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Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05

The railroads have purchased about 80,OO0 new freight cars in the first five months of this year. which is about three times the number bought during the whole of 1921 It was the certain prospect of increased business and general prosperity that dictated those investments.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05
A GOOD BUY

Nobody need hesitate in choosing safe in vestments these days. The United States gov ernment will take your money and pay you four and one-half per cent interest on it. Go to the post office and pay S20, $50, or $500 for a Treasury Savings Certificate In five years it can be redeemed for S25, S1OO or S1 ,OOO
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05

The fact that Washington sold slave for good old spirits which has recently been ex- posed in pointess senatorial debate, will proba- bly, be enough to prove to the dry faction that the sins of the Father of their Country are visited upon the children
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05

President HIbben, of Princeton, says that idealism is the need of the world It rather depends what you mean by idealism. Russia thinks she has it. Mexico doesn't give much of a whoop, but would probably agree she had it if pressed. There are very few folk who are not ideasts-if you take their own word for it.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05

The bones of Boccaccio, it is claimed, have been found in the cellar of house near Florence. Will there be any attempt by the Italian post office department to prevent their being trans ported to a new resting place?
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has become disciple of baseball as against cricket. It looks as if Sir Arthur. while in America giving lectures shows all the earmarks of regular diplomat.
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05
SCOTT WHITE,

Receiver. JOHN R. TOWLES,
 Register iDate of First Pub. July ,, 1922) (Date of Last Pub. August ,, l922)
Weekly journal-miner., 1922-07-05

By Geo. M. Payne, Deputy. (First pub. July 5, w. 4D
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-22

Recent arrivals from the new oil town of Kanatak, report that a sneak thief entered the home of Madam Re- nio recently while the owner and the rest of the population were attending a dance, and stole jewelry valued at $1,000. A mass meeting was called when the theft was reported and two committees were appointed to search the town and the baggage of all those about to leave. Before the search had progressed very far, the stolen jewel " was found in vacant cabin, but the identity of the thief was not as- certained.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals in duplicate will be received by the undersigned up to 2 p. m. December 29th and then public ly opened. for logging off the balance of the timber from the tract of land near Seward, known as the Bergstrom homestead, and manufacturing said timber into lumber, to be delivered f. o. b. cars, all in accordance with de- tailed specifications which can be se- cured from MT. H. Painter, Receiving & Forwarding Agent, Seward. Alaska, or from the office of the undersigned at Anchorage, Alaska. The right is re- served to reject any or all bids.
 H. P. WARREN,
 General Storekeeper.
 Alaskan Engineering Commission.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-22
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior United States Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 9, 1922.
 Notice is hereby given that Roy E. Clark, of Kodiak, Alaska has submit ted final three-year proof in support of his homestead entry serial 05076, for lands embra ced in U. s. Survey No. 1896, situated near Kodiak, Alaska, in latitude 57 degrees, 47 minutes, 23 seconds North; longitude 152 degrees, 23 minutes, AS seconds Wess; and more particularly described as fol- lows:
 Commencing at corner No. l whence U. s. c. < G. NJ. 1ea"s s. 43 deg. 13 min w. 46.34 chs: thence N 34 deg 43 min. w. 5000 chs. to corner No. 2; thence N. 55 deg. r min. E. 53.33 chs. to corner No. 3; thence s. 34 deg. 43 min. E., 5000 chs. to corner No. 4; thence 5. 55 deg. F min. w. 5333 chs. to corner No. l the place of beginning. con- taining an area of 160 acres.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above described land are required to file their adverse claim in the United States Land Office within tho period of publication or thirty days thereafter, CT they will be barred by the provisions of the stat uteS.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication Dec. 16, 1922. Last publication February 2S, 1923. Pub col:in in daily sixty days.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, December 4, 1922.
 Notice is hereby given that George w. Tobin, of Seward Alaska, who, on February 25, 1922. made homestead entry, No. O5297 for southeast quarter, Section 23, Townshhip N., Range l w., Seward Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make final three year proof to establish claim to the land above described, before Aaron D.. Fucker, U. S. Commissioner, at Sew ard, Alaska, on the 10th day of Feb ruary, 1923.
 Claimant names as witnesses: Tom Hambright, of Seward, Alaska. James Mcdonald, of Seward Alaska. Burl Story, of Seward, Alaska. Ed Vogl of Seward, Alaska.
 FRANK A. BOYLE
 Register. First publication December ], 1922. Last publication February 2S, 1925. Run in daily sixty days continuously
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-22
REPRESENTATIVE UPSHAW
 SAYS GOVERNORS DRINK

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 21 Charges that some of the governors called into conference by President Harding for the discussion of p:ohibi- tion enforcement themselves violated the act by purchasing bootleg liquor, were made in the house today by rep resentative Upshaw. Considerable feeling has been aroused.
The Seward gateway., 1922-12-22
AN EXPENSIVE BED

SEATTLE, December 21-While a fire was in progress at the home of Frank Kane, members of the depart ment, In carrying out the household furniture, found thousand dollars in bills concealed in the mattress of his bed. The currency, which was In one big roll, fell to the ground
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

LILLE, young French, Swiss: cook use
iul butler-aardener: willing, dependa bIe.
2lte Wettlers Agency, 90 West Asa st
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

eo'k~-Fwo young Coreans. experienced
sook butler, very neat willing de-
ps1aahle, Si70. Wettlers Agency 20 West
s"o ST Longacre ssaG.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

suTLhR..vA swiss. years' excel
ssn eo. p, references. Shaushnessys Bureau.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

~ pl.E-~Coos, butler useful man: splen-
olo references. Miss Shaughnessy's Blu
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

LOST, rouNp AND REWARD

f-tsss sss l7--st tock certificate No A.fsgsT yor
sta,ss snssss snsass os se;reu asoek OF United
,,s ss,Is I pa A'cahel Company In name
~ ~, ~ tRn @ =, PIKE Notify Irving Nat.onal
bank, Wooiworta Bullaing. ". II. -
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

SouPLH, excellent chef. wife chan, ber-
maid or waitress. best iona referencea
sl!o Wettlers Agency, 20 West 43d st.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

FOR personal reasons desire to connect
Win large organization IN New Yoyk
lily where opportunity for advancement
manager directing audita, credits colleo-
lions monthly statement. etc. of big con
tTr,h Toih with $500 salary Personal. 9S4,
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

Losda-SAgats Ri s,as cigarette case. jewel hInsas
usrS Nprhasn. phsn,. no Questions asked stoo reg
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
HELP WANTED FEMALE
Domestic
Miscellaneous

SECRETARY = stenography. typewriting
$50; Wholesale coal e $40, Tribune
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

COUPLE nrst class cook hur,er.vato+
y, Dngli9h Scotch; best references, $50
metlers Agency, 20 West 43d at. Long
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

MEN wanted TO qualify for frem~1. brake
men experience unnecessary. 'rransnnrns
tion furnished. Write w. Roggess, euperin
tendent st. Louis. al
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
HELP WANTED MALE

BRIGHT young man to start in tnsurano
Office; splendid opportunity for advanne
ment state salary expected Write F. ss1
Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
INFORMATION WANTED

ANNA TIAHLA--Your son very III. cal,
on Sophie Seyka, 134 Sd St. PassaIs
" j., at once,
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

CollPLE~-Y Young, English; firHt class cook
putler' entire charge; $3.50. Wettler's 8
Agency. 20 West ASd St Iongacre ss96
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

LOST Bank book i4o,75e OF The lry,ne
please return TO hank 07i
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
SITUATIONS WANTED FEMALE
Nnrses. Etc.

NURSE, young, two ehiiUien. excelient
references. Miss Fitzgerald Bureau.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
Lost Bankbool.s

Lqsa.. }s,. Bsnkeool No Tas. sos Of the un,on
person having a cisAEn TO it 81 hersby csp,aa
upon 1o present ,thE sanae within Ten "A ~
er sunni, TO having nsid passbook caneelsd
ana new one isaaed
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
SITUATIONS WANTED MALE
Domestic

slJ,,EILER-vALET. useful. Frenehi sss
seeMsettler's Agency 30 w. dsd. Longacre
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

l'grSS,n,-fssnknooh rS,,,, No. sS2,1se Of The Unlon
Esnse saVings Bank ta iniasinr AM
~ heI SON hevlns claim 10 II is hereby eaIis6
y, up"n y, 10 g, present the same within ten dava
~ ~ ss&unai, 70 having said passbook "a ncelsd
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

L0ST~-B Bankbook No. 1se.e2e North f,T,,s-
Savings Bank, 81 West 3ith :. raVer nr
rnent stopped Finder please return ~
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

LSYsr-..B pssl. BsnshoolS No s47.sss Of the Ifnlon
...n1s aal,le savings Bank Is missing anv
i. person naying = claim so It Is faereby os1tass
upon " 70 present the same within fen 'days
ei SUNNI 70 having 6aid passbook 90 nraiss !
and new one ssuad eN"oeien
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

A'ss li5a nkeook no. leo: a3s North River
ment stopped Finder please return IL
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

MAN-~Useful, Inside work; very onpable
=, and reliable; excellent long references
"a nlFs Hofmayers Agency, 10 East 4Sd St,
90 moor Tel S947 Murray Kill
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

BuTLERS~-several excellent men. Miss
Halls Bureau. II West s4th ST. Wander
bilt Sa40
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

So LESMAN wanted to travel Eastern sna
d-Western territory for an old estah
d Brooklyn lock manufacturing con
a, prefer mar, experienced in selling high
require man of clean habits, good cha rac
ter and proven selling ability Address with
details OF past experience, age and salary
needed, p 9se. Tribune
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
SITUATIONS WANTED MALE
Domestic

BUTLER Young Frenchman, country pre-.
ferred, with parlormaid or single
handed excellent two ysars' reference. #
Miss Hofmsyer's Agency, East 4Sd St,
81 fioor Tel sa47 Murray Nm.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

l'2sT..~ }sy handbook No. ss7 els Of the TIn,,n
nitne savings Bank Is missing Arr
person having a claim TO ss 10 herehs oaIIns ss
upon to present the same within ten aays
and new one issued SahSetea
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
West Side
sslr rloYMENT AGENCIES
Domestic Help

{ .ss sssssc'Y .gra de eo,o,aa
: zsSss ssenees. 2ss2 7th ave. Ddsu A,,ds'.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
Mattresses

MATTRESS, equal TO butler; very nice aps
pearing young Irish girl; good capable
worker: excellent city references VI
Miss Hoffmayer's Agency. 10 E. Ard st
Sd floor, Tcephone S947 Murray IIlu
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

CouPLE~-useful chauffeur gardener
cook, general houseworker long refer
ences winthrop Bureau a. West s9d St
Room 5e6. Longacre s7i3.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
sossisHED ROOMS TO LET
-
East Side
INSTRUCTION

IN ,sssssaa. h;s ~ EaAsT-Room for business
ssa a'Ipafast paast e desired refsrenee s,eeericltS
/ none stuyvesant s6is. san
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

NURSE SF--fnfant's. young, graduate; $50
wettler's Agency. 20 West 4Sd st. Tel.
Longacrs 1886.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

NURS SCI infant or children; very capable,
conscientious; highly recommended. Miss
raiIs Bureau. II West 44th St Tel
Vanderbilt S34o
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

INFANTS NURSE; English Protestant;
young infant only; excellent long refer
er,ces c., Mics Hofmayers Agency, 10
East 4sd St. Sd floor. Telephone S947
Murray Hill
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

WAITRESS. young, thoroughly capable
:. excellent references; Misc Fitzgerald o
Bureau, $50 9Th ay
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

COUPLE, splendid cook, chauffeur me
chansc experienced, neat Young, de
pendablc; $3.50. 7Wetter's Agency. 20 w.
42A llonEhcre SSa6.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
Miscellaneous

COOKE, mattresses. houseworksrs. Tinks
Andresen. Scandinavian Agency, s7yf
Broadway. SD Schuyler 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

TWO German girls. good cook, chamber
maid. waitress good referencesi SIS $ss
Wettiers Agency. 20 w. 43d Iongacre $500.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13

EXCELLENT SERVANTS Brrta carlson, {,
Swedish Agencies. 7S7 Lexington ave
near s1st ST. Rhinesneer s54T; aleo 24lb
Broadway corner seth at.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-13
Lanndresses
Nurses. Etc.

sCHILDREN's nurse governess Danish !;
best references; SIG. Wettler's Agency.
20 West 43d at. Longacre $685.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Maj. Maude Warren
In Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Jan. 81.
Mrs. Maude Radford Warren, the
well-known authoress and magazine
writer, is the guest of Mrs. VirgiIia
Hanckel King, this city. She en-
Joys the distinction of having been
made a major in the late world war
the only woman so honored. She
was sent over by the Saturday Even
ing Post to write series of articles,
but remained to labor in the cause
OF the worlds liberty. Two hundred
times she was under fire, on one
occasion being severely gassed. After
leaving France Mrs. Warren went
to Russia. where she was impris-
oned for months by the Bolsheviki
in the Caucasus Mountains.
Mrs. Warren was of English birth,
but as a child lived in Charlottes-
vile. and Virginia has a warm place
in her heart. The first story she
ever published was in the Char
lottesville Chronicle. Harper's pub
hshed series of stories by Mrs.
Warren. the scenes Of which were
laid in and about this city. At the
request of the editor of Harper's
Magazine she intends to write fur
ther stories along these same lines,
the locale being this vicinity.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Samuel C. Chancellor
Dies in Charlottesville

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Jan. 81.
Samuel G. Chancellor. aged 5S.
for years a leading druggist at the
University of Virginia and one of
the wealthiest men of this section,
died last night at the University
Hospital following a stroke of paraly-
sis sustained shortly after . p. m.
The funeral will be held at the First
Methodist Church at 3 o'clock to-
morrow afternooh.
Mr.. Chancellor was a son of the
late DR.. and Mrs. J. c. Chancellor.
long residents of the university COM
munity. and was born in Spotsyl-
vania County. Aside from the drug
business. he was interested in a num-
ber Of the city's leading enterprises
as stakeholder and director. He was
prominent in Masonry and had long
been an enthusiastic Shriner. He was
past master of Charlottesville Lodge,
No. 50, A. T.. and y. NJ.
In 1906 he married Miss G. Lynn
Rodes, of this city. whose death oc-
CURED a few years later Surviv-
ing him are three brothers. a. Clar-
endon Chancellor. ofSColumbus, Ga
Sebastian Chancellor. of Atlanta: and
DR.. Stacey Chancellor. of St Louis,
Mo. and one step-sister. Mrs. Mar
Garet Shuey, of this city.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Continued From Page One.
end that was resting at B took a
position directly TO the rear about
half way between the column and
the back wall. The column was
bent over and twisted off at the
point of splice Of the column above
the balcony floor, and tipped against
the back wall. The top of this
column now rests on the floor. and
near IL lies the B end of the main
truss. Both were dropped there
during rescue operations.
Truss l is now resting with its
Eighteenth street and about half
way up the Eighteenth street wall.
Believe Truss slipped.
From these facts, seen on the
ground. the engineers believe that
IN some way or other the main truss
slipped on its seat at A and crashed
down. kicking back. The fall OF
this main truss let down trusses l..
?. and in quick succession. each
of them swinging toward the rear
as they came down, The. East. or
Eighteenth street side of the ball
cony. received the full force of the
roof carried by trusses and and
was practically demolished.
The belief that the falling OF the
subsidiary trusses started at the
front OF the theater. that is. with
truss 1. is borne out by the fact
that the outer edges of the beam
seats OF trusses 2 and In the
Eighteenth street wall are bent
downward as though they had
borne a heavier load than the seat
- Nrn frh Gh
abrasion.
Crash Began In Front.
II is interesting to note that
many OF the Impressions obtained
from those who were in the theater
were that the crash began at the
front Of the theater. near the or
chestra- This holsters up the idea
that the catastrophe began by
slipping off of the main truss.
1t was thought yesterday that
defect of material or the way in
which the trusscs were put together
was not a primary cause of the
failing OF the roof, although II pos
sibly may have been a contributory
cause to the disaster after the main
truss slipped off. The main truss
was connected to the top of the
column. B, on which ii rested, by
six bolts.
snow Probably Not Cause.
1t Is not believed that the load
OF snow on the roof at the time
was a primary cause. 1t is pointed
cut that the snow load was prob
ably less than the twenty-five
pounds per square foot load as
sumed in the design
The engineers have still to find
out what caused the Columbia road
wall to move outward and whether
n old so before or after the crash.
They are still frankly in the dark
about the why"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
BRANCH OF WILSON
FUND TO ORGANIZE
AT ALEXANDRIA
Officers Will Be Elected
At Public Meeting
Tomorrow Night.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A, s. Doniphan.
527 King Street.

III King Street.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 3l.-A
meeting to establish a branch of
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
will be held at s o'clock Thursday
night in the rooms OF the chamber
OF commerce. II. Il. Burke, presi-
dent of the common council, will
preside, and after explaining the
objects of .he organization will cali
for election Of officers.
All persons in the city, men and
women, interested in the movement
are invited to attend.
Work of removing the snow from
King street was vigorously pushed
today. a force of about 200 was
employed. A oassageway TO every
fire hydrant N the city has beeu
made. according TO City Engineer
z. c. Dunn.
street is being shoveled in.o fat
cars of the washington-Virgin
Railway and dumped into Hunting
Creek. The work will De continued
tomorrow.
City council will meet tomorrow
night at o'clock to appropriate
funds for the work.
Nothing has been done on the
outskirts. except to clear the way
to fire hydrants.
Mayor J. NJ. Duncan has been
named a member of the committee
of the board Of charities and cor
rections by the State senate, and DR..
Kate Waller Barrett. also of this
city. a member of the board of the
College of William and Mary.
The roof of the one-story brick
garage, at lis South Lee street.
conducted by Sutton and Trave 3,
caved in Sunday night, demolishing
a touring car.
The card party which was TO have
been given at Lee Camp Hall Fri
day night under the auspices OF the
United Daughters of the Confeder-
aCy, has been postponed to Friday
night. February 10.
The WashinGton-V Virginia Rail-
way line was tied up today for an
hour and a half as a result of a
car jumping the track near the Bu-
rcau OF Engraving and Printing
shortly after o'clock this morning.
An entertainment will he given
under the auspices of Grace Epis-
| copal Church Friday night at S
o'clock in the Young Peoples
Building. From 7:3O o'clock TO s
the high school orchestra will play
selections. Numbers to be given
include songs by Miss Sue RisheiIl.
Miss Anna Moore, Mrs. George
Pickett, Miss Evelyn Howard and
stephen Field. A. J. Rhodes will
give a reading, Merrill Beagle will
play the violin and Howard Beagle
the saNaphone. Selections will also
be given by Miss Julia Duncan. A
feature will be a blackface farce
entitled Hanging Out the Wash. "
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
NAVAL TREATY
TO BE READY
BY TOMORROW

Continued From Page One.
tunity afforded to everyone to make
their position perfectly clear on the
subject.
With the naval treaty out of the
way. il is the hope of all of the
delegates that il will be possible
to expedite final settlement of all
of the Far Eastern problems. To
make this possible a meeting of the
entire Far Eastern committee has
heen called for tomorrow afternoon,
at which the status OF the Chinese
Eastern Railroad will be taken up.
The special committee of experts.
to which this has been referred.
has had a number of meetings with
out reaching an agreement. The
Chinese are insistenr that they be
allowed to retain equal rights in
the road with Russia. The matter
of investment and the manner in
which the rights of bondholders in
the road shall have their rights
protected is of very grave import
ance at the present time, because
Of the interest of French bankers
in the property. However, officials
said last night that there was very
little doubt that an amicabIe agree
ment would be reached on the
subject.
Chinese More Alert.
Incidentally the Chinese deIega-
tion, which had been very much
disheartened in the early stages of
the conference, has perked up very
materially since the negotiations
began to shape themselves along
lines that provided especial protcc-
tion for their interests It is be-
lieved certain that the two Chi
nese treaties that now are being
drafted will have the complete ar
proval of all of the Chinese peO-
ples when they are finally made
public. The Chinese students
bodies. who have been represent
cd here by one of the smartest Ioo-
bics that ever Eraced an interna-
uonal gathering reluctantly sug-
Sest that maybe. after all. China
would get a whole lot more out OF
the conference than originally it
had hoped for.
The fate of the treaties in the
United States Senate is matter
of general discussion in official cir
cles. 1t was stated again at "a
White House that the President
Will rush the treaties to the SEN
ate so soon as they are complete
and that he will urge that they
be given the right-of-way in con-
stderation- The various delegation
leaders here are very anxious that
the treaties be acted on by the
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Miss Lucy Brown Dies.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Ian n.
MISS Lucy c. Brown, aged so. of
Mount Fair, this county. died yes
terday IN Staunton after n brief i'll
ness. The body was brought TO Gro
yet TINS morning. and the interment
occurred at the family burying
ground at Mount Fair this after
noon. Miss Brown was a daughter
OF the late Col. William Brown. of
this county. She was an aunt of
state Senator n. Il. Early. jr., of
StandardsviIIe, Greene County
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01

Top, left-Crack between the Columbia and ,nc
proscenium wall This caused by the
the Columbia road wall Second-Gcnca the Columbia
road side OF the balcony The long diagonal right
column E. which the south rested Its
top rs resting the floor. In the foreground is piece
OF the main RightWfcrc the main the roof was
seated This corresponds A The lower part
OF the main rested the steel which was set in
Second leftA closeup view top the column B.
which the south end OF the the collapse
Top OF picture left. RighA closeup the main
Gder showing end right where top of
B.
Lower-Skctch showing the way which the roof of the
heater constructed The main seated wall at
~ 1t rested the column "B" lines parallel to
street represent beams which the
rested Dotted curved line shows approximate location
OF balcony Sketch approximately shows only
principal members OF steel system supporting roof.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-01
Teachers Veto Salary Plea.

\ meeting of the Teachers Coun-
Gil at the Franklin School last
night voted to refuse approval to
the application of class "a high
school teachers for a raise from
$4,000 to S2,sOO. This action was
taken after Superintendent Ballou.
who received the application, had
referred it to the council for
recommendation. The action is in
accordance with the salary sched-
ule adopted last December.