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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-20

Eeflowfng ii number Of shoot.offs
fhe finalEstandfnggo of the various teams
IN fhe lnter.City tournament OF h
Tnifei states Revolver association
ms beansannounccl as follows: Class
al olympic club OF San Francisco;
CIassE Isl Boston; Class c, Rife and
Revolver club of New York; Class D,
YOUNGSTOWN; Glass 2, Citizens elub.
Fsochester; N: 81 Special prizes will
Ne aWardadSto the Seattle and Baltt.
iiorea club smembers o rItheir sports
Ifanship iii the shoot-otfs where their
hieli scores9carriedY them from first
piRcesf inSlower classes into lasttplaces
IA hiRheS Classes thus depriving them
a. III chanceSt win trophies in their
regular classification.
The hnaI Standing in all classes,
with ne8allowances for the results
In The s%hoot.otftof ties is as $follows:i
Giass A,EmatchesSwon and lost Qlymp.
"a club sangFrancico 16.2 pittsburgh
16s3; Spokane; 1872; Portland Ore,
i5S3: GlassEBsB Boston 4.4; Springfield,
Masss 13!5;NC inclnnati, 1876; Seattle,
i09. ClassSC,sRlfe and Re~yolyerJclub,
NeW York,#10!S;Sst.9Lou 10!S; Man
haitian 90; Providence s7:11; Glass.
ID. Youngstown,s6 .12; Chicago,A6.13;
Mantle S(Spokanel Ala; Baltimore,
ans Glass EsSCitizens (Rochesterl
sd5; Dallas 2.1e. K
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The hospital &c worthy ofSyour sup.
port Be$ready when Tag Day comes
and contribute generously:-Ady.
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AMERIcANELEAaUE
Ye1terday'1HReSulta. y

Today's3 Schedule.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
New York at. Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
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WANTED.
MAKE 500 e $50 weekly.

No experience necessary, selling
Breeding: Hogs on Monthly payments,
large earnings. Have lots for sale IN
McKees Rocks-20 mills In vicinity.
Write for agency. Give reference.
GREATsEAsTERN HoGaco.
sos Lyeeum Bldg. Pittsburgh, p.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-20

Minneapolis ...s.. 800
Kansas City s..:... ;e99
louisville ...:... ! ;S S4S
indianapolis ..f..s,:.s .9gg
Milwaukee guy
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
Railroad Managers
Have FIatIy Refused
to Grant 8-hour Day.
Men Meet With Wilson
Ownership of Smaller Lines Alleged to Be Controlled by
Big Lines May Be Probed as Result of Opening of
Old Dispute Between Roads and Men

Washington, Aug. today
country Washington
strike
Pending their the of
whom had The president the
following to the leading presidents:
"Th threatened
has reached point which makes highly desirable that should
the presidents Immediately
"Hope you Washington immediately"
presidents conference railroad
presidents themselves that
presidents plan and the will be taken with
the heads of the railroads themselves
If Wilson finds railroad presidents
Iue their may White House
the negotiations
be conducted
The as today
The railroads fty eehthou day.
willing the before
president the decide
The willing to
conditions and unwilling to arbitrate others.
Late this the his
$40 their
result will railroad
dent the Baltimore regarding the the railroad
Presidents Willard responded he would do everything possible
the of the planning the demand
Of the railroad arbitration Wosn that rs
authority
probably resulting the ownership control of
rs investigation will employees
that the railroads. which the
ing control a majority of the smaller lines.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
SHOOTING
IRON IS
MISSING
Police Have James Frank
lin, Colored, But Cant
Find Weapon
CARD GAME ENDS IN FLIGHT
Players Take to Heels, They
Say, When Participant
Begins Gun Play aea
CARD GAME ENDS IN FLIGHT

Becoming enraged, the police say.
because of his failure to clean up a
poker game in which he introduced
marked cards, James Franklin, color
ed, drew a 32-calibre Colts revolver
from his pocket, and began shooting
up the Johnson barber shop, corner
Fifth and Front streets, at 1870 o.
clock last night.
The players, white and colored alike,
it is said by the police, didn't tarry
long enough to say goodbye to Frank
lin, but crowded every avenue of eS-
cape until the wielder of the shooting
iron was in full possession Of the place.
Officer Charley Anderson, who had
been called, entered the shop, and
covered Franklin with his revolver.
The latter submitted to arrest, and
was meek as the proverbial lamb when
taken to the police station.
The officer, however, was unable to
find the gun which it is said Franklin
used while on his rampage. Some of
those who were in the shop told the
police that Franklin went outside and
hid the revolver, but search this morn
ing failed to reveal it.
One of the men who had held a
had in the game, told the police this
morning that Franklin became angry
when one Of the players played a
cover up" game. The cards, he said,
were marked, and in that style of play
Franklin was unable to tell what his
opponent was holding.
Franklin was booked on the charge
of shooting within the city limits, and
released on bail. He is scheduled to be
arraigned in, police court this after
noon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
WRECKED
BY A BOMB

Seattle, Wash. Aug. 17.-Timbers in
the southeastern corner of pier D, at
the foot of King street. were blown
down. and the shack built alongside
the pier was entirely destroyed early
today, when a bomb placed near the
street end Of the pier exploded.
Thomas Mclaughlin, night watchman.
saw sparks from the fuse, and think
ing it was fire, routed from the shack
three dock workers who were sleep
ing there. No one was injured.
1t was learned that one previous
attempt during the night was made to
blow up the wharf of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co. Prompt action by en-
ployes in each case prevented serious
loss. The police are working on the
theory that the men who set the
bomb believed the structure on the
wharf was used as sleeping quarters
by non-union dock workers employed
on the pier. A close investigation is
being conducted by the authorities
and arrests may follow.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17

Headquarters of German army
group on the Somme front. Saturday,
Aug. 12.-(Via Berlin to London. Aug.
17)-The expenditure of artillery
by the Entente allies on
this front has reached a prOdigious
volume, often striking the rate of 80
shells a second during drum fire. Not
infrequently along the entire Somme
front, nearly 10000 shells have been
dropped in an hour. while a cOnser-
vative estimate puts the average for
the 24-hour period at more than L.
000 900 shells.
With this rate of fire, the financial
cost Of the offensive is naturally high
What the approximate losses in
human material amount to. it is diff
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
FOUR DEAD IN
ITALIAN QUAKE

Rome Aug. IT, via Paris.-The chief
damage resulting from the earthquake
which shook a dozen cities and towns
in central Italy yesterday was at Ri
mini where four persons are dead and
thirty injured. Military authorities are
caring for the homeless. Panics in
many cities resulted from the earth
quake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
BRYAN TO
RUN FOR
SENATE
Reported William J. Will
Make His Future Home
in North Carolina
RE-ENTER POLITICS THERE
North Carolina Democrats
Flustered-Have No Sen
atorship Vacant

Washington, Aug. 17.-WilSam Jen-
nings Bryan is to leave Nebraska fin-
ally after the elections this Novem-
ber. He will move to his home at
Asheville. N. c., and re-enter poll
tics in that state with the idea of be-
ing elected later to the United States
senate.
This report was brought to Wash
ington today by Nebraskan who
claims personal knowledge of Bryan's
plans. 1t caused a furry among North
Carolina politicians here because they
have no senatorship to hand over to
Bryan without the displacement of a
faVorite son.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
Prodigious Expenditure
Of Shells by British

cult to estimate. That the losses OF
the British in certain action have been
frightful is affirmed by German off,
GERS. who on the other hand, frankly
admit that their own losses have been
far from light though all insist that
they were not nearly so heavy as the
British.
The German expenditure in ammu-
milton has been much lighter than
that of the British for the reason that
the German artillery concentrates it's
efforts on special objects such as
trenches, transports and reserve
bases, while the British often screen
off whole sectors, taking nightly un-
der their fire all the villages and
roads behind the German lines with
in the range of their guns.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
FRAUD ORDER ENLARGED.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE postof-
nee department has extended its fraud
order against the International Auto
mobile league and A. c. Bidwell, presi-
dent, to include the Buffalo Automobile
supply company, Buffalo. Since the
first order was issued August 3, citing
that the league had used the mails
to collect money on repre-
sentations that it could secure auto
mobile supplies at reduced rates for
it's members, letters were sent out by
the league, postal authorities declare,
requesting that all mail be sent to the
Buffalo Automobile Supply company.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
Pep Is Walked Out
OF |. W. W. Leaders;
Police Strate Works

South Dakota's example, by which
she ridded herself Of the trouble MAX
ers, gave the police officers of this
state their cue, and as a result, the
I. w. WIS have been walked to
death, figuratively speaking.
Keeping the men constantly on the
move, picking out the leaders and
running them out of the country
whenever possible the authorities
have so far succeeded in quelching
any demonstration of consequence ex-
cept in two or three isolated instances
That the organizers have been put
to fight, and that no further serious
difficulties are to be expected. Is the
belief of officials.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17

Tanned by their experiences in
south Dakota, confronted with organ
lied officials in many North Dakota
cities. their leaders jailed and with
Canada's doors barred to them, the
Industrial Workers Of the World. sew
eral weeks ago threatening to be-
come a big problem to the police of
North Dakota. seemingly have lost
their pep.
Determined, as they were, to work
northward with the ripening crop.
carrying their campaign from Okla
horna clear north to the Canadian
border, the /. w. VS. have found
themselves ait Last 'up against IL"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
BANK CLEARINGS
INCREASE NEARLY
HALF A MILLION

The bank cIearings for Fargo for
the past week were nearly half a
million dollars more than they
were for the corresponding week
last year, according to the figures
given out by the Fargo clearing
house.
The cIearings for the past week
were $1,556, 6,945.56 while for the
corresponding week in 1915 they
were $1,141 ,596.S7. This is an in
crease of exactly $415, ,24s.49.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
SAYS
SHE KNEW
BANDIT

Detroit. Mich. Aug. 1.-THE Detroit
News today printed a statement by
Miss Jessie Noltie, local stenograph-
er, declaring the robbers who looted
the paycar Of the Burroughs Adding
Machine company of $4,000 Aug. 4
hid the cash in local rooming houses
and escaped with the loot last Sat
urday The girl said she knew one Of
the alleged bandits.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
HOTEL CLERK
SHOT TO DEATH
BY HIS WIFE

Mt. Clemens, Mich, Aug. 17.-Roy
Petit aged 35, was shot and instantly
killed by his wife on a downtown
street today, while a dozen looked on.
Petit was night clerk in a hotel. His
wife stopped him on the street and
whipping out a revolver she suddenly
fired five bullets into his head. After
being arrested she said she killed her
husband, because he sought the COM
pany of others too much"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
CONFER TO
COMBAT
PLAGUE

Washington, Aug. 17.-State health
officers from throughout the country,
officials of the public health service
and prominent scientists, today began
discussion Of plans for combating in
fantile paralysis, which has been
causing scores of deaths throughout
the United States this summer.
The unusual conference was ar
ranged by the federal public service.
Various phases of the disease were
discussed at length at the opening
session.
The imposition of new regulations to
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
Greatest Naval Bill
in History Of Country
Ready for Signature
of President Wilson

Washington 17-As tn bill finally perfected
Puget Sound but 10 the appropriation for sub
the Columbia The latter
Batteshp
and
Norfolk All the disputed greatest
eady for the presidents signature
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
Confer With Ultimate
Authority on Both Sides--
Many Presidents Accept
y #@@#@@@##@@@#@@
! r. r. PRESIDENTS q
! HAVE ACCEPTED q

q New York, Aug. II. q
q The railroad presi- 2
q dents of the country q
q have accepted Will q
q sons invitation for a e:
q conference at Wash q
q ington. A number will =
q leave here for Wash q
q ington this afternoon, q
= and another delega- q
q ton is leaving from =
q Chicago. q
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
STOP SHIPMENT
TO SWEDEN

London, Aug. 17.-Proclamation is
about to be issued prohibiting the ex-
portation to Sweden of all commodities
except on presentation to the customs
officials Of the Swedish trade commits
sion guarantee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
Brothers Facing u. s.
Charge of Horse Thefts

Charged with the theft of horses on
the Standing Rock Indian reservation.
George Courture and Joseph Couture
may be compelled to face such charge
in the federal court. Both are in Jail
at Mandans
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17

George Couture is accused of cattle
thefts on the reservation in South Da-
kota, and Joseph Couture is charged
with thefts on the reservation on the
North Dakota side of the state boun-
daTys
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17

an official statement today from sofia The allied forces delivered
Fighting region Dorisn northwest saon
Several place this vicinity lately
the Bulgarian statement indicates larger being
employed against the euIgarans
FRENCH REMOVE GERMAN BARRIERS
Paris Aug A violent artillery duel in prosress north Of
There ~sre no attack. during the "io ''''
in powerful
% tt" The the Ts Of the
bring further gains the region of euemont and Maupas the
versay fighting
the French" !e"ty have do
mating position menaeing the German communications -.
BRITISH MAKE NEW ADVANCE.
s" ss%mS ssS U @ and dI the lin" has
RESISTANCE TO RUSSIANS sTIFEENs.
Aug 7Fuher indications stiHenns the
tonic to the IN Sa are % % :"
$500 prisoners by
GERMANS IN EAST AFRICA RrNeED
East % o
Se Ss the s have cleared S 5 s ] and in y o I
% @ post and are now fro" the
BERLIN CLAIMS ASSAULT FAILED
R " on s AT front an" but e bs back 'Ss
e: 5:ssS III 'f I st r.: river
ENTENTE ALLIES MAKE BIG GAINS.
line trenches front of 1900 meters to the
issued last night
French occupied all the
that in add
ion
captured
he Of follows
artillery
which
of reaching
at certain Gullemont- NIaurepas
a klometers,
Cy sharp which the
brilliantly and rapidly
of considerable number Of prisoners whose
obanable.
time the Somme, attacking
a powerfully organized German
a
There intermittent cannonade
the OF
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair tonight and Friday.
Slightly cooler tonight.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
Great Push Renewed
With Success by the
French and British
Forces Yesterda,

London, Aug. eavy fighting the Balkan
in official statement today from Sofia The allied forces delivered
infantry
Fighting Lake
The border
Several this vicinity lately,
the official indicates
employed against the Bugarians.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17

Continued on Page 81.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
GERMANS IN EAST AFRICA RINeED.

London, Aug around the forces defending German
official
smut the British
central railway by only mi o country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
BRITISH MAKE NEW ADVANCE.

LONDON aug h-lhe British tooay MADE anotner adNs
Somme front The official announcements today tn
been pushed forward west and southwest Guiemont.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17

RESISTANCE TO RUSSIANS STIFFENS.
-Further indications of stenng of the
official
Austro German
additional and 46 General
arnes s
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1916-08-17
BERLIN CLAIMS ASSAULT FAILED.

via 17-French
yesterday
which the allies lost heavily of the
the
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-28
ELLISPORT

MI g. \. Collins and family spent
Christmas Day in Seattle.
Miss u. iiigham spent Christmas
with her parents IN Seattle.
Mr. ard Mrs VIM. Jones were Ellis
port visitors few days last week.
Mr. Raymond Flanagan spent Christ
mas with his mother. Mrs. Selby.
Mrs. Hood came over from Seattle
ON Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Slrom.
Miss d. Straight spent Christmas
with the A. N. Pattcr family in So.
attic,
MIR. a. Wigmorc went 10 Semitic the
lust of the week 10 spend Christmas
with his son.
Mrs. l. Morgan was the guest OF
MIR ard Mrs. Fcnton NJ Quaricrnastcr
on Christmas Day.
Miss Beatrice Rogers Is spending
the holidays with her parents in Ia
coma
Mr.. Maurice Dunsioid spent the
week end with his mother. Mrs. a. g..
McClannhan.
Miss Angenctic Parker Of Seattle Is
spending the Christmas vacation with
Mrs. G. j. Pyle.
Mr.. VIII Huston and family and Mr..
nnd Mrs. Arthur t'iifl came over from
Seattle to spend Christmas with their
parents, MIR. aud Mrs. w. G. Cliff, re-
turning home on the evening boat
Mrs +. c. Furbnsh and son Arthur
were called to Tacoma last Friday on
account OF M accident 10 Edwin G..
Elrbush, who was at the Northern Pa
ciiic hospital suffering FROM injuries
sustained In collision between speed
er on which he and three companions
were riding and freight train. II
seems there was some misundcrstand-
ing about the schedule, and in the
binding snowstof1n thr0 which they
were riding at high speed they were
right upon the freight before either
had any warning Of the Others ap-
proach. One OF the men on the speed
or was not considered out Of danger at
last report. Mr., Isurbush is thankful
to escape with broken limb, altho it
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-28
Now, How About the Telephones ?

Onc line Of high poles can carry both
light and telephone wires: one line
man can maintain both; one bookkeep-
er can do the accounting Tor both; one
central Office will house what is now
done In three Offices: one telephone
system can serve everyone well, while
two cannot serve anyone efficiently.
Instead OF having three lines OF dirty.
odd-sized poles along your fine high
way, there could bc only one uniform
pole line.
Knowing more about Vashon Island
possibilities, and having more faith in
them than some of the residents, we
have arranged to cooperate with the
newly organized Vashon Telephone
Company, who expects to purchase
and consolidate the existing telephone
systems and rebuild them into one fine
system that will cover the entire Is
land. Provided, however, tha6 the
franchise to the vashon Telephone
Companyis granted January ., 1911.
If this consolidation is allowed by
the people of The Island, lines to Va
shon Heights, Lisabeula and other
places will grow rapidly. But If we
are deEicd this means of cooperation,
progress in outlying districts will he
slow.
Now, let us ask you all. everyone on
the Island: Are we giving good serv-
ice and are we working for the deyel-
opment of the Island?
II you think vashon Island is any
better with lights than it used to be
without them, COOPERATE,
If you want to knock, call up the
manager and hit him square in the
ear, or else continue to scratch On a
daylight schedule.
If you want one telephone system.
go 10 the hearing Jan. ,, 1917, at II
a. M, and root for the Vashon Tele-
phone Company.
One real telephone system will do
iiiIiof.c S.-cca tc this Island than two
half ones.
vashon Light & Power Co.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-28

Nevertheless. on the FIRST of last
September we decided TO rive twenty
four-honr service; 10 reduce power
rates near onc-balf; 20 make q low
rate that would make cooking lJy clcc-
tricily economical; 10 spend many
thousand dollniA in new construction;
10 cover the entire Island with electric
lines rs rapidly as We could within
reason and commonscnsc financing.
Since September lst We have built
new lines from Vashon 10 Cove, Bur-
ton 10 Magnolia, and have extended
lines TO Glen Acres, Perry Green
houses. Manson's shipyard, Steinmeiz's
corner. Ellispoit Point the ferry dock
md syera other places, all of which
/ together represent six miles Of new
construction and about ss,O1D0p more
I Investment
Still Dockion, Lisabeula and Vashon
Heights want lights. II will take i've
miles 10 fcnch iockton, three miles to
take in Lisnbcula, and ionr miles 10
serve vashon Heights. All Of which
means twelve miles Of poles, thrty-six
miles OF wire, to say nothing OF other
materials and the fact that copper
wire is three times as costly rs Inst
year at this time
Notwithstanding this, we offered 10
build to vasaon Heights last fall pro-
yidcd enough patrons would agree TO
take lights and guarantee the usual
minimum charge Of sl.00 per month
tion, we have n petition in our office
winch is signed by exactly nine per-
sons from Voshon Heights. They are
all good people and we would like to
have them on our lines. for we know
they would be good customers; how
ever, there are some thirty-ilve other
good homes there that could take
lights that did not care To promise TO
accept service. Nevertheless, we are
going to give vnshon Heights electric
lights.
Dockton IS the first on our list and
will have lights AS soon as we can get
there, because the people there want
them and are not afraid to subscribe
for them. AT DOCKrON THERE is
COOPERATION.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-28
Vashon Heishters and Others

yonr oncstion about having electric
,iohts and ;rferences thereto. publish-
ri Il 1os, wcckts Rccord calls for y
ror,y aod ve welcome tbis opuor,un.
n,ty IL ,aling evervonc into onr conf.
donce
sine Nav a,b ,o,h whom Mr. q A.
ro,,;ns w,s yra,ted 4, nerson,l fran.
chisa for e,ectrie lyb,s tho following
1nso,on,nonts @ have occ,,rred. within
,on a,ys af,er ,bc francbisc wns grant
I'd .o,,s,rrc,;or q, ne nolo limo was
,or,,nanced. six months thereafter
t,,,h,s ,.orn ,nrnod m oyer "A niie. of
~ sarvinc purton vasbon portoye
NJ, ~ ,,,.,, ,,aa,.,s. -,
wi,l,;n tha, ,;r,o ,,,sointclv the fin.
as, o,,n,r;c l,,bt nl,rt tor liz size in
~ Na,.thrrast w.s mil, A. rll;snor,
Naan,Ii,e oyor az ooo IN in cash
yas sncn, 70 servo tbe Island and
a.on,, III, ~ I,hor and ma,oriol TINT
.a,,d ho S,,nn,,ad 1ocaily wos ,sed in
o,.otsrs,ce - ,nend;,g tbe money else.
,.'hana