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Bret Harte.

Bret Harte, American poet and nov
elist, was born at Albany, N. Y, Au-
gust rs, 1889. While youth he went
to California, where, several years
later he founded the Overland Month
ly In San Francisco. In 1870 he was
made professor Of recent literature in
the University of California, but re-
signed and returned to New York the
following year. he was United States
consul at Creford, Geriiiany, 1s78-so,
am at Glasgow, 1se0-s5, and afterward
lived in England. Among his many
works are '"The Luck Of Roaring
Camp" ''The Outcasts Of Poker Flat, }"
CONDENSED Novels, etc." ''The
Heathen Chinee," "Poems," "Stories
of the Sierras," "Tales Of the Argo.
nauts," Gabriel Conroy," Thankful
Blossom" 1.-TWO Men Of Sandy Bar
california Stories, "a Millionaire Of
Rough and Ready" "a Drift From
Redwood Camp" and "a Phyllis Of the
slerras."
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Her Daddy Was All Right.

When was twelve years old called
upon Mary (aged eleven) one Sunday
evening. was all dressed up and
had pilfered an armful Of mothers
cherished lilacs from the garden. l
stole out the alley gate, traversed
Mary's back yard and she met me at
the kitchen door. We sat on the back
steps. I restrained strong impulse
to flee when Mary said. "Father is
coming, think" He was gruff, bad
man. When he saw us I was terror
stricken. What he said was, "How's
the boy tonight?" and he took us both
la the house and sent little brother
after ice cream and Mary's mother cut
q cake. So wasn't kicked out by an
iate father. after all; in fact. he still
Mzes me and often jokes about the
Hiacs and the kitchen steps, although
another young man walked up the aisle
with Mary.-Chicago Journal.
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Prout.

We all know his drawings, and love
them; they have peculiar character
which no other architectural drawings
ever possessed, and which no others
ever can possess, because all Prout's
subjects are being knocked down, or
restored (Prout did not like restored
buildings any more than do). There
will never be any more Prout draw
ings. Nor could he have been what
he was or expressed with that mys-
terously effective touch that peculiar
d, i.:ht In broken and old buildings,
unless he had been withdrawn from
all high art inhuence.-John Ruskin.
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II Mean Just That" Lenore Replied.
AITsa, +

" Mean Just That" Lenore Replied.
mentary rebellion, Lenore grasped her
notebook and bounded, rather than
walked, into the presence Of her su-
perior.
"Miss Tibetts, take these letters
please"
Lenore had always prided herself
In the thought that the president could
not give dictation to any Of the "mere
Office help" but this day the thought
seemed to enrage her.
"Mr. TOLL" she addressed him, in a
tone he had never heard her use be-
fore, you'll have to give your letters
to someone else-I'm through taking
dictation."
my dear Miss" the president be-
gan In thunderstruck tone.
1T simply MEANS" Lenore cut in
without waiting to be asked for an
explanation, "that I'm leaving your
employ. am leaving ght-today-
this minute. I can't even think Of
wasting the two hours that remain Of
this working day in this ungodly
sweatshop. I'm too young woman
to waste one hour MORE"
"But what can you do in two hours?"
the president begged to know lamely.
"Calm yourself, my dear, calm"
"Calm myself nothing! I've been
calm all my life. I've calmed all my
good times away. What can I do In
two hours? you asll-I can do lots Of
things, drown myself, rob bank, get
married.
II hope, my young lady, you are not
considering the latter" Mr.. Toll was
really frightened now. Anything but
the latter in your frame Of mind"
II will get married." Lenore cried
just to be contrary. Everyone here
thinks l am incapable Of getting mar
ried-thinks I am too old or too set
In my ways-but I'm not. I can get
marred-and inside of two hours at
that-and l will! I'll marry the first
man who asks me-"
Lencre stopped to see what effect
her speech had on the man before
her. Then for the first time her eyes
lighted upon third person. quietly
dressed; middlc-nged man Of the
younger type had been sitting through
all this scene unohServed. Lenore
caught her breath Il little. some OF the
old office dccorum coming back to her.
no douht--hut the blood of rebellion
was too strong In her veins. She gared
at this stranger also.
"Do you really mean YOU will marry
the first man who asks your this
stranger inquired sc,iously.
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LAWYER COULD NOT SEE 1T
Legal Luminary Felt Himself Regret
fully Compelled to Decline Offered
Job Of "spellbIndino."

II want to take time by the fore
lock-" he said as he entered law
yer's Office.
"Yes, sir! Yes, sirl' was the reply.
always take time by the forelock and
you won't get left. What it it, sir "
"Well, we are to have an election
this fall for city Offices. and wanted
to know If could engage you to make
q speech for me the night before elec-
tion."
"Are you going to be candidateT'
was asked.
II am"
"But what about the speech3"
"Why, q feller is going to run
against me again who beat me by 800
votes last year. In fact, only got
two votes. I want you to come up and
give me such speech that I will beat
him worse than he beat me. You will
want to lay it right down to him. he
Killed horse once, and stole saw
mill, and has been married three
times. If you will come up and pre-.
sent the case in way to knock the
fe1ler out, I will give you S."
The lawyer respectfully declined to
take the case, and somebody will get
showed under again.-Cincinnati En-.
Quirer.
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SUMO HIS OWN COMPOSITIONS
.Thomas Mesrs, Famous Irish Poet,
Was Surely Exceptionally En-
do~fsd BY Nature.

Thomas Moore, Ireland's favorite
minstrel poet, was born in rooms over
q Dublin corner grocery In 1779. and
died a baronet. the "pote Of oil cir
sles and the darlint Of his own," the
Idol Of two continents, in 1852.
For the last thirty years Of his life
he lived in cottage at Sloperton, near
Devices, Wiltshire, where he devoted
himself to all manner of literary ef-
forts. His works include not only de-
hghtful short poems Of "The Last Rose
Of Summer" type, but also poems to
form quarto, volume, such as "Lalla
Rookh," for which Moore received g.
600 guineas ($15,0O0), and they in
clude prose Of all kinds, a series OF
humorous letters, biographies and
even History of Ireland"
Moore himself was a beautiful sing
er and rendered his own compositions
often in public, 1t is related. After
the tragic death Of his daughter he re-
fused to sing publicly again. His
daughter, the darling Of his heart, was
leaning over the balustrade one night
to throw kiss to her father as he
was going out to dine, when she lost
her balance, fell and was killed.
''The Last Rose Of Summer" was
one Of Moore's most exquisite crea'
tions. It appears In a collection OF
Irish Melodies" written for Power, q
London music publisher, on contract
to supply a considerable number Of
songs for a volume entitled as above
The work was started in 1907 and was
not completed till 1884. 'The Last
Rose Of Summer" however, was among
the early productions. and is there
fore easily more than 100 years old.
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II mean Just that" Lenore replied
bris,kly.
Then. Miss Tibetts, may 1 have the
honor Of asking you to become my
wifer this dapper man asked In such
q matter of fact way that the aston
ished Mr.. Toll nearly collapsed.
Lenore was not in the least nom
plused.
Il will answer yes on one condi-
tion." she replied. "The condition is
that the marriage take place at once"
I'm this Office If you wish," the man
agreed. my friend, Mr.. Toll, will tele-
phone for clergyman while am
out arranging for marriage license"
1T will be necessary for you to have
all particulars, my birthday, parentage,
etc." Lenore cautioned him.
'Those particulars can be obtained
from the office records" the stranger
answered coolly. "Have those records
sent to me, and then my dear, if you
will take my advice, you will calm
yourself before the ceremony takes
place."
It was just an hour later when the
strange marriage ceremony began.
Lenore had insisted that work in the
Office cease, and the almost dumb
stricken president was only too willing
to accede to her wishes. So the whole
staff Of breathless, hardly-able-to-be-
lieye-it girls and office men crowded
into the spacious office of the presi-
dent. Like naughty queen Lenore
faced them all and went through with
the wedding without the Quiver Of an
eye-lash. Indeed at the end Of the
ceremony the hitherto impregnable
Miss Tibetts looked quite sweet and
girlish as she tilted her lips for the
kiss that sealed the marriage bond.
When it was over, the staff, without
being asked to do SO, filed out as
quietly as they could. Just one other
official remained with the president to
sign the register.
fully what she had done. Yet, with
the fortitude that had made her sue
cessful in business, she resolved to
60 on. The bridegroom had signed
his name to the sacred parchment,
and with shaking fingers the bride
took the pen.
Her eye glanced at the name al
ready there-she had been too haugh-
ty to hear it during the ceremony.
mark Henderson," she read aloud
and then as she faced her husband
her eyes opened wide.
''Markl" she gasped-"the Mark Of
eighteen years ago-Oh, Mark, what
wonderful thing has happened?"
Mark Henderson was quite calm
when he spoke. "You told me then,
dear, that your business career meant
more than anything else in your life, !"
he reminded, "and you promised me,
dear, that II waited as said !
woodland you ever made up your
mind there was something better for
you to do than stay at office work
that l could claim you. Today hap.
pened to be here when you made your
declaration Of rebellion against office
work, and kept you to your promise .
"That explains it," Lenore cried
joyfully. "The rebellious feeling came
over me because you were near. Oh
Mark, dear, I've wanted SO to see you. y
Just then the clock struck five.
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CALLED "ISLAND OF DESPAIR"
Small Spot In the Southern Sea That
Deserved the Significant Title
Bestowed on 1t.

Norfolk island in the South Pacific,
was, 100 years ago, a prison for the
very worst type of British offenders
against the laws, and it became known
as the "Island Of Despair" Isolated
there, many thousands Of miles from
their old haunts, as punishment for
their crimes, men were driven to mad
ness or to some deed that ended their
lives.
A settlement called Kingston was
formed in 1888, and this is the cap
ital of the island today. It was care
fully laid out with streets, culverts,
bridges and a pier, and oil these
are in excellent preservation, show
ing the thorough quality Of the work
done by the convicts.
The actual prisons are rapidly fall
ing into ruin, all that remains being
huge walls, three feet thick, of cells
in which prisoners were confined. The
prison square, containing churches,
kitchens and buildings for various
trades carried on by the convicts, was
enclosed by high stone wall, still
intact in most places, but crumbling
on the ocean side. Norfolk island
was abandoned as a penal settlement
in 1855.
The island is a. British possession,
under the jurisdiction Of the COM
monwealth Of Australia. Fine build
ings are located along the roads, built
century ago by the convicts, and
still In good repair.
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Two Hour. More
to Work
By VINCENT G. PERRY
9. 1924. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate

~ sSssb ~ AASSANA0 ANoWobhRoA SSASSs~SSsS'
Three O'clock! Two hours more to
work. The thermometer was doing
away up in the eighties, despite the
fact that the sun was hiding behind
the clouds, and had been hiding all
day. The sultry heat seemed sultriest
right there In the oRce-and Lenore
had quite made up her mind she was
"ready to die" She hated office work.
The feeling had come over her for the
first time that afternoon. How she
had stood the toll Of the city all those
years was more than she could tell
and up until then she had said she
loved it.
'Two hours more to work." The
exclamation came from IGNORES lips
with a groan.
The girls and men in the Office stopped
their work and stared. There was
not one there who could have believed
such an exclamation would come from
her lips If they hadn't heard it.
Lenore-or as she was known to
the staff, Miss Tibetts-saw those
surprised glances, recognized their
meaning, and her heart seemed to
flare up with anger.
"That's it," she shrieked for the
first time in her business career, be-
coming excited and raising her voice
above its usual business-like tone
THAT'S it, stare, you ninnies, stare.
Don't you think I'm human?" she
cried on. "Don't you think this ever
lasting grind, day in and day out,
would get under my skin some day7
Ihate Office work, hate it just as much
as all Of you put together hate it."
At that moment the buzzer sounded,
and Miss Tibetts knew she was wanted
in the presidents private Office. A
slave to habit, in spite Of her mo-
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Easx to Initiate Ground Glass.

BY treating window-slnss with putty
an excellent imitation Of ground glass
Is obtained A lump Of fairly soft
putty must be dnhhed carefully and
uniformly all over the glass. In Il
few hours the thin coating OF putty
hnr,,rns and the oil In the substance
will defy damp. The putty may he
rlranr,1 away ut any time with n little
tUrprntiur
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Doubtful Ending.

"Has your story happy ending?"
"Well, that depends on the view
point"
"What do you mean?"
"some might call it happy end
ing and some might not. The lovers
got married in the last chapter"
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hla Pride Lamp.

Father (reading letter from his son
at college to mother)-Myopia says
he's got beautiful lamp from boxing.
Mother-I just knew he'd win some
thing in his athletics.-Frou the
Orange Owl.
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WANTED

WANTED-To hear from parties with
land for sale. w. E. Tompkins, Dew
lis Lake, N. Oak. c6I8-th
WANTED-To hear from owner of
unimproved land for sale. State cash
price, full particulars. D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, MINI. 6 6t-p
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST

Kelly Ave., between 9Th
and 7th Streets
Services: Sunday morning, II a. m.
Sunday School, 1900 noon.
Services: Wednesday evening 500.
Reading room is open Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday from 200
to 400 p. M.
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Mrs. F. S. Austin returned from
visiting her parents at Harlow last
week.
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CHURCHES

St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran
Church,
Seventh & Uline Ave.
Rev. E. ]. Moede, Pastor.
Sylverter Eve
500 p.m.-English Services.
New Years ay.
1880 A.M.-English Services.
11:30 A.M,-Sunday School.
METHOD1ST-EPISCOPAL
Fourth St. and Hill Ave.
11:00 a. na., Public Worship.
1900 noon, Sunday School.
$3.50 p. M, Epworth League.
1880 p. M, Public Worship.
Rev. Benjamin Babcock, Pastor.
BETHEL EV. FREE CHURCH
Corner of Uline Avenue
and Second Street
11:00 a. M, Morning Services in
Norwegian.
1900 Noon, Sunday School.
500 p. m., Evening Services in
English.
Wednesday evening, Prayer Meet
ing.
Carl Fosmark, Pastor.
CATHOLIC
Low Mass at 500 and 900 a. m.
High Mass at 1890 with English
sermon.
Father Edwards, Priest.
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
Cor. Hill Ave. and Sixth st.
Second Sunday after Epiphany.
1000 a. NJ, Church School.
11:00 a. M, Morning Prayer and
Sermon.
H. G. Walker, Rector.
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SALVATION ARMY

1103N Z11S1V1
Monday-Cordecadet Glass.
Tuesday-Soldiers Meeting.
Wednesday-Girl Guards.
Thursday-Public Meeting.
Saturday-PubEc Meeting.
Sunday-2:30 p. M, Sunday School.
$3.50 Y. P. L. Meeting. Regular meet
ing at o'clock.
Adjutant Rose Kirchner, officer in
charge, and Lieutenant Marie Steb-
bens, assistant.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE = One pair of four-year-
old colts, for sale. John Ruttle, barn
located west Of High School, on Kel-
ly avenue. c-18tf
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Harrington and 5th Streets

Harrington and 5th Streets
1000 a. NJ, Delta Alpha Glass.
All young women are invited to
come.
1O:45 a. M, Meeting of the Session.
1900 a. m., Morning Worship.
1915 p. m., the Sunday School.
6:30 p. m., Y. P. S. C. E.
1880 p. m., Evening Service.
Rev. P. H. Case, Pastor.
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MISCELLANEOUS

LOST-One guntlet kid glove for left
hand. Finder please leave at World
office and get reward.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-21
PLAYING GYPSY. KILLS
CRANDCHH ID " II E "
HE POINTS RETOLTER
Erening Romp Ends in Trag-
cdy in New i0rE
Home.
lBy Associated Press.I

NEW YORK. March .c.-SiN year.
Old Emma Bauer was all dressed M
as gypsy to 'sprisc grandpa" when
lie came home from work tonight.
.is she heard his footsteps in the
hall. she scrambled under the dining
room. table. while daddy. grandma
and Uncle Richard sat Watching for
the nightly game to he enacted.
Where's my little sweetheart" in
CURED grandpa. Ernest Fuchs. as lie
entered the dining-room.
You'l have TO find her" smiled
Grandma Fuchs.
\ gigGlc gave grandpa the clue
and he started toward the table. but
drew back in mock alarm as the
gypsy" emerged.
To make the play more exciting.
he seized pistol from the sideboard
drawer and pointed it at Emma.
There was an explosion and she fell
with bullet through her heart.
Ambulance surgeons found the old
man sitting in a daze. with the limp
form Of the little gypsy" in his arms.
She had died instantly, they said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-21

John T. Wilson, speaking for him
self as taxpayer and as chairman
OF committee representing the X
wants Club. named at a meeting OF
that club yesterday, when the organ.
i1ation voted unanimously 70 request
regulation. said he was Impressed
with tho difficulties confronting tn.
committee. but that a large percent
age OF citizens were ''clamoring for
relief from an almost unbcarablo sit
uation." He said danger confronted
people i'll crossing tho streets and
that no time should bc lost in bring
ing order out OF chaos. he did not
object TO the Jitney as such. "r4r-
haps." he said, "it could serve many
people better than the street ears
but il should be taken from The
streets over which carS operate from
an economic standpoint as well ~
one of safety to life and limb"
He urged regulation OF routes
rates. schedules and protection b.,
means OF bond or Insurance. And, he
said. lights should be required In
every titney operating at night. He
Continued on Page 8. cSp -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-21
FACING DEPORTATION.
WILL PROBE STORY or
ALLEGED KIDNAPPING
Charges Niliionaires Rail-
roaicd Him to Ncm York
Because He LOucd Heirpss
| rs IMIteN N.ws.l

NEW YORK. March .0.--Wr.n
August rrohs;. former butler of the
eNcltsive Rolling Rock Club. OF Li,,o-
ntcr. Pa. comes before III. United
states District Court tomorrow on
habeas corpus proceedings. the cou,-
VIII "ndcavor to determine whether
ProhSi's fantastic story OF love for
a Pittsburgh hei'ess and his kidna,,.
ing by force under the orders of
jealous miliionaircs is true or merely
the figment of disordcred mind.
Probst is held as Il fugitive" and
has been declared insane by doctors
at Ellis Island. where lie was held
awaiting deportation.
officers of the millionaire club in
Ligonier. where probst sets the scene
Of his romantic adventures which. ne
claims. led to his undoing. denied
today that the cX-butlcr was rail
roadcd' to New York to brcal; up any
romance immigration officials at
Pittsburgh declared that probs, WIS
arrested on February % for violation
Of the marine laws, havin.7 deserted
from the White Star liner Olympic.
In contradiction OF Probsts story
OF being taken To New York at the
point of gun. he :. said to have
gone willingly in tho custody OF the
club manager and an immigration OF
iccr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-21
PRESIDENT REFUSES
TO ACT IN SITUATION
Indicates to Committee He
Deems Transaction Now
Up to Congress.
TO ALLOW LIBERAL DEBATE
'iIictts Attitude u 4" Permit Rca-
sonnblc Discussion OF Compcn-
sution Act.
Icy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. March 20.--Eaiked
III their desire To get the measure w
today under a suspension Of the rules
Republican iIous. leaders in charge
Of the compromise soldiers bonus
bill still wcr. determined tonight "a
put the measure through this week.
Their expressed intention was to call
ii up Thursday. under suspension
Of the rules. If possible: otherwise
under special rule which probably
would shu, out amendments.
Harding Declines Comment.
Before the House me; today. the
whole situation was laid before
President Harding at the White
House by committee of House lead
ers. but the executive declined to
mnkc any recommendation. Upon
leaving tho Presidents Office. Rep
-csentaiIve Mondeil, OF Wyoming
who headed the committee. issuct
this written statement:
The Legislative situation relating
TO tho bonus bill was fully presented
to the President. with detailed cx.
planat!on Of the provisions which re-
move the menace ot excessive drafts
on the Treasury in the immediate fu-
tmrs and avoid any program o.
added taxation. The rrcsidcn; wen,
over tn" entire situation, with ar
appraisal OF commitments made. lie
advised the committee that tho legis-
lation is a responsibility of Congress
and in view Of expressions previous
~ made he did not think IL essen
tial To offer any recommends tion."
GilIcu Fails TO Sec Harding.
Speaker Gillett also had an en-
gacement with the President in the
forenoon To discuss the question OF
a suspension of rules. but the cXccu-
Continued on Page II. Col. 81
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-21
MOVEMENT | LAUNCHED
FOR $500,OOO PUBLIC
LIBRARY IN RICHMOND
Education Association. With Various Organizations En-.
listed for Cause, Will Ask City Council for Bond
Issuc-Will Hold Meeting Today.

Tentativ. plans for the establish
niont Of Il public library were formu-
lated and n resolution requesting
that tho city Council vote q bond
issue not exceeding 100000 for the
construction and maintenance OF the
library was adopted at meeting Of
tho advisory board OF the Richmond
Education Association in the Hotel
Richmond yesterday. The question
"t whether the library building would
be In ;h" nature OF a world wa:'
memorial was not decided.
Preliminary plans for the proposed
library VIII be submitted At meet
ag of members of the citys social.
civic ana welfare organizations TO
Ice held il he Chamber Of Commerce
this afternoon at > o'clock. at which
time the association will seek a rep
rcsentat!ve approval OF the move
mcnt and a committee to formula -
definite plans for the library and lay
;hc matter before the City Council.
Feeling that the movement should
be representative Of all Richmond
and a concerte; one. the association
requests that all citizens Interested
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-21
FAMOUS FASHION HOUSE IN
NEW YORK HAS GONE BROKE
Lady Duff Gordon for Many Years Drew Salary as Pres
dent of Lucille, Ltd. Which Did Busi-
ness of S8O0OOO Year.

Business depression was nominated
as one of the causes OF the failure.
and G. IT. ToIman. manager Of the
New York house, expressed the be-
lief that the enactment Of prohibi-
ton contributed thereto by making
men less liberal with the dress al
lcwances Of thair wives and also by
cutting a dampcr on many of the
smart society functions Of the wet
period.
The assets OF tho firm are esri-
mated at $4,000.
Lady DuH-Gordon made her head
quarters in New York during some
of the years Of the war. but has since
returned to Europe. II is recalled
that she testified here some years
ago that she was not the actual firm,
but drew Il salary as president for
lending her name TO the establish
ment. and also drew another salary
as designer.
Lucille, Ltd, will be. continued.
Tolman. one OF the 2ecefvers, is the
manager of the frgS