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The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
TWO HUNDRED
VICTIMS OF PANIC

BOMBAY, India, April 1O.-Two
hundred natives are dead and many
more injured as the result of a panic
following an outbreak of FIRE in festal
hail yesterday. The building was
tbronged with an immense crowd when
the alarm was given. The fire broke
out in the matched roof, which burned
rapidly, sections Of the matching fall
ing among the people. A rush for the
exits was made and men and women
were thrown down and trampled upon
as the panic spread.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FAMILY.

When you fail to provide your family
with bottle of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at this
season of the year, you are neglecting
them, as bowel complaint is SIRE to be
prevalent, and it is too dangerous
malady to be trifed with. 1t has
never been known to fail even in post
severe and dangerous cases, and its cost
is not beyond the means of any one.
For sale at all Dealers, Benson Smith &
Co., Agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
TOM JOHNSON OF
CLEVELAND DYING

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April s.-Tom
johnson, the former ''Reform Mayor"
of this city, is dying.
johnson was four times mayor of
this city, serving continuously from
1901 until the first of the present year.
He is prominent Democrat and has
been an ardent advocate of the single
taxi system of Henry George.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
oHoLRRA

Cholera often starts with dlaTrhoea
Take Chamberlain a Collie, Cholera and
Diauhoea Remedy As soon az this
appears, and after three doHPa
have been taken taka dose Of castor
oil and the aitaeK VI eholefa may b.
NaEdad oh.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
YOSHIWARA DISTRICT
OF TOXIC FIRESWEPT

TOXIC, April lO.-one Of the worst
Area In the history OF this city took
place yesterday, when the entire Yo'
shiwnEa district was swept clean. Five
thousand houses we're destroyed before
the Are department could check the
flames Many persons were Injured
dning the DAY.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11

terms Of this act, shall thereby forfeit
such license, if he has one, and shall
be guilty fof misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof be fined in sum
not less than fifty dollars or more than
two hundred and fifty dollars for each
such offence.
"This act shall take effect from and
after the date Of its approval"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
MADE To
CREATE MACHINE
SPEAKER OF HOUSE ACCUSES
POLITICIANS AND FIGHTS
BILL ON FLOOR.
tFrom sataraay's AdvsTtiser.l

Speaker Holstein yesterday, on the
floor Of the house, accused politicians
Of Oahu with an attempt to pass bill
for the purpose Of creating political
machine in this city and country which.
would give it full power over all Of
fees.
''Mr. Speaker, claim that this bill
has a niger in the woodpile," and
Speaker Holstein, who was ON the floor
fighting against H. B. sls, with a
dramatic gesture struck the otrending
bill as though to drive out the dark
colored individual hidden there.
The fight led by the Speaker Of the
house yesterday afternoon was hard
and bitter one, because a caucus Of the
Oahu delegation, it was stated, had
agreed to back up the bill, which was
to deprive the mayor of any power he
may still have of making appointments.
just as soon as it was announced
that H. B. 219 was up for passage at
third reading Holstein resigned the
chair to Vice Speaker Rice and took
the floor. The bill provided that the
mayor should make all appointments to
vacancies in office, except as provided
by the charter and by ordinance.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11

A. A. Kearas, who has been inYeatl.
getting plsniaiian conditions on Kauai
foT he board Of immimafion, ~ readl'
nona Tor thn afrlYal M The otefle lm'
mlgfaniE, "A hack ~ report, having
come ln % ihe klnep yeslsfany
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
VIRGINIA SENATOR Is
NEW MINORITY LEADER

WASHINGTON, April 7.-seRator r.
n Martin has been made minority
leader IN the senate. lie Il from Yir.
ginia sna bic term will eSpiro ~ 1913,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
IL cURED IN 3 T0 b DAYs.

IHNV VIN NIEH y EuHTHHI0VH
70 cure any case Of Itching, Blind.
Bleeding o. ProiudlRg Piles IN 0 te
u days oF money refunded Made BY
PARIS MEDICINE co., Saint Louis
u p ofA,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
DYNAMITE EyPL0DEs in BURNING HOUSE AND
CHINESE FIREFGHTER IS BLOWN TO bits

viewed the woman at the courthouse
whore she was being kept by Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Cox. Much 10 the sur.
prise Of the Waialna officials the
woman spoke for what they claim to be
the first time since the accident, al.
though McDufie learned from other
sources that she had been talking pro.
falsely. She was Just recovering at that
time from the effects Of an Opiate.
She told the chief that she had just
put her foot ON the porch when the
flames burst through the door, setting
her kimono on FIRE and throwing her
down, rendering her unconscious for .
moment She had seen no one in the
house. After recovering she claims to
from her and rushed back to her own
home, where her husband was eating
dinner with two others, probably a
quarter of a mile away.
Her arms were burned and legs were
burned frightfully as were the lower
portions of her body. She has lost her
to Waialua where she was swathed in
bandages from head to foot, but Dep
! uty Sheriff Cox refused to permit her
w pt tAhNu W NuC pluhNtNiVhg uAhNAAhk
her kept in the courthouse where the
other Japanese could not speak to her.
He then wrote letter to the sheriff
stating that the case had all the APP
/ pearance of n murder, superstition
/ which McDufie's discoveries renders
i absolutely impossible. Cox is probably
scheduled for censure for his rather
severe treatment of her.
Blown to Atoms.
The house where the tragedy oc,
CURED was blown to atoms by an ex-
plosion from the inside. The. CORFU,
gated iron roof was hurled two hun
bred feet away and a number of chick
ems in the yard were killed. A pig
which was near the house at the time
of the explosion was blown to bits, but
strange to say, the man himself had
only his right arm and leg broken. He
was buried yesterday morning.
The Chinese have PLACED punk sticks
and offerings on the spot formerly oc'
cupied by the house to appease the
ghost of the man who died there.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
MCFARLAND WAS
ANOTHER AINQ PfaHz

RACINE, Wisconsin, April paeky
MfFaIlaHl yesterday defeated Mauaee
hlQ0m u ihe elghii lpuad'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11

Karl Rodendahi, Who has been ON.
pl0yed IA The llHna store Maui, u %
fake charge ~ The MfhFydr eempanyis
siaTp 40 fleele, Kauai.
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UNCLAIMED LETTER LIST.

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the general delivery for the week
ending April 9th, 1911:
Adams, Claud (2) Kellenbarger, Lu-
Armedas, Professor cetta +
Baxter, Washburn Lauler, Harland
Bell, Sam Lewis, John
Bell, Miss Annie Mcdonald. + {2)
Blurn, Albert Maris, A g
Bright, Miss RachelMaxwell, Miss Mary
Bruce, Miss Macomber, T. L
Brown, Mrs David Medbury, d j
Brown, Ben Jr Mills. +
Brown, Harry JustiIMoore, Mas
Burns, Mrs Frank Nicol, Mrs j
Bush, F. e Parmenter, Alexan-
Chairman, Miss Rose der
Chalmers, Mrs An Pain, w II
drew Peck, Mrs Hattie
Condict, Clara H Peters, M
Colby, Mrs Thos Piper, A
coclSett, Miss Lilly Piper, W
Curran, Jas L Pugh, DR. John II
Dangler, Miss M Pyne, R NJ
Dernert, Miss LizzieRObins. Mrs Kelii
Dodge, W aukai
Douse, Lonis GeorgtRobinson @ II
Edgerton, Jack ROtch, Garland
| Egkefs, InOS SANDERS, beng
Ensob, Fl @ Skeggs, Edward
Evans, Mrs Worth Smith, w II Jr
ington Smith, Eddie
FAINT, william Stone. Miss Sarah
Ferguson, VIM Stryker, Miss Edyth
Gray, John Fred Strauch, Richard.
! eriek Mrs Taylor, T.
! Gunsey, August az Thinka, Elders
Hare. l. n Tobins, Louise M
Howard, DIR EdwardWarren, w ID
J Wilcox, Miss Elsie
Hood, w Chandler II
Hooker, Harry Williams, Mr. and
Houpt, Maurice Mrs r
Howard, John ID Williams. Miss
Jarrett. MadEme Josephine
johnson. Mrs Clara Wolf, Use
Jones, u II Young, II G
Kube, Ed
Please ask for advertised letters.
JOSEPH G. PRATT,
Postmaster.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
Bank Of Hawaii


LIMITED.
incorporated Under the Laws of the
Territory Of Hawaii.
PAm-uP CAPITAL ...... 5000. 600 90 90
uNDTVHDED PROFITS =. iS7.SSs.ss
OFFICERS:
c. H. Cooke. .....,..........Pr President
z. d. Tenney. .......... Vice'Presiaent
f. B. Damon. .......-....... Cashief
G. G.. Fuller. -. Assistant CASHIER
R. McCorriston, -. Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS; G. h. Cooke, E. D..
Tenney, A. Lewis, Jr, E. F. Bishop,
f. W. Macfarlane, j. A. MeCandless,
G. H. Atherton, Geo. R. Carter, F. b.
Damon, F. G. Atherton, R. A. Cooke
(seeretary).
Strict attention given to all branches
of Banking.
JUDD BLDG, FORT ST.
COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS DE-
PLACEMENTS.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
Making Them Safe.

'fNo billboard, signboard or struc-
ture of any kind hereafter erected for
the painting or affixing thereon of out
door advertising shall be placed within
fifteen feet of any sidewalk, public
street, alley OF park, or within six feet
of any building, or shall exceed four
teen feet in height from the ground,
with clear space of not less than four
feet underneath, nor shall any series
Of such billboards, signboards or stfle-
lures exceed fifty feet in length; and
all snch billboards, signboards or
structures used for outdoor advertising
shall be built In accordance with any
provision Of law, now or hereafter ex-
listing, respecting Are limits and strue-
lures within said limits, and upon
plans submitted 10 and approved by
the superintendent Of public works,
who. shall charge fee Of one dollar for
each approval given. Such plane shall
be sufficiently detailed TO fully advise
And aequ6lnt Sad superintendent 81
plblle works with the location and con
ftIaetlou " such proposed billboard
EenboaFd o. structure.
ANY person, firm o. corporation
Who shall poet paste, palui, pdnl, npl
Or piherNInf display say outdoor AZ
fbflislug rs defined 10 fhis act, without
nlsl ohfniniHg license 90 ~ % ~ b
fhm nft IfqnlTfd, ~ Hh0 haFing Oh
iafaea such license, shail yiolale az
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
Castle & Cooke Co.. Ltd
Life and Fire
Insurance
Agents

General Insurance AgentA representing
New England Mutual Life lnsuIhnee
Company 81 honion.
ActDa Fire InauIABee 90.
.-AIIEHTtoH~
We have just accepted the Agency
s~ann=w
Fhe FFotselor Underwriters of ne
Fhoanix ~ Hartford
Thena : 80 else smonf lha Nen g
HonaT lH 80 fvsaslsse
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
The Real Joker.

1t was the word ordinance" that
was the joker, for with the fight on
between the mayor and the board of
supervisors, the board could pass ordi-
nanees eliminating any Office from the
reach of the mayor or his appointees.
Holstein stated that this bill was
in negative way exactly the same
as the clause in former bill voted
down by the house in committee of the
whole.
"This bill has been in the woodpile
for some days and has now emerged
with new wool and new NUMBER de-
clared Holstein. sit takes away from
the mayor all power of appointment
which former legislature saw fit to
give his office, and the people chose a
Democratic mayor and Republican
board of supervisors, and while this
Legislature has the power to take this
perquisite away from the mayor it
should think twice before doing so.
"Mr. Speaker, claim that this bill
has niger in the woodpile. The
tabled clause in the old bill is the same
in this one in a new dress.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
Defends Measure.

Representative Long defended the
bill, stating that it did not take away
an iota of the mayor s powers, and he
attacked the assertion of Holstein that
it created a political machine.
Representative Williamson stated that
he resented, as a member of the Oahu
delegation, the assertion of the mem
Der from the first district that the bill
introduced would create a political ma
chine.
After some further discussion, mo-
ton was made that the bill pass third
reading as amended, and Holstein sec
onded it, the amendment making the
bill imperative until after another
election.
Upon rollcall the amended bill passed
by vote of twenty-five to one.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-04-11
For Political Machine.

"Now, Mr.. Speaker, if it was not
that there is created by this bill po-
litieal machine in this County and
City of Honolulu, 1 would not protest.
But as representing the great Republi-
can party 1 cannot keep silent when
there is such danger. am against
the creation of such political ma
chine. am against this bill, even II
1 have to stand alone.
''I have heard that there have been
caucusses and members of the would
be machine have advocated the bill
move that this bill be tabled indeh-
nitely."
Representative Alfonso also opposed
the bill and introduced an amendment
TO make the bill effective only on Janu'
airy /, 1913. This amendment carried
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
SHIP ON ROCKS
A TOTAL LOSS

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL Special
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's steamer. Santa Rosa, which
went on the rocks yesterday morning,
two miles above Point Arguello Light
today was entirely broken in half
Just forward of the main mast, and
is a total loss.
OF the 233 passengers aboard only
four lost their lives. the remainder
being landed safely.
The passengers generally con-
demned the captain for his refusal to
permit the passengers to land from
the wrecked steamer earlier in the
day. Not until the steamer was
breaking in two and the tug Sea
Rover and steamers Centralia and
Helen =. had abandoned all efforts
to float her, was the first boat sent
ashore with a line. This was at 4
o'clock in the afternoon when a high
wind had created a choppy sea and
made landing by boat impossible.
Some of the passengers insist there
was too much drinking by some of the
officers from the time the ship sailed
from San Francisco at IL o'clock
Thursday. Words of praise are
heard on every hand for the heroic
conduct of the sailors.
Many sof the passengers acted as
rescuers and had narrow escapes from
death.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
CAROLINE MEN no PUT UP IN.
TERESTING CAMPAIGN FOR
LEGISLATURES
p 7 = uM n M VA

r c H NJ o N D, VA.-Special.-
What promises TO be an interesting
race for the Senate is that on between
DR.. Charles L. Gravatt. of Caroline
the member who served last session
for Caroline. Hanover and King Will
liam. and z. d. Cogbill. the former
sherif OF the county Of Caroline The
fact that both candidates come from
the same county. that both are very
popular and have strong following.
adds interest to the contest. Accord
Ing TO the views OF the friends Of the
aspirants, the fight will not be so
much in Caroline as in the other two
counties. for it is asserted that it will
be very close to an even break in Car
oline. the real struggle will be to get
the vote in Hanover and King Will
liHfn.
The entries for all the Senate and
for the House in that district will
close this evening. Roosevelt Page
and W. Is. Walton. editor Of the Han
over Herald. are candidates for the
House in Hanover. For "foater" from
Hanover and King William are two
candidates-W. a. Willeroy and T. c.
CumminS.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
CANNOT FIND
Chief WITNESS
Police Cannot Find Negro Whose
Statements Were Expected to
Damage Stokes-Detectives
Allowed Stokes Employe
to Take Letters.

NEW YORK.-Special. Indictments
VIII be asked for today as the result
OF the sensational evidence given be-
fore Magistrate Freschi in the Tombs
Police Court by Joseph Cummings
house detective OF the Ansonia, during
ehe Graben benamninS nnd Iriai hI OF Miss Lillian
charge of shooting w. +. ID. Stokes
millionaire proprietor of the Ansonia
Cummings made the amazing state
ment that after the shooting, and right
under the noses OF three of the ci>y de-
tectives who were in the room, he
seized and carried away the package
of letters written by Stokes TO Miss
Graham, and to secure which he had
made the visit to the girls apartment
testimony, turned the letters over to
A. III. Gleason, private attorney for
Stokes. upon whose advice he said he
had gone to the girls apartments.
He turned the letters over to Gleason
he testified, who kept them three days
and then returned them TO him with
instructions to guard them carefully.
Miss Graham and Miss Conrad de-
clare that there were eighteen letters
produced in court and the belief OBJ
tains that the most important letters
have been destroyed.
cummings swore that he did not
know how many letters were in the
package when he took il.
Important Witness Disappears.
NEW YORK Special-A sensation
was caused in Tombs Court today in
the trial of Ethel Conrad and Lillian
Graham, two chorus girls accused of
trying to kill w. E. d. Stokes, q mill
lionatre hotel owner, when Wilfred
Hart the colored elevator boy OF the
Varuna Apar tment House. in which the
shooting took place, failed TO appear
to testify at the time set. Hart was
reported as missing by court officers
who sought him for the witness stand
1t was said that his testimony would
have been q strong link in the chain of
the defense and damaging to Stokes.
Lawyers for the accused girls had
planned to attempt to refute a large
part OF Stokes testimony by the evil
dence OF the elevator bow.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
INFORMANT TO
GET HALF REWARD
RIG ND vA-sn..,.I

r + NJ Nd, VA.-Sp,SiAI.-
The man who furnished the infor-
nation upon which the police We're
able 10 locate and arrest Louis Greg
ory, the absconding railway cashier.
VINO mad lied to Denver after stealing
from the Atlantic Coast Line, will re-
ceiVe $500 of the $1,000 offered bv
the American Surety Company. with
900. T'O'
Chief Of Police Werner this morn
ing wrote to Chief of Police Henry
Armstrong, of Denver. notifying him
that the Denver department. would
receive $500, and asking him to sub
NIT formal claim at once.
The Richmond police, up to this
time, are unwilling TO divulge the
name of the informant, and he will
consequently, receive his share of the
reward through the Underground
channel, no complete record being
Kept on the books Of the department.
Attorney Ernest PoindeXter, repre-
sentlng the bonding company, will
send Major Werner a check for $500.
The major will hand il over to an
officer connected with the Police De-
partment, through whom the Gregory
clue reached the Richmond authori-
ties. That officer will pass the check
on down the line until il reaches the
man who first gave the information
as to the fugitive cashiers where
abouts.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
PRESIDENT TAFT
SAYS IT is HOT
With Several Senators He Is
Cruising Through Cooling
= Ocean Breezes.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. j =
Among ali the millions who are Civ
ing fervent thanks today for the break
OF the ueath-dealing heat wave, none
is more sincere in his gratifcation
than President William Howard Taft.
Coolly esconsced on the presidential
yacht MayfiOwer, the President is
urlnklng In the cool breezes with the
enjoyment of a man who is not built
along hot weather lines and who has
suffered to the limit from the torrid
temperature.
AS guests on the Mayf1ower the
rISsIuent mas Senators Penrose,
Briggs, Brown and Root. ReuubIicans
and Senators Bacon, Foster and over
man, Democrats. They will spend
three days on the yacht.
The schedule called for sail down
the Delaware River from League Is
land today and arrival in Washington
monday morning. after a trip through
chesapeake Bay and up the Potomac.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
SIX SHOT BY
HlDOEN MANIAC
Concealed in New York Doorway,
he Fired Upon Groups of
People.

NEW YORK Special.-The police
are today seeking a maniac who shot
down six persons last night. One of
the victims is a two-year-old child,
who was wounded while lying in the
arms Of her mother, Mrs. James Zim-
mer. Two OF the victims are wo-
men. three are men. The man chose
Etghty-first Street and Third Avenue
as the scene of operations. Hiding in
a doorway he turned his pistol upon
groups of persons sitting on steps and
stoops.
Panic reigned for hours while the
police sought for the assaiIant.
1t was said at the hospitals today
that all the wounded will probably re-
cover.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
NOTED ACTRESS
TO SEEK DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES. CAL SbeciaI -
Reports that Ethel Barrymore. the
actress, will sue Russell GriswoId Colt
Tor a divorce was practically confirm
ed today.
Colt is son Of Colonel Colt. for
iISrIy heao or the Rubber Trust. Miss
barrymore Is playing here.
according TO her friends, Miss Bar
rynore has sent a messenger to New
York with the necessary papers.
Ihey are to be served early next week.
That Miss Barrymore Is anxious TO
IIu herseit or young Colt. whom she
married two years ago, is not a sur
prise TO her friends. Almost from the
oeSinning the marriage was an un-
happy one, and the final straw. II is
reported, was when Miss Barrymore
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
USUAL DIVIDEND
NOT EXPECTED
NIRGINIA-CAROLINA CHEMICAL
COMPANY SAID TO HAVE LOST
IN COTTON OH.

II - II NJ y ID, VA.-SDeciaI-
1t is said that the directors of the
Nlrginia-Carolina Chemical Companv
VIII not declare a dividend of over ?
per cent. this year. though > per cent
mad been hoped for. The companv
is said TO have sustained some do
crease in earnings the past vear
'hI0uSh cotton oil operations.
Inc Following figures are taken
from the statement Of earnings is
sued by the company:
Net earnings for the past year. after
deductlng S1.2S5,146.99 for renairs
and maintenance. We're onIv ga xSs
ozS'oV'- against $685., 6,66S.71 in the
previous year, when total of S1277
Soz.oI went to the repairs and main
oenance account. Interest and dis
counts amount this year to S1.179.-
V9S.zZ, against S9S0,048.14 makinp
only S2.3O9. 9.77O.3S to be added to tbe
surplus to make up the resources Of
the company. The earnings thus
ADDED TO the surplus last year. before
oMiVidends M were paid, was $4.356.-
Total of earnings and surn,us
brought over from the previous wear
amounts to $12.1SS. .62123. or almost
the same as in the year before. when
II was S12,159,3S2. Accounted for
py the growth one year ago in the
surplus fund, which jumped from
S7,SO2. 1928 to S9.S79.S5O.S5.
Dividends on the preferred stock.
being guaranteed. are not affected
This amount to S1,44O.OOO.
Inc statement issued includes the
business of the Virginia-Carolina
chemical Company and the SULPHUR
Mining and Railroad Company. of
Klchmond, and Of the Southern Cot
ton Oil Company Of New York. The
complete report Of the auditor has
not yet been submitted.
The directors will meet in Jersey
City July 1S to settle the dividend
question.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-07-13
COUNTY FAIR
FOR GOOCHLAND
R,ICH.Mo oND vA-sDAcial-

R 1 c H M o N D, VA.-Special.-
Mr.. David b. Harris. of East Lake. in
Goochland county, spent Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday in Richmond in the
interest of a county fair. which he hopes
10 launch sometime in the fall in Gooch-
land. While here Mr.. Harris had assur-
ances from numerous local merchants
who have agreed to contribute prizes OF
implements and the like, TO be given TO
the farmers of Goochland and the sur
rounding counties at the fair.
general meeting has been called for
the next session day of the Circuit Court
or Goochland to make arrangements for
the falr. 1t is proposed to make the oc-
caslon one OF general interest for both
Goochland and the adjoining counties
should the plans carry well-and
there is believed to be no doubt OF sue
cess-the fair will be held sometime in
the fall months, possibly the latter part
OF october or the early part OF No
Nember. Goochland Courthouse will be
the place selected.
Mr.. Harris intends making the fair
a farmers fair. and has invited all
farmers in his section to join him in
making the event one of the most i'm
portant in the history of his district.