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FATHER EXECUTED
FOR GIRL DEATH
West Coast Man Dies Pro-
testing Innocence and Con-
demning Prosecutors.
by the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, August 81.
Wallace c. Gaines was hanged at
dawn today in the State penitentiary
here for the murder of his 22-year-old
daughter Sylvia in Seattle two years
ago.
Gaines died protesting his innocence
and unforgiving toward those who had
prosecuted him.
Frank Novak prison evangelist, VINO
was closeted with Gaines for nine hours
before the hanging, said he would MAKE
a statement as soon as ne mad recoV-
cred from the ordeal.
Miss Gaines a graduate of Smith
College and daughter OF Gaines by ms
| frst wife now Mrs. l.. z. MAYNARD oil
| Lynnfleld, Mass disappeared from her
home about 3 O'Clock the night OF june
| is. 1926, and the next day her mutt
! lated body was found on the shore Of
Green Lake.
Testimony was offered at Gaines
trial that his daughter had been the
| object of his strange, unnatural Al
fections." and that when she attempted
To break the relationship. he killed hei
while he was drunk. Gaines present
wits testified there was nothing un-
natural In his affection for the girl,
Gaines offered as an ailbi testlnlon!
| that he was with Mr., and MRS. LOUIS
Sterns. friends. at the time oil the stay
ing. The Sterns corroborated MS STORY
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The sentences were imposed when scott
withdrew his demand for jury trial
and pleaded guilty to driving while In
toxicated and operating with a. revoked
permit on Good Hope road southeast
August &. He was given so days
straight and fined $500 or 30 days on
the first charge and fined 5000 or so
DAYS on the second count.
George l.. Wood. whose address was
given as 8i6 Twenty-third street, was
sentenced by Judge John r. Mcmahon
TO serve 60 days for operating with a
revoked permit The charge was placed
after he had been stopped by police
Wednesday night for driving without
lights. His permit was revoked on
July l6.
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Deaths.

sTRAUCH. ABRAM I. on wsdn,:s}Sa s +, Az
sss, s.s 7 y TiFsgsaI ls :s5. :.
ire above sddrsss or s' 5.i y s s2:F .I7.
sTRAUCH. ABRAHAM l.. a. special con-
municstion OF King DAVID Lodst. no; ~
ser spt M.serd b 129s 10 az: sror
HAM l. sTRAUCH Of MoorestoTn Lodss'
No 1885, OF Moorestown: ~ ,,..,..
WILLIAM C. PPARRR RYL s srTAHE. N''''
TATE. MAMIE. Departed this ~. life va sd
Mrs. NhSa4 MAMIE TATE Funeral from First First
Sunday SUNDAY September 2. Friends invited to
attend.
TAYLOR. MRS. FANNIE. Departed this life
Fridav' August 81, 1929, AZ the residence
Of her daughter, Mrs. Mamie Barnes, lo 81 ~
Matthews and Charles Taylor. TO mourn 5n11
the loss OF shsir Gear ana frends Funeral
from her late residence. 1919 81. nv;
ssptem6sr 9@ :, pdRs sIs,lssih 1 Va.
portsmouth papers please copyJ
ToTTEN. MARGARET. On WEDNESDAY eve
p9S' AUGUST g. 1879 msApe sa Essleff or.
TEN Ten T TidoR Of Ephram j. Totten: serv-
ICES at the residence on SATURDAY. sep'f,Ta-
MISEBERG. SAMUEL. on Thursdsy,, Aqsq:s
No, I92s at Johns Hopkins Hospital, sati-
More, Md. SAMUEL; beloved s son O FEu 5,II
nbm the CHAPEL Of Frank &c. Ssisr;. u soni
r., Up IN 81 s1stiv.e and friends IN
Gtsed J Iatsrment Washington HenrsS
WOODLAND; HIBERrA MEADs. Departed
\ aus, short illness. ALBERTA MEADs WOOD
LAND devoted wife Of Thomas D Wooo-
land She leaves tn mourn their loss TOUT
brothers and other relatives and irisnos'
Funeral from Frazier's parlors; 10 I -.
NV SATURDAY., September l. pm. m
ferrnent lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
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Births Reported.

John and Margaret Maranian, girl.
Charles ]. and Alice Martin, girl.
Bernard and Helen West, boy.
Edward and Lillian Markovltz, hoy.
Stephen and Minnie Craig, girl.
Antonio and Maria Jemenez, girl
Perry O. and Annie Feaster,. giri.
Louis and Vergie Hynson, girl.
Ernest w and Mary Lewis, boy.
Frank and Dora Wilson, Girl.
Walter and Hattie Petiford, girl.
John and Farra Pope. Girl.
Eugene T. and Catherine A. Butler girl
John .. A. and Beulah M, Martin. girl
william and Carseda. Seldom, girl.
Hollas and Callie Snoddy. girl.
Norwood c. and Mary Williams, hoy.
Robert and Clara Smith. boy.
Thomas T. and Louise Mason. hoy.
Edward and Florence Carey. boy.
Louis and Ahilie Brown, boy.
Edgar and Catherine Hines, girl.
George and Hazel Jackson. girl.
Marcellus and Catherine Martin. boy.
Elmer e.. and Ethel l.. Piper, boy.
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THE WEATHER

District of Columbia and Maryland
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight: To-
morrow partly cloudy.
Virginia--Cloudy, probably showers
in south portion tonight and tomorrow
slightly cooler IN central ana nortn
portions tonight.
West Virginia-Partly cloudy tonlgnt
and tomorrow; probably showers IN
south portion slightly cooler In east
portion tonight.
Record for 81 Hours.
Thermometers pm, "a; pm. ~;
IL midnight, IT; am, "a, am, IS;
Barometer-4 pm, 29.88: 8 pm.
%. 93; IL midnight. 1892: am, 2992;
q am, 1901; noon. 1904
Highest temperature, o. occurred al
pm. yesterday
Lowest temperature. rs, occurred al
4 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 81; lowest. g.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast anc
Geodetic Survey.
Todav--Low tide, 2:l7 am and "a;
nm; high tide s:05 am. and S'3l pm
Tonorrow-Low- tide, 3:02 am. anc
s.2s pm; high tide, s;4a am ane
9:1S pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose S:35 am; sun set
Sal pm.
Tornorrow-Sun rises 5:36 am; sur
sets $3.50 pm.
Moon rises TAT pm. sets 81 am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Condition OF the Water.
Great Falls-Very cloudy.
Harpers Ferry--Potornac very CLOUDY
Shenandoah muddy.
We.thsr in VariouS Cities.
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THREE CLASSES WON
BY LEITH HORSES
Warrenton Show Has Biggest Sec
ond Day in History-Crowds
Large, Weather Fine.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc SteF' .
WARRENTON, Va, August Sc q
large crowd, fine weather and entries o.
superb quality made the second day ..
! Warrenton Horse Show one OF the oes'
in its history. L. G, Leith won all tnfet
- fhn classes for 2-year-olds and
also won first In middle and heavy
! weight hunters with Humdlnger imp
Mr. Leith had fall In one class
Summaries:
tsith. secona' Kid Boots, W, Lodge Bowies
Third. Nancy pr. Z, H. MarSteil ls, quarry.
,, nnoI t. & Leith: second, Reg qordonsdaIs
Mrs R. J. Vickers third All Horse ~ n
''n T'wo.yesr-olds .uitasl. te become hunt
Reg Cordonsdaie, Mrs. X j. NieNefs' '"''"
Al nd nfs Il Under hs saddle ridden by children
under FIRST Gold COIN s,, Roh spn. Ff Leh
hogsh s GIns.r W nss 1o. ai Wnm
fonrtn. silver Queen, Miss virginia win anu
Lsq,vssht srs sseo naat Dew bahk. Mrs
= Lee. third. sinoad y. p. Smith fourth
Meid OF Alton, J. 4. Massie ,.o., hunters
rtr MoO Humdinaer Imp, /. g Ieitn sr .S,rd
haIalta Mrs ssrl h,,. Itaden sy TippsI
s SoqTis oar tb.n Ra, Tn dsorss sloane
ard Ms p d Rgmeaq tS,re ''Poips s.. Pooi
e eres Rayly: fourth. Bimeley BAY. Ceors'
pnnies over fences-First. SKY hlsn' NJ NJ.
srt Ferneyhoush; second Silver 0usen. m.r,
Virginia Wipmil; third, Silver Heels Hooerr
Earneabough; fourth Flash, John l.. ~
| Games. IL uad,. class
Mafthsw s" up; second, Insplyation. I "
| Wslfsr; third, Hayday. Temple GWsthT ~ a,
Miss ss,' wini Tired Maddux ridinS fourth Tra'
se scu iv .9naf hunters. Brown Boy Trophy
pptSroAs pav' Miss Elizabeth Nesbltt; thiro
! pandtt Flag, a. ". Rust fourth onmo'i''
VIA fsaiss bunters First, Running sang
penton stables. second. =, Bush; MRS ", =
Ire! third Kittinae, Benton STABLES io"'' u
Thoroushbred hunters First BroSnt
GLASS. Mrs n N, Lee second, nun n ~
Ssnd Rsnton Stables; third. =, Bdsn. Mt
r n Lee, fourth, Sacrifice Benton S'aoieS
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I'm MfmorIam.

CLASToN. HORACE. In ssq pu M ~ fsthsr,
HORACE cLANToN. who. de,ppss5ted this
life six years ago. August 81 1917
Cons. but WIT nps t %Eb CHILDREN.
FERGUSON. ELEANOR Y: NELLIE ,; o,, =
dear motner. sLa asSs2tsd This f fft one
year ago today, August 81, 1927.
Your suffering, dear, is over;
You live above the skies;
Your iabors done. your race ~ rum
HEX nsp p RSTs qnoS cHfLpRrN AND GRAND
CHILDREN.
FINNEY. MARY Y. GREEN. In sad but
iov!ng remembrance Of my dear riothsr.
MARY 2. FINNEY. who died four y.1rs
sEo Suns IS 'sa s sGSaT my A9 9sSy E s 1s
Blessed he the Ii. that binds our hearts
And G'i may ,'t the Ii. forever he.
While you dwell with Jesus above
Gone. but not forgotten;
LOVING, MoTHEE AND DAUGAT.R'
cRa z de WArh hssband 'p WAIrsR RAY viz
died FIVE years ago today, August 81. 1855.
Will they think the pain is ended
:. Will they deem the loss forsots
Yea. think my torn heart mended,
i HIS LOVING WYE, EDNA GRAY
KENDALL. SOPHIA: In sscrsh re-,.-,sS.,,s
9 Of our .nt efss nts :.rEs 7es res yeT
ago today. August 81. 1928.
Rest in peace. your labor Is ended.
YoH Ssr. s sone Tsr. wo ov. ven
Soon are coming, one b. orr.
YOUR LONELY CHILDREN.
PLANT JAMES - AM, ANA A. Az In , Isgins
4 PLANT. departed th!s u: IN:
saiALLwooD,
PRICE. In lnvtnv remembrance Of our 6sar
mother. who died two years ago today,
August 81, 1926.
Oh do not ask IL we miss her.
OF Tor v. Ae hnt I ~ ss'2 e: T s.T
"0 HEa DEVOTED CHILDREN
PROCTOR, ANNIE TICcoLA: Sacred . * ~.
TTCCoLA PROCTOR, who left me three
years ago today. August 81. 1875.
How miss the LITTLE footsteps
OF the one lnve 80 dear.
Often listen for her COMING.
FEELING sure that she is rear
How miss that little smile.
That I watched for day nv day;
Annie. no one knows the silent hearizcre
Stree the day you passed awa-.
But sleep an, my listls dariins.
For know you are free frer, pan
And mother will trust IN God
HER IoS Sf N MOTHER NARY L Il pkcc-
scHAFER. GEORGE W In memory q NJ
precious nrS01Nd. GEONLE ".
who dcearted this life year ago today
HIS WIFE. RUTH scHAFER-
SHELTON. ARTHUR o. In loving rerenf-
hranoe of cur dear husband and father,
ARTHUR o. SHELTON. who departed THIS
life four years ago today. August 81. 1929
Before our eyes he faded,
Growing weaker day ny day,
Patiently osaring his SUFFERING
Until God came and took him avsy.
He met his Savior on the strand.
When Jesus took MIN by the hand.
AIone7 oh no, he is not alone.
For Jesus claimed him ss His own.
HIS LOVING WIPE. BESSIE. AND son
EIVERATON
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued 70 the
Louis Kantor, 20. Canonsbqrs, Pa ant and
Helen o. spitel. 81, Norfolk va rev
o1 Fdward Parker ~, and Margaret Curry
ga Rev James L. Pinn. Mt. ,.s .rA
Floyd ] stoner. a., Reltsyille' Nd: ana
Ethel M. Reid Is. thiS city Rev. joseph l.
Ne wpsS o. Jones. IS and Martha Z. Rev-
ertv "a, Rev william A. Lambeth,
Tsmuel G. Jackson, %, anu Mery ISckso"'
rs Rev Oscar L. Rand ,. ne
obed Haskins. - and Emma WATERS AZ
He ner VA w. henson. Is. and elizabeth A.
Brown, "a Rev Paul L, Norris -
Kirke {, Kihler, AZ and Hester C. carr
20 Rev X CRvanagh. - 49,,
Charles Willis, 70, and Ems NJ SUI :
nette "a both ot Richmond. va rev esn'eN
l. o Sea- Z Gilmore. a. and Katie W ,Ierrss'
"a both Of Richmond, Va, Rev l., J. MIC
Car cari W xilacc. ~. this ely ssnd Oar Tar
hetia Warner. Al, New Castle "a rev
Davis KneS' "A. and Annitis e, Hsskins'
a. Rev RI r. TAYLOR. n
Joseph NJ Rsvnr, ~, and Ida y, Thomas
n REV T. q Tildsn ns,.
pe Ess Il Rev William p % Ru. =.
Edward E, Ball 81, and Viola Gaines ~
REV Clarence Dsss- $500 a. -
lanes ar,ssfTy "a Ad LsnaG Saws Gc and
wal wsItsr Il crSis ~ and RUN Z, MeIn-
tyre, ~ Rev Oscar l. Mitchell ,,.
Mairnln Cattertun, II, and Mary fnlpps
10, both OF owines. Md Rev. James l.
NJ , as,e 7 stevens. a., and Adah v Brown
TrmmIa Aston. ~. and Mamie Thofps
an Raw W II, lerna9in ------------------~--
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~ ~ ~ palace Thrater via street car Re.
turn iTia st Phone Decatur @2 $40
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FOUND.
lost

pop LOST ANIMALS apply Animal ResH,is
teasus' s4a Maryland eye. ~ Nall nasa
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Thursdsy. Ausust 50, ls1s,' al Is nm;
vt walter Reed Hospital, HEYWoop
JOHNSON. LOVING brother Of sandy and
Marshall johnson, nephew of Mrs, Jennie
stewart He also leaves q host Of other
relatives and friends Remains resting at
the w Ernest Jarvis Co. funeral parlors
a321 Gaorsia ave, NV. Notice oil tnnefai
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WATCM, ladys pstiaumi ehinnK share. set
With eight small diamonds and four san.
phiFes fnltials e N q an back LihefAi
reward, Phone Adams asa ant, III, alter
p,hs %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

card party for the honfit OF ST.
James, Church will be- given this eve
ninv In tn. social room OF the ehufch,
Thirtv seventh street and Rhode Island
avenue. Mount Rainier Md.
A lawn tete for the bsnefit OF Holy
Rosary Church debt fund will De nalo
al a o'clock on the church playgrounos'
Third and r streets.
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DRIVER FINED $400
FACES TODAY TERM
Autoist Pleads Guilty to 1ntoxica'
ton and Use of Revoked
Permit.

Ernest Scott, colored, 22l Third
street was sentenced to so days In jail
and fines totaling $500 or 80 days more
for two serious traffic offenSes by Judge
Isaac r. Hit In Police Court yesterday.
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GarD of Tbank

C0UETNTV PaYTnS. wish to express my
snprseia5;H' ~ "a. rs7sases OF SympstnSS
and heartif-l 4a-sl tributes ~ the oeath
FATHER 3"
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Avoidance of Look of Precision
BY MARY MARSHALL.

hat, ornaments and a single neutral
tone for stockings, gloves and hand
bag you cannot go far wrong, but your
color scheme may not be very inter-
esting either.
That at least is the opinion of some
women who are now celebrating the
possibilities of an apparently more i'm
promptu assembling of their costumes
One very we'll dressed woman know
deliberately wore pair o. brown shoes
with gunmetal stockings aud an oxford
gray suit to get away frcrn the look
of precision and premeditation that an
all-gray ensemble might produce. But
one must have innate good taste to
succeed in such departures.
The sketch shows combination OF
grays and greens in sports ensemble
OF the more. casual sort
Caracul. krimmer and Persian lamb
are spoken of as the most important
fat furs of the season, and all these
are of the lamb family. Broadtail is
very young Persian lamb and Ameri-
can broadtail is made from certain
more ordinary varieties of lamb,
sheared and otherwise modified.
White lamb has now assumed i'm
portance for the sports type of en-
semble. A two-piece suit of gray
tweed has a simply fashioned collar
of white lamb and have seen a most
attractive separate scarf of white
lamb-in oblong shape. worn about the
neck and crossed over IN front much
as one would wear a cloth or silk scarf
Evening star., 1928-11-17
BEDTIME STORIES 'x Z 1nossre" y! sg4.s

when his eyes closed and he was asleen.
IL was very comfortable bed in spite
of the fact that 1t was not very elabo-
rate. Rusty began to dream and his
dreams were very pleasant dreams. He
dreamed that he found woodland
every tree of which was a nut tree
Every tree was loaded with nuts There
were all kinds of nuts. 1t seemed as
II all the Squirrels in the world were
there. But there was no quarrelino
for there were nuts enough for all.
Now, that is the incest kind of a
cream that a Squirrel can have and
Rusty was right in the midst of it,
having the most wonderful time. when
suddenly his eyes flew wide open and
lie was wide awake. There were no nuts
to eat and no Squirrels. Instead. he
was in strange place. For a moment
he couldn't remember where he was.
Then 1t all came back to him sud-
denly. He knew something must have
Wakened him. His heart began to beat
little faster. He pricked up his ears
and listened. There was the sound of
claws on the outside of that tree. Could
1t be that it was the owner of this bed?
Was 1t another Squirrel? Was it lust
some chance visitor? All these Thoughts
/ Went tnrough Rusty's head as he lay
there listening
What to do! Should he remain hidden
there, or should he rush out now? This
house seemed like a deserted house.
Certainly there was no fresh odor to
show that any one had been there re-
Gently.
Probably 1t is Just some one who
has happened to climb this tree"
thought Rusty. If it is any one who
doesn't own this nest, I've got just as
much right to 1t as he has. I think I'll
keep quiet. Perhaps I won't be dis
covered at all.''
So Rusty remained perfectly STILL
But you may be sure that his ears were
pricked up all the time. And you may
be sure that he kept his eyes fast on
the little round opening by which he
had entered. So he lay there for some
time and nothing happened, excepting
that now and again he heard the sound
of claws on the outside of the tree.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
Today in
Washington History
ny DONALD A. CRAIG.

November II, 1S56.-What the local
newspapers refer to as 'rowdyism" Is
yery prevalent in Washington and is
receiving but slight check, indeed" as
The Evening Star expresses 1t today.
So bold have the perpetrators OF this
rowdyism become, 1t is claimed, that
they now seek shelter under cover
of the fire department" to such an
extent "as to render that. as at present
organized, palpable nuisance in the
estimation of thousands, producing
much more mischief and doing more
damage to the public interest than the
department in the discharge OF its
legitimate duties prevents"
I'm nine cases out of ten," The Star
reports. investigation results in failure
to prove criminality against the actual
members of the company. and it is
rare, indeed, that others running with
the engines, who are actually the cul-
prlts are punished. In the meanwhile,
the nuisance is hourly becoming more.
unbearable. -.
"The great mass of the firemen of
Washington doubtless deprecate the ap-
parent utter impossibility of preventing
fire riots as heartily as we do and also
comprehend the absolute necessity of
putting an end to them in some way or
other"
The Washington police, it is asserted,
have failed signally to suppress these
fire riots. Many persons are of the
opinion that sooner or later this city
will be compelled to adopt the system
already successfully used in Boston and
Cincinnati, namely, of abandoning en-
tirely all volunteer fire companies and
creating a paid fire department for
protection of public and private prop
erty. In those cities, according
to reports received here, such a thing
as a fire engine runners riot Is un-
known, since the paid fire department
has been organized and the volunteer
companies disbanded.
While such a reorganization of the
fire department in Washington would
doubtless be unfair to many volunteer
firemen and to whole companies that
never take part in or encourage such
riots, many of the most prominent and
public spirited citizens of the National
Capital believe the time has about ar
rived when all volunteer companies
must be replaced by paid department
which will be absolutely under the
control Of the city government.
Evening star., 1928-11-17
WINS s'MESCAL IKE'' CONTEST

deed quite an accomplishment. On ac-
count of his age Pa could not compete
for anything in the way Of cuteness.
and owing to his small stature, he was
out of the running for anything in the
way of grandeur. 1t would not become
one of his mental powers to affect
craziness. Obviously. he could not i'm
personate Ramona, or Sir Walter Ra-
leigh. or the Big Dipper. or even Santa
Claus But by very clever planning, ne
expanded his girth to the size OF
hot dog stand, increased his height
to equal that of anyone else at the
ball, made himself into walking puzzle
that would do credit to Sam Lloyd;
and by these means increased his visi-
bility and importance several hundred
per cent. Therefore, let us give him
the prize for cleverness.
LAS to the craziest costume: admit
that, as one gazes over the brilliant
and locoed assemblage of freaks who
present themselves among the cos
TUNES at the ball. it requires some
shrewd calculation to select the craziest
one from among them. However.
suggest Jed Butts in his impersonation
of Col. Lindbergh. Without going INTO
too many details, the result he achiev-
ed is good cross between Andy
Gump and a deep sea diver. For
sawed-off runt of his dimensions to
attempt to disguise himself as the
blonde giant who Shrunk the Atlantic
Ocean-Such an attempt certainly en-
titles him to the nut prize.
Now as to the cutest costume; This
Is very delicate matter, and I ad-
mire your strategy in submitting this
question to a popular vote. Since you
so kindly assisted Miss Sally in carry
ing home her costume, and for other
reasons, you could not award her the
prize without appearing to be preju-
diced. You could not give it to any
one else without violating your better
judgment. But by trusting the matter
to the intelligence, taste and eyesight Of
the public, you could be sure that Miss
Sally would get the prize without en-
dangering your reputation as a fair,
open minded and unbiased judge.
LAS to reasons, l present II reasons
why no one else should get the prize.
They are costumes Nos. l and 3 to -
inclusive. 1 present one reason VIZ 7
Miss Sally should get it, 1t is Co.'S
tune No. 2. If any one questions tire
decisions, let him look for himself.
And in case any one should overlook
the costume outside. am mailing you
little reminder of your attempt to
judge the get-up of Zeb Boggs and
Muley Bates.
Hoping that the outcome of the vote
will be satisfactory, and that a large
number of readers vote. am. very
westernly yours, A. L. ROWELL."