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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08
May Circulate Petitions
For a Referendum Vote

General Manager Howell of the
municipal water plant is identified
with a movement to circulate petit
tions calling upon the city commits
sioners to submit to the voters, un-
der the referendum law, the five
year street lighting contract granted
to the Omaha Electric Light and
Power company last Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Howell has been in Chicago
for three days. but is expected home
before Monday morning when these
referendum petitions will be distrib-
uted to circulators. ,
The new street lighting contract
ordinance, if not impeded, will be-
come effective October IS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08

Great Records.
New York City is swollen with
war winnings The following table
shows the middle, south Atlantic and
southern states have got most of the
spoils:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08
Church Asks the
City for Fire Bell

Rev. Thomas Taggart of Bethel
Baptist church has written the city
commissioners a request for an old
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08

of the motorman. Personal injuries
combining him TO his bed for several
weeks were sustained in the accident.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08
EYES OF BUSINESS
WORLD ON OMAHA
Splendid Record of This City,
Commercial Progress Gets
National Attention.
BEATING BIGGER CITIES

That business here is booming lust
lily and is increasing at even a more
rapid rate than in some of the more
evident from glance at the above
table of comparisons. The figures
represent the percentage of increase
in the bank exchanges for the month
of September, 1916, compared with
the corresponding month of 1915. The
basic tables were compiled by Dun's
Review and published in Saturdays
issue of that periodical.
According to returns from l3l lead
ing cities of the United States, there
is national increase of 47.4 per cent
over the bank clearings of September
a year ago. In money this expansion
represents $22,573,S3,5l3. The bank
payments Of the recent September
show the enormous growth of 68.8
per cent when contrasted with the
corresponding period of 1918. OF
course, these figures include New
York, which itself shows a gain of
92.5 over 1918 and S. per cent over
1915. Excluding the big metropolis,
the country's clearings grew 35.7 per
cent over last year and 1873 per cent
over 1918. Omaha's growth for the
three years is represented by the very
complimentary percentage of 595,
thus gaining the nice lead of 2l.2 per
cent over the composite national ex-
pansion for the same time Daring
New York City,.
Omaha beats even Kansas City in
its percentage of increase. Kansas
City clearings for the last month were
Sal 100000. lead of 31.09 per cent
over September, 1915, but still little
more than per cent behind Omaha's
percentage growth Omaha's clear
ings for the recent month were $ll3,-
995,O09 and for the corresponding
month of 1915 were $S4,391,00l.
Minneapolis, which is already be-
hind Omaha in percentage of in
crease, will soon take the rear in dol
lars and cents also, if the present
rate of progress continues. The Twin
City showed $l24, l95,4T7 this year and
Sl0o, l69,945 in 1915. Omaha was $24,-
1894 behind Minneapolis last year
and now is only $l0,20O,468 behind.
This city, therefore, seems to have
the pole as it rounds into the home
stretch toward the goal of commercial
supremacy.
Other Comparisons.
Lincoln's clearings are less than
one-ninth of Omaha's and last year
Lincoln was on the better side of a
nine-to-one ratio, Denver shows a
trifle more than one-half of the clear
ings here and so, also, does St. Paul.
Denver, however, can boast of the
handsome gain of S72 per cent in
one year. 1t is such increases in the
smaller cities which boosts the per-
centage growth of twenty-one west
ern municipalities to 28.s per cent as
general average. Omaha, with its
$50 gain, is, therefore 6.5 per cent
more prosperous than its neighbors.
How some Of the large cities have
prospered is indicated by the follow
ipo fohta.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08

Cincinnati is In last place in the st
Louis newspapers, and st. Louis is In last
place In the Cincinnati newspapers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08

For your cold and bronchial cough use
DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey. II cuts the
phlegm, relieves congestion. Only Csc. All
Observation-Disclosures
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08

this matter due consideration next
week.
Asks Damages for Being
Hit by an Interurban Car
Because he was struck by an inter
urban car of the Omaha & Lincoln
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-08

Total IS s,2l7,4s3,s27 s s,o66, sso,1s5 35.7
". Y. City. 14,355,941,1S6 1884, 27S $50
U. s.. $22,573,313,513 s15,321, 223,473 47.4
Dun's says that everywhere there is
evidence of well-maintained business
activity and notes uniformly prosper
GUS conditions.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
A SERMON ON JONAH

Ia subtec' TO today am took
fun Jonah, who de Lord sen,
down to Ninevah ter preach
an. expidife de wo'd; But Jonah
he done git COP feet; ''No MIN
evan to- nine" He low; an
booked a passage on De Joppa
Tarsish line.
No dis hyah steamboat 90
Tootl Toot!; de bells dey make
clane; de captain done cry
"All aboard; de crew pull in
Q e passengers d e j amuse
deyse 'fs'a-playin' shuttle boa'd
dey didn't know dat Jonah was
a tieeiu' rum de Lo'd.
But by an by de pillows rose /;
de VIM kick up sea; de pass
engcrs dey went below, as seq :
sick as can he; de waves dash
high; de tempes' roar; de OF
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Yesterday is past. Today is
at hand. We have no assur-
ance tina, there will be a to
morrow. Consequently it be-
hooves you and me TO take
care OF today; live right today
SO that we may be the better
prepared to live Oh the morrow
should Providence permit US
to see its coming.
SINCE creations dawning /
has been thus. Humanity ha,
had no assurance OF the future
And the strangest thing abou
1t all is the indifferent manu-l
in which we live and act to-
ward our fellow like creatures
At the beginning of the New
Year lets take a retrospective
view OF our lives and see how
little we have tried 10 help our
brothers and sisters When we
do this we will be surprised az
the niggardliness OF our char.
ity toward our fellows The
pleasure of living is made MP
of the little kindnesses we do
each other, The kiud words
spoken. the kind deads done,
We can sum I e whole matter
up and admonsh each one to
Love thy ueighbor as myself. 2
When we can do this we will
have accomplished the fulfill
meut OF tht whole law, and be
made betrer for SO doing.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
CALOMEL WHEN BILIOUS? NO! STOP!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIvATES

Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug
store and get so cent bottle of bod
sons hiyer Tone. Take spoonful and
if it doesn't straighten you right up
and make you feel fine and vigorous I
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale Of calomel because
it is real liver medicine: entirely vege-
table, therefore it can not salivate or
make you sick.
! guarantee that one spoonful of Dod-
sons Liver Tone will put your sluggish
liver to work and clean your bowels of
that sour bile and constipated waste
which is clogging your system and max
ing you feel miserable. I guarantee that
q bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will
keep your entire family feeling fine for
months Give it to your children. 1t is
harmless, doesn't grippe and they like itA
pleasant taste.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
"Dedson's Liver Tone Is Harmless TO
Clean Your Sluggish Liver
and Bowels.

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
horriblel Take dose of the dangerous
drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose
days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the homes.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, breaking
Il up. This ia when you feel that awful
nausea and erainping. If you IRE slug
gish and "all knocked out" if your
liver is torpid and bowels constipated
or you have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour,
just try spoonful of harmless Dodson's
Liver Tone tonight on my guarantee.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1915
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

We wish to ask that those
Of our subscribers who have
rot yet seen about how tbs !,
stand With their to please d.
SO as you see it would cost rs
a good sum Of money tc sem
statements to all II all OF our
subscribers would send in i
would save us expense and ~
able rs to give you better SCI
Vice. Come along and send u
the renewal by return NEIL an'
we will appreciate II very
much,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
ODD BITS OF NEWS


D,ssel. MINI -Nels Ben
son, II and Johanna Dahl.
s~tg. 81, were ma ried htr'
recently Mrs Benson is III
oldest BRIDE Miunesote has
ever had.
Chicago. III The my ster-
ious 'pepper baltdn', who
has been holding up p des-
trans Tor many WI eks, Was ar
rested recently He was a,
a'lemlc boy, IS years old
uamed Fred Logur. He COZ.
fessed nineteen holdup,, all
accomplished with a toy & as
pistol.
Sonth Beth chem. Pa 10
seph Danzko arrived at this
place recently with a Io-mol tn
old child strapped tc his back
70 his way to New York e
had walked with the baby OF
his back from Canada. a dis
lance OF $50 miles, keeping
the child alive on crackers
ard water.
Persia, Iowa. For eleven
hours Mrs. August Sedden lay
in trance and saw bet
ffleuds and relatives preparing
for her burial. When the UNI
dertaker was about 10 place
her in the cofh J, she succeed.
edin Ching and thus pr VENT
ed her burial alive. She is tx
pected to recover.
Hood River. Ore.-A stur-
geon which has been captive
IN a small pool for over 3
years, has been released b,
Mrs. Sue Nj. Adams Arm
strong who owned him. The
fish had grown frpm small
one to over six feet 10 length
Dazed, at first by his freedom.
he quickly recovered himself
and disappeared in the deep
channel Of the Columbia liver.
Richardsville. IA dog
belonging to l.. NJ Datisman.
who rents the home forlm r'y
occupied by James Maxwell
near here, was seen digging
recently. when some thing glit-
terlng appeared in the dirt.
Datlsman investigated and
|tonnd box containing $I,oooI
in gold coins 1t is presumed
that Maxwell, who was said to
be misery, used to bury his
money. Maxwell was killed
ed in a railroad wreck
St. Louis. Mo.-"IIands
up!' The command came
from one of the two robbers
who entered a saloon recently.
The crowd at the bar raised
their hands, all except one
armed Michael McCarty Then
a pistol spoke and McCarry
dropped dead, When the
robbers saw McCarty's empty |
sleeve, they fl g panic
stricken,
sfs-- ~, S-=--sr-s-----s---
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

The man who thinks funn
thoughts without exprpsslr 9
them is the worst Kind OF i,
pessimi-t.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

ihNv IL wisdom OF mal.
may su'pass that Of wolna /.
but when it comes TO tacs-weI,
he isn't in i.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

The man who is TOO p,or to
lend money t., his friend. ALL
never have many enemies
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Il is not always advisable =
tel all one kW.vs but il is
w,ll to know II iha, onp tell.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

II fool is happy in his folly
he should worry. Very lew
men are as mckv
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

a dubious tailor may be
able to mend everything but
his ways
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
When a fool doesn't &C, like
a fool he FOOLS loi { OILS.

Probab n.niiag 4 p~ls GRIT.
ISL illusions 50 quick j as ma
rage
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Faint hear, mls Il iir Ia :
Is Ith & lite assistance ..
her part.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

II a man va, hurt every
time he is scared he w.sllo
never live to reach three sdo,.
and ten.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

The man who steals a XII 5
without f 81 warning The gil
misses the best Of il.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

There isn't a department,
to'e Oh earth large enough
. supply everything woman
W ints.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
TO ADVERTISERS

All persons having advertisements III
he second nrd third pages must have
Heir cory III not later than 9 oclc1k O
SATURDAY. previous +, Publication hoss
on the first and fourth RACES no. later
than Wednesday at 2 = nj
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Bur It never kills law o
execute it.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Lies are popular because
plenty OF people would ratl-er
believe them than the truth.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Experr nee teaches US things
we would rather not know.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

ls't ha d to iorgive a maj,
who lets US 10 hlm an ini,r,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

# 80" are il, need Of som nee
letter Heads, Envelopes, State
rents. etc, send sour ordsss 10
She TIMES cillce.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
SECRET SOCIETIES

M Atky kt,pe;g No aae, anc,.ni Free
W Hti Acs..tttss Masss1s hnisk ti.sir starAsA
O. ,trssnica ,o,,s on the -ea nj Saturday n,shb
III osss month at >as i.,n
vt-itsug l.pe&hars.i. IN g,,si >rtiA.tius. aiwasa
welcome
ROY B4NKl.A. v. ~
). h. WiLselN. sssasnaax
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
len CONN ANDNF.Nrs
II Tkl'E ME xICANlS VI


Rabbi Josef II .Sllve,man, 81
Temple Emrlannrl. read -
:, conurrs alton t h { .l,qs
Commandments Of True Am
canlsn.' lht. hrst one WI, /;
/. |. The Unifed States q,
America am the Nation, viii +
Is, The he 3 oi God has brought
Ihee nnr oil lh.- land ot mon
d ge
II. Thon sl7aIt have 10 oilf
nations het~re me-.
OF bow Thesell d ovn Is tlleHi.
,oe serve them, tor |. the Ual..
I'D States oi America claim
nv love and gratitude I sha
punish the lniqnity O f those.
! 10 hate me, and shall show
kindness unto those who low,
me and keep my laws
Ill. Thou shalt not make
light OF the laws OF the Uni Z
States. Thy county, Tor i WI
not hafd him gull
naktih ight lt
~ Du7iH X
every week in which Thou ~
borest. Thou shalt honor IIs
country in all Thy work 'rh N.
Thy aon, Thy daughter. Thy
man servant Thy maid ser
want and evc.l the slrang,
who has entered the gates .,
nv country On The sev4ntl
day on which Thou takes
Thv rest and which Thou keep
est holy. Thou shall also nr
or fhe w.f,r4 nf rhuo,,,,,
V. Thou shalt honor + h !,
Constitution aud the A4o ~
r Nv country in order tha,
Thou navest live lono aud !,
peace in this land. which m.
/ ord Thv Cod has, o;v..
Thee.
vi. Thou shalt not kill til.
people Of another country b,
offensive warfare. nor permi,
the people OF Thine own co,,.
trv To be killed nv the t,;ck !.
Of war.
VII. Thou shalt not ente,
nto entangiing alliances will
any nation, but seek the peace
OF all nations.
VIII Thou ehal, NOT So
he territory, the commerce q,
the glory OF another nation.
TX TIL shalt not be f.,ls.
to Thy treaties wirh other ma
tons.
X. Thou shalt not covet an
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Subscription price, $500 per yea
Trial subscription three months. Is
cents.
Camps accepted for amounts not ex-
ceeding 2s cents
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Love is a dream; marriage
IS an alarm clock
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

GRAHAM GlI.MER PASTOR
ching ivory first and third sundays
/ d. NJ and y, m.
s,,nda, set.r, every Sunday y, a:sa a. M.
c e CANNON snpt.
Everybody worry cordially invited to al
services,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Marrying a man to reform
him Is like making goodclne-
let out Of a bad egg. Ma, be
it can be done.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Better borrow from pawl :
broker than from your iriel d
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
Ferguson Comp Mo. 72i
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

Meetings held On the frs. Tuesday night II
each manih q sn'slank. in I. o. .. r. Hall.
All members il good standing are reqne
10 attend
X. HUDSON. coxsrL toMMAspER.
T. NELMS. CLrHK.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
I.UTH ERAN

LUTHERAN
REV G n RHODES, pAsToR
s.-acl,ing every second and fourth sundays al
tn and so y. IN
unias ScIIoD every Sunday at
il nAaa. supt
cordial invitation to all Il, attend these
icas
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

NorE--fiacl, correspondent is held re-
spansible for the contents Of his com
mnnication.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13
-HURch DIRECTORY.
MKTaoplsr caI,RCH

METHODIST cRvRCH
.tV J y II sHUI,itR. PASTOR.
aching every first Sunday a. liza m. and
md Sunday night
friday schoel ev,rs sunday at ga
GEO A. iAMBEeT. sHpt
r;.yer lncntinR "Wednesday u. M. With stud
/ M he tiospel Of -. loiir
nitior League meets at 2 nm esel, sunday
"etybas cordial, invited 10 al ti,sas
vice.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

ENTERED at the Postofiice al Rural Re
treat as second-class matter. August q
.905
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-01-13

Rufai Retreat lodge No. 81. n. % r.
meetlngr every secoud and Fonrih Friday
niKhta al :.40 r. ~. of each Honth.
All maInt,ers IN sod standing reunest>
Ell to atteni
josh Blu X Chancellor Commander.
e c0RHANY. Keeper u Records and ses,s
Highland Council No. 232. .Ir.O.U.A.M
Meets each second AMI tonr,h Saturday
nights at 500 p. IN All Bsn;hrrs in geo
standing always VEL ONE.
NV. M.uRlN. ceaucitor. :
G.. O. MILE Rss sacx.
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pgEsByrsHiAn.

FEEaBF TET.IAN.
V GRAHAM GiI.MER 1AsroR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28
KEEP GOING up
Wheat Market Experiences I'm
paralleIed Advances.
Corn Breaks Record of so Years
Oats Follows.

Chicago. Oct. 2S.-(Weekly grain
and provisions) Almost unparalleled
advances have taken place in the
whe at market since a week ago, net
gains ranging from 9 Y to 171s cents
a bushel Before trading began this
morning, no high price records re-
manned unbroken, except 81, which
was realized in a corner" during 1888,
and $3.10, which became history just
after the American Civil war. Twice
within the week. Joseph Letters top
price for wheat, $1.S5 bushel when
he was attempting to dictate terms for
the world supply in 1898, has been
clearly outdone-the latest instance
being yesterday when the market clos
ed with the December option touch
ing S1.S62s.
Assertions that exporters and for
eign governments were the largest
holders of contracts for December de-
livery and would insist on receiving
the actual grain had much to do with
the final tightening of values. Pre-
viously, however, the failure of a
hoped-for break up of the Argentine
drought did a good deal to stimulate
the buying and so too. did continued
stormy weather in Canada where
threshing showed little if any prog
ress for the last seven days
Foreign Influence Prevails.
SuQOGn WlInOraWal OF the immense
concentrated foreign buying gave the
only effective check to the ensationa1
upward movement of wheat prices but
the influence of even this action lasted
not to exceed twenty-four to forty
eight hours beginning to disappear
rapidly when export purchases were
resumed on Thursday. Back of the
foreign buying is said by leading au-
thorities to be a world crop shortage
which within the last week has been
estimated at IS per cent as compared
with the yield in 1915.
Domestic receipts have continued
to decrease. Corn has gone skyward
with wheat All records for nearly
fifty years went to pieces yesterday.
No. yellow corn selling at S110 a
bushel Speculative options avera ged
about cents net advance for the
week. Oats scored an almost equal
upturn. Provisions kept in line with
grain, ard rose to quotations not en-
cOuntered since 1870.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28

Mrs. Washburn was born at Rush
Ford, N. Y, in 1920. She was married
to Avery Washburn in 1841, and had
she lived until November 9, this year,
they would have celebrated their sew
enty-fifth anniversary. Mr.. and Mrs
Washburn came to Kansas in 1856 and
settled on a farm southwest of To-
peka.
After living on this place a year
they returned to the east where they
remained until 1859, when they came
back to Kansas to make their home
permanently. The house where Mrs
Washburn died is the one built by
Mr.. Washburn in the early days Their
only son, Frank NJ. Washburn, lives a
few doors from the old homestead.
Mrs. Washburn's death was caused
by old age. She was 90 years old and
her husband is 9S. She had been i'll
only since Tuesday. Mrs. Washburn
was a descendant of men who took an
active part in the Revolutionary war.
Her grandfather, Enos Geary, was in
the American army and James Cor
don, a relative, was an aide-de-camp
to General Washington.
Friends are requested to send no
flowers for the funeral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28
GAS AND COAL SHY
Pittsburg Manufacturers Are Hard
Hit by Fuel Shortage.

Pittsburg. Oct. 2S.-Manufacturers
who are paying the highest prices ever
known in the Pittsburg district for
coal and coke when they can get it
were further disturbed today by an Of
fetal notification of an impending
shortage of natural gas that may ex-
tend thruout the winter. So acute
has the danger become that they were
advised to change their furnaces 50
that some fuel other than natural gas
could be used.
John c.. Pew, president of the Peo-
pies Natural Gas company, in ex-
planning the situation said that in
spite of the extraordinary number of
wells drilled, the company had been
unable to secure a supply sufficient to
meet the demands of manufacturers
during the cold weather and still take
care of domestic consumers. Under
the terms of the factory contracts the
company sells natural gas with the
right to discontinue service when it is
necessary in order that domestic con-
SurlerS NAV not suffer