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Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Harold L. 1ckes will be the ranking
guests at the dinner the Minister Of
Switzerland and Mime. Peter will give
this evening at the legation.
Mrs. Hull Entertained
Today by Mrs. MacWhite.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife Of the Sec
Rotary Of State, was the guest In whose
honor Mrs. Michael MacWhite. wife Of
the Minister Of the Irish Free State,
entertained ut luncheon today in her
apartment in the Shoreham. The
guests were Sonora de Calderon, Mime.
Bostrom, Sonora de Alfaro, wife Of the
Minister of Panama; Mime. See, Nine.
Van Haersma de With, Mrs. Charles
L. McNary, Mrs. James Cousens, Mrs.
James F. Byrnes, Mrs. Marcus A.
Coolidge, Mrs. F. Ryan Duffy, Mrs.
James e. Murray, Mrs. Sam D. Rey-
nolds. Mrs. Sol Bloom, Mrs. Richard
B. Wigglesworth, Miss Mabel T. Board
man and Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
George H. Dern and Mai. Gen. and
Mrs. Malin Craig will be the guests
in whose honor Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
George B. Pillsbury will entertain at
dinner this evening in their home, on
Wyoming avenue.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, wife of
the Secretary Of the Navy, was the
honor guest at the luncheon today
of the Society of Sponsors of the
United States Navy, at the Mayf1ower.
The luncheon Immediately followed
the greeting which Mrs. Roosevelt ex-
tended her fellow members of the
society. She was unable to remain
for luncheon, having invited a large
company to luncheon at the White
House. Other guests of honor at the
luncheon were the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Henry L. Roose-
welt, the chief of Naval Operations and
Mrs. William H. Standby, the solicitor
general and Mrs. James Crawford
Biggs, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph
H. de Frees and Capt. and Mrs. Nc
Bride. Others at the luncheon were
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Woods, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Hough, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Rock, Mrs. George
Barnett. Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. w.
D. Leahy, Col. Langdon and Mrs. Carl
Vinson.
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife of the
Secretary of Commerce will observe
her last official day at home this
afternoon from to 9 o'clock. She
will have assisting her Mrs. John
Nance Garner, Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone, Mrs. Charles L. McNary. Mrs.
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rHE President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will be Joined at the White
House Friday by Mr.. and Mrs.
l George Palmer Putnam, the

will be joined at the White
House Friday by Mr.. and Mrs.
L George Palmer Putnam, the
latter Amelia Eaihart, famous
woman flyer.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend the meet
ing Of the National Geographic So
} ciety Friday night when the celebrated
aviatrix will speak. The following
day, Saturday, Mrs. Roosevelt will at
tend the luncheon for Amelia Ear
hart, given by the board Of trustees
of the National Geographic Society.
Early Saturday the First Lady will
receive group of Camp Fire girls,
and at 3::45 o'clock will receive the
Music Teachers Association. From 4
until o'clock Saturday Mrs. Roose-
welt will entertain a company by
special appointment at the mansion,
and that evening Mrs. Roosevelt will
be entertained at dinner by the Wom-
ems Joint Congressional Committee
while the President is entertained by
the National Press Club.
Tomorrow Mrs. Roosevelt will at
tend the National Symphony Orches-
ira concert, after having luncheon
with the Secretary of Labor, Miss
Frances Perkins, and in the evening
the closing State function of the
season will be given when the Presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt entertain in
honor of the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps.
Immediately following their dinner
tomorrow at z o'clock the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt will hear the song.
Il Have Rendezvous of Life" which
has been dedicated to the President
by Dr.. Walter N. Thayer, head of
the department of correction of the
State of New York DR.. Thayer wrote
the words which MIR. Jeffrey O'Hara
put to music. Mr.. Gregor Mcknight
will sing the song DR.. Thayer will
be accompanied to Washington by
Mrs. Thayer.
The First Lady will entertain at
luncheon Friday. and in the afternoon
will attend the Red Cross bag
bazaar
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained at lunch
con today at the White House. The
company included Mrs. Garner, Nine.
Troyanovsky, Nine Saito, Nine. Proch-
mix, Sonora de Arcaya, Sonora de FL
not, Nine. Djalal, Nine. Pelenyi, Nine.
Munthe de Morgenstierne, Mime. Jar
nefelt, Mrs. Roper, Mrs. Daniel O..
Hastings, Mrs. Robert D. Carey, Mrs.
M. M. Nicely, Mrs. Bennett Champ
Clark. Mrs. Alva B. Adams, Mrs. Fred
H. Brown. Mrs. William H. Dieterich.
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Henry A. Wallace. Nine. Peter, Mime.
Bostrom, Nine. Wadsted, Mrs. James
Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. Chester c. Boil
ton. Mime. Offerdahl, Mrs. Truxton
Beale, Mrs. Frederic Anterior and
Miss Helen Patten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-27

Senator and Mrs. W. Warren Bar
bour will entertain at a dinner this
evening In honor Of the Governor Of
New Jersey and Mrs. Harold G. Hofi-
Continued on Third Page.)
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Butler. North Carolina Committee,
and Mrs w. 3. Shields. president Of
the Club of Colonial Danes.
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Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr., and the
Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Harold L. 1ckes will be the ranking
guests at the dinner the Minister of
Switzerland and Mime. Peter will give
this evening At the legation.
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The Secretary Of the Treasury and
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wherever he went. Campo Rnglnnd.
grim as was his mood. half smiled In
return IFS they shook hands.
.'Seems like people didn't hardly real
lie how important Mason WIS around
here. until now he's dead.@ Kentucky
began. "Of course. he naturally had
enemies"
.Ynu~ran'r run bank right" sad
Ragand litelessly. without raising up
an enemy here and there" The boss
Of the Bar Hook was not quite as tall
ms Kentucky Jones, bur his lean.
stopped shoulders were very broad
His eyes were blue. like his dangh
ter's And though the general aspect
Of his face was benign II whs face
which could SET grizzly and stuhbornly,
turning into a fighting face.
Curious" said Kentucky Jones,
watching Ragland closely. that every
body was SO ready to accept that he
went to work and shot himseif-acci
dentally.'
what else could 1t have been but
aecidentally9' Ragland said impa-
tiently.
Nothing. guess" said Kentucky ;
but on pretty near any other range
somebody would most likely have tried
To prove there was a shenanigan.'
For moment Campo Highlands eyes
turnedeupon Kentucky. Watching him
lntently. Kentucky Jones could not.
however. see that the mans face
changed. Il suppose So said Rag
land. without expression: and he half
turned. MS If he would walk on.
Kentucky Jones wayered an instant.
His cautious proddiug had failed, but
its failure was more challenging than
d revealing answer. He plunged
AIR. Ragland," he said. "can you use
"A MANI"
Ragland's eyes quckened. u don't
want no more Of these flivver tourists
we get for COW hands today. But II
you got In mind some good steady
Il was speaking for myself said
| Kentucky Jones'
Come off You're cattle trader
Times are bad. Mr.. Ragland: the
more so with Mason dead. was a
brush pepper before | was trader,
and I'm a good one yet. And I'd sure
| like to fill In al 1t for while. Plain
| COW walloping Is all | want"
We'll" said Ragland doubtfully III
you want Il plain riding job for the
| rest of the winter. at ffty-fiye and
found, | sure can't refuse you: though
| | must say, 1t comes as a kind Of sur.
| prise"
"I'm on, them" said Kentucky.
you'll have to take a horse the
/ way the roads Is. I'll leave, an order
III the livery barn you're to have q
/ Bar Hook horse.
ITO BE CONTINUED
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through the crowd along the side OF
the room. this time toward the exit
Campo Ragland had taken his dnugh
hotel and bad returned To the street
again by the time Kentucky Jenrs
after ilfteen.minute search Through
Waterman. again located the boss OF
The Ear Hook.
Kentucky strolled up greeting Rag
land with the slow singuarIy infec
tians grin that served him as II pass
mort through hard times and slack
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CHAPTER l

Kentucky Jones. Independent live
stock trader. pinnger in cattle, whrled
his light roadster into the min street
of the little COW town Of Waterman.
and picked himself a parking place.
Waterman was very full of people,
for Tuesday afternoon. Generally at
this time of year the Wolf Bench COW.
men were only to be found scattered
among the white-faces that pernefnally
lost themselves In the hverpnwerins
raggedneSs of the rimrnck. or haying
winter-weakened cows In the long pole
corrals Today. though. either side Of
the street WAS lined with cars for three
blocks. and between the automobiles
stood saddled horses detected In the
wet downpress of the snow
Wolf Bench was not home range to
Kentucky Jones: hui six months in the
rimrock had acquainted him with most
of its people. He stepped out into the
snow. tall. leanly lazy figure his or.
dinarily humorous face relaxed In an
nnaccnstomed gravity. II was n rocky
face, made irregular by the uneven line
Of nose that had been broken. but
no one In the rmrock had ever seen 1t
so austerely somher Ms II was now. rs
he turned into the restaurant known
to all cowboys rs the Greasy Spoon.
AS he entered. however. his face
lightened somewhat lie kissed the girl
at the counter absent mindedly, and
helped himself to a wedge of Pile.
where's the inquest going to be-" he
asked.
They're having II In the hall over
kerry's store. II started nearly half
an hour ngo. They"
Good Lord !" He hurriedly pushed
the pie wedge into the girls hands.
Save this He took to the street
again at the trot.
Kerry's store Itself was appropriate
ly closed. but the hall above was full
to overlooking. Here inquest was being
held over the body Of John Mason.
1t was hard to believe that John
Mason was dead, his name had so long
represented unassailahle strength In
the Wolf Bench rimrack That he was
head of the Waterman bank had been
an index but not the key to his sig
nlficance lie had been cowman once
and up to the very end he had thought
as cowman. never losing touch with
the farthest corners of the Wolf Bench
range He had been In the saddle on
one OF his long circuits Of the range
In the hour that he died. His common
understanding of both cows and money
had made him more than the kingnin
of Wolf Bench finance almost he was
the economic structure Itself.
Through the hard times which low
beef prices had brought to Wolf Bench
Mason had managed to carry along
many weakened outfit where q merry.
Gus banker. or one less cattleman
would have abandoned all hope. But
with Mason dead the bank swayed pre-.
cariously, lettering on the edge of q
smash thai might carry down with II
half the outfits Of the Bench 10 many
II seemed that only another Mason
could avert disaster-and there was nc
other.
This was the man whose inquest
damned the little hall above Kerry's
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store until the overflow filled the stair.
way and left a milling bunch of the
less aggressive IN the street.
Some OF those al the foot OF the stair
spoke to Kentucky Joiies as he came up
Inquest got any place? he asked
Been running about twenty min
utes," some one told him. camp Rag
lands been on already. He didn't know
anything new.
"Iean Ragand testified YETI"
'Uh huh She just said that her and
her father was away
Thanks" Kentucky moved upward
exchanging monosyllahes here and
there as he wornled his way TOWARD
the room above Watermans hall was
packed. bulglng with people.
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the lnUfR we ufe
convinced that the
different ages have
their different dis
eases. In biblical
times we read much
Of leprosy In the
Fourteenth and Eff
tee n [ II centuries
there was the Black
Death. in Colanial
times and the early
Nineteenth century.
rabies was Il dread
bd d g q II < q and
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NO STRAIN ON PURSE

The easiest thing to pay these
days, is respect
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l6iiNs - ~.
Deeply puzzled. he began to work
his WAY along the side of the hall The
sheriff. he noticed was perspiringly
pushing ahead With his questions evil
IDENTIFY very conscious Of his far gath.
cred audience The shpritf's brother.
the coroner. was nndging him hut he
was hargin. ahead. rs Kentucky Jones
presently reachrd point not mnrefhan
three yards from Jean lsagland lie
was still separated from her ny the
thicker press of men which had hpen
forced back from around the coroner's
table bnt here he stuck.
He was trying 10 catch lean I,ag.
lands eye as a sound Of senlfllng and
contention broke forth In the back of
the room The sheriff glared. filtered
and stopped A tall deputy left Jean
| Ragland's side TO 60 pushing back
| through the crowd
Watching the disturbance at the
| back. Kentucky did ant see that Jean
| Ragland had left her chair until she
/ stumbled almost agninst nm. Her
| handkerchief was ~ her mouth, and
she seemed even pHtrr than before AS
If turned suddenly faint by tn stiils
of the close ilr. Campo Ragland her
father sprang up and was beside her
In stride, supporting her In his arms.
For "A moment the press OF the crowd
was too much and they con not get
through Her shoulder pressed hard
against Kentucky. but although he
i spoke to her by nnme she did not ap
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DR.. Fierce's Favorite Prescription makes
weak women strong. No alcohol. Sold
by druggists in tablets or hquid.-Adv.
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Let Our Motto Be
| GOOD HEALTH |
BY DIR. LLOYD ARNOLD
| Professor OF Bscteriolosy and Preventive
| Medicine, University OF illinois,
COLLEGE of Medicine.
TWENTIETH CENTURY DISEASES

The more we study the history of
health and disease through the ages,
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No Change in Times
It WAS bad luck. even In Indian
days, for n skunk to enter II house.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
HOltville News Briefs
Louise Rogers, Staff Correspondent

Mrs. Charles Wilmont of Rands-
burg, Calf, arrived Saturday eve
ming for a two weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. HOFFMAN. Mrs.
Wilmont is Mrs. Hootman's mo-
ther.
Miss Thelma Scroggins. who is
attending business college at San
Ia Ana, is home for weeks visit
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. c.
Scroggins.
Mrs. j. c. Tonge and younger
son arrived from Santa Barbara
Saturday to make their home here.
Their older son, who is graduating
from grammar school this year,
will remain in Santa Barbara until
the close of school. Tonge has
been in Holtville for the past two
months.
There will be meeting of the
Ladies Missionary society of the
Nazarene church Wednesday after
noon at the church. The afternoon
will be spent with missionary
study and devotional program.
Mrs. Minnie Wade was hostess
for the Thimble club at her home
Thursday afternoon. After a pot
luck luncheon the ladies spent the
afternoon quilting. Members pre-
sent were Mesdames Phoebe
Brodie, Maude Cole, Pearl Glib
bons, Ella McKinnon, Nina Mel
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

ance OF their Church building by
adding a new coat of white paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Lewis had
as dinner guests Monday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Briscoe and
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Mcbride. The
occasion was honoring Mrs. Lewis
birthday. After dinner the guests
attended the theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams
entertained a group of friends re-
Gently with bridge dinner. The
bridge game terminated with high
score going to Mrs. Forrest Fergu-
son for the ladies and to Ford
Smith for the men. Places were
laid for the following guests:
Messrs and Mesdames j. K. Fahr-
ing, j. R. Snyder, Forrest Fergu-
son. Guests from Ell Centro were
DR.. and Mrs. John D. Keye and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Smith.
Alec Cannon, Jr., pupil at the
East Side school, had the misfor-
tune to break his leg Monday af-
ternoon. The accident occurred
while the children were playing
baseball.
Miss Esther Ferguson spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Los Angeles
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Smoot accom-
panied by their small daughter
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
HINT PERJURY CHARGES MAY
BE MADE IN LOBBYING PROBE

lators," Elliott replied.
We'll" Cottrell said, "if we find
that these witnesses were guilty OF
conspiracy, We will recommend
their prosecution just as fast as we
are going to recommend your pro-
secution for perjury"
Afterward, Cottrell was asked if
there was any significance to his
yelled threat.
81 wanted to scare him." he said
smiling. However, it is within the
committees jurisdiction to bring
perjury charges against Elliott if
the group is confident the other
witnesses are telling the truth"
Elliott denied all allegations that
he threatened to oppose a truck
ing regulation bill unless he was
paid $4,000 to support it; that he
bought railway tickets for assem-
blymen and provided them with
gaming tables and large house"
in Sacramento; that he had plan
ned to hire 10 men to lobby for the
bill; that he had offered to provide
women and wine for the lawmak-
ers; that he had boasted he could
pass or defeat any bill for S33, 900.
Among the witnesses who testi-
fled he had claimed to control 81
or % assembly votes were Howard
M. Lang, member of state cham
ber of commerce trucking bill COM
mittee; Rowe Sanderson, secretary
of the Pioneer Truck company, Los
Angeles, and o. H. Scott of the j.
A. Clark Drawing company, Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

son, Sarah Mills, Ruby Wade, Jes-
sic Plummer, and the hostess. Wis.,
itors of the club were Mesdames
Fl. S. Terry, L. Massie, Frasier ALL
dredge and Kate Brodie.
A. P. Shibley presided at the
weekly meeting OF the Rotary club
Friday at the civic center. Carl
Helmick, executive of Imperial and
Yuma Council for Boy Scouts, was
the speaker of the day. Helmick
gave very interesting talk on the
relationship of the Boy Scout Or
ganization to the Rotary club. A
group of 40 girls of the upper
grades of the grammar school en-
tertained by singing a group of
five songs, under the direction of
Mrs Perry Hunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Whelpley of
Ell Centro were guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cole Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Mothers club will be held at the
Holtville grammar school next
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o.
clock.
Captain Frank Oswalt of the
state highway patrol will be in
charge of a safety assembly to be
held Friday afternoon at the high
school.
The members of the Methodist
church nave improved the appear
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Bride Honored
At HoltUiIle

HoLTVILLE, April 2. tspecial)-
Mesdames Arvis Arp ana Richard
Merrill were co-nostesses recently
at shower given for Mrs. MAY
Lowdermilk who is a recent bride
The honoree was the recipiens OF
numerous lovely gifts. Later In
the afternoon dainty refreshments
were served.
Those present were Mesdames
Flo Ordonez. Bridges. Hardy Odell.
Mittie Knight, Grey Casey. Arthur
Farley, Olive Keeble. Isaac Nc
Bride, Bessie Woffard. Billy VIII
liams, Herbert Baskfns, Pat Turney
Jess Mcbride. Evelyn johnson, S.E.
Keeble, Callie Standifer. Evie Lit
tie, Ruth Knight, Alex Meyer.
Misses Blanche Baskins, Maxine
Williams and the co-hostesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

term on the same charge; Al Tup-
per pleaded not guilty TO a drunk
enness charge but after trial was
given a 15-day suspended sentence
while George Majors, charged with
disturbing the peace had his case
continued until next Friday al
ternoon.
DIR. A. Il. Hanson, dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone SO 9to
Files Divorce Suit Charging
desertion, Blanch Wallis filed suit
for divorce against Lewis Wallis
in superior court this morning.
They were married February 25,
1902, and separated June /, 1880.
DIR. l.. A. Bowman, Chiropractor
of Holtville is in the office of DR..
Hurst, mornings and afternoons.
Phone l195, G25 State st. 10
Sues For Land - Y. c. White,
superintendent of banks for Ari-
zona filed suit in superior court
this morning against S. H. Willis.
The complaint asks $500 damages,
restitution of farm unit H" Sec
ton 80, Tl5S, R23E and $3.50 as
value of rental and profits of this
land.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Claibourne,
left Monday morning for her home
in Seattle.
A large crowd attended the
dance given at the Holtyille Nat
atrium Monday night for the bene-
fit of the Townsend plan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Thompson
returned Sunday from San Diego
where they attended the funeral
of Billy Thompson. The deceased
was an uncle of Mr.. Thompson and
was "a years of age.
GLADDEN. Little, accompanied by
Carrel Sharp. and Mr.. and Mrs. C..
NJ Bratley of El Centro, motored
to San Diego Sunday. They spent
the day visiting friends.
Mrs. Beulah Samaha and Mrs. z.
T. Acker we're co-hostesses at an
informal "before-the-d dance" Sat-
urday night at the home of Mrs.
Samaha. The guests arrived in all
manner of costumes in readiness
for the kid dance" which was held
at the Barbara Worth country club
and to which the party adjourned
later in the evening. Those enjoy
ing Mrs. Samaha's and Mrs. Ack-
er's hospitality we're: Messrs. and
Mesdames Clark Butler, Wilbur
Garrick, Perry Hunt, Walter Rey-
nolds, j. Roy Salassi, Leroy Little;
Misses Jean Allen and Ruth Hood;
Messrs. John Wells. Albert DeVore
and o. l.. Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Sharp had
as house guests over the weekend
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Hinshaw and
Mrs. Hinshaws mother, Mrs. Wal
lin of Somerton, Arizona, and Mr.
and Mrs. w U. Hinshaw from In
| glewood.
Miss Evelyn Walker and Miss
Betty Domene accompanied by
zernie Sharp and Jodie Whitmei
attended the Firemen's ball helo
in Calipatria Saturday night.
The Harold Bell Wright ranch
on tn Eel Centro highway will be
the meeting place for the Ladies
Aid and Missionary Society of the
Methodist church next Thursday
at II o'clock. There will be charge
for the luncheon and each lady il
asked to bring her own silver anC
plate. Hostesses for the day viii
be Mrs. Charles Hunick, who vii
be assisted by Mrs. Della Baker
Mrs. Ed Kenny and Mrs. Roy
Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
MARCH GOOD
MONTH FOR
GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, April 2. UP)-
The federal government operated
Sin the black during March for
the first time in "a months as a re-
suit of increased tax collections and
reduced spending, treasury figures
showed today.
Cost of operating the government
in March was $550523,833. or $50
224,266 less than income of $780,
748,099
In March 1888, the previous month
in which the treasury showed sur
plus expenditures were $685., 1857, 1854
sS.,ct receipts were $283 ,l85,773 an
" Ass of receipts of $8l7900.
~ E33zHite the surplus in March,
Eheavy expenditures in the previous
blight months of the current 1885
Fiscal year left the treasury "'in
y the red'' for the first three quar-
ters of the currency fiscal year to
the extent of $2,199 ,698,970.
Expenditures in the nine months
ended March 81 were $5 062, ,469 POI
and receipts were $2,862, ,760,232. In
the corresponding period of the
previous fiscal year expenditures
we're $4,848, ,004,418 and receipts
were $2,3O5, ,704, ,722, leaving a deficit
for that period of $2,542 ,299 692.
Despite the surplus shown in
March, the treasury continued to
increase its borrowings, carrying
the public debt at the end of March
lto- $28, ,817, 458, ,098, compared with
.{NT,525, 1894, 1903 at the end of Febru-
agS A year ago the public debt
stobd at $25, ,157 500 ,692.