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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
Governor BleaSe Fires
DispenSary COnStables

Governor Blease announced on Fri
day afternoon that he would issue a
rroclam alton declaring void on Satur-
day. January 81. the commissions OF
everv constable and detective employ
ed under the dispensary law.
There are number Of these officers,
several in Richland county and quite
a number in Charleston county. Some
of tkem were appointed by Governor
Hayward and reappointed by Cover
nor Ansel; others were originally ap-
pointed by Governor. Ansel.-The
Daily Record.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
A Reliable Cough Medicine.

Is valuable family friend. Foley's
Honey and Tar fu)fills this condition
exactly. Mrs. Charles Kline, N. 8th
ST., Easton, Pa, states: Several
members of my family have been cured
of bad coughs and colds by the use ol
Foley's Honey and Tar and am nev.
er v-ithous bottle in the house. Il
sooshes and relieves the irritation IN
the throat and loosens up the cold.
nave always found it a reliable cough
cure" Sold by all druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
Man and Woman
to HanN i'm GeOrGia.

Calvin Johnston and Rosalie Small,
the negro man and woman who killed
Harvey Jones, a white. merchant. on
January II, have been convicted at
Waynesboro, Ga., and both sentenced
to hang on February 8. In the trial
of Johnston the jury was out three
minutes; in the girls, three hours.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
Ends Winters Troubles.

To many, winter is season Of
trouble. The frost-bitten toes and fing-
ers, chapped hands and lips, chilblains.
cold-sores, red and rough skins, prove
this. But such troubles fly before Buck
lens Arnica Salve A trial conyinces.
Greatest healer Of Burns, Boiis, Piles,
Cuts, Sores, Bruises, Eczema and
Sprains. Only 25c at all Druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25

Running at speed of rs miles an
hour, two Atlantic Coast Line freight
trains, one al extra, collided head-on
four miles east of Waycross, Ga, fa-
tally injuring two and slightly injur-
ing one. A lap order is believed to
have caused the wreck.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25

Columbus Porter Watts, son of
Pleasant M. Watts, Of Fairmount,
Gordon county, Georgia, was one OF
the eight seamen killed when boiler
on the battleship Delaware exploded
while at sea, nearing Hampton Roads.
Watts had been in the service about
three years.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
Give Your Old Address.

Subscribers wishing their papers
changed should always give name Of
old address as we'll as the new. By
80 doing it will save Us considerable
trouble, and, at the same time, insure
prompt delivery Of your paper.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
Parsons Poem A Gem.

From Rev. H. Stubenvoll, Allison,
Ia., in praise of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. "rhey're such health necessity,
III every home these pills should be.
If other kinds you've tried in vain,
USE DIR. KINGS
And be we'll again. Only Csc at all
Druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
FARM LOAES

Loans made on improved farms in
R:cilland and Lexington counties in
sun1s OF 5000 and upwards, payable in
installmen.s, no commissions are
charged, borrower paying for prepara-
ton Of papers ouly.
TICIAS LUMpEIT,
1888 Washington St., Columbia, S. G
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
FOR SALE

Ioffer for sale three small farms
three miles from New Brookland.
Coed land for truck growing, etc.
Apply to
*. W. SKULL,
R.F. d.. New Brookland, S. Q
-3tf
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25
TEL z C r A P HY

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for con potcnJ Operators. Three months
course completes you under our expert
Management Positions guaranteed,
CT 20 Eli:,on charged. Write Tor cst2-
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25

For either accute or chronic kidney
disorders, for annoying and painful
urinary Irregularities take Foley Kid
ney Pills. An honest and effective
medicine for kidney and bladder oisor-
ders. Sold by all druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25

C,d Mi:l cigarette
! Will redeem these
Rice J. Earnlan.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-01-25

ripd.nO;lt and
cOunnnS WaDtG3.
II cI.gil.
The evening world., 1911-06-06

to fight at Minneapolis. Mccoy wanted
TO get down to the feht. One day
while talking with another fighter In
Indianapolis. Mccoy offered to bet the
other that he could beat his Q to
the fight. The other accepted the bet.
Mccoy rode up 10 Chicago In a parlor
oar. working his way by some one OF
his old tricks.
One OF his favorite tricks was 10
start At one END Of q string Of parlor
cars. II there were a number Of them.
hide himself as the conductor came
along. and then r,lp from one car 20
the other all along he line. When
Mccoy got 10 Chicago whom should no
encounter but the fighter with whom
ne had made his bet IN Indianapolis.
This fellow had also managed to beat
his way there. The two separated
again and accidentally met on the train
boarded the irst car In the train and
the other the last one. and the v
met In the middle OF the train a. one
was working his way rack through the
train and the other forward.
Arriving at Minnsap. lis Mccoy did
not have funds 10 buy admission 10 the
fight. but ne walked boldly UP to the
door and pulled out Ills records and
letters to show who he was. The
| OFFICIALS Olu not NuOW ussl, Dut Ut HiCt
q newspaper man who knew him and
was passed In. After the night was
over Mccoy got up and issued q
challenge 10 night either Smith or Ryan.
and even offered to put up q bet Of
$1,000, although at the time he made
the proposition he hadn't more than
. few cents In his pocket.
, Another time Mccoy was In Detroit.
Mich. One OF the favorite sporting
- r.s-nt 49, 49, a.. r.>~~A
C~onsidlne. a brother Of Billy Considine.
ConsidIne. Of course. knew Mccoy. and
always made him welcome around his
place. One day Mccoy road In tho Po-
lice Gazette about the coming night be-
tweent Bob Fitss!mmons and Dan Cree
don down at New Orleans. He had
never seen Rob Fitxsimmons hsht. In
the course OF q conversation With Con-
sidine. the Kid said that he thought ne
see the fight. Considine. knowing Nc
Coy had 10 money. said that the Kid
couldn't 20 down to New Orleans. and
even offered to bet that he would not
do so. Mccoy had NO mon to put up.
but he said he would accept the bet and
would send word to Considine - soon
as he reached New Orleans. Mccoy left
In a day or so. and four days after his
departure Considins received a tele-
gram from the Kid dated at New
orleans announcing his arrival there.
The Kid not only got down TO New
Orleans. but he went out to Bob FitE-
simmons's camp and persuaded the
ianky middlweight champion to take
him on as a sparring partner. Although
Mccoy did not tell any one about II. his
plan was to learn al much a. possible
about F~itzsimmons's style OF fighting.
as he had plans to eventually night Fitz-
. 90, ,ka ypi1A1AUaRhN AhayN.
The evening world., 1911-06-06

You know how long a rest I took
last winter. Well. that's the real thins
for a sprinter who has run until he's
ali in said Dick Edwards. the little
dash artist OF the New York A. c.. to-
day.
"A fellow who runs several hard sue
cessive races Is bound to be burned out.
and a long rest Is the only thing to re-
store his stamina. In fact, no matter
what branch OF athletics n man follows.
II no trains overland he Is bound to be-
come stale.
i've gained weight and strength in
the last couple Of months. and 1t Is only
reasonable to presume that when a
man trains and develops his muscles
they must be given a rest now and then
in order to fill out and enlarge"
Edwards feels confident that he will
run better this a than he ever
before has. The A0-yard dash. he says.
Is Easy for him. and Dick believes he
will defeat R~osenberger and all the
others In that event at the national
championships on July /.
IA~.on Robertson had a dsy away from Celtic
the time studying out . new start Tor thu
a~,rtpters Two srpsr engineers worked on Law
sons planh
NJ. J. Mclaughlin Of the Knights OF 81. An.
tony, who won the 800 yard run last saturday
in the fast time Of LA Is. Is thought to have .
good chance In the coming Junior Nets
IRA rather On, an the glor~ than run In .
race" says RAY Rorke Of the Flatbush A. C.
At that. Rorhs bon to be . promising youns
runner.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Inside k!!!!!eRilw
HG'edthE fighters
sasss Chd11ey Mhk

champion. and Ted Pritchard. the Eng
lish champion. were ali there. and Nc
Coy was anxious to night any one OF
them. But none OF his challenges "a
these men were accepted. Finally the
~Bolingbrooke Club. the leading rival OF
the National Sporting Club. matched
Mccoy with Ted white. the amateur
mlddleweight champion Of England.
There WAS a side bet OF 100 pounds
between the men, and the club hung I'D
a purse OF 200 pounds. This fight was
staged by the club as a preliminary 10
a fight for the bantam weight cham.
pionship OF the world between Pedlar
Palmer ard, Billy Plimmer. The Kid
had not yet become acclimated and was
In poor shape on tbe night o. the fight
The fight was for ten rounds. and the
referee at the end OF hat time awarded
The evening world., 1911-06-06

A. A. u. IL a member. a list Of ac-
ccpted records TO Dec. ~. 1910. OF these
worlds records Charles N. Daniels
holds four. The following are the rec
ords Daniels holds. 100 yards. IS e-Ss,
made at Manchester, Eng; 100 metres.
I'm. 2 t-ss.. made at New York; $50 yards.
I'm. ~ 2-Ss.. made at Manchester. Eng.
ard 20 yards. I'm. Is ,.ss.. made AZ Pitts
burg.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Dmien Wine Another Bent.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June slack
Dillon os Indianapolis won over Young
Ernc. tho Philadelphia middiewelght, at
Muncie, Ind. last night. The fight was
Dillon's all the way. In the second
round he put Erne down with n left
hook TO tho Jaw and had him all but
out In tho tenth. Dillon giving him a
tsrrible beating.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
CATCHER SWEENEY SOME
BILLIARD PLAYER,

Catcher I'D Sweeney Of tho Highland
ers Ia some three-cushion billiard
player. Last night he defeated Roy
Hartzell In tho opening game Of the
tournament for .he I~Iighiandcrs at
Doyie's Academy by a score OF % to 10.
Ana II didn't take Sweeney all night TO
rattle OF his twenty-five points. either.
sweeney got a high run OF three and
ran out his score In forty-nine innings.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Great Variety of Lamps
BY VIC
O'Neil Main Store-second Floor
Substantial Qualities.
oman Honssus.ishlns s,srs-Bssewest.

ONdn Honsfusnishns ssre-Bssemest.
In this most complete lamp store will be found everything
pertaining to oil. gas or electric lighting. whether It he for the fur
nishing OF the Summer home or q wedding gift.
Glass Hand and Stand Lamps ic to s2s complete. "7 -N
Bracket Lamps Ga" or brass. assorted finishes. with brackets sc 90
complete.
Hall and Hanging Lamps, for oil. with roller and spring extension. &c
to tS.
Library, Psrlor and Dining Room Lamps and Domes gas oil or electric.
Las and up to siso.
Lamp Shades, a complete assortment OF designs and colors. that 70 10
make M a handsome and seryiceable lamp in glass art glass. cretoaue, silk,
wicker and an assortment Of Jap shades priced from the plain opal shades ct
lac to the most up-to-date me at 80.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Result Surprised Boston.

Before the nght. when some one
asked the Kid why he was so confident
OF being able to whip O'Brien. he re-
piled. Because n short man cannot lick
q tall man." This was very good ex-
perience for the Kid, because In this
nght he learned how to conserve his
strength when facing a rough-and-tum-
bic fighter. The result Of the night was
Q big surprise to the Boston fans. and
McCoy's stock took a bound The Kid
Tot . nice piece Of change out OF this
nsht.
Mccoy went back TO Indianapolis to
visit his parents. n shortly after went
over 10 Louisville. KY. and In August
knocked out three men there. Char ey
Smith, Joe Seavers and Charley Sie-
ttrt. These were all poor lighters, lie
was tsen matched with Dick Moore, a
rattiins good man from Minneapolis.
Who claimed the m'6dleweight cham
pionshlp Of the Middle West. The men
Fought at Louisville on Sept. . for the
n. ddleweight championship OF Ken
lrcky. n Mccoy knocked Moore out
after six hard rounds.
The Kid jumped East again And was
challenged by Abe Ullman OF Balti-
more. Ullman was the middlewelght
champion Of Maryland and claimed the
nDlDUsIllp Oh thc CObAh' N''o5 NJ
cepted the challenge and the fight took
place In Baltimore for gate receipts.
The Kid put ullman away after thir-
teen hard rounds, but he had some difl-
Guilty In doing It. He afterward claimed
that he was not In good shape. which
was probably true.
Reports were now coming from Eng
land about the fine opportunities Amer
lean fighters could have over there for
easy picking and OTIS OF money, so the
Hoos!er boy decided to take a trip
across the wafer. and alter Nlv'rg put
a number OF Victories to Ms credt to
return to Alrari'u ans go after Tommy
Ryan and BOB F~.tzsimmons.
McCoy's Trip Abroad.
When he landed in London he went
to the National sporting club and tired
to persuade the club officials to make
a match for him. but he received no
encoura cement. Al,hough he had quite
a reputation In America by this time,
the Kid was unknown In ENGLAND. lie
went to the ONCE u the Sportsman,
the leading sporting paper In London,
snd offered TO hght any man % -
weight N England, t1at WEIGHT hein"
n stone 10, ~ 10 pounds. lie al -
offered IN night Tommy Ryan, II the
latter could he persuaded TO come owe
"a En6isnd and meet MIN, The CoTes
cse,ass" paa csssdea. the ApsusuAs
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Kid Mccoy Had Many Ups and
Downs, and Once Lost All He
Had Backing Himself in Eng.
land After a Draw With Dick
0'Brien in This Country.
No. 5O.-KD MCOY.

Copyright, 1911. by The Pros Publishing Co.
The New York World.
A FTER III wilkes HSht Kid Nc
~ Coy challenged Tommy Ryan.
mysterious" Billy smith. or
anybody else to night for the welter-
weight championship. He was backed
by Dave Blanchard. q well-known Bos-
ton sporting man. AZ his time Boston
was known a. the homo Of the we'ter-
weights. In that city were Mysterious"
Billy Smith. Dick Moore. Tommy West.
Joe walcott. Bill Hennessey and Dick
D'Brien. O'Brien was probably the best
man around Boston at that time. SO.
through Bianchsrd's efforts Mccoy was
matched with O'Brien. The night was
scheduled for May 10. 1895. At the old
Armory. on fremont street. Jim West
colt was the matchmaker. The night
was to DO for gate receipts. IS per cent.
TO the winner and Is to the loser.
O'Brien trained at Lewiston. Me-. and
Mccoy At Revere Beach. Mass.
O'Brien stood very high with Boston
sports. and although Mccoy had made
. favorable impression in the wilkes
fight ne was generally thought to BE- too
light to stand OF a hard. rushing fighter
'u<e O'Brien. and the latter was . big
vorite. However. the popular feeling
"a not bother the Kid. He a an
Overwhelming confidence in his ability
to beat any one that faced him. This
WA the hardest fight that the Kid had
sver gone through. and one Of the hard
est Of his whole career. Fol twenty
ave long. gruelling rounds the mon
fought. hrst one and then the other
having the advantage. Mccoy was ex-
tended to the limit of his ability. and
was forced to use every trick that he
knew. The night was to be twenty-five
rounds to q decision. and at the end Of
that time the referee called the AFFAIR a
draw. Both men were pretty badly
na~A i'm
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Steamer RUGS

O'NeiH Mais s~tose-secsnd Floor.
just received in time Tor ocean voy-
ayers sailing by the early June steam
ers. quantities II the best makes Of
Steamer Rugs from Scotland and the
leading home markets.
$500 Rugs Of s3.73.
$3.50 Rugs At s+.ss.
$3.50 Rugs at s6.ss.
$500 Rugs at ss.2s.
Scotch clan plaids. in gay or subdued
colors. as preferred. also plain on n
side. with plaid Innings. heavily fnnged.
The evening world., 1911-06-06
-Four Records for Dauie,s,

The Amateur Athletic Union has re-
ccived from Mr.. George W. Hearn. Hon
orary Secretary OF the International
Swimming Federation. OF which tho
The evening world., 1911-06-06

the decision to White. Throughout the
nigh Mccoy displayed much more
cleverness than White. and the decision
should have been at least q draw.
When Mccoy asked the referee on
what he based his decision that oficial
replied that White had don more lead
Ing. The fact that the majority OF the
blows failed to land did not seem TO
make any difference TO the referee. Nc
Coy was no, used to the English
method OF refereelng, n throughout
the fight had played a waiting game
most of the time. being content 20
avoid punish ment by his c~leverness. He
had waited for the chanca to land the
knockou. blow. Had he sailed In. he
doubtless could have made ar oppor-
,un.;y TO lana 4.
The KID was rendered penriless as
the result of this fight. He had been
forced TO bet 100 pounds on himself to
get the match, and all he got out Of II
was the losers end of ten or fifteen
pounds. He hung around London for
a while and In some way or other man.
agedgto get back 10 America.
The evening world., 1911-06-06

hhdie F'rsrald IL running q great deal faster
ms year than. he did last -asa, and he /.
sure 10 grab OFT . bunch Of mises thls summer
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Women'sS4 Hand Bags at $3.25

IIanu DlRS
made of genu.
inc seal lcath-
rr, all leather
med; n d c
purse: Ger
m a vcr
a IN c at
S3.2S.
The evening world., 1911-06-06

Now that Jim Duncan Of the Mohawk A, C.,
throwing Tie discus dangerously cloes 10
nhsrldsn's marx. Marin IL taxing Up real
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Beonno Wou on Trains.

Severa! good stories come TO mind
which 81, Illustrate how clever the Kid
was in getting round the country.
While he was In Indianapolis one time
he heard that "Mystsrious' BILLY
Smith and Tommy Ryan were going
The evening world., 1911-06-06

(Ths ext chapter also deals VI
career Of xid xoooy.)
The evening world., 1911-06-06
Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases in a Special Jul
Dress Trunks

Canvas covered; cloth lined;
two trays; brass trimmed; fibre
bound with straps.
Sizes . sc 81 80
Reg. Price $8.0S $9.4s $9,9s
Sale Price 1898 s8.48 1928
The evening world., 1911-06-06

CI,,h pl,r-A little down and . n,tis each vssA VII sns,
SA" Ae" you to supply oil your furniture vsnts stcash
prices. Thi, is the be-, offer made BY sny store. sad Allow you
to secure Furnishings and pay for them while using.
The evening world., 1911-06-06

IAwson Robertson had q day away from Celtic
Park yesterday because Of the rain. lie put In
the time studying out . new start Tor ths
a~,rtpters Two srpsr engineers worked on Law
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-03
UNCLE HENRY GOT THE FACTS
County Visitor Soon Learned All
Aeout the NeIahbor of N's City
Nephew.

Robert" said Uncle Henry. who
was waiting his city nephew. who's
that man IN the house on the ether
side Of the street? He stands In front
Of hts window, and shaves himself ~
cry morning. He's done It now for
throo days Tunnin'."
( : probably done It for the
~ I'll ! know. uncle"
replied l.4.u. 4 tone that lacked
interest
Has he iivsd there all that tinet'
Yes: and longer than that ] sup
pose. He was there when I cane here
ten years ago"
Who is he?'
Il don't know"
What does he do"
Il haven't the slightest idea, uncle"
Whereupon Uncle Henry put on his
hat and went out. In about fifteen
minutes he was back in the house
again.
Robert" he said that chaps name
is Findlater He runs an insurance
ONCE on Benton street. He's probably
worth twenty-six thousand dollars,
owns that house, beiongs to the Meth
odist church, has three boys, is wild
over. f1fty-ope years old. member
of the Masonic order. has a farm on
Long Island, and is engaged to his
stenographer | believe living IN the
city has made you stupid about get
ting information. Youths Compan
ion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-03
DEATH Turks IN GASOLINE
II should Be Used for Washing Only
Out Of Doors and Careful
Iy Handled.

Gasoline should only be used for
washing out OF doors and away from
buildings and smokers. When the
washing IL done the gasoline should
be thrown ON loose ground that will
drink It up at once.
Severe explosions have come from
pouring the dirty gasoline down the
hole in the sink. A large number
have come from pouring 1t In the
slop bucket where It hoated and gave
of vapor.
Putting gasoline in the water in .
wash boiler is always followed by an
explosion.
Silk in dresses. ribbons or gloves
may. II rubbed hard. make . spark
which will fre gasoline.
Clothing can be cleaned by am
monia or benzine soap without danger.
A safe substitute is gelatined benzine
in which rs per cent benxine II added
TO = mass Of soap. water and am
monia-b 49,. -...... .....,
?, II can be handled without spilling:
the, ampunt Of vapor given OH IL slight
and the amount OF infammabls ma
tetial h. 1t Is small. ,,,-.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-03
RECEIVERS HIS FIRST WAGES
Houston Man Recognizes Haif-Ooiiar
He Earned on Farm Forty
Years Ago.

Frank Woods, manager Of the Woods
hotel. has Just come into possession Of
the first 50-cent piece he ever earned.
He recognized the coin the other day
when 4 visitor handed 1t over the desk
with the payment Of his hotel bill by
a mark cut in the coin with . jack
knife by Mr.. Woods about twenty
years ago. The mark comprises the
rudely cut initials IF. W."
You can't imagine how felt when
I recognized the coin." he said, As he
showed 1t later In the lobby. 1T 10
the first 5O-cent piece I ever earned.
1t was part Of my wages ON An Illinois
farm. After the days plowing I was
resting under a tree a:d playing with
the shining new coin when It oc-
Cured to me to inscrtbe By initials
upon It.
As evidence Of good service since
that day the coin is now worn almost
smooth. only portion Of the eagle
on one side and OF the seated Goddess
Of Liberty on the other being now dis
cernible near the center Of the piece.
The initials, however. were cut deep
In, the low portion Of the imprsssloA
and are intact.-Houston Post 3ss.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-03
The Man undsr ths ~,

Miss Melissa impson had regularly
looked under hsr bed for-oed years.
In all that time she had never found
. man under It. People often laughed
At her. but she did not care and went
on looking under her bed each day
Years went By without the expected
happening.
Then. on this day, she went into the
bedroom Of her luxuriously furnished
home and was standing at the window
when she hoard an unmistakable
sound It was under her bed and lust
the sound she expected. Without
. sign Of fear she TUNED on the uxhts
and walked over to the bed, turned .up
tho draperies.
How are you getting along!'' she
called out without q CULVER.
I'm almost through" came back n
muflfed voice.
THAT Is good" she returned calmly
and walked out Of the room.
For 1t was housecleaning time. and
the man was operating a vacuum clean.
er.-Judge.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-06-03
Want Many Signatures,

Anna B. Eckstefn is now In Eurone
trying to secure the names to he'll,
make up the 200.000.00O signatures
which she hopes to have by the time
The Hague conference for un:yerssl
peace in 1915. She has already gained
the support Of over 100000 people
She began her work for pea-e sht
years ago. having been introduced bv
the founder Of the Tnterns tional Scrool
of Peace. Edward CHM. She ~ss for
merly head Of the German department
II Dana Hall