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COLD, UNRELIABLE AND BIG.
lts Mineral Wealth Makes sakhalin
 Valuable.

Nobody is ever warm on Sakhalin. The climate resembles that of Siberia. You cannot farm to advantage. Only here and there is the soil at all fertile, and even then you must content your self with raising market truck and OK. pect to got malaria while weeding your garden. Such at least has been the experience of Russian penal colonists who have tried to wrest a living from ehe soil. Moreover, the country looks every whit as fnhospitable as experi- ment has proved 1t to be. They say that when Russian exiles get their first glimpse of that rocky coast and those grim, cloudcapped mountains they often burst into tears for very despair. When such of them as are not life prisoners have served their term and become free colonists," they are al- most certain to leave Sakhalin and set tie in Siberia. They call the country of their Imprisonment "The Isle of the Lost"
 Cold, untlllable, but big-is that the whole story? If it were then we should certainly be at a loss to know why the peace envoys at Portsmouth are haggling over the question of who is to own Sakhalin. But that isn't by
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The cliffs shown in the cut are near Baconyia, Mexico, on the line of the new Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railroad, and they contain numerous caverns which are inhabited by a strange race, the descendants of the cliff dwellers. They speak in an en- tirely unknown language and jump from cliff to cliff like four-footed ani- mals. On the approach of strangers they duck into their subterranean homes like so many prairie dogs. To- cal anthropologists have made an ef- fort to study these recently discovered beings, but beyond the knowledge that they live in community and without any fixed system of domesticity noth- ing is yet known.
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Butternilk Bread.

Two pounds of flour, brown or white, one teaspoonful of baking pow der, one-eighth ounce of bicarbonate of soda, a pinch of salt, a dessert spoonful of white sugar, if liked. Put the four into a basin, and mix all the other ingredients on board, taking care to leave no Jumps; add to the flour and mix in a firm dough with sour buttermilk, knead 1t little, make 1t into loaves, and bake 1t at once, Sour does not mean rancid buttermilk. If 1t Is sweet, double the baking pow der and leave out the soda; but 1t will not be so good.
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Fish with Lemon Butter.

Cream two tablespoonfuls of butterl add teaspoonful of lemon juice and half a teaspoonful of finely minced parsley. Set on ice half an hour be. fore using. Dish the fish, lay slices of lemon around the edge of the dish, enclrcle each slice with parsley, and on each slice of lemon put a bit of savory butter. Serve very cold.
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Looking Pleasant,

Mrs. Chugwater-So that's the photo graph you had taken the other day. is 1t? I'd like to know why you can't look as pleasant as that when you are in the house.
 MT. Chugwater-Well. it may be that the photographer tried to bring out my pleasant expression. and you don't,
 Music beckons the human race on and is followed by the two great col. umns, the joyous. light hearted and happy and the sorrowful. wretched and despairing.
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Kerosene.
 Don't light the fire with 1t.
 Use 1t on any creaking hinges. It will often put life into balky castors.
 For winter heating neither 1t nor gas Is healthful unless ample fresh air Is let in.
 A few drops on the dusting cloth brlghtens furniture and prevents the dust from flying.
 A few drops added to boiled starch makes ironing easier.
 Rubbed on the throat 1t will relieve soreness.
 Any metal wheels, set from dust and disuse, may be loosened up by a few drops.
 Use it sparingly; according to an old saying, a drop will travel a mile."
 To clean clothes wringer quickly rub the rollers with a cloth saturated with 1t.
 It is said that to apply cloth in which there is a liberal amount of kerosene to sinks, basins and bathtubs which have become greasy and dis colored will remove the discolorations
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rUruiso C:axus,

To thoroughly mashed potatoes, add salt, butter, little pepper, and suff- cient milk to moisten slightly. Before perfectly cold add beaten egg, mix. ing well. Shape into fiat, round cakes and put away to cool. When ready to fry, roll in four and fry in hot butter. Turn carefully with a broad blade and brown the other side Serve hot at once.
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Potatoes One Size.

Potatoes when cooking should be all of one size, or they cook unequal ly. In selecting boiling potatoes, a proper sort for the purpose must be secured, as some will not boil well
 vt turn claylike instead of mealy.
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French Mustard.

Rub four tablespoonfuls of dry mus tard to paste with tablespoonful of salad oil. Add enough vinegar t6 make thin paste and season with a teaspoonful each of paprika, sugar and onion juice. Beat until light and smooth.
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Eirst Mention of Bells.

The earliest mention of bells, as ap- piled for purposes of Christian wor- ship, is by Polydore Vergil, who states that Paulinus, bishop of Nola, city of Campania, in Italy, first adapted them to his church in the year 400.
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Ginger Cakes.

Mix and sift together six cups flour, two tablespoons ginger, one tablespoon cinnamon and one tablespoon soda. Heat one-half cup lard or butter, one cup New Orleans molasses and one cup brown sugar until boiling. Take from the fire, add one cup of sour cream and pour gradually into the flour mixture, beating until smooth. Pat and roll out, cut into small cakes elnd bake in a moderate oven.
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Ca1f's-Foot Fritters.

Procure a set of calf's feet; simmer very gently until the meat will slip from the bones, keeping the liquor well skinned. Place the meat on @ board, fatten 1t with a knife dipped into boiling water, sprinkle over 1t q seasoning of pepper, salt, chopped ham, fried mushrooms, parsley and very finely chopped shallot. Then roll up and press until cold. Cut into neat slices, dredge with flour, dip into a frying batter and cook ill boiling fat until nice golden brown. Drain thoroughly and serve.
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RetraCtfOn.
What Would You Dof

People are fond of telling what they would do if they had $1,OOOOOO. It's safe to bet that nine men out of ten if they had $1,0O0,0O0 would do nothing. Kansas City Independent.
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Game.

Bess-Gace admits that she's get ting up in years.
 Tess-Yes; but she was game. She spelled her name with a "y" until she was 8S.-New Orleans Times Demo crat.
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Fish Salad.

This is pronounced by many cpl cures quite equal to that made from chicken. Cold boiled or steamed fish of any description may be used for this, and after removing bones and breaking the meat fine, pour over it a little vinegar, pepper and salt. Let the fish stand at least an hour before adding an equal amount of celery. Ar range in your salad bowl, upon a bed of lettuce leaves and pour over the whole a liberal allowance of mayOn- naise dressing.
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What an Oyster Knows.

Oysters, even after they have been brought away from the sea, know by instinct the exact hour when the tide Is rising and approaching their beds, and 50, of their own accord, open their shells to receive their food from the sea, as if still at home. ''
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Estimated Value,

Heiress Do you like my nance's looks?
 Friend Examining photograph)-Yes he's worth the price.-Translated for Tales from Meggendorfer Blaetter.
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Some men are 50 busy shouting at | baseball game that they arc unabA Q hear the whispered call of duty.
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It Is much better to have your gold h your hand than in the heart.-Fuller,
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Kerosene oil and a soft rag will keen mahogany furniture in fine condition.
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Geology of the Heart.

"No," said Maude pensively; neither Henry nor Charles for me. That's clear. I will not let Henry propose be- cause he hasn't got the dust and l can't get Charles to declare himself be- cause he hasn't got the sand How ever, there's old MT. Richfellow. I'll keep my eye on him. He's got the rocks"
 Retractfon.
 Look here, Mir. Editor" exclaimed an irate caller, "you referred to me yes terday as reformed drunkard. You must apologize or I'll sue your paper for libel"
 Every well, sir" replied the editor "I'll retract the statement cheerfully I'll say you haven't reformed"
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About all the book-taught farmer can raise is scorn.
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When the eyes are weak, sleep all that b possible. All . .gr~, l
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Quite number of men have mistak. on Wall street for Easy streetcPuck.
 Stages of Life.
 It Is queer coincidence that the mat rmonial word united" also spells "un ted" Birth, marriage and death are the three life stages of man, or, rather they used to be. Nowadays there are i've stages-born, engaged, married, al. vorced, died.-Kansas City Independ snt
 A Secret Society. Mabel-A lot of us girls have estab- lished secret society, Jack.
 Jack-What are the objects of 1t? s Mabel-Why, we meet together and tell secrets of course.
 A watch taken to the top of Mont Blanc will gain 36 seconds in "A hours.
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treasurer's report, was SCI, 011.51, of
which 100000 had been paid out in divi-
bends. The treasurer states:
Amount still due from Maui , 5ri-
cultural Company account gr> ing
crops taken over January l. 1864, $237,-
50s.90 which amount is drawing inter-
est at the rate Of six per cent per an
num-"
The old officers of the Paia Planta-
ton Company We're also reelected. AS
in the case of the Haiku Company,
there was no managers report. The
income for the year was $91, 605.3I, Of
which $4,000 had been paid out in div
idends.
The report OF the Maui Agricultural
Company showed that the 1904 crop was
1890 tons of sugar and the net returns
We're $685.. S79.76. The expenditures were
sos 660.99. The balance carried to sur
plus was 1924 1866. The assets of the
company are placed at $4,569, 1862.
Manager II. A. Raldwin's report sets
forth that the expected 1905 crop will
be $4,000 tons. For the 1907 crop he
plans 10 plant 2242 acres, about 200 of
which viii be virgin land. He VIII cul-
tivate 1860 acres of rattoons in addition
to the plant cane. In referring to the
new great irrigating ditch the mama
ger says that for the past winter water
has been flowing from Waiaakea to XII
hei a distance Of over forty miles. The
new ditch 10 carry water onto the up
per lands is practically completed.
New machinery and apparatus has
been ordered which with the present
Hamakuapo1o and Paia factories COM
bined viii give a modern plant with
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MAUI AGRICULTURAL
COMPANY MEETING

The Maui Agricultural Company
comprising several sugar plantations,
including the Haiku, Ps,ia and Hama
kuapoko plantation companies. was held
yesterday morning in the offices OF
Alexander & Baldwin. The reports OF
officers for the first year Of the Maui
Agricultural Company were presented
ana accepted. The meeting of the Hal
ku Company was held at 10 and the
Paia Company at Il o'clock.
The old officers Of Haiku were re
elected. There was no managers re-
port. this being contained in the general
report submitted by the manager Of the
Maui Agricultural Company. The in
come Of the company. according 10 the
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TWO-COUNTY
IDEA WINS
Committee WILL Recon-
mend That Big Island
Be divided.

Two counties for the island of Ha-
wall is the recommendation that the
County Act Committee of the Legisla-
ture decided to make last night. There
was a long discussion of Senate Bill
No. II at the committee meeting in the
capitol last night but the above rec
ommendation was the only tangible
result CT the session. At the outset
there was some dispute as to whether
the committee was restricted to the
consideration of the county act prepared
by the commission or whether it might
listen to other proposed acts. Chair
man HoIstein ruled that it was outside
the province OF the committee to in
vestigate other acts and his ruling was
upheld by the other members.
Representative Carl S. Smith of HiIo
waxed very eloquent on the two-county
proposition and his arguments won the
day for the advocates of the division
of the big island. He stated that al
though the Hilo Board of Trade and
other organizations of the Rainy City
are in favor of the one-county plan,
he believed that this was because the
plan would tend to make Hilo a COM
merciaI center of great Importance.
This he believed 10 be a selfish way of
looking at the matter.
Hawaii is much larger than any
county on the mainland with the ex-
ception of a few in arid and unsettled
parts of the western states. It would
be difficult and expensive for officers
to travel to the county seat, for sher-
ifs to personally supervise their work
and for prisoners to be transported.
If one county were made then it would
be necessary to build road from Kali
1ua to Hilo and this would be a great
expense. Mr. Smith hit the small
farmer idea when he ridiculed the ar
gIment that the road would develop
small farms. Tt had been argued that
the road would transport pineapples.
But pineapples were so cheap that it
would not pay to haul them. Then
the idea of the road must be to trans
port supervisors. After the speech of
Mr.. Smith the committee voted to rec |
ommend two counties for Hawaii. An
other recommendation will be that on
ly 80 per cent of the voters be enough |
to bring up the question of change Of j
county seat.
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KIHEI PLANTATION
MAKES FINE RECORD

The postponed annual meeting Of the
Kihei Plantation Company, whose su-
gar estate is OF the island Of Maui.
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the office of Alexander &
Baldwin. Little was done beyond ac-
cepting the report of Manager James
Scott on the condition of the plantation
fairs. The report in part was as fol-
lows:
1.-The weather on the whole was
favorable to growing crops. though the
long dry summer necessitated later
planting for the 1906 crop than is good
for best results, however, in order that
the 1905 crop should not suffer, this
course had to be followed.
During the summer months we re-
ceived no ditch water III either of our
main bitches. and we're totally depend
ent upon our pumps, from May IA un-
til November Is for all irrigation water.
while the rainfall for the year was
the highest on record at this place,
viz: 2642-10O inches, Of this amount
the months of February and March
are credited with 13.65-100 and 7.21-lO0
inches respectively.
CROP 1904.
"A start harvesting this crop was
made January 5, but owing to the then
scarcity of labor, slow progress was
made during the first month or so,
after which time however, with addl-
tional labor coming in, and some as
sistance that could be spared by our
rneighbors. We were able TO do much
faster work. getting the last of our
cane cut by June and from which
total output of 5343 tons of sugar was
realized. While the slightly lower out
put than that estimated from this crop
is largely due to faulty surveys, there
should in future be no further mis-
calculations from this cause, as all
fields now under cultivation have been
resurveyee.
81 IA tons of cane from this crop
made / ton of sugar.
..Approximately 120 tons of low grade
sugars from this crop has been car
ried over. and VIII be included in the
1905 crop estimate.
CROP 1905.
For this we have 2S6 acres Of plant
cane and $50 acres of ration cane
r,aL,ins, the total area to be milled for
this crop $40 acres. not 961 acres as in /
tirnatei in the 1903 report under above |
heading.
The reason for the reduced area OIL |
this crop. was due in the hrst place'
to our shortage of labor during the Iat-
ter part of 1903 and early part OF LSOi'
when If was considered advisable 20 |
abandon parts Of fields Of ratoohs we
had originally intended killing up anu
c,7ltivatins. secondly. not having any |
Sod for planting the 1906 crop. or be
ing able to procure any, we cut down
q acres of our poorest plant cane for |
this purpose. and which had been cal
culated upon for the mill From the
SIC acres of this crop We estimate an
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ANNUAL MEETING.

HAWAIIAN FIBRE COMPANY,
LIMITED.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Hawaiian Fibre
Company, Limited, will be held at the
company's office, ) Mcintyre Building,
Fort street Honolulu. on Tuesday,
February %, 1905, at o'clock p. IN.
WALTER c. WELDON
Secretary H. f. Co., Ltd.
Honolulu, Feb. Is, 1905.
7O30-Feb. Is, q, %, IS.
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MADE BY GEO. MARKHAM.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO FORE
CLOSE AND OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of the power OF
! sale contained in that certain mort
| gage dated the first day OF November.
/ 1902 made by George Markham Of Ho-
! nolulu Island of Oahu, Territory OF
Hawaii as Mortgagor to :. NJ. Da-
mon, II. Z. Waity and 5. +. Damon.
doing business III said Honolulu, as
partners under the firm name or
Bishop & Company as MortgaEees,
and of record in Iiber 239, pages .3S2 10
SS4, Hawaiian Registry of Convey
ances and pursuant to Chapter
XENIII of the Session Laws of 1871,
entitled An Act to provide for the
sale of mortgaged property without
suit ana decree Of sale" and the Act
(Chapter TX OF the Session Laws of
1890 amending same. the undersigned,
assignees Of the said mortgage here
by give notice that they intend to fore
close the said mortgage for condition
broken, to wit: the non-payment OF
principal and interest secured by said
mortgage when due.
Notice is hereby likewise given that
the property conveyed by the said
mortgage win be sold at public auc-
ton at the auction rooms of James +.
aforesaid, on Saturday the 18th day
of March, 1905. at twelve o'clock noon.
The property conveyed by the said
flortgage consists of:
l. All of that piece or parcel of land
situate at MoanaIua, in said Homo
lulu. being portion of the land de-
scribed in apana / of Royal Patent
No 2075, l. c. A 1893, to Nahookele,
Beginning al the n. w. corner Of
this piece of land, from which point
the following points bear: Diamond
Head (trig) S. SO 80, e. Mag
Punchbowl station (trig.) S. 63o
O5' F. Mag.-S. NJ. Damon's hagpole;
S 250 TO- E. Mag.-and running as fol-
lows by Magnetic bearings:
/ N 80 O5' E. 1870 feet.
2. S. 44o 00' E. 1864 feet along Ko-
nohilti
3. S. Ale co. W. 1898 feet along MaiH.
T. s. So o5' W. 92.5 feet along re-
naming portion of this award
5. n 80 so w. 1874.
6. n. So 90 E. 37,5 feet along Ka-
pahi.
z n 81 30 w. 1854 feet along Ko-
eIe to the initial point, and containing
an area Of l 25-1OO acres, more or less.
?. All Of the right, title and interest
OF the mOrtgagor in and to all of that
piece or parcel of land situate at said
Moanalua, being all Of the land de-
scribed in Royal Patent No. 6791, L.
c. A. 22G1. to Uluehu. containing an
area of 33-100 acre
g. All of the right title and interest
of the mortgagor in and to all Of the
land situate in said Moanalua, de-
scribed in said Royal Patent No. 2075,
L. c. A. 1898, TO NahookeIe.
S. NJ DAMON
A CARVE,
Copartners under the firm name OF
Bishop & Company.
Terms:-United States Cold Coin:
Deeds a expense Of purchaser.
For further particulars apply 10
Holmes & Stanley, attorneys for mort
gagees.
Dated Honolulu, February 20. 1905
7032-Feb 81 Is, March T. IA
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output Of 400 tons commercial sugar.

output Of AGO tons commercial sugar.
CROP 1906.
For this We have planted $50 acres,
and have now under cultivation 369
acres of first ratoons, and 364 acres Of
second ratoons, making a total of 1893
acres for this crop, which, with a fav-
orable summers growth should yield
well, even though the last 40 acres Of
above plant, was not in the ground
until the middle of December. Over
800 acres of above crop has been let
out on proft-sharing contracts.
I'VE finished blowing and killing up
ratoons early in November, fully four
months earlier than this work was
completed on the 1904 crop and as all
the cane for the 1906 crop, with eXcep-
ton of the 140 acres of late plant, had
its first application of fertilizers not
later than the 18th of December and
by the close of the year all our fields
free from weeds and under proper Gull
tivation, this crop has the advantage
of fully two months more growth than
any previous crop"
IRRIGATION.
The report gives a very full record
of the work of the pumping plants
Owing to the scarcity of rain the
pumps were worked to their full ca
pacity and gave most satisfactory ser
vice. Alterations and improvements
are being made TO the Risdon 10000
gallon pump. Ditch water has proved
the best for the boilers. The deep well
OUTFIT at Station No. 2 has been aban-
doned as it is not needed. The bitches
furnished sufficient water for irrigation
and domestic purposes during five
months of the year.
Continuing the report says:
LABOR.
During the early part of the year,
as already noted, our work was some
what held back on account of the
shortage. but since closing the work
of harvesting in June We have had no
difficulties of any kind from this cause.
and / am pleased to add the labor on
the plantation today is better than it
ever has been during the writer's in
and the laborers themselves
doing better work
EXPENSES.
1.-The cost of operating your planta-
ton during the year has but very
slightly exceeded the estimates made
in December, 1903 and which allows of
a goodly sized sum Of the total years
income from sugar sales, going to
liquidate the plantations floating in
debtedness. With the present sugar
market remaining anywhere near its
present figure. the outlook for your
plantation is exceedingly encouraging.
The following statement of the SUI
gar crop of 1904 is appended:
Returns from 534S.44
tons sugar.. $344, 12O. IS /
Cost of manufacture
ing at 81 per ton. $S7, 404.1o
Containers used S.
495 at 0S54c each. 7,3o1.27
Cost of Irvine used 205.lS $4,000 |
Net receipts from
sugar crop 1904 -. S299'20Sso |
The total debit account was given at
81. 1913. 2s4. 20; and the total credit ac- /
count at 1851, 164.Os; balance carried .
forward. s772, 120.65.
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mauka angle between Beretania and
r r streets. Honolulu Oahu, the said
/ Ching On being the lessee OF said
/ premises under a certain lease 10 him
( of the same from Rebecca AIontgom-
cry dated January /, 1899. and record
/ ed "a said Office in liber 1S5. page Sl1.
, That certain indeuture Of lease
from Rebecca Montgomery to the said
d. 4 Akwai. dated February 10, 1899.
(of lot IS of Montgomery Estate. stu
ate near the mauka side of Beretauia
street, Honolulu, near River street, for
period of twenty years from Janu-
airy /. 1899. at monthly rental OF
eight dollars per month, said lease be-
ing recorded in said office in liber $50,
pages 90, 63 and 81.
s NJ DAMON,
A GARNIE,
Copartners under the firm name Of
Bishop & Company.
Terms United States Gold Coin;
Deeds at expense of purchaser.
For further particulars apply 70
Holmes & Stanley, attorneys for mort
gagees.
Dated Honolulu, February 20 1905.
7032-Feb. 81 IS, March T. IA
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ANNUAL MEETING.
HAWAIIAN SUGAR COMPANY

HAWAIIAN SUGAR COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Hawaiian Sugar Company
will be held at the office and principal
place of business. of the corporation,
Stangenwald Building, Honolulu, on
Tuesday, February %, at 10 o'clock a.
m. The stock books of the corporation
will be closed for transfers on Satur-
day, February IS, at u o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
GEO. NJ. ROLPH,
1923 Secretary.