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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
15-YEAR-OLD
LOVER KILLS SELF

NEW YORK. Oct. zt--DaNpond.
cnt because he was refused admit
lance to the home Of Ava Ross,
his iayear.oid sweetheart. Toby
Tyson. aged i5. shot himself Ia
tho head. and II dead here.
In letter written by the boy
just before he committed suicide
and found after the shooting. he
said
4 want 10 conquer the world.
oh God. ! want my AIva. want
nay Alva. Yes. have the andacliy
TO aay that want her--to say
40 Toby
The letter was unaddFeased.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
PAINTS NOTES

CHICAGO. Oct. a. Unable 20
make bis paintings pay for the snp-
port Of his wifc and child. Louis
Casmore. an artist. quilt paiusins
pictures and painted tanssoiiar
notes. lie vas found out and Gas
yesterday sentenced TO serve one
year In the government prison at
Fort feayenwor,h. Kan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24

Ray N. Butler. conducting asr~es-
fer business az l7es First avs. has
filed voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy In the q. s. district court.
Next January the kosmos steam
ship line will start n new around.
thc.world steamship service.
The Holy Rosary Roman Catholic
church OF West Seattle today. to
morrow and the next day will hold
bazaar In the West Side hall.
City utilities COMMITTEES inspected
the lighting system ~ Georgetown.
with a view Of taking over the
street lighting service upon the ca.
plration OF the present contract.
o. y. Messervey, Seattle CORE.
apondent Of the New York Ora
matte Mirror. In the author OF a
book Of maxims which will be L.
sued shortly by the Metropolitan
Press Printing Co. The volume
contains 1000 original maxims.
waiIa Walla, Oct. 24.-spoony
couples cooed and gurglcd right In
the organ loft OF the Central Chris.
tian church. often interrupting the
sermons. Three kissing cops" have
been appointed by the city to put
stop TO the nuisance" upon re-
quest OF the pastor.
-
Portland, Or. Oct. 2a.--Because
they could not tell the difference
between n chimpanzee and mon.
key, several Jurors In the case OF
Chas. Judge. owner OF the wonder
ful monkey Charles !. against the
Great Northern. have been excused.
Charles was killed on Great
Northern train.
San Francisco, Oct. 24.--It all
happened over n dog. l.. II. John
son loves them. He Insisted upon
dog eating at the table and sleep
ing in BID with him. Friend Wife
asks divorce.
San Francisco, Oct. PA stran-
ger called on Mrs. @. Rudolph and
said: Il have a little surprise for
you. Here is all the jewelry you
thought was stolen, its value IL
81 300" Then he vanished, ,leav-
ing no name, before she rallied from
the shock.
Los Angeles, Oct. 24.--Hldipq In
shed to escape arrest, Chas.i Mon
rroe was attacked by pet monkey.
Choosing the lesser OF two evils,
Chas. shouted for help. The patrol.
man who was chasing Monroe took
him into custody on burglary
charge.
London.--A petition by the grave
diggers OF ST. Pancras cemetery
for living wage" OF $3.50 week
win probably be granted.
London.--Jealous Of the enter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24

Fred Wright. former manager OF
tho wcailake public market and the
Yakima sheep Co. died Tuesday In
Tacoma Two years ago Wright
started the Wcs,iake market In
spite Of the protests Of his friends.
But that he met with success Is
shown In tho present big market.
The work was too much for him and
a nervous breakdown followed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
COMEDIAN ILL

LONDON. Oct. Harry t.aud,
or. noted Scotch comedian. will not
be able to play Hamlet" al the
charity performance. as be intend.
ed. ". was recently stricken with
illness. and hts physicians have for.
hidden his taking part In the benc.
hit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
NOT BANKRUPT

The candy store known as the
IIole.ln.the Wall n not bankrupt.
a. reported. but solvent. George
boackhaart. proprietor. asked 20 be
appointed receiver for kieIbaek a
Eaton. another candy concern that
owed tho Hule.ln.th Wall. and
through a mistake II was made 10
appear that a receiver had been
appointed for tho Hole.in.the- Wall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24

Somebody telephoned 20 police
headquarters the other Night that
two men had becn seen acting sus.
piciousiy' near Terry av. and Mar.
ion 81. This was rough work. III
only for uniformed mcn In the
ordinary course OF business. head.
quarters notified Patrolman Clinton
w. Gauntlet. whose beat takes him
past tina, corner. TO be on the look.
out for two men acting suspicious
IT,"
Gauntlet. with his star cleaning
on his breast. with every button
shining. marched along his beat.
swinging his night.Btsck auntiiy. At
Cherry IT. aud Minor nv. he aas. not
two men. but three. They were
acting suspiciously.~
They ran. Gauntlet ran after
and caught up with them.
"hsls. or ~ blow your heads off :
reared Gauntlet. They halted.
Gauntlet backed them. with
hands up. under . street light, ard
went through them for firearms. A.
the third mar was being searched.
bundle in q pocket Of his over.
coat. which hung on HE arm. fell
with metallic eiink 70 the side.
walk. cavnsless recovered the bun.
die.
He handeuffed two OF his prison.
era together. colIared the third. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
WISHES COME TRUE
People who long produce music themselves now able to
crafty their desires.
Sale Of Autopianos at Reduced Prices
Enables People With Moderate Incomes
to Enjoy the Finest Music and
to Produce 1t Themselves

pianos. But the Antoplanos offered
in the sale now In progress at Eilers
Music House for Sass will give one
access 10 twenty-five thousand com.
positions. Not only can anybody
play them. but anybody can play
them In the most mastery fashion
ENTIRE STOCK OF PLAYERS
REDUCED.
There are other Antopianos In the
sale all reduced. some as much as
5000. They win all be sold ON easy
terms, II desired. and II IL the In
tention To close them all out before
the end OF the month. The buyer
who puts Off buying now puts off
saving from sl65 TO s200 and runs
the risk OF missing the saving alto
gether, for Il Is certain that there
will not be another sale like this
for many months 10 come. II az all.
When one remembers that q little
cash and payments as low as $40
month will make any home brighter.
fiji il with melody and enable one TO
have no end OF good times" and
provide sure cure for duh even
ings al home. then Il would seem
as though this sale IL altogether too
good 10 mention. OF course, the
usual iron-elad guarantee issued BY
Eilers Music House goes with all
the Autopianos. Absolute satisfae.
ton is guaranteed TO every pur-
chaser.
Eilers Music House II one Of forty
stores on the Pacific Coast. doing
the nations biggest business aud To-
Gated In Seattle at Third and Uni
versity street.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
STORM WARNING

A. 7 o'clock this morning storm
signals were ordered displayed on
the Sound, the Strait and Grays har-
bor A storm is approaching the
west coast and will become severe
this afternoon or this evening.
Southeast winds will later change
to southwest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24


a burglary had been committed
at the home OF c. ". burnside, Ter.
~ ay. and Marion Ut. Much SILVER,
ware was taken. In the bundlo
which Gauntlet recovered were
found 100 pieces Of solid waresl
The prisoner ON whom the boot
was found was at first recognized
aa Doris. hut what was prince
OF counterfeiters doing commifiinr
burglary
Yesterday Capt. Tenant OF che
detective department and some OF
his best men put Doris through the
third degree. II you had been In
the ante.room at headquarters at
the time and glanced into Ter.
nants office every time the door
opened 10 let somebody In or out,
you would have caught Fiimpaen OF
a tall. wiry man In n black over.
coat. Ills lean. hard face was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
Straw Vote In Church.

4 A straw vote taken at the 4
4 meeting last night of the
4 Queen Anne Early Chruch club 4
\ showed 81 members in favor 4
4 OF Roosevelt's election, 81 for 4
4 Wilson and z for Taft.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
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Grant WEEDS Former servant.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Oct. "a
Ulysses S. Grant, second cousin to
Gen. U. $. Grant. married Miss
Hannah Johnson, formerly a serv-
ant In his home, last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
Carrigan, Burglar, Stole Silver; Doris,
Counterfeiter, Turned 1t to Coin
But Cargan and Doris Are the Same Partnership Re-
veaed by Plain Pohemans Capture Now the City Detectives
Are Peeved.

marched the trio 10 n drug store at
broadway and James.
Now for the sequel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24
nv FRED L. soALT.

A uniformed policeman 10 a bone.
head. Any detective will tell you
90. Between the detective and the
man on the beat great gulf lies.
The men on the beats. detectives
admit, arc useful. They regulate
traffic. They. at a pinch. can be re-
He'd upon 20 arrest a drunk.
Hut the man In the uniform Ii no
good at classy work. II you want
a clever crook caught. set detec.
tive.
incidentally. Il may be mentioned
that Uncle SANS secret service op
eratises are In class by them.
selves. Even the city detectives
take off their hats 10 the secret
service. In tn cSocial world OF
crook.catchera. the operatives are
the creme dc Ia creme.
Whereby hangs a tale.
The detectives wanted William
carrigan, burglar. They wanted
him badly. They knew he had re-
Gently been released from the San
Quentin. Cal. pcnltcntiary. They
believed he had headed this way,
Burglaries were being committed Ia
Seattle and environs which had the
carmarks Of Carrigana work ciev'
or man. Carrigan. The best men In
the department hunted for him
and couldn't find him.
And the secret service men want.
ed William Doris. connterfeiter.
There were too many spurious all
yer dollars and haif.dollar floating
about. These coins rams" true. but
they were brittle. There was much
glass In them. Rap one OF them
sharply with hammer and II would
ny TO pieces. Hui Il looked good.
Tho secret service operatives ex'
amlned these coins and said: Doris
made these"
hut. though they searched eli
gently. they did not find the eoun-
tcrfclter.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24

London.--A petition by the grave
diggers OF 81. Pancras cemetery
for living wage" OF $3.50 week
win probably be granted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24

A proposal TO have the dog pound
given TO the Seattle Humane soci.
ETY. will be discussed by the Cham
Der of Commerce this week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24

o. r. messervey, Seattle CORE.
spondent OF the New York Ora
matte Mirror. In the author OF a
book Of maxims which will be L.
sued shortly by the Metropolitan
Press Printing Co The volume
contains 1000 original maxims.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-24

San Francisco, Oct. 24.--It all
happened over dog. l.. II. John
son loves them. He insisted upon
dog eating at the table and sleep
ing in BID with him. Friend Wife
asks divorce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
HUNDREDS ATTEND /.
FUNERAL OFLYNCH
Mayor, City Council and Many
Citizens Crowd St. Peters
Church.

The funeral Of Councilman John J.
Lynch took place yesterday at noon at
st. Peters Catholic Church, and was
attended by large gathering. repre-
sentinS many walks of life.
Members of the Common Council and
Board of Aldermen attended III body.
accompanied by Mayor Richardson and
practically all of the department heads
of tbs city government. The INFER
ment was made In Mount Calvary Gem
ctcry.
The service was conducted by Rev.
Father Bowler and Rev. Father Magrh
OF St. Peters. and an address was made
by Right Rev. Dennis j. O'Conuell. tho
newly appointed Bishop of Richmond.
Bishop o'Connell made feeling refer
snce to the fact that In his young min
lstry, when "a priest attached to ST,
Peters Church. in which the services
were being held. Mr.. Lynch had been
one of the altar boys Another whose
death had recently occurred mad been
one OF the same group. and 1t was gen
orally understood that his reference
was to the late Or. Daniel j. Coleman,
whose death occurred last week.
Many prominent business men, labor
ing men and city employees, as we'll as
churchmcn ana people of all kinds,
testified their appreciation of Mr.
- - - " ana H. a CilIHtll, IL lE!cnu ana
a public officer by their attendance at
his funeral, and large number went
with the family TO the last resting
plaoc in Mount Calvary Cemetery. The
iorai designs were unusually numerous
ana massive.
The Common Council met at the City
Han at II o'clock. when resolutions
attcstins the affection and esteem In
which Mr. Lynch was held by his COLI
Leagues were adopted Tho memorial
was prepared by Il committee consist
ing of Gilbert *. Pollock H. r. Pol
lard, .lr,. George ". Rogers. Jacob TIM
lauf ana J. y. Wiltshire
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
CITIZENS FACE
TWO PRIMARIES
Election of Councilinen and Ad-
nnistrative Board Overshadow
Congressional Fight.

The City Democratic Committee Will
meet at Murphy's Hotel tomorrow.
night At S:15 o'clock to nx upon a date
ana settle the terms Of the spring
primary in which all members of the
common Council are to he selected
and one vacancy in tho Board Of Al
defmen IN Clay Ward is 20 he flied
The general election comes on IN
second Tuesday in June
1t seems TO he the general Under
standing that since the new BYRD pri
mary law. putting ths expense of con
Quoting primaries on the state. docs
not take effect until three months
after the General Assembly adjourned.
mat il Will be necessary to conduct
the spring primary for members Of
Council on the old assessment hasis
There are already more than for:,.
candidates Tor the twenty avnilable
seats In the now Council. since the
new four-ward plan cuts the nodv cy
actly In half
The City Democrats Commute" NAV
also take some action IN regard 10
holding the primary for mcmb rs If
the citN's first Administrative Board
on July c, the date selected hv ;ho
district committee for the district mi.
mary To nominate a candidate .nr IN,
sixty third Congress rhc ecnsr,
/ election for members Of Inc Admin.
/ istrative Board will not come until ,hs
| Tuesday after the FIRST Monday in M
| vcmbsr, and tho board takes ohlcc y,
IJ3nuary next
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
MOTHERS CLUBS
At MARCH NEE TING
Will Meet Again in Apri. to
Elect Officers for
Year.

The March meeting OF the Fedora
ton of Mothers Clubs was held in
the mothers' room in the old High
School on Tuesday afternoon to make
preparations for the annual election
of officers 10 be held the second Week
in April. y dominating committee OF
three was appointed to prepare a
ticket for the election. The committee
was composed of Mrs. W. H. Curry. OF
Bclivuc; Mre. j. d. STEERS. of Madison
and Mrs. W. II. Crawford. of Central.
1t was voted TO allow tho president
of each club five minutes for a report
at the annual meeting. Each club was
urged to bring lnrgc delegation TO
hear these reports. The president OF
the federation, Mrs. II. l.. Whitlock,
Of Barton Heights. had announced at
the February meeting that she would
not stand for recollection.
Resolutions OF sympathy were passed
for Mrs. +. l.. Lindsay, honorary pres
ident. who is seriously III at St. Eliza
beth Hospital. and for Mrs, =. G.
Rogers, the recording secretary, who
has been very III at her home Flowers
were sent TO both Of the indisposcd
officers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
WELLS DEFENDS
FELLOW MINISTER
Mr. Reeves Had No Assurance
that Blood TRANSMISSION Opera
ton Would Be Successful

HAPiaihlng the apparent unwillu
ness of Rev. Thomas X. Hreva..
submit TO t. blood TRANSMISSION on.r'
tioh In the desperate hope OF snvin.-
.he nc OF his wife. which occasioneI
so't'e crit'clsn ut the Virginia H,s
,,ia "ne" a medical student took his
Pince IN the unsuccessful opcra,to,
Rev. Frank L. Wells, pastor of H,n,,p
Street Methodist Church, and a fricud
OF the Blackstone minister, issued t,,c
following statement yesterday. win
inc approval OF the attending phvai-
clans:
II know Mr.. Reeves TO DC a man
VI 'he highest Character and cour-
age. When lie was told that his wif.
nceded new blood he declared ina,
nc would give every drop OF blood IN
MS body ii lac could Lc given positive
assurance that his wife's life w3uld
be saved Positive assurance caunot
be given in any case OF blood trans.
fusion. and 1t certainly could no, be
given IN thc case In question Ths
question OF heart trouble wis not
raised. Mr.. Reeves said he had three
little children dependent ON him. lie
had been withou, sleep for three sue
cessivc days ana nights ana WAS N
an intensely nervous condition. He
was told that II he submitted to thl
operation cocaine would have 70 be
used Oh him. He said that he once
nearly lost HE life while slisht OF,
Grafton was being performed upon hin
white under this anacsthctic. His
physician told linn. he said. never 10
allow cocaine TO be used upon HIM
again. The result might be fatal The
question he was called upon 10 dc
eide was this: Should he take ,hi'
serious risk OF throwing his children
upon the world as orphans when he
had the positive assurance thai thcrr
WAS only the bsrest possibility that
the operation would proTc successful
10 his Wife, The personal question
did not directly enter his mind. In
my Judgment. nc did what ANY otter
mon would have done under th2 eir-
,unlsinuCcs"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
PURE FOOD EXPERT
TO SPEAK HER {
DR.. Wiley to Deliver Two Lee
lures at Richmond
College.

Rchmond's first opportunity TO hear
the celebrated DR.. Harvey Washington
.Wlcy Phi. d. LII D. former chief
chemist of tho United States Depart
mont OF Agriculture will be AFFORDED
on April . and 8 whsn the famou.
purG food champion viii speak at
Richmond College in the thirty second
course of lectures on the James
Thomas lecture endowment fund As
always, the theme of DR. Why's ad-
dresses viii he "Furo Food in Relation
20 the Public Health"
More specifically, pr Wiley viii
speak on the night OF April on the
subject The Fight for depression of
Food and Drug Adulteration," while
on the following evening nc will de-
liver an address on The Public
Health, Our National Asset" Through
the generosity Of the committee in
charge OF the lectures. the Richmond
20 DR.. Wilcy's lectures simply by max
ius application 10 the committee at
the college The general invitation is
made With hut ono strins--on account
Of the limited accommodation not
more than two tickets viii be issued 10
one applicant, Both lectures Will bs-
Elm promptly at Sis clock
A2n ipr. Wiley resigned from his
place as chief chemist of the National
Pure Food Bureau II was understood
that he was not by any means relin-
gushing his. sturdy fight for unadul-
terat.d FOOD. prsuucts. but merely
transferring his BATTLE-GROUND from the
laboratory 10 the rostrum. The lee.
tures IN Richmond will be among III,
first to be delivered by the famous ex,
noncnt OF pure food, and are certain
10 attract tremendous crowds.
II ie said by able critics that DIR
Wiley is as forcefui q speaker as h
was chemist, which IS the same q
promising an unusual address. d
Wiley IS q native OF Indiana. he hold
degrees from Hanover College, the In
diana Medical College and Harvar'
University. He has been professor u
Latin and Greek in Butler University
professor Of chemistry in Pcrduc Uni
versity. Stats Chemist OF Indiana an,
chief chemist OF the United States De
partment OF Agriculture. He In in ad
dtion the author Of numerous hook
and monographs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
NO CERT|F|C Ate,
NO WEDDING BELLS
Virginia Negro in Roumania Suf-
fers Because State Had No
Vital Statistics Law.

A virginia negro In far-oH Roumania
VINO is anxious to become a benedict
VIII doubtless be in tears when tho
next American mall brings him the sad
Information from the State Health De-
partment that there is no legal record
of his birth in Virginia. thanks to tho
absence of n vital statie,ics law.
The negro. who styles himself a
"colorcd music hall artist" and declares
that he is always jumping from one
country to another" is at present In
inc Balkan country, and is anxious to
lake unto himself Il wife. 4 stranger
In a strange land. he las been Informed
by the tseNorablc Roumun!an authori.
ties that he can procure a marriage
incense If lac VIII produce a legal Ger
thcate OF his birth. but that If he has
no birth certificate. there Will be no
wedding bells for him. Tho negro.
whose letter was received yesterday at
inc state Health Department. claims
boydton. Mecklcnburi; county. as his
nome, and processes himself the thir-
teenth scion OF his sable line lie is
sure OF the date OF his birth and knows
whcre he first saw the light. but he
mas no legal certificate that Will satisfy
the relentless officers Of the law.
Health Commissioner Williams wouls
be glad To obIiGe the unfortunate ar
tIst, who tcarfully begs a certificate of
ms birth, but the State authorities cam
not give him the desired document.
This is typical example" said DR..
Williams to-day. "of The need OF a
vital statistics Law. In Rouman!a and
in all continental countries. every man
is provided with d birth certificate.
Births and deaths have been registered
Tor centuries. amy man without birth
certificate " looked upon with sus.
picion This renders the marriage laws
effective ana enables tho authorities
Ia be sure that no fraud is pructiced
either In respect to identity or age
In this state we have had no such
regulations. Unless !. man IS born In
a city or town which Keeps It's own
vital statistics, he has heretofore
never been able to secure such q legal
record Of his birth Tho new vital
statistics law Will. OF course. remedy
this dcplorablc condition and will give
TO every man permanent record Of
his life but these certificates. natural
~, will be of no value 10 prosrectivc
bencdicts until twenty one years from
this time. Tho new law goes into ef-
feet ON june ., and viii then provide
for tho registration OF every birth and
death occurring In Virginia. Vii the
expenses and Inconvenience Of trying
20 prove a birth date will then Dc oh.
waited. such cases as this cannot
occur"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
TABLET TO HONOR
A[EX.H. STEP HENS
Will Mark the Late Residence OF
the Vice President Of
Confederacy.

Commemoratiom OF the site Of AlcA-
ander H. stephens home. where Inc
University college Of Medicine nov.
stands, WIN bc made IN the form OF 81
tablet which win be unveiled OF. NAV
- by ~" Confederate Memorial Liter.
airy society. This tablet, 10 mark the
residence of tho Vice President Of IN.
Confedcracy, is the sift OF IN. trustees
OF the college 10 the sites committee
OF The memorial society and is one OF
a series Of commemorative tablets to be
paced bH the Confederate Memorial
Literary Society in Richmond. \
pIoinihehl citilen g .Ser".ia, Alexander
stephen native state viii make Tie
rhicf address at the unveiiing.
u was further announced at the
meeting Of the Confcacratc Memorial
Society held Yesterday mori,inr IN M
'oht' d"rate Museum tIiat permission
I nad "een granted by Secretary OF the
lIt"sN'N McNcigh TO place :; memorial
'""l"' bi "a" old wall Of tho Post or
Z n'e I" epinmeratc the site Of the build
ING n which President zen Davis was
,H'1 Tie old Post Office is Of further
i1sicric interest az IT was the Post
Diiltr Of tiir Confectionery
AT'ei thorough Investigation the So
1''E ms determined that the Office for
'Mcnauec Of prisoners during the
t'yil W.r was located at the northwest
eorner Of Ninth and Franklin streets.
a"a iabiet viii be placed on the
pHi.dihe there 10 commemorate the old
.e1ircc
~ James Power smith has con
s''ter - Geliycr his pddress OH per
a'in' i'tt"lIections OF Stoncwali Jack
s'h sem" night ncXt month for the
nShe"' Of the sites committee of the
N'M"ilal society. Several donations
.t,f announced AT yesterdays meet