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Why Poland Ordered Ont the Ger
mans.

In demanding the withdrawal of
German military authorities from the
occupied sections OF Poland and IN the
breaking off Of relations with Berlin
the representatives of the present
Polish Government have taken steps
which the conditions have made i'm
peratve.. The reason briefly stated Is
that the Germans have been encourag.
ing Bolshevism; but the indications
are that this merely covers one phase
OF the antagonism which Germany
has been showing TO the restoration
OF ancient Poland and to the establish
nent of stable Government
The Poles apparently accepted the
promises of Germany and Austria
made at the time Of the Germanic sue.
cesses~on the eastern front. But they
lost all faith In these promises as soon
as the military authorities began to
put the somewhat indefinite plans OF
Polish rehabilitation into execution.
The Poles then discovered that, In
stead OF restoration of their orig
inal boundaries. they were to have
only few provinces Of their ancient
kingdom. One of their provinces
was given TO Ukraine, another was
claimed by Prussia and Polands ac-
cess to the sea was cut off. General
JOSEPH PILsUDsKI, the military head
Of the present Government, no doubt
expressed the feeling of the Polish
people when he said, Our indepen-
dence is due entirely to the Allies,
otherwise It would have been a
fiction"
Germany has been throughout the
chief enemy Of Polish independence,
Austria had offered to make conce0-
sions to form new kingdom If Ger
many would do likewise; hut Ger
many refused, because she saw in n
! strong Polish nation menace to htr
own .PruSslapized Polish provinces.
Tbc result was the first serious break
| between Germany and Austria, a
break that resulted in the opposition
of the Austrian Polish party to the
Germanlc war policy. With most of
the present racial units of the former
Austro- Hungarian monarchy favor
able to Polish State, Germany is to-
day forced to carry on her opposition
practically alone.
General PILsUDsKI says that the
Germans are endcavoring in every
way possible to make this opposition
So effective MS to defeat the Polish
plans for new State. lie declares
that they are introducing Bolshevisi
into Poland in order to stir up aglta-
ton and discomfort, that they are
selling arms to these people and that
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With sincere desire to support the
proper purpose Of the War Department
to keep intoxicants away from return
ing soldiers there may be question of
the appropriateness OF the language
used by Mr.. Secretary BAKER In ex-
pressing his not more earnest desire in
this respect. I'm the celebrations that
have welcomed our troops from abroad
many of the men in uniform have been
given intoxicants." says the Secretary
OF War, and "a drunken soldier Is q
disgrace to the uniform" That is an
easy. It might almost be called q SNUG
assumption that every soldier who
accepts a drink becomes drunken
soldier" 1t is comforting to know
that the. Secretary Of War has the
social habits of American soldiers In
timately in mind. but would It not
more befit his great once II he ex-
pressed his mind less in the language
OF a professional exhorter exhibiting
q horrible example?
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THOSE GERMAN SHIPS.
who Originated the Childish Plan to
Sink Themi

To THE EDITOR OF rHn suN-Str: /
do not know who IL responsible for the
childish suggestion that the surrendered
German feet should be sunk. II re-
minds one q little OF children who have
their toys taken away because they
quarrel over them.
Mr.. Daniels has announced that for
lack OF shipping It would probably be
two years before the American troops
could be returned to this country. This
Is serious matter In view OF the fact
that many of the yourg zen will be ue-
prived OF the opportunity OF studying a
trade or profession. which they should
be doing at their present time OF life.
Instead Of solemnly sinking the Ger
man boats. why not turn the larger Of
them into transports and IN this way
expedite the return Of the troops 60 this
country? j. c.
ALBANY, December 81.
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1T WAS WORSE OVERSEAS.
Murmurs From Camps Here Rebuked
BY One who Served'Abroad.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--sir: I'm
The SUN of December IL 1 read a let
ter from Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga,
signed Helpless and Useless that TO us
sounds like a wall Of q sick pup.
We have been in the service sixty-six
weeks, crossed the pond eleven months
ago in little two by four coastwlse
freiEhter. saw service in France and
later in England. Although we were
only in the S o S zone, we have frozen,
starved and waded around In the rain
and mud as much as any OF them. We
have been so hungry that II any one
was lucky enough to get hold of dry
crust of bread he would get somewhere
out OF sight to eat II, 80 that no one
would ask for a bite. Believe me, when
q man grudges his pal bite OF ? crust
of dry bread he u hungry.
am not writing this a. complaint
or for sympathy. We did not expect
TO find the army a bed of roses and have
taken things as they came and kept on
smiling, but when we got back to Gods
country and heard some OF the boys
complaining about things on this SIDE II
made US feel like getting big club
and starting out
A Lieutenant who has been on this
side during the war told me that this
was the worst camp the good old United
States bad on either side OF the pond
We know better. We have been In both
places. There are undoubtedly better
camps in the United States, but THIS Is
paradise 70 us.
One other thing that makes US rathei
peeved. We have seen numerous arti
cles lately putting forward various plans
for getting US work before we are dis
charged, putting US TO work on ROADS
&c. Although we have been told wher
10 get up, when TO eat, when 10 go &c
work, whom to quit, when 10 90 TO BED
and whom and where we could go ane
how long we could stay. for nearly a yea'
and a half, know that we have no.
lost enough of our individuality to MAKE
the Government feed ua
We earned a good living before W.
enlisted and can do II again. Wher
Uncle Sam Is through with us, Just gtr'
| US our discharge and we Will go paci
to civil life.
One lesson We have learned thorough
| w: you never realize how we'll or yo'
were. GLAD 10 GbI oAVh'
CAMP MILLS, l.. l.. December FL
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,i,sms15.71

We have ct these figures forth al
length because the mounting cost Of
State government b Of deep concern
b every taxpayer. Ten years ago the
Legislature appropriated for all pur-
poses sSS,9s4,116s5; for 1918 the
total was s79.742,SS4.21. For this
rear It 10 nearly $1,000 1000 higher.
Taxpyers do not want the State
TO be niggardly. They do not want
1t to pursue a penny wise and pound
foolish policy. But It Is plain that
the closest study must be given 10
the details Of all requests for appro-
priationa, % that wherever savings
can BE- made without injury to the
service the burden Of the citizens
snail Be lightened.
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TRIUMPH OVER SPACE,
No, Says This Scientist; Man Merely
Bows to Nature.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sir: One
OF the editorial articles in TrE Sr-N re-
Gently was headed Mans Triumph Over
Space" have no quarrel with the con-
tents OF the editorial article, All honor
TO the men that made the new invention
which permits of sending a number Of
messages over the same telephone and
telegraph wires possible. But what did
they overcome or triumph over? The
real Triumph" is over mans ignorance,
certainly not over space. The identical
laws Of electricity that now permit this
vast Improvement OF electrical communi-
cation have been In existence more or
less since the beginning OF the universe
Space certainly had no hand In hiding
them or in opposing man in trying to
apply them. The one obstacle that pre-
vented the application OF these laws w
10 the present time lay in our ignorance
of them.
There il nothing like the proper per-
spective. \ keen STANDARDIZATION OF our
limitation heretofore might be turned to
the greatest OF incentives to assan the
true cause why It is that after all. de-
spite our much Wanted knowledge, we
have not succeeded in fathoming long
since inventions which some day will
make the inventions of to-day look like
a plugged nickel. Man "triumphs" over
nothing In strict accordance az lie
learns TO bow TO the laws ~ nature and
obeys them he is permitted by her to
accomplish this or that. About the only
triumphant invention that is up to him
10 make is a stabiiizer that will prevent
him from blowing up or falling back-
ward when in his infintle conceit he
gets attacks that turn him into pouter
pigeon. PERSPECTIVE
MOUNTAIN LAKES. n. j., December 81
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DIR. Keen's Belief in the Immortality
of the Soul.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN--Sir: In
your editorial article this morning "A
Great Surgeons Sermon" you refer to
DR.. William w. Keens article In the
Yale Review, The Seven Decades OF
Medicine" in which he speaks Of his
belief in the immortality OF the soul.
As you say. the prevalent attitude on
the subject Ia one of indifference, There
fore statement of belief, coming from
n man OF Dr, Keen's ability and stand
ing. Is matter OF great interest to
many who wish the general indifference
was less One might hope that Or. Keen
would Writ another article dealing with
this subject alone. T,
NEW YORK, December 81
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A FIRELESS YULETTDE.
simple Rules to Prevent Christmas
Tree BIaZes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN---Str: AS
every Christmas season brings record
OF disastrous fires caused by the burn
ing of trees. this seems to be an appro-
pirate time to recall the list OF "donts'
Fire Commissioner Adamson once pub
l,shed for the beneht OF those who wished
To safeguard their homes against nres
and disasters They are:
Do not use candles on Christmas trees
II you use electric lights have tho wire
installed by competent electrician.
Do not use nimsy paper or cotton deco
rntions ard DO not use cotton for snow
See that the decorations are fireproof.
Do not hang holiday decorations near
gas Jets
Keep a bucket pr two OF water or a
nre extinguisher handy 20 the Christmas
tree.
Do not leave matches where children
can get them.
Do not permit children to hang the
lights on trees.
DO not allow tho tree TO remain in the
house lons. We have many Christina
tree nres IN homes the FIRST week in Jan
uary.
Most OF the Christmas tree fires are
the result OF carelessness, particularly
where children are present.
But there is no need OF persons get
ting rid OF their trees too soon. despite
the warning that there are Christmas
tree Ares in homes the frst week in
January" A tree can be kept for a
long time II II Is first placed in a pail
in which water soaked sand has been
no clad II lie essential 10 saw OF IN
inch OF the butt. so that fresh wood
surface is exposed. II the sand is kept
soaked as long as the tree is 10 II VII
not dry out, nor will the needles fail of
and scatter themselves on the floor.
PREVENTION
New YORK December 81
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The Police Fleet Of the World.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr: II
we are TO have n league Of nations 10
preserve order II will be necessary to
have an international police force, and
the international police will require a
considerable navy.
What's the matter with turning over
the German naval vessels for this pur-
pose, manned by the proper international
ofl1cers and crews? NEWARK.
NEWARK, y. J.. Decen1bsr FL.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Str: Is
Il possible that 1t can be true that Amer
lean representatives at the Peace Con-
ference will advocate destruction OF the
German navy because they feel that
such a disposition would result in avoid
ing contention and materially support
President Wilson's declaration that the
war was not based on aggression or the
acquisition OF property.
What nonsense to talk of President
Wilson's declaration" " no better plan
can be devised let the allied Governments
draw lots for these ships To sink them
is simply silly. Ex-NAVN. OFFICER.
WASHINGTON, December 81,
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MYSTERIES OF THE MAILS
There Is Room for Everything Ar'
parently Except soldiers Letters.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN 49,
You inform me- what eNig, ny., CO.,.
military. requires continued c.rso~>s
of Christmas postcards sent or p" ".
rines ahoat? a sample is e1r.ose5 'r
hsps some relaxation Of oHct,l VIC an
might let through the Colgeslci posse.
streams.
Another thing. as I see CN~r' =
saying things of mail congo" ~
ineffciency. l hope il WI 'ura '.'
on a thing which has I.2l 'H
long time
In February and March o. o.
when it was months between u,..
soldiers then abroad z ga'
charitable appeals both f-u" . 'f'
and France
For instance. Lady lc!l''"y
Seamen would accept auyta"-
SIS and S55,ooos the Homo . Wa.
Rabies didn't Sproity amounts. ."
at large necessities French pr,..
Belgian Secours pleaded for autt
everything, mostly eyerN'ans
came to count that mai
didn't bring m" a chance 80
my wealth in the name ~ Ia''
charity. These were not n.'.
contrarlwisc, there came o.
views OF hou"slDui t.Ta.
Now understood po;t.'
Of these so)rtuGs 'I'
been incWaed in list n1H.
thrifty person from '"u..
persons who hadn't as >r'
TO-.
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In ScribneTs for January Henry Cabot
Lodge writes Of Familiar Quotations" f.
H. sothorn tells how Mary Anderson and
he PLAYED Macbeth" for American SOL
diers, and Mary King waddinEton relates
Impressions OF Yankee fighting men in
France that show why they are regarded
50 highly by the French. Lieutenant New
ton Jenkins throws Hight on the nghting
marines Edith Wharton, Harriet Welles,
Henry van DYKE. Katharine Baker and
Major Wolcott /. Beard provide the ne
ton. Andrew f. West and John Finley
are among the poets whose work Is in
cluded. The usual departments are main
tanned at their customary stage OF sx-
esllsnoA
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Are there no Smiths, Joneses, Browns
or Roblnsons to play Shakespeare
FRITZ LEIRERr as HorlIet and LES
TRANCE MILLMAN as L1ertes suggest
that the supplying school OF acting
must be situated far far from the
Bowery where a Booth. Hackett,
Forrest, Wood. delighted earlier New
York theatregoers
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A Georgia Philosopher.


Ff0n Wc ATInntd VohsTWUIlOn.
We're ali great on sayin The devirs
to pay" an never payin' him. A Teller
have TO walk across the street
to settle with hiil, as he's always close
enough TO give US a dig In the ribs, or pat
US on the back, an tell uI we're the nnest
he ever mAdsi
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In the minds OF the sailors aboard
the naval craft due in this port
Wednesday morning freedom Of the
seas may fall into insignifcance before
the idea OF freedom OF the city.
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The Krupps have decided not to pay
dividend this year, thus testifying
eloquently to the fact that the Allies
and the United States won the war.
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Celebrate a universal Christmas with
a universal gift; Join the Red Cross.
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accounted for BY the end Of the war
and the consequent relief Of the
State from certain expenses incurred
while Il was In progress
Como Of the notable inereases for
pernonal service requested are:
rss>ith Dwastmsnt, iDcsud-
fng DivisiGo a Labora-
torae9 ......s....... te1sSt0.OO
tAdustriaI commission. 49,. 3is.a2o.oo
Health oficer. Port q New
York ................, 1os.7tB.oo
Department Of Dducation.. 1t0.7sA0o
aeats Normal College. Nor
mai sshools ana Summer
Sessions .............. Ioo.Ss7.5o
Council Of Farms and Mar
,pst.. Including both the
Diviaen Of Agriculture
and Division OF Eoods
end Markets. ......-...- D,otT.bo
Cesnsh University and
0esne Farm. - ......... sB.sa1.oo
state Veterinary College,
C0fH4H ................ S,spO.OO
Other Agricultural Schools
and School OF forestry.
p oyraouss .....,.,...... ss,S7i.o0
Military Training Commits
sion ................. 1H,SIO,Ou
State Prisons and Resule-
tive Bodisa ............ 1H.7To.ss
eeats Hospital Commission
sad STATE HOSPITALS. 23s,36p.sl
Charitable institutions. Com
Hi0ioas ana Boards 3sl,1s6,s2
Conservation ...,.,....... ss.o17,o0
state Police. .....,....... $4,000
Palisades Park. 3s.s6oOo
state EnSinoer ard Sur
veyor. Canal Repairs. i3f.sso,oo
0upsrintsndent Of Pubatc
Works .......... sb,s2o IS
Total .-.-..--.-..,..si,s7osiB.71
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Those Useful Military Authorizations.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sir' Should
the President be classed as an A, W o. T., A.?
NEW YORK, December -, y
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Can Deal with "Intcrcsts."

with strange hold upon mo -.
uation through the rules OF H." So
ate, the reactonary leaders can .yea
use the activity OF the advocates =
reforms TO compel the special .Dt"resS
and the forces OF vice and law'cssness
TO furnish the money TO enable ne
leaders to continue in powe;
"1f I should be elected | viii oU'Fsn
the committee on rules, VIII mate 4
representative OF the Nuo.o S''1'a
viii see that every Senator Ht~ q ..
opportunity to represent his ,o.s'.'-
encY and cast his vote CousCie0'..s
and complete opportW',
heard and participate I'm mai a
party policy and a fair par'.al'.1
in all appointments and COMMIT" as
signments.
Upon this basis l can afford 20 10
defeated, but the Republican party ard
members Of that party in the Senate
of the State of New York CAM a.
ford to permit me TO he defeated O.
cept by some man who stands rls,
do against the abuses which J tat
indicated"
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estimates over the appropriations
made by the Legislature Of 1918 for
the current year are shown In the
subjoined table:
INcRrAsAs.
Personal servioe--Rsgutar. q. sS1esG1s
Maintenancs ard opssusion. 1884 Sss.ss
CONSTRUCTION and kspstgv- .lASel,tsAes
Debt Service. ...-........s 1i.sss41
pDcAnAuR.
Personal ServSos. war AO-
preparation .-..-.-...... $f~oo.oeo.e
Deficiencies .....~...... 3ss3.ese.sl
Unclasslfied ............ s1s.1is.s3
These figures show that Of the
$15,332, 1878 requested BY the State
departments above the SUM appro-
prlated for this yenr, $126S1. S4e. 90
IS wanted for construction and repairs.
Under the heading Maintenance and
Operation" the State agencies ciaaa.
fed as curative" want &a2eC, eee 20.
where this year $l.Ts0. 706So was
appropriated; the institutions 6svoted
to charity want 32,716,4Sae6, where
they had $52s .01So8; the penal estab-
lishments call for 81, 2Ss. e4S.o4, where
they had $171 .246.64. All these esti-
mates are to be subjected to the
scrutiny of the legislators, and will
ne reduced as their judgment die
'tates. The appropriations fof 1850
were $s1,525,271s1; the estimates
on which they Were based were
greatly in excess Of that sum.
The fact that Ne have been a
war will be brought forward IN Jus.
tiication Of certain lasps sappso-
prfatIons. Numerous buildins enter.
prises to which the State 10 com
mitted we're permitted to lie In absy.
ance. owing to the industrial con6i.
tons resulting from the devotion Of
all the energy of the nation to war
work, and 1t will be urged that these
be taken up now and pushed to CON-
pletlon. The condition Of the State
hospitals for the insane 70 to-day
represented as deplorsble, on account
Of the insufBciency Of accommodates
for patients; and this 70 only oas
example of the demands that WIN es
made on the taxpayers.
Senator SAGE and Assemhlymau
MAoHoLD, the chairmen Of the finance
and Ways and Means committees
in presenting the tabulation Of the
estimates direct attention TO another
aspect OF these figures They say:
a feature Of this years requests
which Is very noticesbls 10 the pro.
jected rapid Increase in the prsDossG
overhead in the various aepAStmSuta
By this Is meant ne requests for strictly
administrative puIposs&"
The requests for Overhead Sx
penses" as defined BY Senator SAoa
and Assemblyman MAoHoLD and N
appropriations for this year ars
shown in this table:
Total lDcroaaA.
FYecutiva StaIA6 M AZ RAA m
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How the state SDends the Tos'
payers' Meney.

Under the system Of claassncahon
followed by the Legislative Budees
Committee the appropriations made
by the Legislature for ths psyfnsrt
Of the expences Of State sovefnmant
are arranged in six sroups, and the
estimates made BY the various Do.
partments for the year beginning July
1, 1919, thus tabuIated, are:
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's2i7T.472..s U.ols, osS..s
The decreate in the amount asked
for under the beading Defensive" 10
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scents Deal with Governor.

Il have been asked by one Senator
to indicate my personal preferens
for place in the line. In answer -
which / demanded public assurance
for relief from the rules to insure ma.
jority action and as evidence Of good
faith that the question of ratification
of the prohibition amendment shoId
be submitted TO the Repuoi' AN Sena.
tors, with an opportunity, u the ma.
jority believes it proper, to make Il a
party measure and pat tt through .
January.
"He not only declined 30 give slcn
assurance, but quiet work is going on
until 1t Is apparent that it is interdcl
by very few people who hope 20 cor.
troll the next Legislature To- haze an
understanding with the Democratic
Governor by which patronage VIII bs
divided, the part which goes 10 The
Republicans TO be distributed roner-
ously among the few in control of "a
organization OF the Leg slatIro 'Hs
Democratic Governor TO approve SUN
legislation as shall be docmof nsceS-
sary 10 continue this faction ~ f.'1-o
power in the party
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THOMPSON WANTS
SENATE PRESIDENCY
Ratification of Prohibition
Amendment Is Part Of
Platform.
WOULD REVISE THE RULES
Declares Public Is Dpfraudod
by Strangle Hold on
Majority.
WOULD REVISE THE RULES

State Senator George F Thompson
Niagara county. has announced FOR.
mally his candidacy FOR President Pr,
Tenn. OF the Senate. He will make Nj,
campaign on a platform advoc,tlr,
ratification of the Federal proh!hiti,,
amendment, party responsibility. "a.
form Of the rules and the enlarcemo,s
OF the rules committee Of the upr4,
house
"Six years OF experience" Sena,,
Thompson said in a statement a..
nouncing his candidacy, have t,ue,,
me that in every instance the re4so,
for the failure Of good legislation ,
the public interest and the pasas,
Of ineffective and abortive Legislation
can be traced directly to the ruIe;n
His statement In part follows,
For six years 1 have seen the paS.
lie defrauded in its expectations tin.
and time again through no faul. ,,
the majority of its Representative,
except the existence of the r,'es.
Party policies cannot be established
by the majority OF members Of -
majority party because of the rlI,..
Failure Of public service commlssio,,
and remedial legislation, failure OF ttA
State to inventory its vast natura, w..
sources. failure TO ratify the proh.b.
ton amendment, failure OF any action
to remedy the high cost OF living "a.
ure OF the election laws and nlme'oa
other failures are all due to the rules.
They can only be changed by Il, {.
az the time OF the organization of 10
Senate.
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Personal servtos--Rsgu1ar.s q. ss&es&1s
Maintenance and Operation. <ess 4ss.ss
Construction and kspst7v- .l1.SW. tsAes
Debt Service. ...-........s 11.eee41
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London snoa te.ts y's:s Ss.Sss.,.. a.
Rue du ouatrs qsptembfe
Warrington o0oe, Nanny HunemS
Brooklyn eeloe. Room seee SaSis buhs'
ing sos WaahlnGton street.
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~ our frieuds wlo fses ~ sstth $3.50.
to Nave Tsjectsd srttefss reeurpee fhev stss
IN oil eases ssnd stsWss f. tAss ewpess
TELEPHONE, nnnxHAN ssco.