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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
ED1TJON
WEATHER
I'h I r tonight mid Sunday
.Mnv. (II!; Mln. ill; Hum. 7ii.
l"or I y.foiirtlt Yrnr,
Dully -Nlulli Vmr
MEDFORD. OltrcOOtf, NATlT,iMA V, AIMML 23, 10M.
NO. HO
,t-
FOUR AMERICANS KILLED IN MEXICO CITY
y
HUERTA
AS
Only Early Advent of United Stales
Troops and Dictator's Overthrow
Can Save Marooned Americans,
Say Members of O'Sliauijhnessy's
Party on Arrival at Vera Cruz.
(II) Willliim (I. Shepherd.)
((.rilitnl, Wll, by llio I'lllti'il
I'llMX AfKOI'itltlOtl,)
VIIItA CIH7.f April U.'i. 1 1 cry in
terior rilv lit fodrrnlly-eoutiolhil
Mexico wline there urn AllKTICIIIIH
was InililliiK llii'iii Imliiy ux hostage.
Kxoopt Chuigo d'Affairc
0'Hhnughiicbi.y, oxcix member of the
diplomatic party which iiriixnl hole
I'itt night from tho i'iiiitn prixntely
cxpn-cil the opinion t tut t onlx the
cillx advent of Ciiitcil Slulcx Irnopx
rml President llucitu'x oxcitluow
cum uixc the iiiiiroiini'il Americans,
Al uriiil.v ex cry town from Vera
('ill i. to Mexif n CitV there n lr A turn
imii prisoner. 1 learned this on
nccling O'Sluiugliiii'bHX ninl Iiin part)
four mile out from Vera Crur, where
tin- refuger-x went transferred from
tin- hpoi'lul train.
Tilp n Dramatic One
rroiii nidi t to ftnixli tho trip wax
n dramatic one.
O'ShaiighucsNy, hix wife, tlii'ir son,
tln mcmhcrx of the iin1uiy Muff
ninl CoiihiiI (lencrnl Slutnkliu left tin
fiipllul nt midnight Thursday. At
lluit time (lino wax ii moli in front
of Ihe embassy.
lloforn their tlruiluro lltirrlit oout
V.00 soldier to the embassy to scire
'11') riflox mnl two iimrliiiiii puns
m Iitrli Ii ii tl been Mnrod there for llit
American colonist' use in the ox cut
of mi uprising ngiiinl limn.
0'Shiiiighnoiy ndxi"ed I ho xoluutccr
pinnls oxer tliu eniliav to surren
der tin xxenpnnx without roxiHtmii'o.
At tin1 iiiilroml Million llio mem
hcix of llio illnlnmutic pnrtx wore be
sieged bx Aiupiiciiiix pleading- foi
permission to accompany litem to tho
count. Colonel Kmnoii ('nioiiii, in
comnimiil of llio pnrtx'x Mexican mil
ilnry escnit, refused nil these pica
Taken Off Train II) Troop
On llio until Aniei loans crowded
tlio Million nt Oririihu, Cordova mnl
Inlupii, plciuliiik' to llO tllkcil on lllllllll
the Irniu. O'Shnuuhuii-.) wux help
Icki. These M landed Auiciicuiix IiihI
hci'ii taken fioin ttniiin hoinnl fiom
tlio on pi I ii I to Win Ciur.
At Cnnlnwi mi Aniciionn wearing
llio HrilUh coloix in his buttonhole
bunded a mile to olio of tlin em
ployes ut tlio consulate gencial sit).
mi;:
"llllsxer, Hi foul, Whilconili mnl n
good ninny oilier Aiuciicnnx mo ho.
w; new in Jim ncic. mev ui'ic
taken from their Irniu mnl hehl iih
hiistnci'K in oiiho the AinerieiuiM ill
Inek the town, Tliov wnut to Know
if .Mill oun'l help them,"
llofwiecV I'lenN Npurueil
At Tojoiiti M'vcinl other AmeriemiH
who lift al lii'on luken J'hmii u lofilco
I mill which left Mexico t'ily TIiiu-h
iluy moinin liCKKeil pileoiiNly o he
liiken with the iliplonintie putty.
They sniil Home of their own pmty
weiti Hcnt all tlio way hacL to the
capital,
When O'SliniiitliiieHHjiV Irniu pnlleil
out fiom Mexico Citv, llneila ihhiieil
mi onler prnhihlliiii; miv moie Amor-
(Contluuod on I'iiko i)
(I, II, Tinner, a (lol.l Hill eonfee
tinner, wax honiul over to tlio kiiiiuI
jury in Jiinliee Tii.nIhi'h couit toilny
on a chiiiKe "'I' nlloiiipliiiK to commit
u htnlnloiy ciiiiin mi Auhiey llilll, a
I l-.M'iir-iihl lil lOhlilln at (lulil Hill,
Acciinliiif to tlm Hliile'rt teHlimnny,
Tinner, who Ik neiiily (10 .xeaii of
no, imiihi lliilecenl piupniiU to the
plOKI'l'llllif.
JilHlioe T.ilui' liehl the ileleiuliiiil
In Hie Kiiiinl Jill) mnl Hxeil IiIh hail
ut IVV0,
AMERICANS
WA
HOSTAGES
OLD
HILL
MAN
HhLUIUIiKANUJURYCARRAf
FOREIGNERS
IN MEXICO CITY
All Nationalities Concentrate In Sin
gle Zone for Self-Protection Is
News Brouijht by Refugees to Vera
Crui Forclyn Colony Armed
Reluu of Terror In Capital.
TitA VM"A, Apt II ::,
All neroiliinn nmoiiill friiin
tlm linttlixtlilp MlnHlmlppI In
the liurtxir liuro thU utter
noon. After KcttliiK tliu pit
rllliui ninl ilofmmcM of tliu
.Moilrnii fixternl iroopn, com
mniuletl liy (leaerul Maim tliu
inliilor rvturiiiMl to tliu .Mint
Imlppl. WASIIINdTO.V, Apnl .':.. That
foieiKiierH of all iiatlonalitii'H In
Mexico ( 'it won1 oiiiii'cnt rated in u
niiiKle nme to make a comhhu'il ic
xUtancc if attaekeil hv the MexicaiiN
wan llio iicwn hroii)jht to Vein t'ritr
by arming icfiip'OH, aeeonlinK to a
tlixpntoli the Ktate ilcpartmcnt rereiv
oil tilth afternoon from Consul Can
aila. Canaila'tf iih,mi;o wax couftixiiiK
in xoiiie respect. It iliil not explniii
how more rcfiiKeex renelioil Ihe coast,
hut it was thought miifiIiIo they wcte
not Americans ami therefore no oh
jeulioii wax rnisitl to their departure
from llio capital. It was not hx
eifically Mated, cither, that tliu
Americans had joined oilier nation
alitios to make a joint dol'iit-o, lint
it wax taken for Kmuteil hero, that
liix wiih the case,
CoilfllillllK Itopuilx
Catinda's wTfinu war-, loo, that the
foiei;u colouixlx were united, which
parried state department oflicmW,
iiiasimieh aw thev lunl it on the IiikIi
eit aiithoritv that 1'io-n'eiil llucita
had tlepricil the AmericiiiiH of their
weapons. Still, it wait thought pox
mhlo they hail heeu supplied atresh
from Mime of the oilier emhasles.
These 'coiiDictx and coulrnilictiou
weie not coiihiilcied siirpriinjr, how
eer, in wow of Ihe tact that tele-
uiaplno commiiiiication with llio Mex
ican capital wax cut off and (hat Ihe
iicwh of all soils wax mixed with
moiu or Ics iiimor or miiiiiim'.
Ilelun of Teiror
All accounts iiKieed that scxeial
Americaux were icmoxed from
Chaivo il'Affimcx D'SluinuhneshxV
tram ax it wai Jeaxiii Mexico City,
ami Hint Ihe town is in the k 1 ,)l
a xeiilnhle ioIlmi ot tciror.
MiKiunj;lon x htatue llieie, il Uh
stated, wax dialed UiioiikIi the cil.x
alter it bad been knocked ft out iln
peilestal mnl draped IIiioiikIi Ihe
hlreelx, follnweil by a houtuifft jeer
imr moli.
The i inlets also eiiteied I'oiloiV
hotel, uheio Ameiieaux eonioalo,
Miiitshiu the windows, iuxnltiu the
KiicMx mid tliieatoniiij,' all suits of
xiolenee. Scxeial other Itotelh wcie
iiixmlvil in the Mima xwiy. The
Ameiicau club wiudowx wcie biokeii
ami the club itself was sacked. Sex
eral Ameiicau stolen aNo wcie
looted,
Hiihlnohs SiisHudeil ,
I'laelioally all luisiuexx was mis
peuiled anil liotoux IIiioiiks tilled the
sticetx al latest aecoiintx.
While it wax said llio foteiyneth
wein in a Kiiod position to defend
them-chex,, they weio ko heavily
otituumheieil that it wax doubted it'
(hey could slniul a ptoloiiKcd setii'-.
of itishox.
IZA
MADItll), Aptll in Tlm Mmlrl.l
'I'i'omh iiMMiicbitlou lecelxed today tlio
folloxvliiK iiuiHuiiKti from (leiiornl Chi
ruiixu, hvud of tho Mexican roliel
urni)'!
"I initont iiuut onerKelli'iill)
iiKitlintt tho IiiviinIiiii of tho Amerl
riiliM. Mexlimm will initio mid (Iwht
Ihn liiwnlern with their hut hreiitb
Hmenleeii lliiiiuuiid nntlilniil llp.ill
luidn will to uiivrnlo with un,"
INN
mw ofFicEns n commind vessels
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'
VlJSt ADK1RA1
fLlTCHER ..
x 'Cri jz2i yi ki-Z .xvy
On the left N Heir .Xiliiilml I'lclibrr, cointuanilvr of tliu Pacific flcvt,
Alio In r iintontiil'iiK Hie Atnrrlnn tinxnl force at Tntiipko
TORNADO WIPES OUT
THREE VILLAGES IN
KAN'KAKi:i:, III., Apiil
'J.". Three xillnj-CH were nir.
id by a tornado in Katikakoo
and Inxpioix eoniities today.
.Mix. Ilorlon-e Collins wax
killed, u man fatally injur il
mnl hiiiidieilx of litoxloek
killed. I)i tails xxere unaxail
(i tile ax the tornado cuii-ed an
interruption of nil who com
iiiiiuieatioii. The il.imae to fa nit piop
eriy in the ilixtnel xtiuok by
the toinado was estimated at
11111,000.
FROM 1 TO 1 5 YEARS
LI
(WANTS PASS, Apul M. Will
iam Alexander, the aped iiopectoi
conxictcd of iimiislauphter for kill
in); John Xoiliii, wu- seiiteiiced bx
I111I0.0 Calkins In an iiideteiiuiiiale
sentence of fiom otto to tilteeu
xeais in Ihe slate penitentiary. When
tho old man xvax brought into court
be wax askisl if be hail an.x tiling to
hay, but deoliuod to make a state
incut, and icceixed the houtenco with
sloioMii.
Dial (Cal Allen ami Mix. rauuie
Smilb eiiteied ploith of guilty to
adultery. Mih, Smith attempted to
justify her oonisc in a slatoincnt to
the coin t, sii.xin' that tieatiucut ae
coideil by her husband hutl been
largely iivponsihle. Mi. Smith was
pixen mi iudeleimiuato sontoneo of
from six mouths to two ,eais in tho
slate penitcuti.iiy, hut iaroled on
condition that site letuiu to her par
ents' home in Chicnxn, conduct her
self piopcrly in the future and lixe
a pioper life; oIIioiuim, to he Itioulit
b'aek to seixo out tho judgment of
llio couit, Allen was seuteuced to
fiom six mouth to two ,oai.- in the
peuiteutiiiry, mnl hecuuxo of a tie
pendent wilo aud little babe, tho
juilo also paiolcd him, tho tonus ho-
lUK tluit he shall pioxule tor lis fam
ily, lemaiii in the state of Oieou mnl
icpoil to tho distnct altotnox once
a week, pay the eostx of the actum
and lixe the life of a laxv-abidin fit
iron, Ho wax placed under u bond
of .K0l, to ho foifcited ailing with
his liheilx if be luoakx the tonus of
his pinole. Ho wax uixeu nliiolx days
lu wliich to iiiim the money to pax
tho cosU of Ihe piosecutioii ol the
use nuninsl hluiself end Mix, Smilb.
JiuIko Calkiux kiiiiI that ho hosltalcil
In pniolo Allen, ami mil v coiihiiIoiciI
il hi'cuile of llio wile mnl babx tle
ii'liileu iiion him,
ALEXANDER GIVEN "
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BY LATINIREPUBLICS
BUT OFFER REFUSED
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WASIIINCJJI'ON'. April -!.".
A comprihoM-ixc ofler of
mediation to -ellle the Mexi
can trouble WM- made today
by the pixcruiiiciitM of Argen
tine, llrar.il and Chile. Tho
otfer xxnx tuirtixely lejeetnl.
President UtNtui tlechireil
thai America had had her
honor mid dinilx oitlraed at
the hands of lluerta, ami
could eonidcr nellunj: lo
than n complete and po-ilixe
apology, and, in effect, the
elimination of lluerta ami
xv bat be rcprocnK
FREAK VARIATIONS
OF TEMPERATURE
E
Tomperutuien running from 27 to
22 tlirotiKh tho fruit dUtrlcts early
tlilx morning, euiiEod more or less
orchard hentiiiK, thoiiKh It wnn not
Kouernl. Some Inoxplnlmiblo xnrlti
tloim In reported tompornturos iiutkoa
xery apptiroitt tho necessity of n rare
ful tomiH'ratitro attrxey of tho valley.
TltU U Corecnstor Drnko'd eaniett
rcromiuoiulntlou. For Instance, last
ulKht Suncrent, cant of Talent, ro
ported I'D nuit hail to flro. xxhtlo
Moll) wood, 200 foot lower, did not
Ko lioloxx III ami did not hiuiiIko,
Kloro had 2S and two points on Hear
creek reported 27. Hallow ay, Klatn
ath, Hear Creek, Potter & Could,
Auorcromhlc, Hold ltimce, D.igKett,
Hall. Phlppn mul 401 all final for
about an hour just bororo Biturlao.
Many other orchnnU UBiially con
blitorcd In critical locations, did not
find flrltiK itocosaury.
Korecastor Dmko urKCs tho lot-
portauco ot linvltiK n coiuldoiablo
number ot accurato bclf-rocorilliiK
mtulmum tberiuomctorv scattered
oxer tho orchard district, that n yn
tomatlo gchemo of rocorda may bo
cundiicteil,
Tlio Interest from out of town
points In tlio Commercial club'a trl-
county btinipiet next Tuesday oxon
Iiik, ha liecomo no keen that tho
ttUKKotitlon tins already boon soul to
our lot al club that this affair uliould
bo followed b) another to bo hold nt
Crater I.tiKu iIuiIiik tho Hummor. Tho
Importance of tho "touiUt crop" ban
uoxor been apiiroclated by Southern
OieiiOii, but It It botfliiuliiK to net) tlio
lluht. A reiilUatlou ot their natural
a me I x lu thut lino hui mailo rloutb
urn Callfiirnla.
I'mftitftor VIiiIiik. ono of tho inont
ehiipiont Ntieuknr In Hotilheru Olo
tion, xx III bo Anliluiiit'x leprenouiiitivo
uu tliu buinjiict prog rum,
HEATING
jb mexicah iiteis
SORE TO FOLLOW
RlJxR. ADH1KAL
"WA.VO
ami on ttic rtctit In Hear Admiral itajo
T
WASIIIXOTO.V, April ..
(Iiixeniutent troop-, will not bo
sent into the Colorado otriko
tlitriot. Thoro i no proco
iltiit, Kiiid pivorumont offio
iaU, to warrant Mich action.
It was hImi said tlttlt th(
Nirike bad niiid no federal
tpie-lion-.
These conclusions xxero
leached at the cabinet lucet
nijr today.
A!
T
WASIIIN(;T0.V, April 23. Tho
arrest of eexeral Americans In Mcx
lio City prior to Chargo d'Affnlre
O'.SItaiiKhncss) 'a departuro from
there wag reported by Consul Canada
at vera Cruz to Seciotary ot State
Uran.
J. Starr Hunt, his family and tox
oral others were takcu from tho train
before tt started, It w.xs stated. At
l.axlllu, lu tho captltal's outskirts,
llurton Wilson was arrested uUo.
Members ot tho O'Sliuughnossy
part) told Canada that a perfect
reign of terror prexalled In Mexico
City. They confirmed a report that
tho htatuo of George Waashlugton
there was razed and left lying at tho
feet of nu Imngo of Dentto Juarez.
SPEND $20,000 IN
1'Iuin aie now lieiu drawn under
tho MipctxiMou of Conlnictor Al It,
(laiiet-ou for tho cnulructiou of
ranch home,-, in tho x alley that upgic
Kate L0,000 (luiiu tho summer.
(loitrgo A. M'aitield, who owns u
laio imicli near Tiail, will build a
bungalow, inodern in exory 'respect,
thcicnii, thut will cost in tho noiyh-
boibood of 4linU0 uiid will ho one
of the tuie.-t Iioiuoa in soul horn Ore
gou. l'liin-. aie also beiiiK' drawn for a
ranch homo for W. M. Campbell on
bin propeily near Tuleul, tluit will
cost .fSllllO.
Tho tinikhiuc touches luixu been
put on tho now homo of l W. Watson
near llio Count i.v club, and llio fam
ily will nunc in the liit of (In week.
It wax cicolcd nl a col of 1101111
niiil in coinplcle urni model u In cxci)
intjieil,
AMERW
MEX N
A
UNDER
AR
'VVAR DEEMED
EINAL OUTRAGE
News of Murders Unconfirmed Car
ranza Wires to Spanish Newspaper
Statlntj All Mexicans Will Unite to
Resist Invasion Amtrlcan Quar
ters Invaded by Drunken Mexicans
WASHINGTON", April
Americans were reported
23. Four
killed In
Mexico City today.
This news xvn unconfirmed. It
appeared In Kl Ulctamon, a Vera
Cruz newtpapcr. If true. It w.ia
deemed certain It meant an Immed
iate movement against tho Mexican
capital.
The situation there was terrifying
at best.
At Mexico City and at many towns
between thcru and Vera Cruz Amer
icans wcro held as hostages at Presi
dent Iluerta's order. A number had
been locked up.
Secretary of State llryan admitted
he had rceclvcd a telegram from Con
sul Canada at Vera Cruz saying 15
Americans and an Kngllshmau had
been arrested at the capital and that
"they may be execute.!."
Clmoi Itelgnx nt Capital
Kxcept that chaos reigned, nobody
knew definitely what a happening
lu Mexico City thlajaftcrnoon.
Tho telegraph wTrcs were work
able but President lluerta controlled
them aud would permit no news to
bo sent out. Tho latest information
was obtained from refugees who left
tho city Thursday night.
At that time drink maddened mobs
rioted In the streets, shouting for the
American residents' blood. Nor was
there any escape for tho Americans.
After tho dnparturo of Chargo d'Af
falrea O'Shaughncssy, Consul General
Shanklln and their parties, lluerta
would permit no ono to leax-e. Tho
rest, numbering about $00, ho held
as hostages. Many had been thrown
In prison. Some wero in danger ot
execution. Sonto wcro said to haxc
been torn to pieces by mobs. This
howexer was not confirmed.
Cut Off From World
At tho capital the foreigners worn
said to haxc Joined forces to put up
an armed resistance if attacked. Tho
Americans had been deprived of their
weapons b tho dictator but it xxas
hoped other foreigners had provided
them with more.
AH this was more or less report
and speculation, for I'cklu was not
ntoro effectually cut off from com
munication from the world nt the
time of tho lloxer uprising than was
Mexico City today.
President Wilson and Sccreiary o,
State llryan wero hopeful the situa
tion would proxe not Qutto so bad as
It teemed. Hryau ex en said lie
thought lluerta would protect the
foreigners' llxes. Few other porsons
xxero so optimistic.
If It could be axolded, tho admin
istration did not wish to push Its
campaign boyoud Vera Cruz ror tho
present. If definite uous nrrlxod
that a massacre was lu progress lu
Mexico City, however, it was agreed
that an expedition would Itaxo to bo
suit against it without even waiting
for General Fiiuston anil his troops
to arrlxo from Galxeton,
PREDICTS FINE PRICES
FOR FRUIT IS FALL
Otto Kupp of the fiim of Duncan
Campbell xV Co. of Sun KianciM-o,
who xx as a heavy eah purchaser ot
Iloguo Itixer flint under tho firm
inline of Xoitheiu Apple Co., last
car, is xt-itinj,' Medfonl and pioph
cmcx cipiully pood prices for fruit
this full. Ho states that heaxy nuns
proxoutcil tho apples of Watsoiixillo
ami other M'clinus lioui pnlcnlziut;,
mul that only a smalt xlchl will ic
Milt, llio drop liciu;,' xeiy heuxy.
Tlio prune mnl ebony mop uie
bulb (initial I'ailuics, (ho (Jeoiulu ami
Texas poach ciiijm hum buffered e
iced) Iioiii tmt ami tho outlook, en
peclnlly for pciii. is excellent. Mnc
Haikilull U local iieiil,
VILLA DESIRES
BLOCKADE ALL
Personal Wish Is That Americans
Continue Present Policy Regards
United States as Great Friend of
Mexican People Administration to
Announce Definite Policy Tonight.
JCAKKZ. April 23. General Fran
els Villa next In command to General
Carranza of tho constitutionalist
forces this afternoon sent tho fot
lowing messago to tho American peo
ple through tho United Press:
"My personal wish Is that Amorlci
will continue to blockade Vera Cruz
a ad all other lluerta ports. If
America docs this we nro sure to
haxc the constitutionalist army in
Mexico City soon and I solemnly
promise America that I will see to It
that drunken lluerta offers a full
and satisfactory apology for vnrlous
insults to tho great Mend ot tho
masses of the Mexican people tho
United States."
WASHINGTON, April 23 Tho
Mexican situation was giving offi
cialdom here no rest totiay.
Members of both tho acnato and
house wcro Importuning tho admin
istration to announce a definite pol
icy. President Wilson and his ad
x Iters havo a plan, It was stated but
they would not make It public. A
state will bo Issued tonight.
HcIk-Ix ltcncxv .-Ittack
It was also said tho president ha 1
suggested to Villa that thcro-was n
longer any reason w by tlio rotmls be
fore Tamplco should delay further
In pushing towards tho capital.
News that the rebels had renewed
their attack on Tamplco w'os consld,
cred confirmation of the rcport.
Tlio theory was that as soon as Tam
plco fell Into their hands and It was
predicted this would bo very shortly
they would march on Mexico City.
It was a fact that Secretaries llryan
ot tho stato and Daniels of tho navy
departments havo issued several
statements lately speaking well ot
General Villa and Insisting that there
was no chanco he would Join Presi
dent lluerta.
1 tunic ami File Clinfet
It seemed to observers ot the sit
uation that n studied effort was bolm;
made to couxliico the rebels that tliu
United States has no Important de
signs lu Mexico.
Noxcrttielcfa there were reports
that the rebel rnnk and file wcro
chafing and thut many of Villa's best
men at Torrcoti had abandoned tho
rebel causo and were on their way
to Join the federals.
General Zapata, the southern rebel
leader, was biiUI already to huvu
cast In his with lluerta.
In tho meantime. It was pointed
out that Instead ot declaring xvar.
which would furnish tho American
forces with the necessary oxcuso for
pushing Into tho Interior, the dicta
tor xx as Issuing proclamations, and
rallying tho Mexicans about him
NKW YOHK, April 20. Under tho
luflueiue ot cables reporting a steady
Loudon market for American blocks
prices on the local exchange rallied
from recent heaviness at today's
opening. Now Haven and Canadian
Pacific, both undor pressuro for sev
eral da) s, rose two points each,
The advance was not unstained,
howexer, unit tho whole list moved
off, many Issues striking bottom
prices for the downward movement.
Tho market closed steadier.
I.OXDOX, April '-'..A
City dispatch today to the
Mexico
London
Dally Ti'li'Krapli said:
"1'rct.hlcnt IJucilii Ix -lrvulutiiK
leportx that Mexican feilorulx hnx
cnptuicd huxerul Texiix cilicx, In
cIihIiuu llnmiikxille, ninl Unit Otmeral
Villa ha Joined (Iciierul Vclascn, t
wna mIo Mind Hint uu army of M,WW
men uu iniirohiiitf lovxuril h,e AiwrJ
cull bonier."
BA
PORTS