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LANES ". RATeLIrFE. ArCTIoNEER.


BANKRUPTCY SALE OF LEASE. STOCK IN
TRADE AND FIXTURES OF TIE DELICA-
TESSEN CAFE. 500 18th STREET, CONSIST
% ING OF KEFRIGERAToRS SHOW CASES.
SCALES. MACHINERY FOR BAKING. SILL
NERWARE AND CAFE FURNITURE.
BY virtue of order of the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia. in Lyman p. Sterne
bankrupt. No $50 the undersigned. receiver of the
assets of Lyman T. Sterne. In bankruptcy. will
offer for sale at public auction the uneXpired por-
tion Of the lease of said bankrupt to premises No
SD 18th street northwest and the entire stock In
trade of said bankrupt consisting of Refrigerators
Scales, Show Cases, Slicng Machine. Furniture.
Mirrors Tables. Chairs Slverware,- Table Linen.
Kitchen Utensils Ranges. Ovens and other fix
lures used by said bankrupt in the cafe catering
and delicatessen business. together with such raw
material and other merchandise may be on the
premises at the time of the sale, ON FRIDAY,
THE SIXTH DAY OF JANUARY, AID. 1905. AT
TEN O'CLOCK AN. within the above premises
The assets viii be offered In entirety the sale. IL
made to he subject to ratification by the court. but
the receiver reserves the right to decline the high
est bid If the price appears to him to be made
quate.
Terms of sale: Cash: deposit two hundred dollars
tS200.u0l: sale to he consmmated within five days
from date of ratification. otherwise property to be
resold at the risk and of the defauiting pur-
chaser If sac Is not made a whole the
receiver reserves the right to immediately offer
the said stock in trade. fixtures and other assets
AT auction in detail the sale to continue until the
stock is disposed of
X. Il. BEHREND Receiver. 40 9Th ST. NY.
JOSEPH u. SULLIVAN, Attorney. ja2-4t
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The members OF the NTH police precinct
yesterday disposed of five gallons of ice
cream and liberal supply of cake. donat-
ed to the company by Herman KrahIing of
23S nth street southeast. The members of
chemical engine company No. 3 also en-
joyed treat through the generosity of
Mrs. Hunt. wife of Ex-Governor Hunt OF
Texas.
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TOMORROW.
Wilson 6 Mayers,

Single and double brass beds, sideboards buff
fets. thioniereS, dIessrgs, Ball and mir
hands me patlur suites. Mashstaads, coaches, dop-
leaf mahogany fables, springs 2-pc. HAIR
mattresses. parlpr lamps. dressing table. old Manly.
sideh ard, enamelel and bronze beds. roltop desk,
horse blankets and lap robes. dining chairs. bent
wood chairs, mission chairs rockers. bed room
suites. organ. new SX12 administer rugs, new
Mahy stands. tables and cabinets. oiicloth. white
enanir ed furniture, hrr new Antwerp leadei 9 ass
door bookcase three apartments. kitchen requisites,
china and crnckery pictures, mirrors etc.
. 4. Arnt
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Sea board Airline Railway,

TICKET OFFICE. i42l PENNA AVE.
For Petersburg. Raleigh. Wilmington. Columbia.
ham. Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans.
Horse An. DAui-Seaboard Maii-Through
Pullinan Buffet .sieepers Tampa. Fla. connect.
Ing at Hamlet with Pullman Sleeper TO Atlanta
625 r NJ DAlf.Y-Sealoard EXpress-Solid train
to Jacksonville anu Tampa. with Pullman Sieepers
through 20 Atlantis. Jacksonville and Tampa. Cafe
Dining Car Washington Rirhnsnd-
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WILSON & MAYEES, AUCTIoNEERS.

BY authority of act IF Congress passed May 49,
A. II. 1896. will sell within the saesronms of
Wilson < Mayors. uctioneers. 1927 and 1920 q
st. r.w., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY FOURTH
AT TEN O'CLOCK AN, TO pay storage charges
household goods. chattes. etc. stored with in
the II q. W. Snowden. Those interested
please take notice
de2S6t w. r. MOSES & SONS.
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Baltimore and Ohio Y ~

Baltimore and Ohio X. X,
LEAVE srAR RoYS Sf Gle tsrsfy gs aye and $.
TRAYS nS rn aEiE EIsY OTHER trtiE!! HOUR
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
1900 am, Bufe.. ParIor; 5hr Train.
tii:oo am. Diner and I'ullman rarIor Car.
y 200 pm. Diner and Pullman parlor Car
$500 pm. Royal Limited" All Pullman.
$500 pun. Diner and iulInsn ParIor.
too pm Coachss 10 philadelphid
I'll 80 pm. Si'rptss
.2:5i am. sicepcrs
Atlantic C.,y, ti:uo, 1900. tII:oo an. tl:oo.
''00 pI EVERY HOUR on THE HOUR
TO BALTIMORE WITH PULLMAN SERVICE
s:35. 600. $3.50. /, 100. Hoo am. 1900 noon,
1905. 1900, 300. 300. 400. 4:45, 300 5:O5 So
an, 100, 1915 800. $50 300 $50. $50. 500.
1900 1880 IL 80 Westward R
CHICAGO and NORTHWEST. 'II:00 am, $3.50
? CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS and LOUISVILLE,
.lo:os am. .ao5 pm; .i2.5 night.
PTTsBuR aea az: and so ca nIsS, ':oo an.
WHEELING .i0:O5 am. $3.50 pm.
WINCH ESTER, 1885 a.m taos. $500 pm
ANNAPOLIS. week days. 500. s:35 an. I2:o3
noon. 4:45 500 pm. sundays, $3.50 am. $50
aI FREDERicK. 1875 ss:ls slo:o5. t,i:oo a.u.,
SAP, Ii;S5 TS;sS pm Pm
$500, 1913. slo:l5. t1l:3o pm.
S ana $50 Ss' S9a' ts 49, ss'
1875. ss:i5 am. si:Is. $780, 1880 pm. ''''''
.Daly. Except SUNDAY sSunday only.
res:descss by Tnop Transfer Co on orders left az
ticket offices, Gle pennsyivana ave NV. New
York ave. and 18th st. and at station.
Il X. Iisfri ri
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON.
Tnos. ]. OWEN 4 son. AUCrIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE of VALUABLE UNIMPROvED


REAL ESTATE
BY virtre Of lortain deed of trust. duly
corded In Liber No 1920. folio 1G5 ct seq of the
land records Of the District OF Columbia, and at
the request of the party secured thereby the I'M
derslgnrd trustees viii sell. al public auction in
front of the premises. on TUESDAY. THE THIRD
DAY OF JANU.RY A. D. 1895, AT FOUR
O'CLOCK PM. the following described land and
premises situate In the city Of Washington, Dis
triet ot Columbia, and designated AS and being the
east % ~. inches front 10y the depth thereof
of lot - Of square east Of IS. per plat In Book
II l.. H.. page 30i Of the surveyors office. Dis
trict Of Columbia. located ob ssurh side of street
between 10th and 2lst streets northwest.
Terms of sale: Cash deposit of $50 will be
required al time of sale, All conyeyancing, re-
cordipg etc. at cost of purchaser Terms OF sale
TO be complied with within ten days from day of
sale, Otherwise the trustees reserve the right to
resell the property the risk and cost of de-
fsultiHg purchaser. after five days advertisement
OF such resale In some newspaper published In
Washington, ID. G. s-
HENRY n. GORDON,
GEORGE r. HILL.
de2l-d&ds Trustees.
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TRUSTEES SIZE OF VALUABLE BRICK
DWELLING, NO. ~ FLORIDA AVENUE


TRUSTEES SIZE OF VALUABLE BRICK
DWELLING, NO. ~ FLORIDA AVENUE
NORTHWEST
By virtue of a certain deed of trnst duly recorded
in Ltber No. 2732, folio 224 ct seq, Of the land
records Of the District of Columbia and at the re-
quest Of the party secured thereby the undersigned
trustees viii sell At public auction, In front of the
premises, WEDNESDAY. THE ELEVENTH
DAY OF JANUARY. 1905 AT FOUR O'CLOCK
L M, the following described land and premises
situate III the city of Washington. District of Co.
lumbia. and designated and being lot numbered
one hundred and two (1O2] in James II. Meriwether's
subdivision of lots in square numbered six hundred
and fourteen t6l4l as per plat in Liber No. %
folio g. Of the records of the Office of surveyor
of the District of Columbia. together with the i'm
proyements -hereon.
Terms Of sale Sold subject to a prior deed of
trust to secure 81 600 further particulars which
VIII be stated II the time of sale. A deposit of
500 required at time Of sale. ConveyaDcng at
cost of purchaser. Terms TO be complied with
within tel days, otherwise the trustees will resell
the property at he risk and cost of defaulting
purchaser.
HERBERT A. GILL; Trustee
6l2 14th ST. NV
WILLIAM Mex. CLAYTON. Trustee,
de2S-dts 50i ilth NV
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ing road densely lined with shrubbery on
either hand, and then Craig swung into
saddle and again gave spur to his horse.
I'VE must ride for 1t now he said terse-
ly when tibet patrol makes their round,
them fellers will be after US hot"
I urged my tired horse to a gallop, press
ing upon Craig's heels as closely as I
dared nor did 1 glance back, for I knew
well that dead picket was lying some-
where by the crossroads. and that his
comrades would be heard from before the
dawn.
We were moving bravely now; for the
road under foot grew better as we adj
vanced and gave back the dull thud of
soft earth instead of the rafting clang of
the ROCKS we had been so long accustomed
to. forced the scabbard of my saber be-
meath the bend of my knee to keep it from
changing against the iron stirrup, and only
the breathing of the horses, and their
heavy pounding on the earth. broke the
night silence. Craig was riding directly in
my front. sitting erect as If on parade, and
the woman's horse kept up the pace with
out apparent effort. Surely we had al
ready covered good safe mile from where
we had left the dead soldier to tell his
speechless story, and the way ahead was
clear. My spirits rose buoyantly with every
stride of the horse, and my faith, never
long dormant. already saw my task ac-
complished. my pledge to Lee fulfilled
But It is the unexpected which masters us
in the end. I had all but completely shut
the DARK night from my thoughts. / sup
pose. in truth was as xeenly observant
as ever. but it now seems to me that was
riding that black road with closed eyes,
SO busy were my thoughts elsewhere. Then.
suddenly, my horse was jerxed almost to
a standstill, the hand upon his bit SEEM
fngly as hard as my own. and wheeled
In the saddle, pressing my knees tightly
to prevent being thrown, only to perceive
the woman tugging desperately at the
lines.
what now?" I asked sharply, and In
sudden anger I forced her to release her
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-27
INSPECTORS HERE.
They Did Not Pass the Charleston,
But, Defect is Slight.

Inspectors Mcdonald and Green,
of Nashville. were in Paducah yester-
day and inspected two steamboats,,
turning one down and passing the
other.
The Charleston, which had just
come off the Finney docks was in
spected and her hull found to be de-
fectivesor not up to the requirements,
and she will have to go on the docks
again. The defect is only slight
and she will be ready for service in
few days, but it will require sec
ond inspection. The steamer Lotus
which has just undergone repairs.
was also inspected and found to be
up to the requirements. The Lotus
was recently sold by order Of the
court TO satisfy claims held against
her
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BAI'risTs' CONGRESS-.
several kcntuckians Leave This
Week for London.

Louisville. KY, Jane 27.-Loav-
ing Louisville for the purpose of at
tending the first international Bap-
lists congress, which Will be held in
London. Eng, July II TO 20, the
Rev. Dr. j. n Prestrldge, the Rev
DR.. r. v Mullins, the Rev. Or. w.
w. Hamilton, the Rev. Or. w. o..
Carver and the Rev. d. A. Dawes
will sail from New York the latter
part OF this week.
About 800 American Baptists will
attend the meeting, and Ave Of these
will be from Kentucky.
The meetings In London will be
the first national meeting of minis
ters of the Baptist denomination.
All OF the Kentucky ministers VIII
take excursions, through Europe be-
fore returning to America. Dr. Null
Inns will remain on the continent un-
til the first OF next year During his
stay he will visit England, Scotland,
France. Italy. Switzerland and Ger
many. where he expects to take a
course Of study in preparation for
work upon book which he VIII
write upon his return to Louisville.
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Three White Men ArrestedHere
This Morning.
Louis LcavcII, Harncssmakcr, Says
They Went Through Him While
He Was Asleep.
ONLY THREE DOLLARS MISSED

Charles Grosshart, Sticks" Nc
Cormick and william Mccormick,
white, were arrested this morning by
Officers Gross, Terrell and Alexander
on the charge of robbery. Louis l..
Leavell, a harnessmaker endowed at
the Michael Bros. establishment. and
residing at 42O South Third street,
is the complainant
The robbery is alleged to have oc-
Cured last night between 10 and II
O'Clock near Washington and Second
streets. Leavell was drinking and sat
down on a platform in front of
wholesale grocery store. He went to
sleep and the three defndants are
alleged to have robbed him.
Leavell stated that he was awak-
ened by the three men going through
his pockets They had gone through
all except hip pocket.
Leavell claims that w. r. Wilson,
barber, and John lseman. who
were across the street at the Iseman
wagon yard, saw the, entire transae-
ton The alleged robbers are said to
have run when Leavell awoke.
Three dollars were secured and
Leavell claims he did not know the
men last night but fully identified
them this morning. He had war
rant issued this morning for rob
hery and the case will come up for
trial tomorrow morning before
Judge Sanders.
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TO DAWSON
Popular Entertainers Went Ia Open
Theater.

Mr.. Bert Marshal and wife, Anna
Code, who have been playing at the
Casino at Wallace park several
weeks, went to Dawson Springs this
morning and will tomorrow night
open up the theaater at Dawson with
several specialties and moving pic
ture machine. They will play the re-
malnder of the week there and then
go TO st. Louis for several weeks.
The Dawson theater is under the
management of Mr. VIM, Malone, OF
this city.
After leaving st. Louis they will
make a tour through the north and
return to Paducah in August to play
a return date at The Casino. They
became very popular here and mad
many friends who will be pleased to
learn of their booking return date.
Mr.. Marshal has a repertoire com
pany in the winter and Manager Tom
Roberts. of The Kentucky, has book
ed his company for September Is.
10 and 20
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SERIOUS.

Louisville. Ky. June GA Wild
freight. running down grade at thir-
ty-five miles an hour. was response
BILE for serious wreck on the Louis
VILE division of the Illinois Central
railroad yesterday at S:i0 at Vine
Grove, thirty-fve miles from Louis
Vile.
Three are dead. two fatally intur-
ed. and fourteen others sustained
cuts and bruises which will contne
them I'm their homes and hospitals
for several days.
The wreck was caused by an extra
freight train running into passen-
ger train which had become disabled
at the foot of steep grade. The
passenger coaches were badly wreck
ed and the collision came without a
warning.
According to a statement furnish
ed by an oficlal of the railroad the
passenger. No. 1872. north-bound, and
due at Louisville at i;55, had Just
left Vine Grove and in going down
the steep grade the air brakes refus-
ed TO work,
Engineer Fraley brought his train
10 a standstill to repair them. aud
while the train was standing an ex-
ira freight, No. IA, en- route from
Central City to Red Top. IN charge
of Engineer Martin ritzgibDon and
Conductor George Cline, rounded the
curve and the top of the grade.
AT this point Fitzgibbon seemed
10 have lost control of his engine and
the heavy train started wildly down
the grade.
The operator endeavored TO block
the freight, but before he could get
the block signal III position the
freight had rushed past the station,
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Points In Decision.

Ordinance does ut contain
any provision that It shall taks
effect In the future, but on its
passage
Ordinance embraces more
than one subject, contrary to
section 1868, Kentucky Statutes
Ordinance requires COW own
ers to appear in court and prove
their innocence, instead of re-
quiring city to prove their guilt.
Ordinance violates federal
and state law providing that
citizens shall not be deprived of
property without due process of
law.
Ordinance provides for no
appeal
Ordinance cOnfers on the po-
lice court civil jurisdiction.
Question should have been
submitted to a vote of the peo-
pie under new law passed in
1908.
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THE COW ORDINANCE
KNOCKED SKY HIGH
Judge Sanders Decided il Unconstitu-
tiOnal and Void.
Gives Several Reasons Why the New Law is Dcfec.
tive, and Urges an Appeal.

whose rights are Immediately ar
fected. particularly A very import
ant objection TO the validity OF this
ordinance might be raised at the
very threshold OF the discussion, as
TO its being In conflict with section
3059 of the Kentucky Statutes,
which contains among other things,
a provision, that no ordinance shall
embrace more than one Subject, and
that shall be expressed in the title.'
II seems to me that the ordinance
under consideration, embraces as
many subjects as there are sections
OF the ordinance; that none of these
subjects are expressed in the title
except as .indicated by Section |.
That section does provide that mo
COW or other animal of the bovine
kind shall run at large in the city
Of Paducah; but after reading that
section. the other sections of the or
dinance introduce new subject mat
ter. Some of these, which could not
possibly be anticipated by reference
TO the subject mentioned in the cap
lion, but realizing the Importance of
the law, | am not prepared to say
that | would hold II to be uncon-
stitutional or invalid, for the .rea-
sons; but If anyone will read care
fully the ordinance I'm connection
with the provisions of the Statute
that No ordinance shall embrace
more than one subject, aud that
shall be expressed In the title" he
will have grave doubts. to say the
least of II. as to the validity of this
ordinance: but because there is con-
siderable popular demand for this
ciarac'er of legislation, the courts
CT the state cannot afford to ignore
the plain rules of constituting
Statutes that have been recogn zed
since the establishment of the Com
monwealth; so | come at once, as to
what consider. serious and fatal
jbjec; ons to the validity of the or
dinance. Section 2 of the Ordinance
provides that If the name of the
owner of the animal found running
81 large be known, the Judge of the
lty court shall issue a summons
against him, commanding him to APP
pear in said court, to show cause, If
any. he can, why he shall not be fin
ed FIVE dollars for violation of the
ordinance. and why such animal
shall not be sold 10 satisfy the costs
aud charges Of taking up, keeping
and selling the same" In all my ex-
petience, both upon the bench, and
al the bar, and il has been consider
able, cannot now recall another or
dinance or section of laws, demand
ing that the citizen shall prove him
self innocent, before he has been
proven TO be guilty; there may be
tribunals within the commonwealth,
which will uphold such law, but to
my mind, II is fraught with so much
evil that naturally shrink from it;
I would not hesitate TO enforce a
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Engineer Fitzgibbon did all in hls
power to stop his engine, and when
he saw that rear end collision was
not to be avoided he cried to his
fireman TO jump and neither was In
jured
The freight crashed into the rear
car. and the forward passenger coach
full of passengers was crushed al
most to splinters, the dead and injur-
ed being scattered on both sides Of
the track.
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Judge ID. l.. Sanders, in the police
court, this morning. knocked the
new COW ordinance into a cooked
hat He declared that IL was uncon-
stitutional. void and figuratively tore
# into shreds in his written opinion.
He dismissed all warrants that
have been issued against COW own
ers since the new law went into Of
feet, ordered all cows in the pound
released. and instructed Chief of Po-
lice Collins to pay back all the mon
ey that had been collected by the,
city from the owners of cows taken
up and released By the city.
Judge Sanders recommended that
the city take an appeal to the high
est court, and settle the question
once for all. He said that it was best
because an appeal may save the. city
considerable in the long run by pre-
venting It from illegally selling cows
ANA being sued for damages for 1t. .
When ne nnlshed reading his
opinion some tall woman started
ioyfully out and when she reached
the door said in shrill voice,
"rhree cheers for Judge Sanders.
This threw the court room into par
oxysms of laughter. and the Judge
himself could not refrain from smii-
ing,
Judge Sanders opinion in fun IL
as follows:
Paducah Police Court City of Pa
ducah VS. Ragsdale and Others
Breach of Ordinance
In this proceeding, ! am necessa-
rily called upon to pass on the valid
ity of an ordinance, recently passed
by the general council OF the city of
Paducah. and approved by the may
or. June 8. 1905, entitled AN ordi-
nance to prevent certain animals of
the bovine kind from running at
large in the city of Paduoah, " have
given this ordinance very careful
aud thoughtful consideration, be-
cause I deem it of great Importance
to the city aud likewise 10 many
of our citizens from personal
standpoint, many of whom have
heretofore kept without restriction
or interference, cows for the pur-
pose of supplying milk 20 the family.
many of them being too poor or
hard pressed to purchase IL from the
regular vendors The privilege OF
keeping COWS within the city limits,
has, so long been by the law, and has
for that reason, become so universal,
aud such an important source of food
supply, as to make the sudden cur
tailment of The right, without any
warning to the owners of COWS, a
very serious matter, even when there
was no valid objection TO the law, as
Il is written. II does not contain any
proyiso that Il shall take efect m
the future, thereby giving 10 the
people. who own and keep cows, a
reasonable opportunity 20 protect
themselves against the sudden
change. but on the contrary, pro-
yiso Is inserted that II shall take eff
feet from its passage For these aud
other reasons, Which will become ap-
parent In this opinion, have regard
ed and treated the qpestion as OF
the utmost importance TO the clty
generally. aid 20 the Individually
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-27
RANCHERS, WOMEN AND
CHILDREN MURDERED
ny YAQuIS.

Tucson, Arizona, June ~
Al least twelve ranchers and
several women and children met
death at the hands OF the hum
gered Yaqui Indians, who have
been raiding the country along
the San Minguel river near So
nero, Mexico.
After several families had
been murdered by the Indians,
the ranchers made determin-
ed stand and succeeded In re-
pulsing the Yaquis, II is thought
that fully twenty Indians were
killed. Five Yaqnis captured
outside the town of Urls and
thought to have taken part In
the massacre were hanged.
- a.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-27

LODI, June 27.--At the Widseno
railway depot near here today a
drunken officer ordered a company of
Cossacks to fire on a train of Jews.
The passengers fell to the floor and
in the panic fortunately. the aim of
the soldiers was not best and only
one person, a woman, was wounded
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-27
Order I,cing RESTORED.

.Lodz, June 27.-Order has been
temporarily restored after yester-
days outbreaks, and the situation APP
pears improved. Cars are running.
and the streets are beginning to re-
sumo their normal appearance. It
is estimated that twenty thousand
Jews have left LODI since Saturday
to escape massacre.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-27
Hon. Jerre Porter Preparing For a
Big State Rally OF the 7. P. A. Here

ton to going and that since such a
rivalry had existed between Paducah
aud Louisville In membership, ne In
tends TO swell the local post To 100
members, IL Il Is possible,
lie will interest local members
and have them work for more mem
beers. and the rally is expected 10
swell the enrolment list to the de-
sired number.
There will be entertainment feat
ures OF all kinds during the big raj
~ aud matters will begin to assume
some definite shape within the next
few days