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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09
Living Cost Probe.

Senator Crawford of South Dakota
introduced a bin in the Senate yes
terday authorizing the President
10 extend invitations to foreign ma
tions to appoint delegates or MEM
bcrs to serve on an international com
mission to investigate the hiRhN cost
of living. Senator crawford has given
a great deal Of attention to this sub
jeCt and has hitherto urged an inter
national inquiry.
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Ambassador and MarCheSa CuSani
So Be Hosts in Honor of Miss Taft
Mrs. James R. Mann En-
tertains at Luncheon for
Mis-. Wicxersham.

Mrs. James r. Mann entertained at
luncheon today, the guests being asked
to meet Mrs. Wickersham, wife Of the
Attorney General.
Mrs. Wickersham Is giving a small
tea for young people this afternoon at !
o'clock in honor of her house guest,
Miss Amy, of Lawrence, l.. ].
Il
Mrs. William II. Bixby, wife of Brig.
Gen. Bixby, U. S. A., was hostess at
luncheon today at her residence on
Kalorama road, in compliment to Mrs.
Leonard Wood. wife of Major General
Wood chief of STAFF of the Army.
Miss Nora Rose Pepper entertained at
luncheon and bridge today and at bridge
last night at the Wyoming, asking her
guests to meet her aunt, Miss Pepper
of Cleveland.
The Military Attache of the German
embassy and Nine. Won Herwarth who
are spending a few days in New York
entertained at dinner last night at the
RitZ-Carlton. Among their guests were
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Montague Earle
Mr. and Mrs. George l. Boisscvain. Mr.
and Mrs. James b. Eustis william
Rhinelander Stewart, and Lieutenant
Won Herwarth, brother of the host.
Dr. and Mrs Fremont Smith were
among those entertaining at dinner last
evening.
r
Mrs. stephens, wife Of Congress-
man Stephens Of Nebraska, enter
tanned at luncheon today at her resi-
dence, 1920 Seventeenth street. hav-
ing as her guests the Congressional
ladies of the DrisColl, Mrs. Henry T.
Rainey. Mrs. Martin D. Foster. Mrs.
William, Hughes. Mrs Thomas. l..
Reilly, Mrs. =. \. WitherspOOn, Mrs.
John H. stephens, Mrs Walter J..
Hensley. Mrs. G. L. Stone, Miss Will
son, and Miss RaCsdale.
Miss Laura Merriam will go over to
New York Tuesday for a few days
visit TO her aunt, Miss Bishop.
Mrs. Stanley, wife Of Lieut.. Col. d. $.
Stanley, L. S. A., has cards out for a
tea on Thursday, March II, in Compli-
ment to Mrs. Rumbaugh.
Miss Gladys HethcrinEton. who has
been the guest of Miss Mae Power. at
the Champlain, will return to Charles
ton, :. c., next week.
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Receiving Days

Mrs. Haniel Won Haimhausen, wife OF
the counselor of the German embassy,
Will not receive on Tuesdays during
March, but will be at home on Thursday
afternoon, March IA
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Everybodys Question Box-Answers to Queries

for five or ten minutes. To stunt your
dog feed him once a day on whisky
and milk. Do not make it too strong
at first. as he will not like 1t on the
first trial.
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Times Inquiry Department:
The diplomatic. cabinet and dinner to the
Speaker Of the House and Mrs. Clarke are
three Of the state dinners given at the Whit
House each winter. There are only four.
Can YOU tell me what the other one is? Is
the school at Annapolis called the Junior
Republic, school for incOrrigible boys
Hoping TO see my answer, l am yours truly,
X. w
The dinner to the judiciary is the
fourth dinner you mention.
The Junior Republic at Annapolis is
school and home for boys who have
come under the jurisdiction of the
Board of Children's Guardians of the
District of Columbia. 1t is not a homo
for incorrlgible children. all such be-
ing sent to reformatory institutions.
Times Inquiry Department:
VIII you kindly tell me II the following
pieces ranging from 1897 to 1857: also four
half-pennies ranging in date from 1904 to 1857
Thanking you in advance, very truly yours,
j. II. W.
Your coins are too numerous to give
you an itemized list, but the 1-cert
pieces you mention have a value rang
ing from 3 cents to 81. The half-cents
may have value of 10 cents TO S..
Times Inquiry Department:
Can you tell me II a half-dolIar dated 1858
has any value, and IL l-Cent Mauritius
stamp is very valuable? ! have been told
so. Very truly, F. b.
The coin you mention has no value.
The stamp is worthless If defaced.
Times Inquiry Department:
Can you tell me how to find out whether
a relative living in Camden, ". j.. is dead
or not? Thanking you, l am, yours truly,
NJ. S.
Send a letter to his old address, and
If no answer is received, lite the
postmaster of Camden, or YOU might in
sert a personal in Camden paper.
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Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me in your Inquiry Column how
can wash a wool sweater and make 1t
shrink Every sweater | wash gets so big
afterwsrd that / cannot wear them. Also
what viii stop the growth Of white
French poodle. lie is five months old and
do not want him TO grow any more
MISS A. q. +.
Wash your sweater in boiling water
this time, and do not hang it up to dry,
but spread II out on a fiat surface. II
this does not shrink it enough. boil 1t
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half-cent piece dated 1928. 1 remain
l.. T. w.
There is no value on any coin which
does not show a date, and the other
coin has no premium on it,
Times Inquiry Department:
Please let me know If you can keep pine
apple lemonade in bottles, and how long?
Very truly. MISS G.
From personal experience the editor
can answer that you cannot keep it in
bottles any length of time.
Times Inquiry Department:
In performing the marriage ceremony,
should the minister ask the bride the cues
lions first or the groom. II a gentleman and
lady friend stand up with the bridal couple
should the gentleman be called the best man
and the woman the best woman. Truly,
NO NAME.
The question is asked of the man
first, according to all rituals.
When a man and woman stand up
with the bridal couple the man is usu-
ally called the best man and the woman
either the maid of honor, bridesmaid, or
matron of honor.
Mrs. W.-Your letter has been referred
to the Associated Charities.
f. DIFF you will send stamped,
addressed envelope to this department,
repeating your request, I will send the
addresses asked for in your recent COM
muniCatiOn.
G. e. G.-Look in the directory for the
names of junk dealers to whom you
can sell your old papers.
Times Inquiry Department:
Can you tell me where ! can get the whole
Of the story IN. DufTeny's Quest" that is
running in The Times every evening? II 80,
where. Very truly A READER
This story is the exclusive property to
the paper publishing il. and the only
way to obtain it is to buy back numbers
of the papers, which may be had at the
circulation department of The Times.
Times Inquiry Department:
Will you please tell me n there is any
premium on a half-dOllar with twelve stars
dated 1884. and ohlige, yours truly, W. y. {,
There is no premium on your coin.
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Miss Boardman
Will Read Paper.

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Washington Alliance of Jewish
Women, to be held Tuesday afternoon,
March -, at $50 o'clock, in the vCstry
Of the Eighth Street Temple. Miss Ma
bel Boardman will read paper on
"Prevcntion of Accident, and First Aid
In Industrial Life in tho United States.
and Mrs. 7. Grosner will have one on
Moses Mendelssohn.
Current Topics by Mrs. Eugene
Schwab Miss Annette Goldsmith
pianist will furnish the musical num-
bers, after which the social hour com
mittee will entertain at tea.
+
Mrs. Goldsmith Sigmund entertained
at bridge yesterday afternoon at her
apartment in Columbia road. Her
guests were Mrs. Morton Luchs. Mrs.
Edgar c. Kaufman. Mrs. Harry Loeb,
Mrs. Harold Len. Mrs. a. c. Mayer,
Mrs; Nathan Frank, and Mrs. A. Julian
Mrs. Jerome Franc and children. Miss
Rena Franc and Henry Franc, of New
York, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mayer Stern. OF the CliffbOurne.
-.
Mrs. Sydney Straus, OF Sixteenth
street, has as her guest. her aunt, Mrs.
Simonds, Of Charlotte. y. c.
-.
Mrs. Calvert Rosenthal entertained
the Friday Afternoon Bridge Club at
her apartment in the Kcncsaw yester-
day.
=
Miss Lillian Eahnwciler. Of Savannah.
Ga. who has been spending the winter
in New York, will arrive in Washing
ton tomorrow to spend few weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Brown. Miss
Kahnweiler also will visit I'm Rich
mond before returning to her home.
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Miss Catherine Anderson,
OF Cincinnati, Also to
Be Dinner Guest.

The Italian Ambassador and Marchcsa
Cusani will entertain at dinner tonight
complimentary to Miss Helen Taft and
her cousin. Miss Catherine Anderson, of
Cincinnati
Mrs. c. l.. Anderson, of Cincinnati, a
sister of Mrs. Taft, arrived at the White
House this morning for an extended
visit.
-
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop left Wash
ington today for a trip to the Charles
ton navy yard. They also will visit the
post at Port Royal, S. c., before return
ing on Thursday.
Congressman and Mrs. William Graves
Sharp will be hosts tonight at a lecture
al the Congressional Club by Miss Mary
Proctor on "Other Worlds Than Ours. !"
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Embassy Counselor
And Wife Dinner Hosts.

The Counselor Of the German embassy
and Nine. HaniCl Won Haimhausen, en-
tCrtainCd at dinner last evening the
Counselor of the AustrO- Hungarian en-
bassy and Nine. Loewenthal, Mrs.
Thomas Richardson, Mrs. Thomas G.
Dawson and her house guest, Mrs.
Bowcs, of New York: Nine. EkCngren,
wife of the Counselor of the Swedish
legation: Mrs. MCLa Chlan, wife of the
Military AttaChC of the British embass ;
Mr. lines, Of tn" British embassy staff
Commander Retzmann, Of the German
embassy staff: Baron Hardcnbroek, Of
the German embassy: Mr. Won Bulow,
of the German embassy, and A. Maurice
Low.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. WOrdcn Graham an
nounCc the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Mary Kennedy Graham
to Midshipman r. G. Payne, Z. S. y,
Miss Graham, who is one of the debu-
tantcs of the season, was presented at
tea early in the fall.
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LOCAL MENTION
You Insist on Laundry Service

If You Insist on Laundry Service
OF the highest order your patronage be-
longs to CONCERTS, 23d & ~ Y. ave
Methods, work and prices that eXacting
people always find satisfactory Tel w.
427.
Big Double Feature Show, Lieut.. Rose
and Stolen BattleshiD. Ibsen's LADY
FROM THE SEA- Va, 3, F., G, today.
Shower Bath, Stag Hotel, 6oS 9th. Great
Lieut.. Rose and Stolen Battleship, Aero
plane pursues battIeshiP, Va.,9,F, G. today
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Times Inquiry Department:

Times Inquiry Department:
Kindly inform me OF the value OF United
States Scent coin II is old the date Is
obliterated. And II there is any value on
half-cent piece dated 1928. remain.
J.. T. w.
There is no value on any coin which
does not show a date, and the other
coin has no premium on IT.
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Times Inquiry Department:
Will you please tell me II there is any
premium on a half-dOllar with twelve stars
dated 1884. and ohlige, yours truly, w. y. {.
There is no premium on your coin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09

Shower Bath, Stag Hotel, COB 9th. Great
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09

A store on Seventh street. near e
street, Is Offering L great bargain today
in the glove line. They are the long,
white dohstin. that wash beautifully.
81. but has been put on the market for
SIS.
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Mrs. W.-Your letter has been referred
to the Associated Charities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09

Mrs. Calvert RosenthaI entertained
the Friday Afternoon Bridge Club at
her apartment In the Kenesaw yester-
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09

The distinctive mark Of the new
waist is the little coattail worn on the
outside of the skirt. A shop down on
Eighth street near Market place, is
Offering these I'm very smart Combina-
ton of figured net and heavy lace.
These waists come in both white and
cream. Either style is s..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09

c. e. G.--Look in the directory for the
names of junk dealers to whom you
can sell your old papers
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f. DIFF you will send a stamped,
addressed envelope to this department,
repeating your request, | will send the
addresses asked for in your recent COM
muniCation.
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The hous"kr2p"r VINO is going to buy
furniture wOull do well to visit a shop
on seventh street, near Eye street. This
,iorr has put little parlor suite on
sale that is as pretty ds ii is substantial.
The three pieces sofa. straight. and
rocking chairs, are finished IN mahog-
any. making them look like the solid
wood. This set is marked %45O.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-09

Mrs. Sydney Straus. OF Sixteenth
street, has as her guest. her aunt, Mrs
Simonds, OF Charlotte. n. c.
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This sam" shop IL aving n sal" of
tiny white aprons. These came in very
Eandilv for the woman WHO does her
own NCrk. Made I'D in dimity, lawn.
and swiss. theY are very attractive for
% GEMS
The Washington times., 1912-10-11
POLICE HUNTING
TWO MISSING BOYS
AND YOUNG MEN
Quartet From Northwest Dis
appears at About
/; Same Time.

The police have been asked TO search
for two boys and two men who are re-
ported as missing from their homes In
different parts Of the city. d,
They are Ralph Murtaugh, seventeen
years old, Of 1S29 Thirty-third street
northwest; Charles Learnyson, aged six
teen. OF 80 Reservoir street northwest; I;
Clarence Carson. aged twenty-five, OF
3063 M street northwest, and James
Fleming, aged thirty-one, Of $50 Column
bia road northwest.
Mrs. James Murtaugh. mother of
young Murtaugh, called at headquarters
this morning and said her son had not
been homo since Wednesday night,
when he loft the house about o'clock,
saying he would be gone but a short
time. He 10 described a. nve feet tall.
weighs 10 pounds, and has light hair
and complexion. Hc wore q blue suit
and q brown cap.
Young Learnyson also left homo
Wednesday night. His parents think he
may have left tho city. He 10 Six feet
tall, weighs 1N pounds. and has two
scars on the left side Of his neck. He
wore dark suit and gray cap.
Carson disappeared on Wednesday,
according to the report to the police,
while Fleming has been missing since
yesterday morning.
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MANIAC, UNBOUND
BY HIS FATHER, !.
SHOOTS HIN DEAD
New York Physician Killed
BY Son in Fit Of I
Madness.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Robert Gorse,
the twenty-four-year-oid son of DR..
and Mrs. Charles A. 0orse, went in
sane yesterday at his fathers home on
. large farm near Meadowbrook.
Orange county, N. Y, and three physi-
clans who came suggested that he be
committed to the Middietowp Asylum.
County Judge seeger came from New
burgh. and young Gorse was formally
committed to the asylum. where he was
to have besn taken In the afternoon.
While the physicians were examining
Gorse. an athletic. muscular chap. he
became violent. Farm hands bound him
hand and foot, y. a-.r
Then suddenly his reason returned.
He begged to be released. saying that
he had been driven crazy by a fever.
but his mother said that the bonds
must not be taken of until he was safe
In the asylum.
Father Cuts Rope.
Gorse's elder brother, Charles. and his
sister. Mrs. Lotta, agreed with their
mother that It would be dangerous to
release Robert. but DR.. Gorse. a man
close to seventy. favored freeing him,
and pleaded for him.
The, physician was not allowed to re-
lease his son. In the afternoon Charles.
his mother. and Mrs. Lotta left the
house. While they were gone DR.. Gorse
cut the ropes that bound his son and
Robert apparently went to, sleep.
Hardly had DR.. 0orse left his sons
room when Robert leaped from a win
dow and ran to the home of William
Kenny. He climbed into the house by
. window. and. finding shotgun,
leaped out with II. e,4tt'7s
Gorse sneaked toward his fathers
home, and went to the office: DR.. Gorse
was bending over table when his son
entered the room and screamed:
Now I've got you!"
o.. Shoots Physician In Back.
As the madman aimed the gun, Dr.
Gorse tried to swing around in his
chair. but both barrels were dis
charged and he fell. shot in the back
and died instantly.
The insane man turned and ran from
the house. As he passed the. home OF
Frank Henderson he aimed the gun a,
The Hendersons telephoned the Aque-
duet police at Vailsgate, and twenty.
fve men were sent on the trail Of ths
maniac. Automobilists came racing to-
ward Newburgh. saying they had been
held up by man with q shotgun.
" Beaten by Wagon Driver.
The driver Of a hsh wagon was held
up. When he saw the gun was no,
loaded he leaped from his wagon and
beat Gorse with his whip till the latter
Ned to the woods. There Policeman
Lowe captured him after . hard fght
Gorse was bound and placed In an au.
tomobile.
Taken to the county jail at NewburRh
Gorse became sensible. Questioned az
TO. why he had killed his father. he said
II have no idea. I only know that the
desire to murder overwhelmed me and
father was the first person saw. II
would have been the same with any one
else I happened to meet"
The Washington times., 1912-10-11
PARK VIEW SCHOOL
TO BE RECOMMENDED
c Commissioners Want Building on
Site Now Owned at New
ton and warder Streets.

The Commissioners, II was learned
today. will include In their estimates
an item for q sixteen-room school build
Ing to be erected on site already
owned by the District at Newton and
wardsr streets. Park View. Provision
for an eight-room building was includ-
ed in the estimstss last year but Con-
Rress failed to make the appropriation.
In view Of the rapid growth Of the sub
urb Il Il the opinion OF the Commis-
sionsrs That . sixteen-room building. 10
now needed. y fs
Tho number OF children Of school age
IN PAX View, according to census
taken By the Park View Citisens' As
ISOLATION, In 800 Inspection win be made
By the Commissioners within the next
few days Of the new colored manual
training school IN q street between
building contains eight rooms and cost
$io.ooo II 10 now being used for school
work. ht
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trades unionism. These movements are
essentially the same. as they are both
workingmen's movements"
He said he thought his presence and
efforts IN America might have some IN
nuence In breaking down the barrier
which keeps the two movements apart.
He argued that going into politics wonid
greatly help the trades unionist move
ment. as II had done In England. Mr..
Hardie good naturediy scored Samuel
Gompers. president OF the American
Federation Of Labor, who was present.
as being opposed to the merger Of the
Don't be split up and divided, urs-
ed Mr. Hardie. why line up with the
old parties, OF which there II the Re-
publican, the Democratic. and the Bull
Moose, but in reality only one, with
three leaders, and ali working for the
interest of the capitalistic classes
Labor will lose whoever wins The
only way to win for labor II to vote
the sociafistic ticket, and make It's
total vote as big as possible. Capital
will become alarmed, and grant the
demands of labor when there 70 a
big Socialisttc vote"
TsV. Powderiy, chief of the Bureau
Of Information OF the Department Of
Commerce and Labor, asssiIed the In
dustrisi Workers Of the World. and
said violence would gain nothing.
william NJ Coleman made a plea for
socialism, and Otto Holder paid an
eloquent tribute to Keir Hardie.
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HIGH PAID WOMAN
BECOMES A BRIDE
Miss Margaret v. Kelly, Of Mint,
Weds Major r. L.
Callan.

Miss Margaret Valentine Kelly. fam
Gus until she resigned q short time
ago. as the highest paid woman en-
ploye In the classified service of the
Government. today is the wife of Major
Robert L. Callan, United States Coast
Artillery. The ceremony took place
yesterday at Portsmouth, N. H.. where
the brides brother. an attorney, resides.
An early morning nuptial mass was
performed In the Catholic Church Of
Portsmouth. The brides brother gave
her away. and the wedding party re-
turned to his residence for breakfast.
Only a small family party was pres
ent at the church. Major and Mrs.
Callan will live at Fort Hamilton.
Mass. where Major Callan IL stationed.
Mrs. Callan was assistant director Of
the mint. and, In the absence Of d.
rector George Roberts. had complete
charge Of tho great money coining es-
Establishments of the Government.
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TENDER RECEPTION
TO SECRETARIES
Directors Will Entertain New Y.
W. c. A. Officials
Z Tonight. ht3i

Miss Jessie l.. Mariner, of Water
Vile. Me-. and Miss Helen M. wyman,
the two new secretaries OF the Young
women's Christian Association, win be
rendered a, reception tonight by the
board Of directors In the club house 1t
the corner Of Twelfth and r streets
northwest. An elaborate program mas
been arranged for the occasion.
Miss Mariner. who will act as ASSOC
citation extension secretary. has done
extensive social service in New Bed
ford, Mass, and New York city. Miss
Wyman, who will be physical director
for the coming year, II a graduate OF
the Posse Gymnasium. OF Boston, and
for the past year was recreation d.
rector at Altamont camp. New York.
Following the reception the Round
Table will present two plays entitled
THE Livelihood Clearing House" and
''Registration Day at the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association" The. plays
were written especially for, the iassooia-
ton by Edward Muth. fat' * I
The Washington times., 1912-10-11
WOMEN FAINT WHEN
STREET CARS CRASH
Motorman Injured and Passengers
Bruised in Northwest
Collision.

Passengers on both cars narrowly
escaped injury last evening. when 4
Columbia road car rammed the rear
end Of q Georgetown car at Four
tsenth street and New York avenue.
Traffic was tied up for more than
an hour.
The accident caused much excite
ment. The Georgetown car was
about half nlled. with passengers, and
there were q number Of passengers on
the other car. Several women faint
ed and there was q small panic
among the passengers for q few min
utes. A crowd OF several Thousand
persons soon gathered.
The Georgetown car was knocked
off the tracks and Motorman John j.
Wehausen was hurt about the abdo-
men. He was treated Rt the Casualty
Hospital. Although several OF tho
passengers were badly shaken up an
bruised, they declined hospital treat
ment.
The Washington times., 1912-10-11
Cafe Republique
To Open Wednesday

The Cafe Repubiique. with Joe Hill,
man as manager. will reopen wednes-
day evening Tor dinner. Mr.. Hiliman.
who 10 we'll known to Warrington
people as the manager Of "Harvey's,'
plans to make the opening an spspi-
sic and other features have been ar
ranged. and reservations are now be-
ing made for tables.
On this one day only there will be
no q Ia carte service, q special table
de hote dinner and after the -theater
supper having been arranged.
Mr.. Hillman has purchased almost
all the fixtures that were in the cafe
under Its former management, and
except for several improvements. II
will be conducted along practically
the same lines It has followed In the
past.