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D. c. RETAIL SALES
/ OFF 9PCT. IN JUNE
Average in Fifth District 7
+ Pct. Below Year Ago,
Bank Report Says.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Retail sales in Washington depart
ment stores in June we're 9.8 per cent
lower than in May, 1882. according to
the monthly report received today from
the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich
mond.
Department store sales in A8 stores
in the Fifth Federal Reserve district
in June, 1888. averaged 7 per cent I'M
der sales in June. 1882. compared with
an average decrease of only 4 per cent
reported by 384 stores in the entire
United States.
Baltimore sales were off per cent
from June of last year and Richmond
reported a decrease of g. per cent In
comparison with the same month a
year ago A group of is stores IN other
cities. however. spread some unexpected
sunshine by reporting an increase OF
6 per cent over the like period last year.
Cotton Prices Help Sales.
The fifth district ranked last among
the II districts in the Nation in June
sales in comparison with the CORE
spending month of the preceding year.
but the fifth district tied With the
Minneapolis district for second place IN
cumulative sales in the first half OF
1893 with a decline of II per cent under
aggregate sales in the first half of 1892
Two districts. ST. Louis and Dallas. II
which advancing cotton prices played
major role, reported increased sales
last month over June. 1882. sales.
Cotton price advances. with &C
companying increased activity in textile
mills. also caused average sales IN stores
in the Carolinas to show an increase
o1,a;. colo, in the same mCnth l2St wear.
Percentage comparisons of sales in
periods named with corresponding pc
RODS in 1882 follow:
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State Figures.

SlCTSc ~ 80
DEPARTMENT store sales i'll Washing
ton in May showed decrease OF 81
per cent and 16.2 per cent fer the hrst
five months of the year Todays re-
pert shows the half years sales on 10
per cent. a more favorable figure
Sales Compared in II Districts.
Details from the Federal Reserve
Boards report, also made public mere
today. give soma NEST important COM
parsons for the whole II Reserve dis
tricts. The report shows two districts
doing better than last year and two
others equalling their June, 1882, busi-
ness.
Preliminary figures on the value oil
department store sales show decrease
from May to June of about the esu-
mated seasonal amount. The Federal
Reserve Boards index. which makes al
loWance both for number of business
days and for usual seasonal changes.
was Sc in June. on the basis OF the
1923-l925 average as 100, compared
with 81 in May and 81 in April.
In comparison with a year ago the
value Of sales for June. according to
preliminary figures. was per cent
smaller The aggregate for the flrst
six months of the year WIS Is per cent
smaller than last year.
Percentage increases or decreases
from a year ago are as follows:
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SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. July 10 (SpeciaD Bar
silver today was quoted at 37i4, up Il,
cent
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Jan. | to RepoI ting
June :,O>. stores. Cit
Trade News Pleases ID. c. Bankers.

June figures preliminary; IN most cltles
DAYS this year and last year.
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/ saw 1t was time for him to leave
with Resale; and stepped down the
corridor to the Marlin suite.
Marlin looked up from the table
where he was working. "Rosalie's
down in the lobby meeting some
friends. Curt" he said kindly.
She'll be back in a minute" He laid
his pen aside Curt. Resale told me
the details about that Consolidated
offer. II I'd known them beforehand.
| wouldn't have mentioned this Kar.
akhan matter at all. or course you'll
take that offer. 1t pays quite decent
/ ly. and you'll enjoy the work: but
this other is just charity"
Curt WINGED. AXIS very kindness
/ and generosity hurt him all the
worse, He suddenly realized that II
! he refused Marlin and went back
north he would come near to losing
/ bis own self-respect. He had always
thought OF AK with affection and
admiration, as a stern old Roman;
but in those moments, as he saw
ow tired AK was and how much
S shoulders had stopped In the
last year, great wave OF sympa-
! thy, or pity. surged through him.
| AK seemed so much older, so
much nearer the last mastering out,
| than he had been a year ago. Some.
body ought to help him and be good
To- him: he had always helped
nshers.
"A.K"--he hiurted out the fatefnl
words impuisiveiy. Needless or con.
sequenees-'I'm going after Kara.
khans | came In here a minute age
swearing that wouldn't: but am:
I've got to-"
Marlin pushed back bis chair and
stood up. staring at him.
'Why-why. Curt, you mustn't do
that. wasn't expecting you to at
all. Don't do II on the spur OF the
moment, At least think It over"
"l've thought ii over. | can go
back north afterward. This case
means lot to you and the Police
and the public. and ought to do my
share"
Marlin reached out his hand.
You're still a Mounted. Curt. You
always will be. You can't get away
from II"
(copvrteht 1858. wHiiaa B. Mowe'-vy
Tomorrow. Curt begins a new
man hunt.
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LIGHTHOUSE TEAM
DOWNS SOLDIERS
DIAMONDBALL GAME YESTER.
DAY RESULTS IN SCORE
OF 9 TO 3

In a five inning game of dia-
mondball the Lighthouse team de-
feated the Army aggregation yes
terday afternoon at the barracks,
by score of 8 to 8.
In the first two innings the
country's defenders withstood the
onslaughts of the opposition and
piled up two runs to the chagrin
of the Beaconites who were with
out any.
Later on the Lighthouse aggre-
cation began to get some of that
"peppy" stuff into their playing
and before the Army could recover
from the attack had piled up nine
runs. During this session the
Army boys secured another mark
and the score remained thus until
he end of the game.
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CREW
DEFEATS RELIEF

In fast and extra-inning game
of diamondball played yesterday
afternoon at Bayview Park. the
mariners from the S. S. Joseph
r. Parrot again defeated their
traditional rivals, the Relief ag-
gregation, by score of Z to 5.
The features of the afternoons
exhibition, was Lou Roberts spec
tacular playing at first base, and
"Biff" McCullough's terrific
smash for homer in the sixth
inning.
Lou, in addition to fielding a
brilliant game. was the deciding
factor for his team in the pinches
when hits meant runs.
The boys from the P. & O. have
recognized under the capable
leadership of Manager Ely, and
are shown to be playing bang up
ball.
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FORBIDDEN VALLEY
Sq WREaM Bg)toN l'lowe'u+

were swaying torches OF the Blood
dance, and over the horizon came
the rolling thunder of buffalo herds
chased by the hard-galloping Sioux.
Blackfoot warred with Piegan, and
the whisky trader corrupted both.
Then across the prairies came
riding small band of men, wearing
red TUNES and yeAow-striped trous-
ers. Shagalasha - stern soldiers
they We're called; and they earned
the name. By heroic measures they
set the land to rights and kept it so,
while Immigrant caravans poured in
and the railroad came.
If western Canada was the most
law-abiding and peaceful region on
the globe, it was largely thanks to
their imperishable work in laying
the very foundations of that So
ciety.
Many of that original band bought
out of the Force and went into min
ing, ranching, lu- lbering. The raw
land offered them a glorious oppor-
tunity to build personal fortunes.
and they looked to their own inter-
ests. But AK, and others like him,
stuck with the Mounted. AK had
given forty long years to the Force,
and now he did not even own a
home for himself.
COMEWHERE in the city chime
~ sounded. breaking into Curtis
reverie. He glanced at his watch,
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Chapter -Four
STILL A MOUNTED"

TXTISH we were stepping out to-
gether. You and me, we could
bust this mans town wide open.
That wouldn't be any trick a-tall
compared to flying over the Thelon
Barrens and swooping down at wolf
packs with a machine gun. We'd
start at one end of Jasper Avenue
and roll the old street up into a tight
curl. like a pine shaving!" And
when Curt shook his head: "AlI
right. then. But snakes!-I wish
you'd come along"
He was sincere about wanting
Curt; but also, and more to the
point. he needed financial backing
that evening. and he would have
that IL Curt went with him. AS he
brushed his rebellions hair he re-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-11-16
ARRANGE GAMES
OF BASKETBALL
THREE CONTESTS AT HIGH
SCHOOL GYMNASIUM TO-
MORROW NIGHT

Three games of basketball are
slated to take place tomorrow
night at the high school gymna-
SUM. This will be the second
step of the enter-class tournament
which is now being conducted by
Coach Huddleston between the
classes of the high school.
The first on the grogram will
be game between the girls of
the combined Junior Glass and
the girls of the combined Senior
Class.
The second game will be boys
game between the 10-A boys and
the IL B team.
The third game of the turna-
ment will be between the winners
of last weeks game, the 10-B-1
quintet and the lob team.
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INAUGURATION OF
NEW CITY OFFICERS

Continued from Page One)
the president pro tempore and the
oath administered to the elective
officers. After the results of the
elections are announced the may
or makes his appointments which
are either approved or disapprov-
ed by council.
When these appointments have
been decided upon the oath of Of
flee is administered to those Sc
lected.
Others To Be Named
Follows then the election of city
auditor, supervisor of registration.
city attorney and sexton of the
city cemetery. The incumbents
in these offices today are, in their
regular order, Willard Albury, Ed
die Gomez, ]. Lancelot Lester and
Otto Bethel.
Appointments of a Waterman
and greens keeper at the golf
course are then made. William ].
Freeman is now Waterman and ].
]. Kirschenbaum green's keeper.
Oath of office is then taken by
the auditor, supervisor and attor-
ney after which the president an
nounces committee assignments
for the term.
One of the most important acts
of the council is then made. The
adoption of a resolution for the
government of city council.
Then come the usual speeches
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eessses6sesssssssssesess
CLASSIFIED
COLU MN
ne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Advertisements under this head
will be inserted in The Citizen at
the rate of 1c a word for each in
sertion, but the minimum for the
first insertion in every instance is
25c.
Payment for classified adver-
tisements is invariably in advance,
but regular advertisers with ledger
accounts may have their advertise
ments charged.
Advertisers should give their
street address as well as their tele-
phone number if they desire re-
suits.
With each classified advertise
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it.
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flected that on seventy-iive cents he
could take his girl to a two-bit show
and then have .coffe. and doughnuts,
He thrust his watch into his
pocket. His hand touched something
crisp. like bit of stiff paper. He
pulled It out, glanced at 1t. stared
at 1t.
"Hey!" He whirled on Curt
Look at that! Am drunk or dream
ing?"
"What're you going into a tail
spin about?.
"Why-why." Smash gasped. "iee
a twenty-dollar bill! In my pants
pocketl'
THAT Is a strange state Of affairs
for you." Curt remarked. not betray
Ing himself by the flicker of an eye
lid. you probably left 1t in there
last fall. Ycu haven't had that civil
ICED suit on since then"
"By gosh. must have. hut that'e
the first time In my born days that
ever left twenty iron men in my
pocket and forgot all about EN-.
He did a JIG dance In front OF the
mirror. what | mean. this comes
along In the thin nick OF time 10
save me from Embarrassment"
"Cheerio. Stay out OF JAIL
a s Smash went whistling 10 the
"A elevator. Cart turned again aud
looked down. hands In pockets. AZ
the light CLEANS on the river below
He was torn with INDIGESTION, one
]. part aot his nature, pulling against
the other. He could not clearly see
or word the real significance OF the
struggle. but he did know that his
conscience hurt him about AK.
Over at Vancouver headquarters
Marlin had needed him. needed
young hands and a man he could
trust: and he had deserted. And
now ho was refusing even to help on
this Karakhan business. What were
a few months Of sacrifice compared
TO a whole lifetime OF It. such as
Marlin had given?
As he thought OF AXIS career and
gaRed down At the historical Sas.
katehewan. the Swift Flowing. his
Imagination drifted back across the
decades to a time before he was
born: when Assiniboine tepees clus,
tered where office buildings now
stood. and the lights beneath him
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First-The new manager would
get rid of certain players that are
entirely worthless to the club and
add a few that can help the team.
Second-Some of the players are
not satisfied with the present
manager. and maybe with a new
pilot. say for instance, Norberg
Sawyer, the original manager of
the once great team, "the Young
Sluggers." they would be able to
do better.
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Today's Horoscope

This is not y particularly strong
day anles holstered up by other
good aspects, and there is danger
that the native viii waste time on
Improbable ventures. The AM
bition IS good enough. perhaps a
little too elevated, but the mind
should be concentrated and not al
lowed 70 wander into vain and IL
luSive projects. II blessed with
means. learn 10 make the best use
OF ghem and not TO chase Eephyrs.
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fsPoRTs \
PRINCE FINED FOR
RECKLESS DRIVING
my Associated Press,

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10
Prince Carl, 22-year-old nephew
of King Gustav, charged with
carelessness in running down two
workmen, has been assessed fines
and damages totalling about ST.
$50.
The accident occurred last April
when the prince collided with the
motorcyclists.
Representatives in court of the
prince, who is on a world tour.
maintained he was blinded by
lights.
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Today In History

lS69-Ceremonies formally OPP
ening Suez Canal began.
l906-ColIegiate Schoole of
Yale-in-C China opened in Chang
sha. China.
l907-oklahoma admitted 70
Statehood.
l9l1-Federal Reserve SYSTEM
began operating.
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WED IN GEORGIA

NEW YORK-Andre Rembert
and Miss Viola Sutton, a couple
of this city, picked Griffin, Ca,
for the scene of their wedding be-
cause at is in the heart of Geor-
gia."
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The playing of Castillo has been
the best seen around this neck of
the woods in a long time. His
fielding and throwing has been
perfect and has hit three singles
in nine times at bat.
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oeeoeeosSesoeoeeo
FOLLOWING
THROUGH
(By JOVE)

Well, the Sluggers lost the sec
ond straight game in the series,
and were shut out for the second
consecutive time. The official
score keeper claims in his write-up
about the game that he does not
see what the Sluggers lack, but
that they lack something.
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RAZED CITY TRACED
in RUINS AT HAIFA
my Associated Pressl

JERUSALEM, Nov. I6.-Re-
mains of a city which flourished
Is centuries before Christ have
been discovered by a government
archaeological expedition near
Haifa.
The city was Misheal, mention
ed in the book of Joshua and also
recorded on Egyptian tablets. 1t
was looted at the beginning of the
fsraelite regime, but later regain
ed its wealth and continued well
into the Roman era.
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In the field, the first game Al
Acevedo made the only miscue for
the Buccaneers, and last Sunday
A. Acevedo fur,bled one at short
for the only error for the Pirates.
For the Sluggers Baker has four
so far, Albury l, Ingraham /, Pie
Traynor 2, Gates 1, Scott /.
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think / know what this is. /
sincerely believe that if the Slug
gers had new manager that they
would play a better brand of ball
for two reasons.
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bases. Castillo 2, Machin 2. A
Acevedo 1, M. Acevedo /, Pena /.
Baker /, Scott l.
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/ also noticed that the official
scorer claims that only one Slug
ger reached third in the game on
Sunday. Well, l counted two; the
first player to reach third was C.
Baker and then Scott in the
eighth.
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Machin surprised every one Sun
day with three hits in as many
times at bat. We don't know
where Rogeiio Gomez goes to look
for his players. because ne put
in Castro to play for Griffin and
he batted and f;elded brilliantly.
to show what a good picker Man.
ager Gomez is.
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sYNopMs: curt Tennvson re-

SYNOPSIE: Curt TennyS0s re-
farms to Edmonton from a icinter
Of fcoIf hunting in the sub-Arctic
IN his plane, only to be asked by
"A. X. Mdrltlg, his former chief IN
the Royal Mounted, to undertake
amt that has baBIed the police for
nine months. The quarry Is Igor
RdrdhIIdH, Russian international
crook, t1ith whose nefdTious career
Curt Is, thoroughly familiar. But
Cart refuses Ak, and leaves him
to attend a party NTH AXIS
daughter Rosdlie, 1ohon Curt plans
some dap to MARRY. Smash DeS-
PLANES, his pal, Is talking.
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On Sunday we would like to
see the Sluggers managed by their
first pilot, Norberg Sawyer.
think the results would be differ
ent. 1t is not the Sluggers, but
| think some of the boys are not
doing their best with Roy Ham
In.
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RADIO REPAIRING

RADIO REPAIRING. We repair
ali makes. Guaranteed service,
J. L. Showers Music Co. nov1
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Pena on the initial bag has no
equal in the state, and he is hit
ting the apple right on the nose.
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They've rescued the Fluff from
the Eagles. but now
The big birds start after their air
plane and how!
They fly in formation ut fluff on
the rope.
And that worthy Bunny ahandons
all hope.
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Griffin was hit on the thumb
by a pitched bali and his nail
was torn off the finger. The fans
started to razz Bliss and he lost
his temper for minute, and says
that he wishes to apologize to the
fans for the harsh remarks that
he made Sunday, claiming that
he was in great pain at the time
and did not realize that the fans
were trying to kid him.
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MISCELLANEOUS

AN AUTO STROP RAZOR outfit
given free with each classified
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Casa, of the Pirates, pitched a
wonderful game and allowed the
Sluggers but two singles and he
also connected with two singles.
His first single was in the fourth
and scored Machin. The next
came in the sixth and again Ma
chin romped home.
Another player that deserves a
lot of credit for his playing. hit
ting and running is Papito Ma
chin. He walked twice, hit two
singles, scored three runs and
twice scored from second on
singles to center.
Manolo and Armando Acevedo
also hit well. Manolo hit three
in four times up, and Armando hit
a single and doubla the same as
the previous Sunday.
Now the hitters of the series
stand in this order: NJ. Acevedo
$50; Casa, .450; A. Acevedo. 400;
Machin, 400; Castillo, 1888; Cas-
tro. 1888; A. Perez, 1888; Rod
riguez, 1888; Lucilo, 1888; Fruto,
1856; Pena, 1856; Carbonell, 200;
Albury. $50; NJ. and A. Acevedo
and Machin have scored three
runs apiece. Carbonell has scor-
ed two and Castillo one. Stolen
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Tomorrow. Curt begins a new
man hunt.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-09
PEACE OFFICERS IN
CITY FOR MEETING
Annual Convention to Continue
Through Tuesday; Several
Speeches Arranged

Police officials from throughout
North Dakota assembled in Bismarck
Monday for the annual convention Of
the North Dakota Sheriffs and Peace
Officers association. The meeting viii
continue through Tuesday.
Only score had arrived at noon
but many more were expected here
during the afternoon, according to g.
G. Turner, warden Of the state peni.
Tertiary, who Is president Of the or.
ganization.
In the feature address Monday
forenoon. District Judge Fred Janson-
tus urged the peace officers to use
more tact than ever In dealing with
criminal cases, pointing out that bus.
mess conditions have been driving
many into violation Of the law who
In ordinary times are upright citt-
zenS.
Many cases can be Strengthened out
much more easily through fair con-
sultation than through strict prose-
cution, the Judge said, saving court
costs and making the situation more
agreeable for both defendant and
peace officer.
THE police officer who, In times
like these, does no more than is called
for by strict Interpretation Of the
law" Judge Jansonius said, rs not
performing his duty well. He must
observe the law to the limit and then
must 60 q step beyond to make the
situation more agreeable to every
party concerned"
The speaker told the officers that
in the last decade the average age Of
delinquents has dropped three and
one-half years, indicating that It Is
the youth Of today who Is committing
most crimes.
A. p. Lenhart, president Of the Bis