Building Activity in Salem Is Picking Up Rapidly, With March Permit Figures Already Beyond Those Reported for February
Through the Health Demonstration, a Dairy and Food Inspector Is Made Available; City Should Take Advantage of Opportunity
lie
r Weather forecast: Occasional rains;.
moderate temperature; strong southerly
winds and occasional gales on the coast.
Maximum temperature yesterday 60, mini
mum 47, river 5.2. rainfall .62, atmosphere
cloudy, wind east.
mm
The fact that a man has been bothered
by no one does not prerent him from an
nouncing that at the earnest solicitation
of his many friends he lias decided to run
for office. Oakland Tribune.
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAI.
SALEM. OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1928
PRICE FIVE CENTS
OF DAIRY, FOOD
OFFICIAL HERE
J. E. Blinkhorri Comes As
Sanitation Worker for
Health Demonstration
APPOINTMENT PROPOSED
Expert Comes Well Qualified For
Work; Will Not Conflict With
Duties of Present Sanitary
Inspector '
J. E. Blinkhorn has been se
cured by the health unit and will
Monday begin his duties as the
first sanitation officer for dairy
and food work, Dr. William De
Kleine, director of the Marion
county child health demonstration
announced yesterday. His official
appointment as dairy and food in
FI., ( tor will be sought at the first
opportunity from the city council
and the county court, Dr. DeKleine
'c appointment of Mr. Blink
Jura to this office is the culmina
tion of efforts started more than
two months ago by the health cen
ter to insure safe milk supplies
anl food conditions, especially
with reference to that of the res
taurants, for the people of Salem
ai.il of Marlon county.
Well Qualified
Mr. Blinkhorn. a graduate of the
OTt'z m state college, is particular
ly well qualified for thi3 work
which line demonstration is : is
starting and which will place em
phasis upon the dairy inspections.
, Since finishing a course in dairy
husbandry at the college in 1925,
he has been employed In dairying
establishments in Marion,, county
6VHar EuBe' wnich has giv
CiVpfm first hand knowledge of
the very work upon which the
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WIELD KNIFE, GUN
UPON DEFENDANT
AroiITTAL OF OFFICER BY
JURY BRINGS ATTACK
Women Relatives of Deceased
Girl Determine to Avenge
"Murder" Personally
COLUMBIA, Ala., Mar. 22
i A P ) Two middle aged women,
tr. mother and aunt of Miss Mon
tf'.aro, took the law into their
t n hands . today In a frenxied
effrt to kill the man they had
is. used of slaying their girl.
!n a dramatic climax to the
t" .1 of Police Chief H. F. Blake,
f f Calera, Ala.; for the murder of
t'." pirl, Mrs. Mabel Monteabaro,
4 her mother and Miss Cecil
T ilihs. 43, an aunt, leaped slmul
t in-usly upon the officer with
I'. tol and hunting knife Just as
thp formgan of the Jury pronoun
him guilty of the crime.
a wild shot fired by Mrs. Mon-.
ro burled itself In the wH
" uje jury DOX. Alias iu f
' Plunged the knife Into
c V , . . - a 1. 1 l- -
IVa r,l, J ri-a- fall
wcv n auu i.uc uiiivi
1 ',(". streaming from the wound.
Th-? spectators became panic
'ri' n and fled for the doors.
. General Charlie McCall
labama, who prosecuted
clumped to the floor in a
o'
1'!
f.r
: was taken to a hospital
' " physician said he was in
a j ry grave" condition.
' two women and A. H.
T'C s their brother and uncle of
Monteabaro, were arrested
on charges of assault with Intent
nvirder and taken to the Jef
fpr "'1 county Jail at Binning
fc " '"because of the crowded Jail
rf ' !i ions at Columbia."
koth women are widely known
ir Mi is section. Citizens of Sa
'". v here the reside, gald the at-
'! ' evidently was the outcome
0 '. Intense grief under which
'f-rf any bond that mlrht be set
rn. ' '
and county officials re
il-'C'il frt ttnw V n nrAWIAa (a ht
' -'!ng note of the general ex
"' -mPTit it Columbia, Governor
f'-w.ro:,, jn Montgomery, offered
i pntch national guardsmen to
,, r' -'a!! anv nossthU disturbance,
!'':'1 aid. hAwTr. wa de-
by acting Sheriff J. J.
Th charge of which Blake was
u it ted was- that "he fired Ithe
nf that killed Miss Monteabaro
s she rode aloire In her aotomo-
.Dl,? along the Montramrr high
"JK last November 14. The tUte
LIGHT NOT SHED
ON BARKER CASE
superintendent op banks
awaits report
Matter of Insurance On. Central
Point Property Probed By
-Officials
Although representatives of his
office have been investigating the
affairs of the Pine Belt Banking
company's bank at Butte Falls,
Jackson county, A. A. Schram,
state superintendent of banks, last
night refused to make any state
ment In connection with the
bank's closing, or possible rea
sons for the apparent suicide of
George W. Barker, president,
cashier and director of the insti
tution. Mr. Barker's body was
found in the timbered district a
few miles from JJutte Falls Thurs
day.' Mr. Schram said the books and
other records of the bank were in
charge of H. O. Voget and R. L.
Orem, examiners for the state
banking department, and that a
report concerning the condition of
the institution probably would be
forthcoming within the next few
days. The examiners expected to
interview Mrs. Barker Thureday.
the superintendent of banks said.
Records showed thattMr. Barker
carried insurance protecting the
owners of the bank against the
misapplication of funds.
At the time of Mr. Barker's dis
appearance Tuesday no investiga
tion had been made by the state
fire marshal in connection with a
recent fire at Central Point which
iestroyed property in which Mr.
Barker had taken out insurance in
the amount of $20,000. This was
announced at the offices of the
state fire marshal Thureday.
James Goodman, deputy state
fire marshal, said that he and H.
H. Pomeroy, arson investigator
for the department, called on Mr.
Barker at Butte Falls March 19,
and talked with him concerning
the insurance policies covering the
loss. One of the policies had been
reduced to $10,000 at the request
of the company which provided"
the protection.
Mr. Goodman said that one of
the policies was payable to Mr.
Barker, while the other policy
was made payable to the bank
Mr. Barker was Butte Falls agent
for both of the companies in
which the insurance was written.
Mr. Barker had promised to go
to Medford Tuesday night and dis
cuss the fire with Mr. Goodman
and Mr. Pomeroy, but failed to
make an appearance.
The property covered by the in
surance policies consisted of res
taurant fixtures which were stor
ed In a warehouse at Central
Point. They were valued at $3000.
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2)
FRISCO BRIDGE OPPOSED
Army and Navy Officials Both
Argue Against Project
WASHINGTON. Mar. 22 (AP)
The army and the navy turned I
their combined guns of argument
today upon the proposal of San
Francisco to bridge its bay near
the center of the inner harbor.
In the hearing before the house
interstate commerce committee.
Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief
nt aral operations, opposed the
Welsh bill to authorize the city of
San Francisco to build the bridge
from Rincon Hill to Alameda.
Admiral Hughes declared that
rh a structure would be be
tween a large part or me mosi
deen water anchorage
... of the navy, and would fur
nish the possibility of the entire
fleet being bottled up in the har
in ar time.
The army, as represented by
,r-j nnral Edgar Jadwln,
v.i- f .rmr engineers, also op
a ha rrantine of a permit ror
the bridge anove V v
south of San Francisco, am u
. fopn water anchorage
IUW luv. w
space for naval vessels.
N.Y. WELCOMES SINCLAIR
Teapot Dome Sc-dal n,ln"
O. K. Wltn ttacers
NEW YORK. Mar. f2v
The Jockey club. ciromnZ
Tne 1 i New York today
Sfu-U ". WP-rt the action of
thi MarySnd raring commission In
r rwarrv F. Sinclair because
o7 u. alleged connection with .
OUThrM7rW
ISoSS four Maryland tracks.
be followed here, hut its ct w
nevertheless "Potff lik?y
fore the Btewart. of the Jockey
clnb.for consideration. bi.lr
Rancocas stable on rm - - -... - ,
under jurisdiction of the Jockey
SHI WILL
SET SEPARATE
TRIAL APRIL 4
Court Grants' Albert Fall,
Co-defendant, Respite
Due To Illness
FRAUD CHARGES SIFTED
Final Steps in Teapot Dome Na
tional Oil Scandal Scheduled
to be Taken at Washington
Next Month
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. (AP)
-Without the support of his co-
defendant, the aged and ailing Al
bert B. Fall. Harry F. Sinclair
must face trial alone here on April
4. on a charge of conspiracy to de
fraud the government out of the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve.
Justice Jennings Bailey so de
cided today in the District of Co-;
iumbia supreme court indefinite
ly postponing the trial of the for
mer interior secretary; severing
the two cases and granting the
lessee of Teapot Dome a two day
delay instead of the two months
he had sought.
Representing that Fall is a ma
terial witness in the case, Sinclair
wanted a postponement so that the
one-time cabinet officer and sena-
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KILLS SELF OVER LOVER
Suicide by Chicago Girl Laid to
Extreme Despondency
CHICAGO. Mar. 22 (AP)
Despondency caused by her love
affair with Robert Preston, an
itenerant newspaper man ;who
represented himself to her as an
English nobleman, is believed by
Preston to have impelled Miss
Ann Elizabeth Blayney, 22-year-
old Chicago girl, to leap to her
death from the 33 rd floor balus
trade of the Tribune tower yester
day. Ah aunt and brother of the
girl, said however, they were cer
tain she did not brood over her
affair with Preston.
The girl, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Illinois, was identified
today by a newspaper photo
graph. When shown the picture
of the girl and told she had com
mitted suicide, Preston, who fe
held -ift the county jail on charge
of operating a confidence game,
collapsed. Later he told how he
met Miss Blayney, how he tooV
her to Hammond, Ind., on thr
pretense to marry her, how b
convinced her he was an Englis'
nobleman and how she became
broken hearted whe nshe discov
ered he had a wife and child in
Santa Barbara, Cal.
START ON TOUR
WITH 30 CENTS
WEST SALEM LADS OF 8 AND
10 WOULD SEE WORLD
Get as Far as Local Hotel, Then
Takeu In Tow by Police;
Returned
Again last night the local po
lice were confronted with a pe
culiar Incident at the police sta
tion which was similar to the one
two nights before. A call came in
that two youngsters were at the
Capitol hotel, wishing a place to
lodge over night, which aroused
the hotel manager's suspicion. Of
ficer Louie Bergess was sent to
the scene, and in a few minutes
returned with two small boys.
The lads were clad In light
clothes, one being barefoot. At
the sight of the husky Sergeant
Cutler, the younger of the two.
whose age was 8 years, began to
cry, but the other, aged 10, waj
very much content in the station.
After much questioning by Ser
geant Cutler, it was found that
the two youngsters had left their
homes in West Salem and had de
cided to make it through the
world on their own feet, having
gotten as far as the Capitol hotel,
and planned to continue their
journey in the morning. The old
er one had 25 cents in his pos
session and the younger one 5
cents, for which they thought to
rent a room.
They gave their names as Har
old Sherwood and Alvin Finn, liv
ing at the Kingwood apartments,
West Salem. In due time their
parents were located, who came
and returned them to their re
spective homee. When asked if
he were chewing 10 cents wortfi
of gum, the older boy answered,
"No. only 5 cents' worth."
Two nights before a nine year
old boy of Hillsboro who had man
aged to bum his way to Portland
and then to Salem, was picked up
by local police officers and re
turned to his parents. ...
OPERA STARS WILL WED
Announcement of Engagement
Made at Portland Yesterday
PORTLAND. March 22. (AP)
Miss Harriett Lundgren, solo
dancer and member of the ballet
of the Chicago Civic Opera com
pany, and Chase Baromeo, basso
with the company, today announc
ed their engagement to be mar
ried. The announcement was
made upon the arrival of the com
pany here to open the opera sea
son tonight. No date was eet for
the wedding.
Baromeo is the eon of C. S.
Sikes of Detroit, Mich., vice pres
dent of the Pere Marquette rall-vay-and
Is a graduate of the Uni
ersity of Michigan.
Miss Lundgren is the daughter
of Mrs. Ida Lundgren of Chicago.
She attended Northwestern university.
ONLY MAKING MORE "STEAM'
HOOVER LAUDED
11 OHIO ADDRESS
REPRESENTATIVE Bl'RTON
LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN
Willis Opposed As Offering Noth
ing of Constructive Nature
In Platform
CLEVELAND, Mar. 22. (AP)
Picturing the life of Secretary
Herbert Hoover as one of construe
v O vllvl V L I UU1 n Ultli 111 V L- LI 1 If U
States has reaped the benefit, Rep
resentative Theodore E. Burton of
Ohio launched the Hoover speak
ing campaign in Ohio with an ad
dress here tonight. "His history
contains a record of achievement
that cannot be surpassed," Mr.
Burton declared.
.Senator Frank B. WTHlls, Hoov
er's opponent in the fight for Ohio
delegates to the republican nation
al convention, was denounced for
"attempting to tear down the good
name of the commerce secretary
and at the ' same time offering
nothing constructive in support of
his own candidacy."
Answering charges of Senator
Willis that the secretary of com
merce Is opposed to a protective
tariff, Mr. Burton read a letter
from Joseph Wl Fordney, one of
the authors of the Fordney-Mc-
Cumber tariff act of 1922. in
which Mr. Fordney said he "had
a distinct recollection of Mr. Hoov
er's particular interest in the pro
tective element of the bill."
Burton renewed the question of
Hoover's attitude on agriculture
by reading to his listeners a letter
from Representative Charles J
Brand of Ohio written to Hoover
In which Brand supported Hoover
for the position of secretary of ag
riculture. The communication
dated Jan. 21, 1925, declared "I
don't know of any one who fits the
place as well as you."
GRAND OPERA, PORTLAND
Verdi's "Aida" Presented
Company In Auditorium
By
PORTLAND. Mar. 22. (AP)
The Chicago Civic Grand Opera
company opened an engagement
here tonight In Verdi's "Aida"
wRh-Roetr-Rtfsa' in the title part.
Demand for tickets indicated ca
pacity houses for four perform
ances which are to be given here.
Friday night "The Snow Maid
en" will be sung; Saturday matin
ee "Resurrection" and Saturday
night "II Trovatore." , Many came
from cities of Oregon outside of
Portland to attend the opera.
CHAMPS MAY GO EAST
Sentiment Strong For Trip to Chi
cago by Washington
PORTLAND, Mar. 22. (AP)
The entry of the Washington high
school basketball team, state
champions, in the national tourna
ment at Chicago will be determin-1
3d by the school board at a meet
ng tomorrow. Sentiment among
.he followers of high school ath
letics In Portland favors the trip
for the Colonials, because of their
showing in both the city league
and in the state tournament-
MELLON
UNDER
ATTACK
I
- Res0ution To Ask Resigna-
tion Sidetracked After
Heated Debate
PUT ON REGULAR SLATE
Vote Not to be Taken Until Later
Date; Couzens Clutrges Cor
ruption And Fraud In Trea
sury Department
WASHINGTON. Mar. 22. (AP)
Supporters of Secretary Mellon
in the senate today forced tempor
ary sidetracking of the resolution
of Senator Couzens, republican
of Michigan, declaring for the res
ignation of the secretary after the
Michigan senator had launched an
attack on the cabinet member.
The resolution was moved to the
calendar, where a separate motion
and majority vote for considera
tion is necessary to get it up again
when senate rules automatically
ended discussion after two hours
and an .effort to gain unanimous
consent for an immediate vote fail
ed. The two hour debate brought a
renewal by Couzens of his charges
against the secretary, contained
in the preamble of his resolution
presented Tuesday, and a sturdy
defense by Senator Reed, republi
can, of Pennsylvania, a close per
sonal friend of Mr. Mellon.
Personal Feud Charged
benator Moses, republican, of
New Hampshire, got into the arena
long enough to protest that the
Couzens move was a continuation
of a "personal feud" with the sec
retary. This went unanswered by
Couzens who has fought the trea
sury on tax matters during much
of Mr. Melon's seven years admin
istration.
Before the close of the senate's
so-called "morning hour" at 2:00
o'clock forced an end to the dis
cussion in favor of unfinished
business. Senator Reed. Pennsyl
vania, moved to refer the resolu
tion to the finance committee and
announced he was ready for an
immediate vote. Senator Norrls, re
publican, of Nebrasith, sought un
animdut consent finally that the
resolution go over until tomorrow
without prejudice, but that propos
al and another effort to go ahead
witn it today met with objection.
and Senator Oddie.
Nevada, nresldlnr officer at tho
time, sent, the resolution
calendar of business.
Bourbons Keep Mom
The debate was on all the re
publican side of the chamber. Sen
ator Couzens cited a long list of
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SENATE ORDERS
WITNESS' ARREST
WARRANT TO BE ISSUED TO
DAY US SLUSH PROBE
rreasnrer of Rennblican Ktat
Committee in Pennsylvania
Now Under Fire
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2 a.
(AP) For a second time at this
session the senate will be asked
tomorrow to Issue its warrant for
the arrest of a witness before one
of its committees. He Is Thomas
W. Cunningham of Philadelphia,
treasurer of the Pennsylvania re
publican state committee, who re
fused to answer certain questions
put to him by the Reed slush fund
committee In 1926.
In reporting Cunningham's re
fusal to the senate today. Senator
King, democrat. Utah, introduced
a resolution for Cunningham's ar
rest and will ask tomorrow for Its
immediate consideration. Adop
tion was regarded as a foregone
conclusion in view of the speedy
manner in which the senate voted
to arrest Robert W. Stewart, chair
man of the1 board of the Standard
Oil company of Indiana, after he
had refused to answer questions in
the Teapot 'Dome Inquiry in Jan
uary. . !-
Cunningham who Is clerk of a
court In Philadelphia and one of
those - prominent in supporting
William 8. Vare, republican, in his'
fight for a senate seat, refused
twice to tell the Reed committee
the source of $50,000 In cash
which' he enotrlbuted to Tare's
primary campaign In 1928. Bis
salary as court clerk Is $8,0 00 a
year and that 6f the committee ex
pressed curiosity a t6 how lie
could have accumulated' auoh a
sum by saving and babble to give
It to a political campaign
mittee. - v ; - . : -
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SENATE
HAWLEY FILES
FOR NOMINATION
FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF
CANDIDACY MADE
Salem Man Forwards Declaration
To Oregon Secretary of
State Yesterday
PORTLAND, Mar. 22. (AP)-r-A
Washington, D. C, dispatch to
the Oregonian says Representative
Willis C. Hawley of Salem today
forwarded the formal declaration
of his candidacy for renomination
to Sam A. Kozer. secretarv of
state. Hawley's slogan on the
Willis C. Hawley
Oregon primary ballot will be the
.same he has used in previous cam
paigns, "No interests to serve but
the public interests."
Representative Hawley is seek
ing his 12th term as a member of
the lower house..
Representative Hawley's pledge
states he will "diligently work for
further waterway developments
early construction of Roosevelt
highway, roads in national forests
and other roads by Increased ap
proprlations, more public build
ings, and ether Improvements and
purposes, having already secured
over 131.000,000 therefor and
have over $10,000,000 authorised
by law and payable thereunder;
tax reduction, development of na
tural resources, increased mall
facilities, relief for farmers, im
provement rural credit system
increased pensions, adjusted com
pensation, adequate provision for
civil service employes, relief for
counties, development of naval
base, adequate protective tariff by
early revision, every betterment
possible for district and state and
structlve legislative promoting
peace, prosperity and public wel
fare."
CONFISCATE MANY NETS
Fish
Commission of This
Collect Total of 40
State
PORTLAND, Mar. 22 (AP)
The fish commission of Oregon is
in possession of 40 set nets con
rlscated by two wardens since
March 1 in the lower Columbia
river, where the commission is at
tempting to halt violation of the
present closed season against com
mercial fishing.
The nets were captured by W
A. Smith and Svend Larsen, de
puty fish wardens Smith took
about 25 of them between Cath
lamet and the mouth of the river,
while Larsen took 15 between
Cathlamet and Vancouver, Wash.
Confiscated nets are sold by the
commission and bring from $5 to
$15 each depending upon their
condition. During the closed sea
son last year the fish commission
confiscated 100 nets.
HICKMAN RECEIVES STAY
Appeal Perfected in State Supreme
Conrt; Delays Seen
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 22.
(AP) The execution of William
Edward Hickman, set for April 27
was stayed automatically today
when the state supreme court here
received the transcript of his ap
peal from his conviction for kid
naping and slaying 12 . year old
Marian Parker at Los Angeles.
San Quetln prison authorities
were notified at once by the su
preme court that the hearing on
the appeal had been set for April
3, and that the decision could not
be rendered for more than SO
days.
C. P. S. WINS IN DEBATE
Willamette Women Lose S to O at
Tacoma Last Night -.
TACOMA, March X2.-(AP)
The women's debate team of the
College of Paget 8ound, Tacoma.
defeated ,'; women debaters from
Willamette university . tonight by
a score of 3 to 0. Tacoma, took
the, affirmative side of the Ques
tion which was Resolved, that
the United States should cease to
protect by armed force capital ln
com-Tested in foreign countries except
wur irmi aeciarauon or war.
" ri &
ED
BEFORE BREAK
Whole West Side Saturated
with Water Evening of
Catastrophe
TESTIMONY PRESENTED
Evidence Continues to Pile Up
Showing Poor Construction
and Lack of Precautions
At St. Francis
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22.
(AP) -That employes of the city.
working and living at the St. Fran
cis power house In the canyon be
low the dam, realized on Monday
evening before the dam burst that
it was unsafe, that on that day
they saw the whole west side of
the canyon near the dam "satu
rated with water" and told one
another "for God's sake get your
family out," was testimony given
late today at the coroner's Inquest
into the St. Francis dam disaster.
David Matthews of Newhall. a
workman employed at the power
house under the broken dam;
Chester Smith, owner of a ranch
In San Francisqulto canyon and
Joe Nichols, Smith's tenant, wfre
the witnesses who testified in
choking voices to the fear of their
lives that had been thrown Into
them by the sight of the water
leaking out of the dam hillside,
not only one but two days, before
the structure crashed down under
its load. Smith indicated that he
owed his escape from the disaster
to the fact that his fears caused
him to sleep in hs barn, "and
with the door open" that latefar
night. Emotion Chokes Voice
"We thought it looked bad but
we didn't realize that It was un
safe until Monday evening," Matt
hews testified, his voice choking
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MANY OFFICIALS
FLY WITH LINDY
FLYER CHANGES RAPIDLY
FROM ONE PLANE TO NEXT
Nearly Score of Tripe Taken Dar
ing Day; Thousands Flock to
Landing Field
WASHINGTON, Mar. 22 (AP)
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
stayed on the ground Just about,
long enough to Jump from ohe"
plane to another, spending the
rest of the time showing the
sight of Washington to more
than a hundred congressmen,
members of their ''families and
government officials.
The army's Fokker and the
navy's Ford ship, both triple mo
tored cabin models, together
made nearly a score of trips with
Lindbergh at the controls, carry
ing the legislators over the capi
tol, Arlington cemetery and the
Washington monument.
Several . thousand persons
swarmed over the field, seeking by
fair means or foul to be included
in the list prepared by Assistant
Secretary of Commerce MacCrack-
en. The carnival snirit of thm
crowd was enhanced by the ar
rival of five bombing planes from
Langley Field, Va., and maneuv
ers of other army and navy planes.
The flights went off without a
hitch except that at one time
Lindbergh's plane stuck In the
mud while taking off. The pas
sengers, among whom were Rep
resentatives Taber of New York,
and Shallenberger, Nebraska, had
to get out and walk, and the pro
gram was delayed for several
minutes while mechanics gave the
plane a shove.
The flyer will be kept busy to
morrow and Saturday taking ap
the legislators.
Green Is White
In Statesman.
Of Today
Owing to a mistake. , the
greett market section of The
Statesman of this morning Is
printed on 'white -paper. -;
This section will be on green
paper hereafter,-as the" mistake
has been corrected; but too late
for-- this . issue. . - . ,r rjt;, y
The green color has" become
a favorite Jo r the market see
Hon,' air 'there are , many - evi
dences, to ehow, including con
stantlT. Increasing advertising
patronage.' " . f ... : -
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DAM DECLAR
UNSAFE HOURS
clnh
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