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miners WORKED
BUT half Time.
DURING SUMMER
Chief Reason Why There IS Such
y Small Supply Of Soft Goal
Ca Hand To-day. :.

Production of bituminous coal Is
only about 20 per cent OF normal, and
the impression, that the calling off Of
the strike ended any necessity for eco
nomical use of coal is erroneous, it is
officially declared. The government
has placed an embargo on coal for
nonessential industries.
During the summer months the
operators worked the mines but half
time. No provision was made for
emergency winter use. There are no
stock piles about the mines, and the
operators have taken good care not
to have too much on: the market, q
condition which might bring down the
price. =; .s..s; -.
Makes Slow Progress.
The conference at Washington is
making slow progress. Secretary of
Labor, w. B. Wilson. has stated the
governments position and has sad-
vised the miners to. withdraw their
demand for a six-hour day and a five
day week. He has requested the oper-
ators to forget the contract which they
hold is effective till March 81, 1920,
and he advises both sides to come to-
gether on common ground In the in
terest of all the people.
Acting President John L. Lewis Of
the United Mine Workers has notified
Secretary Wilson that the miners
would accept his advice, but no assur-
ance has come from the operators as
to just what they Will do in agreeing to
a new wage scale.
A large number of: miners are still
out. In one or two instances reports
have been received by Attorney Cen
'eral Palmer that operators are refus-
&ing to- put men: back 10 work: In
many other, cases the miners are re-
fusing to rs5tuirni. They claim that If
they 50; back to work 1t will take a
year oget any kind st concession
from the operators, as has been the
case in other strikes. - :.
Takes" Over Mines. 80.
f. In North Dakota where the, gov
ernor has proclaimed martial law and
has seized the coal mines production
is getting back to normal The Wash
burn Ignite Coal company is trying
to get their mine back. When the
state took over this mine union miners
refused to return unless nonunion min
ers employed there were taken out.
The governor Immediately ordered
that all Of the nonunion men be re-
lieved fro mservice and the union min
ers promptly returned. =
The Alabama mine operators have
decided not to re-employ any strik-
, ing miners who are classed as ''agita.
tors" on account Of their union activi.
ties. and as a result no miners in that
state have returned, The federal au.
thorities have been requested to take
action in the matter, the miners de.
claring they will return if no unio1
men are disseminated against.
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No one could deny to newspapers
or other publications the right to take
the side they see At in any contro-
versy, as far as expressing an opinion
and supporting it with such argument
as they wish to advance. But there
is wide difference between advanc-
ing an honest opinion and carrying
on campaign of vilihcation and mis-
representation of facts, so as to pre-
judice the public: mind against tho
side to which they are opposed, as
has been done with regards to the
coal miners strike. p. q; " :
AS rule very. little space in the
columns Of newspapers is devoted, to
the coal miners, so long as they stay
at their work, notwithstanding that
the service, they render society is so
Important, so Indispensable, that the
moment, they lay deWns their picks the
entire country shtyerss and tho news
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:SEA1''T|L|E.uN|||QN ] I ! I n !
RECORD seized
BY Government !: N :
West Aroused ota os|'alhaAa
:Mfdefs- Riot Started Win
Maek a I.-W. ".

6MATTN4E, WASH, Nov. 30.--The
Union-Record, official organ Of the
Seattle Central Labor union, which
was seized and suppressed by United
States deputy marshal last Thursday
was permitted to issue g. paper Friday
and was again seized. The District
Attorney announced that the paper
would be held by the government for
an indefinite period.
- In the issue printed Friday, The
,Unton-Record editorially on the front
page denied that It had ever counselled
violence, and said that the sole method
Of settling disputes was free discus
sion and submission to American pub
lie opinion. The editorial said the
labor movement and the Union-Rec-
ord had unbo4nded faith in American
institutions. ,s
Carries American Flag.
The Union-Record reappeared this
week from q suburban plant 1t con-
tanned no radical utterances and car
ried an American flag at the top of the
front page
The entire western country is in a
state Of excitement over the murders
that occurred during the armisuce-
day parade at Centralia. Every known
member Of the I. w. w. is being ar
rested. More than 100 have been ap-
pretended in Seattle, OF which num-
ber IS are being held for deportation.
Prosecution Of the I. w. w. members
held in connection with the shooting
will be pressed immediately, according
to G. D.. Cunningham, assistant county
attorney at Centralia. = ,>--
: A dispute has arisen over who fired
the first shot. the soldiers or. the T.. W.
w. At the <coroner's Inquest DR.,
Bicl<f0rd. zo11ssof the n1archels, atestt4
fled that some one near him III. the line
proposed 4 raid on the T.. w. w. hail,
as the line came to a halt near the
'building. Several took up the pro-
"posal, *he, declared, and one man put
his foot: against the: door of the hall
and forced it open, before shower of
bullets poured into the: marchers.
= Firing; Was Simultaneous.
= ~ In the opinion of DR.. Herbert Bell,
another former soldier the firing of
the first shots and the movement of
the Legion men toward the I. W. w.
hall were. .:as nearly Simultaneous as
any human acts could be-"
L. Roberts, a member: of the I. w.
w.. who was arrested following the
shooting, is said to have made a con-
fession in which he alleges that the
I. w. w. expected the attack that was
made by the American Legion. and
they therefore armed themselves to
oppose: it. . It is believed that nearly
all OF" the members Of the I. w. W.
who took part in the Centralia shoot
ing. have been arrested and the state
claims to have a complete case against
them. ,,.,.: ~, =
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! WASHINGTON D. C., Nov. 20.-
Samuel" Gompers has added a sword
to his collection of famous trophies
a sword and a gold medal.
The gold medal is for DISTINGUISHED
service in establishing the prison Ia
Dor problem as an international prob
LEM. This recognition is Tor his work
In Paris in endeavoring to have the
products. of. Involuntary servitude
barred from: International trade. It
was presented by, the National Com
mittee on Prisons and Prison Labor,
Of which Adolph ~Lewisohn is presi-
dent. DR.. E. Stage Within is director
general. The medal bears in relief a
representation of prisoner with hand
outstretched to labor. The medal will
be mounted and placed in A. r. Of L.
~headquarters
The sword was presented by a jap
anese labor delegation, in Washington
for the International Labor confer
ence. The sword is 1000 years old.
1t is of the type used in olden days
in Japan by men who were forced by
tradition to, take their lives because
of having dishonored themselves. The
delegation told Mr.. Gompers that this
sword had been used three tines by
dish honored men. :. -"
The Japanese workers, the: delega-
ton said, have adopted the sword az
their emblem, as standing for deter
mfnation, righteousness and honor,
and it was as such an emblem that
they presented it to the president OF
the American Federation OF Labor.
The delegation also invited Mr.
Gompers to visit Japan. 49, :"
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JOHN MURRAY, NOTED.
-. :lAB0R>lEADER, Dead

- LOS ANGELES. CAL, Nov. 20
John Murray died suddenly in this city
after a: long illness because .sof bron-
cn1al troubles. Deceased=was a mem
Der of the Typographical union, and
was elected English-speaking secre-
tary Of the Pan-American Federation
OF Labor when that organization was
formed in Laredo, Texas: November
1918: =. He wrote: voluminously ON the
Mexican situation and was a; student
Of that country and the problems OF
its workers.. .>-:>.:.,
He had been Ill. for. many: months
and would stay in Washington, at the
headquarters of the Pan-American
Federation until he was exhausted
when he would: come. west to re.
cuperate. ).
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.uPH0LDS 5 UNION
.. LABOR. PROGRAM
Delegation Representing Public
n Industrial Conference Makes
Report to President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o.-Unquali-
fled approval Of collective bargain
ing is included in the report Of the
public group of the recent National
Industrial conference. The report was
made to the President after the labor
and mployer groups had left the con-
ference.
In it's report the public group said: F.:
I'VE believe. that the rights of work
ers to organize for the purpose Of COL
lective bargaining with their employ
ers; through representatives Of their
own choosing, cannot be denied Or as
sailed. >.'
"As representatives of the public
we can interpret this right only in the
sense that wage earners must be free
to choose what organizations or asso-
Citations, if any, they will join for this
purpose.
!. I'm the recognition of the right OF
workers so organized to be represented
by representatives of their own choice
difficulties will from time to time
| arise. We believe that it would be pos.
sible for properly constituted ar.
bitral authority to adjust such Difficult
ties with justice and fairness to al
| parties concerned" .
The report says the group believed
the Industrial adjustment plan pro.
| posed to- the conference by Secretary
| Of Labor Wilson "affords a possible
basis for a solution of the immediate
problem" The report is signed by the
| public group. Bernard Baruch, chair
man.
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COST OF LIVING Still
SOARING, SAYS REPORT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-The re-
tail price Of 22 necessary articles of
food increased 1 per cent in August as
compared with July, reports the
United States bureau of labor statis-
tics. Between August, 1918, and Au-
gust, 1919, the increase was ~ per
cent.
From August, 1918, to August, 1919,
the lncrease was 81 per cent. The
most notable increases are: Ham, 100
per cent; bacon, los per cent; pork,
chops, lis per cent; corn. meal, 120
Per cent; flour, 124 per cent; lard, 161
Per cent; potatoes, 1853 per cent.
-. The brreau states that the August,
1919, figures are more than in any
previous month";
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stale RaCC trouble.
Being desirous of bringing the re-
suits about as soon as possible, propa-
ganda is now being spread among the
workers, each nationality being ap-
preached and advised in their own
language Of contemplated action by
other nationalities.
Efforts are also being made to
create as much radical dislike as pos
sible-by causing the Poles to dis
trust the Italians and Serbians, by
causing the Serbians to distrust the
Italians and Poles, and by causing the
Serbians to have nothing to do with
the Croatians and Roumanians, and
by causing all other nationalities thor
oushly to distrust the Americans, the
desired results will be brought about
more quickly than any other way"
1t was during the reading of the
documents that the conspiracy to
break up the trade unions was dis
covered. The agency, it was learned,
furnished men to create religious and
race controversies. The officers Of
national and International unions
were charged by the detectives with
being traitors to the membership.
"Grapeviners'' Exposed.
But the greatest discovery came
when a list Of names was uncovered
Of men who. We're members of the
unions affected who had accepted en-
ployment with the agencies. These
men were considered loyal unionists.
Ihey held some union office in many
cases. Others were orators who, while
simply members, had great influence
On the membership.
The discovery is said to explain
many things that have been a mys-
terry to union men for more than a
year. With no hint Of trouble pre-
viously great dissension has suddenly
and mysteriously broken out in GER
tain unions in widely separated Sec
tions of the country. The animus
appeared to be directed toward the
officers of the international unions.
Efforts to change the methods of Or
ganization were frequently made.
Some Of these were to eliminate all
international unions and create one
big union or to divide the organiza-
tions by industries.
States Attorney Hoyne has in
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LABOR :. |! EDITOR d IS HELD
ii CONTEMPT o. COZ

~, ~, FORT WAYNE, Ind, Nov. 5VIs
Editor Bell OF the Fort Wayne SW0r16
printed the names: of strikebreaK
employed by the s. F. Bowser compA
and now he is cited for contemp1
court. The company wants to estS
lish a ''rnion" Of the Rockefellerskal
and secured an Injunction ag4
trade unionists who suspended w.
rather than accept this system. s
Editor. Bell is now charged VI
Offensive and indecent" conductst
wards the tcompany,s; "loyal'' emp1a
because he printed their names VA
the caption "scabs. 49, . -. ss.ssSs ..lsaSs
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ONTARIO ! / | ! labor: Ii B!
FARllE|' : | | ! ! p|.lIlIB|INE'I:
.AAs9EEE|!sI!.N!.AMED (! ! ! ]! | !! !!
Premier 4! |! s|eetls Z =. .l!e;adIne I; Agd.
.eultB|ists aadualoa Labor
teFolalIil' ')eovetlaMRsht.

TORONTO: Nov. 2o.-The Premier
Designate, e. &C! frnry, has announced
the personnel OF ontario's Labor-Far-
mer government ffs hich lis the first
political administration to have
charge OF the ak1sirs of the province.
The new cabihet consists Of two repre-
sentativest Of labor;I seven = practical
farmers and onsslawyer. 49,
The ministe mines is a railroad
engineered and began life as miner in
Wales. His ONE is at Fort William.
The minister of labor is' editor OF Labor
News, a. :well-knoWn Canadian labor
paper. Heiis a broommaker by trade.
The new cabinet convened Immediately
after its personnel was announced.
The members ares: ;:>:., ...* .....
w. E:::Raney, rs. C., prominent To-
ronto barrister. who. has been an out
standing figure against gambling and
the sale of Hquor,S attorney general;
Manning w. Doherty, lecturer at the
Ontario Agricultural college, post
graduate at Cornell university and a.
practical farmer, minister of agricul-
ture; 49,.
Beniah Bowman, M p. p for Mani
toul4ni, practical farmer. minister Of
lands and forests: - =. j.,
+ s.> Minister ef Mines. -
] Harry Mills. Labor NJ. PIP. for TT.
Willia am, :locono tive engineer former
~ miner III Waaes, minister ot mines;
Walter yRo1b. Labor M. P. r. editor
of: Labor NEWS. + formerly a broom
maker, minister iof health and labor;
:; R.$H Grant, practical farmer, edu-
,:cate1sat the Ontario Agricultural coll
leges sand 'Tor@ntos University, minister
Of education; ! :~ sz.< 20, -, r.,
H e. Nixo, pFA Artfcal farmer. grad
tate Iof hauptari Agricultural col
ese,.lectures e tihs1 arners institute,
provisional. l.secretAry: .:s ..
.Petersn,ith. Mp. p, stock farmer;
and FORMER schootteacher, provincial
treasurer: r: C. .,:BigEs; Ne p: F.. prac-
tical farmer and graduate OF the On
|; tario- Agricultural college, minister of
public works; ~ -:.':"'- j.,
Lieut.-Col. d. Carmichael, M. P. P,
practical farmer Will represent the
:solniers sas q minister without port
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PACKING HOUSE WORKERS ..
on STRIKE IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. 2o.-To enforce
a 44-hour week and wage increases
several thousand packing house en-
-ployes have suspended work. One Of
the packers sent this letter to retail
merchants:
KNOWING as do how my men
have been deceived and victimized
against their own interest and how
they are now headed for disaster, ]
would be a poor citizen and an un-
worthy employer if I surrendered tc
the irrational demands now made upon
me, and have determined, therefore
in the interest of sound citizenship to
close the doors Of my plant until such
time as it's operations are no Longer
dictated by bolshevist agitators.
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s1tppers, ana ada from, 30, ,OOO,O00,8Ql;
to $4,000, 100000 to what consum
pay for the necessaries of life. -
81 I i. ~ +: It's Pure Subsidy. ~ ~
--s@e.It- aguarantees%ti,e presentt exosS1 Y
tant rentals for the railroads undSS
federal control. and then, in order til
there may be no complaint from bill
business: provides similar generou
rentals for; the short lines, which ar
not under federal control: It opeu6
the doors Of the federal treasury n
the railroads in order that they may
be- refinanced with PUBLIC funds. - g
! IF a similar scheme were propose
for the purpose Of aiding the farmes
or the city workers, those who spon
sorsd it would be denounced as Bot
sheviki, and the country would be told
they were attempting to overturn Re-
publican institutions. 80
1T must be remembered that I'll
measure was prepared in secret Go
ference. Presumably no one outs
the membership of the committee Wao
familiar with what was taking plak
behind the closed doors Of the comnl&
tee room. Not dozen members Of :
house aside from the members Of l
committee had read the bill when
discussion opened. That staten ents
not be questioned by anyone. ST
Labor lis Ignored.
So far as the Labor provision6*SD
the. bill are concerned, they are MOI
vicious. because more subtle thans6
Labor provisions in the Cummins &
While these Labor provisions coS
several pages Of the bill, it is a sisn1
cant fact that not one representaAS
Of organized labor was consulted. r
their preparation. We are convind =
that the same hand that wrote IL
financial provisions, giving Wall st1laSl
everything it asked, also drafted n
labor clauses. e~ssSffssss e~ssSffssss
'This travesty on legislation reve1
the fundamental weakness. of 0
schemes to return the roads to thi
former owners: The fact: is tia
private ownership Of the meanassG
transportation has broken down. ~
Esch bill seeks to resusciate itH
granting outrageous increases in F1jS7
and extravagant government substda
Apparently our statesmanshiph Is
bankrupt as our railroads.&c. assssss
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: MOVIE MEN RAISE. WAGES.

a. - PEORIA, ILL.,, Nov. 20.-The Motion
Picture Operators union has: ad-
-vanced wages s5 per cent. The old
scale was $24 and $1S.S5 for a week
OF. ~ and 33 hours respectively. The
new rate is $3.50 for: ~ hours and
$35:6s for. SO hours. The union shop
tgt1ecognized. u .a5t !, 4
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:: X 60 ;-~.+.,
INN. MERcHANT-Has it occurred to
~ you that this paper goes into the
homes Of the best paid workingmen
in Duluth and surrounding territory?
It is carefully perused by every adult
member Of the household. There is
no better advertising medium any
where. .:.,
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On 18th near G ct. II rooms; hot water;
ami. Price. Sc. 600.
18th and Delafieid SITS. 8 rooms; garage;
o. M?a.s s Il, ae AZ 18th 10 rooms; garage;
ba tbs. furnace Price, 81 600.
Newton st. near 10th. 9 rooms, baths, lot
251180, furnace. Price, 1910 -,
wisconsin ave. near Naval Observatory. II
rooms: hot-water; garage; ami. Price, $500.
JEFFERSON st. near 9Th (Brightwood!. Lot 25x
$50: z rooms; ami: hot-water. Price, 5000.
Lamont ct. near 18th. 10 rooms; furnace.
Price, $500.
Near 18th and Clifton. II rooms: garage;
steam heat; elegant home. Price. $4,000.
NORTHEAST.
Between and G on 4th. rooms; latrobe;
good yard. Price, $4,75O.
It'll st.. bet. and G. 9 rooms; latrobe.
Between and Q on 18th. rooms; colonial
pHNsS Near sth and sts. rooms; latrobe; cellar.
On Mass. ave. near 7th. rooms: hot-watsr
heat. Price, $500.
o ct. bet. 9th and TIL; rooms; htroDs;
@ st. opposite staunton Park. 9 rooms; hot
SOUTHEAST.
Near 9Th and F SITS; 9 rooms; hot-water;
81 sts near Es:s Capitol. 10 rooms; vaDor
= st: bst; ist and End. rooms; iatrobe.
.. S;;r F lsss as '''n' furnace; front
East Capitol bet: srd and 18th. 10 rooms;
furnace Price, $500.
Apply for further particulars to
FLOYD 3. DAVIS,
nd afa
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FOR sALE-HOUsES.
Continued.

BANES REALTY co. (INC.)
Washington Heights
Biltmore St.
10 large rooms, two baths; steam
for garage IMMEDiATE POSSES
Price. $4,000.
18th St. Near Monroe.
This home contains o large rooms.
date POSSESSION. Let us show
you this.
New Bungalow
Brookland, D. G.
This property-1s new and contains
large rooms; hot-water heat; electric
lights soI and all modern eonveniences.
' ''Ai Price, $1,000.
Keefer St.-Off Georgia Ave.
5ss Goa cellar III: ssepe 1ss n aoT
vacant and f Prie get $685. pGssess'0n
Downtown Home-Florida Ave.
Near 18th st. n.w.-6 rooms. bath:
hot-water heat; electric lights: CO.
lonisl front porch; perfect condition.
Price, A,750.
On the Heights-Kenyon St.
9 rooms, hath: latrobe heat; large
lot EASY TERMS.
Price, 5000.
Northeast Home-Corner.
On 9Th street, rooms, bath; hot
water heat; front and side parking.
Price, 81, 150.
Semi-Detached Home
Price, $4,000.
Groom brick, with side light. fur
mace heat: front and rear porches; In
good condition. This is q bargain.
BANES REALTY CO., INC,
/ 804 18th NV. Phone M. wv.
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Below we have a list of homes
in most all sections of the city
These have been carefully select
ed bv us and in our opinion every
one is a bargain. Stop in and
let us go over them more care
fully with you as we know we
can convince you of their values
At any rate we will be glad to
go into details and you will be
under no obligations.
North Carolina ave. between 3rd
ern bath. This will make fine
home and is Just st. the n sssa fen%s
Price, $4,000.
Near Kendall Green; This is
two-family nat with six rooms ana
bath upstairs. four rooms and bath
downstairs, separate porches with al
ley in rear; nice yard. This Is
nay Tor rs" your home. We have showed
others how and would like to explain
II to you. Price, $4,000. Good terms
Near Lincoln Park. A seven-room
and bath house, semi-detached. This
is in a fine section and is the best
buy we know of near this beautiful
park, Price. $500. Good terms.
Petworth. This IL nice six-room
and bath house with 140-foot lot.
furnace heat and gas. Investigate
this. as the price and terms are right,
and we don't know where you can du-
plicate it anywhere near the price.
Good terms. Price, 400.
Ga. ave. below Rock Greek Church
road, A nice looking home In good
neighborhood. Six rooms and bath,
concrete cellar under entire house:
paved alley in rear; furnace heat. This
Is q dandy buy. Terms are right.
Price, $1,000.
FOR CoLoRED. Close to DOWN
town section, near 18th st. NV; nine
rooms and bath. The owner is out OF
town and has asked rs to sell. The
price and terms are right. II you
want q home at q reasonable price
with small cash payment and easy
terms see about this. Price, "a 200.
BELT. o'BRIEN & CO..
franklin 1886. 1911 g st. NV.
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DOWNTOWN.

Z rooms and bath, hot-water
heat; near all departments; en-
tirely furnished and ready to move
into. Price complete, SO, 900.
Terms.
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HOMES FOR COLORED

HOMES FOR COLORED
$1,000 Cash-$35 Monthly
st. NV. bet: 14th and 18th; large
rooms BATH in r sGee es ssdeS deep lot
$500 Cash-$35 Monthly
Swami st. NV. near 18th; rooms. bath;
large rear yard pr,c. "a mn
$3.50 Cash-$25 Monthly
st. NV. near 18th; rooms and bath;
good lot to alley Price $4,000
$500 Cash-$35 Menthly
1000 block 9Th st. NV; rooms, bath;
$500 Cash-$25 Monthly
L street ne; 9 rooms and bath; new fur
mace: large lot to alley; convenient to both
$500 Cash-$2O Monthly
lie Droit Park; rooms and bath brick;
near car line.
Price, $500.
$3.50 Cash-$2O Monthly
End and L SITS. s.e.; Groom brick, with
Price. 5000.
MOTEL the above properties do not suit
you let rs know. we have others.
; BANES REALTY CO., Inc,
eo4 18th Ut. NV. Phone NJ. 2292.
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FOR sALE-Si2, $50; ON THAT SELECT
side; large rooms; many closets; lot 20xiOO
alley; about the best proposition on the market
SyoXE 1 EAIRFAx. 1912 New xosk ave.