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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, May IL Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture).-Ho
Receipts. $4,000 head mostly steady
with Thursdays average; top. 7.95:
bulk, $50 to 210 pound averages. 7.S0a
7.90; 225 to $50 pound butchers. 7.50a
$50; packing sows, 6.25a6.60: desir-
able 110 to 130 pound pigs. 6.50a7.50:
heavyweight hogs, 7.30a7.S0; medium,
7.60a7. 30; light, 7.55a795; light light.
6.75a7.S5; packing sows, smooth. 6.50a
100: packing sows, rough, 6.00a6.60;
killing pigs, 6.00a760.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; fairly
active beef steers. yearlings. butcher
she stock and bulls generally steady:
top 1,409-pound choice steers, 1880:
few loads handyweight steers around
1000; few strictly choice yearlings
here; best youngsters, go; others,
9.00a950; bulk beef steers. S.75a9.75;
stockers and feeders slow; veal calves
higher in spots: bulk desirable veal
ers to packers, S.50a9.00. Upward to
HOO and above to outsiders: bulk
desirable beef heifers. 7.00as.00; bulk
Gamers, 3.50a3.75; bulk cutters, 4.25a
AIS; stockers and feeders mostly.
7.25aS.0o; meaty half fat description.
8.5Oa9.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: fat
lambs active, around rs higher: best
clippers 1,40O wool lambs up to 1900;
good and choice 130 to $50 pound
ewes, 6.25a6.S5; few springers, 16.50a
100.
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

The Cleveland Automobile Company
shipped in excess Of 5000 cars in first
! four months of 1928. Current ship
ments are running between 1900 and
900 cars a month. These shipments 8
should justify estimate of earnings
fby insiders of s2,OoO,O00 this year, or
sabout So a share.
I A committee of four has been ap-
pointed to have general supervision
. Of Piggly Wiggly Stores. Inc. and
advise with President Saunders.
President Priser of Vacuum Oil
states demands for lubricants will
exhaust American fields and will
make producers seek oil in foreign
fields. .-.-.
, Iron Products Corporation reports
net earnings after all deductions for
first four months of 1923 of s673.736,
IAN amount in excess Of preferred divi-
sdend requirements for entire year.
Dow Jones says Beechnut Packing
Company. for quarter ending March 81,
shows net earnings of $595.737 after
charges but before tax. against $780,
291 for same period Of 1922.
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OPENS FIGHT HERE
ON GRAIN RATES

Western grain growing states
brought their complaint against rail-
road rates on grain and grain prod
ucts to the stage of final argument
today before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. c. B. Hutchings, repre-
senting the American Farm Bureau
Federation, appealed to the commits
sion for the reduction and reviewed
testimony as to the hardships imposed
on growers and the depression
brought about In business by the al
legged maintenance of high rates.
He cited tremendous increase in
farm mortgages in the west as an
example of agricultural depression,
which might be in part held against
the freight-rate levels.
Chairman Meyer of the commission
questioned the witness as to how
be due to the transfer of land at
war prices" but Mr.. Hutchings said
he did not have data on the point.
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WATSON NAMED.By
A. B. A. PRESIDENT
On Committee on Public Re-
Iations-Budget of Local
Items-Notes.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

George o. Watson. president of the
Liberty National Bank. and whose
successor as a member of the execu-
tive council of the American Bankers
Association will be elected at the
convention of D. 3. A. in June, has
been honored by President John H.
Pueifcher of the A. B. A. with ap-
pointment as a member of the pub
lie relations committee of that asso-
ciation
This committee is one of the most
important of the many that annually
serve the association. Mr.. Watson
has heretofore represented the asso-
citation in making appointments with
heads Of government departments
and with the lawmakers at the Cap
itol.
Elected Director.
Floyd f. Davis, president of the
Lincoln National Bank, has been
elected director of the Congress
Hotel Company.
Officers Reelected.
The Anacostia Bank held its meet
ing yesterday afternoon. Maurice OF
terback, president. reported that de-
posts We're gradually reaching to-
X, L
ing the renewed confidence in the in
stitution by the people of Anacostia
and the business interests especially.
OLD officers and directors were re-
elected, Robert Thompson being add
| ed to the board.
James c. Dulin, Jr., Chosen.
James c. Dulin. tr.. one of the most
useiul employees Of the American Sc
curity and Trust Company, was last
night elected president of Washing
ION chapter. A. ]. B., in recognition
OF MS earnest and successful efforts
IN behalf of the chapter There was
no opposition to Mr.. Dulin.
Mr.. Dulfn's cabinet is composed Of
able and Intelligent officials, who will
make the 1923-'24 season one long 10
he remembered. H. W. Burnside and
Il. Jesse chaney are vice presidents.
Woman bankers came 10 the fore in
the presentation of an ebony gavel,
Mrs. Helena ID. Reed Of the CONNER
clal National making talk for the
1928"
Mrs. Reed was herself elected
ton last night.
George VI. Ireland of the Riggs Ma
tional was elected secretary: r. T
Highfield of the Mount Vernon Saw
ings. treasurer; ]. =. Foley of the Lib
erty National, assistant secretary.
and George Shisler of the Security Saw
ings and Commercial. chief counsel.
Made n Grent Record.
In connection with the recent sue
cessful sale of per cent ten-year
bonds by the Washington Gas Light
Company, 1t is stated that Martin u.
McQuade. chief clerk OF the corpora
ton, was successful in disposing of
$114.500 worth of the bonds
Regular commission for a sale of
| this Importance would have been
! something handsome.
Il. A. Drury to Atlantic City.
p. A. Drury, president of the Mer-
chants Bank and Trust Company, left
this morning for an auto trip and
weeks rest at Atlantic City.
Local Securities.
Mergenthaler was again soft on the
local exchange. going Off to 155 at
the opening and later to 154k. Ian
ston. on the other hand, moved UP
to so.
Railway preferred sold at IA. Rail
way common was held at 6S, with 65
the best bid. Capital Traction. ss7s
TO 9e1.
In the bond list Gas SIS brought "a:
Potomac Consolidated 5s, 97A. and
Potomac Debenture 6s sold at 100
Railway 6s brought 99Ts.
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MEXICAN OIL EXPORTS
INCREASED IN APRIL
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 11.-Oil exports
from Mexico in April totaled 12,935,000
barrels. an increase of $4,000 barrels
over March. Average daily shipments
$4,000 in March.
Directors of the American Power and
Light Company have declared an extra
dividend Of 2 per cent in stock In ad-
dition to the regular cash dividend of
2k per cent.
A special meeting Of stockholders
of the Porto Rican American Tobacco
Company has been called for May 81
in Jersey City. n. J., to vote on new
plan of recapitalization incorporating
views of those stockholders who op-
posed a previous plan and insisted on
right to take no par common stock In
proportion to their holdings Of present
stock.
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ROBBERS LOCK q IN VAULT
Gang Seizes $1,000 in Cash and
Checks and Escapes.

LEXINGTON, KY, May 11.-Four
employees Of the Fayette Home Tele-
phone Company were locked in a
vault in the company's offices here
last night by three young men, who
escaped with $1,000 in cash and $4,000
in checks.
After forcing the employees, three
men and a woman stenographer, into
the vault at the point of a pistol, the
robbers locked the door, filled hand
bag with money and checks, which
the imprisoned office workers had
been counting, and left in a waiting
automobile.
The imprisoned workers were able
to attract the attention of employees
in other parts of the building and
were released from the vault soon
after the robbers left.
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. May 11.-Cotton-Spot
in limited demand: prices easier
good middling, 14.2S: fully middling
l4.18; middling. 14.U8; low middling
1888; good ordinary, 1898; ordinary
1908. Sales. 1000 bales. including
$500 American; receipts, 100 bales
all American.
Futures closed steady; May, 1895
July. 1903; October, 12.15; December,
LISA: January I-14::- March, 11.62a
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TAKE DAM SOUNDINGS.
Chicago Engineers Seek to Keep
Lake Levels Normal.

SARNIA, Ont. May 1.-THE pro-
posed site of q submarine dam in the
St. Clair river, was being sounded to-
day by Chicago engineers, who re-
ported their city was prepared to
finance the project to end damage
actions and complaints of cities on
Lakes Huron and Michigan that nor
NAL lake levels had been lowered 5k
inches by the Chicago drainage canal.
The dam would be laid in the river
at the entrance to Lake Huron. The
Chicago project. according to the en-
gineers also provides for electrical
DEVELOPMENT of the st. Clair river.
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SUGAR GOES HIGHER
IN MARKET TODAY
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. May 11.-A continued
good export inquiry for refined su-
gar and indication Of a better do
nestle demand led to increased buy
ing in the local raw sugar market
today. There was an advance Of one
sixteenth cent. on the basis of 6h
cents for Cubas cost anu freight, or
to within one-fourth cent Of the sea-
sons high record prices.
The sales of raws were placed at
upward of 350,000 bags of Cubas,
Porto Ricos and Philippines.
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POWER PLANT REvALUED.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May IL
Properties Of the Alabama Power
Company were placed at $4,000, ,00(
in an order Of revaluation issued by the
Alabama public service commission
yesterday. The valuation in the new
order reduces the former value OF
the company's properties from $685..
S43,252, as placed by Associate Com
missioners Cooper and Gai1lard shortly
before they retired. 90.
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TEN SHIPS CHARTERED.

NEW YORK. May 11.-Ten vessels
of the Submarine Boat Corporations
fleet have been chartered to move
lumber from Pacific coast ports to
Atlantic ports, 1t became known yes
terday. The charters are on a period
basis, but the terms or the charterer
could not be learned. The ships are
$500 deadweight tons each.
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Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. gen. 6s-S1 900 at
e9IS
Potomac Electric deb 8s-$2, 900 at 1OoI1
Mergenthaler Linotype-lO at 155.
AFTER CALL
Potomac Electric con. 5s-S3 900 at OH:
Washington Gas 5sS1, 800 at "a; 81 900 az
o. $500 at "a.
Mergenthaler Linotype-10 at 154h, 10 ar
l54l.. at 154i4.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.-27 at IT,
Lanston Monotype-10 at 50, 8 at So 5
at so.
Money-Call loans. 5 and per cent
BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
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NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK. May 11.-Egg-weak;
receipts, 69.569 cases; fresh gathered,
extra tirsts, 2Sa29; do, frsts. 26k "a
27h; do, seconds, 25a26; fresh gather
ed Storage packedA extra firsts, 291ka
80; do, firsts, 2SsaG: nearby hennery
whites, locally candled. extras. 36a3S.
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FURTHER ADVANCES
IN BOND MARKET
High-Grade Rails Improve, as
Do French ISSueS-NeW
Offerings Next Week.
BY GEORGE #. HUGHES.
atch TO The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE bond
market continued its advance today,
with especial strength in the high
grade rails. but with middle grade
and in some cases speculative issues
sharing the improvement.
1t is not easy to explain the con-
tinued firmness in first mortgage
rails. as the return Is so small at
the market, that there is little at
traction for the individual investor
and the banks and institutions can do
better by subscribing to the new Az
per cent Treasury notes. which pro-
badly will be heavily oversubscribed.
AS to the high grade rails, the
probabilities are that dealers. OBJ
serving the ease in the money marke
and the lack of pressure from new
issues. are buying bonds like Union
Pacific first As and Atchison Cen
eral Is on tho theory that public
demand for them will be developed
hereafter.
Bond Demand BrOadens.
The demand broadened out today
to include issues slightly below the
first grade, such as Baltimore and
Northern IS. Pere Marquette As an
even some of the st. Paul issues.
The latter roads convertible Alas were
in especial request.
A very sharp demand developed
for Reading general 4s, which again
made new high for the year in re-
sponse to the favorable terms ac-
corded to the bondholders in the
modified segregation plan. To-day S
price was points above the low OF
the year only little over two
months ago. The strength in the
general bond market helped the ad-
vance in the Reading As aside from
the special attraction.
United States Steel sinking fund
5s. the leader among industrial is
sues also advanced 10 within a point
of the high of the year
Foreign Issues Strong.
Foreign bonds were all strong
again today. especially the French
issues. both the direct obligations of
the republic. and the Lyons. Bor-
deauN and MarSeilleS 6S. There was
no corresponding strength in ex-
change rates nor did the news from
abroad explain the eagerness to ac-
quire foreign securities. Probably
the chief influence was the high yield
these bonds afford. Mexican As were
also higher today.
The strength in today's marke
made II appear probable that next
week will see a number of new Of
ferings which have been held over
TO insure a more favorable reception
than WAS possible under very re-
cent conditions. Dealers expressed
the hope that the investment bankers
would make the terms on their new
offerings attractive enough to effect
Il prompt clearance.
Libertys We're quiet, without much
change in quotations.
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There Is nothing that takes thea
edge off an appetite like bein@e
forced to eat ones own words.
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HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
IL a.m..... 2S0 0001 IL m. m....... 364 500
1p.m..... 454 600 2p-u..... SGT 400
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STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

American Tel. & Telga.. 122% .
Capital Traction ............... 9SH
Washington Cas-. s................. 90
Norfolk & Wash. Steamboat. 2OS
wash. Rwy. & Elec. com. 81
wash Rwy. & Elec. pfd....... 73X
Terminal Taxi conn.,. ............ rs
Terminal Taxi pfd.. 9S .
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TOTAL SALES (Par VaIue),
II a. m. 3390000 IL noon. 4 494 900
1p.m.. 6532O00 2pm.. 76S2OOO
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Bid and Asked Prices.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

D. c. Paper Mfg. 6s.
Riggs Realty. 5s tlongl.........
Riggs Realty 5s (shorD......
Security Storage & Safe Dep. IS.
Wash. Mkt. Cold Storage 5s....
Wardman Park Hotel 6s. .......
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Issued Weekly at S26 Market Street
Hamilton. Ohio.
Telephone 1896
Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middletown. O.
THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM

One of the questions upon which
congress will be expected to act at
the present session is that of imnni-
grafton. Sentiment seems to favor
further restriction, and there is a
chance that it will be two per cent
of the population of various nation
alities already here, instead of three,
as the law is now. And everybody
agrees that there ought to be a very
radical change in the manner of ad-
ministering the law.
Last month Secretary of Labor
Davis admitted 1900 aliens who
faced deportation because they arriv-
ed a few hours after their countries
quotas were already filled for this
month. This he did for humanity's
sake. Technically they were on pa
role until December, and then their
number was charged against their
quotas for the month.
There was little disposition to criti-
else Secretary Davis for so humane
act, but it should not become fixed
policy, as it would, of course, simply
make a joke of the law.
What we do need is to do our sort
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ANOTHER CURE-ALL FAILS

ANU HEX IORE-ALL 4 AlLS
No longer are workers appointed
on corporation boards of directors.
and thus does another economic cure
all ascend to its home in cloudland.
Following the armistice, the repre-
sentation plan was given wide pub.
licity. 1t was most ardently advo-
Gated. 1t was called industrial de-
mocracy," and was hailed as the "new
unionism," just as today and tomor-
row other sorts of "new unionism"
appear.
Organized labor did not shout for
the plan, so once again was the trade
union movement declared to be dis
tressingly old-fashioned.
"Get on the inside" labor was ad-
vised. "Have one of your kind on
every corporation board of directors. 2
So-called students of labor con-
ditions" gave the plan their solemn
1t was classed as "progres
sive," and the only ones who did not
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&9~-
ing of immigrants in their home coun-
tries before they leave for the annual
dumping race that starts for Ellis
Island at midnight on the ned of
each month"; when the immigration
officials are so swamped that it is
impossible to make careful examina-
tions.
Congress should amend the law at
once retaining the principle of re-
striction of immigration, which has
been boon to American labor, and
also providing for stoppage at the
source or selection at the port of de-
barkation-not after 1000 have al
really arrived here who would have to
be sent back under a strict interpre-
tation of the law. Our existing
methods of dealing with immigrants
isn't fair to them and it's bad for us.
50 "a m a "a
PROLONG HUMAN LIVES, TOO!
Good care prolongs the lives of
mules and horses, the United States
army finds.
Old horses and mules in army serv-
ice have an average age of fourteen
years, while in civil life eleven-year-
old animals are regarded as beyond
the age of usefulness.
Regularity of diet, exercise, rest,
grooming and other care are respon-
sible for the animals increased years
of usefulness, army experts believe.
There's a big lesson for industry
in the army's experience. Industry
can give as fair treatment to it's hu-
man workers as the army does to its
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THE WRONG OF CHILD LABOR

American labor will be glad to
know that among the first measures in
troduced in the new federal congress
| was one providing for constitutional
| amendment which will permit legisla-
tion doing away with the great wrong
| of child labor.
Golfers Weekly sums up a series
of articles on this subject with the
following words:
"When we say that over one million
American boys and girls are doing
child labor we mean over one million
and we mean labor-not just chores
or helping mother or dad around the
place-but downright hard labor
| for hire-at competitive wages. That
means cheap and nasty jobs for un-
protected kids.
Every child ought to do work-but
not for dead stretch of ten or twelve
hours day every day, and not at the
expense of present schooling and fu-
ture health"
Labor, the Railroad Brotherhoods
organ, makes the following comment:
"The supreme court by vote of
five to four, has said that the con-
stitution throws a thousand safe
guards around the dollar, but leaves
the child at the mercy of heartless
exploiters.
"How long will the mothers of
America tolerate this situation? They
are no longer helpless. They have
the ballot. Will they use it to pro-
tect the most precious asset of the
republic?
Child labor is not only wrong to
the children Immediately affected, but
it is a serious menace to the republic
and to society, which must prosper
or suffer as these children are fitted
or not for future responsible citizen
ship.
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get excited over it were the hard
headed trade unionists.

get excited over it were the hard
headed trade unionists.
But the plan is no longer referred
to. 1t has been replaced by other
brands of "new unionism," as organ
lied labor predicted
The plan collapsed when the duped
workers discovered that these boards
of directors do not direct.
Generally, the boards meet in
splendid quarters, around long ma
hogany table. But their policies are
shaped by the bank which guarantees
the corporations credit.
1t would make no difference if every
member of these boards were wage
workers. They would contend with
the same conditions-a business must
have credit to exist, and he who con-
trolls credit controls the corporation.
A board of directors does not con-
| troll. In most cases they are just
agents of banker, whose word is
final.
Experience has driven this fact
| home to workers who believed in the
plan that has been quietly laid to rest
with the million and one other
| schemes trade unionists have declin-
| ed to be interested in.
Under present conditions workers
representation on board of directors
is valueless. The board is subject to
some bank that controls the corpora
| tion through control of it's credit OF
ownership of its stock and bonds
The latter are bought in bulk anc
sold to the public.
| Organized labor's remedy for this
/ condition is government control Of
|
credit, because credit is inherently
social"
At conference of trade union rep
resentatives, held four years ago il
A. F. of L. building, it was declared
Credit is the life blood of modern
business. At present under the con
troll of private fnanciers, it is admin
istered, not primarily to serve tn,
needs of production, but the desir,
of financial agencies to levy a tol
upin community activity as high al
the traffic will bear
Credit is inherently social |
should be accorded in proportion t.
confidence in production possibilities
Credit as now administered does no
serve industry, but burdens it.
increases unearned incomes at tn,
expense of earned incomes 1t is the
center of malevolent forces that cor
rupt the spirit and purpose of indus
try.
| "We urge the organization and u.s.
of credit to serve production need
and not to increase the incomes anc
holding of hnanciers. Control owe
credit should be taken from financier
and should be- vested in publ
agency, able to administer this powe
as a public trust in the interests 0
all the people.
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"Well, Elsie, how do you like your
new baby sisterf"
"Why, she seems rather disagreea-
BILE, Mrs. Brown, but / suppose it's
mistake to Judge too hastily"
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ADDING Insult to injury.

Jacks been going around telling
everybody that he kissed me-"
"Well there's no great harm In that,
is there7"
"No, but 1t isn't even true"
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Sounds Like an Exception.

Bix-Two wrongs don't make a
right, and to that rule there's no ex-
ception.
Dix-Oh, l don't know. If your
clock Is an hour fast 1t is wrong, and
II you set 1t forward eleven hours
more you, of course, make 1t wronger,
but at the same time you make 1t
right.
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pustIna Off the Old Ones.

Newlywed lin restauranD - ANY
mince pie?
Waiter (enthusiastically)-Yes, sir,
our mince Is homemade.
Newlywed-What, homemadef Bring
me apple.
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Capabilities.

George Washington was incapable
Of falsehood'
Don't you Think" said Senator Sor-
ghum, deferentially, that this impress
sion may have been due to the fact
that Georges press agents were not
incapable in that direction. Wash
ington Star.
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Winter Sports.

One man was telling about a tobog-
gan slide of 5000 yards In his town.
And he went on to explain that you
hauled up your toboggan by means Of
a windlass.
1--WE have slide of fourteen miles,"
said the other man, "and you come
back by train
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Wary.

Rural Cop-These dawg-gone motor
lists are a-gettin' too blame smart
Somethin' oughta be done.
Friend-What's the matterf
r. C-Why, the sons Of guns all
slow down afore they get into Hicks
vile lately.-American Legion Weekly.
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Pernicious Activity.

Crawford-Is your wife good at
keeping the house neatf
Crabshaw-That's what she calls 1t
when she throws out everything OF
mine she can lay her hands on.