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III. did no, need the Boylau ~ Harm
son laws to drive him 10 Try TO bc re-
li-y.d OF this awful disease. ! have
learned much from this man and !
have visited nearly all or many OF tn"
institutions. public and private. where
this disease Is treated. ! have observed
the condition Of addicts AZ the different
stage Of treatment and while rcN'uper-
ating. as they term II. The awful
agonies they have 20 endure no pen can
portray. No tongu can express the
awful torture they suffer: a large per-
ccntarc di. from the too rapid or a
sudden withdrawal of the DRUG.
81 could give many Instances Of the
most |agouizlug deaths imaginable, hut
they are iud.scrihihl" I will cite but
one ca~. among hundreds \ man who
CAV. his nam. as James Reilly. a resi-
dent of California, age ." years, IN
usually bright. jolly and entertaining, IN
good health. 80 far a. one addicted 10
drugs may Ice called such, not h"iug
able 80 get the drug OF his addiction
uhis being tn. tim. the ioylau Law went
into cffrctD. went voluntarily to a public
hospital for treatment. ~ Their" were
but -four beds In 'h. drug ward h. was
obliged to wait several days before ne
could b,. treated. did not 80. hin
during III" thlrtN-SIN hours Treatment,
hut did when n, was released aud re
turned I" th. reception room. II" "as
a total wreck. suffering ~ few could
endure. more than II" could in tact |
tried TO count his pulse and could NO,
he had - temperature no Thermometers
could register.
I'll. had muscular coutrac,ious and
CONFUSION after c~ouNuisiou every few
minutes begged IA" physician and
nurs" il charg" to civ" him some opium.
morphine or codeiu. saying. Won are
responsible for his life. N" cannot I've
IN that condition. The nurse replied
II. ought to die u" is nothing but a
drug fond.' The doctor said. ~ II" j.
not better Ivy A, or = o'clock ! Will give
him some codsiu.'
."This happcn"d at o- about ~ 50
4. ". in one hour hc hay on ilc floor
a corpse. 7 was Informed his death
ccrti'icat. read, cause ~ death. heart
failure
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Students Of Problem See
Need Of Change to Free
slaves Of Habit.
FAVOR ONT PLACE
TO WORK CURES

-, Work. rity's treatment OF tho men
.,l women addicted TO the use Of mar
.,... drug. Is Described us without ays-
,, .r superficial and inadequate by
ruhilc officials and private indi-
,... ,,cr,s,ed in social welfare.
,...u- ~ the drugs and former VIC
, - the habi, who have had ex-
,.-.... with Treatments AZ some OF
d., r~.itutions speak in harsher terms.
Tho, say that with n exception. which
IL. IN. stigma Of disgrace attached 10
either a farce OF absolutely
,.~,oYs for the patients. a. h NOR
.,,,y satisfies Of the institutions would
,b,v under proper investigation. In any
,,sr, they say. the effect IL always 10
.srd , nerve ~racked. weakened. ema-
,,.d man or woman back to the drug
,be moment of release.
Tie mortality Of drug users under
treatment hss not, definitely been set
,,,.h because Of the complications that
r., develop during the treatment. Pleu-
,o.pueumon.l may be the immediate
cause Of death or heart failure. At a
moe. .rc ,i ,he BronN Welfare League in
r.. AZ. fail a speaker aid that the NOR
,I.,. o.. the metropolitan Hospital was
On ,.r cont. pr. Walter ~. Conley,
r.i.tyi superintendent OF the ius;itu-
g.. W'p was present. denied that II
&c, 30 ai.h. but admitted that Il was
Ian.
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"ThOse familiar with the history of
medicine will recall the incident in tho
life Of one Of he 'eadlng physicians Of
his day and age. Gil Bias. who first bed
the patient, then insisted upon a hot
water diet. so firmly did he adhere to this
practice. 50 fearful was he that his
method would be questioned. that for
many years he dared not take a vaca-
ton and eaN" his patients with other
doctors, When his son bccamc a mcdi-
cal graduate he felt he could then take
q much needed rest. ON his return
from his vacation he inquired how the
patients were and wa informed that all
were dead. oh, we'll hc said. they
die with me- too His son. who ny this
time had gained an idea or w" Of his
own. suggested 'ro YOU not think We
had better try 10 discover sonIc new or
more modern method NJ treatment"
His father answered: NO. by all means.
no Why. I hhSc rittei a book IN
which have advocated this treatment.
Nv friends and enemies alike would
ridiculr me. letter by FAR that the
patients die than that
"The treatments, or most of them,
used to-day for morphinism ur" the iif-
teenth century methods, ] have heard
physicians in charge Of tn" drug wards
at the Metropolitan and Bellevue hos
pitaIs claim that the treatment admin-
istered AT those institutions was Of too
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Much has been said by the press
and tho courts have expressed them
selves in no unmIstakable terms. both
by acts and words. will venture the
statement. and stake much ON the re-
suit. that were III. Judges compelled 20
suffer for sis hours the indescribable
agony that Is produced by the too rapid
or sudden withdrawal Of the drug ~
the addict or Of a narcotic obey would
change their present attitude and look
for 4 more humane method in dealing
with the unfortunate. That he is suffer-
ing from "A diseased condition Is nov
unregistered and uiuuestionabie The
latest medical authorities SO state and
all those possessing even a limited
knowledge Of the subject agree with
them.
tn. one cssent al feature. the one
class that the law makers. tho alicnist.
the mOralist and the courts have oyei-
looked. absolutely diSrrgardcd. are the
addicts themselves. II is possible. even
probable. hat under the conditions in
which most OF he unhappy victims are
presented to the court there is some
reason to classify them a. persons hardly
worth saving and to punish them for
having n disease as pronounced as the
human flesh l. heir to.
W. are now using the methods OF
the fifteenth century in most OF the pub
lie institutions and most II not all the
private ones where this disease is treated
Treated as a habit, not as - disease
even when the courts are sending
addictS for treatment or when tn" poor
unfortunate voluntarily 90 themselves.
suppose the same a~ntiquated method,
We're used in the treatment Of other
discases-typhoid fever, for instance.
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tended taking Il train for PittsburS. bWh
Il search of the station failed to bri'iG
To- li-ht any one answering the dcscrip-
zion of the irunot'
\ main answering tho description OF
lr Nv man boarded ~ train in New York
YESTERDAY morning. but lcft II in this
city. dsspit, the tact that hc carried
"a ticket tn Wdshiugtuu. The conductor
If the train. noting III" resemblance
al tn ris~cug.r to Lyman, communl-
Gated with Inspector Grant or Washing
ton uu arrival in that city.
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LYMAN MAY BE IN BALTIMORE
Railroad Conductor Gives the vtp
ON Fugitive Brok~r.

BALTIMORE. Feb. ~ nr. john ,;raui
Lyman. wanted by the United states
authorities IN New York for using tine
mails to dcfraud, Is believed tu L." in
this city and headquarters detectives
arc making an Effort TO %apprchend him.
The sleuths went to- Union station to-
night i'm III, belief that br. Lyman in
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FIGHTS QUARANTINE CHANGE.
William r. Jrnkins Addresses
omen Letter 10 GoSernor.

Vigorous protest against the trans
fer of the New York quarantine sta
tion to Federal control. a change ad-
message to tho Legislature, is embodied
in an open letter written by Or. Will
lam Il. Jenkins, former health officer
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Trcsc,l G,tii. % years old. tried :,
xii herself last night by jumping from
"A rear window of her home on ih,
fourth floor Of 81 Bedford street. Sh,
was taken IA st Ninccnt's Hospital. Uei
fa'l was broken by striking IA clothes,
line. She will recovcr.
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are divided between the ports of the
Atlantic. Gnlf and Pacinc COASTS.

Tie writer says the unparalleled
success Of preventive quarantine at this
port has depended upon the medical
men of this state. ITO deny their
ability to perform the duties Of health
officers" writes tho doctor. us to dis
credit the diploma Of every medical
institution H. New YORK state and IL
an objectionable slur upon every man
graduated therefrom.' He demands "A
hearing before the commission prior to
its final action.
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bn" Institution Urged.

y san" that IN" city should have.
" . 80 a." various institutions
'.". al'r"ut depart ments. ono insfi-
H'1'r competent authority TO
~ us"rs might go either volun-
'". H' I" commitment. Men who
i-'"' dtugs themselves say that
.'t '"N"r kneW an addict shor of Il
''t 80 o uup.lesS degenerate who
'I ."' o't re- to be freed from his
''-' w. the proposed institution AN
.'r.'''" and tried system of treat
''' f'gl' Ice employed. "A treatment
H"ild hhv. th" approval not
- Hu'sirians hut OF the most inter
''''i Irons ~ "a" world, the addicts
'.H'','"s Warwick Farm Is favored
."", ~ n" SIT" for the institution
,'' '~" - is removes from the New
''" 'WpNpu'T. and would he admi-
'"'' nr only tor treatment hut for
''h' emo II Is now under the inc
'.' 'ptrl, iui Su.u there is room the
NV i''"lN' drug rs"rS.
80 Nis~trdt" William McAdoo has
'. 'u" iuUrn'r OF treating drug
49, Is ~" "itN There is n great
Soy IA" r. stelnatic, "ourdiuat"d
'a''"'' 81 'husr addicted % drugs.
l1"nl"m = mott Important br'r use
numbers nov afflicted who might
".9.'' p-"tul citizens.
~ y stands now those SO amicted
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Another thing which would be of
benefit ia this connection would be q
greatly enlarged social service. which
would TAXI the men and woman after all
this and by cooperation with employers
obtain for them work they were qualified
or fitted TO perform. This ould tide
them over a period OF fear or f~orebodiug
and inspire them with confidence and
hope for the future"
THE SrS presents herewith a narra-
tiv. from the other side from the pen
Of a man who for fifteen years was in
tim. The writer * "A lawyer and writes
Of a lawyer who. as he says. once had
high standing at the bar. He glosses
over the fact that the MAJ who WAS
nervously Frustrated after "A particularly
eNa"tinS trial in court sought health In
Europe only to receive a drug from a
physician in Berlin who has since be-
oin known the world over. The nara
tive Of the lawyer. who is well known,
follows:
Knowing. or believing. that the So
luton of the narcotic drug problem is
By AND through "A very different pro-
cedure than IL now being employed or
AT least tina the one essential feature
has been entirely overlooked. I am
prompted to narrate the experience OF
a friend and my own study and obser-
vations covering a period OF over fifteen
years.
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Magistrate McAdOO Thinks
Farm Is Place for Tn
fOrtunates.
DR.. GREGORY WANTS
HELPING HANDS

short duration to effect a cure. but that
they gave them a start on the road.
Did II ever occur to them that the eri
OF the road IL the one important part
of the cure and the hardest part OF the
way? They admitted they did not know
how Nany or what percentage relapsed.
as they termed II. Few will relapse II
cured none want to 20 back none
is cured. The trouble IL most of those
who entered did SO voluntarily aud after
from seven 70 ten days asked to be re-
leased. Knowing wha. | do, I well he
lieve that, but not for the cause in
tended to I've conveyed. Many never
have any say about leeving they arc
beyond that they die there.
tndone h. Doctors Act.
My intention in writing this is 30
give the experience Of 4 man with
whom I was in daily intercourse for
years n my own Investigations and
experience covering "a period "f over
fifteen years. being "a medical graduate.
tn" man to whom | refer Is well cdu-
Gated. can trace his ancestry TO the
founders VI this republic and to tho
leading statesmen and warriors ~ the
land aud was Ter several years on. -:
the leaders of 'nf New York h'r.
Through the ~ advice Of doctors OF
national and "u'"ruttional reputation
he he"tr. = morphine addict under the
ruistpprehensiVn that hcroiu hydro.
chloride. then new on the market. was
"A hypnotic and not a habit forming
drug. This was the opinion Of physi.
cians FOR years thereafter both in tin,
country and abroad, especially in Ger
many.
This was eighteen years ago. A.
soon as he found he was an addict and
could not cndurc the suffering caused
hv withdrawal IT the drug he tried To
cure himself. Failing in this. "" tried
every known treatment in this country
and in Euror, with on.' r.sult-failure.
II cost him many thousands of dollars.
He was accused of being weakminded
~ having no stamina. no Will power and
Of not wanting ia bee cured. Would he
have been likely to have spent all thai
money and suffered the agories Of hell
Il he had not wanted 10 be cured NJ
one place where he was under treat
mcnt he went inSan" every other day
for over three weeks the phrSi'iars
: there were obliged 10 give him us'cutics
To- save his IF. u being a priVat" 81
! ~Stitution they dare upt take the chances
Of his death under treatment thc 1u-
thorities might not have been satisfied
with a death ,crtIfcat" Nsdiug hcd'.
failure rs is done ia hundreds II
cases in public institutions.
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Of the port Of New York and ON
missioner OF health. to the Governor,

missioner 81 health. to the Governor.
Dr. jenkins characterized the Gov.
crnor's statement hat quarantine IL A
national function as "pscudonomous,"
lie objects to the proposed change on
the ground that the authority Ia keep
this city free from infections diseases
should res, implicitly in state officers.
with the cooperation of the New York
board of Health. AMI should not bc
directed from Washington or admin
istcred by medical men whose interests
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TRAGEDY OF CITYS DRUG VICTIMS
STIRS CRITICISM OF TREATMENT

i''hN W. Stlll ~ T"ll'N u'. Nllfll IL dIffduN
overworted and overcrowdcd to Metro
polittn Hospital. similarly situated to
the w~orkhousc, where they must become
prisoners. or. in case of women. to
Riker's Island, and hrally ia tine Essex
farm at Warwick. There are five places
in which of necessity the duration Of
treatment varies as well as the facili-
ties of treatment.
McAdoO for One Place.
There should be one institution for
the treatment of these persons, one In
-stitutiosl properly equipped. with a suf-
:ient number OF doctors. nurses and
other attendants. On the whole ! am
inclined TO favor a pl.tc. like the War
wick farm. There the city has acquired
a. ut $40 acres Of land beyond the
metropolitan atmosphere, which is !:
thing | favor for all city institutions
Originally It was intended for dAebriatcs
and elaborate plans were made for IL.
THE plans called for the expeuditur,
Of si.0o0.000. I believe, but w to date
they have received only 100000. and
the accommodations now are for 100
persons. The city could. n II would
utilize that great property not only fol
cure hut for convalescence, when IN,
man could rebuild himself and return
to his ioine properly prepared for work
II would cost money OF course, but II
would be money we'll spent.
Scenes In my office every day SHOULD
not be possible that Is. when dccen'
men and women addicted to drugs CON.
here and beg me to send them To tn.
~workhousc, ~stigmatize them with ar
Imprisonment and OF necessity throw
them in with the class of persons our,
In that Institution"
Or. Menas :. Gregory. noted alicnis'
in charge OF the ~psychopathic ware
at Bellevue Hospital. in which drul
addicts are treated, said
THAT Bellevue IL ovcrcrowded ant
lacking In every facility for doing Tn,
work It's STAFF could do Is recognize,
generally. Anything hat would relieve
the work in n direction so that bette
work could be done In other direction!
would be Of great benefit. 4 separate
institution which would take over tn,
treatment of the drug addict is mos
necessary. II would pay the communi,,
good interest on its investment. TO,
the Warwick farm. either for TIT
institution itself or for "a place in whicl
addicts could regain strength after
treatment. They could 20 back to M
ture. live outdoors amid healthy sur
~roundings. far enov from any Ell
vironment which caused their condition
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\.R N,vh gives rho nlnr of drugs the
,., ., Cur ,ro.,u.uts ,o-dav all dif.
,.... SD. t,r 49, San H.. lu,xr Either
..n... .r,, 80, Ia, commitment, ~ a
r.,..r.,. ,r.y w.v va Va roI,av,i. or
.r.l ,...., u,1.-N, ,ir1iry nv
r. p.....,. ,,- ,,.,,,,.r, .s,irg 20,
n T,., uYy az IN N~.,rnno,i,an
a.. ,.,.I ,,. , s~i,,ii'r ,srtod Of Twelve
d. ,- .r o., "a IN. house ,nop com
.,..., for ncriod of no, i.ss than
,.,., .,y- E,nauy ,hay may po IN ths
,.t r..r, ,., IA, river an amhi.
.. .,.t., 10. .,,rt.,H,, h..u,. of
r., -, .r.tcion, ,,,ds 70 carry ~,
~. ,,.,-
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A. accurate census OF the drug users
OF NrW Nork ely cannot he given. The
pi''. only begins TO realize the vast
p-opor'iors Of tho evil az the Boylan
sl,y law aud the Harrison Federal
law make the distribution and traffic
: Nell as the use Of drugs both eX-
p.'sye and more dangerous. Only the
weak ones go TO the institutions. the
down ard outs. The thousands and
thousands II men and women with means
ur ufuen.c To- procure prescriptions are
ab, 20 remain in concealment.
Tie report IN 1914 of Katharine Il.
iavis. when Commissioner Of Correc-
o. = illuminating. In that year, Conn
missioner Davis says. 1894 men and 22s
women were sent to the penitontiary or
v%o-khouSe or the New York city re-
f,rma,ory for var!ou attractions Of the
drug avs. She adds
While i; Is not possible 10 give the
actual percentage, the proportion of
d.ris users IN tn. inmate population has
eeu estimated by various authorities
q -'u"en 80 and 80 per cent"
In that year 1850 men and women
w., inmates of the institutions in the
Department. There were 1899 men and
goo women treated IN the ToinbS. The
figure for 1915 are not yet ready. but
3. f. said unoificially that they will be
lirgrr than IN the previous year owing
% the more effective enforcement of the
avs The Bovlan law wen: into eif,ct
IN July /. 1914, and the Harrison law
~ March !. 1915.
This is known There were some
Ing like 1927 cases % drug users
.-ca'si az the Metropolitan Hospital in
ID. Lust six months of 1915. These were
persons desiring 20 be cured. There were
,.N;f-'w" voluntary patients at Bellevue
IIir. January OF this year. There
Nc-- more a. the ~workhouse and "A few
- Warwick Farm. This does not TAX
MO account those committed for in
.'tct.ons Of laws of ali kinds whose
rug habits were incidentally discovered
l. has been said that no II will ever
row the number Of drug users In the
~ uu'il II Is published broadcast that
D., treatment has been discovered that
vf' NJ" without sending the victim,
Trough the agonies OF hell and into the
-A-l,N ur nv. grave. Then they will
n7U, forth IN droves great enough Ia
,s1I The largest public or private in
s~''u''ou ever built.
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per tnh the mine the last figures .~edb by h United States Cedcas Survey TO w6 adding
hm SINAI M%H focal MNhhN uN M production 0ttat TOM makes whh SHrtL
MNne mines otm hhrN ~mdn the proper of profitable sizes mmWmrm d Nrr N r
lower Public necessity rqWeh the opu of all the mines and the pGe of the ene product must
be high enough to enbe the continued operation of hose mine which ydt the mailer returns
but which must be- pHnhd in order to upy the needs of the public
TeNMWnN uNhMr that N mhTW wNh his hm Mw"Nh" for mr> avmd lie sells
his choice tWt aoMa pound k>h~rheM at 70 cents pound lFnhrm and sim hnH our,
aPwd His profits r'hnelh from the tNhwthr TIE MtrUr oNwtrQ GET from cent TO ISIS
prrnt GOATS g topper cent lr, output below Nru Nmw mMum He cannot get more hh his
small sizes b~ueh they are in competition with bumnouso coal for steam purposes
Freight Charges Determined BY Law
those MmWNmuu item mdn Mntt nng of freight rates one ~LS well &m every
dhrco nmodhyn the UntdS States Isl nHeh hands fMI ntsaeC Commerce ommiion, Mi
H"mWE m M MM EMNmE' NmWHM W"MM hIN nmmI NWmni
1.-THE Atlantis Ocean.
What a Twenty (2O) Per Cent. Increase in Wages Will Mean
TeM emduSy ASA whole snow conducted na bw amaHnd profit mh poabkH He
operators are to coninue to serve the public
Amongo er denam. the miner Mkk an increase Of wy 20 per cen: in wages Tmot
dhm one demand lone TO the ;""hcteh industry nb s3o%@NGa annually hehh ppnL
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DODsON COAL COMPANY, BY ALAN &. DODSON.
LACKAWANN\ 4 WESTERN COM
PANY, ny D.. D.. LOOMS. Nce-Presidrn''
TUE DELAWARE A HlDSON COMPANY. ny W. ".
WILLIAMS, Nice-Prcsidcnt.
GREEN RIDGE coal COMPANY, ~ W. !" ron
KINGSTON CSS. COMPANY, ~ =. u. xERBEy.
THE IEHi":M C:.SI AND NAVIGA ALTON COMPANY.
~ =. d. WARRINER, President.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-18
NATHAN RUBIN
IN BANKRUPTCY
PETITION FILED YESTERDAY
AGAINST WHEELING AND
6EllAiRE JEWEIER.
Declaration Made That LIABILITIES Are
Twice Ais Assets-ReeeiVers
Are Appointed.

Yesterday morning a petition IN
BANKRUPTCY was filed in the United
states district court against Nathan
\. Rubin. jeweler llo5 Market street
and Benaire. Ohio. by the n. * T..
Folsom Arm company and Speery &
Alexander company. both of New York
and Randolph Deutsch. OF Cleveland
They claim Ruben il indebted TO them
for over 81 pno. The petition was filed
by krupp and Hundt. local attorneys
Attached 20 the petition and made q
part thereof was another petition by
the same creditors asking that a re-
ceiver be appointed tor Ruben on ihe
grounds OF Information set forth in "a
letter from y. r. Hryant. attorney FOR
Ruben. stating that Rubin's uabuities
are almost double his assets. that
other creditors have been pushing
him for settlement. and that Rubiu
would be forced into bankruptcy n the
claims We're pushed. The letter fus-
Their states that Rubin will offer TO
settle ar less than the value OF the
claims.
Referred 20 Note.
An order was entered referring he
D. utiun for receiver 20 Referee
Henry A. Nolte Tn. reference wa
made to Mr. \oitv because OF the
absence OF Judge \. G.. Dayton. who
is presiding over federal court term
IN New York. Commissioner George
+. BOYD referred the case tu Referee
Henry a. Noltc. who yesterday after
noon appointed CLYDE p. Amos and
Fred h. Brinkman receivers
Rubin will he given sufficient time
20 reply 20 the petition 20 show cause
why such a bankruptcy petition should
not have been filed meeting of
creditors will beheld shortly before
Referee Nolto IN the given legal time.
II rs reported that Rubin liabilities
3t the two stores will aggregate $50
900. while his asset, will not total
more than $4,000. which includes
about $1,000 worth OF fixtures.
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on september z. 1912. and dedicated
or December 10. 1912
The National frHIr.r- school hs- "a
class of hftyono students for q fgu
two years. course. They come from
every state in tho union. as well as
i"m Finland. Norway. Japan. Canada.
Australia. switzerland and Armcr.7
There nre twenty three colleges repre-.
..rfnf
A. dean 0f th. National school N..s
Dow win have much OF interest fn .aII
.nnrnru.Hr 'f- Hm4. growth and
achievement during Tho past ..eif
... ."| .In man. f-...H. .f OBJ.