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keep A JAR OF
MUSTEROLE HANDY
1t Quickly Looscns Up Coughs and
Colds in Throat or Chest

Just a little Mustcrolc rubbed or your
sore. tight chest before YOU so To bed
will loosen up congestion and break TIP
most severe colds and coughs.
Musterolc is 4 clean white ointment
made with oil Of mu.tard. Simply rub
it on. No plaster necessary. Better than
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Thousands who Use Musterolc will tell
what relief it gives from sore threat,
bronchitis. tonsil,iS, Group. stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia. headache, congestion,
pleurisy. rheumatism, lumbago. pains and
aches Of the back or joints, sprains, sore
muscles. bruises. chilbIains, frosted feet
and colds Git often prevents pneumonia
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Ask Pardons for Both.

Warden Thomas OF the Ohio pen
itentiary permitted VIM. S. Shannon.
Butler county prisoner. to so I'm.
guarded 10 the Marysville reformatory
today To visit his wife, Nellie Shan
non, an inmate, who is said to be
dying there. This is said 10 be the
first case on record where a prisoner
was permitted to leave one penal in
stitution to visit another. Warden
Thomas will ask that both Shannon
and his wife be pardoned.
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CONTEMPLATION REIusEp.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Dec. 81
Because the law provides that no COM
pcnsation shall be awarded when appli-
ca ton is not made within SIX months
after the death upon which claim ]:
partment today. refused to compensau
the widow and four children Of X.
West Of Pocahontas. ". Va, who was
killed by fall Of slate in mine OF the
Consolidated Coal company In the Po'
cahontas region about seven months
ago.
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Gas COMPANY Protests.

The East Ohio Gas company. OF
Cleveland. today protested against an
order issued last week by the stale
utilities commission limiting The sup,
ply OF gas to 100000 cubic feet a
month TO any one customer. during
shortage caused by cold weather.
The case will be carried 10 the state
supreme court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-28
ADDITIONAL SOCIETY
Carroll Club Christmas Ball.

Last evening the formal Chrlst1naS
hail OF the Carroll club. which was par
ticularly noteworthy because Of ITS I'M
usual decorations. was attended by Il
library a huge Christmas tree with
myriad lights delighted tn" guests ON
their arrival. while tho parlurs wilt
drapings Of pine studded with p"lnsri-
tas was a happy reminder OF the fHi"-
iiJe The baal room. hung with fcs-
b f"Gns 0i Of ' green N and red suspended
fror, The center, was especially pretty.
The Premier orchestra. stationed IN
a yard Of Pine trees. furnished excel
innt music for tho happy danccrs.
The dining room. where II three
course luncheon was scrycd. was II YER
itphIe nicture, with the effect of PM"
irres prevalent throughout the dcc"rl-
tions, and at small tables frsto"nHd i'll
red the following guests were served:
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Had Narrow Escape.

MARYSVILLE. Jacob Allison, a
farmer. residing near Mcchanicsburg,
had narrow escape from being killed
by the north-bound passenger train
which struck his wagon as he was
crossing the tracks. He failed to
barely had time to jump from the
wagon when the engine hit it. The
team ran away. and was caught two
miles from the scene of the accident.
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snrpr,ss birthday Party.

Mrs. +. J. Pogue was pleasantly sur.
rriscd by her children last night at her
home near Valley Grove. the occasion
being her birthday anniversary. At the
close of n delightful evening lunch.
con was served To The following: Mr.
and Mrs. David hamilton and son Ma
pie. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry kimmins. Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Bowman. Nr. and Mrs
Nathaniel Morrison. AIR. and Mrs. Ed.
ward Potter and Mrs. F.. J. Pogue.
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Ellis Funeral.

DAYTON. - The funeral Of Mrs.
Anna L. Ellis, wife of Edgar W. Ellis,
one Of the most prominent members
Of the Knights of Pythias in Ohio; was
held today. The interment was made
at New Carlisle.
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Badly Injured.

When Earl Franklin, aged 10 years,
slipped and fell on an icy walk here
today, revolver which he carried
in his pocket was discharged and the
bullet entered his left thigh. While
walking in the car tracks 10 avoid the
slippery walks. Joseph Bower, aged
IS years. was hit BY street car and
probab bly, fatally injured.
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INDIGESTION and Consultation.

! Whcn living IN SYRACUSE, Y. z,
abou, TWO years ago took two bottles
OF Chamberlain's Tablets and they
cured me- of Indigestion and constipa-
ton after had suffered for months
with these disorders" writes Mrs.
Charles .Gloyd, Baldwinsvillc, \. y.
Obtainable everywhere.
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Shot Wife and DAUGHTER.

GALION--Sanuel Shamrock. resid-
ing on farm seven miles from here,
fired five shots into the body Of his
wife tonight She probably will sie.
Next he fired on his daughter Laura.
Is years old, who was wounded in the
chest, but may recover. Shamrock
was arrested and lodged in the county
iail at Marion.
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representative Of the church for the
benefit OF the unfortunates in both the
belligerent and neutral nations. He
will be provided with ample relief
funds and will travel through Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Russia and Italy.
The superintendent in attendance at
the conference here come from the
various Ohio conferences and the
Indiana. Kntucky and Lexington con.
TerencaS
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Policeman to Pen.

DAYTON. - Harry A. Sturgeon, a
former policeman, today was SEN
fenced to the state penitentiary for
from. one to three years for embeZZle-
'ment. He obtained 5000 from the
policemen's pension fund through
fraudulent methods.
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Complimentary Party.

whose wedding will take place in Janu.
airy, Miss Dora Neininger entertained al
her home in kirwook yesterday after.
noon with a bridge party. which wa:
concluded with a charming lucheon. The
guests numbered Is and included sew
eral from Wheeling.
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noon at bridge for Miss Frances Ogden.
for whose. wedding invitations were is
sued yesterday. The hours will be
from until S o'clock and a buffet
luncheon will be served by the hostess
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Sues for Divorce.

David \. Spear, son OF the late VIM.
T. Spear, chief Justice of the Ohio
supreme court. filed suit today against
Josephine Bunting Spear. who he mar
ried in London,~ Eng., in 1912. charg-
ing wilful absence. Mrs. Spear lives
in London.
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Surprise Party.

MT. Joseph Shuman was pleasantly
surprised by party Of his friends on
Tuesday evening at his home, 1928 Nc
Colloch street. Mr.. Shuman celebrated
his thirty seventh birthday and in honor
Of the occasion received number Of
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District sunerIntendents Meet.

Forty-two district superintendent
OF the Methodist Episcopal church
met In this city today for three-day
conference at the close Of which
Bishop William F. Anderson. OF Gin
cinnati, will leave for Europe as q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-28
WHEELING TRACTION co.
SUED FOR DAMAGES

A civil case entitled Mary Mezu
against the Wheeling Traction COM
pany, was filed in the clerk Of courts
office at st. Clairsville, O., yesterday.
The case is suit for damages Tor
personal injuries and the amount
claimed is three thousand dollars. The
plaintiff states that she WAS riding on
one of the defendants cars between
Lansing and Bridgeport on the seN
enth OF July last and that while the
car was running al Il considerable rate
Of speed it jumped the track, throwing
her violently ont on tie ground Shc
further states thai she was internally
injured and that she is yet unable 10
work and has suffered greatly from
her injury. Francis and kehrer are
the attorneys for Tue plaintiff.
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Killed BY Train.

Arthur Weimer. aged - years, Of
Springfield, O., was killed by Hook
ing Valley train here last night, while
he was walking on the tracks.
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r,iterzrv Climb Luncheon.

Literary Club Luncheon.
Members uf the lslHhd Literary club
viii participate" in their customary so
rial affair which il given annually dur
ing the Christmas holidays This viii
hr a luncheon tomorrow afternoon. ut
The Hotel Windsor and all Etrmh"r~ will
hc guests. \ very drliGhiful program
has been arranged i'll connection and the
decorations and appointments Of the al
fair will II" distinctly pleasing. Thu ="
will he places laid for the following
guests:
Misses:
Grace Wharton EIr"nh"Ih Tapran
Incz Smith .irnh"llr McLiranu- .
Mary pugur han
Elizabeth McGrana- Virginia Norton
han
McStlancs:
leonard &. Vets H. i. Best
T.. II. Bcid"inan Thomas Downing
Christmas Entertainment.
/ \ Christmas entertainment and party
was given last evening at ST. John =
chapel al Echo Point. by tho members
Of thr sunday sch""l CLASSES pro-
gram Of rrritmI inns and piano numbers
were given AMI gifts %rrc dtstrlbutrh
The following yuu:rS r"oplr TOOK part:
Frances Bell Ewing Kathleen Palmer
,rrhur SiI.rl DoIolhy Daniels
Mary Ellen Strrur,h HirciniH Weaver
Miriam Hughes Grace wilson
4 Helen 'ilu'flS f.lNlt mar
carl Hicks Mary julia Me
Ian, I'ulinru kclvcy
y ImSII, Norton Mary Ella Stecnrod
Those in charge included.
NlSGan"S--
, l.. NJ Si""nro'l PEBBLES lAtuT
Ethel IN'NrI'S
II:"i,., i;raJv Julia Wilson
jamie t;usu MISs @c'\'!
Frances Ogden
Party at Trivia Hall.
ON" Of Wednesday evenings cnarW-
i'm. ,iaar:rs PARTIES WAS given at TrlrEt
h.,II Echo I't,int the residence nj Mrs.
Mrt'lurE Hayes. who with her daugh'rr;
Nis. HAYES WIS hostess. YOUNGER social
folk were included H> guests ami gay
holiday adnrnfurnts We're cuhSpitu-
uus part of the affair Tn" guests
danced tn Il delightful program az mu-
si,. and :. buffet luncheon appropriately
aupuintcd in green and red was served.
Macadeny Dance.
-- .av affair ut this evening VII! DC
TN" dance at tn" Elk> club of the MA
r;,dcnv club. who Will entertain their
members and friends. Mr"h PREPARATION
has gone into this affair aud the com
ml,IcC which Is composed of tnrnaci
Wnrcnrr and lIildchrand. has been busy
for many days on the cnmnl"'i"n "f dc
tails. GumN's SaNOpin.nc orchestra Will
uIay the dance numbers. which are IN
include all In" popular fav"ri"s. Wal
ter Norris will cater and ".'I"r .lr'ance-
ulrn;S for the party are :..ch ~ "a IN
dicntr one Of their most Successful So
cial assemblies.
Columbia Club.
The Columbia club will hold their an
nual Christmas dancing party this eve
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Virginia Club.

Mrs. chris lehman had the members
"f III" Virginia club as her guests yes
trrduy Afternoon at I'll" Hotel windsor
Card games from until = o'clock sup
piled amusement and wore followed by
n dinner Of handsome appointments
Guests included: Mcsdam"S J. T. Roth.
George Xncrkler. Henry Schafer. Michael
p"lan. William Stnpps. James ArhauEh.
.ItScrh kurtZ. Harry ruradiSr. William
Flig. John Ritter. Fred Sirorhmann. ~.
j. Scifrrt. William Burke. Harry Sch
ncichcl. Herman Wciskc. William Reed.
L. w. Cunningham Of Detroit, Mich.
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To prevaut Thu Grin

Colds cause Grjp-LaxatIye Bromo Out
nine removes cause There Is only one
"Bromo ouinine." Z. W. GROVES sig
nature on box. Csc.
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Car Crews Find

DAYTON. = Two street car crews
were fined IS and costs and threat
ened with workhouse sentences today
for falling to stop their cars at street
corners when signaled to do So II Is
said by the police their people have
half an hour on street corners while
cars passed without stopping. The
police say they intend to break up
this practice.
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ming at their club rooms on me iio; 1o
i =, I,rrn numbers Of their friends. \
1 I% nIrTG Program OF dance music Will
be- provided and luncheon VIII oe
s.rv,.d towards midnight.
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ASHTABULA. - Patrolmen Samuel
Swanson, Charles Love and George B.
Walters have been suspended for
when they should have been on their
district beats. Chief Kahne broke up
the game Sunday morning.
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nInnar Party.

Ilnnnring Mr.. and Mrs. John Rcnnarn,
u dinner party will he given THIS ere ever.
iuc II the Windsor hotel. at I:%o o,c,nek;
Members Of the Mems Il. L'G Vel bo e,s" and
:. ~ r,,mhrr Of toasts will be given during
H." progress Of the affair. OBSERVATIONS
rr,nhrring nearly seventy-fvc have pccn
RECEIVED by Mrs. Edward S. Romine.
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BURNING ITCHING
ECZEMA ON BABY
Appeared On Cheeks. Spread Over
Face, Neck and Behind Ears. Pim-
ples Would Tum to Blistsrs.
HEALED BY CUTlCURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT
when my baby was bout two
months old eczema appeared on her

CHECKS. II continued
to spread over her
face, neck and be-
hind her ears. 1t
appeared in pinples
first, and would itch
and turn to blisters,
The itching and burn
ing were so intense
she would fret and
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MASSILLON. - Mrs. A c. Kritcs,
aged 10 years. and Mrs. Edna NJ.
Levers, aged II years, sister. are
dead from fever They died g hours
apart.
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LARUE. - Fire today partially de-
stroyed the new high school building
aud completely ruined the library
The loss is estimated 1T $4,000
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For m1aa Ogden.

Miss trace Carter HI her nome III
TriaLrIrhia will entertain this AFTER
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medtck-Jepson wedding.

Yesterday evening al "cipch lii'
marriage uI Miss f:n:nld I"pSOn. ualS1-
ter of Mrs. Augusta J"rS"n. u Mr. Roo-
crt c. Mrdick was Eniciihi%cd ~ thp
parsonage Of 1t. i"hu Lutheran
church 10y the pastor, Rev. William u.
Ulfcri. I'm informal reception was
held following the service AT the brint
homo On the South Side. after which
the couplc departed on wedding Jour
ney. Upon their return they will cstnn-
lish their home on south ChaP'ih
street. The groom Is the son OF MT. ana
Mrs, John &. Medirk and holds Il re-
sponsIhlc position IN. the United states
engineers office. =.
Announcement cards N"rded as loi-
lows we're sent out last evening:
Mrs. Augusta J"ps"n
announces the marriage of her
daughter
Emma Augusta
Mr.. Robert George M"!Ich
"Wednesday, December twcnty.Scv"nth
one thousand nine hundred ana sixteen
Wheeling. West Virginia
At Home
ni0t Chapline street,
Wheeling.
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rORTSMOUTH.-Edw. Bond. Edw.
Bowman and Jerry Cooper have plead
guilty 10 robbing tn" mails at Ports
mouth. They have ben bound over to
| the federal grand jury.
MARI0N.--An infant son OF Muir
vine Stafford Is dead from infantile
paralysis.
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Morning Bridge.

Miss Mary Best. III her nome "h me
island. will be hostess at - very pretty
affair this morning. when she Will COM
plimrnt Miss Frances ogden. whose
SneciuI friends uf Miss ogden have been
Invited for the bridge. which + to ne
followed by Il luncheon AT l@;"n I" cl"cH,
ccnterpiecc Of holly and ml$tlSt"e VII
be used in the dcr"ratInh OF INC tan .ri
and fancy favurs and plHr" cards VIII
further complete the holiday appoint
nIrn,S Miss Rest has included the fol-
lowing as guests.
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CITY. and could not sleep.
II sent for a sample of Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and it did good. One large
box of Ointment and one large cake of
Soap healed her" (Signcdl Mrs. M. c.
Barefeld, Bergamot, Ala, April 2, rs.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With SIP. Skin Book on request. Ad-.
dress postcard: "Cuticura, Dept. T,
Boston" Sold throughout the world.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ). =. Taylor Of War
wood entertained ut bridge last evening.
Th re were four tables If players anu
Il delightful twu-coursr luncheon wa
served, with appointments IN hcc"rH
with the midwintcr h"iidhy season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-07
ADJUSTMENTS
"Hit-the-Trail Holiday"

Seats on sale today at the Jefferson for
 the long awaited Conan and Harris suc-
 cess, "Eiit-the-Trail Holiday" due on
 Thursday, matinee and night.
 The great army of theatregoers who insist upon acclaiming George M. Conan
 as the author of the Stars and Stripes. are advised that it's time to wave the
 flag and hurrah for another Conan sue cess. Since leaving New York 'Hit-the-
 1lall Holiday" has chronicled phe'
 nomenal tour breaking house records
 for business, and establishing itself as a
 typical Conan play which the American
 public always turn out to enjoy. "Hit-the-Trail Holiday is a timely
 American comedy, with the principal character bearing strong resemblance to a celebrated evangelist The central idea of the play was suggested to MT Conan by George Middleton and Guy Bolton, but the play itself is entirely the work of Amercas foremost dramatist who has already given the American stage such successes as Get Rich Quick Wallingford," Broadway Jones', Seven Keys to Baldpate,'' and others too nu- merous to mention.
 Conan and Harris have engaged a splendid company, including Frank Otto Arthur V. Gibson, Harry Hubbard, How ard Hull Gibson, Franklin Hall, Dan An derson. Chauncey Causeland, Louis Ia gan, Sam Burton, Ben Sweeney Johr Daley, l.. N. Lewis, Bert Sammis, Lola Merrill Mildred Beverly, and Joe Rob- inson Haywood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-07
NAL APPEAL IS MADE ID VOTERS IN EMPIRE STATE
Both Seabury and Whitman, Candidates for Governor, Campaign Until Last
 Minute of Fight

New York. November 6-With Governor Whitman and Samuel Seabury, republican and democratic candidates for governor, respectively, making final appeals to the campaign closed today The head of each state ticket joined his campaign managers in protesting confidence in the outcome of the halloting
 Because New York is regarded as 8 pivotal state chief interest centered :n the presidential contest. Voters will be called on, however, to elect a complete state ticket in addition to the governor and United States senator. There also will be chosen a new congressional dele- gation and state legislature.
 Both sides agreed tonight that the tide would be turned for the national ticket by those who voted as progressives four years ago. The combined Taft and Roose- welt vote in 1912 was S65, $40 as compared with 655,573 for Wilson. In Greater New York the republicans concede this year the vote to Wilson.
 While the republicans contend tha greater part of those who supported Roosevelt four years ago will swing to Hughes this year, the democrats scoff at their claims. It was asserted at demo- cratic headquarters that a careful can vass of every county indicates that ser ous inroads will be made by President Wilson on the normal republican plurah- ties upstate and that the democratic
 
 offset the republican vote.
 On the eve of tomorrow's election the chairman of both the republican and democratic state committees claimed vic tory by at least 100000.
 Each side predicted tonight that it would make gains in the congressional delegation and in the state senate and assembly. The congressional representa- tion now stands republican 23, democrats IS, socialists 1, progressives l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-07
MEETING TOMORROW
 OF GRADED UNION

The Birmingham Graded union will
 meet tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church. The year book of the Graded union
 has just been issued, containing a full programme of each of the six depart ments. officers, schedule of work, and instructors for training courses, and teachers for the lesson, each teacher being responsible for months work. Attention is called to the library of books for all Sunday school depart ments, for the use of members and any teachers. The programme for the
 meeting follows: 10:2O. The Development of the Re- lligious Life of the Beginner" led by
 Mrs. R. $. Cross. Lesson, Mrs. Hale V. lTarrant Primary
 1o:2o. "The Planned Programme,
 Miss Batchelder. Il 100. Lessons. First year graded, Mrs. s. M. Bon nell. Second year graded, Miss Ethelyn Bondurant.
 Third year graded, Miss Ella B. Rowe, Junior: U. S. Bayley; first year graed, Mrs. J. H. Bemiss; second year graded, Mrs. R. c.
 Flemister; Third year graded, Mrs. William Woodall; fourth year graded, Rev. A. K. Wright. 11;O0. "Hereity and Environment" Mrs. N. L. Bagley. Teen-age: 1920. special Problems in Girl Life, Mrs. N. l.. Bagley. 11:00. Lessons: First year intermed- fate graded, Mrs. H. P. Cullen; second year intermediate graded Miss Lena
 Easley; third year intermediate graded,
 Mrs. J. H. Eubank; fourth year inter- mediate graded, Miss Myra Batchelder. Uniform lesson, Miss Rosa Strick- land. Senior graded, all four graded. will be taught Adult: 10:20. "The Period of the Patriarchs, ' Rev. E. l.. Waites. 11:00. Lesson, Mrs. w. w. Bussey. | Home Department: 10:20. Emphasizing the Needs of the 1 Family Altar" Mrs. Jesse Wright. l 11:00. Lesson, Miss Kate Bell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-07
Back Tax Suits Dismissed

Jackson Miss, November 6.--Suits to collect back taxes aggregating almost $4, ,0O0, 900, filed by J. Johnston, former state revenue agent, against cotton buy CTS and merchants in the principal cities of Mississippi, were thrown out of court by decision of the state supreme court today, sustaining the legality of an act passed by the last legislature ordering abatement of the litigation. The suits have been pending about two years and sought to collect back taxes covering a period of six years on cotton on hand February 1 each year. The court held the legislature had authority to abate litigation of the character instituted by a state official.