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Tim GUARDIAN oovl-:Rs PRINCE EDWARD isi.AND LIKE THE DEW a * _

THE CIIIIRIOTTETOWII iiUi\il0|iINi

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P A OVER 4B,OOG Rbaclora Daily t Road by Evan-y’_bgidy

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naming ow-¢_i»n rounded rest, tuning im. CHARIDTIFFOWN. CANADA. SATURDAY. MARCH 8. 1919 A"""°' S""'°"'."'°"’ °'°""°"‘ I -- . -g f' ‘L r . -- _ _ ,. ' _. _ By M=Il.¢n»\=d~.t8-00.for*U.o.A.0l.n

YESTERDAY

_ HOUSE OF COMMONS'

IN THE

iir. A K. _Mclean Replies to iioc|len’s Charges Charac~ '

terizing Them as_ Uniounded and Expressing the Goveruinentfs Wdhugness to Investigate. Special Com- mittee Reports Adverseiy on Government Printing

Bureau and as a Result

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(From our own Correspondent) OTTAWA, .March 7.-Hon A. K.

'Mcboan continued the debate on the address in reply to the speech from ` tho throne in the iiouec this after- noon, speaking until the House rose at six o'ciock.

Moat of his time was taken up in

delivering the Govemmernt':~i reply to the charges made by H. C. Hocken in ieganl to trafficking in Civil Service papers and other serious allegations. Mr. McLean declared that iiocken’s charges Iliad been ‘privately investi- gated and lilo Government nad de-

cided they were not founded. How: ever if Mr. Hocken asked for an ln- vestglition u'nd~eir oath \t;h_e Govern- ment would gladly grant it tn; it did not want the civil service commission to rcst under unjust dispersions which

might impair its future usefulriess.1 The desire of the commission too was to have all charges iprobed but froln what had been already learned the Government _was well convinced that li sworn investgation would reveal no truth in the ullegations und the country would ‘be put to the expense of an investigation without achiev- ing riny u.se1‘ul results

Dr_ Michael Cla.rk`s speech of yes-

terday is being generally conceded as the best effort heard in,tho I-louse

the-Employees go on Strike.

to date amd likely to stand out among U18 greatest speeches of the entire session.

The speech of Capt. Read, P. E.

in-land. in which he hlrachcii i-ion. J. A. Colder has been tho subject of much unfavorable coinmen: and tho GHD1-'H-in has not helped himself or his cc-nntituciicy by nlulriiig it. _ Ottawa' has it real sensation in the shape of the report of a special com- mittee appointed to investigate con~

Government. Thls report was deliv- ered late last night but is in all the papers in Canada today. The con-

pensivc, that money is being wasted

of the report employers of the print 'ng denurtmeiit of the l3ui~;-au iiicliid

ini: ipressilioqniirli :tsl-iisituiits, have gone on strike. To thc niiiiibcr of 101 they walked out nt noon* today and any they will reinain out until the Government meets their demands as to iinprovcd conditions and Increased

slilarie:~i_

V ' fit the station to

` the League of the Cross Band, which

.lil;colii'sed lively ire-i'ri conveyed i

WELCOME N. S. BATTALION ;'.f;:_:.‘;._:.‘;_i ._._._..

prepared by the :ind addresses 0

The R.C.R.\oi N. S. and 42nd Onebec to be Weicomed »

in Grout War Veterans Association.

(Special to the Guardian.) cl-ption by Halifax to thc Novri Scotia

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illlittalion will take place on Monday, _ll

HiA»Ui"A.‘i. March, 7.-_A message the documentation of the troops to l

from the Adriatic tonight says the-,lie put through on Saturday. Halifax steamer will arrive at Halifax early is arranging an elaborate reception Sunday morning. She brings the R. C. mild. there will -be it civic hall' holi- 'R. and the 42nd Batcaloh. 'rue re- day.

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limi" Publishin: C0- "Awful Conditions A

Purchtsid__ Weekly Sun

(Special to the Guardian.) TORONTO, Mar. 6.--The Weekly. Sun which for many yea.rs'lias support- ‘ ed the farmers of Ontario, in their various movements, has been pur- ollased by the Farmers Publishing Co. Ui- and will be issued once a. week In at ipresent. The final closing of tho deal rests with the shareholders of the company, but there is no probabil- ity that ther.. will be any hitch in concluding a settlement -and taking over the paper. `

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icouulusni srnciils! w mi. I

‘W I "WANTED Ar ouoz. six can mile Potatoes. D. M. McLeod. llunte River. Patriot 'please copy.

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°--€...__._____._.‘._.._- °lMv'rv Ima Bon sate ron P°°\l°°u or Botti: Joseph Wood -S Co.._naiih;_ aeea-a-melon .

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'L°l'r rin: uni env oonxin '°“"°lMu'= sums. Finder reward- eu at oumliui. ‘ '

- Miiivulwa onrcrranv ourrn “Ffh iirihzuh "omit Dain po. “"'~85c por 109. Por polt 40c (insulin: Oflico. 369#-1-ilometf. -___ ._ .°"‘*°Am ru ‘PINcii.o_--:smut °“‘mX Ydllow ll-Utogon pencils, rub- T* "vu Mm. dozen, worth io if;-n °»§h. in e'fnerjdh_nl _ Ku. .°_° uf-iilvmiie-s.pirvyom“i-a.

'|§;,|,f tigganugy, March* 180|. llxce-l~ H¢‘_wq,t‘youifxded.B9ptomber 5.1233- ‘ *alloy \ decor ng rnian n ~ various units comprising tht- army with Gen. Currie iiml afterwards will: *lic property losii at Floomaion iii not

.>`,§.`,,%';,7,,., l_._,. .,‘»s..if.;-t *_ |°hi'v"}féogra”mme. '08ll»3-8-M8l'|ld in elliot find s\101lld9l‘._ *md ll' Ch§e_g,'\:eig_¢ Im horn, ~ _` ~ - nf the Rhine. ---1 members nf tho Anierirlin rlr'iogntion_ lu~llev¢~d in be large. ` ' _ 25, - . _-is-:_fr»_l`i`,'...-»»§`»‘.': `:'.'.‘\i"‘~I"--‘ - " ` . . _ - ` ' _._ -_ .` ‘ ` _ ` " - " " ’

Prevail in Germany

.THE HAGUE, Miarch 7.-The int- ost despatches from Germany say that in Leipzig all shops and offices are closed. The city is without light and the writer supply is threatened.

Erfurt is without wntcr. The dead

there are unburied, tho chemists re time medicines and the doctors decline

to nttend patients.

THE Wl;A'l‘lIE1t

'l‘EMI‘EltA’l‘URE, TIDE. MOON. l`.'l‘(.‘.

TORONTO, March 8_-Fair _and

moderately cold.

Ths coldest tvcnnesdhy nicht wee

14 and at 9 o'clock yesterday morning it was 9; The wnrniest y¢‘Slf=’l‘df1Y WBB 26 and at. il o'clock lust night 19.

'l‘ido will be high this afternoon at

2.52. tomorrow at 3.40 and Monday at 4.40; it will be- high toboffow morn- ing at 4.26, Monday at 5.84 and Tues- day at 6.48.

New moon Sunday Murch 2nd 6.11

a m. 'First quarter moon l\iondaY. March

8th 10.14 a. ni.

ANNoUNcEluEiN'rs - column Eviwrs

MEETINGS. Epo

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‘°*COME T0 THE SOCIAL in Union item Iiail on next Wednesday even hm 43863-amllpd

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“THE A-NNUAL IANQUD1’ of the

Marshfield Flsrmern Institute will be

dittons in the Printing Bureau of the mfg” “man “MP5

and that the cost of Government print- B

'Co-incident with the presentation Stead M being d°st‘r°yed'

lust night from

ivcretl 'by the Pre

hiidly wounded did not attend the r’

Convalescent Home.

wore:- -

(Special to the Guardian.)

naval and aerial terms of German dis- armament were before the Council of the Great Powers today with Prem- ier Lloyd-George back as head of the Britisli delegation, Marshal Foch and the full membership of the war ccun. cil present.

Most of the time was given to the

naval terms which were largely set- tied with several features still reserv- ed including the destruction of the

el

Premier Lloyd George was disposed

rltish and American view in agree-l

ing duno *iii the Ilureliii is fur in ex- "Wm and all 11 mfiaml °f h‘"`m°“1Z5“5’C

065,, nf ,yum it would bp if done by the French and Italian views it is pos. c0m,,,erc1M 0mce,,_ sible that some of these ships will bo

apportioned to France and Italy tn- system is provided for and eventually

As the terms of the dismantling of

PAIUS, March 7.-The M.llttary,'

to have .Britain take part of thesel . rips but he yielded this view when

clusion the committee comes to is Bhown that it would involve an m'

that the Bureau Ls ineiilcient und ex- creased naval building Pwgmm "1 me

United States. As at result of tile.

Probably be Destroyed. Kiel Onestion Submitted _ _

to Commission. Italy and France May Get Some Camel! Pfllflfs Fi" Winston Churchill. Ships. Land Forces to be Reduced. .» 30|dl@fS llld D9D€lld0IIlS

-___ (Special to the Guardian.; ,insure peace was pursuing n. path

(Sp,~,¢iai ¢° gh, qua.-di;n_) LONDON, March, T.-Capt. Eftuwnrds universal voluntary sei-vice.

LONDON, March, y__.M'0m ,good Guest introduced a bill in the House Our delegates to the Peace Confer-

-war news`for the Britisli i~ioldler_ dt of Commons yesterday which proposes_ has -been officially decided that me compulsory service lfor the Bi-ltls2i‘:ibolition or conscrrption in Europe whole of the prom.; mary., by me Ex. Army of Occupation. This arniy_; lit- said A formal demand has been peditionliry I-‘orcg Cautgeus am to 1,0 according to the bill, would 'uc coin- 3 nirido that Germany be permitted to sent 'to the War Qmge and gevoged posed of 900,000 men and the enlist-1 have only a small voluntary =army to um benefit of the soldier and his ment pci-iod would expire on April 30,1011 rt long service :basis but it is nn-

dependonts. Exactly what for-m tim 1920. . | certain whetlier this point will be car- benontl; will 131;.; has not been de Alexander Shaw, Labor-llc, inovedj ried. Our representatives stand al- cidm-1 but it has been suggested that- against the measure because the lub- ` most alone in this matter and it is the money should be contre.-ted into or party is opposed to continuance of not nt all impossible that Japan, War Saving.; Ce;-tiflwteg and dist,-ib. i conscriptiorh ‘ Franco and italy and oven the United utod in this way to the men. The prep Col. Winston Spencer Churchill, Suites will be nations into whose its from these concerns are said to defending the bill, argued that the military systems some element of be very ¢l;n51d9;'~g,b1Q_ The giggrpmi. Government in providing an army toicoinpulsory service may outer.

i-on of the money in wliatever form _. '_ _ . _

may ‘be decided upon will bo czirriel out under the orders of the A.rm_\'

Council.

_ tlio fortifications ot the Kiel Canal were under discussion the council ad- opted a. motion referring t-he Kiel question to the Commission on Water- ways. This Commission will now con- sider the whole subject. including the American reservation that the act. ion on the Kiel Canal shall not pe a precedent affecting American canals and Waterways capable of -being used for strategic purposes.

Disarmament has been proposed

down to 200,000 men consisting of fifteen divisions ot infantry and uve of cavalry divided into five army corps with one army headquarters This makes each corps consist of three divisions of infantry and one of cavalry totalling 40,000 men.. The .uien are to be chosen 'by lot for one year’s service and no class is to ex-

| f-ed 18000 men. The officers are to serve 25 years and subnfllcers 15 years. Effective enforcement of this

|tho League of Nations will determine 'its coiitiniiolrce or modification.

soldiers who arrived- overseas received a A large number were meet them, iiicludlnf'

The quota of

oi-ilial welcome.

music as the lneii the Mayor's equip. V_ A. Hull, where

L ladies awaited theni f welcome were de

_ mier, the Mayor, z\.i\'l

forporal Hughes roproseiiting the

Ar -the conclusion of thc uddress':.= hears were given for thc returned eroes and the reception ended with lie singing of the National Anthem.

A number of the men who had been

r-ption ibut were driven directly to the

The men who returned last nigh

Ira M. Brown, Ciznrlottetowu.

W. C. Ferguson, Capo Traverse,

W. Judson, Cherry Valley, J _ Martin, Charlottetown,

E. McCrrthy, Palmer Road.

D. McDonald, Charlottetown.

B. V. McDonald, Spri..gton,

Corp. J. W. llicboiialil, Kinross. A. W. Mc-Leod, Vulleyfield East. l"lr_ C. E. 'i‘o-imnsi, `lua.rlott.tuivii. J_ Tppiiii, Port riill, f

Anthony Wdiite, Wellington.

J. McMahon, Brookville, Lot. 30.

A. McEwen, Charlottetown, _

ll. Conrad, Sturgeon,

A. Billiard, Souris. These ineii arrived at St. John on. Thursday from l~JnEl‘l1l1d_ IW me Anchordlonaldson Liner Cassandra. which brought 1.470 returned men.

Nursing -Sister Pldgeon of Kensing-

ton also cmme by this Shill-

Bdr. Charles E. Toombu.

Bdr. Toonibs is the son of Mr. and

Mrs. G. H. Toombs, city and has serv- rd almost four years in France. I-ie left in the on-iv steserof the W" with ie heavy battery commanded DY M1110? Odell and was ‘inter with the Field Artillery. Ile went through the cou- fllct without getting on the criusuolty list and was two weeks in Germany. ln.. menus will he very aimed *° see him again. ' .

Pte, in M. Brown.

me. 'Brown is the son df Mr. Eben-

usr Brovm of York.. He left here with the tooth. transferring to the with and crossed to France 1° U1! nth and went ln’\o the lim. with the 'mth n._tp,ilo_a, or winhipes.. '-

HE SOLDIERS WHO

RETURNED LAST NIGHT

` Oilers His Services

~ “trelill invdljon of east Russia by the

result was invaiidcd to England going the rounds of various hospitals. _ 'His brother Gordon wiio arrived home two weeks ago, also scrved in the same battalion. . .

Pte. A- W. McLeod, I

Transferred to 14th Btn., from the

105th. Was wounded in the arm by a machine gun budlet nt Arras. Belongs to Valleyfield.

__Pte. A. Viliard

Served in the 26th Btn., iiftr-r trans-

ferring from 105th. Was woimdcd in the sliouilder at Arras. Belongs to Souris.

Pte. B- V. McDonald

Of Spriugton enlisted -in Sth Field

Ambulance, St. John. Served in C A M C. in England and was engaged in hos- pltail work both iii_ France and Eng- land.

Pte. Joseph Mlrtlri

Pte. Martin of Charlottetown trans ferred from 105th to the 13th Bnttu- - lion. Was wounded in back and righi

leg.

Corporal J. W. McDonald

Kinross, enlisted in 139th Btii_ in

Calgary. and scrvcd afterwards in tlic 3nd C. R. T.

Pte. J. McMahon

Of Brookvale /left -here with the First

Depot Battalion and served three months in France and was lucky enough to escape injury.

10,000 Fire in

again. An announcement that the

` St. . , special act authorizing the Govern

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St. JOHN, March 7. Fire broke out

ntan our-ly hour this morning in the store 'formerly owned by Edmund H. Duval, 15-17 Waterloo St., and now owned by J. Gilber-. caused rl-amnge amounting w about $10,000 tothe build ing'itself, to the stock. and ai€o to the store and stock or Amland Brothers. 19 Waterloo Street. The origin of the fire is nnlrnown.

Von Iiindenburg r l ,

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ZURICH, March 7-Field rhllflllll

Von Hindonburg hun' placed himself the name of the now Journal which

at the dliilwlal of the Govsrnmont in any effprt it may lake to prevent ‘ii

replaced, was inode in the iinuso yes-

* up "' " " t' ~' ` 75' 1 - -

Princess Pats and 49th

oiinhlu nlsliiulnnul 'Sam may icoulnisonv sniivici: i

nunnii cousinniulion _ _ onlin niscussiin

(Special to the Guardian) LONDON, March, 7_~The Princess

Patricias, the Forty Nineth Battal-

» By the Germans

(Special to the Guardian.)

troops on the Baltic Coast have so

report received by the Telegraph.

that all ei < Io' '_ ind strinl gt

iiourislinient are rampant and food is so scarce in -,Petrograd :md Mos- cow thmt cats sell readily nt $3 each Tho uiidertakers cannot cope with conditions as there is not enouicl; wood for coffins.

Ontario Government

iRepeal§+War Tax

TORONTO, March 7.-The provin

cial mill on the dollar war tax impos-

ed by special legislation upon all pro- perty in Ontario will not be oollertc-:

ment as a war measure to impose ai direct tux upon property would be

teljuy by Hon. I. W. McGarry tower.: thoclose ot' one of the ilnest budget statements ever delivered in-the On-

turlo legislature. li

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Army oi Occupation To Have Newspaper

COLOGNE, March 7.-Arrangements are now fairly complete for the army 0_1 occupation to have a. dnily paper of its own. The Cologne Post will be

will eoncem itself with providing Brit-

ish troops here with nil the latest news as well us the doings of thel

iii Rh thas .l

lion. L. A. Tachewaiu has before the A'

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Occupation Calls Forth Important Statementsf'

Naval Terms Practically Settled. Large Ships Will 131,233;,f;;,2‘;’;;;,§{°;‘;‘f;‘§,,,f§f§’;‘;i Proposal to Introduce Compulsory Service for Ari? of

once orc fighting for -the complete

-iiiceau, this iorciioon, received pri

was accompanied by Mantonescu and

full military honors in tno court

Brussels Oilers Seat For League oi Nations

BRIISSELS, March 7.-The cor-

|-irzitioli of the city oi' Briissclr. has .fcciicd to pr-I-pose to the City Coun- -ii thrit it offer E-gmont Palace, for- 'ir~-riy tlie Areniberg Plilzice. ns the -.mit of the Langue of Nations.

Borden and Foster On Important Delegation

(Special to tho Guardian) PARIS. Mar. 4.-Sir Robert Borden

.ind two ot' his colleagues attended an important inet-iiiig of lic British Em p’ro Dologlltioii this iiiorning at which 'ho qucslion of ccuiiihiiic condition after the war was und-_rr discussion Sir Geo. Foster has been appoiiitezl Chief British Delegate upon the econ- omic commlttee, which is to consider the report upon the ceozilniilc provis ions of the treaty of pence. It is an- ticipated thai. lion. Mr. Doherty will bo a member of the important com- mittee which will report upon thc treaties in existence with enemy countries before the war. Expcdiency in abrogating any such treaties nv. might otherwise be revised -by the conclusion of pence. will hc 'consider- cd. Hon. Mr. Sifton was engaged all day at session of the commission oi the international regime nf portf- wiiterwityn and railways. Sir Robert llorden had an linpnrtnnt cnniorcncr

ntislcvlllbéiditi a BEGINS IN PARIS

-- Nine Barracks Thrown. Open and Food Sold at Minimum

LONDON. i--G<------ Rates. Thousands Awaiting Their Turn to

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verely defeated the Bolshevikl uni., e » have captured Riga according to al ____.__._..._._.

_..._..__...____.__. l ` (Special to the Guardian.) lrho poorer quarter of the city. An ao-

l"Allll‘S, March 7.-The Frellcli Gov- I eocinted press correspondent visited _ _ _ -_ riinioiits oiieiislvti a_u:iiiisl_ the high Q :=:\voral of them outside of which long ' ' For ‘Quebec Citles -1-.et or living, ion hy ii. vilgrniih _ lines or women, hatlt-ss and with dis-

‘iiidcr Score-:riry ol' the Ministry of liovcled hair blowing in the chilly

(speclm to the Guardiam) I’rovisions, started this niorniiig when , iireoze and blue from wld, awaited

QUEBEC' Mm,Ch_ 7___The bm which nine blirracks were thrown open to 3 l>1ili0lJllY their H1111 to D0 MTVN.

he public for thc- snic of iomisituiisf The crowds were kept. cheerful by

House shows that the intention or -iircci. from thc Govcrnmcilt to iliii l Lhe. siglrt of '(l:'?l.l.s 01;-'the vlmllsb! the

._ ccnsiimer. 5 urrurlrs rea ng " ce eeven cent-I

me Gowmmem is to enact a certain The barracks which are nnmcri tlir- 9 it poulifl-" "Beans thirteen” “LAN

measure of compulsory education for __ ' _'\ H __’ _ H ’ me omes. At least it is provided Vaigrain barracks are situated in I fifty," "Ham forty six ; Sllollldoro

nity, Fat back ilfty," "Breasts,

up ,em of -u B au- w f R ' l lioiicless sixty" `

lislinlcnts or aiiiy persons who have zi 0 ` ` triilie, -liusliir-ss oi- employ boy-i audi 0 A ‘M the bnnacki 'mi me Exmouth

' " ‘ ‘ ' ° l ‘rn . _

H , _ _ __ _ L ..iiil in.. coriespondent was inform- :'.,i..“‘;_f“;r.r‘;'i.‘i;:. ;;;"‘:. V‘S“§ C‘”“‘°““°”“f -Y »--- --r---1-.

sixteen years unless .such boys or (apeciai go the qua.-d|a,,_) . 1500 Deriogs had 'bteezn ivneavgp M H I l _ __ _ noon an e expec o se as gl S can mad or wr na PARIS' March' 7‘ Pmmicr Cm" niany in the afternoon. The people ev-

D vately at the Weir lillnisterif’ Quentin.ernwhxagv?1;_ef;t°g$c:;fclm;t:yl:;`

y g Marie of Rouinaiiin. The queen who ;;`0ku";hen mg mlm allowed’ two

o o a . _ d `

.1 lady oi' honor was received \\'lth‘ Donn 5 .

I ,A vard of thc Ministry. Tile premier 0 k gy `

i.oNDo:~, if-ni-ch 1.-sta.-vatioh pro ‘md me queen Converged ,,,g,,,,,,,,_f,,,i

vails‘ throughout Bolshevilci Russia , h If h - ° 0

_-nd is killing oft the population by X a Our' thousands. Diseases due to under " '°" '

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(Special to the Gulrdlan.) OM.-SK. March 6.--After having to

nialned neutral for two years the .lirgy in the government of Omek ir. :row bitterly attacking the Bolshevilri 1*. has gone completely over to the clues of Admiral Koicbak, Supremo -Tovernor of-tli government of Omslr. _.rd ls expressing its sentiments in :i f~i.i.iiiisr whcih has deeply Impfeserd 111 entire country.

TORNADO HITS

SOUTHERN ALA.

THREE 'rowNs wen: 8w.EP1'

CAUBING GREAT PROi*-ERTY DAMAGE AND LOBG OF LIFE.

MOBILE. Ala., llorch 5.-- Alt lout

three towns in southern Alabama were -wept late today by A tornado. Groot propcrfy damage and some loss of life li-avi- been reported. The towns struck were Eufnulu_ Pollard and Fiomlhon. At Eufauiii, in town of about lilx thou- azid, lil.J. Searcy was killed by lolllng .icbnls and three other-msn are l‘o1vQt~ - n to have been caught beneath whil- ilig bilildlnl. The property lol; on l-:uraulu as; eatlmltod in olrlr PIIKMI

.»-iid a number of buslneu houses des- troyed. " _ Several lbulluesa; buildings were dos- lrwed at Pdlllhl. Allatyy-I\i\‘l.vl\licll accompanied iihe tornado. did consider- -"-hle climate in the vicinity carolina.

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tit $500,000. Practically every rea- - ldence was sold to have 'beni-‘d\lna3'\li. ,