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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
SHIP BLACKLIST
CHARGED HERE
Labor Bureau Says u. S.
Board DiSCriminateS
TAKE FIGHT TO CAPITAL
Man Discharged Because He
Sued for Injuries, Claim

CHARGES that the United States
" Shipping Board maintains n
blacklist IN Seattle have been sent
90 Washington by tho legal aid bu-
reau OF the Seattle Central Labor
council, OF which Attorney George
i. Vandeyeer is chief counsel. In.
vestigation OF the charges has been
asked OF Chairman T. V. O'Connor
OF the shipping board; Bert Haney
a member OF the board: Senator'S
Wesley l.. Jones and c. c. Din and
Congressman John +. Miller Of the
Seattle district.
The legal aid bureau IL interested
mainly in the case OF Captain u. i.
Eckhardt, formerly chief officer OF
the American Oriental liner Presi.
dent Madison, who charges he has
been blacklisted by the board, at the
instance of Washington headquar.
tiers, acting thru Colonel Robert
Watkins. regional director of the
board at Seattle.
Eckhart was blacklsted. II Is ad-
mitted in the boards correspondence,
he says, because, unable TO obtain
a settlement following an accident
at sea, he started suit TO recover.
The accident, occurring in storm
aboard the Madison. sent Eckhardt
TO the hospital for nine months. He
offered TO settle. the legal bureau
says, for his expenses, but was
turned down.
II is asserted that thc blacklist
extends to other shipping men In the
CTurn TO Page :, Column -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
EX-DeteCtiVe Must
Await His Hearing
Judge Gillian Refuses to Free Accused
Man Until Extradition Matter
Has Been Settled

DOSS c. WATSON. former city detective must stay in
IN the county Jail until eXtradton proceedings have been
completed in the $4,000 Nanamo, b. c. bank robbery
Judge Mitchell Gillian ruler Saturday. Watson is sed
suspect
Gillian sat special extradition commissioner for the
United States department of state motion by Defense
Counsel George Crandal that Watson be admitted TO bail
and that the bond be fixed at reasonable denied
by Gillian after argument by Cranda opposed by Bert C.
Ross and t. H. Patterson appearing special
sci for the Dominion Of Canada
An amended eXtradtion complaint filed in superior
court Saturday charging Watson under his true for
participation in the robbery He had formerly been charged
under the alias of "R C. Jordan"
While several witnesses here positive Watson
Seattle the day and night Of the robbery four and
Friday testified at Nanamo that the photograph of
Watson shown TO them that of the connected with
the robbery This hearing continuing Saturday with fresh
witnesses under examination.
Mrs. j. Jardne testified that the picture of Watson
that of the who told her to turn your back and keep
quiet during the robbery Charles Quennel who in
the bank, said that Watson according the photograph
was participant in the holdup The garage testified
that Watson the who had hired taken out the
used in the robbery shortly before the Stckup of the
Royal bank branch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03

urs a senior inspector. get
tins Es.zso year
Supervising the senior In
Hp~c,or 8 chief Inspector. got
ting $3.50 year.
Supervising the chief in
spsctor Is sup,. jackson, getting
IS 1000 a year,
Ard supervising Mr. Jackson
Is the mayor. getting $500 a
year.
Mr. Jackson used 20 he ON tho
state tax commission. but Sc not
known 10 have any Frcai Hpscial
technicnl knowledge concerning
public utilities or the tntricacic1
o. weighing and measuring
During ths timc he WIS on The
commission. however, he &C,
auircd n great deal OF influence
in southern Washington.
This influence. oliver 7. Erick.
son. former city councilman.
suggested Saturday, would have
been valuable TO the mayor had
the mayors dream Of being gov
ernor matcriallEcd. The dream
has been merely a memory for
10. these many moons. "a view
OF this fact. Mr.. Erickson. who
s. seeking 10 abolish Mr.. Jack
son BY charter amendment, con
fcases himself puzzled by Mr.
Jackson's continued presence on
the city payroll.
while the superintendent Of
public utilities" gets $1,000 a
year. Chief Mantor. Of tho fire
department. with 500 men under
him. gets $4,000 and has acute
shooting pains every time lac
hears the Jackson salary men.
toned.
when Mayor Brown has been
asked about Mr.. Jackaon'H job he
has invariably replied with 81
story concerning the efforts Of
'the interests to ruin tho city
except upon one occasion.
on this occasion the mayor
made a Commute eHtsmporane.
Gus speech concerning the ante.
cedcnts. history. general moral
ity and probable future OF Coun
Gilman Ralph Nichols.
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Main Street


Rev Ambrose Bailey. Baptist.
travelling the sunny side OF Soc
ond ave. Marion Dotsls, sales
man. buying chestnuts az the
pike Place market Robert
Triple. legislator. getting ready
10 20 20 Olympia next week.
Mrs. Henry Landes. wearing
confident smile around tho
county.city building. }. II. Oar.
lingion. city clerk. hustling
along James ~. G. r. Shepard.
lawyer. travelling south on Sec
ond ave. Prank Paul. commits
siouer. stirring around the
county-city building ID. X Hunt
ington, architect. enjoying the
sunshine on Third ave. VI. ;.
Wooster. deputy assessor. put.
ting things in order in his OF.
flee. John l.. McGnr. lawyer.
riding Ieary building elevator.
Percy :. Moore, printer. play.
ing with his Riddles on Boyl.
ston ave. y. y. Ferry, lawyer,
hurrying into Leary building
John Wilson, book dealer, dodg.
ing across at Third aud Pike.
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this year. the price is constantly advancing and the
supply can never equal the demand.
Oregon cannot stop seinng the Washington side,
neither can Washington abolish wheels on the Oregon
side. But we can and will abolish our wheels if you
will stop seining
Washington has many thriving towns and cities along
the big river The newest and of the largest is the
made-to-order city of Longview.
Let's give the fish chance to function as God in
tended they should to the end that the fish supply may
be ntelgently conserved. Then will have canneries
both sides of the river below the botteneck and the
world will have sufficency of good food at a
able cost.
have sir the assurance of the Oregon state fish
commission that it will, at the coming session of the
Legislature at Salem, introduce a to abolish
wheels at the boteneck" and create "rest area" at
this point
am asking you to inquire into this matter and, if
you agree with fish commission to to be intro
duced similar legislation at Olympia which will prohibit
sening at the foot of Cello Falls Then there will be
no fishing whatever there, and it will be indeed
rest area"
Hoping you will recognize the urgent need of the pro-
posed simultaneous action, sir yours hopefully,
THE EDITOR,
The Portland News
Portland, Oregon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
BOOZE PARTY DEATH
BELIEVED ACCIDENT
Six Held in Drinking Revel Think
Victim Took Poison by Mistake

A FTER n preliminary investigation
n Of the deah by poison OF Oscar
Oser. IS, during a drunken party at
1916 Eighth ave, Chief Deputy Coro-
ner Frank Koepfli declared Saturday
that 1t was his belief Oser had killed
himself accidentally, due to being in.
toxicated.
-Four men and two women who
have been held in the city jail since
Oser's death Friday night were TO
be released on bail Saturday even
ing.
When police received call from
the address. they found oser dying
and arrested Mrs. Frances Fuerst,
sister Of Oser; Mrs Vern Ventura,
Robert Nevers. Eric Larson, Jack
Hanson and Isaac Anderson, who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
APrtLand Editor Writes to Governor Hartley

A N OPEN Letter to Govenor-elect Hartley of the
n State of Washington.
Sir: The editor of The Seattle Star which is sister
paper of the Portland Oregon, News, has offered me
the columns of his newspaper in which to address this
letter to you.
Under the pact between the states of Washington and
Oregon no reform affecting the fishing industry in the
Columbia river which divides states for nearly their
entire length can be accomplished without simultaneous
action at Olympia and Salem
If the salmon supply is to be conserved, rest area"
must be created in the river at the botteneck at Cello
Falls
Washington licenses the deadly seines in this area,
and Oregon legalizes the destructive wheels
The catching Of Siverside salmon resting and trapped
at the foot of the falls is revolving is desruc
tive. Last autumn sening outfit in week took
300 tons of salmon from this
In the taking of these fish tons and tons of nearrpe
eggs squeezed out and the wading the bars
and the floors of the canneres stand ankedeep in
roe. a
The strongest of the fish thus caught would have
assembled the falls to lay their eggs in the gravel beds
above the weakest would have dropped back to quete
slower water TO spawn
The Siverside, sir, is valuable fish. 1t natures
every three years instead Of four in the Of the
Chinook The fishermen averaged six cents pound
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03

DoN'T follow the car tracks. -
~ ~ least. don't follow the Kin.
near cnr tracks In their present
condition. ihoyll more likely lead
you 10 the repair garage than home
in safety.
Residents OF Queen Anne hin who
frequent tho olympic ri. route along
tho Klnncar Park car line have
boon registering numerous com.
paints with Tho star az result
Of the removal BY the municipal
street railway OF paving blocks
along the car tracks. following the
recent cold spell. leaving series Of
ragged holes along tho street which
arc menace 80 tires and driving
safety IN general
Tho paving blociu have been re.
moved along olympic pl from
Third ave. W. 10 Tenth ave. w. NJ
irrcgu9r intervals. the most aggra.
waiting road condition being from
Third ave. W. 20 Fifth ave. w.
Recent frost caused buckling OF
the paving. raising the stones some
six or eight inches RIoyc tho car
tracks The street railway company
had men pick out tho blocks, which
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
THE STORY OF OUR.
WNMEXICAN ARMY.
How Inspectors, Super-Inspectors and
Superintendent Boss Thin Ranks
of Those Who Guard Scales

a ENCOURAGEMENT by Mayor Brown that he wishes
10 put the garbage division under the direction OF
the public utilities division started municipal students
wondering Saturday whether the garbage removal staff
is TO be turned into n sort of Mexican army That
army il will be remembered. has been famous for the
fact that there officers than in it,
The superintendent Of public utilities" is Clark
Jackson. The title sounds impressive but what IL really
means, mainly, is $1,000 n year for MIR. Jackson.
The department consists of utility inspectors
whose work under the city engineers division,
and of weights and measures inspectors, senior
inspectors, chief inspectors, supervisors, supersuper
yisors and others too numerous TO mention. In nearly
all other cities the department is an adjunct TO
the police department
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
BOY is KILLED
UNDER TRUCK
WHEELS!
Christmas Coaster Maaon
Carries Him to Death
SKULL FRACTURE FATAL
Driver Says He Stopped Be-
fore Boy Hit Truck

A CHRISTMAS gift coaster
n wagon. Friday afternoon car
ried s,yrar-oli Charles rNtten Lime
90 his death under The wheels Of q
truck "a 18th ave, and y Bo-ton ~
The boys death 'g the second traffic
fatality Of the year.
A Cascade Conf Company'u truck.
driven by Theodore isuforl. ia.s
Weller ~. was travelling east on
Boston ~ when the child coAsisd
down 18th ave. Hanford said he
stopped. but ths boz waE unable &c
avoid ne tstseA ara crpbe3 sAis
a rear wheel lie was talssn 20 thu
office or Or y. \. EWING. go5 Broad
way, and later 10 the Swedish hoe
pitul, where he died Of a skull frac
turc within hair an hour
The hos was tho ton o. Or ami
Mrs Nrn D. Lime. e9iS nth ave
h1uford was booked rs the police,
altho he b. not held wholly 20 blame
for the accident Hs was roleahoi
IN charge Of the coroner
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the police department..

There arc four inspectors iB
the weights and measures d.
vision They get all told,
$3.50 a year. Their main duties.
Il was said Saturday. are 20 80
around the city accompanied by
pound weights duly tested and
registered These weights the
inspectors place on tho scales
o. grocery stores II the re-
suit proves the groccr's scales
20 b. correct. or 20 be giyinK
customers overweight. the meet
ing between grocer and IN
spcctor ends amierbly II the
scales are not giving full
weight. there Is some small un-
pleamntncss.
This enormously involved and
dslicately technical work can
not. OF course. be performed
without supervision.
Supervising the four inspect
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03

have been thrown on adjacent park
ing s,rlpg. presumably awaiting re
placement Inadequate placing OF
red lanterns at night cause motorists
who are uuacquaintcd with the dan.
ger 10 drive into the holes causing
damage TO their machines and en-.
daagering life and limb,
Saturday morning there were but
three red lanterns counted along tho
whole distance from 10th TO Third
aves.--one OF which was burning
the other two being broken.
Two years ago. say residents OF
that section. the same thing hap
pencd and a long time elapsed before
the paving was replaced. They dc.
voutly hope Tor a speedy remedy TO
the present complications.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
Wife of Congressman
Says She Was Snubbed
Tells of Family Quarrels and Jeal-
ousies at Divorce Trial

A LPENA. Mich, Jan. 3-Family
n quarrels and jealousies were
brought into the divorce trial Of Con.
gresham Frank d. Scott here today
when Mrs. Scott took the stand for
the first time.
While her husband sat mt small
table near the witness chair, his facc
buried in his hands. Mrs. Scott told
OF alleged Stumbling she received by
his family.
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were all very much intoxicated. ac.
cordiug TO Sergt. r. f. Newton. They
were unable TO give any statement
as to how Oser had taken the poison.
Saturday morning Koepfli ques-
toned them in the city Jail and
was told that the party had been
drinking heavily, oser had been in
the habit of taking is drops of a
disinfeetant for some ailment. Fri
day night he drank half a bottle
full in a glass, probably accidentally.
Koepfli was told
The SIX people who are held prob
ably will be charged with being
drunk, according to the city dry
sduHd.
oser was fisherman from Al
aska.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03
SCISCHO SENTENCED
ON NARCOTIC COUNT
Gets Six Years in Penitentiary and
Fine of $4,000

WESLEY l.. sCIsCHo. former u.
w S. customs agent. entered a plea
OF guilty to smuggling opium, before
Judge Jeremiah Neterer late Friday
and was sentenced to serve six years
In the McNeirs Island federal pcni.
tertiary and TO pay fine OF 81 900
scischo was convicted OF the charge
by a jury in federal court here. The
conviction was reversed on appeal to
the circuit court on a technicality.
Friday Scischo came into court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03

When we went to Alpens after
our honeymoon, Mr.. Scott's sister.
Mrs. Effie Mccain. refused TO kiss
me-" Mrs. Scott said. Even in the
early days OF our marriage, was
never taken into the Scott family
and treated like a member
The largest crowd since the trial
opened Monday afternoon crowded
and iammed the small court reom.
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and changed his plea to guilty and
was sentenced.
Scischo was indicted in 1928 when
l75 tsels Of opium he had attempted
10 smuggle into the city were seized
at the ferry wharf by customs
officers.
The reversal of his conviction was
made because the prosecutor had
asked him on the witness stand II nc
had ever been convicted of crime.
This was held to be a prejudicial
question
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-01-03

sept. School opens. and 1903
small boys complain OF an awful
pain IN their stommlck.
Sept. 13.-Adolphus J Ashcan at.
lsinpis 70 play a lace curtain on
'.e Pianoia. Tho attempt Is de-
elared a failure.
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pec' seattle man kills himself
,h i'm ne is unable to discover =
tspie'ter word for a small rodent,
beginning with "R.g
p, Dec. g. Olympic hotel opens.
., ,apper who appears in swimming
us w.. ana asks TO be directed 10 the
l'ihe room Is thrown out.
zee. S1.-iOI,ooo wives caution
, ~ husbands: Nov. for heavens
IN. ~ ny not 10 make foo! ou, OF
yourself tonigh.r'
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-05

Miss Marjorie Donovan OF Bangor
is/visiting E. N. Hodgkins and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Copp and
Mrs. Mamie Kent, of Brockton,
Mass, are visiting Rodney Copp and
wife.
Howe Hopkins has returned to
Boston, after several weeks at home.
Sabin Leland had an ill turn re-
Gently, but is improving.
Raymond Colburn and wife
motored to Waterville Saturday.
Miss Gladys Darke, who has been
visiting Mrs. Harvard Copp the past
week, returned to York Beach Mon
day
Allen Hopkins is in town, after
being away for several years.
Friends of Ross Mitchell were
sorry to hear of his injury, and hope
he will be out again soon.
Geneva Hodekins, who has been
visiting IN Bangor, is home.
Mrs A. l.. Morgan and daughter
Fife, called on Mrs. Harvard Copp
recently.
Aug. 3. Midget"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-05
NOTICE or FORECLOSURE.

Whereas Herbert w. Grindle of Blue
hill, County of Hancock, State of
Maine, by his mortgage deed dated
August 3, 1918, and recorded in Han
cock county registry of deeds, in book
SAP, page S4, conveyed to Eben w.
Mayo of said Bluehill a certain lot or
parcel of land with the buildings there
ON. situated in said Bluehill and more
particularly described as follows, to
wit: 1t being the house in which the
said Herbert w. Grindle now lives and
one acre of land around said house. also
the right to use water from the spring,
and right of way one rod wide from
his land to said spring, also a right of
way one rod wide beginning at the
end of the town road near the house
of Mrs MILFORD f. Grindle and thence
running southerly along the westerly
line of land formerly owned by j. NJ;
Snow to the shore near the brook. All
of said premises being the same as de-
vised to the said Herbert w. Gr1ndie
under the will of w. f. Grindle said
will being dated Dec. 16, a. d. 1908,
and was admitted to probate at the
term of probate court for said county
of Hancock held a Ellsworth, Maine,
on April A. A. p. 1911 And whereas
the condition of said mortgage has
been and now remains broken, now:
therefore, by reason of the breach OF
condition thereof l claim foreclosure
of said mortgage.
BY WILEY c. Conary, his Attorney
July 16. 1925.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-05
PROBATE NOTICES.

tt, ,iran 49, tho fol-
lowing appointments have been MADE
by the probate court wlthlh anu 10,
the County of Hancock state OF
Maine:
CORA GERTRUDE MeCRACkAN' late
Of Providence, Rhode Island, De
ceased. Lawson Purdy OF the city
county and STATE OF th Me w for ii a ap1
pointed executor oil the IaSt VIII ana
testament and .codiGil Of SAID de-
ceased; date OF quallllcatlon July IA.
a. d 1923. Not helhg resident OF
the state Of Maine; ne mas aPpolnte3d
Henry NJ. Hall of ELLSWORTH, Hancock
county, state Of Maine, as his agent
in said State of Maine, as the law di-
reefs. ,.,,,,,,
GtILFoRD l.. SPENCER. late OF
Emma F. Spencer of said Brooks
vile appointed eNecutrlX OF the last
will and testament and codicIl OF
said deceased; date of qualification
July IA, y. ID. 1923.
LlSTON f. SMITH, late OF Southwes,t
Alta E. Frisbie of Caribou; Maine;
appointed eXecutriX of the last will
and testament and codicil of said de-
ceased; date of qualification July IA,
y. ID. 1925. ...
CHARLES f. Squirting, late Of Gran
Emma F. Squirting, of said Cranberry
Isles, appointed eXecutriX of the last
will and testament of said deceased
GATE OF quanHCatlon July II, ~ u.
1925.
LUCY A. LAWRENCE, late of Bucks
port, in said county. deceased Zettie
NJ futile, of said BucKsport, APP
pointed eXecutriN of the last will and
testament of said deceased; date of
qualification July II, A. ID. 1925
ELEANOR j.. PERKINS, late of Cas-
tine, in said county. deceased.
Franklin Lawrence of Portland,
Maine, appointed executor of the last
will and testament and codicil of
said deceased; date of qualification
July H. a. d. 1925.
EDWIN BLASTOW. late of Deer Isle,
in said county. deceased. oscar II:
Emery of Camden, Maine, appointed
administrator of the estate of said
deceased; date of qualification July
IA, a. u. 1925.
GEORGE II. GlLLEY, late Of South
west Harhor, i'm said county, de-
ceased. Philip f. NJ Gilley of said
Southwest Harbor, appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of said de-
G.an 1af Of i.l ii al II 4
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-05
AShViIle.

Mr.. and Mrs Granville Hodgkins
of Somerville, Mass, are at their old
home here.
Alice Hammond, who has been the
guest of Mrs Peter earle in Prince
ton, arrived home Monday.
" Mrs. Margaret Gilkes and son
William, of Pennsylvania, are visit
ing Mrs Gilkes' sister, Mrs. Leman
Albee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Osborn
and family of New York, are at their
bungalow at Schieffelin's Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weeks Of
Bangor have been guests at E. A.
Hanna's a few days.
The annual fair VII be held at the
chapel, on Thursday, Aug. 6, or, if
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-05
West Sul'ry.

E. r. Leach, who is working at
Ellsworth, called on his mother, Mrs.
r. S. Leach, recently
Mrs. Ralph Atkinson and little
daughter, of Ellsworth, visited rela-
tiVeS here last week
Harry Gray, who has been at sea
with Capt. Charles Saunders of Or
land, called on friends here Sunday.
Roy Trundy of Brewer, and his
niece and nephew OF Bangor, were
Sunday guests of his father, B. w.
Trundy.
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gins house three weeks, have re-
turned home.
Mrs. w. D. Adams and daughter
Elizabeth, c Newburyport, Mass,
and kenne n Kushbarn OF Kittery
are guests Of Mrs Lena Hagan.
Mrs. SUSIE Warren of Boston is
spending her vacation at her home
here
Friends of C. NJ. Kittredge and
wife are glad to learn that their son
Harvard, Of Melrose, Mass, is gain
ing, after his recent illness.
Aug. 3. C.
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NaIthanl.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Archer and
son, OF North Brewer, spent Sunday
at Oscar Jordans.
The many friends of Mrs. Nettie
DeBerk are pleased TO hear her
health is improving.
Rev. George S. Brookes OF Ellis
worth held services at the church last
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Kelley and
daughter Isabelle visited Miss lsa-
belle \. Jordan last Sunday.
The Jordan reunion will be held
at Mariaville, Aug. Il. 1t is hoped
10 make This banner year. All
relatives everywhere are invited.
Aug. }. b.
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Mrs Mae Gray was recently called
home by the illness of her brother,
Harvard Kittredge.
Frederick Tweedie of Belmont,
Mass, who has been with his aunt,
Mrs. Maynard Young, the past
month has gone to Fort Mckinley
for August
Prof. w. E. Castle and wife and
Prof. William Castle, of Belmont,
Mass, who have occupied the Cog