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mayor V|CT INF
IN GANG WAR
photos 81 InternationaI. Newsreel
By. international News Service

BENTON, III. Dec. 1.-two
counties in southern Illinois bristled
with armament today following the
latest outbreak Of gang warefare
which claimed Joe Adams. mayor Of
West City, as a victim.
Adams was shot to death by two
gunner who called him to the door
OF his home on the pretext of de-
livering letter. The killers, uHs
identified. then fled to a waiting
automobile and escaped.
The shooting occurred in Franklin
county, adjoining bloody" William.
SON, the battle-ground of bitter Inter-
necine feuds that have flared forth
with varying degrees OF destructive
ness during the past five years.
The killing Of Adams, as well as
seven previous killings, is attributed
by authorities to. the feud between
the Burger and Shelton factions.
rival bootleg gangs.
Adams was said to have been
aligned with the Shelton crowd.
He was the second mayor to fall
victim in the gang war jeff Stone
mayor OF Colp, ILL.,. in Williamson
county, was assassinated on NOvem-s
Der z last. when he walked into q
machine gun ambuscade.
States Attorney Roy G. Martin
has ordered mobilization of a force
of deputies which he hopes will be
able to round up the slayers OK
Adams. He has asked OTen COie-
man, newly elected sheriff Of Viii
hanson county to cooperate with
him.
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Eight States Reported On
Twelve States and 20 cities
having a population of 100000 OF
more reported on the number OF
l4-and- 15-year-old children receiv-
ing work permits during 1924 and
1926, of which 8 States and "a
rites reported increases The 8
States were Alabama, Connecticut.
Kentucky, Maryland, Massachu-
setts, New Hampshire, New Jer
ley, Tennessee. Four States and
The District of Columbia reported
lecreases-Indiana. Kansas, Okla
iona, and West Virginia.
washington Shows Big Drop
The "a cities. with the percentage
" increased child workers in each
sere: Birmingham, 2O.1 per cent
fan Francisco. 80; Bridgeport, 2s.S
Hartford, 1872; New Britain, 37.4
Kew Haven, 14.4; Waterbury. ia
Kew Orleans. 9.5; Baltimore, II; st
Louis. AS; Jersey City, IL; Newark
!: Trenton, 17.3; New York, 2
Rochester, 16; Yonkers, 35.2; Phila
lelphia, 24.9; Pittsburgh, S.S; Read
ng. 27.9; Milwaukee, 2S.8; Fall River
l3.7: New Bedford, 1913; Detroit. 1876
minneapolis, 1873.
The five cities showing decreased
tse of child labor were: Washing
lon. 67.5; Chicago, 8.S; Indianapolis
los: Louisville, 14.5; st. Paul, 2.7.
probably more than half the total
lumber of children of the ii and 10
rear age going to work in the
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jewels WORTH
$4,000 LOOT
By international News Service

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 13.--Six
heavily armed and masked white
youths early today held up and
robbed three men in an AUTOMOBILES I
of $4,000 worth of jewels they were
taking to Lancaster. Pa. .
Jacob Cohen, Israel Ziezer and
Simon Sieger, Philadelphia diamond
merchants, were the victims.
Thrusting the muzzles of sawed-off
shotguns against the trio. two
bandits stood guard while the third
took cases containing the gems. :
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ITALIAN HElRESS TO
MARRY COUNT VOLPI

ROME, Dec. 13.-The engage
ment of Marina VoIpi, daughter Of
Count Volpi, finance minister, and,
Charles Ruspoli, scion of famous
Italian family, is reported in social
circles here today.
Signorina Volpi is one of the.
wealthiest heiresses in Italy.
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PAUL HENDRICK tests Mary Barry
in Chicago taxicab laboratory for her
reaction to fear. She proves that her
nervous and muscular systems respond
quickly.
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PASTOR, HELD, LAYS
LOVE TRIP TO DEVIL

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 13.-"Human
flesh is weak and the devil is cum
ming and powerful"
So asserts the Rev. Walter G.
Jones, former pastor of the Third
Baptist Church of Portland, Ore,
under arrest here today on "a Mann
act indictment. He is charged with
deserving his wife and daughter to
transport Mrs. Ella Pearl Lee, trea-
surer Of his church. from an Oregon
citv to Los Angeles
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United States in occupations for
which permits are required are in
cluded in the figures reported to the
bureau" Grace Abbott, director.
said.
1.-THE larger number Of permits
issued in 1926 is probably due to A.
revival Of business resulting in the
employment Of more children than
during the preceding year.
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Keeps President Shoed

WORKING ONLY BY HAND, this skllfuI veteran Of
the peg and the last keeps the Presidents mind off his
feet by making good shoes He is William Kirschner
Who in his shop at 1923 Tenth St n w. has made shoes
every Chief Executive since Taft Although years
old, his hand and eye are still sure
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Chill D labor IN i. s.
SHOWS INCREASE

Child labor in American industries is increasing.
This disclosed figures made public today by the
Chrens Bureau of the Department of Labor showing that
hld "a Of 90 large industrial cities increased
during 1925.
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Still Paints at so

LUCIEN POWELL, famous artist, celebrated his
eightieth birthday today by continuing to work on
painting in his studio, 1923 G ST. N. w.
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PUMPKINS APPEAR
AT CITY MARKET.
Yellow 0vaIs Selling at
IS to 35 Cents.

Fresh lima and shellout beans
were higher today at city market.
Limas were SO cents a pound and
shellouts 40. California caulifiower
was cheaper at 25 to As cents. Mush-
rooms were more expensive at 81 q
pound. California peas were scarce
and the price was boosted TO rs cents
a mound. One stakeholder had new
country pumpkins, selling at 10 to
80 cents each.
Other prices included: Crabapples,
10 cents a pound; blue plums, 10
cents pound; jelly plums, five
pounds for 25 cents; Malaga grapes
Is cents a pound; seedless grapes, 10
cents a pound: huckleberries, .25
cenths a pint; homegrown Tip Top
melons, 90 to so cents each; Ger
man head lettuce. 10 cents; peaches,
$2.2563.50 a bushel; rhubarb, cents
a bunch.
New Zealand spinach was selling
at Is cents a pound; the winter va
'riety at 20 cents; Bartlett and sugar
pears, 10 cents pound; all kinds of
corn. 90 cents dozen; Concord
grapes, so to As cents a basket
pickles, 40 cents to 81 a hundred
head lettuce, 10 to 90 cents; beets
and carrots, 3 to 10 cents a bunch;
Jersey sweet potatoes, 10 cents, two
pounds for 10.
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Arc. q, 1926

Twenty Sixth ST., riding with him.
was cut about the face by flying
glass and taken to st. Vincents
Hospital
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BYNUMN WILL PRESIDE
Industrial Board Head Will Attend
Hartford Meet.

Dixson Fl. Bynum, chairman of
the State industrial board, has been
chosen to preside at onel of the ses-
sions of the thirteenth annual meet
ing of the International Association
of Industrial Accident Boards and
Commissions, at Hartford. Conn,
Sept. IA TO II, inclusive. Industrial
compensation experts from various
parts of the United States will at
tend.
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FIREMAN is SUSPENDED

Charles Householder, AZ, city fire
man, was suspended from duty Fri
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Test AnSzOerS

These are the correct answers to
the questions on page IL:
l. Babe Ruth.
2. A six.sided figure.
8. A vessel perforated for use as
steve or strainer.
4. II. l.. Mencken.
g. Sir Barton.
g. Clemenceau.
Z. Jess Willard.
s. Trees grow in deep canyons.
g. Yes.
10. Moving picture actor
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Sergt. John Richter and squad fol-
lowing an accident at Meridian st,
and Fall Creek Vivid. Richter said
Householders auto struck autos
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: THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

day by Chief Jesse Hutsell, following
arrest on a charge of driving an auto
while intoxicated.
Householder was arrested by
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owned by Will Luett. 1882 E..
Vermont ST.. and Marvin Gilmore.
1902 Park Ave.
Miss Elizabeth Brennan. 1854 w.
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1GDIE WHE n Inn
IS BURNED
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heavy foliage and trees. Inmedt
ateIy after the fire was eatfngs1islRs
~ fhe mark was closed off while
the coroner made his inveatigzr
tion.
Numerous men, women and chm
dren were seriously injured, but -
vet no accurate estimate can be
made Of the number. The hotel
was occupied largely by wives ana
children Of New York business men,
IN the mountains on their vaca-
ti0a1s
Anong the injured were Mrs.
9heda Martin, Of Jersey City, ~.
III, ana her four-year.0Id son Peter.
When flames trapped them On the
third floor, Mrs. Martin threw the
baby from the window and he was
caught by men below, susta1niug
only slight injuries. The mother
then jumped and was seriously IN.
iured.
o. the flames reached them added
to the horror OF the scene. A
number 81 persons who had eseaped
ran back into the building In search
az relatives. Some OF these were
seen later outside. but others did
not again appear.
Apparatus and volunteer firemen
from neighboring towns were kept
busy watering down buildings in
the nearby bungalow coloay, and
distinguishing slight hlazes started
by flying sparks.
As Guests in Hotel
There were As guests ana about
so employees In the inn when the
fire was discovered.
! Dressed I'm night clothes, men,
wCEnen and elHiIdrem dashed Tor
safety. but those ON the top floor
found themselves cut of from the
staiRwayE ana many leapad from
windows. Most Of the guests were
from New York city.
Tlsi building was an old-fashioaled
ytnoden structure.
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$500 etiII IL
Navy Board Starts
Inquiry Into Blast
Which Puzzles xnerfs

!. The beard 0f Inquiry authorized
hy Secretary OF the Navy Wilbur
win set III motion today exhaustive
efforts to solve the riddle Of what
high officers declare II the TrI0sl
extraordinary accident = the Nays
history.
Experts who had pronouncsd the
arsenal safe and officers charged
with carrying out the elaborate
precautions against disaster win be
called upon to determine whether
someone hundred or whether some
thing happened which no man could
foresee.
'aThis thing was thought inpos-
sib1e. . said Admiral Edward W.
EbarIe. When the first REPORTS
came many officers couldn't be-
Iieve they, were true
The statements Of Secretary Of
the Navy Wilbur and Secretary Of
War Davis that the most advanced
methods known Of protecting ar.
senala had been decreed for Lake
Denmark and Picatinny were echoed
all through the Navy and Wa- de-
partments.
Pictures Of buildings which were
first blown to pieces in the disas-
NI---fS
they were equipped with lightning
rods.
High explosives were not placed
III adjoining buildings; one Building
always imteByened, IL was declared.
Army officers saw justification for
the methods they followed, citing
that there were no explosions at
Picatimmy, although buildings were
demolished in the disaster.
Plans for rebuilding at PieatinIiy
arsenal viii await the report Of .
board OF appraisers, Secretary OF
War Davis decided.
Lack OF funds may delay restcr-
alton until Congress makes an APP
propriation or heeds the demands
Of New Jersey people for . re-
rnovaI Of the arsenal.
The ruins Of the navy munitions
DEPOT will be preserved intact until
the inquiry has been completed.
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PASTOR JUMPS.
DR|VERLEERS

The REV. DR.. Al. x. HaNEsw WORTH
0f 1915 NJ st. ~. W., yesterday
/ rushed excitedIy into Traffic DI
rpctor M. o. EIdridge's office to
complain Of d mOtOrist at the IL.
tersection OF Eighteenth ana j.
Streets Northwest.
DIR. HawlsBworth declared he had
been forced to leap for his life as
the driver OF am automobile bore
down on him. II wouldn't have
been SO bad, according to the
Clergyman, except that the occu.
pant Of the machine turned and
gave him a sarcastic snicker,"
Police p Inspector Ernest Brown
was in Eldridge's office to receive
the complaint and he turned DR..
EaWksWorEh over to Eldridgc. who
promised to Investigate.
Armed with the tag number Of
the machine, the director proceeded,
but found 10 his dismay that all
clues led to the Traffic Bureau.
Joe Harrington, the hack inspector,
was thought to have been the
snicxering driver. His tag number
Is "S45."
II. was all a, mistake, however, DE.
HaWksworth told Harrington today.
II told the clerk distinctly" de.
cIared DIR. HaWkswOrth, that the
tag number, '345,' had ID in front
of It,"
Eldridge said, the investigation
would be continued.
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Vets and Citizens Cab
For Coolidge to Gust
Fenning Attack Hin

Resolutions demanding the re.
naoyaF OF Commissioners FREDERICK
A. FenninE were adopted by tive
local organizations last night.
The McGruarty-0 pConnel Post
American. Legion, at its meeting
declared President Coolidgs should
s.summarfIv discharge Feunings
The American University Park
citizens Association. the baby citis
kenss organization Of the District,
holding It's meeting at Hurst Hail.
GAmerican University. Nebraska and
saclausettg Avenues Northwest
adopted the other resolution de-
naanding his removal by the power
that can renove him.
Last nights action by the two
examinations, was the first taken
BY the citizens Of the District In
publicly going on record demanding
that Fenning be removed.
Other developments in the Fen.
hing case yesterday were:
THE Veterans Bureau took steps
To- limit tbs number to five OF
veterans guardianships one person
kouId maintain at time, this
action being taken under recently
enacted legislation empowering Di.
rector Hines, OF the Veterans Blu
keau, to decide what constitutes a
reasonable number.
The resolution adopted by the
DICTIONARIES follows:
ct Is the sense Of an ex-service
hen In the District Of Columbia
that the President Of the United
btates should sumnarily discharge
Frederick A. Fenning,. and that Fem
hing should be shorn4 Immediately
BIZ every vestige Of power and au-
thority as District Commissioner.
Passage OF the resolution by the
kitizens' body followed an attempt
10 obtain Endorsement OF the name
Sf Mai. Gen. Eli Helmick, in
bpector general Of the Army, for
the impending vacancy, without
mention OF Fenning by name.
When opposition grew to express
ing an endorsement Of a successor
before q vacancy actually occurred;
the maneuver suddenly veered to
an open attack on the Commissioner,
hurinE which he was characterized
rs unfit and incompetent to serve
the people Of the District as Com
missioner"
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IsLURED
70 LIACk

tCcntinued from First Rage.l
a ci,rnu ST trees $50 FEET from the
Arlington reservation fence toward
the southwest end, and he suggest
led that IL she would only walk
througiI the trees she would see the
house.
Man Attacks Her
when they got there. the man
told her, she said. that he did NIT
come out to buy real estate, and
then attacked her. He threw her to
the ground, and, she said, nearly
strangleda her to death and prcbabia
would have Killed her but for the
arrival OF TWO men in uniform will
EroIl-cOIIar coats who were passing
in an automobile. and heard her
scream. When they came over the
man Threatened them with q pistol
and q. knife. and she said both ap-
peared fntilmidated by him. but. she
said. they finally Rot him into their
automobile. She got In with t9feEn
and they proceeded toward Wash
inRton with Gorby ostensibiy under
arrest,
Down the road two supposed of
ficers stopped the car and turned
Tic 4A4tD4AsS 4OQ1S anu tAASGl &S2tkSN ACA
how much money she had to quiet
the thing. GoFby then pulled her
from the car and beat her some
more In the presence Of these.
men. She struggled free and ran
up the road to a house occupied
by q coIored woman, who permitted
her to remain on the porch all
night until the busses started rum
ming to Washington today.
Mrs. Hamilton appeared at the.
Sixth precinct early today showing
Al badly blaclkened eye, a swollen
and bruised face and throat and
gave Capt. Martin Riley, of the
Sixth precinct, the details OF the
attack. Detectives Kelly and Scriv-
ener worked all morning with
Captain Reilly locating the place
on Pennsylvania Avenue where
the woman started on the trip
and when they arrived there found
Gorby at work as usual.
GoVhyss story, according to the
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What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow

Today
Glass Tne United Lodge of Theoso-
phiats; I0g HiIT Fulfilling. Seventeenth
and : Streets, 5 O'Clock
Garden party-st. Ann's Catholic
Church; 900 wisconsin Ave. n. W.
Dance social Club of the Hebrew
Home for the Aged; Thinteen1h Street
and Spring Road Northwest.
Dinner Business and professional
sections Women's City Club. $50 p. ~.
Nesting Campaign managers, Wo-
man's Benefit A.ssoeiations 219 McGil
coucert-Arrny Music school Band,
TnbercuIosis Hospital 1889 p. m.
concert-- Marine Band. Capitol,
-. m.
cOncert-Army Band, sylvan Thsater.
Monument Gronnds. $40 p. n.
concert-Navy Band. Navy Yard.
1880 p m.
Lscture-"curs or Imperfect sisht ~
Treatment without Glasses Miss
Convention-I industrial Accident Pre-
Ivention Conferences, MayfloWer Hotel
all uay. .ro,,o--ow
Meetfng-WaShington Review NO. a -
Wcrnan's Benefit Association, Pythian
concs;rt-Navy Band. Navy zard. :
y c :11 Home Band. band
stand ON grounds, 5:fs p. n.
Con er IN arine Band. SyIyan
Theater. Monument Grounds. I;so p S,n M
Danee-Nationai p.I EsilSwsniD CUB
convention-fndustriai Aocident Pre-
ventlola Conferences MayfloWer Hotel
Il Ls aaai cub. washIng.on
I ISnch is Sosmopolitan cruB. Lee
House, 1890 p. m
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Nearly An Treasury
Executives Are Going
On Tours IN Europe

Europe holds out q partfcuiaY &C.
traction for officials Of the United
states Treasury this year.
with the announcement tOday
that Commissioners OF Internal Rev.
tenue D. II. Blair plans to, sail for
Europs early In August, every Ina
portalnt executive will have visited
the continent this summer.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
will depart this week for Belgium,
Germany, France, and Italy.
Undersecretary Of the Treasury
Winston recently returned from .
trip to- France and England.
Assistant Secretary Charles 8.
Dewey now is touring In Germany,
Austria and italy.
Assistant Secretary L. @. An.
drews IL In London seeking 20
negotiate d new anttsmuggling
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agreement with the British govsr1,

agreement with the British govern
Inent.
Ben Strong. governor Of the
Federal Reserve Bank 81 New York,
IIIsswise II now Ii Europe
According to official statements
none Of the executives has been OF
win so to Europe on Government
business excepting General An
drews.
Gtrong, Winston, Mell0n and s.
Parker Gilbert, agent general for
reparations, are particularly inter-
ested In the financial reconstruction
or Europe, and some OF them at
least have conferred with Sir
Montague Norman, head Of the
bank Of England, on plans Tor
American ana British aid.
Mellon. Strong and Nornlan
would Hike to Sse the current Of
gold movement turned toward Luz
rope. Among the best means o.
changing the current IS admitted
~ an adjustment 01 French II
Officials here asserted that
France never can be " gold mag
net until her exteruG1 Obllgationg
are settled.
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BETTER BUSINESS GROUP
70 HOLD FIRST MEETING

The Better Business Bureaus re-
Gently appointed executive com
mittee will hold its first meeting
at 3 D. m. Friday at bureau
headquarters. Director Louis Roths-
child announced today.
Headed by Joshua. Evans, r.,
members are George B. Ostermayer,
II. G.. Addison, jp., r. B. II. Lyon,
ID. B. Burgunder, William q. CALI
her, Howard Moran, Herbert Shan
non, Isaac Behrend, Sylvan King,
and w. w. Spaid.
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Detectives, and they 90 told Judge
Thomas. ID substantially tbs same
as that told by Mrs. Hamilton, with
the exception that he said he threw
her Down when she would not
accede to his desires and she be-
came bruised in the struggle. de
told them he thought she was an
inmate OF SC. EilzabetffS.
Mrs. Hamilton told Judge Thomas
she must have struggled with the
man for four hours. rs u was
nearly 1 o'clock this morning when
she obtained refuge at the negro
woman's house.
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NEW ARMY AIR CHEF
TAXES OFFICE FRIDAY

r. Trubee Dawson. newly ap-
pointed assistant Secretary OF War
III charge Of aviation. win take Of
flee and be duly sworn In Priday.
the War Department announced %.
day.
TO take office tomorrow. burt because
he - attending the funeral OF
former Secretary John w. weeks at
that time delayed his arrival hers
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EUROPE fACEs
NONE I. Crisis
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which has been sent abroad.
Liquidate national property.
Make and enforce reg1lla tions Tor
fI1o insurance Of good supplies st
reasonable prices.
The King. acting through the
government, has already taken
drastic steps 70 stabilize the franc
Dealers III exchanges have been
ordered to submit complete reports
DE their activities and it Is anti
ing the deaIfng in exchange win
be issued.
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"a DEAD listed
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homes, particularly those In Mt.
Hope, are now IN ruins.
The devastated District that SUI.
fered the full blast Of the explosions
have been swept bare.
Hardly a stick or stone was being
left unturned this morning by the
force of between 200 and 800 marines
who cOrnbed the wrecked area II ar
effort to find the bodies Of those
who are missing
Several StiIl Missing
It IL considered possible that sew.
eral Of the missing may have been
Injured by the blast. and yet able
To crawl to some haven OF safety, Or
possibly Into the nearby woods and
became lost.
II viii take weeks for the army
az WorIlnen to clear away the debris
ana It may be q long time before an
attempt will be made to rebuild the
structures that were dennolis ked when
lightning hit the depot and exploded
the powder magazines last Saturday
afternoon.
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Baltimore Grain Market

Wheat Unsettled. Ne. 2 red VIM
ter. garIichy. spot. a1.4s: receipts.
7O.2S5 bu.; shipments. 121,547 bu.
Corn Firmer. No. 2 yellow. do
nestle. ss0ssc bu.: receipts. zz2, bu.;
shipments. $50 bu.
OatsFirmer. No. 2 white, d.
nestle, 49h D soc bu.; recsipts, 1882
bl1.; shipments, ass bu.
Rye-N onainaL Receipts - hu.s
shipments, 20 blu.
Hay-Flrm on bsttsr adss.
Unchanged.
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SCHOOL RULES REVISION
IS NEARLY COMPLETED

Work Of revising Board % Eduen-
ton rules, started two years ag0.
q nearly completed, was 81.
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent q
Rhoolo.
mhoel o'IIaIaIA