TIIE f TTTTDAT OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 5, 1908.
COREY TALKS TO
HIS FIRST WIFE
Spends Two Hours in Her
Company and Stirs Up .
the Gossips.
SNUBBED T THE BANQUET
Many of His Former Associates Have
Nothing to Do With Him Since
His Second Marriage Has Be
come Reconciled to Son.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. (Special.) Will
lam Kills Corey gave additional material
for the gossips when he met his first
wife and conferred with her for two
hours. It was stated that "property mat
ters" were discussed. Just what explana
tion was made to Maybelle Gilmait Corey
is not stated. The rumor that Corey and
Maybelle Gilman are -to separate was re
vived today in consequence of the inter
view between the uteel magnate and his
first wife.
Corey was snubbed tonight at the ban
quet of local steel men. Several of
Corey's old-time associates sent their re
grets when they learned that Corey had
been invited. Charles M. Schwab, who had
Intended to be present, sent his regrets
at the last minute. It is stated that Mrs.
Schwab has refused in any way to recog
nize Corey or his new wife. .
GOES BACK TO HIS OLD HOME
Corey Take9 Steps Toward Recon
ciliation. PITTSBURG Pa.; Jan. 4. (Special.)
William Ellis Corey, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, came to
Pittsburg today, ostensibly to attend the
annual banquet of the Carnegie Steel
Company officials, which took place this
evening. Another and' more sentimental
reason is given by . bis friends.
Corey arrived In Pittsburg early this
morning and disappeared. He did not
visit the Carnegie offices, nor did he
appear at the Duquesne Club until time
to dress for the banquet. Tonight it
was learned that he had spent the
greater part of the day with relatives at
his old home in Braddock. .
This was his first visit since his mar
riage to Maybelle Gilman. the actress.
Vntil yesterday, "Mrs. 'Laura Corey,-President
Corey's first wife, was visiting the
same persons, who deeply sympathize
with the divorced wife and resent her
treatment by Corey.
Reconciled to His Son.
Yesterday Mrs. Corey went to the home
of her mother, Mrs. Frank Campbell, at
Swissvale, a short streetcar ride from
Braddock. It was made public today that
Corey has effected a reconciliation with
his son, who is an ardent adherent of
his mother. The boy is studying at Yale
and recently father and son dined to
gether at New Haven, Conn.
It was -then and there, It is now ad
mitted, that Corey began his advances
for a reconciliation with his first wife,
which, of course, would necessitate a
legal severance of the legal ties now
binding to the erstwhile Maybelle Gilman.
Corey's relatives are anxious that the
Steel Corporation president should re
turn to his first wife and since Mrs.
Corey has been in Braddock they have
Importuned her to look favorably upon
her divorced husband's advances.
That she did not leave this section of
the country when she knew Corey was
comins and went but a short distance
from Braddock, without any attempt to
conceal her whereabouts, is considered
proof that she is not utterly opposed to
a renewal -of marital relations.
Songbird Docs Not Like Captivity.
J. B. Corey an uncle of W. B. Corey,
was asked this evening if his nephew
had called upon his former wife. The
uncle refused either to affirm or deny
this, intimating that the whole matter
was one to be decided by his nephew
and the two wives.
It Is strongly intimated that Corey's
second wife is not enamored of her
peculiar position of a songbird confined
in a gilded, but lonely cage in New York
City. Society does not recognize her and
she is forced for companionship upon her
former friends of the footlights. She
could enjoy their society just as much
In a cozy flat as in the big mansion
where she now lives. For these reasons
It is hinted Maybelle might be persuaded
to accept a -settlement, give Corey his
freedom and again be herself.
Mrs. Corey refused tonight to answer
any questions bearing upon the- possible
return of her husband, neither would
she deny that ."lie had received proposi
tions of reconciliation from him recently,
t'orey absolutely refused to be seen this
evening. Newspaper stories of his love
affairs have made Corey taciturn, even
to his intimates.
END OF STRIKE IN SIGHT
Settlements Being Made by Land-lords-lSpreads
to NewHrk.
NEW YORK. Jan.. 4. Settlements af
fecting over 500 families have been
made between the striking tenants and
the landlords on the East Side and pre
dictions were made today by the lead
ers of the movement for general rent
reductions that before the end of next
wrek general settlements will e made.
Few dispossess Notices w:ere Issued
today because of the Jewisu Sabbath.
Wo far over 000 dispossess notices have
been issued. The move for lower rents
has spread to Newark, where meetings
will be held tomorrow.'
Ask Carnegie to Help.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. An attempt to
Interest Andrew. Carnegie in modern
tenements in' New V'ortt is one of ihe
results of the rent strike which has
been on for several days. It has been
proposed that the city purchase a block
or two in the thickly congested East
Side und there build modern tenements
which would be rented at. a low price.
There seems to be no prospect of the
city being able to do this, at present
at least, so leaders in the strike move
ment will try to get Mr. Carnegie to
erect the buildings. It is stated that
he was aprroached once before or the
subject, but said that he thought it
was a matter for the city to deal with
rather than a private citizen.
ALLOWANCE PAID MONTHLY
Karl of Yarmouth May Not Get This
if Marriage Is Annulled.
PITTSBURG. Pa., Jan. 4" The many
stories concerning the financial settle
ments growing out of tbe marriage of
the Earl of Yarmouth and Alice Thaw
w.ere set at rest today by -a statement
from Frank Semple, agent and attor
ney for the Thaw estate. Attorney
Semple'e statement is a follows:-
"There appears to be some misappre
hension concerning the fortune of the
Countess. It is all in her own con
trol The Earl of Yarmouth has not
squandered her wealth. A large part
of her fortune was placed in the hands
of trustees by her father, under hie
will, and previous to the marriage of
the Countess she placed the remaining
portion In a private trust for her own
use and it is being held in this coun
try and under her control. Money is
sent to her from America as she wants
it. The Countess set aside an allow
ance for the Earl under the marriage
settlement, which he receives monthly."
It is believed here that should' the
Countess secure a nullification of her
marriage as applied for, in the English
courts, the Earl's -"monthly allowance
will stop immediately. The nature of
the charges brought by the Countess
have resulted in many expressions of
sympathy for her.
HAS SMALL CHAXCE TO WIN
English Law Strict About Annulling
Marriages.
LONDON, Jan. 4.-The solicitors of
the Earl of Yarmouth, -whose wife,
formerly Miss Alice Thaw, has begun
suit for the nullification of her mar
riage, have given notice that they pro
pose to defend the action. The case
probably will not be heard for several
weeks. . ,
"While this, action is quite distinct
from a divorce, it will be heard in the
divorce court, the sittings of which be
gin January 11. The court has only
two judges and there are on the cal
endar 156 undefended cases which take
precedence over the defended cases.
The Yarmouth suit stands, 61 on the
list of defended cases.
Lewis & Lewis, the famous firm of
solicitors, of which Sir George Lewis,
the best-known lawyer In England, is
the head, will represent the Countess.
Insanity previous to the marriage rela
tion, or an existing marriage are the
only grounds upon which, under the
English law, -a marriage may. be an
nulled. t , .
HO HEWS OF MOUNT ROYAL
OWNERS CLING TO HOPE FOR
MISSING STEAMER. , , t-
Belleve She Flounders Around. At
lantic With Disabled Machinery. '
Passengers Mostly Russians.
ST. JOHN, N. B., Jan. 4. Although It
is four weeks since the Canadian. Pacific
steamer Mount Royal sailed from Ant
werp for this, port with 304 immigrants
and a crew ef more than .100. and nothing
h8s been heard of her in that time, the
officials of the. line have not abandoned
hope that she "is still afloat. . ;
They are extremely anxious, neverthe
less, and fear that the vessel is drifting
about the Atlantic in practically a help
less condition with her ..machinery dis
abled. The Mount Royal Is a single screw
steamer of 4599 tons.
So far as known,-few, if any, Ameri
cans or Canadians sailed on the vessel.
The passengers are nearly all Hebrew
and Russian immigrants, some of whom
are thought to have, formerly lived in
America. . -.-'
ANOTHER HOPE IS DISSIPATED
Steamer Hungarian Arrives With No
News of Mount Royal.'.'
PORTLAND, Me., Jan. 4. Another
hope that the missing Canadian Pacific
steamer Mount Royal, with her 400 pas
sengers and crew, jmight' be towed into
port was dissipated on the arrival here
today of the Allen Line steamer Hun
garian. -As1 the latter ship w-as 20
days out from Glasgow And' a week
j overdue, shipping circles in London
were led to believe that she had fallen
in with the Mount Royal, .which left
Antwerp December 7,.-. for St, John,
and expected to hear that "she was be
ing towed into Portland. -,No trace of
the Mount Royal was seen by' the Hun
garian. ' "
The Allen Liner had a hard, passage,
due to high winds, but - sustained no
damage. . "" . - '.""
... Continue Druce . Frosecufion. .
IlNDON', Jan. 4. At a conference, to
day for- the lawyers and others interested
in the claim of George Hollanby :Xuce
iu me esnaic uiiu tine ui ine iuk: o
Portland, it was decided, -after receiving
the reports of the doctor pnd' surveyor
who attended the exhuniitlori ; of ti e
Druee coffin on behalf of the claimant!
to continue proseeution of Herbert Druca
for perjury. '
HAVE BATTLE WITH
HOSTILE NATIVES
Explorers of Ryan's and the
' Guggenheims' Corporation
Meet With Trouble:
MEN KILLED ON EACH SIDE
Explorers Lose Five and About 125
Natives Are Slain Fight Lasts
. All Day Thought to Indicate
More Trouble in Future.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. (Special-.!
News was received here today of a
battle between a band of hostile na
tives and a party of expf irers. em
ployed by -the International Corpora
tion, in which Thomas F. -Ryan and the
Guggenheims are interested, and which
has the1 concession to develop the Coif
go Free State rubber and mineral re
sources. The fight took place six miles
inside the corporation's concession,
near the Kasai River, and 125 natives
were killed. Five porters of the ex
ploration party met death and several
others were wounded.
None of the white men of the com
pany, which was in command of. S. H.
Ball, of the United States Geological
Survey, was even hurt. . - .-
The battle lasted an entire day, the
retreat of the explorers occupying the
next two days, during- all of which
they were constantly harassed by the
natives, before. they reached safety.
This is looked upon as only a begin
ning of the troubles of Similar enter
prises of the corporation.
News of the battle came in letters "to
friends of the group of Washington
scientists . who entered', the service , of
the company for the purpose of mak
ing a geological and scientific survey
of this country.. It is stated that in
this battle 25. soldiers under command
of Lieutenant -Empertoria, of the Bel
gian forces, with the scientists, fought
a gpeat number of natives. The latter
were.; mostly armed with flintlocks,
which they get from' the Portuguese
trading posts.
3 RYAN YET FORMIDABLE
(Continued from First Pass.)
ment, and formal announcement to that
effect will be made within a few days.
Mr. Hitchcock will not resign his posi
tion in; the Postoffice Department for
at least a months and perhaps not until
even later, because of many matters
pending before Congress and in the
department wjiich require his personal
attention. When he does resign, he
will establish headquarters in Wash
ington, and Will have charge of the
Taft Presidential movement, in the
Eastern and Southern States, t ot in
cluding Ohio.
Mr. Hitchcock has not yet given his
acceptance to the invitation' to become
an active Taft manager, and will not
discuss the matter One way or the
other. However, affairs are tending to
make it possible now to state without
qualification the programme for the fu
ture conduct Of the campaign in Mr
Taft's interest. Ever since the return
of the Secretary of War from his trip
around the world, plans for strength
ening the Taft political organization
have been ! under consideration, and
Mr. Hitchcock's name has been men
tioned in that connection. Not until
today, however, have matters crystal
lized. . . , . '
Before giving an answer to Mr. Taft,
Mr. Hitchcock waited to lay the proposi
tion before his political friends. There Is
reason to state that thus far Mr. Hitch
cock's friends, both here and elsewhere
especially, in the South haye voiced
their approval of the move he contem
plated. .
Another -question confronting Mr. Hitch
cock has been that of relinquishing his
official position under the Government.
Some of Mr. Taft's most ardent admire, s,
recognizing the political ability of Mr.
Hitchcock, were . extremely - desirous of
enlisting his active' service," but hesitated
to ask him to give up the Assistant Postmaster-Generalship,
'where ' he has ren
dered conspicuous administrative " service
ar.d was in line for advancement
Postmaster-General Meyer eventually
took a leading part hi solving the prob
lem. Mr. Hitchcock will leave the Post
office Department- with the full sanction
for special prices on various lines of dependable wares, which we are
closing put, including hne cut glass, bronzes, ivories, miniatures, el
lamps. Q This event shd discriminat
ing public for the reason that it places at their "disposal all high-grade
merchandise, sucli as has given prestige to this firm since its inception
CORNER
of the Postmaster-General, and he will
be relieved Of all embarrassment in deal
ing with " the,' Republican organizations
throughout the South and Bast, with
which he has -been so closely identified.
. Harmony With Cortelyou.
Some things 'of great significance to
the Taft cause have developed in ad
vance of Mr; -Hitchcock's formal accept
ance of apposition as campaign manager.
Politicians are aware of the exceedingly
close personal relations between Secre
tary of the Treasury Cortelyou and the
First Assistant Postmaster General, and
realize that the latter would take no
steps such as he Is about to take without
carrying into the work the good will of
the former. There have been rumors of
political difference between Mr. Taft and
Mr. Cortelyou, but h differences, It Is
understood, ' have not been the result of
personal causes pertaining to the two
cabinet managers. ' -
. This will be disquieting news to some of
the other candidates for the Presidency.
It Is known that as soon as President
Roosevelt made his second and last third
term announcement, lieutenants of Mr.
Fairbanks, Mr. Cannon and other favor
ite sons proceeded to get busy in the
South with redoubled energy; In spite
of. that, the Taft sentiment has grown
naturally, as it were, and with the latest
developments the Held against Taft will
have extremely bard going In tue land of
Dixie.
PARK FDR GREATER CITY
GOVERNMENT WTLIj GIVE RED
WOODS TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Legal-Battle Ends In Victory by
Which Forest Will Be Jn'clud
- ed In Boundaries.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. (Special.)
A battle between a club of society wom
en and a millionaire on one side, ranged
against powerful water corporation, came
to a head today with the result that the
water company lost ' and - the United
States Government gained a magnificent
National Park located within the con
fines, of the proposed Greater San' Fran
cisco, and less than one hour's ride
from the City Hall.
The park in question is Redwood Can
yon, a . magnificent tract of 295 acres
located on the slopes of Mount
Tamalpais, near Mill Valley. Included in
the - tract is Sequoia Grove,, a beautiful
stand of giant redwoods. Under the
shade of- the giants of the forest
nourish pine, hazel and laurel trees and
an abundance of ' ferns and" wild
floarers. A -flne 'stream gushes through
the park and. is spanned by rustic bridges.
A railroad runs to the door of the grove
and makes It available as ., a pleasure
ground.
The tract is owned by William Kent, a
pioneer millionaire of Mill Valley. The
society women of Mill Valley, .who com
prise the Outdoor Art League, desired to
make a park of the place, and Kent was
agreeable. Then the Tamalpais Water
Company decided they needed the stream
and the canyon for water and reservoir
sites. Condemnation proceedings were
started by the company and had about
been carried to completion, when - Kent
hit upon a happy means of thwarting
the corporation. He wrote to Washing
ton, offering to donate the tract to the
Government as a National park. Today
he received word from President Roose
velt that his offer had bedn. accepted.
The ...Government will take possession
at once. The park Is considered one of
the show places of the state. It has a
stand of -redwoods unsurpassed by any
part of the world. It places San .Fran
cisco in a unique position as having a
National park at its very front door, If
not eventually within its boundaries.
READY TO PROVE CHARGE
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libel suit) which shows that Fulton is a
corruptionist. - x .
The article in Collier's lays particular
emphasis on the Brownell letter, which, it
is believed, is a part, at least; of the evi
dence referred to in the American as
being sent to the. President. In explana
tion of this letter. Collier's says: '
What did this letter mean T -This: That
In Washington, on January 18. 1904. a secret
agreement was entered lnto-beten United
Stale Senator F-ultnn and Mltrhnll nti th
one side and United States Attorney Hall on
me omer, oy wnicn u was agreed mat the
Oregon Senators were to use their influence
to procure' the . re-appointment of Hall to
the office of United States Attorney for. the
district of Oregon, and 1 consideration of
their .doing so Hall .was' to urotect Georga
C. Brownell and J. TJ. Campbell from indict
ment and prosecution 4
. Bryan to(Talk; in Omaha.
LINCOLN, Neb... Jan. .4. William ,3.
BryanMs'expected in. Lincoln next. Monday-
morning. In the afternoon he will
leave for Omaha, where he will address
the Democrats at a banquet Monday
evening. Then he will leave for Chi
cago. ' -
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THIRD AND WASHINGTON
-. . ESTABLISHED IN 1868 .
MUST LEAVE OFFICE
Work of . Idaho Surveyor-General
Unsatisfactory.
PRESIDENT GIVES DECISION
Senator Heyburn Tries to Have Sen
' fence Stayed, bat In Vain An
nounces He Is Out for Scalps.
. Successor Not Xet, Chosen. ;
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 4. Surveyor-General Eagle
son, of Idaho, must tender his resigna
tion. This is President Roosevelt's de
cision, reached today, after reviewing the
facts In the case with Secretary Garfield.
He must resign, not because of. any cor
ruption, but because his' services are de
cidedly unsatisfactory to the department;
because his office has become completely
disorganized through Inadequate admin
istration and because the Interests of the
service demand a change.
When Senator Heyburn heard of the
President's decision, he hurried to the
White House with Republican State
Chairman Brady to demand a rehearing
for, Eagleson, but was Informed the case
was. closed. Heyburn Insisted that Ea
gleson had satisfactorily answered all
charges brought against him, and de
clared that it was unfair to 'force him out
of office. The President too the posi
tion that the department was amply jus
tified in calling for Eagleson's resigna
tion, and concurred in Garfield's opinion
that Eagle'son's answers were not satis
factory, and his administration of office
was less so.
Mr, Heyburn made a stubborn fight for
Eagleson, but failing, will now turn on
the clerks in the Land Office, whose tes
timony was fatal to Eagleson, as well
as on the inspectors who reported against
him.
He announces that he will get some
other scalps before he gets through.
Whatever Heyburn may do, it Is semi
officially announced that when the new
Surveyor-General is appointed, the de
partment will enter upon a reorganization
of the entire office force and endeavor
to bring order out of chaos. The selec
tion of a successor to Eagleson will not
be taken up until Senator Borah arrives,
when he and Heyburn will be asked to
submit recommendations.
THREE OTHER HEADS TO FALL
Men Who Conspired Against Eagle-
. son Slated for Removal.
BOISE, Idaho,' Jan.' 4 (Special.) Surveyor-General
Ern , G. Eagleson has re
ceived a request for his resignation as
a result of the report made against him
some weeks ago by Inspector Goodwin.
It is Intimated that Chief Clerk. John D.
Bell, Chief- Draughtsman Axel Nixon and
Assistant Draughtsman Henry Nieber
ding will be dismissed by the depart
ment. Mr. Eagleson charges these men with
having conspired to n.ake trouble for
him. There has been much confusion in
the office, growing out of this state of
affairs, and it looks as, though the de
partment had determined to have a new
deal all around. , ..
MUST FORTIFY PUGET SOUND
Roosevelt Asks Large Appropriation
on Humphrey's Suggestion. x
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 4. President. Roosevelt has
been seeking all the information pos
sible as to the need of fortifications on
the Pacific Coast. He requested Repre
sentative Humphrey, of Washington, to
submit a statement as to the needs of
Seattle and Puget Sound. Mr. Humphrey
called on the President today and handed
him a statement which shows that, de
spite the existence of several artillary
forts in Sound waters and the laying of
submarine mines at several points, the
cities of the North Pacific Coast are
still comparatively unprotected.
Mr. Humphrey says that the entrance
to the Sound is o wide that enemies'
vessels might pass through unobserved
in thick weathir, although the entrance
is guarded by- three artillery forts. It Is
recommended that - submarine boats be
employed as auxiliary protection. This
need is emphasized by the fact that in
many places the water of the channel is
so deep as to make the -laying of sub
marine mines Impracticable.
Deception Pass is entirely without pro
tection; larger guns are needed at Forts
Worden and Flagler; owing to Inadequate
provision for the Coast artillery, some of
the present guns at Puget Sound forts
have, fallen into disuse. The most-vital
question, -Mr. Humphrey says, Is the in
stallation of protection which will over
come the width of the entrance from the
Pacific Ocean. Without such provision,
he says, the present equipment will in
How can a
thoughtful
man pass
this?
A made-to-measure Suit, our very best work,
with choice of fabrics, that have sold all season
at $25 to $28, reduced now for our Winter Clear
ance Sale to
WITH EVERY ORDER
J ust think of it! You cannot afford to buy even
ready-made garments when you have such an
extraordinary opportunity as this. "We're sim
ply overstocked backward season warm
weather financial flurry all combining to up
set our expectations for the "Winter's business.
It's impossible to Dank on the weather, however,
so we simply take our " medicine " with good
grace. And our patrons get the benefit. Better
look this up before you tie your clothing money
Up anywhere else.' Better see us tomorrow.
ELKS'
BLDG.
time of war . prove practically useless.
Mr. Humphrey sums up the needs of the
district in this way:
First Torpedo and submarine boats;
second More men; third Fortification of
Deception Pass, Foulweather Bluff and
Double Bluff; fourth Heavier guns at all
forts. '
As a, result of the President's investi
gation the War Department will call for
appropriations aggregating about $5,400,
000 for fortifications and coast defenses
of Puget Sound. It is proposed that $2,
7T9.SS7 of this amount shall be available
for immediate use. ' .
Inquire Into Harbor Work.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 4. At the request of Rep
resentative Jones, the River and Har
bor Board of Engineer Officers will
hold hearings at Tacoma, January 23;
Olympia, January 24, and Everett,
January 25, to determine the advisa
bility of further improvement of Ta
coma and Olympia harbors and the
Snohomish River. The report of this
board will act as a guide to Congress
when framing the next river and har
bor bill.
Dudley Resigns Special Agency.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 4. Matthew S. Dudley, of
Portland, recently appointed special agent
of the Lanu Office under Mr. Glavis, on
recommendation of Senator Bourne, to
day telegraphed his resignation.
Victoria Defeats Stanford.
VICTORIA, B. C. Jan. 4. Victoria de
feated Stanford University this afternoon
at Rugby by four tries by the score of 12
to 3. The Californlans played both with
and against the wind. The home .team
showed unexpectedly good form. With
the wind Victoria ran up a score of 9 to
0. and in the second half, when Stanford
had the wind, each team scored one try.
A heavy wind made goal-kicking uncer
tain. STREETS
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Fit.
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CALIFORNIA NOTABLES EE
TURXIXG FROM EAST.
Houses and Grounds Are Being Fur
bished Up and Everything Put in
Readiness for the Owners.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4 (Special.)
Several California notables are head
ed for home to spend the Winter or
part of it here. Mrs. Herman Oelrlchs
will arrive tomorrow, and it is stated
that while here she will arrange to
sell some of her remaining holdings
in San P'rancisco. She owns two sky
scrapers and a ; large amount of real
estate, including several acres of
waterfront land that is very valuable.
. W. H. Crocker will arrive in two
weeks ' from New' York to move into
the magnificent new home that is
nearing completion at Burlingame.
The new Crocker residence and
grounds - are said to be the finest on.
the Pacific Coast.
The beautiful country home of D. O,
Mills at Mllibrae has been put in ex
cellent shape for occupancy, prepara
tory to the homecoming of Mills and
the Whitelaw Reids this month. For
the last six months the house has been
undergoing extensive repairs and
alterations, under the hands of 60
workmen. ,
The whole interior of the house has
been refinished, chimneys have been
rebuilt and the heating plant for the ,
large mansion has been thoroughly
overhauled. Every building on the
estate has been gone' over and put In
the best of shape, including the ex
tensive barns and large greenhouses.
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