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FUNERAL OF WSWINEY IS CHIEFjTOPIC No Government Opposition to Public Service Expected Newspapers Discuss Political Effect of Death. MARTYR,-SAYS NEWS

(By Associated tPress) LONDON, Oct. 26. .Announcement of plans for the removal to Ireland of the body of the late Terrence MacSwlney. lord mayor of tlork, who died Monday morning In Brixton prison, this city, was expected today. It was understood that final decision on the question of whether ta body would be taken secretly to Cofck or would be turned over to relatives here was left to the administration sat. Dublin castle. Articles on the death! of MacSwlney occupied much space nn this morning's newspapers, regardless of their political views. Some of the Journals refrained from commencing editorially on the situation which has arisen, while others have written in accordance with their customary attitude on the Irish question. The Times, which 1st hostile to the government's Irish pcficy and the Irish bill prepared by tl cabinet, severely attacks the government, especially in the matter of reprisals. Predicts Wide Ivffect Referring specifically to MacSwlney, the newspaper expresses the fear that the effects of his path will not be confined to the British Isles, but it recalls it has always nyiintalned the Irish question was esshntially British. Asserting the lord msnyor was "a misguided but sincere patriot, dying for his convictions," the Morning Post says: "We cannot perceive vtfiat relation can exist between suicidj and martyrdom. We cannot forget the many loyal servants of their country who have been shot down in the in ire performance of their duty in Ireland and for whose memory there is nn meritorious appeal nor falacious senftjimentality." The Daily News says the government imprisoned MacSney as a criminal . and converted ,'tiim into a martyr, and -must bear tthe responsibility for death. Return Body to Family Inquiries which have ba in made of members of the family on ffchalf of the government regarding a? rangenients for the funeral of Lord Ifayor MacSwiney of Cork, have jfaeen interpreted by Father Dominic, the late lord mayor's private eharliiin, as an - indication that there will he no interference with the family's plans, and that the body will be turnitd over to them immediately after tlje inquest. This, the home office static, will, be hold Wednesday morning. (The body is still In the Brixton prison mortuary clothed in a coarse brown Lrranciscan habit. It is reported from Dublin that all the members of the Dail 13reann or Irish republican parliament, intend to come to London at obsequia here. It Is also stated that a bodyguard of 50 Irish volunteers will attend! I the funeral party throughout the journey. A deputation of 21 membnrs of the corporation of Cork, headed by Deputy Mayor O'Callaghan, arrived t'ais morn.ing to attend the London services and accompany the funeral party -to Cork. Ten members of the CorU harbor board also are here, together with many persons prominent in ithe civic and commercial life of Cork said other Irish cities. The members of' the late lord mayor's family were continuing today their vigil over the bci'ly. Inquest Wednesday This noon the Irish Self-D&termina-tion League announced it had.recelved definite word that the inquettt would be held in Brixton prison at 11:40 a. m. Wednesday. It is experjted the body will be placed in stats at St. George's cathedral. Southward! ; before 6 p. m. Wednesday and Willi I remain there until Thursday morning. A bodyguard to be relieved eac'fc three hours will be posted about tle catafalque. Solemn requirem mass will he sung at St. George's cathedral at It a. m., Thursday, the celebrant being Father O'Meara, the administrator ofrthat cathedral. Absolution will be giren by Archbishop Mennix, the Australian j prelate, and Bishop Cotter of Ports-' mouth. The funeral party will ;proceed from the cathedral to Ruston i station J at 2 p. m.. contingents from ) ill the Irish societies irom London antt representatives from Irish civil anil commercial bodies marching in tJte procession. PARIS, Oct. 26.- Although (declaring France must not interfere ft.t questions relative to the interior policy of England, newspapers of this city,, commenting rpon the death of Terence MacSwlney, Lord Mayor of Cotk, pay tribute to his courage. "One can only bow down before the man who has died for his idenil" declares the Journal. The Echo da Paris says "the sacrifice made by MaeSwiney will resound throughout the jworld as a heart rending appeal of a suffering nation." Fear that the deth of the Lord Mayor will aggravate the struggle between England and Ireland is expressed by the Figaro. BELFAST, Oct. 23. Further irioUng occurred in this city last night. , Large crowds, burned effigies of Trrence MacSwlney," the late lord mayor of Cork, In a street in the Stanhope section of the city, and a near by party mistaking the effigies for thf-ee of Premier Lloyd George, starts fl exchanges with the men burning the figures. A fight was soon going on am!, the Soilce being powerless to queJI the inorder. troops were summoned! Several shots were fired by the sqldiers and order was soon restored.

ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE BRILLIANT ORATOR, TALKS HERE TONIGHT

Albert J. Beveridge, former United States senator from Indiana, will address what is expected to be the largest political meeting held in Wayne county this campaign, at the coliseum, this evening. Mr. Beveridge will be introduced by Judge William A. Bond, of the Wayne circuit court, who will preside at the meeting. The former senator has a large following in Wayne county and is regarded as a man of great intellectual ! attainments, and one of the foremost American orators. He has been making an active campaign in behalf o the candidacy of Senator Harding. He will enter into a thorough discussion of the important issues of the campaign. Mr. Beveridge is expected to arrive in Richmond from Indianapolis late in the afternoon. Issues Statement. Lewis G. Reynolds, chairman of the parade committee for the Beveridge meeting tonight, made the following statement: "Weather permitting the parade will move at 7:15 p. m. Threatening weat'a er will not interfere with the march, but of course if it should be actually raining at 6:30, the parade will be abandoned. "Marchers are requested to be at South Tenth and Park Place at 6:45 p. m. Banners and torches will be distributed, and the line formed by Captain Harry E. Thornburg and assistants. Large 'sparklers," not small ones as has been stated, will be supplied to the women who take part in the parade, unless they should prefer the red-light. torches. "There will be enough for all, and will make a brilliant line. Women Take Part "As there are but few regularly organized clubs, It was deemed best not to assign any special position to any particular body. "The women who take part may march together as a body, or join with the men as they may choose. The whole Idea is to have a successful parade and a brilliant one. "The procession will march in the center door of the coliseum, and down the center aisle, headed by the band. The entire lower floor will be reserved for those taking part in the parade. "The arrangements at the coliseum are in the hands of Karl K. Meyers." FATHER GORMAN, OF CAMBRIDGE, EXPLAINS HIS REGENT ACTION Father M. "J. Gorman, of Cambridge City, submitted the following today: "Fearing that a false impression might arise from an article in the issue of your paper of Oct. 26, or that it might be interpreted as a desire on my part to violate the law and endanger the health of the community, I wish to offer the following explanation : "Saturday afternoon the local health officer, accompanied by the marshal, notified me than an order had been issued for the closing of schools, picture shows and churches on account of the 'prevalence' of smallpox. ! While the order' came at such an hour as to render it impossible to notify all my congregation, I stated that I would close the church providing they would close all the stores and keep the people off the street. If there was need of such extreme measures, why not keep the people from all exposure? There are enly seven cases in the whole town and such a small number does not prove the "prevalence" of a disease in a community of over 3,000 people. There is hardly a city in the United States of any size that hasn't that many cases most of the year and no attention is paid to them. Saturday night our stores were crowded, people mingled and congregated on our streets and today our factories, some employing about 100 people, are running without any restriction whatever. If there Is any danger of an epidemic why shouldn't all be closed? We are drifting towards indiferentism and paganism, placing our churches on a par with our picture shows. The moment any danger arises, our churches are closed, when we ought to keep them open and hurry there to a?k God's protection. This was the case in the ages of Faith. Public prayer, processions, etc., were made use of in time of danger. Moreover a strict quarantine has never been enforced even upon those who have the disease. Why then try to force a doubtful remedy on others. I use the word "doubtful" advisedly, for the authorities in such matters are not agreed. In the Medical Journal of Oct. 23, 1920, page 1152 there is a quotation from the Public Health Rec. of Nov. 21. 1919 as follows: "Closing schools as a means of controlling epidemics of measles, whooping cough, scarlet fever, diphtheria, smallpox and poliomyelitis should be considered as a last resort to be used only when a thorough and systematic application of other measures fail to effect, control. As a method It Is clumsy, unscientific and unsatisfactory, for it fails to control and results in the loss of school time and money. The modern method of careful daily inspection of infected schools. Isolation of sick children and quarantine of contacts is both more effective and economical." I regret the notoriety of this case and I wish to state most imphatically that I would be the first to close my church if there was a "prevalence" of the disease. But at present I see no reason to grow hysterical in the matter and when the doctors disagree we are privileged to follow the saner opinion, especially when God's honor is at stake. Touts respect., M. J. GORMAN, Cambridge City.

COUNTY VOTE IS ORGANIZED FORJIECTION Wayne County Voters Are

Expected To Take an Act ive Part in Battle of Bal lots. POLLS ARE COMPLETED A week hence and the battle of ballots, proclaimed one of the most important elections in the history of the republic, will be on, and Wayne county voters are expected to take an active part in the contest. In fact, voting has been in progress in Wayne county for over a week. At the office of the county clerk a large number of voters who will not be able to visit their polling places next Tuesday because they will be absent from the county on that day or who are confined to their homes by illness have been casting their ballots. Those who will not be In the county next Tuesday have been voting in person at the clerk's office. People who are 111 and will not be able to visit their polling places have been voting before notary publics at their homes and mailing their ballots to the clerk. There has also been a flood of absent voters' ballots poured into the office of the county clerk. These voters are located In every section of the country, but claim Wayne county as their legal place of residence. Expect 95 Per Cent Vote. Of the approximately 23500 registered voters in Wayne county political leaders anticipate that at least 95 per cent of them will vote. The polling of the voters has been completed by both the Republican and Democratic organizations, and the figures compiled by each indicate a Republican victory in Wayne county. The Republican poll books show a minimum Republican majority, in the presidential contest of 3,000 in the event that all listed Democrats and all voters listed as "doubtful" or members of the Socialist and the other minor parties should support the Democratic ticket, and all listed Republicans should support their own ticket. "The Republicans will be doing very well if they carry Wayne county by 1,500," said Joel Moore, Democratic county chairman, Tuesday. It is understood that the Democratic organization will be well pleased if the Republican majority can be held down to 1,500 in Wayne county, admitted to be a Republican stronghold. They are. contending that a large cut will be - made JUl the - Republican vote in Richmond. Election Wagers Posted Election wagers posted in several places In Richmond show considerable Republican money up but only a small amount of it covered. ' The largest posted bet, $500, even money, that Harding will carry Ohio has found no taker. As a rule the posted wagers are for t small amounts. Onft bet, posted SQFveral days ago, that Harding will carrjn Wayne county by 2,500 over Cox has not been taken. The "campaign liar", following his custom the last week of a political campaign, is in full eruption. He has been spreading street corner gossip reflecting upon . certain candidates, and in each instance the tale that is told, when traced to its origin, is found to have no foundation of fact; and the "campaign liar" is using the mails to deceive and confuse the voter, by appealing to religious prejudices, as a rule. It can be stated with full authority that both political organizations emphatically disclaim responsibility for the submarine type of political warfare these unknown "campaign liars" have resorted to. Young Business Men Meet To Discuss Tour of County Plans for a trip over Wayne county will be discussed at the meeting of the Young Men's Business club, which will hold its meeting on the third floor of the K. of P. building Tuesday at 8 p. m. 'temporary headquarters for the club have been established in the K. of P. building and meetings will probably be held there during the winter, according to an announcement made by officers of the club Tuesday. SENATOR ROLANDI RICCI MINISTER TO WASHINGTON (By Associated Press) ROME, Oct. 2G. Senator Rolandi Ricci, according to the Popolo Romano today, is to be appointed- Italian ambassador at Washington. Weather Forecast MOORE'S SPECIAL FORECAST The weather will continue to get colder during the next 36 hours, with minimum temperature of 40 or below within that period. This will be caused by the movement of the rainstorm to the eastern states and the south wind shifting west or northwest by Tuesday night. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau-r-Falr and colder tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy and colder. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum 63 Minimum . 57 Today. Noon 67 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Occasional rains this afternoon and probably Tuesday night; colder Tuesday night. Wednesday unsettled and colder; fair at intervals. General Conditions The rainstorm continues its slow northeastward movement with general rains from the Great Lakes south to the Gulf of Mexico. Over the plain and Rocky Mountain states the weather i3 clearing; temperatures are freezing in many places.

Reprisal Idiots in Ireland Continue Despite Warning of Chief Secretary

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Cook's stores, Tubbercurry, after reprisal riot, above, and funeral of Reginal Hardman. The day following the'warnfng Issued to the Roypl Irish constabulary by Sir Hamar Green-wood, chief secretary to Ireland, against further reprisals by the force ii the Sinn Fein trouble Tubbercurry and Achrony, county Sligy, were sacked by reprisal rioters in revenge for the death of Inspector Brady. Upper photo shows part of the damage done. The lower photo shows members of the R. I. C. bearing the body of Reginal Hardman, one of their number, to the cemetery. He was slain during Sinn Fein riots in County Cork. Large crowds watched the funeral procession.

THRONE OF GREECE TO BE OFFERED TO PRINCE PAUL TODAY (By Associated Press) ATHENS, Oct. 26. Th&- throne- M Greece, made vacant by the death of King Alexander yesterday, will be offered to Prince Paul, third son of former King Constantine, it is officially announced. It is believed, however, that King Constantine must formally abdicate, and Prince George, older brother of Prince Paul, must renounce his rights. It is probable that King Constantine will at first refuse to meet these conditions, but it is understood Premier Venizelos will produce arguments of Bome importance. Constantine's financial status is well known, and it is the understanding that the premier will agree to restore the former king's suppressed pension, if the above terms are accepted. No Republic Probable. Only in the event of Constantine's persistent refusal would there be a question of the establishment of a republic, but it is known Premier Venizelos is of the opinion that Greece is not yet ripe for that form of government. Members of the Greek cabinet conferred on Sunday, but decisions reached, if any, have not been made public. There is a rumor current that the coming elections will be deferred, but this is considered improbable. In the voting, which will take place on Nov. 8, Premier Venizelos is expected to carry his party to victory by a substantial majority. HARDING PLANS TRIP FOLLOWING ELECTION TO GET SHORT REST MARION, O., Oct. 26 As election day draws near volunteer suggestions for a vacation trip for Senator Harding are coming to his headquarters here in increasing numbers from his friends and admirers throughout the country. A number of popular winter resorts have asked to be his host and several elaborate private homes have been placed at his disposal for whatever rest he may decide to take after the end of the campaign. It was said today that all of these offers were held open for the present, and that probably no choice of a vacation spot would be announced until after election. Both the senator and Mrs. Harding, it was explained, preferred to devote their energies now to the campaign, leaving their personal plans to be worked out later. Considers Trips Hawaii, Bermuda, Panama, California, the Gulf coast and many other places have been mentioned in speculation here regarding a vacation trip. The general belief of those who know the senator's inclinations, however, 13 that he will not go outside continental United States and probably will not travel as far west as the Pacific coast. It Is expected that any trip he makes will give him at least two weeks of seclusion and rest during November. . Today the nominee took an easy stride in his campaign work, seeing few visitors and devoting most of his attention to miscellaneous " tasks around his headquarters. It was virtually his last breathing spell before election for he starts tomorrow on . a campaign trip through Ohio that will last the remainder of the week. - '

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Whitewater Odd Fellows Honor Edward Bellis, Oldest Member

HITEWATER lodge of Odd Fellows at Its regular meet ing Friday night IU pay. special Conor to its oldest member, Edward Bellis, who for more than 60 yearf ha3 been active in the affairs of the fraternity. Mr. Bellis is 92 years of age and is one of Richmond's most widely known and esteemed men. He was one of the members of fraternity of Odd Fellows that was in charge of the erection cf the first building of the order at Main and Eighth streets more than 50 years ago and also served for more than 40 years, as secretary of the building board that was in charge of the property. His unselfish and loyal devotion to the organization has endeared him to the membership. Mr. Bellis is also the oldest local member of Oriental Encampment No. 28. Special Program Friday. At Friday night's meeting there will be a special program of short speeches by various members relative to the work of Mr. Bellis in behalf of the lodge. Mr. Bellis lives at 208 North Eighth street in the house which he and his wife moved into In 1S52. It has been his residence since that time. Mr. Bellis has many interesting recollections about the Richmond of years ago. He first came to Richmond in a stagecoach in ISIS. At that time the east side of Eighth street was the east boundary of town. According to Mr. Bellis there were about 3,000 inhabitants here then. A wheat field was located where the high school now stands and a field of corn occupied the ground where the Westcott hotel is located. Mr. Bellis came to America from England as an apprentice of Henry Dickinson. His younger brother was apprenticed to Samuel Dickinson. Samuel Dickinson's brother Joseph was the originator of the Dickinson Trust company. The Dickinsons and their apprentices came to Indiana immediately after their arrival in New York and settled first at Milton. A short time later they moved to Richmond. Remembers First Circus. Mr. Bellis can remember the first circuses held in Richmond. There were no paved streets then, Mr. Bellis says, and log cabins stood where fine dwelling houses and pretentious building blocks are now located. The railroad train that came through this city for the first time in 1S53 Is a vivid memory in the mind of the pioneer lodgeman. Mr. Bellis recalls how merchants GRAND JURY RECESSES UNTIL NEXT MONDAY After being in session the greater part of Monday, the grand jury again recessed until next . Monday.. The session Monday was the first held by the grand jury for almost a week. It was stated thtat the grand jury intends to hold occasional sessions until the Investigation of the affairs of the defunct Farmers' bank of Milton, has been completed. It is not known how much longer time this investigation will require. Five indictments were returned Monday by the grand jury. Walter Beck, of Boston, Ind., was arrested on one of the indictments, charging him with having contributed to the delinquency of a girl of 16 years. No ait rests on the other indictments returat ed Monday have been made.

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had their goods hauled by covered wagon from Cincinnati because of lack of other means of tranportationr There were no good roads in those days, he says, and he can remember the time when the mail from the east was carried west in a great crate on a wagon. Wth six horses drawing the wagon, it was so hard to pull over the roads that the drivers would accept no passengers. It was a good six hours ride from Richmond to Milton, a distance that motorists of the nresent day skim over in what seems only a few minutes. Stage coaches were the vogue in j those days, Mr. Bellis declares, and i the price of an omnibus ride to Cincin nati by way of Boston was 50 cents. The stage coach offered strong competition and ran through Eaton and on down to Cincinnati. Mr. Bellis was first employed after leaving the tailoring business, as bookkeeper and offica manager at the Forkner, Scott & Elmer Grocery company. Later he joined the -forces of the I. R. Howard wholesale grocery. He has been a lifelong and devout member of the Friends church. FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND MINERS RESUMED LONDON, Oct. 26. Formal negotiations between the government and the executive officers of the miners' federation in an effort to settle the coal strike were re-opened this morning, indicating that he informal discussions which had been in progress since Sunday had proved satisfactory, in some measure at least. The miners executive body had previously been in conference over the government's new proposals, and as a result of its deliberations it decided to begin formal negotiations. Strong opposition to the government emergency power bill, giving the administration far reaching authority in the event of a general strike of disorders was anticipated in the House of Commons today. The measure entered the committee stage of consideration and the government issued instructions for all supporters to be present at today's session of the House. Motion Defeated. In the House of Commons last night, a motion for the rejection of the bill offered by William C. Adamson, labor leader, was defeated by a vote of 257 to '53, and the measure was passed to second reading. Liberal and labor leaders Including H. H. Asquith. former Premier. J. II. Thomas, and Mr. Adamson, labor leaders, and John Robert Clynes former food controller made strong appeals to the government to withdraw the jneVsure which Mr. Adamson characterized as "panic legislation, which Is always dangerous." Premier LloTd Ceorge defended the bill which he declared was not Intended as an attack on trade unions but absolutely necessary to "face the threats of railway men and the triple alliance to cripple our national life almost without notice." Further consideration of the bill was prevented during the night session, as T. P. O'Connor, leader of the Irish Nationalists, secured permission to begin the debate on events in Ireland. Mr. O'Connor discussed recent acts of reprisal in the island, but no new points were developed.

HIGH PRICES OF SOFT GOAL UNDER PROBE Operators of Bituminous Collieries Meet at Cleveland Today To Eliminate Exorbitant Prices at Mines. EXPECT-FAIR PRICES

3y Associated Press.) CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 26. Approximately 1,000 of the 7,000 soft coal operators in the United States, representing every bituminous producing district, met here today at the call of Colonel D. B. Wentz, president o the National Coal association to consider the telegram sent to the association last week by Attorney General A. Mitchel Palmer, the telegram urged that steps be taken to eliminate exorbitant prices for bituminous coal at the mines. That a resolution favoring "fair and reasonable" prices with only a reasonable profit for the operators would ba supported was predicted by operators previous to going into the conference hall. Prices already have dropped in many places it was declared. J. L. Hatfield of Morgantown, W. Va.. a member of the northern West Virginia fair practices committee said in his district the price had dropped from $14 to $6 a ton in some instances even in the brokerage market. "The fair practices committee.' he said, "was formed by the operators to stamp out certain practices, the bidding up of prices by brokers, for instance which had caused the price to skyrocket. The results already are apparent." Break In Pittsburgh. Another operator said that there had been a big break in prices In ths Pittsburgh district. Besides prices, every angle of thi coal situation, including the possibility of a shortage, the car supply and other transport questions, were threshed out. Little danger exists of serious winter shortages anywhere. In the opinion of operators. A meeting of the national coal association, composed of 2,500 operator who mine more than tHree fourths of the coal produced in the United States, with an output of nearly 550,000 tons this year, was held in advance o the general conference. An exhaustive survey of the soft coal situation was made at the general conference by Colonel Wentz. He told taa 4 operators that shortages throughout the country In the supply of coal for immediate uses are rapidly being made up, owing to accelerated movement of coal shipments by the railroads during the last few weeks. Overcome Difficulties. While grave deficiencies existed in the supply of domestic coal In Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Tennessee and Western Pennsylvania, up to three weeks ago, these Colonel Wentz stated, are steadily being overcome. Under the new program put into effect under the interstate commerce commission's orders of Oc tober 8, embracing 41,000 cars a day, or 105,000 tons of soft coal, the emergency wants of this territory are being filled as rapidly as cars can be moved. The emergency wants of the middle west and the east have been taken up by the operators, he continued, and great quantities of soft coal in the meantime have been rushed up to the Great Lakes for transhipment to northwestern points. So far has this movement progressed, he said, that it now appears that he Northwest would have approximately the 22,000,000 tons estimated as necessary for winter uses. In addition to shipments approximating 1,000,000 tons of bituminous coal a week to the Lake docks, a considerable tonnage Is going all-rail to points in Minnesota, Wisconsin and other northwestern states. Supply Northwest. As soon as the Great Lakes supply has been sent up. toward the end of November, the 1.000,000 tons now going to the Northwest by that route. Colonel Wentz said, will be released for the remainder of the country. For the last 3 weeks Colonel Went? stated, soft coal production has exceeded 12.000 tons a week, the goal fixed by the operators as necessary to insure adequate supplies everywhere in the country for immediate nses and for the winter. If this output Is maintained he said, there would be no doubt but that every part of the country will have sufficient coal. To insure against any contingency of failure to carry out the operator's program. Colonel Wentz declared It was imperative for the railroads to continue giving cars enough to ship 12.000,000 tons weekly, well Into the v inter. "If the mines have the cars, there will be no shortage of coal anywhere, paid Colonel Wentz. WranxeVs Men Capture 15,000 Russian Soldiers fBy Associated Press) SEBASTAPOU Crimea. Oct. 2S. Fifteen thousand Russian Bolshevik soldiers have been taken prisoners and many cannon and large quantities of war material have been captured in raids carried out by General Baron Wrangel's army recently. . 1 General Wrangel's army which hsa been fighting continuously since June, and which has suffered rslatireiv heavy casualties, Is said to be facin with high courage the Bolshevik! ot, fensive north of the Crimea, which Is expected any day. IRISH INNKEEPER IS ' KILLED BY RAIDERS (By Associated Press.) GALWAY, Ireland, Oct. 26. -Thomas Egan, keeper of a public sous at Athenry was shot dead at his homq Sunday night by raiders after tha latter had accuse him of complicity in the murder of Frank M. Shaw, Galway magistrate, last March. . .