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Japanese Parliament.

The Japanese parliament consists Of
house of peers and house of repre-
ScntativcS. The house of peers con-
tainS both mobiles and distinguished
commonerS. Princes of the fmpprial
blood and princes and marquiSeS sit in
it by right Of title. Counts, viscOunts
and haronS elect members of their or
derS. The emperor appoints the COM
moherS of distinction, and there are
also seats for the highest taxpayers,
one from each prefecture. At present
the house of peers contains II princes
of the blood, - princes, SO marquises,
IL counts, IS viscOunts. &C barons. 100
men nominated by the emperor and 10
highest taxpayers. Members of tho
house of representatives are elected
by male japanese subjects twenty-five
years OF age or over and paying d.
rect tax of not less than 10 yen (S5).
There are 3Sl members. ISL from city
districts and the rest from the country
districts.
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EMPIRE.

A Musical Revue consisting OF
htgh class vaudeville acts reaching
male OF brilliant and pleasing eff
feet, VIII be offered at the Empire
sunday. An entirely new companv
VIII be seen, new faces. novel and
original acts, pretty costumes. and
actors of extraordinary talent. Ca
ruso's rival, the boy with the big
voice, trio of comedians including
a black face whose agility is amaz-
ing and his ability to keep the an
dlence laughing remarkable. The
latest popular song hits and witty
sayings have their place and there
Is dash and pep to the show. that
an VIII enjoy. The Empire is prom
lSlhg It's patrons something new all
the time and they are giving lust
what they promise, namely an orig
maj pleasing show that is snappy
and bright. The pictures are changed
every day and are especially well
selected and consist of dramas and
comedies. To-day there is a two
reel Charlie Chaplin comerv that is
scream from start to finish and is
SAID to be among the very best he
ever made. The Empire Jazz Or
chestra is an attractive feature also.
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role, the drama has an appeal to all
lovers of stirring and realistic dra
ma.
Gloria Dixon. played by Jean
SOthern, is an orphan. On the death
of Lathrop, a millionaire. she is left
with this mans entire fortune. His
nephew, Burton, tries to contest the
will, and in searching through the
uncle's papers discovers a bundle OF
letters, written in endearing terms
and signed Gloria.
He accuses Gloria of having writ
ten these, and threatens 10 expose
her unless she will give up the for
tune. Gloria knows they were writ
ten TO LathrOp by her mother, and
rather than let any scandal fall on
her mothers name, she accepts the
guilt, buys the letters, and is left
penniless, with a cloud on her name.
saunders, the lawyer. believes she
i innocent.
The cousin of the lawyer. Elliott.
is a worthless youth. He falls in
love with Gloria. She tells him of
the cloud on her name. and he de-
cides not TO marry her. But his
cousin. thinking Gloria loves him,
offers the youth a fortune if he will
marry Gloria in spite of the stain
on her reputation. The greedy lad
agrees, but decides to trick Gloria
into a fake marriage, in order to get
the money. Gloria discovers the de-
ceptiOn Immediately afterwards. and
attempts to escape from Elliott,
who is drunk. She is saved by
Saunders
Meanwhile Burton, whose con-
science has been troubled by the
evil he has done the girl. gives way
to his thoughts and becomes a ner-
vous wreck. He is at the point of
death when he calls for Gloria and
cOnfesses that her mother was mar
red to his uncle secretly, so that the
fortune was really hers The cloud
mus having passed from her moth
er's name, Gloria feels free TO
marry the man she loves, Saunders
Jean Sothern has a part that gives
her VIDE range. She has scenes in
which she can be pleasing, and
scenes in which she can be emotional
and dramatic. That she makes the
most OF these scenes is too obvious
TO require the saying. Walter Mil
ier' known for many picture play
successes, is in the part of Elliott:
Richard Tucker is Saunders; while
Arthur Housman IS Burton: and
ogden Crane as Dixon fill up a dis
tlhgulshed roster of players.
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McCLOSkEY-WEBSTER.

The marriage of Miss Agness Nc
Closkey of our town to Mr. Harry
Webster was celebrated at a nuptiaI
mass at st. Xavier Church in Mobile
Ala, Tuesday morning.
The bride was attired in geor
gette crepe over white silk with gloves
and hat to match. Miss Ethel Web
ster sister of the groom, was brides
maid. Mr.. Pat McCloskey brother OF
the bride, was best man.
Among the out of town guests at
the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. +. Nc
CloCkey and little daughter Myrtle
Lee of our town.
Many handsome presents were re-
ceiyed from friends of the young cou-
pie both here and in Mobile. They
will reside in Oakdale, Ala.
The many friends of the bride here
wish her and her husband happy and
prosperous life on the matrimonial
sea.
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is improving after a spell of sick.
ness.
The Misses +. Foster, r. Amen
and +. Hopper, and Mr.. L. Free
man spent sunday in COvingtOn, the
guests of the Misses McNeely.
Miss \. Buras returned home
after spending a few weeks with her
aunt. Mrs. J. Johnson of Seguin St.
Mr.. John Arnolie of Empire. La,
was visitor to our town Sunday.
Mr. F. HauskneCht OF Slidell ave-
nue. is speedily recovering after a
serious illness.
Miss r. Lala is spending a few
weeks in Patterson, La.
Miss f.. Calm expects to leave
shortly for Milneburg to spend
awhile.
r. and +. CABIN were weekend
visitors of Miss f. Calm.
Mrs. \. j. Rome is spending a
while with her mother, Mrs. J. w
Calm.
Mr.. y. ] Rome left for Texas last
week on business.
Mr.. Milton Vending was a visitor
TO his mother Sunday
Mr.. +. Calm was a visitor to his
wife Sunday, who is summering in
COvingtOn, La.
Miss y. and T. Burmaster re
turned from Houma. La, after
spending few weeks.
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lmperishabIe Baqdad.

Bagdad is perhaps the most eternal
OF all cities. She is built of clay, and
PACK to clay she perpetually returns.
hut so long as the Armenian floods
carry down their early burden to the
Persian gulf; so long as Europe. Asia
ana Africa join their tracks beside the
CITY on the Tigris; so long as pilgrim
age TO Mecca, Medina, Kerbela, Neief.
hazltnain, Rum and Meshed runs along
this inevitable line; so long as ships
ascend the river for the huge harvests
that we shall soon see once more
coloring with green the plains of
Mesopotamia; so long, and perhaps
longer, Bagdad must remain her i'm
perishable, eternal and inevitable self
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MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER

Miss Clara Henley entertained at a
miscellaneous shower in honor "
Miss Thelma Mcclure at the home oil
Miss Carrie Wagner. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with strings OF
hearts and shasta daisies. In the arch
were two large American flags. large
red paper heart was hung under the
flags. The heart was marked off in
irregular blocks. in which were writ
ten Happiness. Success in Love,
Riches and Prosperity, Single Bless
edness The guests in turn were
blindfolded and given a white paper
arrow which they were to pin on the
heart to tell their fortune After
several had tried it. the bride to be
was given chance. AS she attempt
ed 70 pin on the arrow she was led
under another large flag which con
tanned her presents. Just as she stood
under the flag a thread was cut and
her presents were shOWered upon her.
When she had somewhat recovered,
she was invited to unwrap each pack
age. Dainty refreshments were serv-
Ell When the brides cake was cut,
MISS :" bioutlldH lt''i''u 'h' iiii7'
Miss A. l.. Bourgeois the dime and
Miss {. Wagner the thimble. Dancing
was INDUCED in until the wee early
hours.
Those present were Misses 7. Nc
CURE. l.. Tanning, G.. Finley. }. Leg
endIe.. A Canton. VI. Kelly, b. Kelley,
e. Henley, c. Wagner, NJ. Gailand. G.
short. V. BrOdtman. MeSsTs. ;. Tai
bot. X. Barrett. J. Hasling. {. Bour-
gees. T. Morrison. VI. Henley. II. Hen
ley +. Babin, H. c. Wagner. Jr.. c.
Henley. Mr., and Mrs r. c. Wagner.
Mr. and Mrs. \. l.. Bourgeois, Mr.. and
Mrs H. T. Wagner Mrs ]. y. Babin.
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TUDOR THEATRE.

Popular Carlyle Blackwell never
had a role that he played better than
he does the character of Brian
Goodwin in Youth" the new
World-Picture, Brady-Made which
Will be shown on Sunday at the Tu-
dor theatre. Mr.. Blackwelrs char
acterization will stand out in the
memory of all film fans who see
this play long after they have for
gotten the work of other actors in
the other plays. 1t is the role of a
young college man who is addicted
to the use of liquor and who makes
1t so much his boon companion that
It gets the best of him. As he is
The herald., 1917-07-26
Rewards for Soldiers Rarr.d

recent army orders 10 Great Britain
'oroid the acceptance by officers and
men of money presents from private
sources for services rendered in the
performance of duty. The first heavy
losers under this order are two airmen
FRED Sowrey and w. J. Tempest. each
of whom would otherwise have re-
.eived $1,000 offered by Lord Michel
lam for destroying Zeppelins.
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the son of a millionaire it does not
drag him into the gutter as it might
have dragged a poorer man. But it
does force his father to send him
down to Tennessee TO try and make
a man of himself. There Brian finds
that the superintendent of the con-
struction camp where is father has
sent him, is fast slipping down the
toboggan from a too close cOmmu-
Mon with King Alcohol. The Incl
dents in this picture are many and
varied. The interest never flags.
The climax is surprising. yet logical.
See this production.
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GIRLS SACRIFICE FOR MOTHER
MAKES THE CLOUD" STIRRING
Jean Sothern in New Van Dyke Art
Drama has role of Heroic Daughter.

This is the bill at the Trianon
theatre for Sunday and Monday.
The dramatic story of a girls sac
rlhce OF honor and wealth in order
10 remove a cloud which hangs over
her mothers name is told in this
Art Drama, which was produced bv
Van Dyke, under the direction of
VIII 5. Davis. Out of this central
situation has been made a plav
strong in plot interest, appealing in
It's humanity, and engrossing in its
wealth of incident. With cast
emlnently fitted for it's enaction.
each member having been picked for
his peculiar fitness for his chosen
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AT HOTEL DIEU.

Mrs. Harry E. Nelson, formerly Miss
Rosie Richard of our town. has been
taken to Hotel Dieu where she goes
for treatment of a complaint she has
been suffering from for several
months. Mrs. Nelson is not. however
seriously ill and her friends may rest
assuered that within a few weeks she
will be back home again much i'm
proved from the rest she will receive
at the institution.
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LOUISE GLAUM AT FOLEY SUN.
DAY NIGHT

1t was in Sweetheart of the
Doomed" that Louise Glaum proved
she was not only a siren supreme,
but also an actress of genuine emo
tional appeal. Her big scenes at the
close of that play impressed Thomas
II. Ince with the fact that his siren
in-chief merited something greater
than mere vampire roles, and so he
assigned Lambert Hillyer the task Of
writing another play that would give
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FOtO'S Folly Theatre

rams Peggy" Pathe Gladys Hue
lette. parts. Mystery of the
Double Cross" No. I. Mollie King
2 parts.
THURSDAY, August 2-"The Clod
Hopper, Triangle, Chas Ray. )
parts triangle Komedy" and
"Pathe News of the War
FRIDAY, August 3-"Filling His
own Shoes" X. f. S. f. Bryant
Washburn. ) parts. 'Musty Suf-
fer Comedy"
SATURDAY, August 4-"Price of
i e." Brady-made. CARLYLE
blackwell. parts. Mutt and
JEFF Cartoon Comedy"
Coming, "Womanhood."
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MOVIE FOOD FOR FANS

nate gentility. She exerts every trick
of allurement of which she is mis-
tress in order to gain his love, and
she succeeds. But. realizing that he
can never have a successful career
if he continues his dissipation and
the affair with her she pretends un-
faithfulness to him in order to send
him back to the society in which he
belongs. They do not meet again
until the woman is brought to trial
for murder He is the prosecuting
attorney.
The most dramatic scene of the
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To-day the show VIII begin at II
o'clock instead OF p. m. and a
hearty welcome for the new com
pany is expected. AS a vaudeville
house the Empire is making a heavy
bid for popularity. its show being
clean. wholesome amusement with
life and wit. its parsonage is drawn
from the more conservative and sub
stantial people of the city, who like
high class vaudeville.
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ATTRACTIONS FOTO'S FOLLY
THEATRE,

week Ending Saturday. August 4.
81 NDAf, July 29-"Love or Jus
tlce' Triangle, Louise Glaum. )
parts. His Naughty Thought"
keystone, Mack Swain. , parts.
nPathe News of the War
MONDAf, July 3O-"The Piners
Price, Bluebird Dorothy phil
lips. parts. Neglected Wife. -
NO. 3, Pathe. Ruth Roland .
parts.
TUESDAY, July 31-"Pearl Stock
Co" and Selected Pictures.
WEDNESDAY, August 1-"Pots and
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III. Y. G.. {. AIRDOME.
Friday, July %, Marie DorO i'm
Hearts Desire"

In making the Famous Players
Paramount picture, Hearts De
sire" Director Grandon took a party
of twenty-siX to Jacksonville, Flor
ida. This is one of the largest par.
ties ever taken on the road for the
filming of picture and is an indi
cation of the lavish scale on which
the production like all Famous Par
amount players pictures is staged
sunday, July 20, Margaret Ellington
in sacrifice"
Margaret Ellington, one of the
most distinguished stage stars of the
day, makes her debut on the screen
in Sacrifice" This stirring tale OF
war and love will be one of the best
pictures shown in a twelve month
Written by Charles Kenyon. who
was secured by the Lasky Company
to write Miss Ellington screen plays,
as he had done during her stage
triumph, we can look for many more
successes" in which Miss Ellington
will star.
Saturday. August 4. a select dra-
matte feature and picture. Tuesday.
August Z, surprise feature Wednes-
day, August S. a surprise dramatic
play and select picture.
Coming, Mary Pickford in THE
Little American"
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her full opportunity for developing
this latent power. Love or Justice?"
is the title of the new picture. The
author observes the vampire from a
new angle. He does not treat her as
a woman without soul, conscience
sympathy or other human attributes
but rather as a woman whose enyi-
ronment has nodded her into the
thing she is
When this girl meets a young law
yer in a basement cabaret to which
he has come for night carousal she
admires him for his breeding, his
manner of conversation and his in
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play is that of the crowded courtroom
in which the brilliant young prose
cutting attorney faces the woman in
the prisoners box. the woman who
had infatuated him, had given herself
to him and then sacrificed her hap
piness for his success.
1t is then he weighs the terrible
question, Love or Justice" And be
hind that is balanced ambition and
love, one against the other If he
succumbs to the old. Overmastering
passion for her. which stirs his blood
he cannot hope to succeed to political
favor.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-19

CONGRESSMAN C1fIlNWAY
sP0KE 80 IsAhGE CROWD IN
chicago YESTERDAY.
Resolutions Demanding That an ktsi-
harso he Placed 0N Munitions
and Eoedsiutfs Mere
adopted.

CHICAGO, Fab 1a.-~Resogutsoas
>aat an roa6acso be piaeed on mu7
n5tioRs and foodstul's and that 3 re-
tsrer6um yete bo taken as 20 wheth~
er the United states should enter
war" we're adopted by ten thousand
persons who attended q peace meet
ins at the coliseum here yesterday,
TWO socialists and q pacifist4
Congressman galloway of Texas.
and several ministers. inelNdipg Rev.
Jenkin Lloyd Zones. addressed the
crowd, Charges that metropolitan
newspapers were being paid 90 print
''wag editorials" by munitioa manu-
faeturars were heartily anplauded,
simultaneously ReN Johnstene
Myers addressed large audience II
Emmanuel Baptist church in which
he denounced the peaee party advos
Gates, declaring all persons whe
called meetings in protest We're
guilty OF treason
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-19
MAKES FLIGHT
FRENCH PLANE:
sfEss RUTH Law on AMERICA \
MAKES FIRST Fright IN
.2SsgY MACHINE.
AMERICA IS YEARS BEHIND
Site Declares THAT America ~ Years
B@hind ia Aviation Eqaipnsesst
Aants 10 IT, Over Bas-
eleaelei.
By ". s. Ff,RR EST.

PARIS. Feb. Ameriea IS
years behind IN aviation equipment.
said Miss Ruth Law American agia-
trix. after her first fileht IN a French
war plane aua detailed Inspection
of ope of Frances aerial depots near
Paris.
a ana perfectly amazed st what I
have seen, said the heroine ol the
chicaea-tozNew York right. I have
been Tor month watcaing the mar
velous air service aud I want to ffy
over q battlefield IL II is possible for
me to obtain permission.
Mss Laws eaide on her visit Of
ifepettIon was Lisutenany William
Thaw. American aSer with The
French flying corps.
Miss Law said th4t she was search
Ing fer type az French aigplaae for
her own usa IN the "&eeriean der
by or icanszcontiaental Tight
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-19
PRINT PAPER
GOING LOWER
NEWSPAPERS PROMISED EARLY
RELIEF By FEDERtL TRADEs
COMMISSION.
1t Is stated That Reduction of Two
10 Three Cents a Pound Wi,
i5o Made BY the Calsi.
mission.

WASHINGTON. Feb 19.--The de-
partment OF justice win not drop its
grand jury proceedings against the
newspaper manufacturers for viola
ton Of the antitrust laws even
though the manufacturers have
agreed TO let the federal trade COM
mission set the price on print paper.
1t is believed that a reduction OF
from to cents per pound viii be
made by the commission as arbitrat
ors Of prices and distribution of The
commodity. In some instances the
price has gone as high ass l-2 and 6
cents per pound and some small pub
Nsbars have been unable t. ger print
paper at ony figure.
The feedral trades commission be-
gan today to arrange TO carry out
the voluntary suggestion OF the print
paper manufacturers, made after be-
ing shown the result of Francis j.
Heney's investigation into the charg
es OF extortionaae prices and IAN ar
ranged paper shortage"
The firat work viii be 4 series of
brief hearings at which the manufac-
turers and publishers will discuss
the subject, The commission de-
clared today that it was expected
that the work would be completed
and ready to submit schedule of
prices by March lst.
One big question entering into the
negotiations is the matter OF recent
Is made contracts at what commits
sion agents have said were unreas-
enable prices. These contracts VIII
be replaced with contracts at maxi
mum prices decided g9on by the COM
mission.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-19
BITTER ATTACK
On GERARD
VIOLENTLY DE
NOJNCsGD BY 4 GERMAN ED-
ff0RIAL WRITER.
WORKING FOR ENTENTE
Newspaper Article Declares That
Gerard Aided in the Capture
OF sir Roger Easement.
AsiSused Position.

AMSTERDAM, Feb. IA yio-
lent attack on Former American Am
bassador Gerard was made III todays
issue of the Berlin Tages Zeitungs
Berlin dispatches asserted.
Count Won Reventlow, prime advo-
cate OF ruthlessness and one OF the
leading anti-American edttorialists,
was the author OF the attack.
He charged that Gerard used his
official position as diplomatic agent
to transmit information TO America
for the purpose of ultimately
reaching Paris and London,
He specifically charged that the
ambassador went to the utmost
limit" in connection with the capture
of Roger Easement.
Gerard and his personnel. COM
tinued Reventlow. appear to have
delivered an honorable Irishman to
the hangman.
The article also assailed the
American correspondents stories
sent from Berlin and concluded by
saying, THANK heaven, Gerard is
gone"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-19
MANAGER JENNING55
REACHES CAMP
DETROIT TIGERS Pilot rs HERS
ON THE GROUND FoR 'rHE
SPRING TRAINING.
Didn't Tary l.ong ia Havana Is
c,susa of the Threatening Condi-
tions In Cuba---fs.as. 70
Get Back.
Manager Hughie JcnniRsa Of tie

Manager Hughie Jcnninss Of the
Detroit Tigers, accompanied By Mrs
Jennings, reached Waxahachie hast
night At 7:05, coming here from
Gulfport, Miss. where they speat a
Few days with friends after a "trip
to havana had been ent she,t by rea-
son of the unsettled conditions in
Cuba Mir, jennings came q week or
more in advance Of tAe players to
see that every thing IS ia readiness
for spring trainius WORK He wili
divide Time between WeSahaehie ANA
Dallas. where the lure OF the golf
links is pretty strong
Il am glad ia set beck 10 WaNQ-
hachie. declared Mr. Jennlnss lost
night upon his arrival. ALREADY 1
am beginning TO feel very much 81
home here. aud this sunsh'ay weath-
er makes one feel like tossing tae
bali about over the lot"
Mir. and Mrs. jennings are eeE-
fortablS situated at Hotel Rogers,
They will be Joined here ThWsday
by Trainer Tuthm and Oscar sJaa-
age and probably Harry Hailman,
From that time on the youngsters
viii he dropping ia Tor an extra
days eondltionipg before the sctual
training season starts,
When asked concerning the
threatened strike by the Players
Fraternity MaRager JonnlEgs de-
clared the players had no good cause
FOR striking and thst they could not
have won such a strike He is glad
however. to see the players and own-
ers get together,
Mr.. jennings weHt down 70 Jun.
gle park early today and had a loob
over the playing grounds. He Is
we'll pleased with the work Ground.
keeper ilaisman has been doing an9
doesn't believe there Is q better base
bali plant IN all the south than Jun
! gle mark
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-19
PEl)HAG;E: CASE
IS On TRIAL
ELLIS COT MY CITIZENS ARE
PIsseIsD IN TREAL IN TIE
FEDERAL cot TX.
C0LV|H IN The STAND
Jestica of t'ae reace ssolvan 81 Esa,-
MS Was the First Witness Called.
ieefeuse Wins fsse First
Round.

DALLAS. Texas. Feb. 10 E}snar-
rers og fhe defense 10 t6e indictments
eharsing a. salisan. D. If Aa-
tres. w 7. Hiekasan ana II Is. COL
win 81 EItis county with holding and
returning to condition d pscr.a@e
RleAafd Blaek. Tom poWen ana Ta-
naua 1ohnson. were oveFrulea this
laorninr BY Federal Iaase Mees
Pleas wers then presented ga be-
hats Of @lsfea of 5i1s defendants
asking immunity oa fhe eroands that
they gave evidence before tAs grand
iury which might IS ar 1 harlRftsl
nature a. ffeaa without besng advised
1T their right 10 hot testify unlsss
they So desired.
District Attorney Wilson mlaa q
note of denial to ALI the charges e9a-
tatnsa ia tie ploa TESTIMONY +
heins taken On this phase of the case
end tile iury Was excused untlI n so
O'Clock.
whs go,,aral ,i,r,nr,ss. ,nars.ss
fs.t tba ,n,a;et,asnf s dnnli.t,,as.
esa+ i c,,arsos sbrea sarsrst. nsr.
so,s u.fTb ssn@ra4a offaesas 81, tba
ss,na t,anssetior a,,3 f,,rtber that
,fa ssra,so.ts ,a,.,,,ss II ,ss nat,,ra
co,,,d not nr.,nera sar trial