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ABILENE DAILY REPORTER
Just Received
1000 Columbia Pho-
nograph Record a
including June. . .
JOE'S KANDY KITCII1JN
ICECREAM
Any Flavor
AT SIDES'
NUMBER 306 I
VOLUME XI.
WEDNESDAY JtJLY 3 1907
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'' v AHENDANCE RECORD BREAKER
If Fair Weather Continues Neat Sum
If III Ho Cleared and Placed to
Credit of Association
' Tho first day of the Abllono Mid- nnd their fato wno settled with a rub-
summer Carnival was a mngntflcont her stamp with which his assistants
success ns nn entortuinuipntvtor tho either branded their certificate "unss-
thousanda of visitors and nt iho closo ed" or tho fatal word "hold."
last night when tho total of the paid An unusual number of cases Is being
admissions was run up it was learned hold for another inspection to bo made
that yostorday more than doubled any by tho special Immigration board at
previous first day in tho history of tho which timo a largo percentage of those
annual1 ovents pulled of by tho West 'held for trachoma poor physique and
Toxao Fair Association. Tho manage- thor llko objoctlonnblo causes will be
ment Is more than pleased and Col. debarred.
W. M. Lacy in speaking of tho finances Tho new immigration law tho act of
of the Institution said that with favor- Feu- 20- 1907 increasing tho head tax
able weather for tho remaining two n immigrants from ?2 to $4 and other
days a neat Httlo Sum would bo clear- wlso materially adding to tho restrlc-
d up and placed to the credit of tho Uvo cla8S' went into ottcct today-
association on tho Indebtedness. It H"?'? Belay Cost $1000.
is confidently 'bolloved that this in- As a result tho North German Lloyd
dobtcdness will bo paid out during llne n"1 Pay for the steamer Cassel's
thlBumterfcUnnjontand- tho West Texas belatenoss just $1000 which would
Folr-ithlsffcUl-.ajid-'then tho peoplo of have been saved had the vessel arrived
Ablleno and tho Ablleno country will yestorday. That amount Is a loss to
havopalil.fon.a-most ponutlfiiLpark a tne llne and will hnve to be borne by
j penman&At'Tneating:rlace for all kinds 10 company as the Immigrants can-
-of public gatherings. not he held for the additional tax.
ii a it. It Is said that tho steamship offl-
Rcsnlts of tho Races. .. . .
1 Tut r i. cials collected the $2 head tax previous
IUIO 1CULUIU Ui LUU VU111MTUI IO UCl"
tor than ever beforo and those who
Witnessed tho races yesterday after-
noon saw one of the prettiest" run-
ning races that ever took place on the
Ablleno race track. This was in the
third and tho contest was between
Miss Breeze owned by Sam Poe Rosa
'Green owned by Doke and Billy own-
ed by Hampton. Miss Breeze and Rosa
Green at. the'start put the dlstanco ot
a length between them and Billy and
for most of .the 4 1-2 furlongs It was
ueck and neck. When In 50 feet of
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tho finish Miss Breeze a few feet to
the bad made a sensational gain and
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passed under tho wlro a nose ahead.
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rn.uu itriiirrvui aiu Ult? 1COUJIO UL liio
races.
FIRST RACE 2:00 pace or trot;
Red Rock owned by Joo Faucett 1st;
Tattlos owned by J. M. Scott second
and Billy Button owned by J. I. Klm-
blo third. Time: first heat 1:17; sec-
ond heat 1:15.
SECOND RACE running 3 1-2 fur-
' longs; Booger Red owned by Tram-
. tnell first; Dode owned by Sam Poe
'second; Gussle SIkes owned by Mc-
JClure third. Time .45."
THIRD RACE Running 4 1-2 fur-
longs; Miss Breeze first; Ross Green
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iuuuuuu amy miru. iiuiu: -i:uu.
No Balloon A8censl0n.
The balloon asconslon which was
advertised to tako place directly af-
ter the races was called off. Thos.
J. W. .McGann tho balloonist said
that on account of tho high wind that
was prevailing tho ascension would
1 bo Impossible. This ho explained was
um greui u uiHuppoiniuwni ur aim
self 'as the association and visitors.
Without fall he says that ascension
will be mado this afternoon and ho
has everything in readiness.
tho
.Tho proposed gamo between
baseball team of Cisco and that rep-
resenting tho West Texas Business
collego was played at tho Fair grounds
yesterday before a monster crowd
Cisco won 4 to 1 by hitting HoyBor op
portunely. The reaturo of the gamo
was tho work of Mathls for tho locals
on first base. Tho same teams play
today.
INDICT NINE ITALIANS
CHARGED WITH MURDERING BOY
NEW ORLEANS July 1. Nino Ital-
lans two of them women wero lndlc-
ted for murder today In tho Lamana
kidnapping caso.
Whllo It Is admitted by tho prosecu-
tlon that certainly not moro than one
of those Indicted heed anything to do
with tho actual strangling ot tho Httlo
Lamana boy' the others nro alleged
to havo known enough about the kid-
napping to have prevented tho mur-
dor. These nlno will bo' tried In St
Charles parish near Now Orloans.
THAN 20 II.
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AFTER OLD RALOHEADED JOHN 0.
CLEVELAND OHIO July 3 More (result of the excitement occasioned by
than Twenty United States doputy mar- tho search. Mrs. Rockofqller la said
shalB each with a copy of as ubpoena
aro now scearchtng fpr John D. Rocko
feller la this city aad suburbs. Aa a
fiOO IMMIGRANTS BROUGHT
OVER BY ONE'STEAMER.
GALVESTON July 1. Tho North
Gorman Lloyd steamer Cassel reached
- this port chrly today from Bremen
tz rrrirrtar ""
Sovonty-flvo pnssengors were Holed
In tho cabins.
Tho Hnor poked her noso over tho
bar nt daybreak and by 8 o'clock sho
had been moored nt tho North German
Lloyd docks at pier 29.
With tho early Btart Dr. Corpnt
passed the aliens along the line hur-
riedly nnd boforo tho mlddlo of tho aft
ernoon every person on board had hal-
ted before his keen-eyed surgeon
to sailing calculating that tho vessel
would arrive at this port before the
new law went into effect- For somo
reason or othor the liner was a day
late and as a result the now law wan
applicable.
Moro than ordinary interest was at-
tached to tho landing of tho Irarae-
grants today and this was especially
true of the Inauguration of the Jewish
Immigrants bureau in Galveston.
Frederick Upham Adams took a num
ber of photographs of tho landing
scenes which will be published in an
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l""""DIB ua" " iBl'iratiuuiure
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on
the ground.
A double wedding ceremony was
performed just before noon on board
tho liner. Justice Fontaine officiating.
Tho brides were cabin passengers from
Austria and they crossed the Atlantic
to meot their future husbands who
have been in this country for somo
time. One of tho men hails from Beau-
mont nnd tho other from Palestine.
Justice Fontaine met tho couples In
an upper deck room of the ship where
in the presence of the captain Inspec-
tnr Pntmnn nnrl nnwannnnw t.nnrtv.tit.M
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the double knot was tied.
The couples departed for their re-
spective homes at 2 o'clock.
Quite a large number of measles
cases wero taken to tho hospital for
treatment Aside from this there wero
few caaca of diaeaSes of that nature
r0pOrted.
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NEqR0 Tq hefiF TO
SENATOR TILLMAN!
ELKHART IND. July 2. Elkhart
negroes this morning filed an Immcnso
petition with the management of tho
local Chautauqua asking thnt Albert
George a nogro attornoy of Chicago
bo allowed to reply to Senator Ben-
jamin Tillman when tho latter speaks
hero on Aug. 1.
Tho negroes declare In tholr petl-
tlon that they fear tho remarks of
Tillman will cauBo troublo among tho
negroes of tho city.
TAKE THE 80UTII ROAD
DIRECTORS STRONG REQUEST
Tho fair directors request us to
ask tho peoplo who drive to tho fair
grounds to go tho south road that Is
go to the end of Chestnut or Oak
street and thence oast to the grounds
Tho automobiles aro using tho Ninth
street road and aro not permitted to
use the othor rquto In order that those
driving horses that might; bo shy of
tho machines may havo a route free
from this danger. The dlstanco Is Just
tho same and It will greatly oblige th
directors of tho velHclos drawn by
horses would take the south road.
S. OFFICERS ARE
to he aorloualy In Buffering- from norv
ousneas and attended by a trained
nurw.
EMPEROR OF IRE
BESTOW
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MEDALS
The latest net of Japan docs not
carry out very well tho proposed feel-
ing of animosity which that country
Is supposed to hold to wnrds America.
In a brilliant pageant In which tho
Mikado hlmsolf participated twenty-
nine Americans woro feasted and hon-
orod by having confdrrcd upon them
PIERGED BY A RAIL
DOZEN PEOPLE ARE SERIOUSLY
INJURED TN COLLISION. .
LOSES BOTH HIS LEGS
A Trolloy Car Lndcd Willi Passen-
gers Humps Into Two Cars Heav-
ily Loaded wllh Steel Rolls.
By Associated rross.
WAS1NGTON July 3. A dozen
people are seriously Injured and many
moro are slightly hurt ns a result of
a collision between a vvasnington
bound street car and two car loads of
rails on the Washington Arlington &
Falls Church electric railway today.
One rail passed entirely through tho
abdomen of William Merk and one pas
senger suffered the misfortune to
lose both legs. The twelve seriously
injured were taken to tlie Georgetown
hospital.
HE QUITS LEGISLATURE
BUT KEEPS PASSES.
SAN ANTONIO TEX. July 1. T.
D. Cobbs has resigned as representa
tive in the state legislature from Bex-
ar county and states frankly that he
resigned rather than give up his pas-
ses on the railroads. He voted for tho
anti-free pass bill and says that when
ho did so ho knew he was voting him-
self out of ofllce. He says that ho vot-
ed in accordance with the demands of
tho democratic platform.
Mr. Cobbs Is connected with tho land
department of the Southern Pacific
and as a member of tho legislature Floiontlno Torcero nrrostod at
he would not bo allowed to ride on a Grand Falls Ward county Texns on
free pass een while In the dischargo complaint of postolllco Inspector Chas.
of his duties in the interest of tho rail- G. Kinzel was brought to El Paso yes-
road company. terday by deputy United States mar-
ishal Hlllebrand.
JURY IN HOLMES CASE I Tercero is charged with unlawfully
WANTED MORE INSTRUCTIONS taking n letter containing a bond and
WASHINGTON July 3. This after- contract addressed to tho second as-
noon the jury In the E. S. Holmes Jr. slstant postmaster general at Wash-
case who is charged with giving out Ington from tho postofilco nt Grand
crop Information and which was re- Falls. He will be given a hearing be-
tlred to deliberate yesterday came Into fore United States commissioner Howe
court and asked for further instruc- this aftornoon. El Paso Herald
tlons on tho question of conspracy. Mr. KlnzeVreturned to Ablleno a
Those were given by Judge Stafford few days ago having spent several
and the Jury was again retired. days on the caso referred to abovo
and secured sufficient ovldenco to
MR. EUGENE DEBOGORO AND " cause tho arrest
MISS DORA WEAVER WEDDED. .
A wedding that was a surprise to
the many friends of the brldo was that
of Mr. Eugene Debogoro to Miss Dora occurred a vory pretty wedding. Tho
Weaver at tho homo of tho parents of contracting parties wero Mr. 8. R. Hun
tho bride Mayor and Mrs. Morgan tor of Fort Worth and Miss Vlrglqln
Weaver Monday afternoon. Connor of this city. Tho mnrrlago
This was a complete surprise to tho ceremony was performed at tho" resl-
frlcnds of the popular young lady and denco of tho brldo's parents Mr. nnd
the parents know nothing of tho affair Mrs. E. M. Connor by Rev. B. F. Fron-
whlch was to tako place until the morn abarger. Miss Connor was attired In
Ing of that day From this fact thoro a becoming traveling costume of
wero but few friends of tho contrnct- brown panama and Mr. Hunter was
Ing parties present and tho wedding dressed In tho regulation stylo. Af-
was a quiet homo affair. Tho core- ter the coromony had boon porform-
mony was porformed at G;30 by Rev. ed and many beautiful 'and costly
Granville Snoll pnstor of tho First presents had been given nnd received
Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. Huntor departed nmld
The groom Is a native of Florida a sea of rice to tho depot where thoy
and recently graduated from a law wero to tnko tho 10:25 astbound pns-
school and located nt Snyder Toxns aengor Tho honoymoon will bo Bpont
has a promising future. Ho has been In Fort Worth Austin Snn Antonio
In Ablleno but few times hut correctly nnd tho Ciy of Mexico after which
claims a number of friends nmong tlmo tho young couplo will return to
tho acquaintances ho has cultivated. AWeno to mako their futuro homo
Tho bride Is the beautiful and talented here.
daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Morgan M'83 Connor has been a resident of
Weavor and this Inst term graduated Abllono slnco earliest girlhood days
with honors from thq Christian collego nnd sho has a host of friends who
at Columbia Mo. Tho newly wedded wish her a long life filled with only
pair left Monday night for Snyder the brightest nnd best things tho world
which place they will make their torao can offer. Tho groom is n citizen ol
in tho futuro. Fort Worth a steady upright and In-
Tho Roporter bogs to join with tho duatrlous young man nnd wo offor
numerous friends of the Abllono girl nlm t'10 heartlost of congratulations
In wlshlnt? for then a lopg happy and UP the prize ho hns socurod.
prosperous Hfo. "
30000 ACRES WERE FLOODED
NEGRO CONVICTED OF CHIMI. ONK MILLION DOLLAH DAMAGE
'NAL ASSAULT ON TEACHER. By Aiwoelnturt Pr.
CUERO TEXAS. July 3. The BAKERBFIELD OAL. July 3.
Jury returned a verdict Oils morning The Buena Vista levee has broken
convicting John Brown colored of flooding 30000 acres of land and doing
criminal assault and asseeaod tho damage of one million dollars The
death penalty. The complaining wit;
ness was Hattle Kennedy a colored
school teacher
LITTLE BROWNS
AMERICANS
tho highest tokon of Japanese admira-
tion a medal for gallant serlvcos ren-
dered In tho Into war with Russia. Tho
medals woro bostowed on ten womon
volunteer nurses headed by Dr. Annlbn
McGheo and nineteen wnr correspon-
dents ropresotlng American nowspn-
pors.
TELLER DISAPPEARS
FROM THE WINDSOR TRUST COM-
PANY OF NEW YORK.
TAKES $96000 IN GASH
A Search is Being Made for Iho Disap-
pearing Mnn Who Took All Coin
in Sight Saturdaj.
By Associated Prcsa-
NEW YORK July 3. Tho roports
thut havo been circulated in financial
districts of tho defalcation ot a promi-
nent banking concorn havo been con-
firmed according to a story that Is
published here today. The concern said
to suffer is an uptown trust compa-
ny and the amount taken is placpd at
$90000. The detectives aro searching
for Chester Runyan paying toller of
the Windsor Trust Company who the
directors allego took tho money. Run-
yan Is said to havo taken all of the
cash available In the bank Saturday.
The directors it Is stated mado up
all ot tho loss by the defalcation.
GROUND TO PIECES BENEATH
THE WHEELS OF AN ENGINE.
PALESTINE TXAS July 3. The
romains of 'Carl Henderson who wnsj
ground to pieces beneath the wheels
of an engine at Somervlllo yesterday
vore brought horo today for burial.
UNLAWFUL TAKING
OF LETTER CHARGED.
Huntcr-Cnnor.
This morning nt nine o'clock there
8unset railway has been put out of
commission and the oil fields are cut
off from communication from this city
CALVIN PREDICTS lf.c
COTTON THIS
YEAR
HOOSTON July 1. Fifteen cont cot
ton for this yonr was predicted by
President Calvin of tho Farmers' union
In nn nddrcss boforo tho sixty students
of tho cotton grading school yestordny
aftornoon.
"It Is difficult to estimate tho prlco"
Bald Mr. Calvin. "I look to boo not
less than 15-cent cotton basing my
expectations on tho pronont condi-
tions. Whllo In Vienna I talked with
tho Bplnnora and without a single ex
ception thoy told mo that thoro exists
today tho goratcst demand far cotton
goods thoy havo over experienced.
They have sold tholr godds for deliv-
ery as far down as January February
and ovon Mnrch 1908' which Indicates
the strongest domnnd ovor Known.
Coming homo I pnssod through tho tho report which hns spread forth
Carollnns through Georgia Alabama nnmoly that ho hnd ordered out tho
Mississippi Louisiana nnd Texas and oporntora In another city. Ho tinl'd
I find tho crop remarkably lato. Some J when tho whlstlo sounds in tho offlcoa
places shor but two leavos on a plant1 designated tho men will loavo their"
and tho crop is way. behind not only places. Prcsldont Small has rofusod
In Texas but everywhere In tho South. to announce officially when the strlltb
So that I would say unless wo havo a will begin so tho public and tho tolo-
rcmnrkablo season 11 Is difficult to 'graphic companies aro totally Ignor-
toll whnt tho prlco will bo. As I snld ant ns to when tho bolt will fall.
I look for 15-eont cotton." Things are running vory qulotly In
President Calvin's remarks to tho telographlc circles Just now doubtless
students woro highly appreciated and tho "lull boforo tho storm". Until
especially theso hopeful comments on
the posslblo price. Ho discussed hlq
recent visit to the International cotton
congress In Vlonna. spooking of -tho
impressions tlmt lie got' thoro. and of
tho lessons thnt ho learned.
LILLARD SET FREE
BY RECATUR JURY
DECATUR TEX. July 2 J. FLU-
lnril. ft nromlnnnt mnrrhnnt. n1mrcml
. -- . -. - ... nu"
With limine Bnatnr MnOnlro. wna
found not guilty this morning by the
Jury which announced tho verdict at.
8:30 o'clock boforo Judge J. W. Pat-
tpmnn nf tiin winn umintv rnnrt .tin
heen honrng tho cns(j ror
than a eok.
j no nrguinents wero completed yes-
torday at 0 p. m. but tho case was not
Klven to tho Jurv until this mornln.
nnd It was out an hour. Yesterday bo -
ing tho last day of tho trial tho court
room was crowded to Its capacity. Tim
caso has attracted wide attention In
this section nnd the outcome was not
unexpected. Llllard received congrat-
ulations of his friends today quietly
and was rotlcont on the case.
Llllard was charged with killing Mc-
Gulre Sept. 20 In the International ho-
tel hero and his plea was self-dofonso
Judge Miller of Fort Worth assisted
In tho prosocutlon. Attorneys Cars-
well Ford McMurrny and Bullock de-
fended Llllard.
Tnigcdj in Hlcl.
Tho killing was tho result of a lov-
ers' quarrfil It was testified. Accord-
ing to tho testimony McGulre thought
Llllard was Interfering In his lov e
fair and hnd mndo threats against his
life. Tho girl was staying nt the In-
ternational tho management of which
witnesses said asked Llllard to pro-
tect her. McGulre wont to tho hotel
nnd a quarrel with Lillard resulted.
Witnesses said McGulro throw u
wrench nt Llllard and that Llllard thon
beat McGulro with a bod slat. Mc-
Gulro ran from tho room and soon re-
furnnil. mnklntr fnr t.lllnnl It mna
- tho uo?shots were fired which
caused McGulro's death two of them
taking effect.
Llllard is a well known citizen hero
nnd Is a hardware merchant
REPORTS OF CYCLONES
AT MUNDAY AND ROCHESTER.
ReportB have reached us that during
tho Btorms of Monday night a wind
attaining tho proportions of a hurrl-
can Bwept ovor tho town of Mundny
on tho now lino of tho Wichita Vnlloy
railroad and did groat dnmago. A con-
tractor of this city whom wo could
not find hns refurnod from Mundny
whore ho wna at work on a big brick
building which ho roports was noarlng
completion and It wns razed to tho
ground. Many buildings suffered ho-
Vorp damago.
It wns roported also that the town
'of Rochcstor on tho Orient was hit
and that practically ovory house In
the town was olthor wrecked completo
ly or blown off Its blocks Sixteen
persons nro roported Injured ono mnn
thought to bo fatally hurt. Tho Repor-
ter could not get Info communication
with Iho towns to confirm these re?
ports.
JULY COTTON UP $2.50 PER RALE
OPENED
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NEW YORK July 3.Tho price of
July cotton advanced 12.50 per balo
or about half a cqnt per pound In ex-
cited trading at the opening of the
Market today July cotton was quoted
TO
PRESIDENT SMALL ADMITS MEN
WILL WALK OUT.
CITY NOT MADE
Arrangements Havo Been Mado For
Men in Certain Ofllccg to Qnlt
When tho Whlstlo Blows-
SAN FRANCISCO July 3. Presi-
dent Small of the Commorclnl Tele
graphers Union last night confirmed
tho strlko boglns both telegraphic
companies will nccept and transmit
mossacoa without dolav.
HARRIS COUNTY TO
REDEEM LIQUOR LICENSE.
HOUSTON July 1. It Is nrobnblo
that the county commissioners will to-
rrow tn'' UD tno mnlter of rcdconi-
lnh
tho unexpired liquor licenses
w'c" nro nuiiiiieu oy UlO now siaio
ll(lor lw whlch &ooa tn0 offoct Juy
llie counly commissioners or Travis
county have already tnkcn such action
ami havo Instructed tho tax collector
to refund money on a basis covering
tho month'B llconso money which was
collected nt tho tlmo of tho Issuance ot
Ul llccnB0 nftor Ju'y 12 nnd tho oxpl-
rnton of tho Hfo of tno "conso.
A grent numbor of licenses extend
from Jan. 1 1007 to Doc. 31 1007 and
tho dealers will have nearly half ot
tho amount they paid out returned to
them If tho county commissioners fol-
low the lead of tho Travis county com-
missioners. This hns been ono of tho
greatest objections to tho now laws. It
has been contended that the stato had
no right to repudiate tho llconso of
thoso dealers who In good faith palll
their monoy expecting that tho llconso
so paid for would ontltlo thorn to oper-
ate until tho Inst day of this year. Ac-
cording to tho ruling of tho nttornoy
gonornl's dopartmont howover tho
now law repeals tho old ono July 12
and In ordor to operate under tho now
law It will bo necessary for doalors to
socuro licenses conforming to It and
beginning with tho operation of tho
now law. It wbb suggested that pro-
bably tho next legislature would1 ad-
thorlzo the refunding of tjm amounte
of tho unoxplrcd HconBea but that thla
was tho only relief tho doalors could
hope for.
Tho action of Travis- county commls-
slonerB nnd tho promlsod action ot tho
Harris county commissioners It Is
stated will simplify matters and avoid
tho hardships that tho ruling of tho
nttornoy general's dopartmont would
havo worked.
IS GLAD HE CAME
SENATOR CULBERSON SAYS.
Sonator Culberson loft on tho mjd-
nlght train for his homo In Dallas
and before leaving ho expressed his
oxtromo gratification nt having come
to our Httlo city and mooting so many
of our people. Tho weather clerk was
on his good behavior nnd pulled tho
stops for a day of mildness nnd Httlo
sunshine and tho peoplo of this coun-
try had tho plcnfliiro of noarlng tho
distinguished sonator without discom-
fort to tho speakor or tho auditors.
Tho senator found that he wan rcgardn
ed with affection by ull tho people
and mot hundreds whom ho had not
bsrojjo. Wo nsBuro the Benator that-
tho peoplo In this country aro hIs
friends and that when ho can come
nmong us ho will bo treated ns ono of
tho family. Wo hopo that his visits
will not bo bo much llko angola visits
In futuro
13 conts boforo tho first rush was over
but lost nearly all tho advance The
prices on options n tho latter months
advanced Ave to ten points and trad-
ins contlueJ active.
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