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SAmmGs ; IIL-Corlfererice a = 9 to 9.30

of statisticians of the British Em- vMalayan Prime to Lsnoii, _ iiinntio Standard ‘line

Ina central Guardian

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OONFIDKIATION LII‘! QIUI- ANCI. Li-BTBS-T-ll-Sll.

LOADING TUBNIPS Tuesday morning and daily until further notice through press, J. M. Roop.

1.43804.

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TRAPPEF.

by the deviil,

Halifax Port ' Arrivals

ARRIVALS

fiidrorol from Port Williams. Mary Currie from Local Ha?- - bour.

Acadian from Lncal Harbour. Sherman B. from Local Har-

bour.

Bcow from local Harbour. Sonia. from Saint Jr“.

PLAIN on coax no

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Charlottetown Premium Office 29 Queen Street

ASSIST HOUSING SCHEME- List your name. Phone i233. L-Bsii-B-ic-si

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Championship‘ at Birmingham. set-

wiil resume discussion of the meth- ods employed by each component

Dire. assembled in Ottawa, tomorrow Hleholol to Quebec.

use-cum DANCE McMillan campus wms nnmsn

Hotel Thursday night. ' _ _ _ _ _ Mary Currie to Local Harbour. cu the gm u.‘ o; ma‘ 103-350,” 357m‘

. L 8M8 a n m A?!“ i0 1a!!! Hliflliiilrko statistics. ‘This sublgc‘; came up for v53 QEAMPIONBHIP ti‘? luézuglmbigll; accord score oi N_ v1 s ermnn B. Loca Har ur. - _~ some brief examination on Satur- 1,0 Do _ _ - I l Possible 16o FOXME —start those xens on scow w mo“ Harbour‘ day" (spwllin 013310-128 Unfit“! 16.0 Ptillnts in the first second and final It was elicited the principle re- v ‘am- Thi-i Wu =3 somte new,

Sunglo Vixen 8: Puppy Ration

i0 oays after whelping. L-568

‘Pickrell, of the Canadian Nitlmm

Railwflys Police, winniper. won m nun” “mpetit” “d Pmi-"ll

. CFCY—630 kc. u t d I a o se new recor scores ol- an

qiilrements of the statisticians was lhensivs date. that would

VESSELS IN PORT

THE. HIGHLANDS. Wednesday ’ _ _ the British night with Al. nianohiuoe oi-oh- Merv Currie 9m"- 9“ ' w?" ‘f’ c“ “w” rive e picture oi the Empire's forest - °°°“ “"1"” all!“ in this ‘important oompeti. cstm, Sgcqnd 13,51», Duncu, Aoadian Berth. resources. The difficulty had been ~ P“- encountered that in some

Barge No. 2 Berth.

Scow Bunker-lug.

Shaman B. Discharging. Malayan Prince Discharging. Sonia Loading.

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aililillluli. tint SliiiWand SALE

countries trees were sawn when much smaller than in others. The co ueuce was there was no uni- formi of determination as to what

FOXMEN.-Peeding sunglo Rat.- lons exclusively, has’ given super-

~ 7-“ banning Taught

. i M I N ior results wherever fed. The cost is , swFiIRNESS M“ uzzic‘.sur"*"~ Iii High Siihiiiils ZJi.i1.;.:.'.";i“§2.it‘.?‘t°.i-§ii‘" s.

l. M50 _ rm. ROBBINS will be absent "Ii/so Dlscliflsihfl- ‘_"_ ‘mam-n m _ . ,

_ _ -_ - - - I h- m s t duh September e statistic-ms went into

“W” M" ti??? lull-ii) rhiuego‘: October 10th. vssssts no: m smut". (By The 6min" m") gastric‘; rtstiéiltxlosfirtlnrgrgeai-eixstsin In tho Agncultunl

LONDON, Ont... sect Iii-The art of making coffee has afillu‘ ently never been learned in B18- land and Scotland, the 101M012 traveller thinks. But nowhere cou

TUESDAY OBTUBER 15th

‘ Auction Sale begins at 1.00 pm, 20 carefully selected young boars, all ready for service and

The office will be open daily from l0 to i3, 2 to 4 P. M. to receive ac- counts. L-B995-9-17-1i.

cording catches. It was found i-llu United Kingdom statistics were the best, but Canada's came next. The British advantage lay in the IitctI

M U S I C A L\.“_‘_ Sept. i4»—Ciss from Halifax." Dom. Shipper from Halifax.

iferoy from Montreal.

w ON THE STAGE; Evenings Only 8.45 PM. ISLAND FURRIERS

MR. ARTHUR VESSEY re-opens l6 the" were not so many pom mm

PRESENTS his Piano Classes October 1st - In- Cavelier from Montreal. - ~ , . » , ' _ .- » one 160MB a better cup 01 i68- th“ which fish was. brought, ...nd the . Tlulfllxlvtllltllligéhlfi g ROBERT lliglililiiliilyfugtliidioplifiaseUlpeplzli‘eliilfl- ggydhlslgtiit-frlgllnniiiverpooi. in thff: Brimtissh éilesulzléiid thgasitiioxfi ilgxlggfi of catches was considerably ésvézusgafigrgusz?” and, Wig! b6 offered t0 the public. Fashion Pardde i I A L E E N bow street Phone ‘mflllggfi ‘$115.35. K332; "Qntrgewilmékus 11,5 Efiawbgilxi}; tarts. Bo says Miss The Irish Free state statistics for Orders b)’ mail o: Wall‘: ‘ylvtllal lfledim Advanced Ralph-L Uvéng llfodels Dispiay i ,_ KATHERINE‘ ' ' “"5... ’<;‘§,°,,m.§o..m¢mln uofiu... Mal-ion Logan, of this olltiasewhtiv seep ‘sea. inislhaerées were (imperfect, rece ve careful attention. OATS. (‘APES, i ' ' D MILLE . _ ' ' q, nu 1 um n, trip a roe . u or n operatons good, MUFl-‘s, SCARVl-js , e a U b02523. ssfivfil? £013; o‘<§§'g§.',,_,'°§§ l" gififfigfiuixhmnhifintggtlhxi-h. relvlilixss mgran, a graduate of Alma ‘The statistics of Newfoundland were‘ H‘ w ‘CLAY’ secretarYl ‘ \ ‘OHN BUCKLER] from a i934 Pup Fed exclusive on burg Coleus and Toronto Uniiéersityih: gsglgll-dgg ué‘|_£5:gi5f5¢é01:°."thAx-'3- Box 39 ALMJ . Culfhlly I ' ith two Cans ian a r 8- ew . e a an u - ' v bunglo as cereal part of Ration, Mngbalen fromj-lalifsx. csogigiuitnymivchers‘ members o! m, ,1“, were building up their systems

Famorth from Charlottetown. Rec from Halifax.

Man. Hero from Phila. lii-Mnrlis from Halifax.

Pictou County from Great

in this branch.

The conference which is being attended by representatives from the United Kingdom and all the self-governing dominion: is presided

“day i? Wednesday Charlottetown, P,E,1,

3.15 - '1 9.45 P. M.

from weaning to pelting, ccording to owner, E. S. Coffin.

AND NOVELTY TODAY and WED THREE snows DAILY 3.15 - 7 - 8.45 P. M.

(‘X'll“.li'{l* staff. iii-rived in Helene- burgh, a town of 1,000 population. about ll) lmls, i om GIZSEDW- Here they were the guests of anOi-hel‘ Canadian teacher, member of the

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Prmce Mat. 16c, 2st. ms raoor or was PUDDING

Edward Eve. 2s , a2 :1 .t "F"- 1lc—-zto. 15 ‘N T“ EHmQ-Oiir Ranch is Lak .

_. _ g ° °' ° c A P I T o I. LVE. 26c—32¢, always open to Visitors. Come and muyiieuon (mm Bemuuu, Heluuspurgh hgh school staff. ivtfilgkllgcg: B" H‘ amt" mmmw" , '

. 558 for Yourau- Fox Pu“ grown ex‘ 19-—F‘emfield from Hlliffl-X. The building Wlbll lllflll WIXKCOWS

1. ‘b _ ______._.__ clusively on Bungle Feeds. Interest- unmisu you. Halifax, nonl- the ceiling, was not like the H K " _

s Keep" t“ '1'“ Bees” ‘iititiiiiiié-“di: ’°‘§§i‘§?t.“°£l.§”i'le§t‘i§§i “‘°.“°.‘.?‘...i§“‘i‘i“.§§ 8.212%: use? S dfl S - - - "EMWNG. “*- ¢-"~A-- We H FUITIGPS FBShlOH Parade Ltd- L'3548‘7‘z3't“°"“" Tuscania from New York rigors, ‘it was necessary to pass a? ,y d '

21—Lil_liemor from Jamaica. through several class, rooms W false S 00 ' ' ' not... t. stressed Certified Pllllllil Accountant

Ai’. The Prince Edward RETURN TO caivmrtmos-Mr. zkpoma mm Nfld_1,0m_ reach anomm

at all times and for the most triv- Hay'Fever Cure

Earle S. Ebers MA, and Mrs. Eb- I-low a young veteran found circumstances, which are only solved ers. who MVCBGBH Vifltili! their “mm-m “om Boston m “fence nmtlng." known u _ d A n‘ ggailftgimagndshlacprgllgess in anpteacefui by lthe finale of the gripping plot, piatrentlsxfoi; tbs sgllgrlréer mvoggii, ‘of: BLOOD FROM DEAD p03, strapping m Ontario’ 1,, m, pun. F0111 m]; 569g, 15___ i B_ so s commil “y pro- Paying the leading role lS Neil reum g o a 8B. _- TRANSFUSIONS ishment meted out “Bemngn a Th, glndfly we“, the he“ o; . _ vided the intriguing plot of Keeper Hamilton, who gives one of the Ebers will resume his studies m b0 t n ,5 own a e B each clwhoo “wmimy a‘ H“"“d' M“ Em‘ li-EXPQTP- you“! ma“ a u o e a The goldonrod, not sufferers, now Bookkeepins systems installed or revised

far from a, pleasant duty. the Can- adian teacher confided t0 he!‘ friends.

Dancing forms an important part of the physical training course in the high schools o: Scotland, stu- dents being taught all the intricate steps of the dances as they are in- troduced at the various shows. One

CHICAGO. Sept. merits with "canned" blood, a con- tribution of the dead to help the living, were being conducted to- day at the University of Illinois Research Hospital

The "canning" process used in human transfusion cases in Rus- sia for five years .wlli be tried out

finest performances of his success- ful career. Appearing opposite him is an assistant in the chemistry tie- _ in a part which should assure her partment there and specialized in atre. of permanent fame, is pretty Betty spectroscopy during the past year. The new Monogram photopiay Furness, while extremely sympa- teiis of a shell-shocked war veteran. thetic handling of other important W110 Steal-i flWflY from i1 governmentl roles can be credited- to Hobart Bos- hospital when he learns that he worth, Emma. Dunn, Edith Feilowcs, hos but six months to live. He HelerfJerome Eddy, Marion Shil-

oi the Bees,“ which won popular acclaim last, night at its initial local showing at the Prince Edward The-

will weep;

For as each fly into a serum goes Hay fever victims calmly go to sleep .

T ._ Frederick Bown, Ogngdlgn

Customs and Excise Officer at Fort

Erie, confessed today that his pmc-

tioe of trapping unwary sa-ndflies,

Profit and Lose Accounts Computed.

Trustee under the Bankruptcy Act

Company BY-Lflws. Minutes, Annual Statements and Reports Prepared.

RETURNED HOME-On Friday evening, 13th inst, the many friends and relatives of Mrs. Wm, Houston, Concord, N.H., met at the beautiful

starts to hitch-hike his way w hisl ling, James Burtis, Barbara Beri- country home 0g My Torquu Mo. , u. 1; 1 fl m . ' _ here f.:-st on dogs, Dean David usually looked upon only as a, o a o m. ye Cl y or s. nal ng with his ford, Lafe McKee and Georkc Neill, Milton Station, to bid fill’! John Ravis, of the ‘University ixvgfloilixqiivWgiggifigfig ma; ‘:3? 0d “i131 mfidbmmlt er pest has a Admltllisl’ r0110" 0f

last recources, but is detoured by a Cleveland. wen to Mm I-[Qugtgn on the eve of _

g-impse of a pretty face. which leads On the stage, the Island Furriers he, depgfhufe to. the u, u, A, A “$61”? “hwhhmd- n h e him to the little town of Peaceful are presenting the Maritime Furri- bountiful ygpugt, served u. Qxccl- Hun was M “man W5 a; Bay, where he immediately becomes ers Fashion Parade each evening. 15m, style by Mrs, Munem uuu been saved l“ Russ!“ thmugh t S itivolved in the tranquil existence of at 8.45 p. m.——l..iving models display daughters added w the p1ea5urg Q1 mn°vat1°n' Dean Dav“ declared a Bet Keeper. a-hd discovers w- coats. caves. muffs. scarves of the all present. The remainder of the °“ h“ “°‘“"‘ m“ “ “Ni”

well trained, the teacher informed them.

t Thleusagidfi? he catches are sent

Renting at small car, for $21 per ° rot erdmmw’ m‘ mm“ chased a tent, a stove, and cooking 3:38;“? fzwmlxlxmymalimme: utensils, and set out on a trip “hm Mrramwn.‘ “m! cub mun‘

a Specialty. MONEY TO LOAN.

I'll‘!

mance under extremely mysterious latest Fail designs.

lltliiarloff’ In

Answers Challenge

evening was enjoyably with music and games. Outstand- ing among all the pleasant summer days of visiting and motoring was the clay she spent at the family

whiied away m

ur. Advantages of “canned" blood. the dean said were:

1. speed. The blood is on hand for immediate use, time is saved of

through Scotland and England. Few large cars. were used. because of the high cost of the licence, a charge per horsepower being made. Miss Logan exp‘airied. She said

And now Mr. Brown relates: "I am freest this year of hay fever than I ever have been. and I used to be a chronic sufferer."

Bank of Nova Scotia Building Charlottetown, P. E. I.

“r1 1 9! the black Room . . PM,“ hem a, Tweedy-s Show, by eliminating the necessity mom _ - ' _ rists are not required to ob- ___ At Th3 C3 lull fiew‘ sm-rmnlded by an “m” “M” hKEQQg,“ wood donor or the re serve any speed laws. Travelling _ L i "l i‘ ‘in q ype ‘ ' from 100 to 200 miles per day, the W. L Shaft coufse __

Karloff is buck!

And if you don't watch out, youie "going to miss Boris Karloffs splen- dloi new offering, "The Hluci: Room," a. Columbia picture, which at the Capitol

Another stirring lecture was de- livered by Evangelist E. W. John- ston Sunday night when he exam- ined the arguments advanced by Christian ministers for kéeping the first day of the week orsunday in- stead of Saturday the seventh day.

est to her on P. E. 1., she entered into the spirit of the day and en- joyed herself to the limit. Mrs. Houston left, by car on Saturday, 14th inst, bearing the good wishes of all who had assembled to bid her adieu.—-iPatrlot please copy).

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2. Safety. An hutopey/ "on the body from which the blood is taken removes all hazard of ‘transmis- sion of disease through trans- fusion. Buch a complete test is impossible on a living donor.

3. Cost. Prices of blood required for each transfusion run from $15

Canadians visited _poirits of interest in the various towns and cities

through which they parsed. park- ing at night on the large field of some state, having secured per- mission from the owner, who in ell cases was most courteous.

A three-day Short Course under the ausplcesof the following Insti- tnes, Emerald, Springfield, Graham's Bead, Norboro, Kelvin Grove, My. gate, New laondon, Long River, so; View, Darnley, Malpeque, lndlgu

BLUE Bus 1.1m;

opened last night

Theatre to an audio ce which v ' d ,-_ u t , 1d m _, 5 Douglas A. Ebers, youngest son of _

its enthusiastic Hpllllovitl for X§,,,,f§,,§s,§’$7.,f1.uuf{,§ oillit yo: imdpfusg. H,’ J2EE"? ’§°°,§,“",‘,Y. gliiifiigatogndbyupuoo i?“ "Clitrelllflledi: fillAlfllllill/‘Clgklihtalir: iigstlxiilziymgzlillrlll m?’ “d 1mm "m b’ M“ m ‘illmi’ “W”? “"1 i“°'°“§“‘Y "i" the apostles for kwviris Biihdhv- ° ° m‘ m‘ m“ ° a e p w ’ blcod. and down over the hills of Devon mush‘ ggzllzeilillillr’ illillitsluhn’ m‘ ‘ .______ .

loyable fiimfare.

The ace bogey-man of Hollywood brings a new type of fiend to the screen in "The Black Room." Ap- pearing without extensive make-up, Karloff does some fine acting as the

Christ never once keptit nor did any or the apostles, Christ meet- ing with his disciples on one par- ticular Sunday was no proof 0f Sunday sacredness; for Christ met with them every day for forty days

tory course prior to entering McCi-ill jilnginecring School.

______i__ TWINS BORN FOUR. DAYS APART-JSOTH THRIVING

WEST BEND. Wis., Sept. 17-

MR. DONALD MMDONALD

none could quite compare with motoring in broad daylight at 10.30 p. m. through the highlands of Inverriess, winding in and out among the numerous iochs.

Program Wednesday. 2 P. M. "flow to Conduct a Study Group" Mill 311M011. Director Carnegie Library Demnnatrat‘

Demonstrations and Paper on

LEAVE!

Peter's Road

Ml rray Harbor North Riley Corner-Gespereau Sturgeon Bridge . .

evacueesiaq~oereaeeeslooees~aaee

Geo. l‘oole‘a Store-Lower‘

murdero i Baron d er hmmi. . ,

15h- t-ie wit? 21th:: “ti; “it w ‘° M" i "c" "rut... . ..

calhand, the Baron is hater b the . ' ‘ ' and Mrs. am mrnerman, “The dean, 0c “trod - - . . gummy. 033*‘; r Mongqq. __ peasants. The dlsappearanog of meemlg Wm‘ m5 disciples 1m any both 27' were thflvmg at u hos. 30m at h“ homg at Bemlfrxgxg Palestine IS Being “Garden? N", ymh s¢h°°| B” ______ lovely young peasant Bu.“ afouses day would mnke it or prove it to pm“ mama muem was bum sum use o‘ 77 years. Mr’ Macmmald W“ y Modernized 9r. .1. A. Clark. E , rlmentsl Slunmerville School .

their suspicions, and when they rise be a iwiv day then said Mr. John- my and Auen unwed yesterday_ one o, the wmmunnrs mo“ m» Station. ymm, m",

1n righteous rebellion. the Jiiii-D- 5w“ Chm“ m”: ms amines one They are the Zimmermans‘ first pected citizens and his passing is Tum‘!!! zP-M- Cherry Valley ..

P°i\""°°5 "m1 mil-sable“ mulilvis d“ “M” m5 ‘csmecum when children. much regretted by his many friends Palestine is beins rapidly Demomtnlh“ “d 7'1"" "Y "iii Pownal .i... . .

lie traceable to the Baron's grisly they We"? “$111M and W111 them ti’ ;_-.-_.-.» m-lr- ~-— ——.~;—_—:;~ and neighbor,‘ Throughout his m_ modernized and new mdmtfles Institutes. Arrive; Charlottetown ......----.

Black Room, which is an inspired fish according to John 1114-11 1i he W0,“ have readily Seen m“ “as. he was tendmy nursed Dy his an spring,“ up every d“ Table Setting and Serving." “we, wumt, Baum-u"

‘ggmber, M h°rr°rs' K the“ ever flgliylday shag gggmtxhlgxetttggrilng‘: there was a difference between what wiifieand fagiily- He will be sadly operated almost entirely by Jews: M.“ Mwmlggznifxlpervlm‘ 53'1"‘ "u" 5°“ ~~~-~--~---~‘-'-'"-~

One- Ellie-iii’ 5 ‘1 Y " that m - in t e home wh re - - ' - ' ~

ZHis demise. however, is finally have been sunday and therefore ggfiescmgxfigxemgegfidMiée gzxnston always very comment/ea ofhemvggz sglfmgétflgwitge“; ‘aggfmzlaaital "Poultry" Parcels carried atldemlnlmnm ‘ . brought about (to audiences’ de- it would be all right to go fishing painted out how that the Seventh among whom he lived by his kindly 0g apprommawly $8 500000. we,‘ ‘I MP- F- M- Nllh, Dominion Poul- Bus will sWF i"! lllllll ll III! Nil"- °Il PM". mm) by young Robert Allen’ ‘vhmml Smday‘ ‘ day sabbath had never been chsng- 8911151 "fliufe- while RmOTiE hi5 put into operation last '- year in- n Plummet

pprtrays excellently a. dashing ileu- Again Mr. Johnston said that it ed by God Chris, m. m, apostles friends and neighbors he was ever uluulug a, foundry and machine- "CannlnlEfluy z P. M'

tenant. win lovely Marian Marsh

when the BMW "198 V) is argued by some that every time B-WIY "0111 the disciples met together we; on

but that. the Papacy at the council of Laodicea did substitute Sunday.

ready to lend a helping hand in time of need. The funeral took place Sunday

‘ sential oii

shop, metal works- brick plant, es- factory; factories for fabricating silk, glass sheets,‘ tiles,

Mill llaaurd, Ass't, Supervisor. "Handicraft"

Allen, trouble starts and ends woe- me first, day of me week, He rgfut- m

filly for the titled head. Miss ed m. mweve, b, Shcwmg “mum keeohis hi aim of the with mm m, “m, rcsldme Bethe] m Misa Clrfle lloliniui, Montreal.

i ~ , d ~i u. extracts from chocolates and confectionery, jams _ . lqarshs pal-gonna,“ is 1mm day l-le rea val o s Blrchmn cemetery and was largely md marmalades‘ chemicals and “Lmrflmz 80 P. M.

iAlfuring importantly as a loves the Baron well, but not wise- 1y. Thurston Hall, John Buckler,

Katherme D°Mm° is m“ bread. Acts 2:46. He said that some servant 5m “h” very glibly refer to Sunday as the

disciples met every day and broke

Lord's Day when ttierc is not one

their writing to prove his state- ments. In closing Mr. Johnston said the seventh day was a 'ign between the Lord and his people (Ezek. 20:

attended. The service was conduct- ed by the Rev. G. C, Webster and Harry Bishop. He loaves to moum his wife, three sons and two dough.

drugs, toilet preparations, cotton sprinning and weaving. hosiery.

Meeting addressed by several Edneatlonisls.

wood-worklng, automobile assembl- ing, stationery, packing material.

Musical numbers and Readings will feature each session.

Fardy Bus Service 8. Taxi Service TIME TABLE

lure that says s0. The only it Kolker, Fredrlk Vogeding, “up . 1| is) but that Sunday came, from t _ Job A t h D H _ (mm Tapley. John Elmer and Top pggaeénvgheg: irfihgkclloriiosqDzlg ills heathemsm oflgmany and w“ 811mm“ grids: méimgdwarsin its“: etixgltl s. Tlnriiy coimpanies irleretiéied This Coarse la free to all who are I '_ Charlottetown 1.00 Inns-Leaving rertune .. i» t» this h .,, i» h» the w- as. .2" “'21::- "c ‘W : “lim- t» t- -- - gzience-éihxd pggggxtlegncizppoglnfi this is not the first day oi’ the week. w” h?“ Sgndmy gage mate“ :38, ‘mfftwgjo, M3,‘! Albert stewml- an increased number of hands the F5990 17 11 .- aeoghhh‘ mm‘ I "ma" - . , c. n - - ' ‘ ' ’ ‘- ........ . whole, are flawless. I" '5 m’ "Vemh ‘m’ f“ a‘ h” “tit? ‘time the sSabbeth in get: allies gene l/tlzgogirilixilittli “éiii- m" ‘mpmmt “m”! m“ b” ‘ Clrilllw Mil t“: " t _-_____.________ ‘read in the commandment that the beginning and mmmanded it lottétown‘ Mm Joseph ‘Smith ilig fc: manufacture of citrus rm lllnard‘: for oohsnm n u; .. tEi‘“ti°.i°-?“£$Zi,".fi§ stitch: t». t 1- J°‘"“F°"'= ~1- tst. 3555i _ : »---.- - - ; i T i Ding! ll 540 only unchristlan to oppose Chris grand children. he pal bearers pmvamng wages for Jewmh worm Am" “m” B I Bio imam muck . J- P. & no‘ e pun. n her tetown .. 1M5 ma.