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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
BY HENRY WOOD
Omitted Press staff Correspondent

GENEVA, Mar. FL The first
special session of the League of Ma
tiOns assembly II the history OF
that organization adjourned today
after unanimously voting to post
pone Germany admission to tho
league until September when the as
scmblv will meet in regular session.
Failure must be written on the
record as result of the ten day SEES
sioW which has just ended. Ger
many has not been admitted to the
league. The Locarno agreements
for European security which pro
vided for peaceful arbitration of
disputes between France and Ger
many, Poland and Germay and Bel
gium and GERMANY failed of con-
summation with Gcrmanv's failure
to get into the league. These agree
ments become effective only with
Germany's admission. They remain
in abeynce, therefore, until Septem-
her or snch time as Grmany may be-
come league member.
Germany application for
league membership Will not be WITH
drawn Stresemann told the Unit
ed Press.
Last moment negotiations had
been begun at Q 4. m. to eireumvent
stalematc which was preventing
Germany's admission. The council
met 4J minutes later in final fren'
zicd effort to dispose of the diff
cultics.
Stresemann Prepared
An English secretary rushed tC
the German hotel to warn the dele
cation that there might be Il re
prieve.
"We had been asked to remain
prepared for all cventualities. For
eign Minister Strcsemann then told
the United Press.
This final effort failed.
Then the smaller powers, Switzer-
land, Norway, Sweden, Denmark
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
MORE ACCIDENTS
DUE TO WALKERS
THAN TO DRIVERS
BY JOSEPH S. WOSNEY
'nite1 Press Staff correSnondeu

hitSu itSo hptdll
WASHINGTON, March II. =
Traffic regulations are needed for
pedestrians, since "jay walkers y
are involved in two thirds of all
street and highway accidents re-
sulting in personal injury or death.
This recommendation was made
to Secretary of Commerce Hoover
today by the committee ON causes
of accidents of the second national
conference of street and highway
safety. Pedestrians should be edu-
Gated on how to walk, the commit
tee said. 3c ..-,
"Fatal collisions of automobiles
with pedestrians seem to be in
creasing more rapidly than the total
number Of fatal accidents, the
committee said.
"This indicates that drivers have
been making progress in learning
what to expect from other drivers
and how to keep out of collisions,
but no snch improvement has been
made in meeting the dangers when
drivers and pedestriansis confront
each Other .----..-.-'-. .-.-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
PHANTOM SNIPER
DECLARED CRAZY
BY HIS LAWYER

OMAHA, Neb., Mar. 1.-THE
"phantom sniper' is as insane as
Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold,
youthful slayers of Bobby Franks,
John w. Baldwin, attorney 1or
Frank Carter, said in his opening
statement to the jury here.
"The only difference between
them is that the Chicago boys had
millions, while Carter has nothing -
Baldwin told the jury.
1.-The Omaha terrorist who for
one week caused residents to stay
indoors night while he prowled
with his deadly % ealibre pistol,
is. on trial for the murder of DIR.
A. d. Searles and William McDca'
Witt
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
Ahead of
Lloyd On Points


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HOLLYWOOD, March IT,
Harold Lloyd, motion picture
comedian, has lost the first
round in a suit brought by H.
G. Witwer, the author. for al
legged piracy of one of the
latter's stories.
A court here ruled that the
case must be tried on its mer-
it's over ruling a demurrer
the Lloyd company had entered.
Witwer claims Lloyd appro-
priated the motive and theme
of one of his plots for the
film, 'The reshman.''
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
SHAMROCKS TO
BE WORN BY ALL TODAY

WASHINGTON, March IT,,
Shamrocks grown in America
are the vogue today-St. Pat
rick's Day.
More than $4,000 packages Of
growing Shamrocks were i'm
ported into the United States
from Ireland last year but they
were replanted in United States
soil and cultivated for today's
occasion, according to the CON-
merce departments. $40 g+'s
Importation Of Shamrocks is
increasing aannuallv,i foreign
trade figures showed. a4l htG
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
ULTlMATUM FROM
POWERS ACCEPTED
BY THE CHINESE
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PEkING, March 17.-Dispatches
received today from Ticn Tsin say
the mines at the mouth of the Peiho
River have been removed in com
pliance with the United States and
other powers demands that the riv-
er he opened to navigation. 1t is
understood that the Nationalist
Chinese troops controlling the Taku
forts at the river mouth will COM
ply with the ultimatum.
The Soviet Russian embassy to-
day officially stated that although
Russia was signatory to the Box
or Protocol, she did not participate
in the ultimatum.
Foreign naval commanders had
delivered an ultimatum to the
Chinese Nationalist commander of
the Taku forts giving him until
noon of next Thursday to remove
mines from the channel of the Pciho
river and otherwise TO provide for
an open navigation Of the stream.
If the Chinese ignore the ultima
tum. the foreign naval commanders
said they would "take such mea-
surcs rs are necessary to remove or
to suppress the obstruction of free
navigation of the channel between
Tien Tsin and the sea-
Picking was isolated by the oh
struction of the channel, which was
guarded by mines and by guns
mounted on the. forts. The Boxer
Protocol prohibits the isolation Of
Pcking from the sea and it was to
compel observance of the protocol
that the ultimatum was sent.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
TEXAN MURDERED
BEFORE WIFE BY
MASKED KILLERS

GROVETON. Tcxas, Mar. 17.--
Officers Of Houston { and Trinity
counties are trying to forestall poss
iblc further acts of reprisal growing
out of ncighborhood feud which
has claimed the lives of two men
in the last week.
Frank Johnson, Young farmer
was dragged from his bed, where
he was confined with slashed
throat, and shot to death in front
of his wife by n band Of masked
men near here yesterday. sa-f,s,
Johnson was charged with mprd
or in connection with the fatal shoot
ing of Homer Gibson in a, sehool
house affray at, Center Point, nea,
here Friday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
PROJECT IS
81 AIEO FOR
ACTION NOW
observation-disclosures t i o n
Committee to Consider
Measure on Friday.
SENATOR OPTIMISTIC
Mexicans Claim Dam Will
BE Injurious to Their
Agrarian Interests.
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WASHINGTON, March
1.-THE Senate 1rriga-
ton and Reclamation
Committee will take up
the new JOhnsOn-Swing
bill, for development of
Boulder Dam next FRI
day.
Senator Hiram john
son, Republican, Califor-
MIA. and co-author of the
measure, is optimistic that
the measure will be pass
ed at this session Of con-
gress.
Opposition has been ex-
pressed by Secretary of
Work to the clause giving
preference to municipali-
ties for any power deve-
lopment at the project but
Johnson declared he
would not permit the
clause to be eliminated
but believed the commit
tee would sustain him.
The Boulder Canyon ir-
rigation project had pre-
viously been considered by
the Senate Irrigation and
Reclamation Committee
in secret session. Secre-
tarv of Interior Work ex-
planned various features
OF the project. but details
were withheld.
Secretary Work was
questioned regarding ne
gotiations for a treaty be-
tween the United States
and Mexico affecting Col
orado basin water rights.
Mexico has claimed the
dam project would be very
harmful to Agrarian in
terests. ~,.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
POLL REMAINS
5 TO | in FAVOR
OF MODIFICATION
3,5OO,OOO Votes Will Be
Cast When Country
wide Voting Is Done.

NEW YORK, Mar. 17.-Partici-
pants in newspaper polls ON prohl-
bition are entering their votes on
possible modification of the Vol
stead act at the rate of more than
100000 daily, according to figures
gathered by the United Press today.
Present indications are that by
Saturday, when the climax of the
Ealloting will be reached, approxim-
ately 100000 votes will have been
received by newspapers which have
joined in the large countrywide units
conducting the polls.
Since at least score of news
papers have held individual polls,
the total vote may reach 1000, 900,
or about one eighth of the normal
presidential elections.
The principal support of prohi-
bitiOn continues to come from the
smaller towns. In Goshen, Ind, for
instance the vote stood 1859 for the
existing laws: 16S for repeal and
1915 for modification. In that To-
cality ballots were not only printed
in the News Times but distributed
at churches and factories. One of
the "dryest'' spots to report was
Kirksville, No., where the Express
tabulated 724 votes for prohibition,
40 for repeal and 80 for modifica-
tion.
Results of the nationwide polls
| printed today follows:
Ratio About Same
| Newspaper Enterprise Association
with 375 newspapers: for modifica,
tion 592, ,64S, for repeal 4Ol ,466, fol
! prohibition 224, ,160.
| Hearst newspapers and others: for
prohibition 1855, against prohibit
tion 5S2,S9l, for wine and beer 642,
! 04S, against wine and beer l13, 139
Chicago Tribune, New York Daily
News and others: for wine and beer
| 236,2l0, against wine and beer 23,
| 9S2.
The grand totals of these polls
are: for existing law 36l,27l, foi
changes 1,S72,372.
This ratio of 5 to l for change is
virtually the same as YESTERDAY
when the vote was 1,614,442 to 31S,
OIL.
The United Press has gathered re
turns from 80 well distributed cite,
and towns, varying widely in popu
lation, and is thus able to present ;
cross section of opinion on prohi
bition as represented in the news
paper polls.
To ii a. m. today the Unite,
i Press tabulation, showing 63, 100 fol
prohibition and 657, 7,020 for change
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
TIJUANA DEATH
CAUSED BY HEART
TROUBLE, VERDICT
Elks Secretary Confirms
Autopsy Report; Body
Is Shipped to Home.
By United Press Leased Wire

san DIEGO. March u. - There
the death at Tijuana Of Carl Rcvn-
olds, Of Huntington Park, Califor-
MA authorities here decided today.
REYNOLDS death was the result oi
heart disease and cerebral hcmor-
rhagc, it was ruled after an inquest
at Tijuana. Relatives and authori
ties of Huntington park demanded
an investigation Oh the alleged
theory that he had been beaten by
Mexican police after his arrest on
charges of intoxication.
Federal Judge $. Urias at Tijuana
returned the verdict, after a Mcxi-
can autopsy surgeon testified there
were no bruises on the body.
Joe Brown. Reynolds chauffeur,
was n principal witness at the in
quest. Brown testified that Rcyn-
olds did some light drinking Sun
day at enc of Tijuana s bars and
then collapsed He WAS taken to
the police station and later to the
government hospital. where he died
Monday morning.
When Rcvnold s death was first
attributed to ''acutc alcoholism
by Mexican authorities. Chief Of
Police Williams of Huntington Park
demanded an investigation. dcclar-
ing the victim had not been heavy
drinkcr.
Richard Rcnbough. secretary of
tho Elks club here, issued n state
nent in which he said:
81 am satisfied that Mr.. Rcyn-
oids death was due to natural
causes
The body of REYNOLDS was
brought here and was shipped today
to Huntington Beach for burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
Life
Being Threatened

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LOS ANGELES, March IT,
Letters threatening the lives of
G. E. Nagel, president of the
Sherwood Clothing company
here. and his employees. have
been received through the
mails it was revealed today by
postal authorities.
Nagel received tho eighth of
z series of letters from the
same mysterious source today,
it was said.
Previous letters were attrib-
uted to Samuel E. Roberts. for
mer emptcye, in federal in
djctment under which he was
arrested month ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
MAN-HUNT IS ON FOR L. A.
."@ FUGITIVES; ONE WOUNDED

. The other two fugitivcs arc re
gardcd rs more desperate charac-
ters than Wilson. They are Earl j.
Clark, 40, and Charles j. Fitzgerald,
40, both wanted for murder. Clark
is under sentence to hang for the
murder in San Pedro of Charles
Silva .....
Officers have been instructed to
"shoot to kill in event they find
the escaped desperadoes. ~.
Meanwhile a Grand inryr conduct,
cd an Investigation of CONSTRUCTION
and management of tho expensive
"skyscrapper iail, - FROM which
more than.a dozen prisoners hayc. es
eanea since it was occupied a mentl,
iagoH -9g a. Icifiiao9 hAG yiiiGup q
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
LETTUCE MARKET AT HIGH
MARK OF PRESENT SEASON

With lettuce selling as high as:
1926 to $3.50 crate yesterday. the
f. o. b. market has reached the high
est point so far this season. De
mand and trading are good, and
market strong. Eastern markets
are showing an improvement.
Yesterdays market, reported by
c.. Z. Schultz of the market news
service, shows fours selling at $3.25-
80. Fives sold at $2.75-3, few best
high as 1928. Skies were quoted at
Sl.5O.75, few best high as So. Wide
rangesin quality and condition is re-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Young Peoples Club, St. Pa
tricks day ball, Ten Thousand
club.
Mid-week services, all
churches.
White Shrine meets, Masonic
hall, 1880.
Foreign night classes, Lincoln
school.
Naturalization class opens,
Lincoln school, 1880.
I. o. o. F. meets, Davis hall.
City council meets.
Double bill, 1.-THE DEVILS
Circus and made for Love-
Valley theater.
1.-THE Girl in the Limousine"
Brunk's tent theater.
TOMORROW
Rotary Club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Lord Jim,' Palace theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
DISRUPTION
Of LEAGUE
IS AvERTEO
Germany's Entrance Put
Off Until Later and
Stalemate Avoided.
BRAZIL HOLDS OUT
South American Republic
Will Not Let Teut0ns in
Without Equal Deal

GENEVA, March 17.-1f the
failure of the League of Nations
to admit Germany means that
the league has not yet attained
American ideals, it is the opin-
ion here that the fault lies in
the United States policy of at
tanning the greatest commercial
and least political relations with
Europe. 49,
The league, members said, to-
day more than ever needs Amer
can idealism and collaboration
to prevent it becoming a purely
European organ.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
RAILWAYS CANNOT
RAISE TARIFF ON
CALIFORNIA MEN
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WASHINGTON, Mar. II. - The
interstate commerce commission has
sustained the complaint of Ca!ifor-
MIA and other Pacific lumber ship
pcrs, against transcontinental rates
proposed to become effective April
Is to points from Ohio which were
five cents per 100 pounds higher
than present group rates for similar
distances. The higher rates would
have applied from the Pacific coast
to Ripley and Manchester, Ohio.
The commission ordered the present
group rates maintained.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17

'ported, most stock being poor to
ordinary.
Shipments fer the season have
passed the 9C00 mark the first of
the week, and totaled 9l53 last
night. Shipments yesterday totaled
l0S ears, with ll0 ordered for to-
days loading.
AS sales so far today seem to be
up to yesterdays high level, let,
tuce men of the valley will doubt.
less be in high spirits for their an.
nual bali at the Hotel Barbara
Worth tomorrow night. n'a n' Z
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
CALIFORNIANS ARE
CITED BECAUSE OF
NEAR EAST WORK

LOS ANGELES, March 17.-Dr.
and Mrs. Russell +. Uhls, of Long
Beach, and Mrs. Betty i. McCrecry,
Los Angeles, were decorated with
distinguished service medals Of the
near east relief here today.
DR.. Uhls was honored because of
his research work in curing ll,06n
cases of trachoma in Russia. Mrs.
Uhls organized the first nurse
training school in Armenia, Tefkey
and Greece. She figured pr0lp
nently in stamping out an epidemic
among orphans and refugees ! Ar.
menia.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
ALASKAN LOSES LONG
FIGHT AGAINST RANK

WASHINGTON, Mar. lisa
belle Barnett, who was the first
white woman in Fairbanks, Alaska,
today lost in the United States su-
preme court her suit against the
Wells Fargo Nevada National bank
of San Francisco and Fred G.. Moves,
of San Francisco to recover funds
she alleged had been taken from
her under duress in Alaska.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
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LOS ANGELES. March II. -
Southern California s - biggest man
hunt was on today with more than
500 deputies and police engaged in
running down three desperate Grim
inals who are still ot liberty follow
ing the sensational break of six men
from the new $6.000,0 900 hall of jus
tico here.
Robert Wilson, one Of the three
three fugitivcs. was trailed to the
outskirts Of the city early today
and winged hy two bullets from
Deputies. pistols, but he limped
,!tatYopTl never erts me alive he
shouted and atoppled! down a raik
road embankment. .5ain wono4yt
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
PROHIBITION NOW
DEPENDANT UPON /
WOMEN, SAYS One.

WASHINGTON, Mar. l7.-Edu-
Gated womens hold prohibition s .fu-
ture in. their hands, according to
Miss Cora F. Stoddard, director of
the department of scientific intruc-
ton for the national w. c. T. Z.
She says: eff the women of
America once decide, good natured-
ly but firmly, that alcoholic drinks
shall have no part in social life for
the sake of the common welfare, es-
pecially of women and children, So
cial drinking will cease
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
COOLIDGE WEAKER
ALTHOUGH RESTING
WELL AT PRESENT
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PLYMOUTH, VT, Mar. 17.-Col-
onel John c. Coolidge was reported
considerably weaker today than at
any time during his current i'll
ness.
Early reports from the colonel s
household were that he had spent
comparatively restful night, how
ever, and Miss Mae johnson, his
nurse, stated there seemed to be no
marked change in his condition this
morning except that he was ex-
tremely weak.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
VETERAN TELEGRAPHER
is STILL AT THE KEY

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass, Mar. II
-Sixtv-six years telegrapher. and
still at the key, is the record of
Elisha Ryder, operator at Buzzards
Bav station. who will celebrate his
77th (cO birthday this month.
Ryder learned telcgraphy at the
age of II, and he's been at it even
since. He considers $50 messages a
small days work.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-17
STRUCTURE
INADEQUATE
IS FINDING
Supervisors and Sheriff
Severely Criticized in
Report Issued Today.
STEEL DOORS FRAIL
Men Can Spring Them
Far Enough to Open
and Allow All to Escape

LOS ANGELES, Mar. II. = The
new $6,500,000 hall of justice build
ing was condemned today in a re-
port by the Los Angeles county
grand jury investigating an epidem-
ic of jailbreaks.
THE structure is not adequate
to properly safeguard and retain
in custody the prisoners confined
in it, the report said.
Both the county supervisors who
constructed the building, and Sher-
iff William l. Traeger, i'll charge of
the Jail management. were severely
criticized by the grand jurors.
''We fin6 the steel doors lead
ing from the outer guard corridors
to the fire escapes totally. made
quate,' the report continued. "One
or two men are able to spring the
doors so they can De opened-with
the doors open there is no further
barrier to escape.
The jury recommended that coun.
ty authorities remedy conditions i'm,
mediately. Meanwhile we will
continue our investigation of this
SltudtioH, thC lCpolb tollCiuuCu.
TO REMOVE PRISONERS
PASADENA, March 17.-More
than 100 federal prisoners in the
new Los Angeles county Jail may
be transferred to the Pasadena City
Jail for safekeeping.
United States Marshal AL Sitel
conferred here today with POlics
Chief Charles II. Kelley regarding
the transfer, and then announced
he would apply in federal court in
Los Angeles for Il permit to move
the prisoners.
Chief Kelley told the federal mar
shal he would make arrangements
to accommodate the prisoners in tho
local bastile.
The chief said he would have
some of the city prisoners farmed
out to a road camp in the Arroyo
Seco to make room for the federal
captives.
1--WE will put rigid guard over
the prisoners when they get here
and it will not be as easy for them
to escape from our Jail as it is in
Los Angeles, - said Chief Kelley.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
Cost Of Taxation

Out of dollar people,
1924 125 the
and local. The
simple matter ascertain.
contributed
the
child person.
$3363 for all local governments
$2777 $3S6S cutting
local cutting
Federal being
muncipa
1875 the dollar which 1924
requtioned
January
figures obtainabe
from from
United committee the
keep
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
FRONTIER FLAGSTAFF
(Arizona Starr

old is
territorial days Arizona is
stepping modern stride
statehood population almost doubled
taking itself the name of city
On Septem will no a
dollar barrel in Flagstaff
drinking water in Arizona
trascontnental
than 1000 feet the
peak while the ~ of Flagstaff
more
But with all the frontier
townswe distance not
dsance) the state 80
miles northeast the Rainbow
bridge than 800 feet
Flagstaff is the painted desert and
village snake
country variety and points of interest
STILL from the north and east
and south come multitude of pioneering
important rivers to the frontiers
Flagstaff watch its life for
few day and you city that is
spirit.
Perhaps Fagsas built tourist America
really discovers Flagstaff not
In the glad Flagstaff city
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
Federal Forest Road Funds

citizens Arizona been apporioned
highway
within
addition
by the of
public system will
of the national
spent
approximately $4,000 year
of
during the but
benefited through the waiver of the
expenditure the
fiscal The road
the Public Roads
this state, District
Forester
proved program
expenditure highways primary Importance
communities
approved include $175OOQ
FagsAnge highway in Coconno county, this
National Trails highway and 234 miles
the forest boundary
1928 completion
$53OOOO all of which
paid $125OO of
go development funds
suang portion Clifonsprngervle highway
load was
road travelled remark
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
Women OfficehoIders

Of
country. hav postmisrese
commonweaths
In of
supenndens of in state
Of Of
&c..
treasurer O
beneficiary preceding
supreme recently
cities. the
politics. official
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
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the
condition instrumental smashups
fatalities, them
individual it's correction removal
situation fail that
themselves
projects upon which the of highway funds are to
with damage
driver
drivers is or solely responsible.
headlights violating the
lives they
make continually
headlights failure
applying nrequent
motor blinded by powerful headlights prevented from seeing
the limits highway avoiding
frequently
knowledge that helpless.
binding headlights they unwilling
correct them in accordance with the law but observe
the dimmng
be that he further
will until
completely blinded by he approaching
display disregard
miles refusing approaching
of the road permit either safety cutting
without
right privilege the highways
o S an
in which involved be traced
the dscoureous, reckless
consequence
endanges sympathy
take in his
motoring all
of
highways campaign
simple of courtesy o
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BSAAl4B!|3!|||,[|5

Tests show music will not soothe
wild bull We always thought it
better to run than sing.
Time cures all things, even youth.
Catching on to things easily is one
rule of success. Letting go easily is
one rule of failure.
When, they hear pistol shot in
Mexico they think it's an election
and start voting.
The fellow who laughs the loudest
isn't always the happiest.
Why not mistreat Americans in
France. They are foreigners.
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-20
The Cnnhv Scot.

A travelling salesman had obtained
a large order from firm of whole
sale, importers in Scotland and, as q
token of his pleasure, endeavored to
press upon the manager a choice box
of Havana cigars.
But the manager didYt realize the
spirit in which they were offered
ma" he replied: "dinna try to bribe a
man. I couldn't TAX them ava'-Im
member o. the kirk
But" answered the salesman, won't
you accept them as present?'
'T couldna," retorted the Scot.
Suppose 1 sell you the cigars for
merely nominal sum, then-say, 25
cents"
"Weel, in that case" answered the
manager, "since We press me, and no
liking tae refase an offer well meant,
I'll take a half a dozen boxes"