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AUSTIN AMERICAN. FRIDAY MORNING
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Young Men's Christian
escape.
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as
fatal in most cases.
of the electoral colege.
entertained
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Higher Courts
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Students of the University of Texan
who stayed in Austin for the Christ-
mas holidays were entertained with
their best to
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Present Conditions of European
Financial Relalions Are in-
juring All Commerce.
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For Local Representative Write Box 24, Capitol Station,
Austin, Texas.
Dmes,wurRMA
QUAATETPIDSI*4
conas like • THE
OLDeN DAIS.T com-)
FSED SHE MR THE K
occASoN. a<
OOAL MINE CONPERENCE
Fails to REACH AGREEMENT
Grip, Influenza
Hamie Wizard CII • Ranabta,
MUCH MONEY MADE
TRADING IN MONEY
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LAST
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MINCE 1
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Sara. rules,
face tpe an
columns.tyi
ITE OF EXCHANGE '
NEEDS STABLIZING
AS AID TO TRADE
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. AUDITS, FINANCIAL REPORTS,
FEDERAL TAX RETURNS
(
r farm hands
kto 75 cents A
DTTo!AAOG wa» Too a
men son my
=e-e= mod!
DOCTORS FIND
REMEDY FOB
COLDS AND FIB
M T THE Bols
sene MAMNK
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Ckevet
FARMER’S WIFE'
GAINS IN WEIGHT
TAKING TANLAC
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ALGA r
ssa FOR
ANPXCES
gATS^—
AICHARD CROKER AXD sox
EXGAGE IN LEGAL FIGHT
"WrnoE,
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Cash Cla
Advertisi
Free Messe
PHON
Calotabs, ths Hew Xausealess
Oalomel Tableta, Chit Shori
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Southbe
SOPF COOK
Kou ARE,
PIs. GOOFER:
Use of holly as a decorntion to
thought to be a survival of the Ro-
man, Saturnalia.
HOUSTON a TEX
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Tour
des
Njmlar
industries.
B That to
Mj=
Pavedana mv 1.1 read som aaa
-etencn during th- epideunie at tn-
uene Lhet one at the mom smpor
By HA. MeeGILL \
Cremtor ef the Mall-Reem Bere
dch larger type
•M on the baa
mtjsing and are
plaz advertene
OEEMECALL,
bBoTs! FoLLOw
PAPA!
AMELCAKE-
MY a
( SPECVLTY:
Nerthbe
nshine Special ......
L 8, North Texan > Bt.
, 4, North Texas a St
Senthbeu
. A. frem St. Loula .
L I. from St. Loula
nshine Special
0 wake up LeeHng
le nctve, and your
I Lee Carison,
1. Chevrolet.
E. Graf,
hevrolet.
015 0,5
5- --- WRKE DOR 10 NEGOTATE
present and did
i the foxy dean
bat "Bennr's"
The dinner to an annual affair
with the "Y"". being instituted many
yearn ago by Judge James B. Clark,
former proctor.
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Nerthbe
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erutravoccomcz
was necessary
hearing
C. E.
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money back it you are Mt
ted with chem
y & Guaranty
Lowry, from
She never has indigestien
did betore. All tnose |
John C. Roas; conveys lot 8, block
B. outlo» t. division Z. Terrace
Park addition; consideration
14000; dated Dec. 22. 1919.
Release: J. I. Costley to George Hol-
man. on lots 10 and 20. outiot 15.
division B. Belcher addition; dated
Dec. 8. 1010.
Deed: Sigmund Guttman to John F.
Sassman: conveys lot 4. block 1,
outlot 44. division O, Quicks add!-
was much better ana sne kept righe
on amproving ana emnunine la evry)
way. She can mat c---: '
wants now and it aU agrees
They would need a policy
THE GOOD OLDKIDDAYS
Vlasy wee sa —MN. W —Brr
mg- worse «a a
• ot five Ninea
at as one two.
ti— tor Oom
raid im
Motce Bet Mint
Hl I l. t nnea. •
dimaz, I hnez,
me, • liana.
tlaoea. I iines,
W i II, I hnez,
etuneg S Mnez,
tme, I nnes.
fi--
ihe teal
H. C. Greer. Ausein. Fora.
9 R. Wood. Austin, Ford.
K G. Mana. Austin. Ford.
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conditions exist in other
anythins aha Onpttata, M
zm.t.'pmara
Their fall
ETde - WETOE,
US TME METY,FESTVE
YuenDE: ——--2
E Need to Sien Same Peace.
On the other hand, a big Amert-
E.cmm locomotive concern, apprehen-
Ewye of the turn of political affaire
mbtond due to delay over the peace
K treaty. 1, reported practically to
Ehaye cancelled all foreign advance
f ordere
Buch orders, calling for delivery in
t thee. Nix and nine month*, are baid
| to bo practically non-existent in the
•lecomotive trade.
Deed: R.
Other sudenta
n H numet and two
Kylle are the holiday
hzummeil'a father. L
St»a,y»i.".:::: 2,
wUe Treia ......til
mamaas Train ... 41
euide their remaining days in
Behalf, receiver.
Smith et al., from McLennan.
Texas Electric RallWay va G. W.
Scot, from Metennan.
be migerabie. Sha compieined at
backache and a pai la her aid.
and she also surterea from terfible
headachee Medicinea didn't seam
to help her any. but I had been
reading re much about Tulao that
I decided to see some tor her to
try.
"Before her fit bottle was more
than half wone I could see that she
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nsYETE,W-UETDE,
N HAUL ur toun STochmie a
I BY THE FESIDE-- |
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plain of thinga Taniae bro
my wife out in a hurry ant
her of her aumenta, ud K la
only medieine that did her
gooa."
Tanlae t, sold by leading a
Kists everywhere.
During infuenza epidemies spray,
thr bom and throat several times a
day with one part Wizard Oil and
two parts water, using an atomizer.
If you haven't an atomiser, gergle
the throat and snuff the mixture up
the nose Thu treatment sets up u
antiseptie wall ot defense aginat
“Flu" germa.
Chest colds and sor throat lead
to grip. Stop them at once with
Wiard Oil before they can devlop
into dangerous influen2a.
Get it from drugeists for 3Qe H
not satisfied, return the bottle and
get your money back.
Ever constipated or here sick head
sr he ? Just try Wizar Lver Whipc.
pleasant little pink pills, Me bt drato
gists. Guaraniced
AXTED—Hltuatiot
Mee; was malenia
t Kant 10th
tmtmes Wih L. A. Adams.
Hrerle Belle Adams has re-
Krom Fort Worth to Austin
Dholidays with her father.
ANTED— Vnturni
or housekeeping
alkine distance of
■drees Box M-77
Terece who have been at work on I
this -oblem of toreim exchang I Final results In the tournament
for months and who will be nady to just ctosed in Philadelphia crowned
remedy the present situation as soon Ralph Greenleaf of winmfngton,
e te peace treaty becomes a fact Del, king of pocket biHardiste of
forthe Apericannation. a the country. The champion’s showing
877122 0 Eropean Status I was an Impressive success, as he
wJl Erarankeble-inttorigmonelwon every Eame
hhange has had its most precipi-
5itous and serious decline since the
ejection of the peace treaty by the
larger form, a desert soldier, whose
arma whipped about like falling
trees. Three throats strained for
breath, but it was the warrior who
----James Monroe was the only presi-
repartee proved ; dent to bo elected by unanimous vote
Clark diner
* Then he ships the laces to the
Trited States where. by reason of
• the mflation of the American dol-
lar, they are retailed for from 100
to 150 per cent above pre-war prices.
| French Silks.
f The same importer, on the same
5 date, we will say, goes to France
in Paris he has exchanged his
p American dollars for franes.,
g. Normally there are 5.181 francs
2 to the dollar, but now he finds one
yankee *elmoleon" will buy 11.52
".ranes, about 40 per cent more than
252 before the war.
Round Rock, route
nor Ute siichtest ini
your diet, pleasure.
Automobile Registrations
Otis Echo I a Austin, pora.
Elmer Perkins, Austin, route 5.
Ford.
R. E. Walker Austin, Lodge.
K Schmedes, Austin, Ford.
R. G. Seiders, Austin, route 5.
Ford.
with a Christmas tie social
downstairs by the University Young
Women’s Christian Association and
oung Men's Christian Ansociation.
piasantly near. He went up again
and leaned over the wall, to learn
how the monkey climbed up and
down so readily Quite certainly
now he heard his friend taiking.
The stars were a cool, faint light
upon the walla, which were rough-
hewn. He could distinguish the
ledge of ---- * *
vs. Mrs.
8T—-One doctor
struments Mine
seive reward.
Austin American city subecrib-
ers art- courteously requested to
pay at once for all mubsertptions
to Dec. 31. Beginning Jan. 1.
the cost of white paper IN-
(‘HEABEN $500 per month, $6000
PER YEAl, and aded costa
make our total prospective in-
creases for IBM about $10,000
OVER 1515 conta We hope ’V
be able to continue our present
price of 65 cents per month and
by paying your subecription
« promptly We may be able
to do so
Mubseribers who are in arreere
will be dimeonfinue on Der. 31,
As it it hbsclutely imperative that
we only gpnsume such white
paper an T necenmary to supply
those who pay promptly.
J ers have been saying
3g Tf the peace treaty to not soon
I gigned it will mean the complete
Sdbes of our foreign trade.*
E5Trving to Solve Problem.
a There are committees of the most |
Seprominent United States bankers
-an business men. representing the I
merican .Bankers’ aesoclation, the
ggUnited States Chamber of Commerce
Bmd the International Trade Con
7 MILLION DOLLAR
GIN SPECIAL TRAIN
STARTS FOR HAVANA
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Austin American’s
NO FURNISHEI
light housekeeping
D Mre. Brooks. I
Brown.
E. 8. Crow et al. vs. Wm. McAdoo,
from Brown.
John M. 4 Baugh vs. L.P. Baugh,
Jr. from Brown.
Thos. W. Grice va Herrick Hard-
ware Co., from McLennan.
Mrs. Sarah J. Farney vs. R. E.
Chestnut, from Mclennan.
Southern Traction Company vs.
Martha C. Glenn et aL, from Mclen-
nan.
favortte, as Calotabs do not w—kea
* the patient, nor interfere w&h ibe
j appetite and igestiod.
At the first siga of a cold er more
throat doctors recommend one Calo-
tab at betime with a msll.w of
water.—that’s alt No mlr no nan-
O. B. RrIHARDSON, D. C.
Chiropractor
Palmer School Graduate
Hours: 10 to 12—2 to 4 p m.
Suks 602-5 ltuefleld Bldg.
smotheed under a white man's hand.
He bit Con's palm, and that closed
the bief battle, for it angered lv-
ington and he sent in his free hand.
The huge son of Tau Kuan col-
lapsed. The figure of a woman
darted from a shadowy corner. She
Ethel M. Gooch, from McLennan
Submitted for rehearing:
W M Foster, et id., vs. City of
Waco, from McLennan county; in
this case was also submitted a mo-
tion to certify dissent.
Dallas Waste Mills vs. Early Fos-
ter Co., from McLennan.
Diamond Mill Co. va Adams Chi-
ders Co., from Coleman.
Cases set for January 7th, 1920:
Jas. E. Yeager vs. Houston & TeX-
as Central Railroad Co-, from Mc-
"ENOGRAPHERB
mamofppdani,, J
65, PNon: to. 1
ANTED—AN er
woman to cook fo
od wages, Appl
HELP WANTE
ANrED— ook r
References requir
n Antonin Thon
"Yen. she hates me as much as
they do.”
“Because you refused—”
Without further words, the two
prisoners mounted the window ledge,
glanced back through the darkness
at the motionless gurd. a hulking,
silent figure in dense shadows, and
dropped to the earth.
. . .ROOMS FC
FO FURMISHEI
light houmekeepins
n. Mrs. Brooks. I
ANTED—Small u
clone in. Addrem
astin American.
a Judge James B.
Christmas Eve by
TE
AREN’T
TEBes
FRon
(ns.rnis’u
gggThe price of silks has gone up.. -------—
Egbut he goes to Lyons and there, with ledge of a window below him, half-
his depreciated French money, he Way to the ground.
buys more than he has ever bought | He knotted the silken cloths from
K 3 Before at “bargain” prices. I the divan in the first room, and fast-
The silks reach New York where ened one end ot this soft rope to
Kthey are ©old to the consumer at | the stone bench. It was not diffi-
ou>le their former retail price. cult to let himself own over the
K How It Works in Italy. rim of the wall, easing the strain by
Next, this importer visits Italy pressing his knees into the depres-
ElWbere he finds the lira, 5.18% ofsions of masonry. His toes found
g'V like the franch before the war } the ledge. He grimly hoped that
| could be bought for one American he had heard aright, that March was
■Mgbm now at a vast discount. really near. The window was open,
in fact, he receives 13.47 lire for the prayer stopped.
se one American dollar and, well fl- | “Hello!”
8 haneed, goes to Naples where he ne- The stillness of the whole earth
5 sotates the purchase of tapestries seemed to originate just at thia win-
ecostihg of course, more than in 1514. I daw-ledge. Then a hand touched
Sibut in reality cheaper when pur- him, and March whispered. -Don’t
| chased with t he present Italian cur- I taik.-
HT—Cameo Bar
srnoon. LAberal
58.
“For thre nan." he contnuea,
"her henitn we bb bad that ahe
had no appette aqa rhe was all
Um tume Eroubtea Mu indigeuom.,
cumplaining of awful pain, ia her tates bored an
etomiach. Attar eatng a areal bar alon tde. ike <
food would nar ana aba woud-- " ‘
•aril up with UU ahe would
captivity. Anything was better than
these brooding meditations alone.
The fire in the young prisoner’s
veins focused to some purpose. He
descended the stairs, but at the foot
of them discovered that they had
brought him no nearer the voice. In
fact, there were other voices un-
appetite ia keen Sor a rood break
Eat
For your protecBon Calotabe are
Bold in original •Aled packongen proe
thinty-ye centa All drugte reo-
ommena and Eunratee Cnlotab-
HOUSES AR
OUsEs and Apa
la all part, of 1
tie. for tree, o
? -Thu month it has reached the
lowe figure on record.
fc, "Wholly apart from the League of
Setloan neither the American manu-
pemuer nor the investor ia going.
l put miuions into foreign invest-
menta until they know more of what
Wasington‘» political relations with
Mbliipt are going to be.
Kurland sirngtens Horselt.
“Meanwhile. England, in the past
11 montha, dempit the handicap of i
liber, currency and formidable price,
Fcouped iteit to the extent of red
nink her imports by $478,000,000
ahd Is otherwina strengthenng her
conomie position
Her exports for the same perlod
have been 81,787,000,000.
I our own October figures show
st the United States’ excee of ex- l
ita. In the ten montha' trade with
Ealana, wag 3556,000,000 greater
Kan ue roar before."
__PERSO
INTRACTINO pa
hanging: prompt
L T H. Deata
to-toto.
om •Mous emmpisentona Her thre
purpose tbar bare toured nnt the
now. naumeione Minaret tabiets
oailed cuetaba are far mere totoe.
tive sea than the aid wtyi oelema.
this ib R car. A crt it
MOT RN RIRL, T3 A
MDISACE. CATs ERI
RATS. SO DO CHINAMEN.
cuts' thus SwELL With'
wTH T Sqa7 of R.
DoC.CATS HAS MEAN disPoSmToN$
Ro SPIT AT ERCH OTHER.ONCEWNEN
n CAME HoHE LRTE FKom SiTTING UP
WITMR Sick FRIEND MA SnID "WMRT R
LON Till OMR CRT'S ^OT " BUT I POH’T
’ SEE RS ITS HO LoNQER thru OTMER
ICATS. CRTS’ HRSITS IS BRD,RS THEY
STRY OUT RLL NIGHT HHP STERL FISH.
HRT’S CRSE THEIR MPTHERSMVE
. SUCH LARE FRILIES THEYCAMT
BRINQ THEMUP PROPER. CRTS SONLT
- USEFUL BECAUSE FIDDLE STRIPS is
MADE FROM THEIR STomRCHS.HIGNG
ToNED CRTS is CALLED FELINES,
FND ANGORRS.RERT CRN LICK R Do
BUT PREFES TO CLIMB A TREE.CRTS
HAS NINE LIVES RND 30 DorT NEED
INSURRNCE. CRT IS SUCH BRO LUCK Tr
WHEN ANY one ETS KILLED THEY
CRLL n a CATaSTOrHE
Eddie.
ANTED— An expe
who to willing t
rd work also. A
Wide Fluctuations Have Strong
Tendency to Increase the
High Cost of Living.
Hlu by Keeping
Lver Active
Lennon cunty.
The Archenhold Co. vs.
tactors in the prevention o 0n
and pueuionta to tn keep the liver g,,
Aotive •o that tad* dimemtive oreane ANTF-D-
mar be to Mhh.e i, i mine re gar and er doys.
the evetet ^Ul^ enabla tn throm per routes AP
off colam, eheek •‘rethromtn,"andr izzard.dintributir
----- - - — — ---- American
Pila:“ad Ditte Oelhogn, Judee
BL s. Dickinson, etal.va Wm. G.
Bell, et al, tr—>■— to try title and
damage.
F . money and makes
s profit
Bank of San Angelo, from Tom
firoeu.
St Louis, Southwestern Railway
Co. of Texas vo Willie Ristine et
al., from McLennan. /
T. P. Driscoll vs. James Dennis,
from Milam.
Court adjournod till January 7th.
Marringe LAceneca
W. H Boerner and Annie O. Gage,
Ie Verne Brinton and Hazsi C.
Hathaway.
-Alpheus HUI and Evelyn Hill.
Ralph A. Lewis and Dora Pas-
ehael. I
.Adrieh Frederic kaon and Tn
Fisher.
Ie Ry Hutto and Georgia Woir.
caNtue" Powell and Maggie Hard-
Robert tee MeConnen ana label
Kemap.
Wm. Knudaen and Bertha M. Fos-
Thomaa C. Echote and Su. wune
Eustice
A. H Dooley and Mabel Lste.
General McNeal and Hahalla Free-
ton.
WANTED 1
ANTED to REN
room housekeepi
eferably four rot
to private bath. Ki
niences Address
ustin American.
argue motion for re-
r overruled:
million dollar gin spcial train left
Peoria Wednesday with Havana,
Cuba*as the ultimate estination for
ita cargo.
Composed of 21 rare ach con-
taining 125 barrels of gin, the train
moved out eighteen Moura ahead of
the schedule time.
The bonds on the liquor expire
January 14, and by that date it
must be loaded aboard a ship at New
York and taken outside the threr
mile limit, where the jurisdiction of
the government ends.
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Southerland Springs.
Con had not known where his
comrade was lodged. He became
sure of the voice. The three guards,
perhaps athirst, or for some like
reason universally valid with trios of
men at night, were not holding their
post of duty, for the stairway was
empty. A talk with Andrew March
“Three weeka after my wrife
started taking Tanlac she had
gaine fifteen pounds in weight,
said J. HL Clark. A proeproaa
tarmer living At Coniey, ©K
toastmaster and turned the affair in-
to a coming-out party for the fresh-
men after the eats were served, by
calling on them for impromptu
speeches.
Nearly all of them came out—
whois.
Severui members of the faculty
79
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a. 304, ”
MRS. 1
MFT—-An alligator
ver, set with 1m
Oder piease phor
• its return.
The following proceedings were
had Wenesday in the Court of Civil
Appeals of the Third upreme Dis-
trict of Texas:
Afirmed:
J. F. McCalla et al, vs. City of
Rockdale et al., from Milm county
W. F. Jackson vs. Mrs. H. I- Car-
lock et al-, from San Saba-
Rehearigs refused:
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
Ry. Co. of Texas, vs. Blackstoke &
Slaughter, from Tom Green coun-
ty.
Mary E. Nirnitz et al., vs. Robert
S. Holland, independent executor,
from Tom Green.
and minior
estate a
NEW YORK. Dec. 25 —The legal
warfare between Richard Croker,
former chieftain of Tammany Mali,
and his son, Richard Croker, Jr.,
which haa raged between lulls some
years, will be resumed in the state
supreme court Friday.
The elder Croker obtained three
orders Wednesday calling on his son
to show cause why three judgments
obtained Against his father should,
not be not aside.
By Aaaoelated Frau to the Austin American.
K. Walker and wife to
ran considerable. It
By Associnted Press to the Austin Amertean
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec 25—A
conference of union mine officials
and operators of Kansas, Missouri.
Oklahoma and Arkansas, held Wed-
nesday to consider application of the
j 14 per cent wage increase granted
. the miners in settlement of the bi-
I tuminous coal strike, adjourned
without reaching an agreement on
4 details of the propose increase.
No date was set for a future con-
sideration of the question.
To-Momom AND CgT
WTo SNAPE t f 240m
-
Pre t IM Awstin Anenan
8
tion; consideration 53154; dated
Dec. 17, 1515.
Lis Pendens: Nella T. Evans vs 8.
R. Fuimore, on various lots in Col-
lege Court, outiot 1, division X;
dated —-...... .
Deed: Roxana Allen et al. to Eloise
M Willis, conveys lot in Oakwood
addiiton; consideration 3144; dated
Dec. 8, 1414
Transfer: Helen B Weatherhead to
R. L. Slaughter, 98% screw Sarah
Galnor subdivision: dated Dec. 22.
1314.
Release: John H. Peterson to Samuel
Peterson, on 142 acres Henry Mar-
tin survey; dated Dec. 22. 1515.
Deed: 3. L Costley et al to W F
Fallwelp conveys 157.74 acres San
del Valle Grant; consideration
$16,778: dated Dec. 15, 1514.
1 (Texas Special) .
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3 {Flyer) ....... 4
T (8. A.) ........ 4
Erfeetive June 1. 1414.
• •
Dean H. T. Benedict acted
, By +1—----- Press to the Ausua Awrerka
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—-American
K importers now purchasing goods in
5. England, France and Italy for ship-
2 went to the United states, are wax-
K ing fat as a result of the deprecia-
5-zion of the pound sterling, the franc.
5 and lira, according to Mories now go-
ing the rounds of the New York
E wholesale district.
| But Can’t Faape the Oustoms.
The only “fly in the ointment” for
| the American buyers abroad is the
K Cact that by a presidential order
E several weeks ago. United States
L onsuls are required to keep tab on
gbig purchases, ascertain the selling
Efe7Brins and cable these facts to the
5hUnited States customs authorities.
| Then, by figuring the rate of ex-
89 change on the date of purchase, the
E government to enabled to set a
3 proper value upon the goods for the
collection of import duties.
A court of claims passes upon
what are alleged to be unfair ap-
p praisals.
How H.C.LIs Helped Along.
The situation is said to be some-
what like this:
An American buying pound sterling
i wy, on December 13, needed to pay
ia American money only 33.35 for
British currency normally worth
| about 34-37.
Mow he goes to a factory in Not-
tingham, Eng., to buy laces and
g there, although prices of course are
higher than before the war, he pays
b tor them in this depreciated British
RS. LEO WRIC
Secretary.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
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TLRNATIONAL A C
17
Two years ago today, December 26, 1317, American troops crossed the
Mexican border and killed ten bandata
Find aa American.
Answer to yesterday's pzzle: Left side down, among sheep
was moaning softly, and her
fluttered as she ran out.
“She will give an alarm,”
Mareh, panting.
“Your Kurdish friend.”
Eh msEsz- i
E_In the aliea c20 ntries. „howe J lerante that Levi ton meant io at-
S Eere. natlon Alstabut.and tempt reran. con sensod this mis
■EEonte! i. "ztpny "eudepreciated take, but 1 was no time for expla-
i imoney. l* etrectme mome strange nation. He stepped forward uncer.
EcAnKShn.- .010 br- .. -- Itainly, his hand, feinting for bet-
E s4.2inmenaxhioh.before.themvar tle. In the gloom he leapt at the
Esanrars could ne had tor a nominal
■fappa. now costs from 20 to 501
H^-Ewrepnan Baring. I CROWNED POCKET
EAmerican manufacturers, mean- |
BILLIARD CHAMPION
I tn American dollars at par. gunoalssano-ossnmmsunlsmamecunudmnqg
g Recently the Belgian government, j .
feitt is said, bought twenty American I 3899 fdafeemeeebe „o 251
J slcomotrves for which payment in- j ig3 adeggeke
f Stead of beig in Bel run mdney was *2.82"
demanded in American thus $ /8222888* 89822258235-"
{ adding from 15 to 20 per cent to 29222,3 - fdea
* the mar.ufortu rer’s normal profit F -> i ’ "T"E 7
2 Naturally this disrourages foreign 522
Viynm.EoLSRETB--
OUTSFLVES
ON fE
LANDLAVC
- FIRST,
LOST ANI
RAYED from :
Buda, red Jerse
NA. branded M
t side Notify
under. Route 1.
racked their legs, but pain was over-
looked tn haste. They ran close
under the western wall of the pal-
ace, turning at the north end. across
the broad lawn, to the lane beyond
which were the dwellings of the
fighters. All was dark. They met
no eentinel. The desert scarcely re-
quired watching. They sped ever
the heavy dust of the street and
gained the high-arched gate. A worn
ladder was hooded here for antique
battle use-
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