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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-06-24
New England E2g3s'iiSSti BAPTIST Convention
Guest OF CONgd0nS!TeefCfur
MAINTAINS Many INTERESTS.
Thirty seventh Annual Meeting Held
In Birthplace OF the Crqanization
What the Rev. Dr. s. W. Smith Has
. Accomplished During His Seven
Years Passionate on Historic Spot.
By ~. BARNETT oODSON.

The New England Baptist missionary
convention, which BEGAN its annual
meeting in the Congdon Street Baptist
church. Providence, i. l., on Thurs
day, June II, Is ore OF the oldest and
best known Of the many useful organ
dZationS among Afro-Amcrican Bap-
lists in tie United States. The CON
vcntion was organized III the above
named church III June, 1919, six
churches being represented ut its
formation. 1t now numbers about 12J
churches. with an aggregate member
ship OF 10000
The convention is incorporated under
the laws OF the state Of New York, and
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CONGDOc1 STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
has been remOdclcd and painted with.
in and without and Il new pipe organ
put in.
That DR.. Smith il; highly regarded
by the white people Of his section is
seen from the fact that he has been a
member Of the board of the state CON
Ncntion. moderator of the old Warren
association, the oldest in the state. and
wee president and secretary OF the
Baptist ministers conference He has
exchanged pUlpitS with most Of the
leading ministers of the city and was
the prime mover III organizing the col
orcd ministers conference. He also
succeeded in getting UP Il union revival
which resulted in the conversion Of
1000 persons. che COngdOn Street
Baptist church. in which the conven-
tion is being he'd, WAS organized in
1896.
The president Of tie convention is
the Rev. Dr. William \. Credit. pas
tor - The Cherry Memorial! Baptist
church in Philadelphia. He is also
president OF the DowninGtown Agri-
cultural and Industrial schoO! at
DoWIingt0Wn. Pa
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AneCd0ta|
Literature
BY w. G..
AN AFFECTING INcIDRNT.

An a Afrcan who was sent from
Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone, found
bimself, when landed, nearly on the
spot whence he had been carried of,
and where be was sold 10 slave ship
Httee1 years before. He recollected
the way to his native place and went
there. On party OF natives ap-
preaching him, an elderly woman
seemed much affected at the sight Of
this man, and after viewing him tor
lew minutes, ran up to him and
embraced him. She proved TO be
his own mother.
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matter" said the preacher, "iet him
go to oDo Of the niger cburcbes!'
But he is wealthy, is worth fifty
thousand dollsrs!' "Wby, Brother
Smith, introduce me-" said The par
son.--Cape Town, (South Africa, },
Spectator,
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VALUE Or ADVERTISING.
Real Selling argument Necessary
In the Construction Of Copy.


In tie Construction of Copy.
Dy ALBION [. HOLSEY.
When the possibilities Of CON
sistcrt advertising dawn upon
the mind Of the average Afro
American in business we shall
see new era Of commercial
achievements. IN the Drcpara-
ton Of these articles the writer
has a twofold purpose. the one
being to direct the attention Of
the AfrO-AmcriC0n advertiser to
the lack of the progressive and
modern in the construction Of
his advertising copy. the other
being TO educate the re& ders to
the necessity Of reading adver-
tiScIhentS Will, the same interest
they manifest in the other de-
partmcnts Of their papers and
demanding that the advertiser
fulfill his promises in q fair
price, an efficient service and
courteous treatment.
The average advertisement Of
an Afro-Amcrican firm found in
Afro-AnlcriCan papers is little
more than q mere announcement
that such and such firm is in
business. There is most always
81 laCl, Of the real selling argu-
mentS we SO much like to read,
the real coming together. the
real "personGl touch 1T is these
points, backed by efficient serv-
ice, That give the dependable or
ganization.
] hope to sec the time when
colorcd firms in each locality
will be clamoring for command
ing space in their woekiies 10 tell
their story to the public. Then
we may bc @ura that the day Of
material progress is with US.
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j. Milton Waldron,
Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church And
National Organizer, The National
Independen, Political League
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Independent Political League 10
thank you for the stand you take
agaiost racs prejudice in the Army
OF the United States of which you
are Commander in Chief. Both
and the League 1 represent staud for
equal rig hits and opportunities for ali
American citizens and we feel it our
duty to commend any man or set of
men who stand for the same p,inci-
pie.
We would beg TO remind your
ENcc'lency of the prejudice which
now exists and has existed for more
Than forty years against the colored
men in the Army and Navy Of the
United Slates, and to appeal to you
rs the Commander Of the Land and
Nsral Forces Of cur country to use
your Influence und good offices in
helping 20 banish this hydra headed
monster from the Army ard Navy of
our beloved country.
You will agree with me that ,hc
u nited States has no more lOyul
brave, competent eud self sacrificing
soldier than the cOlDred men who
have been and who are now enlisted q
IN The Amy OF this county, and vet
eW, If any, in the four colored II ci
mems have ever been put into the
hegu Army IS mmiss,Cned Ofli
GERS, and the examination Of enlisted
men Tor promotion TO the position Of
2rd Leutenunt in ihe Regular Army
which you have ordered, and which
appeared in the public press Juue
9ih docs not contain the name Of q
single colored soldi9r, nor have we
eten the name of any such soldier in
Gny list tor examination which has
been ordered by you since your in
bepcy OF the office of Chief Exc.
cntive Of the Nation. We cannot
believe that you mean to be a party
70 race prjudice in the United
States Army, nor do we believe that
10 the 4 Regiments Of colorcd SOL
dlers in the United States Army
there are no enlisted men who are
capable of passing the examination
Tor ZDd Lieutenant. 1t must be that
our failure to order such men before
hs Examipg Board of the Army for
promotion is an oversight and we
believe you simply need to have this
matter called TO your attention, and
you will in the future give colored
SOLDIERS as we'll as soldiers Of Jewish
or Hebrew extraction the same op-
portunity afforded white eoldiers.
am, ours For Equal Rig hts aud
opportunities For All American
CltzeOs,
j. Milton Waldron,
Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church And
National Organizer, The National
lndependen, Political League
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DIFFEREN T IMPRESSION.

Jack-Rose Ann has remarkable
beauty, but l was peculiarly struck
by the Impression l got Of her soul.
Jim-Humpb! You were lucky.
l was struck with the impression l
got Of her fathers foot.
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A MODEST HINT,

A colored preacher being in need
and not Wishing to make direct
appeal to his congregation for help
said: "BredreD, can't preach here,
and board 10 Heaven"
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Its object is to foster and maintain
home and foreign missionary and
benevolent work. to establish ana
maintain educational institutions, chap
els or places Of Christian worship and
TO assist churches in financial need or
otherwise rs far rs its funds will per
init. Rev. William Jackson. who was
pastor Of the CongdOn Street church
when the convention was organized,
was it's first president.
The Rev. DR.. S. ". Smith. the pres
ent pastor Of the Congdon Street Hap-
list church. has accomplished Il great
work during his pa&t0rate Of seven
years in Providence. When he became
pastor tho membership was 1913. with
a Sunday school enrolment OF twenty.
eight The church now has an en-
rolled membership Of 430 ard the sun
day school 100 TIE church ediiicc
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Mrs. B. T. Washington at Y. w. C. q.
The Young Womcns Christian as
sociation. West Fifty-third street, New
York, has arranged TO hold large
public meeting in Bethel A. NJ. n.
church, Of which the Rev. DR.. r. G.
Ransom is pastor. OH Sunday after
noon, June IS. Music will be one Of the
features on the program and the prin-
cipal address will be made by Mrs.
Booker Il. WASHINGTON
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1t looks ss If Digz's Troubles ara
over, and lbss Mydoro'5 have iust
begun.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
MRS. TAFT HEARS OIL TALK
sHE AND OTHER LADIES GIVEN
SEATS OF HONOR.
Attorney General Wickersham Makes
Closing Argument for Dissolution
Of Standard Company.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Society, head
ID by Mrs. Taft, was out in force to
listen to the closing arguments in the
amous suit of the government for the
dissolution of the Standard Oil COM
9any of New Jersey under the Sher-
nan antitrust law
Mrs Taft and the women accom-
)anying her were given seats of honor
within the bar.
Attorney General Wickersham said
congress framed the Sherman anti
rust law to strike at just such monop-
)lies as the Standard Oil company had
quilt up by its eXtOrtion from compel
tors. The monopoly was continuous,
lie said, through various forms to this
lay. He then went into the evidence
% show to what extent the Standard
'monOpolized various branches of the
Ill business" 1t was case, he added,
If great capitalists uniting their great
wealth in a corporation and utilizing
is franchise to Cypress the people.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
IOWA CENTRAL
HAS MORE Loss
Former lowan Serves Time for Big
amy Now Faces ENLIGHTENMENT.
LIVES ARE SAVED BY JUMPING
Prisoner Scales Wall at Anamosa.--
Newton Sells Gas Bonds.-Sioux
City to Vote on Free School
.4sa Books.

Marshalltown, Jan. IS. Special:
The Iowa Central this morning lost
three more engines on a head-on col
iision early this morning near Albion.
An engine south bound running to
this city as a specitl crashed into
north bound freight and both engines
were badly damaged. Engineer
Brown of MarshallSown slightly in
jured.
Engineer Brown was in charge of
engine No. 40 south bound and was
struck by freight No. 80 north bound
with engines Nos. 100 and 226. En-
gineer Brown saw the approaching
freight, stopped and started to back
The engineers on 50 also saw No. 40
and attempted to stop but owing to
the slippery condition of the rails
were unable Brown was scarcely
scratched which is very fortunate.
This wreck makes the total number
of Iowa Central engines out of COM
mission eighteen. 1t is said that the
Central is making preparations to
use some of the M. & st. L. engines.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
SHOOTS WOMAN
THEN SUICIDES
Bodies of Harry Attig and Rose
Grill Found Side by Size.
HAD BEEN DEAD SEVERAL HOURS
Murder and Suicide Occurs at Room
ing House on First Avenue-Par-
ties in Flat Had Heard Shots
But Gave No Attention.

The bodies of Harry Attig, Of Delta,
and Rose Grill, daughter OF David
Fowler, of near Rose Hill, were found
in a room in the apartments of Frank
Bush over 900 First avenue west,
about two o'clock this afternoon.
The bodies were lying side by side
in a bed in the second room from the
front of the house. The woman had
been shot through the back of the
head as she was lying with back to
the man and face to the south. The
man was shot over the left ear and
had turned on his side with his face
to the south. The gun had dropped
from his hand, which was powder
burned, and the pillow near the wom-
ans head was also black with pow
der.
The shooting is supposed to have oc-
CURED about three or four o'clock
this morning. Inmates of the fiat
heard a couple of shots, but supposed
they were in the street and paid no
attention. The shooting was done
with a thirty-two calibre revolver
The couple applied at the place for
a room and were shown the apart,
ment by Mr.. Bush and rented it for
the night. The dead bodies were
found by Mr. Bush. When the par
ties did not come out of the room
Mrs. Bush complained that she had
heard no sound. Mr.. Bush got no re
Spouse to his call and entered the
room to find the man and woman dead
in the bed.
Coroner Eugene Cheesman was
summoned and took charge. Nc
notes or papers were found indicat
ing that the act was premeditated
The parties both had a number OF
effects, pocketbooks, check books, q
little loose change, receipts, and the
like, but no letter that might thrO"
any light Oh the murder and suicide
could be found.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
| BIG DAIRY MEET AT LINCOLN
Milk and Butter Men of Nebraska Be
gin Their Annual Sessions at tho
State UniVers

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1S.-Charles
Harding of Omaha. president OF the
Nebraska Dairymen's association,
opened the twenty-sixth annua: meet
ing of that body this morning with
an able address on the state of the
industry and its prospects. Most OF
the morning was given up to the 1udg
ing of COWS, this being dairy stock
day. The sessions are being held on
the farm of the state university and
are attended by large numbers or
dairymen from all over Nebraska.
This afternoon Prof. w. l.. French
spoke on The Cooperative Dairy Cow
Test" and a prize essay on How |
Would Conduct Dairying on Nebras-
ka Farm" was read and discussed.
The annual meeting Of the Nebraska
Dairy Cattle Breeders association also
was held this afternoon, with Presi-
dent Henry c. Glissman in the chair
Tomorrow will be cream producing
and receiving day, and on Friday a
special silo session will be held.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
MINERS To STRIKE
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Resolutions Calling for it to be In
troduCed in Convention.
ALSO TO OCCUR IN COLORADO
Delegates at National Convention at
Columbus, O., Get Down to Work
and Hear Reports-Mine un-
inc Are Denied Seating.

Columbus, O., Jan. 1S.-Special:
Resolutions calling for a general
strike of all miners in the Irwin coal
field of West Moreland county, Pa.
and a general strike of United Mine
Workers in Colorado will be present
ed to the delegates for a vote either
this afternoon or Thursday by Phillip
Veal, Of the Bellcyille, ILL.,, district.
Other resolutions to be introduced
into &C convention will be:
T prohibit members from joining
the civic lcGeratiOn; to demand The
immediate release OF Preston and
Smith, who are serving terms in the
Nevada penitentiary for picketing;
to change the referendum system OF
voting, which is said 20 give unequal
power to the different states regard
less of the number of members in a
state; to eliminate the docking sys
TENS from all agreements as soon as
possible.
Following the speeches of welcome
The convention got down to work
and heard the report of the creden
tial committee. A fight was made
on the seating of delegates from nine
local unions of district No. 6. The
report of the committee was adopt
ed. The nine locals probably will b.
| given seats as sOCa as matter o
dues is cleared
II Is known that a resolution woul'
be introduced by local No. POS a
Belleyille, Ill calling for strikes Il
protest againsS jail sentences impos
ed on Fred p. Warren, OF Fort Scott
Kansas, editor OF the Appeal to Rea
soIs. and Samuel Gompers and job
Mitchell. president aud yice-pres
4 dent 81 the American Federation q
i labor
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
!. !. = - y IL = id !. Il !.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
. Events Occurring January 10
i. in the Years Gone by.


l7S1-Ratliff Boon, second governor
of Indiana, born in Georgia. Died
in Louisiana, No. Nov. 20, 1874.
l795--French captured the city OF
Utrecht, Holland.
i797-Weekly mail service between
Canada and the United States es-
tablished.
lS11-Charles J. KCan, one OF the
greatest of actors. born in Ireland
Died Jan. %, 1868.
lSA3-Marcus Morton lnaugurated
governor of Massachusetts.
lS61-Virgihia Legislature appropri
ated 100000 for defense OF the
state.
1S71-German Empire proclaimed.
1S73-Lord Edward bulwer Lytton
English novelist and playwright
died. Born May %, 1903.
lSSf-Steamer City Of Columbus los
off Gay Head, Mass, with loss o
81 lives.
19O4-George Francis Train, noted
author and traveller, died in New
York City. Born in Boston, Marcl
"a. 1929,
t9lo-Aryentipa authorized The can
struction Of two 2s,o9ofcn battle
| ships.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
SEA TELEPH0A: SAVES CREW
GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS IN
HARBOR AT KEEL.
Buoy Apparatus Gives Distress In
formation and Brings Aid-Vessel
Under Water Three Hours.

Kiel, Germany, Jan. lS.-The sink
ing of the German submarine ~. 3"
in the harbor gave the submarine
telephone and TIE new salvage YES
sci Vulkan an opportunity to demon,
strate their worth, which they did to
the satisfaction of Prince Henry OF
Prussia and the officers of the navy
who witnessed the operations.
The-"U. 3" caEried%a crew of %
men, all OF whom were board when
Lhe water tanks filled accidentally
and the craft sank to the bottom and
2ecume securely lodged in the mud.
N three hours the boat was brought
TO the surface none the worse for the
accident and with its crew alive.
When the Vulkan reached the
scene with it's modern, special equip,
ment communication was established
with the submarine by means of a
buoy teleUhone, which was released
when the vessel was found to be
linking The commander of the "U
}" reuOrted that the vessel had a sup
by Of oxygen that would last As
ours and therefore the crew faced
% immediate dang r. Divers ther
descended and Nl&eGd chains about
ne hull Of the craft The cranes OF
he dec< Of the Vulkan were set il
rOtion and exactly three hours after
lie acc jGont occurred the az. 3" ap
,eared On the surface.
Expects say that the Vulkan's dem
w tration proves that accidents t.
'ubmalines will not necessarily b.
ltal hereafter.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
EIGHT KILLED IN
WARSHIP BLAST
BaCkheaderS of Boiler of Della
ware Blow Out.
FIREMAN is BADLY INJURED
Captain Cove Reports to Navy De-
partment That Cause of Accident
Is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Set on Foot.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Eight men
were killed and one was injured on
the United States battleship Delaware,
Ell route from Guantanamo, Cuba, to
Hampton Roads.
The dead are:
Charles Henry Harp, fireman.
William Morris White, fireman.
Columbus Porter Watts, fireman.
Herbert Anderson Brewer, fireman.
Lewis Addison White. coal passer.
Clarence Dewicl, coal passer.
Christian Jensen, water tender.
Unidentified man.
Eugene Philips, fireman, was bad,
ly injured.
The following was received at the
navy department from Captain Cove
describing the accident when the Della
ware reached Hampton Roads
Rackheaders Blow Out.
AT 9:2O a. m. three backhcaders O.
boiler o in fireroom No. 4, blew out
explosively, killing eight and injuring
one, who will probably die, these be
ing all the men on duty in that lire
room. A board of officers was imme
diately appointed to investigate and
report. 1t has not yet completed its
examination. The extent of the dam
age is ten backheaders injured il
boiler o. We will have need of ter
new backheaders and probably cor
responding number of tubes. The
cause of the damage is yet to be as
certained."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
Jumned From Window.

Des Moines, Jan. Especial: Mrs.
0. ]. Goodwin and her two sons
jumped from two story window at
their home on School street at an
early hour this morning when fire
threatened to destroy the house and
cut off all way of their escape. They
jumped on bed clothing and the boys
got to the ground uninjured but the
woman received a sprained ankle.
The loss on the house Is $500.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
WALTER |. SMITH FOR JUDGE
President Taft Sends Name OF Iowa
Congressman to Senate for
Confirmation.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-~Presldent
Taft sent to the senate the nomination
Of Representative Walter l. Smith OF
iowa to be a United States circuit
Judge of the eighth circuit.
Mr. Smith is one of the leading sup
porters of Speaker Cannon in the
house.
Among the consular appointments
made were the following:
Ernest l.. Harris of Rock Island, Ill.
consul general at Stockholm.
Jose de 0livares of Missouri, consul
at Madras, India.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
A Smooth CRATER.

Fort Dodge. Jan. lS.--Special: An
unknown man yesterday called at the
freight office of the NJ. & St. l.. Ry.
here and asked for the pay check of
a couple Of employees, j. b. Brock
away and b. F. Allen. The front the
man put up and his manner of self.
possession carried the dead through
and he receipted for the paper,
amounting to $4,000. The fellow
later endorsed the paper and sue
Cessfully passed IL on local mer-
chants here. No trace of the smooth
CRATER can be found.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
Newton Sells Bonds.

Newton, Ia, Jan. Especial: Mon
day night the city council sold 10000
OF gas bonds at Az per cent and a
premium of 800. The bonds run
twenty years, optional after ten. The
council divided the city into four
wards instead of three, the division
lines to intersect the center of the
court house.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
For Free School Books.

Sioux City, Ia, Jan. 1S.-Special:
Sioux City citizens will vote on the
proposition OF placing free textbooks
N the schools. A canvass of the pc
titions which have been circulated by
members of the Trades and Labor
assembly shows that enough names
have been secured to make the vote
on the proposition obligatory. No OPP
position has been created by the
movement and it is regarded as GER
tain that the plan will be adopted,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
POSTPONED TILL MARCH.
Increased Freight Rates On Sixty
Commodities Delayed by Com.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. 1S.-Spe-
cial: Reports this afternoon say that
the interstate commerce commission
decided to postpone until March Is
the effectiveness of the increased
freight rates of 60 commodities re-
Gently announced from the railroads
operating between Chicago and the
Missouri river.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
Convict Escapes.

. .Anamosa, la, Jan. 1S.-Special:
d acH Harper, who has been an inmate
of the reformatory here for the last
lour months, having been sent up from
Davenport, escaped from the prison
! yesterday While it is not known ex-
actly how he escaped, it is thought
that he did so by scaling the walls
.Ehen the guards we're being changed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
SLAYER GIVEN LIFE TERM
Sylvester Hodges Is Found Guilty Of
Killing TweIVe-Year-old
indiana Boy.

Newcastle, Ind, Jan. 1S.-Sylvester
Hodges of Portland, Ind, was found
guilty of SECOND degree murder by
Jury In the circuit court and sentenced
to life Imprisonment. Charles Shultz,
a twelve-year-old boy, died as the re-
suit of an assault at the hands of
Hodges, who is thirty-two years old.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-19
DEXTER (ME.) BANK IS CLOSED
State Examiner Takes Charge OF Saw
inss neutrality-suspicious. Are
Mostly Mill Operatives.

Dexter, Me-, Jan. lS.-The Dexter
Savings bank was closed by order of
the state bank examiner, The bank
recently lost many of its depositors
through a run. 1t was incorporated
in 1867. Its assets are valued at
$429 ,469.
The deposits are nearly 100000,
mainly the property OF mill opera
tlyes ard minors, Arthur 7. Abbott
Is presidoat OF the bank and Wesley
f. Judkirs treasurer.