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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-03-26

q All notices of entertainments of
any nature at which admission is
charged given by local organizations
are charged at the rate of five cents
per line per insertion.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
St. Louis News Items

Mrs. A. f. Branch is visiting her
sisters in Lansing.
The class of 1913 will hold their an
nual reunion on Saturday in st. Louis.
r. C. Swartz, of Syracuse, New
York, is the guest of his friend, Prof.
Walter A. Wood, this week.
The Alumni Reunion of st. Louis
High will be held at Tuger's Hall Fri
day evening, June 18th, 1914.
Miss Aletha Baldwin and John Fau-
rot were guests at a dancing party at
Mt. Pleasant Normal Friday evening.
The Commencement exercises of the
High School will be held Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock at the Colonial
Opera House. The eighth grade will
be held the evening before.
Miss Matte Burgess, who has been
missionary to India for twenty years
and who is now home on a furlough,
was a guest for tea at the home of
Mrs. c. p. Hanna Tuesday. She spoke
before the Christian church conven-
tion in the afternoon at the /. o. o.
F. Hall and in the evening at the OPP
era House.
Chase Reiss, who recently attended
High School, a popular fellow who
played guard on the football team and
took an active part in all High School
activities, ended his life Friday even
ing by taking strychnine. He had been
refused the drug at McIntyre's Drug
Store more than week previous to
his suicide. He told a good many of
the fellows goodbye during the week
but no one suspicioned what his in
tentions were, but supposed he was
going to his old home in Illinois or on
an extended visit. He drove to the
home of Hiss Emily Schultheis near
town Friday evening and when he ar
rived had already taken the poison. A
doctor was summoned and he only
lived long enough to say that it was
no accident but an intentional death.
He gave no cause but has been very
despondent lately. He leaves a wild
owed mother, who lives on farm near
st. Louis. The body was shipped to
Illinois for burial.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
Riverdale Loses to Elm Hall.

Riverdale and Elm Hall, old-time
rivals in baseball, played their first
game together at Elm Hall ball field
Sunday. The game was fast and
snappy and it took ten innings to de-
eide the game. Ross Hollabaugh
started the game for Elm Hall and
pitched seven innings and after Riv-
erdale made two scores off his pitch
ing in the seventh he was replaced by
Frank Hollabaugh, who held the Riv-
erdale boys the rest of the game. Da-
wilson and Knoop of Forest Hill pitch
ed for Riverdale and threw exception
ally well. Leonard of Riverdale feat
ured with the stick, getting four hits
out of five times at bat. Riverdale
and Elm Hall will play at Riverdale
in few weeks and another good game
is expected. The contest ended 8 to 8,
in favor of Elm Hall.
Alma record., 1914-06-11

the doctor states that it will neces-
sary for Mr.. Smith to undergo an
operation for appendicitis immediate
ly.
Charles o. Sly is improving the APP
pearance of his house with coat of
paint.
The school-boys are thoroughly en-
joying their vacation by swimming in
the Pine.
Ernest Elliott has been cutting
brush, blowing and otherwise clean
ing up his farm.
Seymour Arris and sons, Clyde and
Ernest, are woking on Mr.. Arris'
Ferris farm planting potatoes.
The recent rains have washed out
the corn on the low lands so that it
has to be replanted. Charles Sly is
replanting his.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
Forest Hill News

Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Brewer are
going to teach again next year.
l. C. Moody and family are enter
tanning company from Kansas City.
Mesdames Failing and Perrigo are
entertaining a sister from Alabama
C. E. Vademark spent the weekend
with his son Fred and family at Hen
rietta.
Mrs. Mary Leonard has gone ia
Coleman to visit her daughter, Mrs
Anna Katenhus.
Mrs. Hugh Byers and Mrs. o. l.
Pembroke of Alma were in town on
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. l.. f. Camfeld of Owosso was
in town Monday. She expects to
start for California soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Brewer of St
Louis attended the commencement
exercises Thursday evening.
School closed Wednesday with q
picnic in Moody's grove. Thursday
afternoon commencement exercises
were held in the Christian church, and
in the evening Prof. r. A. Collins oi
Alma gave an address.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
Sumner News Items

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Holcomb made a
business trip to Ithaca Monday.
Miss Nicholas of Wheeler is the
guest of Mrs. Bartlett this week.
Mrs. Eleanor Tulford of Ferris call
ed at Mrs. 1. F. fuckers Friday.
James Metcalf's team ran away on
Sunday, injuring him quite seriously.
Cash Grow, VIM. Philips, Will Bates
and o. Duffield autoed to Crystal Sun
day.
Mrs. c. A. Button attended the
State Church Convention at st. Louis
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Tomlin and son,
William, were the guests of R. Hol-
comb Sunday.
Mrs. Philip Hicks spent part of last
week with her son, William, and fam
lily, near Alma.
George McMullen and family of Ith-
aca and Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Tucker
autoed to Crystal Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Haines and Mr..
and Mrs. Cal Haines visited Mr.. and
Mrs. George Dalrymple Sunday.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
RIVERDALE

Mrs. James Schnepp was an Alma
caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Al Schnepp called on friends
in Elm Hall Saturday.
Miss Georgiana Bowen visited
friends at Half Moon Lake this week.
Mrs. E. NJ. Highfield visited at the
home of V. =. Cash and family Mon
day.
Mrs. Walter Swope and daughter,
Dorothea, visited relatives at Wheeler
last week.
Ray Leonard and Carl Leonard Wis
tied friends and relatives in st. Louis
Saturday evening and Sunday.
Mr.. Keith, principal of Riverdale
public school the past year, left for
his home in Mt. Pleasant Monday,
where he expects to spend the sum-
mer.
II. S. Conner, who is constructing
the electric light plant at Riverdale,
left Tuesday morning for Schenec-
tady, N. Y, to get the machinery ship
ped Immediately for use in the plant.
Rhea Hallon, Eva Baker, Junita
Sutton, Ruth Vanalstyne and Allen
Highfield, who attend school at Alma,
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
parents in Riverdale.
Miss Angeline Duby of st. Louis,
who has been spending a couple of
weeks with friends in Riverdale, re-
turned to her home in st. Louis Sat-
urday evening. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Clara Humphrey and two chill
dren.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
Southeast Coe Items

Ray Palmer visited Walter Burge
Sunday.
postcard shower last week, for
which he is very thankful.
Friends to the number of thirty
five remembered Walter Burge with
Walter Burge is slowly improving
from his long sickness so that he is
able to sit up.
John Yarnall of Vestaburg visited
his sister, Mrs. Pearl Leonard and
family Sunday.
Almon Leonard and family visited
at the home of their brother, John,
Sunds :, near the Pine school house.
Willis Hopkins came home from
st. Johns last week Tuesday to visit
his family and returned to his work
Monday.
Miss Smith, whose home is in Albion
but who has been attending High
School in st. Louis, visited her aunt,
Eta Wood, from Friday to Monday.
Alva Hopkins, who has been work.
ing at Trenton for the Union Tele-
phone Company, came home Sunday
to visit his parents and returned to
Owosso where Monday from there he
will go to Vestaburg to work.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
Ferris Center News

Mrs. Hersey is quite sick again.
Ed. Swarthout sports new buggy
Miss Nellie Sperry is spending the
week with Mrs. Elzie Douglass.
Otto Eggleston and wife spent Tues
day evening at the home of Charles
Hicks.
j. P. Throop and U. j. Dyer were
Saturday business callers at Vesta-
burg.
Mrs. Thomas and son, Ford of
Ohio are visiting the formers sister,
Mrs. J. P. Throop.
Mrs. Betsey j. Dean Wood of Yes
taburg was a caller in this locality
Friday and Saturday.
Harry and Walter Davenport at
tended the Elm Hall and Vestaburg
ball game at Vestaburg Saturday.
Ben Gorsuch and wife moved onto
the Woodward farm Monday after be-
ing in the home of Ed. Swarthout the
past six months.
Mrs. Mabel Goodrich Letchfeld left
Saturday for her home at Ionia
after a several weeks visit at the
home of her parents.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
Northeast Ferris

Ferris strawberry crop looks very
promising.
Mr.. Hahn is working for George
Stambough.
Ken Wilson of Sumner was home
over Sunday.
John Bronto is putting in crops on
his Sumner farm.
The Hoxie boys are putting in twen-
ty acres of beans.
Irving Sabin is working for John
Sabin, replanting corn.
Mrs. Jennie Blair and son, Carl,
spent Sunday with Otto NJ. Blair.
We are sorry to learn that Marshall
Smith is under the doctors care and
Alma record., 1914-06-11
COMMENCEMENT EXER-
CISES A GREAT SUCCESS

The Commencement exercises of
the class of 1914 were held at the
Methodist church Friday evening,
June 5th, and were great success.
The church was very prettily dec
Grated with ferns and flowers and
their class motto, which was "We
Have Left the Bay, the Ocean Lies
Before U.s." was stretched across the
altar.
Mr.. John Hall and Miss Florence
Hall played a fine duet for the grand
march, and then Fishers Orchestra
played a splendid selection.
The invocation was given by Rev.
A. E. North.
The address of the evening was CIV
en- by Mr.. r. A. Collins of Alma. The
sentiments given by Mr.. Collins, if
lived up to, will become great helps
to the graduates in the future. He
urged the boys to live good, clean and
moral lives and never be afraid of
work. If you expect to get anywhere
in life you must do your work thor
oughly. After the address "The Pre-
sentation of Diplomas" was given by
Mr.. Parks, the president of the school
board. Then the orchestra responded
with another fine selection. The ex-
arcscac tvara c1ocad with fba hon adic
tion given by Rev. A. E. North.
Alma record., 1914-06-11

Saturday and Sunday, and attended
the ball game between Alma High and
Arthur Hill at Saginaw Saturday af-
ternoon. The Alma boys are deserv-
ing of much credit for the good game
they played.
Charles Hynes expects to raise a
large barn Wednesday.
Rev. B. ]. Youngs and l.. d. Allen
motored to Saginaw last Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Pidcock of Breckenridge
visited Mrs. Newell Bradford Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson and
Jessie Ellsworth have new Ford au-
tos.
George Ripp is in Detroit this week.
Mrs. Kirk Richards of Flint is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Rich, this week.
Miss Hazel Way returned to her
home near Forest Hill Monday after
finishing a successful year of school
work here.
Mrs. Joseph Brumby, an old settler
living one half mile north of town,
died Friday and the funeral was held
Monday afternoon from, the M. T..
church, where she was a faithful
member.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

B. d. Taft to S. Newcomer,lot
67, II & S add, Alma...............-S180(
|. NJ. M. Creaser to G. |. Creas-
er, lots 8, 9, 10, II, blk II,
Middleton .................................. 11O(
l.. F.. Glaister to f. Heller, NE
IA NV IA, sec 10, New Ha-
ven ............................ ............ 95C
G. Duerr to J. Shuttleworth, pit
SW IA, sec II, New Haven. 5000
G.. Maxsted to j. McNabb, NE
Ia NV IA, sec "a, New Ha-
ven .....................-................. 3SO(
j. Crawford to T. Anderson, NE
IA NV IA, sec %, Pine Riv-
er ...................... .................. 32OC
G. E. Mack to F. J. Kennett,
E 1-2 SW IA, sec 35, Elba 770(
r. V. Howard to j. Barney, pit
lot 3, blk 6, Suits add, Alma 1000
r. Petit to G.. Duerr, lots and
A, blk Is, Jeffery's Add No /,
Ithaca 175C
|. E. Mills to A. w. Cohoon, S
1-2 N 1-2 NE IA, sec 10, Pine
River ZoOt
d. Z. Hayes to A. w. Cohoon,
n 1-2 n 1-2 NE IA. sec 10,
Pine River ......-.....................--.. 4OO(
F. G. Morrison to L. c. Wilkin-
son, lots 81 and 92, Pompeii 1885,
j. J. Hanes to r. Locey, S 1-2
NE Ia, Sumner ..................-..-.- I60(
c. J. Walter to j. T. Borton, pit
lots and 6, blk 1, Ithaca 260(
]. T. Borton to A. Coble, n 1-2
S 1-2 NE IA and S 1-2 SW Ia
NV IA, sec 16, Emerson go. 570(
E. B. Soule to A. w. Robertson,
NV IA NV IA, sec 81, Sum-
ner --.-----.-----.--.--.-.-.--.- zoo'
M. E. Graham to A. H. Simcox,
E 1-2 NV IA and NV IA
NE IA, sec 20, Bethany. 960(
M. E. Snyder to V. Roberts, NE
IA NV IA, sec "a, Arcadia. 1906
G.. w. Delavan to S. A. Tubbs,
pit NE IA SW Ia, sec "a,
Pine River ................................ 5000
F. B. Rollin to M. A. Miller, lot
Z, pit 6, blk A, Alma .............. 1877;
w. Gould to d. Howe, w 1-2 f
1-2 Sc IA, sec 8, Seville. 200(
j. II. Lancashire to G.. B. Shar-
rar, pit. SW 1-2 SW IA, sec "a,
Pine River ................................. 75O(
w. Myers to H. Brennan, Sc IA
SW Ia, sec 26, Wheeler ...- 280(
NJ. L. Perrigo to Mills & Hayes,
lots 5 and 6, block F, Forest
Alma record., 1914-06-11

Mrs. c. f. Sadler called on friends
in Alma Thursday.
Mrs. Jasper Norton visited relatives
in Edmore last week.
Mrs. AL Sutton called on relatives
i'm Alma Wednesday.
A. j. Williams made business trip
to Saginaw Wednesday.
Miss Alice Leamen was in Riverdale
Wednesday on business.
DIR. Highfield returned home We'd
nesday evening from Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dormire spent
Sunday with Mrs. Ed. Leonard.
Miss Mildred Wiley of Alma visit
ed friends in Riverdale Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zufeldt visited friends
and relatives in Saginaw Sunday.
Mrs. Dewey Parks and Mrs. Fred
Chapman were Alma callers Satur-
day.
Mrs. Fred Brown has been spend
ing a week in Greenville with rela-
tives.
Mrs. C. Nelson of Alma spent last
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. George
Parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Smith of Alma
visited at the home of Dan Boyer on
Sunday.
Miss Ida Frolick visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred LOCKER
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Schnepp and
two children visited friends in Alma
Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Hewes of Edmore spent
Saturday with her sister, Mrs. JAS
per Norton.
Mrs. Stambaugh of Elm Hall spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Thos.
Morton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slappy of Alma spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. B. o.
Markham and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davenport spent
Sunday in Vestaburg, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Manley.
Several from Riverdale attended the
ball game at Vestaburg between Elm
Hall and Vestaburg Saturday.
Mrs. Raymond Leonard was called
to Shepherd Thursday on account of
the sudden death of her mother.
James Howe of Alma spent Satur-
day and Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. Howe, north of town.
Mrs. Demings, north of Riverdale,
who has been in Detroit for week,
returned home Wednesday evening.
Melvin Bulge, who has been the
guest of Miss Florence Hall the past
week, left Thursday for his home in
| Coleman.
The "Good Will Circle" met at the
home of Mrs. Walter Swope Tuesday
evening. About eighteen were pres
ent ,and after the meeting refresh
ments were served.
Miss Mary Wynne, who has taught
the intermediate grades the past
school term in Riverdale, left for home
in Alma Saturday morning where she
expects to spend her summer vaca-
tion.
The Baccalaureate service at the
M. +. church Sunday evening was
we'll attended. Mr.. w. E. Swope de-
livered an excellent address and the
church was beautifully decorated with
flowers for the occasion.
While Mr.. and Mrs. James Metcalf
of Sumner were driving their young
team of horses around town in Riv-
erdale Sunday, they became frighten-
ed by f. c. Hyde's auto truck and
ran away, causing much excitement.
The occupants were thrown out and
bruised up considerably, but no seri-
Gus damage was caused, except that
the buggy and harness were broken
to quite an extent. Mr.. and Mrs.
Metcalf count themselves lucky by not
getting hurt more seriously.
Alma record., 1914-06-11

@ The classified page
throws out a drag net
for your lost articles.
qOut Of many hun
dreds Of these ads an
nually printed, scarcely
ten per cent Of the
finders claim rewards.
There are many
honest people in the
world.
qDon' t mourn your loss
until you have tried the
one best chance for its
recovery.
Alma record., 1914-06-11
Wheeler News Items

DR.. and Mrs. Street and family and
Miss Way visited friends in Saginaw
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29

217 Second. Ave: W. >Melrose ,44o6; bust
ness agent, Nick Olsen, residence, 1909
Piedmont Aye w., 9ffiGe, i12Wsst First st. St
Phone Zenith. rGand l57-Yaa.': :: ::
BREWERY. WORKERS, UNION, Nd, 1873
Meets the first and third Thursday OF
sssn sesau. u t k,as
Busch: recording stcretaf5 N. xelaron;
&c Sixth avenue East. -.
'LATHERs' UNION: No.. H.: w::w. = I'M: J.
President, Mat Hanson; vice president,
H'sa, MathswsGn; seoretafys Fred
George Walters, e24 West Fifth street
LoNGsHoREMENs,. ;UN1oN,:Mo: Ia
Meets the first and third "Wednesday
Of each month. at Gilsy's hall. 1920 North
President: ]: C. 0Neil; vice. president
Geo. Boghwell; recording secretary. G.
A: Ammermann. 1905 Cody street; fin
ancial secretary-treasurer;& Chas. Top.
LICENSED rUGMEN's PRoTEcr1vE as.
ISOLATION. No.<<1-Meets the second ant
fourth Mondays Of. eacn month, at Rowley''
sshop Wee sFst
second vice president Jas: Bryant: cor
responding and recording secretary. Capt 2
Barrows, address: 81 .Fifty-eigath avenue
East; treasurer. Chas. H. Green. 1851 Eas
Fourth street. .'<., 80 II.
MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL AS
ISOLATION. No. .s9-Meets every Frida!
evening during the winte: months at Room
SO Manhattan Bldg. + President. Henri!
Oestrich; first vice president, Joe Majo
second vice president. J. = C.. Mundt
secretary-treasurer, y Armour Harvey. cor
Adams. 100 North. Twenty fifth avenu
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
City: Union Directory

FEDERATED TRADE AssEMBLY-Meet.
sesond and fourth Friday Of each no month
f@ kit%ts'e r HAY Is c9o eie seRf5eF
seyyssnue West; vices president; O.. H. Tarun
esaiax 9esn West
Treasurer =. g. :catlin,~: s2S East Third
WeSt$ sixth stfeets Sergeant at arms Sicx
Olson; trustees, Joseph Miller; 41sh East
street: VIM: ]. butcher. s27 81: Second
street, q. ri ..L-
ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COUNCIL
: Meets the second Monday of each month
IN IN ka a!a1 2; Hail. President; Reg
Sa S sis Eas sst F itsse sirsst
BUILDING TRADES coUNcI1-Meets the
second and fourth Monday at Kalamazoo
eerson; finan cial secretar---treasurer, s. G.
Y "
Jappe Du:id Carlson, Fred McGrath.
BARTENDERs' UNION, No. 574-Meets the
second and fourth Sundays Of each month nao
ponad Eat
Albs,t coliins recording secretary. Henry SnsS
CIGARMAKERs' UNION, No. es4-Meets
and third 81 eaes month
street: . Presideat Peter schseffer: vice
" eHss nr
East; sergeant alarms. Matthew HorW1tz. >
cARPENTERs' UN1oN-Meets every, Tues;
S!s: p5ssissnt Ssf:sp:
west: Treasurer. EdTs Erickson, sc Mint, i
avenue East: financial secretary. Abe Jappe
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
DIRECTORY OF LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

UNION; No. 10, A.. r. Of A. l..
their :aeadqusr.ers, sMoose Hail: "a West
PRESIDENT: Otto: S:Wsndt: treasaref! N n.
81 tSsss%as street '" : D''n'':
- tss .. - =, t>1..s :.S@,l4
PAINTERS, DECORATORS. AND PAPER
dent. Jas. H Powers; vice president, Ed
ward. Esaltaw: financial secretary, W:sJ:
10 East Superior street. Room ,2os. :,
49, I'>:1'' y: = -. ssf*<%.5: ssrt1;
PLAsTERERs. UNION; No. IS, Or: Il. Il.
Meets on second and fourth Wednesdays
dent, Thomas Banks; vice president, Walter
chas: N. All. ~ sixteenth avsnue Eass t:
trustees, Peter Thorson. Edw. Patterson and
Robt. Carson. :: X, ~ ~ -, :, 4. :
P1gMRFRg ANg cAsF1Tr FRI UNION,
Wes{ anh e aas%ey
ss kiD Ss ~
se sseond SsRSe Es
SHEET METAL WORKERS UNION, No,
7s2-Meets first and. third Wednesdays 81
s %est 1mt at ha
George 1. Wall. zoos Minnesota avenue;
sss1S e. @ss sSss
treasurer. John Peterson. E715 =, E. Seventh
street; conductor. Harry Anderson Alb E.
E. Eighth street. r., ss%& @..%s.'%3 -. :, ~ M
| E ~ Il -.ti. ~ 20
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29

UNION. No. 1s6--Meets
first Sunday In each month at Rowley
hall: President Edward M Grace; vice
PRESIDENT w. B. Zuehlke; recording secre.
|tary, H. pWorshak, j.; secretary-treasurer,
let. Hughes. 213 West First street. Il
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29

217 Second Ave. W. >Melrose 44o6; husi7]
ness agent, Nick Olsen, residence, ,2Q09
Piedmont Aye; office. IL West First st.
Phone Zenith; rGand l57-Yat..: :: :
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-03-25

The business depression which Ia sweeping the country at this time !s being used effectively and diabollcally by politicians and anti Administration newspapers to stir up Wilson sentiment
 'Tis true. the country is now just in tho throes of rcadjustment But Pres idont Wilson did not create the situa ticn. The blame lies on the shoulders os those responsible for the sixteen years of riotous. crooked high finance which antcdated 1913. Republican measures, beginning with the late Mark Hanna's ascendency in Wash ingto min 1896 and continuing up to and including the last days of the Taft administration in 1912, are re- sponsiblc
 It is as unfair to assume that this country is suffering at this moment from the acts of the present chief ex- ccutive as it would be to say that the paralysis which ha sjust been visited upon the deCrepit old man next door has been caused by the food he has teaten this year at his new hotel. The causes and tho foundation for his paralysis of this year happened and were laid years ago by eiher heredpy or wrong habits and his habits of this year connot be distorted into even a superinducing cause for his malody
 Had MT. Taft succeeded himself, the present business depression might have been headed off for short pe- riod, but eventually there would have been cataclysm that would have engulfed the nation
 We are now suffering for the sins O. our forbears.
 some of our suffering, indeed. is v:carious, because posterity shall be an extent he the beneficiary. But surely. none of this generation has cause to lament the fact that a halt has been called on the 16-year-old Juggernaut that. under the guise of prosperity. was gradually enslaving the nation.
 The era of financial license and libidinousness has abrutly ended and the country is suffering from the shock. But 1t is certainly bitter that the end should be now and that the now reckoning should commence this year than that the inevitable be post poned-EX.