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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-28
MARKETS TODAY.
Bears Have the Upper Hand in
the Wheat Pit.
Corn Opens Firm in Spite of
Conditions
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Again Weak, and
Two Points Lover.
Hogs Suffer Similar Depression
on the Market.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago. Jan 8--WHEAT-There was a
very nervous feeling in the wheat pit at
the start today and the opening was weak
with May off 1sQ5zc to 3sQ1sc. at 7S5sQ7S5sc-
There was a big trade and offerings were
heavy, longs still being anxious to dispose
of their holdings. The liberal offerings
caused a further decline and the price
dropped to 7S3sc, but good buying by COM
,,7iSsio,, bo,,ses steadied prices and later
there was q rally to 7S3sc. The big long
who created the stampede yesterday by
throwing over an immense line Of May,
bought little openly during the first hour
and there was no evidence of any selling
credited to him. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported receipts of 346 cars
Liquidation was general throughout the
day and large amount Of long stun was
thrown upon the market winch resulted IN
a break to T1zc. little hrmer feeling
prevailed late on a fair export demand,
but the close was #Q1c lower, at ls7sc
CORN-Corn opened firm in spite Of the
weakness in wheat and large receipts, UNI
favorable weather for the movement off
setting these influences. Offerings were
very large and with only a light demand
the market weakened. May selling down
441z0 44sse. The selling was largely. by pit
scaIpers, while commission houses took
most Of the offerings. Local receipts We're
32e cars. 3 cars OF contract grade.
Covering by shorts in the January option
caused a sharp upturn IN that delivery,
the price going up. TO 4sl4c after opening at
45c. Heavy realizing resulted in a decline
and most of the gain was lost, the close
being 1sc higher, at 451zc May closed
steady and a shade higher, at 441ad44ssc.
OATS-There was only a light trade in
oats, but the opening was firm, with May
sc higher. at 357sc- There was some liqui-
dalton at the small advance but the mar
lxet held up well in face Of the easier tone
in the other pits, and fluctuations were
very narrow the early part of the day
Local receipts were 149 cars.
PROVISIONS-A heavy run of hogs and
a decline of from 10Q15c at the yards
caused weak opening in provisions and
trading was very dull. the volume Of bust
ness. being small The only feature was
the Offering of May lard. May pork open
! ed 171zd2215c lower, at SIG 45d16.5o: May
/ lard was off from 50715c, at So. 4212Gtg. is,
and ribs were down loa15e, at S9-02124
9.0755.
! WHEAT-Cash: No. red. 76a7c; No.
+ red. 70d75c; No , hard winter, 73d74c; No
5 hard winter, 6Sd70c; No northern
/ spring. 771207S1zc; No. 2 northern spring
| 761sd7S15c; No. 3 spring, 6Sd77c.
CQRN-No ?, ,451sa4sS1se: No No; 3; 54la4l1sc
F'LAX-Cash: NV, $L23; S--W., T-lsi
j May 81 pal. 2215.
RYE-May, $3.50.
BARLEY2Cash: 42042sac.
/ TI1OT1Y-Jan., S4-25.
CLOVER-Jan., $1l-15.
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BAD FOR STOLZMAN.
State Making a Strong Case in
Fort Scott Trial.

Fort Scott, Kas., Jan. 2S.-The jury in
the case of William Stolzman, accused
of numbering r. J. Morrison, is COM
posed mostly of middle aged men, but
there are two boys barely of age. The
first witnesses were simply to bring out
the preliminaries and then the facts
relative to Stolzman's demeanor when
he heard of the killing were developed.
Stolzman was one of the first at the
murdered mans store and was the first
to observe that the pOstofice had been
robbed. The state claims that he had
no way of knowing that the pOstOfHce.
was robbed when he impaired the in
formation that It was robbed. The fact
was also brought out that on the day
after the murder Stolzman, as agent
for the San Francisco road at PaWnee,
gave out a bloody dollar. He claimed
to have gotten II in change from ticket
buyers
Mr.. Morrison was a merchant and
slept upstairs over his store. He was
awakened apparently by some one who
asked for a bottle Of medicine one night
last October. While MorrisOn's back
was turned the person evidently struck
him from behind and then cut his
throat. The store and pOstOff1ce were
robbed of $500. The accused man Is
only p years old. Footprints led from a
haystack where StOlzman's hat was
found.
A shot sack containing more than 5000
of the $500 stolen from Mr. MorrisOn's
store on the night when he was muir
dered, was introduced in evidence and
it was shown that the money was found
in Stolzman's barn. 1t was also testi-
fed that StoiZman, as railroad agent at
Pawnee, carried the mail to the post
office in Dorrison's store daily and was
familiar with the merchants methods
and finances.
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JOINT CONFERENCE
Between Miners and Operators
to Be Held in Indianapolis.

Indianapolis. Ind, Jan. 2S.-The coal
operators of Indiana, Ohio Illinois and
western Pennsylvania and representatives
of mining interests in 20 other states be-
gan arriving in Indianapolis today for the
joint wage conferences with the miners
which begins tomorrow in TOmlinson hall.
The conference between the operators Of
the central competitive district and the
miners wage committee only has to 10
with arranging the scale for the central
district This settlement. however, IS OF
national Importance. for the settlement IN
all of the other bituminous districts IS
based on the terms reached in this one.
Most of the operators that arrived TODAY
refused to talk for publication. A few Of
them, however. indicated that the opera
tors would take the stand that the miners
demand too much.
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STORIES OF PASSENGERS.
A Third Train Plowed Through
Wreckage on Adjoining Track.


Philadelphia, Jan 28-A number of
Philadelphians who were on the express
train arrived here today. Their stories
describing the scenes which followed the
collision were practically identical. Mr.
NJ M Reinhardt. a salesman, said:
7 was in a day coach. My car was
the second in the train. We were going
at least sixty miles an hour when I felt
q terrific shock and was thrown from
my seat. as were all the others in the
car The first shock was followed by
the second. almost as hard as the first
and when we came to a stop there were
on each side of our car the split halves
of another car that we had literally
plowed through. Before I could get out
a train from Philadelphia passed in the
opposite direction on the far track,
blowing through the wreckage of our
train and the one we had run into. the
wreckage was thrown back upon US and
caught fire.
Charles Herman said: 1.-THE accident
occurred at 6:35 p. m. I know this def
nitely because I had just looked at my
watch an instant before. Three persons
inextricably wedged in the burning
wood slowly burned to death, while the
other passengers were unable to render
seats from the cars, piled them ur
against the wreckage and strove to
rescue all of the living we could. Sey-
era1 of the escapes were. remarkable
Two men were sitting together in the
same seat; one escaped with only q
slight cut on tn ear. the other being
terribly mangled. A husband and wife
! in the air and lighted on top of the car
When we reached them she was holding
up the man, she being virtually unin-
jured. but he was in a very bad way.
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Wall Street, New York. Jan. 2S-STOCKS
only dozen stocks were traded in the
first five minutes after the market opened
and the drift of prices was slow and ir-
regular and the largest change was a gain
of q point in Amalga mated Copper.
Selling overbore the market and carried
prices to below last nights level. .Pennsyl-
vania losing a point. The decline did not
go far and the market steadied and be
came very dull. Rutland preferred gained
2l5 points Later Amalgemated Copper
gained a point and St. Louis and San
Francisco 112 points, causing f1rmer tone.
The market was practically motionless
and the narrow fluctuations were without
any consistency. St. Louis and San Fran
cisco first and second preferred and Iowa
Central preferred rose I to IA points and
Chicago Great Western preferred dropped
IL points.
Bonds were heavy at noon.
A few feet of tape sufficed to record the
transa ctions during the noon hour. The
market was barren of feature
Trading in the second hour Of the az
ternoon session was extremely dull. The
only noteworthy feature was rise of 80
points in General Electric The advance
is supposed to result from reports Of i'm
proved trade conditions There was a a
point decline from the highest in St. Louis
and San Francisco common Elsewhere
the list showed no material change. al
though some of the active stocks displayed
a sagging tendency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-28
SEEN BY ANOvICE
He Witnesses the Death Of the
Suffrage Bill.
Apparently 1t Was a GIeeful
Work for Senators.
ONE SENATOR SPOKE.
lie Was Mr.. Pestanas Who
Made Defeuse.
Put Burden of Opposition on
HE Constituents
ONE SENATOR SPOKE.

The Novice went up to the senate this
morning and attended the funeral of a
suffrage bill. The funeral occurred
about three minutes after the death Of
said bill one of the quickest DISPOSE
tons of a corpse on record Twenty-one
senator's joined in the gladstone work
OF killing the measure. Only one of
them paused during the assassination to
tell why he was "agin" the deceased.
He -riz up" and explained that al
though he was personally in favor Of a
few degrees of suffrage. he did not be-
lieve that his constituents would agree
with him, therefore, he would proceed
to drive his nail in the crucihed. The
clerk duly recorded it SO.
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NEARING Zoe MARX.
House Bills Reach the Number Of
$40 Today.

House Bills Reach the Number OF
$40 Today.
Twenty-seven bills were introduced
in the house today, bringing the total
number up to 349. They were as fol-
828. BY Fisher. to establish an aux
iliary manual training school.
324. By Linton. relating to candidates
fling expense statements.
325- BY Tatum, to amend section 6129,
general statutes of 1901.
326. By Mclaughlin, to provide for
members whose bills fail to pass.
321. By Chandler, local fee and salary
bill
woodward
s29. BY Barnd. to provide for suits
4 against the state
$50. By Dolley. local.
331. BY CampbeH of Meade, relating
i to payment of witnesses in criminal
/ trials.
1872. BY Sharp, for fire escapes on
hotels.
1913 By Bevington. amending the bal
s84. By Kinkel, creating a state fair
association and providing for its loca-
1856. By Campbell of Meade. relative
to assistant county attorneys.
eys-at-law.
s97. BY Lockwood. for a county high
school in Cheyenne county.
33S. By Mckee of Clay, local.
3S9, $40 and 341. By Perkins of Leav-
enworth, appropriations for Leaven-
worth charitable institutions.
342- By Hayden, relative to man
slaughter.
a4s. By stavely, appropriation for L.
F. Warner.
344. BY Hill. local
S45; BY Brown Of Labette, relating to
dentistry.
346. By Adams Of Butler. local.
BAL By Laughlin. by request road
tax bill for Atchison county.
34S. By Nation, relative to examiners
for teachers certificates.
349- BY Jones of Norton, a voting ma
chine bill.
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TO HIS FARMLAND
Follensby Bequeathed His Fortune
Estimated at S125. 900.

Hartville. No. Jan. 2S.-From an an
nual income of less than s375, Henry
Rohrman, a farmland, has leaped into
comparative opulence.
His newly acquired wealth is esti-
mated at S125.0O0 It was his last EN-
ployer. Ed Follensby, who made Rohr-
man rich. A few days before his death
FOllensby took Rohrman to his side,
thanked him for years of faithful ser
vice and handed him a sealed envelope,
telling him to have it opened by a
notary after his (Follensby's) death.
The package proved to contain a will
deciding Follensby's property to Rohr-
man and his 5-year-old son. John
Cherry Rohrman. A small bequest was
left to a nephew Of Follensby. who
lives in Michigan.
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FUSS ABOUT CLERKS.
Movement to Change Method of APP
pointment Defeated

The house got into a wrangle this
morning over the rule governing the
appointment of committee clerks. Rep
resentative Watkins. chairman of the
committee on rules, reported that the
rules of 1901 be adopted, with the ex-
ception that the committee on assess
ment and taxation be increased from
9 to IS members; the roads and the
highways committee be increased to the
same number; and the hygiene and
public health and charitable institu-
lions committees be increased from z
to 8 members
Representative Kirkpatrick objected
to Rule 6S. providing that the speaker
should appoint clerks for the various
committees upon the recommendation
of the chairmen of the committees. He
wanted committee clerks appointed
only by special order of the house, and
he moved that the rule be stricken out
After considerable debate the motion
was defeated on a roll call by a vote OF
80 to So
Mr.. Kirkpatrick afterwards renewed
his motion in the shape of a resolution
but it was referred to the committee on
rules.
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Kansas City, No. Jan 2S-CATTLF-
Receipts today, 1000 head. including 100
head of Texans Market weak 70 Toe ow-
err Native steers s3S5d5. 60; Texas and
Indian steers. SS.25d4.00; Texas cows. 81. 35G
295: native cows and heifers. $1.90Q4- %.
stockers and feeders. s.. 301420: bulls. &. IS
640e: calves $3.O0d7 Is; western steers,
s. 1880: western COWS. S1.756l3.00.
Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 10c lower. Bulk of sales, S6.50N660:
Iseavs S6.55ab.72i5: packers. S6321 ia 6.5z1z (;
medium. s.. 4Cd6-6o. light, Sc. 15o6.55 york
ers s6.40d6.55. pigs. S. 90d615.
HEEP-Receipts today, 1000 head.
Market strong. Muttons S. 5005.O0; lambs.
ss.60a6. %; range wethers, S3.00q4S5; ewes,
q 00g4 SO
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THAT TwINE PLANT.
Resolution of Investigation Meets No
Opposition.

Representative Waggener's resoiu-
ton calling for a report from Warden
Jewett upon the operation of the peni-
tertiary binding Irvine plant was pass
ed today without opposition. Mr.. Wag-
gener amended it by nor requiring
Warden Jewett to tell from whom he
purchased the raw material, as this
might give the binding Irvine trust an
opportunity to work against the peni-
Tertiary plant.
Adams of Butler said much of the in
formation asked for was given IL the
biennial report of the penitenuary but
that none of the balance asked for
would work to the detriment of the
plant
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Kansas City. Jan. 2s-Close-wHEAT-
HHe nee eo today. 81 cars QqotatioS1ls rs
2 hard, 6612067i No. hard, 646t66c; No. 4
hard. 59G61c; rejected hard. 56d59c; No. ?
red 69af7Gc; No. 3 red. 67Q68c.
CORN-Jan.. 3Sc; May. 3Sszc- Cash: No.
mixed, $3.50; No. white, 40lsc; No
-oATs-No. ? white. s5slc; No. 2 mixed,
RYENo. ?. sc
HAY Choice timothy. s13.oOa1s.5o; choice
prairie. $500
BUTTER Creamery. 2oa24c; dairy. fam
cy. 20c.
EGGS-Fresh, $50
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He Refnaed Id Teatifu.

San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 2S.-The
state supreme court has sustained the
position taken by Alonzo GarwoOd, VINO
refused to testify whether or not he
had been divorced from his wife whom
he married IN Augusta, H., in 1877.
GarwoOd came to this state without
telling his wife where he was going Six
years later she married A. w. Byers,
who was possessed Of a fortune. Byers
died last year. and later Garwood and
his wife became reconCiled. but the
other heirs objected to their enjoyment
of the Byers estate.
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Emporia 81 Earnest.

Emporia. Kan. Jan 2S-A petition sign
ed by over COO taxpayers Of this city has
been filed with the city clerk. 1t asks the
cit-r council to order an election 10 vote
bonds for natural gas prospecting. The
assessed valuation OF EmpOTia is S2,300.Ja9
and its present bonded Indebtedness out
side of the waterwork is $4,000. The Law
allows the city TO vote bonds to the
amount OF $3.50. 600. leaving a large margin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-28
KILLING THE SUFFRAGE BILL.

tors 1t has been decreed by maJorl-%
of the great senate Of the state OF Kan
sas. You viii have to remain seated,
rising only to ballot on the mayor and
city council proposition. The generous
men of Kansas are not ready to let you
take a hand in the big elections-it
might spoil some of their well laid plans.
Representative Mclaughlin, of Chero-
kee county, once more breaks into joy
full jest. After he had sprung his reso-
luton in favor of Arthur Lynch and
against the British Lion, he lay low
until this morning, when ne submitted
proposition that all members present
ing bills which did not get to third read
ing be fined something less than a thou
sand dollars and confined in Copeland
county jail for quite awhile There is
a small fragment of wit concealed
somewhere in this resolution. which he
called a bill" and if you could Just
see it you would simply die laughing
therefore if you are wise and don't want
to die you will not approach the gentle
man from Cherokee for the key and dia-
gram.
The other day Senator Tapp was try
ing to introduce some of his old time
Populist friends to Charles Sheldon,
chief clerk of the senate Presently he
came to man who had been a bosom
friend and fellow consDirator in the
olden time when TaDD was a PoDulist
himself "Er-ah 7 have forgotten your
name" he said Which goes to show
that Senator Jim is a thoroughly re-
formed POoulist.
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at the bands of their trousers although.
some of them allow them to hang loose
gathering them I'd in their arm when
they hurry to get bill from some SEN
ator to carry it to the reading clerk
The badges are more economical than
uniforms.
Speaker Pro. Tenn Jones presided over
the house today.
Representative Bennington has intro
duced a bill providing that contracts
between district school teachers and
district boards must have the approval
of the county superintendent to be
valid.
Victor Murdoch, managing editor of
the Wichita Eagle, who is doing the
legislature for his paper, has a en-
bryotic boom for congressman to sue
coed Chester I. Long on his hands.
Some of his Wichita friends are boom
ing him.
No, the voting machine proposed by
Jones of Norton has no connection with
the Seventh district machine.
sick with the grippe for several days.
He was suffering from severe bead
ache when he made his sI.eech in the
joint convention today.
The house today showed an inclina-
ton to sit upon Mr.. Mclaughlin, the
merry member from Cherokee. Some
people don't like any fun except their
own fun.
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Topeka Marke.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
FURNISHED by W. o. Anderson & Co., 90
0RANGEs- California Washington ma.
vel best sizes, S2,60a27 70: extra choice.
s. so: off sizes, s. 2592-50; California budded
I LiEs.M6oNs-california 800 size. 5000
GRAPES Malaga. owing to quality. $3.50
d6.O0 per bbl.
BANANAS-Lower; &c per lb., and run
ming from sl.50Q2.00 per bunch
APPLES Quotations per barrel; Jona.
thans. S4-O9; 30 Roman Beauty, SS5oa4-e0;
Missouri Pippins, 800; York 5mperials
TABLE POTATOES-Ka Valley. $50
per bu.: Minnesota Burbanks, 65c; Min
ncsota Rural. CSC; Colorado Pearl. 6SQ7Jcs
Colorado Rural. l2uI5c-
SWEET POTATOES-65c per Du.
VEGETABLES
BBAGE-Wisconsin Holland. SIPS per
oNIoN+spanish onions. sl.75 per crate.
Kansas grown, l5c per bu.; Wisconsin RED
OYSTERS York count. 4oc per
can; extra select, Sc per can standard,
25e per can puik stand e 70 per g2lion'
observation-disclosures blue RIBBON. SOC per
doz.; California jumbo, zoe per doz
CRANBERRIES-Je Jerseys, sll59Q T. % per
Dbl. per standard box, s400d425
HICKORY NUTS-S1.00 per bu.
ECANS-Unpolshe &c ID polished,
9 I51Aa;TEs-Fair. 41za5c ID; Fard. sass4o
sc c1oacsoANUTs-ss.5o per sack; soc per
Ho5NEY-colorado. 24-rack= cases. $3.50
BUTTER, LEGS. POULTRY.
BUTTER Country, 14c.
FGGS-Case count, 1lc-
P0TITRY-Hens 71ac b.; ROSTERS 15c
eaeh: ducks. TIC ID; geese, &c h; turkeys,
Ill5c b.; live spring chickens TIC Id.
PRAIRIE HAY-By car............ IS. 5oae. 60
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton (baled)-. 6.O0S16 50
PRAIRIE Hay dqose( ....s....... 5.ooas.oo
ALFALFA IAY-By load, per ton. $500
ALFALFA IfAY-Baled, per ton 81. 20
STRAW. per ton ..----...--s .--.-..... IS 90
Market very dun.
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FIX THE BALLOT Law.
That Is Purpose of Mr.. Bevington's
Amendment.

Representative Bevington today in
troduced a much-needed amendment to
the ballot law. 1t provides for knock
ing out the square after the words mo
Nomination" 1t leaves these words in
to prevent the writing of a name in
any blank outside of the blank column,
but by taking out the square the temp
tation to put a cross after the No
Nomination" is removed.
Nearly all of the mistakes in the last
election was caused by the No Nom
nation feature. A voter would start
at the top of ballot and mark every
or two which he wished to bolt III
doing this ne would be almost sure to
mark a mo Nomination" if there was
one on the ticket, and this invalidated
the ballot
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CHICAGO Livestock Market.

Chicago. Jan. 2s.-CATTLE&R Receipts to-
day, $1,000 head. Market lower. Good to
prime steers. s4.75d5.S5: poor to medium.
s. 25N460. st0cl-ers and feeders, 81. z5GH4 80 =;
cows. 81 40d4. 60. heffers g. 25d4.7S; Gamers,
s.. 40d2. 40. bulls. 81 25d4.5o; calves, $500
zoe: Texas fed steers. $3.50d450.
HOGS=Receipts today, 5000 head; estf-
mated Thursday 1900 head; left over
from Tuesday 1900 head. Market ze4l5c
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HAS KEPT OIL 30 YEARS.
Operator in Enterprise, Pa, Vows He
Won't Sell Under So q Barrel.


Franklin, Pa. Jan. ga monument to
an oil operators shattered hopes exists
about a mile west of Enterprise a small
town in Warren county. It is an iron tank
at the present time contains about $500
barrels of petroleum 1t was erected in
1871 by Commodore W. J. Kountz Of Pitts
burg, and three years later it was full of
oil.
The commodore decided that he would
not sell this oil at less than s. a barrel
The pipe line was extended into the Titus
vile fields about this time, but he refused
to connect with it or sell his production
He finally disposed of about 100 barrels
to Titusville refiners at 81 a barrel. the oil
being filled into barrels and hauled to Ii
tusville in wagons.
At the present time the tank is far re-
moved from the pipe line OF any producing
wells but the owner still refuses to sell
the 1000 barrels for less than s. a barrel
Today's market is $50
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An Appeal to washington.

Honolulu. Jan. % (by Pacific cable).-
Collector of Customs Stockable has fined
the territorial police launch $500 for
leaving the harbor at night without
lights. The launch was in pursuit of
Japanese fishermen. who were using
illegal tights There is conflict be-
tween tie local and federal authorities
over the imposition Of the fine and the
case will be appealed to Washington.
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Senator F. Dumont Smith was the
fond parent of bill 68. 1t promised to
be a brilliant youth. 1t was recon-
mended by Mr.. Pestana, chairman of
the committee on elections. That is
why Mr.. Senator Pestana. who was the
aforementioned senator who explain
ed took the trouble to explain before
driving his little tack. No, Maude dear,
women cannot vote for presidential cleo