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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
81 PER YEAR.
NEGROES ESCAPE FROM THE
DYERSBURG JAIL SUNDAY
One Caught, One Kills Constable and
Is Lynched, While the Other Two
Make a Clean Getaway.

-Four negro prisoners confined in
the Dyer county Jail, at Dyersburg,
made their escape Sunday. The ne
groes boarded passing freight trains
and got away. Later, one of them
was caught at Newbern and returned
to Jail. Two others were located two
miles north of Halls, in Lauderdale
county, and Constable jeff Yarbrough,
with companion, undertook to arrest
them. One of them, Will Thomas,
shot Yarbrough with a single barrel
shotgun, killing him almost instantly.
Yarbrough shot the negro, striking
him in the mouth and paralyzing his
power of speech. The constable's com
panion was unarmed ard had to get
out of the way and the negro that was
unhurt made his escape. Men Of the
neighborhOod went to the assistance
of the officer and the negro was put
under arrest.
Friends Of Yarbrough, in Halls,
learned Of his death at the hands of
the negro, which occurred at o'clock
Sunday afternoon, and early that
night number of men gathered and
the negro was taken out and swung to
a limb Of tree.
1t Is said the negro attempted to
get the men who captured him to turn
him over to the sheriff of Dyer county,
alleging that 81, 900 reward was out
for him.
The Thomas negro was in Jail.
charged with shooting an Illinois Gem
trail trainman near Fowlkes, in Dyer
county, and had Sc wed a penitentiary
sentence for a former crime.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
SPEAKER FOR CONTEST

A preliminary contest was held at
the high school, last Thursday week,
for the purpose of selecting a speaker
to represent the school in the orator
zeal contest which is to be held a.
Dyersburg on the 4th Of May, when a
gold medal is to be awarded by the
Daughters Of the Confederacy to the
contestant winning first place.
The three speakers in the prelimin-
airy contest We're Owen bearing, Ches-
ley Bowden and Stanley Rice, the lat
ter Of whom was selected. His sub
ject in this contest was "The Sup
posed Speech of John Adams. In the
final contest, the speakers are re-
quired to prepare an Grafton of their
own production, and this speech is to
be handed in to the chairman Of the
executive committee six weeks before
the contest is held.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
EXCITING RUNAWAY

A team of horses hitched to wag-
on belonging to Mr.. Herman Glass, Of
Garland, got frightened at the Gulf
compress, Tuesday morning, and ran
away, going west on Liberty, on
through the square to Pleasant ave-
nue. and then north on High street at
breakneck speed, stopping finally
near the home Of Mr.. L. P. Reayes.
The wagon was scattered along the
route; but, strange to say, the scat
tered parts were not wrecked and
nothing was damaged as the team
ran, passing many automobiles and
other vehicles, save singletree. The
team had the front axle, tongue and
coupling pole attached to them when
they stopped
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
BRIDGE LUNCHEON

Mrs. Alfred Boyd, Jr,, delightfully."-
entertained with a bridge luncheon,
Thursday, at her home on North
Maple street, to honor her house
guest, Mrs. John Boyd, Of Virginia.
A delicious two course menu was
served, which consisted of salmon
croquettes, pimento sandwiches, as
paragus salad, cream and cakes.
Those who enjoyed Mrs. Boyd's
charming hospitality were Mesdames
w. v. Bringle, ]. E. Walker, Stanley
Hamilton, w. F. Bringle, David L.
Craig, Palmer Smith and Richard R..
BAPTIST.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
JOINT POTATO HOUSE

There was meeting Of parties in
terested in joint potato house held
at the Business Mems club, last Sat
urday afternoon. It is proposed to
locate the potato house at some con-
venient point near the railroad and q
number Of people present were enthu-
siastieally in favor of building Il.
Secretary Sanford was appointed as
a committee to take up the matter Of
location and interest more people in
the project. It is proposed to erect
a Building wieh sufficient capacity To
store 1000 bashels.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
PLANT A GARDEN"

The "Plant Garden" campaign,
which the Covington Business Mems
club, through its secretary, George A.
Sanford, has been conducting, is al
ready bearing much fruit Mr.. San
ford has distributed 1000 packages Of
government seeds in Upton county,
and the local merchants report that
they have sold vast quantity of gar
den seed, much more than ever before
in the history of the town and county.
Evidently Upton countians are going
to enjoy home grown vegetables this
year. Other counties should follow a
good example.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
READING CLASS eENTERTAINs

Miss Charlie Maclin's reading class
gave a pleasing program, Monday
evening, at the high school building,
Miss Maclin and the pupils are GER
tainly to be commended On their
excellent work and the public should
patronize them well.
Two short sketches were presented
by the class. In "That Rascal Pat"
Shelby McFadden played the leading
part and acquitted himself with
honors. In the other sketch, "St.
Patrick's Eve, Miss Florence Bringle
had the leading role and she has I'M
usual talent in this line Of study.
The audience was well pleased with
the rendition Of the plays and showed
its appreciation BY frequent and
hearty applause
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
GOOD ROAD WORK

Two neighborhood road workings
were held in this county this week.
One was at Liberty church, where the
large hill there was cut down. The 10
teams were furnished and the work
done BY the people of the neighbor-
hood. The other was on the Randolph
road. where the James Dawson and
Bud Owen hills were cut down. The
people of the neighborhood also fur
nished the teams and the work here
and they had the use Of the district
contractors outfit.
Splendid work was done at all the
above places, under the efficient man.
agement of Mr.. I. Il. Taylor, the
county commissioner, who is demon
strating the fact tAat he IS the RICH.
mar s. the riqht=alaee.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
SOLDIER BOYS RETURN

The First Tennessee regiment,
which has been serving on the border
in Texas, arrived in Memphis Sunday
morning, after an absence of nine
moths. The soldiers marched to the
Lotus building, where they will be
quartered until mustered out.
Messrs. Edwin Sanford, Jesse and
Robert Hunt, from this county, belong
to this regiment and returned with
the other soldier boys. Mr. Jesse
Hunt came out the first of the week
on 4 visit 20 the family Of his father,
Mr. p N. Hunt
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION

The annual demonstration held at
Gift & Craig's, Wednesday, was quite
successful, both from a social and
business standpoint.
The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co.'s prod
ucts, those Of H. J. Heinz and Maury-
Cole Coffee Co. were successfully
demonstrated, the representative Of
each concern being present, viz:
Messrs. e. II. Pape, IA. G. Mauzey
and T. S. Ozier These gentlemen
had the assistance Of Mrs. David
Craig and Misses Inez Nevis and
Florence Craig.
A great crowd Of people visited che
store during the day and partook 0f
the splendid coffee, cakes, pickles,
etc.5 served.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-03-22
A GREAT MEETING

We note in the Leland Miss En-
terprise that Rev. r. A. Clark, Of this
place, who is conducting a meeting at
Leland, is having a great meeting
The Enterprise is of the opinion that
it will eclipse anything Of the kind
ever held in that city.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
A Tip From Webster

About wear ago a young fellow
finished school and went TO work
His father wrote him a congratula-
tory note saying that he was glad
his son had secured a position "
The son replied something like this.
Dear pad ] was glad ~ get your
! letter. but YOU are oil wrong.
/ haven't 'EecIred q position and
| hope never w,iii what 7 have ia a
/ good I0n a chance - work. You
are wrong ou both accounts. n YOU
don't believe Dr. look 10 no IN Webster.
Secure ~ tu make safe beyond
hazard I'm Juat getting started on
this job NAV got fred tomorrow
! haven made 30 safe heyonR hazard
I never can uuiees get to own the
businesH Even then th-rc may be- a
hrc or slump In business or may
lose my mind.
Position" means fvsd place and
believe me don't consider that 7
have fixed place Not N ] can help
o. want to go ahead. get some
where I'd consider that 7 VAS a
pretty poor stick Ln-have reached
my limit position, az 90
suppose you might say q traffic
policeman on n little box AZ q street
corner has r. position providing he
has lost ambition 20 become captain
better paw ! suppose you might say
that an old bookkoeper In bank has
position N DO had seen a dozen
youngsters move past him o. better
Jobs and DO had decidedo that 10
never could become cashier or teller
and war resigned 20 his fate.
Huf not j. daddy dear Take tlp
from Webster didn't secure b
position I may get fred but I'd
rather get fred than secure a posi-
tion when there's 80 much room
ahead
The boy was right re may never
get there. but he's on his way You
got job and stick 10 it as long az
you see 80 isn't leading you to a
position Don't worry about wheth
or YOU are getting wages or salary
m YOU do Me work Me salary will
take care OF Itself That is. or
course. ~ the job il one for which
YOU arc adapted
position is just a. small az tho
man oho hlfs>ii 4 job is !usi AZ
big a. the man makes Il.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
Pointed Paragraphs

Doing something well is doing
much.
Freting Is a perpetual confession
Of weakness
Uhgrammatlcally speaking a kiss
is e conjunction
some men who take llfe easy nave
10 settle with the execuuoner
A lean woman and fat one
nearly always envy each other
This season. az usual the mob
bIest hing in shoes BE- bunion,
You may have noticed hat Tho
road 20 success Is shy of rapid iran.
SOC facilities
Many a man who thinks no ls
ready money resembles a dollar
minus 7o cents
a good neigh5or Is ono who lacks
interest IN affairs that are none Of
bis business
Come women give more thought
20 fhe selection OF gown than 20
tho selection OF p husband
n man boards riches and on.
joys them not Do Be- ~ companion
for he donkey thai dimes on thistles
when grass is plenty
Many a man has worked himself
to death thru having nothing 10 DO.
Not by strength but by persever.
ance, are great works accomplished
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
Just For Fun
eY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright, 1915. bylFrank crano)


Perhaps the most dangerous person In
the world if happiness is mans chief
blessing, is the one with no sense of
humor
The great enemies of the human race
have been those who could not take a
Joke. II Is the man with no humor. not
the man with no-music, in his soul. ehat
is mt iortreason, strategems, and lSpoils
Think of the monsters, those who
Inundated humanity before |ome hor-
rible ambition. You never conceive of
them as laughing over a good one" as
Lincoln used 10, for instance. such were
Tamerlane, Nero. Tofquemada. Judge
Jeffreys, Captain Kidd and whoever the
wretch is that is responsible for the
modern torpedoing campaign. Zeppelin
raids and poison gas
Also the misery makers OF less degree
the gloom spreaders and hate breeders
of our ordinary life they're all serious
There's the swolen-headcd boss in the
factory, the purse-proud dowager i'm the
drawng-room, the Insurer that grinds
the faces Of the poor, the hidebound re-
lgionist, the scandal-monging busybody,
the vicious prude and AN the rest of the
spoil sports and malplots that love 10
sprinkle ashes ON the slide when human
beings are trying 10 enjoy themselves.
And then those other people with
whom there's nothing the matter partic-
ularly- They're good and honest enough
Just impossible however; the trouble
with them, the thing that renders them
unclubable, that causes YOU 70 flee their
presence as something asphyxiating, is
that they cannot see a Joke, much less
take one
A sense Of humor is a real asset in
contentment More hard knots have
been united, more awkward situations
escaped more humihatious evaded more
quarrels side-steppcd. more bitterness
dissolved. more grudee melted away, by
the solvent Of humor than by any other
agency
II the kaiser had but Abraham Lin
coins sense Of humor this holocaust Of
hate might have been avoided.
The great trouble with egotism is that
it takes itself TOO seriously The mar
row man is usually mirthless.
If YOU have a conviction of your high
calling a sense Of your responsibility,
realization of your tremendous impor-
lance, well and good but if you've got
this so bad you can't Joke about it, you're
in a fair way to become a pest
For hunor is close kin to pits. The
smile is twin brother to the tear And
if you can't laugh with folks. very prob
ably you can't weep with them.
Humor is one of the eternal humani-
ties. II is the cement Of brotherhood.
It's twice as hard for serious. fanatic
or egotistic people TO get together as it
is for companions in laughter.
In their way | think George AIDE. De
Wolf Hopper. w S. Gilbert, Mark Twain.
Bill Nye and the rest Of those who make
us smile have done quite as much good.
quite as much toward relieving the trag-
edy of life, as any equal number of
preachers and reformers.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
From Another Point of NieD

Don't forget that the Red Cross is
yours 20 bear.
For q conservation program, we re-
spectfulv suggest a square deal on round
steak Then we would be able 10 let the
veal loaf.
The Oregon legislature has passed a
lass prohibiting tho use of snuff. Fine.
Now let D hone that in Oregon law is
"A thing not 90 De n.fed 40.
Another form Of patriot at this time
OF ore easonable weather. is the citizen
who mas provided himself with artificial
iies to swat TO keep himself in practice
Twenty-four BARRIERS are advertised for
In Mondays morning paper And it is
generally regarded as poor growing
weather at that
Gen. Haig is said to be color blind.
Color blindness used to he defect
81 a'way think on YOU. Bert, as the
driver Nho never mi cd q bump
III you're looking Ton wife. Rover. pick
out one that can make good dog biscuits.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
Kerensky

Every great political upheAyal has
way OF evolving lie na1iral lead
er Our revolutionary war brought
forth Washington and Jefferson and
thofr peers The French revolution
Produced rs Napoleon who made
himself master of/France and, Tor
tine Of Europe
tnress cut down by tuberculosis
from which he % suffering or sup
pressed by jealous Socialists or as.
sassInared oy the dark forces OF 10.
action. there is every indication that
in Alexander Kerensky Russia has
produced Il drst-class leader
iie ha been tried before This and
mo-, found wanting. A lawyer Of
saruar he Joined with others in
prote ing against The manner I'm
which famous court trial was con-
durrd Hs reward was 20 be- SEN.
fenced by the czars bgreaucrats 20
"A PRISON term which tho government
feared 90 carry out so popular was
the Young barrister with Tho plain
people uhose cause be- had
csp0rd
ln hs present sonlstirring times.
as minister ~ war. he is ondeavor
ine to estore something Ike order
discipline and fighting spitt into
VAST rmy where chaos now reigns
Hc comes into the trenches and
with flaming words of an evanFel
seek 10 make The moWlk soldiers
realize their sacred duty
Orr vatchword ls liberfy> equal,
ity 1i fraternity and our device is
forward We have now the frees'
policy DE world We Navo reaped
the t-re-t in field watered by
'he blood of The best b1t wc must
u0f ef hly use This harvest We
arc ra-dians Of The treasure ~
Rus
II rs eloquent leader o. spared
20 complete his task % ihe oidlers
and the workers and the FARMERS
uu has1 him. Russia will do heI
par % fhe wsr for me hbcTfy ot
fhA worth Otherwise the Siays
'vll utterly fail their western al
Ief rd While Gahtne am0ng fhom
rive German and AUS
orur-
NJ restorns ckaIsou f-
power
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
The Old Gardener Says

Ono OF the best tools to use In
Keeping tho garden cultivated Is
common potato hook such as
ir usec for digging potatoes This
device Be- iieaf and can be used
90 stir thc soil either deeply or 10
merely break the crust after a
hard rain or ihe hot sun has
baked Tho surface Moreover it
can bc need VERY Glossy 20 Tho
plAnfS without breskinF>them On
a potato digger is not expensive.
and roaNs is much more service
abio than Some ~ tho higher
gr-r .emenfs often recon
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
The Farmers Wife At
Last Protests and Her
Emancipation Is Due

Az
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anu ''.' .e'''''' ~, '' nm, ,' al
.....,. -, -. NJ ha4 ,os+ tbo;,.
r4. = ,.o. s.,5 80 a.ro,,nt - rr
-. - ,ho;,. g,ss ,l,s o,,es.,,..
+,a
T..,a. b.,., .t.c.-.s ..,.. tho,
~ ,n++ 49,. - s,5 -, find
....+ mi ,,;.,,o ,,Is,..,s ,,,o,oo,.,,,b.
..i..l. 49,. I-t.. ,r,..,.;l r.as,
-. $3.50. e,.l -.
a-.' tu-oA''.ller "i'leA ~ ABOUT inc coui.-
ty Witl tnc farmers wives
Taking them fo quilting bees and apple
-.r;,o.a ~, rs,.9 rert,a. srr
-'"A1 ~'.'09' ne" i'sS ga N'..S'
'adies a1Nlaafle. OK this, lAat ana the
other thing just ike the varieties YOU
ind I'M town.
Pat e,.o,5irr IN her o,yr statement
,..' ......,,.,,,r, & tooo,,,.,,,- 49,. url,,,-
-..e 'u1ol''ooi'e - oecoi''.'A '"0 u'uoii's
OF lhe Iainef VIE ana she Is sending
into the ether am s. @. $. cry for help 20
The unthinkinp public
~ -. ....,,-- ..;.,
say -'4i p 81 i'''l '''' N'''
ll4ehdS VIII stay away ana give me
little time from getting up extra meals
and d5shWashinp. will not be able 10 do
c,g h;, +, tbo+ most iD,no,-+ar4 ,rorl
' - 80 - -. '.'l ~ -
"i"Aii!S t"'uSH " l'i0'i 'i'e eo'ei '''i'''''
is SO Keen about THESE days
How can one plant. hoe and pull weeds
when the honk. honk of an automobile
...,,,;,.r ;,,... -,l.. ,.s..s ,o,.ol3. eliza ,o.-
ous 0"en VI 90 VI 0's"' 'N'ei'
"'o"l -.,..- e-.-.,.......
lnes ale Jus. Joy = .uiiis to' ''o'ull's a.
an Out 1i'e luli u lHe 'h.ils' WIN 1lle
farm ana GOOD iil-up as lilelI ueS'lila-
non
iihe a. ''l' 1ii'ei il lVI SNei one 80 %,
the lmmet S wife, VINO mas 20 leave the
garden ana Speh9 nan the oay III ge1-
ing the hleA ana CieatIhg W.
lhlS protest Is Significant IhIne LOT
Mrs Farmer 20 MAKE, tho no one may
appreciate y.
an i. Is the emancipation OF woman as
no sun rage aCtiylty We KNOW OF hdS
SHOWN IT, LOT MIS-. rarihef IN me oiu
days, was above all Things hospitaoIe.
she would have become skeleton long
before she Went TO her grave from eX-
ploitauon and overWorK father IMAM let
any friendor acquaintance unto the third
and iourth generation .thlhA hlmseI I'M
"eIcofne.
10 turn away the wayIarer was 1he
one uniorglVaole SIN IN ner code OF
ethlcs ana oraha ne" PIE ana caAS
were Always on mana lor Ihese eApecleu
EMERGENCIES. -, -,
but me worm VIII turn ana 50 VII
woman %hen 700 nara pressed ana 1lIe
automopIIe' destroyer Oh space oooIl 20
the pieasuTe-ioE4hg d. wen d. ene nus t,1
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

IN VTVl UTU IIIHU H"FTTTTUE on a
10 ask questions
You are a farmer. sup
pose 20
No. not now I used 10 be.
but ] gave 10 Up
Wei, YOU don't seem go be-
very busy You have plenty of
time on your hands, haven't
you7"
Lots 81 IT,"
Ever do any work."
"Onco I did
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

Sanuarians once believed that sur
roundings were tho big source oi
infection. We now know that wa
ter. soil. air and food are vehicles
Tor the carrying OF germs rather
than sources of Infection
The big problem OF preventive
medicine At the presen time is Tho
control of diseases that pass dh
rectly from man 20 man The prob
lem ia further complicated hy Che
fart that many persons harbor dead
Is disease germs but show no signs
or symptoms Of the disease.
Such persons are known as car
rlers Persons may have diphiheria,
pneumonia. typhoid and other dan
gerous disease germs. bat neverthe
less be in good health AT the
same time they are capable Of in.
fectug other persons with the dis
ease.
Most % The diseases that occur
In epidemic form arc peculiar 'o
man Some ~ The diseases may be
given 20 animals under experiment
al conditions but rarely do hey
occur among animals under normal
circumstance
Humans may contract number
of diseases from animals. but ami
mails contract but few diseases from
man
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

What do YOU know about
81 p" laughed The passenger.
You're not married. are you2"
Well. no.. replied the boy.
as ne flung open The gate on
The top floor for his passenger
10 step out. bur I've brought
"a good many families up In
nay time
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

What do YOU do now. II may ask"
Don't do nothing Haint done nothing for
nearly ton years
so. Why. you're In luck, n / did nothing
for half that length o. time I should be in tho
poorhouae
The old mans face beamed with glad sur.
prise. and then. as one who knows his rare good
fortune mt vHtUFE IT TT rs just worth, he cried
deghtedy That's whore ! be-"
Tho port elevator boy IN the big hotel was
airing his views 10 q passenger on the proper
rondurf ~ Children
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
The Keep Well
Column
GERMS!

Man is his own worst enemy
when 10 comes 70 spreading dis.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18


Lower animals
and insects PLAY
"a part IN the
IRAN mis- ion or
disease but the
great source and
reservoir OF IN
lection Is man
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

mis- DEPARTMENT maintained shed the light Of truth the
s"lnde II
n with advertisers who have
unfa In
soNe
be
viii
given Only giving the writer's and
be
e Address The Ad.Mrro Times Detroit Mich.
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

An English schoolmaFtcr once said 10 HE bows
that Do would give "a crown 10 any one of them
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

Pan Juice" similar TO Tanc
T contain 10 per cent
a give as saisIact'I
Plant Juice
n spreas especially people chance Of
pictures the form Of testimonial
Plant contains herbs roots bars
and
ne there b. truth n ihis
Juice trade principally upon me so"z
Americans constipated
testimonialsthey refer 70 someone
gush the sgneT OF me
rnonial feelt that he Is : n the swim.
sensational eefoofA
ougd that signed Hte OLD lads who didn't know te
monial a laundry bill
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

" II " ITIII TI|IfIIIN y IITITII|
he could not answer
swell said one 81 thcm.
why am I like the Prince ~
Wales 7A
The master puzzled HE
brains for some minutes for an
answer. bar c0uldnot guess tho
correct one A. last he cx-
rflfnt.d
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18

"f H sure don't know"
"t'r sod Tho bo,, because ! am waiting
ior the crown.
s.s
The Detroit times., 1917-06-18
Laugh Win Us

The stranger on walking tour came across
an "old, old man astting on gate" and began
10 ask aneatlnna.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-06
Quick, Radical Action Needed
to Save Railway Efficiency
Special Report Interstate Commerce Commission Recon-
mends Repeal Antitrust and nti-Pooling Laws
Government Control.

too many agnncieS-the interstate com
morce commission, the war industries
boards priority director and war and
navy departments, the shipping board
and the fuel and food administrations
AS a result of the conflict of orders
and priority. he said. railroad opera
tion is approaching "A chaotic condi-
ton"
If President Wilson does not elect to
take over and operate the railroads
Chairman MeChord said. tho next best
plan would be to enact legislation TO
ccntralzc federa- authority over rail-
roads in Il single agency.
The commissions report, the first
special report in years, came as u sur
prise to congress, but 1t met an i'm -
mediate response in both the scnat c
and house. Senator Newlands. chair
man of the special congressional rSil -
road investigating commission aud of
the senate interstate commerce com
mittee. arranged conference with
President Wilson for next Monday to
receive executive rccommcndatio ions
Decisive action by the government i'm
mediately is necessary. Senator New
lands said. to insure efficient opera 70
cient capital.