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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06
EXCURSION TO DAM
WILL be RUN IN
MONTH Of MAY
Directors Decide Definitely
to Take Business Men to
See Damsite.

The chamber Of commerce excursion
70 the Elephant Butte damsite is prac-
tically assured. as a result of the di-
rectors' meeting at the chamber of COM
merce Wednesday afternoon The mat
ter has been turned over to f. Moye and
his committee for developing and ar
ranging the trip. The excursion will
be held about the middle or latter part
OF May; the date 10 be decided later.
The excursion win be limited to $50
people The train is to be run to the
dam site on a week day, so that the Ell
Paso people may see the work in full
operation Engineer Reed viii have
everything ready at Elephant Butte for
the entertainment and convenience Of
the guests.
The meeting OF the chamber of COM
nerce directors which was held We'd
nesday was the regular monthly meet
ing President AcNary presided and
seven Of the directors were present.
To Help New Industry.
Manager Wallace. Of the Rio Grande
broom factory, which was recently es-
tablished in FL Paso. appeared before
the directors and asked for the cooper
alton Of the FL Paso business men with
his new venture He claimed that II
was hard to get his product on the FL
Paso market even selling it at a low er
price than outsiders. The chamber of
commerce promised its aid to Mr. Wal
lace. IN order to promote home in
dustry.
The report Of the mines and mining
committee which helped to put senator
Hudspefh,s mining bill before the house
was read and accepted The commit
tee hopes to put the bill through at the
next meeting Of the senate.
The proposed cotton mill for FL Paso
was discussed by the directors Pro-
moter Bullock. Of New Bedford, MASS.
asked in his correspondence to secre-
tary c. A. Kline for suitable sites end
g bonus for this enterprise. FL Paso
being removed from the cotton belt and
land for cotton raising in this vicinity
being high, the proposition met with
many obstacles. It was turned over TO
the manufacturing committee
Check for Newspaper Writer
The directors voted to give. George
Simultaneous of the Scripps-McRae
papers a check Tor s25 as appreciation
for an article which Mr.. Simultaneous
wrote and published in the papers Of
this syndicate on the Elephant Butte
dam
An invitation was received from the
Chicago Land shew for the chamber Of
commerce to send an exhibit TO the
next shcW. which Will be held in No
venber The last exhibit OF Ed Paso
cost about $4,000, but this amount of !
advertising, it is believed, was realized
from the venture. The invitation was
turned over to the committees on adj |
vertising and agriculture.
The directors decided to send vote !
OF thanks to all who assisted in the en- |
tertainment of former president Roose- |
welt during his visit here, and especially |
to the decorating committee composed |
Of Mrs W. ". Rose. Mrs. J. n. Williams. !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06

The effect Of impure aud pure blood fs
seen AZ once on the face.
Impurities Ndu--tt with poisons. the
flesh harbors these pofsons. and the
lungs can not eliminate them as they
should
It needs purifier. stuart's Calcium
Waters give 20 the blood through the
same channels as food all thu strength
and stimulus necessary TO remove the
impurities and to make rich eorWscles
which viii feed the body or fight -
enemies
Time was when poor blood purifiers
had TO be used, such as herbs and roots.
powdered minerals. etc. but thanks 10
latter day achievement the Stuart
process gives TO the system the full
rich strength Of Calcium SulphiGe. the
science.
These little powerful waters are pre-
pared by one OF the most noted ex-
pert pharmaceutical chemists in the
world and so far as science is concerned
no expense has been spared to make
them perfect
They contain Quassia, Golden Seal
and Eucalyptus. each a most powerful
aid 10 the blood of man
thousands Of people use these waters
with religious zeal, and their sesti-
monlal evidence is an unfailsng source
of interest to one who reads it
Melancholy marks every suffering
woman, yet one should be armed with.
this knowledge and make up one,s
mind TO Try Stuart's Calcium Waters
at once. Every druggist carries them.
Price soc, or send US your name and
we will send you a trial package by
mail free Address F. a Stuart Co..
175 Stuart Bldg, Marshall. Mich.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06
SUGGESTS WAYS TO
MAKE CHICAGO GOOD
Commission Makes Recon-
mendations to Overcome
Social Evil

vice commission, the first salaried mu-
nicipal commission Of it's kind. made
many radical recommendations in its
report TO the common council last
night and gave an exhaustive review
OF the present status of the social evil
in Chicago. its past. its causes. and
means of suppressing it. The recon-
mendations were directly against the
European principle of segregation.
They were:
Constant and persistent repression Of
the social evil as an immediate method,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
YIDDIsH OPERA COMPANY COMING

YIDDISH OPERA COMPANY COMING.
Arrangements have just been COM
pleted whereby FL Paso will have a
chance to see the greatest novelty Of
the age. Largman's Yiddish Opera
company will appear here for one night
only at the Ell Paso theater, Sunday
night, April 8. The company is now
en- route to Los Angeles and other
California towns and is playing to-
night at Houston. This organization
is the same that made such a hit in
all the eastern cities. They will play
seThe Pintale Yid," which in English
means The Original jew" Seats will
be on sale Friday at the Crawford box
office and the prices will be 35, so, rs
cents and 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06

a6,,1ts comparable to the unique New
york system, and truant schools IKE
those of Boston. The community couio
nrovide public libraries, OF when Mas
secbusetts cities are the chief exam
Dles. scientific museums, like the Acao-
envy Of Natural History IN New OF
and art galleries such as Toledo main
tains. These should be accessiolS -
the whole population and the coliec-
tions housed appropriately
Civic Pride.
.sWorthv evidences of civic pride are
nublic buildings, sculpture ana monu-
nents. not only Independently peauti-
fnI h,,t effectively grouped, as has
been ATTEMPTED in Washington and IS
being more systematically unoef ta>en
by the present commission. Inc pup
lie architecture. as well as the otneI'
buildings and the streets OF the city
-,-o,,15 he controlled by an architec-
t1rral commission, as in Wasnlns toil'
and of course the buildings should De
erected within their appropria1lohS' aS
axempiified by the congressman II
brary in Washington
s~rbe marks and bculevards or the
city would be ample. as those OF Dos
ton are; would conform TO the topp-
graphy. as do those of kansas Olty
would be available TO the whoie pop.
ulatiOR. as are 4nOSS u ''N-S''-,
and would include central SQUARES anu
marks about the chief public buliolngs'
like those CT Chicago; parks IN the
outlying suburban districts. such as
those of Louisville AID Philadeipnla'
and rural parks in their natural state
easily reached by the municipal trans
nortasfan service as is true of some Oh
the reservations of the Boston metro-
Dolitan district. Such are some OF the
elements in composite municipality
drawn, chiefly from American exper-.
fence.
City's Possibilities.
"These possibilities manifestly make
some demand upon the imaginatlsn
which may prove bewildering re the
hard-headed citizen. The SPARE oolc
advance OF today is due largely - me
occasional triumph OF the imaginative
official or public spirited citizen over
his short-sighted associates. A COM
nrehensive Improvement can be ex-
nected only when idealism becomes IN
fectious Our most poetic naturalist
saws. You must have the bird IN the
heart before you can see 1T IN the
bush" Sylvester Bakers dream III
Boston, 10 years ago. of the great
metropolitan organization. which mas
been more than realized, proves that
s.all things are possible to him that
beiieveth."i Municipal progress VIII De
auickened when. the growth OF the
communal spirit makes the conception
Of the composite city possible TO
larger citizenship"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06

eroken promises. deceit Of men: but
enze1 Of all-poverty- Lack OF protec-
ton to immigrant girls aids the evil
says the report and lake steamers
with no regulations are fruitful
sources Of victims Lack Of proper
pay Tor working girls is assailed at
great length in bitter terms. and is
called the chief cause everywhere
young girls fail TO resist temptations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06
REwARn 0FFERED.

WANTED-INFoRMA REGARD
ING THE STOPPING PLACE OF AN
ELDERLY GENTLEMAN, VI. III. MUIR
RAY. WIG STOPPED ONE NIGHT
IN Ell PASO DURING DECEMBER.
SUITABLE REWARD FOR ABOVE IN
FORMATION. ADDRESS 225, CARE
HERALD.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06
Ans ny PHONE.

You can easily sell Il Call Bell lis.
Auto lib, tell the girl what it is and
The Herald will sell it No bother. no
formaHty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06

1t is worse than useless to take any
medicines internally for muscular or
chronic. rheumatism. All that is need
ed is free application of Chamber
lain's Liniment. For sale by all deal
ers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06
The Beauty
Of Firm Flesh
Lies In The Power Of Rich
Blood To Keep It Ever
Clear And Clean.
stuart's Calcium water. Free

The secret Of firm. strong. supple
flesh is-gOod, rich, constant flowing
blood When hollow cheeks appear and
hidden pigments make the eyes look
like burnt holes in a blanket the blood
is sick and out of tune
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-06

Mutt and Jeff are with Us Another
appearance today on Classified page.
Every day in The Herald hereafter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
Tried By Fire.

Minnesota is going to be tried by
fire again this year. Let us hope for
a better result than that Of the last
two or three years. After the strenu-
Gus public agitation and the consid-
cradle response to it by the legisla-
ture, another failure to control for
est fire would be most disheartening.
Forest fires are breaking out in
Michigan, under circumstances that
point to the old muderous neglect of
railroads and timber companies, the
same slothful and callous Indifference
to the lives and property of humble
individual settlers on the part of the
state. Minnesota has been partly
lifted out of that ditch by energetic
and persistent agitation.
The legislature has done some
thing, though it might have done
more. We have state forester of
alertness and energy as we'll as
training. He has the disposal of
about half as much money as the de-
partment asked for. More. could not
be spared from the legislative jack
pot. He has more rangers and
guards than any previous forester.
Best of all, we trust he has the
nerve to make the necessary defic-
iency in his department in time to
prevent destructive fires instead of
vain fighting of them after, they get
out of hand. We should like to see
any legislature call him to account
for this, in the light of past warnings
and the neglect of, them.
As far as the plain citizen can
judge, the preparations for fire con-
troll this year are admirable, but they
will be judged by the result-Min-
neapolis Tribune. ,s~@. :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

: 81
Mr.. Spooner In the most casual man
ner in two minute speech and at q
time when there was no general de-
bate.
However, the Issue has some
things that probably could be subs
Stimulated, SO that its friends may
forgive it in trying to put wings on
Mr.. Haines, who insists that the
legislature was sort of "Hamm
sandwich, . when as matter of fact
it passed more temperance legisla-
ton than any of it's recent pre-
decessors.
The outside page of the Issue
contains the following:
( "New Jersey has approximately
the same number of people as have
the two states of Maine and Kansas.
New Jersey is salo0n-ridden state
and Maine and Kansas have no sa-
looms. New Jersey has 61,755 un-
mortgaged homes; Maine and Kan
sas 192,046.
"New Jersey has assessed yalua-
ton of real and personal property
of $918,41S,741 Maine and Kansas
$2,s7e,o6S,999. New Jersey has
6,075 insane and Maine and Kansas
3,519. New Jersey has an average
school attendance of 2S9,167; Maine
and Kansas 384,387. .~z
"New Jersey has 9 colleges and
universities with 1924 students;
Maine and Kansas have Is colleges
and universities and 1904 students
New Jersey. has II, sos liquor dealers,
including druggists; Maine and Kan
sas have 1854. 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.

While the Pioneer is pleased over
the selection of J. P. Lair, A. G.
Wedge and K. K Roe as members of
the new board of education because
it believes the best interests Of the
school district will be served by
their selection, it deprecates the idea,
of carrying politics into school cir
cles, as came dangerously close to be-
ing the case this year. It would seem
that in matters of such widespread
interest as school affairs, struggle,
strife should be done away with.
But now that the election is over and
that good men defeated good men,
for the welfare of the rising genera
ton who are dependent upon the dis
trict for square deal in the school
room, let us forget all factional feel
ing and boost to make the Bemidji
schools model.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
THE AMERICAN ISSUE.

The Minnesota edition of The
American issue, national anti
saloon publication, is being sent out,
and it's columns are bursting with
explosions from the pen of one Lynn
Haines and it has other works of fc-
ton, illustrated with half tone cut
of Mr.. Haines It will be remembered
that during the legislative session
Of last winter Representative Lewis
G. Spooner of Morris referred to Mr..
Haines as a "malevolent devil"
The tissue hops off with mis-
statement relative to this appella-
ton by the assertion that he was
branded this particular sort of a
devil with much gusto and at the
height of heated debate. AS mat.
ter of fact the title was applied by
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
RAILROAD TINE CARDS
5Nr
500

500
No. 1862 East Bound Leaves 1854 q. m.
No. 1853 West Bound Leaves 4:37 p. m
No. 1873 East Bound Leaves 2:45 p. m.
No. 1877 West Bound Leaves 1898 q. m.
Great Northern
No. 33 West Bound Leaves at $50 o. m
No. 81 East Bound Leaves at 1908 D. m
No. IS West Bound Leaves at 3:42 a. m
No. SO East Bound Leaves at 1:2O a. m
No. los North Bound Arrives at TAO .. m
No. 1O6 South Bound Leaves at $50 q m
Freight West Bound Leaves at 500 a. m
Freight East Bound Leaves at $50 p. m
hllnnesotas& International
No. SO South Bound Leaves at 8:15 q. m
No. 81 North Bound Leaves at $40 p. m
No: "a South Bound Leaves at 1855 p. m
No. 80 North Bound Leaves at 4:2O a. m
Freight South Bound Leaves at 1880 a. m
Freight North Bound Leaves at 600 a. m
Mimi. Red Lake d Man.
No. North Bound Leaves at 3:35 p. m
No 2 South Bound Arrives at 1890 q. m
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

A congress of the Danish Fedora
ton of Trades and Labor Unions was
held in Copenhagen. In spite of the
depression of trade in the last few
years, the federation has increased
it's membership, the total number be-
ing 101, 1858, as against 96,651 at the
end of the year 1908. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

of which any record has been kept
concerning domestic fowl Youngl
Faulders is the owner Of q Plymoth
Rock hen that laid an egg Z inches
BY 8 inches in diameter, and, ast
stated, anyone claiming to own a
hen that has done better has got to
show him. Moorhead News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
FEATHER RENOVATING,

New feathers steam cured and
cleaned. Old feathers made to ap-
pear like new, Pillows made from
beds if desired. Telephone No. 553,
511 First street, Bemidji. MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
Don CIV

your child .teethins' powders OF
soothing syrup or .'quieting drops.s.
Such things often contain dope They.
are almost always dangerous. Clean
out the cause Of the trouble: with
/ Kickapoo Worm Killer, the gentle,
safe laxative, system cleanser, liver
stimulant and general health builder
for children. Price. &c.. sold BY
druggists everywhere. and BY
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

Indians in Oklahoma are tying
turtles just out of reach of water in
order to make it rain. White men
cling to the custom of leaving the
umbrella at home.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
@ o o 8 o 9 o o @ o o o o (
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.

q July II.
@ 1745-Timothy Pickering, {
9 Secretary of State in the &
@ cabinets Of Washington {
9 and Adams, born in
@ Salem, Mass. Died there {
o Jan. 20, 1929. .... {
9 1749-Peter Gansevoort, a &
9 distinguished soldier of {
9 the American Revolu- {
o ton, born in Albany, N. {
@ Y. Died there July 2, {
9 1912. &
@ 1766-Lord Charles G.. Mon {
@ tagu became governor {
o of South Carolina. &
@ 1S12-Fort Mackinaw, one of {
@ the strongest outposts of
@ the United States, sur &
o rendered to the British. 6
9 1S21-Construction of the 6
9 Lachine Canal begun. {
@ 1S50-The first successful {
O experiment in stellar {
@ photography was made. 6
o 1S57-British under General G
o Havelock reca p tured 6
9 Cawnpore. G
o 1858-Gen. John A. Quitman {
q the first to enter the City 6
@ of Mexico in the Mexi- &
I" can war, died in Nat
@ chez, Miss. Born in 6
@ Rhinebeck, N. Y, Sept. 6
@ 1, 1898: G
o 1S64-General Joseph E. 6
9 Johnston, of the Confed- 6
o crate States Army, sup
9 erceded General Hood. 6
o 1S9S-Santiago de Cuba sur 6
@ rendered to the Ameri- 6
@ cans. G
o o o o o o . o o o o 9 o o 6
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

Efforts are on to reform mems
clothing. One improvement would be
to locate the pockets where wife
couldn't find them,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

Investigators of vice declare San
Francisco to be the wickedest city in
the United States, but St. Paul still
insists Minneapolis deserves that dis
tinctiOn
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
To His Sorrow.

A head line in city daily of re-
cent date says scientist Sees Mos
quitoes End" We never saw it, but
we've felt it lots of times.-Thief
River Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

Promoter Mcintosh, matching Bill
Lang to meet Jack johnson on East
er Sunday, caused about as much
noice as a whisper in boiler factory.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
BIDS ron ROAD co,ssrRucr1on.
NONE GENUINE WITHOUT THIS SIGNATURE


Sealed bids will be received by the
undersigned, to be opened before the
city council of the City of Bemidji,
Mimi. at a regular meeting to be held
in the council room, City Hall, on Mon
day, July Path, 1911, at o'clock D. M,
for CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD from
the quarter corner between sections 6
and 81, on town line between townships
of Bemidji and Northern, Town 146 and
LAT N, Range 433 W.. to the corner of
Range 33 and "a of the above townships,
a distance of -one-half mile.
Specifications on file at the office of
the city clerk and city engineer. =
Certified check in the sum of 10 per
cent of the amount bid should accom-
pany the same. III. q
The city council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. E.<
Dated Bemidji, Mimi, July .14th, 1911.
GEO. STEIN,
So City Clerk
2td-July 1913. Weekly July 20 E..- l.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

Can You Beat This Egg?
Until someone can show him that
he's mistaken Donald Faulders is 60
ing to claim the distinction of own
ing the hen that laid the largest egg
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

Then again Mr.. Bates, who. found
the $4,000 black pearl might trade it
for hatful of new potatoes
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

Baudette wants pickle factory
What's the license?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17
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o WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY. 8
o 9 8 @ o @ o @ 8 o @@@@@@
Shell" Wee.

Shell" We?
A pearl of great price has been
found in a Bemidji clam. Now watch
the Bemidjites clamor for MORE
Cass Lake Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-17

2td-July 1913. Weekly July 20
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
PLAN MONSTER
POULTRY EXHIBIT
Biggest Chicken Show i'm the World
Scheduled for Spokane Next
Season

Breeders in Spokane have organ
lied to claim the first national
championship poultry show, early
in 1913, for that city. Officials of
the American Poultry Association
have endorsed the plan and promise
to assist in every way. 1t. is pro-
posed to invite growers in all parts
OF America to compete for prizes
and trophies in every class, which
will be free and open to all, and
give an exhibition designed to &C.
cllpse the famous events in Madison
Square Garden in New York. The
sweepstakes probably viii be $1,000
in. gold. The best birds in the
United States and Canada will be
brought together in competition
and it is expected to determine the
rivalry between the east and the
west. 1t also is likely that breeders
in Australia will be invited to make
special exhibits. J. w. G.. Han
ford, who is identified with the
movement, says the exhibition will
he the largest and most complete Of
its kind ever attempted in America.
Representatives will be sent to num-
erous poultry centers early in 1912
to confer with growers and secure
entries.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
KL|CKITAT DITCH
WORK IS BEGUN
Sixteen Million Dollar Contract Started
Near GOdlendale-3OO.OO
Acres Watered

Three hundred thousand acres of
land in the Horse Heaven country,
in Klickitat, Yakima and Benton
counties, south of central Washing
ington, will be reclaimed by SIC, :
OOO,0 project, upon which the
klickitat Irrsgation & Power Co. +,
l.. NJ. Pierce, chief engineer, has
started construction work near
Goldendale. 1t is announced that
1000 men soon will be at work.
The undertaking is financed by
English and Canadiancapital Five
years will be required to complete
the works. The main canal, lined
with concrete, will be % feet in
width at the top, Ii feet at the
bottom, II feet in depth and 122
miles in length, with three primary
laterals aggregating 200 miles and
1 900 miles Of distributing laterals.
The project includes also five miles
of tunnels, large storage reservoirs,
dams and weirs. Four thousand
second feet of water will be required
to cover the acreage. The land to
be irrigated is owned by ranchers,
who will pay $50 an acre for the
water rights in Is annual install
ments, the first being payable a
year after water has been available
for farming.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03
Louis F. Stock
JEWELER
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,

quarter was the only time the pig
kin crossed the goal line.
Outside of the. pretty boot there
were no features in the games bar
ring the suffering coach from the
reservation, who changed quarter
backs three times in three minutes.
The local team was somewhat
weakened by the loss of Boone in
back filed, who is the star Of the
team when it comes to kicking.
His place was filled by Howe, and
Peckenpaugh was put on the line
at end, where he made an excellent
showing for his inexperie nee.
Boone, it is hoped will be back in
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-11-03

F. A. Cote and A. NevlOw, returned
last week from lewiston. Idaho,
had some variOusly assorted adven-
lures while enrOute which they will
not tell about. One night they found
1t necessary to sleep In a stra w stack.
as the little town If Page. which
they made at lark. had no accOmo.
datiOns to offer on account OF the
rush at the hotels