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WOMEN WIN OFFICES.
All Male Candidates Defeated in
Polish Town.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
GWOZDZIEC, Poland.-Not a sin
gle has been elected to the town coun.
Gil in this years voting. The women
swept into every office by overwhelm-
ing majorities.
During the recent elections in
Galicia women penetrated every town
council. In Minutewice there were
two lists, one headed by local school
teacher and a Ukrainian pastor. the
other by their wives. When the
smoke of the election c'ea; I'd up the
women were all found to be vic
torioAA
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Autos Sink in Quicksand.

Qulcksands have been especially
dangerous near Auckland, New Zea-
iand, recently. On one Sunday after.
noon three cars parked several miles
apart on Muriwai Beach were saved
with difficulty after they had begun
10 sink INTO the sand. Two were
rescued by the aid Of the occupants
ana motor power. The third was
pulled out by A team after it had
sunk so far that waves had soaked
the engine in salt water and put it
out of commission.
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Parties are positively known who
took two travelling bags containing
wearing apparel last Thursday. To
avoid trouble, return at once. Re-
ward for information concerning
same.--kansas CitE.Star.
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ing traffic at Sixth and G streets. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital. and
Ernest Edward Chalfont, Landover,
Md, driver of the car that inflicted the
injury, was charged with reckless
driving. He deposited 800 collateral
for his appearance IN court
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The giant octopus sometimes meas
ures Is feet from tip 10 tip Of its
long arms.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

down here. In consequence, the
general punch Of the outfit should
benefit accordingly.
Richbourg lives at Crestveiw,
Fla. and he wouldn't have far to
go Il he was going, but he isn't.
Getting two to three hits per diem,
he has clinched his place In right
field and will range the regular
outfield with Jimmy Welch and Ed
Brown.
The latter can 20 . mile and
get them but the trouble IL that
IL takes him 30 long to carry
the ball back. He shakes hands
very nicely with his throwing
arm.
Speaking Of third basemen. the
Braves have two and neither Is q
cold choice. Eddie Moore, ex.pirate,
has been shifted over to the posi-.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

A short time later he did Il
again, knocking Washington out
OF the running for the first-half
championship.
Two weeks ago for the third
straight time the Celts met the
PaIacers and sent them away NUT
tering, thus stopping their winning
streak Of ak games In the second
half race. OF course II was all In
the game, but to Marshall, oh, how
tough.
Now the question Il. q Mar
shaIPs boomerang going to strike
home twice? The Celtics come here.
for two games at the Arcadia Sun.
day and Monday night with the
championship Of the second half
hanging In the balance. Defeat
then definitely win eliminate Wash.
ington In the nag hunt.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

ton he played ii the Southern Asso
citation and, with his fine arm. he
looks like a million. But Andy
High. the other candidate, drove
IN more runs than any man on the
club IN 1925 and It IL understood
that they intend to count runs
again this year.
Mr.. Bancroft. himself and ia per
son, will play. siiortstop, which
automatically ends that argument
Il any. Walter Gautreau and Herb
Thomas, from Proyidence vii
Jacksonville, are holding d two,
man vendetta around second base.
The pitchers are plentiful and most
OF them are good--when the spirit
moves. Bancroft thinks Larry Ban.
ton II the best right-hander in the
league. Joe Genewich Is another
man who could find q home any.
where In either major league. Werthe
was more than promising last year,
Hearn, the left-hander, showed us q
great curve bail In 1895 ana doesn't
look as though he can miss; Harold
Goldsmith, up from Providence,
pitched three great games against
league leading teams last September,
Foster Edwards, Dartmouth man
from, Minneapolis, also turned 81
three fine performances without o
run being earned.
Then, there also Is Arthur
Mills, from PittsfieId via Utica,
Of whom every one In camp Is
expecting great things; Kyle
Graham. > very fair right
handler; Bob Smith, the pitches
sh0rfstOp who likes 10 face The
Pirates; Charley Robertson
hit Charley Of Chicago --and the
inevitable George MOeridge.
George % only 81 and ought 20
! be developing right soon.
Johnny cooney, last years reeu.
lar, has just undergone an operation
on his arm In q Chicago hospital.
They said the operation was success
ful, which may or may not mean
that John still has the arm.
The regular catchers, Gibson and
Taylor, are adequate. In addition
Francis Hogan, EomerYtIle, Mass.
recruit, IL giving q good old college
try to the matter Of trying to beat
Oscar Seimer out Of the warmup fob
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
Title WINNERS SELDOM
GIVEN CREDIT FOR
LII TING CROWN
BY Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight Champion

Have you noticed that champion ucky "st
bum" and "fuke winner q be
And did hear heavyweight Of mod
history who other with lucky punch
or BY beating old, brokendoNn, physical hulk?
No eholder that call whose
in the record boosever annexed throne by sheer merit
They all have because Of their ability but be-
Of the tragic condition champion they whipped
Go back 1882 call memory exchange OF the heavyweight
you find instance where the champion
wasn't greeted derisively--or as 20 lucky stiff"
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
TENDER TRAINS

Los ANGELES. March 1l.-I6w
Tender, Philadelphia, and Young
Harry Wills, San Diego colored bat.
tier, were going through hard train.
ing here today. They will clash hore
next Tuesday 10 ten-round 90.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
BY Davis J. Walsh

ANYHOW, fuu well do remem'
Der the season Of 1924, our Mr.,
Bancrott's first az manager of the
outfit.
Just . terrible ball club" said
he, with that IL I-do.say-it-m myself
manner. The Braves disappointed
the young man very sorely that
year. They closed with q great
rush to take fourth place. There.
fore, It may be source Of some
comfort for Boston to know that
David doesn't expect much from
the Braves in 1927.
Anyhow, won't make the mis-.
take did last year" he said to.
day as his club prepared to have
1t out with the world champion
Cardinals at the local park.
THAT mistake was in getting my
pitchers and, In fact, my whole
club, 30 far advanced il March
that they couldn't break q screen
door at 10 PAGES in April. They
came back again at the tag end OF
the race, but then 1t was too late
to get anywhere"
The Braves, having lacked a
ACO4 R4AACAle WCAU &ABS - bbACAAy
ball club IN otheE years, prey
to the whlms Of their pitchers.
Il may be that this condition
win be altered BY more pitch.
ing and less whimslcaEity this
year; also by the possibility
Of additional punch being added
by LANCE RichbourH, picked up
from Milwaukee, and Jack
| Fourier, picked Up from the
odd lot mart.
Jack still can hit them and vii
play an occasional first base, which
Is about the best way he does It
Dick Burrus, the Hatteras, N. C..
gentleman, will occupy the posi-
ton most Of the time in spite 81
his 1926 slump. It seems that hi
was Q sick man last year and thu
fact Of the matter Is that he really
looks the part Of good bali player
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
.BANCR0F I n D I HAPPY
OVER BRAVES CHANCE

[Edos Note: This Is the first Of series BIZ Davs Walsh
the major league clubs N their training Other stories
BY Davis J. Walsh
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Tito man up tree who
doesn't until the whites
black. the yson Braves apparently always disappointing the
boy friend Mr. David Bancroft and all say that
they only will do it again this Boston may wake
morning from the shock OF finding itself
The Braves tossed off tenhnning decision to the Cleveland
Indians yesterday. s.4.a
This is highly encouraging 1926 they 60 wrong in
the training camp and couldn't right in the league The
performance moral victory, which something
are careful out with the before closing up the
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
Two Laps Lead Big
Aid to McNanara
And GeOrgetti

NEW YORK, March IL. Two
laps 10 the good. the team Of
McNamara and Georgetti APP
peared to have the six-day bike
race at their mercy early today.
Beclinan and Petri, ii second
place, were two laps ahead of
WaIthour and Spencer, the next
team. Only IL teams now re-
main ii the race.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
IT s TOUGH
ON GEORGE

This Is the story Of d Boomerang
about % good turn which instead
Of bringing another only brought
tough luck.
A little over year ago, John J..
Whitty, manager Of the Original
Celtios basketball team. lost out with
the powers that be and found him
self In want Of q Job. He had been
the man. although Il was not eener.
ally known, who had conceived most
Of the trick plays which the great
Nat Holman ana Dutch DAhnert
executed so well.
But gratitude had no part IN
Whitty'g case. He was ont IN
the cold, Insofar as basketball
was concerned. However, Witty
happened to have 3 warm per.
sOnal friend Ii George MaraIiaIl.
owner Of the Palace team. and
the Washington Enagnate used
his 7frsnce IN the American
Basketball League 70 place
Witty with the Fort Wayne
team as manager. The Sham.
rock Otttcast remained with Fort
Wayne until the beginning Of
this --s0n.
Then the ownership Of the Celtics
changed hands and the new boss
brought Witty back to New York.
For the first month the CeItics per.
formed In the National League, but
that circuit went on the financial
rocks and left the Gothamites again
In the independent field while the
other strong teams were organized
and doing big business IN the Ameri.
can loop.
Shortly thereafter came another
good break for Witty. The Brook,
,lyn team, after losing five straight
games, decided to disband. This put
an American League franchise on
the market, ana with Marshall's IN
fluence again exerted in his stead
Witty secured the open berth FOR
the Celtics.
Enter the boomerang. Witty
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

the Ryan he whipped was "just q
physical wreck" although. when
the fight began. Ryan was really
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

The public bet 4 % l that
Sullivan would annihilate Jim
Corbett. Out Of every 1000
fight fans IN that far flung day
Of 1899, only one thought Cor.
bett WOulM win. But after Jim
had accomplished the miracle,
did he get credit for it9 He did
not. For everybody then took
the attitude that Jim had beaten
physical hulk and not > fight
ing man.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

sent the Celts against Palace q
week later and handed Mar
shall's men i decisive beating.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

from Daddy Ryan. no one gave him
any real credit. They belittled
John LIS triumph by saying that
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

Everybody laughed when Jim
Jeffries was matched with Fity.
The amusement was created By
the "fOlly' Of Jeffries In think
ing he could best the Cornish
man. They saw no chance for
the California novice" against
the slugging champion Of the
world.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

the betting favorite. ana Ryan was
figured to pulverize the Boston
Strong Boy
And while John Il. was champ
ion, there was much soothing Of
him. The idea that exists in this
day that he was the national hero
OF heroes -welI, that's wrong. For
they called John Il. "a bum" be-
cause he couldn't DO better than
get q draw with Charlie Mitchell
and they called him worse because
he wouldn't fight Peter jackson,
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

Gene Tunney win ten Times
readers Of Harry Greb, fighter.
unique and wonderful, IN these
columns on Monday.
Copyright. 1897, By King Featura1
eyndicate mel
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

Enter tDe Boomerang. Witty
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

Jacks . bum because he
didn't knock me loose from my
UNDERMINING, as 8 few million
persons had predicted. And
I'm . bum because / failed 70
fIatten "tIlat old Worn.out Jack
Dempsey."
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

But I'm not worrying about it,
nor il Jack. Being buns" we
have illustrious fistic company,
stretching back through more than
40 years, and we Join hands in
the "FraternaI Order Of Fistic
Buns" with such innmortals as
John L., Jim Corbett, Bob Fitz-
simmons and Jim Jeffrfes.
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ELEPHANTS SEEM
RABBITS FROM AIR
Altman, Planning African Plane
Route, Tells Of Defiance Of
Bull Seeing "Ship."
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

KHARTUM, Egypt.-The air route
mapped out above the wilds of Africa
O. or which airplanes are to fly in the
service between Khartum and Kisumu
is 1T such a height that elephants APP
pear about the size OF rabbits.
Capt. Gladstone, director of the
North Sea Transport Co. who has
made numerous trips preliminary to
inauguration of regular commercial
service. relates that during a flight
over the country between Bor and
Shambi ne noticed n large number of
animals which appeared to be black
sheen or rabbits.
He descended to have n better view
and then realized that what he had
sighted were eIephants-about a
thousand of them.
AS the noise of the motor came
nearer the herd stampeded and scat
tered in all directions. leaving behind
one of the largest bulls. He tossed
his trunk into the air and in defiance
rocked his body back and forth in APP
parent rage at the intrusion of his
native haunts by so great bird"
Airplanes cover the distance be-
| tween Kisumu and khartum in four
days. In comparison to the IA days
| journey required by rail and steamer.
| Regular service is expected to be
started in the Fall. or as soon as the
machines for the route have been COM
! Dleted.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF TWO yALrARLF
TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLINGS. REM
PREMISES Nos. AIS. 520 o STREET
sl1t r.
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Trustees Sale of Valuable Two
Story Brick Dwelling, No.
1927 9th St. NV.

BY virtue. of certain decd Of II trust 81 duly
recorded Liber No; 552s; folio 49, ct seq s,
Mmhia. and at the request of the parry &c,
rured thereby the undersigned trustees VIII
offer for sale by public auction. n trent o.
nv nv Ninth DAY OF JUNE. 1927. AT FOUR
FIFTEEN O'CLOCK Pm. the following de-
scribed land and premises. situate IN ine
District of Columbia. io-wt: rart 81 sa, nr,s
Beginning for the same on the nne OF Nlnt y,
etreet at point distant 2OS.S5 ieet nortn "
the southwest corner OF SAID SQUARE; s ,ha
marty wall between premises Nos. 1879 ana
1927 Ninth street. and running thence nortn
1925 feet to the center o q ahe pary Ninth
street. thence east through the center :, %
eaid wall and q prolongation thereon g9:s55
feet to the line of public aiiey. leeI
ses s feet soa To the
Of the center of the parry wall oe ItSaet
premises Nos 1925 and 1897 Ninth streeI;
through the center of said wall D9.333 feet
10 the place of beginning.
Terms of Sale: One-third Of the purchase.
money to, be paid in cash the oa'a inc the
pronlissory notes of the purchaser payauite
in one and two years with intefess at
per cent per annum from day OF sac .pp ast
upon the property sold. or all cash. az s lns
option of the purchaser. 4 deposit 81 ooSSiu,
required of purchaser at time OF sale s Al
60 cest If nnrchaser' Terms of sale to be
complied with within thirty Gays from 4 VIZ
of sale, otherwise the trustees reserve .nd
right TO resell the property at the Tisk a
S Sas, "a adyertisement Of such resale in some
newspaper published in the City OF WASH
lnRton. ID. =. cu.1rrc TINEINS
HARRY NoRMENT.
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TEos ] OWEN & SON. ATCTIONEERS.
1A2h EYE ST. NV.
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jeoi 90 "a 81. - ."S -iy1 80
THOS. J. OWEN 6 son. ,AMCTiONEERS.
lI25 Eve ST NV.

TRUSTEES SALE or nv TWO ,> XALT "A y
Ppg 8EsI,Es sT nos ais. $50 o STREET
By Virtue Of two certain deeds of trust
duly recorded in i Liber 3o9l at tollo -
The land records of the District of Columbia
Ahi at the request Of the party secured there
fHgRsbSy. jT,HE T ri THRFf P o1f ok &
PM. the following described land and prem,
ises situate in the District OF Columbia and
Parcel Part of original lot 81 in square
BIZ described as follows: Beginning al a
point on north o street distant l3.6S feet west
from the northeast corner OF saiu tot.s salu
point of beginning being due north OF the
center of the part tion wall between houses
Themes west on O street 1919 feet 10 a point
due north of the center Of partition ~, %a y
between houses known as 42u ana 49, y
street northwest: thence south through the
center of sad last-mentonel w iad and "a a
d fb so con, fest to point distant
1858 feet west of the cast line of said lot .
thence north 1850 feet to The place OF ne.
ginning: known as premises No. 42o . street
Parsei 3-Part of original lot II in square
Big. described as follows; Beginnlng ior me
same at the northeast corner of SAID lot ana
running thence west with the line OF NORM
The seem center '' of the partition wall between
houses known as AIS. 42o o street north-
west thence south through the center line
of SAID partition wall aud in direct con-
tinuation thereof 1850 feet; thence east
15.6s feet to the east line of said lot and
thence north 1860 feet 10 the beginning
known premises No. 41S o street north
wesl
Terms of sale: Each sold subject TO first
deed of trust for 81 500 90 further partlcu.
lars of which will be announced at time of
sale: the purchase price above said trusts to
be pail in cash A dpposit of $500 90 re-
quired on each parcel Conveyanclng. record
ing etc. at purchasers cost. Terms to ne
complied with within thirty days. otherwise
deposit forfeited and the property may he
advertised and resoId at the discretion OF the
trustees
JOHN F. COOK. -
WILLIAM r. de LASHMUTT.
ie21 %" 5.21.29 Trustees
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+. ELIOT MIDDLETON.
ie13-d&ds. eXSu Trustees
THOMAS J. OWEN e. SON. AUCTIONEERS
I4o5 EYE STREET NORTHWEST.
TRUSTEES SALE OF. .vALnABLE TWO.
STORY FRAME DETACHED DIV EIIING.
BEING PREMISES No. o4l1 TTlR.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALOABLE, TWO
STORY FRAME DETACHED DWELLING
BEING .pREMi.1lsEss n NJ, :, 9 "a THlR'
BY virtue Of certain deed Of trust; dated
Anomst lgsG being e ,nst amonR the land
records of the. District Of Columbia ,S and at
the undersigned trustees will sell al pnhb'dlc
aneion il front e tHr pTsnmIiRHGp5 oP oF
jrfNE. A.D. i9s7, AT. THREE FIFTEEN
ises situate in the District OF Columbia AZ ana ID
SQUARE 1890. in John D Garman's subdivi.
sion of parts Of a tract of land known ss as
National City Heights. as per plat recorded
in Liber 81. at folio 40 subject to restric-
Terms: Sold subject to a prior deed OF
trust for $3.50 90 further particulars OF
the purchase price above. said r. to -d he
paid in cash deposit OF $500 90 required
Eonveyancing recording. etc. at purchaser .
cost Terms to be complied with within
thirty days otherwise deposit forfeited ant
the property may be. advertised and resolt
~ '''0 j. H. GORDON.
G, B. LIKENS.
4ofadeds axcu Trustees.
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Executrix Sale of 4wo-Story
and Attic Brick Dwelling, No.
1890 Wisconsin Ave. NV.

By virtue of an order of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. holding
Pobste Court in 70 Estate 81 ASrah ao
i39o3. the undersigned executrix will offer
for sale by public action il front OF o the
premises on THURSDAY JUNE 30th: ~.
scrbed land and premises, situate. in the
District of Columbia. to-wit: Part OF lot ~;
taxation as lot s14 in square 1871. said lot
being rs feet front. more or less by nepth
estate owned by deceased in said square
together with all rights OF way and alley
privileges connected with or appertaining 10
said lot. -.
Terms Of sale: All cash. A deposit OF
$500 required of purchaser at time OF sale
Terms to be complied with within 80 days:
conveyancing and recording at purchaser
cost. -..o,,,x,rr,, ,,-.
DANIEL w, O'DONOGHUE. Attorney lot
Executrix Union Trust Building.
ieo0-d&ds exSu
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Trustees Sale of Va lu a b | e
Frame Store and Apartment
and Two Brick Houses in
Rear No. 213 3rd St. S.W.

BY virtue of a certain deed of trust, dated
March T. 1927. recorded March o. 1927. in
strument No. ia among. the land records
of the District Of Columbia. and at the re-
quest of the party secured thereby. the un-
dersigned trustees will sell at public auction,
in front of the premises, on TUESDAY THE
TWENTY ETG s, III pay OF oc JU NE AD
the foIIowing-iescribed land and premises.
situate in the city of Washington, District of
Columbia and designated as and being the
north one-half Of original , lot twenty.eight
hundred and thirty:four t534l.
Terms Of sale; Sold subject to first trust
month, and second trust Of about 81 800,
payable $:35 month. including interest at
Ga 81: the purchase price above said trusts
TO be paid in cash. A deposit of $500 Will
he required at time of sale. All conveyance
ing recording. etc; at cost OF purchaser.
Terms of sale to be complied with within
thirty days from day of sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
erty. at the risk and cost of defaulting pnr-
chaser after five days advertisement Of such
resale in some newspaper published In Wash
| ington. ID. c.
FRANK L. SIMON.
HERBERT "a. SIM0Ns.
-fe16.1S.2i e3.25.@ Trustees.
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BRlTAlN'S COLONIES SEE
NEW ARMY TRANSPORT
Changing System, Including Six
Wheeled Motor Trucks, Shown
to Representatives.
Corrcspondence of the Associated Press

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
ALDERSHOT. England.-How the
British Army is changing it's trans
port system was demonstrated here in
the presence of representatives of all
Britain's colonies They saw:
New wheeled motor trucks carry
ing loads of 3 tons up and down
rough hills and across shallow streams
at % miles an hour.
The latest types of tank, from the
huge moving fortress. mounting guns
of heavy weight and capable of leaving
a smoke cloud to hide it's movements
to the fast-traveling one-man tanks
armed with machine guns.
A whole battalion transport on end
less tracks including travelling cookers
and kitchens. machine gun vehicles
and supply trucks.
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THOMAS j. OWEN & SON. AUCTTONEERS
1925 EYE STREET NORTHWEST.
TRUSTEES, SALE i,, OF VALUABLE :, B 81 4 TE

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
2O32 FIAGLER STREET. NORTHWEST
BY virtue of certain deed of trust duly
recorded, in Liber No. 5539. folio 4fi ct seq.
of the land records OF the District Of CO.
lumbia and at the request of the party &c:
cured thereby. the undersigned trustees will
sell at public auction. in front of the prem:
ises on THURSDAY. THE TWENTY THIRD
DAY OF JUNE. AID. 1927. AT THREE
FORTY FIVE O'CLOCK P M. the following
described land and premises. situate in the
being lot 4 II J9seph Paus -, SUPERVISION roi,
Park" per plat recorded in the office OF
the surveyor for the District of Columbla
in Liber County 90. at folio 2: said block
numbered 30 being now known for purposes
OF assessment and taxation as square BID.
subject to right of way for alley purposes ,e
that depth the full width of said lot. also
suhiect to covenants of record.
Terms of sale; One-third OF the pnrch asf
money TO be paid in cash. balance in two
equal instalIments. payable in one and two
years with interest at 81 per centum peI
sale secured by deed Of trust upon the
The purchaser A deposit OF 5000 90 will
he required at time OF sale. All conveyance
ing recording. etc at cost or purchaser
Terms of sale TO be complied with within
thirty days from day of sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the prop
chaser after five days advertl sement OF sucf
resale in some newspaper published IN wash
ington. d. G. ,,,,,,,o 1rverp
FRED MCKEE
-4s13d&ds'rxsa Tru"tees.