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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16
COOK DEFENDED
s AT c0PENHAGEn !!
RECTOR OF UNIVERSITY THINKS
: TIMES AFFIDAVITs BASED 2
ON PURE FICTION.
SECUTED BY EXPERTS
otsTiNGUisHEO COMMITTEE IS
= NAMED TO EXAMINE DR..
COOKS RECORDS. =. >

Copenhagen.-Dr. Torp. rector OF
the University of Copenhagen. said
Thursday that the charges published
in the New York Times against DR..
Frederick A.. Cook are based on pure
fiction
accept the offer to examine the docu-
ments prepared by Loose and Dunkle.
which the Times has agreed to send
to Copenhagen.
Walter Lonsdale. secretary to DR..
Cook. who brought the explorers rec
ords to Copenhagen. also declares that
the accusation published in New York
and London against DR.. Cook were to-
tally unfounded.
He said that the papers delivered
to the University of Copenhagen con-
tanned the original observations made
by DIR. Cook during the expedition.
without alterations
Mr.. Lonsdale stated further that
the explorers report was founded on
these and dictated by DIR. Cook to him.
no other person having anything TO
do with 1t. -r.
Loose and Dunkle, Mr.. Lonsdale
added, were guests ut the Waldorf
Astoria during DIR. Cooks stay there.
but the explorers acquaintance with
them was slight.
The committee which will examine
DR.. Cooks records is composed OF
the following: President. Prof. Ellis
Stromgren. director OF the astronom-
ical observatory: DR.. C. +. Pechule.
astronomer attached to the obserya-
tory; Gustave Holm. explorer: Prof.
A. d. Yensen. president OF the school
OF navigation: DIR. Roydcr. director OF
the meteorological office. and DR.. +.
A. Engstrom. director of the Lund OBJ
servatory.
A summary OF the affidavits OF per
sons claiming to have aided DR.. Fred
erick. A. Cook In the preparation OF his
polar data, published In London and
New York. was read here with amaze
ment Scientific circles are inclined
to be incredulous regarding the
charges and some persons like DIR.
Carl Burrau. the astronomer. consider
them no improbable that their effect
will be to strengthen confidence in DR..
Cook.
In an Interview DIR. Burrau said:
Passages in the. story telegraphed
here give me the impression that the
matter is thoroughly untrustworthy.
Take. for instance. the statement
about Capella. Capella neither rises
nor sets In the polar regions. but re-
mains fixed over the horizon. In or.
der to make observations at the North
pole. a more extended and a more de
tailed knowledge is necessary than Is
enjoyed usually by the average ships
captain.
1T will. however. be easy for the
university to determine the truth OF
otherwise OF the charges
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16
GIRLS CHEATED
BY EMPLOYERS
FASHIONABLE BOARDING HOUSES
IN CAPITOL HILL IN DENVER
ARE OFFENDERS.
MINERS ALSO LOSE PAY
LABOR COMMISSIONER BRAKE
MAY DECIDE TO TEST ANTI
BOYCOTT LAW.

Denver-The fact that great
many OF the boarding house keepers
on Capitol Hill do not pay their serv-
ants. according to Labor Commission
er Brake. may lead to test Of the
anti-boycott law in the state Supreme
Court.
Commissioner Brake says that COM
plants are constantly made to him
by servant girls who cannot get paid
for their services in fashionable board
ing houses on the Hill, and he is plan
ming 10 send out lists OF the names OF
those who do not pay help to all the
free and private employment agencies
in the state.
Commissioner Brake says that he
has consulted an attorney upon the
matter and the latter does not think
that 1t will be an infringement of the
anti-boycott law, but even II he is
charged with violating II he Will take
the law into the Supreme Court and
have IL tested.
Every effort has been made to force
these boarding house keepers to pay
their help. he says. but II has proved
unavaillng. He even advised those
who had lost their wages to go and
sit on the steps OF their employers
house. and every time anyone rang
the bell. to demand their wages in
loud tone. In some cases this worked
well. but no one would have the ser
wants arrested. as he wished. When
the girls or men employed could get
no money they are either allowed to
quit or are discharged II they COM
plain. and the boarding house keepers
send for fresh help.
Since last April. according to Labor
Commissioner Brake. he has received
SOC claims in his office of which the
majority are from Denver people. By
preventing the boarding house keep
ers from getting further help from
the employment agencies. he hopes to
In Silverton Commissioner Brake
says he also found that many persons
could not get paid. During the past
year he has had claims presented to
him by miners and others represent
ing $4,000. Most OF this amount was
lost by miners who went up into the
hills In the winter. saved their checks,
and found that the company had gone
broke when they returned to town in
the spring. This has led many to
spend their money as fast as they re-
ceived II.
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No. Her First Purchase.

This is baby story they tel: out at
Beloit: A woman called at a dry
goods store to lo0hs - some baby
dresses. The clerk showed her . line
valued at five dollars each. and talked
volubly about how pro~d" the moth
Or ought to be over th4 baby. He
suggested that possibly she might
want a more expensive dress.
Butthe mother did not seem to
"enthuse" bit over the cleskssgush.
How many children have your"
asked the clerk. cautiously.
"Oh. this is the eleventh" she re-
piled. carefully scanning the price
tags.
And out came line Of baby dresses
With a more modest list Of prices
Kansas. City Journal.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16
Renter. Profits Paw for Farm.

Denver.-A Greeley dispatch says:
Purchasing the farm on which he has
been a renter for ten years with the
profits on his share of the crops dur
ing that time was the act OF VIII G..
Stanley today. when he bought the c.
N Good farm, east of Lucerne, for
S22 900. Stanley bought 240 acres
near Ault four years ago with his crop
profits. and the Ault land is worth
$50 900. He came here from Nebraska
nineteen years ago and worked by the
month on farms until he learned irri-
cation methods.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16
coIored SoIdjer. Convicted,

Washington.-Conclu evidence 10
said to have been Secured by the Mili'
tary Court of Inquiry in the shooting
up" OF Brownsville. Texas; that mem
bers of the Twenty-fifth infantry, col
ored, who were within the fort, fired
on the town at the time their com
panions were racing through ths
streets. shooting right and left. None
OF the members of the Court of In
Quiry would discuss the matter. but
it ia intimated that demand for the
abolition of the negro troops, which
are provided for by law, will be made
by the southern delegations in Con
gress.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16

At a meeting of the land holders in
the Greeley-Poudre irrigation district
it was decided to allow the Laramie
Poudre Reservoir & Irrigation Com
pany to make its choice of which of
three reservoirs, or what part each of
the three shall contribute to supply
ing the district with 1,500,000,000 cubic
feet of water.
At La Junta on the 7th inst. three
directors were elected in the Holbrook
irrigation district. on the north side OF
she river. They are w. f. Stanton, f.
l.. Estep and J. II. Seeman. This is a
new district and has issued $65o.00O in
bonds and will buy the ditch from the
present holders and build reservoir
and enlarge and improve the ditch.
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HoW's This?

I've o6re One Hundred Dollars RRwasd NJ aa1
- d CAtauh that eannos - euasd ~ AaAS
FL. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toss6o o.
We the undersisnsd. have known y. J. Cheasy
~ The asS is years and believe hin perfeeuy bon
orrbIe u an busne0 trAnAAettoos nd nnaneAily
~ 70 saxrY out any obligations made by hb oSn-
wALpINo. KiSSAs MAkvIN.
' Wholesale DruRKbta- Toledo. o.
HaIi.s Cntsrrh Cure n taken internally. Acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of tbs
svvssm icssimoniais sent free Price rs cents -
bottle Sold by all DrugrktaL
Tnks Halis Family Pulls for constipation
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16

Washington.-The president trans
mitted the following message to con-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16
Not Even Sandy.

wilford was sitting on his father'i
knee watching his mother arranging
her hair.
Papa hasn't any Marcel waves like
hat" said her father, laughingly.
Wilford. looking up at his fathers
BALD pate. replied: Nope. no waves;
It's all beach, Columbia Jester.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16


Two features of the new tariff act
call for special reference. BY virtue
of the clause known as the maximum
and minimum" clause. II is the duty
of the executive to consider the laws
and practices of other countries with
reference to the Importation into those
countries of the products and mer-
chandise of the United States. and II
the executive nnds such laws and prac-
tees not to be unduly discriminatory
against the United States the mini
mum duties provided in the bill are to
go into force. Unless the president
makes such n finding. then the maxi
mum duties provided in the bill that
is. an increase of rs per cent. ad vnlo-
rem over the minimum duties are to
be in force. Fear has been expressed
that this power conferred and duty
imposed on the executive Is likely to
lead to tariff war. / beg to express
the hope and belief that no such result
need be anticipated.
The discretion granted to the execu-
tive by the terms "unduly discrim-
inatory" is wide. In order that the
maximum duty shall be charged against
the Imports from n country. II is neces-
sary that he shall find on the part of
that country not only Determinations
in Its laws or the practice under them
against the trade of the United States.
but that the determinations found
shall be undue: that is. without good
and fair reason. I conceive that this
power was reposed in the president
with the hope that the maximum du-
ties might never be applied in any case.
but that the power to apply them would
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-16
ZeIaya viii Resign.

Managua, Nicaragua.-It is authori
tatively stated here that Zelaya vii
surrender the presidency within three
weeks.
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TO
WELCOME
FLEET
OLD POINT COMFORT
MECCA FOR Ex- a.
CURSIONISTS.
Harbor VIII Be damned
BY Craft of All Nations
and Descriptions.

OLD POINT COMFORT. Va. Feb,
30 Hy 4 When the battleship
fleet enters Hampton Roads next
Monday and passes ~ review be-
lore President Roosevelt ON the
Mayflnwcr. the war vessels will be
welcomed by a floating armada ~
passenger boats and excursion yes
sells surprising Ia alge and number
any preceding pleasure fleet Ia this
harhor
Vessels wlll come from many ports
along the Atlantic coast bearing dis
iingulahcd visitors TO the Roads To
ioin Ia the welcome. One steamer
will carry more than 100 members
Of congress aud their families and
friends
The harhor viii be iammed with
craft. Never before In ia history
have 80 many ships applied for an
ehoraRe The navy department will
patrol the waters with swift rBn.
ming torpedo boats. and NO precau
tons vill be neglected 10 prevent
a collision or accident
The hotels at Norfolk. Newport
News and Hampton are already
crowded with guests. and hundreds
arrived during the nirht and today
The cities are In holiday attire, and
preparations for the entertainment
% the officers and men OF the fleet
when they reach land are being
made on an elaborate scale
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BOOSTERS co TO
CALIFORNIA
SPECIAL TRAIN or A..Y.-p. E.
BOOSTERS LEAVES SEATTLE
FOR SOUTH TODAY.

The special A.N.-p. exposition
boost" excursion train left for ore.
gon and California points early this
morning. AT Tacoma the train will
stop long enough to take on the
members OF the delegation from the
City OF Destiny who viii participate
In the trip,
II Is intended 10 stop at an the
important points between here and
Los Angeles long enough TO adveg-
tse the many exposition features
and generally boost the fair and
this country generally All the
members of the excursion party
will wear ribbons distinctive OF the
occasion and indicating the purpose
Of their journey.
The Seattle party is headed by
Mayor Miller and wife and / A..
Nadeau, director general of the ey.
position. The Tacoma party was
organized by the Tacoma Chamber
OF Commerce and Boosters club.
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BOY CONVICTED
OF TRAIN THEFT

GREAT FALLS. Mont Feb 20
~ q. = Although be- IL onls
10 years old. Albert Hatch today
siauda convicted Of train rob
berry
After celebrating for 30 hours
the jury that had listened 10 the
evidence To the case last night
brought In fhr verdict that brand.
"a the youth m a criminal
The testimony showed that
Hatch. IN company with two other
boys. who are ~ years ~ are
held 80 4 passenger train on the
shelby branch Of the Great North
ern railroad. a milo weHt ~ Great
Fails. a few weeks ago While one
of the youths held a revolver at
the head ~ the engineer. the other
two searched the passengers. Sc
curing In all about 500 William
Randall. one 81 the accused, u now
on trial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
OF A
N|UT|NY ON
SHIP
NORWEGIAN VESSEL.
PUT INTO PORT
BY CREW.
They Accuse Captain of
Gross Brutality and
Cruelty.

A report has been received Ia this
city 81 mutin8 on beard the Nor.
weglan ship H0vdiug. which was put
into san Pedro last night by Tho
mutinous crew after over three
weeks ~ strife and contention with
Captain %. Hansen. who ia accused
~ base brutality and conduct not be-
cumiuK a master ~ a shin.
The HoVding loaded lumber on
Puget sound and cleared from Seat.
tie. she PASSED uut Cape FiatteFy
January 81 bound FOR Lorenzo Mar
duis Africa
Captain Hansen - said 20 be a
most brutal ana close man. and be
has had nnFidvrAhis troubln on the
Sound with various people While
trying ~ get a crew Nhiie his ship
was IN Seattle he refused % pay the
boarding house people the commits
sion he had contracted 90 pny for
securing sailors, and hin ship WAS
liheled for the amount due
When he CLEARED up that mess he
made his way 60 Port Townsend
where he refused 10 hire launch
% take him ashore 90 secure hin
papers To save the - charge he
pug of Ia his ufehoat. but tho ssa
was running 80 high that bis boat
was wrecked and launch was
called 70 save him He net only
Rad 20 pay the charges Tor the
launch hire. tut some extra for the
additional trouble. and Ia addition
20 that. his lifehoat was lost. and
had 20 be- replaced
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F0RGER PLEADS GUILTY
AND GETS 6 MONTHS n

VANCOUVER h. g.. Feb a0--By
u.P.-IehnnH fiFicnnc. alias DO Lime
say. brought back from Portland 60
answer 90 eight charges OF forgery.
pleaded guilty this morning and was
sentenced 90 six months impriaUn-
mont. sis counsel said that Briennc
was on the verge % the delirium
tremcns and that thc forgeriea had
heon committed whom under the 10
fluence 81 drink. nricnne had been
going the pace in Portland on the
proceeds 81 his fofgefieH. lie left
his young wife in Portland IN desii-
tutp circumstances
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COMMENCE
WORK ON
BRIDGE
VIADUCT BEING CON
STRUCTED ON
MARION ST.
First of Series That Rail
roads Must Build on
Water Front.

The Great Northern Railroad com.
pahN started work this morning On
the construction ~ an overhead
roadway from first 90 Railroad ava
on Marion 70 The structure ia ins
tended only for the use - foot rHas
senkers and vii not accommodate
vehicle traffic.
This bridge r. IN the nature ~ an
experiment and a. the fret overhead
structure % be erected in the water
front district
No estimate has been given as 60
the cost but 90 is - temporary
nature and " fne sNpnriment is
success. permanent bridges viii ~
erected at other points along the
waterfront
Under their franchise with the city
tho railroads are obligated So builh
overhead fushwAyH from First az. 20
the wharf lines for the convenience
~ both foot and vehicle traffic This
" III order 90 avuia thv dangers and
delays ~ dartinE 81 and aut among
The strings ~ freight ears helms
shifted aionK tho waterfront tracks
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EX-SENATOR FOSTER
SERIOUSLY HURT

los ANGELES. Cal, Feb. 20
By q. p Ex-United States Sena-
tor A. C. Foster. vice president OF
the 81. Paul q Tacoma Lumber
company. OF Tacoma. who Is In Los
Angeles on a visit, was painfully
Injured by falling from a street car
az Fifth and Hlll SITS. In the heart
of the city.
His slsterin-law. Mrs. r. Swift.
who was with him. also fell and
was injured. Mr. Foster was as
sistlng his sister-in.law TO alight
and tried TO get TO the ground be-
fore the car stopped. He stumbled
on the step and pitched headlong
to the street He was holding
Mrs Swifts hand, and she fell
with him Both were badly bruised
about the face and body, but after
an examination az the receiving
hospital We're able 10 go home
without assistance.
TACOMA. Feb. 20.-By u. p
Advccs ct the accident 20 Senator
Foster were received in Tacoma In
"a telegram 10 his son. Charles A.
Foster. Of this city. A later tele-
gram 20 him stated that the SEN
Rtor Is getting along nicely and is
not seriously injured.
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WHERE is MINNIE, A SIWASH MAIDEN
WHO is FIFTEEN YEARS OF ACE AND IN
CLINED TO BUXOMNESS?

Have you seen Minnie. Mr.. Man
aud Mrs Woman7
Minnie Is lost. and. according 10
her father. whose front name Is
Paddy. and whose back name can
not be- written IN the Arabic
alphabet. Minnie has been lost Tor
five long days
Yes. Minnie g. Siwaah. a little
Siuash girl. 10 years old. accord
INK TO the aforesaid Paddy she
has wandered away among the
White Mans wlgwams. and does
rot come back 90 the tent Of her
father.
Paddy came % the police sta
tion yesterday. and said that Min
ME might only be playing with him
when. in company with two klootch-
men. he rcappcAred this morning.
begging the assistance Of the white
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is SAVED FROM
THE GALLONS

LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb 20-By q.
ps-Taken from the hangman
when be thought De had only one
hour 70 live. Il. Mead shumway Is
hopeful thai some means may
be found 20 keep him from the
Knllows entirely.
: ShuInway WAS sentenced % hang
for killing Mrs. Sarah Martin on
Sept, 3. 1907. All preparations had
been made for his execution yes.
terday afternoon. and a crowd Of
$50 men had gathered and the
hanEman WAS awaiting for the con.
demned man to be brought to him
when the supreme court granted
him q rpprieye He will be hanged
March 3, unless the hand Of the
law interveuea again.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
WET SOLONS SORE OVER
ATTACK BY GOV. HAY
WILL RETALlATE FOR
HIS "BUTTING IN"
ON THEM.

OLYMPIA. Feb 20 The senaa.
ilouai address last nigh, By Acting
Cos Vas was the sole topic Of con.
ver alton among the members or
the legislature eho are spending
the week end in Olympia The les
lsiaiaTs are ~ widely divided IN
their expressions Of opinion upon
the governors attitude az they are
concerning the local option bin
Those who are lined uith the vets
assert that the executive had no
bu4iness 10 butt into the legislative
department. and predict that the
governor wlll be raped on bills
that he fayors.
VIII Get Even.
IN other words. II the governor
10 Eoing 70 butt IN on lAwmaklng
the legislators Will take an equal
interest IN the executive functions
ON the other hand. the drya are
iubsiani over the stand Hay has
taken. and insist that. under his
oath and a. the leader of the party
IN the state. q IL hiss bonnden duty
% usc every effort In HIS power 10
force the recaicltrant legislators to
carry out the platform pledges aud
enact a reasonable and enforceable
local option bill
Many Are Absent.
So many " the legislators are
absent from the city today that II
is impossible to absolutely predict
what the next move will be IN the
local option fight. One plan sug
gested Is Snr q joint committee %
three senators and five representa-.
ivcs 10 frame np an absolutely new
hin based largely upon the league
measure. but making the first aud
second cities units. and the whole
county outside another unit An.
other plan Is 20 hold the senate
bills IN tho public morals commit.
tee 81 the house and to concentrate
efforts 70 force the senate 10 take
the McMaster bin from the commit.
tee and pass Il through the senate.
stlll Another.
The third alternative Is 10 take
the senate bill ~ in the house
and amend u 20 conform with the
league bill, except as 10 units.
X Is practically conceded that the
drys are willing 20 permit amend.
ment 10 the league bin which will
make separate units OF first and
second class cities. instead of hav.
Ing the entire county a. a single
unit
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mans blue coated eyes" the heart
OF DeEk Sergeant jay Meany was
touched Minnie was accordingly
entered among the missing persons.
and every bull in Seattlcs pen Is
now under Instructions 10 look out
for Minnie.
Minnse may not be- her name AZ
all. by the way Paddy'E accumula-
ton Of English words was not at
all "liyas. but that is as near as
one can come to what he said 81
WAS
Minnie IL IL years old, and very
fat. with red cheeks. and a dun
shawl and skirt She IL also very
dear to the heart OF her soft.cyed
Indian mother. and u you have seen
Minnie. Mr. Man OF Mrs. Woman.
Just call up the station aud tell
IL 10 Meany.
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WILL Be BURIED
TOMORROW
MIS- coLvfLLE. run MURDERED
WOMAN. WILL nv IN
TERRED HERE.

Funeral services FOR Mrs Thos T..
CulNilie. who wac murdered in her
apartments at lgl Second av y on
Thursday morning bf Frank Ben
net who then killed himself. will be
held tomorrow from the Hntterworth
chapel ard iutcrmeut will take place
in Mount Pleasant cemetery. No
disposition has yet been made OF
HumugtH body.
In answer 90 telegram received
Yesterday the little son Of Bennett
and Mrs ColNiilH viii be sent 90
HennCtH mother al RuhncrHvlile.
Cal
Tho daughter will. for the time
being. remain with Mrs stark at 1871
Second av n. She having refused
offers ef ala from her father. Thos.
y C0lVllic. san Francisco cab
driver, whom ahe has not seen for
seven years
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Hi GILL Is
THE MAYOR
MILLER LEAVES HIN A me-
BINCH 90 BONDS no
SIGN.

Iii GIL president q the city coun-
cii became acting mayor today when
Mayor Miller departed for Los An
reies with the A-f.-p exposition
boost" excursion. "tfl" was notified
early 90 the morning that se0 bonds
and forty million warrants fm0re
or lesHl were waiting hiH official
signature. and he privately eK-
pressed the opinion that someone
has handed him lemon. OF course
the aforesaid acting mayor was too
discreet ~ mention any namoa.
THE mayor viii be absent for two
weeks. and during that period tho
councilman from the Third ward
viii have 70 do the huu0ra in the
office ~ the chief executive. Giii
says be thinks he can hold down the
job and there are some people un-
kind enough 90 suggest that the
council president ia deliberately
training with an eye 10 the future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-20
C RA s ri IN
THE FOG

COPENHAGEN. Feb. 20 by u.
P.~-The Danish cruiser Helmdal
was IN collision during a fog off
Elsiuore with the British tank
steamer Astrakhan and sustained
,aeFi0ua damages. "A great hole be-
ing stove ts-~her ssarhoard side
The Heimdal arrived here In a
shaking condition and vas locked
The AEtrakhan. which was only
slightly damaged az the bows. es-
curtcd the cruiser 70 port
Prince Axel. a son Of Prince Wal
domar and a nephew of KinE Fred.
ersck. was aboard the Heimdal at
the time Of the collision
The erulaer He.mtai g. @ steel
vessel. a5T feet long. and 1899 tons
displacement
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INSULTING OFFICIAL
USES TELEPHONE

BISMARCK. North Dakota. Feb.
Poly y. P.-ExAdiu,ant General
H. r. Poole is under arrest charged
with using Improper language while
talking over the telephone. II Is
alleged that be called up the wives
~ several men whom he disilked
and abused their husbands. and that
he used language 10 which the tcio
phone operator objected.