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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
By Unanimous Vote Action
of Last Meeting
Is Revoked.
KOEPP CHAIRMAN OF
ROAD COMMITTEE.
E. P. Robert and S. R. Cow
art Are The Other
Members.
Covington, La. Sept. IS, 1917.

Covington, La, Sept. 18, 1917.
The police jury met in special ses-
sion on the above date with the fol
lowing members present: George
koepp, Jr, w. A. Hood, E. J. Do
mergue. J :, NJ. Smith, S. R. Cowart,
Fletcher Crawford, w. H. Davis, F.
p. Robert, J. B. Howe, Robt Abney.
1t was moved by Geo. Koepp, sec
onded by J. NJ. Smith, that the mo-
ton which was carried at the last
meeting of the police jury, which was
dividing of the road funds TO each
ward in proportion to the amount
collected, and to be spent in each
ward under the direction of its police
jury member, be rescinded and the
road funds remain as a whole a; was
adopted at the meeting ,of June %,
1916. Carried unanimously.
The president appointed a new
road committee composed of George
Koepp. Jr., E. p. Robert and S. R.
Cowart, with Geo. Koepp chairman,
they having the authority to hire and
discharge all men employed in con-
nection with the parish road outfit.
Moved by Geo. K0epp, seconded Iby
E. ]. Domergue, that the police jury
donate the St. Tammany Parish Fair
the sum of $500, to be paid in Janu-
airy, 1918.
1t was moved by Geo. Koepp, sec-
onded iby w. A. Hood, that the mo-
tion made and carried at the last
meeting as to the sale OF the parish
mules be rescinded and the adver-
tisement be taken out OF The St.
Tammany Farmer for sale OF same.
Carried unanimously.
1t was moved and seconded that
bids for the Ford runabOut, owned
by the parish, be sent to the secre-
tary, sealed, to be opened at the reg
ular meeting of the police jury.
Carried.
The road committee will meet on
Monday, September a.. 1917.
1t was moved and seconded that
the meeting adjourn to meet at the
next regular meeting, October 9Th.
1917.
J. B. HOWE,
President.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
SLlDELL AGAIN
LAUNCHES
VESSEL
School Will Open Monday Three
Workmen Injured-Local
News and Social Doings.

SEdell, Sept. 20.-The Steamer
Maple was launched Saturday, Sept.
Is. t1917, from the ways OF the Sill
dell Sh'pbuilding Co., being the Afst
ocean going passenger steamship to
be constructed here, and possibly the
first in the South. The launching
Of steamship 10 Of such q frequent
occurrence here AZ to cause only .
ripple Of excitement now; however, .
large crowd was on hand to witness
the event. Miss Sallye HALEY. the
winsome daughter of Secty. Treas. Z.
F. HALEY, christened the ship, and
Miss Annie Louise Williams, Of Ne
ridian was sponsor. When ready
the signal was given and 8. s. Maple
glided smoothly down the ways and
rode beautifully upon the surface OF
the placid waters Of Bayou Vincent.
AS before stated, this 10 the hrst
ship of this type to be built here.
and is intended for ocean going ser
vice ON the Atlantic Coast, and will
probably be used in the Florida
trade between Miami and Jacksqn-
Vile; has splendid accommodation
for passengers, Is 180 feet long, "a
feet beam, and about IA feet depth
Of hold, has 8O0-horsepower engine
and can develop speed Of 10 to II
knots an hour. Two other Baltic
cargo ships are ON the ways and ex-
tensive preparations are being made
to enlarge the yard, and faIbricating
steel construction plant u being In
stalled, more houses are being built
to accommodate additional number
of employees required and all kinds,
of work around Slidel is plentiful, ct
good wages. As the moving picture
machine was in evidence at the
launching of the s. 8. Maple we have
no doubt that the whole wide world
wll be givea an opportunity Of seq
ing what is happening in Shden. u
s. A., and II there ase any UlboAts
around these waters we may expect
to hear Of spme Of st. Tammany's
products rapld rise. and spbsequent
tall into Davy Jones' locker: but We
are not worrying and are going
ahead building more boats. H0wr
ever. II opportunity occurs wtM stop
long enough to scrap any Of the so
called Central Powers who may get
too inqu.sitive in regard to tho 0p-
erations here.
The diphtherfa situation i very
much improved with no new casea
reported, and III known patients
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
MILITARY TRAINING AT ST.
PAVIiS COLLEGE.

St. Paul's College has adopted
military training as a part Of its in
atruction, and Capt. Harry A. Mackie
who is especially qualified for this
work, has the students in charge.
there being regular days on which
drills are held.
Aside from the valne such
tfaining has in It's usefulness to the
nation, the physical upbuilding and
Sne quickening of mental action In
Qdent to such training make IT
very des' 'rable thing for the young
man fitting himself for useful ca
I reer, and the very necesaa and inn
p0ftant qualiiicatFon-the making OF
= hying or properly maintaining one
ali In the chosen station of life.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
WILL WOMEN
OFCOVINGTON
DOTHEIR BIT?
The Treasure and Trinket Fund
of America a National Move
. ment Deserving Support.
(By Mrs. Spencer hartwig)

The women of Covington are ask
ed to do their bit to help shorten
the war by assisting this fund which
is for the use of the Airmen of the
U. S. Army; to educate them and to
min ster to their comforts and safety.
Every one can help!
No money is asked-just any
broken, useless, NUT lated bit or bits
of gold or silver trinkets, as old gold
or silver thim'bles, old bangle brace
lets, links of chains, match boxes,
odd cuff links, ear rings, gold or Sill
yer tops of canes or umbrellas. brok
en- spoons, old silver coins which
have been punctured. broken handles
from toilet articles, etc.
No offering is too small!
All will be melted down and the
proceeds used for the use and COM
fort of our airmen.
Part with some of your cherished
souvenirs laid uselessly by in mem
ory of some loved one; consecrate
them to this great cause by which
we hope to shorten the war! Feel
that through your giving what once
belonged to them they, too, are help
ing .the wings of the Army"
A committee of ladies have under
taken this effort In Covington, and
within the next three weeks will
cover as much area as possible col
lecting from each home anything
THAT may have been gathered.
The following will be authorized
to collect, and please do not give do
nations to any except the ladies who
will have authorization cards:
Mrs. E. G. Davis, Mrs s. Hartwig,
Mrs. J. Fl. Warner, Mrs. H. Mack'e,
Mrs. B. B. Warren. Mrs. A. l.. Bear
Mrs. N. r. Fisher, Mrs. Chas. Payne
Miss Eastman, Mrs. ]. B. Wortham
Mrs. Clifton Burns, Mrs. Archie II.
Smith, Mrs. T. M. Burns, Miss M
Chopin, Mrs. H. T. G. Weaver, Mrs
N. H. FitzSimons, Miss Smith.
Mr.. E. G.. Davis will be custodian
of the treaE5ury fund.
The women OF Vaudeville have un.
dertaken to canvass their town, and
other towns in the parish are being
asked to join in the effort
A mass meeting at which all the
offerings from the entire parish viii
be presented will he held at the
School Auditorium on Tuesday night
October 10Th. A patriotic program
will be given.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
SOLDIER BOYS
LEAVE FOR
CAMP PIKE

The soldier boys left Wednesday
for Camp Pike, Ark. They are now
a part of the army of the United
Slater, receiving pay, and Will enter
upon their duties of qualifications Tor
the struggle that IS to plant demo
cratic principles throughout the
world. They were met at the de-
not in the early morning by their
relatives, friends and sweethearts 8,
and left with the prayers of all for
their safe return and their protec-
ton in the field, when their time OF
hattie shall come There were ~.
Resolutions were drawn up by the
Police Jury, author, zing the placing
of the names of all the men VINO
have enlisted or been drafted from
st. rammany. parish on the minutes
of the proceedings, but have not been
included in the published proceed
ings because the names are not yet
available for that purpose.
Result of those examined Septem-
Der II. 1917:
Disqualified.
Paul Berthiaume,e Clarence Lad.
dad Smith. Thomas F. Myers, Robt.
Henry Wood, Jr., Willie Lovingston'
Qualified and Asked No Exemption.
Walter Ra.ney, George Walker,
Norris E. Lewis, Junius Davenport
Ollie Berry, Louis Sykes. Aonzo
Williams, Blair Pierre. Victor 7. Ba
ham, James A. Camp, Mfller Thomas
Henry Delk, Luciano Crane.
Qualified and Filed Exemption
Papers,:
las. Fred Sandifer. Maurice Craw-
ford. Samuel C. Theisen, Grey n.
Dufour, Ado Anthony, Robt. r. Ba-
ham. John O'Neal Bush. Thomas Ba-
ham. Walter L. Ahney, Alexander
Baham, Aaron Walker, Harry Lem
ons. stephen Walter Lee. Frank \
G. Talmage, Frank H. Bowers. Ralph
strain, Joseph F. Thopas. Berthe Le
thenhouse, Hubert M4Anderson, N
steiber. Wood N. Roberts. : Frank
tContinuod ON paGo ~
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
THE SITUATION
REGARDING
DIPHTHERIA
Covington, La, Sept. 20. 1917.

Covington, La, Sept. 20. 1917.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
Will you kindly allow the follow
ing statements anent the "dfphtheria
situation" space in the columns of
your widely circulated journal?
Erroneous reports lad nauseum'
have been rampant during the past
week with the result that parents
of school children are panic stricken.
Abusive dsscredit and lack Of conf
dence falls upon the heads Of health
authorities, who are doing their ut
most to insure safety, and not close
up schools unnecessarily.
Authentic newspaper reports dis
close the fact that the disease is
widely prevalent throughou the state.
In New Orleans alone over two hun
dred cases have been reported to the
Mum cipal health board. Our prox-
unity and intimate relations with this
city should make US eralize how easi-
" infection may be conveyed.
A few carping critics have ques-
toned the diagnosis made OF local
cases, by saying their mildness would
even preclude reasonable suspicion.
No medical man. including special
lists" in this line of work, upon i'm
spection alone, can make a positive
diagnosis of diphther:a.
The presence of membrane upon
tonsls or fauces, with other Clinical
symptoms: as enlargement Of cervi-
cal glands. moderate fever, difficult
swallowing, certainly warrant the
immediate isolation Of patient, and
other precautionary measures even
if the case clears up in few
days. To delay in the administra-
ton OF ant:toxin or strict segrega-
tion, awaiting laboratory report" in
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
LIEUT.. L. .HENNESSEY
WRITES OF CAMP
TRAVIS, TEXAS

Lieut.. Louis J. Hennessey writes,
in a private letter under date OF
September Is, 359thp Regiment, In
fantry, Camp Travis, Texas, that
everything is delightful in camp.
Among other things he says:
II am quartered, for the time be-
ing anyway, at Camp Travis, ON the
outskirts Of San Antonio. have
beeh assigned to duty with the 359th
Regiment, Infantry.
1--WE received our first allotment
of drafted men last week, and are
prepared to receive 10000 due to
arrive in camp early tomorrow
morning. When this camp is in full
operation the total number of men
IN training will aggregate $4,000.
''The cantonment would have to
he seen. to be appreciated. The gov.
ernment has expended something
like $7,OOO.OOO in creating city in
ITSELF We have telephones, sew
ers, electric lights md all modern
oonveniences.
"It is my belief that II the young
men selected to undergo training al
these camps established by the gov
ernment could learn something about
them in advance, NO difficulty at all
would be encountered in having them
come. Instead of being hard, un-
comfortable and undesirable, q
course of military training, under
the present conditions, would be OF
untold benefit to any young man.
1.-The young fellows whom we have
with us already declare that in many
cases the accommodate ions provided
for them are superior to those they
were accustomed to at home. In
many cases the arrangements here
were total sprprise to all"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
hICfCRE SHOW FOR NOODMfN
CIRCLE OF RAMSAY.

There will be a picture show at
.ssArSview Theatre, Gov ngton. next
Tuesday, Sept. 25. for the benefit OF
Sae Woodmen Circle OF Ramsay.
embers and friends If the Coving-
1 tOn Circle are especially invited.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22

Total $152O232
Moved iby A. D. Schwartz, second
ed by A. r. Smith, that inasmach as
it appears that said budget shows a
surplus of 2 5-8 mills, that said sur
plus be declared available for fund
ing purposes IN accordance with Act
90 of 1916. Carried.
The following ordinance was, OF
fered by A. r. Smith, seconded by
A. D. Schwartz:
ORDINANCE NO. Ga.
An ordinance providing for the issu-
ance of improvement Bonds in the
amount of $12,5O0, such bonds
being serial, negotiable interest
bearing coupon bonds maturing
from one to ten years in an in
creasing ratio until paid, in the
denominations of $4,000 each,
numbered from one to 125 in
elusive; securing the payment OF
said bonds IN interest and prin-
cipal by dedication of two and two
eighths e 2-S) mills of the ten
mill tax. Providing method of
sale of said bonds.
On being put TO vote Ahe IOllOW-
ing voted yea: Plapche, Frederick,
Smith, schwartz, Mackie. Nays:
None. And the ordinance was
adopted.
On motion A. D. Schwartz, sec
onded lby NJ. p P,anche, it was Or
dered that the above ordinance be
duly promulgated in the official
journal and that the secretary be in
structed to advertise for sale the said
bonds, all in accordance with Act
96 of 1916.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-09-22
TOWN COUNCIL
CONTINUESTHE
ADJOURNED
SESSION
Ordinance Passed Funding
22-8 Mills into I'M
, nrovement Bonds.
BUDGET FOR YEAR
1917 IS MADE UP.
Total Amount of Resource os
Is Estimated at
$15,202.32.
Covington. La, Sept. IS, 1917.

Covington, La, Sept. IS, 1917.
The council met pursuant to ad-
;curnment to Aurther col, .f:r the
bond is;,S.
P. J. Lacrcix, Mayor. aul :.4e fol-
lowing Aldermen were present NJ.
p. Planehe, Emile Frederick, a. D..
Schwartz, A. Z. Smith, n. A. Mackie-
Absent: None.
Moved by H. A. Mackie, seconded
by A. D. Schwartz, that the publish
ed notice of this meeting be spread
on the minutes Carried.
Moved by A. D. Schwartz, second
ed by II. A. Maekie, that the budget
of the year 1917 be spread on the
minutes. in accordance with Act SO
of 1916.
Budget for the Year 1917.
Receipts:
Taxes as per assessment
roll 1915 ..'........ $S5O2.32
Liquor license (estimac-
eQ) ooVo.VV
Other licenses (esnmat-
ed) .......... 10000
N. o. C. N. R. R. Co.,
lights 10000
Fines (estimated) 49,. 10000
Total .... $152O2 80
Disbursements:
Salaries, officers and
employees $4520.SS
Lights 4275.0O
Water 1920
henL lf1VV
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07
OLDEST MAP IN THE WORLD
1t Proves That Postal Routes Were
 Used in Abraham's Time.

Postal routes of $500 years ago, when the parcel post and the circulat- ing library already had been in exist ence at least 500 years, are shown on the worlds oldest map. a treasure that was discovered among the Nippur tab. lets in the museum of the University Of Pennsylvania by Dr stephen Lang don. the orientalist from Oxford uni versity. Dr. Langdon considered the map not only the oldest. but the best preserved that has come down from antiquity.
 Dating before the time of Abraham, the map shows a comprehensive sur vey of the region about the temple of Nippur and indicates that the coun' try was under a high state of intensive cultivation. Canals were numerous and served both for irrigation and transportation. They were the mail routes. and a tag has been found for a basket of books" or literary. tablets sent from the library of the Nippur temple to a town about six miles dis tant. Shurupek. According to Baby. lonian traditions. Noah lived at this town and built the ark there. The tag was used about 2300 B. c.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07
DOUBLES COFFEE CROP
 VALUE BY INVENTION

After forty years of chemical re- search a way has been found to double the already enormous value of the eof- . fee crop by manufacturing by-produets rom the coffee berry husk.
 One of the bv-products-manita- properly combined with nitrogen, makes an explosion of about the same power as dynamite or illuminate of mer- oary. and markets at about $1o per kiogram
 The average coffee crop Of the State Of Sac Paulo Brazil. is 10.o0o,o0 sacks Of 132 pounds each. representing a val ae of more than Ss0.00000o This val. He is in coffee without the by products
 pr. Pedro Bapitis,a de Andrade. the Brazilian chemist. already has begun manufacturing the by-products which he discovered He proposes 10 pro- 6ace 33oa900o litars of alcohol 360.000 kilograms Of manita and 3oo00 kilo- grams Of caffeine. Caffeine is a drug commanding price Of about le cents , gram Alcohol is sold in Brazil al aho-- 12 cents q liter.
 Dr AnGrade's process is to treat by d:st.llation processes the coffee berry husE. which heretofore has been dis earded as useless.
 Because of the War-made demand for explosives and alcohol. the new indus, try is expected To jump quickly into prosperiIy.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07
COMFORT IN THE HOME
4 Mans Notion Of How the Rooms and
 Things Should Look.

\ young newly married man conl- p'ained recently that he almost dread ed taking a friend home 10 dinner be. cause his wife. every time she expect ed company. imagined it was necessary so scrub the house from garret to eel lar and polish every bit Of silver on rhe sideboard.
 T. made him uncomfortable all day long TO think Of his wife giving herself this wholly unnecessary trouble.
 ~Of course. d man likes to see his home looking nice when he takes an old chum into it-and of course the chum does too" he said. But I'd be far happier fl could convince my wife that q house can look tidy even if it hasn't been gone over that very day.
 T like the books 10 look a little dis orderly. You get the feeling that they're being read all the time. and tha-'r what books are for. And like the music on the piano 10 be d trifle disarranged. T. looks as if we really sang the songs. and gives a room that cozy home feeling that fellow loves. What if the curtains aren't just even in every window? Things ought to look as if they were touched and were used and enjoyed. f the sofa cushions are dented you know some one has leaned against them. Isn't that what thy'T= for? But if they stare at you in prim row you're brave man if you dare to put your back against fhem-much less, your tired head,
 And when fellow comes home at night he usually has tired head - Irish World.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07

| frame that will hold a heavy can of oil and permit il 10 be tipped for pouring has been invented to prevent waste
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Billa. l., Davis, Miss Marie Irish Cove Mining Co, Mathison. Nick, Nc. Donald, William, Milton, E, E., Stew anson, Andy, Stoy. Miss Rose, Tues bedo Louis, White. J.
 When calling for the above, say AD' VERTISED.
 Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed.
 All letters unclaimed by June g, 1917 will be sent to the DEAD LETTER OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. c.
 JAMES F. WARDER, Postmaster
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07

Quart Beer Bottles 27 cents dozen. Pint Beer Bottles IT csnts dozen. Rags s250 for 100 pounds. Paper s1. for 100 pounds.
 ATLAS JUNK co. 1043 Railroad Ave, So, Seattle, Wn. adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07
YOUR WEIGHT

4 simple way to tell what your weight should be has been discovered. First write the figures no. Then take the number Of inches by which you eX. ceed five feet and multiply them by 51a Add the total to the 110, and the result will give you your proper weight.
 Thus a man , feet six inches tall will find that his weight should be 14S pounds.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07
TO ALL CONCERNED
~nis hable

The Atlas Junk Co.,, of Seattle de- sires to purchase the following metals and offers the following prices:
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-06-07

English manufacturers have devel. oped a steel for cutlery that is said to be nonrushing. unstainable and un. taEnisha ble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17

day, Senator. Stone insisted on "stat
( ing his views regarding certain
changes he wants, but added he would
vote for the measure.
/ Senator La Toilette for the first
time in several days was in his seat
at the opening Of today's session.
! Stone declared he disagreed with
the bill, but will vote for it.
Although l expect to vote for the
bill, reserve the right to express
my individual views. l voted to re-
port 1t, but l think it should have
Deen drawn upon different lines
Stone said.
Senator Simmons declared passage
OF the bill was the only act of coop
Grafton with the allies the United
States can ito at this time.
It'll be many weary months OF
waiting before we can do much else
to aid the allies" he said "This is all
we can do, in the name of America. in
the name Of patriotism, of our honor
or fortune, so let's do it. Let's do 1t
without quitting, without dobbling or
hesitating."
Simmons. eloquently appealed for
passage of ths bill unanimously with
out discussion at least as to its pur-
poses"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
SENATE TAKES
UP WAR BILL
Stone Agrees to Vote for Bond Meas
ure, But Says He Has
Some Objections
to Make.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Secre-
tary OF the Treasury McAdoo today
called upon big banking interests OF
the country, including j. P. Morgan
& Co, for suggestions as to floating
the 100000 bond issue.
McAdoo informally conferred with
m embers of the federal reserve
boards advisory council today and
asked that each member submit indi-
vidual ideas on the floating of the
bonds, in writing. This is a departure
from the usual custom of recommends
tions being made officially by the
whole council which begins its regular
quarterly meeting tomorrow. BY that
time 1t is believed the bill will be a
law and definite steps shall then be
taken on what are now merely tenta-
tive plans
The bill is expected to be pushed
through the senate with favorable
vote by tonight.
AS consideration of the war finance
measure began In the. upper body to-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17
MYSTERIOUS
AEROPLANE
lowered Over Railway Bridge TO
Five Minutes and Watched
by Four National
Guardsmen.

United Press Leased Wire Service
BOSTON, April ia mysterious
aeropiane was sighted over the Bos
ton and Maine railway bridge cross
ing the Piscataqua river by Massa.
chusetts national guardsmen shortly
before midnight last night Captain
w. l.. Howard, commandant of the
Portsmouth navy yard sent a tele-
phone message to Captain VIM. r.
Rush, commandant Of the Charleston
navy yard today and the latter issued
the following statement on the re-
port:
Comm anding officer of Sixth
Massachusetts, national guard de-
tailed to watch the Boston and
Maine railway bridge over the Pisca-
taqua river. reports that the sentry
on watch at 11:20 p. m. last night
distinctly saw an aeroplane coming,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-04-17

to which he called the attention =. !
the other sentries on the bridge ans
flour of them watched the aeFop oa.s.
for five minutes circling to the hoi =.
ward of the bridge. 1t maze ~ MT y
tempt to come over the brldse' .s az
the four men are positive that W.. .rs,
saw the aeroplane in 1he mas"
mentioned. .,t
'"The commandant THINKS llama
there is something in TINS aei nars 4
business and thinks it must nav 9Th
base in the mountains to tne r a Il
ward Of Portsmouth The sher'n !, = !
Rochester, N. H., has sworn ,.a III
squad of men and they are eirc Tss
the mountains in the district. r l
commandant has taken 1t up osvsd
the press associations and a aSior.
their cooperation in getting -
nation"