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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
KesseII Certiorari Cases Decided in
Favor of the City.

KesseII Certiorari Cases Decided in
Favor of the city.
Two old certiorari cases were finally de-
termiued in the Superior Court yesterday.
Mrs. l.. c. Kessell had appealed from the
decision of Mayor McDonough, sitting as
the judge of the Police Court of the city
of Savannah, who had fined her 800. on
two different occasions during his admin
istration. for the offense of selling whisky
on Sunday.
These decisions were rendered I'm 1891
and in one form or another the cases have
been pending ever since. They were taken
TO the Superior Court by writ of certior-
ari soon after the decisions had been rem
dered. Judge Falligant decides that the
decisions of the Mayor shall be sustained
and confirmed, and that the certiorari in
each case be dismissed with costs to the
plaintiff.
Neltie Beasey filed in the Superior Court
her libel for total divorce from her hus-
band, Cato Beasley, alleging cruelty as
the legal ground of the action. The plain
tiff charges that on several occasions since
their marriage the defendant has beaten
her IN such wise that it was impossible
for her to continue 10 live longer in his
company.
A petition for permanent alimony was
filed by Mrs. Hattie Sheddrick against her
husband, Morgan Sheddrick The plaintiff
charges that the cruel treatment of her
husband has caused her to abandon him
and that he refuses to contribute in any
manner to the support and maintenance
of herself and her minor children.
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THE PR0HIS WILL CONTEST.
sPALDING WILL HAVE 4 FIGHT
OVER ITS ELECTION.

ordinary Drcwry Was EnJoIncd
From Consolidating the Return.
me contest no Surprise-ProhIs
Seem ia Admit Defeat-They Give
Their Reasons for COntestinG-Th,
Case May Find Its Way to the Su-
prcmc Court.
Griffin. Ga. oct 20.-The election man.
ayers of the different precincts OF the coun.
~ met al the Court House this morning
for the purpose of consolidating the votes
cast in yesterdays election. The body
was called to order by Ordinary Drewrv
who stated that paper had this morning
been filed with him which would prohibit
him from allowing the consolidation Of the
vote
The election managers having the nee
essary ballots and papers in hand. there
upon placed them in the care of Ordinary
| Drewry. After a brief discussion hv the
attorneys for both factions, 1t was agreed
10 hear the petition at s o'clock this after
noon.
The fact that the election of yesterday
| is to be contested is not a surprise 10 any
| one In fact, It was expected and both
sides seemed fully prepared to fight the
| case. The attorneys for the Prohibition
lists give seven reasons why the election
| should be contested, brief synopsis of
which follows:
| First. Because there was not an accu-
rate count of the votes cast in the Griffin
| precinct.
Second. Because the county registrars
| permitted parties TO qualify after the reg
| istTation books had closed.
Third. Because parties were permitted
| to vote, who had been convicted of crimes
| that disqualified them.
Fourth. Because parties were permit
ted TO vote who had not resided in the
| state or county the length of time pre-
| scribed by the alw.
Fifth-Because minors were permitted
| to vote.
SNth-Because persons were permitted
| to personate others.
Seventh-Because the Board of County
| Commissioners and the clerk of the Coun-
| ty Commissioners had illegally relieved
| persons from paying certain due taxes.
The afternoon session was consumed in
| the discussion of whether the ordinary
| could pass upon and preside over the CON
test and whether he should consolidate the
vote and announce the result of the cleo
| ton before the contest
| The lawyers argued at length. but ow-
| ing to the illness of Judge ]. S. Boynton.
| one of the attorneys for the ants. the case
| was not settled, but continued until Mon
| day morning.
Both sides have employed the best coun-
| sci in the city, and the fight is already al
| tracing wide interest as the points raised
| are brought to bear in nearly every cleo
ton in the state. 1t is generally believed
the case will be finally settled in the SUI
| preme Court.
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i80UT THE SENIOR BISHOP"
,suoP WHIPPLE NOT AT THE
HEAD OF THE CHURCH.

r,..t Honor Belongs to Rt. Rev,
pisbnp Thomas March Clark, ID. D..
~ D.. of Rhode IsIRnd--Gen. c. l.
walker of Charleston and GEN. j
dickinson of Jacksonville OF
,be Confederate Veterans-The
cosSaVa Boom.
,r,.tl7nd. Fla. Oct 20-As this is the
..,ter home of Bishop Henry b. Whip
al. If Minnesota, we are aware of the
,~ro, in the press kilograms from the Epis-
conaj Convocation in Minneapolis, in which
- ;s called the "Senior Bishop" of the
p~o,sstant Episcopal Church of America
r.. mistake is no doubt due to the fac,
,n,, he presides in late years, over such
roi.eopaI gatherings. The senior bishop
81 the Church is the Rt. Rev. Thomas
March Clark, D. D., LII. D.. Bishop
~. p1ode Island AS he has been an in
Wild for years las was also his predeces-
car Bishop Wlliams) the duty of presid-
,rv over the conventions has fallen to the
newt in rank, who is Bishop Whipple
s,o,Id he survive the Rt. Rev. DR.
clark. as now seems likely, he will become
"-srior bishop" The routine work of the
nrssenr senior bishop" is attended to by
r. Rev. william c. Doane, D. D., LII
y. Bishop of Albany, n. Y, and not by
Bishop Whipple.
The names Of Gen. c. 1. Walker OF
Charleston. and Gen. ]. J. Dickinson of
jacksonville appear in the list of guests
IA he invited TO the Confederate Reunion
In savannah. As Gen. Walker commands
t1e South Carolina division of the United
Confederate Veterans, il is presumed that
Gen. Dickinson is supposed to still be in
command of the Florida division. This
however. is not the case, he having been
succeeded at the Fast annual meeting by
Mai Gen. Evander McIver Law, c. S. A.,
row president of the Florida Military In
srtute at Barlow. Although a South Caro-
lnian he went into the army from Ala
hama. where he was then teaching. He is
oue Of the most distinguished military ed
ucalors in The South, and should not fail
10 be- invited TO Savannah in his official
capacity as major general commanding
TIE Florida division, United Confederate
Veterans Brig. Gen. w. Fl. Jewell, of Or
lau3O and the other brigadier general
should also be invited.
The cassava boom seems 10 have spread
an over the country, as the starch factory
at Lake Mary is offering seed and other
help to our farmers to induce them "a
plant a big acreage this fall, Heretofore
We have kept our seed stalks until early
10 the spr Ug, but the factory managers
sag p,aut now and get an earlier and bet
ter start in the spring. A good many
farmers VINO are hard up" financially
have gone into the cassaVa movement,
while other prefer the now famous velvet
bean, which has proven itself a wonder
fully prolific bearer as well as a good fer
tiizer in the vines. Maj Sidney Herbert
a. this city, on his pine Crest Villa
place has a magnificent crop, as he runs
his vines into trees rather than on the
ground The velvet bean is the greatest
climber in the world and cultivated in
trees Yields an enormous crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
FOR PROTECTION OF FRUIT.
Company IncOrpOrated--Other Mat
ters of Interest From Tallahassee.

Company IncOrpOrated-Other Mat
ters of Interest From TnIIahassee.
Tallahassee. Fla. Oct 2O.-The McFar-
land Fruit Protection Company was in
corporated here to-day. The headquarters
will be at TitusVille and the capital $50. =
600. The general nature of its business
will be to manufacture and sell or lease
devices for protecting fruit trees and 9th
er plants from cold, buy and sell fruit
crops. etc.
Wagons from South Georgia are almost
hourly passing through Tallahassee bound
for the Gulf coast fisheries Mullet are
fat now and fun of roe, and these wagons
return with fish and roe sailed down for
winter eating.
The Santa Rosa county tax book for 1879
has arrived at the slate house. As com
pared with 1898 there is an increase in tax
values of $10j 929, as follows Assessed val
uation for 1888 81, 407 .739; for 1893, $157l.s6S
Adiuiant General Houstoun to-day com
mssioned T.. A. Ross Of Pensacola as ad-
jutant of the First Regiment and T.. j.
Howett of ST. Augustine as quartermaster
of the same command, both wi the rank
OF captain
Adjt. Gen. Houstoun to-day commission
ed +. A. Ross of Pensacola as adjutant
of The Fist Regiment, and f. j. Howett
OF ST. Augustine as quartermaster Of the
same command. Both with the rank OF
captain.
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WEEKLY CRIMINAL SESSION.

Judge Norwood Sentenced Petty
Thieves ON the Chain-Gang.
The weekly criminal session of the City
Court was held yesterday morning and
afternoon. There was nothing in the pro-
ceedings to attract public attention or pub
ing of the purely routine character that
usually come before Judge Norwood on
such occasions. A number of petty thieves,
who had stolen chickens and caps and sim
liar articles, were sent to the chain-gang
for terms ranging from a month TO year.
Ten negro gamblers were sentenced to pay
a fine of $15 each
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Mob Burns at the Stake a Negro Who
Had Burned Family.

Had Burned Family.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 2O.-A special from
Canton, Miss, says: The little town of St.
Anne. twenty miles east of Canton in
Leake county. was last night the scene
of tragedy-a sequel to the burning Of
the Grambel family the night before
Joe Lefore, a negro. who was captured
by a posse, confessed that he, in COM
pany with other negroes, had tied Mrs.
Gambrel and her four children to the floor
of the house saturated the surroundings
with kerosene and burned the unfortunate
people alive. The negro, after a confession
of the crime was promptly roped to a
stake and burned to crisp while the cit
liens looked on in silence.
Another negro, Bob Smith, was saved in
the nick of time, as there was doubt as
to his guilt.
The Gambrel tragedy occurred Thursday
morning and it was first thought that tho
fire was the result OF an accident A cas-
ual Investigation revealed circumstances
so suspicious that a more searching one
was made. and il was soon established
beyond doubt that the family had been
murdered and the house fired
Posses were Immediately formed to
scour The country and followed every pos
sible clue. Before the posses left St. Anne
il was discovered that Joe Lefiore, a negro
who lived in The neighborhood and who
had heretofore borne a good reputation,
had disappeared.
Early last evening LeflOre was captured
several miles from the scene of the muir
der. At first the murderer denied any
knowledge Of the crime, but he finally
broke down and confessed that he and
Bob and Andrew Smith, two other negroes,
were guilty. lie hoped for no mercy. and
told with brutal frankuess all the
details of the crime
In the yard where the Gambrcl residence
had stood Leflore was tied to q stake and
burned alive. No one sent merciful bui-
let into his body TO kin him.
Andrew Smith escaped from the MOB
while Leflore was being burned and has
not been captured. Eob Smith was tied
10 another stake and fire started, though
he was finally released. as there was
possibility of his proving his innocence.
Andrew Smith will be recaDtured. and
II II is proven that he and his brother
Bon are guilty. Il is thought no power
can save them from IA te similar to that
melted out 10 LeHore.
Tho sheriff Of Leake county went TO the
scone OF sthe tragedy this afternoon and
took the negro Robert Smith and three ne
gro women who were implicated by lie.
fore and started to Carthage, The county
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REGULATIONS ARE SHADY.
Many Cuban EmUneratOrs Are Oh
jected to by Ludlow

JtCttu 10 by LuUIOWs
Havana. Oct. N.-Gen. Ludlow, military
governor of Havana, has written to Gen
Brooke regarding the appointment of
many criminals and men under police sur
yeLance as census enumerators in Ha-
vana. Gen. Ludlow said to a representa-
tive of the Associated Press that many of
the men appointed had unsavory records,
Inc list including perjurers, swindlers,
blackmailers and men leading immoral
lives.
Neither Gen Brooke nor Gen. Ludlow is
able to interfere with the census, as il is
controlled by the Washington government,
out Gen. Ludlow thought it his duly to
notify the governor general of the certain
I'c's which had come to his notice as mil
lIary governor of the city, which facts
zen. Brooke will probably transmit 10
Washington.
Col Federico Ballacao, chief of the Sc
pel police, has made seizure of 4,742 Rem
ins'on rifles, $50 Mausers and 100 car
Dines.
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SHOT ny AN OFFICER.
WeII-to-Do Man Killed While Ate
lacking a Town Sergeant

Richmond, Va, oct. 20-At Warrenton
last night Peter Shirley, the town SER
goant. shot and fatally wounded Joseph
Rumbaugh, who died from the effects OF
his wound this morning.
Rumbaugh was native Of Pennsylva-
MIA. an exhibitor at the county horse show,
and was negotiating for the purchase OF
fine estate The shooting was the result
Of Rumbaugh's refusing to take his horse
off the sidewalk when ordered by Shirley
to DO 50, and attacking Shirley when the
latter attempted to enforce the order
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seat. 1t is not thought the sheriff will
reach Carthage with his prisoners, as
there are about 500 men gathered about the
scene of the crime and they seem deter
mined to let no guilty one escape their ven
geance.
Telephone communication is very limit
ed, the nearest connection being Saint
Anne, about four miles distant from the
Gambrel place. raj
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SHOT BY THE SHERIFF.
Lewis Weaver Was Wanted 70
Beating His wife.

Beating His wife.
Petersburg, Va. oct 20.-Yesterdsy af-
ternoon Sheriff Gill Of Chesterfield county
Killed Lewis Weaver in an attempt 10 ar
rest him for wife-beating.
the sheriff, armed with a doubie-bar-
relied shotgun and accompanied by two
men. went 10 Ncavers home and found
him on tie porch armed With a gun and a
knife. Weaver struck the sheriff and one
Of The men with his gun and The sheriff
nred over his head TO inlimidate him.
Just as Weaver WIS raising his gun 10
fire. the sheriff shot his mead of Weaver
- from Mlchisan and his marriage was
the result q matrimonial adyertls snent.
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NNocKED our ~ THE SEVENTH.

Ryan Couldn't stay the
twenty Against ChOynsISi.
''v" York, Oct. 2O.-Joe Choynski of
'o'i''' whipped Jimmy Ryan of Aus
'''' IN tho seventh round of their fight
7'' at the Broadway Athletic Club.
tvo my Isl was far the cleverer of the
Tho ~ the result was expected When
as 49, hout came Choynski was as fresh
WAen he began.
r.-5 previous showing with Choynski,
so-oa ION ne stayed twenty rounds made
s,aU oIIe bet even money that he would
Mas l!Hllt this time. But their money
e pos 4iE invested. as Ryan never had
VOL sS''le show when il came to hard
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Leave Norfolk To-day.

islat6r' va, Oct. 20.-The Delaware leg
their ,,' a'lu newspaper men will conclude
c 5n. special steamer talSing then, -
take y. "afles, where a special train IS 10
riei,,SH mem TO Wilmington. To-day thev
shinysr5lN newport News and inspected the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
NOT IN HIS OLD FORM.
Jake KiIrain Went Down Before
steve O'DOnneI.

steve O'DOnneH.
Baltimore. Oct. 2O.-Jake Kilraln the
io'mer clever heavyweight boxer and for
tine the worlds champion in his class,
was practically put to sleep tonight in
4'e rounds by Steve O'Donnell of Aus
uaiia, before the Eureka Athletic Club.
W. the opening rounds of the contest.
T"" was to nave gone fifteen rounds.
S'Ne showed a good deal of his old time
1eNe'ness, O'Donnell failing to put a glove
ui'h until the third, and then only light
Iva were exchanged. A straight right
f,. . ON tho jaw dazed the veteran in the
'Ouith round
All series OF right and left punches in the
~ supplemented by hard right swing
mn, uie Jaw, sent Jake to the floor, where
WV" MS seconds, threw up the sponge
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JEFFERsoN WAS SENTENCED.
Gets Death Penalty Adjudged fos
Killing Capt. Barnes

Raleigh. N. c., Oct. 2o.--A special from
Wilson. N. c.. says:
In the criminal court here to-day. Judge
Battle presiding John J. jefferson was
sentenced TO be hanged on Friday, Nov.
i6, for killing Capt. Calvin Barnes in tho
latter nart Of August last. An appeal has
been taken,
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Remarks-Warmer over the Charleston.
Little Rock and Memphis districts, and
cooler over Alabama. No precipitation in
the Wilmington and Little Rock districts;
showers elsewhere over the belt.
Observations taken oct. 20, 1899 p. m
Goth meridian time), at the same moment
of time at all stations, for the Morning
News
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Discontinue an Once

nsrtrenl,,sion Oct. 20-The postofice de
once n, ordered the hospital station post
81. ON so-. orr Monroe discontinued on oct.
at The 40, Of the few troops remaining
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21

The most successful magnetic healer ana
electrician Of this age, and who has a ma
tional reputation, has arrived in this city.
to remain tin the first of June has en-
gagged a suite of five rooms on first floor
Of the Marshall House, The sick and at
ficted should lose no time calling on Inc
professor. Without doubt he has on exhibit
ton az his office the largest book in the
world filled with thousands OF testimo-
malls. from the most noted men and wo-
men in this country he has cured Of near
" every disease that could be mentioned.
In addition TO this book there can be seen
on the walls of his office hundreds OF
sworn afidavits from those he has cured.
Remember they treat and cure all dis
eases and perform any surgical operation
that is necessary as the professor has no.
ted physicians in his employ. All diseases
can be cured. and the professor and his
assistants perfer those cases given up as
incurabe by doctors i'm general and others.
Consultation free.
Office hours-10 10 l p. m; 2 p. M. 20 y.
m. TO p. IN. Sunday 10 10 T.
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4, temperature; ~. velocity OF wind.
n. 3. Boyer,
Local Forecast Official Weather Bureau.
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PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND
TAKES NERVE STRENGTH.

Robert Fuller of Alexandria, S. d., writes: Il was
very and weak. with pain in the small of my
back and headache could sleep but very little
took different medicines which did good.
"Paine's Celery Compound changed my whole sys-
from weakness to health and vgor after taking only
four bottles do not believe there is better medicine
in existence"
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One of the best evidences
Of merit in Coke Dandruff
Cure is the endor sement of
the best BARRIERS.

have been so troubled for years with
dandruff that the hair was fairly crusted
"a the scalp Shempooing did no good OK
cept for three or four days. then the dand-
riff was as bad as ever; the itching was
something terrible and the hair was harsh
dead and failing out. l used two bottles of
coke Dandruff Cure and am now cured
I use 1t on my customers with the same
good results. Yours truly,
j. w IDLE, Barber
8Ol New York Life Building, Chicago
The fact is: it cures dand-
ruff; helps the hair in other
ways. Where it fails to cure
we refund the money. Dol
lar a bottle; druggists or ex-
press.
A. r. Bremen CO.. Chicago.
For sale BY Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga.
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T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Washington forecast for Saturday ana
Sunday:
For Georgia and South Carolina; Fair in
the interior; showers on the coast saur-
day and Sunday; fresh northeasterly
winds.
For Eastern Florida and Western Flor
ida: Fair Saturday and Sunday; fresh
easterly winds
General conditions at s p. m, Oct, %, 1899
An area of high pressure, central over the
lakes, covers all the country from the Mis-
sissippi valley to the Atlantic slight
depression has appeared in Western Ne
braska, and "A moderately low area covers
Southern Florida. Moderate temperatures
prevail in all sections, generally above the
normal over the Southern section The
only rains reported are light showers at
Boston and Corpus Christi and 40 OF an
inch at Charleston. High winds are re-
ported as follows: Kitty Hawk, 50 miles
northeast; Corpus Christi 49, northeast
Philadelphia, 80, north. Thunderstorm at
Charleston.
Yesterdays weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature p. an. SO degrees
Minimum temperature a. m. SO degrees
Mean temperature ................ 70 degrees
Normal temperature ............. 81 degrees
Excess of temperature ........... II degrees
Accumulated excess since
oct ] ...............-.......... % degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. degrees
| halhiail go. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. I'D inch
| Normal ............-...,. .......... IL inch
| Deficiency since oct. 1 .,.........I.02 inches
| Deficiency since Jan. l ...........S.92 inches
| River Reporl-'rhe hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta. al s a. m. Goth mer-
| idian time) yesterday was 81 feet, fail
of OIL foot during the preceding twenty
| f1t,, 4.
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hINVI hVDOII-IHo night OF Ine SaVHn-
nah river at Augusta, al a. m. Goth mer-
idian time) yesterday, was 81 feet, fail
of OIL foot during the preceding twenty
four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin. Savannah, Ga.
for the tweniy-four hours ending at a.
M. 18Th meridian time. OCT 20 1899.
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Received too late for Geographic
means.
Special Texas Rainfall Reports-Corpus
Christi, trace Beevile trace; Dublin, co.
Lampasas, 50; Lulng, .26; San Marcos
0; Weatherford, 1S
Heavy Rains-Alapaha. Ca, 202
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SCARED OFF AN INTRUDER.
Girls Father Came to His Daugh-
ter's Aid with "a Pistol.

Columbus Oct. 20.-While Miss Maud
Jones was engaged in preparing the even
ing meal az the kitchen of her fathers
residence, in Phenix city, a white man
tried 10 break into the kitchen by lifting
off the window, for the purpose, it is be-
Ieved, of committing an outrage
The girl saw him and went up stairs
and told her father, who fired his pistol
twice. The man began running at the APP
pearance of the father on the scene II is
thought that the last shot took effect.
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STRONG NERVES
STRONG BODY

A vigorous constitution and power Of en-
durance, depends upon the nerves. The nerves
give force to all the organs Of the body. The
system is kept clean Of morbid material The
blood circulates quickly exhilarates; leeds the
muscles and tissues with wholesome nourish-
ment. Strong nerves keep strength Of body in
creasing, and the muscles firm.
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Republican
Supreme Court. Hay Brown.
state Treasurer-James e. Barnett.
Democratic
Supreme Court-Judge s. L. Mestrezat.
Superior Court-Charles j. Reilly.
State Treasurer-William T. Greasy.
Prohibition
Supreme Court-Agib Ricketts,,
Superior Court-H. L. Robinson.
State Treasurer-John NJ. Caldwell.
Peoples
Supreme Court-John II. o. Stevenson.
Superior Court-N l.. Atwood.
State Treasurer-Justus Watkins.
81 can't understand Humpkn's German
friend al an
why"
Because / don't understand German
PHILADELPHIA North American.