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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-23
NAVAL STORES men
MAY CLOSE PLANTS
Operators Discuss Plan Re-
trenChment in Production

Jacksonville, Fla, July 21.-A plan
of retrenchment in the production OF
naval stores products which may mean
the closing for 80 days of more of the.
larger portion of the plants over the
producing belt on Aug Is, owing tn
poor market conditions, was talked
ever through mass melting which
lasted all of today at the rooms of the
Board of Trade, when between two and
three hundred operators met here.
AS financial solution to the prob
lem it was decided to draft circular
letter to more than 1900 operators.
asking them to meet in Savannah, Ga,
Pensacola, Fla, or New Orleans, La.
Aug. 5 and render their decision in tho
matter of retrenchment,4 or closing
down their plants Aug. Is indefinitely,
pending market conditions. The meet
ings in the three cities will be aske1
to go on record as favoring clos
ing down of all plants and send COM
mittees back to Jacksonville for an
other meeting Aug. s.
Before the close of the meeting this
afternoon the body was resolved into,
a committee of the whole, general
discussion reported on what had been
done in the morning and decision
made to gather the names Of all ope-
rators present to be fixed to the cir
cular letter. I
The meeting here today was attend
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-23
INFANT SOON FOLLOWED
MOTHER TO THE GRAVE
0nly Two Weeks Old At
Time Of Death

The infant of Mr.. A. ]. Threlkeld,
residing on the Lee street road, five
miles south of Americus, died at an
early hour yesterday morning, and i'll
the afternoon was laid away in the
cemetery of Anthony Chapel, beside
its mother, whose death occurred F:i-
day morning last. The little one was
only two weeks old.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-23

Murch, Davenport, Kuhlman; 2 base
hits, Werner, Wilkes; double plays
Kuhlman to Brothers, to Griffin. struck
out by Cheney six, by Werner seven
base on balls. off Cheney none, of
Werner three; hit by pitcher, Man
chester. Time, Chr and rs minutes.
Umpire, Mclaughlin.
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CONVICT CAGES
DESTROYED WITH
MANY PRISONERS
THIRTY.FIVE men PERISHED
When Quarters of COnViCts
We're Burned

Jackson, Miss, July 22.-Trapped by
flames in the scond story of an anti
quated convict cage, the first floor Of
which was used to store hay, grain and
molasses, thirty-fiye negro prisoners
were burned to death at the Oakeley
convict farm, 20 miles from here, late
last night.
With the flames rapidly eating away
on the only stairway leading to the
second floor, the entrapped prisoners
frantically tore at the heavy iron bars
that covered the windows, but to no
avail.
Prisoners Scream in Agony.
Their screams brought two night
guards to the scene, before they had
seen the flames, and soon other prison
attaches hurried to the cage"
Their efforts were futile, however, as
the flames drove them back each time
they attempted to liberate the men.
At last they stood aghast when
slowly the frantic screams of the
burning convicts died away as one
after another succumbed to the
flames. Finally all was quiet and the
smell of burned human flesh permeaS-
ed the air as the flames burned the
last of the building.
All Escape Was Barred
Everything was in the flames favor
The building was constructed ten
years ago of lumber taken from a dis
carded penitentiary; there is no fire
fighting apparatus at the farm, and the
first floor of the building was fillel
with infiamable material. Farmers liv-
ing nearby hurried to the scene to
help the two guards-aH that are IN
duty at highland the other prison
attaches, but they were of no assist
ance as the fire burned too rapidly 1t
was only few minutes from the time
the fire started ntil it hal claimed its
awful toll.
Worked in Cotton Fields.
The convicts were all worked in the
cotton fields of the state farm AMI
were housed in the cage at night.
Among them were some desperate
criminals serving long sentences.
The Oakley farm is one of the most
important in the state, the state pris-
on hospital being located there. No
other building was in danger, how
ever, as the destroyed cage" was
some distance from any other build
ings.
The fire started on the first foo.'.
The origin has not been determined
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FAST 13.|NN|NC PITCHERS
DUEL WON BY BROWNSVILLE
Werner and Cheney Opposed Each Other on the Mound
Only Twelve Hits by Both Teams Americus
Credited With Five MSCueS

Thomasville, Ca, July 22.-In won
derfully interesting pitchers battle
this afternoon Thomasville defeate1 1
Americus to l. Werner working for
Americus was hit harder than his op-
ponent, but kept them well scattered.
Cheney allowed only three hits and
after the third inning held the Muck
alees hitless, going ten rounds without
being touched safely.
Americus scored on first on Wern-
er's double and Kulhman's timely sin :
gle.
Thomasville did not score until tho
8th, Wagnon getting on when Kuhl-
man booted his grounder, and scoring
when Murch hit safe. An error by
Riley at second allowed Wagnon to
get on in the thirteenth. He was adj
vanced by a sacrifice of Dudley and
scored on Murch's single to center
Brothers was put out of the game by
the umpire when he protested decis-
ion at the plate on strikes.
The box score is as follows:
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/ down when winning run scored.
summary-Sacrifice hitas, Dudley
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Bixty Presents
His Defense

Los Angeles. Calf. Sept. :t.-w.
". Evans. a Justice Of the peace at
Monrovia. California. called by the
dcfcnsc to testify concerning an al.
legged Matchmaking plot against
George u. BiSby. the Long Beach
millionaire charged with having Of
Tended against girls. was subjected
to further cross examination today.
When first placed on the stand
ycsterday Justice Evans detailed al
legged attempts of Inmates Of the Jon.
0uil resort and their attorneys to oh.
tain money from him.
Today he admitted hc had gone TO
the JonQuii three or four times In
two or three months TO see Myrtle
ODair. a girl inma'. and ono Of the
witnesses against Bixhy.
Evans was questioned concerning
his relations with the ODair xirl.
which he admitted had been in.im-
ate.
The defense announced that Octa-
vius ". Morgan. an architect of Los
Angeles. would take the stand to tell
,of alleged attempts to blackmail him
and that the defendant himself would
probably be their last witncss.
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ULSTER PARLIAMENT
ASSEMBLIES 0hD0PT
PLAN HOME RULE

Belfast. Ireland. Sept. 2+.-Ths
embryo parliament OF Ulster. u,
present known M the Ulster unionix,
council. assembled here today In N,
tser hall to discuss plans for provIs,
lonal government In the event 0f III,
home rule becoming law. Six hund,
red delegates were present. TIL. Mar.
quis Of i.ondonnery. former Lori
Lieutenant Of Ireland. WAS the chair.
man.
Sir Edward Carson. leader of tho
tistsr unionists all the Irish union
LIST memiers Of the house Of commons
the buk. Of Abercon and many 9th.
.r peers representatives from all
pnrt. Of the provincc OF Ulster. at
tended.
fNiii details Of the prov viaIonai con-
Siituiion Of the province wcr. com.
munirsi~d to the meeting for formal
ratification. The .arncstn~ss with
which the participants regarded the
procedure was rN~mpiifIcd In reports
Of the meeting. which declared:
''Tsis nucleus Of an Ulster parila.
men, viii nut Its hands To u ducn-
mcni no lees remarkable than the
Declaration OF Independence snd as
pregnant With possibilities Of change
In tn" political history Of the ,oun.
try"
The meeting was held behind clos
cd door. but subsequently nm off
risi announcement Was issu~d which
follows:
An the st-ps have been taken
for r~pndissinR tho DEGREES Of Q na-
ii"nsits' 'rus, for the British ma
lion
The articles of the Ulster consiitu-
lion ~~f. approved by tho delegates. |
The d-'ails are not to be published
until the day the home rule bill 10
placed on the statute books.
y fasA vss started at soAay's sss-
aloa to iademnify the relatives Of
any killed or wounded amoag The
Ulster volunteers. This fund II 10
amount Tn nj least t:.no". 900. nc.
nordinS to announcement.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24
Fair will Start
Tomorrow, Run
Balance of
Week

The fourth annual Tiir,dad.t.
AZ inas county fair will he given th-
last three days Of ;his Week. begin
hinx tomorrow and sunainx ftiaa,
and Saturday. Rain caused a ir,l'.
pon-m-ai hssln today hut sa,h gem
isi prophets. as Abe Thcmp.on aud
isoh Gregory predict ihss old Sol will
exhibit hi. radiant rount~nans~ la
morrow. the clouds will roll ava,
aud tho hraseas wlll an,Ils and
thlsss iike that. The rabstr ,ha, has
been ON tip to~ With expectation.
waiting for the big fair 4. n uni, In
the really. w" hope So
The ful, program of the four days
viii b. crowded Into three. The
-o~ meas reunion. all the events Of
Farmers day will TAX. place iomor.
row. The race track Siii bc IN fine
condition u II clears M aai the races
viii be- the beet ever seen In Tsiai.
Had. All of the exhibits all be N
p!a-" and with scroplanc uixhi. aud
the multitude q. other ntirs let lon.
tho remainder ot the ~~ck will b.
we'll spent
The storm pat the street carnival
ON the pros~rbiai blink Las, nizhi
and only '~o shows were Open. The
baby chimp sat around taking priv.
fight with Art RICK all nizht and
the disink HiF!s remained at their
hotel. thus d~privins the public Of
an oppo. inni'y to behold the charm.
which have filled the tent all around
the circle from Timhuc'oo To- Paris.
Texas
The rain today was a Frca; disap-
pointmcnt TO all concerned in the
conduct Of the fair. A Giserumt cd
bunch OF cnwu'-n loitrrcd around
headquarters ~ tn. Toi,cc hotel
where billy Warren register. each
n them In n big brand book 'ha, 4.
to be preserved and laid away In the
corner stone Of the firs' twenty
CsssuseeS ss pasp ~
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sTRIKERs AT wALsEN
ATTACK COAL MINER

10 The first instance Of disorder Z
. or rioting during the present Z
. coal strike have been reported Z
. from WalsenburE. This riotinE Z
. Wan done by striking miners Z
. from the Walscn mine. One man .
. has been beaten up and auoth- .
. err threatened according to au- .
. thoritativ. statements made .
q las, night. Q
y Ehrly last evening coal .
miner who had disregnrdcd tn. .
strike order was on his way to .
= tn" WAlsen mine from his home .
. Outside the mine u group OF .
= men and women. most Of them Q
= armed with clubs. arcosted tn. .
. miner aud surrounded him. .
. Shouting epithets nt him III. .
. mob Is reported to HAY. attack .
. "d him. ". WAS struck In the .
= face aud knocked down and .
. would hav" been roughly hand .
. icti had the rioters no, been dis .
>fer~~'i by deputies. The man as- .
. sauit.d' declared that the NO. .
. men started the assault. shrr- .
. VI fsrr Of Hucrfsno has order .
. I'd an Investigation aud SAYS he .
. Will punish the guilty ones. .
. On Monday night n negro .
coal miner named Hurt was .
, indicated by strikers. according .
, To the same authority. but ~~- .
, capped from the mob before they >
, could k-i Ia him. The author o.
, i'i"r Of Hucrfano county are .,
, making every effort to supprcss Q
, violence. .,
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Clark Lays Do,pn
Cauel to Defend
Democratic Caucu,

Washington. Sept. :t.-sp~akcr
Clark aui, his xa,-i today to TAX.
the floor TO d-s-sd III. pemo-ra,Ir
caucus against Republican attack.
'rhI. soastsaai hossi rseeus thc
caucus 10 the most idtotic thinx that
has asc-pdsd to heaven in the la,
generation" shouted tho speaker.
The country want. to know ~hs,
sohs sr-ss does: IL doesn't car. three
Shoops how II did IL. We ha,. re-
sis"d the tariff and put through n
hill changing III. banking and cur
rcney system.
III 'ho.c measures are not good W.
Will h" the ones 10 suffer: 4, they
are ~~ will gain. but ~. did no; pro-
po." to i-; yon Republicans bFo!nx
up other subject. OH the floor while
they were under consideration aud
distract III" attention OF members
and o' the country from the great
issue. involved"
Speaker Clark said h" would mo-,
answer Republican attacks hy cali
Ing attention to the way former
Speaker Reed and Speaker Cannon
put through important legislation.
That would br a cns. of the po,
calling the kettle black" he aid.
"a lot of you fellows have b.cn
talking too much for your own good.
anyhow concluded the speaker. To
the accompa nimcnt Of prolon nr.i
ou'hurs' Of applause from the Demo.
rra's. Progressive Leader Murdock
took issue with Speaker Clark on hia
statement that tn. country did not
care ho~ congress did ;hinss. 80 long
rs they were done. Mr. Murdoch said
the caucus resulted In lack OF do
cornm brought about small attend.
ancc and ended In gag rule. Hc said
there was no reason why the doors Of
every commitie. room should not be
open.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24

A dressy aspect xrertrd the thou.
sands of striking coal miners Of
southern Colorado nj the dawn CT
the second noruiaG OF the industrial
struggle. A steady dr!xxlc of rain.
the chill Of wint-r. sii added to the
aiaeousasemeat Of the mincrs and
their families who have left the
camps In the past few days. There
have not been sufficirat number Of
ieats or adequate facilities to accom-
MEDIATE the number Of mincrs s~ck-
Tag shelter from the organization.
aaa u reports b true. osay who
have laid down their tools are Aow
honelsss and unlsss aeco0oo1atioas
csa b provided st oacs Win ~ u .
desperate p,tgAt.
The reports today have iesded TO
stve greater eueouraGemcnt 10 the
operators. asaseasais were made
this mornins At the Headquarters ~
the e. =. 4 I and vietor-Amcrican
Fuel company that an Increased
number of mon were working In the
m!a-.. Everything IL improvinS
rIshi aionE.'' was the commcni ~
General Manager Wc,,Sci. Al shr
vicior-Amcrican office II was stated
that In the smaller company mines
there had been a gain over yesterday
OF from six to ton mrn aud In the
larger mines = sain from is To 90
mon. All save threr or four mines Of
both ihcsc compsnie. are reported to
he Ia operation under conditions that
have led the operators to believe that
the strike will not have a disastrous
effect.
On tho other hand International
Vice President Frank !. Hayes said
this morning that IS per cent Of the
mon were out and others would come
out before the end Of the week. He
charged that tho men remaining ut
work had been intimidatcd ami that
they would come out when they
really understood that they would be
supported and protected BY the M
tionai organization.
The inclcmcncy OF tac weather.
the thought Of long winter hardships
TO be endured have driven many of
the men who quit yesterday back to
the mines. The officials Of the coal
companies declare that the majority
Of those on strike are young miners.
and that the older and experienced
miners. the married men with famt.
lies are remaining Tho chcerless as-
pect Of the tent colonies Il already
beginning TO have It's effect. say
those In close touch with the situa-
tion.
several local unions were given
charters at mine workers' hcadQuar.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24

, t~rs yesterday md miners swsrmeN
into the offices all day To receive tbs
benefits. A. III. houra passrd today
thos- remaining on duty. assured the
protection of the camp ofsiecrs. ap'
I'ear-d 20 dismis. the fear which has
hitherto poss~.sed them. On this
other hand. Il is reported. that the
Irikinx miners willis making NO
disturbance. have b~~n talking ri
making = Demonstration at somc oi
the camps to prevail upon tho m!ur-,
as work To como out.
In dis~usalns the situation Attor.
ney Pred Hsrriastoa OF the {. ,. Z
I. company said last aisht. The sltu.
Atioa II satisfactory In every way.
The showiaG Indicates sAst ws viii
be able TO operate our miaes ~iihor
difficulty and that the public viii bs
projected. We anticipate that many
wiii come back when they under.
stand the true extent of the walk.
out He also declared that the ma.
Jor part ri the mrn on strike wee
under - ycars of age.
W. J. Murray. general manager OF
tho vic'o,-Am-ricsn rur! company,
In charge of operation, r~iscrats>!
this abatement aud expressed sra;if.
cation over the outlook.
Deputy state Labor Commissioned
=. v. Brake arrived in tho city yes.
trrday morning. Hr stated last aishs
that he intended to Wat, all the
ramps aud make = full report when
he rcturns to Denver.
Mr.. Hayes IL st.ii optimistic and
declares that all reports indicate that
the strike will be succcssfui.
From srcn,on, county" Hays do.
slarcd. the reports are particularly
encouraging. They show that almo.:
TO man the men have dropped their
tools sui are with us. This il n wIr
in which no quarter will he asked on
our side and II viii be given only
WUCu OuT uetuSuVS 0tV "ets sUl
personally prepared to remain In the
field for ten ycrs II necessary to
bring II to q successful cohc fusion.
THE payment Of strike benefits
will he commenced In a few days al
the rate Of three dollars for every
miner on strike. one dollar for his
wife and fifty cents week for each
Of his children.
THE provisions will not he given
out from y commissary. Neither will
the men he required nor asked to
purchase their goods Of the npion.
Indeed no steps have been taken g
open union store. Tho men will he
given their money and they will be
at liberty TO spend Il where they
S(oo0eoVeA - ,sae a.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24
HENwo0D DEATH POSTPONED
ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL

Denver. Sept. 2S.--Ifarold r. Hen
wood. convicted Of the murder Of
George Il Copeland in the barroom
OF Denver hotel May "a. 1911, will
not he executed during the week Of
October 20. the date fixed by the dis
trict court. A bill OF exceptions In
an appeal 10 the Colorado supreme
court was filed today. This acts q
q stay Of execution.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24
COLD SPELL GRIPS
WESTERN STATES

Denver. Colo. Sept. ct.-Colorado
.wron,ns. Utah and parts Of New
Mexico snd Arizona experienced the
first touch Of ~intae last nigh, and
today. Snow or rain fell generally
throughout Colorado and Wyoming
with = considerable rainfall In north
crn New Mexico and Arizona. frccS.
Ing temperatures were reported from
parts of Wyomins. Colorado. AriAons
and Utah. To the district weather bu.
rcan here. There ~ss = heavy frost
In parts of Northern New Mexico.
Heavy forNts or freezing Weather
predicted for this territory tonight.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24
SULzER OFFERS
|. DENIAL Of ALL
CHARGES

| Albany. Sept. .i.-Final decision
Ing the money articles" OF imprach-
m"ni In III" consideration of tn. Sui
ger ease. will not he given until all
testimony mas ben taken. I'll. court
voted. 90 to :. today To follow this
procedure, Tho-. voting w.r. all
Democrats
Governor suffers answer to tho
eight articles OF impeachment filed
with the court today entered "a gen-
crai denial to each and every on. OF
them.
Governor Sulkcr was buster get
tin. money than getting VOTES dur
inS his campaign for election. icclar-
cd Eugene Lamb Richard. Of council
for th" prosecution. In hi. address,
opening III. ease araias, the I'M
p"nch"i executive.
After outlining the provisions of
til" election laws relating to the re-
porting Of campaign contributions
the attorney continued.
with th"s. provisions In force.
what did william Suiscr do, ~.
WAS nominated on October .. 1919.
and almo-, Immediately h. began to
solicit ani obtain large sums Of mon
"y for campaign purposes. lie went
nj his campaign for money with sys.
TEN. cool dciibcration and cunning
schemes to conceal what he xot.
During IN" period from October
tn November. 1879. into and out Of
the campaign bank account OF hts
srrscinry. Louis Sarssy. went prsr-
Ideally $1,000. about 5000 moro
that the defendant reported In tho
i'osa.clertion statement. Into Hui.
srs's fasmcss' Loan and Trust com-
psay aeeoaAi wsAt Sls.e0o asors. To
Harris and Fuller stock brokers there
went $1,000 To Rover. GrisvJid aad
si:.ooo and tn Fuller and
Gray si.." 900.
OF these over $4,000 was In cur.
rcney.
Th" vo'" to rcs-rv" decision follow
I'd an opinion delivered by Presiding
Judge Cullen. aisisin. that the
merits Of the objections Of council
for the governor to the article. he
not decided ai this time.
II 'io not think II IL wise he said
to decide this ease pI-c.mcsi
Immediately following the roll caii
IN" governors counsel was called on
10 enter answcr To the charges. These
A"r" read rapidly by Cicr. McCabc.
In them tn" governor declared that
nc had filed his campaixn statement
In good faith"
EnE-n" Lamb Richard. Of counsel
FOR tn" prosecution then opened the
'as" against the impcachcd executive
Aitor arguing that tn" ease ouRh.
not to he decided picc.mcai" Judge
nj! two thirds is necessary to con-
Cullen said:
In u court Of Impeachment, n vote
'ict A decision on this question
would r-luir" majority vote. while
u minority. greater than on.-thisd.
might decide the other way. How.
then. will the case he disposed Of
should prefer To have ample tim.
Ia reflect on the arguments hero pre-
.ented by counsel and to look up tho
authorities cited. Therefore. ! should
Iszif, fba. Yhiu nu..tt,,, Ia. t,Ss ..,n,,
until the final vote on tho guilt or
innocence OF the respondent.
"ssstww-N .,s euze a.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24


war in southern Colorado has bee,
fired and the first blood has stained
the soil Of the coal mines. Marshall
Robert Lee. one Of the best known Of
the c. T. 4 I. oificeys. was shot aal
killed shortly before noon today n
eesunde. by ono Of five men. said u
be striking coal miners. who made
their escape from that camp immed.
lately after the shooting. fled to the
hills and are still at large. Lee was
shot from his horse. The bull.s
from q rifle entered on the side Of
the neck. seveTias the jugulA, vein
and producing instant death.
The men who w.r, concerned In
the shooting are declared io lie
Greeks, ., 10 presumed ihni they
came from the tent colony ~h~r. the
s'rikcrs are housed outside os So.
sundo. but rs far as known the men
have no, been working u, s-xundo
prior To the strike. The shooting
took place when i.-c rode up To order
the men away from small foo;
bridge which. 4, sas reported To i.-e.
they h.d been tearing up.
When Ire foil frou his ho,.c
Claude Thompson. an electrician. ran
out AMI the men Tired once Al hin.
the buii-, going wild. The men then
struck off snd WEIR soma cat of
siRh,. \ po~se Of more than nfiy
men ~. now on the trail Of The mrn
SD ihsy ar sxp-ste,i to b. raptuv~si
b~foe- srndo~n. Bioodhound. from
the Wooiion ranch have Joined IN
the chase. Feeling is running hi.sh
a. those al the camp declare tho
shooiiaE ~a, cold blooded
Marshal t.cc was In the mine of
flee when same ON. reported to him
that mru were uyins to tear off q
plank on foot bridge ncsoss an ar
roya. The bridge had hc~n .ompic;-
cd only yesterday ana va. rn, :acr,
for the accommodation Of children
attending school and for people soinx
10 and from tho ramp pos;oinc-
Ice. according To reports. had M
more than reached the briiz. and
spoke tn the mrn than the sho, ~a,
fired.
Coroner u. n. sip- was notified
and left at once for the scene OF the
murder. The sheriff at once de-
spatrhcd deputies to aid the Officers
Of the surrounding coal camps and
citizens In the I'ossc TO round mp the
siaycr.. Every available man was
detailed 10 Join in the search and u:
captured the men will be brought y,
this city under heavy guard.
Marshal bob i.-c has been at Sc
sundo for about ten year. and was
known ~ one Of tho most efficient
camp Officers in the county. lie was
known a. frarirs. officer as vel,
and his devotion to duty has ai~ay.
been matter Of comment among
the officials OF the e. T. & I. COM
many
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-24
RAIN CAUSES POS7PONEblENT
OF OPENING COUNTY FAIR

. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Rain that abandonment Of the
Trinidadts County Fair
Of Of Charles Bailey
fair would be held
weather permits We
to a postponins for the
month"
Farmers Day and featured by reunion,
. stockmen's Robert G. Fowler
aeroplane flight The public Is ad
the fair will and
everything that been advertised will be given