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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12
CAMP FOR WOLF HUNTERS.
Permanent One VIII Be Made In Al.
gonquin Park, Canada.

permanent one VIII Be Made In Al
gonquin Park, Canada.
The wolf hunters who recently re.
turned TO Montreal from tho wilds
about Kippawa. Que. caught two pof-
soned wolves and one Canadian lynx,
says Montreal dispatch 20 tho New
York Sun. Tho hunters say that wealth
er conditions were against them, tho
snow not being sufficiently deep or tho
weather cold enough. However, the
members had n good outing.
\ result Of tho excursion viii be the
establishment OF permanent camp I'm
Algonquin park for the special purpose
Of wolf hunting during the cold period.
This camp. J.. o. Armstrong says, viii
DO established next autumn and oper-
ated throughout tho winter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12

The entire standing army Of the Ton
"a islands has recently been disband.
ed, II having been decided, says the
London Standard. that an army is OF
no further use I'm the kingdom. The
army consisted OF six officers and thlr.
" men.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12

Another scandal in the govern.
men, printing Office and charges
made lbat congress is being innu-
enccd by lobbyists, and yet many
people will support the Republican
party instead Of punishing il.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12

:. Stops only on signal or notice TO Con
ductor.
Train fs connects AZ Rowiesburg wit %.
& o train . (77 on Sund4ys) Tor east ate oo
an
Train " connects az Rowicsburg with q.
& o. train "a for east at 40 . ~.
Train % connects at R0wlesburg With %.
& o. train 8 (77 on sundays from west ai
900 a m. and with from east ~ 7:s7 a.u.
Train ~ connects 80 KOwlesbutg with B
4 o. - from west ~ $40 q M.
= X BRETL General Manager
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12

that obnoxious act, fact for which
the south has never ceased 10 be crate
ful.
In the senate Cray was generally
credited with being the spokesman OF
President Cleveland. German was the
Democratic leader. but German ana
Cleveland were too diverse I'm charac.
ter aud training 10 work together.
Gray, on the other hand was ln thor.
Ough accord with the president both
In character ana policy ana. moreover.
was one Of the ablcst dcbatcrs I'm tho
body.
Confldant OF Three Presidents.
1t IS one Of the anomalies Of politics
that Gray has had the fun confidence
OF three presidents as diverse IN gen.
cral makeup and ideas as Grover
Cleveland. William Mckinley and The.
odorc Roosevelt 1t is n significant
comment on the character Of the man
that, although n Democrat. he has ro.
ccived prominent appointments from
two Republican chief executives. Since
- entered the domain Of national poll.
Tics Judge Gray has been iu consplcu.
Gus disagreement with but one prcgi.
dent, and that was Benjamin Harrt.
son, who tried TO compel the passage OF
the force Bill It is probable that tho
Delaware jurist Is not I'm the most
hearty accord with some OF the Roosc-
veit policies, but there has been such
a volume Of both applause and dissent
that II Cray has lifted bis voice &c has
Decn lost in the noise n i8 ono thing
90 puell n tumult in n convention ana
quite another 90 do e, in the United
States. When Wall street is yelling ON
one side and The people ON The other.
IL takes pretty Dig man 90 bc heard
above the roar
Judge Cray is neither so old nor so
friesy os Uncle Joe Cannon; he ls not
so eloquent as Byon; hc Is not so
glObular as Taft. and hr is not so ful
of whIskcrs and conscious rcctlude az
Hughes IIo never saved waitressos
and drank buttcrmUk. like Fairbanks:
he never ram political machines. Ike
Cortelyou. Doc never doGcd the light
nings or Roosevelt. Ike Foraker. and
he never walked ail over Che railroads.
Ike Hokc Smith and Ia Toilette. Nci-
ther has he conducted thrco cent fare
crusadcs. Ike Tom Johnson. nor &C..
vcrsed brutal Republican majoriues,
Ike Yon YonsOu. lie never sent
grafters to Jail. ike Joe Folk, nor did
things to the trusts. like phhander Knox
and Judson Harmon. Possibly Il is for
these reasons that he does not regard
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12
xrrEsr VlRGINlA 80 lnKRN 2 h

No. connects with y. & O. 10. west.
bound and No eastbound
No. 3 connects with B.& O Nos \, and
castpoInd and No & westbound.
HENRY HANST, General Manager.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12

John kiha OF Viu.re ID says q have
been selling DrWits Kidney and Bladder
Pills Ger about 1c8f and they eive better
satisfaction tIgu anf piI. ever sold There
are dozen people here who have used
them and thcy give perfrCf satisfaction ir
every case have used iltcn aigses v,ftb
hne results Sold hy Stfictierfe drne
store " 70 ls~rt Ncwhurq
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12
Man OF Sterling Character.

However far Judge Gray may DO
from this ideal, he at least has shown
enough sterling character 10 make the
American public measure aud weigh
him while choosing it's next chief mag.
istratc. There ls every indication that
the voters are going TO scrutlnlze can
didotcs this year little moro closely
than ever before. They owe IL TO them
selves and TO the future that they do
this. If the parties are not moved by
the same spirit I'm making their noml-
nations, they are booked for some sur
prlscs. The presidency OF the United
States ~ big office. the most lmpor-
tant on this planet The people are en-
Titled 10 big man for the place, not
simply big In words and I'm popular
poses. but big In outlook, big I'm loyalty
TO truth ana big In soul.
In this year of our Lord every Amcrl-
can voter owes II 90 himself and 20 his
country TO attend the primaries and to
help In choosing the nominees, then OF
scrutlnizlng the tickets still more close
ly before deciding on his choice I'm No.
yember. IL Is for the purpose of as
slsllng I'm the study OF the eligible list
OF candidates that articles such as this
are written, and IL IL with the same
object In view that they should be
rcnd
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12

some sure things arc surer Than otb.ye
BANK account in ihc Terra Alta Bank ia
one Of them Fouf per cent paid on time
deposits
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-12

himself seriously as a presidential can.
didatc. Yet ho did help 10 settle mo-
mentous labor strike. and he did rem
der scrvlco 90 Industrial aud interna-
uonal peace. Moreover. he killed tho
torco blu, as before montioncd-litcr-
ally talked IL 10 death. These deeds
enuuo him To respectful consideration.
Tho man who does his work with as
little noise as possible; whose constant
concern IL not TO got into tho limellght
ana cNait himself; who IN willing sim
ply, quietly and honestly 20 stand for
tho truth no sees, despite It's effects on
MS own fortunes, and with whom char
acter counts for moro than place or
fame, Is stir as ho has ever been, tho
salt OF the earth. This does not mean
that he Is TO possess oven n semblanco
or the spirit OF the reactlonary or aris-
tocrat Tho truo man, who secs whole
and Is public spirited, VIII bo neither.
lt only means that ho Is not 60 bo an
applause hunter, n self advertiser and
self seeker. Tho world, and Amcrl-
ca especially, needs genuine men.
Tho prayer OF this ago should bo that
OF the poet.
God glvo us MEN
Every forward step OF the race has
been led 10y some man who was big
enough 20 forget himself and his petty
interests and prejudlces and who was
clear sighted enough 20 SEQ tho truth
OF given situation. Such mon are
moved not 10y desire FOR place. but by
love of God ana man, by spiritual Inn
pulse, IL YOU please. That is tho sort
OF dlvlnely led leader this nation wants
right now. outside OF any question OF
party or OF this interest or that inter
est we need n chief who Is not think
Ing so much OF the galleries or OF serv-
Ing class ms he is OF keeping true 20
his own soul and the soul OF things.
That characterization may not ut
George Gray or any other candidate I'm
the field. Possibly It does not--at least
wholly. II requires really big man
10 meet the requirements. but that
does not change the fact that America
needs such n man, and needs him I'm
the year 1908
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
Well Brought in at So Feet in
Southeast Marion.
Blew Mud Out of the Drill Hole
High as Church Steeple.
LEASE ON 10000 ACRES
This Territory Has Long Been
Considered i'm the Belt.
Lies Directly Between Towns OF
EImdale and Augusta.

Burns, Kan. May ia gas well was
brought in three and a half miles
southeast of Burns Saturday. I. N.
Smith had employed John Amber to
drill a we'll in one of his pastures and
when Mr.. Amber had gotten down 95
feet, he struck a strong flow of gas.
It blew mud out of the well fifty feet
into the air. Preparations are being
made to take care Of it and the people
of Burns are flocking out to view the
actions of a gas we'll. This country
has been considered in the gas belt as
we are directly between Elmdale and
Augusta and both of these cities have
gas. Lately the Mid-Continent De-
velopment company has taken leases
on 10000 acres of land in this immed-
late vicinity, promising to put down a
well within three months from date.
The finding of this gas will cause them
to get busy. Arrangements are being
made by those who haven't leased to
get in drilling outfits OF their own and
trying their luck. f+s' 80
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The game from the start was a good
game. Arnold was working fine and
his work was fully equalled by that
of Mig Shaner, the Joplin twirler. who
is not only the best twirler on the
Miners staff but one Of the best In the
association Both pitchers had every
thing On their repertories in good work
ing order and the game was one which
fully satisfied the great gathering of
$500 fans who witnessed the ceremon-
les.
The locals were the first to make an
indentation in the plate, the feat be-
ing performed in the second round.
Bobby Kahl first up reached first when
Eddie Noyes made bobb1e in hand
ling his grounder. Bobby, however
was put out of the running, being
caught at second on George Landreth's
fielder's choice. Big Cyrus stole second
and scored on Ragan's single.
Both teams We're playing air tight
ball and dt looked as though one run
was to decide the battle until the
Miners came to bat in the fifth in
ming. Arnold was partly responsible
for the turn of affairs which netted the
Miners two runs in this inning as he
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Landreth,s Batting Feat.

The batting of Cyrus Landreth.
late of Phillips county, Saturday af-
ternoon was enough to win the game
from Joplin. Landreth broke all bat
ting records for the Western associa-
ton by cracking out five safe blows
out of five times up. Landreth Sc
cured three two-baggers and two
singles and crossed the plate
four times himself to say
nothing of the runs which he drove
in ahead Of him.
Forester. pitched for Topeka and
during the first five innings he was
in deep water all of the time but was
always able to tighten UP and pull
himself out. After the fifth inning he
got to working good and was in
vincible to the Fillmanites. In
cidentally Forester contributed to
winning his own game Sby cracking
out double and scoring on Wooley's
triple.
Moore who pitched for Joplin was
pretty hard to solve during the earlier
stages OF the game but he weakened
near the end principally because of
Landreth's continuous batting.
The best piece of fielding during
the afternoon was pulled off by
Emory Olson at thirc. His brother
cracked a hard one right down be-
tween third and short and Emory
picked 1t up with one hand and tossed
his brother out at first, kind
brotherly trick.
The score:
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AN EMPoRIA PEPPER SHOT.
Was Annoying Young Girl When a
Friend Used a Revolver.

Emporia, Kan, May John West.
q negro, who was shot Friday night
has died from the effects of the shot
West has been in the habit Of sneaking
around and soaring women by looking
into their windows For this he has
several times been arrested. He was
known as Jack the pepper"
He was at the house of J. W. Atkin-
son, where his daughter Helen was at
home alone. She heard him prowling
around the windows, and went out and
ordered him to go away. This he re-
fused to do, and attempted to hide in
the grass near the corner of the house.
A little after II o'clock Miss Bessie
Cannon, who had been attending a de-
bate at the Normal, and who roomed
at Atkins on's, came home. She was
accompanied by Harry Firth. Miss
Atkinson came to the door and hand
ing Firth a revolver. called his atten-
ton to the negro and asked Firth to
drive him away. Firth at once took
the gun and began to look for West,
who soon started up and began to run.
Firth called to him to halt but he re-
fused to stop. when the former fired
three times at him as he ran through
the yard and behind the house. AS
he came from behind the house Firth
again fired at him. He still continued
to run, however, and Firth thought he
had not hit him. A short time after
ward, however, he appeared and laid
down in the grass, telling the crowd
that had been collected by the shooting
that he had been shot and that he
wanted to see the man who had sh OF
him. The police were at once notified
and came and got him. 1t was dis
the lungs. He was sent to the hos
pital where 1t was supposed he would
recover. He died late Saturday even
ing. So far no arrests have been made.
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STATE LOYAL LEGION MEETS.
Officers Were Elected at Leavenwortlh
by the Military Order.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 1.-THE
annual meeting of the Loyal Legion
Of Kansas was held here Saturday
night with members present from all
parts of the state. The following Of
fcers were elected for the next year:
Commander, Captain John Seaton,
Atchison; senior vice commander,
Major w. w. Martin, Soldiers Home,
junior vice commander; Captain J. w.
Gilges, Leavenworth; recorder, Colonel
E. B. Fuller, Fort Leavenworth; reg
istrar, Thornton Cook, Kansas City;
treasurer, Captain Lewis Mayo, Leav-
enworth; chancellor, Colonel J. M.
Steele, Emporia: chaplain, Captain w.
C. Porter, Fort Scott; members of
council, Colonel ]. H. fitzpatrick, Cap
tain ]. A. McGoMgle, Major S. H.
Washer Colonel w. A. Nichols and
Captain w. D. S. Cook.
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National League.

good with two OF the local batters re-
up the Miners dreams OF victory by
cracking out q. double and scoring on
Cooley's single.
Then the darkness began to hover
over the park. The ball was dark col
ored with the mud and both pitchers
had worlds of steam. All the batters
could do was to stand UP to the plate
and feel the heat from the ball as 1t
smoked over the plate. And rain was
threatening while the scorers did their
work by stril1ing matches for light.
Umpire Burke realized the condition
of affairs and called the game on ac-
count of darkness.
Cooley was the bright star in the
fielding stunts which were enacted
during the ARRAY. In the sixth inning
Ffllman, first up for the visitors, sin
gled and Olson cracked a liner over
Cooley's head. Cooley went up in the
air for it and then touched first base
completing double play unassisted.
The locals were working hard for the
game after the wild throw Of Bren-
was taken out and Kennedy sent In
to bat and Roles substituted behind the
bat. Walter did not start the game
because of sore finger. Again In the
ninth inning Craig was dragged In
from the brush to hit for Raglan and
flew. out to Olson. Craig finished the
game at short but failed to distinguish
himself because OF "a lack of chances:
The team is battling at Milton's ball
yard in the rural districts of Webb
City today The next game here VIII
from Saturday.
The score. ;
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Sheldon's Acrobatic Fielding.

walked Eddie Noyes, the first man up.
Peck Harrington laid down a beauti.
full bunt in front Of the plate which
Brennan fielded. It was Bobby KahPs
place to cover first on the play but
the grounds were muddy and Bobby
allowed his UNDERMINING to slip from
beneath him in his rush to cover the
initial station. Brennan, however,
threw the ball about a mile past first
base and Noyes scored while Harring-
ton reached third on the throw. Hawk
ms who has not hit much during the
present series, poIed one to left field
and Harrington scored.
Affairs were still in this state when
Topeka was at the bat in the eighth
inning and the visitors one run to the
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Saturdays Ball Games.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chicago 1, Pittsburg 0.
New York z, Boston 8.
Philadelphia L.. Brooklyn o.
st. Louis 8, Cincinnati 1.
80. AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago lie, st. Louis 2-3. $500
Cleveland AZ, Detroit, 3-5.
Washington; 6, Philadelphia 2.
New York 2, Boston J.. So
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville 2, Kansas City 0.
st. Paul 6, Toledo /.
Milwaukee 6, Indianapolis 0.
Columbus 3, Minneapolis 1.
cs- WESTERN LEAGUE.
Pueblo 8, Des Moines 1. .s....-
Omaha 4, Denver 2. r
Lincoln 5, Sioux City 2.
OTHER GAMES.
Kansas 9, Missouri 2.
ST. Marys is, Campbell 2.
Tulsa 8, Independence Q.
BartIesvifle 6, lola 0.
> Muskogee 16, McAlester 1.
K. U. Freshmen 16, Wentworth 5.
Nickerson 5, Mcpherson 4.
Brown II, Carlisle Indians o..
Michigan 8, Georgetown o.
Indianapolis 8, Northwestern 0.
Illinois 9, Wisconsin 8.
Princeton 8, University of Pennsyl
,ania 6 (13 innings.)
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New Rank for Burlinsame.

Burlingame, May 10.-The Bur-
lingame National bank will open for
business in the old Burlingame bank
building, about May Is. The princi-
pal parties interested are A. e. Fas-
hay of Carbonate, Robert Elsmore of
Me1vern, both county commissioners,
and E. D. Williams Of Quenerno. Mr..
Williams will be the cashier, but will
retain his interest and position as vice
president OF the Farmers State bank
Of Quenemo. The new bank has a
capital stock of $4,000, and several
prominent men of this city are stock
holders. - ee-s-g .,-,- ~--ss
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PLAYED TO DRAW
Topeka and Joplin Quit Before
Contest Is Decided.
Darkness Puts an End to Game
After Ninth.
SCORE STOOD 2 TO 2.
Rronuan,c MisfoLa Kanf tho
Brennan's Mistake Kept thu
Victory Away.
Both Teams Play Good Ball
From the Start.

Lowering rain clouds as dark in their
makeup as the midnight pilferers of
chicken roosts were all that interviewed
between the Joplin Miners and the
fourth consecutive defeat at the hands
OF Richard Cooley's baseball playing
KIDS at the local park Sunday after
noon, as all the invaders from the min
ing burg were able to do was to tie the
game with the locals. each team hav-
ing to their credit a pair of runs.
The afternoon started out in a fash
ion suggestive Of Fourth of July
weather. There was scarcely a rifle
of nebulous matter, in the blue skies
overhead and with the weather condi-
lions looking exceedingly favorable the
locals started out to crop the game
with Roy Arnold making his first ap-
pearance or the season on the firing
line, ra
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Hold Sacred Service and Initiate q
Glass at Newton.


Glass at Newton.
Newton, Kan, May 11.-Five hun
dred Catholic people sat down to the
fourth annual banquet Of Newton
council, No. CTS, Knights OF Column
bus. in the Auditorium here Sunday
night. The banquet was rendered to
the members of a class Of twenty-five
initiated at session in the morning,
and to scores Of visiting Knights
from all parts of Kansas. Rev.
Then of Wichita was POSTMASTER,
William Kreuger Of Newton, Rev. w.
L. Rice of Empire City, Judge w. P.
FEEDER Of Great Bend, Senator p. J.
Goulding of Ell Reno. State Deputy J.
w. Gibbons Of Topeka, Rev. r.
Stevens of Ponca City, j. r. Siebrandt
Of Wichita, Representative Milton
Bryan of Shawnee, Rev. o. Farrell of
Hutchinson, P. P. Duffy Of Ell Reno,
and ]. ]. McGraw of Ponca City.
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SaIina BAIL Team's Trim.

Salina, Kan, May 1.-THE Wes-
1eyan baseball team leaves Tuesday
morning for a trip, on which they will
play several games with college teams
of the eastern part of the state. The
first game is with st. Mary's college at
St. Marys Tuesdays afternoon, and
Washburn will be met at Topeka the
next day. After a game with Haskell
Indians at Lawrence on Thursday, the
Preachers will return to Manhattan,
where the game with the Aggies closes
the season.
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Funeral Of judge Lacey.

Of Judge NJ. L. Lacey was held Satur-
day afternoon and it was one Of the
largest attended funerals ever held in
this city. Judge Lacey was one of the
first settlers in Thomas county and at
the time of his death was about IA
years of age. He had a Civil war rec
ord, and in his death one of the land
marks of the county is removed. He
was the first probate judge of Thomas
county and was prominent character
in the development of the country.
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Can't Accept Mrs. Plumb's Gift.

Emporia, Kan, May 11.-About
year ago Mrs. Preston B. Plumb,
widow of the late Senator Plumb. do
mated $1,000 to the Emporia school
board to establish a free library in
the Maynard school building. and it
was accepted by the board. The board
has asked to return the donation, as
Attorney General Jackson had advised
them that they could not legally ac-
cept the donation.
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HORSES SAVED. BUGGIEs BURN.
A Livery Barn Fire at Wichita Cost
the Proprietor $4,000.

Wichita, Kan, May 11.-Fire started
by some one throwing a lighted match
in a stall of the ]. S. Liggett livery
stable, partly destroyed the building.
30 rigs, a carload of baied hay and
several sets of harness.
Heroic work on the part of the Wich-
tia fire department and several other
men prevented the building from to-
tai destruction and saved the 81 head
of horses and many of the rigs.
Mr.. Lggett, owner of the building
estimates his loss at about $4,000, or
81, 500 on the building, $1,000 on rigs and
the rest on hay corn and harness.
There was no insurance.
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HARTFORD GIRLS BURIED.
Boys Dynamite the Launch in Which
Companions Met Death.

Companions Met Death.
Emporia, Kan, May 11-Bessie Law
renee and Grace Lyle, two Of the four
young women who were drowned a.
Hartford Friday. when a gasoline
launch in which they were riding went
over the dam in the Neosho river, were
buried here Sunday afternoon. 1t was
the intention to hold the services for
all four girls, but Lille and HERNIA
Webster, sisters of Edith and Elma
Webster, two of the drowned giris.
were in Palisade, Col, when the acct
dent occurred and they did not arrive
in time. The funeral of the Webster
sisters will occur today.
A crowd OF young men who were
schoolmates of the dead girls went to
the river, and dynanited the launch In
which the girls met death.
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Wichita Stables Burn.

Wichita, Kan, May 1.-Two livery
stables belonging to ]. s. Root and S.
c. Strunck, were set on fire in rapid
succession Sunday evening. This is
the fourth attempt at burning barns
within the past two weeks. The
horses and rigs were saved in these
two fires. The loss on both stables
will reach $4,000.
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The Norris Case Dismissed.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 1.-THE
case against Robert Norris, secretary
of the Kansas State Temperance I'M
ion, wherein he was arrested on an al
legged perjury charge, was finally dis
posed of by Judge J. H. Gillpatrick's
Diminishing it in the district court Sat-
urday morning. F. 8. Jackson, attor-
ney general, appeared in the court and
asked that this action be taken.