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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-26
Bonds
Money Market

New York, October 25.--Mercantile . paper, per cent: sterling 60-day bills, 4T3; commercial 6o-day bills on banks. <.T2is commercial 60-day bills, 4Tai4 derasnd. 4.74.4o; cables, 4.76 9-te. Time loans strong; 6or days, 90 days and 0 months. per cent bid.
 Call money. strong; high per cent. low, per cent; ruling rate, per cent; closing bid, 5s4 per cent; offered at C per cent; last loan, s per cent. Bank acceptances, A per cent.
 Francs. Demand, 5.4s; cables. 5t7. Builders: Demand. 4.261a; cables, 42E. Lires: Demand, 6.S6; cables, 6s5. Ru- bles. Demand. 1sis; cables, 14; nom- fnal
 London, Octobed a5.-Money. 3 per cent. Discount rates; short and B. month bills. 17-S2 per cent. Live Stock
 Kansas City, October 25.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 5000 head; market steady; bulk, sl5.25d16.s5; heavy. sl450a17lO; packers and butchers, si5,75alL25; lights. sl5.5on- l7:- pigs, $12Ml4.50
 \ Cattle: Receipts. a5oo head; market eeteady; prime fed steers, sl7, ,50@ls.2 25 i: dressed beef steers. sl25OQl7,5o; southern steers. $7Q1250: cows $550dlL50; stock CTS and feeders, $7@14; heifers, SQl7.5o; bulls. s6.50@s50: calves, $eQ13.
 Sheep: Receipts. 6OO0 head; market steady; lambs. S11, 50a16.75; yearlings, slo5odl2; wethers, $s.5O@1o.50; ewes. ss@
 St. Louis. October as.-HoEs: Receipts.
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Rice Market

New Orleans October 25.-Rough rice sales: Blue Rose, 1862 sacks at 6.60@I.25c; Louisiana Pearl at 715c; Carolina at 6.S5Q 75oc; receipts, 4o2a sacks.
 Clean rice: Blue Rose sales, 3o15 pockets at ls@7Mc; 3s5O Honduras at Is qS1ac; receipts, 1890 pockets.
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Weekly Liverpool

Liverpool, October 25.--Weekly cotton statistics: Total forwarded to mills. 7b,U00 bales; American, 4S.0Oo: stock, 199,oOO; American, 10000; imports, 43,o00; Ameri- can, 10000; exports, none.
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particularly if indications for early peace becomes more favorable.
 Washington press advices are to the effect that Washington and the allied capitals have developed common under standing upon which the armistice terms may be based. and that details may be known to Germany and the world within a comparatively short time.-H. and B. Beer
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Testers Weekly Cotton Statement

Comparisons are to actual dates, not to close of corresponding weeks:
 In sight for week, 374.0o0; same seven days last year, 491,0o0; same seven days year before, 5s8.000; for the month, 1,2S2,000; same date last year, 1,589. 900; same date year before, 2, 5000; for season, 2,679,0OO; same date last year, 3,131 900 same date year before, 4,253,000 Port receipts for sea- son, 1.40S,000;. same date last year, l,- 796.000; same date year before last, 2,531,000. Overland to mills and Cana da for season, 1S4,000; same date last year, 224,000; same date year before, 319,000. Southern mill takings for sea- son, S04,000, same date last year, S19,- 900; same date year before. 100000. h. terior stock in excess of September l, 2S4,00o. same date last year. 292,000. same date year before, 613.000. For eign exports for week, 129,000: same seven days last year, 95.000; same sev- en days year before. 227000; for sea- son, g56,000: same date last year, l. 300, 900. same date year before, ,563,- 000. Northern spinners' takings and Canada for week, 60,000; same seven days last year, 5so0o; for season, 395.- ooo; same date last year, 422ooo,
 Statement of spinners' takings of American cotton throughout the world:
 This week 2e1 900; same seven days last year. 325 ,000; same seven days year before 395,0Oo; totals since September l, S.o56,00o same date last year, 2,S61, GOO: same date year before, 2S44. 900.
 Statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible this week, 3.6S4,0O0; last week, 3,5S3000: same date last year. 3407. 600; same date year before, 4349, GOO. Of this the total American this week, 2.575.O0b; last week. 2.4s2.00o; last year. 2 274 fl00. var before 3 52S O00 All ofhep kinds this week. 1,10900O; last weeA, 1,121,00o; last year, 1,133,ooo; year before. S1100o. Visible in the United States this week, 2,0670O0; this date last year, 1.469,- GOO Visible in other countries this week, 1,6lI coo; same date last year, 1.9SS.OO
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Over McReynolds & Julian's Wire

New Orleans. October 25.--Respondinc to bullish overnight developments and smaller ginnings than expected, market displayed an advancing tendency thls morning. More unfavorable wet weather prevailed in the central and eastern Tor tions of the belt, political news was good, iress advices indicating Austria about to surrender, and ginnings to De- tober IS were nearly 30O.000 less than es- timated. figuring 6,7eo,o0o bales against 5,574,0o0 last year and 7,S03,000 in 1yl6, lin- ters not included.
 Of late there has been some improve ment in the export movement and pros poets are for larger shipments sn the near future.
 Moderate to heavy rains of long dura- ton, with indications for more wet weather east of the Mississippi river, arc cuttailng picking and ginning, at same time lowering the grade, especially in the lower Mississippi valley states.
 By reason of this years crop having niatured unusually early, coupled with good weather up to the middle of October. resulted in the crop being picked faster than usual. In the future ginnings are likely to show marked falling off com pared with returns after this time one year ago, especially in Oklahoma and Texas, where crop is short and picking nearly completed.
 From now on buying, especially on de- pressions, would seem to bs advisaDie.
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CORN COMES BACK
 FOR A RISE UPON A
 BULL|SH RUMOR
Staple Finally Closed 1 1-Sc to ? 1-Sc Net Higher, With Oats Up 1 5-Sc to 2 3-Sc
 On the Day

Chicago, October 25.-Notwithstandfng the bearish foreign developments that made corn prices today average lower, vance as a result of exceptional upturns in oats and provisions accompanied by rumors of a big jump in the basis on which the government would contract for packing house products Corn finished strong IS to 21s net higher with Novem- Der 127 to 12Tl4 and December l22% to l22s. Oats gained 1ss to 2ss, and pro- visions 50c to s2.5O.
 Corn displayed more activity on the buying side during the last 30 minutes of trading than throughout the rest of the day. Much of the stimulus came from gossip that the packers had re- ceived word that the government would be willing to pay for meats and lard on a basis of S1750 whereas the product has been selling on a basis of S1650. Ru. mors were almost current that the min- imrm hog price for November would probably be fixed between sl65O and s175o. as against an understanding here tofore that the season average price of hogs would be the same as last year, S15.5O.
 Pit buying of oats for Winnipeg inter- ests counted, too, as late bulIish factor in corn and to far more than offset the diplt matic and military advices which earlier operated as a weight on values.
 Oats were strong from the start large ly because of bullish estimates of food administration export requirements.
 The most radical advances in provision prIces were-from January deliveries on which no official restrictions are in force.
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The best lobster fishing known any where is on the Atlantic coast. From men.
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Railroad Schedule
Corrected to oct. 20. 1918

{ Corrected to oct. 20. 1918
 Arrival and departure of passenger trains. Birmingham; The following schedule figures published as informs. ton. are not guaranteed.
 BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL STATION
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Interior Movement

Houston; Middling, 31.5Oc; receipts, 1o,- SS5; shipments, 710; sales, 149o; stock, 25S, ,530.
 Memphis: Middling, 3o.50c; receipts. A,232; shipments, 4131; sales, 16Ooo; stock 227, ,109.
 Augusta Middling, 29.63c receipts, 1869; shipments, SS5; sales. 45S; stock, 114,534.
 St Louis: Middling, 3lc: receipts, @4S; shipments, 3343; stock, 14,203.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 9S1; shipments. l156; stock, 13,674.
 Little Rock: Middling, 31c: receipts. 149O; shipments, 109S; sales, 1o9S; stock. 22,1l1
 Total today: Receipts, 26,50o; shipments. 17,6e6; stock, $50, ,16l.
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Produce Market

New York, October 25.--Butter firm: receipts, 71S6 tubs; creamery higher than extras, 5sd5Stac; extras (92 score,, 571sc firsts, 55h457c Eggs irregular; receipts, 1878 cases; fresh gathered extras, 59a60c fresh gathered regular packed extra firsts. 56dD5sc; do firsts. 52l4055e Cheese steady; receipts, S35 boxes; state whole milk flats, fresh specials 33Q3S1sc: do average run, 32d321sc. Poultry, live, weak chickens, soc; fowls 33Q35c: old roosters. 25c; turkeys. 32qSSc; dressed. steady and unchanged.
 Chicago, October 25.-Butter higher, creamery 5lQ55sc. Eggs higher: re- ceipts, 2754 cases; firsts, 51@63c; ordina- ry firsts, 4SQ50c; at mark, cases includ- ed, 4Sq5lc. Potatoes lower; receipts, 80 cars; Minnesota and Dakota bulk, sI70g l.So; do sacks. sl.S5d1.90 Wisconsin bulk, s1.65qLSO; do sacks, sl.S5Q1. .95. Poultry, alive, fowls, 254261sc; springs, 25c.
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Coffee Market

New York. october 25-The market for coffee remained very quiet. Even the small offerings recently reported in the spot market appeared to nave been Withdrawn and no further h2sl- ness was reported, with prices auoled nominal on the basis of lOssc Tor hio Is and 15h c for santos 4s.
 The official cables showed no change of importance in Brazil, where traders are evidently waiting for political oe- yelopments.
 Milreis prices at Rio were p reis higher and Santos futures unchanged to a5 reis higher, while there was no quotation for spots in the santos mar ket. No receipts were reported at Rio. Santos receipts. 34,000 bags
 A message from the food adminls- tration to the coffee exchange said that several returns of open contracts omitted for this information was said to be imperative and contract hold CTS were asked to forward it promptly
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sales, 6SS; stock S6,61l. Baltimore; Receipts, 1491; stock. 65l2. Boston: Middling, 3l.55c; stock, 11,95S. Philadelphia: Middling, 3l.s5e; stock, l0,5o5
 New York: Middling, 3l.70c; stock. 92, 16S.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 17,3S9; exports, HOO; stock, 1S,S50.
 Total today: Receipts, 3s.s62; exports, 21, ,154: stock, 1,15l,6SS
 Total for week: Receipts, 1sl,s5S; ex- ports 129,114.
 Total for season: Receipts, 1,4o7,6os; ex- ports, 955, 72l
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$. R. Stewart & Co.

4Ot-2 Woodward BIdg. Grain handled in lots 1000 bushels and upward. Also fractional lots of stock. Personal Attention to All Orders Private Wires W. I. PHELTS, Phone Main 5ds Manager
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Kansas City. October 25.--Corn: No ?. mixed, $1.46@1.4s; No. 2. white, sl.45 @1.49; No. g. yellow, S1.47@1.49. Oats: No. 2, white. 70hc; No. g. mixed, csc
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Naval Stores

Savannah, October 25.~-Turpentine, firm, G, sales. l27; receipts. 52; shipments. ls5: stock, so,o7o.
 Resin. firm; sales, 550; receipts, 59s: shipments. 995; stock. s 5,ss5.
 Quote: B, D. F. F. sl4.s0; c, sl4S5; II, sl4.5O; T. ss55; K, sl5.10; M, sl5. .soot It. $; N, s15s5 -r- N5.50; wv, yl5.75.
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New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

New Orleans, October 25.-Spot cotton, steady, 25 points up. Sales. on the spot, AT; to arrive. 800. Low middling, 2Sc; middling, 29.75c; good middling, 3o75c. Receipts, 57b7; stock. 2so.774.
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St. Louis, October 25.--Corn, steady; No. 6, sl.19; No. white, s1.4etq1.47; Novem- ber s1,Soas. Oats steady; No. ?, s2.n; No. 3 white, 721z@72Ac.
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Iarket

New 4sFA Nasoner 25.--Metal ex- change auctes lss unchanged; spot. s.o5c; sr sts ste4dg, East St. Louis spot. S.7Q s.qee-
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Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago, October 25.-Corn, No 2 yell low, nominal; No. yellow, $1. 46011. AS; No yellow, S1.35Q1.40 Oats, No. white 69Ac standard, 7O11@71c. Rye, No. 2 $1.621a@1.63. Barley, S5c@$1.02. Timothy $7@10. Clover nominal. Pork nominal Lard. s22.I5. Ribs, s22Q23
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Port Movement

New York. October 25.-Cotton, spot, quiet; middling, S1.I0c.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
WILL NOT PAY INTEREST
ON v, S. S. AFTER 1928
q. s. Also Decides Not to Pay on
Duplicates Unless Registered.
$1,000 the Limit.

For the Information Of thousands Of
Washington owners of war savings
and thrift stamps as well as others
who arc to become owners Of these
securities before the campaign for
their sale ends. attention has been
caffed by Director d. j. Callahan of
the District of Columbia war savings
committee to the fact that the Treasury
Department has definitely decided that
interest viii not be paid on war saw
ings certificates after their maturity.
January 1, 1928.
Further, in case the certificates are
lost. stolen or destroyed they will
not be paid or duplicates issued unless
the certificates have been registered
in accordance with the regulations
issued by the Postmaster General. If
the certificate is registered and is
then lost or destroyed, the holder may
apply to the post office where it was
registered. either for the issuance of
a duplicate or for the amount in
cash Sufficient proof must be given
in either case.
Form of Registration.
IN case of registered certificates, they
may be made out in favor Of a bene-
ficiary. The form for this use is, John
Smith. payable on death to Mary
Smith"
Parents who desire to purchase war
savings stamps for their children.
where the child is unable to fill out
its name, may register the certificate
in the name Of the child in this man
ner, Mary Smith by John Smith. her
father" This may be done by either
parent. or by a duly appointed guard
ian or by person with whom the child
lives. A child who is capable of filling
Evening star., 1918-02-20
WARNED TO KEEP WORK
up TO THE STANDARD
District Registrants, Granted Defer
red Classification Because Of oc-
cupation, Must Not Slacken.

District registrants who have been
granted deferred. classification on in.
dustrial grounds must continue to JUS
tify their claims by keeping the stand
ards of their work up to the minute"
in every particular, Secretary Morris
Hacker of the district appeals board
for the District warned todav.
There should be no Stacking" on the
part of these registrants IN tue.r ca1ly
work, for which temporary discharge
has been granted from the draft, ofi-
cials feel.
Probably 1000 local men will be given
deferred classification on industrial
grounds, being variously put in classes
2, 8 and 4.
The district board will keep over
sight over all these cases and may re-
open them at any time in case it is felt
that the registrant concerned is for
getting that me was granted the de-
ferred classification on account of his
job and not on account OF his own per-
sonality.
Especially such registrants holding
public service positions. should find it
necessary to render the very best serv-
ice possible. Mr.. Hacker says, and no
such registrant should forget at any
time the fact that it was his work and
not himself which gained for him the
deferred classification.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
VOLUNTEERS TODAY AID
"SMILEAGE BOOK" SALES

Determined to caxry the campaign
- svsFy household and Office in the
capital. the military entertainment
council Of the commission on training
camp activities today started q drive
for the sale of 'smileags books" in
the District of Columbia.
Fourteen members of the feminine
contingent Of the Sam Howe Company
playing at the Gayety Theater left the
playhouse at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing in automobiles for tour of the
business and downtown residential sec
ions. They were under the direction
Of Robert cunninghsm, manager OF the
show. Harry Jafboe, manager of the
Gayety TheateF. and Raymond d. Kel-
joy of the commission on Framing camp
Activities.
Reports of the sales had not been
made up to o'clock this afternoon, but
Sf was said that the artists had dis
posed OF several hundred books.
rode through the downtown streets
were decorated with the national col
.oFs- The principals and choristers went
into shops, Offices and business houses
In the eH0yt to dispose OF books They
contain coupons admitting soldiers to
theaters in training camps.
Individual members of the cast will
sell "smileage books" for the remainder
o. the week. according toManager Cum
ntnEham.
The national fund for "smilease" en-
tsYtatRment has passed the one-million-
dollar mark, the commission has an
nouncad.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
ASCERTA|N|NG|F IF women
ARE NEEDED ON FARMS
Department of Agriculture Aiding
Federal Employment 6ervice-Men
to Do the Heavy Work.

The task of ascertaining whether
women are needed or wanted for agri-
cultural work this year has been un-
dertaken by the Department of Agri-
culture at the request of the United
States employment service. Through
fts thousands of county agents the de-
partment will hnd out in what sections
of the country women will be needed
to aid in farm work and what farmers
desire to employ women. The employ
ment service then will supply the need.
So far there has been little indica-
tion that women will be generally
needed for farm labor. Thousands are
expected to aid this year. as in the
and in packing fruits and berries, but
the heavier work in the fields probably
will be left exclusively to men.
In no case will women be supplied
to take the place of available men at
lower wages
Many women are being enrolled by
the service for industrial work. espe-
cially for the finer parts of munitions
making. where deft fingers are requir-
ed. Before they are sent to any plant
the agents of the service make certain
that their surroundings will be health
full and their welfare safeguarded. The
du Pont Powder Company recently ask
ed for several thousand women.
Suggestions have been made that
women might be used in shipbuilding.
Many are doing such wArk in England
in government-controll yards.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
FEDERAL OWNERSHIP TOPIC.
Completing Debaters to Discuss Gov
ernment Control Of Railroads.

k A debate on the subject affirming
that the railroad systems Of the United
States should be owned and controlled
by the governmentwill be held between
Loyola High School Of Baltimore and
Gonzaga High School in Gonzaga Hall.
4s l street northwest, tomorrow night
at SIS o'clock.
Gonzaga will be represented on the
negative by Paul w. Twombly. John P.
Murray and William ]. MCGUIRE, with
James R. Costello as alternate. George
y. Helfrich, Leonard F. Mas and Clar-
ence F. Caulheld. with Robert CooIa-
han, will speak on the affirmative for
Loyola. Judges will be Senator. Jo-
seph E. Ransdell of Louisiana, Repre-
sentative George Shaunessy Of Rhode
island and Representative Joseph
Walsh Of Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
EXPECT SHIPPING BOOM

The low point OF available allied
shipping has been passed. two or three
weeks earlier than officials expected.
Confidsnce was expressed today that
the amount Of shipping available for
the future would increase steadily.
Several factors were said to have con-
tributed to advancing the amount OF
availabis tonnage. Included were the
increased .eficiency OF this offensive
against the submarines and the begin
ming Of deliveries from American ship
yards,
The transfer of neutral shipping to
trade outside OF the war some, thereby
releasing allied tonnage for trans
atlantic service. also contributed to the
iacrsaSe Of available bottoms. lmprove-
msnt " haroor detsnsss Nan; ana facilities
leading OF transports. likewise tended
- speed mp the release of ships. which
are enabled TO make trips more fire.
Qnently than usual
II production coatinues unhampered
BY labor troubles and II ally submarine
operations conttpvs to give the results
expected, the amount Of tonnage is ex-
Dscted to show steady gains as the
in sstinatipE skipping resources the
lew polnf Of the curve, based on pro-
ductioa and destruction. was put in the
latter OF this month. InsKpsctediy
the low point was reached about Feb
ruary ]; the tonnage having shown =
steady Increase since that time. with
little expectation by officials that it
will show anything else but IN ia
crease from now on.
The labor factor 10 said to be the
principal item in maintaining pro-
ductton at home II the ship workers
continue to do their part. oficfals do
not doubt that the ships which will
bring victory will be turned out in time.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
TODD TO INVESTIGATE
HOG SLEEXPGND|TURES
Assistant to Attorney General,
Known q "Trust Buster" to Have
Mark lyman as Aid.

Investigations into charges that gov
ernment funds have been extravagantly
spent at the fabricated steel shipyard
at HOG Island, Pa, will be under d.
rsction Of G. Carroll Todd. assistant to
the Attorney General. He will be aid
cd by Mark Hyman Of New York. spe-
cial assistant to the Attorney General
The appointments have been announced
by the Attorney General.
Antitrust litigation undertaken by
the Department of Justice has been
directed by Mr.. Todd since 1913. He
10 considered one of the best lawyers
Of the Department Of Justice and Is
known az 'ths trust buster" Mr.. Hy-
man also has been intrusted with anti
trust investigations.
To Begin at Once.
They will begin work immediately:
Other lawyers OF the Department OF
Justice will be called to their aid, II
vestigation, now engaged in probing
Hog Island conditions, will give every
service required of them. Already they
ore reported to have gathered many
facts sufficient for the basis of future
inquiries.
The Investigators will probably go to
HOG Island this week. There fhey VIII
inspect records of the American Inter-
national Corporation. which had charge
of the building of the plant.
Will Probe Records.
Government records in Washington
relating to the Hog Island contracts
also will be looked into.
President Baldwin Of the 1nterna-
tional Shipbuilding Corporation. hav-
ing the much attacked Hog Island yard
contract, today asked the Senate COM
merce committee to receive testimony OF
impartial experts on the cost of the work.
The committee will decide on its action
later, and meanwhile the Department
Of Justice is investigating whether
ment money.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
ALL STATES REPRESENTED.

Herbert Hoover. federal food admin
jstrator; Joseph c. Grew of the State
Department. DR.. r. A. Parsons of the
Agricultural Department, P. B. Noyes
Of the FEDERAL Fuel Administration. and
memhavs Of the food administration
spoke 'at today's sessions Of the con-
ference of home economics directors Of
the staRs Of federal food administra-
tors OF the several states. The confer
enes, being held Mt the food admins
tYafton building, is to be a tvo-day
affair, and every state Of the Union
the District Of Columbia. Alaska and
Porto Rico are represented. Miss Sarah
Louise Arnold. dean OF Simmons Col.
1egs, IL chairman.
Tonight the delegates are to be en-
tertaiBed ut genuine conservation
banquet IN the new cafeteria of the
food administration.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
BODY IN TIDAL BASIN.
That Of Negro Found Floating Near
Flood Gate.

Charles =. Sanford. $40 l4th street
southwest, found the dead body Of an un-
identified colored man floating in the tidal
basin near the flood gate this morning. the
second body found in that vicinity this
week The body was that Of a man about
thirty-fiye years who wore a black suit,
white and brown striped shirt and black
lace shoes.
The body Of an unidentified coiored man
found in the river at the foot OF 11th
street shortly before Christmas was In.
TERED In patteFs field yesterday after
noon. 1t had been held in the morgps foy
iasptiAeatieB. s.