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Csnpia'sing sf the Ssssky L.snps.

To THE EDITOR or The SuN-Sir: l should
like 10 call attention to nuisance by which In CON-
with many Others have been repeatedly annoyed.
Tie oil lamps In III. cars Of the elevated roads are
lighted very early Ia the afternoon, long before IL Is
dark enough To render them Cntl darkness
falls they ure trn-d Down very law In order presume
by, to economic the oil IN this condition the lamps
burn very uperfectlv. ing the with dsAgreeable
and unh- nlthy vrpOrs
haye frequently heard this nui sauce complained Of
myself, bat never more than to-day on the branch
line connecting Chatham square with I'll. CITY all sta
ton The air in The WAC positively foul and ladies'
all side. were conghing anu shielding Their fncsswth
their hhnak errhi'f IL,
HnderstuEh that the fixing Of the oil lamps the
elevated ropds IL done ny contract and that u IN
sequence Of the insufficient number of the men en-
pICyrd 40 the work that has he begun early
nav yo,k, March -, SMOKED or.
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Among the successful dry goods houses In
Twcnty.thri street that OF LIE Boutliier Brothers
ranks high being popular store and at the
time fashionable resort for the exclusive and fas
tdious classes There Is rude josng and elbowihl
along the floors and at the counters Of lie Bouies 10
Twentythrd street On four floors Of many stortsi
Of this admirably lighted and wcianned business house
the lie Boutiers have kept and added to from
to one OF tile best selected and varied col
lections Of dry .goods fancy goods and objects
that can 10 found in The city. This sprins
he selection IL no'irenbiy hne in every 90
lection IN found should be visited by all who visit che
hrs; anu second stories. In the basement which IL
light as the III story II found all the household lines
AMI cotton ana .nien dress goods Of the establishment
This eHlraces the new sa'trens zelhyrs prints Anc
conred musiins, us well as the white goods tabl,
fu display.
In the art come Of the best specimen
Of Frepch and English and delft To- be found
the city, some Benres brass aud bronze
and PLAQUES, mural ornaments and rtsined glass
framed III brass OF exquisite beauty. Tie collection I
large varied and hnr in the best Of The word III.
buyer being evidently man of the highest artistic
slInctS All. feeling
Yesterday ia the suit and cloak room the secont
story. there was sIecRl exhi'tO prig costumes
suits, wInrs, and chireus garments Tile air Of high
fashion SUD tnstc was ~ cons icu"ts in the
eAh,ed M the moderate prices found upon the tickets
charming feature in this establishment IL the ladies
nieu up IN the most luxurious and artistic manner
where lazy Gun have her parcels checked write
or letters iook over the new at her leisure
anu receive the attention OF polite lady attendant
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MORTTURr TIE sALUTAMUS
TIE OrsauisntioW aad Preseas HlssssshiaG
CondSiioa or she Thirteea lasS.

TIE Orsanisatiea ssa Preseas HisssssAinG
Condiiioa or sAc Thirtees GssS.
The credit OF originating tho Thirteen
Club belongs TO Capt William Fowler. the jolly
proprietor OF tho Knickerbockor Cottage. an
oid.tlme landmark on Sixth avenue. Some
thing occurred In his place one night that
reused his latent disgust for superstition OF all
sorts. and directed It's whole forco ag inst that
popular hailu cination rs 10 tho unluckinsss OF
thirteen people sitting down to table together.
Tbenceforth he made II his principal mission
In life to combat that delusion. Although
he is an old Mason OF high standing aid prob
ably Possesses more personal acquaintance
both In and out Of the craft than any other In
dividual In New York. 1t took him several
months Of persistent endsavor before he could
get together twelve men who would sit down
with him at table TO dinner. Any, number Of
n id %S Is ali a@sr.
But when tbs nigh. Of test would come they
would not be on hand. AT length, however. tho
thirteen were got soxsths5t and tney went into
business meeting 81 7:is in !hs evening Of Fri.
tags. the number OF which on tho avenue 4.5-4.
adds up i8. and ut 8:13 they sat down to dinner
In room Is. 10 enter the room they passed
flag with 10 stars was canonied over the Chair
mans head: there were Is jets OF gas the
menu OF IS cOurses was prettily printed on .
heads Is bottles OF vino decksd the table: Is
lay neIF the y plates
late hour. but there wns terror among the watt
ers who looked upon them'nll as doomed. and
indeed fed from the house Immediately after
seeing tho table set.
Now according to tho latest annual report by
Scribe Charles Sotheran the club is 10 the third
year OF fiourishing existence. and has men,
hership OF twice thirteen times thirteen. 1913.
No thirteenth OF n month has yet passed with
out ut least thirteen members OF the club meet
Ing to eat drink. and be merry ana upon some
occasions two or thrce tables Of thirteen have
within the year prescribed by superstition as
the allotted limit OF life after dining in party
ofthirteen. One member died fifteen months
after his last dinner IN the club: enc x-mem,
honorary member. Peter Cooper. who had
never dined in the clun. but was fully in SYM
PATTY with II. and WAS only deferred BY mis- age
IRON enjoying it's celebrations. passed away.
both in the United States and in Europe. since.
this one has demonstrated hat 1t was not fatal
to belong to such nm organization. There are
sixty-two honorary members OF the parent
including a number OF the most honored names
in the nation. There 10 no cost attached to
honorary membership. Life membership costs
$l3. The dues OF active members nre IL conts
per month. and the dinners cost Just what they
gally Incorporated Sept. Is, 1889. and now
grants charters to other clubs. The fee for a
Incidentally, tho members take care to spill
as 'S Mne lists prn
ed in the shape OF tombstones. and 90 journey
ing on Fridays when they can.
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TIE PETS OF THE CHILDREN
Seventy Little I.nmbs Waiting for Warn
Weather In Central Park.

Weather In Central Park.
Shepherd James Conway, who has charge
OF the sheep in Central Park. will lead out to
Craze next week his flock. which. during the
winter months. has been confined in the Sheep
fold. the red-brick building near Seventeen
street. The flock has been increased by seventy
lambs within the past few days. The awkward
little bags Of wool were bleatinR and staggering
They are beauties" the shepherd said.
An English lord. one OF the greatest sheep
breeders In England whose Southdowns have
visited the PARK, tTo Years ago. and. on i cav:
ing. said he would lot the park authorities have
one Of his best yearlings. One was sent out
which cost $500 and last fall bis Iordship: as
little ones are all from his strain The great
value OF this strain III in the thickness and
beauty q the wool. and the extraordinary meat.
One OF those sheep will outweigh. If fattened.
ten times that OF another. In n week or so
Superintendent Conkling will insert into the
ear OF each OF these lambs a ring. on which
vi will 6s stamEedi a marx Of the pedigree
the future can get the full pedigree "
No. sir. sheep are not Intelligent. II you
bring up lamb by the bottle and teach 1t to
know your voice. it may be trained. but other
and tended sheep. but they will run away from
me rs quickly as they will from n stranger un-
less pet them. How do i call them give
them the OLD country sheep call. OF Yap-
ming away. and II repeat It they will come to-
ward me. but have to lead them around for
II stop they will break away again. My collie
dog ship. which for years has guarded and fol-
imported dog will GO with him and DO trained
by him this summer
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on TIE Diamond FIELD.
The New York League TeHn Opens the Sen.
son with n Practice Gume.

The New York League TeNM Opens the Sen.
SON villa Practice Gune.
The largest attendance Of spectators ever
seen at tho Polo grounds on any opening day OF
season was present yesterday afternoon to
SEQ tho first game OF tho New York League
team. the contest OF the afternoon being an ex-
detrimental practice game between the New
York team and the reserves. Ewing nided the
latter In their batting work. supporting B2ley.
one OF tho new pitchers OF tho reserve corps.
WEIGH and Dorgan were the battery Of tho reg.
ulars. and so effective Was their work that tho
reserves scored only four base hits In nino
Innings.
On the other side the regulars only averaged
a base hit to an inning on the new pitchers de-
livery. lie had good SUPPORT. especially In tho
fsd where Tnrbox and Jones' did good service
Richardson's short fielding on the other side
too, was very good. all but Decker OF the new
players doing exceient service In thor posi-
tons. The veteran Clnpp won prize bat for
the best place hitting In the match Five
catches were made by ROseman who played in
tho place 81 Caskins-and Richardson. Conner
led at tie bat on one side and Jones on tho
other The score Is as follows:
New York r..,...,... ...,.,,0 I g So
Tsrned ran,-Sew York, 5: Reserves o. W
Umpire, John Kelly Time !. 40.
On Monday the New York team again play
tho Reserves. but both will have different bat
tories from those Of yesterday.
The brooklyn team will open for the season
at Washington Park on Wednesday next.
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He Dies Amer n Night Spent In the Myrtle
shades and an Alleged Flight.

ESQ DIes AFTER NsgaS spent IN tho Myrtle
shades and an Alleged Flight.
Tho following appeared on the return from
the Washington street police station Brook
Ign. yesterday:
About 81 A. NJ. Friday James nalpn, aged 81, Ies
dence unknown. WIS taken sick lsl Myrtle avenue
and removed to the Brooklyn Hospital by Ambulance
Surgeon Ayres.
Halpin died nj "A O'Clock In the afternoon
from the effects OF fractured skull. the injury
being received. as alleged. In q fight in a bar
room. House Surgeon Jones informed Coroner
Menninger that Halpin was unconscious whom
he reached tho hospital. There was q contu-
sion on the left side of the scalp with paralysis
OF the side and symptoms of compression OF
tho brain. The autopsy showed a largo clot on
the surface Of the brain. and n fracture run
ming from the base OF the skull up to the top.
A man. who said his namo was John Campbell.
accompanied Hnlpin to the hospital in the am
bulnnce, and informed ono Of the attendants
that no had been injured In afight In the Myrtle
Shades. LIQUOR store. 1871 Myrtle avenue In
Iostnl cards and letters addressed 70 James
Hnlpin at various places. There was also u
paper on which was written:
JAH ~, lSS3.-James Halpin has taken the temp.r
sncs pledge. WE.
1t was subsequently, ascertained that Halpin
WAS - sin Mems, man Who worked in pickle fac
ing In tho Myrtle Shades until after ~ o clock
on Thursday night. At 8 o'clock in the morn
Ing he was found in q shed In tho rear OF the
barroom. where he remained until he was 81 mi
" the hospital, He wore shoas. coat. vest, and
pants nut no shirts OF stockings. Police Cant
light no has not been able To discover anything
about T. All those connected with the saloon
deny thnt there WAS any disturbance there
Campbsli. who said At the hospital that Hnlpin
hid been injured 10 q fight. has not boon found
Ing house in Fifteenth street In this city. The
physicinns at the hospital say that the fracture
Of me skull might have boon received either by
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7WO WIVES CONFRONT BRET7HAUER.
Minkling their Tears After hs Haa Been
Taken Away to u Daugeou.

AinKling theIr Tears After hs Haa Been
Taken Away 10 u DaUgeou.
Maria Bertsch. a comedy young German. OF
26 Rivinston street. reported to Detective Bis
sert that she had married Conrad J. Brett
hauer on Dec. l6 last. and that. after living
month with her. no had abandoned her. She
wanted him arrested Blissert found that
Bretthaur was plumber In Newark Blissert
says that he went to Newark to watch Brett
hauer. and saw nicely dressed pretty woman
go up to Bretthauer and kiss him. When the
woman went away. the detective asked her
what her name was and she said she WAS
Catharine Bretthauer. He learned that she
was married to Bretthnuer on July ~. 1882,
By the Rev. Francis J. Schneider Of 81 Second
avenue. and lived at 1913 East Twonty sixth
street.
The two wives wre brought together. They
got Brett hRuer to this city on Friday night. and
he was arrested. AT Essex Market, yesterday.
both Of tho wives confronted him. Maria went
al him first. and upbraided him.
did II all for my love Tor you Maria" ho
said. could not get along without YOU"
What you mean by hugging and kissing
didn't tell me where you were at work9 You
told this woman"
Then the first wife went ut him.
oh. you wicked man." she said. Such an
migrate. You love her moro than mo-"
When he was led out into the Jail both OF the
women began to weep. They we're inclined tn
believe ultcrward that thoy had been too harsh.
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A CHANCE FOR INVENTORS.
The World 10 Old, hut iNobedy Yet Can
Clean Wheat Thoroughly or Coekle.

The World IL Old, but LNebsdy Yet Can
Clean Wheat Thoroughly or Cookie.
A downtown dealer in grain ran his fingers
through the wheat In q shallow straw board
box on his desk yesterday as he said to q re-
porter OF The Sun:
II you newspaper reporters would apply
your inventive faculties to problem which
will place before you, doubt not some one OF
s9uS bis
the brown grains q whoat Il that corner we're
.hs ss'? Fse S9oSsn IS e get out
How ala It get there ?, said the young man.
t when was in s sSsa . Mh th' whe"
Z? SsS s' taste snd because 1.
Has the thing been tried 2"
S TORI Wen IN Is to % ok lis sGa Els
latest fantasy Is "a something which does not
take shape. except that large spout streams
paFe aek aad ono out
What has his craft done to take the burden
from his mind and to relieve the pocket Of the
The most common method q separation is
TaS heHt
grains OF cookie to drop through but too small
The large grains Of cookie are as large as
Ordinary Il grains Of wheat. 30 the screen is
What else has been done2"
The wheat has been dropped through q
spout. through which a graduated blast Of air
sh.s sehs Was 81
One ingenious ieowInoticsd that when press, press.
urs was applied to grain OF cookie Il was
applied to "a, grain OF wheat, only. fiat
e eoers 0 f then ove he hrS %
i. gentle current OF air, to. help the dust
down through. the prospects OF good sspara
ton. and the fact that considera bio Hour was
lost when the wheat was nattened. laid out this
The reporter had beGn handling the grains
OF cookie while the dealers spoke, and noticed
".You ere q not the tlrst one who has noticed
has constructed Q horizontal revolving cyin-
ger OF sheet metal through which the grain y
e r adapted e those irrssular,iss TT shs
%say .?s in use but t DOCS not eompIossly iii
" What is the best thing In this line'"
p" 1t is an inclined screen. say three foet long
by two wide, bolt revolyes around rollers at
as a grain Of wheat is thick. That keeps the
grain OF wheat from tpring up9n! end when it
over q hole the diameter Of which is less than
II. length L Of q grain Of wheat: The eoekis, is
NY Why Is not OF" that uvaG praeticSI Machine "
THE belt is SO wide that 1t will not run even
on the rollers. Il drugs nsar the middle OF the
In the screen. They nre too large for one grist
OF wheat and too small for tho next. But when
s.s Hs as h Il eosss pca s
there - need OF separator"
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MILITARY NOrE.s.

has resigned. - "s"" '"S
Lhe firai Battery Of Artillery has elected Robert Moss
sns' heutehAht anu John Grhth Second Ltentehaut
rhonlssw. Mcl'o r,nnck formerly Of Connnnv y -,
pany A. '"~"' VI eohi'
Corporal VI. q, lockwood Of COMPANY l. s,x.,,n h,
ksgiinsnt " ~'P""S A''"eH'h
COMPANY Of the Seventh will yis, comp.nr n, A..
Twenty third W Tuesday. April l. aud shoot AMI snt
Lien! Hart of Company K. rw.utys.ooDa h.. ,..,
elected Captain, sud Sergeant Bs,cks Of Con,usuS Il
Inc Iwrth Rektmsnt vii! have review dras, parsds
Arn.ory on Monday, April u. "1 ''''p'o" ~ TIE
J9nn jennings has bssl elected Firat Iaeuteo.,,
anu QusftermAsfer! Sergeant and q. VI AeiS sssnny
A>suleuAat, VI G"u0AuY b, TLiytssulh, ~ s'S'aS
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EE.Trssses .. =. Ovsrsss EEesassA 0tsa e.
Psrs Je1ssssa -. q. CAsssA.
Tho trouble caused In tho quaint little
Methodist Episcopal Church OF Port Jefferson.
L. l.. BY the abrupt departure Of part OF the
congregation . few Sundays ego and tbs sub
seQuent dismissal OF the sexton for refusing TO
close the doors and keep the congregation In
the church. has not vet been ssttled. An eccle-
siastical court sat IN the church on Friday AZ
tsrnoon for the trial OF ex-Trustee ]. d. Over
ton and sx-seKton Richard Fioyd. The Rev:
Mr.. Hill OF Huntington presided. and the Rev.
Mr.. Powell Of Bay shore acted a. counsel for
the prosecution. The jury was composed OF
s%Srs Of The oGq HS a Port n
a MANIFESTATION Of. : sinful tompsr. lying.
XII. ovs sa s cosdSets his own dsfsnce He
reiterated ali he had said about the dominic.
Az ,sss ass ;S.3 Il. s
during tho warm spell Of last summer. when
@ sasthToass. M Mr. oSerson took The Isnsa.ss
sss q ss r. q e
dominee had nssd his iniasnss VII one p tie
esscn to e The VI, Board a
referred to testified, that Mr.. ,,OveIton was
wrong. Inc ABUSIVE language hHe40u was tno
following addressed to the pastor In the public
street about two weeks ago.:
You're mean. dirty dog. An impudent
Mr.. 0ver:on did NOT deny having used the
language attributed 70 him. and urged in julti-
ncaton that Pastor Holmes had used similar
or worse language TO him. He said that he
know tho trial would be a farce, ~ the preach
ers generally stick together. The trial OF Mr..
OveTton lasted until midnight. resulting In q
verdict Of guilty Of all tho charges preferred
against him. and he was expelled from NOM
bsrship in the church,. When MIR. Overton
heard the verdict he smiled and said:
told you 30. But the end is not yet. !
shall make statement in a few days, and will
swear to II, that will make Dominic Holiness
Immediately after the trial Of Mr.. ovcrton
the court took up the case OF the ex-sextOn.
Floyd. The charges were immortality, conduct
unbecoming to a Christian. God fearing man.
and having said thai. Pastor Holmes was q liar
and not to be believed under OATH. He admit
tod having said he would not believe Pastor
Holmes under oath.
And say so now" no added. because be-
lleve he is not responsible for what he says or
does. and could prove 1t before an impartial
court"
Tho jury brought In verdict OF guilty on all
tho charges at o'clock yesterday morning.
The ex-seXton was reprimanded. but not ex-
PEELED He will probably expel himself.
To-day Ia the last sunday OF the Rev. w. L..
Holiness passionate In the church. as under tho
rules OF the NJ. E. Church he will be transferred
to o new field.
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To THE EDITOR or TIE SuS-Sr: Ash"
wished to inform Typo" that he was mistaken ms TO
the propriety of emitting the period after Arabic
numerals, So In turn would k, To Inform him that h,
!. NJ fault In most 0f the rst arhnriiGs Vt The day
the decimal point no, used In writing whole n,nrrs
We all know that represents twotrnths; and think
thai according TO the usage Of thspresent day We all
sAvbRook, Conn. March 70.
ANOTHER VIEW.
The answsr OF III" to the INCUR. Of TYPE" 10 gro
tesque in its absutdy never necessary for the
period decimal point to follow the digit In order to de-
terlins Its value, For example, 2 represents two
tenths hut the decimal point Is renewed then rep
resents UNITS. The period decimal point should
follow the digit precisely M 1t shOn follow my written
printed wOrdthat Is when required by the sense II
the hgure prtes sentence OF course period IL
necessary, while In other INSTANCES ronna or semi
cOion 10 needed The normal meaning O the digit NJ II
Stands by itself Is many units, To make decimal Of
Il employ the decimal point In front; otherwise none
IL used,
suppose write the following little problem on the
blsr Il board for spnie beginners;
" IL BILLY has apples Hnd Tommy give him more,
how many apples would billy hsvef"
10 not that question M clear as u can be stated
where " there any "ind-t-rhnate" Snlue hbont the
dxist ~" In Ills profoundly. would state u thas
III Bl.y has =, ablcs and Tommy siSe him l. mCre,
how m.my api's- would BiIiy hAvsi"
Let T." 70 hio ,hst sor, Of 6asines. he wants to
make laughing stock OF himself befors III. children Of
.As country. flpAGvvus.
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CALLING THE PRIMARIES.
Deleg atss to the Republican State Conven
aion to be Chosen on A prIl II.

The Republican County Committee decided
last evening that the primaries for the election of dele
gates to the Republican State Convention shall be held
in the Assembly districts Friday April IS. At the
primaries delegates will be chosen to the Congress
District Conventions that NE to elect district delegates TO
the Republican National Convention. The represents
ton from tile Assembly districts to the Congress Con
vcntions to be the that to the State Convention
except where otherwise ordered
The Executive Committee Of the new County Commit
tee are John II Grimes, Charles y Tantor Wiia!n "
TOwnley, John II. Brady, John Simpson. John ID Law
son Geo u. Desne jacob NJ Patterson GEORGE billiard
Hugh Gardner John Nugent. John X. Lyd.cker
Michael Cregan, Frank Ethridg., Geo. W. Hunt. WIN. II
I.nmy. Henry @. Perley. Wiliian David. Joseph L
Ferley. William II. Ten Eyck. James l.. Wells.
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His Philosophy.

Both wore seedy fellows In hard luck. Ono
tho younger. was. evidently son.ani dance man
with Bowrry trousers. short tightly .buttoned coat
and shallow hat The other WAS victim OF the nj
verse circumstances that produce philosophers aud
every thing about him bsIray cd his condition although
his face reflected hs equnniinnity Of mind
They had just been decRt.y but dac drdly reminded
by bartender that the Trust Company ha. suspended
- amt had u bit OF sand or drink today" the
younger COnplsin sneaking around the corner.
Mover mud. Sammy. the oiher said encoi,rugngiv
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The making OF cigar boxes Ia an important
ana prom ALL. industry The cheap boxes made Of
white wood and bass wood stained AL imitation Of
cedar. The better boxes nrs made of Spanish cedar
ms boards arg psne and then ripped up aud Tie
proper axe ALTER which they nailed together by
~, which VIII nick ny four nails and nail them In
nails 25D boxes day. Gr- do the GnishinE w"rk tnt
o. hn'ng The boxes, sdgnV them aud putting on the
nnrW when nnerhed cigar boxes % TO
~ hunhr.d The cedar ones ~ . hundred more
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IN1ERES1ING FACTS.

" <,SO.uDn ." '"'"""
Bangor woman "a lust discovered that the man IN
whom she a. married eight years ago ia 4 mn alto And
size wants a divorce In consequence. ~
near salt Lane has been discovered limestone that
produces Hash VI light-bue lghi-wi,h avery sfrs
OK the hammer II Is csled he'll IRE rock
Every year some 5't reproductions Of the Venus Of
soid IN Europe, IVA sun
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A D-.~.,,e lnss.e,,on Refused.

BosToN March 29.-Judge Lowell this morn
ing gave hearing on the sTpi cation Of Mrs Georsana
Drew Barymors Tor injunction to prevent Helen Ba
1enta (NojJesSa) from producing the play "Nadjexda
other nights than those spec In the contract be-
tween The .ttrs.s The w.nnxer and int Joint sn.hos q
for an immediate injunction In order that the play
could not he produced to-day. Judge Lowell refused to
utuAy next
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TIT for Tat.

WARRINGTON March 29.--The Treasury De-
rArtment 10 Informed that consular supplies viii no
longer be admitted TO Germany free OF duty tprob
Able that the free entry OF supplies for coAnA nnnus
Of Germany In this country wfll q prohibited The Svt
eHtsTI Of lLs treasury Lss sacA Seliv