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of THE DES MOINES REGISTER-Wednesday Morning, May 19, 1926- -THE NEWSPAPER IOWA DEPENDS UPON. 17 C. C. TO OPEN FREIGHT RATES HEARINGS TODAY Western Situation Will Be Debated First. Washington, May 18 (A.P.)Freight rates in the west will come up for debate tomorrow with the opening of oral arguments before the interstate commerce commission on one of six proceedings consolidated in the commission's general inquiry into the country's rate structure as ordered by congress.

Arguments are expected to last ten days and approximately seventy witnesses representing the railroads, state commissions and shipping interests probably will appear. Rates in the west are being tackled first because of a provision of the Hoch-Smith resolution ordering the investigation specifically directed that the commission effect, with the least practicable delay, the lowest possible rates on farm products and livestock that the carriers could stand. Carriers See Increase. Involved in the inquiry is the application of seventy-four western railroads for a horizontal increase of 5 per cent in all freight rates, a request for a blanket reduction in livestock rates, and petitions for establishment of sepwest arate rathoffowes, in the southwe western Holders railroads securities also in are north- seeking, in addition to a general 5 per cent raise in rates, a supplemental increase, for belt the committee northwest, and while the American Farm Bureau federation seek agriculture and livestock rates, in substantially June a8 low 88 effect 24, 1918. held on several phases inExtensive hearings haven been land nine state commission representatives will sit with the while the general western freight case is being argued, while the entire state of Texas and one commissioner from Oklahoma will co-operate in the hearings of the livestock case.

Hughes to Take Part. R. N. Van Doren, vice president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, will open the arguments for the western carriers, which have selected a committee of nine to plead their case. Charles E.

Hughes, who will represent the receivers of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, may be reached tomorrow or Thursday morning. He is expected to argue the Potten plan which would pool all revenues from the proposed 5 per cent raise and apportion them only to the roads earning less than 51 per cent. STANLEY TELLS RESERVE CORPS BATTLE STORIES Col. Claude M.

Stanley of the Three Hundred Fiftieth reserve regiment spoke before a meeting of reserve officers at Hotel Savery last night, recounting some of his experiences at the battle of Chateau in July, 1918. Colonel Stanley is in command of the reserve officers camp in session at Fort Des Moines. The camp of fifteen days, bringing reserve officers here from all parts the state for yearly instruction, closes on Saturday. A short talk was given by Maj. I.

M. Madison of Minneapolis, senior instructor at the camp. R. F. Throckmorton presided at the meeting.

Two Lincoln Students Found at St. Charles Mildred Overton, 16 years old, and John Kinney, 17 years old, Lincoln High school students who disappeared from their homes Sunday night, were found last night by Sheriff Findley at" St. Charles, Ia. The couple were driving an automobile belonging to Miss Overton's father, Roy Overton. South West Thirteenth street and McKinley avenue.

Deputy Sheriff Rich Anderson AS expected to return them to Des Moines early today. Hammond Opens His Campaign Quarters John B. Hammond, candidate for state senator, yesterday opened up headquarters at 702 Insurance Exchange building. Several speeches have been made by Mr. Hammond this week.

most of them before labor organizations at the labor temple and the street car men's auditorium. He will speak tonight at a meeting at the Byron Rice school. Deaths of Iowans New Hampton--Funeral servIces for Fred Bearman, 82, pioneer settler of Chickasaw county and a resident here for the last fifty years, will be held Wednesday morning at St. Mary's church. Perry--John Dignan, 72.

for over forty years a merchant in Perry, died at his home here Sunday afternoon. James Council, '56, died at his home here. Humboldt- Mrs. Rebecca Friesner Stong, 87, a life long resident of Iowa, died at Hartley. Mrs.

Madge Perkins Hyde, 27. daughter of a former Humboldt girl. Mrs. Maude Fuller Perkins, died at Calumet, Mich. Burial at Mason City.

Emmetsburg- -E. J. Bradley died at his home north of town. 0. B.

Sampson died at his home in Ruthven. Guthrie Center Eva Grace 31, wife of J. W. Leach, died at her home here Monday. Storm Lake -Mrs.

John O'Boyle died at her home here. Eagle Grove- -C. W. Cooler, 75, died at home of his son-inlaw, S. H.

Williamson. Lineville -Sarah Jane Bullington, 82, Wayne county pioneer, is dead. Mount -Fred Oliver, 84, is dead. He was veteran of the civil war. Frank Hughes, 69.

He was born in Ringgold county. Charles City- -T. W. Waller, 84. A resident of Charles City for more than fifty years.

Four blushing neophytes of the Alpha Beta Phi business girls' sorority last night learned that the route to the club's secrets led through the downtown district. From left to right they are: Misses Katherine Kraemer, Mayme Croat, Ruth Sloan, and in the baby carriage Jennie Sarosio. Formal initiation will be held Thursday evening and a dance in their honor will be heid at the Golf and Country ciub May 26. The 80- THEY JOIN BUSINESS GIRLS' SORORITY rority, founded in Des Moines, is twenty years old. Miss Patricia Killoran, the fifth neophyte, was not with the foraging party.

HIGH SCHOOLS WILL GRADUATE CLASS JUNE 10 Largest Group Ever to Receive Diplomas. The largest class ever to be graduated from the Des Moines high schools will receive diplomas at commencement June 10 in the Coliseum. The class numbers 670 and includes seniors from West, North, East and Roosevelt High schools. This year for the first time students will be seated in their own high school groups. They will be for diplomas by Superintendent Studebaker and Craig Wright, president of the school board, will give out the sheepskin awards.

All students will wear gray caps and gowns and will march to their place on the platform. The Rev. Arthur A. Brooks, pastor of Grace Methodist church, will deliver the commencement address. Alfred Smith, supervisor of music, has charge of the musical program.

VALLEY P. T. A. NAMES LEADERS FOR NEXT TERM Mrs. Lewis was elected president Pale Valley Junction Paassociation at a meeting of that organization at the junior high school yesterday afternoon.

Mrs. Lewis will asher duties next September. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Scott vice president: Miss Mabel Day, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Basil Taylor, treasurer.

Mrs. B. C. Hopkins, president of the Iowa State Parent-Teachers association, was the guest of honor spoke. Following the meeting the parents entertained the teachers at a picnic supper in the senior high school cafeteria.

Deny Bradley Right to Settle Bankruptcy Chicago, May 18 (A.P.) -Harold Bradley, Chicago real estate operator, who disappeared more than a year ago and was later located in Texas, today was refused a request to settle on his bankruptcy obligations of more than $4.000 for a reported $3,000. Attorneys for trustees Bradley's two bankrupt estates said they wanted to see Bradley in court in person and wanted to know where the money was coming from to effect the settlement. Bradley is reported to be in bustness in Dallas. Plane Pilot Loses Job for Dropping Terrier Kansas City, May 18 (U.N.) Just for a good joke, Waldo Robey, 25 years old, a pilot for a flying school here, dropped a fox terrier pup from his airplane when more than a thousand feet in the air. The dog was killed, and Robey is out of a job, the chief instructor of the school having informed him that the presence of such jokers obnoxious.

When informed of the joke, the humane society obtained a warrant for the aviator's arrest. Threlkeld Heads Principals' Group C. H. Threlkeld, principal of North High school, was elected president of the Principals' club at the final meeting of the year yesterday. Miss Belle McConnell.

principal of Wallace school, was elected vice president; J. 0. Mitchell of Park Avenue school. secretary and James M. Sterrett of Warren Harding Junior High school, treasurer.

Kendrick Will Attend Insurance Meeting W. R. C. Kendrick. general counsel for the Roval Inion Life Insurance company, left last night for West Sulphur Springs, W.

to attend the annual meeting of the legal section of the Life Presidents association, to be held there May 21. Legal matters pertaining to insurance will be discussed. LETHAL GAS HAS NO EFFECT ON NEVADA CRIME Murders Go on Despite Terror of Penalty. Carson City, May 18: (U.N.) -The sinister preparations being made the gas execution have bring here for Friday's double, lethal about a cessation of crime in Nevada. A grewsome murder case WAS reported from Virginia City Tuesday, with the possibility that its perpetrators may follow John Randolph and Stanko Jukich into the execution chamber.

Two men have been arrested as suspects following discovery of the body of Martin Etrojilli, a Mexican. There were eight bullet wounds in the slain man's body. The Mexican had left his rooming house after a call to him from the outside. "They can't do more than kill me," he said as he answered the summons. Warden William Maxwell will preside at Friday's execution of Randolph and Jukich, murderers.

Experts in the use of the hydrocyanie gas to be used are on their way from Los Angeles to instruct guards in the use of the deadly fumes, one sniff of which will end a person's life. Workmen were busy Tuesday about the single chambered death house in the prison yard. getting the lethal equipment into readiness. pardon board meets Thursday, but is not expected to alter the death sentences. Need Not Register for Primary Election No registration is required for the primary election to be held June 7.

asserted Mayor Hunter, yesterday. For the last few days has been besieged with telephone inquiries concerning registration. Those whose names do not appear upon the city poll books may certify their residence on voting day. Village Sees First Auto. Conte on In the Pacific Northwest on our emerald green.

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A. M. HIXSON Burlington 206 Equitable Bldg. Commercial Agent Route Des Moines, Iowa BRITISH LAWYER CLAIMS LEITER IGNORED HIM Countess of Suffolk Was Client. Chicago, May 18 (A.P.) William Scott Bond, lawyer for The Coffee Shop The talk of the traveling public, because of its hospitable air and tempting meals.

18-hours-a-day service. A place where you can dine regally at moderate cost, in the most favored fine hotel "If Louis Coronado 700 Rooms From $3.50 Per Day LINDELL BLYD. AT SPRING AVE AFTER ALL. SEVEN DAYS ISN'T TOO LONG, IF AFTER all. da go Isn't TOO long to run your WANT Ad 1, It COMPLISHES, your purpose.

MRS. W. J. Wilbert. 1331 FIFTH avenue, rented TWO large front, rooms THE seventh day, her 'ad APPEARED.

10 she's GLAD she ordered it for THAT length, of time (Did YOU know that you can NOW run your Want Ad SEVEN days for the, PRICE of six? OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION. PROPOSALS FOR VING DOUGLAS AVENUE FROM THE PAVING IN PLACE MERLE HAY ROAD TO THE WEST CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES. Sealed proposals will be received by the City Council of the City of Des Moinea, at the office of the City Clerk, until o'clock m. on the 7th day of June, 1026.

for the following provement an per Diane and specificationa now in the office of the Civil Engineerine Division of the partment provements of the City of Des Moines, Streets and Publie Imto-witt Paving Douglas Avenue to' uniform width twenty feet (20) from the paving in place. at the intersection of Dougina Avenue to Merle Hay Road, the paving in place to be constructed by the Polk County the west city limits of the City ot Dex Moines. either Portland Cement Concrete or Vibrellthie Concrete, in cordance with the and tiona prepared by the City Engineer, the city of Des Moines, and approved by the City Council of City of De Moines. and by the Highway Commiesion of the State of Iowa. which plans and specifications are now on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Den Moines.

Said work shall be commenced immediately upon the A of the contract and bond by the City Council. and to be completed on or before thirty (30) days thereafter. and if said work IN not commenced by the contractor. to whom maid contract is awarded. anproval within ten (10) days After the of said contract and bond.

the Couneil re1116 right to cancel said tract without any lability on the part of the City to said contractor. The total cost and expense of making said improvement shall be paid as follows: Forty -three per cent of said to'al cont and expense shall be paid from the Primary Road Fund alloted to Polk County. Iowa: the remainder of the total cost and expense of makine improvement not paid from the sald Primary Road Fund. herein before stated. shall be A NBeANed 1 Don and against the several situated lots and parcels the of land lying and within paving district created and established by the Counell of the of Des Moines.

of forth Necessity and and described the In the Resolution in Resolution Ordering said adopted by said Council in tian with said Improvement. and against And street railway companies whose tracks located thereon or within sald district. in accordance with the law governing the same. Payment for said work. other than the amount paid from the Primary Road Fund.

shall be made in Certificaten Issued by the City Council of the of Des Molnes in connection with maid special assessments. The City of Des Moines reserves the richt to award a contraet for ment price per square yard. and not including the extre grading specified in the plans and specification on file aforesald. Upon completion and acceptance of the work and the approval thereof by the City Council of the City of Den Moines and the State Highwa Commission of the State of Iowa. and the approval of the Achedule of of therefor DeN Moines.

City Council for of the City work will be made by payment to said con tractor of a MUm equal to forty -three per cent (43 of the total cont of said 1m provement from the Primary Road Fund. allotted to Polk County. Iowa. AS aforesaid. In the mAnner and proved by the State ston of the State of Iowa and the suance by the City of Den Molnes of Certificates for the remainder of said cost and expense in accordance with the Resolution of Neceanity and the Resolution Ordering the work.

adopted by the City Council in connection with said by the City Couneil en the 7th day of Proposals received will be acted upon June. 1926. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check. enclosed in separate envelope, drawn upon some known sponsible bank in the City of Des Molnes and made navable to the order of the City Treasurer of the City of Moiner In the sum of Six Hundred Dollars and the City Council reserves the right to reject any and all hide. Fred H.

Hunter. Mayor. Attent: Roscoe P. Bane, City Clerk. Published in The Des Moines Register May 10th and 20th.

1920. List of Uncalled for Replies To Register and TribuneNews Keyed Want Ads TUESDAY. MAY 18. 1926. 6:45 P.

M. H-470- 1-632 R-434- 1-809 J-496 R-461- R-462 R-505- R-409- R-426 1-387- relating the estate of Levi Leiter, her father, told on the witness stand today, in her suit to oust her brother. Joe, as a trustee of the estate, that his wishes and requests in behalf of his client had been ignored by Joe Leiter. His testimony, the concluding the complainant in her Icharges of mismanagement extravagance against her brother, contained accounts many forts to keep track of Lady Suffolk's share of the estate. William J.

Warr. another trustee whose removal also ta sought upon the contention that he was a tool of Joe. took the stand this morning and concluded his testimony. Although a defendant, he was called as a witness by the complainant. "Mummy, why does Uncle John eat off his knife?" asked little Joan.

"Hush. dear!" replied the mother in an agonized whisper. "Uncle John is rich enough to off the coal shovel if he prefers it. 1-Tit-Bits. Alphabetical Index to Want Ads All classifi are stance, the first classification Announcements 6-A Apartments for rent 96 Apartments furnished 97 Attractions 26 Auction sales 33 A AUTO SERVICE DIRECTORY Auto assessories.

tires. parta. Auto body repairing. Auto repairing. Welding.

Autos and parte wanted. Autos for hire. Battery and trical service. Brake service. Cylinder regrindine.

Radiator and fenders. Automobiles 45 Trucks Bicycles and motorcycles 43 Board and room 89 Building materials 65 Business and office equipment 60 Business and professional directory 12 Business opportunities location wanted 76 Card of thanks 1-A Cemeteries Clothing and furs 31 Coal. wood and fuel. 30 Contracts and securities wanted 81-A Deatha DoEs. cate.

birds and pets 57 Farm machinery and tractors 51 Florists Flour and feed 52 For sale or exchange 84 Fuel, coal and 80 Funeral homes 2 Furniture- and used 40 Garden. home and Good things to lawn service 54 numbered consecutively in the is Deatha Acreage HELP WANTED Male 15 Salesmen 15-A Agenta 16- With investment 15-C Educational 15-D Female 15-E Salesiadies 15-F Male or female 15-G Employment cles 15-H Household goods 40 Household goods shipping 94 Housekeeping rooms me 91 Houses for rent 92 Houses furnished 93 Houses -want to rent. 101 In memoriam 1-B Industrial loans 82 Investments, stocks. bonds 81 Investments in real estate ....100 Livestock. farm plies 50 Loans 82 Loans on real estate.

80 Lodge notices 6-B Lost and found 5 Miscellaneous for sale 48 Missing persons 6-C Monuments 3 Motorcycle and biMoving Musical cycles and instruments storage 225 Notices Nursery stocks 55 Party 11 Pasture 49 Personals 10 Poultry, supplies 56 Professional service 12 Radio and supplies 63 Room and board 89 Rooming houses 95 Roommate wanted 87 Rooms for rent 90 Rooms wanted 101 REAL ESTATE Acreage .105 Acreage for rent 103 Want Ad Rates count four average words to the first line, five average words to each follow Ing line. Every word in each advertisement be counted, including the name, E. Davis, Marshalltown, five words. "Walnut two words, ate. Blind or keyed addresses.

five extra words appear in this form: Register and and must be counted a part of the To Telephone Your Went days for the price of air. 8 6 days. 960 per line each day. or days. two 30e per lines.

line day. ench Minimum. cent per line discount for cash with order. RATES OUTSIDE OF IOWA. Sunday, 35c per line.

Dally, 80e per line Order. day. Cash With Basis of count in agate measurement. Deaths Deaths, Funerals, In Memoriam and Card of Thanks of not more than five lines. $1.50 a day.

Each additional line, 30c. On week days these, notices and will evening appear editions. in both morning for Pete Arbutina will be held at Harbach'8 Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial In Glendale. DA VOLT- G.

G. Davolt passed away Monday evening at the Methodist pital. Services will be held at MeBride'8 funeral home Wednesday at 10 m. Burial at Iowa City. DE GROFT- 68 years old, died at her late residence, 805 Taylor St.

The body lies in state at Tomlinson': funeral home, awaiting funeral arrangements. WYMAN-Mra. C. S. Wyman of Vinton.

lowa, passed away 17. at Funeral ter home Wednesday Sunday morning. May afternoon. She leaves to mourn her low husband. two Sumner and Charles and 3 daughters, Marguerite and Frances of Vinton and Mra.

Thurman Collina Den Moines. besides grandchildren. one of whom made his home with his grandmother. She will be sadly missed by family and frienda. FUNERAL HOMES.

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GLASSES LOST- SHELL RIMMED glasses In case, Sunday, Reward. Wal. 4143-W. KEYS LOST IN BLACK CONTAINER, 2 Yale. ateel file brass keys, mmall dog collar lock key, Reward.

Wal. 3408-W KEYS LOST -BUNCH OF AUTO keys. Reward. Call Drake 6915-J. LEATHER BAG LOST WITH HIGH school boy' baseball outfit, green jersey, ete.

Reward. Write P-742, Register and Tribune. MONEY LOST: PLEASE RETURN Two weeks' wager lost between Buehler market and Younkers. Monday night. Two $20 bills and a $10.

Thie was lost by with wife and five children. Has man been out of work most of winter. kinder deed to return cannot be. This ad for by fellow workers. Reward.

Call paid Maple 1442-J to give information. PIN- -PEARLS WITH DIAMOND IN setting lost yesterday afternoon. Call Dr. 6400. POLLY PARROT LOST.

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TEAM STRAYED FROM 37TH AND Franklin, 1 black, 1 bay mare. Maple 3018-W. TRAVELING BAG. BLACK. Manning LOST ON and C.

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Drake 1880 W. NOTICES IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY. WILL A. LUGE, Receiver of the IOWA FARM INVESTMENT COMPANY, PlainAMERICAN BANKERS SECURITIES COMPANY, J. 38.355 W.

Mullane, Receiver, Defendant. No. Equity. Notice of hearing on receiver's report, final report and supplemental report. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order of the District Court entered on the 24th day of April, 1926, May 29, 1926, at 9 o'clock A.

M. was the fixed Receivthe date for the hearing on er's reports, including the final report and supplemental report, which are now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Iowa, in and for Polk County, and that all persona desiring to except or object to said reports. or an of them, must file written objections on or before the said time, to May 90, 1926. J. W.

Mullane. Receiver. American Bankers Securities Company. By C. B.

Hextell and C. S. Missildine, His Attorneys. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT M. B.

Mintzer, have dissolved ship with L. A. Mintzer and am not responsible for any obligations asaumed by the East Court Auto Wrecking and Junk Co. (Signed) M. B.

Mintzer. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR any debts that my wife. Ireta Straus. may contract. H.

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Apartmenta for sale. .113 Business property for rent 98 Business property for sale 98-A Business properties wanted 98-1 Den Molnes homes for 110 Den Moines real tate exch. ...106 Farm land by states 85. Farina for rent 84-1 Farms wanted 86 Farms wanted to rent 86-A For rent or sale 99 For sale or exch. 84 Home builders 117 Houses- rooming 95 Investments in real estate 100 Loans on real estate.

80 Office space for rent. 98 Real estate, Iowa towns Real estate miscellaneous 112 Real estate, other towns Real estate wanted. 102 Residence lots 115 Title insurance 104 Valley Junction real estate 111 Schools and colleges. Seeds and plants 58 Situations wanted female 18-A Situations wanted male Sporting goods Storage and moving. Swaps 67-4 Tractors and farm machinery 51 Typewriters and sup- 61 plies Vacations, Want Want tours.

to etc buy borrow Want to rent 101 No charre is made fo replies to such Want Ade. and Tribune company reright to withhola ail replies advertisements which it conobjectionable and assumes no an ad not handled as directto publish or republish after an advertisement, phone Charges will be made for vertisement. forwarding The Register serves the to classified Riders liability for ed, except notification. To cancel Walnut 820. NAME 6 CO-EDS CANDIDATES FOR QUEEN AT DRAKE Miss Lillian Bradley Leads Field.

Lillian Bradley, a freshman in the dramatic arts department of Drake university, led the field in the nominations for queen of the Drake Mardi Gras, yesterday morning at an assembly where six women candidates were named for queen and six men were nomm inated for cardinal. Pattye Horn, Drake's co-ed preacher; Naomi Paul, Delta Gamma member; Margaret Pelton, a Chi Omega and a sophomore in the education college; Pearl Nodskog, a freshman in the liberal arts college and a pledge to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and Dortha Johnson, a freshman and a Kappa Kappa Gamma pledge, were the other nominees selected by the men of the school for queen. Charles Everett, a junior in the commerce school, a Tau Psi and captain-elect of the basketball team, ran a close second to Robert Patrick, president of the senior liberal arts class and a ber of the Delta Zeta Chi fraterwho led the group of nominees chosen by the girls, in the race for cardinal. Other nominees for cardinal Lester Green, a member of there Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and president of the senior commerce class; Jeff Robertson, A junior in the liberal arts and nonfraternity man; Ray Harrison, a member of the Tau Psi fraternity and a senior in the law college, and Douglas Smith, another nonfraternity man. The queen and cardinal will be chosen' from the twelve students nominated yesterday at an election Friday.

HOUDINI AGENT SAYS COOLIDGE HELD SEANCES Washington, May 18 (A.P.)A story of "table tipping seances" at the white house was told today before a house committee and promptly denied. The story was a part of a hearing on a bill to regulate clairvoyants in the District of Columbia. Rose Mackenberg, an investigator for Harry Houdini, testified that a Washington fortune teller, Mrs. Jane Coates, had told her she had definite information that seances were held in the executive mansion with President Coolidge present. Mrs.

Coates declared the testimony was entirely false. Later it was stated at the white house that no seances had been held there during the Coolidge administration. FINISH $25,000 IMPROVEMENT IN IOWA PLANT A $25,000 improvement, completing the sum of $250,000 spent by Swift Co. in improving the plant of the Iowa Packing company at East Eighteenth and Maury streets, has just been completed, it was announced yesterday by H. J.

Nelson, president and general manager of the company, The greater part of the $25.000 was spent for the erection. of A structure which will enable the icing of several refrigerator cars at the same time. The icing 1g now done by a device carrying overhead buckets which operate back and forth from the crusher house, where the ice cakes are broken. BEST HOTEL VALUE, IN NEW YORK Gregorian. 35th ROOM BATH '340 WEEK 12180 2 PEA $25-80 ROYAL MAIL The Comfort Route Regular Sailings from New York to FRANCE ENGLAND Famous and carry only cabin and third class.

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Fort Madison, May 18 (Special) -A golden jubilee in of the Rev. Peter Kern, pastor emeritus of St. Mary's Catholic church was held here by the congregation yesterday. Father Kern retired from active service a year and a half ago. the day that the cancellation order de received.

Correction of errors in classified must be made before the second inserton. No allowance will be made for more than one Incorrect Insertion. HOW TO SEND YOUR WANT AD. Mail your add with explicit instrue. tions and a check or postoffice money order to cover the insertion desired.

To Insure your Want Ad getting all ontalde Sunday of Des Register Moines copy editions must that be the office Friday night. Ad Call Walnut 320 NOTICES (Continued from Preceding Column) any debts other than contracted by myself. 0. G. Winburn.

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Local references. Write R-491. Register and Tribune. French Way Cleaners Wal. 1977.

Maple 907. Drake 680. Lan-Oil PERMANENT BEAUTIFUL $15 Beaver Ave. Beauty Parlor. Dr.

3891 -J. Frank M. Vecchi, Tailor 202 Liberty Bldg. Wal. 4045.

REFINED care MIDDLE for home AGED during COUPLE sumwant mer. References. Dr. 1477-W. ROOFS WHAT KIND? CALL CARpenters union for free information and estimates.

Walnut 2477. WANT TO ADOPT DARK HAIRED girl, to 4 years. References. Maple 3584-LW. Webster for Monuments 9th 8t.

MOTHER WILL brd. chiidren in her home. Wal. 4898-J. Miss Seymour $7.

Permanent Market 926. EXPERI. MOTHER WISHES CARE OF Infant. 1905 E. Walnut.

Maple 2891-M Swedish MASSAGE. 500 NURSE W. 7th. ATTA EXPERIENCED for. MOTHER Wal 8365-J.

WISHES girl to care DUFFY'S COFFEE NOW 35C LB.AT YOUR GROCER'S. WILL by the BOARD week. AND Maple ROOM 1420-W. CHILDREN: UPHOLSTERING AND 430-J REPAIRING. Portal SEWING- CHILDREN'S GARMENTS A specialty.

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