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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-08

Two Observation-Disclosures found
it necessary to reamputate the leg OF
Engineer Devoix, who was injured IN
the 500 line wreck last week, owing
to the fact that gangrene had set in
and covered the surface Of the first
amputation. The second amputation
was above the knee and the patient
stood the shock well and is doing as
we'll as expected.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-08

A Handsome Dog-Uncle Dan Nc.
MILAN, state treasurer, rejoices in the
possession of a brindle buM terrier,
that was given him by DR.. Mcdonald
Of St. Paul. The animal is a hand.
some specimen of the kind, full
blooded, and one for any dog fancier
to be proud of. Uncle Dan will take
him to his home at Langdon.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-08

Trust Baking Powders soil for q or
80 cents per pound and may be iden.
titled by this exorbitant price.
They are menace to public health,
as food prepared from them con.
tains largo quantities Of Rochelle
salts, . dangerous csthartic drug.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-08-08

Annual Picnic The Presbyterian
Sunday school will hold it's annual
picnic at Wards grove on next Thurs
day, July 18th. Transportation will
be provided for the children starting
from the church at ten o'clock. As
many parents as can find It convenient
are invited to attend.
, 1904-08-03
Engiand's Largest House.

The proud distinction of being the
largest house in England is generally
accorded to Lord Fitzwilliam's York
shire seat, Wentworth Woodhouse. OF
this house it is said that the three prin-
cipal entrances are so far distant from
each ether that visitors are advised to
bring three hats with them, one to be
kept at each point of egress. A house
which is GOO feet long, has a hall in
which two average suburban villas
could be comfortably placed and
boasts a room for every two days of
the year is certainly large enough to
satisfy any reasonable ambition.
, 1904-08-03
REDUCED RATES TO BOSTON.
Via Pennsylvania Railroad Account
G. A. R. National Encampment.

On account of the National Encamp-
ment, &. A.. r., at Boston, Mass,
August Is to 20, 1904, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets to Boston, Mass. from all stations
on its lines from August Ii to Is, inclus-
i've, at greatly reduced rates. These
tickets will be good for return passage,
TO leave Boston not earlier than August
10, nor later than August 20, inclusive,
when executed by Joint Agent at
Boston.
Upon deposit of ticket with Joint
Agent on or before August 20, and pay
ment OF fifty cents, an extension of re-
turn limit may be secured to leave
Boston to September 30, inclusive.
, 1904-08-03
REDUCED RATES TO LOUISVILLE.
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD,
ACCOUNT BIENNIAL ENCAMPMENT
KNIGHTS FO PYTHIAS.

On account os the Biennial Encamp-
ment, knights of Pythias, at Louisville,
KY, August Is to 20, 1904, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company will sell
excursion tickets to Louisville and re-
turn, from all stations on its lines, from
August IL to Is, inclusive, at rate of
single fare, plus 500, for the round
trip. These tickets will be good for re-
turn passage to leave Louisville not
later than August 81, when validated
by Joint Agent at Louisville. Upon
deposit of ticket with Joint Agent, not
later than August 81, and payment of
so cents, an extension of return limit
may be secured to leave Louisville to
September Is, inclusive.
, 1904-08-03
Monday, August Eighth, 1904,

Monday, August Eighth, 1904,
between the hours of twelve and five o'clock
p. M, to wit, at I.30 O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the Sheriffs office, in Cape Nav
county, New Jersey.
All that certain lot or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in Wildwood Beach, on the
Five Mile Beach, County of Cape May and
State of New Jersey, known and designated
on a plan of lois of the Wildwood Beach I'M
provement Company, made by +. S. Taylor
d Son., Engineers. 1886, and duly filed in the
Clerks Office of the County of Cape Nav
aforesaid, known as lot lumber twenty-eight
US and part of lot number thirty (30l, of
block number nine t), and is bounded and de-
scribed as follows, to wit: Beginning at a
point on the northeasterly side of Cedar ave
nue. at the distance of five hundred and
lightweight feet from the intersection of the
northeaste rly side of said Cedar avenue with
the northwesterly side of Pacific avenue, and
extending thence az southeastwardly along
the northeasterly side of Cedar avenue; forty
eight feet; thence ~ at right angles thereto
northeastwardly one hundred feet; thence IN
at right angles thereto northwestwardly forty
two feet and six inches; thence az in a
straight line enthusiastically to the point of
beginning. Containing four thousand five
hundred and twenty-five square feet of land.
Being the same premises conveyed to Burgher
Y. VanHorn by James NJ. Craner, admins
traitor, &C., by indenture dated January Is,
1899, recorded in the Clerks office of the
County OF Cape May in Deed Book No. l43,
pages 81, &c.
All those two certain lots or pieces of land
designated as lots Nos. II and is, in block No.
226, situate in the Borough of Anglesea in the
county of Cape May and state of New Jersey,
and particularly described as follows, viz
Beginning at "A point in the southwesterly
side of Twenty-fifth avenue at the distance of
one hundred feet enthusiastically from the
southeasterly line of Central avenue, and eX-
tending thence along said line of Twenty
NTH avenue enthusiastically the distance of
sixty feet; thence between parallel lines of
that width or frontage southwestwardly and
at right angles with said Twenty-ifth avenue
the distance of one hundred feet. Being the
same premises conveyed to said Burgher V.
NanHorn by The North Wildwood Land
Company by deed dated Jan. 2, 1903, recorded
In Clerks Office of said county in deed book
No. III, pages 309, &c.
Horn, defendant. taken in execution at the
suit OF the Ii. G. Balcom lumber Co., ct ais,
complainants, and to be sold by
SAMUEL e. EWING, Sheriff.
Dated July 6, 1901.
Douglass ~ Douglass, Samuel +. Eldredge,
and Lewis T. Stevens, Attorneys.
, 1904-08-03
Limit Creditors
Estate of John Hoefer, Dece

Estate of John Hoefer, Deceased.
Pursuant to the order off C. Hewitt. Sur
rogate of the County of Cape May, made on
application of the subscriber, Executrix of
said deceased, notice is hereby given to the
of said deceased to exhibit to the
subscriber under oath or affirmation their
claims and demands against tue estate of said
deceased within nine months from the I5th
day of July, A. ID. 1904, or they will be forever
barred OF any action against the subscriber.
Dated July 18th, A. ID. 1904.
MARY ADAM,
EXecutrix.
, 1904-08-03
Robbery on Beach Front

Tony, n of the Italian musicians
in the orchestra at Bakers Auditorium
was robbed on Tuesday morning of
Sl25 i'll cash. The money he had
placed in his trunk. 1t was in denom-
nations of five $50 bills, one $50 gold
piece and a SIS bill. Three or four fell
lows are suspected of the robbery and
are under police surveillance. 1t will
go hard for the miscreant if he is
caught.
, 1904-08-03

If you ask upon wna basis we claim
there will be a great rise in property,
we answer that conditions here are
bringing to Wildwood a rapidly in
creasing population and with ii n cor
responding demand for properly
which naturally means higher prices.
Baker Bros. 4
, 1904-08-03

Splendid cement and f%iagstone side
walks and curbng have taken the
place of sandy. muddy or uneven walks
and wooden curb and our streets are
, 1904-08-03

The safest way of not being very
miserable is not to expect to be very
happy.--Schopenhauer.
, 1904-08-03
NOTICE!

The public is hereby warned that [
will not be longer responsible for any
bills contracted by the woman formerly
known as Annie G. Moore, who gives
her name as Annie Conley, now parad-
ing as Annie Hewitt. | will not pay
any bills contracted by this woman.
r. X. CoNLEY.
Wildwood, N. j., August l, 1904.
, 1904-08-03
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias.
de DO. ct ter, to me directed, issued out of the
Cape May Court OF Common Pleas, and the
Cape May Circuit Court, l will expose to sale
at public Nendue on
, 1904-08-03

The purest ingredients are always
used in making the famous loves
Salt Water Taffy. Rudolph Block,
Pacific avenue.
, 1904-08-03
Well Named.

The little coin is tickle
And simply will not stay;
It's called the nimble nickel
Because it gets away.
, 1904-08-03
THE BEACHWOOD.
HOLLY BEACH.

HOLLY BEACH.
~. farker Raleigh, N. C.
Miss Katherine McGirr
w. Ii. Maryland Is
Emma II. Wilson
Ethel A. Hersey
Miss Anna Nj. Krebs
q. g.. Srrieth and wife
VIM. Mecky
Ella NJ. Daniels
Mrs. c. Hogan
Miss N. Hogan
JOIN Donoghue
q Hogeland and family 81
Harry W. Kelly
II. Schimff and wife 50
Tillie " 90
Harry Why and wife q
a. karb and wife
Edw. Menges %
Jno. Dynock
w. NJ. Maryland !.
Robt. j. Small
Thos. f.. Clark and wife !"
Mrs. b. Y. Wells %
w. Neville g
Chas. Wenzinger and wife 90
Vim. l.. Macord g
w. p. Henderson :"
e. Catharine FolsZ
Clara L. Warren
M. A. Vail
X. A. Shields
G. w. Gill and wife i"
Wm. e; Coles Camden
b. Il. Sparks and wife
Mrs. Anna Fennimore BURLINGTON
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Camden
VIM. III. Russell and son Wissahickin, Pa.
G.. +. West
Mrs. b. Peat %
Mrs. j. f. Penrose Germantown
f. NJ. Segin
, 1904-08-03
The Modern WAY.

"Those who dance must pay the fd-
dlers."
Unless they dance to beat the band
, 1904-08-03
CENT-A-WORD
COLUMN

Lost" Found" "Wdnted," "For
SaIe,n and similar advertisements
inserted in this column for cent
q Word first insertion and half cent
a Word each subsequent insertion.
, 1904-08-03
HOfeIArrivaIS
- SEVERN HALL.

SEVERN HALL.
WILDWOOD.
Jeannette c. Clark and sister Philadelphia
Elizabeth Mccoy
NJ. Martin Evoy
]. NeIson "
Edna T.. Geary
Laura G. Alburger
Mrs, James Moore
Florence II. Turner
Mrs. w. Freebooter
Mrs. NJ. Steintz
Mrs. w. Liedike
Catharine Soil
Mrs. c. K. Smith
Mrs c. Freebooter
Master w. "
]. Bedford wooley
Mrs. A. G. Jeffries
Mrs. l.. Rudder
NJ: 6hs ss' {. splelberser
MI. and Mrs. H. II. Mans and daughter"
Martha +. Slough
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Radford
Chas. J. Spieltenger I"
Wm. I. Homrighausen and wife
Ann X.
Mrs. Henry /"
Miss Minnie Groterent
VIM. M. Watres
Edwin NJ. Fitz and wife
Alma Marie FitZ
Mrs. G. j. Hand
Mrs. NJ. l.. Ogle and son "
X. c. Worthington
Miss X. V. Carpenter
Miss Faith Thompson I"
Mrs. Herman Schwarz I"
Mrs. X. b. Benson
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. IL. Fetters
Mrs. +. III Ardis, Ardmore, Pa.
Mrs. ID. S. Walton Washington ID. G..
DIR. S. G Cheathan Columbus O..
DIR. Sara E. Fletcher
and Mrs. c. $. Lilley and child
Pittsburg, Pa.
mas. +. Reeves ~Brldgeton
A. NJ. Ans1g Lansdale Pa
jeo. II Gonersall and wife Camden
Geo. w %
Wilbur j. Macallister "
l. j. Ginger "
los. j. Heck, Bridesburg
Anna NJ. Herberick
Gertrude !"
Kate Heck q
w. b. Jones Elmer
Dr.. S S. Effrehiner and. wife Pottstown, Pa.
, 1904-08-03

Wanted-At Holly Beach, one large or two
bedrooms with use of dining room and
kitchen, near beach. Box IA, Wildwood p. q.
, 1904-08-03

LOST-On Monday evening, a circular gold
pin with pearl center. A reward if returned
to Mrs. M. b Severn, Severn Hall.
, 1904-08-03

POSITION WANTED.-Position Wanted
advertisements inserted in this column at
one cent per word first insertion, half price
each subsequent insertion.
, 1904-08-03

PIacards For SaIe-We keep in stock the
following placards: For Sale Inquire Within =
For Sale Apply To-Dinner 50c-For Rent Fur
~nished-Rooms and Board Furnished-No
Trust. Strictly Cash-Ice Cream and Cake For
Sale-Hack to any Part of Island. Journal
Once, Wildwood Avenue, Wildwood, N. J..
, 1904-08-03

Wanted Girl or woman for general house
work. Two in family, good home. Address
JOURNAL, Wildwood, N. j.
, 1904-08-03

observation-disclosures for this col
umn. One cent per word, first insertion, half
cent a word each additional insertion.
, 1904-08-03

NEWSBOYS WANTED.-In Holly Beach,
Wildwood and Anglesea to sell the FIVE
MILE BEACH JOURNAL. Liberal induce
ments offered. Apply at the JOURNAL Office,
Wildwood, Nj.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
POWDER WORKS
ARE DESTROYED

PATERSON, N. j., Feb. CA terrific
explosion this morning destroyed three
big buildings at the Latin Rand powder
works, nine miles from here. Two men
are known to have lost their lives. The
shock of the explosion was felt here
The plant blown up belongs to the
Wayne Powder Mills company and forms
part of the Latin Band works. Three
men were killed, Fred Wemao, A. Jack.
son and james Wait.
Between 40 and 80 men were working at
o'clock, when the explosion occurred.
None escaped INJURY. Although in most
cases the injuries are slight, several were
possibly fatally hurt The force of the
explosion was SO great that it toppled
chimneys and broke windows in Little
Falls, four miles away
Besides the three powder mills demol
ished, eight other buildings and two maga
zines were badly damaged
The explosion occurred in the dros:
mill, where it is supposed some foreign
substance found il way into the condi
ments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
DANCED TO
THE GRAVE.

SEATTLE, Feb 20.--Dancing and wor-
ry brought Arthur Ross Bayne to the
grave. The young man died last night
from uraemic commissions, superinduced by
these two causes.
Bayne had worried greatly since his
sweetheart left him to go To Snoqualmie.
While still lonely because Of her departure,
he learned that he had Bright's disease.
He lived away from home and caught a
heavy cold from sleeping in an unheated
room, and from his work as a teamster
for schwabacher Bros. He laid off Ssom
work and gave himself up to depression
He told friend when he saw a funeral
pass that soon he would be carried in that
hearse, and his words proved true.
Thursday night he went to dance. He
was then half-sick. He lay all night groan-
ing in his room at the Hazelton house.
Yesterday morning he went home TO die.
Commissions attacked him during the day,
and in spite Of medical attendance they
required. He died last evening in his
fathers arms.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
PACIFIC AVENUE PAVING
BIDS OPENED THIS MORNING

Petro asphalt, s3o,S94; untreated fir
blocks, $23,973
f. A. Keasal submitted check for
$500 with his bids, which were as fol-
lows: Untreated fir blocks, $3O,5e5; brick,
S48, ,967; fir blocks treated with creosote,
$49, 1856.
George Milton Savage & Co. made bids
on several kinds OF materials, which we're
as follows: Denny Clay company's paw
ing brick, $5I $50; untreated fir blocks,
$3l $50; fir blocks treated with creosite,
$5l 1873; fir blocks treated with carboline-
um, $4737s.
Anton Berens submitted several bids,
accompanied by a check for $500. They
were as follows: Wood blocks, untreated,
500 900; wood blocks treated with creosote
or asphalt, S3s, lis; vitrifed brick, S49,25O
j. G. Dickson submitted bid on yitri-
fed brick to cost $47, ,945, and untreated fir
blocks to cost s2s ,s95. A check for -, 400
accompanied his bids.
r. w. Clark, commissioner of public
works, after opeaing the bids, announced
that as the property holders along Pacific
avenue had to foot the bill he thought 1t
was no more than right that they should
have voice in the matter. Accordingly,
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock tbe
property holders are invited to assemble
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20

Eight bids were received and opened
by the commissioner of public works this
morning for the paving of Pacific ave
nue. from South Seventh to South Seven.
teenth street. The commissioner will
make the award on Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
The bids were opened and read at II 80
o'clock this morning in the presence of
a large number of interested parties.
The eight bids received were as follows;
Carbolineum Wood Paving company OF
Portland, Ore, agrees to make the inn
provement with fir blocks treated with
creosote for S44 385.40. A check for $2 400
accompanied the bid.
Barber Asphalt company of Philadelphia,
Pa, entered bid for asphalt pavement
for S46 800 A check for $500 accompa-
MED this bid.
Frank Reese, of Los Angeles, Cal, bid
$40, III for asphalt pavement and deposited
check for 81 500.
James Lee, of Tacoma, entered bids on
several kinds of material and a check for
50, 500. was enclosed. His bids we're as fol
lows: Fir blocks treated with creosote
$40, ,73O; fir blocks treated with Dunder
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
STEAMERS REVERT
TO FORMER OWNERS

The change in the management of th'
steamers Multnomah and Capital City,
the announcement of which was given ex-
clusively in The Times several days ago
took place this morning and Captain Me
Donald is out.
Frank Donnelly is the new manager and
the boats viii run as before under the
name of tue Wiley Navigation company
Mr.. Donnelly said this morning that he
did not think there would be any changes
in the crews Of the boats.
Frederick Marvin, the Tacoma repre-
sentative Of Captain Mcdonald, sent in
his resignation several days ago, but nc
one has yet been appointed to relieve him
Eighteen months ago Captain Mcdonald
purchased the two steamers from the VIII
ley Navigation company on contract. The
price agreed upon was somewhere in the
neighborhood Of s40,0 900, and was to be paid
at the rate Of $3.50 monthly. Another pro
vision Of the contract was that the yes
sells were to be kept in good repair by the
purchaser. Captain Mcdonald, it is re-
ported, was unable to comply with the pro
visions of the contract and the vessels re
verted to the original owners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20

OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 2o.-Twenty-four
persons were killed and u badly injured
late yesterday afternoon by the explosion
of carload of dynamite, caused by a
head-en collision at jackson, telegraph
station on the 0gden-IMcin cutoff Of the
Southern Pacific company, So miles west Of
Ogden. Eight Of the dead and 1--WE Of the
injured are Americans; the others are
Greeks.
The collision occurred between two extra
trains and was caused II is said, by the
airbrahe apparatus on one train failins
to operate,
The explosion which followed the col
lision was terrific, everything within a
radius Of half mile being wrecked. The
report was heard in this city, 50 miss
away. Several outfit cars, occupied by
Greeks, were completely demolished and
the occupants blown several hundred feet
from the track
The telegraph office was shattered and
Operator Taylor and his wife injured.
Foreman Burke, his wife and three chill.
dren, and his brother, who were standing
near the station, were shot 200 feet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20

the reservation, but some Of ii has since
ben sold by the heirs through the Indian
commissioner, and the remainder at pri-
vate sale, so that the Taylor family no
longer owns any land on the reservation.
Harry Taylor is educated and has been
teaching penmanship at Enumclaw. He il
wanted there for passing bogus checks ON
Webster 4 Eckhart's store, and also on
John Strout.
There is a little story Of sensational
character behind all this. The wife
Of Yakima farmer was found with
Taylor at hotel in North Yakima. The
woman has informed the officers there
that Taylor's mother, who lives in Port.
land, has transferred to him property val.
ued at $4,000, the papers being held in a
Tacoma bank in trust until after her death.
This property was to be deed to the
woman upon the condition Of marriage.
After getting the property in her name.
she says, she intended leaving him.
Taylor Is said to have served two terms
in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
JAP WON'T EAT
TILL RUSSIA QUITS

SEATTLE, Feb. OK. Kamago, .
Japanese, has made vow not to eat or
sleep until Japan puts Russia out Of
business. He has sat in one posture upon
bunk in the county Jail for eight days
without eating mouthful, nor, so far as
anybody has observed, mdulging in any
sleep. II he has slumbcred at ali 1t has
5een merely by the absorption Of few
winks when nobody was looking.
Because Of knmaRo's asoeticlsm com>
plant was sworn out yesterday afternoon
charging him with insanity, and he win
have hearing today. Unless he loosens
up his tongue more than he has 40 far his
inquisitors will not hear much. He was
brought in from Kitsap county charged
with assault with intent to kill, or insan-
ity,D and has by his actions elected TO
stand for the latter charge.
kamago was interviewed yesterday az he
sat like statue with his hat on his
head, as he has worn IL since he Joined
the local jail colony. A series Of ques
tions unscrewed the tension Of his mouth
until it relaxed into mechanical smile.
and he answered briefly in an unknown
tongue.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
INJURED BY FALL
FROM STREET CAR

Mrs. Stell, residing at All South K
street, was injured last evening by a fall
from street car at the corner of *
and Eleventh streets. Mrs. Stell stated to
a Times reporter that by mistake she
boarded South X street car, when she
should have taken the car which runs
north from Eleventh street. She noticed
her mistake just as the car started, and
in getting off she was thrown violently to
the ground. Besides a sprained ankle, she
was badly shaken up and was unable to
rise from the ground without assistance.
Mrs. Stell attributes her accident to the
fact that there were no signs on the X
street ears.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
INDIAN TO FACE
A SERIOUS CHARGE

Harry Taylor, an Indian, arrested on a
warrant charging him with fraud, was
brought back to Tacoma from North Yaki-
ma yesterday by Sheriff Denholm. Taylor
is charged with selling TO A. f. Prudden
10 acres Of land which had already been
sold to other parties on a contract.
The record Of the contract sale cannot
be found at the auditors office, but deed
is on record, signed by Louisa, Henry,
Belle, Harry and Julia Taylor, his wife,
transferring to A. r. Prudden The south
east quarter Of the northeast quarter Of
section 20, township 20, range 4 east, CON
sideration $1,000.
Though the warrant mentions only $3.50,
Il is said that about $500 has been paid
down and that Mr. Prudden win lose the
entire sum.
The Indians whose names are attached
to the deed are the heirs Of James Taylor,
who was originally allotted some land on
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
SWINDLER CAPTURED

The Tacoma police have another bad
man in their possession. Charles Chap
man, well known in police circles, was
brought over from Seattle yesterday and
is being held to answer for some smooth
swindling.
His police record is long one, and be
sides being a swindler he is suspected of
being guilty of more serious crimes. 1t is
thought that he is one of the who were in
an old cabin in Kent when New York
Dutch was murdered by three other
thieves. He is also accused OF being one
of three highwaymen who murdered vic
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-02-20
FEDERAL OFFICE MAY
MOVE TO SEATTLE

A dispatch from Port Townsend is to
the effect that Collector of Customs 9. w.
Ide has received instructions from the
treasury department to remove the para
phernalia in the office Of the special agent
Of the treasury department az Tacoma to
Seattle, where headquarters will be main.
tanned hereafter. In the letter of instruc.
tions came the notice Of the transfer of
E. Pope johnson to position in the office
at Tacoma.
Acting Agent Watkins, which is at pres
ent in charge of the office here, is out of
town today and the report could not be
confirmed her.