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the NLRB, and Georgia's s Represen- tative Gene Cox, sharpshooting foe of the wage-hour law, have been putting heavy undercover pressure on Rayburn, Mccormack and Doughton to load up the committee with antiS.
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WUULKN CIIQULIIL ROBERTA LEE

o wedding invitations to man and wife two and daughters addressed to MT and and Family?
 children Each adult member o the fsni a separate invitation
 @ What should senosrapher do when her employer hers she made in t5png letter?
 A. and offer 10 reWrle It.
 Who the table the hest the hoess , A.
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uniform Dorothy Wilbourne is wearing above was won in crap game, according to the story the girl told Los Angeles authorities. Dorothy and Robert Miller, na- tional guardsman, were having a party to celebrate his joining the guard and after a few drinks everything blacked out" Robert told police "the next thing l knew I had Dorothy's clothes on and she was gone. And so was my uniform" Dorothy drew 5O- day county jail sentence from the
 judge.
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REPUBLICAN DEFENSE
 APPOINTEE

Another prominent Republican will shortly join the swelling rsRks of the COP in key defense posts.
 John Lord O'Brian of Buffalo, N. Y. Assistant Attorney General in
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OCTAVE GENIUS

An Army airplane has in a late test attained speed of 520 miles an hour-faster than a bullet and an airplane speed of 600 to TOO miles an hour is in sight.
 It is the octane content of the gasoline that
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pie not to take them into war and he did not intend to be another Woodrow Wilson.
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NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES. showing M route from Seattle 10 Nome. on ale at J. B. Burford & Co. adv.
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Washington Merry
 Go-2ound

{Continued from Page Oue)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

JANUARY 6 Jackie Gucker T. M. Patrick F. M. Bedlow Conrad Bruce M. r. Fobes A. N. Matkovsky A. II. Greaves J. E. Murray K. w. Swanson Mrs. Ralph Swendson
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as peace offerings, and formal and
informal apologies.
br. Harris witnessed a quaint
custom known as sitting upon a
man. II a man oifends a group of
women they march In a body 10
his compound and remain TO sing
songs OF ridicule until he apollo
gizes.
Must Pay for Wives
The lboes. reported DR.. Harris.
use a variation OF the modern In
stallment plan I'm their matchmaK-
ing. Girls are promised In mar
rage while still infants and the
contract is fulfilled when the final
installment is paid.
The men contract to pay any.
where from $40 to $50 for a wife.
Because a husband is unwilling TO
lose his investment, he tries hard
to p ease his wife or wives (some
men have as many as 10. Wives
who are displeased with their hus.
bands leave and refuse TO return,
charging mlstreatment.
Only II the wife marries again
does the husband receive full re-
payment on his investment.
DR.. Harris. the only American
ever TO study the tribe. made a
report OF his studies entitled The
Position OF Women in Nigerian
Society to the New York Academy
OF Science.
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Unemployment Reduced by
Fifty Per Cent in Oregon

ticular skills In shipbuilding and
aeronautical construction work al
ready are being experienced.
Presidential construction reflects
better times in Portland. Home
building permits for the first 10
months OF 1910 totaled s5.00O,000
or an increase Of $1,3SS,000 over
1899.
Highway Work Rises
Highway construction work takes
up a large part of the slack In
Oregon employment. Authorize
tion is expected soon for a $1,106.-
1855 project to complete the Wolf
Creek highway from Portland to
the seacoast and work is progress
ing steadily on the Wilson river
route.
Large numbers Of workers are
employed on the Bonneville dam
project and In construction of pow
or lines from it to various parts OF
Oregon and Washington.
The highway program is expect
ed to be expanded still further in
the near future by the admins
tration's vowed intention to
strengthen military highways.
The European war has crippled
foreign exports but has improved
shipping facilities from the Column
bia river to South America, Canal
Zone, Hawaii and East Coast. Ser
vice to Cuba and the Hawaiian
Islands has improved, and trade
delegations are attempting to i'm
prove trade with South American
countries.
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Legislature in Nebraska
Still Seen as Experiment

perimentaI stage and has not re-
ceived a fair test. -
A bill was introduced in the 1889
session, proposing a referendum
vote on a constitutional amend
ment TO increase the membership
to so or 100 and to elect legisla-
. tors on a political ticket. The
measure died In committee. An
effort to dislodge il received only
eight votes. although more than
one third OF the members refrained
from voting.
Fathered by Norris
The Nebraska electorate APP
proved the unicameral amendment,
fathered by Sen. George w. Norris,
in a 1894 referendum. Principal
detectives were to create a body
Of more qualified legislators and
to divorce legislation from parti-
san politics.
Members now receive a biennial
salary of $1.744. whereas they for
merly paid $40 for each legislative
day. Despite the salary increase,
the decrease in membership from
1873 to 43 halved total session costs
and reduced them to a point below
the figure for salaries alone under
the bicameral system.
Total cost OF the 1889 session
was sl00,67s. while that for 1887
was slo3,445. For the last two BIZ
General sessions, expenses totaled
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Rural Events

JANUARY 7
Saline
Dependables Division will meet
with Mrs. Roy Rogers.
Oakvilie
Oakville Farmers Club will meet
at the Oakville NJ. E. Church an
mex at o'clock. There will be a
program.
JANUARY 8
York
Saline Grange will meet at
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mil
Ter in the evening.
Stony Creek
Grange will meet at home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Faust in the
evening.
Beoole
Begole Child Study Club meet
ing at home of Mrs. Marion Graub-
ner, 10 Carver ST.. Ypsilanti.
Willis
Woman's Society OF Christian
Service will meet in church an
mex at 1880. Supper will be at
$50.
Whitaker
Whitaker Ladies Aid Society
will hold first meeting in the new
church basement. Dinner at noon
with meeting and election OF Of
ticers following.
futile Hin
Friends Church Missionary So
ciety will meet with Mrs. Charles
Schaerer. Dinner at 1890 p. m.
JANUARY 9
Plat
Woman's CLUB viii meet at the
school recreation room.
London
Woman's Society OF Christian
Service will meet with Mrs. Gerald
Hopkins. Pot luck dinner at noon.
Oakvllle
Wman's Society OF Christian
Service will hold all day meeting
at home OF Mrs. Charles Downing.
Potluck dinner at noon. Women
will work on quilt.
Pittsfield
Ladies Aid will hold January
meeting in G. A. r. Hall in Ypsi.
lanti. Dinner at 1890.
JANUARY 10
Sheldon
Regular meeting of P. r. "A. at s
p. m. Former students will fur
nish program.
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Portland. Ore, Jan. Sup A
80 per cent reduction in Oregon
unemployment during the last year
attributed to a general industrial
boom and national defense con-
tracts is reported by state and fed
eral statistical experts.
A year ago, the unemployed of
Oregon numbered $4,000. Now
there are only $4,000 including
those workers who are employed
OH WPA projects and other federal
works.
The state employment service
reports heavy demands for extra
farm labor in Ontario and Klamath
Falls areas which enabled that
service to set a new record for
placements in October, with 26,209
new jobs reported by the % officers
This compared with 1916 for Oc-
tober. 1888, and 23,51S for Septem-
Der 1910.
Idle Veterans Total 2,4t7
The last monthly report showed
o2217 men and women still on the
active file Of unemployed. OF
these, 24,955 were men, 2,417 vet
Grams and 1922 women.
Negotiations now under way for
construction of new chemical
plants, aluminium reduction and
fabrication works, army air bases,
environments for troops, ships for
the United States and British
navies, and heavy demands for
lumber all promise still more en-
ployment.
Shortages OF workers with par
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Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. s up
Nebraska's unicameral legislature
convenes for its third session Jan.
I. still regarded as a governmental
experiment on which final tudg-
ment should be withheld.
Two fundamental complaints
have been directed at the onehouse.
non-political body, but no con-
certed move has been launched
10 overhaul il. Most criticism of
the legislature has revolved around
these assertions:
Its non partisan character
makes for lack OF leadership with
consequent confusion and delay.
THE present membership OF
43 is too limited; Legislators are
oyerburdened with work and are
unable to give proper considera-
ton to bills without unduly ex-
tending the session.
System BaslcaIly Popular
Hence, most proposed changes
call for enlargement OF the body
and restoration OF election to
membership on party ticket
There has been no significant de-
mand for ret 10 the two-house
system
Reorganization proposals have
rallied to win support, even from
some who favor revision, apparent
ly because OF a 'f7f that the UNI
cameral system / still in an ex-
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Eaton Mills
uNpsRooEs OPERATION

ONDe HGOES OPehN lON
Eaton Mills. Mich. Jan. 6-Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Styers have re.
ceived word that Their soninlaw,
Fred Laurie, Lincoln Park, has
been operated on for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. AFRO Day spent
few days visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Visnaw, Bay city, and
Mrs. James Valley, Pinconn.ng.
MIR. and Mrs. Glen White and
family. Wayne. Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton
ROBERTS and family. Ypsilanti. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Day and fam
lily were dinner guests OF their
mother. Mrs. Glenn Roberts, New
Years Day.
Misses Viola, Betty and Mabel
Garlick motored to Kalamazoo
Saturday.
Joyce Laurie, Lincoln Park. has
been recent visitor oil her grand
mother, Mrs. Robert Styers.
Mrs. Mae Wright. Belleville.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
cartwright.
Mrs. Lena Day and daughter
Maud spent New Years Day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Swihart, Up
SLANT.
Mr. and Mrs David Garlick en-
tertained for Sunday dinner. Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Garlick and fam.
lily. Belleyille: Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Lempke and son Carl. Willis,
and Miss Mabel Garlick, Ann Ar.
Dor.
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the table drawn near the fire. Say.
this is partyw His tone was
pleased. He crossed the room in
long, easy strides and warmed his
hands at the fire for a few mo-
ments. He helped himself to a
canape.
Kit fiuttered her hand in space.
Not really" she drawled languid-
ly. "One always has bit Of cham
payne and a spot of caviar in the
afternoon, doesn't one ?"
He scowled. You kidding? Hey.
that's bad stuff for a hard-work-
ing singer"
Kits laughter rose on a scale OF
tinkling notes. She said, SILLY! OF
course I'm kidding. Find yourself
some cigarets while get the cock
tails"
Vance walked around the room.
pausing at the piano to look over
her music, to study the water COL
ors on the walls. He broke off a
flower and put it in his lapel. When
she came back with the frosty
shaker, he was deep l.. the only
man-size chair in the room. He
grinned at her with the impish grin
she remembered and said, some
change from the Pride of the
Golden Gulch, eh, gal?"
Some change" she agreed SOL
EMMY.
She poured green gold LIQUID into
two glasses and gave him one.
they touched glasses and he said.
TO whatever you want most"
They slipped slowly.
After a moment he said, BY the
way, what is it you want most ?"
Quick color brushed her cheek
bones with pink. It was well he
couldn't read her mind. She said
casually. Just what I've got,
guess"
Vance scooped caviar generously
onto thin toast and ate appreci-
atively. He would not have a sec
ond cocktail.
so you like the bright lights
and the adulat,pn OF crowds, the
autograph hunters and the flesh
pots Of radio ?"
one thing at time. mister. 1
Ike to have a warm, scented bath
room, and three meals a day. l like
The feeling Of good clothes and a
comfortable bed. I love this room.
AS for the other things, haven't
seen any noticeable adulation and
he autograph hunters must be out
II town. Right now it's okay. I'm
content with having no more than
ust this" Her gesture embraced
he room.
This Is enough, huh? The
hings the checking account pro-
'ides? There isn't something else
hats more thrilling than merely
money!"
Kit tried to think Of something
Use, something he evidently ex-
ected her to say. She shook her
cad.
That's funny"
What's funny"
He hesitated a moment. when I
rst saw you / thought-well. I
bought there was something more
Ian that, but let's skip IT,"
TO Be ContinJed)
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

I'LL GIVE you a ring one OF
these days, angel"
That was the first thing that Kit
remembered when she awoke the
morning after her party at the
Stork club. She said, Fran, from
now on I'm not in to anyone on the
telephone. Say / have a sore throat
and can't talk. To everyone but
Vance Healey.
It wasn't that she wasn't going
to be in; nothing could induce her
to leave the range OF the telephone
bell. The party had been on Fri
day. For six days she waited.
On the seventh, she was vocal
izing when she heard Fran say
mo, Miss O'Reilly can't talk to
anyone. She's got a sore throat.
Who's calling, please? Mr..
Healey?"
Kit cleared the space across the
room in nothing fat and fell on the
instrument.
Honey ran through her 'Hellow
Hi, Kit! Vance Healey. Sorry to
hear you're ILL.,"
"oh, I'm not i'll. Not a bit, really
IL feel fine"
Glad to hear it. Wish I did. This
is the kind Of a day that gets me
down. Lousy weather, isn't. 1t? ?"
us it," Kits voice trilled. Up to
some fifteen seconds before, the
gray Of the overhung sky, the cold
moisture Of the February day had
depressed her immeasurably. Now
the day was warm, bright, differ
ent from all other days because of
his voice.
I've been toying with the idea
OF asking you out for a cocktail,
but the day Is So"
Kit, afraid that he'd get away,
interrupted. Its nice here" she |
said. And we're not doing any
thing. Why don't you come over
and let me give you cocktail?"
Are you having a party?" he
asked.
Not another SOUL" she lied
blithely. Fran could get rid OF the
others who said they'd drop in.
Good idea I'll be, over in about
an hour"
They rang Off.
Miss O'Reilly. did IL occur 10
you that we do not sport a cocktail
shaker In this apartment? Or
would you like me to ring up Tiff
fany and have one designed?"
Kit was half out Of her lounging
pajamas. Wen do better than
that" she retorted gaily. I'm get {
one. And a pound OF caviar. You /
call up the liquor store and ask
them TO send over the best they've
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Nigerian Women Have Own
Methods of Gaining Ends

Columbus. O., Jan 6-UP-Wom-
ans age-old responsibility for feed.
ing her family has been turned into
weapon OF authority In one Of
Africas largest tribes. according
10 Or. Jack Harris, sociology in.
structor al Ohio State University.
Dr. Harris recently returned
from a l4month study OF the lb0
tribe In Nigeria West Africa. with
its population OF 100000.
He found that the men wear the
crowns and pass laws but the woih-
en-by their control OF the food
supply-exercise supreme veto pow.
er. When a husband proves recall
citrant. his food supply is cut in
half Mr.. lho usually surrenders
when the first hunger pangs begin
otherwise he arranges TO buy his
food from some other woman in
the tribe.
Experts at Ridieule
The tribal women have other
ways OF gaining their ends-iuclud-
ing ridicule. strikes. boycotts and
curses.
One incident reported by Or.
Harris happened wher the women
found a ru adopted by the men
not TO their liking. The entire
feminine population left the viii
lage. taking all the children. with
the exception Of babies in the nurs-
ing stage.
For a day and a half the men
fed the crying infants. cooked, car
ried water. brought IN firewood and
performed the other tasks usually
allocated to women, before being
brought TO their knees.
To the victors they gave goats
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got-mixed." The rest Of what sh
had to say she said over her Shout
der as she tried to pull a frocl
over the hat that already was OF
her head. "And get the superin
tendent 10 send up a lot of fire.
wood. Put a lace cover on the cof
fee table. See what you can do with
some canapes. Have a lot Of vase.
filled with water when l get back
Put out my amber chiffon hostes.
gown. Get me a cabi"
Vance rang the doorbell an hour
and fifteen minutes later.
Kit swept out of her bedroom In
amber chiffon looking as composed
as If she'd spent half the day dress
ing. She cast a mental and physi-
cal glance over the situation. The
cocktail shaker, she knew, was
frosting in the refrigerator. The
coffee table was inviting, with crys-
tai and silver and small platters of
canapes on the lace-covered top.
Logs glowed and cracked in the
hearth. The flowers were massed in
fragrant blues and pinks and vel
lows. She moved a bronze bowl of
early daffodils from the desk to
the piano.
The bell was ringing sharply a
second time when Fran came in
with a bowl Of caviar that looked
like black pearls. This is where
Fran scrams," she announced.
No, don't CO." Kit invited over
her shoulder. There was no urgency
in her invitation. Fran disappeared
INTO her bedroom. ~-l
When Kit opened the door TO
Vance, he stood there for a mo-
nlent framed in a doorway that
seemed very small indeed. He filed
II with his height. Kit looked I'D a
long way at him and saw the damp
ness had curled his hair crisply and
made 1t look darkly blond.
She said. Come in and let me
have your hat and coat" He peeled
on his great coat. Under il. he
wore a tweed jacket that smelled
pungently sweet of the moors from
whence the fabric came. Kit looked
1own at his brogues. "Tsk, tsk.s
she murmured. Where are the
'amed rubbers?"
What a dangerous woman YOU
'ould be-" he said sadly. you re- |
member too much. Is It okay to
ramp on these dainty rugs with |
vet shoes ?"
I'VE call our place Liberty Hall
md anything goes. Come in and
ret warm"
Vance's frankly curious gaze
raveled over the room from cor
ier to corner as she led him into It.
The wished she could get used to
onsidering 1t a drawing room.
viii it do?" she asked.
ITS a honey
i hoped you'd like Il. II was de-
Igned for comfort. There's a beau
lful view when there's something
eautiful to view. I've drawn the
lrtains today to keep out the
reariness. Most Of the time we
eep the windows free, but these
avs when it's so dark, Let's sit
ear the fire" She felt like an end
SO photograph record.
Vance's eyes met the array on
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HENS RESENT PLANES

Monrovia, Cal, Jan. Sup -
Capt. Claude Morgan, head of the
sheriff s aeronautical detail at the
Monrovia Airport. has revealed that
he has been handed a petition, six
feet long and bearing $50 signatures
advising him that non-airminded
chickens in Southern California
have fallen down greatly on their
egg-laying productiveness because
the 40 CAA students are flying too
low in the region.
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sl7s.o2s in 1888 and s2O2.5 in
1885.
The 1889 session OF Ill days was
the longest in the history OF the
state, but II lasted only one day
longer than the 1885 bicameral
session.
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CATCH SUSPECTED THIEF

Saginaw. Jan. Caught less
than 10 minutes after the front
window OF jewelry store was
broken here Sunday afternoon. Jo-
seph J Symons. 81. was held by
police for investigation. A similar
iewelry-storo burglary was per.
formed Saturday night in which
$1,000 worth OF watches and rings
were stolen.
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BIG EDITION srumps DOG

Gridley, Cal. Jan. Cup w.
II. Bette, East Biggs, Cal, trained
his dog to bring in the evening
paper. SO proficient was the dog
that Bettz was concerned when his
pet failed TO return one evening.
When he went TO investigate he
discovered that a 75-page special
anniversary edition was to blame.
The dog couldn't get 1t through the
gate.
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Darwin, Mrs. Samuel Robbins and
daughter Virginia have been spend
ing several days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Youngs. Mr. and Mrs. HUI
bert Youngs and Mr.. and Mrs.
Verl Youngs and their fami-
lies in and near Petersburg, Ind.
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HE WHITES AND HUNTS

bingham, Mass, Jan. Sup
Russ Burr began financing hunting
trips two years ago by whiting
wooden figures Of game birds and
now his carving is a full-time bust
ness. Burr is a cabinet-maker who
likes more than anything 10 shout
der gun and hunt birds. His pas
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STAYING, SUICIDE

West Branch. Jan. 6-An all
night drinking party ended early
Sunday in the fatal shooting Of a
thirty-two-year-old mother OF three
children and the suicide OF her COM
panion. Mrs. Leta Refill, the mother.
was shot to death with a deer rifle
by Roy Greenier, 80. who later
turned the gun on himself.
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TuttIe Hill
ORGANIZATION OF SUNDAY
SCHOOLS TOLD AT SERVICE,

futile Hill, Mich, Jan. Sat the
Friends Church Sunday morning,
Lloyd Hanson, Willis, occupied the
pulpit as the pastor, Rev. Charles
Carey, was in Ohio. Mr.. Hanson,
who is a Sunday School missionary,
gave talk on organizing Sunday
Schools in the northern part of
the state where there are many
communities without Sunday SER
vices OF any kind.
He also showed motion pictures
of abandoned school houses and
churches that are being reopened
for services. Some of the pictures
showed how the chi dren were gath
cred up by automobiles and taken
TO the Sunday Schools. In some
instances Is to II children were
carried in one two-seated car.
Much interest was shown.
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BegOIe News
MRS. SHEPPARD GIVEN
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY

Begole. Mich. Jan. 6-Mrs. J. +.
Sheppard was given delightful
surprise party Friday evening by
the Yus Club, who came bringing
baskets with refreshments. Two
birthday cakes featured the lunch
con, as r. IT. Gibbs birthday will
be today.
Progressive games were enjoyed
and prizes were won by Mrs. c.
Moore. Orlo Hurst. Mrs. Jason
Clark and Dan Ellsworth.
Mrs. Sheppard received lovely
gift in remembrance of the occa-
sion.
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SYNOPSIS
ETD CT.

READ This FIRST:
JUDGED winner OF the Sembler con-
test 10 find a successor to
MANA HARRIS. the company's ia
nous radio songstress.
:. KIT REILLY suddenly finds herself
In the public spotlight and on the way
70 fame.
B FRAN LIE MAZE. Kits friend. be-
comes her secretary-manager After q
farewell party given Mana by Kit.
VANCE HEALEY, noted radio sports
announcer. who gave her the chance to
compete in the contest. drives her
home. On the way he kisses her.
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time required extra funds and con
sequently his jackknife came into
play.