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Her hand met his, but not her eyes
II he did not 20 quickly something
would happen; he would see her cry
ing. The angels that guard blundererl
got Rickard ont Of the tent without
q suspicion Of threatening tears. She
threw OF her nesliges and the pale
blue slip; the tears must wait fol-
that. Then she flung herself on hei
bed and shook II with the grief o1
wounded vanity.
That evening the chief had q visi
tor. The wife Of Maldonado. some Of
the fear pressed out Of her eyes
brought in his laundered khakis
socks, darned and matched; all the
missing buttons replaced.
II haven't worn q matched sock, =
he told her, "for months. That's great
senora."
He wanted to get to bed, but she lin.
gered. She wanted to talk to him
about her troubles: he had cautioned
her against talking about them in
camp. 80 she overnowed to him
whenever she found a chance-about
Maldonado, the children, Lupe. II
was getting wearying. but he could
not shove the poor thing out.
Sonora Maldonado gave q sharp In.
take Of breath, an aborted scream
Richard, too. saw . mans figure out.
side the screen door. The Mexican
woman pressed q frightened hand "a
her heart. OF course 1t was the vengs
full Maldonado-he would kill her
IF I am intruding." It was tn
voice Of Hardin.
"Come right in," welcomed Richard
''Get along. senora." The Maldonadc
slipped out into the night. her hand
still against her heart.
Hardin. q roll Of maps under his
arm. entered with . rough sneer on
his face. A dramatic scene, that, he
had interrupted And Rickard. who
did not like to have women In camp
White womeni
Richard. still sleepy. asked him to
sit down.
II wanted to speak to you about
those concrete aprona They ten me
you've given an order not to have
them"
Richard resigned himself 10 Q looa
argument II was three o'clock when
Hardin let him turn in.
When be was getting ready for bed
he remembered the melodramatie
scene Hardin had entered upon. Hs
stared cOmpreAendingiy at the screen
door-seeing With understanding Har'
din's coarse sneer-the Aaldonado
breathing fast, her hand over hes
heart. "Of course he'll think-sood
lord. these people will make mo inte
an old woman! I don't care what tn
whole cabO0dle Of them thinki"
Five minutes after blowing out hia
candle he was deeply sleeping.
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woman 'who could wash" The two
women were on their way to their
tents from the mess breakfast. Sonora
Maldonado was leaving MacLean's
tent with Q large bundle Of used
clothes under her arm.
"She washes for the men. I'm 60
ing to ask her to do my khakis for me.
Perhaps this woman would be willing
to do all our laundryT
Gerty had bsen wondering what she
would say to Innea. The speech which
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needed only IN Introduction was
stirred into the open.
"You must not" her voice trembled
With anger. you must not ask that
woman. She IL not to be spoken to-"
The girl asked her bluntly what she
meant.
You must not give her your wash
ing-must not speak to her. I've not
mentioned It befors. IL hoped II
would not be necessary. Tom told ne
not to speak Of It"
tom told you not to speak Of 1T
Not to speak Of whatf"
You must have observed-Nr. Rick.
ardr'
The giri's ear did not catch the
short pause. ''Observcd Nr. Richard r
"The coolness between %. I scarce.
~ speak to him. don't wish to speak
to him"
When had an this happened. lnnes
demanded Of herself3 Had she been
asleep. throwing pity from outdated
dreamsf
II Won't countenance Q common af.
fair like that" Her eyes, sparkling
with anger. suggested Jealous wrath
to Innes. who had her nrst hint Of the
story. She had learned never to take
the face value Of her sisters verbal
coin: It was only q symbol Of value
It stood for something else.
The yellow eyes were on the dredge
bucket as II swung across the channel.
but they did not register. She was
angry. outraged: she did not know
with whom. With Gerty for telling her.
with Richard. with life that lets such
things be. She Jumped up. .Oh, stop
I'll" She rushed out Of the tent, fol-
lowed BY q strange bitter smile that
brought age to the face Of Gerty Har-
din.
In her own tent. lnnes found excuse
for her lack Of self.control. She did
not like the color Of scandal: she
hated smudge. Gerty had said the
whole camp knew Il: knew why the
Mexican woman was In camp! She
did not trust Gerty in anything else {;
why should she trust her 10 thati She
would forget Gerty's gossip.
But she remembered II vividly that
week a. she washed her own khakis !;
% she bent over the ironing board In
Oerty'a sweltering ''kitchenette." She
thought Of II - shs returned Rick.
ards bow IN the mess tent the Asxt
morning; each time they met che
thought Of It And II was In her mind
when she met Sonora Aaldonado By
the river one day. and made Q sudden
Wide curve to avoid having to speak
to her.
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CHAPTER XIV.
emv6os.

Smv00o.
From her tent, where she was writ
ing 4 letter that Jagged somehow. In
nes Hardin had seen Rickard 20 to
her sisters tent. She did not need to
ansiyxe the sickness Of sight that
watched the dancing step acknowl.
edge its intention. 1t meant wretch
etiness. for Tom. At q time when he
most needed gentleness and sympathy
rasped ~ be was BY his humlliations
md ppointments-how could any
woman bs 70 cruelf A for Rickard.
he was beneath contempt-if II were
true. Gerty's story. told In shrugs and
dnshes. She had Tilted him for Tom: |:
and this bis revengei She had not
known that she had such feeling a.
the thought reused In her. II proved
what the blood tie 10, this tiEerish
passion sweeping through her. ~ her
eyes watched that closed tent-it was
for love for Tom. pity for Tom. Ssx
honor-why. 0erty did not know the
meaning Of the words!
How long would II be before Tom
would see what every one else was
seeinGf What would he do when be
knewi Hating Rlckard already. bitter
ms he was
She was not 20 biased % be. She
could see why Narshall had had to re-
organize. Estrada had shown her |:
and MacLean. Her sense Of Justice
had done the rest. Rickard had proved
his efhciency: the leves. the camp. the
military discipline oil showed the gen.
eal. whether he were anything Of
nm engineer. time would tell that. II
was . long call hs was nakinsi Sup
pose Tom were to cone backf She
must watch for him-make some ex.
cuss to puil him II II hs should come
back before that othsf went Hate
ful. such eavesdroppinS A prisousr
to that mans eallivantins!
For an Instant shs did not recognise
the hgurs outside 0srty's tent Her
fears saw Tom. She reached the
screen door Ia time 70 80 Richard lift
his hat to . disappearing nuFry Of ruf.
hc.. Angry eyca watched Richards
step swing hila away.
From the ieves that day. shs had Q
glimpse Of he Ae1ieaa woman q her
knees By the rivss. rubblns clothes
against Q smooth stoos. A plls Il
tight.wruag socks jay o. the haak. II.
mes stood and VT stcAsd hss.
n iavse fsassmbss 70 spsak q hse
TO 0erty." che dstssnissd. "1hs peeA.
ably doss not k1ew tAat thefs b .
washerwo0An ID ea0N"
Il vas Q Wssk latse before she ~.
nembered - peak e the Msx3ean
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CHAPTER XIV.

Asessard Makss Q New Gnsmy aNl Q
NsW Friend.
TIE coming Of the Indians gave the
impetus the work had lacked. Under
Jeaks Of the railroad company q large
force was put on the river: these. the
wesvefs Of the bruah mattresses that
were to line the river bed. On the
hanks were the brush cutters: tons Of
willows were to be cut to weave Into
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CHAPTER xxiII-centInusd.

The veil Of fear was torn from her
eyes. The trembling woman was gone.
q vengeful wildcat in her place. "Left
me, Naldonado1 Left his home,
where he traps the Indian with one
coin in his pocketsl No. senor. he
brought her to our home. there; Lupe,
the wife Of Felipe. the Deguino. ]
told him not to fool with Felipe: the
Indian was dangerous he had hot
blood. Maldonado struck me-he
kicked me-he said ! was Jealous
and hit me again.
'Maldonado told me to get q big
meal. told him that II was for Fe-
iipe. When I said / would not cook
for that treachery he cursed me, he
kicked me again." She threw OF the
reboso, dragging her dress loose.
Don't" frowned Rickard. He had
seen q welt across her shoulder
screaming line Of pain.
She wound the reboso around the
dishonOred shoulder. II cooked his
dinneri There was . lot Of liquor
Felipe was drunk; the tequila made
him mad. quite mad. He seemed to
know something was wrong: he fought
AZ Maldonado dragged him to the cell,
the senor remembers the cellf The
next day Maldonado sent for two ru-
rales. They started the next day for
Ensenada. taking Felipe: that day
Maldonado brought Lupe home. I
said she could not stay and he
laughed in my face. senior. He put
me outside the walls. beat that
gate until my fingers bled. / remem.
bered the kind face Of the senior. and
then I came here. You will help me.
senorr'
Richard shook his head. II shall
have to look into this thing. II this
70 true it's prison for your husband.
You won't have to fear Lupe."
"when he gsts out no win kill me.
senor."
Tho terror was seising her again.
Before she could begin her pleading
be called to AacLean.
ASK Ling to nnd q tent for Sonora
Aaldonado. Tell him to give her Q
good meal"
He must trap the rogue. That In
fsrnal place must bs closed. The
woman had come In the nick Of time.
Those tribes were to b. guarded %
restless children.
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A apsh Of miserable shame came to
bef. How they had all been trying to
spare her-Eduardo. these kindly Mar.
shalls-AacLeanl She was turning
impulsively. to ask Tod Marshall II he
thought. could he think It probable
that they would fail. when q step that
sent the blood to her face took the
cars stairs at two leaps. Now, In
deed, the dinner was spoiled.
'That's Rickart. forgot to tell you
that I asked him to dinner. He couldn't
get away. He said he'd run In for cot
fee. Hello. Rickard. Thought you'd
forgotten usi"
She hadn't thought Of that contin.
gencyi She found herself shakina
hands with him. Could he not hear hes
mind. ticking away at the Aaldooadc
episode1
OF course he would insist o. seeins
her to her tent. Punctilious, alwsya
Well. she Just wouldn't. Perhaps shs
could slip out some way. She WoulG
watch her chance.
''Can I talk shop for while f.ss
Rickard.
They withdrew to q cush N,
dow seat. Innes had found = ~
She asked to be shown ov ~ eR
Innes cOnaded her plan. She wantet
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"rhsssh. vsv'd Fsrs..ssn Va.

to slip out. "Shs would not interrupt
their evening: NJ. Marshall had bust
ness to discuss"
Mrs. Marshall would Hee hear Of Il
She said that Mr. Marshall wo1ld
never forgive her II she let 4lss Har'
DIN 20 home alone. Her Opposition
was softly implacabls.
lnnes went back 10 The sitting room
OF the car ansrily eosfced Riekard
was still clossted, systematically
with bis superior.
At last dsspefatsly. shs rose 70 60
OF course. hs must insist upon going
with hsf. OF eoufssi
Il was going baek sasiy. ANYWAY
I'm to b up at dawn Tomorrow.
The sood.bys were saiA Shs found
hsfssif walking rsbsllie01ly by hs
side. mo, thank yosi" - ~ eess q
bis arm.
Cro DD CONTINUITY
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Walk Hons.

inc walk ta0sW0s
Claudia Marshall sat at the head Of
her stately table in the Palmyra, mute
as a statue but for the burning eyes
which followed her Tod. To Innes.
her guest, it was a tragic presence, Of
brooding solicitude.
Late hours. excitement, might
abridge the life she 20 passionately
policed; but she would not demand
the sacrifice of his cigar.
Marshall's cigar followed the coffee.
Tony. the white-capped italian cook OF
the Palmyra, was removing the cups.
Innes was carrying her double inter-
est. listening to Tod Marshall's broad
sweep, getting new viewpoint as he
minlmized the local scheme-feeling
that silent presence at the head of the
table.
Then something drove Claudia from
her mind. What Mr.. Marshall had said
swept 4 disturbing calcium on Tom.
What II. truly. the river fiasco could
be traced to that overzealous hand3 To
Tom, this undertaking blotted out the
rest of related big endeavor; but that
was not the way her host was looking
at 1t. He was too courteous to give
her discomfort; he had not said 1t di.
rectly. But always 1t met her, rose up
to smite her. wherever she was. Was
1t not egotism. personal pride. that was
making her cover her eyes, like any
simple ostrich1 Her brother-assume
him anybody else's brotheri The
dredge fiasco-the wild night at the
levee-no isolated accidents those
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126 ulllioosifeo u u Unlto6 oeoso
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importance only for the protection Of
Trieste and Fiume, and It's value is de-
fenslve.
The ports which are valuable for an
offensive against the Italian coast are
the two formidable harbors Of sebenico
and Cattaro. The Islands are only the
outlying works Of those ports.
The present war has clearly demon
strated this fact. All tho attacks
against the Italian shores have been
made from those two ports The num-
berless traps and snares which those
two ports can lay among the islands
and the channels which divide them.
paraiysed the activity Of the allied
fleets in the Adriatic. So true is It
that the islands are OF no avail against
the power which holds SebenicO that
the Allies have not taken the trouble
TO occupy even one Of them.
In conclusion, the purpose of Italy
is not 10 defend herself against a dan
ger which threatens her in the. East
ern Adriauc but TO do away once and
for all with that danger. Her pur-
pose is TO secure for herself absolute
freedom in her own sea.
Like Rome and Venice, Italy needs Dali
malta to ensure her peace and safety
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DdImafia and Italy
BY DIR. LEOPOLD vACCARO.

erland In sciences. letters, civil and
military arts. is indeed notable.
But for the literary glory Of Dal-
malta It would suffice to mention Ugo
Foscolo, who received all his early edu-
cation at sualato. and Nlccolo Tom
maseo Of Sebenico.
All the Dalmatian cities, even the
small towns Of the archipelago are real
gems Of Latin and Italian art. One Of
the most beautiful is Raguso, situated
in picturesque and highly fertile dis
trict. The palace Of Diocletian at
Spalato, and the two cathedrals of
Trau and SebenlcO the cathedral Of
lara and the palace Of the Rectors at
Ragusa are undoubtedly real master
pieces In the national art treasury of
Italy
Nor are these specimens Of an i'm
ported are but the spontaneous pro-
ductions Of Italian artists born and
bred in the country. The cathedral OF
Sebenico the portico Of the Palace Of
the nectors at Ragusa the chapel Of ST.
Anaslasia at Spalat0 arc the MASTER
pieces Of Giorgio Orsini.
The economic life OF Dalmatia is al
most entirely in the hands Of the Ital-
ian b0urgeoisie and consequently is
part Of the national wealth Of Italy.
Landed property in the north and
the center as far as the Narenta is two
thirds Italian and In the islands Is en-
tirely SO. Tho Slays arc peasants either
renters or metayers. And even south
OF the Narenta there are large Italian
estates.
The three leading industries in Dal-
malta the cement trade lSpalato) hY-
draulic power works (Falls Of The
kerka and Of the Cctna at SebenicO
and SpalatO) and the liquor trade
(maraschino Of Zara and Spalato),
are almost exclusively in Italian hands,
representing an investment OF hundreds
Of millions OF Italian capital. The same
holds good Of the minor industries such
as the wax trade, the maccheroni fac
tories. the manufacture Of insecticides, |
etc, etc.
In commerce also the more important |
business houses are Italian, and all the I
navigation companies have been found |
ed by Italians.
As stated above the Italians OF Dal-
malta are aut0ctOnous, the descendants
Of Roman settlers and Of Illyrian mot
natives Latinised by the Ro-
man conquest In the forth century Of
our era all Dalmatia was Latin.
Thus in the fourth century Dalmatia
was still entirely Latin. only in the
seventh and eighth centuries did Slav
begin TO illter in, devastat-
ng the country by their incursions.
The Slav immigration was more con
In the fifteenth, sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries under the pres
sure Of the Turks.
AZ the time OF the early Slav immi-
yrations The Italians remained in the
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towns and villages. where they formed
the middle and upper classes. Later
on their number was increased by Ital-
ians who settled there after the Vene-
tian conquest and by the slavs Italian
lied by city life. only the peasantry
out Of touch with the middle classes
preserved It's language.
And this is still the case: the bour-
geolsie speaks Italian in home and pub
lie life; the peasants speak a Slav dla-
lect which they call "our language"
and which, with some local variations.
is a Serbo-CrOatian jargon full. OF Ital-
ian idioms
But speaking Of Dalmation Slays we
should never forget thatNalmost all are
Catholics and anti-SerVian, and do not
wish 20 be anything but Dalmatlan.
Thus not even the argument OF num-
bers can he adduced in favor Of the
Servian claims TO Dalmatia. claims
which have been brought forward dur
ing the last two or three years, where
as the Italian aspirations 20 Dalmata
date back to- the year in which that
province was definitely lost, that is 10
say to 1915. since when they have
utNcI eunnlutu.
How recent are the uniustinable
claims brought forward by the Ser
yians TO Dalmalia is proved moreover
by an important and irrefutable his
lOpical document.
In short, the few Croatan and Slovac
agitators who, under the pretext of
Jugo-Slavism tour The capitals OF the
allied countries, carrying on a propa-
ganda directed more especially against
Italian aspirations on the Adriatlc. and
decrylng Italy, her army, navy, and in
stitutlons are the instruments Of Aus
trian and German policy directed
against Italy.
Italians Of the now redeemed" PROV
inces have always consistently follow
ed an anli-Austrian policy, and even
that section which, like the clerical |
party in the 1rcntino, seemed mere /
tepid nationlists, as soon as The ltal- |
ians declared war on Austria proclaim ]
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ed their nationalism in no uncertain
terms.
During the war Dalmatia has given
Italy a number OF volunteers, and the
first martyr Of the irredentl, Fran
cesco Rlsmondo OF Spalato, on the out
break Of hostilities, gave up his family
wealthy shipowners, who had Joined
the AustrO-Croatian party - enrolled
himself at once In the Italian army,
and fell seriously wounded on the
Carso. He was taken prisoned by the
Austrians and executed by the hang
man of Franz-Joseph.
Assuredly none Of us would consent
TO sacrifice these heroic Italians 70 the
tricks Of a few Croatian and Slovac
political agitators.
Dalmatia is essential 70 the safety OF
Italy on the Adriatlc And, be II noted,
we say Dalmatia and not only the is
lands, which it would be impossible TO
defend economically and strateglcally
II they were divided from the main
land Such a division would be a ma
tional injustice to the Dalmatians, and
q source Of constant unrest.
The Catholic Dalmatians are confirm
ed adversaries Of the Serbs. All who
are acquainted with the real condi-
tions Of this province know that the
dread Of a Serbian nationalist move
ment in Italian Delmatia is absurd. The
vast majority Of the Slavo-Dalmatian
population has always been opposed to
the Serbians, and, as is shown by in
facts, TO all union with
Croatia.
But If Dalmatia were TO remain sepa-
rated from Italy, the Italian nationalist
which has always existed,
would continue to subslst and would
become all the more vigorous, passion
ate and turbulent as the growing i'm
portance Of Italy would render its ideal
ever more vivid, intense, and fascinat-
ing.
10 must be remembered that from a
military standpoint the coast is the key
10 power on the Adriatic. Pola is Of
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PRIVATE HOUGHrON BACK.

Mrs. Matte LudIam, OF No. ia
Bennett street. received word yesterday
that her son-in-law. owen J. Houghton,
has arrived in HobOken from France.
While on the other side he fought with
the Rainbow Division of New York. He
is stationed at Camp Mills. He expects
70 be discharged soon.
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MOTHERS, Do THIS
When the Children Cough, Rub
Musterole on Threats
and Chests

No telling how soon the symptoms may
develop into Group, or worse. And then's
when you're glad you have a jar of Mus
terole at hand TO give prompt, sure re.
lief. II does not blister.
As first aid and a certain remedy.
musterole Is excellent. Thousands OF
mothers know IL. You should keep
jar in the house, ready for instant use.
II Is the remedy for adults. too. Re
lieves sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, head
ache, congestion. pleurisy, rheumatism.
pains and aches of back or
oints. sprains, sore muscles, chilblains. |
rosted feet and colds of the chest Gt /
'ften prevents pneumonia).
SOC and 60c jars; hospital size $3.50.
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from pan slayism, Germanism and Boil
shevism.
Italy, after defeating Austria-Hun-
gary must claim all the lands embrace
ed between the Adriatic and the Julian
and Dinaric Alps. /. e.. eastern Friuli.
Istria with Trieste and Fiume, and all
Dalmatia, whilst leaving TO the Croa-
tians and 10 the Serbians commercial
ports Of their own ON the Adriatic.
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Distinctive Porch Furniture

We have enormous stock of red willow and fibre
porch furniture upholstered in creonnes and tapestries of
original and beautiful designs The stock all fresh
and have number of exclusive patterns This
nure will add to the beauty and comfort of the living
rockers here. Some with the pockets the arms
well the porch Large assortment of chairs and
many of the deepseated lounge type They sheacked
beautiful soft browns grays and blue that will blend well
with your color scheme The prices range from $1100 to
S4375 Tables to match in design and finish from $500
$3.50.
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RefrigeratOrs and Ice Chests

Our refrigerators include the famous Bohn
Syphon, Sanitor, Icyco and Herrick They
are priced to meet all purses; in many styles
and sizes.
Bohn Syphons from S63.75 to $4,000.
Sanitors from $3.50 to $500.
Icycos from $1,000 to $4,000.
We are also agents for the Hall Ice Chests
with slate shelves, from $1400 to $30.50.
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Summer Rugs and Mating

Wool FIBRE all fibre, and Deltox grass rugs
are few of our suggestions for summer use.
We have them in all sizes and designs from
$1.75 to $1700. Rag rugs from $100 to $3.50.
We never had a larger or better stock Of
mattings than we are carrying this spring.
They are all direct importations from China
and Japan and there are many beautiful pat
terms from which to make a selection. Prices
40c and zoe per yard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-21
DINNER RULES
TO Be CHANGED
Mayor Plans Modification to Pre-.
vent Perils on Nights When
Street Lights Are Out.

Modification OF the automobile
DINNER ordinance will be made by
the city commission. if the inten-
tons Of Mayor H NJ. Schriver are
carried out
Mayor Schriver said today that
hazards in traffic have been Great
ed on moonlight nights during the
last few weeks, drivers of vehicles
with DINNERS being unable to Sc
cure a proper vision OF the streets.
The lights in Rock Island are
operated by the Philadelphia moon
light schedule, which is used in
many other cities. On nights when
there is a full moon, the street
lights are not in operation. Thus,
if the moon is not an exceedingly
bright one, there is difficulty with
DINNERS on, as bright auto lights
are prohibited by a city ordinance.
A modification of the measure
will permit the use of a spotlight
to be shown from 20 to so feet in
front of the vehicle, thus enabling
the driver to get a clear vision of
the streets without binding pedes-
TRANS.
The mayor said that the modif-
cation would be recommended to
the commission soon, possibly at
the meeting held this afternoon.
1t is believed that the other mem
bers of the body will be in accord
with the measure and that action
will be taken without opposition.