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Official Paper of Box Eutte County
TWICE A WEEKTUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Paper of the City of Alliance
VOLUME XXIX
(Eight Pages)
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1922.
No. 33
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LABOR TICKET
EASILY WINS
IN ELECTION
TWO DARK HORSES CHOSEN FOR
SCHOOL BOARD.
I?. V. Doyle and Robert Marshal Are
Selected Fast Side School
Building a Factor.
The "labor" end of the Box Butte
county farm-labor, political "bloc"
showed its strength at the school board
election in Alliance Tuesday, when its
two candidates were put over by sub
stantial majorities. The candidates
were sprung as dark horses on the
morning of election day, and although
some attempt was made to oppose
them, the opposition didn't have the
organization to put up effectual resis
tance. E. Y. Doyle, 606 Mississippi, and
Robert Marshall, 620 Missouri, were
elected members of the school board
Tuesday, carrying all .wards except
the fourth. The only oposition candi
dates who carried any number of
votes were A. T. Lunn and Mrs. S. W.
Thompson. The final vote of the en
tire citv is as follows, Doyle, 311;
Marshall, 312; Lurfh, 211; and Mrs.
Thompson, 221. There were also a
few scattering votes.
The successful candidates were nark
horses, nothing being said of them as
candidates until election day. They
were then announced with hand bills
and proclaimed to be "labor's choice."
Both of the men are railroad employes
and work at the "rip" track or car re
pairing department.
There was undoubtedly a concerted
effort on the part of the laboring men
and the railroad men in particular to
elect them. This is the first time in
many years that there has been any
contest for school board positions in
many years and may have been in
fluenced by the building of the two
new school buildings.
Second Ward Vote Heavy.
The vote was heaviest in the second
ward or city hall ward, where the large
amount of the winners' votes were
cast. In this ward, Lunn and Mrs.
Thompson, were defeated by a large
majority. Voting was light until after
four o'clock, when all employes were
Following i3 the unofficial record of
the vote. The official canvass wilt be
made by the city council, probably at
its next meeting. The total vote cast
was about 550.
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Marshall 57 158
Mrs. Thompson 47 31
Lunn 45 28
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Not all the votes that were cast for
the two candidates who were labeled
"Inhnr'a choice" came from the labor
ers themselves. A considerable amount
of support came from tne residents of
the east side, who are strongly in favor
of havimr a ward school building
thoi e Th snrintr buildine program in
eludes a ward school, but the residents
of that part of the city, having dis
covered the necessity of fighting for
everything they have been able to
secure for that part of town, nave
that there was a
catch in it somewhere. Therefore,
largely because they were suspicious,
and because they wanted men on the
board who would, as they believed,
represent their interests and see to it
hut nnthinc happened to take the
ward school away from them, the east
Eiders presented the labor canuiuaies
a good many votes.
The East Side Situation.-
Actually, the east sulers had noth
ing to be alarmed about. Under the
tim hnnd-s for the new school
buildings were voted, the school bard
couldn't have refused to build a ward
did thev desire, and they
have had no intention of not keeping
faith with the east siders. Several
tho announcement has been
made that the ward school would be
built, and plans are being prepared for
it along with the new high school
i,,iii,imi. Some east eiders are ouoted
as saying, however, that they prefer
to have more money spem iui
tVinn it is proposed to spend.
One of them suggested that he thought
inn rum nast side school should be
erected, and when reminded that the
board was spending but 2 00, 000 al
together, instead ol tne ? w:.o,uuu vow:..,
thr,t tht-re wasn't sufficient money
available to spend that much for a
h.,;u;ncr K.ii.l that the east siders
were perfectly willing to see the high
school made a lot smaller. That atti
tude is characteristic of a good many
cast siue residents.
Aoxm-riimr tn members of the scnoo
Ward, the estimates of cost for the
two buildings to be constructed uu
snrintr are still so high that it is very
doubtful whether they can be built an
.uipped for the money at the board';
li-rm-il. It mav be necessary to use
the remaining $00,000, bondo for which
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska: Fuir tonight
and Saturday; cooler extreme east por
lion tonight.
were not issued.
Bids for the two buildings have been
nsk" and will be opened April 21. If
tb Q 'o wiihin the estimate, the con
t. f9 "1 be awarded by the present
bo not, the next board, con
tains. f0 ho east side lubor mem
bers, v. Mfice May 1. Some
other me. ' the board, it is
hinted, also &r the east side, and
in the event u have an opjor
tunity, may do j changing of
plans.
One argument that helped to elect I
the labor candidates, it is understood, 1
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a change in the board The argument' a charge of carrying concealed weap
was made that the board at present is , ons; but was allowed to leave the city
i.v,nn ,iv,;notwi kv and go to Edgemont at 1 o clock to-
one or two strong personalities, and
that the lineup would be changed by
the election of the labor candidates.
Lloyd Burrow
Victim of Accident
This Morning
Lloyd Burrow, twelve-year-old son'?.
of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Burrow, 409 asye nia nov, nowever, i-iess w.e uu
Sweetwater, had his right leg broken !f,arv cha,fe' ft f w
just below the knee, this moj-ning when trme V but "f"1 onl
the pony which he was riding slipped
and fell on the pavement in front of
the Fourth Street Market. The boy
was immediately taken to the hospital
where Dr. M. J. Baskin took an X-ray
of the break and set the bones.
The accident happened about 8:43
this morning. He was picked up and
taken to the hospital in the delivery
truck of the Fourth Street Market He
is reported as doing nicely.
NEWWlEHOUSE
OPEN ABOUT THE
FIRST OF MAY
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E. HUGHES ANNOUNCES PLAN
FOR PICTURE SHOW.
Construction Work Under Way
Building Formerly Occupied
by Darling's Store.
at
J. E. Hughes, former manager of the
Imperial theatre, will open a new show
n Alliance about May 1, in the build
ing formerly occupied by Darling's
furniture store, according to present
plans. Construction started Thursday
morning under l). vandenass, anu
suite extensive alterations are con
templated. The east side of the build
ing only will be used as tne snow
proper, while the west side will be
livided into a lobby, rest rooms, onice,
etc.
The front of the building on the east
half will be entirely closed and the
late irlass front removed. The floor
will be lowered about five feet at the
back of the building or directly in
front of the screen, giving sufficient
slant to the floor to allow everyone in
the show to see with ease. Only a
screen will be installed, as there is
hardly sufficient room for a stage.
The seatincr capacity will be about 450
and while the theater will be small it
is planned to make it up to date and
well equipped to the smallest detail.
Mr. Hughes has already arranged
for some of his films, and says that
only the best will be shown, lhe ad
mission will probably be 10 and 2i
cents with an increase to 30c for
feature pictures. This rise in price
will only be for the very best features,
and at no time will the admission be
more than this.
Al V. Gavin Tells
Rotarians of Trip
to District Meet
At the Wednesday dinner of the Al
liance Rotary club. Secretary Al V
Gavin was the principal speaker. He
told of the trio to the district confer
ence. held at Sioux Falls, S. D., thj
latter part of March. The conference
will go down in notary nistory as oni
of the best, he said, and complimented
the Sioux Falls Rotarians on the way
thev had prepared for the gathering.
reirular city oi runman cars was
laid out on the tracks near the station
with sidewalks, electric lights, tele
phones and all necessary conveniences,
Othr organizations in the city co-
,rwrt.tPl to the fullest extent.
The chief matters discussed at the
conference, Mr. Gavin said, were the
redisr icting problem and the new con
stitution.
The Alliance club reconsidered its
nrfinn nf a week previous, and voted in
favor of the proposed change in the
district, which will throw Alliance in
with all Nebraska clubs and a few in
the western part of Iowa. The present
district includes Nebra.-ka, Iowa and
South Dakota, and the two latter
states have combined to hand each
other all the favors. Alliance prefer;
the smaller district, or some arranire
pient which will throw this club into a
district with towns in Colorado and
Wyoming
CLIFFORD MEEKS
IN TROUBLE FIRST
DAY OUT OF PEN
BUYS F1STOL ON' ARRIVAL AT
ALLIANCE THIS MORNING.
Sentenced to Penitentiary From Box
Butte County Two Years Ago
for Toting Concealed Gun.
Clifford Meeks, nineteen-year-old
ex-convict, was arrested by Chief of
C. W. Jeffers this morning on
Hawthorne Apartments at Lincoln, the
state reformatory for youthful crim
inals recently opened, where he has
just completed the last few weeks of
a two-year hitch on the charge of car
rying concealed weapons.
Meeks was sentenced from Box
Butte county two year3 ago, after he
had broken into a farmer's house in
the country and appropriated clothing
oineJ aruciea, . "J" "y
with carrying concealed weapons, as
he was toting a gun which he had
stolen from a section hand with whom
he had been working.
Meeks arrived in Alliance this
morning, with about $40 in hi pocket.
He bought some clothes and also a
gun at the Rhein Hardware store, the
latter costing him $15. When taken
into custody he had about $5 in his
possession. 1
Chief Jeffers arrested Meeks at the
depot when he saw him putting the
gun into his suitcase. He asked the
boy his name and recognized him as
a former culprit. Meeks was then
taken to the sheriff's office, where
he was questioned.
Shaking with fear at the piospect
of being again sentenced, weak men
tally and physically, and with the
prison pallor still on his cheeks, Meeks
broke down and begged not to be sent
to the penitentiary a second time,
promising that he was "going square"
from now on.
He was then allowed to take the
gun back to the store anil was placed
upon the train for Edgemont, the sec
ond lap of hia journey to Canada,
where he plans to rejoin nw parents.
The gun which he puixhased was not
new .having the name Charles Gay-
lord, Montgomery, in., written insiue
the flap on the holster. It was a .2J
caliber target revolver, and Meeits
claimed that he wanted to use it for
target practice when he reached Can
ada, as he could not Duy a gun mere.
Declamatory Contest
This Afternoon
at Bridgeport
Frances Fletcher Theodore Benson,
Miriam Harris, and Mrs. Dunning, the
coach left last night for the district
loelamatorv contest at Bridgeport to-
l;iv. to represent the local high school.
Twelve schools are enteren, nap-
pell, Mema, Kimball, Thedford, Mit
chell, ScottsblufF, Gering, Sidney, Mul
len, Bridgeport, Hyannis and Alliance.
Fiances Fletcher who is Alliance's
humorous representative will give, "A
Case of BMts," Miriam Harris in the
dramatic will irive. "OP Mistus." and
Theodore Benson in the oratorical has
selected, "The Unknown Speaker.
The dramatic division will be held in
the afternoon, and the humorous and
amatic in the evening.
The iudires unless they have pre
viously seen a representative will v not
know the contestant's name or town
as only the name of the selection will
be on the program, ami tne juuges
will pick the winners with only the
name of the selection as a guide. With
this arrangement the decision will be
absolutely impartial, as the judges are
sometimes unconsciously influenced by
the circumstances.
Principal F. C. Prince left this noon
for Ht-idirenort. as he is treasurer of
thi declamatory organization, and will
attend the annual meeting and election
of officers after the contest.
Alliance People to
Attend Meeting of
Missionary Society
A number of Alliance people will
go to Kimball to attend the twenty
eighth annual meeting of the Box
Butte Presbyterial Missionary society,
April 18-19. On Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. W. C. Mounts will speak on
"Stewardship," and on Wednesday
morning Mi's. Ben Fernald will give a
talk on. "A Visit to the Southern
Mountains." On Wednesday a round-
table discussion on, "Our ioung Peo
ple and Children, will be led by Mrs
R. L. Harris.
There will be delegates present from
alL of the Platte valley towns, from
Sidney ami Alliance and from other
towns in this swtion of the state. At
present Mrs. V. C. Mounts is vice-
president of the organization, Mrs. J
J. Vance, secretary, and Mrs. R. I
Harris .secretary of young people's
FINALS IN CITY
MUSIC CONTEST
. NEXT SUNDAY
FIFTY-TWO PUPILS WIN !N THE
PRELIMINARY.
To Deride Competition at the Imperial
Theater Sunday Afternoon at 4
O'clock Invitation Affair.
Two hundred and thirty-four pupils
in the grades of the Alliance schools
took part in the preliminary music
memory contest held Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, and from this
number fifty-two have been selected as
eligible to compete in the final contest
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Imperial theater. One hundred and
eighty-seven pupils passed the exami
nation, so far as naming the composi
tions and the composers was con
cerned, but these fell down on spelling,
punctuation and other features of the
contest.
The sixth grade of Emerson school
led in the competition, with the larg
est percentage of perfect answers of
any grade participating.
Admission to the final contest, where
the twenty-five compositions will be
played on the 'big pue organ by Ieo
Kindig, organist, will be by card only.
Invitations are extended tnrough the
pensmanship department of the public
school.?.
Following are the winners in the
preliminary contest:
Emerson School
Eighth grade Alice Prettyman,
Ruth Schill, Nellie Sturgeon, Lucile
lickinson, Vera Lowery, Maurine
B:dd, Vivian Dow, Bill Irish.
Seven h grade Denn's Bicknell
Carl Rust, Jane Beeson, Myrtie Wil
liams, Mary Beth Lucas.
Sixth grade Louise Cogswell, Adah
Turner, Frank Hirst, Floyd Groce, Ce
cil Coats, Dorothy Coyner, Leola Schill,
Helen Hively Gladys Parsons, Guyla
Miller, Edna Fenner, Rosalie Denton,
Oley Abar, Veva Wilson, Olive Gentry,
Irene Snedeker, Mona Cornu.
Central School
Eighth grade Janice Wills, Maudie
Henderson, Esther Frederick, Opal
Zink, Thelma Sanders, Wayne Thomp
son, Raymond Lackey, Nell Gavin.
Seventh Grade Faye Belhart, Ger
aldine Reed, Doris Shaw.
Sixth grade Martha Miller, Doro
thy Armour, Dorothy Peterson, Lillian
Fuller, Howard Carr.
Sixth grade Dorothy Marks, Dixon
Grassiiihn, Viola Merk.
The effect of the music memory con
test onUe pupils is shown by the fol- as judges in lhe Hera d a P-word puz
lowing extracts from compositions! contest, which will close at mid-
written by the pupils on the various
pieces of music included in the content
list:
"I like all the pieces we have studied
because they have such pretty airs, but
I like 'The Star Spangled Banner' best,
because it i3 about our own country,
and it makes me glad that I live in.
i '? - n rwo,.
"I like 'HumoresMue' the best of the
music we have studied, and 1 like this.incm w mc i..a... ,.u
way of study ng music in the contest, I
because we pay attention when you
tell the story, then when the music is
ilayed we listen closer to near tne iiu-
ferent parts of the story. Clarice
LawTence.
"Since we have entered this music
contest, I have learned much about in
struments, stones of tne lives oi com
posers, and their compositions. 1 like
ho T,'i!iii. mwnnrv contest because I
think I get more out of them than I
would any other way. 'Humorewiue'
is my favorite because it has good
rythm. It has quite a bit of humor
in it, except when the court jester
thinks of the sadness in his home". -
Helen Fenning. .
"Th music contest we are having is
a wonderful help for the children. We nave already sent in answers to (jual
leam the different melodies, composers jfy for the larger prizes. It is possi
and al. o the instruments. One selec-i i,ie too, that some of them may desire
tion I like ext tionally well is 'Bar- to send in additional words, und this
carolle,' by Offenbach. U is ianenjwiii permitted up to tne ciosin
from a scene on the water; tne ooai
is swaving back and forth, while the
rnoon is in
lull glory, a nas a soit
melody, mo
it like a dream." Adah
Turner.
Peter Collins to
Lecture at Imperial
Thursday, April 13
Peter W. Collins, well known K. C.
lecturer, will speak at the Imjenal
Thursday eveninir. April 13, on
"What's Wrong With the World." Mr.
Collins i3 a national authority on labor
problems, and is one of the speakers
in the K. C. campaign against ultra
radicalism. Everybody welcome and everything
free is the slogan of Alliance council,
Knights of Columbus, who are spon
soring the lecture. Mr. Collins will
speak between film3 of the regular
picture show, admission to which will
le free for the evening. Children un
der eighteen years of age will not le
admitted, in order to have ample room
for the older folk, but all others will
have a pleasant evening's entertain
ment, with some food for thought, at
fo tost. The comedy reels will bo run
fir?t, then the lecture, followed by the
feature picture.
George D. Darling is still ill with
the flu and unable to be at hid store.
Lions Club Hears
Address by Veteran
Traveling Salesman
Frank Johns of Grand Island, for
twenty-five years a traveling salesman
into Alliance as a representative of
the Dolan Fruit company of that city,
was the speaker at the Lions club din
ner at the Palm Room of the Alliance
hotel Thursday evening.
Mr. Johns spoke of business condi
tions today and prospects for the fu
ture. It's a little quiet in the sandhills
and nearby regions, just at present, he
said, but he has been in touch with
conditions here for years and has un
bounded faith In the possibilities for
the future. He suggested new lines of
endeavor, and mentioned dairy cattle
as a feasible new industry. Alliance is
due to keep on growing he said.
The speaker gave some reminiscen
ces of his earlier trips to Alliance. He
spoke of the old Charters hotel, the
city's best hostelry in the days when
he first began making his trips here,
C. A. Newberry. Fred Holsten, George
W. Duncan and R. M. Hampton are
the only men still in business who
were here when he made his first trip.
Mr Johns said that his interests
were in Alliance, even more than with
his home city.
Secretary Lloyd C. Thomas reported
on the road meeting at Bingham and
of the prospects for pushing the
Potash highway through to complc
route. Mr. Johns told of a card sys
the Grand Island T. P. A. and is on
the road committee, volunteered to do
what he could from that end of the
route. Mr. Johns told of a card sys
tem used by Grand Island traveling
men, who forward to their oragniza
tion complaints or commendations of
roads over which they have to travel.
II. Patrick of Thiele's also made a
brief talk.
The Liona accepted the invitation of
the Rotary club for April 19.
judgesforThe
herald puzzle
contest named
MONDAY AT MIDNIGHT IS THE
CLOSING HOUR.
Artist's Master List Will Be Turned
()er to Three Men Who Will
Make the Award.
Walter R. Pate, superintendent of
schools, County Judge I. E. Tash and
City Manager N. A. Kemmish will act
nigm on mommy, jru iv. mere
men will look over the answers, com
pare them with the artist's master list,
and will make the award of prizes.
Contestants have until midnight
Monday to send in additional words, or
to qualify for higher classes by send
in m renewals or new subscriptions,
Those who hve m the city or out may
either mail their answers or bung
man vne uu .i K 4,'
rr.ust be mailed before the hour of mid-
night on Monday
The contest is moving a most popu
lar feature, but judging by the an
swers that have come in, it is still
anybody's race. The Herald does not
know how many words are to be
found in the picture. The master list
.-. i rived vesterdav in a sealed, regis
tered letter, and will be opened by the
judges when they are ready to make
the awards. This will probably bo
done the latter part oi me wccn,
it is desired to give answers lrom
contestants from out of the city ample
time to arrive and be counted.
There is still time for new contest-
Bnts m tret started and for those who
hour. All contestants are urgeu i
; (JUalify for the 100 cash prize. Of
course, there s a good ocai oi iun unu-
ir..T the words, but it adds to the in
terest to run the chance of getting a
substantial present of money. Almost
anyone of us could use $100, and even
a $2.) or $.r0 prize would be worth nav
ing. As the closing hour nears, thi
is the time to hustle and above all, get
the answer to the office or in the
mail in time. Winners will be an
nounced at the earliest possible .mo
ment. Switch Engine is
Derailed Thursday
Near Roundhouse
Switch engine No. 1578 was derailed
a short distance west of the round
house about 'J o'clock Thursday morn
ing when the rails over which the en
gine was passing spread and allowed
it to drop onto the ties. The ties were
broken and a fair sized hole dug by
the engines wheels, ihe tank was
abo tilted so that the water in it ran
out, making the job of putting the en
pine on its track a somewhat damp
one. The wrecker was called and the
engine lifted clear of the track while
it was repaired sufficiently to allow the
engine to be again place! upon it and
taken away. The work required the
iervices of about lt men.
KINKAID GIVES
STATUS OF SCRAP
FOR LAND OFFICE
MATTER OF CONSTRUCTION OP
LANGUAGE OF LAW.
Senator Hitchcock Has Appealed tV
Secretary of the Interior
to Suspend Order.
Senator G. M. Hitchcock and Con
gressman Moses P. Kinkaid of the big
blxth distinct both have their coata ft?
and sleeves rolled up and are working,
independently, for the same thing
the rescinding of the order from th
department of interior to discontinue
the Alliance land office at the close of
this fiscal year.
A telegram received from Sena to
Hitchcock by Secretary Llovd d
Thomas of the Alliance chamber e
commerce Wednesday reads as foU
lows: "l have appealed to the seer.
tary of the interior to suspend order
lor tne present. Aner the end of this
fiscal year matter will probably be
reached by a joint resolution." There
has been no further word received
from the senator as to the prospects
for success. This telenram was sent
by him some days later than his letter.
puniisheu last luestlay. in which he
stated that the prospects for success
were very poor.
further light on the status of the
scrap is furnished by the following let
ter from Congressman Kinkaid, dated
March 31, and sent to the Alliance
chamler of commerce in answer to a
telegram asking his intervention and)
assistance. The letter says:
In answer to a telegram sent to me
at your request over the signature of
Mr. Hewitt, receiver of your district
land office inquiring about the provis
ions of the appropriation bill, contain
ing a clause for the discontinuance of
district land offices, I wired Judge
Hewitt, the substance of which reads .
as follows:
"Answering your telegram I have
made an earnest effort to have ap
propriation bill construed and ap
plied to permit the continuation of
the Alliance land office district, but
I regret to say prospects are against
success. Delegations of some other
states similarly affected working on
the same line. The appropriation bill
in a negative way affects the en
forcement of Section 2248 and 2250,
revised statutes, page 894, by for
bidding expenditures for district
land office coming under their pro
visions. No discretion left to Sec
retary of Interior."
Construction of the Law.
It is pertinent to state for the fur
ther advice of your organization ami
(Continued on Page 8.)
Boy Scouts Minstrel
Show Is Tonight
At Imperial Theatre
Everything is now in readiness for
the Boy Scout minstrel show this
evening at the Imperial, and those wVo
miss this show will regret it. With
new songs, costumes, dances and itk
fact everything new, even the players,
this will be a show no one can afford to
miss. A number of the boys and girls
are developing remarkably good voices,
and the music is sure to please.
Howard Cogswell has a specialty that
with "Look Me Over Girls," should
bring down the house. A. H. Harper,
the director has some fine chorus work,
and the whole show is high class, and
deserving of a packed house. The
program will be:
Act 1 Movies, with Buster Keaton
in "The Pale Face," and the Pathe
News.
Act 2. Violin Solo, "The Swan,
Raymond LaRiviere.
Act 3. "Harmonious Discord,"
Josephine Wright and Lawrence Kem
mish.
Act 4. "Oh, Gosh," Howard Cogj-
well.
Act. 5. "Fifty Minutes in Minstrel
Land."
0ening Medley, entire company,
"We'll Dance Tii Night Turns to
Day," Verna Dow.
"Dapper Dan, Jay Cantlin.
"In Vour Embrace," Kathryn Harris.
"Carolina Rolling Stone," Verno
Laing.
"Say loull Be Mine, Ldna Mae
Miller.
"When My Shoes Wear Out From
Walking I II Be On My Feet Again,'
Garland Baker.
"She's Just a Plain Old Fashioned
Girl," Josephine Wilson.
"Look Me Over, Girls," William
Zeig.
Finale, 'Tucker Up and Whistle,"
entire company.
Interlocutor, Wayne Threlkeld.
Blackface Verne Laing, William
Zeig, Frank Mounts, Frank Campbell.
Jay Cantlin, Garland Baker, Leland
Messex, Dean Yarter.
Harmonizers Kinunka Campfire
Dolly Dailey, Edna Mae Miller, J se
phine Wright, Verna Dow, Josephine
Wilson, Janice Adams, Kathryn Far
lis, Florence Baker; and Johnnv
Moxon, Howard Cogswell, Lawrence
Kemmish, Arthur Miller, Charles
Ewing, Clayton Romig, Walt My?rs
Howard Rust, Ellis Wright.
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