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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
ALFRED C. FERRIS DIES;
LAWYER FOR 80 YEARS
He Was Born in 1910 and Was
Considered Authority on
Realty

Alfred C.. Ferris, for more than half
a century a member of the Philadelphia
bar, died early today at his residence,
oil South Forty ninth street.
Mr.. Ferris, who was born in 1910,
was q graduate of the Central High
School He studied law at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania when it was
located downtown. His preceptor, un-
der the old system of legal training,
was the late John L. Campbell. He
was associated in the profession of law
with Lewis G.. Cassidy, formerly attor-
ney general of Pennsylvania, and with
his cousin. j. Duross O'Brien. -
After his service in the Civil War
Mr.. Ferris was connected with the rail-
road enterprises of James J. Hill, and
took an active part in the development
of Minnesota, where his cousin, Igna-
thus Donnelly, was governor. Cecilia
Donnelly, the Catholic poet, was also
cousin, as was Charles School, for
many years well known Philadelphia
editor.
Mr.. Ferris was an authority on realty
and building and loan association law
and was trustee for q MI " old
Philadelphia estates. He was the So
licitor over long period of yc For.
'r"nv building and loan associa-
Loyola. the Railroad Employees, the
West End and the S~Nuv'kil' Mr..
Ferris is survived by his widow, Mrs.
G.. Ida Ferris; daughter, Ida. and a
son, Raymond, formerly of the business
staff of the University of Pennsylvania.
Another son, Duross Ferris, who died
two years ago, was the literary and
dramatic editor of the Evening Tele-
graph.
Services will be held at 10 O'Clock
next Tuesday at the Church of st.
Francis de Sales, where solemn high
mass will be celebrated
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
SEEK GIRL HERE IN MURDER
Can Reveal Identity of Passaic Ban
dts, Is Belief

Search is being made by the police
for Mary Doyle, formerly of Fifteenth
and Cherry streets, i'll the hope that
her discovery may lead to the identity
of the men who shot and killed Mrs.
Morris Goldstein. storekeeper, of Pas
sale, n. j., on Christmas eve.
Mrs. Godstein was killed by auto
bandits who arrived in Passaic in a
motorcar which had been stolen from
Philadelphia. In an automobile which
was abandoned bv the bandits letter
addressed to Miss Doyle was found.
incidentally it was learned that the
car was stolen from a garage at Elev-
enth and Cherry streets.
Miss Doyle, according to the police.
has been living alternately in Phi1a-
delphia and JERSEY City. At the latter
place she lives with a widowed mother
at 3341a Eighth street. Miss Doyle is
also known as Mary Mclaughlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
LAUNCHING AT HOG ISLAND
City of Flint, Yards 18th Vessel,
to Leave WAYS Today

When the steel cargo carrier City
of Flint is launched at the Hog Island
shipyard this afternoon the yard will
have put upon the water its seventy :
eighth vessel
The launching will be made from Way
No. .. The sponsor will be Mrs. ].
w. Fenton. 5311 Angora Terrace, wife
of the assistant authorized represen .
tative at the Hog Island shipyard OF
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The City of Flint is named in honor
of Flint, Mich. The vessel is an oil
burner of 1926 deadweight tons. 1t is
400 feet long and has shaft horse
power of $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Highways Are Reported
in Fair to Good Condition

Condition of highways this morn
ing as reported By the United States
Weather Bureau operating i1ith
the State HighWGv Department.:
Lincoln highway (Trenton to
Chambersburg), generally good
beyond York county; elsewhere fair,
slippery in some places.
William Penn highway (Easton to
Chambersburg), mostly good; sec
tions near Norristown fair; near
Bethlehem poor. No sections re-
ported slippery, though from two to
three inches snow remains in Dau-
phin, Lebanon and Montgomery
counties.
Philadelphia and Reading pike,
mostly good.
Lancaster and Harrisburg pike,
generally good.
Sunday
There will be practically no change
in road conditions, the outlook being
for fair and somewhat colder
weather.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
z 2PH|LA. OFFICERS
! SHUN DECORATIONS
Admiral n. p. Jones and Cap
tain R. D. Hasbrouck Concur
With Stand of Sims
BOARD WILL REC0NVENE
i0ARD WILL RECoNvENE
Congress to Investigate
Navy Decoration AiUardS

The whole subject of naval dec
orations will be investigated by
Joint Senate and House naval sub
committee when Congress recon
venes, Representative Lufkin, Re
publican, Mass, said today after
conference with members of the SEN
ate naval committee in Washing.
ton.
No resolution authorizing the in
vestigation is necessary, Mr.. Luf-
kin said. adding that Secretary
Daniels, Rear Admiral Knight. Rear
Admiral Sims and other officers
would be summoned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Victor A. Snarp Dies

Victor A. Sharp, member of family
of. carly settlers of Pennsylvania and
former real estate dealer in Philadel- =
phia, died at the home of his son,
George Sharp, S27 North Forty first
street, today. He was sixty nine years
old.
Mr.. Sharp was born in Philadelphia
in 1850 and attended the public schools
here. He entered the real estate bust :
ness when a young man and was en-
gagged chiefly in that business during his
active life. He had been retired for a
number of years. He was a descendant
of family that settled before the Rev
olution in what is now Bucks county.
He is survived by his son and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Daniel Fetterolf, TO Parker
ford, Pa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
MINISTERS RECEIVE BOOKS
Anonymous Layman Sends ReY
SteeIe's Essays to Clergy

The two hundred and fifty clergy,
rectors of Episcopal churches in the
city, yesterday each received a Christ
mas gift in the form of a book, Pa
pers and Essays for Churchmen, by
the Rev. David NJ. Steele.
A letter from the publishers accom-.
panying the book in each case notified
them that "a generous layman, who
modestly desires to remain anonymous,
has placed with us an order to mail to-
day to each Episcopal clergyman in the
diocese of Pennsylvania a copy of the
inclosed book just off our press"
This donor still remains anonymous.
II is understood he is a member of
Doctor Steele's congregation.
This gift is apart from the distribu
tion of the same volume which the rec
tor of st. Luke and the Epiphany him
self made on Christmas Day to 800 fam
lilies of his parish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
STEPS ON BELT; INJURED
Mans Skull Fractured When He Is
Thrown Against Tractor

Stepping on a moving belt Howard
Kramer. of Willow Grove. was hurled
against tractor in operation and is
in the Abingdon Memorial Hospital with
his skull fractured and head aud face
badly gashed. He was unconscious for
hours after the accident. but physi-
clans believe he has a chance to re-
cover.
The accident happened at Overlook
Farms. near Willow Grove, where
Kramer was employed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
n MAKES FOR AUTO SHOW
Great Variety of Motors to Mark
Exhibition Here

Seventy -one different makes of au-
tomobiles, the largest number ever
shown in a single exhibition in this
city, will be displayed at the nineteenth
annual passenger car automobile show
in the Commercial Museum from Jan
uary 10 to II.
The exhibition is under the auspices
of the Philadelphia Automobile Trade
Association. There are fifty four diff
ferent distributors showing this year
as compared with forty seven last year.
Drawing for spaces for the truck
show from January 10 to "a indicated
that forty one exhibitors have applied
for space, representing fifty-one differ
ent makes of cars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Sharon Hill Wants Fire Auto

Plans for increasing the efficiency of
the Sharon Hill fire company will be
discussed at the monthly meeting of
the organization tonight, when steps
will be taken to add modern motor
pumping apparatus to the company's
equipment. Several weeks ago a com
mittee on motor apparatus, consisting
of William II. Duncan, John r. Bevan,
w. s. Atchison, w. II. Tosh and f. Il.
Stockwell, was appointed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
COUNCIL EXPENDED MILLION
Defense Body Turns Over Balance of
$412.77 to State

A balance of S412.77 out of funds
totaling more than $1,000,000 was
turned over to the state treasury yes
terday by Efiingham B, Morris. treas
urer for the Pennsylvania Council of
National Defense. Salaries constituted
the largest item in the expense, the total
for two and a half years being $377, =
1912. Expenses for all other pur-
poses were $1,110,554.31. The only
items besides salaries running over
$1,000 were those for local committees,
1926 ,9O0.01, and for stationery and
printing, $107 616.72.
The council was formed eight days
after America entered the world war
and went out of existence October 10,
1919
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
GRIBBEL AS TRANSIT HEAD
Former Union League President
Mentioned for Dictatorship

Another possible candidate for the
position Of director of transit was men
toned today. He is John Gribbcl,
former president of the Union League.
Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Gribbel had a
talk today but no details as to the sub
stance of their conversation were given
out by them. Mr.. Moore is still reti-
cent on the subject of the coming ap
pointment. and when it will be made.
The office of director of transit is the
only one in the cabinet of Mayor elect
Moore that remains to be filled and
speculation is keen as to who the next
director will be. There are a number
of possible appointees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
TRUCK KILLS AGED NEeREss

Mary Waters. seventy three year
old negress, living at Butler avenue,
was run over and killed at O'Clock
this morning while crossing at Thir-
teenth and Pine streets. A rear wheel
of two ton truck driven by Samuel
Shanknan, driver for James Wilson &
Co, 4G North Seventh street, ran
over her head, according to the police.
Shanknan was held without bail by
Magistrate O'Brien to await the action
of the coroner,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
George c. Williamson

George G. Williamson, aged seventy
two years, who died on Christmas Eve,
will be buried from his home, Manoa,
on Monday afternoon. Mr.. William
son, a retired farmer, for years con-
Quoted Il stall in Philadelphia market.
He was a member of the Haverford
Friends Meeting and a director of the
Media Title and Trust Co. He is sur
vived by widow and four children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
I DYING, ! HURT IN DUEL
Men in Pistol and Knife Battle oVer
Girl

One man is dying and another is in
a critical condition as the result of n
spectacular duel in the street with
knives and revolver which took place
last night in Little Italy"
Jcalously over n girl. whose identity
has not been made known, caused the
fight.
The men are Johu Tori, 932 Mont.
rose street, a silk weaver, twenty three
years old, and Salvatore Vacanto
thirty-one years old, 1909 Federal
street.
The men started to fight with their
fists. but each soon flashed knife.
Finally, the spectators saw Tori
throw his knife away and take from his
pocket an automatic revolver. Flame
belched from its muzzle and Vacanto
sank to the ground with two bullets in
his body. Tori at the same time lost
consciousness aud fell beside him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27

Two Philadelphians. officers of the
navy, have adopted the position of Ad-
miral Sims. who refused the award of a
Distinguished Service medal on the
ground that Injustice had been done by
Josephus Daniels. secretary of the
navy, in making the awards.
They are Vice Admiral Hilary L.
Jones and Captain Raymond d. Has
brouck. They will not accept the
Distinguished Service medal.
Admiral Jones is commander of Bat =
tleship Squadron No. . of the Atlantic
feet and Captain Hasbrouck is com
mander of the battleShip Minnesota
Squadron No. . and the Minnesota are
at League Island.
Following the report received by Sec
retary Daniels that two moro officers
had followed the action of Admiral
Sims, the secretary last night ordered
the Navy Departments board of awards
to reconvene January > to 60 over the
entire list of the awards and get such
additional information as any person
in the naval service may care to sub
NIT.
Daniels Explains Procedure
In revising the lists of naval decora
tions to be awarded officers for their
services during the war, the Knight
board. Secretary Daniels said today.
viii be Instructed to follow in general
ihe same poicy adopted 9y the secretary
IN revising the original llsts'
At the same time, Mr.. Daniels said
the board would give full consideration
TO the views expressed by Rear Adj
miral Sims and other high officers who
have objected to the manner in which
the decorations thus far announced
were awarded.
The secretary added that he hoped
the new recommendations of the board
could be approved by him without
amendment. The revised report either
will be sent to President Wilson for
final action or acted upon by the sec
retary on behalf of the President.
Jo,os u,;-st 10 protos.
,, -, ,.'t,.,
.;j WI; Danlels ios.n s Glsciosed thuI ne naa re
Wilson, commander of the Atlantic
neet ana formerly Gpmmander at BreSt,
ana rear 4dmlral Henry /. Mayo. who
coniinanueu tne Atiantlc Heet curing the
Dnar, sugportius Tue poSl'lou taktn oy
I'll I .. a. Siiio anu u.lie' 1liTets
VII viii 1i reiaIu 10 lnL uecoraItons, me iei
;ties a. tbe UnhIishod - ~ nd 'IeIua oao
,nendeI tha rn,,;a,,, ' "nu art;c,,Iar
Eases be made VI po' w '''"i
DEVELOPMENTS of today show that
Admiral Jones had protested IN Score
tary Daniels in advance of Admiral
Sims. Admiral Jonc7's letter bears the
date of December 16. Admiral Sims's
communication is dated December II.
Captain Hasbrouck said at Bryn
Mawr today he thoroughly concurred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
President VIII Observe
ODD Birthday Tomorrow

Washington, Dec. 27.-(By A.
P)-President Wilson will be sixty
three years old tomorrow. His
daughters, Mrs. William G. McAdoo
and Mrs. Francis b. Sayre, ex-
pressed desire a week or ten days
ago to be at the White House for
his holiday anniversary, and they
may come, The President is ex-
pected to spend quiet day.
Rear Admiral Grayson, the Pres
ident's physician, said today his pa
tents progress continues and he is
in good spirits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
P. R. T. WELFARE MEETING
sprouI, Moore and Alney to Address
$50 Delegates

Governor Sproul, Mayor elect Moore
and Chairman Ainey, of the public
service commission. will address repre-
sentatiyes of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company Co operative Welfare
Association this afternoon at a meeting
in the Clover Room Of the Bellevue
Stratford.
present, representing nearly all the TO-
900 employees of the company. Follow
ing the meeting the delegates will be en-
tertained at a buffet luncheon by Il. T..
Stotesbury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Man Jailed as Purse.snatcher

Penrose Brown, alias johnson. 1924
Arch street, accused of snatrhing a
pOcketbook from Mary McQuaide, near
Nineteenth and Chestnut streets, was
held without bail for further hearing by
Magistrate Mecloary in the Central
Station this morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
HOLY INN0CENTS' DAY
Many Philadelphia Churches to OBJ
serve Childermas Tomorrow

SSlNC SIl'ASl ila@ 'N''S''S"
Innocents' Day will be observed to-
morrow in many Philadelphia homes
and churches The third day after
Christmas has been known variously
for many centuries as Holy Innocents'
Day. or Childermas. in comnemoration
of the slaughter of all male children
under two years of age ordered by
King Herod in the hone OF destroying
the infant Saviour. Description of the
slaughter is given in the gospel Of St.
Matthew.
In olden times the day was consid-
cred the most unlucky of the year, and
no new business was started. In me-
dicval times parents considered it their
duty to drive home the lesson of
Herod's cruelty by whipping their
children on Innocents' Day. More re.
Gently the practice has been changed
into a froliC.
President Wilson was born on limo.
cents Day, and so was Thomas Hen
derson, astronomer, and Alexander
Keith Johnstone, geographer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Golf Balls Stolen at Club

Thieves entered the golf shop owned
by II. f. Jewson. golf professional at
the Huntington Valley Country Club.
Christmas day and took $40 worth of
new golf balls. The thieves broke in
through a back window. They also stole
two dozen members initial balls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Two Hurt by Falls on Icy Walks

John Jennedy, 116 Calumet street,
suffered fractured skull and cuts yes
terday when he slipped and fell on the
lev pavement at Ridge and Midvale
avenues. He was taken to the Samari-
tan Hospital. Philip Wiegand, 2946
Girard avenue, met with a similar acci-
dent at Girard and Ridge avenues. His
ankle was broken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
BIG DROP IN MORTALITY
Mortality Report Shows Decrease Of
100 From Last Week

Deaths throughout the city during the
week numbered 37S, compared with ATS
last week aud $50 during the CORE.
spending week last year.
The deaths were divided ms follows /:
Males, 1873 females, 1876; boys, forty
four, and girls, forty. ono.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27

Sam Bertoini, of 1104 Spring Garden
street. WIS hurled to the street this
morning at O'Clock when the horses
he was driving slipped on the lev street
and fell He was taken to the Hahne
mann Hospital suffering from internal
lnjnties and is said TO be in a serious
condition..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
CENSUS TO START FRIDAY

1886 Enumerators to Commence
Work in 18th Population Accounting
The fourteenth census will begin here
next Friday.
Robert ]. Keegan. supervisor of CEN
sus, 800 South Broad street, will send
out 1886 enumerators.
Mr. Kcegan expects to complete the
Philadelphia census some time next
month.
The first census here was in 1900,
when the population was 54.391. In
1910 the population was / $40 ,00S. The
census is expected to show a popula
ton in Philadelphia of about 1000 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Lawrence L. Bennott

Lawrence l.. Bennott, seventy years
old, of 2250 North Twenty first street,
who for more than fifty years had been
associated with the Charles Enue John
son Co., manufacturers of printers
inks, died yesterday in the jefferson
Hospital Death was due to pneumo-
layS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Caught at Door Of Wrong Room

William White Toledo, o., was seen
coming out Of the room Of fellow
guest at u Chestnut street hotel last
night and was arrested BY a house de-
tectiye. He was held in $1,000 bail bv
Magistrate Mccleary in Central Station
today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Lieut.. Commander Porter to Retire

Lieutenant Commander Henry II.
Porter. u. S. ~, retired. will be re-
lieved from active duty January s, as
officer in charge of the Philadelphia
Office Of the photographic branch, at
the Bourse.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
BENJAMIN E. Rroadbelt

Benjamin f. Broadbelt, aged seven =
ty six years, died suddenly at his home
in East Media, on Christmas Day. Mr..
Broadbelt, who lived in Newtown, Del
Quoted a large wagon building estab-
lishment in East Media. He was q
member and an active worker in the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Media.
He is survived by widow, two sons,
William Broadbelt. of Media, and Wal.
ter Broadbelt, Lebanon, Pa: three
brothers and two sisters, Alfred
Broadbelt and William Broadbelt, Me-
dia: Frank Broadbelt, Ardmore Mrs.
Phoebe Broadbelt, Burlington, N. J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Mrs. Maude A. Headley

Mrs. Maude A. Headley, probation
officer in the Municipal Court. died on
Christmas Day at her home, 1909 North
Twenty ninth street, following an i'll
ness of several months, She was forty
two years old
Mrs. Headley was assigned to wei
fare work among the girls sent to the
House of Correction and won recogni-
ton ION the able manner in which her
services were conducted.
She is survived by husband, Frank
Z. Headley, three sons, Justus, Charles
and Joseph, and three daughters, Mrs,
Janice Wilgus, Mrs. Edith NJ. Voll-
mer and Miss Machaele HeadIey, all of
this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
Albert z, HarnIsch

News of the death, in Italy, Of Albert
U. Harnisch, prominent sculptor and
former resident of this city, has been
received by relatives here.
Mr.. Harnisch was born, in this city,
where his father was in business.
Forty years ago he left Philadelphia to
study art abroad and spent some time
in Florence and Rome. alter he mar
red an Italian woman. Their only son,
Giulio, is q cellist in the Damrosch
orchestra.
Mr.. Harnisch, who designed the Cal
houn statue in Charleston, S. c., and
several other prominent works in this
country, was brother of Julius Har-
nisch, 1881 Thompson street, and the
Misses johanna and Annie Harnisch,
912 North Forty third street.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-17
SCHOOL OF MINES STUDENTS
ELECT ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

The students Association OF the
School OF Mines has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year
Ray Gilbert. president, Charlotte
Ormsbee, vice presidents John
O'Keefe. secretary and treasurer The
executive board OF the association has
as members the officers and the 1ol-
lowing committee from each class;
Fred Bailey and oscar Rheinheimer,
seniors; John Savage and Richard
Tighe. Juniors; Gladys Johnson and
Edward Kip, sophomores; Glen
Broderick and Chester wright fresh
men. This board has charge OF attn
letics and social functions Of the year
The FIRST social event OF the season
viii be a dance given the students by
the University club at the club rooms
on the evening Of October o.
The freshman class Of the school
elected Vincent Loose. OF Miami Arr
IONA. PRESIDENT Robert Mullen. o.
Alice. Texas. vice president; Alice
Jones. secretary and treasurer and
Harriet Heermans, reporter. The
sergeant at arms is George Mcclure
There are about go members IN the
freshman class this year
Dr.. Robert 2. Vinson, president Of
the University OF Texas visited the
school Thursday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-17

Whoever is responsible for the put
ting on OF the entertainments at the
Rialto viii have good reason to swell
his. or their. mighty chests over the
program playing there this weekend
Il is By far the snappiest bill yet pre-
scented at that playhouse Opeulng
with a clever comedy worked up 90
humorous cli1 axes by the musicians
IN the orchestra it proceeds swiftly
into one Of those current event reels
Ito be exact the Paramount Maya
zine-and here again the orchestra
scores with a catchy novelty during
the opening subject. a hunting scene
In this reel Us an unusually clear dem
onstration OF the workings of the APP
pendix. or TO be technical, the differ
entail. Of your automobile which must
have taken a world OF time ana pa
thence TO work out so simply and we'll
The vets slogan is announced Tor
the coming campaign by the way Of
-Jimquins' and the feature, The
Witness for the Defence" with Elsie
Ferguson In the principal role. IS
made startlinEly realistic by technical
director Kleiu's splendid prolog II
you have the least respect for your
own enjoyment Of the good things OF
life Won shouldn't Jet to-day. Saturday
or Sunday 80 By without treating