ï~~aucturers as4 'salesmen I;lwlift annual instalia'e~ag onday evening at ti, r Jiast Msin Street 'trill - be served and rt.;inment.nd music will of.the evening. Green, -representative of Ln Sugar PRefling Comly 8eeonet ry of the Na11 Qi'ooers' Association, thre meeting. ing, a.ssistsant city attoras inmtaiiation officer for g newly-elected officers: V'. H. Deem; vice presiSauer; treasurer, J. D. irectors, C. C. Ferree, A. alter Stotz, H. E. Nation, nacher, E. S. Stott and irner. ~S IN SUNDAY )LS MEET TODAY E. Gardner, D. D., New 1 secretary of the general igious education of l'he Episcopal church, and AreY oil.a Go Geser, CIHIOBEN VNWIWtN~ 10 HEIURN_ MIDWEEK Attendance at 'Schools Not Heavy After Vacation, Due to the Flu. Columbus public school childrenr yesterday found it hard to end an eight-weeks' vacation. A survey rof schools showed that attendance in many builings was less than two-thirds normal." The greatest number of absentees was in lower grades. OHXOiM#TWILL HEAR d1 t bWARDS' SPEAK Major General Clarence iR, Edwards will be the principal speaker at the thirty-third annual ainquet and victory celebration of the' Ohio Society of New York at the Waldorf-Astoria lTan. 11. He. will tell of the famous marfisle exploits at Chateau Thierry. The French government, in response to invitation by the society, has detailed Leutenant Colonel Philippe Bunau.Vatilla., who distinguished htmself at Verdun, to speak for the French republic. Sir Henry Babington Smith, K. C. B., acting high commissioneer of Great.Britain, will attend as that nation's representative. AI. Marcel Knecht of the French high commisalon, and Patrick Francis \l or phy of New York also will speak. Leaves Worthington. hr. A. M. McConagha, owner of the W~orthington,- Hospital, has disposed of his practice and property to Dr. George H. Bonnell of Jersey. Dr. '1icCnnagha will practice in Colum 53 receird0cL 1 wwike of the < RChrlstmse(, ew sss 'hy are ths S and W~ae y. '' guess and lea4 m nay wia oe; Qf.the fgiiOwirrF..s ed -us..............: N~ext 5 Ptteq....,.....,... FIGHT FGR, flSJAIE OFIC, XB $FAULT1 --SAYS PULLINOTON. Republican Chairman Says Governor Is to Blame.,If Fulton Holds On. F:. M. Fuliington, Republican stats' chairman, in a staterment issued yesterday, attempts to place upon Governor ('ox responsibility of "defeating the will of the people' in case ISecreiary of State ii'u'iton, Demno crat, ref usia to reflnquishs lis- office to Harvey C. Smith, Republkcan. The latter received a -majority of 40,000 at the November election. It is planned to appeal to the courts to determine whether Smith's election was valid, since he did not resign the probate judgship of Muskingum County before election. to br vp Gov?pn.'Cog-f. sthey - of, fltee or i t e; a lslatore attioon Jasi int a of hol-e~ aiddre i tfNit PIS lansi4 tie' gOv r, s', immediate y-manger= akin8 the wlfl m ellVo ''i"lriesag a toi th~ elslcatue bothbou.sare Repubilcan. -Deo s 4onot:expect ao T viyBurned in Blast. ~ BAY(>iNE,' N. J., -Jan. 2.--When a "BU' Z tank car contaiaing.more titansh8000,&nawona.cc gallons ot gas'oline..e*pi qd~M stethe' larg st mtinim Standard Ofl Co nriay'ir'platat LaeonsF4 We Constat lehopk xoday 20, men aind-girl pa"r, Whicht employee were badly -.l 4d.'hey za# ila. Ap were renmqved to a ". qpitsl, where will. bd - it was. aidc some prof rislbe, wonl4% die, > W(f ti t el The fl aun e r.epvei pd 'he' ibuilding b elri they werW worii, and they were; p _ e y 4;t?s LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NEWSPAPER RM