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The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
Calder Backs Kracke
For Port Collector

:. ALBANY. Y. Y, Dec. z
Federal appointments in this State.
which comprise virtually all he
publican patronage posts remaining
after the Smith landslide OF last
month, threaten to be delayed be-
yond the holidays.
There are only five offices filled
by President Harding. but reported
lack of accord in the State organiza-
ton is responsible for the hold up.
Just as It was supposed to be
settled that Philip Elting. would
be named collector of the Port of
New York, 1t developed tonight
that Senator Calder has advanced
+, ]. II. Kracke for appointment.
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Woman Found Guilty
Of City Payroll Fraud

DES MONIES. Ia. Dec. 2f.-Miss
Mary Erase, sister Of former Park
Commissioner Erase, and erstwhile
secretary Of that department, was
found guilty yesterday of a payroll
fraud against the city running into
thousands OF dollars. =.
Conviction on the charges on
which Miss Erase was tried carries
with It q penalty ranking from .
term in the county Jail to seven
wears IN the penitentiary.
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resented. in the
C on flict. II
seems difficult
to rouse the
business m e n
Of the United
States to the
fact that the
propaganda of
foreigners in
Washington Is
largely bu 8 l.
ness propag gan
da: that IL the
campaign sue
ceeds, tn ere
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in the following
words: There is
no finer man in
the Marine Corps
today"
Captain s h u
Ter. who recently
retired as rom
mander OF Ma
tional Press Club
p st of tn Q
A m e ric a n Le-
q ] o n, W e MT
{ h T o gh t h o
withering fire OF
b e lie a u Wood
with the now
I a m o us Fifth
Regiment of Ma
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Arrests Bare Joliet
Jail Delivery Plot

CHICAGO. Dec. f2.-Pians for a
spectacular escape of convicts from
Joliet prison are said by police to-
day to have been frustrated in the
capture early this morning OF q
$500 900 band OF alleged hank rob
bers, safebiowers and hold-up men
A pen and ink sketch az the
prison. with windows and roads
marked. was part OF letter found
on one OF the prisoners.
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chred yNter1Ay
Kahn. who b
chairman of
the House MI:
ftary Affairs
Committee, Ia
bitterly opposed
to any foreign
entanglements.
He asserted ~
his belief that
the American
people, II a.
forded an op-
por fu ntty,
would voice the
Q q m Q Dend-
ment.
II am FIRM
ly Of the opin-
inn that the
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COkleS ptCvsoes stated that q
large numoer had obtained posi-
tons with private concerns.
Colonel Forbes announcement
stated that ''some Of the married
women Who were included in the
reduction are now employed in their
own homes as they have concluded
that the emergency for which they
took positions with the Government
10 over"
The committee VIII continue to
search for positions in the Federal
service for some Of the discharged
employees who have not as yet been
placed.
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European and Asiatic nations are
moved By wholly selfish rsasons
when they either sugEsst or are
willing to accept American inter
vsntton IN foreign affairs, Repre-
sentative Kahn of California DE-
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By GEORGE WHEELER HINMAN
Universal Service.

A conflict between foreign busi-
ness and American business is
in progress. One of the battle
fields is Washington.
American business is not repre-
sented. or at best only half rep
The Washington herald., 1922-12-23
Clerk Steals $S5,O00;
Gets Five Years In Jail

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. ai.-wal-
ter c. Lassiter. confidential man
and bookke<per for the MsCurdy
Real Estate Company. pleaded guilty
'oday to defraudinE the concern Of
ss5.eoo.
He had been working for the
trim for a salary OF SIS a month
Tor years. He was sentenced 70
prison tor 1--WE years.
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ment in other
Government de-
partments for 70
per cent of the
employees " h o
were dropped In
the recent re-
duction OF per
sonnel In 0s -.
reau.
Personnel ofn-
cer III. w. Long
fellow. chairman
Of the commit.
tee In charge OF
obtaining Jobs
for the suspend
ed " orkers,
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CAPT. OK. SAULSQ- rines.
The treasurer-elect was .feted at a
reception IN the Marine Barracks
and presented with q past COM
hander's medal.
On the ticket with Governor-elect
Alfred E. Smith. Captain Shuler was
swept into office with the landslide
of votes.
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ELEVEN SOCIALISTS TO DIE,

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Revolution-
ary tribunals in Petrograd have
sentenced eleven Socialists to death
after a massed trial Of twenty-five
on charges OF treason, according to
a Central News dispatch tonight
from Helsingfors.
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QUEBEC PLANS BIG DAM.

QUEBEC, Dec. IA contract
for building . big dam st the
Grand discharge from Lake 81.
John in Quebec has been hgned
between James B. Duke Of New
York and the Quebec Development
Company. It was announced to
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United States should hold aloof from
all foreign entangiements. whether
II is . nsw naval armament hni'
tation conference or reparafions or
debts" Kahn said. 1T seems that
the only reason the European and
other nations have for taking up
these matters with our Govern
ment is 70 enable them TO dis
deeper into our treasury.
Kahn spoke freely in opposition
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P0PE'S MESSAGE DELAYED

ROME. DEC. 22.-It was re.
ported here this afternoon that
the letter which Pope Plus XII.
was to issue Christmas has been
postponed until next Month, owing
to 7 ,th the ,aness,o illness Of Prof CALI. Chief
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Lejeune Lands
Capt. Shuler

Capt. George X. Shuler. treasurer
elect Of New York State. was lauded
by Major. Gen. John A. Lejeune,
commandant of the Marine Corps,
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Ousted Clerks
Get New Jobs

Col. Charles r. Forbes. oireceol
Of the Veterans Bureau. announces
yesterday that the bureau mas pro-
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TODAY

Continued from First Page.)
to Mr.. Baer, add one inch to
the length Of China's shirt, and
world busy"
HENRY FORD starts q big
II plant In Chicago, is buying
more coal mines and iron mines,
plans to start big plants every
where. His main idea is to
create more joDs," says he. It's
a good idea.
Part Of the idea, unconscious,
perhaps, is to prepare for that
big national presidential cam
paign in 1924.
II Ford had let money alone,
if he hadn't criticized gold, "yel-
low and cold" but so dear to
the human heart, he would be
stronger. When you touch gold
look out! William ]. Bryan
tried it.
DIAPERS OWNED or con-
L trolled by bankers print
fearful articles attacking the
suggestion that tax-free securi-
ties be abolished. Friends of
the poor little rich man say
that forbiddine such income
tax-free securities "takes away
States rights. Too bad; what
wonderful, sudden sympathy for
the rights of commonwealth!
What they really worry about
is this: To end tax-free securi-
ties would take from men Of big
incomes the cyclone cellar in
which they have safely hidden
from tax gatherers, while
smaller mep have paid the taxes.
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except night in Jail for host OF
them. They were simply the VIC
tins of an idiosyncrasy OF man
to follow along once something IS
started.
AS I said in the beginning, the
white ,collared guys suffer the same
way. can walk into any Office
in town and say there is a dog
fight down in the alley and every
fool guy in the office will risk his
life hanging out the window to see
what's going on.
"a cop trys to arrest a mamie
resists. One man up street glimpses
the scene and rushes to it. In
three minutes every loose bird on
the highway is struggling for a
look
Il II you can suck one good guy in
on a wildcat investment, you'll get
a lot more because that bird .um-
bled for the plan. All the other
sheep want to take a tumble also.
7 remember one time when I was
in college up near New Castle at
Westminster. Westminster was to
play Grove City in baseball on >
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Berton Braley's Poem
DO 1T NOW.

Every year / chant this ballad:
swat the fly!''
It's advice that's always valid.
Swat the fly.
When borne in on summer breezes,
He alights on cakes and cheeses,
Swat the fly!
Do it now and do not waitto
Swat the fly!
Though it never is too late to
Swat the fly.
When he buzzes, when he's quiet,
Grab the swatter and apply it;
Get him quick, you ought to try it,
Swat the fly!
When you have the chance don't
Il fail to
Swat the fly!
Swat the female and the male, too.
Swat the fly! GEE
Poison him with deadly potions,
Capture him with sticky lotions,
Also, with unerrins motions.
Swat the fly!
Now that summer is before US,
Swat the fly!
While we all repeat in chorus
"Swat the fly."
What shout to you again is,
"Swat the fly, for he's a menace;
Till the last ones name is Dennis,
Swat the ny,',
Copyright. 1922, NEA service3
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THIS is THE STUFF

street is finding it unhealthy pur-
3SaV sue@its The path is getting
increasingly rocky and it is the hope of all the
ssspectables element of the city that. the denizens
decide to vacate
The East%s Side has long prayed for relief from
gtheEconditions Water street. Therein indeed
been San admirable restraint shown by the resi-
EoYer$the almost unbearable nditions that
spreYailin this spot of pestilence They have been
more than patient, more than longsuferng and the
reward lis about to be theirs
The sickenng details OF some of the last tab
fesusSstaged$ by Water street in the$courts this
week madeseven hardened court hangers-on crnge.
Acting MayorA Arnett applied drastic remedy
as possible and as the offenders stepped the
threshold OF police court, the county officers
on hand to supplement the action of the mayor
This kind of cooperation between the city and the
seounty&WilI$ clean up Water street if there is no
Ietsnps on the part Of the officials. A campaign
-spf pub lie Indignation against the OF the
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Monday. There was good train
to the scene of conflict on Monday
morning; but early Sunday evening
one fellow suggested we walk over
AN all night hike Another fel.
low agreed, the word spread about.
Soon we had young army ready
to go.
We were of in a bunch All
night long we walked over hills and
valleys. AS the first strealSs OF
dawn Were breaking over the hills,
we turned into a barn near the road
way and grabbed OF an hours nap
in, the hay. Then up again and
away on the weary hike to Grove
City. Arriving there about 10
O'Clock in the morning, we were so
tired and bedraggled we had no pep
left for the ball game. We could
have looked peacefully on as a man
hit homer with the bases full
without getting an extra heart
beat. And we were supposed to
have ordinary intelligence.
OF course, there is one happy
thing about the fol low the leader
idea-at times the leader is q smart
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DEMON STR ATlO ON ON
HEA Il DESCRI BED

PROVIDENCE,

" =
child health demonstration III
Mansfield Ohio. selected as /.
typicaI American community VA
described by Walter II. Brown os
thaa National Child Health Council
In an address today before the Ma
lttional Conference Of Social Work
here The expert ment was describs
as "a coop effort to SHOW
what an american community cans
do to increase the health ans
strength OF its next generator. " s sSE
The demonstration, Mr. Brown
said. would be carried on by IA
small staff #of trained workers.
who are making a study of tho
health needs and resources or the
community and planning methods
for health education n3the schools
and medical and nursing care for.
children The policy includes in
sistence upon approval and parti-
gcipation of the local community IN
all plans and programs
A sum OF 5000, 900 upplemented
by funds from the community, was
set aside to carry on the demon
stration for a period of five years.
the speaker said Mansfield, a.
town of 10000 Inhabitants, was
chosen as a site II ON amons
eighty applicants. VI
The National Child Health CoiSn7f
ell is made up of repres entatisY YES
from the American Hygiene
Association, American Red Cross.
Child Health Organization, Nation.
al Child Labor Committee Ma
3tional Organization for Public
Health Nursing and National TIE
horcDIoSis Association E s53S
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sidelights
CURIOUS MAN.

-
Ian Is a curious animal, intelli-
gent edition of the ape, according
81 10 the theories of a Morgantown
sprofessor. Often his intelligence
seems to Use no higher than the
sheep And this goes for the, white
collared guys and pencil pushers
offices as well as the man who
digs coal.
There was concrete example
OF that cond ition yesterday when
ne 400 miners paraded over the
Fairmont section. I think some
one down the road suggested early
yesterdaygm morning to have march
heswas the lead sheep. The other
fell in line and away they went,
marching miles and miles and
burning up energy by the pound.
The miners; no dou BIT, thought they
we're doing something worth while,
even though they gained nothing
!
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one, and points the way 10 higher
better thing
So many Of us are simple follow
sers that the only salvation for the
world, the only $panacea for aches
and pains of unsettled Industrial
$condi lions brought about by the
World War is for those who can
be leaders to use their influence for
the good. What we must have are
leaders who are fair, honest and
ever willing to do the thing that
will, as expressed by Col T.. r.
Roosevelt, make the nation a good
place to live for every body, because
it must be~made that way before
it IS good place for anybody to
live.
gs The responsibility OF leadership
is tremendous and IT should be
realized.
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week Rosewood lod ST Re
good meeting IN he Arnett Hall
which has been their home since
the fire Or last win ter Several lin
itiaions were had after the busi-
ness meeting. The$work of. inia-
tiation was put on by q degree
team from the Fairmont lodge
Following the Initiation sump-
&tuous BANQUET was served
Il Bible Glasses
The First Ward Bible class WIKI
+ be entertained on Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Sarah
$prickett in Mill street. Second.
ward class held a good meeting at
the home of Mr.. ans, Mrs Pink
Bartholow in Jasper street No
place has been announced for
their next meeting. The third
ward class will meet at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Martin. All les
sons for next week will be from
the eighth chapter of Romans.
Personals
Mrs. Straud Freeman and chill
dren are guests of relatives in
Nicholas county
Mrs. J. II. Harris was called to
Watson Wednesday by the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. II. T: .
Fitzhugh-
The Rev. C. w. o'Dell of
Boothsvil1e was here on Thursday
to visit his son, Carter O'DelL.
Mrs. NJ. B. Barker was at East
Park Thursday where she attend
ed an all day quilting party given
! by the ladies' of the Diamond
Street Methodist Episcopal
church. ISL
Mrs. Pearl Jones anL children
of Brennan are guests of the for
mer's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. w
Amos of High Lawns.
Mr. and Mrs. Neason Amos left.
here a few days ago for a visit
with relatives in Point Pleasant
before returning to their home IN
Uniontown.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Keener were
weekend visitors VIII relatives at
Benton's Ferry
viii Snider is making many inn
proyements to his property in the
High Lawns addition.
Mrs. Emma Snider OF Bellview
was the guest of Mrs. Grace Bark
er in Mill street Wednesday.
Mrs. Dave Prickett has return
ed from Viola where she spent
several days with her daughter
Miss Ruth Prickett.
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sArUKDAY EVENING, JUNE "a, 1922.
THE BEAST.

nd HE entire alton stands ashast at the red
s LIS slaughterscomnitted by union miners a
little Of men at work in the Lester
strip mine IIerrin, Ills. The awful horrors that
sIeatured the murder the victims could hardly
duplicated any uncivilized quarter of the
globe matter how savage or inhuman
The awful $ravening, coward1y spirit of the mob!
Five thousand Of them descending upon hand
ssIuI!s How bold in their numbers. How. cowardly
their advantage In all annals of the history
Ssof the United Mine Workers there has never been
such blow at their organization as
WAS struck in the outrage at Herrin Thursday
Pubic opinion RACES at the thought of dozens of
murdered and tortured by "a crazed mob who
took unto itself tn power of life and DEATH and
east eanation's Law aside like a straw.
HID The American people will not stand for such
conduct one second. There is only single
ETay8S comfort the whole dark, terrible blot
and that#is the hope that the mad beasts who
manned, and tortured, and butchered helpless
pleading victims, were not Americans born. 1t is
ssbeyond 8thes belief the public that American
blood sense of fair ndividual rights
and respect forthe law, could participate in such
viciousness.
America is paying for her carelessness Europe
has long suffered from the unreasoningS hand
tugs civilized law and ORDER and grasps at
{ the things upon which prosperity, equality. and
security is grounded. For years this tainted blood
dStheseSvicious, crazed minds have been allowed
SsbTooding g, aunreasoning, watchful-t is in deeds
4 like this@o Herrin that America gets a true
s. glimpse OF the beast that sinks at her heels
Among the millions of Americans whose blood
chilled at the news that out of Illinois,
Igscans be counted every real American who belongs
sSto#the# miners union. The attack on these men
8SWhoshaye committed murder should be led by the
e miners uncJn whom they have done their best
EstosS destroy. The prosecution should be assisted
and surged8on by the miners union which will Ger
5stainiySzb wrecked if mad permitted to
make Oft weapon against civilized law and
order.9SsT The men should rest until these
omen ders#pay the extreme penalty for the deeds
atheys have committed, should the of the
union in Illinois Will the union shrug its hould-
its responsibility express polite regret
land SalloW.it to go at that?
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RIVESVILLE COUNCIL
WILL HOLD MEETING

| RTVESVILLE, June "a. - The
town council OF Rivesville will hold
a special session on Friday eve
! ming of next week to discuss appli-
cations for licenses to operate soft
| drink stands, motion picture the
aters and restaurants. A number
of other important business mat
tiers will also be taken up
Camping Party.
"A jolly party of campers left here
on Thursday morning of this week
for a point near Monongah where
they will spend the rest of the
week. The party is composed OF
the members of the R. S. Google
Sunday school class of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. South. There
were about twenty youngsters in
the party. Besides the teacher of
the class, Charlton Grice,; Edward
Bowman and Cecil Keener, were
members of the party to assist in
the care of the younger boys.
Missionary Society.
The organization OF the mission
airy society among the ladies of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
which was to have been held yes
terday evening has been postponed
uILll w euAGSudS seSSAllS III 1lS2At
week. The change was made in or.
der that all members of the church
should be apprised of the organiza-
ton On the date next week, Mrs.
Ward NJ. Downs of Fairmont. con-
ference secretary of the district
will be present to assist in form
ing the class.
Building Committee Meets.
n E<.f I NE
week the building committee of the
meeting in the office room of c. c.
Arnett. NJ. A Watkins of Fair
mont. who is the architect in charge
of the work, was present with the
committee. Plans OF the lodge
hall were presented and approved
by the committee and the work of
excavating for the new hall will
probably be begun the first of July
Daughter Born.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Michael of
Highlands are the happy parents
OF fine little daughter whom they
welcomed to their home on juno
H.. Mrs. Michael and the babe are
doing nicely.
Had Picnic.
IIS 81 hAiC
green Sunday school class of the
Methodist Episcopal Church We're
given a delightful outing on Thurs
day afternoon, when they were
taken to Sugar Grove for a picnic
supper. The Misses Lois Phillips
and Dora, May Smith chaperoned
the party, and the following girls
were present: Ruth Hamricl1, Mary
Hannrick, Helen Bowman, Ruby
Layman, Edna Brown, Kathleen
Morgan. Jessamine Mcdowell,
Mary Duiack, May GaskiIl, Pansy
Shumaker and Doris Huffman.
Birthday Party.
A very pleasant affair was the
surprise birthday party given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Straight on a recent evening in
Honor of the birthday of their son,
Joseph, who is home from the State
University at Morgantown for the
SUNNI er holidays. About thirty
guests were present for the occa.
sion, and most happy evening
was spent Delicious refreshments
were served the guests, and MI.
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E SUITS ENTERED.

The following law and chancery
suits have been filed at the office
Of the Clerk OF the Circuit Court
L. A. Gather:
Joseph G. Davis against Elmls
q. Davis, Tennie J. Sullivan. Emma n 2:
F. Lewis, Julia a. Miller, ohm E5
Davis, Mary f. White, Ada g. Me.
near, Cinda Fox, Thornton w,
Stewart, Tedie Ash, Madaline Ash
Wilma Ash, Willis Ash, Geneva
Ash. Warren Miller, Harry Miller
w. r. McIntire and Halle McIn
tire, a cfancery action returnablSf
at August rules. M W. Ogden, att
torncy for the plaintiff.
The petition OF i. NJ: Baker for AZ
state license to carry a revolver
was filed and the license issuedsE
A. J. Colborn was attorney for tbs
petitioner.
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ag3-5 NJ -8EIfs97 1'-a "a
w. c. "a. SPONSORS

n HE civic Departments of the sNoman's Club is
II lending a hand this week to the Y. w. C. q.
by selling chautauqua tickets for the Redpath
attraction beginning here July 4 In com bining
forces the results will be better and the tickets
for this attraction should have ready sale The
tent will pitched this the lot where
the Sunday abernac1e formerly stood, fine loca-
tion. and one accessible for mostpeople Nh
The Redpath Chautauqua has always offered a
most pleasing program to 5Fairmonters. Sometimes
one organization and sometimes another has been
back OF the Chautauqua which requires guar
antee for its coming THIS year the Y ": g. q.
is sponsoring considering it greatly worth while
to bring to the city week of wholesome amuse-
ment of excellent educational worth, and general
merit.
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The organization of mercan Italian Club to
be conducted by some of the leading men OF the
city under the auspices Of one OF the leaolng
churches is something that the whole city should
he interested in. The work of assimilation must
be undertaken in earnest The work strikes at a
community problS ~. The general public should
take an active part in this proposed organization
America has been late in action along this line
and every day now she is paying the penalty Make
real Americans out of these men and half the un-
rest in industry will disappear
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TO RENTER 11ouo1s TRADE

as LONDON June "a. Field
Marshall Earl Haig is soon to re-
enter the liquor trade with which
he was formerly connected as di-
rector of the firm of John Haig
& e Co. The controlling interest in
the company was acquired in 1919
by the Distillers' CO., I'd, of Ed,
one of the largest groups of the
whisky interests in the world The
field marshal viii join the distil-
slers board: in J uly.3 u 9 "A
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If marching miners were stopped by the officials
and searched for weapons it would remove the ever
present danger of murder in the mine p1cketins
that is going The sheriff has a right to search
a suspect for concealed weapons: 1t was thought
by MANY Yesterday that -nabers of the marchers
were armed and had permits to C: try guns. a
search of the men would either verified or dis
proved this opinion.