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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
CORPSE OF HIS BABY.
Taken 10 Chicago by Man Too Poor
"a buy Caskct for Burial.

Chicago. Dec. 27.--ToQ poor to
buy a casket for his dead baby and
too devout to bury It in uneonse-
Grated ground. Morris Swarts, OF
Kenosha, Wis. brought the corpse
TO Chicago In basket today, and
was Obliged TO carry II back again
for a burial permit Efforts We're
made 20 avoid the return trip but the
Kenosha authorities consulted by
telephone refused to waive the neces-
slty OF obtaining permit or to issue
one without a full knowledge OF the
case. The baby was born early on
Wednesday morning and died few
hours later Swartz sought the ala
of the Hebrew Charity association In
Chicaio. The body will be brought
back Ito Chicago tomorrow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
COnfers With WarehOusemeb
and Tobacco Growers Today
and Makes His Report to
Governor Wilson.

There are no signs of trouble west
OF the Tennessee river.
"The situation Is well In hand"
Isaid Major p. p. Johnston, adjutant
general of the state. who has been
sent to this end Of the state by Cover
nor Wilson to investigate the condi-
ton in the dark tobacco district.
Continuing he said; The situation
is quiet There are rumors but no
actual trouble, and no movements Of
the dlseontented All told the situa-
don at Hopkinsyille is well in hand"
When asked If troops would be
stationed in this section. he said so
far as he had learned there Is no
trouble west OF the Tennessee river
''The troops at Hopkinsvllle are not
to protect the people so much as to
execute the orders OF the court and
to inspire confidence IN the people"
When asked II evidence had been
gotten since the recent raid he said,
There Is a good deal of evidence.
but the main difficulty will be to in
spire confidence to tell all they
know"
Questioned as to the report that
night riders were leaving Trigg eoun-
~, he stated, at Is probably some
what exaggerated. / have no infor-
nation on that subject"
Some anonymous letters have been
sent In the Purchase, as well as in
other western parts of the state. but
Major Johnston stated that the post
Office department Is after the send
ers and they will be run down. The
state Is not concerned In prosecuting
these cases.
Major Johnston paid splendid
tribute 10 the firm stand Governor
Wilson has taken in the disorder in
the dark tobacco district. Law has
to be established and Il viii be-" con
;inued Major Johnston. "The people
around Hopkinsvile are very hope
ful and al speak fayorably OF Gov
ernor Wilson's energy and purpose
and have full faith in his ultimate
success"
Major Johnston arrived In the city
last night from Mayfeld and Fulton,
where he spent yesterday comforting
with the growers and buyers. Today
he held audiences with local tobacco
dealers and telegraphed his daily re-
port to Governor Wilson. While
II from publication. Ma
ior Johnston intimated that the Pur-
chase Is lawabiding> Today Major
Johnston left for jacksonville. where
he will confer with the tobacco hand
lers OF Madlsonville. Sebree. S,augh-
tersville and Henderson. According
to present plans, IL conditions there
are as here. he will be in Frankfort
In a day or two and begin his full re-
port to the governor.
A reporter asked II especial pro-
lection were given to warehouses
containing tobacco OF foreign govern
ments. and Major Johnston replied
that ample protection is given every
warehouse where protection is need
ed.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
KANGAROO COURT

Prisoners at the county jail have
organized a Kangaroo court and with
judge. clerks and attorneys hold ses-
sions daily. Alex Wade. In jail on
an Indictment for murder, is the
chief justice of the court, and passes
sentence upon all prisoners convicted
The prisoners use the whipping post
as means of punishment, If the
convicted is unable to pay the fines
assessed against him.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
MALLEABLE WORKS BUSY

Lack Singletree company today
doubled its force of moulders in its
malleable iron department, and the
plant is running with an increased
force in other departments. 1t COM
pleted its largest iron run this week.
other local plants which have been
closed down for several weeks, are
pverhauling preparatory to resump
tion of operations in short time.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
A pcaceable Army.

Augusta. KY. Dec. 27.-(Sneclal)
A peaceable army in the Society OF
Equity, OF Bracken county. visited
Iohn ID. McKibbin, a local tobacco
dealer. and McKibbin was told he
was supplying the market with tobac
co bought in Indiana aud he must
cease or leave Kentucky. McKibbin
sighed an agreement to cancel all
contracts possible.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Married on Thirteenth.

The thirteenth day of the month
evidently proved unlucky to Eula G..
Neblett after one year OF married
life. filed suit in circuit court today
for divorce from Grover Cleveland
Neblett. 1t is recited in the wife's
petition that they were married Au-
gust 10, 1906. and separated October
10, 1907. Abandonment is given as
the grounds for divorce.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Jury Releases Hotel Keeper.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-After eighteen
hours consideration the jury re
turned a verdict of not guilty in the
case brought against Thomas Cham
alos, proprietor of the Savoy hotel,
to test the Sunday closing law. The
evidence showed the drinks were
bought on Sunday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
FRUIT GROWERS FEARFUL
THAT BUDS WILL BURST

Fruit growers fear that a contin-
uance OF the present warm spell for
many days more will prove disas-
trous and cause the fruit buds, espe-
cially peaches, to swell and reach
sueh a stage that they will be killed
by the hard freezes that are yet to
come,
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
STATE PRESS MEETING

Louisville, Ky, Dec. %. Especial
The Kentucky Press association is
meeting. Paducah. Henderson and
Cerulean and Estill Springs are after
The summer meeting
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
CHRISTMAS NIGHT BRAWL RESULTS In
BROKEN SKULL AND ARREST OF ONE

father, A. ]. McHenry, a well known
saw mill man.
Surgeons operated on McHenry
this morning and removed a piece of
skull the size of dollar, to relieve
pressure on the brain from the brCk-
en- particles of bone.
Ernest Rushing is the son of T. ].
Rushing. of Dry Ridge.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
CUT OF TEN PER CENT.
Made In Wages of Employees Of New
York Central.

New York, Dec. 27.--Following
the lead of the Erie railroad. the
New York Central today announced
reduction Of 10 per cent in the
wages OF its $4,000 employees. The
cut will be made January 1. II is
expected that the other roads will
announce reductions in their wage
schedules.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27

Emmett Moore, seven years old, a
son of Mr.. J. ~ Moore, a conductor
on the Illinois Central railroad, re-
siding at sol Clark street, fell this
morning while playing and broke his
arm above the elbow.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
AT TEMPLE ISRAEL

Services will be held at Temple
Israel tonight. Subject, 1.-The jew as
a Protestant" Miss Maude Essex
of Indianapolis, Ind, will assist in
the musical service.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
FOG RESPONSIBLE
FOR NINE DEATHS
IN PENNSY WRECK

Camden, n. j., Dec. 27.-Fog
which obscured the signals and Slip
perry rails caused a wreck in Penn
sylvania railroad yards here today,
in which nine persons were killed
and 20 injured. A local train crash.
ed into the Atlantic express. The
local engine was driven into the
smoker, which caught fire.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
STREET OAR BREAK DOWN
CAUSES INCONVENIENCE

A breakdown of a street car on
the Union station line early this
morning caused a delay of over 30
and many people, who want
ed TO catch the three trains at
7;45 O'Clock were left. as the hacks
had also LEFT their regular places.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Packet Line DeRed.

Cincinnati, Dec. 27.-- Especial -
Capt. A. A. lady. of the Louisville
and Cincinnat Packet Co, has been
warned not to handle tobacco pledg-
ed to the Blrley society and sold to
the trust He says the boats viii
continue to handle all the tobacco OF
fered and is prepared to resist at
ticks.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Lone Man Turns Trick.

Peoria. ILL.,, Dec. 2z-A lone man
at 4 O'Clock this morning held mp
the clerk in the Niagara hotel with
a revolver and secured $3.50 and es-
capped. ]. J. Beck, the night clerk.
and the bell boy were so surprised
at the sight OF the gun they failed to
utter cry.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
GRAND MARCH AT THE RINK
STARTS AT 10 O'CLOCK,

The grand march at the Mask
Carnival at the rink tonight starts at
10 o'clock and the procession lasts
until II o'clock. Only those. who
are in costume, will be allowed on
the floor tonight.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
No Signs of Trouble are Found
By AGiutant General Johnston
West of the Tennessee Riuer.
TEDDY BEARS SCARE CAT.

mature faking", reprehensi-
BILE usually, becomes an art
when IL deceives the instinct of
a wise animal. MIR. J. &. De-
Mer, proprietor OF the Model
Dye Works, 100 South Third
street. owns u large sophisticat-
ed cat, of conflding disposition
and remarkable sense. Few
sights of city will disturb the
animal. but, when a dry goods
merchant sent drove of Teddy
Bears 20 the dye works this
morning, the cat nearly went
into commissions. and II was nee
cssary TO cover them from sight.
Al their first appearance, sprawl
ing ON the counter. she Kissed
and fumed and backed, until she
fell 60 the floor and then went
into the very ecstacy Of rage.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
stock OF Drugs is Sold.

The stock of drugs of r. s. Bal
lowe, Eighth and Clark streets. was
sold under a distress warrant issued
from Magistrate c. w. Emery's court
this morning. in favor of j. w. Ag-
new. The stock was bought by l.. S.
Dubois for 1927.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
TREE GIVEN
AT Ky. AVENUE CHURCH.

The Sunday school of the Ken
lucky Avenue Presbyterian church
had its Christmas tree last night in
tho Sunday school room. A large
tree was loaded with presents and af-
ter musical program was given. San
Ia Claus walked in and distributed
the gifts to the children. There was
a large attendance.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
ZIG FIRE IN CHICAGO.
Five story BuiIding Destroyed-Loss
S15O.OOO.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-Flre badly dam
aged FIVE story building at 1880
Lake street. iniiioting a loss Of $780,
OOO on the structure and a number
Of small manufacturing concerns THAI
occupied II. The FIRE sp.eai 50 rap
idly thar some occupants had narrow
escapes from asphyxlatioa by smoke.
but an reached the street In safety.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
UNION RESCUE MISSION
BIG CHRISTMAS TREE

The Christmas tree OF the Union
Rescue Mission will, be tonight al
the mission on South Third street
Mr.. and Mrs Chiles have received
liberal donations for the tree and ev-
erybody will be remembered.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Cut His Own Throat.

Des Moines, Dec. 27.-J. e. Cain,
convicted of the murder of Frank
Morris the mine operator. and sem
fenced TO life Imprisonment, cut his
throat with a razor in the Polk coun-
ty jail today. an hour before leaving
for the penitentiary.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
POWERS CASE

Georgetown, Ky. Dec. 81. (Sue-
cial.) THE defense has closed in
the Powers case and rebuttal evil
dence begun.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
$4,000 TO BIBLE COLLEGE

Lexington, Ky, Dec. 81. (Spe-
cial Benjamin and Johl Thomas,
of shelby county, announce a gift of
$4,000 TO the Bible College of Ken
lucky University.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
NEW FRENCH MARINE BOAT
VENTROSE Is DESTROYED

Cherbourg, France, Dec. 27.-The
new French marine boat ventrose
was practically destroyed today by
a gas explosion. There were no
casualties.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
i5a Bodies Recovered.

Jacobs Greek. Dec. G7.-At 9
O'clock this morning 1852 bodies had
been removed from the Darr mine.
Forty-one have been brought out
since yesterday afternoon.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Bank Burglars Surrounded

Camden Point, Mo, Dec. 27.-Cit-
liens and robbers who dynamited a
bank safe and took $4,000, fought
battle in the edge of town early to-
day. Many shots were exchanged.
The posse pursued the fugitives who
are believed to be surrounded six
miles away.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Fell and Broke His Leg.

Harry Allen. while horseback rid
Ing yesterday. fell from his horse
and broke his right leg below the
knee. Drs. Robertson and Bradley
set the broken limb.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Twenty Killed in India.

Lahore, India, Dec. 27.-Twenty
persons were killed in a railroad col
lision near Libbiana of two passen-
ger trains. Four of the dead are
Europeans and the rest natives.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27

s. Versailles. Ky, Dec. 27.--tSpe-
cial.) The Woodford County Boarn
of Control Of the Society OF Equity
filed suits against three farmers. al
leging the defendants sold tobacco,
which had been pooled.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
CLOUDY

Cloudy tonight and Saturday.
Colder Saturday. and In extreme
west portion tonight. Highest tenn
perature yesterday. CT; lowest to.
day, %.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
Grain Market.

st. Louis. No. Dec. 27.-Wheat.
10l; corn, IS; oats. 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

had been floating out tive minutes DeiolT :, WI
ierked back an double knots tied IN EN- betd9
- syyeat came out on Smalicy's face. Wagon
Tongue. spat in his mitt and squatted nervous
behind the man at the plate =,
Crack The batter smashed the ball =
veil goes up from Lamrntown as the rui h.s
lump An answering yell o triumph shoots
Iact from the grand stand, Smalley Spudds has
beat down the vicious drive beautiful stop
and all he has to do Is toss 1t INTO wagon
Tongue Wilyums's msitin' hands at the plate
to II.
He snaps up the ball-and horrors lie
raised his arm t. throw to first base. Nobody
there He turns again, and AIMS ioI sJ'ohp.
Nobody there He swings 10 third, hndS no
body there, utters a wild shrek, an Plt.eIhies
the ball over the grand stanI' yeiLln III
captain, I'm manager I'm it and falls IN a
heap on the grass; and the Lanntown runners runner,
fit over the pan, the game IS lost ana Haeoll
Tongue grabs a bat an goes out to investigate
The case Of his pitcher who'd throwed HIM
down. -, . =:
a velvet cushion lined cell now, wTltln ms
titles o. captain an manager an crack pItcher
ON a slate all day That's what | call an on
timely end"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15
If You Are Deaf-Read This

A. far AVA, Ihcu realized the ruIh. had found
scientific puncl pie would rive him back bis hearing
For Ave years he Experimental constantly put his aco
dental discovery PRACTICAL He studied the con
ircrion OF the human standPon AT last
complrte success crowned his efforts The way Ear
Drum As the result restored his hcanns Others
heard Of the MARI hclmes III requests
for the little devices.
Wealthy business ia Detroit, , no bad known Mr.
W ay for years and the eous results Which his nVen-
lion had brought him full hnanca 10 extend
thr blessing. which his wonderful taT Drums sung 10
those no suffer ImpaIros scaUnr and deafness
Thousands have sold Pau 81 the world as
one pair of the Drums locality produces May other
sales Nine persons out of every tea whs have
used the Way Ear Drums have benefited by
them
The " az Ear Drum Is thoroughly ssenuho device.
II i of prcuiiar sensitive material shaped exactly nj
the opening To the II Is easily and quickly
pacrd and removed cannot collapse, - 'kuTch unelt
and unseen is very durable and does bring back the
hearing Don Judge the " az kar Drum BY a.y other
car device II Is distncvelv different IA principle. IT
ou are deaf or hard OF hearing, II Your Aeanhg IS be
coming dull II YOU have " Ia the head, write
Main lcfir- telling your troubles In MI Way lie was
deaf him,rl. and knows. lie will b honest and frank
,,i,b Won and :, i tell YOU whether tho Way Far Drum
,,Ill help YOU. nothing l" find out W rte
10 day-to morrow comes. W rite personally 10
Geo. p. Way, 9I3 Majestic Building. Detroit.
Mich, u. ;. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

to play first base then. hut Ssnalley struck
cut three men IN Il hurry. got a wild cheer,
an II didn't look - though we'd need any
In the next inning the three tIelders- two
81 EN- subs mutfed i flV each. IN q course
was benchcd That left the outer gardens
unguarded-
Go way said Sawed on SPOTS. He
ddn play like that, did he,
Didn't he though" SAID Sure Eve. That's
what I'm teIlin' YOU. He WAS mad clean
through he thought everybody Was irwin to
throw HIM down, and he wouldn't let any body
that had made an error have "a chance t. make
another.
Second base. shurtstop ketcher, an pitcher
went out to play the next innn', Tin tan
Curry NolaSeeS Mack. Smallev, and Wagon
Tongue Willvums behind the bat. In runnin
for i pop ilv two minutes Later Curry an
Mack collided back % second, and both of EN-
missed the ball. Smalley declared they did
il on purpose, benched EN- both, and that
left only the battery playin against Il whole
nine
" What do YOU think q that ior odds. Two
against nine an they hol'lin' EN- too The
audience gaSped with establishment, an
Cheered. though everybody was most paralyzed
At the pluci, and daring @ the thing. No
tielderS. no basemen, no Shortstop,-n othn
slpportIn' Smallev SpuddS behind HIM but
the fence. an him gettin' away with it 1t
MAS grand Even the LammtownerS Cheered
his pluck. r,.. ,.u.od oe
'Thatn doi' snapped Sure Eve They
worked II this way. Smallcv ud git on base.
an then Wagon Tongue WIllyums I'D knock
him in with a over the-feuce drive. Five
times he did that that dan and the ten runs
they harvested put them one ahead OF the
score in the last half o the eighth innin'
OF course everybody WAS roOtm now 10
get that money that had been put up and
bet Iarll-llrpwn out of the lead IN addition
t. the fame an renown - TWO men lickln' nine
men They realized that this Innin' would do
1t: 50 they put forth all their rootin' powers,
When S1nalley Spudds famed the first man,
YOU could hear the fans eight miles of, 50 they
tell me When Wagon Tongue NlllyunS piled
I'D on the grand stand netting and scooped IN a
foul tip with one hand Tor the next out the
Impressed AR busted hole IN the grand stand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

ned an ear trumpet and had tired every device A
almost constantly been under medca! treatment III INC
vain effort to get back his hearing lo-d4y ne meas
r,,c,y vet when he two tiny devices from h;s
he IS quite as badly OFF before he IS again deaf
Tbr story Of his discovery, which restored his heanr'H
remarkable.
As M Way tells it, he at his post IN the dynamo
: =. I,- and as rhr buzzing in his bothered
him more than usual he placed ouuousy shaped iHt O.
waste in his right Immediately IN the midst OF inc
,Dcr that is tho misery of shut OF from the SOUNDS
NJ tho busy world there came crashing sound ana
Mr. WAY bounded across the room tcrrorstHokcn- IN
-;..I. h. ,uiIcd the tuft OF from ms car.
,,,pv he returned 10 the silence that had en'eioPed
nm .r wears The sound of the machinery came 10 him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

IN the aCCiuchl&i discovery nc
made Of a scientific principle,
through the application of which
his lost hearing was completely
restored.
For IS years Mr.. Way was
deaf man, unable To hear hls
wifc's voice across the table, un-
able to enjoy an active part IN
social lite. For h IN, as ior
every deaf person, lite was
gloomy, individual mattel He
was so deaf he could scarcely
hear the roar of his engines and
dynamos. For ten years ne car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

STnali,r 49, good pitcher, but he ? teTred
p-V t-a- =. he could keep u general eve
thing .- - ne could lie IN ever game
ru<6c good there. md for a month We did
-.a-l il spite u' the -rrong discipline, an went
ming -lFhr Long After that We had a
mp. and what with chasin' men for maxim
r--,rs - stris1u' out, Srnalley got neTvou7er
e ne-voueer. rin'lly, from Il conf table
- were lighting for first place, and the
-u1ntorr r5rt- the one we're tIghtln with,
me l. tow foT game. ana Ill l-iTTup
tier lat erl ~ and the word went out that
I'D o. w..
Tornado homp.on w. our pitcher that
- t.r tvo innings got along 81 right
- "a Be- night fielder 1nllffei fly, md NInalley
y 51Gde t.-s5 ZIP md bcnchei HIM ne lett
fielder ...r - ban "a the sun = minute later.
,:d Be-, at h,a,hed Then booted a hard
hlt g-a..5e- ,u third. letting III q run, and
he CONE. ID rlc ike +. mad bull.
T. tay bench. You greasy handed lob
sterr liz wells You .lId that Oh purpose.
and the. as there Wa nobody on the bench
hut the tao 1nen who'd been dIsgTaced he
told en- IT, e. ahead with "a hole II third base
Toruaaa Thompson gave two base on
ialls minute later and Smalley yankcd hun
ut and jumped ID 10 pitch Nobody was lett
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

TDef. ana sent Silin2lcH
fivin IN all directions.
Two women tainted I IN
excitement
One more out, an
the greatest contest IN
baseball history Is over,
thinks everybody. We
on the bench, / don t
mind savin' to YOU,
were green with envy
thinkIn' II how easy nur
services were dispensed
with and kind @
trernblin for our Jobs
# this should happen to-
morrer. and the club dI-
rectors got an economy
fit.
Then Smalley let
down i bit and hit Il
man. his first battery
error Of the game The
next man waited and
walked. Smalley's brow
began to wrinkle. A
scratch hit along the
third base line filled the
bag Everybody kept
quiet. The yells that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

That truth IS stranger than fiction most ioToibiy
illustrated in the ease of Mr. Geo 7. Way, for many
wears the electrical engineer of the Detroit y. NJ L A,