Rut THE BEST !
THE RhidAliiLtTY
OF‘ THE SEN'I‘lNi‘Ili
ACCOUNTS FOR 1115‘
POPULARITY 15‘
THE HOME.
ESTABLISHED 1870
sour NORWALKDUARD
or an titttrttzn H08EMAN HURT
iN $5000 iliti
5* I
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
Last Evening and Dtiicers
Elected in Dead the fir-I
ganizationu-Not Antago-I
nisiic To Other Bodies,iWill Discuss Evangelism and five“
But Will Boost the City I
t
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The South Norwalk Board of Trade;
is again a live local institution. A
good health} boost was gtten to it
last evening when a large represett»‘,
led at ltoodner's Hall on Washington
street for the purpose of rcvhing the‘
organization. Matthew t‘orbeft, the‘
treasurer of the Board, called the"
meeting to order, arid explained that,
a committee front tire Merchants' As I,
.sociatioh ltad requested a joittt meet-3
ing to discuss tlte matter of bringing‘
into actite being either tlte South
Norwalk ltoat'd of Trade or another
organization to meet certain needs iii
the community. i
Judge Joseph it Taylor was ap-
pointed chairman. and Samuel 5. \'el--
sor. secretary of tire trier-ting, The.
Judge stated that lie had looked up
the past history of” the old Board of
Trade and he recited some of its
achievements. He called on those pre-
sent to express their feelings itt re~
.spect to reviving the organization. I
Joseph Davis, the clothier, belieted'
tftat a nominating committee should
be appointed: also a cotttritittee to
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(Continued on Sixth Page.)
DPHIR CHAPTER uni I
' THEIR Ntw omens
An interesting meeting was
last evening by the members of Op
chapter. Order of fire Eastern St
The attendance was large and the
meeting an interesting one. Follow,
ing the transaction of routine bust-I
ness and the election of officer a!
banquet was enjoyed.
The oflicers elected include: Worthy,
Matron—Mrs. l-‘annie Saflr;
Patron—Cornelius Van
Associate Matron ~ Miss
John;
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8!”.
Helen St.I
, , ,the First llaptist church
tattte bod) oi business men asserttb- port on Tuesday of next week. typcplun
N THE SOUT
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CUUNLY RAPllSiS l0
NEEI IN RRIDCEPDRI
Year Plain at Two-Day Session
Next Week
The Baptists of' l’airtield i‘otthty
will hold their bimonthly meeting at
of" Bridge
will he (‘Ollllll'
church on Wed
her 1 i. and
ued at the Second
ttesday. the l.’.th. The meetings will
take the form of a "liaily" tittd the
chief” topic of address artti discus
sion will be "Evangelisnt."
At the morning session on Tuesday"
the li‘aiflield t‘outtty ilaptist Minis-
ters will hold their meeting witit ltev.
Frank C. Iiideottt of ltridgeport, pre
“‘"ilitlt‘tl on Fifth Page.)
NDRWALH NEIHDDISI
LADIES’ ANNUAL EAIR
Sale of Fancy Articles Afternoon
and Evening, With Fine Supper
a Feature
Yesterday marked the opening of
the mutual fair
afternoon, but the fonhal operilttg did
ttot take place until 8 o'clock. when
of the ladies of the-
INorwaik Methodist Church. A largefight the flatttes which started in the.
Isale of fancy articles was matte in the
’BRIDCEPDRT
Three Storv Business Bloch in the
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formations
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Five Fire Com
the Flames
liltllttil'll’i'llt’l‘, “t‘t‘, it tlttc f‘trc
man is in the hospital and more than
half of a large three-story business
,block at l‘airfielti aiettue and Mtdtilt
street. opposite the New York, New
Illatett and Hartford ltailroad station,
Its in ruins, the result of a
{early today, whice at one time
threatened to sweep the t-Eitire bttilti
mg. The loss, which includes a large
supply of t'ltrtsfuta: goods. esti
mated at about $135.00“
For a time it was feared that it
quantity of explosive material ill a
storeroom of the lierttingtott l'tttott M»
tttllic Cartridge Company. would be
.3rettched by the tiaittes, but
‘wall prevented this.
y Arthur Chambers. rt host-man. was
ltaken from the burning building, in
I
its
. is
an unconscious condition shortly alter
the firemen arrived and was removed
‘to St. Vincent's Hospital. where he is
illndt‘l‘ observation.
lt‘fve lire cortipahies were called in
‘jewelry store of M. .l. lit-ttchler. itt
* (Continued on Twelfth Page.)
Mayor llarstrom set the ball rolling,
held wilit a short address. 5:30 o‘clock at
h“ bountifttl chicken supper was served.
There were about one hundred and
twenty-five guests present at the sup-
attd many more arrived later in,
after the affair was in full
During the evening a short,
The fair?
Worthyfiwm, be. continued this afternoon and'
('oevcring: tonight 811d t/morrow "“3000“ and, After an extended idleness members
per.
the evening
swing.
entertainment was given.
evening
tout: lADIES’. rtxrurtt
PLANS run than
—:_ ......
Iof‘ the Young Ladies“ Auxiliary. inst.
Secretary—Mrs, tda Shem-waist of roast sunl‘erib. mashed nota- evening. met in the. lleth lsrael Syna-
Treasurer~~-Mrs. Carrie lttindie; Con-I‘m“. hm biscuit. C(‘It‘l'i‘. pie. fllld Cfiki‘.‘gogtte, on South Main street. and af-
ductress—Miss ll. Shore and Asso-
ciate Conductress~—Mrs. lluldatt Lind-
stront.
Tile appointive officers will he hath
ed at the next meet-N2.
CERNANjSDNCS AND
PDENS IN PRUMINENCE.
fence and pleasantness last night
marked the meeting of the members
of Louisa Lodge. Daughters of Her-t
man. Songs and poems were sungi
and recited exclusively in the (ier-‘
man language. Refreshments, con-
sisting of coffee and cake. .werc serv-‘
ed and the evening proved a most ens!
joyable one. I
Mrs. Yoppe, of Norwalk. entertain-
ed with German songs and recitations.‘
Mrs. Carl Schaub was i I
the. grab-bag. which furnished consid-I
erable amusement. The downtowtt'
members entertained guests from thet
iliaurigari Lodge. of uptown. at tug
evening's session. ,
ll charge of I
in. truth supra . I.
The ladies are very well pleased with
the success last night. Tire money
which is made will be turned over to
ltelp pay for the extensive improve
ntents which have recently been made
iii the Sunday School room. These
improvetttehts have made a great
Liliange in the appearance of the
rooms. A large airy vestibule has
Ibeen bttilt on the Mott avenue sitie.§Harrls;
hallway.
to take the place of the former dul‘ki'l‘he Misses Hazel Harris and Sadic‘bc fastened to posts. about 2.000 in‘ '
A new paneled ceiling has
I.taken the place of the old one, and
folding doors have been so placedp
An entertainment of unusual excel- that the rooru '. n be divided itito five‘.
class rootns, or thrown open into one
large assembly httll. A new furnace
has been installed, and new hard
wood floors liav
ics of the church hope to raise about
fottr hundred dollars to pay their
share for these improvements.
CUURl LAUREL NANES .
NEW SIAEE DE DEEICERS
Misa Hazel Blake was named grand
gent of Court Laurel, Daughters of
Castile. at the business meeting, held
ast evening. succeeding Mrs. W. H.
Ryan, who has held that office for the
r?
e been laid. The lad-
tter electing officers appointed a corn-
:mittee to look up the matter of se-
curing new clttb rooms. it is probable
:(a Ladies' Aid Society will be formed
‘lttler but plans for this have not been
, completed.
The officers elected last night were:
,l‘resident. lstlter Tarlov; vice-presi-
.dent. Helen Joel; secretary, Hazel
treasurer. Elizabeth Harris.
[Gottlieb were appointed a committee
._fot‘ new clttb rooms.
«Mirror HA8 ABUSY
I tout EVERY hr.
, west
I and yellow
A permanent mayor’s office in the
cess of the schemeis somewhat starti:
:ing. for his honor receives, each after--
I
The mayor has taken up his head.
iquarters iii a private office immediate-L.
tly adjoining that of the city clerk's
iotfice. ‘He may be seen ttf his office
,every afternoon between 4 o'clock and
‘5 o'clock, with the exception of Saf-
vast variety of questions to ask arid
advise to seek.
. fltliiti IN RUINSI
Tire.
a brick.
'islt girl of twenty
UVLH $7,
filth SCHOOL rturrt” :
. IN “tint STOCKINGS”,
Local Residents Present Play in
Admiral Manner at the Regent
Theatre
wit ttessed
A very large audiehte
Margaret Attglin‘s greatest success,
i‘tireen Stockings." which was admir-
ably presented last etching, at the
Regent Theatre, by the Norwalk High
School .iiuntnt The young people
went through their respective parts
with the ease and skill of profession-
‘al stars. and bursts of applause front
the audience were li‘t‘qut'fl‘ Miss
‘\'era llartlon was the leading lady of
the production, and her acting. as
,t‘elia Faraday, art.ttttafl‘ected lady of
twenty note, was sdttte of the best that
,ttas ever seen iii any amateur produc-
ion in Norwalk. The part of ltobert
‘arter. a getttlerttan with more tnort
ey than brains. was also excellently
handled by Ikiirhlld Greenwood. The
cast of characters was:
Admiral tirice tltetiredi a testy old
gentleman of about sixtytive. with the
manner of an old sea dog. of ruddy
cotttplexion. with white hair and
whiskers flit-hard ll lrcitihd.
William l-‘araday, a well preserved
than of about sixty five: fashionable.
superficial and thoroughly selfish» -
t‘harles W. Sterling.
(‘oloncl Smith. a dignified, dryly liti-
tnorous than of military hearing, about
forty years old--—tieorgc L‘antrell.
Robert Tarver. an empty-headed
young swell Leilrand Greenwood.
liettry Steele attd James llalefglt.
two young [lieu of about thirty and
thirty-fire, respectivelyw Frederick
Murphy and Francis iihrrett.
Martin. a dignified old family set-
tttttt—i‘iiittoti (‘. litibbell
(‘elia Faraday. an unaffected woman
or l\\'t‘lil,\"ltlltt‘, \\lllt it sense of humor
Miss Vern liattlon.
Madge t.\lrs ltockingitantt arid l‘:\'t'-
'_‘!‘~ find) 'l‘rttc‘tUWIN \\t ‘l
fashionable women of twenty-five and
twenty-seven, respectively—Miss Elia
Nattoford and Miss Illelen Hitchcock.
Phyllis. tltt- ytnmher ulster, it charm-
ing and pretty. but thoughtlesttly sell?
Miss Marlon ile-
Center of the City Cutted Early
. this Morning
___.
panics Called to Fight
in.» out
Witt.
Mrs. t‘ltisolm l-‘nratitty. of
.t.\uttt lditt. a florid. quick-tempered,
warm-hearted woman of fifty or
Chicago,
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1915
Partl
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(‘ONTATNS LATEST
RECORD U!" SPURT-
INt’i EVENTS.
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RICCESI HAUL EVER MADE HERE
I
hurt it
AIIE UPS .
PEACEP .
Providing They Are Within Reason,
But Will Not Herself Propose
Anything in This Line
cuscrorsiihr
HILLARY SUCCESSES
Is Fighting For the Protection of
tier National life
. v~~"—
Germany will listen to peace
proposals if they are such as she
considers reasonable. but will not
herself proposcpcace, was the es.
scnce of a statement on the sub-
ject made by Dr. von Bethmann-'
Hollweg, the Imperial German
Chancellor. in the Reichstag to-
day . t
With public opinion in the al-
lied nations misguided. as be de-
clared it to be. it would be foily‘
for Germany to advance terms of a“
‘ Commissioner
City Hall is an established ittstitution.I
Mayor Cari Axel 'Harsfrotu took tlteI
initiative iii the matter. and the suc-'
rtoon, a string of callers. who have aI MEDIcAl lNSPEG'I'Ioui
peace. the Chancellor declared.
She would discuss peace pro-
posals, hOWevcr. if they were
tlterertbottts~~liiiss lrette Barrett.
compatible with Germany‘s dig-
NEW STYLE HIGHWAY '
SALADS PLANNEDchristian... max
,tary successes. Germany declined
)rmponsibility for further contin-
g nation of the war. said the Chan-
’ceilor: but the war could be ter-
minated “only by a peace which
HARTFORD, Dec. 9.~Highway
(‘harics J. Bennett
made final arrangements yesterday to
begin work on the establishment of a
color route code for the designation . , .
of the ntttitt traveled highways in the’w‘" give a cethdc that war WA”
state. Next week employee of the de-‘ not return."
partnteht will coitttttettce the work of’ Germany was not fighting for
painting the signs and the establish" . - - .
ttteitt of danger signals. The colors subjugation (if-other muons: but:
will be blue. red attd yellow. The ft" the protection Of her national 3
.work will be done under the general, life, as She had fought {T0111 the
supervision of George E. Hamlin. oflbeginning.the Chancellor said, He'
the highway department. The signs declared her food supplies wercI
twill be painted on telegraph poles and ample and decried the idea thatI
t ‘ ‘ . .‘ . '
‘0 her plates and danger signals Will she could be starved out.
1
tall. These signals will be placed at. Although the Bulgarians have:
trailrond crossings and at cross roads; been Vigorottsly attacking: thei
Iwhcre there is danger of accident.‘new lines amblished by the!
The officials of the department “'I".French in Southern Serbia, theyt
,not establish any signs in cities iist . .
’the department's jurisdiction is'litnit-ihave made no trnpressron on the‘
I
ed to towns. , French defenses. and have sus-t
The system is adopted is known as! tamed heavy losses, under the,
the tri-color, red designating east ahd‘ accurate fire of the French artil-
routes. blue north and 3““mwiery, Saloniki advices declare.
d'agona‘ °r secondmy‘ Serbian soil has been entirely,
Imu‘es‘ ,cleared of Serbians With the ex-‘
00 I00 SNALL EUR
.Ochrid
cm part of the country. occupied,
by the remnant. of the Monastir.
army. according to Berlin ad-I
vices.
Members of the Board of Estimate: It is announced b'i’ Floyd‘s i_n
will be the hosts tonight of members; London that the American oill
of the Board of Education. At Ihal.steamer CommUniPaW did not sail:
time the very interesting problem of: - -
medical inspection in the schools will:from Alexandria, Egpyt. until
past year. urdays, when he receives
Christmas charity work was man front 10 oclock until noon.
ned by the members of the Ladies'
HELD Al CHRISTCHURCH
An old-fashioned New England sup-
per. held under the auspices of the
Woman's Auxiliary of Christ Episco-
Aid Society of the court. Mrs. W. H.
Ryan, Mrs. F. J. Donohue and Mrs.
M. J O'Brien were named a committee
to provide an entertainment on the
visitors '
be. touched upon.
It will be remembered that on Tues-
day night the. board of estimate pain
no attention to the request for a
school nurse attd appropriated $500
for medical inspection. .. ;
tOne doctor said this morning that:
,Wednesday. This seems to dis-
pose of the reports that she had
been sunk by a submarine, which
were received on Tuesday.
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BRITISH Ann GREEK
pal church. was last evening heartily
enjoyed by a large number of mem-
bers of the church arid their friends
,who were in attendance.
One of the tables was in charge of
Mrs. James heater and Mrs. iHat-ry
Waterbury. Mrs. Frank Clark. Mrs.
E. tlt‘. Smitb_,attd Mrs. Charles Wood,
presided over the second table. Mrs.
Frank Sturtevanf and Mrs. Richard
lHendrick were in charge of the sup-
ply room.
. ,PlilM are being formulated for the
Christmas entertainment of the Sun-
day-school of the church.
evening of the installation services
when the new officers will take office.
The complete staff of officers. as
elected at the meeting last night:
Grand Regent—Miss Hazel Blake;
Vice-Regent—Miss Anna Steegmulier:
Financial Secretary—Mrs. C. A. 'Mc-
Namara; Treasurer—Miss Lena Buck-
ley; Prophetess—Mlss Alice Foley;
Historian—Miss Ethel Blake; Mont.
tor—Miss Alice E'. Splint; Sentinel-
Mrs. Daniel Hogan: Trustees. for
three yours—~Mrs. W. H. Ryan and ‘
Mrs. M. .l. O'Brien; Trustee, for on
year—Mrs. F. J. Donohue. '
tits in
‘ torn. storm
At an interesting meeting of Nor-
walk Lodge, B. P. 0. 13., plans were
discussed concerning the holding of
the annual fair. This gala event,
which is always one of the season‘s
biggest affairs. will be held some time
within the near. future. Elaborate
plans will be formulated. ,
it‘tve applications were received at
last night's meeting. Other routine
if a nurse is not provided. the doctors 't
who offered their services gratis will
withdraw their offer. The names of
these physicians were recently sub-
mitted the council. They stipulated
that their‘servlces would be free pro-
viding the school nurse was hired.
Chairman J. Milton Coburn of the'
board of education was this morning
asked what plan the board would fol-
low out in having medical inspection
installed in the schools if no nurse
was provided. and the doctor's declin-
ed tonerve without pay. He stated he , , , ,
did nothnow, but ttf the board got L. G. Gottlandrts, a vessel of
STEAMERS SUNK
LONDON. Dec. 9. t2:3(.t p. in.
the Creek steamer Gouiahdrisi
have been stink.
The V'cria. of 3.229 tons‘ gross.-1
was owned by the Cunard Line‘-
She was last reported as having“.
arrived at Genoa'oit .\'ov. ti, forth
Liverpool.
w t
matters were disposed of.
but 3500 they couldn't do anything. t 1.596'tons' grogs, bum in 1895. I
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PUBLIC CINNASIUM ,
AND COMMUNITY HUUSEI
I
1
Civic Department of the Commu.I
nity Club Enthusiastic For the:
New Plan ,
____.__
.\t a meeting of” the t‘ivic Depart-I
titettt of tire l‘ohtttttintty t‘lub, held in,
the club rooms on Wednesday, lie
(‘t’lltlitl‘ r. iiitft. the following officers!
were l‘it‘t'lt‘il'
(‘hairiuan‘ Miss Mary
lliltgs‘.
\‘ice t‘itairmart
ro.
Secretary ftlrs Eleanor Doughty.
Treasurer whlrs Frank liissell. ,
.\ ntitttber of suggestions were made:
Kerby Jert-
i
Mrs. Lottie ll. Man»
for the carrying on of civic and com-1
ntttttity work: bttt the members were
most interested lit the project sug-
gested at the last meeting, held on
.\'U\t‘llll)t‘r fl. litlft. by which a general
community house anti public gylll'
nasium might be erected. A commit,
tee elected at the above mentioned
ttteetittg, consisting of Mrs. Alex J.
ltuttttttlcr. Airs. Emma (‘arrol and
\liss Mary K. Jennings. finds that.
such a building. while necessitating
:uch an outlay. would be of tin ittcal-
tulable benefit to the community, andv
is already assured of definite support
from tttatty par's of the city. .
'lhis general club house anti gyiu
.nistttht would ttllllltlitlltl greater sup-
port because of its absolute freedom
front sectiopaiisitt. and its plans for
the admission of old and young of?
both sexes and of all classes. All:
persons interested in such a project
might communicate with Mrs. Hum-
mler us the committee is formulating:
a plitn whereby the project may bel
financial and be tttade self supportw
rhinitis—tilts tits I
it iNiBRiAii’S an
Michael Sullivan, who has been ar-
rested by the Norwalk police no less
than fifty-three times on the charge
of intoxication, was this morning corn-
tttitted t0 the State lnebriate Farm, at
Norwich. t‘onn.. for six months, by
Judge George H. \‘osburgh, ot‘ the
downtown city court. He is the first
ttirtrt itt Norwulk to be committed.
Michael's case is a very exception
at one. and it is for this reason that
Dr. l’ollack. of the Home, will re-
cicve itint. Prosecutor (Trainer C,
Hegetnan telephoned to Dr. Pollack
this morning concerning the matter.
and although there is already a wait-
ing list for admittance to the home,
Michael will be received. his record
being so out of the ordinary. There
are already. the prosecutor was in
formed this morning, 48 men at the
inebriate's farm.
Sullivan is the best—known rounder
in the city. His practice is after be-
ing released front Bridgeport jail, toI
come to Norwalk or some nearby city,
and get so drunk on the same day of:
his release. that it is necessary to,
again scnd trim “over the line." 5
Officer John H. Smith arrested Sub:
livau last night. Although he has been:
walk, he has also been arrested a hum—t
a Lake, in the SOUthWCSt'ber oftimcs in Bridgeport and Stamjliminary scouting.
ford. I
Michael begged of Judge Vosburgh;
not to send hint to Norwich. this;
tnorning. producing as evidence a tic-
ket to Stamford. and swearing her
would go to Stamford and take that
pledge it‘ only let go this one time. .
PICIIETS iii iltiNtilAl I
anon innit stun
l
A Mr. Dube last night complained
to police headquarters that pickets
who are said to be ”on duty" at the
Victoria Raincoat Company. on Win,
ducting themselves properly. Officer;
John til. Smith investigated and learn~|
ed that some of the pickets bad beont
passing remarks about-the workmen}
in the factory. .
The first degree was conferred last
night at the meeting of Butler Lodge:
The Gouiandris probabiv is the The ““0““ “3799 WI“ beheld “9“” Miller of the theft. and
meeting night, at whic time therewtll
be first nomination of ofllcara.
I lcr‘s room.
IWhile Mrs. Miller is
Entertaining Friends
Downstairs a Daring '
Porch Climber Ran-
saclts Bureau in Uti-
stairs Bedroom-Bur-
glary Took Place at
About5 O’clock Yes.
tetday Afternoon
TRACKS iii—timid
DNLI AVAILABLE CLUES
ThirdSecontt-StoryMaI
llaul Within a Month
--Police Easy on Case
- List oiValuables Ta-
ken
?—.———
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A daring porch-climber. yester-
day afternoon somo‘ timc‘between
5 o'clock and 5:30 o'clock, gained (I'-
access to the second floor of the
Mrs. A. F. Miller home. at 3‘
Wat avenue. and succssfully
made a get-away with jewelry
owned by Mrs Miller and valued.
at over $7,000, aside from $15 in
cash.
Chief of Police William R. Picn-
ning stated this morning that this
is the largest individual haul a
thief has ever put across in this
city.
Mrs. Miller. who is the daugh-
ter of Judge Alfred E. Austin, was
entertaining a party of women
friends on the first floor of her
home. The second-story man
climbed up a grape-arbor. and
crossing a roof, opened an unlock-
ed window. and entered the sec- -
0nd floor of the house.
The burglar first entered the
bedroom of Mrs. Miler‘s maid.
Here he found only a pocketbook,
and after taking from it $6 in
cash, he threw it on the floor.
He then made his way to Mrs.
- tak 't tdv53tim.inN-I ' ' 9 -
Iceptton of a small district near} 9" m 0 ““3 0 - 95 0" Millers bedroom. Afcr some pre
the thief secur.
ed a button-hook and pried open
the second drawer in a bureau.
Here he found the jewelry-case
with its precious contents. A cash
sum’of $9 was also secured in
this room.
All the time the clever crack
was at work upstairs, Mrs. Miller
and her friends were chatting gay.
gly downstairs. Shortly after 5
io‘clock, Mrs. Miller told the po—
tlice later, she heard a noise up-
Istairs, but at the time paid little
f attention to it.
The theft was discovered by the
maid, who upon entering her
—'l‘hc British stcatttcr Vet-ta and .ter street. downtown, were not corn; room, shortly before 6 o'clock.
found her ransacked pocketbook ‘
on the floor. Suspicious. she made
a hurried investigation of ,the
upstairs rooms, and found the
bureau drawer open in Mrs. Mil- ‘
The maid at once notified Mrs.
zit: .
(Continued From Fourth Page.) J , ,7
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