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NEBRASKANS MAY
ENLIST IN FORMER
FIFTH REGIMENT
Governor Neville Makes Appeal
. for Six Hundred Men Outside
f. Draft Age to Fill Ranks
?i of Organization.
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. From a Staff Correspondent.)
i.fncoln, . Feb. 1. (Special.) Men
iff Nebraska who want to see serv
ice m a Nebraska regiment now have
the chance as the old Fifth regiment,
now the 134th infantry, needs 600 men.
Only. men outside of the draft age
can be accepted, but as it is probable
that this regiment will go to France
soon, it will give a chance for real
service and quick action, A commu
nication issued by the governor to
day explains the situation as follows:
"In a teleefam received from Lieu
tenant Colonel Holhngsworth, Camp
t-ocy, I am advised -that (lie lJ4th in
fantry, which is the old Fifth Ne
braska regiment, needs approximate
ly 600 men to complete that regiment
fto war strength. To the end that
jthis regiment may continue to be a
distinctly Nebraska organization, it
is desired to recruit this number of
men from Nebraska, sending them
direct to Camp Cody for assignment
to the I34th infantry. "..
For State Regiment.
"The 134th infantry is a regiment
of which every .Nebraskan may well
feel proud. It is composed of some
of Nebraska's finest young men and
is officered by, capable ' and well
trained Nebraskans. An opportunity
is offered to Nebraskans to enter the
service of their cpuntry and be asso
ciated with, aa organization composed
of men from their own state, through
a campaign now, being conducted , to
carry, oit the plan above outlined.
Iowa is now conducting similar
campaign : for the 1334 infantry,
which is an Iowa regiment. ;
"The state council of ' defense is
assisting in .this, campaign through
dissemination of information and as
sisting men to the -proper recruiting
stations. My recent effort to secure
the approval oft the department to
forward members of the Seventh
regiment of draft tge to this organi
zation was unsuccessful. Conse
quently, only men who are not of
draft age can be recruited under this
plan. t
Who May Join. ' " '
"Any man between-18 and 21, or
31 and 45 who desires to enter the
service at this time, prompted by
pride in his own ' state, should re
quest that he be assigned to the 134th
infantry, Camp Cody, 'New Mexico.
For the period of this campaign, the
federal army retrujting officers have
been authorized to recognize siich
requests and to forward such appli
cants to Camp Cody. I trust, that
every Nebraskan fovho Is able to en
list at this time will' align himself
with this fine Nebraska regiment
now in training at Camp Cody. ,".s
"Further information, can be ' re
ceived by communicating with the
adjutant general at Lincoln, with the
federal army recruiting stations
throughout the state, or with the
local county councils of defense. '"
Severe Cold Weather Causes
Run on Beatrice Coal Yards
Beatrice, tfeb., Feb, 1. (Special.)
The severe cold weather of the past
week has begun to tell on the coat
supply in Beatrice and elsewhere in
the county. While there is no par
ticular shortage of coal in the city the
coal dealers have felt the run on their
yards very perceptibly. There was
no coal at Ellis yesterday, and the
little town of Adams northeast of
here only had about 15 tons in all, '
Mrs. S. Fefferman, ah old resident
of Beatrice, died suddenly yesterday
of paralysis, aged 80 years. She is
euryWd by seven children, three of
whom live near Ellis, this county. '
F. T. McMahan,' an old resident of
Beatrice, has gone " to' Enterprise;
Ka., s where he has been appointed
agent for the Western Union Tele
graph company. His family will join
him later. '. .
Smoke Consumer Saves
: " State $25 Every Day
-IFrom Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, , Feb. 1. (Special.) The
stjfte house is now heated with the aid
of a smoke consuming device attached
teethe heating plant.
' ,Tji a test this week for the 24 hours
pjrecedinjr the use of the smoke con
strtner 22,166 pounds of coal were
ud, while in the 24 hours the con
sumer was on trial but 15,664 pounds
were -burned, making a saving of
nearly four :tons ot coal in -the 24
hours. The coal costs $6.95 per ton,
which would mean a saving of nearly
535 a day. ' . .
Nearly Million Dollars
fv . Warrants in One Month
I y. (From a Staff Comtpondent.) -l
Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 1. (Special.)
Warrants to the amount of $983,500
were drawn in the office of the state
auditor for the month of January as
compared "with $738,422.74 drawn in
January of "last year. Included 'in
these amounts was the state semi-an
nual school apportionment of $408.
120.72 this year to $349,850.41 in the
total I, last year. . :
Lynch School Makes Good
Showing in Red Cross Drive
' tynch, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
One hundred per cent Red Cross and
with 236 "pupils, eight instructors and
one janitor, is the record just reached
in Lynch.' '.The drive has taken two
" weeks'under the leadership of Supt.
S B. Shively and his efficient teach
ers, and today they are applying for
a junior charter and reporting all as
lull dollar Kea Cross members.
. Hammond Speaks.
Wisner, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special)
.Ross JU. Hammond ol rremont spoke
last Monday night. Mr. Hammond
told of his experience with the boys
in the trenches, and described the ut
ter "desolation that iollowed - in 1 the
trial of the war.- '
The Wisner postoffice is unable to
" obtain war saving stamps in large
enough quantities to be able to sup
i yly the enormous demand for them.
PROTEST LOW VALUE
ON SCHOOL LANDS
Dawes County Citizen Writes
Supt. Clemmons That Some
Persons Unduly Benefited
by the Condition.
(From a Htaff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
A resident and school """patron of
Dawes county has written a letter to
State Superintendent Clemmons pro
testing against the low valuation
placed upon school glands in that
county, saying that it is a hindrance
to the schools and that the land
should he valued at its actual worth.
He says that the county commis
sioners keep the land low on the
theory that as the early settlers de
veloped the county they ought to have
a cheap rental.
The records of the office of Land
Commissioner Shumway show that
the former valuation on the school
lands of Dawes county ran all the
way from $1 to $4.75 per acre for a
total of $74,048. A recent revaluation
of the lands places the valuation at
$111,240, a raise of $37,192. Accord
ing to Mr. Shumway the Board of
Educational Lands and funds will
probably raise this. The rental paid
on these lands is 6 per cent of the
valuation.
Clark Perkins Comes Qui
In Favor of Cong. Sloan
(from a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.)
Clarke Ferkins, editor of the Au
rora Republican, member of the re
publican state executive committee
and a newspaperman who is never
afraid to speak out and who has al
ways protested against the machina
tions of an element in the party
which has tried to dictate nomina
tions, only to fall down in the elec
tion, again comes forth strongly
against the same proposition, and
while not heretofore an ardent sup
porter of Congressman Sloan for the
United States senatorship nomina
tion, says now that the only thing for
republicans to do is to support Mr.
Sloan. In this week's issue of his pa
per he says in part: ,
Ihtr Norris decoys begin opera
tions with the suggestion that there
is really no difference between Norris
and Sloan, both having voted against
the declaration of war. Of course,
this is a rank falsehood, for with the
exception, of a single vote Sloan has
aggressively supported every war
measure of the administration, while
Norris has just as consistently op
posed them.
"Sloan had his own theory in re
gard to how we should enter the war
and formulated it as a substitute reso
lution; Norris was against any decla
ration whatever and characterized it
as 'putting the dollar mark on the
flag.' Sloan has a record as a fight
ing republican who has always been
loyal to party as well as to country;
Norris has for year held himself su
perior to party, anil recognizes or
ganized authority only when his term
of officc.js about' to expire."
Greenwalt Expects
To Run for Senator
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
'.Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
In a tetter fr a fripnd ill Lincoln.-
.VI ... . fc .. ti w. - , ..v.. . - -
member of the lower house of the
legislature for several terms trom,
dieter rmiarv. announces that he ex
pects to go in for promotion this year
ana win oe a candidate ior me staic
senate, as Senator Beal has filed for
the nomination for congress, leaving
the field open.
Ihe district comprises Luster, vai
lv Wain and I .nun. Mr. Greenwalt
has always been one of the live wire
members of the house and probably
one of the best known square deal
mrmhrri n( thar hnrtv for VMM. The
district has been'' represented by a
-. innc
democrat since iwj,
Klinker-Wilke Wedding
Social Event at Bennington
Bennington, Neb., Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) William Klinker , and . Miss
Anna Wilke, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. V John Wilke, were married,
Wednesday afterrfoon at the bride's
home. Rev. Mr. Rottman performed
the ceremony. There was a large
gathering of relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Minker will reside on
the old home farm near Bennington.
Ashgrove local of the Farmers
union gave a program entertainment
anu luncn lasi aauiruay. nigm.
Andrew Nelson has sold his 80
acre farm on the Military, road to
Donald Tracy, of Benson for $225
per acre. ' .
Hearing of Order Cutting
Freight Receipt Set Feb. 7
(Prom a Staff Correspondent)
Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. t. (SoeciaLV
The State Railway commission today
decided upon Thursday, February
as the time for holding the hearing on
complaint of the Commercial club of
Omaha against shortening ot hours
for business at the various, freight
depots in Omaha.
The hearing will involve about a
dozen different'shipping points in the
state. "'. . , ,
Papillion Boy Is III iu '
Base Hospital at Chicago
Papillion. Neb.," Feb. 1. (Special)
Mn and Mrs. T. E. Murray have
gone to Chicago to be near their son,
George, who is ill in the base hospital
there, with spinal meningitis.
Mrs. J. M. , Sciboldt died' here
Wednesday from dropsy and heart
trouble. The funeral was held Fri
day at the German Methodist Episco
pal church.
Emil Meyer Married to -
,Mrs. Hofeldt at Elkhorn
Elkhorn.' Neb.. Feb. !. (Special.)
Mrs. Mabelle. Hofeldt and Emil
Meyer were married Wednesday eve
ning at the home of the bride's
mother, Mrs. John Quinn. A large
party attended and had a merry time
The young couple left for a short
wedding trip and on their return will
be at home here.
John L Mayo Dies
Suddenly at York
York1; Neb., Feb. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) John L. Mayo dropped dead
with heart failure at his home, 820
Elmer avenue, in this city last eve
fand a well known 'citizen, 'having
J made uis home here many years.
NONPARTISAN LEAGUE HEAD
IN PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY
BUT HE HANDLES HUGE SUMS
Farfo, N. D., Feb. 1. (Special Telegram.) In bankruptcy proceed
ings wherein he asks exemption from paying $79,000 debts against
which he lists available assets of only $500, A. C. Townley, president of
the National Nonpartisan league, testifying before Referee in Bank
ruptcy H. F. O'Hare at Bismarck, N. D., today admitted directing financial
policies of the Nonpartisan league and affiliated enterprises, .organiza
tions having a joint income of $3,500,000.
Bankruptcy proceedings are the outgrowth of Townley's farming op
erations. ,
President Townley disclosed an aggregate league membership of
150,000, each member' contributing $16 for two years' membership.
Townley also disclosed the collection of $960,000 in the Consumers'
United Stores company, concerns organized by the league which gathers
$100 from the farmers for the privilege of dealing at stores the Consum
ers' company promises to establish.
Townley also disclosed the collection of $150,000 by the sale of stock
in the League Exchange corporation that he testified finances the Non
partisan league. '
In addition to these operations President Townley handled $280,000 of
league money prior to December 1, 1916, in the league's first campaign
:hat resulted in taking over the North Dakota administration.
When asked if he owned Liberty bonds, President Townley testified
ne "thought he had one," after hfi had asked his counsel, William Lemke,
md it was disclosed that the boys around the office, "the league headquar
:ers," had bought some bonds and apportioned a $100 bond to Townley.
OPINIONS DIFFER ON WHAT
Ranchman Describes in Graphic
Style What Be Served to Eat.
CONSTITUTES A REAL DINNER
Differences of opinion over the suf
ficiency of boarding house fare was
the motif of a human interest drama
enacted yesterday afternoon in Judge
Baldwin's division of municipal court.
Ann Yates was plaintiff against
Lolo Hermsen ' in a suit to recover
$41.85 alleged to be due on account
of. the defendant's failure to provide
"palatable food in sufficient quanti
ties.". Judge Baldwin is in a quandary over
just what constitutes "palatable food
in sufficient quantities" in a boarding
house in these days of grace and
Hooverized meals. Whether he should
partake of a meal at the Hermsen
caravansary, or call in the federal food
administrator for expert opinion is
something which is bothering the ju
dicial mind. He Jias taken the case
under advisement.
Could Get No Breakfast.
Mrs. Hermsen and her daughter,
Doris, manage A. boardinsr house at
3302 Harney street. On December 29
Ann Yates and her daughter, Anna
Lee, arranged to board at the Herm
sen place for a month on advance
payment of $58, the girl to receive
three meals a day and the mother two
meals each day. Mrs. Yates, in her
petition, alleged that on January 9 she
and the doughter left the boarding
house one of the reasons.being that
the daughter was required to go to
school without breakfast. Mrs. Yates,
a widow, is ( the daughter of a prom
inent Omaha family.
C. M. Valentine, interested in
Wyoming oil lands, was the star wit
ness for the plaintiff. He did not
board at the Hermsen house, but ate
there frequently between December
29 and January 9: and under oath, tes
tified as follows regarding the Herm
sen meals:
Dough Balls.
"I had the pleasure of eating there
with Mrs. Yates. I remember eating
on a Saturday evening. We had bis
cuits. .Shall I state whether they were
dough bans or biscuits?"
"You may state what was on the
table." .
"There was a plate of gems, I think
they called them I think they said
they were southern gems half-done,
I would say. There was some left-over
meat with which somebody had tried
to make hash. There were gems,
meat, tea and potatoes; that was all 1
saw on the' table."
"What amount of gems did you
see?"
"About five or six and they were
from one inch to an inch and a half
across.
"How many persons were there to
eat those five or six gems?"
"There were four persons, a girl, a
boy from Montana and myself, seven
in all."
"Mow much meat?
' Spoonfuls of Meat.
"About six or eight large spoon
fuls; I would say 10 or 12 ounces."
Besides the gems and meat, what
els was there?"
"Oh, yes, there were some little
pickics."
How many?
"I did not count them."
THE food value of cocoa has
been proven by centuries
of use, and dietitians and phy
sicians the world over are
enthusiastic in their endorse
ments of it. It is said to con
. tain more nourishment than
bqef, in amore readily assimi
lated form. The choice,how
' ever, should be a high-grade
Walter Baker Co. Ltd
rm, u. i rt. or j-forwicaic
"Were the pickles for all of the
guests?" . ' '
"The pickles were not individual
ized." "Did you and Mrs. Yates go out
side to eat after that meal?"
' "Yes, I and Mrs. Yates went down
town and had some chop suey, for
which we paid $2.7Q."
Real Sunday Meal.
" What did you have at the Sunday
meal you mentioned?"
"Southern corn bread; it was soggy,
but there was enough. Mrs. Yates
could net eat it and her daughter tried
to eat it. This cornmeal stuff was
supplied in ample . quantities. We
also had beef roasted so well that it
curled up on the edge. I speak as
honestly as I ever spoke in my life."
"You need not qualify your hon
esty." "There was not enough meat on
the dish for two ordinary clerks, and
I have been an ordinary clerk to
say nothing of those who were there.
The meat dish was brought in twice.
When it was brought back, it fiad four
or five slices weighing an ounce" or an
ounce and a half each."
"What else was there on the table?"
Potato Scarce. I
"There were some foiled potatoes,
of which I had one about the size of
an egg. There was not enough po
tatoes for the third person to have
had enough if the first and second
had taken enough."
"Waht else was there?"
"More pickles and some blackberry
preserves, a jar ithat would hold five
ounces."
"Five ounces for each?"
''No, five ounces for all. The des
sert consisted of a dab of pudding.
That was the Sunday dinner for which
I paid."
"How much jpudding?" ,
"In individual dishes and very deli
cate. I should have had four dishes
according to what I paid."
Mrs. Hermsen sat through this ar
raignment of her cooking without
?ven removing her veil, but she came
ack with the last word.
The boarding house vwoman intro
duced in evidence a grocer, who testi
fied to the amount of her bills and
averred that he ate a Sunday dinner
at the Hermsen house and had chick
en. Mrs. Hermsen testified she
bought seven and eight-pound roasts
and that neither - Mrs. Yates nor
daughter complained of the meals; on
the contrary, Mrs. Yates even com
plimented the meals. Defendant de
clared she provided ample and suf
ficient meals on all occasions, serving
in familv style, with plenty for all at
all times.
Kearney Draft Board Busy
Examining First Class Men
Kearney, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
The local exemtpion board is ex
amining men of the first class at the
rate of 50 each day. Of the first 50.
43 appeared for examination and of
that number 11 were rejected as phys
ically unfit for service. This large
?ercentage of rejections is due to the
act that there were included in the
call many men who were previously
examined and rejected under the old
rftsystem.
f
cocoa, "Baker's" of
course.
IT IS DELICIOUS,' TOO
Trade-mark on every package
Made only by
Established 1780 4
Mass, j j
BREAD SOLD HERE
BELOW WATTLES'
PRICE PER POUND
Basket Stores Sell at Retail at
Seven and a Half Cents; '
Bakers Say Price is
Too Low.
Ten Omaha bakers Thursday after-
noon informed Food Administrator
Wattles that they would suffer a loss
if compelled to sell bread at a whole
sale price of iy2 cents a loaf.
Almost simultaneously the Basket
Stores of Omaha, Lincoln and several
other Nebraska towns announced a
retail selling price of 74 cents a loaf.
J. E. Bryant of the 42 Basket Stores
declares that under existing condi
tions a profit is made on the retail
sale of a. loaf of bread at 7lA cents.
"We have a bakery at Lincoln." de
clared Bryant. "We make 3,000
loaves of bread a day in that bakery.
After a careful investigation of our
cost sheets we concluded we could
sell bread at retail for 7y2 cents a loaf
and still make a reasonable profit for
ourselves.
Can Make Profit.
"When we heard that the Omaha
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Slightly Damaged
Sanitary Couches
mrm
-the Sanitary Steel Couches
are badly tarnished through exposure and bad ware
housing, but from a practical point of view, they are
just as useful as ever, and will certainly prove bar
gains at the price we have' put upon them. Original
values from $5.50 to $6.50 ,
ON SALE SATURDAY FOR -i ....
$7.50 to $9.00 values on sale Saturday, at $4.75.
We would advise you
to purchase good
RUGS
You would
like to buy
something under
regular price.
HERE THEY ARE
$117.50 11-3x15 Bundhar Wilton Rug. $02.50
105.00 10-6x13-6 Bundhar Wilton. .$67.50
95.00 9x5 Bundhar Wilton Rug... $57.50
61.50 9x12 Bundhar Wilton Rug. . .$49150
85.00 9x12 Hartford Saxony Rug. .$57.50
. 75.00 9x12 Anglo-Indian Rug $61.50
100.00 9x12 American Oriental $76.50
80.00 8-3x10-6 Hartford Saxony $57.50
37.50.8-3x10-6 Seamless Axminster. $27.50
36.00 8-3x10-6 Body Brussels. . $27.50
55,.00 6x9 French Wilton $43.50
56 50 6x9 Hartford Saxony $39.50
12 50 4-6x6-6 Axminster $9.95
15.00 4-6x7-6 Body Brussels $12.50
i and many others.
Especially a large assortment of
Small Rugs.
CHILDREN NEED F00D-N0T ALCOHOL
How careless it is to accept alcoholic medicine for
children when everybody knows that their whole health
and growth depends upon correct nourishment. If
your children are pale, listless, underweight or puny, they
absolutely need the special, concentrated food that only
II II fill
it 1 1
crives. to imnrove their nutrition and reDair waste caused hv
youthful activity. During school term all children should
be given Scott's Emulsion because it benefits their $A
blood, sharpens their appetite, and rebuilds their
strength by sheer force of its great nourishing power.
' Scott ft Bowue, Bloom field. N.J. US
When Writing to
Mention Seeing
bakers declared they could not sell at
7 cents wholesale and still make a
profit," continued Bryant, "we made
another investigation of our cost
sheets" thinking that perhaps we had
made a mistake in our first check. But
again we found we could stillmake a
pront on tne -cent Dasis.
"Furthermore, in Omaha we pur
chase our bread frcton a local bakery
because it is notpractical for us to
ship our own bread from Lincoln.
And we pay less than 7j4 cents for
it, so that we still make a profit on the
7-cent sales. And the baker who
sells, us our bread at a wholesale price
of 7lA cents. I presume, makes a
profit, for we buy from 2,000 to 4,000
loaves of bread a day, and he would
not stand a loss on that quantity, I
am sure.
"We are able to sell bread at 744
cents a loaf retail and it's a standard
16-ounce loaf and of the very best
quality and we shall continue to do
so as long as our costs are. the same."
Fire Destroys Aurora
Laundry, With Loss of $4V000
Aurora, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special
Telegram.) The East Side laundry
was destroyed by fire last night. The
loss was $4,000. E. J. HaineT of Lin
coln owned the building.
Elba School Patriotic.
Elba, Neb., Feb. 1. (Special.)
Elba school has become 100 per cent
efficient with members of the Red
Cross. Mr.'V. Trukken, Mrs. E. L.
Vogt, Miss Domi Sumavich, Miss
Frances Welsh, and Miss Ellinor K.
Jensen are teachers of this school.
Orchard & Wilhelm Co.
and Vernis Martin Steel Beds
the Vernis Martin Beds
are slightly tarnished or marred
by reason of them serving as
samples, from which we sell.
Reductions as follows:
$13.50 Values, NOW 810.00 t$ 16.00. Values, NOW $12.00
$14.00 Values, NOW $10.50 $16.50 Values, NOW $12.50
$15.0Q Values, NOW $11.50 $20.00 Values, NOW $15.00
$22.00 Values, NOW $16.00
f Kitchen Wares :
Down. Stairs
Mixing Bowls
of Glazed Earthenwan
in Six Useful Sizes:
Size of Top in inches
5 6 7 8 10
10c 15c 20c 25c 30c
probably
them at
Ivory Furniture Polish
' tt ij-fc S -rt T71 CI . 1 OfiF
the
AS usea un uur
GOOD
for anv wood
Look for the
Cretonne
34 to 36 inches wide.
Odd lengths that formerly
sold from 40c to 50c per yard,
but which we could not dupli
cate today for less than 50c
to 65c, on sale, - r
Saturday, r S
per yard . ....... JL (J s
Up to 30 yards
r?nn
h
Our Advertisers
it in The Bee
East Central Nebraska
Teachers Cancel Meet
Fremont, Neb., . Feb. 1. (Special
Telegram.) Owing to war conditions
the East Central Nebraska Teachers
association convention, scheduled to
be held in Frenlont the latter part of
March, has beei called off. A. II.
Waterhouse, superintendent of the
Fremont schools and president of the
association,, has conducted a referen
dum vote among city and county
superintendents in the district and the
vote to cancel the meeting is almost
unanimous.
Matty of the schools will have no
spring vacation. Five hundred- or
more teachers attend the, sessions.
(astro
ELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c
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12
40c
uwn rurnicure oince xova.
: Der bottle
50c
Elephant Trade Mark.
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: Draperies
Main Floor "
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of a pattern.
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What aviiv
t v.. .
sne doesn't Know that
ResinolSoap
would clear her skin
"She would be a pretty girl, if it
wasn't forthat pimply, blotchy complex
ion ! " But the regular use of Resinol
Soap, aided at first by a little Resinol
Ointment, would probably make it Clear,
fresh and charming. If a poor skin is
your handicap, begin using Resinol
ooap ana see now" quickly it improves.
Resinol Soap nd Resinol
Ointment re sold by all drug,
gists, lor free sample of
ech, write to Dept. 9-R, Res
fool, BaltiiDcrt, Md. '
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