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Evening star., 1945-08-16
Sinkwich Sturts Toll
With Super-Bombers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
Aug. 16.-Frankie Flat Foot) Sink
wich, lately Of Georgia, Detroit's
football Lions, and the United States
Marines, will be pitching 'em this
gridiron semester for the I'd Air
Force Super Bombers.
The former all-America grid great
took his first drill with the team
yesterday. The Bombers open their
1945 campaign September IA against
the 4th Air Force, at Los Angeles.
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Sexton Repeats Victory
Over Mucricostos

Frank Sexton had another win
over George (Crispy Crunchy) Ma
cricostas in their long series OF
wrestling duels today, tossing his
opponent out of the ring after 20
minutes of torrid tussling. There
wasn't a crackle left in Crispy
Crunchy and he was counted out.
In the semifinal Mike Melas won
from Scotty Dawkins, while Hans
Kampfer got the decision over Ed
White when the latter was disquali-
fed for using a straight wrestling
holt" In other matches Ed Hen.
nigan pinned Lou Serio and Jesse
James threw Dave Dubinsky.
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BY JACK HAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


E.'er since Dutch Leonard knocked
Detroit out Of the American League
pennant on the last day OF the 1914
season, the Washington knuckleball
artist has pitched against the Tigers
like he owned them.
Leonard has trimmed the Ben
gals four straight, counting that
fateful Al job last October / after
he had been propositioned by q
gambler looking for a sure thing
Dutch slammed down the phone and
went out to hang a hex on the Mo.
tor City that hasn't been broken yet
Now that the race is showing signs
Of developing into Tigers-Senators
scrap down the stretch, Leonard's
spell over the ONeiI clan promise.
to cause nightmares for Detroit
boosters.
Opening a vital four-game series
at Briggs Stadium yesterday with 6
brilliant 80 shutout Of the league.
leaders behind Leonard's four-hit
throwing, Washington must b.
recognized as a serious threat to tn.
pacesetters.
Meet Tigers Eight More Times.
Ossie Bluege's Mats are only twt
and one-half games back of Detroi
with 48 to play and have beaten tn.
front runners eight out Of IA times
Eight more meetings between tn,
two contenders, three In the mex
three days in the Tigers home lair
may tell the pennant story.
Steve O'Neill sent Jim Tobin aftel
the Senators in the series opener
but they whacked his nothing bali
for eight hits and seven runs in foul
innings. Leonard faced only 81 mer
in notching his l4th success of tn,
season.
The Chicago White Sox, who hav,
won 10 Of their last IA, also are ad.
vancing in the race, occupying thirt
place, five and a half games on tn.
pace. Although generally over
Evening star., 1945-08-16
London Would Like
OIympics in 1948
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-Sir Noel
Curtis-Bennett, member Of the
British Olympic Council, said to-
day it was possible London would
be the scene of the 194s Olympic
games.
America would like them"
Bennett said, but after all they
had the 1882 ones and Germany
the last games in 1885. ''' Those
for 1910 would have been held
In London had it not been for the
war, and in the circumstances it
would only be just for this coun-
try to have the 1913 SERIES"
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Negro Football League
Is Sure Of Five Teams
Sy the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16.-Rep-
resentatives of five Negro football
clubs met here for organization of
a six-team Negro football league,
first in the Old Dominion.
Norfolk will be represented by two
clubs, Brown Bombers and the
Fraters. Newport News will also
field two teams, Commands and
the Lighthearts Industrial Club.
Richmond will be represented and
the sixth club will be either the
Portsmouth Swans or the WASH
ington Cavaliers.
The league will start play Sunday,
September %, and in case Of a tie
one game will decide the cham
pionship.
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is no limp as Case now walks, but
the ankle is taped securely and
Trainer Mike Martin of the Mats
won't permit the leading hitter of
the Mats to risk further injury to
his ankle for some days.
Bert Shepard rejoined the Mats
yesterday, rid of the infection in his
whole leg that sent him to a hos
pital in Chicago. The former Army
flyer, who lost the lower part of his
right limb when he crashed in mis-
sion over Germany, had to have
sulfa drug and penicillin admin
istered. He hada temperature as
high as 104. Now Shep is sound
enough to resume his role as a relief
pitcher.
Dick Kimble, shortstop recently
purchased from Toledo of the
American Association reported yes
terday, and looks ready to take over
any time in a pinch in the infield
Kimble also has played third base
he told Manager Os Bluege, but
right now the Mats don't have to
worry about a coverer for the far
corner. Hills Layne, who socked a
single yesterday to make his batting
average for the last three games
538, does not need any relief.
j. b. K.
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Mats Forced to Cancel
Contest at Sampson

Washington's exhibition baseball
game with the Sampson Naval
Training Station team, scheduled
next Thursday, has been Cancelled
because the Mats will be detained in
Cleveland, President Clark Grinith
announced today.
A game with Great Lakes was
Cancelled last week to give the team
a badly needed rest before starting
its final Western trip.
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.Stogg Pouses Briefly
|On His 83d Birthday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AsSocl2ted Press,
STOCKTON, Calf, Aug. 10
Silvery-haired Amos Alonzo Stagg,
Americas Oldest football coach,
paused briefly today to celebrate his
83d birthday, an event which found
him in his 56th consecutive year of
coaching the sport in which he has
earned undying fame.
The dean of mentors is begin
ming his 18th season at College of
the Pacific here, to which he was
welcomed after retirement age limit
Of 10 arbitrarily shelved him from
active duty at the University Of
Chicago, where he spent Il seasons.
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Shehscing by Mats Puts Fear in Tiger Fans and Pilot Oei
Leonard Nightmare to Detroit;
White Sox Becoming Threat

looked by most observers, Jimmy
Dykes Is getting steady pitching
again and the club Is making final
move to regain the lead it held until
late May.
Bill Dietrich stopped Boston, Sd.
in the first of two and Orval Grove
bettered the Job by banking the
Red Sox, Ito, in the other half.
Cleveland edged into the first di-
vision for the first time on Steve
Gromek's 18th win, an 8-3 job over
Philadelphia, while st. Louis bumped
oh New York, 10-4. Red Rufing.
who had won his first three starts
for the Yanks since his release from.
the Army, was the loser. 1t was a
sixth straight loss for the Yanks
who fell to nth and only a game
out Of sixth.
Cubs on Hitting Spree.
Chicago's Cubs tore Brooklyn
apart with 20-6 barrage that all
but exploded the Dodgers pennant
dreams. Two homers by Paul Giles
pie, one with the sacks loaded
in the first inning, set the pace for
the Bruins. Hank Borowy coasted
to his third decision.
The defending champion st. Louis
Cardinals lost more ground when
they split a twi-night pair in Phila-
delphia, bowling to the Phillies~S-5,
but bouncing back for an even break,
TO, on Rookie Glen Gardner's first
big league start. AS a result of the
days action Chicago's lead measures
six games.
Pittsburgh advanced to within 4
game Of fourth-place New York by
outslugging the Giants, 1l-9, and
then easing out a 80 second game
SHADE on Nick Strincevich's four
blow chucking.
Cincinnati continued It's weary
Eastern tour. dropping its twelfth
and thirteenth in a row in Boston,
10-5 and 1873. Tommy Holmes OF
the Braves hit two over the wall to
take the major home run lead
with 20.
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By LEWIS F. ATCHISON

The Redskins can consider them
selves lucky stiffs because Coach
Dud De Groot today confessed there
will be little or no scrimmage in
preseason drills.
Were already down to 80 players,
the normal league limit, and we
don't want to take too many chances
on injuries, he said. 1--WE may have
one or two scrimmages to tighten
loose ends before we open our sea-
son, but scrimmage will be the
exception rather than the rule"
This is the smallest squad the
Redskins have assembled at train
ing camp in years. Usually As or
SO hopefuls report and elimination
is leisurely process, but not this
season. Eight players who would
have been little more than cannon
fodder in scrimmages against the
players left we're advised it would be
a waste of time for them to report
and the board of strategy is proceed
ing on the theory that the men left
WILL De mere all season.
Won't Garry Dead Weight.
This does not mean, however, that
everybody will be kept merely be-
cause the squad already is within
the player-limit, counting the five
ex-servicemen allowed by league
rules. Several players now in serv-
ice are expected back before the
end of the season and berths will
have to be found for them if they
are ready to resume their places in
football.
Nor are we going to carry players
who can't make the grade simply be-
cause there is room for them" De
Groot warned. 1--WE intend to carry
Dur full quota but no dead weight. ="
Practice has progressed to the
tackling- dummy stage and with
memories of some shocking perform
ances last year still fresh in their
minds the coaches are emphasizing
this department. The squad also is
toiling with audible signals and ap-
parently getting the new" system
down. Audible numbers in the "T"
formation means all II players must
be on their toes in every play be-
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Negro Clubs Offer
Hot Double Bill

One Of the seasons top Negro
baseball attractions was sched-
uled tonight at Grifiith Stadium,
where twi-night twin bill paired
the Memphis Red Sox with the
Philadelphia Stars at $50 fol-
lowed by a duel between the
Washington Homestead Grays
and Kansas City MonarclIs.
Ray Brown, who hurled a no.
hit game against the Chicago
Giants last week, will take the
hill for the Grays and is expect
ed to oppose Satchel Paige in
the early innings.
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Baseball Racing Crowds and Betting Show Sports Boom Is

attracted the largest weekday
crowds Of the year. In addition
three betting marks were set.
A record-breaking crowd of
42, 900 bet 81 ,915 800 at Washing
ton Parks eight-race card.
Garden State attracted SO, ,124
fans, q new high, which created
. new betting mark for q single
race when 1888 ,222 was waged on
the feature. Rockingham Park
was another cord-breaker with
an attendance OF $4,000, which
bet q new high Of l,106, $40 for
eight races. Little Pascoag q. ~
track lured its biggest crowd In
history, 1850, which bet $424, ,307.
The Fan Grouncs track In De-
troit, which contains only $500
seats. drew its biggest throng Of
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Howard Hanover Wins Poce

WESTBURY, N. Y, Aug. 16 R-
Before q noisy, celebrating. holiday
crowd of 10,097, w. S. Peace's How
ard Hanover captured the $1,000
Manhattan mile pace at Roosevelt
raceway, beating Bonny Cash by a
half length in 2:07k. Leta Long
was third.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Maj. Cutler Outstrips
Field in Vet Tennis

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, Aug
16.-Maj. Merritt Cutler of Alex
andria, Va, seeded fourth, out
stripped the rest of the field in the
veterans national singles champion
ship on the Longwood Cricket Club
turf when he defeated Henry c.
Gouse of Philadelphia, 60, 6-3, In
the ter-ffnals.
Six others, including Champion
Gil Hall, are a round behind.
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s. A. Net Chomp Arrives

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. Is tP.-An-
dres Hammersley, South American
tennis champion from Chile, has
arrived the United States bound
for tournament swing before par
ticipating in the national cham
pionship matches at Forest Hills.
N. Y.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Legion Title Series

East Chicago, 8; Detroit, 2.
Trenton. N. j., 6115; Newark, DEL,
10 Trenton .aualifies. for mali
Norfolk. 16: Memphis, /.
Bancroft. Iowa, 6; MINNEAPOLIS, s.
Poughkeepsie, N. T., 5; Holyoke, Mass =,
Miles City, Mont. 8; Aberdeen. o.
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double headers, the total major
league attendance Of 147,860,
compared favorably with the
average Sunday attendance Of
$4,000 when all eight pairings
are played as houble-headers.
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Natural Rubber for BolIs Is Vague Subject

Golf balls That's ouchy and vague subject NO one can te
available that the bottom Of the rebuilt ball
barrel that the synthetic rubber ball be
the available It obvious that the bulk
natural rubber will be USED other notably tire
the market But golf balls take
lively little rubber Natural rubber balls come sooner than
lot of golfers remember
vaguely how prewar ball felt and flew.
national picture look for the United States Golf
championships at It's late to hold
them this but 1916 should them blooming bigger and better
Immediately
of British
Ryder Cup will
available the British
their championship lot of in the armed services
will and whr at those English courses which
them but few played.
matter with getting and better public golf
National Capital this bright postwar links
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WiIIioms to Fight Burton

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Is (R.-
Ike Williams, N. B. A. lightweight
champion, and Gene Burton, have
been signed for a 10-round bout
here August 28.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Fights Lost Night
BY the Associated Press,

ELIZABETH, N. J.-Tony Riccio,
149, Bayonne, N. j., outpointed Willis
Scott, 154, New York (10); Harry
Preston, 142, New York, outpointed
Joe RiZzo, IA, Montreal co..
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Congressional Must Poy Well to Requin Cox

Allan Burton the Marine will return to his
Army Woham, jr will take Burning
but will be the Congressional
Witty Cox has job Long Island and happy there He likes
Washington although might reluctant
would leave if the made attractive
amateurs around the end of the will
there
plenty of competition of the kind not the why-
amateupro affairs which have been good but
hardly held the interest the bulk the simon
of the will almost immediate
available
thousands of golfers No knows how
look around the shelves of the golf shops shows practically
the the
manufacturers the will
the eharVeS
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Mats, 8; Tigers, 0.

.Batted for Richards In eighth.
fBatted for Wilson in eighth.
Washington 022 3O1 OOO-S
Detroit 900 900 600
Runs-Myatt (2), Lewis, Binks (2),
Kuhel Kreevich, Layne Errors-Hoover
t2). Maier go. Runs batted in--Leonard
sEe1is. It % Maier uffl Three,base THs Sit@Kuhei sS
Home run-Binks. Stolen base-Lewis.
sacrifce--Ferrell Double .play-Torres,
ington. 10: Detroit, A. Bases on balls
on Leonard, 1; off Tobin, /; of wilson, |;
OF Houtteman, !. Strikeouts-By Leon
ard, 5. Hits-On Tobin, in 4 innings;
OF Wilson, 8 in innings; of Houtteman
Q in 1. Hit by pitcher-By Wilson
Iayne). Losing pitcher-Tobin.. Um-
Time-1:45. Attendance-46,66 $50.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Win,Lose or Draw
BY WALTER McCAlLUM
Nelson Predicts Golf Army of 10000, 900

Nelson the Mr. Golf Of today after
end the there will be golfers in the United States
predict and lasting
votfngg 1t generally accepted
between golfers
which golf bigger
in Britain where born Nelson and lot of people in the
think golf the threshold of its
eclipse times the expansion in the
and 1880.
Let's what Washington expansion
Almost Immediately perhaps within couple of months will
that the overcowded golf clubs Washington will
addition This will be the Congressional Country Club which
out of the membership since
taken by the
rate of $4,000 month This terminate notice.
club next fall early winter.
For months the Washington Golf and Country Club
has had the ready begin farway watering
The pipe has not been available other items could be had
civilian production critical
Washington will have away watering possibly during the winter
for
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league Statistics
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1845.
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday.

G8me8 TO01y.
Wash. at Det., 800.
N. Y. at st. L., $3.50.
Bost. at Chi, 9:30.
Phila. at Clev.. $50.
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NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.

OAmeS IU0Ay.
Psh. at N. T., S:45.
Chi. ut Bklyn., 2'30.
Gin. at Bos., 1880
and $50.
st. T., At PhilA 3.l6,
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ington county lies on a three-mile
stretch north of Williamsport, between
the present site of Ye OIde Mill Inn
and Wilson's Store This road was
originally plotted by Braddock to con-
voy his wagon trains and was built in
1855. The rest of its original lengthy
course in Washington county has since
been plowed under, overgrown with
bushes and grass or rebuilt into new
"ightsof-way. The only changes that
have been made to this historic three
mile stretch is its modern resurfac-
ing. Otherwise its course along the Pc
tomac is exactly the same as it was
1879 years ago.
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charged from the U. S. Army on
Thursday of last week, arrived at his
home here late Friday night. Mr.
Buckle served about three years in
the army and suffered a leg wound
during the invasion of France, but has
fully recovered and his many friends
are glad to have him back among
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beachy are
visiting Mr.. Beachy's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Beachy here this
week. Mr.. Beachy has recently been
discharged from the army in which
he served in the Quarter Master De-
partment for many months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brenneman,
of Royal Oak, Mich, are visiting reIa-
tives here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs r. L. Emory were
shopping in Meyersdale last Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Melchoir Hetrick was taken to
Cumberland one day last week, for
treatment of an injured foot.
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CRESAP RECEIVES PAY
FOR TWO INDIAN SCALPS

On the front page of The Cresap
Society Bulletin for August is an in
teresting item, photostatic copy of
an old warrant from the Archives of
the Pennsylvania Historical Society,
Vol, 2, page ST, payable to Daniel
Cresap, Sr., and containing his sigma
ture. 1t read as follows:
No, PA. Philada, June %, 1856.
Pay to Daniel Crefsop or Order,
the sumo of Ninety-feven Pounds Ten
Shillngs, being for two scalps pro-
duced by them to the commifsrs of In
dams killed in battle by a Company of
Rangers from Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania in the month of May
Taft.
To the Truftees of the
Genl. Loan office.
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BITIINGER

AS result of drunken brawl
which occurred on the Ernest Resi-
farm, last Sunday afternoon, Orvis
Resi- sustained broken leg and other
injuries SC serious that it was neces-
sary to take the injured man to a
hospital in Cumberland 1t is re-
ported that the injuries were inflicted
by heavy club in the hands of Ralph
Resi-, a nephew of tn victim.
Edwin Bethel is suffering from a
badly injured leg, as the result of
having fallen from corn binder,
while at work on his farm.
Joe Buckle, son Of merchant and
Mrs. O. c. Buckle, who was dis
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back numbers of Puck, the famous
cartoon weekly, which long since dis
continued publication, and in rum
maging found the following in the
issue of January 20, 1890:
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WHAT ATTORNEY GENERAL
FOUND ON VISIT TO STONE

Georg r. Gather, when attorney
general Of Maryland, during the adj
ADMINISTRATION Of Governor LoWndes, in
connection with the boundary dispute
between Maryland and West Virginia,
which involved about forty square
miles of territory, made a personal
seach for the source Of the Potomac.
Mr.. Gather found the puny spring, or
rather nine springs in group, on a
mountain side from which Maryland
ers claim the Potomac derives its
source. Two miles below this group,
the stream formed by their united
contributions meets another stream
which finds its origin in a group of
three springs. At these springs is
located the famous Fairfax Stone
which West Virginia claims is the true
boundary.
Mr.. Gather said the West Virgin
ians found their claim entirely upon
the fact that because this has been the
boundary it must, therefore, still be
the boundary. He says they do not
take into consideration the fact that
Maryland repudiated the boundary as
soon as they discovered its location,
over a century ago, since which time
the matter has been in dispute. The
boundary was, moreover, located with
out consultation with the Maryland
authorities. Each side submitted a
mass Of scientific testimony on the
poll,V '''
iio . 81 wy VI ,''s ,. 49,. ~, ~ ~;
Hob Brown. representing Maryland
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Wills Mountain Side
More Distant Points

These attitudes are mainly from the
Maryland survey.
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The company was captained by ]. J.
Shipley, with other line officers, and
a complement of men, among whom
was Frank Turley, known to many
Oaklanders in years gone by when he
resided here and was engaged in the
rotel business.
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POTOMAC VALLEY ONCE
SCENE OF BATTLES

Historians relate that the Potomac
River Valley was inhabited by por-
ton of the Shawnee tribe, a sub-Givis-
ION Of the Algonquin group, one of the
most warlike combinations prior to
the year 1851. On account of the fine
hunting and fishing along the Poto-
mac River, their rights were contin-
uously contested by other tribes, such
as the lroquois and Suspuehanoughs,
and the Shawnees seem to have va
Gated the valley, about 1851, moving
west to the Ohio
After this the valley was inhab-
tied by rowing tribes Of Toquois, Sus-
quehanoughs, Delawares, Chippc-
was, OttaWas, Pottowatomies, Mohe-
gans and others, until the valley was
definitely claimed by the white man.
Potomac" is said to signify the
place of the Burning Pine" or a
Council Fire"
From the number of war arrows
found in this valley, it is evident that
the Indians living along the Potomac
had to hold it continuously against
the Tidewater Indians moving up from
along the Chesapeake and from Viz
ginia and the South, and also against
the tribes from the North who crossed
the Alleghenies and came trough the
gap known as "The Narrows." This
gap is at Cumberland where Wills
Creek joins the Potomac.
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BLUES SENT TO QUELL
b. & O. STRIKE IN 1877

Some may recall the Hardy County
(W. Va.) Guards, organized in 1876 or
before with headquarters at Moore
field, Interest centers in the fact that
the Guards were ordered out to quell
the strike on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at Sir Johns Run in 1877.
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. cartoon weekly, WllCn long since UlS-
continued publication. and in rum
maging found the following in the
issue of January 20, 1890:
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Put out the lights, the dance IS done,
WI ne I; gay cIoMu' an uis tise SIiis'
Tho nigbt,s hon nots rnbaarsi6g
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The hall IS bare and dreary
mo et mo. Ilnsei VI llusIJ anu duil'
1,., a. ..F;aa,ss C.,,'':.
tee' and we are sixtv-seven dollars and
ten cents in debt
And we are all busted and have no
mon;
Ut ou' 'iie IisrtS, 'Iie G HGT - a gun
1t is a real pleasure to reproduce
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,('''0 poS ~ " Ioui ye"i 'so' ilN1iis III
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gnu lee'uI e. iIe has d u ot"ei' Ricn-
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Ivy -,'i1" ''''''l' ie''"'''s !" O0'"oel
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TABLE OF ATTITUDES
IN THIS LOCALITY

The following interesting table,
published some years ago, giving the
heights of mountain peaks above sea
level in this locality, was compiled by
the late Howard Shriver and is re-
produced as refresher: