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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
Table Cloths and Napkins
Discontinued Patterns From
the Best Maker in Ireland

There is gansayng the fact that he is the best 1t
is fact known to everybody who knows anything about the
linen business.
Like every other manufacturer, he changes patterns
periodically but when he has something extra good in the
way of discontinued designs there just store in Pha
depha to which he disposes of them although any linen
store in the world would be delighted to get them In Pha-
depha this is the Linen Store that gets the goods Today
they feature the linen showing in the WHITE
cloths from 2yard size at $275 up to 2 4yard size at
$24 each Napkins to match from % % inches at So
dozen up to 27 27 inches at $2750 Dozen Both groups
are at least one-third below the true value.
First
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
BILLY SUNDAY AND
FAMILY HOUSED IN
|COMFORTABLE HOME
Evangelist, Wife and Part Of
Retinue Well Cared for at
spring Garden Street
House.

tfsep smiling Is the motto which
4 = on the mirror OF BILLY" Sundays
.laonIer. in the Evangellsts combined
.ssins room and study of his second
,or suite at 1914 Spring Garden street.
Although the great pasteboerd sign may
~ oBillyd smiling, it is MA" Sunday
NO makes the comfortable rooms home
.ss Carefully arranged roses on the
yaneelisrs rolltop desk. pillow
,oushtfuily placed in "Billy's' favorite
-.nchair and host of other carefully
IouRht out details for his comfort all
Astfy that ma" Sundays heart is in
bie right place.
Ths evangelist's suite is on the second
oor OF the Spring Garden street house.
ID windows of the spacious bedroom
~ out upon the street The room is
'nlsbed in white and furnished in wal
b the chairs being all made for com
~ nrss" There are two brass beds,
s,,r "cozy'' chairs, and plenty of space
n, for moving around in the room.
n the adjoining room are more COM
Ar,able chairs, "Billy's" desk, chiffonnier,
slsohone and all the other adjunets
|ecesEary for his comfort during his nine
lseks' campaign In this city. The third
IA last room of the suite is large and
Innny bathroom.
Although eight members of "Billy's"
kmlIy are housed with him, ten others
Ia living in apartment houses in the
'slehborhood, all gathering at 1874" for
heals when they sit down. 18 strong, to
beals prepared by "Billy's" housekeeper.
Those occupying the Sunday home with
|be evangelist and his wife are the Rev.
sdward H. Emett, "Billy's" assistant,
ma his wife: B. d. Ackley, pianist:
IJackr Cardiff, ex-pugilist and athletic
|ralner: Prof. Homer Rodeheaver, choir
|irecfor; Miss Grace Sake, in charge of
bible study and prayer meetings.; Miss
kinney and Miss Miller. late additions to
.Bly's" family. now acting as assistants
n the evangelistic campaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
FAKE DREAM HIS UNDoING
Boy Said He Had Vision of Theft He
Committed.

A make-believe-dream is responsible
for Thomas Wren, II years old, OF 25Oa
West Thompson street, being in the
House of Detention,
Thomas was sent by his grandmother
yesterday to go into the cellar and shine
his shoes. According to Thomas confess
sion he broke upon the gas meter and
stole 20 cents.
Thomas became conscious stricken to-
day. He called for his father and de-
scribed dream" He urged that the
police be called because burglars were
in the cellar robbing the gas meter.
Members of the Wren family notified
the police of the 2sth and Oxford streets
station. Later Thomas told the truth
He admitted that he had no dream.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
BOY. RUN OVER BY AUTO, DIES

After lingering four days, l2-year-old
Joseph Kelly. 5109 Warren street, who
was run over by an automobile driven by
Henry Wollman, Of Haverford, on New
Years eve, died yesterday in the West
philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital Woll-
man was held without bail by Magistrate
BOYLE in the 6lst and Thompson streets
station 10 await the action of the coroner.
The accident occurred at SD and Thomp-
son streets
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
OAK LANE APARTMENT HOUSE
Contract Awarded for Building at
Twelfth Street and CITY Line.


A contract for 100000 apartment
house, to be erected by New York inter-
ests at 18th street and City Line, Oak
Lane, has been awarded to Isaac T. Shoe
maker, contractor of. 1909 Walnut street,
and bids for all lines of work on the
building have been asked by the con-
tractor.
Charles E, Oelschlager, an architect
with offices in the Harrison Building, de-
signed the building. 1t will face on 18th
street and have frontage of 95 feet and
depth of 1888 feet. There will be four
stories of fireproof construction. The "a
aparements each will contain 10 rooms
Each apartment will contain bedrooms
three bathrooms, a maids room, dining
room, living room and combined
kitchen and pantry.
z Porches, 10 by 16 feet, will be built for
each apartment and there will be a mod
ern laundry in the basement. On the
first floor the plans call for large pub
lie dining room
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
PRIVATE REQUESTS IN WILLS
$3e, 900 Estate of Floretta Eberhardt
Left to Relatives.

Wills admitted to probate today include
those of Floretta Eberhardt, late of 3211
Turner street. disposing of s39 900 estate
in private bequests; J. Frank Stearns,
1913 West Dauphin street. $500; Charles
w. Shriver, 65O5 North 9Th street, SlS, 500;
Caroline Vogelmann 1852 North Marshall
street, 5000; Michael Casey, 29O5 West Lee
high avenue, $500. and Ella Murphy,
who died in Brooklyn, N Y. $1,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
BARRY PAIN, POET, HERE
Englishman on Lecture Tour of the
Universities.

Barry Pain. the English lecturer and
poet, is in Philadelphia. He is the guest
of Henry La Barre Jayne, 1885 Spruce
street.
I'm continually meeting men on trains
who seem to be American from away
back, but 1 find so often that they are
the sons of Englishmen or Scotchmen," !"
he said today. "Most foreign travellers
feel competent to write book about the
United States after they have been trav-
cling in them for a month or so. Not L;
1 shall lswait many months
Mr.. Pain is making a tour of the uni
versities delivering lectures on "The Short
Story" and London In War Time"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
More of Those Wonderful Little
Dresses at $5.75 and $3.50
in the Women's Fashion Salons

They come from the same maker who supplied the
dresses that created such sensation last Thursdayn fact
they part of the lot which he had to clear out
before moving his plant
The dresses at $575 twice much at the start
of the They include serges charmeuses in coors
and all black-all morning and afternoon styles
The dresses ST so also day dressesof crepe de
chine charmeuse serge and other materials. All black in
this group also. CFIrst Floor centraI)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
MISS IRWIN IMPROVES
Notice on Door of Her School Re-
assures Her Pupils.

Miss sophy Dallas Irwin, who conducts
a girls school at 2Ol1 De Lancey street, Is
greatly improved, a notice posted on the
door of her home 2OT DE Lancey street.
announced today. DR., John X, Mitchell
received a telegram concerning Miss Ir-
wins condition yesterday afternoon, and
said the report was most encouraging.
Miss Irwin was injured as the result of
a fall while on her way to railroad sta
tlon in Boston, and was operated on in
that city,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
SEEK BUCKS GAME PRESERVE
Legislature to Be Asked to Buy Hay
cock Mountain District.

An effort will be made to have the
Haycock Mountain district in upper
Bucks County, converted into an extern
sive state game preserve by the Legis-
lature.
Haycook Mountain Is one OF the favored
rabbit and bird hunting districts TOT
many gunners from Phiiadelpnla ana the
northern suburban sections. The Bucks
County Fish, Game and Forestry Protect
i've Association. of which j. " Vosel Is
president, has supported the movement
for some time. The secretary, George
MacReynolds. recently issued statement
saving that Game Warden Geary favored
the proposal and expressed the opinion
that the State would purchase the lana
n a figure considered reasonable could
be determined upon by the owners and
the State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
AvHO PROM FIERY pEATH

<Rezeuss Mark Blaze In
1ohastown, Pa.
TOWN, Pa, Jan. 4.-Many
ssseaes were made early today
was discovered in the Conrad
= Building at Aivine ana Frank
eoAf the heart OF the city.
,s1len were overcome by smoke
Pc Carried down ladders by
- ss the stairway ana fire
7.s enYeloped Ia names.
~ hs heavy. mostly In per-
Nearby stores suffered
se tfom water and smoke.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
DARBY SEES 4AERosLED"
y Invention Successfully Tried on
Ice-eovered Creek.

Ice-eovered Creek.
asrosled." designed by Edgar
8 " and Warwick Scott, sons of
seott, amazed skaters on DARCY
shen the machine had It's first
,5.. .fyout yesterday. TO an ordinary
h5f. 2 the steering variety the boys
-s..sled motor ana propeller
a6ss. no revolutions minute.
s Of skaters were on Darby
snleh skirts the estate OF Mr..
,sls ssteeen Lansdowne and Darby,
~ rs young men APPEARED dragging
|.sss u. moor Troubles began and a
Objected about the machine. soon
was in order. the motor
Tel sso propeller spun and on went
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
Young Women's Warm Winter
Goats. S3 to $40

Their very small prices give hint of the goodness of
the coatand there's surprise in store for you you
come to see these:
At $3-Coats of smooth, heavy cloth in dark coors
good simple style with pockets and bit of plush trimming
At $5-Coats of soft, warm chnchilla or zibene, in
dark coors and two good styles and with wide belt of plush
At $10-Coats of dark, lustrous broadclohs in high
wristed effect and high 'muf" collar of fur.
EVERY COAT is LESS THAN HALF THE USUAL
SELLING PRICE FOR SUCH lQUALITIESl
Id to 20 year sizes. tsecond Floor chestnuo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
Store Opens $50 A. M.
WANAMAKER,S
tuesday i'm Philadelphia at Wanamaker' s
Good Will to Others Is the
Road to Happiness

Road to Happiness
Every one was made with place in the heart for
the sunshine to light
come what may, let not allow ourselves or others
ls year to shut off the brightness by pulling down dark
green curtains of encouragement disappointment or
misunderstanding.
he VINO sits down and wastes time and tears saving
WIN give UP the struggle; it is trying" is only
half man. If not a coward
Friend Turn Square Around!
Get III touch with sunny Do not stop working and
o give up queery thinking that you prefer do something
oerent from what you have brought up yourself to do
omttessness and sipshoddishness are short lived
reach out friendly hand to the man next to you and
uOnt carry cloud home with you
lo Lhere are bright places like this Store get into
No"ls would die here the first week they few in)
Even the great stocks look cheerful because they are
new ana fres The people at your are CHEEKY and
clever enough to serve you we'll
Inc buIdIng-oh WELL college professor let out the
0ner day from train at the Broad Street Station for an
hours visit said: "0h, my, this is a C-OR-KERp' He
was from Boston, and could only guess what he meant by
his astonished looks. - . ~
,....., j. =. '':,'.'' NM~%
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
700 Bedspreads New, Snowy,
Specially Priced in the
White Sale

Two of the best purchases of domestic bedspreads
have made got here just the great White Sale
about Open One of these purchases brings 400 extra
large size spreads sell for $125 each and 200 doubbed
size spreads to sell for ST. each.
The other purchase brings 100 fine satin-fnished
spreads to sell for $3.75 each.
Every spread in the lot is perfect desirable and
priced below its real value.
Floor Market
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02

DR.. E. E. UsenDurg, Dentist,
649 Main ST., El Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02
n Kissing THE POINT.

AsL Peace advocates of the
tutions whether
they ascertain that there is no aggression American policy and draw the
inference that need have
Piled the nation
purposes as that the other
If America densey populated that could
tam he would justification Of
greon against land where might find
There situated
should be reaching to other
blame them doing
But justice
that aggesseness those peoples led direct the
their natures against the dement people
There hundred million the United States
millions this hemisphere There sustaining probably
billion people in all the Americas when properly developed
the people who need these mdeveopd lands But while
lowing that policy should guard ourselves whose and
lead
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02

trees, 275 plum trees, 200 apple trees,
go nectarine trees, 112 ounce trees,
l21 persimmon trees, 2,013 black wal
nut trees, 1881 grape vines, 100 dew
berry plants, 296 blackberry plants,
13 sacks cantaloupe seed.
One bundle of trees infested with
black scale was released after being
defoliated and washed with strong
soap emulsion.
Among the visitors in the county
during the month were Il. W. Whit
acre, representative of the West Coast
Cooperative Association of Seattle,
Wash, in the interest of potato grow
ing, who believes this valley has a
great future in the growing of Irish
potatoes.
W. V. Shears, assistant horticulture
ist, Bureau of Plant Industry, u. S.
Department of Agriculture, is making
a speciality of potato investigations in
California. Mr.. Shears believes DO
tatoes can be grown here successful
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02
Horticultural Commissioner
Waite Makes His Report

To the Honorable Board of Super
visors, Imperial County-Gentlemen:
The following goods were inspected
and passed into the county during the
month Of January, 1915: 811 boxes
oranges, SO boxes lemons, 20 boxes
pears, 80 boxes grapefruit, 4,1S2 boxes
aopies, POI boxes apples from Wash
ington, IS boxes apples from Oregon,
"A boxes tangerines, . barrels oranges.
100 sacks oranges, AZ sacks alfalfa
seed from Arizona, Is acks alfalfa
seed, 5,010 sacks potatoes, 1881 sacks
potatoes from Idaho, 27O sacks pota-
toes from Oregon, 466 ornamental
trees, 5O6 ornamental palms, 40 Mex
lcan lines, 8 pecan trees, 1 feijoa tree,
40 prune trees, 4 loquat trees, At
olive trees, 61S umbrella trees, 3 null
berry trees, 1913 almond trees, S5 fig
trees, "A lemon trees, 129 orange
trees, 25S peach trees, % grapefruit
trees, BAL apricot trees, S66 pear
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02

! ly by careful selection and planting
good seed.
BY immersing the seed potatoes fol
two hours in corrosive sublimate,
ounces to 80 gallons of water, the
potatoes will be made free of all in
festation. Use I ounce of sal am
moniac to dissolve the corrosive sub
Innate.
w. r. Nutting of Fresno, who made
Thompson seedless raisins famous, was
looking over our valley in the inter-
est of date growing.
l.. L. Gooding, who is a rice grower
in the Sacramento Valley, has been
here to investigate the possibilities of
rice culture in the valley. He believes
rice could be grown here at much less
expense than in the Sacramento valley
and that the climatic conditions here
are very favorable to a maximum
yield
Fifteen thousand acres were plant
ed to rice in the Sacramento valley
last season and an average yield was
35 sacks per acre. The rice is now
selling at 81 per sack in San Fran
cisco.
Professor H. S. Smith, superinten-
dent of the state insectary; Professor
H. ,9uayle, entomologist of the Uni
versity of California, stationed at the
Riverside experiment station, and his
assistant, c. p. Clausen, visited the
valley, looking over the aphis stu
alton.
1t is expected that Mr.. Clausen will
work out the life history of aphis and
lady birds as they exist under local
conditions.
The aphis is not doing much dam
age in the barley fields thus far Con-
siderable damage has been done in
but a spray of black leaf 30
Il to 1,000) controls the pest.
Cut worms arc doing some damage
in onion fields. The best control
method is: Bran, 40 pounds; arsenic,
5 pounds; molasses, 2 gallons. Mix
oran and arsenic dry and add the mo-
asses, which has been diluted with
water. Add enough water to moisten
The bran, so that it will appear be
tween the fingers when the mixture
IS squeezed in the hand. Put around
in small balls in the infested dis
-rict.
Considerable interest is being taken
in the growing of beans, wheat and
potatoes, which are heartily recon-
nended. With beans results have been
varied, but with right varieties and
favorable conditions it will be pos
5iEle to grow . profitable crop.
There were 2S farms visited during
The month in the interest of noxious
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02
NOTICE

lNoj IL u
Inviting Bids for the Erection of a
Building for Temporary Jail for
the City of El Centro.
Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received by the undersigned
City Clerk of the City of Ell Centre
up to the hour of II O'clock a. M, on
the 18th day Of February, 1915, for
furnishing the material and erecting
q building for temporary jail for the
City Of El Centro, in accordance with
the plans and specifications therefor
on file in the office of the City Clerk
OF said City, to which reference is
hereby made.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check in favor of the
President of the Board of Trustees of
the City of FL Centre for ten 1O)
per cent of the amount of such
bid, as guaranty that the success
full bidder will enter into contract for
furnishing said material and erecting
said building and give the necessary
security for the faithful performance
of such contract.
By order of the Board of Trustees
of said city.
Dated this Goth day of January,
1915. LAVINIA NORTHCOTT,
City Clerk.
By CIIAS. MCCORMICK,
Deputy. !
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02
Reduced Rates on Holton lnterurban

Effective Wednesday, December 23,
fare one way between Ell Centre and
Holtville will be 35c; round trip, 60c
Ride in comfortable motor cars on
good roadbed.
Leave Ell Centro, 1880 a. m., 1900
m., Loo, $40 and $50 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and 900 a.
M; 1870, 4:45 and 7:15 p. m.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02
weeds and investigation of other con
ditions. Yours very truly,
f. w. WAITE,
Horticultural Commissioner.
Realty Transfers
Reported daily by Peoples Abstract
and Title Company:
Deeds.

1 s'IIu ALlS SOliI pelg
Deeds.
Ernest Stuck, single, to II. C. Stem
mons, lots and 6, block "a, El Cen
tro; lots 1 and ,, block So, Southsidc
subdivision Of Blocks 81 and 81, f.
Centre Addition No. |.
NJ. l.. Hazard and Charlotte M
Hazard, wife, J. K. Strang and Edna
A. Strang, wife, to Edwin G.. Scott
block 22 Of Hazard q Strang's sub
division Of Coon ranch and 1-32nd in
terest in water system.
The Imperial Valley Improvement
Company to Mrs. Mildred d. Wells,
lots 4 and 5, block -, Caiexico
Tedy T. Hall and Maggie E. Hall
wife, to Percy B. Brown, f z lots 9
and 10, block 103, Kendle's subdivision
of block 1O3, Holtvile.
Josiebell Barton and C. w. Barton,
husband, to George M. Bealey, tract
102, 1915.
Cecil E. Brown and Leila Brown,
wife, to James c. Wactzel, lot 4, block
3, Uoltville.
AIRS. II. J. Messenger and J. II. Mes
singer to Dale Cooper, beginning at a
point 240 feet south Of northwest cor
re@ of block III, Holtvilie; thence at
riaht angles east $50 feet to east line
of said block; thence at right angles
south 120 feet along said east line;
hence ut right angles west $50 feet
10 west line Of said block; thence at
rlght angles north 120 feet to point
o' bcinging, containing l acre more or
less.
Henry D. Meyer and Mabel V. Mov-
or to Harry +. Russell, commencing
at q point 300 feet south of northwest
corner Of block Il, Holtville; thence
at right angles east los feet; thence at
right angles south 80 feet, thence at
right angles west los feet to west
boundary of said block, thence north
along said boundary line 90 feet to
point Of beginning, containing one
fourth acre.
&. II. Schill to Willis Hatton, f
Z NV Il and w z NE i section
%, 1916, 100 acres.
John B. Warner and May f. War
ner, wife, to Henry c. Kennak and
Gertrude B. Kennak, w x SW 4 SW
4 section 36, lib, 20 acres.
w. =. Anderson and Lottie D. An
derson, wife, to Charles Anderson, cast
80 acres Of lots and 3, section 16,
l6-l5, the west line of above de
scribed property being parallel with
east line Of said lots I and 5.
Julia V. Blair and George p. Blair
to J. 3. Pulliam, lots and 5, block
81, Calexico
Herman Erbc, single, to Farmers
and Merchants Rank Of Imperial, SEH
NV 4, section 80. 14-f3.
Amarda T.. Cullar to David II. Will
i'"''i"' l. z Nh "A section %, 16 10,
res, so acres.
Imperial Valley Canning Company
to Imperial Valley Improvement Com
pany lots /, 2, 7, 8, block 90, 1mpe-
rial.
Patents.
y. S. A. to Nellie Davis, tract 81,
lG-12, 1884 acres.
I, S. A. to Emily Edgar, lots and
10, section ., 1912, 4O83 acres.
I. S. A. to Marguereta J. Chaw
ford, lots J. ?, 3, 4, section Q, and lots
, and 10, section 4, 1913, 15705
leree.
I. S. A. to Hanncs II. Armann, L
y NV u and E u SW 4 section "a,
IG-l6, 100 acres.
U; s. A. to Marion 0. King, lot ii
u section 81, 1918, and NE u Sc 4 E
ection 3G, 15-14, 1850 acres, 1908 sur
ey, being S z Sc Il Of section 6, 16-
5, so acres. !
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02

500 acres corn land for rent on
shares or cash rent. Stevenson Bros.
Imperial, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02

Eldrcdge Cotton Co., Cotton Buyers.
Always in the market. Phone 293
Gal Main street, Ell Centric, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02

Good pasture for sheep. Phone
l30F12. I. D. Mccall, Imperial.-Ady
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02

500 acres corn land for rent on
shares or cash rent. Stevenson Bros,
Imperial, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-02-02
Collections.

Merchants Adjustment Co, Law,
Suits, Collections, Attachments. Room
8, Peterson building, Imperial. Phone
48W-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-05-01
EXECUTORS SALE.


IL XECUTOR'S SALE or REAL ESTATE.
II BY virtue of renewed order Of the Or
phans Court of the State of Delaware in and
FIRST day OF April A. ID. 1915, will be exposed
10 sale at public vendue. on Saturday May
9Th. 1915, az 10 O'Clock, a. NJ, at the County
Court House, In the city of Wilmington, the
following described real estate, late Of Fitzal-
Ian O. Bennett deceased, to-wit:
All those certain pieces or parcels Of land,
situate m the city of Wilmington, described
MS follows to-wit:
No. blot with six two-story frame dwell
ings thereon erected and known as Nos. t113,
MS, l1lT, lll9, 1921 and ll23 Davis
street.
No. d-Lot with four two story brick
dwellings thereon erected and known MS Nos.
1904. 1906, 1908 and 1910 Claymont street.
No. "a lot az the Northwest Corner Of
Thirteenth street and Railroad avenue, sixty
one feet and six inches on Thirteenth street
and one hundred and sixty-eight feet three
inches on Railroad avenue. with frame ware
house and brick building thereon erected.
No Ga lot az the Southwest Corner Of
Thirteenth street and Railroad avenue.
twenty seven feet on Thirteenth street and
ffy-eight feet, ten inches on Railroad ave-
nue..
No. Tot with three.st story brick
dwelling thereon erected and known as No.
1918 West Eighth street.
Attendance will be given and terms made
known by
WILLIAM +. BENNETT.
Executor of Fitzallan o. Bennett or by vii.
bur l.. Adams Esq, his attorey.
Attest-FRANk =. EWING. Clerk o. @.
Wilmington, Delaware, April Fl, 1915.
apr27 may1,5.