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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
CAME WARDEN RIFF IS
HIS OWN FORMER"
Half the Money Collected in Fines Paid to Refs Ste
nographer When He Himself Got the Evidence
and Worked Up the Cases.

j. A. Ripiey-No woman had could have had anything
to do with my arrest 1t is preposteous the face OF it,
Fred Lawe-We sold fish to any woman There could
have been no woman "nformcr" in this case.
Alexander McWhirter-We sold no fish TO any woman
Rie himself the fish in the window and measured
them, and woman inormcr" any other .nformer y
had anything TO do with it,
3 b. Chrste-Re himself in and got the fish and
the evidence No woman had anything do with was
iish we had got that day. and bought fish
Yet Mrs T. Ceger collected half the fines as an 'in-
former"
Mrs Geger Refs stenographer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

"Informer'a" fees Ia az least four
cases stayed IN the office 81 former
Game Warden Henry Rief when
there was no "infuFmer"
In the cases Of the state vs..
,. A. Ripley. Fred Lave. Alexander
Mcwhirter and s. -. Christie. ar.
rested on September 4. last. and
fined fer violation Of the state game
laws. half the fines imposed in JUS
tice CAROLS court were turned over
IN each case to Mrs. r. r. Geiger.
Refs stenographer.
In each case r. T. Gelger was
certified TO By Ref as the in
former"
There Was No informer.
Each OF the men convicted de-
MED today that Mrs Geiger or any
other woman had anything 70 do
With his arrest and conviction.
ON September 4. according 10 the
statements secured from each OF
the men named. Ref, accompanied
by a deputy. walked down Pike ~.
At the boulevard cafe, 81 Pike st..
they espled some trout IN the win.
dow. They entered. measured the
trout. and found that out OF the whole
batch two or three were slightly
smaller that Is permitted to offer
for sale under the state game laws.
No Woman eouah, Fish.
Ricf demanded OF s. h. Christie.
manager Of the cafe. the name OF
the man from whom he had Sc
cured the fish Christie told him
Lave Bros, 1902 Pike place. Ref
then arrested Christie and told him
10 appear In court and pay his
fine. This Christie did that after.
noon.
Mrs. Geiqer. as "informer,"
collected half Of the fine Of
S2s.7o imposed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
GAVE UP HER
LIFE To SAVE
HER CHILDREN

BELLINGHAM. Nov. Mrs.
Josie Kraemer. a widow. lies in q
local hospital with a broken back.
but her two babies are safe. for the
mother gave her life 10 rescue them
from an early morning fire that de.
stroyed three frame lodging houses.
The body OF Frank German has
been taken from the smoking rulas
and firemeu are searching for the
body OF Billy Dawson, hts room
mate Mrs. Kate Gussim vas per.
haps fatally injured when she
jumped from second story win
dow 10 the pavement.
The origin Of the fire IL un.
known but n IL thought TO have
started In the room occupied BY
German and Dawson. The build
lngs burned are a row OF two and
three-sfory frame structures on
Elk st. aud they we're a mass Of
flames q few minutes after the
first blaze was noticed. The fire
department with difficulty saved
adjoining property The loss IL
abou, $4,000. partly covered BY
Insurance.
Mrs. Kraemer and her two chill.
dren occupied rooms on the third
floor Of the y. y. lodging house
She was awakened by smoke pour.
Ing into her apartments and when
she tried 10 ruhh down the hallway
with her babies she found the
flames had cut off all escape.
Taking a ciothesllne she tied Il
about the children and lowered
them to the ground but when she
tried TO slide down the rope she
lost her hold and fell 10 the pave,
ment Her back Is broken and the
physicians say she cannot live.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
GIRL SACRIFICE
ON DIAZS ALTAR

times. prisoners have been tortured
until death II welcome, and SAM.
tary conditions are such that Il
might be impossible for q woman
such as Senorlta Villareal to sur
yive many weeks" o
Turner puts little faith In the re-
port that Senorlta Villareal and her
father returned to Mexico voiun-
tarily and were arrested on the
south side OF tho International
boundary. He last saw the young
woman In San Antonio, Texas, five
months ago.
al that time" he said. II am
certain that she was determined
never again 10 set foot I'm Mexico.
III her friends make any attempt
TO search for her II is certain that
she will be dragged away 10 some
prison, the existence OF which may
not even be known 10 the laymen
In the town where It is situated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
||R MATTHEW'S CHURCH
| LOOTED BY BURGLARS
! 0verpowered While Reloading His Revolver
Ancsher Taken in Pool Room.

dollars taken from the First pfeaby.
church early morning running nght which taxleahs
and bullets from automatic revulvers back aud
~ btweea police and burglars and the final capture
kxssershee the ehef features OF o. the bodest
rHrres Seattle Years
William Wuhams, ~. the arrested tried his
M this rorang against the wall ~ his cell |ai
Bert NEWMARKET Al the Oriental
VI Third Pike lie Is held the a pcndlng in.
xugauon
ass Marx Mathess ~ the church. viii the JAN
- nfsFnoon to ry 10 identity The prisoners
So two In church yesterday afternoon They acted
r<zsy Their that they trying 10 sec how
ufzlr the church had DR.. Matthews.
tans the only
xezpau b. Pmtroman Ballard tbs loading
y rz2FeF tor another a his purauers
= mseer wne carried the loot Is believed good
= nape Neither Williams Newmarch any noney on
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this required 40 much acrobatic
twisting that Judge Gillian allowed
him 10 81, down
Whatever else he may be. Miller
u = good actor. He faced the court
and iury with n respectful but no
wise tlmid air Ne was serious. an
becomes ihe gravity % his position.
but not frightened. lie asked him
SELF his name IN an intcrrogattvc
tone of voice and answered himself
without the sllghteat self conscious
ness Step by step he asked and
replied TO questions concerning hts
arrest up until the time be was lock-
ed IN Jail. hls asking" voice and
"replying" voice being 80 different
that II was hard Go believe that but
one man was talking.
The Horrors Of the Jail.
Once be had himself In jan he
ceased asking himself questions and
began hts narration 81 a succession
~ murdcrous assaults. half a
dozen Ia number. which left him
Unconscious in each instance. His
story sounded like that which comes
from escaped prisoners from Rus
stan dungeons. He told how Cant
Tenant. with a rubber budgcon.
folled him. aud kicked him In the
mouth while an assistant kicked
him IN the stomach.
This. he said, was repeated
with slight variations for
week, during which time he was
confined IN tho black hole. All
inflietions Of tho "third degree"
were accompanied BY curses and
vituperation, which Miller re-
peated verbatim. At the end Of
every session with Capt. Ten.
nant, he was left unconscious.
Finally human endurance could
Withstand no longer, and he
told Capt. Tenant that he would
confess 10 anything.
The court room was packed while
Miller testified, lawyers. policemen
and breathless spectators. There
were several women, who refused
TO be frightened from their seats
by possibilities OF profane testi.
mony Miller was on the stand at
the noon adjournment and resumed
his testimony this afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
TWO CITIES IN DESPERATE
FIGHT FOR REFORM TODAY
nv W. O. SHEPHERD.

NEW YORK, Nov. To-day marks the whirwlnd
campaigns in York and san Fnncaeo
amFasns almost all Of national
importance.
Reform against the old gusd-,hia Is the raiyne cry
In this city Tammany fighting before Ton
millions 10 public works viii BE- years
many MUST have the spending
IT, Lined up behind respectable candidate Tamany fighting
life and death baie-and wlu probably win
on the California people Francisco are on trial
DO they wan. the srae who c years
who have made San Francisco graf American
ctics-de they these people punuh.d9
on the election o. Francis u
Both candidates attorney Heney committed 10
the CARRYING 10 successful Issue the
started Fokc his effect dropping Of the
lie he will convinced proscn
ton be successful
wshcs And the gang
= behind him. which a great more
decide question affect
Bp0o0 people drcctyana Indirectly whole nalon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

unconscious from the field until
the end came. Although young
Byrne made a valiant fight for his
life. he battled against hopeless
odds. The death Of Byrne has cast
gloom about the entire academy
and it is possible that the rest OF
the games scheduled for this sea.
son viii be abandoned.
Byrne will be buried with milf
tary honors at the academy Gem.
etery tomorrow morning. The sery-
Ice viii be held in the Catholic
chapel.
When President Lowell was seen
In Boston today he refused 10 dis
euss Cadet Byrne's death and
would not say whether football
would be continued at Harvard
The impression seems to be gen.
eral at West Point that the acad.
envy will not have a team in the
field next year.
The second fatality occurred in
Philadelphia when Michael Burke
was injured in Saturdays game be.
tween the Medioo-Chi and the Phil.
adelphia College of Pharmacy
Burke was one of the tackles on the
Medioo-Chi team. His skull was
fractured while he was carving
the ball in a line plunge. He was
thrown heavily to the ground, sus.
tanning fractured skull.
Although physicians labored with
the Injured player throughout Sat.
urday night and Sunday. the young
man succumbed to his injuries sun
day evening.
The third and last accident TO
terminate fatally occurred at Buck.
ner, Mo, when Ray SpybucA, a
member of the Haskell Indian
school, sustained injuries which re-
suited In his death.
Spybuck was Wyandotte IN
dian and lived in Oklahoma.
The Indian was brilliant stu.
dent and star end of his team. He
was caught In mass play and sus-
tanned a shattered vertehra. Al
though Spyhuck was rushed 20 n
St Joseph. Mo, hospital, his case
was hopeless and he died last night
at midnight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
cBy United r,s...)

VENICE. Cal. Nov. III Te-
rcsa villareal was thrown into
prison In Torreon. Mexico. a week
ago It would be useless for anyone
who f. familiar with conditions
south Of the rio Grande 20 hazard
a guess al where she may be now"
was the declaration today of John
Kenneth Turner. author OF Bar
barous Mexico
IN Mexico" continued Turner,
federal and prison authorities
make no distinction whore sex rs
concerned. Senorita Villafeal still
may be confined IN the Torreon
jail o. she may have been trans
forred to another prison, where she
might remain for years without be.
ing able 70 communicate with any
one outside the prison walls
Poison has played III part many
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
ANNOYING MEWT

payers OF the county an absolutely unbiased and a,-
thenuc report of conditions as they exist at these
county institutions today The Star recently engaged
Arthur W. L. Dunn of Los Angeles, Cal, to come to
Seattle and conduct an investigation.
Mr. Dunn arrived in Seattle September 7, and
few days afterward made application at the county
hospital for position attendant He did not of
course tell the superintendent of the hospital that he
desired TO investigate the institution He merely made
application as would anyone else seeking employment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

lie was successful and given position beginning
work on September IL.
For fifteen days Mr.. Dunn, who is by profession
newspaper reporter performed the duties of an at
tendant at the hospital, during which time he made
careful note OF conditions he found them In The
Star tomorrow will appear Mr. Dunns first article 1t
will be the beginning of story that will tell of dis
graceful mismanagement and inhuman neglect of pa
tents whose poverty-strcken condition compelled
them to submit TO the treatment melted out to them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

On down the street Rief and his
deputy went until they reached
the Crystal Palace cafe. on Pike
between Second and Third avs.
Ref Found Them.
Rlef eapled trout In thu
window and entered the res.
taurant He measured the fish,
and out Of the entire LOT found sew.
eral that were under size. There
upon he demanded Of Alexander
McWhirier. manager. the name OF
the man from whom he had secured
the fish. MeWhirter told him J..
A. Ripley Of the New Puget fish
market. 30 Pike place.
Rief then told McWhirter 10 an.
pear al the game warden's office
that afternoon and answer TO the
charge OF violating the game laws.
He went and paid fine in Carrolrs
court
The records show that e. T.
oeiGer tRieFs stenosrapherl
collected half that fine.
From tho Crystal cafe Rief ana
deputy went to the New Puget
Fish Market and arrested Ripley on
the Information secured from Nc
Nhirter az the Royal Palace cafe.
Some fish were seized and Ripley
that afternoon pleaded guilty and
paid his fine like the res; Of them.
{. r. 6eloer got half the
fine, according to the records.
AT Lave Bros. on Pike place.
Fred Lave, one OF the proprietors,
was In. and he was Immediately
arrested on the information fur
nished by $. b. Christie of the
Boulevard Cafe. He also paid a
fine that afternoon. and again
{. T. eelger got half Of Il as
"informer."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
inner FRIEND
LEAVES STAR

i -. ..i !. Friend, tor three vears
NJ A I. a. telegraph edltor
I'M Il. oar. On Saturday laat SOW.
N 4 = connection with tbla pa.
|sn image In a private enter.
|faes ne occasion Of Mr.
|a 49, departure from The star
sls .'lsHd BY the member gess' ~ ,t 20
! ss'ss' 1aiI Of a giit dgniiylne
Ia I : "a N which he hss bees -
IN - fellow workers On The
s.',. ,sswspaDer men n q '1 ,h. best ,s,..
81 HIS popularity n ne W
IL sa .ss,ss made him ae e. 'a
N \ 4 Press club laat so, ,i' !, J,
~ rs'., = most efficient 1 aecra
n H., as'lns his three ysas Ssef =,
IL - 49, as never missed a." : o On
n s,.ls ~, and By falfbf"i,' M
sss|i maid : disposition ' WOW 81.
srs i perpetual home H. , iol
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General to Rescue.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Nov. L.
Major General Franklin Bell. chief
of staff of the army. said today
More injuries are suffered In
teaching the cadets TO swim, in
baseball games, in polo and gener-
al gymnasium work than in foot
ball. The accidents, from what |
have heard, were due more TO mis-
fortunes of legitimate sport than
roughness."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

ANN ARBOR. Mich. Nov. L.
Canoeing and rowing are more
dangerous sports in my opinion
than football" said Prof George
w. Patterson, of the University Of
Michigan, today. in discussing Sat
urday's football fatalities. in "a
years there has never been a death
at Michigan on the gridiron. while
many have been drowned az the
other two sports"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
TAMMANY BATTLES
FOR LIFE IN N. Y. CITY

NEW YORK. Nov. when the
metropolis votes tomorrow n pftl
BE- surprising u William ! CAynor
the famous Brooklyn iuriat who
heads the Infamous TAmmauy
ticket 10 not elected
Editor Hearst today looks llke
second. Ills candidacy put bells
into tho campaign. aud nuhaian.
tiai alice Of hts fortune has gone
Into fireworks and sounding hraas
Otto T. iannard. the republican
candidate. might beat Hearst out.
but that seems unlikely.
u has been sensational cam.
paign. and the finish vas rycionlc
the rivals spending money like
drunken sailors Tor bright lights
ana dizzy music aud every other
conceivable mechanical conirlv.
ancs. and al intended to make the
citizen willing 10 trade his vote
for the fun he has had.
The beat reason for tho be.
lief that Tammany will elect
ozyner 10 that Tammany can.
not afford 70 lose this fiaht.
fammany Hall is grating
organization, pure ard simple.
ts expensive machine is run
from the graft that is raked in
the year around from eon,rae.
tors and others who do busi.
ness With the city on New
York. When Tammany ls IN
power lie great army Of work.
ers live on the fat Of the land.
from rakeof sliced from con.
tracts for subways. schools.
paving. bridges, buildings,
street privileges and for All
manner OF city business. There
are also ways Of taxing private
business. Even the peanut
vender does not escape. and
the reeking coin OF the scarlet
Girl must be divided with the
bosses OF this CHASTITY travssty
upon democratic government.
During the next four years New
York plans to expend some 81 600.
100000 upon public improvements
This viii be for new aubwaya
bridges. schools, etc The mptrop
oils ia now really In the etaEe Of
rebuilding and tho grafters are
alive 20 the fact that this Is the
bumper crop time.
Lose this election? Well not
on your everlasting meal ticket
as a repeating thug would mt If
Tammany can we'll afford to dunn
q couple OF her stolen millions
Into the election OF nice old Jus.
tice Gaynor, who heads one OF The
worst liHts of names that Tam.
many has ever had the face to
print on a ballot. Gaynor has n
splendid record as a good citizen
and honest public servant. and he
may do some good things as NAV.
or. but Tammauy will not mind If
the graft on those 1000. 900. 600
Of city contracts Is left open for
taking.
In this election tho recent OK.
poses OF the terrible white slave
traffic aud the cadet" system will
play n powerful part In the cam.
paign.
Barnard announced that he be.
lieyed the story and would do his
best TO stamp out the evil. Hearst
handled the subject glngcrly.
Turner had laid stress upon the
point that the cadets dp much OF
their procuring among poor East
side jew girls. Hearst has long
practlced the policy OF trying 70
make the miserable East slider
think that this condition is respect.
able. that he IL just M good as the
next fellow on the avenue, though
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Continued on Page Eighty
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Three Are Dead.

NEW YORK, Nov, Cadet Eu.
gene Byrne, whose neck was brok-
en- at West Point IN Saturdays
game with Harvard, lived only Ii
few hours after the accident. Three
of the academy physicians were in
constant attendance at his bedside
from the moment he was carried
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

This is the second institution Investigated by Mr..
Dunn for newspaper Some time ago, acting for
the Los Angeles Record, he secured position as an
attendant at California insane asylum, and as re-
suit OF his subsequent articles exposing the cruetes
practiced by employees, investigation was held by
the board governing the California state institutions
The result of the hearing the dismissal of large
number of the employees and the resignation, short
tuition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

a college game and declaring that
It should not be condemned be
cause OF unfortunate fatalities.
President II, NJ. Bell. OF Drake
University nj Des Moines. Iowa,
and President A. b. storms. Of
Iowa State college, both came out
strongly for the gridiron contest
today
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No chnnne ~ Nntre name.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Nov. L.
"Spasms Of virtue don't help. The
death of three men in football
games Saturday viii not bring a
radical change In football" These
were the sentiments expressed by
Rev John Cavanaugh. president OF
Notre Dame, today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

Nv " y pAL LIN
Peter Miller. police styled burglar
self styled physician. mining man
and lecturer. and self appointed at.
tUrnea. this morning IN Judge Gii.
llams's court told graphic story 81
the rthlrd degree" az practieed by
the Seattle police IN general and
captain of Detectives Tenant In
parfienlar.
For the most part dispaasion.
awiy. he rscounted kiekinas.
bsasinps and tortures almost in.
eoneeivable in brutality, which
he ss~sarn he underwent at the
haMdm Of Tenant and his aa.
sistnnts. Until he was co~sd
into eonfessins a crime which
he never tommitted. A. simes.
Miiier's voice rose In dramatic
intansisy. 40 II the memory OF
the indianitiss heapsd upon him
burned too deep in his soul for
calm legal u,tersnve.
Anything But a Burglar.
Miiicr Is anything but vulgar
criminal IN appearance slightly
above medium height, his broad
shoulders are topped by a massive
head. the head IF student or a
chess player A thin pike-iiko jaw
tells plainly 81 an imperturbable dis
position. and his keen black eyes
meet every curious glance frankly
and nnahaahcd stood beside him
for hair hour before court was
called this morning. without over
a suspicion that he was Peter MIL
Ter. thought he was some young
LAWYER or court atiHchc.
Before taking the stand IN his own
behalf Miller announced 20 the court
that n would be necessary for him
to zoe some vile and disgusting
worls. "the characteristic language
Of Capt Tenant and Prosecuting
Attorney Vandorvecr" This am
was made in almost
scroain. and Judge Gillian warned
him 20 be more calm.
A Remarkable Exhibition.
Miller at first cssaycd 10 ask him
self the question while standing. and
to reply to himself while sitting. but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

NEW YORK, Nov, l.-Football
has claimed three more victims
and II is believed today that a cru
aade will be started Immediately
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01
DEFEND FOOTBALL DESPITE.
THREE DEATHS SATURDAY

~ do not wish to make any
statement about Saturdays
football fatalities" said Thorn
as D. Kane, president Of Wash.
ington University, this morn
Inc. ~ leave football 20 the
students"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

In all colleges and universities.
Cadet Eugene A. Byrne, whose
neck was broken In the Army-Har.
ward game, lived only n few hours.
Michael Burke was killed in Phila.
delphia In the Medico-Chi and
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
game. Ray Spybuck, of the Has
kell Indian school second team.
was killed at Buckner. Mo.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-College
presidents all over the country are
coming to the rescue of football as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

~ aafziag Of a dog shortly al.
e'eiesk lE the morning. first
1stet ~ mention OF Sergeant
M Nsztett. who vas walk.
S@s' Or Seneca st.. between
'tzth and Eighth avs. Looking
~ sliay. be kaw thEee men
xtsss there. He started after
They ran. At University
3ey separated.
fatedt kept after one OF
y aspects He fired his revoI-
~ compel the man 10 stop. Re.
- Union and University SITS.
pa wheeled and emptled five
y ffnn bis revolver NJ the
a<tnsE Nestedt fired back
y TO Men were only 20 feet
ny. ~ tone Of the hall Of bal
q took Effect.
n;fuinza Ballard had heard
sasz and hurried In the dlrec-
= ! 'zxicnb. He saw VII.
~ So info an alley off pike
= ssop 70 load his gun. Dash.
= 1pm behind. Ballard laid
~ f unconscious with BITS
n Pool Room.
srsfea. the other prisoner.
I ASA from the pool room on
by Patroiman j. n
~ he told conflicting stories
~ ssai'A asked him how his
~ % muddy.
ssepTsy that the church had
~ = Is1osd was not made until .
s... = ~, !. morning. when Janitor
- Mcclure found a Jimmy. A
=, sas Brace and BIT beside the
s q the church. Inside
ss..s 800 nc vault had been forced
~ a mileers checked 10 ana
~. 80 WOO had been taken
= s.l''slns' pocket we're found
=. T'asss. one from q girl IN spo.
~. ana the other from HI
VI. = Vancouver. The frat
t,.s..asssa about a ring and
y. 49, . make trouble The
- - nis mother begged him
~ ~ ssay from "those sharv.
| = -
| .s~ 's,as = married and lives at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

asrAuR VI. L. DUNN.
ne Star has long held
/. belitf that the hospital
j aor farm. conducted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-01

by King county in the
vicinity of Georgetown.
has been improperly man
aged. Upon several occa-
sions The Star has called
attention TO conditions
there as reported by men
and women who have been
inmates. Once or twice this
publicity has led to some
little Improvement, but al
ways this Improvement has
been short lived.
To the end that il might
be able to give 10 the tax