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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
BEEF BACK ON MENUS
AS HEINZ RAISES BAN
Hotelmen Will Plan Conserva.
ton to Ward Off New
Restrictions

The food administration ban on the
in public dining rooms and on use of
more than one and half pounds a
week for each person in homes was
lifted today.
almost unrestricted sale. did not jump
at the chance to strengthen their menus
with beef. but others at once did so.
Hotel men will meet Monday to de-
termine what course they will pursue
in serving beef at all meals and at the
same time maintain conservation sys-
TENS that will not deplenish the now
overstocked market and cause hasty
clamring on of the beef ban again.
Notices were sent from State admin
istrator Henz's office today to all
county administrators in Pennsylvania
notifying them that the ban had been
lifted
The regulations reScinded by that ac-
tion prohibited serving beef more than
once day in restaurants and hotels
and limited domestic consumption to one
and a half pounds a person weekly.
In suspending those regulations about
one month earlier than it contemplated.
III" Eoou administrator requests the use
of beef be restricted SO far as practicable
to cattle which dress under AIS pounds
Extreme drought in Texas. Okla homa
and other sections of the Southwest and
some cattle States of the Northwest
the food administrations statement
says. Is endangering the meat herds,
creating an abnormal run of cattle to
market.
The food administration today issued
it's report on market conditions 1t fol-
lows:
"ABU UNDANT-Potatoes carrots cabhoro
celery. corn. cucumbers. eggplant lettuce
parsley. peppers. romaino. squash. tomatoe
cantaloupes.
"MORMAL - Beans. beets. cauIihower.
onions. okra. turnips. apples. peaches
'StARCE-l.ma beans. peas sweet no.
Ia toes. watcrmclons. lemons.
Sweet potatoes are a luxury now but
within the month many will come from
the sands of southern New Jersey and
other nearby points. thus adding to the
supply and. no doubt a decrease in the
price will occur. The present SUNNY
has to be shipped from the Carolinas
and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Sweet
potatoes add to the already large list
of excellent starch foods.
THE advantages of squash are still
overlooked by the consomer. These
vegetables, but for their keeping ouaIi-
ties, would have furnished a gut this
year. Squash can he stewed or sliced
down and fried like the more expensive
eggplant. which II resembles"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10

WHEAT AND OATS
SHOW, Big YIELDS
Bureau of Estimates An.
nounces Farm Prod
& ucts Figures
CORN BELOW NORMAL
Blight, Wilt and Other Dry
Weather Diseases Cut
Potato Growth
CORN BELOW NORMAL
Wheat Crop Estimate
ShO,Us an Increase

The report of the Bureau of
Crop Estimates, summarized, fol.
lows.
Corn-Yield 1000, 900 bushels less
than average of last five years;
growth uneven.
Wheat-Yield 24,71S,OOO bushels;
quality good.
Oats-Bumper crop; estimated
yield 42,4ss,OOO bushels.
Barley-Yield $4,000 bushels;
above average.
Rye-Yield 4,5O5, 900 bushels; quail.
ity above average.
Buckwheat-Yield 7.2O4. 900 bush
els; increase of per cent.
Potatoes-Yield 21,570,oO0 BUSH
els; less than normal.
Tobacco-Yield 65 ,664 900 pounds;
above average.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
AUTO DEALERS UNDISMAYED
Little Anxiety Over Probable
Ban on Passenger Cars

Little anxiety is felt by automobile
men here over the fate of their business
in the event of the Government stopping
the e"manufacture of passenger cars jan
uary /.
Optimism was evident today on all
sides regarding ultimate results If the
recommendation of the war industries
board is adopted. The board has ad-
vised the absolute stopping of passenger
car manufacture the first of the svat
as a step toward saving steel, needed
for war work
plants throughout the country are
working on 25 per cent basis now"
said r. u. Easling official of motor
company.
THE industry is devotng much of its
effort to the production of Government
motors. and only one-fourth of the nor
NAL production of passenger cars is talk
ing place.
"lf the proposed halt of this - per
cent production is ordered. there still
will be work for most of the sales or
Eanizations. 1t would have the ten
dency of creating a demand for rebuilt
automobiles of other years.
There has not been a passenger a,r-
tomoble built in England in four years" "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
GIRL BROWNS IN VAIN
ATTEMPT AT RESCUE
Two 16.Year-Old Chums Lose
Lives After Struggle in
Delaware

In an attempt to save the life Of her
friend, Anna NJ. Kelly was drowned in
the Delaware River early last evening
at the foot of jackson street. Camden
The girl she tried to rescue was Mary
Smith. Both were sixteen years old.
The girls were bathing with several
companions when Miss Smith began
struggling to reach shore. the current
taking her out. She could swim but a
few strokes, and the other girl went to
her assistance.
The drowning girl threw both arms
around the neck of her would-be rescuer
and the latter tried to break her hold
but could not. The two were tightly
locked in each others arms when
Thomas Melvin arrived in a beat and
drew both out of the water.
Melvin says both girls were alive when
he reached shore. Miss Kelly was dead
when pulmotor arrived, The other
girl was still living, When she reached
the Cooper Hospital she was dead
Miss Kelly lived at 1887 South Sec
ond street and Miss Smith at Locust
and Mechanic streets and had been
friends a long time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10

A bumper crop in oats is indicated
for this year, according to the July. re-
port Of G. l.. Morgan. field agent of
Department of Agriculture, issued to-
day The yield will be more than a
million bushels above last years and
nearly 100000 bushels more than the
average for the last five years.
The wheat yield will be greater than
last year, and above the average for
the last five years, but the corn crop
will be below the average, the report
shows, because of the unfavorable
weather last month.
The corn yield will be about 1000, 900
bushels below the normal yield
Blight, wilt, scald and other dry
weather diseases have played havoc with
the potato crop and it will be only 6S
per cent of normal, according to the
estimate. The buckwheat crop will be
above normal
Fruits and vegetables have been seri-
ously hampered by the elements and all
yields will be below normal The re-
port follows:
CORN-The condition of corn has fallen
On since last month and is unusually low.
June and drought during the forepart OF
Jniy; With probably the largest acreage ever
lion is virtually 1000, 900 bushes less than
they the aXeraEe "a of the past five years The
planttngs being. not over six inches high
and and unless Nv we have an unusually late fall,
t%ndty some OF the crops Will never reach ma
WHEA.TIThe wheat yield per acre is
half bushel less than last years estimate.
ana ssnde also the average of the past five years
years production is estimated at 24.71S, OOU
bushels. as &c compared 9gI @ with 24,4s8 900 last
se last ve years The qnsey is ssld
ally hish. due to the favorable weather dur,
P oATsyoats SS ead 'q%ei preimise bumper crop in
nearly all sections Of the state: The | pro. o.
and ss 600 the "erase SusaetS
farms is estimated al ). 5 per cent, asScom-
pared with per cent in 1917 and 55 per
BARLEY-The condition on August I was
~ on per ess5 900 % nqrmS prodTG
$4,000 IN isI7 and 900 'Ssfsd bushels Whs the
ayerage Of the last five years, stock on
sn & s WIN
RYE-The yield per acre is estimated at
II bushels making total production Of
4,505. 900 bushels, compared with AGO OO0
in 1917. and 4.S45. 900, the average produc.
tion Of the last five years. The quality is
slightly above the average, due to favorable
weather conditions.
BUCKwHEAT-There has been per
cent In the buckWhat acreage this
many farmers We're unable to nrepare the
ss & Ss o Wsstss Ss %s as
900 in 1917 and 279, 900 acres. the average
Of the last FIVE years. The condition, or
Indicates a production of 7. .oO4 900 bushels
compared with q, 5000 bushels last year
and 3. .313. 600 the five-year average.
P0TATOES-The condition on August
IS estimated at 8s per cent Of normal. Q
due to blight. wilt. scald and other dis
eases caused by the dry Tsattheerc The 400 The pro
as compared with 20. 5s2 900 bushels II
1917. and 2s 900 900 bushels the average
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
"a NEW CARGO CARRIERS
Contracts for Ships Let to South.
ern and Western Yards

Washington. Aug. l0-(By ]. n. s..
Contracts for twenty-four wood cargo
1900 tons each, We're let by the ship
ping board for the week ending August
3, 1t was announced this afternoon. The
contracts follow:
Two wooden cargo carriers. $500 tons
each. to Wright shipyards Tacoma :
eight wooden cargo carriers of $500 tons
each, to Midland Bridge Company, at
Houston. Shin Channel. Houston. 'T"X. ::
ten barges. $500 tons each to Midland
Bridge Company. Houston Tex four
cargo carriers. 4500 tons each. to Kier-
nan g. Kern, Portland. Ore. four cargo
carriers. $500 tons each. to JohH Fl.
Fahey, Jacksonville, Fla, and siH barges
$500 tons each. to the Hillyer-Sperring
Company, Jacksonville. Fla.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
us. AIDFOR new
BALDWIN PLANTS
One in South and Another
in West to Be
Built
NEED ENGINES OVERSEAS
1000 Locomotives to Each
100000 Soldiers, Is Esti.
mate-To Rush Work

The Federal Government is to finance
the building of two more LOCOMOTIVES
plants-one in the South and one in
the West-by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works according to reports from WASH
ngton today.
samuel NJ Nauclain, vice president
Of the Baldwin company. recently an
houhced that the plants were to be con-
structed
1t is said the Governments decision
10 hnance the plants is due to the neces-
slty OF having a larger number of loco
motives in France. Two thousand are
needed for every million men over
there, Mr.. Nauclain estimated, At pres
eht there are 1000 locomotives in use
ny the American overseas forces.
Accordlhg to the reports from WASH
lhstoh. negotiations for financing of the
construction of the plants by the Gov.
erhment are now pending Details have
llot peen worked out as yet and the
hesotlatlons are still in a preliminary
state 1t is understood. with a basis not
yet agreed upon. The Government's
oesire to obtain large numbers of loco
motives as soon as possible, however is
~Np',teu 10 ndSten the negotiations.
IL is also reported the Government ia
considering plans for the enlargement
OF an locomotive plants to obtain 1900
engines yearly
Inc western plant will probably be
located at Chicago, where the Baldwin
company some time ago acquired land.
Inc location of the Plant to be erected
Ill Ihe south has not been announced.
me Baldwin Company has also pur
CHASED 200 acres OF land adjoining its
property at Eddystone for a consider
., atlon said to be in excess of $500. 900.
me land was purchased to straighten
the company's boundary lines and as vet
no plans have been made to utilize the
ground.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works, with
ITS plants in this city, at Eddystone
and at Burnham. Pa, has proved a
strong supporting hand to the Govern
ment in carrying out its war plans
Mr.. Nauclain, recently stated that 10.
comotives are going to win the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
CLIFTON HEIGHTS BOY A HERO
Sergeant Robert Holt, Jr., First Of
Borough to Die in War

Sergeant Robert Holt Jr., twenty-one :
year-old son of Robert Holt. Sr.. pro-
prietor of the Palace Theatre. Clifton
Heights, is the first from that borough
to sacrifice his life in the war.
The father of the aviator received a
telegram \from Washington informing
him that 'his son had been killed in
France. He died as the result of an
airplane accident July "a.
Sergeant Holt was a graduate of the
Clifton Heights High School, May 2,
1917. The young man enlisted In the
aviation corps in Philadelphia.
He went to New York, where he
trained for a short time. going to Eng
land August 7. In England he went in
training as a flyer in the Royal Flying
School, and eight months ago he was
sent to the French front.
Last Wednesday his father received
letter from him in which he said he
was fighting the Germans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
NAMED In BASEBALL SUIT
W. Freeland Kendrick and Other
officials of Club Defendants

W. Freeland IKendrick, Receiver Of
Taxes, and ten other men, comprising
the. executive committee of the Enlisted
Mems Club at Rockledge, have been
named as defendants in the antibase-
hall injunction suit brought against the
club by the Lords Day Alliance.
Hearing on the bill in equity is to
be resumed Tuesday in the Montgomery
County Court az Norrstown.
e. ]. Buckley, counsel for the ALI
ance, this morning said he had not de-
cided to summon Mr. and Mrs. r. T.
Stotesbury, two of the clubs sponsors.
II probably will not" the nttorney de-
Jared.
"a The club executive committee follows:
sFrank c. Broadhed. Horace w. Caster,
Joseph P; Coghlan, Clarence X. Crossan.
ert NJ. Greene, Jr.. Franklin II. Herst,
W. Freeland Kendrick. Jules A, Kerle
and Lieutenant Commander Francis r..
Payne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
ALLEGED WOOL Thief HELD
Man Caught With $4,000 Worth
of Stolen Product

Benny Stutski. Carpenter street, near
Front, was held under $500 bail for
court today at Twelfth and Pine streets
station, accused of larceny of wool
valued at $4,000.
Stutski was arrested Yesterday at
Washington avenue and Wehslef Street
where he was unloading twenty sacks of
wool weighing 300 pounds each. The
wool, as well as the team with which 1t
was taken away, is said to be the prop
erty of John Burnett. lO2 south Front
street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
WAR SAVING WINDOW WINS
First Prize for Display Given
Strawbridge & Clothier

Strawbridge & Clothier have received
first prize for the best war savings win
dow display along Market street. Eleven
Market street stores had displays urging
investment in thrift and war savings
stamps The contest began Monday
Honorable mention is given the George
B Evans store, 1920 Market street the
Metropolitan. five and ten-cent store. 1905
Market street; p. T. Hallahan, 919 Mat-
ket street, and Henry F. Michel Com
pany, SIS Market street.
Strawbrdge & Clothier's winning dis
play shows the amount of food consumed
by one soldier a week. A life-siZed fig
ure of soldier shows other need, for
which money raised through war savings
stamps Is expended.
The first prize is honorable mention
in large advertisement published by
the war savings committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
l4OO PENNSYLVANIANS CALLED
Will Be Sent to Camp Greene for
Special Training

Harrisburg, Aug. 10.-Fourteen hun
dred white men were called today from
Pennsylvania to go to Camp Greene,
Charlotte, n. c., for special military
training.
The call received by State draft head
quarters summons men from Class /,
Group C, and they are to be entrained
for the southern camp in the two-day
period beginning August 80. The quotas
will be apportioned all over the state.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
MAIN Line BOYS HELD
Accused of Looting Houses in
Cvnwvd and Bala

Boy members of well-known families
at Baa and Cynwyd We're arraigned
last night before Magistrate Stillwagon.
at the Ardmore police station, and held
in heavy bail for court on charge
Of burglary.
The lads. twelve and sixteen years
old are part of a band, according TO
the lower Merton police. who robbed the
homes Of Lawrence II. Wilbur. Cvnwvd,
and Samuel Shines, Bala. last Sunday
night. The seven were rounded up
within forty-eight hours after the rob-
berries We're discovered.
Four of the boys Robert Faust. ff-
teen: Harold johnson. sixteen; william
Gosner. thirteen, and Frank Walsh.
twelve. We're caught at Greencast1e, Pa.
Special Policeman Mullen. of the
Lower Merton department, went to
Gre encastle for them Wednesday. and
with their assistance was able to recover
seven stlcipins, a gold watch and fur
worth 5000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
CYCLIST AND HEARSE CRASH
Skull of Rider From Hog Island
Fractured

Frederick Lawler. 400 North Eighth
street. a worker at Hog Island, while
riding north in Fortieth street today
on a motorcycle, collided with the auto
mobile hearse of Charles Quimby, I'LL
North Twentieth street.
Lawler was thrown to the curb. He
was taken to the Presbyterian Hospital
with "A fractured skull, conclusion of the
brain and internal injuries. His condi.
ton is serious. Quimby is being held
at the Thirty-ninth street and l.ancas-
ter avenue station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
OPPOSES BONDS AS MONEY
Warburg Sees Danger in Making
Liberty Issues Legal Tender
By the Associated Press

Washington, Aug. lo.-Proposals to
enact legislation making Liberty Bonds
legal tender for a period of from two
to five years after the war We're declared
impractical and unscientifc," as well
as dangerous, by Paul NJ. Warburg. the
retiring vice governor of the Federal
Reserve Board, In letter received today
by Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, who
had asked his opinion on the subject
such a measure would be destruc-
tive of the credit of the United States
said Mr.. Warburg, and, at the same
time, to our currency system. 1t would
probably result in very serious tinan-
cial disturbance"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Elkton Marriage Licenses

EIkton, Md, Aug. l0-Marriaee Ii
censcs were issued here today to Harry
H. Wood and Ida Brewer. Irwin l..
Lillian and Mary White. George Acker
and Anna Cubler. Anthony Meyers and
Mabel Carrigan, William Fell and
Martha Chaser, all Of philadelphia
Samuel +, Horn and Mabel Grim Boyer
town, Pa. : Anthony J. Granpietro and
Anna Sentor Wilmington. Del; Frank
w. Null. Carnevs Point ~ IA and May
A. Luddv. Ralston. Pa. Joseph G. Scar
and Madeline Ander. Camden: William
Walton and Lucy A. Harding. Hillen-
vile, Pa: Irwin e. Hartman and Edna
y. Schaeffer. Boyertown. Pa: William
Kirby and Agnes Marsh. Pottstown. Pa.
Vincent D Polantie and Donetta Brin-
dis. Willow Grove. Pa, and Alfred Ash
ton and Ivilda NJ. Macdonald. Boston.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED
Blaze at Barrett Company's Plant
Quickly Extinguished

Incendiarism is suspected as the cause
of a $4,000 fire which, discovered about
10 o'clock last night in the plant Of the
Barrett Manufacturing Company. Ber-
muda and Margaret streets. threatened
to destroy hundreds of thousands of dol
lars worth of chemicals. The plant Is
engaged in war work. Through quick
action on the part of the firemen the
blaze was confined to the light-oil room,
where it started
Three fremen were overcome by the
fumes of burning chemicals. They are
Charles Dover, of Company No. Z; Wes-
ton Leidy, of Company No. a. and Jo-
seph Branson, of Company No. Z. They
were treated in the dispensary of the
plant and were able to return to the
work of fighting the blaze soon after
ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
PACIFIC YARDS STUDIED

one of the four Splege1haIters-A. G.,
plant manager, at the Pusey & Jones
Wilmington Shipyard-is missing, and
being missed, Mr.. Spiegelhalter and
Neisse Karfve. marine manager of the
same plant. are off for an inspection tour
of the Pacific coast shipyards. They
will be gone about four weeks and in
that time hope to visit twelve shipyards.
They say 4 seems strange with any of
the Spiegelhalters off the job
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Fruit Pest Moth Reappears

Harrisburg. Aug. 10.-Warning of the
appearance of a second emergence of the
fruit tree pest known as the
coddling moth was issued by the State
biologists office. The moth has been
found in the Adams-Franklin fruit belt
and orchard owners are urged to spray
trees at once to kill the month and pre-"
vent the eggs from Matching, This moth
the eggs hatch in five days. The apple
crop this year is smaller in prospect than
last year, and the appearance of the
moth means danger to 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
SEASHORE DREAM SPOILED
Little Girls Picked Up When They
Reached Camden

Sarah Scott. thirteen wears old, and
her sister ten years old. VINO i've AT
492O Pentridge street. heard many stoL
ries about Atlantic City and they wanted
to see the place.
They had money enough TO take them
across the ferry to Camden. There they
were picked up by a policeman. They
are held at a Camden police station
awaiting the arrival of their parents,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
MORE SHIP CONTRACTS
10000 Tons Aggregate of Awards for
Week

Contracts let during the week by the
United States Shipping Board. Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, amounted to
100000 tons Of shipping in the aggre-
gate
OF this total $1,000 tons were includ-
ed In contracts for cargo carriers of
wood construction and 10000 tons of
barges. Among the cargo ships, four
teen will be of $500 tons each and four
of $500 tons each Sixteen barges
were ordered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
Gloucester Hotel Man Dead

George w. Lancaster, sixty years old,
one Of the best-known residents OF Glou-
cester City, died last night. He had
been sick for two months. He was a
member of Standing Elk Tribe of Red
Men and Star of Union Council. Senior
Mechanics. Two years ago, while on his
way to attend the annual session CT the
Great Council of Red Men of New Jer-
sey, he was in a trolley accident. from
the AFFECTS of which he never fully re-
covered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-10
SEEK HIGHER
in BRIBE SCANDAL
Policeman Held in Fifth
Ward Case Believed to
Be Only Tool
STILL WITHOUT BAIL
Charles W. Allen. Accused of
Approaching Two Jurors.
Seems Abandoned
STILL WITHOUT BAIL
RD n star CorrcSpondcrt

4 "est 'h6ster Pa, Aug 10
p,Strlct Attorney Truman n Wade
VI 'h's county: Assistant District A.
", neF Iaulahe. OF Philadelphia. and
uher ottlcials II Is said believe CharIos
who is charged r.j,h ase, poilceman
TWO jurors IN the Fifth Ward conspiracy
."Se on trleI mere. Is simply the tool
lpr some one or ones higher un
close watch Is being lent for 49,.
person offering bail before Ius,;oa IS .,S
Peace s NJ, paXon in ordor ., S,,.. eie
Aliens release from nrison A,io, ~ a.
ing held in default of s5on h,ii Is oe-
So far no counsel has onnan,o, =. 49,
case of Allen and no soo,,,, -, ~ +" ~ ''e
doned for the present Allen is attached
10 the Twentieth and Federal streets sta
tion. in Philadelphia The iurors Aue,
is accused Of approaching in the interest
Vi 'he uelenuahts in the Fifth Ward
case are WllIlam 7, Weaver. of Honey
prooh' ana Harvey Treg0. of Branda-
more
Near Homes Of ober J,ro,.
~ hoo,, ,.-,
Ala, ,,,,r ,.a. ny "'li'idlS 'hdl
bo,,as of o,1o i," Wv N.'li'H VT 'ne
hut ,n,.ra,,tI - ""'' '"s INNS WetN'
ioa,,,inn .,ai SI'N suspicious alt'r
,rd roFrairoa eno,,, '.. - "',u H.ai'ui''s
! Juror yroo,.or - us .ne''''
r;,,s, an o,,,.o, m"'' It - "i'eseo' was
tin ,f.an ,a,' ',,', ,U'l"'h'nS $oU
th,, tha ,,,o,, a,,,,,,,,, - , ny N't"' So
"frame-up' and shouId no accuitted
says he retained the enveIone until the
morning after he received II AZ bis home
during talk with Allen and then
returned it, finding the policeman AT
! the Honcybrook hotel where he had
been stopping for several days.
/ Trego says Allen approa ched him with