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lf It Wos o Secret, He Wos Willing to Keep lr

A kindly faced little Italian was standing on a street corner near the city market on a S,aturday evening, waiting for a street car. His arms were piled high with bundles, so that he could hardly move a finger. One of the bundles slipped from its place on top of the pile and fell to the ground and the little man was trying to figure some way to pick it up without dropping the other bundles. A gentleman, seeing his dilemma, picked the bundle up and put it back in its place in the little Italian's arms. There was perfect gratitude in the little man's expression as he said:

"I tanka you, sir."

The gentleman r,eplied: "Don't mention it."

The little fellow looked rather puzzled, then smiled. He said:

"Alla righta, my frand; if you donta wanta me to, Tonv donta tell NObody."

Dingemon Elecfed President of Peoples Lumber Compony

\rentura, Calii.-'l'hc I'coplcs l-rrmlier Cotnpanl l-rcl<l its rrTth unnual stockholders rncetirrg hcrc liclr. 23 ancl clcctc<l thc folloning oIiicers: -\. -1. [)ingcm:tn. lrrcsi<lcnt; C. A Linrl arrrl I-. l). \\rillis. Iirst :rn<l sccotrrl vic,:pre siclerrts, rcspectir.e ly. ( )thcr lro:trd nrenrl;crs inclr-r<1c John C. Crur.np, secrrctarJ,', Aclolf o Canrarillo. I{. H. I,-astu,ood arrcl L,. X'{. Blancharcl. Ber-r \\.. Bartels is general manager ancl treasurer. 1'eoples nraintains general office,s here anci brarrch yarcls in Oxnard, Santa Paula. Fillmore, C)jai, Nloorpark, Santa Susana ancl else n-here.

FMB Discontinues Probe

San Francisco.The Fecleral Nlaritimc Iloarrl 1:Lst nronth <lisr:ontirrrrccl an inr.estigution into alleged agrecmerrts betu'ccn thc Ilanrmonrl l,unrlrcr Co., '.1'hc I'acific I-ttmbcr L'o.. Coast i'ucific Lumlrer Co. ancl FlLirhaven Iiorest I'roclucts ('o.. rvhich it hlL<l ortlcre<1 lrccausc it a1'rpcrrrc<1 thc rcslronrlcrts hrL<l rLgrccrl 1o rlcrr_r.-thcir rlocl<s ior cxports oi lor:s to stcirrrrship cor.r.rpiurics, cxportcrs rtrrrl othcrs. rvith thc cxccption of (1. 'f. 'lltliuhrLshi & (.o.. using the Fairhaver.r <locks cxclusivclr-. Thc prolre l'a.s orrlercd off lrecaltsc of insuiiicicnt cvirlence, siri<1 'fhe l)aily Clon'rnrcrcial Ncs's.

5'Western Portlqnd

Cemenf Chonges

Theodore I{. Partriclee has retired irom his post :Ls r-icc-president in charge of sales and traffic for Sorrthu'estern Portlzrnd Cement Co.. T-os .\ngeles, but r.i11 remairr a clirector of the companl'. The <lircctors clccted \l-i11iam C. Brophv vice-presitlent in charge of rnarkcting.