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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
Women's Handkerchiefs

White embroidered in fancy
colored designs, also white with
fancy colored borders, each 15c
Women's Pure Linen, Csc
Embroidered, in plain white and
colorS. Special, only 49,. Csc
Two-Tone Novelty Handker-
chiefs, embroidered in neat col
ored designs, 3 in box, only. 35c
Two-Tone Novelty Initial
Handkerchief, also pure linen,
embroidered in plain white and
colorS. Box of 3 at. ..... Soc
Mems Handkerchief
Plain white, embroidered Long
fellow initial in white and colorS,
Mems Plain White, Longfellow
colored initial. Fancy box of 3
a
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14

Commander Brocard and Capt
Heurtaux still scar the air OF France
with livid metal. They still ride
the barages in Flanders N search of
Hun artillery emplacement. Fare
got them one day when things
were rather quiet along the front
Besides, like all things materials, pc
troll doesn't burn perpetually-so
Fare sketched the veteran aces
in rare leisure moment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
Children's Handkerchiefs

Pink and blue edge, embrOid
cred in animals in colorS, 2 In box
for ....... ... lOc
Japanese Pencil Boxes, plain
white, 3 in box. ... Csc
Champion Cash Register,
metal box of 3. ...2 Csc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
A BOX OF PHLA CANDY.

VIII De doubl- appreciated this
year We have a large assortment Of
fancy packages from which to select
RIIY now. The Phila. -Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14

Splendidly made of Wash
Satin, Crepe de Chine. China
Silk and All Lace, in pink, blue,
white, lavender and yellow, each
one in Christmas box. Special
at. SOC, 75c, $1.00 and SIPS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
FOR UNCLE SANS
ARMY AND NAVY BOYS

Portfolio with 40 Sheet-tahlet
and u envelopes. Makes an ex-
celIent present for our soldier
boys .. -25c
Khaki Cover Writing Port
folios, containing tablet and en-
velOpeS ... 75c
Others at $l.00 and $I.50
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
MAKE SOME
LITTLE CHILD HAPPY
WITH A TOY

1t seems children prefer toys to
most anything else. If you want
to make them happy and gladden.
their hearts buy them toys. Not
all are mere playthingS--many
are instructive as well as educa-
honal. Then, too, by buying
them here you know you are saw
ing on every purchase.
Here is a partial list of toys
you can buy here-for less
money:
Books, A B G Blocks, Games,
Educational Spelling Boards, Reg
lister Banks, Steering SledS, full
line of Breakable and Character
Dolls. Doll Trunks. Cradles,
Chairs. Furniture, Tables, Cabs,
Beds, etc; Ten Pins, Kiddie Cars,
WheelbarrowS, Tool Chests,
Shoe Flies. Mechanical Trains and
Tracks, Air Rifles, Erector Model
Builders, Drums, MetallophoneS,
Wool and Plush Animals.
Combination Game Boards,
can play 20 or more games,
only .. .. $2.49
Combination Checker and Gro
kinole Boards, large size $1.49
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-14
MANY WOMEN PREFER
STATIONERY

We have a splendid line now
on display at very attractive
prices. In a variety of styles and
tints-in dainty Christmas boxes.
Bunker Hill Stationery, in
grey, blue, pink, buff and laven-
der y envelopes and paper,
per box .... Csc
Also Boxes In assorted colors,
and Correspondence Cards with
envelopes in white, grey, yellow.
pink and blue. Choice of these
B kinds .............. Csc
Invisible Stripe, assorted col
OTIS. a envelopes and paper,
box ..... 35c
Correspondence Cards, "a gilt
edge cards. p envelopes to the
box, assorted colorS in light pink,
blue. buff and white, box 39c
White Arcadian Lawn in fancy
hox-I2 gilt edge cards, "a en-
velopeS. i sheets paper, per
box ......... $1,000. &C.. SOC
Olde Colony Lawn, d sheets
paper and long narrow envelopes
i'm white box ..... $50
Papier la Mode, extra quality
stationery. in lavender, green,
blue, buff and grey box. $1.O0
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
SOAP an Antiseptic.

Some medical authorities, explaining
the abatement of epidemic diseases
in modern years, are sufficiently free
from professional ties to attribute this
betterzncnt Of conditions not to med
ical science. but to the increased use
Of soap and water. The Homeopathic
Envoy Is Of the opinion that with q
clean house and clean person no one
need have much fear Of infection. A
writer In the New York Medical Rec
ord says: Soap is now recognized to
be antiseptic and to be efficacious must
produce lather. Bacteria rubbed into
soap or dropped on its surface are in
capable Of multiplication. The typhoid
bacillus is very sensitive to soap. being
killed by 8 per cent solution in a
short time. More than half the total
number will die in one minute The
thorough use Of pure potash soap is
not only mechanical method of cleans
ing, but is an active factor In cutting
down germ life."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
LONG LAKE.

Long Lake, Jan. 29-Mrs. G. J.
Bratberg will entertain the Long Lake
Ladies' Aid Thursday afternoon, in
the church annex. Everybody vel
come.
Services Sunday at three o'clock m
the afternoon. The Long Lake Y. P.
S. had their yearly meeting in the
church annex. Friday evening and the
following officers were elected: Carl
Bratberg. president; Alma Martinson,
vice president; Selma Rykken, secre-
tary; Willie Lovander. treasurer; and
Alma Bratberg, Minnie Rykken and
Ola Larson, members Of the program
committee.
Miss Clara Holseth visited at the
Netland home Tuesday evening.
Lars Arneson visited with his son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arne Larson at New London from
Tuesday until Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. diversion and Mr..
and Mrs Christ diversion and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jalmar Larson and family were
Sunday guests at the Halvor Nilsen
home.
Alfred Estvick returned home from
Pierpont, S. D., Friday after visiting
a few weeks at his parental home at
that place.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Bratberg and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. N. o. Roam and
Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Peterson. were en-
tertained at the F. r. Hamilton home
for dinner, Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Historic Roumanian City.

Craiova, In Roumania, was the Cas-
ira Nova of the Romans during their
occupation Of Dacia, and in the middle
ages tho place played an important
role. It was here that the Wallachian
prince Mircea the Old defeated the
Turkish sultan Bayezid l. in 1897. Two
hundred years later the most famous
of Wallachia's chieftains, Michael the
Brave, held sway here as "ban," or
governor. afterward becoming prince
not only OF Wallachia, but Of Moldavta
and Pennsylvania as we'll, thus for q
brief period uniting under one ruler
the whole Roumanian people.
The leu, which is the standard Of
value In Roumania, was FIRST coined
in Craiova. It derives its name from
the figure Of lion stamped on the
early coins. Its value Is equal to that
Of the French franc 10 cents and .
fraction).
Craiova was for centuries the capt.
tai Of Little Wallachia, that division
Of the country lying between the Alt
(Aluta) river and the Hungarian and
Serbian boundaries to the west.-Bul-
letin Of the National Geographic So
dety.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
THROW OUT THE LIFE Line
Give Them Help and Many WiIImar
People Will Be Happier.

Throw Out the Life Line
Weak kidneys need help.
They're often overworked - they
don't get the poison filtered out of the
blood.
Will you help them?
Doan's Kidney Pills have brought
benefit to thousands Of kidney suffer
,ers.
Willmar testimony proves their
worth.
Miss Amy Sandberg, 306 Litchfield
Ave. W., Willmar, says: zone of my
people suffered great deal from
b .ckache and was laid up for nearly
a whole week at one time with bad
spell. Kidney trouble was the cause
of the suffering and nothing seemed
to do much good until Doan's Kidney
Pills were used. They brought such
great relief that we have kept them
on hand ever since"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim.
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Miss Sandberg recommends. Foster.
Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
paid alvertisement.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
First Aid e the Deaf.

4 reader sends this novel suggestion.
which may prove serviceable in an
emergency to those whose hearing has
been impaired: "A friend who Is deaf
made me acquainted with a very SIM
ple aid to hearing which wish to pass
on to others. It is nothing more than
a mailing tube. Any kind Of paper can
be used, however, by simply rolling it
into q tube and speaking into the end,
letting the other rest against the ear
Of the deaf person. am about as deaf
as they ever get and have spent hun
dredS Of dollars with specialists. but
this simple roll of paper beats them
all. Even a newspaper can be uscd"-
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
The Art Of EmhAIminQ.

The modern embalmers have not re-
covered the secret Of the art as prac-
ttced by the old Egyptians and prob
ably never will. Some Of the bodies
known to us as "mummies'' buried
5000 or 1900 years ago are still In a
state Of perfect preservation. Back Of
the ancient art lay a religious creed.
The ancient Egyptian believed that
after many thousands Of years the soul
came back to find its body and that II
it was not found the soul wandered
forever in misery and wretchedness;
hence it was absolutely necessary to
preserve the body, and hence, finally,
the embalmer's art.-NeW York Amer
lean.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Bids Wanted for Certificates Of
Indebtedness.

Sealed bids will be received by the
City Council Of the City Of Wtllmar
up to o'clock in the afternoon on
February IL, 1917, for the purchase of
Eight Thousand Five Hundred ($S,-
5OOOO) Dollars of Certificates of In
debtedness of the City of Willmar, is
sued in anticipation Of the taxes lev
led for the year A. D. 1916. for and
account OF the General Fund, pursuant
to Ordinance No. 169.
Said Certificates are due and pay
able December Is, 1917. at the office
Of the City Treasurer Of the City OF
Willmar and bear interest at the rate
Of Five 81 per cent per annum.
All bids must be sealed and ad-
dressed to the City Council and mark
ed bids for Certificates of Indebted
ness"
The Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Willmar, Minnesota, January 80,
1917
HANS GUNDERSON,
Jan. 31-2t City Clerk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
10 CENT "CAsCARETS"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation,
e''iousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
Breath-Candy Cathartic.

No odds how bad your liver, stom-
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable you are from
constipation, indigestion, biliousness
and sluggish bowels-you always get
relief with Cascarets. They imme-
diately cleanse and regulate the stom-
ach, remove the sour, fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off tho con-
stipated waste matter and poison
from the intestines and bowels. A
10-cent Eox from your druggist will
keep your liver ana bowels clean;
stomach sweet and head clear for
months. They work while you sleep.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Beneficial Shock.

Ono day . gentleman gave half q
crown to q deaf and dumb beggar,
who, quite taken of his guard by such
unusual muni1cence, exclaimed: "Bless
you, sir! Bless your
Hello" said the gentleman. ~
thought you were deaf and dumb
80 l was, SIR" replied the beggar,
but your extraordinary generosity
was such a shock-such a pleasant
shock-to the system that 1t has re-
stored my speech and hearing. Bless
you again, sir. a thousand times!'-
London Tt-Bit - e. - 49, -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Enolieh Undafjad.

We observe that in his Jutland bat
tie story Rudyard Kipling uses the
phrase under the circumstances" It
is no doubt supported by usage, but all
the same we are rather surprised to
see it employed by such a master of
English style. The proper expression
must surely be in the circumstances"
since it IL difficult to see how you can
be supposed to be under the things
that stand around you. There is an old
controversy on the subject, and we
thought the matter had been settled
long ago. However, I'm the clrcum-
Stances" we venture on this gentle pro-
test In the interest of English pure and
undefled.-London Globe.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Magnets IN Needle Factors

Magnets IN Needle Factors
In factories where needles arl
the grindstones throw of great
titles Of minute steel particl
though the dust is too fine to
ceptible to the eye. Breathing t.
shows no immediate effect: bu
ually sets up irritation, usually
in pulmonary consumption, a,
merly almost all the workmen {
fore the age of forty. 1neffec
tempts were made to screen
by gauze or linen guards for n
mouth. At length the use Of t.
net was suggested, and now n
magnetized steel wire are "
workmen and efrectually rem,
metal dust before the air is b.
London Telegraph.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
fold him thu 0iffaranea.

y0SQ !SuU SuO OUOTOneOs
When the archbishop of Canterbury
was 4 curate he conducted a Sunday
school class.
The subject was King Solomon. and
dren.
'Tell me, boys" he said, what was
the difference between Solomon and
other menu
There was no answer.
Come, Gomez said the future pri-
mate. WAS there any difference. for
instance. between King Solomon and
myself?"
A small hand went up and a tiny
voice replied:
Please, cir, Solomon was WISE"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
luniotatrv In China.

In China the practice Of luniolatry
exists at the present day and is Of very
early origin. The chief festival, that
Of Yuepfng, or moon cakes. is held dur
Ing the eighth month Of the Chinese
year: Persons make cakes Of various
sizes In the shape Of the moon and
paint different figures upon them
Friends and relatives pay visits to one
another, give entertainments and pre-
sent their cakes after making protesta
lions and pouring out oblations to the
moon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
FRIENDSHIP.

Friendship 10 courteous and
gentle. Il does not domineor,
does not command, but 10 satis-
fled with proposing without OK.
acting compliance. At the same
time it 10 indsfatigabls in labor
whom labor can achiove q friend.
Iy purpose.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Alaeka'a Great Forost.

Alaska'e Great Forest.
The Tongass forest comprises about
100000 acres and is described By
the forest service as one of the most
extensive bodies of timber remaining
In the United States. Single trees in
this great forest often reach a diam
eter Of seven or more feet and tower
to a height of 200 feet. One log
brought to q local Alaskan mill was
154 feet long and cut $4,000 board
feet. Many parts Of this forest will
cut from $4,000 to $4,000 feet per acre,
and some areas carry 100000 feet per
acre.-Tfee Talk.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Cards Of Thanks.
Pennock. Jan. q,

Pennock, Jan. q, 1917.
wish in this manner to heartily
thank my relatives, friends and neigh
bors who so kindly visited me on the
5th inst, and for the large purse of
money left as token of their SYM
pathy. This kind visit was a great en-
couragement to me just after coming
home from Minneapolis where had to
undergo an operation. Your visit will
always be remembered.
EDNA HJELLE.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Observation-Disclosures
Constable and HE Picture.

ConSt4bIo and dio Picture.
Constable, the eminent British paint.
er, once sat on the hanging committee
Of the British Royal academy when y
small landscape was brought up for
judgment and pronounced lawfully
bad" by everybody but himself. He
rose and made q short and startling
speech. THAT picture was painted by
me. had notion that some Of you
didn't like my work, and this is pref
ty convincing proof. am very much
obliged to you" When his colleagues
recovered from their stupefaction tho
head carpenter was hidden to bring
back the picture. But Constable would
not have 1t. "Out It goes" he said
grimly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
ENVY.

Do not lot envy blind yeu.
might enjoy to their utn.
many things that We now q
by the selfish craze for pos.
sion. Why should the W
lawn and strip Of woodland Ct
to b q pleasure and beeor
seurce Of Jealousy and hearts
because they are eur nsishbs.
Anon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
First IA. e. Ladies' Aid,

First NJ. e. Ladies' Aid.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
M. E. church will hold their next reg
ular meeting in the church parlors,
Wednesday, February T. Mrs. Harry
Madison and Mrs. B. A. Higgins will
serve. A ten cent lunch will be serv-
ed after four o'clock. Everyone come
and spend a social afternoon.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Largest Steel Chimney.

What Is believed to be the largest
steel chimney in the world is that of
the United Verde Copper company at
Clarkdale, Arts. 1t is thirty feet nine
and one-half inches In diameter inside
tho steel plates and is 400 feet in
height 1t has a brick lining four
inches thick throughout its height
New York World.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
1ullfahtere Afraid of Gov


Most Spanish bullfighters oh
lighting cows. The average tori
sincerely afraid Of a COW. And
good reason. The cows Of +
wild breed used for the ar
much quicker in their movemeI
arc the bulls. Their horns 4
pointed and more Formidable
do not lower their heads to Inel
shut their eyes and charge hk
motive upon the rails, butae
and ready to follow every %
Of their Observation-Disclosures
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31

EAGLE Lake Ladies' Aid.
The Eagle Lake Ladies' Aid will
have their next meeting at E. Berge-
sons, Thursday afternoon, February
8. Everybody is welcome to attend.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31

Several French lighthouses have
been equipped with lenses that enable
their lights to be seen City or sixty
miles ct sea. 49,. .s~..E... s.>
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31

Il 10 the man who carefully
pegs his way up step by step,
with his mind becoming wider
and widsr and progressively bet
tor able to grasp any situation,
psrssvsring in what hs knows to
b practical and concentrating
HE thought upon il, who 10 bound
TO succeed in the greatest degree.
-AIoxander Graham Boil,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31

Johnny" said the Sunday school
teacher, ''can you tell me what caused
the floodT'
Eyes. ma'am," answered the little
fellow; 1T rained."-Chicago News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
Luck

Luck has an unpleasant habit Of f.
voring those who don't depend on it.
Philadelphia Record. r:zs. - - Il +. !
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31

Reed tabo want" colusnnI
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-31
THE WAY TO SUCCESS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-28
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
TO OIL MANS RESCUE
Will See That Pipe Needed
for Production of Petro-
leum Is Furnished.
World Washington Bureau,
7O4 Metropolitan Bank Building.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. The
council OF national defense eventually
will come to the relief OF the oil mon
In Oklahoma and see to II that they
are provided with ample pipe and ms
chinery at reduced prices, IL there is
any way that II can be brought about
according to the statement to The
World representative today by Messrs.
Replogle and Legge, who have to deal
directly with compiling statistics rela-
tive to the distribution of steel and
iron products.
Prices and distribution must be
regulated all along the line" said NJ.
Ieggc, and that is why the president
believed IL imperative to at first regu-
late tho prices OF coal There is no
doubt that the regulation of coal will
reduce the price and cheaper coal
means that the iron and steel works
will be enabled to produce pipe and
material cheaper.
"Of course, II must be borne In n!rd
that there is greatly increasing de
mands for all kinds OF iron and steel
products In rails, ammunition, ships.
airplanes, etc, and that tho govern
ments and the allies needs must come
first. After they are supplied there
will be an equitable distribution ac-
cording to the needs OF industry ami
we are all convinced the Oil man
should be furnished ample pipe and
equipment with which to continue and
encourage production.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-28
NAVY NURSES TO
GO FROM TULSA
Red Cross Unit to Be Organ
lied; May Get Into Service
Within Three Weeks.

II the plans of Miss Jane Delano,
national officer in charge Of the
nursing service of the American Red
Cross, and Mrs. A. w. Coleman, head
OF the Tulsa Red Cross nurses So
ciety, do not go agley. Tulsa Will In
the near. very near, future furnish
to the cause" Il unit of Tulsa
nurses. and ten Tulsa maidens will
fare across the ocean, back and
forth. for the remaining period OF
the war.
The unit. which is being made up
for naval service. will consist of ten
nurses, one doctor and a secretary
Its duties will be to travel on the
transports which carry sturdy Ameri-
can soldiers to Europe and bring
back the broken soldiers OF any one
of the IA nationalities now fighting
for the cause of freedom. These
soldiers will recuperate here. As
the transports and other vessels will
have to he brought back in ballast
1t has been decided upon as most
efficient to bring the wounded men
to America. where they can be more
cheaply fed and cared for and they
Will also have the recuperative effect
of the sea voyage.
Nine nurses of the ten required
have already signed their willingness
to go. They are Misses Flora Haw-
kins. Bertha Cramer. Josephine Her
rick, Ada Mann of Sapulpa, Cora
Foltz. Verda Doverspike, Mary 1,
Smith, Opal Brackneen, Alona Bishop
The tenth one will probably be select
ed within the next day or two. Severa
of these nurses are in the stages oI
joining the Red Cross society but ex-
pect to be all signed up" when thu
call comes.
Miss Delano has sent out call fol
the organization of these nursint
units thruout the middle west and &
second unit will probably be organized
in Tulsa some time within the neal
future.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-28
SECRETARY OF LABOR STOPS
BIRMINGHAM MINER STRIKE
Demands OF Unions Indefinitely Post
poncd; $4,000 WorlSmcn Inter-
cstCd in Eight.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 27.-The
miners strike in the Birmingham dis
trlct which threatened serious disturb
ances to the industrial situation has
been avcrtel thru the efforts OF Sec
rotary OF Labor William w. Wilson.
Practically all OF the demands made
ythe union, including recognition,
have been indefinitely postponed.
The demands from which the mi
ners include not only recognition of
the union. but the eght-hour day,
the "closed shop and reopening of
tho wage scale.
The operators agree to the employ
ment of men whether or not they are
members of unions and to make no
determinations against employees be-
cause they arc members of unions.
Each president also agrees to the
formation Of a grievance committee
among his own employees which can
present grievances every three months.
The miners accepted the secretary's
suggestion at once and the operators
agreed to ratify them not later than
September 4.
Nearly $4,000 miners were inter-
ested In .hc possible Strike.