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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
DIR. HIGHFILL RETURNS
FROM VISIT TO OLD
HOME IN STRATFORD

DIR. ID. Highfill has returned from a
brief business trip to Stratford. where
he resided for a period of ten years
before moving to Ardmore. He says
the crops in that country are the best
he ever saw and that a very desir.
able brand of town spirit is being
manifested in Stratford. His old
time partner DR.. l.. Gaddy and C. F..
Goodwin, j. c. Newman, M. r. Bay
less and Abe Martin have gotten their
heads together and have graded the
streets and put down gravel and
that Stratford is just about the pref
tiest little city in the state and that
the people are cheerful and happy and
they are doing things instead Of talk
ing politics or hard times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
"YOU KNOW Me AL"
WRITES LETTER TO
OWNER LOCAL SHOP

Ready-to-wear is fully 20 per cent
to so per cent under last years prices.
Yet according the AL Rosenthal who
operates womens speciality shops here
and at Oklahoma City there is a sur
prising number of people who still
think that women's wear prices
haven't dropped
Proof Of this is shown by the anony-
nous letter written to the Rosenthal
shop last week. The writer tevident-
ly Ring Lardner FAM may not
have been serious at all. but the Ros-
enthal answer to his letter got back
at him nicely. il is believed
Here is the letter Just AS it was
written: "Al Rosenthals Ardmore.
Deer Al: You should ought to know
me. Al. I'm the bird that has to pull
everey time | and she ramblc down
the Main drag
Take it from me- Al. III stake my
chances on the pitcher show any time
to letting the missus look into one of
them windows of yours.
"The most the movies would set
back is one buck. Them dresses you
had displayed was $22
Say Al. they's one thing I'd like
to ask you. I heard a lot of gab
about, prices coming down and back
to normalcy and all that kind of stuff
But I'll be dad gum If i can see any
difference.
L las, ,..snn q.
lot lower, but darned If / can see 1t
So | bet her a coke that she was
wrong and we decided to leave you tC
be the judge.
Knowing that III have to pay for
the koke whichever way you decide.
"Sincerly-You.kn
This is the answer written by the
Rosenthal store:
Dear ou-know.me-Al: You lose the
koke. The missus is right, as usual
You should ought to be ashamed oi
yourself for grabbing about your wife
wanting to look at our displays.
You follow the baseball scores. She
follows the styles. Our windows are
her sporting pages.
You-know-me you sure famed Out
on that guess about prices dropping
If you want us to umpire your contest
with friend wife. Wen tell you right
now that you're an wrong. You may
know how many homers Babe Ruth
has made this season. but when il
comes to prices of women's duds, YOU
don't even get to first
Here's the facts: When you anC
the wife are downtown Sunday might
you just amble around by our win
dows and see the display Of Sl4.7S
dresses in our windows. You ash
her how much the same type dresses
cost last summer II she remem
bers right. she'll tell you that th'
same things in Organdie. Swiss anC
Gingham last summer cost at leas
$3975 and many $500!
Does that sound like a drop? Wei
say II does And the same thint
holds true all through our stocks
there isn't thing here but is 20 per
cent TO 80 per cent lower than in 1920
Prices are down to rock bottom righ
now. In many cases they are as loy
as before the war! Hoping your missu
enjoys the koke, cause it's sure OIL
I you.
Cordially. AL ROSENTHAL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
BOSTON MATS SWAT
Y HITS OFF FOUR
ST. LOUIS TWIRLERS

ST. Louis. June ls.--Boston batted
four st. Louis National pitchers for
% hits and won the fourth straight
game from the locals, 1S to 4. Scott,
although batted freely. was steady in
the pinches.
Score by innings:
Boston ---------- 212 Ola O22--13 %
st. Louis -.------ 600 020 O02-4 Ia
Summary Two-base hits, Dilhoef-
er, Furnier, Scott Gibson; three
base hits, Gibson, Holke; home runs,
Nicholson Boeckel; stolen bases, Bar
bare 2: bases on balls, off Scott 2;
struck out, by Scott II. Walker /,
Sherdel 1. Riviere /, Goodwin /;
runs, Powell 2, Barbara ,. South
worth, Nicholson 3, Boeckel Holke,
FORMER. Gibson 2, Stock 2, Nieberg;
errors, Barbara, Ford Smith, Heath
COTE Dilhoefer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
Condition Mrs. Richards Improving

C. w. Richards. superintendent Of
city schools, has returned from Des
Moines, Iowa, and Battle Creek, Mich.
where at the latter place he visited
his wife who has been i'll several
weeks.
Mrs. Richards underwent an oper-
alton at the Mayo Brothers hospital,
Rochester. Mimi. and has been dis
charged. Her condition is gradually
improving, Mr. Richards states. but
will remain in Battle Creek the re-
mainder of the summer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
Seven Stolen Bases

Boston, June 1S.-Boston Ameri-
cans cleaned up the Detroit series
by winning today II to Z. The Wis.,
itors made eight errors and the Red
SoX got 13 hits. off Dauss, and stole
seven bases. Cobb was put out of
the game in the ninth for protesting
called strike on Blue 1t was
DetroitSs eighth straight defeat.
Score by innings:
Detroit ---------- 900 O22 1O2- 7 13
Boston -------- 202 600 43x-l1 13
ummary-Two-base hits, Cobb
Ainsmith, Blue, shorten, Pratt, Scott,
Ruel; three-base hits, X. Jones; sto.
len bases. Mensky, J. Collins Ruel,
Foster, S. Jones, Scott; sacrifice. X.
Jones, Cobb, Flagstead, Ainsmith,
Ruel 2; double plays, Dauss to Young
2; Flagstead to Young to Blue; bases
on balls, off Dauss G. Jones; hit by
pitcher, by Dauss (Menosky Hendrix
(S. Jones); struck out, by s. Jones 2;
passed ball, Ainsmith; runs, Blue, K.
Jcnes 2, Cobb, Flagstead Young,
Dauss, Menosky, Pratt, McInnish 2.
]. Collins 3. Scott 2, Ruel S. Jones;
errors, X. Jones. Veach o. Bush 3,
Young 2, Ainsmth ., Hendrix, S.
Jones
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19

w. r. Burnitt has returned from
Atlanta, Ga. where he attended a ma.
tional convention Of poster advertising
men. He reports a splendid meeting
which was largely attended.
Mr.. Burnitt stated that the address
delivered by Henry ID. Rinsland Of the
Ardmore public schools was well re-
ceived and that Mr.. Rnsland was
given a'veritable ovation by the poster
men.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
Taileniers Trim Champs

Philadelphia, June '1S.--Philadelphia
made five rms off Bagby in the sew
enth inning and defeated Cleveland
in the final game Of the series to a..
Up to the seventh the game was a
pitching duel between Bagby and
Harris
Score by innings:
Cleveland ------ 900 0O1 l02-4 II
Philadelphia - 00l 020 sos l3
Summary: Two base hits. C. Walker.
Witt; three base hits. Sewell Dykes.
home run, Dykes stolen bases. J. Wal.
ker; sacrifices, Perkins, Weldon; dou-
BILE plays, McCann and j. Walker, Bag
by 10 Sewell to Johnston, Harris TO
Perkins to ]. Walker Dugan to Dykes
to j. Walker; bases on balls, off Har-
ris 5, Bagby 6, Morton 2; runs, Speak
er, Johnston 2, Uhle Witt 2, Dykes,
3. Welch, c. Walker, J. Walker; er.
rors, Sewell, G. Walker.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19

the visitors had added five more runs.
Score by innings:
New York - 200 900 100 10 IS
Chicago - 120 900 900 o. 3 IL
Summary Two base hits, Bancroft,
Young, Kelleher, O'Farrell, Brown,
Kelly. Home run. O'Farrell. Stolen
bases, Sullivan; double plays, Hollo-
cher to Grimes; Hollocher. Terry and
Grimes; bases off York. 6; struck out
by York, 2; Toney /; Douglas. l.;
runs, Burns. Bancroft, B.; Frisch. 2;
Ysung. King. Snyder, Brown, Flack,
2; O'Farrell.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
House Of David Approves Boxing

Benton Harbor. Mich. June IS
Benjamin, head Of the House Of
David Cult here, has given his Of
ficial approval to prize fighting by
purchasing block Of ringside
seats for the Dempsey-Carpentier
fray AT Jersey City. July 9 Ben
jamin and some of his followers
have booked passage on special
train to the fight.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
Seven Runs in Tenth Inning

Chicago, June ia heavy batting
rally IN the tenth inning enabled New
York Nationals to defeat Chicago 10
TO 2. with two men on and two out,
I'd Brown batted for Douglas. and
doubled. sending two runs home and
before New York could retire the side
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
Important Meetings
Scheduled For Week
MONDAY

Community Council: The first Of a
series of Community Council meetings
will be held Monday noon at the
Chamber of Commerce Mayor X. A.
Hefner, host
Carter County Free Fair: The spe-
cial Premium Committee of the Carter
County Free Fair will meet Monday at
s o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce
A. G. Holman. presiding.
TUESDAY
kiwanis Club: Regular meeting OF
the Kiwans Club will be held Tuesday
noon at Hotel Ardmore. r. B. Orr
president
WEDNESDAY
Ryonis Club: Regular meeting Of the
RyOnis Club vii be held Wednesday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
Phillies Defeat Reds

Cincinnati Ohio. June lS.-The Phila-
delphia Nationals had "A change OF for.
tune today. winning from the Reds 8
to B. making the five runs in the
fourth inning. Napier weakened and
was succeeded 10y Eller, who in turn
was relieved by Coubes Wingo's home
run was one of the longest hits seen
here
Summary by innings:
Philadelphia ----- 900 500 OOO-5 II
Cincinnati ------ 600 200 OOi-3 9
Summary Two base . hits Duncan.
Meusel. Wrightstone; three base hits.
Groh: home run. Wingo stolen bases,
Williams. Lee. Rawlings; sacrifice,
Kopf; bases on balls. of Eller. /.
smith. 9: struck out by Eller. q;
smith, ?; runs. Rawlings. Meusel,
Wrightstone. Parkinson. Williams,
Roush Duncan. Wingo; errors. Mil.
Ter. Parkinson. .; Wingo
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
Faber Wins His nth Game

New York June 1s.-Urban Faber
continued his splendid pitching here
this afternoon and won his fourteenth
game of the season, the Chicago
Americans defeating in a close game
to 3. Chicago scored what proved
TO be It's winning run in the sixth,
when with two out. Meusel lost hul-
ligan' fly bah in the sun and John
son scored
Score by innings:
Chicago --------- 900 301 0S0--4
New York ------- 0l0 001 0lO-3 Z
summary: Two-base hits, Johnson,
Mulligan; three-base hits, ,Schang,
home run. Peckinpaugh; 4;
base on balls off Hoyt 4. Ferguson 2.
Faber 3; struck out. by Hoyt 3. Fer
suson . Faber ): runs, Johnson,
Sheely. Mcclellan, Schalk. Peckin-
paugh ., Baker; errors, Hooper, Fa-
ber Schang, Hoyt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19

Read Ardmoreite Want Ads.
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w. W. Denham of Goliad, Texas, is
in Ardmore visiting the family of his
son, Or. Thomas w. Denham, SlS G
street, northwest.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
SATURDAY

American Legion: Regular noon
luncheon session of the American Le-
gion will be held Saturday noon at
Hotel Ardmore. o. w. King, post
commander.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19
THURSDAY

Lions Club: Lions meet in regular
noon luncheon session THURSDAY at
Hotel Ardmore. o. c. Lasher, presi-
dent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-19

noon at Hotel Ardmore. Mrs. John
Whiteman. president.
Rotary Club; Regular noon lunch
con session of the Rotary Club VIII
be held Wednesday noon at the Cham
Der Of Commerce j. r. Dexter, pres-
idept
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
NO IMPORTANT BILLS PASSED
immigration and Reapportionmens
Probably to Be Left Over-SoIons
to Concentrate On Measures.

Observation-Disclosures only a few more
days left before adjournment, not one
Of the regular appropriation bills has
finally been enacted and practically
all important legislation is in the air.
Passage by the Senate of the Ford
ney emergency tariff bill, however. is
expected TO break the jam, at least OF
the appropriation measures. Leaders
believe that it still is possible, with
night sessions, to get through all OF
the money bills, with the exception,
possibly, of the navy and army ap-
preparations.
The House plans to pass the last
two appropriation bills, the naval
and Notifications budgets, very soon,
and clear the way for other legisla.
ton and conference reports A half
dozen appropriation bills are waiting
for the Senate to consider, but pro-
tracted discussion of the naval sup.
ply measure is in prospect with the
controversy over reduction or sus-
pension of the building programme
imperilling its enactment.
Miscellaneous measures before the
House include the resolution for 4
special committee to investigate the
escape OF Grover Cleveland Bergdoll,
draft dOdger. Adoption of the reso-
luton at an early date is expected.
The packer control bill, the Shep-
maternity and infancy
bill and the Smith-Towner meas.
ure for a federal bureau of educa.
ton are other important measures on
the House calendar which have been
made subjects of great pressure by
and proponents.
Among important bills before the
Senate are the immigration restriction
neasure and the congressional q
bill. The change of en-
of either is declared doubt.
'ui. The soldiers bonus bill probably
will be reported TO the Senate very
by the finance committee. prob.
ably with a provision deferring ar
'angements for increased taxes 20
its obligation, Final disposition
If it in the Senate jam is uncertain.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
NEXT GENERATION TO PAY
General Idea Of Giving Relief From
Tremendous Taxation to Rule,
Sales Tax to Raise Bonus.

Observation-Disclosures leaders il
Congress are awaiting the inaugural
address and subsequent d%eIineation OF
the Harding fiscal policy for guidance
in the revision of the direct federal
taxation and of the tariff.
Their plan Of revision, broadly
outlined. which they hope the new
president will indorse, is:
/. Refunding of government war
obligations over a period Of 40 to so
years, thereby postpOning liquidation
of the four billion dollar victory loan
which natures in 1928.
2. Repeal of the excess profits tax,
scaling down OF the higher surtaxes
which drive Investments into tax free
securities, and raising the income tax
exemption to pre-war levels.
3. Exercise Of economy in govern.
ment expenditures that no substitute
for the exces profits tax will be
necessary.
4. Levy of a special tax. possibly or
sales. to raise the fund for the sol
diers' bonus.
5. Increase of the tariff for rev
enue az well as protective purposes.
Secretary Of the Treasury HOus>
tons estimate that it would be neces
sary to raise $4,000. 600. 900 a year for
some time was predicated on the as
sumption that the Victory loan will
be retired upon maturity and on the
theory that the present generation
will discharge the entire war debt.
Republican leaders are practically
a unit. however, in holding that the
generation should bear it's share
of the expense Of the wal from which
it will benefit and that the imme
diate reduction of taxation, made
possible by debt refunding will pro. |
mote an earlier revival of trade and
industry.
On the one hand are ranged those
who favor a sales tax as. a substitute,
on the other, those who would raise
the taxes .on corporations.
The views of these rival schools of
economists are already being aired at.
in and out of Congress.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
GOVT. OFFICIALS INDICATED
Orders Were Held for immense Ton.
mage Of Coal, But None Was
Ever Sold.

Washington. - Two developments
came In quick succession in the sena-
torial study OF the coal question.
Chairman Calder of the Senate coal
investigation committee announced on
behalf Of his committee after two wit.
nesses had been called that absolute.
ly no evidence had been found to sus-
tain charges that government Off
Gals had participated in abnormal
profits realized on coal during the
1920 shortage.
George p. Gushing. managing direc-
tor of the American Wholesale Coal
Association. who, in testimony several
weeks ago. charged that government
officials had profited from coal deals.
was recalled by Chairman Calder's
committee to give further informa-
ton In support of his charges. Mr..
Gushing told the committee that Dix
w. Smith, a former dollar-a-year man.
in government service, had sought as
sistance last August to obtain coal for
South American republics, and that
Smith had later said that, with four
associates in government service, he
had received a profit of $450, 900 on
coal sales.
Smith, Immediately called, agreed to
having many conversations with
Gushing last August, and said that he
had held at the time an order for
200, 900 tons Of coal for Brazil and
Chile, but had never sold a pound of
coal or got a cent" He said he had
told Gushing that friends in COVER
service were aiding him to OBJ
tain the coal, but declared it was all
blue sky business couldn't get the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
Cattle Values Low.

Washington.-Cattle on farms are
valued at less than prewar prices, the
department of agriculture announced.
The drop in value, the department
said, began in January, 1919, and con-
ment added that the decrease in value
not only resulted in the loss of all tho
increase sustained during the war, but
an additional so per cent. Hogs have
lost SO per e m of the gains made
during 1917 and 1918. according to the
departments figures.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
Literature of the Cxechs.

Czechic literature has voluminous
and impressive accomplishments to
show. Take, for example, BOhemia's
three great writer's Of the nineteenth
century, Dobrovsky, Jungmann and
Palacky. JunGmann compiled a die
tionary of the Czech language In five
volumes. Paiacky wrote n work or 20
900 pages on Czechic history. and Dob
rOvsky wrote a grammar Of CZechic.
The most interchangeable writer. how
ever was Jaroslav Vrchlicky. He
translated Dante's Divine Comedy"
Ariosto's Orlando Furioso," CalderOn.
Faust" Walt Whitman, as well az
works from French, Hebrew. Yiddish
and Chinese. No one knows how he
found the time to do It. Among the
leading Czech writer's of the present,
Frana Sramek, TOman Kodicek. the
Capek brothers and Theer rank high.
New York Evening Post.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
lands |MPEACHEO
BY CONGRESSMAN
CHARGES or "HiGH CRIMES" ARE
PLACED AGAINST LANDS IN
LOWER HOUSE.
REP. wELTY TAKES ACTION
Sen. Ola Also to File Charges Against
Federal Judge With Department
of Justice in Bank Embezzle-
ment Scandal.

WashingtOn.-On charges of high
crimes and misdemeanors, Federal
Judge X. M. Landis, of Chicago, was
impeached in the House of Repre-.
sentatives by Representative Welty.
Democrat, of Ohio, because of his ac-
ceptance of the supreme arbiter of
baseball while serving on the bench.
In taking this step, the Ohio mem
Der swept aside an opinion by AttOr-
ney General Palmer that Judge Lam
dis was within the law and that there
was no law making such acceptance
a crime, either misdemeanor or fell
Ony. The opinion was rendered re-
Gently by the attorney general on the
written request Of Mr.. Welty, who had
questioned the judges right to hold
both positions.
Before proceeding to the floor of
the House, where his charges were
read, MIR. Welty refused a request by
Senator Dial, Democrat, OF South Car
olina, to include in the general in
dictments statements attributed to
Judge Lands in refusing to send to
Jail a young Ottawa. ILL.,, bank clerk,
because of the belief that officials
OF the bank were responsible for the
clerks peculation by failure to pay
him a living wage.
Senator Dial, on receiving the Ohio
representatives. refusal, announced
he would file complaint against Judge
Lands with the Department of JUS
tice, and attacked the Chicago jurist
on the floor of the Senate, describing
him a. d freak and.a Crank" The
South Carolina senator characterized
Judge Lands statement that the OF.
bank clerks employers were in
& measure responsible for the youths
theft Of $4,000 as the most Bolshe- |
yik doctrine / ever heard" and added
that II the action taken by the Judge
in paroling the clerk amounted to en-
couragement of such acts as those of
clerk. 1t is striking at the foun-
cations of government"
There was no comment in the House
when Mr.. Welty concluded the read
Ing Of a formal Indictment of Judge
On his W motion. as i,
customary in such proceedings, the in.
iictnent was referred TO the judiciary
without debate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
E n OF BANK
Will Finance Movement Of eout'ss.N
staple Products to Soreta~
Markets.

New Orieans.-With ~, 500. oOe
available to lend on foreign trade
deals, the Federal International Bank.
Ing company has become a going CON
cern and entered the field Of financing
the movement of southern staple prod
ucts to foreign markets.
Permanent officers were elected
and the final necessary details were
cleared up. Applications to foreign
trade loans already exceed the initial
$17. 500, 900 capital of the bank, it wal
announced. A great part of the ap-
plications are for loans on, cotton to
be shipped to Germany.
Present capital stock has been sub
scribed by $50 banks in nine south
ern states.
The bank, with headquarters here,
was organized under provisions OF
the Edge act.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-02-18
NAVAL HOLIDAY IS
LOST IN CONGRESS
HOUSE PASSES HEAVY APPAO.
PRiATloN MEAsURE-PERsoN.
MEL CUT IN NAVY.
BILL CARRIES $685., 900, 900
Brooks Amendment Calling for World
Disarmament Convention Before
Program Could Proceed Killed
BY Decisive Vote.

WashingtOn.-The naval a%pprOpria
ton bill, carrying approximately 1895,
600. 600, was passed by the House, aft
er it had decisively voted down an
amendment which would have prevent.
ed the expenditure of any part of the
$50, 000, 900 provided for battleship
construction until an international dis
armament conference shall have been
called by the president. The amend
ment, offered by Representative
Brooks, Republican. Illinois, was de.
feated, 124 to 80.
The House also refused to cut the
amount that would be available for
work on the navy's building pro-
gramme during the coming fiscal year
to 5O.O00, 900, as proposed by Repre-
sentative Dickinson. Republican. Iowa.
and by a vote of 2S2 to 9 defeated a
motion by Representative Blanton.
Democrat, Texas, to recommit the. bill
for the purpose of cutting the appro-
ration for construction work to
$1,000, O0O, and of eliminating a section
which prevents the use OF stop
watches IN navy yards and arSenals.
The measure. as it goes to the SEN
ate, however, carries an amendment
offered by Representative, Oliver,
Democrat, Alabama, that no part OF
the $50, 000. 900 carried for new craft
shall be used in ships on which CON
struction has not started or for which
AVE not been let. Chair
man Kelley of he subcommittee tha-
the bill agreed to this limita-
ton, saying it would mean that work
not be started before July /,
1922, on II destroyers. six fleet sub
and one transport, authorized
in 1916, but 10 yet placed under con.
tract.
Although somewhat riddled by
points OF order that had been made |
against a number Of sections. the bill. |
so far as its main features were con- |
was approved by the House
practically as it was reported by the
appropriations committee. Reduction
of the enlisted personnel of the marine
from approximately 27,O60 10
5000 men was agreed 10 without
comment, as was the decrease in the
strength of the navy from
$4,000 to 100, 900 men.