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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
IN CONFERENCE WITH
POSTMASTER GENERAL
Twelve Assistant Superintendents
Here to Discuss Changes
in Postal Service.

Twelve of the assistant superintendent
called to Washington to discuss changes
in the postal service inaugurated last
year for the purpose of securing more
economical and efficient service were in
consultation with Postmaster General
Hitchcock at the Post Office Department
this morning. They will be in session for
several days at the department., consid-
ering various improvements in the serv-
ice.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is said to
be much gratified with the showing made
in his department during the past fiscal
year, whereby the postal deficit was re-
duced more than $11.5OO.OOO, as the re-
suit in part of the improvements and
changes made last year following a SINH
lar conference Of these and other as
sistant superintendent Of the department
and those in charge of it's field service.
He hopes to still better conditions this
year, and the conference now being held
will be followed by conferences with the
assistant superintendent of the registry
system, the post Office inspectors In
charge and the assistant superintendent
Of the railway mail service.
The assistant superintendent present
at this mornings conference were r. P.
Covert, San Francisco; B. n. Davis, Spo-
kane: A. T. Hawksworth, Kansas City;
w. r. Human. Evanston, ILL.,: H. NJ.
Kintz. Atlanta, Ga; E. NJ. Morris. Eliza
beth, n. j.: S. B. Rathbone. indianapolis,
Ind: Emmons Rolfe, Fort Worth. Tex.
w. B. Smith, P1ttsburg, Pa; c. F. Trot-
ter, Washington, D. c.; G. l.. Van Dyke,
Des Moines, Iowa, and J. M. White, Bos-
ton, Mass.
The Postmaster General will leave the
city at $50 o'clock this afternoon for
Beverly, Mass, where he will meet the
President. He Is expected to return Wed
nesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
Real. Estate Transfers
WISCONSIN AVENUE NORTHWEST
Ellie Fabre to Charles w. Balenger

WISCONSIN AVENUE NORTHWEST
Ellie Fabre to Charles w. Baienger
and Eta M. Balenger, lot 1888. square
1900; $40.
STREET NORTHEAST between 7th
and Sth streets-John NJ Henderson to
William ]. Rogers and Mary r. Cation,
lot II, square SOL: $40.
NO. GAL MARYLAND AVENUE NORTH
EAST-Harry 8. WEIGH ct ux. 10
Charles e. Myers, lot 20, square oo4
NO. 1887 VERMONT AVENUE NORTH
west-Andrew B. Duvall, trustee, to
Susanna A. Collins. part lot 49, square
v4G S AND R1DoUT, TRUs-
TEES ADDITION-B. Stanley Sim
mons ct ux to James O'Donnell, inter-
est in lot 10. block 10; $40.
THIRTY-THIRD STREET AND DENT
PLACE NoRTHWEsT.Grace L.
Leetch ct vir, to Elijah beth M. Allen,
part lot 22l, square 1880; $40.
SIXTH STREET NORTHEAST between
r and G streets-Walter P. Fowler ct
ux. to Rose E. Flood, one-tenth In
tersss in lot g. square S vi fgy
Elizabeth M. Allen to Grace l.. Leetch.
lot 297, square 1859: SO.
M STREET NORTHWEST between Goth
and 3Oth streets-Annie X. G. James to
MARYLAND Agricultural College, part
lot A, square 1885: s..
D STREET NORTHEAST between 18th
street and Tennessee avenue-George
W. Barkman ct ux. to Edward NJ
Amer, lot 80. square 1890: SO.
WIDOWS MITE-Margaret G. Parsons
CLEVELAND PARK-Arthur B. Farm
ham ct ux. to Cora A. Colladay, part
of lot on Highland avenue, SO.
wOODLEY PARK-Middaugh & Shan
non to Harrison G. Brewer, lot Al.
BRIGHTwOOD PARK-Diller F. Grorf
ct ux. to Francis Allen Shoesmith. lot
63, block 3: SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
CONVICT OFFERS TO GO
TO PRISON FOR FIVE YEARS
Wants to Save the $4,000 Forfeited
Bail Put Up by His Brother
and Sister.

LAPORTE, Ind, August S.-Anxious to
save the $4,000 cash which his brother
and sister put up in order that he might
enjoy a brief liberty on bail from prison.
John A Adams, now living in New York
city. has written Attorney General Kuhn
of Ingham county. Mich. offering to give
himself up to serve a five-year sentence
In Marquette prison If the forfeit of his
bail can be set aside.
Adams was tried early last spring on
a charge of enticing Rosa REM, eighteen,
from Cleveland to Michigan by means
Of fake marriage. 1t developed after
the trial that Adams had given false
testimony to the court and he was re-
arrested and convicted of subornation of
perjury. He was sentenced to serve five
years. After he reached prison he ap-
pealed his case and was released on
SIC. coo bail, which he furnished by placing
the money in the Capital National Bark.
Lansing. Mich. When the high court at
firmed his conviction, Adams could not be
found and the bail was forfeited.
He writes that his sister and brother
furnished all their means to secure his
liberty and he wants to save their money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
FARM LABoRERs SCARCE.
Hard to Get Workers in German
Agricultural Districts.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
BERLIN. July "a. 1910.
The remarkable prosperity of Germany
is once more revealed by the embarrass-
ing scarcity of labor in all the agricul-
tural districts of the country. The diff
ferent trades and occupations of Ger
many are giving SO much employment
that there Is a serious dearth Of workers
in the rural districts. and many hundreds
of farmers will be unable to reap their
harvest without the aid Of foreign labor
ers imported for this purpose from other
countries.
German agents now are engaged in re-
cruiting such laborers. principally In the
eastern provinces Of Austria, primarily
Galicia. and large numbers OF foreign
workers. who are for the most part
Poles, are crossing the frontier to act as
temporary farm hands in all parts OF
Germany.
It Is estimated that fully quarter OF
a million foreign laborers will be re-
quired to reap Germany's harvests, and
after the work Of the summer has been
done they will return to their homes In
adjacent countries. In crossing the Ger
man frontiers temporary immigrants are
subjected to a severe sanitary inspection
in order to prevent the Introduction Of
cholera or other diseases, and the police
keep them under close supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
TROOPS WILL. Be USED
TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
War Department Orders Gen.
erals to Hold Their Com
mandS in Readiness.

President Taft has authorized the use
of troops to fight forest fires in Montana.
Idaho, Washnton, Oreon and Califor-
mia.
The War Department has ordered Maj.
Gen. T. III. Barry, commanding the De-
partment of California, headquarters at
San Francisco: Brig. Gen. NJ. P. Maus,
commanding the Department of the CO.
iumbia. with headquarters at Vancouver
barracks, Wash, and Brig. Gen. Walter
Howe, commanding the department of
Dakota, at ST. Paul, Mimi, to hold the
troops at all posts in their command in
readiness to fight the forest fires.
Troops will be furnished as they may be
requested by the district officials of the
national forests. Commanders of posts
will be instructed to give immediate as
ritory.
Request of Gov. Hay.
Hay Saturday night wired President
Taft as follows:
Timber interests in Montana, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington request that
urge upon you the use of national troops
in these four states to cooperate with
the forest service in fighting forest fires,
where $1,OOO,OOO in property is burning.
The season is unusually dry, and fires
are raging in many localities. I indOrse
this request. NJ HAY, Governor"
Louis w. Hill, the president of the
Great Northern, in telegram sent Sat
urday to D. P. Simons, chief fire warden
of the Washington Forest Fire Associa-
ton, stated that he had instructed his
forces in the northwest to assist In every
manner in keeping down forest fires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
ARMY AND NAVY
Army Orders.


BY direction of the President, and
upon the application of Post @. M.
Sergt. Hermann Roth, that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Capt. Melvin w. Rowell. 18th Cavalry,
will proceed to Pine Camp, N. Y, fo0
duty as an observer.
Leave of absence for one month is
granted Capt. Arthur P. S. Hyde, Coast
Artillery Corps.
Naval Orders.
Capt. H. s. Knapp, from duty as mem
Der of the general board, Washington,
D. c., to special duty Navy Department.
Lieut.. Commander r. r. Belknap, from
duty as naval attache, Berlin, Germany,
to home and wait orders.
Lieut. Commander H. P. Perrill, from
command the Eagle, and continue on sick
leave.
Midshipman H. o. Roesch. from the
Delaware.
Surgeon M. s. Guest. when discharged
treatment naval hospital. Las Animas,
Colo. to the navy yard. Pensacola, Fla.
Passed Assistant Paymaster w. s.
Zane. from the navy yard, Portsmouth,
N. H., to the navy yard, Philadelphia.
Passed Assistant Paymaster G. R.
Grape, when discharged treatment army
and navy general hospital, Hot Springs,
Ark. granted leave three weeks.
Assistant Paymaster f. Baldwin, from
navy yard, Boston, to navy yard, Ports
mouth, n. H.
Chief Machinist r. F. Nourse, to navy
yard, Norfolk. Va.
w. Craig. appointment as a paymasters
clerk in the navy, duty navy yard, Ports
mouth. N. H., revoked.
Lieut.. j. S. Arwine, to naval stations,
Cavite and Olongapo, P. 1.
Lieut. Commander r. Earle. from naval
station. Cavite. P. l.: to home.
station, Cavite. P. l., to the Charleston.
Assistant Surgeon H. l.. Dollard, from
the Relief toethe Charleston.
Passed Assistant Surgeon M. H. Ames,
to naval hospital. Olongapo. P. I.
Passed Assistant Surgeon s. l.. Higgins
| from the Mohican to the New York.
Boatswain B. F. Singles, from the New
York to the Mohican.
Ensign II. r. Greenlee, from the Monte
| rey. to naval hospital, Mare Island, CAL,
| for treatment
Ordered to His Home.
By an order issued at the Navy De-
partment today Lieut.. Commander r. r..
Belknap is detached from duty as naval
| attache at the United States embassy at
Berlin, Germany, and ordered to his
I
further orders. He has been stationed at
Berlin for nearly three years past.
Naval Movements.
The Helena has arrived at Shanghai:
| the North Dakota at Tompkinsville; the
| RAINBOW, cambridge, Barry, Dale and
Chauncey at Tsingtau; the Minneapolis,
Nebraska. Rhode Island, Vermont, vir-
| GINA and Yankton at .Provincetown: the
Navajo at Mare Island; the Standish at
Annapolis; the Smith and Flusser at New
London; the Chicago at Boston; the
washington at San Francisco; the North
Carolina at Hampton roads; the Vulcan
at Sewells Point; the Dixie Reid, Lam
son and Preston at New London.
me Tacoma has sailed from Fort
Limon for Bluefields; the Buffalo from
San francisco for Manila, by way Of
Honolulu; the Nanshan from Shanghai
Tor Tsingtau: the Leonidas and Marcel
ius from Delaware breakwater for Guam
tanamo, and the Delaware from Newport
On trial trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
GAS0LINE-S0AKED WORMS
BEST BAIT, FISHERS SAY
Three New Jersey Anglers Make
Such Big Haul That Auto
mobile is Overloaded.

NEW YORK. August s.-John Butler,
Young Williams and Sharp Austin, vera
cious citizens of Cedar Grove, n. j., start
ed on a fishing trip to Green pond Sat
urday in an automobile. They carried
for bait a pail of worms. and when
they reached the pond and uncovered
the pail they found to their consterna-
ton that the worms were covered with
gasoline They remembered then that
after digging the worms Friday they
had set the uncovered pail under the
automobile for the night.
1t was too late to dig for fresh worms.
and SO the men concluded to try the
gasoline worms.
AT the end of a few hours the men
found that they had broken all records
for catches. Williams had hauled ont
forty-five sunfish, black bass and perch.
Butler had ffty-five and Austin counted
fifty So heavily laden was the automo-
bile that before climbing the hill a,
Singac station, the men say. they had IN
throw out fifty of the fish to tighten the
car.
The friends returned to Cedar Grove
yesterday with 100 fish and told their
simple tale They are all husky citizens
and no open remarks were made by
neighbors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
BODY TAKEN FROM RIVER.
Remains of Second Victim of Ozark
Accident Recovered.

Ernest S. Trotter's body was recov-
cred from the river at Indian Head
yesterday and brought to this city.
Trotter was one of the two men from
the Ozark who were thrown into the
water by the overturning of a boat
shortly after the Ozark reached the
naval proving station, Simms C. Daniel
being the other.
The body of Daniel was recovered
shortly after the accident happened,
and was brought to this city and sub
seouently sent to Norfolk Va, for
burial William Trotter. brother of the
man whose body was recovered yester-
day. lives at 438 Cater street. Atlanta
He has been asked what disposition he
wants made of the body
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
TRAIN HITS BIG AUTO;
FOUR DEATHS RESULT
Two Others May Die From
Injuries in Crash Near
Birmingham.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, August S-Twc
were killed outright, two fatally In
jured and two others may die as the re-
suit of an accident in which Southern
railway passenger train near Westlake
crashed into a large automobile below
Bessemer Sunday afternoon. The dead
are:
j. H. Roden, chauffeur, killed outright
Miss Augusta Kiser, aged sixteen years
died after reaching the hospital.
The injured are:
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick, aged fifteen
years. skull fractured and fatally injured
Robert Black, skull fractured and ia
tally injured.
Miss Mamie Crenshaw, aged sixteen
years, skull fractured and fatally injured
Miss Eva Lou Crenshaw. thigh broken,
internally injured. may die.
Vernon Lee, arm and thigh broken, in
ternally injured and may die.
G. c. Dobbs, hand broken and body
badly bruised.
Two Barron brothers, ten and twelve
years old, respectively, badly bruised, not
fatally hurt.
W. H. Bennett, jr., ten years old, badly
bruised; not fatally injured.
G. o. Garner was the only passenger
who escaped uninjured. He jumped
from the car before the engine struck 1t.
Failed to See Train.
The automobile maintains a regular
passenger schedule between Bessemer
and Westlake, and it was carrying eleven
passengers to the lake this afternoon.
The machine was struck by the fast pas
senger train shortly after o'clock and
was almost completely demolished.
There is steep grade leading down to
the Southern tracks just before Eastlake
is reached, and as the highway Is in a
cut 1t was impossible for the chauffeur
to see the locomotive, or for the engineer
mobile passengers who escaped with in
juries state that the locomotive whistle
was not blown for the crossing.
The front wheels of the large auto
mobile had just run on to the railroad
tracks when the engine struck it. The
passenger train was running at high
rate of speed and plowed its way through
the forward end of the machine
AS it was but one and one-half miles
from Bessemer ambuances and physi-
city. The injured were all taken to the
Robinson Hospital in Bessemer.
Wrecked Trying to Escape Arrest.
SAN JOSE. Cal, August S.-Attempting
to escape after they had been arrested
by a motor cycle traffic officer. a party of
automobiles came to grief last night
when, trying to stop at the end Of a
blind street after a long lodging race,
the machine skidded in half circle and
turned turtle.
The injured are r. E. Patton of New
man, Cal, skull fractured. may die: Mrs.
Clara Williams of Oakland, compound
fracture of arm; Miss Jones of Oakland,
arm broken.
All were hurled forty feet through the
air. The car was wrecked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
ALL QUIET IN B0G0TA.
New Administration in Colombia Be
gins to Discharge Its Duties.

BOGOTA, Colombia, August S.-The
new administration and cabinet of Colon
bia began its duties today, absolute quiet
prevailing in the city. The new presi-
dent, Carlos E. Restrepo, formerly vice
president of the Colombian house Of rep
resentatives, who was elected July Is,
succeeded Gen. Ramon GonzalesValen-
cia. who was chosen to fill the unexpired
term Of President Rafael Reyes. after the
latter left the country. The new presi-
dent Is from the department Of AntioQuia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
POSTAL BANK HERE TO
BE MODEL FOR OTHERS
Its Early Establishment Will En-
able Officials to Weed Out
Imperfections.

Although no application has as yet been
received from the postmaster at Wash
ington asking the establishment of pos
tai savings bank in this city, it was said
at the Post Office Department this morn
ing that a bank will nevertheless be es-
tablished here and be one Of the first to
be put in operation. TINS, II was stated,
is for the purpose Of enabling the depart
ment to have bank in operation under
its own eye so that defects may speedily
become apparent if there are any and be
properly and promptly rectlhed. The de-
nartment officials were not prepared to
saw whether the branch stations OF the
washington post Office would be permit
tod IN do nostal savings bank business
ro- tho convenience of residents in
caoroe+own and East Washington. It
moe Thought. however. that the depart
want in order to test the fullest limit of
usefulness of the new system, would per-
milf the experiment OF receiving deposits
to be conducted In those branches OF the
main offices in the extreme eastern and
westarn sections of the city, and pos
s;hIv at a branch in the northern Sec
ton of the District:
The special committee, 1t was said, had
practically agreed to recommend the use
~ the ordinary bank pass book for re-
cordinp deposits and to create state
zones. so that the books might be bal
enceS and the interest computed at the
leading post office in each state. Card
forms for savings OF less than one dollar
been determined whether the postal saw
ines bank business will be placed In
charge of the cashiers department of
post Offices. or made separate division
Of itself. The committee. it was said
RI
of bonds for SO and 500. respectively
for the investment of savings, and it
was intimated orders had already been
given the bureau OF engraving and print
Ing for the preparation Of plates for the
bonds in time for submission to the board
nf trIlstees at its next Meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
THE COURTS
District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Barnard
| Coughlin agt. Trades Unionist Publish
| ing Company: receiver restrained from
selling lease, ETC.; PLAINTIFF attorney,
Charles T. Hendler.
Hurd agt Cramer; leave granted to file
amended bill; plaintiffs attorneys, w. D.
Mclean and r. G. Ford; defendants at
torneys, Birney Woodland and John B.
Larner.
venable agt. Rabbit ct al; John
Scrivener appointed trustee to sell; bond,
$1,000: plaintiffs attorney, George c.
Gertman.
In re Lewis Weaver. lunacy; reference
Wyeth agt. Northrup: rule continued to
August IL; plaintiffs attorney, c. 8. Hill
yer.
Hatton agt. Hatton: absolute divorce
granted: plaintiffs attorney, James H.
Smith; defendants attorney, F. d. Drake.
In re United Press Association; corpora a.
ton dissolved; plaintiffs attorney, l.. A
Bailey.
BANKRUPTCY CoURT-Justice Bar
In re Trades Unionfst Publishing Com
pany; receiver restrained from selling
lease, etc.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Barnard.
Estate of Francis Mclean; will dated
December 30. 1905, naming Francis J.
Mclean executor, filed.
Estate iOI George r. humphrey, guar
dian ad Item appointed.
Estate of Julia F.. Lee: Thomas H.
Patterson appointed administrator d.
b. n. c. t. a; bond, 500; attorney, L.
H Patterson.
Estate of Theodore B. Mcleod; COM
promise authorized; attorney, c. L.
Hendler.
Estate Of Edwin p. Hanna; delivery OF
notes authorized; attorneys, Maddox &
Galley.
Estate of Frank J. Dieudonne: will ad-
mitted to probate and record and letters
testamentary issued to Edith 8. Dieudon-
ne; bond, $500
Estate of James E. Arnold; petition
fer probate and record Of will and let
ter testamentary; attorney, w. +. Am
brose.
Estate of James NJ. Sturges; letters OF
administration granted to William NJ
Birney: bond, $1,000; attorney, William
NJ. Birney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
FORTY-TWO KILLED
IN BATTLE AT TEHERAN
Three Hundred Nationalist Cap
tured-Satar Khan, Leader of
Revolt, Is Wounded.

TEHERAN. August S.-Casualties in
yesterdays battle in the city streets be-
tween the government and the nationalist
insurgents were about twelve killed and
wounded on the government side.
The nationalists. who were fighting
under the leadership of Satar Khan,
made famous by his long defense of the
city of TabriZ against the forces of the
deposed shah, lost thirty killed and
wounded. Three hundred of their num-
Der were captured in the final assault,
which was made after their position in
the northern part of the city had been
under fire from infantry and rapid fire
guns during the entire afternoon.
Bakr Khan. the principal subordinate
TO Satar Khan. was among the prisoners
and Satar Khan was wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08
TRUSTFUL JOHN MILAN.
Lets Stranger Hold His Money and
Closes His Ewes.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. August S.-John
Milan Of this city. passenger aboard a
steamer that arrived this morning from
Detroit, told the police that he met a
passenger on the boat who, during a con-
versation, informed him that he could
hold money In his hands and. double it in
ten seconds.
II gave him $65 in bills. all I had, -
said Milan, land he told me to close my
eyes and count ten. ! did So When
opened them he was gone"
Milan aroused the passengers with his
lamentations, but the man wks not found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-08

winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty
four hours, 50; year ago, IS.
Weather conditions are unsettled over
much of the country east of the Rocky
four hours showers occurred in the mid
die Atlantic and south Atlantic states.
the gulf states. Tennessee and the Ohio
valley, the extreme upper Mississippi
valley and the Missouri valley.
Temperatures are generally below the
normal over all northern districts, and
near or slightly above the normal In the
gulf states and the southwest.
The indications are that the weather
in the region east of the Mississippi
during the next thirty-sfx hours.
Temperatures will not change decided
ly over the eastern half of the country
during tonight and Tuesday.
The winds along the New England
coast will be light to moderate north
easterly, becoming variable; on the mid
die Atlantic coast, light to moderate vari-
able: on the south Atlantic and east
gulf coasts. light to moderate variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light variable winds and
partly cloudy weather, with showers to
the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the
Valentine, 100.
During the twenty-four hours ending
s am Sunday: Bentonville, 2.82: Cheraw,
8. c., 200; Lumberton, n. c., 1.2O.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
hours beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
p.m'' 50; p midnight, e. August 5, 4
am, 20: am. "A; II noon. e; pm,
60. Maximum, SO, at pm. August Z;
minimum. 50, at 2 pm. August 8;
Barometer4 pm, 1902; pm, 1892;
- midnight, 1881; am, 9.Ss: 8 am,
1888; IL noon, $3.50: pm. 29H.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 4:2S am. and 4:54
pm; high tide, 1922 am. and 1915 p. m.
pm; high tide, HOS am. and 11:27 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose sos am; sun sets
Tomorrow-Sun rises sos an.
Moon sets Ola pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before
sunrise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water al
8 am: Great Falls-Temperature, 81
condition, Z. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem
perature, 81; condition at north connec-
ton, Z; condition at south connection, &
GEORGETOWN distributing reservoir-Tem.
perature, 81; condition at infiuent gate
house, Z; condition at effluent gate
house, Z.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. August 8
Potomac clear and Shenandoah slight
ly cloudy this morning.