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Official Paper of Box Butte County
J TWICE A WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
Official Taper of the City of Alliance
VOLUME XXIX
(Eight rages?
ALLIANCE, BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA, KB IDA Y, AHIIL 28, 1922.
No. 4f
NIGHT POLICE
USE PISTOLS ON
TWO CITIZENS
JESSE KOYI) GETS BULLET
THIGH WHEN HE FLEES
IN
Boyd and Harve Shepherd in Jai
Following Capture in Vicinity cf
Farmers' I'nion Store
Jesse royd and Harvc Shepherd are
at pre. ent languishing in durance ile
as the result of u little activity this
morn i i g;, when they were apparently
leaving- the Farmers' Union store with
two tiies. Boyd is carrying r bullet
in his left thigh. It is nut known
just when the preliminary !iei.nng will
lie held.
At a hearing held before County
Judge Tash this afternoon, both men
pleaded guilty to charges of burglary,
and were h'd lor trial in district
court, and tneir bond was set at the
amount of ?1,000 each, 'lhis they
have so far been unable to furnish,
although it is expected that they may
be able to raise the coin to gain their
liberty. It is still some time until the
next term of district court.
According to the story told by ihe
cflkers, Special Agent h. .5. .Martin of
the Burlington, and Niiit W.iceMan
t. L. Stillwill, they were standing at
the comer of Cheyenne and 'third
meets, about 3:30 a. ri., when 'their
attention was attracted down the ;ii id
die of the block between Second an 1
Third. Tre walked .'owi ihc bloik,
turning at the comer and retneing
their slops. Just before they reached
tlvj alley on their return, the two men
came ni'Ing out of the a:'ey, each
carry V'ife- ftire over his arm. Trey
we-e ouiered to halt, and inforir.ed
that their pursuers were officers. They
thereupon dropped thfc liiv.'. und ac
jnit'.in,,; t.- f-pecial Agent Martin, trey
wea; up the alley so i'ast tl.it the bct
tim3 ni 'heir feet showy! o often .hit
it looked likt they vre laying . ...
Th? o.Ticers then opeied fite, aud
Shepherd fell, his companion, h er,
"ontinufi g to put all th! av.ulalle
6iace im'Me between h n f.r-J me
on .vrf. The minions i f the law then
ran 1 1 .:.t'pherd and picked him i.; .
Shepherd rtoutly maintained rh: t he
ha : tee;i slict and was invMe t ra'k.
H j was fnnlly persua I 'd tl rt he did
thereupon dropped the tires, and ac
cording to Special Agent Martin, they
vent up the alley so fast that the bot
toms of their feet showed so often tliat
it looked like they were laying down.
The officers then opened fire, and
Shepherd fell, hi3 companion, however,
continuing to put all the avai'abte
space possible between him -viul the
officers.' The minions of the law
then ran to Shepherd and picked him
up. Shepherd stoutly maintained that
he had been shot and was unable to
walk. He was finally persuaded that
he did not in any way resemble a
sieve, and he was taken to jail.
The officers then went to the home
of Boyd, on West Second, and enter
ing, they discovered their man, in led.
He; had removed only his coat and
shoes and was under the covers with
his shirt, pants, vest' and muddy socks
on; He refused to don any more at
tire and was taken to jail without his
coat or shoes. He was then searched
and it was found that he had a bullet
hole in his left thigh, the shot going
almost through the leg, and coming to
a stop just underneatn ine sum n iu
front. The city physician was called
but was unable to come. Dr. Slagle
was then called, and attended the
wounded man, dressing the thigh.
Shepherd is not unknown to the oi.i
cers, having once before come into
prominence, when he was tried on a
liquor charge. When arrested by Sher
iff Miller he succeeded in breaking the
bottle containing the evidence. An
bottle with a few drops of hooch in
it was found but this evaporated be
fore the trial and the case was dis
missed. The officers say that they are
also acquainted with Boyd.
Both of the men are railroad em
.i ci.onViov.1 heinir employed at
the storehouse, Boyd being a rip track
vorker, but at present iaiu on.
Clcan-up Week
, Hits Bad Weather
But Is Successful
Cleanup week in Alliance arrived in
the midst of rr.iny weather, which has
interfered somewhat with the program
for the week. In general, however,
tbe plans have been carried out so far
!-; nossible and the results are more
. .. w. o,v.,ni-ent. School children have
i.n"r ven addresses, the basements!
of the business distrist have been in
spected and a number of eye-sores and
ifiretraps have been removed or
cleaned up. . . ., , , . . ,
The school children nave laneii an
especial interest in the week- The!
seventh and eighth grades of Central
U'hool have betn competing for prizes
offered by the following merchants for
the best clean-up week posters:
F. E. Holsten First prize, $1; sec
ond, and third, 50 cents.
H. F. Thiele First prize, Eversharp
Lehr & Hirst First prize, $1.50;
second prize, $1. , .
Newberry Hardwarde Co. First
prize, $1; second and third, 60 cents.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska: Mostly
cloudy tonight and .Saturday. Prob
ably showers w est and ct n'lral por
tions. Slightly warmer we.-.t poi.bn
tonight.
Telephone Kate
Hearing Set For
Monday, May 22
City M
the r'oi A
John E.
runway c
Kemmish has received
communication Jrom
. 'Ttary of the suae
fy- '"lathe to the
nearing on t.. "ate increase:
"With iuitht. i.o lie rip-
plication of the -ti Pell
rciepnone company fc, only to
coiteci new rates: , . t
1'lease be advised that iimml.
sion has fixed Monday, May 22, at 10 her tears, is with us no more. In tact,'
o'clock a. m., at its office.;, Lincoln, tlle tragic truth of the matter is thai
Nebraska, as the time and e tor our "ttle Frances was discovered t(f
further hearing in the, matter. At that' be not the. starry-eyed, simple little
time the company will present such maid that she was supposed but rath-'
statistical exhibits, ddta und showir-.iiS according to the officers, a "tough'
as it may care to oiler. Communities baby." The brutal fact is that the
or individuals who desire to HFer ei- eighteen-year-old little maiden was re
dence as to local conditions, or other- j quested to leave the city and seek!
wise, should be prepared i.t that ti ne; other fields by Chief Jefl'ers.
also if it is your desire to cos3-tam- According to the chief, the next time
ine with reference to this phase of the that Frances weep.-, it will probably be
case you should be pit-sen;. I in the Cheyenne depot, as when last
It is thought that the introduction seen she was heading in that direc-j
of all testimony, and cross exsut.inu-' f'on- Frances, if the truth be known,
tion on same, will be 'finished at this 'is not a stranger to the olice, as was
time and the hearing Woug.it to final found by examining the depot dam-1
conclusions. The com'iiiis.si n ill be fcl's record. As a matter of fact, this
pleased to have you give publicity to' is not the first place that Frances has
this hearing and the date for -amejleft hurriedly, and with the chief of
among such persons in your c iri-nun- police to bid her good-bye.
ity as you know to bd interested. It
will be very pleased to have 'uneven-
tatives of the public present ;md full
opportunity will be oQ'ered t make
such showing as may'ie desired. I ilies, who were evidently completely
might state that the' commission's, taken, in by her innocent air. Shews
corps of accounting and engineering found a job and was soon well estab
experts are busily engaged on this lished in the town. -The minions of
case and will represent those mimun- the law, however, soon became r un
ities which find it impossible to have picious of Frances, the culmination of
representatives at the hearing.'
PROSPECTS FINE
FOR COMPLETING
POTASH HIGHWAY
TOWNS ALONG . ROUTE v SHOW
THEIR INTEREST.
State Engineer Johnson Invited
to
Attend General Road Meeting
Here in May.
The movement to c6mplete the Pot
ash highway is making progress, as
shown by the letters recently received
by Secretary Lloyd Thomas of the
chamber of commerce and also of the
Potash highway asosciition. Mr.
Thomas, in a letter to otate Engineer
George Johnson, spoke of the need for
finishine this work which of '..it has
been lagging. According to this letter,
Mr. Gaudis, former engineer for this
district, who is now in Lincoln, prom
ised a surveying crew to make a ore
limihary survey on this road, lhis
promise was made in a telegram from
Mr. Gaddis to Mr. Thomas . n April
13. Mr. Thomas in his letter called
attention to the fact that there ii at
present a crew doing preliminary wok
on a road irom liemingtoru to Alli
ance, and suggested that this crew
might later be used on the "missing
link" of the highway, from Lnkeside
to Ashby. The rest of this road is al
ready in good shape, and the worK to
finish it would not be prohibitive.
Letters have been received from
practically all the leading 'owns on
the highway, endorsing the revival of
interest, and pledgiog their heartiest
support of any move to further the
completion of the highway. These
letters have been received from An; el
mo, Grand Island, Mullen, Broken Bow
and Mason City. A copy of a resolu
tion adopted by the Mason City com
mercial club was sent to Mr. Thomas
in which this organization went on rec
ord as favoring the completion of the
highway and pledged their support to
brinL' this about. The recretarv of
the Hot Springs chamber of commerce'
also maintained that this city was in
terested in the success of this ro;.d is
well as the north and south highways
which are at present under considera
tion. From the unanimity of opinion
as to ine necessity iur me mgiiA'ay
and the apparent willingness to work!
together there seems little doubt that )
somi'thing will be done.
Mr. Thomas invited Engineer John
son to come to Alliance early in May
and promised that arrangements for a
road meeting of all towns interested
would le called, in order that the sit
uation might bo discussed in a manner
that would be the most satisfactory to
all concrned. Should Mr. Johnson ac
cept this invitation there is little doubt
that a groat deal can be done and some
definite action taken.
Silac C. Soules is in the city, dis
posing of his household ejects follow
ing the sale of his residence property
here to Michael O'Connor, division
superintendent on the Western Pacific.
Mr. O'Connor purchased the house for
his brother, Conductor Frank O'Con -
nor. The Soules family will live in
Kingston, untano, wnere Mrs. tooules
went some time ago.
SAD-EYED GIRL
HITS TRAIL FOR
GREENER FIELDS
STARRY-EYED MAID Tl'RNS OUT,
TO HE "TO I'GII BABY"
Eijihtetn-Year-OId Miss Who Told a
Pathetic Yam and Won Friends
Ashed to Leave Ihe City
France? I urgoson, the weeping he
roine, who was discovered some two
weeks ago in the Burlington station
and was befriended bv local ueoole
wno helped her to find a iob and dried
Fairy Frances hit town about two
weeks ago and was discovered weep-
ing pathetically in the depot. She
was then escorted to the local author-
which came Ihursday morning when
she was forced to submit to a physical
examination. This destroyed whatever
illusions remained and Frances leit at
once to seek other and greener fields.
Frances informed local ocoDle that
her father was a drunkard, that her
mother was in the South Dakota state
hospital for the insane, and that she
had a four-year-old sister that she
wished to bring here. She said that
her father had taken her wages when
she obtained work to buy liquor, and
that finally, tiring of her he had given
her away. . - . ; . j
The really1 sad part of the whole
sorry mess is mat n r ranees nau reai-
ly been as represented she would have
been given a good home by what is ap
parently a good and respectable family
in Sioux Rapids, la., where a woman
who had two grown boys, but longed,
for a girl, wrote to C. E. Amos, rail-
roau special agent, wnuse name was
mentioned in the tale as printed by the
state papers. This woman promised
to give the girl a good home, and gave
any business house in her town as a
refei-ence. She said that she was forty
two years old, that she and her hus
band had been bora and always lived
in their town, and that although they
were farmers, they had a car, and "did
not stay home all the time." She
offered to take both the girl and her
four-year-old sister, and she says that
she "would love to take both girls,
and mother them as my very own."
Mr. Amos, of course, would not send a
girl of Frances caliber to them, and
has bo informed them.
W.C.T.U. Sponsors
Civic Campaign for
Law Enforcement
The local W. C. T. U. is sponsoring
a campaign in Alliance for law en
forcement, in connection with a nation
al movement for the same purpose.
Saturday morning there will be dis
tributee! to the stores and residences
of the city and "service flags." made
after the fashion of the red and white
flags that were displayed during the
war. The flags are of the same size,
bearing one white star and the words,
"Serve America Support the Const!
tution." The campaign in some of the
large cities has resulted in dealing
ouite a blow to the bootleggers and
other law violators, and it is expected
to have considerable elfect locally.
This morning a number of citizens
spoke to the students of the various
schools on "Obedience to Law." Dr.
Minor Morri.-s sj.oke to the lvtfh
school: Hev. M. C. Smith, Central
school; seventh and eighth grades;
fifth and sixth grades, Mrs. S. J. Ep-
lcr; third and fourth, Mr. E. C. Bark
er; first and second, airs. Harvey
Hacker; Emerson school, L. C. Thomas
and Mrs. A. T. Lunn; city hall school,
Kev. B. J. Minort.
Mrs Sundrs is chairman in charge
of the campaign
The annual Junior-Senior banquet of
the Alliance high school will be held
this evening ut the Methodist church
gymnasium. The banquet will be
served by the ladies of the Methodist
church. The hall will be decorated in
lavender and gold, the Senior class
colors. After the banquet there will
be the usual toasts, with Miss
Josephine Wilson, junior class presi
lent, presiding as toastmistress. 1 he
Seniors are on this occasion, the
' cmevt rtt Juniors
Covers will be
laid for about ninety-five, including the
Junior and Senior classes, and the
members of the faculty.
PHONE COMPANY
GIVES SERIES OF
DEMONSTRATIONS
ALLIANCE EMPLOYES PRESENT
INTERESTING PROGRAM.
Wonw.i'a Club, Eotariiins Lions, Hij-h
School and Public Privileged
Audience.
Employes of the Alliance exchange
of tl o Northwestern P.H1 Telephone
company are this week putting on a
s l ies of demonstinl'ons of telephone
facts, racli pcrioriiiur.ee taking from
an hour and a half to two hou"s. T. E.
Carney, local rommercir.l manager, is
assisted by Former Manager lileason,
now of Grand Island, ns well ns sev
eral other employes of the local ex
change. The piogram, which is ex
ceedingly interesting, includes moving
pictures, demonstrations and talks.
The first program was given for the
Alliance Woman's club at the armory
Tuesday evening, the public being in
vited. Nearly two hundred Alliance
citizens took advantage of the oppor
tunity. The same program was put on
at the W'edncsday dinner of the
Rotary club, und Thursday the Lions
club members and their ladies were
privileged to witness it. The closing
demonstration will take place at the
high school tonight. The public has
been invited to be present, and the
students are especially urged to be
present
The program includes several reels
of films. There are three reels of "The;
Story of the Telephone," ami a Pathe
Weekly anq Hurold Lloyd comedy,
The story of the telephone shows the
great amount of macninery, factories'
and plant equipment that are neces
sary lor the present-day telephone ex
change, as contrasted with the first
instruments and plants. Especial at
tention is paid to the manufacture of
machinery and cable lines, with views
from a number of factories, as well as
the Omaha headquarters of the North
western Bell company.
The demonstration is given on a
miniature telephone plant, containing
a small switchboard and three tele
phone. Miss Bonnie Brown, local op
erator, explained the workings of the
system and the work of "central" when
calls are made. She also explained
the reason for certain mistakes, and
the manner in which patrons helped to
make the lot of the centrat girls a
most unhappy one in (several ways.
Thus, it was explained that the sub
scribers themselves are responsible for
a gootl many errors that occur, and it
was brought out that the almost uni
versal tendency on the part of users
of the telephone is to lay the respon
sibility for their errors upon centnl,
whose instructions are not to deny the
responsibility, but keep smiling all the
time.
Cashier C. M. Wright, in a short
talk, said the object of thf demon
strations was to inform the public nnd
to assist in improving the service. 1 he
company had three main ' object, he
said, one being to give the best service
to its patrons; a second was to pay a
fair wage to its employes, and lat, to
secure a reasonable return upon the
investment for its stockholders.
Following the explanation, Miss
Brown acted as central for the small
tdant. and with the assistance of Man
ae-er T. E. Carney. Cashier C. M.
Wright and Miss Isabella Fleming, lo
cat operator, gave an actual demon
stration of calls and common errors.
In one sketch, the subscriber trusted
to memorv for a number, which turned
out to be wrong; in another, the sub
scriber was slow in answering the
tnlnnknna ami hlnme1 central for r.Ct
vi-Tin-ino- nnH in the third a man who
had promised to call his wife negk'C.ed
to do it, and declared that he had
called every half hour all afternoon,
without success. Other common errors
of the subscriber, as well as some of
his white telephone lies, were exposed
ruthlessly, but with extreme feed
nature.
Miss Delia Nelson, local operator,
presided at the piano during the Lvcn
ing. D. L. Comstock had charge of
the motion picture machine and Frank
Atwood, electrician, assisted.
Cal Cox Files as a
Democratic Candidate
for County Sheriff
Cal Cox Tuesday filed as a candidate
for sherilf of Box Butte county, sub
ject to the will of the democratic vot
ers at the Julv primaries. Mr. Cox is
regarded as the strongest candidate
that has yet filed for the place. He
was the incumbent before SherilF Mil
ler took over the reins, following
President Wilson's great mistake in
asking all voters to elect none but
democrats to olfice, and he failed of
re-election by a very small margin.
Mr. Cox has held the olfice of sheriff
some six years, and is conceded to have
a w iiler acquaintance and a larger list
of supporters than any man who ever
held the office.
Mr. Cox has been in Casper, Wyo.,
the nast two years, where he was em
ployed as head of a gang of watchmen
protecting an oil refinery. Here he
had opportunity to get acquainted with
the methods of I. W. W.'s and other
citizens inclined to do damage.
Public Has the
Wrong1 Dope on
Tom Gray's Job
According to SherilT Miller, there
has been some talk that Tom Cmv
j has been- treated too lightly by being
aMowed to work on the county roads,
I some even having the mistaken idea
that Tom was pardoned absolutely.
That the dope is all wrong was clearly
shown by the shcrilf, who said that so
far as he was concerned he would just
as soon or in fact a little sooner h;ic
'loin in jail, as it brought good hard
simoleons into his own pocket,
Shcrilf Miller, in discussing this
talk, said, "Just why people should ob
ject to Gray's being released is hard
to understand. If Gray were here I
would get Sl.fiO a day in jailer's fees,
and it would cost the county nn ad
ditional SI. 20 a day to board him,
Toai is not getting a thing by working
on the loads, except his own satisfac
tion in being out of jail. Ile is un ex
pert tractor man, having had fourteen
years' eorionce, and knowing Tom
as 1 do 1 am absolutely ure that he
will make no attempt to escape. We
believe that the taxpayers of this
county are paying enough without
having the extra expense of keeping
Gray when he is willing to work on
the roads. Gray gets $3 a day olf oi
his $1,000 fine, but he would get this
the same if he were Ijjing in jail.
"When the year's work is done on
the roads, Tom wi'l be again put in
jail, and all the time he is in the road
camp ho is just ns much in the shcrilf 'r
custody us if he were in the county
jail."
Just why these parties should have
become so excited about Gray is not
known unless they believed that he
was being released. This, according
to County Attorney I-ee Basye, can be
done only by the state board jf par-
dons at Lincoln. Gray asked to be al-
lowed to work on the county loads
and the commissioners arranged
unged
things so that he could.
This was done
with the consent of the sheriff, who did
not have to permit his prisoner doing
this unless he so desired.
RIALTO THEATER
WILL OPEN FOR
BUSINESS MAY 1
HAPPY FOUR TO FURNISH MUSIC
DURING FH01DPLAYS
Manager J. E. Hughes Announces
Some of the Plans for the
New Theatre
The Rialto, J. M. Hughes' new pic
ture show,' according to present plans,
will open its doors to the public on
Monday, May 1. This show will be
among the best in western Nebraska,
although not large. The installation
of the seats has begun and these are
now practically all in. The building,
which was formerly occupied by Darl
ing's furniture store, has been com
pletely remodeled, and its general ar
rangement is very good.
The floor at the back of the building
has been dropped eight feet, this af
fording every person in the show an
excellent view of the screen. The pro
jection room has been built according
to the latest ideas with regard to mak
ing it absolutely fireproof. Two new
Powers 6B machines have been instal
led, these being the very latest in this
line and assuring perfect projection.
Mr. Hughes has also put in a large
motor eenerator which aids greatly in
making clear pictures and eliminating
. nnisA
The Hhddv Four, a well known local
' orchestra, will play, Mr. Hughes be-
Hevin? that an orchestra will suit
theatre goers better than any other
arrangement. There is some plan of
converting a part of the west part of
the show, which is at present used as
a rest room into a small dancing room,
thp music beinir furnished bv the Hap
py Four. This would undoubtedly be
a popular arrangement.
The admission to the show will be
10c for children and 2oc for adults
with an increase for special features.
"We will increase prices only on gen-
nine fpatures ." said Mr. Hughes, "not
v-imti'v when we think we can."
Mr. Hughes wishes the public to
t.,.,'n,.,t'Thn l.'mitii i nut connected
with any otner ineatricai interests or
film exchanges. A number of reports
. . .... i 1 . a ... ....
to th s idled have leen current, ami
Mr. Hughes says there is no lounda
tion for any of them.
The show will seat about 4."i0 people,
some of whom will sit in the balcony
which runs along the west side. The
balcony will give a very good view of
the screen ami there is little doubt that
it will be one of the popular features
of the new show.
Eugene Ford of Chicago, son of C.
E. Fosh of the First National of that
city, was an Alliance visitor Monday.
Mr. Ford was at one time on the fctatf
of the First National of this city and
has a number of friends here.
Harry Tiller returned the first of
the week from his homestead in
Wyoming. He will work in Alliance
for a few months.
Mrs. Lee Basye will leave Sunday
for an extended visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mr3. Morris Kates, at Lincoln,
COUNCIL OPENS i
FIRE ON ALL THE
CITY POOL HALLS
HOLDS I'P LICENSES PENDING
FI LL INVESTIGATION
All Such Concern to Receive a Ten
Day Vacation and Then Show
Their Record
The Alliance city council, at its
meeting last night, proceeded to throw
a good healthy scare into the ownera
of the city's pool hall-t. Six applica
tions for licenses were considered, th
council finally deciding not to grant
any of them until May It, with tha
prosMct that several applicants vill
be refused then. The fiscal vear cmbj
April at), and the pocd l.i.lls will be
given a ten-day vara! ion, during which
the owners will get ready to pletd
their cases.
City Manager Kemmisn has the fol
lowing to say concerning last night's
council session:
"The city council last night let it b
known that no pool hall having a t-ues-tionable
record will be gien a license;
for the ensuing year. Nut withstand
ing all the propaganda goin.jf uround,
the city council is determined to
break up the or;j intei d gang of gam
blers and bootleggers and any pool
room operators who have violated thm
law or who have been harboring mem
bers of this gang have slight chance
of receiving licences'. -
"There were six applications tot
pool room licen .es. Tho application
of George C. Lookis for operating th
Alliance Pool Hall was denied. Th
application of George Rayle was next
discussed, but no action was taken.
The application of .Joe Smith waH thn
considered and nfter an hour of tis
cussion the remaining pool loom appli
cations were laid ove. until May 11,
at which time it will be up to th
operators to show a clean record and!
reasons why they are entitled to re
ceive a license.
"The old pool room licenses expire
at midnight April SO. This meant)
that all pool rooms in Alliance must
discontinue using thei. pool tabled
May 1 and thereafter until such time
that the city council deems it pvopee
to give them a licence. Every ciUienv
who believes in e'ean government
should support the council in 'his iat
ter
"A permit was tiven Harry Pu
Buque to operate a picture xh-w fit the.
Imperial theater. Also a permit to J.
j E. Hughes to operate a picture show
at the new Ktaito tneater.
J. E. Henneberry was p.iven a plum
ber's license and was the only plumb
ing concern making application. ,
The Quick service vas gioa a li
cense to do electrical wiring.
Matters pertaining to the :ar of th
cemetery were discussed with the ide
of working out some permanent pi&a
for perpetual care on the lot for thos
who desire to have perpetual can.
The matter was deferred for futvir
action. .,; !
Alliance to Ask
for Next T. P. Al
State Convention
Post M, T. P. A of Alliance, wttl
have three delegates at the state con
vention of the traveling men's organ
ization, which will be held at Columbus
on Friday and Saturday of this week.
The delegation from Alliance in
cludes Rev. Stephen J. Epler, pos
chaplain; Roy C. Strong,, post secre
tary, and G. J. Appleberg of SootU
blutf, who is also a member of th
local post.
The Alliance delegation will extendi
the invitation from the chamber ot
commerce of this city to hold the 1923
state meeting here.
The Columbus Telegram reports
that extensive preparations are being
made to entertain the visitors. Ad
vance reports from the thirteen posts
in the state indicate that about 275
delegates will be in attendance anl
that at least 125 of their wives and
daughters will accompany them. Near
ly 100 members of the order are also
exnected to come in unofficial capacity.
The convention has attracted the at
tention of the national officers of the
I T. P. A. to unusual degree because it
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The state membership of the T. P.
A. on April 1 was 4,502, representing
not only the actual knights of the
grip, but ulso varied lines of business.
Memliers of the Columbus band will
be out in their brand new white uni
forms to give the concert in Frankfort
square that will mark the opening of
the (lay's program Friday noon. At
1:30 the band and visitors will par
ade to Orpheus hall where the open
ing session will be held.
Special entertainment for the ladies
will include a card party in Maenner
chor hall during the afternoon, and A
supper in the Federated church base
ment at 6 p. m., with possibly an auto
rule about the city the following
morning.
The Elks' minstrel show, to be fol
lowed by a carnival ball for the T. P,
A. members and their ladies, will be
held in Maeonerchor hall Friday eve.
ning.