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New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
BERLIN RESIDENT
 IS 80 YEARS OLD Friends Congratulate John H.
 Weber, Pioneer Settler FEW DOGS ARE LICENSED
Registration of Canincs Proceeds Slowly-Child Dies at Undercliff- Kcnsington X. C. Works Out.

John H. Weber of Berlin is cee- brating his Soth birthday anniver- sary today. Mir. Weber is a lifelong resident of Berlin and was actively interested in the early development of the town. Despite his long years he is still active and very keen Of mind. He is receiving the congratu- lations of his long list of friends who join in wishing him continued good health for many more years.
 Mir. Weber was born in Berlin on April oS. 1850, and, except for two months. has spent his entire life as a resident of this town. As a young man he learned the trade of tinsmith but did not remain long at it, prefer ring to enter into the merchandising field. He worked for many years for H. N. Galpin, leaving here 10 ac- ccpt the position of stage driver and mail carrier between Berlin street and the railroad station before the advent of the trolley cars.
 He was driving the stage at the time of the blizzard of 'SS and can tell many stories about that storm which arc very interesting. His stock of stories about the early happenings of the town is unlimited and his method of relating them is we'll known amongst his friends
 Price to Go Up
 But three days remain for dog owners to apply for licenses at the regular rates of S2. Unless rcgistra- ton is secured on or before May 1 there will be added to the cost a penalty of s1. This announcement has been made by A. L. Woodruff town clerk. In commenting on the progress that is being made in com pliance with this ruling he has stat ed that his office has released slight ly over 200 of the registrations which amount is Ices than half of the number recorded in years past. It is expected that the next three days will see a great number of ap- plications filed in his office.
 Donald Erwin Dies
 Donald Edward Erwin. four-year- old son of MT. and Mrs. Robert Er- win of Harding street, Kensington died at ? a. m. today at Undercliff sanitarium of pneumonia.
 He has been a patient at the Ean- itarium for the paGt month. He was treated for four months at the New Britain General hospital prior to his confinement at Undercliff.
 Besides his parents he is survived by one brother, William.
 Funeral services will be held from the homo of his grandmother, Mrs Margaret Skenc of Harding street Kensington, at S:30 o'clock tomor- row morning and at St. Paul's church at 9 o'clock. Burial will he in St. Mary's cemetery New Britain
 Property Liens
 Failure to pay last Q years taxes will result in the placing of property liens/against the property of delin- quents, according to the announce. ment from the tax collectors toffce The liens will be filed against any property on which payment of last years taxes has not been made by the last day of this month. This is the usual custom of the tax collcc. tor in dealing with this matter.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
GROUND IS BROKEN
 FOR NEW EDIF|CE Contractor Starts Work on St.
 Anthony's Church PLAN CHILD HEALTH DAY
Elaborate Program Planned at
 Rockwell Park - Joseph Ryan Is Named Commissioner - To Dis

The work of digging the cellar for the new St. Anthony's church was begun this morning. and it is expected that the structure, which will cost about s55,000. will be com pleted by fall. The edifice will be Of brick construction lined inside with cement blocks and will have seating capacity of about 900 or l. GOO persons.s It is to be located on School street just west of the pres ent church. Cosmo Nacca is the contractor.
 Tho cellar of the St. Stanislaus parochial school has been complet- ed and work on the building is be- ing started.
 Child Health Day The president of the United States. Herbert H. Hoover, and the governor of Connecticut. John H. Trumbull, has appointed May 1st as | Children's Health day. In accord ance with this, the Bristol board oi health has planned an outdoor en- tertainment at Rockwell park. There will be sports. games, a band concert, and speakers on health subjects. Rockwell park will be open from i to p. m., for children and their ! parents.
 The governors proclamation is as l follows:
 Whereas: The health and well being of our children is a problem of ever increasing importance; and l "Whereas:\ It is universally ack- nowledged that every nation pro- ] sresses through tie well being of its | children; and
 Whereas: Cooperation of parents is essential to the prom otion of the welfare and health training of chil- dren.
 Therefore: I, John H. Trumbull governor Of Connecticut, do set aside Thursday, May 1st, as Child Health Day. and recommends that parents attend and take part in all exercises that will promote a better acquaintance with the problems ot child health and protection that ou1 united efforts may assure the health and happiness of the children ot Connecticut.
 JOHN H. TRUMBULL,
 Governor" 1 Prog Girl Missing Martin PiroS of Pardee street noti,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
Census Nearly Comp]etefl

According to William Harney, di- rector of the Hartford county fed- eral census, the work in the entire county is expected to be completed by Wednesday evening. Two dis tricts in Plainville has been finished and the remaining ones arc prac- tically completed.
 Residents here are awaiting the census figures for Plainville with interest. It is expected that the final figures will show a large increase Tn population since the last census in 1920.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
FALCONS
PEANTOMS

Totals ol 10 25 II
 Two base hits: smoiensk Zagr!n. Bases on balls: or zagryn 8. Kerr 10, Kron :. Struck out: By zagryn g. Kerr 2. kroll 1. Empires: "Mush" Bunnell and Lou" Nocera.
 x--One out when winning run scored. Phantoms oo2 %. 3oI-S Falcons 2IO o2o ll2-9
 Store Window Broken
 A plate glass window 1n the front door of the Seymon Speciality Shop at 95 North Main street, was broken sometime lastrnight. It was report ed to police headquarters this morning and Sergeant Daniel J. McGillicuddy investigated and found that nothing had been stolen. Grass Fire
 Squad 4 vas called out this morn- ing at 1l:10 o'clock to extinguish grass fire on Belridge road. No damage was done. Annual Synagogue Test
 The Bristol religious school held It's annual oral examination yester- day morning in the presence of of- fcers and a large number of men- bers of the congregation. The pur- pose of the examination was to ac-
 Continued on Page 15)
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28

are spending few weeks here at the Wescott homestead on Main street.
 A meeting of the Sunday school board of the Methodist church will be held tomorrow orening at 6:30 o'clock with Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Wilson at the church parsonage.
 Dr. and Mrs. Adolph Benson of New Haven were the guests of Mrs. Sven Benson over the weekend.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our. friends and neighbors for the kindness and sym pathy shown us during our recent bereavement. We also wish to ex- press our sincere thanks for the mcny beautiful floral offerings.
 Signed, MT. and Mrs. William IT.. Wilson.
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New gedtordl 81 Q Due May I
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STOCKS.

Copyright. 1880. Standard Statistics CO.,
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CURB SHARES SINK
TO LOWER LEVELS
Market Hit by Storm of Sell.
ing-FeW Issues Move
Against Trend.
BY JOHN A CRoNE.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 29.--Curb market
stocks slumped heavily during the first
hour today on liquidation necessitated
by the recent impairment of margin &C.
counts. When this phase had passed
there was a rally of sorts, but with few
exceptions 1t did not serve to reverse
the trend.
Through most of the session the list
nuctuated irregularly, with neither side
gaining any notable success.
Oil stocks, which stood out best
against the selling on Monday, gave way
at the start today and rallied later with
the rest. But only few of them made
any real Roadway. Humble Oil, Stand
ard of Kentucky, Vacuum, Gulf Oil Of
Pennsylvania, Indian Territory Illumi-
mating "A" and Reiter- Foster advanced.
Gulf Oil was the most active on q
point gain. Cities Service opened with
q 17,50O-share lot down nearly point.
Part of this loss was retraced.
Among the public utilities, American
Superpower first dipped, recovered
somewhat and then lost part of the
gain. Electric Bond g. Share was
equally as tickle, losing nearly points
at the. opening, only to regain the lost
ground
Brazilian Traction countered with
point gain the bearish news contained
in the announcement Of the breaking
up Of the international pool. American
Gas & Electric, Commonwealth Edison,
Eastern States Power "B," Northern
States Power "A" and United Light g.
Power "A" all made small improve
ments. The most active losers were
American Cities Power & Light, Ameri-
can Commonwealth, American & For
eign Power, Central States Electric,
Electric Shareholdings and Niagara
Hudson Power.
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NEW SECURITIES

NEW YORK, April 90 (R.-New Sc
curity offerings today include:
State of San Paulo, United States of
Brazil, $35,OOO,OO0 per cent secured
sinking fund gold bonds Coffee realiza-
ton loan, 1890, dated April /, 1880, and
due october 1, 1910; priced at SO and
accrued interest, to yield 7.56 per cent
to maturity. Offered by banking group
headed by j. Henry Schroeder Banking
Corporation, Speyer & Co. and the Ma
tional City Co.
common stock, priced at $11.26 O share
lprice determined daily from net
liquidating value per share), offered by
F. A. Willard Corporation and others.
Lane Bryant. Inc, $4,000, 100 lo-year
per cent sinking fund gold adventures,
to be dated May /, 1880, and T. mature
May /, 1910; priced at 100 and ccrued
interest. offered by Merrill, Ly1. sh &
Co.; E. A. Pierce q Co., and X icy,
Converse g. Co.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1885,, 900 AZ
per cent jail anc court house bonds, to
be dated May !, 1880. and to mature
l, 1881, to 1858, inclusive; priced to
yield $50 to 4.20 per cent for the 1880
to 1884 maturities, 100 for the 1935-1939
maturities and 100A for the 1910 to
1858 maturities; and $1,158, 900 AZ per
cent road improvement bonds, priced to
yield $50 to 4.30 per cent, according to
maturity. offered by a syndicate COM
posed Of the First National, Old Colony
Corporation and others.
Duquesne Gas Corporation, 81 ,000, 900
611 per cent convertible secured gold
notes, dated March Is, 1880, and due
March IS, 1895; priced at 98 and &C
crued interest to yield about z per cent.
offered by Furlaud & Co., Inc, and
Cullen q Drew.
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COMMODITY PRICES
CONTINUE TO DECLINE

Commodity prices declined four tenths
Of per cent during the week ended
April 26, according to the wholesale
price index Of the National Fertilizer
Association. Although few advances
occurred, the general trend during the
week was downward.
The larger declines occurred In
metals, fats, other foods, grains, feeds
and live stock, and denatured alcohol
Of the total items Is advanced and
SO declined. The total decline for the
past two weeks amounted to seven
tenths of / per cent, and the index is
now only four-tenths of per cent above
the low of March Is.
Based on 1926-1928 as 100 and on
474 quotations, the index stood at 81 6
for the week ended April 26, at $40 for
April 10, and at 92.3 for April IL.
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Washington Produce
ltter-one-pound prints, 411aa421a:

Butter-one-pound prints, 411aa42la;
tub, 40a41.
Eggs = Hennery, 81; current re-
ceipts. 25.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys,- hens, %;
toms, 22a23; Spring broilers, 38a40:
Winter chickens, 32a35; Leghorns, 33a
"a; old hens, 28a29; capons, 32a35:
ducks, 15a16; keats, 6oa65. Dressed
Turkeys, young. 37a38; old, 32a33;
Spring broilers, 46a48; Winter chickens,
37a38; Leghorns, 36a37; fowls, S0a32;
capons, ISAAC; ducks, 25a26; keats,
80a90.
Meats, fresh killed-Beef, 2oa23; veal,
22a25; lamb, %; pork loins, 25a28;
fresh hams, 24a25; fresh shoulders, %;
smoked hams, 26; smoked shoulders. 20
a22; bacon, &c; lard, in packages, 1914;
in bulk, 221a.
Live stock - Calves, call; Spring
lambs, 11a12.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, April 90 Especially -
Under the influence of beneficial rains
in the Southwest and lower wheat and
stock markets on one hand and the
strength Of the July position on the
other, cotton prices were held within a
narrow range today.
Unfavorable factors weighed the mar
ket down during the morning, but active
covering in the last hour brought an i'm
provement to best figures of the day at
the close, with near months to points
higher than last night and distant posi-
tions about unchanged on the day.
Spots were advanced 10 points to 1880
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AMERICAN sUPERPOWER.

NEW YORK, April 2s.-Net as
sets Of the American Superpower Cor
poration, public utility holding COM
pany aggregated $3.50, $50 .s12 on March
az, an increase Of $50, 094,791 or ap-
proximately 40 per cent when compared
with $206, 465,02l reported on December
81, 1929,
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METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, April 20 R.-Copper
unsettled; electrolytic. spot and future,
IA. Iron quiet, unchanged. Tin weak !;
spot and nearby, 34.37; future, 1882.
Lead quiet; spot, New York, $50; East
st. Louis, $40. Zinc quiet; East St.
Louis, spot and future, 4.75a4.S0. Anti
rr1ony, 1852.
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GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, April 90 R).-Reports
that the entire Southwestern section Of
Kansas is enjoying the best rain re-
ceived in five months did much to send
wheat prices downward today. Besides
this change from recent drought, there
was a material falling-off today In Eu-
ropean demand for wheat from North
America World available supplies Of
wheat showed 8,236,000 bushels decrease
for the week, but notwithstanding are
370926,ooO bushels against 354,1s9,0o
bushels a year ago.
Wheat closed nervous, 1asa1A q
bushel lower than yesterdays finish.
Corn closed Aa11a down, oats 9sa2
of, and provisions showing 2a30 decline.
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RAIL INCOME REPORT

NEW YORK, April 80 [P-The
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail
roads report of March operations, made
public today, showed that net oper-
ating income dropped from $4,028, 448,
the 1929 figure, to $634,817. The ag-
gregate for the first quarter was $4,-
1855, compared with $12,250,175 for
the corresponding quarter Of 1929.
Decreases Of varying amounts were
shown in the reports Of most of the
other systems, some of which follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April 10 Up
More than 90 per cent Of the animals
slaughtered for food in California lasl
year was inspected by either Federal,
State. county or city authorities. The
slaughter aggregated 4,727,513 animals.
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Railroad Is Century Old.

WILMINGTON, N. c., April 30 (P.-
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which
grew up from a 59-mile road from
Petersburg to Blakely, Va, is observing
its centennial this year. The line owns
or controls 14,480 miles of rails.
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U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as Of close of business
April rs was 8lS4 ,348613. Customs re-
ceipts for the month to date were $37,-
130.773.62. Total ordinary expenditures,
$9,478,1294S.
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
Banks.

NEW YORK, April 30 (P).-over the
nAafVtAr V1oarknt.
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U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance,
announced today as of close Of business
April IS, was $187 $685. 17.o9. Customs
receipts for the month to date were
$35, 140,533.68. Total ordinary expendi-
lures, 81, 921 1906.
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TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK CURB MARKET

NOTE-The New York Curb Market is now operating
on daylight saving time.
Notce-An stocks sold In hundred share lots
excepting those designated by the letter (65s) (285
shows those stocks to be sold in odd lots only
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issued by Elisha Lee, vice-president,
through j. T. Hodgley, local super
intendent, declared today.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad feels
that its first obligation for relief of
distress due to unemployment is to-
ward its own furloughed men," said
the statement. Accordingly steps
have been taken to see to it that
wherever need arises for assistance
to tide men over the current period,
such assistance will be rendered
through existing organizations OF
employees and their families whose
year in and year out function is to
help our people in temporary emer-
gencies.
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: THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

ipality, will begin shortly after the
first of the year.
Walker Young, construction en-
gineer on the Boulder canyon pro-
ject, revealed details of the manner
in which the new city will be built.
If a report prepared by A. r. De
Boer, city designer, is approved by
officials Of the interior department.
Young said, the task of preparing
plans and specifications for the new
city will start at once.
While this work is being done,
engineering crews, will be assigned
to the task of laying out streets,
and sewer and water systems. in
order that all will be in readiness
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'The Pennsylvania railroad is
progressing steadily on a large pro-
gram of Improvements in order to
provide as much work as possible
in addition to the requirements of
current business, and, in co-opera-
ton with representatives of certain
classes Of the employees, has retained
in service a substantial number Of
men who might otherwise have been
furloughed if business considera-
tons alone were followed"
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to start work as soon as the con-
tract is awarded.
The government. under the plan
adopted by the interior department.
will lay out the townsite, construct
the streets, sewers. water system.
street. lights and other portions of
municipal improvements planned
for the city, as well as approx
mately 100 houses for executives
in the various branches Of the gov
eminent work.
An administration building of
Spanish design will house all of
the government offices in connec-
ton with Boulder Dam itself.
Plans and specifications for con-
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struction of an asphalt-macadam
highway from the city to the dam
site, and for the government rail-
road to the dam site from the Boul-
der City yards will be issued soon,
Young said.
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Believe CONDITIONS Near Normal

bU INfttu Iftoo
CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Street car
elevated and bus traffic has in
creased in Chicago at such rapid
rate the last two weeks that heads
of the three transportation lines to-
day are convinced the business de-
preston practically has passed and
conditions are back to near normal
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<ER RoBS DRIVER
Anderson Man Loses Auto and S2I
for Accommodating Walker.

A hitchhiker picked up on state
Road 81 near Fl. Benjamin Harris
son by Cecil Crane, Anderson. en-
route to indianapolis Tuesday night
was object Of a police search today.
Near this, city the hiker pressed
a gun into Cranes side, forced him
to drive into an alley near MaSsa-
chusetts avenue and st. Clair street.
ana took $21. some papers, keys and
the auto.
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PENNSY R. R. To
AID OWN MEN
Furloughed Workers viii Be
Helped, READS Announce.

Existing organizations OF Penn
sylvania railroad employees are han
ding the requirements of the COM
pany's furloughed men, a statement
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A man in Woolwich, England, has
built himself coffin and sleeps in
it every night ito get used to the
feel of it." he says.
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U. S. TO BUILD
CITY AT DAM
Actual Construction Work
Starts Soon in Nevada.
By United Press

By United Press
LAS VEGAS. New, Dec. g.
Actual construction work on Boul-
der City, Nevada's newest munic-
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Lovely sherbets or
goblets in dainty rose
or green shades. A
set of these will make
an appreciated gift.
Basement.
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q Yards Grenadine

Fine quality 'Melrose' woven dotted
curtain fabrics in popular shades.
Fast colors. Second Floor.
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Bird Gage or Stand

Made in Indian
apolis. Finished in
green and gold.
Equipped W i t h
swing and feeding
cups.
Basement
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Unfinished, smooth
Sanded. Lacquer or
paint them at a
slight cost-any de-
sired c o ] o (. For
breakfast nook or
dining room.
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For men and women. Nom
breakable. lax. gold points. Black
and white, blue, jade and ma
hogany.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-14
BU R MING FEET
New WAY To End
Distress In 20 Minutes
THE ENGLISH WAY

If You want to instantly relieve
weary, inflamed, burning feet YOU
must first REMOVE THE CAUSE
And the general cause Of most
foot troubles is harmful acids and
poisons which accumulate in rhe
tens of thousands of foot pores
which emily the Oxygen in RadoN
can force out.
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these trouble-makers by soaking
your feet for 20 minutes in Il won't
dcrfully soothing, cleansing, revita-
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astonished at how marVelously
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walk all next day with greatest
comfort,
Radox is guaranteed to give any
one flawless feet or money back
and that means painful sweaty
feet-corns. bunions and callouse>.
Get RadoX at Clements Drug store
or any drug store, Read directions
ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-14
Business Girls
Have Conference

The business girls of the wv.
CA. have opened their annual con
ference at Asilomar. The confer.
enee is built around central pro,
gressive theme entitled "Ilow II
live more creativelv both on md
off the job The conference eXecu.
tive is Miss Betty lillotson of Oak
land who is q member of the Ma
tional Council OF Business Girls.
Miss Norma Stauffcr of San Fran
cisco is working with a committee
composed Of women, business girls,
and secretaries from Sacramento,
San Jose, Oakland and San Fran
cisco
Prof. Lorne T. Morgan of the dc-
partment OF economics of the Uni.
versity of California is heading con
ference leadership and is one Of the
main resources for discussions on
"Bchind the Scenes of Our Jobs
The conference hostess is Mrs.
Homer T. Miller Of Oakland, mem
Der of the National Board and Miss
Pearl Tsang is registrar.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-14
Pure lemonade ice cold ar Fauls
sc q glass. Pickwick Stages.

Gets jail Tcrnl-.A. GARLIC Of this
city pleaded guilty to a charge OF
assault with a deadly weapon in the
superior court this morning and was
sentenced by Judge Thompson to
serve six months in the county jail.
The assault occurred July is on the
person of Rosario Bcvcderc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-14
Electric lawn mower snarpening.
Phone 252. DR.. Fix-1t Shop. Stf

Appeal Case Continued-Hcaring
on the appeal of Bobby Hall, Frank
Haines, j. A. Howard and George
Keos, convicted in the justice court
on vagrancy charges, was continued
for one week by Judge Thompson
when the case was called in superior
court this morning.