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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-02-06
HOW NATION COULD FURNISH EMPLOYMENT s

Arthur. Brisbane in New York
Evening journal. ~
It a man owns farm and five
or so horses, he knows that the
important thing is to. keep those
horses working.
As late in the fall as possible
he plows and harrows. And as
early as possible in the spring he
is plowing and narrowing again.
. In the winter time he hauls in
cordwood, hauls out manure,
brings in cornstalks from the dis
tant fields. He knows the horses
must eat. He knows that it is bad
business if they do not work.
The successful farmer, re-
spected by his neighbors and by
himself is he who keeps horses,
men and everything else working
and producing.
Uncle Sam is a farmer. Human
beings are his horses and work
ers. - r.
And Uncle Sam and those that
represent him should be ashamed
when the workers are idle. -.
They must all eat; they should
all work. +: ,As IL
There is plenty of work for
j, them to do. The country needs
1 roads. The swamps need to be
drained. j, ...s .5s.. n. g.s5 !.
Desert places need to be irrii.
gated. Canals are needed thou.
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York city, prosperity greater for.
the New Jersey farmers:
But there is no brain to dig
that little canal and tens of thou
sands Of men sit idle, machinery
is rusting. .-~-, y TILL. 8.
: We need government owner
ship of railroads-more railroads,
better managed, lowest prices,
better pay for workers. 49,
IF you ask, How could the
government pay more and charge
lower prices?'' your answer is
very simple Ill ..st :, + $sl-. +.
One single railroad the New
York Contra lis paying an aver
age Of 6 per cent on at least
$500, 600, 900. ....5.;. i. =.
Six per cent on $500, ,ooo, 600 is
SIS, ,000 600. 5...
The government could borrow
that money at 8 per cent and save
Sc, ,OOO, 600, sI:5.'# .
All the railroads shed tears re-
Gently because, under q decision
Of arbitrators, the wages of.East;
sern railroad workers were raised
q total amount Of $6, ,OO0, 600 q
year.
The railro Dads said they could ldn't
live il all to together in the east
they paid Sc, ,0O0, 600 more for
wages.
But tle cove ernment 81 tie
United 81 4 AZ 6 eo5ll q aye q IS 0o0,'
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ing up to certain foolish fetiches
Of the past. - = -
They have been very fond Of
saying, *'We must not pauperize
the people, r. .
It isn't pauperizing a man to
give him a chance to work for his
living. =
These politicians have been
very ingenious in discovering
ways Of taxing the people. And
when times are hard and busi-
ness is bad, they invent. new
taxes. - 5"&>
They might just as well use
some. of that. wonderful. brain
power in finding work for the
people to do: And they could
find it. L, -. r. ,>-.".s :, -.
Plenty Of Work to Do. ~.
/ Think Of the things that this
country needs that the idle men
could do. ..s. 5.:=:zst:@. 4. == :: .44
We need a. waterway from the
city Of; Chicago 10 the Glllf Of
Mexico to Be able to carry the
biggest ships. ~; . .,,@ =s: 55.s. 4 !. 4. /.
That would give work to hun:
dreds Of thousands Of men, to all
LOT our machinery from Panama
and to lots of other mac chinerry,..
And it would pay for itself and
1.-THE goyerne could afff ord siit
ake the nsgs tied ma badly
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able to work. If he has a good
heart, he gives horses too old to
work good pasture.
We ought to work all our able
men, old and young. And we
ought to give those too old to
work and who have rendered
faithful service, pension, in
place Of the. good old horses's
pasture.
In New Zealand. ;
In New Zealand, at time when
the crops need to be moved, the
government stops public work
that : those engaged in public
work may be driven to the work
Of the crops.
And when there are men idle in
one place and men needed in an
other, the idle go to the place
where work is needed on the gov
ernment railroad. If they get: en-
ployment they pay for their
transportation: with part of the
money earnedl And if they can
not get employment the govern
ment railroad brings them back,
and it doesn't cost them any
thing ..s ,s... 4 =:z.<,5 s.=5
Paternalism, = do you ysay9
!" Comm sense" we say. II
The trouble with our kind Of
government. is that it has been
managed BY gentle lemen chiefly
'1's devoted Y E,lt1 to gettinl office, and iY.
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W|SIC0|lS|N[ABOR
.T0F||G|H|T ]. ! Git FOR t LAWS N
State Federation Drafts Bills To
Equalize Rights of Labor .
.. With Capital.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. 5.-The
decision of the United States supreme
court in the Kansas case, wherein
statute prohibiting an employer from
compelling an employe to agree not
to join a union was held unconstitu-
tional, serves to call attention to the
necessity for remedial legislation in
Wisconsin, according to the Milwau-
kee Leader. ~.
The decision knocks out similar
statute in Wisconsin, law which ap-
peared to be a prote ection to laboring
men in their right to, organize. With
the elimination of this and other laws
supposed to protect laboring men,
the position of labor before the law
becomes clearer.
The right of employers to organ
ize and conspire, to wipe out organi-
zation among laboring men, adopting
any methods they please, is upheld
as a right granted them by the con-
stitution. -. =. :. -. =. =. =
Workers Lose Rights:
The right of employees to act in
combination is nullified by court in
depreciation, as their acts are held
to be an injury to- the business" of
the employer. d.
Employers weapons, the black
list, lockout, and private police are
legalized In every instance. En-
ployes' weapons, the strike boycott
and peaceful picketing, are subjected
to the test Of whether they are un-
dertaken with proper motive, and
in the cases most important to effec-
tive labor organization, they fall un-
der the ban Of the law, as at present
interpreted. r ,i, -.
: This condition Of affairs will short
<ly be brought to the attention Of the
legislature by the proposal of several
bills BY the Socialist sgroup, which
VIII abolish the law of conspiracy, as
applied to both e1nploye and en-
ploye. ~: :.
|. : Blacklists, boycotts,r strikes, lock-
outs, in fact every act which is now
legal, when done by a single indi-
vidual, is to be legalized, when done
in. mbination. ~.
Would Equalize Struggle. 2
f: The bills bear the unanimous in
dorsement of, the State. Federation
of Labor, with all it's allied unions.
Laboring men have long recognized
that combinations of employers are
free to act without any restraint, and
if the right to- organize is to mean
anything to laborine men, they must
enjoy, the same rights.
The. present legislature is to be
given an opportunity to place capi-
tai and labor on an equal plane be-
fore the law in the Industrial strug-
GLE A. -
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Mere Numbers of Men Out of
Work Not Very Important
Says Expert. 49,.
NO SUCH THING AS STAND.
ING ARMY OF UNEMPLOYED
Waves of Depression Create Un-
employment and Cause De-
gradation of Men.

Recently a new paper correspon-
dent set out with the idea of getting
inside information on the unemployed
problem -" 1nc1dent1y he called on
DIR. William p. Lierson formerly su-
perlntendent Of the state employment
bureaus Of Wisconsin who is now con-
nected> with the United States Com
mission on Industrial Relations. Mr.
Lierson is. generally known to POI Jess
more real facts ON the unemployed
problem than any other man on the
commission. The following questions
were asked Of him which he answered
in most Interesting manner:
Can you estimate the number oI
unemployed in the 20 largest cities
in the United States?'' asked.
NO." he said, and if I CO d I
wouldn't. It isn't important"
: gaSped! For weeks had een
hearing stories of the hundred Of
thousands out Of work this win r.
ghastly stories most Of them-ands pr.
Leiserson said the number wasn't M
portaht.~
Many are Cold and Hungary.
But there are hundreds of thous-
ands out Of work in the country right
now," said. "Many of them are cold
and hungry. What are you going to
do about it?"
They and their women and chill
dren must be- fed and clothed and
kept warm by charity. How that is
going to be done I don't know. I'm
not that. kind of doctor. The work
of the industrial relations commission
is not that of applying salve to the
wounds labor already has suffered: II
is that Of showing in detail how the
people can prevent the infliction 1of
such wounds In the future.
Now you cannot reach any such
end IS that -by estimating the. round
~ @uf ff=zthose whe hopper to be
out. of employment right now Take
the city of Chicago, for instance. we
don't know. anything about the un-
employed in it. We don't know where
they live. We don't know where they
came from. We don't know why they
are unemployed.
The Fundamental Thing.
Suppose you had an estimate OF
their. number, what would you have?
0dy G. 1e" HuluTeQ CHOuSanQ men
and some would be without legs and
some without luck; some would be
men of character and some drunk
ards; some would be big; husky
eager men and some physical wrecks
7 incapable Of a days work.; some
might be going back to work tomor-
row and some might never. be going
) to work again. Any liar who could
figure could take your estimate and
prove anything by it. You've got tu
! get down to the fundamental thing
T. "Yes," said. "And what is that o.
Unemployment" he said.
Unemployment makes the unen.
ployed, and, therefore, you must
study unemployment. = And when you
:. do, the first thing you find out i.
that unemployment is caused pri.
marily by the irregularity Of indus.
try"
r. isn't the number of the men Out
i,r <Cnntiu1od ~, Do~n
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Court Upholds Decision Of Judge
Cant. Gives Company On
questionable Rights. 6 6
SUIT ENTERED INTO &.
!: AGAINST ADVICE OF M. q.
Case, Stands As Evidence That
M. o. League Only Civic
Body to Depend On.

In decision handed down by the
state supreme court last Friday the /
Duluth Street Railway company was
given complete victory over the city
in "a suit brought by those who are
ership league. .Sa
> The suit which the city started
against the company to invalidate the
franchise was commenced in 1913
when the bond issue of 100000 for
the erection of g. lighting plant was
pending. The crowd then in control
were opposed to the bond issue and
entered into this suit contrary to the
advice and opinions of the municipags
ownership advocates. This decision
is . vindication Of the ability and in-
telligence Of the men back of the
league and should convince the, cit-s
liens Of Duluth that the M. O. men,
otherwise known as the 'the istaff'.
are the only men upon whom Duluth
can depend for a wise handling Of city
problems.
Franchise Expires 1891.
According to the ruling of the court
the Duluth Street Railway company
is operating on; the streets Of Duluth
under a~valid and existing franchise:
which expires Oct. II, 1881.
The court of last resort affirms the.
judgment and order of the lower
court in dismissing the quo warranto.
proceedings instituted by the state, az
the instance of the city, to test the.
validity of the legislative franchise
- ~
pany in 1881. q. @s@ s3s
The case was begun in district
court a year ago last October. judge
Cant rendered HIS decision In the caaa
last. May after having the matter uli-.
der; sadvisement about five 3 s.
!, An appeal was taken from Judge
Cant's decision and the supreme courk
today disposes OF the appeal by afx
firming the position of the trial coure
The. supreme courts opinion war
written by Commissioners III. B. DibelI
former Duluth district Judge.
The quo warranto proceedings wer4
instituted in the name Of the stats
of Minnesota by the attorney gen3
erals office at the instance of the
city Of Duluth. The writ required the
company to come into court and show
l
by what warrant or authority it
claimed to be operating upon the
streets of Duluth. @@%Es5ss.
Array Of Legal Talent.
"A brilliant array of legal talent APP
peared in the case. On the city's side
of the case were j. c. Netheway,. as
sistant attorney general, Davis, Kei-
logg, Severance & Olds of St. Paul,
Francis w. Sullivan of Duluth and
City Attorney Harvey Clapp. The
traction company was representa-
by Washburn, Bailey & Mitchell,
Thomas S. Wood and Henry r.
Greene.
Before the case was tried in dis.
| trict court, there were several pre-
| liminary skirmishes in the Federal
court, where an attempt was made
to secure an injunction against tho
city to prevent it from proceeding to
| trial with the quo warrantos action.
s@ CONTINUED on Page 6.) ~
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FAVOR. STATE INSURANCE.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb .5.-The De-
troit Federation of Labor has gone
on record as being opposed to the op-
GRAFTON of private insurance business
in connection with the state employ
er's liability and workmen's compen-
Unionists urge that employers be
compelled to insure with the state,
and the members and officers of the
federation are called upon to refrain
from having any connection with cas-
ualty companies.
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wv on one s,ngle lnterest cnarge
.on Que slnele railloau. Anu Is S.
Woulo I!,, nave rates OF increase ene
Wages M sun. lur rtner:
W neeu government oWngr- l
sup - rallroaus, il u snips' = Stele-s
efdRns 8 ano 5.eiepnones:
]. we neeo 20 nave tnis Dig goy-s :.
erhment e ana tne lnGenngence oI5 9ll5
me people go TOT Of !. az cne peoples PIG
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W0MEN's VOTES BLAMED
~ BY BREWERY BANKRUPT

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Woman's
suffrage and a rapid change in pub
lie sentiment causing q 35 per cent
decrease in the liquor business was
responsible for voluntary bankrupt
cy proceedings against the Ernst
Tossetti Brewing. company, Secre-
tary William II. Boetter said. Boet-
ter also: blamed the war. .
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. The strongest bond of
human sympathy outside
the family relation should
be one uniting all working
people of all nations ton
cues and kindreds-Abra-
ham Lincoln.
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FL. WEBER HAS BILE
TOC!URB INJUNCTION
Milwaukee Assembly to Have
Backing Of Organized Labor
on Measure.

A bill providing for Limitation in
dispites was introduced in, the AS
sembly at Madison last Tuesday by
ASSEMBLY pa = ran IL. u V!pleber 5Of
Milwaukee. 'S'
In the last session of the legisla
ture similar bill carried in the as
sembly by vote of SO to Z but was
killed in the Senate by very close
vote.
Property Rights Defined.
The bill defines what shall not be
considered as property right, for
the protection of which injunetions
may be issued. The right to carry on
a business at any time or any place,
the right to continue or to assume to
create relations between employer
and employe are not to be considered
as property rights, for which the
courts Of this state may grant injunc-
tive relief.
The bill further defines the mean
ing of the word conspiracy in trades
disputes, providing that acts, when
done in combination, shall be legal,
if they are now legal, when done by
a single individual. The bill gets
right at the heart of the injustice to
which labor organizations are now
subjected due to the assumption by
the courts of the right to pass upon
the motive, which actuates laboring
men, when they act in concert for
their common good.
Without the passage of this or a
similar bill, labor organizations will
continue to be at the mercy of the
courts.
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In as much as most good
things are produced by la
Dor, it follows that all such

way AV AO4A~Vv6 VAASSO CSA3 0GA~AA
things: of right belong to
those whose labor has pro-
duced them. But it has so
happened in all ages of the
world that some have la
bored and others have with
out labor enjoyed a large
proportion of the fruits.
This is wrong and should
not continue. To secure to
each laborer the whole prod
uct: Of his labor or. as nearly
as possible, is a worthy OBJ
ject of any good govern
ment.- Lincoln.
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Continued on Page 6.)
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IS 1eoFss - ea1 TIT -lae1ks assis stanee,
]: Agatn9t Tie wreA9s that need resiat-
00oe.
Fsr The f.trre IN tie distance,
szsi* (I2 AAA the g0oA that we scans o.. i
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1915-11-13

Parish at folio 7ss ct sso e III.
lows to wit:
a certain tract Or body III la4d,
situated in this parish. AZ
miles from and below i
right descending bankTof the
Black, having a width Of 10 acres.
more or less, and q depth comn1enc
ing at the back line and running IT,
wards tho Bayou Black fourteen
acres, bounded In front BY the NJ.
mainder Of the property tsof vsndSr.
and above and In the rear Nv land
of purchaser, and below by George.
Mathews: this sale being made sub
ject to the rights Of way contained
in the act Of purchase by said ven
dor from r. r. Brown and others Oh
January 20, 1892.
Terms cash IN u. s. Currency.
A. w. CONNELY, Sheriff.
Houma, La. November q, 1876
F, B. Freeland. Attorney.
To- LI LE
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
Goth. Judicial District Court.
Parish Of Terrebonns
William f. Mount
Versus No. 7718
Greenwood Pitg. Il Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Be it. known and remembered, tina,
by virtue OF and in obedience to a
writ OF seizure and Sale, emanat
Ing from the above named Court in
the above entitled and numbered
suit and to me directed, same being
OF date, October 2s, 1915, I, A. w.
Connely. Sheriff. duly sworn ana
qualified in and for the Parish OF
ierrebonne, State of Louisiana
lave seized and taken Into my pos
session and will offer for sale at
pubic auction to the last and high
est bidder at the front door of the
Court House in the City OF Houma,
La, on
Saturday December IL, A. d. 1918,
between the hours OF IL O'Clock A.
NJ, and 4 o'clock P. NJ, the follow
ng described property to wit:
A certain tract OF land
n this parish, on the right descend,
ng ha1ii Of Bayou Black, known as
ne c~aruther's tract, being section
Is, 81 and llG, Township Is South
Range, 10 East, aggregating and
containing 400 acres In superficfes.
more or less; together with all the
buildings and improvements there
rights, privileges. ways, servi-
tudes and advantages %thereunto an
pertaining or in any wise belonging.
and all mules. wagons. carts, plows,
and agricultural Implements ana
utensils thereunto belonging or ap
pertaining.
Less a portion thereof sold TO al.
bert Stark 4 Brown Cypress %.
Ltd. April II, 1902 of record III
Book WV, folio 7a6
keq., containing lao acres. more
q ess; inciudtng apx ana ali iands
soAi by N. ]. Bodin to and said Green
Woed Planting & Manufacturing co.
Ltd, on April III, 1909 Nv act bc-
3. c. Wurzlow, Clerk, includ.
ms possession Of same.
The aforesaid portion sold to Dl-
bert, Stark & Brown Cypress Co.
Ltd. on April II, 1902, IS recorded
n conveyance book WV. of this
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WARNING

Notice has been brought to
our attention that some per-
son or persons have been TAX
ing the liberty to post or tack
paper on our bill boards with
out permission. Please take
notice that any one posting,
lacking or otherwise attach
ing paper, signs or any other
material on the said bill boards
without. permission will be
prosecuted according to law.
1t is forbidden to deface any
OF the posting on the said
boards, and any one doing SO
will also be prosecuted &C
cording to law.
Respectfully,
KURTZ ADV. SERVICE,
P. F. kurtz, Mgr.
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FOR SALE

My residence in D%aspitviile, a,
reasonable price, on easy terms.
Six rooms. Apply to H. Hebert,
Houma, or to me direct.
Albert Hebert, Hammond, La.
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FEED. OUT YoUR HOGS SIX
WEEKs n

IN every lot OF hogs on feed two
Or three fatten quickly and actually
eat less than others. II Ill would
fAttsn like these. the entire drove
would b ready for the market six
weeks earlier. and to save six
weeks feed 10 IN item that you
fully understand.
The hos that fsttsns easily must
b In prime physical condition. The
B. \. Thomas Hog Powder is .
conditioner for hogs. 1t keeps their
system clean and healthy and en-
sblss them to fatten quickly with
at falling . prey to the usual dis
eases Of hogs. Ths B. A. Thomas
u not stock food. It's straight
and we took the agene..'
because 1t enables you to feed cut
your hogs much earlier.
Tor Sale BY
HOUNA RETAIL COMPANY, NC.
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NOTCH

The public = hereby notified that
hunting. fishing. moas-pieking.
trapping and otherwise respaasing
on the Waubun. st. George and
Julia plantations u positively pro-
hibited under penalty OF the law.
O. n. LANDRY, Manager.
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And For Three Sunmsrs Mrs. Vim.
cent Was Unable to Attend 10
Any Of Her Homework.

Pleasant Hill, N. c.-"T suffered foi
three summers" writes Mrs. Walter
Vincent, of this town, land the third and
hast time, was my worst.
had dreadful nervous headaches and
%prostration, and was scarcely able 70
walk about. Could not do any q my
housework.
also had dreadful! pains in my back
1ad sides and when one Of those weak.
shaking spells would come on me, |
weuld have to give up and lie down,
sntl Il wore off.
was certainly in a dreadful state Of
health, when l finally decided to ny
Cardui. the wonan's tonic, and l firmly
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DON'T DRENCH HORSES

Use Farris Colo Remedy. Sim
~ drop on the horses tongue
with the medicine dropper that y
furnished with every 50 cents bot
~. Cures fi~fty-nins tinass out
sszty. md M women en- Eiys
y wHn9 you are away. Monsy
back 4 II fails.
Tor - y
RsrAn oohFANY, mo.
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NOTICE

The tax rolls fort1915 having been
filed In my office, | am now prepar-
ed to receive payment for taxes.
A. w. CONNELY, Sheriff.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE
One light bay mare, II hands
high, six ysaS old. Daughter OF
cecilliAn Chief. Jr., Greg. Stock.
8peed 2'37".
Apply to
George FAlsut, Gray, Ia.
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LIQUOR NOTICE
Notice ID hereby given that W
have applied to the Police Jury OF
.Torrsoonne Parish for ! license to
conduct . retail liquor business ct
Moiss Settlement. on Bayou Black.
TOUPS BROS.
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NOTICE

Notice Il hereby given that l have
applied 70 the Police Jury OF Ter
rsbonns Parish for a license TO con-
duct = retail liquor business {
ChacahoulA, La.
B. J. BouDREAux
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NOTICE

Hunting and trespassing OF al
Kinds. and fishing in Brush IslAnt
3ay, 70 hereby forbidden. Warning
y given that violators will be dealt
with according to law.
JOHN A. BOYEH.
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FOR sAID-A, BAR0A,y

FOR aALE-A BAR0AlN
One Six draw National Cash Reg.
lister cost $65O.00: One four draw
National Cash Register cost $500.
90. Reason--adopting new sys-
tenn.
Apply to
HOUMA COURIER.
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WANTED

We require . responsible business
man In each locality to represent
-. The Dswsy Drainage Exoavat-
iaS Company. woodward Building,
WAhhseon. D. G..
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HoUnA RETAIL COMPANY, NC.
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LIQUOR NOTICE

y. J.
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RErAn ooMFANr, M