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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-21
Council Will Wrestle
With Trio of Vexa-
tiOus Questions
COMMITTEES ARE
PASSING THE BUCK
Unable to Agree, Shove
Problems Along to
SOlOns' Session

Three important matters will be
fought ont on the floor Of the com.
mon council. Tuesday night. The
nrst to come mp will be the recon
sideration filed by Aid. John c.
Lodge on the liquor license grant to
w. Sherwood Smell. proprietor of a
Negro hotel. The second night will
be on q divided report from the
committee on the House OF Correc-
ton on the recommendation OF the
board for the purchase Of . 100000
site for a new prison. A divided re-
port will also come from the CON-
mittec on parks and boulevards on
Aid. Dill's resolution asking that
Park Commissioner Dust be ordered
20 redeem the ferry tickets which
have been turned in to the depart
ment BY the small boats that have
refused to obey the commissioners
order to get on the run.
Since the action Of the common
council last Tuesday night on the
Smell application for a new liquor
license. several members OF the
council. Aid. Lodge among them,
have changed their mind regarding
the propriety OF reopenins the liquor
committee report. The Smell license
was included with Is other undesir.
ables In the list that the council cut
out May 1. As a result OF a great
deal of lobbying among the alder
men and other city oficials. the
council voted Smell new license.
last Tuesday night. Aid. Lodge. who
voted for the license grant, fled a
reconsideration after publicly con-
Tossing that he had made a serious
mistake in favoring the license in
the first instance.
Aid. Guthard and Barnett In whose
,ward-tha .Third--Snell's hotel Is
located. will continue their fight for
the license. Aid. Lodge will lead
the opposing forces. and will be
backed by many liberals" who have
been convinced during the past
week that the council would err In
granting the applications of undesir-
able saloonkeepers for new licenses.
II am frank To confess that I
have changed my mind since last
Tuesday night" said Aid. Case. lib
eral member Of the liquor commit.
tee. "The changed attitude OF sew
erai applicants for new licenses
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u. s. Omeers
Reports from Mn =
. Coast
COULD EASILY !;
CROSS ALLAN ! !!
Naval Officers Warne
to Keep Carefu
Lookout 4 81

WASHINGTON. July 31.-l4
government departments - Dtd
treasury. navy. justice and
niece - had under conslda6
Tuesday reports that submns1r
presumably German, were optf1411
of the Maine coast.
The story was looked upon g.
|doubtfully. Nevertheless, II 49,
Ing looked into. s,ES fs<3
Z, oApparentiy, II reached tn.
department first, In the fo1dk n
suspicion expressed By sumne1. -
dents Of upper Penobscotf ~
Germany had Z submarine 49,
that vicinity. ssss;ijs
Secretary OF the Navy nonloIg U0
there was no doubt suhmaTfl> i
cross the Atlantic. There sWao ~ =
ing officially before him. bit 81
known that naval of0cerS hod YoG -
ed hint to keep Tho matter n
and report promptly any sv3ooo
of the reports' truth. M XVI
In naval circles It was sajd III
been believed for some ttmo
Germany planned establiahlna Il
marine base In American wateros
that officers did not believe
done 20 yet. II was Also MelS ~
ion that the Caribbean. rather u
the North Atlantic, was the Squu
kaiser had In view. Y; \ Il
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CHANCE FOR
BARGAINS
Leonard Furniture Co.
Conducting Annual
Discount Sale

Almost since memory runneth not
to the contrary. the II. II. Leonard
Furniture Co. has enjoyed an en-
viable reputation for dependability
and reliability. Quality has ever been
paramount in the policies OF this
house and It's merchandise at all
times combine moderate. sensible
prices-(the company owns It's own
building)-with permanent worth.
The annual midsummer sale is
now In progress In this store and n
bonefide discount OF 20 per cent Is
available to Times readers who are
In the market for furniture. Sheffield
silver and oriental rugs.
This discount extends also to the
firms unsurpassed line of period fur :
niture and IL IL not surprising that
the announcement of this notable
sale has received marked attention
and prompted spirited buying among
Detroit people who know this hrm
to be "time-tried and tested" so far
as quality merchandise and integrity
In advertising are concerned
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or four miles. Another machine,
which lie had allowed to pass him
as he turned Into Gieen-ave.. from
West Jefferson, made the crossing In
safety.
Witness would not swear that the
engine bell was not ringing. but said
he did not hear II.
Jennie Walgiorski, sister OF JC-
seph. followed the latter on the
stand. She was clad In deep mourn.
Ing. Her testimony was corrobora-
tive OF Joosephs. Both witnesses
agreed that the curtains were down
In the back. but I'D In the front Of
the car.
Harold Berry. No. $40 Sheridan
ave.. told OF a narrow escape from
death at this crossing on the night
OF July /. when he was struck by q
city-bound passenger train. He saw
the train just in time to swing his
car around PARALLEL to the track. the
engine striking his car q glancing
approaching from the west until
blow. II is impossible to see q train
one Is almost in the tracks. he said
Attorney Brown sprang a surprise
by producing as q witness Mrs,
Metzdorf. of No. 993 MichiganAve.,
who swore that Walgiorsh drove
past her on to the track after her
car had stopped south OF the cross
ing to look for a train. She saw
the train coming, she said. and
heard the bell ringing She admitted
that a railroad man had been to her
homo and taken her statement.
Charles Krakoski. who drove Mrs
Metzdorfs machine, told a straight.
forward story Of the accident. which
bore out the freman's testimony
that the Walgiorski car stopped on
The track just before 1t was struck
He said:
Il was standing with Mrs. Metz
DORIS car on Green-ave., about two
blocks south of the crossing when q
taxicab passed. followed by the car
that was later struck by the train
Bott were going about 8 or 10 miles
an hour. AS soon as my passenger
were seated, / followed the other
cars toward the crossing. The taxi
cab got by safely. but the other car
came to stop on the track. then
started ahead again Just as the en-
CINE crashed into It. When the car
stopped heard two sharp blasts OF
the whistle. An instant later the
accident happened. The train was
going about SO miles an hour"
Engineer Germer swore he was
running only 16 miles an hour, and
the fireman's estimate was IL miles
Mr.. Krakoski said he regarded
crossing as very dangerous, and that
he never took any chances there.
On the day in question he could
see that an accident was inevita BILE
There's a car that's going to get
bit" he remarked.
A second later 1t had happened.
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LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
The Birds Have a Busy Time

worms boring In the wood under the
bark. and whenever he heard one
he hammered with his stout bill and
made the chips fly until he had
reached II. Then he speared II with
his barbed tongue and swallowed Il.
Tommy Tit searched the bark and
all the little twigs for the tiny eggS
hidden there by the insects. Tiny
the Warbler and Chippy the Spar
row fitted here. there and every
where. picking the green canker-
worms from the leaves. Jenny
Wren fused about. her tongue 60
ing so fast that Welcome Robin
wondered when she ever had time
to catch bugs, but she did. In fact
no one was buster than she, ~
Little Friend the Song Sparrow
likes bushes better than trees. and
so he went over to the berry patch
and there he was joined by Kit the
Catbird and Brownie the Thrush
and they soon found all they could
attend to in clearing the berry
bushes of the worms. Over in Tho
garden Old Mr.. Toad was just a.
busy as the birds and he did hope
that they would come over to hell
him when they were through In tn,
Old Orchard. Jimmy Skunk hap
pened along and when he found on
what was going on he got busy ant
dug out worms and BEETLES which
were hiding In the ground.
And all the time Farmer Brown
boy didn't once suspect what wal
going on. That was the best par
OF 1t. II was to be great surprise
for him. ~
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W1QRNYS?
Story MI
The Fruit of Folly

, less and ;.ss--had grown less pro-
badly not so much because he APP
proved OF them but because they pro-
vided occupation for her while he In
dulEed his favorite folly-his nightly
time with the boys.
As may have been guessed before
this. 1sabelle's early rising on this
fateful Saturday morning had TO do
with the play at Mrs Blake's. Luck
had been against her once more. The
nckle Goddess had deserted her al
most entirely and when the play on
Friday night was over she shuddered
losses.
She had reached the end Of her re-
three months was pledged. Her Jew
els were gone. All that remained to
her was the diamond engagement
ring that Edgar had given her on
when she had blushingly promised
to take him for better or for worse"
Had it been for better--or for worse?
Many times she asked herself that
long. long night. staring with wide
open. but sightless eyes Into the wall
OF darkness that seemed to shut her
ina wall that had no opening to
the right or to the ieft--abovc or
Morning came at last And with
IL ntful slumber. And then n slow
awakening to the broad light OF day
and full realization that she had a
cowardice was not one OF Isabeiie's
follies. The sooner the BETTER she
had murmured to herself and after a
her husbands dressing room. there
to put the whole sordid story before
him, and ask for help once more.
We'll she knew that he would storm.
objected to Mrs Blake's now. was
when she bad TO come to him for
money to recoup. her losses. but
there was no help for IL. lie was
But she had reckoned without the
wet towel and the headache and the
morning after crouch. And 40 as we
have seen. her mission had ended In
failure
A detected little figure she sat In
her husbands dressing room. keeping
up her pretense OF gayety. only when
Clay happened 10 raise his eyes to-
wards her--which was not often.
"a telephone for you sir" said the
butler. creating a welcome diversion,
as he handed Clay the extension in
:. "IisiioI,ys, this Z, CLAY. on, hel,c,
right. I'll he right down"
His wifc saw the look Of anguish
and despair that came into his face,
as he hastily slammed up the re-
ed from the house without giving her
any explanation.
CHAPTER TWO.
Russell Irwin was early at the of
Ace that Saturday morning. Things
were bad In tho real estate business
and II WIS only by being on the job
carly and late that he managed TO
keep things going--msnaecd TO hold
the frm Of Irwin a Clay on top Of
the turbulent waters OF failure that
threatened to engulf them at any
Scs.ss.usS Ts~srrswJ
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doing something for Farmer Browns
boy in return for all the nice things
he had done for the little people Of
the Green Forest and the Green
Meadows fussy little Jenny Wren
had jumped up excitedly and an
nounced that she was going to hurry
around right away and tell all the
other birds who ate bugs and worms
and ask them to join her in trying
to get every bug and worm in the
Old Orchard. And she was just as
good as her word. She hurried
about among her neighbors and they
all agreed that they would help her.
So just as soon as Jolly, round Mr..
Sun began his daily climb up in the
blue. blue sky the next morning the
birds gathered in the Old Orchard
and began work. There was TOMMY
Tit the Chickadee, Jenny Wren.
Welcome Robin, Winsome Bluebird,
Drummer the Woodpecker, MIR.
Mocker the Mockingbird. Kit the Cat
bird. Brownie the Trush, Tiny the
Warbler. Chipping abe Chipping
Sparrow. Twitter the MArten. Skim
mer the Swallow, Little Friend the
Song Sparrow, Bubbling Bob the
Bobolink, Cresty theS F1ycatcher.
Goldie the Oriole, and a lot more.
Even Sammy Jay came over to help.
Skinner the Swallow and Twitter
the Marten sailed back and forth
over the tree-tops. and in and out
among the trees, catching the in
sects that few. Drummer the Wood
pecker went all over the tree-trunks
and the big branches with his head
cooked to listen for the, sound of
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Copyright. 1915, by Pathe Exchange.
Inc. All moving picture rights
and all foreign copyrights
strictly reserved.
(Costsnued From YestevAsy.D
clay scowled at his pretty wife
was in no mood to admire the un-
usual sparkle OF her iustrous eyes
and WAS too wretched to note the
paieness OF her cheeks or that she
ass d0 WITH her her. s:;
cant you see that 1 have a head
ache?' he grumbled.
swered teasinsly as she slowly ap-
preached and planted a light. quick
kiss on his nearer cheek.
"Is his mishtiness too cross this
morning TO- grant his little wine one
YES. his mishtiness Is" he answer
ed internationally and Isabelle sagcly
with the wisdom that II born or wo-
mans intuition. decided TO await
clay was too absorbed In his own
troubles: too much enRrossed with
his achns head e. snir ssot ees or
tiny favor" must have been an Inn
portant one. No trivial matter would
cause her to arise at that hour. The
days when she took breakfast Win
her husband were long since past.
She usually spent her mornings IN
bed. recovering from the fatigue OF
the previous nights session at auc-
ton bridge For i.aee h,ss cn ,.fs ,o' az
the home OF Mrs Cora Blake. an at
tractive widow OF nifty.
Clay had frequently objected to his
wife's visits to the WIDOW biake .s
because he did not like some OF the
people she had met there and later
he had continued his objections be-
cause OF the nnanclai drain that Isa-
bellies losings had imposed on the
stories had come to Clay. stories Of
wild times at the Widow Biakes.
Stories had come to him; toe: or
alton for Horace Stone. attorney. and
sharper. whose business Dealing.
were often open to suspicion ana
whose cscapades In which nutomo-
s s,,.. s acors. and sa miSnlsh, rss.:
were largely interpreted made the
chief topics Of conversation among
the men about town.
Careful inyest'sstion,, now mn,er,, nro
able in stones conduct while the play
was on MT Cora Blake's beautiful
home. n IL true that the widow
,s. ,Ss, e Stone 80 yeas wm: q e year.
junior. but Clay had gradually.
could hardly snsiyse. come TO regard
This a. q matter entirely between the
widow and Mr.. stone. A. he had
once said TO himself with q shruE
'Tf Stone wants 90 WOO . woman oid
enough 10 be mis- mother. that's his
business And N Cora Blake wants
~ be fooled BY = man young snoush
to be her son. why that's hers.
And 90 eraduaiiy HE objections TO
fsaSciISs auction games had grown
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CASSOPOLIS, Mich. July 20
(Speciai)-Char Bishop, an aged
farmer who resided west OF this
place. fell dead when he saw a boil
OF lightning strike and kill Ave COW:
In q field near his house. Bishop had
been In good health and II II believ
ed the sight caused heart failure.
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NEW YORK. July 1o.--Money on
al al ,H per cent -, Time e., money;
silver: London. si5-iJsk pence; New
YORK. .!7xc. Demand stsSiins:
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Next story: Peter Rabbit Wishes
He Could DO Something"
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20 Cents

Is usually the difference between
quality and shoddiness in magazines
Between quality dinner and a
shabby one the difference Is
several dollars. more II the
whole family Ia in on II.
Can you stand 20 cents Q month
more for q Hrst-eiass masasinef
The best OF the better ones II
unquestionably
The Century
New York
e<.os . Year.
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frlntlng. the plain neat k1nA-thot
d ieht-rnes Job Dept.-Alaln $50.
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VI ADIS0N

The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Fred Dumas were conducted by
Rev. NJ. E. Curran at St Sebastian
Catholic church Thursday forenoon
and the interment was in the Forest
Hill cemetery.
B. L. Frederick of Dorchester is
looking for fresh fancy eggs. See his
ad in everybody's columns.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Haynes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haynes, who
have been visiting relatives in Port
land and Boston for the past few days
returned home Thursday afternoon.
After two and one-half years labor
as bookkeeper and clerk at the Madi-
son Electric Works, Mrs. Emma F.
Clark has resigned her position and
will enjoy a much-needed rest.
Annie l.. Decker will be at Mrs. NJ,
B. Foss' next Tuesday from 8 to 3, to
meet patients.
Mrs. G. E. Clifford is visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Goldsmith in
West Gardiner this week.
Mrs. Ellery Clement and three
daughters of Rome have been the
guests of her brother, Ned Spaulding,
for the past week.
Prof. and Mrs. Winthrop Stanley,
who have been passing the summer in
Madison, returned to Westbrook, We'd
nesday night.
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Loyal Temperance Legions were re-
ported with a membership of TIC.
Money raised outside of dues, $2771.70.
These figures were compiled previous
to the convention and were probably
considerably increased before the
meetings were closed. The forenoon
train Tuesday brought many addition
al delegates.
Tuesday afternoon was devoted
largely to the reports of various sup
erintendents, Mrs. Gertrude Stevens
giving splendid report of the Star
of the East" of which she is the
editor and a consideration Of
National official papers. The Union
Signal" and The Young Crusader"
was offered by Miss NJ. l.. Sargent Of
Portland The reports were exceed
ingly helpful and were greatly en-
joyed. The field worker. Miss Esther
Gilman. we'll known 'elocutionist.
gave pleasing temperance recitation
and Mrs Georgia Shepherd Vail sang.
a Chldren's Hour was the closing
feature. this portion of the program
being in charge OF Mrs. Emma with
an and Mrs Dora T. Nye Following
the Lords prayer. and the piano IT,
Spouse played by Margaret Longley,
the musical bouquet was given and
Miss Anna \ Gordon. president OF
the Nation " &. r L. addressed
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 10, 1915
W. e. T. L. CONVENTION
CONTINUED from First Page

Continued from First Page
evening new vice presidents were pre-
scented and ways to retain members
were taken up. Various committees
were appointed. including a conference
committee composed of the State Cor
responding secretary and treasurer
with county presidents, treasurers
and secretaries. Law enforcement
was also discussed. Mrs. Althea G..
Quimby offered very tender reference
to Mrs. Stevens who had served In the
capacity of president for SO many
years.
Tuesday morning the opening fea-
ture was the service of Praise and
Prayer led by Miss Harriet j. Loring
of East Otisfield The singing was
led by Mrs. Georgia Shepard Vail of
Portland and Mrs. Philo Steward of
Skowhegan, presided at the piano.
The prayer was offered by Mrs. Han
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PROBATE NOTICE

To the Hon. Judge of Probate for
somerset County. Maine. Daniel S.
York of Scion in said County respect
fully represents; That Mortimer York
of Brighton in said county died intes-
tate June s, 1914, owner of real estate
In said county conveyed to him by Ora
Gle b. Tuscan by deed dated July 20.
1908. and recorded in Somerset County
Registry of Deeds book 264 page 173
That he left a widow and seven heirs
That three of said heirs live in the
state of Maine and four in the State of
massachusetts,. That the widow takes
one half and the seven heirs the OF her
half of said real estate. That said heirs
cannot dispose of their separate inter-
ests without loss. That he is one Of
said heirs.
Wherefore. he asks the court to
grant a license to him or to some other
suitable person to sell the heirs half
OF said real estate and distribute the
proceeds, after paying expenses. among
them according to their respective
rights therein.
Dated at Skowhegan. Maine, September
IA. 1915.
DANIEL S. YORK
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FOR SALE--UNBLEACHED
Hardwood Ashes. Geo. L. Mum
roe & Sons. Oswego, N. Y. 9w31

FOUR ROOM COTTAGE Idle Hour"
Lake Wesserunsett, for sale. Also
one motor boat. Prices and terms
reasonable. J. Arthur Morrisette,
Skowhegan. tf30
WISH TO BUY NATIONAL
Cash Register, Autographs style
Should be in first class condition. Co
burn Garage. tao
FOR SALE-Shingles; extras a
$3.50; Clears % 1910: Second Clears q
81 40; Extra No; l a $40 per NJ. at our
Lumber Company. ties
AUTOMOBILE BARGAINs-Sever
cars in fine shape including a Thomas
Flyer runabout just overhauled. Autos
from $3.50 up: will make easy terms
and trade for other property. Show
hogan Garage. tf31
/. II. C. TRUCK FOR SALE.
Been used very little. In first class
running condition. Capacity 1000-2O00
pounds. VIII sell at bargain price.
Will go quick. Steward & Marston.
10 tf23
WANTED-Live poultry of all kinds
Shipments weight and returns sent
promptly on arrival; crates furnished,
Write us for prices before selling.
East Turner St. Auburn. $40
GASOLINE ENGINES FOR SALE
Fl. P. Olds. been used but a few times.
Cannot be told from new I'm looks or
seton. bargain at Stewards g. Mar
ston's. Skowhegan. TIA
MATCHED PAIR PONIES FOR
single harness. two saddles two
handsomest pair in State. Apple to
c. H. Tilton. Independent Reporter Co.
uated In South Scion. fair set of build
VIII be sold cheap. Ella N. Jewett,
East Front ST.. skowhegan.
NOTICE-Now Is the time to have
your piano tuned. All work guaran-
hss1. ora s1 al at w0s Hesfors
so Water St, skowhegan. Ne. tf2s
new nAILEy PIANO FOR SALE
on easy terms or for rent DR.. r. o.
Sawyer. Telephone 1919. sf2o
GOOD RED LOAN FOR sALE-In-
quire AZ the coburn Garage. Madison
H Ts. ssowhesan. New England ~,
rs Pm CENT DISCOUNT rnon
,9Si. S Sppss tree: In, x gu. Wa
Sc wl,.rvl,,i M Msrriek . Co. 80 Main
Ep!soS ruoNOGRAru and iee
RECORDS Cost together about see
somebody viii &C., the whole ousnt for
fse' Mfron = smith. star Thsassr
tfaa
F0H sALE-RsstauFsnt In skowhs-
gan doing good baataeas Call OF
write. usN Cafe. skowhegan. Ne
tfes
Moons 70 LEr-El~ctEse ttuhts.
stsam heat bath Feam leeas.a a.
o. rsss In tewn. Frte.s ssFy rsxsar.
able faaairs ~ ,Ais etaSs tstS
syo0AoG--rss fasatsxss, eaas.h.is
Saeas 90 merchandise af All ssssrtp-
,tans Separate f0vms aaasr tash
aaa ser " Ass.rsA r.lsshsss, wssss
~ sali 10 zee me Of hraEs 3 vavusy.N
Chas n waseef, an
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n. f. CORNvILLE

Mrs. Sarah Berry with her son. CO.
burn and wife, returned Thursday to
their home in Skowhegan after n few
days visit here. Mrs. Berry passed
her eightieth birthday Tuesday and
had her first automobile ride
Horace Cooley is passing few days
al his home here after an absence Of
over three years.
Guy Barker left here Monday morn
Ing To return to Casper Wyoming.
after a few weeks visit at hls old
home here. His sister. Mrs. Anna
Barker johnson. and niece. Vira Bar
4r. who came with him. left last FRI
day on their return. accompanied by
Miss Alice BARKER. Who returns with
them for an extended visit In the west
Miss Carolyn Barker also LET, here
Friday to return 10 her school work
10 Presaue isle where she tauEh, last
year
Rev Mr. GibesFd the Athens Mstho-
a,st pastor. spoas al Fairbanks school
house. Monday syensng The aitsnd-
anes vas Dot large doubtless owing
10 the asfsvorabss sssniaR. His nsst
sppesntmsnt here Ia TOT Sept - at
s3e.
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nah j. Bailey of Winthrop and various
reports were listened to. Among
these was the report of the State cor
responding secretary, Miss |. II. Stick
ney which indicated that there were
one hundred and seventy-f1ve unions
In Maine and ten new unions since
last year, 4S46 active members and 472
honorary members, which is an in
crease of 343 members. Thirty-two