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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-13
PROSPERITY SHOWN
BY APPROPRIATIONS
Great Activity Apparent in the Coun-
try's Manufacturing Circles.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-ReneW-
ed activity in the cOuntry's manufac-
lures is shown in figures prepared by
the Bureau of statistics, comparing
imports of manufacturers materials
during January last with those of the
two preceding Januarys.
In practically all cases the importa-
ton of manufacturers raw materials
in, January, 1899, shows a large advan-
tage over that of one year ago, and
in now a few cases the figures are ac-
tually larger than those Of January,
1907, when all the industries of the
country We're running to their full ca
pacity of production.
The quantity of wool, for example,
imported in January, 1909. was more
than 24,000,000 pounds, against $780,
600 pounds in January, 1908, and 49,
100000 pounds in January, 1907. Of
lumber there was imported in January
1909, 35,7S5,000 feet, against 30,744,000
feet in January 1908, and 49,747,O00 feet
in January, 1907.
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Mr. RoOsecelt has taken his pen in
hand, and the result is his first signed
article as contributing editor to the
Outlook. In rather a militant tone, Mr..
Roosevelt declares for Righteousness
in journalism, and in that, as a matter
of course. no one is surprised. The
particular brand of righteousness for
which the new editor of the Outlook
contends is that which is founded on
truth and honest purpose to attain
good. The scholarly cynicism of the
intellectually capable, and the lower
grade abuse of the pure sensational
ist. are necessarily within the con-
demnation of such righteousness. says
the Telegram. Dignity snd valuable
journalistic service to the community
are its products.
Mr.. Roosevelt really said no more in
his first article than what has been
said scores of times by scores of con-
svientious newspaper writer's at any
time during the past ten years; nevert
theless. his Utterance is clear, candid,
farCeful and carries weight from the
character and reputation of the writer
as well Is from his former exalted Of
fetal position.
Notwithstanding that just at this
time, in certain quarters. there may
lie the criticism of personal feeling in
the eX-president's Genunciation of the
newspaper VIII .ch attacks the conscfen-
tious public servant from malignant
motives the abstract value of his of
1ering IS NOT deprecated on that ac-
count The present employment of
Mr.. Roosevelt, to be continued after
his return from Africa, is earnest of
his unqueStionable faith in the dignity
and serviceable calling of the public
writer. when that calling is pursued
IN accordance with the right ideals. To
take up the pen in the capacity he has
elected. upon retiring from the most
exalted position in the gift of men, is
a compliment to the craft properly
supplemented by this plea for the de-
NelOpmert and highest cultivation of
tie best there is in it,
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INVESTIGATION A
SENSATIONAL ONE
COMMITTEE HAS FULL POWER
AND PLENTY OF FUNDS TO
PROBE DEEPLY.
Sessions Will Be Public, in House
Chamber-Must Be Completed
Before July II.

OLYMPIA, March 13.-(SpeciaD-
The first state investigation to be held
in the state of Washington will begin
within 10 days, at the state capitol
and it promises to be the most sensa-
tional in character. The committee con-
sisting of Senators Fishback and Allen
and Representative McMasters, Tay-
lor and Hubbell nave announced the
beginning of the sittings of the COM
mittee, perhaps Monday of week after
next. AT any rate the beginning will
not be later than Tuesday
The legislature gave the committee
full power with sufficient expenses al
lowed to cover a full and free investi-
cation of any matter that may come
to the attention of the members or
any citizen. The attorney general has
been instructed by the Legislature to
act in behalf of the state, and ne will
prepare the case as quickly as pos
sible
Two years ago an investigation of
the state railway commission, or OF the
actions of one member at least, was
ordered with the result that the ac-
state $21OO in salary wrongfully taken.
With this exception the state has been
free of Investigations until the Root
scandal came up last winter in the
supreme court Judge Root never
qualified after his election. The
vestigatiOn of Judge Gordon, whose
downfall was responsible for that of
Judge Root, is being tried for his ques
tionable connection with the loss of
money in which he was instrumental
in diverting from legitimate channels.
The amount of money rumOred as in
volved in the investigation here is
variously estimated at from $4,000 to
100000. Up to this time the office of
insurance commissioner is the only
one under direct fire, but in an address
in the senate the other day Senator
Poison referred to other Irregularities
which he asserted would be brought
to the attention of the committee with
the determination that the facts be
brought before the public. No men
ton is made of the amount of money
involved, or of the number of men who
would be brought into the limelight.
In Olympia the investigation is taken
as a joke In the senate the fight to
prevent it was most bitter and stub
born. Political circles here are taboo
ing the idea of irregularities, even in
face of the fact that J. H. Schively,
the insurance commissioner, has ad
mitted many Irregularities to members
of the legislature and to newspaper
men. He denies anything of a crimi-
nal character however.
The investigation will be held in
public, in the chamber of the house of
and all sittings will
have to be in the limelight. The COM
mittee has announced that the bottoms
of rumOrs will be dug up, if any re-
putable citizen will call the attention |
of the committee to them, and every
effort will be made to get at the real
facts. The work of the committee |
must be completed by July II, of |
this wear
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PItts5urg Marathon.

PITTSBURG, March 13-Exposition
park is crowded today with spectators
of the Marathon race held under the
management of Joseph H. Thompson
and Charles Miller. The very best tai
ent of this section is in the race
While the entries embrace many
nationalities, one foreigner in partic-
ular is looked upon as having a good
chance of carrying off the honors
John Sylvester. the little Italian youth
of the NOrthside, who did such a fine
bit of work several weeks ago in a 10
mile event, is the boy that will bear
watching. A few crack runners from
Carricl. BeechvieW and Mt. Leban-
on entered the race.
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WHO WILL Be THE
MAYOR, AND WHEN
NOBODY KNOWS THE ANSWER
AND 1T LOOKS AS IF 1T
WON'T BE FOUND.
Mayor Resigned and Vacancy Fills by
Appointment, But For How Long
Is Hard to Tell

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 10
Municipal affairs of this city are more
muddled today than ever as the result
of the resignation of Mayor Harper
against who a recall election was
called. The adherents of George Alex
ander, candidate, contend that Har-
per's successor, to be appointed by the
city council Monday, can only remain
in office until March 26, when the re-
call election occurs. The opponents de-
clare differently, holding that the cleo
ton is vitiated by Harper's resigna-
ton.
. Harper, who at the time of his res
ignatiOn, acknowledged in writing that
he abdicated his office upon the de-
mand of H. Lee ClothWOrthy, repre-
senting the Los Angeles Record has
gone into the country With his family
The Record in explaining why it re-
called Harper, says that after quiet
investigation into his private life it
was convinced he was not a proper
man to sit in the chair
The Evening Express, one Of the
leading organs of the recallers. stat
ed last night that it possessed similar
information concerning Harper's Off
cial acts.
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PUGH DEF|ES AN
ORDER Of COURT
JUDGE HUNEKE RULED THAT
EVIDENCE SHOULD NOT BE
TAKEN SHORTHAND.
Prosecutor Ordered Deputy to Take
Evidence and Today Defies the
Court-WiII Appeal Case.

SPOKANE, March REPRESENTING
Attorney Pugh today announcer his
intention of defying the courts order
that the evidence in the grand jury
investigation of the Gordon Root
charges be not recorded in shorthand.
His deputy took notes in shorthand
after the jury requested the court to
permit it. The court denied the re-
quest and will punish Pugh for con-
tempt. The latter will appeal direct
to the supreme court. The court held
that the record can be made in long
hand.
The Great Northern counsel is here
apparently aiding Gordon's attorneys,
although Gordon is accused of defraud-
ing the Great Northern while acting
as it's division counsel
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SUPPORT PRESIDENT TAFT.

The country is thoroughly well dis
posed to support President Taft in
effective carrying out of his own poll
cies as well as those of former PreSI-
dent Roosevelt This cannot be done
entirely by ELUSIVE speech and writing.
The best way to do it is by voting for
members of congress who will CO.
operate with him or by enforcing such
cooperation as a public duty upon
members of congress already elected.
They who prefer Taft to Roosevelt
can justify the preference only by
belief in his greater capacity for team
work; in his tact and skill for getting
along with men and working with
coordinate departments Of the gov
eminent to a common end. He has
proved his possession of these quail
tons so far that there is no excuse
for the friction and recrimination that
impeded so many of ROOsevelt's efforts
for good. If a man like Taft cannot
get along with congress, it must be the
fault Of congress. The best thing the
people who want to support him can
do is to correct this fault.
Members Of the present congress are
already elected and nothing can be
done with the ballot for two years.
We firmly believe that, if they should
try to treat Taft as they treated
Roosevelt, especially in the matter of
tariff reduction, the people would
throw out a large number of them and
perhaps return q democratic house.
This calamity can be averted and
harmony in administration possibly
preserved by earnest and continual
admOnitiOn from constituents to their
representatives in congress to support
the president in moderate and reason
able carrying out of those policies
which the people have approved. This
cannot be begun too soon or kept up
too constantly.
1t is to be REMEMBERED that the or
ganiZatiOn Of both houses in congress
remain in the hands of a little group
of reactiGnary politicians as hostile to
Taft as they were hostile to RoOse-
welt. Members will need strong en-
couragement from their constituents
to stand out against the powerful in
fluence
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KERCULEAN LABORS OF PRESI
DENT TAFT.

In his inaugural address President
Taft lays out for himself two tasks of
government besides the policies he in
herited from his distinguished prede-
cessOr. If this seems to anybody a
small amount of original matter to in
ject into a new administration. con-
temptation of the magnitude of the pol
icies undertaken will discover the err
ror.
Besides finishing the work he helped
Roosevelt to begin, the president
pledges his best efforts to honest re-
vision of the tariff and removal of the
special causes of bitterness in the DO
!itical and social relations of the south
with the nation at large. If he shall
complete these two tasks, he need not
be ashamed to compare his admins
tration with that which went before
II and ask a second term
For 80 years presidents have been
striving vainly to remove the rancor
SO deeply planted in the southern
mind by the fatal errors of the ten
years after the war Democrats have
succeeded as i'll as republicans. be-
cause the roots of the evil are in an
Interchangeable constitution and in I'M
changeable human nature. The whole
trouble was that the seeding states
We're reconstructed" by their enc.
mics instead of by their friends.
We can see now that it would have
oeen better had the democrats come
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Walla Walla and Vicinity: Probably
fair tonight and Sunday. Light frost
tonight
Washington: Probably fair tonight
and Sunday, except showers near the
coast. Light frost tonight except near
the coast.
Weather Conditions.
The barOmetric pressure continues
moderately high over the western half
Of the high area over Montana. A ba-
rOmetric depression is passing east
ward through western Canada north
Of Montana and snow has fallen in
Montana and the DakOtas. Elsewhere
on the Pacific slope fair weather con-
tinues. A moderate depression CEN
trail over the Atlantic states is caus
ing rain over most of the country east
of the Mississippi. 1t is generally
warmer this morning in the Pacific
coast states and the middle Rocky
mountain region, and cooler along the
northern Rock mountain slope. The
indications are for fair weather in this
locality tonight and Sunday, with light
fTost tonight.
JOHN GROVER, Observer.
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WOMEN VOTE HEAVILY
IN COPENHAGEN ELECTION

COPENHAGEN, March 13.-Judging
from the ballots already counted today
in the municipal election, every woman
in Copenhagen who could qualify, vot-
ed at yesterdays election. After a
fight for universal franchise extending
over 2 years, women are now recog-
nized as electors and they made use
of the new privilege.
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Recommend Treaty Ratification.

BOGOTA, Colombia, March 13.-The
committee on foreign affairs which
has been considering the treaties
signed at Washington last January be-
tween the United States, Colombia
and Panama today recommended the
ratification of the treaties.
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UNION MEN TO
REPORT FAILURE

PHILADELPHIA, March ia del
egation of union miners from the an
thracite region in Pennsylvania are
comforting today with President Lewis,
of the United Mine Workers, to set a
time and place for the convention to
draft report to the district unions of
yesterdays fruitless attempt to come
to a satisfactory arrangement with
the mine operators.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-13
MAY SEND MARINES
DOWN TO NICARAGUA

WASHINGTON, March 10 The
navy department is considering the ad-
Visibility Of sending marines to Mic
aragua, but is awaiting suggestion from
the Mexican government. Five hun
bred marines are stationed in Pana-
ma, and two hundred more in Guata-
mala and Cuba. They are ready to
sail at a moments notice
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Crisis Averted-

PARIS, March 13.-After a cabinet
meeting lasting all day. it was an
nounced that an agreement has been
reached between Premier Clemenceau
and M. Picard, whereby the cabinet
crisis is aVerted.
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Pays Respects to President.

WASHINGTON, Farch 12.-Mgr.
Falconie, papal nuncio, called at the
White House today to pay his respects
to President Taft
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R. BURNS,
D. F. e. p. AGENT.
0. r. & N. co.

be held in Harriman's private car this
afternoon upon his arrival from Phoe-
nix. All Harrimans chiefs have gath
cred here at the request of their boss.
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GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE
TACOMA MAYOR AND CHIEF
Charges Relate to Their Conduct In
Operating Restricted Dis


TACOMA, March 13.-Judge Easter
day today issued a call for the grand
jury TO meet April 5 to investigate the
charges against Mayor Link and Chief
of Police Daley in connection with
their conduct in operating the re-
stricted district. The charges were filed
by Councilman Jameson in a sensa-
tiOnal report several weeks ago.
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First Musician-Smashem. the piano
soloist. won't be able to play for some
time.
Second Musician - What's the matter
with Kim?
and they shaved his haAA.
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WON'T DISCUSS MEETING
OF HARTMAN HENCHMEN

Los ANGELES, March 13.-Rai!road
officials here refused to discuSs the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-13

For anyone from any place if you
want to. Deposit the necessary amount
with our local agent and he will tel
egraph ticket promptly.
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Conditions.
MR.. ROOSEVELT AS EDITOR.

JOHN GROVER. Observe
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR MATERIALS FOR ELEC-
TRIO WIRING Building for Library of
Congress Washington. u. C.. July =. 1903
Separate sealed proposals for furnishing and
delivering the distributing switchboard and
feeder panel. conduit and httings. automatic
time switches and wire; for electric system
Of illumination IN court book stack Of the
building for ths-Idbrary of Congress, In this
city. viii be received a. this ofIlce until TWO
o'clock p. n. on wednesday, the eleventh
day Of August, 1903, and publicly opened
Immediately thereafter Specifications and
other information furnished on application 10
this office. BERNARD i. GREEN. super
satendsnt 1y1s, .. 80. syy.6.7
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FOR SALE-LoTS.
FOR SALE-SEASHORE LOTS.

OWN A COTTAGE BY THE SEA.
At BEAUTIFUL NORTH CHESAPEAKE
BEACH.
THE COMING CITY on THE BAY.
HEALTH AND PLEASURE RESORT
% lots al SIS, $40, ana $50 each; s. down, 50
per month. Church. hotel, store. clubhouse.
and s. houses already built and many lots
sold; a mile Up beach from &. B. r r. Sta
tion TGSe automobile. Agent at hotel
els 5th - N ". Hotel Cevert, $3.50 per
week and up. au5-3t-
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.
FOR RENT
WAI. H. SAUNDERS & CO.,
1407 f ST. N. w.
HOUSES.

1858 636-65s Morton
I NV. 6r. b.....-S25. 90
1870 Sth NV. 7r,b $3.50
'1--5 18th NV. ST.. b . 30
- 18th Sc. 6r, b.. II. so
1866 9Th NV, 6r.. 600
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
= HE DISTRICT OF COLI MBIA. Washing
ton August 6, 1903. Ordered; That Section
lls OF the Plumbing Regulations OF the Dis
tTict or Columbia is hereby amended by add
1nE thereto, Al The end Of para graph b. the
words provided however, that where said
space measures not less than 80 inches wide
by the length Of the Rub. one other nix
tuFe may be set as 90 partially encroacn
on said space. ar either end thereof" 50
that said paragraph viii read as follows:
I'D No bath tub shall be installed In any
sleeping or living room or 30 any room ia
such manner that the floors beneath and the
walls behind the tub cannot be easily Kept
clean. nor IN such manner that there Is less
unObstructed space. measured horizontally,
than eighteen inches in width by the length
Of the tub on not less than one side Of the
TIE tub for use and cleaning PROVIDED.
however, that where said space measures
not less than 80 inches wide By the length
6 the tub. one other fixture may be so sat
20 partially encroach on said space, al
either end thereof The above amendment
% 80 into effect Is days after publication
HENRY 3. + MACE ARLAND. HENRY L
WEST, WILLIAM KELLY acting. COM
nllssioners Of me District OF Columbia II
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
THE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA washing
ton, august 1893. Notice Is hereby
given that 81 accordance with the pro-
visions Of Public Act no. rs ap-
proved February 18th, 1909, entitled "An
ACT 10 amend an ACT approved March sec
ond, nineteen hundred and seven. entitled
An Act for the opening o. Mills Avenue
northeast from Rhode Island avenue 20
Twenty-fourth street, the Commissioners Of
the District Of Columbia viii give a public
hearing IN the board room OF the said Com
niissiOners. Friday August 20. 1903 at II 90
o'clock a. M 20 all parties interested or
owning land within, and surrounding the
territory embraced by Rhode Island avenue
South Dakota avenue, Franklin street, and
twentieth street. Northeast. A proposed
plan for the abandonment OF parts Of z.nd
end 2fth Girard and Hamlin streets. within
the above limits will be displayed and the
Commissioners viii consider any suggestion
or protests concerning the proposed change
and location OF any highway or portions Of
Highways as shown on above mentioned
pIsn HENRY b. r. MCFARLAND.
HENRY l. WEST. and WILLIAM KELLY,
Acting, Commissioners OF the District Of Co
e7-rrbfa au2-l4t-eKSu
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Offerings in the Realty Markets
of Washington and It's Suburbs
SUBURBAN PROPERTY.
For CaIa

Sc fare. hot and cold water range nicely
finished $500: 800 cash: balance monthly.
SOULE REALTY co. 1898 y. = eve
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CHESAPEAKE BEACH RWY- CO
For Sale

Effective July 10. 1903
Subject 20 change without notice.
MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS
GOING, leave District Line at SIS. Hoo a
m, 2:30, $40. 7:45, and g;45 p. m
RETURNING. leave the Beach al 6:3s a. N
1915, 2:g0, eco, SEQ, and 1900 ,. N.
SATURDAYS.
GOING, at g:25. u.00 a. n. 2:00. $500, $50
7:l5 and 3.s5 D. m.
RETURNING. At 6:S5 a. m, 1915. AGO. 500
500 SEQ. ana 1900 D. m.
SUNDAYS.
GOING, at s:2a u:oo ~ ~, 200. 800, 4:O0
1916 ana s;45 p
RETURNING, at 900 a. n. 1875, 2:i0. 500
500, $50, ana 1000 p. IA
PAUL Y. WATERS.
Jy9-f General Manager
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FOR SALE-FARMS.
POTOMAC RIVER FARMS.

800 ACRES NsHzemoy creek fine grain
grass and trucking soil; orchard, s-room
dwelling; tenant houses. large barn: All
other outbuildings, 81. GOO.
FARM AGENCY. 1407 y. 7 ave.
au6-3t
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RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

y. B.-Following schedule figures published
only es information and are not guaranteed
For Atlanta, Birmingham. Mobile. Nev,
Orleans Ashevile. Chattanooga, Memphis
500 g. m. and 10; 45 p. n. daily.
For Roanoke, Knoxville Chattanoora
birmingham, New Orleans, 1910 D. m
For Knoxville, Chattanooga Memphis. ana
a. m, daily. Sleeper open after 10 D. M
For Atlanta, Birmingham. Columbia
Charleston. Augusta. Aiken. Savannah, Jack
sonville, and Florida points, $40 p. M daily.
L. 5. BROWN. General agent
5els-tS-eXm
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FOR RENT-OFFICES.
DESK ROOM
FOR RENr-sToREs.

FOR RENT
1898 " St NV, large room. ..........-...S SO 50
FRANK T RAWLINGS CO.,
1895 Pa. ave. y. W aust
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ONLY ~
"a

per month for loans IN all amounts. This
includes ali our charges. Others advsTtiss
lower rates. ETC.; they almost o1eF to give
you the money; but when you go 70 thsif
Cfhce they viii confront you with all sorts OF
charges for commissions. extras, etc, Ehieh
mako the loan cost many times what they
advertise. We make no such charges No
admission fees; 20 charges for drawing up
papers. Otherg' ads. sound Eoods but IN
tesugate them. end out all the cost. then isE
Us tell you whaS We are doing aud have
been doiag for twelve years Ths comparison
viii surprise you Our endorsement is IN the
people OF Washington who have 0ealt here
ana been satisfied with ouI rates and he
courtesy shown them. We nake payments 70
suit your convenience and Ask no payment
on interest principal until TWO MONTHS
FROM THE DAY YOU GET THE LOAN.
No chat &c whatever for the FIRST month. We
are lsadGUE, others follow. Let Us pay up
your loaz and advance you more money On
loans Of $500 and more our rate Is only =
Der cent per month instead Of 2 per cent.
CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE NO DELAY.
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on ROCKVILLE TROLLEY-New s-room
house. porches; latrobe; range: nicely pa
pered and painted; chicken house and run:
lot 5txll5; all fenced 100 yards trolley; rents
for SIS A tempting proposition at s. coo;
$50 cash. SOULE REALTY CO, 1928 ~ Y
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FOR RENT-STABLES.

FOR RENT-stable. soth and K n W; viii
accommodate IS horses. BRENNEN CON-
sTRUCTION CO, foot 51st ST. \. ".
au3.7,s