FIRST
NEWS
THE EVENI G
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my 200 Enjoy
3 .6 Annual Dinner
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Blind Peddler Is in
Court for Drinking
\\'.\TERBL'RY. Feb. 28.——Dan-
.~:v; J. Barrett. a blind pencil ped-
dler. was arraigned in City court
here yesterday on a charge of
being intoxicated. Female mem-
burs of his family were the com-
plaining witnesses. Barrett was
:hcn a suspended sentence of 60
days in Jail. ordered to keep
away from his family. and was
placed under the care of the pro-
r-atlon officer.
Aft' r the court session. divorce
papers were served upon him.
According to the story told the
court. Barrett. despite protests
of his family. continues to ped-
dle pencils on the street and
apend the income on liquor. '
.-iil(\s. Messrs. Craig and Lyons. who
=-..;\e become established as popular
iti-rtalnci's with a reputation that
more than local. sang one of then
“5“."le numbers and. when demand
"HS maul: for hints. Mr. Lyons re-
zit-Untied ulth a solo on an octarins.
'lie commonly known "sweet pola-
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*oility Master Dunlop rapped for or-
.zvr and read a telegram received
‘l‘Ol‘l Leonard ll. Brown. Tampa.
l‘lorlda. extending an anniversary
tree—ting to 'his xcllow members of
(lit. Class of 1920 of St. John's
Lodge.
. lls then presented those present
“ho had been members of the lodge
E’more than fifty years. calling each
'0 rise. James \V. Storey. who was
the first presented. was made a
member of St. John's lodge 63 years
5950. was master of the lodge in
:1555 when the centennial anniver-
nary was celebrated. again in 1867.
and was acting master at the cele-
bration of the lSoth anniversary of
He now is sec-
The next was George W.
' ltaymond. who was initiated in St.
John‘s lodge in 1564: then came
David E. Disbrow. whose member-
rotary.
r’hlp began in 1867; then Dr. Charles
W. Man}. whose Masonry dates
liflt‘k to 1873. As each of these
\ett‘rans of the order rose he was
greeted by hand~clapplng and
cheering while all present also
flood to pay them honor.
Ono‘spcnkcr.
Followxng the custom of the past
Lwo years the committee had en-
gaged but one speaker. and the at-
tention with union William C.
l’rlme was followed through the
.hour and a half of his address
showed an excellent choice had
been made in selecting him for this
Eml‘Orlt'lnl. place. Mr. Prime. who
is an attorney in Yonkers. N. Y”
‘has made a life study of Masonry
:illld has been a prominent member
of the Grand Lodge of New York
State tor more than twenty years.
lie is a member of the New York
Grand Lodge Bureau of Social and
Educational Set-Vice. and was one of
the the commissioners sent by Ms-
sons of America to Europe to carry
on educatinal and social service
union; the soldiers in France and
the occupied portions of Germany
a; the close of the World War.
l lis- gave a series of interesting
experiences encountered while he
; was engaged in this work with our
armies abroad. and then pointed
ml: the fact that opportunities for
“ ‘-lu~:ons to render service to the na-
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f0";bzike shop that
LlLil‘l and mankind did not end with
the war. He urged that serious at-
tention be given to matters of edu-
cation. not only in the public
schools but also he said. attention
should be given by Masons to the
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- [MULLIGAN'S RAISIX
. POUND CAKE
t It is made from the very best and
wholesome and delicious eating.
;.\iads under ideal conditions in the
makes Mullinn's
‘Famous Homo-Made Crullers. Ask
your grocer for lt.-—-Adv.
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Alter more than an hour of this'
lot at in. M
M AC of March I. 1819.
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POSTAL PAY
BILL TO BRING
Sign HERE
Increase Will Afiect
About Fifty in This
Clty—$300 More for
Each
THE DIVISION
$6.000 Will Go to First
Apd $9,000 to Second
District—Parcel Post
Rates Higher
An increase of 815.000 on local
post office payrolls will be assured if
Presithnt Coolidge signs the Postal
Pay bill recently passed by the Sen-
ate. This would mean a raise of
about $300 a year for all post office
employes here. except the post-
masters.
Of this total approximately 36.000
will go to the uptown station and
$9.000 to tho: workers downtown.
Clerks and carriers. numbering 16
uptown and 1'4 downtown. will get
an {nut-ass of about $300 yearly.
from 31.800 to $2.100. Assistant
postmasters will also be raised $300.
as will the rural letter carriers. of
whom there are three uptown and;
four downtown.
The substitute carriers are sched-
uled for a raise from 60 cents to 55
cents an hour. This figure is hard
to compute. as there is no way of
Judging how many hours the extra
men will work this year. At the up-
town station one substitute carrier is
busy almost all the time. There are
f’our extra men in the downtown sta-
t on.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. -— Con.
gress sent the now omnibus Postal
bill to the “‘hlte House yesterday
for President Coolidgc's approval.
The measure which will become
a law as soon as the President signs
it. will provide 865.000.000 wage in-
creases for postal employee and ('X~
(1;? a similar amount of Increased
postal rem-nuts from higher postal
rates. This provision was added by
Congress to meet the objections
raistd by the President when he
mood a lay increase bill last year.
In its prom-iii form it is said to meet
the President's approval.
The bil- and includes a new cor-
rupt DraCtllLl act. providing
COILDIPIG cul‘hctty on campaign ex-
penditures and contributions and
limiting the campaign funds of Sen-
ators and hrprr-sentatives.
for .
250 “SEE CANADA”?
A limit of $10,000 to 325.000 for!
Si-nators and 52.500 to $5.000
Ripr suntatlves was provided.
cording to the population of the
candidates district.
Tao postal rate advances will fall
'heavily on parcel pest users through'
the levying of
clmrge'on all pflCkagGS.
r'ltts will be retained but a new
"cxpulitious service" “ill be added
fr-r an additional cost of 25 cents.
First class rates will remain the
some R' at present. except that pos-
til cards will cost two cents.
Slightly higher rates were provided
for all special services. such as spe-
cial dclnery. insurance and C. 0. 1’).
services.
Newspapers were granted small
decixares on the first two zones.
wizh increased rates on the further
zen-s. The second class rates were
I 1»: cents on reading matter and
a scale of from 2 to 9 cents a
pound on advertising matter. .
Tlo shale ran 2 cents for first and
«co .0 zones. (cents for third zone.
t‘. cents for fourth.
zones. and 9
cightl‘r zones.
two cent s-irvlce
Existing
The flat rate of 1 1-3 cents for two “Nuke" 0" m“ eVeDlns Was intro-
uunces “as made on third class
ma'tcr. with a weight limit
vigil ounces. All mail ovcr
wcighi will be placed ill the fourth
class. Some minor exceptions were
given to book. catalogues and seed
mail. where a rate of one cent for
two (unces was asked.
KILLED BY FLADIES
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fifth and sixth , entertained with several splendid vo-
cents for seventh and ‘ cal “0'03‘
of! of the club.
that . arranged for the affair consisted of
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xonu'lcu. Feb. 23,—5er Nellit.‘
A. (\Vhitel Harwood. widow of for-
mer Mayor Calvin Ilarwood oi' lhle
city. was fatally burned at her luome.
12 Washington street yesterday aft-
ernoon when her clothing caught
fire from the flame of a gas stove.
over which she was preparing lunch.
Mrs. Hat-wood. who is 83 ycars of 0’ New Tairtleld. 0990005 “30
age. attempted to telephone for aid ’ "635°-
apparently as she was found on the Titcomb 0! lhe fish and game com-
fioor with her clothing in flames and
the telephone near at hand.
Mrs. Haywood died later in mgglievcd that vandalism and trespass-
afternoon.
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LONGWORTH TO
BE SPEAKER OF
NEXT CONGRESS
Representative John Q.
Tilson Is Choice of
Caucus to Be Floor
er
. UNANIMOUS
Conn. Legislator Suc-
ceeds Ohio Man —
Eastern Manager of
Repub. Campcf
WASHlNGTON, Feb. :8.—-Repre-
eentatlvs Nicholas Longworth. of
Ohio. will be Speaker of the House
of Representatives in the Fifty-
slxth Congress. ills title to the
gill/cl wielded Dy Cannon and "iark
and} Gillctt was comeyed last night
when Republicans elected to.tha new
Congress met in caucus and selected
him as the party candidate for
speaker.
Mr.’Longwortl1 was victorious in
the caucus o\cr Representative Mar-
tin U. Madden. of lliiilois. chairman
of the Committee on Appropriations.
The \ote was: Longworlh. :50; Msd~
den. 34.
Equivalent to Election.
lnasiu uch as Republicans will con-
trol the next House by a clrar work-
uusted insurgents may seek to do.
the nomination of Mr. Long\~orth is'
cquhaleut to election. which Will
take place when the new House
meets. Unless there is a special s-‘s-
sion of Congress the formal election
will not be until December. Should
the President call a special session
tor tax legislation in September Mr.
Louswortb will be elected immedi-
utv-ly after the session convenes.
Mr. Lonngrlb's triumph was a
tioiincut one. altei a contest nhich
had been-carried on between his
champions and those 0! Mr. Madden
IA‘C!‘ BlDC‘i Congress convencd last1
December.
Tiison Floor Lander.
Representative John Q. 'l‘iison. of
CODDLCIlCUl. was the unanimous
choice of the caucus for floor leads:
to succeed Mr. Longworth. Mr.
Tilson was Eastern manager of [ht
Republican campaign in the nalirnal»
campaign last lali.
’ 9 Police. -i-‘ergeaill Walter Lyn- han 011”“?
A T No R WA L Kl lhe Wistport State Police Barracks “'“d‘e 3'“h"""ah 01nd”
CLUB LECTURE
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Two hundred and titty members:
and guests of the Norwalk club
last night enjoyed a trip through
Canada under the guidance of Cap-
tain J. Milton State. a widely known
lecturer and trawler. The trip.
hOW'tth‘. “as by mmlc film and
Word of mouth; the traveler nrriv-t
mg home. to use the words of?
Charles H. Uilworth. one of the,
committee who made arrangementsi
for the lecture. "with thirst unq
quenched. but with a real knowl-l
tde of Canada." I
The I"Clllre was one of the finest
ever Kl\8n under
the Nor\\aik club.
Before the lecture.
the auspices of
John “‘ehle
lie was accompanied on
the piano by Mrs May Sellcck. The
duced by John D.
The
Milne. president
committee that
Charles H. Dilwortb. Mr. Milne and
Thomas Balconi.
.HUNl_l_N_t_; FEES
HARTFORD. Feb. 28.-A large
l‘ody olisportsmon approved provis-
ions ot a. bill heard before the fish
and game committee to increase
hunting license fees from 81.25 to
$2.50. Representative Bugtee of Old
Lyme. and Representative Fairchild
in-
\W'.
Superintendent John
mission favored tagging hunters. If
the tag system was adopted he be-
lng would decrease to a minimum.
- charge of transporting
. Up by
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN» SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1925.
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New Speaker
NICHOLAS DONCJVORTH
Son-in-Iaw of late Pres. Roosevelt
wins high honor in new Congress.
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10 DAYS FOR ' .
MAN WHO FLED
COURT HERE
Apuzzo Declares H e
Thought He H a (1
Been Paroled in Li»
quor Case
ALSO FINED $150
Disappeared Oct. 14,
Last, But Police
Search Locates Him
In NeW‘Haven
James Apuzzo. who escaped fromi
the uptown city court on October:
1‘. after he had been arrested on the;
liquor. wasi
lined $150 and sentenced to in days'
in the Bridgeport Jail )t-sterday al-l
tirnoon in the downtown city court
by Judge Nehemiah Gandee on the
liquor transporting charge.
Apuuo informed the court yester-
day that he thought that he had
been paroled in the custody of hlsf
attorney and that he dill not knowl
no Vi is running away trum the po-
lice “bun he ion the court on Duo-5
bur 1i. ‘
.11.: was arrested on a breach of:
the pence charge by the New Havenl
pol.cc and uirni-d over to the State
had bc-1n watching Apuzzo in New
Hawn for some time and i: was up-5
on his request tha: he was picked.
the New iluun police.
lie was taken to .liridgcpurt Jail
this morning. by the State- l‘olice.‘
He said that he would pay his “PM"
after the ten days were up.
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COMMITTEE l0 ,
MEET— MONDAY?
The committee appointed by thcl
Ciuv Council to help push the enact-l
merit of the bill to put the question
of a civic c-rntrr hero to a vote will
meet Monday night and organizi.
Many phusrs of the matter will be
dl>CliSS~‘tl.
_. MIAMI FLIGHT.
“'[Llll'n “'RIGHT FIELD. DAY-
TON. 0.. I‘ll). 28.——Tcn ol’ ”JP 12-
plsiics on the dawn to dusk flight;
front Si‘lfl’lllgt‘ Flt‘ld. Michigan. to?
Miami. Florida. left here at 9:55 A.
for Macon. Georgia. their mail
stop. Ono plane remitted to no-
company Lieutenant “'hitchvsd whov
is [in-paring tho plane which lint,
arrived from mirridsi- Ficld to an}
place his plain: which was wrecked
in landing here. i
He’ll Have to Give
Up Drinking Now
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J’.. Feb.
28.—Thomas Thornton expressed
regret yesterday to Acting Re-
corder Waldinayer that liquor
had affected his chivalry.
Thornton was arrested at the
Hotel Edison Thursday night
when he fell out of the closet in
a woman guest‘s room when she
opened it to get an evening gown.
He was sound asleep but her
screams awoke him. He was gaz-
ing dazcdly about when the po-
lice arrived.
"Judge. I gotta lay of!
liquor now." he said yesterday
morning. "I woke up once be-
fore sitting in the cross tree of
1 telephone pole." lie was fined
ilo.
BELA LEVAY IS
FINED $600 FOR
SELLING‘LIQUOR
Sixty-day Jail Sentence
Suspended By Judge
Candee When H e
Pleads Guilty
MUST STOP-
Ordered to Dismantle
B a r in Lexington
Avenue Place—— Fre-
quenters Held
that
flu.“ ll.‘\.'|_\' of Lexington avenue.
who was arrvstod last Saturday
cvining. after a raid had been con-
ductcl on an establishment conducb'
ed by him in Lexington avenue. was
fined $600 and given a suspended
in” er-n'izlte of 6" days in the down-
n f‘ltv court this morning by
on the
chrrgcs of s: lling liquor. keeping li-
quor with intent to sell and reputa-
1-. n.
\i'hcn 'hc case came up this morn—
ing his attorncy. Daniel Keogh. en-
tvrvd n plva of guilty on all three
chali . s. llc “as iinrvi SCH” on each
t-mint and given a suspended jail
c' ill-'nie of 2“ days.
\\'.i:n the State police entered his
istulllishazit nt last week after hrrak-
in: in the d- ni they found a number
..,' no“. lived up at a bar drinking
liquor. All of the frequents-rs were
furnish-d with Lit-my.
Judge Candve ordered Lt’vay to
:illsmunllc the bar and also ordered
the liquor destroyed. He continued
the (use until March 9 and gave Lo-
vuy until that time to dismantli- the
place.
Piiisuuting Attorney Cmmcr C.
Hem-man said that if Levay did not
uhcy the law he would ask for an
.idililitu Jail sentence and request
th.‘ he also serve the suspended
:ontcnce.
Lem; promiscd to dismantle the
bar and to stop the sale of liquor.
This wis his iirsi offense.
l‘he cases of the frcqucnters will
iomv- up on Monday morning.
J A.“ ES MA “TI 3 li DEAD
MIAMI. i-‘la.. i-‘eh. 28.—Jumcs lid-
gur Martlnr. former l'nl'ed Stains
senator of New Jersey. died here last
Thursday night in an obscure board-
ing house. Knowledge of his death
was not gained until seven o'clock
last night. '
Martino was one of the Svnaie's
most distinguished members durlni;
the presidency of Woodrow \V’ilson.
in THE CLIFFORD customer 1
The stationery department hers;
is important in many ways. Folksl
can find quality morchandise in-
wlile variety 'hat is correctly priced;
Eversharp pencils and fountain pens.
(new to the department) have Just
arrived. The Clifford Phat-meow;
“‘m. M. Paisley. Prop.-—Adv.
-—illt0PHY‘s LAUNDRY.
The family washing when collect-
cd and ready will be called for and
subsequently delixcred to your
door. This service will be done on
the basis of 1:: cents per pound. The
minimum charge for any washing
is 75 cents. Try it this week. 184
Water St. Phone 366.——Adv.
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FAIR. 801'anme
mam; SUNDAY mm
.mm AND WM
PRICE THREE CENTS ' p '
Passed Away at 10:15 A. M., Succumbing to
Ravages of Peritonitis Following Opera-
tion for Appendicitis Five Dpys Ago—
Flags on State Buildings and Embassies at
Half Mast '
His Death Leaves German Politics in Perilou-
State—Saddle Maker Calm and Deter-
mined Figure Despite Ridicule—Helped
Push Through Dawes Plan-Berlin Shocked
By Associated Pres.
BERLIN. Feb. 88.—-Friedrich Eb-
ergtheflrstl’nddemoltheficr-
man Republic. died at was o'clock
nvages of peritonitis following upon
an operation for appendicitis five
days ago.
The former saddle maker. whose
skill in guiding the infant Repliblic
through the first turbulent years of
its existence. was acknowledged ev-
en by his bitter enemies. made s
gallant fight for life. But hb sys-
tem had been underminrd by an sta
lack of influenza preceding the op-
eration and his heart was not equal
to the burden.tmposed by the pol-
son which had spread throughout
his systcui. '
Around his bedside When the end
came were grouped his Wife. their
daughter Amalie and her husband.
Dr. Wilhelm Jaenecke. and their
sole son to sunlve the War. Fried-
rich. Jr. State Secretary Meissner
was the only other person present.
aside from the doctors and nurses.
Magdcburg Trial.
The political attacks upon the
President Which culminated in the
Magdeburg trial. and UN efforts to
connect him with the Barmat. loans
scandal added greatly to the burdens
imposed upon ‘clrn as chief execu-
tive of a new Republic who-s peo-
ple have not been train-d h consti-
tutional government _ . when.
chancellor-s have chance Linost
with the moon because of inter—par-
ty strife.
Putschcs and threats of enemio-s.
and the jibes oi the monurchists who
not bear the idea oi a working man
succeeding the liohcnzollerns had
helped to undermine his once rug-
ged constitution. But the firmness
“lib wnich he managed the politi-
cal crisis arising from the tangicd
party system and the simple dignity
With which Frau hbert met her du-
‘tios as iirst lady of Germany dis-
armud many of their sharpest cri-
tics.
Death Product's Confusion.
Thorn “as probably not another
leader ‘in tin-litany. his cn~.:mies ad-
mittt-d. who could haxe succeeded
where he did. and his death, tour
months before the presidential elec—
tion. produces more confusion in a
political si'uativn already badly
muddlid
l’rvsidcnt Ebert was the first of
all the patriotic Germans to forget
party lines when it became nccessary
to check the extremists. either in
the radical or oonscnauve camps.
lie frequently brought curses upon
his head :rom one side or the Olbcl‘
by apprming measures which they.
according to their \iuvpoints dean-
id either reactionary or too radical.
ills attitude won the conildence
of thr Am assaiors and Ministers
accredited 0 Berlin and he was a
powerful factor in bringing about
acceptance of.the Dawes plan “lilt'l’l
promises to calm the storm that has
raged about the reparation prob~
icm for so many ycars.
Started As Saddle Maker.
lIi-rr iibcrt start d in me as a s..d-‘
die maker. but ytam of experirnce
as a labor organizer and olficial of
unions. number with his wide train-
ing in practical politics developed
him even as. his Admirers pointed
out. the late &imuei Gnmpers was
developed in America.
His lack of
was compunsated
THE; SORWAIJK DAIRY ('0.
Its owneis are sure and apprecia~
tivs of the facts that its patrons and
the public in general are loyal and
interested in supporting a locally
conducted dairy.
This dairy will continue to serve
its patrons at all times as it has done
in the past. 8! Center Ave.—-Adv.
curl) opportunities
ior by the train-
ing he won in the world of affairs
Lie was described as no dreamy then
orist but a hardheaded. tactiul leg.
der who made a gallant fight in No
half of the Geri-nan Republic and the
German masses under hombre-him
conditions.
Death came to the President at
10:15 o‘clock in the West Sanitar-
ium. «here he had been confined
since his operation. and bail o'clock
the news had spread throughout
b'can's officialdom. The public re~
ceivcd its anno mccment through the
half-mastitis ot flags on the ioreign
oliice. the American and British Eln-
bassies and the government build-
ings along the \\'iihslmstrasse.
Thu news came as a shock to the
Berliners. as the morning newspa-
pure published bulletins indicating a
marital improvement in Herr ‘b~
erts condition. and the crisis was
supposed by many to have been
passed.
A meeting or the cabinet was cali-
cd tor noon. and the iteichstag will
no: conwncd on Monday when it will
probably surfing. a new election date
in advance or that scheduled (Or
June. The climcc of a regular luc-
cessor to Herr Ebert will relieve
Chanel-liar Luther of it... respond-
bility of t‘3r1)lll§ tn the presided.
tial duties in addition to his own at-
lice.
'lhe Prasident‘s dtath‘ com“ on
the on or the national day or
'anul’Dlns set aside to commemorate
'Ucrmany s lossu: in the World “11-.
There “.ll Lu. ”‘1‘ moziul unless in
all the (.llurL’l'l'.> of litinin. the chief
one in the Cath~drul at i p. m. and
all the church bells “111 be tolled.
President Ebert lost’two sons
the var.
NORWALKERS
. SUE STAMFORD
MAN FOR $5.500 A
:‘ S.—A Nor-
833.600
Superior
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BRIDGEPURT. Feb.
usik-Staxiiford suit for
dinniucs was fill‘d lti 'hc
court \->l‘.l'}.l\,
Thom: .1. il_\i>; cf Stamford is
sued :or 5““1" and 8500 by Her-
bert and Katherine Smith of Nor-
walk. in l‘t’llillt of hleir daughter.
with, ac: ;, “ho. ii is claimed. was
struck bv il}li.'s' car in Norwalk. :
Katherine I‘am. oi Norwalk. ash
damages of Simon Golden. of that
city. in the run. of 83.500.
The city or Norualk is sued for
82.500 by Marietta G. Rider. injur-
(‘il in a {all 01: a sidewalk.
JUDGE VOSBL'RGH ILL.
Judge Nehemiah Candee. substi~
tuted in the doumown city court
this morning for .ludgc George H.
\‘osburgh. “ho is confined to bill
homi- b‘cziusc of illness.
srrniznuuzn iit Pi.r;\' 510081):
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The Special si'x Duplex Phonon
like other Duplex models are in
wry popular demand. This porti-
cular model establishes also a new
lilt'a in value among medium priced
automobies. it occupies a forehand.
place among highest grads automo-
bies where splendid powu'. perfect
psriormance. complete equipment.
me best quality of materials. tbs
finest upholstery. finish and appointp
merit are all essential qualification
Very few makers indeed could most
these requirements at the Studo.
baker price. The Reynolds -.\lot
Car Co.. West Ami—Adv.
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‘l‘OUR SHARE IN THE .
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