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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30
S1,000,000 FIRE
At BALDWIN W'KS
FOUR MEN WERE INJURED

PHILADELPHIA. PA. january 60
Fire. which started with an explosion
n tae paint shop destroyed ONE ou-
the section ~ the big Baldwin Locom0-
tive Works Tonight. ca;o!Nng O. loss Of
100000.
The DESTROYED hlilding is about 17J feet
long by l5o deep facing on Spring Garden
Street ANA Immediately adjoining tho
main office at the corner of Broad ana
Spring Garden Streets and the erecting
shops. smith shops and foundrics on the
south These buildings were threatened
with destruction. as We're others in the
rear OF tho destroyed building along
Spring Garden Street and on Fifteenth
Street and the entire fire department. was
called ont to tight the flames.
About 1ooo men were employed in tho
burned building. which was five stories
high.
THE fire was discovered in he east
end of tie buhdiug. adjoining the main
office building. when the workers Were
preparing to leave. and though tho
flames spread quickiv. aiI were able to
get out Safelv. shortly after the fire.
started the upper portion of the wall
ON spring Garden Street fell into the
street. and one fireman and three
workmen were caught hv the falling
bricks. but fortunately received only
slight injuries Tho firemcu. with tho
assistance OF thc fire patrol from the
plant. succeeded in getting tie flames
under control within am hour after the
fire was discovered.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works is the
largest Industrial plant iu the United
states. and employees $1,000 men iu this
city and nearly 10000 mem in depart
mcnts at Lewiston and other places.
John ~. Converse, president Of Burn
ham, williams q Company. which
operates the Baldwin plant. said that thc
loss would reach probably $1,000 600.
fully covered by insurance. Tho 1000
men employed in the burned building.
he said would be Immediately put 10
work in other departments. The nre. DE.
added. would not greatly hinder work. as
the departments destroyed are duplicated
in other parts Of tuc plant
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30
THAW'S FAMILY
AT LAST UNITED
Countess Of Yarmouth Chats
Pleasantly With Prisoners
Wife and With May Mac
Kenzie, the Actress.
Delmas Is III
With Cold.
NINE JURORS SWORN.

No. f-OEMlNo g. SMITH. retired
manufacture, No. 253 West One
Hundred and Eleventh Street.
No. 2-CHARLES n. FECkE. mana
ager OF a department Of the Gu
rsrd Steamship line; lives in No
6oi West One Hundred and Thirty
hfth Street
No. 3-GEORGE PFAFF. dealer in
hardware and machinery supplies
In No. t22 Centre Street. and lives
IN No. 617 West One Hundred and
Thirty eighth Street.
No. DAVID S. WALKER. real IS.
tate broker; thrty-four years Of
age and unmarried. He is a son
Of John Bribane Walker. and was
a friend Of Stanford White.
No. 5-HENRV c. HARNEN. MANAGER
OF a piano warehouse. iivino at
the corner Of Brook Avenue and
One Hundred and Thirty second
Street
No 6-jOHN s. DENNEE. TRAVELLING
freight agent. with headquarters in
New York He is thirev-eioht
years Of AGE, unmarried and ma
tive OF New Orleans. IA.
No l-MALCOLM s. FRASER. cloth
ing salesman. Of No. f42 West One
Hundred and Twenty eighth street.
NO. s-cHARLEs D. NEWTON. re-
tired, Of No. 267 West One Hun
dred and Thirty fourth Street.
No. 9-LOUtS HAAS, manaoinc AGENT
for wholesale candy n1anufactor,
NO. % Wooster Street and fivlno
at No. 127 West Ninety sixth
Street.
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Mrs. Thaw Wanted Southerners

MIS- 1haW Wanted SCutherner.
NEW NORII, January @a.-MrS.
William ThaW broke her ruIe Of
silence and Expressed unqualified
approval of the jury 80 far a. &C.
iccfcd To try her son. She saids
- ana simply delighted with the
Jury 80 far a. if has been chosen.
They appear to me to Dc highly tn-
tciiigrns and fair minded. Harry
viii not suffer with this Jury"
This statement was made at the
recess Of court To-day after nine
jury neu had becn chosen.
'irS. Ihase added.
'Ihc jury man selected this morn
inG tJohn -. Denneel ~ particularly
pleasing To- us"
- c~." said CIinord ". Hartr5dre.
ThuSs's counsel, "hc T. n Soufherucr.
aud ne ought fo make u good Juror
for Harry. Ne have every renxou
fn hr perfectly satisfied with him
aud. indccd. with ail the jur, rlrn.s
John -. Dcnnec. an agent for the
southern Halfway. wish Offices az
N". 80 broadway. - e native Of
Louisiana. thirtS-elght years Old and
unmarried fic lived in New Orleans
uii hc was twenty five yrnr- old.
and - the first Southerner 60 he ne-
ccptcd by tine state.
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The War Of Words at the
GridirOn Dinner is the
Sole Topic.
FORAKER GAINED
GREAT TRIUMPH
President Was So Angry lie
Could Scarcely Speak After
the Ohio Senator Had
Finished Severe
ly Lecturing
Him.

WASHINGTON. D. O.. Jauuary ea-It
is not often that a single object affords
tno topic Cor general gossip iu Washing
ton for as much as tvo days ar a time.
but TIE joint debate between tho rree.-
dent and Senator Foraker ~ The G-if-
iron club banquet Saturday night. ab.o-
iufely unique in history. was ass r,Yss
TIE prevailing subject or discussion. l..-.
to-day os IL vas ou yoyterisv Ts.
club. which has always succeeded .r -.-.-
venting the publication ~ speeches n.a6s
az the annual dinners b- the most die
tiA AgHlsnta men lu tho oourfr, b. -
uraliy trying 10 discourse. ,,,r,...-
llcitlon concerning the encounter he-v,oo,
resident Roosevelt ana the fighting ort,
senator and seeking 10 dlscrodft tre az
printed nave "'en
Ine story which was published iY r..
'''''S A'ispatcA this morning was +-,c
4H every particular. although l.lt,i,.- 81.
some details IT'S accuracy Was Ia. ''
today hy man who Was a a.eet 80
t'e dinner. and VINO a. first onio,..l ...s
Ter oeplorcd. tie incident
IT. WIS PLAIN after tire <resider. had
aPoAoh bNt few minutes that tr.-e
"o|-l pe clash. Tho audaelty os tb..
"t" aii''s or the President excited rno
applause az his hearers but they l,e,,.
tNat the fiery Senator from ohfo y-,..,l
i"t ailow 10 20 unanswered the sts7tli,,.,
statements Nj Roosevelt was making
w Hen Mr. Roosevelt sat down rre-.
was a round of hearty applause ava tl't
vas renewed when Samuel O. Blythe.
cores spondent OF the New York V-o--4
senator Foraker. who was seated not FAR
from the President
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"rhc success of the movement e."
raise S@Oo.00O for the new building OF
the ). ". 4. \. is at this crisis ab-o-
luteIy dependent upon the securing of "a
number of large subscriptions from in
diNiduaia and corporations In Rich
mOnd- Hut two days are left ia which
10 do this. and prompt action il neccs-
Sary.''-Stmte nent Of one Of campaiEn
managers HcStcrdHN.
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DYNAMITE EXPL0DES;
FOUR W0RKMEN DEAD

GATE CITY VA. January 2Q.-lsv
tho premature cNplosion Of "a blast ON
the South and Western Railway twelve
miles south OF here To-day four ltatia B
lahorcrs were killed. Their bodies We're
manglcd.
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Tho Confederate veterans v-o. hands
down before tr.. ..o,f,~.,,... ,.,....,,,,,- 80
'er ''
i'n i'F ''-h-ii -aAt night that body
voting uuauirlo1--. f- favor ~ tia e,,tr
.-,.o--. ...., ,..- ...
"'''.'' '7
e'' c'"a'' ''''n'd upon tho raising ~ an
equal sum hy tho veterans thern4aftos
The -e...t. mae --..-..s
~ '''-" ''
r. ..- f-...iips. offered as
substitute Joy ono proposed by Aide~rnas.
Sattorned who suggested 81 -oo ADD
'i'i" '''"e '.e ranks ot the
opposition 20 tic larger appropriation lr
.a-fa~inr Cor ta'o01 ,,o s..., e,,..-., .-.
fn.. e, ,-,r,o, .-o,,--r ,rr,,....,..- ..,-,,-
efsor-,arl. r,-,,-,.,,,.,f....
tnerr sef,... e.----,.t....r.- -,, -. -
rr.f.t- ., - ~. -- '''-
D. s....f.. j.. =, '-'-'3
y.o-.r1 D., ..tt .'.- q, iAo o"ef"f' q
was based grC, tr. r..,,-.,',- q. .''i =
rno --f-....... ,....-..... ''' 1i,N OF
r4rorfsfre5 .t.+ ,f,. r-t /, ''',i i' "h y
r.e faF rot raS f.lr o. -e,-.... .'i.. ~
f..o -..ef- a.-4 rr., ,.... az ''
f.krf a-a v.t.., az
heard Colonel ro.-. " .''
James " f,..f ana ,r. r-,.-.- .''' 'ii
ior ne to rr. ef+.,.r-o- I
what ot.e~ rftf.r IA 49,. %
ferf7tnr,.-. ,f -.,,..i,,-, .-....,
ra-r~o- 1.s h.- A. - -
o. ar-.o 2. -tc ,..r7 .-..,.-. ''-
was "a ufo~,,.,e ,.r-,..-.. e.. ,.. - ~ -
srovtr.- .o-.r..si,...t,- +r. 49,. r' '''lr
~ vet foraofr.- hon 80 ft,tt --" e.
Mt Boyd ana Colonel Gordon made
'oi 'o'Hi appeals ~ the committee the
tt'er i.adins detailed statement ~
t.N requirements ~ the CITY, and co-.-
- fra
tfrFs made hy other cities IIe went
ofer the situation iu detail and con-
''nced tho committee that al the figures
were conservative.
When Mr. Phillips had offered his sub
sutute Mr.. Mann arose. and with eli-
dent feeling. stated that he had been
deeply Impressed hv thc facts ana sta-
tistics presented. and that his former
action was based uuou IL lack of fun
Information lie thought tic reunion
committee was entitled 10 every cent.
ana more and he regretted that the clty
was rot able. tn view 81 other demands
Nnou ir. to make the sum $4,000.
Mr. Satterfield followed in the same
iin". and moved 20 make the recommen-
naton unanimous. motion which Al
dcrman Masurier promptly seconded.
TNer" was handshaking and congrat-
n.atiou All around. and the meeting
closed most happily
Ine "aopiloH or t!.e conference Teport
hr the Council is foreEone conclusion.
heing merely a necessary form. IL is
likely that that BODY will so amend
the ordinance approprlaung tho money
Ns 10 90 u Witnout any conditions
Whatever atiacncd-
Annual Hearing.
Tho Committee ON Finance closed a
strenuous days work shorty after IL
o'clock last night when % gave the usual
annual hcarloe- 20 tine various private and
semi public eIecmosyuarv institutions
Of the city and 10 several other ap-
pucants for appropr in the am
nual budget
I'm addition to the charitable bcucvo-
lent and humane institutions. q hearing
was given TO representatives OF the
Richmond Lignt Infantry Blues Battal-
ION and tlo association connected there
with. Who appealed to the city for an
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PROPOSITION FOR
ARMORY FOR BLUES
Finance Committee Gives Hear
ing to Representatives of
Various Institutions.
Proposed Improve
ments in
Fulton.
MONEY RAISED FOR
VETERANS REUNION

The s25 900 fund nov being raised
20 meet the expenses OF the Confeder-
ate Reunion, which begins In this city
May 30th. yesterday took q Sf2o Jump
upwards. as the follow nq subscriptions
we're received:
Nlreinis-Nortn Carolina Whesl
company .--...... 20
Continental stove Comply. 100
Prev ously reported ---..-...-.-.. ,. .oss
Total Observation-Disclosures. 50. .Oss
The old soldiers are stu far from
having the sum they need. but they are
working unfaiterinaiy 20 land it. and
hope 20 see success crown their e.
forts in the course o. a fe~ weeks.
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Fcn other places iu Richmond presented
the busy appearance of .uc A. a. a. A.
headquarters iu the Shafer building yos-
terday. Throuehogt the day "a constant
stream ~ calcrs werc ln 60 express s.n-
stantil interest in the campaign. somr
~ them leaving cash in addition to pr,-
Nio.s slh-rrIpt
Tue attention OF tho City f~ ON tNo
halctu board at headquarters. VNi.I
Yesterday afternoon reported total %
$3.50 luO Tho campaign has hut t01
days to run. and tho workers are hc..f.-
in- nor" than apprrnen~ive. aithaasN
experienced mon express a. confidence iI
tsr citizcns of Richmond and n trcr
nual ability to carr through amy gnder-
taking tnry take iutp tcir hands llcN-
mond has committed f~-s fo fl~ 81.
o.. a. campaign. f~aduE ct'znr~ hst.
madc subscriptions contingent unou tae
necessary amount being entirely eun-
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Foraker Eager.

VI ahCA Lager.
Mr. Foraker responded without 4te
shsntest hesitation. lie plunged into his
speech without any prelininaries ana ir
I'VE minutes his audience was breathless-
~ listening 10 his most pointed and direct
repiy To the speech Mr.. Roosevelt had
made.
It was plain 10 All near the Presi-
dent that Mr.. Roosevelt had not EXPECT
I'd that Senator Foraker would make a
reply 10 the attack upon him AS the
Ohioan progressed. Mr.. Roosevelt became
somewhat excited and then grew angr,
twice DE tried to interrupt for the pur-
pose Of making some reply TO state
ments OF Senator Foraker but the an
plause was so grcat hc could not gain
a hearing.
The fact that 80 President az the
United states could not make himself
heard when hc wanted 90 speak was
enough Of itself TO make the incident
sensational
President HooscNclt's speech ,yas a
condensation of his Japanese message
and The Brow usviila message" said this
guest. with clSi0us citations from his
annual message to Congress AT the OPEN
ing Of the session ir December There
Was nothing now or startling I'm aN this.
and most OF nis auditors uere able IN
check off sis points i'm advance. How
ever, toward .th" close. Mr. Roosevelt
ycercd around and touched up tho Sen
ate. lie laid aside his soft gloves He
laid special stress upon the brownsville
case ana dis'laiufuliy alluded To the
academic discussions that had taken
place iu that body. fie was striking at
Senator Foraker then. Afterwards no
raped J. Pierpout Morgan and Henry
d. Rogers the Vicc-prcsidcut Of the
standard OH Company. Looking squaroly
at them. he sounded what was intended
to he q warning that they and other
men representative " Wall Street should
not undertake TO block the reforms he
had set iu motion and still had in con-
temptation.
Slap at Morgan.
He declared IL WAS well for them that
the reforms were being put through bv
the forces OF conservatism. for other
wise tho mob. the mob, the mob spirit
might become crowned and plutocracv
would be shown no mercy or considcr-
tion. Morgan and Rogers flushed deeply
while other guests squirmed in their
CONTINUED on Eighth Pagc)
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Much Work to BE Done.

About FORTY tHu.eanI r.uans to nr
risol. however a,d thcrc aro only TWO
dave tr trc time im,t fr Richmond docs
NOT want to hr the dr-t failure iu The list
of now. hu,airg campaigns conducted hv
tne international A. g. A. officials.
t.erc mHsf he 20 widespread outpourIn,,
off .citz.re fp-oaN and tomorrow to a--
eiet u t.r active work OF tho campaien
"nd prompt coming forward OF those
who n1f. NOT yet subscribed. as it viii
uDw he impossible to rcaob au these u..r-
SONS uv personal canvass
y iHf-e number of additional solicitors
.lu h. u-rI. Hud active men OF sU lines
of business 1rc Invited hv the nauas.-
mont of tnc campaign Co give to-day and
Continued on Eigath Pagel
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Grand total .... SO. .365. 90 500. 400. .35
Membership Committee, J. D. Leckv.
general chairman:
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reports made yesterday by the chair
men OF the Young Business Mems and
Membership Committees. and the
standing Of the teams.
Toung Busi ness Mems Committee
~ o. Sins. general chairman:
Nectarlz AZ T-4.t
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Critical Stage in y. NJ. c. \.
Campaign for New Building
Has Been Reached.
OPINION OF THE LEADERS
Y. Nj. c. A NEW
BUILDING FUND

Previously acknowledged $3.50. sf45.O92
Citizens Committee ......... $3.50
Young Business Mems Commit
tee ......-. ........... ....... s.365
Membership Committee ...... 1.f07
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Slap at Morgan.

CONTINUED on Eighth Pagc.)
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ScAahuued on Third Pasel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
A Game Played In Boston.

Future historians of Boston will de- vote appropriate space, l trust to the following incident, related to me, says the "Clerk of the Day. In the Boston Transcript, by one who vouches for It's truth
 At a certain gilded bar there arrived the other morning q dlgnitary from the rural glades. Glass of cider" said he, and then. having swallowed the same what time Is 1t"
 Ten minutes of g.
 "All right; another glass of cider. Say, seen a man looking for me? I'm Jenkins. Anybody asked for me?'
 "No, nobody. Why?'
 Well, yesterday, a man came up to me. Never seen him before 8 fur's knew; but he had my name right-knew my old folks. too, back home Borrowed $50. Said he'd meet me here at g o'clock an pay up. I'll have another glass of cider"
 Sorry, old man. but I guess you're
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veys merely critical inspection, fin a sense, a sort of moral cudgel held over the teaching force of a county or city. where by 1t will be compelled to do it's duty. There is a certain amount of truth in this attitude, but 'tis only a half-view Ade- quate supervision also involves the im- parting of assistance and aid. Our teach CTS not only need oversight, but skilled advice to surmount the many obstacles which daily confront them, and we are demanding that the officer provided for this purpose shall be competent to give 1t.
 And how shall a man advise concern ing that of which he knows nothing? How can he lead other feet over road he has never trod?
 If you desired to erect a building would you not select an architect, one skilled and proficient In his profession, to direct its construction, would you employ d man chosen simply because he was n good fellow?" You would not entrust your wood and stone to such incompe- tence, but, strange paradox, turn over the training of your children's most contain "the light divine" to one similar ly unslSilled and untarined.
 And realizing the need of action to pre- vent recurrence of such error the think ing people of the state are hoping that the coming legislature will add another leaf to the laurel wreath which it Is en- titled to wear for it's assistance to the cause of education by passing the county supervision bill under discussion
 But should it be rejected, we can com fort ourselves with the knowledge that the day will come when a measure pro- vding efficient direction for our rural schools will be a law.
 For Alabama Is aroused, determined that she will have an educational system commensurate with her dignity as a state. She has given her wealth lavishly for that purpose and when the results are not what they should be from such liberalty sine Is going to ask the stern question, "why?"
 And when eventually she becomes unit edly aware of this and other weak spots in her educational chain she will not
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highest grade granted to teachers of the state. He shall not engage in any other profession or occupation during his term of office"
 Maryland has a county examiner in- stead of county superintendent and she demands that "he shall devote his whole time to public school business"
 Georgia qualifications: 'The several ap- plicants shall be examined Questions fur nished by state school commissioner upon the subjects taught in the common schools the science and theory of teach ing, school government and such other subjects as the state school commissioner may deem proper"
 Ohio also does not have county super intendents. In their places is "a county board of examiners to consist of three competent persons to be appointed for three years by the probate judge" They must possess the following qualified tions: Two members shall have had at least two years experience as teachers and shall have been within five years actual teachers In properly recognized schools"
 Tennessee qualifications: He shall be a person of literary and scientific attain ments and of skill in the theory and att of teaching, and shall, before each cleo tion, file a certificate of qualification, given by the state board of education"
 Arkansas qualifications: "The county court of each county shall at the first term thereof after each election appoint in each county one county examiner, such examiner to be of high moral character and scholastic atalnments, and all county examiners shall be required before enter ing upon the duties of their offices to stand the same examination as is re- quired of the teachers who secure first grade licenses.
 Utah qualifications: 'He shall be the holder of a valid certificate not lower than the grammar grade
 Indana's county supervision law is re- garded as one of the best in the United States, and she requires that ito be eli- gible to the office of county superinten- dent one must hold a thirty-six months state common school license, a sixty months license. The county superintend- ent is elected by the township trustees, the county auditor having a right to vote in case of a tie."
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Comparisons are said to be 'odious," ing indeed to assert that they are not sal utary.
 Therefore, it might be both interesting and instructive to pause midst the melee of approval and protest, clustering round an apparently necessary and desirable bill which requires qualifications of county superintendents and is now pending in each branch of the legislature and ascer- tain how many states have similar meas- ures.
 How many demand that their county superintendents shall be professionally qualified, or entrust this important dl- vision of their efficient educational sys- tenn to the direction of men chosen solely for "political' popularity?
 How many likewise appoint them, thereby suffering the thousand and one evils which some are predicting will inev- itably follow such manner of selection?
 This desired information may be easily found in the digest of school laws con- tained in the report of the commissioner of education.
 Glancing first at Connecticut, long re- nowned for her splendid system of schools, we find that she demands of the officer under discussion the following qualifications: "No person shall be eligi- ble for appointment who has not had at least five years successful experience as a teacher or superintendent or who does not hold a certificate of approval by the state board of education"
 New Jersey qualifications: "No person shall be appointed as county superintend- ent of schools unless he shall hold a state teachers certificate"
 Pennsylvania qualifications: "The school directors of the several districts in each county shall meet in convention at the county seat every three years and select one person of literary and scientific at tainments College diploma, state or local certificate) and of three years experience in the art of teaching, and of good moral character, as county superintendent for three succeeding years.
 Delaware qualifications: 'He must have had at least twenty months experience as a teacher, must be a graduate of some reputable college or normal school, or else hold an unexpired certificate of the
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finger over words or alarming prophecies,

finger over words or alarming prophecies, but decidedly remedy them.
 But now 'tis politics. An. politcsl
 On the one hand we are told that the inefficienoy of the office 1t Is is due to politics. "The present system Is purely political. The superintendent is a self nominated politician"
 We are informed on the other hand, that the passage of the bill under con sderation, which we proudly hoped would eliminate this most undesirable condition, will cause our educational department to become "sodden with politics"
 Politics in front of us and politics be- hind us, and if we stand between this modern Scplla and Charybdis. with no escape. then we pray thee, oh! Just aui compassionate solons, to bestow upon US the lesser of the two evils.
 We have had politics and good fellow ship" for many years. Their results are painfully apparent.
 Greenville Ala.
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stuck. That man won't come around. He's a bunco steerer."
 Bet you slo he'll be here by o'clock"
 "I'll go you"
 Here's the money. Give me another glass of cider"
 And then. to the barkeeper's horror and consternaton, in walked stranger who exclaimed: Hello, MT Jenkinsl Good as my word. ain't it? Here's the fifty you lent me. Thanks for the favor"
 Thus was an innocent barkeeper done out of Si0 by a pair of ingenious oper- ators. Police take noticel