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The morning call., 1893-05-16
THE CHINESE MUST REGISTER
OR Go.

The United States Supreme Court has
decided, i've to three, the Chinese registra-
ton act TO be in accord with the constitu-
ton. The three negatives were Chief Justice
Fuller, Justice Brewer and Justice Field.
Naturally our people expected Justice
Field 10 uphold the law. But he is re-
ported as saying that it was barbarism to
treat the Chinese in this fashion. Justice
Field has become so eccentric in his opin-
ions that no one is much surprised to find
him on the Chinese side. He considers
registration cruel and barbarous punish
meE,. Possibly he was thinking rather of
the alternative of deportation than of
registration.
Justice Gray took the broad view of the
question. Congress had right to exclude
Chinese if, in its judgment, the good Of the
people required exclusion. The registra-
tirp act was simnly means of identifiea-
ton TO enable officials to distinguish be-
tween Chinese who had a right in the
country and those VITO have not. The
registering requirement in itself was no
hardship.
The question now is as to what will be
done There is no doubt but that the or
ders of the Washington officials to sus-
pend the law during consideration of the
case by the Supreme Court encouraged
the Chinese not to register. That order
furnished ground for the conclusion that
the President had confidence in a decision
adverse to the law. Naturally the Chi
nese thought the President ought to know
something about the law of his own coun-
Try. 1t is manifestly impossible to enforce
the law in the three months that intervene
between the decision and the meeting of
Congress. When that body meets some
way may be found TO give Chinese another
chance 10 register. The decision is enough
for California. 1t is q declaration Of the
right Of the nation to exclude aliens and to
enact such laws as may be necessary to
exclusion. Some thousands of Chinese
may find their way into the country
through Canada in case second chance is
given the Chinese to register, but the fact
that all Chinese found In the country with
ont certificates are subject to deportation
VIII discourage Illicit immigration. The
decision will have the effect to remove the
apprehension that the President has ac-
Quired undue influence over the Supreme
The morning call., 1893-05-16
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Louise Michel. the socialist. began life
as goyerness in the family Of Count &c
scissors.
Archbishop Joseph of Austria has as
sumed editorial charge of a journal pub
lished in Vienna.
The Academy OF Science at Munich has
received its first woman member, the
Princess Theresia Of Bavaria.
The present Sultan of Morocco is de-
scended from an Irish girl who became a
member of the then royal harem more
than hundred years ago.
The first two volumes of the new history
of Ireland by the distinguished Celtic
scholar. p. w. Joyce of Dublin, are
nearly ready for publication.
The piano upon which Richard Wagner
took his music lessons of Weinig, the
cantor of the Leipzig 1hcmasschule, has
been added to 0esterlein's Wagner
Museum in Vienna.
Pope LeO's family is very long lived
With the exception of his brother, the
Cardinal, who died few years ago at the
age Of 50, all his immediate relatives have
lived to be more than 30 years old.
Lieutenant 'fharwald Frltscbe of the
loyal Danish navy. who has come to this
country for the purpose of beginning a
three years service in the American navy,
is SAID to be the first naval officer of a
foreign power to receive perm ssiOn to
enter the navy of the United States.
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THE RIVER SYSTEM.

The Modesto NeicS says: "A very small
outlay on the part Of the Government
would give us navigation to within thirty
year" The NelCS is also of the opinion
the the Representatives California has had
in Congress in years past have made no
very earnest effort to get appropriations
for the nayigable rivers of that valley. 1t
will be admitted that California Congress-
men have not always been nominated
with view to any service they would
render the State. A man who was objec-
tionabe to the Southern Pacific Company
would be pretty sure to be defeated in the
election il he got through a nominating
convention. But it is not of much use to
bewail shortcomings of the past. The
question is what to do in the future,
A local system using the rivers as main
lines with railroads branching out from
heads of navigation would seem the best
adapted to this State. These interior
points should be where nature has deter
mined. Obstruction to navigation may be
removed to certain points beyond which
land travel would probably be the cheaper.
After making competition secure there is
no more important work for California to
engage in than in getting the means to put
our rivers in good condition. If we keep
the water route open from San Francisco
East and the rivers open from San Fran
cisco to interior distributing points there
will be great restriction On railroad
The morning call., 1893-05-16
Our SPECIE RESOURCES.

There IS now in the United States treas
ury little over S700,001 600 in coin or i'm
mediately available for coinage. The
bullion purchased under the Sherman act
may be coined whenever there is demand
for coin. The paper currency is OF foEr
kinds-gOld certificates, silver certificates,
greenbacks and the treasury notes Issued
in payment for silver bullion. There are
gold certificates to the amount of s141,-
600, 600, which, of course, call Tor gold. All
other obligations are payable in coin. 1t
will be seen that there is no danger of
suspension of specie payment, though the
treasury may run short of gold. The ca
pacity of the country to absorb silver has
not yet been measured. In France there
is s17 90 in silver per head of population;
in the United States there is 50 l3; in
England but 50 63 France has $50 50 of
gold, the United States $40, and England
S14 AZ. But France has but 50 GO of paper,
the United States SO %, and England S. "A.
This statement does not, of course, include
the immense paper currency in the form of
checks, drafts and bills of credit. There
seems no reason why the United States
should not use as much silver as France
The American ratio between gold and
silver is a little more favorable to silver
than the French, but in this country the
white metal is diseredited by the act of
ihe Treasury Department in paying all
Obligations in gold, unless silver is called
for. That the gold reserve in the treasury
will gradually be depleted seems inevit-
able. There are no Government dues pay
ao lie in gold, and there is no reason to as
sumo that the present Congress will order
a
the two metals. What measures the
Government has in contemplation TO sup
ply the treasury with gold no one seems to
have an idea. Probably when Congress
meets in September the President will de-
fine his Dulicy
The morning call., 1893-05-16
EDWARD CURTIS ILL.
A Victim of Some Nervous Trouble
Diffica!t TO Diagnose.

Edward Curtis, well known for his close
connection with Senator Stanford and the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, is lying
dangerously i'll at St. Luke's Hospital,
whittier he was conveyed for treatment a
few days ago. DR.. Frank H. Titus, the
resident physician, stated last evening, in
response to inquiries, that Mr.. Curtis was
suffering from some nervous trouble, the
exact nature Of which it will be difficult to
determine for some days TO come. lie is
not 0nfined to his bed, but is able to sit
up. though very weak.
Mr.. Curtis has been failing rapidly for
several weeks past. His face had become
swollen and he had partially lost the use OF
his eyes. 1t was his ha bit of late to sit fer
hours al time in a chair in the office CT
the Grand Hotel, where he resided. or in
the parlOr of the Manhattan Clubhouse,
which he frequented, and while thus
seated he acted as though dazed and SEEM
ingly unable to recognize his most in
tlmate friends whenever they greeted him.
To few it was known that he was suf-
fering from slight attack of paralysis in
his lower limbs. About two weeks ago
there were decided manifestations that the
disease was encroaching upon his mental
faculties. On the advice of ex-Marsbal
Franks he decided on Wednesday last to
20 to ST. Luke's Hospital.
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COTTON AND WHEAT.

There are people who think the country
IS going 10 the dogs because there is n
marked decline in exports OF cotton and
wheat. In last March the exports of
breadstuffs was s4O.4O7.717, against ST.
1707l9 in the same month in 1892. The
exports Of cotton have fallen off in about
the same proportion. In ten months end
Ing March, 1892, cotton exports amounted
10 S2l5, 5,175, 401; for the same period in this
fiscal year the aggregate is S149, $50, ,474. il
is not certain that this falling of in the
exports of raw material is a sign OF waning
prosperity. Ii production had fallen of.
or il people were not in condition to con-
sumo so much. the figures quoted above
would indicate dull times. But the wheat
and cotton crops last year were good. II
We do not sell these staples in the form of
raw material 1t is probably because we
convert Them into higher priced product.
More wheat is consumed in our own coun-
try aud more cotton made into cloth. Ii
Is certain that the cotton and wool manu.
factories Of New England are fOnrishing.
One of the best indications is that mills all
over the manufacturing States are prepar-
The morning call., 1893-05-16
Morthinqfon Set Free.

The preliminary examination of William
and Louise Worthington, charged with the
murder of Henry Baddeley. was concluded
in Judge COnlan's court yesterday.
Annie Kelley was called and repeated
the evidence she had previously given be-
fore the Coroner, after which Miss Mary
Baddeley, deceased's sister. testified to
having written TO her brother when he was
in Stockton. In that letter she said that
she k3ew what he was doing, and that he
had better get away. She further stated
that he deserved in her opinion TO be either
horsewhlpped or shot.
The prosecution here rested. and the e.
fensa. IN the person of ex-Judge Ferral,
announced that no witnesses would be
called. but that while Mrs. Worthington
would no doubt have to take her trial there
was no evidence against Worthington.
Judge Conlan thought so too, and dis
missing Worthington. held his wife to
answer before the Superior Court on a
charge of murder.
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UNITED WE STAND.
The Vlsalia Times saws:

Il
A road through this valley owned by men
who would not combine with the Southern Pa
cific would be of great benefit TO our people.
If the ocean is 10 be used by San Francisco
merchants to get freight from lhe East at a
reasona bic rate. aud line IS built so that
freight can be delivered in this valley at a rea-
sonable price, San Francisco can hope 10 bold
the trade OF the san Joaquin Valley. Ii road
were built from Stockton to Bakersfield and a
lack OF patronage should force the suspension
of the line OF ships from San Francisco TO Pan
anna, the benefit 10 San Francisco would
not be so great. II would then only give this
valley an opporiunilyto deliver its grain crop
alongside OF ships at reduced rate. Unless
the Panama steamers are he'd over The head Of
the southern Pacific magnaies, or a competing
iransconilnenial line OF railroad Is built. San
francisco VIII never be secure in the posses
sion OF lie trade OF This valley.
Each one of these projects strengthens
the other The proposed Stockton and
Bakersfield railroad will do more business
with the North American line kept open
than as an independent enterprise. So
with the North American line. Every
line OF steamers and every railroad from
San Francisco to the interior makes busi-
ness for the steamship line The North
American line may be considered an estab-
lished fact. The men engaged in 1t see
their way mach more clearly than at first.
There WAS time when it was an expert
The morning call., 1893-05-16

MORTGAGES ON FARMS.

Peasant prOprietorship in Norway is
not in flourishing condition, owing to
the facility with which the owners have
been able to borrow money. a man who
has borrowed on his land about all the
money it is worth cannot be said to own
: the land at all. He would have been
better off as tenant paying rent, without
the ability to give mortgage, than as a
proprietor perpetually paying out interest
1t appears that while the value of land
owned by peasants III Norway is S2l0,000,- =
600, they have borrowed on the security
OF these acres S1o0.000,OOO. S45000,C0O of
which is owing to savings banks and mer-
chants. the remainder being absolute mort
gage debt. This cannot be called an ideal
economic state. although the common sup
position is that tue man who lives on his
own laud, in his own house. is as near
bliss as the conditions of human existence
permit. The peasant proprietor should be
happy as long as he keeps free of debt.
The moment he gives mortgage TO
another he is parting with the income of
his properly piecemeai, and very often the
property itself goes 10 the mortgage in
the end. The example of Belgium is
quoted as showing that tillers of the soil
may thrive not by owning, but by paying
rent. They cannot borrow on mortgage.
Belgium is one of the best cultivated coun-
tries in Europe, and there are very few
peasant proprietors.
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With a CaDstan-Rar. =

John Mckay, mate of the American
ship T. f. Oakes was on trial in the United
States District Court yesterday before
Judge Morrow and jury, with a whole
raft of witnesses to testify to acts Of bru-
tality on his part
The Indictment against him contained
twenty-six counts, and the complaining
witnesses, Martin TOllefson, Timothy
Sheehan, John Houlihan, Peter Materson,
Spencer Ransom, Peter Johansen and a.
+. TAYLOR, have all tale to unfold
Mckay is defended by W. Hoff Cook,
who made strenuous efforts to prove that
one Of the complaining witnesses had
talked back talk" to the mate.
The case is liable 10 last several days as
the sailors are determined to test the issue
TO the bitter end. One of the witnesses
deposed that lie was knocked down with a
capstan-bar, which Mckay welded with
both hands, and was kicked about the
ribs and head while half conscious.
The morning call., 1893-05-16

ment The doubling Thomases of the city,
and there is quite number of them, were
confident a new line could not compete
with the old Pacific Mail. But even these
men are compelled to admit the force of
an established fact. San Francisco wants
railroads in every direction. Tie city
needs to be in the closest possible connec-
ton with interior distributing points
throughout the State. just at present the
Stockton and Bakers field route is the one
in land
The morning call., 1893-05-16
LIVING POETS.
Not Quite as Numerous as the Sands
Of the Sea

New YORK sun.
Question-How many living poets are
there in the world at the winding up OF
the nineteenth century?
Auswer-About !, 100000.
That is our estimate.
In making it we allow 100000 for this
country. 10000 for England and Ireland, a
half-dozen for Canada, 100 Tor Africa lex
cluding the Barbary States and EgypO,
10000 or $4,000 for South America, where
capricci0sO poets flourish like mites in an
old cheese, 1900 for the powers Of the
Triple Alliance, 75,OGo tor France. as many
for Spain. half as many for Portugal, 20
for Russia. as many for Turkey. big lot
for the scandinavian countries GOO for Ice
land, a bakers dozen for Australia, a
small squad for Mexico and the rest for
Asia, which contains more than one-half
OF the human race.
We have not time to classify tho poets,
but three classes are always prominent: /:
the muscular, the moral and the morbid,
or, in other words. the bass Grummers, the
harpists and the bones rattlers, to which
kinds we may add those who fife for love-
those who fiddle for fun and those who run
the hurdy-gnrdy for cold cash, all of whom
fight for place in the poetic orchestra Of
this period of the nineteenth century.
We hold that some of our American
poetry, though there could hardly be any
worse than heap of ours.
We cannot tell here why it is that, in
these times, less than tenth part of the
worlds poetry is made by the gentler sex,
which is far more poetieal in spirit and life
than the other sex, more Jealous in de-
yotion to the beautiful, and even perhaps
more sentimental 1t may be because
women have something better to do than
rhyming, or because they would rather
put their poetry into their lives than into
verse.
Poetry that is majestic, gentle, inspiring.
splendid, dainty, ardent, pure, beautiful.
heart-expanding, solacing. enchanting, me-
lodious, sparkling, heroic, lion-like, or
bird-like, we love.
The poets who are able TO make such
poetry can never be too numerous
We wish we had ten of them or ten times
ten, To every one we havenow.
But out with doggerel.
The morning call., 1893-05-16

accidents can be prevented in various
ways, bat not always reliably unless the
the shaft There is a mechanical auto
matte lift in use in Belgium which comes
into use when rope breaks. No devices
of Inventors can wholly eliminate risk
from the miners occupation, but there is a
great difference between careful precau-
tion and loose trust in ordinary methods.
The morning call., 1893-05-16

ing to produce higher grades of cloth than
in the past. 1t is in these higher grades
that the greater profit lies. Workmen in
these branches get better wages and there
is more work in proportion to cost. The
aim of all manufacturing countries is to
produce the highest grades of finished
goods in their several lines.
The morning call., 1893-05-16
--rrsrrnRA N - MnRIn.s !

rs-vISITORs TO THE WORLDS FAIR will
fud TIE CALI ON sale at the newsstands in the fol.
lowing hotels; Palmer House. Auditorium Hotel
Rr-g>' House, Clifton House, Commercial House
Gauit House. Grand i'ac fic Hotel. Sherman House
Leland House, Northern Hotel Riehe'ieu Hotel
fremont House, Virginia Hotel and Wellington
Ha-el.
AT WASHINGTON. u. C.-The Willard, Airing
tau I'LL AMI Shoreham Hotels.
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PUBLICATIoN oEFTcE

Bos Montgomery street, near Clay, open until II
o'clock p. NJ BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street near Kearny. open until 10 o'clock lnidnicht
80 Have, street open until $50 O'Clock: COS Tarlzin
street open until 20 clock SW corner Sixteenth
and 81 SIS on Streets o en- until o'clock; 25ls
Mission street open until o'clock; and JIG Ninth
street, open until $3.50 o'clock.
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DAILY CALL dncluding sundays, se per year by
mai! postpaid; - cents per week, 65 cents per
calendar month through carriers. DAILY CALL
FIVE copies. three months. So 25. SUNDAY CALI.
sixteen rageS). 81 80 per year. postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL - WEEKLY ALL, $3.50 perry POSTPAID.
WEEKLY CALL Is pagss), 81 per year, postpaid.
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts.
nor will the editor enter into respoadeace re
fi,,rn
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TEE CALL oALENDAR.
NOTICBI !

Any Of oar patrons 1cho fail to find THE
MORNING GALL for sale By trainboys
rU confer fOror By notifying this office
o. The fact, naming the date and train
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AUCTION SALES To-Day.

FURNIrURF--By Chas. Levy a. Co, at Jl35
Market ST.. at 10 O'Clock.
IrINI7UEI.-By NJ. J. Simmons. at 1857 Mar
keE ST.. 81 Il clock,
FrRN1TURE.-By Geo. F. Lamson. at 1Ilu
Leayeuw orth ST, at II clock.
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TIE DtTLY 9roRNrNG CALI
srRsCRIpTIoN RATEs:

FOR SAFE AT
Now YORK; TiI.., SO BROS. Union Square
fl,i.-l-o -......-W w. i. SIZEB. 1888 state street
New Orleans. .tALLoT &JoUBERT. l15l Common
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THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALI.
o. Potter building New York City. is provided with
& es Of California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
Sersisillg rates and sample copies furnished.
I. X. ATISCH, Manager.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Il, 1893 J
Odicial Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Ending Midnight Tuesday.
San Francisco and vicinity - Fair weather.
warmer: variable winds.
P. 7. JESKISs, Local Forecast ofcial
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TO THE WORLDS FAIR.
Via the Union paeIile-rhs Overland Flyer

Via the Union Paciiic-Thc Overland Flyer.
Only 31a Days to Chicago.
The Union Pacific is the only liGe running Pull
man double drawing-room sleepiug-ears and din
ing-cars, San Francisco 10 Chicago, without
change.
Tourist excursion every Tuesday and Thursday,
running through to Chicago without change in
charge OF manager.
Passengers are allowed ston-over privileges at
sat Lake City and at Denver.
For full particulars apply to u. W. Hitchcock,
general agent, ] Montgomery street, San Francis
co; i. r. Ellsworth, agent, 9lS broadway, Oak
land; e. T. Herr, 229 South Spring street, Los
Angeles.
The morning call., 1893-05-16

AFTER seepless night, use Angostura Bitters to
tone up your system. Buy only the genuine, manu-
factured by DR.. Siegert * Sons
The morning call., 1893-05-16

THEpeople quickly recognize merit, and this is
the reason the sales OF Hoods SarsapariIla are
continually increasing 1t is most emphatically
"on top" Ifyouwant the best get HOODS
The morning call., 1893-05-16

FOR ALLAYINe HoARsENEss AND IRR1rAT1oS
OF rHk THRoAT, it is daily proved that Bro,cn,s
Bronehiat Troches" are mild remedy. yet very
efficaeious.
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THE MORNING CALL

Has a larger Circu u'ation than any
other newspaper published in San
F'r9uciSaO
The morning call., 1893-05-16

10 the WORLDS Fair. via the Shasta route
and Northern Pacific Railroad, we will run
weekly tourist excursions, beginning Tuesday.
May 16. Your orders for SLEEPING accommo.
datons send early, We are the only line re-
member, in the country. that runs upholstered
tourists cars. L. X. Stateer, general agent
passenger department, 63S Market street.
A newspaper has been started in Konco
The morning call., 1893-05-16
School Teachers. ,yorId,s Fa;rErcnrs,on.

School Teachers Worlds Fair Excursions
Under Management of A. Phillips & Co.
Leaving San Francisco, Sacramento and San
Jose Saturday, May 81, Wednesday, May 81. and
Saturday. June 3, via the Rio Grande Western
and great Rock Island routes All scenery Rio
Grandc by daylight. No change OF cars to Chi
cago. Apply to CLINTON JONES, SO Montgomery
street S. f.. Cal
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CHIEFLY from neglect we grow prematurely
gray and bald. Get back your youthful haar and
good looks with PARKERs HAIR BA1sAn.
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u Hl PAY RENT FOR FURNISHED HOUSE
W when by paying same amount monthly year
you own your furniture? CHICAGO CLOCK CO.,
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CONTENTS OF 3 LARGE ROOMING-HOUSES
- can be bad IL small OTIS to suit purchasers:
pets, bedsteds, par sets. mattresses, etc: Will
sell for cash or easy payments. }. NOoNAN. 1Ul7
to 1923 Mission, above sixth. l6tf
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Northern Pacific Railroad Excnrsions

PALACE baths, 713 tibert; warm sea water
Cures rheumatism, neuralgia, many ailments. I.
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CEALSKINS. FUR CLOTH, WRAPS. CAPFS.
- etc, remodeled. refined; perfect mt and finish; ;
lady furrfeTs 1928 Market. MILLWORD HOUSE
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MISS j. E. CONNOR LATE WITH +. +. CRES-
1fl WELL, can be found At her millinery parlors,
with handsome assortment OF French millinery.
at SO Geary St, bet Kearny and Grant ave. myI4 7
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CALIFORNIA glace fruits, SOC ID Townsend's..
"SPEERY's BEST FAMILY FLOUR" is ahead
OF them ALL
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COMPLETE STOCK, ALL SIZES OF SECOND
y hand bars. etc, In redwood, Spanish cedar and
walnut can be seen at my premises; they good
as new except the price; call and see them, J.
NOUNAN. l0I7-lO23 Mission ST., above Sixth I 8 u
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IL fANTED-BUSINESS LADY OR GENTLE
" man to travel with physician for year: small
capital required. Gail 1000 Market ST. X.
KENNY. myI4 ST.
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T ADY WILL GIVE BOARD AND ROOM 40
- gentleman who Will assist her financially.
Address T.. box 100, Cal Branch once. my16 zt'
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CHICAGO DECORATING COMPANY. 42l
- Jones St. near O'Farrell: rooms whitened from
81 so up; rapered from 50 up; tinting from
So up. myl1 7t#
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EAUTIoN-MY WIFE, EMILE STEHLE (NEE
= Heidi left my home ma!ic ously: therefore I
caution anybody not to trust her anything in my
name. 1myll -3tS1 ADOLF STEHLE