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Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
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NORWICH

Under the auspices Of the Christian En-
deavor society Of the First MAhodist
Episcopal church, a social was held in the
vestTy, Wednesday, evening, With d large
attendance of members and friends. The
social committee, Mrs. Richard Carter
chairman, was in charge of the following
pregr aInIne: Prayer by the pastor. Rev.
James B. Aldrich; song, Happy Greet
ing, all reading, Mary Smith, Mrs. A D
zabriskie; duet, lucky Home, Miss
Blanche Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler; rec
itation Miss Josephine Hill; song, Home,
Sweet Home. all plano solo, Miss Flor
ence Brown; song, Sweet and Low, all !;
piano solo. Failing Waters. and for an
encore, Loves Waltz, Miss Unabelle Har-
beck; closing song. God Be With You
Till We Meet Again, all. Various games
were played and during the social hour
which followed Mrs. Carter assisted by
Mrs. William H Whitman and Mrs. Chas.
Perkins served sandwiches cake and cof-
fee.
a business meeting Of the social COM
mittee was held Saturday evening. in the
| vestry, when candidates for membership
| in the Christian Endeavor society were
voted on and accepted. At this MEETING
| part of the time was devoted to sociabil-
! ity.
Having discontinued meetings since
January, the Scotland Road Christian En-
deavor society will resume services next
| Sunday afternoon. at the usual hour at
| the hall. The meeting will be ia charge
Of the president, Howard Bushnell, OF
oceuln.
Rev. Robert L. Roberts. D. D., paste,
Of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
will be the officiating clergyman at tbs
Sheltering Arms service Sunday after
noon.
Rev. James B. AIdrich. pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, left
Thursday afternoon, to attend confer
ence in Pawtucket. There will be no ser
4 vice at the Norwich Town Methodist
church Sunday. Rev. Mr. Aldrich is not
expected to return until Monday.
Spring birds are already here in large
numbers. The kildeer has been through
March on the Scotland road. where it FIRE
duents barnyards, and makes its nests il
pastures, 1t Is a we'll known bird and
can he easily told by its piercing cry. Tht
bird is also found near the shore 1t feed.
jik0n Injurious .i\eacJa. The stomach
df one sliAer contained hundreds o.
larvae of salt marsh mosquitoes 1t eat!
many varieties of weevils, also leaf bee
ties.
| The red-winged blacldbird has beer
about for come time. This bird feeds 4
ipart on harmful insects; but also like,
grains, especially oats. For a week O,
more the familiar song of the meadow.
lark has been heard in pastures and il
Lowthorpe Meadows. The phoebe is here
one of the most Useful of native birds
The fox sparrow has come from its wintei
home in the southern states. The plumag
Of the fox sparrow is bright reddish browr
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
WIkLIMA NTIC.

.t
Reynolds. PAS va0ty street; Archie J.
Rbod, 1912 Main street; Jay NJ Shepard,
1TS North street.; Raymond Sullivan, 116
Prospect street; jeremiah Sullivan, 8
Jackson place; John Upton, Maple ave-
nue.; Joseph A Vegiard, $40 Valley
sttett; Ralph H. Very. 719 Main street
Denny Vertefeuille West Park street !;
Stokes Watson, IS Chestnut street Louis
B. Wilson. 95 Bridge street, and Thomas
Wylie, % Spruce street
Outside territory: Edward P. Maven,
mrs. E. P Maven, Harry w. Maven and
Lsuis w Daniels, South Coventry; Ar
thur J. Vinton, North Coventry; Wilfrid
E. Burdick. Chaplin; John E. Johnson,
q w. Neuman and Charles H. Ferriss,
Ssorrs, and Fred L Burgess, Lebanon.
BowIers in Wuhnantic who have been
watching the contests between Fred. Du-
gas of TaftvilIe and Mckenzie of Moosup,
two Of the best bowlers in eastern Con-
necHcut, are awaiting with interest the
scheduled 20-game match between Harry
Noel, Willlmantic's best, and Mckenzie,
to- be rolled soon. In the matches with
Dugas the Moosup wonder won both 20
game series by margin Of one pin.
The game between Noel and Mckenzie
is for q side bet Of 5000, ad 10 games
viii be rolled in either city. At Moesup
Wednesday night in match game be-
tween Moesup and Willimantic MeKen-
zie's score topped tNoers S72 to AL, but
as Noel is good for O. better score the
match is sure to be close one On the
outcome Of the match will probably hang
other challenges for the honor of being
! eastern Connecticut's best bowler. The
local men back Noel to meet al comers
| a report eircu1ated about the citS
| Thursday morning to the effect that tht
| William Anthony house at Pudding Hill
| Scotland. was destroyed by fire Wednes
| day proved wrong on investigation
There wag fire at the home Wednesda,
night which slightly damaged the roof
but members CT the. Tarhin family, wht
occupy the house. with the aid Of neigh
-bors. soon had the fire out. The dam
! age was slight.
A large delegation frasn this city wen
to Hampton Thursday 10 attend the aue
ton of the household goods. livestock am
farming tools of the Ada A. Burehnal
estate. Stanton L. Briggs OF Lebanon
was in charge Of the sale.
The final session of the eitizenshil
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31

wHES FoU WANT 10 put your bust.
ness before the public. there IS no ufcdl-
Jim better than through the advertising
columns Of The Bulletin
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
NORWICH BULLETIN
Unlinaatic oEles
81 Church Street Telephone 1862

Chief Of Police Daniel Kiilourey re-
ceIved Thursday morning a. copy Of the
law sent out to every chief Of police,
raisctnsn and other court official in the
r,ats by Robbins B. Stocked commits
Flousr OF motor vehicles, relating to the
Issuing OF operators licenses to appli-
rsnts for public service vehicles, which
IN effect reads that no operators license
shall be issued to an applicant if he has
a criminal record or has not given salts
factory evidence as to the qualifications
Tor securing a license"
Accompanying the letter from Com
missioner Stoecl1el was a list of the pub
BE service operators Of the state, listing
30 Wiuimantic people in the public SER
vice class.hcation, as follows:
George A Anthony. 81 John street !;
William l.. Anthony. 133 Fa1rview
street: Fred /. Avery. s. Valley street (;
Amos ". Barber. 81 Church street; Hen
y Belair. Jr, 81 Jackson street; Henry
J. Blsnchette. 46s Pleasant street; Will
irid Il. Blauchette. IFS Jackson street ;
Fred Brewer. is Railroad street; James
=. Brown. 75s Main street; Albert Coutu,
g. Walnut street; Hormisdas c. Cyr, 96
HOPE street: George Dennis, SO Mountain
street: Frank j. Ford, 20 Windham
street Louis Belanger. 127 Spring
street; Louis A. Girouard 6sS Main
prser Rlizard Girard, 45 Union street
Waiter H. Griggs, SO Oak street. Fred
" Hsrricls, Is Hayden street; Raymond
s. Herrics. 80 Carey street; Eugene E
Hickey. 81 Jackson street Joseph Hoch-
berg, 60 South Park street; Clement
uurtezu. 219 Valley street John e
Johnson. IS Nortk street; Merrill H
Jones A Union street; john Killourey
e9a Il rt-zr- street Thomas II KfIlOureV
IS Un.on street. Fred LeClatr, ~ High
street: Harold c. Lincoin 50 Maple ave.
nue.; Frank Z. Lynch. Is Railroad street
T6ward r. HanAman. 64 Mountain
Etrect John hfarkaowsli, q Jackson
street; Theodore Marrotte, 40 Higt
1trest. Michael Mazzols, 951 Main street
Alvin Y. Nelson. 40 Bolivia street Sam
uel Perearo. 20 Union street; JOSEPH
Peek. I36 Chapman street; Charles A
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31

tlefeid, Ruth and Eva Cregan. Mildred
Olsen and Jennie Roi. L. NJ. Carpenter
Is treasurer Of the fund aud contribu-
tions may be handed to him, or any of
the solicitors.
DR.. j. Byron Sweet has purchased
Mrs. A. 5. Crawford the lot on Tracy
avenue and Mathewson street.
Miss Ruby Thornton, Mrs. Esther
Fitch, Mrs. Lewis Hewitt and Mrs. e.
NJ. Gray served at the meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist church
| in the vestry, Wednesday afternoon.
Thursday was winter day with freez-
ing temperature, sleet and Snow.
The Jewett City Bowling League fin,
| lshed in the following order:
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
FORECLOSURE SUITS IN
NEW SUPERIOR COURT CASES


Several foreclosure suits were includ-
ed in a list Of new cases for the superior
court which were filed here Thursday at
the Office of Judge George E. Parsons.
clerk of the court
Patrick L. Shea of New London sues
Benjamin Berkowitz of that city for
foreclosure of mortgage for $4,000 on
land in New London between Howard
street and Shaw's cove. The mortgage
was given July rs, 1919. with an agree
ment that $4,000 should be paid off on
Aug. Is. 1920. and $500 each year there
after 1t is claimed that Berkowitz has
refused to pay the city taxes and now
owes $500 in taxes, while other claims
include Hudson Tailors of New York.
lien for 500; Fremont Clothing Co. lien
for $3.50. Louis Dickstein, New York.
mortgage for $2.500, Wolfson Bros. Bos-
ton, lien for s3O6.36; House Of Won
Praag. New York. lien for s42s-S3; Har-
ter Columbus, Inc. Ohio. lien for 1915
Samuel Brody. New York. lien for. $3.50.
Abraham Bronstein of New London
sues Jane F. and Maxwell Silver of New
York. husband and wife, for foreclosure
of mortgage for 10000 on three tracts
of land on Tilley street. The mortgage
was originally given by Max Baratz on
Dec. I, 1919.
Ephraim. 1. Spitz Of Newark. N. J..
sues Liberman Sharaf and others for
foreclosure OF a $4,000 mortgage on Bel
den street property in New London given
July 26. 1917.
Wallace S. AIlis, executor OF the estate
of Thomas J. Wattles. late of Norwich
| has brought suit against Ray S. Atwood
of New London to collect a note for
three months for $1,000 dated Oct. 81
1921, given by Mr.. Atwood to Mr.. Wat
ties, and also for loan of $3.50 made
at an unnamed date in 1891 to be re-
paid within a reasonable time
The Credit Discount Trust of New
York sues the Alien Spool and Wood
Turning Co. of Stonington on three notes
which it holds Get. 3, 1921, for $500
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
! snlllvan. Vincent Mcsweeney.

Sullivan, Vincent insolvency. Ernest
Burdick and Bridget Setokowski.
A SURPRISE party Hns held at the home
of John Sugrue, 20 Maple avenue, March
20, in honor of the approaching marriage
of James Healy and Miss Martin. Games
and songs were featuresf of THE evening.
Dennis Haggerty and George Haggerty
sang a duet entitled HarveSts Moon. Miss
Dorothy Green and Miss Camilla Hag-
gerty- danced to the song Patches Others
present were Misses Alma Cardinal, Ada
Hewlett and Virginia Haggerty, also
Clarence Moriarty, John Ryan, Florence
Sugrue Raymond Jennings, John Sugrue
and Donald Conners.
Brief Notes.
| Interest runs high in the game between
| the Moose bowlers and the Kacey bowl
ers to be played tonight (Friday). The
MOSS. have an edge on the Knights,. who
/ until lately have been the undisputed
champions of the city. The Knights are
/ out to win and retain their record.
James Eillheuse and family and their
guest, Miss Gafford, visited, in Hartford
| Wednesday.
! Miss Florence E. Wyatt and Miss
sabra S. Stoughton spent Thursday il
/ Boston.
city Health ofleer Dr. W. P, $. Keat
ing reports II new cases of ceIitagieu;
diseases for March. as follows: Diphthe
stria 5, scarlet fever and pulmonary tn
| bereulosis 2.
Springlike weather of Wednesda.
brought out some Of the local hl1ers
Melvin Lincoln, Halsey Foss. Philip Parl
and Lewis Daniels hiked to Wolf Rock
in Mansfield, some three miles distant
and return.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Gervais C. Thompsel
4 recently entertained Mrs. Thompson,
brother. F. E. Bates, of the New Yerl
Office of the American Thread company
Special order No. %, issued from
headquarters, 7sth division, U. S. A
state armery, Hartford, assigns Seeon
Lieutenant Alfred Verle of this city t
communication section headquarters.
The Moose bowling quintet continue
! its winning streak and took two out Q
Il three games from the I. O. o. F. bowler
Wednesday night. The scores were:
20. o. F., 522. 4ss. 5ss-1e11; L. o. c
NJ 559. SCI, 561-1681.
i Elmer Nerten. who has been laid u
4 as the result Of a fall sustained ,thrc
weeks ago, is able to be at work again.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31

RidgefeId.-The Richard T. Murphy
property on the Braneliviiie road has
been sold to George Sheffield OF New
York city. Mr. Murphy and family viii
spend some time abroad. Mr.. shefeis
intends to live here most Of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31

and graiw. It's clear song is full Of melo-
Dry.
Peepfrogg were heard for the frs
time Sunday, March 2s, and every even
ing since their lively song has riva1led
the frogs of Old Windham.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-10-20
Press Paragraphs

Fred Anderson Of Weston was II
Athena, Wednesday.
Mrs. 0. A. Adams of Weston, was
in Athena, Wednesday.
B. B. Richards went to Portland
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cannon 1Mere
Pendleton visitors, Wednesday.
Ralph McEwen made business TRIP
to Union county the first of the week.
Mrs. R. R. Proebstel of Weston
was an Athena shopper, Wednesday.
Mrs. Ernest Zerba and mother, Mrs.
Hargett, are in Portland this week.
n Mayor H. A. Barrett left Monday
for Idaho, to look after his business
interests there.
Mrs. Ralph McEwen and Mrs. Hen
ry Barrett motored to Pendleton
Monday evening.
Mrs. A. c. Froom and young son
are expected to arrive from Canada
within the next few days, to remain
here with DR.. A. C. Froom for the
winter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-10-20

Winship.
Heretofore charters for First Nat
ional Banks have been granted for a
period of 20 years. Under a recent
ruling charters are now being granted
for SO years, and the First, National
Bank Of Athena has complied with
regulations to secure its charter for
the SO year period.
Mrs. Ralph B. McEwen entertained
Mrs. Therese Castner, of Hood River,
on Wednesday. Mrs. Castner is for.
mer friend Of her family, and was
visiting the Eastern Star as it's head
officer in the state, and was formerly
president of the Oregon State Fedora
tion Of Women's clubs.
A cylinder boring machine has been
added to the. equipment of the Zerba
Garage. The machine is very fine
piece of mechanism and is capable of
handling all sizes of piston bores.
Heretofore it has been necessary to
send cylinder boring work out of
town, but hereafter Zerba will do it
for you.
James Potts, who has resided in
Portland for the past three years, has
purchased the David Taylor residence
property in the southwest part Of
Athena, and with his family will come
here to make his home. Mr.. Potts
still retains his farming interests
near Athena. He is greatly improved
in health since leaving the farm.
/Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke ar
rived last week at their farm home
near Athena from their European
trip. Miss Dorothy stopped at the
home in California to resume her
school work, and Henry jr., remained
in Europe. Mr.. Koepke reports very
pleasant trip. with the exception that
Mrs. Koepke was stricken ill on their
return to the states.
/ Mackenzie Chapter, O. E. S., was
visited Wednesday night at the reg
ular meeting by Mrs. Therese Cast
ner, Worthy Grand Matron of the CT
der in Oregon. The visit was one of
especial moment to the local Chapter,
the distinguished guest winning many
friends by her gracious presence. AT
ter the session, luncheon was served
Mrs. O. O. Stephens, Mrs. J. w.
Pinkerton and Mrs. C. H. Smith act
ing as hostesses. The Halloween idea
was carried out in ices, cakes and
decoration, the tables being centered
with calendula. The hall presented
an appropriate appearance with aut-
umn leaves and yellow .marigolds
everywhere. /.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-10-20

The high school student body en-.
joyed weiner roast at Pine Greek
dam last evening.
George and John Myers of Walla
Walla, were visitors at the IRfed
Gross home this week.
Maurice Hill was down SMday from
Prescott, Washington, spending the
day with his parents.
Miss Maud Sherman has gone 10
Philamoth, in the Willamette valley,
where she will teach school.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold pastry sale tomorrow af-
ternoon at Watts & Rogers store.
Mrs. Alfred j. Smith of Pendleton,
has been guest at the home Of ~
father, S. S. Pierson in AthenaGthis
week.
Miss Lucinda Dell, who @ in her
Freshman year at University of Ore
gon has been pledged to the Gamma
Phi Beta society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton left
for Portland by automobile Tuesday
morning. They will return the first
Of the coming week.
Charles Mcfarland and Herman
Hoffman have gone to the Glen Ar
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-10-20
29 Years Ago
October 20 1893

Harve Whiteman has about 100
acres of grain that has been await
ing the sickle for 10, these many
weeks, and considering the low price
of wheat and damaged condition of
the grain by the rains, he has con-
cluded to let his neighbors cut it on
the "halves," for feed.
j. A. Gross of Helix had his left
leg broken in three places by his
horse falling upon him.
Clark Wood the East 0regonian
reporter, left Wednesday morning via
the Union Pacific for months stay
at Chicago and other Eastern points.
In his absence, Mr.. Woods work will
be done by John E. Lathrop.
Mrs. A. NJ. ellis has discontinued
her kindergarten school. The number
of pupils was so small that it did not
pay her for the time required to
teach the class.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-10-20
: High School Notes +;

~ The gate receipts from the Pen
dleton-Athena game last Saturday to
tailed one hundred and two dollars.
Last Friday football fans witnessed
an exciting football game between the
high school Scrubs" and the Str
graders. The "Scrubs" were victorious
with a scroe of 12-0.,.
A football game with Touchet High
school at Touchet has been scheduled
for November "a. and one with Endi-
colt, Washington, at Athena for
Thanksgiving day. a, /.
Last week the school house was en-
tirely empty twenty eight seconds af-
ter the fire gong sounded.
A volley ball arrived this week for
use in the grades.
A coat of tar has been put on the
school house roof this week.
School visitors this week were Mrs.
'Clremens, Mrs. White, Mrs. M;chener
and Mrs. Burke. IA
Six weeks tests are being given in
the high school this week.
Coach Basler and squad of fifteen
Whitman game at Pendleton as
guests of the two colleges. '
Several carloads of high school
pupils went to Pendleton to wit
ness the Whitman Oregon game to-
day.
Thursday evening the high school
students we're guests Of the Freshman
class at wiener roast at the Weston
Dam,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-10-20
Dentistry Not to be made
Light of

Your dental work. "eiher ee teeth
replaced account Of the loss Of should
and Of skilled denista reliable who will
times to recify trouble that may afford
take chances dentists not known tried
who ready day of the week. emergency
have been in the actual practice dentistry good
years. II need not experiment have work enough in
that patients will always find
day there And for the benefit of all those needing
living in Athena please let know when you liberal
discount will be allowed the price regularly charged
do all prosthetic work bridges
fc teeth of all kinds fitted and ade suit the mouh-and
onha the price charged by oher dentists Laboratory
work, he most important be factory"
do not experiment work here AOU 8r
DIR. A. C. FROOM Athena Oregon
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-10-20

r- So = s N.l4 =
bogast stock ranch ON the John Day
for a weeks deer hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Radtke have
moved into their new home on Fourth
street. This modern residence is one
Of the finest in the city.
Under the auspices Of the w. O.
w. splendid fight card was held at
Walla Walla, Monday night. A num-
Der Of Athena fight fans attended.
Mrs. Ernest Zerba and little daugh-
ter Beth, and Mrs. Hargot, her moth
er, left Wednesday in company with
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton for
Portladn.
" Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Douglas and
the children have moved into their
town residence on Fifth street, re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. HON.
er I. Watts.
A special meeting of X. of P.
Lodge No. 20 will be held October
rs for work and important business.
All members are requested to be
present.
Tonight the members of the local
Eastern Star Chapter will be guests
of Loyalty Chapter of Milton. The
Weston Chapter will also visit the
Milton lodge.
Mrs. Dean Dudley's home was the
scene of jolly meeting Of the J..
T. club Wednesday with Mrs. j. T.
Lieuallen and Mrs. Ralph Cannon
serving refreshments.
Mr.. Ernest Koepke, who was here
Tor several weeks, returned to his
home in Seattle yesterday, being ~
companied as far as Ellensl Org,
WASH, by his father, Henry Kdepke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Anderson and
Mr.. Press Anderson, brothers Of Mrs.
M. l.. Watts, who have been guests
at the Watts home during the week,
left yesterday for their homes in
Portland.
-. M. Gillis has been in Athena
this week from his ranch home near
Washtucna, Wash. Mr.. ellis reports
that the crop Of wheat in his section
averaged from 10 to 20 bushels per
acre this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce Baker have re-
turned from their trip to Steptoe
and Spokane, Wash. They will leave
shortly for California accompanied by
Mrs. Jennie Gross. The trip will be
made by automobile.
The Legion dance at Legion Hall
Friday night, did not pay expense by
$40, SO it is reported. Sailing's or
chestra furnished excellent music and
the greater portion of attendance was
from out Of town, so it is said.
James Sharp, who will be remem-
bered by many Athena people, is i'll
at his home in aPendleton, with tuber-
culosis. He has been compelled to give
up his practice Of dentistry in that
city on account Of failing health. j
Clyde Harris, of the firm of HM-
.ris Bros, box manufacturers ofMil-
ton, was in the city Monday. He pur-
chased a band of sheep from H. A.
Barrett, and shipment was made over
the o. w. R. & N. from this point.
Mrs. M. L. Watts and daughter
Vernita left yesterday for San Fran
cisco, where next week they will take
a steamer for Honolulu. Returning
about the first Of the new year, Miss
Vernita will resume her studies at
Mills college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Davidson, Mrs.
S. S. Hutt and daughter Ruth have
returned from an automobile trip to
southern Oregon, where relatives
were visited. On the return trip the
party stopped at Salem and visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
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The Churches
Christian Science

Weston society. Sunday ii a. m.
Sunday school, 10 a. m. North Water
st. Weston. Free circulating library.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Overregnlating Roads
Hurts Nation, Says Hoover

DETROIT, Oct. Is.--Too much regu-
iation Of the country's railroads ss
responsible for the inability OF che
roads to meet the transportation de-
rands Of the country, and this failure
OF the rail systems costa the producers
and consumers OF necessities Of life
sum equal To- the cost OF administer
ing the Federal government, Herbert
Hoover, Secretary Of Commerce, said
In one Of two addresses here to-day.
Secretary Hoover completed here q
series of speeches on behalf Of Senator
Townsend, who should be returned,
said the Secretary, because Of his close
contact with administrative affn;rs and
his prominent position in Congress.
Discussing the rail situation. Mr..
Hoover said:
every year there has developed a
serious car shortage, and as q result
there Is to-day In New York O 8 per
cent premium per hushet~on wheat For
export, owing to the inability Of thu
railroads to move grain in sufficient
quantity to fill foreign demand. This
premium does not add to tho wealth Of
the farmer, but is direct charge
against his Just profit