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The Washington herald., 1909-02-07
GRABS COSTLY RING
Nan Snatches $1,000 Jewel
and Makes Escape.
DETECTIVES GO IN SEARCH
While the Proprietor Of PawnSbop
Turns His Back Man RDshes from
Store and Evades Pursuers-Same
scheme Believed 10 Have Heen
Tried in City OF baltimore.

y well-dressed man. about thirty-fve
years Of age. walked into the pawnshop
of T. Warren johnson. AT 1224 Pennsyl-
vania avenue. last night. and. snatching
a diamond ring. valued at 81 CO. from the
ooanter. ran out Of the store and made
his escape before a score or more Of
people who were near by realized what
had happened.
Mr. Johnson notified Capt Boardman.
and several central Office detectives were
Immediately put on the case, but up to
q late hour last night the man had not
been arrested.
Admired stone.
One day last week the man came into
the pawnshop ana asked to be shown a
ring displayed in the window. After ex-
aiming it, the stranger said he greatly
admired the whitenesS Of the stone, and
would like TO have it placed IN the safe.
lie said he would go home and get the
money and return and buy the ring.
Several times since then he had come into
the store. and after handling the ring
would tel the pawnbroker be had not
yet secured the necessary money
Last night about 6:s0 he appeared a.
the store. and. pulling a roll OF money
from his pocket. laushingiy told Mr.
Johnson 10 give him a receipt for S.Wg
and the ring. Tire pawnbroker handed
him the ring and went 10 the desk at
the end Of the counter to write him a
receipt for tie mouey
He had hardly reached the desk when
he heard the door slam. Turning around.
he got q glimpse % the man running
through the Avenue To Thirteenth street
Mr. Johnson went TO the street and call
ei several men % stop the man. but no.
body seemed % understand him. The
man turned down Thirteenth and ran
toward d street RE was last seen turn
ing into u street going toward -Four
teenth..
Every House Searched.
A squad Of police Of tie First precinct.
working In conjunction with the de-
tectives. searched every house in the Vi
cinity o. where the man was last seen.
Orders were given 20 watch all railroad
stations and roads leading out Of the
CITY.
In answer 20 "A telegram sent the Bait
more police 70 look out for the man. word
was received here that a man answering
the description Rad applied at several
joWelry stores in that city and acted
ia the same manner, but had not stolen
anything. & Deferred finger on the mans
riEh. hand. the police say. make them
confident that the nan is the same one
auuded 20 by the Baltimore authorities
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BANQUET IS GIVEN
By LAW STUDENTS
Annual Event of Junior Glass
of Washington College.
GREETINGS BY TIE DEAN

Mrs. Nuxsey welcomes Guests.
Glowing Tribute Paid 10 Women at
the Bar by Mrs. JesSica Penn HIM
ter-Robert J. TracewcII, Comp
trOuer of Treasury, Guest of Honor.
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WARNING TO PARENTS.

The MIX Conference appointed b TIE Dis
.rict Commissioners, IN view q the MANY
DANGERS OF RAW MILK. has recon-
uended the honeTssteuTizng q al zE Elk
b. bringing It 70 the boiling point, then
withdraw. col. and keep cold until used
The conferences hzs thereby ind0rSsd the
sdvios given by this society f9 nunbz
q years to
SCALc ALL MILK
for children
Parents sre particularly warned agaf-z;
the erroneous opiai1n held By sozs that pas
tsuriziag Affects either the diEsstsilisy q tie
nutritirs value Ct he mix. q that As
rule. It WI pr0duoe any bad elects skas.
soeEsz.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION o.
SICKNESS.
4 BszlineF. see-etsc.
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Provo News Notes


Special TO The Tribune
PROVO. oct. 27.-An attempt has been
made In Provo to unite all prohibitions =
lists on one or the other OF the two can
JidatcS on the church tickets FOR mayor.
but up to the present time the scheme
has failed. During the last week relief
society meetings We're held in each OF
tie ecclesiastical wards, and when the
subject was brought up 1T caused such
Il storm OF protest that il had 10 be
abandoned, and In some cases the meet
iuGs broke UP i'm disorder.
Il prohibition meeting was called Tor
last night at the home of l.. 1iolhrook.
counselor TO the stake president which
would have been total failure had IT,
not been agreed that the speakers should
not mention the name Of any candidate
or speak In favor OF either Of the prohi-
bitinn parties. MANY of the women posi-
lively refused To attend the meeting un-
less the talk be confined solely To pro-
hibition and temperance, and let the
parties and party candidates alone.
At the regular meeting uf the board
of education, held at the Parker school
last night. A. j. Southwick was appoint
cd a member of the board from the Fifth
ward 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of W. Il, llassctt.
Marriage licenses have been issued by
the county clerk TO Roscoe Van Wage
nrn and Bessie Hcdcnbcrg, both Of Pro-
No; Archie -. Davis of Spanish Fork and
Sadie Clyde ut SprinGvllc.
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BALLIHGER MAKES
PUBLIC STATEMENT
Emphatically Denies Acquire.
ment of Water Power Sites
by Private Parties.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27-sccretnr,
Ballinger OF the interior department:
who returned to Washington last Mich,
after an extensive tour of iysncct;o.
of the public domain and interests !,
the far west, under the jurisdiction ~
his department, gave out today a state.
ment which is regarded rs a decl,,,.
ton of his policy as TO these matter
The statement is written in the tb;,i
person and takes up the various Yos'
lures Of tho department s work d."
voting particular attention TO the yor;.
Gus reclamation enterprises and esns.
cially TO watcr-powcr sites on ihc pnh.
lie domain
The secretary roiterates. s'witbor,
fear of contradiction, the siatcmou,
hitherto made in his behalf, f;Iba.
since his incumbcncy no watcr.pnrs.
sites on the public domain therc,ofo,a
Withdrawn have been secured by MI,
vatc parties, and that he has ener,
geticalIy made every effort By tomno,
raly Withdrawals to segregate existing
power sites on the public domain, II
order TO enable congress 10 legishia
for their more prudent disposition !,
Secretary Ballingef states that Am,
ing his trip most of the prineipal
government reclamation projects b,va
been visited. some Of them bv thc SOM
ate committee on irrigation. The ,sa
ter users and settlers upon the rcclama.
tiou projects have been conferred with
rs well as the government officers in
the field, respecting existing projects
"a well as questions which may inyolss
the Improvement OF the service and ibs
advancement of The interests OF INA
settlers.
Respecting reclamation work. Tia
studies made by the secretary have in.
spircd him, the statement saws. with
ambition to complete existing proiect,
as rapidly as business prudence and
moneys available will permit. and he
is earnestly in favor Of securing mn.
thority from congress for the Issuance
Of houds against the reclamation funds
to give the service the means whercLv
all existing projects can be speedily
completed and necessary extensions
undertaken.
The secretary declined TO discuss apv
! phase of the controversy rcparliuc
conservation policies, which has been
| described as existing between himseli
and Clifford Pinchot the govcmmenf
forester He made it plain that be-
| will deal with conservation in his an
nual report. TO which he soon will giye
| attention,
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GLASNAXH IS CLASSEO
AS A PUPPY AND LIAR
District Court Judge j. A, How
ell is Also Severely
Criticised.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune
OGDEN. oct. "7.-Opcnlv charging that
Bill GiasmJnn mad willfully lied when
he made certain statements regarding
city councllmen who signed the last
waterworliS report OF the city. and again
cIaracterizing him as "a puppy, sucked
nv the people Of Ogden. which had de-
NClopcd into one OF the dlr,lcst OF ours,
PRESIDENT sam Browning of the city couh-
eli paid liis respects To the Repuohcah
candidate Tor mayor ut an cnthusiastlc
Democratic rally held IN the Weber ncac-
rrnv icclurc hall here this evening.
President Browning read n statement
printed in Glasmann's paper Whlcu
rharGc,; that Browning and other mem
ncvs u; the city council had signed
vatcvworks report knowing at The tine
that 1t wns maliciousiy untrue. ihis
statement, Browning declared, was utter
District Judge j. \, Howell was also
severely criticized for his appearance as
- sneaker at a Republican rally by j.
- Skccu. the Democratic nominee !or
city attorney. Mr.. Sizecn said that Juase
Howell had entirely forgotten inc dulles
which he owed TO the people who elected
MIN when he appeared az ReDuhhcah
rlllv and made personal attacks on
Democratic nominees. Tho speaker saiu
that he could reveal things which nave
occurred in the Official career OF 'uose
Howell which would not altoSelhCv re
tlouud 20 lis credit. bun hc rctrained llon'
doing so because he is an officer uI ms
court.
II D. johnson presided. MaNor \. Il.
Brewer who is seeking rc-cieclion, spoke
ut length dcvotlng most OF ms. niu% ia
pointine out that the waterwork system
sincc ii became the property OF the city:
has bccu q paving investment, The male
oIIartcttc rendered several selections
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NEWS OF EPliRAlM
al 10 The Tribune

Special 10 The lrluhne-
EPHRAlN. oct. 2I,-fhe Dem39era;uc
marty of Ephraiia offers the following
candidates for the consideration OF LhH
voters OF the town; J. i. Hanson, may
OF; j. chris'enson oTsN SoTnc,.'naH GHrsfian i9Gr
Wil!arGson and Ole Larsen, connci!mcn
two year term; L. NJ. Olesen's name was
placed on the ticket, but he mas since DC.
,lincd tho nomination, and the name oi
Christian WillarjSon has been placed on
the ticket in his stead =. I; AnuyrS"n
was nominated Tor recorder. iannan =.
Williams tor treasurer and n I. Nlc!Soh'
.lr, for Justice OF the peace
The dunItcrly conference OF lhc suuth
Sanpetc stake has been postponed 10 No
vcmbcI. and Z. on account OF tlG iound~
',.rs day exercises OF the snow acaurlhN,
President Joseph =. Smith and Anthon
II Lund will take part In the conference
Charles Whitlock, one Of .Ephralms
earliest settlers. Is alarmingly III
Til" United states civil service comials-
sion held an examination ut the natlond'
forest headquarters III this cry, ed.rs- ones
,av. Those taking the examination were
CIaud l(jelsou. J. l.. Thorpe. Oval l'G-
lcrson Waiter Sorcnscn. Earl Pcnco@k
OF this CITY: -, y. Vance, FatrNicw; D.
Nj. Long. H. II. Blaine. Spring. CITY. M
r. Hogan. Mant and Hans Wick'nan oil
Nj. and Mrs. Joseph Sorenscn of Sa-
Ina are mourning TIE loss OF lhcir Ntur
daughter who died at ) O'Clock thls
morning The funeral was held from
'N'~+N'-''N
noon.
Word has. reached here from Salt Lake
- Citv tilat Mrs. oliver DoriuS has passed
through the operation for appendicitis
and is getting along wcll,
\ stiSc primary convention VIII no
hold az Mantl next sunday pflicc!s
from the general board of the olSalIl|a-
lion viii give instructions.
\ runaway occurred on Main Stree
his afternoon. Aaron Hanson and Lulu
peterson. tho bride and bridegroom OF
Wednesday next were driving along
when the Shntt came down, causing th"
hn,,s" to become frightened. The vehicle
WIS unset and both occupants thrown L"
tho ground. The ZIG was damaged con,
sidorably. bat both Miss Peterson ana
Mir. Hanson escaped without inlnrY.
CHRIS Snn.lrlIg was brought before JUS
lice T. g. Eoscrs yesterday afternoon
fnr purchasing liquor Tor Roy anderson
ncnIaIly d"rJugcd and sentenced To icE
,IaNS' Imprisonment. aud u fine OF So
was imposed Anderson. SATURDAY even
:u.. secured =. gun. and went down Town
in a threatening mnnner-
SJn,, ur the iurgCsL conSlcga lions ihat
ms nct in The Sewer stake tabernacle
MAS that at last night Almost 1900 poo
Ilc were present. The speakers were Io-
scnh L. smith seymour j. Young, Da-
yid A. smith IGyrum NJ Smith ana
President Bastiun uf the WaNnc stake.
Excellent music WIS furnished ny the
Isi,ituglJ choir.
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GRAZING CONVENTION
PROVING INSTRUCTIVE
TO The Tribune.

OGDEN, Oct 27,-The first convention
Of the officials in the grazing department
of the United States forestry service.
which is now being held in ogden, has
thus far proved of incstlmahlc advantage
10 the district forcsters and chiefs OF the
grazing departments who are here repre-
scuting the five districts.
This morning the convention discussed
the matter OF grazing alotmcnts and the
protection OF the small cattle raiser
against the Cncroachments OF the cattle
men who own big herds. Tho copven-
ton was OF the unanimous opinion that
sliding scale should be adopted which
would protect tho investor of less capital
by assuring him that il is the intention
OF the forestry department 10 give Elm
equal protection and proportonatc graz
ing .iliotments with the big cattle kings
Some valuable ideas have been oN-
changed by the representatives of the
various districts in attendance and these
will bo embodied In q report, with recon-
nlcndations. which Will be submitted TO
The secretary of agriculture and Clifford
Pinchot. chief forester. at the close OF
the convention Saturday,
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BY G. E. ARNEY.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 27.-Thcrc
is nothing old about Twin Falls. Every
thing is ncwl Even the story writer
reviews his production with n conv(C-
tion that "Thc half has never been
told"
There are few old people here and no
ancient history attaches to the place
rs is usual with most other communities
in southern Idaho.
This is essentially young man $
town and the gait of the people is Of
the live order, which attaches TO men Of
action; men who do things.
OF the large list Of towns in Idaho
and elsewhere in the west. the existence
Of which are the direct result of the
Carey Act, none have made greater
growth or are today better known than
Twin Falls.
The men who are responsible for the
Twin Falls country fall far short of the
novice class in advertising. They are
adopts in The profession. SO well is
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laid out for the business aud 164 Gor
the residential section Of the city. The
former lots are % by 12j feet and the
latter 30 by l25 feet In size. All the
alleys are 30 feet in width. All the
streets, except Main street, are 50 feet
wide. it being 90 feet.
Like the rural land Of this great new
project. these lots have passed into the
hands of private ownership and the bus
mess and residence improvement made
on them arc Of that high order that al
ways suggests modern, up-to.date CON
VcnjcnCcs.
Along the streets of the city are such
splendid varieties of beautiful orna-
mental trees as the elm. sycamore, oak,
white beech. maple and Carolina pop
lar The original townsite company
very wisely reserved two blocks for a
central park and two opposite IT for Il
county court house and three others III
various convenient parts of the town"
site for school buildings,
Twin Fails county is soon 10 complete
ITS new brick and stone structure on
the block reserved for that purpose The
court house is being built ut cost ot
S15O.O00 The stone for the structure
is obtained at Boise and the white pres
sed brick from Salt Lake City,
There are 2S organized school dis
trictS in this new county; SIX OF which
are graded Five of these districts arc
proceeding with great satisfaction and
success under the centralized school
ulau. rJrryaIlS being brought into use
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ADMITS TELLING LIE
TO PROTECT EMPLOYER

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 27.-Patrick
Lamb, arrested in connection with the
triple murder 10 which James Mcmahon
confessed al Kansas City. Kas., ycstcr
day. was released from custody by the
authorities tonight He had been taken
TO the Kansas pcnitcutiarv nj Lansing
with James and Patrick Mcmahon for
safckccpng.
Lamb was employed by Ike McMa-
hons on their farm. He admitted tell
ing several falschoods TO help James
NcMahon establish his innocence Of the
crime. prior TO his confession. Lamb
will be a witness nj the trial.
The McNahon brothers arc still at
Lansing.
They likely will be returned 10 the
Jail in Kansas City, Kas.. i'll few
daye
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STORY OF TWIN FALLS; ENTERPRISiNG,
NEW, GROWING AND PROSPEROUS

arc produced by the tillers of the soil
on this tract, only three kinds are
raised in sufficient quantities to be now
placed in the export class; they arc
oats, hay and potatoes. In addition
to raising a supply for the home con
sumption, these three products are being
shipped 10 the outside world from the
various depots along the line of road
travcrsiug this tract,
Hay has averaged the farmers approx.
imately four and one"half tons per acre
this year.
Wheat on virgin soil. about thirty five
bushels per acre, and where planted on
last year S meadow, the crop has yield
ed from fifty TO scventy-fve bushels
per mere. Oats has yielded from forty
five to sixty-hvo bushels per acre on
new soil, and on land broken from mead.
ows from seventy to 100 bushels per
acre.
The potato yield this year Will aver
age 80 bushels pei, acre.
The Twin Falls townsite comprises a
section Of land. There are SO blocks
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Night School Opened.

Special TO The Trp,Ec.
MCiEAN. o.. 21.--Last evening AZ
Tho Arlington thc niEht school, which Will
he in vogue here during the winter
months WAS opened. Before the work ot
fE.. cvlniui. pcglu. there were Il number
II spc"che. 10y prominent citizens, who
spukc upon The good of this work, and
inid ~ Tho many beneficial results which
rau bp obtained 10y those who attend.
!'I,;. was quite In enthusiastic gather
,42 present. jn all over seventeen stu
dents being on hand To commence The
Winters work. superintendent G.; NJ
Numford uf the Murray schools. Prof.
(. l.. Horne uf the j.. -. :. university.
and e. T.. Gaunu. principal OF the Ar
liuctun. assumed roles last evening as in
slructors ui the night school. Studies OF
algebra pcnuiansnp. mechanical arts.
woodwork. civi engineering and other
work WIZ hn Taught
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Killed in Accident.


OGDEN. Oct. 2I-Word WIS received
here by George Browning last night that
his brothcr-Iu- George e Manning
n brakeman on the Southern Pacific raul
road, bad been suGdoHfy killed in a rail.
road wreck between Wlnncmucca and
sparks Ncv. The body viii he brought
to Ogdcn for burial Thursday morning, IN
charge OF n delegation oi brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainncn. Manning Is sur
yiyed bv n widow and two sisters, Mrs.
George Browning and Mrs John Carr.
and a brother, Trcd Manning, OF Garfield,
who has been notified % his tragic dcaLh
The funeral services Will be held at the
I.indquist funeral chapel Thursday aft
crnoon al - o'clock
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News of lntermountaln Region
VILLAGERS SHOW SOME
FEELING AGAINST TRAINS
10 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN. Oct 27-Since opening the
line between Ogden and Plain city. the
officials OF the Ogden Rapid Transit com
pany complain that they have had CON
Siderable trouble in preventing the resi-
dents Of the little villages through which
the line runs from crowdnS upon the
tracks. on several occasions II has been
necessary to stop the trains To prevent
accidents where children had wandered
onto the tracks and refused to bulge ull-
Ill tho train came TO fun stop,
That there is a spirit of vandalism as
well as curiosity. was made plain aSl
Sunday when one Of the cars In n train was
wrecked ard thrown from the track by
a spike which had been driven firmly be
tween the joints of two rails, The spike
was turned over TO Shcrin Wilson today
with tile request that an investigation
be started. Luckily the train was run
ming at a slow rate Of speed at the time
OF the dorallmcnt and no one was In
iured.
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to convey the pupils to and from the
central school, the distance III no case
being over az miles.
The average is 500 month in salaries
paid to the teachers of the rural dis
tricts
Senator II, +. Pettigrcw, of Sioux
Falls. South Dakota. arrived here today.
After being shown TO his room and eX-
amining the electric heaters used in
the rooms. and eating dinner cooked
on electric stoves. the power being gen
Grated in Great Shoshone falls. he re-
marked dryly: "Do you think PerrIne
will succeed in raising fruit by electric
ity and keeping the frost away IN the
spring by use of an incandesccnt lamp
in each tree and can he string his seed
potatoes on "A live wire and plant them
in the ground and dig crop OF
''spuds '" every month IN the year9''
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CHATTANOOGA BELLE
WEDS ITALIAN COUNT

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 27.-At
noon today was celebrated The marriage
of Miss Carolyn Montague of this city
10 Count Ncrino Rasponi Of Ravcnna,
Italy,
Miss Montague is the daughter of
Mr.. aud Mrs Dwight Preston Montague,
her father being n wealthy mauufac-
turcr OF Chattanooga. She is the sec
ond daughter Of the family 10 wed an
Italian noblcman, her sister, Miss Mil
drcd, having married Count Passolini
Pasolino, "a cousin Of Count Rasponi. two
years ago.
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SHEEP DOGS WILL SHOW
WHAT THEY CAN DO


OGDEN, Oct. 2T.--The really wonder
ful things that can be accomplished by
intelligent sheep dogs Will bc one of the
features at the National Woolgrowcrs'
convention and mid winter sheep show.
which will be held in Ogden next Janu-
ary.
Prizes will he offered for the finest
specimens OF Scotch collics, Highland
bearded shepherds and the ordinary sheep
dogs Many applications have already
bCcn received by the local committee on
arrangements for the privilege of show
ing fine sheep dogs at the convention. 1t
has also been arranged To give actual
demonstrations OF the work which can
be accomplished by these trained dogs in
the care of sheep without instructions
from their masters.
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Young Woman Receivers.
Spccial 10 The TrIbunc.

>I'Cl6l " j ne lllpuI's
OGDEN. oct. 27.-Mrs. EGic Boat
wright, the Young woman VINO was taken
from a Rio Grande train last week in an
impaired mental condition, and later sent
to the ogden general hospital for treat
mont, had improved sufficiently today 10
be allowed to continue her trip 10 Ea-
kcrsfield. Cal where she was going when
taken from the train. Mrs. EoatNright
vas Put on the tram rr Pueblo accord
ing 20 another passenger who asserted
that she was apparently suffering from
some form of epilepsy al Tho time. Her
condition grew worse until the train ar
rived I'm ogden.
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Given Testimonial.
.cinl Lo In TrIhMne

SpcCIoT 10 inc IIIONUN.
OGDEN. oct. 21.-Supcrintcndcnl W
A. Whitney OF the Utah division Of ibc
I'nion Pacific. who leaves November |
10 accept the supcrintcndency OF tn"
Southern Pacific division, which has It's
headuuartcrs at the Oakland Mole, re-
Gently made vacant bv the retirement Of
W \. McGovcrn> has bean presented with
a handsome diamond as testimonial
OF tho regard in which he is ncld by INC
under Officers ON the local division Of the
nlnn Pacific
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Flood Victims Starving.

MENICO CITY. oct. 27.-A dispatch
from San Juan BautiSta says the Grill
iiNia river then" continues TO rise. and
the condition Of the poor has reached the
starvation stage, owing To the impossi-
biIltv Of sending out provisions. The to-
tai damage will exceed five million dol
lars. The towns OF TcnosIquo, Csuma-
cinta. Estapilla, Corro and Carmen arc
all ncodcd, and the Inhabitants have
abandoned their homes.