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New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

you'd find reference to the fact that doctors
seldom carry any means Of identification with
them. They expect it Of their patients as
help in of serious accident but doctors
are supposed to give advice not take it. So
must of them wander about and are totally
without means Of identification in case a taxi
hits thcm'
HAS a taxi hit this man.
My dear Watson, why do you give me so
much occasion to reproach you? Does he
look as if taxi had hit him."
'Wel our American cousins say that al
most any man in an English suit of clothes
looks as if he might have been hit with a
taxi, and this man wears particularly bagev
and Impressed suit"
At the word "American'' orr visitor ,ybo
had sumpcd in his chair in an Indifferent atti
tude during the first of our conversation. sud-
denly Strengthened up with a look Of interest
crossing his face
lie has had recent associations with Amer
ica or Americans said Holiness taking out
his own notebook and setting down the word
Yankees Then he said to our visitor:
New York's Jolly big town, isn't it? Big
buildings, high in the air-what?"
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
Fate Speaks From the
Lodgings Across the Way


While We were debating wha, vas 10 be ion
with our visitor in order that We might dis
cover his identity I rather absentmndeig
put the wax bust Of Homes IN the windos,
just as one would move plant or bit Of fg.
niture about a room TO get a different efet
TO my astonishment | heard bullet SIX
past me.
That's that confounded Morarty irg
again from across the way and of course kas
ting this bust instead Of me, as he's done BE-
FORE said Holmes.
The great detective knocked the ashes from
his pipe and stepped To the window. Not TO
be done in exhibiting nerve, though ! admit
that it occasioned some qualms on my part,
stepped to the window and stood beHl7l
Holmes We looked across the way, but could
see nothing suspicious III the house opposite
Most Of the shades were down. A maid was
washing one of he windows.
The rascal must be using sllencer again
or that maid would have heard hlm' sa'o
Holmes, renectvely Some day Moriarty ana
l are going to clash in way thar VIII ii'A'
better dramatic material than anything '"
have furnished heretofore.
No further shots came from across Ihe "'''
much to my relief, and we turned rack 10 w.
visitor, only to find that he had gone
We rushed to the stairway, bur there was u,
sign of the elderly stranger. Madly we dssns'
to the street, but he was not in sight, Lively
thing was quiet outside The maid across 'n'
way was still polishing glass fe"s4,D'.
dimly wishing that our landlady hao Su'D
real instinct for window washing. ;,
That's the trouble with rubber hee's' -"
Holmes, as we went slowly back to the iv'-
THE shocks that they save your spinai ssS's
are nothing to the shocks they give pef''~
who find other persons there when such o'n,, :,
persons shouldn't be, or gone when they SA''''
be present"
could see that Holmes was getting uv'
right disconsoate over his failure 70 hHu
the identity of our visitor. 1t would ne'ea ~
to have disconsolate detective on one hsA-
! can imagine nothing more trying. ~ ~,
solved to use every effort my cor'nohp's.
brain was capable Of thinking up IN ofoei ", y.
] might save Holmes from acute meiah'.'a -,
which always led to too generous use "
hypodermic needle and so much violih pi'''S
that the Iandady objected.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

For an instant our visitors eyes grew bright
er. 1t appeared as if he intended to speak
he leaned forward in his chair and cleared
his throat impressively and said:
Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen"
Then the animation died out Of his ewes
and his face resumed its former expression.
His hand, which had been raised so impress
slvely, wavered and dropped at his side
This chaps been used to addressing audi
ences quite recently observed Holmes. smok-
ing furiously. "Mixed audiences, thew must
have been, too, Watson. Didn't you notice
that he said ladies and gcntlemen'?"
Cant say that I did, | replied, fibbing
atroclously, as | was compelled to do MANY
times, for if let on that noticed all such
perfectly apparent things Holmes would get
the idea that almost anybody might be a de-
tectlve and would quit the business which wac
bringing both Of US SO much pleasant nnh.
lcity.
"Well, don't think there's much donht
about it. This chaps been talking to noon,o
lots Of them--and it wouldn't surprise ma if
he'd been talking to Americans. What do
you know about America Watson. that m;oht
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
By FREDERIC F. VAN DE WATER

hand and drew from its scabbard his mighty
scin1tar
ana on It's blade were runes which he alone
might read, and he pondered on these fer he
hao let the weapon lie idle many years, so that
1T had rested in it's sheath even whom o+hoxs
drew their blades in a rghteons ca,,ao
linen said the Sheik ul Islam to Will ;bn
nearsC: Behold 1t is time that | Jared forth
once more to the field of battle and o,o,
"heimed the enemy and gained the sno;l
thereot. The days of the Sultan Nathan the
curious are numbered, and | shall overthro,v
MN and reign in his stead"
But Will ibn Hearst spake to the Sbo;l NJ
islam, saying: "Consder, oh Sheik tbv hot
t,'e average as warrior and overthrowcr of
WY ."eines' Ao the present moment it standeth
/" '"e eStlmate of careful compilers at ex
"0uy 'ooo' l"1ce hast thou sought to become
O"!'ph Oh thls city, twice has thou endeayored
~ oe ou1tah and reign at the wells of ALBANY
ct the sands of bye-gone votes lie deep over
my endeavor and bury them utterly and
mercifully." A
Then quoth the sheik ul Islam to Will Inn
Hearst: ''
All this may be, but behold the temper Of
the electorate changeth. Shall | fail whore
the good Caliph Hylan of the Ruddy Counte-
nance hath succeeded? Behold, if he can Oh
tain margin of 417,ooo may not even COL
lect majority?"
And Will ibn Hearst replied to the she;k
ul Islam:
There is truth and wisdom in thy reason.
ing" o"'
Ihen lifted up the Sheik ul Islam his voice
and cried aloud 80 that the minarets Of the
city trembed
Allaho Akhbar. Who shall trample the
Sultan Nathan into the dust? Who is the
aeayeQ'esnt lesdex Of the faithful? Who hath
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

NONS OF the sword, rally to the green
banner Of the faith! Proclaim the
~ jihad OH ye mullahs, and fire the
bosoms Of all true believers with the
flame for holy war. Let the spears gather
and the boWmen assemble. Let ruff1es be
sounded on the tanlbours of battle: and Lot
fourlshcs of the sackbut and the dulcmer, the
cymbal and the fife, sing the song Of strife.
Allaho Akhbar
Gather, oh, We warriors ALL and, so that the
souls OF We may be lgnited for carnage give
ear to a tale of valance and derringdo told
by the Sultana Shahrazad to her lord, Shah
1yar, king of kings, even the thousand and
tftleth tale of the Sheik ul Islam. Will ibn
Hearst, and how he drew his stainless scim.
'tatr against the forces of niouity.
For it came to pass in the fifth wear Of the
FRONT that the soothsayers of Islam ran
through the streets Of the city crying aloud
that disaster portended, for the moon drjnned
blood and the heavens were filled with aupu-
rlos OF war. And mullahs in the mosn,e
breathed deep of the hemp fumes, and the
spirit Of prophecy descending upon them, pre-
dicttd that the Sultan Nathan the Curious
who had long ruled over all the land, should
be toppled from his throne.
Then hearkened the sons of Islam ia the
predictions of carnage and the lust for hattie
kindled IN their hearts and they said one to
the other:
Who shall lead US into battle against the
Sultan who hath oppressed this land too
long,"
But no man answered them.
Now Will ibn Hearst, the Sheik nj Islam
safe IN his castle and communed with him
self. And presently he stretched forth his
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

T HAD sat for considerable time in the
familiar lodgings Of Sherlock Holmes in
~ Baker Street, waiting for the great de-
tectIve.
Tie fact that it was an hour or so beyond
the time OF the appointment made me wonder
what had been keeping Holmes. who, among
his other obtrusve virtues, had made rather
an exceptionally disagrecable star feature of
punctuality. Consequently, being bit un-
punctual myself, it was matter of some small
enjoyment to be able to sit there counting of
the minutes which brought no Holmes.
Every detail Of the great detectives apart.
nnent impressed itself upon me--the worn car
pet, the Persian slipper in which Holmes kept
his tobacco, the wax bust of himself. the vio-
lin for which | was eternally going out and
buying L strings and the hypodermc mate
rials which l was always tempted to use but
always feared to tosch lest Holmes should
catch Inc in the act.
l could hear Holiness andlady Mrs Hud-
Eon, moving about downstairs Landiadies are
usually moving about, but if you get one who
is not restless she is pretty certain to sing
which is worse.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28
What the Telephone Yields
Concerning the Elderly Visitor

Besides, had been getting rather s''''
ing presentiment.
'I'n, going to call up the big lecture pu,e.
in town and find out just what hhgli'': =.
have been lecturing in America on spif'''''-
lately" | said. III
Rather stodgy idea, l think coi'm'''
Holmes, "but go ahead" -
called up the bureaus and the seconu '
gave me the information which dreaoeu a
Holmes, we're done up completely !,
"This lecture bureau informs me that ." :.
thur Conan Doyle has been ecturing on Sp''
ualism in the United States of late.
Holmes turned pale.
"Impossible!'' be exclaimed. "a
"No lecture subject is impossl"s
America"
II didn't mean that, of course. ~
Americans will pay to hear talks on s'D'
New-York tribune., 1922-05-28

CONs OF the sword rally to the green
banner of the faith! Proclaim the
~ jihad, oh, ye mullahs, and fire the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
NATURE and Time OF CONFERENCES MUST Be
SPECIFIED IN CALLING COUNCIL TOGETHER
MAYOR THoNER MAKES STATE
MENT CONCERNING MEET
INGS IN THE CITY MAN
AGEE'S oYTICE.
Always Called at Suggestion of a Mem
Der Of Council.

Mayor Thomas F. Thouer last night
stated he would not call any more con-
ferences Of council. to be held on Tue'-
day evenings previous TO the regular
sessions. Mayor Thoner made this state
ment after being asked IL he had heard
OF objections concerning the conferences
In tho city managers office,
II have never called a conference m
the city managers office unless at the
suggestion of some member of council
said Mayor Thcner. II nave heard or
objections by many citizens, concerning
the meetings In the city managers otfiSe
and feel that the objections are juSu
fled.
'"Tha rules or council prohibit com
m!ttee meeting previous 70 the regular
session OF council. This rule has not
been violated. however. as In each IN
stance. these notices stated the meeting
In the city Managers office was "coa-
ference and not committee meet
ing"
IF member OF council requests me
20 call conference in the city man.
ayers office giving the nature or the
business to be transacted. and tho time
OF meeting Is not on n Tuesday evening
before council. then cannot help from
calling the conference. The purpose OF
the conference must. however. be spec'-
fid" said Mayor Thoner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
Penitentiary Officials
Guests of Kiwanis Club

Warden J. T. TerrilL OF the Mounds
willie penitertiary. and a number OF or
flcials, were guests OF tho local ki-
wants club at the nOOu-day luncheon
Yesterday at tho McIurc. Accompany
ing Warden TccriI were: Harry Holt.
OF tairmopt. ono OF The Inmates OF the
prison. the warden's secretary. Mrs.
Pcarl Stultz. Miss Margaret Stgafooss
and Prof. Wallace Smith. Pete HaSsr-
stick, of this city. who has been in
charge OF recreation and the minstrel
shows at the prison. WAS also present.
The meeting was turned over to Mr..
uabcrsiick by Douglass Nass. president
OF the club Mr. liahcrstick. in brief.
told OF the work being done at the
prison. lie explained the prison mag
azine. Work and Hope" and said II
was coming right 10 the front since It
was started three years ago through
the efforts Of IL. &. Ogden. Wheeling
publisher He said MIR. ogden had
presented the prison with the press that
prints the magazine.
Mr. UabsrStiCk presented Harry Holt.
who rendered several musical numbers,
Holt is song writer as well as
musician and leader and director or the
prison band My IVES, Virginia Rose"
was one Of tho songs sung.
Warden TcrriIl was given great
ovation by tho kiwanians. IIc said ia
had no message. although he has been
kept very busy trying 10 figure out
how 10 take care OF the 1890 prison
ers. in the peujtcntiary. He said II was
his opinion that the state should have
another institution whereby they could
take care OF large number of prison
erS who are S"nt up from the, various
courts 70 serve short sentences.
Mr. Ogden was then called upOa. and
briefly told tn" klwauidns that Il was
his bclicf that - 4 law wore passed 50
tina, tho governments would have an
nppor,un;,v :" suspend - N"u,"nr". pro
v;d;ry that 'hc person convicted woui'i
rroruiss 70 lir" ~ 10 no laws or the
stat" aud federal government. = would
n.lp cut down tho prison population
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
FIVE GARAGES
FOR WHEELING
City Building Clerks Grants Garage
Permits Amounting 70 5000
Other Permits.

we permits To" the erection % gar
ages were issued yesterday by cry
Permit Clerk !. Qulrn. They were:
Edward KRAFT for tn" erection Of Z
frame garage at 40. - Th!rty-ctShth
street. Cost SlTi.
C'>rrl ITahcrfic'd for til" raraG" 1T
r.lghty-siA '"al atrc"i. cost $l7|.
Charles NIrkcrSon for frame garage
on Kruger strccr. Elm Grove" Cost
$500.
William s. Morgan for frame garage
at GreEEsvllc cost 500.
4. y. Stcrrnr Tar fran" garage nj
No 80 Avrnu" {. Elm Grove. Cost
5000.
Louis Diss of 222S Eoff street. was
issued q permit 10 erect steps extending
'hrcn fcnt onto tho sidewalk.
William l. Rep was granted per
,rit for tho construction Of concrete
wall at Fourth street and National
road Fulton. at an estimate cost 81
S7nn. TIL" wall will he IS fee; long
q feet high. 50 inches a. lAse and II
inches at top.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
GRANT FIFTEEN
DIVORCES HERE
SEVENTEEN COUPLES ASKED THAT
rH1 'HoLY BONDS OF MATRI-
NoNY" BE SEVERED.
TWO Cases We're Dismissed when the
Couples Kissed" and Promised to
Give Happily Eyer Afetr."

After many months OF married bliss
the honorable Dan Cupid went astray
and seventeen couples appeared In CIR
cult court yesterday afternoon and ask
cd that tho Holy bonds OF matrimony'
DE severed.
judge r. VI. Addleman presiding with
all the dignity that goes with his court
duties listened TO tho many tales of w""
as told by WHEY and huhv. Fifteen
separations were granted.
Dan Cupid still had some effect on
the other two couples and they agreed
TO let oy-gones DO hySOnes. They htt
the court room with the promises thcy
would try and live happily ever attHr
Their cases were dismissed.
l. Age II seems doesn't matter to TINS
little fellow. as was shown in one case
when a slip Of a girl asked annulment
Of her marriage 10 a man somewhere IT
tho twenties. It's arrow did not nave
any great effect With tho other four
eten couples AZ none of the applications
for divorce were contested.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
WOMAN WATCHES
BURGLAR RANSACk

To" frightened To oven rn|" or 'r'
ont au alarm. Mrs. Thomns Rcaiir ~
awake In bed N h"' I'm court h"m"
Yesterday mornin. ,,,",' &c "'h .'1A
watched = hurG,a" yau'a"h i"" room
?nd that Of ncr husband.
The man escaped with Scala: foH.e
were not notified until O'CLOCK ana al
though an investigation WAS maze no
arrests resulted.
In h"r story to tn" police MIS- hea'-
,io said shn heard an automobile stop
in front Of her home. Later Sh" hcdIn
A man enter but vas too 1r'sh'o'tu ="
awaken her husband Wh" "aA S'e'p
ing in tho next room.
The burglar finally entered h'r ro"n'
and approaching III" bed f"'' n,,oer Inc
pillow IN search Of money, Hnr rseu
smclicd the heavy Whisky !ahcn o'''' u"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
final PROMENADE OF
STYLE SHOW TODAY

THIS afternoon. from TO o'clock.
will be held the final promenade OK the
Fall style Show at tho Geo. R Taylor
Co. Store. As an entertainment II mas
besn greatly appreciated and the attend
ance has bean limited only by the ca
pacity OF the large Main street room.
Mango's Jazz orchestra has added no
little TO the event. and Will perform At
tho noon exhibition today as we'll as In
ne afternoon. and where II Is Just "a
convenient. patrons are asked to attend
the noon display when there Is moro
room.
The presentation is arttstically sue
cess. and considering that tho primary
idea is to get women thinking on eco
nomical lines rather than on unusual
expenditure Il is remarkable.
One is so accustomed To associate
high prices with what Is individual aud
excellent that the prices borne In the
hand OF the model and referring TO the
garment worn are pleasing surprise.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
COUNTY COURT


John J. MathISnn appointed guardian
or Marcrinc cecilia Woods. II years
old. Bond $1,000.
Deeds Recorded.
Charles A. Reichcrtor and wife :
George ". Clemars tractor land m
RoEgs Home Farm in Philadelphia dis
triCt.
Katherine e. EbbertS and husband 10
Agnes Jane Howard q lot adjoining the
Howard Place in Pleasant Valley.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
BODY OF M|SS|Nk DECKHAND
FOUND IN MU5MNGUN RIVER

fcl from tho steamer Will" ""r"i"c
ABOUT ttc deck aud "a h" C"u.d not
swim drowned,
ro,.r" questioned The CAPITA" at IA"
Steamer Liberty when = d""krd late
YESTERDAY and We're :uformci that sew
cral days ago a uIam applied for a job
as deckhand lie gave his name rs
Davis SIX and claimed WhcclinS as MS
home town.
Til. man was experienced n tho work
and Just before the boat arrived at
Gayport Landing he asked the captain
when hc could get his money, lie was
Tod he could got Il Whom 'hc ""at
landed. Six helped III unloading mo
boat and was missed 10y other d"chhandS
after leaving Gayp"rt.
The captain. thinking tn" man would
hardly leave without getting HIS pay,
notified the TaucSrjllc police. witch re-
suited In the finding Of his body.
Wheeling police have been una"I" ."
find any trace of the mans relatives ~
this city and the body Is h"tng hold ~ u
Zamesv:llc morEuc pending further m
IYest!gation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
NAN GIVING NAME OF DAVIS SIX
FROM WHEELING DROWNED
WEDNESDAY IN UN-
KNOWN MANNER
WAS EMPLOYED LAST WEEK AS A
DECKHAND BY CAPTAIN OF
STEAMER I IB n TX
SEEKING RELATIVES

Tho body % Davis SIX. - years old,
OF Whecltng. as found IN the MusStnGun'
River Yesterday morning. near Gay port
Landing. Ohio
Attaches o' the Steamer Liberty "''
Tuesday notified GAINESVILLE. OHIO. aU-
thorit'"s that Six. who WAS emp'1ycd az
a dacEhaud. VAS missing aud asked that
an vcStigatiou Nc made as TO his
Whereabouts.
chief o: Police John After. Of Zanes-
r'lie, Ohio. notified the Wheeling police
Yesterday afternoon that tho body of
Six had been found IN The river between
Gayport and the H"ck Provision Com
pany'S landing east Of GAINESVILLE.
II Is believed that Six in some manner
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
HELPED HIS BAG,

Eachachc. rheumatic pains. dz2iros -
and blurred vision are symptoms o,
Kidney trouble. My husband had n
bad back" writes Mrs. VI. Mccullough,
Easson. Ia When he sat down he
could hardly get up and hen Ne would
be drawn over TO one side. lilo tried
Foley Kidney Fills and they cured him"
Foley Kidney Pills quickly relieve kid.
.ncy and bladder trouble. Sold Every
where.-Ady.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
.BUCHWALD TO ARRIVE
TODAY FROM CAPITAL

Word comes from Washington. Il. G..
that United States Marshal Louis Ruch-
valid and Earl Pettcord, both "c this
city. left Washington yesterday after
noon in an automobile cnroutc TO Wheel
ing
Marshal Ruchwald and Mr.. rctticord
have been IN Washington for several
DAYS. but whether their business WAS
official Is not known.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22
$4,000 SUIT OPENS
IN CIRCUIT COURT

The case Of W. l.. Smith ard Hart
Morris, doing business "a til. Morris
Extra Gallon Valve Company. against
tho wheeling Machine Product Com
pany, for $4,000 alleged t" be due on
goods sold. opened in circuit court late
Yesterday afternoon. before Judge j. b.
Sommervtlle.
The plaintiff on July !. 1921. was do
ing business at No. 81 Tenth street and
claims to have sold TO the defendant
company goods. wares and chattels
amounting to 10000.
The Jury Is composed ot: Albert L..
Meyers, w. r. Hilton. John +. Ness.
Joseph s. R!ne. George 3. Hervcy. w.
II. D!ngcr. Walter r Hilton. w. Il.
Downs. II. J. Humphrey. \. l.. Duras.
John Brill and Nathan Harrison.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22

~ tho maraudcr as he fumblcd under
lrr pl.t"w.
Leaving tho side Of hcr bed lie went
- tn. ,ir,s"cr. removed a revolver ana
went iu,r her husbands room where
rh, m"mr' was found. She later heard
him leave tho house and heard the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-22

noise caused b. the automobile in start
ing again.
No, until long after the burglar hao
gone did she have enough courage 20
Icayn her bed and awaken her nus
| band.
The Owosso times., 1922-05-19
Try The Times for your
Job Printing

al have taken several bottles Of Pe-ru-na
and ind IL a great benefit. had painsin
my stomach and bowels, but by the use OF
Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin, 1 am well and
strong again. always keep q few bottles
in the house." MRS. OsoAR GRAY.
X, d No. 2, Box 10,
Nichols, Iowa
The Owosso times., 1922-05-19

In the matter Of the estate Of John Tyrrel
deceased.
We. the undersigned having been appointed by
for the County Of Shiawassee. State Of Michigan.
Commissioners to receive. examine and adjust all
claims and demands Of all persons against said es-
the State Savings Bank in the City of Owosso in
said county. Monday. the 26th day of June.
A. ID. 1922. and Monday. the 18th day Of
August. A. ID. 1922 at ten o'clock in the fore
noon Of each of said days, for the purpose of re-
ceiving and adjusting all claims against said estate
and that four months from the 26th day of April.
A. ID. 1922 allowed creditors to present their
claims to said Commissioners for adjustment and
allowance.
Dated the 25th day Of April. A. d. 1922.
JOSEPH II. ROBBINS.
WILLIAM F. GALLAGHER.
60 Commissioners.
The Owosso times., 1922-05-19
Conmis.ion.r.' Notice.

In the matter Of the estate Of Sarah Gallo
way. deceased.
the Hon. Matthew Bush. Judge of Probate In and
for the County Of Shiawassee. State Of Michigan.
Commissioners to receive. examine and adjust all
estate. do hereby give notice that we will meet at
the residence Of Fred w: Galloway in the
Township Of New Haven in said county. on
and ON Tuesday. the 6th day Of September.
A. ID. 1922. at ten o'clock In the forenoon
Of each of said days. for the purpose Of receiving
and adjusting all claims against said estate. and
that four months from the End day Of May.
A. D. 1922 are allowed to creditors TO present their
claims to said Commissioners for adjustment and
allowance.
Dated the End day of May. A. d. 1922.
o. G. PIERCE.
M. L. BITTELL.
7-l0 Commissioners.