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BRTTIsHERs TO BE GUESTS.
Visiting Educators to He Enter
tanned in Lotos Club.

A mission composed OF representatives
Of the great universities OF Great Britain
and sent to this country to strengthen
the relations between England and
America growing out OF the war will
he entertained in the Lotos Club at a
reception and dinner next Wednesday.
The mission is made UP OF Or. Arthur
f.. shipley. vice-chancellor OF Cambridge
University; Sir Henry Miers. vice-chan-
cellor of the University OF Manchester
the Rev. Edward Mewburn Walker OF
Queens College. Sir Henry Jones OF the
University of Glasgow and DR.. John
Jolly of Trinity College. Dublin.
At the last meeting of its board of
directors the Lotos Club passed set
of resolutions pledging It's unqualified
loyalty and devotion to the cause OF the
nation and Its allies in tho prosecution
Of the wan
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GAS COST SCARS IS PLEA.
Kinss County Company Fights so
Cent Rate.

John II. Blanchfeld. auditor and assist .
ant secretary of the Kings County Light
Ing Company, introduced figures yester-
day before Supreme Court Justice Samuel
Greenbaum TO show that the actual cost
of producing and distributing gas has
risen from 20 cents 1000 cubic Iaet
in 1914 to S2,64 cents u 1000 for the
first six months of 1918. The company
Is suing for a permanent injunction re-
straining the Public Service Commission
from enforcing the 80 cent gas law in the
case OF the Kings County Lighting Com
pany.
II Is possible that two van loads Of
books may be introduced in court by of
ficers OF the company In support OF thar
allegations
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MUNITION SHIP SINKS
IN CRASH OFF COMFY
Naval Collier Proteus Rams
Port Philip, Loaded With
Shells and Bombs.
BLAME MIXUP IN SIGNALS
Freighter Goes Down in 40
Feet Of Water, but 81, 000,-
900 Cargo VIII Be Saved.

The British freighter Port Philip.
with million dollar cargo of NUM-
lions, including depth bombs. was sunk
yesterday In a collision with the naval
collier Proteus of Norton's Point. Coney
Island, on the verge of the Ambrose
The bombs we're unaffected by the
shock. and with the rest of the cargo
will be raised probably In several weeks
by Government wreckers.
The Port Philip. bound for a British
port, came out of Gravesend Bay as the
giant collier was heading eastward. The
sea was unusually smooth and the air
clear. although slightly misty.
The Port Philip and the Proteus
whistled, and a few seconds later the
Golfers prov crashed through the
freighters port quarter. letting in n
flood that swiftly put out her fires and
forced her engine room force to the
deck
The freighter's skipper. Capt. John
Jack. made an effort to get the vessel
into shoal water. but she went down on
the edge of the channel. All hands were
picked up by the Coast Guard cutter
Hudson, whose commander. Lieut.. A. p.
Wilder. had seen the collision.
Some Of the engineers and fremen who
stuck TO their posts until driven to the
deck by the rising water jumped over
board. The rest OF the crew abandoned
the ship In lifeboats. one OF which was
caught in the suction created when the
freighter went down and capsized. No
one was injured. The ship's mascot. q
monkey in n gray sweater, was saved.
The GOLFERS bow was damak ed above
the water line. She returned md an
chored OFF the Statue OF Liberty.
1t Is said the collision was due TO q
misunderstanding OF signals.
The Port Philip was under charter 70
the Cunard Line. She measured 1850
gross tons.
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ASKS SALVATIONISTS
TO MAKE COFFINS
Jersey City Finds Only Sc on
Hand for 222 Bodies.

The police Of Jersey City reported yes
terday that canvass OF undertakers
disclosed only fifty-eight collins in the
city in which to bury 222 bodies. the
great majority OF which were those OF
victims of the influenza epidemic. Sew
eral undertakers asked Major Wallace
Winchell. superintendent OF the Saliva
tion Army Industrial Home, 254 Erie
street, last evening to help out In the
situation, and the Major directed in
mates OF his Homo to begin at once the
making OF collins. II is believed that
this is the first time a Salvation Army
Industrial home has been called upon TO
perform such a public service. Most OF
the Majors fifty boys" as he calls
them, are elderly men or cripples.
The City Commission at the sugges-
ton OF Mayor Frank Hague raised the
ban on liquor saloons. which were closed
last week on account of the epidemic,
and permitted them TO reopen a. 9
o'clock last evening with certain re-
strictlons. No action was taken, how
ever. In the case OF the public schools,
theatres. movie houses, Liberty Loan
rallies and soda water fountains which
had been closed down as a preventive
measure. Tho original closing order
was issued as result OF mandate OF
the State Board OF Health.
The City Commission stipulated in its
revised order affecting the ginmills that
the saloon keepers could sell no beer or
liquors TO be drunk on the premises. but
would be restricted TO the selling o:
liquor in TASKS or beer In containers or
bottles TO be drunk elsew here.
The Mayor said recently that he would
quit the city Hall rather than endanger
the public health by permitting the sa
looms TO open up during the epidemic.
Mayor Hague explained that the ga
loonkeepers were entitled TO some con-
sideration because OF the $500 license
fee they pay the city.
Under the circumstances Il Is not bo.
lieved the City Commission will direct
the churches TO hold no services next
Sundan
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RUSSIAN REFUGEES ARRIVE.
American Tells OF Detention
Trotaky Called q Fanatic.

Tn Norwgian-Amriean steamship sta
vanserfJord. In last night at an Atlantic
port, brought several American refugees
from Russia, including Charles Aus
burg, who had been for Ave years rep
resentlng the New York Life Insurance
Company at Riga. He was detained
temporarily in Finland by the Bolshe-
Wiki on his arrival there with other
American citizens and he says that
one OF them, a United States secret
service agent, was held By the Ger
mans.
Thomas II. Anderson Of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company, who left
Moscow two months ago. said his busi-
ness threw him In with thousands Of
the peasant population and that they
were opposed to the Bolsheviki. He saw
and talked with TrotxlCy and described
him as q cruel fanatic, who had hyp-
notinsd his followers
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TAMMANY FIGHTS PLAGUE.
Organization Placed at Disposal of
Health Department..

Tammany enlisted last night IN the
fight against influenza when Charles r.
Murphy submitted to an emergency
meeting of the organizations executive
committee a letter from Dr. Royal s.
Copeland, Health Commissioner. asking
for aid.
Under the plan adopted by the execu-
tive committee the entire political
organization will he placed at the dis
posal OF the Health Department.
Election district captains In every part
OF the city will be called upon TO make
an inspection and report all cases OF
the disease and submit to the Health
Department records OF persons who need
medical or other attention.
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BRITISH STACKER HELD,
Son of wealthy Merchant Ordered
to Camp for DUTY,

Robert n. Gibson. 90. who said that
h's rather sent him 10 this country from
England In the hone that he would es-
cape the fate OF his two brothers. who
were killed on the same day in France.
pleaded guilty Yesterday to wearing H.
legally the uniform OF United States
Army Lieutenant. Judge Julius NJ.
Mayer of the United States District
Court directed that he be taken before
Local Board No 100 in Hudson street
and indu"ted into the army IN accord
ance with the treaty with Great Britain.
Gibson has been receiving an allow
ance OF 500 a week He lived at vari-
Gus hotels. His father is said TO be an
English merchant whose house has
branches in Australia
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DISEASE ABATEs IN BOSTON.
schools and Places of Amuseme N,
VIII Open Next Monday.

Boston, Oct. 16.-The influenza cpl
demic continued TO display signs of
abatement here and generally in eastern
Massachusetts to-day, but little change
for the better was reported from western
parts of the State and in the mill cities
Reports from los cities and towns for
the twenty-four hours ended at noon
gave total Of c06 deaths and 1854
new cases.
In Boston 81 deaths and 2is new
cases were reported. compared to 81
deaths and 3S7 new cases yesterday.
New appeals have been issued for
nurses and physicians. Public schools,
which have been closed for three weeks.
will be reopened Monday, according to
present plans. A; the same time the
ban on theatres. motion picture houses.
saloons and soda fountains also will be
lifted.
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DIES WHILE FIGHTING GRIP.
DR.. Charles Rittenbers, Port Ches-
ter. victim of Epidemic.
SPECIAL Despafch 10 TIE srs

GREENWICH, Conn. Oct 16.-Dr.
Charles Rittenberg. So. physician of
Port Chester. n. Y. died OF Spanish in
fuenza and pneumonia In the United
Hospital to-day. He was worn out by his
duties as o member of local BOARD No. s
and chief examining physician OF that
body. and weakened in his efforts to save
others suffering from the disease.
DR.. Gutenberg was born In Sumter. s.
C.. was graduated from the University of
South Carolina and the College OF Ply
sicians and Surgeons, New York, and
was pathological inferno at Mount Sinai
Hospital for two years. Eight years ago
he went toSort Chester. He was a MEM
Der Of the Elks, knights OF Pythies the
Physicians Association OF Port Chester,
the WesAhester Medical Society and the
New York State Medical Society. He is
survived by his widow. one son and a
daughter
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PLAGUE SPREADS TO MEXICO.
Death Toll OF Influenza Heavy
Among Poor.

Ell PAso, Tex. Oct. 16.-Spanish in
nuenza is spreading rapidly through
northern Mexico. The death toll is re-
ported to be heavy because OF the living
conditions among the poorer classes.
In the valley settlements on both sides
OF the border many Mexicans are dying
and native carpenters are working night
and day making collins.
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MIDGET ASKS DIVORCE.
Actor Has Son, o, Already as Big
as Himself.

John W. Barnett. a midget vaudeville
actor, sued his wife. Dorothy u. Ba-
nett. for divorce, before Supreme Court
Justice Benedict in Brooklyn yester-
day. Barnett. who is less than three
feet tall. was compelled TO climb into
the witness chair. Arching his head
over the witness ''oox," he told the
court he was married in 1912. Mrs.
Barnett Is a full grown woman and
made no defense.
Testimony indicated that Mrs. Bar
nett upon being served with the papers
in IL East Twenty-sixth street. Manhat-
tan. was glad 20 get them" on other
occasions she expressed a desire ito be
free" There is son, John. five years
old. who is already as big as his daddy,
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York and N.w
England, fair to-day and tomorrow.
gentle west winds.
For New Jersey. fair to-day AMI o..
morrow; not much change in tempera,p..
light west winds. 'u'''
For western New York. fair TODAY .,a
PROBABLY Tomorrow; not much change iH
temperature. J."
WARRINGTON, Oct. ls-The Gui, A..
turbance has made no progress inland :,
the last twenty four hours 1t il ann.
emily about $50 miles on tho Loul.inr,
coast. '''""d
In the United States proper a cyc,or.,
disturbance has reached Minnesota ~,
the CANADIAN Northwest and pressure -
also low over the middle Atlantic Sta,ss
ana the southern plateau region. liar
has fallen In Florida, along the Gulf Coss
anu In the north Pacific states Elsswhers
dry. ''"' ANY
Temperature has risen somewhat in css,
ern districts and the Missouri Valley aud
is generally above the seasonal average +
all parts OF the country.
The Gulf disturbance will cause ratn IN
Florida and the east Gulf States during I'm,
next forty-eight hours. but elsewhere e7,.
OF the Mississippi generally fair weotho-
with temperatures slightly above the ny
ssrase. may DO expected Thursday ard
Storm warnings are displayed on tn.
Texas coast.
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CONGRESSMAN MEEKER DIES.
succun,bs to Influenza Soon Ate
Marrying HIS Secretary.

ST. Louis, oct. l6,--Representative
Jacob T.. Meeker died of influenza here
early to-day following his marriage at
midnight 10 Mrs, Alice Redmon, his
secretary. The ceremony was performed
after his physician had announced he
could not recover. He had been divorced
from his first wife and leaves four chill
dren.
Ar. Meeker was Republican and had
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Deaths Increase in Phiia deIphi..

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16.-The epidemic
continues to gain force here. Up to
noon to-day there had been reported 466
deaths from influenza and 245 from
pneumonia. New cases Of influenza
numbered 1855. against 1890 reported
Yesterday
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NEWBERRY MEN ARE
PAROLED ON APPEAL
Judge Clayton Dismisses Ha'
beas Corpus Writs and Up
holds Commitment.

Judge Henry n. Clayton in the Fed
eral District Court dismissed yesterday
the writs OF habeas corpus issued Tor
Allan A. Templeton. Frank W. Blair
and Thomas p. Phillips. Detroit wit
nesses. who refused to testify before
Federal Grand Jury in relation to the
campaign OF LleutenantComman
Truman II. Newberry for the Republic
can nomination for Senator in Michigan
The court sustained the commitment
OF the three men to the Ludlow street
TAIL as contumacious witnesses. but pa
rolled them. pending an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court by Martin
W. Littleton. their counsel.
In obtaining the parole of the Wit
nesses Mr.. Littleton promised TO nave
the appeal papers ready In twenty days
The court required the defendants TO
rise and with appraised hands pledge TO
forfeit IS 900 each Il they do not appear
when summoned.
Ground of Their Refusal
Templeton. president of the Detroit
Seamless Tube Company: Blair, presi-
dent Of the Union Trust Company OF
Detroit, and Phillips. newspaper man
refused to testify about the Sewberry
campaign committee or produce its rec.
ords on the ground that the Federal
corrupt practices act OF 1910. which with
the statute against perjury was named
in the subprnas, Is unconstitutional
II was argued that Grand Jury In
vestigation based on an unconstitutional
statute was invalid and that in filing
statements OF expenditures under the
same statute perjury could not have
been committed.
Judge Clayton held that II was not
within his province to pass upon the
constitutionality OF law in a habeas
corpus proceeding He said that the
Supreme Court OF TIRE United States had
repeatedly declared that a hearing on a
writ of habeas corpus is not in the ma
ture OF proceeding based on a bill OF
error or substitute for trial.
Courts Duty Outlined.
The court declared that its duty was
simply to determine whether the Pc
titioners had been deprived OF their lib
erty illegally. lie said the witnesses
were summoned in legal manner "a
appear before a Grand Jury engaged IN
an inquiry under lawful forms. They
i were informed OF their rights and told
that the investigation was not directed
against them.
Judge Clayton added that the one
ground upon which the witnesses mieht
have refused 10 testify was the fear
! that their testimony might incriminate
/ them.
The Grand Jury inquiry was not CT,
| short by the refusal OF the Newberry
men 10 testify. A number OF witnesse.
have testified since Templeton. Blair and
| Phillips were presented to Judge Ed.
ward F. Cushman. who committed then,
as contumacious witnesses
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Publishers Wife succumb s.

Mrs. Anna Allaindie Johnston. wife OF
william A. Johnston. publisher OF the
Notion Picture Netcs, died last night
of pneumonia, following influenza at her
home in Bradish avenue. Bayside. Mrs.
Johnston was In her twenty-eighth year
and was a daughter Of Pierre Allaindie.
who was for eighteen years a secretary
attached TO the American legation at
Constantinople, where Mrs. Johnston
was born. Besides her husband she Is
survived by her son. Paul.
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temperature
HiGh InU \
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
United States Coast and Geodetic Surrey
Standard Time.
Sun rises. TOO AN Sun sets .eItPM
Noon sets ..........S:is NJ
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
SANDY HOOK; ..6:Ss NJ GOV. Island .s:1 AN
He'll Gate ..........S:l2 An
LOW WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook. I? :l9 A N Gov. Island. .i.asAN
He'll Gate ..........2.o4 A NJ
Sote-The foregoing table has been corrected
TO conform TO the new artificial time"
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served two terms In the national House
from the st. Louis district He was re-
nominated at the primaries in August
and was here campaigning when he was
taken I'll. He had been in hospital
since Monday.
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Grip Kills japanese Merchant.

Yonaman Hasimori, head of the New
York office OF the Kuhhra Mining Com
pany OF Japan. with Offices at 26 Cort-
iandt street, IL dead at the Roosevelt
Hospital from pneumonia He had been
n resident OF New York for ten years.
The funeral will be held a. 8 o'clock
this afternoon from Campbell's Funeral
Church. Sixty-sixth street and Broad
way.
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Departments Health Table.

This table given out by the Depart
ment Of Health is admittedly inaccurate.
and by the new system OF doubling
each figure except the deaths. should
DE multiplied by >. in order to ART, Q
AZ a nearer eXactness to the actual
humber of cases In the city.
T~.T.TI-u-N-z A AI.,,, f.,St.-
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Father Dougherty Dead.

The Rev. Joseph Dougherty. d. D..
professor of theology at st. Johns Semi
nary, Brooklyn, is dead OF pneumonia.
He was born in Philadelphia twenty
seven years ago and was educated at
St vlncents Seminary and afterward In
Rome. A solemn requiem mass for
Father Dougherty AID for tho Rev. John
II. Carman, who died Monday. was cele-
brated yesterday in St Johns Church.
Bishop Mcdonnell was present
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highest temperature, 10, at 1850 p. NJ
Lowest temperature, as, at 1875 A. n.
Average Temperature. 90.
observations yesterday by the United States
Weather Bureau stations showing atmos.
pheric conditions in the various cities:
Tpnnarature veinc.
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WILL. MAKE MEAT
PROFTTEERS REFUND
Federal Food Board to Hear
Cases Of 234 Retail Butch
ers at Once:
GUILTY MUST DISGORGE
Cheese Barred From Free
Lunches to Save 1t for
the Army.
GUILTY MUST DISGORGE

II the 23t retail butchers who must
face the Federal Food Board on charges
Of proiteering are found guilty It is
known that one Of the penalties TO be
exacted will be restitution. go far as
possible, OF all overcharges.
Restitution OF this character has been
insisted upon by John Mitchell. presi-
dent OF the board, and Arthur williams.
Federal Food Administrator for this
city, in all similar cases heretofore ad-
Indicated by the board. and there isn't
the slightest chance that any butcher
can dodge II In the event OF conviction.
All the complaints against the
butchers are based upon evidence OBJ
tained by the complaint division OF the
board from the books OF the butchers
themselves. 1t is assumed the butchers
records tell truthful story-in many
Instances 1t is a startling one of excess
sive profits-and that IL why the Food
Administrators considered Il their duty
to the public TO bring them up with a
round turn and prevent consumers from
being gouged further.
Excessive Proats Indicated.
As the butchers books In MANY In
stances show that they blIthely de-
manded OF customers from 10 to 10
cents pound more than the board s
allowed fair profit. it is-a foregons con-
clusion that the overcharged house wife
IS likely TO get good sized bunch OF
pin money.
The Federal Food Board will be glad
to hear from housewives of specific cases
OF overcharging by butchers an official
at the boards headquarters said yester-
day afternoon.
II Is an open secret that members OF
the Federal Food Administration have
believed for a long time that certain
men in the business of selling food. who
were not born under the Stars and
Stripes. have been laying themselves
liable 10 the suspicion that money get
ting means more to them these days
than American patriotism.
NO man who tries to profiteer on
foodstuffs during this war can claim 10
be patriot, even though he does buy a
Liberty bond" was the way one official
put It.
The first batch OF butchers summoned
before the board to defend themselves
against charges OF alleged profiteering
Will be accorded hearings tomorrow
beginning at 10 A. NJ. The cases will
be heard by John Mitchell and Mr.
Williams.
No More Free Lunch Cheese.
II the evidence in the early cases backs
UP the formal complaints IL Is likely
special commissioners will be appointed
TO hear others In order that the calen-
dar may be cleared in n hurry.
The Federal Food Board issued yes
terday n request to hotels and cafes to
eliminate cheddar. or American cheese
from free lunch counters owing to the
tremendous demands for cheese by our
army and our allies. The board also
appealed to hotels and cafes to confine
their free lunch service to crackers
pickles and olives"
All public eating places were asked
to refrain from buying before mex,
month dressed turkeys where the hens
weigh less than six and one-half pounds
and the gobblers less than nine pounds
Tho Food Administration wishes tur.
keys to take on weight.
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Actress Is Epidemic Victim.

Miss Leah Dalton, ingenue of the
Butterfly Of Broadway" burlesQue COM
pany, died yesterday at the Lincoln
Hospital OF influenza. She was
taken III n week ago while play
Ing at Miners Bronx Theatre. She
retired from the stage several years
ago. but returned to enable her nus
band to go to France. Her funeral will
be held at o'clock Friday afternoon
from the Campbell Funeral Church.
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Blast Victim Slain by Plague.

Frank A. Herman, aged SO. of South
Amboy. an employee OF the T, A. Giles
pie plant at Morgan, n, j.. died Tuesday
night at the home OF his mother law.
Mra Theodore Abbott. MartlnsvIlle,
y. j., from pneumonia. contracted while
helping to rescue people during the ex-
blossoms. He leaves his wife and two
children
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Soldier Martyr 10 InHuen...

Harold W. Hicks. who was taking a
special course at the New York Uni
versIty as n member OF the Signal
Corps, Is dead OF Influenza at his home
at Great Neck. l. /. He contracted the
disease while taking care OF influenza
patients at the university. He was 23
years old and a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hicks OF Great Neck. l.. !.
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DEATHS.
Jersey Conditions Improve.

TOlaIS ...... blT Sl6
Total deaths Wednesday. Gag.
Total deaths Tuesday, 55s.
Increase, IS.
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U-Boat Conqueror Dies.

Capt. d. NJ. Taggart, an officer OF the
British merchant marine. who Is credited
with the sinking OF a German subma-
rine, died here Monday OF influenza and
pneumonia, It became known yesterday.
In June. 1917. while in command OF the
British steamship Celia. he was at
tackled by U-boat of the French
coast In the battle which followed he
sent the enemy 10 the bottom with gun
fire.
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Lieutenant Dies, wife Ill.

Lieut.. L. W. Daniels OF the Quarter
masters Corps, Y. 8. A.. died at the
Raritan. y. j.. Government reservation
yesterday OF pneumonia, following an
attack of influenza. His wife Ia III with
the influenza In a hospital at New
Brunswick, \. J.
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

Vhe temperature In this city yestarda'
as recorded by the official thermometer 4,
shown In the annexed table:
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PNLUMONIA-NEW CASES
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POzAR u KRAJANA.

V obydli pana Josefa Mar
tinka, 535 Woodland ave., vzni
XII vcera casne rano pozar, KITE
rym ohrozovan byl cely dotce-
ny ctyrpatrovy block, dvanacti
rodinami obyvany. Pouze raz-
nemu zakroceni hasicd treba
dekovati, re plameny byly v
cas- obmezeny, takze skoda ma
majetku je pomerne mala. We
skutecnosti hlavni Skodu utrpel
pan Martinek, jemuz nabytek
ohnem, kourem vodou -byl te-
m6f znicen. Neznamo "a ja-
kych okolnosti ohdn vlastne
vZnikl.