Revealing that all but three. persons had been accounted for, Mr. J. R. Regah, divisional agent of the J me, whose Olympian express crashed through a bridge into Custer Creek here recently, announced today that there was a possibility of the death toll mounting to 47.
He said that 44 bodies had been recovered. Twenty-six persons are remaining in the hospital. There were 139 passengers on the express when it was wrecked.—United Press.
Washington, June 24.
In the first five months of the year Japan's exports to the United States fell off 18 per cent. while imports Were se per coni lowes than during he corresponding period last year, me Department of Commerce disclosed today.
Cotton textile goods involved in japan-American trade had decreased 18 per cent. in quantity and 19 per cent. in value since last year. May exports were 18 per cent, and imorts 38 per cent. lower than May 837—United. Press.
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