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The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
RATIFY ARBITRATION TREATY
Senators Agree to Convention with
France After Discussion.
Senator Foraker Insists Upon Re
President Backed Down"

The arbitration treaty with France was
ratified by the Senate in secret session
yesterday. after brief explanation and
discussion OF its features.
The treaty conforms to the important
change insisted upon by the Senate when
other arbitration treaties were submitted
last year. that every specific agreement
between the United States and foreign
natiOnffor the settlement Of differences by
arbitration should be first approved by
TIE Senate before the arbitration tribunal
could assemble 20 determine the specified
case.
Secretary Root appeared before the
Committee on Foreign Relations and ex-
planned the willingness OF the President
TO accept the Senate's amendment He
said he had written TO each Of the seven
countries with which arbitration treaties
had been made previously. and all had
assented 10 the Senate's change.
After Mr. Roots departure from the
committee room. Senator Foraker called
attention 10 President Roosevelts letter
written at that time. in which the Presi-
dent indicated that il would be an affront
70 the foreign nations concerned 10 ask
them TO accept the Senate's amendment
Mr. Foraker said ne wanted the letter
spread on the records in connection with
Mr. Roots statement 10 show that The
President. after saying that he would not
back down. had backed down.
The main features Of The treaty are en-
bodied in articles and 2
Article / is as follows:
Differences which may arise OF q legal
nature or relating 10 the Interpretation
OF treaties existing between the two con
tracing parties. and which It may not
have been possible 20 settle by diplO-
macy. shall be referred 70 a permanent
court OF arbitration established AT The
Hague by the convention OF the 18th of
july. 1899. provided nevertheless. that
they do not affect the vital interest the
independence. or the honor Of the two
contracting States. and do not concern
the interest OF third parties"
Section . contains the amendment which
caused all the trouble Il provides that
every special agreement OF arbitration
shall be made by the President OF the
United States by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate" This means
that should France and this country agree
lining the scope OF the arbitration must
be approved by the Senate before the
arbitrators begin their deliberations.
The treaty VIII become effective from
the date OF ratification and viii remain in
force for five years. Similar treaties have
been negotiated with Great Britain. Ger
many. Italy Spain. Portugal. and SWitzer-
land They are Identical with the French
treaty and will be ratified
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
LOS ANGELES RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Six and one-half furlongs. Smlr.
ker. lG Uloyd). 10 !. won; Billy Bowless. lO7
(Schilling) IS TO 5. second Sparkler los (Burnsl.
L 10 l. third Time. l.l9 35. May sutton Wise
Child. Ed B.. Belarius. and GrindStOne also ran
SECOND RACE-Fom furlougs- Aunt Agie los
iSchillingl 20 l. won: Madrilino 100 Nlusgrave)
70 ?, second; Antioch. lc5 W. Milcr) 10 5.
third. Time, 0;g Colonel Dick. Semper Fdelis
Bennie s. Busy Frank Clancy La Palsdin. Bold
and Marion Deiome also ran.
THIRD RACE-One mile. Ida Lytle, l02 Duranl
to 10. won; Black Dress. lO2 tSchiIlingl 10 2
second; Annette 81 tAiartinl s TO J. third Time
Al. The Belle Of Mayfair. Lonia, and Albion H.
also ran
FOURTH RACE-One mile; the Glendora Handi-
cap. Molesey. 81 (Barnsl. TO 1. won; RoIleta.
l05 Miller. 10 5. second: Wexford 100 (Schlinc)
10 TO l. third. Time. .55 35. LizaTo and OriIene
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One and three-sixteenths miles.
Masster. Jos Miller. y 10 ), Won Tony Faust lOi
Duganl. to 5. second: Lirius l0i gRossI Is TO /
third Time, IS 35. First Peep and Nadzi also
ran.
SIXTH RACE-Six furlorss. Charley Paine Jog
DITler) 10 I. won: Toddy Hodge lOS lSchillinr,.
Is 10 s. second: Miss Hmyar lOl (Goidstein) IS 10
n l. third Time. 1888 Evran. Dr. Soule.
Onota. Watana. Rusticus. Banellen Audubon Lis
bia- Veioyis, Arragon, Mona Rey. and The Dutch
man also nm.
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J.N 9l- lofalS..
MATCH GAME.
old Red Stocking DYING

New York. Feb. 1S-Charles J. Sweasey.
the local baseball player. who was a
member of the famous Cincinnati Red
Stockings, is IN q dying condition at the
Newark City Hospital, Newark. Sweasey
for several years has lived in Irvington.
Some months ago his health broke down.
and he was admitted to the hospital
Sweasey was born in this city on No
vember ?. 1S4I and is sixty-one years old
He made his first mark in playing ball
on local teams in the co.'s, and in 1869 and
1870 played second base for the Red
Stockings. He also played in Baltimore.
St Louis, Boston, and Cleveland in the
National League While playing in the
minor leagues. in the early SOS. he was
stricken with rheumatism, and was com
PEELED to quit the game.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
SENATOR BRIGGS AS HOST.
New Jersey Member EntertainS n
Party at New willard Hotel.

Senator Frank O. Briggs. Of New
Jersey was the host at a STAG din
ner at the Willard last evening
Although three Presidential candi-
dates were seated about the board. II
is understood no politics was discussed.
The affair was said to have been purely
informal. the guests beiTg either per
sonal friends or business associates Of
Senator Briggs.
Among the guests were: Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks. Speaker Joseph G. Can
non. Senator J. B. Foraker. OF Ohio:
Senator Hemenway. OF Indiana: Rep
resentative J. J. Gardner, Of New Jer-
sey; Representative Ira J. Wood. OF
New Jersey; Gen. Allen. OF the United
States Signal Corps; Col. Robert c.
Clowry. OF New York; F ". ROebling.
Of Trenton. y J.. r Lancaster Will
iams. Of Baltimore; II. L. Shippey. Of
New York; George Whitlock. Of BaIti-
more; w Il. Baldwin, OF New York.
William Riker. OF New York; X. c.
Roebling, Of Trenton, y. J., and F.
Briggs.
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PREVENTION OF FLOODS.
Mr. LeiEhtOn'S scheme at Least
Forty Years Old.
iitor The Washington Herald

Editor The Washington Herald.
I was very glad TO see in your paper
yesterday publication OF Mr.. Leighton's
suggestion in regard TO the prevention Of
foods. / suppose 1t is by reason Of 2 sort
of press license akin 10 the poetic license
that you refer 10 it as -an ingenious
PLAN as though it were something new.
The fact is that the people living in the
valley Of the Androscoggin. the most
powerful river in New England. have had
the benefit Of precisely Mr.. Leighton-s
scheme for at least forty years.
The AndroscOggin Improvements re-
ferred 10 are especially interesting be-
cause they were made and owned by the
parties most interested and most bene-
hted, mainly by a lumberman with a
great head for business who could not
read CT write
Had the politicians Of the Ohio valley
given to this subject a small fraction Of
the attention they have given 10 purely
political matters. the evil. as far as that
river is concerned. would have been cor
rected long ago NATHAN BICKFORD
FEBRUARY u, 1908
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
HOLD CRosS-CoUNTRY RUN.
Johns Hopkins Adds sport 10 Reeog-
nized List.

Baltimore. Feb. ls.-The John Hopkins
University Athletic Association has de-
cided 20 add cross-country runs 10 its
recognized events.
The first run is 20 be held on Saturday.
March IA. and viii be an open handicap
event. The runners viii start from the
Johns Hopkins athletic field at Home
wood. Charles street avenue. and Merry
mans lane at , p. m, and viii finish
at the same place. The course will be
about five miles
Handsome individual prizes viii be
given TO the first three men 10 finish
and "A banner 70 the team -four men to
finish) scoring the minimum number OF
points. Entries Will close on Saturday
March :, with Mr. II Boyd Wylie. man
ager OF the track team Box 65S Johns
Hopkins University. Baltimore. Nd.
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WINNER OF DERBY DEAD.
Veterinary Unable 10 Save King Ed
wards Speedy Persimmon.

London, Feb. 9.-Persimmon. the horse
which won King Edwards first Derby in
1896, and which broke a hip about three
weeks ago. is dead. The horse was slung
and it was hoped he would be saved, two
veterinary surgeons being placed in
charge and everything possible done for
him.
Before the accident Persimmon was val
ued at 100000 It is estimated that. but
for it. his earnings as a sire, during the
year would have amounted 20 S95. .O00.
During the seven years he was repre-
sented on the turf his get won 146 races.
Of total value of 1924 675.
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Summaries.

FIRST RACE-ThrDe and half furl0ncs Rose
burg II. 100 SSiUinl. p % Z won: Claiborne 100
%. Murphy % o ]. second. Yankee Dasghter %
a. Martini. 3 % J. third Time 0,i5 -. Ham
mock Boy, Elizabeth Harvood Nasturtia Arconstte.
and Mis- Highland also ran
SECOND -Steeplechase: short COURSE Wa
terNay 140 tNIcCIanl- 90 3 won; Coal Black Lady
rs NfcKinneyl Is 20 5. second. Fairy Flush lss
archibald. to T. third. Time. 3I7 IS. sand
catcher Berry Waddell. Jim Hutton. and Lindale
also ran.
THIRD RACE-Five fur,9ngS Umpire lls lKoer-
nerl. % p won; Royal Chance 9s u. sumter y
uo 1, second Tim Kelly. les D. Lee. 10 l. third
Time q IS Bereaud ir. Prowler. Necdmore.
Major McComb. Major Mack. Ben Wamsey Royal
Jack Moxey Mead. Red nm and Captain 5 smith
also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One mile. Aneelus. l0s Nc
Daniel. 10 . won. Miss Delaney. 90 ~. sumter.
10 l.. second. Severus. % C. Henry. 10 90 T.
third. Time. 1915. Banrida. Rebel Queen and
Lady SOufie also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Fiyc furIongs B0hhn Around Jos
tMcDanieD. II 10 5 won; GTati0t. los ~. Leel g
% 2. second Sir Cyril 100 iKOhn 100 % J. third
Time 0G +5. LOrimer. Prince Bowling Darling
Dan. St0neman. Brimmer. Florida Glcn Alcalde.
and Ben Sand also ran
SIXTH RACE-Six fuiongs. Capcr SO IT, sum
teri. % J. won. Baleshed lO2 y. Howard s 20 8.
second; Clifton Forge ll7 iGaugeD. 70 % l. third
Time -D% You Win, Bert Osra. Aencou, Alpen-
marchen, Fusiade. Goldbearer and Fay also ran
SEVENTH RACE-SN fUrlong-. Bertha z. ss
n. SUMTER ls 20 s. won: RaIbert i0s CKoernerl IS
~ ;. second, GambTinus 93 Nv. Otrl. s 10 l. third
Time % Is M0nere TeO Rach. Ace High "a
CutChcou. and BeTtmCnt also ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
penn Quint Trims PRINCETON.

Philadelphia, Feb. 19.-PennsyIvania's $
basketball team defeated Princeton's FIVE
last night. by 81 TO H. before a crowd
of 100. The team work of the Pennss-l-
vania quint was of a nigh order The
first half ended p TO in Pennsylvania 5
favor. In the second half Pennsylvania
took it more easily and Princeton in
creased its score to Il, while Pennsylvania
ran its to 81.
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Brown VIII Play ST. Loui..

Boston, Feb. 19.-Brown University will
meet st. Louis University on the gridiron
next season Head coach f. N Robinson,
OF Brown. said to-day he had received the
offer Of game for Thanksgiving Day
from Eddie Cochems, of st. Louis Uni
versity, and that unless present negotia-
tions fail Brown will make a Western
trip that will include game with Chi
cago after the Thanksgiving game.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
ENTRIES CLOSE TOMORROW.
Relays VIII BE Featured in Johns
Hopkins Games.

Baltimore, Md. Feb. l9.-Entries for the
twelfth annual indoor athletic meet Of
the Johns Hopkins University to be held
under the sanction Of the 1. c. A. A. A
in the Hopkins cage on Saturday. Febru-
ary %. will close on the coming Friday
The track in the cage is feet broad,
90 yards in each lap. making about IS
laps to the mile. There is a SO-yard
straightaway. As the track is of cinders.
spiked shoes Will be used.
The committee intends to make a spe-
cialty of relay races and will try TO
match every team that makes application.
Teams making application are requested
TO state any team or teams they would
prefer for competitors and the distance
they would like 10 run.
The events. all Of which VIII be from
scratch, are the 30-yard dash, 30-yard
interscholastic dash. 440-yard run, 440-
yard interscholastic run, SS0-yard run.
1-mile run. relay races for universities.
colleges, schools. clubs, and Y. NJ. c. A. 5.
running high jump. pole vault. running
broad jump, and 16-podnd shot put.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
WANTS STILLINGS' JOB.
W. II. Turner Files Application to
Become Public Printer.

William II. Turner. printing clerk Of
the Senate. yesterday filed at the White
House his application for the Office
of Public Printer. from which Charles
\. SullinCs is under suspension pend
ing the investigation OF the Govern
ment Printing once, which is now be
ing conducted
Mr. Turner is from Portland. Greg
ana is 4 practical printer OF experience.
His application is indOrsed by both OF
the Oregon Senators, and also by q
number Of others. as well as by men
prominent in other branches Of public
life
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
WESTERN HIGH Wins TITLE
Georgetown Preps Beaten IN Fast
Basketball Game.
Red and white Players Shoot Three
Baskets in Last Minute of
PIay-ScOre, IS TO D..

The Western High School basketball
team won the scholastic basketball
championship OF the District yesterday
by defeating the Georgetown Preps in
the Y. NJ c. A gymnasium by 2S to %
The game was fast and closely con-
tested throughout The Preps took the
lead At the start, but Western took q
spurt and led al the end Of the first half.
The second half was even faster than
the first but the Western boys, by clever
playing. shot three baskets in the last
minute Of play. and clinched the game:
The work OF the Western forwards and
Polhemus was notlceably good, while Co
gan excelled for the Props.
Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
PLEAS FOR UNEMPLOYED.
Boston Minister to Have Resolutions
Placed on Congregational Desks.

Rev. John Ellis, Of Boston. stated last
night that there will be placed on the
desk of every Senator and Member of
Congress at the Capitol to-day resoIu-
tions adopted by the National Congress Of
the Unemployed. held early il, February
at St Louis.
Il have seen DR.. Hale. chaplain of the
Senate. and Chaplain Couden, of the
House." said Mr.. Ellis. and have asked
them to mention the unemployed in their
invocatiOns tomorrow. and I am given TO
understand that they viii comply with
my request
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
DIR. W. S. HARLAN WINNER.
Washington Golfer Defeats z. VI
Byers In Florida Tournament.


Special to The Washington Herald
Palm Beach, Fla. Feb ia missed
putt CT hardly four feet this afternoon
finished the chances Of Eben NJ Byers
in the annual amateur golf champion
ship OF South Florida. In the semi
finals the former national champion
lost on the home hole TO DR. w. S Har-
ban. the Washington veteran. The un-
expected happened in the upper match
or the first set, when Walter Fair
banks. the snow -white-h haired cam
paigner. beat r. II. McElwee. Of Chi
caSo, by the decisive showing of I up
and TO go. McElwee had rather been
expected to capture the title. on pa
per as things stand tonight Fairbanks
is Il slight favorite in the finals to-
morrow at SO holes.
Harlan began his afternoon match
by taking three holes in succession
from Byers, but after that the luck be-
gan running the other way, starting
on the fourteenth hole. Byers was .
up. but there he got into trouble and
that proved his undOing.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Forbes May Coach Oregon

New Haven, Feb. f9-Bob Forbes. the
great Yale end. who last year coached
West Point has been offered a similar
position with the University Of Oregon
football squad. II viii not be at all sur
prising if Forbes decides 20 accept. as
the State Of Oregon has regular colony
of recent Yale grads, many Of whom were
prominent athletes.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Ty Cobb Is BIamae.

Columbus, Ca. Feb. I9-The University
of Georgia authorities say that they have
made Ty Cobb no offer to coach their
baseball team. and that he is merely
bhufting in order to force the Detroit club
10 meet his demands,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
Fat Men Break No Records
in A. B. c. Tourney.
KRAUSS IS BEST PERFORMER
Flying Dutchmanv Leads His Team
mates in Singles, and, with Allison,
Rolls Highest Mark in Doubles.
Bonds, of Columbus, obaO, Roll
1927 Pins, Which Is q New Record.

Fat Mems team. Of Washington. went on
the alleys to-day in the doubles and
singles. and while some good totals were
made nothing startling was accomplished.
Harry Krauss. OF twenty-fOur-hour
fame, who has proved such an attraction
here, did the best work. his mark Of
547 being the highest made by any mem
Der OF his team. Krauss and Allison also
lead their teammates in the doubles. with
a score Of LIS.
Lee Johns. the Eastern bowler. and
manager Of the team from that section
OF the country. arrived here late this
afternoon, and it is expected that he Will
Immediately cover the $50 forfeit posted
with a local paper by the MineraIite
team. Of Chicago. TO bind a game to be
rolled on the tournament alleys for 500
a side
The Bonds Of Columbus. Ohio. in the
early hours OF the morning established
new American Bowling Congress tourna-
ment record when they toppled over 2.s27
pins. The team was led by Kip SeIbach.
former OutheIder OF the Cincinnati and
Washington baseball clubs. and comes
from Columbus. Ohio. In the doubles and
individuals to-day the members Of this
team did nothing sensational al all
The Philadelphia bowlers did nothing
startling in the doubles and individuals,
although Denny and Gayman managed to
roll up a score Of 1l7s and Moss and
Kelley LIZ. In the singles only one man
out Of eleven who rolled went over the
500 mark. He was J. George, who made
So
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
CORCORANS ARE VICTORIOUS.
Local Basketball Team Scores First
Victory on Trip.

Special to The Washington Herald
Newport, r. L. Feb 19.-The Cor
cOran Cadets basketball team OF
Washington played the fast Fall River
Signal Corps team tonight. and de-
feated it, 26 TO y, in a fast game
Every player was used and scored a
goal The Corcorans to date have won
one and lost two games. The Corcorans
next game is in Boston, Thursday
Tipp-un and su-,r,ar,-.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20

There was no decided feature Of the
bowling tonight, with the exception Of
the appearance Of the Vancouver British
Columbia) team, which came nearly 400
miles 20 bowl
Garry Hermann viii visit the National
Bowling Association tournament at Roch-
ester, stoPping of for a couple Of days
on his return from the baseball meeting
in New York
Following are the scores Of the Wash
ington bOwlers.
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Goals from seld-Hiidreth a. Mclean t3l Pol
hemus p, Robson l2l. Cogan a. Yund %. Con-
way McFadden C2l. Free tOsses-Polhcmus (6l.
Cogan a.. Time Of halvcs-2O minutes. Referee
Mr.. Beckett Y NJ. G. \
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Goals-Clinton "a. Grandfeld C2, Morley C2)
Boynton t2l. Schlosser 90. Clark "a. Leech. Clio
vononni. Bopp 49,. Foul-Morley Referee
Reynolds
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Only ten cents n week, delivered at
yOu- dnOr-the daily issues OF The
Washington Herald iPhone Main 5000.
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OPPOSE RACING BILL
James r. Keene and August
Belmont at Albany.
WANT BETTING TO CONTINUE

Committee of State Legislature
Grants Two Weeks Delay to En-
Arguments-JerOme Fails to APP
pear TO Aid Reform Element.
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BaIeshed Finishes second.

Baleshed was easily best OF the ordi-
nary lot in the sixth. but finished second
The winner turned up in Caper. who was
among the lucky ones TO get on. Sumter
on Caper. carried Baleshed out the top OF
the stretch and repeatedly bumped him
in the run through stretch A claim Of
foul was lodged, but not allowed
Bobbin Around proved easily best Of
the second end Of the fve-furIong split
for three-year-olds. and won all the way.
Umpire won the first in a canter.
Bertha r. proved the winner Of the clos
ing race, after a drive that lasted the
length Of the stretch. with Ealbert and
Gambrinus second and third
The Western method 0f booking with
booths and large states was in vogue to-
day here. The change from the so-called
Eastern system came as a result Of Ed
ward COrrigan being dissatisfied with the
price newspaper men quoted John Carroll
in race at this track last meeting The
only change felt financially was by the
bOokmakers. who were charged Sl0G per
day straight for five races and proTated
the other two. The cut-in to-day amount
ed 10 $129
The Washington herald., 1908-02-20
JAKE KILRAIN BROKE.
Former Pugilist Has Assets of Less
Thnn seventy DOIInrs

New York, Feb ia voluntary peti-
ton in bankruptcy was filed this after
noon in the United States District Court
by Jake Kilrain. the pugilist. who fought
the famous seventy-six-roUnd fight with
John L. Sullivan at Richburg. Miss. in
$50. Among Kilrains creditors are Mar
I'm F. McAndrews. the Baltimore sport
ng man. who has claim Of $780, and
ernest ROeber, the weIl-known wrestler
whose claim Of 1867 is fer rent and for
money loaned. 1t is understood the latter
aes brought suit in the State courts TO
-ccOver that amount
kilrain. through his attorney. William
Ienkel, jr., secured an order from Judge
Tough. of the United States District
Court. staying all proceedings against the
bankrupt pending the present petition in
bankruptcy.
Kilrain's total liabilities amount 10
Sl2GS. and his assets 1910, the latter sum
itemiZed as follows:
Ihree suits 81 %
One trunk. ress
- 10 20
nan oclel underwear 800
Total 10
Kilrain gives l47 East Thirty-ninth
street as his present address.
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ANGELUS WINS STAKE
Captures La Garde Selling
Event at City Park.
HAMMOCK BOY NOT IN MONEY
SPrinter. Looked Upon ns "A Certain
~ in the Opener, Fails, the Race
Going to ROsebUrE ii, n Rank
Outsider-Waterway First I'm the
SteepIechase-Summa

New Orleans. Feb. 19.-Burlew and
O'Neil added another stake to their
long list at City Park to-day. when An
gelus. their Derby possibility. won the
La Garde selling stakes. the top liner
of fair programme
over track almost knee-deep in
mud AngelUs led from start to finish,
and had six lengths advantage over
Miss Delaney and Severus at the finish.
Mcdaniel hustled the gelding away.
and opening up a winning lead was
never bothered after that, although he
was staggering at the finish Miss De-
laney, the favOrite just saved the place
from Severus, while Banrida and Lady
Souffle were sharply cut of on the first
turn and knocked out Of the race en-
tirely
Hammock Boy was looked upon as a
certainty In the opening event, but he
failed to finish in the money. The win
ner turned in Roseburg II. who was
enc of the extreme outsiders Rose
burg led from start TO finish. and Clai-
borne and Yankee Daughter beat Ham
mock Boy The latter ran a poor race.
and il excited much unfavorable gos-
sip In the betting ring
Waterway came back from his good
race through the field yesterday. and
won the stcepIechase in a eanteF Ne
Claim had the mount and despite his
saddle slipping he landed The Flippens'
jumper winner. Coal Black Lady. the
favorite, was an easy second. with
Fairy Flush third.
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HINGTON RAILWAY
TTgN
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kilrain gives l47 East Thirty-ninth
street as his present address.
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INDIVIDUALS
DOWN THE ALLEYS.

Totals 81 80 IS
y RELIEF ASSOCIA-