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RELIEF WORKERS
HASTEN MENACED
ALTAMAHA AREA
FURTHER FLOOD MENACE
SAVANNAH DISTRICT
IS PASSED
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Further menace of flood to the
Coastal Highway between Savanah
and high ground on the South Caro
llna side was past yesterday with the
reaching of the crest here sometime
Tuesday night or early yesterday
morning. At the same time a party of
relief workers left for the threatened
Altamaha river section yesterday
morning, officials announced that the
Coastal Highway between Savannah
and Hardeeville would likely be
thrown open to traffic within the
next two or three days.
Today It was estimated at the of
fice of the United States Engineer
Department that damage to the cause-
SEARCH FOR BODY
SEEN FLOATING
SAVANNAH RIVER
a PP eare d to be possibly
"1® flr * casualty |„ the Sevan
nah vicinity, as a result of the
flooded streams of the last few
days was seen in the report of
a body floating in the Savannah
river this morning.
The United States Coast Guard
reported to the U. S. Engineer
Department today that a body
had been seen floating down the
Savannah river In the local har
bor. One of the three Coast
Guard patrol boats set out down
stream in an effort to locate the
corpse. It had not returned
from Its mission early this after
noon and no further details of
the discovery were available.
way of the South Carolina highway
meant It must be closed until Sunday.
Near the old rice mill about 75 feet
of the causeway, reaching halfway
across the road, has been washed out.
The crest of the waters in the Alta
maha valley area Is expected to be
reached during the week end and pos
sibly Friday night. Mrs. Louis Roos,
executive secretary of the Red Cross
at Savannah, accompanied by William
Hepner, national disaster worker from
Washington and Miss Rose Marie
Smith, district FERA director, left
yesterday morning for Townsend.
There they will establish a food cen
ter and relief headquarters for the
residents of the 25-mile area which
lies in wait for the swollen waters.
The United States Engineer Depart
ment as Savannah will furnish boats
and men to convey people from spots
at which the flood waters migh ma
roon residents. Many have already
left territory which might be sub
merged and taken shelter on higher
ground.
Oapt. Frank W. Spencer was at
work all yesterday morning obtaining
the assistance of various groups in
preparation to ship batteau by rail ot
the threatened, district. A large
coast guard patrol boat and two small
er ones as well as a Coast Guard com
munications truck, equipped for both
sending and receiving of radio mes
sages were sent here to be employed
in relief work in the Townsend sector
Hundreds have already evacuated
Townsend.
Tourists and others who came to
Savannah and expected to cross the
Savannah River bridge are being rou
ted north byway of Statesboro and
Augusta.
It is quite probable, and is more or
less anticipated, the Coastal Highway
south of Savannah will be closed be
fore the week is up, but likely not
earlier than Friday night. On this
road, Highway No. 17, it was believed
the first spot to go under water would
be near Eulonia. Three engineers from
the office of D. D. Hankins, resident
engineer of the state highway depart
ment at Savannah, left yesterday
morning for Rlceboro on Highway 17.
The location just below Rlceboro is
very, low and the engineer party was
to begin supervision of the work of
sandbagging the highway. The state
highway department shipped 50,000
saimbags to Rlceboro for this work.
It is believed Jenck’s Bridge, on the
Ogeechee, and on the Atlanta high
way will not be closed when the crest
of the waters touches there Saturday.
A day later the orest is due at the
King,s Ferry bridge on the Ogeechee
and.this bridge may be closed to traf.
sic the early part of net week.
It is posible the State Highway No.
38, connecting Ludowici and Jesup,
will be closed within the next several
days.
The crest of the streams has been
amoving southward much slower than
was expected. Forty miles up the
Savannah river the water level had
dropped only a foot yesterday since
Monday morning.
Forces of the Seaboard Air Line
and Atlantic Coast Line Railway today
are closely watching tracks of these
two carriers in the Altamaha section.
Tuesday and the day before com
munications of the Seaboard had been
Interrupted between Charleston and
Hamlet, N. C. but so far there has been
no trouble in the Altamaha region.
Workers have been adding extra
ballast to the tracks of some parts
of the Altamaha section which Is
traversed by the Seaboard. All danger
to service of the Central of Georgia is
over, it was learned from an official
of this system. For a time there
was water over the tracks at a
few points, notably at Dover. At all
such places precautions had been made
by slagging of the roadbed to mini
mize danger. It was necessary for
trains at times in a few areas to move
slowly where tracks were covered with
a little water but service was never
affected.
In striking contrast to the hub-bub
of previous crowds of sightseerers
at midnight last night at the
steel bridge over the Savannah River
at Port Wentworth a strange quiet
pervaded the scene. Then the Savan
nah edge of the large inland lake
created by the yellow slot.-d at this
point was dominated by a star powd
ered sky. The peace of the night was
broken only by the oeaaeless chant of
the surging waters that moaned about
the wooden jetties and concrete pillars
Vt the bridges, racing toward the seas.
Racing for some time too, but in
this case frantically for shelter, has
been the tormented wild life through
out this section. There were numerous
stories of the fate of beasts and rep
tiles driven from their customary habi.
tat.
On* man told of the plight of a
300 pound black mother bear and her
«übs. The trio came sailing down
TALMADGE FIRES
VETERAN EMPLOYES;
WHOLESALE OUSTERS
ATLANTA, April 15—With the
discharge of 13 veteran employes’
at the state capitol Governor Tal
madge began today what is be
lieved to be a thorough “weeding
out” of the state House personnel.
In the office of the ousted William
B. Harrison, former comptroller
general, the axe was felt heaviest.
There was no explantions, the
employes simply being notified they
were no longer needed. The fol
lowing were discharged: From the
comptroller-general’s office, Joe
Slade, of Sandersville, state fire
marshal; T. B. Perry, former post
master of Camilla, deputy state
fire marshal; W. H. Platt, of
Thomasville, former state senator,
inspector in the tax department;
M. L. McWhorter, of Stephens,
Oglethorpe county, tax inspector;
Miss Ellen Douglas, of Atlanta,
clerk; Dan Langford, of Thomas,
ville, inspector in the oil division;
J. T. Collins, tax inspector.
From the office of Eugene Ma
theson, ousted revenue commission
er, who was suceeded by aPt Crow,
of Symrna; Miss Clara Weekes, of
Decatur, sister of former State
Senator John Wesley Weekes, who
now is chief attorney in the radio
division of the U. S. Department of
Commerce; Clyde Tuck, of Logan
ville, nephew of John Wilson, sec
retary of state.
From the motor vehicle tag de
partment: Mrs. Elsie Patton Jud
son; Mrs. Julia Collins Northrop,
EXQUISITE CHINESE PAINTINGS WILL
BE EXHIBITED AT TELFAIR ACADEMY
Chinese paintings of unknown but
evident antiquity will likely be a.
mong the first exhibitions at the
Telfair Academy of Arts and
Sciences next fall. The paintings
were offered to the academy by
their owner. Mrs. David Milton of
New York and Blowing Rock, a
few days ago, but as exhibitions for
this season will close in two weeks,
it was considered beet to leave
them until autumn.
Mrs. Milton, who Is the guest
of Mrs. F. W. Altstaetter, purchas
ed the oils in Peking during her
last trip there. The style of the
art, which was originated over a
thousand years ago, and the cos
tumes worn by the delicately
brushed characters are strong evi
dences that the paintings are cen
turies old. Painted in panels, and
undoubtedly the work of one artist,
they represent scenes from a Chin
ese garden of long ago, and in spite
of their great age. retain remark
able freshness of color. The crim.
the river on a big kg, teetering on it
as It rolled. Nsar the Savannah river
bridge it bumped mto another log
and upset. The two little bears and
their mother clambered on the sec
ond log after a brief tumble into
the stream. They turned up later in
a tree at the federal game preserve
opposite the old rice mill whose dance
flow was covered with water.
Then there was the encounter by a
man of two terror-stricken rabbits, a
possum and a five-foot water moccasin
in one of the lare bushes which lines
a section of the Coastal Highway
causeway. The man killed the snake
with a stick. The rabbits eyed the
human visitor closely but neither they
nor the ‘possum budged from their
safe perch.
The garage of the tender of the
Savanah River bridge at Port Went
worth last night stood in water
as did the back yard of the
bridge tender's home. National Guards
man James R. Gamer of Battery B,
118th Field Artillery, who was sworn
in as an extra county officer yesterer
day, patrolled the bridge again last
night.
to stop any motorists who might
pass the large signs warning all traf
fic that this highway was closed.
/• PRIVATE LIVES Os PICTURE PEOPLE «
from the State Department of En.
tomology, former headed by Man
ning S. Yeomans, sou of Attorney-
General Yeomans; D. C. Moody, half
brother of Attorney-General Yeo
mans.
C. H. Gaddis, one of the oldest
employed, in point of service, in
the state government. He has been
with this department alone for
nearly 20 years.
Immediately following the dis.
missals, Secretary of State Wilson
said that the discharge of his
nephew, Clyde Tuck, followed close
on the heels of Wilson’s attendance
at a Jefferson Day dinner in At
lanta. It was reported that Mrs.
Judson was dismissed because her
husband is in the employ of the
United States Treasury Department,
and that Mrs. Northrup was fired
because it was believed her hus
band gets a salary of $175 a month
from a private source.
WINIFRED SUMAN
Funeral services for Winifred Ellis
Suman, the 11-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Suman of
Washington, D. C., will be held today
in Washington. The little girl died
Tuesday.
She is survived by her parents, two
uncles, Milton B. Ellis and Charles
D. Ellis of Savannah: and two aunts,
Miss Catie B. Ellis of Savannah and
Miss Sallie S. Ellis of Washington.
son of robes and flowers and the
jade of the strange oriental trees
are particularly well preserved.
Each panel is done in the ancient
Chinese manner without regard to
perspective. At the top may be
seen a lady sitting in the garden
with her little doll-like children
playing about her, while just below
her husband and his friends en
joy a game of "Go” on a small lac
quer table, this being a game
similar to the western Backgam
mon. Beneath this, a gray philoso
pher, wearing his mandarin hat
with the red button on front and
with his five pointed beard of Con
fuscius, is sitting beneath a tree,
writing at a little table. On one side
stands his son in brilliant robes;
on the other Is a younger boy with
a bowl or wine or tea.
The expressions on the faces of
the characters are exquisitely hu
man and vital. Some are laughing,
some are talking, a few have the
spiritual peace of the famous sta
tue of Ganjin, the Buddhist priest
who went from China to carry Bud
dah to Japan in the eighth century.
Everywhere are cherry trees, lotus
flowers, ornaments in the satin hair
of ladies, and joss sticks ready to
be lighted. Four of the panels re
present the four seasons, depicting
typical flowers of autumn, winter,
spring and summer.
AFTERMATH OF PLANE
TRAGEDY, NO CHECKS
GLENDALE. W. Va., April 13
(TP) —An aftermath of the airplane
tragedy In which 11 persons lost
their lives near IJniontown, Pa.,
last Tuesday was felt in Glendale
this afternoon.
The employees of the Mar Toy
Factory have been waiting ever
since then for the arrival of payroll
checks sent from New York. They
found out today that they’d been
sent by air mail on Tuesday. It’s
likely they were turned up when
the airliner crashed.
SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1936
CITY PROMISES
HELP MILITARY
IN CELEBRATION
MAJOR PETERSON MADE
APPEAL CITY COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT
Led by Maj Charles R. Peterson, a
delegation of 14 officers of the Chat
ham Artillery filed before City Coun
cil last night and made a successful
request for financial aid in the stag
ing of the celebration May 1-2, at
tendant to the celebration of the 150th
anniversary of the historical military
organizaion, the oldest volunteer corps
in the South.
Maj. Peterson was the spokesman.
He dwelled much upon the famous
Chatham Artillery punch which will
be an attractive feature of the big
banquet, the highlight of the two-day
fesivities. The city promised SIOO to
ward the celebration expenses.
The elaborate program will bring
maqy out-of-town visitors, Maj. Peter
son told the city fathers. More than
300 invitations go to those out of the
city. They Include those to the Oen
tennila Legion which U comprised of
historic units of the original colonies.
President Roosevelt, Governor Tal
madge and other notables will be In
vited. The entire personnel of Bat
tery A of Waynesboro is expected to
attend.
ENTHUSIASTIC IN
ADVANCE OPEMNfi
OF TYBEE SEASON
Joseph R. Daniels, manager of
the Seabreeze Hotel at Tybee, said
yesterday he is preparing to cope
with one of the biggest seasons in
the history of the beach resort. •
Manager Daniels said workmen
are now making extensive repairs
at his hotel in preparation to hand,
le standing-room-only week-end
crowds this summer. It is his be
lief that the depression days are at
an end and that this summer will
see the people of Savannah and the
surrounding territory with money
in their pockets and eager to make
up for the fun they have missed
in the lean days.
Renovation at the Seabreeze Ho
tel now underway consists of paint
ing, remodeling and general re
pairs to the dining room, lobby and
most of the guest rooms.
BOY SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY AUTO
HENRY F. WARNER, JR., 7,
HIT WHILE WALKING
WITH FATHER
The outcome of the injuries of
Henry F. Warner, Jr., 7, 1608 Price
street, knocked down by an auto
yesterday afternoon, was still in
definite today at St. Joseph’s Hos
pital where the lad Is confined.
X-ray pictures were made this
morning to determine the young
ster’s hurts. Henry sustained a
brain concussion, j*>sibly a frac
tured skull and bad cuts about one
eye.
Police released under bond Alfred
M. Rowse, 1515 East Forty-ninth
street, the driver of the car which
hit the boy.
JOBLESS INCREASE
The number of unemployed per.
sons in Savannah rose to 14,912 in
the latest report of the National
Reemployment Bureau. Os these,
89f>2 are men and 5950 are women.
Col. Sheftall B. Coleman said to
day that on an average of 100 to
150 persons are interviewed daily.
Meantime, out of sixteen county
supervisors in this district under
the WPA. only four remained after
yesterday's drastic reductions.
These were Mrs. Eunice Williams,
Statesboro; Mrs. Beatrice Kirk
land, Brunswick; Miss Vivian Pin
son. Waycross, and Miss Frances
Pelton, Claxton.
Guest of the Boy Scout Foundation of Greater New York, Bernard
Mainde Boissiere, French Boy Scout, is shown on his arrival in the liner
Paris. Scout Boissiere will return to France after an extended tour of
the East. (Central Press)
FHA PROGRAM BRINGING NUMBER OF
BEAUTIFUL HOMES SAVANNAH SHORTLY
A number of beautiful new homes,
for the poor man as well as his
more prosperous brother, will be
constructed in Savannah in a short
time, it is indicated by the latest
report of the Federal Housing Ad
ministration, which is running an
Insurance Mortgage Clinic at 23
East Bay street under the Better
Housing Program.
The report shows that eligible ap
plications amounting to $133,000 for
new constructions have been made
out at the clinic since it opened
here little more than a week ago.
Some of the applications for loans
were made- by middle class men
desirous of modest bungalows and
some by rural folk. A few were for
more elaborate dwellings in the
small house type. As soon as the
MURDER OF MILES BE INVESTIGATED
AT CORONER S INQUEST LATE TODAY
The coroner’s inquest in the mur
der of night watchman Dozier D.
Miles, of the International Vegetable
Oil Company, found brutally beaten
to death near one of the plant build
ings yesterday morning was set for
3 o'clock this afternoon. Dr. G. L.
Johnson, city coroner, said,
Lack of clues and difficulty of find
ing definitely the motive for the crime
have very considerably the efforts
of county police officers investigating
the mystery.
It appeared very likely this morn
ing the coroner’s jury would reach
a verdict that the watchman
had come to his death at the hands
of an unknown party or parties.
With the absence of Miles’ watch,
pistol and bunch of keys from his
body when it was discovered, whicht
was loaned the theory of robbery
was a motive., Yet the terrific beat
ing of the man received also gave rise
to the belief there had been malice
in the attack and the taking of the
watchmans belongings might have
been performed by his assailant to
confuse the investigators.
Ocunty Police Chief W. P. Chap
man and Officers Sheppard, O’Reil
ley. Henderson and Sergt. Waters
continued their probing of the case
today. As far as could be ascertain
ed early this afternoon the case re
tained its original baffling aspect
appications can be checked and cer
tified as meeting the few simple
requirements of the FHA, builders,
contractors, and architects will be
kept busy, it was predicted by the
clinic.
The refinancing loan reecived the
most applications, with a total of
$293,850 in eligible requests. Under
the purchasing clause $33,000 in
eligible applications were made out,
while under modernization the a
mount was $26,700. Altogether there
were 179 interviews, with applica
tions amounting to approvimately
$546,000, of which $430,550 appears
to be eligible.
The highest loan asked for so
far is for $16,000, which is the limit
of the amount any loan can exceed.
The lowest is around a thousand
dollars.
Thorough search so far has failed to
turn up the weapon used to kill
Miles.
Officials of the plant where the
man was murdered and Miles had
reported only one or two nights ago
he saw a hobo prowling about the
gates of the company property. The
watchman chased the hobo away, he
said. Relatives of the dead man
said Miles had spoken of similar
previous incidents of wanderers
hunting for a place to sleep about
the company plant and being order,
ed away. One of Mr. Miles sons
thought his father’s murderer
might have been one of these men.
Officers were not disposed to attach
a great deal of importance to this
lead.
AUTO CRASH VICTIM
FILES DAMAGE SUIT
KIEKLIGHTER ASKS $25,000
FOR LOSS OF ARM IN
COLLISION
Attorn eps for Edward Kieklighter,
who may lose his arm as the result
of an automobile crash on the- Coast
al Highway Tuesday, today entered
suit against three Indiana tourists
seeking $25,000.
George Rew, driver of the automo
bile which Mr. Kieklighter charges
crashed into his parked automobile
while traveling between 60 and 70
miles an hour, is under SI,OOO bond
from a Ways Station justice’s court
on the charge of reckless driving un
der the influence of whisky.
WRIGHT PROBABLE
SENIOR CLERK
ROBERT C. BURNHAM LIKE
LY BE GIVEN PLACE
IN OFFICE
Elton Wright, dispersement clerk
for Chatham county, was today slated
to succeed Cary W. Anderson as sen*
lor clerk in the office of tax receiver
in the court house, according to mem
bers of the Board of County Com
missioners.
It is expected the appointment will
be confirmed tomorrow at the regular
meeting of the board.
Mr. Wright has been discharging
the duties of dispersement clerk and,
in condition, general assistance in the
tax receiver’s office.
It is probable that Robert C. Burn
ham will be named to succeed Mr.
Wright in the latter capacity.
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SAVANNAH, GA.
MARKETS
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Allied Chem. 198%
Am. Can —-—126
Am. Loco 29
Am. Pow. & Light l2>4
Am. Rad.
Am. Sugar »3%
Am. Tel. —166%
Am. Tob. B 92
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Armour 111. 5%
Atchison - 83%
Aviation Corp. 6>j
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Bendex. 31%
Beth. Steel - - 61%
Briggs 53 %
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Case 171
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Com. Solvents 19%
Consol. Oil l4 •
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Douglas 64%
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JUVENILE PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION TO SHOW
GARDENS OF THE SOUTH
To assist in its work of lifting un
fortunate children out of sordid sur
roundings and giving them the ad
vantage of education, the Educational
Committee of the Juvenile Protect
ive Association will sponsor a lantern
showing of scenes from the most fa
mous gardens in the low South coun
try Friday night in the Gold Room
of the De Soto Hotel. There will be
two complete shows, one at 8 o'clock
and the other at 8.
The slides were painted by Mrs.
Bayard Wooten, who will show them
and make informal somments on the
various gardens. Gorgeously done
in natural colors, these slides have
attracted attention in many cities.
Several Savannahians whs have seen
them report that they have never
viewed such exquisite pictures of the
gardens of the South.
Wormsloe, with its historic atmos
phere and profuse growth of azaleas
and other blooms, will be presented.
Magnolia Gardens of Charleston, fa
mous throughout the country, will
also be represented. Natural gardens
and cultivated spots In Florida and
Virginia, as well as less known cen
ters of natural liceliness, will be in
cluded in the showing.
The public is invited to stand. A
small admission will be charged.
m V* v \
Frank C. Matkewi
Ogeechee Roe Shad, Pompano,
Blue Fish, Maokerel and Piliets
of Mackerel.
Rad Snapper Steak ip
Smelts Mj,
fit Trout
#' Jumbo Prawn ISP
Local Whiting
Fresh Caught Shrimp
Florida Lobsters, Flounders
and Fillets of Flounders
Many Other Kinds of
Freeh Seafood #
EXTRA FORCE EMPLOYED TO
GIVE PROMPT DELIVERY
Frank C. Mathew*
CITY MARKET DIAL SIM.
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Sears Roe 67%
Simmons Co. 30%
Socony 15
Sou. RR. 17%
Stand. Oil Cal. 43%
Stand. Oil NJ. 63%
Stand. Brands 16
Stone & Web. 20
Studebaker 13%
Swift 22%
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Union Carbide 85%
Unit Aircraft 25%
United Corp 7
Unit Gas. Imp. 16%
U. S. Rubber 34
U S. Steel 70%
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Va. Car Chem. 7
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Wesson Oil 38
Western Union 87%
Westinghse. -.-120%
Wilson 9
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Youngstown 60%
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Benith Radio 18%
Zonite Pds. —7%
EUROPE ARMS
Armies of Nation Reach Larg
est Sizes in All History
If Uncle Sam should look toward
Europe as he marks the nineteenth
anniversary of his entrance into
t'hje World War, he’d see the great,
est armed camp in history—at least
1,500,000 more men under arms now
than in 1914, when the most ter
rible war in history broke out.
With fears and hates fired dan
gerously near the explosion point,
the nations of Europe have 5,500,000
men under arms and another 7.000,-
000 who could be placed in the
field in ten days.
Russia’s untried might seems the
biggest. The soviet union has an
nounced its standing army as num
bering 1,300,000, but 2,500,000 more
men could be thrown into action
within three weeks.
GERMANY EYES SOVIET
In the air Russia also stands
among the leaders, with 3,000 first
line planes, a force often termed
‘‘the claws of the Russian bear.”
In addition, Russia has 1.500 effi.
cient tanks.
The nation keeping a most wary
eye on the Soviet ia Germany.
The Nazi governm.fit has 600.000
men highly trained and ready for
action, with 1,000,000 more ready
for emergency. By mid-summer, the
Nazi air force will match. Russia’s
plane for pjane.
Spending SI,OOO a minute for arm
aments. Great Grita’n is in the
midst of Its great««» peace-time
arms program in history. Although
John Bull is building up his army
and navy, the greatest part of the
31.000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 will
be spent for air equipment.
NEW FIREHOUSE
WILL OPEH SOON
Savannah’s new fire station at
Ott and Thirty-seventh streets will
soon be ready to answer its first
alarm.
The new station will be known
as No. 8. It will be ready for oc
cupancy in about 30 days, Mayor
Gamble announced last night.
In line with plans for selection of
personnel for the new station Mayor
Gamble also announced a number
of promotions. These and the length
of service of each man with the
lire department of each man, fol
low: Lieut. C. P. Thompson, of
Booster Company No. 3, promoted
to captain, twelve years and five
months; Private R. F. McKenzie, of
Engine Company No. 5, promoted to
lieutenant, seven years and three
months; Private J. V. Mullen, of
Truck Company No. 3, promoted
to lieutenant, eight years and a
month; Relief Engineer W. J.
Graham, of Engine Company No.
2, promoted to engineer, 18 years
and eight months; Private M. Mil
ler, of Engine Company No. 5, pro
moted to relief engineer, succeeding
Graham, eleven years and a month;
Private G. L. Fitzgerald, of Engine
Company No. 2, promoted to relief
engineer, five years and eleven
months.
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