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The Washington times., 1928-12-29
STOCKS DISPLAY
UPWARD
TREND
BY w. 8. COUSINS
International News Service Financial
Editor.


NEW YORK, Dec. 29S Fridays 5
sweeping advance in the speculative
fayorites, bringing the average of
representative Industrial stocks to
the highest level Of the year,
brought in a good accumulation OF
overnight buying orders for the mo-
tor car, copper, oil, steel and other
Well-knoWn stocks. Prices shot up
| to 6 points, with an overloaded
ticker service falling behind nearly
Is minutes in the first half hour.
Neither the weekend grist Of
favorable business reports nor the
stiffening OF the money market re-
ceiyed very much attention in the
financial district. All that Wall
Street needed to know was that the
"big fellows We're putting them up"
and stood ready TO take over all
the stocks dumped on the market
in a hasty year-end exit by traders
anxious to take their profits.
Pushing through to 1914, Chrysler
Motor again took the lead of the
motor Stocks. Willys-OVerIand was
in big demand on reports that the
company, which turned out 315 900
cars this year, will produce 100000
cars in the first six months of 1929,
in record -brea king schedule.
Briggs Manufacturing and Stewart
Warner, at the head Of the motor
car accessory stock list, sold at the
highest prices of the week.
Wright Aero led the high-priced
specialties, with f2-point jump TO
276 in the first hour. Johns-Mane
vile. the First National Bank
crowds pet" crossed the 200-line
with a bang. and completed a gain
Of 1O6 points. Radio doomed ahead
to 3S2 as rumors were circulated
about another sensational advance
in this stock within the next two
1ntanka
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Lawrence, d. c. Actor,
Will BE Buried Here

NEW ROCHELLE, N. y, Dec. %.
Lesnder Livingston Lawrence. 5S. is
dead at his home here after q pro
longed Illness. He was born in
Bsgerstown. Md. November 90.
1870, and lived for years in Wash
ington. Like his father. Atkins
Lawrence. he was an actor. The
father was at one time Mary An.
derson's leading man and was play.
ing in stock in San Francisco when
she died il years ago.
Lawrence is survived by his wife.
Bessie Bell Lawrence. and a son.
Robert Forrest Lawrence. both Of
this city, and a daughter, Rene
Lawrence Birch. OF Clarendon. Va.
lnterment will he in GlenwoOd
Cemetery. Washington, tomorrow.
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2 Die, S in Family Hurt
When Auto Hits Train

ST. T.OUIS, Mo-. Dec. % U.N.S.l.-
Two persons were killed and five in
ilued yesterday when an auto
mobile containing a family Of seven
colIided with the engine of Frisco
train at the north end of the Thayer,
Mo-, yards, according to informa ton
received here this afternoon. Tne
family, named Parsons, were resi-
dents of Alton. Mo.
Mrs. Charles Parsons and hel f.
year-old child were killed, Charles
Parsons is said to have driven into
the engine as it was backing out Of
the yards.
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Head of Woman Drops
From 81" Train to Street

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 U.N.S).--
Pedestrians in the Bowery. at Hous-
ton Street yesterday were Mortified
when a woman's head fell from the
elevated tracks and rolled into gut
ter.
Police said the victim, az yet un
identified, had fallen or jumped TO
the tracks nj the Third Avenue ~"
above and had been decapitated.
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Ware, on Way to Florida,
Ignores Senate Call

Scnator-elect VIM S. Ware c.
Pennsylvania. who for two wears
has been kept out OF his seat in
Inc Senate, was speeding TO Florida
today on his private car, despite
his being summoned TO appear Jan
gary 4 before the Reed Senatoria !
Committee that has investigated
his case.
Ware passed through the ca pitaI
last night His physician said he
was in no shape to appear in Wash
inSton. Members of his party
denied he had left Atlantic City
hurriedly or because OF the threal
to take the Senate Committee II
him in the New Jersey resort.
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Drop Municipal Fees
After Payment for
800 Years

ASHBURTON, England, Dec. 80
a. II. 49, Municipal fees that have
been paid for 500 years will be
abolished, according to 4 decision
Just taken by the Ashburton
Urban Council.
These fees include So cents
each to the official ale faster, pig
drover, town crier. bread weigher
and scayenger; and IS cents to
the bell ringer
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Huntress Again Granted
POstpOnemelat Of Trial

NEW YORk, Dec. 2s.--tOr the
eleventh time. trial OF Mrs. Esther
Wilson on tho charge Of possessing
a revolver was postponed yesterday.
Mrs. Wilson, game huntress and
washington society leader, shot her
husband, Dailett III. Wilson, in his
Offices ia the Heckscher Building
March 3. 1t is alleged.
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27 Mexican Rebels Die
In Clash With FederaIs

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 20 U.N.S.).~--
Twenty-seven rebels were kilIeo in
four clashes with federal troops
within 10 miles OF Guadala CARA,
said dispatch from that city.
convoy train. accompanying
the Mexico City-El Paso train
northward, was deraiIed by renels
at Aguas Calientes and three of
the train crew killed
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Common Stockholders
Of MarmOn Get Million

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 29
S).-The board Of directors of
the Msrmon Motor Car Company
has voted rights 10 common stock
holders amounting to q value of
81 900, 900. Immediately prior 10 the
board meeting the common stock
holders authorized an increase in
no par value stock of the company
from 100000 TO 400. 900 sharaae
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Leopold, Thrill Killer,
Down With Flu i'm Jail

JOLIET. ILL.,. Dec. % Q.N.S).
Nathan Leopold, ir., who with Rich
ard Loeb is serving life term for
the staying of Bobby Franks. is
confined 10 his bed at Ststevi!le
Prison with influenza II was re.
PORTED today. His condition is not
regarded as serious.
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

3 CHICAGO, Dec 90 U.N.S.).- Hogs
Receipts. 10000. Market strong,
Toe higher. Top, $500; bulk, $S.15
08.85; heavy weight, $S.600X90;
medium weight, $8.60W8.90: light
weight, $S.45@S.90; light lights, S8
@8.S5; packing soWs. $7.15G8.15;
pigs, $7.5O08.75. Holdoyers. 1000.
Cattle Receipts, 200. Market
steady. Calves Receipts, 100. Mar
ket steady. Beef Steers Good and
choice. $14.5Om16.75; common and
medium, $9614; yearlings, S9@t7.
Butcher Cattle Heifers, SSW13;
cows. $6.50@10.5O; bulls, $7.5OM11;
calves. $1450@17.50; feeder steers,
$9WI1.50; stocker steers. $SGa11;
stocker cows and neifers, 5000.
Sheep Receipts, 100. Market
steady. Medium and choice lambs.
s14.T50 @f5.50 culls and common.
$11@13.5O; yearlings. $10.50 0@12.25,
common and choice ewes. $40S.5O;
feeder lambs, $126I4.5O.
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BAL TIMoRE CRAM MARKET

Wheat --Fiasier. No. 2 red win.
ter, garllclzy, domestic, $I.29. Re
ceipts, 41.590 bushels: shipments
20,527 bushels
Corn-Firmer No yellow do
mestic, $1.O1@102 blsheI. Receipts,
102,6O3 bushels; shipments, 13S,0S4
bushels.
Oats--Eirm No 2 white domes-
tic. 58@5815c busheI: No. 3 whlte.
56@57c busheI Receipts. 13,3O9
bushels: shipments 3.225 bushels.
Rye Nominal Receipts, 1853
bushels: shipments. none
Hay--Steady on better grades.
Receipts light.
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CLEARING HouSE REP0RT

NEW YORK Dec. 20 0.N.s.l
Clearing House statement:
Exchanges, $1, ,S87, ,OO0, 900.
Balances, S2O7 900 900.
Federal ReRserve Banks credit
balance, $14O,O0O, 700.
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Check Payments Expand

OuCCh IIApND"
Steel plants showed lessened
activity during the week ended
December %, as compared with the
preceding week, bur were almost 30
per cent more active than a wear
ago. according TO the weekly state
ment OF the Department of Com
merce issued today.
The volume of money turnover,
a. indicated by check payments,
was greater than in either rrior
period. Employment in Detroit
factories. indicating the activity
of the automobile industry. was
sea sonalIy smaller than in the pre-
cedins week hut showed o sub
stantiaI gain over the same period
of 1927.
Petroleum output during the Ia 81
reported week showed gains over
both periods. Lumber production
however, showed declines from both
the preceding week and the same
period of last year. Bitumin"us-
coal production, on the other hand,
though declining from the previous
week. was greater than year ago.
Prices for iron and steel showed
no change from the previous week
but were higher than 2 year ago.
Cotton prices declined slightly
from the previous week but were
higher than last year. Copper
prices. showing no change from
the previous week. were consider
ably higher than last year.
Loans and discounts of Federal
reserve member banks showed oniN
slight change from the previous
week but were higher than q year
ago. Interest rates on time money
averaged higher than in either the
preceding week or in the same
period OF last year. Prices foi
stocks recovered from the level ot
the preceding week. Bond prices
refIecting higher interest rates
were still lower than in either tht
preceding week or the same perioc
of 1897.
Receipts OF cattle at primar,
markets during the week ended De
ennaoer IS showed decline from
the same period of last year. Ho.
receipts, however. showed an In
crease over year ago. Receipts
OF wheat were also larger thar
last year. Business failures Wer,
less numerous than I'm either thu
previous week or the same periot
Of 1927.
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SALES ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Qaoio Furnish by W. Co

Has Prev
high Low 4. N, Close
The Washington times., 1928-12-29
SU B ST AN 7 IAL
GAIN SHOWN
IN TRADE
by HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

Large increases in business last
month as compared with the SANS
period in 1927 were reported by al
chain stores, while department
stores had practically the same
volume of trade. according to an
announcement made today by tbs
Federal Reserve Board.
increases in dollar sales of mai
order and chain stores reflect in
part the establishment during the
year of additional outlets, the re
serve board said. "The largest per-
the period among the chain stores
were shown by those selIing
groceries, apparel and dry goods and
drugs, while the reports of candy
and cigar chains reflected the
smallest increases"
The board reported that in ten
of the twelve Federal Reserve dis
tricts sales of reporting department
stores were larger in November
than in the, preceding month. when
allowance is made for seasonal
variations and for the number of
business days.
Decreases occurred in the Phila.
deIphia and San Francisco districts.
Comparison with last year shows
practically no change in the volume
of sales in the Boston. New York
Atlanta and Kansas City districts,
increases in the Chicago, Richmond
and Dallas districts and decreases in
the others.
Stocks OF merchandise of apart
ment stores at the end of November
showed the usual seasonal Increase
uver those carried at the end of OcA
tober, but were considerably smaller
than a year ago.
Eightyone chain stores systems
reported. They comprised 40.213
stores as compared to 38,527 stores
in November, 1927. Thirty four
grocery chains had 29.929 stores,
showing the largest increase over
the year before. Other chains in
cluded: Five and ten, 3,198; apparel
and dry goods, 1,271; drug, 1888;
cigar, 3,648: shoe, 686; candy, 29S.
As compared to November a year
ago mail order houses reported an
increase in volume OF business of
1872 per cent. department stores fell
off tWo-tenths of ] per cent and
chain stores showed gains as fol-
lows
Drugs, lib per cent; grocery. 16.1
per cent; apparel and dry goods. 1916
per cent; shoe, 10 per cent; five and
TEN, 7.9 per cent: candy, 3.S per cent;
cigar. 1.6 per cent.
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Failures Decrease

The record OF insolyencies in the
United States this week is for five
business days only, owing TO Tues
days holiday, and shows total
of 359. That number reflects con-
siderable Improvement over the 423
failures reported to r. G. Dun &
Company. a year ago. when the
tabulation also covered five busi.
ness days. The decrease extends TO
the East, the South and the West
reductions in these sections offset
ting, by a rather wide margin, a
moderate increase on the Pacific
Coast. With the smaller aggregate
of insolvencies. those having liabili-
ties of more than 5000 in each
instance fell to 2S0 this week. from
2s1 q year ago.
Covering five business days, the
report of Canadian failures this
week shows a total of AZ, which is
somewhat above the 81 defaults
1abuIated by r. G. DUN & Com
pany, a year ago.
Bradstreet's reports 331 failures in
the United States for the week of
five days. as compared with Alb
for the previous week and 4O1, 1876,
374. 407 for the corresponding
weeks 1927 TO 1924 The New Eng
land States had As. Middle Atlantic
116. Western so, Northwestern 20.
Southern 81 and Far Western 20.
Canada had 90 defaults, against A.
for the preceding week. In the
United States about ~ per cent OF
the concerns falling had $1,000
capital or less and 1872 per cent
had from 5000 TO $4,000 capital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-10

The passage of the Smoot-Welch
pay bill and the nberalized civil
service retirement bill appears to be
a certainty. There is nothing GER
tain about any of the other meas
ures, however-not even the Dis
trict Appropriation bill, which is
tied up in the dispute over the So
40 fiscal plan.
Among the measures which await
action in one or both branches OF
Congress are the following:
The Stalker farmers market DILL
providing for the Southwest site.
Senator Tydings is conducting
filibuster against this measure.
The Bruce-Underhill Workmens
Compensation Measure, a compro-
mise acceptable to both labor and
the employees of the District.
The diploma mill" the medical
practice, and the policewomen's
bills, and the police pay measure.
The condemnation legislation de-
sired by the National Park and
Planning Commission. The bill au-
thorizing the District Commits
sioners to settle certain sites with
out express sanction from Con-
gress.
The new insurance code, revision
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-10

Columbiaa Heights Citizens Asso-
Federation of Federal Employees
Unions.
Stanton Park Citizens Association.
Northeast Boundary Citizens Asso-
citation.
Manor Park Citizens Association
Georgetown Citizens Association.
Takoma Park Citizens Association.
Arthur S Browne.
f. F. Burchard.
John G.. wills.
F.. Regis Noel.
Mrs. Anna T. Moran.
Eager For Record
When Colonel Brand announced
that a large number of citizens
and civic bodies has approved the
merger plan, members of the House
District Committee were eager TO
have them on record, hence the re-
port filed by the commissioner.
When the schedule showed only
five unqualified indorsers of the
merger plan it threw more light
on the plan and indicated not that
the public had Endorsed the plan,
but that they were well nigh
unanimous in opposing it.
The House District Committee
will meet tomorrow morning in ex-
ecutive session to consider the
merger plan and it is predicted
that they will bring out a favorable
report. in spite of the showing
made in the Brand statement.
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compilation Made
By Col. Brand Shows
Public Opposes Merger

Efforts of Col. Harrison Brand.
ar vice chairman of the Public
Utilities Commission, to sell the
House District Committee on the
idea that the Washington public
lsayors the Wilson plan Of merger
lar the traction lines here, have
collapsed
The commissioner made good on
promise to file with the com.
biftee d schedule showing organiza-
I,ns and individuals for and against
- plan, but it indicates that the
n dies favorable to the plan may
counted on the fingers Of one
- I'd and the Public Utilities Com
1,fssIon Is one of the bodies favor.
On~fIae other side OF the proposal
ere found NEST Of the large citi-
ems associations Of the city.
u Brand statement. which pur-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-10
MERGER Poll
INDICATES
SUCCESS

The traction merger agreement
III be approved in the House Dis
riot Committee by an overwhelming
ma ority, q poll of the members to-
day BY The Washington Times re-
lveaIed.
Making allowances for a few mem
bers who are not in the city or could
not be reached, the poll indicated
that the vote in the committee will
b about Is to 5 in favor OF the
merger agreement.
An exact count OF the probable
votes could not be made because four
members said. that they had not
made up .sheir mind how they will
cast their vote. Al some cases. 1t
depends entirely upon whether the
agreement can be modified by the
committee or must be approved or
rejected as it stands.
The ajority of those who an
bounced that they would vote in IA
vor Of the merger said they felt that
the Public Utilities Commission had
been established by Congress TO pro-
tect the public interests in utility
Questions. and that Congress should
accept the recommendation of that
body in a question of this kind.
Others felt that the great demand
for q merger here overrides in i'm
portance any minor defects that
the merger plan under discussion
may have.
Those who are going to vote
against the merger either feel that
he valuation of $4,000, 900 is too
high or are afraid of the plan be.
ause Of the belief in some quarters
hat the Public Utilities Commits.
4 ION did not give it thorough study.
meanwhile it appeared likely today
HAT the committee will reach a
4 bte on the question at the ex.
q kutiye session tomorrow.
sSeverai members of the committee
VIII seek to postpone the vote until
rrinfed copies Of the testimony
0k the hearings are available. 1t
NAV be several days before these
dbpies can be obtained.
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ports to show a large number of
organizations supporting the merger
plan, has the opposite effect.
An analysis Of the Brand seized.
ule is Illuminating.
Favoring the Wilson merger plan,
as now pending, the statement lists
the following:
The Utilities Commission.
The Peoples counsel
Gen. Anton Stephan, of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
Rhode Island Citizens Association.
William c. Miller.
Against this favorable showing,
the following approve 1t. but with
certain reservations:
Devonshire Down Citizens Assoc
citation.
Chevy Chase Citizens Association.
Northeast Washington Citizens
Association.
washington Board Of Trade.
washington Chamber Of Com.
merce.
Federation of Citizens Associa.
tions.
Petworth Citizens Association.
These Have Protested
Opposed the merger plan, the
following organizations and indi-
viduals, have registered protests:
Conduit Road Citizens Association.
Public Utilities Committee of the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
Mid-City Citizens Association.
Iowa.Thomas Circle Citizens Asgo.
citation
Edgewoodf Citizens Association.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-10
SENATE To GET
WEIGH BILL
AS Is

The way is cleared for the early
passage of the Smoot-Welch pay
bill by the Senate.
Final action was not taken by the
Senate Civil Service Committee to-
day, but 1t was agreed that the
House bill should be accepted vir-
tually without amendment.
There is plenty of dissatisfaction
in the committee over the bill Many
Senator'S believe it works an injus-
tice on the rank and file of Federal
employees. They do not desire, how
ever, to delay its passage.
Danger Momentary
At the outset Of the hearing to-
day, Senator Dale, chairman, ex-
pressed the opinion, along with Sen
ators Brookhart, George, Bruce and
Blaine, that the bill might have to
be entirely rewritten. Subsequently,
however, his opinion was withdrawn
The appearance OF Senator SmoOt
cO-author Of the legislation, before
the committee. did much to dissi-
pate the feeling that bill should be
drastically amended before reported.
Smoot pointed out that any serious
changes would result in its defeat
at the present session.
Senator Bruce of Maryland ex-
pressed some of the dissa tisfaction
when he said that at least IS per
cent of the Federal employees will
receive negligible benefits.
One Clause to Go
Senator Brookhart declared his
preference for increases fixed by
the law rather than increases left
to the discretion of the Personnel
Classification Board,
Senator Smoot, after comforting
with Luther w. Steward, president
of the Federation of Federal EN-
ployes. said that the WEIGH bill
should be adopted
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NO. DETERMINATIONS HOUSE
Times Staff Photo

hostelries In the "outlying sections"
useless, the tavern has been
abandoned.
The lower floor, where the bar,
office and long veranda once held
forth, is now occupied by an auto
mobile accessory place and filling
station
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-10
Suicide, Is Verdict
In Death of Woman

Suicide has been certified in the
death of Mrs. Fay Smith, who died
last night in Garfield Hospital from
the effects of 10 poison tablets
which she took a week ago in her
home in the 600 block of Otis
st. N. w.
She was said to have been sub
ject to periods of melan2hoIia and
had attempted suicide twice before,
according to police. Ill health was
blamed.
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NOW CONTINUE

The most popular room in
the Matthews house was the
pIsyroom in the basement.
An enormous room, this,
occupying almost the whole
cellar space of the great
building. It's color scheme.
was black and orange; its.
keynot e, informality. The
walls, orange above the black
lacquered wainscoting, were
covered with amateur sketches
in crayon and scribblings Of
verse and names-a piano.
ramic record of unnumbered
parties.
Here some one had eye
cuted a three-foot conception
of Jiggs and Maggie, rather
good, there a boy Che must
have been tally had written
a poem to Irene; over there:
a game of tick-tack-two had
been played with victory to
the K side. One saw girls
heads in profusion, shapely
legs kicking, a bonneville
trolley, black cats with pre-
posterous whiskers, bottles
tipped perpetually toward
goblets, toasts in round
young handwriting, and, not
infrequently, faint smudges
of erasure, where bibulous
merrymakers had scrawled
things they later had decided
weren t so funny after all.
The playroom had a hardwood
floor, kept slippery for dancing.
and dotted with a dozen small
Continued on Fiction PageJ
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TWoGirIs in
Fight for
Love Of
One Man
READ TINS FIRST

Gay Leonard, young, beautiful,
spoiled darling Of fortune, b.
loved By Alan PomerOy, worth.
while young man. She h fasci..
mated, however. BY Jerry Davis
q young man Of doubtful repufa-;
ton. Jerry, although attracted
tn Gay, falls im love with Dolly .
Quinn, who has taken . job I'm .
cabaret to earn money for art
lessons. Dolly despises both her
Job and Jerry, and finally obtains.
3 position usIherihg IN 3 tIieater.s
There she meets Nick StandfsIn, o..
young newspaper reporter. Dolly
cOnfides her love Og art to Nick. |.
and the reporter promises to help:
her climb the ladder Of success.
Nick. however, warns Dolly that
he Is married to the Paris fashion
correspondent Of his paper. I'm.
the meantime, Gay has been.
whisIxed away from the fast set she.
travels with, and has left for.
Florida with her parents.
Dolly Il persuaded by Nick to-
enter the Atlantic City beauty.
contest. She IL selected as Miss
NOW CONTINUE
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OF local tax laws, and park and
playground legislation.
The period of night sessions for
the consideration of calendar bills
opens in the Senate tonight.
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Many District Bills
Face Congress Jam

The usual end jam is confronting District leg
islation in both House and Senate.
Many important going to be caught in the
congestion is This does not include the traction
merger BILL which, unless all present indications fails not
going pressed in the Senate before next December
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-10

You are sure TO like the different
types of apartments ObfainabIe through
the classified rental columns OF today's'
Times and 1rald,