St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 6, 1918

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5 ie a: 4 Ry i3 . 4 ae Ctrculation Biggest Ever The circulation ot the Vaily Post-Vispatch in &t. Louls compared season by season is greater than ever before in the history of this newspaper. is also true of the Sunday Post-Dispatch. This “Cir- culation books open to all.” “First in Everything.” he Only Evening Paper in St. Louis 31. LOUIS POST-DISPAIC With the Associated Press News Service EDITION FINANCIAL—M ‘ VOL, 70. NO. 167. of. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1918—16 PAGES. PRICE | St. Louis and Suburbe, Elsewhere, Twe Cents. TRANSPORT OF MEN ABROAD AHEAD OF PLANS, SAYS BAKER Secretary Cross-Examined by Senate Committee, De- clares Calculations on Get- ting Men to France Include Other Than American Ships. Tonnage Situation Tempor- arily Dropped When Ques- tion Arises as to Giving Figures in Public. Hitchcock Asserts He Has Been Informed There Are Only 1,400,000 Tons for Army Transport. | WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (By A. P.). — On Jan. 1, Secretary of War Baker today told the Senate Military Com- mittee, more troops had been} trans- pofted to France, including both noncombatant and fighting forces, than h been planned. Baker appeared before the commit- tee to be cross-examined regarding his recent testimony that 500,009 soldiers would be in France early this year. Senutor Weeks, Republican, of Massachusetts, began the cross-ex- amination. Secretary Baker and Senator Weeks agreed that it was improper to disclose the number of American troops now in France. Transportation of fighting troops was temporarily reduced, Secretary Baker said in discussing the ship- ping situation, by the necessity ot sending larger engineering forces. He did not have with him detailed statistics regarding available ships but promised to supply it. More Ships Recently Obtained. The Shipping Board ana the War Department, Secretaary Baker said, are in constant cgntact, exhaustively studying the shipping situation. Gen Bliss, he said, took the information abroad as a basis of calculation in connection with the shipping situa- tion. About 130,000 tons additiona: recently have been obtained. Senator Weeks asked if it were true that the War Department had 791,000 tons of ships available for transporting troops on Feb. 1. Sec- retary Baker .did not know, but thought that an underestimate. In his former statement that a million men probably could be sent to France this year, Secretary Baker explained, he did not depend wholly on American shipping in his calcu- lations. Senator Hitchcock said that on Wov. 30 the Shipping Board advised him the total gross available Amer- ican tonnage was 582 ships of 43,- 721,806 tons, including tankers and former German and Austrian ships. Secretary Baker said he could not estimate how many troops that ton- Mage would supply. Secretary Baker said he had not determined whether tgpops would be kept in the Southern camps next sum- mer. If the’summer weather was as extreme as this winter has been, he said, some would have to be moved. American tonnage losses, Secretary Baker said, have been exceedingly light. “The service the navy has ren- dered in the protection of the army,” he said, “has been unexampled.” Secretary Baker gave the opinion that new legislation would be desir- able to give the President general powers to transfer and co-ordinate functions of various departments as conditions arise. Possibility that the actual pur- chasing power for the War Depart- ment may be Jargely placed in the hands of Edward R. Stettinius, Sur- Veyor-General, was indicated by Sec- retary Baker in his testimony. ‘Mr. Siettinius is relied upon to do this thing,’ he said. The much discussed editorial in the Metropolitan Magazine of which Col. Roosevelt was associate editor attacking the War Department's preparations to send troops to France come up at the outset... Baker had replied to the editorial in his first statement by saying the War Depart- ment had done more than the maga- Zine contended it should. “Did the editor have any informa- tion other than an ordinar y citizen might have had at that time?” asked Senator Wecks. Ahead of Schedule Jan. 1. “Oh, no,” said Baker; adding that in August, when the article appeared. he had been qv’ certain that the department could do more — toward training troops than it suggested and also that there was good promise that more could be done. toward getting them to France than the article pro- Senat ‘Weeks or asked if the War Department had succeeded in doing AS 7 as it had hoped for in Octo- “T can Raker said: ported to er that in this way,” Jan. 1 we had trans- mice more troops than le ‘called for.” ag he and non-combat Secretary ICROSSLEY LIFTS MISSOURI FUEL RESTRICTIONS Effective Tomorrow, Except for ‘“‘Lightless Nights;’’ Fuel Sit- uation Better. JEFFERSON CITY, Feb. 6.—State Fuel Administrator Crossley today issued an order, effective at 7 a. m. tomorrow, lifting the fuel restric- tions imposed Jan: 18 and 19, re- quiring the early closing of stores, saloons, theaters, office buildings and other places. The only fuel restrictions remain- ing in effect will be “‘lightless nights’ on Thursday and Sunday nights. when all unnecessary lights must be turned out, and the priority order in favor of the delivery of coal to do- mestic consumers, essential indus- tries and public utilities before other consumers are supplied. Under Crossley's order most retail stores have been closed at 7 p. m. each night; saloons, poolrooms, dance halls and _ theaters at 10 o’clock; office buildings at 7 o’clock and during part of the time moving picture theaters were closed all day on Mondays. This is said by Cross- ley to have re alted in a large saving of coal. The coal situation is now much improved because of milder weather and better transportation, he said. TWO WOMEN AMONG 250 U. R, STRIKERS IN PARADE Marchers Checr as They Pass Cars on Olive Street; Crowds Encourage Those in Procession. About 250 striking conductors and motormen formerly employed on the Wellston, Vandeventer, Sarah, Nat- ural Bridge and Cass lines marched in procession from Spring and Cot- tage avenue to Central Trades and Labor Union Hal' 2228 Olive street, this afternoon to attend a mass meet- iig of members of the new street car men’s union. Two women conductors, who re- fused to give their names, were in tne front rank. The paraders, four avreast, marched south on Grand iv- e’ ue to Olive street and east to the hall. On Olive street they met a nunmiber of street cars, but did not t.y to interfere with their operation. They cheered as they passed the cars, Crowds on the sidewalks shouted encouragement to the marching strikers. Men representing other lines anc divisions’ went to the hall in a body. but did’ not march in the strect the head of most of the No other banners were displayed. was read which was a reply, graph for paragraph, to the com- pany’s advertisement of today. The letter was addressed to President Mce- Culloch, al that a conference be begun, basis of the t in the leading editorial in yesterday's Post-Dispatch. The largely attended, not hold «all the men. Commissioner State Lewis was present. Supt. Cameron of the United Rail- ways today said the saving of coal in United Railways power houses, be- cause of the few cars running, was Slight. He said it was necessary to maintain power and that while the maximum load was not necessary, nearly as much coal was required. 'mue, | banwmevenue; Allen Kk. Herman of 6045 At the meeting of strikers a letter. para-. and it repeated the propos- | on the | ree suggestions made meeting was | and the hall would) Labor | | glasses. U. R. NOT SAVING MUCH COAL ‘it was backing into the car shed at 'Thirty-ninth street and Park avenue and the police escort on the car ar- POLICE FIRE AT CAR STONERS, BUT HT TWO OTHERS, FOR TRANSFERS Switchmen in Wabash Yards Shot by Accident When Crowd Is Chased. WOMAN PASSENGER HURT|BIG GAIN Fist Fight Between Police and Four Men Follows Accidental Shooting. Lawlessness incident to the street car strike this morning and lasé night resulted in the accidental shooting of two switchmen by policemen who were chasing and shooting at alleged strikers; fights between policemen and gangs of men found cutting trolley wires, and in the injury of a woman passenger when a Park car was stoned about dark last night. This was the first case of a passenger being injured. The shooting of the switchmen oc- curred when policemen pursued a crowd of men who were stoning a Delmar car at Hodiamont avenue and Delmar boulevard, near the Wabash Rosedale station, at 9:45 o’clock. The men ran north and the policemen fired into the air to try to stop them. The men continued running and the officers then shot at them. None of them was hit. The switchmen were working with a crew in the Wabash yards a short distance north. The injured switchmen were L. A. in several revolver Fox of 742 South Newstead avenue: and William Goodwin of 7255 Sarah street, Maplewood. The bullet wounds in both cases were in the lower fleshy part of a leg and were not considered serious. The men were taken to St. Mary’s Infirmary. After the shooting the policemen overtook the men and in a fist fight arrested.four. Al) four were taken _ to the city dispensary to be treated for bruises and cuts. They were Al- fred Haddock of 6317 Bartmer ave- Henry M. Nelson of 5146 Subur- Suburban avenue and Martin Sauer United Siates flags were carried at .o 756 South Newstead, all said to be Rivisions, | C8 BNSS. . Fae Pen prisoners with inciting a riot. The police charged these Woman Passei.ger Hurt, The passenger who was injured was Mrs. Lulu Tichenor, 54 years old. of 3912A Shaw avenue. The Park car on which she was riding was go- ing west on its last trip of the day when in front ef 3169 Park averne it was attacked by a crowd of men. Stones and cinders were thrown through the windows, one missile striking Mrs. Tichenor in the left eye and knocking off and breaking her Her eye was cut. Car Stoned Second Time. The same car was again stoned as Martin of 1509 a striking rested Charles L. South Thirty-ninth street, motorman. A gang of about 15 men using a long gaspipe to cut the trolley wires — Continued on Page 2. Column 64. Carried by the five uary, 1918. POST-DISPATCH . Globe-Democrat .... _. . .. — Sere Star (No Sunday),.... Times (No Sunday) next nearest newspaper. POST-DISPATCH Globe-Democrat ........ Star (No "Times Sunday) (No Sunday) combined by 82,700 lines. Star Times ase? ge RECORD OF January Advertising St. Louis newspapers. These tables tell the tale of the supreme leadership of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the entire month of Jan- Total Paid Advertising Less cheap city legal and exchange The Post-Dispatch carried 308,040 lines more than the Home-Merchants Advertising a 7 . 7 e * *« . 7 . . oa sees sc cesess The Post-Dispatch exceeded both of the morning papers Also exceeded both other even- ing papers combined by 140,000 lines. National Advertising POST-DISPATOH ......-.......... 115.360 SGeenae 1 7.........-..... oe + «oP beee iis cc uss. seccavvecccceuvias 40,80 Cee SID woe cae e eee (No Sunday) ........ The Post-Dispatch exceeded the Republic, Star onl Times all three added together by 8260 lines, Month after month, year after year the Post-Dispatch completely overwhelms the other St. Louis newspapers in volume of advertising—WHY ? A circulation that SELLS the merchandise. Average for entire Month of January, 1918: Daily and Sunday, 203,729 92% weekday i in St. Louis and Suburbs. Agate Lines. .218,100 Agate Lines. 222.200 . 272,100 ~aeesns seeeee .. .299,400 . 142,800 Agate Lines. UL R. ASKS FOR | ing an extra charge for transfers. -der, | RIGHT 10 GHARGE Petition to Utilities Commission Proposes Way to Get Fare Increase. ————» IN Charge of 1 Cent for Transfer Would Add $1,360,655 a Year to Receipts. REVENUE. The United. Raflways Co., in a pe- tition preseypted to the State Public Service Commission today, in an ef- fort to meet the strike emergency asks for relief on the basis of clause in the Public Service Com mission law dealing solely with the commission's power to authorize an increase in street car fare rates by limiting the use of transfers or mak The commission immediately sent letters to the United Railways Co. and City Counselor Daues, asking when they would like to have a hear- ing held on the application. It will be set as nearly as possible on the date that is most convenient for them. On the basis of the number of transfers issued by the United Rail- ways in 1916, which wa. 136,065,566, an order by the Public Service Com- mission. for. a charge of 1 cent for cach transfer would’ increase the company’s revenue $1,560,655 a year. At the United Railways it was said the number of tre»sfers issued’ in 1917 would be madc public in an an- nual report next Tuesday, but that the total was slightly in excess of the number issued in 1916. The petition was drawn up by At- torneys Henry S. Priest and Thomas E. Francis .after yesterday after- noon’s meeting of United Railways directors in Judge Priest’s office. The requested relief by changing the present transfer system would set aside a decision by Judge Hugo Grimm of the St. Louis Circuit Court in 1914 in which he construed the franchise provision in the United Railways’ charter to mean that uni-, versa} transfers must be given to passengers without extra charge. Judge Grimm today told a Post- Dispatch reporter he had “a serious doubt’? that the Public Service Com- mission had the power to set aside his construction of the company’s charter, but that he did not care to express a positive opinion, as the question might again come before him for judicial decision, Taxpayers Brought Suit. The suit brought before Judge Grimm by taxpayers for a ruling on the transfer obligations of the company was filed before the Public Service Commission was created. His ruling was accepted by the company and has been in effect four years. In arguments before Judge Grimm at the time no contention was made that the creation of the commission had taken the case out of the Cir- cuit Court’s jurisdiction. The petition asks for “such an or- pursuant to the provisions of section 47 and paragraph 5 of the Public Service Commission law as will enable it to increase the wages of its employes and to realize a just ind fair income from its service.” Here the purpose is evident, as the varagraph referred to deals solely with the powers of the Public Service Commission with respect to transfers and to nothing else. Under the terms of this paragraph the commission could authorize an increase in the. fare rate only by limiting the use of transfers or by authorizing that an extrr charge be made for transfers. The granting of relief by limiting the use of transfers or limiting the 5-cent ride was one of the measures suggested in the statement issued yesterday by Frank Putnam, pub- licity agent of the North American Co. After stating that the State Public Service Commission had au- thority to increase the company’s revenue, Putnam said: “This the commission can do, either by fixing a penny charge for transfers, as in Cleveland, or by establishing a zoné system of car fares, asin Milwaukee, or otherwise.” , suggested by Put- nam in his statement, by which the company might obtain sufficient revenue to meet the wage demands, are the repeal of the street railway franchise taxes of $478,000 a year; and the enactment of the proposed settlement ordinance, requiring the company to reorganize with a total capitalization of not more than $60,- 600,000. The latter measure, he said, would enable the company to reduce its yearly interest charges by several hundred thousand dollars. In a United Railways advertise- ment published in today’s newspa- pers it is saiid the relief asked for would result in the payment of $1.,- 000,000 a year in additional wages to 3000 employes — Two other ways Kansas City Street Railway Asks for Right to Increase Fares. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 6 (Spe- cial).—Asserting that the increase of 8 cents an hour in wages granted to its employes after the strike last Au- gust and the additional cost of ma- Continued on Page 2, Column 1, CHAMBER 0 F COMMERCE HEARS COMPANY IN EFFORT 10 SETTLE STRIME; MOVE FOR FEDERAL CONTROL: 112 GAR RU COMPANY GET READY 10 BRING IN STRIKEBREARERS Cots, Mattresses, Blankets and Food Received at Barns to Care for Men. TO ACCOMMODATE 100 McCulloch Declines to Make Di- rect Statement, but Says Com- pany May Have to Take Step. The United Railways So., follow- ing its failure to persuade any large number of its striking motormen and conductors to return to work, today began open preparations to use strike breakers on a large scale, and to house them in its barns, as was done by the St. Louis Transit Co., predecessor of the United Railways, in the strike of 1900. This action of the company, and the attitude of the strikers in insist- ing on the unionizing of the lines, seemed to point to a prolonged fight. Loads of cots, mattresses and blan- kets, apparently sufficient for 100 men, were delivered at the ° Park- Gempton barns near the company’s beadquarters. One hundred and fif- ty benehes, which can be uséd as beds, were delivered at the Page- Taylor barns, and large consign- ments of. beans, codfish, coffee and sugar also were received there. Meals were served to employes there and at the Hodiamont barns, where a large hotel cooking range had been installed. President McCulloch, when asked by a Post-Dispatch reporter about this matter, would not say directly whether the company would use strike breakers, but said: “Your own editor has suggested that the cars must be kept running at any cost, to maintain service. We may have to take his advice and bring in outside men.” ‘Of course, in referring to a Post- Dispatch editorial, Mr. McCulloch was taking a single idea without con- text. It was announced at the com- pany’s headquarters that 40 men had accepted employment since Sunday. Ten motormen and conductors, members of the bonus committee of ‘the benefit society of United Rail- ways employes, which has been run under the company’s auspices, re- sponded to President McCulloech’s summons for a conference at his of- fice in the morning. The call for the conferente was contained in the statement issued by the company’s board of directors last evening, and in an advertisement printed in to- day" Ss newspapers Has 26 Members. The Bonus Committee has 26 mem- bers, one motorman and one con- ductor from each of the 1% divisions. In a statement issued from President McCulloch's office after the meeting. it was said that ‘‘more than a ma- jority” of .the 26 would have been present “had not some of them been intimidated by threats of personal violence, and by the picketing of their homes by strikers.”’ The meeting, held behind closed doors, lasted nearly three hours. Res- olutions were adopted, urging the strikers to return to work without wearing union badges or buttons. and were signed by nine of the 10 men. The tenth, according to the company’s announcement, ‘verbally agreed to the resolutions, but feared to attach his name, because of his having been threatened with death if he did so.”’ The resolution referred to the company’s application for permis- sion to increasé fares, and said that “we the employes” would agree to join with the company in the re- quest to the Public Service Commis- sion, and that the committee would immediately take up with the com- pany’s officers the questions of working conditions, and the adjust- ment of grievances. The signers of the resolution were Alonzo Hazelip, H. R. Steiger, C. A. Murphy, H. R. Knight, Daniel O'Loughlin, H. P. Wetherell, Frank Behr, Fred Rose and J. H. Bichor. The city directory lists them as mo- tormen and conductors. The representatives of the Park and Hodiamont lines on the bonus committee went to the union hepd- quarters, in Central Trades Hall, in- |} stead of accepting McCulloch's invi- tation. W. lL. Long, a striking sinhiigpii Continued on Page 2, Columa 2. P Hon. J. W. Folk, Washington, D. C., fares, which it requests. Telegram Asking McAdoo to Intervene in Car Strike HE following is the text of the telegram sent by Jackson Johnson, } president of the Chamber of Commerce, to J. W. Folk: Railway officials’ public statement apparently offers no hope. Prom- ises increased wages if Public Service Commission will permit increased Company asks employes’ committees to meet president in his office tomorrow, and all employes to resume work, and not to wear union insignia, intimating that employment of outsiders de- pends on action now taken by employes. avail nothing and that violence will follow. Can’t you consult McAdoo informally and wire me what chances are for Government taking im- mediate control if matter not settled promptly? supplying Quartermaster already reduced 80 per cent. President St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. Feb. 5, 1918. Chances are that statement will Output our factories JACKSON JOHNSON, Fourth Day of Strike FARE INCREASE—United Railways, in effort to meet strike emergency, asks State Public Service Commission to increase fares by limiting the use of transfers or making an extra charge for transfers. The Commission asks city and company to agree on date for hearing. CARS cars in operation. cars had been sent out. RUNNING—United Railways announced In the afternoon it was &nnounced that 10 more Post-Dispatch reporters reported eight others, in forenoon 98 but found that only four were running on the Hodiamont line, although the company claimed eight, making the total 112 on 14 lines. EFFORTS AT SETTLEMENT—President Johnson of Chamber of Commerce invites city officials and United Railways officials to a con- ference, and begins attempt to get the Federal Government to take over the United Railways lines. asking him to contiriue efforts to bring the compan ence, on the basis of suggestions made by the Post- Union officials write to the Mayor, into a cotfer- ch that the company accept the union and that other demands then be discussed and if need be submitted to arbitration. Gov. Gardner sénds State Labor Commissioner Lewis here to’ prepare report on strike for the Governer. AUTOS STILL MAIN MEANS OF TRAVEL FOR WORKERS “Standing Loads” on Suburban Trains, With No Announcement of Increase in Facilities. Automobiles, including privately owned cars, taxicabs and _ jitneys, were still the main reliance of St. Louisans in going to and from their offices and places of employment today, the third business day of the strike. Suburban trains which stopped at stations inside the city were loaded to their capacity, but no effort was made to increase the railroad facili- ties to meet the emergency. For the first time in years the trains carried “standing loads’ and there were no straps for: passengers to hang on. Walking continued to be the fa- vorite means of locomotion for a large percentage of the working pop- ulation, including many shopgirls. JOHN C, ROBERTS JR. IN NAVY Enrolls for Four-Year Term in Avi- ation Service. John C, Roberts Jr., son of John C. Roberts, owner ofthe St. Louis Star, has enrolled in the naval aviation service of the United States. He is 20 years old. His term of service will be for four yeas. | Roberts spent five months in France as a munitions truck driver with the American field service. He returned to St. Louis last November after the field service had been taken over by the French Government. FAIR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW: SLIGHTLY COLDER TONIGHT Lowcst Temperature for Tonight Promises to Be About 34 Degrees. THE TEMPERATURES. 5 Yesterday: High, 42, at mid- night: low, 8, at 7 a. m. Official fore- cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly colder tonight, with the lowest Wea JITNE YS AKE MORE THAN ADALLAR NOW tonight and to- morrow; slightly colder tonight; moderate tem- perature tomor- row and Friday Illinois: Fair content and tomorrow; slightly cold- er tonight and in southeast portion tomorrow. , Stage of river at 7 a. m., 2% fect, a fall of .2 fot. LIMITED SERVICE ON 14 DIVISIONS: 2 LINES ABANDONED First Cars Sent Out on Union and Hamilton Since Strike Began. Information received by the Post- Dispatch this afternoon from the car sheds of the United Railways, sup- plemental to announcements made by Supt. Bruce Cameron, made it ap- pear that there were 112 cars in operation on 14 lines. Cameron reported in the morning 98 cars in operation on 13 lines. In the afternoon he announced that 10 more cars had been sent out. Post- Dispatch reporters found that eight others not announced by Cameron had been sent out, but that only four were running on the Hodiamont line, whereas he claimed eight. The normal number of cars is 1100 to 1200 during the rush hours and 1650 to 700 in the middle of the day. The Broadway and Belt lines, in operation yesterday, were abandoned today, but cars were started for the first time since the strike began, on the Hamilton, Bellefontaine and Union lines. Cars ‘were operated in the after- noon as follows: Thirty-five on Olive- Delmar, 18 on Page, 20 on Wellston, one on Hamilton, five on Jefferson, five on Tower Grove, four on Nat- ural Bridge, seven on Cass, four on Hodiamont, two on Bellefontaine, three on Grand, one on Lee, five on Park and one on Union. Two-Minute Schedule Claimed. A two-minute schedule was being maintained with the 35 cars on the Delmar Olive line at 2:20 o'clock this afternoon, according to a company announcement. The first Union line car since the strike began was sent away from the De Baliviere shed at 2:08 p. m. with nine policemen on board. The company announced only the one car would be used today to open up that line, but that more would be put out tomorrow. — The first car on the Pag ine left the barn at 7:28 a. m. with Frank Hines as motorman. He took the first one out yesterday morning. The car went west, with four policemen as passengers. Others followed quickly. all going west. The first Olive-Delmar car teft the De Baliviere shed at ~ g 10 minutes At 8:15 the first car since the strike ! 4000 TO ) WAR WORK Hi nitions Manufact Here Has Fallen Off.-4 ™ Per Cent Since Strike, Control of Bailroads: jo “nares F es vided for Possible Fut Inclusion of Street’ Nii 1 Understood That After C . ference With U. RC : cials Organization Give Union Men a ing. With the contending the street car strike apparent] deadlocked on ‘the issue. ¢ unionism, @ movement to about the intervention obs Federal Government was s today by Jackson Johnson, pre dent of the St. Louis Chambe er of Commeréce. Johnson sent a telegram ta Joseph W. Folk, former gov r- nor of Missouri, who is in sh- ington, asking him to consult Director-General MeAdoo learn whether the Governm ean take immediate control | the United Railways, to end t strike. He says the St. output of war material has off 80 per cent since the st started. Johnson also called a conference, at the Chamber of Commerce fh : quarters in the afternoon, at w he invited President McCulloc the company, and Mayor... meet the directors of the chamb This conference began at. acd soon after McCulloch's arrival. . went downtown immediatel méeting with members of the Committees, at the company a ' quarters. Murray Carleton and A. i leigh, members of the United RB. ways board of directors, were allo present. The session was executive, and it was understood in | that officials of the Cha: i ee hs tend re Johnson told a Post-Dispatch —f porter that representatives. of 1 union had not been invited tou meeting because of the . | United Railways officials -to.. with union representatives at.4 ference in the Mayor's office } day afternoon. In further exy tion he said: : “The United Railways’ side a rently is the one which is 1 jous to submit to _arbitr thing: to do now i= duce the United | call all in its power t » ¢ There is no intention 4 one-sided discussion a United Ratlways of we wiil also call union tives, if necessary. — Folk a few days ago position of counsel fol Commerce Commiss: pointment as cour ber of Commerce, WHE view to obtaining th ed satnie: hetor’ ee, : Me nk Ee eR AR apt Oo — Po Be inn ee £ prin cs partion as apparently cttering Contianed om Fage 2, Column 1, tale 1 AR dea cee ARES RE NC ah Rie ane ass re sR Ne aa SRI ig 4 weal aa msn hs hah Wat