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The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-16
SMOKERS ATTENTION

Harold HaTtwigsen, successor C ". ". Boughton, has taken the agency for the justly famous
 FL INFINITO CLEAR
 HAVANA CIGARS. 5000 just received from the fac tory at Tampa, Fla IT you want the best don't fall to give these goods q trial.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-16

Hold on. hold fast, hold out Patience Is genius -Buffon.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-16

Location notices, pIacer and quartS ,or sale by the Daily Alaskan. u
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-16

Fortune gives many too much, but no one enough.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-16
LOCAL BRIEFS
skAewAY weATHeR REPoRr

Results of the observation taken at Moore's Wharf at midnight last night. s as follows:
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-16

Clear, N. windBarometer sO:,
The daily Alaskan., 1913-01-16
THE MAIL ORDER PEOPLE

are not the only offenders who blind the interests ofhe n The merchants are just bad Many of them send Tor their printing while argue asansh order business
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
CURRENCY BILL
DEADLOCK IS
THREATENED

Washington. Nov. ia.-what IA
do with tho two currency reform
bills now being completed by tho
two factions ofth. senate banking
Commit'"" has begun to give s.ric,s
concern to senat. leaders. Eoti.
bills. one representing The atminis-
tration views ami the other the worI.
Of tho Republican committee mem
Iers and Senator Hitchcock. probably
Will bc ready for tn. senate before
the end Of the week. As the CONF
mittcc is evenly divided there can b.
no formal report on the Glass bill.
which passed the house. and neither
OF the new bills can be offered ms a
substitute with til" endorsement OF
a majority oft he committee. Both
factions oithc committc. are anxious
to obtain whatever advantage there
probably will be agreed To r,tu' n
the house bill without report. aud
submit the two new bills sitnul,an-
cously AZ amendments.
The draft of the bill by senator
Hitchcock and the five Republicans
wa. completed today and turned over
TO Charles A. Conant of New York
for technical revision. The Rcpubii-
cans said today they were making cv-
cry effort to he ready to report to
the senate tomorrow.
The administration Democrats OF
the committee took M the question
Sf rcfunding the . per cent bonds,
but action was delayed. Two propo-
ritions were considered. Under one
tn. government would redeem the
bonds on which circulation Is based
ana the circulation would be con-
verted into trcasur, notes. Under
the other the entire bond issue and
circulation would be turned over TO
the proposed regional reserve banks.
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STATE STILL INVESTIGATING
INVESTIGATION OF INVESTIGATORS
IS BEGINNING TO BE FASHION

There are sfill fcw people on
the pay roll ut tn" state hous. in
Denver who have not been sent to
southern Colorado to investigate the
strife situation drawlcd Mosc. the
captain OF the local white wings. :
a. nc siappt.i his broom mp against
the curbeonc and lighted his "Mi1-
zoarec mc.r.Chaum.
Yes. >. replied Joe. the sbl. iieutcn-
ant. there's tho elevator pilot, the
cO1orcd janitor and the peroxide
blonde behind the cigar counter that
are burnin' up with anxiety to come
here at the cxpens. Of the state and
probe things. think the giv nor
ought to send EN- and get II OFF his
mind
"lnvcstigatiop." calculated Nose,
sis no longer hahit with Ammons
its q disease. aud the other state
officers Will have to he inocuiatcd
to keep from getting it
Yes" returned Joe. the crisis
has been reached
First there was Deputy Labor
Commissioner Brake" ramblcd Nose.
Brake came here and stayed three
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weeks and Investigated the strike sit.
uation from a front bedroom OF tho
Toltec hotel and returned and re.
ported 10 Ammons that he was ron
WINGED there was a coal strike all
right. all right"
= Then came Secretary OF State j.
H. Pesrcc. who Investigated the in
vcstiEation of Brake and reported
that he was convinced he could be re-
elected next fall by the labor totc.
Tie next to enter the field aA
investigators were Secretary G. w.
fairchild and Major @. N. Lee. two
expert investigators. They reported
to the governor that aside from q
few pitched battles mt Ludlow and
Forbes. the dynamiting Of o few
bridges and the kidnapping Of inno-
cent women BY strikers. the sitna-
tion was quiet and peaceful.
Attorney General Farrar with the
governor himself broke into the in
vcsti eating game then and returned
to report that the Cardenas hotel
served first class meals for 7h cents.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
PRESIDENT NAY TAKE
HAND N STRIKE

Washington. Nov. Is.-carryinr
ont a request made them by Cover
nor Ammons Of Colorado. Senator
shafioth frh Thomas yesterday had
y long conference ut the White House
with Prcsiden, Wilson on the s'fik"
situation In Colorado.
While no official Information wac
sivcn on, a. to just wha, was said.
Cr ,hp character Of the Information
impaired to the President by the scH-
a,ors, II l. understood the governor
ia srektng to hav. u truce declared
along tho liic OF q conference held In
Denver last Thursday attended by a
large number OF newspaper men. al
lowins certain demands which cam
not be enforced hy law I" he sc''''"
In some other way.
1t Is unicr.tnod the President Is
naked tn use his good offices To this
end, and that he viii ask Secretary OF
Labor Wilson to stop In Colorado on
hi, return from seattle. where nc "
attending the Federation Of Labor
meeting. and personally look into the
situation.
II is understood here from those
who have watched the situate" 'h
Colorado. that the mntier IL r'""!
one Of national Importance since
Colorado has been decided upon NJ "
battle ground TO settle certain di'''r-
onces between capital ard labor IL
Is further understood that in ease INC
matter can be cmporarily settled ~
least to the extent OF haNihs wv
strike called off for the time p''n-
that more complete Investigation '"'
he had Of the charge made asa'hS
the operators by tho miners una
there will be little opposition to 'h'
pushing OF the resolution OF con
gressman Kcatins's In the house 10
n congressional investigation.
To what extent President Wilso'
viii take hand in the matter i No
known.
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Heroes Of fire at Sea Are
La}ded by Those They Saued

New York. Nov. ls.r-Thrce names
stood out conspicuouAy In the stor-
les Of bravery told t1dsy when the
cunard liner Pannonk brought 10
port the passengers rsseucd from tho
burning Spanish stesu,sr Balme$.
Captain Juan Ruisc Of the Baimes
spent practically five days without
sleep while he aud his men hold the
flames In check and guided their ship
safely into the harbor OF st Georges.
bermuda
lnnoccncio V. Mlchsria. tho wire
less operator on the Bsimcs. sent tho
messages that brought ,hc Panuonia.
Since there was only enc other man
aboard who understood E:nsliah.
Mieharia was Obliged TO he ON duty
without rest to 'TanslAte the mes
sases received fro" 'he r''cu'ns
ship.
Nicholas ArboTnie. Il mechanic
from the Canary Islands. was the
man who led the men passengers In
10 thr biax!nS h0id OF the bsimcS last
Thursday after the crew w.r. ea-
haus'cd and ready 10 xiv" M tho
fight.
The passengers themselves first
discovered the fire.
Some OF us noticed smoke coming
through the krAtinK ~ our cabin"
said Arbornics. We told tn. offi.-
crs. They opened hold number an"
aud tn. smoke that rushed np made
thcm quickly close II aEain and hat
tor Il down. Then they cut six holes
In the hatch and tho deck and showed
tho hose through
Keep your haichs~ iieh, tight
shut. keeping p"mpiss In water and
so ahead full speed" was the advice
Captain cspp,r of the Pannonia
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STRICT MARTIAL Law
Or STRIKE SETTLtKlt'%!
ARE ALTERNATIVES
Military Authorize. Desirous Of Speedy Trials
for all Persons Charged With Offences
Growing Out Of Strike
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL IS HERE

have confessed TO the murder Of fou'
mine guards ut La vc,a arc ,mpr,s-
oned at WalsenburR awaiting trial.
Four men are held In the county jail
here for an assault on Herbert Smit.
min. clerk NJ the Mclaughlin mine.
erH arc held nj the military camp for
assault or mol.station OF miners.
Last nixht military guards nt
Forbes reported the finding OF y
large quantity OF dynamite at the
honsc OF John Moscr. u mall carrier.
aud another quantity Of giant pow
der cached In Rn nrroyR som" dis
tancc away. An investigation IL be-
Ing made and arrests may follow.
Three mon were arrested by military
authorities nj Valdez charged with
having thrown stones through tho
windows Of company houses and To
have stoned miners a. their way
home from work. The men wore
brouxh, to Trinidad bv "a patrol Of
militia and arc held n, the susrd
house Mt Camp San Rafael.
The report that military guards NJ
Forbes had been fired upon yesterday
By strikers from ambush caused Cen
oral Chase to increase the fore" al,
that camp. Forbes ID ronaidered 10
he oae OF tho piaers where disorder 10
lesay 10 occur u asy time sad 70 ef-
ssrt vii b. spared to control the ~
uatioa there.
Last night iixhts fiick~fed and
flashed from the summit Of Fishers
peak where Major Williams and i
detachment of ihc signal corp. en-
ravcd In signal practice. From this
lofty cmincnrc the hciioEraph and
tho wig war' flashed the sigma, mos
sage. that nigh, bc read a' any
camp in the county. The signal
practice caused a good deal Of inter
c., locally aud the r~sui, was most
gratifying to Major Williams.
The military guards at Forbes
hRv. been alert aud wRtchful and
rendered most efficient rcE"ir" dur
ing the tim. they have been s'a-
toned on duty. The force which has
occupied that camp VII. relieved 10.
day by another detachment. The MI
ltia ha. been careful and pain.'ak-
Ing In its Investigations.
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Unless the coal strike in southern
Colorado u settled by Saturday night.
Rs Governor +. N. Ammons has In
timated thut II may be. military
courts will he Instituted throughout
tho strike district and strict military
Law enforced. This In substance was
the announcement this morning Of
Juds. Advocate Major f.. J. isough-
ton. Genera chase favors the inSii-
tuition OF military courts for tho trial
OF all offenders charged with offcns.s
growing out of tho strike. hut has
not resolved the sanction OF the gov
srnor. The announcement Of the
Judge Advocate this morning Is con-
Sidcred the mos, important announce
iucnt that hus been made sine" lii"
militia entered the strike zone.
Governor Ammons. va reports from
Dcnvcr state. IL hopeful that n settle
mrni may he rcasheA shortly. TIL"
statement OF the Judge Advocate has
u special significance In View of tn.
fact that Francis j. Bouck. deputy o'-
torncy acncrni Of Colorado. arrived
here today To confer with Major
BouShton. Although Rou"k would
make no official declaration as re-
snrds his ntssion here. Il is under
s,ood that III. matter OF the !nsi',u-
tioo OF military cosrts wHs the rrin-
.clpal subject d!sc,ssssd. {. ". Fair
rhiid. the asstssr$ vseisasry. ise, this
Aoraia9 tnr .waisesbara asd II II re-
ported herr that Oovernor Ammons
Linnseif will visit tho strike district
before tn end ~ the week and that
In few days James Wilson. secrc.
tary nf tho Department Of Commerce
and Labor n, Washington. win. un-
der Instructions from the President.
xiop off In southern Colorado on his
way cast from Seattle where he has
been attending the convention Of the
American Federation of Labor.
a number of men are being held
military prisoners In the strike dis
trirt. six mcn who are alleged "a
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
P|NCH0T PLANS
CONSERVATION
CONGRESS

Washington. Nov. la--Giiford
Pinchot. former chief forester OF the
United States. leading champion OF
government control OF water power
rights. scored In the national con-
s.rvation congress today when hc
succeeded In forcing before the CON
vcntion the minority report OF the
committee on water power rights.
with former Secretary ofthc Intc-
riOr Walter l.. Fisher in the chair.
former Secretary OF War Stimsor.
who Joined with Mr. Pinchot in the
minority report, moved FOR a suspen
sion Of the rules that the water pow
cr question might be discussed from
th. floor.
Scores OF delegates who favor the
majority report. which would COM
hinc national with state control with
less restriction Oh water power
grants. protested.
Mr.. Fisher moved tina. the motion
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wireless message sent to the Raimes
after the Pannonia came to the res
cue last wednesday afternoon.
Il think they must have sat on the
safety valve" said Captain Cappcr
today. for the Balmes on tho run ia
bermuda made at times eleven knots
m hour
II was not until tho pumps Of tho
Balmes became choksd and Captain
Ruise feared the fire would get the
upper hand that he accepted the
Panuonia's offer to take off his pas
~enxers.
'.Thcy came aboard like sacks OF
flour" said one Of the Pannonia's =
officers. We had made every prep
srxtiou. The decks were hes sped
with food and hot drinks. Most OF
tho passengers were exhausted and
many Of the women were hysterIcai.
We did not get them off u bit TOO
soon. for lust as the boais finished
their las, trip y squaii broke and VIC
did not zee the Balmcs again for
three hours."
Captaia Ruiss of the Baim~s sent
tho following mcsaASe TO Captain
Camper OF the PannoniR m the Cum
ard liner aieamed out Of tho Bcrnu-
da harbor last sunday morning m
her voyage to New York:
~ wish ! could meet you PERSONAL
iy 10 thank ynu for all yon hay" done
for me. You arr n xalian, Ecntic-
man and I ahaii never forget YOU
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
CITY TAX LEVY
WILL NOT Be
INCREASED
Move to Get Additional
MilIase is Voted
Down

The adviss biiity OF Increasing tn"
city iaA levy an extra mill or two.
AMI tn" matter of extending the city
limits To take In "a section that I. now
outside. til" residents of which arc
getting all the benefit. oi the rits.
we're questions that ~erc discussed
sl spec,a, meeting Of the city coun-
ell isss Niohe Ehe . nesa1aM. vss
called ~ the msyor ssd shrss alder
men and noticcs s-ni so each alder
man yesterday Afternoon.
The council discussed the recent
su gs~siion of tho city attorney Ia sc-
cur. the permission of III" state IN,
rommi irsion to add ru additional mill
or two To tho levy. Sol ~. Jaffn aud
e. u. Nichols. rcprcs~ntinS tn" 'a<-
payers. addressed III" council and
stated that they did not think there
should bc any increase In fsNcs this
year and this view seemed To meet
with approval Of tho council with the
exception of Mnyon and Marty. Tho
r-s,ii, n th" discussion Was that a
motion by Donahuc carried that tho
tax icvy Of 6.st authorized by rc-oin.
iisn for rho fiscal year iai! should
stand.
The city attorney advised the
council that the tar levy should b.
provided for In ordinance instead Of
bv resolution ss heretofore as other
cities provided for their tax levy In
that way. A rroposed ordinance was
introduced and ordered published.
which confirmed the resolution as
adopted at the ias, meeting md pro-
vidcs that the tax levy be- hereafter
made by regular ordinance.
The tax levy Of S.si mills under
tho now system of fixing valuations
II a fifteen per cent increase over tho
tax levy Of last year. i3 mills based
on tn" former valuation fixed by tn"
assessor. The city attorney suggest
eti recently that the tax commission
could IL II saw tit authorize an in
crcasc and an increase II was con-
tended would provide the city with
sufficient additionai revenue not
only to care for the expense ot the
city government but also take care
Of tn. indebtedness represented bv
outstanding Registered unpaid war
rants. The report Of til" auditor
shows that there Is about $4,000 In
unpaid registered warrants Inherited
from. the last previous administra-
tion.
As for the extension Of the city
limits the council stood as a unit that
it should be done. II was pointed
out that there are residents owning
property now outside the city limits
who are getting the benefits OF water
service and fire protection. etc. and
yet who pay no city taxes. The mat
ter was referred to the townsi,. COM
mittcc. the city attorney and cngtn-
err to submit some general plan for
the extension OF the city limits.
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NEG0TkT|0NS WITH REBEL
LEADER BROKEN SUDDENLY;
CARRAMzA GOES SOUTH
Request That Wilson'S Personal Representative
Present His Credentials Leads to
Halt in Proceedings
BRYAN WIRES THE AMERICAN EMBASSY

between President
Wilson's personal representative.
William Bayard Hal. and General
carrnnza were broken Off suddenly
today. The constitu,IonaIi,t leader
prepared TO leave for the Interior
with hts staff and provisional cab
inet.
MIR. Hal" declined To Hay whether
he would leave. nor would he confirm
the termination OF his dealings with
General Carrnnsa through Francisco
Escndcro. minister Of exterior r.i,-
'ions In tn. CarranEn cabinet.
II was clear. however. that th.r.
had been u break In III. dealings
over tn" question put by Washington
government las, sunday and &"
which. II was asserted. the con-titu-
tionnlis's had failed to answer ~.
rcciIy.
ignacio BohiilaS. minister Of To-
m"n'" and communications IN Car
rnnsn'H provisional cabinet. called to-
dag ON Mr.. Hal" at the American
consulate. Immediately af,.rwari
Mr.. Hal. left for hir home. on III.
American Side. II wnr believed ,hn,
honillas formerly bad ended III,
transactions Ia which h" has bccp
acting as confidential translator.
The first Omen, Disagreement oc-
CURED last nisht when Escui"ro an
nounccd that he had requested Halo
In present formal Credentials - that
tho conferences might become off.
risi. This. II ~a- mad" clear today.
~ns virtually n demand for full rec
oHnItion Of tho revolutionary party
before treating on the subjects under
discussion.
TIL. nature OF the question which
caused th" Disagreement, was no,
made clear u was known. however.
that ~ had arisen simultaneously of
many military successes OF tho r.yo-
iutioni.in. This had tended TO r"In-
force tn" spirit Of Cnrrnnka's ai,is-
ors TO point wh"r" admittedly they
did not consider the right To import
arms freely n important aH previous
iy.
IL was also pointed out that the
progress OF tn" insurgents In Sira-
ira. where tn" state capital wan taxi
en- last week by General Obrcgon.
would result soon In tn. taking of
Maxatlan. an important: scapor, ON
tho west coast. Also the fall OF
Gnaymas through tn. Internal de-
moralisntion OF the federal garrison
was expected at any time.
Minister Escudcro announced at
noon that he would not accompany
CarranA, south. lie said that he had
nothing 10 announce further than
what b. said last night in regard -
CssstsseA ss pas. H.
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.D|ssENsI0N IN
MILITIA AND
OUT TIES Up
ACTIVITIES

Denver, Colo. Nov. 19.--Two
things developed In - measure TO cn-
harass the governor in the strike sit
ua,ion yesterday. One Of them is an
apparent dissatisfaction between
General Chase and Major Lee and
the other Ia n difference Of opinion
between General Chase and Attorney
General Farrar as &c tn. establish
m,nt OF military courts to try Grim
ipal offenders. In tho first matter.
the question il 30 serious that Major
Lee asked to he relieved from duty
the other day. hut the request was
not granted. In the second instance
the matter IL so serious that Assistant
Attorney General Bouck lott for Trim
,Jad last night to have personal
conference with General Chase on
tho matter OF military courts.
II has been known ever since the
| irnops were in the field that Gcncral
Chase and Major Lc" were not exact
Inv In harmony with each other. II
has been reported that Lee who was
in chnrEa of affairs while Chase was
In Denver. issued two or three orders
which were no, to the liking of 'eh-
,r,, Chase However. the matter has
,,o, reached n breaking point. ana
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PASSENGERS EscutD
Faon WlRMe sue

London. Nov. is.-Th~ British
baiti~ship iros Duke effected y time
iy rescue Of tho thirty ps.srnH-rs and
crew ri the steamer Srolsdykr while
the steamer wan burning In the Eng
iish channel carly to-day.
Tho steamer. bound fron Mcdiirr.
rah~an point for sunderland. caught
fire off the Isle of Wight shor, Iy
after midnight Th. blaze started
In a deck cnrRo Of grass and spread
80 rapidly through this infIsmmsbic
material that the crew WAS unable
to siav u. progress.
Tn" fire attacked th. ships
bridge and number of iitc beats
were destroyed. Owing TO III. heavy
scat 1t was impossible to launch the
remaining life isnass. tn. panic.
stricken Passengers aud tho crew
were forced To IN" stern Of the yrs-
sci
Tho hattl..hip iron Duke was cur
tying on trial In the channel during
the nishi and when the burning
steamer was sighted. saiiors nut off
ih isoafs to tn" rescue. The forcpart
Of the steamer wa. mass Of flames
when the boats arrived and the help.
les psrsons aboard wer. hudditd to-
gc,hcr AFT The Iron Duke played
her scsrchiisnts on the ship while
III. rrscwc crew took all hands safely
oit.
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Strike Of $50 May
nrsso Oper 5000
Out Of E,s,pleysseni

New York. Nov. ,s.-On-
hundred aud fifty thousand
rioihiaE workers In New York
City face idiens1a within *
hessss bacausr Of ih. strike Of
sin9la nnioa of $50 Hscs. -
Tho strikers are the cloth es-
aminera aud spoukrrr. All cloth
converted into clothing In New
York passes through the hand.
of this union. Tho strikers de-
mand an increaSc of wages aver
aRinx fifteen per cent and re-
duotion Of ten per cent In work
INK honrs.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19

Mexico City. Nov. IA telegram
from Secretary Of State Bryan Is re.
ported TO have reached tho American
embassy here this morning. II In
suid tn contain Information that "a
matter OF u serious nature" is under
consideration In Washington In ref
crencc TO Mexico.
Huerta Prepares Message.
General Huertn planned today to
MI hmit To the members OF his cab.
met the message which he proposes
To deliver To his newly convened con-
4r.ss tomorrow. Tho cabinet meet
Ing was called for this afternoon at
which tim. IL ~ns expected that Cen
crnl iiucrta would ask Its members TO
<O over I'll" message with him. The
documcn 4, short nnd u IL said. re-
Views icrsriy th. most important acts
of tn. Hucria administration. deal
INK frankly with the dissolution of
oongrcss and calling attcptIon to the
strained relations with the United
States.
II Is expected that congress will
r"c"iv" 1t without protest thereby
giving iincrua ratification OF HIS
acts II is ,aid that the message will
open way To an immediate discus
sion by congress o! the late prssidcn-
tSou election and IL h a forcEon~
couclusiou that congress- will declare
che eieci,oa suii. -
II IL regarded ,h" congress nav
name ~omc one else for Provisional
Prc<idcn; for n period ensuing until
the election and Inauguration of "a
permanent chief executive. hut II
would undoubtedly bc uurpris. 20
most Mexican. "a we'll rs foreigners
n General iiucr,a should not be In
siruct~d to continue at the head of
affairs.
Nogaics. Sonora. Mexico. Nov. ~.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
"a KILLED IN
NINE EXPLOSION

Birniin CHAM. Ala. Nov. 10.
Complete exploration Of
the Alabama Fuel 4 Iron
Cos mine No. 2 at Acton. In
which an explosion occurred
Yesterday afternoon. showed
- mon were killed aud six
hurt.
State mine officials today
ar. Investigating to dc,erm-
inr the cause Of the explosion.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
P1NDELL NOMINATION
TO SENATE TOMORROW

Washington. Nov. l9.--AnnRuncc-
mcnt was made today that the NOM
iantion OF Henry NJ. Pindell Of
Peoria. H.. to ne ambassador to Rus
sia would go to the senate tomorrow.
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WILSON Foley ENDORSED.

Manchester. y. II. Nov. is.-Thc
National Grange. which is holding
its annual nesting here. today en-
dorSed Wilson's Mexican policy.
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Weather Bureau Report.
Generally fair: probably rain or
snow In central and ives, portion.
Cooler.
The chronicle=news., 1913-11-19
THE WEATHER
Pill0s0PHlCAl RHuII SAYS

May sent Bill
down town after
sum bread. Then
she sent me 10
hunt Bill an Paw
4 hunt us both.
We had biscuits
fer supper. Yep.
were al, Demo-
Gratis.
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