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New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
IDLE CAR SURPLUS GROWS
Increase in First Two Weeks Of July
6,701.

The fortnightly bulletin Of the Ameri-
can Railway Association, made public
yesterday. showed that on July 10 there
was a net surplus of idle cars in the
United States and Canada Of 69,+o5, as
compared with C3,704 on June 30, an I'm
crease of 570l cars. The total number Of
cars idle, or the gross surplus, was 76,-
80, as against 1910. while the gross
shortage decreased from 1905 TO 6.S75.
In the two weeks ended July 10 the net
surplus Of box cars decreased from 3D.
323 to 81 $50, but the coal car surplus In
creased from 8234 10 l.SG. The net sur
plus of fat cars stood at 2,3oo
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
IoWA,s BIG WHEAT CROP.

council Bluffs, Iowa, July 2.--Produc-
.On OF wheat In Western Iowa is the
1'SViest this year ever known. Quality
also the finest and the railroads are
"'S being taxed TO haul the grain. for
most OF II is being marketed from the
asn Yields OF as high as forty-seven
'~ness an acre arc reported.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24

The report Of the West End Consoli-
dated Mining Company for the year ended
March 81, 1913. shows cash on hand slss, 1872
ana $1,000 In bills receivable. A surplus
OF S7l.32i was shown of assets over la
nuties. II Is pointed out that there has
been q steady decrease in mining and
milling costs from 1855 ton in April.
May and June, 1912. 10 50 S. for the same
months Of this year.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
American Gas and Electric Company.

Three subsidiaries Of the American Gas
and Electric Company. namely, the Can
ton Electric the Marion Light and Heat
ing and the Muncie Electric Light com
panies. in their statements for the month
Of June and the twelve months ended
with June show good increases. az COM
pared with the same periods Of the pre-
ceding year. The reports are as follows;
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
49,, o,,..r. rn,v 23-weakn..s was again

New Orleans. July 23.-Weakness was ssa'H
displayed by the cotton market to-oay' Psi-
ticularly In the summer months' July a' 'N
lowest wss nearly rs points, or three-auar'e
OF q cent a pound, under Mondays cioeh's
level Continued liquidation Of tho long in'er-
est was chiefly responsible for the declne' "a ~.
tbougb irnnroved weather conditions stimulated
selling OF the new crop months. The market
closed steady at a ne loss OF 10 ~ poihhs
several partial recoveries occurred put 'hey
dld not hold Range Of prices
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24

Liverpool cables: spot. fair business doing
sales. 5000 bales; speculation and export 300
American 1000 Imports. 1000. none Ameri-
can. Mddling upland. 8.69d Futures opened
qulct. . 10 points lower; closed steady al a
not decline Of az 10 points. July oiz5 "a T,
TuIy- August F42d: August-September, 634 12d'
Senten,ber- october. G.2Od. October November
g i5iad: November December, December -Jdnu-
ary and January February. SID; February
March. 612i2d, March-Apri 6I3nu, ApIii-
Wav g14isd. May-June and June7July'
IT'D Manchester-Yarns lower to SELL
cloths dull.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
San Diego Gas and Electric Company

The Railroad Commission OF California
has denied the application OF the San
Diego Gas and Electric Company TO issue
S,lS shares OF its common stock, Of the
par value OF 1914. 500 The proceeds OF this
issue were TO be used to pay the discount
upon its bonds Issued since March, 1919
The commission decides that the discount
on bonds should be made up out OF the
corporations income, prorated over a
series of years. and should not be cap
italized by an issue of stock. The COM
mission finds that in addition TO its regu-
lar per cent dividend the san Diego
Consolidated Gas and Electric Company
paid an extra dividend in 1912 in the sum
Of s255,600 and that this dividend went 20
its stockholder, the Standard Gas and
Electric Company The commission finds.
further, that the San Diego Consolidated
Gas and Electric Company now owes 20
the Standard Gas and Electric Company
q large sum of money. which II proposes
TO liquidate from the sale Of the stock.
The commission expresses the opinion
that II the San Diego Consolidated Gas
and Electric Company had used 'the large
surplus I'm paying its debt TO the Standard
Gas and Electric Company instead OF de-
caring II an extra dividend II would not
now be put TO the necessity Of seeking 20
capitalize its bond discount. The com
mission has, therefore, denied the appli-
cation.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24

PROVISIONS = There were only narrow
price changes but the tone was steady.
PORK-Firm: mess. S23 % s23 IS: family.
x24 n 500 80: short clear. $50 75d S22 %.
BEEF-Quiet; mess. SIS sis so. family. SEQ
n 500: packet. Si9Gs20: extra India mess.
S2S n $40 DRESSED HOGs-steady: bacons.
1875 n13&c. pigs. i4hc. CUT MEATS
1Gi1c; IA IN. 15d l5isc: picked hams lSis
IGAc TALLOW-Steady; special, 6Sc;
fcity. exc: country 6a TShc. LARD
Steady: Middle West, IL. 75n li.S5c; city. "a
nIi4c. refined South America. - 95c; Con-
tinent L. 40c: Brazil, kegs 1896: COM
Continued on twelfth page.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
Lehish Valley Transit Company.

Another new high record in gross earn
ings was made by the behigh Valley
Transit Company for the twelve months
ended June 30. 1918 gross earnings having
increased 15.5 per cent over the same
period last year. The best previous high
record in gross earnings was made for
the twelve months ended May 81, 1913.
when gross earnings increased 1874 per
cent The net earnings Of the road are
increasing Al q higher percentage than
gross earnings, net earnings for the
twelve months ended June 80, 1913, having
been III per cent higher than for the
same period last year.
The detailed figures are as fclloWs:
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
CURB ECHOES.

Seven cars were shipped from Cobalt
last week and ll2 bars of bullion were
sent out Weighing 1S5,928 ounces. valued
st ye,5ls.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
PITTSBURGH STOCKS,
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.
The following securities were sold yes
erday at auction at the exchange sales
-oom by Adrian VI. Muller & Son;

(By order OF e1ecutorsJ
2o Hygeia Brewing Co. Of Passaic, y. j.. Jo
90 90 s,.,bsrn pari6c Co....................0 .02 =
81 900 Southern Power Co. first mortsa&ge age per per
cent 2o-year gold bond. due Maich ig5o' a. a., I,
si 600 oklahoma Gas and Electric Co hfst
mortgage 3 per cent 20-year gold bond que
October. 1923. ........''.' ''''''''''' ''0- u
(By order OF admlnistrators)
, prooklyn Academy OF Music. c.............l2t I!
clinton Hall Association. ........'..... 80 .
! New York Historical Society ........... .Sol
For account Of whom It may coneern) -
o5 Hudson Realty CO........-......... ~
o5 Cermenla Bank New York. .............. .4ol
- t,irst SationaI Bank OF Scranton, Penn. .3i4 \
% Kifne Motor Car Corporation, common, Oo
Kline Motor car Corporation, preferred.
lot ............ ,,,, -, 10, SiG0
iro BIvthebourne Water Co, per share. $50
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24

The Uce-president Of the West End
Company says that tho company owns
ene-half Of the Halifax mine and IT
has for the last year advanced one-half
o. the funds for the development Of the
property. This required an advance Of
nom 500 10 1900 monthly. The com
psny feels that pay ore In this property
VII soon be opened tustifying the prep
@ation OF a milling plant.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
MAp1nN IIGHT ~ HEATING
,u,Nc1E ELECTRIC LIGHT.
BOND DOTS.

r. H. Hagerty. County Collector of the
Roard OF Chosen Freeholders OF New
Brunswick. Middlesex County n. j., Will
receive proposals until 2:SO p. m. July o.
for sl43.boO road improvement bonds. de-
nomination 5000 and dated July l, 1873
Accrued interest to be paid by the pur-
chaser.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
}@IEF NOTES OF FINANCE
,,,auraphs Of Current Interest
for the investor.

,i,arv laws promulgated by the
W nsnartment Of Health in Argen-
'"'- .,,ds FOR strict regulations regard
% ,orted food products OF animal
ANY meats unfit for consumption
'1sln -, ~ bad state Of preservation
al.,vture Of harmful coloring matter
Al.,, A.arvatives will be prohibited from
P..,or Labels on packages must
,.,orrnation showing the name OF the
W. the weight Of the contents, name
''u1, Hr,acturer. place Of origin, and, II
~ .nSe5 BY the purchaser. the date OF
''Daa .a,octure. Metal containers mus be
"a On the inside with tin containing
e'" than 1 per cent OF lead or 3
?. ',,--o,,s -. Of arsenic or antlmony. No
- the receptacle coming in contact
:, .,s contents shall contain an. harm
,hs.srce. and the use Of borh acid
So-otss hydrofuoric, salicyclic and
.,,c acid and their salts, formol
.aJ, ..Ssr,ne and other artificial substances
- - nrohibited. II is evident that the
,.,rs Of Argentine DO not purpose to eat
American embalmed beef, but II Is
-.ssonahly certain that such precau-
-, 80 wiu be beneficial in the long run 10
-.,,csn - manufacturers Of food products
a. 7. oomplv with the legal requirements
- - ,u,t,vate not only the trade IN Argen-
-. 80 hut commercial extensions through
=, Central and South America.
Petroleum Production in 1912.
nrr,,e 1912 the production Of petroleum
-, greater than IN 1911, when 22o.449,-
=, tsrrels we're produced. The total for
-, ~ wear reached 222,53s,6o4 barrels
S.tuithstanding this increase, prices
~. higher throughout the country last
-, except IN the State of California,
- even IN that state an average rate
.,s maintained. In California, Of course.
=. rrAatest Increase IN quantity was re-
.,,ssd and ss,450.7ss barrels were pro-
s,..A compared with s1.134,Ss1 barrels
!. Is1l or a gain Of 5.S16,S7s barrels,
y. ,otal value Of petroleum in 1912 was
usI os7S42. or 22.41 per cent above the
r,,ua IN 1911. In their order OF produc-
~, n the sixteen states producing pc
,,olsur California ranks first, Illinois sec
.,s oklahoma third, West Virginia fourth
snd Texas fifth
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
NEVADA Quotations.
ToNOPAHs

fFurnished daily by Weir Bros & Co.. No. IS
Broad street. New York;
July %. 1918
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
Ore Output Of Missouri,

According TO the Commissioner OF the
Bureau Of Labor Statistics Of the State OF
Missouri the output OF lead and zinc,
copper, silver and iron ore IN Missouri
t,r the year 1912 had a total value OF
,s4s5s.241. It Is stated in the bulletin
d, mineral resources that Missouri led all
rates IN the quantity and value Of both
-ssd and zinc ores, instead Of idaho
which formerly held first rank for lead
and which came in second. While Colo
ado held second place for zinc. that state
o,ly mined about a third OF the output Of
Missouri. The production Of zinc ore for
1917 is said 70 have been record break
sr. and most Of this ore came from around
joplin. but several other counties have de-
posits and made shipments.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24

Brokers specializing IN the shares OF
Ohlted States Light and Heat Company
s's'e that the decline u about % points
oA the preferred. shown in yesterdays
low price, Is due to a belief that the divi-
usnd viii either be cut or passed when
Ne directors meet. The dividend deolara-
uon is long overdue.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
Situation ParadoSioal.

Itis a paradox 20 have dear money and
Sig bank reserves. but such a condition
,ss been the rule for some weeks past.
Il was particularly emphasized in last
weeks statement OF the Bank Of Eng
and. when the reserves stood al 1885
psr cent. as against 1880 per cent re-
rortsd in the previous weeks statement,
while the rate OF discount remained at
AZ per cent. OF course. the reason for
The banks maintaining such a high dis
count rate while the reserves are piling
ID is that the future is unsettled regard
!ns the European situation. AS the sit
aaton stands to-day the outlook is that
the Balkan war seems 10 be approaching
the end, but some fresh misunderstood
Ing between the powers may occur which,
will keep the money market overshad-
owed with fear, and Great Britain can
not be left without an adequate gold re-
serve France Is accommodating gold and
Germany has been adding 10 her stock or
the yellow metal. while the banks in this
country have been increasing their cash
reserves, and thus II is that in the midst
Of plenty OF money. secreted IN the
strong boxes OF the worlds great hnan-
eisl centres, money continues TO be high,
business is restricted and there is an air
Of ultra-conservausm prodominating.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
BUSINESS REVERSES.

GUS EDWARDS. William II. Wills. referee
IN bankruptcy. has recommended that a dis
charge be refused 20 Gus Edwards. music pub
Usher song composer and theatrical producer
formerly Of No. 1881 Broadway, against whom
an involuntary petition was fled on February
g. 1910. and on the same day petitions were also
alad against tho Gus Edwards Music Publish
INK Company and Lillian \. Edwards Liab!li-
ties. HAGi. no assets The referee decided
that F4sards had assigned nve vaudeville acts
10 James + McCIeea. " Philadelphia, 20 con-
csal them from his creditors and he dd not
lr.lude them IN hts schedules Also, an assign
nent of songs made by him for the company
was made 20 conceal them from creditors. With
the exception of tho song ny the Llght Of the
slvery Moon which vas tho property of the
Gus Edv.ards Music Publishing Company, and
which was sold for s. 900 20 Jerome Remiek In
November. 1909.
JOSEPH GOLDSTONE. Schedules OF Joseph
Golfs'on.. dealer m tristles and hair AZ No
g7s Pearl street show liabilities Of I22@6;
assets. fisl1. consisting OF cash proceeds o,
saIe n stock and Axtures. A00i: cash belong
lrg 90 p. & H. Levy t3i6. and accounts, too
The largest creditor is Adolph Eicholz, as trus-
tee IN bankruptcy o. John McKim, trading as
N.kiu 8 Co. on Judgment obtained on De
Demlcr 60 1900. against The firm n Follack &
Goldstone fCr g. i69 f0 recover a preference.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES..

Gross earnings of the Kentucky Trac-
ton and Terminal Company and the Lex
ington Utilities Company for the month
Of June were sS6 1856. an increase OF S1l. .29S;
surplus was N7,5eo. an increase Of S.977.
For the year gross earnings increased
'Sl, S6l and surplus increased 51,7o9.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
AMOUNTS UNDER $4,000.

HARRY GREEN-Petlton Hled against
Harry Green. dealer IN mems furnishing
goods az 40. 1880 Third avenue. Creditors
Clne,t. Peabody & CO.. S444. v Perrin &
CITE. so7. and Follmer C1osg & Co., Si5
Judge Hand appointed Lester J. Saul receiv-
er. bond. $500 Liabilities are $4,000. as
sets $500
LOUIS RTZ-schsdules OF Louis
Schwartz. 'obber IN womens waists and mus
lin underwear at No. 92 Alien street show
liabilities of S476O assets, $3.50. consisting
~ stock $50. fixtures. $3.50 and accounts.
$3.50 Among the creditors are Dauber &
GottsrieI. SBJJ. Halper Friedman, S574,
and Acorn Waist Company s52I.
BROADWAY ELECTRICAL NOVELTY
COMPANY Schedules OF tho Broadway
Electrical Novelty Cowpany of No. i-I
Broadway. show liabilities OF s32S2: assets.
unknown. The Interstate Electrical Nov
olty Company i5 the largest creditor. Ss20.
HARRINGTON & co. (James =. McNeicej
-Iaurs T. McNeice. of Harrington & Co.
clothing dealers NJ No 10 West 33d street.
made an assignment for the firm 10 Joseph
LIchtenberg Franklin II. Gcis the other
partner. DID not sign the deed The busi-
ness was started four years ago by Jerry
Harrington and Mr. McNiece. They made an
assignment on February 81 1918 and set
tlemcut was made with creditors at 100
cents on the dollar, payable IN notes at
two. four and six months. Mr. Gets be-
came partner on March g. 1913
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
EXPORTS.
Cash QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

81 o b snoat ~ o b. Elevator
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24

TOBACCO STOCKS.

fouotations furnished by l.. L. Wlnkelman *
Co, No. ~ Broad street,
open High. Low. Bid. ASK.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
NEW YORK PRICES.
TERROR RECEIPTS
SFABOARD CLFARANCEs.


Last week ..... 10000 372 600 1000
Last year ....... 5000 5000 5000
flour AND MEAL,-Flour steady but in
active as most OF the -four brokers left early
70 attend the annual outing OF the New YorN
Flour club. Spring patents. 81 7OdS. winter
straights. 81 6VaS4 20. winter patents. 81 s0a
81 20. spring clears. 81 l5aS4 80; extra No 1
winter, 50 90dS4; No ?, 50 SoGS3 %. Kansas
straights. 81 3OQS4 40. fancy spring patents
81 5OdS6. RYE FLOUR Steady. fair 70 good.
81 6OdS3 s.: choice 10 fancy. SO 0OGS4 CORN
white ami yellow. 81 35asl 30. coarse. 81 3Oa
81 35 FEED Western dull. spring bran. %
arrive 100 N sacks. 500 5odS2i. standard mid
ding. $22aS22 -. -four do, S26 6o red dog.
middling. S23 G0rS2s 80; red dog. $50 so OIL
MEAI,-S20QS29 80.
COFFEE Unsettled. and after showing an
early advance OF 70 points on light offer
the early advance, and closed az a net loss ot
20 points. under liquidation on the part ~
local longs and selling for Wall Street account.
Sales -. $50 bags There was holiday IN
Havre. and Hamburg was feversh and irregu-
lar closing at /. pfennig net decline 20 y ad-
vance. with sales OF 900 bags. Private ad-
vices from that market Indicated an easier
tone. and II was said that offers from Brazil
there were at lower basis. Cost and freight
offers were irregular. but generally lower;
Santos Is quoted i25dll S5c; Is and 5s.
II l2i5 ali 25c; 81 and IS. II 5odli SOC: Rio
Is o 358a sOc and Victoria rs and Us az ? 75c.
These prices were generally above working
basis The statistical position was considered
firm. as the visible supply OF Brazilian IN re
hags while the amount ahoat from Brazil IL
only lO7 O0o OF which only 5000 VIII come
10 New York The assortment here Is be
coming POOR and the future OF the market
arnears 10 depend on whether Brazil. with
steadily increasing receipts. or consumers with
steadily decreasing supplies. will have 20 give
wav and change their present policy. Spot
unchanged with Rio 7s at sho Local con
tract prices:
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24

Field I,ongstreth & Co, OF Cincinnati
we're the successful bidders on july II tof
ss.4 5A per cent general street improve
ment bonds Of Van Vert Van vert
CnuntY Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
RAILROAD

Bos & Alb. 1871, 1854 Hos 8 " pfl =
Bos & Maine 6lH G. ~ II II 100 1904
Boston Eley. sgs o West r 81 Ey Il u
BONDS
New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
BOSTON STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Charlcs Head & Co. 40. "a wall
street)
LAND
Bid. Ask Bio ASK
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-18

Isn't smoking expensive?" said
one city man to another. Especially
when you entertain friends to any
extent. myself find it very costly" %
he added. "How do you mean?" said
the other, remembering the cigars he
had smoked when a guest of his
friend. Where is the costliness- in
the price Of cigars or in the loss of
friendS2s
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-18

I'm
a man
sIken
class place.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-18
TRAINMEN NOT TO STRIKE
WIN WAGE INCREASE

The wage dispute between the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
and the railroad managers was set
tied last night.
The switchmen did not win their
main point-time and half for over
time, Sunday and holiday workout
they decided it would be better to ac-
cept what they could than to put the
public to the inconvenience of a
strike.
The attempts at mediation had
come to a standsti1l. The railroad
managers were stubborn. They
would not give in an inch. They
would not submit to arbitration. 1t
had come to a case of either striking
or taking what they could get.
The switchmen counted the cost.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-18

and-decided to wait before enforc-
ing their just demand for time and
half for overtime, Sunday and holi-
day work.
The switchmen did win wage in
crease, and the amelioration of a
number of Ubiquitous rules the COM
panies had been enforcing.
But the question of time and a
half was the big question, and that
has not been settled, it only has been
put off.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-18
HE'S BACK INA s.MoDEL CHURCH" TO-DAY
BY Berton BraIey.

They took church and brought into the town.
sken
the full of folk who their motor
with his head the
They wealthy when talked fowery
talked them straight
they
finally made it clear that
the rather dpeaed hear saghtom
theshouder fact the of several wealthy
choic
I'd make search for others the
that which helped missions paid
promised think wife, for this
wealthy parish and if said
and preach the think You've
of God
DANDY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

several experts claim because of the
humping they received in Detroit,
but they staged pair of swell bat
ties against the Sox. The good work
was done by the young pitchers, too,
and it is in this department that the
Macks are supposed to be weak.
Carroll Brown did great work in the
first battle, stopping our gang with
three hits in nine innings, and Bend
er was not hit in the tenth. In the
second set-to Bob Shawkey, who
came to the Athletics yesterday from
Baltimore, paused the Hose with
seven blows in the same number of
innings, but Bender failed as pinch
pitcher in his second attempt.
Eddie Cicotte deserved to win his
game. The Athletics hit him safely
eight times, but the midget was right
there at critical moments. In the first
eight rounds only one Mackman pro-
crossed as far as second base, and
only four reached the first station.
They managed to load the bases with
one out in the ninth, but fast dou-
BILE play, started by Cicotte, prOlong-
ed the agony. Three hits in the tenth
spelled defeat
CicOtte is having almost as hard
luck with the Sox as he had with
Boston. It is disheartening to pitch
er to see his work go for naught
because Of failure Of his teammates
to give him a run or so to work on.
1t requires remarkable nerve to pitch
when feeling the practical certainty
that the only way you can win is to
WELD the whitewash brush.
Buck O'Brien had his second
chance for the Sox in the second
game, but had to be lifted in the third
after the Macks had made three runs
off of six hits. Joe Benz pitched four
nifty innings, and Bill LANCE, who
subbed for Joe after a pinch hitter
was employed, paved the way for
RusseIPs entry by handing out a cOu-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-17

George, for a few days, at least. In
the two games George had fourteen
chances at short, and glOVed every
one, having gotten a weeks errors
out of his system the previous day.
In addition to this stellar defensive
work he crashed three hits in the Sec
Ond battle, and each of the blows
played a part in the Sox rUn-making.
In the fourth his triple scored Bodie
with the first run; in the seventh his
single paved the way for the second,
and in the eighth it was his single
that ferried home the count that tied:
The work of the whole SOX infield
was of a nature to cause enthusiasm
among the South Side fans. In the
two trays Rath, Lord, Weaver and
Chase successfully handled 62
chances in the field, not the sem
blanCe of an error being recorded.
Lord staged some stops in the fore
part Of the double attraction that
were thrillers and Rath had an even
dozen opportunities in the nineteen
innings. Chase did about the best
bit of first-basing he has shown since
becoming a Sock. He had SO put
outs and one assist aud some of his
stops were his own particular brand.
Now comes one Frank Chance, a
person of former prominence in our
village, at present managing the New
York Yankees, with the plant that
the reception handed him on his first
trip here was a very enjoyable affair,
filling his heart with gratitude, but
that the Chase-Zeider-BOrton deal
was a crime that should cause Presi-
dent Comiskey and Manager Gala
han to blush for shame whenever
they think of the lOw-down trick
they played on him.
The P. L. claims he was deceived
as to the playing ability of BOrton,
and also regarding the physical con-
dition of Zeider. 1t is true Zeider has
been out of commission with bloated