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either progenitOr3" continued Tarzan.
u should think likely" RESPONDED the
Official But the science has not pro-
crossed sufficiently 10 render II exact
enough In such matters, | should hate
10 trust It's findings further than to dlf-
fer"nt!ale between Individuals.
There II Is absolutely definite No
two people born into the world probably
have ever mad Identical lines upon all
their diglts And It ~ very doubtful II
any single tngsr-prlnt will ever be- ex-
accy duplicated by any finger other
than tho one which originally made It,"
Does the comparison require much
time or laborY asked D'Arnot.
"Ordinarily but few moments, II the
impressions are distinct"
bArnot drew little black book from
hts pocket and commenced turning the
pages.
Tarzan looked at the book In surprise
How dld D'Arnot come to have his
book?
Presently D'ArnOt stopped ut page
on which wcr" I'VE tiny little smudges.
lie handed tho nprn book 10 the po-
lIcoman
Are these imprin's similar to mine
or NJ. Tarzans? Can YOU say that they
are Identical with cither"'
Tne officer drew a powerful glass
from his desk and examined all three
specimens carefully. making notatlons
meanwhile upon a pad OF paper.
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Not Like Any Story
That You Have Read


inalS
Not the least Interesting to Tarzan
was the part played by fnger-prlnts in
this fascinating science,
but of what value are these i'm
prints" asked Tarzan. when after a
few years the lines upon the fingers
are entirely changed by the wearing
out OF tho old tissue and the growth
OF new?"
THE lines never change" replied
the official From infancy 10 senility
the iinger-prints OF an Individual
change only In size. except as injuries
alter the loops and whorls, II i'm
prints have been taken Of the thumb
and four fingers OF both hands one
must needs lose all entirely to escape
identifcat ton"
1T Is marvellous" exclaimed DAT
not. II wonder what the lines upon
my fingers resemble"
I'VE can soon see replied the po-
lice officer, and ringing bell he sum
mon"d an assistant to whom he issued
"a few directions.
The man left the room to return pres
emily with a little hardwood box. which
he placed on his superiors desk,
"Now." said the officer. you shall
have your hnger-prlnts In second"
He drew from the little case a square
Of plate glass. a little tube OF thick Ink.
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By Edgar Rice Burrouehs
Observation-Disclosures

Tarzan realized now what was the
meaning OF their visit to the police
officer,
The answer to his Mes riddle lay IN
these tiny marks,
With tense nerves he sat leaning
forward In his chair. but suddenly he
relaxed and dropped back. smiling.
D'Arnot looked at him In surprise.
you forget that for twenty years the
dead body OF the child who made those
fnger-prlnts lay IN the cabin OF his
father. and that all my lie | have seen
1t wing there" said Tarzan bitterly.
The policeman looked up In astonIsN-
ment
90 ahead. captain. with your ex-
animation" said D'Arnot. I'VE will
tell you the story iater---provhed NJ.
Tarzan Is agreeable"
Tarzan nodded his head.
But YOU are mad. my dear D'Arnot."
he insisted, Those little fingers are
buried on the west coast OF Africa"
81 do not know as to that. Tarzan"
replied D'Arnot, 1T Is possible. but II
you are not the son of John Clayton.
then how IN Heavens name did you
come into that Jungle whore no white
man other than John Clayton had ever
set foOtT'
"You forget-Kaia," said Tarzan.
IT do not even consider her," replied
D'Arnot.
The friends had walked 20 the hroaA
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J unsle Tales
tor Childre n
BY Farmer Smith.

CoiyrixIt, 1919. by Tho Press rublt.lahs Co.
The New York Evening Worlil.
T EMMY MONKEY sat on top OF q
cocoanut tree one afternoon listen.
y Ing to the Jungietown band. when
all OF sudden from out of the air
came n little shrek. Looking down be-
low no saw Mr.. Baboon hitting Mr..
Giraffe with his trombone: and the
band was very much upset. Mr.. Ele-
plant was standing on a little hill
wriggllng his tail and trying to kseo
time with the tune.
Keep quiet! Keep quiet" shouted
Mr.. Aon. who was playing the bass
drum. Don't you know that Mr.. Tiger
IL going 20 play the flute In "a little while
and We must all keep very auI~t?"
"Ha, Ha." said Jimmy Monkey, III
Mr.. Tiger Is going 10 play the nute.
then 7 guess I'll make = little moro
noise.'
So he grabbed q cocoanut and slid
down to the base OF the tree.
Everything was quiet again and Mr..
Tiger started to, play = tune on his
flute. Just In the middle OF II Jimmy
Monkey threw a cocoanut and II struck
right IN the middle Of the bass drum.
BOOM"
Mr. Lion Jumped two feet In the air
and Mr.. Tiger stopped playing the flute
and looked around to see what was the
meaning OF the awful noise. Mr.. Lion
started to chase Jimmy Monkey, but
before he could even reach him Jimmy
'tNever mind" said Mr. Elephant.
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a rubber roller and a few snowy white
cards
Squeezing a drop Of ink onto tho
glass lie spread It back ana forth with
the rubber roller until the entire SUR
race OF the glass was covered with a
very thln and uniform layer OF ink
place the four fingers OF your right
hand on the glass. thus" he SAID to
- Arnot. Now the -numb That's
rlsht. Now place them in lust the
same position upon this card hore. No
"A NH" TO the right. We must leave
room for the thumb and the fingers OF
phe left hand. There. that's It. Now
the same with the left"
Come, Tarzan." cried D'Arnot. Lets
see what your whorls took Ike
Tarzan compiled readily. asking many
Questions OF the officer during the opera
ton.
DO finger prints show racial char
acteristcs?' he asked Could YOU de-
tornlno for example. solely from finger.
prints, whether the subject MAS negro
or Caucasian" sSRYn
II think not" replied the Officer.
Though some claim that those Of the
negro are less complex"
could IN" hngcr-prlnts OF an ape he
detected from those OF man"
probably, because the apes would
be far simpler than those OF the higher
organism"
but a cross between an ape and
man might show the characteristics Vt
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wrapped the Father OF His Country In
hs cloudy folds and 10 dassiingiy has
tho Sword OF Man flashed bssors sue
ceeding eyes that the world has been
bew'ldered In viewing him a. II No were
= statue Of some neurological hero.
When all 10 said and done, this man
really did not spend his entire existence
cutting down cherry trees ov receiving
the swords Of conquered enemies He
had moments OF ILvLNG. Of LAUGH
TER. Of SYMPATHY. Of GOOD FE1.-
LOw6HIP.
H~s We fnd q man who not only
shcd tears when he saw his soldiers
moved down and he poweriess to aid
| them-the man who. with the same firm
hand that guided the oar across the Po-
| tonac. gently suided his domestic A.
fairs at Mount Vernon. looking casefu1iy
to tho DETAILS OF agriculture. Bhs
TRAINING OF slaves and the welfare
OF a household.
II Is also chronlcied that the human
Washington had his faults, and we
rather like him the better for tho fiery
temper which permitted his soul to rise
In wrathful indignation against attacks
upon him In such words as such exag-
gerated and indecent terms as can
scarcely be applied to Nero, y notorious
defsulter. or even common pickpocket."
And again. the common trend Of tho
everyday human 10 evidenced In his
statement which might be credited to q
present day Mayor OF New York:
III the Government and the officers of
II are to be constant theme for news
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United Promoters Company. and fit up
an entire palattai sl<yscraper as a mag
nifcent boob trap-I mean general offices
we could put these cheap desk-roon
promoters out Of business"
wouldn't put q cent in ~" said Mr..
Jarr decisivciy.
well, I had It on good authority that
Mr.. Jarr had ample financial resources"
explained Mr.. Omission.
n do not doubt he has" SAID Slurk.
But II We can't interest him in United
Promoters. perhaps we can interest him
in United Shoestr.ngs."
II am speaking Of the United Shoe
strings Vending Company" explained
Mr.. Slurk. ''You have often noticed
shoestring peddlers. You see hundreds
Of shoestrimg peddlers lined along the
curbs OF our main thoroughfares. You
have often asked yourself: How do
these men make lIving' I never see
them sell anyth!ng?'
They MUST sell shoestrings. how
ever" Mr.. Slurk went on. for they DO
live. Everybody wears shoestrings.
Millions OF shoestrings are manufsc-
tured yearly. Our plan IL 10 put UP slot
machines IN towns and cities. perhaps
at country crossroads. all over the
country You need a pair Of shoestrings.
You put a nickel in the slot. Do you
realize the profit would he 600 per cent?'
Mr.. Jarr said he didn't realize It.
"Well." said Mr.. Slurk. there II one
shoestrlng peddler to every ten thousand
OF population In the United States. We
would replace them with a million slot
machines throughout the country. This
would entail capitalization OF 5000, 900.
For each machine, In ten thousand lots.
would cost s each.
I'VE haven't formed our company
yet" admitted Mr.. Slutt But II you
will advance us $40 we could get
some stock printed and sell It on the
Curb. We would form. say. a $50 900 900
company and sell the preferred stock at
ten cents share.
1--WE will leave sl.o00oo0 worth OF
stock In escrow till we sell enough TO
pay your $40, or you could take $4,000
in stock for your $40 cash advance.
After which ca per cent. Of the shares
would go to myself as promoter. and 10
per cent, to Counsellor McGlew and Mr..
Omission for interesting you. That
would leave 80 per cent. OF the stock 10
sell al 10 cents on the dollar. The
prohts would he enormous on the stock
alone! We need cash, however. Can
you advance NO?'
Nothing doing" said Mr., Jarr decis-
lively
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window overlooking the boulevard as
they talked, For some time they stool
there gazing out upon the busy throng
beneath. each wrapped In his own
thoughts
ut takes some time to compare finger
prints" thought d'Arnot. turning to look
at the police officer,
To his astonishment he saw the OF.
hcial leaning back In his chair hastily
scanning the contents OF the little black
diary.
D'Arnot coughed. The policeman looked
up. and. catching his eye. raised his
finger TO admonish silence
DArnot turned back TO the window
and presently the police oficer spoke.
Gentlemen" he said.
Both turned toward him.
There Is evidently . great deal at
stake which must hinge 70 q greater or
less extent upon the absolute correctness
of this comparison. therefore ask
that you leave the entire matter in my
hands until our expert returns" -
II had hoped to know at once" sald
p'Arnot. M. Tarsan sails for America
tomorrow"
II will promise that you can cable
him a report within two weeks" re-
Piled the Oficer. What Il win be I
dare not say. There are resemblanose.
yet-'weli. we had better leave Il apr =.
Leblanc To sQlve.s
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copyright. 1912. by Frank A. Mmsey Coz
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

Lord Greystoke, is marooned with Alice. his
young wife, on the widest part Of the ;Nr!can
Alice build rude G,lt. Tliere their little Is
horn. Alice dies, \ band Of apes led by their
King, Kerchak invade the cabin and kill Grey.
sioks, An aps name Kala. whose own offsprins
has Just been KILLED. adopts Alice's baby as her
cradle. Te baby is known to {he apes Tar
ran" i"Wlte shn'). lie grows TO manhood,
cabin. With them Prot. Porter his secretsry,
his daughter Jane AMI her nero maid and Cecil
Nayton, Tarzans cousin. Unseen. Tarzan pro-
tsas the rarity in many ways. One day in his
absence Jane is carried away m giant ape.
Tsrzan foowu and rescues her They fail in love
wtdh each other lie carries her back TO the
csetn. A search party finn a tTeno, Tasshp
savases who capture Lieut. d'Anot and bear him
away 10 their village for torture, TaIzan saves
him and nurses him slowly back 20 health. Re
turning at last II the cabin. they find the entire
party has sailed for america, Tsrzan and d'Arnot
start for a port whence they mas leave A'ilca.
AZ . coast town Tarzan wins fame by Staying
lioa.
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Hed6eVille
e ditor
By John L. Ho bile

Copyright. 1913. by The Press P,.biishinG Co.
THE New York Evening World.
7 YENRY KIRK stepped on a banana
|" peeling last Sunday and lost his
L 4 balance and his membership In
the church.
YVYHEN David Craum 10 confronted
w with bill he won't put up
" anything but an argument.
n n RS. PLANK says that a woman
MI should always know where her
AVA husband is going. so she won't
meet him by accident.
" HE less there Is in a balloon the
smaller II gets. and the less there
L Is in a mans head the larger It
n HSS. PARKS says that the only
N way she ever gets anything new
AVA Is to brag on her husbands gem
crosby when they have company for
dinner.
@LD FORK disputed his wife's word
yesterday, but the doctors say he
will recover.
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Five dollars?" asked Counsellor Nc
Glew.
Mr.. Jar shook his head
WELL" said Mr.. Omission. lend us
car fare to get TO Wall street. Wen
take 1t up with the Interests"
And Mr.. Jarr came graciously across.
However, he watched after the mag
mates and saw them stop in a cafe.
And, so far, ''the Interests have not
had United Shoestrings brought to their
attention.
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and women who lived hundreds Of
years before the period from which we
reckon our dates. And in the same
country boxes containing rouge and
paints to blacken the eyeiids and
lashes have been discovered that are
thousands Of years old. Truly. vanity
changes little through the ages.
The most famous queen OF this
ancient land. Cleopatra, that old SER
pent Of the Nile" as she was called had
her scented baths. her perfumes and
lotions for the skin and her sweet
smelling pomatums for the hair. She
understood as well as any woman who
ever lived. and far. far better than
most. the arts OF .--uty. Tradition
says that she was not more than ordin-
arily good looking. Yet. so great was
her cleverness that all men thought
her the fairest and most charming Of
her sex.
Even so great and sedate a person
as Julius Caesar. over whose common
taries generations of schoolboys have
groaned, and who In the midst OF his
political successes. found time to revise
the calendar. succumbed at once to her
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The method Of
application was to
rub II into the face
and over the neck
and arms for three
n. ghts and not wash
It on until the third
day. when II was
removed from the
pores of the skin by
means OF n steam
bath something very
much like the mod
ern Turkish bath.
Cleopatra Is said to
have rubbed It all
over her body. But
then she had the
treasures OF Egypt
at her command. A
preparation OF the
same resin, called
'"T h @ Balm OF
Mecca" IL In use In
the harems of Tur-
key and Persia
to-day and gives the
compilations OF the
inmates a lovely
bloom.
OH OF almonds
was another beau
tlfler used by the
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proposition" COW
ers every form OF
o b I al Ing the
money Of others
without using vio-
lence.
Mr.. Samuel Shot
well Slurk. cable
address "Slurk X
shot" pursed his
lips.
Cant you see
we desire to make
a promoter's trust?"
he asked. III we
can finance a
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Beauty Secrets of Famous Women



o n
of To
o
OF
&c Used only by RICH
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called but-few-are-
o h O en- clan.
George, Washing
ton has been the
sum and sub
stance. tho alpha
and omasa. the
last word on the
subject of patriot
ism. George WASH
inEton spells Pa
triotIsm.
In other words.
no closely has the
manila M Iova
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, Prss Publishing Co. THE New York Evening word
THE BATHS OF CLEOPATRA.


in
as
artificial toilet.
In in teeth with gold
The evening world., 1913-02-22
MR.. yARR FOR ONCE
WON'T BE THE GOAT.

AT DON'T quite understand your
proposition" said Mr.. Jarr.
4 In big business" the word
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CHAPTER XVI.
lContinuedl
The Light of Civilization.

0OO Tarzan 1t was as though one
should eulogize a butcher for
his herolsm in killing a COW,
for Tarzan had killed so often
- for food and for self-preser-
alton chat the act seemed anything
The evening world., 1913-02-22
A Human WASHINGTON
By Sophie hsne Loeb.

CopyrsH, 1919. By TIE Pres Pfbishus On
tIns New YORK Evening World.
ROM the time when you and I en-.
tered the kindergarten class to
. the present day political ensemble
OF the Snany-are-
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where are you going, my pretty maidf"
Pm a-hikin0 to Washington, sir" she said.
"Sir" she satd sir" she sold. ("Votes for WOmcnJ
Nay 90 ,oith you, Su6rd0ist Mdtdf'
Nobody asked you, sir!!! she said.
"Sir!!" she said. "Sir!!" she said. (Buya buttonC
"'Vhat Is your fortune, militant n,atd'"
MY FEET are my fortune sir" she sdid
"Sir!!r' she said. ION to WdshingtonU
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gladly his provinces life
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The Jarr Fam ily
Bv Roy L. KcCardeX.

Copyright. 1918 ny The Pres Publishing 20,
The New York Evening World.
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Egyptian lad" the skin And
one Of the chief ingredients
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Dickerv, dtckery-shocktnOi
The mouse ran vp the stock
ing;
In coI0ys gay. no sods stitched
that Udv.
And the clock Dds on the
stocking.
Dtckcry, dtckery-shockinOi
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17
BIG CROP NEXT YEAR

Following seasons of extreme heat
and drought there are generally sea
sons of abundant yields. The hot, dry
wtather seems 'o put the soil into q
firstclass condition Experience by
both the Iowa and the Kansas expert.
mont station would indicate that ex.
trcmcly dry weather is unfavorable 20
the development Of the kind of bac.
terra that makes nitrogen available 10
plant roots. The most favorable con.
dtions for this kind of bacteria seems
to he moderately dry, hot weather. We
suspect that dry, hot weather results
in the concentration of an unusually
large amount OF plant food in the sur.
face six inches. During the dry wca.
thcr there would be n constant NOV .
ment of the soil water from below 70
the surface. This soil water would ear.
~ with il in solution the plant food
OF the soil, and when the water evapo.
rated II would leave il in the surface
soil.
Whether i, would bc wise to plow
deep or shallow the following season
cannot be stated definitely. Al the
Kansas statica they found that deep
plowing was most favorable TO the
growth Of nitrifying bacteria,-Wal.
lace's Farmer.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17
QUAY KEEPS ONE EYE OPEN

The farmer who went to sleep ten
years ago, waking up now, has to learn
many new things. He is ten years
behind The time. The farmer toda"
i ten years hence. For this reason il
b"hoov"s every man "a be- awake I" the
ncw"s, and presen, opportunities and
10 look ~ far into the fu'ur as he
is able 10. The automobile plow aud
mower ar, already in siah,,-pGay Go.
Times.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17
WHY NOT GET TO WORK.

IL is no Joke 10 the congressman that
they will keep their mileage because il
has been dccrced that there shalt he
no adjournment before the regular ses
sion begins mex, month. Probably the
larger number of the senators and rep.
resentatives have been obliged to go
home to attend TO private or pubic
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17
THE COUNTY PRESS
LoAFER HUNTERS NOT LoAFERs

Allen Barwise and ]. G. F1ask start.
ted on hunting and trapping trip of
,everal weeks in the mountains north.
west Of here.
Mr.. Flack is professional trapper,
specializing "n coyotes and iobo (loaf.
"r) wolves.
lie has trapped - coyotes between
here and the river in the last few
weeks.
Before coming here, Mr.. Flack caught
u lCbocs or "loafcrs' as everybody
except the dictionary calls them.
This was over in Texas. where the
county, state and cattlemcn pay 800
bounty for each lobo and the hide is
worth 81.
The bounty on Coyotes in Quay coun.
ty is 80 and hides are about 81 EACH
Obar Progress.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17

business, or both, aud they have had
to put up for the expense out OF their
own pockets, with no prospect 81 be-
ing reimbursed. The item of twenty
cents per mile allowed them for travel
ing is not very important to those who
live ~ no great distance, but to the
members on the Pacific Coast it comes
to $1,000 or $1,000 for each term, ani OF
course iha, sum is missed when il il
withhold Exchange.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17
THERE IS A REASON

Whatever you do, wherever you 60,
just remember that you have come
from the best country in the Southwest,
and that YOU are just as sure 10 come
back 10 il sooner or later, as money
will buy railroad ticket--if you have
ever lived in old Quay county. They re
all doing it.--Pioneer News.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17
A HINT TO THE WISE

Well. We got this much 10 say, il
We had many as good friends as II. w
Aynra i Ia Ms We would feel like we
were IN the swim sure enough. For
IN" last two days We have been feast
ing ON good old country hog-think of
il, hog sausage, and all this good stun
came as u remembrance from Mr.. Arava
--Mon'oya Republican.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17

Florida strawberries are now on the
Northern markets. They are selling at
II dollar box, but even at that price
n strawberry short cake may be- cheaper
than u Christmas cggnCg.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17

Ask for voting coupons on piano
when buying from stores giving coupons
and vote promptly in box at the News
office.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17

WANTED-TwO copies 1909 Special
Edition Tucumcari News, book paper
viii pay 800 for them. If
8. NJ. WHARTON
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17
NOT TUCUMCARI

Il is said that the people of Burma
live 20 be one hundred years old. We
know towns in which life would seem
that long.-Exchange
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1913-12-17

Read the News-the live wire paper
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-02
ROBIN, "iN JAIL"
MAKES S10O0,O0O;
GAINS HIS RELEASE

New York, Dee. 2.--Joseph NJ. Rob
i'm. the skyrOcket inancicr, sentenced
To serve one year on Blackwell's Island.
was released without ever having serv-
ed u single day of actual prison life
for the larceny of $4,000 from the
Washington Savings bank
This remarkable procedure came to
light when it developed that during the
five months that Robin was supposed
Ia have been IA prisoner he had been
permitted To- leave the island every
morning on the . u. m. boat. remain in
the city until the -. ~. boat. and
then return at night.
While nomnally "A convict, Robin is
said To nave made between $500, 900
and $l,0O0,000 during his daily trips to
New York.
Robin declared today that he in
tended to devote the fest of his life
To running down the real looters of
;he Washington Savings bank"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-02
STRIKE FATALITY IN
indianapolis TODAY
One Man Killed and Three Wound
ed ~ Special Police

indianapolis, Ind, Dee. 2.-Claude
Lewis, colored. was shot and killed,
and three men wounded, one fatally,
this afternoon when six special police
riding on AN ice wagon fired on "a
crowd which tried To stop the wagon.
The special officers were taken to the
police station, but it is said they will
be released after they make a state
ment.
The police kept the crowds moving
today.
a wagon load of police armad Wlh
riot guns made a trip in the down town
streets and most of the crowds fell
back when they saw it coming.
The teamsters continued today TO
harrass non-union drivers by jecrs, but
no attacks were made. The number of
wagons operating today with non
union drivers was increased