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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
KEOKUK MEN MUST
BE CONSERVING

Keokuk. May ,31.-Attention. LADIES'!
The waist bands OF Keokuk mems
trousers are getting smaller. Tailors
in the city say that there has been a
perfect rush for tailoring establish
ments on the part Of the men, this
spring to have their pants" taken in
a notch or two.
What's the reason?
Well, there are several. Principal
ly the war and the strain under which
everyone is working, said the tailor.
Lean men, fat men, middle-sized
men, in fact all grades and kinds of
men have had their waist bands
made smaller. Some have been taken
in an inch,~ some as high as three
and four inches.
.Why If this thing keeps up, nearly
every man in town will have per
feet thirty-six' figure. said the tailor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
INVESTIGATION OF
DRAFT MAY SPREAD

Des Moines, May 3l.-Polk county
young men living outside OF Des
Moines, who have been granted de-
ferred classifications may be placed In
class as a result OF Investigation
now being started by Adjutant Cen
era1 Logan.
Charges have been filed in Adjutant
General Logans office of fraud and
perjury and exposures may involve
prominent business men.
1t is asserted that one member OF
the draft board permitted himself to
be influenced in placing the men IN
the deferred list and that he even
coached men how to evade class l.
II there is sufficient evidence crimi-
nal proceedings may be instituted.
1t is also believed that as result OF
disclosures made here, the investiga-
ton will spread to other counties OF
the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
II. S. AIRMEN WIN
THRILLING FIGHTS; .
ONE IS CAPTURED

BY Associa PressS STAFF
w There aerial activity
front
Brooklyn after his been
hundred rounds into the b
ground The other two escaped
the American lines Lieutenant Rickenbacher
He turned
tenant Meiner attack
second hostile attacked Meissner .
Meners with of the and wing of the
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04

when a third enemy machine, seeing
that he was crippled, took after him.
SAVES COMRADES LIFE
Rickenbacher made long dive and
drove of the German with his machine
gun, undoubtedly saving Melssner.
The combat took place east OF Th1au'
court.
In other fight two American pilots
we're forced to withdraw because their
guns became damned just as they at
tackled the enemy. Another pilot en-.
countered five hostile machines and
had fired six bursts without apparent
damage when the enemy machines re-
tired.
YANKEE AlRMAN CAPTURED
Later five Americans Wv two enc
nv machines over AprtSpont. They
attempted to get away asAthe Amer1-
cans came up but two Americans got
on the tail of one Of the enemy ma
chimes. Hundreds Of bullets were
flred into the fuselage Of the German
airplane and 1t crashed into a WOOD:
The other enemy machine was chased
down by an American and it was seen
TO overturn as 1t reached the GROUND.
The results Of several other combats
have not yet been reported.
An American aviator was captured
by the Germans in No Mans Land
after his machine had been damaged
in a fight between Ave American ma
chimes and a German squadron me
American aviator was last seen going
into the enemy trenches under cover
of German rifles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
HANNIBAL BOY !
DIES in FRANCA|
HARRY D. JAMES ANSWERS TAPS
MAY IS; APPENDICITIS THE
CAUSE.

Hannibal. Mo-, May 31.-Harry y
James Of Hannibal. is Ii ed In PEI
shing's casualty report "a long tho
who have died Of disease. The repc(
is supplemented by a telegram i
ceived from the war department
his father, Samuel r. James. 141
Market street, stating that he h;
diel of appendicitis, MAY is. He
the first Hannibal man to I've his II
with the army in France, y far as
known.
James arrived in France some IT, |
this month, his parents having n
ceived a card on May 16 appris
them of his safe arrival. The la
word they had received from hin
other than his notice. was a lette
Mrs. James had April 16, stating thu
he expected to be sent overseas at "A
time Three days later some OF "a
effects arrived and nothing more
heard until the notice of his ha,E
reached France came. He probf
had written. but the mail had
yet reached his family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
CLERK FAILS TO
WAKE DRAFT MAN

Fort Madison, May S1.-Claimir{f
that he was not called by the cleTA
of the Iowa hotel at Keokuk, Alvin J(
Waldorf, of this city. slept too lats|
and failed to show up at the stationi
in time to accompany the Lee county
contingent to Camp Dodge yesterday.
He was considerably amused at the
thought that he might be hunted as a
Stacker, but was also rather ''peeved"
because he did not get to make the
trip with the rest of the group. He
says the clerk routed out the other
sixty men all right but left him to
slumber on in peace and ignorance of
what was going on. He left for camp
yesterday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
GERMAN LOSS NOT KNOWN.

New York, May 31.-On April 81,
the German general staff was not in
position to give detailed information
regarding the German losses in the Of
fensive operations begun on March 81.
This announcement was made IN the
reichstag by General Won Wrisberg,
according to the Berlin Norwaerts. a
copy Of which has been received here.
The number of men taken prisoner
and missing in the German armies
up to March 81, General Won Wrisberg
said, was 664,104. Most of these were
prisoners, there being $4,000 prison
ers in France, 10000 in England, and
$4,000 in Russia and Rumania, the
remainder. $4,000 should be consider
ed as dead.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
TERM CLOSES
THIS WEEK
BACCALAUREATE SERMON SUN.
DAY EVENING COMMENCES
PROGRAM AT kEOSAUQUA
(From Fridays Daily

Keosauqua, May 31-The Keosau-
qua schools close this week.
The closing ceremonies began Sun
day evening at the NJ. E. church when
Rev. ]. A. Monkmon delivered the bac-
calaureate address. Tuesday after
noon the pulls of the eighth grade
gave a program at the school audit
orium. The class consisted Of ten
members: Beulah e. Walters, Hazel
v. Roush, Ivan Sheets, Hazel M. De-
Hart, Mary e. Agnew, Merle Parish,
Mildred Mae Strait, Pearle Olive Pea
cock, .Orrie Watkins, Ruth Louise
Sherman.
Wednesday afternoon the grades
gave program at the opera house.
There are nine members in the high
school graduation class, four girls and
five boys. Maribah Fowler, Florence
d. Kreiss, Dorothy Craig, Josephine
Barker, Stanley Barker, Cecil Foster
Martin Oosthoek, Harold Cox and
George Seigle.
CLASS PLAY WAS FINE.
The senior class play was given
Tuesday evening and was very good
and much appreciated by the full
house who braved the bad weather.
The senior graduation exercises took
place Thursday night.
Song-High school girls.
Invocation-Rev. c. E. Perkins.
1.-THE Angel Of the Crimea"-Meri-
bah O. Fowler.
1.-The Monroe Doctrine and the War
Stanley Barker.
"Camouflage''-Har Cox.
Vocal solo-Lucile Beggs.
"The True American Woman"-F1o-
renee D. Kreiss.
THE Worth of Play"-Martin Oos-
thrork.
1.-The Spirit of America'-Dorothy
Helen Craig.
Song-High school girls.
American for Amer1cans"-George
Holbert Seigle.
Yesterday and Tomorrow"-Cecil
H. Foster.
"The Modern Hoyseed"-Josephine
R. Barker.
Male quartet-Walter Beer, Homer
Bell, Joe Barker, Rev. Monkmon.
Presentation of DEMONSTRATION
William Saunderson
Male quartet.
Observation-Disclosures R. E. Manugs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
DID HE GET COLD FEET?

Iowa City, May 31.-Cold feet may
have prevented would-be hero from
accomplishing his ruin here Wednes-
day when young man announced
that he would row boat over the
dam at the Burlington street bridge
at in the afternoon Police learn
ing of the announcement patroled the
banks on either side with intent to
arrest any one who attempted to per.
form the rash act, but no one ap-
peared to fulfill the announcement.
The water is very high and such a
feat is considered extremely danger
Gus.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
NURSES SLAIN
WITH PATIENTS.
ALLY HOSPITAL
BURNED IN RAID
by Associated Press STAFF


With the British Army In
France, May 31.-A~other big
British hospital was bombed by
German airmen early yesterday
morning and once more man,
medical workers ar.s come pa
tients were Killed or wounded.
The hospital caught fire after a
large section Of the building had
been demolished by bomb. A
few women nurses were among
the slain and their bodies, togeth.
er with those of considerable
number more Of the personnel and
patients are buried in the ruins,
according to the latest reports.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
JUDGE MUST
BE A ONION
MUST DECIDE WHICH MEXICAN
is TRUE HUSBAND OF
GIRL.

Council Bluffs. May 31--Police
Judge Capell will be called upon to
decide, whether priority constitutes a
just claim in a marriage triangle.
Francisco Torris and Erasmo Cor
tez are both claiming legal relation
ship with Meregilda Carrisaliz, a
pretty Mexican girl about 10 years
old
Torris caused the arrest Of Cortez
and the girl when he met them on
South Main street. in this city, Tues.
day morning Desk Sergeant Ollie Ar.
mold was unable to straighten out the
tangle, so he put all three in cells for
safekeeping.
EXHIBITS CERTIFICATE
Torris exhibits marriage certifi-
cate as proof that he married Mere
gilda in Omaha on April 81, of this
year Police Judge Madden officiated,
and Ida Rosenberg and Charles l.. De
Sofa were witnesses to the ceremony.
He claims that he and his bride
lived at hotel across the river fol-
one week Then she disappeared and
he was unable to locate her. He saw
her again. for the first time, in the
company Of Cortez in this city, on
Tuesday.
Cortez told the police that he mar
ried the girl nine years ago in Mexico
He said he had lived almost constant
ly with her with the exception of the
week during which she is supposed to
have married Torris.
Meregilda neither speaks nor under.
stands English, so officers were un.
able to obtain from her any definite
solution of the pupzzle. The two men
speak but slightly, so the services OF
an interpreter will be necessary be-
for the affair is finally cleared.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
PERSISTENCE GETS HIM IN Ann,

Keokuk. May 3i.-Miles X. West
over, pol North Sixth street. is persist
ent II he wasn't he wouldn't have
been admitted to the infantry branch
of army service, here.
He is on the way to Jefferson Bar
racks. Mo-, after trying three times
and failing twice to get in service.
Partial deafness frustrated his eff
forts at first until H. G. Switzerland
recruiting officer took his case up with
higher military authorities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
FAILS IN hOLDUP.

Estherville, May 31.-A masked
man with a revolver Saturday night at
tempted to hold up and rob J. w.
Thompson in his grocery store here.
Standing before the cash Register
Thompson was able to grab the re-
volver and assisted by clerk he over
powered the man and turned him over
to the sheriff. The highwayman said
his name was Andy Dixon and that
his home is In Florida.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
IOWA RIVER OVERLOOKING

Wapello, May 31.-The Iowa river
at this point has been out Of its banks
during the past week, and much of the
bottom lands are under water. The
stage at present is 9.32 feet above the
low water mark, but is now receding,
having fallen about five inches during
the night.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
LOST ON MOLDAVlA.

Dubuque, May 31.-A brother OF n
Dubuque woman, Mrs. Clara Willmers,
was among the Americans lost on the
Moldavia He was Private Louis
Sites. of Nelson, Wis. and Mrs. Will
mers was notified of his death Monday
by the war department.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
TOLL
PROVES HEAVY
British Casualties Reported
For May Total
166,802.

London, May S1.-Casualties in the
British ranks reported during the
month of May reached total Of 1885,
500. The losses were divided as fol-
lows:
Killed or died of wounds-Officers,
1896; men, 20,51S.
Wounded or missing - Officers,
6,1S2: men. 1856.
The total reported during April was
only STATS, as the lists apparently did
not begin to reflect fully the effects Of
the casualties sustained in resisting
the German thrusts in Picardy and
Flanders until the beginning Of May.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
REACHES FOR FLOWERS, FALLS

Fl. Madison, May 31.-Reaching too
far in an effort to recover some flow
ers tossed on the river in the Memoir
ial"day service at Riverview park here
yesterday, Elmer Hayes, 7-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Hayes of west
Of town, lost his baalnce and fell into
the river. With plenty Of help at
hand, however, he was soon fished
out
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
hun BLACKlN||
PLOT ENsNAREj
47,00QlB|R||.I7
Sensational - Story ii ss
dial Threat Is ToHh
London Court
.AsQUITHs lRlEPORlED
IN LIST OF ylGlN

London, May 3O.-( Dela!N ".
der cross examination after hs
ling testimony for the defer
trial Of Noel Pemberton-Billih Oh
charge Of 1ibelling Maude ALL
err. and J. T. Grefn, manager
dependent theater. Capt. Ha
win Spencer declared tGla
May. 1917, he had mad4 fsluV ,'-'
the chief OF the BritlSSG that III
IN writing: - -. u.s. A.x$.i
we are be1r ,s
because the q va1is
Italy Is beinERis when {'k
mans and Pa AM
to Englar4lng the pnR8o
lEadsd ner m9t1rS In ~
s.Captaf g pN9aNA the
fbassau6nr ~ 49, :. 81 ~ sN - NJ
pared by.runt s. vaxSs9 ~ 80
$1,000 Brltlsslled to run from ito
ller captain Z. but Instead has
ness. MRS. Vl!nS opn1e OF it, fos-
cared that the 10y emonet
said TO De aadiS.s - ens
IN a oonaage 70 'eiR
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+ Iunei .o 49, Jug ueiS y.
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on. nt T. anu cnsn4 rDei VI parma ilieht.
nv uaA A 2SaIS = a.o, -
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. WIS. ii .,s o.eMal. was caiieu y
.e s W lhe is I.,,,. VI tne 200
, Wien ie,ioe,oii -. sapu nay
. een+s prepared ny uerman secre
"s Mr. Stewart under examination
Mr.. Pemberton-Billings. said the III
which she had seen but was not n
duced contained the names of Ell Y.
mier Asuuith and Mrs. Asouftl& N
count Haldane. former secretA III
war. and Justice Darling, Wifi ~
ing the case against the mi
parliament. 81
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,he hoal tu prinne Wi,Iis
IN Atlanta He said heA
memh Nor seeing Mr. AsonS
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
FRUITS OF CONQUEST

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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23
W. 6. Weldon
Makes Food Report
REDWOOD COUNTY FOOD AD-
MINISTRATOR REPORTS ON
CONSERVATION WORK
DONE HERE.

It may be of interest to the people
of Redwood County to know what pro-
gress has been made in food conser-
walton.
To begin with, we wish to congra-
tulate the people of Redwood county
in their fine cooperation in this WORK
and we wish to especially thank the
Local Food Administrator for the
prompt and efficient assistance they
have given us. These taken together
have made it possible to handle the
food distribution in Redwood County
and particularly the distribution Of
sugar, in just and satisfactory man
ner.
Out of the $4,000 certificates sign
ed up for canning sugar, we have
found but rs errors. We have called
the peoples attention to these errors
and every one has been rectified.
There has been 243,87O pounds OF
sugar distributed in Redwood County
for canning purposes and approx
mately 100000 pounds of sugar dis
tributed for household purposes. l
give these figures to show that we
have no cause for complaint in the
amount of sugar that has been allot-
ed to us as compared with other
countries. Sugar rations in Canada
are one and one-haf pounds per per-
son per month, France one and one
half and Italy eleven ounces.
Sugar is becoming more scarce.
The stores are only receiving one-third
as much sugar in October as they
received in Sentan her
Go easy with your spoon. More
than 100000 soldier boys are dipp-
ing from that sugar bowl. A Darrell
OF sorghum in the cellar is worth a
ton of sugar in Java. The man who
eats cake at Christmas must cut on
sugar now Every person who has
canning sugar unused is required to
return it to the store. Do not try
to see how much you can get, but
how much you can save.
You, are asked to carefully conserve
on all food stuffs. Meat and all kinds
of fats are very scarce. Last year
10000 horses were killed in Paris,
France for human consumption.
Butter fat is fast becoming scarce
article, and people are asked not to
use cream for home consumption that
contains more than 20 per cent but
ter fat. People are asked to use
cornmeal and corn bread extensively
and to follow strictly the rule requir-
ing 20 per cent substitutes with al
wheat flour used.
There is no deferred classification
in food conservation. We are all in
class one, all in camp and ready to go
lover the top" when we must fur
Their conserve.
So we make a renewed appeal in
the simple formula to reduce direct
ly our consumption of all food stuffs
and we do it with perfect confidence
in the reply of the people. They
mean to-, and will, win the war. Saw
ing food is necessary to winning.
Yours truly,
A. G. Weldon,
County Food Administrator.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23
THE PEOPLES MIND

President Wilson knew what he
was doing when he sent that ques-
tionnaire to the Kaiser. If there
was any apprehension felt over the
| Presidents action in questioning he
German Government and over that
government attitude, in assuming
to comply with the Presidents i'm
piled demands the cloud has been dis
PEELED with vigor in the sharp and
explicit answer to Germany's camou-
flaged note of acceptance of the AL
lied terms. The President voices The
solid sentiment of the United States
when he pointedly tells the German
people there can be no armistice
with kaiserism in the saddle The
President unmasks the Hypocrisy of
the German government in the fol-
lowing:
"At the very time that the German
government approaches the U. S.
with proposals of peace it's submar-
ines are engaged in sinking passen-
ger ships at sea, and not the ships
alone but the very boats in which
their passengers and crews seek to
make their way to safety; and in
their present enforced withdrawal
from France and Flanders the Ger
man armies are pursuing a course
of wanton destruction which has al
ways been regarded as in direct vi
olation of the rules and practices
of civilized warfare Cities and vii
lagos if not destroyed are being strip
ped not only of ali they contain, but
often of their very inhabitants"
The Hun deserves nothing but un-
conditional surrender and nothing
but unconditional surrender he'll get.
The President has spoken the peoples
mind.-Cottonwood County Citizen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23

. In coming before the voters of
Brown and Redwood Counties as a
candidate for reelection as State
Senator, I am not seeking favors,
honor, distinction or personal gain.
You elected me four years ago and
placed on my shoulders a certain re-
sponsibility, one that meant service,
duty and sacrifice. have done all
in my power to measure up to these
requirements. My record is an open
book. My work in the senate is pub
lie and open to inspection. Ii | have
served my constituents as public
servant should, if | have merited
your confidence, that should be suffi-
cient grounds for your continued sup
port.
Frequent changes in public office,
except for good cause are not justi-
fled. If experience is worth anything
and it certainly is, the public should
be entitled to the benefit of it. My
four years Of experience belongs to
my constituents as amatter of right.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23
TRACTOR VS.. MULE.

Much used to be written about
what could be done by one man with
a mule. Now it is one man with a
tractor, and there is no proper COM
parison as to results, even though
the tractor as well as the mule, de-
velops tendency to kick. The tractor
well as the mule, may sometimes de-
velop a tendency to kick. The tractor
has been the most important factor
in meeting the present shortage of
labor on the American farm, with all
due respect to the ubiquitous and
truly efficient "farmerettes. Its
possibilities seem endless, too. A new
model on the Pacific Coast not only
.plows and harrows the sugar-beet
fields, but actually pulls the beets
after they have grown to pulling size.
What more could a farmer ask!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23

1t is not only my privilege but my
duty as well, to continue in the SER
vice of my constituents SO long as
can serve them well.
During my first term as Senator,
have worked and voted for such
measures as would benefit an agri-
cultural community, because this
district is an agricultural district
and Minnesota is largely an agricul-
ural state. The prosperity and well
fare of the people of Brown and Red
wood Counties depends greatly upon
agriculture. To those who might
seek to mislead the farmers into be-
lieving that | would not protect their
interests, it is a sufficient answer to
tell them that all my individual in
terests are agricultural. | would not
permit the interests of my brother
farmer to suffer in the least. But
we should not demand justice for
ourselves alone.
In legislature composed of rep
resentative men from all industries,
the purpose Of every member should
be to do justice to all. The farmer
the merchant, the laborer and ali
others are entitled to justice.
would be unworthy of the confidens
of honest men if | sought justice rt's
only myself or my class. | do ! 4
believe in arraying one class agai =
another nor in giving one class a,
advantage over the other. Peopl'
should not hate or fight each othe
because they are engaged in differ,
ent work. Class prejudice is the wee,
pom of the INSCRIPTIONS POLITICAL
often very effective, to be sure, BIZ
nevertheless dishonorable, and r.
class ever profits by its use in til
end
l ask the vote and support of the
people of this district who believe in
doing the fair thing by all the people
and who believe that it is the first
duty of their Representatives to sup
port the government in the present
crisis.
On account of the stress of farm
work at this season of the year, ii
will be impossible for me to make
personal campaign, much as I would
like to do so.
Respectfully,
L. E. POTTER. ),
t.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23
THOSE WOMEN AGAIN.

With farmers already bidding for
members of the woman's land next
summer, it is evident that the old
order is changing with a rapidity pos
sible only under the lash of necessity
1t was with doleful prophecies that
women were hired this season, but
these prophecies have not been full
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23

Milestones, after all, in certain
circumstances, constitute a highly
inadequate measure of distances.
Consider the Kaiser. How short
seemed to him the distance to Paris
four years ago! How long must it
seem today?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23

/ hereby announce myself a Candi-
date for the Office of Representative
for Redwood county subject to the
wish and decision of the voters at the
general election next November.
Your vote and support will be ap-
preciated.
C. M. BENDIXEN. Morgan, MINI.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-10-23

I hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office of Sheriff of
Redwood County and solicit your vote
as an American, who always has been
and always will be an American. l
ask your vote and support which will
be greatly appreciated at the general
election November 5.
L. J. Kise.