Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
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ailOTOIW, ORHOON, MONDAY, DWUMIJUR 28, 1911
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NO. 208
RUSH
SEIGE OF GRACOW
EIRE 50 MILES
Pclroumil Declares Slrntculc Posi
tion liniiroveil by Fnllliiu Back
Lllllc Activity Elsewhere French
Claim Further Progress Germans
Claim Nlcuport Domhanlcil.
LONDON, l)i-. i!8.--Tlio UiiMimi
fnroeji which lutvn boon attacking llio
lliilloimi fotlic'HH tf Cracow, Imvi)
been iliivi'ii hack fifty miles, mid
Crneuw w now fun fioni immediate
iiieiineo, II in rtHsoilod in I'olmgiiiil
(hut tho Itiissiiiiis huwi improved
tlit'ir nlmli'xii' position liy falling
buck. Tin' onplurii of ( rnenw, how.
vwr, long Iiiim been nought by ltniaf
being ritriirii'tl itH nil iiniiiilaiil ulrp
mi Hid wny In an invasion of (lor
iiimiy notiM (ho KiIoiiin border.
IVIiiniil nlniiim Hint lliissinn
fnloo ii it UMiTi'nlnl in crossing the
IIiiiIh nviir, Onlieiii, ami in diking
piiNiNMiiin of n tvtculy mili Mtin of
Icirilory Mtnilli til' liiehow, Ihoicbv
sepnruliiig llio lui) Aiuliiiiu minion.
Tin' fiiiii of (loucrul Itinilim-Mr-mnlli,
Ilia Auliiun oiiminnndor, mo
Huiiiu'd liy t lt Kimniaim In lio re
treating piooipil.tlolv ami the wetarit
Aiitrinn itiiay in xaiil lo liu badly
Olipploil.
KUov. bore in llio enM few changes
lmvo noouried, tho (lonnniiH having
relaxed ftii' llio present their nftHtilt
mi tint KiiMiiiu lino went of Wnriiw.
I'lonih Claim I'nign-s
Tin' Ficnch wnr office wiv today
Hint fiirtln'i' progre ha been intuli1
liv tlic allies, pailifiilmlv in tin'
Mi'iini' icgioti. Tin' admission is minle,
luiutivnr, ttlttt ll ..tivnrli noutli of
Vpll'H WIIK loMt (o Hill OolItlilllS. TIlK
Ui'ilin , ontiununioiitinii staled Unit
Nionpott Imv again boon nailer hnm
Imrdiiioul liy llrilish uunhips ami
tlml it few oivilimm wore killed or
wiiiiailnl. It in asserted that ntlnokH
liy llio nllion Iikw Iiooii iinuoceisful.
Tlio initiative in military nponilinim
nppan'ntlv Iiiih lii'on loft for t lit time
being to the airmen. Aerial rind
noioftH tliu F.uglish chmuicl to tlio
lower Tlmini'H over Freiburg, Nnnoy,
Mel, mill Sochaexew, ltiisuiu Pol
mill iiinl on the (ioiinnn naval base at
Ciixhuvoii, inflicted considerable
dnmtigc in the nggrounto. Details of
the Cu.xhuvcii expedition mo Mill
looking, mnl although Merlin hhhoiIh
that the llritish aviators nfcniuplih-
oil nothing, it is said in Hamburg
that Nome dnmngo wan done It vwis
evident, however, that the heavy fog
prevented the Hrjt inli fiom currying
out fully their plmis.
Anility IHiiiliiMiIng
Activity on Imnl mnl Men apparent,
ly in diminishing. I'.ven in Russian
rolmiil the fighting in lioeomiti lens
severe, without a (leoixtoii linvinir
Iiooii leaeheil. Vienna itilinitH that
the AtiHlriaiiH have lieen emnpelteil to
let rent hoforo the flalioian Carpalli
iaioi, mill in llerlin it !h Haul that the
attempt In cross the ll.iirii liver, in
the advance on Warnaw, Iiiih heen
aliiiiidoni'd.
HnlarlCrt mid (ixtniiiHox of deputy
Itnnio wardeiiH totiilleil $17,000 thl
year.
1 PR N S
TREATED WELL
N ALL NAT ONS
Special Attache of American Em
bassy Reports Result of lnvcstl(ja
tlon of Military Camps Mcmilar
Army Rations Provltlctl Shortane
of Clulliliiu Causes Stiffcrln(.
V.KIIIN(IT()N', Dee. 1H. C'IuiimI
lor AndorMni, who, as a npieial al
taehe of the Ainoiiean inilniisy in
London, iiiadu mi invextiualion of
inililmy primm oamps in praelioally
all the Kitropoan holli(;orent eoiinlrii'H,
ileolnteil today llieie mim no miIiiIiiii.
lial diffoioneo in tlio lioalmi'iil of
prisoni'i-H of win-, mid that pioliald.v
in every oime they weie enrod for iih
vu'll as their eaploiM eould ari'oid,
eonniiloriiiK their own niilitary neeow
Nition. .Mr. Andeixoii niado peisoiial
illVexliualioiiH in Knpjlaild. Ileluilllil,
derma ay and AiiNtiin, and nlmi had
liiiowleilHi' I'ioiii ii'lialdo MonrooM as to
I'onilitiuiiM in I'rmieo ami lfiiin.
I'i'iiIm's I'aKc'H Work
Jlr. Anderooii prnisnl llio wmk he
iiiK done liy Walter I linos I'ace, the
Amerioaii mnliiionailor at London, ami
said that ihroiiKh the excellent lela
lions Mr. I'iiko lias imtnhlisheil with
the forciitii offioe, he lian Iiooii aide
to iii'coinplish ninny things heyoml the
renolr of any other ol'lieml.
The OormniiH al Uio date of Mr.
Anilerson's departure fiom 1 In rope
hml l.'(l,00l) prioneis of war. Ahont
'.'(1(1,0(10 worn Ifiissiiins, mi ciiunl
iniinher l'reneh mid 17,000 I It it i-li,
the l-i'iniiimlor lieimr ltelKimis, The
primmer wen. ynen Ihe iiijiilar nnuy
ration mnl their prineipal laok was
elothiiiK Kiiitnhlo for the season mid
opportunities fur liiilliiajr, .Mimt of
tliein had boon arretted in xuininer
mid fall wearttiK liKhl elolhiu-c mid
Avero eoiideipiently snfferint; ""ine-
whnt from the cold. The military
prisoners, partionlmly, were found in
uorx! ciroiunlaneos lioenne the f!er
nian uoU'rnnient would not allow
tliein to aeeepl mnl wear civilian
olutlios, lost it facilitate their escape.
(In Ocean l.lnors
lit Kuitlaiid the (lerinan mid Aus
trian prisoner had boon coutniod to
the race courses, hut more recently
have lieen transferred lo ocean liner
lying idle at their docks. The qimr
tern on the vessels uro pnd, with ev
ery facility for keeping the prisoners
warm ami properly fed.
Conditions in Austria, Mr. Ander
son said, it to much like (hose in (lor
many, mnl the same is true of Russia,
Due of the iiiuivoiilalde liard-liips of
the prison camps in all count lie-, was
the cnfoiccil association of nil ele
ments of society.
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"S
ME Y
ASS
AH
MIH ZAPATA
Rcsiunatlon of Gutierrez Denied No
Serious Break, But Amnesty Pro
posal Arouses Opposition Com
promise Suoucstcd Villa's Forces
Concentrate for Attack.
Nobody Wants $GO0O
rOI.TKYVII.M-:, Kim., Doc. 28.
Wiiller .lohnson, Ihe hasoliall pitehor,
had not up to late today received the
401)00 which dispatches hist Satur
day hiiid President WcckIiimmii of the
Chicago Federals, was ret inning to
him. The money was sent to the Chi.
eago olnli hy Johnson to pay hack a
ImniiH advanced for signing u con
tract with ihe federals.
New Year's Issue
!! Ill I
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f inor limn over tliis yonr. Spocitil attontion will bo paid to
tlio tourist attraotions of soul horn Orojjon, inoluding tho
Boonio bounties, world wondors tmd paved highways. Tho
issuo will ho hottor illustratod than any of our provious
Now Yoar's issuesand that; is going sonio.
.'It is nooossary to know in advance how many papers
will ho required, so placo your ordor now. Last year tho
issuo comprised thirty-oight pages and exceeded 10,000
copies. J Mp mal:o tho edition :if,000 this year. Prieo 5
cents per issue. Mailed to tiny address by' tho ofl'ieo for
.10 eonts.
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iX'Ji l2&itf ., 'Address .'
WASIIINOTOK, Doc. 'JR. fleneral
Villa' forces have siispenduil their
attacks on Kliiino, near Tmupioo, and
have concent rated their attack on the
seaport of Tuxpnm whoic fighting i
in piovioss today, a tiling to ad
vices of Ihe stale department.
Itepoit iuoil earlier today Ity the
Curniiiii agency hoio, sayfug that
(iciicral (tuticrro. had iigiicd mid
left Mexico Cit, Mere contradicted
hy disputchi(H to the stale department
from tho llrnrilinu miniMer in Mexico
City, who ycslciday had a confereuce
with (lulicrio.
The gcncml silmilioii ns rcflcelcd
in official ilisNilches miis viewed as
mil ulloKither iiicouragiiig. Friction
is regarded as apparent lielween the
.apala olcincnt and the (luticrrcr.
Vilhi fuel ion. Thus far, it has not
resulted in any serious hrenk.
a I hi I a After I'etlcriiU
The chief Irouhle scciiih to have
iirixon over the ipmslion of execution
and piiuishiuent of foiiuer federals,
(lutiorroz and Villn have heen in
favor of suspending the oxceiitions
mid giving some federals an oppor
tunity to join their cnuc. Zapata,
now nt Cueriiiiviica, is represented n
opposed to that, as in General I'ala-
fox, minister of the interior in the
(iiiliorrcr. caliiuet and chief spokes
man fr Xapalii.
A compromise i lieing Riiggeled
horehy fonner fedenils will ho given
fair trials. Thev also would ho pro
hibited from joining the flutiorrer.
Villa army. The American govern
ment has found that both Clutiurrcz
mnl Villa look with favor on its snig-L'0-.tion
for a general ainuety for po
litical offenders, hut that tho Zapata
element seems irrecoiicinlaldy oppos
ed to it.
The xnhjocl itt expecleil to develop
fuither at the national donveulton
oujlod for .liiniiary HI in Mexico City
when a now proi.ioual piosidoat will
he eluHeii.
Drlttng Cm rana Out
Only nienger udvices are in the
possession of the stale department-
as to the military activity of the I ir
rnnm forces but latest dispatches
wty that Zapata forces have nilvnne
ed lo Soledail near Vein Cni8 nnd
in co-operation with Villa forces are
operating in the vicinity of Tn.jam
mnl ore driving the Carrannt troops
to tliu riontheiistern jioition of JIe.
ico. Advices from Consul Canada today
said Toinas Uraniff, who went from
Washington with, credentials from
Rafael Ziibaran Capinmiy, to discuss
measures 0f poiu'o w ith Carraiiitn,
has heen re-arrestod at Vera Cruz.
U hud boon taken into custody on
his arrival but was tit once released
on lepresoututtons from Consul Ctin-mln.
AUTHORIZE SALE
FRANK GRANTED '
APPEAL FROM
T
0 G A 0
Justice Lamar of United States Su
preme Court Grants Atlanta Man
Appeal Refused by Lower Federal
Court Execution Staged for at
Least a Year and a Half.
OF CLAFLIN STORES
NKW YORK, Dec. i!8. A decreo
providing for tlio nfV Janunry It),
of tliu nxsots or tlio II. II. Claflln
company wiih nlgneil by J ml go Hand
in tlio United States district court
hero today, Tho assets lnclmlo nil
proporty, lights nnd interests, hold
ly John Claflln In tho Insolvent company.
Tlio hollof nrovnlled In morcanttlo
elides tltnt tho property would Vo
bought In by tlio Mercantile Stores
Corporation, successor to tlio II. H.
Claflln company in tho control and
maniigoiuont of tho Claflln stores
throughout tho country,
Tho docroo of sales Is so drawn ns
to ombraco tho vlan of ro-organlzn-tlon
proBontoil In tho Interest of tho
Morcnntllo Stores Corporation. Un
der that plan erodltora nro to, ro
celvo IS pur cent In cash nnd SS pur
coat In notes nnd stock of tlio ro-or-ganlzoil
company, .,
WASIIINC.TO.V, Dor. 2fi. .TiiBtlco
Lamar of the supremo court, grnnteil
today mi nppoal from the decision of
tho (ieorgla federal court, which re
fused lo release I.eo M. Crank on n
liaboiiH corpus proceeding. I'rnnk Is
under ncitonco for tho murder of
Mary I'lingnn, nn Atlanta factory
Klrl.
Attorneys of (he condemned innn
have been fighting for weeks for the
an pen), which was once previously de
nted them, although on another phase
of the proceeding.
In tho present iiroceedlng Frank's
attorneys nrgucd to tho federal
court of Ovorgla that state courts
In which Frank liml leon ronvlcted
of murder had lost Jurisdiction over
their client because bo had not had a
fair trial and hail boon convicted In
an nliuosphero of violence. They
asked tho Georgia federal court to
rolcasu Frank on a habeas corpus
writ. Justice Newman refused and
declined to grout an appeal to tho
supremo court. Tho appeal to Jus
tice Lamar granted today permits
them to bring tliulr case up for hear
ing in Washington.
Justice I.atnar, in a statement ex
plaining why ho had granted the ap
peal, said tho application for tho ap
peal presented nn rntlrcly different
situation from tho Application for a
writ of error wIiIcJkIio liad declined
to grant some time ago.
Tlio enso would be heard by the.
full com t In tho ordinary cnurso of
luminous In about n year and half, un
less the state of Georgia should nsk
to have It advanced. Meanwhile
Frank's execution Is stayed.
lutieo Lamar concluded his state
ment by saying:
I-ninai-'s Conclusion
"Tho supreme court of tho United
Stilton has never dulonninod," liu
snid, "whether on n trial for murder
in u state court, tho duo process
clnuse of the federal constitution
guarantees the defendant n right to
ho present when tho verdict is ren
dered. 'Neither has it decided tho effect
of n final judgment refusing n new
trinl in n case where tho defendant
did not make the fact of his ahsenco
when tho verdiut wits returned n
ground of tho motion, nor claim thnt
Ihe rendition of the verdict in his ab
sence was the denial of n right guar
anteed hy tho federal constitution.
''Such questions nvo nil involved in
the present eae, and sineo they hnve
never been settled by nn nitthontn
live ruling by the full eouit, it can
not bo said that there is such n want
of probable cnuse irs to warrant the
refusal of an appeal."
CAN' CITY, Colo., Doc. 2 S. David
Itobb, a national organizer of tho
United Mlnoworkors of Amorlca,
spent between JU00 nnd $100 of
union funds for arms during tho
weok proceeding tho attack by
strikers upon the Chandler Miuo, ac
cording to ltlbb's own testimony to
iluy In the trial of seven former
strikers charged with tho murder of
William King tu tho Slmndlur bat
tie of April 20.
Itobb, olio of tlio defendants, was
called for cross examination whon
.tho trial was resumed after the
Christmas recess, llo said tho monoy
expended for arms Jinil been raised
by tho six local unions of miners In
Fremont county. Tlio witness Bnltl
the guns wore secured for purposos
of dofense. llo donlod that ho had
Induced tho strikers to organlzo for
tho purpose of attacking Chandler.
llKTItOlT, -Mich., Dee. 28. Peti
lions in bankruptcy were filed today
by the ICrit .Motor Car eompnny nnd
Krit Sales company, both of this city.
Tho liabilities of tho Motor Cuv com
pany uro said to bo ir'SBl.'JM, with
assets. uuiouuUnt; to fU'J'J'JJ,
Co-operation Is Essential
The Mail Tribune's 1015 Now Ye
annual wo have yet issued.
Wo have gone to unusual expon
one. It is the only piece of advertisin
It will appeal io the unprecedented ton
and comes at a time when the conimun
people.
Tho 1915 annual is intended to e
and the Ifoue Jfiver valley, fn itself i
this is an up-to-date, wideawake and en
tunity as well as of seenic grandeur.
The secretary of the ('ommercial
Year's annuals are the best and most e
and superior to any of the booklets for
prise and development oi the commumf
.Hut no matter how fine an edit io
single-handed. Tho hearty eo-operatio
it :i success. Everv store and industry
ing columns, oven though it be in a sm
vineing evidence oi tho community s en
a few copies to friends in the east, to aid
Not only is it unfair for tho news
of the expense of publication, but the is
ity enterprise unless hearty co-operati
For this co-operation, we appeal
l?ogue Iviver valley.
ar's edition is the finest and most costly
so because the occasion is an unusual,
g the community has issued in a year,
rist travel of tho California expositions
ity needs to exert every effort to attract
all the tourists' attention to Medford
t will offer convincing evidence thnt;
ferprising community, a laud of oppor-
club says that the Mail Tribune's Now
ffective literature tho club sends out,
results, as they reflect the spirit, enter-
u we strive to put forth, we can't, do it
n of the community is essential to make
should be represented in tho advertis-
.tll way, as such representation is con-
terprise. J'jvery subscriber should send
in its widespread circulation.
paper to have to bear tho entire burden
sue will fail as a reflection of commun-
on be forthcoming,
to the merchants and peoplo of the
TIlEMAnTRrBrNK.
TENNESSEE TAKES
REFUGEES FROM
SYRIA TO EGYPT
WASHINGTON, Dec 2S. The
cruiser Tonno-oc, with the permis
sion of tho Turkish government nnd
at the request of American Ambassa
dor Alorgenthau, is trnn-porting 500
K'fugecs of various nationalities from
Jaffa, Syrin, to Alexandria, Egypt.
Captain Docker of the Tennessee
reported the departure of his vessel
froui Jaffa, in n message filed lust
night mid received today nl tho navy
department. Secretary Daniels sum
inurired the report in this statement.
"Tho Tennessco is transporting
nbout oOO refugees of different na
tionalities from Juffu to Alexandria.
Theso refugees were unable to get
passage from .Tnffa by any other
means. Captain Decker states that
his action was taken nt tho rcquot
from the consuls, which requests up
proved by the ambassador to Turkey,
had heen made after permission luul
been given by the Tnrki-.lt authori
ties." No reply ennio today, however,
from either Captain Decker or Cap
tain Oman of the North Carolina to
tho request for full information re
garding the unofficial report that an
unnamed American warship had
threatened to bombard Tripoli. Ath
ens dispatches snid Turks attacked
the crew of an American commercial
ship, which permitted foreign refu
gees to board her in tho faco of n
protest from the Turkish authorities
and that a threat to open fire on
Tripoli followed.
J
ICiflE HOME
BURNS;' FOUR PERISH
CAMTmiDfiK, Mass., Dec. 28.
Four deaths mid tho probable fatal
burning of another inmate in a firo
which trapped occupants of tho city
homo early today was definitely es
tablished when the officials made a
careful checking up of tho register.
Many others among tho 2118 in
mates, mostly nged men and women,
suffered sovorely from fright and ex
posure and several were partly over
come by smoke.
Police, firemen and nurses assisted
them down stairways, fire escapes
and ladders.
IDENT
FIFTY-EIGHT TODAY
WASHINGTON', Dec. 2S. Practic
ally all democratic senators In tho
city and ninny representatives called
on tho president to congrntulato on
this, his GSth birthday anniversary.
Tho prosldont told bis cnllors that ho
had nuvcr felt hot tor.
Tho president's cabinet arranged
to cull on him in n body nt ft o'clock
this evening to pay Its respects and
congrntulato him. Othor government
officials loft cards or sent letters ot
congratulation during tho day,
GERMANY INSISTS
OF
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.
Tlio German government has
formally notified tho Ameri
can stato departments that
American consuls In Holglum
must bo acceptable to tho
German military authorities
nnd that it Is cs!;aho that
some of tho consuls bo with
drawn for the present nt least.
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CANADIANS
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PITTSBURG SELLS
SHARPNEL SHELLS
PITTSBURGH, Pa , Dec. 2S. Or
ders for 65,000 tons of high carbon
ized steel rounds appeared In tho
Pittsburgh district toay, 30,000 tons
for Franco nnd 15,000 tons for Rus
sia. Recently 20,000 tons ot this
grade of steel, used In making
shravncl shells, were shipped to
Kurope. It Is understood that Charles
McKnlght, president ot tho Carbon
Steel eompnny, is now In Kurope In
connection with orders for similar ma
terial.
It Is estimated that fully $6,000,
000 worth of trenching tools, galva
nized shoots, wlro and projectile steel
havo been bought in Pittsburgh for
the European belligerents In tho past
two months.
IIS T
IN HINDU TEMPLE
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Doc. 2S.
Fivo wotnon and two men aro suffer
ing from Injuries today, some, of them
serious nnd one man Is at tho morgue,
theso being tho casualties ot a bomb
explosion In a Hindu tomplo here yes
terday. Tho dead man Is Louis J.
Vavnrn, a btudent of tho Occult, who
throw the bomb. Swnml Trlgunatltn,
tho priest Is profusely and painfully,
but not dnngerously wounded. Tho
otheT victims wero worshippers list
ening to a lecturo by Swaml Trlgu-
natitu when tho explosion occurred.
Just what prompted Vavnra to ox
plodo tho bomb is uncertain. Tlio
priest scouts tho suggestion that It
was a matter of rovengo, nnd offers
his opinion that tho bombthrower
wns lnsano,
Nation Edits Paner
WASHINGTON, Dee. --'8, To pro
mote tho foreign commorco ot tho
United States, tho government will
go Into tho newspaper buslnoss Jan
uary 2, next, when tlio first Issuo of
Tho Pally Commercial Report Is to
bo turned out by tho dopnrtmont of
commorco,
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11UFFAI.O, N. Y.f Dee. 28. One
American wns instantly killed nnd
another seriously injured by Canad
ian troops patrolling tho Canadian
bordor nt Fort Krie, Oat., opposito
this city, todny. The men were hunt
ing ducks out of season inthc Niag
ara river and in Canadian waters.
Provincial Police Officer Thomas De
Innoy of Fort Trie, ordered tho men
to stop shooting. They refused nnd
Dclaney called upon a corporal nnd
two privates of the forty-fourth bat
talion of the Canadian militia for as
sistance. Tho corjsiral ordered tho men to
come ashore. Instead they headed
their boat for tho American shorn
and were beating a retreat when at
the order of Delaney tho soldiers
fired upon them. Walter Smith was
shot through the head and killed nnd
Charles Pors'oh was seriously
wounded in the shoulder. Hoth re
sided in Buffalo.
When the hunters toppled over in
their boat the soldiers put out in a
boat and towed the hunters' craft to
shore.
Secretary of State Bryan was no
tified of the shooting by Vice-Consul
J. 11. Curtis of Fort Krie.
''Whether or not complications will
result is u debntnblo question," said
Mr. Curtis. YliHo two Amoricnns
were shot, tho information available
indicates that thev wero shooting
ducks without a Canadian lieenso and
wero in Canadian water, wheio they
had no right to bo under tho circum
stances. No arrests havo been made
as a result of tho suootiug,"
The coroner's inquest will bo hold
Into today.
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CONSUL
ED
TO
H
E
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec, 28.
Fernando Somoza Vivas, consul gen
eral hero of tho republic ot Honduras
wns arrested today on a charge ot
arson. Ho had boon undor survell
lnuco by tho pollco elnco last night,
when firemen snid they found tnit
his burning house had beon liberally
sprinkled with oil and turpentine.
Bureau drawers in tho bedroom
wero found filled with papor satur
ated In oil, carpets had been sprinkled.
with Inflammables, holes had beea
cut through tho ceilings of closets for
fluos, and streamers tied from th
rafters to guide the flauiea, according
to tho firo marshal.
At pollco hcadquartera hero. Vivas
assorted that his position as the rep
resentative of a foreign satlos wade
him Immune from promotion.
Vivas carried $2500 insurant otf
the house which he was buylag en ttta
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