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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14
Opening Of Schools

The public schools Of the coun-
ty will open Monday, October 81,
and continue 5 months. This
will give two months before
Christmas. ane week for Christ
mas holidays, and three months
after Christmas. By this pro-
gram, the schools will be out
Friday, March 18th.
Teachers must report to w. R.
Nickles, Attendance Officer, the
names of the parents and guard
ians of all pupils between the ages
of z and 16 years failing to at
tend school. The penalty for
failure to send is a fine of not
less than $500 nor more than
$50 for the first offense, and not
less than $500 nor more than
5000 for the second and ev-
cry subsequent offense.
feel ike thisIlaw'is goingto be
observed and that it will not be
neccessa v to make any arrests
No. violation Gets all get on
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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14
.CircuitCourt

The regular term of the Cir
cult Court will convene the Bird
Monday in October next instead
of the Bird Monday in September.
Litigants. witnesses, jurors and
others interested viii be govern
Ell by the change.
j. B. Graham. Clerk.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14
Cotton Report

1888 bales of cotton were GIN
ned in McNairy county prior to
September %, 1891, as compared
with l16 bales ginned up to Sep
TENDER Is. 1920.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE R. MANEsS,
Special Agent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14
County Court

w. H. Stone Chairman
Quarterly court first Monday in jan
uary, April, July and October.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14
,Raner


Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Robinson
were guests in the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Robt. Morse, at
Corinth, the first of the week.
w. L. McAlpin returned Tues
day night from a visit to points
in Crockett County.
Little Misses Elizabeth Hous-
ton, of Guys, and Rebecca Reams,
of Henderson, were weekend
guests of Allene Key.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hurley,
of Selmer, were here Wednesday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Mccoy
and little daughter visited rel
atives at Gravelhill recently.
j. G. Neill, j. G. Reeder, S. K.
Fowikes. and Eugene Hamm en-
ioyed a day $ fishingnear Cypress
Tuesday.
Mrs. G. A. Blasingame and lit
tie daughter, Johnnie Marie.
spent a day or two Of last week
at Corinth, guests of Mrs. j. S.
Leonard.
w. E. Sharp and ]. HI. Hamm,
of Guys, were here Sunday after
noon.
Misses Sadie Ray and Mary
Rather and Eugene Hamm and
Gentry McCullar motored to Shi-
lob Park Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Craft and little sons,
Raymond and James, of Kenton,
came down Tuesday night for a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Lydia
Ramer.
Miss Annice Ledbetter, of Che
walla, spent Friday with friends
here.
Mrs. M. c. Key, A. B. Hamm,
R. I. N. Hays, and P. H. Shea
attended the funeral of J. w.
Prather, at Selmer, Sunday after
noon.
P. j.. Clyde and Arthur Hug
gins, of Gravelhill, have begun
the erection Of a modern bunga-
low for j. S. Lawson on the lot
adjoining G. A. Blasingame.
G. L., Leland anc Gilsey Ma
jors, accompanied by Eugene
Barnes, spent Sunday with their
parents near Adamsville.
A. B. Hamm was a business
visitor to Corinth Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Reeder and
children, of Falcon, were guests
of relatives here Sunday.
Everette Meeks, of Guys, was
a recent guest in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Mitchell.
j. r. Hamm and John Dancer
were in Selmer Friday afternoon,
the former to attend a meeting
of the County board of education.
j. S. Lawson, popular carrier
on Route 2, has been sick for sew
eral DAYS and J. E. Barnes is
substitute carrier.
Albert Turnerofnear Chewalla,
was a visitor here Friday.
]. E. Ferguson and wife, ac-
companied by Mrs. j. E. Blasin-
game and DR.. w. w. Wallace,
went to Memphis last week where
Mrs. Ferguson was operated on
for the removal Of a goitre. The
operation was successful and she
is reported as doing nicely.
A number of Selmer people
came down Friday night to at
tend the play.
Cotton is being rapidly gotten
out of the fields and with ten
days or two weeks of good wealth
er picking should practically be
done. Messrs. Gibsonand league,
ginners. have been running day
and night in order to keep upl
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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14

Presbyterian Church

Rev. r. "A. Cody Pastor
Louis Adams -Supt. Sunday School
Preaching FIRST Sunday in each month at
II a. m, 7:45 p. m.
Sunday School ----------9:30 a. m.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-10-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sisisislstsususnsasusasin suUsnsOssnsaHIisp'nsns

For a limited time The Inde-
pendent and the Southern Agri
culturist can be had for $1.OO.
This applies to renewals as well
as to new subscribers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
SEND OUT INVITATIONS.
Five Nations Asked to Attend Disarma-
ment Conference.

WASHINGTON. Aug. II. - Formal
invitations will be sent today to Great
Britain, France. Italy, Japan and China
to attend the, conference ON disarmament
and Far Eastern questions at Washing
ton Nov II. The invitations are un-
derstood to be identical and brief. They
will be sent DIRECTLY to the foreign offices
and copies will be handed to the diplo-
matte representatives of the powers here.
Subjects relating to the disarmament
negotiations were talked over for an hour
today by President Harding and Senator
BoTah, author of the resolution request
ing the executive to call a disarmament
conference The meeting was arranged
at the Presidents request. Mr.. Borah
is understood to have detailed his views
regarding the stand the United States
should take in the preliminary negatio-
tions that are to determine subjects to
come before the conference. 1t was in
dictated that the Idaho senator urged all
practical publicity for conference meet
ings and that every appearance of secret
diplomacy be avoided.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
BOYS ENJOYING
LIFE AT CAMP
Room for More beginning Tomorrow
Minstrel Show TO Be Given Satur-
day Night-Daily Program.

A bunch of enthusiastic boys from
Brattleboro opened camp on Monday
morning of this week at West Dummers-
ton on the shores of West river The
camp can still accommodate few more
boys, beginning on Friday of this week,
and on Saturday morning troop No.
from TOwnShend will join the camp for
the rest of the camping season.
Visitors will be welcome Friday aft
ernoon at >. and at the minstrel show
Saturday night at 7.30 This show prom
ises to be of unusual character and will be
conducted by Lyman Adams. who has
had considerable experience along this
line.
The boys will spend Thursday at Spot
ford lake and have arranged for a ball
game with Camp Namashaung at = p.
IN. The campers also have arranged for
game Saturday at , p. IN. with the
BrattleborO Cadets. The camp athletics
are in charge of Eugene Moran and Les
ter Haywood. who are doing excellent
work with the boys.
The program carried out each day is
as follows: ReveilIe $50: setting-up
exercises 6.35 dip 6.45 flag raising
10: breakfast 7.15; assembly $50: :
tent inspection 3; games and short hikes
1915: morning swim IL: dinner II (;
rest period 1890; baseball 80: swim
ming lesson $50; afternoon swim 4.30 ;
retreat BOO supper Is campus games Z ::
camp fire $40; to the tents 8; taps, all
quiet. $50.
Rev. Edwin p Wood has arrived at
the camp. Following is list of camp
ers: Earl y. Braman. Eugene Moran,
Lester Haywood. Warren Bennett. Kes-
ter Shaw, Sam Stafford, Lyman Adams,
Lewis Thomas. Clarence Watson. Ber-
nard Harris Carlton Strong. Franklin
Sears. Morris Davenport, Robert Bill
ings, Edwin Patt, Francis Gabree, Les
lie Billings. Edward Plumb. Harold
March. Walter Manley, Duffey Manley.
JOhSa Stewart, Lawrence Shaw, Elliot
Thomas. Charles Robb, Chester Robb.
Clifford Briggs. Howard Cooper. Clinton
Freyenhagen. Walter Koski. Raymond
Wells. Donald Wood, Ralph Eldridge,
Bertram Baldwin. Russell Cushman,
Grey Coane, Roy Watson. Lyman Baker.
Among the recent visitors at the camp
have been Howard Rice, Mrs. Manley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cushman.
On Tuesday evening the boys enjoyed
short stories told by NJ. j. Moran. and
Justin Moran.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
MURDERED PRIESTS. BODY
FOUND BURIED; STRANGE
YARN BY ITS DZSCOVERER
DE VALERA'S REPLY
SENT TO ENGLAND
Government Gives No Indication of Its
TeHor-Must Go Before
Cabinet

LONDON, Aug. 11-The reply of
Eamonn De Valera, the Irish Republican
leader, to the British governments Irish
peace proposal was handed TO Austen
Chamberlain. government leader In the
house of commons at noon today. The
tenor of the reply was withheld. The of
fetal explanation was that it would be
subject first to conferences by the cabi-
net and that it was unlikely to be di-
vulged for somebody's.
Asked as to whether he could inform
the house what Mr.. De Valera's reply
was, the government leader said it was
addressed to the prime minister and OBJ
must be considered by the latter
before any statement regarding it could
be made. The prime minister was plan
ming to return to London on Sunday.
Mr.. Chamberlain added. and he hoped
that statement might be made by Mr..
Lloyd George in the house of commons
Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
COUNTY RED CROSS
CHAPTER BUSINESS
Executive Committee to Have Inf0rma-
tion as to Available Sources of Aid
Furnished to Officers.

At the last meeting of the executive
committee of the Windham County chap
ter of the American Red Cross the fol-
lowing matters were acted upon:
Information as to the available sources
of aid in case of a disaster of any sort
in the county is to be given out to of
ficers of the Red Cross throughout the
county. so that local and outside re-
sources may be made immediately aYalla-
BILE in case of need.
1t was voted that the chapter should
take part in the project being conducted
by the Friends Service committee and
the National Red Cross to collect cloth
ing of all sorts for the destitute people
in Central Europe. This campaign will
be conducted by the volunteer service
of the county
The civilian relief work of the chapter
was discussed and Rev. f. .. s. Osgood
was appointed temporary chairman of
the county civilian relief committee.
In view of the cleanup campaign to
be made by the government for disabled
soldiers in the near future, and other
work in connection with the eX-Serylce
men in the county, it was voted to elect
committee to advise as to what the
chapter should do for these men. Robert
G. Fits of Brattleboro was elected chair
man of this committee.
DIR. c. s. Leach explained some of the
work of the Red Cross nurse of Rut-
land county, with whom he did pioneer
work for the Red Cross in holding clinics
and carrying on other projects for the
health of the children of school age. He
stated that the need and value of such
a nurse in Windham county was in
estimable especially in the rural sections.
The executive committee was favorable
to this project for Windham county.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
SUBNORMAL BOY
ATTACKS WOMAN
i'm Serious COnditiOn-BOy on Parole
from Reform School.

VERGENNES. Aug. 11.-Mrs Lewis
Cheeseman of West Addison is in criti-
cal condition as the result of brutal as
sault made on her Tuesday afternoon at
her home by Albert Batchelder, Is. a pa
rolled inmate of the Vermont Industrial
school here.
Batchelder, who is subnormal mentally
was yesterday afternoon committed by
Judge \. w. Dickins of the Addison
county municipal court at Afiddlebury to
the Addison county JAIL where he will be
held pending the outcome of Mrs. Cheese
mans injuries and where he viii be un-
der observation as to his sanity.
Batchelder, employed for some time by
Henry +. Spaulding of West Addison.
shortly after dinner Tuesday made his
appearance at the Cheeseman residence,
where Mrs. Cheeseman was alone with
her baby.
After a few moments conversation he
produced a large pruning knife, looked
rather peculiarly at Mrs. Cheeseman, and
asked:
What do you think of that for a
throat-cutter?
Mrs. Cheeseman failed to grasp the
sinister import of his words. and a few
moments later forgot the incident after
Batchelder had explained that the knife
had been given to him by his employer
for use in trimming berry bushes.
y short time later when Mrs. Cheese
man went to the kitchen to resume her
ironing which had been interrupted by
Batchelder's call the youth followed her
TO the kitchen, where he stood for some
time IN the doorway, occasionally offering
a remark
Suddenly while Mrs. Cheeseman turned
her back to get a hot fiatiron from the
stove. Batchelder slipped into the room.
seized a broom and struck her several
times on the head and face, infiicting deep
land serious wounds. When she fell to
the floor unconscious the boy sped from
the house and returned to the Spaulding
home, where he told Miss Alice Raine.
employed there as maid, that someone
had whipped" Mrs CheeSeman and that
she was in a serious condition He took
the Spaulding automobile and suggested
to Miss Raine that she accompany him
TO the CheeSeman place to render assist
Iance. Arrived there. they found Mrs.
Cheeseman unconscious on the floor and
conveyed her to the home of Fred Mutual.
nelghbor, where she was attended by
DIR. +. c. Phelps of Nergennes.
Batchelder in the meantime had Sc
cured his bicycle and disappeared in the
direction of Eergennes.
When Mrs. Cheeseman regained CON
sclousness she told of Batchelder's attack
upon her. NeighborS Immediately notified
Supt. {. w. Wilson of the Industrial
school and then started in pursuit. They
captured Stakeholder near Potash Bay on
Lake Champlain.
Batchelder is said to have admitted to
States Attorney G. w. Stone that he at
tackled Mrs. Cheeseman. having planned
the deed Monday, his motive having been
10 secure money with which to go away
Batchelder was born in Plainfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
DR.. LEE INJURED;
HIS CAR BURNED
Run Into by Studebaker from New York
in East Putney-Says Driver of
Studebaker "Hogged' Road.

DR.. p. T. Lee of Brattleboro was in
jured and his automobile was burned i'm
a series of mishaps yesterday afternoon.
About 3 o'clock on the north road from
the East Putney depot as he was on his
way to the r. A. LoOmis farm to make
4 professional call. his car was hit bv
a large Studebaker runab bout bearing
the New York license number 4005OO.
DIR. Lee states that he saw the car COM
ing at a good rate of speed. the driver
evidently not intending to turn out very
far consequently DR. Lee turned into
the ditch as far as possible, but the
Studebaker hit his Overland on the left
side, smashing in the front end. The doc
tor had his left foot on the brake at
the, time, and he was hit with such force
that his foot turned backwards and one
bone was broken.
A man and woman were driving in the
New York car and she was cut about
the face by broken glass from the wind
shield. The radiator on the Studebaker
was smashed. After working on his car
for some time and getting it so it would
nun. DIR. Lee started to drive back to the
putney garage to leave his car for re-
pairs, but he had not gone far when his
timing mechanism went wrong and the
car burned up. DIR. Lee was attended
by DIR. w. J. Kaine after his arrival at
his home on Williams street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL

Arthur Longueill of Clark street is i'll
i'm the Memorial hospital.
Guy Bailey of Philadelphia is visiting
here this week with friends.
Miss Helen Marines of Putney is Wis
iting Miss Irene Cooper of Green street.
Miss Cora Cook of Lancaster, \. II,
is visiting in towp with Mrs, e T.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brink of Pitts
burgh Pa. are registered at the Brooks
House for a few days stay.
Miss Helen Longueill and Miss Edith
Nash returned last night after spending
two weeks in Binghamton, \. Y.
Howard c. Gilbert and f. Kinson
Doak. who had been camping 10 days at
Spofford lake, returned home today.
Amos J. Bowers of Philadelphia, for
merly resident of this town, is here on
business for the Estey Organ company.
Miss Elizabeth Schwenk went yester-
day to Spofford lake where she will be
guest several days of Miss Alice Boy
den.
Miss Grace French. clerk in Hough-
ton & SimOnds's store. will go Saturday
to her home in Springfield (Vt.) to spend
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Latchis and family
went this afternoon to Keene to attend
mother, Mrs. Bardis.
Mrs. Lewis Nutter and daughter.
Irene. who had been visiting relatives in
Pittsfield Me- several weeks, returned
home yesterday. Mr.. Nutter met them at
Gardner.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stores of Somer
vile, Mass, and Mrs. A. +. Mack and
son. Gordon. of Rutland have been visit
ing their mother. Mrs. Fred Davis of
Guilford. formerly of this town.
Mrs Harriet Dearborn is confined to
her home on Putney road with rheuma-
tism Her daughter, Mrs. Minnie ID.
Taylor. who had been spending several
weeks at Spofford lake. has returned to
town to care for her mother.
Rev. and Mrs Il. Q. s. Osgood left
this morning for Plymouth, Mass. where
they will see the Pilgrim pageant this
evening. They will spend a week at
Brant Rock. Mass, and a few days in
other places along the Massachusetts
coast, returning to Brattleboro the last
of the month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
GOODWIN CHOSEN
CAPTAIN OF co. |
Receives Unanimous Vote
i'm Special Election
Last Night
EXNER PROMOTED
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Sgt Bastian Made I'd Lieutenant-AII
Are World War Neterans-Barracks
Shake with Cheers of Men as Election
Results Are Announced.
Especial to The Reformer.)
CAMP DEVENS, Aug. IL

At a special election by Company l
of Brattleboro last night LIST Lieut..
Charles \. Il. Goodwin was elected
unanimously captain of the company to
fill the vacancy caused by the election
of Capt. f. w Gibson to the colonelcy
of the LIST Vermont infantry last Satur-
day night.
The vacancy thus created in the posi-
tion of list lieutenant was filled by the
election of I'd Lieut.. Alexander J. Ex-
ner, and 1st Sergt. James III. Bastion was
elected lieutenant to succeed Lieut.. Ex-
ner.
All these men are World war veter-
ans.
Capt. Goodwin is regarded as one of
the best drilled officers in the regiment
Lieut.. Exner was made ID lieutenant
only few weeks ago, to succeed e. C.
Vale, who left town.
The barracks shook with the cheers
of Company / men when the results of
the elections were announced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
RAILROAD EARNINGS GAIN.
Roads Earn sf4.6s7, ,S46 More in June
Than i'm May.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 11-Railroads
of the country earned $51, ,77S.0 net in
June, which was gain of $14,697, ,346
over net earnings for May, according to
reports filed with the interstate commerce
commission by the carriers and made
way association.
The earnings for June, the association
said. represented a 81 per cent annual
return on railroad investment as com
pared with "a per cent return for May,
based upon the tentative valuation of
railroads, fixed by the interstate com
merce commission. Earnings for June.
however, We're $47. 1895. 900. or Ar per
cent below the amount contemplated by
the transportation act. Thes June earn
ings We're the largest since November,
when they amounted to $54, ,343, ,793.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
FINAL ARGUMENTS
IN TUFTS CASE
His Counsel Claims Charges Are Refiec-
ton on Judges-AttOrney General :
Allen, Speaking.

BOSTON, Aug. 11.-Closing arguments
of the defense continued today at the trial
before the superior court of District At
torney Nathan A Tufts of Middlesex
county for alleged misuse of his office
Melvin VI. Johnson. senior defense coun-
sci. asserted that Attorney General Allen,
who brought the charges against Tufts.
was in reality directing an attack against
the Judges of the superior court. In all
cases of filing in Middlesex county, he
added, the disposition was ordered by the
court Taking up a charge of withhold
ing evidence, Mr.. Johnson declared the
records showed that all the evidence was
produced.
Mr.. johnson concluded his argument
by asserting that Tufts deserved COM
mendation, not blame, for his acts in the
Barney case.
Attorney General Allen rose to open the
states arguments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
NEW CLUB AGENT
TAKES UP DUTIES
Miss Viola NJ Cameron Arranges for
Canning Demonstrations at Fair
Confers With Miss Luce.

Miss Viola NJ Cameron. club agent
for Windham county. arrived here yes
terday afternoon to take up her duties,
and first had a conference in the Farm
Bureau headquarters with Miss Marjorie
+. Luce of Burlington, assistant state
club leader. She was in Guilford this
forenoon arranging for a canning dem
onstration at the Valley fair. and this
afternoon she is at Marlboro branch for
a similar purpose.
County Agent r. Wilton Harvey has
arranged for a stock judging team in
Vernon by the boys, and Miss Cameron
will carry on that work She is staying
temporarily at the Brooks House.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
SUSPECTS HUGE
UNDERGROUND STILL
Windsor County Officers Seeking Hol-
low Tree i'm NOrwich-TwO
Men Under Arrest.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Aug.
11.-Myron Armstrong. farmer. of
Hartford was brought yesterday into
Hartford municipal court to answer to
the charge of manufacturing selling and
possessing liquor. preferred by States
Attorney Howland Armstrong was re-
leased in $500 bail for jury trial on Aug.
23.
While the court was sitting in Arm
strongs case officials brought Don
Wheeler, also of Norwich, into court on
the same charge. Wheeler was released
in bail of 5000 for trial by jury on Aug
IL Leslie RiX, who works for Wheeler
was detained in connection with the lat
ter'S arrest
states attorney Howland asserted that
he had reason to believe a huge under
ground STILL. entrance to which is OBJ
tanned through a hollow tree, is being op-
Grated in the vicinity of Norwich.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
BARBER TO BUILD
ON LINDEN STREET
BUYS Vacant Lot of Mr. and Mrs. HOI-
den-R. III. Messenger Buys Green
house and House He Occupies.

Attorney Frank +. Barber and r. Fl.
Messenger have bought of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. II. Holden the former Dalton premises
on Linden street, formerly occupied by
the late Charles w. Dunham. and it is
Alr. Barber's intention to erect a house
on the front lot, the former house having
been destroyed by fire. Mr. Messenger
takes the greenhouse and the house oc-
cupied by him as residence Mr.. Bar
Der and family, who have been at Spof-
ford lake since selling the AIelrose prop
ertv on Linden street. are planning to oc-
cupy an apartment in the Abbott build
ing on Elliot street after their return
from the lake until their house is erected
Whether it will be built this fall or not
until next year has not been decided.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-11
GENERAL WOOD FOR
GOVERNOR GENERAL
President Harding Putting Bill Through
Congress TO Send Him TO
Philippines.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1L-Maj Gen.
leonard Wood was authoritatively stated
TODAY to have been selected by President
Harding for governor general of the Phil
ippines and TO have expressed willing
ness to accept the post.
\ bill designated to remove all doubt
of eligibility of General Wood for the
governorship, introduced by Chairman
Wadsworth of the senate military com
mittee, is understood to have been sug-
gested by the administration. 1t pro
vides that active army officers shall be
eligible for civil offices of the govern
ment in administering its territorial
possessions