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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
’ h» V.FIGHTH TEAR.
HUNTERS AWAIT
LIMITS OF UN
TO ENTER FIELDS
The high price of ammunition has
not slackened the ardor of the hunts
men who will enter the fields on Mon
day, November 20th, when the season
opens, to sport in his delight of a
nimrod. It is best that the hunter
enter the field after the sun is up, and
depart before it is down, as the de
fartment of biological survey has de
cided that it is a violation of the law
to shoot doves before sun-up and aft ?r
sun-down. Os course, it will take a
crack hunter to shoot them in the
dark.
Squirrels, doves and quail are more
plentiful this year than for many years
past, according to people in a positioii
to know these facts.
Ducks and other migratory water
fowls are in sections of south Geor
gia and on the coast The federal gams
regulations forbid the shooting of any
non-game birds, or the shooting of
any migratory water fowls before sun
up and after sun-down.
Another feature is brought to the
attention of the people. It requires a
license to do any kind of hunting out
of the militia district in which a per
son resudes.
The op-en season under the law and
the limit for a day’s hunt under the
regulations is:
Quail, November 20 to March 2;
2b in one day.
Doves, August 1 to 31, and Novem
ber 20 to March 1; 25 in one day.
Wild Turkeys, either sex. November
20 to March 1; 2 in.season.
Cat Squirrels, October 1 to March 1;
15 in one day.
Deer, either sex, October 1 to De
cember 1; 2 in season.
Summer or Wood Duck, September
1 to January 1; 25 in one day.
Migratory Duck, September 1 to
April 20; 50 in one day.
Woodcock, December 1 to January
1; 25 in one day.
Plovers, November 20 to March 1;
25 in one day.
Marsh Hens; 25 in one day.
Snipe, December 1 to May 1; 25 in
one day.
Shells Are Very High.
Many of the nimrods are buying
shells in case lots to save the heavy
advance during the past jear. In
some instances the hunters save four J
places where the retail merchant is
meeting the huntsmen half way, and
not charging him the prevailing prices,
although his stock might have been
secured last year under a contract or
te old prices.
The licenses, which have been is
sued to date by Game Warden W. T.
McMath, according to his statement,
are:
The following licenses have been is
sued by Game Warden McMath:
M. B. Council, Hill Durrah, W. H. 1
Holloway, Sheppard Tillman, W. C.
Sullivan, Jr., C. H. Jordan, L. Y. Ar
nold, S. B. Hawkins, W. T. Maynard,
C. S. Hogg, G. H. Roper, H. T. Mayo, 1
R. L. McMath, Jr., J. L. Murphy, W. W. 1
Sills, J. H. Quarterman, A. L. Ranew, 1
C M. Oakley, R. L. Bivins, B. T. 1
Wise, B. C. Vaughn, G. W. Lewis,
Frank Sheffield, C. G. Campbell, W. C. 1
Carter, J. W. Chambliss, W. R. Lips
comb, R. L. Maynard, J. A. Walker, '
Chas. R. Crisp, P. A. Fenimore, Square
Hall, C. M. Williams, M. J. Stevens,
Jr., 8. R. Heys, John E. Oliver, D. B.
Slappy, J. D. Hooks, W. O. Speer, A.
J. Bell, Walter Rylander, Tom Rogers,
J. IL Wilson, R. E. McNulty, Charlie
Jernigan, W. S. Roach, G. E. Buch- 1
anan, Chas. E. Statham, P. H. Smith, '
C. H. Burke, Lonnie Johnson, J. D. <
Mathis, Connie Wooten, V. H. Gaines,
Lott Lowery, B. W. Warren, C. J. 1
Clarke, Jr., John Sheffield, W. T. Me 1
Math, G. M. Eldridge, Major Wilson. 1
H. C. Elam, W. M. Harper, Jr., Arthur
Rylander, W. J. Tinsley, J. R. Parker, I
Fred Williams, N. S. Evans, Carlton
Shy, L F. Grubbs, C. M. Edge, J. L.
Sparks, E. D. McDaniel, T. Minick, C. i
I* Bostwick, M. M. Jennings, T. W. i
Stewart, R. T. Hawkins. G. O. Loving, i
E. E. Rogers, B. C. Cooper, W. M. ( I
Humber, R. B. English, J. W. High-j
tower.
THE ONLY PAPER PUBLISHED IN AMERICUS AND THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WIIH TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE
H. ('. GARNER HAS
RETURNED TO AMERICUS
H. C. Garner, former express agent
of Americus, but recently with the Ex
press company at Newnan, returned to
Americus Friday night. Mr. Garner
comes to make Americus his home
again, and will engage in business
with Roy Black.
ASGIES TAKE GAME
OVER COLUMBUS HI
The Third District A. & M. football
team whitewashed the Columbus In
dustrial High school yesterday after
noon in the Muscogee city by the score
of 31 to 0. The glad information was
received late in the afternoon and a
telegram to Superintendent J. M.
Collum made him feel huppy.
The Aggies have been putting up a
strong game of football, and their
many friends rejoice with them in
victory.
three Killed in
me™
HITS THE PARTY
FITZGERALD, Ga., Nov. 18.—Will J.
Royall, Jr., Miss Minnie Royal, his
sister; Miss Taylor, a teacher, resid
ing at Ambrose, Ga., were instantly
killed here at 4:30 o’clock this after
noon by an Ocilla Southern train.
Miss McGough, another member of
the party, sustained a compound frac
ture of one of her limbs, and Rev.
Charles Pritchett, was severely bruis
ed, but not dangerously hurt.
Will Royal, Miss Royal, Miss Tay
lor. Miss McGough and Rev. Pritchett
formed an automobile party, going out
Central avenue in Royal’s car which
was struck by a train backing down
from the depot. The automobile was
carried several yards along the track
before the train was brought to a
standstill, and was completely wreck
ed.
Two boys were killed at the same
place several years ago, since which
time a watchman has been stationed
there constantly, but it is impossible
to ascertain this afternoon whether or
not this watchman warned the auto
mobile party of the approaching
train, or to definitely place the blame
for the accident.
Miss Taylor An Americus Woman.
Miss Mary Taylor, who was killed
in the accident, is the daughter of
Mrs. Alice Taylor, of 106 Prince
street, Americus. The news was a
shock to her many friends here, as
she left Americus only a few weeks
ago to teach school at Ambrose.
Miss Taylor attended the public
schools in this city, and was loved and
admired by a host of friends, who
are grieved to learn of her death.
Mr. Will Royal, Jr., and Miss Minnie
Royal are cousins of A. R. Royal, Jr.,
and Miss Eunice Royal, of this city, I
and are known to many friends who]
are sorely shocked at the terrible ac
cident.
No arrangements as to the funerals
could be learned late last night, but
Miss Taylor’s remains will be brought
to this city for burial.
BOSTON THIEF GIVES
CONFESSION TO POLICE
MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 18. —Edward
Therok, arrested here last nigld charg
ed with stealing several thousand dol ■
laras worth of secudities and some
cash from Calumet National Bank, of
Boston, confessed to the police said
the officers. It is said that they have
receovered about fifteen thousand dol
lars worth of securities.
GERMAN IN GRIP OF WINTER;
TRAINS THERE ALL SNOWBOUND
LONDON, Nov. 18 —News agency dis
atches published here today state that
Germany is in the grip of winter, and
that, the weather is seriously hamper- j
ing military operations. Several
trains are known to be snowbound
near the Swiss frontier.
A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 19. 1916
THE WADE CASE
EVIDENCE will
GOTOGRANDJURY
Three months ago Walter Wade,
: the prominent young Leslie business
| man, disappeared, and several days
later a search began which seemed to
justify a theory of death. In a few
more days, the dead body of Walter
Wade was found in the Flint river and
the belief that foul play had meen
done, has been apparently established.
The case now comes acutely to
the attention of the public because of
the approaching Sumter superior court
which convenes on Monday, November
27th, when all of the evidence thus
for secured in the case will likely be
laid before the grand jury for further
action.
For more than two months the
Times-Recorder has adopted the policy
of assisting the authorities as much as
possible in the case by not divulging
i nor publishing facts, rumors and hear
say which might injure the efforts to
■ unravel the mystery and bring the
I perpetrators of the deed to justice.
Much gossip has been heard on the
I streets of the city and various charges i
j have been hurled at officials conected
| with the investigation of the case.
The disappearance of Walter Wade
j is said to have been by murder with I
|robbery as the motive. Various clues I
| and much evidence is said to have
■ been collected to show these facts, and
I this is a feature of the matter -which
j will receive the grand jury’s attention.
The entire county was aroused at
'the time of the drop from sight of
, Walter Wade. It was on the, tongue
of almost every preson, and it is said
that this had much to do with the
developments in the case.
It has seemingly been the attitude of
many people that the authorities and
i officials have lost sight of the case and
and its developments, but confidential
advices verify the conclusion that the !
grand jury which organizes on Novem
ber 27th will have all the evidence col- '
lected thus far, aid from this point
they can act.
The Wade case has even gained
state-wide proportions. At the time it
occurred the state press took a great■
interest in the case and almost daily,
inquiries are received in the Times--!
Recorder office for information and the
latest developments.
PEOPLeKeEMTDBE
MINDFUL HE VOTES
ATLANTA, Ga.. Nov. 18.—That the
voters of Georgia know what they are
doing when they vote on constitu-|
tional amendments is shown by the'
probably defeat of the proposed
amendment exempting ships from tax
ation, which, with only four counties
remaining to be heard from, was
voted down by a majority of 2,273 (
votes. |
Constitutional amendments are us
ually ratified by the people, which has
given the impression in some quar
ters that the people vote on these
questions without giving them any!
particular attention or thought, mere-1
ly taking for granted that a proposi
tion which can get a two-thirds ma
jority in both the house and senate]
must be safe and sound. But the vote
on the ship exemption amendment
demonstrates, on the contrary, that
the people do not ratify every amend
ment referred to them. If the legis
lature happens to pass an amendment
which the people don’t like, they nail]
it on election day.
Much attention has been given to the:
ship exemption amendment by the,
newspapers, a good many over the
state having editorially advised their
readers to vote against it.
The four other constitutions!
amendments submitted at the same
time were ratified, these being.
An amendment authorizing the leg
islature to abolish the fees of solid
tors general; an amendment authoriz
ing the counties of Clarke, Floyd anl
MINNESOTA GOES TO
THE HUGHES COLUMN
ST. PAUL, Nov. 18.—The complete
official vote of Minnesota announced
by Secretary of State Schnahl was;
Hughes, 179,553; Wilsou, 179,157,
which is a majority for Hughes over
Wilson of 396,
DON'T BELIEVE THEY
IDE “JUST IS GflOB”
The esteem in which W. J. Boyett,
the new farm demonstrator for this
county, is held by the people of Ran
dolph county, where he worked be
fore coming here, is shown by a letter
received yesterday by Supervison J. G.
Oliver from A. S. Perry, of Cuthbert,
I roprietor of the Floridell Fruit
Farms, in which he says: “Just a
line to urge you to use great care In
selecting a county agent for Randolph
county. I know that you have torn m>
' that you will give us another man 'just
as good’ as Mr. Boyett, but we all
realize that the 'just as good” article
is seldom what it should be. Mr. Boy
ett is an expert in farm matters, the
very soul of honor, very affable and
accommodating, and, his place will be
hard to fill. Personally, I regret very
| much his departure, but wish him well
in his new work,”
Mr. Oliver has sent R. C. Rowan to
Randolph county, from the Bethesda
iOrphanage Farm, near Savannah. He
i has spent two years in Mississippi,
growing cotton under boll weevil con
ditions.
ARTHUR AND WESTBHOOK
HANDLE SEVERAL DEALS
The real estate business seems to
be on the increase of late, not boom
ing, but sales being made steadily.
Seldom a day passes that some deals
are not chronicled, and the trading
continues right on. Americus am) j
Sumter county property is in de-1
•icand now, and several good deals I
have just recently been pulled off.
Here are some of the recent deals
closed by the real estate firm
of Fred B. Arthur and T. B. West
brook: The Sim Allen place of 306
acres, in the northern part of the
the Clay Murphy place, near Iluntina
county, was sold to John Crawford:
ton, 1,011 1-4 acres, to T. M. Ether
idge. In the city, they have sold four
bouses and lots for W. P. McArthur;
also sold the residence at 132 Forrest
street to Rylander & Son. All this
property is reported to have brought;
a good, round price, and every trans-|
action was paid cash.
It is rumored that quite a good I
many more real estate deals are to •
be made here shortly, and from the I
prosperity now existing it is a sure j
thing that people will want Americusl
and Sumter county dirt.
G. W. MARKETTE SWAPS
PLACES TO JOIN HOOKS
-
G. W. Markette, who for several j
years has been with W. H. C. Dudley,;
has accepted a position with J. D. I
Hooks as salesman and demonstrator,
for the cars Mr. Hooks will sell. Mr. |
Hooks has not made any definite ar
rangements for the location of his ga
rage as yet, but at the present is
making headquarters with his cars at
the garage next to the Times-Recorder
office.
DR GOLDBF.RGF.R MAKING
PROGRESS AGAINST PELLAGRA
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 18.—Dr. Jos
eph Goldberger, head of the depart
ment of pellagra research of the Unit
ed States public health service, who is
known throughout the country in con
nection with his work for the elimina
tion of this disease, is doing the most
scientific work along this line of any
man in the world, according to Dr. J.
T. Rogers, who has returned to Sa
vannah from the Southern Medical as
sociation convention in Atlanta.
Sumter to increase the pay of their
Superior court judges; a new county
amendment; and an amendment har
monizing the jurisdiction of the su
preme court and the court of appeals.
IFIBST WEEK FDR
GOURI IS DET ST
JUDGE HURT
The first week of civil business to
be taken up on Monday, November 27,
was set yesterday by Judge Z. A. Lit
tlejohn, in conference with members
of the Americus bar. Much business
has been arranged for the attention of
the court.
The grand jurors drawn for this
term are:
Rev. H. L. Pearson, G. W. Israel, Jr.,
E. Y. Andrews, C. C. Hawkins, S. J.
Bradley, W. S. Roach, R. L. McMath,
M. M. Jones, S. A. Daniel, Alex Dun
can, Ross Dean, P. O. Bradley, C. 8.
Hogg, G. W. Montgomery, C. S. S.
Horne, L. B. Smith, O. S. Bass ,G. W.
Riley, T. M. Everett, G. B. Dell, J. M.
Buchanan, J. C. Carter, C. N. Bailey,
Rev. C. S. Durden, J. M. Dupree, L.
C. Griffin, Rev. R. L. Bivins, E. R.
Chappell, W. Homer Wade, Thos. Har
rold, J. C. Brown, G. A. McNeill, H. L
Speer, Carr S. Glover, W. T. Calhoun,
A. J. Harris.
The traverse jurors to serve the first
week of November term, follow:
C. G. Mills, Jesse D. Cock, J. F.
Bass, N. E. Wellons, I. S. Brown, R. L.
Barker, T. F. Robins, C. N. Hagerson,
G. E. Mask, C. Li Crutchfield, H. H.
Smith, J. A. Daniel, J. P. Crutchfield,
W. W. Hines, W. M. Laramore, F. H.
Hines, Jr., W. D. Phillips, Thad Bar -I
row, B. B. McCrea, W. O. Barnett, E.
L. Beckwith, E. W. Dupree, P. D. Jen-:
nings, R. A. Deriso, J. R. Mashburn,!
H. J. Halstead, J. E. Stewart, L. C. I
Summerford, U. C. Ray, s. M. Poole,
Will Carter, A. L. Forrest, S. H. Tur I
ner, J. H. Johnson, W. O. Williamson,!
S. E. Mitchell, L. P. Gartner, G. S. Jen
rings, A. D. Deriso, Claud Forrest.
Traverse jurors drawn to serve the
second week follow:
H. D. Bradley, A. B. Perry, B. A.
Bradley, E. L. Wilson, J. I. Penning
ton, J. M. Pope, G. A. Perry, C. B.
Bond, J. J. Dozier, C. L. Brown, E. B.
Croxton, N. R. Veal, J. J. Hanesley, E.
W. Wilder, L. L. McCleskey, J. T. Wig I
gins, S. H. Young, J. E. Carter, M. E.'
Purvis, Dell Smith, C. A. Wade, J. L.'
Moore, C. D. Arrington, W. T. John-1
son, Chas. Lingo, J. L. Hall, Carl
Hawkins, W. W. Dozier, C. D. How
ington, R. E. Wells, J. McCrea, Carey
Daniel, H. S. Schneider, Lee M. Hans
ford, J. E. Kiker, W. W. Pennington,
W. E. Snipes, F. P. Harrold, W. F.
Darden.
miTIES BE' OK
fl THE T. M. C. 1.
The gymnasium activities are pro
gressing nicely at the local Y. M. C.
A under the direction of Secretary C
C. Bell. The usual interest along this
line has been most gratifying to the
officials of this institution.
A great deal of interest has been
centered in the men’s class meeting at
6:20 on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day. Special events are pulled off
each night in the way or relay races
and a volley ball game. This game is
proving to be very popular among the
members and within a short time this
class will boast of some star players.
On next Tuesday night at 8 o’clock j
men’s class will be organized for |
Tuesday and Thursday nights. Basket
ball will be the main feature of this
class. Many basket ball enthusiast
have expressed a desire for this class
and the coming of cool weather will
put "pep” in the game. The High
School lads have begun practice at the (
local gym and from the material on i
hand Coach Smith is assured of a |
great basket ball team.
The boy’s gym class will meet on'
Monday, Wednesday and Friday after
noon at 2:45 instead of Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday as previously
announced. The youngsters are show
ing much interest in Athletics, espec
ially in relay races and volley ball.
Boys who wish to join should see the
secretary at once and enroll on a
team.
| V. ILL LET DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE DO IT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. —The Fed-
■ era] Trade Commission announced that
' it will not undertake the investigation
of high prices of the necessities or
life vecause it would be a duplication
• of the department of justice’s work
under the Sherman truts act.
.MINT FOBEIGNERb
: KILLED 81 BANDITS
3
f
EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 18.—All for-
I eigners remaining in Parral except five
>! who are known to have arrived at Cul
j iacan, were killed by Villa bandits,
. says a Chinese refugee who reported to
• the United States governments here.
. The refugee said that the dead includ-
•ed American, German, Chinese, He-
■ brew, French and Arab residents.
The informant said that the general
• belief in Jiminez was that Edgar
■ Knock, the German consular agent in
. Parral, had been killed by Santa Ros-
■ I alia.
B FRONTS’ARE
ACTIVE WITH J
GENERAL MOVING
PARIS, Nov. 18. —Serbian troops
during yesterday captured eight hun
dred yards of trenches east of Cernar
ivor, in Macedonia, and stormed Hill
, Twelve Hundred, in the Cerna bend,
■northwest of Iven, initiating heavy
I losses on the Germans and Bulgarians,
i ! said the war office today.
| French forces operating in Serbia
have reached the outskirts of Kanena,
about five miles south of Monastir.
British Score Advance.
LONDON, Nov. 18.—The British in
, northern France scored another ad-
• vance last night northeast of Beau-
I mont-Hamel and north of Beaucourt,
i near the Ancre river. This is the on
ly activity reported on the French
front by the London war office to- 1
day.
I
British Occupy Cities.
LONDON, Nov. 18.—The reoccupation [
of Prosonik, on the Macedonian front,'
seven miles south of Demir Hissar, and
of adjoining village of Kumli by the
I British is announced. |
On All the Fronts,
The British forward movement]
a’ong the Ancre brook, which London ,
: aid resulted in gains northeast of
] ' caumont-Hamel, and north of Beau-1
>rt, was met by heavy German artil
nry fire aimed against Beaumont- j
Hamel and Hebuterne. In Biaches,'
south of the Somme river, near Per-;
onne, the French reported that Ger-'
mans attacks were repulsed. Paris j
said that six German airplanes ivere
shot down on the Somme front.
Berlin said that the entente attacks
on the plains south of Monastir where
Paris reported successes for the Serb
ians and French were defeated yes
terday with heavy losses, with the
German recapturing the height nea* -
Chegal.
Berlin reported operations on the
j Russian front. Petrograd recorded
I the shooting down of a Zeppelin with
' the capture of its crew.
Bucharest reported Rumanian pro
gress on the Transylvanian fron near
Trageslavsla, while Berlin said the
Rumanian attacks near Campulung in
Rumania were defeated with heavy
losses. Berlin also said that the Teu
i tonic forces advanced in the Jiui val
p-
I HAIR PINS “GOING UP";
LISTEN TO THIS TALE.
I
ATLANTA, Ga.. Nov. 18. —Had you
■ ] noticed that the women folks are not
' as careless with hair pins nowadsy?
■'And the reason? Because the cost of
. I hair pins has been hit by the war,
i ■ same as the cost of meat and breau
> and shoes and clothes and all other
’ ecesoities of life. i
'PRODUCTS DM A
GREAT EVENT IN
CITY SATURDAY
Georgia Products Day was a success
in Americus yesterday. Twice on the
auspicious day the ladies of the Amer
icus and Sumter County Hospital As
sociation displayed the prowess of
Sumter county by serving dinner in
the armory of the Americus Light In
fantry.
The occasion was well patronized
by the people of the city and for the
two dinners many people, local and
visitors, joined in honoring the day,
and incidentally assisting the cause
of the hospital association.
The spacious armory had the tables
arranged with a committee in charge
who qared for the visitors in an at
tractive style. The room was pretty
with autumn leaves, and the Georgia
spirit reigned supreme.
To Mrs. C. J. Sherlock goes the
lion’s share of the credit for her faith
ful work in arranging the event after
the invitation of the Americus and
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
to serve the dinner had been accepted.
As vice-president of the association,
Mrs. Sherlock served in the absenca
lof Mrs. C. C. Hawkins, who is ill at
her home. The success of the occas
ion is mainly attributed to the manage
ment and indefatigible work of Mrs.
Sherlock.
The menu which attracted attention
yesterday, and which has been entered
in the state contest conducted by the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce is:
Cream of Tomato Soup.
Breadsticks.
Roast Turkey Chestnut Dressing
Country Ham Candied Yams
Rice.
Apple and Grape Jelly
Jelly Pickles
Barbecue Gravy.
Cosmopolitan Salad. Cold Slaw
'Biscuit. Country Butter.
Buttermilk Coffee
Charlotte Russe.
Cake.
The young ladies, in their attractive
and attractive way, who served the
Georgia Products dinner were: Miss
Mary Belle Hixon, Miss Georgia Bena
Dodson, Miss Genevive Prather, Miss
Annie Lucille Allen, Miss Darien
Pinkston, Miss Louise Rodgers, Miss
Mary Elza Sheppard. Miss Elizabeth
Allen, Miss Kathleen Denham, Miss
Maude Sherlock.
The various committees from the
bospitai association in charge of the
successful occasion yesterday were:
Kitchen Committee—Mrs. George
Van Riper, Mrs. Jack Tarver, Mrs. E.
J Shehan.
Dinin Room Committee—Mrs. E. L.
Carswell, Mrs. John Butts, Mrs. George
R. Ellis.
Decorating Committee—Mrs. Charles
M. Council, chairman.
Serving Committee—Mrs. Fred B.
Arthur, chairman.
Provision Committee—Mrs. C. C.
Hawkins, Mrs. R. P. Stackhouse. Mrs.
W. T. Calhoun.
Table Committee—Mrs. Barlow
Council, Mrs. Ed Prather, Mrs. Thad
Youmans, Mrs. L. W. Brown, Mrs. L.
D. Ixx'khart, Mrs. Thomas G. Hudson.
ED PURVIS STRICKEN AVITH
APPENDICITIS; OPERATED UPON
Ed. M. Purvis was carried to the city
hospital Saturday morning and oper
ated on for appendicitis. The opera
tion was performed by Dr. W. S. Pra
ther, and the patient is reported as
getting along very well. Mr. Purvis
only recently recovered from a spell
of typhoid fever, and his friends regret
to learn of his being ill again, and
wish for his early recovery.
LABOR UNIONS WANT AN
INCREASE FOR WAGES
BALTIMORE, Md„ Nov. 18.—The
American Federation of Labor has
adopted resolutions instructing its
president and executive council to en
deavor to have congress pass a law in
erasing the wages of all class of
civil service employees S2OO per year.
They declared it was impossible for
these employes to support families on
government wages.
NUMBER 28®.