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Food Administration Under Fne-he Case for the PrOsecu
tiOn-Prces Arranged by SugarMaksrs for Themselves
SbiDbuidng Investigated The Army. ....
By W. v. BYARS.

Dy W.
The storm center at the Capitol
yesterday was the room OF the Manu-
facturers' Committee Of the Senate
Sugar magnates were thick IN II
George NJ. Rolph was on the stand
nearly all day. He is no diplomat. he
is a fighter. He was not afraid to
answer Eyes" or "no" when a ques-
ticn threatened TO involve him. lie
gave actual information. But he
stood by his own views. Nothing
could shake him.
One of his views is that Herbert
A. Hoover is very right and Claus
A. Spreckels very wrong. If he ever
changes on either point it is not
likely to be because Of examination
or cross-examination. On these two
points at the end Of the days pro-
ceedings he was where he started.
He went on the stand, supposedly
in a dual capacity, as an interna-
tional committeeman of the Food Ad-
ministration and as general manager
of the California and Hawaiian
Sugar Company, which virtually con-
trolls the supply of Hawaiian sugar,
1t may be said that he vindicated
himself personally from the sus-
picion Of liability to lapse periodl-
cally from a patriotic Doctor Jekyll
into a financial Mister Hyde. He
had been only a salaried manager,
never a stockholder in his companies.
He had resigned his salary and his
place, asking only that it be held
omen for him. He was serving on the
food commission with no profit what
ever, direct or indirect. Probably he
was believed by all who heard him,
even by those who were most con-
WINGED that his companies are part
of a great combination which has
profited by the sugar famine" after
using the best financial brains" in
the world to promote 1t.
When Mr.. Rolph had concluded
his testimony, the case for the prose-
cution was in brief this:
The sugar-makers Of the
United States are now combined
as thew have never been before.
They fixed their own prices as
far as prices are fixed at all.
The arrangement" of prices,
while not called fixing, has the
same result.
The Food Administration, US
ing moral suasion" to induce
the sugar-makers to accept its
views took their conclusions as
its own.
Dissenting minorities among
sugar-makers were liable to the
moral suasion of having licenses
withheld, if they did not give in
to this majority.
The plan of organization is
that Of the old trusts" extended
nationally and internationally.
Under it, opportunity was
given to get the market under
complete control from the stand
points of the sugar-makers.
The control of the market did
not protect the sugar consumer,
from whose standpoint 1t was
"cprnered."
"A great deal Of money has
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NEW PERSHING, ORDER
ALLOWS SOLDIERS. USE
OF LIGHT WINES AND BEER

Christmas for Uncle Sans fighters
an France was madeShsppy today by a
general order permitting them to par
take Of Hight wines and beerE which
men in the service are forbidden to
use in the United States.
T.. The order was issued by General
Pershing after a careful study. of the
situation in Europe, prompted, 1t was
said, by custom in the French army,
which allows the fighters a wine ra-
tion daily. but Is particularly sevene
on instances, of intoxication.
In all Of the villages IN which
. American troops have been billeted
wines. liquors, and heavier drinks
have been sold. Forbidden to drink
anything, when the American soldier
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parture Of the lighting men over
seas. The sacrifices that America Is
to be called upon to make in lives
and money will be described. and the
part to be played by the farmer in
winning the war will be shown
Plans for the rally have been set
before Secretary Daniels together
with a set OF engrave- resolutions
commanding his leadership of the
navy. and pledging the loyal support
OF every navy yard worker to help
win the war.
The committee in charge includes
John r. Riggles, chairman; A w.
Bailey. P. @. Cooper, William Goss,
F. Goodman. r. A Henderson, +.
Kramer, David Herdisty, Albert
Parker, E. d. Schwenk. Charles
Wright. and !. Wright.
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Vital Records
BirhI

Births.
The following births were report
ed to the Health Department in tbs
last twenty-four hours:
John L. and Edna II. LAdd, boy.
Luis and Ida Gritz. girl.
Lewis N. and Virginia N. Cloud, boy.
Maurice and Nellie Collins. girl.
Nathan and Ethel Stein. girl
Joseph and Nellie G. Cadle. boy.
George B. and Lucy II. Jefher. Eiri.
Luther o. and Ruth l.. Frank, girl.
Charles and Johanna Ashton. girl.
william c. and Clyde Coleman, boy.
william and Lilly Ford, boy.
Raymond L. and Florence Harris, girl.
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"cANucK" MONEY IN TEXAS.

FORT WORTH. Tex. Dec, 22.-WIth
the influx of hundreds of soldiers
from Canada, Texas merchants are
for the first time accepting Canadian
money, heretofore discounted. at face
value.
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SPECIAL NOTICES

THE annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany for the purpose Of slecting a Board OF
Directors 10 serve for the ensuing year and
to transact Gueh other business as may prop
erly come before the meeting. will be held At
the office Of the Company. 18th and g streets
W. wa shisE'oH ISS D. ocIook on 6oToAS Soo5
In connection Herewith the books for the
transfer OF stock OF said Company pursuant
10 the by-laws) will be closed from the close
OF business December 9Th, 1917, TO the
opening Of business on January 9TH, 1918.
l-z S. r. BOWEN, Secretary.
THE annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the city and Suburban Railway Of Wash
ington for the purpose OF electing a Board OF
Directors TO serve FOR the ensuing year and
20 transact such other business may prop
erly come before the meeting. will be held
at the office Of the Company. 18th and c
urday. January lsth. 1915. at E:0o o'clock
noon.
In connection herewith. the books for the
transfer OF stock OF said Company pursuant
TO the by-lawB) will be closed from the close
Of business December 18th. 1917. to the
opening Of buSiHess on January 9TH. 1913.
IL S. r. BOWEN. Secretary.
THE anual meeting OF the stockholders Of
the Georgetown and Tennallytown Railway
Company for the purpose Of electlnE q Board
Of Directors to serve for the ensuing year
and to transact such other business as may
properly come before the meeting. will be
held at the office Of the Company. 18th and
c streets ". w. Washington. d G. on sat
urday. January l9th. 1918. at 1900 O'Clock
noon.
IN connection Herewith, the books for the
transfer OF stock Of said Company pursuant
TO the by-laWG) will be closed from the close
OF business on December 18th. 1917, to the
opening of business on January 9Th lsIk
In s. r. BOWEN, Secretary
THE SOCIETY OF EQUITY AND JUSTICE
offers the public their certificates OF in
debtedness At par with interest at per cent
them TO operate dspotS for the sale of fneI
and food At reduced priceE TO fathers moth
ers, wives. daughters, sons. sisters and broth
en- of soldiers and sailors Of the United
States. For particulars address p. o. BOX
| 81, 18th st. Station. 10
I MAKE 4 speciality OF preparing ana 40
knowledginE Income Tax returnR-after Jan
uAry nrst, LORENZO @. WARFIELD, No
/ tary Public, 1ii4 N 1t. N. W. North tt6s.
WE ORGANIZE corporations ready 70 DO
business under Delaware or d. @. laws at
lowest rates, for furthsr particulars AddrSss
THE OORPoRATToN AGENCY COMPANY,
] WAshington. D. c. u
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irish cHINEE FIGHTS FOR us

ST. PAUL. Dec. 22.-Henry Quinn.
Chinaman with an Irish name. waived
an aliens claim for exemption. and
left today for Camp Dodge, Iowa
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VIRGINIA LEGISLATOR
JOINS NAVY'S AIR FLEET

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 22.-Ken-
meth N. Gilpin, OF Boyce, Clarke
county, youngest member Of the vir-
ginia legislature, has enlisted IN the
naval reserve flying corps, and ex-
poets to be called to active service
next spring. 1t Is. probable that the
call will not come until after the
regular spring session of the Vir-
ginia legislature.
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TOMS" OF 1,344,00o tons. Chairman
Hurley explained the whole system.
Under 1t, the Shipping Board and
the Emergency Fleet Corporation are
under the same control and Mr.. Hur-
ley heads both, accepting response
bility in full for results. Since Aug
ust 3 he has completed 40 vessels OF
100000 total tonnage, and they are
now IN service. .
The Senate Committee on Inter
state Commerce will begin work
under the Cummins resolution We'd
nesday, December 26, at 1880 in the
morning. 1t met yesterday and ap-
pointed a subcommittee to secure
necessary information from railroad
managers and the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
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DEATHS

AGHTON-On Friday, December II, 1911, at
Richmond. Va, CLARENCE NJ. ASHTON.
beloved son of Clinton J. and Adela B. Ash
ton in his thirty second year. 80
Notice OF funeral later. Remains are at
l.13 ThirtiSth street northwest.
IBaltlmore papers please copy.) 80
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at the expense Of the consumer
under the system, and no Food
Administrator" or dictator can
help it-even with the army and
navy and the police force Of all
the States to back him.
So much for the prosecution. For
the defense, Mr.. Rolph offered in evi-
dence statistical diagrams (grafs)
made by the statistician of the Food
Administration, vindicating Mr..
Hoover, and convincing Mr.. Spreck-
els. The sun set with the fight still
raging over these diagrams. The bat
tlefield was strewn with slaughtered
statistics. But Mr.. Rolph had not
surrendered a foot Of his ground.
Casabianca ION the burning deck"
was never more determined or more
earnest in holding his own, "re-
gardless of possible explosions"
Incidentally, and in a sort Of an
aside, Mr.. Rolph mentioned that the
Food Administration and the British
government, with the cooperation of
the combined Tor co-ordinated)
American refiners withdrew all COM
petition from the Cuban market
when they wished to force down
prices charged by Cuban planters
for raw sugar This method of hold
ing up" or holding down a country's
market is a novelty in the history of
governments. Most wars have been
fought for less. Mr.. Rolph did not
defend 1t automatically. He had
said he was mo lawyer" Questions
Of international law were not raised
by the Cuban government, as far as
known. No one else may be entitled
to do so. The item is inserted here
without prejudice, because II has
news value and does not need CEN
sorship.
Before the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs. Quartermaster Gen
eral Henry G. Sharpe testified yester-
day that he had completely outftted
with clothing and incidentals half
million men Of the regular army
and National Guard before the Conn
Gil OF National Defense began its CO.
operation. He did not admit that the
Council Of National Defense had
taken over" the work nor did he at
tempt to shift responsibility. but the
inference from the testimony in gen
eral Is that the council is a decisive
II not a paramount factor in every
thing relating to contracts since its
organization. The function of the
council, as General Sharpe explained
1t, is that OF "co-ordinating" the
work
Chairman Edward N. Hurley, Of
the Shipping Board. and Mr.. John A.
Donald, vice president and commits
sioner Of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration' appeared before the Senate
committee on Commerce yesterday.
lhelr testimony showed triumph over
preliminary difficulties due to fric-
ton and other causes, The conflict
between steel and wood seems TO
nave ended In a truce. Chairman
Hurley testified that the working
torce mad Increased from l02, ,769 in
lOs plants to 1920 in nine weeks,
ending December s. an increase Of
20 per cent. From July to December,
on l4b contracts, work was under
way on sS6 vessels Of 5,517, 900 tons
total' Ihe new tonnage Of steel
SHIPS Is represented by $50 ships OF
S'Soo'OOO IONS with $40 wooden bot
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ADMIRAL GRIFFIN NOMINATED.
Rear Admiral Griffin has been re-
nominated by the President to sue
ceed himself as chief Of the navy's
bureau OF steam engineering.
The Washington times., 1917-12-22

WE ORGANIZE corporations ready TO do
business under Delaware or d. @. laws at
lowest ratea for furthsr particulars addrsas
THE OORPoRATGoN AGENCY COMPANY,
] WGAhlngton. d. c. "a
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MAKE 4 speciality OF preparing ana 40
knowledginE Income Tax returns-after Jan.
uAry nrst, LORENZO @. wARFIELD, No
/ tAry Public, liiI N st. N. W. North tt5s.
Draft AfndAyits free. II
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
AIRMEN GIVEN SEVERE TESTS
Candidates for Service Must Prove
/ Their Competence Before Being
Allowed 70 Enroll in Corps.

The romance Of war" has died q
natural death in the trenches of
Flanders. There is very little ro-
nance il, standing immersed to your
middle in half-frozen mud AMI wa
ter. But in the flying corps it is
another matter. There victory and
success depend upon mans per-
sonal abilities and resources, and so
the British Royal Flying corps has
a Superabundance of candidates. Be-
cause Of the heavy taxes this service
imposes upon mans physical and
mental equipment, the tests are very
severe. :. a.
The aerial service cannot afford to
have nervous men, and so the tests
in this regard are very stringent;
'trcmbler," an instrument for deter
mining the steadincss of the hand, is
one test. Then the candidate is
seated, and an instrument to record
his breathing is fastened to his
breast. When he least expects it,
photographers flashlight is ignited,
or a pistol discharged behind him,
and the amount of shock, and its
effect upon his respiration, nerves
and heart, is duly recorded.
The sight and hearing also receive
careful attention, and also the can.
didate's ability to resist fatigue. This
is determined by inserting the fore
finger into a device, and by moving
it back and forward, raising and
lowering weight, The man con-
tinueS this until fatigue prevents
further movement. Recording in
struments determine whether he has
sufficient. endurance to manipulate
the levers in his aircraft for l0ng
period.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
SECOND ONLY TO AUSTRALIA
After That Continent, South America
Is Declared the Most Peculiar
Region Of the Earth.

1t is truism to say that the 18TH
mus of Panama is the strategic key
to the geological relations of North
and South America, and yet it is not
necessarily so, as other lines of COM
munication might conceivably have
been established. SO far as our
knowledge extends, however, the
geographical events in the history
of the isthmus dominated the bio
logical interrelations of the conti-
nents which it now unites. When
the isthnus was submerged, South
America was in a state of nearly or
quite isolation, and developed a
highly peculiar fauna, few elements
of which were shared with any other
continent, and which was as unique
in its way, though on higher plane,
as is the Australian. 1t was, so to
speak, a highly interesting expert
ment in evolution; great CONT
nent, with varied climate and a great
diversity of conditions, mountains
and valleys, forests and open plains,
left through long ages entirely to its
own resources, was the closed arena
Of rapid development divergent from
the rest of the world. The result is
plainly obvious now. Though the
elevation of Central America and
the isthmus into land joined Noto.
gaea with the northern continent,
and the way of migration thus
opened led to an extensive infusion
of northern elements in the south
ern fauna, South America still re-
mains, after Australia, the most pc
culiar region of the earth.-Prof.
W. &. Scott, in Science.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
INNER TUBES OF RUBBER SPONGE

For some time, the brains and time
of many men have been occupied in
a search for substitute on modifi-
cation Of the pneumatic tirefo auto
mobiles. We have seen sbent every
thing from metal springs 10 tires
made with the regular tise Gazing
but containing solid block Of gum
used AsoG.hNPpeF.} Hhe, ,sssaeA Aties
hftsfS 6dEhPifSs ! nS*; ;only :. .Rssa. in
the history Of this search Springs
have been discarded becaGss Of their
slowness to respond, and II hss been
decided by the great majority Of auto
mobile owners that nothing rides as
easy as air, and rather than use tire
filters they would substitute solid
tires and have done with Il.
The latest and most promising
substitute for the air filler is rubber
sponge, which falf1ls all the condi-
tions necessary for a successful tire
filler.
Recently, tires filed with this ma
terial were driven 1880 miles with
an average speed of 35 miles an hour
without any apparent deterioration
of the filling material,-Cheuical
Engineer.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
Real Estate Transfers

Charles Nc D Howard to Geo.
Theis Jr. undivided Il interest
in SEA 1882 26, undivided half
interest in lots I-2 & 81 NEA
80 26, $I.OO
c. C. Mccormick to Woolford
Wyatt EH 3-35 26, $1,000 9
L. F. Schumacher to Maude,
A, Schumacher S1a lot, Q lot 3,
Block %, First addition, Meade,
I$l.OO
] w. Sanderson to David J.
Brownlee VIZ MEX, EH NWH:
24-3l 20, $lO5O
A. H. Cramsey to Harry Dem
ton, undivided one.third interest
in w 100 #. lot 10 block t4S,
Plains, $500 ,et5
F. w. Curl to L. F, Schuh.
macher SEA 1921 29, Q. C. D.
I$l.O0
]. w. Brooks trustee to ]. w.
Sauderson VIZ NEH,EH NWA
24-31-26, SI.OO
National Bank, Burlington,
Iowa to J, w. Sanderson. same
description, $1.00
Alice M. Heber to John, A,
Williams, undivided half interest
in NJ SEA "a 81 27, $2s 90 ::
Gillis M. Grubbs to John B;
Innis Lots 1, 2, 3. SEA NWH;
SWA NEA; 2-33, SWH SEX
SEX SwK 1882 n, $I.O0 y:
Alphonso X. Harper to Helm.
rich Epp. NV l.4 l2-33.2sL o. 90
c. f. Hoover TO D.J.; .;Rrewalse
SW IA "a 3i.26, 81, 900 T
Don w. Games to John c. BaF-
nard, k%s 1 EH NV Ia e. NEX
ESwsss+ 7asS2SS5, 5,0oO e" e. Il '..'.3': Y:
joel r. TGcEef 1S n: /. LODE:
NV ,t,+n& Nw.ai.% Of Sw w
23 81 Is. 500 I
Peter B. Thiesen 10 H. H
Cordes, EH 1s-33-2s $4,000:
George f. Rider to Peter
Smith NV IA 27.3O.2& $500
Henry Lowsn to John E Low.
en- NE IA 2s-32.28 $i.O0 :.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
Road Notice.
First published March IS, 1917.
tate of Kansas, Meade county, IS:

First published March IS, 1917.
State of Kansas, Meade county, IS:
To Whom it May Concern;
Take notice. that legal petition signed
By VIM. Colgan and other housohOlders Of
Meade Center Township, 10 said county,
has been pCesentsd to the Board of county
Commissioners, praying for the location OF q
public road as follows:
Beginning at point on road No. being
the common corner of secs. 33, ~, IS & 26
thence running west on sec. liue bet. secs.
23& 26 to a point being the ne cor. of the
NWH of the NW4 of sec. 26, all descrip-
lions being in 3I-28 west 9th P. M. length
Of said road y mile. Said road to be 90
feet wide.
And that said board has appointed A. B.
Roberts, John Cordes and T. B. Novinger
Viewers, who will meet at the point of be
ginning of said road. as petitioned for, on
the 3rd day of April 1917 at o'clock P. M.
and proceed to view said road, as law di-
rects, at which time and place all persons in
terested may attend and have hearing In
case said viewers fail to meet on the day
designated, they may meet on the following
day, as provided by law, without further
notice.
Witness my hand and the official seal OF
said county, this 9th day Of January 1917.
w. w. Pressly, county clerk.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
J, ssRpEs ..lEskE. kaNaoI.:

- ~ 'yT Sfg.%7eesfR, 1Al Ut
More Spaes was givOn TO Jack Lon
don by the Swedish papers than to
Emperor Francis Joseph, news Of
whose deaths Wss received at almost
the same time. Long biographies,
profusely illustrated, were published
by most Of the papers, and genuine
sorrow was displayed generally at
London's death. No other contem-
poraneous American author was as
popular and widely read in Sweden
Us Jack London. Twenty-four of
his stories have appeared in transla-
ton since 1907, and sales have
reached nearly 2SO,OOO. London
once told his Swedish publisher, ac-
cording TO the latter's statement,
that. considering population, his
books were more widely read in Swe-
den than anywhere else.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
Rank EooIlshness

You occasionly see it stated that
colds do not result from cold wealth
er. That is rank foolishness. Were
it true, colds would be as prevalent
In midsummer as in mldwinter. The
microbe that causes colds flourishes
in damp, cold, weather. To get rid
of cold take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. 1t is effectual and is high
ly recommended by people who have
used it for many years, as accession
required, and know its real value.
ObtaInable everywhere.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
ONE DEBT NEVER OUTLAWED
Vlolator Of Natures Laws May 81
Certain That in the End
He Must Pay.

"You always pay, you know"
said the forger, Whiteman, who was
captured recently in Cincinnati,
after years of liberty as a fugitive
from justice.
Sure you do. Whether you ViO-
late mans law or natures law, which
is another name for Gods law, YOU
always have to pay, and the full
price, too. Some pay, as Whiteman
did, in lodging and sinking through
the world like hunted beast. his
mind worried, his face gradually
taking on a furtive look, knowing
always that somewhere ahead lay the
steel-jawed trap all set and ready.
Some pay with broken health
others with broken hearts; some sur
render friends and love; some give
all in life worth living for; some
cast their conscience to be gnawed
by the wolves Of remorse some not
only pay their OWN share in full, but
shift part Of the burden to their chill
dren. even to the third and fourth
generation; for the debt must be
paid to the last fartAing.-Ksnsas
City Star.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22

Earl Martin and DR.. F. r. AL
lerton left Wednesday for Colo
rado. D #
Mrs. VIM. Backe and Mrs.
Pearl Wood Smith were Plains
visitors Wednesday.
f. Z. Judd has returned from
a several days absence in the
eastern part of the state.
E. Basinger, of Misslery 1as
recently returned from a busi-
ness trip in the eastern part of
the state. While absent he visit
ed breeders of Holstein cattle,
and purchased fine animal of
that breed to head his herd of
high class Holstein cows. While
in Topeka he attended the Food
Conference held there on the is
and at which time every farmer
was urged to utilize every acre
of ground to produce some food
crop. He reports having visited
George M. Wells and wife at
Independence. Missouri and be-
fore returning home attended
the Conference of Elders of the
Church of Jesus Christ, Latter
day Saints, with whom his son
David is missionary.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
Not Our Truth.

The truth which another man has
won from nature or from life is not
our tyuth until we have lived 1t. Only
that becames real or helpful to any
man which has cost the sweat of his
brow, the effort of his brain, or the
anguish OF his soul. He who would be
wise must daily earn bis wisdom
David Starr Jordan.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
How TO Prevent Group

When the child is subject to at.
tacks of Group, see to it that he eats
light evening meal, as an over
loaded stomach may bring on an at
tack, also watch for the first symp-
tom-hoarseness, and give Cham
berlain's Cough Remecy as soon as
the child becomes hoarse. Obtain
able everywhere.
Meade County news., 1917-03-22
Notice Of Final Settlement.
First Published March 2, 1)i7,

state Of Kansas, Meade County, 50.
In tha Probate Court OF Said County.
Ia the Matter OF the Estate Of Elmer J. ROsea-
berry. Deceased.
10 all eFeditOrS q and other persona ntecssted Ia
said EstAto.
You are hersby notified that wish TO make
6nal settlement Of the abovo-atated estate, and.
the ifth day d April. 1917 a. ths hoar oi 10
o'clock A. n. Ia the Probate csnrt ot 0aia Coan.
q, IL ehe City Of Meade, KansAa, presenl cad
report aad nT dnAi ACCOUNT 10 said Court, aad
of sald estats, ana Tor attorney leo and eEpcoses
tncurred Ia the adminisarAtiou oi sald estate,
and aAk to Ne discharged; and at the sams tlne
u4EA tlpn ulI b nrAde t. elei4 G1Br3ftE ~
deyisees Had dSlseabess b Ssld dece9sSd = DxteN
shls 10Th day Of March, 1917. at.'
.A.O. ROsspiHEry, A. pinatFEtoT