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to which the New York Senator
attributes the swing in sentiment.
He finds that the high price of
bootleg liquor is cutting more and
more into the family funds, at the
same time giving the head Of the
family a more severe headache.
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z INJURED
IN THREE
CRASHES

Twelve persons were injured
early today in a series of three
automobile accidents in nearby
Maryland. One of those in
jured may die All were treat
ed at Emergency Hospital
after 2 a. m. today and in such
rapid succession were they
brought in to the emergency
room that it was with diff
Guilty records were kept.
Six Hurt In Mishap
One accident, injuring six per-
sons in an automobile operated by
Alfredo Lozano. an attache Of the
Columbian legation at 2340 Massa-
chusetts Ave. N. W., occurred on
the Seventh Street pike near
Sandy Spring, Md. A second,
injuring four, occurred near the
Villa Roma restaurant, on the
Rockville pike, a mile and a half
beyond the District line in Mary
land.
One May Die
The third accident, in which two
were hurt, is believed to have hap
pened at Fourteenth and r Streets
Northwest.
The injured:
Henry Torres, % years old, a
Columbian. stopping at the Ward
man Park Hotel, condition serious,
with possible fracture of the skull
and badly lacerated scalp. May die.
Carlos Penna, 25, a Colombian,
stopping with Torres at Wardman
Park Hotel, treated for lacerated
scalp; condition not serious and
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Finds Employers Lose
Faith in Dry La1U
BY GEORGE z. DURNo
International News Servfca

PAUL SMITHS, N. Y, Aug 21-The Monday morning
head returning to plague the advocates of prohibition
This the thought that Senator James w. Wadsworh,
r York. left behind him here following his call
President Coolidge at White Pine Camp.
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Today's Scratches
At Saratoga

FIRST RACE-Sherman and Bruins.
SECOND RACE - Barleycorn and
Hand some.
FIFTH RACE-Prince of Bourbon.
SEVENTH RACE-Tipstaff, Sublime.
Paddy and Maelstrom.
Weather, clear; track, fast.
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MRS. LEO HARKINS

WIFLio. LEU HAWKINS
NEW BRUNSWICK WOMAN who, told
on witness stand at Somerville of having
seen Mrs. Mills hurrying along Easton
avenue toward the Phillips farm the night
the choir singer and DR.. Hall were MUIR
dered.
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UNCLE OF MRS. EDWARDS. He &C.
companied her to the scene of the murder
but he was not able to testify to any new
details as to the appearance of the bodies
Of the victims,
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MRS. GRACE EDWARDS

1T WAS SHE who telephoned the police
of the discovery of the murder of the
rector and the choir singer. She described
the position of the bodies under the crab
apple tree on the Phillips farm.
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At DOrvaI

FIRST RACE-Tenacity.
SECOND RACE-Buddie Brown, Miss
Vaal.
THIRD RAcE-Good Kali, Little
Black Sheep, Eileen NJ.
FIFTH RACE-Blondin.
Weather clear; track. fast.
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Official United states We0GMer
Bureau Report
Rain this afternoon and
possibly Sunday; not quite
so cool Sunday night.
Temperature yesterday
Highest, 81; lowest, 60.
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% tt not otherwise credited ID this paper
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LATEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF TIE FTNAN
Chicago livestock

CHICAGO, April 2S Live stock:
Hogs Receipts. 1900: market
dull. Bulk, $11.150I rs; top, 1856;
heavyweight. 311.700 1886; medium
weight. $12.35@13.6s; lightweight,
412,65 Olsen: light lights, $l2.76@
1896; heavy packing sOws, smooth,
410.85 Oils: packing sows, rough,
so. 90 @l0.85; pigs. $4,000 1875.
Cattle Receipts 11,O00; market
steady; calves, $500, steady. Beef
steers: Choice ana prime, $500
1000; medium and good, $3.50 $50;
good and choice, s9.00@ 1926: com.
mon and medium, $1,000 3. b,
Butcher cattle: Heifers, $500 $50;
cows, $1,000 90: bulls, $500 O I. 90.
Gamers and cutters: Cows and
.heifers, S3.50@5 so; Gamer steers.
S6.50@7.OO veal calves eight and
handy weightl. $500 012.00; feeder
steers $6.O0@S.OO: stocker steers,
$5.50@S.75; stocker cows end
heifers, $500 90; stocker calves,
$3.50 0S.4
sheep Receipts, $4,000: market
steady. Lambs, tat, @I4 10 1915;
lambs, SIS pounds M. clipped,
O0014.25; lambs, clills and com
mon, e11.50 @1S.6O; yearlings,
S11.00 013.60; yearling wethers,
IS. 910.5O; ewes, Sc 90 q 90; ewes,
cl1llg and common, $500 06.0Oi
feeder lambs, $3.50 014.75.
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NARKET
INACT I'VE
~ International News serviss

NV YORK, April Is with
the exception 81 ! few of the mar.
ket favorites which spurted two Or
three points near the opening, che
stock market was inactive and Ten.
tureless III tho early trading today.
United states steel common was
the center Of speculative atten-
ton III the first period AZ the re-
suits az the formal blishment
OF per cent dividend rate
and the constructive remarks ~
Judge Gary at the steel directors
II,eetinr. The stock sold up 2 pOinte
10 1881 The highest on the re-
covery.
Motor stocks, industrials and oils
with merger possibilities attracted
some buying in this period, IS the
result 81 which prices advanced q
nnirf ar more. General Motors at
1904 showed an advance OF s
points from yesterdays low and
Mack Trucks sold up : points
Railroad stocks ignored the in.
timaffons for higher earning reports
FOR March contained III the COM
pilation Of the first SO class one
roads to report These reports
ghowed the remarkable gain OF
2s.7 per cent over the same month
Of last year, accomplished mostly
through the scaling down OF oper
ating expenses Atlantic Refining
and SkelIy continued in the lead
81 the on stocks, the former ad-
vancing points TO 112h in actvis
buying. Coppers and equipments
were dun, public utility stocks in
active but strong.
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Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL, April 2S.-Cotton
there was good demand for spots
but business was moderate. Prices
were steady with g sales at 5000
bales.
Mids fair was quoted at $11.5S;
strictly good nlids, $11.0S.
There was good demand Tor spots,
but business was moderate. Prices
were steady with, sales at 5000
bales.
Mids fair was quoted at $11.5S:
strictly good nids, $11,03; good mic,
$1O.73; strictly mid, $1O.4S; mid,
$1O.O8: strictly low mid, 1888; low
mid, $8.43; strictly good ord. $7.4S;
and good ord. $6.7S.
Futures opened quiet: May, $9.42:
July, S9.26; October. $S.9S, and
January, $3.50.
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STEEL GAIN FEATURES
STOCK MARKET OPENING

NEW YORK, April 2s. Strength
in United States Steel featured the
stock market at the opening today.
A block of 5000 shares sold at
1929, q gain Of ~ points from
the previous close. Motor and in
dustrial stocks were firm; General
Electric up 21s at 321; General
Motors up e at 1884; Mack
Trucks up IL at 1T; New York
Central up u at 1857; Atlantic
Refining up at 110k; Interna-
tional Combustion Engineering up
at 47% and United States Rub
Der up * at 63A.
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Chicago Produce

Butter Creamery, extra 3S1fcl
standard 3Sskc; extra firsts. $40
s71kc; firsts. s60s61kc; packing
stock, Csc.
Eggs Receipts, 24,357 cases. Mis-
ceIIaneous, 281kc: ordinary firsts,
use; firsts, 29Ac: extra, 811kc;
checks. 265kc; dirties. 26s<c.
Cheese wins, new 1871 019c3
daisies, 1914 "a &c; young Americas
1870; Ionghorns, 1914 1 &c: brick.
175hc.
Live poultry Turkeys, soc; chick
ems, 2S1s @33c; r0Osters, 2Ic; geese,
Ice; ducks. S0@32c.
Potatoes Receipts, 81 cars wis.
consin. sacked. round. whites, SAILS
@4.35: Minnesota, sacked. round,
whites, $3.76@4.1O: Indiana, sacked.
r11ssets. S4.AONA.66.
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Textiles Market

NEW YORK, April 2S. Cotton
goods were IN small scattered de-
mand today. Printed cloths and
rayon mixtures featured the mar
kets with a moderate amount OF
selling. Gray goods were Steady
and quiet; yarns weak and I'M
changed. Burlap markets showed
no change for the day. Raw silk
was easier while silk goods con-
tinued in light demand and price
irregularity. Imports and exports
OF cotton goods fnr March showed
q substantial decline from year
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Daily Treasury Statement

The daily statement OF the United
States Treasury shows:
Income to date this year, $3,1OS,
764 ,225.63.
Income to date last year, 81 974,
8O7, 1906.
Increase, $123,957 ,094.9S.
Income over outgO this year
$165 ,824 ,44O.57.
Income over outgo last year,
$134, 7O8, 966.17.
Increase, $31 LIE, 474.40.
Balance general fund today, $S45.
6S5 ,574.58.
Increase. $5,5S7.544.
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, April 2s.-Hog prices
started steady to strong today with
lightweights experiencing no ma
terial improvement. Early demand
was largely from shippers; packers
bought later. Best lights sold at
1880.
Cattle prices were quoted steady
weaker.
Lambs were steady to Csc lower
in a slow market.
Receipts were. liberal
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Curb Market Steady

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The
Curb Market opened steady today.
General Electric, new, was up II at
S0N; Continental Baking B 1914
up Il; Engineers Gold, down u at
12b; Electric Investors $3.50; un.
changed; Humble Oil, new, down
II at 6S1s and Stutz Motors down
h at 22H.
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Chicago Grain Opening

CHICAGO, April 2S.--All grains
opened steady today. Wheat was
up Y to u down; corn, Is 20 4
down; and oats were unchanged.
Wheat - May. new, $1.63A @
1888; May, old, $1.62A; July,
$1431s@1.439s.
Corn-May, 72Ac; July. THO
THO; September, S0as @S0hc.
Oats-May, 41hc: July, 421sc;
September, 42E @42%c.
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Spanish FIier Lands

LONDON. April 81. The Spanish
aviator, Captain Loriga, in com.
mand Of lone OF Che. two Spanish
Madrid. has landed at Hue. AMMAN.
q Saigon message said today. Cap
tain Gallarza, in another plane,
landed at Hanoi yesterday.
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New York Cotton

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The cot.
ton market was steady at the open
ing to-day, with first prices showing
advances of / to 8 points. May
opened at 1886, up &c; July $18.17,
up 1c, and October $17.31, unchanged.
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Coffee Market

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The cof-
fee market opened Is 70 Is points
lower today. with May at $3.50,
down %; July, 1850, down IS, and
September. 1855, down %.
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Canadian Wheat

WINNIPEG, April 2S.-Opening
wheat prices were: May 1.561s
down Il; July 1.54at, down 1a, and
October 1876, down ". i
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Foreign Bonds

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Belgian Reservation SIS ........... %
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7zvO Salaries For You
UoUR second salary starts

VOUR second salary starts
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When you consider that no in
weston during fifty-seven years has
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Swartzell, Rheem and Hensey
Company, you'll realize how safe
our First Mortgage Notes are.
And when you consider their
high yield-61s eo-you'll realize
how substantial your second sal
airy will be.
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Gross Revenue Increase

Annual report Of Southern Ice
and Utilities Company for the fiscal
year ended October 81, 1925. which
has just been published. shows gross
revenue Of $2.75O.112 against ST.
pa. $50 for the 1924 period or an I'M
crease Of % per cent. The balance
available for dividends after fixed
charges. depreciation and Federal
taxes amounted to $3.50, 1871. against
s156,659 for trc year previously an
Increase OF 50 per cent.
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Tnfern otional Newe Service

Candar--agew York funds IN Montreal,
$1.87sk Premium at $1,000 Nom
fFeaI funds in New York, S1.875z Dis.
count ct $1,000.
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Two RecorlIs Made

Two outstanding Industrial records
were established during March--one
in steel output and the other in
cotton textile manufacture. accord
ing to the current issue OF the
Guaranty Survey, published by the
Guaranty Trust Company OF New
York
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s D Ck MOVES
PLANNED
D. RICHARD HATTON

For a considerable time there has
been more or less uncertainty in
the mind OF the layman regarding
the present condition OF the stock
market.
In its current fortnightly review
Of securities and commodities A. A.
MISUNDERSTANDING q Co. set forth
certain vISWs and opinions which
will be III interest to investors.
CONTINUED easy money rates Is
one point on which there appears
to be unanimity Of opinion" says
the review, which continues:
I'm fact, it is predicted quite
freely that money rates viii soon be
easier than they now are, and that
the prospect promises plenty Of
credit and no particular strain.
No observers, so far as we can
learn, are predicting more than
moderate business reaction, and in
that event there is no reason to
fear that the standard industrial
companies will not be able TO main
tain their present rate Of dividends
through such reaction.
The present day-to-day market IL
quite without determined features.
4uCEG udfO OCCA SAEAAS 00A AA6 ~
cent days Of q partial loss Of in
itiative by those who anticipate a.
renewal OF general liquidation. Sell
ing lately has been isolated with
most of the pressure on . limited
number of stocks, particularly the
motors.
IF there is to be another wave
OF general liquidation before the re-
adjustment is completed we have
the feeling that 1t win start from
higher prices than those current.
In other words, when, the market
drags out of the run chances are
more than fair, we believe, that the
change win come in the form Of .
rally. signs OF which at this writing
are beginning to appear.
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Liberty Bonds
Clearing House Statement

NEW YORK, April 2S.-Clear-
ing house statement. Exchanges,
$3.50 900 900; balances, $9S,0O0,0 900;
Federal Reserve Banks credit bal
ance, So, 000, 600.
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81 Years Wnhout Loss to An Investor
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Retllrns froln Trin

Vice President William H. john
ston. of the Mt. Vernon Savings
Bank, has returned from a "trip In
IN health. Vice President William
r. Baum, of the same institution.
= at present in New York on com
bined business and pleasure trip
from which he is expected to return
the end Of this week.
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-09-16

ming Wnere she mas spent the past
week with her son Russell who is
confined in hospital there.
Mrs. George Holler and little
daughter arrived home Saturday from
Henry, ILL.,, where she has spent the
past several weeks visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kline.
Miss Laura Pangburn returned
home Monday evening from Mime
apolis where she has spent the past
week visiting relatives and friends
and attending the State Fair.
Mrs. A. H. McNulty left this
city Saturday enroute to her home at
Chicago after spending the past sew
eral weeks in Sank Centre visiting
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Mill
ner.
Mrs. Alfred Parker left this city
Saturday enroute to her home at Chi
cago after spending a week visiting
at the home of her son and family
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Parker of this
city.
Mrs. George Berggreen and son
Raymond returned home Sunday
from Cloquet where she has spent
the past ten days visiting her broth
er and sister-in-law MIR. and Mrs.
V. j. Nicholson.
Miss Alta Cass left Sank Centre
Friday enroute to Hattiesberg, Miss,
where she will teach this year. Miss
Cass has spent her summer vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
S. Cass of this city.
Dewey Kurrell of Tacoma, Wash,
arrived in this city Thursday of last
week and will spend an indefinite
time visiting Iold friends in this vi
entity. The Kurrells were residents
Of this city some twelve years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Arneson and
family of Minneapolis spent Saturday
and Sunday in Sank Centre as guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Luedtke. Saturday they enjoyed a
fishing trip on Sank Lake and were
fortunate in handing some nice speci-
men of the fnny tribe.
c., P. Bristol and mother, Mrs.
Mary Bristol of Evansville motored
to Sank Centre Sunday and visited
with their brother and son G. S..
Bristol. On their return they were
accompanied by Mrs. c.. R. Bristol
who has spent the past week in this
city visiting at the G. S. Bristol
home.
Standard Oil representatives from
the Chicago office spent Wednesday
in Sank Centre looking over the COM
pamy's holdings in this city. The
gentlemen here We're: F. l.. Coch-
ran, manager; E. N. Schallenberger,
assistant manager and j. W.. Eek
man, chief clerk. The men were all
very much impressed with the city of
Sank Centre.
Wednesday of last week the eight
foot letters painted on the roof of
the Standard Oil Company's supply
tanks brought the company custom
er down from the clouds. Speed
Holman who is well known to many
Sank Centre residents in company
with friend from Miles City, Mont,
landed and purchased barrel of
gas. "Speed" stated that the name
Sank Centre was very plain to them
ait an altitude of 5000 feet.
Frank Putt who has been con-
genial clerk in the Consumers store
here since it's opening date some five
and one-half months ago has recent
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in this city Tuesday to attend the
funeral services of her brother-in.
law Carl Edman which will be con-
Quoted Friday.
Miss Evelyn Erickson assumed her
| duties Monday teaching in the Stiles
school.
Miss Esther Erickson saleslady al
the Boston Store spent Sunday at her
home in Verndale.
The Misses Inez Brown and EN-
ma O'Gara spent Saturday and Sun
day in the Twin Cities.
M. P. Nelson returned to this city
Friday evening from few days bus
mess trip to Minneapolis. ~
William Gaspard accepted posi-
tion at the Consumers Store and as
sumed his duties Saturday.
Miss Ida Erickson of Minneapolis
spent Sunday in Sank Centre visit
ing at the G. S. Bristol home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bishop and
family returned Tuesday from a two
days business trip to Minneapolis.
Mrs. C. C. Frederick of Westport
spent Monday and Tuesday in this
city visiting at the Oliver l.. Larson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Deziels re-
turned home Friday from the Twin
Cities where they attended the State
Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. al Paske and fam
lily of Swanville spent Sunday in
Sank Centre visiting relatives and
friends - ~ lgTSS4s
Lawrence Hall returned from the
Twin Cities Friday after spending
the past few days there attending the
State Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward House spent
a couple of days last week in Mime
apolis visiting and attending the
State Fair.
w. B. Morgan, Herman Vennewitz,
Herman Krohm and Cy Perkins went
to st. Cloud Sunday in the interest
of the Pageant.
DR.. and Mrs. Anderson and FAM
lily of Wilmer were over Sunday
guests in this city ait the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Ogren.
Edward House has accepted a p0-
sition las service man at the O'Gara
filling station, corner Fifth and Main.
He assumed his duties Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Frazer and
family of Alexandria spent Sunday
in this city visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S. Bristol and
family.
w. o. P. Hilsdade who has been in
Sank Centre for the past several
weeks attending Ito business matters
returned ito his home in Minneapolis
Monday.
Miss Lydia Schultz left Sunday for
her home at Clarissa where she will
spend few days this week before re-
turning to her duties at the Harold
Bishop home.
Keep good company and you shall
be among the number. You will be
in good company if you attend Man
kato Commercial College, Mankato,
Minn.-Adv. 16.
Melvin Thornton of Minneapolis
arrived in this city Saturday evening
ON a weeks, vacation which he is
spending with his mother and family
Mrs. Bertha Thornton.
Mrs. j. E. Erickson returned
home from Minneapolis Sunday eve
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graduate Mr.. Putt on his promotion
to larger store.
Arnold Book left the city Wednes-
day enrouee to Breckenridge, Mimi,
where he will visit with his mother
Mrs. John N. Book and brother F. E.
Book of that city.
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ly accepted transfer to the ST. Cloud
store. He left this city Monday eve
ming and assumed his duties Tuesday.
Mr.. Putt will move his family to the
Granite City in the near future.
Their many friends here regret the
necessity for them moving, but con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-21
TAKOMA TO STAY
IN CIVIC GROUP
Town Council Discusses A.
fairs and Appoints Delegates
to Montgomery Body.

William A. Knoll, Capt. Charles V
Johnson and j. Bond Smith were ap
pointed delegates to the Montgomery
County Civic Federation last night at
meeting of the Town Council of
Takoma Park, Md, to serve for the
ensuing year. The council voted to
continue it's membership and Oliver
Owen Kuhn, president of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation. viii
be notified of the certification of the
delegates from Takoma Park, Md.
The report of Town Treasurer
Bryan Davis for the month of All
gust was presented and approved by
the council. The report showed re
ceipts from general taxes, permits,
etc, amounting to $3,007.84, which
with the balance on hand Of 3,53014
made a total of SIG, 537.9S. Expendi-
lures during the month were made
for street work, labor, general eX-
penses garbage collection, street
lighting, salaries and Maple avenue
bridge, amounting to $1,S14.11, leav-
ing a net balance on hand Of ATHEIST,
Receipts during the month in the spe,
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.ial Improvement fund amounted to
sS67.59. making the present balance
on hand of $5.662.77.
A vote of thanks was extended, in
1 report submitted by Councilman
VI. D. Finch, to the Takoma Park
Tolunteer Fire Department for its
work during the past year. A re-
quest from the department for per-
mission to inspect the fire plugs will
pc asked of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, as will also a
equest for additional fire plugs in the
eastern section Of the town.
On motion of Councilman John r.
Adams, the council decided to enlarge
he civic improvement committee by
ne addition of three citizens to the
Committee and also by enlarging the
'ocal board of trustees. John Coff-
mann was one of the appointments
made at the meeting last night.
Rains Ruin Road Work.
Capt. Charles V. Johnson, chairman
of the street committee, reported that
a large number of the streets in the
own had been improved and graded
and that the recent heavy rains had
played havoc with the road work
with the result that many complaints
had been received. A number of re-
quests were received for the cinder-
ing of streets in the town. but he
reported that this would cost about