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WEATHER. (U. 8 Weather Rureau Forecast.) Fair and not quite so cold tonight; lowest temperature tonight about 30 de- grees; tomorrew cloudy and warmer. Temperature—Highest, 38, at 4:30 pm. vesterday: lowest, 23, at 7:30 am. today. Full report on page 3. ¢ Foening St WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. Closing New York Stocks, Page 12 o 305, Entered o 30, post off s second class matter Washinzton, D. . WASHINGTON b O, ’ . MARCH PAGES. G, TUESDAY 1928 —FORTY TWO CENT | EAGUE'S “BIG FNE" ONU.S. PEACE PLAN Leading Powers Understood! to Be Conferring on Anti- | War Proposals Today. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM W just become known in Wash- s Govern- pat its teot down on a profect a monumental memo: ln_ — Roosevelt on the Panama Ca- | ) cctions of the Federal au- thorities are shared by the government | EARLIER CONFERENCES | ON PROPOSALS DENIED it Acaciation o the Tmied iatcs | The scheme to immorta T. R.” in the Canal Zone was crigin: “Panama-Roosevelt Memorial Assocta- on, Inc.”o ne of the principae promot- | ers of which is Dr. Bellsario Porras, former President of Panama, and can- didate for re-clection to that office. American support is withheld on the ! | i Consideration of Machine Gun In- ident in Hungary Postponed. Building Plan Approved. ROOSEVELT SHAFT AT PANAMA OPPOSED AS POLITICAL MOVE REPORTED MEETING 0. 5. Dicspproves Projece Felowsing Pro- ; test by panama——Memorial Association | Is Also Against propos:fl. ! gation at W in Panama. Specific charges to that | effect 2 ade by Dr. Alfaro, the Pana- man Minister in Washington, who communicated his government's protest to the Roosevelt Memorial A t of which Elihu Root is henor: dent and Secretary Kello vice president. As soon as the Roore- velt Memorial Association was informed >f Panama’s attitude Jamcs R. Garfi its president, announced that it would not approve of the menument idea. About the same time the Panama le- hington let the State De partment know why the Isthmian gov ernment frowned upon the “T. R.”| monument suggestion. No officlal state- ment was forthcoming at Secretary el logg's instigation, but those concerned were given definitely to understand that. as the project appeared to be a political 1 | By the Acen ng e ter: Vit- an foreign Stresemann, German er, and Mineichiro Adachi, s Counc: DISCUSSIONS DENIED. British and French Hold U. S. Proposals Have Not Been Discussed. NEVA. M: » —Reports were resentatives of ions to arch 6 e French and British spokes- the report. but the French said he would not promise would not be the sub- among delegates rs later on of the mysterious achine gun incident, cent appearance of 2,000 ma- ngarian border in treaty of Trianon. tomorrow by the Conside: Gotthard inz sbout tr e guns on the ontravention of tt was postponed W Council Building Plan Adopted. POSSIBLETAKCUT. READY N INDIANA affair_concelved in Presidential Candi- date Porras’ interes did not merit support.” Activities to promote the monument | scheme, which have been centered at | New York, thereupon appear to have headed for the rocks. Distinguished Americans who had accepted member- ship on the “honorary United States | co-operative committee” of the Pana-| ma-Roosevelt Memorial _ Association. | Inc.. proceeded to divest themselves of their_connection_with it. _Among those (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) { ground that the memorial is an oppo- sition party political maneuver in Pan- Panama’s Protest. The monument proposition is a re cent enterprise, having been ol ted | since the beginning ef the present Opposition to it developed post- te both in Panama and in the Unit- ed States. Hostility is based on the | belief that Dr. Porras and his friends are conjuring with Roosevelt'’s magic name for their own domestic purposes | PRESIDENT SEES HOOVER PETITIONS Feels Confident Reductioanecretary's Consent Required Can Be Made if Congress to Put Him in Primary Restrains Itself. Contest. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Petitions filing Secretary Herbert | Hoover's name in the Indiana presi- | | dential preferential primary have been President Coolidge feels confident that| hrenared by Indiana Republicans favors a tax reduction of $225.000.000 as rec- | jg Ay Hoover's nomination. The one ommended by the administration Will| tping 1acking to place Mr. Hoover in be possible. | the race in the Hoosier State is his The President is not alarmed OVEr|accant Whether that will be forth- | increases that have been made in ap-| copy, : | increases g remains to be seen. The de- | propriations In excess of 1t ac veaton | Cislon must be made before midnight If Congress will refrain from au- thorizing appropriations for any great | number of new enterprises and other | activities not included in the budget, ason | { Co. fn Washington to the Atlanta offices il's private | oV s ) to feel that the Treasury will be able | lon of the mAchine | 45 stand these increases as well as| necessitated by the!some of the extraordinary demands | meciing and | queh as flood control, if the reduction | nices on other | (Tyone within the bounds approved i by him and if Congress does not get | | 100 generous in appropriating for other | urposes. ! Ip PO%% Some Will Reduce. [ The President’s feelings regarding tax | reduction in the face of the increases Congress has made in appropriations thus far this session is based principally dvice he has received from Rep- ive Madden of Illinois, chair- ouse appropriations com- he Treasury Depart- revenues for by Carlos approv ing plans fo new League Secre- jat and Assembly Hall, subject to crrtzin modifications, was adopted by the Councii The buildings will cost| 0,000 apart from the library pre- | D. Rockefeller, jr. i ussion on the non-ratifi- | upon a entions, particularly the | resentatl Convention of 1925, | man of the H orning. mittee, and from U Chamberlain, British for- E;m = t: gncea)p;ggtble .ister, pointed out that ratifica- coming fis by seven fiem!fir: of the Cfluncnl, It is figured that while some of the| * was necessary to bring the opium con- | Seliitin Soto Yot e Haliand Representatives of | 8 e will be reductions in other airec- | rat| on by | to balance thi departments will be run at an addi- e i Canada and Japan | 100 (hich in all probability will serve | fional expense during the next year, 1 their tries | tio S sty ngs in accordance with roul ’ rogram originally outlined by the mosid piRce | e gt in the preparation of the an- | sestich of fication | nual budget % i':e ;:‘ nda or:al.;eune;{)‘ The Prestdent is convinced, however, 3 0 {that if Congress becomes too extravagant | reduction will be impossible. The Prest- dent realizes that provision must be made for flood control, which prol will dig into the Treasury for about| $20,000.000 or $30,000.000 during the | next fiscal year, and that the return of { alien property will pecessitate a heay drain on the Treasury. Many Items to Be Increased. In warning Congress to avoid reck- lessness in spending money the Prest- mindful of the fact that besides departmental appro- 1 be 5 take Main Issue Raised. Chu Chfin—i | wages as n for $10,000.000 to be! ing and operating Micsissippl and its not know what the | omes will be but at| is figured that th compared with the previ- 15 not expected, however, | be any material or | o in them. 1 In. SRS aABgN g ADVANCE ON CANTON . Army of 25000 Troops Rushed to East River District to Meet Communists A sAR NN st of Ciun- re threaten- on goven from igst Provines 1 protect it siin, the oid capital | where y had ety from Com- | These Loops rushed o ast ) meet the Reds, who bonst | bey will be in Canton again with- | 600 tro of Ko aon pvernment foree atnmber but the Jater are well | roapies mike govern- dittieuit i have re 1o 13 HIROHITO With New Dolla sphter Ja Crini 6 A K gwror March 6. Frank treasurery of Ve | United b i w young golf | parter with whom Le Cat Vean g and | j 4 The othier it | Jones, and the w four-bisll | v Lake course b A five of the 18 Lole e e ot ! Warkilglon hiss v e a 1t A in Vb ouer D L White b gl i Cul "n. | verses the situation, and gives Hoover t | shows & much more pronounced swing BETTER. Treasurer White Rew ite | Thursday, when the time for fling| expires. At present, Senator “Jim”| Watson of Indiana, regarded as the | head of the Republican organization of the State, is the only candidate | who has filed. Conferences of Hoover supporters in Indianapolis tonight may have an important bearing on the de- cision. Indiana Republicans who have rec- ommended to Mr. Hoover that he enter the primary there, which 15 held May 8, have painted a rosy picture of the situation from the Hoover point of view. They insist that there has been grow ing recently a real revolt among the | Indiana volers against the Watson ma- chine, growing out of the scandals in- volving Gov. Ed Jackson and others along with the Ku Klux Klan, Poll of Publishers. | The time has come, they said, when | the Republicans are ready to turn from this organtzation and its. candidate Mr. Hoover has been told that a poll | of 200 newspaper publishers in the | State, taken two weeks ago, on their preference for President, placed Mr Hoover in fourth place. A recent poll of these same publishers, however, re- Polls P 1 of the rural and city | voters and show that Hoover is a 3-to-1 favorite over Watson, according to an- | other report brought here, and a_poll | in clubs of the big cities of the State | place in their preference been tak to the Secretary of Commerce. This is the bright side of the shicld for the | Hooverites, who are also anti-Watson. On the other hand, Senator Watson has the organization’ with him. He has the indorsement of the State dele- gation In Congress. The organization, although under attack, is regarded as powerful. It would take, it 15 id, a real political revolution to bring Jut the victory of an outsider over nator Watson for the presidential | preference of the State 1t Mr. Hoover should decide to go| nto the Ind primary, the Lowden | upporters would have to make up their | ninds imme regarding their course in India They have past_agreed to remain out of 1 If they were c that watson could ez . State Hoover, they probably would continue 1o rematn out of the race. I, however, they thought there was any chance of r. Hoover winning and obtaining a ority of the vote, thereby tying up delegates i the Republi- convention, they might Mr. Lowden, belteving that i a ormered race Mr. Hoover could ssibly obtain s majority of the and that the delegates en men. Dawes Iy Mentioned. report here that the Low- | den people his prepared petitions filing their ate o the In-| primary, W be used if 1t 18 deemed | | n nation enter thre There It has been widely ndvertised In the | Blate Lhat Sep nomination of Viee 1dent and that 1f he himsell cannot e nominated he will throw the Indlann dclegation to the Viee President. The dent 1s popular in Indlana entered e primary would make @ slrong race But he has sald tat he dx not s candidate, and many ol the sers dislke the indirect meth- o of ariving st his cholee through the ug of & i Witlson ards Bul)l)y Joncs r After Gu]f Vicl()ry negottated the conrse 97, I vas his st Gime to pley 1 After Ve mateh e treasurer asked | Bobby e antograph his beore card The $iteh open Chsmplon complied and then asked bis teammniate W auto- phi Ly cara S dn beter than thet,* swid Col White He diew three 31 bills, none of which bid ever been i clrenlation, or | Jpned from b pocket, autographed | Dien b Ve proper spot and gave | 1y bk Compaiiion ol 1 tourtng the Houth by sloppitg over here for a althiough hew | sied to retire trom the public Lt ws pussible SOUTHERN RAILWAY TOBUILD OFFICE ON FIFTEENTH STREET More Than Half of Capital Headquarters Force to Be Sent to Atlanta. SITE NEAR UNIVERSITY CLUB IS PURCHASED 1,000 Employes Will Remain Here After Transfer of Auditing Staff to South. ‘Transfer of more than half the office force employed by the Southern Railway of the company and removal of the present headquarters from the building at Thirteenth and E streets to a struc- re to be erected on the southwest cor- rer of Fifteenth and K streets was an- nounced today In joint statements is- sued from the Atlanta and Washington offices of the company. Approximately 1,200 officers and em- ployes of the staff of 2,200 now em- ployed at general headquarters of the raflway In Washington will be trans- ferred to Atlanta, leaving about 1.000 employes remaining here at the execu- tive headquarters of the company. First intimation of the move came in an announcement made through the Associated Press in Atlanta by Fairfax Harrison, president of the road, and | amplified bricfly in Washington by the | meager statement that the “expected” site of the Southern’s proposed new executive office building will be the southwest_corner of Fifteenth and K streets. The two announcements sete tled a question of long standing in Washington, as to whether the general offices of the company would be re- moved in their entirety from the Capi- tal. The building at present housing the office has been authorized for our- chase by the Government, and is in the Government triangle to be devoted to Government structures exclusively. Plan Addition in Atlanta. For the accommodation of the em- ployes transferred to Atlanta, Mr. Har- rison sald an adequate and convenient addition will be made to the Southern's present Atlanta office butlding. Offices of the auditors of freight passenger and station accounts, of the car_accountant and of the overcharge | wed on Page 2, Column 6.) LINDY BACK HERE ON MYSTERY TR Vanishes From Bolling Field on Overnight Return From Scott Field, Il | Mysteriously doubling back on his aerial tracks between here and Scott Field, Belleville, Ill, through the night, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh came to res on Bolling Field about 6:30 o'clock this morning and then, in keeping with his announced intention to evade publicity, | virtually vanished into thin air The flying colonel, who has kept re- porters and photographers wondering what he s going to do next, apparently had little if any sleep. While informa- tlon received from Bolling Fleld sald that he had gone directly to the F quet Club, where he stayed over the week end, all knowledge of his coming sas disclaimed there. A poll of the Gov- ernment departments and officials like- ly to be interested in his visit failed to reveal any knowledge of efther his pres- ence or the purpose of his return to Washington. His plane was whe Into the hangar and he departed quic ly_from Bolling Fleld, 1t was said. but officers fatled o ascertain if the “Lone Eagle” had companions on his latest tight Col terday morning at cing delayed for some broken tail skid, which placed. His destination unan- nounced. Putting into Cincinnati in the afternoon, he later turned up at Scott Field. ‘Then, for reasons un- known, he did an about fac An Associnted Press dispateh Cineinnati told of his second unan- nounced stop there within 12 hours. ‘The dispatch sald he landed at Lunken atrport about 1:30 o'clock this morning and a half hour later took off again T Lindbergh left W 10 Mngton yes- yelock, after hours” by a was soon res from Is Friends Me Wants to Keep in Background. SCOTT FIELD, BELLEVILLE, 11, March 6 (7 Determined to avoid pub lieity, Col. Charles A, Lindbergh ar- rived hete at 6:30 oclock last night with four St Louls friends after an nerial tour of ern cities and left alone for Washington at 8:45 o'clock without any announcement to the r Col. Lindbergh enlisted the wid of Col John A Pacgelow, SHceott Field com- mandant, in keeping his hop-off ne- cret Lindberghe T Willimm B, Robertson, one of crgh’s compantons, suld he knew of Lindberg's plan Lo fiy to Washing- ton, but he and others had promised o tay nothing about it Wants to Retive Robertson sald Landbergh de e Maj fyn C appeRrances when he 18 to 825,000 Woodiow Wilson peace prize $and ot Washington, March 21, when President. Coolldy sent hiim with the Congressional af Honor “diim asked us not o tell what ite we know of hiy future plans” Ma) Ftaberison suld “He wants @ rest and nsked us as tiends 1o try Lo see that he is loft wlone, and we thant he 15 entitled to that much Mo his bt i hird grind of Nothing of great Wontinued on Page . Radio PPrograms ) feration we CONSEAIENTE WIS 2, Column 2 age 35, PRIZE POULTRY. POLICEMEN CHARGE MQUADE TRIED T0 SHIELD GAMBLERS | Grand Jury Foreman Accused as Officers Reply to Blanton 0riz. | SMELT RUM ON HESSE’S | BREATH, SAYS INSPECTOR | Testimony on Warrant Procedure in Gordon's Office Should Go to Senate, Hammer Avers. | 1eQu houses. reply to NEW SESSION PLAN NOW FACING HOUSE Vote Expected by Thursday on Change in Meetings | of Congress. By the A The ad of another change in | the Constitution framed by the Natior founders—an amendment to abolish the “lame duck” or biennial three-month sessions of Congress and clarify provi- stons dealing with presidential succes- | sion—today was the question facing the House. Under a previous agreement, the “Dead” Ten Times In as Many Days, Infant Will Live By the Associated Pres: GLENDALE, Calil March 6.— After having been pronounced dead 10 times within as many days, a baby 5 weeks old will live, said her physician yesterday. Three blood transfusions by the mother and con- tinuous use of a pulmotor brought the baby “back to life.” Ten times the little daughter of Mrs. G. E. Olmstead ceased breath- ing, her heart stopped beating and her eyes glazed. Apparently she was dead. The fire department pulmotor first revived the child February 25. A icilan diagnosed the case as plural pneumonia and organized neighbors into pulmotor squads. ‘The baby began breathing natu- rally vesterday and took food. She will live, said the physician. | date. | would follow immed White-Norris resolution proposing that the terms of President and Vice Presi- dent end at noon January 24 and those of Senators and Representatives at noon January 4, instead of March 4, was the | special order of business, with leaders of the opinion that a final vote would | not be reachcd until Thursday at the | earliest. . Five hours, or insufficient | time for each of the 435 members to | speak for one minute, had been set | aside for gencral debate. | AT Measure Drawn by White. | Death of Girl Gives Impetus The resolution then will be consid-| " ered under procedure permitting | t0 Demand for New Medi- cal Law. DIPLOMA MILL BAN amendments, a number of which are expected. | Drafted by Representative White, Re- | publican, Kansas, the resolution s a substitute for one sponsored by Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, and al- ready aproved by the Senate. The latter action was by a two-thirds vote, which also will be necessary in the House. After that three-fourths of | tate Legislatures must ratify the | 1. dential approval fs not required. Under the resolution Congress, as at | present, would assemble at least once cach year. In the odd-numbered years | Congress would meet January 4, but | would be given authority to set another The death of a girl patient on the able of a spine manipulator during a chiropractic treatment Saturday has given renewed impetus to determined efforts to secure from the present se: sion of Congress not only a new medi- | cal practice act, but legislation to out- law “diploma mills” from the District of Columbia. Louis W. Hoffman, 3012 Adams street northeast, a physiotherapist, was re- leased yesterday on $7,500 bond after he had been ordered held for action of grand jury by a coroner’s jury in con- nection with the death of Miss Eleanor Lehman, years old, 30 K street. Interested spectators at the inquest were Dr. Joseph S. Wall, frman of the legislative committee of the Medic: | Society of the District of Columbia, and M Pearl McCall, assistant United | States Attorney Leaders in” Drive. | These are the leaders, respectivel ! the drives for the two p | lation, and both indicated that they considered the Lehman case as a strik- | ng o In each cven-numbered yvear, ft| would meet January 4 and adjourn on or before noon May 4. At present | Congress meets the first Monday in December each year. In even years it may continue in session 12 months, but 1 odd years it must adjourn by noon March 4 Speeds Up New Congress. tons committee, of which White is chairman, that the changes in meeting dates would enable newly elected Con- gresses to take office and be prepared to carry out policies on which it was elected “within' about two months after election. AU present, it is pointed out the new Cong unless called into spectal session, not convene for 13 months after election Under the change, the long sesston tely after the No- Column 1) ent laws id that she had record of the College of Physto-ther- apy” where, Hoftman testified, he had received his education in the healing art which he has practiced during the past 10 years, his previous training bemg that of & male trained nurse Providence Hospital. The assistant U. S. attorney did secure from Hoftman an admision that he had attended one of the alleged chiropractic colleges maintained Here SIX OF Seven years ugo by Joe Shelby Riley. It was under the susptees of one of these schools that a three-w course to fit stus " dents for the practice of osteopathy was given. Graduates of this school still Are maintaining osteopathie offices i the city, asrevealed by Mias MeCall last Winter Hofty o under the pr MeCall today s le to find any (Continued on Page 20 KILLED IN RLAST AT FIREWORKS PLANT More Than 100 Houses Destroyed With Injury to 50 Persons, Ny the Associated Press BAMARANG, Java, March least & score of persons were killed | and more than 100 houses destroved by the explosion of & fireworks factory at Kodoes, near here, today, Twenty bodles have been taken from the debris. Fifty persons are known to have been injured. “The explosion caused damuge over w wide area MRS. COOLIDGE'S MOTHER SHOWING IMPROVEMENT 6.--At an yesterday told the jury that at the “Washington College of Physio- Therapy,” lectures had been glven by expetts from the Veterans' Bureau, but he refused to name these men with the exception of a Guatave Blessell, who, he sald, was & leader tn the art of drugless healing Officials of the Veterans' Burean stated today that no such name appears i thelr vecords and that Hlexsell never has been ached to the i burcau, either as u direct employe ov under contract Miss McCall sald today that she had obtatned from Hoftman_an admssion DRIVE S RENEWED bicet lesson of the dangers to which | the citizens of Washiugton are sub- | “FOREIGN” GONTROL - DENIED BY WILSON Merger Plan Author Offers Proof of Street Car Lines’ Ownership. Inspector Albe Iy had s eath of Maj : ndent of police, while the declaration made by Re | Hammer of { mony regar ton Gordon e case now bei 'be sent to the Senate, were the high spots of U | hearing. Pe | thi Action Is Delayed. In the meanw this afternoon th: | missioners will take no ac Charges that the two local street car | spect to the char, systems are under illegal “foreign con- and trol,” which again flared up to disrupt | Gibso at the af Mal. with a flat denial by Harley P. Wilson, {vice president. and a director of the| foliowirg his North American Co. | re he and hi “The North American Co. does not | before the subcom: now. and never has, owned a controlling | tions of the Senate interest in efther the Washington Rail- | [FiCt aPP! ay and Elect tion companies,” Wilson decla close of a heated argument | vened william McK. Clayton and Willlam A.!sion. and | Roberts, representatives of the public! said it would be | utilities committee of the Federation of | 1in® | Citizens® Assoctations. | tion. ed at the | the C: Wilson Offers Proof. | cedure the Commissio; Wilson offered to put tnto the record | Feusaton Wil e e Pojice Depat {a communication from the president of | yiant gtven to the subeom: jthe North American Co. expressing| ;..o copyv ¥ entire willingnoss to state ail facts re- | (o™ lating to stock ownership in the two| local traction companies, and. in re-| sponse to a demand from Clayton and | Roberts, promised to “come clean” on| the records of all stock ow | either by the company or through its| officials and trustees. | At the outset of the hearings tod: the charges previously made by Cl iton burst out anew when W { countered by accusinz Clayton of m | representing the Federation of Citi- | zens” Assocations and of | | statements unsupported by fact Clayton had charged that the Nort! | American Co. had violated the law by | acquiring more than {the stock of the Was | & FElectric Co. and that | turther violation if the {cern voted fts stock on merger agreement Replying _indigna tion offictal, Robe speech was a ¢ |eral weeks' effort to c in the Federation of Cits | tions and to cloud the issy in e merger a Chatrman Chtldres ’l'nlxlh‘s Commission breach at the end of an hot controversy. by ruling tha anything fliegal tn the stoc {of the North American Co. he ! i | last me that he will att | ne to th to the t charged W on of sev- | 1| 8rRued at the end of the have had all of Amer! o representative of | made a deliberate effort to ¢ isstie by presenting statement he knew were unsupported by the fac He demanded of Clayton wheth appeared here in opposition tothe m ger and in what cap: Clayton Relates Position In the ensuing argument, Clavton de clared he had come to the hearings as one of the representatives of the ¢ “sent here without insts and reviewing the previous p tions taken by the foderation, decl that fts last action was in favor of merger of the two ear lnes to the ex- cluston — of the Washigton ¥ Transit Co Wilon had ¢ Clayton's own posttion with tes the federation’s’ action in When Clayton took his erts launched a vigorous son. Mo charged that Wison's spee was A combination of continued ¢ on his part for several weeks (o ¢ dissension i the federation. He clared that the federation had adop! the Arst clause s 11 points age the merger agreement, holding that the valuation was too high As representatives of the public util- Ities committee of the atton he de- clared he and Clavton were ed o appenr at the hea AU this point Rober Witson. I seeking (o cause e ¢ feder I Continued on Page Column 3 Much Plans Condition Lady So Better Fivat to Leave for Original Tom Sawye Washington Tonight Uy (o Aswociated Pioss NORTHAMPTON, Mass, March Greatly chieered by the Tmprovement I the condition of Mrs. Lemira Good e, her mother, Mia Calvin: Coolidge will Jenve tontght for Washington Bince coming o Northumpton last Mis Coolidge s spent s dally at her mother's the Dicktnson Hospital, e has been w patient December, when she kol miuenea Venterday wan with Ay Caod Bue nearly four hours, ad phystolans sukid Hie mother had béen greatly bone Oted by her daughiter Visit, Assaciated Pross BPOKANE, Wash, March 6 Tom Sawyer, the boy of Mark Twatn's sto- Vies of Tife on the Misstssippt, 1s dead “The pasaing of the man who tsplred Pwali's famous charaoter was tevealed heve yesterday by Mrs. Flavilla Pluero, of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Mis. Piners dtiselosed that the wan was her brother, Thomas Hawyer, wha died Bebruary At tueson, Arta Mrs Pinero sald her brother's boy hood Was apent o (he shores af - the Mississippl #id (hat Twain st saw whey e sttered an att . . . . ! Sh)l‘lcfi Dld:‘ m Al‘l:l‘l\i\ Hcaltl\ RL‘SUI‘(‘ Wontinued on Page 4 | 3 Of M:\rk T\\';lil\‘S Accounis Didter, Y. Rianton Hesse atwy Hay Ay he shontd When May ot him aboard A steamboat He o]t manhood while working o and flnally turned o the West for ads venture, i Aawyer was emploved by the Chicago, | Milwaukes & SU Faul Ratoad and | helped to bulld that line through Novth Dakota and Montana He spent 23 years i the West as a ratlroad man e moved o Attaona a few years age g aneffort (o vecover his health s | Plnero sald. 8he announced (hat the hocdy il Been Butied i Outario, Cane e o ada, Wutiged on Page 2, Qi grew with (h [

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