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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Home Made Silver Ware on Exhlol-
tion In Sumter.

Sumter, special.--Therc has beer /,
on display in the show window OF
L. w. Folsom's jewclry Store. in this
CITY for several weeks n beautiful col,
lection of silverwnrc manufactured at
Hartsville. The silycrwarc factory
nt Hartsville is said to be the only
establishment Of lis kind in the South
and the ware turned ont compares
favorably in finish. quality and beali-
ty Of design with the beat
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Guilty of Elnbezzlement.

Macon, Ca, Special.-The jury IN
thc case of former Cashier G. M.
Orr. of the failed Exchange Bank
charged with embezzling funds OF the
hank after being out about three
and one-half hours, returned YER
dict of guilty. Judge U. Y. Whlpple
sentenced the defendant to seven
years in the penitcnitary. A motion
for a new trial was made,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Gov. Ansel Refuses to Commute Sci
tcncn

Columbia, Special.-Gov. Ansel re-
fused to consider an application for
a commutation of the sentence OF
Jack Blake, the Georgetown negro
who will hang Friday. Several tcle-
sramc were sent Gov. Ansel request
ing stay of proceedings until the
case could be heard OH petition 1ol
continuation and other kilograms
were received requesting that the law
be allawed to take its course. Gov
Ansel wired Sheriff Scurry That ht
would not interfere.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
yarthuske Destroys Town.

Mexico City, speeial.--Chilapa, a
+omn % Of $4,000 inhabitants in the
st"to s1oa Of f. Guerrero, has been shaken ID Dy
an earthquake. Friday the s,,a snoSS;. RI.
tyS two in number, occurred early, early fh,, ~
iav dav .H evening and were followed s.oy os
sps spss Which, which, originating in ,a!sss aozea
io;ned i,,Ssd in conaagrntion that sweep
The town.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Farnum Surrenders.

Columbia, special.-James S. Far
mum, agent for the Anheuser-Busch
Brewing company. and charged wit .
conspiracy to defraud the State OF
South Carolina, came to Columbia
last week and voluntarily appeared
before Magistrate Fowles to give
bond for $4,000 for his appearance,
before the Richlnd criminal court
when the case is called.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Church and Depot Blown Down.

West Point, Ga, Special.-A Sc
vero wind storm late Monday at XIV
cr View, Ala, blew down a Methodist
church and the Chattahoochee val
lev Railroad depot, unrooted one
store and slightly damaged several {,
other buildings. A heavy ram Iol, To-
lowed the wind storm, adding TO tne N
damage done by the latter. No loss
If life has been reported.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Petitions For Pardon Before the Gov
ernor.

Columbis, special.-Gov. Ansel re-
fuesd number of petitions TO rpar-
dons presented during the past rev
weeks. One of the most remarSaple
cases wa sthat of Ned Criss of Char
lesion, a negro, who is now serving
a life sentence in the psnitentlaly'
after being sentenced to hang IN 1851
Criss and negro named Caesar Fra
ser entered the store of e. II. Older
bcre on Wall street in Charleston.
with the intention of robbing it. Mr.
Olderberg discovered the thieves ana
while endeavoring to give the alarm
: vas killed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Contract For Paving.

Blacksburg, special.-The contract
for paving the sidewalks Of our town
has been awarded by the town coun'
ell to Mr.. Julian C. Ross, who is a
resident Of tho town and an expert,
cnced and successful railroad contrac'
tor. Mr.. Ross has also tho contract
for grading road from Spartanbar:
county from the city line Of Spartan
burg, which will be TN extension Of
east Main street.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Elr. Charles Roach Dead.

Kcrshaw, special-Mr. Charles
Roach of Rock Hill, who came down
a few days ago to be of service wait
ino on his father-in-law. Mr.. James
Bowers, who was recently paralyzed,
died suddenly Thursday. He was
about 60 years of age and leaves a
wife and several children. The re-
mains were carried to Rock Hill fo1
interment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Young Harold McFaddin Dead.

Sumter, spccial.---lonns Harold
McTaddin, aged 10 years, WHO was
accidentally shot {. Sardinia Monday
!,v a rifle in the hants Of young Gar
land, his playmate, and who was
brought to the Sumter hospital Mon L,,I
dav. died Thursday afternoon. The
bullet was a .22-caiibrc and entered
the abdomen, penetrating 10 tho lid,
news. The affair WAS very sad an'
1.-The parents of the ,,e:,d boy have tux
sincere sympathy oGsthc ncopl" oI
this city.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
virslnian Shot Five Times

Roanoke, Va, speeial,-A Times
spee;al from Wytheville, Va, says
". W. Pendleton, q "ell-khoNr ST. t,
zen, fatally shot James Spoon ss sa'ur, r.
dsn' day afternoon. Pendleton went 10
sry SPOONS house, which is near his own 3.:.ll
home, called him out and shot a1s ~ his, his
hosoo 1--WE and and notified doctor and the
officers. Office saying, 81 have shot james ees
S,,tsv,S; Snnon ), It has been thought fol
some tin2 that Pendlcton NINA was
uaba!aD ed.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Mine Owners Fear Trouble.

Seattle, Wash, special.-seriou:
trouble is threatened at the Treadwel
mines on Douglass Island, where eight
hundred miners are striking. Th'
strikers, it is charged, have stole:
LARGO quantities of powder from th'
mine stores and threaten to destroy
The works if non-unionists are landed
Troops have been ordered from For
Seward to preserve order.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
tn Trv Banker Montgomery.

New York, spsciaI.-Nl!Il1'aan%a ~ ~
Montaomey, {.rmer president o. OF
tbc Hamilton National Bank VINO o
,nr was indicted on two counts charging,
the oycr-certifcation OF chechS, I,,st;ne Etaa
be- placed on trial before 'as,rte SIa'ts
Dowlinr Dr. in the Supreme Court Mont. i.
romerv las entered plea Oh not
o1,;lty of the indictment.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Ask For Protection Against Black
Hand.

Jackson, Miss, Special.-John
Womack, his brother and son, prom
inent planters of Simpson county,
Mississippi, appealed to Governor
Noel in person for protection asalnss
Black Hand threats. The men were re
ordered to leave Simpson county
within 80 days or "stretch hemp, !,
meaning they would be hanged
Governol Noel advised the men te
return to their homes and be on ac
tive guard.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01

If Pekin ducks are raised, fence
eighteen or twenty-four inches high
will confine them. To large extent
the Pekin has lost its power of fight.
Even its need for water to bathe in
does not have much force in its pres.
ent state of development.-From
Spurs fer Poultrymen" in the Pro-
gressive Farmer
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01

Have Accomplished" Earl y. Da.s.
Furman; "After it is Over" D. w;
Neville, Presbyterian College of
South Carolina; "We're Glad You
Came" L. C. Hardin, Wofford. j.
A. Willis of Wofford acted as toast
master.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Murdered Woman Found In Bed:

Trenton. n. J.. specla11:.HIIl1s1i I11
Frances Kabe was found dead IN DE- De-"
at her lome at Fallsington, pa;'
Sunday morning with two slaS .aS
wound Wounds in the body and a fractured
skull. The woman had been muloe1, o.
ed and had been dead at least "a
hours m whom the body was discovered.
lA' broken chair and other conditions 5
in the room gave evidence OF "a u
St struggle. There is no clue to tas
murderer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Democratic. executive committee

would have this done. He said !:
"The people have right to votes up
on this question and settle it at9the
ballot box, and that he knows OF no
other practical way of presentingthe
cause to the people other than Grga ]
the stump, during the campaign.
"I am for straightout prohibi-
tion," said Mr.. Featherstone in con
clusion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01

most likely killed the volunteers.
The victims are all below the tenth
level and it is probable that flames
have consumed the corpses.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
SCORES DIE in Mine
Fire Follows Explosion Deep
IN Coal Shaft
RESCUERS LGSE THEIR LIVES

In a Desperate Effort to Reach the
Bodies of 18 Victims and Possible
Survivors of Explosion, Probably
30 Rescurers Met a Similar Fate by
a Second Explosion in the Hanna
Mines of the Union Pacific Coal
Company.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01
Merely Settles Jurisdiction.

Mr.. Stewart is 90 yea4s "a ~. /,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01

A question brought ont y statement
by Mr.. Aldrich 10 The effect that ne
homes to see the creation of a JOINT
commission of the Senate and the
House authorized 10 consider perma-
nent currency reform before Con-
gross adjourns.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-04-01

r--~n- Gnvernor- Stewart Appointed
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
LARGE DECREASE IN IMMIGRATION.
Secretary Straus Thinks Law of Supply and
Demand Regulates Matter.

Washington June 23.-The reports received by
the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor on the alien
inward passenger movement for May, 1908, show
that the total immigration into the United States
from all countries during that month was S6Sl7
This is a decrease Of IS per cent compared with
NOV 1915 and so per cent compared with May, 1907
The immigration from all countries during the
sx months ended May 81, 1903, was 227.2S This Is
q decrease Of 63 per cent compared with the SIX
,,,optbs ended May 81, 1906. and 6s per cent com
nared with the six months ended May 81. 1897.
-Four hundred and eighty-three thousand eisht
hundred and sixty-eght aliens departed from this
country during the eight months ended February
% 1905. and 1853 arrived during the same perloa
leaving net increase TO our population py 'Inni-
grafton of 252.7S1.
Secretary straus said to-day that the hgureS
clearly demonstrated the correctness or MS we"
,ba+ movement of aliens to and from the unlteo
states was regulated almost wholly by the Ia"
or supply and demand. and it was his opinion lIat
the final figures for the fiscal year ending June 80
7sos would show that approximately the nuinper
=. s,,eps denartiny from this country would nearly
or quite equal the number admitted
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
COTTON BREAKS BADLY.
Seuere Drop Said To Be Due to
Illness of Operator.

severe break occurred in the cotton market
yesterday, due, according TO report. to the
illness of an operator. said to have been Of
the leading members of the pool which has been
bung the July and August options. This op-
orator. W. r. Craig. of Craig & Jenks. is in an
uptown hospital suffering from appendicitis, and
the knowledge OF that fact is said have led his
associates in the deal sell out their holdings.
movement Of which there indications Mon
day July cotton, which closed Monday at 10.37
cents broke yesterday to 9.63 cents. "a points
equivalent TO s. 20 a bale; and August at its
lowest Of the day. e54 cents was a points under
the previous days close.
At the bottom prices important spot houses
tered the market large buyers of July and
August, their action causing rally of from % to
80 points in these two months. which closed re-
spectively at a.93 and 9S4 cents.
In of the large cotton houses it said
that Mr.. Craig bear, and not bull, and
that his illness had nothing to do with the COLI
lapse in prices which these firms explained by
saying that considerable discrepancy existed be
tween the quotations for July and August and
those for the new crop positions. and that in
view of that fact the bull party had decided to
shift their holdings from the nearby months 10
the new crop options. One of the reasons for the
selling also said TO he that Friday would be
rendering day
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
WESTINGHOUSE HOPEFryL,
ReddJustment Committee VIII Con-
sider Reports To-dau.

Inc reaoJustment committee OF the Westing-
mouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, of
"hlch James N Jarvie is chairman after receiv-
ing yesterday the reports of the various commit
tees working in the interests OF the merchandise
creditors rehabilitation plan, announced that
most gratifying progress had been made In the
matter OF securing subscriptions to the 10000
oVV new asserting stock. which must be sub
scrloeo Tor by the stockholders and merchandise
creditors before the plan be declared opera
tive The committee declined to give out any
which the reports received yesterday will be con-
sloered and decision reached as to whether or
not the plan is to be declared operative
In addition to those reports already mentioned
CHARLES Francis Adams. George T. Oliver and
Mayor George W. Guthrie of Pittsburg. repre-
senting the stockholders committee: Joseph w.
Marsh. for the merchandise creditors committee:
William McConway. Of the security investment
company committee. end c. B. Humphries of the
employees committee. submitted oral statements.
in which they declared the outlook be most
gratifying
Adrian II. Larkin, who acted spokesman for
the committee. Sid. however, that the subscrip-
tions reported by the various committees showed
large increases previous figures. and that the
employees committee alone, which was organized
only a few days ago. had received subscriptions
for about S6eoOoo par value of new stock
Liberal subscriptions are understood to have been
made Monday. which was the last day for as
sentng the plan, and II is believed that the total
does not fall far short of 100000. Persistent
runlors in circulation yesterday that syndi-
cate had been formed to take up the unsubscrbed
portion Of the stock and thus the success
of the plan These reports could not, however. be
confirmed in authoritative quarters.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
sTER, KNAPP & co. STATEMENT.
Bankrupt Brokers Liabilities, S1,e11.-
1s46s: Assets. s1.053.7 .733 So.

Schedules showing the liabilities and assets OF
tre tsnkr17rr firm of Coster. Knapp & Co. STOCK
brokers Of No is Broadway. were filed yesterday
n the United States District Court The total OF
the liabilities is placed at Sl611.1S4 6S and the as
sets - s. 052 7S3 6E The latter ara described as
fellows Real estate Of John NJ Knapp. $4,000;
cssh on hand hy Sl9o s.: cash on hand by John
Y Knapp. 50 2s0 IS. bills notes and securities OF
! N Knapp. 81 006 o.. books. prints and pictures
q firm $500. animals and carriages owned by
1ohn II. Knapp, $500; shares in vessels owned by
John n Knaup $50: personal property of the firm.
Gsl22 personal property Of John NJ Knapp S29'
dbts due on open accounts Ss51516 50: stocks and
L be exempt and owned bv John NJ Knapp. 500:
Secured claims against the firm amount 70 i2z'-
Eg- and there are unsecured claims OF Sl-44t.-
i# a. Total Of unsecured claims against John NJ
The schedules Of the firm were fled by John N
Knapp. = no included in them his individual llablh-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
poADS TO BE SEPARATE
9, sous Nesrman Erb, of Ann 4rbor
u,a Detroit, Toledo 6 Ironton.

,rn puhished reports that serious differ
Aus s arisen between interests identified with
eve" Arhor and the Detroit. Toledo & Ironton
ne So companies were officially denied yesterday,
an suthoritatively stated that interests identi-
W.. an she former were seeking TO segregate the
sea " w.. There was a meeting Of the directors
FoP Arm arbor Railroad Company yesterday,
O. ,s.b Il was expected that this question would
g. ,o for discussion. II was said. however,
oo" .lv routine business had been transacted
US inS',o-+ that Newman Erb had been empowered
So Cor Rudolph Kleybolte. whose firm was
for the syndicate that foated the s55oooao
Ds-= cent collateral trust notes of the Detroit.
-. & Ironton issued in payment for the Ann
~ and who later pledged a considerable
80 of these notes, was emphatcally denied
= NJ Erb, who said;
g ;ss 10 deny in the most positive terms the
=. that 1 am acting in any such capacity. I
- n. am personally the largest individual
~ ~ # Detroit. Toledo & Ironton notes. and am
-. - for myself and other noteholders who have
80 .Ds,.5 their interests 10 my hands. We are
',-s,e 10 seEregate the Ann Arbor and the De
-. Teedo & Ironton and 10 get for the former
- return Of the money deposited with a pri-
- banking house virtually without security and
y .,e,ent further encroachment upon its assets
,l F-h's assertion that he is the largest indi-
-, owner Of the Detroit. Toledo & Ironton
- ;s disputed in some quarters As reported
= ,ss-erday's Tribune. there viii he sold at public
-acron to-day s1.eo0oOO par value of Detroit To-
"a & Ironton notes, collateral for three pronis-
~ notes which put UP as collateral by
r,snlnh Kleybolte & Co. for a loan advanced by
=, United States Mortgage and Trust Company.
-sis loan WAS subsequently taken over by H B.
.,,rirs 4 CO. who will bid in the collateral at the
,,e which IS merely legal formaijty to vest full
-rs n the notes with the Holins firm. 1t said
vssterasy that this block of notes would give the
zo,;ns firm and their associates close to a ma
,,-ty Of the issue. which carries control of the
Am Arbor, because they are secured by a ma
,,-ty Of the latter roads capital stock.
The interest on those S5.5eo0ao was default
81 on June ! by the Detroit. Toledo & Ironton.
zhch is in the hands OF receiver. and commit
te headed oy Josiah Ramsey, jr-. was formed
s5re tine ago protect the interests of the note
holiers. Il said yesterday that Newman Erb
Fnd c. c. Dickinson president of the Carnegie
Trust Company. would be added shortly TO this
c7rnnirtee. thereby giving il control of major
-r Of the notes and consequently Of the Ann
s-bor. II this is correct. il is evident from Mr..
E-bs statement that steps will then be taken TO
fsgsrate the TWO roads.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
BANK RESUMPTION SEEMS ASSURED.
Mechanics and Traders Plan Approved by
SIS Per Cent of Depositors.

Eighty-hve per cent of the depositors Of the
Mechanics and Traders Bank. it was said yes
1erday have approved the plan Of the voting
trustees for the resumption of business The
trustees expressed the belief that the full 30 per
cent required would be obtained in day or two.
The EQUITABLE Trust Company will then lend the
Merchants and Traders Bark S0o00D0.
AS to the criticism expressed in some quarters
against the plan to pay the Equitable Trust Com
many 500 600 as a bonus for the loan in addition
to the interest, Paul Grout said yesterday:
That 100000 is the smallest commission in
transactions Of this kind that I know Of. The
Williamsburg Trust Company paid Soo,ooo 10 the
Metropolitan Trust Company as a bonus Tor
loan of s. oon00. The Oriental Bank paid $4,000
TO the same trust company as commission in
q similar transaction"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
REPUBLIC STEEL co. CUTS UNIONS.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

TBy Telegraph to The Tribunel
flasburg June 2s-Tbe AmaIgamated Associa-
A. M d Iron and Steel Workers Of America ana
sns OF Vulcan have failed to reach an agree
w. with the Republic Iron and Steel company
- mills in Youngstown. Ohio, end al PoiiS
81 west have been the stronghold OF uHioii
- lor some years and 8 result IL Is an
30 here that June 30 the day on WHICH tii0
Sent scale ezuires will see the last work under
~. ~ scales al these plants. The Republic AP-
fr 1ly seeking 10 force the union out OF 'iie
.r 4sst night presented q scale for one year
a. sug J, which showed q cut Of appro1iinaueS
~, yer cent 1t is understood the workmen We
st accept % per cent TO maintain foolnoi"
- mills, but could not stand cut of 5S ID
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
SURETY COMPANY LIABILITY ORDER.
government Increases Per Cent of Capital
To Be Risked on a Bond.

Washington. June 25.-The nine executive de-
rs-tnents Of the government have promulgated
ooncurrent order regulating the liability which may
b assumed by fidelity and surety companies act
-g as sUreties bonds given to the United States
TIE order amends q previous regulation by pro-
riding for more equitably adjusting the liability
ctsrEed against the companies in certain cases
In view of additional protection afforded in the
oss of transportation bonds by great railroad
rsulranies and warehousing bonds TO insure tax
ssrrents on spirits in public bonded warehouses
rnder federal supervision, these companies are
authorized to assume liability IF - per cent Of
her capital and surplus on any one Of such bonds.
nstad of the usual 80 per cent limitation The
Foye-rreat last year required over five hundred
nousard bonds the penalties involved aggrega-
z rnaay millions Of dollars.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
Proposals.

N-OTICE-SEALED PROPOSALS WILL Be RE-
~ ceived UNTII. 8 P. N. TUESDAY, JUNE BOTH.
1908. at the Office Of THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY
FOR ASSURANCES ON LIVES AND GRANTING An
NUITIES NO. 511 CHESTNUT STREET. PHILADEL-
PTiIA Trustee ii Of many OF the
PHTLA ADEIPHIA. WILMINGTON & BALTIMORE
RAILROAD STOCK TRUST CERTIFICATES as
SsS, ,176 80 will purchas.
The offerings AT THE LOWEST PRICES NOT Ex-
CEEDING PAR costing the aggregate not more than
stated, Will be accepted the parties Offering
them advised once. and payment be made when tie
certificates assigned, ON OR AFTER WEDNES-
DAY, JULY 1. 1908.
Proposals should be addressed &C. S. W. Packard
President 517 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia PaPro
posas for Sale of Philadelphia Wilmington Baltimore
Railroad Stock Trust Certificates"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
BROOKLYN BANK OPEN AGAIN.
More Deposits Than Withdrawals for First
Day. Say New Officers.

Instead of there being line of depositors anxious
70 withdraw their money, there were many anxious
"a make deposits when the reorganized Brook
lyn Bank opened for business at noon yesterday
According to the officers of the hank, the deposits
made yesterday exceeded the withdrawals. Lud-
wig Nssen. one of the directors. made deposit Of
S2o,Gea and Charles VI. Higgins, one Of the re
Ceivers. was another deposition.
Quantities Of flowers We're sent to the bank and
its new officers and directors received many con-
era-rIatorv kilograms 1T a gala day for
the bank and its officers said one Of the
directors last night.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
o.nao,an RESORTS DESCRIBED.

A series of summer booklets has been issuen oV
.,a canadian Pacific Railway, No. 4o8 Broadway
,s- which are Fishing and Shooting" Sports
1aar,a Man" Westward To the Far East
-. .-o,,,d the World" Montreal and Quebec" st
Andrews blythe Sea-" THE Challenge of the Noun
~ :, ..yUee,ern Canada "Muskoka Lakes,
,i.,, Columbia Hay Fever and Hotels and
4,oarding Houses" These booklets are considered
a.hen+c guides TO the vacation country in Canada
Ga the Canadian Rockies. including bann, Glacier
and other points in the nioSt OF the sfafoeF'
....ncr-r in the world"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-24
BUILDING TRADES PICKING UP.
Bricklayers and Sheet Metal Workers Re-
mort Revival in Business.

sav.ral of the unions in the building trades re-
+ad a revival IL business yesterday. They be
iis,,a that there will be more OF an improvement
hefora the fall. A number of bricklayers have
taan mt TO work the tunnel building in West
ed street as a starter. and several hundred more
nil, he employed there in q short time
c.or,a of the unions of sheet metal workers re-
,or,sd an increased demand for men, and in one
~ two Of the other building trades it was report
"a that there was improvement in tie demand
Cor workers. 1t also reported that tho cloth
ing trades business was picking up IN the west