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'VOLUME XIV. ' VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, l»f« , NUMBER 2T.7
JAMES KAHLER
TAKES OWN LIFE
KOKMKK KKSIDKNT OK YAIiDE/.
Well-Known Drug Clerk Konml lleml
lu His Konm in Juneau I'niler Cir
cumstances that Point to Suicide—
Had Many Friends.
. James Kahler, for a number oi i
■*" years a resident of Valdez, where he |
was connected with the Valdez Drug |
Store, was found dead in his roo i
in Juneau, where he lias resided for
the past two years, last Tuesday eve-1
nlng, under conditions indicating tiiai
the deceased had taken his own life
The Juneau Dispatch gives- the fol
lowing account of the affair:
James Kahler, 37 years of age, res
ident in Alaska ten years, a pharma :
cist, unmarried, presumably commit- ;
ted suicide in his room at the Cann
Rooming house over H. 8. Craves'
clothing store on Front street, Ju-i
neau, some time yesterday afternoon.!
His body was found lying across
the bed by Mrs. J. H. Cann, about K
o'clock last night. Dr. H. C. I)e
Vighne, U. 8. Commissioner John U.
Marshall anil several friends were
summoned.
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The doctor examined the body anil
his effects in an effort to find some
trace of the cause of death. On the;
bureau in the room was found a small
box containing several 5-grain cup- j
sules of Veronal, from four to six •
of which would have caused death.
The appearance of the body, the face. |
and pupils of the eye indicated that |
such a poison as Veronal had been (
taken.
The deceased was born in Jackson, i
Oregon. For many years he lived in
Tacoma. His mother now resides in ’
Seattle and he has a brother in llele-'
na, Montana. Quite recently his
mother had been In communication
with him.
It was learned last night from his
intimate friends that fur an indelinili j
period he had been worrying and at
times was in a very unsettled skate!
mentally over not having steady eni- j
ployment. He hud remarked to Mrs. i
Cann that he woutit leave a note, i
meaning that he contemplated taking
hia life.
These statements were not taken;
seriously «by Mrs. ('aim nor were
similar statements that it is claimed 1
he made at various times to sundry
friends.
The deceased was a quiet, unas
suming affable person and readily
made friends. When he gave utter
ance to these melancholy statements
his friends cheered him up and did j
everything possible to put him in a j
more cheerful frame of mind.
He was a member of the local Elks!
and was in the club rooms Monday
Monday he worked at the city dock
with Tom Banbury and was to have
gone back yesterday. At 10 o’clock 1
yesterday Mrs. Cunn went to his room
and found him sitting on the bed in ,
a bath robe. She asked him why he
had not gone to work. He replied,
"Oh, never mind; that’s all right,” or!
words to this effect. Mrs. Cann thoi j
it was strange, but left him, and as'
l>e did not show up next day she
again went to his room and found the
door locked, but entered through a
window and found the body on the
bed.
The deceased at one time worked j
in the commissary department under j
Heney during the construction of the1
Copper River railroad; then later he!
conducted a drug store in Valdez; he |
has been in Juneau a little over two
years, and during this time was for
a brief period purser on the ship
Georgia that formerly operated be
tween Juneau, Skagwuy and Sitka.
His body was taken to the C. W.
Young undertaking establishment last
night. At 1 o’clock today an inquest
will be held. #
James Galen, who has been in the
Interior the past few weeks investi
gating mining properties, returned
home last night via Cordova, on the
Northwestern.
Phil Collins, who has been out
with the Road Commission this sum
mer has returned to town.
YOUTHFUL BANDIT8,
ONE IN KNICKERB,
HOLD IIP HAI.OON
CHICAGO. Oct. 14.—Two bands of
youthful automobile bandits, one of
them having a boy in knee pants us
a member, held up six saloons within
one hour early today, sums ranging
from $10 to $25 were taken in each
robbery. The boy, armed with a re
volver, usually was the first of the
band to burst into the saloons. He
was directed to “cover” the occupants
while his companions robbed them
In one instance a saloon keeper yelled
for help and the bandits kicked hint
into unconsciousness.
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PREPARING FOR
ALASKA (JOES ON DRY DOCKS
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Will Ho Put In SliHpe for the Seat
tJr-PliihuIrliihia Run AYlilcIi Will
Re Started Ity the Alaska Steam
ship Company Next Month.
SEATTLE, Ort. 14.—The steam
ship Alaska, of the Alaska Steamship
line has gone into drydork here to un
dergo alteration and repairs to he in
readiness for the inter-ocean truffle
via the Panama ranul, which will he
instituted about November 12. The
Alaska will make the initial trip lo
Philadelphia, which is to be the At
lantic terminus of the run, and return,
the schedule calling for one trip per
month. If conditions warrant this
service will probably he enlarged and
other steamers added to the run.
NKAV AMBASSADOR IS
DINED IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.— Dr. Aimaro
Sato, the newly arrived ambassador
of Japan to the United States, was the
guest of honor at a dinner given last
night by Judge Thomas Burke, presi
dent of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, and attended by business men
and steamship officials, most of whom
have interests which touch in Japan.
Dr. Sato, who visited Puget Sound for
the first time eleven years ago, spoke
of the good relations existing between
the people of the Pacific Northwest
and the Japanese who dwell among j
them and said:
‘‘The message- which I liiing from
the people of Japan to the people of
tlie United State!} Is nothing hut the
assurance of friendship and good will j
and I know the latter people will re-1
ciprocntc them in full measure.”
The ambassador will leave for (hr* |
capitol today.
\V. R. Lee. who has been visiting !
in Valdez for several (lays past, re '
turned to Anchorage on the North
western.
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Oscar Olson, who has been out |
with the itoud Commission this sum
mer, returned on the Northwestern
from Cordovu.
(del Murders itahy.
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 14.—Miss
Helen J. Oriep, 22 years old, Iasi
night confessed in the Dane county
municipal court that she had mur
dered her illegitimate day old baby
at a ra'lroad station here on Septem
ber 22 and after keeping the dead
body in her room for a week took it
to Tenney park Thursday night and
threw it into a lagoon.
Three More Ships Hunk.
LONDON, Oct. 14.—Three more
steamships have been sunk, two Brit
ish and one flying a neutral flag, ac
cording to an announcement made
here today. They were the British
steamship Isle of Hastings of 1575
tons, tlie (ireek steamship Hamos of |
1240 tons, and the Norwegian ship
Teederic of 1128 tons.
W ASHINGTON GIRL TO
WED ITALIAN PRINCE
WASHINGTON. D. 0., Oct. 14.—
Washington society circles were inter
estcd today in the announcement of
the engagement of Prince Andrea
Boncompagnte, of Rome, Italy, and
Mis Margaret Preston Draper^ daught
er of the late General William E.
Draper, former ambassador to Italy,
and Mrs. Draper. The prince is on a
leave of absence from the Cross of
Malta, with which he is connected
The weeding will be October 25 at
the Draper home here.
Ten Die in Eire.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14.—An investi
gation of the lire that destroyed the
central portion of the main building
of the Christian Brothers college here
yesterday and resulted in the loss of
ten lives was begun today by Coro
ner Padberry. The finding of the body
of August Sturmfels, a fireman, swell
ed the death list to ten, six of them
firemen.
Trooper Is Shot.
LAREDO, Tex., Oct. 14.—Corporal
Leopold L. Lovell, of K. Company,
Second Maine Infantry, stationed
here, was shot and instantly killed
| at 10 o'clock last night as he walked
from a store. Investigation today
!had not developed who fired the shot.
| Lovell was from Farmington, Me.
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Attorney Capers of Cordova, was
| an arrival on the Northwestern on
i business before the District Court.
A number of traveling men (drum
mers) wh-> were gathered at Juneau
recently, gave a dancing party to a
numerof friends in that city.
KRONSTADT, TAKEN BY ROUMANIANS, IS ANCIENT
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With Kronstadt and Ilermaunstadt now In the hands of the Itoumauluns, (lie two principal border cities of Tran
sylvania have fulleu, the first twelve and the second eighteen miles north of the frontier. The former, like the lat
ter, Is of Saxon origin and dates from the .middle ages, when the Magyar landowners brought in German cheap la
bor in order to oust the Itouinaulau peasants. The photo shows the quaint architecture of Kronstadt.
ITALIANS MOVE
TOWARD TRIESTE
VIENNA ADMITS ARE GAINING
War Office Bulletin Says Italians 1'n-,
tier General Cadorna Are Making
Gains Along tlie Isonzo Front ami
Are Nearing Trieste.
LONDON, Oct. 14.—A war otlice
icpoit issued in Vienna, according to
advices received here today, stales
that the Italians under General Car
dorna have assumed the offensive on
the Isonzo front, and are now advanc
ing on Trieste. The bulletin admits
tlmt the Austrians are falling hack
before the Italians, who are now in
close proximity to the city.
NEW YORK TRACTION
HEADS TO TOTE GI NS
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—The police
promise more arrests today in con
nection with the recent plot to kill
President Theodore P. Shouts of the
Interborough Rapid Transit company
and Frank Medley, manager of the
New York Railways company. The po
lice redared they had evidence that
two men ui rested early today were in
volved in the supposed conspiracy,
hut retrained from bringing such a
charge until others were arrested.
Detectives got evidence ten days ago
that plans were being laid to kill
hhonts and Medley. The two trac
tion officers were warned and given
permission to carry pistols.
HAMA HAYS WILSON
OPI’OHKS I'HOHIIIITION
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ia„ Oct. 14.
Just over the Missouri river from
where President Wilson was speaking
in Omaha last night, J. Frank llunly,
prohibition candidate for president,
charged that the executive was op
posed to nation-wide prohibition.
llanly’s assertion followed receipt
of a communication from Secretary
Tumulty in response to a telegram
sent from San Franciscrf on Septem
ber 211 by the prohibition national
campaigners inquiring if the usser
lion of the California wets that the
president was aguinst prohibition hut
favorable to temperunce was true.
“Here at last," llanly said last
night, “is confession, tardy and in
direct, but confession through the
president's secretary, and over his
own signature that he is in favor ol
county option and opposed to state
wide prohibition.
“The California wets seem to be
justified in their classing the presi
dent of the United States Mfi one op
posed to' statewfcle prohibition in Cal
ifornia, along with the brewers, dis
tillers, winery owners, saloon keepers
and brother keepers of that common
wealth and the nation. It's not good
company, but it seems he lias delib
erately chosen it.”
SOMFBODY HTOLK IIIS WIFK,
BABY AND IIIH NAMK ALSO
ALBANY, N. Y„ Oct. 14.—Tony
Silva of Fresno, California, today
complained to the police that a man
whose name he does not know, has
kidnapped his wife and child, stolen
his marriage license and appropriated
his name and disappeared. Silva said
his wife was persuaded from their
home at Fresno eight months ago,
taking the child and marriage certi
ficate. He heard they hud come to
Tollman, Ore., and Silva arrived yes
terday only to learn the couple had
left a month ago.
Silva secured his wife three years
ago from Portugal by a courtship by
mail. She met the alleged interloper
at a packing plant at Fresno. Silva
says she cashed pay checks totaling
$200 before she left with the other
man. He first located them at San
Francisco, but they left there a few
days before he arrived. When he
learned they were in Tollman, he sent
pictures to representative and leagu
ed the identity was correct.
CLAIMS RUMANIAN
| LINES BROKEN
! RETREAT AM. AIjOVG BORDER
Vienna State* Rumanian* on Both
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Side* of the Mains River Are In
Retreat—Berlin ltc|M>rts Rumanian
Army Encircled.
LONDON, Oct. Li.—Vienna claim:?
that the Rumanian lines have been
broken eu both sides of the Maros
liver, in Southern Hungary, and that
(lie Rumanians are retiring ulong the
entire front. A report from Berlin
says the Rumanians have been suc
cessfully encircled by the Teutons and
that their position is a precarious one.
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NORTH WESTERN' IN
AND SAILS WESTWARD
The steamship Northwestern ar
lived in port about 11 o’clock last
night and sailed several hours later
lor the westward. The passengers for
Valdez were A. V. l'flamm, A. E
Summeck. E. 11. Kuhn, E. J. Colvin,
Win. (Jlendenning. James L. Galen,
J. H. Murray, Col. B. E. Millard. The
passengers booked here for the west
ward were E. E. Klette, N. Sata, Chas.
Woherg. S. O. easier, Mrs. Alexander
Harris, and J. II. Taylor for Unga;
Win. A. Munley, Harry Schultz and
wife, W. E. Lee, J. I'’. Westerman, S.
.1. Kennedy and E. M. Bean for An
chorage; Sam Meyashita. Tony Meat
urelli and Bruce Ryder for Latouche;
L. V. Ray, II. Oliver and Thorny# Wil
liams for Seward; and eleven second
class.
BRITISH SHIPS
LEAVE BOSTON
THKKK SAIL FOR KNCJLANII
Lord Cromer, Kansas and Marekno,
Carrying Large Cargoes Are Ap
parently Undaunted hy Sunday’s
Attacks hy Submarines.
BOSTON, Oct. 14.—Three British
steamers sailed from here today for
English ports carrying large cargoes
of foodstuffs and munitions). The
commanders of the vessels apparently
gave little thought to the submarine
attacks of last Sunday, and so far
as known observed no more than the
nrUinarv mecaiilions. The steamers
were the Lord Cromer, the Kansas
and the Marekno.
ALLIES PROMISE
RADICAL CHANGE
KEGAKIil.MG AM KKH'AN MAILS
Latest Iteply 1‘romlses Abandonment
of the liight or Search Wltlcb They
Have Adhered to in the l*M»t—
Change of Front a Surprise.
WASHINGTON. D. C\. Oct. 14.—It
was olllcially announced today that
England and France had promised
tudieul changes in the treatment of
American mails in their latest reply
to Hie American note of protest. The
promised changes amount to a practl
cal abandonment ot me comeniion ui
the Entente Allies of the right of
search for contraband, which they
have so strongly held to in the past.
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Shock Cause* Kleptomania.
SAN MATEO. Calif.,' Oct. 14.—A
shock, experienced several years ago,
when a youngster in her care wus
killed by an uuto, made a kleptoma
niac of Miss Carrie Breckt, a nurse,
who Is in jail here charged witli steal
ing from her employers, according
to District Attorney Franklin Stew
art, who said today that insteaif of a
criminal action the case should lie
referred to the insanity commission.
amenruiu in Big Itlg Ditch. f
LONDON. Oct. 14.—American en
gineers have drawn- up detnils of a :
plan to dig a canal 250 miles long!
from the Arctic ocean through the
Gulf of Bothnia, according to a Stock
holm dispatch to the Morning Post.
The dispatch says the project is sup
ported by big conunerciul firms of
Russia. The proposed canal would
run from Kandalaska on the White
Sea to Tornea. near the Sw. dish fron
tier and would cost 300,000,000 ru
bles and take five years to dig.
YOUTH FOUND DEAD
IN SWIMMING TANK
TACOMA, Oct. 14.—The body of
Robert Foley, 15. who disappeared
yesterday was found today In the
swimming tank of the Lincoln Park
high school. Ho went to the tank
yesterday afternoon with a large class
under an instructor. No ono missed
him then Search was begun when he
failed to reach home for dinner.
CHICAGO MERCURY
DROPS THIRTY DEGREES
CHICAGO. Oct. 14.—Chicagoans
today found themselves shivering in
a sudden drop of the temperature over
night of thirty degrees. Yesterday
the hottest October day in the history
of the local weather bureau saw the
mercury climb to 87 degrees above.
At 7 o’clock this morning the tem
perature was 67 degrees.
M. Drlevlch, who has been working
at the Itamsay-ltntherford mine, came
into town last evening, suffering from
a severely bruised hand caused by (he
falling upon it of a machine drill. He
will be laid up for two or tBreA'woeks.
Assistant Distrlc* Attorney \V. A.
Muniey left on the Northwestern for
Anchorage.
Charged With Murtler.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 14.—Theo
dore Fain, the aged miner arrested
Saturday night in connection with the
killing that night of John A. Hunt,
clubman, whom he charged with se
during his daughter, was charged
by the police yesterday with the mur
der of Hunt. The charge was pre
ferred ufter the coroner’s jury had
returned n verdict that Hunt had
come to his death as a result of knife
wounds inflicted by Fain.
Mmilwr In Sentenced.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.—Chas.
Dorman.a soldier-prisoner on Alca
trax island, was sentenced today to
lfi years on McNeil island for mur
dering a fellow prisoner, Jacob J.
Heissler.
TERRIFIC RAM RAGING
ALONG THE SOMME FRONT
GERMANS REPULSE HIX GREAT A TTACKN BY THE FRENCH AND
BRITISH TROOPS—HE BCE HA NI> TO HAND COMBAT AND HAND
GHENADING—MAIN ATTACK 1) IKECTEI) AGAINST GERMAN PO
SITIONS BETWEEN COUKCELETTE AND NTVAHST—AIRMEN RAID
GERMAN RIFLE FACTORY—A LL1ED BLACKLIST IS MODIFIED—
NOT HE EXTENDED.
LONDON. Oct. 14.—The Germans
yesterday repulsed six great French
and British attacks on the Somme
front in the vicinity of Sailly. The
battle Is still raging, the main weight
of the attack being directed against
the German positions between Cour
cellette and Staast. The fighting is
most terrific, the forces engaging in
the most violent hand to hand con
tests and hand grenadlng. The Brand
enberg infantry is pouring a devastat
ing lire into the ranks of the advanc
ing British columns. Both side are
maintaing a heavy artillery fire,
which, at comparatively close range,
is causing great losses in the oppos
ing ranks. A lively artillerv exchange
is in progress east of the Meuse and
along the Verdun front.
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No New Questions.
LONDON, Oct. 14 —Lord Cecil to
day stated that the activity of the Ger
man submarine U-53 along the At
lantic coast of the United Sates has
raised no new guestion. He declares
tile sinking of the British vessels is
u violation of international law as
interpreted before the war by the
United States and Great Britain. He
stated thut Germany was apparently
obsessed with the idea that the best
way to break the Britsh blockade of
German waters was to arouse a crisis
between Britain and the neral na
tions and cause Great Britain to
abandon her protection of her inter
ests and those of humanity. He also
PRKNIIJFNT WILL -TALK
TO PRVS8YI-V.OrT.VW
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 13.—Presi
dent Wilson returned here this even
ing from Indianapolis. Tomorrow is
Pennsylvania Day, and the President
will address about 3000 persons who
are expected at Shadow Lawn.
Schooner Ashore.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.—The
schooner Muriel, carryiug lumber to
Kuauupali, Hawaii, went shore toddy
when within a few miles of her des
tination, according to advices receiv
ed here by the Chamber of Commerce.
The dispatches said but little dam
age was done and the Muriel was
pulled off and taken to Kaanapall.
The Muriel is owned by San Francisco
parties.
Union Facie Prosperous
NEW YORK. Oct. 14.—The annual
report of the Union Pacific railway
for the year ending June 30 last,
made public toduy, showed earning
of 15.05 per cent for the common
stock, compared with 10.98 per cent
the previous year.
Negro Hohher Arrested
DENVER. Colo., Oct. 14.—Chas.
Stevens, alias Savage, a negro, con
victed in Kansas of participation in
a $50,000 mall pouch robbery, was
arrested herel ast night at the home
of his grandfather and is being held
by federal authorities, who believe
he Is implicated in several recent
Western robberies.
Famous Translator Dies.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—Dr. Mar
cellus Bowen, noted for his activity In
the translation of the Bible Into 33
languages, died suddenly at Geneva,
Switzerland, according to news dis
patches which reached here last night
Dr. Bowen was in charge of the Amer
ican Bible Society's Interests In Tur
key for more than tnirty years.
1. W. W.’s ROB TWO
TRAMPS ON A TRAIN
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 14.—Two
tramps who boarded a Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul freight train at
Cedar Falls, thirty-two miles east of
here, were set upon and robbed by
50 men, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, who were rid
ing on the train. When the train crew
attempted to put the men off the tratu
they became threatening and were
permitted to ride as tar as Renton,
where they were dispersed by deputy
^tariffs.
Members of the I. W. W. are be
coming so numerous to be a positive
menace to railroads and the farmers
along the route. Traveling in great
mobs they have oeased to beg for
what they want, but boldly break Into
smokehouses, chtekenhouses, and gar
dens, helping themselves.
insinuated that Germany's latest sub
marine activity may veil an attempt
to negotiate for peace.
Plea to Allies
LONDON. Oct. 14.—The London
Times this morning prints King Fer
dinand’s plea to the allies not to let
Rumania suffer the same fate as Ser
bia. The King states that Rumania
has staked all on the war, and will
not falter, come what may. He de
clares expediency was not the cause
of Rumania’s entrance into the war,
but the biggest principles of nation
ality, Rumania, he states, was friend
ly to Germany and had no intention
of entering the light until German in
trigue attempted to force Rumania to
lake part in the struggle regardless
of her welfare.
Raid Ritle Plant.
PARIS, Oct. 14.—The war ollice
announces that liritish and French
airmen successfully raided the Mau
ser ritle factory at Oberdorf, Ger
many, and dropped four tons of ex
plosives about the plant doing a
great umount of damage. Six tier- '
man plants were also brought down.
The Allied airmen returned to their
base practically unharmed.
Preparing for Rattle.
PARIS, Oct. 14. — Active prepara
tions are under way along the Somme
front fpr an extensive offensive move
ment against the German positions.
New Pastor Coin lug.
Advices received by J. U. Snyder
state that Kev. Mr. Nichols of Seat
tle. with his wife and family, will ar
rive here about the end of this month
Mr. Nichols having accepted the cull
to the pastorate of the Congregational
church here.
Advices received from Anchorage
state that John ltonan, the Democrat
ic candidate for Territorial Senator,
will arrive here about Wednesday
next.
E. P. ('ashman Is in from Wort
man's tills afternoon.
Comedy change of pictures tonight
at the Empress The Submarine pie
tures tomorrow eveuing.
Deputy Marshal S. O. easier of
Unga, left on the Northwestern to
return to his home.
Brooms Go Ij),
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 14.—Lo
cal broom manufacturers today an
nounced ail increase in the price of
brooms, due, it is said, to the deman I
cf farmers charging from $200 to
$220 a ton for broom corn. Brooms
are retailing at from 28 to 98 cents,
and it is predicted they will go to
$1.25 in three months.
Race War iu Box Car.
BILLINGS, Mont., Oct. 14.—In a
fight in a box car on the Great North
ern railway yesterday near Nihill,
Michael Levings was shot to death,
C. E. Campbell was shot four times,
and L. Switzell was badly beaten.
Seven negroes and two white men
are held at Judith Gap for their al
leged connection with the fight. The
row started when one of the injured
white men stepped on a sleeping no
gro. All participants in the fight
were.riding on a freight train.
Bonus for Policemen.
DETROIT. Mich., Oct. 14.—James
Couzens. Detroit's multi-millionaire
police commissioner, today announc
ed the establishment of a bonus sys
tem for members of the Detroit po
lice force. The bonus provided per
sonally by Mr. Couzens will amount
to about $10,000 annually. It is be
lieved to be the first of its kind ever
established in the United States.
AUTO DRIVERS MAY
HAVE TO UNDERGO
TESTS FOR EYESIGHT
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 14.—Bad
eyesight is one of the principle causes
for auto accidents, In the opinion of
speakers here today at a called meet
ing of the Intermountain Association
of State Optometric Boards. Resolu
tions which will be acted on late to
day, were Introduced recommending
that the states of Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana, Coiorado, Utah
and Nevada pass laws requiring auto
drivers to pass optical examinations
before receiving licenses.