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TTm SiOTtXTXG OREGOXIAN, TTTOtSDAT, DECE3IBER 21. 1911.
MEAT TRUST HOLDS
CHARGE HAS FAILED
Packers Surprise Prosecutor
With Notice of Motion
for Dismissal.
TIME LIMIT IS PLEADED
Failure to Make On Case for Got-
frnmrnt In Opening Statement
by Prosecutor I Alleged
by Defendants.
CHICAGO. Dee. to. Formal notice
was given today by the defense In the
' so-called "meat trust" case that a mo
tlon soon would be presented to Judge
' Carpenter salting- that the Jury be In
structed to find the ten Chicago tneat-
. packers not guilty of the criminal vio
lation of the Sherman anti-trust law,
with which they are charged.
Attorney Levy Mayer, of counsel for
the packers, announced at the opening
of the afternoon session of court that
this motion would be based on United
: States District Attorney Wllkerson's
alleged failure to make out a case In
Ms opening statement to the Jury.
Geverasaeat Taken by rsrlae.
At the same time Attorney Mayer
moved to dismiss counts two and three
of the Indictment, because they do not
mention the National Tacking Com
pany, which the Government contends
was the Instrument used In nxlna the
prices of meat and to have the jury
. Instructed to dlsregsrd certain other
allegations made by District Attorney
Wllkerson as not coming within the
. three-year period covered In the In
dictment. The action of the defense came aa a
'. surprise to the Ooverament and caused
Judge Carpenter to adjourn court un
til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
he will rule on the motions.
Important Motion Deferred.
"Counsel for the defendants have
- agreed to present three motions." said
Attorney Mayer. "The first Is to have
the case taken from the Jury, for the
reason that the Government's opening
statement has utterly failed to make
out a caso under the Ave counts of the
Indictment.
"We will defer the presentation of
this motion until some later date, be
cause It goes to the very vitals of the
case and Is by far the more Important.
We shall support this motion with the
recent decision of the Vnlted States
Supreme Court In the cases of the
Standard OU and the American Tobao
co companies.
"It la the argument of the Govern
ment that the National Packing Com
pany constituted a cloak by means of
which the packers continued the axing
of prices and the regulation of their
output, which had heretofore been ac
complished by a pool. Therefore the
Government on Its own theory seeks to
obtain a verdict which must be based
on facta and drenmstances growing out
ef the operation of the National Pack
ing Company preceding the three-year
limit covered by this Indictment.
If there be eliminated all the facts
snd the circumstances of the National
Packing Company for three years, be
ginning In 107. there would be no
fhadow of a rase to go to this Jury."
women Jurors who should have been
drawn mere not rfrawn '
After both attorneys In the ease had
asked that. In view of the charges
made, the Jury should be discharged.
order, and sent
dge K. B. Albert
The plaintiff. Ce
to recover 130.009
for breach of promise from W. McMa-
bon.
There are three women Jurors In
Judge Gay's department and when the
clerk drew the names of 12 men Jurors
and no women, the court was informed
Pkl.l rl mlr 4-k- O I . I.
that there were to be no women on the
jury.
"Nobody ever spoke to me about
calling a woman on this Jury or leav
ing them off." said Clerk Hill to the
court. I took the women Jurors'
names and put them In the bottom of
the box, because I understood that It
was sn Improper case for women to lis
ten to. I don't know the plaintiff or
aerenaant. xo one ever spoke to n
"I knew there could not be a thing
wrong wun -Mr. mil. said Judge Gay
"He has been In my court for three
years and under my eyes, and he hs
not made a wobble."
One
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Silver Toilet Manicure Sets Three days remain Take advantage of these price offers.
All Holiday Sterling Silver Reduced One Fourth China
and
LAWYER FOUND GUILTY I Brass Reduced Oneourth.
CALIFORNIA EXTORTS $15,000
FROM POSTOFFICE THIEF.
Ex-Clerk, Pardoned by President,
Witness Against His Attorney
in I Jitter's Trial. .
LOS ANGELES. Dec. SO. Fred H.
Thompson, one of the best-known
criminal lawyers In Southern Califor
nia, was found guilty by a Jury today
of having accepted 115.000 from Orlan
do Altorre. a clerk In the money order
department of the Los Angeles post
office, knowing the money to have been
stolen.
The Jury wss out less than an hour.
Thompson will be sentenced by Judge
Wellborne next Wednesday and was
remanded into the custody of the
United States Marshal until that time.
Altorre, who was convicted of steal
ing $16,000 from the postoffice money
order department, was sentenced to
Leavenworth prison, but later was par
doned by President Taft and tealltied
against Thompson.
Thompson had been on trial for more
than a year, one Jury being discharged
because of the Illness of one of their
number. He was the attorney for Al
torre when Altorre was tried for the
theft of the money package and, a
cording to Altorre's testimony, Thomp
son forced thousands of dollars from
him by threats of throwing up his case
and revealing the fact that he was I
guilty.
NEIGHBOR SATS SHE WAS
FORCED INTO DEATH PLOT.
Witness In. Trial of Mrs. Angelina
Garramone Attributes Sorcery
Powers to Accused Murderer.
GOLDEN. Colcv. Dec 10. When the
trial of Mrs. Angelina Garramone for
the alleged murder of Mrs. Maria La
truardta was resumed here today, Mrs.
ConsetU Forglone, who has confessed
to complicity In the alleged crime, de
clared that the defendant had threat
ened her and her daughter, Stella, to
keep them silent on the subject.
"6 he said she had magnetlo power
and was a necromancer, and that If
either of us bresthed a word about It
she would know Instantly and be re
venged upon us," related the witness.
through an Interpreter.
"It's a He: It's a lie! exclaimed
Mrs. Garramone, In a loud whisper to
her attorney.
Mrs. Forglone said that the defend'
ADCnDDrn m-r a mil nor " 'ur" " i-agunraia to a joneiy
KUOUnOLU, I1UI H fHILUnC culrh on the pretext that she knew
wnere her alleged victim s husband was
Correction of Statement Regarding
Almeda Mining Company.
'. SALEM. . Or, Dec, 11. CSpeclaL)
The statement In The Oregonlan of
last Monday, that the Almeda Mining
Company failed In 10 was sot cor
rect," said Secretary of State Olcott to
day, "la that year the corporation
was consolidated with the Hand Min
ing Compsny. under the una of the
Almeda Consolidated Mines Company,
the stockholders of the Alnieda Mining
Company having voted to dissolve that
company and to take stock In the new
corporation. In lien of their holdings
In the old. Pursuant to this resolution
the Almeda Mining Company was vol
untarily dissolved on October Is, ISO.
The Almeda Consolidated Mines Com
pany Is an active corporation and Is
tn good standing, having paid all fees
and rendered all reports required by
law."
The statement that the Almeda Mines
Compsny had not been in existence
Since ISO was contained In an article
Issued from the office of Secretary of
State Olcott. An extract from this
article was Included In The Oregonlan
Item of which complaint Is now made.
working In s mine. According to the
testimony, the so-called necromancer
then cut Mra Laguardla's throat and
robbed the body. The witness admit
ted that she accepted half the booty.
HOOD RIVER PAPER SOLD
Bennett Brothers Acquire the News
and Former Owners Retire.
HOOD RIVER, Or- Dec 20. (Spe
cial.) R. B. and L. S. Bennett, who
recently sold the Ashland Tidings, have
purchased the Hood River News, ef
this city. C P. Sonnlchsen and W. H.
Walton, who have had charge, of the
News for the past three years, will re
tire from business.
R. B. Bennett, who will hsve charge
of the editorial columns of the News,
Is a graduate of Yale, having been a
member of the class of '96. He was a
member of the news staff of the Port
land Evening Telegram for a time.
Ills brother will assume the manage
ment of the publication. He secured
tils newspaper training and a knowl
edge of the printers craft In New York
City.
ers.
The new owners are. New York-
NEWBERG MAY GIVE RIGHT
At Meeting Today Franchise for
Motor-car Line to Be Settled.
NEWBERG. Or.. Dec. 10. At tomor
row night's meeting of the Council
Colonel J. M. Ed.ly. right-of-way man
of the Southern Pacific, will appear on
behalf of his company and ask for a
franchise for a motor-car line to leave
the prevent track at Meridian street,
running thence south to Klrt and west
en First to the Intersection of the main
track. It Is proposed to have the cars
run Into the union station at Portland,
with a train leaving here about 7 A.
M.. returning at noon, leave for Port
land at 1 P. M and arrive at Newberg
at about I. M. The first cars are to
be operated by gasoline motor but
electricity Is to be substituted In a
few months.
A canvsss of leading property own
ers on First street indicates that the
application for franrhUe will meet
with favor. It la said that in rase
the franchise Is granted the line win
be In operation early next month.
CONFESSED MAN SENT UP
Man Who Defrauds Oregon and
AVashlngton Men Pay Heavily.
SEATTLE. Dee. 10. W. W. Smith,
who is alleged to have defrauded Ore
gon and Washington farmers out of
more than f 10.000 by the operation of a
loan office In Seattle that collected
commissions In advance and never
made loans, pleaded guilty to a charge
of grand larceny today and was sen
tenced to one to I years In the Stats
Penitentiary.
Smith, who Is 3 years old. was ar
rested In Vancouver and returned to
Seattle and Jumped bail. Later he wss
arrested In Winnipeg and successfully
resisted extradition. Finally he was
arTested In Richmond. Va, and re
turned ere for trial.
BUY APLAYER.
f!7( Player Piano, used but guaran
teed. Free music library. Kohler A
Chase. tl Washington street. ,
Changes In Wiring Required.
HOOD RIVER. Or, Dec. 10. To com-
PI CDIr nC rnilDT fiAl I HIT Plr with the terms of an ordinance
vl-llir ui uuviil UHLUHII I I passed bi
1 -earning Nature of Case, He Leave
Women Off Jury.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 10. (Spe
cial. The desire of Will 1L Hi 11. min
ute clerk, to protect women Jurors
from what ne understood was an ob
jectionable raae led to an Investlsatlon
by Judge Wilson R. Gay today after it
was Intimated to the court that there
bad been tampering with the drawing
of the Jury and that the names of
paased by the City council last night,
the Pacific Power Light Company
will have to make sweeping changes
In the construction of Its lines here
within the next 10 days. The new rul
ing follows closely the ordinance of
Portland regulating overhead wiring.
Pre-holiday offering: of all our beau
tiful Art Brass, consisting of fern
bowls, hanging: baskets, jardinieres,
umbrella stands, and smoking sets.
All reduced One-Fourth.
Brass Fern Sets, $1.29.
Hammered Brass Fern Bowl, includ
ing beautiful air fern and 8-in. round
stand mirror. Special at $1.29
Bronze Brass Ferns, $2.65.
The latest finished brass is bronze
Hanging Baskets, Jardinieres and
Fern Dishes. Regular $3.50; special
at only $2.65
Hammered Brass Ferns. 83c
Handsome Fern Dish with handle;
also hanging baskets with chains. Reg
ular -price $1.75; special at 83c
Hanging Baskets. $2.25
Kamak Brass Hanging Baskets are
finest line we have ever seen. Regu
lar $3.00; special at. . $2.25
$4.50 Smoking Sets, $2.69.
Beautiful brushed brass Smoking Sets
of four pieces. Extra value at $2.69
Leather Suggestions.
Bill Books $1.25 to $10.00
Bill Folds $1.50 to $10.00
Cigar Cases $1.50 to $ 6.00
Cigarette Cases $1.50 to $ 6.00
Coin Purses $ .50 to $ 5.00
Collar Bags ...$2.00 to $ 6.00
Manicure Sets $1.00 to $20.00
Traveling Bags $5.00 to $35.00
Traveling Cases ..... $5.00 to $35.00 -'
Card Cases $ .50 to $ 5.00
Photo Frames $1.00 to $20.00
Writing Folios $2.00 to $25.00
Sewing Baskets $5.00 to $21.00
Jewel Boxes. ...... '.$2.00 to $25.00
All Leather Stamped in Gold, Free.
Sterling Silver, 2 and 3-piece Toilet
Sets, priced $30.00 down to $6.50,
reduced One-Fourth
Sterling Silver Manicure and Toilet
Sets, beautiful designs, $50.00 down
to $3.00, reduced One-Fourth
Sterling Silver Military Brush Set,
with comb, priced at $12.00 and
$10.00, reduced One-Fourth
Sterling Silver Whisk Brooms, regu
lar price at $3.00 and $2.00, now
reduced ....One-Fourth
Quadruple Silver Plated Manicure
Sets, priced at $7.00 down to $4.75
OuadruDle Silver Plater! MHitarv
Brush Sets, priced at only $6.00 PpoilflAll
Others, exclusive designs, nrice at. liCtlUUlUl
per set, $9.00, $8.00 and $7.25
Quadruple Silver Plated Powder
Boxes, priced at, each $3.00
German Silver Toilet Sets, ex
ceptional values, only one set to
a customer at this price . . . $3.39
Extra Special
12 beautiful patterns of Toilet
Sets, in quadruple silver plated
ware. You cannot duplicate this
special in Portland. Your choice,
any set, only. $4.95
Amphora
Ware
Ik?
Pre-Holiday Offering
of Handsome Cut Glass
All Silver Shaving Stands
Reduced One-Fourth.
Water Sets
Many styles and designs to select
from. Make most acceptable gifts.
Arranged for quick shopping.
Table No. 1 $2.00 Values, at 39c
Table No. 2 $3.50 Values, at 69c
Table- No. 3 $4.50 Values, at 98c
Table No. 4 $5.50 Values. .$1.09
FANCY STEINS.
Highly prized by lovers of beauti
ful Art Ware. New and original
designs; many with mottoes and
toasts in German. Prices range
from 50c to $7.50. All reduced
One-Fourth.
Berry Bowls
The celebrated "Empire" line in
' many styles and shapes of Bowls,
Nappies, Trays, Plates and Bottles.
All reduced One-Fourth.
$4.00 Creamers and Sugars, small
size, sunburst pattern, at ... . $3.00
$5.00 Large size, sunburst or star
patterns, at only $3.75
$8.00 Creamers and Sugars, on ped
estals, star pattern, now only $6.00
$3.50 Spoon Trays, star pattern,
at only $2.65
$12.00 Salad Dish, with handles,
newest designs, now at only. .$9.00
$4 Celery Tray, star pattern $3.00
$3.50 Perfume Bottles, at only $2.65
$4.50 Vinegar and Oil Bottles, star
pattern, at only $3.40
$10.00 Sandwich Plate, Seneca pat
tern, at only . . . . .$7.50
$12.00 Cut Glass Electric Reading
Lamps, ' beautiful sunburst pattern,
fringed shade, one-fourth off, now
at only $9.00
$15.00 Cut Glass Reading Lamp,
one-fourth off, now $11.25
$28.00 Cut Glass Reading Lamp,
one-fourth off, now $21.00
$ 9.00 Water Set, 7 pieces. .$ 6.75
$12.00 Water Set, 7 pieces. .$ 9.00
$13.00 Water Set, 7 pieces. .$ 9.25
$11.00 Water Set, 7 pieces. .$ 7.95
$15.00 Water Set, 7 pieces. .$10.75
$12.00 Liquor Set, 7 pieces. .$ 9.00
$10.75 Liquor Set, 7 pieces. .$ 8.10
$16.00 Liquor Set, 7 pieces. .$12.00
$17.50 Wine Set, 7 pieces. . .$13.15
$ 7.00 Berry and Fruit Bowl, 8 inch,
at only... $4.95
$10.00 Berry and Fruit Bowl, 9 inch,
at only $6.75
$12.00 Berry and Fruit Bowl, 9 inch,
at only $8.50
$ 6.50 Berry and Fruit Bowl, 9 inch,
at only $3.75
$ 8.00 Berry and Fruit Bowl, 9 inch,
at only.... ....$5.75
$ 9.00 Berry and Fruit Bowl, 9 inch,
at only... $6.00
STOP-LOOK LISTEN
Xmas Gift Suggestions of
Toilet Articles.
FOR HER
Chafing Dish.
Coffee Percolator.
Dresser Clock.
Sterling Silver Manicure Set.
Belt Pin.
Sewing Basket.
Jewel Box.
Cross Glove Order.
FOR HIM.
Safety Razor.
Shaving Stand.
"Pocket Knife.
Desk Clock.
Cuff Links.
Coin Purse.
Wallet.
Suit Case.
Cross Glove Order.
Military Brushes, pair. . . .$ 3.75 up
Hair Brushes $ .75 up.
' Cloth Brushes $ .75 up
. Parisian Ivory Toilet Sets $ 7.00 up
Paris. Ivory Manicure Set $ 2.75 up
Sterling Silver Toilet Sets $23.00 up
Sterl. Silv. Manicure Sets $12.00 up
German Silver Toilet Sets $ 3.39 up
Quadruple Sil. Toilets Set $ 4.95 up
Ebony Manicure Sets....$ 1.75 up
Some Extra Specials
$18.00 Nickeled Electric Chafing
Dish, at only $9.89
$6.00 -Copper Chafing Dish $3.98
$6.00 Hot Water Warmer Plate,
at only $4.89
$2.00 Stencil Outfit (for decorating
curtains and other fancy work $1.48
$13.75 Derby Silver Shaving Stand
for Gillette Razor, at . $9.98
$1.50 Hand Mirror, walnut or ma
hogany finish back, at 98c
Our-of-Town Folks Mail
Us Your Orders We Guar
antee Satisfaction.
Wo
clara
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Clarke & Go,
WATER WALL HITS SHIP
STEAM SCHOONER TOLL-MCH
SWAMPED IX CHAXXEL.
year." she said, "and believe me. It will
be my last. I thought every second
that we were going down."
Three Poetal Bank to Open.
OREGONIAN NEWS BL'REAU. Wash
Inrton. Dee. to. Postal savlccs banks
will be opened January IT at Wallowa.
Or. Ferndale and Lynden, Wash., and
Milner. Idaho
Passengers and Crew of Fort Bragg
Xarrovrly Escape Going Over
board tn Sndden Wave.
BAN FRANCISCO, Pec. 10. (Special.)
When passing out the north channel
at o'clock last night, tne steam
rhonn.r Fort Bragg, bound for fcu-
reka. shipped a huge sea which smashed
her cabin, carried away the bulwark.
wept the hurricane deck clear 01
everything; movable, wrecked ner
smokestack, flooded the engine and
dining-rooms and moved all of the
passengers aboard to declare that they
would never put to sea again, although
no one waa Injured.
While In the north channel, near tne
bar. a wall of water 44 feet nign ap
peared out of the glooru. and swept
ver the ship.
Captain Ahlatrom and first .Mate
John Carlson, who were on the bridge.
were knocked down and carried tne
ength of the structure. Humphrey
Lawrence, a contrar-tor. living at the
Buena Vista Sanatorium, was smashed
gainst the starboard bulwarks, where
clung for ten minutes, ana several
members of the crew had narrow es
capes from being washed overboard.
Although tne water enterea me en
gine-room, the fires were not put out.
and the Fort Bragg beat around about
the heads all night, limping to a berth
at the seawall this morning. The ves
sel, which is practically new, having
made only half a dozen trips, will be
laid up two weeks for repairs.
Captain Ahlstrom was accompanied
by his wife, who was not Inclined to
take the acrldent as philosophically as
her husband.
"This Is my first trip to sea In a ,
TACOMA MAN CALLED EAST
Superintendent Colllcott Will Head
Indianapolis Schools.
TACOMA, Wash- Dec 20. (Special.)
Jacob O. Colllcott, superintendent of
Tacoma schools, today received an offer
of the superlntendency of Indianapolis
city school at $5800 a year and has ac
cepted. He tendered his resignation
to the Tacoma board today and it was
accepted. "
Not long ago Coll)cott was In In
dianapolis and since his return to Ta
coma the Indianapolis board has been
discussing candidates, the subject be
ing given particularly careful investi
gation because the great , Winona
Technical Institute lately has fallen
Into the city's possession, adding an
important problem to educational af
faire there.
Mr. Colllcott, was born In Newpolnt,
Ind., 40 years Ago. Last Summer he
had the Important task of superintend
ing the work .In education at the Uni
versity of Oregon.
In Indianapolis he will succeed C.
X. Kendall, who recently was appointed
by Governor Wilson as Commissioner
of Education for New Jersey. C. W.
Geiger, principal, of Tacoma High
School probably will succeed Colllcott
here.
Ridgefleld Band to Play.
RIDGEFIELD. Wash..' Dee. 10. (Spe
cial;. The Kidgefleld Cornet Band will
give an entertainment In the high
school assembly hall on New Year's
night. A fine programme has beerir
ranged. Although the band Is only a
little more than a year old. It equals
any amateur band In the state.
Pianos Rented S Monthly.
Kohler Chase, S75 Washington st
BUSINESS GALL DEATH
RUG MERCHAXT SLAYS WIFE,
LACE DEALER, THEX SELF.
General of Washington for duty as In
structor of the Coast Artillery Re
serves, Washington Militia. . '
RAILROAD MEN ARE GUESTS
Man Lures Estranged Spouse, Who
Is Also Competitor, to Prospective
Customer's House, to Kill.
LOS ANGELES, Dee. 20. Summoning
bis wife. Mrs. Sofia Geha, to the house
of a customer whom neither had known
before, Joseph Geha, a dealer In Orien
tal ruga and laces, shot her today and
then committed suicide. Mrs. Geha
died a short time later In the receiv
ing hospital.
Geha and his wife had been sepa
rated. Mrs. Geha conducted a lace
shop In the residence section of the
city and this morning when Mrs. H.
Linman went to Geha's store to buy
some Christmas gifts, the slayer told
her that while he' did not have what
she wanted, he knew where the ar
ticles could be procured.
He went out to. Mrs. Llnman's home
later and asked her to call up his
wife. When Mrs. Geha appeared, bring
ing a selection of laces, the man leaped
to his feet, rushed' to the door and fired
three bullets into her head and body.
As Mrs. Geha rolled down the steps he
seat a bullet Into bia own brain and
died on the porch.
Three or four days ago Geha sent
two bottles of liquor to the home of
his wife. This was not touched, and
today, after the shooting, the police
took the bottles to the city chemist for
analysis.
Smith to Instruct Reserves.
OREGONLAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Dec 20. Captain Clarence B.
Smith, of the Coast Artillery Corps, has
been ordered to report to the Adjutant- 1
llarrlman Line Officials See
quina and Newport.
Ta-
NEWPORT, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
A special train bearing railroad of
ficials arrived In Yaqulna yesterday.
The officials were conveyed to New
port on a special ferry-boat, in com
mand of Captain Jacobson.
The party was composed of D. W.
Campbell, general superintendent of the
Southern Pacific; Kobert btraliorn
vice-president of the O.-W. R. & N.;
Division Engineer Burkholder, So
ern Pacific: T. W. Younger, super!
tendent of motor power Southern
clfic, and J. H. Stevens, superintendent
of the Corvallls & Eastern.
The visitors expressed themselves as
much pleased with the natural beauty
of Newport, especially the, rough Win
ter surf, and with the improvements
made within the laBt year, which In
clude the best seaside hotel they have
visited, fine Summer cottages and up-to-date
amusements. Concluding their
visit they left for Southern Oregon.
VICT0RREC0RDS
Make pleasing gifts. Our wholesale
stoc!- can furnish you with any num
ber. Store open tonight. Sherman,
Clay & Co., Morrison at Sixth, opposite
Postoffice.
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suth- I
erln- fj
Pa- I l
$8 Per Month Rent.
A piano, Chickerlng, Kimball, Kohler,
Fisher and manyi other makes. Kohler
& Chase, 375 Washington street.
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Honored by Women
B -r I. ' I
When a woman speaks of her
silent secret suffering she
trasts yon. MiSions have be
stowed this nark ct confi
dence on Dr. R. V. Pierce,
of Buffalo, N. Y. Every
where there are women who
bear witness to the wonder
wdrlcing, curing-power of Dr.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription
which saves the tufferlng m
frmm pain, and successfully
grapples with woman's weak
nesses end stubborn ills.
IT MAKES WEAK WOHEN STRONG
rr nAKEs sick women well.
No woman's appeal was ever misdirected or her con
fidence misplaced when she wrote for advice, to
the World's DisraNSAar Mbdical Association, Dr.
R. V Pierce. President. Buffalo. N. Y.
Dc Plane's Pteasmsst Pellctm induce mlU ttmtarml ketrar tmrnrmemt mtctt a dmjK