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The Washington times., 1918-04-14
SHIPPING BOARD
LAYS PLANS FOR
S5,OOO,OOO HOME

A $1,000 900 building for the Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporation OF the Ship
ping Board = structure in keeping
with the departmental and other Gov
ernmen buildings is to be built in
Washington as soon as Chairman
Hurley can find q suitable site.
Plans were made for a temporary
structure similar. TO the other war
buildings being put up. but II was
found that such a building or suffi
cient proportions would cost $1,000 900
or nearly as much as a permanent
structure.
The Shipping Board is hopeful OF
obtaining allotment OF a site that is
already owned by the Government. so
that available funds can be utilized
for building. II is possible that the
building may be put in the five
squares" between Fourteenth. Fif-
teen, 3 streets and Pennsylvania ave
nue., purchased by the Government
years ago for buildings for the De-
partments of State, Justice. Com
merce and Labor Funds FOR the
buildings have never been apprU-
priated.
At present the offices Of the Ship
ping Board and the Emergency Fleet
Corporation are scattered in a dozen
rented structures. and IL is outgrow-
ing these, with no additional space
available.
Plans for the structure have not
yet taken definite shape. Chairman
Hurley Will confer. however. with
Treasury officials. vbo have iuris-
diction over the Government building
sites
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ALLIES WILL HOLD
UNTIL j. S. ARRIVES
SAYS SEC. DANIELS

NEW YORK. April 1L-"Franee anil
England will hold fast. and we are
coming millions strong. az rapidly rs
ships can transport men. munitions. ami
supplies"
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels n. n.tGc
this pledge last night before the J"frrr-
son Day banquet OF the National Demo
cratic club. aiding that the Kaiser's fate
will be the fate that berel the Nlpo-
Icons and the Caesars and the HAM.
balls"
Paying tribute 10 France. Daniels
declared America was proud and glad
to renew the friendships with France
which started with her aid in JET
feTsOn's time. OF the present s.rug-
gle, he said
The latest drive In France is the
supreme struggle OF autGurscy. The
German war-lOrds knew that thry
must win before America could throw
its full strength into the struggle.
That IS why the drive is made now.
But it vii mot avail. No nation vas
ever yet victorious unless II could
control the sea. Between the German
green and fury stand the brave men
of England and Franc" and the Other
allies and between them and yictGTy
also floats the allied nHN!-.s. and baril
nf the army and navy with teeth sci.
flint faced. rHsolut". determined mil
lions will win IN their fight for the
principles Jefferson !ncaInated In the
immortal Declaration OF Hd"psn-
dence"
Incidentally. Daniels drClpTed any
one who failed to do his or her Ut
most to support the war by buying
bonds. thrift stamps. or through
other service would be traitors un-
worthy to touch the hem of the gar
merits OF the Americans when they
return victorious
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
us. ARMY SETTING
RECORD IN GETTING
GUNS AND SHELLS

NEW YORK, April 14.-AmazlnG
figures on the munitions supplies al
ready delivered to the United States
army and also contracted for were
made public here by Col. Samuel
McRobcrts. chief OF the Procurement
Division of the Ordnance Bureau.
Here are some Of the figures he
furnished 10 a startled audience at
tending a Meeting OF the National
Security League:
Contracts have been let for $500
900 rifles of the modified Enfield de
sign: 100000 have been delivered
on these contracts.
Springfield rifles are being produc-
ed at the rate OF 1880 per day. Six
hundred thousand already are on
hand.
The United States is conducting the
greatest rife manufacture ever
known. and there Is now an excess
over immediate needs.
Contracts have been let for ST0,'
00O, 900 worth OF shells OF all caiibers
Powder plants are turning out $50
OOO. 900 pounds OF explosives
SmokeIess powder is being produced
by two plants at the rate OF l.S00, ,OO0
pounds a day.
Five million shells were turned out
last month. This progress. however
Is disappointing. and is due TO short
age of fuel and steel.
One million. three hundred and fifty
thousand automatic pistols are being
maze.
Three billion and two hundred and
fifty million rounds OF small arms
ammunition have been contracted for,
and 10000, 900 rounds were deliver
ed last month. The United States al.
ready eclipses Great Britain and
France In small arms ammunition
manufacture.
Three hundred thousand machine
guns are contracted for. Seyenty-five
thousand Of these guns ara in III"
hands OF the American soldiers. BY
July. $1,000 machine guns Will be pro-
duced monthly. The program then
will have reached its designated out
pat.
over 5000. .OOO. 900 Of contracts were
Jet ny the Ordnance Department last
year.
Colonel McRoberts told his auditors
that there j. no Justice in the attacks
zIer. chief OF the Ordnance Depart
meut.
Il want 20 say" he declared. that
General CTOzier Il the man who has
made the largest single contribution
of any man on the material side Of
the war"
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ARMY"WzDOW'IS
SURE SHE LOVES
DADDY.THOMAS

CHICAGO, April 14.-Dr. W, l.
Thomas. distinguished and elderly
sociologist of the University OF Chi
cago. has given bond 10 answer tomor-
row in sordid morals court a charge
"f disorderly conduct With Mrs. II. VI.
Granger. twenty-four years old,
army widow"
Mrs. Granger was too i'll to appear
in police court yesterday. She was
at tho Thomas home under the care
Of the unusual "wronged wife" OF the
professor.
Mrs. Thomas, who took the girl in.
served her with motherIy care, bring
ing meals to her bedside.
Wore n RakIsh Hat.
To this setting Thomas returned
when he burst through the gauntlet
Of curious at the police station after
giving bond. Fifty-five years old
and showing his age In scanned face
and hairless crown. Thomas glared
from under a rakish black hat.
1t is a foolish mistake. he said
"It will all be cleared up later when
| make statement"
Then he dived into his car and hur-
ried home to Join the motherly gravy
ing wife. their twenty-twoyear-old
son. and the handsome Southern girl
who forgot her soldier husband ana
three-year-Old boy for a college pro-
fessor who was just dear old bald
headed daddy TO me-"
The Chicago University faculty met
yesterday. but took no action in the
Thomas case in the absence OF Presi-
dent Judson. II was intimated, how.
ever, that the professor would be
given a chance to resign.
Everything will be straightened
out in a little WHILE Mrs. Thomas
said.
Considers Her Foolish.
There is nothing extraordinary
about it. l consider her as a daugh-
ter who has done a very foolish thing.
The eternal triangle as pieced to
gcther from statements OF the princi-
pals and the Federal officers who took
the professor and Mrs Granger into
custody Thursday night, has given
Chicago society its greatest shock in
years.
Mrs. Granger loved her husband, she
said. but Daddy" was the kindest
man in the world. She wasn't sorry
she had met and loved the professor.
What maze her so 'darned mad was
that we Were foolish enough to get
caught"
In Washington, she told officers,
while Thomas bent his trained mind
TO the compiling OF another weIghty
volume. his labor was lightened by
their companionship. x,
.Thomss protected her, she said.
Once he lifted her from the floor to
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ALLIED COUNCIL
KNEW CARL WROTE
LETTER FOR PEACE

Not only did Emperor Carl OF Ags-
triS write that .Nlsace-Lorraine should
he returned to France, but bis now IA
nous letter to Prince Sixtus was sub
,uitted as soon as it was received in
Paris TO an iuter-allied council. and
the members Of the council decided
that the time was not ripe for follow
ing up the Austrian Overtures.
This fact is brought out In diplo-
matte dispatches just received here.
They further reveal that Carts vocit-
srous denial of his offer was made TO
the German Emperor an hour or two
before Premier Clemenceau made pub
lie the text OF the letter TO SiXtus.
Premier Cleuenceau only made pub
lie the text. the Paris papers say. be-
cause he was not willing that the
charge OF untruth against him by the
Austrian Emperor should stand for q
single moment
All OF the Paris papers accept the
authenticity OF the letter without ques-
tion. Prince Sixtus de Bourbon. the
Austrian Emperor's brOther-in-law. to
whom he wrote the now famous missive,
IS soldier OF France, on active duty
with the French army
An interesting sIdeliEht on the Incl
dent is cast by comment OF the Swiss
correspondents OF the German papers
before the text OF the letter was made
public. one OF these men declared that
II the letter was true there remained
nothing for Emperor Carl TO do
but 20 abdicate his throne.
Another. endeavoring to pslliate the
onense OF the Austrian ruler, declared
that the letter had not been written by
him. but by his mother. the Dutchess OF
-I'arma. Carl, the correspondent asserts.
only added a few lines Of his own to
the missive, thus unfortunately enabling
the French to attribute the whole docu-
lnent TO him.
1t is not known here whether the
United States was represented at the
iEter-allied council to which the letter
was submitted. II a representative OF
this country was present he was there
in purely informal capacity. as the
letter is dated well before the organi-
zstion of the inter-aIlied council at
tended by Colonel House and General
bliss
The reasons for the rejection Of the
Austrian suggestions were the favor
able military situation at that time
The Italians were pressing the Aus
trians hard on the Isonao and the Rus
sian army had not yet collapsed, while
the, western front was holding firm
and the United States was preparing
TO enter the war.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
80 U-BOAT PRISONERS
TO Be BROUGHT HERE

Thirty nine men. comprising th" rev
OF the German submariu" Us "a" on
their way to this country after bciug
captured Al sea IN November by the
I'nI'..l States d"Strny cTS FanuiEE and
nicholson
They Will he taken 10 a detention camp
aui kept until th' war ends. hut whether
other nea prisoners will he brought 20
this country is being determined by IN"
Government.
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INSULTS MARY PICKFORD;
YOUTH OF 10 LOCKED UP

NEW YORK. hpr'l i4.-An insult
ing remark shouted at Mary Pickrord
while ~" motion picture ravorite Was
delivering a Liberty loan address in
Tie E."nN Landed B"nn.a Joseph. a
rJTtnful citizen OF Hungary. in the
l0al, up.
Grs. PiClfOrd, mother Of the screen
ste happened 20 b" standing near
Ic'"ph when lie made the remark.
So. imm'diairl" grabbed him by the
COLLAR and t.Tn"d him over 10 a police
luau. At IL" station house he said
g." vas nineteen years old and had
se,u IA this country twelve years.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
PRESIDENTS NIECE
To MARRY MINISTER

The engagement Of Miss Alice Wilson
the Presidents nIece--to the Rev. /.
:. McElroy. jr.. Of Columbus. Ga. was
announced by Miss Wilson's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Wilson, Of Bal
timore, last night No date for the we'd
ding has been fiNed.
The Wilson family moved from Nash
yillc. Tenn. in 1915 to Baltimore. whore
Mr.. Wilson il manager OF the business
development department OF the Cnit"i
states Fidelity and Guaranty Trust
Company. He IS the only brother Of the
President
TIE Rev. McElroy. who graduates next
month from m, Union Theological
SEMINARY at Richmond. Va. is the son
II tho Rev. T. : McElroy, Of Columbus,
Ga
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show how tiny she was. Then. grow
ing more ardent. he held her close and
kissed her. she told officers.
She Was Happy.
81 knew it was wrong" she con
tinued. but was happy."
There was a trip to Washington
and - Philadelphia. All when the
professor returned to Chicago Mrs.
Granger followed. In his home and
with his work before university
classes. Thomas couldn't forget the
handsome young woman, vino. short
ly before had bade her soldia: hus-
band farewell as he sailed for France.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
JOPLIN ALIENS JAILED
WHEN MOBS THREATEN

JOPLIN. No. April "a Because OF
Threatened pru-'i"Tman mob Violence,
the city authorities Yesterday after
noon closed al! saloons I'm the city
and took several alleged German
sympathiz"rs into custody to prevent
them from falling into the hands OF
angry citizens.
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
RUSSIAN ship SEIZED
BECAUSE OF U. S. suit

NEW YORK. April II. The Rus
sian steamship iTti~h. with a million
duliar ,aFGy u' p"iasA an board. has
been s-la"d D- Shc5dff Griffin. Of
BrOOh .Hn. ip connection with "A suit
brDugE' bv Herman co. Inc, against
ia" owners ur the vessel and cargo.
Tn" yr~-r! w:'I probGbly- be taken
over b. the tinted States Govern
msnt alter the cargo has been un-
loaded
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
MAN ASPHYXIATED
WHEN GAS ESCAPES

Found unconscious from Inhal;nE
gas which escaped from a Jet on the
wall in his bedroom. Robert EIown.
fifty-eight wears old. a painter. gI5 /
street northwest, IS in serious con
dition mt the CasuaIty Hospital
Brown retired late Friday night and
II is believed he failed to completely
turn on the gas. Another IoOmer in
the house detected the OduI Of gas
emanatlnE from Browns room. and.
finding him unconscious In bed, sum
rnoned the hospital aHbulanrc
The Washington times., 1918-04-14
JUST BACK FROM
GERMANY
WOMEN HEAVE COAL IN PLACE OF MEN
NOW AT FRONT-HARD WORK AND
GRIM BURDENS WRITE STORY
ON SAD FACES.

articles b. M Blanche SOc"m Che
phor
Of
Of Of the UHhsd
rrqutcd pausuk the telling
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HELP WAaTEO-mAtE
DRIVER

,For 2-ton electric truck; in-
dustrious man of goad charac-
ter and habits. Iraviiie !g2vi-
edge Of city streets and
freight receiving stations;
permanent position. with good
pay. Reply by letter only,
stating age, weight Nll ex-
perience. RI. !. .Hcriz Co.,
300 l. ST. nc. IL
The Washington times., 1918-04-14

BRIGHT honest boy about l6
years of age. in hospital
millinery house; good salary
to the right boy. Reference.
Apply DOWELL. HELM 4
CO., 730 llth st. INV.
II
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WANTED-SALESMEN

Statesmen wANTED-For staple line.
backed up BY special selling plan which
gets business; sold from factory direct to
merchant: money maker for Ealesmen and
trade: good pay and permapeEt work. BOX
4fj. Iowa CITY. Iowa. "a
AN experienced successful salesman for
Washington. good salary: excellent future.
sssisted by advertising. For Interview ad-
dress BON ~. Times office. la
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WANTED-AGENTS

SALES AGENT-To represent; MANUFACTURED:
territory protected: sell dug. dept. sport
lug, army navy, post eNCh. He'd Cross, etc,
adv eE;ised goods: permanent connection fo-
man With business energy TCBE-FORNi
CO. Forrest Bldg. Phila lelphia u
PATRIOTr, PICTURES icolorsl. "Pershing
in France" DUTY calls" Her Sacrifice %
Berlin or Bust" 'kaiser's Finish" Co
nred Man no Stacker sample free. Also
portrait cataloF. CONSOLIDATED POR-
TRAIT COMPANY. station C-19. Chicago. =
A new and valuable Army aad Navy Boot.
meets exactly the needs ot the hour. 1--we
agents male and female. Will find il great
money maker. Can and oNaE.!na tEs pros
pectus. FiTst-clas5 references required. r
+. JOHNSON. Inc. &c 18th 81. y W. liz
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reached out and took TIE gun, turned II
over and hesitated. No telling what In
sane fDpulss fever might bring upon
him-and st1zlHno telling what Buck
Olney might do when he discovered
that he was not IN any immediate dan
ger Of hanging.
Then he removed his boots By tbs
simple method Of Sitting the legs with
Bucks knife, barred his broken leg in
the same manner, braced himself men,
tally and physically, gritted his teeth
and went doggedly to work.
A man never knows just how much
he can endure or what he can do until
he u making his last stand In the fight
for self preservation. Ward had no
mind to lie there and die Of blood poi
soning, for instance. and broken bones
do not set themselves. 80, sweating
and swearing with the agony Of 1t, he
set his leg and bound the splints in
place and thanked the Lord 1t was a
straight, clean break and that the flesh
was not torn.
Then he dropped back upon the bed
and didn't care whether he lived or not
Followed days Of fever. through which
Ward lived craxily and lost count Of the
hours as they passed. Days when he
needed good nursing and did not get
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-04-25
CHAPTER n.
Poetuos Kicks Aoain

eeetv0s kioks Again.
IT was past noou when Ward rode
down the steep slope to the creek
bank Just above his cabin. He was
sunk deep In that mental depreaniosi
khicA % oetsn follows close upoa the
bsals a . great outburst of passion.
Mechanically hs twitched the reins and
ssnt Rattloe down the last shelf of bank
ard he dh not look up 10 80 Just
WbGe b Wa. Rather was well train.
ID hoess, since he was Wards. He
,6eyed The rein signal and stcppsd Oh .
two foot hank Into . nest u looss piled
rocks thae aid tssachsrously under his
fcsk surs fooesd. though hs was, b.
stumbled and fsll. and Il was shsss In.
stinct that took Wards feet from the
stirrups h time.
Ward spfawled among The rocks.
1assd. Ths shock q the fall took him
out a hiA ft Of abstraction and b
pullsd away from Rather a. tho hoees
epesmhls1 up and stood shaking before
6m. Hs tried to scramble up also.
Ward at and stared stupidly at his
lsfs ~ whaA midway between his knee
enl u 49, Il turned out st an unnat.
nral ssGaA as thought rsssatfully that
b ID hAA snoash trouble for oucs
wttAsue havins . broken ~ % top q
h sll
"Now ~ b - 6soes q q axr hs
vtafed 61Ralbanatsly, whsn pah Aa6
IN q msaG1so Soolo1 ~ arge anSse. Hs
boksd srOunl ~ ~ Q 0aA WAo =
ktius seaak q - saooure0 h ~
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CHAPTER XII.
Tho 0ravs Oueksroo.

V6o 0eov0 VVekor00.
Boise, Ida, Dec. q
Brave Buckaroo-I wonder II you ever
In your whole life got . Christmas pres
entf I've been cultivatins the Louise Of
me. and here AFo the first fruits Of my
endeavor-I guess that's the way they say
II. I've spent 70 much time sitting by
mommie when she's asleep and get tired
ward-mommis has Q room to herself. Of
course. but not special nurss. because
I can do . lot OF the little things. Well
the nurse taught me how 70 hemstitch
30 I got some SILK and made some nice
soft necksrohiess-ons Ter you and one
for me.
This one I made last. I didn't want
your saSic eyes seeing all the bobby
stitches on the first ono. I hope you like
II. Ward. Every stitch stands for .
thought Of the hills and our good times.
I've brought Ninsrvy back to life. and I
try to play my old pretends somstimes
But they always break up into pieces. I'm
different when you get out into II. isn't II?
Aommis doesn't seem to get much bet.
ter. I'm worried about her. She seems
to have let 20. somehow. She never talks
about the ranch much or even worries
about whether Phoebe II keeping the win
dows washed. She talks about whsn she
was . little girl and about when she and
daddy wero hrst married. II gets on my
nerves to see how she has slipped out Of
everyday life. The nurse sayD that's com.
mon. though. In sickness She says
could TO homo and look After things for
. week or 90 Just ~ well - not. She
says momnic would b all right But
hnto to leave hsr.
I'm nwfuily homssick for good old ftds
on Blue. l miss him terribly. Have you
seen anything OF the cove folks latsly1
Seems like I'm clear out OF tho world. ]
hate town. anyway. and hospital II the
limit for dismainsoa Even the Louise OF
me 10 getting ready TO DO something aw.
ful II have TO stay much longer. Aom-
milo sleeps most OF the time. belSeve they
dope her with something. She doesn't
have that awful pain 20 bad. 30 don't
have anything 70 DO but ~ around and
read and scw and wait for her to wake
up and want something.
And this 10 Christmas almost. ] won.
der what you'll b doing Say. Ward. u
you want 20 bs Q perfect jewel Of . man
send me some Of that jefky you've got
hanging at the hsad Of your bunk.
swip~d some that last time ! was there.
II would taste mighty good to me now.
after all this hospital truck.
Well, Q merry ChristmAA Pal-o' .mtnA
and here's hoping you and mom0se ana
will b eating tufkey toeethse as the
Wolverine when ns9t Chf)DenAs comes.
Nummy.uumi wouldn't that taSeo eood.
thought
IN - KkY AOOA8R
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CHAPTER x-centlnusd.

sSorry I can't stay to see you off,"
hs told Buck maliciously. I've decid-
ID 10 let you 60 alone and take your
own time about starting. Az long a.
that cayuse stands where hs u you're
safe a. Q church. And you've got the
rsins. You can kick Oh any time you
feel like II. saber' He studied Bucks
horror marked face pitilessly.
you've got about one chance In .
million that you can make that pinto
stand there t1ll some one comes along"
be pointed out impartially. I'm WILL
ing to give you that chance, such - It
Il. And II you're lucky enough to win
out on it-well, I'd advise you to do
some going. South America u about
- close a. you'll be safe. Folks around
here are going to know all about you,
old timer. whether they get to read
what's on your back or not
"And, on the other hand, It's Q mil
lion to one shot you'u Land where your
ticket reads. I'd hate to gamble on
that horse standing In one spot for two
Of three days. wouldn't your" He
Whssled Rather unobtrusively. his eye
On the pinto. II hope he don't try to
follow" he said. II want you to have
Q little time to think about the things
I saN to you. Well. 70 long!"
Ward rode back the way he had
come, glancing frequently over his
shoulder at Buck, slumped In the sd
die with . paper pinned to bis back
Nike q IRE warning on . tree and his
own grass rope noosed about his neck
and connecting him with The cotton
wood limb six feet above bis hat crown.
Ward had mot ridden hundred yards
before be- heard Buck Olney scream
hystesically for help. He grinned
sourly. with his sysbrows pinched to-
gether and that hard. strained look in
his eyes still. "Let him boiler awhilel'
hs gritted. "Do him good. hang himr'
Until distance and the intervening
hills set . wall Of dlsnce between
Ward heard Buck screaming IN fear Of
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"Has-Anybody Been Here LatsIyl.
too alive and saw too clearly the po..,.

too alive and saw too clearly the posi-.
bilities for her never to have dwelt
upon this very crisis in her life. But
whenever she had tried to think what
It would bc like she had always pic.
tured Ward beside her. shielding her
from dreary details and tightening her
burden with his whimsical Rentleneas.
she had felt sure that Ward would
ride down every week for news Of her,
and she had expected to fnd him there
waiting for her after that last letter.
Whatever could b the matterf Had
he left the county1
(TO DE CONTINUEp1
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,,sh. Ghhlc"fs1;IaSi;Nnulk: sl;;HSii;;N .i7'oS,,sS;
ss6s isiSy iss'inSyy p.u.' :saoSs,;lci :isiSsui;lfci rough.
Cattie--Nativs steers, Sii,oo0l7.ls.
a new nigh rseeord: stoeksrs and feed.
sfso q ass;,tSSggnI,s; ,Sg liz. eo.s ana hsifsrs.
shsep-lls % . i7ss: lambs. j,ssoe
31.ao. a nav high record.
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Des1su weol Tr.ae.

Boston.-wool-seoursd basis: Texas
fine IL months. u.7aoi.7S; fias
Territory: Fine staples. li.s5oLs7:
half blood combinE, U.7S3 lis; three.
quarter. blood eom6ins. Il'to0i.ss: fino
ciiothhis ciothinss ,ittso9gi;ss fine medium
ie u'l.d / ,.n.I. extra 1i;!sooCisS: q IA. n.7on
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Chicago Grai. a.A P-sv,s,., Prices.

Chienso-.corn-No.- . yellow, ei.ss
sgii;;s: S9' yellow. siso0isS; No. 4
os,:.No; : white. ssh ossxc; stand.
varlcy-li.t6Siy71.
;ivlisSS;SSSuissSS. ;iov.rNlisSSS = is.SS.
kibs-SSs.ecossso.
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Bo Boulder.-Tungstsn oc
New York cote. Pr.s..
Chicsss 1--we stsch o..>.ss.

New York.-Cotton-Ma $3.50;
7s.0s: June, 31st.
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MAN ouaeH

He (pompously)-I have many col.
emn thoughts to be read IN ny mind.
Shc (sarcnstically)-Bound IN calfS