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the Junior Order Hall and elected the
following officers: Councillor, Oscar j.
Forhand vice councillor, w. B. Amer:
recording secretary, w. M. La Roche;
Hoffman; financial secretary, G. w.
Hall; treasurer, r. O. White; con-
ductor, r. Baynes; warden, G. o. Sum
day; inside sentinel w. e. Hodgkins;
outside sentinel, H. p Johnson; trustee,
w. T. Perry; chaplain, w. 7. Perry,
and director of the Junior Order Hall,
G. o. Sunday. Their guests were
ells-McComas Council of Baltimore,
Md, led by Past State Councillor of
Maryland w. l.. Pritchard, State Coun-
cilor F. G. Mangum, the State Coun-
Gil officers of the District, the State
Council officers of Maryland and Judge
j. H. Moves, National Legislative Com
mittee. Chairman G. o. Sunday called
the meeting to order. Capt. T. z. Skin
ner was POSTMASTER. State Secretary
Mennerick of Maryland invoked the
Stengle of the House of Delegates Of
Maryland, Chief Judge Joseph P.
Simms of Maryland, j. H. Junghans
of West Virginia, Joseph B. Gardner,
treasurer, State Council Of Maryland;
Charles H. HID State conductor of
Washington; Deputy State Councillor
w. P. Ernest and Past State Councillor
w. L. Pritchard of Maryland made
addresses State Councillor Mangum,
on behalf of Andrew Jackson Council,
presented Past Councillor jerry T.
Smith with a past councillors jewel.
State Conductor G. H, Hid presented
w. M. La Roche with 25-year vet
Grams jewel.
Anacostia Council met December 90
and was presided over by the coun-
cilor, Samuel Hubacher. The council
distributed 80 baskets to the poor on
Christmas. The election of officers was
as follows: Junior past councillor, sam
uel Hubacher; councillor, E. A. Rett-
staff; vice councillor, j. j. Eastburn;
recording secretary, E. r. Thomas; as
sistant recording secretary, F. G.
Prather; financial secretary, j. E.
FRYE; treasurer, N e. Kemper; con-
ductor, r. H. Little; inside sentinel,
w. A. Davis; chaplain, G.. F. Scott;
outside sentinel, John Smithson; trus-
tee, F. c. Prather. The speakers were
Deputy State Councillor Charles Muller
of Morgan Read Council, Past Coun-
cilors e. D. Kaufman, William Mitch
ell, E. A. Diehl and E. r. Thomas.
installation of officers will be tomor-
row night.
Liberty Bell Council met, with Coun-
cilor L. R. RiSler presiding. Past
Councillors Wood, Campbell and Potter
Of Capitol Council, w. L. Suptsin OF
Mount Vernon Council, State Coun-
cilor F. c. Mangum and State Con-
ductor C. H. Hid spoke. The follow
ing officers were elected: Junior past
councillor, Roy Risler; councillor, H. F.
Parr; vice councillor, c. j. Lomax; con-
ductor, William Hendrickson; warden,
Jack Nelson; inside sentinel, H. b.
Mallory: outside sentinel, w. e. Denny;
recording secretary, Allan G. Witherite;
assistant recording secretary. CE9rle
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gram has been arranged for the occa-

gram has been arranged for the occa-
sion.
Members Of the Boys Band were re-
ceived by President Hoover Christmas
afternoon and gave short concert.
The regular charity dances given every
again start next Thursday at 9 pm.
The officers of the State association
will meet at Frederick, Md, January is,
to make plans for the reception of the
grand exalted ruler and his staff on his
visit to Washington Lodge the later part
of February. A class of candidates from
the IA lodges in the Jurisdiction will be
initiated on the night of the reception.
Mai. George z. Strong, exalted ruler,
announces that preparations will be
made for Past Exalted Rulers night,
which viii be held in the near future,
also that at several of the sessions in
teresting lectures viii be given in the
lodge. The first one will be delivered
by Secretary William s. Shelby.
A convention club has been organized
10 attend the grand lodge reunion, which
will be held at Seattle, Wash, next July.
John H. Peak has been appointed
chairman.
SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM.
The last meeting of National Lodge
was called to order by Comdr. Mrs.
Jessie Richards. Mrs MariIla Smith
of the Good and Welfare Committee
announced a dance January 10, at 8O8
street. Christmas presents for the
aged members of the Shepherds Home
in Haddonf1eld, NJ. j., were sent and
money contributed to assist needy
families in the District of Columbia.
Election of officers was as follows:
Commander, Miss Frances Ward; vice
commander, Mrs. Jessie Tate; marshal,
Miss Ruth Johnson; scribe, Clarence
T. Smith; accountant, Mrs. Mabelle
Bernard; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mcdonald; chaplain, Miss Helen Girls
SAM mistress of ceremonies, Mrs.
Hester Burke; inside guard, Mrs. Mary
Browne; outside guard, Mrs. Bessie
Fairfax, and 18-month trustee, Charles
Frazier. Remarks were made by
Deputy Supreme Comdr. Mrs. Maize
Domdera, Mr.. and Mrs. Langley AMI
Mrs. Lee of Star Of Virginia Lodge,
and Mr.. Delaney of Trinity Lodge.
Installation of officers will be held
January at 808 street.
MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA.
Election of officers of Central Camp
resulted as follows: Consul. Henry P.
Clark; past consul, John w. Sutherin:
| adviser, Morton Felker; clerk, George A.
Casey; banker, William N. Locknane;
escort, Harrison F. Shaw; Waterman,
Robert W. Barrett; sentry, Lear w.
Kline; trustees, George B. Blandford,
James A. Moody and DR.. Thomas Lin
Vile.
The camps in the District distributed
baskets of food Christmas morning.
The initiatory work in connection
with the adoption of the candidates in
the Col. Beach class, recently held
in Northeast Temple, was in charge Of
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MASONIC.


Lodges.
Monday-Potomac, No. S, E. A.
b. B. French, No. Is, e. A.
Pentalpha, No. %, F. @.
Mount Pleasant, No. SO. E. A.
Tuesday-M. M. Parker, No. q,
E. A.
Wednesday Washington Centen-
NAL, No. IA. social.
Osiris, No. 20, F. G.
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Lodge. win make the address. Members
will assemble at Calvary Baptist Church
at 9:15 am.
ofacers of lodges win be installed, as
follows:
January 6-Lemuel H. windsor of
Amity Lodge will install officers of
Golden Rule Lodge. Embert A. LIE
Lacheur of Eastern Lodge viii install
officers of Mount Pleasant Lodge.
January 7-Chalmers F. Croft of
Mount Pleasant Lodge will install off,
GERS of Friendship Lodge. James E.
Grifith of Central Lodge will install
officers of Brightwood Lodge.
January 8-Thomas G. Mettler of
Langdon Lodge will install officers of
Columbia Lodge. Charles B. Lampe of
Friendship Lodge will install officers of
Salem Lodge. Lillard c. Blevins of
Metropolis Lodge will install officers of
Phoenix Lodge.
January 9-Frank w. Vedder of
Golden Rule Lodge will install officers
of Amity Lodge.
January 12-Henry c. Thomson of
Brigl1twood Lodge will install officers
of Beacon Lodge.
January 13-William H. Mcconnell of
Federal City Lodge will install the Of
ficers of Washington Lodge. James E.
Chamberlain of Covenant Lodge will
install officers of Excelsior Lodge.
January 14-Frank Kicker of Salem
Lodge will install officers of Eastern
Lodge. Alfred H. Noakes of Washing
ton Lodge will install officers of Har-
mony Lodge Morris L. Dreeben of Ex-
celsior Lodge will install officers Of
Covenant Lodge.
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officers of Central Camp. A. william
Otte, formerly of Lincoln, Nehf., re-
Gently transferred hts membership 70
this camp and A. f. Stephens also has
joined its membership, :
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA.
Unity Council and Benning Coun-
ell Juniors held a Joint Christmas
party last Monday when a program
was rendered followed BY presentation
OF gifts. installation of Officers win be
The annual Christmas party Of
Golden Rule Council was held Deem
Der 20, with Mrs. Ruth Warren, coun-
chor-elect, as hostess, assisted by
Ernest Warren, Josephine Thornhili.
Lillian Martin, Helen Petit. A pro-
gram was presented, as follows:
Carols by the entire assembly; piano
solo: Miss Harryette Meyers, accom-
panied by Santa Claus. who ciistrib-
uted gifts to the incoming oficers.
The men were presented with cigars.
Piano solo. Paul Oliveri; Deputy Mrs.
Sadie Levy was presented with q gift.
as was the outgoing officers. On jan
uary 9 the council will have installa-
ton of officers
Fidelity Council, after a brief BUSH
ness session Tuesday evening. held
its annual children's Christmas party.
with Past State Councillor Mrs.
Mamie Howell, in charge. with the
following program rendered: Recita-
ton, little Francis Caslige: poems.
Marjorie Cox solo, little Miss Haas:
reading, Margaret Haas: recitations,
Doris Wright and Bobby Mitchell:
santa Claus presented each child with
q box OF candy and an orange, Mrs
Howell and the staff officers were re-
membered with a gift.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Amaranth and Century Decatur Lodges
VIII meet tomorrow evening; Webster.
Excelsior and Capital Lodges. TIesdav
evening; Mount Vernon Lodge. Wednes-
day evening; Syracusians Lodge. Friday
Continued on Tenth Page)
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JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN

The celebration of its thirty-seventh
birthday anniversary of the Andrew
Jackson Council was held December 80
at the Pythian Temple. The council
held its last meeting of the year in
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Rebekah Lodges.

At the last meeting of Brightwood
Lodge the following officers were
elected: Noble grand Hope Webb; vice
grand, Sarah Detweiler; recording sec
rotary. Julia Cauthen; financial secre-
tary, Evelyn D. Foster; treasurer, F. w.
Alexander; degree director, Faye Hunter.
There was a Christmas party for the
children and Santa Claus presented
gifts Noble Grand Bessie Towson pre-
sented a gift to the lodge in memory
of Austin Shoots, former degree di-
rector. She also presented gifts to her
officers. Past Noble Grand Katherine
Rahu has been appointed to install the
officers of Friendship Lodge January 6.
Instructress Elsie Wilson has called
a meeting of officers at her home, 936
Longfellow street, January g. The next
meeting will be installation of officers.
AT the last meeting of Dorcas Lodge
the following officers were elected: Mo-
BILE grand, Marian Fiske; vice grand,
Reba Beaton; recording secretary, Ma
omi Cooper; financial secretary, Mary
M. Dement,; treasurer, Abbie Gates.
They will be installed January Is.
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Chevy Chase Chapter will meet Tues
day, followed BY . soSA. The alter
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The annual election of officers Of
Csbletow Club, Masons of the City Post
once, will be held in the Hamilton
Hotel Thursday at 8 pm. The officers
elect will be installed by the local adj
visory board of the National League OF
Masonic Climbs
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The Fellowcraft team Of Federal
Lodge, No. /, will be formed Tuesday
night in room No. l at the Northwest
Temple at 1880 pm.
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st. Johns Lodge. No. IL, viii have
the E. A degree Friday evening. The
line officers win be advanced with
Junior Warden Earle L. Keller in the
east.
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officers of Central Camp. A. william
Otte, formerly of Lincoln, Nebf., re-
Gently transferred his membership TO
this camp and A. r. Stephens also has
joined its membership,
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Washington Council. No. %, Ladies
of the Masonic Universal Craftsmen
Council of Engineers, win have its in
stallation Of officers at its meeting Sat-
urday evening
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The Fellowcraft Club of King David
Lodge viii entertain the lodge members
and Brookland Chapter, o. E. S., and
their friends January u. The pro-
gram will consist Of movietones and
music The musical feature of the eve
ming will be given by the glee club
Of the Chesapeake g. Potomac Tele-
fohorp Co
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Brookland Chapters Ways and Means
Committee, Nell Hiscox, associate
matron and chairman, and Carl Kellar,
associate patron and vice chairman,
will meet Wednesday night at the chair
mans home, 1906 Lawrence street
northeast.
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ODD FELLOWS.

ODD FELLOWS.
Odd Fellows of the District of Co
lumbia will attend the Vaughn Glass
services next Sunday at $3.50 o'clock
Past Grand Ernest L. Loving Is in
charge of the arrangements Rev. j.
Homer Councillor, member of Columbia
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The Fellowcraft Club of Petworth
Lodge viii meet at 1909 Ninth street
Tuesday, at which time the annual
election of officers viii take place.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS PUZZLE

CONTINUED on Tenth Page.)
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st. Johns Lodge Chapter will hold a
short business meeting followed bv re-
ception to the new officers tomorrow
night. There win be dancing and re-
treshments. The Ways and Means Com
mlttee VIII give its annual dance and
cara party at Wardman Park Hotel,
February g.
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Summer Underwear

To be cool you should wear
these silk net shorts, briefs,
chemise or bandeaux. They
are very attractive and COM
Portable in pink and white.
Only 81.
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BY WILMA LAvTLLE

that they have sold a goodly
number already. We picked out
two enhancing little shapes to
be sketched today. They are
typical Of the hats that will fol-
low later in the season, and
they are really extremely wear
able, If you will just go down.
town and try them OH.
Tiny Feathers
The brimmed hat is Of
emerald green felt. 1t has a pert
little feather that sticks up in
the back. The other hat is Of
crocheted chenille in black, with
a little ribbon run through the
chenille and a white feather
toward the front. Both of
these hats are moderately
priceo in spite of their refresh
ing newnesS. Watch for a rcpe-
tition of this movement in the
hats that will soon appear on
the street.
If you want any more in.
formation about these hats
write Miss LaviIle, inclOSing
seln-addreSsed, stamped envelope,
or call District 526O, Ext. 165.
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At last we have an entirely
new line and character in our
hats. With the coming Of fall
we will cock them all over one
eye, and We will show most OF
our hair on the other side OF
our head. This is such a de-
parture from the hat that
shows bare forehead that
many people will find it ex-
treme, but once you put on one
of these little cooked hats you
will fall in love with it. They
are flattering, romantic and eX-
citing and, furthermore, they
win influence the whole of fall
fashions.
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True to Type
OLD JAPANESE CUSTOM
.-...- MILDLY PRAISED FOR
ADOPTION
-Rv GILBERT SELDES-

friend of mine just home from Japan, tells that the
practice of harkari which they call barakri is not
popular used be and that the older generation OF
Japanese is *viewing it with alarm 1t that the
youngsters forgotten themselves that they simply
will commit suicide unless they want to commit suicide
When the late Emperor died famous general went through
the proper motions only to show his profound regret
the passing of his MASTER but to set example TO the
degenerang stock the story of this suicide and the suose
quen sedesructon Of his wife, in all the school
readers Of japan
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Are Gang Films CuiIty9

An excellent point is made by Variety in connection with
the gangser films which supposed to have inspired
New Jersey boy to shoot companion In the customary,
somewhat pancky outbreak few villages have threatened
to shut down moving picture houses least make
illegal the showing of gsngster films But Variety
elm all their howlng against the pictures none Of the
formers at all ncensed by the selling Of to boy by
a mail order house At the court for allowing boy to
keep gum after arrested They mention nothing but pic
lures"
further circumstance that seventeen yearod friend
of the lads known crack shot and has large coec-
ton of firearms Four rifles hang rack in his bedroom
and revolver in holster hangs either side Of the boys
bed Just to make it complete there is also double bar
rel shot gun given to the boy by his mother With n
armory like this in the house of friend it is remark
able that boy thought there nothing wrong in
little pistol practice He hardly needed the movies to
teach him anything On the other hand when Scapegoat
is needed nothing but the movies will do.
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Smart Millinery

Now you can have q hat with
every costume as Q high-grade
shop has reduced their prices
Nothing is more complete than
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ConpuEsion Suicide

From another source have heard that the odfsshloned
hari kari quite noble it looked 1t was suicide
but suicide under orders and executloner stood
bv to lop off any reluctant head Acuay this act
Of mercy as the suffering of har kari immense and the
executioner put the victim immediate death as soon
as the act of suicide accomplIhed).
The world has horror and secret adm-
ration for these acts Of fangher when they appear to
matters Of honor Yet apart from henOr the Sys
has it's merits. IL all the generals aud all the Old dap
lomats and all the court attaches AMI wrepulers snued
themselves the death of the Emperor the new ruler
would start with clean sheet The thing occurs in
a purely formal when the President takes
office in France and the entire cabinet of his predecessor
offers it's resignation, and in America it President
dies in office the Cabinet resigns body to give the
new man free hand
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Mr.. andMrs. Dick
To Sail Tonight
For Europe

Mr.. and Mrs. C. Mathews
Dick will sail tonight from New
York on the 8. s. Aquitanis to
spend several months in Europe.
For the past month Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick, with their two sons,
Ronald and Mathews, have been
at their summer home. Moor
land Lodge. in Newport, r. I.
On their return they win join
their children in Newport before
coming to Washington.
4
Mrs. McCook Knox and Miss
Kathleen Knox, a debutante Of
last season, are at Eastern Point,
Gloucester, Mass. for the sum-
mer.
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Carry It Further

The trouble that the idea is carried far enough
There ought be stated periods at which, by fair means or
FOUL wisdom and the power of the old would be ami
haed the desperate hangovers from the past be washed
away One such time naturally would be the moment when
threatens We should lose lot Of experience, OF
course if all the old generals took high jump into the
ocean bat if the International would start
fair and certainly would hardly miss the angry table
humpers who the Of sixty much in the
fdence of the Almighty that they declare th war; to be
holy and Heaven sent.
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Matching Handbags

To match your shantung
dresses. or your patent leather
belts and trimmings, are these
bags. They are Of all shapes
and sizes, and are gray. blue
black, yellow, white and many
other colors. In Shantung,
patent leather, or kid. Only
$1.29.
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Good for Poets, Too

About twenty years ago English critic wrote favor
able article dead poetsomebody of the stature OF
Keats Tennyson-and Ezra Pound infurated at
the thought that the dead should be praised while living
poets starved that he challenged the critic to duel
understand the passion Young writer's young painters
young bond saesmen often have feeling that the top OF
the heap is cluttered with old people who just stick be-
they haven the to retire. The old people
turn the compliment in their way and not to
for the forwarness and push of the Oncomng younger
generatiOn).
To the young people nothing would be just and
fair than the instant withdrawal of the elderly
unearhed biological proof that after forty is
capable Of accepting dea they point to strange
beasts which do away with themselves when their young
have matured They wonder why the popular conception
Of Sir William Oser's heresy-ehloroform at forty-was
made obligatory by law and all the scientists who
engaged in engthenng the span Of life to them work
ing the wrong tack.
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Let's All Go Shopping!

For names Of shops tOheve vost
can find articles described be-
lou. address .PGtTtcG Lee. The
Washington Times. or telephone
District $3.50. Extension 165, be.
t1ceeH $50 and S.
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Empire Again

Most of these hats take their
inspiration from the second en-
pire. The Empress Eugene
perched her hat over her right
eye, and we will follow suit this
fall. In fact. these hats are al
ready being worn at the French
races. and even in New York
they are beginning to appear.
Washington is not far behind,
though, for the stores here are
showing them, and they report
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What Age Limit?

There s of course, catch We change the statutes
which make attempted suicide erime but will have
hard time fixing the age limit at which it becomes
virtue. Forty will be satisfactory to the young of
thrtve but appears that the youngsters Of twenty-five
fairly convinced that they affairs much
better than those of twentyeight Perhaps instead of sui
eide simple knocking of heads might solve the problem
In addition to cutting down the population it would also
serve the purpose Of eliminating the oedpus complex.
We might not be very much happier but would certainly
be rid of one irritating topic of conversation.
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a dress and hat to match.
These hats are of all the new
summer styles in rough Straws.
large and small brimS, mixed
Straws, panamas. and. they are
in colors and white. Only 81.
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Costume JeweIry

The idea of contrasting colors
has gone into jewelry as we'll.
There are yellow and brown,
pink and blue and many other
delightful contrasting cornbiI1a-
tions. Necklaces and bracelets,
also earrings, for only 55c.
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opens at Atlanta, Ga, october 20, visit
ed the Capital last week;
They called at the White House, were
shown through the Smithsonian In
Stitution and other public buildings and
made a pilgrimage to washington Ca
thedral.
They left last night for Hampton. Va,
where they will inspect Hampton In
stitute.
Rev. Hall expressed himself as sur
prised to find the British dole system
misunderstood In America. He said
ct is q misnomer to call IL q dole
as If 1t were a gift from the govern
ment. It is really an insurance scheme
and the working people contribute BY
far the larger portion Of the funds dis
tributed.
THE government is only q minority
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Of the National Bank Of Kentucky, now

Of the National Bank Of Kentucky, now
defunct.
Caldwell, former president Of Cald-
well g. Co., investment banking house,
now in the hands Of receivers, was
due to go on trial in Louisville oc-
tober &c.
He Is under indictment in the State
courts of Tennessee on various charges
arising from the collapse Of Caldwell
& Co., and the States attorney OPP
posed his removal to Kentucky until
disposition has been made OF their
cases.
Judge Gore ruled in their favor,
holding "the Federal Court Of Ken
lucky has no superior right Of juris-
diction to the State Court OF Ten
nessee,"
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partner in the enterprise. It Is not
The working people Of Great Britain
are not droTleS. They want work. They
do not want charity. It is . mistake
to represent them as lazy and selfish"
The party were much interested to
see the plane in which Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh few the Atlantic. They
spoke Of the diminutive size Of the plane
as convincing evidence Of the essential
heroism of the feat.