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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
WILL STOP SsHYLooKIEG.'
Supt. Rcasoner OF the ID. L. & w. II
H. VIII Stamp Out the Practice.

~. VIII stamp Out the Practice.
Superintendent Andrew Reasoner, of the
Morris and Essex Division of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
has learned that a number of the en-
ployes on the road are engaged in the
money lending business, commonly known
as 'fshylocking" Their business in this
line has been conducted chiefly among
their fellow employees, and in many in
stances, Mr. Reasoner has learned that
some of the poorer class of worlmen have
mortgaged their entire months salary in
ADVANCE The men who engaged in the
'shylosking" business charged exorbitant
interest.
The attention of the officials Of the COM
pany was called to the matter a week ago,
when Supt. Reasoner received a number of
letters from the wives of some of the
workinen, who complained that on pay
day their husbands were compelled to pay
three-Quarters of their wages to the SHY
locks to settle for money borrowed dur
ing the month.
Some of the women who complained said
that the tremendous sum of 20 per cent
Interest was charged by some of the
money lenders, while others charged 10 per
cent.
Superintendent Reasoner said he would
make thorough investigation of the
complaints and put stop to the shy
locking business at once. He will en-
deavor to find out who the 'Shylocks'
are and it is probable that some of them
may be dismissed from the employ of the
company
Several employees were summoned before
Superintendent Reasoner yesterday and
severely reprimanded. Mr.. Reasoner said
that the ''shylocking business has been
going on among the employees for some
time without his notice. When some of
the employees became in need of money
they would go to the "shylocks" and OBJ
tain it on promise to pay exorbitant in
terest for its use Sometimes the loans
made by the men exceeded their months
wages.
An old employe located in the Hoboken
depot, it is said, carried on large and
very lucrative money lending business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09

MoRRIsEY.on Sunday, February Z.
band of Catherine Morrtsey. aged s5
years.
Relatives and friends, also Henry VIII
son Post, G. A r., No. IS, are invited to
attend the funeral from his late residence
1923 Seventh street, ON Wednesday, Feb
ruary 10. at nine A. M; thence to st.
Mary's Church, where solemn requiem
mass will be offered for the happy repose
of his soul.
wAGNER-On Sunday, February Z, 1897,
Charles r. Wagner, beloved husband
of Emma Wagner. aged 45 years.
Relatives and friends, also Summit Courl-
Gil No. 81, Jr; Q. Y. 4 NJ, are respect
vices on Tuesday. evening. February o.
at eight o'clock. from his late residence.
No. SaS Bramhall avenue. (Take Lafayette
carr
wEsToN.-At s:s5 Tuesday morning.
February s, 1887, Eliza, wife of Henry
ana beloved mother of George H
Weston, of pneumonia, in the 65th
year of her age.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from her late residence,
No. 2t8 York street, at two P. NJ, On
Thursday. February Il
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
WOOL GROWERS WANT THEIR PAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 1ST.-The
American National Wool Growers Asso-
citation met this morning at the Ebb.tt
House for the purpose of agreeing upon
a schedule of the tariff duties satisfac-
tory to both wool growers and wool
manufacturers.
1t was resolved that it is essential to
the success of the wool industry east Of
the Missouri River that such protective
duties should be levied upon wool as
will give the wool growers farm, vaaue OF
twenty cents per pound for unwashed
marino wool, and 25c. per pound for
washed marino wool
The association also appointed q COM
mittee of seven to confer with a like COM
mittee of the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers and also to confer
with the representatives of the Manufac-
turers, Club of Philadelphia.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
TURNING TIE TABLES.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9, 1871. L. White,
Treasurer of the White Locomotive
Works, who was arrested last May on
a charge Of forgery and was released
when Henry Mckenzie, who made the
charge. signed an affidavit proclaiming
Whites innocence, is suing Mckenzie for
$150,0O0 for extortion and false arrest.
White swears he was innocent, but that
in fear of a conspiracy against him he
acceded while in prison to an alleged
demand to turn over his fortune to Nc
Kenzie.
Mckenzie denies coercion and says he
made no bargain for Whites release.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
DIDN'T WANT TO PROSECUTE
e,Rrien Was Nevertheless Convicted
of Burglary.

It required a capfas to bring Daniel
Cleary, Of No. rs Monroe street, Hoboken,
to the General Sessions Court yesterday
afternoon. A burglar had. broken into his
saloon on january q, and stole a lot of
cigars, and James OBrien had been ar
rested and indicted for the burglary, but
the tender hearted Mr.. Cleary didn't want
to prosecute him. O'Brien was called for
trial in the morning, but the case had to
De laid over until the Afternoon on ac-
count of Cleary's absence. When he was
brought to Court he said he had been sick.
although he looked tolerably healthy
On the witness stand he was unable to
identity the stolen cigars. The evidence
OF the other witnesses was sufFictent to
convict the defendant. O'Brien put In
general denial: He said that ever since
he got out of Snake Hill Yhen any thing is
done in Hoboken the police say O'Brien
did It, and pull hdm n. He was convicted.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
DID HE MURDER TIE ACTRESS

SING SING. Feb. ss Captain
Stuart Major, of the coal barge Henry J..
Devenny. owned by McWilliams Bros,
of No. Broadway, New York, was ar
rested at midnight last night on gthe
charge of having caused the death of
Ellen Lull, an actress, whose home was
in Syracuse and whose stage name was
Mabel Fox. Her body was found in the
river at this place alongside the barge
last evening. Captain Major will be ar
raigned this afternoon. The coroner
will hold an inquest this evening. An
autopsy will be performed to determine
the cause of her death. The affair is
surrounded In mystery.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
WANTS STILL MORE ARMY.
BIZ Cable 20 the United Prsas.

BERLIN, Feb. 9. 1ss7.-The National
zeitung' says that in conversation with
members of the Reichstag at a dinner
given by DR.. MIGUEL, Prussian Minister
Of Finance. last evening, the Emperor
urged the union of Conservative and Ma
tional Liberals in the Imperial legislative
body as the only means by which great
national undertakings could be achieved.
Among the undertaking, the success of
which was eminently desirable, the En-
peror mentioned that of the increase of
the effective strength of the armH and
navy Of Germany, which he warmly adj
yocated
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
ATKINS0E-VAN DER WORT.
Marriage of Popular Jersey City
Men I'm New York Yesterday.

Jay Foster Atkinson of No So3 York
street, this city, was quietly married in
New York yesterday by the Rev Henry
r. Wadlugh. assistant pastor of Grace
Church, to Miss Laura Van der voort,
of Wayne street, this city.
Mr.. Atkinson is salesman and is in
the employ of the Hudson Coal Com
pany. He is member of the Palma
Club and several other social organiza-
tions and has wide circle of acouaint-
ances and host of friends. of whom
any young man might feel Justly proud.
Throughout the city he is well known
and exceedingly popular.
Mrs. Atkinson is a charming Young
woman. She is brunette and very pref
ty. Her parents have resided Ia this
city upwards Of forty years and are
highly respected. The marriage ceremony
was witnessed by only a few intimafe
friends of the families. Mr.. and Mrs
Atkinson have gone South on a wedding
tour. Upon their return they will reside
in this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
Dean stanley and Ii. shlrt Button-

Mr.. Lang, in the s'Illustrated London
News" gives an amecdote of Dean STAN
ley's amiable simplicity. The Dean was
dining out, and was very late. When
he came his collar was alnfastened. and
about the head of the cherub. People
could not but look at him with curiosity
during dinner, and at length, with due
precautions his hostess yentured to ask
him if he knew that his collar had brok-
en- adrift. .sOh, yes!" said the Dean, do
you mind 2, Not at all, = said the lady.
s'Then don't mind either answered the
Dean: 'sthe button dropped off while 7
was dressing" and he continued his com
versation. It was not says Mr.. Lang,
"absence of mind, but unrivaled pres.
ence of mind, tthat Stanley displayed ON
this occasion. Any other human being;
would have been at the point of changing;
his shirt
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WOMAN CHASER CAUGHT.

BRIDGEPORT, CONN, Feb. 9, 1897
The Stratford authorities last night cap
tured the man who has been chasing ull-
protected women in the town for some time
past. He proved to be William H. Stratton.
one of the oldest residents here. He has
living alone on Chestnut Hill for several
years past, and has always borne a good
reputation Last night he forced his way
into the! home of Mrs. Alvira Miller,
widow, and tried to strangle her
She recognized him, and when she calltd
out his name, he ran from the house. This
morning he offered no defense when taken
before Justice C. H. Feck, and was COM
anitted to jail for 100 days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
TWO MEN TORN INTO SHEDS.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Feb. 8, 1S97.-Last
night, while working in the Big Mountain
mines, operated by the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company, Harry
May was instantly killed, and his COLA
borer, Charles Mutchler, was fatally in
jured. The two men were engaged in
ytunneling cross cut and were using
dualin, and when in the act of tamping
the hole, preparatory to firing the blast,
the dualin exploded. Mays body was
torn in shreds and Mutchler was fatally
injured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
MARRIAGE WILL GUT.

The announcement today of the mar
riage of Miss Alice Hartnett and Mr..
Charles Butler. of this city, was quite a
surprise to their large circle of friends.
The ceremony was performed in septem-
ber.
Mr.. Butler lost a position with the Ad-
ans Express Company in New York by
participating in the strike last summer.
His bride went to work as a typewriter.
Mr.. Butler has secured another posi-
tion, and the couple will now occupy a
house on Grand street.
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PARIS COOLING DOWN.
Ru Gable to the United Press.

PARIS, Feb. 9, 1Ss7.-The Paris news
papers are now beginning to discuss the
Anglo-Egyptian situation with more mod
Grafton than they have hitherto observed.
The "SoleiP' says s:-England does not
heed the vain protests of France know
ing that they will not be followed by re-
suits. Let us therefore utilize the terri
tories which France already possesses.
The "Dixneuvieme Steele says:-Diplo-
macy is useless unless France makes up
her mind to enforce her claims by re-
sort to arms
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
IR0NOLADS FOB SPAIN.
Bu Gable to Tie United Press.

81 C0bIe 20 Ute U1titSo PTeSS.
LONDON, Feb. 9, 1S97.-It is reported
that the English shipbuilding firm of
Armstrong; are about to sell to Spain,
with the permission of the Chilian Gov
ernment, two ironciad warships now un-
der construction in Armstrong; yards
upon the order of Chilli and which are
nearly completed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
THE BROOKLYN DOCKED.
Delicate Operation Conducted by the
Cramps at League Island.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. g. 1S97.-The
cruiser Brooklyn, which struck on
Schooner Ledge in the Delaware River
below Chester, Pa, on the 3Oth ult., while
proceeding to Marcus Hook to secure a
safe anchorage from the ice and which
badly damaged her bottom, was success
fully docked at the League Island Navy
Yard shortly after nine o'clock this morn
ing. A small army of workmen were
busy until q late hour last night placing
the blocks npon which the bottom of the
big warship. now rests, while a dredge
was scooping out the mud from the en-
trance to the dock. The cruisers draft is
SO nearly equal to the depth of the dry
dock that there was but half hour in
which to fix her position before the food
( tide receded.
The docking was done under the direc-
ton Of Master Shipwrights John Keen
and James Spear OF Cramps shipyard,
and the League Island Navy Yard, re-
speetively, both of whom are experienced
in the handling of large vessels The
blocks upon which the keel and inter-
costal. lines of the Brooklyn rest were
placed yesterday, according to measure
ments made from the docking plan of
the vessel and sights affixed at either
end of the dock corresponded with sights
on the central line of the cruiser, which
We're used in adjusting her position to
a nicety.
Before the caisson was sunk in its
grooves after the entrance of the Brook
lyn into the dry dock, a diver was sent
down to see that no sunken logs or
other impediments were there to inter-
fere with it's settling in the proper place
After the gateway was closed the water
was pumped out of the dock and the
exact extent of the injuries the cruiser
sustained when she scraped the bottom
VIII soon be ascertained. The work of
repairing the damage is in the entire
cnarge OF the Cramps.
Inc dynamite cruiser Vesuvius left the
League Island navy yard at O'Clock this
morning to join the North Atlantic squad
ron. She was to have departed yesterday
but was detained by the ice in the Della
ware River.
The cruiser Detroit left Nagasaki, ia
pan, yesterday, for Hong Kong, on her
1900 mile cruise home with the short
term men of the Asiatic squadron.
From Hong Kong She win go to Bang
kok, meet the Machias, if that vessel con-
tinues there, or else will join her. at Sing
apore. Stops, on the Is, 900 mile trip will be
made at Colombo, Alden, Suez, Malta, Glib
raltar and the Azores, the vessel being due
at New York about May l.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
GREEK wARsHIPs FOB CRETE
Bu Cable to the Uqitsd Presg.

LONDON, Feb. 9, 1S97.-A despatch from
Athens to the Exchange Telegraph Com
publishes royal decree ordering all of
the available Greek warships to be
put into commission Immediately and
requiring several of them to be sent to
Crete with the least possible delay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
AMERICAN In PERIL.

WASHINGTON. Feb. ., 1s97.-consul
General Lee telegraphs the State De-
partment that Correspondent scovel was
caught on the line between Tunas and
sancti spiritus on his way from the in
surgent camp. He may have to be tried
at Sancti Spiritus but every effort will be
made to have him brought to Havana
for trial
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
THE DIVIDED IRISH PARTY.
Bv Cable to the United Press.

LONDON. Feb. 9, 1ss7.-Mr. Thomas
Sexton (anti-Parnellite), formerly Mem
Der of the House of Commons for the
North Division Of Kerry. who resigned
his seat last year, has written a letter
declining to re-enteF- Parliament. In the
course of his letter Mr.. Sexton says:-.I
am still convinced that the Irish party
must have better discipline before any
thing wogth laboring for can be OBJ
tanned from the House Of Commons, even
for the most palpable grievances of Ire
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
THE CRETAN OUTBREAK.

LONDON, Feb. 9, 1Ss7.-In the House of
Commons today Mr.. George N. Curzon,
Under Foreign Secretary, said that moth
ing had been heard by the Government
of the formation of provisional govern
mefft in Crete
1t is reported here that the Greek flag
has been hoisted at Retimo, Crete, and
that order at that place is rapidly being
restored
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
NINETY-TWO YEARS OLD.

SALEM, Mass, Feb. 9, 1ss7.-Abner
Goodell Sr., today observed the ninety
second anniversary Of his birth. He has
been noted for his Inventions, having
built the first cracker machine, a machine
to shave out KEEP stock, and the first
printing press to print both sides Of a
sheet at once. He is remarkably active
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
MORE PALIsADE RUNNERS.
Special to the Jcrscu cst, Ntat.

TRENTON, Feb. 9. 1S97-The Hudson
River Trap Rock Company was incor-
porated today, with capital of s1Uo,0oo
The incorporators are William P. Foss
and Jacob e. Conklin, OF ,Haverstraw;
Aaron A. and George w. Carpenter, of
Portchester, and John A. Bowker, of
Jersey CITY. ".
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TO APPEAR AT TEE PLAGUE CON-
GRESS.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

ROME, Feb. 9, 1ss7.-It is announced
that Mr.. W. S. Jones, United States
Consul General here, will represent the
United States at the international confer
ence which is to be held at Venice to con-
slider means of preventing the spread to
Europe and America of the bubonic
plague now raging in India
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
SHOT DEAD BY HIS WIFE.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Feb. 9, 1s97-Geo.
Davies. commission merchant, was shot
and Instantly killed by his wife early
this morning at their house, No. il
Grace street. The shooting was the re-
suit OF one of many family quarrels. The
family are prominent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
MRS. BEE0HBR RALLIES.

STAMFORD, Conn.,. Feb. 8, 1897. Mrs
Henry Ward Beecher has rallied consider
ably from heF sinking speel Of last night
She was very weak about eleven O'Clock
last night, but towards morning hsr
strength returned and she was much bet
ter at ten clock today. -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
BANK OF ENGLAND CASHIER DEAD
BIZ Cable to the Omitted Press.

LONDON. Feb. ., 1ss7.-Fhe death is
ANNOUNCED Of Mr.. Frank May, who for
twenty years previous to November, 1898,
was chief cashier of the Bank of Eng
land.
Mr.. May was the father of the Junior
partner OF Coleman & May stockholders,
VINO at the time of Mr.. Mays resignation
several trust companies which collapsed
shortly before the resignation was ten
dered-- Considerable excitement was
caused at the time by reports that the
of money upon the securities of these
corporations, but these rumors were
never proven.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 1Ss7.-For the SO
hours ending at eight P. NJ Wednesday.
For New York City and vicinity IF air
tonight and Wednesday,; slightly colder
tonight; westerly winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
MATTERS OFE6or

New Jerseys best -four costs CSC. more per
barrel than ordinary flour, but worth dollar
extra Wholesale only at D. E. Cleary Cots
stores Greene andsMonssomesy streets,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09
JOE CHAMBERLAIN BETTER.
hi CabJe to the Unitcd Press

Y3H SuUtS 70 Ute UHItcu FTeSs
LONDON, Feb. g., 1S97.-Rt. Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the
Colonies, who is confined to his bed with
an attack of gout, is somewhat better
today.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-09

Seventy million people know Hoods sarsa
pardl1a puri7es the blood strer Sfhana the svs
tenn and gives goad hsalths -
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Every table d'laote dinner has its coars'
featurea. 4 e --.. I;
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a Pro babe Accident.

Mr.. Buggins-'I wish you wouldn't
leave the front gate open,
Mrs. Buggins-I guess it won't run
away
Mr.. Buggins- No. but somebody might
come along and hook IT, 81.
The record-union., 1897-01-14

THE ELECTION OF JUDGES.
Ex-President Fiarrison's Objection to
the Mode of Selection.

Ex-President Harrison writes of
THE Judicial Department. of the Gov
ernment'' in the Ladies' Home Jour-
NAL and says with reference to the
general mode of selecting Judges in the
majority of States There has been
much discussion as to THE proper tenure
for the judicial office, and the tendency
as expressed in the latter State Consti
tutfons, has been in favor of limited
terms The earlier State Constitutions
gave THE appointment of the Judges to
the Governor or the Legislature, but
along with the demand for limited terms
for the Judges came another for their
election by the people, and in a majority
of the States they are now nominated
in the party conventions and elected by
popular Vote, just as a Governor or
Sheriff is chosen. I do not think that
either of these changes is a reform.
Limited terms, if they are long, may be
supported by many considerations: but
short terms, combined with popular
elections, have not, in my opinion, Sc
cured as high a judicial standard as
prevailed before. A Judge who must go
at short intervals before a political con-
vention for nomination, and before the
people for an election, cannot have the
same sense of independence and secur-
ity that he would have if his term were
long or during good behavior. The judi
cfal office should be SO organized that
men Of the best abilities and attain
ments would enter it as a career. and
give their lives and their ambitions
wholly to lt
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ARE NOT TRUE.
Senator-Elect r1oney's Statements
Regarding Affairs i'm Cuba,

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The reports
Of Senator Money on Cuba are pro-
nounced to be incorrect in many re-
spects by j. A Wood, an architect of
1913 Broadway, who was in Cuba at the
time Of Mr.. Moneys visit, and has per-
sonally investigated the situation there
Il cannot he said, see how an ed
ucated man carrying the passport of
another nation, asking protection and
receiving it, can SO degrade himself as
to publish statements that will work
injury, without first determining the
responsibility of the source from which
he secures his information"
Mr.. Woods business affairs have
taken him to Cuba every year but one
since 1856, and he is personally known
TO many Cubans. During his last visit
to the island, which terminated sud
denly on January I'd, four days after
Mr.. Moneys arrival in Havana, he
traversed in safety a part of the ter
ritory which Mr.. Money has declared
to be unsafe and at the mercy Of the
insurgents, and investigated for himself
the reported massacres of pacificos at
Guanabacoa, which has been cited by
Mr. Money as an instance of Spanish
dtiVCtts
Concerning this, he said: "Mr. Money
states that only a few days before his
arrival the insurgents three nights In
succession attacked the city of Guana-
bacoa of 5000 Inhabitants, within four
miles Of the city of Havana, and burn
ed twenty-five houses, and that they
were unopposed by Weyler's troops
Now, learned beyond shadow of a
doubt that not more than two insur-
gents were killed. And yet, In the re
port given out by Mr. Money, it ap-
pears that he added of his own voli-
tion nine persons to the list of dead,
as IL was irresponsibly estimated at
first. The statements Mr.. Money makes
about the prevalence Of epidemics and
the inadequaey of Spanish hospitals are
not borne out by my own observations
1 was eleven days in Havana, and I
saw but two OF. the yellow smallpox
flags. Yellow fever always exists In
Havana to some extent, but II is not
especially prevalent now"
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That Fatal Habit.

Can you lend me SIP asked the
two-headed girl of the fat lady.
Guess I can," said the fat lady, "but
you don't mean to tell me you have
spent all your salary already?''
II didn't mean to- replied the two
headed girl, almost i'm tears, "but there
was such a lovely vase put up at auc-
ton, and I got to bidding against my
self before I thought. .''-Cincinnati En-
ouirer
The record-union., 1897-01-14

MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
security CHARLES COOLEY, 1913
Fourth street
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The Eye of the Public,

Advertisements in the local papers
help to keep the advertisers before the
public and in the eye of the public. The
best advertisement is a satisfied client
F. de Wolfe Hennah, the optician, has
many. Consultation free. Office hours
8 to II, l to 5; Sundays $50 to 1915.
Masonic Temple, Sixth and K.