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church hard by the museum filed with
relics Of the whale fisheries over which
/ the summer visitor now hngsrs. Uncle
JoE really began life A. a Quaker down
in Guilford. ~ G., in 1874. but there was
Irish blood in him and he did not stay
orthodox very long That was a mi
grating period, and his boyhOOd Was
spent On the banks Of the Wabash.
Doing chores and selling plug tobacco.
calico and stick candy in a country store
consumed the Youths time until he was
~ ntil he was 10 he never saw a rail-
road train. Uncle jog should be able
In nval MARX TWAIN in his stories of
his pllymates and the characters Of that
remote Indiana village Of few hundred
hOmespun folk Then he began TO read
law by tallow dip. tf not by a pine knot
He took to politics early. and AZ his first
convention he saw gaunt ABRAHAM Inn
COIN and heard him make a speech with
a setting ~ rails he had split. Then
came the 'Douglas-Lincoln debates.
Young CANNON listened To them and
despaired Of ever making 4 figure in
public life What a chapter he could
write of those rough and ready times,
Of his budding ambitions and his first
law cases-hs hung out his shingle in
1865 in Douglas county. Illinois. another
migration. Again he moved. this time
10 Nermiion county. ofwhich he became
State Attorney in the first year of the
civil war, retaining the Office for several
years, exciting and eventful for the
country and formative for JOE CANNON,
who may have had his reasons for
keeping ont Of the war and sticking to
his law; il would be interesting 10 hear
them. Fairy in the '7Os he found his
way to Congress, and there he has been
ever since with an intsrmission Of only
two years.
Thirty years in Congress. Mr.. CANNON
has rubbed shoulders and matched wits
with the best and worst men Of a gen
GRAFTON, and with his insight. humor.
love 81 truth and hatred Of cant and
false sentiment. what graphic and toll
Grant sketches he could give Of them.
II would be a postbellum history of
laws IN the making and regulations in
the gaining and losing There, Pres
ident ROOSEVELT once said, pointing 10
the Speaker. sits a man who has risen
to a position Of great eminence and
power in our public life and whose
hand has never touched an unclean
dOllar!- 4 proper tribute. and what
sidelghts Uncle jog could give US on
the real Roosevelt For that matter.
how he could disseCt and visualize the
public men Of the period, Of soma Of
whom We have a false perspective and
Others Of whom wear halOs belonging
TO unpraised men and have no right 10
their peCiestals.
Full AZ years and Of youth. npe in
wisdom. with troops n friends. and
some enemies in whom he il hOnored. a
human and therefore imperfect figure.
but withal a typical American proud
Of his country and devoted To il. what
an admirable biographer and cOmmen-
tator JOSEPH GURNET CANNON would
make! He should not be allowed 70
escape the task and the responsibility.
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To tHH FDuOE 90 THV Srx So les not ne
Doliry N ne SoCiansi parB 70 ansVer oHrialy
any attacks from NJ outside HoWeyeY "a inde
pendent Soriahst organization 10 Harlem has uR
dertaksn 10 reply - she lecture course given 81
Cathedral College % NE atttade Of ths Catholic
ChuFsh toward soria.ism. The lectures have been
Of q certaiu imporancr. and % many error, Eers
mat's ~ 70 ihs basic nrnciDiat Of socialism and
~ the reiahoa NJ ne Church t1uard II that he
Harlem fOvum has decided 70 arrange q courss
Of three lectures IN ansHer % Religion Cathnl
irism and socialism Their Pnncipies History ana
ReiAuou 10 he delivered bv Mr. Adolph Bensyv
q lawyer Of New Y0rk and BrooklJn and president
~ ire BTookiyn Philosophical Association. me
dalsa being sunday 2, ehinga. Nay o. = and - 4,
orr texture hall 80 West 18th street
ne Ersat general Interest shoan IN ne Caths
drai CoiisEs rourus a. 80 start makes q certain
that this course 10 rrbuitai I'll No sapsriaHv
uneiy and II u doubtful N ne large haIi u ne
Forum win .s ahis 70 a-commo1ats yhs usouis
uho III utia - bear ne true vsruion 81 nr
8ociahtt puEiuol. NE Msnnr
NV Yeas. Nay 10
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The Gnrsrnnr,. snrrch.

Certain champions oi the Human
Green hill whose motives will not he
misunderstood have already begun TO
critiCise the tone and temper n Gov
Prnor HUGHEs's address at Binghamton.
This il natural. but il will only serve to
emphasize by contrast the approval that
the Governors address has merited and
will receive among honest and fair
minded men irrespective If their own
views regarding direct primaries
To the support of his own personal
protest the Governor has brought no
new argument for the combination 81 his
opponents he has presented no new
answer. What he has done IL 20 state
freely and frankly and without a sug-
GeStion Of passion or ranCor wha, IL in
his own mind in the matter 1t direct
primaries. He has in elect closed his
side n the case, hut he has closed II with
out threat or ultimatum, with an appeal
20 intelligence. not 20 passion.
To the Legislators who must now pro-
nOunce upon the HinmAn-Green bill the
Governor has transmitted the following
message
Vow have not desired Any member % me
Legislature n vote ior this bin or any other bnl
euatrary n his convictions II has been my
earnest desire that Il should ne brought OUT upon
ths hoor ~ each houss o. the LEGISLATURE, ths, II
should he debated according n i's merits and that
o. should he voted upon b. each member accord.
i1g n Ms utrenitn me light Of the wishes Of the
people who constitute bis consuusncy'
What the Governor here asks for
his measure he is fairly entitled 70 re-
ceive. But in thus limiting his demand
to what he could with justice and dig
nifty ask for hs turns his back defni-
lively upon the campaign Of calumny
and coercion which has been waged and
IL still being prosecuted In his name
Once and for Hn the Governor makes
II clear that he has not the remotes,
intention Of using his Official power or
personal influence 10 club anv Senator
or AssemblymRn whose obedience 10
his oath of Office brings him into oppo-
sition 10 the Hinman-Green bill.
Il is impossible to believe that in this
final actio the SOLDERING influence Of
the great Judicial Office he il noon to an
has not been felt by the Governor. Il
il not less impossible TO refrain from the
vain wish that from the outset the~Gov-
ernor had decided that tho controversy
should he carried forward in the spirit
which he now imparts 20 il al the close
Yet il is not less a matter Of necessary
frankness 10 saw that the Governors
refusal a. the last hour 20 employ the
weapons clearly in his hand. his ulti-
mate decision 10 avoid the future re-
proach that an act n manifest boss
ism might earn. entities him 20 praise
that only his most prejudiced opponent
would withhold.
As for the Hinman-Green bill. we are
inclined 20 agree with the opinion Of
certain Of 10 supporters that the Gov
srnor's speech has killed Il. for We
believe that the frank remuneration Of
tho role Of boss contained in il de-
prives the bill n that driving force
which alone could propel u through a
Legislature composed Of men who IN a
very large majority believe the Hin
man-Green bill vicious in principle and
defective in construction.
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Ny lady cAh't shake % the hAhiis originating
with savafes. whereas nan has put these lads and
tancies behind hin She emulatea them BY hel
love oi bird feathers. banging ornaments 70 her
ears. wearing bracelets, rings and necklaces
afecung Eaudy cOlors d., MAJ hAFT of Ciart
COileg
Woman, Il is true. IL a slave 10 fashion;
but for that matter 90 10 man. wearing
the hideOus hats and uncOuth clothes pre-
scribaC for him aud submitting 10 discom-
fort for the aake Of looking like his fel-
lows II the arbiters decreed bird feath-
ers for him III would wear them. Some Of
the ornaments he bestoWs on women 10
enhance their beauty in his eyes he also
displays about his own person Man re-
mains much more 81 a savage than woman,
in his butchsTinS % inofensive animals.
which he calls sport; in his passion FOR
the prize ring. in his gormandiEinG and de-
bauches, and particularly in HE ardor for
the slaughter Of his kind which he calls
war.
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The Modern Prize Ring.

The exposition BY Governor JANIS "
GuLETT, nov in this city. Of tho statute
} permitting limited round boxing con-
tests with gloves in California will he
accepted by the fancy a. an Official
announcement that nothing can be dons
TO prevent Mr. JEFFRIEs and Mr. JOHN
son from settling tho affair between
themselves on Independence Day. The
words quoted are put in the mouth Of the
Governor by the interviewer, and Il NAV
be supposed that he really gave the
son Of the itinerant preacher and the
Galveston roustabout handles 70 their
names. for on the Fourth Of July their
trial Of strength and endurance. mis-
named a prizefght in some San Fran
cisco circles, will excite tho interest Of
tho civilized world. We arr careful to
say the civilized world. for j, will not
concsrn the Borneans or The Papuans Al
all They do not live in anticipation n
u, nor will thev know or care who won.
since they have neither telegraphs nor
Telephones Moreover. Independence
Day Is patter 10 them.
Whatever name NAV be given outside
Of California IN tho battle between Mr..
JEFYRIEs and Mr.. JOHNSON. logic. not
20 speak ~ he ", cannot make Il a
prizefght there The Legislature. rep
rescniing the people, has attended To
that There would he prizefght a,
Emeryville on the Fourth Of July II the
formalilies prescribed by statute were
not complied with but the law in It's
directions IS - explicit and simple that
there i no excuse for allowing a limited
round bout with the gloves between Nr
JEFFKIFs and Mr. JOHNSON 10 be called
y prizehgh' and 10 degenerate into one
Provided they exhibit their proves in a
duly Incorporated athletic club. with The
consent ~ the propcr county authorities.
and are examined by physicians before
sQuaring m ~ tho gong sounds. their
exhibition will he boxing match that
the Prosecuting NttOrney himself can VIII
ne-s with perfect propr"tv
When II a prizefight not a prizeRghi
il a local question, ~ rather a State
question. and in California they answer
q in a way to discomft those well
meaning or publicity loving citizens
who fail IN zt'idy The statute but never
fail 10 organize and agitate against
boxing mat h's when they become con.
spicuOus from the eminence n tbs glad.
iatOrs WIN are 10 pummel eaf h other
boxing contest between feather
weights "a ~ much a prizehght a. an
encounter in whth the giants swing
their fists and make the boards quake
beneaih their pOnderOus feet. but We
have not seen the virtuous aroused in
San Francisco bv exhibitions Of the
scientific little men. The law in
California has made prikefght a mis-
nomcr for these ahMrs. The tr,,'k il
that compared with the old savage out
lawed battles with the raw uns- on
the heath Or on a barge under London
nng rules they cannot fairly b. called
prizefRhts. The Marquis II Queens
berry niles. made for amateurs and
adopted hy The professional boxers.
humanized the p r. The spectacle M
longer repels or disguss. and the con-
lesi Is often Stopped N ave the won.ied
boxer from The knockout q tern
vhi~h hiss 10 dreadful meaning. since
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DISSATISFIED ANERIC avs.
I.st EdueattoR Lead Native and Natural.
ISed 10 PatFtotle laNs 81 Country.

To- rHr FrirpR % IHE srN SIR Your
correspondent vho writes on the migrate
fitness manifested by the oppressed DeOplrs
10 " HON protection and freedom are offered
Dy our Government u no, iustihsd In gen
rralitiez whom considering On indi, iduars
.enttment Nevere heless IN tho conpan
lions ~ The thoughtful euumsratOr- here
are apparent man, lhreds 81 truth witch
have b~eu posed by recent reVeintion
lyen 10 rho thoughtful euumeratOr Der
sisted 10 entertaining wrong opinions and
abusing bis privileges instead ~ CON
founding be race. steps should be taken IN
dinusinE nos letiEe and enlightenment
HniSng them ther~iv cnuFtng q high II and
rrd Of Amer an ideals 10 prevail with the
unuumbered heu~nt- that must arcTts Ia
rlr tummuuuN. " HTCMnu
NM OEK NAV 10
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PRIMARIES am room WEN.
HsW thc Direct system Actually Worked
In one state.

How the Direct system Actually Worked
In one state.
To rHF Enron OF TIVE sUN-Sir. I wa
an advocate of direct primaries until the
recent experience of my native state under
the new primary Law. The machine candl-
date VAS of ordinary ability. mentally and
morally weak. and had no social standing
The opposition. including the reform els-
meut. rallied around one Of the brightest
and most admired men in the State. q man
who had been tried and never found wanting
The platform Of the opposition demanded
reforms which were certainly favored By .
majority Of the people
BY a shrewd move Just before the election
the gang In the Legislature granted eli II
the reforms but two. Thess two remaining
issues were the deposit Of state funds In
certatH hanks and the change Of fees %
salaries for -herins and other local officers
When it lined up the machine had rs old
regular organization backed by the once
holders With pecuniary interests a. stake
u had tn support Of hanks. institutions ard
Interests that deprecated change.
The reform Cand idate for Governor had no
organization hack Of him, but he had lots Of
promises from those who had persuaded
him 10 run But these did not mateFialtze
n The treasury supported BY many enihu-
siastic friends he made q thorough and Wig
orous canvass Of the state from end 70 end
Once embarked in the campaign be did not
hesitate 70 mort gage most 81 he properly
n obtain funds for legitimate and necessary
expenses. To my personal knoWledge Ne
paid ont upward ~ tT3 600 in running Tor an
once with = salary Of eAOa0
he vas defeated PaylnR OF mortRaEea
WI give him no lime for pOlitica IN future
This y one object leeson In the matter q
direct primaries, and similar illustrations
may he found without a very diliRent search
am convinced that 20 poor man has q
primary system. and ! am sure that the
system Rives an arsenal Of weapons 10 the
machine u viii BE- a boomerang ~ the ~.
former FXPTRFNCr.
NV YOHU NAV 10
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A FLOWER Lovers EXCURSION.
Cause for RsJolcins IN Slanhattan and IN
staten Island.

staten island.
To rHG EpIroR % TmE srN-Sir. Your
readers will perhaps be glad 10 Learn that
tho magnolia trees formerly IN the garden
Of he Poor residence have been transferred
10 GrameTcy Park
Meanwhile the dOgwO0d h In flower At
New DOrp n you 90 across the Moravian
Cemetery. pausinR for a Joyous moment be-
fore the old church. for another moment
before an old house With a tOpiary KlaFd Of
fine old boz. and pausing once more 70 bend
The knee a. q wonderful blooming orchard
you will End a path leading up . gracious
bill crossing the brook By means II q
plank bridge YOU will be- confronted BY a
wire fence cornered nv granite blocks with
the aiesii " Initials q There In the
heart n me open wood a. The very top
Of he gracious hill l. the lighthouse, a
solid structure Of Nhiiewashed stone
Across q slope o. woodland laced With dog
wood beyond a carpet u faint green Geld
embossed with apple bloom and lilac. lies
he sea.
There - a Lighthouse man. kindly Au1
we'll spoken. and q second cuai0diaA n the
shape % q civil dog. very o5Tiy and polite
bot somewhat sin. owiag " bis being done
~ in handages scaled IN camphorated Oh
for q cold IN hia chest. bur he has q barry
tone " husky bark and VIII shake hands u
you are q proper person
Going down the hill the vild straWbsrry
blossoms are every where and everywhere
there u . trells Of dogwOod between you
and che opal skv The lucent leaves Of
April are but giving place TO the heavy.
luscious verdAnre of June
COmina back In the ferry and the subway,
you evolve q nev definition Of spring: That
season when you are tickled IL tho ear by
tho doHwood Of an utter stranger and re-
pine not On The ferry q strange baby
yeTy new vet old enough 10 toddls unaa-
sated gazea spellbound With the vide init
mate gaze u Infancy. clutches az the hos-
cred sprays with a tiny pink hst, and says
Mum mum add other remarks In ita oWn
language And uf course Tho opal sky
tho doEwOod blossoms the hahy-how they
know each other FLOwEh LovER
Nav iONE NAV 70
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b very easy for q superficial critic to
picture our busy, prosperous and grow
ing naighbor a. rushing headlong 70
economic and financial disaster The
country j. borrowing money, i paying
a large sum per capita for imported
merchandise and a high rate per capita
in duties, and the trade balance -
heavily against il. The truth - that
these seemingly adverse forces are signs
of rapid progress and sound develop
ment The present ~ Canada = growing
time. The money borrowed and much
% the merchandise imported represent
equipment. the opening II new regions
for agriculturists. the development of
mines and the expansion of general in
dustrie~. Commenting on the loans, the
Toronto Globe saws thai they are re-
quired 20 start the wheels II wealth
production n Canada. and the resources
Of the Dominion are sufficient 20 insure
good results to both borrowers and
Lenders
In q speech in Buffalo last saturday
Mr. TNFT announced that within the
next year Secretary kNoX will enter
into negotiations with Canada 10 SEE
what can bc done toward bringing abou;
closer commercial relations between the
United States and the Dominion. There
probably never will he a better time 10
undertake that work Our trade with
our neighbor il already large. bu, il is
susceptible n very material increase
on both the import and export sides.
Its indefinite enlargement Offers mutual
ndNanfnnna
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THE COTTON MARKET.
DemoSanSed and Upset. u d Declared. BY
lmprOpeT Praeticea.

To rHE EDrroR ~ THE suN-Sir. Your
picture In The artiCls The Government =
Dash In Cotton Of three or four beneyo-
lent gentlemen buving and paving for cotton
AZ prevailing prices and their inherent right
10 do - is touching. but u is false. mis-
Leading and untenable
These three ~ four persons have tho
cotton industry by the throat. and this
vast Industry. which IN Hs ramihcations IL
one Of tho great factors Of our country. is
Embarrassed. stagnant and demoraliE~d
In consequence Of the manipulation 81 the
raW material
These manipulatora have hsen selling
Some ~ the great cotton spinneTs 81 two
Dr three cents below the market in order
10 ct fun or inflated prices for the balance
o. their holdings
Cotton goods. the Manufactured goods
have been going lower and lower IN price
because ne trade IL demOralixed In cOnse-
qu~uce ~ tho manipulation OF cotton. the
raw material
What is being done to-day IN cotton and
In hOW many other articles besidesa Will
n successful h. done next wear with wool
with -four, with wheat. with corn ANY
reader can con lure up three or four persons
who are probably waiting right nov IN SEQ
n anything h going 70 happen or anybody
be called 10 account Ar H.
NV NOEE. May 10
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To THn EDIIOa ~ Tuh sUs-sif. rsmsHH'-
Rooster Vet ~ q frequenter OF sporting ioiass'
around the Old Tenderinin tHouaton street an
Broadway IN TIE IN. His reputation dsrsndsi
largely On NE Tremendous yarns No used 70 re-
~ and TIE oaths tai ortginsl With KeU that be
Used 70 conArm them win
remember ore night Ia Paby Egan's tuhers
Reddy Ne blacksmith gave Gallagher. q famous
rnugh and tumble hrhtcT. q Terrible heaurFi
hsarng Ne Rooster describe bow ~ 80 . mar
convicted n south America of murder % ne
sviaenre % monkey. To ses the 81 trof
describe ths chairsriag OF he monasy N ~
lury and poiatng a. TIE eulpftt vas q sight never
70 hs forgotten. 10 might BE- iatsr-sunE - old
timers 70 learn nat Rooster Reis Era1ddaughirrs
Are nov leAdsrs IN Ven v0rk aocisaY. IKE ~
raioYiGy Of old time sporting men. Ma nome ne
was irreuruAchahle. NETEhAN.
NV VnHH May a
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Canada's imports for the fiscal wear
ended March ~ show a value II SIS -
7s3 eoD. the record in the history ~ the
country. Assuming that 7.J0OOOo II a
fair estimate Of The population NJ the
present time. Canada's imports Der
capita we're practically So. a. compared
with Si47 for the people II the nited
States for the fiscal wear 1919 Canadian
customs receipts for tho wear were
81 OiO. $50. or about s. pr capita. IN
comparison vita the Ny paid last
year for the people NJ this country
Csnsda's imports exceeded exports nv
nearly tloo OooO M. In the last Ave years
Canada has bnTowedfrom Greet Britain
not les than 500 O0OO0O
On he bssis Of these figures ii would
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PROGRESS.
Not EVsa nWtse I.eSislntisa and nFFIensi,,
Administrator Malt N

rHE EDIToR oY THE SrN-S,y Tn.
letter signed A Business Man waa sen.
sib'e and timely That the commercial
activities Of . great people should he held IN
leash by an obscure and absurd statute 1.
humiliatinE That an unreaaoalnR and nm.
discriminating hostility should prevail 10.
ward the only agencies by which great b,rsi.
ness enterprises can he conducted IL an.
ireasinR That persons high IN once should
seek 10 increase This hostility l. deplor.h,.
But. While the resulting situation IL a..
cOuraGing 70 those who wish well Of thu ~.
public. there IA some solace In the tr,,th
expreaaed nv great historian:
No ordinary misfortune. no ordinary r,t.~,,
Tnment, VII do 20 much 70 make a nsfio-
Hretched A. the constant progress Of ,h,-si.sI
sneN ledge and the constant effort Of every No.
70 better himself Will DO 70 make A nstion 80.
pero,is " has often been found hat ayl,fS..
fApcnol iurr, heavy TAXATION. absurd ror,Snsr,t,
IraHicuo1s. Disastrous WarA. Eeditloas. p~Tsrr,'
lions, conhAGrAuoDa inundatons nave mi 49,
able 70 destroy capital 70 fast a. ne sHsrSlor ~
private durens have been ahls 20 create III
VILLAS PIgRREroxr WulI.Ns
NEW NORK. May 10
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To rug EDrTon % THn suN-a-. Nou ~,
Ne free advertsinG Of ne hird 81 parsdi,. 4, IN
10. and no biological PARA r. no ionFer n.,asd !.
stalking hoise. " NAY Interest some one ., snoy
that W. never offered EtgI7 Tor ths btr6 -,
any other sum. and no 0ner Of our. has -,
laughed 81 or refused
Haif dozen birds Of paradise have been sN,r.s
- ua bat always 81 prices far bsyoad rhsiv vsI.s
% o. The pretsnt vel aavsvtissd snr,sw-.
Was purchased Ia Bostoa b. NJ. J. = Tfwsrs.
several days before q zane 70 NeW yorb ,aoS =,
hope that u III i've ions and prosper
NV oRE. May 70
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THE RADNESS or BOYS.
Ths UnehanESnE Quantity IN . WOgbd Pun
% human NaiuFe.

~ Na-ANLN NLAutNs
To rHM EDITOR o. TuE sUN-Su ! Wiah
70 take exception 70 tho statement. made
by p l. y Quastely In q letter 70 THB
srN. that boys are bad nowadays Boys
are the same to-day a. they we're when no
was q boy. and while am willing 70 admit
that In these busy times Il seems that par.
ents take less time for instruction and enter.
tainment % their children 81 the same time
I assert that letters such a. Mr.. Qua sielv .
do much more harm. a. they help 70 push the
BOYS down and out Ne has evidently for.
gotten bis own boyhood and must be getting
very old
DO not think that the bows fad 70 have
Don do n SAID 20 them. a. he asserts and
the -selhahness- IL On our aide aa 20 feU
~ 40 are willing - give our time and money
~ provide the time. place and means FOR
innorent recreation for our boys and then
cay In = hearty manner. which they vii
believe. Come on. fellow do II. instead
% Don't
n Mr. QuaNsly cares 70 spend the time
and thought which he gave 20 push the bova
down and Wanta - help I would refer him
20 the work Of the nit~d Boys Ri Eades 81
Amerira. the Boys Work ~ the Y NC A
the Bic RrOthers. and II he really means
business they VII give him plenty ~ chance
~ work and overcome the conditions az
which he complains
Give the boys 9 chance r r IvTs
Colonel Command Ina Second Regiment y J
United BOya BrtRades Of America
DJMONr. y j May ~