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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27

the other transcontinental lines
reaching this territory will be exer-
cised to hamper the extension, if pos
sible. However, l do not anticipate
that this will prove a serious draw
back to the contemplated extension. -
Mr.. Kerrick is a railroad contrac-
tor of considerable note and at pres
ent has several large contracts on
hand for the Great Northern, in the
shape of extensions through several
of the Western states. He has fol-
lowed the development of Seattle
during the past decade and expresses
the belief that the railroads will
eventually make it the principal
shipping point on the coast
THE railroads." explained Mr.
Kerrick, "are figuring on a tre-
mendous amount of grain shipping
this year, but the lumber traffic has
fallen Off somewhat. / think the
Washington manufacturers are en-
titled to better rates and the volume
of lumber in transit dispatched to
the Eastern markets will be consid-
erably retarded until more advan-
tageous terms are granted lumber
dealers here.
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CHEF DISCOVERS
LOST FIRE PLUGS

Because President Roice of the
city council had heard that there
were several fire hydrants in the
North End SO far away in the brush
that they were of no service, Chief
Dietsch of the fire department has
made a thorough search to locate
the fire hydrants of the Eighth
ward A report covering the chiefs
investigation will be made to the
city council at it's next meeting.
There are none . too many fire
hydrants in the North End" said
Chief Dietsch. "If the city could
afford it, / would have fire hydrants
placed in a number of locations all
over the city. and some of these
would be placed in the North End,
because that section needs all the
fire protection it can get"
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SLOCUM Jury
VISITS WRECK

NEW YORK, june 27.-There is
every probability that the coroner's
inquest into the Steamboat General
Sloeum disaster will end tonight
The jury is expected to render a
verdict within few minutes after
the case is submitted to it, This
morning the jury accompanied the
coroner to the wreck, which is now
lying in Erie basin, and careful
inspection was made.
The jury then boarded police
boat and a trip was made over the
course of the Slorum, while an ex-
pert pointed out to them the various
places south OF North Brother island
at which witnesses have said the Slo-
cum might have been beached
The detail of men which had been
searching for bodies was dismissed
today. 1t is now thought that but
few more bodies will be recovered.
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FATAL ACCIDENT
ON |NTERURBAN

KENT, June 27.-An unknown
man was injured on the Interurban
railway at Orillia last night. He
was brought to the hospital at Kent
in an unconscious condition, and up
to a late hour this afternoon the
hospital authorities had been unable
to leaTn his name. The mans back
was broken and his death is only
a question of few hours.
No one seems to be able to give
a clear account of the accident. The
man started to get off the car at
Orillia, and in some way was thrown
TO the ground between two cars.
The unfortunate victim is appar-
emily a Bavarian, and it is thought
that he was going to work for one
of the Bavarian farmers living near
Orillia. He boarded the train at Sc
attic.
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in a body they absolutely refused to
continue work.
Finally, in order to get the boat
back into harbor. at Yokohama, the
officers and passengers went into the
fire-room and shoyeled coal until the
vessel reached port. About the 18th
of the month the boat again entered
the harbor. Her boilers were badly
disabled, her crew considerably short
of its regular number and the sur
viving members in irons, and the Of
ficers and passengers on board al
most overcome from exposure and
strenuous work.
After reaching port the boilers
were repaired, new crew engaged,
and on June 16 the Shawmut again
put to sea, bound for Tacoma.
If the vessel does not receive
other setbacks on the trip across the
Pacific she should reach here on
July 2. She was due here on June
25 and parties interested In her car
so have been anxiously awaiting
news of her arrival.
One of the Empress line steamers
which arrived at Victoria Saturday
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WE sTATIoN AND vLLAaE LETT DEsERTED BY rHE EXODUS

SPARKS New, June 27.-The
greater portion of the population of
the town of Wadsworth has moved
to the new town of Sparks, 32 miles
away. Men have picked up their
homes by the roots, loaded them on
fiat cars and had them carried down
to Sparks, where they have planted
them again. For days past a long
procession of horses, cows, dogs and
cats has moved in the direction of
the hnew town, and Wadswort
threatens to become simply a part
Of the surrounding prairie.
The reason for this strange pro-
ceeding is that the Southern Pacific
recently decided TO abolish Wads-
worth as a division point, and to
change it's line, leaving Wadsworth
in the wilderness.
In making the change Of division
point from Wadsworth to Sparks
the Southern Pacific decided that It
would have To make some eonces-
sions to those of It's employees who
owned homes in Wadsworth, and
who would be forced to abandon
them under the changed conditions
Some blocks of land near the COM
pany's new shops in Sparks were
accordingly cut up into lots and the
company conducted drawing. The
numbers OF the lots were written on
slips OF paper and thrown into a hat
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NEGRO BAPTISTS
CLOSE INSTITUTE

The Negro Baptist institute con
cluded its work yesterday. A prayer
and praise service was held from
to Z a. m. and a service at 10:45
was conducted BY Rev S. A. Frank
lin. At $3.50 p M Thomas Lynch
delivered an excellent address on
The Negro in the West and His OPP
portunities, and Rev j. A. Nelson
rear a paper on a Pastor, His Place
and Power in the West" AT the
evening session the pastor, Rev. f.
j. Davidson, preached sermon on
United Body" and Mrs. L. B. Kelso
read a paper on christian Duty"
After passing resolutions in re-
gard 10 the social relations of the
negro and white races the institute
adjourned.
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of New York last fall. In addition
to this murder Burness confessed at
his trial that he had killed more
than half a dozen persons during
the last ten years. Burness was a
sailor, and his crimes, so he de-
clared, were committed in various
ports of Spain, China and other parts
of the world where his ship called.
Upon his conviction he pleaded with
the authorities to let him be execut-
ed as speedily as possible. He de-
clared that it would be dangerous to
the community to allow him at large,
as he was totally unable to control
his passion for murder when his
temper was aroused.
Wanted No Delay.
When the attorney appointed by
the state to defend Burness appealed
his case, the latter wrote letter to
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Confessed ESSED MURDERER MURDERER GOES
WITH A SMILE To DEATH CHAIR
FRANK BurnesS, Who Boasts of Killing Half
Dozen Men, Pays the Penalty at Sing Sing

NEW YORK, June 27.-Franlx
Burness, the self-confessed murderer
of no less than six men, was electro
cuted at Sing Sing prison today
Burness was unattended by a clergy
man and almost ran to the electric
chair in his eagerness to have the
execution over.
Went to Death Smiling.
While sitting in the chair he
smiled cheerfully at the witnesses
as he posed for a photograph. Four
shocks were necessary to produce
death and his body was Immediately
buried in lime
Murdered a Sea Captain.
The specific crime for which Bur-
ness paid the death penalty was the
murder of sea captain in the port
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insane MAN CAUSES
SENSATION IN CHURCH

give the congregation tynical
Dowie lecture. He mounted the pull
pit and had things his own way un-
til the police patrol and number Of
officers appeared on the scene.
Johnson could not be induced TO
leave the church peaceably, and IL
took the combined strength of De-
tective Sullivan, Sergeant Pipkin
and several of the church members
to get the self-styled preacher into
the patrol wagon. With a Bible In
his hand, Johnson fought desperate
ly, and even when he was overcome
and landed in the patrol wagon he
held firmly to his Bible.
On the fiyleaf of Johnson's Bible
IS the name. Frank Jacobus," and
1t was thought at the sheriT's Office
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HIBERNIANS HAD
A HAPPY DAY

Tacoma Hihernlans spent per-
fectly enjoyable day at Gig Harbor
yesterday. The steamer Crest was
chartered for the excursion and took
over four boat loads.
A program of athletic sports was
arranged for the afternoon. This In
cluded sack and foot races, fat and
lean mems races, baseball etc. Pro-
fessor Jensen's orchestra was theres
too, and the young people indulged
in dancing after the sports were
concluded
The committee in charge Of the
picnic and sportssconsisted of Messrs.
Lloyd, Bing, Howell and Gleason.
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this morning that the latter was
probably the insane mans right
name. Inquiry of the only Jacobus
family living In Tacoma, however,
ELECTED the fact that no such person
as Frank Jacohus lives here, ana
how or where Johnson came into
possession Of the Bible Is a mystery.
The incident occurred at the
church before the regular service
had commenced and when only part
of the congregation was present.
Rev. John Reid, pastor of the
church, is out of the city and was
not ordered from the pulpit, as was
reported.
Johnson will be tried for insanity
this afternoon or tomorrow
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ST. PETERSBURG, June ~
Dispatches received here from
Tachekiao state that both the Rus
sian and Japanese maneuvers for po-
sition are about concluded and a
great battle may even now be in
progress. Sharp firing was heard in
the hills Sunday
All day Sunday the Russian troops
marched to the front.
TIENTSIN, June 27.-Two thou
sand mines about Kwang Tung have
thus far been destroyed
Soldiers Die of Disease.
ROME, June PA telegram
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WARREN MALLORY AND HIS DOG
WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE

Warren Mallory, the 9-year-old
boy who, with his dog, ran away
from home last week, was brought
before Judge Smell this morning on
the charge of incorrigibility. The
boys father was the only witness
called, and after hearing his story
the court ordered Mr. Mallory to
take the boy home and give him an
other chance.
Mr.. Mallory stated that the boys
only offense was in running away
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27
COMMISSION FIRM
MOVES TO CITY DOCK

The firm Of Todd, Touryille & Co,
commission merchants, has moved
from 1902 Commerce street, TO
its new quarters at the city dock
The large business which the firm
enjoys has made it necessary to
move into quarters where perishable
goods can be handled with greater
dispatch Nowhere are the facilities
for this better than at the city dock
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Because he attempted to deliver
sermon of the John Alexander
Dowie type in the Congregational
church on East II and Twenty-eighth
street last evening, Frank Johnson
was arrested and lodged in Lhe coun-
ty Jail on the charge of insanity.
Johnson, who has already served
two terms in the Steilacoom asylum,
invaded the church and proceeded to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27
BICYCL|ST MEETS BEAR and
TWO CUBS ON LONELY PATH

was aa& in "a few minutes a mother
bear and two Youngsters cnmbed
slowly down tree close TO the path
and disappeared in the timber with
out noticing the lone wheelman.
The bear and cubs have been seen
in that vicinity several times be-
fore. Passengers ON the electric car
line report that four deer were re-
Gently seen near there.
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HIGH DEGREES
TO BE CONFERRED

Commencing with this morning,
the Scottish Rite Masons are holding
two days session in the new Ma
sonic temple on st. Helens avenue.
Degrees from the fourth to the thir-
tieth will be conferred upon a class
Of 40. On Tuesday a banquet will
follow the comforting of the Thrill
eth degree.
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ASIATIC SQUADRON
DUE At BREMERTON

BREMERTON, June 27. - The
Asiatic squadron of Uncle Sans
navy is expected to reach Bremerton
this week. 1t is scheduled to arrive
June 80, and is returning from Far
Eastern waters by way of the Aleu-
tian islands.
The squadron is composed of the
cruiser New York, the flagship; the
cruiser Marblehead, the gunboats
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27
CLEAN STREETS
FOR JULY 4TH

Here's welcome news! The street
gang will flush the principal streets
the night before the Fourth of July,
so that they will be clean and free
from dirt when the celebrators begin
TO arrive Monday morning. For
half a day the dust nuisance will be
partially abated in Tacoma.
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WILL MEET TONIGHT.

The Scandinavian Social Reform
society will hold its semi-annual
business meeting at the Norwegian
Lutheran Free church, corner K and
Fifteenth streets, tonight at s
o'clock. There will be election of Of
ficers for the coming term.
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Concord and Bennington and the
collier Nero. 1t is commanded by
Admiral Glass.
The monitor Wyoming and the
torpedo boats Paul Jones and Preble,
having left Bellingham, where they
were during the g. A. X. encamp-
ment, are now at Portland They will
remain there until after the Fourth,
when they will return to the Puget
Sound navy yard,
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from home. While away on these
vacations the lad would sleep in any
convenient place he might find, and
subsist on whatever food he could
gather at the rear fof restaurants.
While away from home the last
time, however, Warren went one
step farther and held up younger
boy than himself With his plunder
amounting to s1.15, he began a
grand celebration, which was cut
short when he was arrested by De-
tective Fitzgerald.
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TEACHERS GATHER

ST. LOUIS, June Secretary
Irwin Shepard of the National Edu-
cational association estimates that
$4,000 teachers are in st. Louis for
the annual convention of the associ-
alton. Twice that number are ex-
pected to be on hand when the con
vention gets under full headway to-
morrow.
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ANOTHER BOODLER
FACES THE MUSIC

ST. LOUIS, June 27.-Edmond
Bursch, an ex-member of the house
of delegates, pleaded guilty today
to the charge of boodling placed
against him by District Attorney
Folk.
He will receive a sentence of not
less than five years.
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STETS0N- POST MILLS At SEATTLE
ARE DESTROYED BY FIRE TODAY

SEATTLE, June 27.-The large
planning and lumber mills of the Stet-
son-Post Lumber company, ON First
avenue south, were totally destroyed
by fire this afternoon, causing loss
to the mill company of $125,00 on
the mill buildings and $4,000 on
lumber, which was partially covered
by insurance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27
EDISON ROAD READY
FOR AUTOMOBILES

"The Edison road, which extends
across the prairie between Bailey
street and South Tacoma, is now in
fit condition for automobile driv-
ing" said Street Foreman Snyder
this morning. THE city has covered
the highway with gravel and the ruts
in the road, which heretofore made
driving more of a torture than a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27

While riding along the bicycle
path near Steilacoom last night, AL
bion Bell, a stenographer at the city
hall, saw bear and two cubs at
the edge of the woods. Mr.. Bell
was riding leisurely along, enjoying
the moonlit scenery, when loud
squeal from the top of tree a short
distance away attracted his atten-
tion. He stopped to see what it
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27
NOTABLE GATHERING
OF SCANDlNAVIANS

Rev. John OVAL, presiding. elder
of the Swedish Methodist church in
the Northwest, will leave tomorrow
for North Fork, Skagit county,
where he will have charge of a
Swedish camp meeting This camp
meeting will be one of the largest
Scandinavian gatherings ever held
in the Northwest.
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TRAIN CREW
EXONERATED

STOCKTON, Cal, June 27.-The
crew of the work train which ran
down on the Sierra railway passen-
ger train near Melones, in Tuolumne
county, Saturday night, killing two
women, has been exonerated by the
coroner's jury.
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The fire also destroyed half doz-
EN- smaller factories and plants In
the immediate neighborhood, the
loss is which is as yet unknown.
The flames broke out at 2:12 D. m.
in the dry kiln and were extinguisn-
ed at $3.50 D. m.
The Stetson-Post plant was one OF
the largest of its kind in the Pacific
Northwest.
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Cossacks Slaughter Japs.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 20
A Mukden dispatch reports that a
force of Cossacks gave chase to some
Japanese accommodating on General
Kuroki's right The pursuit lasted
10 hours, and when it was over the
valley was strewn with bodies of
Japanese who had been cut down by
the Russian horsemen.
The Russians lost but a few men.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-06-27
SHAWMUT DELAYED BY LEAKING
BOILERS AND MUT|NOUS CREW

is said to have brought news of the
Shawmut similar to that given In the
private dispatches.
Agents of the Boston Steamship
company in this city, when asked
about the reported trouble, had no
statement to make.
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ARMIES MAY NOW BE ENGAGED IN
DECISIVE BATTLE OF THE WAR

from Toxic says the japanese gov
ernment declares that the deaths
from disease in both armies up to
the present time equal the losses
sustained in actual fighting.
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PERDICARIS THANKS UNCLE SAM

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 81
The state department received a ca
blegram today from Ion Perdicaris,
at Tangier, thanking this govern
ment for it's successful efforts in his
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STATE BANK AT GLE ELUM

Gle ELUM. June 27.-The First
State bank of Gle Elum has been
Incorporated. All the business men
have taken stock in the new bank
and 1t will soon be open for business.
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MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, SUICIDE

PUEBLO, Col, June 27.-Charles
Montgomery, well known politi-
clan, killed himself here this morn
ing. Two weeks ago he married the
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former wife of a newspaper man,
and 4S hours afterwards she was di-
vorced. The couple began quarrel
ing on their honeymoon.
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pleasure, have all been filled"
After this job had been complet-
ed the force of men under Mr. Sny-
der was divided into two sections.
One party is now busy building
crosswalks in the Sixth addition
while the other force is CONSTRUCTING
a storm sewer on Pacific avenue and
Twenty-third street.
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men DROWN LIKE RATS
IN HUGE DRAIN PIPE

KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 27.-
The accidental flooding of large
pipe leading from the electrical plant
to the river today resulted in the
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then each employe drew a piece Of
property.
The company then offered to haul
the houses down free OF charge. and
so for several days car after car OF
houses and household goods rolled
into Sparks The entire town has
been bustling about, endeavoring to
get settled In It's new quarters.
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drowning of 34 men who were clean
ing the pipe.
Sixty-seven men were at work at
the time the water poured into the
pipe.
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behalf.
1t is denied at the department
that Consul Gummere has been in
structed to demand the punishment
of Raisuli.
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The jury found that the work
train was too aeavily loaded for
the grades on THE Sierra road.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-31

Bile Moskal, Bile take ia
po6czyk; krew sic leje, ale
trudnc powiedziec kto krwa
wi, Moskal cry Japo6czyk.
Telegramoy gaazet .amerykah-
skich ma lyle So og6lnikowe
i niepewne, il trudno powie-
dziec, czy wojna jeszcze ;Wre.
Jezeli cos sic dzieje ma polu
WALK, to 8 teH 4 mic pew
nego ME donosza, zatem 0
wojnie' niessllyycchha chad mic.
Kuropatkin g}6Wny dow6dz-
ca armii. rosyjslkiej zapewnial
ma odjezdnem, ze ME sko1-
czy wojny, az podyktuje wa
runki Japonii W Toxic, ale
,chlop strzela a Pan Bog kule
nosi"', przeto moze j pan Ku-
ropatkin strasznie sic zawiesc
i wcale warunk6w pokoju ME
dyktowac. Wojska pre-
ciwne zblizaja coraz wiecej
ku sobie ma ladzie, 'lada chwi-
Ia mozemy sic spodziewac
wiesci Q Wielkiej bitwie, DO
j tam wiosna zapanowa1a. Me
przeszkadza juz mr6z, krew
sic bury, jall wsaedzie IA
wioshe, to dion swedzi, vice
bic sic 3beda, gdzie sposob--
nose 20 temu. Zaczekajmy
ieszcze cilWile, 4 dowiemY sic
Wielkich rzeczy.
3 3 2 .
laorujacyAna wielkosc, lok>
ci,,w'g pan I'll n. Krusszka, Cd
,urJye a Polskieggo's Mil
s VI i 81 e q sic przy-
,a \ w. W p 'llll'l',a 81
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-31
NASI AGENCI.
Upowaznieni So do kolektowan'a

Upowaznieni 50 do kolektowan'a
abonamentu W1ARusA nastepuj acyy
nasi agenci m%iejscowi:
BAY CITY Mch, Alexander Niedzie'ski "
BALTIMORE, NJ. D., Fl. Ziarnow A
CHIC CO, Ill Max D ~reneowski
COLUMBUS, Nebr, Wiktor Tarasiaski
FAR WEI, Nebr. Franciszek Strzelecki
GRENvILLE, S. DAk., Jozef Gruba. -
HOFA PARK, Wis. M J Kosmicki ~
NANTIcOKE, Pa: FIR. Jablonsk
NEW BRITAIN, Conn, w K&Szemborsk;s
OAK HILL. Mich, st Fogorzeaski
PIKE LAKE, Wis, Adam Bambenek
POUND, Wis. Jozef N Teszlewicz
:cAKNOW, Nebr. Jan Matyja
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1904-03-31

.wrotno6ci zaponina sic ~
P~rzeciwnik6w sWych
|wyzywa Cd zlosd]ziei, pIak6w
ibudler6w tip, 9 wszystko t 'd
jedynie "a to, ze q panowie
p. Michalkowi uwage zwra--
cali ma to, IL zupelnie niepo-
.polsku pan N. Kruszka lie
,1apy niedzwiedzia moskiew-
skiego, a ~przynajmniej doll
zania wzdycha. Me brudzz-.
Gle sobie Panowie Cd ,,Dzien-
nik6w Chicagoskiego j Mil
wauckiego" rak polemika 2
tax przewrotnym cziowllees-
klein. Ma upartego ME masz
lekarstwa,