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Evening star., 1943-04-20
III. S. Soldiers
| In Britain Buy
| Share of Bonds
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 20. - American
soldiers in the European theater of
operations are doing their share Of
buying War bonds.
Fifty-seven per cent of them are
buying through pay reservations and
many more are sending cash orders
direct to Washington. Bond Officer
Col. J. H. Fulton of Seattle, Wash,
announced yesterday.
In one 9th United States Air
Force group 30 per cent are buying
bonds through pay reservations.
1t. William J. Gise of Yoakum,
Tex, a navigator, recently pur-
chased $1,000 bond and one un-
identified corporal at an operational
station laid $2,100 on the line.
Col. Fulton emphasized that no
high-pressure selling campaign was
needed, either.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
New Law Saves $4,000
In Montgomery County

Approximately $4,000 will be saved
Montgomery County every election
year as a result of law passed by
the State Legislature eliminating
election clerks.
Voting machines. used for several
years in the county, have made the
clerks unnecessary, it was said, and
four judges at each polling place are
adequate for the conduct of elections.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
TuttIe Named Virqiniu
Game Superintendent
BY the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROANOKE, Va, April 20.-The
Virginia Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries meeting here yes
terday closed the Back Bay game
Wardens headquarters to the pub
lie and eliminated the requirement
that dog owners get duplicate tags
when the originals deteriorate.
H. J. Tuttle, who has been super
intendent of the game farm, also
was made superintendent of game.
He will succeed DR.. Henry S. Mosny,
who is now in the armed forces.
Members of the commission will
meet in Marion today to act on
petition for a right of way across
the fish hatchery property by the
Virginia Highway Department.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Alexandria Asks OPA
For More Ration Clerks

Anticipating a further increase in
Alexandria's population with the
opening this summer of Parkfairfax
the 1,70O-unit apartment project on
Seminar road, j. S. Douglas, exec
utive secretary of the Alexandria
Ration Board, has sent a request to
the Richmond Office of Price Ad-
mlnistration for two additional
clerks.
The board now has II paid en-
ployes, but Mr.. Douglas said that
matters dealing with point ration
ing have SO increased the clerical
work that he believes additional
help will be needed.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Alexandra Masons Plan
Maundy Thursday Rite

The traditional ceremony of ex-
tlnguishing the lodge-room lights on
Maundy Thursday will be carried
out by the Scottish Rite Masons OF
Alexandria when Harry A. Leake
venerable acting master of the
Observation-Disclosures Lodge of Per-
lection performs the rite at pm
Thursday in the Masonic Temple.
The ceremony, attended by all
Scottish Rite Masons, will be fol-
lowed by a ritualistic service, ar.
ranged by Julian Whitestone, ven.
cradle master of the lodge.
The lights will be relighted Easter
morning, and following that cere.
mony, the Masons will gather a,
Gadsby's Tavern for breakfast.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Jury Convicts Man
Accused as Operator
In Narcotics Ring
TriuI Reveals Sole of
Short t-Weight' Heroin
At $40 an Ounce

Clarence Cromer 81, who q al
legged to have sold at $40 an ounce
narcotics composed of 96,2 per cent
sugar and 1,8 per cent heroin, today
is awaiting sentence in Justice
Matthew T. McGuire's District
Court, following his conviction late
yesterday on charges of violating
the Harrison Narcotic Act and the
| Narcotic Drugs Import and Export
Act
Cromer, according to LIE Roy w.
Morrison OF the Federal Bureau of
Narcotics and Assistant United
States Attorney Bernard Margolius,
operated in premises in the rear of
the 1000 block of Fourth street NV.
Characterized by Mr.. Morrison as
a spoke in huge dope ring which
is now being smashed" Cromer was
convicted by jury of II men and
one woman on all IL counts of an
indictment.
Mr.. Margolius accused Cromer
with sale of a total of four and one
half ounces of heroin on various
dates between August 26 and Sep
tember "a, 1912 The prosecutor
also charged him with possession
of six and one-half ounces of heroin
without the necessary revenue
stamps and charged that Cromer
knowingly received, concealed and
sold heroin after unlawful importa-
tions into the country.
Mr.. Morrison said that dealers
are now diluting the product be-
cause there is a shortage of drugs
in illicit traffic. He also said that
the closing of this case removes a
substantial source OF the drug here
by cutting down the peddler's mar
ket, through which he said Cromer
operated as wholesaler. Mr.. Nor
rison said Cromer also retailed mar
cotics.
The jury deliberated about one
hour before arriving at a verdict.
Mr.. Margolius said that since Gro
mer was convicted on all IL counts
of the indictment, he faces a max
imum penalty up to 80 years.
Assisting Mr.. Margolius in the
case was B. T. Mitchell, assistant
chief counsel, Federal Bureau of
Narcotics.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Willard DoshieII, IS,
Veteran Actor, Dies
By the Associated Press.

bS tHe ASSoclated Press.
HOLYOKE, Mass, April 20.-Wil-
lard Dashiell, rs, veteran actor and
stock company director, died yes
terday after long illness.
"A native OF Salisbury, Md, he
practlced law before going on the
stage. His last Broadway part was
IN Jumbo" He also was in the
casts OF "The American Tragedy"
Front Page" and white Cargo"
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Son of Senator Hatch
Married to Texas Girl

LUBBOCK, Tex, April 2O.-Miss
Louise Roe, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Roe of Robert Lee, Tex,
and Cadet Stewart A. Hatch, son of
Senator and Mrs. Carl A. Hatch of
Clovis, N. Mex, and Washington,
were married here Sunday.
Cadet Hatch receives his wings
Thursday at the Lubbock Army
Flying School. He is a former stu
dent of Washington and Lee Uni
versity. The bride attended John
Tarleton College, Stephenville, Tex.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Arlington.
9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily.
Z to 10 Wednesdays.

9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily.
7 to 10 Wednesdays.
Gasoline, tires, miscellaneous COM
modities, Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
Fuel oil, ration books 1 and 2,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Price-control division always open.
|. Alexandria.
am to pm. daily except We'd
nesdays and Saturdays
9 am. to l pm. Wednesdays and
Saturdays.
1880 to $50 pm. Wednesdays.
Ration books l and issued Mon
days and Fridays only.
Fairfax.
$50 am. to 4 pm. daily except
Thursdays and Saturdays.
$50 am. to l pm. Thursdays
and Saturdays.
7:3o to $50 pm. Thursdays.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
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WAR BONDS
Hond TO Hand Fighting

Our marines who have given such
splendid account of themselves in
all sectors of this global war are
taught hand-to-hand fighting tao
tics and are deadly in the use Of
the marine raiders knife. Every
marine carries this wicked weapon
and is proficient in its use. It
costs, with sheath, SITS.
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Waldorf P-TA Elects

WALDORF, Md, April 20 (Spe-
ciaD The Rev. A. L. Hunter has
been reelected president of the
Parent-Teacher Association here.
Other officers are Mrs. Albert Jor-
den, vice president, and Mrs. Helen
H. Queen, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1943-04-20

Muller. Ellsworth D.
Barrett, Louis T.
Folkman. Albert ]
Beach, Homer w.
Miller. Owen E.
McConaty, F. ].
Ha wilkins, w. A.
Mathis, Harold v.
Cooper, Houston B
McCollum, w. v.
Scrapelli. Adolph
Fox, Frank J.
Salesberry, w. E.
Daniels, Irwin
Mauck, Herman E.
Riddle, Robert w.
Fa britz. Robert E
Heinrich. Frank "
Fink. Harold w.
Gessford, r. L.
Winston, R. E.
Fry. Marshall H.
Marrill, Cleo B.
Bowers, Claude R.
Thomas, Arnold D.
Walker, Robert P.
O'SulllYau. I. P
Evening star., 1943-04-20
"a in Prince Georges
Enter Army Tomorrow
81 Others Called to
Report for Duty Friday

Prince Georges County Draft
Board No. l at Hyattsville an
nounced today that "a registrants
have been ordered to report at Tbs
am. tomorrow and 81 registrants
are scheduled to report Friday at
the board Office in the County Serv-
ice Building before leaving for the
Army induction center in Baltimore.
The 81 men ordered to report to-
Evening star., 1943-04-20
Vests Used for Patches

Because of the clothing shortage,
men in South Africa are discarding
vests and using the materiel to
patch their trousers.
Evening star., 1943-04-20

Lamot. Dudley M.
Mangum, L. A.
Myers, Douglas L.
Lindsay. George w
Kidd. Calvin w.
McCubbin, M. E.
Prokopovitch, A. S.
Dom, George A.
Clark, E. R. ir.
Pratt. Charles S.
Kloppenberg. G. A.
Fulmer, John D.
Raymond, D. R.
Castanzo. Frank j.
Graber, Charles w.
Davis. James E.
Werner. E. R.
Fisk. Donald r.
Payne. EWell j.
Lee. Robert E, jr.
Mullen. Lloyd c.
Wiley. Ernest j.
Hagan, Peter j.
Ryce, Durward T.
Johnson, Charles P
Richards. Burton E
Baldridge. c., jr.
Moore. Ralph L.
Page, Edgar E.
Gerwig. Leon o.
Holman, Robert B.
Botto, Henry M
Evening star., 1943-04-20

Haberman. r. A.
Weatherbee, A. E.
Dannevik, Marion J
Burch. John r.
Greibel, George G.
Taylor, Robert S.
WEIGH, William A.
SmallWood, Lewis M
Roeske, Robert H.
Martin, Charles M.
Fields, Nevans
Arminger. Walter H
TollVer. William A.
Norris, Lewis j.
Shear, c. B.
Stone. Robert w.
Wright, Paul E.
Dombrowski. H. M.
kuSchnereit. E. A.
Bridges, Yates w.
Hannum. Floyd W.
Vandergrift, w. A.
Gill, Clinton P.
Goelling. Arthur j.
Houchens. T. E.
Treiman, Carl
Hansen, Calvin C.
Harvey, Charles E.
LOTUS, Michael j.
Enzor, Elmo ].
Rothman, R. r.
MacDougall, D. B.
Evening star., 1943-04-20

Gust. Bernard A.
Money, James C.
Domokos, John
Mason. Walter H.
Mueller. M. M.
Wood, Ashley L.
Clark. Norman L.
ShLman, Calvin w
Brantigan, Henry
Wimberly, r. B.
Smither, Garlic o.
Fairfax, Alvin F.
Marshall, John B.
Whitney. Frank j.
Roby, James l..
Griffin, Richard j.
Collins, John w.
Eye, Arnold M.
Rhodes, Alvin E.
Wayne, Ma thew L.
Schaefer. F. c., jr.
Drass, B. j., ir.
Schwab, Verne
Ritter, Cha rles E.
Calhoon, John H.
Walker, Robert w.
Glynn, Francis S,
Evening star., 1943-04-20

Your purchase of War bonds and
other Government bond issues helps
provide these weapons for our dar-
ing marines. Even purchase OF War
stamps could buy one of these knives
which might save a soldiers life,
They give their nves-you lend
your money"
Evening star., 1943-04-20

The 81 men scheduled tc report
Friday are:
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

los ANGEL ES, March 10.-(UP)
Peter Gissibl, who relped Hitler in
the beer hall puisch at Munich, re-
turned to court today to lay the
groundwork for the governments
far-reaching contention that mem
bership in the German American
bund is sufficient grounds for cam
collation. of citizenship.
Gissibl, founder of the bund, be-
gan his testimony yesterday as gov
ernment attorneys opened one of
the Justice Departments largest
citizenship cases of the war-an at
tempt to cancel the citizenship of
% German Americans charged with
subverSive activity.
MANY CASES
Justice Department agents have
intimated that numerous citizen
ship cases would be instituted
throughout the country if it is eS-
tablished that membership in sub
verSive organization is sufficient
grounds for cancellation of citizen
ship.
Assistant us. District Attorney
John M. Dean said the testimony
would show that the bund and the
organizations which preceded it
were subversive in character.
The governments first attempt to
establish the membership precn-
dent was contained in the testi-
mony of George Prost, New York,
who outlined the German-Ameri-
can political set-up in that area.
German American groups, he said,
in theory excluded from member
ship us. citizens.
RETAINED ALLEGIANCE
Actually, the government con-
tends, the bundists evaded this
condition of membership by retain
ing allegiance to Nazi Germany,
becoming citizens in name only.
All 90 defendants were accused
of fraud in obtaining citizenship
GiSsibl testified he and his broth
er Fritz, and Joseph Schuster came
to American in 1924 and organized
the Free Society of Teutonia" in
Chicago to mold young German
immigrants into the national So
cialist pattern.
Successfully, the National So
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
s4,000,00O Worth
OF Vegetables and
Fruit Go tol.A.
Total Valley Shipments
To Coast Market Top
Previous Years Value

A total of $4,214,385 worth
of fruits and vegetables roll
ed from Imperial Valley
fields to Los Angeles Mar
kets in 1912, topping the S3,-
414,090 total in l941.
These figures were made public
Wednesday by the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce. The institu-
ton keeps a careful record of the
shipments.
The total number of carloads roll
ing from the valley to Los Angeles
was 1882 in 1912 and ATS in 1941
MOST VALUABLE
Most valuable of all the ship
ments in l943 was tomatoes. The
1850 carloads were valued at ST.
028,000. The 928 carloads of lettuce
were valued at $533 800.
Other valuable shipments included
760 carloads of cantaloupes valued
at $456,000; $50 carloads of grape
fruit valued at $323 400; II carloads
of asparagus valued at $4,000; a
carload of faba beans valued at
$3.50; 43 carloads of white cabbage
valued at $21,60O; a carload of red
cabbage valued at $675; 80 carloads
of punched carrots valued at $22,-
$50; 20 carloads of topped car
rots valued at $7,700; % car
loads of cucumbers valued at $22,-
coo; 16 carloads of eggplant valued
at S13,430; 3 carloads Of table grapes
Continued en- Page 8, Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
GERMANS REVEAL DESTRUCTION OF CITE:
Different LAND

War has wrought many changes in the Inland Empire.
The features of the land have changed the people have
changed the living conditions have changed
Because Imperial Valley has been almost entirely de-
pendent upon agriculture for its existence thrown
into the front line of food production the
home AS the months have slipped by the changes
have become apparent.
The reckless and gay spirit of the 20s has gone The
throes the nations worst depression have been thrown
off In their place has ruthless determination to
destroy the enemy possible.
The Empire turned to its surest and swftest way of
destroying that foe-by producing overwhelming amounts
of food for soldiers and Allies.
The vast food production has been accompanied by
changes in the type of grown here Essential war
crops have become the theme of the day.
Residents of the Empire themselves different Many
have lost sons foreign fields All have vital interest
in this greatest of
The fighting spirit of the people here has been aroused
it before
Defense organizations have been organized Volunteer
groups have begun training rationng has been instituted
Yes, the Empire is different.
The POstPress newspapers recognizes those changes
and pays tribute to the spirit of the people in its annual
special edition publication
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Chinese Win Bic
Victory Over laps
On SaIween Front
Chiang's Troops Take
Three Towns, Booty
From Nip Invaders

CHUNGKING, March 10.
(UP)-Japanese forces are
retreating in confusion from
the Salween river front after
suffering heavy losses at the
hands of Chinese troops which have
captured three more towns in Yum
nan province, communique from
GeneralisSimo Chang Kai-Shek'S
headquarters announced tonight.
The Japanese were reported flee
ing southwark toward their big
base of Tengchung (Tengyuen) near
the China Burma border. The Chi
nese army was III hot pursuit, ac-
cording to the annoucc--lent.
CLEAII UP BANK
After capturing Chiakungfang.
kiangchuchieh, and other positions
to the north, Chinese forces clean-
ing up the west bank of the Salween
were reported to have cleared ene-
my remnants from Chaiotouchieh.
Chiang's troops still were attacking
south of Tachupa, which is on the
Burma border 50 miles north of
Tengchung.
Another Chinese unit which raid
ed Hsiayi in eastern Honan prov
ince nine days ago broke into the
city, killed 100 of the enemy, took
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10


I'VE will plan another fair as
soon as it is deemed wise but the
fair grounds will be used for mo .e
serious purposes as long as it is
needed" said c. Z. Pitzer of Ell
Centre, president of the Imperial
County Fair association.
FIRST TINE
This is the first time Imperial
county has been without some kind
of agricultural exhibit or fair since
1907.
The institution became a state
operated fair in February of 1890
and has been such since that date
Total assets of the Imperial Coun-
ty Fair association as of Sept. 30
1912 amounted to $258,936. This in
cludes the buildings, equipment, and
money on hand.
BOARD PRESIDENT
Pitze' is president of the fair
board. Other officers include A. A.
DreaSher of Westmorland, vice
president: Dorman V. Stewart, of
Imperial, secretary A. II.
Keller of Ell Centre, treasurer. Dir
ectors include Wesley Anderson of
CaleXico, John De Paoli of Holt
Vile, and Paul Alvey of Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Hitler Hell per
Bdc K i'm Court

cialist Society Of Teutonia Friends
of Hitler, Friends of New Ger
many, and finally the German
American Bund. the purpose of the
group remained the same, the Chi
cagoan testified
HIGH OFFICER
Fritz now is high officer in Hit
ler'S elite corps, Gissibl said.
Both Prost and Gissibl said mem
berS of their groups were consti-
tuted as storm troopers and wore
typical Nazi uniforms including
the swastika, heiled their leader,
and sang the Nazi Horst Vessel
song at every gathering.
Gissibl identified letter of
thanks to the group from "a Hit
ler," and said Rudolph Hess, for
mer No. Nazi, and Julius Stretch
er maintained correspondence with
the bund.
In opening statements, Assistant
us. Attorney John Marvin Dean
said all defendants maintained al
legiance to Germany, never had
held allegiance to the United
States, and did not plan to reside
permanently in the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Large Audience at
Soil Conservation
Meeting in &c.
Farmers Hear Speeches
By Barrett, Hewes;
Expert Arrives Late

Before an audience that
packed the superior court
room here a soil conserva-
ton meeting was held Tues
day afternoon featured by
talks by Willis Barrett, l.. G. Goar,
George Winright and others.
The meeting was arranged as a
part of the local program in con-
nection with California Conserva-
ton Week.
William Fox, conservationiSt for
the United States Department of
Agriculture, said most every sec
ton of Imperial Valley was repre-
Sented at the session.
CaSiano Quevedo, noted Argentine
expert, who was sched-
uled to deliver a talk at the meet
ing, was delayed in arriving in the
valley and consequently did not
participate in the program.
Sam Robinson served as chair
man and inUoduced speakers.
Following the showing of an agri-
cultural motion picture Evan HeWes,
head of the Imperial Valley Irriga-
ton district, gave the opening talk.
He was followed by Barrett, civil
engineer in charge of the valley
drainage investigation for the Soil
Conservation Service He talked on
the results of this investigation.
Goar who is in charge of the
Meloland Experiment Station delv-
ed into his work there and Win
right, assistant Farm Advisor, spoke
on Food For Freedom"
Quevedo arrived in the city Tues
day night, delayed by poor trans
portation connections. He will spend
two weeks here looking over farm
improvement projects with a view
to utilizing them in his own coun-
try which has problems very SINH
lar to those of Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Senator Demands
'Stop-Gap Law

WASHINGTON, Marcn 10-(UP)
Sen. Chapman Revercomb, R.
w. Va, opened the second day of
debate on the Bankhead bill to
defer farmers from the draft to-
day with warning that the United
States and its allies face hunger
unless "stop-gap" legislation is
pushed through to conserve the
dwindling supply of agricultural
labor.
Revercomb's speech came after
Sen. Sheridan Downey, D.. Calf,
told the senate military affairs
committee that 100000 people are
going hungry in California because
OF the twin evils of farm labor
shortages and transportation bottle
neckS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

UdCk WAS lllUlCdUeu CLEARLY ny Jilc
angry comment of the Nazi press
and reports that the Germans are
trying to get Pope Plus to inter-
vent in an effort to halt the bomb
ing.
TELL OF DESTRUCTION
For the first time since the start
of the war the German press was
filled with accounts of vast devas-
tation wrought by the British and
American attacks. The Nurnberg
destruction was compared with the
obliteration or Rostock and Leu
beck. Munich was believed to have
suffered equally heavy damage.
Munich is one of the major Royal
Air Force targets, being center
of Nazi war industries as we'll as
a rail network and the birthplace
of the Nazi party.
Undoubtedly Many German CEN
ters such as Munich, Nurnberg,
Hamm, Cologne and Hamburg now
are showing the effects of thou
sands of tons of high explosives
dropped in the last few weeks
Accounts published by the Ger
man press reveal that the damage
and suffering is on such a wide
scale that there nj longer is any
point in the Nazis keeping up the
pretense of nothing but minor dam
age done
BOUND TO BE SEEN
The effect of the crushing air az
the coming months as the NaZi
industrial machine lags behind the
steadily increasing needs of the
armed forces.
The big raids of the last two
nights indicate clearly that the Al
lies are making every effort to
maintain the air war at the tempo
of the record breaking Today pc
riod ending last week. with the
weather the only limiting factor.
Russian troops are steadily Bit
ing off the wanna salient west
of Moscow, with the Nazis admit
ting the evacuation of Belly, 63
miles southwest of Rzhev. Vyazma
was expected to be given up soon
by the Germans due to fears of
entrapment, enabling the Russians
to straighten out their lines on the
central front
ATTACK STOPPED
Russian admissions regarding the
German counteroffensive in the Do
nets area was believed by some OBJ
servers to indicate the Nazi at
tack now is fairly well stopped,
These sources thought the Red
army would be able to hold Khar-
kov, though the Soviets had fallen
back roughly to the east bank of
the Donets along an 80 = mile
stretch.
Land fighting died down again
in TuniSia, but double threat was
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Stimson Defends
Plans for Army

WASHINGTON, March l0-(UP)
Secretary of War Henry l.. Stim-
son, vigorously defending plans to
build an army of 100000 officers
and men by the end of 1943. said
last night they were drafted on the
theory that I'VE shall at once take
the offensive"
Speaking over a nationwide NBC
network, Stimson said the $780,
0o0 figure was decided upon by the
general staff, the point chiefs of
staff and the President after
weighing all pertinent problems in
GLIDING availability of manpower.
production capacities and trans
port.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10

The plan finally agreed on by
vote of 16 to 8, would continue the
present system of computing and
collecting income taxes with these
exemptions:
l. COllectlOn al the source would
begin July l at a 20 per cent rate
on the amount above exemptions.
2. Taxes collected at the source
we'd be applied against taxes on
&c per cent withholding covers the
taxpayers liability on income earn
ed last year.
3. If correction at the source eX-
ceedS the 1912 liability. it would
be credited against the taxpayers
obligations for 1913 or subsequent
years.
a. New taxpayers can estimated
100000 whose entire liability
has been withheld from pay checks,
will be credited for taxes which
wouldn't be due until March Is,
1914.
SAME PRINCIPLE
5. The same principle would
apply to taxpayers who pay their
1912 taxes in full on March Is.
6. Taxpayers whose 1912 liabili-
ties are not liquidated by the 20
per cent Withholding, and those
who have income other than sala-
ries and wages, would make extra
payments in installments in Sep
tar, bpV a,Nd nnpp.O1 1ll2
The plan would apply the same
procedure for Withholding in 1914,
Continued on Page 8, Col a.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-03-10
Noted Financier
Is Seriously III

BOCA GRANDE. Fla, March 10
-CUP)-The condition of j. P,
Morgan, internationally known
banker, continued serious today al
though it was reported that he
was resting Well at the GaSpar-
lila Inn in this island-city.
DR.. A. p Burns, of Boca Grande,
one of the three attending physic-
ians, said that no change in the
75-year old bankers condition had
been reported to him today.