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\Y EVEHIHO. JAM. 19. 1910.
Wni.'iiaerves their purpoee tbe re
? a pr.ie abcat the consti*
, Well, Virginia will meet them
on cor.stitnioD^l gronode waen tboat
people attempt '0 r >b the etate oi AUx
andrla city aud c;uotj. Ihe few re.ro
CMi -oibta n ALxaidria citv, bowertr,
:.ei ttttti* wtiea toey are told that
tba oi y la aot waa ed by thoae wbo are
.ig .hia queB'i'jo. BjI to retaro
bi . atloaa] qufeBiloo. Why has
tbe q mun of tbe legality of tba fbrma
tba of tbe S.ite of We?t Vlrglna nerer
b> u all iwed to come rqunely before tbe
Bopte'te Ooort; cr aby ia it tbat the
pi'.tentb ameodment to the conatitution
f 7er beeo pBB'id opon by tta: au
gufl. body?tbe Suprtme Oourt of the
TJoittd blate * Ibi* wocle retrooeaalon
baatMBB Is well ?xplaimd man anlcle
beaded "lae Piandereta ol Waahiog
t(,i," rtc-utly publiehed io Peanon's
bJm aod which tells bow the Dla
trict ol Ojlotnbia ia robbed by a aet o( oor
-'jhemeiB. Ihe foilowlog la ao ex"
cerpt:
A roovf ment waa atarted a few moothi
tigo to Dririg batk ioto tho Dlatrict tbat
n rlioB rvit ch **s retrvecded to Virginia
io 1846 aad is u'-w cailed AltXaodrU
ccooly. Ooe plan Ib to bave the nct of
r,tr i olated uucoosMutlooal by
the L'.lted B-i-reme Oouit; anutber ia
Utroofh ro act of Ountireaa aod negotia
ti;,n a?it^ Virginia. Pn-aldtnt Taft dr?
cjar;d tarqutt oo May 8 that
1 always qi,-atioued ihe validity of
the naiK'fcr and etrongly eodoraed tbe
acbeme to eolarge tbe Dietric'. It Ib
only fair to prcsuoie that be bad oeror
gonb ia'.o tba niat;er, bad oot learned
that it ia ooe great big real eaate grab
which h.ds f'.ir to diafraocbiae folly
th M-anJ cit zsoa, to coat Uacle
H^m nillioai uf djllara tnd to furuish a
eoundstl of ihe firat magnitud'-. Repre
aectitivf W. 8. Oreeap, of Maaaachu
MtlB, latrodoeed al tbo exlra Bcsaion a
bill pro? idlug foi the re-aouexation of
Alexandria coanty. He la cbalrmao of
imnlttea oo merchant msrloe and
Baberlea atid it would be emloently fit
ling for tbat committee to conaider tbe
tneaaur , for. nevtr was thrrn a bolder
aet of huccaneeia oa theSpaolah Malo
tban aro the rcal eitate ndventnrera wbo
are eo ?,inp?riug tbia plot to pirate tblity
Bjuaro railri cf land from a aoverclgn
etate. Thry have tried their lack la a
tuodeit way on tbe Virglula aide acd rt
aUxetaal he oae thlog they rerd toin
*yro a gnldco barrest ia for Uncle Sirn
to bulld milca of atreeti aod ro&ds aod to
fix tha tex rata at on?> and ooe-balf per
rent fm rdl time. Tbey bayeo't made
tbeanori bel > cmh Bpecuia.lon aod
oarB)*your>owo*hoailog waa too gcol on
the Marjltnd aide; uow etrrrytblng there
iudcv loped oa papfr, and it ia really
rtraarkabia how, al of a audden, oor
glonuus Haii.-oal capital Ib cramped lor
syaee. Asxaodrla'a 14,000 people ate
aueady j;r it?!?tiog, in apite of tbe fact
^at their little city ia bonded almoat lo
p y, but it ia not lotaoded
tbat tbey aball be c csalt^d at all.
Sjmator Heyhi'kn' was on the tcrge
o' warlof tha b:jjJy ahtrt ia tbe Sao
ate y:'5tariiay aft^rnsDa, bot waa tem
pota-.fy r-atralied by the oonserya'-ire
go rd a^nge of tbe demooratio mioority.
Tha JJa'io seoator lotrodaced a reso
lutb3 o?i!ing ui?au tbe secretary of tbe
treaiury for iuforoiatioo relatlye to the
rsport t!?at tae collector of ciiatoms at
Newport Ne*a, Va., lotendedto cloae
the ci;tjm houo a'. that p'ace today
ln bonor of the birthday of Bobert ?
Lee. S.uatir He)buro obaiaed tbe
adoption of hia reaolati m, which does
not menil ;o O.'neral L?e by name,
but ha fuiled to a:ir up a debate be
caaa.1 n daaaoerata declmed to be
drawn intu a c^n'roveny ortr tho mat
ter. iSeaa'.'f If vhaio ataeds almoa
a!oo in Ojcgtco^, ao far bb caa bi
learned, la btta| bitterly epposed lo
tbe placlng of G?neral Li?'a atitne
iu dti . and the name of the
great aold.er ia uot nuw very Boatblng ti
theoaraof theldaboaeiaior. Thediacre
tion re.?i'..'<-**.ed by tbe democratio ml
atorily trill be wnmenddtl not only by
their ocsUacnta but all well dlapoaed
and c.ior.trrv&tive people tbroogbont tbe
cjuoiry. Wben Mr. H^yborncaat bis
fire braod It waa ihe part of wladom to
atand aa de aod lat it born Itaelf out,
It woold be belter to follow tbe bbipp
cotrae when key csnnona are dischargtd
by O. A. B. pos'.a aod woman'a aoxili
ariea la the north io teeble proteat
? ;*'uif>t the t|i,)earance of Geoeral
Kobert ?. Lct's etatue ln tbo Oapitol at
Wishiagtor.
? ?
?r , 11 N'.'w Vork, In a&
adlr aa at yr.strrday afteinoon'a atsaioc
of .he Natiocal Cific Fadmtlon Id
itagteat cdvocaied iheeatabliahmen1
of a nrw b.;dy repreaeoticg the alate?
and^a rt ;.!?menllng tba work of tbe atate
legiaiatnrcB acd Oongreaa, ao aa to biiog
tho repectiTf ceromonwealtbalnio cloaet
toach sad buraoiDy. We aro told tba
ln a multitode of cjunaelora there Ib wla
dom, bnt anctber eayiog Ib to tbe tflec'
that the wotld Ia governed too mncb
The la'.tar ia tbe more practical for
theae lattrr days, We tbiok it waa Min
iater Foelpt wbo on one occaaioo gav<
? new c cgreaamaa aome limely hiota.
Among other tbioga he told bim alway
to yote (o adjjoro od gtnertl ptipciplea,
as tbere is ala-ays enongh legisa.iun on
btnl lo occupy tbe attention ol CmgrtBi
five hnndred yearr. With state legis
latnres, Ooogrtaa and a bonse ol e a'.c
representatlvta tbere wonld s-.on be
eaongh of measnres to last ten tboasand
yiare.
ToD.r tbroagbout tbe eotlre scuth
the anaiverrary of the blrth of Bobert
E. Lee is Deiag bonored in one way or
anotber. At night rx-Oooftderatea and
othera will ga her arennd feallve boards
aud recitd lemii-iscences of tbe exciling
daya ol 1S01-1865 as well aa rtcollec
tioos of ibe caxp fires daring tbe Icar
year*' oonflii;:. 'Ihey will not be "Tent
ing Toaigh: on tbe O'.d Oamp Groand"
nor singlug "All Qiiet on the Potn.
?ao," but their oiinds will go back to
tbe times whera they were wearlng the
gray in bleak wioter snd pasaing tbroogh
scenes as dismal as tbat repreaentcd ln
.he pic:ure ol Wsablugton crucaing tbe
Delaxare io an cp?n boat wiib tbe orew
bieakiog a pa:h tbroogh the ic. The
sorvivoia ol the cot flici far n^hs gu*r?
aateed their forefa'.bera will have a more
varitd bill of lsre tban parched coro,
opon which sotrany at tlrjcea bad tosnp,
snd their spreads will lGCio.de tbinga in
and cut of srasoo. They, too, will be
gathcred as knigbts of old io their oan
ca*tle?, taate/ully and appropriateiy dec
orated by tbe wemen of tbe soo.h wbo
chzerfnlly auflered all aelf-abnegation to
furtbtr the caase of their conutry. The
membera of R. E. I.e ? Cimp of tbii city
antiopaie a bsppy time tonight, as do
all other campa id 'ie soathland. Tbeie
will he elmilar renniona in placea oortb
of Masoo and Dixon's llne.
-1 ' i ii
From Wasliington.
Iormpondaaoe ot tbe Alexandria (iaaette,
Washington, Jan. 19.
With tbe niomlsslon of a scrles of
rea< u looa to the Ghvernors' Oonference
ts a baaia of n ilform sctlon among tbe
state?, tbe cjnvention oo noiform la*s
called by the National Oivic Federation,
came to an end hut thia afteroooa. Tbe
res.u ions call fof actbn on aitll
powerr, ccutt preoeer/ur^, iorerl laws,
workiogmen's cump.naitioo, cbild labol
sale of osrottcs aod babltforrolng di D {8,
exeiu hn and probate of w:lls, ttansier
of real estate, Io uraoce code, vital
Btatistice, the praotlce of medicine, laxa
tioo, muolclpal acr ujts, jujlleacconn
tants aad minlog tavre.
Will the repnblioan rnembers of tbe
Honse care to carry out tbelr threat of
s r.kiug the nsmrs of Rfpresenatlves
Slisars. JamtB and Reiney luta tbe Bil
linger-Pinchot inveatlgating comraitter ?
II they do and appoint a coaple of demo
crats of their own cboostog, will tbe
new minorltv merubers couseot to serve- '
In clther evtnt wont tha democrata make
more polltlcal capital out of tbe tiiuo
tlon tban tbey wonld il Mesars. James and
Riiney, partlsans aa they are, were
allowed to serve on the committee with*
out any _oleat?tton from tbo ctrong-r
piry In tbe H mae. Theee are aame
of tne qaeatlous tbat are p?rplexing
President Taft and most of the starcb
r pablicans in Waahii.gton. Theautject
will be tbreahed cot at th; rrpabltcan
caucos tjnignt and then rethreshod on
the floor of the Honse tomorrow. Tbe
cancus is to be hsld for the pnrpcae of
aelectlng the foor repnblican rnembers
of tbe inveatlga'.iog comtnlttte.
Rrpresentattvea Olmsied, MoOal',
Eacb aod Madison ere tbose alatc-d for
the bonor and work. Madieon is tbe
l surgent memberoo tbe slate. Preaideot
Xalt .is (said to have demanded the
eratu-eof James' aod Rainev's namea
from tbe committee, Before tbe democrals
made their selection, It ia aaid, tbe
pie;ident and tbe repoblican leaders got
logeiher oi the eatj-ct and preparedia
list of acceptabks ?ad con-acceptables
which th-y suomlt erf to the opposltioo.
Tbe names of Ralney aod J?mes were
well in the lead on the peraona non
grata IIs". The dctmcra'ic cancua was
fa'ly informed of tbe sltu.tlon wben it
metrjatuiday night aod made Its selcctior;
lodeed, it is aaserted by the retuolicans,
lt deliberately pfeked ont James and
Rafnt-y jiiit becfiwetbey were otj -ction
able to tne edmiuiatratbo, andexpacied
a red hot fi/ht when tbe resalt was
aoni uiced. The rrpublicana assert tbnt
oot ui regard for tbe feeliogs of tbodem
ocrats tbey refnloed from coasidering
BtpresentBtive l).iv. llfor a place on the
ooaimittee, altbi u ;b he waa orginally
pickrdfortbe rankiog H;nae member
of tbe body.
"We ratber h-pe to see the republicani
?ota Ifaaarr. J-imes and Rainey c fl ihe
committeVea d a le?d!o? d-mnrr?ilc r. p
ia enta Ivb today. "Ii they io they will be
plajing right Into our baods, fcr by
so doiog tbry will be h j c:ing p-.lnlca
ioto the matt;r at the outstt. The in
featigation is snppoied to be eotirely re -
moved Irom pollttaa, yon know, aod to
be held for the blgh ahrnistic pnrpoae of
geulog at tbe facts in tbe Imerlor D
partment aod forestry burtau Irrespec.
iive nf the party or individnal. H
Meser*. James and Rainey are to be
b rred aimply becaose tbey are good
democrats, tbe investlgation is bonnd to
q.ake mlghty good csmpaign materul
fo- our BK.8. riepreeenlative Mann ia
expected to stlr up the tronble on the
floor of the Honse tomorrow by presmt
ing an amendment addiog the namcs ti
RepresrntBilve Palmer, of Peonsylvanla,
aod fiirlaod, of Miaeonrl, bath demo
eratt, to tbe committee.
Thia will be dooe before tbe democrats
will have an opportnnity of presenticg
tbe nooiioatloos of oleisrs. James and
Rainey and will of conrse precipltate a
battle royal at once. Aatbe repubhcans
have tba votes, tbey can, if they deslre,
heat down tbe demooratic oppoeltlon and
plaoe Mesirs. Birlaud and Palmer on
tbe committee. Ihen it will remaio to
be seen whetter tbe democrats chosen
oy the rrpublicans will terve. It tbey
will not tbe r?pnb!icarjs will be obliged
to act wiiboat them and tbe Bcuae
rnembers on tbe committee wlil be two
leas tban the Senata acd will ,be ik r
ore In tbe minaity wbeoever tbere Ia
aa laaoe between tbe two brancbes of
tbl body. Mr. tbamp C.'ark is quoted
ta aaylog tbat if Mfsar, Rainey and
fama are tnroed down by tbe repnbli
cans, thea do other democrat will serve
in t*je committee.
Preaideot Taft b ia ofi<red theuseof the
erniaer Montaia for conreying tbe remains
f tn? late Ambiaaador Na' or-o to Krazl. ti*
ia* alao ttt rai hia own yacht.tbe Maydower,
?oe^nvey Madaoi Nabncoana tha membara
ofherfamily at th* sam* time, Tbi* latur
orlar has been derlined by Madam Nabuco
wbf, probably, will rfUra ta ktr (Xiajtry by
tb* ordinarv attazuship route. Tbe Moat&no
will probaHy be ac.epttd. TLj c Ibr of the
preaicent'e yaeht ia an uupn ced^ct.-d cour
teay.
When Jud;e Alton B. Parker, who i* pre
aiding over the conference aa unifotm lawa,
in testion at Waahinfcton, ctlled the namea of
the apeakera on the promni today, it waa
very moc h like a roll-call in a coiintrv a?hocl
on the day of the opening haaeb,ll game,
only in thia caae tbe governora' conference
waa Ihe attrattior. Tolay'a diacmaion waa
directed to the regolation of railwaya and
poblic ntilitiea. comroercial lawa, court pro
celure, extralitioo, food and druglegitlt
tion, dairy law, uuifbrru oil imptciion.medi
cal practlce act and uniform vit-il lUtiatira
"Conaervatirn of Natnral Eesontce*" waa
the s'ibject diacuaaed by the governora of
states at their meeting today. Several ex
eruiives r>ai papera ou diflereut phraaeaof
the probleru, and there was a gener'l dis^us
aion fclbwing each, th? governore m?nife*t
lng their ureat In'ereat in tbe matter by
apirited qar.tioning of the speakerp. Gor
emor Will-on, of Kentocky. who presided
yeaterday, relinqniahe I the cli -ir to Governnr
Fct'iif"-, ot Rh'de l?!and. ItaitaratiBg tbe
uo.-baity|fart?.e creatkn of a White Monntain
forest fea-.rve ia New Hampahire ta* tbe
wter sheds of the state were to be adeqmtely
prote te*. Gover.;or t^ulnby, of New Hamp
ahire, spoke in the advocacy of that meaaure.
Viaornub deorncistion of the growing ten
dtncy for encro4cbni'nt b7 the faderal gov
ernraent npon the rights of the atatea waa the
k^y note of t dav'a seuion. (Joyerncr Will
son, of Ke.itncky, aald: 'Tba goverrment
may reznlatathenaecf the water in atreama
iu the atatea f >r commercal pjtpas s, bu it
haa ntt a at-intilU of rish: to do that wi'h tbe
water power. T^at bebngs to the people."
This ia the annlvereary ofthe birth of Gen.
Robert E Lee, the great Cor.feierate leader.
A w?ath of immorti-lleH aad wiiit? roies waa
piacedat the feot ofthe bronr. figore of the
general in .Ststuary Hali. The ctrd attacbed
w?i,.iacrib?d Mra George W. Dolling, B. E
LeeChapter. f.'nited Daughters of the Coa
federacy. Falls Churr-h, Va.
Thehnre-ucf rquiproentof the Navy De
partmeut ia lo be a' olialx-1 aud tbe variona
tunrtioi.8 that it cow perforroa will b>; at
sutoed by other br:nchts ofthe aervice. Thia
waa deoidtd up-a by the navcl all.iirs rom
nvtteeof thu Hou?? at ita niettiog to-?ay.
'I he uomnilltie alio de'hled to make a favor
hble report ou thp resolotion in inqiiiriagof
the H rretary of the Navy if the depirtment
haa been piuchaaiug powder from any tru?t or
monopoly.
iSixty-tirst ConKress,
(Seconrt Seeelon,)
Washington, Jao. 19.
?aUfft
The firetoftbe big money meaaorec
came before tbe e'eaate today wben tbe
Dlattlct of Oolumbia approprlation bill
waa lak'O up f r cnnaiJcratlor*. The
billcarries approxlmately $11,000,000,
Httaior Gordon (iem., M s>.), w.a to
diy (tirca tbe followiog committee at
aignmeoia:
ExpenditnrPB in the DapartflBBal of
S:ate, imm'gra'lcn, Indlan deprcdationa,
) iint corcmiuee oa refisiou of ibo Uwa
and tbe ccmrolllee on public expeodi
turrr.
After two houra conalderalioo, and
the adcp.ion of many mloor ameod
manta, tbe Oiitric'. of Oolumbla sp
propriation bill nas paised.
Tbe preaident of tbe Benate algned
tbe j iint reiolution providiog for an
InriB'.igatinn of tbe BalllDger-Pinchot
oontroreraj.
ibo reaolntion will he resdy foi
Presldeot Taf .'a approral this creoiog
? n I k momw.
Tbe d:nate yoted 11,000 to enable
the dlstriot commiaBiooers to Bend tbe
correot time to every part of tbe city at
jome particalar hour every day.
BOUBS,
Tbe iliaae yeBterJar pa*aed bll's
tu'horiz.tig the city of Mioneapolia to
c .'natruci a brid^e aornai the Missiaaippi,
the Monongahela Uallroad Oompany to
nrldgo the Monnhuahela river betwees
Fayette and Grecne cr.nntira, Wtst Vir
glale; and the Unlon Rillrcad and Dock
Oirnjaty tn Jhrldge the asme Btrem at
M;rtBnt'jwn W. Va.
A little Btream called "102 river" tbst
wanriers over some nlnety milea of Mh
aoarl ai'il ntar St. Josepb, borat lato
n^tlonal fame ln the Houae wben Mr,
Ma in (R?p. of Illa.,) called np a bill
providing for the transfer of the r'ver
from federal to etate authoiity.
The farmera livir.g adjacent to
102 River want to nae It as a dralnage
canal, bnt caonot r'o ao aa long ai
It iacootrolled by the catlonal govero
meot. Rpprtaantatlve K'.ifer (rep ,
Ohir;, wanied an fxplanatlon of (he bill
aod Mann gave it at leogib, Repre
aentativ???? Oiarn (Aew., Mo.), Macon
(leni , Arfe ), Douglaa (rep., Obio), and
o.hera engtged in Ihe discataion which
laated aVoot tbrpf-quartera of an hour.
The bill wbb finally paaaed wittnutoppc
iiitlon and aimilar action waa taken on
bllla deolaring the Nodaway and Big
larkahoe rlvera, alao in Mia^onrl, to be
non navigabla and lraoaferr:d to a'.ate
cootrol.
Tbe U mse paasel a bill crra'inp; a
bnrean of ligbihnnaes lo tbe Depart
ment of Comroerce and Libor with a
oommissioner at Its hcad who nhall draw
f 5,000 a year. Tne bill also providts a
ooostrnction.
A bill was introdaced graotlng
penslonB of from $30 to f 40 per mon'b
to all frder^I veterana of tbe civll war
wbo served for nloetydayi or morr.
MONEY CRIIlCleES HEYBURN.
Scnator Mjney, th* minori'y l-.ao'rr of
the Ssoaie, lo spraklrg of Henstor ney
bnrn'a adiress after Ibe S.-nate adjonrn
ed, yea'erday, aaid:
"It Is slrange io me that ber?, 50
years after the war, a man who nevar
beard a gun firod sboold make auch a
?pectacnlar rxhlbltlon of sr-ciionsl
venom. Eren his own collesgnes will
cndetnn fcirr,. I bope 9-nator II -y
barn will oot porsua hia u iwlae course
fnrtber."
A 'k?d if be thongbt the nn. il cereono
oies w:u!d be diapensrd with iu tbe ca?e
of Gsn. I.^e's statne, iaaaiOf Money
aaid "Rather lhan have a s'a'oe of
Qaa, Lee tueaked Into 9 atuary Hail, I
thick no meaos should be spsred to
make the ceremonles of acceptance Ibe
mat elaborate and Impresalve of aoy
"v- r beld. No maa wboae statne slands
in tbe ba'l deaervea mcre pralae for hl*
noble qaailties as a man, a aoidier, and
a cbriitiao,
"If ^enator Hevburo peralats in hii
preaent conrsr, 1 favor batlog every
camp of Oonfederate ve'eiaos in ibe
?;u'.h come to Washlogtoa in their gray
nnilorma acd altend tbe eicrrises. Il
tbey d )u't waot tbat, let Virginia take
Lee'* a'a'oe back aod ?et it up ln her
own Statehonse."
Ten Peraons Drowned.
8?n Francisco, Jao. 19.? Captain A,
Scbroeder, cjmmander of tbe Norweglan
ichoooer Alice, together with bis wife
and dangbter and crewfjof seven men,
were drowned wben the ichooner fourd
ered ia a atorm in Ihe Sou'.b aeaa early
laat December, according to news
brcugbt here by ihe saihrs of tbe
scbooner Kellogg, whlch arrived today
from Raratooga, in (ba Cook groop.
Tbe Alioa waa eogaged lo iotet-ialsnd
trade.
The Legislature.
Bolh II u m ac.ed farorablf yea'er?
day on a jolal resolatlon provldlng for
tbe appoiatroeot oil j >lot tommittee
ot the II ua? and Seoate to make prep
araiions for tbe in*0?iira:bo of tbe gov
eraor-elect aod Ihe ileu'.enant gjveruor
elect.
Tba goreroor aent a sp'c'.al mcssage
annruicing tbe appolatment of Jadge
R. R. Prentis to tbe a'.a'.e corporation
commlaaio] for tbe eoaaiog term of slx
years, B:?d also tbe appoiotmeot of a
unraber of jdir.es ani minor officera
? u-r.gthe vflcatl.n of tae general as*
aembly.
BSVATE.
The snveral committeea reportel far.
orably on Senator Hart'a bil enabling
wife and hasband to tesMfy agaiost eacb
other in ccrtnin cases; on Senator Holi'a
bill reiative to cotnpeoflation to clerks of
Huttiogs Ooarts; oo Sacator S.roile'a
bill with regard to noiarial ctrtlncatrs,
aad on Senator Hil.'s bill reqalriog
boad of city sergeaats.
Senator Folkes's bill reiative lo
the relnveatment In tbe s'ate of the
M ui.t Vernon Asaocistlcn bonds, aud
Senator Tbornton's bill aa to cbaocery
commisiioocra for Falifax and Bjckirg.
bam coontits, were also favorably re
ported.
Senator Strode preaented a bill pro
vidlog for the eatabiisbmont of ihe
Women'* UciYeraiiy of Virginia, to be
operated io cocjjaciiou and along the
same llnea aa tbeUaiversity of VirginU,
and nnder tbe control of the board of
dlreotors of that iostitation. Free lal
tioo snd dormitcry are to be prorlded
for V:r_ln a etadeota,
Senator King proposra to go after the
income tax maf.rr by nqairing employ
ers io report tbe salary liats of porsona
ln their employ.
B 11s was introdneed to aalhorixp any
county which aball alone contitote
jadicial circmt to Increase the aalary ol
tbe clrcnit jadgrs.
To pro?ide for tbe organis.tioo and
grwerLmont of incorp.rstrd commnnl
t>ea whlch aball become cities of Ihe
accood claaa nnder tbe provision of
section 1013 B oi the coir.
Amcndiog section 831 of the code
8xing salsrles of commnnwealth attor*
oeys, clerks aod sherlflfs of reflpective
conntler.
Rebaaing all (ixes and levies and th?
|pin tbereof cn real eslate due the c^m
monwealth aod the scversl connties anr)
corporations tbereof, wbich accrued on
real ea'ate prior to tbe 1st day of Jaou
ary 1900.
To amend tectlon 1 of an act
entitled an act topro?ide for s'ate money
al l ln additlnn to convlct labor for tbf
improvement of public roads ajproved
Ftornary 25, 1908,
A bill to amend sn act entitled
an act to (itfine aod regalate tbe sale,
distribution, rcnt'fying, mannfac'.uring
and distillmg of intoxl:ating 1'qaora ano
malt beverngea.
To amend sec ion 3720 A of Pollard's
cd1, In relation to trr^oasats oo train
or oats.
Tbe Sanate liaance committee took
aa important atep in d6cldlog to report
Senat'ir Fletchrr's bill provicg that iht
an'Mlor of public accoun'B shall have
charge of the work of cqasl zation ol
laxea on real eatate. A few minor amend
menls were made to tbi ? tneaaare.
Wben the kfjuse roet at noon Ihe
committee on general laws got firat ln
action, reporting five biUp. One of ihes<
provides sanitary rtrrangemtnta for facto
rles; one reqalree rlre-eacap?a on all
publfo building* of more than two
storles In htlght; oae refers to tbe care
of cbiidren, one lorbid* carrylng daog'r
ona wespons to placea of pnbllc worsbip,
aod tbe fifth refers to tbe llceneing aod
aaporvisiuo of lyiog In hoapials, 1'bese
bllls were paaaed on tbelr firat raading
and placed on tba calendar.
The same action waa taken with re?
gard to a bill from the committee on
caurts of justlce maklog it a miadeanor
to nee abusive langnige reganling a vlr
l.uoua female, aod to a meaaurefrom tbe
committee on countiea, oitlea and towos
addiog tbe county of Smyth to tbose wbo
are allowed four commisaioner* of tbe
reveoue.
Fur more tban an bonr Ibe Hooae de*
bated the bill inlcoded to Increase tbe
coinpema Ion of real rslate aaaeaaorB.
Tbe lioose finslly paaaed (he bill Gx
Ing '.he psy of assessors of laods at the
old rale, two dollara a day, aod allowlog
cties and countiea to Increase this
smennt by ihe addltlon of one dollar If
thry see 8;.
Tha old Wharton Ic.u anco law,
aimed at the Boutheastern XarlS Asso
cia'.ion, aas lotrodnced.
Mr. Olemeot cntered a bi'l providiog
tbat any peraon, firm or corporation may
dUtll braid/ frora all frnlts prodoeed in
Virginia between the 1~> h daytf An
_uat and tbe l.'.h day of the precedlog
February In aoy one yar, aod sbaM
have no right to di-poae of the ?ame lo
qutotltlrs not lcia than one galion to
aoy person,
B lla were lolrodaced to ameod tbe
code ln re'ation to anltrle), mllfage aod
other aliowancea.
To ameod aeetion 524, relatlng to the
fe s of corOmisatrnerH of tbe reveon-.
ImpoBlng a licenae tax on ban'.era In
Vlrglols.
To provlde for Ihe erec!ion of b aait
ebla bnilding opon >be grtuada of the
peniteotiary to tw naed ai a mtei hall
for the befer care aod more ecocomical
f.eding of tbe onvicta cocfiocd in said
penitentiary.
To authorljj tbe hoard of Boperviaora
of Fauqoler coonty to allow aod pay W.
G. Ocatea compensallon for loaaea and
dtmagea suatained by bim by reaaon of
tha breaking down of a bridga in Fao
qaier coanty.
To amend act aeetion 3 0/ an act ap
proved March 11, 1908, entltled an act
to amend aad re-eoact an act eotltlcd ao
act to creat* a road board for tba ctuaty
of Faoqqier.
To amend ao aot entltled an act to
empowtr tne Oircuit Ooort aod board of
iu;erviaora of aoy coanty to aathorise
aod permit the arectioo of a Cbofederate
mooamiot npon tba pabllc equ ue at the
coooty aeat theroof,
To amend sectloo 3 of an act approved
March 5, 1691, aa amended by an act
approved March 16, 1903, entltled an
act to Mtabilah a state board of embalm
iop; to provide for the better pro'ertion
of life and baaltfa; to prerent tha apread
of cootagiooa diseuea, and to regnlate
(be prac.iee of em' almiog, and tbe care
and dlapoaltion of the dead, etc. to cod
tfy, tbe lawa inrela'.ioo to tha mUitla in
tbe B'ate.
To amend act aeetion 876 of ihe code
0(1897, BBd to provide for the parcbaM
and car? of a pefmaBent camp gtouod,
. epproved, F.bruuy 2G, 1908, eoaa ti
: ap ciiy in a certsin rtsp ct bow tbe
I millaa fund sball be rxpended.
To amecd an act relatlog to demarrtra
to evldence.
To amend aectiin 3179 of the co !e in
reia'ion lo keeping open c'erka' tfrhe on
eertain days records, etc. opea lo inapec
tl n acd copiea aatbor zed.
To ameod aeetion 4024 of the code in
regard to eumnooicg jirors from aome
other coanty or corporv.lon.
Stntirnent in the II )aae relatlve to an
Inveatiga'.ioo of tfltira at tbe Polytech
nlc Inatitnte chaoged suddeuly yester?
day wben it wbb generally admitted Ibat
the boatd of vlaitora of tbe inatitutioo ia
capable ol handl.Dg the troable ihem
lelrep. It bsglna to loik aa th ,b
there will ba no legla.'ati ve ioqulry.
News of the i)ay.
The 11 jnae yeaterday adoited tha ccn
ference repoit on the election of the Bal.
lloger-PIncbot inveatigatlog committee.
The engagement was aonoaocei in
New York laU night by Georga Jay
Ooald of hia cldeat daogbter, Miaa Mar
jorieGonld, to Aothiny J. Drexel, j-.,
of Phlladeipaie.
Mr. Cnoo H. Rudolph and Gen.
John A, JoboB'oo, nom'nated by Preel
dent Taft to be Diatrlct of OolumbU
commlaalonerB, were confirmed by tbe
Senate yeaterday afternooo.
The German goveroment baaioformed
tbe United States that In tbe matter of
tarid it doea not accept tbe AmerioaD
wlahea in eome reipects, eapeclally con
cerning the importa'.lon of meat(.
Tbe preaident and M-a. Taft la?i
night gare a reoeptlnn at the White
Hooae in hooor of the jadges of Ihe Su
preme Ojart. None of tbe diplomat <
: rps attended owing to the recent death
if the ambaaaador frcm Bnx'l.
Sp?aker Oanoon by opholdlog a poict
of order raiied yeaterday br K'prcsen
ta'ive Hsrriaoo, agreed tbat foronr
Preaident Rooaevelt had no right to ap*
point repre-eatativealo the Braaaels con
fere.ee.
Mr. Joi?ph J. Ryan, bod of Thoma?
Forime Ryan, one of Ntw Totk oiiy's
best-koowo finnncier* and rouhimilliou
alres.waa married to M??% Nannle Morse,
of Waabington, by B abop 0. B. O.rrl
gan at 3t. Gregory'a Oatbolic Obnrcb Io
Baltlmore yeaterday,
The ooaference report on tbe jiln'
reeolutlon ptovidlog for tbe appolotment
of a commtttoo to invcstlgate tbe Baliin
ger-Piacbot controversy was BaVeted
nnaolmu'ly yeatcrJay. Tae U uie
davotad almott all of the fivo ht u a o'
the aesalon to tbe consideratkn of (Le
urgent dtficiency approprUlioo bill.
Preaideot Taft ycatcidav i Buert a proc
lamatioo dec'arlog that f?raet B:itaio,
Italy, RusbIb, Spalo, Turkey anc1
-? jvi'z.'rland are entltled to the miolmarr
ra'es imposed by the ntw tsr tl law.
Ojrmany is not io the liat. A warnin^
ia glven to Italy that (t muat make n<
cbange In i:s reguUtlona afhctiog Amsr
Icao enmmerc'.
The firat boufle ahots in the tortl war
b tween U.'rnnny aod the Uulted rj'atis
w.ro exchaoged yetttrday, O ransrjy
polnt blsnk refnsed the trade conceasiona
deoianded and Preaideot Taft replied by
pa.tlng six rlval nationa In a poeltlon to
reap from tbia roaotry csmrr.erclal art
vantagea to the iojtny of the kalaer'a
aea-rading aohjects.
The Hoaae organlration, reloforcnl by
a number of tbe inaarg'ota, declar'd
yeHerdsy tbrougb eome of ita leadlep
membera tbat ral her Rsprtsentativf
Jamoa nor Repreaentatlve Ralapy, thf
aelsctions of tbe mlnority cancos, would
be glren a phce on the Ballloger lnve?.
tlgation committee. Repreaental'Tea P*il
mer, of Pennaylvania, asd B r aud, ot
Mlaioart, are now on tbe alata of tbe
crganlattion for the two democratic
placea.
Aatronomer R. G. Alken, of l.fck ob
servti iry, asyi: The comet dlacovered
lo aoutb Afrlta Ib brf^bter than Veous.
It wea eaally aeen with tha naked cye at
noon yesterday at the obaervatory. it
was abont four degreea eatt of the aoo,
halfadegree north of it, and wbb mov
Ing toward tbe ncriheaat. It aboold be
a brilliant o jict in a clear sky for the
next few nigbia, aod aboold bs looked
for in the aoothweatern aky jaat after
aonlight.
Foiir prlsooers, tbe oldeat of whom
waa 21 years of age, last oight overpow
ered the turokey at tbe Upper Marlboro,
Md., jail, took from blm a baoch ol
keys, aod; after beallog him,made their
escape. it is supposed (hey came toward
Waahington, Tbe priaoners are fro-n
near li/attaville, and were locked ap
ten daya ago, charged with robblng a
p'jolnom at Mounl Rainler, Md. A
nfib prlsooer alao trled to escape, but
wna csp'.ored by Ollia Kiog, the turn
key.
Lonia Paulhan ln bis Farraan biplane
yesterday made what avistlon experta
regard aa tbe moat remarkable croas
coontry fl gbt ln hlstory at Loa Angelee,
Oal. Oo tbe wiogs of a wind tbat otbrr
avia'ora besltated to face, the French
man d:W from Ariatlon Field to Luiky
Btldwio's rancb, JJ milea away, ciieled
ihe old Santa Aolta tacetrack aad buck
?d his way to bi* teot. Ia all he cover
ed ao estimsted dia'aooa nf 47* mlles io
1 hoor 2 mtootes and 4,2 4 5 secoodr.
tie flew to Baldwln's with tbe wlnd In
80 mlt u.ea aud wect back agalnst it ln
33 miomea. Wban ba flolibed he aaid
tbat tba motor waa ai cool as when he
started and that he coald repsat tba
trlp at onor.
REFUSED IO SAVE BOY.
Rscial antipatby evlnced by negroes
reiulted lo thedrownlngat Seifard.Del.,
Monday, of Oaorge Boker. The boy atd
two companlona were playlng In a bott
oo tha Nantfcoka river, when ha fell Ic
to the water. His playmates, terribly
frightened, songot aaalstance from some
negro men wbo are employed at a phoa
pbate factory near by, bot were told by
the nrgroea tbat they ba i no time to be
baoling white folks' children from tbe
river. Bifore other be'p ocnld be foand
tbe child had drowoed. This atory,
told ln childisb language by the lad'*
oomradea, haa created bitter indignailon
toward the negro elemeot of Baaford,
DIED.
On Taaaday, January IS, 1910, at th* reai
denre of ber *on-iolaw, William B. Moncure,
No. 120* North Capital atreet. Wa*hiuwtnn,
D C. I.l CINDA HERBERT EVER8
FiELD. widcw of John L. Ev?rxfie!d. of
Baltimore, and daaghter of the late Hon.
Joba Carlyl* Herbart. af Maryland. The
fuoaral earvioes will b* held at 8t. John'a
rb0nrSk* B*lt"TiUe, 90 Thuraday, Janoary jt?,
?<*Vr Ji Ut
Today'* Telflgraphic New*
Tba Leglslatnre.
[Sptoia! dispatch to the Alexandria Oasette.j
R'tlimond, V*., Jan. 19 ?Sena or
Parka ictrcdaceJ a bill today making
the p'a.ing of football a miademeaoor.
Delegate Stephenson presented a bill
providlcg for the Bterllizaiion of babilual
cricniua b and Idlots.
Members of the leglalatora today lo
formally iee_ed to generally disacprore
tbe acti-.aloon prograame look ng to
tbe ptsaage of an act to eoable 25 per
cent of roler* to call a state wide elec?
tion, ench a bill will probably be de
ftaled.
Meay Youog Women Burned to
Deaih.
I rilndelphia, Jan. 19.? A icora cr
more woman may have been burned to
death in a fire whlch at mid-dsy de
stroyed tbe Ellla building, at Secood
and Chanoellor street*, where there wera
uvemiuufactu.log planta located, and
where fiva bundrcd girls worked. ivght
were killad jumplag frcm windows of
tbe secood and tbird tl n. rs to the street.
There was only ooe fire escape, aad
tbe flames spread with Inconoeivable
rapidlty. Tweoty glrla were trappad on
tha sfciod floor, and after tbe walla bad
lallen in Fire Oblef Baitar with tears
atreamlog down bia face, aaid: "There
moat bs more tban for y dead."
Tbe origln of tbe fire ia onknown.
fboac of toe glrla who eacaped, except
ing a few wbo iaaped Into blanketa from
he win ows, tled down a fire escape ln
the rear of the building,
Tha icenea aronod the death-trsp
wlnle the girl employea were ooaatlng to
leuth were horrlble. The holocanst ls
the worst Philadelphfa bas ever koowr.
I he fire started on the firat floor, and
Ii believed to have been ataited by an
explosioo of gasolioa.
Tbe pavementa in front of the build?
ing were spattered with b'ood, and lt
*as some ilme befcre all the iojarad
could te r'moved wblle the agunlzed
jiraama from tbe doomed women, cut
fi from all hope of eacape, waa heart
rendiog.
The Icjared ^irle, aa faat aa they
jamped to the strett, were loaded '.a
wagona aad trncks and laken to tbe
Habnemann, Jcflersoo aod Peooayl*
vmia Horpitalr.
The rear walla and tbe roof of tbe
uildlng craahed down with tarriQc
rce at 12:10, cutling ofl tbe escape of
*ay girl a wbo mlght possibly have been
ilive aud in the rtar^nd of the bnilding.
Ico Blectlo. in t-Ogland.
London, Jan. 19?Odda of 20 to 1
bat tho lioerals will control tbe oext
ParliameDt were ofJered on the Stock
Euchaoge today wlthont aoy takers.
With a liberal, cr eralitioo, vic'ory
as. irediu the forttcomiog Parllament
the liberal psrty leaders are today rasp
piog i ii* a program of legislation more
radical tban any ever before proposed in
Eoglaod and tbat tha programme will be
?lucceasfu! ererj aucceeding day'a votirg
mikes more appareat.
Among toe measares tbat will be
urged by tbe domloant patty will be the
adoption ofa reao'u ion inkingtbepowtr
o( veto away from the H u te of Lirda,
the relntroi ii itioncl tbe bndget,thelrish
home iu!e bill and a hill to atop plural
votlnp, thos aboliahlog the preaent Iran.
cblao handicap: ander which the maases
labor.
Theae reforma were defioltely agreed
on by the liberal leaders today. If iu:
cessful in this legislation, the liberals,
with the ald cf tbe laboritea and tbe
Irish ntt.oLolista, will begin their light
to make the Honie of Lorda an electlve
body.
After thia u-geot legislation is eoacted
tbe liberaia plau to redme tbe member
ship of the House of Lorda to 300.
The plau I* to permit tbe peeri to
chooae 100 members who will serve for
life, the o.hera to be popu'arly elected.
As the 100 life peera die,their auccisaors
are to be cbosen by election, tbe entlra
body evenloaliy baoomlng electlve.
(Ilving Her Blood to Sava Her Boy.
New York, Jan. 19.?A mother'e
love and a moiber'a blood may save tbe
life of little Artbnr Shtbley, one of the
boy vlot'.ms ol the mysterions shooting
aflray ln Ji>gh Bridge Park, lo whlch
little Robbie Lorras was mnrdered and
Artbnr Sbibley ahot down by an on.
known a aaasln,
At tho hospital It'was daclarad today,
tbat the lad was moch stronger and
might recover and if he doea he will owa
bia llfe to hfa motber.
The child bvgea alnklog laa; night
and the phyalolana called the mnther.
She knew what waa wanted.
An Inclalon waa made ia her right
wriat and another ln the boy'a right arau
at tbe elbow. Neitber waa nnconaoiona.
Tbeir veins were coonected and the
mothet'a blood waa pnmpad into tbe
veloa of her dylng child.
Dnrlng the entire time tbe mot er
apoke worda of enconragement to the
boy. After fire mlnntas tbe boy'a con
dition began to ahow aigoa of Impr .re
raoat. A continnal, gradaal Itaprre
ment was ahown op to twonty mint.es,
when tbv boy'a faoe became riashad.
Dr. 0. 0. Hickel, who performed the
operation of blood traoafoaloo, declared
that he dtd not thtok the operation
woold have been acoh a aacceaa had any
other pereon other tban the motber fur
nlahed tha blood.
Water In Wall Strajt.
New York, Jan 19.?Tbere waa more
water lo Wall atreet early today than
there ia lo toma of the atocki treded lo
down there. A twenty-loch atrcam o!
water, thooting opward lor 40 feet Is ihe
air, rtooded basemants In the vlcinity of
the aab-'rcaaury aod J. Pterpoct Mor
gan'a offioe, wbile a awla,Jiing pool
mlgbt bave been atarted in the baaement
of tha ISatory ManbattBB Tr ist Com?
pany building, ia which every eleotdo
light and elevator Is ont of comtnlaalon.
A fireman had been thawlng oot a
water plog nnder a trap cover at the
coroer of Nasaan and Wall. He had
falled to acrew on tbe tap properly.
Aboot midnlgbt the preesore beca oe
too great and tbe tap came ofi, and the
geyaer waa in !! blaat. Englneer
Krlcaeo, of tbeManhaUanTruat bailding
and Polioenan John Mallon attempted
to replaoe the cover. Tbey pnt it oo
tbe hole and jamped onit. In ao iostaot
they were tbrown fifteeo feet in the air
and half drowoed,The water departaoent
fioally cot oft all tba wattr eaat oi
Broadaay.
The aoapention of tbe firm of J. M.
Fiake & Oo., waa alao aald to be doa to
the break in Hocklog stock, altbongc
none of the membera of the firm were
soonected offiolally with the company.
Tle aiaraat.
Geomtoaa, D, 0.1Vk 19. Wbaal I16-1M
Remnant Sale
Thursday.
Every Thursday we have
our Remaant Sale, and
this week you will find
elegant bargaids. Many
lines of winter merchan
dise have been greatly
reduced, besides hun
dreds of good and use
ful remnants to choose
from,
Ladiea' 60c kimonaa. remnant prioe,
P?ch. jgc
60c grey doutle blankets, remnant
prtce. 3J>0
Mi**s'$land jt.50 winter dreaaea, r.ui
nant price, eaeh. (^
Mis*es'fl>8and $2% winter dretaea,
ren nant price, eaoh.,. S8o
$1 l8 chilJren's uuft with s.-erf to
match, remnant price. *i8o
$293 Misres' mo8 withscarfto match!
remnant price. ji 49
fjaVH Mtsjea' grey mufl with aoarf'to
match, remnant prics. $'4*
One $7 E0 miraee' all wool navy tlue
serge aailor anit, sire 14, reinnant
prioe. aj^j
Four large heavy bath nuts, 76c vaJae
tsmnant prloe. 49^
$1 and $l.J0 short Itiraonoe, aiight'ly
aoiled, remnait price. eaoh 6P0
50j children s ba^r ?kin capa, remnant
price, eaoh. 29o
$lchillren'a tear akin oaps, temnant
price, each. gjg
8ix dc/aa ladiea' taucy collara' "lOcand
16c value, remnant price, each. 7a
One lot ladiea' 2Ac fanoy collara, rem?
nant price, each. 120
25c white bear akiu capa, reninant
price, each. 193
69o Kiderdown carriage robea, remnant
price, each. 494
Children'a 10c and 124 small yeets and
panta, remnant price, eaob. 60
26c pillow topa, remnant price, eaoh... 193
50c cbildren'a tloth bat?, remaant
price, each. 25a
Twenty fi*e r"o,:?n Buraoa 2 c hcae
(aecond qnality), black. and black
with whito feet, remnant price... 15c
Ten dcz-n beavy 36c hairbrtisnett, rem?
nant price, each._. 19cr
Good Remnant Values ia
Men's Department for
Thursday.
One lot of men's regnlar $1.00 fancystiff
bosom shirts, witb "epara'e cufia, in
aizes 14,17,, 18, 18, and 19, choica
Thursday, each. 6C0
$1.50 Mahattau fancy atift boaom shiru,
?*<*????;.?. $1.15
Two men's ll?ce lined raincoaU, re?
duced from $1.60. 750
Men's 60c fancy neglige ahirta, eaoh. 36o
One lot boys'60o biack sateen atiirt-,
each. joc
One case men'a 76c and f l.OJcostsweat
ers, each. 50,,
Men's $1/0 outing flannel p<jamas,
??".,.??. 98o
One l?t men'a 60c heavy cauton Uai.nel
drawera. 35^
Men'a $1.00 reu flannel underwear rt
duaed to. ^90
Ojie lot men'a regular II.GOcaniel'shair
wool underwear, choire .? . tjgg.
Four palra Wright's he.ku $1.60 draw
era, alzsa 42 and 44, choioe pair. 75cr
One lot men's wool sw?ater coats, worth
$ M) to $2.50, choice. 93?
One lot men's 860 tancy auspxndtrs,
^PSir. i99
One man's $9.M) fanoy bath robe.Thura
day. S5.P8
DRY GOODS.
BuyYourSilk
Dress Now
$100 27-inch Messailne de
Soie, 59c.
27-inch AU-pure-silk Ueuaiioe de 8ole,
the allk that ia in auoh atrong demand thia
season, and so bard to g?t is to be eseriaoed
in ordei to rednce cur stock hefore cu.- aooual
inventory The color aasortment incl .d?s
mulberry, mustard, olive, brown, tan, gray,
atlautie, wiatatia, sedar, aeal, navy, light
blne, catawbs, peach, 4c.
$1 CO 25-inch Satin lou
lards, 59c
Theae are the new 1910 dtaigns and colora,
but came in eailiar than oroered, and tba
conseqneuce ia they musi be taken in our ln
ventury Naturally, we want onr stock aa
low as potaible, and in order to reiluca it we
mnstmake nnusual prices. These foulirda
are strictly ail-pnre-silk colorad greundi,
with white dots, a.d the new aprirg at}Us.
WA8HJN0T0N. D. 0.
^^_AH\\ 'BEMEN T8.
Opera Housp
tomght *4
De Rue Brothers
IOEAL MINSTRELS
"A Seaa* ln Italy" - latroduoing their come
ilians.singers.dancera and soberb orcheatrs.
10 BIG FEATURE ACTS
Roman rlng marvels, wlr* cyclhta, th* Co*
i ' imbia Muiical Duo.The Ideal Qointette,
Herabiey, tbe man in tbe box; Maricr
Lambart, Pheaominal Juvenil* r-oprai o,
and many oth*ratartling and np-to-date
noveltiaa.
6-FUNNY END MEN-**
CTR BRA38 BAND.
Graod concart ln front of th?
Opera Houae at 7 p m.
PRICES: 25c, 35c, and 50c
Clean and claialc. No. a volgar word or
action.
To Oscar W. Horrinaj j ,t? of *?> a-rtb
Waahington atreat. Alexamlrir, Virgin ?,
and lil.-iniith 49th s'.reet, Pb 1 'ielphia,
Pennajlvani*.
Yoa are hereby notified that tbe uudei
aigotd haa been appolnied by the court to
uk* testirnony in ti e matur of ibe ea>t for
divore* broaght sgaimtjou by yoar wife,
Mary E Htrring, in Ihe Coortof Comrn u
P)ei*Ko. 8, of Philadr-lphia County, Pent.
ajivania, Ko. IV. of Marh Term, 190t?.
A meetipg fcr the purprse of heariog au h
trati-ony will fce h? Id before me.at my ort< .
415 Real EaUts Troat BniU;ng, Phil<dtlphi*.
r'ennaylrania. r.n Monday, March 28, 1910. at
two o .lock p. ta., at whkh mtetir.g yon m?v
ippj'ara.dcaaraoy dafesa* you may bava
to this artioc.
JwjaCB??* ?. t*V& J?.? *?<?'.
