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THE FRONTIER D, H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER, ~~ * *V, C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. ti’NEILL, ~"'NEBRA8K^ River Seine Reaches “Line Of Disaster"—New High Mark Feared BY C. F. BERTILLI Universal Service Correspondent Parle, Jan. ' -The River Seine at t o’clock Wednesday afternoon reach ed the ’’line of disaster” for Paris. The official prediction Is that the flood stage will reach 23 feet by Sat urday, as compared with 25 feet In January, 1910, when a large part of Parle was covered with water. As the rain atill continues, how ever, It Is feared that even the 1910 jeeord may he passed by Slnday. The Orsay station, one of the molt Important In the city, was closed at noon, owing to the flooding of the underground electric lines. Train* now depart from Austerlltz station, but If the river rises to the 25-foot level this station must aleo be evacu ated, while, owing to the flooding of sewers, the St. Lazarre station, where the American boat trains arrive, la also menaced. Fleets of boats are already In use In the low lying districts of Neullly and Autelll, on the fringe of Paris, where whole streets have been evacu ated. The water Wednesday morning commenced Its fatal Infllteratlon into the cellars in the exclusive Champs Elyses* quarters, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of expen sive wines are being hurriedly remov ed to high ground. The suburban towne of Bry, Vllle neuve, Choley, Ivry, Vitry, Courebe vole. Tesy, Beesons, Meudon, Port marly and others are partly Inundated and refugees are pouring Into Paris. German-French Price War Good New* for Women Universal Service Berlin, Jan. ~ 'American women of fashion will be able to buy cheaply in Rurope the comltfg year. A regular price war Is developing between Paris and Berlin fashion houses, according to liaron Christo pher Drecoll, noted fashion artist ■with houses In Berltp, Paris and Vi enna. Paris will be able to sell cheap in America because of the sinking franc. Now the Berlin fashion houses are uniting In a movement to under cut the Paris prices, at the same time outdoing Paris in the matters of styls and workmanship. —-.< e>» Man Slain In South Believed U. S. Sleuth Former Lbs Angeles Man cVjnd Murdered In Louisiana Universtl Service New Orleans, la., Jan. f Fred Bentley of Los Angeles, who was slain near Hahnville, in St. Charles pariah, Tuesday night, is believed by authori ties to have been a government secret service man. He was presumed to be one of the "under cover" men sent about the countfy by the government. Bentley apparently was beaten to death with a heavy piece of iron, his bod/ being badly mutilated. He came to New Orleans, October 24 from Los Aftgel'.s, made his residence here until recently. Sheriffs posses were scouring 8t. Charles parish Wednesday afternoon In an effort to run down the alay re. Their Identity, however is as deep a mystery as the crime itself. Mexican Rebel Forces Retreat Before Federal* Mexico City. Jan. 1 <U. P.)—Rebel force* under General Sanches are re treating towards Cordoba. Jalipa and Vera Crus, the war office said. Capture of General Lazaro Carde nas, chief of federal operations In th* Mate of Mlchoacan. Is confirmed, the statement said. General Cardenas was taken by reb els at Tamnzula. In the state of Jalis co. after he had been wounded. He now is In a hospital at Guadalajara, Jalisco. The body of General Paulino Nav arro has been brought to Mexico City. He was kilted In combat with rebels on the Jalisco front. BREAK PRODUCE RECORDS. Chicago, Jan. " -A year of plenty, generally, brought Chicago a produoe business of $560,900,000 in 1929, about 160,090,000 more than the aggregate of 1922, according to produce leaders. The total value was swelled by good prices for butter, egg« and cheeae. FAMOUS CITY CLEANS UP. Milwaukee, Jan. t'hree ‘flying squadrons" of federal and state pro hibition agents raided approximately 200 saloons, cafes and roadhouses In Milwaukee city and county Monday night and early yesterday and confis cated about 1.000 gallons of alleged liquor. ROOSEVELT S COUSIN DIES hew York. Jan. ' Montgomery Roosevelt Schuyler, sportsman, and a couilr. of the late Theodore Roosevelt is dead at his country home at h'yack at the age of 70. Touches te be Avoided From the Boston Transcript Hobbs—And besides, motoring bring* one In rioeer touch with nature. Dobbs—Well, that’s all light, so long Os nature isn’t represented in the mai ler by a tree or a stone wall. Making Deductions From the Washington Star. "His ra'o-t Is always on his business.’’ “True.* answered Miss Cayenne. "But that doesnt make hts society enjoyable You can t expat a person to be inter .7h» • Always doing mental Arithmetic. : DIVORCE DECRCI IS SET ASIDE Intervening Death of Man j Who Secured the Order No i Bar to Amendement Lincoln, Neb,, Jan. ' .—(Special)— The fact that a man is dead la no bar to hie wife moving to have set aside a decree of divorce that he had obtained without proper legal notice to her, says the supreme court. Wil liam E. Foster, well-to-do resident of Morrill county, was the man In the case. After he got the divorce he went to Baltimore and married aga'n, dying two months later. His second wife, In an effort to protect her prop erty rights, contested the right of his first wife to have the decree set aside In the Interest of her own property rights. The court said the Judgment was at ail times void. DIXON COUNTY HEIRS L08E THEIR ACTION Lincoln, Neb., Jan. * -(Special) — Bernard Garden and otner grandchil dren of Thomas McClimkey, a Dixon county pioneer, lost out in supreme court in an effort to force the admin istrator of the estate to give them back his property on the ground that he had secured it for his wife by sell ing at a low price to a friend, who transferred it. The court said that the statute of limitations ran against the claim, their parents having never questioned the transaction. Because of this ruling the court found it un necessary to pass on the other claim raised that the dedication of the property to saying masses for the re pose of the soul of the testator and that of his wife was not for a purpose recognized by law. SEND FEDERAL MAN TO LOOK UP ROAD FUND Lincoln, Neb,, Jan. ** -(Special)— Secretary Wallace has vired Stats Auditor Marsh that he is sending an expert from Washington to Nebraska to find out why the federal road de partment la not more expeditious in paying to the state its share of road construction costs, advanced by the commonwealth. State officials say that each mall is bringing in sub stantial remittances, and that these are being applied immediately to the payment of road contractors, who have something like $400,000 tied up in claims. The senatorial investigat ing committee has summoned Gover nor Bryan to appear before it next week and explain upon what he bases his repeated contentions that the fund Is certain to show up with a big de ficit, which he originally placed at a million and which he now figures will run about $400,000. HARTINGTON BANK -> IS L03ER IN COURT Lincoln, Neb., Jan. —(Special)— The First National bank of Hartlng ton and the First National of Coler idge lost out in supreme court in a contest with the First National bank of Bridgeport over the possession of certain property that really belonged to Harry E. Dunlap, but which was in use by J. H. Shaffer in Dixon coun ty, his tenant. The court said that even though the real owner allowed the bankers to believe that Shaffer owned the property, the banks must use due diligence to discover owner ship and cannot hold the owner li able for a loan mistakenly made un less they can show they relied on his assurance as to ownership. FARMER NEAR WAUSA HAS HEAVY FIRE LOSS Wausa, Neb.. Jan. —Ed. Holm quist, a farmer living near Wausa had the misfortune to lose five head of horses, a quantity of gsain and several sets of harness, when hta barn burned. The fire was discovered too lat* to be checked. The total loss Is about $5,600, Insurance being only $1, 800. Spontaneous combustion is be lieved to be the cause of the fire. BODY OF SUICIDE BROUGHT TO FREMONT. Fremont, Neb., Dec. (Special) — The remains of (he late rt. B. Fields, stock salesman, who committed sui cide In his apartment in Los Angeles, California., Wednesday, will be brought to this city for burial, and It is thought will arrive here today. Fields Is said to have taken hts life becaus he was short in his accounts with the Imperial Cotton Mills of Los Angeles, which he was repre senting. He Is survived by his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Fields, and hts wife and daughter, I .aura all of this city. UNCONCIOUS 17 DAYS GIRL MAY RECOVER. Obert, Neb., Dec. —After being unconcious for a period of 17 days, Inez Anflnson Is slowly recovering. Her injuries were received when the car in which Bhe was riding plunged off from a bridge, throwing her some distance from the car. Attending physicians state It will be necessary for her to be in bed for two months. Although she recognizes every' one In the loom and appears to have her proper senses, she can not speak. Miss Anflnson is a senior in high school. SUGAR PULP HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE. Gerlng, Neb., Jan. —Fire destroy ed the pulp warehouse of the Great Western Sugar company here. Forty ‘housand sacks of dry beet pulp were destroyed with a loss of about $50, 000 to this raw product and machin ery valued at $40,000 was destroyed. Firemen fought the blaze in • temperature below zas«a. INTENSE COLD OVER NEBRASKA Lowest Temperature Re ported Was 16 Below Ze ro At Valentine Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1. (U. P.)—The cold wave which began with an cld fashioned blizzard late Saturday night, continued throughout Nebraska today. The lowest temperature reached in Nebraska yesterday was 16 below at Valentine. North Platte reported a maximum temperature of 12 below. Nine below at 6 a.m. today was the lowest reported. It was 3 below at Omaha. Between four and five inches of snow fell since Saturday night. The average for the state was close to four inches. The cold wave followed fifty one days of almost Indian summer weath er in whTch the temperature rarely got to the freezing point. OSMOND EXPECTS .TO BE ROAD JUNCTION. Osmond, Neb., Jan. 1.—Erection of a new roundhouse at Osmond Is taken by some to Indicate that the Great Northern railroad from Yankton will connect with the Burlington railway at Osmond instead of Plainview as has been generally believed for some time. The contract for the concrete work on the new roundhouse has been awarded to O. M. Miller, formerly of Randolph, who Is already proceeding with the work. Osmond is tp-j half way point be tween Sioux Gity sad O’Neill. This makes it the natural meeting place for the extension from Yankton. •% FREEZE CAUSES BAD EXPLOSION Plant of Newspaper At Ord, Neb., Wrecked Monday Morning Ord, Neb., Jan. 1. (Special)—The heating plant of the building occupied by the Ord Journal exploded early today injuring one man and doing damage to the extent of $2,000. Froz en up during the cold weather Sun day, the boiler below exploded simultaneously with a radiator on the first floor. All the windows of the building were knocked out and there was damage to machinery. Ralph James, high school senior employed in his spare time, was In the basement. His right hip was broken and internal injuries are feared. Frank Grady, Jinotype op erator, had Just left his chair near the hursted radiator whep the latter flew into fragments. Editor Buckles was standing in the doorway. Just opened, and was not injured. FIND MAN FROZEN TO DEATH AT BEATRICE Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 1. <U. P.)—W. E Hooper, 60 years old. foreman of the Burlington railroad roundhouse here, was found in Nichols Park froz en to death this morning. Police be lieve he became lost in the driving snow storm and fell exhausted, where he was overcome by the cold. OMAHA HAD TWENTY-SEVEN MURDERS IN YEAR Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1.—Police re ports show there were 27 murders in Omaha in 1923, two less than-in 1922. BREWER QUITS THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. Omaha, Neh., Jan. 1.—B. Brewer, who for two years has been vice president and general manager of the Omaha Bee has resigned his position, effective today. He has sold his in terest In the paper to Nelson B. Up dike, principal owner of the paper. Prior to. his connection with the Bee, Mr. Brewer, was connected with the Cleveland Press and the Cincin nati Post. Purchase of an eastern dally Is contemplated by Mr. Brewer, BLOOMFIELD FEED BARN AND HORSES BURN. RloomfieUV Neb., Dec. 31 (Special) —Fire of unknown origin destroyed the feed yard here Friday, together with four head of horses, hay and grain and some implements and vehicles. A number of other horses were in the stalls at the time but were saved. One horse was led out by Gene Howerd and was a mass of flames. He smothered the fire with his coat and It is thought the animal will get along all rlgi.t. GOLD BRICK WORTH $3,000 Halifax, N. S.—A gold brick weighing about 150 ounces and val ued at $;i,«00, was brought to Hali fax recently by E. S. R. Smith, gen eral manager of the Clark Gold Mines Corporation, Matague. Halifax Coun ty. LIFE CRUSHED OUT IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Fremont. Neb., Dec. 31 (Special)— Crushed between the wagon and the burn when his team started to run away at his farm four miles east of this city. Frank Lamm#, 81 years old well known local fanner, was brought immediately to tha Rich mond hospital here, where he died. He is survived by his widow and four children, two of whom are atten^ng the state university. TRIAL POTASH OFFICIALS ON —.— | Stockholders of Omaha Con* cern Charge Its Funds Were Squandered Omaha, Neb., Jan. —Eight prom inent Omaha men, f. J. Fitzgerald, N. C. Sears, D. N. Robertson, Frank May, Joe Barker, Everett Bucking ham, Chris Shinstock a/id Philip Hokl, all former officers of the Omaha Potash Refining Company, are ac cused of being responsible for squan dering funds of the Potash company in a suit for recovery of $396,691 brought by Chris Klem, Beaver Crossing, Neb., farmer, and 11 other stockholders living in Seward and Saline counties. The case went to trial in district court here Wednes day. Three Members of Family Die Within Three Weeks Petersburg, Neb., Doc. —(Spe cial.)—To have three die out of her family within three weeks, was the sad experience of Mrs. Mikkel Thompson of this place. The latest being her youngest son, Harold, who passed away in a hospital at Rochest er, Minn., following an operation for tumor on the brain. The first death to occur In the family was that of Mikkel Thompson, her husband, three weeks ago. Followed a week later by the death of her stepmother. Fu neral services were held at th South Branch church for^the boy, who was 21 years old, and burial was made In the South Branch cemetery be side the grave of his father. Pioneer Nebraskan and Civil War Veteran Dies Norfolk, Neb., Dec. —(Special.)— Funeral services were neld Thursday afternoon for Smith H. Grant, Madi son county pioneer, Civil war veteran and oldest Mason of the Norfolk Blue lodge. Mr. Grant -was one of the soldiers called to Washington as a guard on the night President Abra ham Lincoln was assasmated. The funeral services were held by Masonto lodge No. 65 of Norfolk in <he little church which Mr. Grant built himself years ago. Burial was beside his wife who died V. years ago. HIS LOVE NE8T 18 CONSIDERED LEGAL HOUSE. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. . (Special)— Service on a husband In a divorce action by leaving a copy of the sum mons at the love nest he had been maintaining for another woman Is valid, according to a decision of the supreme court. Clifford C. Mudge, prominent Omaha man, (had left his wife and undfr an assumed name lived with another woman at the ex clusive St. Regis apartments. His wife got a divorce and alimony on the strength of having given him legal notice, and he unsuccessfully defend ed in supreme court on the ground that that was not his "usual place of residence,” to quote the law. DRAW STRAW8 TO SETTLE WHO IS GUILTY. Omaha, Neb., Jan. —Acting on a suggestion by Robert Samardick, N federal prohibition agent, who said he would free six of a party of eight If the others would plead guilty to un lawful possession of intoxicating liquor, four men drew straws to determine which two were to enter such pleas. Alien H. VanVamp and Gilbert L. Tracy were the unlucky ones. They were fined $100 each. The eight were arrested In a Chinese cafe New Years eve. JUDGE ELLIOTT TO HEAR BRICTSON TRIAL. Omaha, Neb., Jan. -O. A. Brict eon, head of the Brictson Manufac turing company, a South Dakota Rubber tire corporation pleaded not guilty today to a charge of using the malls to defraud in connection with promotion of the concern when he ap peared in federal court where his trial is scheduled to start late today. Fedeeral Judge James B. Elliott of South Dakota is to hear the case, the defense having objected to Judge J. W. Woodrough of Omaha because he appointed a receiver for the company, a decision which was reversed by the circuit court of appeals. PARTY CONSOLIDATION MEETING IS PLANNED, Omaha. Neb., Jan. (U. p.)—Con solidation of the woetalist, farmer labor and national peoples progres sive parties will be attempted at the convention of Progressives which is scheduled to meet here on January 80, Roy M. Harrop, president of Ford for-president clubs and temporary chairman for the progressive con vention declared here Wednesday. HORSES DELAY MOTOR BUS FOR SEVERAL HOUR8. Rulo, Neb., Jan. —A herd of horses delayed a Burlington gasoline coach for four hours near here. Frightened by the motor, the horses tried to cross a railroad tie bridge. Federal Judge James B. Elliott of were forced to get a block and tackle to lift the horses out of the bridge. Descripted From Judge. Two Inhabitants of a sagebrush town wsre seated on a cracker box exchang. Ing desultory conversation. ••You.,know them hot cakes what the feller flips tn the window of the Forlorn Hope restaurant!” "Yes, I know 'em.” "Ever try ’em.” , "Yea I’ve trlod ’em.” "What do you think of ’em”’ The citlmen thus appealed to gamed reflectively toward the foothills for some minutes and then rei "That feller's not a gler.”_ — _ NEW PARTY TO MAKE DEMANDS j / --- Government Owned Banks to Be One of Strong Planks of Ford Men Omaha, Neb., Jan. (U. P.)—Gov ernment ownership or banks, taking over the federal reserve system, and eliminating the “gigantic money mon opoly’’ which has forced “colossal losses of over- $30,000,000,000 In the past three years,” Is the principle aim of the Ford-for-president party, ac cording to the national convention call of the patry issued by President Roy M. Harrop here Friday. The convention will meet here January 30-31. The call says: "We demand the, establishment of an American finan cial system of government owned banks, and the direct issue of full legal tender currency at Its face val ue for all debts, public and private, by congress, as the constitution pro vides, in amounts sufficient to meet all public demands, including a sol diers bonus, insuring a just and fair profit to agriculture and industry, providing for labor in times of un employment on public works, to en courage production by making loans direct to all producers at not more than 3 per cent, interest.” The call is signed by 21 slate chair men. WOJLD MAKE PEDDLERS PAY BIG LICENSE FEE Columbus. Neb., Jan. \ (Special)-* City council members shied at the proposal made by the chamber of commerce that fruit, vegetable, meat and produce peddlers in Columbus be taxed $10 a day for the privilege of selling their wares on the streets here. The new. ordinance proposing the tax originated with a group of1 downtown merchants who claim transient and non taxpaying peddlers we cutting In on their trade result ing ultimately in higher prices to( consumers regardless or whether they buy from the peddlers or the legiti-. mate merchants. The ordinance was passed through first and second read ing but final action was deferred. At. the present time peddlers are paying $2.60 a day to sell their ware on the' streets. The proposed increase to $10 would mean the highest peddler’s license in the United States, one o»: the latter fraternity declares. ROAD’8 EARNING8 NOT PROPORTIONATELY INCREASED Omaha, Neb., Jan. —The Great Western railroad, after paying oper ating expenses and taxes in 1904 had $2,880,848, while In 1922, the figure was $1,961,899, accokding to H. M. Felton, pesident of the company. In making his comparison of earnings, Mr. Felton said the gross operating revenue in 1904 was $9,638,109, while In 1922, It was $24,224,788. The small er net earnings for 1922 had occurred, he said, despite the fact that In the twenty year period, the road had put many millions of new capital into Us physical plant. BOY CAUGHT TERROR OF DEVIL'S NEST COUNTRY St Helena, Neb., Jan. " (Special)—• The report from Bloom.leld that tw<J Wausa, Neb., men killed the lynx that had been terrorizing the people of the Devil’s Nest country, is in correct. The animal was caught Ui a trap by Joy Miller, a boy but IS years old. He .was trapping toi wolves, three of which animals he caught in his traps before the lynx happened along that way. It is prob able the Wausau men became identi fied with the killing by the fact that they took the animal to Wausau to have it properly mounted. DRY LAW VIOLATORS PAY STIFF PENATIE8 Omaha, Neb., Jan. —A total oi $6,775, in fines for liquor law viola tions were Imposed for the first three days of the year in federal court by Judge J. W. Woodrough, establishing a new record for such cases. South S. C. Bridge Fight is Still On Briefs Filed in Lincoln in Controversy of City Of ficials and Owners Lincoln. Neb., Jan. ' —Briefs were filed today In the cent eversy between the city officials of South Sioux City and the Sioux City Bridge company over whether the latter 1* liable for assessments for paving done aroaind it* property. It insists that it is not liable unless such Improvements add to the value of the property for rail road purposes. It says that the coun cilmanlc record does not show who voted for the ordinance creating the paving district, and that the mayor did not sign It. The city says that the record shows at the beginning of the meeting just what councilmen were present, and that when the minutes further recite that all present voted for the ordinance-that gives explicit information as to which did so vote. The fact that the mayor does not sign an ordinance does not prevent it from going Into effect. LANDLORD ON COLLECTING TOUR OIE8 8UDDENLY. Omaha, Neb., Jan. —Carl B. Jen sen, 42, Omaha, dropped dead last night when be went to the rooms of Mr. and Mrs. William Cope, his form er tenants in an effort to collect some alleged unpaid rent. Cope was detained until after an autcpsy which revealed Jensen bad died of heart failure. RAILROADS WIN TAX MATTER State Commission Erred in Assessing Real Estate For Less Lincoln Neb., Jan. Special)—The supreme court Tuesday held that the assessment by the state board of equalization of the Rock Island rail road at full value and farm lands at 68 per cent, of their actual value is discrimination and orders it to re assemble and assess railroad property on the same basis as other property. State Tax Commissioner Smith fig ures on the same ground, $1,280,000 in taxes for 1923 which will have to be made up by increased levies on other property. The Burlington, Northwestern and Omdha roads are now in federal court with similar claims. The court sustained the sentence of life for Francis South, a Beatrice youth who killed Charles Wolf in the course of a hold up. Other dlcislons rendered are: Carden, appellant, vs. McGurk, Dix cn', affirmed. Rector vs. Qutru, appellant, Antel ope, reversed and remanded. First National bank of Bridgeport vs. First National of Hartlngton and* First National of Colrldge, Cedar, re versed and remanded. Mixer, vs. Modern Woodment of' America, appellant, Dakota, affirmed. EXPECT BRYAN TO ACT SOON Governor of Nebraska Be- . lieved To Be Candidate For U. S. Senate Linooln, Neb., Dec. (Special)— In democratic circles vhe gossip 1* that Governor Bryan will shortly an nounce himself as a candidate for senator. The governor has been re ceiving a variety of advice on this matter, but according to a man dose to him the larger number of demo crats want him to file for senator. The larger number of those who think he ought to continue as gov ernor In order to carry out the pro gram that a republican legislature would, not let him put Into effect are party men, who think that as a can didate for governor he would pull the whole ticket with him, while as a candidate for senator he may be de feated If Norris consents to run again and is nominated. Republicans predlict that if Norris does run for senator, Bryan will not file, as his best chance for beating Norris would be to secure the repub lican support that Norris never has had, that of the business Interests, and that this Bryan cannot get be cause be has been more radical than, Norris. LIVE STOCK" MEN TO MEET AT LINCOLN. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. *“• (Special)— The program of the Nebraska Im ciatlon for Organized Agriculture thls week will open Tuesday morning with a joint session wth tihe Crop Growers’ assoication at which “taxes” will be the topic for dis cussion. The' horse and sheep pro gram will be Tuesday afternoon, the hog program Wednesday morning, tlhe cattle program Thursday morn ing. Wednesday afternoon will be spent with the crop growers in dis cussion of livestock forage feeds. Thursday afternoon is taken up by the mass meeting of all organiza tions. The Livestock meetings will' close with the Livestock Breeders" banquet at the Lincoln hotel, Thurs day nigtht. HIS $10 BILL LIKE FORTUNE Nebraska Man's Present to - Brother in Germany Covers Big Gap Belden, Neb., Dec. . (Special)— Herman Opfer, drayman of this town, sent a $10 bill as a Christmas present to a brother who lives in a small town in Germany. He received the following answer. "You people in America do not realise what $10 means to us. This will buy all our fuel for the winter and leave enough to give us a comfortable living till warm weather.” He also states that he could not get the bill cashed in that town but had to go to a larger bank to get the money changed. Heard in a Garage (Arkansas Utility News.) Owner—What will it cost me to have my car fixed? Oarageman Wliats the matter with it? "I don't know." "Firty-eight dollars and fifty cents." * Providential Escape f'roni the Philadelphia Public Ledger. The old lady had had a severe Illness and she was relating the vicissitudes to a friend or two In the grocers shop when the minister came in. "It's only by the Lords mercy,” she piously declared, “that Pm not ln> heaven tonight. Embarrassment of Riches The settlement teacher met Mrs. I>ay who had the usual extensive mountain' eer family, and inquired why the two giv’s had not come to school. "Woman." she replied, “hit don't seem as if I could get those girls ready to go Yer see. the baby this year was twin*.’"