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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
FLOODING OF CULEBRA
CUT HAS BEEN BEGUN
streams Flow Into Big Ditch
bike to BE Destroyed
October 10.
Sp,c.si robe Dsspo,ch 10 Tnr suS.

Spec.ai T0b'e Dsspotch 10 tn. stS.
PANAMA. oct. THE flooding of the
Cuiebra cut and the Miraaores Lake was
begun to-day.
Two streams from the Gstuu LAKE
were allowed 10 flow into the cut through
the old drainage pipes. TINS water Will
proyid. cushion ten feet deep to on
SET the rush of water when th- dixie =
destroyed nv dynamite on October l".
The gates In the spillway az M!raf'ores
were raised and the drainage 90 surfac"
water from the basin II IN. LAKE INTO the
Pacific was stopped
The Mirahores Lake. which - now rap
idly forming. Will have an area OF abou;
tvo and on.-half square miles II nils
the old NalleS of the RIO Graude be
tween tn. LOCKS at Mirahores and the
locks at PEDRO Miguel. and forms the link
between the Pacific Ocean and cui.bIa
cut The water ~ dozen small streams
flows into this basin and, IN addition. 1t
will be fed by water from Gstun Lake.
which will flow through Cul.bra cut. b.
way Of n" locks at Pedro Miguel. into
Mifafiores Lake. every time ship ~
passed into OF from Cui.bTa cut
Within the next few DAYS the water il
this little lake will flood the east locks
at Mirafiores. thus completing the link be-
tween the ocean and the small lake. This
link is being formed in advance of the
flooding of Cul.bra cut and synch'onous,
with the flooding Of the 'ocks at Gatun.
in order that suction dredGes and IN.
elevator dredEe Corozal maN h. iuwed
through the locks at Miranores and Pc
do Miguel into tulehra cat about bctn-
Der IL. Theie the suction drodges viii
remove thu earth from tn" great slide at
CuCaraCha that now blocks IN" channel
through tulebra cut and VIII force II be
hind a hill about mil. awaN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
FOUR ST0WAWAYs ESCAPE.
Jump Overheard and Vanish just In
Time to Avoid Deportation.

Four stowaways who came here from
Havre in a French liner were put aboa I'd
the steamship France on Tuesday night
for deportation Yesterday and were locked
up In a compartment. They removed a
panel from this compartment just before
the Liner backed out Of her slip Yesterday
morning and made their way TO the coal
chute. Each picked up a life prsserver on
the way and all sid down the chute to a
coal barge and Jumped over board They
made the pier Of the Atlantic Transport
Line one block north. and got away.
The French line has sent detectives to
hnd the fUgtncs and the immigration
s!euths also are looking for them The
line ,s liab. for fine for each stowawaX
unCaucht.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
TARIFF PARLIAMENTARY PUZZLE
Qarstion, Must the Bill Go tO the
House Agains

WAsHINGr0N. Oct. .---Parliamcnarians
differed tonight as TO whether the Under
wood Simmons tariff bill will have to go
back to the House for Anal action, even
II the Senate should vote tomorrow or
later to reccdc from the Clarke amend
mcnt taxing cotton futures.
Some are OF the opinion that the action
of the senate in rccedinG from the Clarke
amendment would pass the bin without
further action on tn" part OF the House,
Representative Asher g. Kinds of Maine,
who was for many years pariaincntarN
expert to Speaker Reed and is the author
of "Hinds's Precedents,' said fortnight that
" the Senate should recod", pursuan, to
tho action taken in the caucus to-day. il
would pass the bill, which would then go
direct to the President. This view IL
shared by some ~ the parliamentary cS.
perts on the Senate side
Many members of the House who have
left Washington in the belief that they
had acted finally on the bill will have 10
come hack II the bill must 90 to the House
ASaA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
Prosecution Closes: Court
AdjOurms Till )
p. VI. To-day.
LOSE PLEA FOR DELAY
John Boyd Gray Reluctantly
Admits "Account 500"
Was VIM. Suffers.
COLWELL TOLD HIM SO
Two "Prr>onal" Cheeks Were
in Sworn Statement Of
contributions.
S3G.937 WAS NOT REPORTED
Managers Have Many Witnesses
in Reserve to So in
Rcbuttal.
SaG.@71 WAS NOT REPORTED

EAN'. CO. l--t;ov Sulzer VII surels
t.s'.t' d" hS own defence This was
lear ned positively tonight Al the end o,
@ long conference IL tho Sulzer lawyers
at To. hom. of p-tadv Herrick
The Goycraor Will tell {, complete stor,.
50 iar ~ the court will lot him, In denial
"i the npeachment accusations He and
l.s lawyers ar" agreed as to this
Tn" prosecution closed It's case in the
Imp"at hmeut trial this afternoon and
court adjourned until T. NJ. tomorrow.
When court il reconvened tomorrow
'h" only motion To be made hv the de-
f,rV" Will b. for the striking out ~ az
u'i-s ,. :. =. and \. on the .iound
that N" prosecution has not made on
4 rrima facie case Action OH an earlier
motion to strike out articles /. and s
was deferred by the court until the TAX
!ug of testimony should he completed
This motion VIII entail long argune u;
from toth sides.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02

Senator William hughes of New jersey
one of President Wilson's lieutenants, IN
the Senate was one Of the insurEents. II
appears that Mr.. Hughes wrote the Sem
ate amendmen, to the tarin bill eQualizinS
duties on wires as he had supposed. and
he complained because the Senate had re-
ceded and accepted the House paragraph
relating to wire. Later. Senator Hughes
Joined the Ave other insurgents In voting
against the approval Of the conference
report.
Senator OGorman was dissatisfied with
several things In the report He Was not
pleased with the income tax law, as II
was finally agreed TO. and particularly oh.
jectcd 10 the treatment accorded the
mutual life insurance companies. He also
agreed with Senator Pomerenc on the
necessity for restoring the wine taA.
senator Simmons will call up the con-
ference report tomorrow in the Senate
and will ask that body TO remain In con-
,inuous session until the report is dis
posed Of
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lGds' lIor''eo haif TUNED until ha faced
10. N,m'ctrcle Of senators and court Of
Appeals judges and went on:
There are some motions thst We desire
'o MAKE IN this case. There u motion
to L." prepared, consultations to be had
where th" respondent IS entitled to tn.
benefit of all his counsel Mr. Marshal
VIII not he here TO. morrow He has gone
NOW to observe rclis sious holiday that IL
very sacred TO him \ witness, one OF
the earlier witnesses in tho case, is also of
the same faith. and he observes two days
Mr. licrr!ck was referring 70 the jewish
Now Year 'Rosh- ha- shonah,. to Louis
Marshall, his associate in the defence. and
presumably to Louis 4. Sarecky, once TN.
Governors confidential secretary. who. IL.
iect.d by the prosecution as "A witness, Is
10 hc called in behalf of Mr. Sulzcr
My associate continued Judge Her.
rick. meaning Harvey u. Hnman upon
whom Will devove the labor of opening
th.s case, Is very nearly an exhausted
man. We don't want to delay these pro.
cocdines unncCessurily. We are Just -
anxious to get through as any member ~
this court can possibly be. But We think
in justice To- some OF the counsel at least
We ought to he granted liberal adjourn
mrn'.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
CITY EMPLOYEES MOVE IN"
New Resident Inv In EHrrt-&iOO
DAY NRu DRlLs.

The law passed oy ;he Boa i of Alder
men ,ast summer requ,i.n. Al employees
~ the city TO I've IN the city nr az least
n the state ~ N,w Yorn, went .nto effect
yesterday
Alexander Johnson. consuitine en-
ginecr in the Department u' Brides. who
gets si0,u0o a year one ~ the highest
salaries paid outside IN" executive and
Judicial departments, MAS moved IN from
fassaic.
John u Freeman. consui;Ing 'nsnr"r
IN the Board ~ Water supply. Whose fe"
Is sId0 a day. however. has told the city
faths's that II they don't want his SER
vices badly enough tn ,"t him hcrp hls
family IN PROV idencc. Il ! they may find
some ono else TO do his work.
The 100 public school teachers nho
I've IN New Jersey and Connecticut h"-
,itIc ;ha: they are exempt urd"r - recent
decision 10y the Court OF Appeals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
Japan would Force tho Is.nr.

Tn" immcdiat" effect OF such y icgu.s,
would he 10 rslsc tn" direct issue rs to
neither tho Federal ,;o,crum,rt of th,
United states is o. - rot ~ favor of
permitting Japanese To acuuii, and own
land in this country. Throughout tn.
seven months of discussion of the cat
ifo'nia act the President and Secretary
combining themselves to tn. inm.dintr
question. that is. whether OF rot the cal
ifornia law is IN violation Of the treaty
of 1911.
This Government has cnntondcd from
the first that tive california law docs not
violate tn" treaty with Japan while the
Mikado's representatives, have insisted 4
does The presentation of - demand for
a new treaty of the character suggested
would oblge President Wilson either to
grant what viii hr asked or else offend
Japan by refusing
The certainty that most scriuus ohl.c-
tions would hc offered in tho Senate to
any such agreement aS Japan is supposed
moro embarrassing for the .>dministra-
tiou Tho limited discussion or relations
with Japan winch already has taken place
in IN" senate indicated clearly the deter.
mined opposition which viii confront amy
attempt on the part Of the Executive to
max" Important concessions TO Japanese
in America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
PRICE OF RADlUM NOW
S52,164,OO0 A POUND
Advance Of 81. $50. .OOG IA Pound
Owing to the Enormous
Demand.
Spec,al cab. Drspa'cA N rny sr~

RERLIN. oct. l.--As Il result of the un.
preCedented demand for radum ard
mesothnrium. the price of the former has
gone up sio000 gram. It l. now quoted
at sllj.0pU a gram.
Cautions have been sent out 10 inst
tutions and laboratories which are en-
deayoring 10 e., even the smallest por-
tion Of the radum. warning them against
spurious radium which is appearing on
the market.
The Graz. for .adium and the enormous
prices offered are said 10 br giving strong
impetus to the incentive 20 swindliug. and
several cases a.. said 10 have been re-
ported.
There AZ. .5ci gam. N pound Troy
and therefor" radium at sll5. 900 gram
would soil f"r s52.i6t "oo n pound an
advance pf si5S6 0'0 u pound However.
there - only about a gram OF radium In
existence.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
tterrick's ArY % Usrmt.

II would bc ~ little use t. adjourn to
FRIDAY, Judge Iiorrick argued, for Friday
sessions are short. lie went on
"Ther" are some questions that Gn-
derstand some of the momhcrs Of ms
court dcsir" to investigate hcfor" tney
decide upon them, and II seems tn N" mat
the interests Of all parties require inst We
should have a recess until AZ least Monda!'
W, cannot 60 on Tomorrow with all our
cour,ci present ~ "" attempt to 40 Il
! am afraid another On" VIII Ap'''"''''
break down
Tho lawyer stopped and !c"ken n'r' fH"'
AT ludec cullen who SAID
Gentlemen. the presiding Judss !" 80
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
THEATRES IN STORM CENTRE.
water stops Electric Light P1antss
Hotel Guests Use Candles.

TIE storm centre for Manhattan was
a-ound ForjN-second street and Broad
way Theatres. hotels and stores were
H"'ded Electric light plants and boilers
~ out of business. and hotel guests
F.-r forced to use candles,
'r tho lowcr Railways Of the Long
20 Building. on the northeast corner Of
r'r-s"Cond street and Broadway. where
"'' two entrances to the uptown sub
"o' there was at one time in the after
'"on '"ot If water. The streams from
street, backed up from the sewer
'''ranc's on the corner rpplcd In rivers
'e' N" ramps and down tine stairs to
=" lower levels. and then onto the sub
"t" Platforms
'7lI 'rafii' was stopped passengers
~ Obj" subway tcctcred across pianks,
' ng "T now and then TO add to the
'N"'"m"n', and so up the stairs to the
''"et Men with mops and brooms, with
'.'r shn"s and stockings Off and their
''Ns"'s ro'cd to their knees. battled
'''uilv against the torrent and on
.' a'9r'f 10 push II into the subway 80
'' Mr. ~h"ntss men could pump 1t out
m" .ireet.
~ lorty-sixth street and Seventh
'4' "h"to 'hcr" Is depression In the
''i IN" cast side, was poo, nearly
! 70 ''' hipS ~ policeman who stood
'F.n- to help taxicabs that got
'N "'h their carburetors flooded.
~ wood and tho street cleaning
''h- drlftcd from the sidewsl TX
-"'"d arpurd until rescued.
"'h'| low centre was IN Forty
nun street. whore the lights of several
W." snuffed out by water rising
'"' we power plants The Somerset,
Low West Portsmouth street, had
'''e I'e' of water in the basement
Continued ON Eifh po,.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
RAIN FLOODS
CITY,; 2 DEAD
Subway ChOkcd With Water
Trains Tied Up
Four Hours.
THEATRE DISTRICT HIT
Electric Light Plants stop;
Hotel Guests Forced to
Use Candles.
THEATRE DISTRICT HIT
DELAY IN RUSH HOURS
NultitudpS Drcnchpd: Forced to
Wait in Line in Rain at
Elevated Stations.

New York was delused yesterday by
'7e heaviest rainfall in its history.
Transportation lines. including fhe
-.,Way we're tied up for hours. Hotel
cellars and the power plants of loft
U.lldincs We're flooded
Two men were killed by electric
,ao,ks for which the downpour was
Icectiy responsible
The storm started in gentle rain a;
O'Clock IN the morning. 1t Increased
10 force ill between and 3 o'clock in
tae afternoon. when "A succession Of
eavy thunderclaps Jared loose the
Huodsat,s II the sky and the streets
lr.dmo rivers. The precipitation for
fem hours ending at o'clock WAS IsS
.n,hes
sewers taxed far beyond their capac-
-. be,chcd their overflow into the
streets and the water in some place.
l.aCAei depth of two to four feet.
cascades poured down the steps Of the
sYnway kiosks and washed up and down
me tracks Between Forty second and
S.Xty-second streets the water was two
;eet deep in spots and the electric cur
rent had To be turned on
Light and power were switched from
TIE subway trains a, 345 o'clock and
ne trains stood in humid darkness until
so. while the crowds of homegoers
tJrued to street cars and elevated trains
n the hope Of reaching home by round
about routes
Brooklynites rushing for elevated
rains at the Brooklyn Bridge Jared
..tt!e better than the Manhattan folk.
The crowd grew to such proportions
hat reserves had 10 be called to keep
The sala Of tickets was stopped AT ;
O'Clock.
Passengers who generally used IN"
Brighton Beach line had To find another
way. for The cut between Church avenue
...i A,,ruc II collected more than four
,'e' oi water and trains stopped running
a' clock Traffic had not been re-
nod AZ midnight.
The water in IN. main line cut Of the
O'Clock and passengers were let of
I'll. Vanderbilt avenue freight station
Hom incoming trains. Between th'
Of rht station and the Flatbush avenu.
..a; on tho water was so deep that no
. 'raiu moved until $50 o'clock.
the un.lcy lines in Brooklyn anC
Williamsburg ran into SO many pools
."ros and four feet deep that cars had
make long detours to reach their
. t's nation.
tn" hills OF Staten Island sent tor
as INTO the hollow places of the roads
ard nearly all trolley lines on the isla nd
were held up for hours. School chill
,-en had 10 wait in the schools or the
r.a-"st shelter for tho water tn abate
'' NAT they could gel home.
hi.h flood tide. backed up from the
- ny heavy wind. raised the water
10 'he rivors to such an unusual height
'le' the sewer openings were choked
ad The inadequate drainage system
vas SIN further handicapped.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
NEW TARIFF TO HELP FRANCE.
Approved ny American Cha m her Of
Commerce In Paris.

Special C1b'e Despdtch TO THE Sr>
PARIS. oct. AT the first meeting Of
the American Cha mbcr Of Commerce here
after the summer recess President Shon-
niger. In his opening address to-day. said
that the chamber had every reason to he
satisfied at its activity during the tariff
making period. as almost every recon.
mendation made was accepted at Wash
ington.
He said II was not true that the new
tariff will bring no benefits to France, as
that country ought TO md market for
woollcn manufactures. Of which France
formerly exported large quantities TO the
United States.
II the law IL literally interpreted he
added. the exchange Of goods between
France and the United States ought to be
much increased.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
INCOME TAX HITS EXPATRIATES.
Americans Can't Dodge by RcnOunc-
Ing Citilenship.

WAsHINGToN. Oct. l.--lnc'c sam :
wealthy citizens who live abroad cannot
escape the long arm OF the new income
tax by renouncing their citizenship, accord
ing to Representative Cordell Hull of Ten
nessec. author of the income tax section
Of the tariff hill, who said
~ estimate that there are thousands Of
taxable American citizens in Paris alone
from whom We will collect revenue. Thry
may take out citizenship papers in fol.
cign country but We can still collect on
their incomes from property they own IN
America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
SULZER TO TESTIFY FOR HIMSELF:
COLWELL HIS WALL ST. DUMMY
Points Which Impeachment Managers
Believe Are Proved AQoi1sf SuLzey

Albany Od 1.-THE SUN learned tonight from counsel for The
Impeachment managers they bee they have proved ouns points,
ueU a all Of the impeachment articles.
foHv Su.es election the
eu the nunbe, contributions. uneped
Of his personal solicitation Of The contributions.
Proof Of systematic eoneeoment Of The CONT o only BY the uoy
he disposed them but BY his request, cash checks some
neelse
Intention do and the hi, Of contributors
only for political adopting euah also trick and dcec,
conceal the existence Of his Investments and speeulatons
That has Of denial a another
all u hare been proren false and that he has used his
pou other his command the suns
testimony and to urge the srins Of false testimony
That ba,tced sought barter his pouc pre-
tended ATTACKS WoN Street and its systems uh interested prcudieed
himself by reason Of his dealings.
gigantic political hypocrisy has been soun taking about
people and the the plain citizens and Of cean ron-eoyrup
the taking from all eonceiab bushes,
interests uhik pretending be opposed to fhem
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
BRYAN BOOKED FOR THIRD FAIR
"Signs Of the Times" Doing Duty 1T
Autumn gatherings.

WASH NGToN, Ort. t. Secretary BrNa
left the state department To-day for u
short speaking "trip in Virginia. and wiz
not return until Friday
He went to Fairfax. Va, where he
spoke at the opening Of u fan lie and
Mrs. Bryan were entertained by friends
a, dinner in Fairfax to-day. bcng tho
twenty ninth anniversary "f their we'd
ding.
Tomorrow Mr. RrNau Wll hc a.
Chase CITY, Va, opening the fair IN that
town This Will he the third county
fair the Secretary of state has opened
this week,
1t is noted that The signs of the
Times is doing duty al the fairs
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$1,000 TO $500 ON Mitchell.
One Bet Recorded ~ >rhum ms
storm stops Curb Betting.

Betting on the election was suspended
Oh the Curb yesterday. Az thcr" was little
Of tho curb left during the storm, A,
Schump,s place a bet OF 81, .oo to Slao0
on Mitchell was recorded
Betting commissioners say that Mitchell
money Is appearing in increasing
amounts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
JAMES B. HAGGIN ILL.
Cold Contracted at Theatre Open.
Ing Develops Into Pneumonia.

LEXINGTON. Ny. oct. flames II.
Haggin is seriously i'll at his country
home. GreenhilI. near this city, suffering
from an attack Of pneumonia.
II was while attending the opening OF
his new opera house. the Ben Ali. In this
city about q week ago that the aged turf
man contracted a slight cold which later
developed into pneumonia. Physicians
and a trained nurse have been attending
him for several days. and it was not until
this morning that his illness became seri-
GUS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
J0SEPHTHAL HOME TO TESTIFY
Gov. suffers >aNni Ala GOES From
the Olympic to Albany.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT /. NJ ius.phthal.
naval a!d - Gov. Sula.r. arrived y"stoi-
',' 10y the Whit" star liner plN mn, aigi
S"ld h" would start e. t'hti.N 30 IN,
afternoon t. h. on h,uu II ms ,.s'Iuuir
= wanted in tn. SulZci t-G'
~ would not intimate what fu. aatore
u l'- .'stimouy Wou.j he, bat st.d thai
- 80 oud benefit Nj. SulI,r
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-10-02
EARTHQUAKE IN CANAL ZONE
" orst shock ON Record Lasts Thirty
Seconds,

PANAMA. oct. 1.-THE most violent
earthquake since the American occupation
shook the Canal Zone at II o'clock last
night. People ran from houses but no
damage was done.
Earthquakes are common on the 18th
mus. but none has yet been so severe as
this There were two shocks which lasted
upward Of 80 seconds.
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Believe The DiIi VIII Pass.

\ serious situation roitrontes the Dem
ociatIc leaders early this morning. \
few of them believed the tar,n bill really
WAS endangered hv the revolt that had
started in Democratic ranks. When the
caucus adjourned Tonight uncertainty had
not been entirely removed. but the leaders
believe the htl can now be passed.
Senator Pomeiene Of Ohio said day
that unless the amendment taxing wine
spirits used in the California sweet wine
industry II restored to the bill he III vote
against the adoption OF the conference
report, n. served notice on the caucus
Tonight that he would carry his hght
10 the floor OF the senate Tomorrow and
would move 10 reject the conference re-
lort and to instruct the confer-es to
resto'. the romeren. amendment !mpos-
;ng the vine TAX.
But Il this motion to instruct fails.
senator romereue II is believed, will vote
FOR the adoption OF the report. senator
Reed, Uh" led tn. revolt and circulate
the call Tor the ,i'i"us. said after it rad
ended
~ - al over. and We will all ahid. by
the action Cf tn. caucus
'Nhr caucus Sessiou was STORMY a,
tiin,s senator Smith Of Arizona made
an attack on the Senators who started the
revolution. lie accused them ~ seeking
TO gain small tariff favofs 10y holding w
Ire bil Th.s brought senator Narda msn
~ Mississippi /" his feet. He rebuled
senator smith and defended the in
,urgsnts
vt another tine senator Pomersue de.
CARED that the conference committee had
broken faith with him. lie explained ina;
L. /
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II iS pr cti'allN certain If III" Admins
trntioU igyr"d to the negotiation Of such
n treaty as Japan Is understood to desire
IN" matter would meet with hunl refusal
IN the S"uat" Rcjrrtiou by the senate
would have far worse effect ON tho
relations hctw"Cp the tWo GnN"rnm"nts
than refusal hN the ADMINISTRATION. hc
caus" Of tho extended discussion Of tn"
entire Iapancs" question "hirh would be
SUI, to ACCOMPANY consideration of til"
matter in the Senate
Such discussion, II is feared, might
prov" mor" dangerous To the good rclu-
tions between th" two countries than any -
thnG else that rould occur. It would
arouse violent resentment IN Japan and
L Il I.I n1u
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GREAT BEAR SPRING. WATER,
w. pr case VI Siass stoppcrcd bottlcs -
a,
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Continued on 7hird Page.
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continued ON FVth Page.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-26
rHELMA MINNIE's NIECE.

Dear Editor and Juniors:-As l
have not written to the Courier Jun
ior for long while thought would
write about my little niece whose
name begins with "T."
Thelma is little girl three years
old. Her birthday is the Gath OF O.
tober. -,
Thelma is light complexioned and
has pretty blue eyes and curley yellow
hair.
Thelma has a little brother. His
name is Hollis.
Hollis has blue eyes and curley hair.
Thelma lives about two miles from
our house.
Thelma is bright little girl and
likes to have lots of fun.
would like to receive cards from
the Juniors.
AS can not think Of anything more
to write about Thelma, will close.
Minnie Huffman, Age 10.
Floris, Iowa, Route No. 3.