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The Washington times., 1910-11-23
CAPITAL ROMANCE
ELIMINATED TO-DAY

WHKESBARRE, Pa. Nov 23-A 70
nance that had its inception at social
functions IN Washington eliminated IN
marriage in this city today, when Rep
resentative Joseph O'ConneIl Of Boston,
and Miss Mariata R Lenahan, daughter
Of former Representative John T Lena
han, were married IN St Mary's Church
The Washington times., 1910-11-23
NORTHEAST FIRE
DOES 5000 DAMAGE

Mrs. Mary Stack, Of s1s I street north
east, was overcome by smoke during
a small fire on the first floor of her
home this morning
She was assisted 10 the home of a
neiZhbor. where she soon recovered.
The blaze was caused by q lighted
match coming IN contact with a curtain,
and was extinguished after Ss0o damage
had been done to the house and tlIrni-
turA
The Washington times., 1910-11-23
American Walks Calmly to
the GalloWS In Court
yard at 9 a. m.
LENEVE GIRL
SAILS FOR u. S.
Bade Farewell to Man With Whom
She Fled After Belle Elmores
BODY Was Found In Cellar
Closing Chapters In Case
of Dr. CrfPpea

Dr. CHPPen walked calmly to the
gaIlOws and was hanged at a.
N.
The wife murderer embraced the
Catholic religion and prepared for
death when his appeal was denied.
Ethel Clare Leneve sailed at noon
for New York
The girl with whom he fed and
was captured in Quebec, bade him
farewell yesterday
The slayer's body viii be buried
in the court yard where he paid
the penalty.
The Washington times., 1910-11-23
WEATHER REPORT.

The temperature has fallen in the
Middle Atlantic states
The indications are that the lake
storm viii move eastward. and cause
unsettled weather with rain tonight OF
THURSDAY in the Middle Atlantic states
The temperature viii rise tonight in
the Atlantic States
The Washington times., 1910-11-23
DISTRICT UTILITIES
WAR OPENS FRIDAY
Citizens Federation Com
mittee to Draft Bill for
Congress.
DATA READY
FOR ACTION
Shall Commission Be Separate
Body to Be One of First
Matters Considered.

Marking the beginning OF what prom
ises 10 be one OF the big issues before
Congress in the interest OF the District.
the committee Of the Federation Of Cfti-
zens Association. appointed 20 draw I'D
q public utilities commission bill, VIII
hold its first meeting at 3 o'clock, Fri
day afternoon, n the Octagon House.
With a large amount Of data already
collected. the committee viii not only
organize at its meeting Friday. out viii
get down to work framing the proposed
bill It VIII attempt 70 have the meas
ure ready for Congress within a week
OF two after it opens.
The members OF the committee are
Glenn Brown, OF the American Society
Of Fine Arts; Charles c. Lancaster,
Northwest Suburban Citizens Associa-
ton. John g McGrath. ark View:
Allan Davis, Southeast; L. II. Patter-
son, Northeast. George F. Williams.
BrightwoOd: J. T Dyre. Takona PARK.
W y Cromwell, PetwOrth; D. a Ed
wards. Lincoln Park and J Rush Mar
shall. OF the American Institute OF Archi-
tects
Getting Data Ready.
The committee was named several
weeks ago. but President William Mex
Clayton, Of the federation, member ex
officio Of the committee, today said IL
had been decided not 10 hold the first
meeting until enough data had been OBJ
tanned
Two matters are t. be threshed out be
fore any others are taken up The first
IS Shall the proposed commission be
a separate body or its powers be in
vested in tbs Commissioners OF the Dis
When decision has been reached as
10 this feature the committee viii give
IT'S attention 10 the question Of now
much power should be invested IN sep
arare BODY or in the Comm issioners for
the control Of -he public utilities cor
pOrau0ns-
Easy To Draw Up Bill
II is believed there viii be compare
lively little difficulty in drawing Up a
bin after these questions have been set
tied
According to M Clayton, there wil
be q series Of hearings 20 which repre-
sentatives Of all interests thai would
be affected by the proposed bin viii be
invited
The committed also viii consider the
,4dvisability Of appointing subsidiary
body. composed OF members. not belong
ing 10 the federation. 10 agc e with Il
so that a bill which VIII be as generally
acCepta bic as possible may be framed
Il is expected that one OF two hear
venzd, but that the bin viii be intro
duced at al early date through Senator
( CaIinger. chairman OF the Senate Dis
trfCt Committee, and Representative
smith. chairman OF the House District
/ Committee
The Washington times., 1910-11-23
Southern Meneo Ablaze

MEXICO CITY Cvia Laredo, Nov. 3
An efforts of the Diaz government
here are bent on minimizing the revolt
against the Mexican dictator. but pr
vate adyices. despite the most vigorous
censorship, declare the whole OF south
ern Mexico particularly Xucatan, IS
abiaze with rebellion and that small
battles are being fought over that whole
areA
Every effort Of the government has
failed TO suppress the news and the
stories are told Of how. here and there,
bands Of armed rebels are IN the field.
The successes Of the rebels IN the
north IN the states Of Ccahuils. Chihua-
hua- and Durango are said 70 be parai-
leled by equally severe clashes in the
south, though details Of the battles are
hard to obtain
Rebels Break Communication
Unofficial advices which have escaped
the strict censorship Of the government
declare that al over southern Mexico
railroad bridges have been burned an5
isolated parties Of rurales and soldiers
attacked and butChered- Even the gov
ernment is believed 10 be practically
without news OF the revolt II that cOun-
try, as the wires have been cut by the
rebels There IS little reason 10 doubt.
however, that the activities Of the
rebels ia the north have been psralieled
I N NdlE SQA4AEEs anu fS7- ga - S-ANNl-l-+-
All along the east coast OF southern
Mexico, IN Vera Cruz, TabasCO. cam
peches and Yucatan, fighting IS said 20
be common.
II is declared that within three days
! the city Cf Vera Cruz viii Be captured
by the IevoluuouisCsr and that then,
with 2 practically clean field behind
them, tilC southern rebels VIII combine
their fo-ces and sweep north 20 1olr
AIaderO ard his bands in final struggle
against the Diaz arms.
EAGLE PASS. Tex, Nov "A man
ifesto signed by Francisco / Madero,
who stylss himself The Provisional
/ Government of NexicS,' is being circu-
| lated in northern Mexico today, calling
upon all members Of the revolutionary
cause TO do no damage 70 property Of
Americans IN the country-
I The manifesto points out that by
1 keeping hands OF American and other
/ foreign investments the revolutionary
movement cannot be stopped by foreign
L Intervention
The Washington times., 1910-11-23

LONDON. Nov 23.-Dr. HawIey Har-
vey Crippen, American citizen. was
hanged this morning in the yard Of
PentOnviIle jail for the murder OF his
wife, Cora Crippen, known in the
E--usic halls as Belle EImore-
Crippen net death with the same cour-
age that had marked his conduct since
he was apprehended at Father Point,
Quebec Not once did he faIter on
the march TO the gaIIOws. nor did he
break down when the moose was being
drawn about his neck
The trap was sprung exactly at 9
o'clock a seven-fOCt drop was suf-
fcient 20 break the prisoners neck.
and death was reported by the physi-
clans 70 h,1ve been instantaneous.
Ethel Clare LeneVe- for love OF
whom Crippea is charged with having
murdered his wife and buried her
body in the cellar OF tleir HiudrOp
Crescent nome did not see her lover
sIter Sle pain4 ul-i5a5rtlng OF YESTERDAY
Mss --eneEs 80 booked passage on
today at noon she viii travel under
the name Of Miss Alien"
Prepared For Death
Before dying Crippen joined the
Catholic Church. and received the last
rites from Father Carey, Of the
Church OF the Sacred Heart
The authorities Of the Pentonville
jail under the old English custom,
refused 10 allow any one TO question
the condemned man regarding his al
legged confession, as published IN the
Evening Times Solicitor Newton,
Miss Lenevs, the Jail officials, and
the prison officials OF the home Office.
together with Father Carey, ali issued
emphatic denlals that CrIppen had
confessed. Despite these Ceuials, the
Evening Times today repeats that the
confession was made and publishes
an ostenslble statement In the third
person purpOTtluE 10 have been made
by CTippeu 10 friend
CTipDeu spent q SIeepIesS night In his
cell. He tossed impatienuly. but not
uerVOuSly uF.ou the big iron bed and
rose at frequent intervals 10 ask the
warden sitting just outside his cell door
what time Il was, as though figuring
out the number Of hours ne mad left
10 live The officials say his sleep
during his last night OF life consisted
only OF a few htful dOzes, out Of which
he woke with starts
Father Carey arrived in the jail be
fore daylight. and WAS taken at once
70 the condemned mans cell CrIpDeI
greeted him fervently and talked free
IL with him The priest AT once aQulln-
istered the last rites Of the church tC
the DYING. which CriDpen received with
great sOIemnity- The priest spent tne
remainder of Crippen's living time
with him
Accepts His Fate.
The little American talked with great
earuestness- and though his approach
ing death appeared 10 be constantly
on his mind, he did not seem TO brood
over It Rather he appeared 20 accer'
Il as q EoregOne conclusion Up 10 tn'
Iast he was not told Of the death OF
his father. in Los Angeles, last SaIUT
CONTINUED on Fifth PageO
The Washington times., 1910-11-23

FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT
Increasing cl0udiness with light rain
tonight or Thursday. followed by fair.
much warmer tonight moderate south
winds, shifting 10 west Thursday.
The Washington times., 1910-11-23

Today-HiEh tide, 1852 a. m and ID
.. m. Low tide. 7-5S a. N. and 500 .. n
Tomorrow-High tide, IA a. m. and
go D. IL Low tide, S-S7 d. m and go
? m
The Washington times., 1910-11-23

CONDITION OF THE WATER
HARPERS FERRY ". Va, Nov, 3
-5atn rivers clear today
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TEMPERATURES.
sun TABLE.
TIDE TABLE

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
TWO STRIkERS SHOT.
Accidentally sat In RiaI Near LSSaI FoTe-
mans Home.

Two Poles who are on strike from the
lutte mills OF the American Manufacturing
Company in Grc~rpoint were shot down
Yesterday IN a not a. Wythe avenue and
North Seventh street. Williamsburg. by
fellow strikers while all were engaged
in a murderOus attack on seven men who
we're sent nv the managers 81 the mills
10 a dwelling al y North seventh street
TO take charge of John Maskus a mill
foreman. who had renamed loyal TO the
company. since N" strike began Maskus
has ben injured several times by strikers
while on his way TO and from the factory.
The company srranged 20 have Mas-
AUS live ns"r the nils, end the seven
mill hands vino were sent TO his home at
J o'clock yesterday pfte-noOn were pro
yidad with q tr1ick and team. They
were locding Maskus's furniture in the
vehicle when about thirty strikers and
their sympg thi1ers approached from sew
srsl directions. In the background were
q lsrge nunbs. of women strikers.
Tho disturbers were provided with
sticKs nd stones and some OF the strk-
srs. II Wps alleged had plenty Of rsvolv-
err The seven furniture movers were
puIIsd from the truck end beEtsn. The
| TEEN wsg glso unhsnassed. A hght
sta rted end many men rushed 20 the aid
ol tho feivhful mill hands. Presently
I q de-ce fight was In progress end e brought
/ number 90 th women 20 the scene.
| Some of the str4ers drew their rsvolvers
and beEpn 20 shoot unfortunately
Z Il was said that more than thirty shots
wern fred
The shooting was heard by pOlioenen
on strike duty near by. The cops found
a riot in full swing Women strikerr
/ kicked and punched their own country
men. The police got INTO the thick Of The
fight and with their clubs dispersed the
mob. only keeping tabs on the alleged
ringleaders. VINO were. in the middle Of ths
crowd. The latter we're said % he Ihad
} deus Yozlitis. p years old. Of 90 Beadls
I street and Carlo Ihurnick, = years old
Of y North Eighth street, and they were
arrested.
l In the roadway lay Frank Heitko. n
wears old. of % North Eighth street, WIZ
J had been shot through the left lung anc
was apparently dying. while a few fee
away vas Peter Nosel, % years old, OF lb
Wythe avenue. who was shot Ia the rlgh
/ side Of the head tie and Heitko YER
taken 10 the Williamsburg Hospital. wher'
/ II was said that Ileitko would probably die
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
IsHOTs SCARE WOMEN GOLFERS.
INTRUDER BlaEes Away AZ Nethlag n Par.
tlsulAr and DlsApDoAFs.


YoNKKns. May l7.-Appearing suddenly
on the golf grounds ~ the DunWOOdio
Country Club yesterday. an unknown man
believed to he insane brandiahed a re-
volver and then fred Eve shots. terroFiz-
ing a group Of YOnkers Aomen who were
playing coli.
The man was FIRST seen in the part Of
the RrOundgWhere Mrs. Francis A. Wins
low. wife Of the District Attorney Of
Westchester county, and Mrs. Theresa
Couklyn. were gOlilnE. The man. Mrs
WinsloW observed. wore two bats but
had no coat. When he had gone about
a hundred yards from where the women
were standing he drew a revolver and,
whirling about. fired three times, Tie
appeared 10 be firing 81 a tree, but HE aim
was poor and the bullets whiSaed dan
gerOusly near the golfers. Mrs. COnklyn
screamed and the man ran on.
In an adjacent valley several other
women we're g0lhnR. When the man ap-
preached them he fred two more shots
Mrs. ". r. Moon, wife Of an OitlCial Ot the
club. hurried % the clubhouse and notified
the police % the SeoOnd precinct. Tbs
reserves searched In the vicinity Of the
golf grounds for two hours without
success.
A man closely resembling the one Who
did the shooting was arrested to-day AZ
ElmsfOrd He u held pending an ex-
animation a. 10 his sanity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
rBE rITrs BROOW FOR WILLIE.
Nine Years PROM New u 1.aynor l. Mayer
Then.

Mayor Gaypor was called upon yester-
day by about seventy pupils Of Public
school ia Of Brooklyn, The youngsters
are members oi the volunteer association
which assists the Street Cleaning De-
par'ment IN keeping the streets clean by
picking mp paper and other things which
tend % make the sidewalks hook untldy
They Wsre accompanied by Reuben y.
Simons. the organizer 81 tho Volunteer
AiA Association. a. Oh" order Is known.
II has spreld 10 nearly ell the public
sch0 ole Of the city
The Mayor lard his work aside mime
diately in order 20 chat with the children
He prased the children for their Efforts
20 keep litter On the streets and picking
out ore bright littls chap who wore llis
badge conspiouOuEly asked his name AMI
age. he replied that his name was Wi".e
WertheimeT and that he Nas " years oil
We'll Willie SAID the Mayor. in nine
wears from now you will be p. and " I
am Mayor then ! Eill appoint yOu Street
! Cleaning Commissioning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
kEENl,S RoNpING PLANr.
Rather IaPge nuslness Done % Agar
eatly small CApltAL.

The Brooklyn Magistrates whose action
N accepting AZ security in bail Gases
Michael H. Fssny. said 10 be a PROVES
sional bondsmAn. was made the subject
81 q report ny Commissioners Of Accounts
Fo@lick 20 the Mayor were all certain
yesterday that they had not suspected
Feenys surety to he anything but the
best
Commissioner Fosdick's report shows
that in the twelve months ended April
10. 1910. Fesny appeared thirty-etght
times a. bondsman in the Brooklyn
pOlice courts Magistrate Ttghe aooepteu
hin, as hond.man twenty-five times, and
seven times in ten days on he same pteoe
Of property. aud Magistrate Manner
between December and January :
accepted reeny a. bOndsman four times
IN cases where the aggregate LIABILITY
was tG.OOO since January. according
tn District Attorney Clarke. seven or
eight Of the bonds have been forfeited
aud the sheriff has 80 far been una bls TO
collect
Magistrate Tighs aid Yesterday that
As he signed from 100 % 1900 hail BONDS
each year Il vas impossible Tor MN 70
make the fullest Investigation ~ eAch
hondsman I am a. careful AZ man can
he he added. -and ! did not aoospt
Faany a. a bondsman until ! had macs
inquiries end had been assured that ne
vas reputable and reliable. never Knew
ANYTHING wrong about him and never knew
Of any OF his bonds being forfeited.
Magistrate Tkhe said that after study
ing The situation more az length be would
nrepara a formal reply. hut didn't care
10 discuss the matter AZ present Tor Tear
-of offending the Mayor.
NaRielFate Nauner said that he did
not know Feeny personally. but had
alwavu examined him concerning me-
property when he came 10 oher bail.
Being satisfied that the property vas
.;Ificient and that FeeHy vas ths OwSsf. .
I took the bond. he said
The property which Feeny gave ~
security each % the thirty-siRht times
he went on bonds IL az iRl8 Steriing place
BROOKLYN. Its agseased valuation V sfIe.
The property has been conveyed ana
recuO viewed from husband % vito several
times. and the last record SHOVE a con-
VeVnnce 10 Feeny By his wife subject
10 a mortgage % 81 800 placed on the
properly on August :. iooo. According
| 10 tho report u tho Commissioners "
Accounts. Mr.. Feeny IN going on BONDS
represented his property a. unencumoe
! except for a mortgage u 500 ~ the TIME
when it was mOrtgaged for 9. boO and tnerg
| have been sixteen iudgments for torte,ted
| bonds recorded Against the one pieo9
Of property. A..
hands OF District Attorney Clarke, VINO
will lay them before the Grand Jury
Mr.. CIaFke's Investigation will not lnciude
I the Magistrates who accepsed Feeny
/ honds in all prOba ability. the District Az
tornay taking tire position that the CASES
of the Magistrates belong 70 the bai
Association.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
FRENCH LINE CELEBR ITES.
New PIER. with the CIubrOoH On H.
Formally OPENED.

EmFmaNN RNlNNNNs
The French Lane celebrated ast evening
the formal opening of its new paer IN the
Chelaaa district az the foot ~ West III
tsenth street by a dinner aboard the
swiftsst Of French merchantmen, la
Provence. Paul Fagust. general agent
Of the line. was POSTMASTER and w his
Introductory remarks referred IN the old
pier u the Compagnie Generate Trans
atlantiaue a. the finest In the city when
il was transported here from the Centsn-
NAL EHpoaition thirty-hve years ago.
Mr. Faguet oomphmented all who had had
a hand at making the Chelsea piers the
greatest In the world.
Dock Commissioner Calvin TOmkina,
former Dock Commissioner SpoOner,
I.efevre Puntalis. acting French Anhassa-
dor at " Washington. and NJ laanel. the
French Consul General az this port. made
apeeches complimentary q the French
Lane and the genius of the French people
Before the dinner the guests were enter
tanned IN the gorgeous waiting room Of the
line at tho front Il the pier. which con-
tains everything that may h. had IN the
reading room Of a modern hotel, including
all the latest magazines and newspapers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
RrGHER BtCK Ar NORA.
Net ResiEnlnG and Hasn't Besa ASKED "a
Resign by the NayOg.

Deputy Police Commissions Bugher's
variation snds to-day and be will open has
desk 81 headquarters a. usual this morn
ing Mr. Bugher got hack 10 town on
Monday and had q talk with the Mayor
That led 70 a renewal Of the reports that
becnuss ~ the vi feeling between himself
aud Commissioner Baker Mr. BuEher
wished 20 resign.
Il can be stated on the authority Of the
Mayor that NJ. BDghsr while he was
with the Mayor did not mention the
possibility Of reaigning aud that the
Mayor has no intention % asking Bughor
20 leave the department. The position
the Mayor takes u the ore he took when
hs wna first informed that there vas
unfriendlineaB between the two officials.
That h u the two are a lOggsrhaads thsv
must fight u out hetwegl themselves,
particularly ~ he thinks that both men
are dong EoOd work in de department..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18

Mich aid Senator O'Malley. and
DONE know the parties who ere said 20
have been bought. II there was any
purchasing. In NV opinion Loriner had
nothing 90 do with L..
otherwise politically thing are very
s-ssse. o,;s u nslsoss- nss tsse nes=.Ssesssses
county central committee mests IN June
and the campaign viii s0on b. starting.
Il looks ~ IL We shall elect All the county
ofioers on tho Democratic ticket. Tho
onlV state Ofioer 10 bs elected h Treas
urer.
There Il q great deal % tariH talk and
ne are Roing 20 elect q Democratic Con
xreaNrhan against Bouielle In our dis
triot. There are not over three districts
in Cook county that will 20 Republican
this fan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
MISS SINGLETON MARRIED.
Daughter % . Wen knSWn Chlnese b. an
AmerteaA nstheS.

NAEHtGN@ AAaAtANHs
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, L. l., May III
John A. Petry. a well known young man
Of this place. to-day married Miss HiIda
\. Singleton. whose parents have a sum-
mer home here.
The bride IL the daughter of Joseph NJ.
Singleton. wealthy Chinese whOse
city hc...e !. =. 80 P'..nssa svsasse. Brook.
lyu Many relatives and friends 81 the
young couple were at the wedding. Iha
best man was Charles W. Renner The
bridesmaids were Miss Helen Scott and
Miss Jennis PetTy. The bride h q ool-
legs graduate and u an accomplished
musician. Her mother was an Ameri-
can woman, a. u the second and present
wife % the hrile's father
Many costly presents Were received
by the bride Judge Foster u Manhattan
was among thOss who sent gifts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
ONE VOICE ron LORIMER.
state senator Prem llllnals sure ne
DIDN'T my an Election.

state Senator John +. O'Mallsy. who
represents nart 81 Chicago in thu upper
houas 81 the Illinois Legislature. said
Yesterday az the Imperial that United
states senator William Lorimer. about
whose election doubts have heen raised
on charges that members 81 the Legs
laturs had been paid TO cast their votes
for him. would como out OF any investi-
RAtion with his skirts clear.
senator 0'MAlley h q Democrat. The
Lorinner story was just starting when |
eft Chicago for q rest az Mount Clemens.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
COLLECTOR ROBBED.
Found Unconscious From Conclusion u
the Brain.

L. o. Van Horn. collector for the
Prudential Insurance Company d New
ark, who lives az % Johnson avenue Gran
ford. y. J.. was found unconscious and
with a wound on the top Of his head In a
olump Of bushes by the side Of the trolley
tracks near the Westheld. y. j.. Golf
Club late yesterday afternoon. lie had
been away from his home all ~ Monday
night. and so which be had In his pocket
when he left home on Monday was missing
William Raub Of Westfield found Van
Horn and had him taken 20 Ncstfeld.
There DR. Robert r. Sinclair examined
him and determined that hs was suffering
from conclusion % the brain.
A. soon az Van Horns wife could 60
from Crawford tho still unconscious
man was taken % his home. He was
stall in a dazod condition late last night
and unable % account for bis plight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18

Col George ". GoethAla. chisf engineer
~ ths PaAnma Canal. who arrived ysatsr-
day by tho HAMBURG American liner
PrinE lnachlna On q months vacation.
said tho canal vas getting along well,
Although the unusual rain OF the present
aoaaol WE hanpsring thu excavation
w1fk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
Queens Indlssmsan Expected TO-day.

Il h Understood thai the Queens county
Grand Jury that has bssn investigating
Kraft charges viii hand up from three
10 Ave indictments this morning 90 Jusiios
names OF two Well known former ohce-
holders In tho kSyough Of Queens u .
sTpScted win b. among the batch
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-18
r.r.nl..,r. Cafs Dc I,0n.ra

Tho Standard Trust Company begaa
alit Yesterday 10 torsclOaa a mortsaes
FOR 500. OOOon the Cafe de l'Opera property,
which was security for . bond issue II
500. 600 traded for stOCA in the Murray
Restaurant Company.