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OF INDEPENDENCE IN PERMANENT HOME
Great Charter, Has Shrine In Congressional
 Library

Until recently, probably not one per son in thousand could tell what had become of Americas most famous document, the Declaration of Independ- ence. Very few people have ever seen it. This is not surprising, for since 1894 it has been locked away from public view in steel case under the care of the secretary of state at Washington. This had to be done on account of the serous condition of the parchment, which had become so damaged in it's travels that it was feared it might eventually fail to pieces, says the New York Times.
 But now the document has been placed in permanent shrine in the library of congress in Washington where Americans of future enerations will be able to see with their own eyes this charter of their liberty. The shrine itself, work of architectural beauty, has been designed to give the declara- tion as much protection as possible from risk of fire and from the danger of deterioration by exposure to the light.
 Bronze Doors To Shrine
 Enclosed in a metal case in a niche of marble, the parchment doucment is covered with two sheets of heavy plate glass, virtually unbreakable, between which there is a transparent film of gelatin which neutralizes the actinic rays of light, and should prevent furth- CT fading. Bronze doors, which can be opened or closed at will, give further protection to the shrine, which is flanked on both sides by handsome bronze eagles.
 Graylish-black York marble, quarried near Plattsburg, N. T., forms the back ground of the shrine, which bears in gold letters the inscription, ''The Dec laration of Independence and the Consti- tuition of the United States" The docu ment of the constitution rests in large case just beneath the declaration, which is set in the wall about three feet from
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buildings But by this time the historic document was safely hidden in Lees burg, Va.
 A Narrow Escape
 1t had narrowly escaped destruction, for the British were within sight of the city when the Secretary of State, James Monroe, who had gone out to reeonnoit- Ter, realized that the evacuation of Wash ington was inevitable, and gave orders for the nations documents to be re- moved with all possible speed.
 Popular belief draws picture of Dolly Madison fleeing from the White House with the famous picture of Wash ington under one arm and the Declara- ration of Independence under the other. As a matter of fact, the declaration was taken out of the old war office building and, with several sacks of other records, was put in a wagon and driven through Georgetown to a barn about two miles above the old chain bridge across the Potomac.
 Here the records were kept overnight. but Pleasanton, the state department employe who had charge of. them. was afraid they might be discovered, and he took them next day another 30 miles to Leesburg and gave them into the care of a minister named Littlejohn. who hid them until the British had left Washington.
 Brought back again to the capital, the declaration was first housed in a building on G street near Eighteenth and then in another on the site of the present treasury, where it remained more than ten years.
 In the meantime, plans for the con struction of the city had been drawn up by the French architect E'Enfant. and many buildings were put up, in cluding the patent office, which was finished in 1S41. Built of white marble. this structure, which still stands, was supposed to be fireproof, and accord ingly the declaration was transferred there, with other historical records, and put on exhibition
 Signs Of Deterioration
 For the next B years it hung there, exposed to the light, and it was probably during that period that it faded so badly, although as far back as 1877 the signatures showed signs of de terioration.
 Fortunately, the centennial exposi- tion in 1876 in Philadelphia drew at tentiOn to the state of the manuscript.
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and it was rescued from total decay. As one of the features of the eelebra tion the declaration was once again placed in Independence hall in a fire proof safe with . heavy glass door, and at this time its damaged condition aroused much comment 1t was not until 1880, however, that q committee of the American Academy of Science con- sidered the matter, but beyond mak ing q report it appears to have ae- c0mplished nothing.
 In the meantime Philadelphia had tried hard to keep the manuscript. con tending that the logical place for it was in the city where it had been drawn up. but this was not permitted, and in March, 1871. the declaration was re- turned to Washington and exhibited in the library of state. war and navy departments This proved a blessing in disguise, for a hour months later the supposedly fireprOof patent office burned. Still the document received no special care, and in 1894 it was in such bad condition that it was taken from exhibition and locked up in a steel safe. in charge of the secretary of state.
 Here 1t remained for 2 years Then in 1921, by order of the President. it NSS C4hhAru unuSr SuAIu 10 tne uDrAry of congress, the last trip being made by motor car. a very different mode of conveyance from the clumsy wagons in which it made it's first journeys about the country At the library it was locked up until the shrine could be prepared for it.
 Cracked From Rollings
 One hundred and fOrty-seyen years of indifferent care have left their marks on the declaration Like all parchments. it was at first kept rolled, and as a result of frequent rOllinss and unroll- ings 1t has many cracks. The text is badly faded. but the process has been uniform and the declaration itself is still legible- z
 The signatures have deteriorated the most, these having faded much more than the rest of the script This is ex- plained by the fac* that declaration itself was prepared by an expert, who used the best ink available The sigma lures, on the other hand, were inscribed in ordinary ink and not all on the same occasion The :nk. too. differed much from the preparation to which people now are accustomed. being in the form of a powder, which was mixed with
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LIST your property for sale with Rex R.
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TEN VACANT LOTS for SaIe finely To-
 cated: bargain. Address owner, care Box 531, Birmingham.
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HEAL EkrATE WANTED

VARIANT CITY lots in 5 different sub
 divisions S1O per month; no interest. R. F. Witheman. with A. J. Odom. Off, flee in Tarrant City, opposite Bank.
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UNFINISHED, GOODS
 IN MORE DEMAND

NEW YORK, May s1.-There has been more active buying in unfinished cotton goods, conducted in part by two syndicates interested in raw cotton. It Is estimated that they had bought up over 15o.0oo pieces of print cloths in the past ten days, on the theory that the goods are cheap and that cotton will not be low enough to affect the values much more before the first of next October. Some of the regular users of gray goods bought moderately for June delivery, and In some instances, on contracts extend- ing through August. Wash fabrics though sacrifices of price are being made to clean up the balance of styled lines. Ginghams, perca1es and bleached cottons have sold moderately. This week marks the ciose of the first half year for many wholesalers and 1t h expected that more general buying for fall will soon start. Heavy cotton goods and yarns have ruled without much change in the volume in demand. Less is heard in the primary markets of values being. too high, yet buyers are still inclined to postpone future op- erations until the cotton reports be- gin, to come to hand and more is ment of production has extended con- siie-ably and. now amounts to more than a fifth of the capacity of the mills. Knit underwear has shown no improvement, the unreasonable weather delaying distribution for consumption materially. Colored cotton goods con- tinue very quiet. Imports are still large while exports are less than . year ago. Prices. current in primary markets are as follows:
 Print cloths, 2S-inch 64x64s, 1-4c; 64x60s, 7c; 3S15-inch 64x64's, 91zc; brown sheetings, southern, standards, 15c; denims 2.20's indigo, 24kc nomin- al; tickings 8 ounce. 26c; prints s-4c; staple ginghams, 15c; dress ginghams, 1sh621c. -. "
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WEST END

Nice acre tract. fronting main highway. near car line; lights and water available easy terms. Mir. Moore, Residence Hem lock 1959-J. Sudduth Realty Co, 110 N. 21al St Main 34O2.
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water when needed. This mixture varied in strength, according to the fancy of the user, and had a tendency to scale off when dry. It is fact that many of the signatures have peeled off more than they have actually faded.
 It has been decided not to attempt any restoration of the declaration, and those who see it now will have before them the original document and aigna- fuPaa
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-22

tahl nejaky rybaf plotici, ktera
mela zlaty skfipec ma cumaku.
moe Sc il small. ze msla chudak
c,yfi oci a pfece nepoznala udlce.
jak kdo ma stesti uni 81 lie ma
iit. Jsou dokonce takovl st'ast-
livci mezi teml muzi mad deraml.
ze pTinesou vecer az pul metraku
peknych ryb. Proc ne? Kdyi
mu nabehne deset celnu ma udici.
ma ui tficet kilo pohromade. Ne
co Sc te koiisti who'd. neco od-
proda a neco sni druhyy den le
pfec nadeie ma novy low. ien ma
lit nejakou tn st'astnou diru. Ale
kazdy neni tax trpelivy. ably stall
cekal, az Sc ryba uraci zabrat.
Jeden ten ma to vyzral. Sci chy-
tat K zelcznicnimu ostrovu. ale
byIo mu to trochu hloupe tahat
ryby po iedne vody ven, toz
zul boty kalhoty. vykasal ruka-
w, vlezl do vody, vyhnal ryby
ma bfeh. posbiral ie do bat 'ochu
a sci domu suSlt Saty a mastit hr-
do. Y lete Jest to veselejsi. ale
tei nebezpe6nejsi. kdyz spravce
vltavskyych lovist' pan Noda honi
DO vode vodni pytlaky. o zivot
jde to pfi homie propustemi ma
jezech Vltava noci ozyva Sc
vystfely. Ted stojji pytlak nekde
Ia noci We stinu ma lede a taha
ryby z dry kdyz je nebezpeci.
necha naradi u dry utece po le-
de. Take pry je low noci boha-
ty. ano bohatsi nez We dine. Toi
lovi Sc We dne i v noci a ryb ie
poTad dost. Lovcum zdar!
Prof. dr.. l. Heyrovsky ze-
mfel. V Praze zemrel We veku
72 let universitni professor DIR.
Leopold Heyrovsky, znameni-
ty cesky pravnicky spisovatel
a byvaly dekan pravnicke IA
kulty prazske. Byl vzdy prite-
lem studentu a pravnickove-
deckych knih napsal celou IA
du, zejmena V oboru rimskeho
prava byl u mas nejlepSi auto
ritOu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-22

prohlasiti manzelstvi "a neplatne,
nebot' pfislusi to jen fadnemu sou
du. Zemska politicka sprava pfi
nedostatku zapis1 mohla provesti
d1kaz svedectvim. ze snatek A.
brahama kohna r. 1883 byl sku-
tecns uzavien a jako svedky sta
clio povolati sousedy obce Lube
nice, ktefi svatbe Abrahama ko-
hna a Rozalie Cervenkove byli
pfitomni j pamatovali.
Tim skonGen po l8 letech po-
divny spor manzelstvi Abraha-
ma kohna pred osmi lety ijiz ze-
mieleho. Podotykam. ze podob-
nou zidovskou historic zaznamena-
va take znamy cesko-zidovsky spi-
sovatel Vojtsch Rakous-Oester-
reicher, rodak brazdimsky, o ma
tniGnich zapisech rodiny sveho
otce.
Videnskd stdini opera do Pl-
ne. = Z Plzne Sc pise: " So
botu q. nedeli "a. lnora no.
stoval v Plzni v nemeckem diva
die ballet statni opery We Vidni.
Divadlo bylo uplne vyprodano a
po ukonGeni piedstaveni byli 16in
kujici stale stale vyvolavani. We
dnech IS. 10. a ~. biezna u
skutecni Sc zajezd videnske statni
opery do Plzne. kde opet v ne
meckeem divadle bude davati ''Fi
garovu svatbu". ''Lazebnika sevil
skeho" Tristan a lsolda"
Americti nouindfi do Prahy.Z
Budapest sdeluji "Cepsu'' ze ty-
to dny zavita do Prahy MATTEL a
vydavatel New York Worldu'
D. Pulitzer choti, dale sefredak-
tor tehoz listu NJ. Liptman a sef-
redaktor pro Evropu Arno Dosch
Fleurot. ktefi konaji velkou stu
diini cestu po Evrops.
"Vojdk automat". Matin
uvefejnuje zpravu z kodane, die
nil jjiisty Nor vynalezl t. ". "vo-
iaka-automata" Vynalezce. ienz
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-22

do roku 1914. kdy zemska poll
ticka sprava pozbyla koneGne tr-
pslivosti a prohlasila manzelstvi
Abrahama kohna "a neplatne
deti jeho. ktere Sc zatim ozenily
a provdaly, byly dlsledku to-
hoto vynosu "a nemanzelske pro-
hlaseny. Ponsvadz deti kohno-
vych zili jiz v iinych obcich po
celych Cechach, bylo nutno pro-
vesti 1fedni zapisy o jjejich neman
zelskem pIivodu v jednotlivych
obcich. coz vyzadovalo opst mno-
no 6asu a take nepfijemnosti, po-
nevada Sc vsichni prot tomu ener-
gicky ohrazoval;. a.
| radsno staremu kohnovi, ably
Sc dal formalns znovu oddati. =
stafec vsak ma zacatku roku 1916
odesel navzdy Ike svym otclm. V
Lubenicich zistala po mem vdo-
va, 65leta Rozaie. po rodu Ger
venkova. ktera byla nejen babic-
kou. ale prababickou. Vdova.
ktera Sc pojednou Ease stala svo-
bodnou. podala prot vynosu zem
ske politicke spravy o neplatnosti
shatku S 'jejim manzelem rekurs
ministerstvu vnitra do Vidne, kde
zGstal rekurs lezeti nevyfizen a
byl konecne po pfevratu zaslan r.
1920 Sc spoustou jjinych spisl v
bedne do Prahy. kde ministerstvo
vnitra konecns jednoduse roku
1922 rekurs zamitlo.
Ale staficka pani Rozalie ko-
hnova-C Cervenkova Sc S rozhodnu-
tim ministerstva nespokojila a
prostfednictvim advokata dra O.
Sommra vedla stiznost k nejvys-
simu spravnimu soudu, ktery stiz-
nosti Ia pfedsednictvi sveho prv-
niho presidenta dra Pant1cka w.
hovsl a prohlasil rozhodnuti mi
nisterstva vnitra "a nezakonne.
Y dlvodech nejvyssi spravni
soud uvedl. ze zemskY politicky
lfad jako 1fad spravni nemIze
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-22
7 CESKYCH VLASTi

TRAMPOTY RODINY
/ ABRAHAMA KOHN4 pred
nejuySSim sprdunim soudem. =
Roku 1883 slavil mattel usedlo-
sti Abraham kohn v Lubenicich
snatek Rozalii Cervenkovou.
ktera pres jeji 6eske jmeno byla
take zidovkou. ponevadz neby-
10 blizkem okoli rabina, pozvali
81 rabina Prahy. ktery byl VIDA
lenym jeiich pfibuznym, ably sna-
tku Abrahama kohna pozehnal.
coz Sc stalo a cd tech cas- zili
manzeIe kohnovi v klidu a ro-
dinnem stesti, nshoz zrodilo Sc
manzellm pet dsti. Roku 1906
mel jiti nejstarsi syn Zikmund k
odvodu zadan ma mem t. w.
list narozeni. Listu vsak neby-
10 take nikde ma ufadech nebo
v matnkach nenalezeny zapisy o
Zikmundove narozeni. Nejen to.
ale shledano, ze ami ostatni deti
manzelI kohnovych nejsou v ma
trikach zaneseny. Nasledkem to-
no zadala zemska politicka spra-
va ma manzelech kohnovych 3D.
daci list. ale ami ten nebyl male
zen. nebot' nikde nebylo o snat-
ku ufedniho zapisu.
Phi tom Sc ukazalo. ze Lube
nice mali sice silnou iidovskou
obec. ale nemaji rabina a proto
delegovan byl rabin Pardubi-
cich. aby zalezitosti zidi lubenic-
kych do pofadku uvedl, ale rabin
po kratkem case zemfel. zadnych
zapisGG po sobs nezanechal Ia
lezitost Ease usnula.
Zemska politicka sprava zada-
la znovu ma kohnovi. by alespon
j oznamil, kde vykonany byly o.
hlasky. ale tu Sc opst ukazalo, ze
o tom nikde neni 1fednich zapisl.
Zalezitost tahla Sc cd r. 1906 al
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-22

Sc naleza nyni V kodani, ma V
umyslu vyloziti jistemu poctu u
cenca plan obrany Danska. ienz
by uSinil zbytecnym pouzivani vo
jakl. Obrana byla by soucasne
chemicka. elektncka a technick k a
mohla by byh fizena dudstojni-
ky nejakym poctem pomocniku.
0 ceske diuadelni pfedstaueni
. Usti n. L. = z Usti n. l.. Sc
sdeluje. ze V pficine 6eskych her
v Mestskem divadle iednani Ce
chy Sc rozbilo. protoie prot ma
vrhlm ceskym. jez pokladala stra
ma nemeckych socialnich demo
kratl "a pfijjatelne, pfiiat byl ma
vrh spolcenych stran nemecko-ob-
canskych. jimz ie ,znemoznsna IA
kakoli dohoda. Nyni vyprsi ter
min. ktery dala zemska politicka
sprava pro dohodu takovou. so
cialdemokratu sdelujji, ze nyni
bude bud Mestske divadlo "a
vfeno. nebo budou podminky ce-
ske vteleny do listiny koncesni.
Rybdiske dry ma Vltaue. =
S mostu Mar. divadla Pra-
ze. zda Sc. jakoby tam ma lede
stala fada nejakych blaznivych
kapelnikld. ktefi fidi neviditelny
sbor. Ma vltavskem lede stolji
po rlznu muzi a CO chvili nekte-
ry z Mich vyiede rukou nahoru do
prazdna. jjakoby daval TAXI. Ale
vzdyt' to neisou kapelnici. ktere
snad blizke Narodni divadlo W.
hnalo "a trest ma led. aby Sc tam
naucili svemu 1kolu. to jsou ry-
bafi, kteii jako tuleni do sebe stu
leni stoii mad dirou v ledu vyse-
kanou a kdyz jim zamrza zine,
nebo Sc zda. ze rybka zabrala,
smiknou rychle rukou mad hlavu.
ably razne povytahli zin udici.
Pod kazdym mostem i jeho biz
kosti je jjich plno. Jako much
zda Sc jjich v dalce u Palackeho
mostu a tam dale. y Slovanske-
no jezera je ma padesat der v thu
stem ledu pracne vysekanych a
mad kazdou stoji muz udici pod
pazdi. rukama v kapsach a iumi
do dry. Tam. kde ie voda nej-
hlubsi, a dole nejteplejSi. odtam-
tud Sc vesele tahaji rybky udici
nahoru. Jsou beztoho jako po-
matene a slepe pod Iedem a sa-
my Sc takfka tlaci k udici. en-
tahat jednu po druhe, pfUjde-li Sc
St 'astne ma takove rybi hnizdo.
Paroustve, plotice. pid'ove i az
ctvrmetrove ceiny jsou odmenou
"a promrzle nohy. Tuhle pry w
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-03-22
Neomezena vladkyne.

Velet moda: TX plesu
plavky padnou svarne!'
V bale to hned bude
jako ma plovarne!
Komandovat moda:
"Do chmelaku ZaSit - =
a danny hned zacnou
V tom "uboru" straSit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31
CONDEMNS DAVIS FOR
STAND ON UNION LABOR
Socialist Nominee for Governor Says
Democratic Candidate Support
ed by Anti u nionists.

New York City Commenting on
the letter which John w. Davis, Dem
ocratic presidential nominee wrote to
Sullivan, Ind, newspaper, saying he
favored trade unions, DR.. Norman
Thomas, Socialist nominee for gov
ernor, asserted today that Mr.. Davis
was supported in the Democratic con-
vention aby men who had fought the
miners union in West Virginia. DR..
Thomas added that the Democratic
candidate never protested against the
continued denials Of civil liberty and
the right to organize which have made
West sVirginia's record blot on the
American escutheon."
''The labor complaint against Mr..
Davis" he said, SIS that he has never
used his great ability constructively
for the interests of the people. He
accepted the support of the West Vir-
ginia delegation which contained Sher-
iff Don Chain of Logan county, the
most autocratic tool of absentee own
ership in America"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31
MAY MAKE NEW YORK
CENTER OF CAMPAIGN
Republicans Lay Plans for Intensive
Campaign in New York State in
Presidential Race.

Chicago ~ Campaign plans for New
York state which may make the COM
monwealth the laundering maelstrom
of the most intensive presidential con-
test in recent years are being tenta-
lively considered by Republican man
ayers here.
To what degree the Republican eff
fort will be intensified in New York
will be finally determined by eastern
advisers Of National Chairman Will
liam Butler, who left today for Bos-
ton, New York, and Washington for
a weeks meeting with party leaders
in New England and the eastern sea-
board states. Regardless of what the
eastern counsels of the party may spe-
officially recommend, however, it seem
ed certain, as Mr.. Butler departed,
that the battle for New York's 40
electoral votes would represent the
best campaign efforts of the forces
waging the fight for President Cool
idge and Charles G. Dawes.
From several quarters has come the
suggestion to Republican headquarters
here that with the New York votes in
the Republican column in November,
President Coolidge's reelection will
be virtually assured, regardless of
what the La Toilette forces may ac-
complish in electoral votes in their
own campaign ground TO the west.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31
TO TRY STRENGTH in
LABOR FEDERATION
IaFolctto Party to Test Their
Strength Inside the American
Federation of Labor.

Washington, =. C.-Labor union adj
herents OF Senators LaFollette and
Wheeler, in their campaign for presi-
dent and vice president, were prepar-
ing today for trial of strength inside
the American Federation Nof Labor.
The executive committee of that or
ganization, meeting Friday at Atlantic
City, will lay down the policy to gov
ern the attitude of its subordinate
bodies-insofar as these can be gov
erned---in the approaching national
contest. Chiefs OF several trade union
organizations which already have in
dorsed the LaFollette- Wheeler ticket,
will be on hand at the Atlantic City
session. Expressing confidence that
they will be able to procure the in
dorsement Of the central labor body
for their candidates despite the past
policy of the federation to remain
non-partisan and give. endorsement to
candidates considered favorable to the
organized labor viewpoint regardless
of the political affiliations.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31
PERSIAN POLICE TRIED
TO SAVE VICE CONSUL
One Policeman Was Killed and Sever
al Injured in Battle With Mob to
Save Vice-Consul.

London, Eng. According to The
Morning Post, the Persian legation
here is in receipt of an official state
ment from Teheran declaring that if
contrary to other advices the Persian
police made a great effort to rescue
Major Imbrie, the American vice
consul who was killed by mob in the
Persian capital last week. One police
man was killed in this endeavor and
several were injured, it is stated.
Far from neglecting, their duty by
failing to prevent. the crowd from
breaking into the hospital where Ma
jor Imbrie had been removed, it is de-
clared the police actually arrested
practically everybody implicated in the
hospital attack.
The government stated that some
days prior to the disturbance much
sectarian feeling was manifest among
the participants in the religious dem
onstrations going on in Teheran. The
police and soldiers therefore had been
cautioned to avoid any action tending
to aggravate the over-excited state of
the crowds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31
LOVER in JAIL
AVOIDS PARENT
Married Man Said to Have
Had Affair With Ke-
nosha Miss.
AFFAIR Is HUSHED

One man decided that the city lock-
up was a safer place for him this
morning than the streets of either
story which was learned from the
police. The man is in the city lookup
on minor statutory charge, but it is
possible, the police also say, that he
will not be brought into court, as
every sort Of pressure is being used
to "hush up the story"
According 10 the report, the man,
said to be prominent business man
of Racine, mas had an affair with a
young unmarried woman of Kenosha,
also we'll known When the family
learned of the circumstances, irate
male relatives of the girl went scout
ing for the man.
Police Intervene on Case.
Matters came to crisis on Tuesday
night, when about midnight a police
official took the Racine man into Gus
tody. He was taken to the police
Office, booked and given quarters in
the lookup.
1t was said that the case will never
be taken into court, as both families
are anxious to avoid the publicity of
the proceedings, and the police say
that the individual was taken into
custody partly for his immediate pro-
lection, because it was feared that
he might fall into the hands of the
girls family and fare worse. A settle
ment of the trouble between the two
families out of court is expected.