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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

only stopping place in the bowels-the
vermiform appendix-and there It
works away until 1t starts inilamma.
ton.
When the first physicians began to
realize the Geological importance Of
the appendix ia intestinal iniiamma.
ton. 1t was thought that seeds or 9th.
or offending material became lodged
therein, but many operations soon
proved the contrary. for ofttimcs no
foreign bodies were found In II. and
other abdominal operations often show
ed collections Ia the appendix that had
caused no trouble
Most Of the best physicians and the
ablcst surgeons are now convinced that
appendicitis Is caused by bad meat.
The disease, singularly enough. was
never heard of until Beef Trust meth.
DDS began to prevail In this country,
ana now II IL TO be found wherever
Beef Trust products have n sale.
According TO the United States GEN.
sns. 5.ll1 persons died from append.
citls In 1900. The disease was not even
mentioned In the United States census
report of lS00-ten years before--be-
cause there We're no cases and no
deaths. How Is that for the work of
the Reef Trust?
>AeNM
The Illinois Legislature will have to
investigate the Beef Trust.
~S
There were no deaths from appendI.
cltls recorded In the United States
census of 1880. Over 5000 deaths from
appendicitis were recorded In the
United States census of 1900. Tho
Beef Trust Is responsible for this dis.
ease. The London Lancet says that
borlc acid used In preserving meat
causes the trouble.
~S
The Reef Trust saturates Chicago
with stenches from its rendering es-
Establishments and glue factories. II
robs the people Of Chicago through its
control OF the price of the food they
eat and the leather they wear.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

made, and copy Is sent to every
member of the association. Thercupon
each manufacturer looks NJ the list OF
papers in the threatened State with
which he has the contracts described
above. And to each newspaper he
sends pcrcmptOry telegram calling
the publishers attention TO the obhga-
ions Of his contract, and commanding
him to 40 to work to dpfcnt the anti.
pntcnt-mediciue bill. In practice. this
organization works with smooth per
lection ana well.oiled accuracy to de-
feat the public health legislation
which is introduced 10y boards OF
henltlI In over Il score of States every
year.
Watch the daily newspapers when
ever II trust is being assailed aud see
how the advertising columns are load.
ed with glnring calls to partake Of
wonderful delicacies.
In this connection, and In the alb
sence of any reference to the "break.
fast delicacics" Of the Beef Trust
where there Is life. there Is soap.
The Trust press Of Chicago carefully
eliminates from the reports Of the Chi.
cago Health Department which It pub.
fishes. all reference to the condemna.
ton Of tubcrcular and cancerOus
cattle ut the Union Stock Yards. The
aim Of the Trust press Is to keep the
people In ignorance Of true. but awfui,
conditions which menace their health.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

no Cure u Cold in One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qulnine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If 1t
fails 10 cure. Il. w. GROVES sigma
tyre Is ON each boy. Pc
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12
people In ignorance of true. but awful
conditions which menace their health


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The Illinois Legislature should In.
vcstigatc the Beef Trust thoroughly
this winter.
Chicago Is the headquarters of this
ncfarlous Trust, and therefore Illinois
IL more Interested In the subject than
any other state.
That Is, Illinois ought to be more
Interested In the subject.
But while Kentucky and North Da.
kota aud Pennsylvania AMI Vermont
ana other states. through their pure
food departments. have adopted drastic
measures against the Beef Trust pol.
sons, Illinois has rested suplnc.
The Legislature can ascertain from
the pure food commissioners of Ken.
tucky ana North DAKOTA. what the
lawyers Of the Reef Trust promised to
do In those States, IL given another
chance.
The Legislature can also ascertain
what the Beef Trust IL not required to
do In Illinois.
Tuberculosis. cancer aud append.
clt!s. all directly traceable to Beef
Trust products. are on the Increase.
The new Government Inspection law
does nothing for the people Of Illinois.
IL tuberculosis any better for the
~ople this year than II was last year,
In another column will he found ex.
racts from the Health Department IN
,ual report and weekly bulletins. do
yuu think that In the face of these doe
lments and the facts they contain that
me city can refuse to continue the In
.pcctlon and condemnation of tubcr
ulosls aud cancerous cattle ut the
stock YardsI
How many concerns make fancy lard
cOr culinary use out OF hogs that die
II cholera?
How many thousands Of carcnscs
ave the city Inspectors condemned that
we're found hanging In coolers with the
tuberculosis trimmed out?
Where does nlI the meat that mr.
lives ut the Stock Yards ut night
one from?
How many condemned hogs nave been
sold as mess pork?
Ia II. or IL II not so. that some Of
he cattle condemned by city lnspcc
tors have been found with their whole
nsldes one mass Of corruption?
Ii II not true that the butchers NJ
the yards are afraid TO cut some cattle
or fear Of contracting contagion them
selves?
IL II true TINT many canned cattle
ire now killed outside the city and their
arcases shipped In with tumors nnd
aucers still attached;
Why do Kansas City and other
Joints ship their thberculous. lumpy.
lawed and cancer cattle to Chicago?
Why Is 1t that diseased cattle can.
not he shipped TO any point east of
Chicago?
Why Is II, aud by whose orders was
II that after the city inspectors had
condemned 10 lumpy-iawed cattle
that they were released?
by whose orders was II done?
Is there another city besides Chi
cago that will even allow lumpy.
lawed "critter" 10 enter II?
Is II not true that N st. Louis each
iumpy'jnwed beast means hne of
$500. and thar In Toronto. Canada, the
beast aud even its hide are destroyed?
.%cA
The Chicago Reef Trust house which
pleaded guilty In Pennsylvania to the
charge of selling poisonous ana adul-
tcratcd sausagcs, was fined on two
charges.
(cSA>
All pork for Germany Is examined
carefully for trlchlna before exporting
Pork for Great Britain Is never OK.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

The confidence of It's dcposltors Is
II great source OF strength To any bank.
The Merchants Loan and Trust
Company has built up large bank
Ing business owing Ia the confidence
of the dcposltors In its methods of
safe banking, which have enabled 1t To
Withstand every banking calamity
known 10 the history of this country
during the past fifty years.
The Merchants Loan ana Trust
Company was established In 1857 and
Is the oldest bank" IN Chicago. The
growth of this bank has been of Il
steady and permanent charac,cr. The
Capital and Surplus is SG,5o0,OOO The
Deposits are about SJO,OOO,OOO.
The Directors,
Cyrus II, Mccormick, Albert Keep,
Lambert Tree, Erskiuc VI. Phelps.
Moses j. Wentworth, EnoS NJ Barton,
ThieS !, Legens, Chuuncey Keep.
T.. II. Gary Clarence A. hurley,
John ). tunnels, L.. y. Hubert,
Orson Smith
invite the banking business of those
who desire the services of a strong,
progressive bank, equipped 10 transact
amy banking business for customers.
Northwest Corner Adams and Clark
Streets, Bank entrance la5 Adams
street.
Saving Deposltors receive per
cent interest Saving accounts
may be opened with $10O or
more
can or send for Booklets. I'm
formation for Saving neposltors'
and "lanking by Mall
Safe Deposit Vaults. Boxes, $500 upward.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12


pork. valued ut sl.S35 and NO FRESH
PORK WHATEVER. Germany protect.
her people from plague.
SeA
Why does the Beef Trust escape
It's just share Of taxes on Its pack.
ing p'antsr
Ee~
MIR Fed Chickens. \ correspondent
asks II milk Is proper food for chick.
ems. All authorities say not. No fowl
will live on fluid food. Chickens have
gizzards which alone proves that nature
Intends them To he eaters of grain and
other hard foods which, need crushing
Milk Is utterly unfit for poultry and Is
likely to give poultry what II gives to
numerous human beings -tubcrculosis.
MIX IL the food of calves and animals
born alive. But not of any animal that
IL Matched.
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The American people must put IN
end to the Beef Trust or suffer the
consequences of bad food.
@cA
II the Beef Trust Is so immaculate
why Is 1t that packers forming one sec.
ton Of 1t pleaded guilty In Pcnnsyl
vania to the charge Of selling impure
products and were fined; that another
set Of packers belonging to It are now
under Indictment In Lexington. Ken.
lucky. for the same oifcnsc: that the
Pure Food Commissioner of North Ia.
kota, In his report, openly names sew.
cral Chicago packers. AMI tells how
they adulterated food?
%CA
How many murders IL the Reef
Trust guilty Of In Chicago? How
many innocent people are killed every
year by tuberculosis ana cancer?
~eeA
Thanks to the Beef Trust methods
cancer numbered i,19l victims In Chi
cago In 1909. or 81 more than In 1904
an increase Of the rate per 10000 OF
population Of 2.o3 pcr cent.
The increase In deaths from cancer
In Chicago In 1905 over the average
for the decade ended In 1904 was lO.I
per cent, ana over the average rate o,
thu decade ended In 1874 was 81 pe,
cenr.
~
What fine figure some OF the beef
barons viii cut In Legislative lnyes-
tgatl0n!
Beef Trust apolOgsts say that most
OF the criticism of their methods Is
due to dramatic license" Il there
any dramatic license" In the condem.
:atlon Of over 100000 pounds of beef
containing tuberculosis In the short
space Of three months? Is there any
dramatic license" about official health
department reports?
<akesfsA
Russia would scorn a system OF GOV.
ernment inspection like the one which
has pleased the Beef Trust for SO many
years.
stA
The Beef Trust Is stll causing the
deaths of thousands of people by the
selling of diseased meat.
No matter what few experts"
found or what some business assoca.
TONS saw in their investigations"
the fact remains that the Beef Trust
Is still mt the old stand.
\ trust that will sell rotten, diseased
meat to people will not stop at any.
thing to deceive the public
Every day one reads In the daily pa,
pers about what some wise expert"
has to say about the awful untruths
told about the poor, innocent packers,
But the poor, innocent packers"
don't seem TO have any experts" writ,
Ing for the Bulletin of the Chicago
Health department, for in It's report
for the week ending July Z, 1906, it
Piles Cured In q to II Days.
pAXO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

Piles Cured In u to II Days.
PAXO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
Ing or Protruding piles in q to II days
or money refunded. Doc.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12
ssSM>

All pork for Germany Is examined
carefully for trlchlna before exporting
Fork for Great Britain Is never OK.
am!nod for trlchna.
Hence the following figures may be
interesting:
In 1904 Great Britain imported from
the United States 7,576450 pounds of
canned pork, valued at $77O,46S. and
l3,moG5l pounds of fresh pork, valued
Mt $1.2OOS55.
In 1904 Germany imported from the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

that inspection by the city Of all food
products Is Of untold value, not only
from a financial but from a sanitary
ana hygIenlc standpoint"
"The following will show how neces.
sary city inspection Is at the Union
Stock Yards:
"'Thc city meat inspectors have con.
demncd In the coolers and on the cut.
ting floors AFTER PASSING GOV.
EMINENT INSPECTION:
"125 cattle. cause. actinomycosls.
"07 cattle. cause. cmaclation.
"2i cattle, cause. tuberculosis. cvl.
dcncc OF disease having been trimmed
out.
40 cattle. cause. 'iowners.
"27 sheep. cause. pneumonia.
"0i hogs, cause, pyaemla ana tubcrcu.
losis.
"i7.120 pounds Of cut meats shipped
from 1t. Louis. Omaha. etc. for can.
ming. This meat was sour and Shiny"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

The Trust press Of Chicago carefully
eliminates from the reports of the Chi
cago Health Department which 1t pub
fishes, all reference to the condemna-
ton of tubercular and cancerous
cattle at the Union Stack Yards. The
aim of the Trust press - - keep the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

The discovery OF tons of rotten
canned goods ana dccayed material In.
tended for food In the possession OF
Chicago business houses. bears out the
Eagles declaration made some time
ngO that Chicago business associations
deplOred the attacks on the Beef Trust
because they were just rs guilty them
selves.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

The Beef Trust can poison the p'o,
pie; the railroad trusts slaughter the
people and the theatrical trust roast
the people. But the Milk Fed Press
views the situation with complacencr
because Of MIX Fed ads; transporta
ton courteslcs and theatrical passes
with the privilege Of getting acqualnt
cd with an actor or two.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

Some of the fellows who are ad.
vertising cattle cars. electric ears and
other wonderful improvements and
who offer the stock Of same for sale
at fabulously low figures, should he
looked after by the police. There are
too many Of them at large In Chicago
to-day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

What a fine figure some OF the beef
barons will cut In Legislative inves.
tigatlOn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

How many murders Ia the Reef
Trust guilty Of In Chicago? How
many innocent people are killed every
year by tuberculosis ana cancer!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

The following from the Bulletin of
the Health Department for month of
May: "rhe meat inspectors ut the
stockyards condemned and destroyed n
total of 4Sl,795 pounds Of beef, pork,
veal and mutton"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

The Chicago Beef Trust house which
pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania to the
charge of selling poisonous ana adul-
terated sausages, was fined on two
changes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12


The Reef Trust nas caused big
raise In the price of shoes. The al
legged beef trust controls incidental!
the domestic hide market. which Con
gress closed practically for the benefit
of the beef trust by clapping IL duty OF
Is per cent al valOrem on foreign
hides. The alleged beef trust, accord
Ing to Associated Press dispatches
now also controls the domestic tanning
industry. Hence the beef trust fixes
now the cost of the leather, the raw
material out OF which shoes are made,
and hence II controls both the prices
of shoes In the domestic market and
in the export shoe trade, built up ~
great expense by our shoe manufac
turers.
Furthermore, It is common knowl
edge that the domestic price of butter
eggs, butterlne, dressed poultry, tn,
grains, fruits, vegetables, apples, pota
toes and probably other foods IL regu
lated largely by the same trust of cor
porations.
This Is logical ana unavoidable N
present. 1t Is due In part to special
privileges of lower rates In the snip
ping. private refrigerator lines, i'm
mense grain elevators and cold-storage
plants scattered ut the strategic points
and In part, no doubt, to the sheer
brutal force OF unlimited millions OF
dollars; n power welded by u few per
sons whom society does not hold per
sonally responsible at present,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

1.-THE presence of sick or diseased
animal In slaughter house shcAd
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

Why does the Beef Trust cscap
its just share Of taxes on Its pacl
ing pants?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

Safe Deposit Vaults, Boxes, $500 upward
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

Beef Trust apologlsts say that most
or the criticism Of their methods Is
due to dramatic license" Is there
any dramatic license" In the condem.
:atlon of over 100000 pounds of beef
containing tuberculosis In the short
space Of three months? Is there any
dramatic license" about official health
department rpDortsp
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12
The illinois State Board Of Health
Hits Both Of Them Hard in
Circular.
Duty of the City Administration with
Regard to Meat Inspection Is
Very Plain.

place the establishment under suspicion
as one In which such animals are
slaughtered for human consumption.
Any unsound meat or carcass found In
a slaughter house or in market should
be assumed as being there for sale"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-01-12

During the week ending Sept. 8 the
few city meat inspectors at the Union
Stock Yards condemned and destroyed
SS,O63 pounds of meats. The food In.
spcctors In the 'loop district con.
denncd and destroyed 47,SG2 pounds
OF unfit fOodstufrs.
A million pounds OF bad meat sold
outside the loop district were eaten by
the people. No inspection.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
Hilton Children Claim That
Kerper Has Been
Tyrannous.
Liberty-Loving Juveniles
Petition Admiral
Baird.
Some Have Weakened and
Have Tried to With
draw.

Pupils Of the Hilton School viii con-
tribute to the lveiiness of the regular
Board Of Education meeting this after
neon, in that they have duly petiuoned
that body, in a protest several feet in
length, 20 remove JanitOr Kerper, whose
tyranny they describe as having become
unbearable. To what extent Kerper has
offended the Hberty-loving juveniles o.
East Washington is duly set forth in
the specifications, which. however, Ad-
miral Baird, president OF the board, de-
clined TO make public until after the
board meeting.
Il do not think there is anything in
the charges" said the admiral this
morning. THE petition is signed by a
number Of children who doubtless gave
the matter 10 thought. in fact L under
stand That a withdrawal of the petition
has already been received. signed by
many OF those who signed the original
The petition is said 10 have been
framed and signed by the protesting
children without the knowledge of Miss
Rawlings, their principal, or any other
school officials. It is probable, there
fore, that the withdrawal comes as a
result Of pedagOgic reproOf and effeC-
tive parental persuasion, individually
administered.
Members of the board dislike to dis
cuss the matter on the ground that
should too much publicity be given the
petition, IL may suggest similar eSCa-
pades among pupils OF other schools
The Hilton School is situated on Sixth
street, between = and c, northeast.
JanitOr kerper has been considered a
good officer and his side Of the question
IS entirely at variance with the various
allegations set forth by his aCcusers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
NAVY DEPARTMENT
CLERKS CHANGES
Appointments, Promotions,
and designations in Class
flied Service.

Changes in the classified service Of the
Navy Department were announced to-
day as follows:
Appointment-Bure OF Ordnance: c..
S Cunningham, by transfer. cOpyist, at
$40 per annum.
Promoticns-BureaU of Supplies and
Accounts; d. w. Johnson, from copyist
at $500. 10 clerk at Sl.O0G per annum;
John T, Thomas, from copyist al $40,
70 cOpylSt at 500 per aunum. II. +.
Kreitzer, from copyist at SS40 to copyist
at $500 per annum.
misunderstanding office: r
NJ. Rosa, clerk at S1.100 per anuum. Of
nCe OF Naval Intelligence. Miss Nanny
J.. Kuhlmann. translator at 81 400 per
annum. Bureau OF Supplies and Ac-
counts. r. Z. Cameron. COpyisl at $3.50
per annum; Chester NJ Reich, cOpvisU
at $500 per annum HydTOETaphiC Of
nee: j w Trolley, nautical expert at
$I,600 per alnum.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
FAMINE RELIEF TRANSPORT
TO SAIL UP YANGTSE- NANG

Consul General Rodgers at Shanghai
has requested that the army transport,
which is to carry 100000 worth of food
supplies for the famine sufferers in
China. shall proceed direct to Chinkiang
to deliver her cargo, This place is on
the Yangtse-K iang river within conven-
lent reach of the stricken districts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
Died

JONES-March q. 1907. after a lingering fls
ness, }. HARVEY JONES. aged twenty
two beloved son d annie r. and Frank
j Jones.
Funeral Friday, 2 p. M, from residence %
sister Mrs. r. n French. al5 II street
southwest.
Dear brother is sleeping so free from all
pain,
o wake not his sweet spirit 10 suffer again.
He slumbers so soundly . let him sleep on.
His sickness is ended and troubles an gone
O think how he suffered ana moaned without
pain.
In the long night hours soothed him IN
vain
TIL God in His mercy sent down from above
An angel that whispered a message % love.
by His Mother. annie +. Jones'
THE VACANT CHAIR
We shall meet ald We shall miss him
There viii be vacant chair.
we shall finger 10 caresE him.
while we breathe our fervent prayer.
by His Devoted Brother and Sisters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
VIII Be Put in Force.
FRIENDS URGE DR.. SHANkHAN
FOR VACANT FALL RIVER SEE

Friends Of Dr. Edmund Thomas
Shanahan, professor Of dogmatic the
oIogy in the Catholic University of
America, are interested in the report
that his name viii figure in the list of
those TO be sent to Rome for the va
cant see of Fall River. Mass DR.
Shanahan has gone to Boston for his
Easter vacation, and while there viii
attend the meeting Of bishops to be held
during Easter week DR.. Shanahan has
been affiliated with the Catholic Uni
versity since 1897.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
PREPARES LIST OF CASES
FOR THE SUPREME COURT

John r. Young, clerk Of the Supreme
Court of the District, has prepared for
the accommodation of the members of
the bar a pamphlet containing a list of
additional cases added to the trial cal
endar for the January and April terms
Of the Circuit Courts. The list contains
about 200 cases. copies of which may be
had on application at the clerks office
IN the City Hall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
SCHWAB HAS HIS TAxES
REDUCED A HALF MILLION

NEW YORK. March 81 Charles
NJ. schwab viii have to pay per-
sonaI taxes this year on an assess
ment of S429,0O0. although a resident Of
Pittshurg. His personality in this city
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FROM STREET RAILWAY CO.

Harriet Johnson today sued the Wash
ington Railway and Electric company
IN the courts tC recover $1,000 as dam
ages for alleged personal injuries She
explains TO the court she was injured
while alighting from a car on Nav g.
1905. Attorneys Forest and Bendheimer
are named as counsel for the plaintiff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
HUSBAND SUED FOR DIVORCE
FILES BILL AGAINST WIFE

Edgar II. Becker. who is being sued
by his wife. Mary z. Becker for abso-
lutte divorce on statutory grounds, to-
day fled his answer denying the charges
she makes against him. Mr.. Becker.
who is represented by W. l. Wilson.
filed a cross-biU in which he asks for
a divorce from his wife. and names
a correspondent in his petition
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27
ANOTHER FRENCH SHIP
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT

cHERBOURG, March 27.-Another
serious naval accident has occurred
here. The boiler on a torpedo boat at
the arsenal exploded. wounding many
persuns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-27

was assessed at 100000. He called on
Monday at the office of the tax depart
ment and brought with him an inven-
tory Of the furnishings of tie new
mouse ne has Quilt on Riverside Drive
horses ana carriages. automobiles. and
cther similar Personal property IN this
city owned by him.
The valuation shown in the inventory
and lists amounted 10 Sl29.0 GOO and the
assessment was reduced to that amount.