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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-27
w. VA. NETHIDISTS
SWINGING INTO LINE
Pittsburg Area Already Re-
ports a Total Of 1916
Tithers.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 81
More than 5000 tlthers and more than
10000 members of the Fellowship OF
Intercession have been formally en-.
listed in the Methodist Centenary
drive in the Pittsburgh area and thou
sands OF others are being recruited,
declares DR.. Appleton Bash, executive
secretary for the area. An Official re-.
port just compiled shows 4,916 church
members recorded as promising to
give one-tenth OF their income to the
church and 1883 members as pledg-
ing themselves to pray for the success
Of the Centenary program. Hundreds
of additional names are being received
daily.
The stewardship campaign OF the
church was not begun as early in West
Virginia as in other parts of the area
and as a result the report from West
Virginia shows comparatively fewer
enlistments of intercessors and tithers.
But remarkable progress is being re.
ported from the West Virginia dis
tricts daily.
Tie record Of enlistment by church
districts in the Pittsburgh area is as
follows: Inter.
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VOTES DOWN
SPECIAL GAS TAX
State Police Bill is Up Be-
fore That Body
Today.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 27.-
The Senate yesterday afternoon by a
vote Of 10 to 10 put an end to the pro-
posal Of laying special license tax
on oil and gas. The vote was taken on
motion to substitute the minority re-
port Of the finance committee on the
bill passed several days ago by the
House, for the majority report, which
recommended the rejection OF the bill.
The majority report was then adopt
ed by viva voice vote, and the bill
was declared rejected. The minority
report was on a substitute for the
House bill laying production tax ON
oil and gas instead Of a transportation
tax. The report was under discussion
for two hours, in which Senator's
Bloch, Harmcr and Morton defended
1t. and Senators Gribble and Duty op-
posed it.
Senator Gribble denounced the sub
stitute bill las the most absurd bill
ev-' introduced in the Senate"
Immediately after the gas and oil
tax fight contest arose over the state
police bill, which was on first reading.
and 1t was referred by a vote OF IA to
II, to the judiciary instead OF the fl
nance committee. After ten minute
recess, the judiciary committee report
ed out the bill by substitute, the sub.
stitute being a deputy sheriff bill on
the order of the WysOng bill which
was defeated in the House.
The fight on the measure will come
when the vote is taken on the sub.
stitute in preference to the origina,
bill. Those fayoring the substitute in
preference to the original bill claim
that they have the votes to put 1t over
1t was charged by friends of the
police measure, after the adjournmen.
Of the Senate, that combination hal
been made between the opponents OF
the police bill and some OF the oppO
nents OF the gas tax legislation, to de.
feat both bills. Senators Gribble and
Arnold, however, leaders against the
gas tax bill, voted to send the police
bill to the finance committee
The House yesterday defeated tn
Wysong amendment to the Virginia
debt bill, proposing To submit 1t to the
vote OF the people, by a vote of "a to II,
those voting for the amendment being
Blizzard, Clements, Fortney of Harri
son, Herman, Howard, Miller, Musser,
Neale of Cabell; Nutter, Rankin, Sar.
yer, Spangler, Starcher, Slower, Tay-
lor. Vaughn and Williams, OF Pleas
ants.
The bill was then advanced to third
reading without further amendment.
The House passed the circuit judges
salary bill
The vote in the Senate on the oil
and gas tax bill was as ofl!ows:
For the minority report, President
Sinsel, Bloch, Burr, Cobun, Elarmer,
Johnson, Kump, Morton, Polling and
York. Against the report, Arnold,
Burgess. Chapman, Coalter, Dodson,
Duty, Fox, Frazier Gribble, Hartman,
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MONoN

Sam Lorey the man who was thought
to have the sleeping sickness died
yesterday. He will be buried tomor-
row in the Catholic cemetery by r. L.
Cunningham, undertaken.
Il. Ward of Fairmont, superintend
ent Of Lincoln district schools was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. Clayton Campbell of Fairmont
was visiting her mother here yester-
day.
Phil Phillips of Spencer was in the
city yesterday conducting business
with the Windsor Drug Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Adds have just
returned after spending a week end
with friends in Clarksburg.
Prof. A. Morris has moved from Fair
mont to Monongah and is giving in
structions on the violin.
George Hall went to Fairmont Mon
day night to play in the orchestra for
the Oh Baby show.
a birthday party was given TO Mr..
Carlinda Mcdonald yesterday in hon
or of her eightieth birthday. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Fess Elem
ing. OF Edgemont and niece Of Union
town, Pa. Mr.. and Mrs. Will McDon-
aid, Miss Tena Fleming, Mrs. Nick
Smith, Mrs. Fred Bramberger and her
daughter Sarah Of NFairmont, Mrs.
Chas. Mcdonald and Miss Margaret
Grace.
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GRAZING CATTLE
ARE IN DEMAND
Ed Meredith Writes About
Famous Northern w.
Va. CattIemen.

o.. E. Meredith in Grafton Leader.)
No-thern West Virginia counties
have reason to boast OF the fine cat
tie which supply to an extent the local
markets and which are shipped in
great numbers to Baltimore and New
York, according to Frank Fisher, OF
Bairmont, one Of the most prominent
cattle buyers IN the state, who ships
from Fairmont, Morgantown, Buckhan.
non, Weston, Salem, Bridgeport, Lost
Creek, Webster and occasionally from
Uniontown and Rice's Landing in
Pennsylvania.
Harrison, Marion, Moncngalia, Pres.
ton, Taylor, Upshur, Lewis and Bar
bour counties all contribute some eX-
cellent cattle to foreign and local mar.
kets and Marshall and Wetzel county
figure in the production to an extenr
though hogs are shipped from those
counties more than in the others
named and cattle to a less extent.
Stock cattle to Craze are just now
IN great demand, according to Mr..
Fisher, who has been engaged in cat.
tie business for 50 years and Is per
haps the best authority in northern
West Virginia, outside of S. L. Wat
son, Of FairMont, who knows cattle
business SO we'll in northern West Viz
ginia that one need only to name the
cattle raiser for him to pass on the
quality Of the stock. Mr.. Watson now
has couple Of car loads OF Herfords
and Blacks which excite favorable
comment from cattlemen and will
weigh between fifteen and sixteen
hundred pounds ON the average by
July first.
+. Karl Lowe, of Monongah. is an
other well known cattleman of north.
ern West Virginia. Orville Murray, of
MHnningto& gives much of his tine TO
cattle matters and Dick MILAN, one
Of the county commissioners of Ma
rion county, who lives in Lincoln dis.
trict, is a cattle buyer of fame i'll this
tate. Guy Carter of Winfield district,
d Marion county, is another cattle
nan who is widely known and nearly
very other county named has two or
three men which stand out in this line.
Many of the local butchers in north
srn West Virginia cities are buying
packers meats at this time Of year
which cattlemen regret, but that is due
20 a series of circumstances which
might be overcome.
The West Virginia cattle attract
much favorable comment in the big
city markets. Two of the largest that
Mr.. Fisher recalls were raised by the
late Smith Hood, of Mt Hood in Mon.
ongalia county and weighed 1925
pounds, being three-year.olds. The
average cattle of northern West Vir-
ginia go as high as 1900 pounds each,
Cattle are bringing splendid prices
at this time but Mr.. Fisher expects
The prices to go tumbling any time
now.
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Lunch Box social for
Armenian Relief Fund

For The benefit of the Armenian re-
lief fund 4 lunch box social will be
held at the j. Walter Barnes school
on Friday evening at o'clock The
affair will be held in the auditorium
of the school and plans are well laid
for the accommodation of large crowd.
There will be musical number rem
dered during the evening. There will
be an ice cream and candy tabl anil
the chief feature will be til auctionins
off of lunch boxes. 1t is expected that
neat sum will he raised for the Ar
menian relief fund by this means.
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BY ROSE YOUNG.
Press Chairman National Woman SUI.
fraqe Association.

BY ROSE YOUNG.
Press Chairman National Woman SUI.
frage Association.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. March 27-The Col
den Jubilee convention of the National
Woman Suffrage Association in session
here devoted the entire meeting 10 a
special memorial and jubilee program
in honor Of Susan B. Anthony the i'm
mortal pioneer" OF the suffrage cause
in America.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary
president Of the National Suffrage As
ISOLATION, a contemporary and co-work
er of Miss Anthony in the earliest sut-
frage campaigns, was guest Of honor
and chief speaker.
In 1890, South Dakota was going
through suffrage campaign which
was characterized by one worker as a
cold, lonesome little movement which
will make our hearts ache in Novem-
Der" and it did.
Here are published for the first
time anecdotes DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
had OF that campaign in which two
women defied hardships, ridicule-and
even prairie cyclones to carry the mes
sage of suffrage to South Dakota.
At seventy years Susan Anthony Jon
neyed through the Black Hills with
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw campaigning
all the way and rushing into Sioux
City" to give pay lectures, the proceed
of which were turned into the cam
paign fund.
AS to creature comforts on this hard
tri9-there were none. "But can put
up with it better than any Of the yonug
folks" wrote valiant Aunt Sasan.
Ono night a Russian Sheriff Of the
county saw storm coming and rush
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ing to Miss Anthony cried out, Come
quick and let me take you to tho cell
lar where you will be perfectly safe"
'"Oh no, thank you" said the imper-
turbable Susan. "A little thing like a
cyclone doesn't scare me. The twist
er went over and Susan went on.
Another story DR.. Anna Shaw relat-
es is this:
Many ii the halls we're merely
rough boards and most of them mad no
seats. / never saw so many intemper-
ate men as at . We could not
get any hall to speak in. They were
all in use for the variety shows and
there was no church finished, but tie
Presbyterian was the furthest along,
and they let us have that, putting
boards across nail kegs for seats. 1t
was filled to oveTflowing-to the pI&'-
form. One man came in so drunk he
could not stand.
Miss Anthony gave her argument
to Prove what the ballot had lone
for laboring men in England aad was
working up 10 show what it would do
for women in the United States, when
suddenly the drunken man reused and
said: Now look ere, old gal, we've
heard enough about Victoria; cant you
tell us something bout George Wash
igton" The people tried to hush him
but he soon broke out again with, We
had 'nuf of England; cant you tell US
somethin' bout our grand republic I!
The men cried. Put him out!' But
Miss Anthony said: NO, gentlemen lie
is a product of mans government and
want you TO see what sort you make
That was Susan B. Anthony at sew
anty.
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EAST SIDE
= NEWS -
surnrise Party.


Mrs. Margaret Morgan of State
street, was most agreeably surprised
last evening upon returning from a
call on a neighbor near by. She found
her house filled with relatives and &C.
luaintances who had gathered during
her absence TO celebrate her seventy.
ninth birthday. Violin music which
was furnished by Thomas and Martin
poolittle, some vocal selections BY
Ezra Morgan and the singing of some
layorite songs by the crowd made the
eyent a most enjoyable one especially
10 the aged honor guest. Mrs. Morgan
received some very pretty remem-
ORANGES from her guests, among them
several most beautiful ported bloom.
ing plants, large hydrangea in full
bloom presented by her daughter, Mrs.
Laura Carpenter, attracted the atten
ton of the guests and was indeed
most beautiful. The event was ar.
ranged and provided for by Mrs. Nor.
gan's two daughters, Mrs. 0rville Hol
land and Mrs. Lorin Keener. Deli
cious refreshments were served by
them and their daughters, Mrs. Her.
schel Smith and Miss OPAL Keener.
Those who were there were: Mrs.
Jane Wiley, Mrs. Sarah Bunner, Mr..
and Mrs. A. II. Taylor, Viola MECH
fresh, Mrs. Jennie Levelle, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezra Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morgan
and daughters, Velma and Mildred,
Mrs. Avelina Lawler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louie Keener, daughter Opal and son
Ralph, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris and
children, Ruth and Raymond, Mrs. T.
3. Lawler, daughter Beulah and sons
Romulus and Romeo, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mckinney, Thomas and J. NJ. Dooli..
Tie, Miss Bonnie Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs.
0rvill, Holland, Mrs. Herschel Smith,
Mrs. Margaret Morgan and Mr.. and
Mrs. John D, Cox.
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Hough, Hunter, Lewis, Luther, Mont
gomery, Sanders, Scherr, Stewart and
Vincell.
DEATH or IoHN II. kuNsT.

John H. Kunst, we'll known resi-
dent Of Pruntytown, Taylor county,
died on Tuesday in hospital in Bal
timore, where he had been a patient
for several weeks. The body was
brought to his home yesterday and
buried today. Mr.. Kunst was W.
known throughout the state and had
many relatives and friends residing
in this vicinity. A son, c. ". F.
Kunst, resides in Warrington and DR..
w. H. Kust, of this city is a nephew.
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ter Teresa. Miss Daisy Barnes and
Mrs. Il. Nichols, OF Colfax. spent Wed
ncaday with Mrs. Harry Sattcrfield in
Wilson street.
Miss Louise Leonard. of Gutfev
street, has been ill the past few days,
Mr.. ard Mrs. Walter Goodnight are
moving from Morgantown to apart
ments in the house occupied by Misses
Gertrude and Effie Louise Waters in
Market street.
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Mrs, Lena Lowe Yost
at Fairview Tonight

There will be a meeting Of the Fair.
view W. C. T. U. in the NJ. E. church
Thursday evening at 1880.
All members are urged to be present
to hear the State President Mrs. Len
ma Lowe Yost, who is always a well
come visitor.
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COMIC sHAvINcs.

Wild.eyed Customer want a quar-.
ter's worth of carbolic acid and want
1t quick.
Quick Witted Clerk-This is hard
ware store and we don't keep carbolic
acid, but we have a fine line of ropes,
revolvers and razors. - Drug Trade
Weekly.
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Frenchmen, as a rule, ara lOqu
and unrestrained, but Marshal
Is neither. Brevity and come
among his most marked ehagl
tics, and, shortly after his victor
the Marine, he gave an example
party OF war correspondents whom
had agreed to receive at his Aeadqu
ters. They eagerly anticipates
speech. II contained 65 words.
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Amsterdam and several other clti
in Holland are reducing the Wog
day of municipal employees ffNm Mn
hours or more to eight hours. Simp
taneously the wages Of employees
Amsterdam are being readjusted On
higher basis, the lowest annual pay
unskilled labor being S5eS.
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From Grant Town.

Dr. Ed Floyd and Mrs. Floyd, OF
Grant Town, were in the city Tuesday
To see Mrs. Floyd's sister, Miss Dulcie
armstrong, who was operated on at
Cook hospital recently Tor throat trou-
BILE. Miss Armstrong was able to re-
turn TO Grant Town today.
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Gave Party,

Harry Higglnbotham entertained a
lumber Of his friends last evening at
8 party at his home in Merchant street.
Quite number were in attendance
and everybody had a good time. Mu.
sic and games we're the amusementS
and refreshments were served.
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Personals,

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. May have return.
"a to Mt Lake Park to spend the sum.
mer months.
Mrs. J. D, Cox. Of Morgantown ave-
nue., Is able to be out after several
weeks Illness,
Mrs. Fred Hawkins and little daugb.
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Son Born.

( A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Elliotth Springer at their home
near Walnut Grove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-11
Death Of Robert c. Turner

A decision has been. rendered by
the Public Utilities Commission in
the matter Of the accident which &C.
Cured on the railway division Of the
Cumberland County Power and Light
Co. at Portland on May II last. when
Robert c. Turner. a motorman. was
crushed between two cars on Spring
street and received injuries from
which he shortly afterwards died.
1.-THE accident happened. in our
opinion, from an unfortunate COM
bination Of careless acts and omis-
sions," says the decision. 1.-THE in
structor should not have left the car.
Motorman Turner should not have
run by the block. Motorman
Chandler ought to have stopped his
car. The company if it had the
right to place competent man in
charge of this car should have done
so, and if it either did not have the
right it is surely unfortunate and re-
erettable. And we cannot refrain
from expressing the belief that Mo-
torman Chandler had not had sufh-
cient instruction to entitle him to be
charged with any responsibility what
ever in the operation of this car,
even though he we're operating 1t in
the presence and under the super
vision of an instructor"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-11

liam NJ. WEIGH; Lewiston. P. J.
Cronin: Old Town. Cyrus H. Green:
Rockland, Herbert L. Churchill;
Saco. Walter A. Kicker.
Terms Of the following officials
have expired or will expire in a few
weeks:
Member Of the State Board of
Veterinary Examiners, DR.. I. L. Sal
ley. Skowhegan: member Of the
State library commission. Mrs. Kate
c. Estabrooke. Orono: member OF
the State board of arbitration and
Cancellation. Reginald ingalls,. Bar
Harbor: member of the commission
on uniformity Of legislation in the
United States. Charles p. Barnes.
Houlton; judge Belfast municipal
court, Maurice w. Lord. Belfast;
Judge Northern Aroostook municipal
court, Joseph A. Laliberte. Fort
Kent: recorder Northern Aroostook
municipal court, Paul V. Thibodeau.
Fort Kent; Judge Of the Yorkshire
municipal court, Edward P. Spinney.
South Berwick: recorder Of the
Yorkshire municipal court, F. Roger
Miller. North Berwick: judge of the
Piscataquis municipal court. Hiram
Gerrish. Greenville: judge of the
Houlton municipal court. Charles
Carroll, Houlton: judge Of the New
port musicipal court. F. Wade Halli-
day. Newport: recorder of the Bath
municipal court, Charles A. Corliss
Bath.
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Twenty Thousand Dogs
Yet to Be DemObiliZed

London.-The Rehabilitation OF
dogs will be a much larger business
than was at first anticipated. III
An officer was speaking recently to
an official of the Royal Society Tor
the Prevention of Cruelty to animals,
who estimated that there are quite
10000 dogs attached to the British
armies on the continent. Some were
left behind by the retreating popula-
ton, others we're given to our men to
take care of, and a good many were
taken to the scene of war by officers
and men.
1T is not thought that the authori-
ties here will permit all these dogs to
come back" said the r. S. P. c. A.
official. Il think the officers will
pared to give dog back will have to
show good cause for doing So
The dogs will be brought across
by officers Of the royal army veterin.
airy corps. The cost Of carriage to
our ports will be borne by the gov
eminent. Our officials will meet
them at the ports and take them to
Hackbridge. Surrey, where, in con-
junction with the dogs home at Bat
tersea, we are erecting 500 new ken
nels for start. OF course there will
have to be a great many more than
that.
Government quarantine fees
amount to about ETA dog for the
six months. food representing e13
of this. Our special appeal for funds
to meet the expenses at Hackbridge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-11
WILL TEACH IN
TURKISH COLLEGE

Charles Sherman Mills, son of Rev.
George S. Mills of Bennington, VT.
formerly pastor Of the North Con-
gregational church of Belfast, has
received an appointment to teach
English in the American college at
Constant6ople (Robert College) and
will sail this summer via France for
his post. He will be accompanied
by several other college men and will
represent Dartmouth. from which he
is graduated this month, on the list
Of appointments. He was born in
Belfast but for the past Is years has
lived in Bennington, passing his
summers here. The appointment is
for three years. the college year nine
months. leaving the other three for
travel in Europe, which will be of
inestimable value to the young man.
He is the grandson of the late Rev.
Charles Sherman. for whom he is
named. and who was one of the first
missionaries to Syria, sent out by
the American Board He was sta
toned for some years in Jerusalem
Young Mills served the past year
in the Navy. receiving his DISCHARGE
in January and returning to Dart.
mouth to finish his course. He vii,
receive the degree Of A. B. He I.
not commissioned as a missionary
but goes as a teacher to an unde.
nominationa; college. As soon as their
son sails for overseas. Rev. and
Mrs. Mills will come to Belfast for
the remainder Of the season at The
Battery. a summer colony two miles
from the city.
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STATE OF MAINE

Androscoggin, IS. Supreme Judicial
Court in Equity.
Cumberland County Power and Light
Waterville Street Railway.
Petition of Receivers for authority to
cease operation of line between Augusta
and Winthrop.
The Receivers heretofore appointed
in said cause having presented their Pc
tition for authority to cease operation
of the line of railway between state
Street in Augusta and Maine Central
said County Of Kennebec. ~ "
1t is Ordered. that a hearing be had
upon said petition before a Justice Of
this Court at the Supreme Judicial
Court ROOM o. .. in tie a6 Court House in
on Wednesday. the 18th day of June.
1915? at 10 o'clock in the forenoon: and
that the petitioners. give notice thereof
by. publishing an attested copy of this
newspaper published at said Augusta
on the 10th day Of June. 1919. and daily
thereafter until the day Of hearing and
by serving an attested copy of this or
Public Utilities Commission of Maine.
and upon counsel of record in said
cause. and upon John F. Dana. Esquire.
Secretary of the Bondholders' Commit
Reminding Mortsage Eve Per Cent
Bonds Of Lewiston. Augusta and Wat
erville Street Railway, and upon a
member of the firm of Verrill. Hale.
Booth and Ives. Of Portland. Maine.
Counsel for said Committee. and upon
Augusta Trust Company. a corporation
located at said Augusta, Trustee under
a mortgage given by Augusta. Win
throp and Gardiner Railway to said Au-
gusta Trust Company dated July /. 1902.
recorded in kennebec Registry of
Deeds. Book 443 Page 1884. and also
gusta. Winthrop and Gardiner Railway
to said Augusta Trust Company dated
March I. 1905. recorded in Kennebec
Registry OF, Deeds, Book 49,. PAGE asl,
and by mailing by registered mail with
return receipt requested. an attested
copy Of this order to Old Colony Trust
Company. Boston. Massachusetts,. Trus-
tee under said First and Refunding
Mortgage Of Lewiston. Augusta and
Waterville Street Railway. each copy to
be so served or mailed at least five days
before said day of hearing. to the end
that all persons interested may appear
at said hearing and show cause. II any
they have. why the prayer OF said peti.
TONERS should not be granted.
Dated June 6. 1919.
(Signed) JOHN A. MORRILL,,
Justice Supreme judicial Court.
(Sean
A true copy of order Of notice.
Attest: J. L. READE.
Clerk Supreme Judicial Court.
iu10.