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Evening star., 1920-01-15
NEE IDENTIFIES
ALLEGED FAKERS
Men Said to Have Gotten
Washingtonian's S35, 600
Held in Texas.

FORT WORTH, Tex, January H.
(by the Associated ess).-Peter J.
Nee of Washington. d. c.. who says
he was swindled out of $4,000 in
fake oil stock scheme. today identi-
fed two men held here as the guilty
ones.
/! They are held under complaints here
as f. ]. Ward and Charles Gerber, and
are accused of -swindling Sheriff
Frank Norfleet of Hale Center. Tex,
out of $4,000 by a scheme similar to
the one on which Nee was the victim.
They were arrested in California.
Men Met in Michigan.
Mr.. Nee, a furniture dealer in this
alleged swindlers while in Mount
Clemens, Mich, May so last year, and
it is charged. turned over to them
i SIS, 900 in hotel in Philadelphia and
100000 in this city. An indictment
alleging grand larceny of the money
obtained in this city was returned
against them.
While in Mount Clemens, Mr.. Nee
! made the acquaintance of one of
three alleged swindlers and took
| stroll with him. and it was while
| enjoying the stroll that his new
. acquaintance picked up pocket
! book containing $500 in cash and
! what purported to be certificate
| Tor a seat IN the New ! Ork StOCh
[ Exchange.
One of the swindlers. impersonat-
| ing the individual named in the Ger
| tificate was found at a hotel, and
| the pock textbook turned over to him.
| His offer to give the finders the
! money it contained was spurned and
/ he said he would invest the money
! in a stock brokerage Office in De-
! troit for them.
| by the broker. but Nee and his COM
| panion were told that it would not
! be paid unless evidence could be pro-
/ duced that they were financially able
! to pay losses had they lost That
was an easy matter, so far as Mr..
| Nee was concerned, and he parted
with his $4,000.
! Asks for Investigation.
| When he realized he had been
swindled he visited police headquar-
| ters and asked that an investigation
| be made. Three pictures in the police
! gallery were identified and search
! for the trio was instituted. Several
days ago Inspector Grant learned of
| the arrests in California and the
| turning over of the prisoners to the
Texas authorities. and Detective
Cornwell accompanied Mr.. Nee ITO
! Fort Worth.
! Detective Cornwell wired his chief
! that the men under arrest had been
! identified and that he had taken up the
question of having them sent here with
! the Texas authorities. The third al
| legged swindler has not been arrested.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
TWILL SEVER WAR
| CAMP FROM NAME
Community Service of Dis
trict of Columbia to Peace
Time Title.

The war being over to all intents
and purposes, the War Camp Com
munity Service is about to change it's
name. Henceforth it will be the
Community Service of the District
orT Columbia. with peace-time pur-
poses as important as those it ac-
complished in the training camps and
among soldiers everywhere in the
country during the war.
I. Community Service of the District
has prepared an ambitious community
welfare program and will need some
money to make the plans materialize.
With Franklin X. Lane. Secretarv of
the INTERIOR as honorary chairman of
the campaign committee, drive for
a fund of $S3,500. to meet actual ex
penses for the ensuing year, will be
made during the week of February
9-16. Announcement to this effect
is made by Roland Robbins. executive
chairman of the campaign committee
Old Leaders to Remain.
AS recast. the organization will be
composed almost entirely of he
Camp Community Service. The in
c,orporators are Henry White. Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins. Mrs. Newton ID.
Baker. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes Ro-
land f. Robbins. Mgr c. f. Thomas
Eabbi Abram simon. Rev. DR.. Charles
!
ter S: tfford. A. p. Shalet. Alonzo
i Tweedale and Julius / Peyser.
Details of the 1920 budget. as pre-
, sented by Mr.. Robbins, are: Trav
elers' aid information bureau and
homes registration service, S17,5o0;
employment service. $1,000: service
department for hospitals, childrens
homes old folks homes, etc, 5000;
social recreation department. s2.500;
physical recreation department.. 81 900;
community dramatics. community
lyceum and entertaining department,
$4,000; community music department.
$1,000; publicity department, $3,500:
coiored work department. 500 600, and
general administration. S11 900.
The entire campaign committee has
not been completed. but those who
have signed pledges for service are
clyde F. Armitage. Claude n. Ben
nett. Mamie H. Burroughs, H. c.
-; Cole. ID. S. Church. Frederic A. Coch-
ran, Edward W. Davis. George II.
Dawson. William P. Egan, Mrs. Julia
West Hamilton, G. w. Harris, T.. D.
Hathaway, Joseph II. Hurley. d. Stu
art Jones, Oliver J. Moore, Il. l.. Neu-
hauser. William l.. Peet. Rev. DIR. u.
G.. B. Pierce. Joseph T X. Plant. DR.
Arthur Ramsey. Michael d. Scha aefer
A. p. Shalet l.. G.. Schroeder. Gen.
H. Terrell Robert II. Turner. w. II.
| Wahly. Raymond J. Wise, Harry T
Woodfield. Thomas Lycett, S. j. Pres
colt. Mrs. Edna Coleman and Howard
S. Fisk.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
JOHNSON is WILLING
FOR LEAGUE BATTLE

NEW YORK, January Is (by the As
sociated Press) Senator Hiram John
son of California, declared in an ad-
dress in Brooklyn that he would
accept the challenge of President Wilson
to take ratification of the peace treaty
to the people of the country.
Il don't care whether republican,
leaders accept this gage of battle or
not" he said. For one, i accept the
issue, and, so far as | can. upon it
/ shall go to the people of the United
States. A subject which deals SO
intimately with the treasure and blood
of the average American is a subject
upon which he has the right to ultimate
decision Politicians upon one side or
the other may seek to avoid this issue
but / say to you with al solemnity. T.
the politicians on both sides unite with
absolute unanimity in hiding this sub
ject, and endeavoring to prevent it's dis
cussion, the American people themselves
will wrest it from the politicians and
themselves decide it."
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Former Monarchs See Gem Sale

LAUSANNE. January Is (by the AS
sociated Press).-Four former mon
archs who are living in this country
Of the jewels and objects OF art owned
by the estate of the later Princess
Vera I.obonoff of Russia here Sester-
day. They were former King Constan
tine and his Queen OF Greece. and for
ner Emperor and Empress Charles
and Zita of Austria Hungary. They
made 10 purchases.
Evening star., 1920-01-15
Keep your home as
clean as it was after
Fall Housecleaning

AANE that Fall Housecleanng cleanliness twelve
months year! Accomplish it without the backaches!
Danish the broom and the other implements that work
only when YOU work them Substitute The Hoover that
works aone-you just guide it. 1t its muscle-not
yours. Combines beacr, sweeper and clean
Only The Hoover does tls-consructon patented,
that's why Come in for demonstration. Let show you
how when vOu-
Evening star., 1920-01-15

Observation-Disclosures
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07
PUTNEY.

Fl. Warner Kathan is working for Earl
E. Fuller
Oscar Ranney took a wild ride Friday
afternoon about o'clock. He had started
home with the team after delivering some
berries when the horse became frightened
ia front of DR.. l.. FL. Bugbee's house The
ring in the bit broke and the horse took
to the sidewalk when about half way up
kimball hill but escaped all the hitching
posts and trees He ran until in front
of FL O. Cobb's, where 7. w Ames
stopped it. Mr. Ranney remained in the
wagon, but was helpless and called to Mr..
Ames to stop the horse, which was not
then going as rapidly as it had been. Moth
ing was damabed and the horse was driven
later that night.
| Clifford II. Cooke of Springfield, Mass,
who is having a vacation from his work
at the United States armory, where he has
been employed nearly four years, with
the exception of period during the war,
when he was in the military service and
stationed at Camp Devens, came Thurs
| day to the home of his brother, Earl e.
/ Fuller, on West hill Mr.. Cooke called on
his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. i. /.
Landman of South Londonderry, in Brat
tleboro, where they are staying at Mrs.
Mamie Nelson's on High street. On Sat
ufday Mr.. Cooke left for East Barnet to
visit his sister. Mrs Herbert c.. Worm
wood, and family. He then plans to 90 to
Glens Falls, \. Y, to visit his nephew,
George +. Fuller, and family before re-
turning to Springfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

who is said to have been forced to drive
head on into truck near Thompsonville,
Conn, with fatal results. Thompson, was
arraigned in the police court in Thompson
VILE Thompson has figured in several au-
tomobile scrapes in Rutland and immediate
vicinity and figured in a sensational smash
up when car he was driving left the road
at the foot of River street bridge, driving
into a cellar culvert, injuring several peo-
pie
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

A new high school in Washington, d.
C., is to be the best equipped institu-
tion of its kind in America in the mat
ter of facilities for athletic training.
In addition to gymnasiums and swim
ming pools for both boys and girls.
there viii. be a rife range, an indoor
running track, and stadium contain
ing tennis courts, a gridiron and base
BAH field.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

The worlds biggest steam fishing boat
has been launched in England for use in
the Newfoundland fisheries. The vessel
is 2I5 feet in length and has a. cargo ca
pacity of 750 tons of fish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

The annual midsummer clinics of the
poliomyelitis department Of the state board
Of health which were started in the state
several years ago by DR.. Robert w. Low
EFT of Boston viii be conducted this year
beginning July 10 and continuing two DAYS
at the Rutland hospital. Dr. Lovett will
not be able to come to Vermont this
summer but his chief assistant, DIR. Frank
Ober, will be present. These clinics will
be among the most important of their
kind ever held in the state. The clinics
will last until the Goth, concluding at
Barre
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07
VERMONT NEWS.

The Vermont sheriff's association will
have their sixth annual meeting and out.
ing at Burlington August Is and IA.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

Harold Thompson of Springfield, Mass.
formerly of Rutland and of st. AL
bans. where his father, j j. Thompson
prominent in Democratic political circles
still resides. has pleaded not guilty to a
charge of being responsible Gin eonse
auence of his intoxieation or through his
gross and wilful negligence for the death
of Thomas f. Kellher. Of Springfield
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

That Fred n Bradley, who left Barre,
in December, 1918 for the West, lost his
life in Portland, Ore, seems certain from
discoveries made when nature lovers wan
dering the deepwoods Of one of the city's
parks found two fruit jars crammed with
all his personal papers, two watches, nose
glasses, will, correspondence etc. His body
has not been found He left 5000 to
his house5eeper, Miss Belle johnson OF
He was last heard from by Barre friends
in January. 1919 and egorts to locate him
since had failed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

During the Rutland fair it has been de
cided to have children's day. The pro
gram viii include a parade in costume anc
many athletic events.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

WANTED-Male attendants to work
on wards of the Worcester State Hos
pital. Rate of pay $40 per month to
begin, $47.50 at the end of three
months, $50 at the end of six months,
$3.50 at the end of nine months and
$50 per month at the end of year,
with maintenance. Address Supt
Worcester State Hospital, Box 81,
Worcester, Mass. 104-109
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

WANTED-Pupn nurses to enter the
training school of the Worcester State
Hospital. three years course Rate of
pay $45 per month to begin, $47.5 Dat
the end of three months, $50 at the
end of months, $3.50 at the end of
nine months and $50 per month at the
end of year, with maintenance. AID.
dress Supt. Worcester State Hospital,
Box 81, Worcester, Mass. 104-109
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

John O'Grady of Roxbury, member of
the house of representatives 1912 and 1913,
committed suicide Monday morning while
working on the highway about four miles
from the village. He used his jackknife
aud succeeded in cutting his throat and
making two stabs in his heart He has
been acting peculiarly since the death of
his daughter year ago. A physician was
called Immediately. but Mr.. O'Grady died
from the effects of his wounds. He is sur
yived by his wife and a son.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07
FOUND.

FOUND-Tuesday night, bunch of
keys. Owner may have same by prov
ing property and paying for this ad
at The Reformer Office. 109- If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

WANTED -Dishwasher at Streeter
Restaurant. IV4-tI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

WANIED-Second hand canoe. Tel
363-M. 1OI-I0
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07
LOST.

LOST-On Canal or Maple street, pair
cut nippers, Cheever 1885 on handle.
VIII pay more than worth. Present to
me. E. M. Angler. 104-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

WANTED-Beef, hogs, calves and live
poultry. w. F. Richardson Co. 3O5-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07
WANTED.

WANTED-Two pin boys. Ga Elliot
81 74-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

For lack of funds, repairs on a piece o.
road a quarter of a mile long in Salisbury
has been discontinued for this year. Thi
makes the second year on this small length
of road and the work is still unfinished
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

J. II. Orvis, IS years old, one of the
oldest travelling men IN Vermont, died
Saturday morning at his home in Bris
tol from hardening of the arteries. Mr.
Orvis represented the Hunt, Howe
Ferris company of Illinois.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

Lightning some times strikes more than
once in the same place. The barns of
James Achilles, of Barnet, were first
struck last week and then the house. 1t
truck the barn at milking time and the
electricity followed the milking machine,
and in its trip through the two barns
killed eight cows and a bull, killing alter
nate twos as It went. Then the house was
struck and the cat killed. Neither bolt
set fire to the buildings, nor were any Of
he persons in the building injured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

A Ford coupe taxi driven by Augustus
Lawrence of Bennington was hit by a
westbound train over the Chatham divi-
sion of the Rutland raildoad at the Old
Bennington crossing early this afternoon.
Neither the driver or his woman passenger
was injured but the coupe was consider
bly, wrecked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

The Baker seed house business in Rut
land has been sold by Sidney A. Baker tc
his brother, George H. Baker. The seed
house is one of the most modern of its
kind in Vermont and has been in opera
ton 81 years. The farm comprises Il
acres.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

Frank Newman, age IL years, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Newman of Wind
sor, VT, suffered compound fracture Of
the leg Monday caused by the explosion Of
a small cannon which he was discharging
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

Fighty-six years old and working hard
daily is the record Of Charles S. Cook of
Rutland He thinks nothing Of doing a
hard days work every day at the Rutland
Manufacturing Co.'S plant, where he works
at Grating counters He looks to be about
so. He served three years in the Civil
war, and was wounded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07

A young son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Guyette, of Hyde Park, chewed coal tar
the other day, with the result that he
was poisoned. But with the use of a
stomach pump, the doctors saved the boys
life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-07


Cash in Advance. Mini
WANTED.
WANTED-Two pin boys. Ga Elliot
st. 14-tI
WANTED-Second hand canoe. Tel.
ae9.N 107-109
Dishwasher at Streeter g
104-LL
WANTED-Beef, hogs, calves and live
poultry. w. F. Richardson Co. 3O5-tf
WANTED-Boy or young man for dry
goods business. Huntress Adams 20.
c I05-ll2 |
WANTED-Men to work on farm near
village. Address Men, Reformer Once.
96-tf |
WANTED-Carpenters and brick
LAYERS at once. Z. T. Carlson Co., Flat
st. 109-1l4r
WANTFD-Two more horses to pas
t,re. Woven wire fences. Chas. Miner.
Tel 6l5. 1Ol-tI
WANTED-school boy would like
work during August. Address Work,
ReIOTnleT OlllCb' " "
WANTED-One or two good men for
work in and around saw mill. Holden q
Martin Tnmber Co. 22-tf
WANTED-Your second hand goods
that YOU do not want. G. w. Cushman,
81 Main st. Tel. 239. 108-ll2*
WANTED-At once, girls to work
in rag department. Good wages. Will
liam H. Vinton & Son. lO4-tt
WANTED = Woman for general
Homework. No washing or ironing.
Mrs. F. B. Howard, Putney, vt. 89-tf
WANTED-A few more customers
for my pure Guernsey butter, fresh
every Friday. Postal card to A. ID.
Jacobs, West Brattleboro. 1O7-l12"
WANTED-Beef, hogs and calves and
some nice fresh cows, delivered at my
place Saturday or at the depot Monday
morning. / viii pay market price. III. G.
clark. Brattleboro. 34-tf
WANTED-To rent for month of
August cottage at Spofford lake for
family of six, suitable for housekeeping
garage desirable. Write L. R. Sims, y
Hastings St., Greenfield, Mass
1O7-113+
WANDERERS furs. We are in
position to pay highest market price
Orders taken for all kinds of dressed
furs made from fancy northern skins.
r. E. Jones, Kinson's harness shop, %
Flat ST., Brattleboro. 303-tf
WANTED-Inspectors, assemblers,
installers and mill men for work on
player pianos. Steady work, fine shop
mates, nice city, no labor troubles.
Write now Wilcox & White Co., Meri-
den, Conn. 107-112
WANTED-Chef and helper, expe-
rieneed in American plan hotels, reli-
able, economical, obhging. Also wait
resses, good wages, yearly positions.
Adnabrown Hotel, Springfield, VT.
1OS-113
WANTED-Male attendants to work
on wards of the Worcester State Hos
pital. Rate of pay $45 per month to
begin, $47.50 at the end of three
months, $50 at the end of six months,
$3.50 at the end of nine months and
$50 per month at the end of a year,
with maintenance. Address Supt
Worcester State Hospital, Box 81,
Worcester, Mass. 104-1O9
WANTED-Pupll nurses to enter the
training school of the Worcester State
Hospital. three years course. Rate of
pay $45 per month to begin, $47.5 Oat
the end of three months, $50 at the
end of months, $3.50 at the end of
nine months and $50 per month at the
end of year, with maintenance. AID.
dress Supt. Worcester State Hospital,
Box 81, Worcester, Mass. 104-1O9
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-22
JAM LID
ON GARY'S
EASY PLACES

All-night cabarets, soft dry saloons,
shady hotels and professional poker and
crap games have provoked the wrath OF
Mayor Hodges Of Gary.
\ close tight" order vas issued Sat
urday by Mayor Hodges and put into
effect last night Music ceased and
lights went out on the South Side cab
arets at midnight. Several well known
games" passed out of existence. A
number OF arrests were made for VI
olations OF the state liquor laws and
patrons OF the white mule" parlors
were denied their evenings evening
Likewise the mornings morning was
obsolete. It was reported that certain
hotels in the cts cosmopolitan Rialto
refused to ACCOMMODATES guests without
baggage.
The past few months there has been
steady tnaux OF women OF the easiest
profession in Gary. These were large
" girls in the early twenties. who pat
ronized certain cabarets. They have
been ordered 70 secure employment or
leave the city. it is reported.
The allniSht cabarets were the scene
of revelry from midnight until four
O'clock IN the morning Many Of them
have ben decorated with branches. or
leaves, and hollow pumpkins with can
dies the past few weeks Advertising
rnardi gras and carnival nights.
The drst restriction placed upon them
was an order prohibiting the dancing
girls from sitting with the guests Pr-
or to that order the girls would ap-
proach the men as they entered the
place, go with them to a table, secure
a percentage of the money spent for
drinks and charge twenty-five cents
FOR each dance. They are still per-
raItted to dance with the men but must
wait until they are solicited TO dance.
Il IS understood that Mayor Hodge
has had q private investigation of con-
ditons and found them not TO his Tx
Ing
The Mayor has closed up everything
tight said Mayors Secretary Lingard.
today. The lid IS on The cabarets
must close at midnight The Illicit
sale OF white mule must stop. He IS
going 20 put an end to the gambling
and the scarlet women can't stay IN
Cary
Mayor Hodges has never Stod for an
open town but while the police have
ben occupied with hunting down the au-
tomobile thieves, clothing store burg
lars and other criminals who have made
Gary the seat OF their operations, the
underworld has extended its operations.
Night life has increased slowly the
past few months and the South Side
threatened TO blossom out as Of old.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-22
MOVIE STOCK SOLD

Promoters OF q moving picture pro-
Quoting company 10 be located in
Southern California have been selling
stock IN Gary and 1t was reported to-
cay that one of the city's oldest bust
ness men is selling out to invest his
fortune in the business. The company.
according. to its agents. plans produc-
ing comedies on the order of the Mack
Sonnet pictures in which the famous
bathing girls are featured. The Gary
business man will make mis- home in
Californis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-22
sun,a ImmensltY.

The Sun, which is by 10 means a
large star. as stars go. could easily
contain within its boundaries the en-
tire earth and moon and the distance
between them. says the Scientific
American. In fact. three systems like
that consisting OF earth and moon
could be strung out In a row through
the center of the sun. without coming
within 5000 niles Of his surface on
either side.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-22
Ruaa DIDN'T MARX.

It was the night before Christmas
and mother was having a great deai
OF trouble getting little Helen to go to
bed. and finally said, Santa Claus
sent word he is coming tonight. so you
must get TO bed and to sleep" when
mothers angel child answered Don't
you fink we'd better stay up and 'ceive
him7"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-22
HUGE LOSS FROM
BOMB EXPLOSION

CHICAGO. Nov. "a series Of ex-
plosions in the Drexel square gar
age today caused a FIRE that wrecked
the plant and destroyed rs automo-
ones. One fireman was injured The
loss is estimated at 100000
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-22
CARD OF THANKS
GARD OF HAuxs

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kind assistance and
sympathy during the illness and death
OF my husband. VIM. S. Warner. Also
for the many floral offerings, especially
The Hubbard Steel Fdyg.. do I thank.
11-o2-1 ANNA L. WARNER.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-22
CHALLENGE POLICE

Anke Bush and Andrew Evanovich
went at each Others throat at Broad
way and Eighteenth last night They
le1t OF fighting one another and united
IN an effort 10 fell a policeman, who
sought 10 separate them At the sta
ton they issued a sweeping challenge
10 the entire police department This
morning they were fined SIS each for
fighting.