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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

i ,uv casual observation OF
Inv tie score sheets at the o co .,,,
1 w -, sessions play at auc-
| ~ reveal a decreasing number
- ,,.,y penalties, there are still no
I' ~. overtime scores we" up
> &c hundreds. 'Sowins pT'o "a y.
.-,oy. error ir Judgment Of at
q tho Contestants.
20 o.' ,o,s penalties are directly
Wv W., 20 bidding in The major suns
-'' vase. cat lead to chem are usual
- ~. +' 5,4,u,, to explain. They show
.. ,,..an,es lack o. knowledge
g. .s,3a~erta, principles Of bid
- .,attc7t.on to the rules laid
~ - celebrities ard rraotiscd by
., hest players ,a
= "a, re minor srits are involved
, n... h.svy "s.'-s'" The causes are
;. 49, :. t...ly determined. This Is due
2" ~ 20 the fact that bidding in
i'''''f''.. g., o77ose some hid already
-.,or 'ois TO 80 mon Inference
-sts Is ls7ge.y '0'''
a s.spc,iou.
- -.,or;.7 ot oascs convention
N -. =, ne individual char
as 80 4 D~ior situation
...sr Of ths hand \ I''''
-,i,,c the one engaGirS the play
'e''"'''' -, g. set a. nsueht as =
ts S''e"'''' ...-.l.. s,~-o SLIGHT
ride 70 p7ope' az .'''' ,., -.
...,r n distribution WI. On S.'''s
'-''' ....-s COMPLEXION cf me haAc'
re .bse-,s-- players have fa.ed 10
". l. i,fcrer.al bidding, instances
go si~-'c SPOT ou q card makes
y s,'; !. +@-ercs between success and fall
~ .. -. q ~ hands have been called
'.-.,,-.io- on account Of disputes
. on 80 ,.~..-r divergent opinions
vii'- - ,~cs-.-- a. later bids which
s. . t-e-.iv espo-s.hle for losses.
r's , cc' interesting are those IN
I.s ss ' ,bs minor suits are involved.
~ n..;s;o-s mon disputed points n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

Stevens Institute Of Technology; Dr..
Robert ". Hunt. past president OF the
American Institute Of Mining Engi-
neers: Gano Dunn, president Of the
United Engineers Society and past
president OF the American Institute OF
Electrical Engineers, and DR.. Henry S.
Pritchett. president OF the Foundation
for the Advancement Of Teaching.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

actively interested with Mr.. Swasey IN
the foundation fund are DR.: John A.
Brashear, q lifelong friend OF MI.
Swasey and scientist who IS closely
associated with him in the manu-
facture Of telescopes and lenses; Or.
Alexander c. Humphreys, past presi-
dent of the American Society OF Me.
chanicsl Engineers and president OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-30

and sciences in all their branches, to
the greatest good Of the engineering
profession and to the benefits of man
kind, the initial gift Of S250,oo0 being
made by Ambrose Swasey, past presl-
dent Of the American Society Of Ne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
ThvEnNER NAILS
NAVAL PATRIOTS
Answer Is Made by Congressman TO
Claims Made In Behalf Of Nor
gan and Others.

Washington, D. G.. NOV 27.-~COn~
gresham Clyde II. TaveHuer has given
out the Appended copy Of note he
has addressed TO the Navy league In
response TO it's criticism Of his Cooper
Union speech in which he attacked the
league, alleging it TO be 30 auxiliary
of the munitions trust. The league
has threatened to make Congressman
Tavenner prove his charge under
stress OF a suit for damages.
Nov "a. t9l5.--A II Dadmun, Sec
rotary the Navy League, Washington,
D. C.-My Dear MIR. Dadmun: I no.
tics in your statement of yesterday
that YOU state J. Pierpont Morgan IS
an American patriot" Evidently you
miss my point l do not charge that
Mir. Morgan is not an American pa
triot." / charge that he IS g war
tranicker, and that he is a director Of
the Navy league, which is advocating
larger appropriations for the war
trafickers.
I also note that you state Mr.. Nor
gan has contributed only s125 to the
Navy league. / understand that the
]. Pierpont Morgan estate contributed
/ $4,000 on June 10 VIII you please in
form the public whether this is cor
/ rect and what individual OF individ-
-uals made this contribution on behal
Of the Morgan estate2
| also understand that Ebert II
! Gary. who Is described in the directory
/ Of directors for 1914 as Chairman O
the board OF directors and chairman
1T the finance committee Of the Unitet
/ States Steel corporation contributed
$1,000 on the same date
+ VIII not the Navy league please Is
sue a special statement TO cover thest
two contributions and also stat,
whether the board of directors Of tht
Navy league is considering the adys
ability Of going on record in favor o
the government manufacture of mum
tons, battleships. submarines, etc, ii
order that the people may obtain ;
dollars worth of preparedness for ev
cry dollar Of their money appropria
ted. which they have not been gettiHs
in the past?
| Very respectfully.
CLYDE H TAFENNER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
DEATH Of CHILD
is INVESTIGATED
Gilbert Brown, l4-tlenths-0ld COlOred
Boy, Dies Suddenly Following
Spell of Choking.

Gilbert Brown, 14-months-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Brown. col
ored. residing at 1886 Sixth avenue.
Moline. died at 1880 last night The
child began to choke shorsy before
that time and had passed away before
Dr. II. A, Beam, who was called, az
rived.
The boy had suffered with sore
throat last week. but appeared to be
in good health when he was put in his
bed last evening.
Gilbert was born in Rock Island
Sept, IS, 1914. The family has lived
in Moline 10 months. Surviving are
three sisters, Ruth. Anna and Lucille,
aud one brother, Howard, all older
than the deceased.
1t was decided to defer the inquest
TIL late this afternoon. If one is held
at all 1t seems the child was attend
ed BY DR., {. S. Davis, colored physi-
clan OF Rock Island, for lung trous.e
TWO months ago. Ii is thought there
may be some connection between TINS
and his sudden death last .light and The
coroner and Davis will confer before
an inquest is called.
Funeral services will he held from
the house al $50 tomorrow afternoon
and interment will be in Riverside
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
WIDOW SEEKS TO
RECOVER $4,000
Mrs. Elizabeth Denny. Whose Husband
Was Killed in Moline, Makes Charges
Against Railroad.

Attorney Charles S. Roberts, repre-
senting Mrs. Elizabeth Denny, widow
OF Dudley L. Denny, who was killed a
few weeks ago near the Milwaukee
station, Moline, today filed suit for
$4,000 for damages against the D. R.
l. & n W. Railway company in the
Moline city court OF Judge G. o. Dietz.
Mrs. Denny is Administrative of the
Denny estate.
Denny was struck by q switch en-
CINE Saturday afternoon. Nov. IS, when
his foot was caught between the rails
and planking on the Twsnty-fifth
street crossing of the Milwaukee
tracks, according TO testimony given
at the eoroner's inquest.
II Ii alleged by the plaintiff that
proper precautions to prevent death
and injury to employees was not
taken by the read Among other things
II Is alleged that the D. r. I. N. W.
operated its cars without automatic
eoupiers, which it is said is violation
or both federal and state laws.
Denny was employed as switch
man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
vElIE CONCERN IN
AWAR ORDER SUIT
Henry c. Hill Chains TO Have Sold
Three Hundred Moline Trucks 70
the French.
VOW HE WANTS COMMISSIONS
Back from Paris. Broker Begins iearf
Action In Chicago 10 Recover
Money Bue.

Henry c. Hill is back from Paris and
the land Of war orders 10 fight Tor com
missions on the millions Of dollars
worth Of war orders which be says be
obtained.
He started court action yesterday IN
Chicago TO get s92,250 commission On q
s1.005. 200 contract which be says he
placed for the Yelie Motor Vehicle
company Of Moline
Two suits were filed by BIZ Hill. One
is against the yelie frn and Is for
s1e.oso. The other is directed against
Louis Rosett, said to be New York
lawyer, who made brokerage con
tract with the Velie company and then
made a subcoptract with Hill.
According to Sidney s. Gorham,
HIS contract with the Veiie company
and his sub-coutract with Attorney
Rosett we're made simultaneously, the
contract with the company providing
Hiil was to get per cent Of the list
price Of every Feile motor truck which
he sold TO the French government, and
the contract with Rosett allowing Hill
20 percent Of Roseu's net profits.
Hills suit against the company as
serts he sold 800 motor trucks. Of
which the list price is S1005,0o0, OF
these trucks the company has collect
cd for 81. getting 1921 500 Hill says
he is now entitled to S16,03n anC
should get $50 $50 when France pays
for all the trucks.
The suit against Rosett Vas fer &lS.
440. Hin obtained az attachment fol
this sum, and the attachment Wa!
served al the office Of the Velie agency
at 1880 South Michigan avenue. Chi
cage It is said the attachment viii
i prevent tho company from paving an,
" commissions to Rosett
Here TO Rush Orders.
"Mr HILL I believe. is a former as
sistant sales manager for the Jeffer
people. said Attorney Gorham "Abou
n year ago he made for Paris. ii
found out Whist the French goyernmen
needed. He made the contracts wit
Veiie and Rosett
Besides Mr. Hin hss made contract
with other automobile truck manufac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
Personal. POINTS

Mrs. j. W. WEIGH, 1916 Twenty-sec-
ond street, is entertaining at a house
party, having as her guests Mrs. H. J.
Tackenberg and daughter Miss Esther
of Mediapohs, Iowa, Mrs. W. n. Colby
and Miss Harriet Schiller OF Burlins-
ton, Iowa
Leopold Huber and Miss Caroline
Huber have gone for a visit with their
daughter and sister. Mrs, A. Fixaris,
at Marion, Ind
Miss Marian Long Of Minneapolis
Mimi, is the guest of relatives in she
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. K. Carpenter Of
Harrisburg, Pa, are guests of friends
in the tri-cities.
Miss Neva jerks returned today 10
her home in Galesburg after a visi,
with her sister, Mrs Salzmann.
Miss Ellen Thompson is home from
her studies at the University OF Chi
cago TO spend the vacation with her
parents. MIR. and Mrs. c. L. Thomnso,
800 Nineteenth street.
Miss Dorothy Vernon is home from
Knox college for the holiday vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs 7
l., Vernon, $50 Twenty-secend stree,
Miss Margaret conklin, who ID a stn-
dent al oberlin, Ohio, is visiting
friends in this city during the vacation
period.
mrs. June Fritts-Wanner of Gen
eseo' Ill, was in the city today.
Mrs. Roy Ferguson and daughter
Margaret OF Orion. were in the city t..
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

Perry Frailey was sent to county
Jail for an indefinite period by Judge
Church yesterday afternoon for con-
tempt Of court after failing to comply
with the courts order that he should
give his wife $50 a month aIimony and
furnish s1o9 attorneys fees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
SkQt EnuFnaHlen

Several local PLAYERS are planning
to take part in the third annual tour
nament and convention OF the Middle
West Stat league at the Turner hail.
Davenport, tonight and tomorrow af-
terno0n. Play will be started early
this evening and continue until mid
night. The tournament last year was
held at Peoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
Issue Order to Take Over Road.

Springfield, ILL.,. Nov 27-An order
authorizing the reorganization of the
Cincinnati, indianapolis and Western
Railroad company and granting II au-
thority to take over the line of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road
from Hamilton, Ohio. to Springfield,
ILL., was issued today by the Illinois
state public utilities commission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

All the news all the time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

turars, with the Ie1esy people. ! M
deratand, and with others.
What he has got has come cut Of
ak months work HIS contract WITH
the Velle people. believe. provides he
shall BE- theft agent In dealing With
France az long as the war lasts,
sfr. Hill has returned to the United
States to visit the plants putting out
the trucks he has contracted for, and
to see that the goods are rushed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

Motion for the probation OF Bell
Newsome, colored, inmate of the
county jail, was denied by Judge
Church IN circuit court yesterday aft
ernOon. Newsome, who was indicted
for assault with intent to kill. but who
was convicted Of assault with a deadly
weapon, was given a year in county
Jail and was ordered TO work out a
fine of 500 and costs at the rate Of
$3.50 a day. The order was entered
on Nov. 8, 1914. by Judge 0imsted. and
as Newsome still has several months
to serve, the motion was denied. C. s.
Roberts appeared for the inmate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

Santa Claus Is Coming to Our
Store December 9Th.
MOLINE ILL.

Beginning Monday, and until Christmas Eve, ev.
cry customer buying over csc anywhere In our store
groceries, too, will be given pretty little ticket
which says:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Judge W. T. Church in circuit court
this morning overruled motion of the
proponents in the Smith will case to
take the matter from the jury, The
court intimated that the gold digging
On the farm of the testator was not
any indication of insanity but that
sufficient evidence had been produced
by the contestants to allowsthe jury to
pass on the question of the mental
soundness OF Mr.. Smith at the time he
made his viii. leaving all of his prop
erty to one son, George ". Smith and
cutting OFF the widow and all the other
children. The contestants claim that
the testator was the victim of halluci-
nations, among which were decisions
relative to the identity of some of his
relatives. It is intimated that further
motions will be made when court con-
venes Monday. The jury is to report
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

Sears came here in 1885, native o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27
PIONEER RECALLS
OLD MOLINE DAYS
William jackson Of Rock Island Gives
Interesting Recital Before the
Bluff Mems Glab.
ONE I'll FIRST DEERE WoRkERs
Discusses Men Responsible for Up
building Of City 10 Great Man
ufaeturing Center.

Members Of the Moline Bluff Mems
club we're carried back tnree-quarters
Of a century last evening and listened
to a vivid description Of three-eabin
village in 1888. heard Of the early ex-
pansion of the village, learned Of the
early pioneers. whose history is insep-
arably lntertwined with Moline's
growth, and were carried forward
again with the story Of development
OF a manufacturing metropolis whose
products are today known throughout
the civilized world,
william Jackson Of Rock Island. a
pioneer Of Moline, one Of the first en-
ployes i'll the Deere pl0w shop and a
resident Of this city for years, was the
speaker. Choosing as his topic, THE
Early History of Moline" Mr. jackson
held intense interest Of those cbmp0s-
ing the cosmopolitan membership OF
the Bluff Mems club The address
a narrative Of those responsible for
growth OF the P1ow city-was also a
review Of the political and moral en-
yironment of early Moline.
On arrival IN Moline Mr.. Jackson
found a primitive village. IT saw be
/ fore me, as I came to the top of the
/ hill,7 he said last evening, "a very
small town with few houses scat
tered at what Is today known as the
/ Five Points. There was one large
/ blacksmith shop and beyond that the
Deere shop"
! Starts at $15 4 Month.
( This was In 1858, explained the
! speaker. q short time after John Deere
/ had embarked in the pillow business
for himself after dissolving the Deere
I & Gould partnership. MIR Jackson en-
tered the Deere shop at SIS month.
on which he and his mother both lived.
I Their residence was on the northwest
corner Of Fifth avenue and Fifteenth
street. where the State bank now
stands This was rented for 81 a
month.
/ When Moline WAS laid out in 1913,
! the town was given the name it today
/ bears. explained the speaker, TWO
/ years previous. however, it was called
the Rock Island Mills The plat of
! that time was never recorded and two
years later the official name became
Moline.
That the early history Of Moline
cannot be separated from the history
Of the men who made the village, and
that these We're men Of positive. de-
termjned characteristics, who. by force
OF their personalities gave 10 the city
its best moral and political fiber which
has lasted till today, was one of the
assertions Of Mr. Jackson. High in
the list of those names is that of D. D,
Sears.
Tribute to Sears.
Sears came here in 1885, a native OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

Don't throw these tickets away. Keep them and
give them to the children. When Santa Claus comes
to our store he will have ! pretty present to give
FOR every one Of thece tickets thai tic cndrsn BRING
to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-27

Mrs. Mary Nesbit of this city was
given SO month mothers pension
BY Judge n A. Larson in county
court this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-22
ADMINISTRATORS SAY
PAVING IS DEFECTIVE
Washington Contractors Notified to
Appear Before Board With
Explanation.

The Administrative Beard yesterday,
on motion of Mr. Folkes, directed the
clerk to send a letter to the Wash
ington Asphalt Block and Tile Com
pany, stating that upon full examin-
alton of the work done by the COM
pany on Broad Street. from Tenth to
Third. in 1912, had not proven up
to specifications. The company was
reminded OF a clause in the contract
by which the company binds itself to
keep the roadbed in good shape for
five years. Officers of the company
are invited to appear before the board
or the city Engineer TO offer sugges-
tons in the matter This work en-
tailed an expenditure of about s40.-
600.
city Engineer Boiling was author
lied to enter into a contract for the
extension OF the Bacon Quarter branch
channel from the west side OF Second
Street to a point $50 feet west, at a
cost of not more than s7sos.s7.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-22
HUNDREDS MAY NOT
Be ABLE TO GET SEATS
THE Birth OF Nation" Promises TO
Break All Attendance Records
Here Next Week.

The brisk demand for seats for the
engagement of The Birth OF a Ma
ton" at the Academy Of Music next
week indicates that the Griffith spec
tacle will probably duplicate its Nor
folk performance of turning hnndre is
away, especially during the closing
days OF its engagement. The tend
ency OF many patrons to delay has
brought them sharp disappointment
IN their eleventh-hour efforts 10 OBJ
tain tickets for this much discussed
attraction in other cities.
The Academy management urges,
therefore. that patrons who can do
so, obtain tickets for the Monday and
Tuesday performances. BY doing this
they will help to relieve the conges-
ten of the Weekend for the thcarer
attaches, aud at the same time. assure
themselves of II ore comfort by avoid
ing the crowd of late corners on F.
day and Saturday.
1t Is also urged that patrons be in
their seats at the beginning of the
pcrforrra nces--2:30 and S:l5 p. NJ
As the spectacle rths nearly three
hours, II is started promptly on time.
Then, too, the theater Is da-kened at
the beginning of the performance.
cenruslon in the seating OF late ar
rivals.
The Birth of Nation can be
compared with nothing that thu play
ger las seen before. It Is a mighty
combination Of music, motion pictures
and stage realism depicting the real
story OF the Reconstruction and what
the South suffered that nation
might be born. D. W. Griffith en-
ployed tho services OF $4,000 people
and 1000 actors. and with tho great
outdoors as his stage he totally
eclipsed The Clansman," the sue
cessful novel and play by Thomas
Dixon. upon which ne built his great
dramatic epic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-22
TREE-LABEL|NG ADDS
INTEREST TO STUDY
Education Association Received
Gratifying Reports.

Dana II. Ruckcr. who has been in
charge Of the work of labelling the
trees In Capitol Square and in Mon
roe Park has been instructed by
the Richmond Education Association
to continue the tree labelling in 9TH
err parks of the city Mr.. Rucker in
his report to the association at its
meeting this week on Mature Study
In the Public Schools" declared that
the labelling of trees has added much
to the interest taken In nature study
That the open air schools are ac-
completing excellent results was
shown In the reports by their direc-
tors to the executive board Of the
association. 1t is shown that ten
children out OF forty In the open air
schools have made two grades and
that only one pupil out of the forty
failed to make the required one
grade. An increase in the number
OF open air schools was recommend
ed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-22
GLOUCESTER PEOPLE
GIVE RIGHTS OF WAY
New West Point Crbanna Railroad
Has Heartdest Cooperation Of
People Along Line.

That the promoters Of the new West
Point-Urbanna Railway. the Rich
mond, Rappahannock and Northern.
have the hearty cooperation OF the
people in the territory which will be
opened UP TO Richmond by the COM
plet,on of the road. 10 shown In COM
municat!ons being received al the Of
fee OF the company here.
One Of these letters received yes
terday at the once OF r. H. Bruce.
American National Bank building ad-
Der of the board OF directors was
County. Mr.. Broaddus in his letter
said:
while in upper Gloucester yester-
day I was axreeably surprised to find
that the recent survey for the pro-
posed railroad from West Point to
Crbanna crossed both the lands Of my
mother and myself Both Of us will
gladly give the rights OF way through
our property.
Personally II my servtces are
needed. Will do ali in my power TO
get other land owners to give rights OF
way II all property owners across
whose land this railroad will pass feel
about the matter as I do, you people
will not have to ask for any rights
Of way. Keep the good work going
until we can ride from Urhanna 10
Richmond on a railroad train,
Il not only will give the right OF
way, but land for depot IL need
ed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-22
RiCHMON BOY IN
HAITIEN SERVICE

A local boy. John T. selden, is with
the fighting United States Marines,
who are disnning the rebellious
Cacos in the region OF Petitriviere
Delartibonite, Hayti The Cacos kill
ed two and wounded ten Of our brave
sea soldiers in action near that
place recently. but young selden ap-
pears luckily to have escaped un-
harmed.
John, who is the son Of Charles
Selden. OF this city. is a fighting unit
OF that highly efficient military arm
OF the Government service - the
United States Marine Corps--which is
always first landed when trouble
threatens, and which always bears
the brunt of the initial fighting.
Marines may have brushes In some
far of place with hostile natives. but
under international law. a declara-
ton Of war does not necessarily re-
suit Our matches marines go
everywhere in performance OF dpty
Ito all parts OF the world on battle
ships or expeditionary transports, and
no history of the United States will
be complete until the full story of
these pioneers OF civilization is told.
Private Selden enlisted-in the
United States Marine Corps at New
York city on January IL last. and al
ready has had many Interesting and
exciting experiences while serving
with the oldest branch of the SER
vice"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-22
SIXTEEN PASS STATE
PHARMACY EXAMINATION

The State Board of Pharmacy yes
terday afternoon announced the re-
suits OF the recent examinations for
registered pharmacists and register
ed assistant pharmacists. as follows:
Registered Pharmacists--C w,
Kerr. Richmond; G. r. Ellington,
Reidsville. n. c.: q w. Earles, Chris
tiansbure; w. c. Gleason. Jr.. Ports
mouth; Frank s. Otey. Wytheville:
H. F. Newman, Norfolk j. N. Dick
son, Wayneshoro; c. A. Cleveland,
Phoebus; William J. Lacy Freder-
icksburg: c. r. Davis. Free Union.
Registered Assistant Pharmacists
-E. F. McKennon. Washington, D.
c.; j. F. McIndoe, Roanoke; John
W. Maniove. Norfolk; A. B. CARRIER.
North Emporia; G, G, Robinson. Nor
folk; G. NJ Bell. Norfolk.