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SAN FRA NClSCO-Bctting odds
were 3 TO that Billy Adams would
lie defeated when he met Paul de
Hate, but he took seven of the 10
rounds and got the decision. The
southpaw wcltcrwcight had little
trouble with the Los Angeles scrap
per who proved big disapoint-
mcn'. II was Adams best fight N
San Francisco and he hit his oppon-
eat with everything in his roper
tore.
SAN FHANClSCO-Whcn Jimmy
Duffy and Sergeant Sammy Baker
step into the ring here Tuesday
night, one of them is going to come
ont for n crack at Joe Dundee and
the wcltcrwcight crown. Ancil Hoff-
man, pundcc's manager, announced
that his protegc will meet the vic
tor, providing Dundee whips IIud-
kinS at Los Angles Saturday.
FORT WORTH, Tcx.-Dick Dixon
Of Fort Worth scored technical
knockout over Johnny MrManus of
Los Angeles in the eighth round Of
sensational fcathcrweight bout
here last night.
CHlCAGO---A field Of 10 horses
was entered in the $4,000 American
National handicap at the New Ar
lihgton Heights race course here to.
day. Osmand, with Earle Sandc in
the saddle, was favored to win.
WASHINGTON -- With 1t6 for
the first 36 holes, Fred Mcleod of
Washington and Glenn Spencer of
Baltimore were leading the field at
the start Of the second days play
for the middle Atlantic open golf
championship. Leo Dicgcl, defend
ing champion, had 154,
SAN FRANCISCO - Babe Ruth
and Lou Gchrig will aim 'em out
of the Recreation Park this after.
noon in special exhibition. They
will he assisted in their program by
local swat talent.
The high school at GcyScrvillc, So
mona county, opened on Monday and
closed ON Wednesday because too
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FOR SALE or rent. Automobile
shop and equipment. Al location
in III Centre. Gail after $3.50 p. IN.
at 572 Holt. 23t1
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ADDRESS ENVELOPES-$25-$35
weekly in your spare time. Every
thing furnished. Stamp for par
ticulars. Junell Co., Hammond,
Indiana. 22t1
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FOR SALE-1927 Pontiac coupe.
Almost new, 5000 miles, mechani-
cally Al. Terms. Col Main St.,
Phone 1873. 1Stf
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For SaIe-Real Estate

FOR SALE-Lease or rent, 31s
acre farm, good house. 1 mile
north on Sixth St. Inquire A. M.
Williams Grocery.
mon wed sat If
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Tho prune harvest in Colusa cour
y vas very late this year.
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FOR SALE-By the owner, mod
ern home, fine lawn, trees, paw
ed street, centrally located. Cash
or terms. Prss Box 1877. Stf
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WILL BUY 10 good fresh cows and
, one horse wagons. J. Viderique.
Box 307, Calcxico. 1916
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NOTICE OF SALE

Los ANGELES, Oct. al.--An mp
set of Pomona at the hands of tho
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FOR SALE-R. l. r. pullets for
sale, good stock Southeast of I'll
Centre. DIR. Apples old rancn.
Mrs. Popplewell. 22t3
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FOR SALE or Exchange, 5 acres
of bearing grapefruit with 5 acres
of alfalfa or vii lput in more
land for larger deal. Will take
local residence for part. Press
Box 73S. 22t1
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Miscellaneous

FOR SALE-Dairy with all equip
ment. Hay and lease on 40 acres
new alfalfa. L. j. & Frank Pol.
ansky, Il mile west Waterman IS
Corner. l8tJ
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FOR SALE-Nearly new chiroprac
tors adjustment table, less than
80 per cent original price. Apply
Press Office. I3dh
BARGAINS in furniture. Ueber
Second Hand Store. 12t22
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Livestock

FOR SALE-Or Rent. $50 mules.
Liberal terms. Watch daily paper
for big auction sale. Sam Wat
kins, auctioncer, corner Mckinley
and Olive, Calcxico. Phone 702.
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SALLY'S SHOULDERS :. By BEATRICE BURTON

isn't this like the old days?"
she asked, pushing the tea wagon
nearer to the friendly blaze, and
lifting the cover from the silver
platter of toast. "No Millie talk.
ing nonsense to some man over
the phone. No groans from
Clara Margaretta, complaining Of
the toe-ache. No baby yelling for
O bottle"
s The baby had cen a great
worry to Aunt Emily. And she
had taken no pains to hide her
relief the night before, when
Mabel had taken it away with
her to the newly-furnished flat
where she and Beau had set up
housekeeping for the second time.
''Peacew said Aunt Emily.
"Peace and quiet" She looked
around the big hall with great
contentment in her angular face.
She loved her old maids castle.
But Sally was lonely.
She missed her mother. She
missed her father. and she ac.
tually found herself missing Mil.
lies light-hearted. inconsequential
chatter. Most of all, she missed
the baby.
There was great deal of the
mother in Sally, as there is in
every girl who is born to be a
sweetheart, wife. and home
maker. 1t was as natural for her
to look after baby as 1t was to
water and tend dying begonia
plant or a sick geranium, or to
bring in a stray kitten and give
1t milk in a saucer. She was love,
was Sally. She was all love
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got wearily into bed, forgetting
the talk she had meant to have
with her sister.
Kitten. coming from the back
way, climbing through saplings
and locust brush. saw the light
go out.
She was all alert now. fully
herself. and she had no wish to
answer Emily's questions. She
tipt0ed around but the doors were
locked. They thought she was in.
She sat down on a bank to
think 1t over and the grape trellis
fastened to a bit of projecting
roof over the kitchen caught her
eye. She almost laughed aloud;
the roof was directly under her
window. 1t was no trick at all
for her to do a bit of climbing.
The trellis and the roof and the
window loomed large in her life
after that.
CHAPTER %
Great preparations were. being
made for Avis Rossiter's marriage.
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go in and speak to him. He
asked for you"
Davidson was sitting gil alone
at table in front of the win.
dows, idly smoking a Cigarette.
He did not get UP as she CROSS
ed the room to him and sat down
on the other side of his table.
He was very good looking. but
he certainly had no manners.
Hello he said. and promptly
tried to cover her hands. with
his own. as Sally folded them on
the cloth before her.
She drew them away.
How have you been?" she
asked, with her brilliant, friendly
smile. l haven't iseen you for
ages and ages-two or three
months"
He grinned. mo, and you
never would have seen me il 1
hadn't heard, that Mile had left
town. he said with a quick nod
of his blond head, "She called
me up yesterday to say she was
going away this morning-so
came to see you tonight. What
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you--that is. in your office?
Why did she leave it,"
She thought she knew.
As a matter OF fact, ali she
knew was what MiIlie had told
her the same old story
about Davy's getting entirely
too gay with her. as many
another man had--according to
Millie.
And so she was speechless
when Davidson answered her as
he did answer her.
oh. she got up on her high
horse because / wanted her to-
NIX up a party with you and that
sloan guy Of yours" he said, in a
rather shame-faced way. "She
knew how felt about YOU
guessed it, suppose. And she
said she hadn't reached the point
where she was framing up love
affairs for her sister,.
us that the truth?''. Sally asked.
after fully three minutes. Are
you sure that's why she left
your Officer
Sure, I'm sure" His tone was
Impatient. "And. moreover, what
I'm telling you ia the truth. 1
didn't come out here tonight to
lie to YOU, I've. gone hay-Yire
about you, and I've come to, tell
you So"
He got quickly to his feet. took
swift look around the empty
dining room, and then came
around the table and caught her
tightly In his, arms
Without a sound Sally bent her.
self backward. and turned her
face away from him to escape
the kiss that he finally managed
to plant on the soft nape of her
neck. Turned thus. she could see
into the hall. "A man stood there,
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ing resentment curling in some
depth of her where it hurt.
Over in second it was, yet
strangerly like the fleck of a
lash on shrinking flesh. She
fancied it leaving scar. red and
angry.
Frances. keenly intuitive. sus-
pected this. You're working too
hard. Em, my dear. Fatigue
opens the way for all sorts OF
weird fancies. Why not take
little, vacation?''
But Emily felt she coulden't go
away. The balance in the bank
was growing slowly. With her
own shop she would be on
different basis.
She thought of this a great
deal. especially when Marty
wondered up OF an evening and
sat In the porch swing, She
often saw him walking with
Anne Morrow. but she cared
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Warm-hearted. tender.hearted and
kind-hearted. =
There was Sloveliness within
her as well as loveliness that
could be seen in her blue eyes,
her wide, happy smile. and her
bodily grace. And that is a rare
combinat ton In this world of
ours-as any man who knows
women can tell you IL he wants
to.
At o'clock that night. Sally
slipped into the gypsy costume Of
gay calico and flaming silk all
sewn with little brass bells.
For she was to dance again
that night for the first time in
three weeks. The jazz orchestra
was to play once more, too. now
that Mr.. Jerome was out of the
house.
Mother wanted me to promise
not to dance any more,'' Sally
told Aunt Em when she slipped
down to the kitchen at half past
six. with a white apron tied over
her Romany dress.
Aunt Em shifted with indigna.
tion. Yes, but she's perfectly
willing to take the money that
you've earned dancing, isn't she?''
she asked sharply. They ali
think you've disgraced the family
by dancing in a cabaret-as thew
call my perfectly respectable din.
ing room, but the money we make
suits them to a Tp' She banged
tray down on the table, and
began to pile water glasses upon
it. ,@ -.
There's a friend OF yours in
the dining room" she said short.
ly. That Mr.. Davidson. Rnttar
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with his hat in his hand. and his
He came slowly into the room.
1t was John Nye. The very last
person on; earth thai Sally wanted
to have yeen her at that moment,
Of course!
Things always turn out like
this" she said to herself, savagely,
as she tors herself away from
Davidson.
CHAPTER LvIIT
Before SsIIy could reach him.
John Nye had pulled out a chair
and seated himself at one of the
little tables against the wall.
For all the greeting that he
gave her as she came hurrying
uD to him, she might have been
Aunt Ems little waitress. Hiida.
And for all the welcome that
Sally gave him. he might have
been any tctal stranger dropping
in at Aunt Ems inn for chicken
and corn fritters and apple pie.
fThe regular dinner. please"
safd John. just glancing at her.
yfroWningly.
NOW CAlV WAS not the sort OIL
person to take off.hand treatment
like t:lying down" like the pro.
verbal door mat. She had her
pride. and very high-handed
r3osein-the cir sort of pride 1t was.
:. "I'll, send you a waitress said
she. You can give her your
order And her red lips came
together with a snap that would
have done credit to Aunt EN-,
who took nothing from anvbodv.
With her chin held high she
went slowly across the room and
vanished into the kitchen to give
Hilda the order for John Nye's
dinner.
(TO BE Continued Tomorrow
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NOw Go On With The Story.

why can't she work, Muz,
now that she's getting out of
school? 1 shouldn't wonder IL
we could find place for her
in the shor.".
kitten work? That baby?" In
stantly the thin hand came up.
But worked when 1 was two
years younger than she. is now.c
You didn't feel that way about
me-
Agnes began to walk about un.
steadily. twisting at corner Of
her apron. Emily saw the knot
ted ropes spring out and turned
her eyes away. A thing she
couldn't cope with, this was;
tragic and vet so unreasonable.
Even if Kitten earned nothing
at all. she would be better off
with a job. Safer. Emily had
seen her tearing along the street
with Dottie and Flossie Gaines.
You never understood her."
Agnes moaned. "Just a child
you were always older even when
you were little thing. I didn't
want you to leave school, Emmy.
] opposed your poor father in
that. We've better off now. She's
ell I've got . i
You have me, Mu1."
"Yes," rather flatly. You're
more person than her though"
IT'S all right, dear. We won't
mention it again.
Emily gathered the dishes and
washed them; then she followed
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And how the Nolan had sneered.
Old questions tumbled about
her. Was ever 1t possible for
two, one of rank and another OF
lowly station, to meet freely and
happily in love? A thing to come
one day and sweep them together,
raise them above all confTnonneSs,
all earthly considerat as by
soaring wings? Could this hap
pen?
Or was Frances right; that
there were no classes really: only
human beings travelling on differ.
ent ways that ran parallel?
Her father did not think so.
Indirectly, because of this, he had
died. Or was that only Agnes
belief and not her own at all?
She was becoming little
puzzled about this lately. Some.
times when she walked along the
river road, saw the stately villas
and luxury there. she felt sting.
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Emily read Of them in the
society column day after day,
fascinated by the pageantry of
the affair which would unite in
holy matrimony the scion of a
fashionable and wealthy New
York family. a Dirk Van Alstyne,
and the girl who had wished to
become the bride of Marty Nolan
at a casual night wedding down
Jersey way.
Now il was that a long list of
illustrious guests had arrived and
were visiting at the Rossiters' or
the Graingers' or had engaged
whole floors at the Lyall Inn.
She read all the names-some
were very imposing with titles be.
fore them and residences men.
toned in Paris or Nice or Rome.
and wondered IL Avis were
happy and IL she remembered
sometimes how. she had come
down like a princess from hershigh
estate to offer herself to a Nolan.
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do you think of that, my LADY,"
Sally did not know what to
think. so she said nothing at all.
Her face. serious and frank with
its direct. honest gaze and quiet
lips. was not the kind of face
that harmonized with her gay
gypsy costume and the bright
bandanna handkerchief bound
about her head. There was moth
ing of the gypsy about Sally
until she. started to dance. Then
she always frightened UP until
she looked like Joy and Carnival
personified. She loved to dance.
Kid" said Davidson, softly,
hoarsely, I'm crazy about you.
still. l don't know why-because
you've always walked all over
me as il / were a floor mat.
But am"
Please don't keep on talking
to me like this Mr.. Davidson"
said Sally, with a CULVER in her
voice. 1T embarrasses me.
Truly it does. / want YOU to
tell me something. K. How did
Millie happen to quit working for
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Agnes up the stairs, turning out
the lights along the way. She
cried little as she ran the comb
through her hair and dabbed q
bit of cold cream on the sun
burned end of her nose. Life had
a way Of growing very comnli.
Gated at times.
Things she wanted to do
dreams. that came like winged
, thingsgiNe all. those up? Grow
middie-aged. wear flat heels and
'tWeeds, know when 1t was spring
only by the calendar?
1t was true that Emily didn't
know very well how to play, not
as Kitten knew how.
But she was aware Of 1t. She
was aware of what she wanted
blithe things. the feel of the sun
on her thtroat, fragrance, laughter.
Nearly 81. Only spring that
was. Settle down now, grow old
and responsible? Why should
this be for herr
Once she had said to, Agnes,
"supposing something should hap
pen; supposing / should get mar.
ried.'
Indeed, Marty'd be proud to
take care of usn'
But Emily couldn't think of
Marty as a husband. She couldn't
think of him at all tonight.
Briefly her mind turned to
Kingdom Coles and what he had
said on the terrace at Grand View.
But he seemed as far removed
from her as Marty; the spell the
night had conjured was broken
now. Only the image of Kent
was always vivid,
She snapped off the light and
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nothing about that. 1t kept him
away from herself.
She feared. some way, to think
Of Kingdom Coles. He would be
a sort of compromise of all her
problems but she didn't like COM
promises. She vas naturally
honest.
And she knew she didn't love
Coles.
Like him-oh, yes," she would
tell herself. Its pleasant to
have someone as grand as he is
In love with you. Can't help
feeling sort of proud when he
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leaves those others, the artists
and writer's and the Russian
women, because I'm there. But"
She would remember a tall boy
bending toward her in the moon.
light. laughing eyes turning
serious all at once and a voice
saving her name.
A memory; a radiant fancy.
But it had taught her what love
could be. An incident probably
forgotten by Kent Rossiter but
one which would change all her
life.
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow
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To '.Make-a-Book" of "a pages, cut six
strips 4 1z inches by inches. Fold these
IKE pages OF book. Cut cover from stiff
paper inches by 10. Sew pages into cover
with big stitch.
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This Day in Our History

THE CRISIS" pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, which
profoundly affected public opinion in the American Colonies
early in the American Revolution placed sale in Pha
delphia book stores December 10, 1776.
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An Intriguing Serial by the Author Of
Golden Roads, " Thrill Hunters"
and Other ROmances 8
What Has Happened So Far.

Emily sister, daughters
In Roter mother
her heart to
sitter, but Marty Nolan, whose father
elect and she wonders whether
who meets her. risks his life to gather
might have been killed.! she cries. I'D do
Em," he replies.
She forms friendship with rich
orator who talks to her about beauty and and her
Emily visits
dukes Stephen Day for making trouble a the factory He predicts
Aiedae which she Tragedy She discusses the question
Of blue blood with her mother ..#..sa
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Paste Mondays first picture on the out
side of your book cover. Cut out pages from
strip and paste in your book. Page opposite
cover is page /. Read your story and
color your pictures.
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What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST II.
Questions op Editorial Page.
3 Answers to Todav's Test

l. France 2, Thomas Edison; g. John; BIue s. western
Hanada Lines which connects places having the same average
Verse without rhyme g. Lockm 81 Illustrator;
0 Actors Il r. Navigator 49, Potomac IA Church music;
4S Blood; 16, Cassava plant; IL Strings. &,
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AMY SUES VISIT TO
SANTA CLAUS

Amy Sue had seen Santa Claus
In the big store window.
That night she said, Mother,
| wish | could really truly
see Santa in his own home.
! want to see Mrs. Santa, too,
and all the funny little brownies
who help Santa Claus
to make all the pretty things
for our Christmas trees"
Gu. p C. News Service. Inc,
81 -,
i
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A Bourgeois Luxury

BANANAS taboo in Soviet Russia They considered
ID bourgeous luxury product unworthy imported
Not banana has been in the Soviet Union since the Ocober
revolution in 1917. -
Evening star., 1927-06-13

| hotel" said Phelps comfortably.
| still, you must have come to some
sort of a conclusion
"I have, to this extent. I've got a
right to an attorney, and, before l
make any statement, / want advice. !"
That's up to you. If you're limo
and now, to come clean on the story.
! If you're guilty. you'd better get an
attorney, because you're going to need
one'
"Ill have the attorney" he said
doggedly.
The district attorney sat back in his
chair and eyed him keenly.
Would it make any difference in
| your attitude he said, ''if / told you
Mrs. Bayne died last night?"
Warrington leaped to his feet.
'Deadr' he cried. 'Deadr' He
swayed as he held to the back of his
chair. We'll, that's that" he said
unsteadily.
$50 it does make a difference?"
II don't know" he said. g l don't
know. l guess it ends it; that's ALL"
Ends what?'
He made no reply. Hope was dead
in him; there would be no confession
now from Mrs. Bayne, no anything.
If he claimed now that it was the
dead woman who had given him the
bond, they would laugh at him.
Even Holly could not swear to that;
she had had only his word for it.
Holly! He steadied himself.
Il suppose / couldn't go up there?"
he asked. after what seemed a long
time. "You see, I've been like part
of the family. in a way. I wouldn't
like her-like them-to think I'm
not-interested
And incidentally to find out where
you are, eh? Maybe to see Cox
and"
"Oh. confound Coxn he shouted
suddenly. What do l care about Cox?
l don't care if I never see him
again. I've got a right to go, haven't
/? Look at me! l haven't seen a
razor for two days. l need linen. l
don't suppose you'll lock me up in
definitely without any clothes, will
you?"
He looked disreputable, tortured.
His absurd anti-climax was an appeal,
shouted in furious tones.
We don't want any more tricks,
Warrington"
You let me go up there. After
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that you can boil me in oil, IL you
like"
They let him go.
Watching him, Phelps was certain
that the death of Mrs. Bayne marked
some sort of crisis in the affair, but
what that crisis might be he had no
idea
"You talk it over with the daugh-
ter,'' he said IF she's ready to
swear on her oath that she gave you
that bond to sell, and the suit case
later on, she can clear you. If she
can't or won't do those things"
'She never saw the bond. I've told
you that
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
Evening star., 1927-06-13

DRYDEN, n. Y, June 13 P).-
Engineer George Barnes and Andrew
Perkins, fireman, both of Auburn,
were scalded to death yesterday when
a Lehigh Valley passenger train was
wrecked at the Borden Station cream
cry switch here.
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TWO FLIGHTS UP
BY MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
9G1R1EISRR@IR @nl9sE1R@I19I1NH@NG

sh 1o@e by Mary Roberts Newspaper Service
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Two Die in Wreck.

(To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Evening star., 1927-12-04

ceeded in defeating the plaintiffs
claim. but in recovering upon a coun-
terclaim. Over two million dollars
has been turned into the Treasury
within comparatively recent period
by the collection Of judgments of this
character.
During the fiscal year last ended,
the court succeeded IN disposing of
III cases more than were filed in the
same period of time.
Effects Interest Saving.
The accomplishment OF this result
is attributed largely to the system of
commissioners. which was established
by Congress in 1925 and which ~
proving a most effective agency In &C.
celebrating the disposition of cases,
thereby saving the Government hun.
dreds Of thousands of dollars in inter-
est.
Among the important cases of this
character. judgments were rendered in
a group of cases brought to recover
sal. 1855. .920.94 for the requisition of
contracts for the building of ships, in
which cases the aggregate judgments
amounted to $3.50 .929.S5: and 1t is es-
timated that the Government was
saved 100000 in interest by the ac.
celeration of these cases alone through
the commissioner system. and that
the amount of interest saved on other
cases brings the total to between four
and five hundred thousand dollars.