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'Precipitation-: .Oil
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Vorty-Nlntlt Your. Dally Fourteenth Year.
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LEAGUEEXPECTED
IN A FEW DAYS
Redrawn Instrument Safeguards Mon
roe Doctrine Council of Forelun
Ministers Formed to Speed Up
Peace Treaty Important Results
Achieved In Settlement of Disputes
A'A8IIINOTO.V. Mnr. 2S. Publt-
cation of tha amended druft of the
League of Rations convenaiit wlllilit
a fw dnya with a provliilon inK
KimrdliiK the Moiiros doctrlno uiiiiiiik
It now clnudiw In expected by admin
istration official hare n a romilt of
informal advice received today from
mtimliom of tho Aniorkun party at
Pari.
Of flolnlH xpriiM entire confldonre
that l'rvildont Wlliion will lnbil
upon auc.h a provision belnir In tho
final draft when It I pawed upon. ,
It la understood hnro that Ilia
amondxd covenant will bo Klven to
tho public almultaneoualy In all tho
aaaoclated countries.
-.'.' Official Statement
PARIS. March 28. These an
homiccincnls were tiinilo in nn official
eoniuiuuiiiue given out today a fol
Iowa
"A meeting at which Mr. Lansing,
Mr. ltnlfotir, Mr. Piehon. Ilnron Son
nino and Karon Mnkino were present
took place on the listh of March ut
11 a. in. .
"In rcunnl to tlie blockade of flcr-ninn-Austria
it wns nu rood Hint nil
restriction on commerce should be
raised in that region on soon dm the
neccsNnrv machinery had been os-
tuhhttlicd in order -to prevent ro-ox
port to Clermnnv. . '
"A commission wuh appointed to
fliidv tho removal of servitude of
Morocco established by tho net of
Algiers. ' , .
" "The council tlion considered the
question of the frontier of Hrlilcn
r'orolKu Minister Coiuirlt i
PARIH, Mar. 28. A council of tho
forelun nilnlHlora and forelitn aocro
tarlea of (Iront Hrtlaln, the United
Btatoa, Franco and Italy hna been
creatod to work alinullanooualy with
tha prom lor and President Wilson,
but on different branchea of tho ureal
technical question Involvod In tho
pence aettleinent.
Thla action -lias been tnkon In tho
Intoreat of apoed. Japan la not Riven
ropreaontntlon In the now council he
cnuae It dolexntlon does not lncludo
Ita foreign mlnlator.
It la belloved the council of forolRn
mlnlatora will consider tho Itnllan
and -probably the Kuaalnn question na
well na tho feaalblllly of arranging a
peace trenly to Include nil tho belllK
oront natlona. . .
ltounrinrlON lllKCiiKscd,
Today'a I'nrla nowapnpera declare
that extremely Important probloma
directly connoctod with Germany'
futuro boundaries wore dlacuaaod 1y
(ho council of four In an excellent
nplrlt of understanding: yoalordny.
Tho Petit Partition any Important re
nulla wore achieved.
According to tho Matin, tho terri
torial questions Involved and tho
probloma of protecting France ado
qunrtely hovo beau satisfactorily
solved.
As to flnnnclnl probloma, tho solu
tion roportod adopted provides Tor
payment by Germany of yearly In
stallment on tho Indoinnlty ot which
franco would rocclvo a portion suf
ficient to IlKhton tho burden of her
budKot. ". '
BOSTON, Murch 28. A branch of
imitv Ihih occurred betweon tho board
of directors ot tho Christian Science
inothor church and tlie board of trus
tees of tho ChriHtian Science Publish
inir Hociutv. neoorditig' to a suit in
omiitv on file here todny. Ah n, rc
Bidl, tho board has filed' u hill in
equity to cnioin Hid board of directors
from establishing n now publishing es
tablishment or from interfering in it.
or injuring tho prosciit one. 1
Tlie pluintilTs.'who woro nppoinlod
trustees imdor n deed of tritet mucin
hv Mnrv Bn Icor Eddy, aro Lnmont
Rowland of Pievuno, Miss., Herbert
W. Enstneo of Huston and David-R.
Ogdon of Hrooklino. Mass. Tho do
fondnntH nro Adnm II. Dickey. James
K Noal, Edward A. Murilt and Wil
liam It. Kathvnn, who wore appointed
liy Mrs. Eddv iih tho bonrd of diroo
tom .of the First Church ot Christ,
Scientist. Hv n supplementary deed
of triiHt John V. Dlltomoro and Atinic
M. Knott both claim to hold positions!
w llio hoard of directors. ; , ;
RAMCM. Ore., Mnrnh 2H. II.
A llonlh of Kuuunc, will remain
n member of Ibe Htalo liifhwav
cuiiiinixnioii until all conlraclM
covcrinif oitcrationH for Diim vcar
have been let. Ho inado tbis
known tudav after n, conference
with (liivermir ()lcolt. Whether
he will remain oh tho cnminiHHion
2 loisKor I ban that, ho Bit id. wan
Z not not tied.
V1KNNA. March 27. (Ilavas.)
The irovcrnineut has introduced in
parliament a bill .laulinc with the
former reiuniiiir hiniHO of Auhtrin
Hiinuarv in which the nbidition of the
riuhtx and nrivileucs of tho house of
lliiPNbiinr-UdhrinL'cii in pcnwttiitv is
decreed, toectber with the banishment
of all members of this house as well
as the honyi jf lloiirhun-l'nnna.f tho
family of former Km press ita.) The
(Icrtaan-Austrinii republic is pro
claimed as the owner of the real nnd
personal estate of the former impe
rial house, the net proceeds of which
mnv'be used for the benefit of citi
zens, whose' health was impaired thru
the war. or of families which have
been deprived of their bread wincrs.
Tho private property of ox-Emperor
Charles and the members of the nn
perial .household is.; to remain un
touched. '
AS
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PORTLAND. March 28. Although
ho will not formally lako over tho
position of odiutant ceneral of Ore
son until Tuesday. Colonel John Ij.
May nominally took mi tho work vex-
entity, in- the absence of Clencrnl
Charles K. ltvebc. tfio rctiriiur ndju
tant-ccncral.
Colonel May announced that his
first appointment will ho to make
Lieutenant Seluir a minor in the nunr
tcrmnsler corps. Lieutenant Shur
inado a splendid record overseas with
Ibe l(!2nd reuimcnt nnd was in chamc
of the supply eompanv as it returned
to tlie United States, Colonel May de
clared, Scru'Ciuit Hvron Thompson,
who was a member of Colonel May's
hciulnmirlcrH company, has been
made a clerk in the adjutant ircncr-
al s oil ice. i
Colonel May declared he was irront-
Iv pleased with the national itiiard
nrsaiiir.atiim as ho found it and is
the iiouclus 1 fur u splendid mmrd
body. . .
NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE
LAWS REFERENDtNED
FAROO, N, n Mnr. 38. Tbo
North Dakota roforondum election of
laws passed by tho Inst loKlHlaturo
was todny assured when Theodore O.
NoIhou, 'scrotary of tha North Da
kota Indopondont Votors' association
nnnouncod receipt mf potltlons cou
tnlnliiR 211,114 nnmos.
'The referendum Is sprondlng like
wild flro, In-tho face of drastic ef
forts ot Noii-Purtlnun League leaders
to prevent tho pooplo ot tho stnto
from votliiR on tho laws onnctod by
tho last loRlBlatnre,'! Nelson said this
moraliiR.. . ;,.!; : .
LENINE AND TROTSKY
PARIS. March 28. A rumor was
current Inst nitrht that tbo United
Slates had received n note from Pro
mier Lcnine nnd War Minister Trot
zky of tbo Uusian soviet eovortimcnt.
nskinir rocounition for tho irovorn-
lucnti says Marcel llutin in tho Keho
de Paris today. iM. llutin adds that
ho "cannot nv Hint President Wilson
a disinclined to trivo llio rcniiost In-
vorablo , cvisidcrutiyn,"
AUSTRIA DEPRIVES
HAPSBURGiHOUSE
OF ROYAL RIGHTS
BOLSHEVIK PLAN
10
SEIZE AUSTRIA
Communist Elements Seek to Gain
Control as in Hunoarv Reds Warn
People to Respect Foreigners Sol
diers to Elect Company Command
ers Karolyl Enlovs Liberty.
PARIS. March 28. The communist
elements in Austria arc' plannini; a
movement to ciiin control of the gov
ernment, the correspondent of the
Matin at The lluu-iio mivs bo learns
from Vienna. The movement if
Intiched would bctiin simiiltiinoouHly in
Vienna, Liur. and Oratz. '
LONDON. March 28. Premier
Lenino has scut a wireless messnire to
the Iluiiunriiin itovcrnmcnt uruinir it
to send an unnv nicninst Vienna, ae
cordini; ot a liudnpest dispatch re
ceived in Kerlin and forwarded hv the
KxeliaiiL'O Tcleuraph company. Lcnine
promised to jidvitnco 100,000.000
kronen to finance the project.
Mope for Peace
COPKXIIAOEN. March 28. Kmis
KiiricN of the Htinitiirinn revolutionary
ifoverninir council handed their cre
dentials to the president of the German-Austrian
national assembly at
Vienna Yesterday, savs a Iludupest
dispatch. Hopes for continuance of
amicable relations between Hunenrv
nnd (lerman-Austria were mutually
expressed. 4
. The revolutionary government has
ordered entente flags hoisted on the
hotel where the entente missions have
been stopping and the dispatch savs
posters will soon 'ho issued warning
the people to respect nil foreigners in
lindanes t.
- t-':!fi -( Join Itcd-Army .-.
' -COPENHAGEN.' March 27. The
invitation for.recruilH to enter the
Red nrmy jn Hungary has met with
an encouraging response according to
a HiiduiK-st dispatch., The soldiers
will elect their company commanders,
by tbo higher officers will bo np
pointej by the eonimisnnrv of wurr. A
reserve nnnv is ulso 'being formed
among workmen.
LONDON. March 28. Count Mich
ael Karolvi. former Hungarian pre
mier. is enjoying eomplcto liberty In
Budapest, ns arc other members of the
government who were compelled to re
sign when the soviet uprising took
Place, nccortling to a Hungarian gov
ernment wireless dispatch.
48TH ARTILLERY
AT CAMP LEWIS
TACOMA, Wiush., Mar. 28. One
hundrod and flfty-savon men from
tho 4 8th Coast Artillery, one of tho
five roRlmentB of roRiilnrs, National
liuardsmen nnd suloctlvo service men
taken from tha three forts nt tho
entrance to Pugot IJonnd and sent to
Krance, arrived In Camp Lewis at
6 o'clock this morning from the At
lantic coast. All tho men ltvo within
tho demobilization area ot which
Camp Lewis Is tha . discharge point
and will be ralensod In a few days.
.Twenty casuals from other parts
of tho country came for dlschargo
toduy. i.
IS. CATT HEADS
LEAGUE OF VOTERS
ST. LOUIS. March 28. Jfrs. Cur
ie Cluipmait-Catt, president of tho
National American Woman Suffrage
nssocintion, was this morning clocted
temporary chairman of tbo League of
American Votovs Miss Catborinc
Pierce of Oklahoma was elected tem
porary secretary. " 1
Delegates from states having prcsU
dontinl sulfrago were admitted to tho
league. -
PLEAJS NOT GUILTY
REATTLK'. Hfnreb SR. Misa Rnlli
Garrison, 18, who,, according to the
police, confessed she poisoned Mrs.
I). M. Storm, her "rival for Storr's
nvn,.M-itrtn bo err'goed here Jatc to
day lor pleading. Her attornovH said
alio would cuter a plea of uot guiltv.
REVOLUTION
SAILOR IIS SELF
STOLEN BY BROLHER
PORTLAND. March 28; A f-
T ler tho body of 11 man found T
dead it) 11 hotel here several days
r mro had been dent fiod uk 1 hut T
of William llogan of Union.'
Ore., nnd oenl there for liuriul, it
was learned hern today that the
dead man wn J. C. Overture of
Seattle, tho coronor's office on-
t nounccd toduv.. Arrnngcmentu f
have been made to send the bndv
to Seattle. ,
Poison en used the death of
Overture, the coroner sniii, and
un uniniiiled letter to his mother..
just discovered, showed lc hud
been discharged recently from
I the navy. The letter indicated
that when he discovered that his ,
brother Earl C- Overture, hud
Won the love of a irirl named
"Isabel.',' whom the sailor had
r hoped to mnrrv. he found life no
longer worth living. ' . ,
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THAN, YEAR AGO
WASHINGTON. D. C. Mnreh 28.
Wholesale prices, though showing n
downward trend this vcar. remain
much higher than those of a year ago,
it was disclosed today lv the March
issue of the Monthly Labor Review of
the department of lubor. rood, cloth
ing and metal products were reporte'd
ns showing; the-Jcrcutest declines in
the lust two months.. ' ;; . 1
Cotton, corn, oats.-bides, tobacco,
butter, egas. Inrd. bacon, woolen
goods." bar iron, copper, steel, 011k
and poplar lumber, were listed nmong.
important articles whose priccs'werc
less in January thun the preceding
month. Cuttle, potatoes, sonn and
whiskey averaged higher, while hogs
canned goods, beef, sugar and milk
were among those that rcninined prac
tically unchanged.
"Comparing prices in Jnnunrv.
lftll). with those of n year ago," said
the review, "it is seen that tha index
number of farm products increased
from 205 to 220. thnt of food arti
cles from 188 to 204. nnd thnt of
clothes and clothing from 209 to 231."
Tho index number for wholesale
prices for Janonrv. 1919. was 202
compared- with 206. for December,
1918. '' -
POWER HEARING SET
, APRIL 11
SALEM. March 28. Tho following
cases have been sot for hearing hv
the state public service commission:
April :i. ut Mall City, investigation of
water and electric utility of Hammond
Lumber compirtiy.
April .10: At Cottage Grove, appli
cation of the stnto highway commis
sion for elimination of a crude cross
ing. '
April 11 : At Medford. Hilton ct al
vs. Cnlifornia-Orcgon Power company
ct nl relative to loin user of poles. ..
.MISSIONARIES DENY
SEOUL, Korea, March 14. (By
Associated Press.) The representa
tive body of Korean missionaries de
clares that the missionaries are en
tirely free from any complicity in or
foreknowledge of the present trou
bles in connection with the indepen
dence movement. The contention of
the missionaries seems to be borne
out by the reports of tho judiciary In
quiries. '''"; V -;.'.'. '-' '-. ' '' M' '.
EARLY LIFTING OF
PARIS. March 28. The blockade
of Gcrmnn-Austrin will be' lifted as
soon ns measures can he perfected for
preventing imports buck ito that
territorv bcinc exported to Germany,
it was deculcd at. a council nf the
foreign ministers of llio Dowel's held
hero this mowing, ... . ; .
EXTENDPRESEN
SCALE OF WAGES
No New Workino Aqreement Sinned
But Proposed Plan to Be Submitted
to Union for Referendum Contin
ues Present Waa.es Until October
Creates Conciliation Board.
WASHINGTON. March 28, No
new working ngrccnmt between I'a
c fie Coast shipbuilders mid the Met
al Trades Unions will be signed bv
the conference of shipowners and
union delegates in session here. Rep
resentatives of the unions toduv in
formed hte employers that thev would
huve to submit the proposals to their
unions for final consideration. .
. Pacific union delegates took the
position that their craftsmen must
be consulted while the employers pre
sented their final terms of agreement
and prepared to lenve Washington
immediately. Meanwhile the union
men held their finnl session to deter.
mine whether thev would make any
recommendations to their locals in
submitting the proposals.
. President O'Connell of the Metal
Trades department of the American
Federation of Labor, said the final
terms, of the shipbuilders provided
for the. continuance of existing wages
and working conditions from April 1
to Qctobcr 1. next, extension of the
44-bour week to the Snn Francisco
yards and the creation of a concilia
tion board of five union men and five
employers to act in labor dispute?,
These. provisions were suifl to be ac
ceptable to the workers, but . insist
ence that preference in employment
lie given union men was said to have
blocked an agreement. .
While the Pacific coast umorf'men
were holdinp- a final meeting late to-i
dav. delegates ' of (he-Atlantic nnd
Gulf const yards completed drafting
of an agreement which is to be sub
mitted to the employers. ; The two
agreements would affect about 200,
000 workers on the east coast and
l'Jj.UOO on the west coast. ,
SEVERE STORM
1
NEW YORK. March 28 New. York
experienced a somewhat exciting
early morning today due to a heavy
wind, blinding snow and icy sidewalks
and .streets. Surface cars collided.
signs and fences were blown down
and trees uprooted. Pedestrians were
knocked over bv street cars, nutomo
miles and mail tracks, a woman was
blown into the Enst river, but was res
cued, an ice covered rail caused a
short circuit that set firo to an ele
vated train and the morning rush hour
traific. generally was hampered. A
dozen persons were injured, several
being removed to hospitals.
HURLEY IN FAVOR OF
WASHINGTON, March 28 Rcc
ommendntion of Chairman Hurley of
the shipping board in a speech in New
York last night for private ownership
of tho new American merchant marine
with a government regulation has bocn
submitted to President Wilson. White
House officials said today it was ex
pected the president would make the
merchant marine the subject of n mes
sage' to- congress. '
TO COMMAND.YANKS
LONDON. March 28. Brigadier
General W. P. Richardson. U. S. A..
who has been givon command of the
Amoricnn expedition in northern Rus
sian will leave Lpndoh in a few days
with a fair sized detachment of en
gineers, sanitary workers and re
placement officers for Archangel.
All the members of tho detachment
volunteered from tho American ex
peditionary forces in Franco.
OWN YOUR OWN HOME v
; v.. . CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
WASHINGTON. March 28. "Own
vour home" campaigns have been in
augurated in 18 cities, it was an
nounced today bv the bureau of nub
ile works department of labor. Among
Ibe cities are Billings, Mont.; Denver,
Portland, Oro.rSult Lake Citv. Scut
tle and Spokane, . .
SHIPYARDS
' -
PARIS. March 28. (French
Wireless Service.) The Human-
inn and Czccho-Slovak govern-
ments have taken military mens-
tnreanganist the Hungarian rev-
o'lutionurv government, a Geneva
dispatch to the Petit Parisisinn ""
savs. Two Rumanian nrmv corps
nre said to have crossed the
frontier of Eastern Galicia.
f
VICTORY) LIBERTY
WASHINGTON. March 28. Terms
of payment in the new. Victory Liberty
loan announced today are the most
liberal ever ofered by the government.
Deferred payments may be extended
over a period of six months from May
10 to November 11.
Secretary Glass announced today
that 10 per cent of subscriptions
would be due with application on or
before May 10. another 10 per cent on
or before July 15. and four subse
quent installments of 20 per cent
each on or before August 12. Septem
ber 9. October 7 and November 11.
Accrued interest on deferred install
ments will be due with the. last pay.
ment. v ' .. -
Payment in full can bo made May
20. if desired, the 10 per cent with ap
plication having been paid prior to
May 10. Payment also can be com
pletod on any installment date with
accrued interest. , , .
TIES UP AUSTRIA
VIENNA, Mar. 28. A railroad
strike has been called and threatens
to spread to all the roads a this
country. The strike was called part
ly for higher wages and partly be
cause of sympathy with the Hungar
ian revolution. It is feared it may
lead to the establishment ot a soviet
republic in German-Austria.
The trouble began lost night when
men employed by the Southern rail
road walked out. All traffic over this
road is at a complete standstill, oven
allied food trains from Trlest being
stopped. As a result of this inter
ruption of transportation of supplies,
Vienna is threatened with famine.
The situation is considered extremely
grave. .. .
T
SPARTACAN PLOT
LONDON; March 28. (Germans
Action bv American troops looking
after Russian prisoners in Germany
is believed to have nipped in the bud
nn important Bolshevik plot, accord
ing to nn Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Berlin dated Thursday.
Tho Spartacans in Spaudau. the
message states, had planned a big
rising for Thursday, intending to arm
several thousand Kussinns from the
Ruhleben camp. The Americans,
however, rushed tho Kussinns on
board trains Wednesday night and
scattered them under the Americans
throughout Germany. '
ELKS ORDER HOLDS
L
NEW ORLEANS, La.. March 28.
Members of the Benevolctit and Pro
tective Order of Elks from practically
every at ate. in the union were hore to
day to attend tho "Three Big Dnvs in
Elkdom." The celebration was for
mnllv opened with a reception to
grand lodge officers headed bv Grand
Exulted Ruler Bruce A. Campboll of
East St. Louis.
The feature of the celebration will
be n pnrado Saturday und initiation
of more thun 2,000 candidates secur
ed during tbo recent nation-wide com
petitive drive.
BRITISH PLAN JQ !
CREATE MINISTRY
F0R01LINDUSTRY
Government Profits Bv Costlv Les
sons of War and Adopts Clearly
Defined Oil Policy to Develdo Most
Powerful Oil Produclna. Refinlna
and Transportation Enterprise. '
LONDON. March 13. (Corres
pondence of the Associated Press.)
Profiting bv the costlv experiences ot
the war. when it wns compelled to ,
send enormona sums into other coun
tries in payment for petroleum and
petroleum nroducts. the British rov
ernmenMiaR adopted n elonrlv defined
oil poliev, and is already credited with
finnncinllv bneking nnd is expected
here to develop into the most powerful
oil producing rfinng nn.1 trnnsnort
in enterprise in the history of the
industry. ; : ' - ' '
Stories concerning the government's
policy hae been in circulation on a
nnmher of occasions nrd recently r-.
rive.) bv ymnwin that TToval -Dnte4i-Shell
qjl infer""ts were about to take
control of !ie Mexican En"le Oi' com
laiiv. nn important member otho
Lord Cowdmv ptoup.
" Ministry of Oil
The government's first important
movement, it was stated bv authori
ties here, will he the crcntion of a
permanent rninistrv which will, bo
charred w;th the task of ecting as pe
frolcnm advise for nil departments.
Tt will have control over cqncossioni
for the development of possible oil
territory within the empire and will
advice end assist British companies
or. individuals -in nbtnining conces
sions and l"es in foreign countries,
well ns he'n them to conduct their
oil hnsinss in conntires outside the
empiro. - The imtiprtnncfl oP the minis-,
trv will he better endcrstood wb"n
it s realized that large "Ct' of tbo
"ndevelonc1 oil lrritorv of thc-world
lies nndr Tirltivh dominion ami nc
cord:n' to British law Hie enp:tpl nf .
everv oil e"mnnnv ntvrntin'V in Pritish
territory twnst not -be ls- t.bnn 60 per
cent British owpe,). nnd all !" eon- '
t.1 must be in the hands, of British
citizens.
Government I'rotection . .
Tho next move in the development
of this policy, it is.-nsscrtcd. is tho
combination under tho protection of
the government of the most important
oil companies operating in British anil
neutral countries, if thev nre wholly
or partly British owned. These in
clude such concerns ns the Rovnl
Dutch, the Shell and the Lord Cow
dray interests. "
It recently beenmo known that the
British government wns. buying the
holdings of British citir.cns in the
Royal Dutch .the ownership of which
was then conceded to be CO per cent
Dutch nnd 40 per cent British. Ac
companying these statements were
eotmllv interesting stones, concerning
the Shell transport nnd trnduig com
pany's securities, whoso ownership
was closely allied to that of tho
Royal Dutch, ,:r
This Royal Dutch-Shell group con
trols immense production in manv
lands, including many properties-in
the OUlaJioma-Kansal-i-Texus Cali
fornia nnd Wyoming fields and hns
n foreign depnrtment which takes noto
of all thnt is going on in the oil world.
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 27. 'Attor
ney General Palmer, disclosing today
that about 4,000 enemy aliens were
interned during the war, sitid paroles
would be granted to some 000 of the
harmless class, others would be re-,
pntrinted, and 000 dangerous persons
would be held' indefinitely, including
about 200 professed members of tho
I. W. W. or nnurcbistio organization,
whose cases will bo referred to the
department of labor with n view to
their deportation. n
TO EARLY CONVOY
; WASHINGTON. March 28. Units
assigned to enrlv oonvov were an
nounced hv the war department toduv
as follows:
Ambulance company. No. 161 ; field
hospital No. 103: headuuarters, first
corps sanitary train: bukerv company
No. 32(1: nmbiilancc company No, TCHj .
evacuation hospital No, IVi: convales
cent cnino No. 10. ' . ,