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the original requirement Of two months
annual military training for young men
between the ages Of IS and q, provision
requiring every able-bodied male citizen
of the country TO undertake a siX-months'
course Of military training during the
year in which he reaches the age Of is.
In the case Of young men who have
attended military academies, credits up
to a maximum OF two months exemption
will be allowed against the siK-months'
required course.
Although the measure does not impose
any direct penalties on young men who
refuse to take the training. II provides
a penalty OF hne or imprisonment. or
both. for any individual. firm or cor
poration who employs any young man
above the age of IS who is unable to
show a certificate from the Federal gov
ernment that he has taken the course or
has been exempted.
The bill provides that the President
shall annually decide which Of the num-
Der OF recruits under the new system
shall be trained for the army and navy;
and in his discretion, the President may.
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as the number Of trained men In reserve
or active training increases. cut down
the strength OF the standing army and
assign commissioned and noncomnnis-
stoned officers of the regulars 70 the
work OF training the civilian force
Liable for Seven Year,.
II Is provided that after taking the
prescribed course, the trained citizens
shall be liable for seven years 10 mobi-
lization and service in the field In the
event Of a national emergency.
1t is further provided that in the event
Of such emergency the youngest classes
would be called first. thus leaving the
older men, who have married and ga
sumed responsibilities, until the last.
Army officers declare that more ef-
fectve training could be given In a con
tinuouS course OF six months than IN
three annual courses OF two months each
They estimate that II the plan is put
into operation, the national reserve OF
qualified" soldiers and sailors could be
increased at the rate Of 10000 a year.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-14
WILSON SPEAKS
after PARADE
President to Deliver Prepared
ness Address at Interde-
partmental Exercises.

In addition to marching down the Ave
nue. in the Preparedness parade today.
President Wilson will commemorate Flag
Day by speaking at the interdepsrtmentai
exercises of the Government clerks to be
held OH the Monument Grounds shortly
after the end of the parade. When the
nearly 2j,Ool marchers from the depart
ments end their parade down the Avenue
behind the President, many will stay for
the unique exercises in honor of the
nag. which begin at o'clock.
| A chorus of nearly 1000 persons will
sing patriotic anthems, and as the Presi-
dent enters the stand. the Marine Band
will play Hail to the Chief" Secretary
of State Robert Lansing will preside at
the exercises. The audience, too. will
join in the singing of America" and
THE Star Spangled Banner"
AS a national salute is fired by the
field artillery OF the National Guard, a
large American flag will be raised slowly
to the top of the Monument. During the
playing OF the national anthem at the
end OF the exercises, 1t will be slowly
lowered.
View the parade from the south side
of the Avenue II you wish to attend
the Flag Day exercises" Is the advice
of Maj. Raymond w. Pullman, chief OF
police who states that crossing the Ave
nue. during the parade without permit
will not be allowed.
| Chorus Is Arranged
| E. ]. Ayers, chief clerk Of the Interior
| Department, is chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements that has been work
ing out the details OF the celebration for
| the past few months. Robert Watson,
chief clerk OF the Labor Department. is
secretary. Earl Carbaugh, of the Post
office Department. will lead the chorus,
and George Herbert Wilson, of the Navy
| Department, originator of the interdepart.
mental celebration idea. Is assistant d.
rector. The triple sextet, which sang
at the postoffice celebration yesterday
| will aid the chorus.
| James L Wilmeth chief clerk of the
Treasury Department. has charge of
! finances. Other members OF the COM
mittee are Ben G. Davis. chief clerk OF
State Department; John c. Scoeld, chief
/ clerk of the War Department; Charles
| Z. Stewart, chief clerk OF the Depart
ment Of Justice: William l. Denning. chief
clerk of the Postoffice Department; F.
S. Curtis, chief clerk of the Navy Depart
ment; r. NJ. Reese. chief clerk Of the De-
! partment of Agriculture; George c. Hav-
enner. chief clerk of the Department OF
| Commerce: J. G. Taylor, Smithsonian In
stitute; Lester Sisler chief clerk of the
Interstate Commerce Commission; War
rem r. Choate. chief clerk of the Fed
eral Trade Commission; Raymond w
Pullman, chief OF police: Ray L. Smith
! Panama Canal; NJ. ]. McAulife, chief
clerk of the Government Printing Office,
and F. F. Gillen, superintendent Of the
Office Of Public Buildings and Grounds
The Washington herald., 1916-06-14
BRYAN Stunned
BY DEMOCRATS
Arrival of Peerless Leader
at St. Louis Causes No
Ripple of Applause.
BY Z. G. HILL
Csun News SeryfceD

St Louis, Mo. June l3-An elderly man
with bald spot stepped from a taxi at
the curb OF the Jefferson Hotel this morn
ing. fshed some silver change from his
pocket to satisfy the driver hoisted his
battered valise from the sidewalk, and
paused for a moment while he cooled his
moist face with a palf-leaf fan
His eyes. glintins and narrowing like .
senna hawks, studied the thronG, Iinger-
ed upon it. He saw Senator Hamilton ].
Lewis the center of an amused group
He observed Murphy, of Tammany
avoiding a surge Of the curious. and his
face hardened He noticed Champ Clark
and Senator Reed. OF Missouri, beaming
upon their admirers. He saw Harmon,
OF Ohio. and Walsh. Of Massa chusetts,
and Vardaman. of Mississippi, being in
terviewed and sketched and snapshotted
And he stared with troubled eyes.
Correspondents avoided him. Artists,
once so eager to pencil the lines of his
rugged face. passed him by. Delegates
we're wholly uninterested in this doubt
ful. perhaps hopeful, figure. Visitors con-
tinued to crowd about the leaders that
have survived the tricks Of time. or to
laugh behind their hands at certain man.
ikinS OF fun. The drum major Of a band
Preceding a delegation into the hotel
elbowed him to one side. He submitted
without protest
Somebody asked.
Who is that man." Somebody re-
Piled:
oh. that's Bryan"
A Missouri Democrat. who knows the
Scripture (there are such), recalled Jobs
olaint to Bildad the Shuhite. and quoted
1t, quoted it without scorn, rather with
a note Of sympathy: They abhor me
they flee far from me, the days of affIic-
tion have taken hold upon me, I am COM
paniOn to owls"
The Washington herald., 1916-06-14
TINKHAM BILL APPROVED,
Property Owners Not to Be Assess.
ed at Once

The Tinkham bill which was intro
duced in the House yesterday. received
the official Endorsement of the DIS.
trict Commissioners. This bill pro-
vides that assessments on property
for the benefits accruing thereto from
public improvements, shall not become
due until the improvements have
actually been made.
Under the present law, assessments
are payable within sixty days after
the verdict OF the assessment jury
and its ratification by the court since
the improvements are not ALWAYS
made Immediately after these awards,
the Commissioners took the position
that the payments in advance of the
benefits worked an injustice upon the
property ownerA - - - :
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Better thnn soap to
clean the scalp of dirt
and dnndruff. BE sure
to get Barnard's and
you'll be satisfied. Reg
sls. I,.r TSi. SSs 'Ssn sale. 29c
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TRAINING BILL
IS REDRAFTED
Change in Chamberlain Meas.
ure Provides for Six Months
Compulsory Service.

At the instance of Senator Chamber.
lain. of Oregon, a complete redraft OF the
latter's supplementary army bill. provId,
ing for universal compulsory military
training, has been completed by Capt
George Van Horn Moseley. Of the Cen
eral Stan of the War Department.
In new form, the bill substitutes, for
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wash ngton Laundries are
Systematically inspected by the
District Health Department
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B55fob 15S BiPs Pf.:t.y, Jsy Corn ~ or 1Oc
ctGs ;5o .... calo- 19c
psin; i39 kornol ~ Corn 19c
feet s5e 1 Ti1' for sore 1910
p3%5s1. 3SS Aliens Foot 19c
cof5s f5s " Ge's,lt; removes 19c
Tread Easy Foot Powder. in
feiiat feTi4kie,'oR si oRce< box gives 25c
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Household Needs

1Oc Big Roll Of Extra Fine Crepe
Toilet Paper; about 1000 sheets to
the the roll; roll, this ~ sale, 25c
,.St soc ,dT FLORIDA fbs bsPS sPSnss', excel 49c
15c Household Ammonia; about
91ar5 quart size; - extra 1Oc
.22Son,. 25o Violet Toilet 19c
5suIS. s5s PsFosias' saf; mint: Il; $ P. 25c
.,!sy. !sS Nail sI,r5 Files; Iosrst hish-sTads 1Oc
The Washington herald., 1916-06-14

The third contract" marriage in the
history of New York City has recently
been performed, Miss Freda Kirchway,
daughter of the Sing Sing warden,
being one of the parties to file a nup-
tal argser1ent in lieu OF having a
ceremony performed.
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TRIBUTE AT THEATER.
Theodore Hardy VIII Recite at
strand.

strand.
In honor of Flag Day and the huge
preparedness parade. Tom Moore has
arranged a fitting tribute at the
Strand Theater. Theodore Hardy will
recite Francis Scott Keys The Star
Spangled Banner" with special scenic
effects. musical accompaniment, pic
torial settings and realistic lighting
effects.
Mr.. Hardy gained fame as star of
The Ben Hur Company" for three
seasons and was afterwards connect
ed with THE Third Degree" and The
Winning of Barbara Worth" Mr.
Hardy has been featured at Polls and
the Columbia and quite recently direct
ed Mrs. Christian Hemmick's outdoor
performance of The Midsummer's
performance of The Midsummer
Tercentenary.
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sweepstakes. He is Senator Owen. and
the delegates from the wind-swept State
claim he is going to be real factor.
New Jersey bore down on St. Louis to-
| day almost en- masse. The "Skeeter
delegation, headed by Edward f. Gross
cup. is occupying forty-one rooms at the
Planters Hotel.
The scores OF newspaper correspondence
who are here today are recovering from
one of the greatest shocks of their young
and old lives. August A. Busch sent
word to press headquarters that all the
writer's were to be his guests. There was
a mad scramble to get work out Of the
way The name Busch caused some ex.
citement. There were visions OF a trip
to a nice, cool brewery-St. Louis Il a
hot town-and the scribes We're all on
hand. Judge the disappointment when
1t was discovered the brewery was not
on the line of march. The trip was to
Mr.. Busch's country place. Most men,
bers of the party perked up considerably
however. as the supply of mint juleps
was ineXhaustible.
Every color and shape in Palm Beach
suits is seen in and around the hotels of
st. Louis. One, however, stood out from
the rest. 1t was worn by an alternate
from New York. and was bright green,
with a red cuff on the trousers He
claimed to be away ahead of the style. -
He was-and there doesn't seem to be any
inclination to catch up.
AS a loaded brewery wagon stopped in
front of the Illinois headquarters some
wit nailed a large sign on one OF the
kegs. 1t read: Our platform-Prepared-
ness"
The weather man in st. Louis was evil
IDENTIFY doing his best to show Up the
Chicago forecaster. He has thus far dis
played his finest brand of summer-mod-
erately warm with cooi breeze for COM
fort. But the natives say there is hot
weather coming-and the temperature
must stand over a hundred before they
even admit it's warm.
Not all Of the visiting correspondents
went on the automobile. trip given to the
newspaper men. Some had to stay In
town and write sidelights.
Gov. Major, of Missouri, has a silk-hat
following which Is boosting him for the
Vice Presidential nomination. Its only
rival in headpiece attraction is in the
Iowa delegation. whose members wear
straw hats with bright orange bands
around them.
Ticket spectators are offering best
seats" at the convention for SIS In Chi
cago before the rain spilled" things, the
scalpers placed price Of $500 on single
seats to the Republican show.
The interest of the Germans Of the
country in the convention, and particu-
larly in the platform, is seen in the send
ing of a corps of German reporters to
cover the proceedings.
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An electric fan has been invented IN
which the vanes are covered with
gauze, which enters a tank OF water
al each revolution and helps to cool
The breeZes the fan creates
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CONVENTION
SIDELIGHTS

St Louis, Mo, June 13-Oklahoma has
favorite son" in the Vice Presidential
sweepstakes. He is Senator Owen. and
the delegates from the wind-swep State
claim he is going to be a real factor.
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New Jersey bore down on St Louis to-
day almost en- masse The "Skeeter"
delegation, headed by Edward f. Grces-
cup, Is occupying forty-one rooms at the
Planters Hotel.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20
Receiver FOR Central
LIFE OF Lexington
Former Kentucky State Auditor,
H. M. Bosworth, is President
Of The Company.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. Is. Mas
ter Commissioner Walter Jeffers
in circuit court here today was
appointed receiver for the Gen.
tral Life Insurance company of
Lexington. KY.
State examiners recently re-
ported its capital impaired. The
report placed its assets at s12, =
120.45 with liabilities of $780,
S77.50. Former State Auditor
H. NJ. Bosworth1isi! of
the company. It's last annual
statement on Jan, /, 1915, show
ed over S10,000,00O insurance
had lapsed before the previous
year.
Continued litigation with dis
satisfied stockholders was as.
signed as the chief cause which
led up to the company's present
difficulties.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20
RIHELDAFfER.
SKIBINSKY Co.
Only Lyeeum Attraction this Sea.
son. Last Years Season
Tickets Good.

Last season the Lyceum Bu-
reau from which we secured our
talent failed to send US one num-
ber Of the course we contracted
for. We tried until school was
nearly out to get that Bureau to
furnish an attraction in place of
the one that failed to reach us.
For some reason they were un-
able to do so. We are not will
ing that our ilyceum patrons fail
to get the full number ofattract-
ions their season tickets call for,
so we have secured the Riheldaf-
fer Skibinsky Co.. to make out
the fun number of attractions.
This Company is represented
to be one Of the best musical
attractions In the lyceum field.
So hunt uD your season ticket
and come and enjoy "a nemusicaI
program. This will be the only
lyceum attraction of this season
50 don't fail TO take advantage
of this opportunity. For thos,
who DO not have season ticket.
the general admission viii be 8,
cents School ~ cents.
School Auditorium, s O'Clock
Friday evening, Jan. Dist
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20

Sixteenth, cold wave. Seven
teenth to eighteenth, moderat-
ing. On the nineteenth storm
will form over the Northern
states. Twentieth and twenty.
first, heavy rain in the Southern
and snow in the Northern states.
Twenty-second to Twenty.third,
cold wave. Twenty-fourth tC
twenty-ffth, cold and clear.
Twenty.sixth to twenty-seventh,
moderating. Twenty-eighth t
twenty-ninth. cloudy and squal
ly, Thirneth TO thirty-frst. ths
month willc!ose with rain oyel
the eastern and snow over tn,
western states. .-Ex.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20
Tennessee Zinc Lands Are
Sold For $2,OO0,OO0.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. l5.-
Samuel j. Wetherell, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, has purchased elev-
en- thousand acres of zinc prop
erty in Hancock county, Tennes-
see, for approximately two
million dollars. A railroad 26
miles long will be built from the
Southern railway at Lone Noun.
tain TO Sneedville, and later eX-
tended to Speers Ferry, Va. A
plant of ten thousand tons daily
capacity and the building of a
modern town by the WetherelI
inter ats are contemplated at q
total outlay Of ten million dollars.
morning drive, but our machine
pulled through as though it had
been used TO such experiences.
I arrived about eleven O'Clock
Sunday and went Immediately o,
the church and to my great sur
pr'sa / .oand DR.. Mann. whom
thought was one day ate. in tn,
pu'nit In the middle of one of hi.
pow,r fnl messares that had ok
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20
N. E. MILLER MAIN
TAINS HIGH esteem
Pastor Of South Knoxville, Tenn,
Church Given Surprise Party
on His Birth Anniversary.

Rev. M. =. Miller, pastor Of
South Knoxville Baptist church
was given a pleasant surprise
Tuesday evening at his home at
300 Island Home pike, when a
party composed of three hun
dred and ten members of his
church went to his home to give
a pound party.
A large number Of packages,
including cans Of lard, boxes of
candy. canned fruits and other
substantial things were brought.
Rev. Mr. Miller celebrated the
thirty.seyenth anniversary ofhis
birth yesterday. and some of the
members of the church learning
that il was his birth anniversary.
planned the surprise party. Ar
irving at the home Of their pas.
tor, the members observed an
informal program. Several talks
were made. and Mrs. /. c. King
gave readings. The affair was
hugely enjoyed. - Kno willie,
Tenn, Sentinel.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20

given a trial and no better man
could have been found. He is a
fine book-keeper and has had
experience which particularly fits
him for the duties OF the Office,
to which he was appointed, that
of Corporation clerk Of the COM
monwealth OF Kentucky.
He was born and reared in this
county and his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Farmer reside in Ma
rion now. He was educated in
the schools of this city coun-
". and took a business course at
Lexington Business College 10
1900.
he has been married several
years. hi5 wife having been Miss
Mary smith, OF Clinton, Ky, a
daughter of Evangelist j. j..
Smith Vr ari Nr Farmer
have one lttie girl Jane Cath
crime about Eve yser ot age
he was deputy henf of Crit.
tenden county under DIS uncle,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20

The revival meeting that has
been in progress for the past ten
days at the Methodist church,
under the leadership of DR.. E.
&. b. Mann, is proving to be a
most helpful and joyful season
of worship by the good people Of
Washington Springs. We have
great reason for returning our
heartfelt thanks to Rev. Hargett
for securing the services of such
a sanity gentleman. He is a
deep and solemn thinker and en-
ters into the work from the bot
tom of his heart TO the crown of
his head, and any observer can
see by his every day walk and
pleasant manner of speaking,
t.at his foot steps have been
very carefully guarded in the
many faithful years OF his minis
terial work.
Tie noble choir did themselves
doub,y proud In a musical way
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20
CR!77ENDEN Co.,
BOY Will ASSIST
Stanley Administration. Luther Far
msr Appointed by Lewis to
be Corporation Clerk.

1t is pretty generally admitted
that Crittenden county boy S
and girls usually make good and
land in lucrative positions when
given a chance in competi-
tio with those from anywhere
else, and SO it is that Luther
Farmer, a Marion boy, landed in
a fine position under the republi.
can Secretary Of State in Gov,
ernor Stanley's cabinet. He was
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20

for Chicago where ! arrived same
day at 1000 p. m, twenty min
utes 'ste, | rushed through the
great tletropolis for about & nile
ecaveyed by the Parmalee Bus
Line, reaching the Chicago, Mil.
waukee & St. Paul depot just in
time to take pullman for Man.
lila, Iowa, arriving there at l2:45
p. M. New Years day. There
| changed cars and went into the
day coach over the same line, ar
irving in Sioux City at 4:45 in
the afternoon. spent two hours
in that hustling city of 60,
The people were on the streets
in great numbers, realizing it
was the beginning of a New
Year, also a new experience to
them, for the places that had
been doing a nefarious business
We're all closed up hard and fast.
and "O.d John Barley Corn" had
been given his passport from the
tate, TO take effect Immediately,
5N2 saloons went out OF business
Tn the state tho last day Of 1915,
From SiouN City ] took the
night train .or WoonsocEet, S.
d.. making a safe landing about
300 O'Clock Sunday morning,
s.y trip was am enjoyable one,
had many pleasant conversation.
ON Che way and just about hall
aG hour before ! reached Woon
socket Z got into m interesting
conversation with the conductor
Who wss O gentleman in cyCu
wsa OF the woyd. Twas go ab
s1r1adu that conversation tha
u elt tbe uWn with just m.
rrv..iU. rnn cn. leaving Wy la
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20

ItHa pleasure ior me 0 give
TO Your worthy paper 81 %.
ny trip md experience since {
left home ON the mou.uFWa.-c
8lst 1918. Wv trt cha5ee YVES
Evansville Ind 'eavDg there gt
1910 p W. over lhs g. E F., b
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-20
news FROM ALL
over THE State
Interesting Bits Of Kentucky Hap
peninss Cleaned For the Bene-
fit Of Our Busy Readers.

"A portion OF the meteor lS cIdlmeG
to have fallen in a ravine near George
town.
For the first time in thirty years
the saloons were closed in Covingto7
and Newport Sunday.
W. l.. Bramlett's large warehouse.
filed with tobacco, was destroyed by
fire at Carlisle, with loss of $4,000.
Mysterious fire at Cave City de-
stroyed property TO the value OF
S25,OOO
City Council of Georgetown refunds
$4,1s7 in license rebates to six So
looms that closed last month.
The schools at Carlisle have re-
opened after having been closed seV.
eral weeks because OF scarlet fever
Col. John Cunningham, near-cente-
marian, dies in house Of his birth ia
Bourbon County.
jim Crenshaw, Bowling Green, tried
for the murder of his step-grandson,
Robert Boyed, was acquitted.
The tobacco sales of the PlanteTs'
Protective Association OF Paducah Tor
the year 1915 we're 5000 hogsheads.
Tents we're furnished to floor suffer
ers at Hickman by order of Governor
Stanley.
A receiver has been named for tho
Central Life Insurance Co. of Lexing-
ton.
Four prisoners in the Trigg County
jail made their escape. Jailer offers
reward for apprehension of them.
George Sweezer. OF Huntsville, But.
Ter County, was convicted OF night
riding and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for one year.
A score OF automobile owners have
drawn fines in Henderson as the re-
suit OF indictments charging viola
tions Of the laws.
} Proctor Davidson, who runs an auto.
mobile line between Burnside and
Monticello. was held up at midnight
and robbed OF $37.
} Miss Ada Wilson was arrested at
Georgetown and held In connection
with q robbery Of which she is charg-
Cd a. Walton.
Z Den Summers. scolcrtd, died at Nh
!, burn, aged Ill years. He recalled
being water boy at the building Of the
Louisville canal.
The ferryboat Trimbie, which runs
between Madison and Milton, ran into
coal barge. sinking 1t and knocking
hole in the wheelhouse OF the ferry.
Attorney w. p. Lindsay. OF Win.
chester, will be on the examin-
Ing board of the State Insurance Com.
: mission.
: John Sloan. l6 years old, was lodged
in jail at Shepherdsville on the charge
of killing Philip Beeler with an "un-
i loaded" gun.
o Mother Eyangells,a BindewaId, o.
q Loretto, 6S years old, who has been
o sister OF the Loretto Order for 40
c years, is dead
/. A loose leaf tobacco floor win be
= opered at Providence The hrst sale
4 will be when as much as $4,000 pounds
"A have been brought to the floor.
y The uew $4,000 school building at
a Diyon wa1 formally opened With OK,
n ercises by thc pupils, patrons, trus.
:" tees and teach.rs
2 A Neoo0o '0 was sustained when
8 tho ro1 Au r'ac,or ~ re-'pgtcn was
destroyed by Orc early Tuesday morn.
= Ing
w The Lezirs.'n Equalization Board
has ajdC, Har.y ,1u hundred thCus.
'u and tc..a,' 50 la.. annual assegmout