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The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1944-01-01

ARE OUR RAILROADS GOING BROKE?

ARE OUR RAILROADS GOING BROKE?
II ABROAD companies have money than a any
time in their long history, and in position pay
much bigger wage increases than the asking
Class roads began the year with ST cash
hand. This is 1917 than they had the end of the
boom year 1889, and 46% than they had piled up
the end of 1912.
This huge of cash i'm railroad does
include their large holdings of u S. bonds and
other easily cashable securities With their large
working capital the railroads in the strongest
position i'm their history.
Since the beginning of 1912 American railroads
duced their indebtedness by around of billion dollars
Financial reorganization of bankrupt properties already
proved by the Interstate Commerce Commission will reduce
this Indebtedness by another S. 3O4 916 Only well
do holders of ''New Haven stock know this.
full demands of the five operating granted
something like $500 million would be added pay
roll Percentages of this high 8196 would be
taxes, however, leaving the roads paying between 500 mil
lion and $50 million. Are railroads going broke?
DTTY the poor public member of the WLB whose long
bacheorhoOd is matter of great pride. He forced
retire from because the plant involved made ladies
undergarmen Seems the thought of such things rpped
him We don't know about males but what
of elastic, little slip is likely trip many gal
days.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Ripley Speaks at Luncheon
OF Building Association

The contribution of the electrical
engineering and power industry to
the manufacture and operation of
The weapons and equipment of mod
ern war was the topic of luncheon
address to members of the Washing
ton Building Association at the
Mayf1ower Hotel yesterday by
Charles M. Ripley, representative
of the General Electric Co., Schenec-
tady, N. Y.
Displaying samples of magnesium
and tungsten, turbo-s -superchargers
for airplanes, incendiary bombs and
alloy magnets 30 times more power
full than the best available in the
World War, Mr. Ripley explained
their uses and the indispensability
of electric power in their manufac-
ture. In discussing -engined
bombers he pointed out that they
were made possible by the great
strides of the last 20 years in the
electrical industry. 1t was electric
power, he said, that brought alum
mum and magnesium production to
the point of efficiency where their
use in plane construction was FEAST
BILE. Through electric furnace pro-
duction methods the price of alumni
mum was reduced from S25 to Is
cents pound, he said.
Power-driven appliances, he de-
clared, made it possible for women
to participate in heavy war indus
tries.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
.fTC Monopoly Charge
Denied by Kronheim

| The wholesale liquor firm of Mil
ton S. Kronheim & Son today de-
MED charges it was operating q
monopoly here in the sale of whis-
kies, wines and brandies, as charged
last month by the Federal Trade
Commission.
In a formal reply to the FTC
complaint, the firm insisted its
method of doing business does not
involve any unfair, coercive or op-
pressive practice and further denied
1t has required retailers here to buy
wines or brandies in order to OBJ
tain whisky.
The complaint charged the firm
with taking advantage of the war
time liquor shortage by putting into
effect and enforcing policy OF
refusing to sell popular brands OF
whisky, in which it has a monopoly
to District retailers unless they pur-
chase stipulated quantity of wines
or brandies, or both"
| international Distributing Corp.
a second wholesaler, was charged
by the FTC with similar practices
| of "tie-in sales" but the FTC has
net yet announced the company
reply.
| The Kronheim firm, according tc
the FTC, admits it is an exclusive
agency for the wholesale distribu-
ton OF certain whiskies and that
retailers have been unable to OBJ
tain sufficient supplies to meet the
current demand.
Hearings on the complaint will be
held in due course, FTC said.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Vandalism Report Hits
New York Police
BY the Associated Press.
NyY1yIv vNn

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-A report
accusing the police department of
''inaction and laXity" in Of 81
cases of anti-Semitic and anti
American acts of vandalism was
submitted to Mayor F. H. La Guar
dia yesterday by Investigation Com
missioner William B. Herlands.
Mr.. Herlands, at the request OF
the Mayor, investigated 50 COM
plants received up to March 16
1943, and said he found that SO
cases were devoid of racial or re-
| ligious bias.
Mr.. Herlands said his investiga-
tion showed 81 offenders connected
with the 81 incidents. Two of the
offenders were under the influence
Of liquor. he reported, adding that
the remaining So ranged in age
from to % years, with an average
age of l7l2.
There is no group or organiza
ton directing or planning commits
sion of such criminal acts" Mr.
Herlands said, but he declared that
some were traceable to propaganda
The report cited attacks on jew
ish boys, girls and old men, van.
dallSm at Synagogues, defacing oi
school walls with SWastikas. desc
Grafton of Protestant church ano
similar acts.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
PIoeser Asks Inquiry
Into Meat Prices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Ploeser, Republi.
can, of Missouri submitting a docu-
ment which asserted that large meat
packers and producers have un-
dertaken to Illustrate" the program
to control meat prices, has callec
for joint Senate-House investi.
cation.
He suggested yesterday to Chair.
man Patman of the House Small
Business Committee that this group
and its Senate counterpart look into
"the methods and influence which
have controlled pricing and ration
ing of meat"
Accompanying Mr.. Ploeser's re.
quest was a photograph of papers
he said came from the files of the
Office of Price Administration.
Included was memorandum
over the name of Jerome j. Jacob
son, attorney for the meat and fish
division OF the OPA, on August IA
1943, which said large meat packers
and producers are more than non-
cooperative" in the program tt
control meat prices and have un.
dertaken to frustrate it,"
AN analysis of the events of the
past six months clearly reveals the
formation of coalition between the
big packers acting under the guise
of the American Meat Institute and
the farm inflationary officials of the
Department of Agriculture. This
coalition finds its official spokes-
man in the War Meat Board which
has already undertaken to carry
out the program of the American
Meat Institute and which has met
with consistent success in OPA,'
the memorandum said.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
HIT mrmnrtant

= fSst ohs ASsA jEnNR f ANN;
COMPILER, who departed this life foul
The FAMILY.
GIBSON, KATHARINE SHEPPARD. Oul
loving mother and devoted grandmother
KATHARINE SHEPPARD GIBSON, passed
to her heavenly reward January IL, 1908
Let perpetuaI light shine upon her,
May her soul rest in peace.
TON
JOHNSON, AMANDA. In sad but low.
ing remembrance of our dear mother ane
grandmother. Mrs. AMANDA JOHNSON
who departed this life four years ago to.
day, January IL, 1910.
She had smile that every one loved,
heart as pure as gold;
To those who knew and loved her
Her memory will never grow old.
We are sad within our memory,
Lonely are our hearts today,
For the one we loved so dearly
nEv6Ss1 Has 5oreysr rCS been EeMrsn sailed nn away
JOHNSON, LUCY. In loving memor,
Of my devoted mother, LUCY JOHNSON
who passed away four years ago today
JanYary InH yrI,, y; l24o, ,r
MORRIS. GUsTAvIoUs. A tribute tc
the. memory of our devoted husband ane
loving, father, GUSTAVIoUS MORRIS
VINO departed this life so suddenly foul
years ago today, January II, 1910.
In the still, the quiet breezes,
Take your small and earthly rest,
For in no fairest pool lies peace,
There is no. shore SO far remote
That death has not there beached his boat
The thought built deep,
The thought built high,
VIII reach the fury of the sky.
HIS FAMILY. LILLIAN, JULIA AND EU.
GENE GUSTAVIOUS MORRIS.
REH, LENA. In loving memory of ou]
dear mother. LENA REA, who passed away
one year ago today, January II, 1913.
Peaceful be thy sleep, dear mother,
Slumber on and take thy rest;
In life we loved you dearly
But God knew what was best.
Gone, but not forgotten
YOUR LOVING SON AND DAUGHTER
MILTON AND WILLIE.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Mrs. Emma 5. Pumphrey,
GEORGETOWN Native, Dies

Mrs. Emma S. Pumphrey, rs
native of Georgetown, died Sunday
at the Mother Jones Rest Home
near Hyattsville, Md.
Mrs. Humphrey, who was an &C.
tive member of the st. Gabriel's
Church in Petworth, had lived fol-
the last Is years at 430 Taylor street
NV.
She is survived by a daughter
Mrs. Walter S. Jenkins, Brooklyn;
two sons, E. Loris Pumphrey, also
OF Brooklyn, and John E. Pumphrey
Trenton, N. j.; three sisters, Mrs
Katherine Magill of Washington
Mrs. Fred Fahr, Summit, N. j., anc
Mrs. Chester Gushing, San Antonio
Tex, and three children.
Funeral services will be at 9:3(
am. tomorrow at Hanlon's funeral
home, Georgia avenue and Ran.
dolph street NV. High requiem
mass will be offered after the service
lat the st. Gabriels Church, Grant
Circle, PetWorth, with burial ir
GlenWOod Cemetery.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Over 1000 Attend
Rites for Mrs. Hoover
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Funeral
services attended by more than 1000
persons were conducted for Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, wife of the former
President, in st. Bartholomew's
Protestant Episcopal Church here
yesterday. Burial will be in Palo
Alto, Calf.
Mrs. Hoover, who apparently had
been in good health, died suddenly
of heart ailment Friday as she
was preparing to go to dinner upon
returning from concert. Her hus-
band was with her when she died.
Mr.. Hoover and the couples two
sons, Herbert, jr., and Allan. sat
with bowed heads during the serv-
ices.
Among those attending were 200
Girl Scouts, representing the organ
ization with which Mrs. Hoover was
closely identified; Mrs. Wendell L.
Willkie; Joseph P. Kennedy, former
Ambassador to England; Hugh Glib
son, former ambassador to Belgium
John D. Rockefeller, jr.; Thomas W.
Lamont, f1nancier; Capt. Edward V
Rickenbacker and Lawrence Ritchie
secretary to Mr.. Hoover when he
was President.
Alex Sampson and Leon Thomp-
son, colored ushers at the White
House during Mr.. Hoover's 1929
1888 term of Office, came from Wash
ington to attend.
The Rev. DR.. George PAUL T. Sar-
gent, the rector, officiated at the
services, assisted by the Rev. Dr.
Rufus Jones, professor emeritus of
Haverford (PaD College and chair
man of the American Friends Serv-
ice Committee. A 50-voice choir
sang
Evening star., 1944-01-11
John Oliver Bowen Dies;
Deputy Court Clerk

John Oliver Bowen, deputy clerk
at District Court, died yesterday at
Emergency Hospital after a brief
illness.
A native of Pittsburgh, Mr.. Bowen
came to Washington In 1922 as
credit manager Of the United States
Shipping Board. In 1897 he became
deputy clerk at the court, position
he held until his death.
Mr.. Bowen was a 33d degree Scot
tish Rite Mason, a member of Almas
Temple Shrine, and America Lodge.
FAAM, of Chicago. He attended the
Unitarian Church, where he was ac-
tive in the work of the Laymen's
League, and was a member of the
Connecticut Avenue Citizens Asso-
citation. Mr.. Bowen lived at 1881
Cathedral avenue NV.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Jean Bowen, Washington; a brother,
Robert j. Bowen, New York; a half
brother. William A. Davis, Califor-
mia, and nephew, James K. Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Wednesday at the Scottish Rite
Temple, 2800 Sixteenth street NV.
Burial will be in Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Edmund J. Walsh Dies;
Catholic Lay Leader
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. II
Edmund Joseph Walsh, Ct, Chat
tanooga industrialist and Catholic
lay leader, died in a hospital here
last night after a brief illness.
Mr.. Walsh was vice president anc
general manager Of the Chattanooga
Boiler & Tanking Co.. with which
he had been connected since 1912
Born in Brooklyn, Mr.. Walsh re-
ceived his early education in Kill
kenny County, Ireland, and came
to Chattanooga at 16.
He was a grand knight of the
Knights of Columbus in 1925 and g
State deputy of the K. C. In 1890
He also served as first chairman OF
the Chattanooga Housing Authority
in 1898,
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Charles King, 4o, Actor,
Dies Abroad on US0 Tour
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Charles King
40, American stage and screen actor
and singer, died in hospital today
Of pneumonia contracted aboard
ship en- route to Britain to enter
tain the troops with a USO unit.
Mr.. King had played in a number
of musical comedies and in motion
pictures, having the lead in Broad
way Melody" He appeared in plays
with AL Jolson, Vernon Castle, Lew
Fields, Sam Bernard, Elsie Janis
and others, and was starred in such
productions as Hit the Deck" and
Present Arms"
He had entertained at camps in
the United States with the USO,
and was making his first trip
abroad for that organization when
he was stricken.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Mrs. Anita kearney, II,
Actress S. Years, Dies
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Anita
Kearney, II, former actress known
on the stage as Anita Rothe, died
yesterday.
During career of 55 years as a
dramatic actress she appeared in
such plays as "The Husbands Of
Leontine," Lady Frederick" Mrs.
McChesney," THE Kingdom Of
God" Scarlet Sister Mary" and
other productions.
Her first stage appearance was in
Nero" and later she played with
Mrs. John Drew in THE Rivals"
She was in the original cast OF
Captain Jinks Of the Horse Ma
rines," which starred Ethel Barry
more.
Mrs. Kearney retired in 1910.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Puerto Ricon Strike Seen
If Sugar Price Stands
5y the Associated Press,

~ liiC AoooSidIeu ETeSS.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Jan. II.
Charles Goldsmith, Federal labor
conciliator, predicted today that an
lsland-wide strike in the sugar in
dustry is unavoidable unless higher
prices are paid by the United
States Government for Puerto
Rican sugar, enabling the growers
to meet increased wage demands
of their workers.
The cost of living in Puerto
Rico and production costs in the
sugar industry have been going up
since the war started" Mr.. Gold
smith said, yet the sugar growers
got the same price for their prod
uct last year as they did the year
before"
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Dr.. WiIIium (. Ritter,
Noted ZooIoqist, Dies

I BY the Associated Press.
BERKELEY. Calf, Jan. IL
William Emerson Ritter, 8S, noted
zoologist, died yesterday of a heart
attack.
DR.. Ritter joined the staff of the
university in 1891 and retired as
professor in 1928 He was the first
director of the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Frunk J. Howard Dies;
Showed EorIy Films
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BROOKLINE, Mass, Jan. IL
Frank John Howard, IS, who claimed
to be the first person to show moving
pictures in the United States for
which admission was charged, died
yesterday.
A film Of the Fitzsimmons- Corbett
fight, shown in Boston on March IT.
1897, was claimed by Mr.. Howard
to be the first showing for ad-
mission.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
GarA uf UhankH

EARLY, EUGENE H. With sincere ap-
probation, the family and Mrs. Leola 3.
tomaX acknowledge the sympathy ex-
tended and beautiful floral tributes sent
ct the time Of his passing. IL
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Factory Produces Cones

A factory in Sweden will produce
3,000,00 conical paper containers a
year and may quadruple that num-
ber.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Cone Growers Subsidized

Sugar cane growers in Trinidad
will receive subsidy of $40 an acre
IN campaign to stimulate sugar
production.
Evening star., 1944-01-11

Place a stamp in that vacant
space in your War Savings Stamp
book. 1t will help put the Axis on
the spot.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Dratha.

ANDERSON, ERWIN L. On Monday,
January 10, 1244, at his residence, 1888
loved husband of Mrs. Queen F, Anderson
and father of Erwin L. Anderson. jr,; John
F; and James B. Anderson and Mrs. DON
Services at the S. H. Hines Co funeral
home, 2901 14th st. NV. Thursday, jan
uary 13, at pm. Interment Cedar Hill
Cemetery. IL
BADEN, ANNE L. On Monday January
70. 1914, ANNE L. BADEN, daughter Of
sister of Mrs Mary Frye.
Friends may call at the Lee funeral
home. home 4th st. and Mass Is: o.a aye ne until
to sacred Heart Church, 10th st. and
Park rd. NV, where requiem mass will be
tsd SAG at 10 am Relatives and friends In
II
BEUsT, DORA S. On Sunday, January
g. l944. at her residence, 3l33 Conn ave.
Of v" Nora % Beust St Of % Washineton, m $ B. G.; 'O Carl
Beust Of .Tryon' N. c., and Capt, Max
sessi, Services o . at t. the s H Hines Co. funeral
home, 1901 14th St NV. on Wednesday,
January Il, at l pm. 1nterment Cedar
Hill Mausoleum. IL
BOWEN, JOHN OLIVER. On Monday.
January 10, 1914; JOHN OLIVER BOWEN
band of Jean Bowen. Remains resting at
the s H. Hines Co. funeral home. 2901
18th st. NV.
Funeral services at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral, $500 i 9Th st. NV. on Wednes
day, January 10, at pm. Interment
Pittsburgh Pa IL
BOWEN, JOHN OLIVER Evangelist
s,y Chapter Knights Rose Croix, A.
"A, A. S. R.. in the Valley of Wash
~. ington, will conduct its Rose
xKNN3 Croix service for our late
brother, Ilustrous JOHN OIL
Za.AsN YER BOWEN. 80, on Wednes-
WX~N day, January -. 1914 at >
nm, at the Scottish Rite Tenn
pie, $500 J 9Th st NV
HECTOR G. sPAULDING. 49,
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time it takes to memorize Hamlet's
soliloquy.
Monty Woolley sputters and roars
in righteous rage. ''Why-why-
when l think of mine own kampf-
why, damn it all, these arrant trick
sters!"
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nal was prodigious task. Weather
conditions, labor and necessities, tc
which was added great physical OBJ
stacles, all figured in the construc-
ton of the canal.
Eventually the canal and railroad
people joined hands and the Mary
land Legislature, on June 3, 1885
passed the famous Eight Million
Dollar Bill" These were the items.
To the c. & o. Canal Co., $3,00O,O0O;
to the B. & o. R. r. Co., $4,000, 900;
to the Eastern Shore r. r. c., ST.
100000; to the Maryland Canal Co.,
$500,000, and to the Annapolis Ca
nal Co., 100000. According to the
report of the president and directors
of April %, 1885, the canal had
been built at this time only to Hol-
mans Dam, 26 miles above Harpers
Ferry, So miles from Washington;
rs miles more were under way.
There were a number of types of
locomotives in the very early days.
Probably the very first was one de-
signed by Evan Thomas, brother of
the president of the B. & o. It was
moved by sails. Benjamin H. La
trobe described it as basket body,
like that of a sleigh, with a mast
and a square sail and mounted on
four wheels of equal size. 1t ran
equally well in each direction-but,
of necessity, there had to be wind.
A horse power locomotive was an
other invention. Any of our read
ers who visited the Fair of the Iron
Horse of the B. & o. at Halethorpe,
1928, concentrating the Tooth
anniversary of the B. & O., will re-
call "a number of these earliest To-
comotives on display there.
The canal was seriously damaged
by flood in 1889 (the time of the
Johnstown flood), but it was re-
stored at considerable expense.
The canal was opened on Oct. 10,
1850. Work continued without in
terruption to the boats and the
completion of the canal may be
dated from Feb. II, 1851.
From the clerks statement, ''the
cost of the c. & o. Canal from the
mouth of the Tiger in the City of
Washington to Cumberland, a dis
lance of 1857 miles, was $11,071,-
1921, or $59,618.61 per mile"
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As the Rose

There's bloom on Ann Sheridan
I've never seen there before and
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Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

prived of the financial protection
provided by the law. There are
some 20 million workers in the Uni
ted States who are now excluded
from coverage.
For further information call or
write the Hagerstown office of the
Social Security Board. located on
the 9th floor of the Earle building,
West Washington street, or send
your inquiries direct to this news
paper.
Next Week: Recommended Revis-
ions.
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A QUESTION and Am Answer.

Would it be possible for a farm
worker, or an employee of some or
ganization that is excluded from
provisions of the law to come under
the system voluntarily, if he paid
the wage tax, and indicated his de-
sire for coverage?
No The only way such workers
may secure this protection is to en-
ter covered employment. Until the
present Act is amended all workers
holding jobs that are excluded UNI
der the existing law will be de-
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Horse and Buggy
Days
By the Old Lamp Lighter

Editors NOte-The Old Lamp
lighters column has, for many
years been feature of the Ha-
gerstOwn Globe. If you would
like him to dig up some special
Old-time information, or if you
know of some interesting item
out of the past, why not drop
him a line, care of the paper.
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Real Old One.
Jake-We've got a hen over at
our place that laid an egg foot
long!
Zeke-That's nothing. We got
something over at our place that'll
beat that!
Jake-What's that?
Zeke-An egg-beater!
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canal, IN the ear
ly part of 1900.
This story is a Sc
quence of our col
umn of re C e n t
date, in which we
told of the Poto-
mac river being
navigable before
the B. & o. R. R.
and the c. & o.
Canal were con-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-05-11

me see her collection. She said,
'Hedda, are you kidding? l didn't
visit the museum" Director
Jim Kern told me how Eve Arden
got the Russian part. She was on
the lot doing another picture and
called up wanting to test for the part,
but Jim, who'd known her for
years, said, eve, dear, you're not
the type" Next day Eve dressed up
as the Russian, came on the set,
spoke in dialect, and the part was
hers-which shows even experienced
actresses have to beg for parts they
want.
An OId-Timer Suggests
Metro is shooting 'Ziegfeld Fol-
hes," and if all its elements blend
the way they did for Ziggy, it should
make screen history. You'll find
James Melton singing love song
while Esther williams and so mer-
maids swim to the rhythm of his
voice. You'll pardon me for suggest
ing, but how about rounding up the
former Ziegfeld Follies beauties and
having them all glamorized as tho
ready for number, just as they
were in the old days, then switch
and let us see what they're doing
today. / believe anybody would get
kick out of a scene like that, but
then I'm just an old sentimentalist
who loves to see "belles of by-gone
years" get another chance. Why
not? I got mine.
She's a Smart Girl
It didn't take long for Red Shelton
to switch from blonde MurieI Nor
ris to redhead who is just as
friendly with Reds Edna as Red
is Gosh! Ed Gardner's swiped
OrsOn Welles' nickname Genius. /"
-. / can't believe that Tommy
Mitchell would leave pictures to do
King Lear" even tho Arthur Hop
kins produces it. Allan Jones'
fans are laundering to have him back
on the screen, but he should worry.
His weekly pay check for personal
appearances and radio is $500.
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girls, of course,
and their fathers
and mothers, too,
fall for the oldma-
larky in droves.
There seems to
be a W i d e l y
prevalent notion
abroad that any
body short of a
deaf mute C a n
master the craft
of mining in ap-
proXinately { b e
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c u t e, giggling
Jane w y m a N
makes a nice
sidekick for her
in "Doughgirls.
We got on the
subject of Mexi-
co, and the beauti-
full things Paul
cite Goddard
brought h o m e
from the museum
down there. 1
a11zNl A l. IL