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Modest Programme Proposed In Re.
half II the Allies.

To TuE EDITOR or THE SrN-Si,' 7
venture to tell YOU what the Allies will
demand before peace Is declared. our
~ esideut could have the same informal
ton II he would do a little more read
ing and 4 ,i;tle less writing.
The Allies demand the return and
complete restoration OF Belgium also
thai portion Of France now occupied by
the Germans. together with Alsace and
Lorraine complete disarmament OF both
the German army and navy. with the
exception OF perhaps 100000 men as
patrol and police and about ten ships
~ patrol and lighthouse tenders: the
surrender Of al ships IN neutral ports.
the replacing ton FOR ton n bottom for
bottom of al ships sunk by their enc
mies AN indemnity OF $50. 000, 900 900.
together with TIE surrender OF all Colo
.ics III existence previous TO August,
1914 n conference MS to the future di-
vision and settlement OF the Balkans.
though all OF Trentino shall he coded
10 Italy and Constantinople and all Tur-
key in Europe to Russia other minor
divisions and settlements TO be made
In conference.
In return for the above | feel conn
dent that England will cede Ireland to
Germany as a colony. but the Irish now
in the United States must not be re-
CURED to give allegiance to Germany.
CAsPAR W. WILLIAMS.
Puli.ApELPHiA. December 26.
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The Reply From Berlin.

In IA polite way the German Cow
eminent refrains from disclosing to
President WILSON It's idea Of the
terms upon which peace might he
had: and In lieu Of specifications 1t
PROPOSES an immediate conference Of
%belligerents. The attitude OF the Al.
lies concerning such IA proposition has
already been made sufficiently upIar-
ent. They might consider terms def.
nitely stated they do not seem ready
To go into conference with Germany
at this stage of the war.
In n polite way Germany expresses
her willingness Ia Join the United
States. at sOine date after tho iermi-
nation Of the present hostilitie>, in
the exalted task Of preventing fu-
turc wars by the league process.
Germany. of course. 'loes not men
tion the Monroe Doctrine. II * left
Ia the Imagination whether her pro-
l0sal includes cooperation In the pre-
vention OF wars in Mexico.
1t Is well to keep clearly In mind
the fact that in volunteering the par
ticipatiOn of the United States In I'm
international league to enforce peace
on earth. the President spoke wiIhOu.
warrant from the only body which can
cOnstitutiOnally involve us In such
I'm arrangement the Senate, with It's
sole power to ratify treaties.
II Is also well tn remember that Mr..
WILSON spoke without warrant from
the party of which he Is the leader.
In the platform on which he was
elected less than two months ago Oc.
ours this declaration:
1.-The Monroe Doctrine Is reasserted
as u principle Of Democratic faith"
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DOM PEDRO AT NIAGARA.
Assisted by an Irish Adventurer, III
AutOR raphcd the Falls.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir' II
was with regret that | read OF the death
OF J. 4. O'kell.. Irish Member OF Par
lament. who was a clever man. He
spoke Spanish fuently and the last time
saw hin he was touring this country
with the Emperor OF Brazil, his wife
and son-in-law. He told me they treated
him like one OF the family and he was
having a royal good time.
one Sunday afternoon Dom Pedro and
the men of his party, with o'kelly, wen,
under tle Falls Of Niagara on the Cana
dlan side. n | accompanied them Dom
Tedro was like \ good naturcd boy who
wanted to see everything, lie was
anxious to write his name on the rocks
behind the falling water. but though u
tail man he could not reach the spot Oh
whio, he wished TO write: so O'Kelly
grasped him round the wals.. holsting
him up about n foot. and Z lent him n
pencil and he ~alecfully wrote. In his
ollskin suit. dripping with water and
with two front teeth missing, Dom Pedro
looked like the lone fisherman"
lie was so democratic that ! always
wondered why It was necessary 10 de-
throne him, II would seem as II he
would have heen content TO be President
instead OF Emperor II they l,ad given
him n chance. A. c. ID.
suMMIr, N. j., December 20.
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open to Russian shipping. In few Of
the European countries will the yield
be up to that Of normal years on nc
count Of the scarcity Of labor and n
reduction Of the acreage.
Despite the high price Of wheat the
area planted In the United States Is
not 30 large ~ In some other years.
Prehaps the most satisfactory expla.
nation for this Is the scarcity Of farm
labor. On account Of the high de-
velOpment Of machinery In this coun.
try we produce more foOdstuff to the
men employed than does any Euro
pean country. But, on the other hand,
we do not produce MS much to the
acre, neither do we utilize to the
same extent all Of cultivable
acres. Recently published reports by
most Of the Eastern States show
large tracts capable Of yielding good
crops under intelligent management
remaining idle and u~ndeveloped rear
great consuming markets. The pres
ent shortage In crops and the accom-
panying high prices emphasize the
necessity not only Of more thorough
cultivation. but also of making useful
more Of our great wealth Of prOduc-
tive soil.
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College Made Diplomatic.

New York University Is going Ia
teach diplomacy. The prospectus of
the new curse IL attractive. bur Ow-
ing TO the recognized tendency Of the
academic mind tn indulge In Obfusca-
tory reticulations Of ~ simple sub
ie,f" We venture tn suggest II few
fundamental principles for the gui.
dance Of the students:
Consular agents must study to he ID.
serving" Some Secretaries Of state make
this the supreme qualification. lFor def
milton consult neN spaper files.)
Diplomats Of this country are commis-
stoned TO the Service Of humanity. and
are not expected TO he narrowly .Ameri-
can. The diplomats Of other nations are
competent and sometimes willing to ma
n!pulate the International destiny Of
America.
In the dictionary OF diplomacy WASH
iSGTuS's definition Of '~entangling d.
lance has been superseded by = for
mula less elementary. We advance.
There Is no room In diplomacy for the
p%romptlngs OF sentiment which place
upon the life or liberties Of an American
citizen beyond our boundaries a value
equal to that OF his property.
1t IL expensive to demand salutes TO
the Flag from barbarians who would
rather he shot than bu!lled.
Equanim!ty may be conserved by re
Election that Il is only makers OF political
capital who reprehend intermittent EN-
bargoes on shipment OF arms over the
border and stock market leaks Oh notes
to European belllgerents.
Between friends there can he no last
word every diplomatic document may
have a postscript. and that can carry a
post-postscriptum.
The true concern OF diplomacy Is with
the motives rather than the results Of
the acts OF statesmen.
The New Diplomacy Is the child of the
Executive. DO not worry about the
Senate. 1t will be heard from when 1t
has stood all II ean,
Bearing In mind these simple truths
and others which each candidate for
the degree In diplomacy may easily
cOdify for himself, students may pre-
pare themselves for a straight march
10 the highest goal, selection as Per-
sonal Representative. With simple
reliance upon their own energies and
the kind Providence which tradition
ally presides over our fates and for
tunes, they may enter the service and
progress through the successive stages
OF emancipation from the natural law
Of cause and effect TO the ultimate
possibilities of the New Freedom. And
there are nifty months more Of Oppor-
tunlty for Its agentsI
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WHO PAYS,
Would Lower Canal Tolls Net Help
American ship Ownersi

n rur Er,r,, M Tue sus-s,,. I
am rather .urnr,sed that Char,es Al.
scbvsh s6ou,a .u~gsst thar American
s,.amsrs shouid psss through thu pan.
ANA Canal a, . iovv.r rats than foreIsr
.,.om.rs az That owing IN the higher
.,..o. ,h.y co,,,d ,nors .s.,,v comns,e
rI,b .a,d s~ors,orcr,
TIA ,ower raj. Of toll. would mt hahn
the Americ., .,.am.r. Al. IN. canal tolls
are pa,d nv The ultimate consumer. he
sa,a ultimate c-onsun,er 4, china Janan.
On. ph,,,nIn.. mr. A,.,rs,i, Th. Toll.
ar. .,,hsr avur.d In tho sr.i,ht rat. or
,bev anpe,r .enn rate IN The hi, Of n
,nv NJ ma,,.r hov m. calculates. the
nrice of n commodtv. .he freight ia
.daea ., ,ho or,.,no, co., " prens,d
ana 3, M, nren,Id Az If,,,maie Con.
,,,,.r ,,y. a. ,h. o,h.r and ,
10 Good. ar. .hi,,., "cos, :. The, cha
n.,eSar, r.nd.r. Mi. ,nvoice Tim, xav.
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breaking point by Mr.. MANN's pecu-
liar handling Of the McIemore resolu-
luton, which put his party OF the
defensive.
The minority leaders fulsome aud
suspicious praise Of Mr.. WILSON'S
peace note to the European belliger-
ents was the last straw. Captain
GARDNER saw no sincerity in 1t, but
one Of those foolish political diversions
for which Mr.. MANN has gained an
unpleasant nOtOrlety. He may or may
not stand for Prussia and Prussian-
lsm." as Captain GARDNER says. but In
every controversy growing out Of the
war Mfr. MANN has been found on the
side Of his German constituents in
Chicago while processing n pure and
lofty patriotism. Such tactics 10 not
enhance his reputation as the Repub.
lican leader, In fact cast n doubt upon
his ability to lead and inspire his
party.
When Mr.. GARDNER proposes u con.
ference 10 discuss policies for the fu-
turc his purpose plainly Is to d lsplace
the Hon. JAMES II. MANN as the Re
publican candidate for Speaker in the
Sixty.ffth Congress. What the n.
spouse to the appeal will he remains
to be seen. but II Mr.. MANN has alien.
atcd some Of his supporters by his
erratic and arbitrary methods as
leader Of the minority lie has only
himself to blame and must face the
music.
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stars Of Christmas.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir. Three
weeks before Christmas | put A mar
cissus bulb In a bow and kept 1t in a
dark closet for three days, watering It
daily, Then I placed It in a west win
dow, and on December 20 one OF the
stalks had grown fourteen inches above
its bulb and he tip took on the shape
OF a pod. ON the 24th the pod changed
its color from pale green to yellow. and
when ! looked at 1t Christmas morning
the pod was open, disclosing on hand
some green waxlike stems two six poirt
star flowers.
Ny Christmas presents consist OF a
pa.r ~ gloves. a necktie, an affectionate
letter from a lear relative, the usual
Merry Christmas cards from a host Of
friends, all OF which are fully appreci-
ated hut the best hat came to me was
the two pure white petalled stars.
They seem to give me inspiration and
courage to face the New Year with Its
uncertainties, 1t Is a good omen, and
! doubt II any one in New York received
a finer gift. That ! have returned
thanks to that One above whose won
drous works are on every hand YOU
have my solemn word,
WILLIAM FRANCIS.
NEW YoRk. December 60.
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Commenting OH the statement that
the marlborough lines In ten years
have carried a number Of passengers
equal to three times the population Of
the earth. the World cautiously r-
marks:
1T has been said that all the pc ,p.e
in the world could md standing room
in Texas"
This conservatism Is unjust To "a
state as loyal to the Worlds hero "a
the World itself. 1T has been said"
indeed! Every child In Texas knows
that the statement IL utterly made
qunte ~ 4 description OF the size of
the Lone star state. The population
Of the cnrth Is small. Even II 1t were
l.sIs, 100000. which probably It Is not.
MI hands could stand on Lake Cham
plain II that little sheet were safely
frozen over AMI each human would
have Il square yard Of space. All could
stand. with nearly three square yards
for each. On Long Island. There Is
one county In Tcxas-El rasO--that is
more than five times as large as our
little Long Island.
Texas II almost too big Ia he true.
It's square yardagc is 81. billions. Di-
vide the state among the worlds pop
ulation ami each would have 40
square yards. II the families were of
five persons each. every family would
have half an acre Of ground. 1t is
well known that an industrious family
Tan keep 3.l02 hens OH half an acre
and make ut least II dollar II hen.
particularly in Texas.
For the present. therefore. Texas
alone Is sufficient for all the needs Of
the world. 1t has size. an lntcrn-
. tionai border. and Colonel HovsE.
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In talking about the task confront
ing the United States Shipping Board.
the members Of which were recently
nominated by President WILSON. Mr..
.JOuN A. DONALD, one Of the Presi-
dents nominees. says:
II shall devote my SELF to the removal
OF all obstacles that keep American
shipping from holding its W with that
Of foreign countries. We need to re-
move all the disabilities. to enable our
shipping TO compete on even terms"
The principal disability under which
American shipping is conducted * the
cost OF labor and the cost If material.
which make the expense Of building
and operating American ships much
greater than the expense of building
and operating ships Of any other COM
peting nation.
There are certain we'll recognized
ways ~ meeting such II condition.
but they are not Ia he found In
details Of marine insurance and Scien-
tifc classification of vessels. which
Mr.. DONALD mentions. Nor do they
reside IN the more general shipping
atmosphere which, he opines. "would
he stimulating" They can. however.
be found In the acts and agreements
NJ all principal maritime nations. not
including the United States. Govern.
ment subsidies. import duties discrim.
mating In favor OF national ships,
Government loans nj low interest Ia
finance ship building and Government
mail and shipping contracts are the
principal features OF European poll
cies ia regard To the merchant ma.
rine. We may add that Government
competition with private enterprise
in the shipping industry is a policy
conspicuous by It's absence.
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The Enlightenment Of the German
Nation.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir: VIII
you be kline enough to grant me a
li.tle space in reference to your ed!-
torial article The Main Point or last
Sunday? referring TO the Presidents
recent diplomatic note for peace. you
say III the result Of the Presidents
move IL to make It plain to the millions
o: homes. sensible and peace loving
to stop short OF full reparat!on TO the
innocent victims OF the military policy OF
Germany's ruling class and adequate
guarantees for the future. then GER
,alnly the cause of the Allies will be
promoted In signal degree for nations
will not keep on fighting hopelessly to
cover mistakes and crimes OF dynastic
origin"
And YOU add that the real cause o.
the Tcuton peoples will in like man
ner be advanced III they can bu pause
for consideration OF the truth" and
mobilize moral forces long inactive
and ~ the way IL opened for increas-
ing acquiescence In the idea OF terms
Of peace. honorable because they are
just terms. however hard at first they
may appear
To those WHO have followed the
course OF the war sep by step. who
have seen its dark and criminal origin
emphasized and confirmed by repeated
acts o. unspeakable cruelty and wrong
OF the part OF the aggressors. 1t can
not be surprising. ~ II nevertheless
appears TO he TO THE Sun. that the
Joint o. view expressed by you in ;he
above paragraphs las not commended
Itself TO the British critics % Presi-
dent Wilson'S action"
Their adversary Is st!ll TOO danger
Gus to make a near %approac', ad,is-
able. That the German nation should
see his matter in all ia naked truth
were indeed "a consummation devoutlS
10 he WISHED. hut such enlightenment
hardly seems possible, judging from
the past. until that nation ha. been
forced into tic truth, tragic "A. that
course may Gcem.
q. FREDERICK ScHwAEz.
BosroN. Mass. December &c.
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Control hog. the River and Harbor
hog, loom the yet vaguely portentous
forms Of certain claims measures Of
Southern origin, Of which We may or
may not have more definite vision as
the ides Of March approach and the
urgency Of the graft raid increases.
1t is not a single porker the country
now beholds marching toward the
Treasury II Is a whole swinery let
loose upon the taxpayers.
What Is the country to do? Re-
mind the responsible leaders Of pint
form promises pledging the DemOc-
racy to economical expenditure and
the removal Of oppressive taxes? They
ARE long since callOused to SUCH up
peals to good faith, to party princi.
pie. to ordinary political common
sense. Point to the imminent def.
cheney Of a hundred and nifty million
Or 10. which the men In the saddle
ch%eerfully purpose to double for the
benefit OF themselves and their dis
tricts? Why. the cynical answer Is
already on their lips: What the Nick
o the Woods do we or our constitu-
cnts ARE about the deficiency, II Hsz-
nrd crossroads gets Its lucky chance
In the shape Of u $4,000 Federal
building and Akatcho Bayou inlet Il
put In the same class as the Panama
Canal or New York HarbOr! At.
tempt to show by arlthmetlcal dem.
o%nstratiOn that the Federal tax sys-
TEN. already on a war basis In time
Of peace, cannot stand the additional
burden? Again the answer Is on the
tip Of the tongue Of the man In the
saddle: Double the income tax once
more: the other fellows pay 1t and
we get the pork.
We confess we see little hope Of re-
s~trnining these raiders and defeating
these p%lunderers short Of n general and
powerful reawakcning of public senti.
mcnt In favor of common honesty In
the disposition Of the public money.
Make odlous the legislative hog.
Make the acquisition Of pork money
personally shameful to the men origi-
mating the transaction. and specifi-
cnlly 50 to the men aiding and abet-
ting or locally or politically profitlng
10y Ii. Make 1t II thing to he ashamed
NJ, even In the presence of the pork
hunters w. constituents. l. Is II
big job. but 1t has been done several
times In the history Of our republic.
Even the salary grabbers of the For
~ty-second Congress were whipped by
the lashes Of public Indignation into
such u state of contrition that many
Of them went whimpering back tn
the Treasury door to restore their
stolen dollars. II can be done again
by the same salutary II unpleasant
process; and The SCN invites the
honest newspapers of the United
States, without distinction Of party
nomenclature. to net In concert and Ia
net promptly and to act mercilessly, II
need he. rs a Vigilance Committee.
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To TUE EDITOR or TIE SuN-Su. |
read with great interest in one OF your
recent numbers that a French scientist
had succeeded by some sort of opera
ton in rendering the mules in the
French army unable to bray. and that
the result. was n protection To supply
trains. which were frequently discov-
cred, shelled and destroyed when the
army mule by his dolorous noise made
their whereabouts known.
WIN YOU please inform mo how this
operation is performed ! wan, to send
the information TO the family physi-
clans OF Dur present Secretary Of state
and his predecessor. VINpsN
ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. December 20.
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The Drawing on the Card.

TO II EDITOR o THE SuN-Sh; 7
have in my possession a carte de vlsite.
size 2is by ga inches, Of the late A, 4,
stewart as reproduced In THE SUN Of
December q. 1t was given TO me by
either John j. Luke or James A. Smith
abou, 1873 or 1875. at that time em-
ployed in the store, and it was consld-
cred II fine likeness Of his dress and
features, Many a time 7 watched him
walk In the Broadway entrance and walk
down TO the rotunda with his glasse. in
his hand and his hat on his head.
] was then told hat the picture was
drawn by one OF the employees and re-
produced by photographs. ! would be
glad to know when II was drawn.
may he too late or too early ms to the
time of receiving the card.
HUBERT i, MAIS,
New YORK. December 23.
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A FAMOUS MEAL.
General Marlon's Feast Of Sweet
Potatoes Lives In History.

To THE EDIToR or THE SrN-S,r' In
our article on Americas Most IA
nous Meals" ! am surprised that YOU 40
rot mention The baked sweet potatoes
gwen at a dinner by General Francis
Marion during the Revolutionary war 10
the British officer who visited him under
u nag OF truce at his camp In the Santec
River swamps Of South Carolina. II IL
related that the British officer reported
to Major Tarleton. his commanding
officer. on his return to the British caml
that i; was impossible TO conquer tbs
Colonists. because while they had Moth
ing but sweet potatoes to eat they would
still refuse to surrender and would con-
tinue 10 fight. l.. \ :
GnEESviLLR, s.. c., December -.
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TOM AND JERRY.
One Archaeological Finds Himself
OBLIGED 10 Go Back Thirty Years.

To THE EDITOR o. THE SrN-Sir: Is
"IIeartbroken' accurate wnen he "a =.
as in his letter in THE SrS OF Deem
Der -, tGat fifteen years ago every
cafe had eggnosgs and Tom and Jerrys?
My impression is hat they were then
already rare. | Saw traces of Tom and
Jerrys NJ the Harvard club In West
Forty-fourth street about fifteen years
ago the first OF mex, month. but
reached the spot too late to enjoy them.
I was informed that one Robert Camp
bell. now decca scd hut then a valued
employee OF the club. knew how to
prepare them. As far az | know he has
10 successor.
Thirty years ago gentlemen attendug
a celebrated institution Of learnin. near
the banks of the noble Charles IN
MlddleseX county. Massachusetts. used
sometimes tn find recreation in the
ancient pastime OF sleighins, Up a road
once called North avenue. beyond the
racks OF the Fitchburg Railroad and
on the right hand side was Porter's
Tavern. just the place 10 stop a sleigh.
Remodelled In ker ,!ng with that school
Of Interior architecture which sprang
from prohibition and no license. Por-
ter's Tavern had an inside room. This
inside room. though possessed OF doors.
seats, tables. walls adorned with pic
lures from magazines and campaign
posters dating back To Harrison and
Tyler. lighted with a lamp or gas jet.
had no window. II had. however. a
hole In the wall through which from
another room came Tom and Jcrrys. I
do not want 10 cause "iIeartbroken'' 20
weep again. but those Tom and Jerrys
~obtainable at Mr.. Porter's roadhouse
were delicious
Out In the Sleigh again, Mr.. Porter's
transients. very warm within. very
cheerful. would seek the Min Dam. the
Brighton Road. the Hawthorne and
Charley Perkins,. wonder IL others
OF your readers nave been there,
FisIBAIi.
NEW Nnpk Depenhpr ~
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WHERE BARNUM STARTED
memories "f the Early Day, Of III.
Great Show man.

TO THE EDITOR or Tue SUM r.,
FIRST renl Barnum circus was orr,r1.
IN $50 by Barnum In partnership vr
W, - coup activ" manager Dan c-
'elo' equestrian director. and Samn.. T.
iturd as financial man. This Wa
or Tie first railroad shows and lu.
We road In the spring Of 1870. t.n "a.
IN" Eastern circuit. In - or - "ll,
fhppodromc' was the name a. D..
SHOW, which was then much ,ularge,
ana included Roman chariot races
In NO the partnership above "rcferi,
10 was dissolved and Coup then ..
tahlisied The Aquarium" anorp.-.
me HarrigIn aud Hart ThsatI.
Fhitty-tfth street and Broadway. Tl.
is referred TO in the whale stor, o.
Your correspondent. Mr. Whitehead. who
however, has Ba'num confused WI
Coup.
In 1876 Bnrnum took as partrc''
John J. Natauns. Avery Smith. Gr r..
J., Bailey and Lewis June and then 'h-
show was known and ADVERTISED o.
The Greatest Show on Earth Ti.
hippodrome features Were modified 49,.
Wv 'T'"pilHiill'll IAN bS a lIt'' IL
circus. In 1871. ! forgot 10 mcril1,
there was a second Baruum show oG-
running independently Of "The H'gpa
dromc" and known as "Baruln
Worlds Fair" John O'Bricn was lr
owner and manage "f the "Wor.. d
Fair" All old timers viii agrcr v'.
mo that during these years RsruuW :
name was a household word t%hrourNpr
the country and his success as the sreat.
est American Snowman had then been
gained.
In the early SOS all elephant he.T's
ing to the London Circus" created .
big sensation by giving birth to 80
famous baby elephant then reported
to he the only one ever born in CAP.
tIyity, shortly afterward the "I.oui"
Circus became the property Of Jan q
A, Bailey and Jim Hutchinson Ba'.
mum, attracted by the baby elcphau' :
an advertising feature, then joined forces
with Bailey and Hutchinson. buying .n'
his former partners, TON ,luNEs
SEW York. December %.