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THZ STANFORD WORLD s ME CONTINUANCE OF ALLIED LOANS SECRETARY McA000 URGES MON. ETARY A10 FOR RECON- STRUCTION PERIOD - MONEY TO BE SPENT IN U. S. New Legislation Needed, as Present Law Provides That Loaned Funds Must Be Expended for War Materials Washington, lks.. 10.-• 'Congress was asked by Secretary McAdoo In a letter made public yesterday to authorize the ennsitmation of loans 1.1 the allies for one year after the termination of the war to finance the purchase of food- stuffs and reconstruction materials in this c try. No additional appropria- thou for loans to the allies was sought, but it was suggested that the proposed peaee-tirn.• provision apply to the $1,- 500,000,000 of the *10,000,000,000 ap- propriated for allied loans which Sec- retary McAdoo estnnated will remain unextrentled when peace Is dmiared. Under existing law the Untied States may lend to the allies only for war purposes and during the war. In line with this policy, the secre- tary also sought to have new legisla- tion provide that credit( extended after D et•ember 15, be for \1 irposes growing out of the war;' to make their use ;more flexible. New Legislation Needed. The present law requires that tire securities of foreign governmentS which the secretary of the treasury takes in t•xchange for loans . must be of the same maturity as that of the -preceding Liberty loan from which the funds came. Mr. McAdoo would change this to give the treasury limited au- thority to determine the maturities In view if the pronpectiv.• issuance of short term bonds for the fifth loan. Haven't Resources. Treasury officials have niscertaimel that foreign governments are prepared to buy great quantities of food, iron rind steel, machinery. cotton and other materials front the United States dur- ing the next few years to aid in their physleal reconstruction programs. Slime the United States hain absorbed much of the world's supply of gold in Iii e last few years, the nations have riot tin. tesourqes. eitlrer In cash or ready credit, to pay for their pur- chase's Without these loans, officials maintain. WASHINGTON CONGRESSMAN IS CERTIFIED AS A SLACKER Representative Dill Said to Have Not Returned Questionnaire to Local Board Spokane. Die. 10. - Congressman Clarence C. Dill, representing the Fifth congres.slonal district of Washington, was rertified yesterday to the state selective service department at Olym- pia Hs a draft defilement by local ex- - emption ifoard 'No. 2. Dill was; among some 50 other de- . Illintlellt a who either failed s or refused 10 fill out and send in questionnaires sent registrants tin September 12, 1018, between the ages of 10 arid 30. Dill's defense Is that lie did not re- ceive tiw questiontinire. Ile also, as- serts that as a member of congrese' he was not required to fill out a ques- tionnaire. DIII was defeated for re-election at the November election. A few days later he ells quoted es eying that his votes in congress again. war a ad con- scription 'loused his tie -at. WARSHIP FLEET WILL MEET PRESIDENT'S SHIP AT SEA Washingtom Dee. Pl. - Admiral Sims, commander In chief of all American navel forces in Eurepe, win personelly command the fleet of nine battleships - * end thirty th•stroyers. which is to meet President Wilson's ship :it sea and - escort it to Brest. Seerethry Daniels yesterdny I lint Ailutit rid illig 8 11 1 1) would b.' [be WYoloillg. Ilpon the Joining of these ships with the Pennsylvania. and the eccompany- big 'destroyers, the entire naval es - sort lo Brest and all ships accompany- ing the president, will be under the command of AdtAiral Mayo, comman- der in chief of the Atlantic fleet. Germany Starving? Vienna, Dee. 0. ---Minister of Subsis- tence Lovecifeld antionneed Islet week that Germany had delivered to Aus- tria lately more than 10.000 tons of (lour. MRS. CHARLES S. CHAPLIN Charles S. Chaplin, tIM famous mo- tion picture comedian, %ins quietly marricil recently to 3iiss :1111.11141 alSoi widely wedding took place in L., Angeles. MORE VETERANS WELCOMED HOME BY NEW YORK CITY Three Transports Carryiny More Than 2,000 Wounded Are Cheered by Crowds President Is Upheld. Washington. Dee. 10. -Federal court decrees upholding it to be within the president's power to grant exclusive fishing rights in public. wetere were upheld ll3 tbe supreme court yester- day In making permanent injunctions le/draining the Alaska Paelfic fish - em - it's from iiilaring m•Is in lii, r i c i n . By of the' Annette and adjoining Islands Off the Alemican const. Under presitleniml prockamation therm islands*, together with adjacent %liters. Viere p4t 1181de for the exella- ' ly e use id th Melakahtlan islands. New York, Dee. 10.-- New Turk Wel- tinned bottle yesterday Moro than 2,200 Wolatideil Ana -Henn e.ddiere, represent- ing virtually every slide ill the union, I ncluding many [members of the rain- bow division and tintrintss %confided in the fighting at (Indent' Thierry. The Men cattle oli three shinS--the States transport Sierra, which carried about 1,500 officers and men; the United Slates hospital ship (.'otrifort. which earrled 400. and the French ihier Chicago. which carried 200. All of the ships: were cheered by ertie is which lined lit.- writerfront. 11'ater craft in the harbor tied down their kvIiisties te augment the welcone :lig din. and fireboats shot streams of water high into the air, while a police patrol bout. bearing Mayor Hylan's welcoming conmalttee. circled about, radiographing greetings. Two military bands played patriotic airs as the steamers C111111. to dock. Ited Cross workers rushed about to serve sandwiches. coffee, mutely and esinek,•s\ to the returning soldiers. • r • PRESIDENT WILSON WILL NOT SIT AT PEACE TABLE On Board tin. U. S. S. (leorge WaS11- Ington, Dec. 9.--ily Wireless)-Presi (lent Wilson probably will not sit at tile peace table. but will hi' represented there.- by delegates. while remaining ill close eoritact with the kneels of the lifter nation.: a miul prepared to decide questions referred to him. Late yesterday Pre-ident 11 . i1son un- expectedly attended :t songfest in tile enlisted inen's hall where afterward hi , shook hands with the officers and slitters. 'flue president W11,1 given three civet-rt.: and ii . \tiger.\ LATEST MARKET REPORTS. Chicago Livestock. chiCagO. I /ow. 10. -INK, Reoeipts 20.. arday1).:. ET Ai PIN Sit it1/1.1; Sit Slit. 000, Market generally steyoly. Butchers. $17.406 , 17.7o. light. $15.164'17_110: packing. $16.75017.40; Ihrowouts. $15.75*016.50; pigs good to choice. $141i 15_2k. c a m e: it„- e ip ts p;,nisp. Market uneven- ly lower: decline averagihg' around SOC on beef steers, butcher stock and calves; stockers and feeder:. 25(150.• lower. Beef rattle. Minh, and prime. $lroe I9.1:i; corn - MOH and :medium. $9.25 , 1e1 7.; 10.11cher COWS and heifers, $is...rolit 13 canners and cut - tors. 15.75016.3o; stockers and feeders, good, choice and fancy. $9.151413.25: in- ferior, comn ttttt alit] medium. $74i 9.75; Western range cows and heifers. W/12.50. Sheep' Receipts 2.t(ot4iil. Market strong to 25c higher. Lambs. choice and prime, $15.50)115.0; 1t14,41iiinu and good. $14.25)0 15.50; culls. $lleir 1.:.50; ewes. choice and prime, $ 4 .4.2510.75; medium arid good. $1 1, 0.25; culls. 11.75 Omaha Livestock. rimaha, Dec. 111.--I logs: Receipts 19,- 000. Starker llIgher. lteavy. $111 75ir 17.50; mixed. $17.255117.35: light $171117.50; pies, $101i 16.50 boll, of sat.'.', $47,201f: 17.50. rattle: Receipts 1'1.110/1. Starker steady. Native stems, c,iws and heifers, $0,12 western steer,x, $0.501 - 0 11- 50 : Texas ste , rs. *S.:Ail:12: cows, and heifers, $myn 1: , earolers. $1.751r r,; Slot -k' era and feeders. St;' , i12; calves. $7.50 1 41 12.111. Sheep: Reeeipta 2t.00. Starker steady, Cults, $1.te1 , 4 7.30: wethors. $10'410.50; ewes. $7.501/.0: lambs. 111.75'415.15; feed- er lamhs. $10414..5: yearlings. $10.50W 1150, NATIONAL ARMY TO BE RIK BY AUGUST GENFRAL MARCH THINKS MEN CAN BE RETURNED FOUR MONTHS AFTER PEACE 200,000 ALREADY RELEASED St. Paul Livestock. St. Paid. 1 9-e. 000. Market s , •ady. Range, il5.85R1.05: bulk, $ 1 7 14 17. 4- ' Cattle Receipts 15.000, Market 25%50e . lower. Storm -a. $15'1(17: COWS and heifers, Wit 11: veal calves steady. S51i16; stock- ers and feeders. 254r 50c lower, $5.25if 12.50. NO KICK FORTHCOMING ON FOOD SERVED YANKS Law Providing for Release of Men May Have to Be Changed to Al- low Army of Occupation to Re- main for Longer Period XVirsithigton. Dec. 9. --Eight of the I hirteen divisions emnprising the Amer. lean Third army now approaching the Rhine either are national guard or na- tional ;Witty troopl, and therrt is every runt so to believe that they will be on American soli itgain by mid -slimmer. General March, chief of staff, an- tionimed Gila lie miticipated no diffi- culty in getting theee milts home with- in four Montle: after peace 1ms been established formally luy ',reclamation_ ine reeent ad- dress to cotigri.ss, said the sessions of the 1,01/(1.1•1'1114. ii ni utial il V wumid he con- cluded by spring_ and based on this estimate of the thue, General March's etiiteintett was accepted to mean (lint thes.• forces would Ce111111 during the ttttt ler. Two national guard divisions. the 321,11 and -12nd, and twit 111' the national artily. the 59111 and 90111, now are in the front line of Major General Dick - army of occupation. which was within 20 miles of the Rhine last night. according to tlenerni Pershing's report. The 28th atid 33ril national guard and the 0illi national army W- I/slims are In the second line; consti- tuting the reserve W101.11 is trecupying Luxemburg and various mil centers in Prance, including Iltentinedy, Longuy- on, El 11111 and St. Millie!. The let. 3rd, 4th and 501 reenters comprise the re- mainder of the advancing army while the 2iel and 701 divisions are with tlie reservt•S. Tim estimate as in the possibility that all except regular divisions will have been withdrawn from France by miti-seimmer is based on General March's reply II) a question as to steps neeessary to obtain an extension of the enlistment period for men in the army of ttecupation. May Change Law. \Tli.: law about the 111141 who wtire f111111111 in the national army is (limit they must be discharged font* months after the deciatattion of peace,\ he tend. 'That. I think, also wits extended to Include 111011 W110 1111011. voluntary P11 - '1St - 11111111g in the regular army. I won't Wive any diffieulty in bringing back from France the so-called tuitional army divisions In four months after the declaration of pence. It is en- tirely possible that we will have to ask congress for some modification of the law to provide a longer period for the units which will remain In Europe.\ A total of 5,325 ofifcers. and 125.515 men. General Manth said, have been specifleally essigned for carry return by General Perehing. Incitided in the additionld units reported yesterday are 1.4211 ofieers and 29.381 men, the larg- est organizations menttotted being the field artillery brigades of the Sth (reg. ithir and 92nd (national 'army - negro) divisions. end the :34511i and 249th Infantry regiments form the STIli (national army) 'division. The remainder of the list consists largely of Minter repnir units and auxiliary divisional troops. The 340th infantry is, numerically the largest. unit yet ordered home, showing 77 officers end :3.152 men, while tile 345th. with 14 officers and 734 men, hits apparently been stripped by replacement drafts. . The full strength of an infilntry regiment Is approximately 3,600 men. The number of officers diseherged last week, up to Saturday, WIIS 7.655. The number of men discharged in Ito United States last week was over 200.000. 1Vashington, Dee. 8.- -The fOnd RCM- ed In time AttIF.C11.1111 10111111-r, 110th hi the (limps rind in (be field. hes been \universally satesfamory.\ Brig. -Gen. W. T. 11'neri acting inverter gerieral of the army, says in Ids animal report made public yesterday. General Wood s od o n e inspector reported (lint not a single complaint regarding food had mune to blm during mie'qrip which in- cluded visits to camps of . 300,001. soldiers. \LETTERS -FROM -HOME\ WEEK NAMED BY WAR COMMISSION New York, Dee. 7. --The week of December 1:1 has been designated by the wnr department ctihiniission on training (\amp nelivilles as a time for speelal letters to be written by moth - erg, fathers, sisters, wives and sweet- hearts of the men now overseas. The week hits (men called \Letters -From - Home\ week. 'and the purpose Is to apply the \home touelt\ to a broad - gauged military progrnin for maintain- ing the morale of the men who. find themselves idle after weeks of strenu- ous fighting. The war ilepaitment hopes, through these lutters, to keep the men contented, \straight.\ and am- bitioue to live up to the high ideals of AllleriCall manhood. Lower Steel Prices Likely. Now York. Dec. 10. - A moderate reduction in the smile of maximum prices for steel. beginning 00 .1111111101 1, is fevered by the general committee on steel and steel predie.14 of the American iron and Steel institute, which meets with the whir industries board today. This was announced by Elbert Gary, chairman of the committee, at a meeting here of steel manufacturers yes:erliny with the recommendation huh the question be referred to 'the iommIttee with power, which was done MEETING NATIONALASSEMBLY DEMANDED BY HUN SOLDIERS Decisive Battle for the Elimination of Partisan Politics Is Precipitated Berlin, Dee. 0. --What promises to be A decisive battle for the ellinInation of partisan politics in the soldiers' and workingmen's councils throughout Ger- taauy aireary hue been precipitated by the anuoteiced detertnInation of the sol- diers to insist upon party representa- tion ou all governing boards. The leaders of the soldiers declare that if hie present virtual dictatorship system of goverienent is Co be continued they will demand an equal vote with the workingmen. Otherwise they insist up- on the immediate convocatioe of the nehmen! assembly. \We eoldiers today tune fully qual- ified to Speak for the bourgeoisie,\ a former nomeommissioned officer said to the correspondent. war has obliterated completely What was once proudly milted 'Germany's spiend14 middle ClaSSea.' 1Vit represent all II togs. trades 311111 professions. The seldiers seem thus far to have proved themselves inferior parliamentary the - ii i'iiu its compared with the radical labor elements. This runt ii 741tIon Is dawning on them, and their movement designed to reform the working tnette oils of the executive committee and bring about closer communion between the two divisions promises to furnish the first big political sensation of the revolutionary government.\ It is commonly understood that the soldiers are anxious that both wings of the German soelal democracy busy themselves in trying to get together MI a common national platform. The existing aystent of a eompromise gov- ernment 18 said to have exhausted the petletwe of the soldiers. Public demonstrations on the part of the troops returning from the front are commonly interpreted here as in approval of the leberi-Scheidemann group. Philip Schiedematm is de- livering the bulk of the patriotic speeches mei glorifying the reveintion. while the Haase wing of the cede:let Ii id its independent following appar- ently is in possession of it decisive strategie ath•antage. VANQUISHED GERMANS SING \DEUTSCHLAND UBERALLIES\ Amsterdam. Dec. D. -The mental at- titude is evidently still widely preva- lent In Germany \itch persists in re- garding the German army as unbeat- en, or at least as \vanquished victors,\ as a popular paradoxical German des- ignation has it. This attitude Is ex- emplified In the farewell procinmetion to the inhabitants of the Rhineland is- sued by General von Einem in evacuat- ing the Rhine provinces. In this mes- sage, as quoted hi it Cobienz dispatch to the Dusseldorf Nachriehten, Gen- eral von Einem said in purl: \Although unfortunate circumstances_ brought the enemy into the land he Is not the victor in battle. Our hearts remain tree to you, and you belong to us. Remain prowl and German. Re- tnetnber the good repute and honor of the fatherland.\ At Cologne and other places the de- parting troops, aceording to the local newspapers, linve been given tremen- ,dous farewell receptions at which their \glorious achievements\ were recalled and \Deutschland Uber Alles\ sting. BRITAIN WILL DEMAND 40 BILLION INDEMNITY . London, bee. 7. -Great Britain will 'Ilemand of Germany 8,000,000,000 pounds sterling for Great Britain and tier dominions as .reparation for the war, according to the Daily Mail. The newspaper says it understends that David Lloyd George, the pretnier, will make this announcement in a speech at Leeds today. This, the Daily Mall adds, is what the wer cost Great Britain and her dominions, and British taxpayers u.ill be relieved of 400,000,000 pounds per annum by the German payment.. The British (Intim, says the Daily Mall, has been purepared by a commit- tee under Mr. Hughes. the Australian premier, find Baron Cunliffe, former governor of the Bunk of England, who is one of the prinelmil members of the committee. It adds that it is expected the ri:port will be published at onc - e: ROYALTY WILL VISIT U. S. Wasitingtok Dec. 0. -The United States government will have as Its guests in the near future President Poincare of France, King George of 1.3nginntl, King Albert of Belgium, King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, and the heads of any other nations Presi- dent 'Wilson may visit during his visit to Europe, Stephane Lusanne, editor of the Paris Mahn, declared just be- fore he sailed for France. M. Laus- anne bits been in the United States several months on an ()facial mistrion. BAVARIAN PREMIER WILL SHOW EX -KAISER'S GUILT London, Dec. 7. -Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian premier, declared In a speech yesterday that he tends In a few days to commence publication of doc- uments of tile German foreign office, In order to prove that Emperor Wil- liam' wee responsible for the war, ac- cording to n dispatch received here today from Copenhagen. \Continents of certain documents prove that the kaiser canted the war,\ Elsner as- ttertetL ABBE DELAERE Abbe Delaere, the cure of Ypres, who was the last civilian to leaVe the ity. lie gathered more (hint 100 child- ren, some of them mimed toy the Got has' bombs anti shells. and took them to st chatenu near Ypres. 11.re, with the help of the Atnerican Itts1 Cross, he and Slane faithful sisters are teaching tint) caring for the children. Abbe Debtere's cliargee ore called \The Children of Ypres.\ Tie.ir fame is widespread throughout ii leo Is 14.ft of Belgium. WORLD NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM The trial of 47 I. W. W.'s charged with obstructing war atchvities has been started in Sateratall-1110. (7111. Notes have been • sent to Vicente stud Berlin by the state departitwnt advis- ing the German and Austrian govern- ments that the United States desires to receive no more eommunicatione which should be propet•ly addreesed to all the allied nations. An attack upon the Wushington state mothers' pension law of 1915 brought, by Mrs. Rose Snyder of Seattle, who alleged it was imeonstittitional in pro - riding pensions for widows and 1101 for deserted mothers, was dismissed by the supreme court. NVitshington court decrees upholding the hiss's va- lidity were affirmed. * The siirrender of the t ..'.7000 German airplanes required under the terms of the armistice conventiondins been pro- ceeding during the past week and it is expected ilie. full cotnpleinent of enemy machines will shortly be in the allies' hands. The British authorities in charge of the occupation in the German zone as- signed to the British army have order- ed all German men to raise their huts to British officers, according to an of- ficial announcement In Berlin. They must do similarly when the British na- tional anthem is sung, the announce- ment adds. • * An Amsterdam dispatch to the Cen- tral News agency in London entys rim tous demonstrations have occurred In Berlin by the unemployed. The disor- ders became so threatening that labor leaders addressed the crowths, prom- ising assistance, and finally pacified them. er ye All restrictions on the use of news print paper have been willeirawn by the war Industries board, effective De- cember 15. In making this announce- ment Chairman Baruch urged thendop- tion of permanent rules by publishers prohibiting wasteful practices and eon. tinuing voluntary conservation ofe•ead. leg matter space for a time. - . Nine hundred end sixty-six victims of the anti-Jewish outbreak in Lem- berg, Galicia, have he -en buried so far, according to the newspaper Nowy Dziennik of Cracow, as quoted by the Jewish press bureau lit Stockholm. Many bodies are yet lying in the ruins of burned dwellings. it is added. The permit system of hog shipments from the country to leading markets .was removed at it tneeting of the pack- . ers, growers. food miministration and stockyards men held in Chicago. In removing the permits. farmere were warned by the food administration not to rush their hogs in at an abnormal rate as it would defeat their interests. * Recruiting for the marine corps will he resumed at once, under an order is- sued by Secretary Daniels. Enlist- ment will be for four years, former standnrds will be tnaintained and there will he no limit on the nuMber of men to be ,accepted. Emergency. sub -sta- tions established during the war in small towns will not be reopened for the present. * tr The resignation of Ches. M. Schwab as director general of tile Emergency Fleet corporation was accepted by President Wilson in a wireless message from the transport George Washing- ton to the \lithe ilouse. * * The Germans have begun restitution. They have delivered to the allies 300,- 000,000 francs gold, which came from the Russian treasury. The French have recovered n rich collection of nrt works stolen from St. Quentin and paintings taken from the museum at Valenciennes. GETTING READY FOR ASSEMBLY POLITICIANS SPECULATING ON WHAT WILL COME BEFORE LEGISLATURE NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY Commercial Bodies of State Organize to Formulate Protest Against In' crease in Freight Rates and Classifications Ilelena.-January 5, 1910, the Six- teenth session of the Montana legisle- ture will organize. 'Cheri; has been ten influx of legislators so far, DO gather- ing of members ill the Capital city to discuss iti either a formal or infor- mal way probable legislation. The seriousness of the Spanish influenza epidemic and the disinelinntion to, travel that has followed Ii r,' respon- sible for this tack cif legislative visi- torte. Belli houses of the session are controlled by the Republictins with more than a two-thirds vote. Undoubtedly 1111 effort will be to change the primary - law SO as to remove the objectionable features. A committee representing the State Bur association will he on hand with some measures governing practice in Montana courts. A largo amount of legislation in the interest of the farmers of Montana Is sure to be considered. Among the 'measures suggested are Vevision of the herd law, providing tests for gasoline, making it Manda- tory for elevators to be equipped to dean groin, providing some needed changes in irrigation laws, weed laws, groin inspection measures, seed loan legislfttion and reduction in the rates of interest. Much thne will be given to the con- sideration of taxation reforms and the report of the state tax commiselon. which has been filed with the gover- nor for reference to the legislature. A strong effort is expected to he mnde to have another normal school establisDri In eastern Montana. Terry. Lewistown, Livingston and Billings are contenders for such an institution. if one is established. It Is understotal that there will be no university lobby_ Undoubtedly some measures will let passed to assure strict enforcement of the prohibition laws and it is under- stood that the prohibition forces are preparing to urge he passage of a law that will make the state bone dry. The principal interest just now cen- ters around the fight for speaker in which the announced candhintes ore Fred L. Giinson of Park, Ronald Hig- gins of Missoula, C. A. Ittismuseen of Dawson, E. II. Cooney of Cascade, and 0. W. Belden of Fergus. * * * Object to New freight Rates. Practically even commercial organi- zation in Montana was represented at a conference in Helena last week to formulate ant emphatic protest against the proposed increase In freight rates; and classifications, which if put into, effect would give Montnna the peak load of transportation costs in the, country. The state railroad coinmie- sion was represented. Delegates present were unanimoue in asserting that if these increases become effective the growth the state would normally enjoy dining the re- censtruction period would he seriouely hampered, and that now, If ever, Mon- tana needs everything In the way of encouragement toward the develop- ment of its vast resources. The Siontenit Freight Rate nssocla- (ion was formally organized 111111 nit executive committee was nuined. It was made clear lit the meeting that this association has not been formed to fight the administration or those in charge of the railroads, hut for the purpose of seeing thut every resident of Montana, cote:miter, jobber, shipper and retailer, gets fair anti equal treatment as related to the ad- joining states and the country as :I whole. * * * Large Amount of Estray Stock. Eastern Montana (emote, who have been combining and shipping their livestock to the eastern iniirkets in ear lots, have met with some (rouble in getting their nionetary returns im- mediately, due to the fact tied unless they have absolute proof of ownership of en animal with some one eise's brand, remittence is inade at the stockyards to the state livestock board. under, (tie inspection law. As many of the cattle which the farmers have been shipping this fall have been purchased from others and carry one or more brands, in spite -of the most eareful details in shipping and the securing of bills of sale, tills- takee have occurred through the over- looking of brands and In other ways, and the money has been.sent to the secretary of the state board in Helene. In one shipment out of Dawson coun- ty in ,October the returns for two of the shippers were sent to the boon!. and goes into the \estrey\ fund from which the shippers will receive it on furnishing proper proof. Nearly $80,(XX) hag been sent to Sec- retary Den Raymond of the state, live- stock board by comtninsion bowies In Chicago for cattlejeceivell there from November 11 to December 1. Nearly half a million dollars Waft withheld from shIppern In 1017 and sent to the state board, hut claims for all but nbout $7,000 of it haVe been substanti. ated.
