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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
President SmaII's General Strike
Order Has no Effect on
Situation.
ASSOCIATED PRESS BETTER
Both Companies Are Increasing Force
All Over Country and Several Strikers
Arc Reported to Have Returned-The
Board Of Trade Resumes Reports.

CHICAGO, August l6.-'rhe officials Of
the TclegrapheIs' Union late today
changed their front on the proposition to
arbitrate and announced they would ac-
ccpt the good Offices of the General
Board OF Arbitrator Of the American
Federation OF Labor in settling their
differences with the company.
Despite the issuance of general strike
order by President Small this morning
the situation in this city is not mater
tally changed. All the men who were
disposed to strike were already out.
II was believed by the officials OF the
union that the order would paraly7e a
number OF brokerage and commission
houses, but no additional strike is re-
ported
Both the Postal and Western Union
lad increased forces on the Board today.
They state they are receiving applica-
tions from the strikers for their old
positions. Improvement in the Asso'
ciated Press service was marked over
that of yesterday,
A number of towns on the west, north
and south circuits, which did not report
Yesterday were receiving full report to-
lay and the volume of news handled was
greater than at any time since the walk.
out on Monday.
Efforts at peace making have so far
produced no effect either on the EN-
ployers or operators.
PORTLAND. August l6,--With the
issuance Of general strike order by
President S, j, Small, of the Commercial
relesraphel" Union, it is apparent that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
Causes Death of Two and Injury
Of Many More.
BIG HOTEL BURNS AT NIGHT
Guests Are Driven From Their Rooms
and Scantily Clad Huddle Around the
Beach Fires Loss Will Be Three
Quarters of a Million.

OLD ORCHARD, Maine, August l6--
Two lost and four injured, three SER
iously, is the result of a fire at this
seashore resort last night causing loss
of half or three quarters of a millioa
dollars.
As a result of the fire the resort sea-
son is abruptly terminated as only one
large hotel remains. All the trains, in
cluding several extras were packed with
people leaving the seashore.
The burned area extends between the
railroad and ocean for nearly half
milo.
Beach wood fires were kept going
around the refugees, The loss is esti-
mated at $ss0OOO,
The deaths resulted from injuries
caused by the soda tank explosion,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
BANDIT OUT AGAIN,
Makes a Haul at Sugar Plantation and
Pursued by Troops.

PERNANlBUC0, Rrazil, August To-
The picturesque Brazilian bandit and
raider, Antonio Silvino, is again in the
field He has just made successful
haul ut a sugar plantation 200 miles
from here and is now on the trail with
400 government troopers at his heels.
Silvino descended upon the plantation
at the head of small band of follow
ers, He quickly got $1,000 in cash from
the office OF the proprietor
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NONE FATALLY INJURED.

KANSAS CITY, August l6.-The Mis-
souri-Pacifc passenger train, known as
the Hot Springs special, which left here
yesterday, went into the ditch between
Buffalo and Roper 200 miles south of
here. There were l5 injured but none
fatally
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
STEALS FROM TREASURY.
]. Warren Hasting. a Trusted Employe
Takes Government Money.

BOSTON, August l0--J. Warren Hast
Ing, for nearly half century trusted
employee In the sub.treasury, was ar
rested today on charge Of embezxle.
mcnt Of $1,000 from the government
The money was taken from package No
10000 prepared for shipment to Wash
ipgton
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
HARVESTER COMPANY INDICTED

WASHINGTON, August lG.-Suit is
to be instituted by the government
against the International Harvester Co.
for alleged violations OF the Sherman
Antitrust act. 1t is likely the pro.
ceedings will be begun in Chicago.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
GOVERNOR APPOINTS SUPERVISOR

SACRAMENTO, Cal, August led.
X. Adams of San Diego county has been
appointed by Governor Gillette as super
visor of the first supervisorial district of
that county to succeed Howard M.
Cherry, resigned
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
RALSEY TRIAL POSTPONED.

SAN FRANCISCO, August l6.-The
Halsey trial has been postponed until
Monday. The doctors state that Hal
sey, without complications setting in,
should be able to leave the hospital in
six or eight weeks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
NApA MANUFACTURER DEAD.

NAPA, Cal, August l0.-Manuel Sill
va, father of City Attorney Frank NJ,
Silva, died in this city Sunday, He has
been engaged in the soda business in
Napa for the last "a years.
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CAR MANUFAcT0RY BURNS.

SEATTLE, August l6.--Fire has de-
stroyed the car shop, blacksmith shop
and lumber yard of the Seattle Car
Manufacturing Company at Youngstown.
The loss is estimated at Sl5OO0O.
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FIRST WRECK ENDS THREE LIVES.

SPOKANE, August >l6.-The first
wreck occurred on the Soo-Spokane rail-
road yesterday, near Mcleod, British
Columbia, when an eastbound train was
derailed. Two persons were killed and
one fatally injured.
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MISS MARoLF TO BE QUEEN.

TILLAMOoK, Or. August.-The con
test for carnival queen has closed, with
the following result: Miss Hattie Mar
off, $3.50; Miss Nellie Hanenkmt, 1884;
Miss Hazel McNair, 4Sl4. Other candi-
dates brought the total vote up to
21,OOO.
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GROVER CLEVELAND ILL.

PRINCETON, August l6.-Former
President Grover Cleveland! is again i'll,
but has not been forced to. take to his
bed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-17
HENEY HOTLY OBJECTS
Phillips Testiiles After Objection
0verruIed there Was
Agreement.
SUPERVISORS MEET IN CAUCUS

Every Sunday Night Met and Settled
Differences 80 That Solid Front Should
be Brought 10 Publie--Ruet Attended
These Meetings -
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b3 RAIDERS ARE TAKEN
Cutter Naming Has Poachers
Aboard Which Will be Given
Hearing.
SEND wARsHIP TO SCENE

Japs Have Excited All Alaska by Raid
ing Towns and it is Thought With
Some Purpose by Reason Of Recent
Strained Relations.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
What Is Pteachinq2

One of the most notable utterances
from the Unitarian brethren comes
from the Rev. DR.. Thomas Slicer, says
Boston Herald, who deplores the habit
of some of his brethren Of the cloth In
treating of economics, politics and
civics in their pulpits, instead OF
preaching the gospel. In DR.. Steers
opinion, this isn't preaching at all. 1t
is lecturing, instead. A great many
churchgoers will agree with this view.
There may be special occasions when
sermons on texts from Holy Writ may
appropriately yield to some temporary
exigency, but as rule religion. pure
and simple, is the preachers best
theme and most acceptable to his con
gregation.
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Longfellow indicated.

The man with the bills was making
his eleventh call upon the portrait
painter
You'll have to come again." said
the latter with sadly humorous
smile. You know the poet says Art
is long"
Yes, SIR" responded the bill col
lector, in a high keyed voice; and
he says also that time is fieeting!
All the time I've got to spare to you,
sir, has fleeted. Now you dig up, or
the next time | come III bring an at
tachment writ"
Thereupon Art, though really short,
dug up-Chicago Tribune.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
National Encampment Of the Army OF
the Philippines to be Held in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo, July 5.-The
national encampment Of the Army oil
the Philippines is to be held in Kan
sas City, August Is, IA, 10 and IT,
Plans to entertain the delegates ana
visitors are being made by the mem
bers of the Louis A. Craig camp. The
annual reunion of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment is to be held in con-
function with the encampment. Be-
cause of the central location of Kan
sas City the attendance is expected
to be unusually large.
Lieutenant General Arthur NC
Arthur, U. S. A., who is commander
in-chief of the society, will attend
this encampment," H. G. Harris, ad
jutant of the camp here, said Wednes
day. Among others who will attent
are Brigadier General Frederick I
Funston and Colonel Wilder S. Met
cal of the Twentieth Kansas; Briga
der General Irving Hale of DenVe
and Brigadier General Charles King.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11

Visitors to Japan are usually I'M
pressed with the many curious uses
to which fans are put. The umpire at
wrestling and fencing matches uses a
large fan, the various motions OF
which constitute a language that the
combatants understand and promptly
heed. Men and children, as we'll as
women, use fans at all times. The
servant has a fiat fan, made of rough
paper, to blow the charcoal fires with
or use as a dustpan. The farmer has
stout fan to winnow his grain. Still
another variety is made of waterproof
paper, which, dipped in water, creates
pleasant GOODNESS by evaporation
without wetting the clothes.
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COUNTING THE VICTIMS.
Thirty-six Persons Killed and 1,471
Injured While Celebrating lnde-
pendence Day.

Chicago, July 6.-Thirty-six persons
were killed and 1,471 injured while
celebrating Independence Day, ac-
cording to the Record-Herald, which
made a canvass Of the accidents in
the entire United States during the
past "a hours. In chicago six persons
were killed by reyolvers which were
supposed to be unloaded, and with
the deadly giant firecrackers. New
York furnished seven of the dead
while the remainder of the list OF
fatalities are scattered over the coun
try.
In the list of injured many were
seriously hurt and number will un
doubtedly die Of their Injuries. The
greater number of injuries were
caused by the cannon firecracker anc
this list is made up in great part Of
children who did not understand how
to handle them.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11

Peace can be secured in more ways
than one. The method adopted by the
American army in Cuba is worth
thinking about, says Youths Compan-
ion. The soldiers, who have had no
fighting to do, have been engaged in
making a typographical map of the
island, upon which the roads and
trails are indicated plainly. The OBJ
ject is to give the war department ip
Washington such a knowledge of the
country that in the event of another
war the guerrillas cannot hide in any
mountain Businesses, the key to which
none but Cubans possessed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Divorce In America.

Society protects itself from epidem-
les Of smallpox and cholera; it should
sSopt some safeguard against mar
riages that shall burden 1t with gen.
Grafton after generation Of physical
weaklings, moral degenerstes and
criminals. Experts tell us that one
half Of the insane now confined In
asylums have hereditary tendencies 10
insanity. We cannot tolerate the
Spartan law of exposing weakly chill
dren, but, says Judge e. R. Stevens In
the Outlook, we ought to protect our
selves by preventing improper mar
riages and by putting an end to sucn
improper marriages as become q
menace to society. The success OF the
Jews as a race is largely due to their
regulation of marriage. Some OF the
higher class In Brazil, by self-imposed
rule. require the proposed spouse to
present the certificate of a physician
that he is not afflicted with certain
diseases. Recently a women's congress
at Paris voted to require such certih
Gates as a protection to their daugh
ters. In America we need more OF
the English idea that marriage is Q
life settlement, in which parents and
guardians should play a larger part
II this idea prevailed, We should have
fewer homes in which such scenes are
enacted as those that have been re
hearsed under oath upon the witnes!
stand.
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Mary A Jones to Geo Templeton
pit lot Z blk IS Rich Hill $500.
Pierce Hackett to Mary F Hayes
10 q sec % Homer 81.
A L Chamberlain to M Mccall lots
1 & 2 blk 80 Foster $s75.
Jennie ri Barrett to Il Warnsing
118 q sec 6 New Home $4,000.
Il F Reeder to DIT Anderson 1873
q sec 10 Grand River $1,000.
W 81 Dixon to Elijah Haynes lot
10 blk ID West Side add Butler 5000
Mary e. Morrison to o L MCGEE
40 q sec "a Rockville $1,000.
] L MCGEE to Mary E Morrison
lots II & IL blk Is Rockville.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
HENRY'S TASK.

Henry, dear" said Mrs. New
bride to her husband the other morn
ing, Il wish, If it won't be too much
trouble. dear, that you'd bring me
home a yard of orange ribbon this
evening.
Il don't want it so very wide or SO
very narrow; something between an
inch and an inch and a half, or at
most an inch and three-Quarters, viii
be about right.
BE sure and get pretty shade OF
orange, dear; and I'd prefer it with
one side satin and the other gros.
grain, although all satin or all gros'
grain will do; but I think you can
easily get the other IL you look about
little; and be sure, dear. not to gel
picquet-edged ribbon. but one with
Just a plain corded edge; and dom
get a remnant; and don't get any
shade but orange; not a real vivit
orange. either, but a piece that vii
look well with pale green; and don
pay too much for It; and don't &c
red, or blue, or green, or pink b!
mistake. You won't forget, will you
dear? l must have the ribbon to
night"
Was 1t any wonder that when tn
dazed Henry came home he brough
three yards of sky.blue watered rib
bon, or that, when his wife saw 1t, sh'
sank into a chair and gasped out:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
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NO MORE C. 0. D. LIQUOR
Express Companies Need not Carry
Such Shipments to Kansas.
Judoe Pollock Revokes Former Or
der-common Carriers Under No
Obligation to Receive Goods

Kansas City, July Judge John c.
Pollock of the United States circuit
court, revoked the mandatory order
Friday morning compelling express
companies to carry c. o. d. liquor
and denied the temporary injunction
against the Wells.Fargu Express COM
pany and the Pacific Express company
asked by the Harvest-King Distilling
company.
All technicalities raised by the at
torneys for the complainants were
waived and Judge Pollock decided
the case pun ely on its merits. After
quoting several authorities the judge
said In his order:
at is clear that express companies
are under no obligation or duty In
common law to engage in c o. ID
carriage of goods, but that the obliga
ton imposed to collect the purchase
price of the article shipped Is an oD
legation that must rest in contract and
not in an obligation imposed by law.
Several express companies announ
ced, May Is, that they would no long
er carry C. o, D. liquor shipments
into Kansas, giving as their reasons
that public sentiment is opposed tc
such traffic in the face of the Kansas
prohibition law. The manager of one
of the express companies said thai
he had decided it was morally wrong
TO carry c, o, d, liquor shipments
even though it was permitted by the
Interstate commerce law.
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laps Working on Manila
F0rtifications are DISCHARGED.

Manila, l., July 8.-All Of the
Japanese working on the fortifca-
lions and around the Olongspo and
Cavite naval stations have been dis
charged, Including experts who have
been in the service for some years.
1t is asserted by officers stationed
here that the orders for this action
came direct from Washington, and
are peremptory.
When interviewed, Rear Admiral
Hemphill and other naval officers
denied that any extraordinary pre-
psrations were under way. Men who
have watched the situation here,
however, including those high In Of.
fetal life, believe, that Gen.
Wood and Rear Admiral Hemphill
are carrying out plans to put the
deienses OF Manila and the two I'm
portsnt nation stations In the Phil
ippine islands on "war basis"
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Emmett Dalton Paroled.

Leavenworth, Kan, July 7.-Emmet
Dalton, serving a life sentence in the
state penitentiary for participation In
the famous raid of the Dalton gang
Of desperadoes on Coffeyville, Kan,
was released on a temporary parole
Saturday afternoon to permit him to
70 to Kansas City to have an operation
performed on his arm, which was in
jured in the raid: Dalton went to
Topeka where he met his mother.
Dalton has served IA years.
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be made In the sewer outlet whereby
the gases from the city sewer would
not enter the building.
Respectfully,
MRS. j. R. JENKINS,
GLIB. MCFARLAND,
MRS. A. M. WILSON,
A. d. CULVER,
FRANK FL. CRowELL,
Chairman.
Mrs FLORENCE M. AUSTIN,
Secretary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11

One hundred American clergymen
are now in Paris, but we have our
doubts whether even that number will
constitute sufficient leaven Of right
eousness to leaven the whole loaf in
that famous city of frolicsome Satan.
What Paris needs as a counter agent,
says St Louis Republican, is about
half the population of Philadelphia
and the swap would help Philadelphia,
too.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
In Dramatic Form.

Little Red Riding Hood in drama
was different, however,
what great mouth you have,
grandma" she faltered.
"Oh, dear, yes" replied the wolf
THAT is so the playwright can put
more epigrams in it."
"And not the better to eat me up?'
quoth the child, shaking off the old
tradition but hardly.
BLESS you, no! Anyway, not as
long as the public taste demands the
happy ending."-Life
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Standards Sentence august 9

Chicago, July s.-The- attorneys for
the Standard Oil company Monday de
clined to submit any further evidences
in the investigation held on Saturday
by Judge lands In the United States
district court. Judge Lands then an
nounced that sentence win be passed
on the Standard OIL company Of In
diana. which was convicted Of usini
illegal railroad rates, on August 3.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Amateur Night.

Eva-That pretty coquette says she
has so many chaps proposing to her
that she considers the whole thing a
comedy.
Jack-Yes, and she is going to let
Reggy Lavender propose to her on
Friday night.
Eva-Friday night?
Jack-Yes; that Is always amateur
night, you know.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Modern Muse.

my dear. | have an order for a
pathetic story"
'And What shall you write about,
Bludyard?'
About $4,000 words. think they'll
stand for that many."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11

There are some fine prizes just now
being offered to the graduates and I'M
dergraduates Of American universities
and colleges for the best essays on a
number Of topics dealing with indus
try and commerce. And the gentlemen
offering the prizes have apparently nc
intention Of starting popular maya.
zine,
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hot In the 0zarks.

Springfield, Mo, July IA terrific
heat wave has prevailed In the Ozark
country for iorty-eight hours, and
thefe has been great suffering and
several prostratlons, though no ia
talitiss lave been reported. To-day
Thermometers registered from 90 to
06 degrees above zero. q
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Admiral BroWnson Retired.

Washington, July s.-Rear Admiral
Brownson, chief Of the bureau Of navi-
cation, was Monday retired on &C
count of age, but by direction of the
president, will continue at the head
Of the bureau. ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Heat Prostrates Three.

Higginsville, Mo-, July There
were three prostrations from the
heat here Friday. Mrs. ]. A. Watkins,
Mrs. S. M. Jones and Theodore Hader
were overcome on the street. 1t was
s5 degrees in the shade, the hottest
day this year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Injured By Gasoline.

Clinton, No., July 6.-While using
gasolinsin the basement Of his home,
Doctor 8. G. A. Ruby, 6scrstasy Of
the State Dental Board, and Ststp
Deputy Of ths N. ". A., was hurlsd
some dlstatqe b. = sxplolion.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
POOR HOUSE NEEDS.
Bates County Board Of Visitors
Condemns the Old StruC-
ture.
Makes Some Drastic Recon-.
mendati0nS.

uOlIuUNVbos
To the Honorable Judges OF the
County Court OF Bates Co., Mo.
GENTLEMEN:-The Board OF Coun.
ty Visitors OF this county beg leave
to submit the following report:
On our visit to the County Poor
Farm on July 3rd, we found muchto
condemn and little to commend.
The building is old, rotten. filthy,
not at all suitable for q public insti-
tuition. The furniture, with the ex-
ception OF one or two iron bedsteads,
is absolutely worthless, being old,
broken and worn out. The bedding
Is useful only as breeding place for
vermin, and we were assured they
made good use Of their opportunity.
There is not the least pretense OF
any sanitary arrangements aboutthe
building, showing how impossible 1t
Is for the matron to keep the house
clean and the inmates healthy. In
fact we found the poor house Of Bates
county q disgrace to our county, a
reproach to our citizens and stencil
In the nostrils OF every man or wo.
man with q spark Of humanity In
their breasts.
In view OF the arrangement and
condition Of the building we think
the matron is to be commended fol
the patience and care she evidently
gives the inmates.
We recommend that the old and
worthless building be removed and
modern fireproof structure OF suita
BILE material and size be erected t.
take It's place. That It have steam
heat, a system Of drainage and wate
works. That the furniture now II
the present. building be destroyed
and new be provided. That all bed
ding now on the premises be buEne'
and new secured. We suggest tn
purchase Of blankets In place ofquilt
or comforts at all times. That irol
} bedsteads BE- used exclusively. Tha
all the fuss be repaired immediately
That new priviss Be erected at ono
to take she place Of the old ones not
. I'm nee.
We suggest that the court abar
|. don its farming arrangement now !
, }nse, put all the land In grass, excep
such ss may b needed for vegetable
TO supply the institution.
On the same date We visited th
|. County jail. We found II clean an
veil cassd for, and would rsnsw on
lprsyious recommendation that
|. Nane y st1oAed on IL saSt seds
: 81 ul hending ioe ! htehs
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11

Most persons employed in the Vene-
tian glass industry begin to lose their
sight when they are between 40 and
so years Of age, and in a Short time
become blind. This blindness IL
caused by the excessive,heat and glare
from the furnaces.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11
Often enouoh,

Rich Aunt-You only visit me when
you want money.
spendthrift-WeIl, I couldn't come
much oftener, could I?-Harper's
Weekly.
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Touch Luck,

First Cannibal-What's the matter
with the kings face?
Second Cannibal-A side show was
wrecked here yesterday, and he tried
to eat the ossified man.-Cleveland
Leader.
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Glad "a See Them.

Maid-How is 1t, signora, that, al
though you receive a great number of
persons, all ugly, you always say that
you are glad to see them?
Eignofa-But 1t Is quite true. Do
yon think I should like to be blind?
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-07-11

The New York Herald reports that
there are $4,000 young Widows in
that city. What can be the matter
Are they unable to earn enough to
support husbands!