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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-05
county commissioners.

IT,, lull board was in session on
"eSday and Wednesday this week
ness:
4, David Masenhimer, Westminster
Histrlct was sent to Springfield Hos
ar'%l' a,' Sykesyille, for treatment at the
NrEhse of the county.
award Oliver Dodrer, former
oG d"nty treasurer, has been appoint
ta collector of State and County
n" HIS lor Carroll county for one year
Hia 10 collect the taxes for 1916.
sai, I pond was fixed at $56O,0OO His
nenaos Will be $500 a year and ex-
nIan". ISes. Mr.. Dodrer will take the
~ We Vi IA tax collectors of the coun-
conNe me board has been notified by
diena"oller dip'roller Hugh McMullen that no
Dunt Dron will be allowed for the
for pt ,t payment of State taxes levied
lor The year 1916.
u, Marriage Licenses.
Pa imam B. Brandt, PHILADELPHIA,
@nu hal Mae Boyer, Frederick.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-05
Qualifications of County School Sup.
intendent.

No person shall be employed as
county superintendent, assistant su-
perintendent, supervisor, principal or
teacher unless such person shall hold
certificate issued by the superinten-
dent OF public education and for the
grade required for the position, but
any county of the State may require
as a condition of employment a high
er standard for a certificate Of a sim
lar kind and grade than is required
by the State.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-05

uy,, n@C LACenS6SS
Pa n I'd 3. Brandt, Philadelphia,
ala Hal Mae Boyer, Frederick.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-05
Control of Teachers.

The county superintendent of
schools shall nominate for appoint
ment by the county board of educa-
ton, all principals and all assistant
teachers, shall assign them to their
positions in the schools, transfer
them as the needs of the schools re-
quire, recommend them for promotion,
suspend them for cause and recon-
mend them for dismissal.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29


..GREENCASTLE. Ind. Sept. 29.-WIth
ten letter men at DE Pauw, prospects Tor
q. winning football team are considered
good. The new coach Is +. {. Buss, who
comes with "a wonderful record at De
troit Central High School, including II tie
game with Everett High, of Mass. last
wear. In the meeting of DE Paw and Pur-
due Mt Lafayette. Oct. !. he VII lace the
man who coached Everctt-tleo ODonncll.
now coach Of the boilermaker- Veterans
expected to return are Capt John Footc
drop-kicker, punter and half. Charles
Pence. half; Robert Woodruff. end: Mack
Wylis, end; Arthur Dunn, tackle; Ray
Northway. tackle; Forest Baumunk.
guard; Earl Lynch, guard; VIM. Tway.
center; Winfield Denton. guard Joe koy>e.
fun, dropkickcr and puntcr.
DE Pauw's schedule follow:
Sept. 30-Indiana nj Bloomington.
Oct. Purdue at Lafayette.
Oct.l4.-Franklin at Grcenca>ilc.
Oct. 21-Rose Poly 1T Tcrre IIoutc.
Oct. 2S-Hanover At Grccnca~tlc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

COLUMBIA, Mo, Sept. 2o.-With
thirteen of the seventeen letter men IN
school, and seven second string men fight
ing for positions on the team. Missouri has
the best football prospects in years. ar-
cording to Athletic Director Chester T.
Brewer and Coach Henry ". Schultz.
Bob Simpson. the famous hurdlcr. prob
ably will play ID the back field ii the
track coach permits his To join the squad.
lie j. the best puntcr and drop kicker
among the candidates. IL j. said.
The squad will include John NJ. Gil,ncr,
md: Harry s. Lansing. captain and center
Jesse l.. Greves. tackle: Clifford ID. van
Dyne. tackle: Cecil a. White. back: Frank
l.. McAnaw, tackle: Paul Hamilton. cen
ter; Anton S~tankowski. quarter; William
q. Muir. guard: Norris Rider back; and
William G. Preston. tackle. Groves j. n
drop kicker and McAnaw a punter.
New men are William Collins. half: W. r.
Bass. half; John Simpson. end III. Wood.
tackle. W. W. Weaver. guard: Joe Shy,
guard: q. G. Chandler. center: and Harry
Viner, guard.
Missouri's schedule follows:
Oct. central College 1T Columbia.
Oct. 14-Washington at Columbia.
Oct. 2l-Ames Mt Columbia.
Oct. 2s-Oklahoma al Norman.
Nov. i-Texae AT Columbia.
Nov 11-Kansas Aggies at Manhattan
Nov. 1S-Drake ut Columbia.
Nov. 30-kansas at Lawrence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
Best Football Season Predicted.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 29.-Rc-
ports from the ~various universities and
colleges in Indiana Indicate that the com
ing football season prohaly will he one Of
the best in the history Of the state. One
Of the Reasons FOR the prophecy j. the
employment Of new coaches. Three of
them are men with national regulations.
and will instill into the men under their
t~utelage new methods and confidence.
Purdue, Indiana University and De
Pauw all have new coaches who will at
tempt TO raise the standard of play. Cleo
O'Donnell, at Purdue. Ewald o. Stiehm mt
Indiana, and Edbert Buss at De Pauw will
have teams TO work will which have been
mediocre in the past few seasons. AL
though both Indiana and Purdue have Civ
en- good exhibitions neither has ranked
among the leaders in the Western confer
encc for the last ye;v or so De Pauw
also has felt the need Of new methods.
The other universities and colleges in
the state ahve not made changes. Jesse
Harper will continue ri Norie Dame. Pan
|Sheek is to train the Wabash Little
Giants again this fall. Gully Thomas will
direct the Butler eleven. John Thurbcr
will be at Franklin: Hal Mefford ut Rose
Polytechnic: Horace Whitcside at Earl
ham. and Coach Rider at Hanover.
Advance reports obiaincs for the var,
ions coaches while not making strong as
s%eriions a. to what will be done show u
spirit Of optimism. Each coach seems II
think he has on hand material which vii
give good accounts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
Rose Poly Season On.

TERRE llAUTE, Ind. Sept. 29.[The
Rose Polytechnic football season IL on
Athletic Director Hal METERS expects .
list of sixty from which to choose the
team n il finally will enter the season.
Following j. the schedule
Sept. 23-Ro-e Polytechnic Alumni, III
Tcrrc Hautc.
Sept. 30-Waharh ut Charlottesville.
Oct. 7-Washington University at st.
Louis. MI
Oct. 1i-Iianover College AT Hanover.
Oct. 2l-Dc Pauw College At Tcrrt
Haute. 44E rn.
Oct. 2S-Franklln College at Franklin.
Nov. Vanderbilt University ut NASH
vile. Tenn.
Nov. 11-Earlham College Mt TER,
Hautc.
Nov. 1S.-Bntler University 1T Indianap-
oils.
Nov. 25-Winona Aggic> AT Tcrrc Hauic
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
Southern Football TO Be0in.

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 29.-Southern
football history for 1916 will begin to-
morrow with nearly all of the prominent
college elevens in the field for points and
avluable experience. While most of the
scheduled contests are of n minor char
acter there are possibilities, nevertheless,
Of some early season thrills. Vanderbilt
will have a troyout with the Southwestern
Presbyterian university mt Nashville.
North Carolina will take on Wake Forest
at Chapel Hill, Washington and Lee and
Randolph Macon will come together at
Lexington, Alabama. will meet Birming-
ham college at Tuscaloosa. and the North
Carolina AggieS will play Roanoke col
lege at Raleigh. More in the nature of
practice contests will be the games be-
tween Kentucky State and Bullet at Lex
ington, Sewanee and the Morgan school
at Sewanee, Tennessee and Tusculum at
Knoxville, and Furman and Clemson at
Clemson. 4EH# t tt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
BORDER ARCRY'
IS ARMY PAPER
TROOPS At LAREDO GET NEWS
THROUGH "LATRlNE" AND
PICKET LINE PRESS"

LAREDO, Tex, Sept. 29.-DcSpite the
arduouS duties of camp life with numer-
Gus drills. hikes. studies and lectures, Ma
tional Guard~mcn along the Mexican Dor
her frequently seek IN outlet for their
plethora of energy. The latest effort in
this direction with the object of entertain
inc comrades in arms is crystalized in the
publication of II newspaper bearing the
title: 'The Border War Cry"
This publication, edited by men who n,
home occupy responsible editorial posi-
tons on various newspapers, contains mum
erous articles ''guarnntced not 10 be IN,
truth ~ other words, "alI the news unfit
to print"
a. i'm indication Of the %flippant charac-
ter If the news gathered through the 'lat-
rine" and picket line press service. tn,
following summaries will suffice:
"News that troops will soon leave FOL
home stations To he mustered ont of serv.
ice ?nd given six months extra pay: b.
rc-~i''ed 70 keep all their equipment, in
Guiding rifles. and carry firearms Mt al
tir~r~ thereafter in civil Efe.
iFHNti ntiitWtTu to lie III fOmpH rlmpn
cars De luxe with dinners amply provide,
with delicacies Of the season nj govern
m expense.
AM objection to soldiers taking cir
f. ~'a~ north on troop trains, it bein.
sirplated. however. that no man below
TX of sergeant can take more than tw.
friends"
" an offset to the news of the reci
meni'> call. AN article follows stating tina
Orders have been placed for the purchas,
of 900. 900. 600. 600 cubic wards Of brick.
for building barracks. indicating an indef
irite border service and that applicants TO
discharge will be conrtmariialei and giyer
from five to twenty-five wears PENAL servi
tude at Leavenwortb. Even the chaplair
does not escape the sharp barb of IN,
iccnoclastic writer. The publication Of tn,
soldiers Is immensely enioved by civilian.
as well as the soldiery and well serves il.
purpose-providins amusement for an idl,
hour.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
Shiverick With Maroons.

CHICAGO, Sept 29.-Fritz Shivcrick.
Cornell fulbaek, is practicing with the
Maroons on Stage field because his alma
mater has not vet opened her doors, fear
ing the infantile paralysis epidemic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

q
SPORT KETTLE

The worlds series will open Saturday,
October Z, according to President II. b.
Johnson of the American League. who A.
a member Of the national commission, j.
today ready to begin preparation for the
series. With the race a uncertain as' ID
is. no final action has been taken vet by
the national commission, Mr.. Johnson
said.
81 am certain, however, that the worlds
series will start on October ~ Mr.. John
son said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

Roy Corhan. a brilliant fielder. hut. like
the major leagues. has been released ~
Miller Higgins to the San Francisco Pa
ciic Coast League club Corhan always
has been a steady hitter in coast league
circles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

AUGUSTA, Co.. Sept. ga son was
horn last night % Nh. and Mrs. Tyrus
Cobb They now have three children. Two
boys and > girl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

Nov. l-ButIcr nj Grccnca-tlc.
Nov. 1l-Wabash at Indianapolis.
Nov. 25-Lake Forest at Gre~cncastic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

Recently invented stuffed animals for
children nave skins that can be removed
and washed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Results Wednesday.

Kansas City 4, 81. Paul g.
Louisville 6-5, Indianapolis so.
Columbus Is. Toledo z.
Milwaukee Minneapolis. rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

Followers Of the army football team will
have 10 be content with reading
reports; Of the Cadets opening gridiron
battle at West Point next Saturday with
Lebanon Valley. The public will not he
permitted TO witness the game owing "a
the quarantine restrictions still in force a.
n prccaution against infantilc paralysis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

Fights Scheduled for Tonight.
Pal Browns VS.. Matty McCue, 10 rounds,
at Eau Claire.
Fred Yelle vs. Nike Crowley, 10 rounds,
at Boston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

a new plane il provided with = lhield
for The hand 70 prevent i being bruised.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

The Wichita franchise in the Western
League has been turned over tn Colorado
Springs. which has wanted n franchise i'm
that circuit for many years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
The LEAGUE RACES
, NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results Thursday.
New York 90, Boston 90.
Philadelphia s, Brooklyn T.
No others scheduled.
Where They Play Today.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
Boston at New York.
Cincinnati at Pittsburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Thursday.

Results Thursday.
New York 4, Boston 2.
Washington 4, Philadelphia /.
Chicago-C Cleveland: rain.
No other games scheduled
Where They Play Today.
Chicago ut Cleveland.
Washington at Philadelphia.
New York ut Boston.
Detroit at ST. Louis.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING


WANTED-Lady stenographer. must have
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care Herald fl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

FOB RENT-Mcrcedes plantation. 300 acres.
good modern house and all improvements. t.
Z good farmer that has enough teams and i'm
plements to farm same Give references. Ad-
dress r.. r. Scobey, San Antonio. Texas. 3u3
n. Medina Sc. -15
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

POSITION wANTED-By a refined young
lady in office or similar work. Best OF ref
erences, experienced. Operates typewriter,
Undergoing course in shorthand hut not yet
competent. Speaks and writes both English
and Spanish fiuentIy. Address T., care Herald.
O IL III
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

CLERK wanted ut the Miller Hotel. Must be
n live wire. -,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29
K0DAKs AND SUPPLIES.

KODAK FILMS developed free. prints -
each, work returned in ~ hours. Write for
circular and sample prints. Bryant Studio
Fort Worth. -i3
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-09-29

WANTED Mexican boy about Is years old
who speaks English Apply H., Herald
tOHier. Q-D1-ff
The evening world., 1916-06-12
AUTO VICTIM FOUND DYING.
Car Tbat killed Man Did Not stop
After Accident.

A negro about fifty-six years old. be-
lieved by the police to have been John
Beardsley. a laborer, OF No. 92l West
One Hundred and Thir,y-sixth street
died in st. Ninconts Hospital early this
morning of injuries received late last
night. when he was struck by an auto.
mobile at Greenwich street and West
Twelfth Street
Patrolman DAILY of the Charles Street
Station found him lying near the curl
with a fractured skull and Or. Finnegar
removed him TO the hospital The auto
mobile had continued without stopping
and the police had no clue to its iden-
tity.
The evening world., 1916-06-12
SIGNALS NOT SET AGAINST
KERRIGAN, DETECTIVE SAYS
Towsrnan Grove Admitted It to
Him. White Tells Coroner
AZ Inquest.

Harry white. a Bronx detective.
testified before Coroner Flynn and a
jury to-day that Towerman t;ruv" Of
the lnterhoruugh Company admitted
60 nm that he did No, nav" Ia" sig
nails set gslivs' Mn'ormin Frank
ker-igan, vino lost his l'" IN tn"
rear cnI ~" crash al On" Hundred
and Fcity-niuh street and Tnird
Avenue. The do."c;,N's t"SiimUn.
was given at the beginning ~ M
INQUEST into i>,rrigdn death.
Detective Wnl'" SAID lac was on"
~ the FIRST on the scene. He mot
Tow rrnau Grove, who. when asked
uoiri blani u II" had Sct t1" signal
AGAINST Moturmnn kcrrigan, ad-
u!tt"d 4, man that II, had fgil"d To
a., So
That n. found the shades ot he
s!guaI room IN GrO"r's tower low
,rcd was another ur Whites state
ronts.
The evening world., 1916-06-12
70 KILL CAT COSTS DOG
HIS LIFE, MISTRESS 81
Feline Tragedy on Central Park
West Arouses Neighborhood and
lands Miss Rutledge in Court.

Mss dAlian Rutledge. nineteen years
old. petite, dark sand pretty, took her
English bulldog. Budweiser. out for
an airing At A. NJ. to-day. She had
been at . party. she said later in
rcourtA.0nd this was the first chance
ths poor thing had for an airing since
yaet4rday Afternoon. All went well
unAfl At Central Park and Sixty-sec-
ond Street q large gray squirrel leapt
ovAr the park wall, closely pursued
By Q cat. Budwetser broke from his
leash and caught the cat. Miss Rut-
Ledge ran home as fast as she could.
Windows flow UP as the cat howlcd.
Ali the neighborhood was aroused
Policeman Kelleshan ran ZIP. seized
the dog by the neck and finished 1t
cat was dead.
Kelleghan went to Miss Rutledge's s
home No. lO4 West fifty-eighth
Street. and served a summons upon
her for having a dog on the street
without muz1le. Magistrate Levy
listened TO her sad story in the West
Side Court to-day, She protested
poor Bud had muzzle properly on
when he left home for his last air.
ing
That's what they all say" ex-
claimed the policeman. The muzzle
was hanging loose from his neck
when l got him"
Two dollars fine" the Magistrate
decided.
Miss Rutledge shell bitter tear
and paid
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

Now that Senator Warren G. Harding
Is billed TO step to the front OF the stage
and make the keynote speech at the Re
publican national convention next month.
there is no use delaying any longer the
account OF Hsrding's first public appear
anCe on any stage
A person VINO announced himself az
marvellous world renowned hypnOtist
came to Harding's native town in Ohio
for A series OF performances. He Of
rered a prize for the member Of his audi
ence who should come upon the stage
and be mesmerized more successfully
than any Of the others.
Young Warren g. Harding promptly
stepped forward and the professor IN
dertoOk TO place him under hypnotic in
huenCe. The influence did not have any
great actual effect on Warren. but rather
than spoil the show he did all the anus
ing caprices that were requested Of him
He entered into the gay spirit Of the
thing SO well that he was a real hit. An
enthusiastic crowd rcprCse ntinE the
youth, beauty and chivalry OF the little
community gave him an ovation such as
was due a future statesman on his initial
public appearance. And the professor
unhesitatingly awarded him the prize,
consisting Of two silver dollars.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

Probably 1 get all told. a fair rcmunera-
tinn for my services"
Then what are you complaining
about" questioned Mccall coIdIy What
do YOU want"
~ want A regular salary. want to
spend it as l see ft without anyone hav-
ing the right to stop or question me. I
Uant-freedom."
Suppose" he flushed A trife seIf-con-
sciorsly. II should meet some girl that
I would want to marry. How could /
ever think of entertaining such an idea,
When am nothing more than a depen-
dent-receivinS only what you choose to
give2'
The old mans lips relaxed somewhat
from their stubborn set.
The day YOU marry" he said, "III
take YOU into partnership"
He turned back to his desk with an air
of having ended the discussion, and Jock.
knowing how useless it was to continue
when his father adopted that time-is-
money tone, went.
Meanwhile, Mccall scratched off his
signature to a basket of letters which
the stenographer brought in Then al
lowing himself a breathing spell at last,
he steoped to the window and gazed
meditauvely toward a group of factory
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

buildings over on the other side of the
river, belonging to his friend and COM
petitor. Peter Jordan.
The two concerns combined would
make one of the largest plants in the
world; and that is what he saw in his
minds eye already aCcOmplished-a mann
moth establishment, which under the
name OF Mccall, would be carried on by
his grandsons and great-grandsons.
Jordan had already given tacit consent
to the plan; for Jordan had no son to
succeed him and was very willing that
his only daughter. Gertrude. should marry
such steadysoing, dependable lad as
Jock Mccall.
jeremiah decided as he rubbed his thin
hands together to bring the matter to
head. He stepped to the telephone and.
calling up his home directed his wife to
invite the JOrdans. father and daughter,
up for dinner some evening that week.
1t never occurred to him for a moment
that Jock would enter objections to the
proposed arrangement, any more than it
had to Jordan that Gertrude might have
other ideas as to the disposition of her
hand-ideas not unConnected with a GER
tain handsome young foreman in one Of
her fathers shops.
Mccall never doubted that Jock would
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
Churches in China

At Dazis. in Chusan Island in Eas,
China. when there was dificulty in rent
ing a house for Gospel work and ther,
was some talk Of giving up the Baptist
mission there. native Baptist Christian
made up their minds 10 put up a build
inE OF their own. A lot was purchased
men OF the church leveled the ground
their esrnestress attracted the attention
and help OF their friends. and now the
building is complete and paid for There
in z large auditorium, a day sChoClroorn,
living room and guest room for the pas
tor. outside rooms for stoTeroom. dining
room. Kitchen. upstairs six Eood-slzed
rooms. the vcrsnds running the full
length OF the house. and all this without
any expense TO the missionary society
In one place a Baptist school meets in
a Confucisn temple The Rev. George r
Whitman the principal writes The
classroom was dark and cherries. M
singing was allowed. but the voice could
be raised 10 any pitch iu PRAYER or in
struCtion. For 4 time during the bad
weather. we moved the class into the
main hall where the 900 OF lters tUrs
presided. He sat in solemn state while
we talked Of things beyond his ken -
The Christian Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

lifting of the hat and a word of greeting;
but she turned as II upon impulse, and
fell into step beside him
Father and l are invited up to your
house on Thursday" Gertrude said now
with a significant twitCh to the corners
OF her lips. It's to be sort of engage
ment party"
engagement party?" Jock repeated
vaguely.
Yes. A kind of opening gun to ar
range the marriage between you and
myself"
Jock halted abruptly and stood back
staring at her.
The marriage between you and my
SELF he gasped incredulously. Good
Lord"
Gertrude hurst into a ringing laugh OF
sheer amusement
"Flatterer," she Knocked. Really, Jock,
you couldn't look more horrified If | had
told you that you were going to be cleo
troCuted. What's TIE matter with me
anyhow? l think ] would make a wife
for any man to jump at
You want me to marry YOU" he said
fcebly.
phatic in her disclaimer as himself 1T
isn't what you or 1 want that I'm bother
ing about. It's what our two fathers are
after.
let those two old men scheme and
plan all they please. They can lead US to
the water. but they can't make us drink
not il we both make up our minds to it.
Then she stopped and scrutinized him
sharply in the light of street. lamp.
Jock Mccall" she exclaimed, there S
another girl"
How did you guess that" he STAN
mered
''Why. from the very look of you
hadn't the chance to see your face plain
ly before. Oh, glory" she cIapped her
hands. Now I know | can count on
YOU"
SO with perfect Understandings es-
tablished, he escorted her to her gate.
and then went on home to report his
success in obtaining the release to his
father.
1t took me longer than | expected, -
he said, and it cost me the full hundred
dollars. but l finally argued them into
signing"
1t was the first time he had ever de-