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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
Nebraska
POOL SUBMITS HIS FILING
Secretary of State Will Be Csndi-
date for Reelection This
Year.
CUTLERY PETITIONS PRESENTED
CFrOm q sad CorrespOndentl

From a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, March Especial )-Secre-
tary OF state Charles Wesley Pool will
be candidate for the 700 he now holds
again. This morning he filed for re-
nomination on the democratic ticKet. and
will endeavor to land again. AS no one
has filed on the republican side so far
but former Secretary of State Addison
Wait, IL is possible that these two may
again have the pleasure of opposing each
other for the election.
In the last election Mr.. Pool polled a
total of fN.925 votes, while Mr.. Wait
fell a little short OF that number. the
total being 1A,142.
Hall Receives Photos.
Adjutant General Phil Hall has re-
ceived number Of pictures OF battle
field scenes taken by a captain In the
Nebraska National Guard who has been
visiting the scenes from which the pic
lures weree.eken. lie expects to return
II the war continues and take other
pictures, which will be, used by the guard
in instruction TO members.
GaddIs POura oil.
Earl r. Gedds acted as the dove OF
peace at the organization OF democrati,
non-paTuSdn, nOn-taCuonai, non-poltical
club organized last night at the lincoln
hotel Mr. Geddis in one of his oratori.
cal effusions. pledged with the democrats
who were present TO speak no III OF any
democrat
I'VE should be charitable in these
things" saii Mr.. Geddls, "and always
have a good word to say OF any demo.
crat."
Petitions for Cutlery.
Two petitions were received by the
State Board of Control today sent in by
Editor Weekes of Norfolk asking that
the board retain DIR. Cutlery as superin.
tendent of the hospital at that place, who
has been under suspension pjending ar
investigation Of alleged misconduct as
superintendent. One of the petitions was
signed by the mayor OF Norfolk and
| about twenty-five other businessmen and
| the other by about twenty members OF
the woman's club OF that city.
slORn's Name Filed.
The name OF Charles H. Sloan was filed
late yesterday with the secretary OF state
as candiate for denomination for con.
gress from the Fourth district
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
Crete senIors Give PLAY.

CRETE, Neb., Marcn g. 3.-(Special.) THE
Ciete High school senior class presented
the play. Cupid at Vassar." here Thurs
Cay night to full ho use, The principal
actors we're Zetts Lawson. Gladys Grace.
Ably IIeTget. Harry Taylor, William III
lis. Dudley Aller ami Frank Horkey.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04

II takes hut n minute OF time 70 savA
dollars when you read The Bee Want Al
columns
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-30
Why Not the State Beautiful

adjuncts, but they could not exist
without the garden, the field, the
grove. The land is the prime source
of all wealth, Of food, and of cloth
ing.
Not long ago, the citizens of Fliz-
abethtown, KY, celebrated what they
called the 'Dixie Highway Tree
Planting Day" Men, women and
children planted trees and pledged
themselves to care for them MANY
of the parents "christened" trees in
the name Of their children. and
Mary" and Robert and "Susana
and John" trees will grow and HELM
make that great artery between Flor
ida and the northwest most attrac-
tive nd furnish shade and comfort
for passersby, and nesting places for
birds, long after the participants in
the pretty ceremony have passed ia
dreamless sleep.
1t is hoped that this timely, appro-
pirate and sensible Kentucky cere-
monial may be repeated on every mile
of road In Florida, and not onIv on
the roads, but on all Florida school
grounds and home yards.
The chief city parks Of Florida can
be made spots of abiding charm and
value to tourists and visitors inter
ested in the beauties of the tropie
flowers and vegetation. Let us make
Florida the Estate Beautiful"
Where the birds sing sweetly"
-(even at night;
"And the flowers ever blooms
land in P .ty);
Where the roses and the orange"
-(none fner);
"Send out rarest of perfume"
Everybody can help. The fedora
ton of woraeD's clubBis doing a nota-
bic work, setting an example for the
men folks, in promoting the science
of forestry, and beauty. Among its
achievements is the creation of what
is known as the Royal Palms State
Park, an estate of some 1000 acres
in Dade county, southwest of Flor
ida City, containing perhaps the fin
est collection of royal palms, some
of them a hundred feet high-to be
found in this country, besides fifty
or more varieties of other semi-trop-
zeal trees, in all a veritable wonder
land. 1t is planned to make it a game
reserve and a bird sanctuary, and
many kinds of birds are already there
under protection.
Not only has the federation estab-
lished a wonderful park, but it has
been active in every direction in the
matter of identifying the state, a
work which has foundation in doing
the small duties about US. Let me
quote from q circular sent out at the
beginning of the year by the civics
department to all members in which
the following duties were suggested:
1. Observe statewide cleanup week
April 1915, and October ola. (Why
not clean up every day a little of the
time?)
2. Destroy breeding places for flies
and mosquitoes.
8. Give special attention to colored
districts.
a. Inspect markets, fruit and gro.
Gerry stores.
5. Beautify school and railroad sta
ton grounds.
g. Fight unsightly billboards and
street scattering of advertising mat
ter.
Z. If you have no junior civic league
organize one and have the members
plant seed. Mrs. ]. w. Sample, of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-30

Barlow, Fla, is chairman; write her
for information.
8. Post the enclosed card in every
school house.
8. Progress calls for community
civics taught as a text in the public
schools. Have your civics chairman
interest school authorities in this very
important work. Along with this in
PRODUCTION comes humane work, both
for the protection of children and ami
mails.
10. Take pictures Of .unsightly
places that may be beautifed or i'm
proved, and at the end of the fed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-30

by planting and identifying.
AS your community, so your state.
Getting down to brass tacI1s, as
Kipling says:
1t isn't the guns nor armament nor
funds that they can pay,
But the close cooperation that made
them win the day.
Il isn't the individual, nor the army
as a whole,
But the everlasting teamwork of
every bloomin' soul.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-30

Grafton year take another one show
ing improvement.
IL. Let everybody in Florida coop
crate and work to make Florida wor-
thy of the name 'Iand of Flowers"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-30
R'Sw%OSDsIasfu. REAENV
W. STOMACHtn1ssSs!!

Stomach and Intestines. Auto-Intoxica-
ton, Yellow Jaundice, Appendicitis and
other fatal ailments result from Stomach
Trouble. Thousands OF stomach Suffer
ers owe their complete recovery to MayF's
Wonderful Remedy Unlike any other
for Stomach Ailments. For sale by CFys-
tai PharmeaE and all other reliable drug
gistS-AdSs
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14

President Wilson began his first va
cation OF the year by laying plans for
tn" porch campaign" he will contuct
from Shadow Lawn.
The valuable services rendered by
Lafayette to this nation in the revo-
mtionary struggle, and the ties Of
sympathy which bind the French and
American republics were eulogizcd In
New York in addresses at the ,ele.
bration OF Lafayctt" Day.
Vivid descriptions of the marine
phenomenon which caused the de.
structIon OF the United States ar.
mored cruiser Memphis, with the 'nss
OF about forty of her crew. in the har.
Dor of Santo Domingo Aug. %. we're
given in New York by Witnesses OF
the disaster, who had arrived on the
steamer lroQuois Tn. conjecture
that the disaster was the result OF an
undcrsea eruption was strengthened
by assertions that nothing resembling
gale accompanied the sudden dis
turbancc
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Minor Mention,


In Denver, $500 persons have reE.
islered.
Bregsdale will hold a harvest fes-
tiral Sept. 30.
The Num- harvest festival was
largely attended
A Cripple Creek report says the
Ajax lease is proving rich.
A streak OF ore has been opened up
in the Brazil mine at Freeland
Boulder reports the tungsten situa.
ton brighter than for some time
Craig is appealing 10 Moffat road
officials for the erection of depot.
Many mining properties in the san
Juin district are reopening because
q letter ore prices.
Che hundred and thirty-siX candi-
daies were on the ballots in Denver at
Iucrday's primaries.
Colorado potato farmers will have
market offering of five million
bushels this year
The land office receipts at Pueblo
for Aupue, voro &c .oo There were
900 fiIirys drrino ,ho month
The Eureka mine in Gilpin county
is TO be taken over and worked by
Ohio and Kentucky capitaIis,s
Iv,rror- f., ,i,,h, -, ,Do ooo, r,i,os
in iiuerfano county have joined the
Gated Mine Workers of America
Evidences of n rev,y,I of nrosperitv
in the production of tungsten orc seen
by mining men in the tungsten fields
The ROYAL Arch chapters OF Colo
RADIO Masons held a barbecue at STRAIT
ton park. Colorado Springs, Saturday
The Rocky Mountain BAPTIST Asso,
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14

All persons entering or leaving Ger
many must obtain special permission
from the German government.
Tn session OF the SiNty-fourth CON.
gross which closed Sept. was re.
markablc chiefly for tho enormous in
crease It made in the army and navy
for the defense of the country. I'm
portnt bills passed by the Congress
since last December include. Pre-.
parcducss, rural credits, Philippines.
child labor vocational training. work
mems compensation, shipping. good
roads, emergency revenue. rivers and
harbors. railroad eight hour day Other
important acts were the ratification OF
the Nicaraguau and Haitian treaties
and the confirmation OF Louis u Bran,
deis Ms associate Justice OF the United
States supreme Court.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14

Denver attained its majority WIN
the birth of a fine girl baby that
raised the number to twenty one.
Edwin Patton, who is fatherng a
municipal swimming pool project FOR
Boulder. estimates that a pool '5X5'
feet will cost approximately $500.
NO bids we're forthcoming last week
when the Denver, Laramie g. North
western railroad was placed on the
auction block for about the sixth
time
George r. shannon. 81 years old,
past commander OF Washington Post
G.. A. r., and for sixteen years a resi-
dent of Denver, died at the home OF
his son.
Lessees of the Lake mine in Gilpin
county shipped s5,S25 worth of smelt
ing ore during the first two weeks in
August and 400 tons of concentrated
ore.
II. 5. Graves. chief of the United
States Forest Service, has received
applications for the construction OF
forty.two roads in Colorado, under
provisions of the federal aid act.
The Denver Trades and Labor Coun
ell went on record as opposed to tn.
assembly feature of the state primar!
election law and registered its disap
prevail of the industrial relations law
The enrolment at the Colorado
School for the Deaf and Blind AT colo
RADIO Springs broke all records wher
1t reached 100 This is larger thar
at any previous time in the institu
tons history.
one girl was seriously injured an,
seven other boy and girl members o
a picnic party were more or less
dangerously hurt when an automobile
Denver was struck by a touring ca
on the Federal boulevard road. fly,
miles outside the Denver city limits
Jack r. Mason Is confined to hi:
home suffering from severe burn:
and Dwight Ryland is in ST. Luke!
Hospital in Denver in serious con
dition as the result OF an automobil,
accident at Laramie. caused by tn,
breaking of one of the wheels of
car they were driving.
The regular monthly report of tn,
Denver health department for Angus
shows a total Of 900 deaths. OF thi
number only eleven deaths resulted
from unnatural causes, which is tn,
lowest number for any month In IN,
health department records.
Jacob Schreiner, 20 years old.
resident of Wellington, suffered
broken shoulder blade and the frac
| ture OF several ribs at Fort Collin
while with party OF three others OF
, a JOY ride.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Western

ran, Daniel "a IIodrsdon n = y
r.tlr,d died II, his homo {, n,,ro,,
u,cb
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~" ''o' ~ 'r''',''''s '''' ~
town of Cairo fourteen miles north.
vcsi Of Grand Island Ncb
asa, ,,. ,,.. ,
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,"" Nv" n'"'' " 80 ''' o' tue
U''"' -" '','',.. NV NV" VI
"'''' w '''o' 81 ''''''o '''""'' ''N'
\ dat" FOR the execution OF Oscar
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14

Pope Benedict has appointed the
Very Rev. Daniel Coghlan. vicar OF
Cork, to be bishop of that diocese.
The destruction OF the American
consulate at AleXandretta, AsiatiC
Turkey. during bombardmeut by en-.
tente allied warships is announced in
a delayed Turkish official report
dated Sept. /.
The sale OF the Manila railroad To
the Philippine government was rati'
fled when a contract was signed by
Gov. Gen Francis Burton Harrison OF
the Philippines and President llig,
gins of the railroad.
With the loss OF eleven lives. the
second attempt to bridge the St Law,
renee river at Quebec resulted in a
failure when the massive center span
weighing 5.lU0 tons. suddenly col
lapscd and fell into the river
Gen. Kornilotf. formerly com
mandrr of the Forty eighth Russian
division. who was capturcd by the
Aus;roG"rmans in GallCia in May
1918, escaped from tn" prison camp IN
which h. was held in Austria and has
arrived at Bucharest.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14

Western Newspaper Union New, Service
Denver, Sept. Ex-Governor Goorpa
A. Carlson of Fort Collins was ramon.
mated by the Republican party Tines.
day, according to the most COmplota
returns available at O'Clock this
morning. Unofficial primary returns
from 81 precincts outside of Denver
gave the executive majority OF 57l
over Samuel d. Nicholson OF Lead.
vile. These returns did not include
however, complete figures from sey.
cral sections of the state admitted IN
be Carlson strongholds. The totals
for these %ll precincts We're Carl.
son. 1o,42l; Nicholson, $3.50.
In Denver the two Republican gu
bernatorial aspirants were running so
close that it seemed certain Nicholson
would not capture majority in Den
yer sufficient to overcome the lead
that Carlson would receive outside the
city. The contest in Denver was so
close that the Nicholson managers
only claimed a majority of 2,2O0.
The vote. as shown by early re.
turns, for Congressman in the First
district is close between Teller and
Vale.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Capture German First Trench Line

London, Sept. l2.-The French in
fantry started vigorous offensive
along a front OF six kilometers. norm
OF the Sommc, from the Combles re-.
sion to the river, and in half an hou'
took an entire first line OF German
trenches, says the official commune
ton. Another portion of French forces
carried n system OF trenches along the
road from Bothune to peronae. prr
oners to the number OF 500 had been
tnken when the report was filed
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
OPEN GRAZING LANDS
NEW PROSPECT OF WEALTH IN
RELEASE OF BIG ACREAGE.
Nomesteaders May File on Whole
Sections OF Lands in Many Colo
RADIO Counties.

u.,,.,, >scsr,ner Union News Service.
.. poo,1o,ions Governing The
-, land under the new law
,i,ahonosta.ders to file on
"in -, orov;rc pround will be
Wv cacro,orv Lane ac-
N n ,,cCnirv chief of
,,7, 1,,,,ion Of tho General land
r,,., ,,auo rboso .oc,ione of the A.
,,'n,',- a,,. -, ,,,,,lio domain in Colo.
,,,l, aonr,i,v,a "oroz;no land"
,-,i,ol and ,brown omen
I.aa
" 60, ,o,uoo.. for nav, hone.
f-, ,.i,,;or, -, wealth for
oo, IN tho now law
o'"'t va, ,.a,.,,. horo filed on
N11 a,,oi,, orovob more land
,,oI ., c,o ,croc T,ey
" man. ,i,,a onca If ,hov wish,
81" 20 AGRA rho now
~ ,,.ir oor,oir i'm.
,,. o.,, ,.a.r for three
-, ,,o,,,. ,,,s,oucion
~, ai, ,o,,,,ro ., tho Law,
"' n', ,a,,, 49,, a,,,, ho reoa for
10 w. ,.;or,,uro, ar
asr.o,,. mo nooossor, on
o,"'' '.e,. ,a,.a,,, ,,o oroc,io, If
-, '" onl DucT o,hor ;mnroye.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Not to Vote on Proposed Revision.

Tn" question OF calling state con.
stitutional convention will not 20 be.
fore the voters AT tn" November "lcc.
ton unless Secretary of the State Ra.
mer is compelled by mandamus to
put III" question on the ballot. Md
there Is Ill" likelihood. lawyers be.
l'eve. that mandamus suit could be
Initiated and carried TO the Supreme
court and decision obtained in time
to get IN" m"asur" on the ballot, MS
IN" Law requires that referred bill
be certified to the county clerks
thirty days before tn" olrCriun
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Mus. Slow Down al cro,,ino,

Trains OF the Denver a Ip,o,urho,
railroad must slow down TO ten miles
an hour on approaching eight mai,
highway crossings between Donyer
and Boulder, the State Utilities Com.
mission ordered The order was made
at the close Of n hearing growing out
OF an accident at the Federal boul..
ward crossing Aug. %. in which ,wo
persons were Killed. With one e,cep,.
ton. the trains have been passing ,ho
crossings designated at n spcod ,ror,
forty 10 fifty miles an hour
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
General

Vice President Marshall is 10 be
notified OF his nomination Sept. &c.
Careful, painstaking labor over the
complicated situation along the Lor.
der marked the session OF the Amcri.
can.McNican joint commission ut New
London. conn
The National American Woman
Suffrage Association convention IN its
final business session adopted a dec
laratlon Of principles, In which II
reiterated lis adherence to the policy
OF ronpartisanship
Al Miu,llr. y J.. Mrs Jane Face.
meyer. within u year Of tn" century
mark, gay" her girl Mrs. Mary Z.
Peters I'd, IN marriage TIL" happy
bridegroom was James McNoal. we'll
to do contractor, only GN
Bankers IN New York city are
waiting to see what Kind OF assur.
nncc, II any. they can obtain that
their money will be repaid II they
make u loan OF sljoOoo.oo0 or $50.
uOo 900 to the de faCto government OF
Mexico.
Because he sewcd his hogs oyns
shut to keep them from catching
chickens. Joseph X Leigh. Pleasant
valley farmer. was arrested and fined
$50 and costs. making total OF {alin.
by Justice of the Peace ] ! John OF
l.ambcrtyllle. y J,
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
About the War

Russians bomburlod towns close TO
LcmbcrE. setting lIallcz, sixty miles
distant, ntirc.
On the Caucasus front in the re.
gion OF Sakklz the Russians have oc.
cupiod IN" town Of Bana
Italian troops have captured a
strong Austrian position in the Lono
valley on the Trcntiuo front
Paris war office reports 200 Ger.
mans have been taken prisoners in
the Sommc drive since Sept ,.
British capture Glnchy and terri
tory TO Lcu2e wood IN attack on
thrcc.milc front In Sommc sector
French assaults rrpuls"d with san.
culinary losses in BcrlcuN Belly sector,
Berlin claims. Nine allied acroplan"s
brought down
German and Bulgarian forces opor.
atlng in Rumania capture strongly
fortified town of Silistria, sixty miles
from Bucharest.
Paris reports rcpulsc Of repeated
German attacks ON the Sommc, IN
which the assailants used liquid tire
IN larg. quantities.
Russian gains near Shypol adj
mittcd In official statement from
Berlin Attacks every where els" re-.
pulsed, says statement
German casualties In the war dur
Ing the month OF August, according
to u compilation at London from the
German casualty lists. totall"d sio,
poo
German and bulgarian troops have
captured ia" Rumunian stronghold OF
Turtakai, with 10000 prisoners and
100 guns Both armies lost heavily
In the battle for possession OF IA,
fortress Vienna admits retirement
ON both the Russian and Rumaular
fronts under pressure.
The British troops In their advance
across the Struma IN the region Y.
Lake Tahinos. have driven the HuT
garians from four village. says a wal
office statement ~ the operations IN
Macedonia The British also re-
pulsed strong Bulgarian counter Al
lacks
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Three Killed in Auto Wreck.

LoreIand - Three persons were
killed and fourth fatally injured
when Colorado & Southern train
hit an automobile at First street, on
the edge of the city. and turned the
les Of the dead were wedgcd under
the engine pilot and extracted after
an hours work in taking the pilot
from its place. The dead: James l..
Redelson, 80 years old, Of 1923 West
fifth street, Loyeland; Mrs Georgia
Hedelson, his wife. 90 wears old: Mrs.
Clara Jones. 50 years old. Fatally in
jured: Mrs. Julia \. Lent. mother OF
Mrs. IIedelson, 30 years old, of Eu.
rcka, Kan.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
FIVE COLORADO CROPS
.nAp ESTIMATED VALUE SEPT.
OF $50, sos, 200.
,,eo..s-d Priees Practically Offset
differences in Yield as Compared
With Last Year.

Western Sewspapcr Union News Service
Denver-Five Colorado crops had n
value on Sept. l Of $50 COS, 200, less
than per cent under the value OF
the same crops in this state when the
final estimates were made last wear
according 10 the government report
Issued al Washington.
The report shows that while the
yield in the state has suffered to
some extent along with other sections
OF the country, the increased prices
Tor farm products have practically off
set the difference in full
Corn-Sept / forecast, 1886. OOC
bushels; production last year (flnal
ss'imate), ll,2SO,OOO bushels,
Winter Preliminary esti
mate 100000 bushels: production
last year Oflnal cstimate), 5000. 900
bushels
Spring Wheat-Sept. | forecast, T..
100000 bushels: production last wear
Ci!nal estimate), 100000 bushels.
Oats-Sept. forecast, 100000
bushels; production last year (final
cstImate), l1.7OO.OOO bushels.
Barlcy-Sept. ! forecast. aIIO00O
bushels; production last year (Inal
estimate), i,6S0,OOO bushels.
Potatoes Sept ! forecast, 10000
bushels; production last year final
estimate. 7.l55. 900 bushels
Hay-Preliminary estimate, 800.
600 tons: production last year (final
estimate, 2,l3i 900 tons
Apples Sept forecast GS9.OOO
barrels. production last year final es.
,imatc). $4,000 barrels
Peaches - Estimated production
1916. 100000 bushels: estimated pro.
duction 1915. $4,000 bushels
Sugar Beets-S Sept. condition, 90.
compared with the tenycar average
OF %.
fric"s-Iho first price given below
is the average on Sept | this year,
and the second the average on Sept
last year: Wheat. tl.27 and SIC per
bush"l Corn, &c and Csc oats. i9c
and i5c. Potatoes, sl2O and CSC.
Hay, $500 and $40 per ton. Eggs.
Csc and q q per dozen.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Sporting News


The third annual Wyoming polo
tournament Tor the Wyoming Chal.
lcurc cup rs to be- PLAYED at the Polo
ranch AT sheridan Sept II and
Sept %
The Wichita baseball team will be
known as III" Mnuonaircs. The Kan
sas club was formally transferred ia
Colorado Springs ana the remainder
Of the games ot the season viii be-
played at Colorado SPRING.
The automobile time record be-.
tween Denver and colorado Springs
was again shattered when Harold
nrlukcr. covered the seventy -four ind
onc.halt miles In one hour twelve
minutes and lhIrty-oirh, seconds
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Guard at Rifle Range Paid $500.

Sept. s was state pay day for he
Colorado National Guard, Irving
Owens of State Auditor MulniX's Of
flee, visited the rifle range with 81.
500 to pay the enlisted men and OF.
licers The state is obligated to Jay
the enlisted men 81 a day for the time
OF their service under state command.
In some cases it was a week, in some
cases two weeks, and in some but Il
few days for which the state was OBJ,
lieated. The states expense for he
mobilization, including the payroll and
supplies, has been $4,000.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-09-14
Insurance Fund Earns Large Sum.

With $4,000 in insurance premiums
already collected, the state insurance
fund is assured of business OF more
than 100000 Tor the year which be-
gan July !, according TO the actuary
Of the State Industrial Commission.
This is an increase of % per cent
over the business done by the fund
last year with private concerns. and
does not include the insurance which
will be written for state. counties and
cities Of Colorado. About $50 en-
ploycrs have insured with the tate
fund, or II per cent of the 1000 EN-.
plOycrs affected by the act.