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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
WOULD RAISE FARES.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2s. - The
Missouri Pacific and other middle
western railroads today filed appli-
cation with the interstate commerce
commission for permission to ile
new tariffs raising passenger fares
from Kansas City 10 81. Louis and
from points in Kansas. Arkansas
and Illinois TO Kansas City and ST
Louis 20 a two and one-half cent
basis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
DEATHS
INFANT HOKE.

Esther Louise Hoke, the infant
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Warren
Hoke. 1892 s Main St, died Tues
day afternoon. She is survived by
a sister. Maurine
The funeral services will be pri-
vate, Rev. Decker officiating Bur-
ial will be in the Mishawaka City
cemetery
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN.

iHIIAtTII. NOV x
COMM mixed S145- Nu y
white. S145M1. -. No yellow. 81 GuFr
SO: No mixed, 81 80. No ? yellow
S17Odl-SO. No. 4 mixed. S179. NO
white. S172
OATS No. 3 white 75i,c 40
white. 1850
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28

Diana" made candles are made OF
ire choicest materials and fresh
daily The Diana. III " Washing
Ton av. -Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
POULTRY AND MEATS
Corrected Daily by Jimmie's MAFkst'
rqa y IaHaranu RlwdA

IZa L Jefferson Blvd
POULTRY-Old chickens. IS. spHnga-
Isc.
VEAL-Psying. lie, selling, 1895
REEF-Roast 25c: boiling. DC. porter
be use. J0d60c; sirlOin, 45QJOc.
HAM-Paylng' 2o5sci seliDg. -Oa'oc.
LARD-Paying, 2Sc; selling. o.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
EEE2s
SEAS.
Corrected Daily BY Warner Bros, ICED

Corrected Daily BY warner Bros oeca
store. ia r.. WAY ne 81
TIMOTHl-S4G4lSO
RED CLOTER-xl3QSl6
WHITE CLONER-Szs per b.
ALSIKE- $1,000 SIC
ALFALFA-S9JOnl 2.JD
SWEET CLOVER Sl5a Sic
COW PEAS-Ntd 4-J0.
SOY BEANS-S}N 40
BLUE GRASS 20 per bu.
FIELD PEAS-S4W5 per bn-
MILLET- 5OGS3
GERMAN MlLLET- 81 5O03Oo
JAPANESE MILLET S-n-lp Der bu-
MAAIMOTHH CLOEER-S1 3.JoISl6 ~
NETCH-Sl0Q&12
TALLOW AND HIDES.
Corrected Daily BY >. W. LPpmAn. 1t1
~. Main st.)
TALLoN-KoUgh. 2d5c. rendered. Ne.
1. bd6c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
PR0YIsIONs.
Corrected Daily by 4. W. MueIler. III
y Jrdereou Blvdl

TABLES-Cabbsge. paying. H.;
selling. 81: new potatoes, paying AlJ
bu.; selling. S1-4O per III
FRUIT.-OTangea- care $50 sellnE
10000 per dOZ., lemons, case S4dAa
selling 4OH6Oc per dOZ.
BUTTER AND EGCfS-Country but
ter paying 2jQ40c selling "a i0c;
creamery butter. paying f1c. selling. %
Eggs strictly fresh, paying, iOci selling
6Je.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
HAY. STRAW AND FTH.
Corrected Daily BY the wesley MILES
Eleur and eed Co, ffe >.
Haha -

Michigan SAL
HAY-Paying, SO, selling, So dS30.
STRAW Paying. 81 per ton, sellinG.
Sl1MSl2 per ton, or 90 per bale.
OATS-Paying. 90. selling, s5Q so.
SHELL CORN-Paying. $40, selling,
s. 5OQ2 80
EAR CORN-Paying. $40 selling,
s. J0Q2 20.
TIMOTHY SEED-PayinE. S55o per
bu. selling. $50 per bu-
ALFALFA SEED Montana EroUnl-i
5eiIiIE $3.50 per bU.
CLOVER SEED-S134Si4 pes bu.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28

Eat your THANKSGIVING Turkey
Dinner az the Washington Restau-
rant Served from IL A NJ. until 6
p. NJ 45-25-Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
LIVE STOCK.

(Csrrected Daily by Major bros. q. Ls-
gan ST, MishaWaksl.
HEAVY FAT STEEhs-Fsir 10 gs96.
IdSc: prime. 9d10c.
HOGS-1OOQ120 lbs. 12c, 12Oa 80 lbs
I3c: 1900 1JO lbs. l4lzc; lU0d2o0 lbs. H.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28

AMSTERDAM. Nov. 2S.-It was
reported from the German frontier
today that the kaiser Is going 70
the western front.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
South Bend Markets
GRAIN AND FFEn.

NNNTN MD . HID.
Corrected Daily by ". u. starr. starr
Mills. Hydraulic Az
WHEAT Paying s. % per bu.
OAES-Pdying. 6jc- selling tlc Der
90
CORN-Paying. s.; selling. $40 per
on.
RYE-Paying 81 50 per hundred.
BRAN-Selling. s. rer hundred.
MfDDLINGS-Se ST per hun
dred
cwt
SCRATCH FEED-SeIling, 81 ger cVt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
FISH.

Corrected DAILY By the Eastwood fiss.
Poultry and Sea Food Market
w. Washington AF.)
FRESH FISH-Dr. No trout - -
b.: halibut. 2j1zc whole ciscoee, Ia
H.: large perch. 2Ot2c TO-; pickerel lobe
no smoked salmon. 81 &c ID. white nsn.
2ZIac ID. fancy salt mackerel. - ~ 10.
bloaters 2d5 lbs. each. - 10; ooneless
salt Goldfish, 2sc H.. AMMAN haddie. lslsc
ID.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
AT THE LIBRARY

Have you read Bahia Sub Deb"
Mary Roberts Rinehart's story? Bah
is short for Barbara, and she is a
most effeTvescent and entertaining
parsonage just entering the bigger
world. A sweet little girl, somewhere
i'm her teens, just ready for life. yet
theoretically, merely an Onlooker in
the game of life. because she has not
yet made her social debut. She is in
tensely alive and does things up
brown from catching a burglar
TO running "A car and having the
measles and hating French.
The conservation posters, menus,
and lists of books relating to the
most important question of cOnser-
walton are still appearing on the
bulletin boards at the public library.
Most timely and helpful is all of the
advice given in this way.
A splendid picture of Gen. Haig,
commander of the British army I'm
France. is out on the bulletin boards.
with a notation telling Of his Won
derfnl career.
Alexis. is a romance of the
beautiful music world, "a story of a
simple little hoy OF alien parents;
what music, love and fine friendship
OF a man meant To this gifted. ardent
and attractive boy. II is "A story for
those who love music and look for
sanity and sincerity in art, written
by Stuart Eaton.
An UncensOred Diary written
by Ernesta Drinker Bullitt. is one OF
the war books that is quite refresh
ing even though it records some
rather unhappy and unpleasant
events. Ii is a diary that was kept
by Mrs. Bullitt wife Of an American
newspaper correspondent. The pOr-
ton of the diary which is published
I'm this book was written without
thought Of publication. In il are re-
corded her experiences in the sum-
mer of 1916 i'm Germany, Austria
Hungary and Belgium.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
NEW YORK STOCkS-

prices on the stock exchange today
were.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
CHICAGO PRnDTCT.

CHICAGO Nov. 2S- BUTTER-Re-
ceipts. 1913 tubs: creamery extras. a60
f6Lc: extra hrsts. 4flz n 4Jc: hrsts, 3e4
iGc: packing stock. 31n 30
ECiffS-Receipts. 6.214 cases current
receipts. 4204Tia r. ordinary hrsts, ga
fjc: hrsts. lsisM4Sc. extras, ga 5fc /,
CHEEKS. &c: dirties. 29G3Oc.
CHEESE-Twins. new. ~. diaries.
24isc young Americas, 2Jizc; longhorns.
&c. brick 27hTLc
LIVE POCLTRY-Tu Turkeys. 23c; chick
ems. I5NIsiac: springers. lsizc, r00St-
eFs. 76c. geese. 1TdiSc; ducks. lsd 30c
POTATOES Receipts rs cars: Mime
sofas and OhiOs. S1.7061 1 ~ cWt-. Wis
cOnsin and Michigan. SLT0mlO cWt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28

Don't say you saw il in the
newspaper. Say News-Time&
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28
FAsT BrFFALO 1--WE STOCK.

EAST BTFALO. y. J. Nov. %
CATTLE-R Receipts. 10 head market
active: prime steers. $1,000 200. butch
e grades. s. OOn l. %.
CALVES Receipts. - head market
active and steady: Gull % choice S50On
800.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 800
head. market active and &c lower /.
choice lambs. $500 1913. Gull 70 fair.
S11 .jOd 100: yearlings $1,000 1870
sheep. 5000 1-50
HOCsS-Receipts. 5.e00. Market slow
and Zoe lower Workers sic 75eT17.,Io.
pigs. Sl62JGiG-O: mixed. $1,000 II 20
heavy. si7J0Hi7.75. r0ughs. Sic u0kI
Ja50. staSz. xi4 JoM15 o.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-28

A splendid picture of Gen. Haig,
commander of the British army I'm
France. is out on the bulletin boards.
with a notation telling Of his Won
derful career.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
RED CROSS BODY
MEETS TOMORROW
Annual Session Of keotuk Chapter
VIII be Held In Auditorium OF
Y, w. C. A. at Eight
O'clock.
DR.. KEPFoRD TO SPEAK
Head of Iowa tuberculosis Work and
Man Who Has Been at Head OF
Red Cross Work In
Iowa Coming.

The first annual meeting OF keokuK
chapter, American Red Cross, VIII pc
held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
at the auditorium OF the Y. w. Q. A.
The meeting will be addressed, FOL
lowing the business session, by Dr.
Aretas E. Kepford.
All persons who contributed one
dollar or more to the Red Cross war
fund on the drive in June are consider
ed as members of Keokuk chapter,
and are expected to be present and to
take part In the meeting.
Reports of the various officers ana
committees will be made, and there
will be an election Of directors and
probably the adoption Of bylaws.
DR.. Kepford, who will speak to the
local people following the meeting, is
no stranger here. He has been direct
ing the Iowa tuberculosis work for
years, and has been at the head Of the
Red Cross war work in Iowa since
the June campaign. DR.. Kepford Will
have something to say of interest, and
his talk tomorrow night will be Tea
ture Of the annual meeting.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17

the men out in their campaign. and
lne women will be ready to go out
at any time now to canvass among
the women of their district. The
campaign here is reaching more
people than it did last June. and the
results already are apparent. 1t Is
hoped that this week will be ban
ner week in subscriptions so far as
the local people are concerned, and
ward chairmen are urged to rush
their arrangements for the campaign
through and to see to 1t that their
precincts are thoroughly canvassed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
POSTAGE
GOES Up | Gent
After November 2 It win Be Neces.
sary to Put Three Cents on
Letters for
Delivery.
Is WAR REVENUE IDEA
Drop Letters Will Cost But Two
Cents But Postal Cards Will
Advance Another
Cent.

After November 2 It's going to be
the high cost Of correspondence. Pc
per has already taken an advance IN
price, and now Uncle Sam is going to
add one cent to postal rates. Letters
mailed at the Keokuk office after that
date for delivery outside Of keokuk
will cost the sender three cents. Pos
tai cards will cost an additional cent.
Drop letters will cost two cents.
Tie following changes are made in
the postal laws Of the United States
in this emergency:
Section 339, Postal Laws and Reg
ulations is amended to read as fol-
lows. effective Nov. 2, 1917.
339.-Upon all matters of the first
class postage shall be charged at the
rate Of three cents Cor each ounce or
fraction thereof; and drop letters shall
be mailed at the rate Of two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof, includ-
ing delivery at letter carrier offices.
Note. A drop letter is one address
ed for delivery from the office at
which it is posted. There is no drop
rate on any matter except letters.
4OO.-Postal cards shall be trans
mitted through the mails at postage
charge of two cents each including
the cost of manufacture.
This will be the first experience
America has had with additional post
age during war times. No additional
revenue was provided for during the
civil war by extra postage, but at that
time the regular postage rate was
three. cents. There was no additional
postage in the Spanish war.
Keokuk business houses will be hit
hard by this advance In postage. Sew.
eral thousand letters are sent out OF
the local office daily. Private cores
pondence as well as business mail will
be hit by the change in regulations.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
INVITE MAYOR
TO CONFERENCE
Community Recreation Camp Service
Meeting VIII be Held Next
Week in Wash
ington.

Mayor Lotion has been invited to at
tend a national conference on war
camp community recreation service
to be held in Washington at the New
Willard. Tuesday, October %. The
conference sponsors are Raymond B.
Fosdick. chairman war department
and navy department commissions on
training camp activities, and John N.
WHY'S, chairman of the national com
mittee on war camp community rec
reation fund
War camp community recreation
service means the fighting efficiency
Of Americas armed force. and the
sponsors urge that all delegations be
represented.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets,
the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards, practicing physician for
II years and calomel's old-time enemy,
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic con-
stipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the skeynote" of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to act
normally. They never force them to
unnatural action.
If you have dark brown mouth" now
and then - q bad breath "a dull, tired
feeling-sick headache-torpid liver and
are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one or two lit
lie Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
just to keep right. Try them. 1Oc and
Csc per box. All druggists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Public Warned
Against Rats

In this time Of high cost of living.
everybody should help to kill rats, q
pest that destroys over $200, 100000
worth of foodstuffs annually besides
distributing disease germs that cause
the deaths of untold numbers Of hui
man beings. The easiest and most eff
fective way to rid the house, barn.
store, or other buildings of rats is
with Stearns' Paste, which can be
bought for a few cents at any store
It also effectually destroys mice,
cockroaches and waterbugs that prey
upon foods.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
To Prevent Strike.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Actton
by Fuel Administrator Garfield to
prevent threatened nationwide
strike of bituminous miners is ex-
pected this afternoon. Miners rep
resentatives here predict the govern
ment will authorize an increase in
coal prices to operators in order to
absorb the raise in wages agreed
upon tentatively at the recent joint
conference here. Otherwise, it was
stated, the Illinois strike will spread
70 the southwest Friday, western
maryland next week and gradually
throughout Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
COMB SAGE TEA
INTO CRAY HAIR
DARkENS BEAUTIFULLY AND
RESTORES IT'S NATURAL
COLOR AND LUSTRE
AT ONCE.

Common garden sage brewed into
heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant Mixing the Sage Tea and
Sulphur recipe at home, though, is
troublesome. An easier way is to get
the ready-to-use preparation I'M
proved by the addition OF other In
gradients a large bottle, at little
cost, at drug stores, known as
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" thus avoiding lot of muss.
While gray, faded hair is not sin
full, we all desire to retain our youth.
full appearance and attractiveness.
By darkening your hair with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell, because it does it SO natur-
ally, SO evenly. You just dampen
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time; by morn
ing all gray hairs have disappeared
After another application or two your
hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy.
soft and luXuriant and you appear
years younger Wycth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound is a delightful
toilet requisite. 1t is not intended
for the cure, mitigation or prevention
of disease.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Three Cent Stamps.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Ratifica-
ton of the three cen postal rate of
first class mail was received from the
British postal authorities today. An
old treaty had specified two cents.
Three cent stamps for letter post
age are being produced al the rate
of 100000 a day at the bureau of
engraving All postofflces in the
country will have an ample supply
on hand when the new war revenue
law provision goes into effect Novem-
Der 2.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Miller Not Signed up.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. 17.-Mil-
Ter Higgins, home for the winter
after completing three year con-
tract as manager of the St Louis Ma
tionals today denied he has signed
a contract with the American league
for 1918.
IT don't know where will be next
year. said Higgins. 1.-THE report
that / already have signed with the
American league is entirely false.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
ONE CASE is
CONTINUED
BoIer-Burchett Trouble Awaits Re
turn of County Attorney
New Suit Is

In the superior court yesterday
the case Of Everett Burchett vs.. Bruce
Boiler was continued at the request
of the county attorney. This is
case in which two boys are involved
in a boys fight.
Mrs. Robert Matheney entered a
plea Of not guilty to the charge OF
disturbing the peace of son of Mrs.
G. C. Shick.
A suit was filed by Churchill
Drug company VS.. Rudolph Burke, in
which Judgment of $132.SS alleged to
be due on a bill Of goods sold, .s
asked.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Every Pastor in keokuk is Urged to
Preach Sermon on This
Vital Topic Next
Sunday.
BOY SCOUTS AID, TOO
October 20 to 25 Has Been Named as
Bow Scout Week-locaI Conn.,
mittees Are Getting
to Work.

Sunday, October 81, will be Liberty
loan Sunday and every pastor IN
Keokuk is asked by the government
to preach a sermon on the Liberty
loan. The request is transmitted by
the government through the local
Liberty loan county committee, and
it is expected that the patriotic pas
tors of the city will concur in the
request.
The following telegram has been
received from Chairman Cleveland OF
the feature bureau:
please use. every effort to make
Liberty loan Sunday, October q,
big patriotic celebration in the
church. Congregations should sing
Star Spangled Banner and America"
1t is suggested, that at fixed
time Sunday morning congregations
in all churches sing the national
anthem. The Star Spangled Banner
The tolling of church bells is a fea-
ture which is also suggested. me
rabbis of Jewish churches are to be
asked to make their Liberty loan
appeals on Saturday.
Where Lee Stands.
According to the report made
through Saturday, October IL, Lee
county subscriptions to the Liberty
loan totalled 11S, with a par value Of
S1S1,350, or Ill percent of the quota
of the county.
Boy Scout Week.
Boy Scouts are to have a special
week, October 20 to 25, in which they
will make campaign for sale OF
bonds. 1t is estimated that 10000
boys will be at work in the Seventh
district that week, Iowa being in
Guided in the seventh district, and
Keokuk scouts will doubtless be glad
to take part in the campaign. Dur
ing the last campaign the boys sold
$23,23S,25O to 139,645 different people
and the president and the treasury
department are asking their cooper
alton in the sales this time during
this week of October 20 TO 25, in par
ticular.
Buy and Fight, Too.
With Liberty bond subscriptions
totaling $4,000 at Camp Dodge
Tuesday afternoon, officers in charge
announced that the old mark of $780,
600 had been discarded, and $1,000
600 in bond sales would be attempt
ed. Bond subscriptions for Tuesday
were $11O,350.
An officer who is active in the
sale Of Liberty loan bonds declares
that the enlisted men are getting
behind the bond sale in an enthusi-
astic manner, and that competition
in companies, regiments and bri-
gades is very keen.
"Soldiers are taking this view of
the Liberty loan" pointed out this
officer. I'VE now have a fighting
interest in the United States and
with Liberty loan bonds offered us,
we intend to obtain a financial in
terest in the government.
1--WE think the bonds are so good
that we are writing our friends at
home to get into the campaign for
the bonds.
Our government gives us the
opportunity to buy the bonds on the
same terms as are given million
aires. We are the highest paid sol
diers in the world today, and are
going to save some of our money"
In Local Field.
Ward chairmen are already mobf-
LIKING their forces for a drive. Some
of the chairmen have already started
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17

pupils against the Gary system in
their classes. There were demonstra-
tions in front of Harlem and York
vile schools where the children, some
times escorted by their parents, pa
raded the streets shouting defiance.
Police reserves were called. One
woman was arrested.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
All Are Paving Tax.

Only farmers who have 24O acres OF
land or more, are being questioned by
the federal officials. When each one
has made a complete statement, he
is advised Of the amount OF his In
come tax. Every farmer so far has
paid the tax, issuing checks 20 cover
the assessment.
The federal officials have made In
yestigations previously with regard to
MANY of the farmers. They know
which farmers have lands IN Minne|
sofa Kansas. Canada and other points.
When the farmers fail to include the
returns from these lands in their
statements, they are reminded OF the
fact.
When the department decided to
begin the work among the farmers for
collection of the income tax they fig
ured that an acre Of farm land prop
erly handled would bring in a return
of $40. In their investigations they
have discovered that there are many
Iowa farmers who report net earnings
of 500 an acre. They found one man
who rents farm, making more than
So. 600 a year off the land, clear.
The returns show that the moderate
sized farm Is paying the best. Farm.
ers who till more than 400 acres OF
land report that they are not able to
clear as much per acre as the man
who operates less than 400 acres.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-17
Girls Join Strike.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Oct 17.-Girls today
Joined the strike OF 9uDlic school