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WEDNESDAY, JUNE SPOKANE DAILY CHRONICLE. PAGE SIX. LAST EDITION. MRS. SHEDD LEADS FLAG HAS HISTORY STEPHENS TELLS AMOUNT HE GETS As Witness in Suit Over Fee, Says He Makes $7500 Per Year in Work.

With Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Phelps, Is Nominated for Presidency of Clubs. SENIOR CLASS DAY WILL BE OBSERVED Public Program to Be Given Tomorrow at Lewis and and Clark High. Senior class day will be held at the Lewis and Clark high school tomorrow morning, all of the students Joining in a general program this jear.

Instead of the seniors having a program for their own members. The exercises will be held in the school auditorium and will be open to the public. The occasion will be the first appearance of a new musical organization at the school, the String quaitet, composed of Howard Petty, first violin, Maxine McArthur, second violin; Wallace Parker, viola, and Glads Me-Millen, Other numbers will include a dance by Kathleen Baumgartner; vocal duet by Carroll Smith and Lucius Metz; reading by Miss Edna Storms, head of the dramatic department, selections by the girls' trio, composed of Agnes Millard. Gladys McMillen and Alvina Rhodes, xylophone selections by Preston Lodwick; vocal number by Chester Harmeson and selections by the Lewis and Clark male quartet. The closing number will be a boxing match between Harold Nelson and a boy yet to be selected.

PREPARE TO BUILD WHITWORTH GYM Board of Trustees Decides to Go Ahead With It Officers Elected. The board of trustees of Whitworth college, in annual session Tuesday afternoon at the college, authorised the Immediate erection of a new gymnasium building on the campus and the completion of the athletic field, to be in readiness by next fall. Authority was given also for the completion of the boja' dormitory, part of which has been In use this year. In the reorganisation of the board for the coming year Dr. MacKay was chosen president; Thomas S.

Griffith, vice president, R. Porterfield, secretary, and Henry Longstreth, assistant secretary. The election of a treasurer was postponed until a later meeting, as well es the naming of the permanent committees. In the election of trustees, R. Edminston.

Schuppel, the Rev. 8. Willis McFadden, Dr. X. L.

Anthony, Calvin W. Stewart and the Rev. D. Thompson were reelected, and C. A.

Robinson of Miles City, the Rev. W. Sproat of Sunset and Dr. Mark A. Matthews of Seattle were elected as new members to fill vacancies made by resignations.

The board is now complete with 24 members. That he makes 7500 a year as cor-poratiou counsel and from his general practice after salaries of deputies and office expenses are paid out of the 118,000 a year that the city allows him, was the declaration today of Corporation Counsel H. M. Stephens, called as a witness in Superior Judge Sullivans court. Mr.

Stephens and several other attorneys were summoned by Attorneys Merritt. Oswald db Merritt to testify concerning fair compensation to attorneys In the suit they have brought against Allen Meisenheimer to recover about J7000 attorneys fees. F. C. Robertson, who, with W.

E. Southard of Wilson Creek, was counsel for Meisenheimerg former wife in one of the suits she brought against him In an effort to recover a part of his property, said they received 35000 as fees in that case. Attorneys R. J. Danson, R.

Voorhees, R. W. Nuzura and Will Graves testified concerning the amount attorneys usually charge. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION OE CITY HONORS LESTER A. NELSON Former Vice President Is I RECORD PAYMENT Chosen as Highest Officer OF BONDS BY CITY at Meeting.

Treasurer to Call $91,000 in Improvement District The annual election of the Christian IRST CARLOAD OF BINGS GOES EAST Kennewick Makes Big' Shipment Fruit From Here in Big Demand. The first entire carload of cherries to be shipped this season by the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, sent out from the Kennewick district Saturday, arrived in Chicago this morning, according to word received by W. G. Seeley of the sales department. This is the first straight car of Bing cherries ever shipped by Kennewick Last night the second car of chernes was sent out of Kennewick and the first to go from Lew lston ill be shipped Satuiday.

The Yakima and Wenatchee districts are expected to start shipments next week. Prospects for good returns from the cherry crop are excellent," Mr. Seeley states. The California crop has been 75 per cent damaged and the markets are ready to absorb northwestern fruit rapidly. According to an estimate of the northwestern apple crop, received today from Wenatchee, a shortage of about 30 per cent In shipment under the total of last year may be expected.

The Wenatchee estimate is 8000 cars. Falls 25 Feet in River at Washington Street Is Pulled Out. Fred Smolskowaki, 27 year old, city employe, probably owes his Ufa to Robert A. Cook, who pulled him out of the river about 3 p. m.

today after he had fallen from the Washington street bridge, 25 feet above. Smolskwoskl, who has beenemplojed by the city painting varioua bridges, fell onto the logs and rolled into the river, when the gangplank upon which he waa standing gave away. He was knocked unconscious, received a severe scalp wound, a deep cut behind the right ear and lost one tooth. Cook, who pulled him out. Is em-ployed In the Great Northern baggage room, Just opposite the bridge.

BROKERAGE FIRM TO BE DISSOLVED A petition for the dissolution of the Francis E. Pope company, a local mer chandise brokerage firm, was filed In the auperlor court today. It was de clared that the stockholders of the con cern had voted for the move and that no claims were outstanding against the company. Francis E. Pope and W.

Pope are the officers. PILL. MAX EXCLUSION OFF) MANY GO DOWN I NA3JT01 The excursion to Pullman which had been planned for today by the cham ber of commerce In order to send i delegation to the dedicatory exercises there, was abandoned owing to the th adequate response made for tickets, Several people went from here In autos and on the regular train, but there waa no official representation from SpO' kane. The nominating ballot cast for offl-cera for the Washington State Federation ot Women Clubs at the convention this morning gives the following candadiates to be voted on at the regular eleetlqn tomorrow: Solon bhrdd ot Pullman, who receli ed the highest number of sotes for president. Mrs.

M. A. Phelps the Spokaus Cultus club the next highest. Mrs. VV, G.

Hall of the Spokane Mo mail's club third. These were the only candidtes named. Mis. Harry Miller of Everett re. ceived the highest number of voteg (or first vice prealden.

Mrs. A. E. Larson of Noith Yakima was second. Olhers Xonilnuted.

Mis. F. G. Riley and Mrs. Edna B.

Lund of Tacoma wkere named for the office of treasurer. Mrs. J. W. Mowell of Olympia also was named for till office.

For first trustee. Mrs. W. G. Hall o( Spokane received the highest vote.

Th other two candidates named are Mist Bessie Winsor of Seattle and Mrs. Gil. lyette. It is reported that Mis. Hall la ex-pected to withdraw from the candidacy for president and accept the position of first trustee if elected for It This action, it is believed, will assure th election of Mrs.

Hhedd as president JULIA MAY SMITH ASKS FOR DIVORCE Suit for divorce, on grounds of aban-donment and nonsupport was filed In the superior court today by Julia Mav Smith againt Frazleh Smith. She sav they were married In South Carolina In 1901 and that he left her In 1913. She Is represented by Attorney S. Americus. GARFIELD ALUMNI TO BE ORGANIZED The Garfield Alumni association will come Into existence at a general reunion of graduate of the Garfield giade school, Knox and Atlantic, Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Mors than 150 graduates of the school ire expected to be present. The graduation program for the 8 A class will be held in the morning at 10 30 o'clock, under the direction of Principal H. C. Calhoun. The 20 members of the graduating class will listen to an address by Superintendent B.

atson, who will present them with their diplomas. In the evening Principal Calhoun will deliver the graduating address to the 8 A class at the Bancroft school, the largest graduating class In the cilv. ADVERTISING Brown Seehorn IIATTEKS. Don't worry we can fix you hats in the latest shape, even if ar out of the new hat business. At the same old stand 306 Riverside, IS Bernard.

Phone 1L 2914. burns S0 $7.98 Original Banner of Spokane I Is Formally Presented to the Ad Club. The first official Spokane flag, which was cade of silk by the John W. Graham and which waa the one adopted as the official city flag by the city commissioners, was today presented to the Spokane Ad club by the makers, at the regular weekly luncheon of the club In the Hall of the Doges. Miss bpokane (Marguerite Motie) was present and received the flag on behalf of the club.

It will be preserved tn the office of the club In the Dav-enport hotel building. The officials and executive comittee members of the Washington State Federation of Women's clubs, which is in annual session here, were the guests of the club at luncheon. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, president of the national federation, was present and gave a talk.

Others of the state federation gave brief talks. Mrs. H. M. Prager was chairman for the day.

R. E. Bigelow gave a report of the trip of the delegates from this city to the convention of the Pacific Coast Ad Men's clubs at Los Angelea and told of thew Inning of the various trophies. The two cups won by the local club were exhibited. F.

H. Lloyd of this city, who was elected president of the Pacific coast organisation, was presented to the guests. About 200 were present. Action in Persian Gulf Region Ends in Favor of the Allies. LONDON, June The Turkish gunboat Marmaris has been sunk and the Turkish transport Mosul has been captured, according to an official statement given out this evening by the British government.

The a tion took place In the Perslon gulf region. Tnrks Sink Frenchman. BERLIN (By wireless to Sayvillc), June 9. Included In the Items given out today by the Overseas News Agency is the following: A dispatch received here from Constantinople says the Turks have sunk a French transport vessel. "The Mauretania and the Transylvania have arrived at the Island of Lemnos In the Aegean aea, transporting troops." WILL OPEN BIDS ON CITY HEALTH REPORT Bids will be opened by the city council at the 11 oclock session Thursday morning for printing 1200 copies of the annual report of the city health department.

Bida also are to be opened for the job of constructing a lateral sewer In the alley between Falrvtew and Cleveland, from Monroe to Post, and another In the alley between Frederick and Fairview, from Monroe to Post. WILL INSPECT ALL PARKS IN ONE DAY The annual Inspection of city parks will be made by the members of the park board Thursday. Starting at 10 clock from the city hall the park commissioners, w-ith Mayor C. M. I as-sett.

will tour the various parka until noon, when they will lunch together at Davenport's and resume their Jouf ney. They expect to visit every park and playground In the city during the day. TWO WIN DIVORCES; ONE ASKS DECREE A. E. Stallman was given a divorce from Mary J.

Stallman by Superior Judge Blake this afternoon on grounds of desertion and Infidelity. He de dared ehe had associated with women of bad reputation and stayed away from home for long periods without explaining her absence. They were married here in 1902 and have no chil dren. Ella Knabe was given a divorce from Frederick M. Knabe on grounds of abandonment and nonaupport.

They were married Wisconsin in 1901 and have no children. Suit for divorce was filed in aupeiior court this afternoon by Joe Gaminette against Angelina Josephine Gammette. They were married in Paris, France, in 1908. and the plaintiff declared his wife baa been living there with another man since 1909. TODAYS RESULTS IN BIG LEAGUES AMERICAN LE4GIE.

At Washington R. H. E. St. Louis ...0 1000000 01 2 1 Washington 00200200 4 6 0 Batteries Wellman.

Perryman and Agnew; Shaw end Henry. At Boston R- H. Detroit ,,..0 1810330 115 17 1 Boston ....0 0000000 0 0 6 2 Butteries Dauss, Steen and Baker; Collins, Pennock and Carrlgan. At New York R- JL E- Chicago ...2 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 213 18 0 New York ,.0 0000000 0 0 3 4 Batteries Clcotte and Bchalk, Daley; McHale, Cottrell and Sweeney. At Philadelphia R.

H. Plevfcland ,.0 0000002 02 8 Phlladel. ...0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 2 Batteries Mitchell and O'Neill; Buah, Wyekoff and Lapp, Kchang. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Cincinnati R- tt- 1- Biooklyn ...0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 11 2 Cincinnati .,1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0- 1 7 Batteries Pfeffer and McCarty; Douglass, Toney and Ciaik.

At Chit a go R.R 1- Phila ..0 020100000 14 10 0 Chicago 0000000210 0 3 0 Batteries Alexander and Klliifot; Zabel and Bresnahsn. At Pittsburg R. H. K. Boston 00000102 03 8 1 Pittsburg 1014001 7 9 1 Batteries Tyler, Crutcher, Hess and Whaling, Gowdy; Mamaux and Gibson, FEDERAL l.EAGIK.

At Brooklyn 11 Newatk ,...0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-3 7 6 Biooklyn ...0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 x-7 1 Fatteiies Moan, Kaiserlliig and I.arlden; Fpliam, Keaton and Pratt. At Baltimore Buffalo ...,.10000201 69 17 4 Baltimore ..0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 03 7 8 Batteries Ford and Blair; Suggs and klitst Madame Kokovtseva Russ Joan of Arc Madame Kokovtseva, the Russian woman recently awarded the Crons of St. George for bravery, who Is a colonel In the Rnsslan army commanding the Sixth I ral Cossack reglmeat, and who is called the Rusr.lna Joan of Arc. BOOK CLUB WILL HONOR DELEGATE Announcement has been made of a complimentary tea in honor of the vis-King delegates of the Washington State Federation of Woman's Clubs and their friends to be held at the city Federation club rooms Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. The members of the East End Book club will be the hostesses.

All club women of the city are being invited to attend. KENNEDY PUPILS PRESENT PROGRAM A song recital by the pupils of E. D. Kennedy entertained a good sized audience last night at Sherman-Clay recital ball. The program waa one of vocal selections only.

Including two numbers by a sextet of girls. "Little Papoose," a Cadman number, by these girls was partlculaly well received and the yoffered also Brahms Cradle Song. The members of the sextet are Katherine Tllllsrh, Bathaline Cowgill, Emma Hupe, Blodwin Evans, Margaret Turnbull and Helen Kennedy. A solo by J. A.

Yoest, tenor, was also a feature of the program. He sang Rhodei1 "Remember Now Thy Cieator. STATE LAW BLOCKS ONE PAVING PLAN The opinion of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney J. B. Lindsley that the city and county can not Jointly improve a connecting highway between North Wall street and the paving running north from the city is upheld In an opinion directed today hy Attorney General W.

V. Tanner to Prosecuting Attorney John D. White. The attorney general states that the 1913 law permitting counties and clt les to act Jointly In constructing connecting links between Improved city streets and improved county roads permits such connecting link to run to the center of the city In case there is no portion of the streets improved from the center toward the city limits. SHORT NEWS OF SPOKANE J.

W. Sandborn of Sundpoint, Idaho, is in the city for a few days, the guest of lriends. Circle No. 1 of the First Methodist church Aid society will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs. O.

C. Wangeman, S628 llillaid street. The Ladles Aid society of the Plymouth Congi egatlonal church will meet st 2 oclock Thursday afternoon with Mrs. E. C.

Oggel, N1315 Sheiwood street. The funeial of Mis. Helen Baker P.ogers will take place at the res! dome, W2014 Dean avenue, Thursday at 3 p. Rev. C.

S. Thomas officiating. Members of the board of county com. misaioners went to Blanchard town ship today, where the township supervisors have asked for assistance in the improvement of a road leading to Spokane. That his wife.

Amy Olv Ttapp aban doned him in 1913, following their marriage at Reiirdun in 1902. and re fuses to live with him, la the statement of V. Itnpp in a divorce complaint, filed in the superior court today. Articles which lie declared had been stc len from his second-hand stole were identified today by A. Allen, the flist witness called by the state In the trlnl of Charles Matson and Warnl Joke, charged with burglary.

The trial Is being conducted before a jury in Su perlor Judge Wehslcr'scourt. Judgment for 81388 on a promissory pote whs awarded D. P. Welscli against Daniel n. Bean by Superior Judge Blake tedav.

D. W. Bruins was given ujdg meiit for $522 apulnst W. C. Patrick and Martin Corrigan on a note and J.

Keener was awarded Judgment against Oksda for 3889 on a merchandise debt. G. M. Slctto, former employe of the rity clerk's office, and now a Jeweler at Odessa, has petitioned the city council here to grand the Odes hh committee In charge of plans for the iclebratlon of July 4 the use of about 800 feet of electric light filings Commissioner Fleming was instructed to see If the committee of the ciistn 1 of commerce In charge of strange mrnts for the defoiation of the loial streets wanted to use the stilngeis on Julv 4, and If not to let Odessa have them. GARLAND GAS CABINET Top burners save 15 of your gas increases your baking and cooking efficiency one-third.

I One Commissioner Voted to Recommend Clemency in Famous Case. ATLANTA, Jane ft Hie Georgia prison commission In declining today to recommend iemeney for Leo M. Frank, sentenced to die for the mar-der of Mary Fhagan, decided by ox vote of 2 to 1. Commissioners E. L.

Rainey and R. Davidson voted sgalmat a recommendation for clemency nnd Commissioner T. E. Patterson voted In Frankn favor. The majority report of the commission said; "None of the grand Jurors who found the indictment; none of the trial Jurors who heard the evidence under oath, nor the prosecuting attorneys have asked that the sentence be commuted.

The Judge who presided at the trial and who had the right to exercise the discretion of fixing the penalty of either life imprisonment or death Imposed the latter nentence and overruled a motion for a new trial. Rights Were Insured. "Several appeals were taken to both the appellate court of the state and the supreme court of the United States, all of which were denied and the Judgments of the lower courts affirmed, thug assuring the defendant of his legal and constitutional rights under the laws of the land. It further appears that there has been no technical proposition of law or of procedure that has prevented the petitioner from having his guilt or innocence passed upon by a Jury of his peers and by the highest constituted appellate authorities and no new evidence or facts bearing upon his guilt or innocence having been shown, we see no reason for taking this case out of the ordinary rules of law and justice and feel constrained not to interfere with the enforcement of the orderly Judgment of the courts. RIGHT LEG SHORT, HE TELLS JURORS That his right leg Is two or three Inches shorter than Its fellow was the testimony today of Loren Hull, formerly an employe of Davenport's restaurant, who Is suing L.

M. Davenport for 820,000 damage for Injuries he says he sustained In an elevator. The case Is being tried toy a Jury In the department of the superior court presided over by Superior Judge Sessions of Lincoln county. PAY TAXES EARLY, ADVISES OFFICER Special licenses under the emergency tax law passed at the last session of congress and which became operative on November 1, 1914, are payable on or before July 1915. D.

A. Clement, deputy revenue collector in charge of the Bpokane office, makes a plea for an early settlement by those upon whom the taxes fall, In order to avoid the last minute rush. The tax affects doctors, druggists, brokers, commission merchants, to bacco dealers and liquor sellers. For all except the last named the tax due Julv 1 covers a six months period while liquor dealers must pay for whole year. CASE IS BROUGHT TO CANCEL TAXES A suit to cancel assessments on improvements on property near the Mon arch Plaster plant on Lincoln street, north of the Oregon-Waahington Rail way A Navigation right of way, was brought in nuperlor court today against the county, the treasurer and J.

A Reubena, holder of the delinquent tax certificate, by Rose A. Needy and M. Cassia Kickafoose. They declare that Improvement taxes for 1907 and 1908 were assessed against the lot, which was never tm proved, and they ask that they be canceled. They are represented by At' torney L.

L. Westfall. LOGAN GRADUATES LEAVE MEMORIAL The class day and graduation oxer cises of the 8A clsss of the Logan school, Hamilton and Montgomery, were held this morning. The grad uating class presented to the school piano bench, mounted with a silver plate hearing the class numerals. The presentation was mads by Lawrence Freeman, and the gift was received on behalf of the school by Joseph Ruplcy of the 8B class.

The program consisted of the fol lowing numbers: Song by the class reading of the class history, Vera Stone; piano solo, Ruth McGowan recitation, Mabel Jones; voial solo, Ernest Austin; class prophecy, Ruth McGowan: reading of the class will, Edward O'Donnell; song by 10 girls address and presentation of the dlplo mas to the graduates, the Rev. J. K. Cedi; singing of the claas song by the graduates. MRS.

OANIM, IlOAEEIl, HICK) DAI GUTKI! HERB FROM IDAHO Mrs. Harriet Ross Gandv, a plonee of Spokane, Is setlouely slclt at her home, K2131 Grand boulevard. Her daughter, Mrs. Wsldetner Wenzlaff of Ktndrl'k. Idaho, hat arrived and Is at the bedside.

Mis. Gandy, who has been ill for aome time, was reported trlflo better today, Endeavor city union, held Tuesday night at the Pacific Avenue Christian church, resulted In naming Lester A. Nelson of the First United Brethren society for president. He was vice president last year and acting president for several meetings, owing to the removal of the president from the city. Other officers are Joseph Penner of the Monroe Park Presbyterian society, vice president; Miss Ada Myers of the First Presbyterian society, secretary, and Lloyd Mack of the Bethany Pree-bytertan society, treasurer.

The union voted to create a new office, that of corresponding secretary, and named Miss Ana Savage of Spokane university for the place. The Rev. W. A. Couden was named pastor counselor.

The union voted to hold Its annual picnic Tuesday afternoon and evening, July 13, at Manlto park, and the new officers will be Installed at that time. The workers library of 28 books was awarded to the Central Christian society. conditions of the award being the largest proportion of society membership present at the union meeting and the largest proportional gain In Christian Endeavor experts since last meeting. SLOT MACHINES WERE HIS BOOTY Boy Broke Into Bara, Stole Money From Them, Police Are Informed. A miscellaneous collection of articles that Included eight bicycle frames, detached wheels, chains and sprockets, a gas generator, gum vending machines, gocarts, copper wire, an automobile lamp a hall tree, a laundry basket and electrical fixtures was discovered today In a barn on South Ivory street by Probation Officer Beaton.

As a result the 15-year-old boy believed to be responsible for the presence of the stuff Is being detained at the probation office, while the officers are working on the case with a view of learning the identity of his assistants. His older brother was taken to the police station today with the automobile load of goods, but later was released. The boy had broken Into a barn where several thousands of dollars worth of slot machines were stored, had dismantled many of them and taken money from some of them, said Mr. Beaton. I ll 11 Alleges Marketing Corporation Erased Words and Wrote in Other Ones.

That contracts with fruit growers unions made by the Spokane Fruit Growers company have been changed by the concern, by erasures, cancelations and interlineations, so that C. Atkinson has been forced to pay costs of marketing1 the fruit, while other growers were released, la the declaration of Attorneys McDonald Prather, Atkinsons counsel, In a motion filed In the superior court today. They ask leave to amend the answer In the suit brought by the fruit growers against Atkinson to recover on a contract for fruit. They allege it was the purpose of the officers and trustees of the concern to handle all of the products of the sections It was serving, and to make a profit for its stockholders, "regardless of a profit to the fruit grow ers. The company tried to combine the local fruit growers' unions "to prevent competition, the motion avers, and in the case of the Green Bluff union, of which Atkinson waa a member, it secured an abandonment of the union and the warehouse.

By charging large salaries and great expenses for its services, It is alleged, the company "has caused the unions and growers to handle and dis pose of their fruit at a very little profit and very often at a loss." BREAK TRAFFIC LAW TWO RECEIVE FINES The Rev, S. P. Fogwlll and W. Stanger, both arrested yesterday at Broadway and Monroe by Officer Troy er for violating the traffic ordinance, were given suspended fines of 31 and costs each this afternoon by Justice Fred H. Witt in the police court.

Jim Haga, William Thomas and Dan McLean, all at rested yesterday and booked on charges of vagrancy, were tried this afternoon. Haga was given 15 davs suspended sentence, Thomas five days, and McLain 30 days, with the condition that the Judge would con alder the suspension of Ills sentence after three or four days. Mi Lean la 64 years old and a member of the Odd Follows In good standing. He owns two residences In Spokane, llaga was found begging on the streets. The city of Spokane is in a position now to take care of one of the largest and most varied local improvement district bond calls on July 1 ever made in the city'a history, according to the announcement made today by Commis sioner of Finance and City Treasurer A.

A. Kraft. "On July 1," said Mr. Kraft, "we will take up two or more bonds on each ot the Issues of 49 different local improvement districts. The money with which to make these calls and to pay the interest on the bonds remaining outstanding in the different districts has already been paid in practically every case.

This is an extraordinarily good showing. "The bond call on July 1 will amount to 304,000, of which 318,0000 Is Inter est and the balance principal. The list of bonds to be called will be adver tlsed in the Chronicle. I. IV.

Anderson of Miles City, was elected president of the Milwaukee Puget Sound Pioneers club, In aunual session here today. The other officers chosen are: Ed ward OMalley, Seattle, first vice presl dent; H. H. Tavenner, MiHsoula, second vice president; A. II.

Wilkins. Three Forks, third vice president; R. Lanning, St, Maries, fourth vh president; F. G. Hill, Mowbrldge.

fifth vice president; J. E. Allen Lewlstown, sixth vice president E. H. Foster, Deer Lodge, was reelected secretary and treasurer.

The next annual meeting, the date of which is to be arranged later, will be at Miles City. GARFIELD FACULTY HONORS CALHOUN The members of the teaching force at the Garfield school, Knox and At lantlc, this noon tendered a farewell luncheon to H. C. Calhoun, principal of the school. Principal Calhoun will complete four years as principal Frl day, and Monday will take a half In terest in the Northwest Business col lege.

At the close of the luncheon the teachers presented him with an electric reading lamp. COMMISSION MEN MUST PAY BOND OLYMPIA, Juno 9. (Special.) The supreme court, by a five to four dec! sion, in the case appealed from King county holds with the lower court that the law requiring commission mer chants, handling farm, orchard, dairy and garden products, to post a 33000 bond is valid. The law waa attacked on the grounds of constitutionality as to class legislation and conflict with In' terstate commerce law. Judge IIol comb wrote the majority opinion, and Judge Chadwick wrote a strong dis.

senting opinion. The latter was con curred in by Judges Crow, Fullerton and Chief Justice Morris. DRANK BUTTERMILK; DRUNK FREQUENTLY Although John Nordlund often drank buttermilk at the Stockholm bar, frequently succeeded In becoming In toxlcated, Ole Johnson testified today for the plaintiff in the suit brought by Minnie Nordlund against Gust Pearson, the proprietor of the saloon, to recover 85000 damages for selling liquor to her husband. Johnson declared that Nordlund told him ho knew where he could get liquor when It was refused to him at the Stockholm, and that for two months at one time neither of them could buy anv liquor there. The case is on trial before a Jury In Superior Judge Hunekes court.

RAYMOND A. SKENE WEDS MISS WILSON Raymond A. Skene, a local business man engaged in the transfer business, and Miss Olive Wilson, a teacher in the schools of Republic, were married at 8 o'clock this morning at St Matthew's Episcopal church by the vicar, the Rev. W. A.

A. Shipway. Only a few friends witnessed the ceremony, including Mr. and Mrs. Graham Skene, B.

Leslie Skene and Mrs. Zach-arlah Jones. Bride and groom left today for Bay View, Idaho, for their honevmoon, and will be at home in Spokane in two weeks. VIOLA! ED HOG ORDINANCE, JOEL HlfihEL PICK FI MO On a warrant sworn out by J. E.

Ru-dersdorf, humane officer, Joel Russel, toloied, wns a-rested this afternoon at the Falls City stables, IV 1020 College avenue, charged with allow. Ing his dog to run outside the premise without a muzzle, in violation of the new city ortlinnnoe, passed May 1. Russel was released upon depositing 310 rash bond. A Few Points Worth Knowing GLASS OVEN DOORS a glance tells the btory, ACCIDENT PROOF BURNERS always safe. TOP BURNERS 100 EFFICIENT saves gas air.

OVEN LININGS ALUMINIZED will not rust. OVEN BOTTOM VENTILATED saves gas. ELEVATED OVEN AND BROILER-110 stooping. PRICES FROM $12.50 UP EASY TERMS this week only tor the North Pole erator icc eupiieity 40 pounds rcgului $12. Economical of operation guarantees sjee, wholesome food under all conditions.

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