South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 31, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 31 January 1917 — Page 2

V w i:i)iM).v i;vr.if;. .twtary 31. mi. 1HL 5UUTH BEND INEWS-TIMES Business Hours s:3o a. m. to 5:30 p. m. HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN Tea Rom I. unci! S.rii ironi 1 1 :( to 5 p. in.

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Committee of Seven to be Named to Investigate Various Business Like Forms. A f t- r H. W. Waite. iitv I.... I. .t r f Iiavton ., had j.iam I t' .111 a a-li r.c of nearly ." r-pi -'!. tutie men ar..l women 'f th.- it at 1. umher of 'oiii m rc e Itt niuht. how ''I.n!.'!" fn 't f 1 j 1 s aI'litd to the Ma naqiiient of the -,t of hajtnn wpri- TlMtiti a : ri of l;u nd 1 m1- of ihiii.sjiiMii of dollars lh'-r a. r -s f I w 1 1 1 1 was .iIo;,tl l 1 1 a -- 111 ! -I wli. h iii.i haw- as it ultimate .".'!'( t 1 1 - -t.il. i: dim-nt of a :-liaiUr form of i:uvet mm-nt for .-"oath Item!. The 1 p.-oliiiion. in htuf. ''.'ill-" for thf ;ijoi n in-n t of n ( iiiiiiitt t; of -n lti-n- u ho in t.nn shall appoint .ornmittee of 1'"' local (itin. "ii 1 . (in ni 1 1 1 ti !- cion a soon ;,s JiOSsi 1 d in orlr that .t !!,;: "ie.t. I ! in ;lit- ai.il if deemed it ! m;i i .1 r i n i 1 1 1 e M (1 ft I M.. h jihin ami ti ooeiltu for thits." fo eminent will . of arly ,.iil 1 t t i 1 1 t --1 i -r i t to South Pa-mi. " l .illit r a.aii.inuli li .(!.. II. V. l.ldridr-re read the resolution, which was approved hy lh.--.-ein l.bly. The le-ohition delegates l:-. John 'a a na ti t: h. '. .c. '., r - -- i ' 1 f n t of Notr- Iame, who presided at tht mt't-ti utf. to appoint thcommittee of s.-ven. Th- resolution as adopted is as follow : W h l a . the citizens of South Ken. J haw Ik in informed and their j 1 1 1 3: 1 1 f n t H nndon htedly inllucmed '' the (om ist, i iiiiMiu in;' statements of our -.jest of the day. City l,inni.''M' Waiie of Dun ton; "Anil, whereas, nothing that can iiMk a ty a hetier ommiinity in v Inch to live i an la; without inter-' est to Smith Pend. "Be it re-olwtl that the presiduue officer, the Ke . John aanauKh. he authorized ami enipower1 to appoint a committee of seven, of which he shall he one. for the purpose of selecting a committee of 1 (i ft . said i uiimittee to he

117 South Michigan St. Correct Apparel for Women A re-grouping of OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF

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places the remainder of THIS SPLENDID :Uk1 STIL.L VL:I-L ASSORTLil) stock at your disposal in one of three yjoup prices

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At$15svTO$45ffi You're missing soiiu'thin' worth while, it you don't look these groups over.

Improve Your Complexion Get your blood pure, keep the liver active and the bowels regular, and disfiguring pimples and unsightly blotches will disappear from the face. For improving the complexion and putting the blood in good order

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arc safer, better and surer than cosmetics. They eliminate poisonous matters from the system, strengthen the organs and purify the blood bring the healthglow to the cheeks, brigiuen the eyes, improve and Beautify flic Skm Direction of Special Value to Women are with Erery Box. Sold by druggist throughout the world. In boxe, 10c, 25c

ho.s?. as soon as po-ille in order that it- may meet, formulate, and, if deemed udwsable. recommend s h plans ami procedure for city L'ovrrnment as will ho of early and lastinc henefit to South HerwI." lvf.ilIM.'l Aflrr UikmI. The commission and ity manager form of ovemmeiit was estate l:sh-d in Iaytori shortly after the t'.t, fif i:r; had played havoc with that ' i';. . lator.. like most of the ities '( hio. .was already on the eru" "f l ankruptcy, an ordm to Mr. Wait, and the tl ood threatened to spell disaster for Its prosperity for many wars, .otnethin'. It wan realized, must he done and dono quickly Hi; (Ity (omrnlssion form of government helieved the solution. applxinc: husinfss method to th- it's al iuin?tration. It was jos -il'ie to cut the city's indehttdnes.s in half in a little more than a year, impair the ravages of the flood and pla e th" city upon it feet linanlialiy at.'ain. accordiiiK to Mr. Waite. Sm: e then, although ttie amount of pul'lif improvements' made annually have !, f-M greatly incras d. necessitating a million dollar bond issue and an Increase in the tax rate, both of which were readily voted by the people, the city is in splendid financial condition and hv placing most of its departments from the water works to the garbage reducing plant upon a paying basis through business methods, is effectinga saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars annually and has enjoyed the mot prosperous era in a Ion' history of prosperity. j Only I Lay of llox. "It is futile to epe t ( ity administration to be efficient ami ecoi.onii al under the present federal form of ity government." aid Mr. Wait-. "The only ray of hope in the Ion iecord of corruption and

mismanagement of cities is to be found in the fact that some of our cities are bei;innin to apply business methods to the conduct of their a ff ai i s." Mr. Waite then explained briefly what the city commission ami manager form of government, as operated in Iayton. meant, notin first that the Dayton form of commission government was considered the best of several similar forms of ommission government. "The Dayton commission is composed of five members each selected fij four ears, and their terms of office arrange, s-o that the members will go out on different years." he said. "Thev are elected on a non-parti-Coats .00 $ 5 .00 mm

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o n ' ::: r':-c-,v.--..'o: The lioyal CJwent singers will ap - IZ. church after touriiiK äo.000 miles, san hallot. ami are amonK the most representative citizens of the city, beinK chosen from practically every walk of life. The commissoner receiving the largest number of votes in the election is chosen mayor. The rnayii receives a salary of $l.Sf(t. the other commissioners $1.200 each. They meet regularly for about three hours each week ami have special meetings when the occasion requires it. tlust Like Coi-hi ation. The commissioners choose the t ity manager from wherever ami at whatever salary they please. The relations of the city manager ami the commissioners are almost identical with those of a president and the direct' rs of a corporation, politics is no consideration. The city manager must pet results or be subject to dismissal at any time. "The city manager system of rovernrnent, it is the opinion of many, is a kind of boss-rule system." said .Mr. Waite. "but." he continued, "nothinfr could be farther from the truth. Tiie city manaqer who begins to think himself a boss will tind himself out of a job bel'ore he cets used to the feelinff." Mr. Waite then went on to explain the duties of the city manager likening Ii im to the head ot a fuuse corporation only asserting that his was a much more trying position. He mentioned how in his particular instance he had found besides his work in planning, studying budgets and problems of all kind, it was necessary for him to meet on the average about U'.Oon persons a year ami to hold sometimes as many as 1 conferences in a single day. Variou Departments. I'nder the city manager are the directors of the welfare. Una nee, law. safety and service departments of the city administration. The directorsof these departments are practical men chosen for tneir fitness for the work and their experience, llesidrs theso directors and their scores of assistants in the various departments there are different boards such as the city planning board, the civic- service board, the auditing hoard, etc. Abow all of these men and in complete control as executive of the city, is the city manager, whose duty it is to manase, advise, direct, plan, coordinate and push the work of the city working ever from the husines basis. Following his explanation of the city commission plan as operated in laton. Mr. Waite went on and pointed out some of the things it has done for the city. A careful and complete budget is kept of the financial condition of the city and it is possible for any citizen at any time to enter the city hall and ascertain for himself the exact financial condition of the city up almost to the moment. l:y applying business methods it has been found possible to improve and enlarge the work of practically every department of the city administration and to add many features of work not found in other cities. Kvcti Play U Watclic!. In the playground work a tab is kent on rverv amateur and setniprofessior.al baseball, football and basketball player in the city, in this way facilitating the arranging of schedules of games between the various teams and promoting the cleanest sportsmanship. said Mr. Waite. A civic music league has been organized which this year is giving two series of concerts by the most famous musi al organizations within the country at tlo rate of .".a cents a performance. iev-nty-tivo per Ccf.t of the people who buy season tickets to the-- concerts pay tor them on the installment plan and as tins would indicate the audiences wtiii h always pack the hall of .!.0'.K persons capacity wherv the concerts are gi-!i are th most democratic po.-.-ibie. Tu ehe hundred childrtns' wardens hae been started throughout, the . it and the ! children sell their product upon th! ! bm up-to-date markets. I lYrhaps the most ti iking achieveof the goernnu-nt is the work :t i tloing with its institutions particularly the jails. The inmates of th jails are ured jobs and let out on parole while they lhe at the city prison, the only twndition being that the turn in their wages for the use of their families. Many are not op.h supporting th ir families but f r.j-ntl the loner termers are starte! -.'A in.: liai-it uhii h aif not f-asily l'or:ott !i INilif an lliir Hrndirr. 'c ha almost scccilcl m !'--i-iii-r tli i.l-a in t.- nunds ,.f t!i- (low :i-anl-öuts that thr- noli." ai tlu ir ! a-mics. Tl. poli. t act r.o-ail i-:g 'rth-r anl

Welsh Singers

-:::;lrt -.v-v o:vvC-.x:-.-.u pear Friday evening' at the First M. sin .ring in I'nited States and Canada. through the care that is taken of them at the city farm they are led to see that we are their friends." In this connection. Mr. Waite mentioned the fact the city police and lire department was kept in the state of highest etliciency by using a .-trict efficiency record, promotion or retirement, depending upon the records that each man makes. The departments seem to like this system. To further increase the efficiency of the departments special training courses are offered in each, and several police othcials are sent annually to the police training school in New York. Mr. Waite then went on to showsome of the ways that the city of Dayton has saved money uipler the new plan. He mentioned the fact that throu.gTi the business methods, the gas rate, which for part of the city was SO cents, had bet n made a general rate of 4 cent. In one instance he said the city employes did at a cost to the city of $",500 a job of work on which the lowest bid had been $s,000. The cost of street oiling had been cut from $::.5G a square yard to $1. !.". The cost of repairing concrete from $l.t3 a Square yard to t"5 cents. The city waterworks department which had been having an annual deficit under the obi administration was now paying over $10o,ooo profits every Near. Ihen the garbage ledueing plant is making over SJO,eOo a ear proiit, the speaker said. The purchasing system saves thousands of dollars annually. IVoplo Want IUiurns. "The people are generally willing to pay any amount of taxes when they realize that they are getting returns," said Mr. Waite in .-peaking of 'he readiness with which a tax increase of $l on the thousand hail been voted in Iayton. "No city." he said, "will ever be governed better that: it deserves or desires. No form of city government will be really efficient if the people do not take a-1 interest in its operations." In this connection, Mr. Waite explained how the people were kept interested in the city affairs in Dayton and kicks were anticipated by a unique scheme. "We frequently have the? office employes go to the telephone and call up persons at random to see if they have any com plaint to make ahout anything. When they have no complaints we frequently suggest some." Mr. Waite modestly attributed hi success in handling the affairs of Dayton to the experience he had gained in big corporation business before he entered the city management game. He said that he was only attempting to apply the principles of business which he h id learned there to the task of running a city. Nearly ,"oo IMint. The meeting, Tuesday night, was a very representative one, all citizens of the city, women included, being invited to attend. It was held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and there were pres ent nearly 00 men and women, including many of the leading busi-1 1 ..PaI ness and proiessionai men oi me city. It followed a luncheon tendered Mr. Waite at the ( div er hotel at noon which was attended by about ;H0 citizens. The bringing of Mr. Waite to the city at this time, together with the fact that the local Chamber of Commerce through its legislative committee urged the passage by the present legislature of a bill making it possible for cities of the state to adopt the commission form of liovemment if the citizens of the cities so vote. lend added .significance to the movement started Tuoday night and shows that there is a decided sentiment. at least among the business men of the city, in favor of commission or itv manager form of government. J.C. SCHREYER OUT FOR COUNCILMAN IN FIRST j lletiretl (iiiKVr lirs( tu lrI.U' HiiiiMlf in That W'anl r'k lnlKatU, .Nomination. John . hrcyci ;J1 N. Mainj an d i't onu:i-!:t ! .st.. i-ti!l roi-r. dt 11.01 rati'1 vorkr for many ,u.' !ill niarx- tl: r.ue for the l.oM.ra-' tion fop c u n ii ma 11 of the l.rt ward. J .Mr. Schrewr has 1.0t ct mail' an offn ial announc !TH nt of h; ai.dii!a. !. :t told fiivn.ls T:;rMlay ni at the Ackerm.m n;.tii. that vii lfal" to make a i-clari'io;:. .la . h Hel is the t.rst man in the Id for ,o;ir.cilman from the :ir.-t w.u J,

H VIEWS Mayoralty Candidate Opposes Any Kind on Division St. Favors Union Depot. "I am nt in favor of a double track elevation nor an elevation of any kind along Division st.." said Rudolph At kerman, democratic can didate for the nomination for mayor.) in addressing an audience of over Soö men in the .1. M. S. building auditorium Tuesday niuht. The meeting was the hist held by the Ackerman bof.stels. "I favor a couble right f way. j making- both the Lake Shote and! Grand Trunk railways conic- in ntr the sine track or tracks in close proximity and am in favor of a Tnion dpot for the ity. "1 have given considerable attention to the matter of a coliseum and am heartily in favor of such a building. Above all. 1 want to make a clean campaign and advice my i friends t lefrain from any personal! : In..;.-.. ' iitctu oi i'riij je.iioii. iniio0 the campaign", was the way Ackerman summed np his views. Krank Mayr. as temporary chairman, e.illrd the meeting to order and Stuart MacKihbiu was then selected as chairmnn. On taking the j chair, Mr. MacKibMn spoke en-, t husiastieally of the democratic vietory and called particular attention: to the showing of St. Joseph county. Speeches endorsing Ackerman's can- j didaoy were then made by H. Montgomery, prosecuting attorney,! John T. Niezgodzki. t'harles Al- j lardc. John ('. Sehiaeyer, George j Geotz. Louis Segety, Joseph Yoorde. i Philip Goetz. John kowach and! Krank Mayr, county chairman. It was after these speeches that Ac kerman was called upon ami he outlined his campaign. P.efore ad- J journing the meeting was resolved, into ward and precinct gatherings.; Fl I RWflRTH WflRKFRs. I PRESENT AT BANQUET J. '. Ellsworth's "family" store, members of the Mutual Hem-tit as sociation entertained with a b mqiiet j to lo." guests Tuesday evening at the Nicholson Inn. The "Watch Your Step" team, losers in a membership contest were the hosts and hostesses to the winning team. "The Safety First." The tables were arranged in the form of a mammoth "K" and the decorations were appropriate and attractive. Stunts of many natures and a short program featured the evening. Mr. Ellsworth was toastmaster. Miss Hesie Hogue pleased with a recitation, while an Irih dance, en cos tume by the Misses Ik tie Couch, i Agnes Champaign. Anna Daveline j and Marjorie Meecan was well pre- j sented. j Informal dancing. music fori which was ' furnished the Gardner' and Parties orchestra of MIshavvaka completed the evening's entertainm nt. BIG ROSTISER MEETING AT COLFAX SCHOOL A big meeting in the Colfax school building was addressed by Harvey' Hosti-er. democratic candidate for ; the nomination for mayor Tuesday ! night. Pesides Itostiser. J. Elmer i Peak. Herbert Eederer. Nelson 1 Kvser and Joseph Donah'e spoke.) i John Crillen presided at the meeting. Ilostiar boosters are planning a big meeting for salle hall v, hen and songs will meiit. Kriday night at la- j a program of musio furnish entertainPLAN ACTION FRIDAY ON MUSIC ASSOCIATION Disrusshm of the proposed Civi- j Music association occupied the at- I tentinn of the committee appointed Monday night when the committees met at th' high -'hool Tuesday I right. Plans for organizing were ! talked over. but no action was j taken. The committee will meet Kriday night at the high school, v hen it will probably take despite action upon the formation of the organization. Plans are being madt for a big public .meeting on Monday night. Feb. 1J. TWENTY CANDIDATES GET K. OF P. DEGREES Tw :ity a ml iiat-s were L-i'.ü th" tl"-r''.s of j.act. s' iire an-1 l;r.i.ht at thf r urular ir.crtir.r of 'rv.sail--hnduo, No. 14. K. of p. T.H-s,!. r.uht. Tli. o r 1 . w a .... ;::t on a -;rMl '.y I'liH't ! o I I I i 1 O past rhar.cf Hirs. "Kaiiwly Nitrht' 1 , th E 1 11 a 1 . v in i.ojjor of th- fo'.;::Ji:;Lr of the "rl v. will irit; to in--t in. ta in nie: ohcrcd on K-h. . icc(r:an ar.r.o'.ir.C'.-n.'r.t at the last nitht. A ial -r.t-r-;t iir'igrai:; will ' arrai.t'oj. LEAVES $42,000 ESTATE M 1 - l-s 1 I.:;. :r.'ii .oo-l Kon.-r-.. th ! ,tl. r-:de.t of s. J..s.jir . vho i1 :"-.. Jan. lft a n a!'i d at M.'.""". a r ( ord i r; : I -sta,I . O I j :. 1 MS !!i : the : th' : r- n Tter cohntv .'"Tks's rui:"d a- the I m i r, i -t r at ;o:i a h s: .1 w . 1 : fall? 1 to .Miio V.

It is pleasant today to contemplate thv tavor

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greater cause to congratulate ourselves upon the successful outcome of our plans never have our resources brought greater results never has this store been so abundantly pmvided with quality tirst merchandise.

Tomorrow the First of February We Com mence Our Annual February Sales Sales of: Women's Dresses, Skirts, Petticoats, Waists, Corsets and House Dresses. Sales oh White and Colored Wash Fabrics, Silk and Woolen Dress Materials. Sales of: Children's Wash Dresses and Bows' Wash Suits.

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S. W. Corner FIRES OF THE DAY Kirf from a wi-Klinu' machine i:i tlif laseiner.t f thf a itomoilf liUiMiru: at th ."stmleliake r riant itnitetJ tr.is and rau.'fd n siall fxplsion a'"Mt 11 o clock Tiifil.iy mornin jr. Tli- aut mritic prinkk-rs t;t the l.laz- uiitler cfntrl ly thn time Host Co. N. '2 ansver''l th- alarm, i iily a sfn.-.U amount 'f iLima'-'f uas au-'l tlu- tir' and at-r coinMr.Mi. l!fx N(. " 'Vii j-;:ll.-l. slnr.r'-s frnm a chinn"-V s lire I ,..,.,t n .t Auf Kellas ahoMt 11:4.- o'clock T.le - lay tnorniiicr. small 1..-S.

hut au'-l onlv a;-"'1 ,1,I,r' "''' ...-0.,.. ..t.:i. r ! which wa: t.aine! at th- !-t la t - ' ' , - k t 1 a 1 1 .,rol u door :..!.- ! i. -1 1 r ins fallmtr to niake a ie; ..t. Th J '. fun..- at 7: '" '. h. k at :h .-': .'i

Wont .latn:?e was r;;s.,l Xo" h --!" ---' - M '. : - .d a ".iwe!lin- at 41J Kranklin M.. j t;,"r u lh W--'-"""- j All .nwi-d. ars..:;;:1;:;';;:.. ;"rTh!T: award paving contractIgive m'kinley program is owned hy '. W'yrick and i- o' ! c ijiied hy y.-haefer. I Hohaii ami ltna Ii C -I I'm l.ur j A 11 ten . IJ. ('. I intrrtain- in Honor

A chimney : called the (V-ntr.il comjMnis- to 121" S. "arro!l j-t. a !-o': t o'clock -stTlay after - r.o. No (liniac" r'-.-"-:!!cl. Dr. Axteil owns the iaaldir.'. whi- h is ac-iidd hy "laU'l' H i.". "ntr.il c,ii.;i!;i- al.d llo- . No. - a!.-wrf'.l an alirra rrorn .; 1 t aho'it .. : 1 c l..-k t-r.la-tft-rnoori ar.l extmi::.i"h'l .1 roof :".r at th- !'o.-o:n Mf'-r. o.. on S. ."-"o't -t. No m.au'- was. c.Taffcd.

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. 1 - our February sales pla.inine;, for

Watch tomorrow's papers for further announcements. Robertson Bros. Co.

$50.00, $65.00 and 11 Kfd

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High Grade Suits they must go. Some are Velvets, others are Broadcloths, V enetians, etc. Suits that sold up as high as $75.00, tomorrow.

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CARPENTERS' UNION IS ENTERTAINED BY LADIES '-iiil.-rs of 'a: iK-t.t-rs' üiiioTi. local No. 4 1 vr-r? rit i tain l y th- mr-ml'rs of th lal:- auxiliary follovin: the r-tr.:!ar ;ii- tn--t-in of th" uüioii in "iur.il I.i':or Knion iiall. ;: 1 ." X. .M., han t.. T li.iy ni'-ht. Cards ui.'l : - f : h u i- n t - I 'j rni h-ij thr r.trtaiMM-t.t for 0:--veiiinr. An ol.l-f..h;oi.-.l turn dariff aii'l .1 r 1 ;art is ';. -ir.tr Ilann'(l for th- r. .ir l' .t'i!- t th- : ladi.-s. v. . 1 : ... ... - : i . . . . . . . ; auuui.k s.:.: ., 1 in- i;im-ui. Ia""ut th- I'1 "I"'"'"' m.mMi.ai coal ' .-!.- I.I I ' .( I. . ... ?... Court W01 1. , Ihdan ;.i-d It .;eh r- a Aaf'lf-d th- f 0:;: ,ic t for th - ; r. r:i '. of Portale ct.. fron. A-h.'.ind .f.. to Portas- a t-y th ho.tr 1 of j.-ihl;-v. orks at its rfjr'a.ir rii"vü: T'J-s-day niclit. A !.": w a crlcr-d s-r.t to th- N--' York 1 '-i.tr. il . '. askir.tr th'-m to r-; '. ice th" nlar...r. their ; s-Kj-t or: Port .... Thr,.vs rll for th- ; a-."::.-r.t of t . -a ;. " 1. '. 1 m ed .

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- i.i never have we ha J !! I. ; !'l V Tomorrow oQ CIVIC CLUB ACTIVITIES -M'-'-t;r:i' of t!.- Mt, s Atl.l-ri- ( '.i. . of t).' x'.u;:;i : :. ti.:- v-n:r.: :'.:i 'i'' 1'.' k. 1 :.i s '.; ,., ; 1 ar;l i r . 1 . 1 as. ! ;.:i Ka::. s. j, ;i:::s x j ;, , .; ;- v -. 1 i ! o ; - j ... hart'- of a . 1: t'.-'ki. No :,:! : . n .1 i i: 1 1 1 1 Ii:'!""! .1- r-sll .in,.. a, ti,.- K.is- hool tor.iirht ar 7: :: i !'!: To .1 1; ..j;.. r.-. Ni sp. s., ; u- , . I 1 1 r . ; : : '.' : 4 o'- I.. .;. p. 1 . . t i ; -: . 1 . h,,i. f r . . I . . . . . i . . . ... 1 . I . ! r i.'i : . I t 1 . . .. .-... ... 1 1 f Iat- Pn hl iil. I J A j atri..i - j.f. .-r.l!I ir. ho'.. j "v"j 1 1 ;. t rri 1 .. , s -:--r the m t::.i.r of A .?. r: V. 1: ' . N 1 f. at the o I J ,..;rt ho-.s.. T .....-.. , :.;-ht. Mr I ,: .-t 1 t, u , . ,. ;. i:.C "Me Ki!.:-:. . S..! :.. r . , . M;-s 1 'or.i 1 1 irr:.o; ir o 'he H. I. .. 1 K:rid!y L.h"'. u.,, s- .... t h- ..; j - At th ir..-s r.'li-I.tif d .-. J