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Slow Process of Settlement in Illinois.
Chicago ILL.,, Aug. ia quick settlement Of the
Illinois mine strike appeared very improbable today a.
operators and miners into conference in this city
backing OF miners wage committee, is expected to in
form the operators that peace is only possible through
an agreement similar to the Cleveland compromise
fectcd several days ago and relating to bumnous re-
gions in other states al 8N SHs
The Illinois operators have announced that thev
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constable John Collier Drained With Double Bared Shot Cm Nose Broken!
The Soliplh-one e

IS INDEPENDENT
OF fncfiOnnI "gangx" and
sO-cqlIed political sslead-
ers." Its q newspaper.
standing for the best In
terests Of the community.
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IN GREENE COUNTY
The subscription price II
payable In advance. The
price Is $500 per year In
advance IL sent outside
of Greene County.
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Ruth nca,cy vii sing. accompanied by
rrof Evans on TIC violin while Miss
Maruarc' Mcmahon will play the hr'"ai
chorus from l.ohrcngrtn "a the hrI"h'
marty approaches the altar. LHnghah1
have decorated the interior Of INC
church in their usual artistic manner
with white chrysanthsmums prcdon'-
mating.
The bride vii, lie clothed in hcaut-
!uI creation Of white embroidered ge"rE
cite with n fun tullr veil caught =; tue
couture with wreath OF orange DioS
SONS and will carry n bouquet "t
brides roses and l!i'ea o: the valley,
Miss Wiley VIII wear 4 peach c"'o'''
crepe de chine gown and her flowers
viii be pink Columbia roses
immediately following me ceremony
wedding breakfast will be served AZ
tho Catholic Womans league. and nre''E
appoiutmcn,s will be apparent NJ inc
bride, table Later in the dav MT an"
Mrs Sprowls will leave on wedding
trim through the Shenandoah valley
s,npp.nS Off A. Wa sh!ngton. New ("TN
and other large cities. Upon the'r re-
turn they will reside In wheeling.
M,ss E-ady Is tho daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs J. ]. Brady % Sixteenth street
md - graduate OF Wheeling hisn
school She has large number al
friends. who have extended her thciT
GOOD wishes. Mr.. Sprowls Is the son 81
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Sprowls OF ClaysHili"
Pa. and I. connected with tho Wheel
irr Office OF the Washburn Crosby
company
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!. W.MEET|NGAT
COUNTRY CLUB
fH ENGAGEMENT II ANNOUNCED
or Mss NELLIE wINnH8 AND
Nh. II. y. EPPLISXIul11.
The Days Social Program Beasts Sew.
sral Charming and Interest
ing Events.

Saturday afternoon the Y. +. Z. a.
board of directors held an interesting
meeting Of the committees and the
chaIrmen OF the various departments
at the Country club. Luncheon was
served at 1880 o'clock. after which en-
couraging reports and policies OF the
different departments and committees
were given by Mrs. Julian Hearne.
chairman OF the house and maintenance
committee: Miss Helen Yoemans. cafe
terra director: Miss Katherine Brown.
Industrial extension executive secre-
tary: Miss Elsie Schlemmer OF the
camp. Rotawanis; Mrs. w. J. Stoops.
chairman OF the membership commit
tee: Miss Margaret Mendel. residence
secretary Miss ZelIah Burroughs. siri
reserves secretary: Mrs. Charles
D'Rrien Of the Blue Triangle branch:
Miss Amy Ward. chairman OF the re-
ligious education committee: Mrs. Mae
Kinney Lewis. general secretary: Mrs.
II. L. Bond. president OF the board.
presided. During the afternoon DR..
Samuel Martin Gibson gave an !nspir-
Ing address In which he spoke OF the
GOOD work Of the Y. W. c. A.. and OF
the possibilities OF their further In
fluence for good IN the community.
Present were: Mesdamcs L. \. Roll.
Albert Meyers, w. FrisselI, J. f. S"ee-
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ncy. Fred Faris. W. II. Gilmer. Albert
Schcnk. J. Dickey. S. E. Guild. James
Matthews, Charles OBrlen. J. {. Helm
lcin. W. II. Mckee. Harriet Flanna-
gan. Harry Adams. r. r. Spears. r. X.
Kitchen. William Greer. F.. K. Hoge.
+. w. Fickcs. George LocKhardt. II. l..
Rond. Walter Daniels. W. J. Stops.
Jesse Bloch. Lee c. PAUL. w. A. Hortz-
man. William Pryor Albert Whitaker.
Marion Young. .. G.. Beans. J. q.
Hcsrne. Mae Kinney evils, W. J. Cow
den. Dent Taylor. John b. Garden. II. c.
FranzheIm, W. II. Metzncr: Misses
katherine Pfarr. Carrie Frazier, Mar
tina Ross. Katherine Brown. Evelyn
Bassett. Kate all. Rena Wagner. Evelyn
Clrich. Clara Forbes Elsie Lazure. Anna
Bruhn. Effie Elliott Amy Ward, Helen
Yoemans. Zillah Burroughs. Anna
Cowan. Elsie Keyscr, Alice Patterson,
Augusta Wright, Rebba Kline. Nettie
Poorman. Bess Crois Elsie Schlrmer
Isabel Claridge. Florence Maxwell.
Doris Moore. Louise Harper. Leeana
Hubbard. katherine McBane.
SPORTS
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Mfr and Mrs. Cecil +. Babb have re-
turned from an extended visit At wash
Ington. u. G.
Carl Lang OF New York city is WISH
ing friends OH the Island.
ID. Earle Rogers Archie stewart anu
william Havercamp left yesterday by
automobile for Atlantic City. Mcssrs.
Rogers and Stewart viii spend several
dav, in Atlantic City on business while
Mr., Havercamp will continue on 10
New York city.
Miss Louise Walters spent SATURDAY
in pittsburgh, where she witnessed tho
pittsburgh-W. V. L. football game.
Mrs. II. c. Connolly Is slightly III AZ
her home on Lind street.
Niss Ruth Moore OF Sixteenth street
Ia spending several days visiting her
cousin In Natrona, Pa.
Mrs. c. II. Dunaway Is confined TO
her home on the Island with illness
Walter porsch. who has been III Tor
several days. Is able to be out again.
Mr., and Mrs. J. ]. watkins OF ClarKs'
burg are the guests Of Mrs. Watkln
sister. Mrs. F. d. Walton OF Edgdale.
Marsh Golner, who Is attending school
IN Pittsburgh, Is spending re" days
vacation with his mother on North MAIN
street
Mis-. Elizabeth Douglass, OF the
Isla nd. a student at West Liberty Nor
nal school, spent the week-end with
her parents.
Hugh Stobbs, popular local athlete,
who is attending school at bethany
spent yesterday with friends and reia-
tivss In this city.
X. O. Mills. OF Parkersburg, Is spend
ing several days in this city on puH-
ness.
Mis-, Martha Majcskt. Of tho Island
will return TO West Liberty Norman
school today after spending tho week
end with her mother.
Robert Schaaf and X. l. Montgomery
returned homo yesterday after spending
Saturday with friends In Washington,
Pa.
Merritt Brand will leave this morning
for Il short business trip through EAST
ern Ohio.
Miss Katherine Scharf. Of Echo Point.
will return TO West Liberty Normal
school today after weekend WISH
with her parents.
Miss Louise Bloomfield. Of the Island,
spent the week with her parents.
She will resume her studies at Bethany
college today.
Milton Van Kirk. of Wcllsburg. spent
the weekend the guest Of friends IN
Rcllairp.
II. r. Rodgers. Kingston. y. Y, ia the
guest Of his son. Earl. local automobile
accessory dealer.
Miss Mary Fcinle-. OF Twelfth street.
will leave for Nj. DE chantal academy
this morning to resume her studies
after spending tho weekend with her
parents
Bert Giesey returned home yesterday
from Pittsburgh where nc Witnessed tho
Piit-W. V. /. GENE on Saturday.
W. J. Collins. Pittsburgh, returned
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mos, powerful numbers of the whole
score.
Mr.. Martinelli will also give the aria.
Una furtive lagrima." from "L'Elisir
d'Amore' (The EliXor of Love-. This
aria. Down Her Check a Pearly Tear. :"
will always keep an otherwise forgotten
and neglected opera from entire oanish-
ment. The lovely romanza Is undouot-
edly one OF the most famous arias for
tenor voices In all music.
Another famous aria. "Veste la Gulo-
ba" Ton With the Play. from Pagliacci,
will close the program. This air. made
famous BY Caruso. Zerola. Campagnola
and Martinelli describes how the clown.
Pagl.accio. In the play. must paint HIS
face and make merry for the public
while in his heart Is deep remorse and
jealousy. II Is indeed great aria
worthy Of a great artist. Two groups OF
songs for each artist. and duet from
Carmen. completes the program. inc
evening promises much.
Galn-curoi's Program.
J. F. Mullaney, Of Martins Ferry, 10
responsible for the appearance OF a
great artist, Galli-Curci. on Wednesday
evening. the 18th. She sings IN the
Market auditorium. which has been re-
modelled TO best give all ticket holders
the satisfactory hearing Of the concert.
The stage has been placed In the north
end of the building and a sounding
board will be utilized TO carry tho voices
TO the Furthermore corner OF the hall.
The outstanding number Of the diva's
program will be tho final number. the
Mad Scene" from Hamlet, given with
the assistance OF Manuel BerenGuer.
flautis,. The opera. based upon Shakes
peare's play. music by Thomas. was only
recently revived by the Chicago Opera
Company with Titta Ruffo in the lead
Ing role Ophel!a. driven insane through
the desertIon OF Hamlet. has wandered
TO the lake. where she turns to nearby
shepherds and asks them 10 listen to her
song. a strange sad melody. which IS In
terrupted at intervals ~ wild laughter.
During the closing strains OF the song,
she plunges In the water and floats
away. singing OF Hamlets VOW OF love.
In addition 10 this aria. Galli-Curct
will present several old'English. French
and italian songs. and the we'll known
"villanele" (The Swallows). sung with
flute obligato. Mr.. Homer Samuels, the
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cral account Of the treasurer OF the
United States by J. =. Morgan & Co..
acting as agents Of the British goy-
eminent
The British war loans OF approxi-
matcIyt four and 4 half billions Of dol
lars have been for some time the CEN
ter OF discussion regarding the pay
ment to this country by her war allies
Of war loans of more than 81. 100000
600 4 British commission with power
TO negotiate terms for the payment OF
the British loans is expected TO arrive
here soon 10 discuss he situation with
Washington officials. Accordlng -
unofficial advices from London. Great
Britain has promised full payment.
In modern mental hospitals narcoticS
are not used once today where they
used to he used 100 times 10 years ago.
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BRITISH TO PAY
INTEREST ON ITS
WAR LOANS TODAY

New york. Oct. 15.-The British gov
crnment Will make the first payment
Of iniercs; on her american war loans
70 the Cnitel States government to-
morrow when checks and certificates
tntalling $50. QUO 900 will be pail 10 the
Federal Reserve bank here for the gen.
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EltR Club DAueS

One Of the interesting events OF the
day will be tho opening dance OF Wheel
Ing Lodge. B. =. o. Elks. which will
be given this evening at the Elks' Club
auditorium. The best OF music will be
rendered by a popular orchestra. and .
good time 10 assured al attending.
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Mrs Ricci is 4 graduate Of the Royal
College OF Music. London. England. she
has maintained n studio III wheeling
for several years. her methods follow
ing closely those OF her late husband.
VINO was one OF our most celebrated
tassos. Mrs Ricci has achieved tnucn
fame through her compositions, which
have universally been acclaimed by both
concert artists and teachers. AS girl
in London. Mrs. Ricci had the honor
of several appearances before royalty
and upon one occasion. when singing
in Albert Hall. Kensington. London. was
the recipient OF kindly and encouraging
words from the great Jenny Lind. VINO
was In the audience.
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A meeting of the board Of managers
OF the Day Nursery will be held Tues
day afternoon. october II. at 2 o'clock
at the Day Nursery Mrs. Jacob Brit
bingham will preside and the attendance
of all members Is desired.
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Brady-Sprowls.

This morning at o'clock AZ Saint
Jus,ph'a cathedral. the wedding OF Miss
Madeline Erady. and Mr.. Clarence Her
bert Sprowls will be solemnized. with
the Very Rev. q. r. Mcye. V. c.. otf-
cia,ing. Miss Lily Wiley viii attend
the bride while the groom vii! have as
best man his brother, Mr.. Earl Sprowls.
fishers will he Messrs. Chdrles Cam
eron. bernard Burke. John Gardner and
Charles Mcdcr.
During the seating Of IN. guests. Miss
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Tho Luther league Of Zion Lutheran
church will meet In the league rooms
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Dinner
will be served ut o'clock and very
pleasant evening Is anticipated.
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TwiC Meeting.

The members OF the Service Twtg
will meet Wednesday afternoon at tho
home OF Miss Martha Irwin on South
Front street. The meeting will convene
Mt 2:3O, and the usual hospital sewing
will occupy the members to be supplant-
ed by the serving Of tea.
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About People
NoVsn ynts OF individuals - A.
Prom Tbs otty.
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
rhs Horer-W. g. Davis. Cameron
NJ p Chairman, Hartford: Il. VI. liar-
,Isou. Huntingdon; J. W. Ralston,
Parkrrsburg.
McLur-G. H. IIcrud. ClarksburE
T. /, Want. Clarrshurg: Earl Parsons
Clarksburg n. Il, Marley. Fairmont
J. D. Can. Canvar. W. Va; c. NJ
Smith. ShunstOn.
wtndsor-M. II. Bundle. Fairmont;
II r. Phantom. Cincinnati: II. l.. Rces
Pittsburgh: H. s. True. Marion. o.; r.
s, willard. Cleveland; w. F. shaw
washington.
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day. October l.. At The Methodist
church. An ensemble program Will be
given. Mrs. Allen Gibbons Will DO
hostess and Miss Alene Kraft, chairman
Participating in the program are Mes
danes VIII Steber. J. $. Is. C"nnelleH,
Dave Tyler. Jessie Wolf LIpphardt'
Catherine Roney Hawthorne. and Miss
Elsie Jones.
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Lecture HsMtai Club.

The Martins Ferry Lecture Recital
club will hold its second meeting Tues
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oslshratss 1ix.thday.


Miss Mabel Hayne was hostess to
number OF her young friends at her
homo on the Island. Saturday evening
at q very pretty party. the occasion be-
ing her tenth birthday anniversary. The
guests arrived at seven o'clock. and va
rious enjoyable games furnished a very
pleasant time until nine o'clock when a
delicious luncheon was served. Attract
i've apointments and favors suggestinre
OF tho Halloween season were appar'
emit at the table. Enjoying this occas>
ion were:
Misses
M.rraret BOYD, Susan Mcclure.
lana Caldwell Caroline Raor.
Euizabeth Elliott, Jane Noyes.
Mary Louise DobbsJeanette Muhlemsn.
Helcn MONTGOMERY. Lorraine Pieper.
Ruth Spring. Eleanor SteiSer'
Sara Uthman. GLADYS Scheherielh'
Faith Caldwell, Isabel Harris.
Dorothy SchenerleinMaoel Hayne'
Mechanics
James Summers. Earl Summers'
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home Yesterday after spending several
DAYS here on business.
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Engagement Announced.

FRIDAY evening at the home Of Mrs.
J. y. Schenerlein on North Broadway
street. occurred the interesting announ-
cement of the engagement OF Miss
Nellie Wilkler and Mr.. II. Roy Epple-
sheiper which Will terminate in a pref
y nuptiai event Of the latter part OF
this month. Quite few Of Miss Wink
lers friends were present and a very
pleasant evening was spent with music.
ncedlework and games forming the prtn-
cipal diversions. A dainty luncheon
was served toward the close OF the
evening. all details being charmlngly
carried out in pink and blue. Present
were:
Misses
Nellie winkler. Virginia KoSa2
Grace CowaN. Martha Sigenthaler.
Boss Merschrod Carrie Schenerlein,
Wilma SChenerlein. ADA G,ausrc.
sigma Jrnmann, Jessie r."l"r
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xing's Daughters Meet.

The Kings Daughters OF tho FIRST
Lutheran church will hold their regular
monthly meeting at the church parlor
TUESDAY evening, October Il. All NOM
bers are requested to be present.
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Maeadsmy Dance

Many OF the younger social set are
eagerly anticipating the Macademy
dance which will be given this evening
at convention hall. Market auditorium.
The Macademy club dances are always
events Of no little Importance. and this
one, In particular, will have many at
tractive features. The noted Keystone
serenaders. from pittsburgh, Ia. VIII
render the latest dance hits in their
own inlm!table stvlc, and, in addition
will give several original novelty acts.
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Virginia Ko~@

Martha Sigenthaler,
Carrie Schenerlein.
Ada GlaIarr.
Jessie r."l"r.
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VIII Entertain Club.

Mrs, Ralph Douglass. of Thrichsville,
Ohio. formerly Miss Naomi Scamon. OF
this city, who Ia at present visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs a. J. Scamon, OF
Fifteenth street. Will ne hostess this
evening 10 the members OF the card club
10 which she belonged before her de-
parture from Wheeling. The hours
will DO pleasantly occupied with popular
card diversions until 1890. when lunch
con will DO served. Members OF the
81, ,lx
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Euchre Party.

Fort Henry lodge. No. 2, Shield or
Honor. will give cuchre party on
Thursday evening. October ~. ut their
lodge rooms. No. 1921 Eoff street Tho
committee who has charge OF this affair
Ia composed OF the following: Messrs
Clarence Butt. VIM Ii. Doyle. Joe Welty.
Fred Herzcr. Henry Stcck. Jas. Minke-
never, r. W. Doyle. Elmer Delhi, Edw.
Colts, James Friend.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
PLANT OAK TREE
AT GRANT TOMB
Is Part of Ceremony Making Tooth
Anniversary OF Famous Gen.
eral and President

New York, April 27.-An oak
tree from the Grant farm near st.
Louis, was planted near the tomb
of General Grant today, as part OF
the ceremonies marking the one
hundredth anniversary of the
great Americans birth The plant
ing, under the auspices of Charles
L. Peck, president of the American
Forestry association, was attend ID
by the Grant Post of the G. A. r.,
members of the Grant Park associa-
ton, and the American Legion.
Planting of this tree was coinci-
dent with the celebration at Point
Pleasant, Ohio, Grants birthplace,
which was attended by President
Harding, and with the unveiling
this afternoon of the Grant Memoir
ial in Washington.
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TRINITY RIVER
DROPS 16 FEET
Street Car Service Resumed in Ft.
Worth; Number of Dead and
Missing Given as 40.

Fort Worth, Texas, April 81
(By Associated Press.) - Trinity
river was well within it's banks
this morning, the guage showing a
drop of 16 feet over night and now
registering only II. Street car
service was restored this morning
to all flooded suburbs. The dead
and missing list is now 40.
Fort Worth, Texas, April 81
Search for the so or more reported
dead or missing in Fort Worth as
q result of the flood and recon-
struction work took the lead in the
situation here today.
Belief that the crest had passed
was expressed by officials here
early today, after a decided drop
was noted both in the Trinity river
and in Clear Fork creek.
Property damage of probably $2,-
100000 was estimated when the
flood sites were investigated today.
Hundreds of homes have been
swept away and others are filled
with mud and debris, furniture
ruined and their houses damaged
beyond repair.
Dallas, Texas, April 27.-Reports
to the sherif's department this
morning said $500 persons were
homeless at Eagle Ford, six miles
west of Dallas, in the flooded area
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
NEW METHOD IS
DISCOVERED TO
MAKE GASOLINE
Will Increase Annual
Output Ten Bill
lion Gallons.

San Francisco, Calf, April ~
A reduction in the price of gasoline
and the addition of ten billion gal
Ions annually to the California re-
fineries output will result from
the success of secret experiments
conducted in San Francisco for a
period of more than three years,
according to statements made to-
day by c. P Bowie, petroleum en-
gineer attached to the United
States bureau of mines, here. Bow
ie stated that reports showing en-
tire success of long and patient ex-
periments in the refining of hereto
fore practically waste oil pro-
ducts were being prepared and
will be forwarded to Washington
in a few days.
The process, as explained by
Bowie, will make possible the pro-
duction of gasoline in immense
commercial quantities from as
phaltum, oil shale, oil waste, tar
and tar with below grade" oil, all
of which heretofore have baffled
every effort to wrest from them
the gasoline they are known to
contain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-27
new FLOOD AT
NACOCDOCHES
Several Killed and Homes Washed
Away When Bonita Creek
Overfl0ws Banks.

Shreveport, La, April 27.-Sev-
eral persons were killed and a
number of small homes were wash
ed from their foundations when the
Bonita creek at Nacogdoches, Tex
as, IS miles southwest of here,
went out of it's banks last night,
flooding the lowlands, according to
a telephone message received to-
day.
New Orleans, La, April 27.-A
break in the Mississippi river levee
occurred at Poydras, about ten
miles south of New Orleans today.
Early reports are that a section of
the levee about one hundred feet
long blew out and that approxi-
mately $50 families are fleeing be-
fore the flood waters. Poydras is
on the east bank of the river and
the break, unless checked, is ex-
pected to cover a large area Just be-
low the city.
Natchez, Miss, April 27.-F1ood
waters of the Mississippi river,
pouring through a rapidly widen
ing crevass in the Wecama leyee,
this morning reached and entered
the town of Ferriday, La, four
miles from the break.
The residents had received warn
ing of the approach of the water
in ample time to escape.
The town of Vidalia with a popu-
lation of 1000, is next in the path
of the food and is expected to be
reached today.
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CONTINUED on Page Four.
SCHOOL BOARD
HEARS OF FRAUD
Chicago Agent Claims Property Of.
fered for S65,000 Purchased
Later for $95,000.

Chicago, April 27.-Political cir
cles were stirred today over
charges of fraud in the buying of
school property brought before the
board of education.
Charges were in a letter read by
Trustee Hart Hanson and written
by Charles E. Springer, agent for
the property.
Springer claims he offered the
board piece of property for s65.-
600, failed to contract with the
board and later sold it to Charles
A. White, president of the Lincoln
State bank at this price. Seven
days later he states, White sold the
property to the board for $4,000.
Investigation to answer Spring
er's demand of who got the
money" will be started next week
in public hearings, it was an
nounced.