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Evening star., 1925-01-09
PASSAIC HIGH QUINT
SPURNS TWO DEFIES

PASSAIC, n. J., January 9.-Passaic
High Schools basket ball team, which
has won ISL consecutive victories, has
opened negotiations for a game with
Commerce High School of New York,
which is regarded as one of the East's
leading teams.
Two offers, one from the Stivers
High School of Dayton, Ohio, and the
other from Uniontown, Pa, have been
declined.
The Stivers High School proposed
u home and-home series, and Union
town. Pa. offered to play at Pitts
burGh and guaranteed 1900. Stivers
is the Ohio State champion five, hav-
fug won 1872 contests and lost 80 in
eight years.
Principal NJ. u. Arnold said that
trips to the Middle West would take
the players away from their studies
too long, and these propositions were
discarded.
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Nurmi is reticent to the point of
shyness when it comes to being inter-
viewed. Any comment drawn from
him through an Interpreter is laconic
and concise. He prefers to let his
performances stand for themselves.
He has no secrets to reveal in ex-
planning his remarkable form To
him 1t all seems the result of his long
preparation and devotion to the goal
he set for himself when he began
running-an ambition to make the
greatest mark of any distance run
ner in track history. The record
books give silent testimony to the
fact that the Phantom Finn has hit
his mark.
No Dried Fish Diet.
Nurmi does not diet on dried fish, IS
he has been pictured as doing, but he
does live simply and Spartan-like,
denying himself all indulgences and
such ordinary luxuries of living as
would in the slightest degree affect
his general physical condition.
In appearance. the Finn does not
look the perfect athlete that he APP
pears to be on the track. OF medium
build, he weighs about 145 pounds
but physicians who have examined
him say he has perfect muscle de-
velopment. The European marvel is
straight as an arrow when he runs
and his strides he says, when meas
ured in Finland, varied only by the
fraction of an inch, a near approach
to the perfect runner
According to his friends, for this is
something which the Finn does not
care to discuss, every muscle of his
body is exercised when he is in
action, hips and shoulders moving in
perfect rhythm. Therefore he has &
remarkable chest and well developed
arms.
Walker Amused Finn.
Much has been said of the things
that amazed Nurmi in America. but
the only smile noted upon his stolid
face in his first public appearance
broke forth while he watched Gran
VILE, the Canadian walker, at prac-
tice before the meet. The Finn, who
had been testing the corners, stopped
for several seconds and stared when
Granville set out upon jaunt.
Nurmi has made foot-running his
fetch, devoted his whole attention
with the single -mindedness of pur-
pose characteristic of his race. This
and his habit of always keeping in
condition explain why Nurmi, six
Evening star., 1925-01-09

Crash, The ball went at young
Lindstrom like a bullet, but, all set
and slanted for a certain killing. the
Swede stepped eagerly in.
Even as he bent low with deadly
grasp the ball leaped high and fell
behind him, Madly Meusel galloped
in; no chance; no show to save the
dark disaster! Ruel, on the move as
McNeely struck, turned third and
hurtled home. The game, the honors
of the world were won-and all
through a hard spot in the infield
where that ball had leaped!
I am growing old. Perhaps l for
get the things OF long ago; perhaps
newer scenes dim the memories of
the past; but it seems to me today
as If that last scene in the final game
of 1924 was the great thrill of my
life, the one thing I shall carry with
me to the end.
Tom0rrow-DiII TiIden.
Copyright by Public Ledger Coz
Evening star., 1925-01-09
INGRAM MAY COACH
NAVY GRIDIRONERS

ANNAPOLIS, Md. January g.
Presence in Annapolis of William A
(BilD Ingram. star halfback of the
foot ball team and varsity oarsman
at the Naval Academy a few years
back gave rise to much speculation
that he is being considered as head
coach of the MILDLY eleven for the 1925
season, to succeed Bob" Folwell.
Athletic authorities Of the Academy
would neither affirm or deny that In
gram is in the running.
1t was learned from authoritative
sources, however, that the executive
committee of the Navy Athletic Asso-
citation, which has been handling the
coach situation, that a definite an
nouncement will be forthcoming in
day or two.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
BY JOHN SCHOMMER,
Basket Ball Coach, Armour Institute,
Former u. of C.. Star,

Unquestionably, shooting baskets.
No coach, no team, no player ever
won game In any other way. Amy
team is sure to get some shots mt
the basket against the best team in
the world, and If they make those
shots they score points and have an
excellent chance of winning. do not
care how tight n defense may be that
defense cannot score points 1t may
reduce the number of points scored,
but in the final analysis the entire
game of basket ball resolves itself
around getting the ball to pass
through the hoop. A team of players
which can make n better percentage
of shots go through the hoop than the
opposing team is a team w hich indeed
must be feared.
Copyright, 1921
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series battles and more than 1000 boxing trays.
Few there among all these events that did not
have distinctive thrill, special kick, and it well
may be that today the Older memories, the scenes
of long ago, dulled by the happenings of more
recent years.
l have glorious foot ball runs. l have
gazed upon terrific fights, where every round was
red ferment of action and excitement. l have
seen ball games where pennant hung upon dying
effort at the bat desperate catch, amid the
shadows of the falling dusk. Out of all my mem
ories perhaps four base ball retain the clear
light, and these four scenes think, will be with
Evening star., 1925-01-09
CLOVER A. C. PLANNING
FOR DIAMOND CAMPAIGN

Members of the Glover Athletic Club
are making plans for the coming
base ball season, and have already
begun signing up the members of the
1925 diamond squad.
James Cowhig has been chosen to
manage the team, and Roland Adkins
is captain elect.
Officers of the club recently were
elected as follows: Earnest Cleary,
president; Robert Dillon, vice presi-
dent; James White, secretary and
business manager, and Roland Adkins,
treasurer. The new clubhouse is
located at 19S F street southeast.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
ARLINGTON A. c. ELECTS
JOHNSON AS PRESIDENT

Sidney Johnson has been elected
president of the Arlington Athletic
Club. Other officers are: Nelson Skin
ner, vice president; William Beau
champ, secretary, and Boardman
Munson, treasurer.
board of directors to act during
the coming season has also been
chosen. John Clarkson, J. Hammond
Brewer. jr.; ]. II. Beauchamp, sr., and
r. Z. Johnson are it's members.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
PIRATE PLAYER QUITS.

PITTSBURGH, January 9.-Retire-
ment from base ball of Walter
"Henie" Mueller, utility outfielder of
the Pittsburgh Nationals, has been
announced. Mueller has entered bust
ness near st. Louis. He had been a
member of the Pirate squad for three
years.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
WYOMING u. GRID STAR
SOUGHT CENTENARY MEN

SHREVEPORT, La, January g.
The Shreveport Journal has printed a
story declaring the invitation to five
Centenary foot ball players to enter
the University of Wyoming was not
extended by William Dietz coach of
wyoming, as previously reported.
Dick Denman, star back of Wyo-
ming, wired it was he who invited the
players.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
CHARLOTTESVILLE GAMES
FEBRUARY Il OPEN SERIES
Virginia Contests May Be Open Only to Southern
Conference Members--Richmond, Georgetown
and Hopkins to Conduct Events.
BY II. c. BYRD.

OUR
the scheduled the South Atlantic
and will offer colleges and schools much opportunities
to display their o board tracks.
The University of
February l2 the Richmond under the
OF Richmond, following
holds Hail.
ArrnnrN in Bal afirnnre the flowing MOndaV aVnipht
Evening star., 1925-01-09
SCHOOL FIVES START
IN HATCHETITE GYM

High school basketers will open
their annual championship series to-
morrow afternoon in the new gym
nasium of George Washington Uni
versity, but the remaining games of
the series may be played elsewhere.
High school faculty athletic advisers,
at a meeting this morning, decided
to find. If possible, a court capable
of accommodating more spectators
than the Hatchetite hall for other
contests.
The high school games in past
seasons have been generously pat
ronized, not only by students of the
contending teams schools but by
those of other institutions, alumni
and the public generally The Hatch
elite gymnasium to be used to-
morrow is entirely too small to take
care of those eager to witness the
engagements.
Teams of four schools are scheduled
to swing into action tomorrow in the
inaugural double-header of the cham
pionship series. Eastern, winner of
the title for the past two seasons, is
to encounter a supposedly rejuve
mated Central quint, while Tech and
Business will be opponents. The first
engagement will get under headway
at 3 o'clock.
western, d QulnL cOnSlQereQ one OF
the most formidable in the high
schools this year, will make it's cham
pionhsip tournament debut next Tues
day.
Alexandria High School will tackle
Manassas High School tonight in d
game of the second Virginia district
basket ball title tourney. The contest
will be preceded by one between the
girls teams of the schools. The re-
mainder of the Alexandria High
schedule follows:
January 10, George Mason; Is. Gonzaga at
Gonzaga; Is, Emerson; %, Swavely, at Manas-
.as; a. Dewitt. at Dewitt; 80, Central, at Cen
February 2, Manassas at Manassas; 6, Emer.
son, at Emerson; l3, Dewitt Scrubs; l6, Dewitt
70, Leesburg, at Leesburg; %, George Mason.
business High School reserves took
the measure of the Pioneer Juniors
In 39-to-36 game. Evans, Business
forward, negotiated 10 field goals in
the second half.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
QUITS GOLF BERTH.

PHILADELPHIA, January 9.-Rob
ert w Leslie. donor of the famous
Leslie golf trophy, has declined re-
nomination as president Of the Phila-
delphia Golf Association, an office he
has held for 10 years.
Evening star., 1925-01-09

The three-mile walk will be one or
the features of the Millrose A. A,
track and field meet at Madison
Square Garden on January %, with
Ugo Frigerio, Italian, and George
of Canada, prepared for a
strenuous evening. Willie Plant, VINO
won the two-mile event at the Fin
nish- American games, will compete,
as will the Austrian of Olympic fame,
Mike Fejete. Frigerio is the world
champion and Plant the best in
America.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
WRAY DECLINES OFFER

PHILADELPHIA, January 9.-Lud
Wray, who coached the line sf the
Pennsylvania foot ball team Iuring
the past season, has declined an offer
to become head coach at Washington
University, ST. Louis.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
VANDERBILT FIVE SCORES.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, January g.
Vanderbilt defeated Mississippi T., 10
to Is, in a thrilling basket ball game
last night.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
VETERAN WINS AT TRAPS.

PINEHURST, n. c., January 8
Isaac Andrews of Spartanburg, S. c.,
veteran of many trapshoots through
out the country, won the 100-target
preliminary handicap. He broke "a
out of 100 targets.
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months after he had reached top con-
dition for the Olympics, where he
won four races, was able the other
night to display the stamina, speed
and zest that proved him to be, II any
thing, in even finer form than he was
al Paris.
In the light of the handicaps he
faced in his first indoor test, Nurmis
achievements were all the more re-
markable. Where other invaders had
found the obstacles to triumph too
great to overcome, Nurmi hurdled
the barriers, not only to victory, but
to world record time.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
POINTER WINS DERBY.

GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn, January
9.-The pointer Undaunted Rap, own
ed by Doyle Henderson of Alamo,
Tenn, won the derby championship
of the all-American field trials here.
Evening star., 1925-01-09
RECORD SPEED ATTAINED
BY FINN'S HARD TRAINING
Perfect Condition and Running Motion, Unswervng
Determination and Unfagging Concentration
Prime Factors i'm His Success
By the Associated Press.

EW YORK January 9Pavo Nurm Mercury of Fins
personality matches
running style that has carried him such heights.
which reached unprecedented
peaks the Ompics Madison Square Gar
den from ability unfathomb To those
know him intimately the of
condition and motion deemna
unhaggng his chief The
which him
Evening star., 1925-01-09
STRICTNESS In ATHLETICS
IS URGED BY COMMISSION

|CAGO 9Coaches should salaries greatly
teachers of all athletic funds should
through the college student gambling should be
the freshman rules enforced recommended
American Colleges its commission h
Evening star., 1925-01-09
HOCKEY GAME IS CLOSE.

BOSTON, Mass. January 9.-Boston
A. A. defeated Harvard at hockey last
niKhto to ),
Evening star., 1925-01-09
MY GREATEST THRILL IN SPORT
BY BILL PHELON
Veteran Sports Writer

rs hard choose thrill
cdents OF IS That's long the
lives countednd in that looked
than 5000 big ball than hundred world
Evening star., 1925-01-09
FORT WASHINGTON TEAM
FACES CORBY BASKETERS

|ONGRESS HEIGHTS GYMNASIUM wilbe the of trio
OF basket ball tits tonight Fort Washington
the
Corby the
Yenter innen
Evening star., 1925-01-09

oil from the Arkansas and Louls1an
from the air they look like ponds OF
being dry, the ducks alighted in thes
Everything went fine until the
ducks wanted to fly away. Then they
found that they couldn't fly. The oil
coated their feathers and their wings
and they couldn't use them. Many of
the ducks died in the tanks, others
swan to the edges and crawled away
to die miserably.
The situation is not a new one. A
few years ago the Ouachita River
was covered with waste oil from the
Arkansas fields. Ducks, on settling
on the water, were covered with oil.
They died in the same way. People
along the river tried to rescue some
of them by scrubbing the oil off with
gasoline, but the remedy was found
to be as fatal as the oil itself.
Oil pollution Of the Atlantic coastal
waters has for years been taking its
annuai toll of ducks. The scum of
Evening star., 1925-01-09

the oil on the water gums up the
wings of the ducks enough to make
it impossible for them to fly. This
condition is found along the Jersey
coast, and especially above and below
New York. Oil on the water of New
York Harbor has so permeated the
wooden docks and wharves that
terrible fire is imminent. 1t will
probably require such a catastrophe
as the burning up of a few old docks
to awaken people to the condition of
the water.
Oil pollution presents much tho
same problem along the coast as sew
age pollution presents on inland
streams. Not until this senseless
turning of our waters into cesspools
and open sewers has been stopped
have we any right to call ourselves
civilized
Evening star., 1925-01-09
THE CALL OF THE OUTDOORS
BY WILL H. DIG,
President, l=G1k Walton League Of America.
cause of a very unusual ci

drought
o
Of yervu cir
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

The Admiral Watson of the Paci- fic Steamship Company sailed for Alaska tomorrow from Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28
SIX TRAINED MINK
 ONE RING CIRCUS
 AT NUKA BAY MINE
OWNERS WILLING TO PRESENT TO SEWARD ZOO-PERFORM
 TRICKS AT COMMAND.

It was stated in the Gateway last spring that the Three Horsemen," Smith, Alec and Papetos, Nuka Bay quartz mine operators had trained two mink, a male and a female, the animals becoming so domesticated that they conducted themselves more like housecats than a creature of the wild. Now, 1t is reported, the mink family has increased to six, and they make themselves perfect ly at home. The antics of the mink family is the cause of much amuse- ment to the miners who say, watch ing the mink is as good as going to a circus. Smith and Alec are training the younger animals and in this connection it might be of scien- tific worth to know that one of the mink will law down at a command; roll over like a dog; sit up on his launches; jump thru hoop, and bark like fox. In time the part ners hope to make hard-rock miners our of the mink tribe.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28
BASEBALL
 OPENS SEASON
 SEWARD CLUB
GOOFS WIN HANDlLY FROM THE
 \ SCRUBS LAST EVENING BY 8 SCORE OF IS TO 13.

The official opening of the indoor baseball season was inaugurated at the Seward Athletic Club, where a swarm of local citizens and visitors, crawled over one another in order to obtain an unobstructed view of the battle royal between the Scrub and Goof hines With Olson perform ing brilliantly in the pitchers box and Hopkins on the receiving end, backed up with an all-star in and outfield the Goofs won handily from the scrappy Scrubs by the close score of 15-13.
 It was the consensus of opinion that indoor baseball is as much sport as outdoor, if anything, a great deal faster. The basehnes and outfeld, thru necessity, are much shorter, with the result plays are made with start ling rapidity, and ending just as quickly.
 Though all of the members of the Goof aggregation wielded a wicked bat, Len Olson featured as the Babe Ruth of the game. For the Scrubs, "Pop-eyed" Bailey was frequently to the fore, but the devastating work of the battery, Tom Dyer, twirler, and Chubby Thinker, backstop, was conceded by all as tie backbone of the defense.
 The only fault found with the game last evening was the extreme ly poor umpiring of "Flat-footed" Steve Glasseye. Several times he was chased around the diamond, req dy to be chastised, only to slink back again.
 The line-ups were as follows:
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28
Ellsworths On Way to
 California, Overland

H. E. Ellsworth, Seward business man, who, with Mrs. Ellsworth are making an auto trip to California from Seattle, sent to the local cham Der of commerce a pamphlet des- criptive of Wolf Creek Tavern, es- tablished in 1857. which is now To- cated on the Pacific Highway The Ellsworths stopped there for a brief rest October g, according to the brief inscription on the pamphlet which also added it was decidedly a splen- did place for Alaskans to stop. From photograph of the tavern it cer tainly appeared so.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28
Sees Future Bright
 for Fish Canneries

Fish canneries in southern Cali fornia have great future, accord ing to w Guitseit, member of a Norwegian fish packing family. He ,has completed. a tourHof Pacific coast 'canneriss;s working in several of them to gain an insight into American me- thods.
 The Norwegian believes Ameri- can canning methods are more ad vanced than those in Norway but even more radical improvements are coming, he thinks.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28
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Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28
Ceologist Is Killed
 By Blast At Mine

RENO, Nev.-Glenn D. Cook, 37, mining engineer and geologist, was blown to pieces recently at the Col den Eagle mine, 60 miles southeast of Fallon, New, when box of 5000 fuse caps he was carrying exploded just at the mouth of the tunnel. He was general manager of the mine, which is owned by Kansas City cap italists.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28
Interior Business Man
 Dies At Rochester, Minn.

E. M. Taylor, proprietor of the Fairbanks steam laundry and asso. ciated with R. F. Roth in coal prop critics on Healy River, who went out side recently for the benefit of his health, died at Rochester, Minn., shortly after his arrival there, ac- cording to advices received in Fair. banks. He was an oldtimer of the north.
 MT. Taylor passed thru Seward for the Outside, last month, accompa nied by Mrs. Taylor who was also taken i'll, about the same time MT Taylor was, but with rheumatism.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

Mrs. Alice Small and Mrs. Annie Riley, residents of Anchorage who spent the week end in Seward, re- turned home yesterday While here they were guests at the Hotel Ov- erland.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

Al H. Hardy, U. S. Game Warden for this district, arrived in Seward last evening from his Inlet head quarters. MT. Hardy is a guest at the Hotel Overland.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

You never know just haw silly a girl can make herself look until you see her in knickers on a street car coming home from "hike."
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

SUITS PRESSED from Is to 20 min. utes with Sanitary Hoffman Press er-Phone Madison 1O3. K. JORDANS VALET SERVICE.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

Our guess is that the complex most of the people in the poorhouse were troubled with was getting easy cash,
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

The latest Winchester Bolt Action 30-Government and .27e caliber rifles for sale by J. L. Graef. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

Dunhill pipes, $1OO0 and up, Schal- lerer's Alaska Shop tf
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

All the latest sheet music, at The Alaska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

Fine collection of personal Xmas Cards, engraved, The Alaska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-10-28

When you think Oxfords, think Ur- bach. 229-tf.
Evening star., 1925-09-14

Walter g. Gilchrist, 257 Tennessee
avenue northeast, $28.68.
John r. Grace. 1914 Newton street.
$20.44.
Martha N. Garner, 214 Eleventh
street southwest, $10.64.
Maud T. Gibson, Ala B street north
east, $40.
w. J. Goldman. Thirteenth and M
streets, $25.61.
Jean G. Greenberg. 1902 Webster
street. $4.20.
Nola Gordon, 2ao1 Cathedral ave-
nue., $4.3s.
c. G. Goodloe. 1900 North Capitol
Miss. Bessie e. German, the Am
bassador. $12.86.
Charles g. Graves. 1906 Tenth
street, 5000.
Miss Lulu George, 1853 Columbia
road. $3.50.
Allen II. Gardner, 17os @ street.
$13.48.
w. Gordon Grady. 81 Rhode Island
avenue. $3.44.
nue. northeast, $1.63.
Ma, Nancy !, N N. Green 14l4 Fourteenth
g. Gladys Gordon. 7Os Mills Bldg.
$17.O7.
Miss Lucille Hersperger, 17os Kill
bourne place, $3.50.
Elsie E. Holub. 1880 Q street. 5000.
z. e. Hensinger, 613 North Caro-
lima avenue southeast, $3.50.
Lee H. Harris. Treasury Depart
ment, s1s.o5.
Howard ]. Hutter. Capt, u. S. A.
Munitions Bldg, $12.97.
lola J. Harter, 1925 Q street, $7.42.
Karl Holer. $500 Thirteenth street.
$1.56.
Elmer L. Hennessy, $500 Hall place,
$s.s6.
John G. Herndon, 2o2 the Rocking
ham Apartments. $4.8s.
Hilda S. Hadden, 1908 Massachu-
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Avery G. Holmes, Army Medical
School, $2e.19.
D. Kenneth Howard and wife, 14os
Fifteenth street. $6.01.
Carrie P. Hall, 329 E street north
east. $2.7S.
Katharine A. Howison. 1444 W
street northwest, $5.17.
Stanley T. Hochen, 1701 II street,
$4.s7.
Margaret E. Hoffman, wardman
Park, $3.50.
Verde Head. 1907 P street. $s.15.
Aubrey e. Hummer and wife, 2s4s
Thayer street northeast, 1929.
Paxton Hotchkiss. Navy Yard.
$10.s2.
Miss Belle B. Hostellu, 20 Third
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George H. Hamilton, 1907 Rhode
Island avenue northeast, $20.31.
Harry B. Howe. the Conard Apart
ment. $22.62.
Harriet B. Hull. 1923 jackson
street northeast, $7.35.
$3.50.
Walter G. Hudson and wife, $1s53
Maude M. Hodgson, 1880 L street,
$l734.
Marguerite Hays, 1925 NJ street,
Ss.37.
Frank r. Keynes. Grant place.
Julia NJ; Hottell. 1905 Fifteenth
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L. P. Holland. ss11 ollinois avenue.
$7.s5.
Paul A. Heideke. 1926 Sixteenth
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Anna Hage, 1917 N street, 1915.
Catherine NJ. Hirrkinger, $500 M
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Robert Glenn Hardison, 14l7 Bel
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Marguerite Humphreys. 141s Twen-
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James William Hart, 2156 F street,
$10.42.
Chas. Russell Heart, 1898 Columbia
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Kathryn C. Hannah, 20 s street,
1927
Verna L. Hartman, 1928 Q street,
$3.4s.
William B. Hoofnagle, 1721 S street
southeast, 81 cents.
Maude NJ. Harrison, The MENDOZA,
$17.75.