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New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
BURGLARS FLEE BY FIRE ESCAPE.
ENTERING BY ROOF THEY AROUSE WOMAN
WHO SLEPT WITH REVOLVER
UNDER HER PILLOW.

Three men who effected an entrance into the
home of Mrs. yucca. at No. 1887 Broadway
early this morning, had narrow escape from
being shot The woman lives on the second floor
of the building Three previous attempts have
been made TO rob the place and she slept with
revolver under her pillow.
Early this morning she heard the hatchWay
on the roof opened and then heard footsteps
coming down the stairway to the hall The
woman screamed. and picking up the revolver
rushed into the hallway She followed the men
I'D the stairs to the roof where they disappeared
by going down the rear fire escape, the way they
had reached the roof The woman fired three
shots and then called for the police.
Patrolman CaVanaugh of the West Thlrtleth-
ST station responded, but the men had escaped.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
PIcKPOCKETS CAUSE EXCITEMENT
DISCOVERED IN TROLLEY CAR. TWO DASH
THROUGH WINDOWS AND TWO OVER
DASHBOARD.

George Darrow. thirty-fve years old. giving
his home as No. Isl Frst-ave was locked up in
rhe East Sixty -seventh-st. police station just
after midnight this morning, charged with at
tempting to pick a pocket He was arrested
after a chase of a block by Policeman Glynn.
Darrow and three other men were in a Third
ave electric car when Henry Camarade, the
conductor. accused them OF trying 70 steal the
watch from a man who had been drinking.
Camarade closed the doors and shouted Police
Two Of the men smashed two windows and
Jumped out, though the was going at a high
rate OF speed Darrow and another man dashed
through the car % the front platform. knocking
several men and women down in their flight.
Bounding over the dashboard they ran off
Women IN the car shrieked, and one woman
was carried out OF the car in swoOn. Glynn
heard the wells. and pursued the man he was
nearest O.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
HIss sELIGuAS SUED FOR sLANDER

HER FORMER MANAGER CHARGES THAT SHE
CALLED HIN A THIEF.
Miss Minnie Seligman. the actress, who Was re-
Gently divorced from Robert Fulton Cutting IN ST.
Louis has been sued in the Supreme Court for
slander by Clarence Z. Fleming. the thealr1cal
manager who claims 5000 damages. Fleming
AYERS thai in November al the Euclid Opera House.
Cleveland Ohio. Miss Seligman In the presence or
several persons. addressed him az follows:
You sre thief" She then, II is alleged. turned
10 the bysranders and said: That Nh. Fleming
ls a thief discharged him for dishonesty.
Mr.. Fleming says that he has been theatrical
manager for between fifteen and twenty years, and
was until about two weeks prior 10 Miss Sehgman :
remarks employed by her as her manager. when he
Was discharged by her. Since then he has been
unable obtain an engagement, and blames reports
circulated by Miss Selisman for his misfortune.
Miss Seigmen, through her attorney. has tiled an
answer, in which she denies all OF Fleming's al
legations, except that he once In her employ.
Justice Clarke yesterday placed the case on the
cali calendar Tor preteTred causes for Friday,
March. %
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
BANK PRESIDENT TESTIFIES.
VALENTINE. THE CASHIER. HAD EVERY
THING HIS OWN WAY.


In the court Newark yesterday y. B. Watson,
president OF the defunct Middlesex County Bank
was examined in the suit by the banks re,eiyer
against the Manufacturers National Bank Of New
ark recover s7.5Cc, the amount of draft drawn
upon the bank by George NJ Valentine. the de-
faulting cashier TO pay a judgment against him
Individual Mr.. Watson vas questioned
about the numerous drafts that Valentine acknowI-
edged TO have made on the bank in hts own name
and the names OF others. lie said Valentine had
drawn drafts for him also but could not re-
member that he had drawn any drafts in favor of
Chapman. the New-York broker, with whom Vaen-
tine had dealings. Asked II he had ever seen the
stub book, the witness said he had but had never
examined r. He could have done so II he had de-
sired In order 70 whether the entries
responded with the statement of the National Park
Bank. OF New-York
Witness had received letters from the state Bank
ing Department telling him about Valentines rela-
tons 70 the bank, and saying that the funds might
Re used BY Valentine wrongfully- That caution did
not cause him 20 make any examination of the
accounts of the bank. and he had no suspicious He
knew that Valentine had made an overdraft OF SO
were discounted WSeR asked whether he or any
% the directors had requested statement from the
was monthly statement which the cashier vas
supposed 10 verify Witness had never attempted
with the Park Bank was one OF the largest his bank
Mr. Watson Acknowledged that If he had com
pared the stubs with the face OF the drafts he
would have discovered the discrepancies. At no
time from 1898 70 the date when the bank closed
did the witness attempt 10 learn If the Park Banks
statements agreed With the books OF the Middle
DR. John c. Wilson one Of the directors testified
that had tried to ascertain the real STATUS
Bank. and he cid not know that any other director
s6 Books a Akea ae@ g& & n fpe 6 W6a rpt6 hat & & he
was under the Impression all the time that one was
being made By asreement OF the counsel the case
will be summed up to-day
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
KILLED BY BENGAL TIGER.
BOY ENTERED THE CAGE BY MISTAKE INSTEAD
or THAT OF CUEs

Indianapolis Feb 15-A!bert Nelson, hfteen years
old keeper of NON cubs AZ the Zoo IN this city
net = terrible death TO-DAY IN the of Bengal
tiger II was Nelson's duty 70 feed the cubs a;
o'clock Instead Of opening the coo- Of the cubs
cage. he abseatmnd-dy. il is supposed, opened the
door OF the tigers cage The boodthirsty animal
crouchea in a corner until Nelson was vel inside
~ 5oor Then il snrarg upon him with roar
and although be made fearful struggle. the tiger
49, nm 10 the f1or. HIS flesh was torn of IN
large chunks and ne tger. natoened oy me taste
~ fresh blood was about % begin eating MIN aIlNe
when helm arrived Keepers hurried 10 the scene
with Yedhor irons. and while these We're app4ei
nercilessly the tiger's nanks hNe reNoVer shotS
Ixe-a fired into the UadCered beasts mead Nell
son managed 10 crawl toward the coor ana Vas
--lIc,s,y dragged from the cage. He died In few
Tn1rTs-ts The tiger not seriously wounded
Nelson's home was a. PiqUa, Ohio
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
SIT WOUEN ROB Hin.
MAN HELD UP AT FORTY -sECoND-sT. AND
BROADWAY. AND LOSES JEWELRY
AND MONEY.

a well dressed who said he lived at a
well known hotel. went 10 the West Thrteth-
st. police station early this morning and said
he had been stopped by six women at FOrty-sec-
ond-st. and Broadway and robbed OF a gold
watch. a diamond pin and $i5 in money.
Detectives were detailed on the case. and up
80 o'clock had arrested eight women on
suspicion of being implicated in the robbery.
The police refused TO make public the names of
either the man or the women.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
WATER PLANT FOR WALLTNGTOy.

Rutherford. Feb 10 (SpeciaD.-The well-drivers
seeking for water for the municipal plant
in the Borough of Wellington. after an unsuccessful
search for two weeks yesterday struck an abund-
supply Of excellent quality Of water at
depth OF thirty feet. The contract for pipe was
awarded last week. and the plant will be i'm opera
tlon early in the spring. II Will be the first mu-
nicipal water plant in Bergen County, and the
borough has been bonded for $4,000 10 equip IL.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
Citations.


THE PEOPLE or THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. by the Grace OF God Free snd Indspendent,
TO Camille Esther Lacy Camille Esthe- Lacy "a GSToas
Lacy and the children O said Jules Thomas Lacy wnoss
John Lacy. o: the County Of New York in the
STATE OF York. deceased. send greeting.
p. Muir. OF the Ctry OF New 1oES
applied SURF gates Court OF County
York. three certain instruments N wit
irg consisting a VIII bearing date the 25th day OF
November 1905 and Two cotes Gearing cate esPesvey
10Th day ~ October 1893. and the 9Th day OF
January relating both real and personal property
sulv proved as last VIII ana Testament or John
Lacy late County OF New York deceased. There
you each Of you cited 20 appear BEFORE the
County ~ New YORK ~ his once II
County York. the 18th day OF March. one
thousand hundred and at hat-past ten oc2cA
then ard there 70 attend the
probate said last VIII and Testament And sicn
os YOU as are hereby cited under the age or
tenty-one years required appear by your guar
dian. II vcu or II you have none. 20 appear
be appo- nted. or n The event or
YOUR neglect failure 90 guardian VIII be aP-
pointed and act for you IN
proceeding
In Testfr-ony Whereof We caused the Sal OF the
Court OF the sad Colnty or New
Yc-k L be he-eunto aTiXed Witness. Hoa
Abner . Thomas Surrogate o. our sal1
Q. 81 County q York said County. the an
Of February. the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and one.
J. FAIRFAX NcIATGHLIN.
Clrrx al Surrogate's Court
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
HAS NO FEAR OF TARIFF WAR.
THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ON
RUSSIAN SUGAR

Washington. Feb. 15.-The State Department
has officially advised Count Cassini the Russian
Ambassador. of the decision reached by the
Treasury Department impose a countervail-
ing duty on Russian sugar imported into the
United States
Count Cassini was unwilling 10 express an
opinion to what action his Government will
take probably preferring to await developments
from St Petersburg. where he has sent the Of
fetal communication. However. he sCoffed at
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
NAV VINO cO0KED CAT MUST PAY FINE,

The Newark man who killed >at, cooked II for
food and placed il the table for his two children
to eat was arrested yesterday complaint OF the
Health officers a charge of killing animals for
food in violation Of the ordinance. and was hned
$50. The man is a tailor. named Jacoh NJ Dan
necker living No. $40 Plane-st As he Ia poor
Police Judge Lambert pdroled him for two weeks
to enable him raise the money.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

rsroes NcCauley, forty three years old VINO was
conrtcted last week Of murder in the second de-
gree. was sentenced Sing Sing for life by Judge
Iurd in the Kings County Court ye5terday-, On
..rr,i o. 1gln McCauley cut the throat OF MIS-
f,Iia 1n, Dceean, who had been livinG with him at
No u Poplar-st.. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
NEEDLE FOUND IN MANS LEG BIZ I RAYS.
soxrc1.A1R FRUIT DEALER RAN IT INTO HIS
HAND TEN YEARS AGO

,Iontclair. Feb. Is CspeciaD.-By the use Of the
ravs DR.. W II Areson. II This fown' found
ree5le in tie leg Of b w Jacobus. fruit dealer
OF this place Mr Jacobus ran the needle INTO
his left hand ter vearc ago At lHjerlhlS ne SUI
$50 r,,,cb main bat all EFFORTS 10 find the needle
nroved anayail'ug YESTERDAY Mr. Jacobus was
arroyed by stingins : aims n dinerent partsr OF
his leg The pains became so acute Inhl lie Cdl4Tu
H. uhvscian who extracted the needle
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
RorR RELIEF SOCIETIES DISSOLVED.

1,,s,,ce F,itzgeraId of the Supreme Court yester-
a.. ,,,snted orders dissolving the National Boer
P+.I,sf Fund Association and the American Raad
c. tbs benefit Of the South African repubcS ana
ICI i.J w Charles D. Pierce receiver for both as
pIioio1s with bond Of 500, as 1t was said that
tLere are no assets.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
Ex-cHIEF OF POLIcE INJURED BY FALL.

Elizabeth. Feb. . (SpeciaD.-EN-Chief of Police
William Jenkins. seventy-four years old. Of this
city was seriously injured last night by falling
down a flight of stairs In his house in Wiliam-st
His left arm and shoulder blade were broken. and
ne suffers greatly from shock Owing to his ad-
vanced age his physicians fear that he cannot re-
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16
TORPEDO BOAT WINsLoW CAUGHT IN ICE

The how mates OF the torpedo boat Winslow.
which started for Philadelphia yesterday afternoon
were so badly jammed by collision with the tug
Narkeeta that she had 10 put back 6 TO ne ,'aEy M
Yar5 Tor repairs. The ACCIDENT occuIrSa ~ lAe
Eat River Just abreast Of the yard' ana Was
caused the foa ting lct
New-York tribune., 1901-02-16

ERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK IS; WHereas
nheI fled IN the District Court or
the southern District OF New forN
on January 21 Tohn n. pafey- owner or cef-
limitation OF Liability for all loss.
damage and injury caused by the sn g or
sal vessel in Hudson River or about bctobe,
18Th 1900 the petitioner has transferred
Section taS5 United Revised statutes and the
o~4er of ths Court thsTeun6sr Samuel Fl Lyman "a
trustee for the I'll parties who prove TO
he thereto Now therefore in pursuance
~ the rnonItioI directed ard
hereby cite all persons claiming dauaeeS
destruction damage or injury occasionsd by te
sink aforesaid he and make due proof ~ their
T-ned States his once in the Post Of
ace PuiI4fng IN the OF York r before the
7th day of 1901. II \. NJ: and also 20 appear
before said Court q Nav 9Th. 1901. AZ IL A. NJ ard
answer ait libel petition otherwise they will be de-
aulte ana aebared from participation In the preceeds
OF said vessel -
WILLIAM HENKEI.
United states Marshal Southern District Yors,
aTF,x SNynFR & Proctors for Petitioner Broad
New York city
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New-York tribune., 1901-02-16

0wlna to the demand tor space IN
SAe Sunday SrIhune Aduavtiscrs
wiM confer a eveat fauor hn
sentvne IN thew COPY al the
earliest moment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
HOME NEWS.
NETWORK CITY.

The Rev Dr. John l.. Campbell will preach in
the Lexington Avenue Church. northumberland
eleventh-st and Bexington-ave-, this evening, on
the Raines law
James MacGresor will address the Women $
Henry George League and Manhattan Single Tax
Club, at Civic Hall. No. LIS East Twenty eighth-st..
this evening the subject. The Single Tax and
It's Relation TO Other Social Questions
On .he three Fridays in Advent Bishop Potter
will deliver the address in ST. Pauls Chapel. Broad
way and Vesey-st.. at the MONDAY Litany service
EFT 1906 O'clock subjects will be: December 6,
Men and the Man; December 13. Books and
fhe Book: December %. Works and the Work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
AHouncemeRU

A New Collar.
H.A w. 'LUBECK." 'LUBECK." z. ".
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.

Lizard Nov 30-Passed steamer Charois Dutch Peters
Amsterdam for New-York.
Liverpool Nov 30-Arrived steamers Bowie CBr) Jones
New-York lndore ff5rl, Roberts Baltimore; Potomac
tC8r), Anderson. New-York; sailed, steamer Iucana
(BrD, Mckay. New-York
Dunnet Head, Nov 3O-Passed. British Trader
CBr). Hutchinson, NewYori for Newcastle.
Isle Of Wight Nov 30-Passed. steamer Hugo CBr)
Southampton. Nov 30-Sailed steamer Paul Jamiscn
New-York via Cherbourg land passed Hurst Castle
100
Hull. Nov 2s-Arrved. Toronto OBr) Forth New
York.
Barrow, Nov 2s-Saled. Genesee (Br). Scott.
New-York.
Queenstown. Nov 60. 5:SS m-Arrved. Etrura
(Br). Mckay. NewYork for Liverpool proceeded).
Brow Head. Nov so. $50 m-Passed, steamer Erura
(Br). Mckay. New-York for Liverpool
Antwerp Nov 30-Sailed, steamer Southwark (r Pam,
New-York.
Client Noy 2saed, steamer La Flandre Dutch. ort-
sies. New-York
Havre Nov 90 / p m-saiIed Aquitaine F'r),
Poncelot. New-YorB.
Cherbourg. Nov 30 $40 m-salIed steamer St Paul
Jamison from Southampton, New-York.
Pau, Nov e1-Arrved Standard Ger. Schlee-
mich. New-IOrk.
Marseilles 2S-Salled. Patria err. Coete
Palermo. Nov 2o-saled. steamer Elamy tBr) Simpson
New-YorR
Genoa Nov 3d. 10 n--Arrived steamer HohenzoI
Ger. Cuppers. New-York via Naples
Naples Nov 26-Arrived, Lguria QtaD Cafero.
New-York for Genoa; sailed. steamer Nord America
QtaD, Motta New-York.
Said Nov 30-Arrived Panza (Brl, Arnot.
New-York for AMER
Calcutta. a-Arriyed Vos
New-York via Bombay.
Hong Kong. Nov 30-Arrived previously.
(BrD Cornack New-York via Singapore
Bahia Nov 2SSailed Grecian Prince (Br) Nc
MILAN from Santos} New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
HIS PROPOSAL.

FROM The Chicago Post
OF course he ingenious man and she
vas ar unsuspecting dalnSel-
ct us" he said. pretend that you Porto
Rico and 7 am the United States
''Oh. 1 don't like these geographical games she
returned They require much thinking
But this doesn't require any at ALL, he in
sisted.
"Iiow do you play it?" she asked.
why j simply annex you he answered.
Its such bad game, she admitted after
while
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY
$50, For Line Mails close. sails
,.,-snan,, Charleston Clyde.....-.-- $50 II
MONDAY. DECEMBER q
r~.r.or ysorfok Old Dominion. 800 N
TUESDAY. DECEMBER g.
xKyonprsnz Wilhelm, Bremen G Lloyd $50 N 1000 m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
,-S. 5 sunset "a Moon pm 1889 Moons 20
HIGH WATER
Hook II go GOV. I2.o2
W-Sandy Hook 40 Gov. Island 12:li He'll Gate 2O3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NETWORK. SATURDAY. NOV. 80, 1901.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Philadelphia, Mills. Southampton and Cher
bourg November with mdse 18 cabin and $50 steer
age passengers International Navigation Company
Arrived at 7:1s d m.
Steamer Appalachee tBr1 Simpson, London November
ballast Philip Ruprecht Arrived at the Bar at
1:2o
Is ballast to g II Rancebrcck. Arrived at the
Bar $50 m.
Steamer Maracas CBrr, Jarnson Port Spain November
mdse and 1 passenger the Trinidad Shipping
Trading Company Arrived at the Bar midnight
18th.
Steamer Saratoga. Johnston November
Cenuegos 81 Santiago - and Nassau &C. with mdse
passengers James f Ward & Co. Arrived the
Bar a a m.
steamer Seneca Miller. Tampicn November 2. and
Havana passengers o
Steamer Apache PEI nagtOn Jacksonville November %
and Charleston IS with mdse and passengers to William
P Clyde & Co.
Steamer Hamilton. Boaz. Newport News and Norfolk
Defiance, Ford Philadelphia Canal
with nldse to William Clyde & Co
SAILED
Steamers Louisiana for ew-Orleans. Chesapeake
Baltimore Gulf Stream. Philadelphia. Spartan Prince
C3rp Naples Mexico, Havana; Altai Ger Kingston
etc Menominee Hsr1 London: Princess Anne Norfolk
Newport News; Ell Norte, NewOrleans: tGer)
Haytien, Concho. Key Galveston:
olnda. Matanzas etc; Buenos Ayrean (Br). Glasgow:
Albano tGerD Santos: Campania Obi. Liverpool Graf
Waldersee Ger. Hamburg via Plymouth Cherbourg
Bouogne Beira (3). Calcutta. Philadelphia Ponce
Curacao, etc Astoria (BI), Glasgow.
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PORT OF .zEw-YoRK SATURDAY. NOV. 80. 1901
ARRIVED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-12-01
STRIKE WEATHER CLEARS.
RAILROAD AUTHORITIES REPORTED TO HAVE
MADE CONCESSIONS.
tsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

rsY TELEGRAPH TO rIiE TRIBUSE.l
Albany Nov 3o.-The people OF Albany have for
several davs feared a renewal of the great strike
Of street railway employees which took place here
last May
Three employees OF the United Traction Company
had lost their places and appealed the executive
committee OF the company for reinstatement Some
concessions are reported to have been made this
afternoon to the employees. and il is believed there
will be no strike.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-21
Sugar Cane Feed.

Here is paragraph taken from the Tulare Register, which may be worth considerable money to dairymen:
 John Estees has crop of sugar cane that is calculated to make the human eyes stick out. It was put in with drill the first of June and irri- gated at once. It has grown nearly as thick as hair on the back of vel low dog and ten to sixteen feet high. and some of the stalks are as big as ones wrist He had a curiosity to know how much of that sort of COW feed there was to the acre, and so cut up square rod of the stuff and drove on to the scales and weighed it, de- ducting, of course, the weight of the wagon. The load, green and just from the field, weighed 11S0 pounds, for what grew on one square rod. As there are 160 rods to an acre the yield is at the rate of 94 2-5 tons per acre.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-21
Heads to the North.

sleeping car porter in giving his experience with passengers who had peculiarities, among other instances, related the following:
 Another funny thing is the predi- lection many people have for sleep ing with their heads in a certain direc- Ion. l remember particularly we'll what a time l had with one woman travelling over the Northern Pacific from St. Paul to Helena. After that road passes into North Dakota it runs almost due west. Naturally the berths extend from east to west This woman could only sleep with her head to the north.
 I must sleep with my head to the north, she said, and that is all there is to 1t, l have been i'll and am still weak, and must have my sleep but l cannot possibly lie down with my head to the east, west or south My head is like the magnetic needle. It always points to the north. If, by any chance, it gets screwed around in any other direction, l cannot rest. You must make my bed as l direct you
 'l tried to be diplomatic. l pointed out to the woman how absolutely i'm practicable it was to improvise a couch that would block up the aisle for the rest of the passengers, but she wouldn't listen to my explanation.
 You are not here to argue, but to obey she said. Make my bed with the head to the north, please
 "l reported the difficulty to the con ductors and brakemen, and we finally made bunk for her out in little ante-room at the rear end of the rear coach.'
 What time that lady and the DOT ter would have in going over the Tehachapi Mountains around the loop.
Imperial press and farmer., 1901-12-21

MT. Woods last season and lost money, the consignee of the goods be- ing forced to give MT. Woods the melons when they got to Chicago for disposition. They now say MT. Woods can have the contract at the same terms he had it two years ago. The contracts Tn Rocky Ford, Mexico and California were all closed on the same terms as those of a year ago.
 MT. Woods states he was surprised to find what tremendous boom the cantaloupes had gwen Indio. MT. Woods was a pioneer in developing this trade and as Indio is a valley below the level of the sea, very sandy and warm, it was quite an experiment to open this territory. Last year there were twenly-two acres of cantaloupes shipped out of that valley, for which the growers got very good money. A year ago land in that section was worth $1.25 an acre. Such an impetus has the melon growing given real es- tate that the land which last year sold for SIPS per acre cannot now be purchased for less than $90, and in some instances as high as $10O has been paid for some choice ground. No section, not even the mining sections in California, have seen any such boom as this in so short a time. The famous oil land of Texas did not jump up as rapidly as this.
 Last year al Indio there were only twenty-two growers and no perma- nent association was formed. When MT. Woods was recently on the ground the association had not heay incorporated, although there were