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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following.
Claude B. Amos and Erma L. WEIGH.
Thomas A. Welsh and Emma O. How
ard. both Of Baltimore. Md.
Charles Morris of this city and Ger
trude Jones of Liverpool. England.
Elmer G. Splitter of Harrisonburg, Va,
and Martha r. Thomas of Clare. Va
Ralph X. Hammond and Martha E.
Northend, both of Meadville, Pa.
Tremayne Forbes of Brooklyn, N Y,
and Stella Hargan of this city.
Adolph c. Grooms of Hagerstown Md.
and Grace L. Adams of Richmond, Va.
Seth w. Mathews OF Pc. tsmouth. Va,
and Nance G. Hart Of Warrenton, Va.
Samuel G. Bell of this city and Jessie
Anderson Of Atlantic City, n. ].
Frank Burnett and Geneva F.. Hurd:
Adrian L. Horner of Mt. Rainier, Md,
and Jessie c. Warner Of this city.
Edward l.. Handy and Clara B. TAYLOR.
E. Campbell
Edwin r. Jones of st. Louis. Mo-, and
Mary T. Lane of Bayfie d. Canada
John w. Hal stock and Alice Tucker.
Eugene A. Clark and Mabel d. John
Howard Lewis of Wilmington. Del, and
Sarah c. p. Diggs of this city.
Earl J. Hackley and Ruby Mcdonald.
both Of Mt. Savage. Md.
James f. Bratton of Clearfeld. Pa,
anu bldNCue OtTdW O1 AHSOuVlllc, Ia.
James HI. Vawter Of Indianapolis, Ind,
and Lillian A. Higgins of Arlington, Va
Miller w. Monks and Clara NJ. Gibson,
both Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Joseph Shelton and Martha Brooks.
Thomas Ellis and Helen Brown.
John R. Duke and Mabel S. MCGEE,
both Of Richmond. Va.
Roscoe G. Finch and Margaret L.
Sadler. both of Richmond, Va.
Thornton Smith and Ada Pratt
ID Of a
and Mary L. Dickson of McHenry, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
MIDNIGHT MASS TO BE HELD.
Christmas Eve Services Arranged for
St. AIMS Church.

Midnight mass is to be held in st.
AIMS Catholic Church at Tenleytown
Christmas eve by the pastor. Rev. T. q
Smyth He will be assisted by Rev.
William G. Smith OF Catholic University
as deacon and Rev. William Dolan OF
Georgetown University as subdeacon.
musical program will be given by
the choir.
Christmas morning mass will be cele-
brated in the Church of the Blessed Sac
rament at Chevy Chase at $50 O'Clock.
Father Smyth will be the celebrant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

few intimate friends will be present.
Miss Ingersoll. like her father, is an
agnostic. DIR. John Elliott of the Ethical
Culture Society, and an old friend of the
family. will perform the ceremony.
Miss Ingersoll. as an active member of
the Woman's Political Union, has done
effective work for suffrage, and Mr.. Pro-
basco II an advocate OF the ballot for
women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
PARCEL POST READY.
Details for Great System All
Worked Out.
BEGINS ON JANUARY
Hitchcock Has q Gigantic Task in
Starting Wheels Throughout
Country on Same Day.

Postmaster General Hitchcock stated
today that practically all the details of
the parcel post system. which is to COM
mence operations January 1. have been
worked out. and that the postal service
all along the line stands in readiness for
the burdens of the new service.
The department at Washington today
finished the task of shipping to 10000
postmasters and 5000 rural carriers the
necessary printed matter, supplies and
equipment. These shipments have con-
tanned in all 10000 scales. 10000 rubber
stamps and 100000 insurance tags, and,
in addition, 153.292, 455 parcel post stamps
and 12.O58.435 postage due stamps have
been sent out in separate consignments.
Within the next day or so the entire serv-
ice viii be equipped with all the para
phernalia needed to handle the new bust
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

of Col. Robert Ingersoll, and Wallace
Marcus Probasco will take place next
Monday afternoon. December 30.
The wedding will be quiet, at the home
of the bride-elects mother. Mrs. r. G.
Ingersoll of III East 21st street Only
members Of the immediate family and q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Reading for Blind Postponed.

The reading for the blind at the Library
of Congress tomorrow has been post
poned The program for Friday evening
at 8 o'clock will be as follows:
Miss Gertrude Schwannecke, pianist;
Miss Florence Noack, soprano
At these entertainments seats will be
reserved for the blind and their escorts.
The remaining space is open to the gen.
eral public up to the capacity of the
room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Estate Goes to Daughter.

The will of Stephen NJ. Pritchard. dated
July 8. 1912. was filed today for probate.
His entire estate is devised to his daugh-
ter, Annie Leroy Pearce. Brooks Cross
OF this city and Raymond Pearce Of
Portsmouth, Va, are named as executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23

It is announced that work will begin on
the proposed new two-hundred-and-thi
ty-flve-thousand-do federal building
at Grafton, w. Va, shortly after New
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Operated Separately.

''The Consolidated and Mckay lasting
machine was used for years in making
shoes without the least connection be-
tween it and the metallic fastening ma
chine contends the solicitor general.
THE lasting machine bears no re,ation
to whether the metallic fastenings in
shoes are inserted by the Mckay ma
chine or by hand, or by one of the nu-
merous Independent metallic fastening
machines
Even if the licensing of itself was
valid. the solicitor general claims that by
authority of the bath tub case and the
hard coal case 1t would come within
the prohibitions of the law because a
part of one general scheme of COM
bination.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
Task Unprecedented.

Congress has devolved on the Post
master General the duty of putting all
the machinery of this gigantic under
taking into operation throughout the
country on the same day. This achieve
ment is said to be unprecedented in the
history Of the establishment Of all gov
eminent and private owned utilities. 1t
has been necessary to anticipate the diff
ficulties of actual operation, SO that
every precaution may be taken to have
All division superintendent and in
spectors have been supplied with the
regulations and ordered to exercise the
utmost diligence in instructing their SUBJ
ordinates in every phase of the new sys-
tenn. After the Christmas rush the post
masters. too. will spend as much time
as possible in making the clerks and car
riers familiar with the regulations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-23
General Interest Shown.

No service ever introduced by the gov.
eminent has created more interest
among the general public. Since the
enactment Of the law in August. thou
sands of letters have been received re-
questing information of all kinds about
parcel post. and offering inventions de-
signed to facilitate the handling of the
new mail.
Every day hundreds Of orders for the
zone map and guide are sent in by BUSH
ness houses and individuals who intend
to ship their commodities by parcel
post.
Chambers of commerce. boards of
trade and mercantile organizations have
applied for the zone maps in quantities
amounting in some instances to 10000
copies.
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seekers
GoNooM
OPEN EVENINGS.
Gifts
To Please
Everybody.

This stores collection of
goods comprises countless
suitable gifts from the SIM
plest to the most elaborate
articles. Prices are we'll
within reason.
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he tries to. hold, the village milltner
on his lap she drops through and has
nearly broken her neck two or three
times. The new trousers will, be a
great boon TO Elmer, who looks like a
hoop when he is walking down the
street.
The new trousers will make bowleg.
ged men look almost knock.kneed and
the tailor who invented them should
be given niche in the hall OF fame
and a Carnegie hero medal. II he has
not exhausted himself entirely by
working over his latest Invention the c
are a few others that he might try to
effect, viz; "
Padded shoulders that won't look
the part. 8
Underckirts that will not roll up
under I'll earns during hot weather.
Fancy vests that will not make a
man look like race course tout
New summer socks that won't scare
the horses
Link cuffs that will stay out OF the
soup and butter.
Necktie that will not show catsup.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

William A. liancs1vs. James M. shori
ct al.-ln cinccry. r.se,
To, William A. Hancs. plaintiff, ant
James NJ. Short. p. W. Yost anG
Farmers and Merchants Bank, o:
Amos. n. CORPORATION, defendants.
IN the NCircH Court OF Marion county
West: Virginia, in chanccry.
You and each OF you viii take no
tico ih"tiin pursuance Of II decree
Of said court entered on the 18th day
Of June. 1912, in the chanccry cause
therein pending, wherein you are the
parties plaintiff and defendant, have
fixed upon TUESDAY, THE SOth DAY
OF JULY 1912, at my office In the
City Of Fairmont, Marion county,
West Virginia, as the time and place
fer beginning, the execution Of said de.
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any fatalities.
In Southeastern Ohio in the deep
sand territory In Falls Gore township,
Hooking county, the Charters OIL
company has completed No. 80 on the
Hooking Products company's property
and has q show for 75-barrel pro-
Queer, after shot. In the same local.
ity, the Lagan Natural Gas & Fuel
company has completed and shot It's
No. 3 on the J. T. Hite farm and has
a show for d so or Is barrel producer.
Wildcat puester al
In falls township. Hooking county.
about three miles south and east OF
Logan, the Logan Natural Gas & Fuel
company has completed a test on the
George Heine farm, located in section
% and has a buster. This test was
drilled to depth Of 2,275 feet and
they found twentyfour feet Of Clinton
sand. The sand was close and hard
and contained no oil. q
In the Bremen district, in johnson
township. Perry county the Carter Oil
company has drilled No. s, on the J.
w. Purvis farm through the Clinton
sand and has a duster.
Good Producer in Reading Township.
The county commissioners hive let
hte contract for drilling two wells on
the Allegheny county poor farm at
Woodsvillc. The rig for the first Is
building and the second well will be
started as soon as the first has been
completed. oEth wells are drilled
with view to getting gas to supply
fuel for the home. On the lower end
Of the farme several oil wells were
drilled some years ago and are still
producing little OIL AtCannonsburg
Washington county, the Canonsburg
Iron & Steel company Is starting
well on its own property.
''Il' ua Credit Balances
OIL CITY, Pa. Julq 16.-Credit bal.
.ance $1.6O. Runs 1895; average,
123.O73. Shipments, 205,175; aver.
age, 12S,6SS q
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low, $1.oo@1.25; wax, s1.s5; No. 2
SLoO; green, per dozen, 12Ac;
oranges. valencions, late, 1855; lem.
ons. $4.2594.5O; potatoes, new per
bushel, s1.OO; per barrel, fancy, $3.50:
No. 2. $1.58; apples new, bushei, CSC;
apples, per barrel, S1.O0; tomatoes,
home, basket, 65c; plat, 5O@6Oc; asp
grass, per dozen, 5O96Oc; peaches,
$3.50; raspberries, $S.5O6s75; cur
rants, $2.5o62.75; pineapplcs. as to
size. $500; cucumbers, Marietta, ESQ
s1.5o; cherries, s2,oo@2.75; do. 20
quarts, $3.50; green beans, (home)
bushel. SOC.
Butter, Cheese, Eggs and Poultry.
No. /, prime, 27c; Ohio and Penn.
sylvania, &c; dairy. 2O@22c; cook.
ing, Zoe; select eggs. 22c; fresh, at
mark, Csc; duck eggs, Csc; goose eggs,
3Oc.
Poultry-Dressed, hens, 14hc; tur.
keys, 23c; ducks, lie; broilers, fresh,
lie; springs. 1Sc; geese, lac. Alive,
hens. pound, 9@lOc; spring, pound,
1o@11c; turkeys. 1591Sc; ROSTERS,
pound, 9@l0c; ducks, pound, 14@15c;
pigeons, pair, 300 Csc; geese, 12c.
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Michigan, our GIN lamb o
Michigan Our Michigan

Michigan Our Michigan, -.
Many. persons have wondered how
much 1t costs editors to live. Bro,
Frank Merritt, OF the Sunheld Senti.
mel. answers the question once for all
as follows:
WHO weeps With yot when you are
sad, and laughs when YOU are glad,
and smiles at. you when you are mad
the editor. Who has to be both
kind and wise and never (hardly .nev,
cry lies and when he does creates sur
prisc-the editor. WHO owns heart
as well as cheek, possessed OF spirit
proud yet meek, and lives on forty
sents wekk-the editor"
Mr.. Amos Sourbeck the eminen,
porcine fancicr who lives near Angus
Ia, has a razorback hog that is SO thin
that he has escaped through n crr"'
in the fence and created considerable
anxiety In the neighborbood. tic nas
rubbed up against several clothes.line
posts and sawed them of about foo,
from the ground. Mr., Sourbeck has
followed the advice given by tho late
Bill Nye and tied knot in the hog {
tail SO that he cannot escape through a
knothole or crack in the fence and II
Is thought there will be no further
trouble. ,,.. .g
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A Needed lnveptlon.

A New York tailor has invented the
bowless trousers. A bowlegged man
can wear the m and conceal his bow.
leggedness effectually even II he has
the style OF legs know as sallipers.
There are many New York men. and
men in other parts Of the country WHO
couldn't stop a creased pig on bet II
they w.eer 10 stand right ain front OF
It. There is Elmer SPHINX, for instance
rho is so bowlegged that every time
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cree OF reference, an abstract Z

d T. y . Il e & - x
cree OF reference, an abstract Of
which is'as follows: N
Upon the cons. Iteration Of allhof
which, 1t is adiudged, ordered and de-
creed that this cause be. and the same
IL. hereby referred to Al L, Lehman,
one OF the commissioners IN chan
Gerry OF this court, who lis hereby al,
iected to ascertain and report to this
court as follows:
First. All the real estate owned
by the judgment debtor, janice NJ. I
Short, where situate, It's description
and the quantity thereof. 3
Second The liens upon said real
estate. by whom held, their respective
amounts and priorlties.
Third. Whether said real estate
viii In five years, rent for a sutaclent,
sum to pay OF and discharge valid
leEs and the costs Of this suit.
Fourth. And such other matters as
my party in interest may require, the
ame being pertinent, or such other
matters as said commissioner himselt
nay deem pertinent. whether so re-
!uired or not"
Al which time and place you are re-
snlred 10 be present! gnyss ~. ~ 81
Given under my hand thiss1st7das
Of July, 1922 Ha'ii5. ~ " eil9tIAIsps
A. L, lehman C Commissioned.
LARRY SHAW p6't's "A sa@j
Counsel for Plaintiff k,,!5al
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18
How to Be Happy.

Make $500 a week. '''
Have a splendid touring car.
Own a chateau by the cool sum
mer sea.
Don't do any sort Of work during
the heated months.
Lock up your home and spend the
simmer in the snow.capped Swiss
Alps.
Have valet to keep track of your
collar buttons and your laundry.
Have lot Of friends who like to
do nice things for you every day in
the week.
Really. 1t isn't hard to be happy, IL
you know how.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18

He gabbled with avidity
About the fierce humidity ,.g
And showed his cross stupidity. y,
BY chortling DER the heat. ~.
We noted his capacity. il <t,.
And sized his weak. veraclty;. g.ai! 81
Then short'ning his loquacity IA
We chucked him In the street.
anGy Cleveland Plain Dealer
He bored us for an hour or two, /,
As all hot weather grumbters do,
TIL We, were peevish through and
is through, = = 7#
And tired Of his cracks.
He used up al the euss words he
Could think ). When quite swiftly VIC
Reached 'roun and in the higest glee
l. knocked him out with an, az,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18

I,t tY'. ~ f'.. Y'
Observations Of Old Cap. WhIppIc.
A Teller can't judge much by ap
pearances. know one man who
wears celluloid collar but who has
got purity good sense about other mat
tiers. L-.
There amt no use in ever tryin To
argue with man who is so strong
minded that he kin wear derby ha;
in the summer time.
A fine job for hot day is painting
a picket fence,
There is many good Teller
whose wife hasn't found It out.
One OF the most embarrassing
things in this world is to have fel.
Ter strike you for ten Just rs you were
about to strike him for FIVE. "
They make hcavier-than.air ma
chimes and lighter.than-air machines
but every day or two something hap
pens to prove that all the aviators
are heavier than air.
There are other ways fer young
teller to acquire boss sense besides
spending his time hangin' around the
village livery stable. ..-.
Elmer Sphinx gave the millincr a
solid ivory manicure set and the mil
liner said 1t would remind her OF Ell
Iner every time she looked at 1t.
Miss Pansy Tibbitts OF our town
was engaged TO a Teller with wood
en- leg but he broke It of.
There are still a few old fashioned
feilers In this country who persist In
being uncomfortable by wearing two
piece underclothes. g.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18
NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS.

TO nil persons holding liens by juds;
mentFo or otherwise, on THE real sF.s
tate, or any part thereof, OF James
NJ Short: Il Sas. nv
In pursuance OF decree OF the Cts
!uit Court of Marion county, made IA,
cause therein pending, TO subjact
,e real estate Of the said James NJ
short to the satisfaction Of the 3lleps,
hercon, you are hereby required t3s
resent all claims leldaby YOU and
7ach OF you against the said James n.
short, which are liens on his real cs.8
ate, or any part oft, for adjudication
TO me, at my offlceiin the City of Fair.
mont. Marion county, West Virginia,
IN or before the 3Oth day Of July, 1912.
Given under my hand this list day
Of July, 1912. y
A. L. LEHMAN.
Commissioner.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18
Light Readina for Summer

THE House of Thousand Can,
dies"
The Light Eternal"
The Dawn OF Tomorrow"
Northern Lights"
THE Lighter Places"
I'm Lighter Vein"
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Webster Down to Date.

Mollycoddle; Man who let's his wife
buy his clothing and shirts.
lioneyfnGlcr: Young man who waits
on q young lady for several years,
thereby keeping nil other ctigibIcF,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18
LIVE STOCK

WHEELING W. Va, July IL
Cattle. 1000 to 1900. S6.5Od7OO;
Good, 900 to 1000, $6.OO@6.jO; Good
800 to 900. $500 500; Good, 700 to
800, $4.50@5.50; Common, S3.50@450;
Beef Bulls, $5.5O@6.oO; Bologna Bulls
$40O@5.OO; Cows $2.OO@5.OO.
Hogs-Choice, $7.75d79O: good,
$i.50@7.75; light and common, 500
OILS; stays and COWS, SL50G6.5O.
sheep-Extra, sS.OOdS.5o; good,
$250d3OO; common, $l.5OI25O;
lambs, $4.O0@TOO. N
Veal calves and fresh cows,-veal
calves, choice, 900; veal calves,
SS.oe@S.5e; thin and heavy calves,
$i.OO@6.0O; fresh cows, extra, per
head, $4O.O0@5O.OO; do common to
fair, S20.OOQ350O.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18

Lives, there man with soul SO dead
Who never In the morn hath said:
Great Scott! Where did get this
head?" sr,-.i ..tJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18

Reading real estate ads 10 q flrst
step toward homeownlak--a, preiimi.
anry. observed by majority OF the
people who buy homea. itf'fl IS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18

American minister Elliot Northcott
d. Caracas advises; that + Venezuela
has adopted the metric as the official
system OF weightsEand measures, AMI
! his made lis use obligatory in the
courts and other. public Offices.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-18
Heredity,

Pop, why are you so old fashioned
in your deas?" ..r
ut must be heredity, son. re-
member asking my dad the same ques-
ton"
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away, and does not pop the important
question. q 4
Puzzlewit: Gentleman who tries to
buy enough porterhouse steak for five
people with a 50 bill. NJ
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FlR !I:9. At RANDOM I!!I!9ls |;
BY roy 4" MouLToN.q
The Ice Man.
6, . lIi, 81 u

49,, The Ice Man. Sl,
The iceman is . pleasant soul.
He is a man df7Gheer.h Flf,f
He dumps The cake within my box
And drinks one pint OF beer.
".f"u ~ sGEIf Il " 80 -
But I'm SO glad to see him come,
Attired in coolish duds, e"
/ welcome him right royalty '
And do not miss the suds.
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Markets
GRAIN


Wheat-July 99%; Sept, 96%;
Dec, 9SA.
Corn-July. TN; Sept. ssh Dec,
57h; May So.
Oats-July, 42h; Sept, 33B; Dec,
IS.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour easy.
Rye-No. 2, 75@74c.
Barley-Feed or mixing, nominal;
fair to choice mailing, nominal.
Timothy Seed-$6.50@7.50. '.-.
Clover Seed-$t5,06@fS.06.
Pork Mess, $11S5h b1S.99.
Lard Tin Tierccs) $10.37H: short
ribs-(loose' s1O.35.
UNION STOCK YARDS, PITTS.
BURGH. July II. - Cattle-Stcady
Supply light. Choice, $S.75@9.00;
prime, $S.250S.65..
Sheep : Slow. Supply light. Prime
wethe,s$ 4.75@5,O0; culls and com
mon, $1.5013.OO; lambs, $4.5O9725;
veal calves,( $9.OO99.50.
Hogs-Higher. Receipts 10 double
decks. Prime hcavies $7SOL7S5;
mediums, $7.95@S.OO; heavy workers.
$I95@S,OO; light workers., $7.95d
500; pigsh $7.65@775; rougrs, $6.75Q
100.
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PRODUCE MARKET.

WILHELM, W. Va, July 17.-Cah.
base. homo, per bill &c; onions. yel-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-08-14
UIM BROWN COUNTY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST M 1912

financial assistsnes IN ~ maa10f Of :
bsidgo across ~ pnbl:c ditch abutt.
Ing his property, 49, rsfsrred g ~
comnitsss % streets.
The matter Of levyins ssssssmsnts
for ths sswsr which 49, PRESENTLY
completed on South State Street wss
referrsd . the Board Of Public
Works. Il
The msttsr q repairing ne gutterl
on Minnesoss Street was referred q
The Committse % Streets.
Tho bond OF #. D. Minimum IN tho
sum 81 5000 va approved and build
ing permits were granted toDr. y. -
Schoch and John Korbel. Il