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The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

2oossso; do. No. 2, per bbl.. L5aL15: beets. na
tive. per bushel box oa55: do. Florida. new. per
bunch. li.ac; beans. Florida per basket, e5oa2 %
carrots. native. per box. 3ato; cabbage. New York
STATE, ton. 7ooasoo do, Danish. per ton. 1.oas 90
do. new Florida, per crate. I5oa2z; celery. Flor.
ida, psr crate. 22a2O: do. native per bunch. iaj
clcumbers. Floria per blshei basket. cSs35o; egg
plants Flcrds. per crate. L75a,@ s. grapefruit. Flor
ida, per box 2ooa3on hcrsSrsdish. rby. pr bush
el box. la5sl55; kale. native pcr box. Ian; do.
Norfolk Ter bbl. 5oaso: lettuce, native. per bushel
box. nay; do. North Carolina per basket. 5eal .;
onions. New York and Western, bushel Sass: do.
Western loolb. sack 5oa65: PEPPERS Florida crate.
5asoO oranges Florida, per box as to size. l9aa
2i5: peas. Southern. per basket. l.5os3oo; pinelp
pies. Florida and Havana Ter crate. 3ooAA %: spin
ach. native. bushel box. 4oa5o; Norfolk. l.sal-o:
Strawberries Florida quart, l5s25; turnis. na-
tive. per bushel, Eisa5 tomatoes. Florida. per car
rier L75a2Oo do. fair to good. I.ocsl1.
POTATOES-White. nearby, prime. per bushel,
5a7o: do. Eastern Shore Of Maryland. per bushel.
No l, IS; do. Western Maryland and Pennsylvania.
per brshel, No. l. 65a1o; do, seconds. per bushel,
ioa5o; do New York. per bushel. prime. 6os65
sweets North Carolina. per bbl.. 3ooa3s; do. East
Shore. c75a3 .; do. choice yellow. 27saS5; do.
choice yellow Per basket. LooAllo; do, Delaware
and jersey per bbi. 30oa35o; yams. North Carolina
prr b,l., I75as s: do. Virginia LT5a2oo
FISH AND OYSTERS-Herrins. per 100, 2ooa3oo;
salmon trout. per b.. Halls shad Florida. roe each,
roa-5; do buck each. IsS; do. North Carolina.
roe each, soal 90: do. buck each toa5o; rock boil
ing per ID, 2a5; do. medium, per b.. lsaD: do,
pan Der lb l5s6: white perch large. per h., lal2:
do small to medium. 3a5; perch. yellow, large, per
b. salo; do small to medium. 3s4; mackerel. South
srn b. IS; tailors. large. per h.. l5ale: do. small
to medium Gas; catfish per h.. ia5 green pike. na-
tive per b. l5a22; ees, per h., medium to large.
sas: clans per l0o white 6a7o; oysters. choice raw
box per bbl.. 3ooa35o: do. primes. 20a2-l5; do.
culIs l5oal.75; do, shuckns stock. per sugar obl..
. 5Oas75
DRESSED PoULTRY-Turkeys. choice. per lb..
aia25; do fair good. Aac; do, old toms. h. lsa
80: chickens. young, h.. SAD; do mixed ials 90,
old hens leaIT; do old ROSTERS, per h., l0all:
ducks per h., aoa2: geese nearby, per h., lsal7;
do. Western and Southern, per ID, Ilal2: capous,
! lbs. and over per lb.. 3s5; do. medium. DAB;
do. small and slips, Eala
BuT-ER-Creamery. fancy. per lb.. 6aa; choice.
,la.5: do good. 22a53; do. prints, per h.. Sass:
do. blocks, per. h.. 6a5s; ladies. per H.. 2isS:
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania rolls. per lb.. 1a22:
Ohio rolls. per ID. lsaZl; West Virginia rolls per
To-. lea2l; store-racked, per b.. lsals; Maryland.
virginia and Pennsylvania dairy prints. per h.,
Isa,l: process butter per lb., Sal.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
OFFERS GAS SECURITIES.
SIX Per Cent Convcrttbles at Par
and Accrued Interest.

henry /. Dohcrty & Co. is offering
for public subscription at par and
accrued interest to date of delivery
$4,000 one-year per cent convert
ible coupon gold notes of the Gas Sc
curities Company, dated March 10. 1913,
and due March TO- 1914. The notes are
convertible into preferred and common
stocks OF Utilities Improvement Com
pany on the basis of par for .the pre-
ferred. with a bonus of 90 per cent in
common. il the privilege is exercised
before May 10. 1919. All notes converted
subsequent to that time will carry a
less bonus of l per cent for each
month until the date of maturity. Sub
scriptions are payable 10 per cent In cash
on date Of subscribing and the balance
on allotment Subscriptions will be re-
ceived until noon March 10 at the office
of Henry L. Doherty & Co, 80 Wall
Street, New York.
The Gas Securities Company on De-
cember 81 last had a surplus OF s., l9o, ,9Sl /:
capital stock. sS5e,S0. and total assets
Of S.ei6. s5i There have now been added
to the assets common stock of the Utili-
ties Improvement Company. which, at
present market prices. are valued at
s.. see60. making the total present assets
81. .9a6.654. This is approximately twice
the total issue OF notes
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York March n-M1LLFEED-Steady de-
mapd light Srring bran. MS; standard middlings.
y 60: Western red-dog. 3.D winter wheat. in 100
pound sacks to arrive. so; city bran, in bulk.
Zoo
RYE-Easy; light business. Western. to arrive.
is valued at about Ell. c. l. f., track. State is
nominal.
RYE FLoUR-Dealinss inactive: prices steady
good to choice quoted at 350a4.oo. In barrels.
BUCKwHEAT FLOUR-Stesdy; inquiry h mod
crate Choice nominal at 25a2 Is for 100 pounds
CORNNfE-AL-Stendy; trade inactive Kiln-dried.
for export 3o5: ccarse meal. in bags. L5al.D.
HAY-RcceipS. 5l tons; choice wanted: low
grades slow. Quotations: No. timothy. los: stand
ard Tis: No 9, sozse: No. J. 75sso.
6I1AM-Receipts @ tons; inn; inquiry , Dir.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

price broke 5-S points. Union Pacific
was also under pressure from German
and English selling. Gold engagements
also caused weakness.
Bethlehem Steel preferred was higher
on the declaration of quarterly dividends
for the year. Lggett & Myers Tobacco
was higher on an extra dividend.
In the last few minutes of the session
there was considerable covering by shorts
and quite a number of buying commits
sions were executed on the strength Of
the bargain counter prices for securities
Indications were for better figures and
a more encouraging market to-day.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Salcs on call. l. O'Clock poon.
Capital Traction Is $50 at 10
Washington Railway Electric is. $1,000 at g
81 COO at Sc.
Capital Traction at IH.
Washington Railway & Electric com. 3 at M
s at 81
Washington Railway a Electric p!d.. 10 at ss.
10 at ST., % at g.
Washington Gas. , at sJ,.. 8 al sS. 9 at 5.
Lanston. n at SiT
After csll-washinSton Railway 4 Electric I'D
10 at 81
MergcnthaIcr at 2lj
Washington Railway a Electric COM 90 At 81.
5 at s.. : at s..
Washington Gas 8 at s5l. . al ST.:
Washington Gas, at Sa.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

New York March e-Call money opened at ~
per cent high. a.; low. ~; renewals. ii; close.
-: ruling rate, 81
The market for time money finn. Five pr
cent is the general rate bid for all periods but
funds are being offered those terms. The lend
ing institutions are holding out for 5L.ayi pcr
cent and the expectation is that they will receive
this rate.
The tone in the commercial paper market has
also hardened Banks inclined to purchase
paper only on a 81. per cent basis
London discounts. { 1916 per cent, up 3l6; Paris
discounts 81 per cent unchanged; Berlin per cent.
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Furnished by N. L Carpenter 4 Ca
NEW YORK COTTON.
OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York, March 1o-The trading on the outsid,
securities market to-day only fairly active ant
with prices showing a tendency toward lower level
at the opening. The bulk Of -the dealings was cen
tered in only few issues. which were the cente,
Of attraction. Toward the close prices hardened !
little and in a few instances good rscovcries ver,
.cored from the extreme low point. United Cicai
Stores was the active feature and. after carly pre-
sure. recovered nearly three POINTS from thc low
price OF the day. Quite little Interest was cpa
tered in tie SsAadaid Ol shsres. and Of which
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

STANDARD Oil Of New Jersey was the feature. This
issue on quite active dealings recovered more than
twenty points Of its sharp los Of last week
ports from Washington that the chancr Of reopen
ing the Standard OIL case at best very remote.
The balance of these shares responded to these re-
ports in q like measure. and good gains from the
low point were general These advances. however.
were not nearly rapid the decline. despite the
fact that there but little buying the break.
Other specialtes fairly active and trine firm
higher
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

Long rye quoted at 100; cat straw is scarce and
values doubtful.
PORk-Strong: business restricted Mesa q "a
2l-1S: family. - 5ca,a5o.
BEEf-Firm; supplies small and trade in
active. Packet. 2.ooaeaco; family. gsooaaW
LARD-Stcady: dealings inactive. Prime West
em, Ills: rchnsd Continent. iiS: South Ameri
can. l2o5: refined Brazilian in kcgz nos; beet
stesrinc. ~; lard scarine quiet: New Ycst r-x
Every square mile uf the United s,sAo has
6kty.swo inhshtnatD On tAs avuaR
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

GREEN FRUITS AND yE;ETABLEs-Appie..
Western Maryiand and PennsyIvanis pr hbi.
packed, L7sas0; do. New Yosk. per bol. sssurtsd.
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COTTON STATISTICS.

FGrnished By n. L. Carpenter L Co
- New York, March 10,
Receipts. Middhnsx
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Wall Street Weak Again.

During the greater part of the day the
stock market was weak and in the hands
of the bears. who had the best of the
situation. and We're not a whit uneasy
until just before the close, when they be-
gan covering slowly. but with evidences
of more free operations, and with fair
recoveries when the bell tapped.
Germany is still the storm center The
Emperor is said to be about ready to
explain his own position and Germany's s
on the Balkan war. Late dispatches in
dicated arbitration of difficulties.
Further engagements of gold were
made, and once more the Supreme Court
failed to hand down the Minnesota rate
case decision, disappointing the Street,
and yet not so very much, as 1t has be-
come accustomed to disappointments Of
this character.
The declines were by no means as scri-
Gus as they were in the early afternoon
Canadian Pacific was the weakling,
London selling the stock freely. and the
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
MONDAYS GAINS.
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

/. Leo Z Vi. Mi,;T;t:::1% Tot: Beth. steel pfd. L
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
new YORK MONEY.

Total sales. i66. 20 shares. against 3l 900 s
day 3si go a week ago. and so06Jl year ago.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

Foreign markets were depressed yester-
day because of the financial situation
in Germany. Berlin was closed. but
German spectators sold in Paris and
London, with the result that Canadian
and Union Pacific were conspicuous
for their weakness. All other inter-
national shares were weak.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11
May Merge.

And this closing 10 paragraph 81:
1t shall be unlawful for any street
railroad corporation, gas corporation.
electric corporation. telephone corpora
tin. directly or indirectly, to acquire the
stock or bonds of any other corporation
Incorporated for or engaged in the same
or similar business as il is. unless au-
thorized in writing to do so by the COM
mission. and every contract. transfer.
agreement for transfer. or assignment Of
any such stock or bonds without such
written authority shall be Void and OF
no effect.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

London copper is steady and up esd
from Friday.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-11

Washington financial interests arc in
clined Ia look with favor on the utilities
law. as a whole. II is admittedly a safe
guard to investments it checks further
issues of securities. unless necessary in
the interest of the corporation asking
permission for an increase, judged by the
commission
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

NOT SO VERY.
"Gracious, my boy, have you been
smoking long?"
"W-well. I'm only been smokin' dis
cigar bout four days."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
REPENTED HIS BARGAIN.

hired out to a farmer up In Vermont
that is, was to have my board and
lodging for shoveling snow. I had
nothing to do but to loaf around for
the first two weeks, but one morning
the farmer reused me UP and said
there was tribe Of work for me. I
stepped out to flnd the snow four feet
deep on the level and still falling. but
tackled the Job with ambition. be-
lieve I lifted fifty tons of snow four
feet deep that day, but when night
came wasn't much ahead of the
storm. It.was the same the next day
and the next. and after dvo days of It.,
with no signs Of letting up and every
rail fence buried out Of sight, stop
ped work long enough to ask the
farmer;
Is this thing going to keep right
on for q week longer?'
"a week longer?' no repeated. with
broad grin on his face. Why, man,
this is only the third Of December. and
we never figure on stopping work be-
fore the tenth Of April. Just buckle
down to 1t and keep up your appetite
II thought the matter over that
night" said the tramp, and in the
morning dug tunnel to the nearest
village and escaped and asked to be
sent to Jail. They didn't turn me out
till the first Of July, and the first man
met was my old farmer.
"'How's snow up. your way?'
saws I. -... p.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
misunderstood.

misunderstood. lHlW
Travelling Minister-What is worth
doing. my young friend, Is worth do
ing well.
=. Traveler-Yes-but I'm no bunoo
steerer, parson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

England sooner or later"
"And what Of it," $50.
''Why, they go to call on the Amert-
can Minister" 1.u
And what Of that?"
"He naturally asks them II they
want to see the King. and they natur-
ally reply that they do. He tells them
to come with him, and in few min
utes they are at the palace"
ITO be snubbed!" growled the old
kicker.
mot on your life! They are shown
right up to tho throne-room. and
there sits the King with his golden
crown on his head. He smiles a
welcome. and the Minister says:
Sir, allow me to present you to
Tom Jones'"
And the King bucks!" &c.,.
mot much. He takes Tommy by
the hand and says he has heard that
he was stroke-oar in the Harvard
crew last year, and he invites him to
dinner, and after dinner he shows
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
A Little Ahead.
~ HE grocer was standing In nj
dnnr whan he aaW the WQma]

~ HE grocer was standing in his
door when he saw the woman
- who always kicked at his prices
coming. and he turned his back and
entered the store to get rid Of her
The game didn't work, however. She
stopped and toyed with a barrel OF
cabbage-heads, and as the man came
strolling out, she asked:
And what are We asking for eggs
this morning, Mr.. Brown"
"Thirty-five a Dozen" he replied in
an Indifferent way, almost expecting
her to have a fit at the price.
"And the best print butter, Mr..
Brown"
"Forty-five a pound"
"I'll take a dozen eggs and a pound
Of butter"
You you will?" he asked in
|amazement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
"You hear me-"

"You hear me-" -...~g
But you have always kicked at
the prices" ..... = ..... ..
II know, but that was because I
didn't understand the situation. I just
caught on last night"
"The situation? Caught on?"
THE same. Mr.. Brown. Do the
aristocrats pay more for their eggs
and butter than the prices you name 2"
Indeed, no."
ITS the highest prices asked?"
Sure, ma'am."
Then, If I pay them I'm just as
good as any aristocrat, chr
why, it looks that way to me.
"And to me, too. I've always wanted
to be an aristocrat, and thank heaven
my time has come. Indeed, 1 want to
be a little more than an aristocrat,
and you may make it fifteen eggs and
pound and a quarter Of butter!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

- SAW several jackasses out In boat
today" observed the old kicker to
the happy man beside him in the
street car.
Indeed? But that was queer
thing replied the other. Are you
sure they were the animals named? 2"
"Oh, they might have been college
boys out in their she'll for practice"
"You don't seem to be interested In
college regattas?"
mot bit. think 1t all durn non
sense. They had much better be at
their studies" -. ....
II don't think you look at 1t right.
Members Of these college crews go to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
MOTOR BUGS.

A well-known doctor was escorting
some friends through a sanitarium in
New York in which he is interested.
Opening door, he remarked:
This big room has been set aside
for the care and cure Of chauffeurs
who have broken down under the
mental strain Of driving and repairing
autom obiles." raN
VERY fine" said one Of the doctors
guests, "but where are the patients
the chauffeurs?"
Under the bed mending the STATS"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

Honor, you are charged with
having struck a man and then
run away. You are a respectable
looking man, and I am sorry to see
you here"
"But I am not guilty Of the charge,
sir" was the reply.
Didn't you strike MANI"
mo, sir I simply made motion"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
HE SAW THE POINT.

him London by gas-light, and they
knock around Ike two brothers and
have a high old time. Can't you see
the point now"
"Y-e-s, I think SO. It never struck
me that way before, and I am willing
to say that I saw five or six young
men out in boat instead Of several
jackasses." l-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
TT COULDN'T BE.

Didn't you run away7"
II did not. It was impossible"
How impossible?''
II belonged to . baseball club for
a year, and then was bounced because
I couldn't make run. Never made
one the whole season."
you may 80. prisoner. You are
not the guilty wretch thought you'll"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

<PEAKING about luck" said the
~ tramp who was hunting for dry
place on the park bench. puts me
in mind Of three years ago, when
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

"'Nothins to brag about says ne.
Tho late rains and the warm suns
have taken It of till don't believe
we'vo got two feet left
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
AT THE CROsswAYs.

Then you think the Battle of
Wounded Knee was a greater event
than the Reformation
Certainly. I've seen them both
and I'll bet the battle took at least
a thousand more feet Of fllm."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
HOUSE ON HIS BACK.

HOUSE ON HIS BACK.
Bullfrog-Say. Mr.. Turtle. why IN
the world are you standing under that
pump and letting the water flow on
your she'll? a.. III.
Turtle-Why, old man, I'm house.
cleaning. .. ....
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03

N
ressel is in command Of Captain Rob
ert Bartlett. who commanded Rear Ad-
I miral Ieary's vessel. the Roosevelt, on
PearY's journey to the north pole.
With Captain Bartlett on the steam
whaler karluk. on which the expedi-
ton sailed. was Di. Robert Anderson.
codisceverer with Stefansson OF the
blond EskinDs on Stefansson's last
Journey la the arctic.
Explorer Stefansson. who will join
the Karluk ut Nome. Alaska. her first
stopping place. Is enthusiastic over the
expedition md the outlook and says
that. lille every reasonable precau-
1 tion viii be taken to safeguard the
lives of the party. It IS realized both
by the backers OF the expedition and
the members Of Il that even the lives
OF the party are secondary to the &C
complIshment of the work. The e.
pedltis exrects 70 Be absent 70 tns
arctie probably three years and y
that time To make discoveries u I'm
poFtance d several sciences.
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03

are three cores, the back gore being
laid in plaits. The front cores are
Tapped one over the other above a
plated panel M"=ms...-
Such skirt is easy to make, while
it Is III the very height Of style. In
the illustration wool eponge is effec-
lively trimmed With buttons
For the medium size the skirt will
require five and three-quarter yards
Of material twenty seven inches wide.
This May Manton pattern is cut in sizes
from q to 81 inches waist measure. Send
10 cents to this Office, giving number. 1870,
and it will be promptly forwarded to you
by mail. If In haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage. When
ordering use coupon.
Eo........... Size. Observation-Disclosures.
name ........................
Address ...-....................
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03
Pleasant Dreams.

A st. Louis girl slept almost $50
hours and when she woke up asked
II her slit skirt had come home.
Pleasant dreams?- s?-The Teller.
Her pleasant dreams were shat
tered on discovering that the slit
was below the knee, and therefore
she could not display her bejeweled
garter above the knee. How pit
liable! The wretchedness over this
disappointment may be surmised,
but what man could describe the
ruffled feelings, the overwhelming
distress OF this st. Louis girl?
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03
BY JCDlC CHOLLET

This skirt. which includes a few
plaits. is very new and very smart 1t
allows of walking with comfort. yet II
preserves the modish straight lines.
Nothing better could be found either
for the autumn coat suit or for indoor
gown Of lightweight wool or silk.
A pretty feature is the pointed belt
arranged over high waist line. There
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03
FASHION HINT
By JuDlc cHoLLEr

No fashion story is complete this
summer without an account Of semi
princess draped frock of some sort.
The model illustrated Is charming
affair, yet quite simple.
The drapery is effected by manip-
ulation of plaits that means almost no
labor. yet it produces perfectly grace
full lines and folds. .9-"H=-
The blouse is plain one. with set in
sleeves The fchu is exceedingly
smart and in every way to be recon-
mended when becoming, but the few
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03
FASHION HINT FASHION HINT
BY JUDiC CHOLLET BY JuDc ctj0LLET
By JUDlC CHOLLET

The Balkan idea is to be found in
boys suits rs well as in girls dresses.
and it is so becoming and attractive
that mothers are sure to welcome it.
The white suit shown here is made
of galatea. with trimmings of blue
braid. In the back view plain white
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03
Explorer etefansson.

Another attempt to penetrnte the
mysteries Ut the Ice framed north is
now under way. Vilhjalmur stefans-
sons expedition to explore the un-
known arctic region bordering on the
north pole and to define the limits Of
thU new continent which Stefansson
believes 10 e1tst there having sailed
On June II from Victoria. B. G. The
The Caucasian., 1913-08-03

Rev. Charles Stelzle. for ten years in
charge of the social service work of
the national Presbyterian church, has
resigned his position as superintendent
OF the bureau of social service Of the
board Of home missions in order to en-
ter the broader field of general social
service and church efficiency npon an
undenOminationaj basis Mr.. Stelzle
will become consulting socioIogist'
Tor national church organizations. so.
cial service agencies and industrial en-.
terprises. This Is probably the pioneer
effort In this direction. particularly
with regard to religious organizations
Mr.. Stelzle Is the machinist who be-
came preacher after twelve years
experience In the shop. for the pur.
pose OF trying to break down the an
1 tagonism existing between the work
ingman and the church. and to intro
dnce In the church in national way
the principles of industrial efficiency.
He organized the department Of
church and labor for the Presbyteri-
ans. the first bureau of its kind to be
established by any denomination.
Similar departments have since been
organized by nearly a dozen Of the
4 lending denominations in the United
States
One Of the enterprises that he estab-
liahed for the purpose of talking out
with korkingmen their own problems
n tie Labor temple in lower New
York. IN the most densely populated
section In the city.