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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
lPaia No. 1

Paia troop meeting on Friday night
was a busy Eel All the scouts
were either preparing for or passing
tests. Troop committeeman Brown
Brown was present and gave the
troop a short talk on saluting.
They are now busy in getting ready
for registrating for 1922.
William Chalmers and John Santos
passed their tenderfoot tests.
William Homalu passed End Class
first aid and Philip Puliatchk COM
pleted bandaging for End class test.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-12-06
Snaps

The commissioner received a let
ter from the scribe of troop four, Ho-
nolulu and also short letters from
all the members. They were hold
ing a birthday celebration for their
assistant scoutmaster, Clifford Nc
Grew who was a first class scout
when the commissioner left Honolulu.
Many of the new members as well as
the old mes wrote to Pop in COM
memoration of Macs birthday. 1t was
a great treat to Pop.
A copy of the yearly report from
Honolulu was received al the Maui
office and shows wonderful growth.
Mr.. Robley the present executive is
doing splendid work. 1t looks as
though the Honolulu bunch are set
ting a record for the rest of the Boy
Scouts of America, to follow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12

Tense attorneys In Mr.. Handlan's office
last Saturday. and of refusing TO tell
what he knew Of the conduct Of the
election in Precinct until he cou!d-tei!
IL IN court.
Fremen are witnesses
John Lcih"r;. fireman At the Fort
Henry hose house. testified for the de-
rcnsc, that hc was on watch at the
time Of tho closing Of the polls. lie
SAID he was helping 10 clean up paper
scattered in tn" nose house, after III"
ballot box and equipment were moved
upstairs. and saw Rcssemer Nail.
Charlie Wurtzhachcr and 'Iad Wat
kns come down Stairs together anl
lelyc the building. going to surpe-.
Did YOU 500 Barley Thompson 2bout
the hose house that day. either before
or after IL" polls closed" HaEd.an
asked the witncss.
Yes, before they closed
"Whcre was hc"'
"Outside.'
Was the chief In the hose house
tina. day or tina; night"
NO"
Where was he when you saw him.
! "Out on the pavement"
! How long bc:ore the polls closed?'
Twelve or fifteen minutes.
Dean Saw Thompson.
Chester Dean. captain at tho Fort
Henry, also testified he saw Chief
Thompson outside the hose house about
fifteen minutes before the polls closed
Asked what conversation he had with
| the chief. Captain Dean replied
| He asked me how many votes were
! nol!ed. I told him. We talked about
other things for just minute. Some
thing turned up and I was called away
did not see the chief again that day or
night"
| CAPTAIN Dean swore positively that
he was within five feet of the door and
eaw Nail. Watkins. Wurtzbacher and
! Norton leave the hose house together
to go to supper
Cross examined strictly by Mr..
! Con,ff concerning the return first OF
Nall and Wurtzbacher from supper, Cap
tain Dean admitted that he was at the
telephone and couldn't see who the two
men going upstairs about o'clock were.
but that he called to know and was told
Il WAS Wurtzbacher and Nall. Mr.. Deans
inability to SEQ was attributed TO cata-
racts on both eyes.
captain Dean denied that Clarence
Custer, a Gilligan challenger. was put
out Of tho hose house after the polls
closed
Custer came over to me-" Dean said.
land told me they said he couldn't 90
upstairs. He said Mr.. Gllgan would
like TO have him go up and either help
count the vote or see It counted. I'm not
quito sure which he said told him I
had been a challenger several times. and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12
stack Of Ballots Signed

stack Of Ballots Signed
When the POLLS closed, do YOU recall
how many ballots you clerks had signed
ahead and stacked on your table"
Yes. there were a good many.
Coming TO the closing "t the polls.
Handlan asked:
Who burned the Harn;s tia: were
no. used"
II think John Norton"
DO you know = h" got all the unused
ballots OF the table,
Il do not
Where had these unused ballots been
lying"
"Abou: the center oc the table
You carried :Ee ballot box and para
pherna!ia upstairs. Did any city IRE
men. other than yourself. OF course. help
carry Il up"
Il don't think So"
Was anybody up there on that second
floor OF the hose house when YOU went
up. besides election officials"
No"
DO you remember who o. you eicc-
ton officials went up I" that second
d6or room where you were - Coun, the
| oailots?"
t.! know that Watkins. Wur;zhacher,
i Bel!vile a~d nvse:c w.n' W there"
Did Merton e. Ur""
| Il don't know sure ahou. that
After he hal:", bon and para ph"r-
malta were taken upstairs. what did
/ you d."
! II went IN Through N" bath room t"
|
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was never allowed to stay IN after u
polls closed. He went away.
Did Custer return later and 90 ~
stairs"
Yes"
Butts mo Choice DailoE
William Butts. who has twice testthso
in various Investigations Of the CITY
election. held May IS, that he marked
his ballot no choice between Charles
7. Gilligan and Chester G. Thompson fof
council in the Second ward. actually did
vote such a ballot, according TO the
testimony of two witnesses put on tho
stand by the defense in the trial OF
Fire Chief 4. Bur!ey Thompson lester
day afternoon. The witnesses who gave
such testimony yesterday afternoon
are G. W. Watkins and Charles Wurtx-
bacher. both Of whom were election
commissioners at Precinct 3 of the
Second ward the Fort Henry hose
house in East Wheeling).
Mr.. Watkins testified that he heard
Charles Wurtzbachcr discussing a bal
lot marke.. mo choice" for council In
recollect what was done with the bal
lot. II he knew.
Mr.. Wurtzbacher testified that. while
calling the ballots, he found one with
the words mo choice" written with .
pencil between the names Of Gilligan
and Thompson. He testified that: ito
the best Of my recollection. this ballot
vas counted for the candidates voted
for in the other wards and for council
at large. and the ballot placed on the
string along with the others counted"
1t will be recalled, from accounts OF
the previous sessions Of the Thompson
trial. that the Jury has been privileged
TO examine the ballots returned from
Precinct 3 Of the Second ward. and that
no such ballot has appeared.
Both Mr.. Watkins and Mr. Wurts-
bacher testified for the defense. as did
c. w. Bellville. an election clerk. for
the state. that the judges Of election at
Precinct went to supper Immediately
after the polls had been closed and tho
ballot box and election paraphernalia re-
moved TO a second floor room at the
Fort Henry hose house the evening OF
the election. leaving the ballot box, the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12

90 ,I eo,I tbcr we're having trou-
81, ,,.i,;., ,,.orLors and told him
,,,,r,I .,rv, u ,Lcy couldn't get any
,,,,,,,. -. .rG.t. al ,brre WIS To Il.
"y,,,, nav, ,.,, peculiarly appointed.
,bo , ,.,.,,r ,,rnirru,ut confirmed
49,. ..,,,.,.,, ..,,,,. ,,,,,, L,rrr, YOU were
>, .or,.."
81 diam, luuw ,h,.ut that"
"y,,. mann, i'm. yn;, ,Il not &c. a
,,,i.... r. ,.,.,,,, commitment through the
,.,I ,rJ ~, ouIy notice YOU had was
wr,, Tnn,rrxon told YOU day before
,l, ,.or"".
"I.l,,,'. ,f,"
",vbo., li1 Won learn who the other
rrerinr, officials were"
..r.h., ,,,,,rir, ,r IN, erection. when
,ho,. 49,, ,hnr,"
..Tror - ;us, ,r,h,av had como and
.,id y, wos an c,crtion official. you
,,,,,,d r,,,,, ,r..o,,,,L ME word for it,
"v- w,r,,h,rbcr svore us In. l
.rn,,so u, L,.u u.bo tho election Of
r,;.,. ,.,r,.
.,,o.,i.r,, sb,rn,v hv the
.,,.,.,,-r,r,, ,,o .tork Of I'M
,.,,a.. -, ,,o ,,,l. when
, - .,,...d ,,d was fnr,cd 10
,. t ,o--
~ ,,,,i...,,o- 1obn
'"'"'' II,
'\"''"" 'u'''N '''T ,I,., ,ho, ho
vas "'S'' ''"'!'',''' ~ ,,-,. yo,,-
va ""' MN" "''' ,,a, ,,oaa
Vile '"'''e "'|
rar"rS '""'u nave 'r'' ''''' ,,-, ,,,
ha'h'hann I'u '>''' as"''. '"''"e" 49,
! testimony concerning MS "P W ''''
toilet ana "a'Ar""i" anu '"e
upstairs after IN" polls were ''"Seu a''u
the ballot box taken upstairs
! why were YOU so raie:nl |" MAKO
this round" the prosecutor demanded
~ the witness.
II al not make round
lisa; it true. Mr.. Nail. tina; your only
idea Is 10 convey 10 this jury the I'M
preston that YOU covered all OF the
places where your chief or anyone else
might be in hiding
| Il wasn't looking for Thompson or
anybody else"
You turned on the Light in the rear
room when you went 70 throw that
piece OF newspaper in there? What
was that for"
: so l wouldn't stumble over any old
boards or rubbish in there"
! SmABnss at Nails Story
DO you mean to tell this jury, that
somewhere between 7:l7 and T;3o O'CLOCK
on the evening OF the Goth OF May you
turned on a light when. as matter OF
! fact II Is daylight until nine O'CLOCK
at that time OF the year,
II turned on the light whether IT was
daylight or dark"
Tracing with Nail his trip homo to
supper. and his return to the hose house
Bachmann said:
If Bellvi!!e says that, after taxing
the ballot box and other stun upstairs
you did not go down STAIRS ASan Ht@N
| the otherS' IS ne 'e'''"6 '"'
| went down slaFs Win l"0 ot.1'' o.
| 1hAt uoes" '
mo prosoeu'oi "as'-
No. ne - not .,, ~
I,b M did vOu1'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12
cross-E1amius wurtzbachsr

II was $50 o'clock when court recon-
vened last evening. tho delay being
granted by Judge Robinson 10 permit
CITY Solicitor J. J. 7. O'Brien 10 pre-
pare an ordinance for last nights ses-
sion OF council.
Charles Wurtzba cher. n judge In Pre-
cinct 3 Of the Second ward. was recalled
10 the stand for cross-eXaminat!on by
Attorney John J. Con!ft. special counsel
with tho states attorneys.
After tho count OF the vote vas COM
pleted, and matters closed np.' MI,
ConIr asked. was there a certificate
made up Of the total vote cast for each
candidate and posted at the door OF
the precinct"
Il don't just recall. I'm not quito
clear about that" Mr.. Wurtzbacher an
swered.
This certificate seems 10 have been
misla!d Was such a certificate. carry
Ing merely the totals for each candi-
date made up?'
ITO tho best OF my knowledge, Homer
Crago (then city cIerk) asked me TO
call out the totals but BellTlle did II
instead. Crago. rs I recall now, hlled
out tho certificate"
do you know how many OF those GER
tincates were signed"
ct don't recall"
At the request OF defense counsel.
wurtzbacher was permitted TO tell OF
being called into conference with de-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12


early ana sa down III ''''' "'''
nappet little while.
Did you Know that IN" '"''"' '''N '''N
been IN the hose mousse a.! r'fh''
No. didn't
DO You Know IL nov"
No
Arriving IN MS 'eSN''""E ~ III" '"'''
whore tn" polls w'r" prepared Ter '''
opening Ma was "HN'" -,
VINO p'ou"r'd Tue "'SS " '''' ''' ~
box
Mr., Wu';@ba'hSr opened III" box l.
don't know who h" got III" keys from.
when ih~ ballot box was opened GA
YOU notice whether the ballots wHr" ''rd
securely in packages. ~ whether there
were any loose ballots n ii" box
Il didn't mote" either way.
How many hHi'"'* WrEe taken "ut
ot the box
L couldn't say.
When the hour trr opening the polls
arrived. and the poll; we're formally de-
ria-ed open vha, DID YOU clerks do
about signing ballots"
w. h.ror s,rr,up bollo,s yo as 10 be
r.ady ,o- ~, >n,.rs when they cane.
.Dta anvhoav .,y ANYTHING 20 YOU
oha,,, .,.ri,c 49,, SOM, haI,ors".
"u.,,,,r, Io.L ,s ,,.-n. - d., :. and
., rno,,. ,o, ,h, ,n,,r.
~tIa1 49,, o,.an ...,,1 =. ,ou r,.-k
$500. , =, .,,,. ruin,a-,n.
.r,,, - ,,,.,.,. . ..., x.,or,.
e"'e !" CHS ""'N
ne seein'u ~ ' P''''E "''' ~
formed.
How MANY ballots "id H'u sign Wy
ahead
I don't know exactly re''E s'oo
stack
Where was this sack OF ballots
kept
On the square table" The square
table had been referred 10 n evidence
as the one on which the clerks worked,
while the ballot box. L was testified
stood on smaller round table.
We're they closer To y"u or 10 Bell
WILLIE"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12

(cout1nusd On 1aEs KiAs.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12

TINT they voted for G!lligan In your pre-
cine, when you only counted l20 ballots
for him."
II don't know about that"
You were 4 clerk"
"y.."
"And Won srncd the ballots which
werc used"
Yes"
"Was ,h,re .l!ffnrcnt kinds Of INK a:
TN, rrccinc,n"
we ,uo ho,,,cs ore blue and on.
h,ooL sic,ed soma Of the ballots
m'.,h rountein Non"
nidr,t Hire Own Attorney.
",yba o-o ,.o,r ,.tnrncysr" Rorhmann
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12

was never allowed to stay IN s3tsf u
polls closed. He went away.
Did Custer return later and 80 ~
stairs"
Yes"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12
Mall rot Concerned.

How do you account. Mr. Nail, the
prosecutor asked. for tho fact that 253
ncrsors come into this court and swear
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-12

tense attorneys in Mr.. Handlan's office
last Saturday. and Of refusing TO tell
what he knew Of the conduct Of the
election in Precinct 3 until he cou!d.tei!
II IN court.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-07-06

Test involving the effectiveness of the
airplanes and bombs against the naval
vessels have not been completed. Only
the preliminaries have been INDUCED in.
except for such satisfaction as can be
gained from the dropping of the cement
bombs upon the radio controlled Iowa
which represented an attack upon ship
as nearly as possible under war time
conditions with the ship directed so as
to avoid the attack so far as possible
without actually having men aboard and
without undertaking the destruction Of
the ship.
In connection with the bombing of
submarines the situation was somewhat
different and Simon Lake Of Bridgeport
may have more or less ground for his
statement when he says: "In these so
called tests the submarines are on the
surface and in effect decked up like a
/ race horse. They are made more than
ordinarily visible But in actual warfare
! il is possible to camoudage the subma-
rine so that she cannot be seen at any
Considerable height. These exhibitions
are comparable to fight in & ring with
Jack Dempsey tied hand and foot, and
a featherweight knocking him out with
a sledge hammer"
| Tests of the kind being held are bound
TO be subject to just such criticisms. Ii
/ is only possible to definitely tell what
can be done in war when dealing with
wartime conditions, but It is neverthe-
less possible to gain much valuable
knowledge as to the effectiveness of any
new war agent by just these kind oi
tests.
It has not been demonstrated that the
fn1val vessels have been made ineffective
/ by the airplanes. It is not certain tha
I the airplanes can locate and destroy
leven the submarine in war just becaus,
It did so a couple Of weeks ago, but it I!
known that they were employed with
good results during the recent war t.
that end and through the tests that ar,
being conducted by the army and nav.
planes many valuable facts relative tt
1.-THE part which the flying machines car
be expected to play in time of war arr
going to be established.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-07-06

port to set sail for America was no
uncommon event in pre-war times.
But the rural regions Of Croatia,
with an almost patriarchal or family
order of life, naturally betray customs
and costumes Of remote generations. AS
one writer to the National Geographic
Society put it:
In Croatia every village and ham,
let has its particular costume, So one
who knows the countryside can tell
at once the girl from Sussex from the
vineyard lsssie of ZombOr, and she can
tell you who has come from Ogulin,
where the moss grows heavy on the
roofs, and who makes her home beside
the Plitvica Lakes, the summer re-
sort of all Croatia
"A handkerchief, not a ring. is the
engagement present of a Croatisn
swain to his lady love. If he finds favor
in her eyes she acknowledges his gift
with an apple. Marriage is the Croat-
ian girls long contemplated aim. AT
seven or eight years she begins knit
/ ting stockings. for custom DEGREES that
the bride must bring enough stockings
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s,uoeLERs NOT AFFECTED.

much effect the imposition
new duty on imported liquors as
17ar the proposed tariff will
r7t Indicated but certainly it
r no new opportunities 10 the
who VIII have no standing
or any more than they do at
present time
duty can be applied only to Il
teat are used for medicinal pur-
That In fact IS the only liquor
r be- imported under the law. All
ror brought into the country is
violation % The prohibition law. 50
chicfy on the liquor produced
country for medicinal purposes
Che now tarit VIII have bearing,
90 Is possible for the bootleg
f r1rEier 90 consider that every
t s --E-n 90 sAut cut foreign
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-07-06

When AlIerton came home to dinner he
noted with concern that his wife looked
unusually wa-n. The tired lines around
her eyes made him wonder whether it
were really wise for her to assume the
care of the lively youngsteF they had IN
dertaken to rear
DO I look tired?" she answered his
anxious question. Il haven't done any
thing especially fatiguing. I'm perfectly
all right. 1 guess my hair is drawn back
too plainly"
look with any amount of marcel waves"
he protested. "Out with it Has the kid
been driving you distracted?"
'Oh, no. not distracted, but he has been
rather trying all day. 1 suppose was
nervous, for Billy isn't bad child at
all"
You know we don't have to keep him.
That was thoroughly understood when
we took him from the home. If he's 60
ing to wear you out, back he goes.
HE isn't going to wear me out.
must simply learn not to be annoyed or
distressed by disorder. You see, we two
grownups have lived 50 long together
without anyone to litter the house that
suppose I'm a great deal too fussy."
you've been picking up after him all
day. Has the rascal been into every
| thing?"
| Pretty much. This morning he pulled
bowl of cranberry sauce off the kitchen
table and. of course, covered the whole
front of his clean rompers. besides max
ing an awful mess on the freshly
scrubbed kitchen floor. l had no more
than got him into another outfit than he
wandered into the laundry and dyed him
self with the bluing that Mrs. Hodge lef
standing after yesterdays washing. Be
fore 1 could change his clothes again hi
sat down in a mud puddle in the yard
Oh, he was a sight 1 turned the watei
on for bath for him. and while I wa:
getting out his clean things he threw al
my silk spools from my workbox int
the tub and was simply radiant over thu
pity tolored sips
is that aIl?" asked AlIerton irenoeal
".
Scarcely You didn't escape his de
vastating hand, for he marked page afte
page of your precious English heraldr.
book with an indelible pencil which h
found on your desk"
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DISCOVERING THEIR JOB

, 'aThe Young vandal! TAis days reo~'
ord, with what's gone beferes convinces
me that he's a menace to our home, TO
the Iseaee and quiet Of ear lives. ] don't
wonder you Ieek as pale as a snoworop
tonight / guess we'd better send the
little chap back"
"Oh, No; I Wouldn't want to do that.
@VFe can give the h1haA some money to
look after him, and maybe some farmer
will adept him and give him mere room
for his pernieieus activities. Maybe if
| he had all outdoors to work in he
Wouldn't Tnuss up the house 50 thercukh-
| ly''
az wouldn't be harry = moment il I
! thought he was with someone who didn't
/ love him"
rvs only fair to believe that a farmer
| could leve him as much as we
| wen, 1 don't believe it," answered
Mrs AlIerton, with rather tremnlous
1 smile, which Anerton tried not to see.
Where is the young villain now?'
| Asleep, I think. / gave him bread
and milk and put him to bed early. To
| be forbidden to eat with US is the worst
punishment I can give him"
Yes, he's a seciable little brigand."
serm afraid he cried himself to sleep.
could hear him sobbing up to the mo-
ment before yen came in.
1T. wont hurt him any. Don't feel bad
about that Let's 90 up and take look
at hiEn"
/ Eyes, let's, because, you know, I think
perhaps he is little feverish from his
cold. Maybe that's what has made him
SO restless today"
Very quietly, so not to wake the tiny
culprit. they tip-toed into the sewing
room that Ruth had turned into a pretty
nursery The bed was empty, but kneel-
. ing beside it on the Aeor WAS Silly, quite
unconscious Of their approach. Mrs. Al
; lerton quickly put her finger to her lip
! and they stood silent, listening to Billy:
murrnured words.
Dear bod, YOU knows how aHf'ly bae
I is" he was saying. "FAAse, peAse
make me dood boy, if yeu possibly tan
And, dear God.' said Alle-tan ear
nestly, please make us good parents it
you possibly can
And we'll keep him."
: Always said AIlerton. Now let!
: snuggle the little beggar in. Hes gu
jcb.'-Chieago News.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-07-06
mn LYNcHrvG FICrRFs

According 90 the report issued by the
Association for the Advances
ol Colored People there we're e5
rr1 .n tre country during 1870 and
o. directed 20 the fact. because
nts a decrease from s5-in the
previous. a reduction OF n which
certainly cause for rratifcaudn. Tn,
te'y there are years when ira
lmnle Of previous years seems
have been entirely disreEarded. The
wrere lynch law was resortea to
much more near normal m 1920
r IN 1919 but IN this day and gen
che Efforts that are directed
- g. ought 70 result in a decrease
@ though % IS small. rather than an
1--lse. But with the figures Of either
r.rr presented there can be no surprise
l Che Increased demand that has been
rie f'r the enactment OF federal ieeis-
r--r 90 deal with that very trouble.
whether the decrease was the result
GA ewakencd public opinion or wheth-
hr7nened 20 be a year when there
less reason for a resort TO such
rrcls. for crime Is apt 70 develop in
GEL something that would require
fr 20 determine. bat when it is shown
t thc7c were IN addition to the s.
% lynehing the past year a. cases
re iynchinss were prevented it -indi
both a willingness TO resort e
mob rule on a broader scale 1.
art authority IS net shown to pre-
rr Dr. as well as a manifestation of tn
l authority n a large number o.
nr
-rary % TIE lynchings could have beer
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-07-06

the water trickles through and under
the limestone plateau of the Karst
region, a noteworthy physical feature
Of Croatia. And it is because parts
of Croatia are barren of soil that the
indigenous human product had to
transplant itself to subsist.
Another physical feature of Croatia
the bora, a violent northeast wind that
sweeps down the Adriatic coast from
the back country plateau seems SYM
bolic of the countries history 1t has
been said that Croatia was to Hungary
what Hungary was to the fallen Dual
Empire. For centuries Croatia strug-
gled to throw off the yoke of Magyar
dominion.
'But one should not conclude that
Croatia is barren or desolate. To the
northwest is the majestic range which
gives to the region the nickname of
Croatian Switzerland The plum bran
dy 'Slwowitz betokens the luxuriant
orchards of Slavonia. For the fall til
tie of the present component part of
Jugo- Slavia which formerly was a
crown land of Hungary is Croatia and
| Slavonia, having an area twice that of
| our MasSa chusettS and two thirds the