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THURSDAY, AUG. § 1340

PURPLE HEART OPENS SESSION

Group to Take Stand on Conscription and Other Defense Steps.

The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Ine, formally opened

its

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Lining in London War Cloud YOUNG COUPLE |

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AND BABY DIE

Victims of Two-Car Crash

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national convention at the Claypool

Hotel today Several hundred of the 9000 men all wounded in action—who form this organization founded in 1782 by George Washington, convened to take a stand on national conserips tion and other national defense measures

The convention was called to order

by sta Colors of the nation and organization were advanced by the national sergeant-at-arms and color guard. The invocation was by the Rev, Fr. James J. Guinea, of Charleston. 8S. C, a Purple Heart man whose church was razed by a tornado about a year ago Wendell A. Lochbiler, the national commander, was introduced. So were all the past eight national commanders, Junior vice commanders from each of the eight zones, of which Indianapolis is one, were to report today, The convention through Saturday The auxiliary

dH K. Mvies, national chief of

will continue of which Ethel Giannini is national president, is holding fits convention in conJunction with that of the veterans

WINTERTIME WAR ON SMOKE IS VOTED

The Railroad Smoke Control Board today voted to meet early in September with city officials to map the winter fight against air pollution The Board went on record to in. crease vigilance against “smog” during the winter months, and promised full co-operation with the aiministration in efforts to reduce the Cily’s smoke pall.

OPEN EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK

Near Richmond; Other Driver Held.

RICHMOND. Ind. Aug. 8 (U. P.). —Three persons were Killed late yesterday in an automobile collision at an intersection of two county roads five miles south of here, The dead are Forest E. Berry, 24, his wife, Hazel, 24, and their 8-month-old son, Mark Edmund, of Hagerstown, Ind. Another son,

Walter, aged 2. was not hur. Mr. Berry was driving a car belonging to his brother, Cloyd Berry of Richmond. The car was struck by an automobile driven by Carlisle Hughes, 27, of near Richmond. Hughes was arrested by State Policeman Loren Grim and Wayne County Sheriff Arthur Quiglev, who said he would be charged with reckless homicide,

882 REFUGEES TO SAIL STOCKHOLM, Aug. 8 (U. P).— Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, U. S. Minister to Norway, entrained for

' Petsamo today to sall on the trans-

L | port

Brilliant sunbeams stream down on a part of Britain where no sun has shone for years. A usually gloomy London railroad station, whose smoke-grimed glass roof had long barred out the sun, presented this spectacular picture when, te prevent air-raid casualties fram shattered glass, workmen removed roof panes. The sun-lit scene was short-lived, however, as a completely opaque roof of felt and asbestos reMaced the glass,

MICHIGAN'S FIRST LADY DIES

CHARLOTTE, Mich, Aug. 8 (U Next King fo Lose Throne

P.).—Mr D. Dickinson, wife m May Be Hoboes' Jeff Davis

of Governor aren D. Dickinson, died today after an iliness of several NR 5. Her 81-year-old, \ LR ANCISCO. Aug. 8 (U. P).] King Jeff has ruled the Hoboes husband was at her bedside, They _ ‘her throne may be tottering of America for vears, but now an had no children. Funeral services _that of King Jeff Davis of the opposition taction is trying to dewill be Saturday. hobo empire. throne him, according to Sam lA SS Hecht, West Coast editor of the | publication, Hobo News. The fight! | probably will come to a showdown, (during the hoboes annual conven{tion in Britt, Iowa.

Ss. SH0ra

She was

* AIR COOL

The King's rival is Ben Benson, according to Editor Hecht, who is 'a little sketchy about Benson's background and admits that his

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New York managers do not keep

him very well informed on how the movement progressing, but he is sure that the revolution does not succeed this vear, it is bound to succeed eventually, “Most of the old timers, the bovs who are wise to conditions, have no further use for King Jeff,” Hecht declared “Under his rule,

the roads have

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become full of youngsters and ‘Roosevelt Recession Bums, and are a disgrace to self-respecting hoboes You meet an entirely different class on the highways nowadays The old time hobo used to be the old time pioneer, the soldier of fortune, and he helpjed build up this country, but now-—tsk, tsk. “So we hoboes are going into politics to improve conditions. Anyway, it's unconstitutional to be a Ring like Jeff Davis. “Of course, I don't know can pull it off this year. There isn't anyone on the coast well

| enough developed to run. Our man must have a good record in the {labor movement, and we are not going to have any Tom, Dick and | Harry. | “To date, the only candidate is ( Benson, and his campaign is being

z 3 : . d by | f hoboes in Attractive French prints or Solid Col- IRR . ST0UD oO. [Ouoss

: : New York, but we will have to wait ors in white and pastels in all fresh new J till they get down to Britt, Iowa, to merchandica,

FOR FRIDAY

2” and *3” Summer

if we

» see just how things are shaping up and to meke sure that he really has the stufl.” It seems that the precise date for the convention cannot be set because a certain latitude must be allowed to permit the delegates to arrive. Their arrival, in turn depends upon various means of transportation at their disposal. But Hecht explained that freight trains, highways and hitch-hiking facilities of the country are expected to be called upon to their fullest extent to pet delegates to Iowa “some time” in August. |

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