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He drafted and obtained the Empcror's
consent 10 the appointment Of the commits
SIGN headed by VI. Goremykin, former
Minister OF the Interior, 10 adjust the rus
zion zy-tcm ~ land tenure, especially the
relations Of private land owrors and peas
anti. Tho r.cript appointing th" com
pi-.ion DESTROYS with tho single stroke OF a
Zen the hbor Of NJ Witt3's comml--ion
which wa appointed In 1909 10 doal with lE'
n lations Of the peasan'ry 10 the land
The Grand Duke Alexander personal
agent in the press Of 81, Petersburg the
Sloro, publishes simultaneously With the
text Of the rc>crpJ appointing VI. Horemi-
kin's commission an attack on VI, NUte
for his long and frIitleSS treatment OF a
question which has become during VI.
Whites deliberations the most urgent OF
Russian life.
The other and greater measure OF the
Duke is a memorial in favor ~ the redemp-
ton by the peasantry OF Government lands
and estates Of the imperial appanage.
These lands are 80 evenly distributed
throughout the provinces Of the empire
that the Grand Duke Alexander contends
that the occupation Of them by peasantry
will relieve for the time the pressure Of an
increasing number Of peasantry upon tho
cultivable lands and will thereby help 10
relieve the industrial cities from an influx
Of men for whom there Is not subsistence
enough in their native villages and who
often become political dangers
But the most immediate attraction Of the
Grand Duke Ale1ander's land distribution
proposal Is that IL opens d new credit for
the Russian Government With the land
~ n
strengthening Of the military forces Of
the Empire first and the rebuilding OF the
navy. II Is contemplated. moreover, that
the Goremykin commission shall prepare
a scheme which will enable private owners
TO sell their estates to the Government,
who in turn will resell them to the peasants.
Grand Duke AleIander's practical APP
pointment OF himself as Chancellor OF the
FrS!.e is not regarded with optimism by
those competent to judge. The general
opinion is that among the Grand Dukes,
he Is a man Of capacity, but from the ac-
cepted standards Of craftsmanship, he Is
q very ordinary individual His admins
traton Of the Department Of Commercial
Marine, which was created three years
ago especially for him, was not regarded
as a success. II was on his personal order
from St. Petersburg that the volunteer
cruiser Somolensd passed through the
Dardanelles last summer with orders 20
police the Red Sea and seize neutral vessels.
Il is now suggested in Admiralty circles
that there may be no general battle between
Adnirals Rojestvensky and Togo. Neither
wishes to take the initiative. Rojest-
vensky will then seek TO harass the Japanese
communication and after a time Togo
will attack the Russian feet piecemeaL
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THE OIL WAR IN OBERLIN.
Government Asks Lone Bucker OF the
STANDARD TO Ten About IL.

oBEELIN, Ohio. April I5.-The fight that
8. G. Gibson Of this place has been making
against the Standard Oil Company has
received renewed vigor because the Gov
eminent has taken a hand in it. The fol-
lowing letter from the Department Of Com
merce and Labor at Washington was re-
ceived by Gibson this morning.
In a clipping from a Cleveland paper,
dated recently, it Is stated that during
December. on account Of your purchasing
oil from an independent manufacturer, a
representative Of the Standard Oil Com
pany warned you not to buy more oil from
that manufacturer, and finally declared
war against you by cutting prices and
establishing competing delivery wagons.
will you kindly give me all the informa-
ton with regard TO this transaction, stating
the name Of the representative Of the Stand
ard Oil Company, the substance Of his state
ment 10 you, the prices charged by the
company 10 retail dealers in Oberlin before
and since and the result Of the reported COM
petitionl II is important that the info m
alton furnished should be full and complete.
sHERBERT KNOX SMITH. Acting Commits
aioner.
Gibson will furnish the information and
will do II fully. The Standard wagon has
been discontinued from lack Of trade, and
Gibson says that his sales have tripled in
the last month The Standard has sent out
q notice that II will put on a new wagon
the first Of next month, and il IL expected
that the war will be waRed In earnest.
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HOW THE FLEETS Size UP.
BALANCE or Gun POWER rs WITH
THE JAPANESE.

Experience u the Gunncrs Also a Great
FactCr In the Coming Hattle-RoJ Jest
Vcnsi,y Handicapped 10y inexperienced
Men, say the Washington Experts.
WAsHISGroS, April l5-In a complla-
ton Of figures on tho comparative strength
of the Russian and japanese fleets, made
by naval authorities here, the balance Of
gun power l. greatly in favor Of the
Japanese. In big guns and small tho
Russians are generally outnumbered. and
though the Russians have the greater
number Of battleships the japanese have
two or three times as many armored and
protected cruisers as the Russian fleet,
Few officers Of the Navy Department
care to predict what the outcome Of the
apparently imminent battle will be. They
seem 70 think that Rojestvensky will fight
and that he is now prepared 10 meet Togo.
Rojestvensky's greatest problem in the
opinion Of many, Is that Of coalng. It
will be absolutely necessary for him to
coal all his vessels a. soon as possible from
the GOLFERS he has carried with him. With
bunkers anything but full, he will have a
hard time holding his own
It is generally believed that he took on
coal for many Of the warships at the Anam-
bas Islands. just beyond the Straits Of
Malacca, where 1t Is now practically known
that be stopped. The rumor that Rojest-
vensky was supposed to be making for
Cuyo Island in the Philippines is dis
credited by naval officers here who are
familiar with the waters surrounding the
American islands. Cuyo lies midway be-
tween Mindora and Palwan islands, and is
accessible from the China Sea only from
the north. There Is a passage Immediately
north Of Borneo, but no Admiral would
attempt to take such large feet as Rojest-
yenskys through this strait
II conditions are favorable Rojestvensky
may be able to take on coal at sea, but this
is doubtful at this season Of the year. II
Rojestvensky reaches the Straits Of For
mosa and even passes through thom In
safety he still has the problem Of securing
coal TO take him further north. The fuel
problem is regarded here as one Of the
most serious Of the Russian Admiral's
situation.
The following table Of the number Of
guns in each feet has been compiled by the
Navy Department;
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YOUTHS MARRY THEN REGRET.
Parents NIngle In the Troubles OF the
PineHneyS and WAterses.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Waters OF Brooklyn,
aged IS years respectively, were married
two weeks ago. He Is spending his honey
moon in a back room Of his parents fat
at IT'S Seventh avenue a prisoner, except
when he is taken forth under guard for
legal purposes. She is spending her honey
moon in mysteries.
The bridegroom's father. who Is a dem
tist, says that they won't be married any
longer than it takes him to get an annul-
ment. The brides father, who is an
electrician, says they can snnul and --.
However, the kids are married and they'll
stay married, he says.
Annie V. Pinckney that was met Carl
Waters at a New Years eve party. She
liked him from the moment she heard him
play the cornet. and be loved her from the
moment when she told him So Within
a week he was her steady company. and
any one could see they wanted to get mar
NED right away.
+ L. Pinckney, father OF the bride,
listened TO their pleading. but when the
Waters family were approached on the
subject they objected. SO on the last day
Of March the Rev. DR.. Adams Of the First
Baptist Church married them in the Pinck-
ney fat. The Waters family were not
invited to the ceremony.
In fact, young Waters left his bride on the
very evening Of the Wedding in order to
break the news at home. lie didn't return;
for the family put down the clamps and the
next thing the bride heard from her husband
was a formal notification that the Waters
family were going TO have the marriage
annuled. Later the bride did get a few
warm notes, transmitted from the BRIDE
groom by the simple device Of drop ing
them out Of a window together with a dime
and trusting to the passing small boy.
II was Friday night that the little bride
saw her husband for the first time since the
marriage He came with a strange young
man, and asked 20 zee his wife alone
You're a process server, aren't your
asked Mr.. Pinckney
i am, and I've a paper TO serve on your
daughter said the stranger.
Then out you go, said Pinckney. In
telling this Carl Waterss father-in-law
adds that the process server hit the stairs
only three times. Carl went with him
INV daughters in love with him, and
they're married for fair. No one breaks
the match If l can help it, says Mr..
Al the Waters fat, where Carl sits all
dav in a back room and pla the cornet
10 beR1ile the hours, they are saying moth
ing. All the same their lawyer is doing
his best 10 serve papers in suit for
Attorney q u, representing the Pinckney
interests, IL talking Of habeas corpus pro-
oeedings 10 get the bridegroom out Of the
hands Of his unromantic parents.
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100000 Of whom live in this State. That
the District Attorney would not be sur
prised II he was called into the situation at
any minute was the statement made by q
man who had talked with Mr.. Jerome
recently.
An opinion by John @. Davies as Attorney
General, TO State Superintendent Of In
surance Francis Hendricks In 1901 in regard
TO the Life Association Of America, which
sought TO put the policyholders and stock
holders on an equal basis as regards voting
power for directors, was made public yes
terday The opinion holds that Section 20
Of tho General Corporation law restricts
the right 10 stockholders. For some an
known reason this opinion has never been
Incorporated In the regular report Of optn-
ions made TO the Superintendent OF In
surance. The report in full follows:
Hon Frdnei5 Hendricks. superintendent Of
Insurance. Albany. ". Y.
MY DEAR SIR. herewith return 70 you the
proposed charter Of the Life Association OF
America without my approval. This charter
proposes TO organize the Life Association OF
America as a stock corporation. In Article
V. find the following provisions: The d.
rectors shall be chosen by ballot, each owner
Of record OF one share Of stock shall be en-
titled 70 one vote, and each policyholder. the
owner Of policy OF not less than $1,000, shall
be entitled TO one vote. and the plurality OF
votes shall elect
This provision gives 20 the policyholders.
as well as to the stockholders. the right 10
vote for directors.
Section 20 Of the General Corporation law
providing for the qualihc atoms Of members
as voters. seems to restrict the meaning Of
the word members 10 the stockholder.
and am therefore constrained TO withhold
my approval OF this charter. Very truly
you're. JOHN {. DAVIES
ALBANY. May 20. 1901. Attorney-G eneTaL
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Another condition considered greatly In
favor Of the japanese l. the experience OF
the personnel Of the varlCu ships and the
sertice their ships have seen. At least
four Of the Russian battle5hips are new,
and their faults have never been found
unless Rolestvensky discovered them while
in the Indian Ocean. On the other hand
the japanese have been fighting with the
warships for over a year, and have un-
doubtedly seen all Of their weak points and
corrected them.
Following is the memorandum OF the
forces Of each feet with the dates Of the
building Of the vessels Of the various types,
showing the old and new types Of war craft,
and the total battery power Of each group;
Battleships, Russia-l9Ol-0s, Alexander
III, Borodino, Orel, Suvarofi and Oslybia,
Guns-l0 Pinch, lO-inch, So 6-inch, 100
12-pounders and 100 s-pounders. Japan
lse8-lgOO, Mikasa Sahi Shikishimi and
Full Guns-l8 Pinch % 6-inch, 70 H.
Founders, 20 "a to 3-pounders.
Battleships-R lsSe-ls9l, Sissoi
Velih and Navarin. Guns, Pinch,
Il 6-inch, 20 s-pounders. Japan Battle
ship, Chin Yen Uss2). Guns, pinch,
4 6-inch, ? 4-poundsrs.
Nakhamimoff, Dmitri Donskoi. Guns, "a
e-inoh, 20 Al inch, 10 and l-pounders.
Japan-Adsuma, Yakuoma, Iwate, Idzu-
mo, Tokwa, Asama, Kasuga and Nisshim.
Guns, ! lO-inch, 30 s-inch, 10 4-inch, 90 ~
FOUNDERS, AZ 214-pounders.
Protected cruisers - Russia, 1896 1908
dig, Aurora, Svietlana, Semtchug, Izum-
rud and Almoz Guns, 20 6-inch, "a IL
Founders. ~ and l-pounders. Japan
lSS4-ieO9-KasaRi Chitose, ItsukushimA,
Hashidate. MAtsushima, Naniwo, Taxa
chic, Akitsuhima, Idzuma. Akashi, Suma,
Chiyoda, Nutaka, Tsuchima and Ottawa
Guns, l2.6-inch, lO-inch, s-inch, 80
6-inch, o. 4.7-inch, 90 l2-pounders, 40 g.
Founders, IS 3-pounders, 20 l-pounders.
With the Russian fleet in the China Sea
en- route to the North, there are also the
unprotected converted merchant steamers
Kuban, Terek, Ural, Rion and Dneiper.
They doubtless act as scouts and their
potential fighting strength is small At
SokotrH, Northeast Africa, OF now en- route
to the Far East from there, are the battle
ship Nicolai the amored cruiser Mono
mach and the coast defence vessels Sevie-
nine, Oushakoff and ApraIin.
The numerical battery power Of the Jap
anese feet IL superior to that OF the Rus
sian, according TO the figures. A naval
officer in discussing the situation said to-
day;
The result Of the battle depends upon
the ability OF the gunners Japan has the
advantage Of having her ships manned
with veterans. Rojestvensky may be all
right himself, but he cannot do ii all alone.
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DIED.

DE NoTT.-AfeT a lingering illness, on Saturday
April Is Adelne a. Van War, widow Of J.
Garrison De Mott.
Funeral service At Der late residence, -Ths
Barnard Seventy INST street and Central
Park West on Tuesday, The 18Th inst, a. two
O'Clock p. N.
HoLBRooK.-At CienfueEos Cuba, on March "a
Stephen @. Hoibrook, u yeArS-An OF honor
Funeral a. Kensioo Cemetery 70 day, sunday,
April ia Oar from Grand Central a. t1t
and iSsih street A. go A. ~ Maine and
California papeu please COPY.
McENANY.-Af New YORK. on April H. ThomAi
Edward, second Son Of Edward Thomas and
Clara Parry hoEnAny.
Tunsrl As West Point N. T., Tuesday, 81 80
p. N.
ShfTH-on ThursdAy, Aprn -, itoS, sister hGrI
Loretto, daughter OF the late Edward And
Anna smith.
RELATIVES and friends invited 70 attend SOLEMN
requiem mAss, on Monday, April inn. a. 10
O'Clock. a. Convent Of Msrcy, 1913 AAdiaoa
AV
STEvENS-Entered into rcst. Austin Stevens. -
April IL. 1905, In the siIty-hfth year Of hh age
Funeral services from HE late residence. ih
Si1h Ay, Brooklyn, on sunday afternoon 81
O'Clock, Boston paper please copy.
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PEARSONS LAUDs ROCKEFELLER.
The Giver Of Millions 20 Colleges says His
Money Is No BETTER.

hNutg II W bNlNfEs
CHICAGO, April I5.-Dr. d. X. Pearsons.
the octogenarian beneiactor Of inland
colleges 70 the extent Of So OOO, 900, returned
to his home in Hinsdale from Winter Park.
Fla, to-day TO celebrate his eighty-fita
birthday anniversary. He announced that
his birthday gift this year would be 10 the
mountain colleges Of Kentucky, Tennessee
and Virginia.
While declaring that philanthropy was
'the greatest pleasure In life Dr. Pearsons
found time to defend the good name OF
John d. Rockefeller.
my money Ia no better than John D.
Rockefel er's,' he said. i consider Mr..
Rockefeller one Of the purest and fnesl
men in America. He has done a world
Of good with his money, and l esteem him
the highest Of any citizen in the country.
Such acts as the building Of the University
Of Chicago call for gratitude instead OF
abuse. Yet statements made in regard 10
him contain the vilest charges ever made
against good man.
i will have no executor declared DR.
Pearsons. i have just one object in life
now, and that Is TO help other people get an
education 10 that they can help Themselves
l believe IL Is what makes me feel 80 Young
and contented. II is eKhilauunR Tic
greatest thing a man can do with fortune
is 10 get nd Of II and In some good way.
j do not believe In charity IL destrovs
self-nospeCt and does no good. Ny pHn-
ciple s 20 give people an opportunity
have hundreds Of applications for mere
charity, but / pay no attention 20 them.
! will devote the rest Of my life TO the giving
away OF my money Ny work lie merely
a business proposition Il Is the invest
ment out Of which l get the best returna,
and recommend II 20 otherAs
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STOKES-CHATFTELD
Quiet wedding a. the Home Of the Brides
sister IN brooklyn.

sister IN brooklyn.
James sboksI OF New York and Miss
Florence Brooks Chatheld OF Brooklyn
we're married at o'clock yesterday after
noon. The wedding took place at the
residence Of the brides sister Mrs. John
Van Buren, Thayer, 20 Monroe place. Brook
Ign Heights. The ceremony was performed
by Dr.. Newell Dwight Hills and the Bishop
Of New York, the Episcopal form Of service
being observed.
The house was decorated with ferns and
palms. The bride stood under a bank Of
roses. Louis Slade Of New York was best
man, assisted by his cousin, DR.. Orrin s.
Wightman. The bride entered upon the
arm Of her father, Henry W. Chatfeld. She
was gowned In white satin. trimmed with
white applique with veil OF the same ma
terial Her only jewels were a diamond
necklace, the gift Of the bridegroom; a
diamond pendant and a sapphire ring given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur c. James, her per-
sonal friends and cousins Of the BRIDE
groom. The wedding was a very quiet one.
Mr.. Stokes and his bride will sail shortly
for an extended trip through Europe, visit
ing, among other places, the Young Mems
Christian Associations established by him
in Paris, Rome and 81. Petersburg. They
will also attend the Worlds Conference Of
the Young Mems Christian Associations in
Paris. Mr.. Stokes Is in the habit Of attend
ing these conventions.
On their return 10 New York In the
autumn Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes may spend a
short time in Brook Vale Conn, the country
residence OF the bride, before coming TO
the New York residence, 6s Park avenue,
for the winter. The bride received num-
erous and costly gifts. Among those
present were:
Mr. James Graham Stokes. the Rev. Arson
p. Stokes Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Sherman
Hoyt, Nj and Mrs Robert Hunter. Miss
Helen Stokes, MIR Thomas Stokes. Mr. ". L.
D. Stokes, Miss olivia K. P Stokes. Miss
Carolina Stokes, Mrs A. c, Phelps. Mr.. II b.
Stokes, Mr.. and Mrs Walter W Stokes,
Mr. and Mrs W G. Stokes, Mr and Mrs Willis
D James, Mrs. E Dodge. the Rev ID Stuart
Dodge, Mr.. and Mrs Norman W. Dodge.
Mrs George = Dodge Miss Catharine A. c.
Dodge, Miss Grace H. Dodge, Gen. and Mrs.
Charles c. Dodge. Mr. and Mrs Cleveland II.
Dodge, Mr. and Mrs Riliaen Van Rensselaer,,
Mr. Kiliaen j. W stephens. Jr Mr. and Mrs.
/ y Phelps Stokes. the Misses Stokes, the
Misses Dodge, Mr. and Mrs Arson Phelps
Stokes baroness HRlkett. Mr., Harold p.
Stokes. Miss Mildred f. Stokes.
The list Of guests furnished did not con-
tain the name Of John T. Phelps-Stokes or
Of Miss Harriet Rose Pastor.
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Announcement No. l.

1t never has nor will II ever become neCes.
Sary for us 10 give away or sell stock as bride
to gain the good Will Of those who are in position
TO assist or lnJure u.s.
SozOdORt has sold on Its merits for oveT
sixty years and never will be offered to the public
on any other grounds. We make big claims for
the efficacy Of Sozodont and we are prepared to
stand back and prove every claim.
II is positively non-aCid dentrlflCe and Is
free from grit or any other substances that would
be injurious to the teeth. gums or mouth and should
be the home dentrlflCe Of all who are interested In
the welfare Of these vital organs. upon which so
much depends for the general health Of the body.
HALL & RUCKEL New York City.
"a "a, ,, IN - -, -
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TO TEST RIGHT TO SURPLUS.
Judge Scott OF Paterson WIN Have the
Courts Pass on II.

Judge Scott OF Paterson VIII Have the
Courts Pass on II.
PATERSON, n. j., April iS,-Judge Francis
Scott Of this city, who is polcyholder Of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society Of the
United States, proposes to bring suit
against the concern for the purpose Of
establishing the relations Of the policy
holders TO the $50 900 900 surplus In the
society's treasury. Judge SCOTT intends
TO gather around him in his suit all the
policyholders Of this and adjacent cities
and he has advertised requesting them
to communicate with him. There are
about lO, 900 policyholders in New jersey.
Like many Of the polioyholdera, Judge
Scott waited when the first announcements
Of the juggling Of the policyholders' funds
were made and reserved his decision be-
lieving that the charges were overdraWn.
When the shady features began 10 be dis
closed he thought that he, as one Of the
interested parties, should find out definitely
as soon as might be the exact rights Of the
pohcyholders in the case and whether
the stockholders Of the society are entitled
to even a penny Of the surplus.
Already voluminous brief has been
prepared by Mr.. Scott, and he will be ready
early next week to begin suit,
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ELIzABETH'S POLICE HEADS.
The Mayor Goes over the Heads OF the
Republican Organization.


Republican Organization.
ELIZABETH, n. j., April l5.-Mayor Berry
to-day appointed Ehzabeths first police
commission as follows: James II. Alexander
and John r. Rose, Republicans Benjamin
Il. Campbell and DR.. r, B. Whitehead,
Democrats. Alexander is a director Of the
Oppenheimer Institute and IL in the Stand
ard Oil Company Of New Jersey. Of which
he was formerly vice-president. Campbell
is principal Of the Columbia Grammar
School, New York. Rose ia In the legal
department Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The make up Of the new commission.
which was sworn In to-day and which took
Office tonight, means lively times ahead
for the police Elizabeth has been wide
open seven days a week, and a change Is
looked for as early as tomorrow. The
appointees have not been in politics since
the days Of the 70 cetrack agitation. The
Mayor went over the heads Of the Republi-
can organization in naming all four.
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cor SAYS 20 MILES AN -FOUR.
Didn't Try 10 Follow MIR. Colby OF the PlazA
Hotel on His First Appearance.

Didn't Try 10 Follow MIR. Colby OF the P1aZa
Hotel on His First Appearance.
Howard Colby, 80 years old, who lives at
the Plaza Hotel, was arrested last night
on a charge Of speeding his automobile.
Bicycle Policeman O'Sullivsn Of the East
Si1ty-seventh street station says Colby
went up Fifth avenue like q streak Of light
ming early last night, and that he was going
80 fast that It was useless TO follow him.
In the machine with Colby were three men.
0 Sullivan was standing In front Of the
Hotel Netherland at II o'clock last night,
two hours after he had first seen Colby and
his auto, when the same machine shot out
Of Central Park and went south or Fifth
avenue. This time Sullivan gave chase,
and he overhAuled the machine a. Forty
eighth street. He took Colby and his party
back 10 the Fast SiIty-seventh street sta
ton. There Colby was accused Of running
his auto at the rate Of forty miles an hour
He admitted he was going pretty fast.
He deposited 500 cash bail and took his
friends away.
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LARGE PRIVATE BANK CLOSES.
AHairs Of VI. L. stewart a CO. Of Owosso
Mich, In q TahEle.

owosso Mich, April I5,-The private bank
Of NJ. L, Stewart a Co. Of this city, one Of
the largest private banking institutions in
the State, closed its doors to-day and postai
a notice saying that the banks affairs we're
In the bands Of the Detroit Trust COMPANY.
The banks deposits have been estimated
at well over $500 900. The Tank accepted
deposits during the morning and the clos
ing Of the institution caused q sensation.
Il Il alleged that inal ility OF a carriage
company 70 meet $4,000 worth Of paper
ment Of assets and liabilities u yet avail
able.