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Being the baby of Jules 8. Michel.
in. head of the well known tire
company. didn't make a bit of dif-
‘ ferenco to the herd hearted immi~
gration officials at Ellis island when
little Miss Annik Michelin tried to
get back into the country. after a
trip to Europe. without a reoentry
permit. She just couldn't do it and
she and her father and mother had
' , .at Ellis island all day long
government red tape unraveled
ciently to let them enter. Annik
13 months old. No morel turpi-
p tude was charged.
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Ill
Lord lliddcll's 85.000, offered to
the first English girl who swims
what used to be thc English chan-
el. but is now the American.
rings a new contender every day.
Jane Darwin was trying it. the last
we heard. The dispatches 'do not
state whether she is a mother or
not. .
P. 8. She's not. She quit.
Doing its best not to be crowded
off the front page by the Daugherty
case. the Hall-Mills murder probe is
‘ on again. The grand jury which will
'\ asked to indict the accused will
drawn this afternoon at I p. m.
The jurors will assemble September
‘ 1'31 to begin hearing testimony. ,
Yesterday. Ralph V. Coraline.
yman in the Hall church was
tied for several hours and Miss
r ‘atherinc ltastall. a choir singer in
the church. was questioned at
’ length. They too were in ltusseys
Lane. it is claimed. on the afternoo‘h
,the murdered bodies were found. ‘
What these two had to tell has
not been revealed but as soon, as
the New York raspberry and maple
walnut tabloids appear the‘ secret
will be out with a picture for ever:
whisper. . _ c
‘ An armed mob has been hus‘y
' . shooting up the government in Athfl
one for the past few days and the
Greek capitol is reported to be ap-
deaths have taken place and the
news censors work in three eight
hour. shifts so that no morc\truth
than is essential can escape. ‘
Lady Astor the first mother to
be born in Virginia and get a seat
in the British parliament is again
without and delivered a snappy As.
2. torian address to the League of Wo-
men Voters at the Waldorf-Astoria
last evening. She told the' ladies
many things but was very emphatic
'ih her statements that women voters‘
ught to take more interest in their-l
government if they want democracy
2 to prevail She didn't have much to
‘ say about prohibition. but what she
didn't say about liquor
sayms- ' .
She says women are going to end
world "unrest." What will the men
do then. poor things." '
William D. Upshaw of chrgia was
beaten for renominatlon to Congress
yesterday and a double celebration
at the Wets is contemplated. He was
one of the most cantankerous Drys
‘ in Congren. lie ‘says money beet
, him. But'whether it was the money
‘ spent against him inhis campaign
{or re-nominatlon or the money he
‘ took from the Anti Saloon league
while passingupon prohibition mm!
preaching a state of anarchy. Many ~ Bo
wasn't worth: - ‘
Checks For $293.25 Have
Been Sent .To Each Of
Five Welfare Organiza-
tions.
TOTAL
EXPENSES
WERE 31.37126
Checking Privilege Better
Money Maker Than Re-
freshmcnt Stand, Com-
mittee Report Indicates.
The last Knights of Columbus
charity ball cleared 8i.460.25. ac-
cording to the report of the committee
just made public. The report has
been delayed because of. absence
from the city 'of committee members.
Each of five organisations :parti-
cipating in benefits has been sent
checks for equal shares in the pro.
fits. $391.25 in each case. They are
the Nerwa’lk, Dispensary association.
the Nor-walk Playgrounds associa-
tion. thefflorwalk Day nursery. the
Norwaik hospital maternity ward.
and the Norwiik chapter of , the
American Red Cross.
Total receipts from the affair
werojqu'Mi and aepenses reach-
ed 81.8.1146. The largest item of ca-
penses was that of $359.25 for the
orchestra and entertainment. Ex-
actly $300 was spent oh decorations.
which were very'elsborate.
Th'e checking privilege outstripped
the refreshment stand as a money-
maker. according-to, the ,report. it
earned in.” as against mat for
the stand. ."Actupr receipts for ,asio
of tloltgij'n thityear'saffalr Vere
Moronanlrthstrw‘ .
at
$10.60 eddedto this from t a sale
of tickets for the “it ball.
, C. 0'. Fitch and Freda. Elle audit-
ed, the accountant the. committee.
The it‘elntsod‘ expenditures were:
Stationery. Multimphing, ‘
postage. etc. $245.18
Hall. attendants. chain and
' 250."
sassnoos‘ooaoolasa
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Tidk’ertrpriating and mailing:
pmgrama.............. 125.00
Advertising 58.40
Music and entertainment .. 359.26
Decorations 300.00
Miscellaneous “.80.
Total ................. 81,371.26
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BUYS: HANSEN
‘ : sou HE
A deal was recently closed where-
by Joseph W . Hansen and E. J.
Brown of New York City sold their
interest in 'the, Hansen i'itsemsliip
Line to Julian Haggerty of the Mer-
chants' .Trausportation company of
Brldseport-, \ I , ‘
Thestcamship line will be run in
economize. with ‘ the Merchants'
Transportation company. The boat
which . his .been ‘running between
Norwallt ‘andN‘ew Tori: started can
rying‘ 1min between. New York.
Name. and Bridgeport last week.
At Bridgeport the boat connects with
ths'niptor truck line direct to Bob-
ures in Congress he forgot to say.
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Chinese Fire On Two, x?
5: American Destroyers
AndWound Seaman
SHANGHAI (APl—A telegram
received here from Hanghow says
the American torpedo! boat destiny-
» era stewart and Pope, which arrived
.. at Hangkow last Friday. encount-
mg a. rifle and machine gun fire
so miles from Yangtse river. 'Tho
; dispatch ”added that two soldiers on
'~ the, American boat are wounded.
ranching. rm.
prison To was... .
i . 7 ‘ For Evening Sentinel
Thomas McMahon the end of last
3x: -
; ton. . .
snafu WideTirr
i
(Themew .owners of the company
have. opened negotiations for the
purchase of;a new freight boat.
Bldsflose'l'ileede ,
Mir-“8’3”
' Bids;for the widening of South
Main. street will,cloas in the elites
of City Clerit Stephan ‘Doltus at 0
o'clock; September 14. They will
then be opened by the council at its
meeting the samalnig‘ht and the con.
tract awarded. '
The contract for the widening of
the street .is between Washington
and ,Kevilend. According 'to-~tho
specifications. four, feet will be taken
0! each sida.of the street. This will
mam much wider roadway. . ,
‘and.spacitioetions for the
Mean be obtained _‘e_t the office of
theeity‘ongfsoer. . .. g.
The wbrk will be started ‘ soon
after the awarding)“ the contract;
’ - tloa‘s‘ great
has learned 'things ' too
.
The ‘y
fault is it
molly front the older.-
IOBWALI'I Till!“ IIWI’AI’IB
SOUTl-l NORWALX, CONN., FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 10,1926 SIXTEEN PAGES
The Weather
Weather: Fair tonight and Suture
day. cooler tonight. i
PRICE THREE CENTS
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Triobisapge'erln Chicago
811th efore Passen-
gers .On' Grand Tran
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CHICAGO. Sept. 10. (AP)—-Meil
loot estimated at about $500,000 was
seized aboard; the east-bound grand
trunk train. No. 10. today by three
of a bend of four robbers who eat
capedat the southwestern suburb of
Evergreen, park without firing a
shot. ‘
The robbers had boarded the
train in thecfty and. after the rob-
bery they dropped off at the park.
a suburb of West 96th street. chiefly
known for its-cemetery.
An automobile of an inexpensive
make little used by robbers. was
seen and is, believed to have been
used for the escape.
Bo swiftly and quietly was the
robbery executed that the perpetra-
tors had eacaped before the. passen-
gers even suspected what was afoot.
This‘is almost a duplicate of a
8500.000 diamond robbery near’Chl-
cago Wednesday night.
NiiRiliflN. HOME
by Col.
”adopt
. .W
Major ,Henry B. Babcoclt. inspector
and adiutont. a thorough investiga-
tion (into-conditions.“ the noise will
be undertaken-within a ‘few days.
Major Baboock denies the charges
of "incompetency" ‘ and of "naming.
a great deal of trouble" which were.
brought against him by Colonel Bee-
ioy. , ' ' , = .
Governor Trumbull is waitingfor
further information before making
a decision on the case. several
.l‘nonth's ago dissenaion arose lathe
operation of the home. and the-gey-
ernor warned that unless complete
harmony and ehlciencymere estab-
lished, he would demand the, resig-
nation of every member, of the ex-
ecutive committee. '
,.lv“oilow'lng the suave ‘
onel Henry 'J.‘iieeley.‘- '
Melton. German metal magnate tee-
tified today that it was he who sug-
gested to the late‘ John T. King.
“something"- for'his aid in getting
returned to German owners “.000,-
000 realised fromthe sale of Amer-
ican Metal company stock during the
war. . . ~
Merton, is the government'aJter
witness lathe. trial of Harry M.
Daugherty. former attorney general
and Thomas W. Mlller.‘.former alien
property custodian!” conspiracy to
transfer of. the $7.000.,b00..John T.
Kins. who died soon after the-first
indictment was returned. is declared
by, thougolrernment to‘ have .f'pillled
thestrisgs." in the deal. ~ -
The trial was lned’in Federal
court this. morning fatter a recess
yesterday for-the Jewish New; year.
Crowds that gatheredda’tho Federal
building tilled thjs co inane
filled the rridoroutdor - '
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Louis Test. of- tlds_elty. was elec-
ted treasurer.“ the Adocletlon of
Bed MentTrl of Felriield County
at, its-meetl g at-Wowarnpura tribe
in Bridgeport last evening.
- . othoronoers elected
when!
'Vieo chimes-Liliane ‘Colo.
.Wrncuicri.
Nn'w‘ sonic. ' (AH—Richard
defraud‘the United states in tha-
ery In Illinois In 2 Days
NORWALK ls ;
MECCA ml
GROl‘lONEN
And 'Grotto 'Girls From
Many Cauldrons Will Be
is“? Too, For Week-
n .
CEREMONIAL AT
TEMPLE TONIGHT
Big Parade and Dating At
Roton Point Tomorrow
-Batlling Beauty Con-
test One of Features.
With prophets. their wives and
families. pouring in from all over
New England. with their cars gaily
floating Grotto banners and crab-
lems. Norwelk took on a foetal air.
this afternoon for a very interesting
week-end. in which the public will
be able to enjoy part of the elabor-
ate program. .
The occasiOa is the elaborate out-
ing for ‘'which Monitor Grotto. No.
56, M. O. V. P. E. B. has planned
many months. Every large Grotto in
New England will be represented
and there are daughters froae every
Cauldron. New York State and New
Jersey will be represented by sov-
eral hundred delegates.
For their share in the program,
Monker Cauldron. Daughters of Mo-
kalins are staging an elaborate cere-
monial this evening in the Wash-
ington street Masonic Temple. All of
the visiting daughters. will attend
this ceremonial pt which time 11
candidatoswillmo initiated. Mrs.
Julianna ‘Von C
timber-recon?
charge of the ceremonial. as Mighty
Chosen One."
After the ceremonial there will be
a. supper and dance in the banquet
hall. for which Hooker Grotto is
host. Monarch OscerfF. Schultze will
conduct a short meeting of the grot-
to while tho"Cauidron is holding its
ceremonial. 'The Nutmeg Serenaders
will furnish music‘for dancing.
Tomorrow morning hundreds of
more prophets will come to .the city.
filling the hotels-which have been
reserved in their entirety for some
grottoes. Many members of the lo—
cal Grotto and Cauldron have thrown
open their homes to visitors.
The first important feature of the
day’s program will be the street
paradewhich starts promptly from
the Not-walk Green at 2:30 o'clock.
It will follow West avenue to louth
Norwails.‘ disbhnding at " Monroe
street. where special ears for Roton
Point will be bodrded.
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G. P. Howell, Prominent
Auto Man, To BeGuest
. At Ledgcwood Farm
Charles H. Harris of Ledgewood
Farm will entertain several promino
out automobile and steel manufac-
turers at his home over the week-
end. He will, have as his guests
George P. Howell. director of pur-
chases of the Seaman Body 00..
Milwaukee. 'Wis. builders of all
Nash automobilm bodies. John F.
murmur. Frank Ladky and Harry
Be 1. . .
Mr. Harris' guests will attend ,a
birthday party to be given at the
Vacation Lodge. the occasion being
the birthday of Miss . Delphine
Tenenbaum. one of the group of
girls now there. enjoying a two
week period of rest and recreation.
Vblk’s Society orchestra will play
for dancing.
‘aaturday night the party will at-
tof'nd a performance of "Henri”-
Barem." at the Stamford theatre.
During the-day. Mr. Harris will on-
tertainv his guests aboard his yacht
"Chll'll." \ .
‘ oAsaessors fleet Oct, 4.
'The Board of Assessors.will hold
its first meeting for the purpose of
allowing taxpayers to file their lists
on October 4. The echelons will con-
be until October so and will be
ohm. noes-om
first-nines. in or --
,ld' In the city hall and town aso
sembly hall. ‘ -
HERE. THEY ARE! ALL THE CORSONS!
Clem Carson (above) gives his mermetd‘mat'e refreshment after a siren.
nous swim. . Below is Mills 'Gsdo‘and her two children.
Crucifix Aniong Loot
. Stelen at ' Lynch Home.
“ROCCO” Hun ,
RESPONSIBLE
BY- CORONER
May Be rim In Court
Tomorrow and Put To
Plea For Bertino’s Mur-
der. ‘
In a decision handed down this
morning Coroner_John J. Pheian of
Bridgeport finds Rocco Slrgiovani
criminally responsible for the. death
of Giacomo "Jake" Bertino and or-
ders him held on a murder charge. -
The coroner finds'that Sirgtovanl
shot and killed Bertlrlo during the
course of an argument on Friday
evening. September a. The murder
took place in‘Wbod street in front
of Bertino‘s home. ;,
In his finding Coroner Phelan
states there was no evidence brought
out at the inquest showing that Bor-
tino had told“R0cco earlier in the
day to‘lookout and do as he said.
as he was the boss of Wood street.
Rocco will probably be brought
before the downtown city court to-
morrow and given a hearing on the
charge of murder before Judge
Freeman Light. He will be bound
over to the Superior Court to await
trial. '
The police have not received any
word from the hardware concern in
Philadelphia regarding the sale of
the gun which was used in the
shooting. Thii gun was sold by the
Colt-Arms ‘Company to the Phila-
delphia concern. .
Wish oysters would hurry up and
get back from their vacation.
Hubbé‘ll Heritates to
[ Issue Permit For
Non-éFireprOOf Portables
5, Building Inspector George 8. Hub-
; The poi-net. pom ordu'ad .
the board of education have arrived
eedarebeingsstup. One‘ofthe
minuscule. pieced rite. use
«rummage sea-st
,. biscui-
bell wes‘not certain that he could
grant ages-am for-the erection of
the buildings when superintendent
of Schools John Land made applica-
tion this morning »as.the,bolldinga
are not fireproof. After consulting
city oildsls he was informed that
dmilar buildings were being erected:
Molar cities and the pernitwes
Burglar: entered the home of Miss
Josephine Lynch, Putnam avenue.
between noon and 10 p. m. Wednes-
dayiand stole money and other ar-
ticles valued at 8150.
Entrance was gained with a key.
Neighbors noticed a man enter the
house in the» early evening, but
thought nothing of it at the time.
Among the articles stolen was a
large crucifix which hung on the
wall. Two pairs of shoes_ $25 in
cash. - silk underwear. a hand bag
and some perfume were among the
articles taken.
Detective Sergeant Martin Lengyel
has been assigned to the case.
SEAWALL BASIS
. ' 0F $600 SUIT
An'attachment for $600 was fil-
ed against the property of Salvatore
Chariott of Chestnut street in favor
of.John P. Smith of Hickory Bluff.
yesterday. in connection with a
damage action for $500.
It is alleged in the complaint
that the defendant agreed on May
20. 1925, to construct a. solid sea
wall on the plaintiff's property at
Hickory Bluff for $850. It is al-
leged further that the wall. after
being constructed. was defective.
The case is returnable ip the city
court on the third Monday in Sep-
tember. The law firm of Light.
Dunbar and Quinlan represents the
plaintiff. Deputy Sheriff Edward
Lycett served the papers in the
case.
Freight Riders Held.
William E. Tutty and John Smith
of Dorchester. Mesa. were arrested
on the charge of riding freight cars
by Patrolman John Toothill and Al-
bert Fraser this morning. The arrests
were made upon the complaint of
the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company.
Jellies Rich In Hospital
James Rich of East Norwalk was
found very ill in Washington street
by Patrolman Jules Boenisch‘ last
evening and he was taken to the
Norwalk hospital. He was better
today.
FOUNTAIN PENS.
--and pencils—the celebrated line
of Wahl’s lversharp is carried at the
store as well as pen sets and dealt
sets of the same make. it is a stock
that. is indeed well , worth seeing
when one is'in need of merchandise
in this line. High grade stationery
in wide selection here. The Clifford
Pharmacy. Wm. hi. Paisley Prop.—
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“WELCOME HOME” SHOUTS NEW YORK TO t
MILLE. CORSON, CHANNEL CONQUEROR
Weeps With Joy As She Greets Her Children and Says
She Did It All For Them—Glad Lissberger Profited
By Confidence In Her—“I Swam With My Will,”
She Declares—Stroke Unimportant.
NEW YORK, (AP).-——A mother of two children, unknown
to the world at large two weeks ago, returned to the city of her.
adoption today and received a‘riotous welcome from New York's
millions.
She was Mrs. Clemington Corson, born in Denmark as Millie
Gade. who will go down in history as the first mother to swim the
treacherous waters of the English Channel.
Bands blared, harbor-craft whistles screeched an ear-splitting
welcome. Delegations of admirers marched, a blizzard of ticket
tapes and confetti dropped on her from the skyscrapers in the
canyon of lower Broadway, as thousands along the sidewalks
applauded vociferously. At City Hall, Mayor Walker gave her
a scroll commemorating her feat.
GEORGE MICHEL
BEATS GERMAN
BY 11-2 HOURS
Frenchman, After M a n y
Failures, Swims English
Channel During Night—
New Time Record.
DEAL. England, (Am—The Eng-
lish channel swimming record fell
today for the third time this sea-
son. Georges Michel, 36-year-old
Paris baker, making his tenth at-
tempt. landed at st: Margar‘et's bay
at 7:31 o'clock this morning from
Cape Gris Nez, France. where he
entered the water at 8:26 o'clock
last night. ills record of 11 hours,
five minutes is one hour and 38 min-
utes better than that established on
Aug. 30 by Ernst Vierkoctter of
Germany. who singularly. is also a.
baker. The new record is three
hours and 26 minutes under the
time made by Gertrude Ederlc. the
first woman to make the crossing.
DE mom BALL
' OCTOBER 22 [N
slllllllllolll
Norn‘ulk‘s younger set will be in-
terested in the announcement of
plans for the annual autumn ball.
sponsored by the Norwalk Chapter
of Dehlolay in the Norwalk Armory.
October 22. It will probably be the
most important social event for
young people this season and the
organization is making elaborate
plans for the event.
Preliminary arrangements . were
discussed at a. largely attended
meeting of the chapter last eve-
ning. "Dad" Howard Gorham is
chairman ofa general committee
and the sub-committees and their
chairmen are:
Music—George W. Wardwell.
Entertainment-Norman Tobin.
Publicity—Ralph E. Lycett.
Humphrey Doulens.
Refreshment-“Dad” Willard Mic-
lenz. “Dad" Gorham.
Chunk room-"Pop" Ellsworth C.
Lockwood. _
Tickets—Edward Wheeler.
E.
Decorations—"Dad" Allen Fro-
hock. ,
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Does Norwalk-Darlen
Bus Schedule Suit?
Suggestions Invited
If the present schedule upon
which the Norwallr-Dariea bus line
operates does not meet the require-
ments of those living along the route
or those who could profitably use the
husses in going to and from work or
school. officials of the Norwailt
‘ Board of Trade and the Connecticut
Co. will be glad to receive sugges-
tions for changes.
These suggestions should be ad-
dressed to Thomas MacLeen. local
superintendent of the Connecticut
Co., or to Frederick Moran. presi-
dent of the Board of Trade. It is
the desire of both the business men
and the traction company to make
the NorwalkoDarlen bus line develop
into a paying proposition and to that
end all ideas will be welcomed.
CLEAN COAL
—-Plenty of excellent quality clean
coal in all sins now on hand hero.
Located .as these yards are only all
rail coal cornea in-a product. by the
way. which is preferable. Mighty
food lime to put your winter supply
a new. Alfred Brown. Coal. liar-
ritt Place. Phone flit-Hy. .
Tours 0 Joy
When informed that the metropo-
lis was preparing a great welcome
for her, Mrs. Corson appeared sur-
prised. She cried when told that
her two children would meet her at
the battery.
To reporters who bcsclged her
with questions. 'she frankly admitted ,i‘
that she made the second attempt ii
to swim the channel. always with '
her children in mind. because she
knew if she made the swim that
their lives would be filled with coni-
fort and not the hardships which she
has faced most of her life.
Big Money In Sight
She was of course delighted when
told by Cal Harris. associate of Arch
Sclwyn that more than 2.000 offers
have been made for her services.
that contracts amounting to 8150..
000 were in sight.
She remarked that this was very
diflercnt from the way she arrived
in America for 'the' first time seven
years ago. Her husband. who ac-‘
companlcd her on the swim in a
rowbont. also came home with her;
What Cheercd Her Up
She raised a laugh when she sal6
that, one of the chief thoughts slid
had “bile actually swimming the
channel was the large amount of
dishes she would have to wash if
she didn’t make it.
Mrs. Corson would not discuss the
use of tugs in channel swimming.
saying that it is simply a matter of
whether one has the money to ex-
pend.
“I had 83,000 which was loaned
to me by Walter Lissbergcr to make
the channel attempt," she said.
"And I tried to hold my expenses
down so that it would not go over
the 33,000."
Glad Llssberger Won Bets
A reporter told her at this point
that Mr. Lissborger had won $100,.
000 over her swim and she replied.
“I'm very glad of that. I wish that
it had been more."
Mrs. Corson declined to consider :'-
any contract with Trudy Ederle. In ‘
speaking of Miss Ederle's achieve-
ment she said, "it was marvelous
that a girl of only 20 years should
b0 able to do a thing like this. I
did not believe that she could do it
but she did.”
“There are two important phases
in a. woman's life. One when she is
a young girl and the other when she *‘
is a mother. Gertrude swam the
channel as a young girl. I swam if:
as amother of two children." .,
Swam wan nel- \vul "
“I trusted to my mind rather than
to my body.” she said in describing
h'cr swim, “after a man or woman is
in the water for ten hours it is no I
longer a question of what kind of
stroke they use, but plugging ahead.
I swam with my will."
She said that after she was
out from Cape Gris Nez she was
seized with cramps and suffered se-
verely from cramps for several min-
utes but would not give up. Although
/
. when I reached Dover there must
have been about 100 motor boats of
people yelling all about I did not see
a single object and my voice seemed
to have died in me."
“Then my eyesight came back to V
me and I screamed ‘Thank God.’ "
Mrs. Corsoa was told that a com-
petitive swim was being proposed
around Manhattan island between
her and Gertrude Ederlo. She said
she knew nothing about it.
Mrs. Corson's children Marjorie
two years old and C o r s o I
Clemlngton. Jr.. four years old ar- _
rived at the battery in an automobile .
accompanied by Supt. Walsh of the
Naval Militia station at 00th street
and the north River. .1
(Continued on Page Four.)‘
ROUXDSMAN FLYNN
BEGINS NEW Jon comm
Patrolman John Flynn will suit
his duties as a roundsnian this
evening. He will be in plain clothes. , .
-A WILL Willi!) ROI.
coetflbotastoooa'susliagod-tb- v»
faction and bagpipes lfyouuedx.
new furniture. rose. Insults "-
eaytblns tor the bolls as do?
LJ.Collln Coupe”. nose ‘,
and the sawdust-sins”
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