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The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
DALLAS DOTS.

Mrs. Neal visited relatives in Board Camp Sunday.
 A large crowd attended quarterly meeting here Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Carl Cunningham visited al Board Camp Sunday. Mrs. Meals mother-in-law, Mrs. F. B. Farnsworth has returned home after a long visit with relatives in Oklahoma.
 Miss Maude Moore and little sis ter Mary are visiting at the home of their grandparents, MT. and Mrs. A. L. Durham.
 Grandma McFatridge died Fri day morning at , o'clock and was buried last Friday afternoon in the Dallas cemetery
 J. w. McFatridge of Paris, Tex, who attended the funeral of his mother Mrs. Emeline McFatridge, has returned home.
 Touch -Me-Not.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
INK NEWS.

Cotton chOpping is quite popular
 Harrison COrley left Monday for Poteau, Ok.
 Erwin Mccoy spent Sunday at the home of Noah Swank.
 G. F. Cross and family attended Decoration at Corinth Friday.
 Joshua Cross of Standing Rock spent Friday night at the home of G. l.. Harris.
 H. E. Chambers and family at tended Decoration at the Norris cemetery Sunday.
 Dave Mays and Bee Hendrix spent Sunday at 'the home of Mary and Julia Cagle at Dallas.
 John Bogle and family attended the Children's Day exercises at Owens Chapel Sunday.
 Mrs. J. K. Hendrix of Mena spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of G. L. Harris.
 Mrs. J. H. Mitchell spent part of last week with her daughter, Mrs. Ode Rosson, who is sick.
 Elder G. w. Wolf came home last Thursday from Gunter, Tex, where he went to hold a meeting.
 Wiley Embry, who is employed at the Watkins mill near Standing Rock, came home Friday sick.
 MT. Ellis and family of Holly Springs spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of o. B. Perry.
 MT. and Mrs. J. F. Cottman spent from Friday until Monday with their daughter, Mrs. Kate Harrah in Mena.
 The farmers are making good use of the fine weather. turning the soil, and crops are looking reason ably well.
 Mir. and Mrs 0. B. Perry and Misses Marguerite Lumpkin and Byrd Harris were shopping in Mena Saturday.
 A. T. Townsend returned Satur- day to his home at Ida, Ok after a weeks visit with his mother, Mrs. Townsend.
 Frank Embry and F. B. Mitchell attended the Children's Day exer-
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
BIGGER NEWS.

Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Bratcher visited friends at this place last pr. and Mrs. c. c. Gunnels of Mena were visitors at. this place last Wednesday.
 Quite a number from this place attended the quarterly meeting at Dallas Saturday.
 The date of our prayer meeting has been changed from Thursday to Sunday nights.
 Seab Philpot of Gerty. Ok, came in Sunday to see his sick brother and other kindred.
 The Children's' Day exercises, set for Sunday, June s, have been postponed on account of measles. Bro. Shell failed to fill his reg ular appointment Saturday night and Sunday on account of sickness. Little Marvin Adcock, son of the Rev. NJ. Adcock, was laid to rest in the Cherry Hill cemetery last Tues day, and Lee Martin and Grandma Miller were laid to rest Wednesday.
 Sapphire.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
ALDER LEAVES.

Huckleberry harvest is now on here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Y. A. Roberts visited at Opal Sunday.
 Cash Lawrence attended church al Salem Sunday.
 The Lofts sawmill and steam works is being moved to the new site this week.
 Ed Roberts, Tom Baker and Elisha Barber of Opal visited rela- lives here Sunday.
 Mrs. Clip Edwards has been quite sick for several days. She was stricken with chills and fever which caused the recurrence of a ner- vous attack that heretofore has threatened to destroy her mind. Her relatives and friends have striven hard to bring her relief through home treatment, but find. as is too often the case, that little can be done outside of hospital.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
BOARD CAMP.

John Miller of Nunley visited here Sunday.
 There was singing at the Baptist church Sunday.
 Ben Goolsby left Friday morning for Scott county to visit. The Missionary Baptists of this place are the proud recipients of a new organ.
 Alfonz0 ShackelfOrd and Miss Cora Farley attended Children's Day at Dallas Sunday.
 Jewel Rials, Dof Sikes, Garland Cecil and Lamon LOoney are report ed sick this week.
 Mrs. Ruby Edmonson and Lula Ellison visited their aunt. Mrs. NJ. L. Hilton, at Mena Friday night.
 Oleander.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
NICKES NEWS.

Cotton chopping is all the go. l.. C. Wilson is on the sick list this week.
 The slork left a fine big baby at the home of Ola Tunnel Sunday. Decoration exercises were well attended at the Daniels cemetery last Friday.
 Mrs. Henry has returned to her work as telephone operator, after taking a few weeks vacation. The ice cream supper last week at the home of Mr. Rush was well attended, and all report a good time. Col c. H. Jett and John Jett, with their families, made a pleasure trip to Saratoga by auto Sunday. They returned "Wednesday.
 Children's Day was observed at the Nazarene church Sunday. The exercises were conducted by Mr Mcclellan. A large crowd attended.
 Gloomy Gus.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

in Big Fork last Wednesday, stop ping at the Travellers Home.
 John Joplin, Hugh Stapp and Charles Hagan of Mena were in Big Fork on business last Thursday. Mrs. D. F. Jaggers and children of Mena visited Mrs. c. F. Crawford of the Travellers Home last week. A singing class has been organ ized at the Salem church. J. E. Bates was elected president, F. z. Davis vice president. and Mrs. J. F. Bates secretary. A large num- Der enjoyed the singing by the class Sunday.
 Daddy's Pet.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
Correspondence
BOULDERs FROM ROCKY.

Irwin Hanby returned to his home near Texarkana Monday. Raymond, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Crawford. is very sick.
 Bro. Bailey went to Potter Sun day night and preached to a large congregation.
 R. E. Bales and family of Mena event Saturday night at the home of G. R. Chamblin.
 Bro. Ferguson failed to fill his appointment al the Freewill Bap- tisl church on account of sickness.
 Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

cises at Owens Chapel Sunday, and report an excellent time.
 Mrs. J. K. Hendricks. who has been making her home in Mena Tor some time, came down Saturday to live with her son, J. B. HendrlcKs.
 Mrs. Herbert Harrah of Mena was called last week to the bedslae 'ol her son Boyd who was taken very ill at the home of his grandparents, MP. and Mrs. J. F. Cottman.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

having an enjoyable trip, but find the weather cool and rainy. They will be back in Ft. Smith in a week.
 James Homer, the month-old baby of Mir. and Mrs. Bunyan Cummings, died last Thursday and was buried at Rocky Friday.e, The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad af- '0icfiOn. ele
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Dr. & C. Bates and Mrs. Bates were in from Board Camp Fri day. The doctor is SS years old and quite feeble from a recent ill., ness, but came in to look after matters of business. He is one of the earliest corners to Polk county. and has in times past taken a prominent part in its affairs.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

the east part of town, brought to east part of town, brough to the office of The Star Friday a mon ster head of lettuce, grown at her home. She says she used seed fur nshed by the U. s. Department of Agriculture and the lettuce is the finest she ever saw.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Jenkln Tibbs of Nunley, .the Rev. S. A. NeiehbOrs of Potter and pr. .G' Hilton spent Friday night fish Ing on Mountain Fork, and Saturday were struting about in a superior way well-filled sort of fashion and asserting that they caught 20 pounds of fish. It's time some Inf these experts were showing" the man who writes the stories and sQliers in silence when they are
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
, Interestinq Stat;s,;.s

o,s wore than 9l per cent of the peo- ple Tn the United States have fiSS
 hiey iny and bladder trouble. and dnr r
 1lg pY the past eight years fIsb RIoodire aare c,,po9 1ipo9 od ana Kidney Tablets have treated ragu 70 Der cent Of the cases dar dsceen ,uol.,, le cure all kidAey and bIad-
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Miss Alta Woodell and Chloe Lit tie of Cove spent Sunday night in Mena with Miss Bela Mount. They were accompanied from Cove by Roger Lane of Mena, who went with them to WOmble Monday.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Miss Mary McNeely, after spend ing a little less than two weeks in visiting with Mena relatives and friends, left last week on her return trip to Longmont. Colo.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Ip,s,EWhile ,ss;.V. driving west of town. ,aoles open face watch; leather s ,oD With large letter A" Return 1o lof reward to Miss Dorothy Shaver
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Senator E. J. Lundy left Thurs day for Washington, D. C., where he goes to attend to business in con- nection with his work as statislican for this part of Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

T. D. Reed, N E. Reed, J. c. Gar land, R. D. Jones, B. F. Baron and R. W. Gilstrap of Acorn were in Mena Monday looking after the in- terests of their school district
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Mr. and Mrs, R. R. St. John and son and daughter, Warner and Leal. and Mrs. A. w. St. John Jeff sunday for California. where lney will spend the summer and early fall. MT. and Mrs. Roy and family will be most of the time with
 M MrS; hoys parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M' Green at Blairsden. while Mrs Los Angeles. '' "'
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Marriage licenses were issued Saturday to K. c. Beauchamp of Vandervoort and Dessie Maloney of Hatton, and A. c. Gordon and Jen- nie Tatum of Opal.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Marriage licenses were issued Thursday to Frank Dillard and Hattie Durham, who live near Hat field, and R. H. Tarbutton of Wickes and Dosha Lebow of Grow CT, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05
PERSONAL NOTES

| PERSONAL NOTES
 J. NJ. Beck of Helen was in Mena Tuesday.
 Arthur Perry of Womble was in Mena Sunday. w. A. Harwell of Hatfield was in Mena Thursday.
 Walter Brumley of Nunley was in the city Tuesday. i G. W. Haley was in Mena Thurs day from Blansett. William Hilton of Board Camp was in Mena Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Dick Johnson have gone on a fishing trip.
 Jess Arnold of Shady was in Mena Saturday on business. Mrs. Martha Edwards of Quito spent last week in Mena.
 The Rev. J. o. Adcock of Cherry Hill was in Mena Monday
 Mrs. c. E. Ross of Hatton was shopping in Mena last week. w. M. New, merchant of Wat CTS, was trading in Mena Monday.
 s. s. Goodner and o. J. Godbey of Oden were trading in Mena Satur- day.
 A. NJ. Ferguson and r. H. Long Jf Opal were trading in Mena Satur- day.
 Mrs o. Witherspoon of Cove was the guest of friends in Mena Mon day.
 Miss Margaret Ortlieb returned from short visit at Gillham Monday.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Averitt spent Sunday at Hatfield. the guests of relatives. Mrs. E. A. Jones and. daughter Muriel of Potter were in Mena last Thursday. J. A. Mackey, a merchant of Rich Mountain, was in Mena Thursday on business.
 Mrs. Dorches Singleton and son Wright of Oden were trading in Mena Tuesday.
 D. Ferguson and Monroe Bowden of Red Bird were in Mena on busi- ness Saturday, w. B. Barton, who went to Wom- ble-a few days ago on business. re- turned last week. c. F. Crawford, of the firm of Crawford X Bates of Big Fork, was in Mena Tuesday.
 w. T. Beavers and son. w. R. Beavers, of Hatfield, were in Mena Thursday on business. 
 M. J. Imoe, of the firm of Imoe X Perry of Ink, made a business trip to Mena Saturday.
 Mrs. Harry Petefish of Acorn was in Mena Friday purchasing furni- ture for her new home. D. E. Little, the we'll known Board Camp lumberman, was attending to business in Mena Saturday.
 Miss Edmonia Petty returned last week from Conway, where she has been attending Central college.
 A marriage license was issued Monday to L. A. Caughron and Mrs. M. c. Grinder, both of Hatton.
 Miss Gussie Mcdonald returned Sunday from Hatfield, where she has been visiting for the past week. Miss Mary Mershon went Monday morning to Hatfield for a short visit with her brother, Ed Mershon. J. T. McKinsey left Tuesday for LeFlore, Ok, to reclaim a horse which was stolen from him some time ago. Mrs. H. R. Groves, who has been visiting relatives in Ardmore. Ok. for some time, has returned to her home at Egger. c. R. Shields and w. p. Mount returned last week from their fishing trip near Ink. A very good catch IS reported.
 Miss Susie Armstrong was in Mena Tuesda en route to her home at Wickes, after an extended visit in Oklahoma. Miss Annie Trustworthy of Ash down and Miss Ethel Parker of Cove are visiting with the Rev. w. L.. Smith and Mrc Smith
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

B. s. Peteiish of Acorn was in Mena Monday 10 take out a load of household goods for his son, Harry. who is going to housekeeping in the near future.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

U. F. lobe of Ashdown was in Mena Saturday, and left Sunday for Little Rock. MT lobe has been elected as principal of the Hatfield schools for the forthcoming year.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

IT MT and Mrs. Frank Daryis of ah naIlon and MT. and Mrs. II. c. Beau Gna,mp Of Vandervoort, newly we'd hea Hoa couples were at the Antlers motel Sunday, and rice was vary much In evidence. The hanny couples seemed, however. to he ances. ''' "nhoy-
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

E. T. Roach, accompanied by Tro- cia Goddard, left Monday for business trip by wagon to points in Oklahoma. He expects to be gone all week.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

II. J. Brown, representing the Parker Bros. nursery of Fayette- vile. is spending a week in the vicinity of Mena. His home is at Board Camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

James Homer, the six-weeks-old son of Bunyan Cummings of Rocky, died Thursday morning at 6 o'clock at the home of his parents. The remains were inferred at Rocky Friday afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

R. M. Berry, who lives six miles west of Mena, was in on business Monday. He states that the senti- ment against the inexcusably bad condition of the county roads is growing rapidly.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Miss Daisy Gorham of Gorham Kas., is in Mena for a visit of in- definite length with her friends Mir. and Mrs. r. J. Smith on Grand view Heights.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

,ins and Mr. Barton are both mem hers of this years graduating o''S' of the University of Arkaisa''
 n. C. Miller of Acorn was Tn Nella Ne "Wednesday ion business. A Ksnatt of Board Camp was trading in Mena Wednesday
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 IT Miller of Oden .transacted hnsiness in Mena Wednesday
 Elton Lowery of Cove and Edgar Daniels of Vanderyoort were n Mena "Wednesday to trade.
 Mrs. A. Hiaumet and son Paul and Mrs. Ocie Harsh of NandeVroort were shopping in Mena Wednesday,
 W. H. Archer from Huddleston marketed a wagonlOad of produce in Nena Wednesday, Mr. Archer re- ports crop indications as good III his ncishborhood, J. B. Edwards, progressive farmer near Hatton, was m Mena Wednesday purchasing a new farm wagon.
 Uncle Dick Davis. one of the oId- est settlers of Polk county, who had stroke of paralysis last saturday Is said 10 be improving slowly
 Miss Grace Bcedsr, who has spent the past year in Nena with her uncle w. A. Christopher, left on Tuesday for her home in Dade City, Fla.
 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Sanford ot Board Camp were in Mena Monday. Mrs. Sanford will remain for a few days, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Holt.
 Miss Daisy Gorham of Gorham, Kas., is in Mena for a visit of in- definite length with her friends, Mir. and Mrs. F. J. Smith on Grand view Heights.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Mrs. A. McCracken, who lives in
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

J. A. Cullins of Foreman and w. H. Barton of Cove were in Mena Tuesday, guests of Mir. Barton's sister, Mrs. J. T. Ingalls,. MT. Gull
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Mr. and Mrs, J. w. Edwards ar rlVer home last week after a visit or more than two weeks with fheir daughter, Mrs, A. Bordwell in HeaVenef. They made both trips with team and buggy.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Mir. and Mrs. T. A. Winton and Mir. and MT. and Mrs. Jess Moseley spent Sunday with MT. Winton's father, M. D. Winton of Rocky.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Sanford oi Board Camp were in Mena Monday Mrs. Sanford will remain for a few days, the guest of Mir. and Mrs. w. E. Holt.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Mrs. M. R. Began, who owns the Began building On DeQueen street and considerable farm property in the western part of Polk county is spending a week or two in Mena looking after interests.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Dr. G. P. Dunman has received ms commission as health officer for Polk county. The doctor promises 10 supply The Star with some in- teresting data and general informa- ton along sanitary lines, especially as relates to flies and mosquitoes.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

J. A. Wallace, who has been vis- iting his brother, s. B. Wallace, for the past few days left last week for his home in Center Point.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Elton Lowery of Cove and Edgar Daniels of Vandervoort were III Nena "Wednesday to trade.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-06-05

Miss Arlie Leming arrived in Mena last week for a visit with friends and relatives. Miss Lem ing's home is in Page, Ok.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
Representative From Athens Writes Down in
Little Red Book All He Finds Out

Representative Frank Rhodes OF
Clarke County, once Mayor Of Athens
is the blue-ribbon figurer and note
maker of the House.
Mr.. Rhodes knows the name, habits
affiliations, religion, race. color. and
previous conditions of servitude OF
each and every member Of the House
and he keeps his records of them
handy at all times.
Rhodes has fearful and wonder
ftil little red leather book, In which
everything about everybody in the
Legislature is carefully and accurate
~ set down.
The gentleman from Clarke has no
sinister purpose in thus keeping tab
on his fellow members. He Is a whole
souled person, with malice toward
none and charity for all. But he is of
an inqulsitive turn OF mind and likes
to have a thorough knowledge of any
thing and everything in which he is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
US. ASSETS FIXED
At S2,00O,0OO,OOO
Surplus of $4O,OS3,229 Wiped
Out by Canal Expenditures.
$275,OO0 in Reserve.

WASHINGTON, July A. Uncle
Sam closed the fiscal year 1913 with
a surplus of s4O,OS3,229, a gain of 3d.
1900 Panama Canal expenditures
and public debt transactions, how
ever, wiped out this surplus and Gre
ated a deficit of $2,449, 900.
Total receipts were s723,7S2. 921.
and ordinary disbursements $3.50, $685.
692 Corporation taxes yielded the
Government $34 ,948,S7O. Custom re-
ceipts reached $31S,142, 900, an in
crease of nearly 100000.
The Government spent S41,741, 900
on the Panama Canal, making a total
OF 1918, 229 900 spent to date.
Secretary McAdoo tonight an
nounced that the daily treasury state
ment in future would be issued in a
completely changed form, designed to
show at glance the assets and la
bilities of the Government.
The first statement will show, the
Secretary said, that the grand total
Of assets of the Government is nearly
81, 900, 10000 against which there are
liabilities including the gold and sill
yer certificates aggregating about ST.
725, 900, leaving a balance in the
treasury of from $3.50, 100000 to S275,-
900. including the gold reserve of
$3.50, 900.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
HOT DAY FOLLOWS
SC0RCH|NG NIGHT
AtIantans, Kept From Sleep by
Temperature, Face Torrid
Fourth Of July,

High temperature 10 in store for
Atlanta Friday, following the hottest
and most oppressive night of the
summer. The United States Weather
Bureau announced Friday there would
be no perceptible diminution of the
heat wave which is general over the
Central. Eastern. Northern and South
ern States
The minimum temperature of the
night was "a and that was not
reached until 5 o'clock Friday morn
ing. The mercury hung near 80 prac-
tically all night long. During sleep
ing hours the humidity was compare
lively high, serving as a deterrent to
rest and peaceful dreams. The aver
age citizen began the Glorious
Fourth" feeling like the morning after.
At o'clock Thursday afternoon the
mercury stood at IS. An hour later
II had dropped only , degrees. At 9
o'clock it recorded SO. At 10 o'clock,
Just when everybody wanted to go to
sleep, the temperature was 81, and
it was well on to midnight before the
mercury started to drop. At 1880
O'Clock 1t began TO ascend, and at
midnight the mark was 70. II was
the same at l o'clock, and 1t dropped
l degree each hour for three hours.
At o'clock Friday morning the
thermometer took another jump. the
mark being u, or slightly higher than
recent temperature records at the
the same hour of the day BY s o'clock
the mercury had risen to 50 degrees.
Thirty minutes later 1t had Jumped
more degrees. and was moving rap
idly. with every indication OF passing
the 90 mark before noon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
Dine Minus Coats
In Philly Hotels

PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-CTip to
Atlanta hotel proprietors from Geor-
gian correspondent:
In the mems grillroom Of the Belle
vue- Suatford fifteen tables were oc-
cupied by parties of lawyers, business
men, politicians, etc. Every man had
his coat Off
As soon as a guest entered, a waiter
stepped forward and said:
Coat, sir2"
The waiter took it. hung it on a
hook near the guest, and served
luncheon. And there is no tip for
coat hanging,
quite the regular thing. sir" said
head walters in all the big hotels.
Gentlemen dining alone always take
their coats of. Don't they do 1t in
Atlanta, sir2"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04

concerned. Wherefore. the frank and
candid red leather book, in which
he makes his daily jottingsl
In Athens they yet talk about what
a good Mayor Mr. Rhodes made. He
had another little red book on that
job. too, and long before election day
It was packed and damned with in
formation, minute and searching,
about every individual voter in town
Rhodes knew all about EN- before a
ballot was cast, and he figured him
self a winner. all right! He won,
moreover, hands down.
The gentleman from Clarke is a
business man, and a successful bust
ness man at that. He is happily
married and has six children, every
one Of whom he is training up to
the little red book habit.
If ever one OF that Rhodes outfit
should run for Governor, there will
not be voter in Georgia whose ped
igree and history will not be set
down accurately and precisely in one
Of the Rhodes little red books.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-04
Urges Track Survey
Of Railroads; Would
Swell City's Income

Councilman Orville Hall has evolv-
ed a plan for increasing the tax as
sessments Of railroads within Atlanta
$4,000. At the meeting Of Council
Monday he will introduce a resolu-
ton appropriating $500 to make a
survey of the tracks within the city,
thereby proving that the railroads
should pay more taxes.
Councilman Hall declares that no
survey OF the railroad tracks within
Atlanta has been made In twenty
years, and that a new survey will
cause the Comptroller to increase his
assessments.
The elections of Tax Assessors j.
l.. Harrison and c. u. Meador come
up at the meeting Of Council Mon
day. II is said that both Will be
elected without opposition.