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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

The New York Press in It's Issue OF
December 9th editorially suggests
Judge ". 3. Sheppard OF Pensacola az
a man suitable to fill one of the vs..
cancies now existing N the supreme
court of the United States, and says
that it does not see why President
Taft should be SO embarrassed i'll his
search for suitable men when such
federal judges as Judge Sheppard.
Judge Landie an3 others are availshie.
Under the heading, supreme Court
Timber" the paper says,
One cannot quite see why Presl-
dent Taft seems to be so much en-.
barrassed in a scare, for two new
justices Of the United Sta bes supreme
court when it would ne both just and
expedient 10 make the selection from
the bench of the fedora, judiciary.
The president need not go 10 the
state courts and jump over members
of the United States courts who have
given long and able service to the
country for small pay. Mr.. Taft does
not have to confine himself to lawyers
with no judicial experience or poll
ticians who have spent more tine los.
rolling for special corporate interests
to bring training and abi,l,v t. go
highest tribunal.
There are severa, judges Who cave
won the respect of the American har
and confidence of the people CT tue
solution of problems of the very same
Kind that must engage the United
States supreme court. For instance.
there is Judge Sanborn, who wrote
the excellent opinion in the Standard
Gil case. hclding that corporation IL
be in a conspiracy in restrain. Of
trade. There are also Vandevender.
Hook and Adams, who Joined in that
decision.
Among the district judges are such
untrammelled and conspicuous turists
as Judge Kenesaw lands, whose
treatment of the Standard Oil case
showed that he is in sympathy witt
pubic opinion ~r1 with the laws made
to insure equal opportunity to all
7hippers ever tue punlte highways.
Again there is Judge W. 3. Shep-
pard OF Florida, who sen ne officers
Of the turpentine trust to the peniteu-
tiary a. Atlanta, thus fc- the f1tst
time putting into effect the invulner-
abe principle that guilt is always
personal. All Of these faithful and
learned judges have better title tc ad-
vancement to the, supreme colr5 ian
anyone so far suggested in tual on
nection. They are under no cbliga-
tions to specia. interests and some of
them should be far more fitted to deal
with the great questions coming be.
fore that court than lawyers who are
taken fresh from the service r cor
porations ~-'' 20 continuously ald
fa grantly defv,ne tire Sherman act
'FWhen he comes to make his nomi-
nations to the senate Mr.. Taft ought
to give thought to the justice and ex-
pediency of promoting the judges
who have served the people we'll"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
MASSACRE OF A
TURKISHGARRISON
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
CHRISTIAN INHABITANTS ARE
KILLED IN REVENGE SoR Ex-
EcUTIoN OF A sEDoUtN CHIEF.
Nv Associated PTaaa.

Constantinople, Dec. "A tele-
grain from Jerusalem today states
tnat Bedouins have massacred the
Turkish garrison at Kerak, a town in
the Turkish village of Syria, and kill
ed more than. one hundred Christian
inhabitants OF the place in revenge
for the execution of Bedouin chief.
The Bedouins. the dispatch adds,
now hold the fortress, in the vicinity
of which there has been desultory
fighting between the tripesmen and
the government troops for the past
year and a half.
Keralz, formerly the capital OF Moab,
has a population OF 5000. Of whom
5000 are Mosleme. The town Is the
last On the road from Damascus to
Mecca, where Christians may reside
It stands on the mountains of Moab
and may be seen from Jerusalem, fifty
mnes away.
There are no American missionaries
there. the only missionary station be:
ing that of the Brush church mis-
sionary society for Africa and the
east. This is a branch of the organi-
zation at East Salt, and is composed OF
one missionary, his wife and one ma
tive worker.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
Not a Cent Left to Either
Her Son or Her
.- Adopted Son.
Both Recently Received
Substantial Sums From
the Estate After a Suit
Several Small Beqpests
Made, But Practically All
of the 100000 Estate
Goes to the Church.
BY AssocisteSs preS,

Boston, Dec. e.-According to The
Post today, the will of Mrs. Mary
Baker Glover Eddy. which will be
made public in few days, leaves
practically all of the $1,5oo,0o0 estate
to the Christian Science church. The
board Of directors Of the c6nrcn mas
the final decision to form the bequest
will take, it Is said
ExCongressman Henry NJ. .Raker.
of Bow, n. H., relative, is named as
administrator. according to The Post.
The will was drawn in 1904 in Con-
cord. N. H.
+. Not a dollar Is left, it is said, to
George W. Glover. of Lead. 6. D., or
to DR.. e. J. Foster-Eddy. he son and
adopted son, respectively, Of Mrs.
Eddy. Both recently received sub
stantial sums from her estate after a
suit.
Bequests OF from $1,000 to $4,000
go to Mrs. Eddy's household staff
Calvin Frye, one Of her advisers, gets
$4,000, 1t is said, and the Rev.. Irving
Tomlinson and Mrs. Laura E. Sargent
are also beneficiaries.
The members of the board of direc-
Tors and leaders of the mother church
are not mentioned in the will. Ac-
cording to The Post's informapt, there
is nothing in the wifi which relates
to the location Of Mrs. Eddy's burial
place. y.54
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
Director Durand Says Texas
Will Not Get a Recount

eastern part of the state that have
been noted in other southern states
in the Mississippi valley. In a number
Of counties there was an actual fall
ing off.
The gain recorded, almost 2S per
cent. is large for SO extensive an
area as Texas and there should be no
reason for dissatisfaction The cen
sus was taken by Texas people and
there is no reason to suppose that
they would defraud themselves.
Another count would involve the
same possibilities of error and would
probably afford no relief to the feel
ings of the inhabitants of the state.
Moreover, recount WOULD stand
in the way of the reapportionment
for the house of Representative and
cannot be thought Of.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
Is Necessary to Qualify For
Voting in Senatorial
Primary.
Poll Taxes For 1910 Are Not
Required, But You Must
Have Previous Years Paid
or You Cannot Vote.

Today is the last day ON which your
1908 and 1909 poll taxes can be paid
to qualify You to vote in the senatorl-
al primaries Of Jan. 10 and 81, next.
II you were qualified to vote in the
primaries last spring, or IN the gener-
al election last month, you are qualiti-
ed to vote in the coming senatorial
primaries. But If you we're not quail
fed then, you must qualify today or it
will be too late.
Remember this: You do not have
to pay poll tax for 1910. But you do
have to have your poll tax for 1908
and 1909 paid.
If you have not paid those 1905 and
1909 poll taxes, do it today. You
want to vote IN the senatorial prim-
ary. but you cannot do SO unless those
poll taxes are paid. Make sure that
they are paid by attending to it today
Monday will be too late.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
North Alabama Conference
Has Not Yet Fulfilled
Agreement.
This Was That an Institu-
ton Sufficient to Care For
Male Pupils of Both Con-
ferences Be Built and
Observation-Disclosures Re-
fuses to Restore Creden-
tials of Rev. r. F. Dennis,
Recently Expelled.

Troy. Ala, Dec. 9.-The third day
session of the Alabama conference
was orened by Bishop Wilson, ana
Rev. l.. G.. Calhoun lead In prayer.
Immediately after reading and APPROX
In the journal of yesterday, Rev. -.
A. Dannelly. of Selma, gained the
moor to speak against the adoption OF
the report of the board OF education.
He holds that this conference Is nor
hound to take q single step toward
male education in the state unit! tne
Methodists of north Alabama nave
built and equipped an institution SUI
fcient to care for the Methodist male
education of the two conferences. say.
ing that this was the agreement OF
four years ago at Eufaula. Mr. Dan
neily was followed by Rev. H. Trawick
Of MONTGOMERY, who spoke IN favor
Of the college union.
ADMITTED TO PREACH.
Tho following young msn were ad-
mitted into the conference on trial to
presch and will be. given appoint
ments this year by the bishop: John
a. sWhitsett. Grover Cleveland Simp-
son, Douglas l.. Folsome, Robert J.
sHaskew, David NJ. Pierson, Herbert
v. Hudson. J. e. Charrison, Bsscom
e. Glenn, W. 8. Guice, S. 3. Strout.
Walter Cowart, Charles Middlebrooks.
Waiter Corners, Arthur Lee Lumpkin,
irving McCann and Luther 9. Ctlmer,
J while Marion r. La5enbs. Robert J.
Mills, T.. e. Stafford, Cicero j. But
tram, C. w. Mcconnell, Hugh =. vii.
son. John T. Coullette, N. B. Mcleod,
Seabosrd A. Owen, Chas. T. Reid. Wa.
ter n. venters,p John W.. FraSier and
W. G. Miller vere admitted into full
'oIHrS,'ye. ISrSs prsansn ana ca. ~ Issd.
ley voro received into the coGfereuce
from the CONGREGATIONAL church after
subscribing TO the doctrines and dis
cipline of the church. Revs. r. J.
Coxwell, G.. G.. wilkerson, John H.
Williams, Il. H. s. Chappell. Jr., F. G.
Hastings and G.. NJ. Spiyey were ad.
vanced to the class of the third year.
Revs. John G. Martin, Arthur c.
Clayton and J. Bruce Airee were elect
ed to elders orders, having passed the
required examinations.
Rev. b. G. Glenn was reelected
president of the Preachers Aid So
ciety, together with the other oficers
of the society, who have been serving
the past year.
BY vote OF seventy to twenty-five
the conference refused to restore the
credentials Of r. F. Dennis, who was
some years ago expelled for alleged
immortality.
Nv. f. A. Darnelly submitted the
report of the Alabama Methodist Or
phanage. which showed that institu
tion to be In better shape than fol
many years.
Rev. w. o. WAGNER presrhed ~"
afternoon at three o'clock to large
congregation and Dr., RI. ii. .n~.,,..
of Mobile, spoke tonight at the churcn
extension anniversary at o'clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
CIl|UT NAME
new JUSTICES
TAFT NO NEARER SOLUTION OF
THE PROBLEM THAN At THE
eEclNNiNo or THE WEEK.
MANY REPORTS CURRENT.

Washington. Dec 9.-At the end Of
another days conference Of the cabi-
net, 1t appeared tonight that Taft Is
no nearer a solution Of the supreme
court problem than at the beginning
Of the week. A number, OF tentative
states were made today only to be
wiped out on hnal consideration
All day reports were current that
Senator Sutherland Of Utah would be
one of the new justices. The senator
-vould not discuss the matter.
Joseph r. Lamar, of Augusta, Ca.
eormer justice Of the supreme court of
Georgia, is prominently mentioned for
one Of the vacancies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
BY Associated PreaR.

adoption Of resolutions clearly oItlin.
ing its attitude on the Improvement
Of waterways and the reelection CT
Representative Joseph e. Sansdell, of
Louisiana, as president an Captain J.
E. Ellison as secretary-treas the
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
brought to a close today its seventh
annual convention, which has been
characterized from start 10 finish by
complete harmony.
The resolutions commend the att
tudc OF President Taft ana urge the
annual appropriation of $50. 900. 900 by
congress for the improvement of wa
terways to be paid out Of current
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

JUDGE SHEPPARDFOR
j. s. SUPREME COURT
MUST PAY POL TAXES.
FOR 1908 and 1909 TODAY
Committee Has Raised $500
And Wants Balance at Once

soliciting Committee
Of
The committee worked
The committee will out again until Tuesday
Monday
special made that people who have
telephone
committee and wait be called
members E. W.
Knowles Hyer Frank l. Mayes R. Simpson Telephone
O
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
RansdeA Again President of
Rivers And Harbors Congress-

revenues, where possible otherwise by
the issuance and sale of bonds,
Il is declared. however, that the con.
gress favors such bond issues only
for permanent improvement and that
the issue should be limited to the re-
nuirement Of the year of issue
II is urged also that the United
States corps Of engineers be increas-
ed sufficiently to adequately care for
the projects upon which tney will ba
required to pass; and that the powers
of the interstate commerce commits.
sion be enlarged 10 give that body
effectual authority to regulate com.
peting land and water carriers. one
paragraph OF the resolution sets forth
the need Of immediate attention 90
terminal facilities along the water
ways
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
INDIAN BILL
PASSES HOUSE
CARRIES AN APPROPRIATION OF
OVER EIGHT MILLlON-RlvERS
AND AARsoRs BILL is INTRO.
pUCED.
BY Associates Press.

Washington. Dec, 9.-The entire
day in the house was devoted to q
consideration of the Indian appropria-
tion bill. which passed md carries
$S,217. 9S5, ninetE-seven thousand more
than that carried when it came from
the committee.
The Arivers and harbors bill was in
troduced and will be taken UP by the
house Saturday.
A total of 21,S94,5G1 IN cash for
1912 appropriations and s3,514.363 for
contracts authorized for years subse-
quent to 1919 are carried IN the rivers
and .harbors bill.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. ~S.--Tbe confer
ence of southern insurnce companies
an organization Of casualty and other
companies, whose purpose is to pro
tect policy holders against loss, Is
holding its drst annual session here
The election Of permanent .omcers and
the appointment of committees viii!
occupy the attention Of the conference
today. Many Of the most prominent
insurance men Of the south are in at.
tendance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
AUGUSTA HoNORs 1ooTH
ANNIVERSARY OF MILLER
BY Associated Press.

Augusta, Ca, Dec. 9.-With salute
Of 100 guns this afternoon, Augusta
honored the tooth birthday anniver-
sary Of Jonathan Miller, next to the
Oldest person in the city. Despite his
hundred years the old man is IN gccd
health, though his sight has failed Of
recent years. This afternccL he was
rendered a public reception at the
home Of Hon. Henry Hammond, judge
of the superior circuit court. 4 fsa-
ture Of the occasion vas a cake On
which a hundred candles burned. Il
took two men to lift the cake.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
CHAMP CLARK
BOOM LAUNCHED
KENTUCKY STATE DELEGATION
FIRST TO ENDORSE HIM AND
HIS ELECTION AS SPEAKER is
ASSURED,
By Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The first state
delegation boom for tnamp Clark TO!
the speakership was launched today
when the kentucky Democrats for
mally endorsed him for Office. Friends
of Clark say his election to the speak
ership is now assured and there Is no
real opposition.
& They say Clark has positive pledges
from 175 Democratic representatives
and more or less equivocal pledges
trem rs others.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
CORONER TO INVESTIGATE
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
BY Associated Press.

Stratford, Con, Dec. 9.-An inquiry
was opened today by the coroner into
the automobile collision last night Il
which Jessica Saunders of Mystic, wds
killed and Benjamin Caster Thompson
OF st. Paul, Mimi, captain of the Ya.e
Gun Club, was injured. The automo
bile, driven by Stuyvesant Peabody,
Yale 1911, of Chicago, was run into
by trolley car. Miss Saunders was
thrown out, and falling across the
tracks. was decapitated by the car
Thompson's s arm was broken. Pei
body and Miss Lillian Foster, Of Mil
ford. were uninjured.
Miss Saunders was dress maker
IN Mystic. She was divorced sol1e
years ago from Erastus Chesebro O.,
that town, and resumed her maiden
name.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 9.-"Texas will
r~- 80" ~
rand, Of the census bureau. today, re
~. e.. ..s~-.As .~~--u - NC
census figures ON the population of
that state.
Il confess that am, mvself. son'e-
what disappointed over the result" he
continued, but little tnoughJ w.l
explain the situation % any one.
There has been very rapid growth
In the Pan Handle section of the
state. but that is the thinly populated
region, and while there may have
ncen a large proportiona,e growth
there. " has comparatively little in
ruepce on the figures for the entire
state.
"Thc same conditions prevail in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
LARGER INSANE ASYLUM
NEEDED IN LOUISIANA
0y Associated Press.

New Orleans, Dec. 9.-An addition
70 the state asylum at Jackson, or
the building of new asylum, Is one
of the crying needs Of Louisiana. ac-
cording to DR.. Oscar Dowliig, presi-
dent Of the state board of health. DR.
Dowling returned to New Orleans
last night after a trip through the
state in charge of the Louisiana
health train"
Jails in many instances were in an
unsanitary condition. DR.. Downing de-
elared. Decided suggestions for health
and sanitary improvement in many
sections were made. Conditions were
not on the whole reprehensible," the
report states. but in line with the
bringing Of sanitary conditions to as
near a state of perfection as possible,
many Improvements can be made"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

MoieeANT SHUTS OFF MOTOR AT
HEIGHT OF 1000 FEET AND
SKINS THROUGH SPACE TO A
LANDING, as
Oy Associates pr0oA

Memphis, Dec. 9.-Spectacular glides
from lofty heights, short cross-country
flights and high school aeronautical
tricks-sa- gepe-&I made up, the avia-
ton program this afternoon. Moissant,
in a Bleriot monoplane, starred.
The climax came when he stopped
his motor at height Of 2,000 feet and
skinned through space to a landing.
A soggy track prevented a race
scheduled between Joe Seymour In a
Fiat automobile. and Roland Garros
Demoiselle in an aeroplane.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

SECRETARY KNOX GRANTS THE
REQUEST OF ITALY AND CHARl.
TON WILL ANSWER CHARGE OF
NUMBERING WIFE,
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Secretarv
Knox today granted the request of
Italy to. surrender Porter Charlton,
charged with the murder Of his wife
at Lake Como He holds the fact that
Italy refuses to surrender her citizens
to the United States does not relieve
this country OF her obligation Of the
extraditicn treaty
He suggests the question OF Charl
toms insanity is for the courts to de-
termine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
DANNELLYE1GHTS
COLLEGE UNION
BREAKS WORLDS
ALTITUDE RECORD
0y Associates Press.

Pau, France, Dec. 9.-Ascend-
ing from the aviation field here
today, NJ. LIE Gagneux broke the
worlds altitude record. rising to a
height of 1O,499 feet. The Fench-
man landed half frozen after re.
markable plane downward. He
used Bleriot monoplane.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
THOMAS DIXON
SUESPREACHERS
TWO PROMINENT MINISTERS AND
CITY COUNCIL OF AMERICUS
DEFENDANTS IN SUITS OF $780,
600 EACH.
BY Associates Press~

Macon, Ca. Dec. 9.-The clerk of
the United States court today notified
an Atlanta law firm that he had
mailed papers in suits for Thomas
Dixon and the Southern Amusement
Company against Rev L. Burroughs,
Rev. R. L. Bivens and the Americus
city council for one hundred thousand
dollars each.
TIE suits charge d conspiracy in for
bidding the production of the play,
The Sins of the Father" at Americus
The ministers are prominent in
Americus.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
WEsTESN SPAIN IS
SWEPT BY A CYCLONE
BY AssociateC Press.

Cerebere. France, Dec. 9.-Advices
received here late today state TIT
western Spain has ben swept by cy-
cylone that razed everything in its
path. Several small vessels sank in
the harbor Of Corunna AMI a number
of perons were drowned.
At Seville the river rose ten feet.
flooding the valley. Several persons
were killed and many injured near
Bilbao
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
ESTIMATE OF 1910
COTTON CROP
OF AGRICULTURE
PLACES THE PRODUCTION AT
11,42e, 900 BALES, AN INCREASE
OF OVER A MILLION.
BY Associated Press.

Washington. Dec. 9.-The total pro-
duction of cotton in the United States
for the season of 1901 will amount
to 5,464 $4,000 pounds mot including
lintersl, which is equivalent to H.
426,000 bales Of the 500 pounds gross
weight, was the estimate Of the crop
reporting board Of the United States
department Of agriculture issued to-
day. The 1900 crop was 10,gU4,949
bales, and the 1908 crop 1887 30s
bales.
The estimated production by states
fCl3ore
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
CONDUCTOR SHOOTS NEGRO.

Macon, Ga, Dec. 9.-Conductor ].
B. Stevens, Of the Southern Railway,
shot and fatally wounded Henry
Scott. a negro, this morning because
Scott had insulted Stevens house
keeper. The negro when conFrC~ ed
by the woman. admitted his guilt and
attempted to attack her. 1t was then
that Stevens fired. Stevens was az
rested.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
SIX MINERS KILLED,

Bochuna. Prussia, Dec. 9.-An explo-
sion of fire damp occurred in the Hol-
land mine today. Six miners were
KILLED, FIVE others seriously injured,
while one man is missing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
MOORE NOT GUILTY.

Nincennes, Ind, Dec, 9.-Nos
guilty" was the verdict Of the jury to-
day in the case Of NJ. Moore. manager
of a circuit Of theatres, who was
charged with the murder of Charles
f. Gibson, a wealthy operator in tho
Indiana-Illinois oil fields.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10

m FIT OF pEspoNpENcY, cAus-
Ed ssv ILLNESS, VETERAN OF
CIVIL AND sPANlsH-AMERIcAN
WARS SUICIDES.

Washington, Dec. S.-SurrenderinS
to a At of dependency, caused by
protracted illness. General Wallace F..
Randolph, U. s. A.. retired. shot and
killed himself in the bathroom of his
home today.
He was a veteran Of the Civil and
Spanish.American wars. He was sixty
nine years of age and Is survived by
his wife and two daughters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
NEWSPAPER MAN SUICIDES.

Milwaukee, Wis. Dec 9.-John W.
Schaum, formerly part owner Of the
Milwaukee Journal, committed suicide
today by shooting himself through the
head with revolver. Business
troubles are assigned as the cause.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
New York Press Suggests
Him as Suitable Man to
Fill One Vacancy.

Believes That the President
Would Be Acting Wisely
to Appoint Him to the
Bench of the High Trib-
unal. and Points to His
Record in the Cases Of the
Naval Stores Trust.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-10
FOR COMMISSION 0e

Oakland, Cal, Dec. 9.-The city Of
Oakland yesterday adopted the COM
mission form of government by a
vote OF 9,o25 to 3,018.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

So great has been the work wrought
IN bingham canyon during the year
l9l0 that one can scarcely recognize
the place. Great terraces have been
cut BY the Utah Copper. the Silver
Shield has started mill, the Bins-
mm-New Haven mill has been re-
modelled and changed to accommodate
NE ores, the Apex mill has, closed
temporarily and a score or more things
nave taken place Mt the old camp. The
attest company to enter the camp was