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French Responsible.

The French stood 50 positively again I
reducing German re,nraNon pdEuei''
,ha, tho effort Of the Internal tlcnai panh-
o. 70 arrange for a loan 10 ''ernanE
y,hercw!th 10 pa? her debt gradual!
WAS doomed. France, however. Is nh-
willing again 10 be placed IN the p2S q,
tior OF blocking world reconstruction
and the French press is therefor" trying
10 shift the burden To- America. lh,N
Kind OF tactics hardly increases the a. &,
fection OF on" country for the otheT "nI
admittedly makes settlement IN tNe
future much harde~ but 50 long rs tn"Se
I'm authority in France stand s'dahd"l I
on the reparatjon question IN" chance rt
American cooperation through private
loans is remote.
Since the American SoN"rnmcnt '""N
dts stand firmly against the '"nI,nE "'
anv n,orS government funds 10 tIrrp'
the only opportunjtv European govern
r.ents have had TO adjust their tlnaN''S
has been through loans 'i"atrd '\ u,
private bankers OF the ntt"d Ntde'S "''i
other countries where ~" War dld not
materially affect inN"stmcnt resources.
Mr. MorSan's trip 10 Europe was under
taken win the b"iiet tuat the Frenrh
would consent TO modification OF the
scale OF reparau"n payments ara WIN
the expectation that loan 20 Germany
would start the baH Of reconstruction
rolling IN EurQpe France owes Large
sums 10 Great Britain and has been O."
Sisting from the start that her pay
rnents to England viii depend on her
receipts from Germany Sh" now -
trying TO get the United states 10 accept
The same line OF reasoning win respect
20 the war debt due this country. The
policy will fail and Frances opportunity
10 raise funds tor any purp"S" MI! DC
diminished because Of governmental dts
favor here.
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COLONEL BROOKHART
SPENT S453 TO WIN
Remarkable Campaign Ex-
pense Statement Issued by
Iowa Candidate.

Des Mo!nes, Iowa. June 12.-Col.
Smith W. Brookhart. OF Washington.
Iowa expended s453.9s in tho campaign
which won him the Republican soma
torial nomination. according to his off,
c!al statement. filed today.
The statement. written by Colonel
Brookhart in pen and Ink was unusual
I received meals and lodging from
farmers and laboring people many DIFF
ferent times" Colonel Brookhart says.
land was driven through county on
automobile trips several different times
without expense. individuals, farm or
ganizations. labor organizations and
newspapers supporting me did so at
their own expense Halls were fur
nished w!tbou. cost"
He received ;1ST for his cam paiEn
fund. only two persons contributing
cash.
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Labor Men See Plot
To Overthrow Union
President Gompers Sound:
Note of Warning in address
at Opening Session Of the
American Federation oI
Labor. :

Cincinnati, Juno 10y the Assoets
ated Press)-Facing q night that leaders
of organized labor regard as one foS
the existence OF unions the Aefe
Federation Of Labor here today opens3
its forty.second annual convsudon
which was marked by tho prssenteuoe
Of many issues that arc to be eonsio
during the next two weeks, ana = ~
nv Pr.sidant Samuel Gompefh deuey~
Inr wa do not fool ourselves Into Aay
fancisd security" 80.
The issues were brought before -
delegates by the report OF the 1eoese-
tlon's executive council. 80:
'We are not In q mood.
Goupera. TO have those fiea
PRIVILEGES guaranteed TO % ny o.
stItution taken from VI BY any S1S11e
reasoning or assumption OF pow0s
matter whence It ernenates-
orsssed WIN Ayvasass 81
This declaration Of ehs vstseAe
leader was greeted w1n SRR
was also his statement saAI o.Es1.
labor would go onward aao S~ss:
hall mot be imposed upon our Gt
upon our OAChas Wv - =
with the hoe-'' -
~. spe.ch Sy Nh 0ou1psrs se
. nrorram OF welcoming Se0
~. M.yor george p. Cafrsl seOe g
nonnelIy. Of the Ohio TsdAes3ea e
.ho- ana othsrh Ths big efny.
~. oh,o National 0uAsd. whSo1
s.st Tor the convention, vas nnse
delegates and spectAeof1 -.
In III. hrtsf speech, M. GompeN
.,ared that organised labor only
.mnloysrs to meet with the union
~ eonf.rencss for the settle
.. .nx disputes, but hs said
r.nuIns conference was I'm po0s1nA
',uIssa both side4 stand O. -
9nn,ing The "opSn shop hs soso
~, m. result Of oontsrsnoe6
conners concluded with . rseas..
~. disarmament conference eo
Il made a beginning toward -
var, and that labor throuSne1S
worid made the greatest oonoas 3.
toward that purpose
1Aly Endorssd
IN. convention session also 49,
marked by presentation OF . seoG
Santiago iglesias, president Of tas IL
Federation Of Workers OF Porto -
indorsins tho administration Of J. 1eat
Reilly. al governor Of Porto Rice 49,
sias declared that Governor Heaiy b.
dealt fairly with organized labof p
Porto Rico. a...
While tho executive COUNCIL ey&
eentered around many oussueAe
will come before tho eonvsnoch' ~ ~
showed that tho total msmhesShip A
the federation 10 s,1sb.sss. Athopyn
hi, is a loss Of 71o,ss3 IN the last ysar,
n.rnbers of tho committee pointed out
that IL was a gain Of moro than l.loo.es0
over 1915, which year was followed ey
big gains during tho war. Further tns
report told Of labor's accomplishment
of tho last year, which It said. Va
marked by unusual strife and unusu9
Industrial depression" ~
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SLAYER or ANDERSON
REVEALS REAL NAME

Kansas Ii:y. June 1?.-Mrs. Peggy
Mae E"al. who shot and killed Frank
Warrru Anderson. department store
welfare director. in a hotel here recent
y. has told her attorney, George Birm-
irghanr. that Mar" Zeal. WAS her right
n; me- Mr.. Birmingham said tonight.
Tro !odrS -.Jmau said she was d.
yrrcef from man named Bca! whom
she married whom she was fourteen
years Old. according to birmingham, ana
that she had two sons. VINO are now
with their father in Indiana.
Physicians said TO-DAY sh" Virtually
Tad recovered from tho revolver wound.
s.li inflicted following the shooting OF
Anderson.
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DID NOT SELL HIS
DAUGHTER TO GYPSY

StcuhcnviIle, Ohio. June '2--SRer'n
Edward Lucas having investigated ana
round that there was II" truth I" me
charge that steve Western was Sci'!nE
his daughter n gypsy for. E""o" me
wedding Of Miss Anna Western aG"'
SIXTEEN To John Morris. @g"d twenty
uas not !nterferred with at the A1Hen'
ma rypay camp grounds yesterday al
ternoon.
Several hundred Ryps'os from me sur
rounding section OF the Na''eE "''" III
attendance. Tine ceremony WIS '''
formed by a Catholic priest
Mrs. Carrie Wells "f t"nnca"' Lax"
Park, Pa.. sister 10 MISS eS!cin' 8She'
tho officials 10 ston me "'"",nE, "','h
Ing her sister VAS being SOFA u! "''
father.
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WARDS LETTER
LATEST ANGLE
Grand Jury Now to Probe
Race Track Activities of
Young Ward.

White Plains N. Y. June l2-Indica-
tions tonight were that when the West
chester county grand jury tomorrow re-
sumes its investigation Of the Ward
Peters shooting mystery the limelght
will be focused on Walter S. Wards In
terest, in the race track. TO determine
whether his adventures there had any
connection with the mysterious black
mail threat which he says led to his
meeting with Peters.
At almost every turn since Peters was
slain on May is the track has ooboed
M. Ward and Peters both were report
ed to have been seen at the races to-
rether: James J. Cunningham, whose
story of the shooting differs from that
Of Ward that he fired in self defense,
was a race track detective. and now tho
authorities are investigating letter
from Ward, found yesterday on ElWood
Warmer, an insurance adjuster and al
i.9ed race track habitue, held IN Now
Rochelle on a charge Of forgery.
Bluts Iooatsd
Nevspapermen discovered today that
Alfred J. Blute. to whom the letter was
addressed. and in which Ward WAS
quoted as saying that he no longer oe-
sired information OF certain klnd'
lives In Jamaica, n. y, with JOCKEY :
Blute was reported today to be at bel,
mont park. It was not announceo
whether he would be called before the
grand jury. v-a
L-othar will he on tho stand concern
Ing wards race track activities; Wheth,
er w the father. George 8. Ward; . would
nnnear before the jurors seemed douot-
pT r,LI iats TODAY, when. Sheriff Werner
stated ia that the elder Ward had remained
outside the state ever since a subpoena
had been issued for him.
1T doesn't look as II he Is over anh,
,ors to come in and testify" commented
the sheriff. ..,
1t was reported tonight. however. ",a,
,hst Mr., Ward was returning by motor
.-on, pennsylvania, where he has been
attending a convention. 1t 10 under
stood tho jury wtshe. to examine ai,ans, MIN m
r.gardIng radio messages alleged 70
. haen exchanged between him and
IH Wa1tsr concerning 'blackmail threats
r,h;ia h. was returning from Europe
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QUICKLY CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON. June l2-Thc nomtna-
lion ~ Fred Starck. Of Ohio. 10 he
director Of the war finance corporation
VS. confirmed by tho senate late 70
dGy. Mr. Starek. former washington
newspaper correspondent. and "'H"IH
known in political circles. viii III thc
vacancy caused by tn" recent rcSISna-
tion Of Angus Mclean.
The nomination WIs sent 10 thH son
1te hv tho President earlier ~ IN" day
and The quick action o. III" senate was
.,Lc, .,,dnr unanimous ,puscnt agree
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MCORMACK'S TOUR
AGAIN POSTPONED

1ondon June l2-Ow!ng TO his ncF-
ors condition. following his recent W.
rnss in New York. John Mccormack
nn the advice OF his London physician
md Charles Wagner, his manager mas
decided 30 postpone for AT least SIX
months his American tour. which was .
noy. herun IN New York. october ).
Mccormack is now Al his country home
In Stow-on-theWold
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WILL BE RATIFIED

Washington. June 12.->The British
government. It was learned authuri'
tatively here today, has decided TO
ratify all o. the treaties negotiated at
the recent Washington conference.
with the exception Of the naval treaty,
by simple act OF the privy council.
and without submission to either
house OF parliament. The naval treaty
is regarded as proper for considera-
ton BY the parliament. as authoriza'
ton must be had FOR scrapping of
many ships and other reductions and
changes in the naval establishment.
Involving appropriations.
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FIRST BALLOT CAST !.
FOR THE SHOP STRI8

Chicago, Juno 13.-By the Assocsst
pressIEWith a yes" written acre
m. square opposite the strike aSsste.
IN the pink. blue and white balfoes -
out saturday night to every nifweS
shon worker In tho United statss
arst set Of three ballots came into r.
ouarters of the shop crafts unions le.e
TO-DAY. from a Chicago electrical wes
an the Pennsylvania railroad. gxs
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The vicious Circle.

Sooner or later ministry Will arise
IN France which vii, handle the question
more adroitiy for while the government
here refuses 10 admit that there is re-
lattonship between r"HaratloDS and thc
funding OF the allied war debt the con
nect:on is too obvious 10 escape. the
only difficulty - in gettiuE out of Il
vicious circle. \: present neither side
VIII rccedc. Eyentually. however. II
GermaGy's rC9Iration obligations ar"
cased either through pcstpou"mcnt or
aCtua! reduction IN the scale. tn" Amer
lean comml S>inu which WAS created /"
fund the allied debt will have 10 take
into consideration the available sources
Of income and assets Of II" allied Cuun-
rrtos and ease their burden too. But
America will not take the initiatiy" or
offer active help until Europe does
something Cor itself Economic recon
etruCtlon iS Being delafed ty the un""r-
taintv which surrounds the rep1rdtiou
problcm-the threat uf coercion con-
SANITY made by France. the tendency
toward dissolution Of the existing order
I'm Germany II pressed too far and the
arcing OF her Internal budget due 10 in"
army TO enforce the treaty Of Versailles
which means in the main the collection
o. reparatiOus.
Mr. MorGanS statement advances the
case a step or two further and lsratifteS
officials here because IL may have the
effect OF making France see that hope
o. American aid cannot hC entertained
until the German reparation problem Is
viewed not from sentimental nr Da-
tionaliStir hut from Il practical and
economic standpoint.
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Mccullough Elected
PENNSYLVANIA Chairman

harrisburg, Pa. June la.-Aust,n '.
N,rullough Of Lancaster. was tou"s
eIeGtcd chairman Of the pemocrat'o
state committee, Il TO q. Hc was sup
rortcd by John a. Mcsparrah' 'ne Ne'
ocratic nominee for governor. ,,
Mnrrriourh was opposed by Munt"''
~ .-our, hide Euscre c. Bonniwell or
Philadelphia.
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WOMAN FOR JuDo1SXu.

Cleveland. Ohio. june l!.-1u
Florence E Allen. Of Cleveland. toni9e
announced her candidacy FOR nom
ticn 10 the supreme court Oh JIM
Judge Allen. who was tho nrst Wo
n be elected 10 tho common pioe9
bo,cb IN Ohio. is the nrst woman -
,,,n >or the Supreme court In this statAi
y not in the country. 49,.
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WILL PARTIcTPATE.

Ei4cr.oId " Va. June l@--t"iiow'nS
10, ..,.... nrran:zar'ons IN Blu"Neld and
i'r.,.-~.nu. the county court this after
moo. voted L. aprropr;at" LOO as 'he
nurt,r, share Of tNe fund Tor parNci'
3s'irS m tho "roNj-'"n- "r inc Snep
,~rd Towrer hIii
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PARENTS IN FRENZ|ED SEARCH
FOR BR|DCEPORTERS REPORTED
AMONG BUCKEYE LAKE VICTIMS
James Wylie and William
Hogue Safe at Over-the-
river Home While Relatives
Rush to Ohio Resort in a
Vain Effort to Recover
Their Bodies.

Two Wheeling district young men
m.raculously escaped with their lives
and without injuries IN the terrific vino
storm that practically wrecked Buckeye
Lake. o.. the summer resort near
Newark. Sunday afternoon, and as
result James Wylie and william Hogue.
two Br!dgeporters. are home again ana
there IS rejoicing in their families.
The two men. who were reported
among those missing yesterday morn
ing. and for whom a search was mace
practically all day, returned home uh-
scathed last evening at O'clock.
Word was received In Bridgeport yes
,srday that the two were missins' ano
their parents started at once Tor the
scene Of Sundays disaster by automo-
bile. They aided IN the search all atter
noon and then, last evening" cai4eo
Bridgerort 10 find the missing pair hao
returned safely.
Roth were In the bath house that was
wrecked, /; is said. and that they es-
capped without injury Is miraculous
practically every person In the pu'id-
Ing suffered some injury.
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AVIATOR killed

Galveston. Tex, Juno 11.-cadet Se
Grant Lester l. Wright. 20, OF Fult..
Mich. was killed IN an airplane
here during a war game pet"eeu
:r,,-o,tv-seventh squadron. stations
bere and the Ninety-seventh squadr
located at Ellington field.
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Chang's Chinese Army
Pursued By Wu'S Troops

T'crt Sin. June l2.-tBy the Associ,
etcd press)--After heavy hSh''hs NJ,
day Sunday between Chin"anstao aiie
Shanhaikwan, the fenGuch force"
C.nnr,I chang Tso Lin withdrew north
,,.nrd ,oward Shanhaikwan. The Chihi
rnrrns or Wu Pei Fu are pursuing them.
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Twelve British
Massacred By
National Turks

London. juno lc.-(Ry the Associated
Press )--TwelNe British soldiers nave
b~en massacred by the Turks IN the
7eShborhood OF the Dardane'les. &C
cor1Ing % a semI-offcial despatch from
Athens received here tonight
The mcn were taken prisoners dur
ing n raid by Kemalist bands on weak
British detachment.
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propaganda Alleged.

Among pamphlets alleged TO have been
circulated. according 10 Harold W.
Houston. also representing the defense
was one called The Battle OF Blair
Mountain" IN which the Gore killing
was referred to. he said.
{. W. Osenton. one Of the prosecution
counsel. denied the allegation that the
operators had circulated propaganda
and statdc that il vas the other side
that VAS doing II.
Examination of vcu!remcn required
In, srcatcr part Of the day. and the
Jury was no; selected until half hour
after the usuai time for adjournment.
In the Blizzard trial a short time was
required. but IN the present case each
Of the tentative panel of twenty was
questioned closely as u hts opinion OF
the Blizzard verdict and hts attitude to
ward labor unions.
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NAMED BY HARDING.

vashtngtou. June l2.--Mysr Lister
and Rear Admiral William :. Benson"
retired, were nominated by President
harding to-day for reanro'ntmcnt t"
fho shipping hoard. Their present terms =
4r" due 10 expire at mldniGht Tomorrow
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Constantinople. June -. - Ninety
Turks were killed in the Creek bonn
bardmen, Of the ancient Village Of
Trobizond, according 70 the report "l
an American naval commanoer VIM
witnessed the shclling Greek com
munique put the casualties even hisner'
ana Satd munitions dumps wore des'ro!
ID ard many vessels IN the manor sunA'
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THE WEATHER

west virginia: Fair TUESDAY and
wednesday. warmer Wednesday
Ohio and western Pennsylvanta: Fair
ru esdny aud probably wednesday. Ris-
ing esmperaturs.
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INVITED TO ME

Washington. June ! esius =
Harding and members OF !ess 49,
of the diplomatic corps a. % % -
vited TO attend and take pa IN NJ
orial services here next Sunday ~
the late Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore.
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Newark. O., June 12.-Induiry for
three persons. unaccounted for ns
friends since tornado swept por-
tion of Buckeye Lake Park and waters
NJ tho lake near hers late Sunday was
tonight expected TO cause REVISION III
the list OF the dead. now stanolhs n,
three. The persons reported mss. :
tonight were Alberta Peters, OIL tni,
city. and two men named hosue ~
Wylie. both Of Bridgeport, ONO; 80
Hogus and Wylte were loca'eu sa'e'S
q, hnme.
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Seven Farmers On Jury.

The Jury is composed Of seven farm
erS a merchant. TWO orchardiStS. 4
bank cnplcyc and a painter. They arc:
NJ. q. Roush. Kabletown: Fred Randall
Shepperdstowu: j. \. Englc. HarpHrs
Ferry: David James. ShepperdStown:
charles II. kablc kabietOwn: Henry
sheppard SheppcrdStowu; James 4.
Kemr. Kablctown: all farmers. \. s
Lucas, Sheppcrdstown. Herbert Miller
ksarucySville, orchardiStS; Fr ! II
Lyme ShspperdStowm bank employe;
Herbert Rogers. Shcpperdst""n. painter.
AMI Pinhncy Schey, a merchant Of
Shcrperds town.
Only one panel was required. however
even though Snnre Of the Nsniremcn had
an opinion as To the Blizzard verdict
Judge Woods held that while the BIZ
zard case arose from similar CirCum-
stances. il in no way affected the pres
cnt trial. AZ this was one under a killing
charge and the other under a treason
charge.
Pleads Not Guilty.
W,ihurn who pleaded no; guilty was
indicted b. the Logan county grand jury
with eight others. on the charge OF
| shooting Deputy Gore and two other
deputies at Rlair Gap during the dis
turbances The defendant !: was said.
Will claim that he vas not present at tho
time the shooting occurred. The men
under indictment had elected 10 be tried
separately,
In arguing that venircmen with an
opinion on the Blizzard verdict should
not be qualified for jury service, Z. t.
Townsend. OF defense counsel. stated
that the evidence that would be adduc-
ed at this trial would so along similar
lines "a used IN the Blizzard case. lie
said also, such an opinion would affect
! tho mind OF u Juryinan in the prcscn;
trial
prosecution Upheld.
Prosecution counsel d.SclaImed that
such an opinion would have n tendency
To keep jury man from returning a
fair and impartial verdict, and was up
hsld In the contention in the ruling Of
Judge Woods.
Tho state has announced that Il Is
ready 10 proceed with !ts case. and prob
ably tho first witness will be placed on
the stand tomorrow. Neither s;dA
knows how many witnesses viii be used,
although they have less than fifty
apiece in Charles Town.
Prosecuting Attorney John Porter. Of
Jefferson county. sat with state counsel
today He did not assist in tho Blizzard
trial
While the cour, room was comfort
ably hlied with spectators. x was ap-
parent that the townspeople had not the
Intense interest that they entertained N
the first case.
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NYRNN f. HILL, IS.
NES. WILLIAM 81. "OHRLE-
NJ. SEIGLER-

With scarcely any wnrninE. the tor
.uado struck shortly after o'clock cut
l,rS hnif-moon shaped path, half p
mile IN length and from 500 to 400 feet
in width 4 number Of cottages were
either demolished or damaged. Trees
we're uprooted and poles and electric
wires OF the Ohio Electric Railway COM
pany were blown down.
Young Hill was caught henpath
vvreckage OF tho bath house, and Mrs
Wohrlc and Mr.. Seigler. who died a
local hospital early today. wrre in cot
lages which wers demolished.
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Newark O.. June l2-Search or me
etorm-swcrt portion Of Buckeye Lake
,o-k near here. for bodies OF persons
tcIieved 10 have heen burned in debris
u,,er a tornado struck the amusement
rark. late Yesterday, resulting IN thc
,,oatb If three Columbus people was
resumed this morning. Nine persons
,re erfrering from injuries. none OF
whom. physicians say, will die.
Tho search also extended to the Wa.'
crs Of tho lake IN view nf possible
S-ownings As MANY as seven sinai
boats were reported missing An over
turned canoe was found on the lake lns'
night. The lake was dotted with hshc:-
man and plea sure seekers when 'he
storm broke The dead:
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Has the Largest Circulation OF
Any Morning Newspaper i'll the
State Of West Virginia.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-03-09
RETAIL
MERCHANTS
OF State to Hold Fourth
Annual Convention

Al recent meeting Of the Board
Of Directors Of the Retailers Asso'
citation Of Kentucky, Il was decided
10 hold their fourth annual conven'
ton in Louisville. April 9Th. and
9Th. 1929. at which time matters
Of vital Importance to the merchants
in general could be discussed. In
vitations are hereby extended TO all
merchants to be present and join
in the discussions and a very lively
program is being planned.
The annual election Of officers and
directors for the ensuing year will
also take place.
II Is hoped that this convention
will be one Of the largest and best
Of its kind ever held in this State
and they want as many merchants
as possible to attend.
The officers Of the association are
Eugene J. Straus, Louisville. Presi.
dent; Granville l.. Burton, Louis
vile, LIST. v-President; Dolph VIE,
Lexington. End. v-Prcsident; Il. II.
Rice. Hopkinsville. Secretary; Rob
ert J. Prick, Louisville. Treasurer;
Chas. A. Morris, Louisville, Exeeu-
tive Secretary.