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C o u n t y . O re s ro u , E r i d a y ,
D r . o . j . goffin ,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
D r . MARIK M. GOFFIN.
The Grain greoera [oavaniiaeaa
WILSON TO TOUR WEST
Friends Admit Trip la to Advance Hie
Presidential Candidacy.
1911.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
THROUGHOUT OREGON
T renton, N. J —W ith his friends ad­
,
♦ s s - ’jflE --------
m itting the real purpose of th e swing
Burns Accuses Men of Times around the circle Is th e advancem ent Chronicle of Important Events
Office in The Goffin Building, lat St.
of his boom for the D em ocratic presi­
Explosion; 0 e is Union
M ono, O mboon .
of Interest to Qur
dential nom ination in 1912, Governor
Woodrojr Wilson announced his plans
Official.
Readers.
for a m onth’s trip through the west.
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W ilson will visit P o rtland, S eattle,
IodlanapoU C— A ter four m onths of
San F rancisco and Los Angeles and
Fish H atchery Will Be Large.
in v estig atio n , directed by W illiam J
Z D o x x tls t
probably will call upon and confer
A storia.— 8 ta te Fish W arden Clan­
MORO,
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OREGON B urns, Jo h n B, McNamara, In tern a with W illiam J. Bryan at his N ebras­ ton arrived here to select the loca­
tlonal secretary of the Bridge and ka home, Fairview .
tions for the buildings to be erected
1st to 15th of each month.
S tru c tu ra l Iron ¡W orkers of America,
at the site of the proposed new C lat­
Office opposite Drs. Goffin
the h e a d q u a rte rs of which are Indian­
skanie R iver salm on hatchery. It la
<60,000 for Bibla.
apolis. w as w n M c d h ere, charged
expected th a t work on the construc­
Naw
York.—
H
enry
E.
H
untington,
w ith com plicity In th e dynam iting ol
tion of the buildings will be com
Of
Los
Angeles,
nqphew
of
the
la
te
WASCO.
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OREGON th e Los Angeles Tim es build ng Oc­
menced about May 1.
tober 1, 1JK0. and th e plant of the Collls P. H untington, paid <50,000 for
16th to 30th of each month.
The plans which have been prac­
the
fam
ous
G
utenberg
Bible,
the
first
Office opp. McCoy, Atwood Co Llew ellyn Iron W orks at Log Angeles. book ever printed from m ovable type, tically agreed upon provide for a main
M cN am ara’s a rre st followed an In
hatchery building 55x100 feet with a
vestlgal'-oa by detectives who have from the Robert Hoe collection. The oottage for the superintendent and
price
is
alm
ost
double
th
e
price
ever
been in Indianapolis for several
paid for a book in the history of book two sm aller buildings for the era
m onths.
ployes and about 15 retaining ponds.
Requisition papers from the gov dealing
T his will m ake a plant w ith a capac­
ern o r of C alifornia w ere signed by
A tto rn ey s at L a w
ity for handling 12,000,000 or 15,000,-
G overnor M arshall before the arrest, « • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • s «
000 eggs during the season.
M cNamara was tak en to police h ead ­ :
WOODROW WILSON
Room« 1 A 2 over W . W . M. Co. Bank.
q u arters, hastily arraig n ed , and com
A eronaut Has N arrow Escape.
••••••••••••••••••••••••••
m tied to Jail w ithout bond. Instead
x Oregon City.— F. E. W ilson, with
MORO
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OREGON of going to Jail, M cN am ara was dellv
the Miller C arnival Company, n ar­
tired to B urns’ keeping and was
rowly escaped a sudden and terrib le
flashed away in an autom obile toward
death when th e balloon In which he
the o u tsk irts of th e city w here he
was making a carnival ascension ex
was placed on board a trn ln bound for
A U r u i : MORO. OREGON.
ploded a t a height of 600 feet.
Los Angeles.
W ilson had barely tim e to get Into
The custodian of th e building in
his parachute and drop.
S to c k In sp e c to r
which are th e officers of the iron
N earing the earth. Wilson saw that
S h e r m a n C o u n ty ,
w o rk ers’ association, told th e police,
th e p arach u te would drop directly on
so th e la tte r say. th a t M cN am ara had
the high pow er w ires of the Portland
O regon.
asked him for perm ission to build the
Railw ay, Light A Pow er Company
co m p artm en t in the b asem en t In which
He swung himself- on the parachute
Deputy Stock Inspector
explosives were discovered. H ere the
b ar and cam e down on top of a W il­
Louis S chadew itz, Kent, Oregon police found old books and le tte r flies
lam ette Falls Railway passenger car
of th e association piled in d iscrim in ate
th a t was standing at the w est side
Mia urawonoK.
ly about four bundles of dynam ite.
station.
-T hey tell me.” said the Junior p a rt­
ner, “th a t th e m an to whom we have
Chicago.—S im ultaneously w ith the
been sending so m any bills belongs to
SETTLERS TO BE SHIELDED
arrest in Indianapolis of John B. Mc­
a ra th e r fa st set.”
N
am
ara,
B
ecietary
-treasu
rer
of
th
e
In
“W ell," answ ered the senior partn er,
D esert Land
Board
Will W atch
•‘he may belong to th e fa st set, b u t he’s te rn a tlo n a l A ssociation of Bridge and
Irresponsible Land Firms.
S tru c tu ral Iron W orkers, on a charge
a alow settle r.”—E xchange.
Salem.—"T he D esert Land Board
of m urder In connection with the
will h ereafter refuse to grant applica­
When you have a cold get a bottle of blow ing up of the Loa Angeles Tim es
tions to r th e reclam ation of desert
Chamberlain’a Cough Remedy. It will building, th e re w ere brought here
Woodrow Wilson, Governor of New lands by land com panies unless suffi­
aoon fix you up all right and will ward off
any tendency toward pneumonia. Thia from D etro it Jam es W. M cNam ara, a Jersey, who will visit the Pacific cient bonds or securities are provided
remedy contain« no opium or other narcotic union p rin te r, and O rtle E. McManl Coast next m onth, presum ably to ad­ to cover the coat of work on the pro­
and may be given aa confidently to a baby gal, a stru c tu ra l Iron w orker, charged
vance his boom for th e D em ocratic ject,” declared S tate T re asu re r Kay.
aa to an adult. Bold by all dealers.
w ith th e sam e offense.
presidential nom ination In 1912.
“The hoard Intends to protect the
Dbeases of I fluei t Clillrei a Specialty
Are not alone confined to Rural Free D e liv e ry of mail
and the Telephone.
There is another convenience which all
farmers should have — and many do have — a checking ac­
count with a good bank.
The possessor of such an aooount
avoids the risl^ of having his money on his person or about
his home where it is in danger of fire and thieves.
His bills paid by check are not only a valid receipt, but
also a convenience in his home transactions where very often
the necessary change (or concluding settlement is not at hand
Don’t stop to think this over, but start an account now with
J. R. Morgan
Th M mco l i r t f a w fllK iif (• .
|ank, of flore.
+ Bryant & Whealdon
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4- H I I I I I » I 11 11 | U i n
THREE ARRESTED FOR
LOS ANGELES CRIME
T V p ril 2 8 ,
LOUIS HEYDT
Manufacturer and Dealer in
Harness and Saddlery
Collars Whips, Blankets, etc,
A FULL LINE NOW
ON
HAND
J ¿m es S te w a rt
R epairing P rom ptly end Neetty Done.
M o m , Oregon.
1 111 n n 1 11 11 11 i i m
i- h i 1 1 <1 1 - h 11111 h i 11 n m - H -i-
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| M o n o s B a r b e r S hop *
P o r c e la in B a th T u b a .
.
Everything First Class aid Up to date.
&
A g e n t for th e B e s t S te a m L a u n d r y
S h o p in B r ic k B u ild in g n e x t O b se r v e r O ffice
K. W .
MORO
L E W I S , P r o p r ie to r.
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OREGON.
M OROPHARM ACY
E x p e rt,
E xperienced, R egistered P h a rm a c is t«
fled icin es C a re fu lly Com pounded.
Complete Assortment of Silverware and Jewelry
FORMALDEHYDE. RUBBER GOODS,. PERFUMERY,
BRUSHES, GOMBS, SPONGES. CIGARS.
A ny a n d a ll K in d s o f
P a te n t M a d lc ln e A lw a y s In S to c k
M ORO, O REG O N.
Qulf of Persia.
A ccusers Are Now Accused.
T he P ersian g u lf is a dangerous and
Indianapolis.— W a lte r I)rek , counsel
difficult place In w hich to navigate.
for th e E re c to rs’ Association; W. J.
I t Is only p artially surveyed, and th ere
Is n ot a single light a fte r leaving K a­ Ford, A ssistan t D istrict A ttorney of
rachi. C u rren ts are m ost erratic, and Los A ngeles, and Crank Fox, cnauf-
g reat caution la alw ay s necessary feur, w era arrested on affidavits
when n av ig atin g these water«.
ch arging th em with Jiaving kidnaped
The quicker a cold is yoiuxi rid o f the J. J. M cN am ara, secretary -treasu rer
leas the danger from pi.eim.onia and other of th e In tern atio n al Association of
serious diaeaae«. Mr. It. W. I*. H all, of Bridge and S tru ctu ral Iron W orkers.
Waverly, Va. ,«ay»: “ I firn.lv believe Cl.asa-
It w as sta te d that a w arran t had
berlain'a Cough Remedy to be absolutely the
beet preparation on the market for colds. 1 also been issued ag ain st D etective W.
have recommends.¿1 it to my friends and J. B urns,
thav .J la g r e e with me.” For sale by all
dealers.
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H ia Q u e e r W a y .
L IV E R Y , FEED A N D S A L E S T A B L E S .
C. R. B E L SH E E , Proprietor and Manager.
Telephone from The Dalle« or any Sherman county point« nt our ex-
pen»e. Service furnuhed to or from Moro to <ny point.
OUR M O T T O
“ PU*«« the public."
E V E R Y T H IN G N EW A N D U P -T O -D A T E ,
S P E C IA L R A TE S TO C O M M E R C IA L T R A V E L E R S
> A
“WANT”
ad in T he M oro
, O bserver will reach more
people in Sherman County than
by any other medium available.
L ittle G irl—Mother, is Uncle John
d eaf?
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M other No, dear. W hy?
L ittle G irl—E very tim e he gives me
0 cents he says, “ W hat do you say ?”
and I ’m never saying a word.—M etro­
politan M agazine._
When yonr feet are wet and cold, six,
yonr body chilled through and through from
exposure, take a big dose of Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy, bathe your feet in hot
water before going tp Bert, and you arei al-
moat certain to ward off a severe cold. For
sale by all dealers.
Banner Carried by Certea.
Iu the national m useum In Mexico
City th ere Is a very Interesting relic of
th e Spanish conquest of this country
know n aa the banner of the conquest.
I t la said to be the original stan d ard
carried by Cortes in his w ars of con-
traeet In th e land of th e Artec*.
C ry
FOR FLETCHER'S
C h ild r e n
C A S T O R IA
Success is Certain with a Mod
erate Oven and Crescent
(Egg-Phosphate) Baking
Powder
reason of thia is because th e rtioaphate proton#* w e i c t i o n o i
leavening until the moisture has been absorbed and the E« k - A l­
bumen auatafata the dough.
Risen foods made with Crescent
Baking Pow der do not hare to be rushed into the oven.
Neither do thdy require a terrifically hot oven or an oven
“doctored” up to the right temperature. On the contrary
if a moderately slow oven is used the result is a most de-
oua, lightJiR«stible and successful belong.
wt nl «a« n
.
(REXENT
B aking
POV/P'K
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
LOSES LARD GRART
P o rtlan d .— Federal D istrict Judge
W olverton decided th a t th e S outhern
Pacific railw ay m ust forfeit to the
U nited S ta te s 6ov<rnm ent about 2,-
400,000 ac res of land, which is valued
a t from <40,000,©0o to <75,000,000.
T ak in g th e plain words of the act
of C ongress g ranting the land for
railw ay construction aid, the court
holds th a t Congress intended th is
land should be sold to bona fide se t­
tle rs In tr a c ts not g rea ter than 160
apres to one Individual, and a t a price
a o t exceeding <1.50 an acre
Every
arg u m e n t and contention made by the
railw ay com pany has been defeated
in Its fight with the governm ent.
W hile deciding in favor of th e Fed­
eral G overnm ent, Ju d g e W olverton
decided ag ain st the several thousand
Interv en o rs in th© case. He holds
th a t they have enquired no rig h t
w hatever by eith er se ttlin g on the
land or tendering the m axim um sum
per clsh n specified by law. The ef­
fect of this portion of th e decision Is
th a t th e g ran t lands affected cannot
be secured by any Individual until the
P resid en t or Congress again opens It
to en try or sale.
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DIRECT ELECTION SECURED
M innesota Governor Signs Bill Pro­
viding S tatem en t One.
St. Paul.—Governor E b e rh a rt signed
the Keefe bill, providing for the nom
(nation of United S tate s sen ato rs by
th e d irect vote of th e people. The
m easure provides th a t each candidate
to the L egislature sh all t a k e a pledge
to support the sen ato rial candidate,
er sign another pledge declaring his
unw illingness to do so. In 1911 a
sen ato r is to be elected to succeed
K nute Nelson.
Reciprocity Vote Please« Ottawa.
O ttaw a— News of ,the heavy ma
Jority given reciprocity at Washing
ton was received with much satisfsc
tlen by the government and liberal
raam bere who are supportUff the
measure bora, ’
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se ttle rs in the future. Many of these
projects to provide Rtorage reservoirs,
dam s and o th er works are expensive
and It has been the habit of some of
them to spend the se ttle rs ’ money In
developing the projects. For Instance,
on one project options have been
E l’ Paso, ’^exas.—M embers of the given on the lands and the option
peace mission declared th a t the revo­ money has bean expended In making
lution in Mexico ia as good aa ended. the im provement«.
“ In many cases the system proves
G eneral M adero has agreed to an
arm istice, providing the governm ent a failure and the se ttle rs are losers.
would a rre st all m ilitary operations, But It will not happen again. The
and a favorable reply from the City new board has as yet granted no ap­
of Mexico Is regarded as a foregone plications for developm ent projects,
but when It does hereafter will work
conclusion.
An arm istice of five days, begin­ on this new policy."
ning Sunday, affecting the d istric t be­
Accused of Jury Tam pering.
tw een Juarez and Chihuahua and w est
P o rtland.—C harges of "Jury tam ­
of the la tte r, was made effective in
an exchange of Identical le tte rs signed pering" were made by A ttorney E. S.
by G eneral Francisco I. Madero, Jr., J. M cAllister, In a recent case he had
fo r the rebels, and G eneral Juan Na­ in the circuit court against the P o rt­
varro for the governm ent. The truce land Railway, Light & Power Com­
provides there shall be no movement pany It was stated by A ttorney Mc­
of troops of eith er side during the A llister that th e oompany had a paid
Juror on the case of H. J. B arker, In
next five days.
..T h e peace mission m et with Gen­ which the Jury was out seventeen
eral Madero in a small hous« Just hour« and returned a verdict of
across the river from the sm elter and <2000.
the general stated th at he does not
insist upon the resignation of P resi­ BANK PROMOTER IS FOUND
dent Diaz as essential to negotiations
for peace. T hus the keystone of the F. N. Myers, W anted in Portland,
Discovered on Ranoh in Montana.
arch of opposition to end the revolu­
tion dropped from its place.
Portland.—Living on a ranch near
Big T im ber under an assum ed name,
F. N. Myers, P ortland bank prom oter,
E arnings on Increase.
w anted on the charge of accepting de­
Chicago.—G ross earnings of all the
posits for an insolvent institution,
U nited S tates railroads reporting so
was found by the sheriff of Sw eet
far for the first two w eeks In April
g rass County, M ontana, and is now
continue in fairly well m aintained
under a rre st aw aiting the arrival or
volume, th e total <12,346,652, showing
an officer from P ortland to bring him
an Increase as com pared with the
back.
earnings of th e sam e roads a year
Myers was betrayed through a
ago of five p er cent.
chance conversation betw een Mrs.
Myers and an o th er woman, in which
TH E MARKETS.
i letter changed hands.
Myers is w anted 1n connection with
Portland,
the nllcged m ism anagem ent of the
W heat—T ra ck price: Club, 96c; Italian A m erican Bank, which, It Is
bluestem , 90c; red Russian, 84c.
charged, waa never solvent and was
Barley— Feed. <28 per ton.
not authorized under the sta te bank­
Oata— No. 1 W hite, <29 per ton.
ing laws.
H ay—Tim othy, eastern
Oregon,
<22 60; mixed, <20; alfalfa, <15.
Bandon Church Burned.
B u tter—Cream ery, 26c.
Band on .•—T he P re sb y terian Church
Egga—Ranch, 20c.
and m anse of thia city w ere de­
Hops— 1910 crop, 20c; 1909, 14c;.
stroyed by fire early Monday morn
lo n tracts, 17c.
Ing. T he church was a large modern
Wool—E astern Oregon, 10@14o{
fram e building, valued at <6000. The
W illam ette Valley. H @ I5c lb.
m anse waa also modern and cost
Mohair—Choice, <37.
<1600, The stru c tu re s were Insured
for <1600.
FIVE-DAY ARMISTICE
EFFECTIVE IN MEXICO
— -----. Seattle.
W heat—Bluestem , 90c; Club, <7c;
red Russian, 86c.
Barley— <27.5© par ton.
O ats— <28.60 per ton.
H ay—T im othy, <24 per to n ; aifal-
fs, <17 per ton.
Butter— Washington creamsky, 2flc;
ranch, ISo.
Hood R iver Hae Strike.
Hood River.—T he first labor strike
th a t ever occurred in Hood River
came when th e cement w heelers on
th e flrat s tre e t paving contract
■truck becauaa they w ere asked to In
fringe on U o rights of the ahovolen
tffi
E iv e C e n ts
NEW S PA R A G R A PH S FROM
O T H E R C IT IE S IN O R E G O N
T here w ere 21 d e a th s and 37 birtha
in L inn County during March, accord­
ing to the report of Dr. W. H. Davis,
county h ealth officer. .
O regon flo ck m astera a re aroused
over th e proposed re d u c tio n of th e
tariff on wool, as in d icated by th e
D em o cratic le a d e rs in th e e x tra s e s ­
sion of C ongress.
A lte r selectin g E u g en e as th e n ex t
m e etin g place, th e 21st a n n u a l con­
vention of th e D egree of H onor of th e
C e n tra l W illa m e tte d is tric t a d jo u rn ed ,
co m p letin g a- su c c e ssfu l tw o d a y s ’
sessio n at A lbany
T he city council of Medford aw ard­
ed th e Clark A H enery Construction
Company of S acram ento a contract
for the paving of 250,000 square yards
of local streets. The contract figures
over a half m illion d o llars.
A lte r d e lib e ra tin g seven u o u rs, th e
fed eral court ju ry at P o rtla n d handed
•n a v erd ict of <200,000 as th e price
which th e g o v ern m en t should pay for
the e a s t h alf of block S for p a rt of
the site for the new postoftlce.
P o rtla n d e sta b lish e d a new w eek’s
record in bank c le a rin g s T h u rsd a y ,
acco rd in g to B rad stru u lù i re p o rt. T he
to ta l of financial tra n s a c tio n s reached
<13,74.3,000, o r ab o u t <250,000 h ig h er
th a n
any
o th e r
p rev io u s
m ark
reach ed .
T h e re c la im in g of 6000 a c re s of
land, fo rm erly u se le ss, and c o n v e rt­
ing It Into th e ric h e st of Coos C ounty
farm land is one of th e big th in g s a c ­
com plished in th e C pqullle V alley.
T he land is in tw o d is tric ts n e a r Co­
quille.
S hould C o n g ress g ia n t th e a p p ro p ri­
a tio n s ask ed lo r at th is and th e nex t
sessio n , T he D alles Ceiilo boat can al
will he very n e a rly co m p leted w ithin
th e next th re e y e a rs, acc o rd in g to
M ajor Ja y J. M orrow , co rp s of e n g i­
n eers.
T h at* th e re is a c h an ce ttia t Gov­
e rn o r W est ''w ill ex e rc ise e x e c u tiv e
clem ency in som e form or o th e r a fte r
W. C ooper M orris has don n ed th e
strip e s in th e s ta te p e n ite n tia ry , w as
in tim a te d by th e g o v e rn o r’s p riv a te
se c re ta ry .
G overnor W est h as a p p o in te d dole
g a te s to th e th rd a n n u a l P eace Con
fere n c e , w hich will he held in B a lti­
m ore, Md., May 3 to 5, and to th e
N o rth w est D evelopm ent I,eag u e m eet­
ing. w hich will be held In H elena.
Mont , May 4 to 5.
T h e an n u al m ilitary to u rn a m e n t of
the O regon A g ricu ltu ra l C ollege c ad et
reg im en t will he held F rid ay , May 5.
at th e college arm o ry . G o v ern o r W est'
will review th e reg im en t and C ap tain
L au b ach of th e U n ite d S ta te s g en eral
staff will m ake his a n n q g l inspection.
T h e fishing in d u s try of O regon
show s a h e a lth y g ro w th , acco rd ng to
th e
fo rth co m in g
sp ecial
U nited
S ta te s cen su s re p o rt on th e fish eries
of the U nited S ta te s for th e y e a r 19,06,
p rep ared by W illiam
M. S te u a rt.
chief s ta tis tic ia n for m a n u fa c tu re s,
bu reau of census.
G resham is In th e th ro e s of a d is­
p u te over the lo catio n of Its saloons.
T h e tro u b le began a few d ay s ago
w hen th e
new
C om m ercial Club
p assed a reso lu tio n th at h e re a f te r no
s-iloon licen ses should be g ra n te d by
th e city council to saloons doing busi­
n ess In c o rn e r buildings.
,3 W hat is d e stin e d to in tro d u ce an
in n o v atio n Into O regon se ctio n al pub­
licity, was in a u g u ra te d Ht La G rande
w hen C om m ercial Club d ire c to rs and
C om m ercial Club M an ag er S lough
w ent t o ^ i g i n to a d v o cate the a m a lg a ­
m ation of W allow a and U nion co u n ­
tie s Into one p ublicity d is tric t.
Interest is being aroused am ong
mining men In the N orthw est th the
coming
Oregon
Mining Congre?»,
which will he in P ortland May 16 to
May 16, Inclusive. The program Is
not yet com pleted, but already several
mining men proinlnont In the m ln iig
Industry hay« been secured to give
addreasvs.
W hat is re p o rte d to be an im m e n se ­
ly rich gold s trik e h as Just been m ade
in J o s e p h in e C ounty, n e a r K erby. A
p orphyry d ik e 300 fe e t w ide has an
e n rich ed zone 50 feet In w d th th a t
is d e cla red to yield <50 to <100. A
c ro ssc u t tu n n el has cut th e ledge and
th e ore in sig h t is said to be valued
a t <2,000,000.
The Indian office is investigating
charges th at have been preferred
against E. L. C halcraft, superintend*
ent of the Chemawa Indian School.
W hile ofiicink are reticent about mak­
ing public the n ature of these charges
or the source from which they come,
it is known that C halcraft Is accused
of whipping Indian girl pupils and la
als.) accused of lack of adm inistrative
ability.
T J. Cleeton, county judge, and W.
L Lightner and D. C. H art, county
comnalsaloners, of Multnomah County,
were placed on trial before a Jury in
Judge Bean’s departm ent of th« fed­
eral court at Portland. The Ind.ct
ment chargea the county *eourt on
four counts with having obstructed
navigation In the W lilam ett« River,
eontrary to th e regulations and rules
• t Secretary of W ar p t ch lBfiRB,
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