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The ssoond part Of Prof Ralch's volume
IL devOtFd 10 ths Consideration Of tbeas
Slavic immigrants N tn Cnitsd States.
Up 70 1859. ths frat period. there was no
considerable iniuH. IndividuAls arrived.
like Albrscht Zaborowsky about 1879. the
ancestor Of tho 1abgiskieS. and o,herA In
the second Period. isS0-sO. there was a
considerable immigration Of Bohemians
and Poles. the latter still mainly trun ths
German provin0Ss, the SsFisss, colony Of
Bohemians being IN 81. Louis. which 10
still an innuentiAl BoheInian centre.
Others. these last chiefly ProtestAnts. ast-
tIed m Texas. Whils Wisconsin Was another
favorits goal Of eaFly arrivals. The Poles
also reAchsd Texas curly. the hrst PoIinh
church IN America Roman Catholic. ali
Poles are q that faith dating from issS;
and Wisconsin nov ranks fourth on the
list ol STATES for Poles. The little aroup
of SO, sniana uhO have he~n distip-
zuisbsd By having i've RoEaan Catholio
RishOpa. contributed Biuhop Frudsrie
Raragn. who rearhed Cincinnati IN 1881
a. a missionary for The Indians amonE the
individual arrivals before the larger alni-
grafton beGan with the third period IN
Isso. Their chisf farming colony. a.
Rrockway. Minn.. was founded IN laos.
but they are Settled m ChicAgO. MichiEan
and further wet principally.
In a chapter entitled The Newer Slavic
Immigration: since isSo.' our aufhor
discussss IN detail with aoms unavoid-
able rspstItiOna of statementa made IN
her sketches % the various peoples in
their Old World homesl the causes which
nrumutrd and stimulated emigration
The character q the later Slavic inaua,
she says naturally produesd q territorial
distribution quite diHsrtnt from that og
the older movanienf. he new lmmI-
grants. being guided in the main By the
chanool % Roea wagas rather than Of
che4p land. Fapidiy found th0ir EaY toI
the points who're there Wns q donNnd
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lagsrs. and thoss arp Desirable qualities
IN slavic communities American lie
is a whole business collage 20 men frOm
such an snvironmsnt a. our slavic immi-
grants spring fTOn. really the pre-com-
msrCial aEs. bat Il n not always an On.
nObling school One Of the serious dim
uultira h naturally that the Americans
with whom these people come In con-
tact In their residence here are apt 10
BE- far from the beet sort. Prof. Balch
felt. on Observing returned immigrants
IN thar old homes. that they lost unnec-
esaarily much % their original good quail
ties. and never did abe feel 30 keenly how
great d tlis function and opportunity
q the social asetlsmsnt IN meeting these
people and ARording them the oppor-
tnnity they 20 seldom enjoy Of coming
Into touch with what Il beat In America.
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Frsm As csaeiaasa oo@lsreisi r-'eua@
"ons Of ths most dlalrult duties us hass
IN ths library d % get . nood line of oosi.
for younn EiYiB from ~ 70 ~ yearp of asA
said Miss 3. n. Collraaun. Who presides o'a
the dspartmsnt q books IN the p1ole
brary for young peoDia.
-GiFla are very peculiar about ooo.l
snyvay. espeeially at Ia: ags. he ~.
that certain books have % be tsksn ,
the literary couras m tbs achccls maNs
them hate thous books. and any book %
aavors IN q least q thoss compulssn
aabiects , taboosd soreFsT 6f,sT. o. -
untli ths mind 81 the EiFl becomes ~ al
ahs nscomes imbusd with q desirs 10 -
he beut of books. mA book dces sos -
'nicu' thsy Wul nat taha the trouole % -
mo d. I'm i1tOo sEaaii o. too larSs %
he isaa4 4ul look ueuut n taat faet a.
b fNtal % the ragutstioa q ihs bcok 49,
ppla mi hapBllns 20 roN4 q and feca
muaAa IA haagsfly % q frlgnd Gna tAat 80
Faags n. Tan IN booh has D eAa1ra J"
~ ehRnea n al0w cuMlng.
u
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the majority .Of the immigrants here
studied. tho language test 10 regarded a.
the Anal teua fer the most part. and ma
tional feeling - Fages that IN the census
blanks the Language of ordinary inter
cOurss- Ia asked Zoe. Sometimes national
ssal 80 ovorleaps the barriers that an In
dividual registers himself a. the only par
son in a locality using q given language
In ordinary intercourse 'One must sup
poss he talks q great deal 20 himself.
comments the author. In Hungary the
mother tongus' b asked for and heavy
pressure h eKerted 20 make every one
selsct Magyar (ssleolion being permitted
necessarily where al least two langiaGes
are indispsnaable). which results In all
non Magyar elements being undsETatsd.
and moreover the strength OF the hobreW
elsment Il not rsvealsd. Even the ribrio
-israelits' does not help much. e. Il dOss
not apply 70 baptiHOd Jews; and one He
brew 10 chronicied a. having answered
his censua inquiry a. 10 language thus:
MY mother tongue u Polish, also HobreW.
also German. as happens 70 b required
A. the main living slavic languages are
at least ten In number. spoken By about
zoe .OOO. 900 quite widely dispersed slavS.
the difficulties Of ds6nition are apparent.
GenerAliEations become dangerous. eape-
cially 40 'Slav' h most frequently used
10 indicate the Russian. and Ruasians In
the authors opinion divSrgS widely in
some ways from most Of the rest. Il b
important that this should b borns In
mind. a. the non-Rnasian elsment (for
the present at leaatl immensely outnnm-
bers the Russian In America. 0ne gAn-
erAlisation. however. our author dOes per-
init herself. II appears 70 b true. she
sAys. that Slavic peoples have not bssn
fitted 20 play a conspicuous part In ths
era Of bloody struggle whi0h Europe has
passed through In the fSudl period
and since. In spite Of the personal brav-
cry which has made the SlAvS famous
fighters. from the Polish Legion 10 the
CosSacks Of the Ukraine or the CrOats Of
tho military confines. they seem 10 lack
some element Of Aggreasivensas. some
thing Of the Instinct 10 rstaliate. The
phrase sDas Taubenblut der SlAvon'
Cthe dove blood Of the Slavsl, which APP
parsntly originated with the post KollAr,
owes lie currency 20 its elements Of truth.
This tempsFamentAl strain has doubtless
something 20 do With conditions In the
United States where the Shvs are Ssttled
in any considerable numbers. Il h least
apparent In religious mAtteES for. a.
Prof Balch quantity expreosss Il. the
moral watershed between East and West
ran through thu Slavic countries, and the
greater part q the SlAvs found thsm-
selves on the eastern sids looking 70
Byzantium for light. AZ thOss % the West
looked 70 Rome while the border war
fare and political confusion acosntuated
by the Turkish and Tatar invasions
against which the Slavic psople and Hun
gary served ~ q heroic buiwark for
ChristendOm are now things Of the past.
yet they kept the SlAvs ca tho European
stage and delayed their political and cul-
tural development while the rect Of Eu-
rope. vas progressing
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tor thcir undaunfsd fhoasA. unskllled
labor. Psanaylvania.. for instance. With
iss myriad dsmands Tor hat sort Ot labor.
speedily became tho SlAvio State above
ell OthsFs: and such work - they have
found there. under conditions notoliot2iy
destructive of human material. la the
foundation Of the complaint which Prof.
Balch repeatedly heard In the homo lands.
that America wors men out quickly. A.
regards the distribution Of our slavic
population az tho present time u 10 not
possible to obtain full and SaiisfactoFy
data.
We can hardly enter into dOtails -
to each nAtionAlity. but Il may b said
that the relative numerical importance
Of the Bohamian immigrants has do
creased and they are mOre attracted to
the praiFios Of Dakota than lo the heayy
labor furnished In PannaglvaniA. WhsFS
Slovaks. Croatians. Poles and other Slave
congrogAtO In masses. OF Polos thor0
are about s.OOa.OOo In tho country. Os
par oent. Of tham In the North and north
Atlantic region. OF Ruthsnians (Aus-
triap there are three o. four hundred
thousand. Ths first Ruthsnisn church
Wa built IN PsnnsylvaniA IN laSs. but In
Minneapolis thsy data back 70 lsst. Prof.
Balch may not know or may have 0FrO-
nsously oonsidorod q unimportant that
Minneapolis Il famous IN thu annals Of
the Ruthsnians and may With time become
known 70 Amsrican stOdsnts of political
conditions - the starting point Of . great
mOvemant which has alroady rosaltSd IN
svsnts Of vital Importance 70 The Rnthe-
nians Of AHssica and may even have con-
ssqusnco In Europe. OF servians and
Montsnsnins therS are about 10000.
widsly distributed a. 70 States, Wills it
h estimated that about SO.ooo Bulgnrians
(inelnding MacSdonians. who are idonti-
cab. mostly residing In the West when
not roaming about. constitute . con-
tingsnt chased with the eerVlans BY The
immigration Department. Il is difi-
cult 70 cay sxactly OF even approximately
how many Russians tharS are here. They
are scattered all over ths country sEccpt
in Utah. Prof. BAlch is mistAksh IN
chasing the people who cone from KisG
and Khsrson a. not belonging 70 the
Russian hut rather 70 the -Ruthsnian'
category. However. this tOrms a port
Of the complicated histOrico-philoloGicO-
national question 20 which - have al
ready alluded.
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ThesHoesaive subdivision Of land and the
relations With the Jews already alluded
20 In connection With the slovaksl are The
cause u emigration from 0alicia. the
AustnGn Poland. on the part og theas
Ruthenians. bat a. the monopoly ol The
drink trafio ends in 1870 Il 10 said that the
United States may eEpect 10 rscsive about
ten thousand Jewish liquor dnaigra no
longer able % ell drink at hons. Ths
Ruthenians are the most Hhterats of the
Slavic groups. though superior % the
southern Italians the syrians and the
POrtugiess in that respect One little
Ruahsnian woman told our author. In
APOLOGY for her poor Englinh. that -fnosl
people do not speak it right, the people
that apsak English hesi ars ths uolursd
people THIS woman svidsutly regarded
the negroes With special social raspsct.
which spoke volumes 40 % ne social
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vIH.

In DISCUSSING The VoEsd question Of a.
Similation. whose dssiFAbihty h 80 taken
for Hranted that any and every method
q promoting Il b generally approved
Prof. BAloh adVsrts 10 the parallel QUESTION
Of assimilation e. exsmplinod In the Rus-
sihcatioa of the Russian POlSs. Tho Ger
mARiRntion Of the German Poles. the i'm
position of Magyar tongue and oondifions
On the Slave of Hungary. All these are
conaideCSd rsprehensiblS when Ne read a
them; but even hsrS assimilation h not
quite without dgns of difaCulty and appTe-
honniOn and conflicting purposes. says
the author. siEns Of dread and toalouay.
nR tha part Of the Americans. a the allen
inA1snCos brought IN By the streams q
ngvcomsEu. and. On the part of the immi-
grants. of jealousy Of American influence
anA drUad Of AmorioaniHing pressure.
We have all heard u protests 70 substitute
soms other language for English. OF to
have another placed On an equal footing
In the public schOos with EnGhsh: but a.
matter Of fact. dsspitS early Rrnvals
other than Anglo-SARon. the background
and basis Of the people is and always has
been sassntiAlly EngllRh. and dit group
of Engllah coloniss which united 10 form
the republic. 30 Prof. Balch arRues
against the emphatic assertion 81 q POllah-
American PRIEST (who startlsd her with the
foreign point q vioW) that newcomers are
not -foTSiGners.' that English OF some
other languAgs' have equal nights 10 b
the mother tongue here. and that the Poles
once formed q nation. while the United
staass b merely common Government
over escorted foreigners. The argument
furnishes . new visW with force. Still.
strive - the immigrant parents may 70
prevent thsir chlldEsn losing the old Ian
guags. aagragAts themaaives ~ they may
into colonies where q child may grow 70
maturity without understanding English.
the way 10 success. prosperity and prog
Tssa d 70 abandon such aggregation. and
the childrsA Of the Immigrants. by aOquir-
md English, even Of doubtful quality. In
the schools aid In the raising of economic
standards. 1--we ought not 70 American
lss thass poOpls. still our plain duty h 10
give tie immigrant fair troatrnent and
t0maihtain conditions making Wholesome.
decent living possible. This h the mini
mum demanded. but this simple funda-
mental thing Ws cannot do. We must
learn 20 connect our ideals and theirB,
maks them work with N. by clubs. Glasses,
libraries. evening schools. ssttlemsnts and
public movemsnts shared in by all.
The natter Of this volume was origi-
n&lly prepared a. q series Of magazine
articles which appeared in Charities and
he Commons In 1903 and ipos; but it has
been revised and brought up 10 date. three
new chapters have been prshxed. and ~
forth. II IL furnished with every possible
sort of map. chart and Statistical table.
and is adorned With numerous Interesting
Illustrations. An extensive bibhography
and q good ihdex add 20 the value Of this
work. already increased By collection
under one cover. With possibility of cross
references and partioulariBed study.
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Inc tgpa thas nj q alav IN thp placs Inaas
yorhinS tina through insSmPSranoe;
there q not one whcas wife supports him
hy taking In Woshing while hs leafs and
drinka Al to clsanlinssM. In spite a
ssrious drawbacks tho SlAvs deserve In
general a high rank.
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TAs ksyuots which is Indispensable 10
harmonious study q any race is happily
saFuek at the very beginning of Miss
EAsIiY GnEENB BALcH's valuable study
~ or Shauie FellOW Ctassns Charities
Publication Society. 'AcquAintanoe With
any Immigrant people In America only
isnct enough. she says. The naturalist
u,lght a. well study the habits of a lion
N a rneaagerie or oi a Wild bird In a cage.
70 understand the immigrant We should
know him IN the conditions which have
ahapsd him. aud which he has shaped.
~ his Cwn village. among his own people,
waahOuld study the culture Of which he 10
a living puErt, hut which he h for the most
paEt poWerleas 20 transport with him 70
his nsW home, He must. however. Be-
knOwn Alao a. he develops In AmericA
in an enviFohment curiOusly and tntri-
ratelv blended of old and new elaments.'
Thls question Of background and atmos-
phars n TOO often neglected In forming
iudRmshfB 81 strangers. though most
naopia are a. unconscious Of Il as they are
whsn they think Of tropical birds a. sim
ply gAudy. without realizing that at home
IA The jungle these screaming colors are
The unontrisive hues required for pro
tsCsion. Miss Ralch. who Il associate
professor of economics Gt Wellesley Col
lsgs. y richly gifted With the qualities
and training demanded for the ComPh-
naosA and important task which abe has
'Abcomplsl1sd In this volume. The liter
hFy charm. the well balanced proper
tions Of fact description and analysis
Cboth intallactual and moraD. and the re-
,mafAnbAe self-rsSzaint and fair minded
'neu6 vhlch Shs exhibits In this most ~
Senl addition 10 the Russell sage FoundA-
don publications raise her work above the
lsvsl ot mere sociological investigation
and establish Il in the category Of books
which ths ordinary reader should not pass
By. instead Of leaving it among the roper
tories Of valuable but dry facts compiled
By Professor Dryasdust.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
CITIZEN SWEARS THAT GILLS men TOLD HIM
TO BUY POWER FROM BOSS FURTHS MONOPOLY
ALL MAKES FLINSY
rxcUSE FOR DEAL
WITH .. e. co.
Cover Up Facts Against Him in Municipal Light Plant
" .s,rx bv Harpng About Campaign Promises"

. people pay dearly for ~ Gllls bargain with
vts sr Seattle Electric the spring election
$50 AR which the appointment OF r. NJ Arms
s~srasns q city hght plant
enee s coming daily show that the plant
49, - hud up Furths Stone Webster lighting monopoly
- msn came office today tell applying
:. sv nant for and being natly told the r.
"a splte fact that city light wires all around
~ seghhorhcods
- =. whan The Cedar lake dam this
- ne ely began supplying the power 60 the y " Co when
= 80 monopoly plant short This Is shown BY the records
FL AXE ~. ...,- -, e., - a.,
- sna were turned there six feet In
= - ,han when T. Co applied for and power.
- ey hlgh any other consumer paid in
4 N.,ory the city plant
- asnsrtmengs a. Then Il demanded the naming OF
% the hght department the heads Of
= vie Aa the plant and made Il phenomenal success
y n GIN named Arms
srus he srseaitc Electric company man. justified the
Aars hvm she standpoint Of ON and Jake FFth
a. through lodges the evidence against
attempts defend his BY saying that he s fu
80 ~ campaign promises BY building ~.
- ballard suburb tIi Giut And didut your Arms
- dive current after the poles and wires
wmf
~ Georvesown seales bigess suburb and haven't
- ve any light leaving the people there to the
aAxn Electric monopoly
Al ns Of your campaign promises 10 sell the Sc
= company ahsurdiy during
- Dr. you turning down citsEens the nmsy
~ Aa ddat have The necessary curr~ntf
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
ToNIoHT's THE NlohT.


and barcd through the umpe OF the public press until they
wiped out.
THERE is NO sANCTITY TO A CORPORATION
CORRUPTED COURT.
Sanctty is founded righteousness. justice Sanetity
founded the political manipulation OF the Great Northern
railroad is the sacrege decisions written by
attorneys petty political obbery, office trading and
thimberigging claim mans respect confidence.
That is why the story of the unmaskng OF the supreme
printed in this paper.
printed in The Star with the hope that the people
would their wrath and wipe II out OF existence that
they would Augean stables Olympia OF all corpora
ton corrupton that the would be born and be
tribunal of the people, and not the plant serve tool OF
the interests.
1t was printed that you might know the conditions they
exist today
That YOU might be we'll informed OF the conditions
that have existed in past and hcrcfrom base your
cusons as 10 what the future holds I'm II printed
that YOU November when confronted with the choice
voting for the responsible for present conditions or the
men who propose change present conditions might clearly
understand the issues at stake.
On November you will be the judge. You have heard
the evidence against the court The court has made
no defense because defcLsc is possible
WHAT WILL YOUR VERDICT BE2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
TOni9ht's the Night

from the Jones flat upstairs send
you the black t0mcat from the cor
ner grocery In a basket Of pro.
visions. laff heartily and buy the
little pranksrs a pair Of handouts
or n strait Jacket.
Mayhap the merry hc-tack keeps
you up TN tomorrow morning
Don't mind II at all Just rcmcm-
Der that you. too. Annabclle. we're
once child. An. me-
And above all. shrek AZ the top
Of your musical voice and swoou
n a flaming eye Rlarcs through the
panes into your bed chamber Just
az you are pulling the mighty over
your head.
That's what tiokleB the little Eel
lows almost TO death
TonighCs the Night Annabelle.
enjoy Il while you may.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
MORE GOLD FOR
THE ANATORS
Enallshman Peeved.

SAINT IA laps, Simon 6. Latham s.
Mars /.
Englishman Peeved.
Wroth at what he declared was
discrimination against foreign avia-
tors on the part OF the race com.
mittee IN refusing to time him on
his proposed flight 10 the Statue
Of Liberty and return. to beat
Moissant's time OF yesterday. Ora
hame-Nhite challenged Moissant to
a race for a side bet OF $4,000 over
any course Moissant should name.
In the event OF failure OF the OF.
ficials officially to time his flight.
Grahame-White announced he will
have II timed unofficially. and II he
beats Moissant's time he will have
the Royal Aero Club of England
formally demand the prize.
Grahame- White was angry, and
made no attempt 10 conceal II.
The officials are doing every.
thing In their power to throw prizes
10 the American ayiators." he said.
Il think 1t was unsportsmanlike."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
STARTLING AFFIDAVIT
SHOWS GILL-FURTH PLOT
Citizens Tell How Employees in City Light Them
to Buy Current From Seattle Electric Concern.

State Of Washington County Of Kings.
T. J. Wnberg Of 1925 Linden av, Seattle, being first duly
sworn, oath dcposes and says:
am the Of residence house i641 22nd av which
block from Madison On the 10th Of October Of this
year made application in writing the city light plant for
electric service this house which signed by o.
Whitman in behalf OF r. NJ Arms
was told that the service would be installed within week
or ten days. When that time up called Mr. Arms
office again and then told that my house far from
the city main line and that had better 90 the Seattle Eec
trio Co. If wanted il Immediately.
waited until yesterday when went about it
At the department the advice reiterated
that 20 TO the Seattle Electric Co.
But believe am entitled 10 service from the city. My
house is in a hicky settled district 10 minutes ride from
Second and Madison +. J. WINBERG
1910 JOHN H. PERRY,
n n he
Of Washington residing Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
pORKING WOMAN TELLS HOW
\ SHARK GOT HER MONEY

&aa Washizgon. Couaty of Kings
Jane Rdiu Of Renton being duly sworn
MEAL has $3.50 81 and have nothing bat couple
aseas cyrTfpoded lots Darlington addition.
snwsss living and It's pretty hard thing my
1na ose that amount ~ wouldn't have bought
k ap hadn't painted such Eowing pictures ~ the
ey actoFieS that he going establish
4*x 1 nater pant Nhlch Immediately
Ns nat could my little living there by keeping
haa Hnan told he had all kinds of working
N ARE saw los OF on the day entered into the
H. purchase 0f land. and Hlman said they
|rl IA M xould give Of them But Himans
<ss the vanished In thin air when moved Into the
bw
IL took three months 70 yet possession Of the
e people living there during that time Hlll
repeatedly promised that he would attend the
B three months passed before could the
lNr found that could boarders because pottery
n Fefe only mythical and the electric and water
nn With the advent 81 the rainy
4sng the place overloaded In delicate condition
y nsg medical But Hilman promised every
high and and he couldn't made the he
q NJ sih0u Intending dsfraud and cheat helpless
ekes j MI DING
saaibsd and before this 27h day october
JOHN ~. PERRY,
kn7 Public FOR the State OF Washington residing seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
Foster Mother Weeps
as Court Takes Child

Tears WED with tho law before
Judge Frater this morning for the
possession Of seven. year.old Mildred
McKenney The Law won.
The Law. the law" cries Nazi-
nova In The Dolls House" What
care for the law ! did what was
right and the Law cannot be so
cruel as 20 punish me for H."
Il cannot understand Il" says
Mrs. Carl Knauff Of Kirkland. who
had adopted Mildred How can
the law say that ! cannot have her
love her She loves me. She
cannot be happier with anyone else
in the world"
The childs father. W. f. McKen-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-10-31
!. "a q he supreme court?

"a. q me supreme court?
~ ne past two weeks you have been reading in The Star
- tanning Indictment drawn against any judicial
e me days Of Dickens. You have been shown IN cold,
guage every word buttrcssed by documentary proof,
49, maenee Of the corporations made itself felt the
,a4' has it taught you?
~ 4nnot help but know that the sits for privilege
~ ~ persons You cannot help but that when Justice
n seaIe It IS the dollar that weighs heavy and not the
M nave seen how railroads and other interests named
NJ ao we're 10 try their cases, and you have how
n confidence was placed in them.
d mas been brutal narrative
roe5 because Of the many innocent ideals it must have
n ou'a because t took away faith in the institu-
asH ~ 'chment founded faith. But brutal as It was,
81 a ~ Dc avoided The facts arc thousand times as
r. y telng Of The facts and there is denial OF the
n ~ ilessy exposed. Lawyers, imprcgnatcd with the
sn sS caste protest that such things should not be
Il my plead for the sanctity Of the court for the conf
IN, - me sheercst rot
es No no truth that should be printed the as
g cures b mat should not be rghted. If telling the
eV II IS not only expedient to tell the facts but
y They should be shouted from the housetoPs