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General Goethals Finished the Job


The John Fritz Medal has been
awarded to Major General GEORGE w.
GoETHALs for his work on the Pan
anna Canal. This honor, conferred on
an engineer by engineers, records
informed professional recognition Of
distinguished professional attainment.
The Jurors who reach the verdict In
the cases Of those who are nomlna ted
for 1t possess the technical qualif1ca-
lions which put their fHdings beyond
the province OF lay criticism, adverse
or approving.
However, there Is one incident of
General GoErHALs's association with
the construction Of the Panama Canal
for the understanding Of which no
technical education Is required. The
great ditch was opened to commercial
traffic August Is, 1914. when the An
con passed through with the Secre-
tary Of War and 200 guests aboard.
The nation reJoiced at the completion
Of tremendous undertaking, and
General COCKTAILS, his work at the
isthmus apparently done. prepared to
leave the post he had so long held
and seek other outlets for his skill
and energy.
But In 1915 occurred the land slides
at Culebra which filed Gaillard Cut
and necessitated the closing Of the
waterway to commerce on Septem-
Der 10. General COCKTAILS might
easily have avoided the burden of over
coming these slides and left to others
tedious and treacherous task.
lie did nothing Of the kind. Instead
he took on his own shoulders the d.
rection of the work. clearing the
prism and rectifying the banks Of the
canal; and he publicly pledged his
professional reputation on the sue
cessful completion Of the labor The
canal was reopened to general traffic
April Is, 1916, and since that date has
been kept open.
So General COCKTAILS not only bull,
the Panama Canal but repaired the
injury nature inflicted on II as II In
revenge for mans severance Of the
continents she had Joined together
He mad confidence In his work and II
his theories, and he had the courage
to put them to the test and to assume
in his own person complete responsi
bility for the outcome.
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ARMY USES AIR COURIERs.
They Bring Orders to LiGgstt for
Probable Movement.
By The Associatcd P,1n.

CoBLENz. May % tdelayed) Orders
issued ten days ago relieving the Fourth
and Fifth divisions from the Third Army
have been suspended because OF mo
present uncertain conditions IN The peace
situation. The suspension orders reached
CoblenZ on Tuesday.
For the hrst time since the Americans
reached the Rhine airnlanes have been
used in Transporting official papers t7om
Paris to Coblenz. Just before DARK OF.
wednesday several airplanes arrived
with documents. among which pre-
Humably were orders from Gen. PershlaE
to Lieut. Gen, Liggett with reference 20
the future plans OF the Third Ar:ny
The airpLanes made the Journey IN lesS
than five hours and with only one relay
Marked activity among the fh'7u
Army's FIVE divisions continues.
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Colonel House rs Prophet.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Str: In
Philip Dru. Administrator" tho book
written several years ago by Colonel
House. in which was forecast to a GER
tain extent the League OF Nations, you
will md on page 2st the following
paragraph:
THE American Navy at the close OF
Philip Dru's wise administration was
cecond only to that OF England, and to-
Eether the two great English speaking
nations held in their keeping the peace
and commercial freedom of the Seven
Seas"
Rather a queer coincidence: It would
tend somewhat to show that the League
OF Nations was framed up some time
ago by the gentleman who seems to be
the sole adviser OF our honored Presi-
ident. J, NJ. SEYMOUR.
NEWARK. N. j.. May 20.
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THE BAD OLD DAYS.
A Backward Looking Shipper Wants
the Freight System Restored.


40 THE EDITOR OF IHh euN-o". -"
ieierchce 10 the rsiiroad SITUATION .no.e
appears inc pubic press quite
qeen'ly the statement that the raiiroe"'
mus. not go BACK TO the old conoi'ions,
Deheve the Shippers OF treish. "oui.
DC pleased 70 nave the raliroaos 20 Jan
70 the OLD conditions as far as the tifne
In transit OF freight 10 concerned
Ourins the war treight "ss sioW -
moving Wnioh was quite naturei v"
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foreign production they can AFFORD to
consume and do consume, with all the
money they will spend on foreign pill
grimages, with all the freight bills
we shall still be paying to foreign
shipping in spite Of our own merchant
marine, with all the other money or
credits that will flow necessarily out
Of this country, we can take billions
of dollars of imports year and never
feel tiff they are not such imports
as sweep away our own industries and
waterlog our markets.
We can take imports where our
own Industries do not yet provide
enough Of a supply to satisfy our de-
mand. In the war we have set up, for
specific example, great dye industries
md great chemical industries. We
have established and are operating
great potash Industries. They may not
suffice to take care Of all our needs
and 1t will be possible and reason
hoiS, thchChoio, W ict III ChOubh euNhi
foreign products to supplement our
own insufficient products. But we
must not let them in, even then, al
such tariff rates as will make
anmmic these new and necessary in
dustries when just beginning tc
thrive.
We must not let any foreign goods
flood into our markets to obliterate
whole industries, blot out many pay
rolls and impoverish whole commu
mites Of men, women and children.
For the matter Of that, as we have
said, there will be no need to do any
thing Of the kind so that the United
Kingdom, France, italy or any natior
may pay Its debts to US. Better-s
thousand times better-that our debt
ors should never pay us, that w
should cancel the obligations, that W,
should forget them and 60 on our way
with the most precious Of all thing,
preserved for our own people and fol
their children after them-the chanc,
for every willing man to earn an hon
est ''~ing In the most blessed LAND
under the skies.
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Meeting OF Bureau OF Markets. United
States Department of Agriculture. Hs,G
AcAlpin. 10 A. n.
Daughters OF Founders and Patriots
meeting. Hotel McAlpin. 2 p. NJ.
Association Of Women Principals. meet
Ing. Waldorf-Astoris, IL A. II.
Dinner to William Boyce Thomps0a,
Waldorf-Astorta, p. NJ.
Opening OF the international War
Poster Exhibition. Public Library. Fifth
avenue and Forty-second street.
New York Furniture Warehouse Assoeia-
ton. dinner, Hotel Commodore. 7 ?. ~
LsaEue Of Nations. dinner. Hotel Com
Russian concert and ball to aid d1sblsd
Russian officers. Hotel des Artistss, sIS
p. NJ.
Commencement exercises OF the General
Theological Seminary, faculty reception,
4 p. NJ; baccalAureate sermon. s p. ~.
Dinner to Frank A. Vanderip. who will
speak on Political and Econom!o COnd!.
tions ip Europe" Hotel Astor. 1880 P. n,
Actors Fund OF America, meeting. Hud'
son Theatre. IL A. M
New York Electrical Society, meeting. ~
West Thirty ninth street, 8 P. NJ.
Lecture on The Transit Situation" b,
District Attorney Swami. Cerss Union
Forum. Wadleigh High School. $50 p, NJ
Lecture on Human Life and Biology"
stuyyesant NeiEhborhood House, Stuyvs-
SAINT and Ninth streets s:15 p. n.
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TRADE BRIEFS.

American manufactured shirts should
nnd an excellent market in Siberia
This seasons Dutch bulb crop Il re-
ported 20 be IS per cent below 1918 and
80 per cent. below 1914 The quality,
however. IL considered better than in 1918.
This seems TO be a very opportuns time
to introduce American varnishes in Italy,
ss there II . decidedly small stock OF such
goods on hand and a. vsrnishes were for
merry supplied to this market by Germany.
Sample lots OF piece goods, sheetinss
and cotton prints which illustrate the
class of textiles in demand In Colombia
may be examined at tho Bureau OF For
sisn and Domestic Commerce and Its dis.
trict ot1css by reference 20 File No. 4o20I
The British Felt Makers Company pro.
poses to establish q laboratory at Stock
port tths original centre of the felt hat
Industry In tho United KinEdom) for ex-
pertinent and research. particularly with
regard to tho manufacture OF the velour
hats
In the Amur ana maritime provinces OF
Siberia there are only two mining com.
panies. one near Nikolaievsk on the Amur
River. tho other near Olga Bay report,
Consul d. b. Mcgowan at vladIvostok
Neither concern issues any reports OF It,
operations.
ArEentina's foreign trade for the veal
| 1918 amounted TO s1.2oi, 63s. 34o. United
States currency. OF this total sts4o64. 7oi
represents the value of the imports. Will,
the exports were valued at $797. SOS. GAO
, Thil gives Q trade balance in favor Of ths
COUNTRY OF ss.boa,ssl.
| The total value OF exports from Chang.
shA, China. to the United States amounted
TO SesS. 442 and t446.T20 in 1918. Ship
msnts OF anthony (erude, reEulus ant
| white oxide) declined from 1892 tons
valued at t7os.tss. In 1917. to 400 tons
valued at $3To.S11. during the past year.
This Bank OF Brussels in Belgium Is IN
creasinE Its capital from 81. 800. 900 franc!
| 90. sss.500) to loa,oss.ooo francs tls.s7s.
ooo) BY the Issue of ios 900 new sharel
! of 500 francs each. Present holders will
be allowed to subscribe for as many share,
OF the new Issue as they now hold of IN,
old. The rate will be $50.
Fire clay bricks and Jars for holding
acids made Of hre clay are produced a
! Port Arthur. China, by the Fire Brici
Kiln. The clay comes from Fuchow, Jus
outside the Leased Territory. and is de
! liversd at Port Arthur a, a cost OF abou
/ 1850 United States currency per shor
/ ton; silicsous stone Is plentiful at Por
Arthur.
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MOTOR CORPS TO DIsBANp.
Women Who Gave War Aid VIII
Return to Their Home Work,

Major Helen Bastedo announced yes
terday that the Motor Corps OF Amer
lea the organisation whose trim uni
FORMED members have been conspicuous
In tho streets OF New York driving
ambulances and otherwise making them
selves generally useful as an adjunct
OF the fighting services. Is about to be
mustered out. Within a few days. Major
Bastedo said. the muster out will have
been completed and then the Motor Corps
will be held in reserve for Whatever
emergency may arise
A dinner for the corps members will
be given In the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on
June 3. The dinner committee is headed
by George T. Wilson. r. A. C. Smith
is vice-chRirman. Others on the COM
mittee are T. Coleman du Pont Frank
A. Munsey. Brighten. Cornelius Wander
bilt, Ma jor-Gen. d. C, Shanks and Brig =
Gen. Dyer.
1T IL back TO our babies and our
husbands for U.S." was the way in which
Major Bastedo summed up the situation
regarding the muster out of herself and
the other women who voluntarily gave
their services in whatever way they
were called upon from the time the war
started.
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A Foot Rule for Northern France,

The statement that $4,000 build
ings in northern France mus. be re-
constructed because OF damage done
to them in the war sums up a total
of war devastation incomprehenslble
to ordinary men and women. 1t dazes
and does not enlighten.
In the great FIRE Of London, in 1866,
the number Of buildings destroyed was
1880. When Moscow was burned in
1912 to thwart NAPoLEoN's invasion Of
Russia $4,000 buildings went up in
flames. The fire of 1885 in New York
city wiped out 874 houses and ware
houses. Constantlnople lost $500
shops and 500 dwellings in the con-
fiagration Of 1913; In Pera, the for
eigners' quarter Of that city, in 1870
FIRE destroyed 1000 buildings. Flames
caused the destruction Of II, $50 build
ings In the city Of Chicago in 1871.
Boston lost TIE buildings, of which
TOE were brick, in the fire Of 1872.
In 1892 st. Johns N. f., saw coo
buildings 90 up In smoke. The Balti-
more fire Of 1904, to help extinguish
which IRE apparatus was sent from
this city, cost 1850 buildings. One
third Of San francisco was burned
In 1909 The confagration in Osaka,
japan, in 1912, accounted for 5000
buildings when. in 1914. Salem,
Mass. burned, 1000 buildings were
sacrificed to the flames.
These historic CONGREGATIONS. which
bring to mind terrible hardships suf.
fered by thousands Of persons, Offer
q standard by which to Judge the con
dition to which northern France and
it's population were reduced by the
war. without some standard Of this
kind with which to make comparison
the record of $4,000 razed or ruined
buildings Is almost meaningless.
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OLD NEW YORK.
Hunger for Details Aroused BY . Pos
tai Veterans Memories.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str: ]
noto that w. II. Chase. who has Just
rounded out seventy years of service
in the New York post ONCE, tells in his
"reminiscences how "he left the foot OF
Canal street In the boat Red Jacket and
went over to Bedloe's Island, where he
saw Hicks. the pirate. hanged"
Arc there any old SUN boys left who
can tell US young fellows the pirate
story again7 II would revive the thrills
on "Once aboard the lugger. men. and
We are safe" And was the Red JACKIE,
& Tong. low raltish craft" or Just a pro-
sale steamboat? J. Z C.
MACK, May ~.
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The 5000 ton steel freighter Frrthcline
was launched yesterday morning from
the yards OF the Newburgh Shipyards.
Inc. Miss Margaret NJ. r. Bennett.
daughter of the v!ce-president and gem
eral manager of the company, was spon-
sor. In keeping with the practice Of the
yards. the new freighter. AIS feet long
over all and with a beam OF 81 feet. was
named for a town OF tho Hudson Valley.
The residents Of Firthclifre displayed
their appreciation by giving a set OF
bronze bells TO the ship. The Firth
cliffe Is the sixth vessel launched within
fourteen months.
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Those thoughts about Broadway
lacked scope. Or Is II vision7 Years
ago some one did better in one re-
spect IN advocating for the long lane
with many turning ground glass
second story sidewalks. They would
divide foot traffic and make possible
double rows OF retail shops where de-
sired. There might be. every half
mile or so, municipal inns 10 be run
at neither profit nor loss. equipped
with ticker service to give the names.
weights. Jockeys and starting odds
and other needful news from the
tracks: every legalized beverage to be
sold at cost, glasses to be washed in
hot water at least once a day. Band
concerts and daylight fireworks at
luncheon hours would be welcomed by
young and old. All bordering park
space devoted to baseball in summer.
to skating in winter, would be a pleas
ing notion for those who dote on out
door life. Cannot the competition for
ideas be reopened7
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Moon rises........s:u A M
For eastern New York and sou,h.-,
New Alphabetically cloudy TODAY. ~
morrow fair and somewhat varmss
moderate winds.
For New Jersey--Fsir to-day; clouhv a..
morrow; not much change In tempers,,sw.'
moderate variable winds
For northern New England-Cloudy "a,
day; probably fair with rising tenneys,n..
Tomorrow; moderate westerly winds
For western New York-Fair and warn..
to-day; cloudy. probably followed by shn.Il
ers tomorrow; gentle variable winds
WARRINGTON, May aS.-s,ndsv MIA,
low pressure covered the North A,lan,is
states, the plains States and the RooSv
Mountain region and the Canadian Nor,s
west. In the last named region IN. pre-.
sure was below 1880 inches Durins ~.
last twenty-four hours there were shcvs,.
throughout the Atlantic and Gulf ststs.
the lower Ohio and middle Misslssippi v.i
i.ys, the south plains States. and On u.
risen somewhat over tho interior distrio,s
and warm weather continues over N.
Northwestern States. The highest tenn.
Perature reported was % degrees at Hsvrs,
England States the weather will be sss.
orally fair with mild temperature Monde
and Tuesday. In the Ohio valley and Is.
weather with showers on Tuesday with.
out material change In Temperature In
the south Atlantic and east Gulf stuss
settled. with local thundsrstorms Monday
and Tuesday.
Observations nj United States wss,A~
Bureau stations taken II p. NJ. yesterday
ssventy-hfth meridian time:
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kAKNoFSKY TO KENYON.
One who Changed His Name Explain,
His Motives.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Str! Your
editorial article on the reoent decision
Of Justice Benedict on our application
for change Of name II very much ap-
preciated by myself and relatives as It
will We hope, correct the mistaken idea
that many may have been led to have
formed Of our purpose and object In
making the change.
The principle and right Of Q man to
choose his name, which has always ex-
listed. will. we feel assured. continue
to exist And as the common law and
American ideals give US the right to
ASK the court to give US the necessary
order to legalixe the change. and rea-
sonably expect It to be given, we fully
believe another petition will be honored.
We are not aliens, a. tho nrst article
stated. We are not changing our name
for the purpose of deception. We are
not trying to infringe on the rights Of
any now bearing the name Of Kenyon"
They hsve no patent on the name and
do not know that the courts would
recognize their exclusive legal right
to bear Il
The petitioners were all born in Amer
ica. They are my father, his brothers
and . sister, their children and the
children's children. There are no for
eign born in the family in America. but
| II there were that would not weaken our
case. as Americanism would be open
, to them under our principles of Justice
| and liberty. II Is more confusing and
| will be still moro confusing for oui
future generations to be known as Kan
nofssty than II would be to DO known
| as Kenyon, for under tho first name we
! are taken TO be different from what we
are-Amerioan born for three genera
| tons: and while the name Kannofsky
! may show the 'extractiof' of the hrst Is
sue in America It does not show the Tex
traction" OF the second and third gener-
atoms born In America, OF American
mothers whose names were moro appro-
pirate. Suppose a future male Kannof-
sl<y. . pure American for any number
Of generations that the future may hold
should marry a Miss White. Wilson OF
Smith. the name Kannofsky would not
represent the children OF that union
and would not show their Extraction
| My wife's name was Lund-Ameri-
can. We have two children. The name
Kannofsky- did not Mt me and 1t GER
tAiniy did mot At my wife or our chill.
dren, who arc descended from her side
as well az from mine. made my peti.
ton three months ago to a Schenectady
Justice, and fortunately for my chill.
| dren ne looked to the future, not the
past. and q court order was promptly
granted.
| 60 Nr
you some OF the considerations that
make w feel justified IN asking that
our name be changed. and shall bt
grateful II you will ind space fol-
this in your editorial page so that
others may understand our motives
which by inference were previously mis-
stated CHARLKs L. KENYON.
! SCHENECTADY, May "a.
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such translation. An American army
officer would have been more likely to

such translation. An American army
officer would have been more likely to
write "rectify" or correct" How
ever, the purport Of the message was
never In doubt, and Its publication
created high enthusiasm in all parts
Of the United States.
The phase of military activity
which produced this note is over.
There can be now no military reason
for conceallng its authorship. The
name Of the man who composed II
should be made known; the name of
the man on whom responsibility rests
for the decision taken to counter
attack against the advice Of the
French should be disclosed. Perhaps
BULLARD and BUNDY elaborated in
decision and in note; and IL so, that
fact should be revealed.
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ernment OF control must rest, according
to the limitations which have already
been given OF the Peace Conference
plans, upon Its ability not only to COM
bine all Of the better and more con-
sentative anti-Bolshevist elements but
also to unite them In efficient support
Of a thoroughly representative Rus
sian Government.
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SERGEANT YORK'S RIFLE.
The Government Might Allow Him
to Retain Possession Of Il.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr' Ser
geant York should have his rife to take
back home with him. gamble he could
pick II out Of the whole equipment of his
division.
The pin head Is surely nled down TO
Mt a squirrels head at nifty yards and
the trigger pull shortened and lightsned
to suit his taste.
don't know how he pulled It of. but
he surely laid close and shot straight TO
clean up such a bunch OF machine guns.
and am sure he would like to take his
rife home. The War Department could
extend no greater courtesy than to allow
him 90 u do. A little piece OF tape on
{ o red spool Is justified in this case.
w. led. HALsEY.
BROOKLYN, May 24.
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ANYWAY, She Got There.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: A
critic OF the English speech in popular
use objects to the statement. The Nc-a
insists that the proper reading is runs
into port with her own power" Not
to put too fine a point upon II. was
It not by her own power? Wis.
New YORK, May "a.
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NEWPORT NEWS Va. May :. ~Ada''
tional units OF the Twenty ninth tb.u'
and Cray Division arrived here to'as!
on the transport Virg!n!an from -
Nazaire. on board wcW IL officers anu
1921 men OF the tllth Field Arl"eL'
and Company f OF the lo4th Amn'u" ~.
ton Train both units made UP mosu!
OF Virginia men. Other troops we're :,
officers and l,432 men Of the ll2'A Flea
Artillery. the Terth Balloon COMPANY
and S7l officers and men OF the li"
Machine Gun Battalion.
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Learn to speak Dngii.h. Free evening

Learn 70 speak Englinh- rToS evening
classes for womeE."--A si0nboord.
All. hal English is to be the world
language. Not Spanish. which IN its
day would carry ono we'll through the
civilized world; not French. even yet
supposed to suffice in polite society al
most everywhere; not German, which
only a few years ago was urged as
the universal language Of commerce.
English! The world Is now urged to
study It. But where IN that sign? It
may be asked to halt the rhapsody.
Oh, the sign? Why-er-it 10 promi-
nently placed on the front Of q large
public school house in the city OF New
York. borough OF Manhattan, at the
corner Of East Houston and Essex
streets That makes another matter
OF II, Ell?
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An esteemed authority has at last
solved the maddening mystery about
putting. He sums II UP thus: You
can't putt we'll unless you have conf
dence; you can't have confidence unless
you putt well" This gives golfers
something to think about and may have
other merit. We do not know about
that. but It somehow recalls this
recipe. given by a camp cook who de-
clared that the mudhen was good eat
ing: You pull of all hees fedders,
cut of bees head. neck an leg. draw
heem, trow away da rest-yoost as
good as chicken"
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He was kidnapped in Boston, and
when the effects Of chloroform had
passed he found himself a prisoner on
a U-boat, which took him to a South
American submarine base. whence he
escaped by. hiding on an outgoing sub
marine. and when OF the Virginia
Capes he jumped overheard and swan
ashore. No. this lie not synopsis OF
the plot OF a mystery fiction story
1t IL the excuse OF a Camp Devens SOL
dier for his absence without official
leave from October Is to May "a.
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Signs of Peace.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sirs I'm
convinced tho war Is over. This week
for the first time in years I was able
TO get some decent safety matcheA
BROOKLYN, May % F1RrBUo.
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Nobody had disputed Sergeant YoRx's
bravery. but II any doubter has ex-
listed ne must have been convinced
of the Tennesseean's courage by the
hero's longing for a rush hour ride in
the subway.
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LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

HNHebt lFNpeFhtuf6, III, AT wv 7,
Lowest temperature, 50, at 7 A. n
Average temperature, g..
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Standard Time.
Sun rises. .b:s1 A NJ Sun sets...,.l.tpv
Moon rtses........s:u A M