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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25

WOOdman).
w 81. Louis, No, June 25.-The
lad camp adjourned at ! o'clock
,Sesterday afternoon after holding
~ best meeting ever held by the
seociety. Routine business was
4fansacted At this last morning ses-
elon, including, besides the recon-
|Meola4tons Of the Law committee,
tho confederation Of various re-
fIorfs. One of the important fea-
,tuFee Was the authorization Of q
committee Of three to be appointed
By the head consul whose duty 1t
shall 10 to Investigate the hazards
Of the iron and steel industries 90
FAR ~ the eligibility Of applicants
for membership In the society IL
cOncsrned. The United States Steel
.eorpOration has spent $4,000. 900
for safety appliances In its Penn
sx1ysnia plants for the benefit Of
employees and II this committee
saees II TO let down the bars and de-
yclaye such employment non-hazar-
deus the executive council has
power 70 change the bylaws per-
hitting men In that field to apply
Tor membership. Should favor
ebie report be made the state Of
pennsyiyanis particularly will
he1A .. large gain In membershfp.
An alternating discussion on this
br( Dsition took place.
He delegates voted to have an
1nvDetigation made of conditions of
members residing in the flooded
district Of Pueblo. Colo, and relief
given to the sufferers, also that no
member residing In that devastated
1rsA should be permitted to go in
Suspension.
The Uniformed Men.
Tia winning teams In the various
fl1Bses received their prize money
yesterday morning at headquarters
eauare. Camp Tanner. A good
4ised crowd was in attendance and
4heateams were applauded when
3t6Dping up Tor the prize money,
The drill team of Camp rs, Rock
Island COPIED the first prize in the
1Gn1ote class for the third success
itve time. The drum corps secured
the first price as being the best in
that department The cash in
v0lved amounts to $3.50 in all-$45G
and $500 respectively. Camp u
was further honored by having
five Of it, ten members wir
individual prizes. In the axe man.
'ual spell down, Art Gutzwiller wal
FIRST winning so, and Art Swan,
poQ was third, winning 81, In thu
Ren$ry duty contest, George Gar
lock scored high: Dewey Reddii
was third, and Julian Lamp landed
n sixth place. The amounts wol
wore $40, II and s..
You may Judge from all this tina
y our boys are sweet patooties
when Il comes to bringing home tn
hacpn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25

nllll teann Of Cn1ln No. = Of
'1Gn11rn y1odmean = AmeQca.
'whieA uoe honnrx g - Hoad
cana In. a LonlA reonfving the
grade az St.3ee, VIM BE- In Rock
Island tomorrow with the head
camp offlcials and the remainder at
the nDck Islnnd coatin9enE Thu
Head eaznp Chased it1 sessa0As yes-
|terdav. hit the Had eAmp oficorx
are stayine ever until tonight In
order to attend = meeting Of depu-
ties. The drill team will give a
public exhihition ct Market Square
ct II 80 tomorrow morning.
An examination Of the records at
the Rock Island headquarters Of
the order diselosss the fact that
almost from the inception Of the
drill contests at Head camp ses-
sions in 1901, the chief rival OF
Camp No. &c has been Camp No.
120 OF Omaha.
Records of winners are as fol-
lows:
1901 in st. Paul-First, Camp
OF Pontiac, ILL Camp rs won NTH
place; Camp 40 Of Omaha, eighth.
1903 in Indianapolis-Fifst, Camp
$3.50 of Kansas City; second, Camp
100; third, Camp 26.
1905 in Milwaukee-Camp Is did
not participate.
1908 in Peoria-First, Camp $3.50
Denver; second, Camp 26; third
Camp 40.
1911 in Buffalo-First, Camp 825s
Of Denver; second, Camp 26; third
Camp 12O.
1914 in Toledo-Ffrst, Camp 26:
second, Camp 120.
1917 In Chicago First, Camp 26;
second, Camp 120.
The drill team OF Camp No. 1880
of Fargo. N. D., made a brief stop
in Rock, Island today, enroute to
its home city from the session Of
the head camp in St Louis. The
team paid visit to Woodmer
headquarters and entrained fmme.
diately following.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25


Peoria Specialist in Treatment of
Chronic Diseases Of Men, Women
and Children.
WILL BE AT ROCK ISLAND
Hotel Harper
SUNDAY, JUNE e
He1rS: > = n. to s p N.
Specialist, who devotes his full
time to the treatment OF Eczema.
Stomach. Liver, Kidneys, Rheuma-
tism. Deafness, Catarrh, Leg Ulcers.
Eye Troubles, and ali chronic dis
eases peculiar to Men, Women ana
Children.
Avoid Unnecessary
Operations
Most operations can BE- avoided
Beware Of the knife that IL used
promiscuousiy without thQusht OF
the dangers, the mtseries, the hard
ships that entail Most Of the cases
0f lonsils, would-be adenoids. nlcers
appendicitis, and othar chronic all
msnts will yield 70 honest, Indie
ions and intslligent treatment under
competent hanax.
Free G Consultation,
ExAmination and Advice
II you have been treated, and fsile6
70 get well, don't be discpurassa. NJ
cone aAd 80 No before giving N
III hope.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25
CAMBRIDGE
Especial Correspondence

Cambridge, ILL.,, June 25.-Har-
old Anderson who has been in
Chicago the past two years with the
Equitable Insurance company, will
spend the summer in Cambridge
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Anderson.
MIR. and Mrs. Orr of Indianapolis
Ind, are here for a visit with Mrs
Orr's mother, Mrs. Viola Norel. Mr.
Orr returned home. Mrs. Orr will
remain for q few weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25

Patrons who attend the Hagen
beck-Wallace circus at Douglas
park Monday afternoon and night
will see not only the famed Hagen
beck trained animals in action. but
will be entertained by 500 perform
ers selected from among the best
known stars Of the sawdust arena.
Bareback riders, tight rope walk
ers, horizontal bar and trapeze art
lists, tumblers, acrobats, jugglers-
everything that goes to make up q
first class circus performance will
be included in the program.
Following are q few Of the AMI
NAL acts: The big elephants, work
ing all over the huge arena, waltz
toddle, do q Virginia reel, the mus
Gle dance, and then, gathered in q
group, stand solemnly about while
the largest pachyderm in the herd
deliberately lies down ON his train
er. The others place their feet
upon the big elephant. When they
resume their natural positions, the
trainer emerges, unframed. Thu
elephants then hold an old-fash'
Toned camp meeting; a Nubian lior
rides q horse, Is thrown Oh and en-
cages in q running battle will
him; . Bengal tiger rides an ele
plant and from time to time jump,
through blazing hoops; tigers, pu
mas and leopards, In steel cage
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-25

UNITARIAN EXCURSION.
: To Muscatine, Tuesday, June %,
ON the now steamer Majestic, the
only steel hull. non-sinkable excur-
sion boat on western waters. Boat
leaves Davenport (only). $50 = n.
-(Advertisementl
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Nh10fJ

Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Davenport 934.
Like Bud Weiser: Phone r. I. 33S.
r. l. Clean Towc Service. Phone
r. l. 243t.
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aols y nIEss mana srses
The Washington herald., 1921-12-11

Board of Education the association
| brought up this question with all
the pressure in their power back
| ing II.
Won Fire Engine.
we alone won the fire engine
house on North Capitol and .
streets, engine house L." said the
executive committee. Up to that
time there was no fire protection in
that entire community, but through
the sole efforts Of the North Capt.
tol and lexington Citizens Assoc
citation they now have engine house
IL" They have been recently ask =
ing for a hook and ladder station,
but since the motorization of the
New York avenue station have
partly dropped the demand in that
the situation is less acute.
A postoffice station. with official
supervision, is one of the occom-
plishments of which lexington is
proud, and also from which il de-
rives great service and convenience.
Il was won through their sole eff
forts and they are justly pleased
with il.
Members of the executive COM
mittee Of the association claim that
they have the best-li GIFTED and
best paved streets Of any commun-
ity in all Washington. No street
is unpaved. they declare. and there
are no holes in the paved ones.
.Protectfon- from Graves.
One accomplishment of which
they are rather proud is not with
out its humor.
1T is a high stone wall to pro-
teCt the graves from the kicks of
the association" laughed one mem
Der. But whether the underlying
object is to protect the dead from
the association or the association
from the dead. i remains that they
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NORTH CAPITOL AND LEXINGTON PROUD OF SCHOOL FIGHT

fought earnestly for a high stone
wall between them and the ceme-
tery-snd they have it, Naturally
the citizens objected to a continual
food of mud from the graveyard
down their streets during rain
storms, and especially when one
storm added a whole grave to its
usual mud deposit. That was too
much for the citizen living oppo-
site and his agitation was soor
caught up by his fellow sympa-
thizers. The Commissioners were
brought to the scene of argument
and they agreed upon the pro-
priety of separating living men
from graves. A high stone wall
now holds in the bank of the Pros
pect Hill Cemetery"
Women Take Part.
When asked II women took part
in their association. an enthusiastic
chorus rose up from the executive
committee present. Women are
indeed a part of their organization.
And we have a bunch OF nice ones,
too" one member volunteered.
The city song, Washington" so
well-known to citizens of this
city, was written by a member Of
the North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association executive
committee at that time, VIM. T.
Pierson, of lexington. And the
association very proudly claims
this prestige.
Aside from the big undertaking
Of convincing Congress OF the
pressing need Of a senior and not
ior high school in that section
of the northeast. there are sew
eral lesser objects before the as
ISOLATION just now. For one thin
they are anxious to see the engines
return to the observance OF the
law Viii REQUIRES the burning o.
coke or hard coal, and not soft
coal. within the city limits. Va
necessities allowed for a relaxation
OF this law and its enforcement
has never been reinstated since the
war. IT is for this that the assoc
citation is working.
Has 767 Members.
And lastly they are seeking for
better and more ornate lighting Of
North Capitol street, in truth for
the beautifyinE OF Washington.
That street is the one most i'm
portant vista from the Capitol
which is wholly unohstructed by
trees and which should. therefore
he especially well lighted. They
are striving now to bring this
about.
This organization has 7G7 paid
members, one OF tie largest mem
bership enrollments of any assoc
citation in this city.
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OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE
HEADS OF ORGANIZATION

Selden NJ Ely president so northwest
c. A. Bowman, vice president, street northeast
Executive Committec-Selden NJ Ely, chairman c. A..
C. E. S. Williams, T. H. Hail. E w. Morcock, W. T.
r. c. Carter, William G. Henderson.
Committee Chairmen:-
Membership-John p Schrot, street northeast.
Public Utites-Wiliam G. Henderson, 1922 Third
northeast.
Press-Thomas P. Barr, 1917 First northwest.
Streets, Sidewalks and LghtsC. A Bowman,
northeast.
Sewers and Watcr-H. S. Meekham, northwest.
Fire and Police Protecion-W. L. Wise Rudolph place.
Schools and Schoohoucs-T. w. Stanton north
Parks and Parkng-W. T Person, Seaon place northwest
Mail Faciites-E. F. Williams, 50 Seaton place.
Public Health-Dr J. R. Armstrong northwest
Taxation and Federal RelatonS-D Grain place.
Public Safety-C. A. Lyon, Third northeast.
Food Distribution and ConscrvationC \. Bowman,
northeast.
Social Fygiene-Miss +. E. Thomas.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-11
Used Cup as Weapon.

Andrew jackson. colored. was sem
to jail for thirty DAYS yesterday h
Judge Harrison in Police Court on
a charge OF assaulting Samuel WaJers.
a fellow employee al Garfield H0spi-
tai Waters claimed to have been
hit in the head with a heavy china
cup and declared that Jackson had
no real provocation.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-11

Of the executive committee. The
problem of winning this change is
the one all-absorIinE interest be-
fore their association ttis year p d
one to which they are bendinG
every effort.
At this weeks meeting of Wash
ington civic associations and the
The Washington herald., 1921-12-11

ing every effort to bring Cong es
to their point of view and allow
them to build a high school instead
of a junior high.
1T would be extreme wisdom on
the part of the District to make a
senior high out of the proposed
Junior high school," said malnb ers
The Washington herald., 1921-12-11

high school does not satisfy the
need. according to the executive
committee of the association, of
genuine senior high school. for
which they have not given up hope
vet. While the excellent site has
been chosen. no building has been
begun and the association is exert
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-20
Governor Praises
Telephone People

CHARLESTON. W. va. Sept.
20.-For replacing their wires
which had been repeatedly cut
during the recent instruction Of
armed miners in southern West
Virginia in efforts to destroy com
! munication, even when threats OF
violence had been made against
the llnemen, Governor Morgan
has commended the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone organiza-
ton for the aid extended to the
constituted authorities.
W. T. Williamson. Division
Manager, who gave his personal
attention to the situation when 1t
was most alarming, made public
today the letter of Governor Nor.
gan, which follows:
The service rendered by Your
organization to the governor and
the constituted authorities Of West
Virginia during the recent insur.
rectlon of armed miners, impels
me to warmly commend your or.
ganIzation and to extend to YOU
and Mr.. Edwin F. Hill, your plant
superintendent, my sincere Apprc.
citation OF your personal efforts
during this critical period.
While your company suffered
heavy losses while these marau.
requirements were speedily made
replacement swere speedily made
by your loyal employees even in
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field are going to have very hard
time in getting living tor them
selves and their families. Undel
the circumstances, question the
wisdom Of the union miners in hold
ing out at this time for their pres
ent wages when great readjust
menC is actually taking place
throughout the whoie country in
wages and Other cost items. un
dcrstand it was for the discussion
OF these very vital matters that the
operators wanteg to meet with
their miners re1 resentutiyes bul
they refused TO mket them. ! won
der if that was the voice of them
selves? | doubt it. Anyhow. the
acton that has been taken will be
am afraid. the cause Of great
hardship to the miners in the unior
fields OF Central Pennsylvania"
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EareWeII Party.

A farewell surprise party was
given Saturday evening to Mrs.
Susie v. Henigen, who is leaving
soon for Texas where she will spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Nell Oliver.
A delightful evening was spent.
Refreshments we're served. Thoce
present were: Mrs. Lille Wads'
worth, Mrs. Blanch Kuhn, Mrs. LIZ
zie Koehler. Mrs. Mile Kincade,
Mrs. Marriah JolIiff, Mrs. Maggie
Goodnight, Mrs. Carrie Hayhurst.
Mrs. Eva King, Mrs. Carrie Morgan.
Mrs. Lotto Boyne, Mrs. Julia
Schultz, Mrs. Neva Koehler, Mrs.
stella Brooks. Mrs. Wolf, Ernest
Hess and Jack Hayhurst.
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Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. F, L. Barnes
we're visiting at Morgantown Sun
day and went on picnic over on
Cheat river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olivia Kerns was
visiting relatives at MillersvtlIe
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence satter
field and son OF Middleton were
visiting his sister, Mrs. WHI Hess
I Mr.. and Mrs. s. o. Cummings
we're visiting Mrs. Cumming
brother Paul satterfield at Yves
ton Sunday.
Dawson Yoder and Lindsay Ten,
nant Of Little Falls were visiting
in Hoult Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Sporting
and two children and Mrs. s. j.
Smith were at Catawba Sunday to
the funeral Of James 1. Long.
Paul Wilson is visiting his pa
rents at Curtisville.
Miss Florence WIles accompani.
ed her father, Rev. F. E. Wiles
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bility OF being displacedI learned
years ago when 1t still was fash.
ionable to read Emerson.
Today there's a new word for
the same old spirit. Wa no longer
talk about building character, we
DISCUSS morale.
In one way, morale and morals
means the same thing. Nobody
ever will have reason to question
the character OF any person who
possess a highmora lie.
This is about She first ohserva-
ton I made in FINLAND. and it is
the one | have most often handed
on to inquirlng mothers made
anxious by the ambitions OF beau.
tiful daug hters aspiring to ca
reers upon the silver sheet.
There are various kinds Of NOR
ale as well as various degrees.
The most obvious of all the
morales is courage. Many a movie
star has "a rendezvous with
DEATH" as when the scenario de-
mands u conflagration.
Frequently a film star must
stay in bed with bandaged eyes
for q day, perhaps for several
days, while her eyes are being
treated for Inflammation caused
by the lights used in close-ups It
is an ACCEPTED hazard of the bust.
ness
There are other morales with.
cut which no movie star has ever
vet succeeded Some, which are
Of especial interest to movie fans.
! will discuss in my article to
morrow.
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Motored e euekhannon.

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Hamilton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Worley and Mr..
and Mrs. R. c. Cooper, Of this
place, and MIR. and Mrs. Russell
DickeFson, Of Fairmont, motored
10 Rnckhannon Sunday.
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'Winber Operator
Makes Statement

QUEENSTOWN, ia. o"EI' -
John Lechrie, OF Wtnber. Pa, who
is well-kuown to Fairmont opera
tors, and who is one OF the few
Operators who control large fol
lowing among, the miners. has CIV
Cd out the following statement;
While / advocate that coal opcr-
ators stick to their contract with
I ne miners" Mr.. Lochrie said. FOL.
lowing my advice would not neces.
state the stand that the miners
unton officials are taking In relus-
Ing to meet the operators in CON
ference simply because the subject
matter to be discussed at the con-
4 ference was to be the REIMBURSEMENT
lot wages.
ri believe 1t was a great mistake
ion the part OF tho union Officials to
act In such high.handed mannet
agalnst the welfare and the COCO
81. the miners they represent. BE-
Iieya they should have met the
oparatorB In conference and dis
cusaed mining conditions with
them, and feel confident the ma
i6ffty OF union miners in the Cen.
ikra1 Pennsylvania coal field woulc
ave been in favor Of their Officials
participating in such a conference.
9But It seems to me that 1t IS al
ways this way when few arbitrary
I men get In control; 1t is their owp
Will they want to impose, and no.
y the viii OF their men.
tteFhe coal business is greatly de
5SpresBed at the present time alonR
With other industries in our coun'
try. andi is the popular belief that
high prices OF all commodities as
well as OF labor must be reduced
5G6efore the country can have pros
perous conditions again. The wageE
AZ men in many Of the industries
have been and are being reduced.
would be we'll for the country Il
this movement of reduction-it that
the sure cure for depression
u could be made simultaneously, OUT
that Is too much to expect 1t IS
hard for the workmen in any IN.
sGiiistry to believe that their wages
should be cut. and personally
doubt very much il that is the prop
~ cure for the trouble. There
Mould be some new remedy In this
supposedly enlightened age lnsteaq
IA the old remedy of grinding the
worIsiugmen down to near starva
ton wages and it was mans inhu
rSaTity to man that caused union
i'm TO be born and to develop. II
for mans self:preservation thai
men had to join together and fight
living wage. Unionism is all
5isflpiit if It is conducted fairly, and
inn.untonism is also all right II IL
conducted fairly, and some day.
have no doubt, they will both he
onducted in the spirit OF do unto
Others as ye would have others do
INTO you"
Getting back to the Central Penn.
yiYania coal field, we have part
81 organized and part of It un-
"a aniEed. Whether it is right OF
rong, the fact remains that most
3 ~ the operators In the non.untou
iefd have cut wages, but tho union.
Il ga operators have not yet cut
Through the lower wages
"a the non.unlon operators are
much business away from
6e ifnioniEed field and win con.
flanej TO yet take more and more
eEel from the unioniZed opera
66s g the difference in wages is
Is ad3uHked.
Now It appears to me that II
u eo6l business does not revive
ssh, although I hope and believe
mt the miners N the union
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tie tSca 81 tiraa tn eledct fif
pers6nRl danger and the lines O.
Communication were mafat aineds
Your desire TO aid the constttut.
ed authorities also was reflected
in the assistance rendered the fed,
raj officers when they assumed
control of the Isittlatipn, and l
feel It but fair to your organ1za-
ton to make this acknowledge
ment OF the service rendered.
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School Opened.

The Junior high and grade schools
opened Monday with an enrolment
OF near two hundred. The faculty
is the same as last year, ]. NJ
Downs, principal, Miss Wilson, Mrs
Watson, Miss Jenness Downs, Mrs.
lean Ridenour and Mrs. Mary
Weekly.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Key and little
son, OF McMechen. and Grover
Fletcher. of Fairview. were visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs Fred Fletcher here
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hibbs. Of Robin
sons run, were in town for a few
hours Sunday.
Miss Katharine Hagerty has gone
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ii sfhe j, d. 3. lE cenets Fnnetal
Services we're held at the home 81,
4 o'clock conducted by Rev. Z. w.
Peters, Of the n. 3. church; South
OF this place. Mrs. Fannie Cooper
and Miss Ida Cunningham went to
Salt Lick and accompanied The fu
neral party here.
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81 lis circuit ID &ononga ia cotln.
~ near Lowesyt1le Sunday
e. ". Keller has improved MS
house by the addition Of q porch,
and Harvey McElfresh Is giving
his home new coat Of paint.
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Here Saturday.

Walter H. Moran, q teacher in
the local high school two years ago,
but now taking graduate work at
Ohio State University, was In town
calling on friends Saturday.
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I EARNIIllGT0l.
PreachIna Services.

Rev. H. c. Denlson. Of Fair.
mont, will preach at the Church
Of Christ Wednesday evening. Fri.
day evening Rev. S, D. Howell, OF
Heff, Ohio, will preach at the same
church. ..A-a
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Baby pies.

Helen Ruth, the baby daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. william Whit
latch, who died at their home a.
Salt Lick Saturday, was brought
here Sunday and interment made
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HOULT
Weiner Roast

on Saturday evening the Young
Peoples Class Of Sunday school
had a weirler roast in the grove
at Harvey McElfresh's. In spite
OF the threats OF rain there was a
large crowd out and an enjoyable
evening full OF innocent fun was
had.
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The value Of German properly
held by the Alien Custodian IN this
country is now approximately $500.
600 1000, due to depreciation Of sc
curities and due to the fact that
some OF the holdings have been re-
turned.