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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30

" aIaH - 4 Z !
reliable engines. and no have produced
on our experience and at our expense,
II you please. a really reliable recon.
naissance machine and bomb dropper.
The Thomas brothers OF Ithaca also
have turned out q very useful fast
scout with reliable engine Of their
own make. The Burgess Company of
Marblehead are making Q pusher with
Q big Sturtevant engine. which is just
the thing for q gun machine for use
In the open. The Slean Company OF
Boston have q useful tractor with q
Hall-ecot engine. which should make
q useful bomb dropper. Then there is
the big Canada type Curtiss, with its
two huge motors. which could carry
three or four machine guns at q time
and take on pretty well q regiment
Of rebels by itself.
Besides these there are Bepoist,
Curtiss and Thomas flying boats, for
coast patrols, to prevent gun running
by South American or Asiatic sympa-
thizers With the rebels.
Imention merely, the aeroplanes
with which ! am personally acauaint-
ed and which know to be capable
of tackling the Jobs indicated. Prob
ably there are others as good II 80,
and fif the United States government
tackles the Mexican situation prop
.erly by using aircraft to the best ,ad-
vantage, there ought u. DO little diff
fculty In suuashing the trouble
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
will Be Held at Saratoga
Springs Beginning May |
and Ending May 81.

On the morning OF May there will
convene in Saratoga Springs, N. Y,
the twenty-seventh delegated quad
rennial session Of the general con-
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. This delegated body Of over
800 ministers and laymen in equal
numbers meets every four years to
review the work Of the church and to
revise and add to ID legislation. The
general conference 10 made up OF
delegates from the 133 annual con-
ferences, the annual conference being
the working unit OF Methodism. These
delegates are elected on basis OF one
ministerial delegate for every forty
five. or fraction not loss than two
thirds Of forty-five. ministerial menu
bers in any given annual conference,
the. number Of lay delegates always
being the Same for each conference as
its ministerial delegates. Laymen
were first admitted to the general con-
florence in 1872. and in 1900 women
were acknowledged as lay members.
These lay delegates arc elected at o
meeting Of one representative from
each local church in each annual con-
ference territory. For the last twelve
months, as the annual conferences
have met, delegates have been ,electd.
The first general conference OF Amer
lean alcoholism was held in Balu-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
GENERAL CONFERENCE !.
OF METHODIST CHURCH

l
preachers IN full .membership OF an
annual conference were eligible. Thn
arst delegated general conferences was
held In New York City May 1-22, 1879.
At this conference the first Episcopal
address, an utterance which has be-
come OF increasing Importance was
delivered. This Episcopal address "a
now accepted as the Official declara-
ton OF the church on important theo.
logical. administrative and social prob
lens. AT the general conference held
In New York City in 1874, the agfta-
ton over islaye holding became 80
acute as to result in plans for separa-
ton between that section Of the church
In the North and the section. In the
South. The Methodist Episcopal
church. South, was organised Ia
Louisville. KY, May /, 1Sl5.
Methodismi began In America with
the arrival of Philip Embury and
Barbara Heck, Irish immigrants, who
wore enthusiastic in the propaganda
Of their faith. John Wesley, who waa
the founder of lMethodism in England
remained at the head Of Americad
Methodism until the Revolutionary
war severed relationships ,betweell
England and the United States. All
OF the preachers with the exception Of
Francis Asbury returned across tho
sea, whereupon, September i. 1884.
John Wesley ordained DR.. Thomaa
Coke ito be superintendent or bishop
Of the Methodist societies ofsthe Unit
ed States of America. There are now
a IN al n IL -
bishops serving the Methodist Episr
copal church throughout; the world.
The former are elected by general
conference and located for periods, 81
four years i'm cities which are desfgt
mated Episcopal residences The lat
ter are elected by general conferenco
for continuous service In specific
fields. ~ ti < : 81 y
The, Methodist Episcopal churc1
was organized at Baltimore. Nd. at
the so-oalled Christmas conference.
December "a, }. 1854; to january 2, 1855
At that time there were 1Q4, preach-
ers and $4,000 Communicates. Thero
are however 5000 preachers and A
033. l23 membersd In the early days Of
the Methodist church the salary OF q
preacher was $64. II married. he re,
ceiyed the similar amount for his wife.
with ZIG for each child under SIX and
$22 for each child between six and
eleven. n. (, -
Among the important matters thai
will come before. the general confer-
ence at Saratoga Springs are th6
questions concerning organic unio1|
with the Methodist Epise opale church,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
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MINOR COINS OF CHINA
ARE TO BE RECOINED.

PEKING. April 2s-Realizing
the great profit which can be
made out Of copper cash, the
minor coins Of China, the gov ,
eminent has decided to buy in
all the cash Of the various prov,
inces. melt 1t and recon It into
- Chinese pennies. Much Of this
small coin has already been
purchased by foreigners, chief
~ Japanese, and shipped out of
China, in spite Of a government
provision against the exporta-
ton OF cash.
The war price Of copper has
made the coins far more valua-
) BILE for metal than they are as
y money. and the central govern
ment will establish buying
agencies IN each province to
collect this cash and convert It
into coin which Will yield the
government q handsome profit
and keep the metal in China.
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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
,Dox1s1oss INVITED "

!, LONDON, April 2s.-rngland
has invited the parliaments Of
the various oversee dominions
to send representatives to visit
Great Britain In July to see
the efforts that are being made
in the, prosecution of the war
and to- exchange opinions on.
war. The numbers invited arc
Australia 10. Canada TO-. South,
Africa g.. New Zealand 4 and.
Newfoundland q. y 49, I,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
Crime against Nation.r

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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-30
ROOSEVELTS TO
FIGHT IF IN AXIOM II
-. GETS, INTO WAR

ii battle Because we have failed to
prepare masses Of artillery and ma
chine guns and motor trucks, and
shells and aeroplanes, and have failed
10 provide and train the men who shall
manage all the formidable and deli
cate mechanism Of war.
.Twenty-one months have passed
since thea great war began. and dur
ing all this time we have not pre-
pared in even the smallest degree. In
order. II possible, to avert war from
US. or. II it could not be ayerted, to
wage It effectively and successfully.
"The pacihst and anti.preparedness
people have had their will and our
rulers at Washington have bowed to
ITEM sand left us helpless and with
blind faulty they said they did this
In the interests Of peace. = 80 :
when will our people learn that
the peace of unprepafedness Is the
peace OF cowardice and folly, and may
at any time lead to Overwhelming dis.
aster?
' Crime against Sation.-
The failure of our rulers at Wash.
ington to prepare during these TWEEN.
ty-one Smonths of war when even q
child ought to have seen what was
impending. has represented folly SO
extreme that in It's effect 1t is was a
crime against the nation h ~ -.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
EXPERTS DISCUSS
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Sections of Contemplated
Building Laws Talked
Over atEngineers'
Meeting
MR.. MOWLDS SPEAKSON
STEEL CONSTRUCTION

The proposed new building ordinance
for the city of Wilmington was discuss
ed at length by members of the Engin-
GERS Society of Delaware at their
meeting in A. o. L. W. Hail, Ninth and
Washington streets, last night. John
b. Bird, president of the society, pre-
sided.
Some Of the members present who
spoke on the proposed new ordinance
agreed that it contained many good
points while others expressed the OPT
Mon that the old ordinance was good
enough if certain changes were made so
as to bring it up TO date.
Charles Anderson gave a resume of
the section on Excavations and Foun-
dations"; Charles NJ Upton spoke Of
"testing materials; Eugene Mowlds.
chief engineer at the Edge Moor plant
of the American Bridge Company, talked
on "steel construction; A. S. Reed dealt
with the section on frame buildings and
predicted that frame buildings will dis
appear altogether in time and be re-
placed by freproof structures which, he
contended, are cheaper in the long run.
Frank f. Overdeer also spoke on this
subject.
J. A. Bader gave a talk ON theatre
and picture house construction" and
f. P. Mckay, plumbing inspector, dis
cussed the plumbing features of the pro
posed new ordinance.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
MANY CHILDREN N
juvenile COURT

Four boys, charged with disorderly
conduct, were arraigned before Judge
William S. Prickett in Juvenile Court
yesterday. Two of the boys. we're
placed on probation; one was sent to
the Ferris Industrial School and one
will be placed on a farm.
The cases of six other boys charged
with disorderly conduct, we're con-
tinued for two weeks.
The case against an eight-year-old
boy charged with the larceny of a
red lantern was dismissed.
The case of an 11-year old boy who
annoyed his parents during the sum-
mer by staying out nights and who
has just been brought back to VIII
mingtOn after having run away, was
continued for one month.
Two l6year-old boys charged with
trespassing were placed on probation.
Another 16-year-old boy who broke an
officers fingers while resisting arrest
was continued for one month.
Five boys and one girl who had
been placed In homes in the country
under the care of the chief probation
officer were transferred to the care of
the Delaware Childrens Home So.
ciety
A 13year-old girl. who was incor.
rigible and had been ordered placed
on farm in the country. was turn
ed over by the court to the chief pro-
baton officer
The report of one boy who had been
changed from one private home to
another, was approved
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
VICE-PRESIDENT
TO AID wilson
IN NIGHT TALK
CONTINUED From First Page.

CONTINUED From First Pagel
their assembling places at o'clock
and march to Fourth and French
streets, the place of formation. There
will be fourteen bands in line and the
parade will move as near 1880 o'clock
as possible.
The Democratic League. of which
the distinguished visitor is a member,
Will act as his escort in tonight's
parade.
The officials of the parade will be
as follows:
Charles w. Jack. chief marshal;
George W. Bader, chief of staff; aides,
First ward, James G.. O'Neil; Second
ward. Charles Cannon; Third ward,
John I. Dolan; Fourth ward. Thomas
DOMAIN: Fifth ward. ]. Foord Phil
lips; Sixth ward, /. Thomas Hall I;
Seventh ward, George c. O'Neill;
Eighth ward. Claxton Stortz Ninth
ward, Peter Ortiz; Tenth ward,
Thomas Newell; Eleventh ward, John
Harrington; Twelfth ward, DR.. J. c.
Anthony Beck; First Voters Club, j.
Rankin Davis; Brandeis Club, Lewis
Green; Democratic League. Clifford
Thompson; Mill Greek Hundred
Mounted Club, G. J. Collins; Brandy
wine Hundred Club, George Litz;
Bayard Legion, Thomas Holland.
In addition to the overflow meeting
at Turn Hall. arrangements have also
been made for an overflow meeting
at Tenth and Market streets. At The
Playhouse meeting 200 seats will be
reserved for women until 8 o'clock.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
UP Goes THE Price
OF COAL IN CITY
Ten Cents Added to the
Ton; Another Dime Will
Go On Soon
POOR BEGIN TO
FEEL ADVANCE

Coal in Wilmington took another jump
yesterday and while prices do not com
pare with the prohibitive prices the com
modify is bringing in New York, they
are high enough to cause distress among
the local poor. And the price is still
going up. Already the dealers give warn
ing OF another advance of ten cents a
ton December !, and it may be that the
advance will come sooner than that OF
it may be more than dime "a ton.
The new prices in effect in this city
at present are as follows Broken and
eggs, $3.50 a ton; stove, S7S5; egg
and stove mixed, S775; nut. $50;
stove and nut mixed. $500; nut and
pea mixed, S715; pea, $500; buck
wheat, $3.50. On each of these quota
lions a discount of so cents a ton is
allowed for cash within ten days.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
TALK SUFFRAGE AT ARDEN.

Under the auspices OF the Delaware
Equal Suffrage Association. a suf-
frage meeting was held last night in
the arts and crafts shop at Arden.
Those who went from this city were
Mrs. John W. Brassington. president
Of the Delaware Equal Suffrage As
ISOLATION; Mrs. Florence Maule Upde-
graf. Of New York. organizer for the
National Suffrage Association: Or.
Josephine NJ. r.. White Delacour
president OF the Wilmington Equal
Suffrage Association: Miss Mary r.
devon and Miss Mary Ospina, two
other prominent suffrage workers.
Mrs. Updegraff spoke of her work
here and others in the party discussed
the political situation as II Affects
suffrage
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
Az ROAD nFnICATInN

Levy Court Commissioner Martin
e. Smith and County Engineer James
Wilson are among those from this city
who are in Easton, Pa, today attend
ing the dedication exercises OF the
first permanent length in the New
York extension Of the William Penn
highway. The exercises began al
noon and were preceded by an auto
mobile parade over the eight-mile
stretch Of perfect concrete highway
connecting Easton and Bethlehem.
The William Penn Highway Asso-
citation at Harrisburg is being widely
congratulated because of the Easton
event. The association backs not
only the William Penn road connect
ing Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but
an arterial highway system connect
ing every county seat in Pennsylvania.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
HARVEST HOME SERVICE.

Members of Still Pond NJ. E.
Church. Still Pond, Md. held a
harvest home in the church on Octo-
Der 80 Both morning and evening
services were well attended.
The church was appropriately dec
GRATED with harvest products of the
farm, such as corn, wheat, apples,
pears, canned fruit, etc.
Addresses were made by the Rev.
B. s. Haywood, d. D., OF Washington
d. c., and by the Rev. r. p Nichols.
pastor Of the church. Special music
was furnished by the members of the
choir
Subscriptions and cash payments
were voluntarily given to cover all
the budget of the church for the con-
ference year.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
REPUBLICANS dash
ON STUAPINC TOUR
Congressman Miller, Col.
Townsend and Mr.. Rein
hardt in All Counties
Mr.. MILLER TALKS TO
WORKINGMEN AT NOON

Congressman Thomas W. Miller. ac-
companied by David J. Reinhardt. Re
publican candidate for Attorney GEN
eral, and Hon. John Thomas Taylor,
Of Washington, D. c., returned to Will
mington last night after an automo-
bile trip Of two days through Kent and
Sussex counties, where they made
number Of speeches and met many
persons wherever they went. Leav-
ing here Monday night, Congressman
Miller drove in his automobile to
Bridgeville and Seaford, where the
party spent Tuesday morning. after
which they attended the Republican
rally at Georgetown Tuesday after
noon, meeting there all the other cam
didates on the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Miller spoke at Ocean View
Tuesday night with John G. Town
send, Jr., candidate for Governor.
and Mr.. Reinhardt and returned TO
Wilmington last night in time to adj
dress a meeting at the Highlands in
the Seventh ward, presided over by
John p. Nields, at which Mr.. Rein
hardt also spoke.
At noon today Mr.. Miller address,
ed a meeting of employees OF the
Remington Machine Company. Pusey
q Jones Company and the =. f. Shaw
Company at Front and Poplar
streets. Afterwards he left with Mr..
Reinhardt and Mr.. Tayor for Dover
where they are to meet the Kent
County Committee this afternoon,
after which Mr.. Reinhardt goes TO
Trinity in Sussex county, Mr.. Tay-
Tor TO Camden in Kent county, and
Mr.. Miller returns to Middletown
for a speech tonight
Tomorrow at noon Congressman Mil
Ter will speak at the railroad shops at
Todds Cut and then will leave for
Sussex county, to speak at Bethel that
evening. On Saturday Mr. Reinhardt
will speak at Seaford with Mr. Tay-
lor, and Congressman Miller will
speak at Milford With former United
States Attorney General George W.
Wickersham and the Hon. Frank w.
Hogan. of Washington. They wind up
their speaking campaign at Lewes
Saturday evening. where Congressman
Miller, Mr.. Reinhardt and Colonel
John G. Townsend. Jr., candidate for
Governor, will make addresses.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
ATTEND NEw YORK BANQUET.

William b. Magear, president Of
the Chamber of Commerce; Clarence
c. Killen. secretary OF the Chamber
of Commerce; w. S. Gavan, OF the
dupont Company; w. A. Jordan. OF
The American Vulcanized Fibre Com
pany. and James p. Butler. Walter
n. Annette, and r. I. LaBeaume, OF
the Hercules Powder Company, have
returned from New York where they
attended the banquet of the Ameri-
can Manufacturers Export Associa-
ton banquet on Tuesday night.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
OLD-TIME REMEDY
MAKES PURE BLOOD

Purify your blood by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. This medicine has been
and still is the peoples medicine be-
cause Of its reliable character and its
wonderful success in the treatment of
the common diseases and ailments
scrofula, catarrh, rheumatism. dyspep-
STA, loss OF appetite. that tired feeling.
general debility.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has been tested
forty years. Get II today.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
rELEoRAPH DEGREE STAFF.

Members OF the degree team OF
Telegraph Council, No. 20. Jr. o. u. A.
NJ, met at the home OF w. H. Oliver,
Jr.. last night and organized a de-
gree staff. The following officers
were elected; w. W. Rice. Jr., presi-
dent; r. n. Wilhelm, vice-president;
and G. w. Richards. secretary. Tire
members of the team will meet again
at 7.30 O'Clock next Wednesday night
at the home of W. W. Rice, Jr, No.
403 West Twenty-sixth street. All
members are urged TO attend and give
their hearty cooperation in the move.
ment.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
eELIEvE THESE DEFECTIVE.

Two Wilmington girls. Is and IA
years old respectively, who are
thought to be mentally deficient. If not
actually feeble minded. we're taken
to the training school for feeble.
minded at Elwyn, Pa. today to be ex
amined by the pathologist in charge
DR.. Martin Barr They were accom-.
panied in both cases by their mothers
and II DR.. Barr considers them de
flcient enough in intellect to be com
mitted to that institution. their par.
ents will consent to their being placed
therein and will pay their board. e
Ross Farra, chief probation officer, is
anxious for the commission for feeble
minded recently appointed by the gov
ernor to devise means by which the
state can care for its own detectives
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET
STOCK MARKET
By The United Press.

NEW YORK ORR Nov VS. "a new high re.
cord price of l22 was set by United
States Steel on sale OF 100 shares at the
opening of the Stock Exchange today
Fourteen thousand shares were sold at
l2l - to l2l "a, the latter figure be-
ing the previous high record for the
stock.
The market generally was strong
gains ranging from Is to full point
Steel sold to l22 Ia. Bethlehem Steel
sold up l-2 to $40 l-2. General Motors
dropped II points to SIS.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
Delaware Troops TO Join
Pershing's Command in Mexico

The Delaware men are having tar
get practice now. which is the final
item Of the three-months' course Of
instruction they have been undergo
ing. II the men are not sent south
soon they will be leaving, for their
home State, II is thought Nothing
official can be learned as to the fu-
ture disposition of the Delaware
troops.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
coLoRED REPUss TO MEET.

AT a Republican mass meeting In
the National Theatre. French street
above Eighth, tomorrow night. VII.
liam II. Lewis, assistant United States
attorney during the administration
OF President Taft. will be the speaker.
Congressman Thomas w. Miller Is
also expected TO speak.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
IS 81 PARCFL sAIF-

The Alert Sunshine Band OF the I
S. S. viii hold a parcel post package
candy and cake sale tomorrow even
ing at Miss McClaffertys studio. No
704 Delaware avenue. the proceeds
from which will be used for furnish.
ing the girls room in the Juvenile
Court Detention House. at No. s14
Washington street. The sale will start
az 7.30 o'clock and VIII be followed
by dancing at $50 o'clock.
II is said that a prominent Whining
toniar has made a contribution OF 5000
20 purchase furniture for the boys
department at the detention house
which viii include a gymnasium out
fit, but that nothing has been pro-
vided for the girls room.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
BARACA CLASS SOCIAL.

The monthly meeting OF the Baraca
class Of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church will meet at the home of Z.
Ross Farra. No. S14 Washington street
this evening. The business session
will be followed by a social
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
HUGHES picked
AS sure WINNER
IN WILMINGTON
CONTINUED From FIRST Page.)

houhceu ana Jhe prizes awarded.
The inspection of the ballots at
which the popularity OF the
Republican candidate was revealed,
was not official. glance at
from 300 to 400 Of them being taken as
the transfer was made. but the vote
figures on the ballots were noted and
found to be all majorities for Hughes.
Women are voting in this contest as
well as men and voters are not all
confined to this city.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
THIEVES SLASH CLOTHING

Thieves some time Saturday night
or Sunday morning entered tho Won
der Shop, clothiers. No. .22S Market
street, and maliciously cut a humber
of suits OF clothing The police are
working on the case.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DEFINING. N. NJ, Oct. 20.-The
troops at Deming have been trans
ferred TO General Pershings com
mand. and the officers OF the two Del
aware battalions stationed here ex-
pect the battalions will be sent into
Mexico. The Colorado Artillery is
preparing to move and It is rumored
that they, too, will go with PERISH
ings column.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02

The Manchester Miller. flying the
British flag. also cleared from this
port for Manchester. England, with a
like cargo.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02
DEATHS.
John J. Duling.
Hannah Proud Taylor.
William L. Rnsh-


DULING-In Newark Del. on November 1,
1915, John J. Dul.ng, aged Is years.
Funeral services from the Undertaking
Parlors Of f. G. Wilson, Newark. Del on
Friday afternoon. November 3, at 2 o'clock
lnterment at Wilmington and Brandywine
cemetery.
TAYLOR-In this city on October 80. 1915.
Hannah Proad, wife OF Amos s. Taylor,
aged AZ years
Relatives and friends are invited TO at.
tend the funeral services az the Riddle Me.
mortal Chapel on Thursday evening Novem.
Der ., az 7.8O o'clock. Interment at odd
Fellows cemetery. Camden, DEL on Friday
RAsH-In this city, on October 81.
1916, William e. Rash, in his 31st
year.
Relatives. friends. members Of
Lodge No. 52s. b. OF r. T. and en-
ployes OF the P. & r. r. Co., are in
vited to attend the funeral services at
his late residence. No. 306 Porter
street, on Saturday afternoon, Novem-
Der 4, at 2 80 O'Clock.