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Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29

VI. w. Gonkline Was yesterday de-
posed a. business attorney for the ir-
rigaion district bul was retained as
political attorney lo guide HE desDines
of Director, Hamilton. Brockman and
Bennett Mos, lawyers thu, deposed
would have had sufficient pride 10
have stepped oul completely, but
Conkling. bcius more of politician
than a lawyer. rluss most desperately
10 his job.
II wa, mot through any wisdom III
the part Of Directors Hamilton. Brock
man and Bennett HAT GonkIing Vas
Lieutenant Governor Eshleman
threw a bomb into The camp of the
Trio that left lhcm no choice.
Thi, lrio ha, been defended on, the
ground lhal they had the combined
counsel Of Eshlcman and Gonklng. It
was impossible for Mr.. Eshleman 10
serve the board on that basi, for he
would be held jointly responsible for
any dead that might he put through
even without his knowledge.
H. was not present at the forenoon
session yesterday, hul late in The AFT
ernoon an issue arose over Conklng's
status Mcbride raised the point that
Conkling had rendered his resignation
effective on a given date, and that
the board had not taken action until
after that date. Conkling therefore not
now being attorney for the district.
To pass on this question Mr. Eslhe-
man was sent for. ON entering the
room he ignored the issue as raised
but handed 10 each of The directors a
slip Of paper containing a resolution
assigning to him solely the whole legal
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29
BY ]. II. DuckWorlI0

New York. Sept. % BnrroWrd ana
eXcavalrd Wilh hundreds Of miles oI
new subway construction, New York :
busiest lhorouehfarrs are today hJIlI
over YaWnng chasms!
The SWALLOWING up Of } crowded
street cars, automobiles, trucks AMI
wagons when dynamite explosion
caused the collapse Of , blocks Gi 81
seventh avenue. ma, suddenly made all
New Workers feel il is about as safe
on the street as sitting on a mined
bridge in Flanders!
over 300 miles Of new subway ana
elevated tracks are being BULL III Me-"
The SO0.oOO.OOO fares" carried
yearly over the rapid transit lines nave
been howing for better accommoda-
tion. And the improvements musi p'
made without the process causing tht
slightest Inconvenience to the usual
traffic.
The public service commission en-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29
Russians Canine.

P=.n.r3d va loaluu ~.a ~
Wd..e ,he Gu~~b1- G.Nc Ird SERIES
of Important '9eIlc4I ~ucre-,a- 3Iou4
aua.l 0'n ro'rr 'FRONT.' military aa.
'Ioe'Ia- berr lay Stress upon rap
eraa. -uree-~ Of Ihr Frraeh and Fns.
I~l in '.el maU rampusn. caIrula-
u4 Il .a J." anN4Iam Ia % trmm
umz rorl- thrown oU of active ~oa
I"r By Ho--Io'- Western uli.~.
The uahorl0le, expect nH Gdc IN.
clio faorR initiative Nl0 ~md Ile
'"HW pIu~ boDll a, ra45rd, Russia
9uu ~or4a.
Ir o~-im~ 'aNa maar 44n- ar
arou9d al several points which oroi
mu1IA WoulI he rr4lrdrd 5- ron~der-
9he. bU lnre are uaI 1IoNIna lhau
attention Ia be- distracted from n>m-G.
Nhlr1 ''n Gefuu- continue IN ~
Lrh NnIl rurreN Jad HE Hus-HI~ L.
defend with eaul determination
snail GeruH 4Iia~ i'm Ibr a-I n4b
N"re urllr.Iizrd bN splendid rrurG
WORK durin- lIle ul41l hN Whlrh llr
Bu~~au- Nrro able lo rouIrum helr
adNel~Jrie~ in lhr morma2 Will il
~traue rro0I The number of deld au
The Field alIe~Ird lhr ~erlou~ne~~ II
HE Goraau los.r~
lIIr German operdious in lha di
rrrilon of liza ARE rn-Gdrd lnrr IT,
demonstrations intended L. mlrrlss
with HE reinforcement III lha Russian
po~Iions al nNm~k Ailh rooo- from
The Blea rreion.
The general imurc~~Jon caused by
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29

.|He D.a= rHar'- from Ihi- front l.
.aa tae ru-~ou- u,. aqMue bril-
Il'IfI'. -Ir"lgN and confidently. and
''ad I'lHf ~QHIl"- o' ammunition ar
"a. delivered 900 adequate quantities
Mint" 'Iie 'rfm1u- apparently 1ck lIr
'"'fr +" eNrra.r 'hetr -Urrmaa plans.
ta' m'horIiw~ Ierr .uorl 5ltrulIou
" certain details m 'ba rrpur~ l~ III.
i@aus lId I. tauuu ffoG- arr
nrrauuUs ~pa-uudIe
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29
SYNDICATE TO
PLANT A VAST
AREA TO COTTON

TNIlflTINr TUlI WUIId1nre m eOItOn
is mistaken is thr announcement by
North End Land syndicate that 10
0oO acres Of land north of the Third
Standard aud in the vicinity of Cali
palrIa and INLAND viii be planted to
cotton. Will tlm planting Of this acre
lhi, side of the Inr will compare ia
NorJby with Tire extensive tracts on
HE Mexican side of the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29
Ready for Bulaaria.

Ia.'''II .'h G4..aH
uoulula9 .'aHd .a..r. #... I.....,...
.Ia'HI n 'a#r. -. ta.uH. au n4#
.rIe %. aaf 'aa8r. ... 80. H..HusI
B." #..' "1e Iraad. III '.@ GuGm- .H
.'. ..Nisa. IN nur power u - mn#
o"r dbl would bo uo-I q.I.oa. H.
I"".a 900 ran'.. villa "H Hu- nIH#
"o' n-rHe wd without qHaHncaion
$50. ... Ias-aaH' 0uu.au.a mada
u" ~ a1#"d nu#. The Gm..H Gqa
r"a ..r.s.r|. III 'aa lla.. NJ lom
muus uia
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Barbara Worth.

w. h. Morrison, Los Angeles: Mrs.
\ l.. Bell, Los Angeles; j. w. lvans,
Chicago: Sidney +. Mayer, san Diego
w w. Raihburn. Los Angeles: George
T.. Kerr. san Francisco; j. \. Gillett,
FL Paso: II. A. Baylam, Los Angeles
A l.. Harrison, Los Angeles.
Oregon.
A. J. Clipper, Los Angeles: X. :. Bar
barhan, san Diego; Frank kirssy, Los
Angeles: r.. 4. George. Los Angeles
W. b. Park. Jr., CaleXico; j. f. Ali
son, Los Angeles; w. W. Thurlock,
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-09-29

'Ir French ue .reW Hnl. lua
''dI. eH... - 'as l.#.m. =rH#
hud
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02

leader OF Lons. atn's Attendants sDa
struck down the other WIN . BLOW.
Kennedy seized Elaines Yielding
body, and. pushing back the c1stain to
TIE anteroom, succeeded In gafAing II
and locking the door Into the main
TEMPLE
Bennett was still lying on the floor
tightly bound. With few deft cuts
with . Chinese knife which he had
picked up, Kennedy released him.
At the same time Cinnamon were
trying to- batter down the door. Ken
nedy's last bulwark. ~ was swaying
under their repeated biowa
= -
While Kennedy was thus bssieged
by the devil worshipers iu the ante
room, several policemen and tetectives
gathered In the seance room with US.
next door, whore Savetsky wse beld
defiant and mute prisoner.
l had discovered the bell and taking
that as guide. L started to trace the
course OF wire which ran aiungside
the wall.
To the fireplace 1 traced the bell
and, In pulling on the wire. 1 luckily
pressed secret spring. To my amaze.
ment the whole fireplace swung out
of sight and disclosed q secret pas.
sageway. s
l looked through 1t.
1t was almost at that precise instant
that the door OF the anteroom burst
open and the Cinnamon swarmed In,
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beyond and her. ibpdy encased In pre-.
cious gold shall be the consort Of Ksine
Chau-forever and ever"
With callous deviitry. the oriental
satanists made every arrangement for
embalming and preserving the body
Of Elaine. e
At last all seemed to be in readiness
to proceed. E
Hold her." ordered Long Sin in gut
tural Chinese, TO the two attendants.
as he approached her.
Long Sin held in his hand small.
profusely decorated pot from which
smoke was escaping. AS he ap.
preached he passed this receptacle un.
der her nose once. twice, three times.
Gradually Elaine fell into uncon-
sciousness.
While Elaine was facing death in
the power of the devil worshipers. I
had reached the house Of Savetsky
next door with the police. and the
place had been quietly surrounded.
With the plainclothes man. q daring
and intelligent fellow. went to the
door and rang the bell.
What can do for you?" asked the
medium, admitting us.
my friend here" parleyed, lis In
great business trouble. Can your con-
trolling spirit give him advice?"
Savetsky set to work preparing the
room for seance. As she moved over
to the window to pun down the shades
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GUS other things which each will dis.
cover !s SO much pleasanter done In
the open air.
Desserts which may be, prepared
when .he evening meal is preparing
or ea:ly In the day before breakfast
which will Se cold and attractive and
save tn during the heat of the day.
Custar'is of various kinds and hav-
ors are most wholesome desserts, they
may be combined with any number Of
different foods. When one lives an .
farm Were milk. cream. eggs and but
ter Is in abundance the dessert prob
lem will solve itself. 1t, iB the city
dweller who needs to economic ON
those foods which are SO lavishiy
abundant In the country, which makes
her long for larger income % bay
plenty of cream, eggs and butter.
The various jellies and. gelatins are
delicious combined with fruit and
served. with whipped cream. but tho
average farmer working In the open,
enjoys hearty dessert especially II
the dinner is not abundantly substan-
tial With hearty dinner even =
hard working man i'm the open is bet
ter to have light dbssert to finish .
heavy meal In hot weather.
Ice cream is nourishing, wholesome
end always liked, 50, when In doubt
make ice cream.
Sponge Pudding With Roxbury
Sauce. An ordinary sponge cake
served with this pudding is very good
or the sauce may be served with
sponge pudding. Beat the white Of an
egg until stiff. and gradually three
6urths of cupful Of powdered sugar;
then add the yolk Of an egg. beaten
thick, three-fourths Of q cupful Of
cream, beaten stifY. few grains OF
salt and flavoring to taste.
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skin. Remove the skins and place the
tomatoes in a creased pudding dish.
Take O cupful Of cooked macaroni
which has been cut in Inch lengths.
place over the tomatoes and cover
with a rich white sauce. sprinkle with
grated cheese and cover with a few
tablespoonfuls of buttered crumbs.
Put into the oven and cook until the
tomatoes are tender.
Asparagus In place OF the tomatoes
may be used and. II 1t is cooked, the
dish need only be heated to be served.
Stuffed Mutton.-Buy four pounds OF
the breast OF mutton. wipe carefully
and put into saucepan and cover
with boiling water. Put into the stew
one turnip, one carrot and two onions.
Crate half OF each vegetable and cut
the rest in slices. Simmer for one hour.
Prepare stufflng Of bread crumbs.
sage, butter. one chopped onion. and
bind with egg and milk. Take out the
bone from the mutton. place In the
stufiing, roll and tie and put Into q
baking pan with some halved, par
boiled potatoes and bake half hour.
Ruttered Appies.-Cut rounds OF
bread about an inch larger than the
apples. Pare and core one-half dozen
apples. Place the bread In baking
dish, butter It well and put the apples
on the bread. FIJI the cavities OF the
apples with butter and sugar. add a
little canned fruit Juice or water and
bake In a gentle heat until the apples
are done. Serve with spoonful OF
lam on top of each apple.
Baked Mutton chops.-Pound and
trim tho chops. roll each in beaten egg
and crumbs, then put into dripping
pan and set In the oven: as the chops
brown, haste them every five minutes;
season and thicken the gravy with
flour, add few tablespoonfuls Of to-
mato catchup and serve. f ILa..
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02

urged on BY the Insane e1hortations Of
Long Sin. .zN ..r
To my utter amazement. I recog'
nized Kennedy's yoice. ,.- -. -
In the irst onslaught Craig shot one
Chinaman dead. then closed with the
others. slashinS right and left with the
Chinese knife he had picked up.
Bennett came to his aid. but was
Immediately overcome by two China
men. who evidently had been detailed
for that purpose. +
Meanwhile Kennedy and the others
were engaged in a terrible life and
death struggle.
Finally. Long Sin. seizing a large
wall-hanging. leaped upon Kennedy
from the back and threw 1t over his
head. almost suffocating him.
1t was Just as the Chinese was about
to overpower him that I led the DO
lice and detectives through the pas.
sageway Of the fireplace.
1t was a glorious fight that followed.
But Long Sin and his Cinnamon were
no match for the police and were soon
completely routed, the police striking
furiously In all directions and clearing
the room.
Instantly Kennedy thought of the
fair object of all this melee. He
rushed to the divan on which he had
placed Elaine.
As she opened her eyes for an In.
slant she gazed at Craig. then at Ben.
nett. Still not comprehending Just
what had happened. she gave her hand
to Bennett. Bennett lifted her to her
feet and slowly assisted her as she
tried to walk away.
Kennedy watched them. more stupe-
the head by Long Sin.
Police and detectives were now tax
ing the captured Cinnamon away. as
Bennett, his arm about Elaine, led her
gently out.
A young detective had slipped the
bracelets over Long Sins wrist, and
was standing beside him.
Kennedy, in q daze at the sight Of
Elaine and Bennett. passed US. scarce
ly noting who we were.
As Craig collected his scattered
forces Long Sin motioned to him. as
II he had message to deliver.
Kennedy frowned suspiciously. He
was about to turn away when the Chi.
naman began pleading earnestly for q
chance to say few words.
"Step aside for moment. you fel-
lows. won't you. please?" he asked. Il
will hear what you have to say, Long
Sin."
Long Sin looked about craftily.
"What is it," prompted Craig. see
ing that at last they were all alone.
Long Sin again looked around.
Swear that l will 90 free and not
suffer-" he whispered. "and l will be.
tray the great ciutching Hand"
Kennedy studied the Chinaman
keenly for q moment. Then, seeming
ly satisfied with the scrutiny. he nod.
ded slowly assent. ttaau rE
: A Craig did so. saw Long Sin lean
over and whisper into Keunedy's ear.
Craig started back in horror and sur
prise. H.s ~ ~ - 4zl H1 F.r
a' ITO BD colsT1EuEDl at"
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
SYNOPSIS.

yeries of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal Is the warn
Ing letter which Ii sent the victims, signed
Sith = "clutehinE hand" The Latest VIC
Dodge, the insurance president His
laughter. Elaine. employs Craig Kennedy.
the famous scientific detective. to try to
:omplishes Is told by his friend Jameson.
. newspaper man. Enraged at the deter
mined effort which Elaine and Craig Ken
uedy are making to put an end to his
crimes. the Clutchin8 Hand. as this
strange criminal 10 known. resorts to all
sorts Of the most diabolical schemes to
Of the story tells of a new plot against
their lives and of the way the great de-
tective uses all his skill to save this pret-
ty Gtrl and himself from death.
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02

she must have caught sight Of one of
two Of the policemen who bad incau.
tiously exposed themselves from the
hiding place IN which had disposed
them before we entered. At any rate,
savetsky did not lose tot Of her re-
markablo composuYs.
I'm sorry." she remarked merely,
but I'm afraid my control is weak
and cannot work today"
She took q step toward the door.
motioning US to leave. Neither Of US
paid any attention to the hint, but re-
NAMED seated as We had been be-
fore.
Almost before I knew what she was
doing, she made dash for something
in the corner of the room. It was
time for open action, and seized her
quickly.
MY detective was on his feet in an
instant.
"TIl take care Of her" he ground
out, seized her wrists in his v1selike
grasp. You give the signal"
rushed to tho window, threw up
the shade and opened the sash. wav-
ing our preconcerted sign and turned
again toward tho room. -.l..
With a sudden accession Of desper-
ate strength. Savetsky broke away
from the plainclothes man and again
attempted to get at something con-
cealed on the wall. Ihad turned Just
in time to fling myself between her
and whatever object she had in mind
As the detective took her again and
twisted her arm until she cried out
In pain, hastily Investigated the wall.
She had evidently been attempting to
press button that rang concealed
bell.
What did it mean?
Elaine, now completely unconscious.
was being held by the Cinnamon.
while her arm was smeared with
sticky, black material from the caul-
dron of Long Sin.
Suddenly the aged Chinaman with
the prayer wheel stopped his inces-
SAINT, impious turning. and. rising. held
up his hand as II to command atten-
tion. -.
This is nonsense" he cried In q
loud voice. why should our great
Ksing Chou desire white devil? I. a
great-grandfather. demand to know"
Shaking with rage, Long Sin or
dered the intruder of the dais. But
the aged devotee refused to go.
Throw him out" he ordered his at
tendants.
For answer. rs the two young
Cinnamon approached. the old China
man threw them down to the
floor with . quick iiu-jitsu movement.
Furious now beyond expression.
Long Sin stepped forward. He seized
the beard and queue Of the intruder.
To his utter amazement they came
of! So ~ te't -
1t was Kennedy.
With his automatic drawn. before
the ,astonished devil dancers could
recover themselves. Craig stood lat
bay. esl sa# ~
Long Sin leaped behind the big
gong. A the ChinamAn rushed for
ward to seize him. Kennedy shot the
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02

Jennings entered with . cAs4 On .
salver. Elaine took It and saw WIN
surprise the name of her caller:
MADAME eAvETskY, Z.
Medium.
Beneath the engraved name were
the words written In ink: II have .
message from the spirit of your far
ther." @t
"Yes. will see her." cried Elaine
eagerly. in response to the buffers in.
quiry.
She followed Jennings into the ad.
Joining room and there found herself
face to face with the hard-featured
woman who had only . few moments
before left the Clutching Hand.
Elaine looked rather than spoke her
inquiry.
your father. my dear" purred the
medium. with a great pretence of sup
pressed excitement. appeared to me
the other night fror1 the spirit world.
was in q trance and he asked me to
deliver message to you" ~
What was the message?" asked
Elaine breathlessly, now aroused to
Intense interest.
Il must go into trance again to get
It," replied the insinuating Savetsky,
land II you like l can try 1t at once,
provided we can be left alone long
enough"
Seated in her chair, the medium
muttered wildly for few moments.
rolled her eyes and with some con-
vulsive movements pretended to go In
to trance.
Suddenly the curtains were pulled
aside and Aunt Josephine and Ben
nett, who had just come in, entered.
II can do nothing here" exclaimed
Savetsky, starting up and looking
about severely. You must come to
my seance chamber where we shall
rot be interrupted"
II will," said Elaine, vexed at the
intrusion at that moment. II must
have that MESSAGE must"
Whats all this, Elaine" demanded
Aunt Josephine.
Hurriedly. Elaine poured forth to
her aunt and Bennett the story OF the
mediums visit and the promised mes
sage from her father in the other
world.
Aunt Josephine. who was not one
easily to be Imposed on, strongly OBJ
jected to Elaine's proposal to accom-
pany Savetsky to the seance chamber,
but Elaine would not be denied.
at might be safe for Elaine to 60"
Bennett finally suggested to Aunt Jo-
sephine, III you and accompanied
her."
A few moments later. in the Dodge
car. Elaine. the medium and her two
escorts started for the Chinese quar-
ters. y
At the house the medium opened the
door with her key and ushered in her
three visitors.
Entering the room, the medium at
once prepared for the seance by pull
ing down the window shades.
Suddenly an indistinct face was seen
to be peering through the black cur
tains. A voice, deep. sepulchral. was
heard in slow and solemn tones.
Il am Eeko-the spirit of Taylor
Dodge. will give NO message until
one named Jonaphine leaves the
room"
mo sooner had the words been VT
tered than the medium came writhing
out OF her trance.
What happened!" she asked. look
ing at Elaine.
Elaine reported the spirits words.
I'VE can get nothing II your aunt
stays here" savetsky added. insisting
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02


that Aunt Josephine must go. "Your
father cannot speak while she is pres
ent." g1-
Aunt Josephine. annoyed by what
she had heard. Indignantly refused to
go and was deaf to all Elaine's plead
ings.
81 think It will be all right" finally
acquiesced Bennett, seeing how bent
Elaine was on securing the message.
'IIl stay and protect her."
Aunt Josephine finally agreed. VERY
well, them" she protested. marching
out Of tho room in . high state Of
indignation. "a y
She had scarcely left the house.
however, when she began to suspect
that all was not a. It ought to be. In
fact, the idea had no sooner occurred
to her than she decided to call on
Kennedy and she ordered the chauf-
feur to take her ~ quickly ~ possible
to the laboratory. - 49,
-
Kennedy had not been in the labo-
ratory all the day after ny expert.
ence with the acid, and was impa-
tiantly awaiting his arrival Al last
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02

the time to serve simple
desserts or fresh fruit
and use the extra time
in enjoying an hours
rest under the trees or
on a shady vine-covered
porch. Much of the work
OF the housewife may be
prepared here. vegetables
and fruits picked over.
mending done and varf.
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02

AhCe. IH6 BdIHIbnin8
and serving of many
dishes is the main and
important detail.
savoEy Tomatoes. -
Plunge six small. even
sized tomatoes into boil
ing water for a few
minutes to loosen the
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
Nu. hlef~ ~s.Q
Tho Irony Of Life.

One of the saddest phases of all hu-
man experience is the way man.
Just about the time he succeeds In
getting his brain developed to the
point where he might accomplish
something with 1t. finds that he has
to devote all his attention to his
teeth, stomach and legs to keep going
at all.-Ohio State Journal. aa,
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
SOME july DESSERTS.

During the hot weather when work
seems harder and play 50 inviting, II
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
I]Alll6!las
E6ABINEE

Stranger. II thou hast learned a truth
which needs
No school OF long experience that the
world
Is full OF guilt and misery. and hast
seen .t.F. ...
Enough or all its sorrows. crimes and
cares
To tire the1 Of II, enter this Wild
wood TNi 'I.
And view the kuunts Of nature. ~
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
sAvoRy suMlaER DISHES.

We all enjoy new combination. -
pecially II II be attractive In appear
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
Worth KNOWING

Worth knowing.
Turpentine mixed with stove polish
prevents rust and gives brighter
gloss than the use Of water. '''r''
The Ordway new era., 1915-07-02
BY ARTHUR B. REEVE
Z The WeH-knsvn Nepsiisf sad tie
Cisates " NJ "Csais ksnnsdv" Siedss

at last, that Kennedy had apparently
left the telephone without any expla-
nation or apology. .-
"Why-he rang on" she exclaimed
angrily to herself. as she hung up the
receiver and left the room.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-23
REVENUE OFFICER
DESTROYS D1STILLERY

Returning to Asheyille yesterday
from Pennsylvania county. where ne
spent several days, Revenue Officer
J. A. Galloway reported the de-
struction of an illicit distlllery
about six miles from Brevard which
had Just made a run. The plant
mad a capacit, for the manufacture
of seventy gallons Of that which
inebriates at every run 1000 gal
Ions Of beer were captured by the
officer.
The plant was we'll equipped and
was one of the most valuable seizeC
by the revenue officers for several
weeks. No arrests were made, TIE
plant being deserted at the time
that Mr.. Galloway made his infor
NAL call.-!Acheville Citizen.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-04-23
CJl. 4. D. ANDREWS 5 DIES

Colonel A. B. Andrews, first vice
preside t OF the Southern Rail
way, died at his home in Raleigh
Saturday night. The end came
suddenly after a brief illness for
only a few days. Colonel Andrews
was IA years Old.
Colonel Andrews has been first
vice-president of the Southern for
several years, and had a nost Of
friends among the railroad officials
as well as many other friends as
ne was prominently connected witt
a number Of the Universities Of the
State and other business interests.