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SUCCESS IN AMERICA
AN OPEN HIGHWAY
How Four Boys of Humble Origin
Have Become Chiefs of the
Greatest Financial 0rganiza-
ton in the World.

Broad highways OF achievement are
wide open to all in America no mat
ter how humble their beginning, II Is
brought out by a writer in Forbes
Magazine. telling OF the successive
elevation OF poor boys to the chieftain.
ship of the most powerful association
OF financial power in the world.
Nowhere Is opportunity SO demo
cratic as in caste-free America, no
where is recognition for faithful ser
vice so little conditioned by inherited
position and wealth." the article avs.
The bounty of America in b~estowing
her rewards of great success upon
those OF modest origin is again not
ably manifest in the rise OF Oscar
Wells to the presidency Of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association
The O Of a tanner, John H.
Puelicher, was elected t this emf
in 1922 Circumstances ended
his public schooling in the seventh
year and he went to work in q carpet
store in Milwaukee. At sixteen he
entered a bank as a clerk. rising step
by step until he became president
Recognition Of his abilities as n
banker and civic service through pub
lie education in sound economic IN
Outstanding brought him the highest
reward from his profession.
"A former country school teacher.
Walter w. Head. born in a farm ham
let in Western Illinois. was elected
president of the association in 1923.
He gave up teaching and a salary of
SIS to enter banking at $40 a month
In a small Missouri town. He subse-
quently became president OF a bank
in Omaha, the largest in Nebraska
and a dozen neighboring states. The
position he occupied in advancing
agricultural welfare during the period
of depression led to his being called
the Granger President of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association
From Irish immigrant lad to su.
preme head of banking in America
epitomizes the career OF william E.
Knox. president of one OF the largest
savings banks of the country in New
York. His business career began as
an office boy in a publishing house,
and he later entered the bank as a
clerk. Experience with humble peo-
pie in their problems Of personal
finance and his incubation OF economy
In all matters attracted countrywide
attention.
oscar Wells, who rises in 1925 as
successor OF these men. was born in
an old weather-boarded log cabin
house in the Missouri River bottoms OF
Platte County. Missouri. He became
an orphan when three years of age,
losing his parents in an epidemic that
ravaged the countryside. He passed
under the care OF an uncle. head OF
a small country bank in Platte City.
a town of a few hundred Inhabitants
growing up on a farm and receiving
his early education in a rural school
He later entered Bethany College
West Virginia. but at the end of his
junior year he had to quit college and
go to work in the bank"
His subsequent career was one OF
steady progress. first to higher posi-.
tions among small country banks,
then to larger city banks in Texas.
where he rose TO the top. In 1914
he vas chosen first governor OF the
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Going over Niagara falls in a barrel
Ia old stuff. What we wanna zee IL
some fellow walk across the Atlantic
ocean on sits
Unless you're ashamed OF yourself
now and then you're not honest.
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Mar comes into this world naked
and with nothing on him, but In n
short time everybody has something
on him.
Who loses all the fault that some
people hnd.
, 1926-03-17
TOO MUCH EDITING

Flossie Gay-"You will never catch
me going out with an editor again"
Her Friend-"Was he broker"
Flossie-"l don't know whether he
was broke oil not, but he put a blue
pencil through about half my order"
International., 1926-05-16
B. & p. w. CLUB
(Contributed)

The Business and Professional
Womans Club met at the home of
Mrs. Mat Hamlin Wednesday eve-
ming and enjoyed a picnic supper
of potato salad, baked beans, sand
wiches, pickles, olives, cake and
coffee, brought by the ladies.
After the supper regular busi-
ness hour was held. It was de-
cided the ladies would be guests
of the Tucson Club on Friday the
14th, at a dinner to be given at
the Santa Rita. When business
was finished, Miss Hamlin enter
tained with a dainty little dance
during which she gave Miss Doro-
thy Farrell the surprise of the
evening by presenting her with
two baskets of gifts from -
club. Miss Dorothy, upon open
ing the package found many beau
tiful things all to make the heart
Of any flutter with happiness.
Miss Dorothy is one of the grad
yates of the Nogales High School
this year and viii enter college in
Iowa this fall to specialize in a
line of work.
Those enjoying the evening and
sending gifts were Mesdames
Josephine Saxon, l.. r. Dorland,
Pat Patterson, c. B. Whiting, An
ma Ackley, o. Walker, Catherine
Carroon, Goldie Stoltz, Anna Mar
leau, Harold Brown, Gamble, Mat
ia, Moody, William Walker, w.
V. Redditt, Bettwy, Fields, Ham
lin. Allen, Farrell, Regan; Misses
Lewis, Marleau, Winds, Farrell,
Barney, and Walker.
International., 1926-05-16
BENEFIT PARTY


To raise funds to be used to-
ward repairing the Barry house,
the clubhouse Of the Nogales Golf
Club, wives of members Of the
golf club gave a benefit party
Tuesday afternoon. There were
28 tables of bridge. The commit
tee in charge of the affair consis-
ted of Mrs. e Titcomb, chairman;
Mrs. w. J. Mitchell, Mrs. M. C.
Little, Mrs. v. A. Smelker, Mrs.
e. M. Mather, Mrs. William Fl.
Davey and Miss Josephine Tit.
comb.
Mrs. Charles L. Fowler is Civ
ing a series of luncheons this week
at her home on Grand avenue in
honor of her guest, her daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Rose Of Los Angeles.
International., 1926-05-16
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
BANQUET TONIGHT

Members of the Catholic Daugh-
ters of America will hold their an
nual initiation and banquet today.
The initiation will be held at the
Knights of Columbus hall at 10
o'clock this morning, and the ban
Quet at o'clock this evening at
the Cosmopolitan Cafe. A class
of several candidates will be ini-
tiated. Covers will be laid for
thirty persons at the banquet.
The officers of the Catholic
Daughters are Miss Ida Castenada,
grand regent; Mrs. Katherine
Breen, vice grand regent ;MissMae
Brickwood, prophecies; Miss Lola
Peck, monitor; Miss Florence Han
nan, sentinel; and Misses Mariana
Spence and Rosario Phillips,
guards.
International., 1926-05-16
FOR COAST VISITOR

Complimentary to Mrs. Earl Sc
ger of Los Angeles, formerly Of
Nogales, Mrs. Monte S. Coole de-
lightfully entertained a number of
friends at a five hundred party
Friday evening at the Coole home
on Noon street. Mrs. .Seger won the
first ladies prize and Mrs. T. B.
Mckee second, while Mr.. Mckee
captured the gents prize. Mrs.
Seger was also presented with q
guest prize. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Towne, Mr..
and Mrs. w. HI. Wasnidge, Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. Mckee, Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig Pottinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Coole, Mrs. Seger, and Messrs. C.
C. Thames, Mark Tyler, and B.
l.. Coulson. Mrs. Seger is leav-
ing Tuesday for her home in Los
Angeles.
International., 1926-05-16
AFTERNOON TEA

Mrs. c. V. Fowler and Mrs.
Andrew Bettwy entertained at Q
tea Wednesday afternoon at the
Fowler home on Grand avenue.
The house was prettily decorated
in pink and white roses. The hos
tesses were assisted in serving BY
Mrs. Harry J. Karns, Mrs. John c.
Glissan, Mrs. Charles E. Wheels,
Mrs. G. L. Fowler, Mrs. Herbert
Chatham, and Mrs. Ed Rove.
There were 1852 invited guests.
International., 1926-05-16
HANDKERCHIEF SHOWER

Mrs. r. L. Edinborough, assis.
ted by her daughter, Miss Viola,
entertained, for Mrs. Sam Fried.
man, on Wednesday afternoon.
with surprise handkerchief show.
er. Delicious refreshments weeo
served during the afternoon 7's
Those remembering Mrs. Fried-
man and enjoying Mrs. Edim-
borough's hospitality were Me0.
danes, Robt. Burns, Claude Jones,
Fanny Barney, I. Underwood, j.
w. Mitchell, C.. B. Whiting, p.
Lockhart, Owens, and Stanley
Pinkerton.
International., 1926-05-16
BRIDCE.TEA

Mrs. C. D. McNary entertained
at IN informal bridge-tea Wednes-
day afternoon at her home at
Camp Little. The guests were Mrs.
]. E. Keller, Mrs. A. J. Dougher-
ty, Mrs. William Faulkner, Mrs.
J. III. Nankivell, Mrs. B. L. Lucas,
Mrs Fl. Henry, Mrs. F. J. Walters,
and Mrs. C. H. Moore. Prizes were
won by Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Hen
ry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Writ G.. Bowman,
formerly of Nogales, left Monday
for their home in San Diego.
Mrs. Nell Overlook and son, Har-
ry, of Douglas, will spend this
week visiting Mrs. Overlock's SIS
ter, Mrs. Frank B. Carroon.
Mrs. N. o. Reynolds of Center
Point, Texas, is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. 4. G. Bean.
Attorney and Mrs. M. G. Little,
DR.. and Mrs. M. I. Merritt, DR..
and Mrs. A. L. Gustetter, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. C. Bean, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
K. Cumming, and Gus Michaels,
were among Nogales Rotarians
md Rotaryanns attending the fes-
tivities at Tucson, Monday night,
in connection with the Inaugural
ton of the new Tucson Rotary
officers.
Mrs. H. S. Darling of Grand
avenue entertained at bridge par
ty yesterday afternoon in honor Of
her daughter, Mrs. White.
Mrs. J. A. Cumming and daugh-
ter, Joan, are leaving this week
TO spend the summer months at
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
T. G. Wright of Nogales who
has been spending several months
at Phoenix is leaving there soon to
'spend the summer at Prescott.
International., 1926-05-16
PHONE 423W FOR SOCIETY EDITOR
BRIDGE PARTY

Mrs. Hugo w. Miller and Mrs.
Malcolm Middleton entertained at
a delightful bridge party at the
Miller home on Potrero aavenue.
The house was prettily decorated
in great clusters of roses. Those
invited to enjoy the refreshments
and social hour were Mesdames
Duane Bird, A. J. Mitchell, E.
Titcomb, P. D. C1agett, A. S.
Stearns, Witlcoxson, C. E. Hardy,
Otto Herold, Phil Herold, Chas. l..
Fowler, w. C. Vinegar, L. n.
Watkins, Harry Karns, w. II. Far
rell, Ed Wood, William Simonton,
John Jund, Frank Duffy, w. A.
O'Connor B. S. White, j. FL. Nam
kivell, j. w. Penn, r. w. Bliss,
Theodore Marsh, V. A. Smelker,
III. r. Renshaw, C. A. Smith and
A. w. Middleton.
A GROUP OF FRIENDS sur
prised Mrs. Cyrus Marsteller Sat
urday with a surprise party at
the Marsteller home, Santa Rosa
ranch, about forty miles out on
the Ajo road. Memers of the par
ty left Tucson about nine in the
morning, arriving at the ranch in
time for lunch, which they had
brought with them. The afternoon
was spent at bridge. Miss Lille
Williams received the prize for
high score and Mrs. C. w. Pistor
the second prize. Those who COM
posed the party were Mines. c. L.
Pistor, Mary Angle, T. L. Carly,
A. C. Mcclure, Lewis, Arthur Pts
tor and Miss Williams.-( Tucson
Citizen)
Mrs. Charles L. Fowler has re-
turned from trip to Tucson.
International., 1926-05-16
PHONE 423W FOR SOCIETY EDITOR
LUNCHEON FOR VISITORS

Complimentary to Mrs. Writ G..
Bowman of San Diego, and Mrs.
Bessie Rose Of Los Angeles, Mrs.
W. J. Mitchell delightfully."- enter
tained at l o'clock luncheon q
week ago yesterday afternoon at
her home on Sierra avenue.
Following the luncheon, bridge
was played, Mrs Fl. s. Darling
wining first prize, Mrs. Dave
Loeb second, and Mrs. L. n. Wat
kins third. Guest prizes were pre-
sented to Mrs. Bowman, Mrs.
Rose. and Miss Virginia Marx.
Those present were Mesdames
Bowman, Bessie Rose, Charles ".
Fowler, Charles L. Fowler, J. Nv.
Macfarlane, r. C. Bean, Frank
Rose, E. A. Titcomb, Charles E.
Hardy, Dave Loeb, II. S. Darling
w. K. Jackson A. E. Sanders, L.
81. Watkins, W. j. Mitchell, and
The Wednesday Afternoon
Bridge Club was entertained las,
week by Mrs. E. A. Titcomb al
her home on Crawford street
Mrs. Lowell Rocks was a substi.
tute Mrs. John Jund won the
pIlAe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
Women s Progress to Be
Depicted at Exposition
Department Club Will Be in
Charge of Affair May
17-22.

The first Indianapolis Woman's
Exposition will be held in the Man
ufacturer's Bldg. at the State fair
ground May 1922. 1t will be spon-
sored by the business women's de-
partment of the WOman's Depart
ment Club. More than 1875 booths
are designed for merchants and man.
ufacturers to show goods Of interest
to women.
Progress. accomplishments of
art and industry in which they have
succeeded will be shown by elabor-
ate exhibits from all over the coun-
try.
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MISSING MAN
MAY BE TRACED
CIeW Found in Search for
John G. Kurtz.

Police and private detectives
searching for John G. Kurtz, 65. of
1903 Bellefontalne ST., missing since
Tuesday, were given a ciew today
that might lead TO his location.
@. r. Sage, 924 Eastern Ave, told
Bernard Lynch, city fireman, that
he bought a meal for man in a
restaurant at 472 Massachusetts Ave.
Friday, who in every way answered
to a description he read Of Kurtz
in a newspaper after they had part
ed company. Mrs. Alice Orr, daugh-
ter of Kurtz, and Sage talked over
the phone Friday night and met to-
day to further check on descrip-
lions. Sage said the man who adj
mitted he was hungry, was not OF
the beggar type and looked out Of
place.
Kurtz, who operated a shoe repair
shop at 81 Kentucky Ave-, is be-
lieved to be i'll.
His daughter, however, fears he
may have been harmed. She points
that he has always been a close
home man and always was in close
communication with his family at
all times.
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Meredith Says He Kept No
Figures While U. S.
Agent Checked.
MORGAN ALSO SILENT
Whereabouts of Townsend
Report Mystery.
After he and Special Agent A. J.

After he and Special Agent A. J.
Signaigo of Washington had spent
two days checking the conf1scated
quor in the Federal Bldg. United
Btates Marshal Linus P. Meredith
today said he did not know how
much was there.
The marshal is charged by Federal
law with safe-keeping of confiscated
liquor. He has admitted the store
rooms were broken into two or
three times"
The check was made after Repre-
sentative LaGuardia charged in
Congress Wednesday that $50 cases
of tn p. w. Squibb liquor, valued
at $4,000, was missing from the
stores here. The liquor was confis
Gated at Lawrenceburg, Ind, in 1921
during the George Remus bootleg
ring investigation.
Bert Morgan, then prohibition di-
rector for Indiana, declared there
were about 1900 cases of liquor
sealed in the Luxembourg distil-
lery in 1921 and turned over to the
custody Of Marshal Meredith in 1928.
He said check made about two
years ago at Federal Bldg. showed
220 cases, valued at about $4,000,
was missing.
Kept No Figures
Meredith declared that in making
the check Thursday and Friday he
kept no figures. He said he merely
examined each case to see whether
the proper number of bottles was on
hand and that Signaigo tabulated.
Signaigo refused to state whether
there We're 500 or less cases in the
stock. He said he would make re-
port of his finding to his superiors in
the Department of-Justicc at Wash
ington.
Meanwhile Morgan refused to re-
ply to Merediths statement that
Morgan sent eror~ men tessEawrence-
SDurg to check the amount of liquor
when it was turned over to the
marshal. Morgan said Thursday
that he sent three men to Lawrence
burg for this purpose, and that their
report showed there were a few less
than 1900 cases in the lot.
Morgan said that when it is def
nitely learned how much liquor is
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
MENTION Three
FOR INSPECTOR
Capt. Johnson Is Likely
Traffic Head.

Traffic Lieutenant Lester Jones,
acting traffic inspector, today was
a contender for the post, vacated on
Thursday by Harvey Bedford, Khan
leader, who resigned, charging po-
litical interference hampered his
work. Jones has been a ranking Of
flcer most OF the nine years Of his
service.
Board Of safety members and
Chief Claude r. Johnson favor Capt.
Lewis Johnson, special investigator
for Chief Johnson, for the position,
politicians declared.
Capt. Walter S. White, ousted to
make way for Bedford two weeks
ago. was also considered. Politicians
said Bedford was named in a deal to
unite Khan and George v. Coffin
forces.
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MARSHAL REMAINS
silent ON RESULT
OF LIQUOR SURVEY
Phone Rate
APPEAL NOT
ANTICIPATED
Final Action on Bell Order
Due to Be Taken
Monday.

No appeal will be taken by the
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
from the rate order being drafted
by the public service commission, it
was stated authoritatively today.
Final action is expected to be ia
ken on the matter at a conference
Monday afternoon. The commission
Friday afternoon accepted recon-
mendations Of Commissioner Samuel
r. Altman that the company be al
lowed a $35, 100000 valuation, a 6
per cent return and a Az per cent
depreciation allowance. His pro-
posal to increase rates on local bust
ness phones from S12 10 $14 a month
was accepted, it was learned, but
some disagreement arose as to rates
on measured service.
Although the Bell asked for a
$45, 100000 valuation it will be salts
fed with the commissions allow
ance, it was said. In the past the
company has appealed to Federal
Court when dissatisfied. Indications
today were that the valuation APP
proved Friday was prearranged to
avoid further litigation in Federal
Court
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
OPPONE NTS OF
COFFIN FORM
ORGANIZATION
Marion County Voters
League Composed Chief
Iy of KIanSmen.

Marion County Ku-Klux Khan
Leaders, who hope TO defeat George
V. Coffin for Republican county
chairman, today announced officers
Of their political organization, the
Marion County Voters League.
Headquarters are at 1900 City Trust
Bldg.
Harvey w. Bedford, who resigned
as traffic inspector this week, charg.
ing Collins influence IN the police
department hampered him, Is presi.
dent Of the league; Oscar p. Bridges,
vice president; City Clerk William
A. Boyce Jr., secretary; Councilman
Claude T.. Negley, treasurer, and
V. II. Quinn, Ben IL. Gisler, Carl
Hyatt and George S. Elliott, Khan
exalted cyclops, directors.
The league will back candidates In
the primary election.
This follows a meeting at the East
Tenth Street NJ. Il. Church commun-
ity house Friday night in which re-
ported demands OF Hiram w. Evans,
imperial wizard, and State Khan
leaders that Elliott resign as county
cyclops were denounced by a large
number Of Flansmen. They threat
ened to oppose United States Sena-
tors James Il. Watson and Arthur
r. Robinson in the Republican pri-
mary unless the attack on Elliott
ends.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27
HEARING ON
S. H. S. SUIT
POSTPONED
Judge Miller Delays Date in
Move to Block Site
Change.
MARCH 81 Is TIME SET
School Board Attorney Files
Motions.

Efforts of Indianapolis citizens and
school patrons to prevent change
Of the new Shortridge High School
site from Thirty Fourth and Marid-
ian SITS. were delayed until March
81. in Superior Court Three today.
when Judge Sidney S. Miller set that
date for a hearing on three motions
filed by Martin s. Hugg, school board
attorney
The motions were filed against a
petition of the Indianapolis Public
School Welfare Association, set for
hearing today which asks a perma-
nent injunction to prevent the school
board from selling the ThirtyFourth
ST. site and buying one at Forty
Sixth St. between Central Ave and
Washington Blvd.
Hugg's motions asked that certain
portions OF the complaint for an in
| junction be stricken out; that
temporary restraining order against
the board, granted some time ago
by the court be dissolved. and that
the complaint be made more specific
in certain places.
Judge Miller granted n temporary
restraining order against the board
| March IS when the welfare asso-
citation filed the petition for the in
junction. Petition is signed by G.. A.
Millett, DR.. O. T.. Yater and Harry
Meyer. association members.
On the eve of the hearing mem
bers of the Indianapolis Federation
of Community Civic Clubs adopted n
resolution scoring the board for fac
tional strifes. Many persons spoke
in favor Of the Thirty Fourth st.
site.
Controversy over the location has
bred distrust and anxiety over the
management of schools the resolu
ton declared. 1t is declared the
strife is having an evil effect on
morale of schools.
At a mass meeting at the North
Park Christian Church. Twenty
Ninth ST. and Kenwood Ave, several
persons spoke in favor of the Thir-
| ty-Fourth St site and recommend
the board build Immediately on
that location, avoiding a long legal
wrangle.
The petition for an injunction
| filed by the welfare association
| named Theodore Vonnegut. Mrs. Lii
liam Sedwick, Charles w. Kern, Fred
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VERDICT IN HEART
BALM SUIT WAITED
Wife of Local Doctor Reerates Loyalty to Husband
While Plaintiff Says She Still Loves Him.

morning, after more than 500 burn
ing love letters were read into the
evidence
While awaiting the verdict Mrs.
Ensminger, whom the doctor mar
ried after the alleged jilting OF Ma
RE, reiterated her loyalty TO her
husband and denied reports she was
considering divorce proceedings.
Il want to tell the world" she
said, that I'm with my boy-win
or lose. l believe and have faith
in him and he's right. This suit is
nothing but persecution.
DIR. Ensminger was non-committal
but for announcing he intended TO
return to Indianapolis Immediately.
Miss Grischeau, too waited in the
courtroom. She said despite her
charge she still loves the surgeon.
"Since this difficulty" she
said, Il have rejected proposals
from three other men because I
still love Len"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-03-27

Her candidacy for Republican
nomination for state Representative
from Marion County in the May pri-
mary was announced today by Miss
Adele Storck, attorney, SCI Pyth1an
Bldg.
Miss Storck attended De PAW
University, the University of Chi
cago and Benjamin Harrison Law
School. She taught in Indianapolis
schools a number of years.
Miss Storck is a member of the
Indianapolis Bar Association, secre-
tary of the Local Council OF the
Women Lawyers Association, mem
Der of the University Of Chicago
Club, the Woman's City Club, Sew
enth District Republican Club, Or
der Of the Eastern Star, Rebekahs,
third vice president of the Legisla-
tive Council of Indiana Women, d.
rector Of the indianapolis Humane
Society and a member of Central
W C. IT r.
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Home Edition

T Thousands Laugh Daily
Il at Salesman SANS Antics
on The Times Comic Page
Join Them.
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CON FUSION IN
chill, PERU ROW
Voters Registered for
PIebiSCite.

Bu tnifed FfcSS
AFRICA. Chile March 27.--Regis.
tration of voters who would partici-
pate in the plebiscite to determine
whether Tacna and africa shall re.
main a part Of Chile or revert to
Peru began today with the entire
problem in an almost hopeless hope
less state Of confusion
Registration booths opened at s
a. M, with American and Chilean
registration officials present and Pc
ruvlans absent. Throughout the
night American officials had sought
to arrange for a suspension of all
plebiscitary activities pending an eff
fort at diplomatic settlement OF the
dispute over ownership Of tho prov
inces.
Chile refused 20 accept the sus.
pension OF the plebiscite. A mis-.
understanding OF the terms by which
Chile previously accepted the use
Of the United States good offices"
was given as the reason.