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THE OLNEY ENTERPRISE
JESSE WASHINGTON
IS BORNEO AT STAKE
CROWD IN COURTROOM AT WACO
TAKES NEGRO FROM McLEN-
NAN COUNTY OFFICERS.
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FACED WITH DEATH PENALTY
Prisoner Pleaded Guilty to Charge of
Assault and Murder and Jury Fixed
Punishment at Death.
Waco, Texas.—A blackened spot on
•the lawn surrounding tbe city hall
marks the place where Jesse Wash-
ington, negro, who pleaded guilty to
having assaulted and murdered Mrs.
Lucy Fryer at Robinson, was burned
iat the stake shortly before noon Mon-
day. The burning came after the
negro had been taken from the Fifty-
Tourth district court room, immediate-
ly following the verdict of the jury,
(finding him guilty and assessing his
punishment at death.
Ordinarily 500 people would hav»
caused discomfort in the court room
where the negro was tried, but sev-
eral times that number packed and
wedged their wray into the place,
while probably 2,000 stood on the
‘courthouse lawn waiting for the trial
<to end.
The trial began promptly at 10
o’clock and the crowd was so dense
that a passage had to be forced for
■District Judge R. I. Munrce before
!he could take his seat on the bench.
;A special venire of 50 men had been
'sitaimoned and a jury selected, and
jthe taking of testimony begun within
i30 minutes from the time the trial
started. No demonstration was made
When the negro, who appeared to be
about 18 years old, was brought into
the court room. He had been in the
■Dallas county jail since last Tuesday
afternoon.
Enters Plea of Guilty.
When Washington was arraigned he
pleaded guilty to the charge after be-
fing told by the court what punish-
ment could be inflicted for the crime
With which he was charged. No jur-
or was challenged by the defense,
neither was any of the state’s wit-
nesses.
The burning of Jesse Washington
is the first affair of the kind that
has ever occurred in Waco, or in
(McLennan county, so far as known.
“This is also the first time a prisoner
•has ever been removed from the court
iroom by a mob for summary punish*
iment.
Mrs. Fryer Killed Monday.
The crime for which Jesse Wash-
ington was burned here was the as-
*-v -sault and murder last Monday after-
v ,noon of Mrs. Lucy Fryer, aged 53
^-^taars, in a seedhouse near her home
at Robinson, about six miles south
of Waco. Washington was arrested
:the same night by Deputy Sheriff Lee
Jenkins. Washington lived on the
Fryer place. Blood wras found on his
clothing. He was taken early tho
next morning to Hillsboro, where hs
made a verbal statement to Sheriff
Fleming, admitting his guilt and tell-
ing where he had hidden the hammer
With which Mrs. Fryer was killed.
The hammer was found in the spot
■described. VvTashington was sent to
the Dallas county jail for safekeep-
ing.
MISS LEONA CURTIS
Building Falls in Akron; 10 Killed.
Akron, Ohio.—Ten persons were
tilled and a score injured when the
old Beacon-Journal building, occupied
iby a restaurant, collapsed as a result
loif a blast of dynamite in an adjoin-
ing excavation. Seven identified and
three unidentified bodies have been
Recovered and two persons are miss-
ing. Battery B, Ohio National guard
'field artillery, was called out to aid
(the police in restraining a crowd of
piore than 10,000 who packed tie
«treets where the accident occurred.
A dynamite charge set off 50 feet
away from the restaurant a few
(minutes before the disaster is believ-
led to have been the direct cause.
(Bandits Rob Train Near Mexico City.
Eagle Pass, Texas.—Twenty-four
persons were killed, it was stated by
authorities, in Piedras Negras, oppo-
site here, in the derailment of the
through passenger train from Mexico
.City to Laredo early Thoursday be-
tween Queretaro and Empalme Gob-
izales.
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U. S. Troopers Kill Three Bandit*.
Lake Itascate, Mexico, by Wireless
,to Columbus.—Three bandits, includ-
ing Julio Cardenas, a Villa leader,
were killed in a skirmish with au
{American detachment near Rubio
ranch, 20 miles east of here. Tfte
(Americans, 12 strong, under co*v-
jmand of Lieut. George S. Patton,
comprised an automobile detachment
Bent to purchase forage. The ban-
dits fired on Patton and his guide
after they had alighted from the ma-
chines and approached the house.
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Explosion in Du Pont Plant Kills 14.
Gibbstown, N. J.—At least 14 men
ere killed and about 30 injured in
terrific explosion at the Repauno
lant of the Du Pont Powder com-
pany near here. The blast occurred
#n the building in which trinitrotoluol
ds manufactured and wrecked that
structure and three others. The cause
•of the explosion is not known and,
laccording to officials, may never be
jascertained, as all those believed to
jbave been in the building where the
{first explosipn QCgurrgg gre deady
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Miss Leona Curtis, daughter of Sen-
ator Charles Curtis of Kansas, is a
welcome addition to congressional cir-
cles in Washington. Though she has
been in the capital only a short time,
her charm and good looks have won
many friends.
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MEXICAN SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
POINTS RAISED IN EL PASO CON-
FERENCE NOT TAKEN UP FOR
DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSION.
Washington.—-Failure of the mili-
tary conferences at El Paso to reach
a definite agreement has brought no
change in the policy toward Mexico
of the Washngton administration.
President Wilson and his cabinet
discussed General Scott’s report an-
nouncing that the questions at issue
had been referred back by the con-
ferees to their respective govern-
ments for diplomatic discussion. Lat-
er it was officially stated that the
situation was unchanged.
There was no evidence among ad-
ministration officials of greatly in-
creased concern over the events of
the border £tnd in Mexico.
Pending ntew orders from the pres-
ident, it was «aade plain at the war
department that General Pershing’s
expedition would remai^' in Mexico
watching developments beyond tbe
border. Meanwhile, mobilization con-
tinues of national guardsmen from
the border states and of additional
regulars to strengthen the border pa-
trol at points along the l,80vVmile
stretch not protected by the consti-
tutionalists.
Should raiding be renewed addi-
tional state troops will he called out
for border duty and wherever the
bandits leave a hot trail the army
will not hesitate to pursue them into
Mexico.
Senators Oppose Withdrawal.
An indication of the attitude of
some members of congress toward
the suggestion of General Carranza
that the American expedition be re-
called came in the senate when Sen-
ator Lewis declared he believed the
majority of the senate would ne/«r
vote for withdrawal until the mur-
derers of Americans had been pun-
ished.
Dominican Rebels Heed Warning.
San Domingo, Dominican Republic.
—The warning of the American min-
ister, W. W. Russell, that the city of
San Domingo would be taken by
force unless it was given up by the
rebels not later than Sunday morn-
ing resulted in the evacuation of the.
city Saturday night. The rebel lead-
ers, soldiers and rural guards strip-
ped the fort of guns and war mater
lals and withdrew from the city,
leaving the civil police in charge.
They notified Mr. Russell of then-
withdrawal.
No Tangible Peace Offer Made.
London.—“The latest peace over-
tures, said to be of German origin,
while not as insolent and impossible
as previous statements on the same
subject, certainly do not yet offer a
basis for negotiations,” said Lord
Robert Cecil, ininister of war trade,
in discusaipg the latest reputed Ger-
man peace terras.
White Sta* Liner Cymric Goes Down
London—Lloyd’s reports that the
White Star liner Cymric sank at 3
o'clock Tuesday morning. All on
board were saved.
ASIATIC TURKEY NOW
MOST ACTIVE THEATER
RUSS THROWING FRESH INFANT-
RY INTO ATTACK DIRECTED
AT BAGDAD REGION.
HOPE TO JOIN THE BRiTiSH
Forces of the Czar Occupy Rowanduz
Region, 120 Miles Northeast
of Bagdad.
London—Asiatic Turkey is the only
war theater where infantry actions
of any great importance are report-
ed. On the line in France and Bel-
gium and in the Austro-Italian thea-
ter there have been minor engage-
ments. On the Russian front bom-
bardments alone are in progress.
The Russians and Turks are con-
tinuing their attacks and counter-at-
tacks in the region south of the Black
sea littoral and also west of the Per-
sian border, where the Russians are
endeavoring to force their way
through the Mesopotamia region and
join the British forces farther south.
To the northwest of Erzerum in
the Kope mountain region Constan-
tinople reports the repoilse with heavy
losses of the Russian attacks to re-
gain lost positions. Petrograd ad-
mits that in this general region the
Turks forced their advance guards to
retire at some points, but says the
Ottoman forces desisted in their at-
tacks after having suffered extreme-
ly heavy casualties.
Fresh Russian Force Used.
Farther south, to the east of Mosul,
the Russians are throwing a fresh
force into the attack directed against
the Bagdad region. Here they have
occupied the Rowanduz region, which
lies some 120 miles north of Kasr-T-
Shirin, where they were last report-
ed to be operating. This would place
the Russian troops about 220 miles
north and 120 miles northeast of
Bagdad.
The region of Le Mont Homme,
northwest of Verdun, again is under
heavy bombardment, while east of
the Meuse an intermittent cannonad-
ing is in progress. The Germans
succeeded in entering British trench-
es in the Ploegsteert wood, but were
immediately ejected, while British
patrols captured German trenches
south of La Basse canal. The Ger-
mans are showing considerable artil-
lery activity against numerous sec-
tors held by the British.
The Italians, according to the Aus-
trian communication, launched vigor-
ous attacks against the Austrians on
the Doberde plateau, w.e||t' of
Martino, but they were put down
after a severe struggle. On the re-
mainder of this front there have
been only bombardments.
Another Zeppelin Brought DowRj
Unofficial advices received in Lon-
don are that another Zeppelin airship
has been brought down off the west
coast of Norway.
President Poincaire of France has
made a notable address with regard
to peace. The central powers, he
said, had not offered France peace,
and France did not want- such an of-
fer. “We want them to ask it of Us,”
said the President. “We do not want
to submit to their conditions; we
want to impose ours on them.”
CAPT. HARRY M. C00TES
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Mexicans Would Fight for U. S.
Brownsville, Texas.—Led by An-
tonio Ramirez, 90 years old, who in
1846 supplied provisions to General
Zachary Taylor’s army, over 350 Mex-
icans in mass meeting at San Benito
voiced their loyalty to the United
States by agreeing to form a bat-
talion to fight for the United States
against Mexico if it became neces-
sary. Antonio Esperza said there
are 1,000,000 Mexicans enjoying the
benefits of American protection and
urged that the San Benito organiza-
tion be the nucleus of a division of
10,000 Mexican-Americans to offer
their services in case of need to tho
United States.
Roosevelt Formally Announces.
Oyster Bay, N. iY.—Col. Theodore
Roosevelt has formally entered the
race for the nomination for president
by the Republican and Progressive
conventions at Chicago on June 7, in
a letter which he sent to Guy Emer-
son, secreta*y of the Roosevelt non-
partisan league. Stripped of super-
fluous words, the Roosevelt lette-r
means that the league was organized
with the object of obtaining his nom-
ination by a reunited party. Col.
Roosevelt states that he “approves”
of what the league is doing.
Building 368 Merchant Ships.
Washington.—Steel merchant ves-
sels building or under contract in the
United States now number 368, or
more than 1,000,000 tonnage. A state-
ment by the department of commerce
said these figures denoted the great-
est ship-building activity the country
ever had known and that every ship-
building plant was working to capa-
city. Cargo vessels and bulk oil ves-
sels about evenly divided make up
the most of the tonnage under con-
struction.
German Tax Plan Meets Defeat.
London.—“The German government
has suffered a defeat in the Reich'
stag, which has voted against the to
bacco tax,” says a dispatch from Am-
sterdam. “The tax was stoutly op-
posed by the socialists. The defeat
wrecks Dr. Helfferich’s (secretary of
the imperial treasury) taxation
scheme.”
. 150,000 In Preparedness Parade.
New York.—New York expressed
Its attitude on the question of nation-
al preparedness by holding the great-
est civic parade in the history of the
country. The parade, estimated at
more than 150,000 persons, represent-
ing all walks of life in the nation’s
metropolis, marched for 12 hours, 20
abreast, behind bands playing patriot-
ic airs through flag bedecked streets
lined with hundreds of thousands of
cheering spectators. All the profes-
sions and trades of the city were rep-
resented,
Report Austrian Steamer Torpedoed.
Berlin—“The Austro-Hungarian pas-
senger steamer Dubrovnik has been
torpedoed and sunk by an enemy sub-
marine in the Adriatic,” says the
Overseas News agency. “The Du-
brovnik was not armed and was tor-
pedoed without any warning what-
ever.” A Paris news agency dispatch
told of the sinking by a French sub-
marine in the lower Adriatic of “an
enemy transport laden with war ma-
terial.” The Dubrovnik was a vessel
, or, 4,238 tons gross.
Capt. Harry N. Cootes of troop M,
Thirtieth cavalry, with Major Tomp-
kins at Parral, Mex., when the Amer-
ican troops were attacked by the Car-
ranza garrison.
FUNSTON HIS 50,000
MEN ON BORDER DUTY
REORGANIZATION OF PATROL IS
NOV/ BEING WORKED OUT AT
SAN ANTONIO.
San Antonio, Texas.—-.Major Gen.
Frederick Funston began Sunday the
consideration of a plan for the reor-
ganization of the border patrol. Re-
lieved of diplomatic responsibilities
and having under bis direct control
almost 50,000 men, he outlined to bis
staff a redistribution of forces ttiat
be believed would guarantee the pro-
tection of American residents from
Mexican raiders. Already forces at
border stations- have been strength-
ened and indications were that be-
fore the end of the week the greater
part of the regular troops and mflltta
that have been sent into three border
states would be in shape and position
for quick service along the interna-
tional line.
Indict German Consul at Baltimore.
New York.—Carl A. Luderitz, Ger-
man consul at Baltimore, Md., was
indicted by the federal grand jury
here charged with procuring a false
passport for Horst con der Goltz, con-
fessed spy. Another indictment was
handed down charging Wolfe con Igel,
former secretary of Captain Franz
von Papen, recalled German military
attache; Dr. Walter D. Scheele, al-
ready indicted in the alleged “fire
bomb” plot, and Gustave .Steinberg,
alleged air of Franz von Rintelen,
German agent, with conspring to fal-
sify a ship’s manifest in sending a
cargo of lubricating oil to Germans’;
Agreement on Army Bill In Sight
Washington—Agreement qn the
army reorganization bill is in sight.
Conferees of the senate and house
expect to he able to reach a compro-
mise so that the first of the big de-
fense measures may be on the pres-
ident’s desk next week. That the
senate conferees would have to sur-
render the volunteer reserve army of
261,000 men, which the house so
strongly repudiated, was admitted by
senate leaders, but they hope to
strengthen the provision of the house
bill authorizing citizen instruction
camps.
Root in Presidential Race.
New York.—Formal announcement
that Elihu Root had sanctioned the
campaign which is being conducted
in his behalf for the Republican pres-
idential nomination was made here
by former Congressman John W.
Dwight, who is in charge of the Root
headquarters in this city.
Mining Camp Raided by Mexicana.
Tuscon, Ariz.—Mexican bandits are
reported to have raided Polaris, Mex-
ico, a mining camp, seven miles be-
low Lochiel, on the border, driving
out the Americans, who escaped to
Nogales in automobiles. Colonel Sage,
commanding at Nogales, sent a com-
pany of infantry and 20 cavalrymen
to guard Lochiel, Washington camp
and other towns on the American
side. A message stat'fed that Ameri-
can soldiers had crossed the line Sut
found the bad fift?
AMERICANS ARREST
14 ACROSS BORDER
military auto with message
FROM LANGHORNE TO SIB-
LEY FIRED ON.
DEEMER STILL
Bandits Are Holding Him for Ransom,
According to Story Brought to
Marathon.
Marathon, Texas.—Mexican bandits
fired on a military automobile con-
veying a message from Major Lang-
horne to Colonel Sibley at a point
18 miles north of Boquilas on the
Marathon-Boquillas road. Five shots
were fired at the driver, who escaped
unhurt, according to J. M. Henderson,
who was following in another ma-
chine several miles back and who
arrived here from Boquillas.
Major Langhorne’s car had left Bo-
quillas with dispatches from Colonel
Sibley en route from Marathon to
Boquillas and was proceeding through
rough country when several shots
whistled close to the driver, Howard.
At that point there is a slight bend
in the road, and Howard, fearing
that more bandits were on the side
ready to pick him off, turned his car
rnd started hack for Boquillas. Ma-
jor Langhorne, when apprised of the
attack, sent soldiers to the scene,
who scoured the country without se-
curing a clew to the bandits.
) Fourteen Arrests.
I A detachment of 50 men belonging
ito Major Langhorne’s command
crossed over into Mexico opposite
Boquillas and Glenn Springs and ar-
rested 14 Mexicans. Later Major
Langhorne released all hut four, who
are being held pending further inves-
tigation.
Jesse Deemer, tin* American store-
keeper kidnaped by the Glenn Sprins
and Boquillas bandits, is being held
for ransom, according to John C. Cow-
an, manager of the Candelaria wax
factory at Roberts. This informa-
tion Cowan heard from a Mexican
who had talked to a captain of one
of the raiding hands.
BORDER CONFERENCES STOP.
Carranza Insisted That Our Troops
Quit Mexico.
El Paso, Texas.—After almost two
weeks of discussion the conferences
of Generals Scott, Funston and Obre-
gon over American troop' disposition
in Mexico came to and end. Thursday
night without any agreement being
reached.
The whole matter was retired
hack to the American and de facto
governments to be settled through
diplomatic channels. The situation is
almost exactly where it stood before
the conferences began.
Insists on Withdrawal.
The Mexican government still in-
sists on the withdrawal of General
Pershing’s column upon a certain
date and wants that to come quickly.
It is known that General Obregon
has been willing to make concessions
in order to reach an agreement with
American conferees, but he has been
overruled by the first chief and his
advisers. After practically conceding
the demands of the American con-
ferees, he was compelled to reverse
his attitude.
RATIONAL GOARD IS
ORDERED TO BORDER
PRESIDENT ADDS 8,COO TO PRES-
ENT FORCE AND CAN MAKE
OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
Washington — National guards!
of three states, Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico, aggregating about 4,000'^
men, were called out by President ^
Wilson Tuesday to aid in protecting
the border against Mexican raiders.
In addition practically all remaining
mobile troops of the regular army
were ordered to join the bord^fc
forces.
By these orders approximately 8,000
additional troops were placed under
Maj. Gen. Funston’s command. Be-
hind the orders is the plain intima-
tion by administration officials that
the whole < strength of the national
guard will be similarly employed if
necessary. The orders wTere issued
after a brief conference between
President Wilson and Secretary Bak-
er over a joint report from Generals Y>
Scott and Funston at El Paso. The
two officers stated that the Glenn
Springs raid made it plain that the
border guard must be materially in-
creased.
Nearly Whole Army Utilized
With the dispatch of the additi^^^
al regular regiments to the bordW|F.
the entire mobile army of the United
States, with the exception of five
troops of cavalry, is either mobilized
upon the border or in Mexico in pur-
suit of bandits. Every infantryman
in the country is either on the bor-
der, en route there or in Mexico.
The remainder of the infantry and
cavalry is on foreign service or in
Alaska.
Believe Force Sufficient
With 8.000 additional troops under^
orders for the Mexican border. £a- )
ministration official* felt that imme- A
diate steps had been taken to pre-
vent further raiding of American bor- j,
der towns by bandits. Meanwhile
the final outcome sf the conference f
at El Paso between Major General
Scott and General Obregon, the Car-
ranza war minister, was awaited with
considerable anxiety.
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AUTO WRECK; 3 DEAD, 2 HURT.
Car Overturns Near Cochran’s Chapel,
Seven Miles North of Dallas.
Dallas, Texas.—Two persons were
instantly killed, a third was fatally
crushed and two were injured when
an automobile went into a diech on
the rqad to Cochran’s chapel, seven
miles north of Dallas, early Sunday
morning. Three men and three wo-
men were in the car, on their way to1
the city, when the machine over-
turned.
The dead: Miss Willie Jackson,
Miss Willie Walls and Ernest Donald-
son. i
The injured: Mrs. Julia Austin,
broken leg, bruises and cuts; Ennis
Munger, muscles torn loose, cuts and
bruises.
Tbe sixth occupant of tbe machine
was Marion Samples, who was unin-
jured.
The accident was about 3 o’clock
in the morning. The automobile was
owned by Mr. Munger. It is the
same machine which Dallas boys left
on the Galveston causeway last sum-
mer during the Texas coast storm.
The car lay in Galveston bay for
some time.
Portuguese Troops Mutiny.
Berlin.—A dispatch from Granada
Spain, says that a revolution has
broken out in Lisbon, Portugal. It is
reported that troops have mutined
and that the arsenals were burned.
Langhorne’s Men 50 Miles in Mexico.
Marathon, Texas—Fifty miles south
of the Marathon border from Boquil-
las Major Langhorne halted his dash
after the Glenn Springs and Boquillas
raiders to await the arrival of Col.
Frederick W. Sibley and three troops
of the Fourteenth cavalry. Scouts of
Major Langhorne’s squadron met
with American cowboys and learned
that the bandits were concentrated
about 50 miles southward and num-
bered more than 500.
Ferguson Would Intervene
Austin—James E. Ferguson came
out in a signed statement in which,
he advocates intervention in Mexico.
“Since we have started we had just
as well finish the job,” in his opening
sentence. Heretofore he has been in
accord with those who favored ac-
cording more time for the Mexican
people to work out a stable govern-
ment, but he has lost patience and
says it is the “solemn duty” of the
United States to enter Mexico and
“assume control of the that unfor-
tunate country” and give the people
“that stability of government which
they are now unable and helpless te ,
establish,” and he favors doing it if' '
it takes 50 years.
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Wilson Indorsed Throughout Texas
Dallas, Texas—Pursuant to pre-
cinct instructions Democratic county
conventions throughout Texas indors-
ed President Wilson and the nation-
al administration insuring a state
Democratic convention May 23 over-
whelmingly, if not, indeed, unani-'l
mously, for the president. Reports,
show the indorsement of Thomas B.
Love of Dallas for national committe-
man in 40 counties. No counties re-
ported instructions for Col. J. F. Wol-
ters of Houston for this office, Each
county that instructed with regard to
head of the Texas delegation express-
ed its desire that Gov. James E. Fer-
guson be selected.
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Woman Murdered at Home Near Waco
Waco, Texas.—Mrs. George Fryar,
aged i^bout 45, wife of a very prom-
inent McLennan county farmer, was
assaulted and then murdered on a
arm near Robinson, about seven miles
south of Waco. The dead body of
the woman with her head battered
was found when Mr. Fryar and the
other laborers returned from the
field. Two negro boys, Jess and Wil-
liam Washington, aged about 18 and
16, respectivelj’, were arrested not
far from where the crime was com<
mitted and placed in jail here.
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Dr. Reavis Heads Presbyterian School
Dallas, Texas.—Dr. James Overton
Reavis, formerly pastor of the First
Presbyterian church in Dallas, has
been elected to the presidency of the
Austin Presbyterian Theological sem-
inary to succeed Dr. R. E. Vinson,
recently elected president of the uni-
versity of Texas. This decision was
reached at a meeting of the hoard
of trustees in Austin Thursday, at
which time members of the faculty
were elected and members of the
senior class voted their bachelor of
divinity degrees.
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Rural Credits Bill Passed by House.
Washington.—The Glass rural cred-
its bill, providing for a federal farm
loan board and a system of 12 land
banks, passed the house by a vote
of 295 to 10. A similar measure^ al*
ready had passed the senate and th^
differences probably will he worked
out soon in conference. Under its
terms the land banks would lend
money to farmers at not more than
6 per cent interest through local asso-
ciations, mortgages running from five
to 36 yearg.
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