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SgCTSS6 ' -..r?r-- ""w 1J - i- -f-"1? - THE WASHINGTON HERALD Fair to-day and to-morrow ; fight to moderate west winds. Yesterday's temperature Maxi mum 41 ; minimum, 31. The Herald has trw- largest morning home circulation, and prints all the news of the world, with many exclusive features. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY; FEBRUARY 5, 1913.-FOCTRTEEN PAGES. ONE CENT. IST0. 23M HOUSE VOTES TO VIOLATE PLEDGE OF UNITED STATES TO REDEEM DISTRICT'S FUNDED INDEBTEDNESS DISTRICTS NEW TRAFFIC RULES IN NEED OF SIMPLIFICATION; BOARD OF TRADE SEES DEFECTS SOME'MILLSTONE. i an.n?ClC!l sz. f PfrPsJgSJB2y Sustains Point of Order Against Item in Appropriation Bill Calling for Half-and-half Division of Proportionate Annual Payments on Interest and Sinking Fund. , RULING IGNORES OBVIOUS INTENT OF FRAMERS OF LAW OF 1878 Action of House, Inspired by Ben , Johnson, Aided by Representative Roddenbery, Will Be Overridden by Senate, bat Indicates Hostile Temper of Lower Body Toward the District By JOSEPH p. AS.M. .The House of Representath cf , in so far as it influences appro priations from the Federal Treasury, yesterday refused to appropriate iiioney for the payment bj the Federal government of its one-half share of the sinking fund and interest for the funded debt of the District. . This reolutionar action, inspired by Representath e Ben John on, chairman of the House District Committee, aided and abetted by Representative Roddenbery of Georgia, chairman of the Committee on the whole, was taken through a point of order made against the item in the District appropriation, bill, which called for the pavment ot this ear's share of interest and sinking fund on the funded debt Ground for Complaint. If passage bj the IIoue marked the final stage in the enactment of legisla lion the action jesterda -would place the gov eminent on record as openly ana flagranti violating a contract and Pledge made to debtor of the United States in J ST 4 and maintained 1 annual compliance with that pledge since that time. In addition it would give grounds for a jcomplulnt against the people of thi District for the collection of apnroxi matclv J"W"0fOO. representing one-half of the sum paid or to be paid b tn l lilted Mates and the District Jointl for the redemption of the funded Oebtedness of the District. Chairman Roddenberj ruled to sustain the point of order made by Representa tive Johnbon against the item long be fore Sir Johnson made the point of order he had supplied Roddenberj. whi has been uotlceabl in sympathy with the multitudinous objections Johnson has raised against items in the bill with a complete brief of his (Johnson s) con tentlon, consisting of the precedents which seemed to uphold that conten tion ftcr extended debate on the point of order in which Johnson and Represen tative Saunders of Vinrlaia, the last named opposlrg the point of order vigor ous and conv incingl , each consuming I the neighborhood of thirt minutes. Representative Roddenbery ruled, read ing his detiBion from a pencil-inscribed paper It was noticed from the galleries tliat the paper from which Roddenberj read had been resting on his desk before Mr Johnson concluded his remark support of his point of order and long before Mr Saunders who followed John ton. had commenced the presentation o: his s de of the case In other words. Chairman Rodden berj, warned In advance l Johnson Ihr Impending struggle, and furnished with the precedents which seemed to support Johnson's contention, decided upon and wrote out hla'drelnlon hours before the opposing side had given an opportunity to reply or to set forth their case. In ruling Chairman Roddenberv lg nored the principal point at issue what the national legislators had ii 1 ind When thej enacted the hw in which the United States pledged itself to redeem the indebtedness Incurred uj he government-created board of pub lic works of the District In attempting to remnlj disgraceful civil conditions In the Nation's Capital lie Ignored also, or Iolated an estab lished principle of law, namely, that, If parties to an ambiguous contract adopt a mutual Interpretation of that con tract and live under that Interpreta tion, that Interpretation shall be bind ing, and shall be taken as the real meaning and Intent of the contract. Ii tli" small vote bv which the ruling of the chair was sustained it was notice able that the substantial members on both sides of the chamber voted to over ride the decision, manj taking the Continued on Pnge Seven. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE DOES RUSHING BUSINESS Bill Calling for Constitutional Conven tion Among Mass of Less Impor tant Measures. Harrisburg, Pa., Feb I Dills for the calling of a Constitutional convention to draft a new Constitution for Pcnn sjlvinia were reported favorably by the judlclarj special committee of the House to-day, also, a bill for a com--mlsslon to study needed changes in the Constitution, and report to the Legis lature or to a convention. If held. The bill establishing a Mate fair also was reported out At a hearing before the Wajs and Means Committee, representatives of the Pennsylvania Merchants' Associa tion and other business organizations urged the adoption of the bill repealing the mercantile tax law No action was taken. Senator Farlej of Philadelphia Intro duced a hill prohibiting the issuing of Injunctions except after notice and hearing The measure is aimed espe cially at Injunctions affecting 'parties to labor disputes, and these are abso lutely prohibitive against boycotting, picketing, and other practices not ln .olvlng destruction of property. Bills Introduced In the Senate were-Semi-monthly pay dajs, raising tne antl-clgarette age limit from sixteen to eighteen: creating a State juvenile proba tion commission, prohibiting one" person holding two State or municipal offices, permitting -cities and boroughs to Im orove roads within one mile bejond their Jmlts. Among the bills Introduced in the House re,thc following" Pronlhltlmj puKIc of ficials participating In politics; requiring rading stamps to bear on their face, their actual cash value, uniform divorce act if 4he national divorce congres; Icvjlng a, one-mill tax on corporations for road purposes . Mar Irwin In 'Widow br Proxy. To-day 2 15, National Theater, Wc, 75c, ST.00 CONFESSES TO J. P. Farrell Tells How He Caused Deaths of Women by Infernal Machines. CLEARS UP OLD MYSTERY Sent Explosives that Killed Mrs. Her. rera and Miss Grace Walker in New York. New ork. Feb 4 After maintaining his innocence throughout nine hours of a relentless third degree" at the Tre- mont Police Station, John Paul Farrell. janitor, lift -three jcars old, confessed to constructing and placing the bomb men expioaea and killed Airs, ucrnara Herrera Sunday night, also the bomb hich killed Miss Grace Walker a year ago and the bomb which exploded six Weeks later In the lihrarj of Judge Otto Rosalskj and serlouslj injure an officer of the Department of Combustibles who had been sent to open it To clinch the conviction of the police that he was telllug the trutli, Farrell. late to daj In his cell, constructed an al most exact duplicate of the bomb sent to the Herrera s Farrtll was employed as handy man in the apartment house at 1473 Ful ton venue of which Herrera was super intendent and in which he lived with his wife and Miss Sarah Fughtman Her rera had told him. he said to-daj, that he was to be discharged and the bomb was sent to secure revenge I wanted revenge, he declared, "and I went down to the basement where I sleep. Thursdaj night, determined to get it I found a piece of lead pipe and a cigar oox ana then I boutlht a bottl of nitro glycerine I saturate. the insld of the pipe with the explosive, stopping up one end of the pipe with a percussion cap sundaj night I finished the machine, stuffing It with nails and when I heard Herrera go out I put the machine on tne mantlepiece in the hall wav Mrs. Herrera Killed. i The Herrera s found the machine on the mantlepiece at 10 o clock Mrs Herrera opened It. and was Instantly killed b the explosion Herrera and Miss Fughtman were serlouslj Injured barrens evasive answers to nuestlons put to him by detectives Investigating the case on Mondav led to his arrest, He was grilled al last night, and at 8 o'clock this morning he was led to a cell greatly distraught but apparentlj unshaken in his storj alleging his innocence An hour later, however, he asked to see Police Commissioner DoughcrtJ. and he was rushed to headquarters where he made a complete confession Farrell said Grace Walker, known also as Mrs Grace Taj lor at the apartment house In West Seventy-second Street In which she lived, was a former sweetheart. "You see." he aid, "I once llTed wito her. and when the fell I couldn't bear It So I mailed her a bomb " This was one jear ago Miss Walker was killed Instantly In ex actly the .same manner as Mrs. Herrera met death Charles A Dickinson; an office emplojee of Hhe United States Motor Company, who had been friendly with Miss Walker for some time., was held by the coroner; on a technical charge of homicide, but was later released Farrell first declared that he made the Rosalskj' bomb, but did not send it, but later corrected thls-yersion by sajlng he not only constructed the machine, but mailed it with his own hands. He did this to accommodate a friend by the name of Tony, who bad a fancied griev ance against Judge Rosalsky. e- Helped Friend Out. Judge Rosalsky had jus sent Tony ," explained Farrell "Tony comes to me and asks me If I can't help him to even up I goes to work and makes the bomb and we send It. We addressed it with a typewriter and put It on top of a maU box" on Third Avenue In due time we see bj the paper that 1t has ar rived " He declared emphatlcallj , however. that he didn't know Tony's other name. nor did he know where Tony was. To substantiate this part of his story. Farrell seated, himself at a typewriter In the commissioner's office and without the slightest hesitation wrote out the two adUrcsses correctly. He was then taken to a celt and allowed to build an other bomb. During his long recital Farrell showed none of the signs of a maniac. Charges of a serious nature, preferred by two small boys, are now pending against him He has served one term of eight een months In a New Jersej peniten tiary for grandlarcenv, and a shorter term' In a New Tork jail for less scrl- ( ous charge. '2555?3ttx BID FAREWELL TOPRESIDENT Last of State Receptions of the Present Administration Given at White House. SCENE IS BRILLIANT ONE Regret Expressed by Wearers of Blue as They Bid Farewell to Presi dent and Mrs. TafL The last of the state receptions of this administration took place at the White House last night, when the President and Mrs Taft entertained in honor of the officers ot the armj and navj and their families Always a great rival of the diplomatic receptions In point of brilllancj, last night's entertainment was a most memorable one. President Taft has for manj jears been closelj affiliated wlUi the army first as war Governor of the Philippine Island", then as Secretary of War, and. lastlj, as Commander-in-chief of both branches of the service and he Is ex tremelj popular with the ' wearers of the blue " Therefore, genuine sorrow and regret were expressed by the officers as they filed by the President and Mrs. 'laft for the last time and exchanged cord al greetings with them Many guests arrived long before the hour scheduled The pressure used to secure coveted Invitations to the recep tion proved almost unprecedented, so great was the anxiety to be present; and each nontransferable card was caretullj scrutinized by the ushers before the for tunate holders were admitted Inside the White House The early comers hurried to the East Room, so as to secure places In front ot the door looking Into the broad corridor through which the Presi dential party passed to reach the ISlue Koom 'lhe rooms were decorated with lovely cut Mowers, palms, and ferns, and the Marine Band was stationed In the square cornaor. At the time appointed the fanfare of trumpets announced the coming of the President and Mrs Taft. Preceded by the White House aids and followed bv I the members of the Cabinet and their wives, the unlet Executive and the first lady of the land came down the steps into mi corriaor to tne strains of "The Star Spangled Banner" and Into th Blue Room, where the receiving line was formed Insisted in Receiving. The President and Mrs. Taft were as sisted in receiving by Mrs. Mac Vcagh, wife of the Secretary'or the Treasury. Mrs. Stlmson. wife of the Secretary of War, Mrs. WIckersham, wife of the At torney General; Mrs Meyer, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, and Mm NageL wife of the Secretary ot Commerce and Labor. . Among the guests behind the lines In the Blue Room were the Postmaster Gen eral, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Chief of Staff and Mrs Leonard Wood, the Admiral of the Navy: Lieut. Jen. Miles, U. S A, retired; Lieut, Gen. By a M Young, U. S- A., reUred. and Mrs Young, and MIs Sylvia Wilder; the Misses Gamble, nieces of the Secretary of War; Mrs. Henry C. Corbln,' widow of the late Adjutant General of the Army: Rear Admiral and Mrs Seaton Schroeder, Miss Cannon, and Miss Vir ginia Le Seure, Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Miss Mabel Boardman. Miss Letterman, and many diplomats Scene Brilliant One. The capacity of the spacious East Room was taxed to Its utmost when the, re cepUon began, and the aids had difficulty In forming a1lne near the entrance of the Green Room. The; mjrlad lights from the two Immense crystal chandeliers were Continued, on Page Three. - Mar Irwin In Widow- Proxy. To-day ?li National Theater, 50cv 75c, LO0. 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V Mrs. Prijrirose sued f or, seperatlon and nllmonj. .The court's, finding- simpjv states- X direct Judgment for the; defendant wlihhnfVfitsJ' Mrs. Primrose In her sufi alleged that her husband had oecn cruel ard inhu man. inrtT'th&t nc had abandoned her. Primrose denied her allegations and made counter charges ofcruelt. Mr. PriniroJj-contenled her husband's Income was at leist J3.W1 per annum. -but ha claimed fills was a"grosg exjgscratlon One Maht Oat to Palm BeachjDaylnna- Ormond, St.. Augustine; ovet t Jrours quickest Jtn, MWmi and'Havafa "Flor ida Specfal" Atlantic' Coast line-. 4 Ltd. trains dally." HWNew York Aver nw. IN STATE'S WEB While No Direct Charge Has Been Made, Net-Is Woven by Innuendo. HEAR FIVE WITNESSES Four Tell Stories Tending to Con flict with Recital of Accused Society Leader. Aiken, fc C, Feb t Frederick Beach, socletj man and cdulslte, realized with a shock to-day the deadlj serious ness of the case which the State South Carolina has built up against htm on the charge of murderous assault upon his wife The case which was to have been laughed out of court must be fought in bitter earnest to the end. From the group of mjsterious clrcum stances surrounding the brutal assault upon prettj Mrs Beach on the night of Februarj a last, Cltj Solicitor Gunter has massed an array of circumstantial facts which have carried manj a man to tail And the State Is not vet through A trial which was to have been swept clear of the docket at a single session has gone over to another day with the prosecution still at work piling up de tail for the consideration ot the Jurj A hint of the nature of the defense came to-daj during cross-examination of one of the prosecution's strongest wit nesses, when Judge Henderson, chief of the Beach legal forces, uncovered the broken trail of a heavj booted man lead lug Irregularly from the scene of the assault through a main traveled street down to the railroad cut, 300 yards back of the Beach cottage, where It was lost In the cinder strewn roadbed. Sivy cirro Mnile- Tracks. The man who made these tracks. It will be urged by the defense, was ths negro who struck Mrs Beach down. But meanwhile, to reach that point before the jury, the defense Is called upon to travel through a maze and tangle of circumstances in which Fred erick O. Beach was a constant partici pant. Meanwhile, at the very opening of the trial, there has been struck a note, which -at intervals through both sessions io-day rang weird and ominous and when the end Is reached may prove the redemption or damnation of the defend ant at the bar. On the night of tho as sault. Just after the bleeding body of Mrs. Beach had hrea borne Into the cot tage and lain "on the sofa in the little sitting room, there came a series of sharp rapplngs on the door and then In the voles of her husband the words: "It is Beach, let me In." Witnesses sleeping In near-by cottages on the moonlight night In February, heard, coming from the yard of t Lyons' cottage adjoining the Beach cot tage to the right, sounds of a scuffle and screams Once morr these screams were repeated, this time away from the Ljons cottage and closer, to the habitat of the Beacha'. . Saw Man Run Away. One witness, looking from tha window of her chamber, saw a man running hur riedly from the Lyons' yard and disap pear Into the night Then, iet oneo more came screams end this ttroi' dlrectlj- from the Tl-wi rottage. loud and piercing and then dying out as thet victim apparently was carried bv lior rescuers lnfb the Beach residence, the door of which was closed, with a banc For an Instant more these screams were heard. low nnd muffled and then sud denly, drowning out the woman's cries there camo the knocking on the door and tho yolce which pierced the night and Continued on 1'nit Four. To-dar ail.. .sfallnnat Taeatevi SOe. I 76c l. Maylrwln-ln Widow by Proxy, i William P. Eno, Noted Traffic Declare Regulations Must Be Made Plainer for Benefit of Drivers Committee to Appeal to the Commissioners. "MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE ANDTSHOULD BE RECTIFIED" ENO New Laws Governing Vehicles Lack It I Pointed Oat, and Will Representatives of Chauffeurs' Union Also Protest Simplification of the traffic regulations of the District, which became effecthc February 1, will be urged upon the District Com missioners by the Washington Board of Trade's committee on traffic, which, tinder the chairmanship of Leroy Mark, jesterday afternoon at the Board ?boms, heard William P. Eno, the noted traffic expert, and other citizens, point out the defects of the new rules, and then author ized the appointment of a subcommittee to reduce them to a form that drivers can understand. The carncstnes of the Board's committee was apparent at every moment of the hearing. Chairman Mark's introducton speech, state ments by .Mr. Eno, Henrj II, Ward, F. L Siddons.'S. J. Prescott. X. Landon Burchell, and b practical chauffeurs, made it plain that the rules which the Commissioners hae put out to regulate traffic BULGARS FIRE TCHATAUA CITY Place Hitherto Outpost of At tacking Lines in Flames After Attack. BATTLES UNIMPORTANT Powers Still Hope for Amicable Set tlement of Balkan Dis pute. Constantinople. Feb. t The city of TchatAlJa. hitherto the outpost of the Bulgarian line", is in runes to-night. ha in? been fired b) the Bulgars The Bulgarians are making intermittent sallies all along the Tchatalja lines, but po battle of an importance ha yet been fought. London. Feb 4 The renewal of hostili ties makes no difference whatever to the attitude and unity of the powers, accord Ins to an luthoritatlve statement made in London late to-night it is added thit while maintaining; the strictest neutrallt). the powers are carefullv watching events and will miss no opportunity to shorten the duration of the lighting The Turkish government has not yet replied to Bulgaria", iifer to allow the Turks to renin relleious authority In Adrianople This is a. hopeful sign, at showing that the proposal is at least be ing considered Actual war news is scarce, owing to the ban on -corre'pondents accompanying the armies, but It i clear that the fight ing is proceeding at five different battle centers Tchatalja. Aananople Gallipolw Scutari, and J.inlna The Bulgarians attack on Gallipoli in dicates that the allies will probably at tempt to capture the Dardanelles forts with the object of opening the straits to the Greek fleet Adrlanoplr Make raL. Reply. The bombardment of Adrianople brought forth onlj a weak reply from the Turkl'h garrl'on to-day Belgrade dispatch to the Dally Mall says 'Forty new Servian seven-inch guns are being used agaln9t the cit Their shells are falling with good effect Into the towns, parts of which are afire The outposts of the opposing forces are In Jom places onl S yards apart "Refugees from the town report that the besieged still have fair quantities of bread stuff" but no fuel Ujsentery I: gaining ground owing to the lack o medical supplies. A dipatch to the Kxpress reports thit a strong Turkish force, commanded by Kssad Pasha, made a sortie to the south from Scutari, inflicting a heavv defeat on a Servian column, capturing V carts of provisions and two battalions of In fantry. Mar Knd llostllll The Chronicles Vienna correspondent savs "According to news received here from Constantinople a termination of the re sumed hostilities Is expected soon, Malv moud Shefket's Cabinet being Inclined to make further concessions and give up Adrlanopoln If a kind of Vatican Is lowed to be formed In respect of the mosaues and sacred tombs The post tlon of Mahmoud Shefket s Cabinet Is described as untenable. TJie hope of raising mone) from German has been disappointed and attempts to raise money elsewhere have little chance of success. Owing to the conflict In the army at Tchatalja. Mahmoud Shefket has convoked a meeung of party lead ers at the Porte He suggests the forma tion of a coalition cabinet, but the pro posal is coolly received " The overthrow or Shefket Pasha and the formation of a. Said Pasha Cabinet are demanded. The army seems to lie nnnniH tn Mahmoud Shefket. dens. Perteft and Faud haSre declared .that Shefket's regime has been disgraced bjt the murder of Kazlm Pasha. Discipline larking. Enver Bey has been sent to Ismid to Inspect the transportatloifof Ana tolutn Jteaus vo me irom. nis presence at Tchatalja not being" desired. "A lack of dliclpltne Is reported as pre- ailing among the. lower officers, and there Is dissension 'among the leading of ficers. At the same time, there are dis quieting Indications of political unrest In creasing InArmenla nnd Syria" JI.VI" n Colombia. . C- aad Relnra via Jbouwern Jiauwu) avxouni r,anonaj ?a 01 saie. janu- Iarj 30. 3. J". " February 3. 5, 7, final limit February 12- Extension of flnil limit granted Consult Agents, 705 15th St .-ianii COS B" SL n. : ruary 3. 5, 7, flnal and MS B" St- nw. Expert, and Other Citizens Uniformity with .Those of Other Gtiei, Confute Vinton to the Capital in the District were regarded by the speakers as bc)ond ordinarj comprehension and patience in their wording and their bulk. Johnston's Action Unrated. With their criticism of the regulations, the witnesses ' who appeared at the Board hearing mingled remarks which In dicated resentment at the alleged refusal of Commissioner Johnston to allow the Board s committee a hearing on the regu lations According to Chairman Mark, the board s traffic committee was appointed brfore the prcstnt regulations were pro mulgated As -halrman of this commit tee. Mr Mark Mated, ho had taken the matter up with Commissioner Johnston, who had promHed to give the committee a conference on tho regulations before they should be promulgated. The regu lations were promulgated without a con ference being allowed and later Commis sioner Johnston promised to let the com mittee have a copy of the regulations ncfore the should become effective, Mr. Mark said This also. Mr Markr said. Commisionr Johnston did not do TTure- probably Is nothing so interest ing and important to the people of the District a&rtrwfllc regulations Mr. Marc d-cl ired. They are more Important than the building regulations. They are meant for the protection of the people on the streets, to save them from Injury and death Tlie citizens ought to consider the traffic regulations most seriousl " Too I.onjc and IJImcnlt. All the speakers at the hearing assert ed that the regulations promulgated by the Commissioners are too long and diffi cult to understand It was pointed out by Mr Eno and others that, as Mr Eno said "The Kenoti Is the education of drivers and police, without which abso-lutelv- nothing can be accomplished iulcklv or economically The number of police officers necessary for the regula tion of traffic Is In inverse proportion to the knowledge of the drivers In the trai nee regulations "A r-istake has been made." Mr Eno declared, "and the sooner it is recog nized and rectified tlie better for all The best thing and the onlv- wise thing to do now is to recall the new regula tions and substitute those of Jew York, cutting out even thing that Is not abso lutely essential to A ashlngton " On this phase of the subject It was de clared again and again that, the regula tions now effective can hardly be under stood uj close students of traffic, and that to expect drivers, some ot whom cannot read, to learr the lessons on which they will depend to protect them selves and their wagons, other drivers Contlnned on race Four. SIX-YEAR TERM UP TO THE RULES COMMITTEE This Is Plan Determined Upon by Judiciary Bodr of the House. Chairman Clayton, of the House Judl clarj Committee, announced1 ,jestcrday that as soon as that commltteee con cludes the consideration of antl-llquor legislation to-day he will ask for action on the Works resolution limiting the President to one term of six yeirs Clay ton said his committee probablj woull demand a special rule of the,I.ules Com mittee and thus put responsibility sqaurel up to the latter4, committee as to the fate of the six-year term move ment Representative Clayton said that his resolution for a six-year term had been on the House calendar for months and the Judlclar Committee would have lit tle dlfflcultv- In reconciling the Senate and House resolutions If the Ilulea Com mittee will make them privileged. The Rules Committee Is up against It on account of pressure brought from various sources for special rules and the committee Is also afraid to meet for fear It will have to vote on the liquor ques tion On Wednesday afternoon the Judi ciary Committee will report out the Webb bill, which would give prohibition States yie right to prohibit the shipment Into their confines of any intoxicating liquors for the purpose of sale. The Rules Committee will be asked for a rule to pass the Webb bill, aimed to break up the practice of "shipping liquor Into dry territory, and the. majority of the members of that committee, fear to ex press themselves on the subject. The liquor light may result In the failure of the Rules Committee to meet again this session and this would naturally prevent consideration of a rule for the. stx-year term resolution. iteprcsentauv e weDD and other mem bers oT theJudic!ary Committee wfll de mand a rule on antl-llquor legislation .s soon as the Judiciary Committee acts tc da. ' . Will 5m Be Ilrrr The Lenten eason. Spend It In tb South Climatn Ideal Travel on tha Magnificent Through Trains of th Southern Railway. Direct una to all the, South. Consult Agents. TO! 15th pu. and 30J F St. W. , t- ' t i . ' " 4ilV-: V 4.U. , S ? c. .-vW-t?- JCpW.M-, n?&Tk !& .5 v ,- v -.g-M-frr.. "- VT r r rS 59