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Dolls and
 Toys for the 1itt1est people are found on the
 Second floor.

In the Basement Toy Store there remain many desirable things The Ives Railway Systems and the
 Ives Motor Boats
 Automobiles of which there is great variety. There is 'sThe Win her, ""The Captain, ; 'SThe Ace," or ''The Rival" Some of these little vehicles are of the safety variety in which the very smallest toddler can sit with no fear of falling out.
 Rubber tired Ve1ocipedes and Doll Carriages in all sizes.
 Basement.
 There are Plenty of Books
 Picture Animal and Nature Books of the amusing and fascinating kind. Instructive and educational books in good assortment.
 E-s-
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VINCENT MURPHY of 16o Lewis street will leave the city on Thursday to visit his parents. MT. and Mrs. D. M. Murphy, of Waterveliet, N. Y, oyer the weekend.
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WILLIAM PICKETT of Catherine London.
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arrive nearly any time now
 Chamber of Commerce has been unable to decide on the names of firms or individuals to take charge of the auditing Of municipal finances. It Is expected that the decks will be cleared for action soon, however,
 Women will have equal rights with men on the Democratic town com mtttee Chairman John Cornell, Jr, announces. Dem ocratic activities will begin to bUom In this city next month.
 Public school committes of the Chamber of Commerce is prepared to go before the Board of Aldermen in support of the Board of Educations s proposal to spend $2,7O0,000 for added school facilities.
 There are 62 girls anv boys In the Orphan Asylum who will be given a. Christmas party on aturday through them edium of the American Hard ware Stores, Inc, Bridgeporters are asked to help out this worthy cause.
 Two >Vene1uelans have been in Bridgeport studying the housing att uatdon to meet similar problems back homo in South America. They are
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

A bottle of Glenlivet Scotch whis- key was among the things put into the cornerstone of the new ten-story building for the First National Bank of Jersey City.
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Rhoades of King street for a few days.
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MIR. AND MRS. ROBERT PEAR
 SON and daughter of West Haven.
 are fire guests of MT. and MrR David
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GEORGE P. FARLEY, JR., of New York, will visit his parents, MT. and Mrs. George P. Farley of 160 Lewis street, over the weekend.
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Gifts that can be Worn

Gifts that can be Worn and surely these are the most
 practical of all
 Petticoats
 Silk Jerseys, the kind with taffeta founces, from So.5O up All Silk Jerseys, attractive colors,
 from $4.95 up Taffeta and Satin Petticoats in very pretty effects, from $3.95 up Corduroy Robes, very soft yet warm and comfortable, in luxurious and fancy styles,o plainly made with string girdles, $6.95 up Blanket Bath Robes in striking combinations of color, $5o5 up
 floor.
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DIAMOND RINGS

Don't worry about the increas- ed price on diamonds. We made large purchases of fine diamonds before the price was advanced, hence our low prices for Christ mas gifts of diamond rings and jeweIry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

D. w. MARSHALL will address tf1 meeting at the Peoples Presbyteria church this evening, using as his su1 tion."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22
SIGNET AND STONE
 RINGS

In an endless variety, their sJlanks carved, pier ced or plain. for either children or adults and will last a lifetime.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-22

FRIENDS OF Miss Reta Hasebtc of Park avenue will be sorry to hes that she is confined to her hon with quincy sore throat.
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MIR. AND MRS. EDWARD E. PRICE, of Whitney avenue, are re- joicing over the arrival of a baby daughter, born recently at their home.
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MISS M. B. WEED. supervisor in the public schools, will spend the holidays with friends in Newark, N-
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CHESTER HEATING of Noble avenue has arrived home from Catholic University, Washington, D. C.. to remain until after New Years.
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MISS LOUISE M. HOYT of 1169 Iranistan avenue, who has been con- fined to her home by illness, is now rapidly recovering.
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A. I. OLENSTEAD has returned t. his home on 320 Map1ewood avenue after a. lengthy visit with friends il Newtown.
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Fairfield avenue, will entertain Will liam Miller Paxton, 3rd, of New York city, for her weekend guest. MT. Paxton is the fiance of her daugh- ter, Miss Marion Henshaw.
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CHRISTMAS WATCHES

We will not sell a watch we cannot guarantee. You can have your choice of the Waltham, FL gin, Hamilton, Howard and all the other leading works at prices that will mean a great saving to you.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-14
ndsStubborn Coughs
in q Hurry
For real effectiveness. this old
homemade remedy has no equal.
Easily aud cheaply prepared.

You'll never know how quickly had
this famous old homemade remedy.
all night, will say that the immediate
relief given is almost like magic. It
takes but a moment to prepare, and
Into pint bottle, put ~ ounces of
Pinex; then add plain graduated sugar
syrup to, make a, full pint. Or YOU can
use clarified mol asses, honey, or corn
syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Either
way; the full pint saves about two
thirds of the money usually spent for
cough preparations. and gives Won more
positive, effective remedy. it keeps per-
fe,ctly, and tastes pleasant-children
You can feel this take hold instantly,
soothing and healing the membranes in
all the air passages. it promptly loosens
dry, tight cough, and soon you will
notice the ,phlcgm thin ont and then
disappear altogether. A days use will
usually break up. an ordinary throat or
chest. cold, and it is also splendid for
bronchitis. Group, hoarscness, and bron.
chial asthma.
Pirex is q most valuable concentrated
compound OF genuine Norway pine ex.
tract. the most reliable remedy for
throat and chest ailments
i, To avoid disappointment. ask your
druggist for "2ia ounces of Pinex" with
directions and don't accent ANYTHING
else. Guaranteed to give absolute salts.
faction or money refunded. The Pinex
Co.. TT. Wayne, Ind.
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mony, began backing his horses
around to hitch to the stalled auto.
All effort was directed to getting
the machine once more on solid
earth; then Mr., o'Barron turned the
horses heads toward home.
Hold on, Ned" begged Allerton
Hitch the nags 10 the fence and let's
visit spell; or say, we'll drive along
down and meet your family"
We're all here except the dog and
the bees, and your daughter rather
objected to the latter. I'm running a
primeval bachelors paradise" with
just suspicion of bitterness. But
really, Tom, there's no use in your
coming down this way, for the bridges
below are all washed. out, and the
water is coming down that deep ar
royo like old Mad river back in Ohio
You'll have to go back to Amarillo
and wait until the bridges are fixed
I'd ask you to share my shack If the
bees would allow me, but if you'll
wait little I'll ride along and help
you back over those bad chuckholes. u
why, I'm not awfully afraid OF
bees, Mr.. O'Barron," ventured Aunt
Carlotta timidly.
That's fortunate, Mrs. Mrs.
he stammered, waiting for some one
to supply her married name.
Just the same name, Ned, that |
have always had-Carlotta Alberton,' y
she announced with a trembling little
smile.
If the bee man uttered something
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under his breath, it went no further
than Aunt Carlotta, unles S those
young ears of the niece caught it.
Guess I've discovered something
this time worth while. So Aunt Car
lotta was that girl, was she-bet I'll
call him Uncle Honey Bunch before
this trip is over" chuckled Wilifred
to herself then to the bee man:
"Oh, do come with US, Mr.. O'Bar-
rom" she pleaded; "the bees can get
along while without you and we
need you dreadfully," a teasing look
at her blushing aunt. you see, we
will have to stay in town few days,
and we'd SO much like to have an old
friend for company"
OF course, he needed no further
urging, for Carlotta had looked up and
smiled and nodded. She was too wise
to trust her voice, so the bee man
hurried off to change into another
suit of clothes.
Aunt Carlotta turned to her beamins
niece, who could hardly restrain her
self, so keen was she to hear all the
details of the old romance, and ask
ed: What did you say, dear about
Mr.. O'Barron"
oh" giggled wilifred, 81 said he
was the sweetest man on Gods green
earth"
And Aunt Carlotta stored the re-
mark away in her memory. for she
was sure that she was going to have
occasion to use it when they were
back in town.
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SISTER MARY'S. KITCHEN
(copyright, 192o, By the n. E. al

Now that we are paying a premium
for strictly fresh" eggs, word about
the difference between these jewels
and the common storage egg may not
be amlss.
A perfectly fresh egg has absorbed
no foreign odor. Egg shells are por-
GUS, you know, and that very thins
may happen.
The yolk is firm and completely
surrounded by the white, which is not
the least bit discolored or watery.
The white beats in way that the
white of a storage egg will not. Nc
matter how hard you beat the ordin-
airy storage egg the white will not get
dry and light but remains thin and
wet.
A fresh egg can be poached and a
storage can not.
But an egg that has been in storage
only three to six months, IL It has
been properly taken care of, should
be disable. 1t should beat we'll and
have sweet, untainted taste.
Menu for Tomorrow.
BREAKFAST - Stewed apricots
scrambled eggs, toast, coffee.
LUNCHEoN-Fried oysters, Gu.
cumber pickles, bread and butter, but
terless- eggless- milkless cake, tea.
DINNER-Cream of celery soup
veal outlets, French fried potatoes
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CONFESSIONS OF A BRIDE,
We Rally Our Strength to Stand Siege Against Madness
Copyright. 1920. by the N. E. A.

Siege Against Madness.
"Expecting to find us crazed with
fear. A sweet revenge" murmured
Gust why does the old lady hate
you girls-and desire sweet revenge?'
queried Archer.
1 explaied that she held me re-
sponsible for the death OF her daugh-
ter and Chrys for
I stopped. No use to speak of Ger
tets devotion to me, nor OF Don Man
uels love for Chrys. 1t would soAhd
SO conceited-it seemed to suggest
that men were in the habit OF falline
in love with Chrys and me!
Donna Camilla simply loathes all
Americans-and especially American
women" I concluded abruptly.
She's going to be a disappointed
old party this time. You'll neither be
mad nor dead when she returns" re-
marked the doctor confidently. l liked
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IT'S AND FANCIES FOR WOMAN AND THE HOME CIRCLE

the tone OF his voice. We must all be
practical, thought.
t'You know all about rations.- /
said. Divide this stuff into even
parts for each day of the old year
Then divide it again into three bal
anced' meals day for each OF US
four!"
The men objected.
"a very little food will suffice 70.
US men," said the doctor. we can
live on water for quite while, you
know"
"And let your strength run down"
n commented Indignantly. Then
you'll be of no use whatever to US
women-in case we may need you aw-
fully-maybe to fight for us-before
we get out Of here!" l said, and my
sincerity brought the tears to my
eyes.
Chrys was standing between the
two men. Being unable to speak, she
put hand on wrist of each-and
simply smiled. think her touch, not
my plea, won the decision l wanted.
Jordan Spence spoke Immediately:
"As you will, Mrs, Lorimer." And
he proceeded to make fair division
Of the food-with Chrys to oversee the
Job.
thought, as / watched them, that
at last had found a man who was
really worthy TO WOO and win Chrys-
tobel Lorimer. DR.. Spence would I'M
derstand her, and humor her as much
but no more than was good for her.
And remembered with a great glad
ness that although she hl4 married
Hamilton Certeis, she had never been
his bride
-. the time of the wedding she hat
thought herself in love with Certeis.
That was why he had been able to
coerc9 ner into the ceremony. How
ever, she had at the time approved OF
his liberal political ideas. She had
more tina. once, defended his sentl-
mental fantastical ultra modern radi-
calism.. She had liked to think herself
one Of the mentally elect, one OF q
group which would reform this old
earth!
"Chrys has been asleep in more
| ways than oae," said myself to my
self. Maybe this splendid Prince
Charming is the real man who viii
wake her-and restore her norma
sense as well as her speech!"
l resolved to tell Jordan Spence al
about her as soon as could shape ar
opportunity to do so.
Ito Be Continued.)
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scallo9e cabbage, pear salad, cara
mel custard, sugar cookies, coffee.
My Own Recipes
Apricots are change for break
fast fruit. l use dried ones and soak
them for several hours, changing the
water frequently. The California
dried fruits are put through a bles III
ing process of sulphur. This must be
extracted from the fruit by long
soaking.
FRIED OYSTERS
! pint large oysters
lemon
egg
Dried bread crumbS
Salt and pepper
Wash oysters. Drain and dry be-
tween towels. S,nason with salt and
pepper and lemon tuice. Roll in bread
crumbs, dip in slightly beaten egg and
roll again in crumbs. Try either In
deep fat or in a frying pan.
BUTTERLESS-E GGLESS-M MILK
LESS CAKE
cup brown sugar
cup water
2 cups seedless raislns
1-s cup lard
Ia grated nutmeg
I teaspoon cinnamon
I teaspoon cloves
1-2 teaspoon salt
I scant teaspoon soda
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We've got to keep calendar OF
some kind" said the practical eng,n-
Ger as we sat up. on our respective
couches, several hours later.
Yesterday was Christmas. II any
thing should happen to our watches,
we'd soon lose track OF the days and
nights so we'd better mark off each
"a hours, somehow"
~ suppose 1our mind is on the pro-
Visions" put in the doctor. "Slnce
it's breakfast time."
And no coffee!" groared Archer.
Spence arose and went over the
basket Of provisions which Dame Ca
milla had set down by the door. Chrys
went with him and together they
spread out the boxes of food on one
OF the four duplicate tables.
"It's a weeks supply for two wo-
men," said the doctor. Ample. 1t is
evident, should say. that our captor
intends to return on New Years Day.
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There stood Mr. Rooster perfectly looking
twins, and getting ready for bes!s
pocket And they big
With his
When could
but the long in the completely
"Rk! Rk! he
tired and went back he
Nancy and Nick
didn't OF a
My" said Nancy. scared"
80 better going We've got c
hunt for Jocko, lost monkey,
aes but first we've got to find lost shoes
nome til we find them Mamma wouldn't
They SMALL the
their heads they to
Lets this finally taking point
tiny
But what do think? When
a STEP They caught a SPIDERS
Copyright, 1912 E.. Az
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i.s 't tsa .ss baklha powder

2 cups flour
t2 teaspoon baking powder
Cook the first eight ingfedinets IN
a saucepan Let boil three minutes.
When cool add soda Dissolved in boiling
water and the flour and baking pow
der. Mix well. Pour In huttered and
Toured pan and bake about 40 min
scALLoPED CABBAGE
2 cups cooked cabbage
cup thin white sauce
2 tablespoons grated ehes-o
t.2 cup stale bread crumbs
Salt and pepper.
Put cabbage In q baking dish. Pour
over white sauce. Sprinkle with
cheese. Add salt and pepper and
sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake IN
hot oven 10 or 20 minutes. Serve
hot.
To some folks the Sabbath means a
day Of rest To the cook Il means a
day Of roast.
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ADVENTURES
OF THE TWINS
.& Olive Reherty Barton.
MIR. Rooster Loses a Meal
Roberts Barton

When the twins left the
him. 80 ' ' ~ 800 ~ ~
There he Stood perfectly getting
ready for . - eS9
uck said Nc Let's wish big
children said Please
didn't get big at ALL And wrong
this the magic gone. 20 -
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Try These Flayo,rs

Try Loganberry and Pine
apple for desserts. Try Lime
fruit favor. 1t makes a tart.
green salad jell. Mix in your
salad before cooling. Or mix
in meat scraps and make an
appetizing meat loaf.
Try Mint favor. 1t makes
a <estful mint jell to serve with
meats or as a side dish.
Try them now. Then send
US the end labels which rnen-
ton the favor, and get the
Jiffy Cup and any of our mods.
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Crushed Fruit Desserts
Delightful Dainties at Trifling Cost

We make these offers to
show more women what Jify-
Jell means to them.
Jiffy-Jell differs vastly from
other quick gelatine desserts.
Each package contains a bottle
of condensed fruit juice.
We crush the fruit, condense
the juice, and bring you real
fruit in ABUNDANCE in these
Jify-Jell desserts.
That's the important point.
Flavor is mere taste, and often
artificial. The fruit itself is rich
in earthly salts. Everybody
needs it every day.
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Uncle Honey Bunch.
BY BARBARA KERR.

Copyright, 1920. by the Mcc!m'
Newspaper syndicate)
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Ito Be continued.)
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For a Few Cents

Fresh fruit and canned fruit
are expensive. Here are rich
fruit dainties which are not.
And they are rich in fruit.
Half pineapple, for instance.
is used to favor one Jiffy-Jell
dessert. Then almost whole
lemon is used to acidulate the
mixture.
Yet package of JiRy-Jell
serves six people in mold form,
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and twelve if you whip the jeli
all for a few cents.
1t is also quick. Simply add
boiling water, as directed on
package, then the fruit-juiee
flavor from the vial, and let cool.
Millions are using these
quick, economical fruit des-
serts, and no home now should
miss them.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-14
LOWDEN WINS ILLINOIS
OVER WOOD BY 10000
General Sweeps Chicago, but Gov
crnor Burics Him In the
Country Districts.
TRIBuTE TO HIRAM JOHNSON
More Than $4,000 Voters Write In
thc Name OF the Californian
senator, Who Was Not Candi.
date I'm the State.
TRIBUTE TO HIRAM JoHNso,
IBy Associated Prn..1

CHICAGO. April 13-Govcrno
Lo"dcn carried his home State today
on the face Of Incomplete returns I'm
the Republican presidential prefer-
encc primary. with Major General
Leonard Wood second. and Senator
Hiram Johnron third. tho latter's
name being written in by the voters.
Returns from more than half of the
state gave Lowden lead which. II
maintained at this same ratio to the
hnish. Indicated majority over
Wood OF about $4,000.
General Wood carried Chicago and
Cook County by 10000, but Governo.
Lowden's, vote In the State outside
OF Cnicago gave him lead which
progressed steadily with tho count.
ing OF returns
Only tho names of Wood and
l1owden appeared on the ballot.
Senator Johnsons strength was in
Chicago, where most OF his votes ap-
peared. Herbert Hoover's name an
pearcd on some OF the Republican
ballots.
There were no Democratic primary
candidates for President, but the
names of moro than half n dozen
Democrats were written in the bal
lots in scattering returns.
Women cast a courtesy vote in
many counties. and in some places
the election clerks failed to separ-
ate mems and women's ballots. The
women's vote. however. was so com
para lively light as not to affect the
result. and 1t was divided in much
the same ratio as the male vote
In one precinct 200 feet from the
polling place an unideptified cleo
tion worker was shot after a quar-
rel. The wounded man was spirited
away before the police arrived.
Seven shots were fired during the
clash.
Senator Johnson was the only can
didate whose name was written In
to show marked strength. His prin-
cipal vote in the early returns came
from Chicago. where he had 1916.
Hoover and Harding received scatter
ed votes. Democratic returns were
light, as there were no formal cam
didatcs. and included votes for Will
son, Edwards. Cox, Bryan. Watson
and Palmer. Some Debs votes were
reported
Returns from 1886 precincts out
OF $3.50 in Illinois gave Lowden 203,-
$50: Wood. I36.42S, and Johnson, az
02s. These returns were from ninety
nine counties out OF 1o2.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-14
PRESIDENT VIII SON
FOR HIGH PRICE OF SUGAR
Head of Equalization Board, Declaring the Market
Panc-Strcken, Also Takes Shot at
Attorney-General Palmer

WASHINGTON, April 1S.-Respon-
sibility for the existing high prices
Of sugar was attributed to President
Wilson and Attorney General Palmer
by George A. Zabriskie, president of
the sugar equalization boa.'d, in his
testimony today before the House
judiciary subcommittee Investigating g
the sugar situation.
The sugar markekt no wis panic
stricken" said Mr.. Zabriskie, with no
definite indication as to what tho
near future may bring about. II
President Wilson had granted the
boards request last September for
authority to purchase tho Cuban and
Louisiana crops. the witness added.
sugar now would be selling for ap-
proximately II cents pound.
With referencs to Attorney-Gen-
eral :Palrer's connection with the
fixing OF the price OF Louisiana sugar
tho particular question under in
vestigation ordered by the resolution
OF Representative Tlnkham, Repuh-
.lican, OF MISUNDERSTANDING. zabri-
skie said the action Of the Attorney
General In allowing tho Louisiana
growers to charge II to 1s cents for
their crop has hadSthe effect of fore
ing up the price Sf all other sugar:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-14
ALL IRELAND EXCEPT
ULSTER is TIED UP
Even thc Hanks md stock Exchange
Forccd TO Close by Friends of
Hunger Strikers.
Iny ANsoclated rro.s. /

LONDON. April 13.-The strike
which began today In ireland, ex-
cept in Ulster, in sympathy with the
Sim Fcin political prisoners in Dub
lin and elsewhere, was a general
one.
At frat il was intended as a one
dag demonstration in support of the
irish hunger strikers, but "A man
ifcsto issued by the Trades Union
Congress and the Labor party calls
for It's continuance indefinitely.
The strike could not have been
more complete. AL kinds of bust
ness was suspended. The banks and
the stock exchange in Dublin, which
managed to keep open during the
anticonscripiion strike, were COM
PEELED to close. Even the Offices OF
the government departments found
IL Impossible 10 carry, on their WORK.
Crowds of visitors who came TO
Dublin for the Punchestown races
filed hotels. where they, geSe com
PEELED TO cook their own food and
make their own beds. \ few OF the
large hotels tried TO keep OPEN. but
they were picketed and obliged 10
close their doors.
Thousands OF persons in Dublin
are Carrying on demonstrations OUT
side Mouutjoy prison. Barbedwire
entRnGlaments had been erected there
10 prevent access to the Jail. During
the day airplanes sailed over the
crowds. at times almost touching
the house tops.