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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15
LAND SALE.
State OF South Carolina,
County of La,IrcnS.

Court of Probate
a. II. SETTLER as administrators of the
personal estate of DR.. w. III. Ball,
deceased, plaintiff.
against
Mrs. Mary Ball, ct al. defendanto.
Pursuant to decree in this case
will sell at public auction at Laurans
c. H., S. c. on salesday in November,
1913, being Monday the Bird day of the
month, within the legal hours for such
sales, the real estate of W. III. Ball, de-
ceased in Dial township, Laurens
county, consisting of two hundred and
ten acres more or less, in three tracts
to wit:
Tract No. 1 All that tract of land
lying, being and situate in said county
and state containing eighty-nine tS9)
acres more or less, bounded by lands
of Sam Bra,nlett, lands of Mrs. Cheek,
John Owings and tract No. =, of said
estate.
Tract No. .. All that tract of land
lying and situate in said county and
state, containing seventy-one t7D
Of ID. S. Hill Tracts No | and OF
said estate, and lands of Amelia
Smith.
Tract No. 8 All that tract of land
lying and situate in said county and
state, containing fifty and three-forths
(5O 3-4) acres, more or less, bounded
by lands Sf d. S. Hill. r. l.. Gray. Mrs
Amelia sttfth and Tract No, 2 of said
estate.
Terms of sale: one-half cash, bal
ance due one year from date of sale,
Credit portion to be secured by bond
of the purchaser and mortgage of the
premises sold, with interest at eight
per cent per annum, with leave to pur-
chaser to pay his whole bid in cash
Purchaser to pay for papers. If the
purchaser fails to comply with his bid,
said lands to be resold on the same or
some subsequent salcsday, at the risk
Of the former purchaser and on the
same terms.
o. G.. THOMPSON,
j. p. l.. G..
Oct l3, 1919. l2-3t
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LANFORD NEWS.

Lanford, Oct. 15.-Mss Ruth Pat.
terson spent the weekend in Spar.
tanburg with her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Langston spent Sun
day with Mr.. Jimmie Patterson.
Mr.. j. III. Cunningham was a bus
mess visitor to Laurens on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Wash Higgins left
Saturday for Gaffney.
Mr.. NJ Fleming and Capt. ]. w
Lanford were business visitors tc
Spartanburg last week.
Miss Nora Cannon spent Sunday in
Laurcns with Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ
Cannon
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Franks spcn,
Sunday in Spartanburg with Mr.. and
Mrs. p. A. Thomas.
Mrs. James Myers, of Henderson
vile, n. c., is visiting her mother
Mrs. II. NJ. Johnson.
Mrs. w. ID. Patterson and Miss Ro.
bin Patterson attended the s.. S. con.
vcntion in Columbia last week.
Mrs. j Nv. Lanford has returned
from a visit to Edgcneld.
Capt. and Mrs. w. III. Drummont
spent Sunday at Enoree.
Mr. ana Mrs. George Clardy visited
at Mr. Jimmie Patterson's Sunday ar
tcrnoon.
Rev. w. ID. l.. Baldwin filled TIL,
Baptist pulpit Sunday morning
preaching an excellent sermon.
Rev. j. l.. Harley was at the NJ f.
church Sunday afternoon. He deliv
cred a lecture on temperance which
was very much enjoyed by all pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Lanford wer,
the guests OF Mrs. Matte Lanfor,
Sunday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15

While you are in the City attending
the Fair it would be a good time to
call at S. Nj. & E. III. Wilkes & Co. and
select the furniture or stove that you
want for your home, their stock is
larger this year than ever before and
the prices are very low. They will de-
liver free of charge any bill over $40
to your nearest railroad station.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15
INDICTMENTS DISMISSED
BY CHARLESTON JURORS
Liquor Indictments Made by Law and
Order League did not Meet with the
Favor of Charleston Grand Jury.

Favor Of Charleston Grand Jury.
Charleston, Oct. 10.-The grand jury
today threw out forty-two OF the two
hundred and ninety liquor indict-
ments handed them last Wednesday
and in all probability the balance viii
take the same route to extinction.
that witnesses had been examined in
all of the AZ cases elected and that
the grand jury was dead locked over
the situation.
Next Monday the prcsentmcnt for
the term will be made and at that
time a report on the disposition of the
liquor indictments will bc incorporat-
ed i'm the official document. The
when they returned no bills in ~ of
the cases presented to them were in
substance that there was a farce
somewhere He then asked the Jury
if it was their intention to 20 on with
the other cases since such large pro-
portion has been thrown out. The jury
replied that they had not decided
whether to continue the consideration
or to throw the remainder of the cases
out.
Later 1T developed that the grand
jury was practically through with the
cases. This action Of the grand jury
l., Ill,
has been generally supposed that the
big batch of indictments would hard
ly get through tt step necessary to
put them before 1t juries.
The grand jury the first place did
not care to make presentment of the
cases brought by the law and order
league, so the solicitor wrote out bills
OF indictment and handed them to the
grand jury for action, either to bring
in true bills or no bills.
Many factors it is thought, have en-
tered into the situation so far as the
grand jury and the general public are
concerned. The expense of trying
hundreds of liquor cases, the time re-
Quired, the difficulty of securing evil
dcncc to convict, the history of liquor
cases before petit juries in the past,
and the fact that for several admins
trations the blind tigers in Charleston
have been nothing more than a liccns-
ed institution as the records OF the
city will show, all have bearing on the
present situation.
1t appears upon evidence against
some 400 gambling dcns and blind
tigers In the city has been wasted as
the grand jury snaps it's finger in
their faces and fragrant violation OF
law, which has made the reputation OF
this city not unlike that of Sodom
and Gommorrah, Will remain en-
throncd in state.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15

Cross Hill, Oct. l3.-NIiss Jenie b.
Wade left last Friday to teach school
at .Jamison, S. C.
Mr.. j. w. Koon has 10 acre
planted in long staple cotton. He has
gathered 969 lbs from it and will get
enough TO make a good bale, 500 lbs
more. MIR. j. E. Griffin counted l04
bolls on one stalk in his cotton. All
are mature and wide open.
Invitations have been received here
to the marriage of Dr.. William Lam
bert Nance to Miss Claire Booth of
Atlanta. Ga, Oct. % DR.. Nance is the
youngest son OF Mr.. II. ID. Nance and
has many friends and relatives here
who will be interested to see this an
nouncement. DR.. Nance graduated
in dentistry a few years ago and is
now located ut Fort Valley, Ga.
Last week the cotton business was
lively here. Farmers we're pleased
with the price offered and as II rule
they brought it from the field on to
the ginnery and sold it, Instead of
Woodrow Wilson's election depress-
ing prices. we believe Wilson and
McAdoo has helped to bring better
times
Farmers were busy last week max
ing hay also, and quite fine lot of
it was saved although the weather was
threatening at times.
Our young friend, James Wade Hill,
who was operated upon for appended
tis last week in Columbia is reported
to be getting along alright and we
hope will soon be we'll again.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15
BOOTHS HYOMEI
Has Benefited Thousands of Catarrh
SnnererS-Will DO the Same for
You or Money Bnck.

You or Money Back.
The Hyomei treatment that has ef-
iectively benefited many thousands Of
sufferers from catarrh, bronchitis,
husky voice and colds in the head is
easy and pleasant to use. Just pour a
lew drops in the inhaler and breathe
it in-no stomach dosing The healing.
soothing and anaseptic air will reach
every nook and erevice OF the mucous
membrane OF the nose and throat; will
surely stop crusts in the nose, raising
OF mucus, hawking and that chokcd-
up feeling. 1t will quickly allay the
inflammation and banish the disease
or money refunded by Laurens Drug
Co.
a complete Hyomei outfit. includ-
ing inhaler and bottle of linuid coete
only $l.O0 and an extra bottle of H.
quid' if afterwards needed, is but so
cents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15
why SalveS Can't Cure Eczema

Since the old-fashioned theory of cur
ING eczema through the blood has been
given up by scientists. many different
But 1T has been found that these saIves
only clog the pores and cannot penetrate
10 TO tne inner skin below the epidermis
This-the quality of penetrating-
probably explains the tremendous sue
cess or the well known liquid eczema
remedy, oil of wintergreen. thymol gly-
S,erine, etc, as compounded in D.D.D.
Srescription.
We have sold other remedies for skin
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15
WILLIAMS KIDNEY Pills

Have you overworked your nervous svs-
tem and caused trouble with your Kid
hcys and bladder? Have you pains in
habby appearance of the face. and tln-
Ter the eyes frequent desire to pass
Irine? If go. Williams Kidrey pills will
'ure you-DrugCist, Price soc,
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Props. Cleveland. Obi,
LAURENS DRUG co.
Laurens, y. c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15

Attend the County Fair and while
in the city call at S. NJ & e. II.
Wilkes & Co.'S store and buy some of
their splendid values in furniture
that they offer. They will pay freight
on bills Of ten dollars or over to your
nearest railroad station.
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CROSS HILL NEWS
srsMM 4 AA&M&%&4At~A,MMA#M 4


oross MIL oce' lo.-Ihe PresDy-
teriai OF hhoree met mere laSt FRIDAY
as had oeeh announced ana ABOUT ao
oeIesates ana ohicers were IN attehd-
ahce. MIS- huShes oi HreehViiIe'
presiuche' ca'ied inc heetihg 10 order
anu oe'esa'eS were ehroiieu a' the
"'Iei hooh 7eSSioh rriuaS. ihaI even
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pio"'nou VII iioiiie NiiSSiohs anu MIS-
''o'' h"' 'i"' niis9ioha'S W Airlc"'
'''"'0 an i"''i o@'iis '"'h "oou' 'nc
"o'N III ''"' country SATURDAY niorh-
ms anu "'''' nooi ""' BUSINESS so'-
"'on' ''''"' '"' niS'' n'" i'"e
"''' COD D' wv "oo"'o" ii"S"c'l'
"oi VI " io' ''''i p'"'o. VI '"iS ''u'cn'
ana No'uh'ecr 10 the loreish heiu
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15

troubles but none that we can recon-
mend as highly. as this for we know that
Odd. stops the itch at once. We just
be enough to prove it.
or course all other druggists have
ODD Prescription-go to them it you
big profit substitute, n
But If you come to ouf store. we are
SO certain Of what D.D.R will do for you
that we offer you o. fin size bottle on
this guarantee:-If y0h do not find that
IT takes away the itch AT ONCE, it
costs you not q cent.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15
They Make You Feeb Good

The pleasant purgative effect pro-
duced by Chamberlain's Tablets and
the healthy condition of body and
mind which they create make one feel
joyful. For sale by all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15

flalnClHS
against
r. FORD SOUTH, f. j. SOUTH w. L.
GRAY, Defendants.
FWEsuant to a Decree Of the court
in tHe above stated case, | will sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder, at
Laurens, G. H., S. c., on Salesday in
November next, being Monday the 3rd
day of the month, during the legal
hours for such sales, the following
described property, to wit:
All that tract Of land situate in the
said county and state containing fif-
ty-six (56) acres, more or less, in Sui
livan township, bounded by lands of
j. Y. Pitts, A. Huff, Mrs. Anna West.
and ]. II. Y Manly.
Terms of sale: cash Purchaser to
pay for papers. If the terms of sale
are not complied with, the land to be
re-sold on same or some subsequent
Salesday on same terms, at risk Of,
former purchaser.
G. A. POWER,
c. c. c. p. and c. S., Laurens, S. c..
Dated, this 7th day of October. 11-4t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-15
,Cures Old Sores. 0thsr Remedies WON'T Cure.

The worst cases. no matter OF how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful. old reliable DR..
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil It relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. 25c. SOC, 81 90
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LAND SALE.
State OF South Carolina,
(oIuty nj Innrnnc

In Court Of Common Pleas.
j. III. SOUTH, CASON SOUTH, SAM
MY SOUTH, MRS. CALLIE BROWN
LEE and MRS. SALLIE COOPER,
Plaintiffs
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- U n I-OWITJIt,
c. c. c. p. and G.. S., Laurens, S. c..
Dated, this 7th day of October. 11-4t
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To w. II. Warren and Chas W
strife. their heirs. executors aa.
ministrat RS and assigns:
You and each OF YOU are hereby
notified that during each of the
years 1911. 1912 and 1913. | have
expended fifty dollars in labor and
improvements upon Placer mining
claim known as the Big Two Asso.
cation, situate on Huxley guleh. a
tributary of Buckeye creek which
Is tributary of Banner creek. in
the Ianana Mining and Record ne
District, Alaska
In order to hold your interests in
said claim under the provisions of
Section 1924 of the revised statutes
Of the United States. said expendi-
lures being for your shares of the
annual assessment work for said
years. and if within ninety DAYS
after the last publication of this n
t ce you fail or refuse to pay TO
the undersigned as eo-owner your
said proportion of the expenditures
your interests in said claim
VIII become the property of the UNI
derslgned as Co-owner under said
sect on 1924 r. S
F. A. CAMPBELL.
First publication Sept. /. 1913.
Last publication Dec. l, 1913.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
COULDN'T BE WORSE.

Senator Thomas p Gore of Okla
homa, recently ted the following
story:
A prisoner was brought before the
bar in the criminal court, but was
not represented by lawyer
Where is your lawyer" asked
the judge who presided.
Il have none, sir" replied the
prisoner
why not?" queried the Judge
Because | have no money to Pay
one"
do you want a lawyer" asked
the judge
Yes sir"
well, there are Mr.. Thomas W.
Wilson, Mr. Henry Eddy, and Mr..
George Rogers" said the Judge.
point 'ng to several young attorneys
who We're sitting in the room, wait
ing for something to turn up, "and
Mr.. Allen is out in the hall"
The prisoner looked at the attor-
neys and after a critical survey, he
turned to the judge and said:
IF I can take my choice, sir,
guess I'll take Mr.. Allen.
colts.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
HEADACHE HABIT
EVERY SUNDAY

The woman who has a headache
regularly every Sunday said she
wondered what was the cause of it.
You have the headache habit"
dent. You cultivated the Sabbat-
teal indisposition."
The woman protested that to cod
die such misery was the last thing
in the world she would think ef do
ing, but the student silenced her
with flourish of his coffee cup.
You may not encourage it con-
sciously," he said, tut you do I'M
consciously. This periodicity of in
consequential ailments"
Il hope you don't call headache
inconsequential," the woman put in.
of inconsequential ailments" the
student went on, lis due in NEST
cases to persistent cultivation.
ITO start with, you probably awake
for two consecutive Sunday morn
ings with headache by chance
When the third Saturday evening
comes around you remember your
affliction of the two preceding Sun
lays, and you say, oh dear. | wond-
er if | shall have headache to-
m crroW,' You think of it several
times before you go to sleep. and, as
a result, you do awake the next
morning with the same old aches and
pains.
You keep on thinking about it
every week-in fact, you rather look
ache habit becomes second nature
to you
IF you try hard enough you can
cultivate any illness. once knew
man who had the rheumatism ha-
bit. 1t struck him every Tuesday
On all other days of the week his
fingers We're as supple as yours or
mine, but every Tuesday his right
hand and wrist were so stiff with
rheumatism that he could not write
his name. The theory of per,odicity
of disease brought about by uncon-
sciously cherising chance pain ex-
plains his rheumatism, and it explains
your headache
Il dent believe that is the cause
at all said the woman. II believe
my head aches because | get up late
on Sunday morning and don't get
my coffee for an hour or two after
the usual tine"
The student frowned accusingly.
ITS no use to explain anything to
woman" he said.-N. Y. Times
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
GIVEN 7 DAYS. FREEDOM;
man Returns TO PRISON

CANON CITY, Aug. 26.-After
having been at liberty fer seven
days absolutely without restra mt of
any kind, w. o. Compiler of Chey-
enne Wells, who is serving a five
year sentence for cattle rustling,
returned to the penitentiary tonight.
Warden lyman knew that he was
coming, but did not even send a
guard to the depot to meet him
and Compiler alighted alone in the
darkness. walked half mile to
the penitentiary office and quietly
rang the bell to be admitted.
Conpher owns property in the vi
entity of Cheyenne Wells and last
week when he requested to go
home to his wife's funeral, upon
the promise that he would return,
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
HOBOKEN, N. j.
BY GEORGE FITCH AUTHOR AT GOOD oLo SMASH


Hohoken is ne of the most extern
sively and least successfully adver-
tised cit es in the world For many
years humorists and actors have
spread the name of Hoboken over
the country. Everyone knows Ho-
boken Kalamazoo. kokomo and Wa
h o. Neb.. by name but no one
seems 10 have taken the trouble to
inquire further about them.
Hohoken is carefully hidden in
eastern New Jersey. under the well
known Palisades which rise back OF
the city to height of 200 feet and
render the task of selling suburban
lois very diseouraging one In
front OF the cry is the Hudson river,
with New York looming terrifically
Il the other side South of Hobo
ken is Jersey City. and Weehawken
blocks it to the north There is
nowhere left for Hoboken 10 grow
except straight UP or down. Hobok-
en- has chosen the latter and its sub
way system is growing every year.
Hoboken contains one square mile
and has managed t squeeze 10000
people into tn S pace. thoueh Des
Moines, Iowa, uses fifty-six square
mi es to house few thousand more.
When Hoboken citizen wants
flower garden he buys it in a pot
and puts it on his window sill.
Hoboken is visited aly by many
thousands of New Y rkers. but few
of them come TO the surface to
breathe, prefcrring to change ears
Many steamship lines
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
RENO DIVORCE
COLONY CLOSED

COLORADO SPRINGS. Coo. Aug
2i.-"Reno divorce colony closed. 10
more need apply
This is the me sage brought to the
governors conference which opens
here Tuesday by Governor Pasker
L. eddie of Nevada, the man who
took Reno off the map as the
bright SPOT FOR wealthy pc pie with
superfluous husbands r wives
Society Of the Springs and Denver.
the latter drawn here by the polo
tournament and governors. are look
inc Governor eddie over with curl
osity and care, especially s'nce he
made the announcemeat today that
he is a bachelor and ought to be
shot for it.
IF people want to get divorced"
said Governor Oddie, they ough. to
stay in their own state Some of
the merchants of Reno did NOT see
it that way when the bill to extend
the required time of residence for
divorce, fr2m six months to one
year, was introduced in the Il eisla-
ture. They thought a very import
ant industry was about to receive
its death blow, The death blow
was certainly delivered as the Reno
divorce colony is dying quick
death.
I'VE used to have six or seven
hundred wealthy Fasteners at Reno
all the time, who wanted to be freed
from the bonds ef matr mony With
the least possible delay. Now, we
have 300 After January |. 1914
We will have none. The law passed
by the legislature went into effect
July /, and di'igent inquiry has fail
ed to bring to light one new appli-
cant for divorce from outside Ne
vada.'
Governor Oddie S a cheerful young
man without a crouch, it may be
said for the enlightenment Ct dis
gruntled legal bluebeards. His OPP
position to the divorce colony was
based upon boosting plan for Ne
vada, and des re to protect the
university students from diaphanous
gowns and champagne bubbles.
Applicants for divorce VIII were
in Reno before July l, are not af
fected by the law and can get divor
ces in six months, but" concluded
Governor Oddie, with a SIN lie, there
| have been no new arrivals lately"
| Governor Oddie is one of the
/ founder of Tonopah. He was taken
into partnership fifteen years ago by
Jim Butler, the mining king of Tono-
pah made his. fortune and then lost
most of it in the PANE of 1907. Now
he is busy making another and dab
bling in politics to fill in the time.
He vas district attorney at Carson
City when he stepped into the Gov
erncr's chair in 1910.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
FILED for RECORD

1928. Dated Sept. l.. 1913.
Quitclaim Deed Agnes T. Vining.
Her interest in lot : block H.. Con.
sideration 81 Dated MAY 81. 1913.
Qui;claim Deed-Aenes +. Nining
10 Il. l.. Vining. Her interest in east
erly portion of lot :. block 81. Goa
sideration 81. Dated May 81 1913.
October 2.
Affidavit of Lab TT. +. Lawson.
for self and eo-owners On Il be-
low. Cleary creek. for 1918 Dated
Oct ., 1913.
Power OF Attorney Martha Nor
ency to Al Moreney. To locate. re
cord. lease and sell claims Dated
Oct. /. 1913.
Power of Attorney-Minn e Nor
ency to Placide NJ rency. To locate.
record. lease and sell claims. Dated
Oct. l. 1913.
Chattel NJ rt.-William Finger to
Arthur Robinson. Undivided one-half
in steamer Mary F. For s117.10.
Dated Oct. /. 1913 Due year.
Power o. Attorney-C. y. Christen-
sen to T. q. Hofsted. General. Dat
ed Sept. ~. 1919.
Affidayits of Labor NJ. Byrne. for
Mrs. Nellie Calder On Hillside frac-
ton and Anaconda assoc alton left
limit Calder Gulch. tributary + En-
gineer creek, for 1913. Dated Oct.
.. 1919.
October g.
Chattel Mortgage-W. p Borden to
y. c Co. horses. For $500. Dat
ed Sept. %. 1913. Due 146 days.
Lease and Option Nellie Calder
to John Matson, Gust Sjoberg. Peter
Bergman, Richard Sjogren. and An
tone Sjogren. ID scoyery. above
Wedge fraction Hillside fraction. and
Anaconda ass ciation.- all on Calder
guleh, tributary Engineer creek.
Terms II per cent plus $500 cash.
and $1,000 July l, 1914.-wth option
till Sept. l. 1914, TO purchase for
$1,000 additional Dated Oct. .. 1913.
Deed-T. l.. Hanna to Thos. A.
Watson, Undivided half in lot l..
block s. Consideration 81. Dated
Oct. 2, 1913.
Homestead Location-John Mccoy.
Northeast quarter of Sec. II, T. |. s,
X. !. +. Located Oct >, 1913
Power of Attorney.-C. II. Wheeler
to NJ E. Bondixen To locate. record.
lease and sell claims Dated Aug
6, 1913.
Deed-Eva Neimi. by Mrs. w c.
James. to Gertrude +. Uhl Lot ..
block :. Consideration $3.50 Dat
ed Oct 1913.
Power of Attorney Eva Neimi to
Mrs. w. C. James. To convey lot ..
hlsck :. Dated Sept. ~ 1913.
The Alaska citizen., 1913-10-06
AM STATES
OF CENTRAL AMERICA
SUGGESTED TO BRYAN.

NEW ORLEANS. La. Aug. 90
Definite proposals to Secretary Bryan
to win his support of plan to or
ganize a United States of Central
America" have been made by agents
of President Estrada Cabrebra of
Guatemala, who long has cherished
the ambition to be the first presi-
dent of United Central America"
Negotiations also have been open
ed in a tentative way with the
friendly neighboring countries in
Central American. President Cabrera
VII do the actual field work in the
tropics, and his many friends in New
York, New Orleans and Boston will
attend to the details of the move
ment in this country