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VOL. XXIX, NO. 222.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MOUNINO, JUNE 2, 1913.
TUICE FIVE CENTH
THE ASHEVILLE C
REGULATIONS ARE
PROVIDED IN ACT
Senator Hopes to Eliminate
"Literacy Test" by New
Law Drawn Up
SaSSStsBMaBSSWBt - f
DILLINGHAM WILL
PRESENT BILL TODAY
Proposes the Restriction upon
Number of Immigrants
' Any Country
. WASHINGTON, June 1. An at
tempt to eliminate Immigration from
southern European and Asiatic coun
tries, without the use of the "literacy
'test," upon which President Taft
'placed his disapproval In the last ses
sion of congress, Is embodied In a bill
'to be introduced In the isenate tomor
row by Senator DllMngham, Joint
author of the Burnett-Dillingham bill
vetoed by President Taft.
, Senator Dillingham's bill will pro
pose a restriction upon the number
of Immigrants from any country to
be fixed at 10 per cent from the
'number of persons of similar nation
ality who were shown to be residents
of tiie United States tit the time of
the laist census.
A statement Issued tonight from
the office of the commissioner general
'Of immigration declared that the
present immigration law "scarcely ex
cludes any except those afflicted with
serious mental or physical defects"
and hajs but little effect In reducing
the great Influx of aliens.
Difficult to Deport.
"Notwithstanding .the mandatory
provisions of the law," said the state
ment, "it has been difficult in the past
to deport tven when aliens are men
tally or physically defective. It has
become- customary lor friends or
philanthropic societies to appeal in
behalf of rejected aliens, and in tak
ing such .appeals little or no con
sideration Is given ,to the merits of
the case."
t purlrwr the last fiscal year, the
Statement added, 1, OSS, 212 Aliens ap-,
piled , for admission and only ene
quarter tsT. cent.. were excluded for
all cMtaiMlihV4nietttiMis were
that an even greater number would
be admitted this year.
RUSSIAN COURTS WILL
HEAR A MURDER CASE
OF
Prosecutor Will Uphold the
Theory of Ritual Murder
He Declares.
SMALL BOY VICTIM
ST. PETERSBURG, June 1. The
ministry of justice has Ordered the
trial in June or early in July of Men
del Bellllas, accused of the murder of
a Christian boy, Andrew Yushinsky,
on' March 25, 1911, near Kieff.
It la announced that the prosecu
tor will uphold the theory of ritual
murder.
The mutilated body of Andrew
Tushchtnsky, 13 years old, was dis
covered In a small cave on a subur
ban holding just outside of Kieff. The
bands were tied behind the back and
the post mortem examination re
vealed no fewer than 47 wounds.
Beillla, a clerk In a factory nearby,
was arrested and has been held in
close confinement ever since. Accord
ing to the official medical evidence
quoted in the Indictment all of the
wounds were inflicted while the boy
was alive, -
Numerous witnesses have already
been examined and their testimony
has been incorporated in the Indict
ment, which concludes:
"On the basis of these facts Betlliss
charged with entering into a conspir
acy' Tushchlnsky, of his life by
methods of torture and with having
perpetrated or connived at the atro
cities perpetrated on the boy."
bishop in steerage;
NEW YORK, June 1. A high
church dignitary was a steerage pas-
arrived today from Liverpool. He
was the Right Rev. Charles R. Brent,
Episcopal bishop In the Philippine
islands.
"I came In the steerage," the bishop
esid, "(because I believe the place for
a, clergyman to with the common
people. There I rubbed shoulders
with th immigrants, who will some
day make American oltliens, and If
these are a sample of all that come,
then America has reason to be proud
of her adopted children.
THE WEATHER,
WASHINGTON, June 1. Forecast
for North Carolina: Local thunder
Showers Monday; Tuesday probably
.fkir. light variable winds.
PHAGAN MURDER
WORK OF NEGRO
DECLARES FRANK
"No Man with Common Sense
Would Even Suspect That I Did
IC Man in Jail Tells Attache.
More Developments Expected.
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. GRAND JURY CALLED.
ATLANTA, June 1. (Special.)
Special session of tne grand jury
has been called for Tuesday 4
f morning, the purpose of which
f is unannounced and unknown. 4
The call was Issued by the 4'
4 foreman, who declines to state 4
4 what matters will be considered 4
4 toy the grand Jury. The Impres- 4
4 lon Is general that Foreman 4
4 Beck has yielded to the demands
4 of Police Chief Beavers that a 4
4 searching probe be made Into 4
4 the charges preferred by the cltry 4
4 detectives against Col. Thomas 4
4 B. Felder, Involving an alleged 4
4 attempt to bribe Secretary O. C. 4
4 Fetouany to take certain papers 4
4 from the safe of the chief of de- 4
4 tectlves, and also to thoroughly 4
4 Inquire into Colonel Felder's 4
4 counter charges that the police 4
4 and detective departments are 4
4 corrupt and are affording pro- 4
4 taction to disorderly houses and 4
4 gambling resorts. 4
4 4
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ATLANTA, June 1. "No white man
killed Mary Phagan. It's a negro's
crime, through and through. No man
with common sense would even sus
pect that I did it."
This declaration was made by Leo
M. Frank in his cell at the Tower to a
jail attache, the attache told a re
porter for The Constitution last night.
He is also stated to have made inces
sant plea of Innocence to turnkeys
and prisoners who are permitted
within the sacred confines of his cell.
No newspaper men are allowed to
see him. He tifta Instructed Sheriff
Mangum to permit no one In his
presence except at his request. The
sheriff Is Obeying the order to the
letter. Even ' Chief Lanford, head
cruarters detectives, and Harry Soott,
of the Pinkertona,-which agency Is In
the prisoner's employ, are denied ad-
Coupled with the declaration Frank
Is said to have made to the jail at
tache, comes his statement made Fri
ANOTHER BIRTHDAY FOR
POPE PIUS THE CAUSE
OF
Holy Father is 78 Years of
Age Today and He
Feels Well
SPENDS QUIET DAY
ROME, June 1. The pope will be
78 years old tomorrow and innumer
able telegrams and messages from all
parts of the world have arrived, feli
citating the pontiff -and wishing him
many happy jspars of life. The pope
will spend his birthday very quietly,
admitting only relatives and mem
bers of his entourage to his apart
ments. The pope this morning re
ceived in farewell audience Cardinal
O'Connell, of Boston, who Is leaving
for home Wednesday.
The pontiff appeared as strong and
alert as when Cardinal O'Connell saw
him May 21. They conversed at
longth. The pope Inquired regarding
the missionary congress which la to
meet at -Boston in October, saying
he understood It would be attended
by about sixty bishops from the
United States and Canada. He wished
the Congress every succesa When
the audience was about to end the
pope, recalling that when he last re
ceived Cardinal O'Connell, his com
panions, Monslgnor Michael G.
Splalne, and Dr. J. R. Slattery, of
Boston, remained in an anteroom be
cause they were not In regulation at
tire, asked:
"Where are your friends?"
The cardinal replied:
"In the ante chamber." -
"I hope." said the pope, laughing
ly, "that this time they are suitably
costumed to appear before me."
Receiving an affirmative answer
the pope requested that Mgr. Splalne
and Dr. Slattery be presented.
Dr. Slattery was the first physician
received by the pope since his Ill
ness, with the. exception of his per
sonal attendants. The moment he
was outside the audience room Dr.
Slattery was surrounded by officials
of the Vatican and others anxious to
learn the Impression he had received.
Dr. Slattery said:
"No doctor could fall to note that
the pope has robust and healthy
fiber. I could tell from the grasp of
his hand and the vivacity of his eyes
that there remains plenty of life, that
the pontiff has many years to live.
While holding my hand I felt it as
In a vice. The Holy Father does not
look In the least like a man who has
been seriously 111. I could eee by
the general appearance and the color
of his skin that his circulation Is excellent
day to Sheriff Mangum that he knew
not who was guilty, but that the mur
derer should hang. This was made
after news reached him of Conley's
confession, It la said.
Many Friends Visit Frank.
Frank devours newspaper stories of
the Phagan Investigation, It Is said at
the jalL His cell Is crowded dally
with friends and relatives who bring
him papers and delicacies. His wife
now visits him once each day. He
talks but little of the crime to any
one betides his friends, and twit little
Is gained from him by the jailers and
prisoners who visit him. '
' James Conley sat on a bunk In his
cell at the Tower and for an hour
freely discussed his grim connection
with the Mary Phagan tragedy. He
was a willing talker, ready answerer
of questions, and throughout the in
terview he seemed to find relief in
relating the?7-naxreMvie of his com
plicity In Atlanta's most hideous
crime.
"I made an affidavit down to p'llce
headquarters," ha said. "It was the
third one I made since they had me
arrested. It's the truth, though, the
whole truth, and I hope to God that
He strikes me dead this very Instant
If It 'ain't. . j
"I was intendln not to tell the
whole business. I was ftxln' to take
care of Mr. Frank, like he told me to
In the first place. I was going to
keep my mouth shut and say nothtn',
until some of those folks down at the
pencil factory opens up and begins
tryln' to make out that I killed the
little girl, and that I'm trying to
save my own neck by flxln' It on Mr.
Frank.
Scared Into Confession.
"That made me mad. It didn't
make me any madder than It made
me scared. I Just put it down that if
I didn't come on out with the truth
they would get me and hang an lnno
cent nigger. I called for Mr. Detec
the Black that Saturday and begins
to open up. I was afraid even then,
though, to tell the whole businesa
"Finally,' the thin got to workin'
Inf-Wl so "much that I Just
couldn't hold it any longer. I couldn't
(Continued on Par Two.)
CONTROL OF BUTTER
E!
Big Meat Dealers are Antici
pating Shifting of Con
ditions on Farms.
ARE BRANCHING OUT
CINCINNATI. June 1. Is the but
ter, egg and poultry supply going Into
the same hands that for years have
controlled meat? According to a lo
cal dealer, who has just returned from
Chicago, this is waht will happen soon
The falling off in the receipts of cat
tle in all the live stock markets of the
country shows cattle raising as an in
dustry Is rapidly decreasing In this
country. The large cattle ranches are
giving way to the small forma in the
west and it Is predicted that poultry
and eggs soon will take the place of
beef on the American table because
chickens can be raised on small far ma
This will give them a foothold In
Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Mis
souri, some of the most productive
poultry states In the country and deal
ers say it is only a question of time,
with their great storage and shipping
facilities and their large capital, when
they will be able to drive the little
dealer out of businesa
A good illustration of the advantage
the larger packer has la In the hand
ling of eggs. When the eggs are re
ceived from the country the small,
dirty and Imperfect ones are separat
ed from the rest and are generally
sold to bakers at a lower price than
the others. The packing houses have
established large factories where they
separate the yellow from the white of
the eggs and . can them. They buy
these eggs at several cents lower than
the market and sell by the pound. The
canning of these eggs must be done
under the Inspection of the govern
ment and under the most sanitary
conditions. The cost Is so great that
the small dealer can not go into this
branch of the Industry and is rapidly
losing his trade with packers In the
large markets.
DEATH AT SAUSBCRY.
SALISBURY, June 1. (Special. )
After a short illness Miss Myrtle Har
ris, a young daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. C. Harris, died at their home in
Salisbury Friday night. The funeral
was held this afternoon by Reva
Syron Clark and 3. P. Lannlng.
.l?VWr : A''IWK EH! 5? )
WITH SENATOR OVERMAN PRESIDING
LOBBYIST INVESTIGATION WHICH MAY
PROVE SENSATIONAL BEGINS TODAY
North Carolina Ltaier Expect, To Examm, at Uut Foiir Senator, Each Hour of
et , - . . . ........ ... .
ssmvrmxzees pesaion
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WASHINGTON, ( June 1. Tarls?
and currency reform, will go Into
eclipse tomorrow when, the senate be
gins Its hunt for the numerous and
Insidious lobby," i which President
Wllaon has said la tt.wor'k. on Wash
ington threatening . the Underwood
bill. .
Some attentions so will be divert
ed to the senate it veatlgatioh of the
West Virginia coal strike, which also
will take form this week. ,
Work on tariff ai d currency will go
on .however. wi(h subcommittees
grinding on the schedules. .... . ,...;
The leaders hope to present their
work .to ,a caucuAoa .mad pel .thai
bill .into the senateKuiot later than
June 13,
President--Wilson's correspondence
wHh Senator TIMman, which develop
ed that the president thought curren
cy reform Imperative at the extra ses
sion, to prevent opportunity for any
artificial financial disturbance after
the tariff bill becomes law,, probably
will be followed soon with a special
message to congress conveying Mr.
Wilson's Ideas on the general subject
Investigation Today.
The lobby investigation will begin
tomorrow morning at 10:10 o'clock In
the big judiciary hearing room In the
senate office building. Senator Over
man's Investigating committee plans
to hear four senators an hour. - ' 1
ENCAGED T0B MARRIED
Girl who is Worth $1,000,000
Says That She Intends to
Wed Soon.
ALLENTOWN, Pa.. June 1. Miss
Anna Steckel, the Vassar graduate,
who became a 11,000,000 heiress on
the death of her father, Reuben P.
Steckel, a retired business man of this
city, announces her engagement to
Arthur R. H. Cole of Haverhill, Mass.,
a proctor at Harvard. She said she
hoped that the announcement would
set at rest forever the repeated report
Lthat she had ever held the slightest
sentimental interest In Samuel Sin
clair, the ftwarthmore college football
star, who Is now serving a six months'
jail sentence for an outrageous per
formance of which he - made Miss
Steckel the victim some months ago.
Sinclair had been a persistent but
unfavored suitor with the young
woman. He decided to make her his
wife whether she would or not, and
appeared one day at the door of the
girl's home with his motor car. At
the wheel was his cousin, R. Walter
Starr of Kennett Square, Pa. When
Mies Steckel appeared at the door to
decline his Invitation to take her for
a ride, he suddenly brought a lap robe
Into action, threw it over the girl's
head, stifled her cries and carried her
to the automobile-
Then ths car was started at high
speed on a dash through the town, but
Starr lost control and the automobile
ran Into the base of the Soldier's
Monument The car was smashed,
but the occupants were not Injured.
Miss Steckel made an outcry and Sin
clair and his cousin were arrested.
Sinclair admitted that ha had meant
to take M1ss Steckel Into . another
county and force her to marry him.
He was fined 1100 and sent to jal) for
six months on April t. His cousin
was fined.
Since then he has made application
for a pardon, and It was alleged that
Miss Steckel, impressed by the daring
nature of his devotion, had decided to
marry him and was interesting her
self In securing but pardon.
it's Picnic Time.
- rresident WUeon Has Even the "Wise Ones'
--Com Cos ti' on Live Issues.
Each member of the senate will be
called on to tell what he knows about
a tariff lobby and go on reaord as to
his personal business affairs and pro
feaslonal associations that may relate
to any item In the tariff but . . ,
All are expected to respond willing,
ly to ths quia, but many of them are
wondering just what to say about the
scores of business and professional
men who have been to eee them about
tariff matters since the bill passed
the house. . ,.:,r. iT.
Meanwhile President ' Wilson Is
working On his currency message and
house and, senate leader are prpajr,
tnr-wtw-on- -WfifeW TeToria, to be
taken tip after the tariff bill It passed,
provided It la decided to prolong the
extra session. Even should congress
decide to adjourn when the tariff hill
Is enacted the banking committees
would e directed to continue work on
currency to be submitted Immediately
after the opening of congress In regu
lar session next winter.
Coal Field Troubles.
The West Virginia Investigation, au
thorised to be conducted toy the edu
cation and labor committee of the sen
ate, will b Initiated tomorrow by a
subcommittee composed of Senators
Swanson. Shields, Martlne, Borah and
Kenyon.
Democratic leaders of the house
are planning to restrict as far as pos-
T
Five Others Were Badly In
jured in Big Storm in
Georgia.
MACON, ).,-June 1. Mrs. O. C
Thomas, and her eon, Jesse C. Thom
as, Jr., were Instantly killed and four
other members of the family and a
neighbor's child Injured by a stroke
of lightning which struck the Thomas
home, two miles north of Jefferson
vllle, 25 miles from Macon, Saturday
afternoon at 6:10 o'clock during a
severe electrical storm.
Because of the fact that telephone
and telegraph wires were put out
of commission by the storm, news of
the tragedy did not reach here until
today, when a relative came here to
secure the services of an undertaker,
1
NOTABLE BAPTISM,
mrrPJJjO, N. T., June 1. With
ceremonlee used in this country for
the first time since 1771, Ruth Katha
rine Daggett, hafby daushter of Byron
B. Daggett, was baptized at the Scot
lsh lm-s csathedral here todav The
ceremony mado the batjy a ward of
! the Lde of Perfection and entitled
'to the guardianship and protection of
t the Masonic fraternity In every part
jof the world. Mr. Daggett Is l II-
decree Mason and sovereign prince of
Pabnoni Lodge of Perfection of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. ,
ATTEND MEMORIAL SERVICES.
WASHINGTON. Jun 1,-j-Presl-dent
Wilson and members of his cab
inet, high officers of the army and
navy, and many other national fig
ures, attended memorial services to
day at Cathedral Close, Mount Saint
Alban, for those who lost their lives
In the Spanish-American war. The
principal addresses were (by Chap
lain O, U Bayard, U. a N and Right
Rev. A'fred Harding, bishop or
Washington.
IT .
WONT 1
slble. the legislation at this session to
tariff," currency and any appropria
tions that may be deemed Imperative.
All the house committees will be
named and they will consider, pend
ing matters with a view to action at
the next. regular session of congress
la December.
The caucus tomorrow la nrlm.riiu
Lfor th purpose of fusing upon the
entire ci mmittae organisation or tit
house. . ,
. Bams of the new members, anxious
about , patronage at the capltol are
-'"' viaji w gev. tnetr
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meats were mada when the damnnnf.
took control of the sixty second con
gress. Wilson Has 'Em Guessing,
I Wilson does not start something to
anane up tne precedents and keep
congress astir. His denunciation of
the tariff lobby In the week Just
passed marked the climax In a se
ries of unusual executive aits and
hat precipitated an Inquiry ths like of
which never has been known In legis
lative annals of the nation.
When the president told the ways
and means committee that he wanted
free raw wool and ultimate free sugar
In ths tariff bill ths committee wrote
' (Continued on Page Five.)
KNOXVILLE POLTCEMAN IS
El
Was Under Arrest on Minor
Charge When the Tragedy
Occured.
KNOXVTLLB, Jons I. Special.)
Patrolman Samuel C Hlckey waa
ahot and almost instantly killed early
this morning by a negro said to be
Preston Jonea
William Lylea, another negro, who
was with Jonea at the time of the
killing, was arrested and placed in
the city Jail. He gave the name of
the negro who did the Wiling as
Preston Jonea
The tragedy occurred after Patrol
man H.'ckey and Patrolman Charles
fox were coming up Jackson avenue
t i police headquarters, to go off duty.
Tae came across three n ;gro women
ail two ni'gro men, Tin;,1 ng over
somt matter, near the corner of
JacMon avenue and the allev.' mI.'ca
Is km wn as an exteiitl in of f'aio
str. .. The officers or-i-rn. tie
gr'H-n to move on, and not lie t;imr
relmg on the streets, but one the
women. It Is said, refused to go. Sh.
was arrested by Officer Fox. who
tiurted op the alley toward the city
Jal with her leaving his comrade to
i"H thai iht others cn-at'd no more
disturbance He had gone but a lit
tle Way, however, until Junes drew
Ins ii:tol ;ui(t shot Officer Ticky,
th hull entering the body just above
the heart.
i,.- iarted toward Gay street on
a dead run, but the officer, although
. (ii'i fii.lii, to the ground, fatally
wounded, drew bis revolver, and fired
at the fleeing negro. He then turned
1 1) i ft red. at lh other negro, Wil
liam Lylea, one of the bullets enter
ing his left shoulder and another hit
ting him in the right wrist
officers John Montgomery and
Mike. Cross, who were near the scene,
heard the firing and ran to the scene.
Lyles was arrested and taken to the
oity jalL
Patrolman Hlckey waa married but
had no children. He was a member
At the local lodge of Elks and ttoete.
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ii
WITH THE BANKS
Uncle Sam Will Deposit Ad
dltlonal Ten Million DoN -V
lars at Onco
SEVEN INSTITUTIONS
REFUSED THE INTEREST
Were Not Willing to Pay Two
Per Cent Annually
Agreed Upon .
WASHINGTON, June l.Secrstao
McAdoo tonight announced the dis
tribution by statee of the additional
1 10,000,000 of federal bonds which
ths treasury department will deposit
In .the national banks. Hla statement
o discussed the manner In Which
the banks had received the recent
Oder that I per cent Interest yearly
be charged on all government d
posits. . '. .. j
of the tit active depositary banks
on May 1, when the secretary Isrusd
his Interest -order, Mr. MeAdoo said
only seven have declined to pay the
interest charge and ceased to be gov
ernment depositaries, . surrendering,
tlielr federal funds to ths treasury.)
The 110,000,000 and this surren:
dered amount, aggregating 111,111,
00, has been apportioned In various
anu unts among I0T national banks In
m cities and towns In the forty-eight
states and the District of Columbia,. ,
The seven banks unwilling to pay
mivrvvi, iiiv pmniivr hiu, werw.
even Banks Decline.
"The National City bank,, the Na
t'onal Bank ot Commerce, and th.
Chemical National Bank of New York,
City; the National Bank of Com-
rfcrce, of New London. ' Conn.: the
Merchant National bank, of Savan
nah, Oa; the First National bank,
of Buffalo, Wye., and the Seaboard.
National bank, of Ban Francisco,
"Various banks In different ' see
tiona of the country in -expressing
their willingness to pay the interest
charge," said Mr. McAdoo, "strongly
commended the wisdom and fairness
of the administration's new policy la
Imposing the charge, although tt no-;
eiearlly reduced tkelr profit, n .
"ln soma application fnr a shsrs
.qf.tnft. Won! ,,(! 9,t..v H nk.
especiully the largest ones In fiostoi
and Chicago, requested a million, dol
lars or more of the deposits." '
Twenty national bank depositaries
in New Tork city have, notified the'
department that they desire to retain
the deposits and that they will par
tht 1 per cent, interest
Ths secretary announced , he hedj
reduced . the government dsposlts iraj
a number of banks whioh, he said,
"at ths close of the last admlnistra
tlun held amounts Which seemed te
be excessive or unjustified,' the rcduc
tiers In most' eases being made!
again the protests of the banks)
which desired to retain the funds.1
notwithstanding interest charge,
large Sum Cornea South, t
T't.dsr the distribution of the nW
deposits the thirteen southern states
mil receive ia.IOJ.000 In 14 bank'
In 1J7 cities; the eight ni.dd ti states
f Z.m.000 in 114 bank in 11 eltl-,"
and the nine western ttutj tffO.ftfQ)
In T3 banks and In (") cities.
Apportionments were made on the
basis of population, capital and sur
plus, needs of the reepecltve sections
of the country and the circulation
status ot the banks, preference being;
given to these institution who
present circulation amounts to nolj
lees t' an 49 per cent of their out
standing capital. Ot the 107 banks'
receiving the deposits 174 already
were government depositaries,' 'and
some of the remaining 411 bank! had
been previously known as Inactive
(Continued on Pago five.)
IS
USE OF GOVERNMENT
Foreign Loan of Hundred
Million Dollars Has Been
Finally Negotiated. ' '
STATEMENT EXPECTED
NEW TORK, June J. Negotiation)
ty the Mexican government of a for-j
eign loan ot approximately, $100,00,.
000 for government purposes and on
account of the National Railways of
Mexico having been completed, local
bankers Interested In tha matter nn
nounced tonight ' that' the issue
19 ut
h N.i-i
$10,000,000 two-year notns of th
f r. !. u Tuiiiways is a government en
terprise. ,
i tin railroad's finances aro clots?,
!'ri(-rk fltml with thoso of the Mexican!
government itself, as the National'
Railways is a government enterprise. '
Official announcement In regard to
both the government and 'the rail-
read financing are expected tomor-'
tow ."".'''! j
The Mexican government loan, t'
waa stated by bankers here tonight!
Is f TMOO.OO-o, and the National Rail-f
ways of Mexico loan about 117,000,
00P. , , .
DISTRIBUTE