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Prizes Awarded
At the Baby Show

One of the most interesting features
of the fair was the Baby Show, con-
Quoted from a health point of view,
in which several hundred babies from
various parts of the valley were en-
tered. The awards were made late
Saturday, as follows:
In Class 1, boys, to IL months
old, Earle Howard Templeton, aged
II months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earle
Templeton of Ell Centre, won first with
i; perfect score of 100. The master
taby" measured perfectly in every
particular.
For second place Paul George Jac-
quelin, aged liz months, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo L. Jacquelin, of
Holtville, with a score Of 98.5, tied
with Arthur Gail Ross, aged II
months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dill S.
Ross of Ell Centre.
In this class for girls six months
old Josephine L. Wood, daughter of
Mr.. ard Mrs. Harry O. Wood, Sr.,
of R. F. D. No. 1, Holtville, tied for
first place with Erma Louise Packard,
7-months-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter E. Packard of the Ex-
pertinent Farm at Meloland. Both
little girls scored 99.5.
Irene Lucille Ropp, aged 10 months,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Ropp
of Holtville, tied for second place with
Melba E. Pine, six months of aga.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Pine
of Brawley. Both babies made the
high score of 90.
In the second division, babies aged
from l to 2 years, for the boys, Ash
ton Barnum, aged 13 months, of He
ber, won, with perfect score of 100.
Fred Strawhan of Ell Centre was
second in this class with score of
9S.5.
For the girls, two little ones tied
for first-Lois Alva Davies of Ell Cen
tro, aged % months, and Mary Helen
Iasigi aged 13 months, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Iasigi of Ell Cen
tro. Score 9s.5.
Dorothy Clark Hamilton, aged Is
months, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph H. Hamilton, tied with Roberta
Ault, aged % months, daughter of At
torney and Mrs. Ault. Score 90. Both
children are from Ell Centro.
In Division 3, babies aged from 2
to years, for the boys Carl Christian
Westgard, % months, son of Chris
tian Westgard of Brawley, won first
place with a score of SO.
Second place was won by Morgan
Seebold Rice, aged 25 months, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rice of Imperial
Score 97.5.
For the girls, first place was won by
Erma Evelyn Hamilton, aged 25
months, daughter of James G. Ham
ilton, Jr.. of FL Centro. Score, 97.5.
Second was a tie between Isabelle
Dora Atkins, aged 81 months, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Atkins
of FL Centre, and Eleanor E. Wilson,
aged 26 months, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry j. Wilson of Ell Centro
with a score of 81.
Those tied will be re-eXamined by
the physicians next Wednesday.
Other prizes in other departments
of the fair were:
tQuilts.
First prizez, Mrs. Ida c. Besch, Fl
Centre.
Second, Mrs. Margaret Reid, Ell Cen
tro.
Third, Mrs. E. Ashdown.
Rugs.
First, Mrs. H. E. Wilson, Ell Cen.
tro.
Second, Mrs. w. w. La Porte, E
Centre.
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Revolt at Tiflis.

London, Nov. ga news agency
dispatch from Vienna states that a
general revolt against Russian rule
has broken out at Tiflis, in Caucasia.
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Water in Colorado.

Daily gage heights, in feet and
hundredths, and discharges, in second
feet, of the Colorado river at Yuma,
Ariz., for the week ending November
20, l)14.
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French Column Destroyed.

Madrid, Nov. 23.--A dispatch to the
impartial from Tangier says:
"While French column under Col
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Attack Zeppelin Factory.

London, Nov. 23.-The press bureau
make the following statement public:
"Three aeroplanes under Lieutenant
Briggs on Saturday flew from French
territory to Friedrichshafen, distance
of $50 miles, 125 miles of the jour
ney being over German soil. Ac-
cording to information reaching the
admiralty, Lieutenant Briggs machine
was shot to the earth and he was cap
tured. The other two machines re-
turned safely, although they were
damaged by fire from the Germans.
The aviators reported that they all
dropped bombs, doing serious damage
to the Zeppelin factory. The admiral
ty considers this deed fine feat"
Berlin, Nov. % (By wireless)-Eng-
lish aviators, it is officially admitted,
have made an attack on the Zeppe-
lin works at Friedrichshafen, but
failed to inflict damage. This is de-
clared to constitute violation OF
Swiss neutrality.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-23
Cleveland Exchange Opens.

Cleveland Exchange Opens.
Cleveland, Nov. 23.-The Stock Ex-
change opened today. Business was
light.
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Hetling. McMullen struck out. Gard
ner out, Tanning to Arbogast. Mid
dleton struck out. Corhan walked
end advanced to second by Maggerts
single. Downs out to Baerwald, Cor
han roing to third on the inthrow
Hetling fled out to Muesel. One hit
No runs.
Second Inning-Muesel out, Downs
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)
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dcsultory Hgnting the American forces
got To Il point close enough TO storm
tine castle of Chapultepec, and captur-
ed this stronghold on September 10.
The next day the MeXicans evacuated
the city and the Americans took pos
session.
This ended the lighting and on Feb
rlary >, lS4S, a treaty Of peace was
ii ned. During the war 2,l93 Ameri-
cans were killed. The Mexican losses
consisted in 1000 killed and nearly a..
coo captured. The total American
forces used in the war were 21,5O9 reg
ulars and 22,027 volunteers Not once
during the conflict were the Americans
forced to retreat or give up position
once taken.
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7. r. is READY TO FIGHT.

The Chicago Tribune has been ST
closely related to Colonel Roosevelt
fortunes. politically, for the last two
years that it is usually presumed to
speak with authority when DISCUSSING
the Colonel's purposes. This fact lends
color To the following dispatch which
The Tribune youches for from its rep
resentative i'm Berlin:
Colonel Roosevelt is burning with
anxiety To get into the fray in Mexico,
according to an American official now
i'm Berlin, who saw the eX-president Il
few weeks ago in South America He
says that the commander OF the Rough
Riders announced his intention, in the
event of hostilities with Mexico, Of GO
ing home at the earliest possible mo-
mont and fighting for his country.
Colonel Roosevelt who, if he carries
ont his plan, will again serve under his
friend, Gen Leonard Wood, who was
his colonel in Cuba, said that he in
tended To organize and lead an entire
brigade of cavalry for service in Mex
leo. instead of mere regiment. He
said that ne had officers all selected,
and that his command would 80 into
action as soon as the necessary ar
engagements and dispositions Of the
war department. would permit The
colonel told the informant of the cor
respondent that his only proviso was
that the affair i'm Mexico should turn
out To be real war and not mere
exchange of bloodless talk between
President Wilson and General Huerta."
Though person may violently dis
agree with Col Roosevelt his intense
cannot be questioned.
His patriotism is the sort that up
holds the counuy's honor and main
tains its prestige.
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AFTER FRANZ JOSEF DIES.

The illness of Emperor Franz Josef
says The Detroit Free Press, brings 10
the foreground one of the standing
menaccs TO the peace 81 Europe, the
Likelihood of new war Of the Austri
an succession at the demise of tho
present head of the dual monarchy
and possihly the dissolution Of the
empire which is held together princi-
paily 10y the personality OF Franz Josef
and by The neutralizing power Of OPP
posing interests.
The most pressing danger To the
solidarity Of the empire, comments tho
free Press, is probably the split in the
Hapsburg family, which has divided
SHARPLY over the question of Archdukt
Franz Ferdinands morganatic wife and
her son. Franz Ferdinand Is heir to the
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HEALTH IN MEXICO.

4 subject of speculation is the dan
Ger 10 which American troops would
be subjected in Mexico by reason OF
the climate The rainy season is be-
ginning. The coast climate is trying
even 10 MeXicans, a large proper
ton of whom by preference live well
up on the sides of the mountains. The
altitude Of the City of Mexico is 1850
feet. General Winslow, who is now
i'm Jaris, is quoted as making light
OF the MeNicans as fighters. but dis
posed 10 regard with fear the results
OF the Mexican climate. He says that
the most important thing to be con-
sidcred is the sanitary care of our
army as the coast zone, extending
fifty miles into the interior, is deadly
fol foreigners. our invading force, he
declares, must move out of this zone
without delay if it is to escape far
greater danger than that Of the enc
my's bullets.
ON the other hand. it is a cause for
congratuIation that the science of san
itation has made the problem of pres
CRYING health in the tropics simpler
than il WAS in any former time. Ma
jor Buell. =. Rogers, surgeon Of the
Second Infantry. Illinois National
Guard, says on this subject:
THE great problem for the army i'm
Mexico viii not be to fight the Mexi-
cans, but To- fight the mosquitoes, the
brdbuss the neas and the flies. Before
the medical department had reached
its present efficiency these enemies
would have been deadly, but in the
present campaign ! do not look for
them To bc So. our campaigns i'm the
Philippines, ! think, establish the con-
quest that We have made over infcc-
tious diseases.
Vera cruz probably will offer us
The greatest mosquito problem. Before
we know the part played by the mos
quito i'm yellow fever and malaria it
was impossible TO prevent outbreaks.
Now, however, the army equipment
provides nets which will protect the
mon. at least, at night, when the pests
are at their worst.
The army will have an advantage
by ms head, General Wood. having been
IA surgeon. He will realize the pri-
mary Importance of sanitation more,
probably than another commander who
had not had medical training. Men
cnIisting viii Doe vaccinated against
both typhoid and smallpox
Mexico city itself and the noun
tain uplands should give us little trou-
Die, for the altitude makes the tenn
pcraturc moderate and the general
conditions wholesome"
OF course there is vast difference
between theory and practice During
the preparations for the Spanish war
there were frightful conditions in some
.of the concentration camps, and many
splendid young fellows who never had
a chance 10 go out of the country lost
their lives. But there is "a far better
understanding Of camp sanitation than
there was sixteen years ago and the
American army will have valuable
asset IN the medical reserve corps.
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MEXICAN SITUATION sRleHTgNs.

Huerta has accepted the good Offices
of Argentina, Chill and Brazil to act
as mediators i'm the dispute between
himself and the United States, accord
ing to unofficial adyiccs from Mexico
city, and the outlook today is that the
trouble will be settled without further
bloodshed
The offer Of the South American
countries, which was accepted by this
government saturday night. came ct
an opportuue time for there was a
strong undercurrcnt in Congress FOR
more aggressive action in Mexico and
real war seemed imminent
The United states demonstrated its
faith In and friendship for the South
American republics by agreeing TO
place the controversy in the hands of
Argentine, Chill and Brazil and no
matter what the outcome the effect
will he to draw this country and the
republics to the south closer together
in their DEALINGS with each other. The
Latin-American republics will no.
doubt, have more confidence IN the
future in the good intentions of the
United States now that it is willing al
trust them and put into their hands
such an important matter as the Mex
fpap rputr,yarsy
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NOrWe9idnS i'm america
an Important Factor i'm
FdlherIdndS Centennial
Special Steamers Have Been Chartered to Convey Thousands
Across 0cean.Festvties Opening May IS Will Be
of Very Elaborate Nature

Christiana. Arril 27.-Thousands of
American visitors are expected here
during the summer to witness the cell
ebration of the centennial of the indie
pendence Of Norway from Denmark.
The celebration will also commemorate
Il hundred years Of peace on the Scan
dinavian peninsula.
An exhibition which will seek to
show the progress made i'm Norway
during the last century, will he opened
by King Haakon in Christiana on May
Is. Morse Americans have been invit-
ed 10 participate in the exhibition and
in the celebration generally. In a spe-
cial pavilion called Norway Abroad >
the Norwegians who have sought Il
home i'm America will show their
demonstrating countrymen the life they
lead in their adopted home.
The plans for the exhibition and fes-
tivities have met with great interest
and enthusiasm in the United States,
a substantial indication of which is
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throne and head Of the Hapsburgs. but
he has taken oath neither to make his
spouse, Duchess Sophie Hohenbsrg
empress nor to name their son heir
apparent. He is, however, showing "a
disposition To relieve himself from this
oath and the result is a deadly fcud in
the family circle, the great majority
Of the Hapsburgs taking sides against
him. II he persists after the death of
Franz Josef "A civil war is quite among
the possibilities and in that event a
rupture of some sort between Hungary
and Austria will probably follow, Hun
gary taking sides with Franz Ferdi-
nand and acknowledging Duchess So
phio as it's queen.
The fight among the Ilapshurgs Is
only one source Of danger. The hat
icds ana iealousics between Hungary
and Austria arc many and deep. and
arc as radical as racial fcuds between
the Slavs and the Germans can make
them. They involve matters of langu-
age and of shooling and even of re-
ligion. If the successor of Franz Josef
gains the imperial throne without an
uphcaval in the empire. there will he
relief and considerable establishment
in Europe.
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THIS DATE IN HISTORY,

l19i-Iiobcrt Prescott was appointed
governor Of Canada.
lSlS-Order of st. Michael and ST.
George founded
lo22-Gcn. L. :. Grant, famous soldier
aud eighteenth president Of the
L. s., born at Point Pleasant, -.
Died at Mt. McGrosor, n. ".
July 20, 1885.
lS'J-ArchbishOp McCloskcy of New
York was created Cardinal.
lSIG-Queen Victoria was made nm
press of India by act OF parlia-
mcnt.
1SS2-Ralph Waldo Emerson. noted
poet and essayist, died i'm Con-
cord, Mass. Born in Boston,
May 20, 1903.
lSy1-Sir Mackenzie Bowel resigned
the premiership Of Canada.
l9O6-Ellen Terry celebrated her jubi-
lee as an actress.
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Some Statistics
About Mexico
Area-565, 535 square miles.

Ared-Ob5io5J square miles.
.O63, 2O7. White, 20
per cent; mixed, l3 per cent; Indian.
SO per cent; foreign, one per cent The
foreign population in 1910 included ma
tives Of 40 countries, of whom there
were 10000 Americans, 5000 British
and 5000 Germans.
Capital, City of Mexico, population
1869. Subdivisions of the country:
For administration purposes the coun-
try is divided into - states three ter
ritories and the federal district.
Central states-Aguasculicn Dur
ango, Guanaiuato. Iiidalgo. Mexico,
Morelos, Peubla, Queretaro, San Luis
Potosi, Tiavcala and Zacatecas.
Northern states-Chihuahua Coahu
liza, Neuvo Leon and Sonora.
Coast states Campeche. Tabasco.
Tampaulipas, Vera Cruz, Yucatan Co
lima, Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mich
uacan, Oaxaca and Sinaloa
erritories-Quantana Roo, Lower
California and Topic.
Principal ports: Gulf OF Mexico
Vera Cruz; population about 10000;
distance from Mexico City 400 miles.
Tampico-Population 10000 22J
miles northwest of Vera Cruz.
atamoras-Population 5000; on
Rio Grdnde, opposite Brownsville, Tex
as; 2S miles from Gulf of Mexico.
Progrcso 800. state
Pacific ocean: observation-disclosures
ton $4,000; in state of Sinaloa.
Observation-Disclosures 5000; 200
miles southwest of Mexico city, SI-
line Cruz-Terminus of railroad across
lsthmus of Tehuantepec.
Northern frontier cities: Nuevo La
redo-Population $500; opposite La
redo, Texas. Ciudad Poi1irio Diaz--
Population 5000; opposite Eagle Pass.
Texas, Juarcz-Population 1000; OPP
posite I'll Paso, Tex; 1,223 miles from.
Mexico city. Nogales-Population
5000; opposite Nogales, Arizona.
Important interior cities: Torreon
Population $4,000; In southwestern
Coahuila. CHARACTERIZATION 81
900; capital of Durango, Zacatecas-
Population 10000; capital of Zacatc-
cas-; 900 miles north OF Mexico City.
characterization $1,000; capi-
tai of Guanajuato; $50 miles north Of .
Mexico City. san Luis Potosi-Popu-
lation $1,000; 225 miles northeast OF
Mexico City; about 200 miles from
Tampco: important railroad center.
Puebla-Population $4,000; G3 miles
southeast from Mexico City. on rail-
road to Vera Cruz. Pachuca-Popu-
lation 10000; 80 miles northeast of
Mexico City; on another branch of
railroad to Vera Cruz from Mexico
city. Guadalaj ara-Population $780,
900; 215 miles northwest of Mexico
city; on railroad to Mazatlan. OAK
aca-Population $4,000; 22O miles
southeast ofsMexico City; capital of
Oaxaea. Chihuahua Population 3d.
900; 225 miles south OF Ell Paso on
railroad TO Mexico city; capital OF
Continued on 5th Page, 9th Column.
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| the appropriation by North Dakota IF
$4,000 for the expenses of the official
participation of that state. Alfred
Gabrielsen has arrived To take charge
| of North Dakotas exhibit. Minnesota
and Wisconsin will also be adequately
represented, but in less official way.
An Interesting feature of the exhibit
of these states will be the publication
of special histories OF the states show
ing the strenuous work of Norwegian
pioneers who helped 10 build them up,
and the prosperous conditions under
which they now live.
Great tomecornin inc.
one of the most interesting festivi-
ties Of the program VIII he a great
homecoming gathering OF Norwegian
Americans, and preparations arc being
made To entertain at least fifty thou
sand people. Some societies from the
Norwegian states have chartered their
own steamships and will sail direct
from New York to Christiana. These
parties will he accompapicd by their
own bands. Americans are expected
To take a very conspicuous part i'm the
celebration, not only because of the
large number of Norwegians settled IN
America. but because of the good feel
ing prevailing between the two coun-
tries. The stars and stripes will &c
seen everywhere displayed beside the
red. white and blue OF Norway.
In the parade of May IL tie Dccorah
College band from DEBORAH, Iowa, will
march in the place OF honor. Under
the leadership of Professor Sperati this
band will tour Norway during the
summer.
The Fourth of july win he cclebrat-
eel with all of it's latest safe and sane
attachments. The celebration of Ann
ericas natal day will center about the
presentation of Il statue of Lincoln t.
Christiana by Governor Hanna Of
North Dakota. The governor will at
tend in person and deliver the unvCil .
ing speech, which will he followed by
a reception given by the American
minister. Albert G.. S;chmedman, at the
American club headed by T.. Herman
Gadc, a banquet, attended by King
| ilaakon and the diplomatic corps OF
| the capital, will bc held in the audi
|, forum Of the exhibition.
Centennial Elaborate.
1t is expected that besides the 400
American singers, who will come To
participate in the singing festivals.
the thousands Of unofficial Morse Am
ercan visitors and a host of their
| Norwegian relatives will unite in %
demonstration To show honor to u
country. which by Norwegians, is hei1
second in affection only to their cour-
| try.
The centennial will celebrate the
dramatic event which marked the be-
ginning of Norway's history as ma
ton. In 1914 as tho result OF the close
cf the Napolconc wars the great pow
ers Of Europe forced Frederick VI If
Denmark to give UP Norway, which
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point To the record or achievements of
our present chief executive and we all
have reason TO feel thankful that the
exalted position of governor is occu-
pied by man who is so incorruptlble
So approaehable and so mindful of the
peoples desires and interests.
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General Fanston captured Aguinaldo
and ended the revolt in the Philippines.
If he can devise some way Of captur-
Ing Hucrta our Mexican troubles also
viii bc over.
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: :. :. =. :. :. :. :. :. :. :. =. :. =. :. :.
: WAR MEMOIRS =
: BRING BIG PRICES. -
= !. !. :. :. :. !. - :. :. =. !. :. :. I. = :.

The sale Of Part III. of the late Mai.
William II. Lambcrt's library was con-
Guided at the Anderson Auction COM
pany's rooms. New York, recently. The
total for the days two sessions was
S6.32S, and the total for Part Ill So
S92. The grand total to date for Part
l., II. and III. is, in round numbers.
100000.
Gen. william Il. Shermans original
manuscript Of his Memoirs" bound
i'm four volumes. was bought by George
d. Smith for 5000. y letter by William
w. Appleton says that Gen. sherman
gave the manuscript to him after the
book was printed.
Dodd & Livingston paid $40 for
James Russell Lowell's privately print T.
ed ode Recitcd at the Commemora
ton of the Living and Dead Soldiers
Of Harvard University. July Il, 1865.
Only fifty copies were printed Tor pre-
sentation to the poets friends. This
copy has the autograph inscription,
"To Mr.. Bgelow with the Authors Re-
CARDS, 3rd Sept, 1855"
A fine Civil War letter written by
Gen. Robert IL. Lee To Gen. BraXton
Bragg and dated HEADQUARTERS, April
Is, 1864" went to a. rosburgh for $S2.-
so. A letter by President Lincoln, "Ex-
ecutive Mansion, March 10, 1851 To
the secretary of the interior. asking his
opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF pro-
visioning FIT. Sumter, was brought by
william Shines for $50. a...z~.. -,
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Never argue with a Mexican said
General Scott in 1916. The rule would
work just as well iu 1914.
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Mexico will fight to the last man
before it viii permit law and order to
be enforced.
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Mexico City Falls.

Three roads led to the capital, but
each was so well protected by the lay
OF the country and the military dcfens-
Us that Gen. Scott ordered his engi-
heers, Capts. Robert T.. Lee and George
Vs. Mcclellan, to cut new road lead
ing to the most vulnerable part of the
city. This was done. After much
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Continued on 9Th Page, 9th Column.
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INQUIRIES COST
BUNCH OF MONEY
Senate Investigations Resulted
in Big Expense to US.

Washington. March 26.-lnvestiga
tions of various sorts conducted by
the United States senate before Feb
ruary 9. 1910. and March 10, 1914. cost
the government $lG3,5l4.72. Senator
john Sharp Williams chairman of the
committee on contingent expenses,
furnished the figures u the senate to-
day and urged that investigation
should tie inquired into.
Among the expensive Investigations
We're the following:
cost of living, $500; first Lo"imer
inquiry, $l0,14t; internal revenue Gus
toms division, S4.1i4, needs of the peo-
pie of Alaska. Sl,717; second Lorimer
inquiry. Sl5,S66; postotiice department
S2,944; trusts $9.992; Senator Steph-
cnson's election. $l2,99S; Titanic disas-
ter. SS,3li; campaign contributions,
$S.O6S; disorders in Mexico, $7,4i2;
PAINT and cabin Creek coal strike, 81
937, and lobbying operations, $lO,159.
The senator merely submitted the
figures for the information of his col
leagues.