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Time for the lDorld

180th meridian, to drop a day when bound west; repeat day when bound east. For instance, in the first case. Monday, October 24, would be fol- lowed in the ships log by Wednesday, October 26 and in the second case Monday. october 24, would be fol- lowed by another Monday, october 24th.
 '"The date line does not coincide with the 18Oth meridian everywhere, because as mere matter of conven- fence it is better for all of Eastern Siberia to have the same date; for all of the extreme Aleutian and Ha- waiian Islands to have the same date as the other Islands of those groups and as the United States; and for all of the Fiji and Chatham Islands to have the same date as Australia and New Zealand, with which they are closely connected politically and geo. graphically. The date line Is thus slightly irregular, but follows very closely the 180th meridian
 By careful calculation in tabular form, it is easy for the scientist to convert the time of one country into that of another, without confusion re- garding the proper date. Such a ta- ble, prepared by the Observatory. shows the hours, minutes and seconds earlier or later than Washington or Eastern standard time, and standard Greenwich time. Hence it is possible, for example, for it to be ' F. M. in Washington, D. C., 6 P. M. at Chicago and A. M. of the next day at Manila -at precisely the same moment.
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AVE you often wondered how
 strange it is that the time in
 your own city maybe. say,s six U o'clock in the evening is seven o'clock in another town several hundred of miles distant and, even more striking. eight o'clock the next morning in another city on the other side of the world! It does seem strange. doesn't 1t, and confusing, too?
 We'll, here Is an explanation of this apparently strange condition. And you may be certain it is correct, for it is taken from publication of Uncle Sam's Naval Observatory entitled "The Present Status of the Use of Standard Time" Read it carefully you'll enjoy working it out for your self. Here 1t is:
 The meridian 1S0 degrees east and west from Greenwich which crosses the Pacific ocean from the Aleutian to the Fiji Islands, is called the in- ternational date line. Here each new day has it's birth at the instant when 1t is exactly noon of THE. PRICED ING DATE at Greenwich; ' A. NJ. at Washington, A. NJ. at San Francisco, and 1.3O A. NJ. at Honolulu.
 Tt is thus evident that if vessel westbound across the Pacific were to continue her old calendar. without change. she would find upon her ar rival in Japan, Australia or New Zea- land that she was one day behind the day of the week and month. To avoid
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menhaden and leave behind them extend for miles upon the surface of the water.
 The season for catching the men haden depends, of course, upon the appearance of the fish In local waters. The boats are usually small steamers built high at the bow and low amid ships so that the seines may be the more easily dragged on board. Each steamer carries two ''purse boats," So called because they are used in manipulating the "purse seines," which are generally about 1.50o feet in length by 1S0 feet in width.
 By an arrangement of ropes and metal rings, the seine is drawn to- gether at the bottom, thus enclosing the fish as in a purse. Then the steamer comes alongside and the en- trapped menhaden are dipped from the seine into the boat with huge dip-net. large steamer, fully load ed, will carry cargo of 700, 900 fish.
 At the dock, the fish are loaded into bucket-elevators and stored in big bins in the factory until ready for the cooker This device. literally cooks them by steam, during which process most of the oil and water in them are extracted. Then they go to the presses which. as the name implies. presses the remaining oil and water out of them. The mass-which is now called fish scrap"-is then dried by hot-air and ground, bagged and stored.
 There is but one more process re- maining before the remains of these thousands and thousands of little menhaden are ready to be scattered
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 swms. Attached to the. anterior edge of his gill arches are mechanism called "gill rakers'' which strain out from the water through which the fish is swimming all the little particles of organic life that are floating about.
 Of course, the menhaden has it's spawning period when the young are patched; but very little definite infor- nation about their habits then is available.
 Now you might imagine these beau tiful, shining little menhaden would be very happy swimming along at a great rate in schools in the blue ocean, and that it is almost a shame for men to catch them. But they have worse enemies than man.
 Let us say a great school of these little fellows are skimming along some bright sunny morning, their sides flashing in the reflected sunlight and the water frothing above them. Sud denly, along comes great big whale. He. opens wide his mouth and sails into them. Poor little fish! MT. Whale just gulps them down as easily as you can swallow the little eggs in nicely cooked shad-roe. In single mouthful he swallows as many un- lucky little menhaden as could be packed in big hogshead!
 They have other enemies, too, in cluding the vicious, cruel shark; the wolfish schools of dogf1sh and hordes of smaller fish such as the horse mackerel, pollock. sea trout and bass. swordfish and even the sacred cod" Their greatest enemies, however, are the schools of blue fish which not only kill and eat many menhaden. but likewise wantonly attack and main thousands of them at a time. Indeed, it has been reported, schools of these blue fish sometimes attack
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by side and one above the other. Sometimes the schools are from ten to twenty miles in length.
 As they tear through the water. rippling which may be seen at a great distance, is produced on the surface and then, you may be sure. the fisher men know that their catch is before them. The menhaden feeds as he
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l1OW uoeS liie 6dLit SidDu see II
 ZIGZAG PUZZLE. The following are words of four letters each. If written one below an- other. their zigzag letters. beginning at the upper left hand corner and ending at the lower left hand corner will spell the name of boy. l. To peruse.
 2. A paper toy.
 3. Work composed of fine threads. 4. A vessel used to serve food. 5. An article of food. 6. To seize.
 [. A fruit.
 NUMERICAL PUZZLE. 1 am composed of seven letters. l. My 1, 2. is a weight. 2. My ', 2, 3, is an animal. 8. My 1. 3. 6 is a public notice.
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to lay out your bed.
 And so on the instruction goes. In fact. the aim is to make the child find out things for himself instead of being told them. The children learn, too; so don't imagine that this strange school is simply play and a good time. for it isn't
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The Story
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 Menhaden

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over the field and that is to mix them with phosphate and potash carriers to produce what is knowQ as "com- plete fertilizer"
 Generally this is done by concerns that manufacture fertilizer and from whom the farmer purchases his ''soil food" All of which. don't you think, Is strange end indeed for a dart ing. wriggling. shining little fish dls- porting itself in the waters of the deep blue sea?
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you can read the score. 4. My 5, 4 is a pronoun. My whole is the name of a summer sport.
 Answers. Tioo to jour in taDor ot the American Athletic Club. Hold the page horizontally at the lerel of the eyes, close one eye and look from the upper edge of the paper. ZIGZAG PUZZLE: Richord.
 read
 kite
 lace
 dish
 meat
 grip
 ddfe NUMERICAL PUZzLE: Boating. l, Ton. 2, Goat. 3. Ban. {. It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-21
BIG LEAGUES WILL RESIST
STRIKE ORDER OF FULTZ

hurrying eastward. Joseph j. Lanndn,
the Boston Red Sox president arrived last
night as did u. s. Minor Of Washington.
letics will come this morning from Phila-
dclphia.
Ed Sweeney of tho New Yorks, who Is
a vice-president Of the Baseball Players
Fraternity, refused 70 discuss the con-
templated strike, though he admitted that
ono had been ordered. He said II was not
II question OF his opinion. but a matter
for the individual members. Manager
Frank Chance was unable to make any
of his players talk.
Press dispatches from the various cities
OF the major circuits Indicate that the
sentiments Of the big league players arc
not universally In sympathy with strike.
IL Is said the worlds champion Athletics
almost to a man oppose Fultz's attitude
and that Mack's men will absolutely re-
fuse to countenance the move On the
other hand the White Sox are almost uni
verSaliy in favor OF Fultz. Sweeney Of
the Cubs and Lobert of the Phillics are
reported TO have said that these two
National League clubs would follow the
mandates Of Fultz. Fred Mcrkle OF the
Giants Is quoted along a similar vein.
Daubert and Reulbach of the Dodgers say
Brooklyn will stick to man for the
policy OF the fraternity.
ON the other hand Pittsburg and Boston
of the National League are said 10 favor
the interests OF their employers. SO does
Washington OF tho American League.
while the Red Sox have assumed a non
committal altitude.
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CrNciSSATr .Tuy 2o-The baseball
strike talk that was IN the air to-day
DIDN'T have any distracting effect on the
playing OF the Giants, who began their
Cincinnati series by trimming the Reds in
thorough and artistic style. The Reds
never were within h',iling distarce OF a
run and were shut out by n score OF 3
to o.
JEFF Tcsreau was In top form and
moved the Redlegs down az II they were
mannikins. The hurler pitched finished
game Of ball. and his control was so good
that nobody walked on him until the last
inning Moreover II was seldom that he
sent mp more than two balls to n batter.
lie held the Reds to two hits. neither Of
which was hard, only three men reached
first base on him. and none reached third.
In fact only two home players arrived at
second. and one Of these only by grace OF
a steal In the ninth, to which the Giants
paid no attention.
The Giants played a snappy and expert
game all around. Their fielding was inn
maculatc. including fine catches by Rob-
ertson and Burns, ana raugy work b.
Fletcher. who Shuttled all over the short
stop territory and nabbed everything. Pete
Schneider, who baff,ed the Giants when re
was In New York last, WAS soft picking
for them to-day Among those who
welded the claymore trenchantly was
Dave Robertson. Dave was due for some
such welding. Recently he has been a
mark for every pitcher. but he bumped
Schneider for two violent two baggers,
each with somebody on base.
None OF the first four balls pitched
by Schneider located the plate and
Bescher walked. lie stole second and
had to wait until Robertson appeared
with haberd in hand before he could
cast loose from the middle buoy. Robert
.,.,1 lx1sif
and scored his comrado. Fletcher thrust
single TO centre and scored Robertson.
Those two runs were as big as noun
tain, so helpless were the Reds as
fourishers OF the ash. but two more came
the Giants way in the NTH.
Teereau hit to the left field terrace for
two bases and Beschcr rocked "A uhler.
Doyle took a walk and Burns. who was
one New Yorker Schneider could de-
ceivc. tried TO sacrifice but only forced
Tesreau at Niehoft's villa. still Tesreau
didn't care, as running bases does not
suit his temperament. Robertson biffed
another two Dagger pas, Mollwtz, scor-
| Ing Doyle. and Fletcher for the second
time batted Robertson home. Meritle 3
| two bari-er and hit by Myers III tho
| eighth promoted run. which was the
| last of that species for the day. Threat
! ening demonstrations 10y the Reds were
! scarce and short lived. Uhler made a
| scratch hit in the third but Tcsrcau
famed three across and struck out
Erwin, while Schneider grounded &c
/ Doyle for "a double play.
Herzog. with ono out. singled past
! Grant in the fourth. but Twombly anC
Niehoff only niclScd the ball for tepid
grounders. With one out In the ninth
Tpc Miller drew a pass Kellogg rar
for him, hut not far. for Moran ant
Herzog we're picked off with little cere
mony. In six of the nine innings tn,
Reds were retired in one, two. thrc,
order by Tesrcau and his assistants. The
score,
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STRATEGY BY WILSON
BEATS DODGERS In 9TH
Meyers, Outwitted, Is Nabbcd at
Third-Magee's Catch Aids
Cardinals.

ST. LouIs, July 2o-Thc Cardinals en-,
the decision to-day over brooklyn z to 6
despite ninth inning rally by tIe change.
~ Robinson. Sallee was Just strong
enough to totter through with victory
When Dalton stepped to the plate with
runners on second and third and on'v
one down In tho ninth things looked good
for Brooklyn. hut Dalton flied out tn
Wilson. and the chief. playing some ,i.y,r
inside baseball, instead Of throwing home
heaved TO third Meyers, who was On
second. ambed rather leisurelv tn the
far corner. thinking the throw woul1 he
home, and was caught easily for tho THIRD
out.
Earlier in the inning Humm"l singled
Dick Egan got a pass, Miller singled
and Mccarthy doubled. Then when Winrp
dropped the ball running down McCiuh,
on Meyers's tap the stage was SGT Tor
Dalton, hut he failed to deliver.
The Cardinals won by clouting Brown
and Enzeman early. Beck led iu thA
bombardment with home run. a tripls
and two singles. Wilson singled IN the
second, Beck knocked u homer and Wingo
tripled, netting two runs
In the next inning IIuggins walked
Magee sacrificed. Dolan hunted safely and
stole. and Miller trlpled Miller later
scored when OMara muffcd Wilson's hten
fly
Ollie Mara. St Louis boy. spent II.
day being alternately "A hero and pulling
hobbies. He made two costly errors. bur
got three hits, one home run. In the
ninth he drove out n long sacrifice fly
that counted a run.
Lee Magee made a great running catch
As II turned out. that catch really won for
st. Louis.
Hummers triple resulted in a run IN the
second for Brooklyn. The score:
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Doun Dodgers

tercsted In the account OF the proposed
strike OF ball players to-day. Max Carey
received word from Fultz ordering the
strike for Wednesday. ON being asked
what the Pirates intended TO do about II
he said there wasn't a man on the team
that would play on Wednesday unless the
agreement was lived up to by the National
Commission. Several of the players were
seen and asked what they intended to do
and they said they would do whatever
they we're ordered by Fultz through Carey.
Several men on the Boston team, like
Maranville, Deal, Mann, Evers and others
were also seen and they all said that not
only would the Boston team strike. but
every other team In the two big leagues
with the possible exception Of two out OF
the two major leagues.
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SENATORS ARE READY TO QUIT
Grifnth Says Commission Ia nj Fault,
hut Expects No Trouble.

WAsHINGroN. July 2t,-John Henry.
Washington representative Of the Base
bail Players Fraternity, has notified the
management of the Washington club that
unless the Kraft case Is settled to the
satisfaction OF President Fultz the WASH
ington PLAYERS will join in the proposed
general strike. Every member Of ;ho
Washington team holds card IN tho
Baseball Players Fraternity and they
stand ready to act AT IIenry's bidding,
Manager Griffith and President Minor
do not look for any trouble or general
strike. They say that the whole business
has been grossly exaggerated.
The National Commission appears to
bc at fault in the Kraft case. but I know
Garry Hermann well enough to predict
that the matter will he satisfactorily al
justcd within twenty-four hours" SAID
Griffith.
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RED SOX WIN IN SIXTEENTH.
Speakers Hit Turns Long Gnme
Into Home victory.

BosroN, July 20.-Thc Red SoX and
Tigers battled for sixteen innings rhis
afternoon, and in the final stanza victory
came to the home team when Speaker
sent a screcher into left scoring Dutch
Leonard after two were gone. In all De-
trot got bu' seven hits. all OF them off
Copmbe who worked until the ninth,
while Boston gathered twelve Off Dauss
Hall, Main and Reynolds.
fioblitzell made his initial appearance
in an American League uniform, and
though h. failed to hit safe he scored a
run, stole a base aud accepted sixteen
chances perfectly. Boston scored a run
in the fourth and another in the NTH and
Detroit tied in the ninth. The score:
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BEAT BIG LEAGUERS TO IT.
SIX Tri-state ball Players start
Strike Of Their own.

LANCASTER, Pa. July 20.-Six members
OF the Lancaster Tri-State bail club re-
fused to board the train for Allentown
this morning until they we're paio two
weeks salary due them.
Manager Hooper Immediately cancelled
the game with Allentown and called
President George NJ. Graham TO this city.
President Graham arrived at 2 o'clock
and after conference with Manager
Hooper suspended for the remainder OF
the season Catcher Idgate. Pitchers Mil
Imam and Owens. Outfelder Wayne and
Inhelders Doty and Dundon. He also
flped them that portion OF the salary
still due them. Recruits from the Ath-
letics and Philies together with the
members OF the team who remained
loyal and few amateurs OF this city.
will make UP the team which Will play
Allentown on Tuesday. The Lancaster
team was recently transferred TO this city
from York. whore II was in financial
troubles.
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ATHLETICS TO IGNORE FULTZ.
Players say Union Head Likes Too
Much Publicity.

PHILADELPHIA. July 90. 49, Neither the
Athletics nor the White Sox have received
word from President Fultz of tho fra
ternity with reference to tho proposed
strike. Ira Thomas captain of the
Athletics and vice-president OF tho
fraternity. does not think much OF the
strike move. In fact the strike does not
appeal to any of the Mackmen. and "
a strike Ia called the Athletics will not
follow the dictates OF Fultz. The Mack
men say their first duty is TO their club.
and anyway they think that Fultz Is
rather hasty In his actions and too strong
for publicity.
John Collins, the Chicago clubs repre-
sentative, said II Fultz had taken any
action II was news TO him. but that II
would be time to talk wnen action was
necessary.
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TAILENDERs IN CLOSE FIGHT.
Braves Heat Pirates I to q; Only
Run Forced In.

rIrTsBURG. July 20.--Thc Pirates and
Braves began five game series here to-
day both trying to keep out Of last place
and the Braves took the opener by 10 o.
Cooper and Tyler had II pitchers battle
until the last inning Schmidt led 1t with
single and when Mensor and Mitchell
stood stlll and allowed Mann's fly to fall
safe the latter got double and Schmidt
reached third. Devorc went in TO run for
Schmidt, and Whaling was passed pur-
ppsely Gowdy battcd for Tyler and got
base on halls. forcing in Devore with
the only run OF the game. The score:
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LAJOIE GETS INTO GAME.
His Hit In Fiftb Inning Gives
Cleveland victory

WAsHISGToN, July 20.--Clevoland won
the nnal game of the series from Wash
ington here this afternoon. to /. Nean
Gregg's pitching was mainly responsible
for the triumph Larry LaJoic got into
the game in the second inning aud scored
Cleveland's winning run in the nth with
a single
Turner was hit by a pitched ball in ne
frst inning and rendered unconscious for
hve minutes. and vas unable to continue
in the game. The score:
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CUBS HIT HARD AND OFTEN.
Two Philadelphia Pitchers FniI to
stem the Tide.

CHICAGO. July 20.--The Cubs hammered
n pair OF Philadelphia pitchers to-day and
continued their winning streak They won
to and got to Mayer and Baumgardner
for fourteen hits Mayer was the first
victim and he was driven from the slab
In five Innings. Good and HUMPHREYS
were the leading clouters. each driving
out three Derrick was not far behind. as
he tripled with the bases full. HUMPHREYS
was in excellent form, holding Dooin's men
to four hits The score:
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Left on Observation-Disclosures. 4: Chicago. s.
First base ON balloon Mayer. g. off Humph-
ries. /. struck out-By HUMPHREYS, . Two base
hlts-Saier Lobcrt. Three base hit--DcrricK
sacrifice hit-Zimmerman. Stolen bascs-Brcs.
nahan, Byrne. :? Double piays-Sweeney. Der
rick and Luderus; Paskert, Luderus and Byrne
Umpires-ouigley and Eason. 1lme-l hour and
20 minutes
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NO CHANCE FOR REDS
TO WIN FROM GIANTS
Tcsrcaus Pitching Responsible
for Cincinnati's Lack Of
Opportunities.
ALLOWS ONLY TWO HITS
McGraw's Men Hammer in Five
Runs and Shut Out
Opponents.

The Boston Braves prolonged their win
ming streak by beating the Pirates yes
terday and climbed into sixth place, which
was vacated by the Dodscrs when tho lat
ter lost to the Cardinals. The Cubs
trounced the Phillies. hut did not gain
any on tho Giants who downed the Reds.
Yesterdays Results.
New York. 5. Cincinnati o.
Boston. Plttshurg. o.
Chicago. 5; Philadelphia. I.
st. Louis, :. brooklyn, IT,
Detailnd Standing nf the China
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ATHLETICS PICK UP ANOTHER.
End white sox series with victory
by to u Score.

pErLApELPiIrh. July Gothic Athletics
defeated the White Sox in the last game
of the series here to-day by score Of 3
to o. The SoN wasted several chances to
score the tying run. The score:
Iufc AGO LpIII1 A nII "A
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Norfolk. .. Roanoke, o.
Newport News, /: Portsmouth Cten in
nngs),
Petersburg. 6: Richmond. 1nrst camel.
Petersburg, & Richmond, (recond game)
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'Batted for Dauss IN the SIXTH inning
tBatted for Han in the eighth inning

'Batted for Dauss IN the sixth inning
tBHtted for Hall in the eighth inning
1.-TWO out when winning run was scored
Detroit ............ 90 o o o 0 o o o q o. 2
Boston. ,.,........ 0O01 90 100000 100 l. 8
Two base hus-Spcaker, Scott, Gardner, Pir.
tell, Crawford Three base hit Hooper. Hits
OF Coumbe, IN eight innings none out IN
ninth; of Dauss b IN five innings. of Hall /
W W W." ''i,n- om "sln, ~ four ihnlngr
bases Speaker, .; Lewis, Hoblitzel Double
plays Gardner. Ycrkes and Hoblitzell. Bush
aud Helman. Left on bases Boston, lit DE
trolt g. First base on bals-Of Coumbe .;
off Leonard, 3: OF Dauss, 3; OFF Hall. /: off
Boston, /; Detroit, .. Hit by pticher-By Main
tscotr. Struck out-by Coumbe, /; by Leon
ard, o. by Dauss, ?; by Main, I: by Reynolds.
:. Balk-Coumbe tmpircs-- Egan and Sheridan.
Tines hours and 10 minutes.
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Haverhin. I. Fichburg. o.
Lawrence. ., Lewiston, o.
Worcester. II: Lynn, 10.
Portland. =; Low ell. : tirs' game
Portland, =. Lowell, 1 tsecoud game
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BROWNS END SERIES
WITH TWO VICTORIES
Three New York Pitchers In
Each Game Fail to stop
ST. Louis Battcrs.
NEITHER CONTEST GOOD
Sweeney Helps to Lose First
and Cole Blows Up
in Second.
NEITHER CONTEST GOOD

yea.crdavs games caused two shirts
In the American League standing. Bos-
ton beat Detroit and passed Washington.
which lost to cleveland and ST. Louis ny
heating the New Works twice passed chi
c,go, which lost to tho Athletics
Yesterday Results.
p Louis 2: New York. tnrst gamel.
e. Louis T.. Sew York. tsccond camel
Philadelphia. .. chicago, q
Clavoltnd. - Washington. l.
Boston. O. Detroit. tsiNteen inninsN'
Detailed Standing Of the Clubs.
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Long Branch, a. Asbury Park. 4
No other games scheduled,
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Atlantic I~aEue

bridgeport. o; Hartford I.
Springheld 2. New Britain. Z"