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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-13
BELFAST
Party for July Bride Today-Lo-
Gals and Personals of General
Interest

Mrs. Morris L. Slugg is giving par
ty on Friday afternoon from to 5,
at her home in Church street, in honor
of Miss Marion NJ. Heal. who will be
married on the 25th to DR.. Ansel NJ.
Lothrop, of this city.
Harry Upton returned Wednesday to
Northeast Harbor. where he has pas
torate. after passing few days in Bel
fast. the guest of his fiance, Miss Mary
Hayes. at the home of her mother,
Mrs. j. 0. Hayes, Bay View street. Mr..
Upton's ordination will take place this
summer.
Miss Adelia Cook. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Cook of Cedar street,
a Sophomore in the Belfast High
school. will leave in the fall to enter
the girls school at Mortified. Mass.
Miss Alfredo Ellis of Belfast, re-
Gently appointed director of the Girls
Garden and Canning Clubs of Maine.
is member of the contingent of young
women who are to travel throughout
the State, holding meetings and giving
demonstrations in food conservation.
prevention Of waste and home econom-
les
Dexter T. Clements has been given
the contract for the permanent repairs
on Mcclellan schoolhouse, which was
damaged by fire last winter. The bid
was $3.50.
The Waldo County Teachers con-
yention will convene in Belfast on
Sept. 5th. 9Th and 9TH, in the Gram
mar school building.
Mrs. E. A. Wilson will entertain the
Women's Hospital Aid tomorrow at her
home in Upper High street at a spe-
cial meeting at $50.
Owing to the rain the open air con-
cert to have been given on Schoolhouse
common by the Belfast Band was again
postponed.
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Federal CHILD
LABOR LAW RULES

Washington, July 12.-Regula,,,,.
for carrying out the provisions ~ -.
Federal child labor law have ~.
drafted in tentative form and a hea,,.-
at which producers. manufactu,...
dealers and others interested ar. ,,,..
ed to discuss them will be held &, -.
office of the Assistant Secretary -
Labor at Washington. July 2. a, "A
NJ
The regulations are concerned ,.,,
proof of age, the conditions ma.
which State employment certiac.,..
will be accepted by the Federal au,bns
tiles, the form Of the producers su.,
anty by which a dealer can rro,...
himself from prosecution. and oths- a.
tails of administration.
The child labor law becomes eY.,.,.
on September l and applies n s.,.,
lishments whose products are sh,,,..
in interstate commerce the follows.
restrictions: No child under IL
legally be employed in any min. =
quarry at any time: no child und.- :,
can legally be employed at anv ~.
and no child under Is more thai
hours in any workday. more thar 4
days in any week. or before S A N
or after Z p. NJ. in any mill. cannsry
workshop. factory, or manufactures,
establishment.
Copies Of the tentative reglla.o,,
under which these provisions will \.
enforced can be secured from the Chi.
dren.s Bureau. L. S. Department a,
Labor. Washington, D. c., and definite
suggestions and criticisms Of the reru.
lations in writing are invited from
those who can not attend the hear,n,
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New Corporations

VIEW corporations
The following new formed corpora
lions have had their articles of incor-
poration approved by the Office of the
attorney general:
st. John River Cattle Co.. organized
at Portland July 5. Capital stock.
s2,5OO,0O0; common, s1,25O.000: pre-
ferred, 81, 100000; paid in nothing; par
value, SIS; shares subscribed by Presi-
dent George S. Jones. Portland; clerk,
T. L. Croteau, Portland: treasurer, A.
B. Farnhanl. Portland; directors. George
S. Jones. A. B. Farnham and j. P.
ODonnell, Portland. Proposes to &C
quire, breed. grow, sell and deal in cat
tie. hogs sheep, horses. mules and
other domestic animals.
Standard Veneer Co.. July 6, at Au-
gusta. Capital stock. $4,000. all COM
mon; par value. 500; nothing paid in.
Shares subscribed, 6. President and
clerk. Lewis A Burleigh, Augusta;
treasurer. Fred L. Fogg. Augusta Pro-
poses, to manufacture. buy, sell and deal
in and with veneer, boxes, panels furn.-
ture and novelties of any description
and to conduct a general logging and
numbering business; to purchase, SELL
lease or otherwise acquire or dispose of,
real estate and interests therein
York Real Estate Co. organized July
at Portland. Capital stock, $4,000;
all common; par value, 500; nothing
paid in; shares subscribed. 81 Presi-
dent, Frederick Meeker Townley. Sayre-
Vile, N. j.; clerk, Robert T. White
house. Portland; treasurer. Edward A.
Vermenle, Plainville. n j.; directors,
Frederick Meeker Townley, Sayreville
n. j.; Nicholas Murray Townley, Jr,
Patterson. n. j.; Edward A Vermenle
Pla1nfeld, n j.; John J. Smith, New
York city. Purposes. to conduct
general business in any and all lands,
owning, clearing, buying, occupying, de-
veloping, etc.
Kennebec Penobscot Transportation
Co., July at Rockland. Capital stock
$4,000; all common; nothing paid in:
par value SIS; shares subscribed, three.
President, G. kaler Mayo. Rockland;
clerk. Monira F. Mayo. Rockland;
treasurer. Harrington F. Mayo. Rock
land: directors. the above. Purposes,
operating for hire and Transportation of
passengers and freight, automobile and
other motor vehicles. ETC.; also a gem
eral real estate business.
international Carbon Products Co.. or
gained July 10 at Portland. Capital
stock. 100000; all common; nothing paid
IN; par value. $500; shares subscribed,
seven. President, George S. Soule. Port
alnd clerk, T, l.. Croteau, Portland:
treasurer. A. B. Farnham. Portland; di-
rectors, George S. Soule A B. Farnham,
], p O'Donnell, all of Portland Pur-
, poses, to carry on general mining and
refining Of carbon and graphite ores.
etc.
Life Rock Co, organized July II at
Augusta. Capital stock. 100000 of
which S150,000 is common and $4,000 is
preferred; nothing paid in; par value,
81; shares subscribed, six President
and treasurer, Pauline Lowell, Hal
lowell; clerk, S. L. Fogg, Augusta; di-
rectors, Pauline Lowell, Hallowell, G. A.
| Clark and S. L. Fogg, Augusta Pur-
poses, to carry on the business of min
ing, manufacturing, vending and dealing
in plant foods and soil rectifiers. etc.
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A number Of Philadelphia and New

A number Of Philadelphia and New
York bankers who are interested in the
Cumberland County Power & Light
Company property are in this section
engaged in making their annual in
spection of the property Of the COM
pany They passed Tuesday in inspect
ing the several power plants of the
ny dro- electric system of the company.
Wednesday they will make an inspect
ton Of the railroad property and
Thursday they will go over the lines
OF the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterviile
Company. Included in the party are
Frank Silliman. Jr., H. L. Clark, Albert
Strauss, Horace F. Smith, Jr., Charles
S. Erswell Of Brunswick, Clinton L..
Baxter. Hon. W. NJ. Bradley, president
Of the company Albert H. Ford, vice
president and general manager. Alfred
Sweeney assistant to the vice-presi-
dent. Warren c. Billings. superintend-
ent Of the water and light department,
and George c. Estill. chief engineer Of
the company. -.-
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State House Chat

Philip Grover, clerk Of the Bureau OF
Claims and Pensions in the auoitorss
department. is i'll at his home In Port
land.
Hiram Kicker Of Poland Spring. who
was in the city on Thursday, had bust
ness at the Inland Fisheries and Game
department.
Miss Alice Weston Of the State audi
tors once is enjoying her annual va
cation.
The ONCE force Of the Fish and
Game department is having vast
amount of work with the nonresident
fishing licenses, under the new law OPP
erative this season for the first, time.
Maine, New York. Massachusetts,.
Connecticut and Minnesota were repre-
scented by the names signed on Thurs
day to the visitors book in the State
museum.
Edward H. Emery Of Sanford was q
business caller Thursday at the State
House.
Some splendid sea bird specimens
were received Thursday afternoon by
Curator Thomas A. James Of the State
museum from E. E. Bailey Of New
tIarbor to be mounted for display in the
cabinet which Mr.. James is arranging
for the exhibition Of the winged inhabi-
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SJauahterhouses Inspection

DIR. r. ]. Rean, travelling veterinarian
inspector Of the Bureau of Animal IN
dustrv. washington, D. c.. has just SUD-
mitted a report to A. NJ. G. Soule. CHIEF
of the Maine Bureau of Inspection, or
the result Of his Investigations and tour
of INSPECTION of the slaughterhouses OF
the State, particularly in reference 10
those establishments granted certln-
Gates of exemption, which included
those used by farmers for their own
use. These investigations and lnspec-
lions have been the result of confer
ence earlier in the year with the chlei
of the federal bureau, and were made TO
check up and gain a better knowledge
of them and how they are being conduct
ed.
A deputy Of the Maine Bureau OF In
spection, c. A. Richards of Augusta
accompanied DR.. Kean on this tour. IL
is hoped that good results will be the
result of this special work. NO prosecu-
tons were found necessary, all the IN
vestigations being conducted along ed
ucational lines and the owners and pro-
prierors apparently being glad to re-
ceive suggestions and instructions. The
Federal Bureau will continue its work
in connection with the Maine Bureau.
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her home Monday after a week pa,...
with friends in South Pittston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Dunton -.
Whitefield and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwars
Marson were business callers In Ar
gutsa and Gardiner Monday.
J. w. Scott of Gardiner was a car,.
at the home of his parents. Mr.. an.
Mrs. F. E. Scott Wednesday.
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tants Of the Maine coast. The new &C
QUESTIONS include a pair of laughing
gulls, a pair Of Arctic tern, a white
winged guillemot and a herring gull.
The specimens. which were secured es-
pecially for the museum, are much bet
ter than any that were previously in
its possession. Particularly attractive
in appearance are the tern, with plum
age of pure white and soft gray, and
beaks and legs Of bright scarlet.
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AnMTNISTRATRIN' NOTICE. The
subscriher hereby gives notice that she
has been duly appointed administrative
on the estate of Fred II. Gilman. late of
Manchester in the County of Kennehe>.
deceased and. given bonds as the law
directs. All persons having demands
against the estate Of said deceased are
desired 10 present the same for settle
nent, and all indebted thereto are re-
quested to make payment Immediately.
GRACE F.. GILMAN.
Manchester Me.
June s. 1917. july6fri3t
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AGRICULTURAL
DEPARTMENT

The Committee on Food Productloh
and Conservation of the Maine COM
mittee on Public Safety has come INTO
possession of facts of interest to all
the community as we'll as individuals
regarding the supply of tin cans Tor
canning and anyone DESTROYS of obtain
ing said information may have 1t by ad-
dressing E. l.. Neddick. care OF the
Maine Department of Agriculture, VINO
will be pleased to furnish all the de-
tails as to where cans may be obtained
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Fish and Game.

The Inland Fisheries and Game de-
partment has been notified by Warden
Cushman of the finding of the body Of
a deer which had met it's death by
strangling in the meshes of wire
fence last Monday at the home of Ar
thur w. Brown, 40 Richardson street,
Portland,
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STATE OF MAINE

Kennebec. SIS. SUPERIOR COURT IN
VACATION. Augusta, July 3rd, 1917.
May A. Meader Libt. vs. Alvin l..
Meader.
Upon the annexed Writ and Libel. 1t is
ordered by me. the undersigned, Justice
Of said Court. that notice thereof be
& ven TO the Libeee by publishing an at
tested copy of the same. or an abstract
thereof. together with this order thereon,
three weeks successfully in the Kennebec
Journal newspaper printed in Augusta
n said County OF Kennebec. the last pub
LEGATION TO be thirty days at least before
the next term OF said Court to be holden
at Augusta. within and for said County
Of kennebec, on the first Tuesday Of Sep
tomher next. that he may then and there
appear in said Court and answer thereto
II he see fit
Attest. FRED EMERY BEANIE.
Justice Superior Court.
COPY OF LIBEL.
The Lbelant alleges that she was mar
ried TO the said lbelee al Gardiner in the
State OF Maine on the 9th day of Octo-
her, 1914. the said libelant and ibelee CO.
habited in this State after their said
marriage; that the libeant resided in this
state when the cause of divorce accrued
as hereinafter set forth and had resided
here in good faith one year prior to the
date hereof that the libelant has ever
been faithful TO her marriage obligations,
but that the said lbelee has been I'M
mindful Of the same; that being of suff1-
Client ability he has grossly. wantonly and
cruelty neglected and refused to provide
suitable maintenance for your lihelant:
that he has been guilty of cruel and
abusive treatment and extreme cruelty
towards her.
That no child has been born to them
during their said marriage, now living,
viz:
Wherefore. she prays that a divorce
from the bonds OF matrimony between
herself and said libelee may be decreed .
also that reasonable alimony be decreed
20 her out Of his estate; or in lieu there
of that a specific sum he paid to her by
him. And that her name be changed to
May A. Manette, her maiden name.
And the lhelant further alleges that
she has used reasonable diligence to as
certain the present residence of said
lbelee but is unable to do so. and does
not know where II is.
MAY A MEADER. Libelant
KennebeC SIS. June 26, A. y. 1917.-The
said Lihelant made oath that the above
allegation as to the residence of the
litelee Is true.
Before ne,
MELVIN 4. SAWTELLE
Justice of the Peace
A true COPY of the order of notice and
libel.
Attest: c. w JONES, Clerk
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KENNEBEC COUNTY. In Probate
Court. at Augusta, on the 4th day Of

KENNEBEC COUNTY. - In Probate
July. 1917.
A Certain Instrument. purporting to be
the last will and testament Of Charles II.
waldron late of Litchfeld ir said Coun-
~ deceased. having been presented to-
Sether with a petition asking that the
same be allowed and that Mary P. Allen.
he appointed Administrative c. t. q. OF
same.
ORDERED. That notice thereof DO
given three weeks successfully prior to
the fourth Monday OF July next in the
kennebec Journal. newspaper printed
may attend at a Court OF Probate then
70 be holden At Augusta. and show cause,
II any, why the said instrument should
the last will and testament OF the said
deceased. and that the appointment be
made as prayed for.
Attest: r. W. LEIGHTON, Register.
jly6 fri St
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of Slaughter
Taking
"ProveE
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so-called dormant spray, which can
only be applied in liquid form.
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WINTHROP

Tho Winthrop Service Unit met with
Mrs. John McIlroy at her home. We'd
nesday afternoon and made comfort
bags which they hope can be given,
through the Red Cross, to the boys
from Winthrop who have enlisted in
the army. Plans also were made for
this unit to give a silver tea soon. the
proceeds to be used to furnish the COM
fort bags.
Mrs. Uriah Mason
Mrs. U-iah Mason, a former resident
of Winthrop. died at her home in
Einghamton. New York, on July 9. She
was in her eighty-third year. and was
a sister Of Mrs. e. A. Brush and the
late Edwin A. Maxim. The burial will
be at Winthrop. Mr. and Mrs. Mason
lived on the place now owned and oc-
cupied by Eugene S. French and sold
to his father, George French. In 1871.
Mr. and Mrs. Bean from Asbury
Park N. j., are at their camp. Jersey
Shore, for the summer
Mrs Jameson Of Lynn is at Bearce's
for a short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton Of New Haven.
Conn, have taken one Of the Bearce
cottages for the summer. They mo-
tored through the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton F. Rich Of
Winthrop Mass, have been spending
their honeymoon with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
w Peck, returning Wednesday to
Winthrop, Mass.
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EAST-Mrs. Ella Shaw Danner Of
Washington. D. c.. arrived Wednesday
and is a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Marrow. Mrs. Danner is niece of
Mrs. Marrow and this is her first visit
in town in Is Years
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VI
A true copy of the order of notice and
libel.
Attest c. W. JONES, Clerk.
slys,frist
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WORK SCATTERS
 OYER C0URT..HOUSE
ANSWERING OF QUESTION MARES BECOMES PROBLEM WHEN COUNTRY PEOPLE RESPOND

Today Win be Another Big Day at the Court House and the Lawyers Have Sent Out Call for More to Serve To- day
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GERMAN SYMPATHISER
 KILLS TOWN MARSHAL
MOB ATTEMPTS TO LYNCH ANC FATALLY WOUNDED SLAYER
 IN JAIL

Maiden. Mo-, Dec. 21-Marshall R IS. St. Clair, of this city. is dead and his slayer l.. H Wissman, of Ha- yana, Ills. is said to be dying, as the result of a duel following alleged disloyal remarks by Wissman here
 Witnesses said Wissman, when ap- pealed to today by Red Cross work CTS, made remarks derogatory to the government. and the city marshal set out to arrest him Wissman shot and slightly wounded St Clair, who fell Wissman then fired two more shots into the body, St Clair dying in stantly.
 Wissman fled, but posses late today captured him and brought him here.
 A large crowd quickly gathered and threatened to storm the jail While the sheriff and his deputies held them off, someone in the crowd fired through a window. fatally wounding Wissman. He was taken to Kennott Mo, tonight
 Wissman, at the time of his arrest, is said to have carried a revolver and pocket full of cartridges. together with the pictures of neighboring farms and the names of their owners. He is 39 years ot age, and of German par entsge.
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NO TURKEY FOR
 SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
SHIPS CARRYING THOSE TO BE SERVED FOR CHRISTMAS FAIL
 TO ARRIVE
CBy the Associated Press )

With the American Army in France, Thursday, Dec. 20.-The American expeditionary force will not get it's eN- pested Christmas dinner A submar- inc forced the ship which was car rying cranberries to turn back and through some unknown circumstances two ships which were carrying the supplies of turkey left the Jnited States so late that it was impossible for them to arrive in France in time. The turkeys which already have ar rived in the army zone were left over from Thanksgiving, as was the mince ,meat which has been received. This supply. however, will go on Christmas "a short way
 The Quartermaster's corps is now busy trying to secure 8 substitute for the anticipated Christmas proyender on this side of the Atlantic, but the army is disappointed, for turkey at Christmas had been looked forward to by virtually every member of the com mand The quartermaster had made careful preparations, but his calcula- tions went wrong. as today's an nouncepent shows.
 When the news became known among the forces there were loud cries of distress from many quarters and .envious. eyes were cast at the roaming French poultry. From the general outlook now it appears that the prin- cipal dish of the day will be money turkey which appears on the com missary lists as ordinary canned corned beef.
 Over one cook shack in the zone there has been pinned a striking pic ture of a gobbler under which is writ ten "Take a good look This is the only Turk in France and l got it.
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DRAFTED MEN
 LARGER THAN
 THE REGULARS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. higher to private tailors than to the, government and asked if that was not one reason for the delay in govern ment deliveries.
 T don't think so. said General. Sharpe
 Have you looked into the question of seeing how far you can stop profit eering in this cloth?"
 No but don't think there is much cloth available from such sources"
 General Sharpe said he was not in close present touch with the situation | and agreed with Senator McKellar that it should be investigated. Senator Chamberlain said there were many complaints that private garment makers get army cloth and furnish uniforms at nigh prices, but General sharpe insisted that the army's mill inspectors had not re- ported any large quantities being sold to private makers
 Before clothing contracts arc made the witness said, tue board of control, of labor standards, headed by Louis Kirstein, of Boston. reports on wages. sanitation and observance of the eight hour day and child labor laws in the factory
 They don't fiX the wages. but see if they are satisfactory to the work CTS" said General Sharpe. Has the board ever vetoed any esntract?7 asked Senator Wadsvorth
 T khew of only one" General Sharpe replied He said the contracts were all at definite price. T
 The witness said the contract form, was designed to prevent violation >uf the child labor law and compel manu lecturers to maintain proper sanitafr conditions. One provision governing letting out of work to be done in pri vate homes is designed to guard against disease, the general said
 Senators New and Mcclellan sug gested that more garments could we'll be made in the home. but General Sharpe said sub-letung contracts Into homes meant sweat shopping and he. added that there are enough factories. 10 make all the garments that will De needed.
 Raserrlng again to equipment con ditions at Camp Custer, Senatot Hitchcock presented letter from q woman who said BOO men had their, ears frozen in one day because of lack of clothing and that many ,still were weating summer clothing. The writer also said 26,O0O pair of shoes sent there were too small.
 "Is it possible that men are freez ing for lack of elsthing?" the Ne braska senator asked.
 T don't know" replied General Sharpe "t know thpre has boon complaints that many Ises of shoes
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sortails Drug Go sell Kodaks Ko- lax linishing department in store. If
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Read LsmIy's Christmas Candy Ad.
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 were too small We have shipped ample supplies of clothing there"
 Senator New said general com plaint7 of clothing shortage also had come from Camp Lee. Va, and Gsn- eral Sharpe cited shipments of all clothing articles far tn excess of the number of mon in camp.
 However he said there was de- iiciency of short coats.
 "why don't you wire the com mander at Camp Custer and see if these conditions are true9" Senator Weeks asked and General Sharpe promised to act upon the suggestion
 General Sharpe then was excused until after Colonel Isaac Lewis. in- ventor of the Lewis machine gun, tes- tifies tomorrow
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TWENTY CONNECTS PARoLED

Topeka. Kan Dec. 2l--Twenty Kansas convicts, including two women. were granted fifteen day par oles dy Governor Capper and allowed to 20 'u their homes for Christmas. They arc pleueed to return at the eX- .biration of their leave and resume servine .hcir sentences. Among the prisouers are nine murderers. two .forgers. one burglar and an en- bezzler.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
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FULTON SIGNS TO FIGHT
 WILLARD IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans. La. Dee Fired Fulton, heavyweight boxer. tonight signed an agreement with the match maker for a local athletic club to meet Jess Willard here in a decision bout with 70 per cent of the gate receipts as a purse. copy of the agreement and challenge from Fulton were tele sraphed Willard tonight, Half of the purse would be given to the red Cross, according to Fultons offer
 Fulton said he did not expect Will lard would accept