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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-21
MERELY "a TEST. A
Woodrow Wilson Talks Of Boom
for the Presidency. ri .,S q

Especial to The Times Dispatch.) S8
# CLEVELAND, MAY %. Speaking of hia
Presidential BOOM which was started res
Gently by the Harper publications, Presi-S
dent Woodrow Wilson. head of Prince
ton University, said yesterday:
This boom for President is entirely
without any Thought of myself. The
matter Is entirely impersonal. am sina-E
ply Interested In finding out whether
a man who Is wholly outside the field
Of politics would be seriously considered5
by a political party as a Presiden tial cans
ddate. 8
Colonel Harvey first made the propo.
sltlon that l. ruin for President at a
dinner at the Lotus Club In New Y ork SS
'Iaber. when, entirely without NY
knowledge, he started the discussiou
again in Harper's, decided to stand for
tho boom simply to test the practicabilitys
of a, mans chances as q candidate when
he Is entirely out OF the political ranko,'s
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HIGHLAND SPRINGS

b The picnic given by the Woman's study
Club last Wednesday on Mrs. D, a..
The members with their friends assemS
bled about { o'clock with their baskets
full of good things and the long table
on the lawn was soon spread with friend
chicken. country nam. eggs. pickles.
fruit. TO say nothing of the cakes. straw-A
berries, pies, etc, u of which We're ssnt-5
ficient to tempt the appetite of the most
fastitdious epioure, -
Mrs. Marcelus,- MLI53ght"tof NEWPORT
News visited her mother, MIS-, l'honrasa
Stoyall, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Scharker has sufficiently recovered
from her recent illness to be out again,
Dr. Collins was her physician.
Miss Izora De Wolf was q visitor Az
"Belview' on Thursday. 4s8
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FULTON /. / / II, NEWS \

Mrs w. ;. sBrowniey and her two chill
5drenleft yesterday forfWhItesville. n. G.,
to joinsher husband, where they will make
Dr. John w. Daughcrty, Jr, OF West
Norfolk, who has been visiting his
parents, Rev. John ". Daugherty and
wife. on Graham Street, has returned
home.
Mr.. Ernest lYhitocls left yesterday for
Newport News, where he has accepted a
position. &s95
DR., "; 3; Daniels, Of Prince George
county Is the guest Of Of his son. william
Miss Lottle Atkinson. Of Goochland
county. and Miss BERTHE Palmer, Of Pow
hatan, are the guests Of their aunt, Mrs
Thomas Lipford, on Denny Street.
residence OF Mrs r. s. Bew, on state
Street, Tuesday night for the benefit OF
the, new church fund OF Denny-street
Methodist church, 5isfsE IL
taken to the Virginia Hospital for treat
nrent Wednesday, Is getting along nicely
The following Is the roll OF honor, Of
Lousiaus Street School for the week Just
ended Ruth Tyree,% Barbara Romer.
Laura Whitlow Goldie .IIanvey, Eva
Lacy. Oracle Leonard. Dora Williams
Dan Martin. Russell Bnughan. Slater VIII
liams, Hattie Goff. Maud Hicks, Mary
NICHOLS. Mabel Porr, Lon silva Alpha
Iottic Goff, Madeline Melvin, Pearl Scay.
,rhelma Wood Virginia Meredith, Elsie
Tyler, FredsFaber, Ramona slater. Willie
Baker Ramona Blnnton, Willie Childress,
Frank Romer, Walter Tyler Robert
Whltlock. Beverly Williams, Alex Waugh
Rev. David Hepburn. pastor OF Fulton
Baptist church, has returned from Chat
tanooga, Tenn. where he was In atten-
dance, on the Southern Baptist Conven-
tion iE
Rudolph Gill has gone to Louisa county,
where he expects to engage In farming
and trucking.
Mrs. George Chalkley. of Washington,
is the guest Of ]. Doc Sears and family.
on Louisiana Street.
Miss LlzzIe Meredith, who has been
visiting her friend, Miss Anna Nielsen,
has returned to her home at Gays, Va.
Mrs. Writ Luck is at the bedside Of
her mother. IN Baltimore, who Is very III
with typhoid fever. z tT
Mr., a. S. Hicks has returned from a
visit to his brother In Crshed, Md.
Mrs Johanna Tyree spent last Sunday
In Norfolk the g6est of her daughter,
Messrs. Frank and Marley Cumbcr are
the guests of Mrs, William Roberts, on
williamsburg, Avenue. 81 ei
Mr.. Dunken, OF Cleveland. Ohio was
the guest of Mrs. Claiborne. on Williams
burg Avenile. recently.
Mrs Orine Walls. of New Kent, Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j, a. Roberts, OH
State Street iEb
Mrs. Richard Allen, OF Norfolk. is the
guest OF Mr., and Mrs, John Clarke.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times Dspatch.)
NEW YORK. May 20.--Gaekwar,
Maharaja of Baroda, invaded Wall Street
saturday. The weather was as fine and
warm as he is accustomed to at home, so
{ he planned morning OF sightseeing. He
nut on his frock coat and high hat and
accompanied by his dusky private secre-
tary and two white men, got into a closed
carriage at the sWaldorfAstoria and drove
down to Wall Street.
TIL leparty reached the Stock Exchange
shortly after II o'clock. They were re-
ceived By Secretary Burnham. Of the Ex-
change, and conducted over the building.
The ,Nlaharaja expressed his admiration
continually. He said that he did not
know of anything abroad which could
be compared with the Exchange
When he was ushered Into the visitors
gallery, trading was quiet. The room,
however, Intended to live up to its re-
putation. The brokers Jumped UP from
the benches. threw down their magazines
and crowded inadly around the Copper.
Pennsylvania. Reading and Union Pacific
posts. They shouted hoarselyl and waved
their arms in the air, making bids and
offers ut a safe distance from the mar
ket The Mahnraja looked disputed and
feared that there must be panic IN
progress. a5 Isl t.Ist \.
When he went down again to his car
rage the N1aharaja had an even more
strenuous time. His arrival has been
duly heralded, and the street vas pack
ed with messenger boys, runners clerks
and oilers. Neither carriages nor pedes-
TRANS could get through until the mount
cd policemen cleared q lane.
.Up this lane the Maharaja was driven
as far as the Hanover National Bank, at
Nassau and Pine Streets. Here he went
In -&l-E MisIIEsN- ,gt 49, Ae@e5sit 4FrI-sG,TAi
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ELK0 ITEMS

Quite a large crowd attended the sails
OF Mr.. Hutchins' household and kitchen
furniture, together with farming imple-
ments, at the historic old place formerly
owned i. Mr., Heber Nelson. Mr., Hutch.
ms will .>cG..urn to Ohio and Mr.. Nelson's
son will take possession OF the place.
Lewis G. Chamberlain and wife were res
Gently guests OF Mrs. Chnmberlaind
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Conrad, NJ
Fort Leo. III r.
F1ustace Fisher. of Petersburg. visited
his mother, Mrs. v. z. Adams at his old
home. the first of the week.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Furman is being pleasantly
entertained by relatives in Wilmington
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"IDLEWOOD" OPENING.
To-day Week Pleasure Grounds
Will Be Thrown Open,

Much interest is being manifested In the
opening OF Lakewood" R'chmond's new
family resort,
The opening is announced for next Mon
day, and judging from the number Of
citizens who visit the grounds daily 1t is
indeed gratifying to the. promoters to feel
that such acute Interest Is being taken
in their new enterprise. The. grounds arc
open and nll visitors are cordially invited
state, as there Is much to entertain n,
most any one who is interested IN model
buildings, artistic landscape design ana
artistic decoration Almost any afternoon
Numbers of children, accompanied ~
their parents, are seen in and, around
the large carousa which has, been al,
ready Installed Just for TIE pleasure Of
he one of the handsomest mechanical
'pony@ tracks that has ever been turned
out Of the factory,
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BUSINESS men AT
BANQUET BOARD.
Chamber Of, Commerce Love
Feast Dinner Promises TO Be
Splendid Affair.
Will DISCUSS LIVE THEMES
Mcssrs. 1,cigt'', "A. Freeman and
Bryan and Others Others Will Speak.
Three Hundred TO Attend.

p j u ! IL . FL. ..af.
What promises to be splendid affair
or ,ts Kind will come OF tomorrow night
at the Masonic Temple. The banquet Of
the Chamber Of Commerce VIII be shared
ly more than three hundred Of Rich
rnond's most PROMINENT citizens, the larg-
est gathering on any similar occasion IN
this city. rs 6.$
Interest has centcred in the event since
the first suggestion OF the large love-
feast some months ago, and up TO date
the acCeptiLnces are wen up 70 the three
hundred mark.
The sneakers who have been announced
for the evening are Mr.. Egbert q, Leigh,
Jr. Mr. John c.. Freeman and Mr.. Jo-
seph Bryan. Besides these, It Is expect
cd that a number Of other leading clti-
zens will be called upon to speak on
this suspicious occasion.
The menu has been carefully selected,
and as Is customary In oil the UNDER
takings OF the Chamber, Is the best that
can be gotten together on single eve
nIng's bill Of enjoyment and good cheer.
If the love feast had to depend upon
It's fare alone for its remarkable quail
ties, then the menu would cause 1t to
rank among the best accompl ishments
OF Southern hospitality and cuisine.
The festive hall will be profusely dec
Grated with evergreens, and the national
streamers will abound. Rare and beau
ttlful cut flowers will be strewn around
with: plentiful hands, and unnumbered
.incandescent bulbs, with their glow toned
down by. the use Of gorgeous colored
shades, will add a rare beauty to tho
occasion. In the arrangement of the Ia
bles, things have been 30 ordered that
each guest will DO able to look the
speakers in the face, and al the Same
time have a good chance to see all that
is going on. The platform for the speak,
Sers will be arranged somewhat as in the
sDhoseyeltt hanuUet 800 r"l ~ 5f5 3gshT2f.5
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STOCK EXCHANGE GIVES
INDIAN PRINCE BIG FRIGHT
Maharaia Says II Reminds Him Of a Panic-Elevator
Drop Makes Him Smile--Visits
Hanover Bank /.

The crowd said that he was placing
his collection of diamonds in the safe
deposit vaults.
President James T.SSNVood w;lrd received
the potentate, who wished ( 10 be shown
over the building. He had been told it
was the most modern OF the large lark
buildings and wanted Y to study .!le mr.
engagements and banking systens. Tahe
tour began withfthe safe deposit vaults.
though ! t was not acknowledTe d that the
visitor passed in any gems. The huge
engines and power plant were viewed,
and then the main floor. Here the guest
began to ask questions. Witt
The party rode on the elevator to the
top of the building. On the tw.,nty-fi, st
floor. they went over the bookkeeping and
correspondence departments. On the
twenty second floor they looked over the
dining-room.p and kitchen of tx bank.
These are n point of .particulaT s&.ridct to
the Hanover people. who boasfssnt they
get the best fare of any ba8sgSn New
York The maharaja. howevl sadly ex-
blamed that he had an enlargement 10
lunch elsewhere.
Before departing he was taken un on
the roof Of the building. which Is moro
than 3GO feet high. He had not yet
grown accustomed to skyscrapers. and
stood for long while admirng the
view. It was the most extensive, he
said. that he had yet seen In these parts.
The party got into the elevator again,
and the proud elevator man let her drop
: full speed to show the visitors how Now
Workers save time. The dusky secretary
made a clutch for his waistcoat, to make
sure that his insides were not falling
apart, and had worried look. The mn-
aharatn smiled and seemed to. enjoy tho
sensation. He took leave of the hunk
officers and was driven away, through
ali e,iindlminished throng. with the help
Of the police.
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PATHETIC CASE
At THE RETREAT.
Little Malcoinb 11obson is Taken.
to Hospital Fcarfully
Scaldcd.
STANDS PAIN LIKE A HERO
Was to Have Undergone An
Operation This Week for
An Absccss.

= a pathetic case came TO light at The
Retreat for the Sick near midnight Satur-
day. Little Malcolm Matthews IIobson
aged twcnty-one months, and n son Of
Mr.. a.. NJ. Hobson, an iron worker who
lives at GO3 China street. was fcarfully
burned about the face, ahcst and arms by
splitting q pail OF scalditl, hot water upon
himself. ~
The little fellow has suffered all his
life With an liberated gland in Ills neck
Boscobel, about twenty miles from Rich
inond In order that he might receive
enough strength to be operated upon. Or.
], ". Henson has had the case IN charge
and had about decided to operate the
middle of this week, when the unfortu-
nate accident occurred.
Suffered Agonies.
Saturday afternoon the child had been
left by his mother out in the garden
picking flowers, but while she took her
eyes OF Of him for q minute he crept Into
the house, and reaching up on table
where Il bucket OF scalding water hud
been left, pulled Its contents down upon
him. &23 0
Ills screams brought the mother into
the room. WAC was Mortified TO see her
little babe writhing i, agony on the floor loo
boarded train with the child on q pillow
and brought him to the Retreat ;for the
Sick. s n & S ga ,&
THAT. night the doctors thought there
was little hope for recovery but during
yesterday the child rallied considerably.
Last night Mr.. Hobsoa took a Times
Dispatch reporter into the sick room,
where the poor little sufferer was trying
to subdue Its means to the grooming Of
the mother His eyes were large and
bright and showed that he was standing
mans pain with a mans heroism.
The baby's pulse was very high last
night. but the doctor IN charge says that
there Is n chance for recovery. t@
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UPPER HENRlco

AIR, Holmes has rented his fishing pond
at Laurel to one OF the city clubs for tha
Dr. IT. T., ouarles, after delightful
visit to the Southern Baptist Convention
In Chattanooga. Tenn, has returned "a
his home In Ashland
Mrs v, G. Pleasants, Miss Belle pa'las3
retro and Mr, H. A. Peasants We're the
guests OF Mrs Mildred Thurman at hek
home on the Broad street Road during
the week, a.
Miss Lou LitchHeld Is visiting her aun6
Mrs. stacy, on Highland Park.
Miss Mozelle Campbell Is spending tho
week with her sister, Mrs r. ~ Tucker
Mr John Ford who died Wednesday,
in his home near Vista, NAN buried
Thursday IN Inc old family burytnn
ground on the Mountain Road, =
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\ GAINES MILL

Master Howard Cosby has been some
what indIsposed In his home during the
past week.
Miss Annie Smith has returnd to her
home near Alice, after an absence OF a
Mrs, il, II, Richardson, In Wilmington,
n, G.. r
MI. Barton Garrett and his cousin. MI IS
Maud Payne, spent few days recently
With the latter's parents near Ashland,
Mrs, jennie Barker, who has been serl-
ously Ill for some time, does not Improve.
Alrs.a Peter Peace OF New Kent. IS
spending IL part of thlsweek With her
daugntGr, MIS- ,Addicus Burnat'e, at Pop
Mrs, IT, t. Gaulalng, OF MI. Airy; who
has been quite sick WITH neuraisla during
Davie, the little son Of Mr., and Mrs.
Tom Mood, who received painful injuries
on the head from 4 well windlass Is gel
ling on nicely. s tug
Mr. Henry Durham vas hurt last e.,
day at MIR Deans saw-msll Ills head
MAS badly larernted, but his injuries are
not thought TO he. serious
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SQUIRE ANGLE TO PRESIDE
Divers Offenders Against Law to
Pass Before Mercy Seat.

When Squire Myer Angle raps the gavel
in the Hcnrlco Police Court this morning
after weeks absence on account OF IL
ness, he will be faced by II big. burly
negro named George Jackson, who VIII
have to defend himself from the charge
of Insulting n lady In tho fneighborhood
of Fulton Park Saturday, night,t@1le was
arrested yesterday by Officer John ",
Camp and put in the lookup at the city
a hobo quartette. westbound on the
Chesapeake and Ohio thought they. could
smuggle their dusty selves IN to this city
from tho Incoming trucks and softly be-
gan to hoof 1t away from the depot. But
Detective NJ. s. Angle was on the look
tody. Their names are Joe Hit, John
Thomas, G. Smith and J. A. Grover
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Mems OF the Suburbs.
county, has bcentthes guest, of relatives

county, has been the guest, OF reIa tives
here for several days vs. .7i
Miss Laura Majors will leave In, a few
days for Danville to visit her mother. 81
Miss Mabel Pollard was the recipient Of
a very delightful surprise party Thursday
evening III her home. rendered her BY q
number OF her young friends. Music,
games and other pastimes served TO en-
liven the occasion. refreshments were
served at intervnls. Among those present
were Misses Ella FNelvey, Avis tlcchlJrr,
Lizzie Pace, Ruby Miles. Mabel Pollard,
Eva Beal and Mcssrs. Hunter Hcchler,
Willie Cartwright, Linwood Mitchell.
George Jones. i ohn relvey, Leonard Pol
lard, Mr.. per.ss.sand others.
b a merry crowd of young floks gathered
in the home OF Miss Mamie I[ersey few
evenings ago ana rendered that young
lady u most enjoyable surprise party,
Games and music were the pleasant feat
lires OF the evening. Refreshments were
served about midnight after,, Which the
merry Sniilt q nsperSed.7 49, ! ! .tsssEi
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Stop at Naval Station.
fRv ssocintcd Press,)

WASHINGTON. May D.-The cruiser
Columbia will make her first stop at tho
naval station! at Guantanamo. offlcinls
OF the Navy Department declined tonight
to Indicate the purpose for which ne
marines are being sent to thieves In
dies, saying, however, that 1t has no
bearing on tho San Domingo situation,
While the Navy Department Is Watching
closely for any signs of the reported pro-
jected flllbusterng movement from Porto
Rico to San DumlasoR the statement Is
made Tonight that there have been no
new developments reported here,
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PHILADELPHIA, May 2O'-Uncon-
scious that a warrant has been Issued
for tie arrest OF her husband on .
charge of forgery, Mra, George Z. Pow
,ers formerly Edith a. CLARK. Of this
CITY, writes to her family that she Is
enjoying her wedding trip In the West,
'rhe couple were hastily married last
Thursday at the eaynest solicitation Of
powers. who said he had to go To- Chi
cage to take a position. having sold out
his laundry business In Trenton, N,el.
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HONEYMOONS AND TRAGEDIES

X PHILADELPHIA, May @-Clalmina
that her young husband died Two weeks
AGO Of grief and worry over having his
hone ynoon rudely broken by her arrest
and imprisonment las q thief on II charge
OF which she was nfter"ard proven m
nocent. Mrs. Elizabeth Folkman, @ prefix
widow of eighteen, has brought suit for
$1,000 damages against Hannah SHhutt.
II dressmaker, of 1871 North, Marshall
Street, who swore out The warrant
against her, !,
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A. ]. MONTAGUE
ACCEPTS PLACE I.C!'' |. |.
President Wrote Him Several
Weeks Ago rendering Him s,
RioJanerio Appointment.
BIG MEN ON THE COMMISSION
Will Leave ii, July and Stay 'l'ilia
September faces Will Pay VI 3s
up III the Thousands.

The appointment by President Ropsest Era
Welt OF former Governor a. j. Montague NV
as delegate to the third International
Conference OF pan-Amprican states to be 81
held at Rio de Janero In July next has
been the subject Of widespread comment
In political circles, and the former Tir-sEs
gnitl executive has been congratulated $
by many OF his friends as Il result.
s The honor Is considered a distinguished NJ
one, and the post one Of great impor-y3S
ttance. f$} u 3$$s "a SsSlSss
The commission is composed Sof some N
of the foremost lawyers, educators ana VA
diplomats on the American contlnent.&%g
Hon. IIlLhu Root win goSas the personal 5S3
representative Of the administration, be. S&
ing at the head OF the state DepartsaS
ment, and the eight delegates named By
eAe Ppe.(clent are: DR.. ],dnund II j. W;
james. president Of the University OF NJ
Illinois; Hon. William l. Buchanan
(cl,airman), Hon. Julio 'I.arrlnnago, Porto
Rico: Hon.. Charles r. Dean, OF thaaa
State Department; Haa. James S.@Har--tss
3an,Fof Chicago; DR.. IL. s. Rowe, Univer-S
sity Of Pennsylvania; Hon. a. Mons -s Ii
3tague, of Virginia. and Hon. Paul S. #
Relnsch, Of Wisconsin. 45 9
Former Governor Nom ague was tens
dered the appointment BY the President
some weeks "A go, but only sent his $letter
Of acceptance on Friday. 3S;Ss
Will Go in July. 3ssss58
He will prepare to join the. commission
about July LIST. and will be away until X
about the middle of September Meali-..y
while, there will be conference or tile
commission In Washington, for the apur-Ei
pose oflnapping out plans and dividing u;
up the work among the MEMBERS fls sssss
H} The appointment Is considered not only
an honorable, but very Important t. ohe,3
as questions will arise affecting the Vital
interests OF all American States. sS,sSS
The countries to be represented are the Y
United States. Mexico. Central and South
Amrica. This is the third conference.-the
first having been held years ago, a t the 4
instance Of the late James G. Blaine, tha&,
apostle Of reciprocity. I has not yet 9
been determined by what route the Epartyssl
will travel, but II is more likely hat
they viii so by way of Liverpool. II s8j
this is considered ne better way, thoHgh55l
the distance y is greater e, 81 sSs 3$
Will Be@Vacation. 4. 5s
Former Governor Montague lndst ttiatS;
the trip Will suit his convenience, n alb ct
that time the college will be III vacation.
and the courts, for the most part will bees
closed for the summer. t Will be winter
lin Rio De Janeiro, and this will make
the stay Of the delegates all the more
pleasant. While 1t has not set been
definitely determined, ut Is pretty 4 i2elis
company her husband, and that the wives
Of the other delegates win also attend. tss
While 1t is not known exactly what
the positloa will pay, 1t Is understood
1t Will net the delegates anywhere from
s., 900 to 10000 each, besides all expenses:
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WORLDS RICHEST CRITIC MA R Y

rtha Krupp
he
physician. 4
OF s2ooeo her
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Return From the South.

,pf,sRy, Associated PSt'aS,
la WkstI NGTGN. May Nlee7ir
dent and Mrs Fairbanks returned To-
nisht from the South.
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Present Day Literature.

-
future.
"You have n good class of writer's over
here, of which we seldom or never hear
In England" Mr.. Wells remarked, nm,
gerng a copy Of n recently published
novel. II believe that many of them
are upon the right track, The most in
teresting literature Of the present Is
that which deals with great truths-l
mean Of the kind that has recently ap-
peared iD several magazines.
do You mean the muck-rake stories.
as president Roosevelt calls tlem?'
a"Well won't say that replied MI.
Wells, SLOWLY, u mean more partlcu-
larly stories which deal truthfuly with
great and growing commercial problems.
and enterprises stories which stimulate
thought and ambition 5,S
you seem to believe, Mr.. Wells, that
the special work of gonius 3lshto create
day marerals?"
i'E,Xaetly so. There are plenty Of Inn
pyessiYe truths. plenty Of types. ana