Laredo Weekly Times from Laredo, Texas • Page 12

From Dally. THE LIBERTY LOAN. iconsiiier every economy in order to pay uivideiKla on their stock. The average suiall town publisher is often bi'twecn the sheriff and the deep blue len.Th the siibscrintions to the is nowhere near the Liberty Loan have end-d und those Prefit made by the newa- who wish to secure the bon.is in Paper throughout the country that is future must them en the tnailc by the small time grocer, the and it is safe to ssy that they v.ili have to a preienui. us ihe i.r.->t lot sold on 'he -New Stock change Id ai It not e- yond the Uiey will soon be Si Ibng at l' or hi; her.

Tilt- U.r liption tc tlie crt i.oan charac- li.v nnudi uim li advcri and much siuhiiug. to put it mildly, of thoie who luiled to come GARZA GIVEN THREE YEARS; CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER JURY IN CASE WAS OUT THREE HOURS AND 20 MINUTES. shoe dealer, the doctor or the lawyer. The members of make moie on an avoiage than the news- pniier I'ulibshcr. V'et w'tliout the Imrfy u- pei.ition af Die ncwKpar-er, of tin se pit would s'ill be Garza, charged with the murder of pru'ticinj- Iiffo'o the circuit Amrts of Ramirez in the town of Za Testimony Adduced on the Trial Had Effect of Modifying the Charge Against Defendant.

The jury in the case of Juan Elias I ALEJANDRO SARII TRIAL BEGUN IN DISTRICT COURT LITTLE LOCALS -Laredo is represented at the WAS SECURED WITH THIRD great mass meeting of citizens in SPECIAL VENIRE TODAY. las today by seven delc.gates, all ---------friends of the Texas University, who Man Charged With Accomplice to will enlist their protest to any act that might prove detrimental to that great Institution of leaniirg and demand that politics be tabooed in the conduct of the institution. With Murder in La Salle County is Now on Trial in This SOCIETY 1 Mrs. Violet 8. Oberfeldt Editor Phone 70 SOCIAL CALENDAR.

4 'of Mr. J. A. Shoemaker, former yardmaster of the I. G.

N. railroad here. Announcements. Mrs. R.

L. Puster and Mrs. Applewhite will entertain the members of the Club four in the afternoon until six, with a social meeting at the homo of the latter. The case of Alejandro Sarli, charged accomplice to murder, growing Kaufman Hotel, New and of the killing of Ike lilil, a stock- rihpit or perh on March 1916, which was' Rates by week or month, 1016 Flores man, at Fowlerton, La Salle county, Kiacliiiig scliool fi-r less nmnoy than given to the jiiiy In district court avenue. 6-l4-lm.

jn 1913, and which was tr.ansferred eve.i the rman enrn.s. here yctterday afternoon at former years Laredo fans fj-om l.a Salle county to Webb county manifested great interest in the base- recently, was called for trial in the! ball games played hero. There are district court here yesterday after-i-j. several good teams here now, but an noon. The defendant is apparent apathy exists among former by j.

a. Strawn of Cotulla, while the 4 Fast, because living has hit him harder than any his punishment at a term of three enthusiastic fans and If It wasn't for prosecution is conducted by District! 4 Let us take the case in detail: o'clock, resulted lu the conviction ot forward at the very lurt There newspapeiinan pays his property tax, the defendant, the jury at 5:50 never hJs 'uceii the dimmest doubt -where he has any property-thc, returning a verdict finding Garza that fne loan would t- subscrib- same as anyone else the high cost of guilty of manslaughter and assessing ed, for two reasons; the American people patriotic, class of business man duiing years in the penitentiary, and second the bonds offer- tBe Past two years; ho pays Increase I rne case occupied four days in the ed a investment for hi.s Ink, his type, his court here, having been trans- There are mauv who felt that they even his labor; he is unable to ad- t'eued ironi Zapata county on change personally iibubed liy vance the price of his advertising or it venue. About foity witnesses, hi- were being of- some of tin- utterduces of those la- the subscrii-tion to tin paper, ah tuiaprisiug most of the county terested In securing a prompt sub- though he does get a tdlglitly incrascl of Zapata county, were sum scription to the loan, althcugli there Pnce for his job work, he his are many thousands of people who sliare of all the taxes that are levied nn invG.stment.. on the necessities of lile, and he pays the soldiers the games would have a Attorney John A. Vails and Frank' 4 I slim attendance.

Go out to Caliche Burmeister of Atascosa. Park tomorrow afternoon and witness; ike Hill, a stockman of McMullen 4 the Nationals-37th Infantry game. was shot and killed at Fowler- 4 on Ranckes In amounts up ton by Porfirlo Torres In 1913, and 4 to $200,000. Low rate of Interest. the grand jury of La' 4 C.

Hamilton, Salle county returned a bill of Indict- 14 recruiting officers of the ment against Torres as the principal 4 Texas National Guard are busy the murder and Sarli as an Torres was found hifi mo.icy iitre wiiiics.scs, and some inti restiirr was brought cannot afford such an investment. on tne necessines ui me, ium nv out, iJi.juucbig some e.vtoiiuaUiig evi-jing enlistments of young men who pHce. Torres was found guilty of 4 thev resent being called unpat- his part of the Increased freight denco that slightly modified the'will be among those called into the murder in the first degree in Atascosa 4 riotic because their names do not ap- which the railroads hove found it seriousness of the charge against the service within the next sixty county in 1914 and later expiated his 4 pear on the list of snb.scribcra. necessary to impose. de.miuauc and rodultiug in the jury under the selective draft.

The crime on the gallows. Sarll, Indicted 4 uevi'r has been any reason on lop of this lie isnsked to pay determining that be was guilty of young men who join the Texas con- as an accomplice, w-as also tried and! 4 for the -ort of coercion that has been an tax wliicii no other manHlaughter instead of murder in tingent now can select the branch of given fifty years in the 4 exercised in some socti-ms, nor iia.s of Inisincss man in the country the first degree. The defendant the service they want to serve but an appeal was taken and his case 4 the 4 there ever been any lionVtt on Uo' part of those wlio v.ere the m'c vertising that the pucplc nUd come forward ond ovcrsuliscribe the loan That this will not the hist the people v.Mll be cull upon to suh- scrilic certain. is paying. The stock gambhTs, the was put on the stand during the later they must go where assigned.

was reversed and remanded by the brokers and commission men, the law- trinl and related the circumstances of! Telephones 1060, 921 and 750 criminal appeals. He was ihcrri arc Lo ilicu 'autos Hates: One person 25c; uuu convicLed ami Luo miii aiiu vv. tjiui iiw EUtOS 6 OllO pBTSOD 25Cf VI uiiu vjunvjAjttsu axiu tuo exempted from this special tax. Not fatal shots that nipped out the life of more than one'15c each, to any part ninety years in the even a meralier of congres.s, unless he a lellowman, although he alleged that After 11 p. m.

25o for but on some technicality happen-, to own a newspaper, has t-i had been incensed by actions of person 6-17-lm, decision was made by tbe pay any more tax than the average Ratnirez by something in the way has many walking adver-'criminal appeals that the de-' man. There is no justice or fairness in and It The defendant was represented on: Laredo goes away singing the jail, leaving been convicted at the of the the trial by Greer Hamilton, while praises of the place and everywhere district court here on proniiil ot will in sure ns aiiutiier i is it', and that sfema very iniei'itain present. To fho'te wlio have not Vy gov- voted for it, Tn futr.re It will not he trict Attorney Vall.n It is probable llveiiesY and most pro- eriuiient se-ms a iag -aie, as ea.sy as f.trmerly to secure the snp- ihut a motion for a new trial in the 0 furnish port iisually gratis and tlie good castt will bo filed. of tlie Die newspapers for: the candidates who are forgetting Notice. a difficulty which had occurred short-; gentleman visitor another trial.

Recently, by in ly Iieiure the commission of the tragic visited the Times to-' the case w'as transferred at such a tax. It is a jienalty Imposed act. traveling salesman who county, where Sarli was held upon the newspaper publisher, and It is calculated to make some in iiil- newspapermen remember those who the pi was ccnducted by Dis- pVoclairaTng that charge of theft of mules and given al- it is not a 11 in- 01 whni w(' if we have to. The evpcmldure.s tli biilions which every promise made when they were There will lie given a smoker by b(-fore anothci' looking for free advertising. The Volunteer Firemen in their And if we are to newspa- erman is no more a HyH Thursday, June 21st, at 8 P.

M. a nation, as we for tax impositions tlian is the nuin are to at- who lives off the interest money lent nn mortga.ees. we shall of his ten AUG. I said the visitor. I your boilers welded Instead of patched.

Border Foundry and Machine Co. Phone 812. 5-11-tf. the war in full force and the crop propaganda gaining U. ast pay the It is gratifying to ad tlie r-port from Perliu which says which they did not repoit, thin t-f think 4 4 4 Mrs.

A. R. Vidaurri will entertain from seven until nine in the evening, in honor of the eighth birthday of her little daughter, Tassie, Boy Scouts will hold their regular weekly meeting at seven in the evening. Ladies Night at the Thirty- seventh Infantry Club. Sunday.

The Junior League of the Methodist church will hold Its regular weekly meeting in the Sunday School rooms adjoining the church at three In the afternoon with Mr. Fred Miller as conductor. The B. Y. P.

U. will hold Its regular weekly meeting at the Baptist church at half after six in the evening. The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church will hold its regular weekly meet ing at the church at a quarter of seven in the evening. The Epworth League will meet in the Sunday school rooms of the Methodist church at half after six in the evening. Young Society of Christian Endeavor of the Christian church will hold their regular weekly meeting at the church at seven In the evening.

Monday. Volpe-Ferrara wedding at St. Church at half after eight in the morning. Volpe-Ferrara. Invitations have been received for the marriage of Miss Leticia Ferrara, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Vicente Ferrara, to Mr. Ludovico Volpe, the ceremony to take place at St. Church at 8:30 Monday morn- June 18. Immediately following ceremony there a recep- lion at the home of the ents, 1108 Farragut street.

4 Robinson-Chamberlain, Mr. Ben Hutson Robinson of Mexico City and Miss Avis Chamberlain of San Antonio, Texas, were united in I marriage at the First Methodist Church at 9 this morning, Rev. I W. L. Barr officiating, 'Phe couple left on the 10 train l'or their i This May Interest You.

future home. Splash Party. A merry party of young folk wenued its way to the J. E. Applewhite home on the Heights this morning to enjoy the delights of a splash in the swiin- mliig pool.

Those present were: Louis, Jack and Ethel Puster, Tassle, Charlotte and Edmund Vidaurri, Ethel and Lawrence Matthews, lloaita, Bessie and Woodrow Applew'hite, Hannah Deutschmann and Alice Penn. Club Notes. At meeting of Colonial Dames of Texas in San Antonio, May 16th, the President. Mrs. kYancis Lewis Price, gave report from the general meeting.

The society, wishing to do Its In the present great war, decided to raise funds to assist in equipment of a hospital ship or carriers to be offered for use of the government, and that the sum of thousand dollarp daily now, tlie indications are that the The 7ollowing is the personnel of 8 bazaars. In view of this decision by our presi- acreage to be put Bermuda onions; sitting in the case- Bar- parties, etc. If you are'dent, the members over the state this fall will be tlie heaviest In ihe jrwin ott town or returning, or have promised certain amounts. Mrs. history of this section.

Besides xi a visitors arriving or departing. The Greer being only one who is a mem- entire sum of congrt aui year has eimed lomniue to eertainly are rinmeil. have to pay tlie liills. The ariuiiiK eqiiil'-pim of Die army we have in view will take an i-norinous snin, to nothing ol tli- aniount to te-d and tliat "'rho retirement of (' (' f-r fr es at two poiiV i.s offieljlly re- We must rene'intmr th n. i portel" When one into account earth ver paid li es to the plac as we are now pa ami in it make; to no nation aliont.

which 1 u-li sani' i K.ii.tf I we a' 1 iring to iiav for Du; Tlio Dritisli government is to re- lonue is coated it means sluggish! 'land the fate of barn placed d-iilv nriint' ct even our small lease all the Irish reliels taken in the bowels, and you invite not only head-i Watermelons are on mar hands of the jury. tlur in yublin moro Dmn a year aches, imligestion but serious now. and been for some jlays, Alejandro Sarll, the defendant, is: ,11 ope I f't ijs'liope that riify will hPaRIi. those have ciato the leniency shown them and taking Dr. New 1)0 refrain from two years in tlie penitentiary.

A special venire was exhausted yes-! terday afternoon and another sum- i moned and part of them exhausted! nm-i Times deslres all social Items' be appropriated from the treasury for and cordially invites its a nucleus of a fund to he raised for this morning and the securing of the to supply such news to the ship or carriers Uur Pros.der. additional jurors was begun and Vendor phone all proniised five hundred dollars fiom items about weddings, parties, Texas Society ot (olonial Dames President. C. C. IIIGGIO, vfixirHT hundreds of acres 7 zooman' hnow it.

While her of Texas Society promised ten J. R. kASNALHl devoted to diversified 7 Gree.i- dollars more if c- Red upon. Vester- 6 which will have a heavy gjreet and Ram'sav must be signed. This day Mrs.

Greer approached three busi- The taking of testimony was start-7 iniperativo to prevent imposition, ness firms and they were generous communications enough to give the amount and two soon. Constipation causes Serious ills. I "Let mo see first (luestion. When the to re- lonue is coated it means sluggish! -auses Serious Ills I Green, florist Bay shortly before 11 this fore-'society -riiu your is the! phone Crockett 4107. Ave.

and it may be possible that this the Society Editor of The Times or dollars over what was promised, riiis festion When San Antonio, Texas. be concluded late this afternoon Phone No. 70 between 7 a. m. and 9 a.

goes to show that Laredo has done in the 2 to 7 p. m. The Three Hills. as they are to have a voice in vet mild and easy in fresh from de until quitting the force. 1 Tnltr Tn ft fftw tril-i Uur navy will Wr shall ticvcr again content wuh takmg iuurDi or place, ot even nd, lien the wafGheir own is ended We luivc to tliink inj terms of billions to- orno t.rne With a exempticn in the inccmc tax drujigist, come, and we -li 11 1 if we and a of the stamp tax on can ahvay- tin '-n part of.

bank ehecks. it would appear dangers those who have had previous bnown in Laredo, w'here several'England, Life Pills Perience with watermelons early in years ago he served as a police and a school I know. further mischief, espe- Thcv are sugar coated highly forego the pleasure of eaL.fjcpr for a time, leaving here fly fast in summer, f-nrxm fTo Until ma i a Arifl fhn nlm crrnw pleasant to take by young, aged or delicate.Sold 35c. for years at your about July. In a few weeks now' the luscious fruit be but now- etc.

-well, w'ord to the that our nom homls, uisiuad practically all tlie taxes are to lie iu'-rease the liorne by those; who haven mucli of ANOTHER LAND SALE JULY 2. of having to enorinou; present taxes. The peojde of tin- United States are' now more prosperous than at any past period, ami are nHo jiros- pcrous than the pf-nple of any Cither nation at any time in it will be easy for them tc; pay the vanis to refirs- the bond issue, and nii anvvhle to lo-ep up our x- travagant It only fair anc; iust iiiat post ity should from our shnulders a part of the burden, for it not only for ourselves tlmt we are waging present war it is for all futtirc generations. We are glad that hem Is were oversubscrib; d. It a jiromise for the future that we shall Ix- able secure all the money we m-cHl.

hesideu some to lend to our good friends and allies. anything. FORD COMPANY HAS A BIRTHDAY. 1 perfumes, 1 WILL BE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, riTer-B, Plnaud and R. Gallet; American perfumes.

Refugio Laredo Nationals and Thirty-seventh Drugstore, wholesale and retail. Infantry Team, With Equal Honors, ket Plaza. 3-1-tf. Will Decide Supremacy. Be Sold to Highest Bidders By the City Land Board, And the whispering elm trees grow, A little hill, a dear hill, the playing fields below.

There is a hill in Flanders, Heaped w'ith a thousand slain. Where the shells fly night and noontide, And the ghosts that died in vain, A little hill, a hard hill I'o the souls that died in pain. The city land board of the city, importations through this; port trom Mexico yesterday afternoon, another balcU There he a game of baee ball consleted of fifteen carload of There 1. a hill in Jewry, liotroit, Mich June The at falichc Park tomorrow afternoon mine and one carload of mlscellaneoua Pord hum- vvaa la aal.a attire to- heglanlnL- at 2:30 between the artlclea. 7 opened on the morning of July 2 and- To save all those who die.

you want welded bring making and the Thirty- biisincs.s with a factory employing 311 that a good game is in prospect. year the com- The lionon; lietween these cars. At the teaims arc; equal at this time, as e.ach and Mrs. Maria Hernandez, Ben Hut- stated 7i7es ipany employs nave won two games from each Robinson and Miss Avis Cham- little hill. kind hill ca souls in jeopardy.

Owen, in Red Cross the amounts stated thateach tracti on I range in General Mention. Miss Maud Mussett and Miss lola; value Donovan left yesterday for Booneville, Mrs. Fellows, Misses Myrtle and Ethel Mackin, Captain Raker, Daptain West, Lieutenant Garrison and Gap- bridge work, on them by the land board, and those nute, Kansas. for same are expected to i USING THE CLUB. -it i--' luiilry, in by every cJa: -i fu ii liOiii council to the if 1 It is safe and oil'crs a diversion not any other class of amusement, pot c.en excepting poi-er.

(hiv in ceh'hration of the beginning of Laredo fifteenth year of the Ford auto- seventh Infantrf teams, and those to Border Foundry and Machine Co. best bids for same i moiiile oompauy. The company was who have witnessed previous contests Phone 812. offered fori sale there are as many as fifteen lots' tisvG issued, by county clGrk sold tor uricGS or ubovG' niGii. fiuring its year the com- Tlie honon: lietween these two since last report: Cesario Martinez paiiy turned out 170S present time the company empioya nave won two games from each other, gon Robinson nearly men and lia.s a yearly and Die contest tomorrow will be in pGHnin produelinn of over half a million cars, the nature of a game I WRuo i Stafford i i and will stop en route 7iere are branch factories in to determine in Stafford.

DEN these are the nimirnum hnces placed visit Miss sister at Uha- the rnlted States, licsides in Txaredo. Roth teams will put their agencies in f'anada. Fncland, best talent in the lineups tomorrow i. I and the contest promi7s to he a' Office over PhaMniake in excess ot these Mr. and Mrs.

R. Muller, accoin- hard-fought one devoid of any of the macy. Phone 746. although many blocks of.panied by Mrs. I.

Muller and Miss pyrotechnlcal features that character-1 Englehardt. a young man who 8 previous sales of this Muller, expect to motor to San An- Ize a one-sided exhibition of the great passed through here recently en hfe brought the prices today. I to Mexico to escape conscription, was; in the advertisement of sale. How- when he returned here this is a good opportunity for Mrs. J.

S. McDonald and Miss Drath 'is now held in default of $1,500 ball. people to get some good land arrived this morning from California, I -Will W. Gregg, Notary Public, at and will be the house-guests of Mr. Times office.

6-5-tf. I J. Bolleter, formerly a Ff i 1 resident of Laredo and well known buiicruig Uescnbed As here, is now with the Texas Company her part in this call, as well as others. The society will be grateful for the generosity. Entertainments.

'rhe Married Ladii's Dancfiig Club entertained with their dance of the season last night at Hall, the hostesses of the oecat-ion being Mesdames Couch, Nye and The colors were used in the decorations. orchestra furnished the music, and were hidden by an artistic made of red, white and blue bunting, surmounted by sprays of asparagus ferns, decked with tiny fla The punch table was also prettily decorated In shasta daisies and ferns. Con ventional programs marking twenty straight dances were used. About forty couples were present. Captain and Tarbutton of Fort McIntosh entertained with a delightful picnic supper at the Chacon Thursday evening.

The party motored out and prepared a supper. Those to enjoy the hospltaliiy were; tain and Mrs. Tarbutton. France, South America and Grand Inauguration Sunday. Los Tros Hermanos store sport invites the American public to -------------------A popuhT It '0 1 -port iH tiiat of Sunday, for which Icgislatiu, ulat tiie neus- fine orchc.stra will play th be.st musical during the day, rei'rcduiKii's will he served to evorv- hody and presents will be distributed to the fluldrcn.

Our new store, one of the largest now in Laredo, w'iih our great assortment of merchandise of every de.scriptimi, will he on dis TEBBIBLY SWOLLEN The latest act of this nature Is the pj.jy^ g(, oxlemdve is our proposal to tax the net receipt-, of all newspapers and five per Relieved by Black-Draugbt. at Hominy, Okla. He holds a responsible position with the company and Rossville, Kate Ue Able, land vaudeville star, Is 54 years old to- or ms success. i Birmingham, NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS TODAY. JUNE 16 Sam Bernard, popular comedian and Mrs.

M. M. Leyendecker for several weeks. this place, writes: husband is an that it is the only one in Laredo that. you aesire is a n-al varhdy store.

We expect on engineer, and once while lifting, he in-' cent. That the are al- everybody in our newj himself with a piece of heavy ready Included in all the tlu lax denioustrate what we have' chinery, across the abdomen. He was levies which arc to produce the fuud.s for the war ic not conshiereil any accomplished In ten years of con -1 Lnuou.s struggle in our commercial reason for the publish- which we expect to continue crs from this new extortion Many newspaper publishers are exempt from even the newest income in the future as in the past. We shall give the public satisfaction and courteous treatment, as our iTxod lax, hecRuse their incomes rarely ex- pojjgy with the clerks that we ceed to $1,500. Rut they have pj.Q^d pf believe that our sue- to pay the indirect taxes levied on the complete.

Again we aay necessities of life, they have for the expect to see in oar new so sore he could not bear to press on himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He Uruguay to Mexico, accompanied weighed and tell off until he by bjg vyife. passed through Laredo weighed 110 in two weeks. i yesterday en route to Mexico City. He became constipated and it looked Dr.

Gallardo had to take a much de- like he would die. We had three different (toured route to reach his station on doctors, yet with all their medicine, his account of war conditions and bad bowels failed to act. He would turn up steamship connections. He left Uru- a ten-cent bottle of castor oil, and drink guay and went to Brazil, Panama, England, June 16, 1863. He came I early to America and made his debut 4-24-tf.

3 Coney Island music hall. He has Dr. Pedro Erasmo Gallardo, the particularly successful in Ger- to Dm or three in succession. New York amd thence to Laredo aper which has be-m I gc -I did this yet without result. Mexico City.

past two years tax on print paper wmcn nas for which occaainn our elec- levied by the paper makers, they are show windows will be In to pay everything that any other in- gaturday night. Sunday, dustria! or business man pay.s. and 2 a. m. and from addition are to be mulcted of five per cent of their net returns, As a said the other, dav; a lavv: were to be passed tax- the no one eUe, how: Will Open Sommer School.

Jong do von thlni Jt wonH before open a private enmmer tS. Tn.tton, per work prevents a newspaper publisher month. from making too much moPey. Even DAN the great city dailies are Niorced to yet desperate, he suffered so. He was swot- of English, Spanish and ten terribly.

He told me his 8 Shorthand, evening lessons on- could only be described as torture. 88 7 1 sent and bought Black. lo-ii-tf. Draught. I made him take a big dose, and when it began to act he fainted, he was in such misery, but he got relief and began to mend at once.

He got well, Whooping Cough. In this disease it is Important that the cough be kept loose and expec- and we both feel he owes his life to toration easy, which can he done by Cough Re- Black-Draught will help you medy. Mrs. P. H.

Martin. Peru, to keep fit, ready for the work. Try it! whooping cough. I gave them NC-13L Cough Remedy and it worked likes a man character parts in musical comedy, and as such been the laugh maker in several of the best known of operetta productions which have toured America. In 1910 he went to his native Britain in Belle of Bond and made a hit with his ex compatriots More recently, Mr.

Bernard has been starring in vaudeville, and, being a veixsatile gentleman, writing his own sketches and songs, which are meeting with continued favor with a wide public. Notice to the Public. The Border Foundry and Machine Co. have just Installed one of the largest Oxy-Acetylene welding and cutting machines in Southwest Texas and in addition has an experienced mechanic to operate same. Your patronage will receive our prompt attention.

Phone 812. CON MIMS. Mgr. S-lltf. Mr.

Trout left yesterday for Dallas to attend the mass-meeting to be held there relative to the University. After a two visit to relatives in Dallas, Mrs. Wilmer Threadglll will go to Boulder, Colorado, to spend the summer. Mrs. Frank Nye received word from Mrs.

Lockwood that Mrs. A. P. Nye had undergone a successful operation at Kirksvllle, and that she will be able to walk before leaving the hospital. This will be gratifying news to a large number of her friends.

Mrs. James Jefferson expects to leave tonight for Minneapolis, to spend the summer with relatives. Miss Ellen Ramsay will return home this afternoon from Agnes Scott College, Georgia, where she has just graduated. Mrs. Sam Withoff and family and sister, Miss Guiterrez, left yesterday for Bustamante.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Shoemaker left at noon today for a visit to the family Musical Recital. The members of the Club will have a rare treat tomorrow morning from 10 to 12 w'hen Prof.

Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, the noted Mexican composer and director, and Sr. Mario Talavera, the brilliant Mexican tenor, will give a recital in the club house. All the musical numbers on the program will be compositions of Prof. Lerdo do Tejada, who will accompany Sr. Talavera, as well as play several piano solos.

The recital Is in compliment to members of the club. PATRIOTIC COMMENCEMENT. Princeton. N. Juno Nassau echoed with patriotic songs and orations today at the 170th commencement of Princeton University.

The customary exercises of graduation were converted into a notable demonstration of patriotism. The leading feature of the program was the conferring of honorary degrees upon all the ambassadors and ministers representing the Allied powers at Washington. There were also exhibition drills and exercises by the Princeton Battalion and the aviation corps of the university. The diplomats who received the honorary degree of LL. D.

were Sir Sir Cecil A. Spring Rice, the British ambassador; M. Jean J. Jusserand, the French ambassador: Count Vincenzo Macci di Cellere, the Italian ambassador; Amaro Sato, the lapaneae ambassador; M. De Cartier le Marchicnnes, minister from Belgium, and Viscount de Alte, minister from Portugal.

Other recipients of honorary degrees were Secretary of State Lansing and Herbert C. Hoover,.