II difficult to attend more than one
nr two registered tournaments. which
means that they can shoot at not more
than 60n registered targets IN p season.
Although the yearly average on regis
trrod tarkcrs is TO he computed on not
loss than 900 targets ct was 1000 tar
gets in 1920, many ardent dcEoteeS OF
the snort may find It impossible TO ger
their names in the official average list
by tournament shooting.
However, with the registration OF clun
shoots, every man who 1lazes away AT
ciov targets will find 1t possible TO
shoot at 200 targets. and more. \ Cluh
NAV get sanction for not less than 6, nor
more than - of the wcekly cIuh Tx
lures, These contests for the nome
roiks'' will be conducted as registered
tournaments, and the scores will be
mailed 10 A. T. a. headquarters IN New
York, and included in the general aver
aqcs with the scores made Al tourna-
mcntS. ,.
A registered club shoot may not last
moro than one day, and not more IMAM
ian nor less than targets, may be
70 q;s,ercd. A subcommittee Of the A.
y, COMPOSED Of Stoncy McLinn. Ma
tionai Secretary, and f. r. Calvin, MEM
hnr ~ the executive committee, yester-
Snv completed the preparation Of the
rules and regulations to govern register
Cd trapshooting in 1921. and each moi
yidunl affiliated member OF the A; T..
I, will receive copy OF the booklet
conta lining the new rules.