Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 October 1936 — Page 12

Lafayette Audience Cheers Proposal for Levy Law Revision.

BY TRISTRAM COFFIN A Times Special Writer

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Oct. 24— Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, * Democratic nominee for Governor, today suggested higher exemptions as a step toward modifying the gross income tax law. With both the cost of living and tax collection on the upgrade, Mr. Townsend sald he believed the $1000 exemption could be increased to $1200. “There is a definite break after $1200 toward higher incomes repre- . senting those who are able to pay taxes without pinching,” Mr. Townsend said. * Since the nominee announced Wednesday in Indianapolis that, if elected, he would call a conference of those interested in amending the Jaw, he has been besieged with suggestions. Yesterday, a representative of northern Indiana merchants conferred with Mr. Townsend on the possibilities of an amendment.

Opposes Sales Tax

Mr. Townsend said he was for the gross income law as a fair means of taxation and that he would veto any ~ proposals for a sales tax or increased property taxes. “If I am elected,” Mr. Townsend said, “between theselection and the inauguration I will call a conference of agriculture, labor, business and consumers to work out an equitable solution. I would like to have the matter thrashed out before the General Assembly convenes, so the Legislature will not be held up by needless wrangling and delay.” Mr. Townsend psoposed t exemptions td a crowd of 4000 vyters, who gave him a tremendous ovation in Warsaw yesterday afternoon. ~ The Democratic nominee headed a parade of more than 400 cars driving from North Manchester to Warsaw. At Silver Lake, Warsaw and every cross road, cars joined the procession as it entered stanch Republican Kosciusko County. Addressing 750 students and townspeople at Manchester College chapel yesterday, Mr. Townsend said Robert Dale Owen, framer of Indiana’s first tax system, predicted in 1851 that the property tax system would have to be altered in 20 years.

Given Rousing Ovation “The gross income tax was passed "in 1933 to take the burden off of the owners of visible, tangible properties. The gross income tax has enabled Indiana to finance its educa-

"tional program,” he said. When Mr.

Townsend walked up the aisle to the platform in the Warsaw gymnasium, the band struck up “Happy Days Are Here Again” and the audience arose cheering. The nominee said he believed that Jocal conservation clubs should dicstate the conservation policies of the state and praised work of the clubs in Kosciusko County. Commenting on a sign, “Dundee Employes 200 Per Cent for Rooseyelt,” Mr. Townsend said that not ~ all employers disliked New Deal ~ policies. “The thinking labor employer knows that President Roosevelt and his recovery m has started the wheels of industry,” he said. Former Congressman George Durgan, who backed E. Kirk McKinney as a Democratic candidate for governor, introduced Mr. Townsend to a mixed audience of 3000 farmers and workers in the LaFayette arm- ~ ory last night. Mr. Durgan said * sentiment was so strong for Mr. . Townsend at the state convention * that once the vote was called the result was inevitable. “Today, you may be sure I am one of Mr. Townsend's strongest boosters,” Mr. Durgan stated. Explains National Debt, Mr. Townsend explained the $13,000,000,000 national debt in simple terms by reducing it to the farmer who borrowed $13. “The farmer paid $2 on a long debt, representing the ¢ soldiers’ bonus. Then he loaned a farmer friend a dollar to save his home, a city friend a dollar to save his home and a dollar to industry to save business. He can collect on the $3. “Then he saw his boys desperate and hungry. He was afraid they might steal to get bread. So he ‘ bought them food and clothing with the other few dollars. Now he says he has the happiest family in the d and his boys think a world of

today with Gov. presidential nominee, visiting sev-

Springer terday at |[Aurora, where he blasted the state and national Democratic

g 7 votes against Gov. McNutt’s 8133, to Orleans, where a reception n arranged by Dr. Durrell Dietendort, county chairman, Humitns of townspeople were gathered in the ptiblic square at Orleans to greet the candidate on his brief visit. From Orleans, thé Springer party of several cars nt into Paoli, where Paul Lindley, Orange County chairman, had arranged & rally at

the Courthouse. Paoli visit Mr.

Following the Springer moved into Scottsburg, Scott County seat and home of Ivan C. Morgan, Republican state chairman. E. M. Ray, the G. O. P. county chairman, had arranged a rally there. Mr. Springer made other stops at Jeffersonville and af Vevay in Switzerland County.

Tax Increase Scouted

In his series of | talks yesterday, Mr. Springer stressed declarations that “taxes will not be increased because there will mot be any need for such a huge state income. I am going to cut about 6000 people from

the state pay roll which is now burdened with some like 16,000 people.” Mr. Springer asserted there “will not be any schools closed in Indiana. I propose to keep them all open and it will not require a gross income tax to keep them open.” He repeated his'assertion that “if I have anything (to do with the state government of Ifidiana I will cause the repeal of that unjust and unnecessary law.” | The candidate continued to blast the McNutt administration for what he termed a “Hitlerism in this good state of Indiana. l We do not want that sort of thing in this -state. There is no room in it for McNuttism or any other kind of ism. All we want is gaod old Americanism and I propose to give you just

that.” Slane in Party

James A. Slane; Republican candidate for Secretafy of State, accompanied Mr. Springer when he left Aurora for the return trip to Indianapolis and planned to be in the state capital for Gov. Landon’s visit. State Chairman Morgan left the Springer party after the Scott County visit and went to Terre Haute where he. ‘was to board the Landon special and ride with the Kansas Governor into Indianapolis. Mr. Springer planned to spend the week-end in Indianapolis and next week has more than a dozen addresses scheduled. He is due to travel from one end of the state to the other, speaking in Terre Haute, Fort Wayne, Gary, Evansville, Bloomington and many smaller towns. |

MAKE BURIAL PLANS FOR I. U. CHAPERON

fe Times Special i BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 24— Burial arrangements were made today for Mrs. Mpe Zimmerman, 63, chaperon at the Delta Gamma Sorority house at Indiana University, who died last ht at the home of her sister, Mrs. Roscoe Jenkins, of Orleans. Mrs. Ziinmeripan was a former president of the Federated Clubs of Illinois. Other survivors are a son, Prof. J. H. nerman, Maplewood, N. J. and a brother, H. S. Amerson, Chicago.

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COUNCIL APPROVES INDEMNITY

‘With the romance of England's King Edward VIII and America’s

Mrs. Wallis Simpson become a popular conversational topic throughout the world, here’s a newly revealed picture calculated to add fuel to the fire of discussion. The question is: Are they—or are they not-—hold-ing hands? The “hand-holding” could be an illusion of perspective, or it could be an actuality and a real indication of the strong link of friendship between the British monarch and the American woman. The pic ture was snapped by an amateur photographer as the King and Mrs.

Simpson disembarked from the royal yacht on a recent cruise.

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Simpson Case Judge Opens Court in Colorful Ceremony

Divorce Suit of Edward’s Friend to Be Heard on Tuesday.

(Copyright, 1936, by United Press) IPSWICH, England, Oct. 24.—Mr. Justice Hawke, of the King’s Bench Division of the High Courts, opened today the Suffolk Assizes at which he is expected to divorce Mrs. Wallis: Warfield Simpson, American

friend of King Edward, from Ernest A. Simpson. Mrs. Simpson was reported to be in hiding 10 minutes’ automobile distance from the Courthouse, at a rambling country bungalow owned by Mr. Simpson, ready to give testi mony as to: her marriage, and to leave the witness stand for two witnesses to testify that Mr. Simpson was unfaithful, Edward planned a weekend at his country place near London, Fort Belvedere, tending his horses and perhaps golfing & bit. He had dinner last night with his mother, Queen Mary, at her new residence, Marlborough House. About 2:15 p. m. Tuesday, Justice Hawke was expected to hear the Simpson case, originally “Simpson W. vs. Simpson E. O.” but today, in the case-list before him, simply “Simpson vs. Simpson. The first session this morning was dull. As is usual, the judge started off the crime cases first After two housebreakers pleaded guilty, he began on a case concerning the shooting of a policeman. Adjourning the court for lunch, the judge said this case was likely to extend until Monday.

Court Session Opened

The Courthouse was tense with’

suppressed excitement as Justice Hawke, pink-jowled, clean shaven, benevolent when possible but stérn when necessary, opened the session. It was interesting to those inside the courtroom who knew of Mrs. Simpson’s friendship for the King, to hear the clerk read the court's commission to the effect that His Majesty had appointed Justice Hawke his honorable . trustworthy judge of the high courts to hear the cases. ; It was recalled that Justice Hawke, as Sir Anthony Hawke, was the King’s attorney general before King George died. Newspaper men, some in the five regular press seats in front of the jury box, the overflow in the first row of the public gallery, were divided in their interest between the

courtroom and the bungalow 10 minutes’ ride away. Villagers said that Ernest Simpson bought the bungalow a long time ago, and they said it was because that, maintained residence there that the Simpson-Simpson case was brought here in quiet Ipswich rather in gossipy London. Assizes opened, as they have for generations, in the traditional manner. First of all. there was a short service at the parish church, St. Mary’s-le-Tower. From the church Justice Hawke, in his red robes and his full bottomed wig, carrying a posy of flowers; the mayor, local judges and other dignitaries drove to the court. The mayor, members of ithe city corporation: and. the others bade the judge farewell at the: court house doors. Two trumpeters in khaki from Colchester garrison sounded a fanfare.

Divorce Suits Listed 2

Everybody in the court room’ rose, the judge entered and sat down in his high-backed chair beneath the red canopy, and everybody sat down again. ‘ The judge laid down his flowers

and settled himself back. The clerk announced that his gracious majesty the®King was presiding over

honorable and trustworthy judge. The clerk bowed thrice to the judge.

t. | The judge touched his head thrice

with his black cap, which he uses when he sentences anyone to death, and the ceremonial was over. | There were seven divorce suits on the court list. They were expected to come up affer all crime cases had been disposed of.

6 INDIANA STUDENTS ADVANCE IN R. 0. T.C.

Times Special : CINCINNATI, Oct. 24—8ix Indiana students, including one from Indianapolis, -are among cadets promoted to the non-commissioned officer rank in the first regiment of the University of Cincinnati R. 0: T.C

unit. Robert G. Scott, son of George H. Scott, 5808 Indianola-av, and a graduate of Arsenal Technical School, has been made a private Was | first class. Other Indiana students ‘promoted are cadet sergeants, Cecil Sasher, Richmond; Raymond P. Schrodt, Evansville, and J. F. Finney, Rushville, and cadet corporals Eugene R. Engelbrecht, Tell City, and R. C. Harding, Richmond.

Gov. Earle Asks Probe of

(Editorial, Px Page 10)

BY RUTH JTH FINNEY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 Gov. George H. Earle of Pennsylvania

Federal Tax Propaganda

The Department of of Justice has not said whether it will take any action, A placard sent to Washington by Gov. Earle as a sample of Manu facturers Association

Isald. “They ought to

as a house owner, he

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LANDON AGAINST

RELIEF SYSTEM|

Homer Elliott Says Voters 1 Misinformed About

Mr. Elliott spoke last night ‘at an

Eighth Ward Republican rally at|

Shank Warehouse, 1430 N. Illinois-st. “Mr. Landon’s position ought to be made clear to these people, ” he ow that

it, and -that those who vote with one party will be dealt with just as fairly as those who vote with the other party. “Another story, more contempt-

| Ible than the first, is that if one is

on relief or PWA, it is a criminal offense to display a Landon picture in his window. This strikes terror ta the hearts ot many of our uneducated citize

New Deal Would Re-enact NRA, Is Claim

A forecast that the NRA would be re-enacted if the New Deal wins the election was made last night by

Henry Krug, Republican speaker, at |

a meeting at 2118 Barth-av. Mr.

Krug said = appointments to the

United States Supreme Court during the next four years would give the Administration power to name [embers who would approve the

LIBERTY VANISHING “FROM EARTH, BELIEF

Channing Pollock, playwright, told the Indiana State Teachers’ Association. last night that America is playing bridge, golf and handies while “liberty disappears from the face of the earth and civilization® crumbles about our ears.” He spoke in Cadle Tabernacle. His address, “Wake Up America,” closed the two-day annual association convention. “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” he said. “And eternal vig{lance can not be the quality of a people more interested in golf than government, in lottery than learnjug, In Bill Powell than the Bill of

Rights. { Coin “Men die of hardening of the arteries; nations of softening of the spine,” he said.

SUPPORT OF PRIVATE SOCIAL GROUPS URGED

The major step toward halting the “ever-growing strength of | communism and radicalism in Afnerica is generous public support of private social agencies,” to the Most Rev. C. Hubert Le Blond, of the St. Joseph (Mo.) diocese of the Catholic Church. : He spoke before 100 Community Fund workers at the Woodstock Country Club last night. Bishop Le Blond formerly served as director of Catholic charities in Cleveland and is described as an international authority on relief and social work. The fund drive opens Nov, 6 and closes Nov. 16.

GARBAGE COLLECTOR MAY APPEAL CASE -

Benoa Holmes, R. R. 5, Box 718, today was preparing to appeal to a * | higher court his fine of $56 and costs imposed by Judge Dewey Myers in Municipal Court yesterday for viola tion of a «city ordinance prohibiting the private collection of garbage, it | Tha was reported. ; Defense counsel comelded that individuals should . be permitted to collect garbage because it is private property of city er City attorneys stated that the Indianapolis reduction plant can not be operated profitably if garbage is collected by private persons.

FACES CHARGE OF RESISTING OFFICER |,

“Thomas Densberger, , 35, Omaha, Neb., is in jail today, charged with

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: Mob in California

‘Eggs Communist After Radio Talk

HOME-COMING AT BUTLER SET

Franklin Game to Feature Day-Long Program on Campus.

Preparations have been completed at Butler University for a.homecoming celebration Saturday, Oct. 31. Arrangements are in charge of Francis Payne, alumni chairman; Miss Sarah T. Sisson, alumni secretary, and Frank Reissner. Opening with the traditional freshman-sophomore class scrap ab 10 a. m, the program is to continue throughout the day and close with the annual home-coming dance in the fieldhouse fom 8:30 until midnight. Fraternities and sororities are: to fete their alumni with luncheons at noon, ' after which the graduates and former students are to assemble at the Bowl for the main feature of the day, the Butler-Frank-lin football game. The kickoff s to be at 2 p. m. : Following the game a special program will be presented in the fieldhouse. It will include a short play, “The Marriage Proposal,” by Thespis, dramatic society; a swimming exhibition by 12 co-eds, and a showing of university motion pictures, “Eltioe Day by Day.” I. Holcomb, board of trustees Ble is to speak at the annual alumni banquet in the fieldhouse at 6:30 p. m. Members of the committee expect several puke persons to attend the celeb

UNION PARTY RALLY 10 HEAR CAN CANDIDATES

Miss Aileen 2 Kiaiber, Union Party | candidate for Congress from the

. | "Twelfth District, is to speak at a

party rally at 2 p. m. tomorrow at .St. Clair-st and Holmes-av. C. L. Morerillon, Nineteenth Ward chairman, is to preside. O. K. Karns, Congressional candidate from the Eleventh District, also is scheduled ‘to speak. Glenn I. Barr is permanent Twelfth District director.

WILLIAM DEARBORN HEADS PRESS GROUP

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Times Special ~ FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct. 24. — William Dearborn, ‘Muncie, today took over his duties as president of the Indaina High School Press Association. He wag named yesterday at meeting here. Robert Rust, Culver, was named head of the Indiana High School Journalistic Teachers’ and Advisers’ Association.

NATIONAL PARTY ORATORS T0 AID IN STATE DRIVE

| Intensive Final Campaign Is

Outlined in Indiana by Democrats.

The oratorical offensive of the next week with a battery of national notables to aid state ‘leaders .in swinging the state's electoral vote into the Democratic column,

*| Prominent Democrats of the na-|ing tion to speak in the state next week

are: Henry Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, 2:30 p. m. Monday, Lafayette; Monroe Johnson, Assistant

udge Secretary of Commerce, Gary, Sat- .{ urday; United States Senator Ben-

nett Clark of Missouri, in Cadle Tabernacle, Thursday night; Beh.

ted | stor Pat Harrison, Mississippi, La

Porte, Monday night; Mayor Fio-

harm.” rello H. La Guardia, New York City,

Gary, Monday night. . Thirteen meetings have been scheduled for M. Clifford Townsend, gubernatorial nominee, for next week. Mr. Townsend is to wind up his campaign at Bloomington a week from Monday.

State Leaders Busy

Ten meetings are listed for Gov. McNutt; five for Senator Frederick VanNuys, and eight for Senator Sherman Minton in the closing week of the campaign. Gov. McNutt is to make his last address the night before election in Marion, home town of Mr. Townsend, while Senator VanNuys closes in ‘Newcastle on Nov. 2. Senator Minton is to end his oratory in his home town, New Albany. Mr. Townsend's follows: Monday, night; Tuesday, noon, Lowell, afternoon, and Whiting, night; Wednesday, Rushville, | afternoon, and Muncie, night; Thursday, Vincennes, night; Friday, Rockport, afternoon, and Evansville, night; Saturday, Brookville, 1 o'clock, Lawrenceburg, 3 o'clock, and Columbus, night, and Bloomington, Monday night. The Governor's itinerary is: Greenfield Monday noon and Jasper at night; Tuesday, Marion County; Wednesday, East Chicago; Thursday night, Frankfort; Friday afternoon, Decatur, night, Richmond; Saturday afternoon, Princeton, and night at Sullivan, and Monday night, Marion. Senator VanNuys’ is to speak as follows: Fowler Monday night, Peru Tuesday night, Rosedale- Wednesday night, and Newcastle Monday

Minton’s schedule follows: Elkhart Monday night; Line ton Wednesday night, Martinsville Thursday afternoon and Brazil at night; Anderson Friday night; Auburn Saturday night and New. Albany Monday night.

RETAILERS ARE TOLD OF CO-OPERATIVES

The Associated Retailers of Indiana last night were told that consumer co-operatives had their origin in Socialism and were urged to ignore no longer their growth. “The speaker was Kline L. Roberts, Chicago, American Bitumin‘ous Retail Coal Merchant's Assoclation executive vice president. He spoke before about 100 retailers in the Hotel Lincoln. " “The basic doctrine of co-opera~ tivism,” he said, “is identical with

a host of -other ‘isms’ which have their origin in Socialism. We must not continue to ignore the growth of the consumer co-operatives because, while we have been standing by, tons of literature have been distributed by these: zealots and countless verbal assaults against

schedule is as South Bend,

private profits are being unleashed | every day.”

RIA—Mrs. Ids Hall, 73, SurBehe. Mrs. Gertrude Arnold;

Sreivares Vora: Widow: “sons, Ems a ana Bs Higent

mother, Mrs. Maxwell: Ina. and Mr doen % Smith: brother, i GTON—Mrs.

oI pliattie Tod Todd, 51. Survivors: Vidowe er,

| Heme! er, a ads 3 B E. Mashine: Srother: Sipps BLUFFTON-—Homer Britiendi oy irae Hr ind i High: as Is | 0s. Sia Soouiey So Semel sister

CAREOLTON Nelson M. Black . as and Meas Bell” Glass; sisters, pod. games Skinner, Ss. M Caster

Mr ary Eliza Spinner; brothers, William and Bee Blackford

ALE vivors: - Shun

TERFIELD— Homer Hur Eowis: danaitere Mex Sonn. and y in sister Mra. Marietta

vors: i Ba. Mary Oem Pha.

arry; brother, James

¥. Hanson. Sur-

vivors: Widow, Morey: son, David,

Mrs. LT E. gatiner. alg ni I Mrs.

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STATE DEATHS

gels, others. H.R, P. 8, H H and P.

LAFAY YETT a2." TE Ms, Flossie May York, Dorothy | Ariens pd Lela : To Mary Fucilie Paine snd Mrs, gen widow Marie: mother, Mrs. Frank Fassnacht. Son, Ms. Minnie Killian LAGRANG ig Survivors; Sons, iam, and Russell; augh! ilbourn, Mrs, LA PORTE—Mrs. May Kessl 66. - vivors: Widowe: = aa brother, Pe B. LYNN=-Mrs, Nann! 4 vivors: Sons, Rdward and William; i ter, Mrs. 1 ter; sister, MARION—Mrs, Dora eg Hively, Daughter, Mrs gler; ns, her Pred and Ward fd Grove!

ower, Gravets. datighPrank; Koening, 51. Survivors: Konristisn Burvi Clenon; dau ters, ie and Bertha ames North, 85 est Spearow and Nellte North,” Nation. e Johnson, 73 Samue, Nichols; brother, Woodrow Pr Howard Hively and wills Ethel a a 3 in-

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SATURDAY, oT.

POLITICAL HAND BILL

PASSING DENQUNCED

By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. Teselution denouncing of political litera at the Hon Central Indiana Teachers’ Association convention was adopted yesterday after major had distributed hand bills at the meet-

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New officers elected Jo the en. suing year were les Byers, Nappanee, president; G. F. Wheeler, South Bend, vice dent, and Frank E. Allen, South Bend, sec-

EVANSVILLE, gE, Ind., t. 24 ~The Southwestern Indiana ers’ Ase sociation yesterday ado) sted a resoe lution commending the Indiana lege islature for passing the gross income tax law, for maintaining a minimum wage law, and for supporting other legislation favorable to education. ea —————l———

LOSES HIS FAITH IN WOMEN DRIVERS

Ward Montford, 28, of 3275 le ford-av, lost his faith in women drivers early today, he told police, “The girl friend had been coaxe ing to drive the car,” police quoted him as saying. “So, when we left the filling station at 1801 Madisonav, I let her take the wheel. Now look what's happened,” he moaned, The car struck the Vonnegut Molding Co. building, 1805 Madisonav, police said. Montford received a gash over the right eye. The woman driver had 1 the car when it left the station and it careened across the street, witnesses are said to have told police, The “girl friend,” whose name was not reported to police, was unine Jured. : Sts stse—— K. OF C. 10 INITIATE

A class of rly 50 danc dates is to be initiated into the Knights of Columbus tomorrow in the K. of C. auditorfum, 13th and

Delaware-sts, officials announced today. The first degree is to be exemplifled at 11 a. m..by the Indianapolis Council team, composed of William J. Greener, John F. McCann, John T. Rocap, Walter E. Hertz and Clarence J. Beidelman. The second degree is to be cone ferred at 2 p. m. by a team come posed of Daniel T. Doyle, George A. Bischoff and the v, Joseph B, Tieman. The third degree is to be exemplified by State Deputy Harry B.. Kitchin and staff from Richmond. Degree arrangements are in charge of a committee headed by John J. Minta, district deputy.

PAPAL SECRETARY | IS TO VISIT STATE

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By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 24—Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state, leaves tomorrow on a five-day tour of the United States. The flight, in a ‘chartered aire plane, will carry him from coast to coast dhd include stops at seven major cities, He will return to New York Friday. First stop will be at South Bend, Ind., the United Air Lines announced. From there he will go to Chicago, where he will be ‘entertained by Cardinal Mundelein. At 8t. Paul, Minn, the party will be joined by Archbishop Murray. The rest of the trip will Fclude stops at San Francisco, Los Angeles and, on the way back, St. Louis and Cincinnati.

ALTERATIONS MADE BY MILLER-WOHL CO,

Alterations and costing approximately $20,000 have been completed by the Miller-Wohl Co, 45 E. Wagon scsoriiing “0 Paul B. Madison, Re adeling on two floors den new light fixtures, neon sign, altered display windows and store front, and

redecorations

poli son said. The Miller-Wohl Co. has been at the Washington-st location 14 years.

* | JAMES BRIDGES, 37, DIES AT PLAINFIELD

Times Special PLAINFIELD, Ind, Oct. 24~ . | Funeral arrangements were being made today for James Bridges, 37, automobile

ers. | satopms salesman, who died : .denly here

ASE, | Salesman, Mr. Bridgss was the son [9 the Inte Dr. A. P. W. Bridges.

lodge. The widow, a daughter, son, and a brother and sister survive.

LODGE TO INITIATE 150 CANDIDATES

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