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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
is BARBAROUS
Junkin Hancine Was Degrading and
Ansesthetics Will be Suggested
For Iowa,

DEs MONIES Jan. Ga prominent
legislator who does not wish his name
known as yet in the connection. states
case the first fails to aDoli II the hr1.
poses to introduce two bills relative
to capital punishment. One is to
abolish it entirely The other is, in
case the first fail to abolish the bru-.
tai method of hanging now in vogue.
He will provide in his measure for t
administration OF anaestheties IN the
criminals cell. The scene attendant
the hanging OF John Junkin he de.
clares to be degrading and debasing
TO public morals and to be more bar
barous than in conformity with this
age
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
CANNON SMOKES
NEW COB PIPE
Champ Clark Has Made Him Present
of Nice New Missouri
Meerschau--.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Speaker
Cannon has for the time being aban-
doned his pure Havanas for Missou-
ri meerschaum pipe. Champ Clark
presented IA double-jointed cob pipe
to the speaker with the compliments
of a constituent who has made great
reputation as a manufacturer OF this
class of meerschaums.
The stem Of the pipe is about is
inches long, and is decorated with a
leather thong on either end, and red.
white and green beads, suggestive OF
the red men. Mr.. Cannon admits he
does not look exactly natural when
smoking this pipe and that the car
toonists will have to draw new
sketches of him if they want to be
true to life.
This pipe smokes very we'll. he
said TT reminds me of long ago
when | was boy. We boys used tc
smoke surreptitiously around the ole
/ swimmin' hole, which is dear to The
memory of every boy Of course, we
/ did not then use pipes quite as bis
as this. We could not have hidder
them quickly if occasion required VIZ
/ would swim while and then sit OF
| the rocks, smoke our pipes, recitt
poetry and dream.
4 'T understand the man who mad'
4 this pipe employees 1000 men tolt
Champ if the Argentine Republic, ou
chief competitor in the raising
corn. should ever learn how to rails
Z pine cobs as we'll as the grain AM
threaten the Missouri meerschaun
industry, / might be tempted to fall
into line for the doctrine that Tn
tariff is a local issue, in order to Pre-
tect his pipe-making constituent
The speaker said he smoked a pip
good deal until he was 80 year
wears old. after that" he said. "th
pipe seemed to go back upon me, an
took to smoking cigars and hav
, been at it ever since"
When seen today Mr. Cannon wa
trying to smoke wet cut plug br
quickly got rid of II when l.. Whit
Busby, his secretary. volunteered
lend" him enough smoking tobacc
to fill his cob pipe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
GETTING near
TO The truth
Grand Jury Has Indicted Twenty-Five
People In Connection With
Times Dynamite
Case.
NAMES ARE SUPPRESSED
Over 200 Witnesses Were Examined
After Long and Thorough
Investigation Of
the Outrage.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan 6.--The
grand jury in the Los Angeles Times
explosion case returned twenty-one in
dictments. All the indictments charge
murder. 1t is not likely the names OF
any of the indicted will be made pub
lie until after arrests have been made.
1t is believed that many San Francis
coans are among the accused
Wholesale murder, the outcome OF
a dynamite plot, is understood to be
/! the charge set forth in all the indict-
ments, but It is believed not more
! than three or four men are named in
/ the true bills.
The return Of the indictments was
1 the elimination Of disaster that en-
! cited the people of Los Angeles to a
| degree that for few days bordered
almost upon panic, and resulted in
the offering of rewards aggregatinS
almost 100000.
Union labor, which the Times and
its proprietors had opposed, was in
jected into the situation, and when
the special grand jury was impaneled.
October 25, it was confronted with
two conflicting theories One Of
these supported by the findings Of an
investigating committee appointed by
Mayor Alexander, was that the Times
! plant had been blown up by dynamite
conspirators. The other, presented
u by as.- commit stee. named by the stats
building trades convention, then
meeting in Los Angeles, was that gas
was responsible.
More than forty Witnesses, the ma
jority of them identified with the I'M
ion labor movement, were summoned
o from San Francisco and other cities.
In addition, labor union officials were
summoned In all, the grand jury
examined more than 200 persons, who,
q in the opinion of detectives who work
J. ed in Los Angeles and San Francisco
h could throw light on the alleged
y murder plot.
e Among the labor leaders summoned
from San Francisco We're: Olaf F
y Tveltmoe and Anton Johanssen, who
" were believed to have known J B
Bryce, NJ A. Schmidt and David Kap
Ian, three men who were in this cit,
for a few hours after the explosion
S but disappeared subsequently.
e According to the detectives, thu
e dynamite was purchased from Sal
a Francisco powder firm, and used Z
destroy the Times. Part of it late
was found in the internal machin
under the residence of Felix J. Zee
handlaar, secretary of the Merchant
!, and Manufacturers Associa ion. Thf
- organization has opposed the exter
scion of labor unions in Los Angeles
!, Two days ago an additional rewar
~ of $4,000 was offered by the count
N board of supervisors for the capaul
of Bryce, Schmidt and Kaplan.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
THE WEATHER..

For Keokuk and Vicinity General
1y fair tonight and Saturday. Not
much change in temperature.
For Illinois Generally fair south,
snow f1urries in north portion tonight
or Saturday Colder extreme portion
tonight.
For Iowa Snow furries tonight
or Saturday. Warmer tonight.
For Missouri-Generally fair to-
night and Saturday. Not much change
in temperature,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
..,,. ,,rvinu to Save Negro Maid
e,o,, Burning TO Death, Her
own Clothing Burst
Into Flame.
WERE IN VAIN
|,ld Died Shortly After the Accident
Which Came Near Ending
the Life Of Three
Women.

ST, LOUIS. Jan. Gin vain at
J,mut to save the life of her negro
Dsd Phoebe Wal Ser, 81 years old,
Ms James -lagerman, Jr., wife Of the
banner city collector, was severely
barned on her face and hands yester
lay afternoon The clothing of the
sersant caught fire from gas stove
II thirdfloor bathroom at the rel
Hence. 1864 West Pine boulevard. She
lied les than ten minutes after the
tecidcnt
Mary Howard so years old, SER
yspt at the HagerInan home and sis
ter Of the woman burned, also was
Burned on her arms and hands in her
ittempt to rescue her sistcr. At the
hme Of the accident James Hagerman
Sr. general COM u for the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway, father-in-
law Of Mrs. II german, Jr., was Ill at
his home. Mr.. nagerman, Jr., was
notified Of the ac dent and rushed to
bis home in taxicab.
Mrs. Hagerman, who was on the
Third floor, heard the screams of the
negro woman and ran into the bath
room and found her on the floor with
tkr clothes afire. Her first move was
to throw pitcher Of water on her
This did not extinguish the flames
She then tried to beat them out with
her hands and her own clothins
Taught fire. Beating out the fir
which nearly burned burned off boil
her sleeves Mrs. Hagerman ran to (
bedroom AMI procured two blankets
She ran back to the bathroom ant
threw them on the servant, who wa
unconscious. Mary Howard was sc
yerely burned on her hands and arm
trying to beat out the flames. Othe
members Of the family arrived at tn
scene and the fire was extinguished
A few minutes after Mr.. Hagermai
lr.. arrived at the house and summon
ed an ambulance, Edward Looney, til
butler, greatly excited, ran to Sprin
avenue and West Pine boulevard an
turned in an alarm of fire. DR.. n
?. Merrill, 1893 Olive street, the famil
physician. was summoned. He devo
ed bis time treating the injuries {
Mrs Hagerman.
A servant telephoned Mrs. Harry
Hawes, a close friend of the famil
OF the accident. When she arrive
she discovered Mary Howard sufferin
seyerly from her burns. and she boun
them up The negress had been
the employ OF the Hagerman fami
Tor years, and had nursed the Hage
nan chlldren-Annie Lee. 8 years oil
and Margaret. 5 years old-who wei
playing in one Of the rooms on Il
third floor at the time of the acc
dent. They did not witness it.
The body was aiken to the unde
taking parlors of NJ. II. Alexande
$3.50 Olive street. Mr.. Hagerman. j
VIII take charge OF the funeral.
Inc Hagerman residence last mig
Mrs. Hagerman was said to have be-
suffering little pain
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
WAIVED TO SEE
THE ANARCHIST
Formal Arraienment of Suspect caus-
ed Great Crowd to Hang
Around.

LONDON. Ian. 6The formal ar
ralgnment of the Hounds Ditch sus-
pect at the Guild hall police court pas
sed off quietly on account of the elapo-
rate police prote ion. There was an
immense crowd around the building
but they we're driven back to adioin-
ing streets. Hundreds of people
fought for the privilege of a place in
the court room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
BIG ROBBERY
JUST ANNOUNCED
Three Bags of Registered Mail Were
Taken From the Ferry

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6.-Three
bags of registered mail supposed to
contain valuable3 worth $4,000 were
stolen from the mail wagon between
here and Oakland, while they were
on the ferry.
The sacks were taken on separate
days. Government officials are work
ing on the, case. Nothing was known
of the robbery until today Only the
most valuable sacks were taken.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
WERE KILLED
IN THE DARK
Worknecn Passing Through Railroad
Tunnel Were Struck by the
Train.

CHANCELLoRSvILLE, Pa. Jan.6.
-Four men were instantly killed to-
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
ger train on the B. & O. ran into them
while they were passing through the
tunnel on their way to work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
POLICEMAN BOARDED
CAR TO BE SHOT
Was Going to Station When TWs
HoIdup Men Shot and Kill
ed Him

DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 6-Policeman
Piecemore, enroute to headquarters to-
day boarded Superior and Duluth
street car and was shot and killed by
two robbers who were holding UP the
passengers.
Ike robbers got cash and jewelry
and escaped A big man hunt is now
on.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

sT. LOUIS, Jan. 6---Iwenty pas,
sengers on a stock yards street car
we're injured when the vandalia ex-
nress train hit the trolley AZ 81.
rlair avenue crossing this morning
1,be car was badly wrecked.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO BELIEVE
Report That Earthquake Wiped Out
10000 People in Two
Towns.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 6.-A mes
sage from Tashkent. Russia Turke-
stan. says there are unconfirmed rum,
ors that the towns of Prz-
hevalsk and Pishpek, We're dis
troyed by the earthquake and
that a lake has formed on the site ol
the former place Each town has a
population of about 5000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
HUNGRY PEOPLE
LOOT BAKERIES
officers clashed With Mob OF 400 Ana
Many Were Killed and
Wounded,

LISBON, Jan. GA mob Of 400 peo'
ple looted the bake shops and public
buildings today on account of the
high price Of food. Many were IN
iured and killed in the clash with the
officers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Eayors Oregon Plan.

DIES MONIES, jan Senator
Young has declared himself in favor
of the enactment Of the oregon pri-
mary law by the Iowa legislature. He
believes the senatorial issue is Iowa
and the Mississippi valley against
New England free trade on agricui
tural products and that the voters
should have voice on the question.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. g.. Two men
are in the hospital and the half mil
lion dollar plant Of the Minneapolis
General Electric Co, is total wreck
and greater part Of the city is With
out power or light today as the re-
suit of an explosion and fire early to-
day, caused by the accumulation of
gas under switch board.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
WhirIwind Finish.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ga caucus
call for republican members of the
house is being issued today. AT the
caucus, plans will be made for a
whirlwind finish of the old regime.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Big BLAZE
in DES MONIES
Bentley & olmsted's Large New Shoe
Factory Was Destroyed by
the Flames This
. /, Morning.
400 ARE OUT OF WORK
Plant Was Just Completed Last Aug
ust and the Total Loss
is Estimated at
100000.

DES MONIES, Jan. 6.--Fire early to-
day destroyed the big manufacturing
plant of Bentley & Olmstead, shoe
mandatory Loss 100000. The
plant was completed only last August
and was one of the finest in the west
-Four hundred people are thrown out
of work.
The cause of the fire is unknown
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Hettie Green is Sick,

NEW YORK, Jan. g.. Mrs. Hettie
Green, aged 70. wealthiest woman in
the world is i'll at the home of her
daughter here.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Population of Corning.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-Ihe cen
sus bureau today gave out the popu-
lation of Corning, Iowa. as 1,700.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Weather Conditions.

There has been light snow with a
rise of temperature in the Upper Mis-
sissippi Valley and The Lake Region,
attending the passage Of he depres-
sion from South Dakota to the Lakes,
which has been followed by sharp
fall of temperature. and increasing
pressure in the Upper Mississippi Vel
ley.
The field of high pressure ex ends
from the Central Mountsin Region to
the Gulf Coast. aud thence along
The Atlantic Coas. to the Northeastern
States. generally fair, cool weather
prevailing over this erritory.
A depression has developed in
Northern Montana. attended by mod
crate temperature in the Mountain and
Plateau Regions. and no precipitation
as ye-.
Conditions indicate generally fair
weather for this section tonight and
Saturday, and little change in temper
ature.
Local Observations.
Date. Rar Their. Wind Weather
IS Z pm. 1894 40 NV PtCld,
i6 I am. .sols I NV Cleal
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
1t
Means
Something

It is understood that Mayor
Elder will in a very short time
call a public meeting at which
the interests of Keokuk rela-
tive to the water power enter
prise will be discussed.
Will you attend?
This meeting will not be a
circus. It will not be of the
hippodrome variety. It will be
held for the purpose of giving
the most serious consideration
by serious minded men to a
serious subject THE FU-
TURE OF KEOKUK.
We said the FUTURE Of
Keokuk.
To Texas with the past.
/ Let's face the future.
It means something.
Mr.. Opportunity is knocking
and the industrial door should
be taken off the hinges. Take
the commercial lid off and
keep it eff. Keokuk is the only
city in the world getting {
twenty-five million dollar wa
ter power enterprise. There
should be no limit to our en-
deavors.
It means something.
To the retrospective rumag
er, to the "old-resident" wh'
r delights to revel in the mist.
! past, to the town loafer who's
) mission consists exclusively !
e finding fault with those VIII
$ accomplish the things he ha
: been unable to do, to the cyni
who decries the public-spirit
s edness of others, to that clas
, and others of like ilk-BEA'
Il f IT.
n If Keokul meets the nev
T conditions and grasps oppol
" " tunities as they will surel
come to us
.. It means something.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
w. T. SlAS, brakeman

Not passenger was injured.
The wreckage took fire and three
baggage and mail cars burned, but
the contents were saved. The rest OF
the passenger train was saved. as pas
sengers, train crew and residents of
Mulvane pushed the coaches back. one
by one from the burning cars. The
last car saved was a baggage car,
which was burning at one end
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
FATAL WRECK
ON SANTA FE
Train Crew Killed But None Of the
Passengers Were Injured
Last Night.

MULVANE, Kan, Jan. 6-North-
bound passenger train No. Is, on the
day when the Duquenes limited passen-
due in Kansas City at o'clock this
morning was wrecked on a curve about
a mile and half south of here at 10
o'clock last night.
The fireman and engineer of the
leading engine of the passenger and
the head brakeman we're killed. The
dead:
JOHN SHIELDS, engineer, Newton
o. H. ZIERNSTEIN, fireman, New
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06

Mean tenpera ure. Jan. 5. IS.
Highest tennerature. As.
Lowest temnerature, II.
Lowest. tennerature las nieht. I.
FRED. 2. GOSEWIsCH.
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-06
Power Hous. Wrecked.

The cause of the fire is unknown
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-30

Congressman Victor L. Berger, Of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the first So
cialist representative in congress,
who is going to speak in the Audi
forum in this city Friday night,
September 8, will be given a recep-
ton by the committee of the local
Socialist party, Of which S. Alt
shuler is chairman. Congressman
Berger, who is connected with the
Social Democratic Publishing Com
pany, publishers Of the Milwaukee
Socialist Herald, was secured by the
local committee to come here to
make an address after much diff
Guilty, as his time is pretty well
taken up in going to the larger CT
ties in the east.
At a meeting Of the committee
last night, held at 209 Madison ave
nue., plans for receiving the states
mar were made.
Victor L. Berger, the only Social
list Representative in Congress, has
given the Socialist movement more
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-30
CARTER D'HhVtN HAS A
NEW PLAY THIS WINTER

Carter DeHaven, who married
Miss Flora Parker, Of this city, Will
appear this year in a brand new
comedy The Pet of The P~etticoats,"
according to his friends in this city.
MT. DeHaven, who starred last year
in The Girl in The Taxi" viii re-
turn to Perth Amboy some time this
week TO prepare for his new play.
He has been on q vaudeville circuit
In New York State and Chicago for
the past six weeks.
Mr.. DeHaven's vaudeville turn"
was of fifty minutes duration and
he made all his changes in full view
of the audience. During the act he
gave humorous limitations of some
of the best known actors and also re-
lieyed himself of some original ON
edy. His singing in the turn" al
ways brought down the house.
Little is known of the new comedy
in which he will appear as leading
man this winter. 1t will be billed,
however, as a product of his pen
although such work is not quite in
his line. He has rare ability at
song-writing but never before at
tempted to become a playwright,
his friends declare. The show will
be presented in the leading eastern
cities, as was the famous comedy,
The Girl in The Taxi"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-30
LOCAL PASTORS
WILL Be HOME.
In Simpson NJ. E. and Bap-
fist Pulpits.

Rev. DR.. William E. Palmer, pas
tor of Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church, who has been spending his
vacation with his family at Matam-
oras, Pa, is expected home the lat
ter part Of this week. DR.. Palmer
will conduct both morning and even
ing services this Sunday.
Rev. william H. Bawden, pastor
Of the First Baptist church, who
with his family has been at Win
sted, Conn, during the month of
August, will return home Friday.
Mr.. Bawden will resume his duties
at the church Sunday, when he will
preach both morning and evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-30

John johnson Is Going West

John Johnson, OF I'll Broad street.
manager of the Danish Soctable Ath-
letie Club, will leave tomorrow for
Kansas City, Mr., Johnson, who rs
a terra Gotta presseEt was until re
Gently employed at the New Jersey
Terra Gotta Company's plant IN this
city, He goes west to accept a sim
tlar posttioR in a plant tn Kansas
City, Nels L~tndeberg, second base
man for the Danes, will probably
manage the team for the rest Of the
season if satisfactory arrangements
can be made
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-30

Alex balint, OF Smith street, spent
yesterday as the guest of friends In
New York.
John Hunt, Of Market street, is
the guest Of friends In Plainfeld for
a few days.
Miss Anna Meyers, of Keasbey,
visited In town last night.
Louis and Max Sosin, Of Smith
street, spent yesterday as the guests
of friends, who are camping at Lau-
renee Harbor.
Joseph Coplton, of Railway, was a
local visitor yesterday afternoon.
Arthur Conquest, Of Sewaren,
spent last night in this city as the
guest of friends.
Morris Hollander, of Smith street,
has returned home after spending a
two weeks vacation in New York
state.
Miss Anna Titelbaum, of Railway,
spent yesterday In this city.
William Shumsky, of Market
street, who has been visiting rela-
tives in Brooklyn for some time, has
returned home.
Sidney Jacobson, of State street,
is spending a few days at Asbury
Park.
Mrs. Samuel Miller, of New
Brunswick avenue, spent yesterday
in New York.
Miss Anna Roth and Loretta
Leahy, of State street, spent yester-
day as the guest of friends in Brook
Ign.
Miss Sadie Frankel, Of New
Brunswick avenue, was a New York
visitor yesterday afternoon.
Miss Bertha Tausig, of Metuchen,
vas a local visitor today.
James Smith, of this city, was the
guest of friends in South Amboy last
night.
Charles Bitter, of Hall avenue
spent yesterday in Sewaren with
friends.
Mrs. NJ. Borak, OF State street,
was the guest of friends in New
York yesterday.
Walter ]. REILLY, of Rector street,
has returned home after visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David T.
Ronayne, in Brooklyn.
Miss Pauline Philo, of State
street, who has been visiting at As
bury Park, has returned home.
Frank Chamberlain, Of Market
street, is entertaining friends from
Westfeld.
David Dobbs, of State street, was
in company with friends in New
York yesterday.
Chrome, are spending the day in this
city.
Miss Jennie Sosin. of Smith street,
is spending the day in Red Bank.
D. McFanlane, of this city, spent
yesterday In New York.
Alvin Berger, of Commerce street,
was the guest of relatives in New
York yesterday.
Philip Levine, of Smith street, Is
spending the day in New York on
business.
Miss Alma Hustler, of Washington
street, is spending the week at At
lantic City.
Miss Anna Goldman, of New York,
will make her residence in this city.
Mrs. w. R. McCreery, of Smith
street, is the guest of friends in New
York.
David Heating of this city, was an
out of town visitor yesterday.
Patrick MCGEE, of State street,
vas the guest of friends in Matawan
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Feury, Of Hast
ings-on-the-Hudson, will remove
their residence to this city.
A. Leponski, Of State street, is
spending the day in New York.
]. Kramer has returned to his
home in State street after visiting
in New York.
Mrs. A. K1otz, Of New York, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. Sturm
Of Commerce street.
Philip Halpern, of High street, Is
the guest of friends IN Woodbridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-30
WOODMENH HAVE
NEW PRESIDENT
Armin TomaschOH Succeeds
John Foster Who Leaves City.

Counsel Commander John Foster.
of Liberty Camp, no. IS, Woodmen
of the world. resigned at the meet
ing Of the order Sunday night. Nj.
Foster leaves this city for San Fran
cisco, where he VIII make his resi-
deuea. aTuin T~0maschoT was
elected 30 succeed him.
The entertainment committee was
increased to ten members and they
reported progress in the plans for
Grape Gathering festival which
viii be held IN Washington hall
October IG. Previous to the cele-
bration in the hall there will be a
parade through the streets Of the
hungarian people connected with
the lodge and other speciaIties Of
the home country will be seen.
Further arrangements are being made
and they viii be submitted to the
for approval at the next meet
ing.