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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
Executors Notice.

Estate of Mayer Rosenfield. deceased.
The, undersigned having been ap-
pointed executors Of the last will and
testament of Mayer Rosenfield, late of
the county of Rock Island, state of ILL.,
nois, deceased, hereby give notice that
they will appear before the Hon. Benja-
min Bell, Judge OF the probate court OF
Rock Island county, at the probate
court room, in the city of Rock Island
at the February term. on the first Mon
day In February next, at which time al
persons having claims against said es-
tate are notified and requested to at
tend for the purpose of having the same
adjusted. All persons indebted to sai6
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated 5th day of December, A. d
1911 CLARA r. SHERMAN.
JOSEPH ROSENFIELD,
Executors.
Hugh E Curtis. attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS.

BOARD OF TRADE TRANSACTIONS.
Wheat.
December, s4ss, 941k, e37A. 941z.
May, 9s1k, 9S%, 9S, 1856.
July. 9S7s. "a. 931a, 93&.
Corn.
December. 6Sh, 63as, 69. 63B.
May, CAS-. 641s. 63A, 64b.
July, 64A. CAS-, 637s, GA
oats.
December, 469s. 461s. 46. 46%.
May. AN. 477s. 47as, 47%.
July. AN. 44ss, a, 441s.
Pork.
January. 1857, 1850. 1880, 1889.
May. 1902. 1910, 1896, 1000.
Lard.
January. e.17. 917. e.12, els.
May. s.42. s.42. s.37. $40.
Ribs.
January, S.s2. S.32, S.27, $50.
May. $50, s.62, s.55, $50.
(All markets closed until Tuesday
morning. Dec. 26)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
political and commercial life Of this
state, died at his home here. He was
in his 18th year.
LEGAL.
Notice of Final Settlement.
Estate 6. Jacob Hsuok. deceased

Estate cs Jacob Esuok. deceased
Public notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, Central Trust & Savings
Bank. executor of the last will and
testament of Jacob Hauck. deceased.
has this day filed its final report and set
tement as such in tho probate court of
Rock Island county, and hearing on said
report has been set for Nov. %. 1911. at
0 o'cock a. m, at which time person.
Interested may appear and make objec-
lions thereto. ana II no objections are
filed, said report will be approved at that
time, and the undersigned will ask for
an order of distribution. and will also
ask to be discharged.
CENTRAL TRUST & SAVINGS BANK.
Executor Of the Last Viii and Tesla
day OF January next. At which time
ment of Jacob Hauck. deceased
Hugh e. Curtis. attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago Cash Grain.

wheat-No s5Qs7, No. r $50
&C. No. 2 INV s7Q1o1. No. 3 INV 95@e9.
No. l ms 1O6@1O9. No. 2 ms 1o4q107,
No ms lO0QiO5, No. 2 s 9s@1O2. No
$4,000, No. 4 s s5G91. VIC 9o91 los,
dIrum 90@102.
Corn--No. 61% Q62, No. 8 W 61% q
62%. No. az 61A96S, No. 4 5s1a 96O
No. Z W 5slk@6oh, No. y 5sg6Oh
sym 55@57. sgy 5795s.
Oats-No. 46& Q47ls. No. W AIN
G4S1z, No. 3 W 46L G471t, No. 4 45q
4tlk. No. 4 W 44G47A, standard 46s.
n47%.
Liverpool Cables.
Wheat opened u up; closed un
changed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

andsa

degrees below zero. The approach of
the western high will be attended by
generally fair weather in this vicinity
tonight and Saturday, with somewhat
colder tonight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
0nAninn nH Market

LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Opening Of Market.
Hogs 10000. Left over 6,156. Open
&C steady at yesterdays average. Light
5.SO6612. mixed 5.SO@625, heavy 5.S5
G6.20, rough 5.S5@6.O5.
Cattle 1000; strong.
Sheep 5000; steady.
Nine O'Clock Market.
Hogs-Quality fair. Market steady
to strong. Light 5.6OQ6.12, bulk 5000
e.2O. mixed 5SO9625, pigs 4.5096.05,
good 6.O596.35, rough 5.9096.O5. York
ers 6.OO96.O5.
Cattle strong. Beeves 4:s5ds.90,
stockers .325@5.s5. Texans 4.20Q5.75,
COWS 2.OO96.5O, calves 5.Oc9725.
Sheep market firm Native 2.509
40, lambs native 4.OO9630, westerns
.275d4.10, lambs western 4.25Q6.25
yearlings 4.2595.35.
Close Of Market
Hogs closed weak at opening prices
Light 5.6OQ6.12, bulk 6.OOG62O, mixed
8 S06620. heavy 5.9Oq6.9O. rough $50
a eos.
Cattle strong; top $50.
Sheep strong to loo higher; top 40
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
TOday's Market Quotations

(By wire from f. W. Wagner & Co..
members OF Chicago Board of Trade
Grain. provisions. stocks and cotton
Island, III. Chicago ONCE. 9S-s9-l0O.
hoard OF Trade. Local telephones. No.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
Former Senator Jones Dead.

New Orleans, Dec. 22.-Benjamin F.
Jones, former United States senator
from Louisiana and for the last half
century a prominent figure in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Southeastern Tariff association, to as
certain if it is trust controlling In |
surance rates, has been started.
Phoenix. Ariz.-Delegates represent
ing California, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA organized the Ocean-to-Ocea
Transcontinental Highway association.
| Varina, Iowa-The Nicola company
elevator burned The loss is $4,000.
| Penzance, England.-The British
steamer Hellopes sank three miles to
the south of Penzance. The crew was
saved.
Tangier, Morocco.-All the specie
and bullion in the cargo of the steam
or Delhi, which was wrecked of Cape
Spartel last week, was landed
Paris. - The eastern districts OF
France have been swept by violent
tempest of rain and wind. A score Of
fishing craft have been cast ashore
ard number Of fishermen drowned.
London.-The government has lost
another seat in the house of commons
owing to the result of the by-election
for North Ayrshire, Scotland A. M.
Anderson, K. c., was defeated BIZ D. F.
Campbell, conservative.
London.-Judge Sir Henry Hargrave
neane decided that the gaekwar Of Ba.
roda, owing to his rank as an indie
pendent sovereign. could not be made
a party to proceedings in the Law
courts. The gaekwar of Baroda was
cited as q correspondents in divorce
slit
London.-Admiral Lord Charles Der
esford's recent attacks on the admin
istration of Reginald McKenna, forme
first lord Of the admiralty, IN relation
2 to the alleged unreadiness Of the Brit
% ish navy during the Anglo German
" crisis, have drawn pointed reply from
70 Mr.. McKenna.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
Dec. 22.-Following are the quota
tons on the local market today:
Eggs, Csc.
Butter-Dairy, soc; creamery, 43c.
Lard. 12hc.
Feed and Fuel.
Corn, per bushel, 72c.
Oats, soc.
Forage-Timothy hay, $50.
Glover hay, SIS.
Wheat, soc to SIC.
Wild hay, S14 to SIS.
Straw, So.
New corn, 5sc to Coo
Coal-Lump. per bushel. lie; slack
10c.
Potatoes, soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Phoenix. Ariz.-Delegates represent
ing California, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA organized the Ocean-to-O Ocean
Transcontinental Highway association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Lambs, top $50.
Western Live Stock.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Kansas City ...... 5000 1000 $500
Omaha -. ... 1900 1900 $500
Estimated Chicago Tomorrow.
Hogs. Cattle. Sheep.
Chicago -. $50. $4,000 200 1000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Southeastern Tariff association, to as
certain if it is a trust controlling In
surance rates, has been started.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Varina, Iowa.-The Nicola company
elevator burned. The loss is $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22
THE CROOKED SEAM.
several days, but the man whom he
had BETRAYED succeeded In locating

CONTINUED fror Page Twelve,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Penzance, England.-The British
steamer Hellopes sank three miles to
the south Of Penzance. The crew was
saved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Tangier. Morocco.-AIl the specie
and bullion in the cargo of the steam
or Delhi, which was wrecked of Cape
Spartel last week, was landed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Paris. = The eastern districts Of
France have been swept by violent
tempest of rain and wind. A score Of
fishing craft have been cast ashore
and a number Of fishermen drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-22

Huntsville. Ala movement aim
ing at federal investigation of the
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
STANDARD OIL STOCK
TAKES A BIG TUMBLE

New York, Aug. S.--A $36,OOO,O00
slump struck the curb Wednesday,
Standard Oil shares selling off to the
extent of $23,OO0,0OO in two hours of
trading an Ad,merica Tobacco declin-
ing $13,0O0,OOO in the same length of
time.
The greatest excitement attended
the Generalization of the curb market.
big blocks of both Standard Oil and
American tobacco stock being thrown
on the market faster than it could be
absorbed.
The chaotic condition which has
been caused by the promised distribu?
ton of Standard shares was a strong
contributing factor. Many sharehold-
ers, not knowing where they stand, and
fearing an enormous loss as result
of the Standards plan of stock distri-
button, FASTENED to sci their holdings.
That the slump was also due to
some extent to manipulation by big
interests was indicated by the fact that
much of the stock absorbed was taken
up by brokers said to represent one
of the most powerful money organiza
tions in An erica.
The announcement that American
Tobacco company has passed it's quar-
terly dividend, and the PRONUNCIATION
of letter addressed to the holders OF
its common stock announcing that q
plan of reorganization is being worked
out, we're mainly responsible for the
slump in American Tobacco, although
this stock, being a twin of Standard
Oil on the curb, gas sympathetic tc
the drop of oil trust securities.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04

Oklahoma City, Aug. 3.-Richard
Burr of New York, controller for
Wells Fargo & Co., testified before
the state board of equalization at the
resumed hearing for express companies
yesterday that express companies did
not invest their surplus earnings in
railroad stocks for the purpose of ac-
quiring advantageous transportation
contracts with the railroads. The per
centage upon which such contracts
are based ranges from 40 to go pei
cent of the gross receipts, exclusive OF
money order business. The Wells
Fargo company has been assessed by
the state board on an average value
of $500 per mile in operation in the
state, and will aggregate a valuation
of nearly 100000 1t was Mr.. Burr's
contention, in response to Attorney
General West, that state should con
slider no property outside thereof in ar
irving at the states valuation fol
taxes. In other words, he thought the
value should be based on such physi
cal property as is employed in the
state. Some weeks ago Attorney Gen
eral West asked that the express com
panies produce officials able to testify
regarding the financial details Of th'
business, and Mr.. Burr was on hant
for his company.
The Wells Fargo money, he stated
was in stocks and bonds of railroa
companies for investment purposes
since Wells Fargo had gone out D
the banking business. He told Attor
ney General West that the most profit
able contract the company had wa
with the Southern Pacific, and the al
torney general added from list tn
company submitted about S1,700,000 i
invested in Southern Pacific and subs
diary company bonds. The Santa F
was the second most profitable, bu
the investment in bonds of that con
pany totaled but 100000.
Two days ago the Fargo supercede
the Pacific Express company on tn
former Gould lines, and when Attorne
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
OKLAHOMKS FIRE MARSHAL
SUBMITS FIRST REPORT

Oklahoma City. Aug. S.--Report of
State Fire Marshal C. C. Hammonds,
covering the fifty-five days since the
creation of the department shows
total fire loss in Oklahoma of $780,
34955. OF these fires nineteen have
been of incendiary origin, twenty-five
of unknown origin, and two are attri-
buted to the small boy with a match
The average daily fire loss for the
period GOV red by the report is 3,t2699
and Mr. Hammons estimates that not
more than so per cent of the losses
has been reported owing to the officials
not being familiar with the law. He
estimates the total fire loss for the
year w. be greater than the assessed
valuation of Cimmaron county for 1910,
or greater than the real estate valua-
tion of Adair, Latimer and Pushmataha
counties including all improvements
on the land
The report states that two persons
are in Jail in Jackson county charged
with arson, one in Pittsburg county,
two in Comanche and warrants have
been issued for several others
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
CtARY TAKEN FROM
JOPLIN MINE WEDNESDAY

Joplin, Mo, Aug. 3.-Though he has
just been rescued after being entomb-
ed in a mine drift 72 feet below the
surface of the earth for three days,
Joseph Clary, taken from his prison
here yesterday, will resume his min.
ing operations today, if doctors per-
nit. If not today, he will be at work
Friday morning.
Imprisoned sixty and one-half hours
in the bowels of the earth by a cavein
of the White Oak mine, Clary, 32
years old, emerged from the mine at
$3.50 yesterday morning.
Two brother-in-laws were the first
to reach him. One of them injected a
stimulant into the imprisoned man, a
blanket was thrown over his head and
he was hoisted in bucket seyenty-two
feet to the surface.
The crowd of nearly 5000 friends
and curious spectators. warned that
the drift in which Clary had been i'm
prisoned, was reached, took his ap
pearance at the surface in absolute
silence. There was not a cheer and
hardly sound when Clary's father
who had worked increasingly for sixty
hours to rescue his son, embraced
him.
Mining has no terror for him, Clary
says, because he believes that he ha:
had his turn with the accident tha
causes so many deaths here.
''Will I go back to mining?" asked
Clary. "Why shouldn't I. 1t does no
stand to reason that the same fellow
will be caught twice in the same trap
have had my turn"
Clary is impatient to be out and diC
not wish to remain in the darkene'
room, as ordered by his brother-in-law
who is physician. He was promised
in case that the light does not hurt hi
eyes today, he will be allowed to re
turn to the mine.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
EXPRESS COMPANY OFFICIAL
TEST|F|ES As To VALUATIONS
Contends That No Property Should Be COnsid
cred Outside of State in Arriving at
States Valuation TELLS of Contracts
With Railroads.

General West called his attention to
an investment of 100000 in Iron Noun
tain securities, which Mr.. Burr said
had been recently obtained, the latter
added there was nothing in the trans
action bearing out the attorney gen
erals theory that railroad stocks We're
held for contract acquiring purposes.
Questions of other members of the
board brought out that the Fargo was
paying an annual dividend of 10 per
cent, whereas the Investment the ex-
press company made in railroad stocks
yielded but and Az per cent. Board
members stated they could not under
stand how the Fargo could, when pay
ing a dividend of 10 per cent, afford
to put its money into per cent secur-
tiles, unless it was with the idea ad-
vanced by the attorney general.
A. d. Naylor of Kansas City, super
intendent Of the American Express
company, could not give many details
as to financial affairs of his company,
and when informed by Attorney Gen
eral West that the American had in.
vested $40 0,OOO,O00 in the United States
company, the witness stated he could
not see that it was for other than in
vestment purposes. John c. Fargo
president of the American, had been a
director in the United States company
he said.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
OKLAHOMA HAS 6,O74.6S
MILES OF RAILROADS

Oklahoma City, Aug. 9-Oklahoma
has 6,07469 miles of main line railroad
track, and 1918 miles of side track,
according to reports of individual roads
made to the Oklahoma corporation
commission. The greatest mileage is
possessed by the Frisco, which is l.
1876 of main line and 296S5 miles of
side track.
Second in point of mileage is the
Rock Island with 1,926.27 of main line
and 1866 of side track.
Other main line mileage is as fol
lows: Atchison, Topeka e Santa Fe
$50; NJ, X. & T., 691.52 main line, and
SO miles of second track; Midland Val
ley, 245.95; Fort Smith & Western
and st. Louis, Ell Reno & Western
.24197; Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf
21148; Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
.1S705; Wichita Falls & Northwestern
17712; ST. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern, 1888 Kansas City South
western and Arkansas Western, 1921
Oklahoma Central, 1876; Gulf, Colo
RADIO & Santa Fe, 10000; Texas, Okla
homa & Eastern, "a; Clinton, Oklaho
ma & Western, 21.52 Poteau Valley
TIA; Oklahoma & Miami, 4.45; Choc
taw, Newcastle and Western, 2 miles
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
PURPOSE or NATIONAL
IRRIGATION CONGRESS-

Chicago, H., Aug. 3.-"The National
Irrigation Congress in its main pur-
pose san organization having the
design to open, as far as practicable,
every possible doorway of entry for
homemakers, says John Henry Smith,
leader of the Church Of Latter Day
Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
"The west, as we all know, affords
an ample field for such work but the
conservation of water is most inn
portant point, as homes cannot be es-
tablished in the semi-desert without
water to supply the immediate needs
of the home and of the cattle and
horses necessary to the establishment
of home in what is known as the dry
section of the country
Il take an intense interest in this
work because l recognize the fact that
millions of unhappy persons are to be
found in the great cities of our coun-
try, as well as id other lands, to whom
every rightthinking American should
T lend a hand in the accomplishment Of
the great purpose-homes for the
homeless. bread for the breadless and
clothes for the clothless, and to make
them able to accomplish this for them
selves"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
CITY COUNCIL IN
REGULAR SESSION
Owing to Pending Approval of Annual
Levy Usual Finance Ordinance
Was Not Passed.
From wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily
The city council met last night in
regular session and transacted con-
siderable business. Owing to the fact
that the levy made on July 8, has not
yet been approved the council could
not allow any bills except those against
the water department. These were or
dered paid.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the curbing, guttering and grading
of South Brown street. This resolu.
tion was passed in accordance with a
Ipetition Of a majority of the property
owners on that street.
An ordinance amending the water
rates was passed This ordinance
merely corrects some defects in the
existing rates, as made by the sliding
scale.
An ordinance fixing the amount Of
license required for the operation Of
various carriages, vehicles, drays
booths, circuses, side shows soda
fountains, bowling alleys, pol halls
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
THAT HAD
BEEN OVERLOOKED
Was Exactly Contrary to One That
Later Became OFFICIAL in Investi-
cation of Remsen Board.

Washington, D. c., Aug. Sprung
from an unknown source, but certified
to in surprise by Attorney General
Wickersham, a memorandum by one
of his assaistants, declaring the REM
sen board Illegal. view exactly con-
trary to that officially promulgated
later by Mr.. Wickersham, featured
yesterdays meeting of the house com
mittee investigating the charges
against the Remsen pure food referee
board and Doctor Wiley.
The memorandum, that never be-
came the departments official finding
and that never had been made public,
was given by Assistant Attorney Gem
eral James A. Fowler, a Tenesseean,
who held Office until year or two
ago. at times acting head Of the de-
partment of justice. The whole mat
ter of the boards legality was referr-
ed to him by Mr. Wickersham. The
Fowler opinions effect would have
been body blow at the ultra-scientific
referee board, challenging not only
the legality but the wisdom of it's ex-
istence.
Light on the board is being sought
by the committee before taking up the
charges that led to Attorney General
Wickersham's recommendation that
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the head of the
chemistry bureau, be removed for
technical appointment Irregularities.
The Remsen boards legality was
challenged early in 1909 and the At
torney General referred the matter to
Fowler Where the copy Of the Fowler
opinion came from was not made pub
lie. The committee referred 1t to the
attorney general who said:
4 don't know from what source you
procured the paper which you have
handed me. But have had 1t correct
ed to correspond with the original
have certified 1t and return it here
with This is one Of several memoir
anda which were prepared for me by
Iother attorneys connected with this
department and with the department
of agriculture, all of which took into
consideration in arriving at my opin-
ion"
The Fowler memorandum specifcal-
ly held that the pure food and drugs
law contained no authority for the
board nor for payment Of the members
from the chemistry bureau funds; that
its duties and powers were such that
food and drugs decisions were virtu-
ally taken away from the courts, and
the boards existence was sinconsist-
ent with law"
The examination of DR.. Ira Remsen.
president of Johns Hopkins university,
as president of the board, was begun
yesterday
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04
LAND FRAUDS At
MUSKOGEE FOUND
Allegations of Conspiracy Brought in
Conference Between Kate Ber-
nard and Detectives.

Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 3. One of
the biggest Indian minor land CRAFTS
that has yet been exposed in Oklahoma
was brought out in conference held
here Tuesday night between Miss Kate
Bernard, state commissioner of esiaT-
ity and corrections, her attorney, Dr.
Stolper, federal officials and secret
service men. 1t involves the resigna-
tion of a county official in one of the
counties in the Choctaw nation, if the
county commissioners do not summar-
lily remove him before It is acted upon
His resignation already is in the hands
of government and state officials 1t
also involves four of his partners and
1900 separate tracts of Choctaw In
dian lands which, it is alleged, have
been secured from Indian minors with
out any consideration whatever.
The titles to all of these lands, it
was stated, has been turned over to
one man, who lives at McAlester. BY
gathering evidence and taking testi-
mony for the past month secret service
men were able to so to this man and
make a demand 1t is stated that he
has agreed TO turn all the land over to
one man appointed by the secretary
of the interior, one appointed by Miss
Kate Bernard and one named by him
self, and allow this board to pass upon
it. These men will have access to all
records and deeds and, according to
the agreement, where they find the
land has been secured without an ade.
quate consideration the McAlester man
will deed it back to the Indian minor
This plan, the officials declare, will
save the Indians their lands and will
save the state money that it would
have to spend in 1900 separate law
suits.
There is intimation of conspiracy
between an official and four other per
sons, whereby these men were to gef
possession of all the minor Indiar
lands in the county, according to the
statement of government secret serv
ice man. The official suspected, wht
has been in office since statehood, il
the political boss of the county, ant
it was hard matter to get evidence
but after the barrier was broken dowr
the officers had comparatively smooth
sailing. When they presented thei
evidence to the board Of county com
missioners the latter was almost ter
rifed by the amount of graft allege,
to be unearthed.
The officers have also secured evi
dence Of crime that is almost beyont
belief, they say and they will prob
deeper into it after they have tn,
minor land cases settled. The arbitra
'ltion board will be named in a few
days.