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The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
wns Hr Poisoned.

The examination OF the c7rnner's
Jury thus far into the sudden death of
llrldlccka. the Bohemian srWiu. ma-
chine agent of -. Joseph shows that
his death was not natural one. The
best physicians of tie city are Inclined
10 believe that his death resulted from
poison. Further tests are iu progress
and Ia the meantime tile widow AMI
children OF the man are closely watch-
eel. I'm effort nn the part uf the widow
to leave The city WAS thwartcd. Mrs
ilcidlcCkI admits that II years ago
ucr second husband. his mother aud
her daughter died MI within one week
and all suddenly. She WAS charge
with knowing something about the al.
fair lnd upon her plea of insanity. was
confined IN the insane asylum ~ Elgn
Tor q term Upon her release from
that institution she married IIcidlccka.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
The Grand Rnpid. scandal.

Following the confession of Stilson
V. Macleod I'm the water scheme
bribery case. came another sensation
Saturday when ex-senator Arthur :.
White aud Alexander Kennedy. bonds
men for Macleod and Liant Is. SAILS
bury in the Indictment 10y the federal
grand jury for violation OF the United
States banking laws. surrendered both
Macleod and Salisbury To- the court.
Macleod had no trouble In securing
new bondsincn and shortly after the
surrender. cX-postmastcr Geo. g..
Briggs and Walter &. Winchester.
wealthy mmbcrmcn of this city. signed
his bond for $1,000. Salisbury was less
fortunate and II was several hours be-
fore he produced new surctles. John
W. MCGrlth and David Wolf finally
consented to become responsible for
his appearance in the sum of 5000
and signed the bonds Prosecuting At.
torncy Brown served notice on
Thomas T.. McGarry's attorneys that
he Will bc ready 10 take up his case FOR
trial Monday. January IL. ana II Is cX.
pccted the trial will begin on that
date. Notice was also served ON Sem
utor Nichols attorneys that the ease
ut suboruaiion of perjury pending
against their client growing out OF the
Salisbury trial VIII bc taken up immc-
diatcly after the hearing To- show
cause Ia the supreme Court.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
Mn,Inr the Tnnnr.

In its ruling that county officials of
Knox county. \ch.. must move thclr
offices to the farm of William Wishcu.
Goif l. miles from the nearest town.
the supreme Court OF Nebraska has
ended the most remarkable county sea,
fight In the entire west. which has been
pcr>istcHt,y Wagcd Tor more than 20
wears and has cost the taxpayers So
uO1. \iuhrnrl. which has been The
county seat. VIII lose many q its husl-
urSS men. who Will move tO the new
county seat. Nerdlgrls and Creighton.
l. mlrS away from Wlshcndnn's farm.
VIII supply the largest part uf the
population Of the new county seat. aul
are already preparing FOR wholesale re-.
moyal. Many of the owners OF build.
lngs will follow the example of three
towns I'm CHARLES Mix county. across
thc Missouri IN South Dakota. where
norsr> were hltchNl 10 the buildings
ami the entire towns moved bodily
from old 90 new sites
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I'm. GRAND nnpIas nrIbery.

n Is announced that Stilson v. Ne
Leod one Of the men indicted 10y the
grand jury In the bribery case In which
former city Attorney Liant IL. SAILS
bury figured, has agreed Co turn states
evidence. When Salisbury WIS con
yicted of the charge OF receiving So
OuO bribc money Il was confidently pre-
dlctcd that there would be a break.
Mcleod WAS indicted with city Attor-
ney Liant n. Salisbury. Thomas +. Me-
Garry, Henry A. Taylor, OF New York,
and others for conspiracy ln the at
tempt 90 fOist Si.OOoOOO water con
tract upon the city. Mcleod confessed
his share In the affair To- the prosecut-
Ing attorney last Tuesday. and has now
agreed To- turn states evidence In the
trials or McGarIy and Taylor. The
ease against Mcleod Is Co be dropped
In consideration OF his action.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
A New nIsrnNrrN-

Prof +. G.. Novy OF the University
of Michigan. has made public the r..
suit uf his struggle 10 tiud perfect
gcrnic!dc lie has. e Is claimed dis
covered nu organic peroxide which Is
absolutely destructive Of organic life.
and which can De taken into the sys-
tenn by human beings with perfect i'm
puuity. \ number of experiments
wer" described hy Prof Noyy tu dem.
onstratc the power Of his gcTmicidc.
which he calls "bcnZol Germs to the
multitude of one billion IN saliva were
Immediately killed The throat of a
liphthcrctic dog was sprayed with n.
ana tn" deg was cured more speedily
than 10y the anti.toNln treatment. THIS
lrug Is in the form of volatile crystals.
which are soluble In water.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

This report comes from Chicago:
damages amounting 10 at least -.
10000 and possibly 10 more than
louhle that sum VIII be- brought los
the management Of the Michigan Cen
raj road against the state 90 Mlchl-
can. suit 10 recover FOR loss already
lccasloncd uud Ia hc occasloncd iu the
ears 10 come through the forced Tor
'citurc ur the special charter Of the
Michigan Central. will hc begun in
he United States court rs soon as the
sscssmcui of damages can be- deter
aimed 10y careful calculation. The r..
,al controversy grows out OF the r..
cent law passed hy the legislature Of
lie state fixing the maximum charge
lrr mile Tor passenger service at two
eats"
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
Thr nnrnnd Rn,hcr,.

The robbery OF Obcri Bros. store In
puraud ~ still q mystery. May Hal
pin. one of the three sisters whom thu
public believed would not have been
implicated IN the rnhberics. seems To
have the burden Co bear. just bccaus
the nightwatchmnn said be- saw her
enter the bank m late hour VIII
q nervous disposition she dreaded tho
publicity and could not face the news.
paper reports she was taken 10 her
home nt Duilicld and Is being cared FOR
10y her father and mother She has Ok
pressed desire Ca enter tie convent
at Monroe May Halpin Is several
years the senior Of her sisters Anna
and Alice. and has tried 10 be- mother
10 them since the three lived In Durand
alone. IL ended by the girls quarrel.
Ing.
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THE n.xKs TAKE CHARGE.
Tn. Eyerett-Moore Syndicate Prep
ertIea.


critics.
rho ngeregnte interests Of the Hyer.
ett Moore syndicate were thrswa apOn
the Cleveland bankers Thursday. III.
nnnciaI embarrassment forced the syn
dlcatc to surrender. aud committee of
hankers. pending consent of all sredi-
tors. assumed control OF the vast prop
critics. Including the Detroit UNIFIED
hallway and the Peoples Telephone
co. The difficulty may De- temporary
hut Cleveland financial circles are IN "a
swirl of excitement. Failure 10 noat
So 900 600 bonds In the New York
market II ascrilped as the cause OF the
embarrassment 10y local bankers. fer-
feet confidence II felt In the security
OF the guaranteed bonds of the Detroh
United Railway, In which Detroit men
have Invested. and the local holders
of Peoples Telephone stock are not
alarmed over possible complications.
The various electric roads Of the syndl-
cate are:
Cleveland Electric Railway Co.-Em-
braces about .two-thirds OF cleVeland'
street railway system.
Cleveland. PalnCsville a Eastern II X.
Co.-suburean Electric railway, C'eNe-
Cleveland a Eastern Railway Co.-Sn-
burban electric railway. Operating be
tween Cleveland and Chardon. burton
and Middlcncld.
Cleveland & Chagrin Falls Electric Ry.
Co.-Suburbnn electric railway between
Cleveland and Chngrin Falls
Detroit United Railway-A conaoiida-
tion of the entire street railway system
81 Detroit. and suburban electric rail-
ways. Detroit To Pontiac. Wyan1otte:
Trenton. Flint. Romeo. Rochester ana
Orchard Lake.
Detroit a Port Huron shore Line Ry.
Co.-Suburhan electric railway between
Detroit Port Huron and Mt tlcncns.
Also city lines In Port Huron and AIT
Clemens.
Lornin 4 Cleveland Rniiway-SubuTha
electric railway between Lorain ana
Cleveland.
London Street Railway Co-fan tire
street railway system Of London, can
ada. with exclusive rights To operate.
Northern ohio Traction co.-A con-pii-
dniion - the entire street railway hncs
of Akron. o.: suburban lines Co lhVcn-
ma. Kent BarhDrtuu. CuyahogA fdlh,
Bedford and Cleveland. also electric
lighting plants ln Akron ana Barhcrton,
Toledo Railways & Light co.-lncludcs
entire street railway system uDd every
public electric lighting plant Ia Tslodo.
Ohio.
Sandwich. windsor a AmhcrsttrHg-
Windsor city Ry. Windsor Electric Co.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
nIchmond. Va. FIoodrd.

The water in the James river at
Richmond. Va. rose - IL feet Oh
Tuesday. within feet OF the level of
the great frcshct of 1877. When the
ireshct was near its hight. Ere caused
hy the waters coming In contact with
time. broke out In the plant OF War
ncr. Moore X Co. millcrs and feed sup
ply men. The properly is situated on
the creeks OF the flooded district. The
1rcmcu fought the flames standing mp
20 their waists ln water. The fire was
confined to The building ln which it
started. The loss Is only about SlodDi,
FULLY covered by insurance. II Is est
mated that tile occupants of some two
hunured small houses uu this and the
Manchester sides uf the river had lO
vacI;c Temporarily. The gas works
afr partially under water ana the gas
supply ctt otf.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
News In Brief.

Almon Strccter II dead n; Rensselaer,
Fails. y. Y. aged 100 years.
Samar Filipinos are said TO be show
ing more hostility to Americans than
ever.
The pope celebrated mass on New
Years eve and he appeared 20 be In
good health.
william c. Green. an old resident
OF Salt Lake. Utah. was found Tues
day evening frozen 10 death.
Maryiand's legislature is In ses-
sion. GO'man's election TO the United
States senatorship Is conceded.
The Edinburgh courts have affirmed
the title OF Andrew Carnegie Ia Skibo
castle. which Evan Charles Sutherland
tried 90 upset.
Twelve cars were reduced % ashes
and part OF a car OF valuable race
horses cicmated In a collision IN
Knoxville. Tenn. Tuesday
Five OF the general prisoners at the
military prison at Alcatraz Island.
Cal. drank wood alcohol. Edward l..
Garfield and VIM. Mitchell are dead.
and the three others are In n serious
condition.
George Dunbar. Harry Dunbar and
+. Bennett were killed and Mrs.
George Dunbar and Arthur Dunbar
were injured al party In the home
OF Jesse Grifiin. Robins. ". C.. New
Years eve.
GOV. Savage. OF Nebraska. has par
doned Joseph =. BARLEY. former state
treasurer. sentenced i've years ago to
10 wears imprisOnmcnt for the cmbcz-
element of S2lO.OO0 OF state funds. The.
entire shortage Is said to have been
$3.50 OO0.
The Y. NJ. G. A. 81 200. 900 Jubilee
endowment fund Is In a shaky condi
ton. There were no additional sub
scriptions Wednesday and the fund
remains at s7S9.75O or the amount
subscribed, fully $500. 600 was condi
tlonal on si.OO0.00O being raised By
January |.
The District OF Columbia will here
after grant divorces only for inidelity.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
NEWS FROM ALL SECTIO"S.
Five Killed and Eleven Injured by
a Boiler Explosion.
ANOTHER MORGAN SYNDICATE.
Cuban Postomc. Frauds.

The trials OF the cases arising from
the Cuban pOstOiiice embczzlcmcnts
opened Saturday In the audiencin
court. Havana, before i've Judges. One
hundred aud cighty-twO witnesses
have been called To testify ana or
those about ~ responded. or the de-
PENDANTS Neely. RathbOne aud Reeves
were seated on one side OF the room
and Moyu and Mascara, the Cuban
stamp clerks. on the other.
Nicely showed uo sigus Of his con-
iincmcnt. He has grown stoutcr and
was I'm good spirits. Upon the opening
OF the court RathbOnc was Informed
10y the Judges that his counsel, Sc
norcs lanuza aud Dcsyernluc. had
Withdrawn. The court asked the other
counsel for the defense II they would
assume charge OF tathbone's case. and
being answered In the negative. np-
pointed Lawyer Pnscua, n court cm-
ployc. and gave Raihbonc one hour In
which tu consult with his new coun-
sci.
The court then asked Nicely 10 plead
aud the latter entered u plea OF not
T!lty. Rathbnue. Moya and Mascara
also pleaded not guilty. while Reeves
asked permission 10 wait until the
next session of the court before max.
iug hi1 plea ana his request was
granted.
Scnor /aya. Ncely's counsel. asked
that the accusation against hs client
be- read. The complaint was read IN
Spanish. consuming two and ouc.halr
hours.
The amount OF documentary evil
dence submitted 10y the government ls
very great. table being piled high
with books and intcrrogatorics. The
court refused to postpone the trials.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

Gen. Thomas Estrada Palma. newly
elected president OF Cuba. has rcceiy.
Cd kilograms OF felicitation from va
rious parts OF Cuba and this country.
Palma said the new Cuba would be
one OF work and OF high endcavoF:
that IL would be- his aim 10 strengthen
the friendly relations which exist BE-
tween his country and the United
States. and % bring about reciprocity
There Is no doubt that Palma will re.
ceive the unanimous vote OF the Gu
ban electoral college when thai body
meets "A few weeks hence.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
Ton. of sparrow. Kuued.

The annual sparrow hunt OF Pleas.
ant township. ILL.,. came To an end
Tuesday. and ns n result four tons OF
sparrows were killed. The hunt was
indulged In 10y two parties OF farmers.
Twenty men on each side engaged IN
the hunt. the stake being n banquet To-
hc given 10y the party securing the few
est birds. The victorious party
brought In 1900 birds. while thc
losers haggcd 1900. n total of 24.OOo.
The birds averaged four ounces each.
making an aggregate of four tons. The
hunt has been In progress f0r one
week
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Game wnrden.s Report.

Game Warden Morse reports that
Turing Tie month of December ~
complaints FOR violation Of the game
lud tish laws have been investigated.
resulting in - arrests. SiXty-onc con.
yictiuuS were secured with three ac-
quittalS. no dismissals and Il eases
pending. Twcnty-onc seizures wcr.
reported. consisting principally of I'm
mature fish which were condemned
ana awarded % charitable Institutions
IN fines aud costs SIj2f2 were i'm
posed.
The game warden estimates that
not to exceed Onc-half the number Of
iccr were killed during the recent
open season compared with the pre-.
rious year. In most localities deer are
yinterlng well and there are few com.
plants OF illegal Killing.
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The ChInr.c Mn.t Pn,.

The brief diplomatic scnsut isn
caused IN Pckin 10y the cablcd an
ruunccment that the United States
would reduce It's Chinese indemnity
claim by SlSOO0.OOO has been ended
hy dispatch from Secretary of State
Hay 20 MIR Congcr United States min.
lister at Pckin. saying the report To this
citcct was a fabrication. Secretary
Hay said also In his message that thc
American claim Is moderate and iust.
hut that the United States was willing
10 waive is pro rata share II neecs-
surN
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Naval Reserves Oppose.

The naval reserves of some states
have sent representatives to Washing
ton 10 oppose the bill 10 Incorporate
the reserves of all states into federal
organization to b. controlled from
Washington. The argument they are
making against the hill Is that "
would operate to destroy the individ-
ualiiy OF the state organizations. The
chalrmcn OF the committees OF both
houses. however. favor the rcorsan-
ization bill and IL will quite likely be-
faynrably reported.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

The Wisconsin. Michigan & Northern
railroad has definitely decided 10 ex.
tend It's line to Vulcan next summer.
Five thousand swollen checked per
sOns-a gOodly army OF temporarily
dlsilgured Dctroitcrs-are suffering
from the mumps.
The Wisconsin Lumber a Bark Co.
~ Grand Rapids. capital Si2J 600. has
iled articles of Incorporation with the
secretary of state.
Miss Emily Loud. OF Au Sable.
daughter of II. y. Loud. who was NJ.
tending Nassar college. died Tuesday,
~ typhoid fever. after an Illness OF six.
teen DAYS.
Octave I.aduc. an Escanaha hartcnd.
or. was nearly killed Saturday night In
attempting g. collect payment for
drinks ordered by stranger.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

The Adams bribery ease viii come
to trial at Mason on the 18th. Charles
~. Pratt Will have To appear In court
on the day of the Adams trial In nc.
cordance with Judge Wicst's order.
aud subpoena will be- served on him
~ that time lie will be required 10
testify In the case or retire behind his
constitutional privilege. Pratt has not
been promised lcnicncy IN case he
goes upon the stand and tells the story
of the alleged bribery OF Adams. and
In the absence OF such a promise he
may not be willing 10 do so. without
his testimony. and that Of Judge Per-
son. which Is incompetent In this
case. there Is very little evidence ob.
tainahlc against Adams.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
Thc Game warden CHARGE.

Concerning the charges against Den.
uty Game Warden Duchenc. GOV. Bliss
says he received an intimation a short
time ago that complaints were being
made and that he wrote 10 Saginaw
fisherman To ascertain what there was
to the matter. lie has heard nothing
froU his letter but he snys that he
viii nc once take the matter np. AZ
there Is anything wrong in the game
warden's department. the governor
says hc wants IL corrected.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
Tn. Alaskan uoundnry.

II Is admitted that the Alaskan
boundary question Is the most difficult
problem that faces Hay and paunec-
foie. Cnunda is believed to hc less dis.
posed 90 compromise than the imperial
authorities would be II not pressed by
colonial opinion. hut hope IL expressed
that the present moment. when Eng.
lands relations with America are on "A
favorable footing. will not be- allowed
10 pass without u general settling up.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10
An Ice Boat Accident.

\ Bay city ice boat party hal u
thrilling experience In the Saginaw
river sunday afternoon. The boat ran
nto nu air-holc twelve feet wide.
hrowing Policeman Hatch. Aid. Yon
tnd james Bigclow a distance OF 20
feet. Daniel Sopcr. clerk of the
l'ruser house. landed against spar
II the boat. which broke aud fell upon
him with the rigging. iniurlng him
badly. His bead was pnioned down.
ana hc was nearly drowned before
rescued. officer william Fitzgerald
wcnt into the hole and SWAN to the
edge Of the ice and was rescued All
men were more or less injured with
bruises aud cuts. The boat was going
forty miles nm hour when II struck the
open space.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

After every university match we
are told that football fits men for
scholarship and civic life. but now
after the match between West Point
and Annapolis We are told II fits
them for war and strategems. BY and
by we shall hear OF IT'S introduction
into business colleges as a means OF
teaching the students how TO stand
on a creditor and rush a debtor.
IL Mareoni succeeds in putting his
wireless telegraphy on n commercial
basis. the ordinary American citizen
win be able 20 send an ordinary mes
ssge 90 a crowned head In Europe for
40 cents. or perhaps three crowned
heads for a quarter. which. consider
ing everything. Is ridiculously cheap.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

Russia. IL is understood. has n bill
against Turkey which II will now take
measures TO collect. II the Sultan is
as obstinate as he was In relation 20
the French bill. and Russia is afforded
an excuse for sending feet into
Turkish waters. then the Franco
Turkish incident will not be circum-
stance 20 be compared with the Russo
Turkish episode.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

II is good 10 hear that the Jungle
Books will not be dramatized. They
would lose by II. II is risky TO predict
immortality for any written thing. but
Kipllng az his loftiest may live. There
is that in the Jungle Books that hints
that Rudyard Kipling's soul was
around when the world was making
and has never forgotten what 1t saw
and heard there.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

a French savant who has caught and
tried n new microbe has convicted II OF
the charge OF producing badness. II
there Is any other form OF turpitude
which cannot be traced 10 the numer-
Gus and perniciously active microbe
family II Is because the scientists have
not had time TO devote their attention
10 IL
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

ireland continues 10 hold the Euro
pean record for low percentage OF
crimes. The Irish laugh and the Irish
Joke are great safety valves for i'm
pulses which are often dangerous
when repressed.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

Minneapolis Journal: Mrs. Bradley.
Martin has been refused admittance to
the coronation. When Mrs BIN. has
a function. IL is plain to be foreseen
that Edward and the queen will not
DO invited.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

French army officers are still insist
ing that France can at any time invade
both England and the United States
with disastrous results. but. with their
usual penchant for bungling. they
place the disastrous results on the
wrong side.
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The day seems almost at hand when
the capitalist and the laborer. with
the assistance OF the conspicuous citi-
zen. will be able TO settle all their dis
putes in times OF peace.
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saved From IA Horrible Death.

August schiller. employed 10y the
WAandotte Brewing Co. was engaged
Thursday in vanishing the inside OF
lnc ot the great casks used FOR keeping
he beer lie had nearly finished his
ask when his lamp exploded. In a
.econd the yarnlsh had taken fire ana
he empty oask was filled with fame.
schiller dropped to the bottom OF the
tun and attempted 10 crawl out
through the small hole at the end by
which hc had entered. \ workman
happened to he near when the lamp
NplOdcd. lie saw gust of flame
.h0ot from the manhole OF the cask
rcross the siN-foot passage way. and.
rs he ran Co it. Schillcr's head emerged
Nth the fire coming out all around
rho heat was 80 great that IL mncrv-
II the trapped man. and he would have
lrawu back, but another workman
anne tu his help and together they got
schiller out The skin WAS pulled
'roW his hands aud wrists In spots
where they graSpcd him. His thick
'lothing had protected him FOR. though
,Hught fire 10 was quickly put ont
rs soon rs hc WAS ont OF the cHsk. His
ace was badly burned. hut his eyes
we're not injured. owing to his having
,hut them when the blaze came.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

Women will soon be writing all the
novels, and there won't be any love
in the things. Such is w. l.. Alden's
prophecy. Nobody will survive TO
read them.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

Rose Taylor. who Is the alleged
leading lady" I'm the plot which cost
Jacob Racquet $1,000. will be- placed on
trial Ia Flint this week Rose. who X
now In Saginaw. declares that when
she l. placed on the stand she VIII
tell all she knows OF the plans laid
hy Joseph W. Stockwell The strain
has told upon her aud the sudden dis
appearance OF Stockwcll from Muskc-
gon. after hc had been bound over to
The Circuit Court for trial. has caused
her Ia forget the hypnotic influence
which nc seemed tO hold over her. and
which caused her 90 do his bidding.
She admits that the influence was
Irresistible and that she was at Stock
wells mercy. II Is known that there
were 40 least five Intended victims In
this and neighbOring cities who were
TO nave been ''plucked." but the eX-
posurc In the Raquct case disarrangcd
the plans Of the plotters.
Since his disappearance StOckwell
has not been heard from. though u
large reward has been offered 10y Shcr.
in Rust for his arrest
The other defendant In the criminal
conspiracy ease Is Attorney &. H.
Johnson. He IN said 20 have been
present when the settlement was ef.
fected. lie also counscled with Miss
Taylor when the complaint was made
out against Raquet. lie has been tried
twice. the jury In the last trial stand
Ing II for conviction and one FOR ac-
quittal. The one Juror stated ns soon
as he entered the Jury room that he
would bc taken through the keyholc
before he would vote FOR n conyic.
tlou %
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

II will require several days and n
good deal OF figuring To determine
which OF the multi-mllionaires OF the
country made the best Christmas rec
ord.
The Yale expositor., 1902-01-10

A Minneapolis -four mill broke all
records by turning out 12.464 barrels
of -four one day this week. The pessi-
mistic foreign manufacturer may loaf
and invite his soul over that item.