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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-15
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW

ATTORNEYSsAT LAW
MARRIAGE AND PROBATE LAWS A SPE-
ciaIty No fee without success. E. p
MoREY, 52l stnson blk. cor. Sd and Spring
Phone 671S. Open evenings.
]. MARION BROOKS. ex-U. S. Atty. 142 s.
isdw office evenings notary. Home A1SS2
R. j. ADCoCK, ATTORNEY,
307 BULLARD BLOCK.
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Building Permits

| Following the permits issued from the
| office of the chief inspector of buildings on
Wednesday and classified according to wards:
Permits Value
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SPECIAL NOTICES

GENUINE PANAMAS S1.5O.
We remodel your old Panama Stetson
hat absolutely good new for $780, FLICK
ER HAT WORKS. 21S Franklin street, oppo-
site Hamburger's. and 316 West Seventh st
NINE. BEST. MAGNETIC HEALER; NO
drugs medicine: sick and afflicted earnest-
ly requested to call Suite 21-22. 534M S.
BROADWAY. 10 to 20 a. M, to p. m
1000 NICELY PRINTED BUSINESS CARDS.
s1.6o. in boxes; other printing in proportion.
Z. ]. ELSON CO., 1211a South Broadway
CLEAN WATCH. 5OC: MAIN SPRINGS, SOC.
Warranted. Old gold 81 pvt 451 S. MAIN.
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LOST AND FOUND

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LOsT-A COLLIE DOG. RED EARS. RED
SPOT on his breast Reward If returned to
j. S DUNCOM, r. f. d. No. d. Los An
geles.
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Everything you want you will find in the
classified page-a modern encyclopedia. One
cent word.
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GROCERIES

A. S. FIRsICH's GROCERY, FORMERLY AT
s2S w. Fifth street. is now located at 634 w.
PICo ST. Goods always the best at right
Prices. Prosapt delivery. Both phones.
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LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE
Bank Stocko

Official sales-1o National Bank of Com
merce at 120; L. A. Athletic Club at 10h; 10
Associated OIL at aoh; 20 do at aO1s Is. 800.
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Beach property-ooean Park

FOR sALE-i2e HART AVE. LOT. CORNER
1ro,,.vr,av hoard PENTHOUSE, gas, water ETC.,
si7on. worth s250O sIDDALL. Copp bldg
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PIANOS

PIANOS SOLr ON EASY PAYMENTS
Pianos rented at low rates. A. q. GARD
NER PIANO HOUSE. Ltd. 11s Winston Sc
Tel Black 2221 Home Fs1ss
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THE OCCIDENTAL MATRIMONIAL BU-
feau is sincere and reliable; large and select
Jlist; call or write for information. NJ
Z DEAN, 5031s S. FIGUEROA ST.
LADIES-DR LaFRANCo'S COMPOUND;
safe. speedy regulator; 20 cents. Druggists or
mail. Booklet free. DIR. LaFRANCO. Phila-
oelphia, Pa
DOLLAR FIFTY HAT STORE. 5l9 s Main.
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AND GLOVE MAKERS

assortment. Umbrellas recovered and made
to order III W. Fourth st.. new Hellman
building.
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PALMlSTS AND MEDIUMS
DR.. GREEN, CLAIRVOYANT, BUSINESS
medium. gives life readings daily; test cir
cles Wednesday eve., O'Clock. Csc. ROOM
49, 119h S. SPRING ST.
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PERSONALS

LADIES-ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR CHI
chester's pills, the Diamond brand; for Is
years known as best, safest. always reliable.
Buy of your druggist; take no other. Chiches-
ter's Diamond brand pills are sold by drug
gists everywhere.
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BICYCLES

WANTED = ALI THE sEcoND a1ND
wheels We can set; bring them in; we will
buy them WATTS CYCLERY, 1919 w.
Pico.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1907-08-01

Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hubba
Oh Germantown, Pa, who are being
entertained as guests at the Spauld.
Ing summer home.
MT. and Mrs. j. s. Pratt of Auburn
Ne, are visiting their daughter Mrs
n. X. Thornton and her son. II. r. Jr-
VINO are summering at the Bibber cot.
tage. Wv
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Cobb with
tneir son, Ralph l.. and Mrs. Cobb Of
Auburn, came here a week ago Sun.
day to spend two weeks at the A. A.
Young cottage. The family made the
entire trip from Auburn in their auto
mobile, coming by the way of Bruns-
wick. AS guests Of the Cobbs last
week were Mrs. Sidney Daley and
Mrs. F. b. Shackford Of Poland, Ne.
Mrs. Media Thornton, who was for
merly missionary to Alaska, with her
son, Harrison, have been the guests
OF Mrs. F.. o. Watson at their beautf-
ful cottage near the boat landing.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Clark and Miss
Anne Clark Of Brookline, Mass. are
spending the summer at the Spauld-
ing cottage at Ash Point. Charles joy
OF Springfield, Mass, who has been
here for the past two weeks, returned
to his home on Sunday last after
spending a most enjoyable outing.
The young people of the Auburn
colony and on Harpswell Neck are to
give an opera about the middle of
August. II Is to be conducted by Mrs.
w. A. McCandless Of the colony.
Mrs. r. J. Kennedy and daughter,
Mrs. c. F. Gay, and her two children
OF Tampa, Fla, are visiting Mr.. Gays
sister. Mrs. J. A. Peterson, and father
Mr.. Charles Gay, who are summering
at the "Hillsborough" on Hurricane
Ridge. Mrs. Kennedy Is on her first
visit to Harpswell and Is very much
pleased with the beautiful scenery
here and around Casco Bay.
Richmond Watson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. o. Watson. Is rapidly recover
ing from the severe cut he received
from broken glass while I'm bathing
last week. The cut was Of a serious
nature, but Is now rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Fernald with
children, Florence Elizabeth and Le-
land Hoyt, Of Newtonville. Mass, with
Mrs. r. T.. Hoyt Of Lewiston, returned
to their homes after spending a vaca-
tion Of one months duration at the
Bibber cottage. Mrs. Fernald's sister.
Miss Claude Hoyt of Lewiston. will
return to Newtonville to spend the
next month in Massachusetts,. Gen.
r. l.. Hoyt was here on a short visit
over Wednesday of last week. Tho
family will not return here again this
season, but next year have the cottage
engaged for the month OF August.
They spent a delightful vacation here
this year, having many guests while
here.
Miss Marion Holmes Of Maiden,
Mass. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. M.
NJ. Holmes. was I'm Boston last week.
She returned home Friday to speno
Continued on Page 81
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Plenty Of amusements. dancing, etc One OF
the Dest chefs in New England. Rates and
booklets floor plans etc. on application.

times faultless. She was finely &C.
companied on the piano by her sis.
ter, Miss Doyle. The children's cho-
rus, You're Grand Old Flag" was
most enthusiastically received. Their
voices blended finely and showed re-
suits OF careful preparation. All
were dressed in white and carried the
national colors. Miss Grace Manning
OF Newton. Mass, acquitted herself
most admirably in her two solos on
the piano and she was obliged to re-
spond to each number. Her work
proved her ability as a musician of
great promise. The concert In every
way was great success and reflects
great credit to Mrs. Winifred II. Cum
ningham and the other ladies who
were in charge. The house Field
Day fund is enriched $1,000, the pro-
ceeds being for this purpose.
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SOUTH HARPSWElL.
MUCH GAiETY AT THIS GREAT
RESORT OF THE BAY.
harpsweII Yacht Club Open Its Room
to Members on SATURDAY..

HarpsweII Yacht Club Open Its Room
to Members on Saturday.
Members Of the Harpswen Yacht
Club held the opening OF their rooms
Tor the season on Saturday last. The
room Is finished with a green effect
and the red and white hangings. to
gether with the new mission furniture
make a cozy as well as appropriate
place for the members. Flags OF
different nations are artiscally de-
corated around the room. The first
sailing trip was held I'm the afternoon,
the course being around Sand Island
buoy, theE returning to port through
Mark Island passage and I'm around
Potts Point. The yachts taking part
In the run were the "Sheerwater," !"
owned by l.. n. Spaulding. commodore
OF the club; Constance H. Mr.. J. p.
Thomas: ''Disa," Mr.. G.. A. Bracket.
and 'Tris," owned by Miss A. r. Pack
ard. Tea was served after the run
and the day pleasantly spent with
music. Among the guests noticed were
Commander and Mrs. Robert f.
Peary. commander Peary receiving
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hazen House of
Knoxville. Tenn, Miss Eleanor Barta
OF winchester.
William 8. Grant is visiting friends
at Ash Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hubbs OF Ger.
mantown, Pa, have been spending the
past week with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Sherman. They returned home on
Monday last. Mr.. Sherman Is Vice
Comodore Of the HarpsweI1 Yacht
Club.
Rev. c. r. Parsons. presiding elder
of the Lewiston district, is visiting al
the Bibber cottage on Hurricane
Ridge.
A delightful coffee was given by
Miss Helen Spaulding at the summer
home of her parents at Ash Cove
Point on Friday morning last In hono'
Of Miss Eleanor Barta Of Winchester
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t"S%r""' PORTLAND MAINE THURSDAY. AUGUST I. 1907
ROSE FROM cHeseAeuE
NJ. ]. Messer.

We stood upon the old stone pier.
All in the misty weather.
Waiting the steamers toot to hear.
Hall sad. ha.f gay. together.
when Ola. little brown-eyed maid.
II can't tell why. to save me.)
Stepped up. by sudden impulse swayed.
And wild rose shyly gave me.
i placed It in my button hole.
The steamer shrieked and spluttered.
And saddened feeling Allied my soul.
As the kerehiefs waved and futtered
Chebeague hath memory gems galore
And long they win ensiave me.
But there's never one to please me more
Than the rose viola gave me.
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Inc newest and finest hotel in Casco Bay. Complete
every S deta OF modern appointment and appliance
wood floors and rugs All chamber furniture of the best
weatheIed oak finish iron beds with National springs and
na and te mattresses Aceylene gas 100 foot veranda
facing the Bay and beach Finest bathing beach in Casco
all on our own private grounds only 500 feet from
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-06-29
CHAPTER XVIII.
A DANGEROUS Pause.

l took train for my friend Sandys'
country place near Cleveland. forbid
ding Woodruff of Burbank or my sec
retaries to communicate with me.
Sandys had no interest in politics
his fortune was In real estate, and,
therefore. did not tempt or force him
into relations with political machines.
Early in the morning after my ar
rival ! got away from the others and,
with stag-hound who remembered
me with favor from my past visit,
struck into woods that had never been
despoiled by man. AS l tramped on
and on, my mind seemed to revive, and
tried to take up the plots and
schemes that had been all-important
yesterday. But | could not Instead,
as any sane man must when he and
nature are alone and face to face,
fell to marveling that l could burn up
myself, the best of me, the best years
of my one life. in such a. fever OF
folly and fraud as this political career
of mine | seemed to be In a lucid
interval between paroxysms of in
sanity | reviewed the men and things
of my world as one recalls the abb
surd and repellent visions of a night
mare | shrank from passing from
this mood of wakefulness and reason
back into the unreal realities of what
had for years been my all-in-all.
wandered hour after hour, sometimes
imagining that ! was flying from the
life | loathed, again that somewhere
in those cool green, golden-lighted
mazes / should tind-my lost youth,
and her. For, how could | think of
1t without thinking of her also? 1t
had been lighted by her: it had gone
with her; IL lived in memory, Hum
ined by her
The beautiful, beautiful world-that-
oughtto-be' The hideous, the horri-
BILE world that is
did not return to the house until
away tomorrow morning" ] announc-
ed after dinner For | felt that. If I
did not fly at once, should lose all
heart for the task which must be fin
ished
Why" protested Sandys, you
came to stay until we all started with
you for st Louis"
Il must go repeated. I did not
care to invent an excuse; | could not
give the reason. Had l followed my
impulse, | should have gone at once,
that night.
BY noon the next day | had again
thrown myself into the vexed polit
ical ocean whose incessant buffetings
give the swimmers small chance to
think OF anything beyond the next
oncoming wave.
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When saw Burbank he took me
graeiously by the hand Il thank you,
Harvey" he said. "for your aid in this
glorious victory Of the people"
| did not realize then that his van.
ity was of the kind which can in an
instant spring into redwood colossus
from the shriyeled stalk to which the
last glare Of truth has wilted it. Still
his. words and manner Jared on me
AsAour eyes met, something in mine
perhaps something he imagined he
saw-made him frown in the majesty
OF offended pose Then his timidity
took fright and he said apologetic-
ally: How can | repay you? After
all, 1t is your victory"
| protested
Then ours" said he. Yours, for
u.s."
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governor For instance. he got after
the monopolists and the cost of living
is 20 per cent. lower in Indiana than
just across the line in Ohio
Then | should say that all the
large interests In the country would
line up against him." said l.
Every one" said Merriweather.
and an expression of understanding
fitted across his face He went on:
But it amt much use talking about
him. He couldn't get the nomina-
tion-at least, 1t wouldn't be easy to
get it for him"
81 suppose not" said |. That's a
job for a first-class man-and they're
rare" And | shook hands with him.
About week later he returned, and
tried to make a report to me- But
sent him away, treating him very
formally. | appreciated that being an
experienced and capable man, he
Knew the wisdom of getting intimate
ly ia touch with his real employer;
but. as | had my incompatible Wood
ruff better far than | at the rough
work of politics. there was no neees.
sity for my entangling myself Mer-
riweather went to Woodruff and
Woodruff reported to ne-Scarbor-
ough's friends in Indianapolis all
agreed that he did not want the nom
nation and would not have it.
I'VE must force it on him." said |.
I'VE must have Scarborough.
Immediately after Burbanks nom
nation, Goodrich concentrated upon
nominating Judge Simpson He had
three weeks. and he worked hard and
we'll | think he overdid it in the edi-
torials in our party organs under his
influence in New York, Boston and
other eastern cities-never a day
without lugubrious screeds on the dis
nal outlook for Burbank if the other
party should put up Simpson But his
Simpson editorials in big opposition
papers undoubtedly produced effect.
set for De Milt and his bureau OF I'M
foreground publicity the task of show
ing up. as far as it was prudent to
expose intimate politics to the public,
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trained with the opposition He's
full-fedged graduate OF the Indiana
school OF politics and that's the best.
It's all craft there-they hate to give
up money, and don't use it except as
a last resort"
He brought in his man-Merri-
weather by name. | liked the first
look at him-keen. cynical, Indifferent.
He had evidently sat in so many
games or chance or all kinds tnat play
reused in him only the ice-cold pas
sion Of the purely professional
There's been nothing doing in our
state Tor the last two or three years
at least nothing in my line" said he.
"A rank outsider, Scarborough
/ nodded Yes, l know him. He
came into the senate from your state
two years ago"
Well. he's built up machine OF
his own and runs things to suit him
self"
Il thought he wasn't politician. .
said l.
Merriweather's bony face showed
faint grin. THE best ever" said he.
HE put the profession out OF bust
ness, without its costing him a cent.
I've got tired of waiting for him to
blow over"
Tired-and hungry, thought.
After half an hour of pumping / sent
him away OBTAINING Woodruff. What
does he really think of Rundle?" 1
asked
Says he hasn't the ghost of
chance-that Scarborough, control
the Indiana delegation and that Scar
borough has no more use for lunatics
than for grafters."
This was not encouraging. l called
Merriweather back. why don't you
people nominate Scarborough at st.
LOUISE" said l.
Behind his surface Of attention, I
saw his mind travelling at lightning
speed in search of my hidden purpose
along every avenue that my sugges-
ton opened
Scarborough be dangerous man
lot you ne replleQ. he s got
nasty way Of reaching across party
lines for votes"
kept my face blank.
you've played politics only in your
own state or against the eastern
crowd these last few years." he went
on, as II in answer to my thoughts.
you don't realize what a hold Scar
borough's got through the entire west.
He has split your party and the ma
chine of his own in our state, and
they know all about him and his do
ings in the states to the west. The
people like fellow that knocks out
the regulars"
"a good many call him q dema-
gogue, don't they?" said l.
"Yes-and he is, In sort of way"
replied Nerriweather. "But-well.
he's got a knack of telling the truth
so that 1t doesn't scare folks And he's
managed to convince them that he
isn't looking out for nasnber one. 1t
can't be denied that he made a good
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sentiment, appreciated instantly the
shock some Of the phrases would give
the large interests. But Burbank had
not talked to me five minutes be.
fore saw he was in the main right
and that his phrases only needed a
little "tonipg down" SO that they
wouldn't rssp too harshly on con.
seryative" ears Yes. Mr.. Burbank
has seen It. said / He approves it,
though Of course. It does not repre-
sent his personal views, or his inten-
tons"
III Mr. Burbank approves this" ex.
claimed Goodrich. red and tossing the
paper on the table, then my gfayest
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Goodrich and his crowd and r Ar con-
spiracy with Beckett and his crowd
to secure the opposition nomination
for man Of the same offensive type
as Cromwell And / directed Wood
ruff to supply Silliman and Merit
weather and that department of obi
partizan" machine with all the money
they wanted. They can't spend much
to advantage at this late day except
for travelling expenses" said T. Our
best plan, however. is good honest
missionary work with the honest men
OF the other party who wish to see its
best man nominated"
While Goodricts agents and Beck
etts agents we're industriously arrang-
ing the eastern machinery of the OPP
position party for Simpson. Merri-
weather had Sillimans men toiling In
the west and south to Get Rumble del
egates or uninstructed delegations.
And, after our conversation. he was
reinforced by Woodruff and such men
of his staff as could be used without
suspicion Woodruff himself could
permeate like an odorless gas: you
knew he was there only by the re-
suits. Nothing could be done for
Rumble in his own state: but the far
Their away from his home our men got,
the easier It was to induce-by pur-
chase and therwise-the politicians
OF his party to think we'll of him.
This the more because they regarded
Simpson as stuff and a Stiff
and they weren't far wrong.
1T may not be SCARBOROUGH. and 1T
probably won't be Rundle7 Woodruff
said in his final report to me, "but it
certainly won't be Simpson He's the
dead one, no matter how well he goes
on the first ballot"
But would not let him give me the
details-the story of shrewd and slip
perry plots, strategems, surprises Il
am worn out, mind and body" said
In apology for my obvious WEAKNESS
and Indifference.
For six months / had been inces.
sanity at work. The tax upon mem
DRY alone, to say nothing of the other
faculties, had been crushing. Easy
as political facts always were for me.
/ could not lightly bear the strain Of
| keeping in mind not merely the out
I lines, but also hundreds of the de-
tails, of the political organizations of
| 40-odd states with all their counties.
And the tax on memory was probably
! the least. Then added to all my po-
| litical work was business care; for
while I was absorbed in politics, Ed
Ramsay had badly muddled the busi-
ness. Nor had l, like Burbank and
Woodruff, the power to empty my
mind as / touched the pillow, asd so
! get eight hours of unbroken rest each
night.
Woodruff begen asking me for In
structions. But my Judgment was un-
certain, and my imagination barren.
do as you think best" said l. II
must rest. I've reached my limit
my limit Of endurance of the sights
and odors and befoulings of these sew
ers Of politics / must in person adven-
ture in order to reach my goal.
must pause and rise to the surface
| for breath of decent air or / should
not have the strength to finish these
mental and even vile tasks which no
man can escape IL he is practical
leader in the practical activities OF
! practical life
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CHAPTER XVI.

p victory for the People.
6iarriyed at Chicago the day before
Ss&s @son3ention and. going at once to
New-York tribune., 1907-12-02
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
.fONET4RY CONDITIONS IMPROVE. md STOCKS AD-
VANCE,
Time Funds Offered More FreeIy-Curreny Premium Disappearing
('ounrus Underlying Strength
Disappearing

are closely connected and must, IS conse-
quence. react one upon the other, signs Of better
times in England and the Continent natu-
rally were effective influences in bringing about
more confident feeling here.
Public attention will be diverted this week
from Wall Street to Washington. owing to the
assemblying Of Congress, and more interest
than usual will be centred upon the delbera
tions of that body at the present session Oh
account of the recent troubles In the financial
markets and the necessity for legislation in the
interest of currency reform. The fact that Il
Presidential election is approaching increases
the difficulty that Will surround the enactment
Of currency laws. and for that matter legislation
Of almost any character but it is believed pol
itics viii be put aside and the varying views OF
our lawmakers will be so modified one to the
other as to insure final harmonious action on
lines That Will best promote the material welfare
OF the country
New-York tribune., 1907-12-02
THE PETROLEUM FIELDS.

While the general OF news from the Ious-
southwest field has been OF mediocre chsrac+s-
during the last week. there has after all hes,
some fair success in some quarters In particular
two good producers were completed on the Big
Branch. Duval District. on the ". L. Watson farm
both OF them averaging about ninety-ive barrels a
day The third well on the same farm Is dow,
about eight hundred feet, and there Is every ex-
pectatfOn that this VIII add to the productive ca
pacity OF the district. Several other smaller wells
have been completed In different sections which
have been OF encouraging character and slim
uiated some energy in the way OF work Asa
rule. however. wells have been small where they
became producers at all. and the grist OF busters
has been greatly increased A good deal Of new
work f. being done IN Lincoln County and the in
dicatons that will be started in the in
mediate future. Favorable weather conditions
have been an incentive IN many eases FOR starting
the work and have aided greatly in carrying on
that already under way. While there is Ifttis
hope OF striking any large wells. the prospects Of
small but paying producers are particularly bright
and encouraging 10 operators. and there is. o,
course. the possibility always Of striking a new
pool in territory OF striking a big well in
some OF the older sections that have not been fully
developed. There is little to be said OF Southeast
Ohio. and nothing OF interest seems 10 hays
transpired IN that section In the rid-cOntnent
field nothing out OF the ordinary has come TO light.
and activity is checked some extent By financial
conditions. supply houses now inclined TO
90 business only a strict cash basis. The same
rule also applies to the Illinois field. and nothing
startling has come to light in that section
Refined petroleum IS unchanged ST soc II bar-
rels and sc in bulk in New York Piiiiali1ipni&
prices for refined OH were unchanged except in
London, where spot was quoted at I'd an impera1-
marks for 80 kilogramInes. and Antwerp al 2r5.
francs for 100 klogramme5-