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Exit DishtoWeIs,

No more sticky plates and no more
dishes dried on dishtOwels.
These are two of the things for
which the Y. M. G. A. training schools
for home assistants is standing. The
school was started in answer to the
demand for home assistants on the
new domestic service plan which have
come into the central branch employ
ment bureau. Within the last six
months 500 calls for home assistants
have come in, and 40 have been sue
fully filled.
"There should never be a sticky
plate after the home assistant has fin
ished the course" Miss Grace HI.
White, placement secretary, says. "The
girls are taught how to make their own
soda preparation for cleansing the ice
box, the kitchen closets, etc., and how
to clean a sink and a kitchen range
so that it shines.
"Dishes are never dried with a dish
towel, but always scalded and allowed
to dry without a streak"
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LABOR'S own DAY
First Monday in September Is
Legal Holiday in Almost
Every State Now.

"HE American Federation Of La
Dor held an annual convention
at Columbus, O.. December 812,
1885. At this session the officers re-
ported the following:
Eat the fourth session of the fedora
tion a resolution was adopted making
the first Monday in September of each
year labor's national holiday and rec
ommending it's observance by wage
workers generally throughout the
country. This met with response that
exceeded the most sGnguine expecta-
tiOns. In our great manufacturing and
distributing centers thousands of
workingmen marched in procession
and participated in the festivities of
the picnic grounds, where the most
skilled mechanics and workers in pro-
fessions and laborers united in COM
mon celebration, exchanging friendly
fraternal greetings while they listened
to the champions of labor discussing
the economic and political questions of
the day. The good effects of this are
SO well understood that we recommend
its more general observance still until
it shall be as uncommon for a man to
work on that day as on Independence
day."
Nearly all Of the states in the Union
now have statutes making the first
Monday in September legal holiday,
thus observing Labor day.
In order that there be no misunder-
standing with reference to the action
of congress In enacting legislation
upon this subject it is we'll to state
that the law passed by congress June
%, 1894, described above, as making
Labor day national holiday only pro-
vided that Labor day should be OBJ
served in the District of Columbia, as
well as the then territories.
Labor day was established in the
various states and in the order and on
the dates named below: 1887, February
81, Oregon; 1887, March Is, Colorado;
1887, April 8, New Jersey; 1887, May 6,
New York; 1887, May II, Massachu-
setts; 1889, March 20, Connecticut;
1889, March 49, Nebraska: 1889, April
rs, Pennsylvania; 1890, April %, Ohio;
1891, February 10, Maine; 1891, Feb
ruary "a, Washington; 1891, March 4,
Montana; 1891, March 4, Kansas; 1891,
March 9, Indiana; 1891, March II, Ten
nessee; 1891, March 81, New Hamp-
shire; 1891, June II, Illinois; 1891, Oc-
tober 16, Georgia; 1891, December %,
South Carolina; 1892, February S, Vir-
ginia; 1892, February %, Utah; 1892,
July Z, Louisiana; 1892, December IL,
Alabama; 1893, February II, Texas;
1898, February Ia, Delaware; 1893,
March %, California; 1893, April 1S,
Minnesota; 1893, April 10, Wisconsin;
1892, April %, Florida; 1893, May 2e,
Rhode Island; 1894, June %, District
of Columbia and territories; 1895,
April 8, Missouri.
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It Has Happened Before.

AS his relatives and friends are
aware, George Wharton Pepper is a
nonsmoker
Not long ago Mr.. Pepper was about
to entertain some distinguished guests
whom he delighted to honor.
His first move in the direction Of
their entertainment was to procure
and send to the house some particu-
larly choice Havana cigars, which
"set him back" to the tune of 90
cents each. But it seems the cigars
arrived before it was made known at
home that the guests were expected.
That evening Mrs. Pepper said to
her husband: "Some cigars came for
you today-evidently a gift from some
one. Knowing you didn't smoke,
gave them to men who were working
in the house" e."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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American Troops Ordered to siIesia.

Coblenz-The Fifth and Fiftieth
United States infantry regiments,
which are now in the United States,
have been ordered to Silesia. They
will come direct to COblenz to be
equipped before proceeding across
Germany, according to word received
at headquarters here. 1t is expected
that the two regiments will remain in
the Coblenz region for at least a
month before leaving for Silesia. The
equipment to be given them will in
elude field and hospital outfits.
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] improved in health SO could do my
housework; we now have little one, all
of which I owe to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. o. S.
JOHNSON, r. No. 8, Ellensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account of
some functional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield to Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine trial, and for special advice
write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 years
experience is at your service.
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samoans Liked Ice Cream sodas.

A member of the United States med
ical corps, recently returned to Ellin-
wood, Kan, reports that ice cream So
das have made a profound impression
upon the Samoans. The officer was de-
tailed in charge of the soda fountain
of the solitary drug store at the Pago-
Pago naval station, and reports that
his patients took much more kindly to
the sodas than to the anti-influenza Sc
rum which he was obliged to dispense.
The Benson signal., 1919-08-30

anu a ROOQ zeal OF
the time was not
able to 60 about.
Our greatest desire
was to have a child
in our home and one
day my husband
came back from
town with a bottle
of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Co m pound and
wanted me to try it.
It brought relief
R A-.11
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At Chicago.

Chicago.-Hogs-Top, $21,25; heavy
s19.0O62f.25; light weight, $1S.S5 @
S1.20; light light, $17.75@2o;5o; heavy
packing sows, smooth. $1a.65 g1S.65;
packing sows, rough, 6.75@17.5O;
CattlewBeef steers, medium and
heavy, choice and prime, $16;o0@1S.50;
medium and good; $12.50A16.00; com
mon, $1o.oo@125o; light dd. weight, good d
and choice, $500 ao $500; common ta5e ana
mafepm heifers SIS @f5.oo; cows. s735 @is7s:
Gamers and cutters, $6.00@725; veal
calves, light and handy ~ Weight IS Sis5O
21.0o; feeder steers; $S;0o@ Go l0'oo; COWS
Sheep-Lambs, "a pounds down.
s15.50918.5O; culls and common, $1O.5O
@15.O0 yearling wethers, $1o.75 @d3.50;
ewes. medium, good and choice, $1,000
ia. 90: culls and common. $3.00@7.5O.
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Two Killed in Riot.

Charlotte, N. C.-Two men were
killed and ten injured, four of them
probably fatally, in battle between
police guards and a mob of strike
sympathizers at the car barns of the
Southern Public Utilities Company
here. The guard had held the mob at
bay for several hours
The Benson signal., 1919-08-30
Money Market.

New York.-Mercantile paper un-
changed.
Sterling, $428; commercial sixty day
bills, $427h; demand, $4.31A; cables,
$4.32.
Francs-Demand, 7.S0; cables. 7.7S.
Guilders-Demand, 81 1s; cables, 37A.
Iire-Demand, S.98; cables, 8.98.
Marks-Demand, 6; cables, 6B.
Time loans strong, unchanged.
Call money easy; high, 5: low, 4;
ruling rate, s; closing bid, 4 ": offered
at 5: last loan, II.
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NewfoundIand,s Memorial Day.

Newfoundland celebrated July 1 this
year, but not as Canada does. 1t was
observed throughout the island as Me-
mortal day, in honor of those who laid
down their lives during the war. Next
year it is proposed to hold the COM
memoration earlier in the season.
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Lots Better.

Smiley hope you won't mind if 1
bring a couple of friends home to din
ner tonight, my dear?
Mrs. Smiley-Oh, no; that is better
than being brought home by couple
Of friends after dinner.
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Cash Grain i'm Chicago.

Chicago-COrn-No. mixed, $1.94W
s1.95; No. 2 yellow, $1.95@1.98.
Oats-No. 2 white, 72h @75c; No. 8
Rye; Rye;-No. 2, $1.53A @1.54M.
Barley-$1.35 @ LAB.
Timothy-$9
Clover-Nominal.
Pork-Nominal.
Lard-$28.30
Ribs-$23.5O@ O@24.0O.
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cents an hour, persist in their demands
for wages of S5 and 90 cents an hour
and strike to force concessions.
WashingtOn.-POstp of the
settlement of wage demands until nor
NAL economic conditions are restored
was announced today by President
Wilson as the policy which the admin
istration will pursue in dealing with
such questions, particularly those af-
fecting railroad workers.
The President announced also that it
was neither wise nor feasible at this
time, when the most important ques-
tiOn before the country is a return to
a normal price level, to attempt to in
crease freight rates to provide funds
for higher wages.
"We ought to postpone questions Of
this sort until we have the OppOrtun-
ity for certain calculation as to the re-
latiOn between wages and the cost of
living" the President declared in a
statement to the public explaining his
decisions as to wages. '1t is the duty
of every citizen to insist upon d truce
in such contests until intelligent settle
ments can be made, and made by peace
and effective common counsel. l ap-
peal to my fellow citizens of every en-
ployment to cooperate in insisting up
on and maintaining such truce"
Mr.. Wilson's statement was issued
in connection with the decision of him
self and Director General Hines on de-
mands by railroad shOpmen for %
per cent advance in wages, but the
general policy pronounced covers also
the wage demands of other hundreds OF
thousands of railroad workers, which
are pending before the director gen.
eral or about to be presented. 1t is to
be expected that other unions trying to
obtain more pay will be asked, as the
shopmen, to play their part. with other
citizens in reducing the cost of living
by foregoing temporary advantage
which would add to transportation
costs.
The decision of the President and
the director general was announced to
a committee of 100, representing the
shopmen. In reply to their demands
for a 25 per cent increase, the shop
men were asked to accept an ADJUST
ment of their pay to the basis of ten
hours pay for eight hours work,
which they contend was given other
employees and denied them when the
Adamson law became effective. This
means an advance of the basic pay
from 68 cents to 72 cents an hour,
whereas an increase of II cents to 85
cents an hour was demanded.
Under the new scale of wages, ma
chinists, tool makers, bOilermakers, riv-
eters, blocksmiths, sheet metal work
ers and electricians, all of whom now
receive 6S cents an hour, will receive
72 cents. Helpers will receive 49 cents
an hour instead of the present wage OF
As cents.
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METAL MARKETS.

Colorado Settlement Prices.
Bar silver, $1.12B B.
Copper, pound, 2S@23%c.
Lead, Sc.
Spelter, $7.74.
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Retort Courteous.

Nell-"I wouldn't marry the best
nan in the world" Belle-"Of course
rot. He wouldn't ask you"
The Benson signal., 1919-08-30

One Of the ever present difficulties
of q married man is to account for
his absence from home.
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THE JOY OF
MOTHERHOOD
Came to this Woman after
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound to
Restore Her Health

Ellensburg, Wash" After I was
married / was not we'll for long time
The Benson signal., 1919-08-30

Every time you think you're in debt
think of what Germany owes.
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"a tap on the head with a club offers
few opportunities for expert analysis
and deductions. s."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
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BaffIino Simplicity.

"a writer of detective stories says
the criminal who commits crimes in
the cOmmonest way is the hardest to
CATCH"
"Maybe he's right"
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RAIL men
MAY STRIKE
WILSON REJECTS HIGH RAISE
AND OFFERS AGENT INCREASE
TO SHOPMEN
DEMANDS NOT GIVEN.
ADMINISTRATION PROMISES TO
HELP If n. C. L. is NOT
CUT DOWN..
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, Aug. 26.-The railroad
shOpmen's union officials are in con-
ference on President Wilson's reply to
their demand for wage increases. The
question now is whether the ShOpmen
will reject the decision of the Pres!-
dent limiting increases to about 4
cents an hour, persist in their demands
for wages of S5 and 90 cents an hour
and strike to force concessions.
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Dressed Poultry
Live Poultry.
EGGS.
Butter.

Eggs, strictly fresh. case
count ............... Sll.Oo W I1.As
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Green hides &c per lb. less than
cured.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
FiEIY AT SUPPER.

Women's club OF Boise enjoyed their
initial supper gathering Monday even
ing In the high school cafeteria. A
report of the secretary showed 20 MEM
bers had joined since the last meeting
and that 10 others had pledged to join.
The next supper will be Dec. 20, at
which time plans for organizing a state
federation will be discussed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
0FF|C|l[s REPORT
TO The CABINET On
WORK NOVEMBER
Details Of Administration of
States Business Discussed
At Regular Monthly Session
Of Commissioners.
RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE
Banks of State Register Larg-
est Deposits in History
Water Right Applications
Continue to Come In.
RECEIPTS SHOW INCREASE
SUMMARY OF REPORTS TO
M GOVERNORS CABINET

! State banks show greatest de-
posits in history, according to pre-
liminary reports.
Premiums paid into insurance
fund total s12,12S for November.
State athletic fund earns $2265 :
!. above expenses in November.
; Fish and game bureau makes Z
+ record collections on fines and :
sales. Total $110,660 to date. as I
: compared with only $72,S0s last ,
year.
; State dental board to hold i'm :
? portant meeting in January.
: Cold weather halts work on :
; some public buildings.
; State is suffering smallpox cpl
demic.
; Applica lions for use of public .
water continue to come in.
Bureau of budget uses only liz .
+ per cent of appropriation in SO .
: per cent of biennium.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
FIVE PRISONERS.

Five new names We're added to the
register at the penitentiary Monday
night. They were, b. F. Nichols. one-to
IA years for grand larceny; Harry T..
Brosbenor. one to 10 years for yolun
tary manslaughter. and j. r. 'Annis,
five to l5 years for robbery, all from
Twin Falls county: John O'Brief of
Latah county, six months to 10 years
for burglary, and John Kahtgasbe of
Bannock county. three to 15 years for
attempt to commit murder.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
MUST Sell MORE SEALS.

An s. o. 3. call has been sent out
by the committee in charge OF the sale
OF Red Cross Christmas seals. Volun-
teers are needed to sell the seals in
order that Ada county can make its
quota of $4,000 by the end Of the week.
Women or girls who can give a part OF
the morning or afternoon in the sale of
seals are asked to communicate with
Mrs. Il. L. Johnessee, phone 712-W.
II the county takes it's full quota $1200
of the amount derived from the sales
is kept in the county to be devoted to
health work.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
oRuoLEss PHYSICIANS TO MEET

The Boise Valley OsteopathIc asso .
citation will hold it's final meeting of
1919 at the Owyhee hotel Thursday.
The opening session at 0 o'clock will
be in the clinic rooms in the Gem
building, where a clinic will be con-
Quoted by DIR. r. j. Rudy of Los
Angeles. assisted by local physicians.
The meeting will close with a banquet
at the Owyhee at which DIR. Rudy
will be the chief speaker
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
THE LITTLE NEWS Of BOISE
. salEr ITEMS soN susv REApus
LEAVE ron HOLIDAYS.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Yaryan have gone
to Tacoma and Seattle to spend the
holiday season visiting relatives. They
will spend Christmas with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. B. Payne Of Tacoma, and
will visit other relatives in Seattle.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
FARRELL BOY HOME.

Damian Joseph Farrell, son of James
Farrell. 1905 East Franklin street,
who was discharged from the navy at
the Bremerton yards in Seattle last
month, arrived In Boise today. Young
Farrell Joined the navy for the dura-
ton OF the war a year ago in July,
but did not get overseas until after the
armistice was signed. He arrived in
France last spring and did not return
to the United States until couple of
months ago
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
CLOSE MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL

Mountain View school, south OF
Kuna, has suspended school during the
cold weather and will make up the
time lost next spring. Word to this
effect was received Monday evening
by Miss Lura v. Paine, county super
intendent. The report states there
were 20 students in the school, all
young and that they suffered in travel
ing long distances to school and in the
interests Of their health, a vacation
was taken.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
Call FOR SINGERS.

Singers who have ever had any ex-
perience in chorus or recital work are
asked to be present at the high school
auditorium this evening at 1880 to take
part in the rehearsal for the midwinter
presentation of the Messiah" Three
hundred voices are necessary for this
production and those staging the
event hope to have fully that number
present for the opening rehearsal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
OPERATION A SUCCESS.

That the operation performed at
Portland Monday on the right eye OF
Chief Foster of the Boise fire depart
ment, was successful, was the report
received Monday night by Mrs. Foster
from her son. Raymond, who was with
his father when he underwent the deli
cate operation
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
coMMANpERy ELECTS.

AT the annual conclave of Idaho
Commandery No. /. knights Templar,
held Monday night, officers for the
year were elected and installed az fol-
lows; Charles S. Rathbun, eminent
commander; George o. BUM, general
1issimo: Thomas o. Powell, captain
general: James l.. Sweeting, senior
warden; Colin Oxford. Junior warden:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
Dies IN OREGON.

"oro was received here this morn
s Of the death of stephen S. Blore
a. ~ ms nome at La Grapde, ore. early
81 aais an. norning. Mr.. Blore formerly lived
~ Star, wnere he was married to Miss
~ ~. bIessinger He is survived by his
w." w., au one son, stephen w. Blore.
pody VIII be brought to star for bur-
IA. Funeral arrangements will not be
made until its arrival
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
ENLIsTs IN THE NAVY.

Gather WtnHeId Snow, a resident
of Sheridan, Ore, enlisted at the local
u. s. Navy recruiting station for a
period of two years. as ships cook.
Snow has departed for Salt Lake and
will go to San Francisco, CAL for his
training In the cooking school.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16

John "A. Darling Of 0lenns Ferry
stopped IL Boise Monday while on his
way to Portland, where he VIII trans
act Some business. He win then 20 to
adena. where they are spending the
winter.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16

s,ctsh as ". Jaciman, .prelate: Edward
rann treasurer: Sylvester Gauflt, re-
$500 Georse r. McKilycy, standard
49, Sonn M Rudernacher, war
uen, henry LeimherRer. sentinel.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

U. s. Navy recruiting station that men
enlisting for the navy will be granted
leave OF absence with full pay, from
December Is until January 3, with or
ders to report to main station where
enlisted at the expiration Of their
leave.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
CHARITY MEETING

Final plans for Christmas gift work
will be made tonight at meeting of
the board of the Associated Charities.
The meeting Is called for 8 o'clock in
the office OF Mayor Eagleson. All
directors are urged to attend as much
important business to be transacted.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
RESUME SCHOOL.

School was resumed Monday in the
Holcomb school district, a residence
owned by Mr.. Breckenridge being used
as school building. This place is
situated but a short distance from the
school which was burned and has been
made quite comfortable.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
IMPORTANT BUSINESS MEETING.

John Regain Post OF The American,
Legion will hold an important meeting
tonight at s o'clock in the Boise Com
mercial club rooms. The drafting of
the constitution and bylaws which
will govern the post will be presented
by the committee for action.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16

Counting steel steamers alone there
are now under construction In the
United States 3,075266 tons. as COM
pared with '2,796,154 tons building in
the United Kingdom
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16

The Mennonites in Canada are fight
ing the compulsory school law, insist
ing on sending their children to their
own parochial schools. As result %
little schoolma'am has sat at her desk
in a schoolroom in central Sasltatche-
wan daily since September l waiting
in vain for pupils to come To occupy
the empty benches.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
sHIPM ENTs SLOW.

The movement of coal still continues
slow owing to. snow and the. general
neavy freight business. Six cars OF coal
and two arrived this morning.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
MARRIAGE LICENSE

Charles Close of Boise and Miss
Frances Turner of Wylic Mere issued
u marriage license this noon at the
county clerks office.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
ATTENDING coNEEReMce

Emil Grandjean. supervisor Of the
boise forest reserve. is at Ogden this
est supervisors of the northwest dis
trict.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
sURETIEs DEAD.

supreme court in county of Blaine VS..
Fuld, 81 Idaho, page 35S; III Pacific,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16

In some cases where personal
bond had been given one or more of
the sureties had been dead more than
q year.
Our record shows but IS counties
OF the A that were not subject to
some criticism in the matter of county
deposits.
Prom the confidential nature OF the
work 1t is not possible to make pub
lie all results accomplished. and fur
thermore the effect of criticism and
suggestions are not Immediately OBJ
vious. In reporting work accomplished
this department is at disadvantage
inasmuch as direct results from GER
tain lines of action can not be made
public and tabulated in the form of
rannrt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16

Oil is transmitted from Baku, on the
Caspian set, to Batum, on the Black
sea, by means of a pipe line 500 miles
long, which has nineteen pumping sta
tons. The diameter of the pipe is
eight inches and II has a capacity of
60.000.0n0 pools a year. Its cost was
25,o00,0 600 rubles ($13.000.00