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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1923)
- THE FRONTIER D. H. CRON IN, PUBLI8HEW, * *!V, C. TEMPLETON, Kditor *.nd Business Menager. ffKULL, _ NEBRA8~K^ Beedle County F&rni Woman Risked Own Life in Smoke-Filled Room Huron, S. D., Nov. (Special)— A mothers determination saved the life of her child here when Mrs. Gif ford Beedle, living on her farm home three miles east of Huron, searched for 10 minutes on her hands and knees In a gas and smoke filled room for her child before she found him behind a door where he had become unconctous from suffocation, when the house caught entire. It was necessary to resort to first aid mea sures for nearly two hours before the child was restored to life. The fire totally destroyed the farm home of the Beedles. While Mr. Beedle was picking corn and Mrs. Beedle was getting wood some distance from the house, Charles her 4-year-old son, lighted a match and set fire to a piece of paper which he had placed on the stove. Becoming frightened at the blaze he knocked the paper from the stove and It drop ped onto a bed nearby, immediately starting the fire and filling the room with fumes. The child, after groping his way outside found his mother end told her what he had done and Mrs. Beedle rushed to the house, knowing that her baby, 16-months old, was creeping about the floor. FIND BODY OF AGED * MAN IN 8HACK Fairfax, S. D., Nov. " (Special)— The body of James M&rchall, an old itime resident of this section, was found Sunday morning by a couple of Kimball and McNaught girls who were trying to drive their milk cows out of the pasture near the Marshall home. Being unable to control the cattle, they went to the Marshall home to enlist his aid. After repeat \ ed knocking on the door with no res ponse, they pushed the door open and discovered his body lying dead on uie floor. Death is supposed to have been from natural causes. Marshall was about 70 years old and Is survived by a brother, Robt. B., who on account Of his feeble con> dltlon and poor surroundings, was taken to the county home a month or so ago. The tko brothers have lived for years on the river about 10 or 12 miles northeast of Fairfax and have spent their latter years in trapping and fishing and raising a little garden and a few acres of corn, the latter practically by use of hand tools other than a little help now and then from some of their near neighbors. Little is known of his relatives ex cept hie brother referred to above. MAY MILL GRAIN WHILE IN TRAN8IT. Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. ~ (Special) --Special transit privllegee, which are expected to prove of considerable benefit to the city in general have been granted to the Aberdeen Mill company and the Freeman-Bain com pany by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway. The privilege makes it possible for the local mill ing concern to mill wheat from points west of the Missouri river on the Milwaukee lines, as far as tile Idaho state line, and dhip it out to points south of here, as far as Sioux City, and east of here, to the Twin Cities for the through rate from origin to destination, plus twp cents a hundred pounds. The Freeman Bain company has a similar privi lege to points in Wisconsin, Michi gan, Iowa and Minnesota, being al lowed to clean flax, clover, millet and timothy seed in transit here. Flour mills at Groton, Britton and Milbank have also received transit privileges, all of which, including those granted to the Aberdeen concerns, will go into effect on December 21. MAY HAVE GAME PRESERVE IN HARDING COUNTY. Camp Crook, 8. D., Nov. —' (Spe cial)—A state game reserve, to aid in tike preservation of antelope, whiah Is rapidly becoming extinct, but which Is still found In Harding coun ty In small herds, may be established , in this vicinity. State Game Warden Hedrick and United States Senator Peter Norbeck were here recently In vestigating the probability of a game reserve for antelopes here. Both stated that a reserve would be es tablished somewhere in Harding county in the near future. Mr. He drick gave a warning while here, in regard to the premtscous killing of antelope, declaring that any of fenders caught would be dealt with severely. Senator Norbeck and Mr. Hedrick left here for a visit at Hard ing a«d Slim Buttes (or an Inspec tion of state-owned mnd similar to the one here. MINNESOTA PREACHER CALLED TO ABERDEEN Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. ~V-(Special) —Rev. James G. Ward ot Virginia, Minn., has been secured by the local Episcopal church as rector, succeed ing Rev. F. B. Bartlett, who eft sev eral months ago to take a pastorate tn St. Louis. TYNDALL LINE! UP FOR DEBATE HONOR8 Tyndall, S. D„ Nov. „ (Special)— The 1928 debating season is starting off with the usual vim and vigor in the southeast district and all indi cations point toward a verj successful year. Tyndall High school, winner of the 1921 state banner an 1 runnpr up in this district last year, is bend ing every effort in an attempt to re peat its previous successes. The . first two debates have already been arranged '"'d the schools of Avon and Bcotte I ' ^rly in Jsnu «rr. ALABOR BANK IS IN PROSPECT Des Moines Committees Re port Monday—To Open Soon After First of Year Des Moines, la., Nov. ^ <U. P.)— A new labor bank will be rounded In Des Moines soon. It Is said. Location and details of Its founding will be an* nounced December 3, when the sub committee gives the result of its • recent Investigation of other labor banks before the executive committee of the farmers and labor unions, ac cording to J. C. Lewis, president of the Iowa federation of labor. Mr Lewis has made an extensive surve1^ of banks similar to the one to be established in Des Moines. The ifew bank will be operating soon after the first of the year, ac cording to Lewis. WOULD CHANGE HIGHWAY LAWS Expect Effort To Be Made At Approaching Session of Legislature Des Moines, la., Nov, 'v-An ef fort to "pull Iowa out of tho mud” by means of legislation will undoubt edly occupy a prominent place in the discussions at the special session of the legislature which convenes one week from today. Already there is a movement on foot for changes in the Iowa highway law, according to M. L. Bowman, executive secretary of the Iowa Good Roads association. Bowman says evidence of a de mand for some changes in the road law can be gleaned from the great number of good roads meetings which havo been held in all parts of the state under the auspices of the asso ciation. "There is a positive belief on the part of the people that all the pri mary road expenses should properly be paid from the primary road fund. The sentiment Is so strongly In favor of this change that apparently there would be very little, If any, opposi tion from any part of the state. "Another matter that meets very general approval 1s that the law should be changed so that a county voting bonds for pflmary road im provement would have the right to use this money for graveling as well as for hard surfacing." "The executive committee of the Iowa Good Roads association," Bow man said "believes these are matters of importance in our effort to ‘pull / Iowa out of the mud.’ “ He said these suggested changes would meet with a greater approval of the people than any other thing that could be taken up at the special session of the legislature this winter. ALLEGED PAYROLL PADDER LOSES BATTLE Des Moines, la., Nov. ---Russell J. Cockburn, alleged city nail payroll padder, lost his second battle In court In St. Louis to prevent being return ed for trial here according to a tele gram received by Vernon Seeburger, county attorney. The court of ap peals of Missouri remanded Cockburn to the sheriff of St. Louis county from the government hospital near St. Louis as a fugitive from Justioe, according to Seeburger. The court's decision was in favor of the state of Iowa which obtained extradition warrants from Gov. Hyde several weeks ago. Attorneys for Cockburn argued that he was an Involuntary patient In the government hospital at St. Louis where he Is suffering from diabetts. SUE TO SECURE LOWER A8SESSMENT8. Ida Grove, la., Nov. " (Special)— The petitions of IP property ownera have been, filed in the office of the clerk of the district court appealing from the city council's action in not lowering their pavement assess ments. Seven of the petitioners are represented by an attorney of Sioux City. The petitions allege that at the time the resolution of necessity was passed, Mayor Carl E. McCut chen, was holding the office of jus tice of the peace, as well as that of Mayor, which is prohibited under the statute of Iowa. They also claim that the assessments ar beyond what the law allows, 25 per cent, of the value of the property. UNCOVER DOPE DEN IN SHINING PARLOR. Des Moines, la., Nov. •>“ (U. P.) Federal authorities and city detec tives uncoftted an alleged "dope headquarters" when they raided a shoe shining parlor, seizing cocaine valued at about $50 at present prices. The federal narcotic equad led by Capt. H. C. Higby arrested Mitcheil Williams 28 year old negro proprie tor, who was Jailed awaiting ar raignment on- charge of violation the H Narcotic act. IOWA HUSKER WINS ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP. Des Moines, la., Nov. "X—John Rickelman of Mount Hammlll. la., t» champion corn husker today. Rick elman defeated H. D. Paul, of Ipava, 111., yesterday in what is said to be the first interstate cornhusking match ever held in the U. S. The match was held on a farm near here. Rickelman husked 45 ears of corn a minute and won $50 offered by Wallace's Farmer as first prize. The competition lasted 'no ‘hours and 20 minutes. RECEIVER HAS LARGE CLAIMS No End In Sight For Ne« braska Hotel Company Litigation Lincoln, Neb., Nov. (Special)— W. E. Barkley, who actea for a time as receiver for the Nebraska Hotel Com pany and the holding company, the Nebraska Building & Investment Company, has filed with the trustee ^-bankruptcy a claim for $10,000 for services. He also asks reimburse ment to the amount of $253,000 in one company and $273,000 in the oth er, for money paid out oa account of each. These represent money paid on mortgages, taxes, rent and inter est. He was displaced by a supreme court order after he had sold the properties to Eugene C. Eppley, Sioux City hotel man. Mr. Eppley, under an order of the circuit court of appeals, is required to look to Barkley for reimburse ment, and he files a claim for $486, 000. Of this $278,000 represents what he paid Barkley on account on his million dollar bid, $40,000 for interest on the same, and $1,500 a month for his services in operating and pro tecting the properties. Attorneys to the number of eight file total claims of $23,300. HOWARD HEPS AN IMMIGRANT Nebraska Congressman Se cures Relaxation of Gov ernment Red Tape Columbus, Neb., Nov. —(Spe cial)—Efforts of Congressman Ed gar Howard of the third Nebraska district were instrumental in obtain ing for Robert Stahl, 19 years old, re lease from custody in Philadelphia where he was being held by immigra tion authorities. Stahi came from Germany four weeks ago. His destination was Co lumbus where he expects to go to .work for Julius Gerling, farmer liv ing near Platte Center. Although a German, Stahl is a Russian citizen ;*jnd the Russian emmlgrant quota having been filled, the immigration authorities wanted to send him back to Russia until January 1 when the new quota will be admitted. Through Congressman Howard’s efforts a special hearing before the labor board was Obtained and the boy was permitted to leave for Co lumbus after Gerling had given $500 bond for the youth’s appearance in Philadelphia when the next quota, comes in when young Stahl will again walk through the gates with the next Russian quota and then be per manently admitted. PARENTAGE OF BABY WORRYING WOMAN Lincoln, Neb., Nov. V-(Special) —Authorities are now trying to find to whom belongs the six months old baby that Mrs. Ralph Tintle of Have lock has in her possession. Mrs. Tintle said that Mrs. Grace Reese' brought the child to her, said it was her own, and asked her to keep it a few days. Mrs. R.ise was arrested a few days later cn charge of being connected with the theft of doffb from a College View drug store. She says the baby belmgs to another woman who is not now in town. Reese is serving time for auto steal ing, and the baby cannot be adopted because its mother’s identity has not been established. RADIO FROM AIRPLANE FOUND A SUCCESS Omaha, Neb., Nov. ~ ~ -(U.P.)— Radio broadcasting from a moving airplane was successfully carried out by Jaok Knight, air mall pilot today. Knight, testing radio communication with a view of making night uir mail flying more safe, flew from Omaha to North Platte, a distance of 300 miles and back, and was constantly in touch with the Omaha air station. He was accompanied by J. C. Mullen, Washington, radio expert of the air mail service. GILMAN RETIRES FROM ALLEN, NEB., BANK. Allen, Neb., Nov. (Special) V. W. McDonald, casnler and Frank Clough, vice president of the Allen State bank, have purchased the in terest in that institution formerly owned by W. S. Oilman, of Sioux City, taking charge this week- This makes the Allen State bank locally owned and controlled for the first time in its 33 years of operation. No change will be made in the man agement nor business policies of the institution. £edar COUNTY HAS WOMAN DEPUTY SHERIFF Hartlngton, Neb., Nov. ~ v—Cedar county has a woman as deputy sheriff. She is Miss Anna Olson. It is thought that she is the only wom an to have that distinction in Ne braska. SAYS WAS SWINDLED IN TEXAS LAND DEAL Lincoln, Neb., Nov. - -A suit for $12,300 damages was med here late yesterday by A. J. Reisser against Charles H. Swallow and Company for alleged fraudulent land deals near Hidn’.go, Tex. Reisser stated that he was induced to buy a tract of land rear Hidalgo, for $10,000 after an agent of the Swallow Company had represented it as level and fertile farm land. According to Relsser's petition the land proved so barren that he was forced to leave it and move north arain. GASHED THROAT, WILL RECOVER Despondent Because Girl Said She Did Not Love Him, the Cause Sidney, Neb., Nov. ((Special) Hoy Cleary, who attempted suicide when his sweetheart told him she did not love hlmr will recover. He gash ed his throat with a razor, narrowly escaping the jugular vein., Cleary was gassed and wounded overseas. ASK NEW TRIAL FOR SIMMONS Attorneys Representing Convicted Man Say They Have New Evidence Linooln, Neb., Nov. 23. (Special)— The appeal of Walter Simmons, con victed in Boyd county of the mur der of Frank PaJhl and sentenced to be executed, has been argued and submitted in supreme court. The attorneys who represented Simmons in the lower court were reinforced, in the appeal by lawyers from Lin coln, and they put up a strenuous fight in his behalf. They said tl>at circumstantial evidence alone was re sponsible for his conviction, and that this did not bar the possibility that some one else committed the mur der. PaJhl was a garageman at Spencer, and went riding in an auto with Simmons. Later Pahl’s dead body was found hidden under a culvert. Simmons, Who had had no money, was found to be in possession of funds, while the roll Pahl carried was gone. Simmons’ attorneys claim that they have newly discovered evidence to the effect that Pahl was the victim of an organized gang of bootleggers, and that Simmons is innocent. Sim mons’ original story was tihat he had engaged Pahl to haul him out to get some liquor. The crime oc curred May 14, 1922, and Simmons had to be secreted in a trunk by the sheriff to outwit the mob that was after him. K ALDERSON WILL USE IN COURT • Immediate Family Wins In First Skirmish—Soninlaw To Appeal Columbus, Neb., Nov. (Special) .—Members of the lmmeafe.te family of William A. Alderson, wealthy Humphrey, Neb., man whose death occurred a few weeks ago, won the * first victory in a legal skirmish In volving the disposition of a $72,000 estate when'the court rushed the will should be admitted to probable and appointed a son, Oliver Alderson, Madisbn, Neb., as executer. The will leaves a 240 acre farm to the widow; 160 acres each to a son and daughter, Oliver and Rose! 30 acres to another son, William and $600 cash to a grandson, Miles Rodney Ainsworth, 0 years old son of a dead daughter. The balance of the estate goes to the widow. Further provising is made that $600 for the grandson shall be held in trust for him by his aunt, Miss Rose Alderson, until he becomes of age and in the event of his death the money shall become here. Euegew^Ainsworth, father of Mile* Rodeney, as his next friend, filed ob jections to the will in behalf of the boy, claiming that Alderson was un duly influenced by Oliver and Rose Alderson and the will was not prop erty attested. Ainsworth will appeal. HOLD CORN SHOW AT LINCOLN, JAN. 8-9 Lincoln, Nob., Nov. (Special)— The annual corn show staged every year by the Nebraska Crop Growers association at Ohe organized agri cultural meetings will be held on January 8 and 9- The same four tro phies that have been awarded in pre vious years will again be awarded. INDICTMENT CHARGES HE STOLE WAR VET8 CHECKS Omaha, Neb., Nov. —Accused of stealing checks belonging to world war veterans and cashing them by indorsing signatures, Clarence Cow ley, former Omaha mail clerk, was in dicted by a federal grand Jury. BEGIN GRAVELING OF TRAIL OUT OF AURORA Aurora, S. D., Nov. (Special)— Grading on the Blacx and Yellow trail from Elkton to Aurora has been completed and the graveling crew has begun to work. There are 20 trucks at work and expect to have the gravel on in 30 days. BOY BOOTLEGGER 13 TAKEN TO REFORMATORY -* Ponca, Neb., Nov. ...—Sheriff Has kell accompanied James Dunlap, a 16 year old boy, to the reform school at Kearney, Neb. The boy was found guilty of “boot legging'' In t" e juvenile court and was sentenced to the reform school untl: he becomes of age. Judge FraVea passed sentence PRIMARY LAW DEFECT FOUND Nebraska Ejection Machin ery Liable to Be Muddied As Result Lincoln, Neb , Nov. (Sir clal)— Party leaders have made the addi tional discovery that not only did the last legislature repeal the action pro viding for election at the direct pri mary of party committeein' n and * delegates to the county conventions, but that it made no provision what ever for their election. This is duo t.o the fact that another section of the law passed by the preceding leg islature which sought to restore the old precinct caucus system had been referred to the voters and had been eliminated from the law. C. A. Sorenson, who has headed the fight against amendments to the direct primary, says that the new law makes it impossible to hold county and state conventions since no way of starting the election chain of del Kgates is provided for. As a result he Keck law will be attacked in thep courts as unconstitutional. In that Its title did not cover all that the law was Intended to do. JURY SECURED TO TRY THREE Father, Mother and Daugh ter Charged With Mur der of Farm Hand Seward, Neb., Nov. ~ -(Special.) —A jury was completed Wednesday afternoon to try Adolph Vajgrt, hts wife and their daughter. Alby, 15, who are all charged with first de gree murder in connection with the slaying of Antonc Lana, Vajgrt’s farm hand. Over 100 persons were examined before the jury was secured. Testi mony in the case will be taken be fore Friday, as there will be no ses sion of the court Thursday. NEBRASKA'S MISER WOMAN IS DEAD. Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. (Special)— Mrs. Sadie Trump, who figured in a romance of hidden treasure a few weeks ago, is dead. The woman had for years ran a rooming house In the city, and was supposed to be making only a moderate living. She took 111, and a niece was sent for. She, en tirely unaware^of the fact that the woman was really well off. hurried here to take care of her. An Inves tigation of her affairs led to the find ing of a safe deposit box key. The btnp when opened, was found to con tain $33,000 in money ar.d securities. The woman left four nephews and four nieces, and a sister, Mrs. Eliza beth Williams, of Davis City, la SONS OF ALIENS MAY HOLD PROPERTY. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. - (Special)—• Deputy Attorney General Basye. an swering a question propounded to him by T. S. Allen, a Lincoln lawyer, k holds that the Nebraska law prevent ing aliens from acquiring lands In this state does not apply to the sons of Japanese born in this country. Mr Basye says that these sons are native born citizens of the state and the TTnlted Staten and entitled to all of the privileges of a citizen. This does not apply to the offspring of Japanese officials temporarily resident, but of those who are permanently located. He also holds that while the son may hold land he can no/ do so in trust for an alien father. Lincoln, Neb., Bandits Do Bold Piece of Work Lincoln, Neb., Nov. Special)— Robbers cracked the safe of the Evans Laundry company early Friday morning and escaped with $200 in cash nnd some checks. They bound Nelson Morris, watchman, with a rope and one man guarded him while two cracked the safe with several shots of nitroglycerin. Safety alarms in the building were turned at their ’ regular intervals by one of the rob bers and all telephone wires Into the building were cut Mr. Morris was unable to escape until about half an hour after the safe blowers had left the building. COAT THIEVES MADE BIO HAUL AT ELMWOOD Elwood, Net-, Nov. ""—Bobbing the I*. F- Sanghorst general store here, thieves escaped with 60 leather coats, 26 women's coats and ether clothing the value of which is estimated at (2.000. No trace of the robbers has boon found. WALKS 40 MILES ON WAGER FOR (20 Fremont, Neb., Nov. " —To win (20. Thomas Saxon. 30 years old, of Cedar Bluffs, walked from Cedai Bluffs to a point four miles south or Colon and back, a distance of 20 miles, . in four hours and 18 minutes, lie wagered he could do it in five hours POULTRY THIEVES ARE GIVEN PRISPN TERMS. -s, Omaha, Neb., Nov. —Frank Ste vens and ltoy Baber were sentc.n. ed to three years in state prison; Paul Johnson, two years and Charles Amo.?, to one year after they pleaded guilty in district court at Blair to charge* of stealing poultry. All four are from East Omaha and arc raid to have admitted 50 such thefts in eastern Mcbra.sk a and Pottawattamie county, Iowa, of which Council Bluffs is county seal. COURT SHAVES r BIG JUDGMENTS ' • ___ m* Railroad Stockman Gets $36,000 Invested of $46, 216, the Original Award Lincoln, Neb, Nov '•-(Special)— The supreme court usav- ts knife on three big judgments secured in dis trict courts In the case where W. P. Johnson, a switch foreman, secured a judgment for $47,216 against the Union Pacific for the loss of both arms in the Omaha yards, the court said that $36,000 was proper, the jury having failed to take into account that Johnson had failed to look where he was going after he had ordered certain cars shunted down 'a track, which order was misconstrued Bernard J. Curran recovered $32, 000 from tlfi Union Stockyards com pany of Omaha for the loss of a leg. and other injuries received when & swinging gate to an unloading pen knocked him off the side of the car he was riding on. This was cut $10, 000 because of his age and expectancy of life. The $35,000 judgment that Mh.v Josephine Kepler received against the Omaha railroad, was shaved $2,625, that being the amount of her medical bill. The court said that a married woman cannot recover for such ex penses unless she paid them in whole or in part. Mrs. Kepler was made a. helpless cripple when her foster brother tried to beat a train across a grade crossing. The court held that the evidence established she was a guest and that the driver’s negligence could not be imputed to her. ASKS COURT TO FIX SENIORITY RIGHTS. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. r -(Special.) t—Brotherhood circles here are stirred over the filing of a petition in dis trict court by Aaron Grisler, a Burling ton engineer, who seeks to have the courts say that his job is a vested property right, and that no ru'.es of the brotherhood or railroad can take from him seniority rights that have been accorded him by the rules of the past- He says that the rule of seniority has all the legal force and effect of a contract. The suit is directed against J. M. Crum, chairman of the local adjust ment committee for this division. J. A Leverington, chairman of the general adjustment committee of the system and General Superintendent Lyman. Crisler alleges a conspiracy between Crum and Leverington by which the rules were amended without rotlce to members, with the result that Crum was able to get a transfer from the St- Joseph division to the Wy more division. This displaced all of the senior engineers, and threw Cris ler into the extra pool and cut down his possible earnings $80 a month. CAN'T HOLD BANK FOR “RECOMMENDATION" Lincoln, Neb., Nov. .—A banker cannot be held liable in a pecuniary way because he grants a recom mendation to a man of h's acquain tance in connection with a bus ness deal, the supreme court bald in' af firming a judgment for $33,000 in favor of the Lincoln State bank against a group of Custer county farmers on notes it held against tnern. The larmers bought stock in the Saivis Lumber Company, rhe presi dent of which was Willard Kimball. W. A. Selleck, president of the bank, wrote a letter of recommendation, giving as his opinion that Mr. Kim ball was worthy of confidence. Pay ment of the notes was re listed part ly on the gr »und of this recommenda tion. The court holds that ail Air Selleck did was to give his o.ih.ion of Mr. KTnball and that he is no responsible if misrepresentation was practiced. JURY SERVICE A OUTY RATHER THAN A RIGHT Omaha, Neb., Nov. «•"' -Jury serv ice is a duty rather man a right. Judge Charles Leslie in district court here ruled in upholding the state law which prohibits women from serving on juries. Attorney John O. Yeiser, sr., at tacked the state law, claiming that under the nineteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States women are not onlv enfranchised but are given tho^ right to si* on juries. He announced his inton1"*:.! <-* cirry Ing the question to the highest courts if necessary. TEACHER WAS FATALLY BURNED STARTING FIRE Walthill, Neb., Nov. *- -(Special) —The body of Miss /vioeryu Van Kleek, a rural teacher near here who was fatally burned while starting a lire at school, has been sent to her home at Lincoln. Her dress caught fire. _ EXPLODES DYNAMITE COP, LOSES AN EYE Stanton, Neb., Nov. - John Mui sack hit a dynamite cap tr see how much of an explosion it would make. His left^ve wa9 blown out and his right eye and face severely burned. —--. ♦ -- ___ OBSERVE ACHIEVEMENT day at Carroll, neb. Carroll, Neb., Nov. ..--(Special.)— About 60 members ot the boys and girls clubs held their achievement day program at the Star theater building November 2*. Club songs and talks and papers by various club members as well as active demonstrations were given after which L,~ i JTrisbie of Lincoln, the state leader, gave an address. The clubs have grown from 10 members to to within the past mar.