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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
JAIL FIRE FATAL
Eighteen Prisoners Burn to
Death at Ell PasO.
Disinfectant Bath Ignited by
Careless Match.

Ell Paso, March Eighteen per-
sons are dead today and a number of
others are expected to die as the re-
suit of the explosion, which occurred
yesterday i'll the disinfection bath
room of the city Jail
More than SO prisoners were in the
bath room when the explosion oc-
CURED and nearly all of them suf-
fered serious burns nine dying within
a short time. Nine others who were
taken to hospitals died during the
night.
A lighted match ignited the vapor;
arising from the mixture of gasoline,
kerosene and vinegar in which the
prisoners, mostly Mexicans were being
bathed in conformity with sanitary
measures devised by city health au-
thorities to prevent the spread of dis
ease from Mexican arrivals.
Sheets of flame flashed through the
entire east wing of the prison and al
most Immediately the street frontiIg
shrieking men, enveloped in fire. A
fire company housed in the jail
building extinguished the flames.
The coroner's inquest and an inves-
tigation by city officials ordered for
today. had to do principally with
stat ements by guards and survivors
who declared that the explosion was
caused by lighting 4 match by ore
of the prisoners. While the investiga-
ton was proceeding on this side of the
boundary civil and military author
tiles at Juarez opposite here were pro-
scouting a search for an unidentified
Mexican who boarded a street car
near the Juarez race track and shot
the motorman, Charles Phelps, last
night after a report was spread that
two hundred MeXicans had been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
new TRAIN ON U. P.
Will Make Daily Trips Between SaIina
and Oakley.

Effective March IL, the Union Pa
cific will put in operation a new train
between Sa1ina and Oakley, making
daily runs. The new train will leave
Salina at s o'clock in the morning and
reach Oakley about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. Trains leaving Oakley at
8 O'Clock in the morning will arrive in
Salina at 4:10 in the afternoon. Stops
will be made at all station and connec-
lions westbound can be made at Oak
ley with train No. 1913 which will
leave Oakley at 1875 p. m. for points
west.
The new train will make it possible
for persons coming from points east
of Salina to stay there all night and
reach stations west of there by day
light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
PORTER HAS PLAN
Capitalization Hospital Into
TubercuIar Sanitarium.
1t Is in an Ideal Location for
the Purpose.
ENDORSED BY PHYSICIANS
Is Little Used for What 1t Was
Intended.
Old Pumping Station To Be
Used in Its Place.

AIDED by physicians and by people
interested in the prevention of tuber-
culosis, w. l.. Porter, city commits
siorier. will attempt to have the city
detention hospital east of town con-
Verted into a tubercular sanitarium.
andrhave the old pumping plant. at the
foot of Harrison street, converted into
a detention hospital.
Five physicians accompanied Com
missioner Porter to the detention hos
pital this morning and looked 1t over.
They were unanimous i'll the opinion
thar il would ma Ike ideal tuDercular
sanftarium and that the surroundings
are exceptional FOR that purpose. The
physicians who accompanied Mr.. Por-
ter were Drs. AleXa nder, HOgeboom.
.Jcffry LOVe!and and DR.. G. ;. kel-
ney, superintendent of the state tuber-
cular Sa nitarium at Norton. DR.. Ken
ney. who has had much experience
with such institutions. war particular
~ impressed with it.
"A better site for city tubercular
sanitarium could not be found" said
DIR. Kenney upon his return from in
Specting the detention hospital There
is a fine building, the site is well drain
cd and the water is excellent. There
is space available to raise hens and
hogs and by doing the same the waste
can be utilized and supplies of fresh
eggs given to the patients daily.
ALREADY Commissioner Porter has
made arrangements for beautiful
parkings. There is a good kitchen,
a good dining room. separate rooms
for employees and right now the home
could easily care for twenty patients.
Then in addition are two porches
available for service right now, and all
that would be necessary is the pur-
chase of some screening.
You already have nurse who nee
essarily wastes valuable time in visiting
daily from twenty-five to thirty tuber-
cular cases of the worst deScripti in
as many different homes. ALSO you
have a housekeeper out there and it
will not be necessary to employ ply
stefan.
Then. too, you will have those pa
tients away from their homes where
the. real danger of tuberculosis lies.
In a hospital under trained nurses all
thetime any one can see that the dan
ger.of contagion is lessened to a small
percent"
New and Modern Building.
The detention hospital is a new and
modern building. 1t was built about
five years ago at Il cost of $4,000.
1t has a good heating plant. four bath
rooms and various other conVeniences.
1t is located east of the city on a ten
acre tract owned by Topeka Much of
the ground can be used for gardening
and last year the people in charge of
the hospital raised enough vegetables
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
Perhaps.

Some people say that our ances-
tors were monkeys"
WELL replied Miss Cayenne.
maybe some of our ancestors would
say the same of us.'-Washington
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07

Chica go, march Twill H. Orpe4
University of Wisconsin student, was
indicted by a Lake county grand jury
yesterday on a charge of numbering
his former sweetheart Marian Lam
bert The case probab bly, will be called
to trial next week, but a continuance
on request of the defense is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
TABLE TAEk
AT TIE U2

What has become of the Rock
Island project? They have made To-
peka an assurance of having the
matter under consideration for
whole week.
DIR. Charles NJ. Sheldon must have
been impressed with his talk on To-
peka's needs obtainable through the
activities of the Commercial club. I'm
mediately after his talk yesterday the
minister Joined the Commercial club.
Comfort stations and safety zones
probably will become a reality
through the efforts of the Co-Ops.
Robert Pierce, chairman of the civic
committee of that very lively club, re-
ported at the weekly dinner at Pei
letters today that progress in obtain
ing these two improvements had been
made.
l.. NJ. Penwell. as a member of the
board of education, made an address
to the Co-Ops. He pleaded for a levy
that will make 1t possible for the
schools to make their expenditures on
a cash basis. c. a. Moore, president
of the organization, declares Mr.. Pen
wells address was the best effort of
that description made by the very
] busy undertaken
On account of H. S. Putney. presi-
dent of the Kaw Valley Improved
Highway association, being called out
of the city today, the good roads
meeting was postponed until tomor-
row noon.
Byron II. Da lis of the Davis Well
come Mortgage company entertained
number of business friends at lunch
today in honor of l.. w. Whiteley,
Newark, n. j., a high official in the
loan department of the Prudential
Life Insurance company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
At the Iris.

or" is the bill at the Iris today and
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07

MRS EMILY THOMPSON, who
died Monday, was buried this after
noon at Rochester cemetery. Services
were held at the North Topeka Bap-
list church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

MRS. MARY WOOD wife of L. NJ.
Wood, died last night at the home,
1116 Polk street. Mrs. Wood was a
pioneer of Kansas, having moved from
Ohio to Lawrence in 1874. With her
husband she came to Topeka in 1879.
Mr.. Wood is the oldest active architect
in the state. Besides her husband Mrs.
Wood is survived by one daughter,
Mrs Edna Lysaght of Kansas City,
and one son. Sam c. Wood. of Chi
cago. Arrangements for the funeral
will be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07

EZEKIEL MILLIMAN. age -, died
Monday at his home. Twenty sixth
and Indiana avenues. The funeral will
be held at $50 o'clock Wednesday af-
ternoon at the residence. The body
will be taken to Seneca, Kan, for in
terment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
TOO LATE To CLASSIFY.

WANTED-White girl for G. H. W. Refer
ences. zoos w. 9Th.
FOR RENT-6 room house. moder except
furnace Phone 1410.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-07
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS.

Politics.
There is man in our town
And he is wondrous wise,
He's running for an office
So he speaks to all the guys.
He bows and scrapes and tips his hat
To everyone he meets
You'll know he wants office
When you meet him the streets.
But when the office gets him
He'll have to change his face
And bear up very proudly
To dignity the place.
He will not see the common folks
Because his heads so high
Though they will bow and tip their hats
AS he goes passing by.
NELS YINGLE.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
Modern Version Of
The Star-Spangled
Banner to Be,Sung

For the first time since its organi-
zation the Mendelssohn choir will
got hold Monday night rehearsal
next Monday night.
For seven years every scheduled
Monday night rehearsal was held. It
was a closed rule that could not be
broken. But next Monday night the
Ellis Opera company sings Carmen"
in Omaha and the closed rule prompt
ly went by the boards.
Thomas ]. Kelly, director Of the
choir, made the announcement OF the
cancelled rehearsal and called a spe-
cial rehearsal of the women members
OF the organization for o'clock Sum
day afternoon.
Plans for the annual spring concert
of the Mendelssohn choir are now
being evolved by the management,
which is in communication with two
of the country's famous symphony
orchestras for the event. The con-
cert will be held either in February
or March.
This year it will be arranged to
have the orchestra accompany the
choir on several numbers, including
the Hallelujah chorus from Handel's
Messiah. The choir will also sing
the famous motel by Gounod entitled
by Babylon's Waves" and will give
the modern version of the Star Span
gled Banner" as accepted by the Ma
tional Educational association after
its introduction at Chicago by Thohi.s
as T. Kelly.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
UNCLE SAM STUDIES
OMAHA WATER PIPES
Government Bureau of Stand
ards Sends Man to Probe
Cause of Electrolysis.
vAGRANT JUICE" JUMPS

Z. r, Shepard OF the government
bureau OF standards, Washington, d.
G., will be in Omaha for about a
month, making survey of local con-
ditons with respect to the effect OF
electrolysis in water pipes.
The Water board and public SER
vice companies are sharing the ex-
pense of this investigation. For years,
leaks in water pipes have been traced
to the action OF vagrant electricity
Jumping" from street car track rails
to water pipes and back from the
pipes to rails in vicinity of the power
house. The damage is done at points
where the current leaves the pipes to
get back to the rails and thence into
the power house.
Important Problems.
As the city grows this problem be-
comes more serious. 1t was believed
that the findings of the government
expert, who is now on the ground,
will offer some practical method of
dealing with the situation.
Mr.. Shepard is working in tempor-
airy quarters fitted for him in the base
ment OF the Nebraska Telephone COM
pany's building.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
WOMAN WINS THE
GARDNER KING SUIT
9. H. King Will Pay Former
Daughter Law Twenty
Five Dollars q Month.
ALSO $4,000 IMMEDIATELY

/, The aftermath and closing chapter
OF the Gardner King divorce suit and
legal battles is recorded with the fiji
ing OF stipulation by Charles H.
King of Los Angeles, president of
the Omaha Wool and Storage COM
pany and former Omahan, in which
he agrees to pay SIS month toward
the support of Leslie King, jr., his
grandson.
The sum is to be paid to Mrs.
Dorothy Gardner King of Chicago,
divorced wife of Leslie L. King, until
July IA, 1884. when young King will
be 81 years old. The child is 8 years
old at the present time.
According to the stipulation Mr..
King is to settle Immediately judg-
ment Of $1,000 obtained by his former
daughter-in-law when she sued him
for the amount for household goods
alleged to have been turned over te
him by his son. 1t is agreed that the
former Omahan is to dismiss the APP
peal to the state supreme court
which was made when Mrs. Doroiny
Gardner King obtained the judgnen
The latter also valves the paymen,
Of $72s unpaid maintenance for nc
child. s
Mothcr-in-La Law.
The iuus were ,rarried IN lof
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Joseph Kopecky and wife to Jacob
Slegl and wife, U street. $50 feet
west of Thirty-sixth street, south
side, 50x120 ...,,l......,....t2,4 400
Homestead company TO Anton Janak,
jackson street. South Omaha. 900
feet west Of Thirty-fifth street
south Side, 40xl34. .!.............. 22l
Homestead company to Anton Jansk,
Jackson street, South Omaha, 100
feet west Of Thrtyfifth street,
south side, 4oxl3t ,..,.,.,...,... 225
Caroline L. Poppleton. trustee. TO Ire
naeus Shuler ct al, Cass street, $40
feet west of Forty fourth street,
south sides 40xl2s .....,....,.....
Caroline L. Poppleton. trustee. to Ire
naeus shuler at al. cass street. $50
feet west OF Forty-fourth street,
south side 40x12s .................
Caroline L. Poppleton, trustee. to Ire
naeus Shuler ct al. Cass street 320
feet west of Forty fourth street
south sido. irregular. approximately
608i28 .,,.,N,,,..,,,..,,,..
Harry Fischer and wife to Edward r..
Lee ct al. Browne street, 100 feet
east of Twenty sixth street. south
side, 50xl2243 .....,..,.....,..... /
Belle Lynn and husband to Douglas
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
Travelling Salesman
Has Not Been Located

What has happened to c. o. Chap
man, travelling salesman and Omahan,
who disappeared June IS in his tour
ing car? Both he and his machine
have vanished as completely as
though the earth opened and swal-
lowed them.
Police OF several states have hunted
him. Detectives loafed about his
former haunts with the hope of see
ing him. Business houses with whom
he used to deal were carefully
watched. Garages throughout the
country were secured i'll search for
the vanished car. Hotel clerks got so
many descriptions OF the missing man
that they couldn't forget him. Scout
ing parties went up hills and down
valleys. But all was futile. Not a
trace of him, dead or alive, was
found.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

County Consumers league. S street,
2Sb foet east OF Thirty eighth street,
north side, b0x125 ..,.,..........
Charles Baker and wife to Douglas
County Consumers league. spen-
Ger street, 100 feet east Of Thirty
seventh street, south side, 4Oxs0.,.
P. j. Flynn and wife to Bon Rein
schreibor, Twenty ninth street, 1850
feet north Of Leavenworth, west side,
Isxito ..'..........:,,.....
Nicholas b, Snyder and wife to Han
nah Hammer, Firestone boulevard.
III feet north of Fort street, west
side, bOxl36 ..............,.. ais
Lena b. Cole and husband to Mary e..
sumner. Thirty fifth street, 10 feet
south OF Dodge street, west side,
Fred W. Kroil and wife to Mat.
theu Budny ct al, Twenty fifth
street. 100 feet south OF CASTELAR,,
west side, 47.6xI6s .,....,...,.,... 800
Mary Il. Sumner to Lena b, Cole, Thir-
ty-sixth street 1874 feet south OF
Davenport street, east, B5X122 So.
o. Z. Rediek and wife to Emma Pease,
Parker street, s5 feet west Of Tween
y-ninth street. south side, 7ox
itso ''',,. ..,..'.,.,,...,..... u
Frank BrsntzcI and wife to Jessie Il.
Turner, Fifteenth street, $40 feet
north Of Ames avenue, east side,
sox1o.b ..................,. 100
Harlan A. Scott and wife to Michael
Basar ct al, Eleventh street, 1855
feet north Of porcas street, west
side. 93xl3S ...........,....,..,
Nora o, Stewart and husband to
Rasp Bros, southeast corner Forty
fifth and Binney streets, slx122.
Barker company to Delbert NJ, Sloan.
Lafayette avenue. sb foet east OF
Thirty-third street, 475x120, ....,
Nellie Holmes to Elvra A. Boyden,
northeast corner Twenty second and
Larimore streets, bOxi2s ,..... 2.s0J
Agatha II. Holman and husband to Err
nest @. Bugh, Fourteenth street. 81
feet south OF Pacific street, east
side, blx16G .,............,.. bOl
W. II. Evans and wife to Harold W.
Graham, Twenty-fifth street, 200 p
feet south of Sprague street, west
size, IbklVO ..,... .............,....
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
Another Live Stock
Record is Smashed

Another record for the Omaha live
stock market was established when
yesterdays cattle receipts brought the
total for the last four days up to ST.
US head, the largest on record for
any similar period and greater by
10000 than for the same period a
year ago.
Another record was established
Wednesday when shipments to the
country amounted to 4lo cars Of
feeders. The heaviest shipment previ-
Gus was on October IS, 1915, when
1913 cars were sent to tie country.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
Man is Found Dead,
May Have Frozen

Joe Herink was found dead on t;le
floor of second-story room at 5025
South Twenty-ffth street, South Side,
at l:30 yesterday morning.
Considerable mystery surrounds
the case, as first Investigations failed
to reveal any cause OF the death, \
window was wide open, which led to
the suggestion that he might have
frozen to death.
Herink has only been in the South
Side about two or three weeks, dur
ing which time 'he was not employed
He retired early Wednesday evening
and it is believed he probably fell
out of his bed onto the floor, where
his lifeless body was found. He was
about so years of age. t''@
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
Florida Lands.

PALM BEACH COUNTY.
The banner crop lands of Florida. Ten
million dollars spent on drainage canals
and improvements. Best and safest lands
In the union for truck growing or citrus
fruit groves. 1855 growing days a year; no
winter here, all sunshine. For prices and
terms phone write
A. PARSONS a SON,
Phone Doug. 1886 652 Brandeis Bldg
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
REAL EsTATE-TRACKAGE

TRACKAGE-Fine site on B. & NJ, 96xI64;
can be bought at a bargain. c. A. Grim
mel. $40 On. Nat, Blk. Bldg Phone D.
1915.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
FARM AND RANCH LAND.
Colorado Lands.

$50, $40 OR $50 acres good level wheat
land in northeastern Colorado, close to
the Nebraska line within miles OF rail.
road town, In a good location. VIII sell
on very easy terms or take In trade some
Omaha property or eastern Nebraska or
western Iowa land. Price $40 per acre.
E. T. Heyden, 1914 Harvey St, I'd floor.
Phone TYLER SO
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20

Motorcycles and Bicycles
HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES Bar
gains In used machines. Victor Roos, THE
Motorcycle Man" 2703 Leavenworth.
FOR SALE-Harley- Davidson motorcycle,
good condition. new paint, $50. Apply
janltor. Ekard Court Apt. 6l7 S. 31st.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
Montana Lands.

FIRST CLASS farm lands in Montana for
settlers or investors in any size tracts, on
most liberal payments.
J. D. BRYAN,
Cor. 9Th Ave. and Pearl St, Co Bluffs, la,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
Minnesota,


SMALL MISSOURI FARM-$lO cash and IS
monthly: no interest or taxos: highly pro-
ducttve'land; close TO big markets. Write
for photographs and full Information.
Munger, Ais, N. Y. Life Bldg. Kansas
CITY. Mo
GREAT BARGAINS-s6 down, 8. monthly,
buys 40 acres good fruit and poultry land.
near town, southern Missouri. Price only
$500. Address Box sos. Excelsior Springs.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20

WALKING DISTANCE
FIVE NICE ROOMS, SOUTH FRONT.
5000 Down, SIS Mo. Price, s1,70O.
Has water, sewer. gas, electric light, toilet,
paved streets and paid for. Better get
busy.
OSBORNE, 701 ON. Nat Blk. Bldg. D. 1474.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20
REAL ESTATE-Unimproved

OWNER must sell east front lot on Fonts-
nellie Blvd. in clairmont VIII sell at
sacrifice price II taken at once. Call
Douglas l722.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-20

Avoid exposure and drafts. Eat right
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery. II kills
and destroys the cold germs. All drug
gists
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-10
SIMPSONS MUST
SERVE Terms IN
FEDERAL PRISON
United States Circuit Court
of Appeals Confirms the
Judge of the Idaho Fed
eral Court.

The case of w. G. Simpson and ;. ID
Simpson of Caldwell which has been
occupying the attention of the public
generally for two years has peeh ae
cided in the United States circuit court
of appeals, with the judgment OF the
lower court confirmed.
w. G. Simpson was the president ana
s. ID. Simpson the cashier of the Amer
lean National bank of Caldwell wh1ch
closed it's doors in December, 1913. Inc
two officers we're indicted on nine
counts in February. 1914, and tried TOT
the misrepresentation of funds in the
American National bank. They were
tried on one count. issuing certlh-
cate OF deposit without any FUNDS win
which to meet it, and convicted win
sentence of five years each in the fed =
eral prison on Mcneil island in Puget
sound.
The special offense of which they
were found guilty was the signing OF d
number of certificates of deposit by 5
In. Simpson, the cashier, which w. u
| Simpson took to eastern points anu
filling out the amounts sold for S25,OOo
Their case was appealed to the cir
cult court in San Francisco where it
was heard in october, 1915. The de-
cision sustaining the conviction has
Just been received at the Boise Office
Both men have been out on bond ou'
will now have to serve their sentence
at Mcneil island unless the case
should be appealed to the United
Estates supreme court,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-10
FAST BASKETBALL
GAME is PROMISED

Probably the fastest basketball game
|of the season will be played off to-
might at the y. NJ. c. a. gymnasium
Iwhen the association five meets the
Mountain Home team. The game will
|start promptly at s o'clock and those
interested in the hoop sport should
not fail to be in attendance.
While the local association team
hopes to win it realizes il has n task
rut out for 1t because the Mountain
Home five is exceptionally fast the
Xolayers having constituted basketball
cam for several seasons with remark
bible success.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-10
Wool Mkt Shirts, Drawers $1.0O

This Is a medium weight garment that IS
especially suitable for early Spring wear.
The Shirt has a ribbed, close fitting neck
and sleeves and is sure to give maximum
comfort and warmth. It's medium
ribbed garment carrying a good percent
age Of wool, each $1.00.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-10
''CASCARETS" SET
YOUR LIVER AND
BOWELS RIGHT
They're Fine! Don't Re
main Bilious, Sick, Head
achy and Constipated.
Best for Colds, Bad Breath,
Sour Stomach-Chil-
dren Love Them.
Get a Decent box now.

Get a Decent box now.
Be cheerful, Clean up inside to-
i ght and feel fine. Take Cescarets to
ven your liver and clean the bowels
hid stop headaches. a bad cold. bill
|usness. offensive breath. coated
bngue. sallowness, sour stomach and
'ases. Tonight take Cascarets and
|njoy the incest, gentlest liver and
'bwel cleansing YOU ever experienced.
fake up feeling grand-Every body 5
ping it. Cascarets best laxative for
hildren also-AdV.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-10
Tan Walking Shoe at $3.50.

Those who object to the high top
style will be pleased with this one,
which is priced very reasonable con-
sidering the high price of good tan
chrome upper stock. This Shoe has
one-inch heel, medium weight sole
and comfortable, broad, round toe.
It's splendid Sport Shoe for young
women and girls.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-10
The Store Thaf's Always Busy
Is the Store of Real Economies


cond
by
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-02-10
Light Weight Unions $1.45.

on a good Union Suit will do we'll to see
this one It's wool mkt, which means
warmth and service with light weight.
Sizes "a to As.