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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
ASSIGN RESERVE
OFFICERS POSTS
Paul Preston and Dillon Sperry In
4O3rd Artillery; Captain VII
man I'm Same Unit.

Paul Preston and Dillon A. Sper-
~, Rock Island, who hold second
lieutenant commissions in the ON
GERS reserve corps, have been as
signed to the 4O3rd artillery OF the
organized reserve by Major c.. II :.
Chaplin. Moline men assigned TO
the same unit are Captain Charles
D. Wiman and Second Lieutenant
Harold J. Schulter.
Major Chaplin is organizing a
skeleton commissioned personnel OF
the 40Srd and Attn regiments OF
the organized reserve.
Status of the officers assigned
wifi in no way be changed. They
are not at present likely to be call
ed for service, unless for 15-day
training period. Shortage OF funds
in the war department. however,
makes this unlikely.
Several applications for commits
sions in the organized reserve are
awaiting confirmation from the
corps area headquarters.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
WORK ON BRIDGE
is DELAYED BY
GRAHAM MESSAGE

Actual work on repairing Camp
bells island bridge will not Be
started until the project has been
approved by the United States en-
gineers at Rock Island and per
nit granted by the government
Congressman w. ]. Graham, in re-
Spouse to telegram from the Mo-
line Chamber of Commerce regard
ing the bridge, calls attention 20 the
necessity of a permit.
Several plans for bridges were
considered at conference We'd
nesday between the bridge commit
tees of the Moline and East Moline
Chambers of Commerce and T. c.
Roderick and r. b. Macdonald of
the Tri-City Railway company.
The three plans most favored are
these:
l. That two bridges, one for
street cars and one fer other traf-
fic be constructed.
2. That bridge for both street
cars and other traffic be built
8. That the dam at the island be
raised several feet and a roadway
be built across it.
II INC liISl plan ID duOplCu Tue
street car company and the com
munity will pay for their own
bridges respectively.
If plan No. 2 is chosen, the COM
pany and the community will prob
ably divide the cost.
The putting into operation of the
third plan would require the CO.
operation of both, company and
community.
The street car company is will
ing to accept any one of these
plans, it is understood.
In case the community is not
ready to assume its share of the
obligation by the time the permit
is granted, the street railway com
pany will proceed with the con-
struction of an exclusive street car
bridge.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
BELIEVE O'BRIEN
TOOK OWN LIFE
Inuuest Witnesses Say He Made
Previous Threats to Commit
Suicide.

Francis O'Brien, 23-year-old son
of Mrs. Ellen O'Brien, 4427 Six
teenth avenue, committed suicide by
drowning, according to the verdict
returned at an inquest conducted by
Coroner John F. Maberry yesterday
afternoon in the Angevine funeral
parlors, East Moline.
O'Brien was a patient in the
Watertown state hospital and &C
cording to attendants disappeared
Tuesday afternoon while he was
out 70 reXercise. According to the
testimony given at the inquest,
Coroner Maberry is of the opinion
that he walked directly to the river
and jumped in His body was found
yesterday morning, opposite First
avenue, East Moline, lodged against
a fishing line.
He had been at the hospital four
years and according to reports had
threatened to take his life several
times.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 O'Clock tomorrow morning in
the home of his mother and at 8
o'clock in the Sacred Heart church,
Rev. c. P. O'Neill, pastor of the
church, will conduct the services.
Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
CAR OVERTURNS:
MAN AND WOMAN
! BADLY BRUISED
Especial Moline serv1ce.i

: S. II. Shoffner, 1877 East Thir-
iteenth street, Davenport, and Mrs.
Margaret Purcell, 916 Twelfth ave-
nue., Moline, were painfully injured
at Seventh street and Seventeenth
avenue, East Moline this morning,
when the automobile in which they
were riding collided with a car
driven by John Goeden, proprietor
of Goeden's garage. East Moline,
and was overturned. Goeden was
uniniured.
MIR. Shoffner's left leg and arm
were badly bruised and Mrs. Pur-
cells right leg was bruised.
Mr.. Shoffner and Mrs. Purcell,
who, are employed on the night
shift at WATERFOWL hospital, were
returning home, driving west on
Seventeenth avenue. Goeden was
driving down Seventh street hill.
According to witnesses both drivers
slowed down as they approached
the corner, but Goeden speeded ND
again, believing that Shoffner want
ed him to pass. Shoffner, however,
started about the same time. lie
turned his car to the right to avoid
the collision and his machine
bumped into the rear of Goeden' s
auto. The impact caused the Shoff-
Der car TO turn over and the pas
ssengers were thrown to the pave
ment.
81 Mr.. Goeden lowed Shoffner's car
TO his garage to make necessary re-
pairs. DR.. J. II. Long attended the
injured passengers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
BIG ALLIGATOR ON
TOP OF CAR DRIVEN
BY FLORIDA GROUP

Tourists from Florida driving an
auto on the top of which a large
alligator was strapped securely, ar
rived in Rock Island early this
morning.
Those who saw the outfit hailed
it as the advance guard of a grotto
delegation or of the Royal Scotch
Highlanders' band, scheduled to
arrive in Rock Island tomorrow
morning from st. Petersburg, Fla,
for the Mississippi EXPOSE
ton.
Arthur Davis, head of the expo
sition, says if the band has sent on
a herald in the shape of an alli-
gator he is unaware of it, and Otto
F. Hildebrandt, secretary of the
tri-city grotto committee, states
that no prophet delegation from
Florida has arrived, with or with
out alligatOrs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
OLD SOL SENDS
MERCURY HIGH
Temperature Climbs to 81 Degrees
Warmest Day of This
Year.

Low pressure west of this COM
munity will bring hot weather for
the next several days. and today
sent the mercury to the highest
point of the year, "a degrees.
Although the temperature was
the highest of the year, a slight
breeze saved the day At 2 O'Clock
this afternoon the temperature had
passed SO degrees and was predict-
ed to reach about IS by mid-after-
noon. The warm pressure wnlcn
is moving in this direction gives no
indication of rain. However, tnun-
der showers may develop tomor-
row, although no forecast TO tnls
effect has been made by Andrew
Hamrick, local meteorologist.
Tomorrow will be as hot as to-
day, but by evening it will be much
cooler. The highest temperature
previous to today's record for this
year occurred last Friday, when the
mercury reached 9S degrees. The
last six days have been normal, but
the temperature today is above the
average. Temperatures ranging
from 80 to SO degrees were report
ed yesterday all through western
Iowa.
This month is below normal IN
the amount of precipitation. To
date there has been SO inches of
rain, the average for June being
All inches, and for the first 70
DAVIS of the month, 3.S7 inches.
However, this is no indication that
it will rain next week.
E. f. Unger, weather observer,
is in Muscatine today inspecting
river stations. He Inspected sta
lions in Clinton Wednesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
Personal Points

Mrs. A. NJ. Fish of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who has been visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward R. Guyer, 1902 Sew
enteenth street, returned yester-
day to her home.
C. L. Ackerlind, 4011 Eighth ave-
nue.. left this morning for Syracuse,
". Y, where he will visit with his
soR, B. M. Ackerind and family Tor
a month.
MIR. and Mrs. ". L. Eiteman an1
daughter Dorothy, sol Forty-third
street. motored to Chicago today
to spend the week end with Rev.
Tone and family, formerly of this
CITY. On their return Mr.. and Mrs.
Eiteman will be accompanied by
their son MILFORD, who is student
at the Chicago Conservatory OF
Music
Miss Yolande Mahaffey, 926 For
ty-third street, will leave Saturday
for a visit with Mrs. ]. o. Hollis
at Reading, Pa. Enroute she VIII
visit at Chicago, New York city and
Washington, D. c.
Miss Mildred Vertrees of Aledo,
for a short visit with friends.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank c. Huntoon, 1852 Forty-trst
street, Tuesday, at the Lutheran
hospital, Moline. The baby has
been named Richard John. A Sis
ter welcomes the newcomer.
Richard Finding, Denver, Colo,
who has ben visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and hrs. Walter O'Malley, 2I33
Sixth avenue, and with other rela-
tives in Rock Island, returned to
hiSs home this morning.
Colonel Harry Burgess, for the
past three years at the head of the
Rock Island district, U. S. engi-
neers, recently transferred to San
Antonio, Texas, will leave for his
new field Monday evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
WOMAN CHARGED
WITH LARCENY
BUYS THE LOOT
special Moline Service. }

Selma. DeGryse of Rock Island.
who gave the name of DeSmet
when she was arrested in Moline
Wednesday, paid S75.25 for her re-
lease yesterday afternoon.
The larceny charge was with
drawn by Dave Brady of the New
York store. the complainant, when
the woman paid the costs in the
case, So. and also surrendered the
cost of the goods which she had
admitted stealing. dress and
three pairs of hose, the total value
of which was $1S.S5. A charge of
disorderly conduct was entered
against her. She pleaded guilty
and was assessed a fine of $50 and
costs, the whole amounting to
S534o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
fEOMAN HOME
/ GROUP ARRIVES
/ ONLATE TRAIN
Directors Unable to View Possible
!. Location Until Tomerrow-Will
Institute Homesteads.

z Viewing of Rock Island county
Tites for the $4,000. 900 children's
home 10 be erected somewhere in
the middlewest by the Brotherhood
OF American Yeomen, were not In
expected by directors of the frater-
NAL organization this afternoon on
account of their late arrival, but
will be inspected sometime tomor-
row.
I announcement was made at noon
today that the directors are sched-
aiIeG to arrive in Rock Island at 5
O'Clock this afternoon, State Man
ager II. w. Myers, Wheaton, Ill,
being due at ? O'Clock this after
noon.
/. Failure of the Yeomen heads 20
arrive this morning resulted in the
Bostponement of the luncheon in
The Moline Chamber of Commerce,
scheduled for noon. 1t will be held
tomorrow.
Those expected to reach Rock Is
BAND late today are w. r. Shirley,
Muskogee, Okla, chairman of the
board; Mark Mckee, Detroit,
Mich; who will be in charge OF the
home; A. H. Hoffman, and W. y.
DaVy, Des Moines, Iowa. Mr.. Dayy
is supreme secretary.
These officials, with State Man
ager Meyers. are to institute two
new homesteads of the order, Rock
island homestead, No. 1855, and
Moline homestead, No 1868, tonight
in Rock Island.
State Manager Meyers is to pre-
side at the institution of the two
dfaternal organizations.
Rock Island county SITES will
probably be inspected by the Yeo-
men directors tomorrow afternoon
The Chamber of Commerce com
mittee appointed to escort the di
Tectors to the suggested sites is
composed of J. b. Eckhart, w. II
Schillinger, w. F. Bradley anC
John II. Hauberg
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
Funeral of Mrs. Horst.

Funeral services for Mrs. A. E.
Horst were held at GAS o'clock this
morning in the family residence.
1925, Fifth avenue, Moline, and at
10:30 o'clock in the Emmanuel
Evangelical Lutheran church, Rock
Island. Rev. Phi. Wilhelm, pastor of
the church, conducted the services.
Mrs. George Scherrer md Mrs. Otto
Klockau sang at the home and at
the grave and a solo was by Fred
Harms in the church. A large gath
ering of friends was present at the
church to pay final tribute to Mrs.
Horst. The pallbearers were Fred
Harms, Bruce King, M. E. Streiter,
r. L. Swanson, Eslie Johnson, Ben
A. Horn, Thomas Walton and Carl
Collin. Burial was in the Lutheran
cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
AUTO DESTROYED
BY FIRE; HOUSE
BURNS SLIGHTLY
Especial Moline Service

a new Ford touring car belong
Ing TO Rollie w. Pomeroy, Twenty
fifth avenue and Third street. East
Moline, was completely DESTROYED
by fire yesterday afternoon. and
1t was only by a margin of minutes
that the Pomeroy residence was
saved from destruction.
The flames which had spread to
the building were extinguished by
chemicals. Had the firemen ar
rived a few minutes later it is pos
sible that the flames would have
been beyond control. as the water
pressure is practically nil because
of the high elevation. Origin o,
the fire is not known.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
RUMANIAN QUEEN
MUST DEFER TRIP
TO UNITED STATES

Sibiu (HermannstadD, Transyl-
vania--Queen Marie of Rumania
probably will be obliged to defer
her long contemplated trip to the
United States until next year.
She had hoped to visit New York
prior to the coronation of herself
and King Ferdinand, which will
take place here Aug. 16, but it will
be impossible.
Then she has a number of Of
fetal visits to make this year to
European countries so that a voy-
age to America after the coronation
in August is extremely improbable.
The popular Rumanian Queen de-
sires to express her warm appre
citation and thanks for the many in
vitations she has received from
women's civic societies, other or
CARNATIONS and personal friends in
the United States urging her to
visit America this year.
She has even had invitations
from motion picture concerns, one
of which offered her a fiattering
sum to appear in an American
scenario as Queen of the Movies. =
She obviously had to decline these
novel tenders.
The coronation ceremonies which
will take place in the heart OF the
beautiful Transylvanian Alps, will
be on scale of lavishness and re-
gal grandeur hitherto unknown in
the Balkans. A magnificent cathed-
raj of Byzantine design, costing
millions of francs, has been espe-
N IN
browning of Europe's most beauti-
full queen and King Ferdinand The
Rumanian parliament has appro-
priated an immense sum for the
event. Most of the reigning SOW
ereigns and heads of state through
out Europe have been invited. It
is hoped here President Harding
will send someone to represent the
United States.
King Ferdinand and Queen Ma
rie assembled the throne Just be-
fore the beginning of the World
war, and the continuance OF the
struggle made it necessary to post
pone the coronation from year to
year. Aug. 16, which has been fin
ally chosen for the event, is the an
niversary of Rumania's entry into
the war
Massive crowns OF gold, sur
mounted by rare stones, have been
made for the Rumanian rulers and
the queen has replaced all her
precious jewels which were conis-
Gated by the bolshevikf early in the
war by gems and jewelry of even
greater beauty and worth. Her
pearls alone are said to represent
millions OF francs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
DELAY RAILROAD
TAX OBJECTION
Absence of Judge Frank J. Landee
From City Is Cause of
POStp0nement.

Hearings of objections raised BY
the railroads against tax assess
ments, originally set for this
morning in county court. has been
continued indefinitely. This is due
to the absence from the city of
Judge Frank ]. Landee, who was
called to Chicago Wednesday.
Chief DIRECTORS are the Burlmg-
ton and the D., R. l. & n. W.
roads. Taxes &avolved include as
sessments for street and bridge,
county tuberculosis sanitarium and
most of those for S~@ool purposes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
MOLINE STORES TO
: CLOSE AT 4 MONDAY
Especial Moline service.l

Z Practically all stores in Moline
VIII close at 4 o'clock Monday AFT
ernoon for the grand floral parade.
About three hundred automo-
hiles will be needed for conveying
the visitors about the city. Only
FOO are available 50 far. and the
automobile committee of Zal grot-
TO is sending out a final call for
machines. The cars will be needed
ON Monday between the hours o. 10
and II and , and ); on Tuesday at
$3.50 for short time and from .
TO 5; on Wednesday from $50 to
II in the morning and from TO 5
i'm the afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
WORK rs STARTED
ON HILL PAVING
Especial Moline Service =

Workmen of the Central En-
cheering company started WORK
this morning tearing up the as
phalt on Fifteenth street, south OF
Eighth avenue, preparatory to re-
paving. Fifteenth street will be
closed to vehicle traffic commenc-
ing today and until the new paving
is completed. The asphalt will be
torn up on the east side of the street
clear to Twenty-fifth avenue and
the new paving constructed before
work is started on the west side of
the tracks.
Tracks of the Tri-City Railway
company have been rebuilt for the
distance of a block south of Six
teenth avenue, and this work will
be carried on to Twenty fifth ave-
nue.. before the track construction
below the hill is started. New rails
will be used north of Sixteenth
avenue only.
Tearing up the street south of
Eighth avenue will not interfere
with the grotto convention, as the
street Is almost impossible anyway.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
STOCKHOLDERS TO
CHOOSE DIRECTORS

Forty-second annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Rock Is
land Mutual Building, Loan and
Saving association will be held
Wednesday evening, July 3, in The
Offices of the company.
Three directors, each to serve a
term of three years, will be chosen
and annual reports submitted.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
MIR. AND MRS. TREFZ
WILL TOUR EUROPE

Mr.: and Mrs. William Trefz, 1888
Tenth avenue, leave tomorrow
morning for tour of Europe. They
sail from New York June 80.
T. Francis La velIe. 1906 Seven
teenth street, also leaves tomorrow
and will take the same steamer to
Europe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
Obituary,


Mrs. II. w Jones, aged 45 years,
passed away at O'Clock last nlghs
in the family residence, 1l099 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island. Death
followed an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Jones was born April p.
1877, in Chicago, Ill. The widower
survives. Brief funeral services
were held at 4:30 O'Clock this aft
ernoon in the family residence The
body was sent to Hinsdale where
funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon. Burial will be
in the Hinsdale cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
WANT BANDSMEN
AND AVIATORS TO
JOIN MARINE BODY

Announcement is made by Ser
geant Carl Hauptmann. in charge
of the U. S. marine recruiting sta
ton in the State bank building,
that bandsmen and aviators who
have had military training are
wanted for the marine service.
Aviators who reenlist will get
extra pay and will have fine oppor-
tunities for promotion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
EHLERS ATTACKED
BY TWO MEN; BOTH
EYES LACERATED

Frank Ehlers was assaulted by
two men and both eyes were badly
Iacerateu. according to the story
told by his this morning. He was
removed to his home and attended
by DR. Joseph DE Silva.
Ehlers said that he was gong to
his nome at l o'clock this morning
when two men stepped up to him
and demanded money of him. When
he refused the men attacked him,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
NEW GEARS IN "6"
TRUCK IMPROVEMENT

End of a weeks work on the fire
truck at No. hose house was
reached today and put that fire ap-
paratus in first class shape. David
/ DeSmet installed new high speed
gears and brake Innings in the big
truck and effected other repairs in
the city garage.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
Funeral of Mr.. Fowler.

Funeral service for Walter Fow-
Ter, 1908 Twelfth street, Rock Is
land, will be held at 2:30 O'Clock
tomorrow afternoon in the family
residence. Rev. F. J. Rolf, pastor
of the Evangelical Church of Peace,
will conduct the services. Burial
will be in Chippiannock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23

of having failed to pay for some
food he had eaten, was sent to the
county Jail for 10 days forldisorder-
ly conduct. Harry Tfmmons and
Charles Allen paid fines of IS each
on similar charges. Mike Leonard,
who was also arrested, was re-
leased. He was not implicated in
the fight,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
MRS. VANCE ILLNESS
REPORTED SERIOUS

Mrs. J. l. Vance, I'LL Twenty
first street, wife of Rev. J. L. Vance.
pastor of the Oak Grove United
Presbyterian church. is in very
critical condition at her home.
Mrs. Vance underwent an opera
ton at $50 o'clock last night
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
HAGEN winner
OF GOLF TITLE
American Professional Cops British
Open Championship With Final
Score of 800.

Sandwich, Eng, June IS. - (By
the Associated Press walter Ha-
gen, American professional golf
star. won the British open cham
pionship today.
The final scores of the three
Americans were:
Hagen. 800; Barnes, sol; Hutch
ison, 500.
Barnes score for the last round
was IS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
STATE HEALTH MAN
ON AN INSPECTION

Howard P. Potter, Springfield,
assistant sanitary engineer of the
state division of engineering and
sanitation of the department of pub
lie health, was the guest of the city
fficials today He was here to
look over sanitation conditions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
Funeral of Mrs. Ogren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Arnold
Ogren, 826 Forty-eighth avenue,
Rock Island, were held at 8 o'clock
this morning in st. Joseph's church.
Rev. p. II. Durkin, pastor of the
church, conducted the services. Bur-
ial was in Chippiannock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
GRASS FIRE REPORTFD.

Dry grass burning in the street
on Thirtieth street between Sew
enth and Eighth avenues OcCas-
toned a fire call at 1890 O'Clock
his morning. The blaze was
quickly extinguished.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23
FINES FOR TWO;
JAIL FOR THIRD

Fight in a restaurant at Twenty
first street and Third avenue at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon result
ed in arrest of three.
John Mathews, who was accused
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23

In England the adoption of chill
dren cannot legally be secured
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23

There are no taxes of any kind
in the island of Attorney.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-23

Metal armor plates for ship sides
were first proposed during the War
OF 1872.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1922-03-20
LOCAL PHONE CREW
TO STORM DISTRICT
Gang From Here Called 10
Grand Island,
Nebraska.

A. 3. Olson, ana crew of seven men,
who have been doing construction work
for the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Go. here, left yesterday morning for
Grand Island, Neb., in response to Il
call from that place for men to repair
damage done by Il recent sleet storm.
Reports to the local offices of the
company are to the effect that on Fri
day night and Saturday morning Il
severe sleet storm affected the Mime
apolis-C hica go toll line between ST.
Cloud and WinOna, Mimi. where sleet
ranging from one-half of an inch to one
alh one-haIf inches in depth caused
many wires to break.
The same torn also hit in the neigh
borlOOd Of Grand Island, Ncb, and re-
ports reaching here were that between
1000 and $3.50 poles were down.
Heavy trans-contincntal circuits pass
through this district and the company
/. conceItra ting repair forces there III
an effort to restore service. Construc-
ton here will be held up for a time.