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ROBBERY
FAILED

A carefully planned plot 20
asphyxiate the seven women
members of the staff in charge
of the Friendship House. 500
block of Virginia Ave. S. E.,
yesterday was unfolded to
police today by William John
son, coIored, 20, 800 block of
F St. S. W.
"T wanted to put them to sleep
so I could rob the safe" police say
Johnson told them when he was ar
rested in a house. in Southwest
Washington early today.
johnson, a former janitor at the
Friendship House, is charged with
assault with inte,t to kill, house
breaking and larceny.
Police today revealed that two
coats were taken from the settle
ment house by the marauder, who
forced his way in through a rear
window early terday.
Noise Saved Lives
A slight noise, which awakened
Miss Lydia Burklin, directro of the
neishborhood house, is the only
thing that prevented seven deaths,
police believe.
Miss BurkIin is unable to explain
what caused her to awaken from
sound slumber.
1T was one of those unexp1ain.
able things" she said. IT was sud-
denly awakened from a sound
sleep"
When she discovered gas pouring
from six open burners on a kitchen
stove, Uiss Burklin opened all the
windows in the house and sum-
moned police.
johnson Was Waiting
While she was calling for aid,
Johnson. unaware that his care
fully planned plot had failed. was
lurking short distance away from
the house waiting for the gas fumes
to do their deadly work so he would
| not be disturbed in committing the
robbery, police say he told them.
The changing of the patrol bell as
Fifth Precinct police responded to
Miss Burklin's call was the first
intimation he had that he had been
toiled, Johnson said, according to
police.
Upon hearing the bell he fled. In
his haste he dropped his overcoat.
He slipped through the drag net
| police threw around the neighbor-
hood and made his way to the
house in southwest Washington
Police identified the coat as John
sons and then quizzed his wife,
who Is i'll in Gallinger Hospital She
told them where they could prob
ably find her husband, police said.
Shortly after 3 a. m. today they
went to the house and found him
| sleeping.
According to police Johnson said
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the mountain peaks and took
some remarkable still and mo-
tlon pictures. Further south
clouds obscured all land from
sea level up to 1000 feet,
leaving the mountain peaks in
sunshine and looking as though
they were idly floating on
great gray feather bed.
From the plane the cloud
surface looked most inviting
and almost solid enough to
land on, yet we knew that if
our engine failed we would
hurtle through the billowy
masses to jagged peaks and
yawning crevices beneath. But
our Lockheed plane with its
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STE WAR I JE Al OUSY
To FIGHT IN DEATH
CUSTER PLOT

NEW YORK, Jan. II
Q.N.S. Col. Robert w.
Stewart, called "The Fighting
Colonel is going to live mp
to his snhriqalet.
Undaunted by the Rockefeller
millions and the powerful Rookie.
feEler influences. Col. Stewart plans
to fight back with intense Vigor
the efforts of John d. Rockefeller.
jr,. to remove the former from
Craftsmanship Of the board of di-
rectors of hte great Standard Oil
Company. Wall Street looks for
it's own financial battle of the
century when forces now being ar
rayed come to grips
Col. Stewart leaves today for Chi,
cago. Before he left, international
News Service learned Stewart made
plain to friends and associates that
he will fight bitterly against Mr..
Rockefeller's plan to GUST him as
contained in yesterdays letter to
the company's stockholders request
ing proxies for the annual meeting
to be used in a vote against
Stewart.
Has Big Backers
Backed by powerful Western
financial interests, who have long
been ardent admirers of Col.
Stewards brilliant record in build
ing up the business Of the Standard
Oil Company of Indiana and with
the unsolicited support of thou
sands of small stockholders who
have shared in its huge profits IN
recent years. the fighting coloneI'
has been quietly but effectively
massing his forces tor a titanic
battle. which will eliminate with
the annual meeting of the COM
pany on March 7.
He is confident of success. Not
only will he retain his chairmansh!p
according to his friends in Wall
Street. but he will emerge from the
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This is the decision We have
re a C h e d following another
flight over the great white
South yesterday.
We left Deception Island in
sunshine and under most favor
able conditions with Joe Cros-
san plotting the Lockheed
plane Los Angeles, which is
now on pontoons. We flew
about $50 miles and looked
over some of the country re-
Gently discovered. We tried
to locate a more southerly base
accessible by boat, where
we will likely have more favor
able conditions than at De-
ception.
We flew in the early part
of the flight at an altitude of
1000 feet below the level Of
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Court Fines Lighter
Of Two Disputants SIS

When two heavyweight friends
argued over their respective tonnage
in loud and boisterous tones. after
having climbed on set of scales
at the Washington Fish Market,
Policeman n. H. Nealon arrested
the lighter of the disputants. Wash
ington Renson. colored, who tips
the beams at 1875 pounds. and
charged him with disorderly CON
duct
Renson gave vent to profane
language, the officer said. when he
found his friend weighed 215 and
questioned the accuracy of the
scales. Judge John P. Mcmahon to.
daY fined him IS
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J(JR Y GETS
2[}VNITCH
CASE
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN

BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN
COURTHOUSE, YORK, Pa,
Jan. II (IN.S. S.).-The case of
John Curry, IA, charged with
the murder of Nelson D..
Rehmeyer, aged "powwow-
doctor" went to the jury at
10 AS a. m. today.
District Attorney Amos w. Herr
mann. in his closing address to the
iury. asked that a verdict of muir
der in the first degree be returned
against Curry for his part in the
witch" Staying of Nelson D. Reh-
meyer.
"whether you give him life. im'
prisonment is at your discretion, "
the district attorney told the Jurors.
''I only want to be fair. But you
must remember that even though
he is a. boy. he is as accountable
under the law as you or l.
Mother In Tears
Tears coursed down the cheeks
of the boys mother. Mrs. Alice
Curry McLane. as she listened to
the booming voice calling for the
punishment of her son.
The Judge, in his instructions,
told the jury that he could not see
from the evidence adduced how it
could return verdict of man
slaughter. The boy would. under a
manslaughter conviction, serve but
from one to ten years.
Justice moved swiftly.
The jury had hardly retired to
deliberate the fate of Curry when
the third co.defendant, Wilbert G..
Hess, 18, was brought to trial.
Selection of the Hess Jury was
begun at II a. m.
Hess, a tall, gawky youth, seemed
scared.
He glanced furtiveIy around the
courtroom and was very nervous.
While the jury was being selected
Mrs. Alice Hess, mother of the
defendant, took seat at her sons
side.
She is believer in witChcraft.
She testified she gave her consent
to Wilbert to go with Curry arN1
John Blymyer to get a lock of
Rehmeyer's hair.
The avalanche of publicity that
has descended upon York as re.
suit of the witchcraft case has
made the community witch!eonsci-
Gus. The responsible leaders are
eager to have the case over and
done with.
Visits witch" Doctor
Powwow doctoring is on the wane.
temporarily at least. The doctors
are laying low. Yet some of them
are still doing business at the same
old stand.
This correspondent paid a visit
late last night to one of them.
doc" Andrew c. Lenhart, who once
treated Blymyer. He found him in
his den. perusing a very large Bible.
II have not come to be DOW.
vowed" the reporter stated. 81
merely want your reaction to all
this publicity about the York now.
wow doctors. witchcraft and that
sort of thing"
The 7O-yesr-old doctor" dropped
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.R|CKARD LEAVES
MILLION; BULK
To WIDOW

NEW YORK, Jan. II U.N,SJ.-
Mrs. Maxine Elliott Rickard, the
widow of the late Tex Rickard. in.
herited the bulk of the millionaire
sports promoters estate, by terms of
the will made public today.
The residue of the estate goes to
the daughter. When she reaches
the age of 81 or marries she will
be paid one quarter of the principal
of the trust fund. When she is SIS
she will be paid an additional ont
quarter. Upon the deaths OF Rick
ards mother and mother-in-law. the
daughter will inherit their TRUST
funds. '~#
In the event of her death the
principal of the trust fund goes to
her children or her nearest of kin.
According to Jack Dempsey, the
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Hoover Receives Scroll
From PhiIOsOphic Society

An engrossed scroll congratulate.
ing him on his election to the Presi.
dency was presented to President
elect Hoover this morning by a
special COMMITTEES of the American
Philosophical Society for the Pro
motion of Useful knowledge. Hoo
yer has been a member of the or
ganization for 10 wears.
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LEADERS
ASK BOOTH To
RESIGN

LONDON. Jan. II U.N.SO.-For-
NAL demand that he retire as
supreme head of the Salvation
Army was made personally upon
Gen. Bramwell Booth by a high
council deputation at General
Booths home in Southwold. this
afternoon.
General Booths decision was post
poned until Monday.
The deputation of seven members,
hearing a letter containing the reso-
luton adopted by the high council
at Sunbury.on-Thames, yesterday
went to Southwold by motor car
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THE OFFICIAL WEATHER

U :. WeATheS hnFeaU
Rain or snow and colder tonight.
Saturday, fair and colder; lowest
temperature about ~ degrees; mod
crate shifting winds. Temperature
yesterday-Highest, 62; lowest, 81.
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BANK STATEMENTS
Washington Clearing

Washington Clearing House,
S4,596, ,113.42.
New York Clearing House bal.
ance. SI45,OOO,OOO.
New York Clearing House eX.
change, S1,916, 200, 900.
Treasury balance, S1Sl, ,20S. .344 ~.
Customs receipts, Sill $3.50 ,531 81.
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ToDAY'S SCRATCHES
HAVANA

FIRST RACE-Orbikrip. Ormo Girl,
Esnawha. Last Cent Model Lothario,
Bokhara.
FIFTH RACE-Old Guard. Union
Jack.
SIXTH RACE-Croi ssantanls Tom
HAYES. Billy Dprsn, Rad II. Bray Annie
Bedford Queen.
Weather. clsSrs track fast.
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Mary LandOn Baker
Reported Engaged

LONDON, Jan, II u.N S.. Macy
Landon Baker who once or twire
has called off marriages at the
last minute, is again reported en-
gagged.
This time to Marquis de Palla.
vincini, who is attached to the
Austrian Legation here. Miss Baker
formerly lived in Chicago.
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Wilkins Exploration
To Halt for Year
By CAPT. SIR. HUBERT WILKINS
nder of the Wilkins Hearst Antarctic Expedi


in all
Repoduc prOhh in party
DECEPTION ISLAND, Antarctica, Jan IL (Via Whaer
Hekoria and KP Francisco Examiner Wireless Sation)
Our present exploration trip is ended Today will look
for safe place to machines equipment and
investigate the possibilities of speedy civilization
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
NOGALES COUPLE
WE'D AT TUCSON

Miss Leora Fryatt, history teacher
in the Junior high school, and WAL
ter Lewis Bristol, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Bristol Of Nogales, were
married Wednesday evening at Tue
son by the Congregational minister
of that city.
Following a wedding trip to the
Grand Canyon and Roosevelt Dam,
Mrs Bristol will hold an "at home
Monday afternoon after school for
her teacher friends and students
who gave her a surprise shower
Tuesday evening and at which she
received many useful and beauti-
full presents. The "at home" will be
held at their new home in the Con-
kiln Apartments on Alameda street
The newyweds are two OF. Nogales'
most popular young people: The
bride has been teaching here for
several years. Mr.. Bristol Is mail
carrier, a graduate Of the local high
school, and member Of the Mo-
gales company Of the Arizona Ma
;ional Guard.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
FIGHT CARD WILL
BE PRESENTED AT
SONORA THEATER

An interesting fight card Is
scheduled for the Sonora Theater,
Nogales, Sonora, tomorrow evening
commencing at 8 o'clock, Mexican
time.
The boxing matches, under the
direction of Guillomo Azcona, own
er and manager of the two NogaleS,
Sonora, theaters, are attaining to a
great deal of popularity among the
fight fans of this vicinity. Good
matches are the rule and the ut
most satisfaction is expressed by
those who have witnessed bouts re-
Gently put on.
The star attractions of the event
tomorrow evening are: Jorge NOME,
of Cananea, who will fight at 145
lbs, and Kid Velez of Cajene, who
will come together, and Joe Onti-
veros, Of Mazatlan, who will meet
Kid Mexico. These two bouts alone
will be well worth the price Of ad-
mission.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
Husky Young Man
Makes His Debut

r. A. Myers, commander Of Ridge
Igo Post 9of the American Legion
and proprietor of Hanks Garage
was all in smiles yesterday and he
had reason to be, for a husky nine
and one naIr pounu boy, Richard
Austin Myers, III, was born at $50
o'clock Wednesday morning at st
Josephs Hospital.
Mr.. Myers, as is usual In his case
got what he wanted, for he wanted
a boy and when the nurse, Mrs,
Fannie Barney, phoned him at his
home to tell him "it's a boy, he
was afraid she was going to say
'it's a girl".
This makes two children In the
family, the other being beautiful
little girl.
Mrs. Myers before her marriage
was Miss Ruth Dalton.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29

Erection in Nogales Of an
apartment hotel costing several
hundred thousand dollars was
announced In Tucson Wednes-
day night by Louis A. v. Cur
tiS, owner of the Hotel Strand
at Los Angeles, and a former
resident of this city.
The Nogales hotel will be link
in chain of similar hostelries to
be erected by Curtis extending from
Los Angeles down into Old Mexico,
according to the announcement,
and each of the hotels will bear the
name of the Los Angeles unit, the
and the chain will feature
moderate rates, it was said.
Curtis stated that he would put
up a hotel at Tucson costing $780,
900 and that it would be located in
the metropolitan section. He plans
other hotels at Yuma and Ell Centre.
Relative to the project in No
gales, Curtis said that arrange
ments were pending for the adj
diti0n of four stories on the
First National Bank building at
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GAMBLING TO.
Be RESU med.
IN NOCALES'
Proceeds Be Used
In Rebuilding
Market

Following a several years ces-
satiOn, gambling Is to be resuln-
ed in N0gales, Sonora, on or abb
out December s. 1t was learned
yesterday.
According to reports, the games Of
chance, including roulette. dice.
blackjack, monte, ETC., win be op-
Grated under a concession granted,
it is reported, by the state Of Son.
ora to the city of Nogales, Sonora,
the net proceeds to be used toward
completion of the municipal market
destroyed by fire a few months ago
and which is now being rebuilt.
The casino, it Is said, will be To-
Gated in the Casino Nogalense, on
Gale Elias. former quarters Of the
old Southern Club, which in It's hey
day, was one of the most elaborate
gambling palaces on the American
Mexican border.
The new gambling hall Is to be
operated by a committee Of citizens,
representing the city. Gambling
tables are now being obtained. the
concession is to extend from Decem-
ber 6 to the first of the year, and
there are reports that gambling may
be permanent. It Is reported that
the new president-elect, Pascual Or
tiz Rubio. plans to grant each bor-
der state a concession to operate
one casino in border city, the con-
cession to be sold by the state to
responsible parties at a high figure
and the income to go to public i'm
provements.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
HISTORIC MACE.
TO BE USED FOR
|7lST CONGRESS-
Silver-And Ebony Instru-
ment Has Symbolic
Part In Ritual
Bv HERBERT LITTLE


United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 U.PO--
A great silver-and-ebony mace, SYM
bolic of the ritual Of legislative de-
liberations in the lower house OF
congress since its first session 140
years ago, will once again be mount
ed in its green marble base Mon
day, marking the opening of the
first regular session Of the Seventy
first Congress.
This mace, worn smooth by so
years of use, is one of the most
picturesque but least-noticed parts
of the dignified ceremony opening
every session of the house.
Nearly four feet tall, it is mount
ed upright in a marble column pc
destal at the right hand Of Speaker
Longworth. It's presence signifies
the house is in session, and it typi-
fies the authority OF the sergeant
at-ar1ns, now j. G. Rodgers, to en-
rorce order. 1t is carried into the
chamber for every session, from a
place of safekeeping in Rodgers Of.
flee. During the houses frequent
meetings "in committee Of the
whole" for discussion Of business,
the great mace is mounted on a
lower white marble pedestal, a few
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SIX STORY HOTEL BUILDING AT NORTHWEST
CORNER OF MORLEY and INTERNATIONAL
AVENUES PLANNED BY FORMER Local man
Louis A. v. Curtis Proposes To Erect
Chain OF Hostelries At Nogales,
Tucson, Yuma, Ell Centro

the northwest corner Of Inter-
national and Morley avenues.
The building, which now is .
two-story structure, Is owned by
the bank.
Theron Richardson, an official Of
the First National Bank. when queS-
toned yesterday relative to Curtis
plan of having the bank building
enlarged into hotel, admitted that
Curtis, while here few days ago.
conferred with the bank officials
but that no definite agreement has
been reached. He said the bank Of
ficials have in no way committed
themselves, and that the only de-
velopment so far has been Curtis
proposition made to the bank.
Providing a deal with the bank
goes through it is Curtis plan to
use a part of the lower floor as q
lobby and the upper floors for ho-
tel rooms.
While here Curtis also looked ov.
er the property of Captain L. w.
Mix at the northwest corner Of In.
ternational street and Terrace ave-
nue. as a hotel site and is said to
have stated that Captain Mix wants
too much for that property.
The hotel chain has been espe-
cially designed to provide accom-
odations for those en- route to the
west coast of Mexico from South
ern California, Curtis stated:
my idea is to provide comfort
able Accommodations for the travel
ing public at reasonable rates."
Curtis stated II made an expert
ment at Los Angeles and 1t has
been most successful"
Curtis stated that architects
would commence preparing the
plans for the different hostelries
early in January when he expects
to have the sites of each unit se-
lected. Construction on each of the
units will be started April /. Curtis
stated 1T is planned that each win
be opened early in the fall.
Curtis will be remembered by
many Nogales people as having been
associated for several years with
John Hughes and Alex Rossi, own
ers Of cafes in Nogales, Sonora, up
to the time of his marriage at the
Hotel Esplendor here last spring to
a very wealthy San Francisco wo-
man. He purchased the Strand in
the Westlake Park district Of Los
last July.
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Bristol Wins Fiue
Turkeys At Shoot

A large number Of turkeys fell
victim to skilled Workmanship in
the two day shoot conducted by
Joe P Sexton and Virgil Walker at
the Morley avenue range Wednes-
day and yesterday.
Barclay Bristol OF the police de-
partment, carried off all honors
when he won five plump birds
through winning the highest scores
of his team five times in succession.
Ben White, also Of the police. won
second honors with three turkeys to
his credit, Ted Carter, G. Jones and
j. G.. Hennigan following with two
each.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
ELKS MEMORIAL
BE HELD SUNDAY

Next Sunday is Memorial day for
the Protective and Benevolent Or
der of Elks throughout the country
and will be observed by the local
lodge of Elks in their lodge rooms
starting at eight o'clock in the eve
ming.
The services, to which the public
is invited, are extremely impressive
and solemn, being partly ritualistic,
and are in honor of the memory Of
the 26 departed brothers In the or
der, four of whom died this year.
Memorial day services In Nogales
have always been beautifully arrang-
ed but the one occurring this year
promises to be unusually interest
ing.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
AUCTION SALE AT
OFF

The auction sale of the restaurant
effects Of w. R. Speer. at 23o Nor
ley avenue, advertised to take place
today to satisfy county claims a.
gainst the establishment, was CAL
led off on Wednesday when settle
ment was made.
There are. however, several In
dividual claims against the restau-
rant owner. who went out Of busi-
ness recently, which will be adjust
ed at q later date.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
ELKS, LODGE NETS NEAT SUM
AT CHRISTMAS CHARITY BALL

Approximately $50 persons attend
ed the Elks Christmas Charity
Dance wednesday evening at the
Elks Hall on Grand avenue. 1t was
the most successful dance held on
the American side Of the border In
many years, the Elks netting fully
$3.50 for their Christmas charity
fund, money that will be used to.
ward making many poor people hap
py during the holidays.
Credit for the success Of the az
fair is due to the committee In
charge which consisted Of Herman
Medlen, chairman; Charles Frazier.
Alan Gillespie. Jr.. Earl seger. and
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Exalted Ruler Lew Levin.
Music was furnished by Peltier's
Orchestra ana prizes were awarded
to Mrs. Ray Bratton and Charles
Jones, best waltzing couple, and
Sefortta Luche Sanido and Albert
Donnadieu. best fox trotters. The
dance judges were Ted Carter, j. L.
Fulton and Craig Pottinger.
During the evening the following
persons were awarded turkeys at a
kino game: Mrs. Victor Wager, Mrs.
G. L. Northcraft Of Patagonia, j. L.
Fulton, M. T. Lander, J. H. Stanton
Mrs. Elsie Meadows and Herman
Medlen.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
NO DECISION YET
ON NEW PUMPING
PLANT BUILDING

A two day session of committee
of the city council failed to arrive
at any decision on bids received for
the proposed new building for the
pumping plant.
The meetings took place on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week.
1t is expected that the contract
will be let at the regular meeting
of the council which takes place
next Monday evening.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
PATAGONIA
PLANT Is MOVED
TO BUCKEYE, ARIZ.

The plant formerly used by the
Santa Cruz Patagonia, which ceas-
ed publication several months ago.
has been sold by Howard Keener to
George B. Corn, and moved from
Patagonia to Buckeye, where the
Weekly Times Publishing Company
of which Corn is president. will be-
gin publication next week.
Mr.. Corn was formerly a news
paper publisher at Springerville,
Ariz.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29
MILLS GILLESPIE I'LL

A. M. Gillespie, president Of the
Nogales National Bank, was called to
El Paso Monday night by q teIe-
gram announcing the illness Of his
son, Mills Gillespie. student ct the
New Mexico Military Institute at
Roswell. The young man was
brought to a hospital in Ell Paso,
suffering rom sinus trouble,
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Canadian Railroad
Official Visitor

Roy Meadows Of Montreal, Can
ada, is the guest of his brother,
Harry Meadows, and the two have
just returned from a trip to the lat
ter's mine, Is miles northwest Of
Magdalena.
Roy, is chief maintenance officer
of the Canadian Pacific railroad
with offices in Montreal.
Nogales international., 1929-11-29

The Mexican government Is pre-
senting carload of high class polo
horses to Guatemala military col
1ege.
The animals, purchased from J.
d. Fraught of the Colorado Horse
g. Mule Company Of this city, were
shipped south several days ago, and
were consigned to che Secretary Of
War and Marines Of Mexico who in
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DUTY OF EVERY ELK
TO ATTEND MEMORIAL

Exalted Ruler Lew Levin Of the
Elks Lodge stated last night that
it is the duty OF every Elk to at
tend the annual Memorial services
Sunday evening at the lodge hall
The public is cordially invited.