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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-19
REV. J. FRALlNG,
Bemidji, MINI.
Pastor, ST. PHlLfP'S CHURCH
20 Raltran,i Ave. Phone 347

Services on Sundays s Il. MO
a. m.-7:30 p. III.
Prayerbooks. Bibles. and Religious
articles at cost. The Church urges
all Catholics to have ~ copy of the
Bible in their home and to read it
daily.
Non-Catholics are cordially invited
to attend any or all of our services.
Admission free to all eRclistous in
struction, literature and information
on the history and teachings OF the
Catholic Church given free upon re-
quest. All are welcome.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
BANKERS OPEN FIRE
ON STOCK FRAUDS
Crooked Security Peddlers
Cheat D. c. Folks Of Million
In Year, Thompson Says.
FLOCK FROM MARYLAND
Committee Named to Direct
Battle to Force Widow Rob-
bers Out Of Washington.

Promoters Of fraudulent stocks
ind securities. who during the past
ear have swindled washington's
vage earners out Of 1000, 900, were
rranded as pirates and robbers yes
erday by representatives Of bank
ng Institutions and civic bodies
Who launched an educational cam
paign to instruct the public In the
purchase Of valuable Investments.
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
At the cali of Joshua Evans. jr..
,resident Of the District Bankers
Association and wee president of
he Riggs National Bank. repre
,entatives from the Rotary Club.
Chamber Of Commerce, Better Busi.
ness Bureau. Real Estate Board,
Merchants and Manufacturers As.
,ociation, Association Of Chiefs Of
FEDERAL Employees. Real Estate
Soard, Stock Exchange, Distr c,
commissioners. besides q number of
ank'ng institutions, met in the
nankers room Of the Masonic Tenn.
pie, Thirteenth street and New York
avenue northwest.
Tne campaign purpose ,s to edu.
ate wage earners relative to the
'urchase OF securities.
FRAUDS FLOCK HERE.
Eugene e. Thomson. renreser,.
ing the Stock Exchanse decia red
hat the fraudulent promoters
1riven out Of Maryland were flock.
tng into Washington. preying on
Government clerks and particular riv
women. He said:
In the past two years the in.
crease mas been exceptional. Rec
oros snow that the sale Of worth
less securities during these two
years have doubled. Last year
more than 81 100000 was gathered
In by these swindlers.
Thompson cited a case where a
certain organization accommodating
women had been canvassed by a
fraudulent promoting agency. "Sov.
erai of the women" he said, would
not believe the stocks were being
sold at far above their value, even
after I produced records of sale
In this particular case, the stocke
were being sold at $50 more than
they were worth"
REFUSED ADVICE.
A. e. Seymour. secretary of the
Thamber of Commerce. toll of
cases where prospective investors
"ore r'fusAd advice hv IN ,'r ha,l--
ers relative to investments, and
were told to deposit their money in
the bank instead.
Other representatives cited numer-
Gus cases In which the promoters
were buvins stocks in New York
at as low as 81 each and selling
them in Washington for $40 to 1915.
A committee was appointed %
study the situation and devise
means to instruct the public and
to finance the work. The commit.
tee consisted of Joshua Evans, tr..
chairman; A. E. Seymour, D. E.
Garges. J. A. Petty and F.. X.
Wholley.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
N. Y. CURB MARKET

NEW YORK. Dec. e.3TradinE In
curb securities today proceeded In q
slow manner but q decidedly better
one was noted - the session pro
;a'essed. due to sharp advances N
numerous stocks. Trading was espi
ally quiet In the forenoon. when
.ttempts to dspress prices were ~
newed, but prices faled to give
round and during the remainder oil
he day prices were inclined to imovs
higher.
Independent els were firm gen
rally, with s,nbie gnins scattered
through the list. Southern States
OIL moved higher.
Industrial stocks presented more
" q mixed tone and movementl
we're not particularly impressive
totor shares received less atten'
ton.
Dominion Iron and Steel SIS Of
1929 were admitted to trading.
~ CssmspslitSn Nsws ssrvics.
Indu6trinls.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
BRILLIANT OPERA
PAR II, GIVEN
By HUGHES
Secretary Of State and Wife
Entertain In Compliment to
Delegates to Central Ameri
can Conference.

VlEIE SECRETARY OF STATE
! AND MRS HUGHES were
hosts to q distinguished company
at Polls Thsater last evening In
compliment to the delegates to
the Central American Conference
and the ladies Of their families
when the San Carlo Opera Com
pany gave q performance Of La
Boheme" with Manual salazar.
. Costa Rican. singing the tenol
role.
The Central Americans in the
party were DR.. Octavia Beeche
and Sonora de Beeche, Jose An
dras Coronado and Sonora de Cor.
onado. Of Costa Rica; Francisco
Sanchez Latour and Sonora de
Sanchez Latour. lido Don Marcial
Prem and Sonora de Prem, Of
Guatemala; DIR. Carlos Alberta
Ucles, Raul Toledo Lopez and Sen
ora de Lopez. Salvador Cordova
and Seuorita Carmen Cordova, of
Honduras; Emiliano Chamorro and
A&A<s~AAA&Ao SAAaAAAoAhos AAA66 <A0CAC
Enriquez, Maximo H. Zepeda,
Adolfo Cardenas, Of Nicaragua;
DIR. Francisco Martinez Suarez and
Sonora de Suarez and J. Gustavo
Guerrero. Of Salvador.
Among the u,..e, guests were
the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. DENLY. the Secretary Of the
Interior and Mrs. Fall, Mrs.
Henry c. Wallace, wife of the
Secretary of Agriculture; the I'm.
dersecretary Of State and Mrs.
VIII am Phillips, Leland Harrison,
the Third Assistant Secre ary Of
State and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery
Schuyler. the director general OF
he Pan-American Union, DIR. Leo
8 Rowe; the Director of the Con-
sular Service and Mrs. Wilbur ].
Carr, Cord Myer, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis White.
The theater was especially deco
rated for the occasion, with the
Stars and Stripes and the flags
Of the five Central American ma.
tons Special music was played
in the intermissions.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Tea VIII Follo1v Gard
Party at Officers CLUB

A AFTER the card party Of the
Chaumont Unit. which be-
gins at 2:30 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the Washington
Barracks. Mrs. w. L. Finley.
president of the American Wom-
ems Legion. assisted by Mrs.
Albert n. Baggs, president OF
the unit, Mrs. ]. Mayhem VAIN
wright and Mrs. Edward F. Nc
Glachlin will receive at a tea at
the Officers Club.
A concert will be given by the
Washington Barracks Band and
there will be Offered a choice
CO lection of books from which to
select Christmas purchases.
Patronesses are Mrs. Harding,
Mrs Coolidge, Mrs. Weeks, Mrs.
]. Mayhem Wainwright. Mrs.
Augustus p. Gardner, Mrs. James
q. ttarbord. Mrs Edward F. Nc
Glachln, Mrs. Guy Despard Goff,
Mrs. Frederick A Delano. Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth. jr.; Mrs.
w. L. Finley and Mrs. r. S.
Huidekoper.
Tickets for tea and cards may
be obtained from Mrs. w. r.
Smedburg. 1910 Wyoming avenue
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
u. S. Possesses
Over Third Of
Worlds Gold

THE United States now has
= ss,f7S. ~. 80 in gold. e.
considerably more than enc
third Of the entire worlds ssp-
plys Congress has been Inform
Cd In . report BY Miss Mary
NJ. O'RellIy. acting director of
the mint. made pablo ysster.
day.
The amount Of gold in Gov,
ernnent mints. Miss O'Reuly
stated. has increased nearly
ssoo. 900 90 during the past
year. The teal quantity Of
gold In the world was given
- -. 600 ~. 100 in round num-
bers. Tho remainder b scat.
tered over the world - fol-
lows: !.
Canada, slls.ees. go; Mexi-
60. s50. .000. 900; Cuba, s17.4eg,.
900: Argenfins, SASS. .70o, ,e0e;
Brazil, s4s.se7. .ooa: Chile. s4sy
017.0o0; Colombia. $2s, ,ses. 900;
venezuelA, $16.400, 900; Peru,
$2.. .400. 900; Uruguay, S5s, s,s0o,.
900; Belgium. SSl. l.40o. go;
Cxechosl o vakiA $12, 400, 900;
Denmark. s61. .se0, 900; France,
$500. 900, 900; Germany, $751;.
O00. 900; Great Britain, 75a..
se7. 900; Italy. S22o,57l, go;
Netherlands, S24S, ,0o0. 900; Nor.
way, $50. .474. 900; Spain, s47:..
10000; Sweden. s74.70s. 400;
Switzerland. s10e. 900. 900; Jugo-
slsvia. sl4.sIs. 900; China. $lS..
'000, 900; British India, S78, ,so0,.
0oo; Japan, se2S, 500. 900: Meth.
erIands Indies. $50. zoo. 900,
Union Of South Africa, S7s,-
0O0, 900; Australia, Sl1S.500, 900;
New Zealand, S37, 800, 600.
Before the war. Acting Di-
rector O'ReIlly added, there was
I'm the mints Of the United
States less than one billion
dollars worth Of gold. 'Tn the
New York assay office alone
we have now nearly two billion
dollars"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Mrs. Van Wrinkle to Speak
At Four Crandau Houses

The function Of the neighborhood
motion picture theater as com
munity center was outlined to the
patriotic committee of the Daught-
ers Of the American Revolution by
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, direc-
tor of the public service and edu-
cational department OF the Crandall
theaters, yesterday afternoon in an
address at Fesearch University.
She told of the community service
hour observed once each week at
Crandall's Savoy. York, Avenue
Grand and Apollo theaters. Next
Tuesday and Wednesday at these
theaters Lieut.. Nina c. Van Wrinkle
will speak. In conjunction with her
talk the special police film, Miss.
ing Girls" will be screened. The
audiences will be restricted to adult
women.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
PERSONAL.

Thomas P. Hickman. vice presi-
dent of the Franklin National Bank
} has returned from trip 10
Miami, Havana and points South.
The following clipping appeared
in the Miami Herald on November
rs: Combining an engaging per-
sonality with just that sort of en-
thus.asm that, in the past has, and
still is, doing so much for Miami,
Thomas +. Hickman. with Mrs.
Hickman, of Washington, ID. c.. is
q first time visitor to this city and
q guest at the bennington Hotel.
"Mr. Hickman. as vice president
of the Franklin National Bank o.
his city, natura " may be looked
upon as an eminently fit judge Of
business conditions and possibilities
and as such expressed himself as
amazed at the business possibilities
of this city. We of the more North
ern portions of the country really
have no conception of what is
going on down here and. upon corn-
\ ing here, are naturally impressed,
said Mr. Hickman"
John 3. Cochran, president OF the
Franklin, will shortly trace Mr.
Hickman's footsteps to these points
IL was announced.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Coolidees Hopsto
attend W Wedding
OF Senator Edge

THE Vice President ana lgrs.
cooltdgs are piannfnG 70 ~
tend the marriage of Senator wal
ter Ddge ard Mins camilla Asbe
6ewniI n BAH. Me.. on saturday,
In thu event that President HARD
ing y unable 20 attend the Gridiron
Dinner Saturday night. however.
the Vice Presid~nt WIN attend IN
his place. Consequently the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge may
Senator Bdge's party win leavs
on the Federal express at 7:so
O'Clock tonight In edition 70 the
vice President and Mrs- Coolldes
-if they can go--the party wfll tn
ciude Senator and Mrs. Frelinghuy-
sen Of New Jersey. Senator Albert
B. Cummins OF Iowa. pre9k1snf
pro tenn OF the United States: sena-
tor Richard Ernst OF Kentucky.
Senator Frederick Hale Of Mstne.
Representative ana Mrs. Nirholas
Longworth Of Ohio. The Wsxhing-
ton party win be Joined In New
York by a number OF New York
and New Jersey friends OF the bride
and groom. including Loyal r.
Sewall. brother. and John Window
WILLIAMS. OF Baltimore, brother-fn-
law OF the bride; MIR. and Mrs. wal
ter c. Teagle. Mr.. and Mrs. James
c. Stewart Of New York, Mrs.
Georgia L. Parker and Mrs. Bay
liss G. Lee Of Memphis. Tenn. Col.
and Mrs. Arthur r. Foran. Mr.. ID.
Z. Pcmeroy OF New Jersey. the
ush~rs and a small party Of relA,
tives,
The ceremony win be solemnised
at the Grace Episcopal Church. the
rector. the Rev. DR.. Tubbs. officia-
ting.
In the immediate wedding party
are Walter z. Edge. jr.. who VIII
be one Of the brides aftendsnfs;
frs. John Winslow Williams. Bal
timore. the brides sister. matron
Of honor: Mise Dorothy Sewail,
Bath, and Miss Louise sewall.
Engiewood. n. J.. cousins OF the
bride; Miss Eveline Fenner, New
Orleans; Miss Elizabeth Hanna OF
Washington, Miss Dore Parker Of
Newark, N. J.. Miss Adeline o.
nard. Washington. bridesmaids
The bridegroom win be attended
by Senator Hale. as best man, and
Mr. Howard II. Edge. Hartford.
Conn, q brother Of the bridegroom:
Loyal Farragut Sewell and Ar
thur Sewall Of. Bath, brothers OF
the bride; A. Daton Oliphant.
Trenton. n. J.; Herbert McIivaine.
of Phfiadelphia and Emerson
Richards. Atlantic City, a. ushers.
The ceremony VIII be immedi-
ately followed by a reception and
wedding breakfast for the out-of-
town guests and intimate friends.
Mrs. Coolidge will accompany
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Groevenor 20
Kensington. Nd. on Monday to at
tend the dedication OF q new build
ing at the Home School for Deaf
Children.
Before her marriage Mrs. Cool
idge was a teacher IN a school for
the deaf and dumb. founded by
Mrs. Grosvenor's father. the late
DIR. Alexander Graham Bell. Vice
President Coolidge and Mr.. Gros.
venor were classmates at Amherst
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
GEORGETOWN BANK
BEGINS OPERATIONS
IN ITS new BUILDING
Elaborate.y Appointed Home Of
Farmers and Mechanics Is
Great Credit to City.
By CHAs. p. sHAEFFER.

The Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional Bank of Georgetown began
functioning yesterday morning In
their elaborately appointed new
home. northeast corner of Thirty
First street and Wisconsin avenue
northwest Formal opening Of this
new building. which represents the
peak OF bank construction in the
city, viii be celebrated Friday, De.
cember Q.
The new Institution is a great
credit to the District banking fra.
ternity, and to the community Il
represents. and its magnificence u
only In keeping with the prestige
and solid-Jy 1t enjoys.
The new home Is also q choice
monument to its able and aggres-
sive president, Harry V. Haynes,
whose efforts, more than any one
else, made the construction possible.
Under Mr.. Haynes administration
the bank enjoyed such rapid growth
that the new bu lding was erected
at q cost OF $500, 900 without expen-
oiture OF q single penny OF its cap
tal, At the same time leaving q
comfortable sum still in the surplus
and undivided account
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Acquit Bankrupt Brokers
of Converting Stocks

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. Sired
erick T. Chandler. jr.. and Earl
Mendenhall, members OF the bank
rupt brokerage firm OF Chandler
BROTHERS and Company, this city.
have been acquitted Of fraudulent
conversion of s2.SOO worth of stock
belonging to A. ]. Savacool Of Bris-
tol.
Chandler Brothers and Company
failed in July 1921 for $4,000. 900.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
NOVEMBER BANK CLEARINGs.

November bank clearings which
totaled $3o.ss0. 900. 900 in III Ameri
can cities were 1913 per cent small
er than in the preceding month o.
October, according to Bradstreet's.
October was the peak month In
clearance since December, 1920. The
figures for November this year were
per cent larger than for tn,
same month las year. Tn latter
gain was the smallest reported In
any month since March.
Bank clearings al the same mum
Der Of cities for the first eleven
mon hs Of this year total $685., 1853, :
100000. a gain of 1O5 per cent over
last year, but a decrease Of 1873
per cent from the peak year, 1920.
New York city II arlngs for ~
eleven months are 13.1 per cent
larger than for the same period Of
last year, but outs de of New York
the gain was only 7.3 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Ford Trip Starts RumOr
Of New Branch Factory

NEW LONDON. Conn, Dec. e.
Henry Ford arrived here last night
by automobile from New Haven and
departed this forenoon without
stating his business here or giving
his destination.
HIS arrival caused rumors that he
was contemplating establishing a
branch of the Ford company in this
vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
DECLARES DIVIDEND.

An initial quarterly dividend OF
(11a per cent on the capital STOCK Oh
the company was declared yester-
day by directors of the Merchants
bank and Trust Company. This
nuts the institution on an annual
basis OF per cent.
N "a understood that steps were
1aken by the directors to have the
stock listed on the Washington
stock Exchange shortly.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
SAXON MOTORS BANKRUPT

NEW YORK. Dec. 6-News that
a petition had been filed in Detroit
ask ng a receivership for Saxon Mo
tors caused the stock to drop 2;
per cent today, only a few shares
being sold at s1.50. Only last Au
gust a group of bankers underworld
n new issue of 100000 shares Of
common stock.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Sulgrapians Viii Plant
Two Trees at Mt. Vernon

REPRESENTATIVES of the
~ Sulgrave Institution Of New
York will plant two trees, brought
from England. at Mt. Vernon, in
memory of George and Martha
Washington, next Tuesday morn
ing.
Nine. Elizabeth Nolker. guest
of Mrs. Horace MacFariand. for
merly of st. Louis. now of New
York. will sing THE Star Spangled
Banner"
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
d. C. STOCK MARKET.

washington securities continued
their relatively even trend of the
past month during yesterdays well
variegated trade. Railway com
mon sock so at 6415, it's highest
figure thus far, but as only two
shares changed hands the trans
action is almost negligible. Rail
way preferred had a similar sale Il,
&C. Capital Traction stock ad
vanced to 103 after selling in odd
lot shares at 1929 during the early
session. Lanston brought 1914 and
76z.
In the bond list, Potomac Elec.
tric conso idated fives sold to tn.
extent of $1,000 at 95h, and Wash.
ington Gas fives sold at 9Sa and y
Gas 71z's sold at 104.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
VIII Discuss Lausanne.

George Schreiner. who has lived
for many years in the Near East,
will speak on Problems Faced at
lausanne" this evening. at s
o'clock. at the Penguin Club.
JeanLonguet will speak at a club
luncheon Thursday of next week.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Alun1rlde Gipe Luncheon.

The National Park Seminary
Alumnae entertained at lunch
con yesterday Of thirty covers at
wardman Park Hotel in compli-
ment to Mrs. James A. Ament,
vice president of the seminary,
and Mrs. Frank Mondell, wife
of Representative Mondell. The
guests included a umnae from
Baltimore, Washington and this
vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Ampico Concert Tonigtt.

There will be a special Ampico
concert at the College women's
Club this evening at $3.50. The
artists will be Daisy Jean, Bel
gian cellist. harpist and colora;ura
soprano. and Jean Wiswell. pian-
list. Miss Jean was decorated b.
he Queen of Belgium for her
services during the war.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
VIII Honor Opera Singer.

the Catholic Actors Guild will
hold an informal reception in
honor of NJ SIS Dorothy Jardcn,
soloist with the San Carlo Grand
Opera COMPANY, az the r"s'dence
of Mrs Raymond T. Holden, Sill
Sixteenth street northwes., or
row afternoon from to s O'Clock.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
arrange for Reception.

Greene have sent out invita- ions
TO meet the members of the Ma
tional Concert Managers Associa-
zion, on Sunday evening, Decem
ber Il. at 2601 Connecticute ave.
nue..
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
D. c. STOCK MARKET
SALES.
SALES.
GEORGETOWN Gas SIS. 81 .000QS0.

Georgetown Gas SIS. 81. 1.ooo@so.
Washington Gas SIS, $1.000Q95h.
Potomac Elec. Cons. SIS, $1.0OO9
95h, $1,000 q S5la, $1,000 q s5h
s1,000@95h, $1,0O0@95h, S1.00oG
951a, s1.0OOQ95tz, sl,0O0@95h.
Wash. r. & E., pfd. 2G7S.
Lanston Mono, 30Q76A, 2V76h'
10@761z.
After call-Capital Traction. 6V
1924. 5Q102ls, 1Ql02h.
Wash r. & E., CON-. 2Q6ih.
Washington Gas Sc, 81 900 495N
Capital Traction, 10Q1O3, 4QloS,
141O3.
Washington Gas 72s, $l,OooQ
104.
Money-Call loans. per centQ
8 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
STUDEBAKER OPERATIONS,

NEW YORK, Dec. 6-It is ex.
pected that the Studebaker Cor.
pora ion W II deliver at least 10000
carS in the current quarter. Its net
p-oi-,> IN :hese should lie $1,000 300
iv-N' "ruld bring the net profits
e. entire year to about $1S,.
100000.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07

HrR, AND MRS. FRANK BELKNAP. of Sasta
IA Bayboru, Cal. who are vising Washjnpton NTH
the probability Of selectiHg this city a. Their hons for
the WiNter. Mr.. Belenap 6d patent attorney. HIS
ce Is prominent In social circles. They are DESTROYS
Of having their children enter the District schools
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Mrs. Burns Gipes Bridge.

Mrs. Edward ]. Burns was
hostess at luncheon and bridge
yesterday at The Washing -.
Club for Mrs. Edward Graves.
.dIs. Charles Williamson and
Mrs. Grandin.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Take Suite for Winter.

The Secretary Of the Rumanian
legation and Nine Nano uave
taken an apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel. Mr.. Nano was
charge d'affaires during the alb
sence of Prince Bibesco.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
LEAPS 5 STORIES TO DEATH

CHICAGO. Dec. S.-Michael Sa.
lOno. 80. Russtan, committed sui
eide by leaping fromIh ff;h su
Of the Board Of Trade Hotel down.
town, early today.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Wires Plan Luncheon.

The first luncheon of the ladies
of the Senate for this season will
take place on Tuesday.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-07
Entertain Gen. H0bord.

Col. and Mrs. Louis Scherer en-
tertained a company of eighteen
at dinner last evening in their
apartment at 240o Sixteenth street
In compliment to General and Mrs.
Harbord
New Britain herald., 1922-07-25
BADGES FOR COUNCILMEN
David L. Nair Would Have All Mem- bers Have One in Case of Inyes- tigation in Other Cities.

Councilman D. L. Nsir will soon pro- pose to the council that all members wear badges which will be a form of identification in case members are out Of town on some commission or on business pertaining to the city
 Councilman Nair explains that the members of the board of aldermen in Hartford, Waterbury. New Haven and other surrounding cities wear such badges as well es the mayor and feels that New Britain should follow suit He is looking up some such badges and will select one which will fill the bill and will show 1t to the members before the next meeting, The badges will be essential when members are investigating in other cities and will not be worn outside but rather carried in the pocket or out of sight until ne- cessity warrants their being displayed The badges would have the insignia of New Britain in the center with the district the councilman represents and other information necessary
New Britain herald., 1922-07-25
EVERYMAN'S BIBLE
 CLASS AUTO TRIP
Members Will Auto to Plainyille Camp Meeting Friday Night to Hear
 Rev. John l.. Davis Speak.

Efforts are being made by officials and members of Everyman's Bible class to make the Bible class night at the Plainville camp meeting Friday evening one of the biggest nights that meeting ever has seen, Charles F. Robertson, chairman of the transpor- tation committee of the Bible class, has requested the services of Harold w. Gee, general of the Red army, and Ernest R. Dechant to procure cars 10 transport the men and their wives. Ten automobiles have been offered all ready. and many more are needed.
 Officials of the camp meeting say they have planned a surprise for the class, but do not state what ii is. They have changed from standard to day light saving time, which will make it necessary for the local delegation to leave from the Methodist church at 6;3o o'clock Friday nightS
 Rev. John l.. Davis will deliver the sermon that night, and Rev. A. B. Taylor will lead the musical program