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New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
JAPANESE SUIT SETTLED FOR s45o.

: as-i---on Marc es-The State Department to-
osy issEed statement thai agreement had been
fescned @l-reby lie SUIT to- damages by certain
-sPzsese against tae city and council OF San
f.znc,s1o c1- mob violence on September :. lS5,
Wi &c settled ~ lie payment % the japanese
q 81
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
MANS LIFE SHOULD Be 12o YEARS

Chicago. March 2S--Three score and years OF
earthly existence is old-fashoned allotment OF
d mans life. according To Bishop Samuel Failows.
People ought 70 BE ashamed that they DO not
live TO be 100 or 20 years in this age he said az
St Pauls Church yesterday AT eighty
should be in the prime OF life, whereas now forty
or forty-five is declared be climax
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
.x BRANCH SOLD AT AUCTION.

II cor,nlance with a court order me brahch OF
- Williamsburg Trust Company at Broad"ay
and Myrtle avenue. WhIatsDurs' vas sou q.
- u.,-v A Ppbino, representing the Corn TX
cfangs Bank. paid $1,000 for ne once hstures'
-ersonal property and goodwill
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
WILLIAMS ASKS BANK REPORTS.

Albany March 5-t'lark Williams. SupeflhtShd-
-. ,f F,aDks issued to-day a call tor a report OF
tIe condition OF state banks, trust companies ana
,d,i6usl bankers as of the close OF business yes
t.rdsv March %. The reports must De Supinh'eo
zrfhiu ten dayG
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
TO SAFEGUARD ALIEN GIRLS

The Emanuel Sisterho0d OF Personal Service. Of
No 3ls East SD street has appointed commit
tee TO look the conditions OF homes 10 which
immigrant girls are taken after they leave Ellis
Island. In the month OF February this society
spent s. 3s5 G. for the relief Of 81 families
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27

A good thing TO KNOW
thai GraPe-Nuts can be di-
zested by, and quickly give
strength 20 the man or
woman who cannot digest
other food.
The amount of promptly
available nouris shment a
:ood contains. is the measure
of its value.
Grape.Nuts is practically
all food and Is transformed
into tissue.building. energy
making material in about
one hour after being eaten
-snother good thing 10
know.
There's q Reason " for
Grare-Nufs.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
q. Altn1at1 & On.

FURNITURE. SLIP COVERS MADE TO ORDER OF
FRENCH AND ENGLISH CRETONNES. TAFFEIAS
GLAZED CHNTZES AND SIMILAR MATERIALS
AT SHORT NOTICE AND AT MODERATE COST.
WINDOW SHADES ALSO MADE TO ORDER
RUGS AND DRAPERIEs RECEIVED FOR STORAGE AND SAFE
KEEPING. CURTAINS CLEANED AND STORED DURING
THE SUMNER MONTHS; ADDITIONAL CHARGE BEING
MADE FOR STORAGE.
3dth strrrt 18th Strrrt auh 18th Aurnn Nrm Hnrk-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
SAILED.

March 2.-.rhe 1-hppIe the Hopkins th- Hull. th~
lawrence. the stewart. the TTIXtun and the Are
th1sa from Panama for Acapulco.
March 4-The 81 Louis from san Francisco for Bremen
March 2-The Tennessee ~ Washington and the Cali
rornia IRON Redoudo for Venice Cal
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
POMONA
Onice 1Ba w. Second 81
Home Phone ass.
HOLD LAST SERVICE
IN OLD EDIFICE

Special to The Herald.
terians entered the old place of wor-
ship, which has done service for twen-
ty-five years, for the last time yes
terday and listened to one of the ablest
historical reviews ever delivered by
pastor.
Rev. T. T, Creswell who came tc
Pomona from Beloit, Wis, but p few
years ago. had compiled volume OF
"reminiscences that held the congrega.
tion spellbound.
The handsome new structure, bull
at a cost of nearly $4,000, situated or
the corner of Holt avenue and Gibbs
street, will be dedicated next Sunday
and the old church, which has done SER
vice for so many years, has been aban-
doned. The congregation simply out
grew it. For months it has been almost
impossible to get a seat at the Sunday
services, and the pastor and congrega-
ton worked together to raise money
with which they could build a church
that would answer the demands. 1t
cost a large sum of money, but 1t is
expected that next Sunday morning
will see the entire amount raised and
the members will enter the new edifice
without a debt hanging over it.
Fasteners who have seen the new
church say 1t is one of the finest they
have ever entered, and only last week
a party from Chicago said that 1t COM
pared with any church in that city.
The arrangement of the inside is per-
feet and the Presbyterians are proud
ly awaiting the opening day.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
NEW BOARD ORGANIZES;
CALLS DISTRICT MEETING

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May AT the first
meeting of the new board of school
trustees, held this morning in the high
school building, it was decided by the
casting of LOTS what two of the
members shall serve for two-year
terms and who shall remain on the
board four years. e. s. Gunby and
Andrew Craig drew the short straws
and got the short terms. Ellis Hakes,
r. c. Yeomans and Jonah Jones got
the longest straws and will serve four
years in office.
Andrew Craig was elected president
Of the board and Albert Johnson was
reelected clerk. Messrs. iYeomans
Hakes, Jones and Gunby were named
as chairmen of the following commit
tees, respectively: Teachers and
courses of study, finance and salaries
buildings, grounds and janitors. and
rules, regulations and supplies.
Prof. J. d. Graham was elected SUI
perintendent of schools.
A call was issued for district meet
ing for Friday night, May Is, for the
purpose of discussing the question OF
issuing bonds for new school build
ing in the Burnett district.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
Pacific Coast Trade

SAN FRANCISCO. May 4.-Flour-Family
extras. s54O@6.O0; bakers extras. $40 @
5.e5: oregon and washington. $4,000 $40
Wheat-shippng s1.62h Q1.65; milling,
s1.66A @1.70. =, a.
@152M; chevalier, nominal.
oatsDRed, s1.421s a 1856 white. $1.h2h q
1.65: grays s1.55@1.62h.
MISUNDERSTANDING $3soo@seoo; mixed
feed. $4,000 1900; rolled barley, $4,000 q
a. 90. oatmeal $4.10; oat groats. $3.50;
rolled oats, S34OG@S5.0o.
HaySwheat $4,000 1910; ,s wheat and IND
oat' tame. s1s.oO@175O; alfalfa. $s.oo@14;
straw, $4,000.
saSo. oats, $50; BEANS 1855; corn. 15; pota-
toes 6540; onions. 20; middlings. $50; hay,
ee5. hides. 260; wine, 10000.
'Bgeans-Pink. $sOO@31O; lima, $4,000
4. IS; small white. sseo@s.75; large white,
'Potstoes-oregon Burbanks, s5cG$1.1o;
River Reds s2.6O@s.oo; Merced sweets. 10
2Mc.
beans, E@sc; egg plant. 15c: tomatoes. sf.5e
$3.50; summer squash, 75c@$1,50; aspara-
gus s@7c; rhubarb, 5oc@$1.2S; garlic, IS
@26c
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
WOMAN MAY BE GIVEN
LIBERTY BY COURT
SPECIALISTS DISCUSS "MYS-
TERI0US SLEEPER"
Mrs. 6eulah Hawkins Slowly Recover
ing from Result of Long Slum-
ber-stiIl Under Physi-
clans Care

The charge of insanity which has
been pending against Mrs. Beulah
Hawkins, the mysterious sleeper" in
department two of the superior court
will in all probability be dismissed at
an early date. Mrs. Hawkins awoke
from her long sleep last Saturday
morning at 1890 and appears to be in
the best of health and mentally sound.
The case of Mrs. Hawkins attracted
the attention of physicians and spe-
cialists all over the country. During
the many weeks of her sleep she re-
sisted all efforts 40 awaken her-from
the fumes of ammonia to the passes of
a professional hypnotist. At times she
was conscious of what was going on
around her, but her own efforts to
arouse herself were quite as unavailing
as those of the physicians.
Even tobacco sunff held beneath
her nostrils failed to make her sneeze,
although she says she recognized the
odor of the tobacco at the time. For
the most part she lived on a diet of
broth and hot milk which was poured
down her throat. She was conscious,
she says, of a sensation of warmth
when she took this nourishment.
Although DR.. D. C. Barber, superin-
tendent of the county hospital, where
she now is, diagnoses her case as
form of insanity known In medical par
lance as dementia precox, accompanied
by catalepsy, still the astonishing re-
result in the dismissal of the charge.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
San Bernardino County
Office sos Third Street.
Home Phone 875.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
ARE MADE IN SUIT
MOTHER CONTESTS WILL LEFT
BY DAUGHTER
Claim Is Made That Wealthy Woman
Was of Unsound Mind When
Legal Document Was
Signed

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, May "A
somewhat sensational contest was filed
today in the superior court here ask
ing that the order admitting the will
of the late Mrs. Dorothea Birdell-Mille
of Los Angeles to probate be set aside
on the ground that the deceased was
of unsound mind when she made the
will and was on the point of mental
dissolution. Charges are also made
that fraud was used by Attorney R. e.
Swing and DR.. H. w. Mills in getting
the deceased to sign the will.
The contest is brought my Mrs. Emily
Baird of Los Angeles, mother of the
deceased; Euna E. G. Foss of Los An
geles, sister of the deceased, and
Francis Charles Baird of New York.
brother of the deceased. Under the
terms of the will the husband, Birdell-
Miller of Los Angeles. is the principal
beneficiary. The estate Is large one.
One of the largest portions of the
estate is an amount Of Great Northern
railroad stock, which in a marriage
settlement was to go to her legal heirs.
But under the will this all goes to the
husband.
For some days previous to the death
of Mrs. Miller she was confined at the
Marlborough hospital in this city and
it was there but brief time before
her death that the will was drawn Civ
ing her husband all her estate practi-
cally.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
LONG BEACH
Office 20 Locust ave.
Phone Home eco.
INSTANTLY KILLED BY
SALT LAKE ENGINE
DEAF AND DUMB MAN WALKS
TO DEATH
Ringing Bell and Shrieking Whistle
Unheard by Chicago Man, Who
Steps on Track In Front
of Speeding Train
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May Awhile walk
ing down town unaccompanied, for
the first time since he came here a
month ago from Chicago, Louis
Abrams, 20 years old, deaf and dumb,
was struck by the south-bound morn
ing passenger train on the Salt Lake
railway at $3.50 this morning at Tenth
and California streets and was in
stantly killed
The body was thrown nearly seven-
ty feet forward along the right of
way. A leg and an arm were broken,
the mans head was crushed and he
was otherwise injured. The body was
taken to Walkers morgue and the
coroner was notified.
Abrams came from Chicago a month
ago with his father. E. A. Abrams,
who has small shop on American
avenue. An uncle, S. J. Abrams, is
a tailor here. The father and son
from Chicago had been staying at s.
j. Abrams home on Anaheim street,
and the deaf mans aunt usually ac-
companied him down town.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
SAN PEDRO SHIPPING
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
| SAN PEDRO. May 4-The steam schooner
Shan Yak, Capt. Hutton, five days from Port
Ludlow, brought in 100000 feet Of lumber,
part consigned to the Southern California Lum-
ber company and part TO the Blnn company.
The steam schooner Bee. Capt Krog, four
and half days from Grays Harbor, docked
at the Southern Pacific wharf to unload zoo, 900
feet of lumber for the Consolidated Lumber
company.
The steam schooner Westport, Capt. Moreno.
three days from Union Landing, brought 100000
feet of lumber for the E. K Wood company.
The schooner Azalea, Capt. Fardelius. hve
days from Eureka, brought 100000 feet OF lum-
ber for the Ganahl company. She will dis
charge at the Crescent wharf.
The schooner Oceania Vance, Capt Scott
eight days from Grays Harbor, brought in 5O0,-
900 feet of lumber for the Salt Lake railroad
The steam schooner Centralia, Capt. Ertck-
SON, five days from Hoquiam, berthed at the
Salt Lake wharf with full cargo Of lumber.
The steamship Santa Rosa, Capt. Alexander
from San Francisco. brought in large pas
senger and freight list. She proceeds to Re-
dondo tomorrow.
The steam schooner Ravalli, Capt. Nelson,
four days from Eureka, went to the National
Lumber companys wharf to unload 700 feet of
lumber.
The schooner Sequel, Capt. Hemingsen, sailed
for Hoquiam to reload for return.
The steam schooner Helen Capt. Olsen, left
for Hoquiam via San Francisco
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
THE CROOKED SLOUGH
WILL BE MADE STRAIGHT
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. May 4.-The officials
of the Los Angeles Dock and Terminal
company assert that there will be no
opposition to the request made by their
company and the Salt Lake Railway
company for permission to dredge a
new channel for Cerritos slough, ex-
tending from the turning basin of the
Long Beach harbor to the proposed
turning basin of the San Pedro harbor
The electric dredger of the dock and
terminal company is already engaged
in work preliminary to the opening of
the new channel and the harbor build
ing company's officials believe that the
new slough will be dredged out within
sixty days to as great a depth as the
old and sinuous channel now has.
The Salt Lake company, said to be
interested in the matter because the
proposed drawbridge for the gas works
spur can be permanently located If
the new channel Is cut at once. has
dedicated land for 1t.
The dock and terminal company di-
rectors assert that they still rely on
the ocean entrance Of their harbor in
the main, but that direct connecting
link between the Long Beach harbor
and the San Pedro harbor will be for
the best interests of all concerned.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
PASADENA
Office % Il. Colorado %.
Phones: Sunset 2740, Home aas5.
PARTY WILL SUPPORT
ENEMIES OF "PUSH"
HARMONY PREVAILS AT THE
CROWN CITY
Only One Ticket and That Is Headed
by Strong Bryan Man-No
Regular Caucus
Held
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, May 4.-That the DEM
ocratic party in Rasadena will support
men at the primaries tomorrow who
are fighting the push element in the
party is the statement made today by
party leaders who have thoroughly
canvassed the situation and harmony
is said to prevail.
There is but one ticket and that will
be headed by Walter Slmons, a Bryan
man to the core, who Is probably the
most prominent Democrat in Pasa-
dena. He is a strong supporter of the
Democratic league. No regular caucus
has been held, but in an informal way
three men have been chosen to be
voted upon tomorrow at the primar-
les. They are Walter Simons. Charles
Grimes and James I. Belcher, all well
known Democrats aid Bryan men.
In the Republican party, however,
harmony does not exist and a stren-
uous battle will be waged tomorrow,
which means that a heavy vote, prob
ably the largest in the history of the
city, will be polled. Both the Lincoln
Roosevelt league and the regulars are
well organized and will have workers
at all the polling places: Tonight.
business meeting of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league was held on the fifth
floor of the Chamber of Commerce
building with large number of mem
bers present and the executive COM
mittee; officers and delegates of the
regulars" met on the second floor of
the same building to make final ar
rangements. The Lincoln Roosevelt
people are putting on their ticket H.
G. Cattell, C. w. Bell, Lon F. Chaplin,
Robert Allen, Frank S. Wallace. J.
Perry Wood and Torrey Everett. The
regulars have nominated H. G. Hotal-
ing, w. H. Kidder, J. j. Blick. Ben E.
Page. Judge G.. e. Davis, Frank H.
Long and ]. o. McCament. P. w.
Cartwright, a Lincoln Roosevelt man,
has been nominated in North Pasa-
dena.
Tonight in Kinney Kendall hall Sem
ator c. w. Bell addressed a. final rally
of cofored Republicans under the aus
pices of the California Lincoln Day
club, of which o. o. Overr is president.
Prohibitionists in Pasadena have
nominated the following men to be
voted on tomorrow: M. w. Atwood,
G.. F. Thompson, c. " Sturdevant, A.
K. Nash, J. r. Patterson, J. c. Mather
and j. M. Glass.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
CITY DEPARTMENTS
SELECT HEADQUARTERS
OFFICES CHOSEN FOR OCEAN
PARK OFFICIALS
Beach Citizens Discuss Project Of
Turning Present Municipal
Building Into School
House
Special to The Herald.


OCEAN PARK, May 4.-Following
out the plan that was foreshadowed in
The Herald of today, the centralizing
of city departments has been begun.
City Recorder Rogers, City Electrician
Rabineau who also is inspector of
buildings and plumbing and custodian
of the septic tank, and the police de
partment all will have offices in the
Venice bank building on Windward
avenue near the trolley station. Rooms
for these officers are now being made
ready.
The converting of the Ocean Park
city hall into school building, or maxi
ing 1T part of the proposed polytechnic
high school, is being generally dis
cussed, and this obstacle has been met
with: In the deed of transfer of the
site it was expressly stipulated that the
lot should be used for no other purpose
than that of city hall. But it was
stated today that two of the three who
signed the deed of gift will agree to a
new instrument permitting the desired
change Those are Dana Burks and
David Evans. Mr.. Evans, however. is
absent in Salt Lake City.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
BARTENDER TAKES PLACE
OF JUSTICE oF-THE PEACE

Special to The Herald
OCEAN PARK. May 4.-Judge j. M.
Wheat has retired from office as the
local Justice of the peace and will
move into Los Angeles tomorrow.
There Is a good deal of talk about 1t.
Mr.. Wheat's successor, appointed by
the board Of supervisors. on the rec
ommendation of the Republican central
committee, is Murray Steele, who has
been a Sunday extra" bartender at
different cafes and saloons for some
time past. He is a young man.
Judge Wheat was city recorder, but
was succeeded at the last election by
the incumbent, Mr.. Rogers. He is a
member of the Loyal Legion, having
served in q Massachusetts cavalry reg
iment during the Civil war. He was a
merchant in Boston, but has been In
California many years.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
BUSY BURGLARS GAIN LITTLE
LOOT FOR THEIR PAINS
Special TO The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH. May 4.-Burglars
visited four establishments here last
night. but according to the reports re-
ceived at police headquarters their
combined booty was nil. Desk draw
ers pried open revealed nothing OF
value. Patrolmen Austin and Narrower
are working on the cases, which, how
ever, are battling. The places entered
were the office of the California Feed
and Fuel company, Fourth and Ala
mitos avenue; the Southern Pacific
freight office, Second street and Allan
tic avenue; Seay &c Chaffee's store, us
East Fourth, and the office of the
Long Beach Milling company.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
JUDGE DENIES DEMURRER
FILED BY COMPANY
Special to The Herald.

SAN BERNARDINO, May Ain the
suit of J. Blaine Miller vs. the Home
Telephone company to compel the in
stallation of a telephone in his place
of business without the payment of six
months in advance today, the su-
perior judges sitting en- banc denied
the demurrer filed by the telephone
company.
The company then filed its answer to
the suit and 1t went over to May Is
for hearing. In its answer the COM
pany alleges that it Is not possessed
of sufficient ready funds with which to
install telephones in this city unless
payment is made six months in ad-
vance for business phones and a
year in advance for residence phones.
1t is believed the difficulty will be-
settled before the case finally comes
to trial.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
SANTA MONICA
sie Oregon ave. Home phone 1870.
Ocean Park and Venice
la Pier ave.
Home phone 4O15; Sunset 2591.
RUSH AQUARIUM
TO COMPLETION
BUILDING ON PIER Is NEARLY Y
FINISHED
Specimen Of Every Kind of Fish
Found In the Pacific Will Be
on Exhibition at
Venice
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE. May 4.-No institution of
the kind west of the famous aquarium
In Castle Garden, New York CITY, Will
equal in attractiveness, scientific IN
terest and value the aquarium now be-
ing rushed to completion on Windward
pier, on the ocean side of the big aud
itorium. DIR. c. S. Bentley, who will be
permanently in charge of 1t all, includ-
ing the biological work, was able to
give so much detailed information re-
garding the novel enterprise today.
1t is proposed to have swimming In
this auditorium a specimen of every
kind of fish to be found in this part of
the Pacific ocean. Not the least In
teresting feature will be small fish
hatchery so that the people may see
just how the denizens of the deep are
artificially propagated.
The aquarium will be rectangular, 40
x60 feet in size. 1t will be one story
high and the top will be used as roof
garden. There will be forty-eight glass
tanks in the building, thus allowing for
collection of forty-eight different
kinds OF fish. In the middle there will
be a sunken tank for seals, and 1t will
be possible to divide this by screens, so
that rare shark may be added to the
collection.
At first the collectors of live fish will
draw upon the we'll known varieties
nearby, pompano, barracuda, yellow
tail, so-called gold fish (Which are not
roal gold fish,, halibut, the many varie-
ties of founders (Which are miscalled
sole in our restaurants), bass, surffish,
so.called sea trout (Which are Catalina
perch) and eels (Which are really mo-
lays). There are no real eels here
abouts; the distinguishing feature is
that the moray has circular gills and
the cells gill is split. There is usually
a difference in the coloring also.
Many Odd Exhibits
Another important division of the
aquarium will be for crustacea and the
lower forms of marine fauna, such as
the so-called chrysanthemum. There
will be a marine biological laboratory
devoted to scientific researche and a
biological table displaying the different
forms of marine fauna in the transit
tional stages of evolution.
There will be also a department of
shells and crucology, SO that all visitors
having beach finds may have them
properly identified and classified. This
latter is DIR. Bentley's speciality He is
a graduate of Columbia university and
was for long time In charge of the
biological laboratory near San Diego.
This whole enterprise Is being carried
out by Abbot Kinney, who will also
supply a tine tank boat for the capture
and proper care of the fishes that are
to be placed in captivity. pro bono pub
lico
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
HUSBAND AND WIFE
ARE GREATLY SURPRISED
special TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May AIRS. D. M.
Cade of Columbia, o. arrived in this
city last night expecting to give her
husband a pleasant surprise. The lat
ter having completed his work at
Hotel Virginia, started eastward last
Tuesday. the same day Mrs. Gale
started for Long Beach, looking for
ward with fond anticipation to the mo-
ment when he would greet his aston
ished better half.
When Mrs. Cade was informed last
night that her husband had gone east
her disappointment was great, but she
bore up under 1t we'll and at once tele-
graphed to her spouse that after "see-
ing things" in California day or two
she would start back to Ohio.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
WENTWORTH HOTEL WILL
BE OPEN NEXT SEASON
Special 10 The Herald.

Special % The Herald.
PASADENA. May 4.-The Went
worth hotel will be opened next sea-
son when the tourists commence to
arrive. For several weeks rumors to
this effect have been in circulation. but
1t was only last night that General
Wentworth, the manager of the big ho-
tel. would give definite answer re-
garding his plans.
1t Is expected all legal matters which
have been pending regarding the ho-
tel will be settled before the next tour
list season opens. General Wentworth
has been assured of financial aid by
eastern capitalists. 1t Is General
Wentworth's intention of leaving for
Wentworth Hall, N. H, May IL for
the summer season. When he returns
to Pasadena in the fall he will bring
his help from his White mountain re-
sort
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-05
REPUBLICANS WILL HOLD
HOT PRIMARIES TOMORROW
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, May 4.-Tomorrow
the Republicans of this city will hold
primaries to vote on the two sets OF
men that have been placed In nomina-
ton for delegates to the state conven-
ton. The Lincoln-R Roosevelt nominees
are w. E. Hinshaw, r. H. Young and
Frederick Baker, Long Beach, and
George H. Blount of Aiamitos. The
candidates of the regulars are ]. p.
Daily, w. j. Horne, r. G. Roberts and
]. II. Munholland of Long Beach and
A. N Francisco of Alamitos.
Both sides campaigned hard today
and the primaries will be unusually
hard fought.