MAXIMS or A

A MERCHANT

no a 1100!‘ m» when it.\ls time

on a rumour or an untrulh.‘

earl ll Doll ll $5M fin“ Lmgaua. 0:11 U. I430

Hillillill lll

As They Attended The Dedication of American Memorial in Washingtonwll Memorable event.

‘(Special lo The Guardian) WASHINUTON, Nov. 1i.—Caiiad-

ian troops who camehere to dedi- cate a memorial to Americans who fought in the Canadian army clur- Canadians moved into formation at. lng the world war were reviewed ter their ride from Fort Myer, Va.. this afternoon by President Coo- lidge. The review followed a. recep- tion at the White House for officers milan Regiment were there- under

and Canadian officials. Among those president by

establishment. and J. L. Ralston Minister of National Defense.

The review was a colorful cere-Lieutenant L. K. Harrison. The 46th

Dresented to the Green. The other officers were Cap- Canadian minister tain W. F. Fenton, Captain Gren- Vincent Massey were Dr. J. H. ler and Lieutenant Roland Roy. King. Minister of Soldiers Civil Ro-l

. . . _ - , g l i a r a . 4s .: hi“ I 1 l‘ w ’ we" '1*"'~1'»‘ ‘w - .1‘. -: '1 . l” . ' s cw, . ' .. . , I .... a ""' W ' ' in».

l.

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White House for the President's in- spection. Across one side of the vast elipsc which surrounds the monu- ment to George Washington the

where they had been quartered. Fifty members of the Royal Can-

the command of Major Murray

The band of the Royal Canadian .lrcglme_nt_wa.s under the command lof Captain O'Neill of Quebec and

mony. Pipers, a band and two com- Highlanders Pipe Band of Toronto! '

panics from the Royal Canadian was under

Regiment and the Royalnnd Riegl-

ment paraded in the rear of thelexander Fraser. B

the command of Oaptl

Eric Haldenby and Pipe Major Ab, Charles Ledgevierth, Belleville.

Ontaiio’: fattest citizen, who, al- lthough only eleven years o-‘d, tips

Frank Statements Made At Closing

Sessions

(Special to The Guardian) U'l"i‘AWA. Nov. l-i——A trunk sluic- ment from Hon. James A. Robb.

Minister of National Revenue, that have 119911 118111811 RS "Bfliillelll-S 011 the dominion government, injustice 111° J011n Scott award for "lllzcll-l‘ to the taxpayers of the country' l down lmmcqlalely a useful inventions."

cannot lay

sectional line of action respecting! subsidies and taxation with the accompanying hope, ‘however, that of 51110110111

the scales at 225 1-2 pounds. ‘Young Vedgeworth, who recently moved to Btlleville, is anxious to ‘enter the movies and is especially interested in the studio at Trcnton, ‘where a British film company will lmake a series of pictures. He has

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John Scott Award To Ingenious Men

lone brother and one sister, both of lgtq flight, m Pill-is a fllghl, ma; plllllllulqllplrl,‘ m ‘m, H ,whcm are of normal weight. came to grief when they foil into A Brazilian sell-nus‘, now llvmg at '—""”'"'_‘ “"'_“”"*"" "'*"'“»l~h9 09911" u“ 111w 1150195 ‘llld “m?

5122222221 ti... $5,000 1101111111 S01 011 Heads Of Dead ‘Bank Robbers

|l.\l.l..\.\‘. 'l‘i-.\‘a Nov. ll. .\ rc- ward of $5.000 was not on the iii-ads

ious men and women who make

T119! are Dr. Afranio do Marni. director oi the Antivcnin Iiuititutcl and of the State

GUARLUPTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER i5, i927

lllllllllllllllll-PS Will , ,

ll. N. ll. Will WESTERN llNl[I

Offices location.

.\'l5\V Yliltifi, Nov, l2 1»N(-l;oiiii- lions for sale of ilic Wlniiorn Un- ion ’l‘elegrziph (‘<llnllflll_\"d local lines in ill" hlariiiini- Provinces. oi‘ Canada to tho (Tainililiuii Notional itailwiiys 'l'l.‘lt‘l.il'illiliS, have been

uniloi‘ wny for some limo. lint have l not yet hcon coinpletoil. Non"- Pfilllllf} ('ill‘lli)ll. Prcsiilout of iii-e

1 United Slams firm siiiil lflflii)’. g lie explained the comimny coni- lilclcd its lll\'l,‘iillJl'_\' oi‘

‘New York A , ' 2uDaring Aviators

, (Canadian Press)

Nl-JW" YORK, Nov. l»l.—'l‘lio mol- .l‘O]l0iiS today roared its ulclcome to two daring aviators who- King Neptune's bluff-Ruth Elder and Capt. George Haideman. Just _a month from the day of their tnkc- .off i l the American Girl, for a non-

lrescued by the Dutch tanker Bllfllli"

ldrccht~thcy came back to their ‘starting point to receive the cheers 10f the thousands. New Yorkers, fivho have had lots of practice in welcoming returning aviators in tlic last few inonthm-Llndbergh, CDlll- inundcr Byrd and his follow advent,- ‘urers. Chamberlain and Lévln gave lhcm a typical reception. liar-i

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew -

Negotiations for change now going on. Will not affect Company's Cable connections or head

l>rii'i('rljv'

Welwllll; ‘Aeroplane S8Xl33-lli}_

his department hopes to send the serum m51l0lll0-_ Blltflnlflfl. Brazil; balance of the subsidies provided D" “fled F0510" 11658. clinical 1m. under the Duncan report before professor of children's diseases. Col- the end of the Marltimes’ fiscal year gmbla unwerslly‘ and Dr- peywnTost o score of banks thousands oi was made w the provmcm com-cl, ous, pathologist oflthc Rockefel- dollars l“ l-eccm “mom once ‘his ancmoom ler Institute for Medical Rcccarch.

‘of dvad bonk robbers in Texas lcrday in u determined effort ti: lchcck a wave of bzmditry that ha

A franker statement from Hon. Ernest Lapoinle. Minister of Just- ice that the question of power, on which the provinces of Ontario and Quebec have been pressing for a settlement. will require cabinet council consideration before the federal conference. readwfn an- nounce which cours they will take, also featured the afternoon's ses- sion.

The conference concluded its de- liberations this evening and among the last day's high spots were: A long discussion of the Old Age Pensions Act, passed at the last session of parliament with Premier MacLean of British Columbia which has adopted the measure. emphasiz- ing its great benefits with complaint from other provinces, The Maritim- cs participating, that she 50-50 bas- is of legislation and payments fal- ling upon provinces tndorsing the arrangement represented on addi- tional burden too great to bear while all delegates agreed that the Prin- cipal of the act was a good one and with Hon. Peter Keenan, Minister of Labor. intimating that in the light of future experience the meas- ure might be amended.

A suggestion from Attorney-Gen- crai Pricé of Ontario that with re- snect to the question of income tax. the Dominion should follow Aust- ralian custom whereby proceeds on personal incomes are handed to tho slates. and those oi‘ incorporation rctaincd by the federal authority.

The charge of Premier Brownlcc oi Alberta, endorsed by Premier Fer- iiuson of Ontario, that the Domin- ion Government in endeavoring to secure a minimum freight rate on cast bound Alberta coal, nod not “Dproaehed the problem from the standpoint of national welfare and the counter-contention from Hon. Charles A. Dunning. Minister of Railways and Canals, that to quar- rel with the rallway board as to this “minimum cost" was simply to reopen the whole controversial question. The final sitting lnvolved,l additionally-advocated by Brltishl Columbia of a great inquiry into tho question of taxation. 1110 1111- misslon by Hon. Jas. Malcolm. Min- lsler of 'l‘rad.e and Commerce. that a plan of developing Canadian in- dustries by method of national re- search would shortly be evolved by the federal government. a plea from Practically all the provinces for federal treasury aid in the matter of hlilhways construction. a provincial "Ytllment for continuation of feder- al grants to education and a gener- al frowning from the some qlllflbl’ on the idea offered, aid to unem- Dlfiyment relief. '

With the agenda completed. the r0 ntatives engaged in mutual felic tations,

Dundee Suspended In Refusal To Box

HOS ANGEIJEB, Nov. Hr-Deara 0i Joe Dundee, welterweight box- lnz champion. and‘ lilif manager. that the title might be lolt unless “E0188 Blake was the third mall lu lhe rlnl entered into Dundee": FPIIIIB‘ to meet Ace iludllingi. Na- braska wildcat. here last Thurs 1111! night. Dick Donald, promoter. declared today. _

_ The indefinite aiilpeiialon of the champion and his mag. t‘, was any nounced today. dltln ‘gunning a

21W l0 efforts to rti-lib,” lbo hqutlnf the lllfill who i1: ll dloii

01's November 2i,

Each will receive

which are awarded at the Board of City Trusts.

for the preparation of

factor in food by ultra-violet light and Dr. Rous for the discovery of a filtration technique separating from tumor cells of fowls a substance producing the disease.

TWqBrothers Snot. . And Killed

f Canadian Press)

Slllti'N(l~FlEl.ll. ills, Nor. 1_-l.--- A masked executioner of the under-

slew two members of what police

think was a rival bootiegging gang,

left two others wounded and escap-

ed with a companion in an automo- le

Tiic death sentence of the gang-

me ‘M1111 scowcthci" kind" rend ll medal and an honorarium of sioooiwal. on lawlesmn

Dr. Maral will receive the award! serums to counteract the vcnoms of various snakes: D_r_: Hess for the discovery] or irtifetlfoifof producing a Vitflflllrr

world entered a cafe here last night.

.bor craft shriekcd o. greeting. tho IMayorZs reception committee mull them down the bay and took theme from the Aquitaine. at Quarantine; and thousands roared them wol-

"Wv Willll- (lead 1111110115 111111 11" come as they proceeded lroin tho.

.10 (iL-clarzilion oi

lficers of the Association.

‘one of our banks."

Sea Mystery Solved!

(By British United Press.)

lof the Mary Celeste has perplexed lthc world since the, brig of that -namc was discovered without a soul on board on a voyage from New York to Gibraltar on December 5th. 1872, drifting before the wind with all her sails set. - The mysteigv has been deepened by the fact that none of the ton por- sons known to have been on board her was ever heard of again. andho trace of their bodies lavas found. Many solutions of the mysteigv have been offered in the past. all of

lies in 'l‘exas. in the opinion of of-1

“Until further notice the Associ- lation will pay $5,000|for each pcr-

~lson shot down in the ncl. of robbing‘ Imlgidunll

l.().\'ll().\', Nor. ll. - Th0 lIl_\‘.'€lt‘]‘_\"

ster was carried out. without cere- mony by shotgun. Robert Asillo. 23, and Frank Asillo, 20. brothers.

|them unsatisfactory. But now at lusi on tho strength cf fresh informa- were shot and killed as they Sat tlon from yarlous persons closely . connected with the founli of the playmg cards‘ vllm Lupucola- za-‘captnin 0i‘ with the owncrr; of and Leo Meachuin. 26. their Damon“ M‘ cards’ we“ “lrlou-‘lly warrl with llli exilanulion WlllCll wounded. The slaying took plnlrzl . - -._ ' 1 .‘ -. wmfln a block of (he mum station-foams 1m. onablo and conclusive. - ~ --- .. . the brlgs only boat. her lzawi. was llllSlilllil,’ when she was clisl~ovcrt:d., The rhu- to the problem of lit-z‘ abandonment. he thinks. is lo l)" found in the cargo, which consisted LONDON. Em," N“) H____\ “m... loi’ 1,700 barrels of alcohol. Under which any fiction wrllci" would ‘lnlnllm mrmlnlslarlccfll‘ Slwh l‘ cargo’ llav reiraiiloil us u lil-iiveu-aioni 1113;‘? flnogcily smwefl‘. mom?‘ bgmmr: Bplrallm‘ is mm m, n MIX Anmc sa c. u‘ experts in mnimc insui-l , .- _ _ .~ uncc have expressed the view thatl Ill-nun, of (..iililio.u. liondtiu. hix|lml r T“ .X d“, _ _ weeks n20. her fuiucr, u luau oi lmléfit be‘ ‘gezlelategogndfilgil 62' “‘S“l’l""“““" 5"" “Wm "“"‘.""‘ sue. Given n sufficiently nightclu- plmslm” "“°““°“ ‘ml mm l“ "‘"“" pcrature, local explosions might oc-‘ Last week sho u.i.~l summoncil in Cm, and be followed possibw by a‘ a hvfllllllll 1:1 $00 gflilll?" ‘:11 general explosion of the whole cargo. 1111111 l m‘ 111111 11-11101‘ '1“ on NOVGZJDCI‘ 2s. i872, he thinks ln n street accident. I llo hiul l)l‘l‘ll lull, mm was a law "mes from u“. inuuy days unconscious 111111 111"‘ iislantl of Santa Marin. in the Azores, 119011 111110 111 1111'!‘ 0111.)’ 1111* "111i"“~“l ‘when n smell of gas ivas noticed. . information of 111$ 111911111.“ 0115-‘ The captain ordered one of the. Brown W011i Wllll l1 “#1111011 11111011‘ ‘hatches to be rcinovccl so that the; to view the b11115’ ‘r1111!’ 1001mm“, ‘air might reach tn:- cargo and dis-l it without hesitation as flint oi ‘pol-Sc any gas that had fol-mod, Mrs. Brown's father. llu wiiI-Hwhllo tho men were lifting the‘ weailnif ‘domes "l lll" >111111P 1111111“ lhcavy hatch tlicrc was an explosion. acter and in the pockoi iviis u small overturning the hatch nnd perhaps green case with a ucciliv and lhlm injuring one of the men working on ble such as the missing father had it. , po-aseiiiieil. Aflflllllll‘ oi lilo ilauizh l It shouldbo said that one of the tera went later llflll uliio identified ghnlchl-s had been displaced when the body iia that 0i her fHlllOI‘, V -the ship was examined and thfll-f Mrs. llrown urranizvil tho fnni-i- iihcrc ncic stains which might have al which loiflt liliici: on Mi-nllitv lbccil mused by blood- momlng lam’ all the [amm- mllniii-l -Mr. Lockhart supposes that UIEW‘ h n l n l“... 141......» lwas u general alarm on board and lug. in l e a orm o _ , _ _ om m“ w“ “lowed by a ml,“ n. ‘the cicvi took to the yawl in somc-~ me awe" who M“. m“, an“... thing like panic. . , .. Possibly, in the hurry of launch-- k l l lli money. The bu, loo Ll u l‘ H _ n b .t m h u’ an in fear and amazement: “W11; llll‘ l" 5m“ '3“ 1 '1.‘ er “l” l: m anddul... he "m" owl. Imp.“ laden. was capsized and all were U“ m“ "lormngi. ' drowned. Or perhaps they got clear, Yoqnon.’ talk né,I|‘e__‘s“vl wplml of the ship. lf so. theironeti-ioughl m M mm liufhb‘, m Bu“... was to place as much water as pas-l ‘l 01'1"] _ m)", _, ., m. szblo between themselves and thali “'1 “rhm 3151'“) ‘ “M1 .‘ icrllous cargo. But‘ the minutes‘ - d - Tl hm‘ s l Wedncs ay lliOlllllIP. .-! passml “mhmg hnpmncd; they "lolhe" “em l" '1'" “"l‘“‘-‘ m“ stonocd rowing and watched. Pre- l-hem m" m” lmlw" wll“ "“"‘ 1"‘ simlly. tho wind freshened and the wit-a living irloee by. but wt nld 10' briiz rim nvray from them. 31v” 11min" address. , 'I‘lic_\' would be left off the dlstall’ The mollm" hm‘ "ml" l‘ "‘""" “‘_“ coast of Sanio Maria. on which their insurance money on |l('l‘ nillu-i" .1 hull w,“ nl-rbablv (lashed hv tn»- me "ll 5110 11°11 l‘°1'1'0“"“l "lmwy hoary Atlantic swell. Meantime. the for mourning ilreas and hail llllllll- l-pmovlll m" [he l-lauh released m" taken to pay the funeral expczzsi-s ‘R3505 ln llle hold and l-Qmoved all; in lll1‘,(l:lIlt!l!l' of explosion in the ship.

‘DEAD’ MAN RETURNS FOLLOWING FUNERAL

liosliltzil.

i

th. . . ,_ V, cunl-‘shipl J_ G_ Lmkharb ha,‘ Con“. for? with and which doubtless was dum-

iiattery up Broadway.

|.()i\'l'l)N. Nov. l-l. nl- Aiinui 155.0011 lius l)l‘(‘il lmrlucnllirul 1'1 tho llriliali iiogion oi‘ lllmpiro Herv- icn lmuizuc, of which Etlfl Iliili: iii liy llll‘ lulu (‘ol. lloiiri’ lilongliiy. u rciirieil ship il\\'lll'l' of l llurrognic, YOrkSlllH‘. (loioue-l. {ilouizhly lcfl. almost. £251LlltItl lo‘ l‘llitl'llll‘..‘i. ' ~———-¢-0>—-—-— HT. ('l.()l‘ll, l~‘l'lilli~(', Not‘. ll.

'l‘lu~ Prix lflili-vaiu- WHS won ll‘! lliiiron Edmund Do Rzilhcliilliis i Mont lioi-nlnu. Pierre lllmvlles ilcr-

innnc. llS, and (lounl. Du fjrocifis‘ llirosn (‘hon was third. i ‘ Mont Bornlna won by two and n

luilf lengths flllll paid $2-l.50 for $10. surely covers all the facts without ovcrstrainlng our sense of probabil- lilyn It explains the state of sus- lpcndecl routine which so puzzled the men from the Del Gratia llhe vessel

,.

‘ship was abandoned. the vcrlurncil hatch. the barrel of alc iol ivliich bore signs of having been lumps-red

aged in tliv explosion. and possibly lho .1‘.|l(ll.‘£ oi bloorl upon lhc f|(“.'V..

He siiuivs from the records illill‘ _.. , .. .. ._

/

veryliody

“' ‘l c‘ '2;

It is a poor joke when something

sacred is made to appear common. ,

. Charlottetown Guardian from‘

Uenn Morning Guilrdlnn Founded I 1

lllfilllll f N IN llllllllllllifi

l\\'U monilis nun zuul suiil he sup- posci. tlic ("lllilfllllli concern had inn-ii Slllllltlflfy’ cnizzililil. but that llfllfllll: had liccii dvfcrri-il.

A ‘Foroiiio ilcspolcli sii-iliul: the i-‘iili- would i-losi: oul llie Witslierii “"1101 lllllllllll-ts in ilio Illairitiine- llrilvincl-s wit-i coiifii-mi d. hut Ilii". (iirlloii siiul tho conipiiiiys i-ulilo coniiccliiiiz, would not |)(! afl‘n(.lllll_ dliflnlllillll office of iho comlmlly at llulilux nnd North Svllnov zilso Wlllllil In: ri-ini||ol1_

i _ AGreat Alill l l l -———— l Chang Chung-Chang, who with l lliulthllliil-IY, Calif, Nov. l-l. —.\ii the 26d of two thousand Russian aeroplane sextant which. according exiles is defying the Cantonese. to its inventor. will make possible He is said to be almost il'ite_.'ate. the findings of position from an! aeroplane without lengthy mathe- ~ _matical computations, has been per-l

footed by n. B. x .~i , i i ' ' proffissorfocf iistrononll; silt U‘ N- B- vcrs y o nlifornl . it. in 1 - ed by college iillliilgfltlffSslilflgfnum l C 0 Il l] 6 but it is so designed: R u g‘ b y

The instrument is similar lo n] ship sextant. that after the necessary observe-z tions are completed the observer's‘ jpositlon may be read directly fromt lhe instrument without further work. The lldvlalllggg of H115‘ ll ll; Vniveri-iily of New‘ lirniiswiirk Rim cipininou. i.'. ilrcnabil: positions". lo lxv 11001111111 loom 1H 11W l" 11111111 lbc figurcll liliflfl’ handicaps such us with ilu- aiuliiorilico of llio llluri- cxist. ill CCCkplll; of aeroplanes or on lime intori:ollol-l1lll~' 11111411)’ F001" small rships not equipped with chart 111111 lifléiiélll‘ Plilflllvli 10 11 Dlllyvll rooms. ,foi~ llu- lllilglifi title. l'.l\'.ll.is ivosi- A cominilli-e of university lil'0f0.\'s'-‘ l rn section Wlllll0l‘ and Nova Scolill 01's has passerd on the instrument 'i‘i.-cli is i-nslern section winner by and fcund it worthy of further dc- viriuo oi" toduyH-i x-il-lory over Si. velcpnicnl. President

FlilClHCiblCTClN, New’. l-l.-— The.

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llEi ENlllY ll5l lllll lllllll WlNliH Fllfl

P.E.leland

Which Opens in Toronto Tomorrow. Sends Very Valuable Exhibit.

(Special to the Guarvhoni lrum and seeds, fruits and vege- 'I‘ORON'I‘O, Nov, l-l. —\\{iih the tables, honey and dairy produce w worlds largest live stock none. compete for national and as them ,ready to accommodate them at the is a record entry list from the ‘Royal Agricultural ‘Winter Fair States, international honors. which opens next Wednesday. farm Cnlario has more than maintain- ‘animals from every part of the Do- ed her share of entries but the out- lininicn are now travelling towards side, entries have made a new rc- ;Torontc. The entries in the live cord. accordmg to manager A. P. ‘stock classes at the Royal Winter Westervelt. who with the president Fair this year are unusually well D. O. Bull is naturally feeling very ‘illSLflbliWd and should make the pleased tvlth the support that the show the most representative affair whole dominion is giving to the of its kind ever held in the Domin- show. The increase in Amorr ll .on. From British Columbia in the entries is also encouraging sfim s; vest to P. E. I. on the ‘Atlantic sea- that the prestige of the i". al h- oard breeders are bringing the growing yearly with breeders aura; pick of their live stock poultry the line.

Chemistry Help Searchlight ‘ In Production Introduces CHICAGO, ER... 11l.——,Uilolll-‘l _ . N g h l] G0“

isls weie designated by E. W. Howe IHIIIALDELPHJA, Pn., Nov. li.——

speaking at a session of the Insti- tutc of American Meat Packers as Night w)“ was introduced mulgm ut lhe Aranoinlnk G011 Club, Dela.-

"The Shock Troops" of modern

uslness. __ v _ .

when a manumcwrm, ‘leads to wore County, viliru a .i25.000.000 speed up production or eliminate vanilla powi l' Tiflllfbllllllllt served an waste, or increase his market he l‘ ,".""“‘“."“““ _"‘°°“ ' calls upon the chemist, continued “"' "m" “lmll l“ m‘ ‘"1’ of ‘l Howe. who is editor of the Journal 1"‘, M" ““""" “ll l“ " ' ' ' ‘ of Chemical and Industrial Engln- "-111 11111111 ' ‘ ' " eel-ll“; ...lh 1,11‘. i

“Chemistry steps in to perform 15' “"111 11001 ‘11 - l its function of making the necessary ""0" 01111111“ --" "1

Building. Tho Kl)\'i‘i‘llillll.l ..- ..--, the company to ilisiiiiinllil 1', lfi» because tin-y feared marines znig 1. mark it for a beacon.

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improvements. or effecting the rc- quired efficiency and economy or perhaps develops entirely new pro- ducts as substitutes.“

For the packers, "the chemist

1"" ii MAXlMS or A MERCHANT

W. w. Fr: llilr-l Xnvil-r. ‘Fliv lT.N.ll. ma.» 11115 lwllwlvd 110W 11ml more econ- Campbcll. himself an 1lS1¢l’Oll0lil0i'.l-l';-; li-lgli in [llllgll tin-ll» 11,911,311 011110111 Wflyr. of curini’. 11101115 rind

“Wed by m“ has ‘authorized Lin: constru-plion oi gulp“... m. 5....“ m. ])(l§{~li|)]§i m; “X- 11115 1119111! 11 P05511111! 1'1 (‘ulllrol

“new l b - l _ __ . - ‘; ‘T ' <'*_‘ ' qll allnqulllc ‘vnrklng l.“,(-l¢.l_ l; “mm. Ho“. H l ll , l.‘ l [ll w . _ closely the quality of moat product.

as ylTlliiiu§.‘§“‘§°i§w"i§§t$Z"i?'m. only‘ REMEMMFREDJQE VETERANS‘ lhc instrument fulfilled expecta- dog“: ,,.,.:,,‘l:§.,, “l.,,,,:‘,l,,‘,'_. w1tl\lhc1"<=<l1ll. that 11w l1111J1<01'¢'»'-11'~I effective ‘my m Slop bank robbm__. ____ Hlonsl ll“. Ulllwd slams Gavel-m m‘, pmsrll, week m. ml“ is W“ able to meet the consumers 1a..