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The evening world., 1908-11-10
MARK TWAIN ON
THE WITNESS STAND
Faces His Two Burglars and
Identifies Silver They Car
ried Away.

DANBURH, Conn, Nov. lO-Charles
Hoffman and Henry Williams We're pre-
scented for trial here to-day in the Su-
perior Court, Criminal Side, on the
charge OF burglary at the home of
Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain, in
Redding, several weeks ago Against
Williams. who resisted arrest and shot
at the officer attempting 10 arrest him,
the additional charge of assault with in
tent TO kill was placed.
The prisoners We're guarded by three
deputy sheriffs all the time they were
in court, as they are believed TO be
desperate men. Mr. Clemens came down
from his place, "Innocents at Home" In
an automobile, accompanied by his
secretary, Miss Lyon, and several neigh
bors.
He was bundled up In furs, but IN a
room on the first floor he left his outer
garments and appeared In the court
room attired I'm light gray suit.
When Mr.. Clemens was called 10 tn.
witness stand he was addressed as Or
Clemens by Prosecuting Attorney Stlle,
Judson throughout his examination. Mr.
Clemens simply identified cousiderabl,
OF the silverware which was recovered
al the fime the burglars We're arrested
on Il train.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
FOUGHT FIRE At
SEA THREE DAYS
AND LANDS HERE
Steamer From Havana Comes
Up the Bay Surrounded
by Smoke.

Shedding stihins. smoky odor. the
Norwegian freight steamer Talisman
steamed up the bay and the North
River to-day with the remnants of a
fierce f,re smouldering in her hold. She
proceeded to the flats OF Edgewater,
\. j, where her cargo will be lightered
and damages repaired.
The Talisman. bound from Havana 10
, New York and deeply laden. was of
Cape Lookout Saturday evening when
smoke was discovered from an open
hat"hway forward. An officer who ran
along the deck to Investigate was driven
back by blast OF heat that belched up
from below. The flames had started
deep in the forward hold and had gained
great Roadway.
With damp clothes fastened around
their faces, members OF the crew bat
tened down THE matches at 1.-THE point
from which smoke and heat were issuing
and soon had the entire lower part of
the ship cut OFF. \ stream of water was
then directed through a hole cut in the
deck and the forward hold was flooded,
There was no way OF exactly locating
the fire. and for six hours after II was
discovered the water appeared to make
no Roadway against 1t. Steam filtered
through every crack in the vessel. and
she moved through n cloud of thick,
choking smoke.
Not until late SUNDAY morning. when
many tons OF water had heenn poured
into the hold. did the smoke diminish
in volume. For the sake of safety the
flooding of the hold continued. and when
the Talisman reached port she was we'll
down by the head. Her cargo suffered
| heavy damage.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
ASSA|LANT OF
MRS. PH|PPS TRIES
TO KILL HERSELF
Woman Dynan1iter Identified
as Esteemed Resident
of Denver.

DENVER, Nov. 1O.-The woman who
attempted to kill herself and Miss
Helen Phipps, daughter Of Mrs. Gene.
We've Chandler Phipps, and two police.
men. after the failure OF her attempt
to extort 100000 from Mrs Phlpps. was
identified to-day as Mrs Allen Reed,
wife of druggist of this city.
Mrs. Reed returned recently from
Springfield. Mass, whether she had
gone 10 attend the funeral OF her father.
whose name has not vet been learned
She is believed to be insane.
Taking advantage of Chief Hamilton
Arms rong's momentary absence from
his private office, where he had been In
terviewinE her for some time to-day.
Mrs. Reed made an attempt 10 end her
life by swallowing a quantity of NOR
phine. That she was not successful was
due 10 the prompt action of Chief Arm
strong, who knocked the tablets from
her hand just as she was In the act Of
placing them in her mouth. About fifty
tablets, containing enough morphine to
kill six people. We're scattered about the
room.
Il IS evident that when the Chic, left
Ait lfp4il I4lt N'Aiidl Sctultu the DOU1l6
containing the drug from her hand
satchel, which was lying on the Chiefs
desk.
Mrs. Reed Is a member OF Trinity NJ.
e. Church OF this city and has been
highly respected. Her husband was at
Buffalo Park. Col, while she was try
ing 10 extort money from Mrs. Phipps
Mrs. Reed tossed uneasily on a cot In
the matrons' quarters OF the city iail
last night, To Chief Armstrong ana all
others who talked with her she told an
incoherent, rambling, unsatisla Glory
story.
Il don't know who I am; I don't know
where / am from" she moaned. II
came to Denver from somewhere in
the East with Madam lie Roy. She
had strange influence over me and
she said that she would help me.
met hey on the train. / was once very
i'll and nearly died OF b o.in fever and
became accustomed TO the use OF NOR
phine.
Madam lie Roy made me Mr..
Comes by suggestion. She was going
TO cure me of that terrible morphine
habit | know that she told me TO do
things and that | started out to do
them. but l don't remember what they
were.
The woman professed ignorance OF
what she had done that caused her
arrest.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
S25. 900 NECKLACE. OR
ONLY NATURAL PEARLS?

The hearing Of testimony to fix The
rate of duty on the pearl necklace that
was imported into this country by Tiff
fanny IL Co. for Maurice Guggenheim.
and FOR which the latter was to pay
So was resumed before United
States General Appraiser Sharretts to-
day.
The Government claims the necklace
was practically made abroad and Ia
dutiable at 60 per cent. Tinany & Co.
claim 1t should be assessed at 10 per
cent pearls in the natural state.
Experts testified that fishers fro
quently drilled holes in pearls they
found to facilitate handling them. The
pearls had holes drilled In them ready
10 he strung together.
Pembrocck Morse testified that the
only thing Tiffany X Co. had done TO
the necklace when it was received here
was to put 1t together. Mr., Kemp, the
attorney for the Government. placed
the invoice for the necklace in evidence
1t showed that it had cost $lI, 900 abroad
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Make 1t Profitable and Pleasant
to Caddie on Links
Mathot Charges.
TALKS OF PROSECUTION
May Hale Rich Oakland Golf
Club.MemberS to Court
at Bayside.

millionaire members OF the arsto.
cratic Oakland Golf Club, located a
Bayside, were held responsible for the
truancy that is demorallzlng the attend.
ance at Public School No. 81, located in
Bell avenue, Bayside. l.. l., at n meet.
ing OF the local school board No. 43, held
IN the Morris building, Flushing. last
night. Louis Mathot, chairman OF the
board, announced That he purposed to
call the matter to the attention of the
police magistrate OF that district, with a
view to bringing criminal proceedings
against the golfers. whom he accused of
Turing boys from school to act as caddles
on the links.
This golf club Is one OF the wealthlest
in the vicinity of Greater New York.
r. A. c. Smith is president and NJ. Nj.
Graham, who is connected with the
Consolidated Gas Company, is secretary.
Charles F. Murphy, of Tammany Hall,
Is member. SO is John 3. Mcdonald.
who planned the Manhattan subways.
Former Justice Morgan ]. O'Brien is
also a member.
In the course Of his remarks Mr.
Mathot said that in order to get the
school boys to act as caddies the
wealthy golfers resorted to n species
OF bribery. They gave the boys rides
in their automobiles, paid them extra
for their work on the links, and in other
ways made the job of caddie alluring
and attractive, so that. despite the ut
most exertions on the part of himself,
District Superintendent John j. CHECKER
ing, Principal George w. Dorian, of the
Bayside school, and Truant Officer
William Thornton. they were unable 10
keep the boys in school. Studies be-
came irksome, and the entire school was
becoming demoraIized.
Mathot, III We cannot do something
to prosecute these men criminally
They have no right TO invade our viii
lsge and demoralize our schoOlboys.
These men are responsible for the tru-
ancv now existing in the Bayside
School, and 1t must be stopped"
In an interview this morning PrtnCi-
pal Dorian. of the Bayside School. said
that It was true they were having con-
siderable trouble in keeping the boys
off the Oakland links. Last spring, he
said, he had a conference with the Of
ficers of the Golf Club, following which
truancy was lessened to a considera-
BILE degree. He said that he was salts
fled that the officers OF the Golf Club
We're willing and anxious to keep tru-
ants off the links, but this fall the
trouble started again and has become
more serious.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
DREW MAP Of SCENE
OF HIS SUICIDE
"You Will Find My Body
Here" Rich Man Wrote,
Marking Off the Spot

LAWRENCE, Mass, Nov. lO.-Wil-
lam Oswald, president of the Telegram
Publishing Company and one of the
wealthiest and best known business men
in Lawrence, committed suicide some
time during the night, his body being
found to-day in field in the nearby
town OF Methuen. A bullet wound in
the temple and an empty bottle that
had contained laudanum indicated that
both the revolver and poison had been
used to end life.
Mr.. oswald was missed from home
yesterday afternoon. In course OF a
search for him a note was found IN his
desk, on which was drawn a rough
map, with on. spot marked by cross.
You will find my body here the note
read. The body lay at the place In
dicated.
Nj. Oswald's family ana friends he.
lieve tuat his mind had become de-
ranged over triiing business details.
lie was a native of Scotland and was
sixty years of age.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
GOOD ROADS BIDS
ORDERED OPENED
Restraining Order Against
State Engineer Skene Va
Gated by Court.

ALBANY. Nov. 1o-Supreme Court
Justice Howard today vacated fhe
temporary order issued yesterday re-
straining state Engineer Skene from
opening bids for twenty-five good roads
contracts. and the bids We're opened to-
day. The days delay was due to an
application for an injunction against
the opening on the part OF Patrick A.
Llllis, a Troy contractor, who claimed
that ne had been refused specifications
and bid sheets when he asked for them
az the State Engineers office.
Justice Howard to-day heard evidence
10 the effect that Lillis applied al the
canal department for the specifications
rather than at the office of the divi-
sion engineer where they were avail
able, and the court thereupon denied
the application.
Pending further Investigation of the
matter, State Engineer Skene announced
to-day that he had suspended without
pay John j. Allen. a clerk in the canal
department, TO whom Mr.. Lillis made
application for the plans and specifica-
tons, on the ground that Allen did not
extend proper courtesy and Information
to prospective bidder, which had re-
suited in a serious hindrance TO State
business.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
LATONlA ENTRIES.
Special to The Evening World

Special to The Evening World
LATONIA RACE TRACK, ky, NOV 10
The.entries for to-morrow's races are as fol
lows;
FIRST RACE Five and a half turlonxs
selling 'Dactylis, s5: Sister Phyllis, 100
Project, 100. merry GIFT, 100: 'Chalioe. loo
solve Ely. 100; Charlotte Hamilton, los
zarspe. 100; Denver Girl, l05: Harriet Rove
G..Eit,snden; iic She Wolf 40; Hawks
sEooNp RAoE@ssysn tuFlmss selling
r4sstot iG S. M9is Sl hFi p,p tSe
loy. .Rayy il, los. Buttons, los. Aimonish
iiSSs: Anemcn-a' los. br. Hol. Der; iSs
THIRD RACT;-six furlongs: selling
'warner Grisweil, IA, 'B,serian. ia
az, !c@sH ~ st9nsr I'M, ne Ben:oR
2s@'.' ss'lsy III ss! A. }bs r' is
FOURTH HAQE-six turlohs.: all age
.handicap--All he'd e5: al Muller, fO
sally Preston, 100; WOODLAND, 100: Dsint,
Dame. 112; Hsnbidge, l21
FIFTH RACE-ons Inile and 10 yards
cler 1oi: csrew, lJ; Grstna Green. io7,
SIXTH RAcB-ons ana q sixteenth miles
best srllnE;, 100? IAdy Ba!duT, 100 .katls
1903, 'BrancA, l04; 'usury, io5: Little
Fighter. los schroeder's Midway, los
Apprentice allowance claimed,
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PASSENGERS IN CRASH
OF LONG ISLAND TRAINS
lspeclal TO The Evening World y

BABYLON. y. y. Nov. 10 A head-on
collision that was attended with some
very serious results occurred neal
Centre Moriches on the Montauk divi-
sion of the Long Island Railroad. about
$40 o'clock last night, when train No. -
west bound ran past the switch in the
fog and struck train No. n east bound
Both trains were well filled with pas
sengers. who were thrown from their
seats and bruised and shaken.
The fog was dense and as the east
bound train had the right of way ii was
the duty of the westbound train to side
track at Centre Moriches. In the fog
the engineer failed to see the signals.
Conductor Rudd, OF train No. 3. was
rendered unconscious and suffered from
conclusion OF the brain, while Train
man Johnson sustained a number of
Commissions about the head. A woman
passenger who refused TO give her name
was also seriously hurt.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
HAMS, # INSANE,
SHOULDN'T Be IN
JAIL, SAYS EXPERT
DR.. Ferris Insists That Cues
ton Ought to Be Settled
by a Commission.

ALBANY, y. Y, Nov 1o-Dr Albert
W. Ferris, president OF the State Com
mission In Lunacy, issued a statement
to-day In which he says that ne has
been asked an opinion OF the mental
condition of Capt Peter C. Hains. who
Is confined in the Queens County Jail,
charged with the murder Of William
A. Annis. DR.. Ferris says he has never
seen Hams and has no opinion as to
his mental state.
''1t he is insane he should not he con-
fined in JAIL" says DR. Ferris, FOR
the intent OF the insanity law is that
unless no safe and comfortable place
can be found for them"
After pointing out two methods OF
procedure which might be taken in try
ing this case the statement concludes:
81 do not believe in putting all insane
people on trial. Some are not injured
by court proceedings. but the mental
alienation of many is undoubtedly ag-
gravated thereby. The decision as to
the competency TO stand trial and to
advise with counsel should be left to a
commission consisting solely of unbia sed
and unprecedented psycl,iatrsts appoint
ed by the court-it should not he left to
lawyers and not to laymen-and the op-
portunity for demoralizing reports re-
garding such cases which appear in cer-
tain sensational newspapers should be
reduced to minimum by prompt and
sensible action of counsel and raysi-
clans IN the interests of Justice"
The evening world., 1908-11-10
POLICE HOLD BACK
REPORT OF MANY
BRONX R0BBER|ES..
BurglarssClean Upsin. atA.east:
TenApartmenfstinAa
Night.
+:
MEET IN BY! SKYI-lGHTsa
Pack Up Valuables In the.
I Blocksand Escape.Over
!. the, Roofs.
GET IN BY SEYilGHTSa

, The police of the Morrisania station
stpansgedsto keep secret till this' after
lSkiSon the fact that early yesterday
morning burglars entered at least ten
apartments along Prospect avenue in
athe Bronx and got away with more than
!ts,5oo worth OF Jewels, silver and cloth
s,nE.
= Tho thieves worked by the scuttle
atnethod, entering the apartment houses
Sby the skylight. robbing only the apart
ssnents on the upper floors, and then es-
SCaping by the roof
The first place they entered was the.
&home of Arthur Arnstein, O lawyer, in
the Mozart apartment-ho at No.
S1o57-1o59 Prospect avenue. The barking
Sof his fox terrier aroused Mr.. Arnstein
Sand he found that the door from his,
/ bedroom to the dining-room was
flocked. He smashed the lock and got
into the room in time to hear burglars
s~cuttIing away over the roof On the
floor his silver and his wlfe's 1ewelry
swas piled ready to take away. The
Apartment below tis. occupied by Sam
$worth OF silver and SOS in cash before
Stbe thieves entered his place.
The Martha Apartment-house, at,
Nos. 1053-55 Prospect avenue, was the
next place visited by the thieves. Here
. they robbed Douglas H. Kuhnle, an
: insurance man, of $3.50 worth of clothing
and Jewels At No. 1865 Prospect ave-
Inue, the burglars robbed Harry Green
| blatt of $500 worth of goods. They also
Srobbed several families at No. 1861
: Prospect avenue.
The police admit that they have alb
pslutely no clue to the burglars, but
think they are members OF the same
gang that a month ago robbed several
Bronx apartment-housss. vs~.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
$756,00O,0OO CITY
BUDGET IS STILL
OPEN TO PROTEST
Board of Aldermen Appoint
Monday for Final Public
Hearing.

Upon the receipt OF the budget from
the Board of Estimate to-day the
Board Of Aldermen at a special session
referred the document to the Finance
Committee for consideration and re-
port. on the motion Of Alderman
Brown public hearing on the budget
was set for next Monday afternoon at
/ o'clock.
Vlce-P President Little Tim" Sullivan,
who presided, said that the public
would have an opportunity then to ex-
press views on the sl5GpOo,ooJ budget
Alderman Walsh noted that, even If
the board should decide to reduce
some of the items, the Mayor could
veto any action the board might take
At the meeting OF the Board Of AL
derneu Mayor Mcclellan vetoed a res
ulutiou authorizing s5p,o,o ITO replenish
appropriation for the Bureau Of High
ways Manhattan and also one au-
thorizng $1,000 for the maintenance
and repairs of sbreets IN Brooklyn, on
the ground that no department should
be allowed to exceed the appropriation
allowed by the Board Of Estimate.
Want to Use Up Firemen.
Fire Commissioner HAYES, IN deny
ing the request OF the Board Of Alder
men 10 station fireman Ina each school
during school hours wrote.
There are as schools ana to comply
with the resolution would require that
two men be taken from each company
/ IN the whole department for number
Of hours each school day and night If
this became i4e rule, it would be fol-
lowed by demands for similar protec-
ton for the very large number Of pr-
waite educational Institutions. Uuder
present conditions il would be lmpos-
sllle
Tie resolution for an approximation
Of SlSuOuJu for the extension Of toe higl
pressure water service Was taken mp
Alderman bowling, the IaLmalt
leader said that there was no IunsilO.
tuHt the nigh pressure Walvf system
. WAS good, especially ruT the Insurance
companles He said
"N han want ~ know is' Nnel .e'
Acrc ISN'T some Way lu which Na Az
earn when the insurance Cpnlpauic.
are gOiug tp reduce our Insurance rates
We have spent 81 niu rr ur s.. UG0. 0lO a.
ready and "a Ike 10 know what th'
.'fI. lnH companies are ruiug to do lr
return for aN that has been Gone t,
aunror4natcly the Board Of Alder
men has mo- control over the insuruua,
.oupauics, said \iHe-PTesllcnt SullI
van You might write personal let
trr tO GOV Hughes.
81 know Hat." said Alderman Dow
ling, as me- sat down with sigh
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ing the friends that have made here"
said Gen. Grant, land to wish for you,
CIen. Wood. a great measure of sue
cess
And J." said Gen. Wood, wish to
thank you and 10 congratulate you upon
assuming command OF the Department
of the Lakes"
Regrets to Leave.
That was all. Gen. Grant shook hands
with each of the officers present and
babe them Eood-by. Without any es-
cort he returned to the dock and
boarded the Hancock. He was back on
Manhattan by II o'clock. On his way
over he said TO an Evening World re-
porter:
''All wish to say for publication Is
that, while ] regret 10 leave post SO
;congenial and pleasant, / feel pleasure
I'm going TO my new work in Chicago"
Ordinarily two salutes Of thirteen
guns; one for each of the generals.
Grant left the island. but at his re-
quest this was postponed an hour until
the removal from chapel of the body of
yesterdsy OF typhoid fever: The re-
mains will be sent TO Lieut.. Tompkins' s
former home in Norwalk, o.
Happy over Tafts election, Gen. Wood
arrived last night on the Holland-Ame
lea liner Noordam. 81 am pleased TO
he home he said, although my six
years in the Philippines have been very
pleasant. on April last l arrived in Eu-
rope and attended the German and
French army maneuvres. l found both
armies wonderfully efficient. Recently
was at Saragossa. spain, where ! repre-
ssnted the army at the Spanish Historl-
cal Congress. ! was the first officer OF
the war, and ! was very kindly treated
There Is absolutely no trace OF III feel
ing"
The evening world., 1908-11-10
81" ROAD CONDUCTOR HELD.
Donovan Accused of Negligence n,
Inquest on KOxin's Death,

Following the inquest into the death
OF August Kozin, who was electrocuted
on the Third avenue Il" road near
One Hundred and Sixty-nlnth street on
last Saturday night, Coroner Schwan.
necke to-day held Conductor Denis
Donovan In 1880 bail for trial on a
charge of criminal negligence.
The police believe that Kozin was
pushed from the train while II was IN
motion and thar his body was after.
ward picked UP and laid alongside the
rails until later in the evening when
the police were notified.
The evening world., 1908-11-10
BANKING AND FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.

The Directors Of this Company nave authorized the anticipation of
the 9TH 9TH 8h 9th and 10th instruments due from april 26h 1909
December 26th 1909 inclusive Certificates Deposit issued
under the Plan for Resumption of Business.
The amount of such instruments will be credited November 10Th
1908 to the drawing accounts OF certificate holders record without
further action their part Transfer Books will close Thursday,
November iah 1908 at NJ and viii reopen TUESDAY November
18th 1908, al 10 AM
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PII.Es CuRED - To Ia DAYS.
pAlO OINTMENT 70 guaranteed y cure
NshlnE Blind. bissAins % ProtrudihE PILE
= - II dAys - $1,000 rsfua1sd. - 80
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roRr OF NEW YORK..
INCOMING STEAMSHIP
urTanINa sTEAAlsnIps-

SAILED TO-DAY
Ea.str Nu. Il- Kansas city.
bremen. -..4rr..
stairH1lfr. rotterdam. AuaIahur Jackson. Il e.
Italian Prince. IT.I.tss Anne
frrutmhurn EUrf.Hl
CAsuAEufAs santiago.
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STRONG

eyeSight is as susceptible TO eye
sight trouble as the strong man
is susceptible to disease. With
the proper care, strong eyes
regain their normal condition
much more rapidly than weak
ones. But they mead the proper
care-SonetimeS glasses. The
HARRIS OCULlSTS, who are
registered PHYSICIANS, pre-
scribe glasses That meet per-
tectly all abnormal conditions.
Glasses. if necessary, Si.OO M.
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The World priIsi to-day 1910
A Help Ads, S77 more than all other
'kss York papers eintshsd.
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GEN. GRAM GIVES
UP COMMAND
TO GEN. WOOD

Continued from First Page.)
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SHIPPING NEWS.

ALMANAC FOR TO-DAY.
Sun llses ga sun sets, 4.47 sIogH rises. q a.
THE TIDES
Hign Naru-. NV Water
AN, Pm. An. PM
2andz HOOK ssi;ss aii 22s 500
Hell Gaze Fery-,.llOi lLio 44l 81
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-09-11

fine its business to matters of tha
mature
| n. Il. Halliday could not agree VIII
Mr. Magee He said the object of the
Board was to improve the city's bust
mess conditions and pure elections
were an important factor in this line
He could not see how the Board
would compromise itself,
Hon. NJ f. Gilbert said the Board
would not be responsible as body
for the action of the committee, no
report being required If the Boar
refused TO appoint the committee the
action would certainly be misunder'
stood, and the Board could not az
ford to put itself in that position.
c. S. Carey did not believe the
Beard could appoint committee and
not be responsible for its actions.
He was one of the committee APP
pointed at the Merchants Luncheon
and favored cleaner elections, but did
not believe ii was the province Of the
Board to take part in the movement,
which to his way of thinking should
be purely a citizens movement.
w. H. Sutherland hoped that some
action would be taken to stopo the
corruption at elections which he
knew had grown worse from year 10
year He thought the Board ought to
appoint the committee.
A motion to lay on the table was
lost and the original motion was car
ried by decided majority.
j. b. Magee made report from the
grain committee, recommending a
change in inspection rates. The ma
ter was referred back to the com
mittee for action.
Mr.. Magee also reported on matter
Of traffic bureau, saying the subscrip-
lions SO far received amounted to
$500 per month which was not
enough. At least $1,000 per annun
was needed. Vote of thanks was ten
lered committee with request to try
.urther to secure necessary subscrip
lions.
The meeting adjourned to partake
Of luncheon.