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Cfet li^r^mn an? *outbron. ?hi?IUIm ,i Wednesday and Saturday. ?Bf? MTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER. 8. a II.: ' per annum -In advance. Ad MvYJHI its : On* fckjuare first Insertion.11.00 |WW aubaequent inaeitlon.10 Contracts fdr three months, or Iwm** will (?? made at reduced rat??. All communications which sub sarve private intareaU -will be charted flee* an advertisements. Obltuartee and tributes of raspect will be charted for. The ?umter Watchman was found on in lilO and the True Southron In II#4 The Watchman and Southron now baa the combined circulation and IsUhssacs cf both of he old paper*, and ha manifestly the beat advertising asadhim In Sufhter. SVMTKlts PLAN DISPl TKI> (Prom the Norfolk Virglnlan-Ptlot. | "A device In municipal Government not new, although not tried in thla country, Is about to be given a test by the City of Sumter. South Carolina It has been decided to employ a bus? iness manager for the town and an advertisement has been sent forth seeking the man ?Philadelphia Pub Mo Ledger. "This la respectfully referred to the wn of Staunton. County of Augusta, ats of Virginia which municipality. ' we mistake not. has had such a aaager for two years or more." It is true that Stauntor?. Va., has a Ity manager and was the first town (Y America to create that oftlce In aa sffort to Inaugurate business pass toda in municipal government; but *?? Staunton plan had one aarlous de et and the results have not been al ?gether satisfactory. The objection ? the Staunton plan la that the old am of government la maintained? ??er? being a cumbersome council >nslsttng of two bodies, one of solve and the other of twenty-four lembers. If we mlatake not, and a ?isyor Tbe cltv manager ia an em loyo of council and has no authority ivs ??ob an is del k ?t?d to him by t*e mayor and council by regular en ctmsnt. The Sumter plan ia the om mission Form of Government, '1th the city manager as the execu hna snd business manager, under the ?neral supervision of the three coin isaioneta. who occupy praeth div ha aar? e relation to the city gown - asat that the directors sustain to a ?ustness corporation. The city man gar Is elected by the Commissioners .n*s la responsible to them. Hefore ha fatsnter Plan was framed a care ul stuafy was made of the Caheston. JeeMolnea and other commission orm "f government lawa that have seas* given a praatical test by various nunlcfpehties in the United State?, nd in addition. Mr Ashburner. who ras th ? first city manager of Staun? en. Va.. and to whom much of tbe ?ra Jit la due for the measure of auc *e? attained in th it clt\. was Invited o come t.. Sumter and the Staunton ?lan was thoroughly dlsenssed with llm. for the purpose of ascertaining the food tggtajfag and the defects of the Staunten plan, as de . eloped under the administrate n of Mr Ashburner. The gumter plan Is belbved t,, be an im? provement on both the regular cum mission form and the experimental city manager plan that Obtains In Btaunton, the deairn' !?? f? attires of each being adopted and combined in th* chr?r*er under which Sunder Is K>w operating. The I-.or, ru ? 'I i n i? s a f. \\ oi\na>;o aoriilnat 1 Mr. W. II OoMules, of Columbia, for a seat in rYeand< nl Wil Son ? cabinet und the gnggfStlnn has been Seconded i > .. lUlli" r of othel South I'.ir-hn. n i V\ ? gladl> and h*artlly add our endorsement of the Tune-" suggestion. Mr. Consoles has :? ? ? ? d valiant and ? ffeetive ser? vice |g the l>? moctutc patty fur many yearn ami In th* campaign f"r Wood tow Wilsons nomination and elec? tion f? * MSI worked harder or ac ggflrplsShad no r . lb has the ; billty and the eharaeter to till a cabinet po? sition with distinguished hu??ess and We wioi'd h ? hdad to m... him a mem? ber of Prosnp'tit Wilson's official fam? ily was The war with Turkey is about 0V#f had the diplomatic Jurlo j lag has start? ed The Balwt S ado I have done all the fighting stin? all th. mone) ami Sf? 11 all tl ? lb oil. but at the wind up !#>*? bitr pOWtfl that claim to have paramount int-uxtt in Die "near east ' ?di SSiat to. Hag's sh ire of the ganacsu a a a According to II? pu' n an IhenfJ and pru? 11 ? the ' aiI -.. i ?. ?? it i ib , It t for Igst prot.? llog Ol B< l? iblk an OAs s gobb rs who lurt appointed bet .rise chey were par'v w?rk? rs ami as a re wsrd for political ssrvica a capable and faithful ?dlb i il who ?? ? - *. ? ? I his appointment by reason of merit, through th. i'|u-r;it inn of the i lllci and regulations of the cl\il service com? mission, should not bo removed save for MM***, but a man who wan up pointed heraus?1 he was a partisan and a* a reward for party regularity and political uetivlty has n?> claim OH the public Service and t here should be no ??picamishiicss about removing him. If Civil service mleU are to be made applicable to all appointive positions In tne government BSTVtCC ? clean sweep should first !??? made of all the political appointees and I ItAfl made with no lauo ducks in the ft t \ ice. * * ? Mr. A. V. Snell. for the past eight? een months Secretary of the Sumter ?"hamber of Commerce, left Sunday afternoon for Charleston, where today he entered upon the discharge of his duties as Managing Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of that city. Mr. Snell practically organized the ('hamber of Commerce work in Sum? ter on modern lln.'s and the achieve? ments to his credit during his short stay here prove his fitness for the po? sition and demonstrated his ability, energy and loyalty to the organization. He did good work for Sumter and the many friends he leaves here expect better work and large achievements in the wider held In which he will labor. BANK IS CLOSED. Hoard of Peoples' Hunk of Leesvllle Culled. l.eesville, DM, t.?The directors of the People's Hank of l.eesville, which has been closed since Wednesday last. Will meet tomorrow and decide what shall be done and to issue "a true ?|aliment of the affairs of the bank." It w s said by those connected with th l bank that the institution had been closed Wednesday because of the sick? ness of the cashier, \V. Aug. Shealy, and the absence on a business trip of Dr. E. J. Etheridge, president. Since the bank closed its doors Wednesday there has been much un? easiness among those who had in? trusted savings to its keeping. The bank is said to have had trou? ble recently in making collections on paper it had accepted. The State bann examiner, it Is declared on ap? parent v reliable authority, has' not veiled the bank since last February. The total deposits of the bank, ac? cording to its books, amount to only 120,000 and it Is probable that the depositors will be paid dollar for d d lar. The liabilities are unoillcially sti.ted to be about | It, tit, The bank is capt td/e,| at $25,000. The People's Hank I f LcOSVlllC has been organized only a few years. Its bo ud of directors follows: 1 ?r. E. J. Etheridge. l>r. I.. H. Etheridge. W. Aug. shealy. J. P. Able, Jacob Austin, Carwile Shealy. A. L. Eargle and I. P. Copeland. Cr. | J Etheridge Is president and W. Aug. Shealy is ashler. Dr. Etheridge, the president, is also president of th** board of trustees of Summerland college and is a trustee of the Semlnole Securities company. Dr. Etheridge. it was stated by a member of his family, is on a business trip, rollomlng money and disposing of certain goods he wishes to sell. He w- nt nrst to Charleston, Intending to go thence to Spartanburg. R|| exact whereabouts could not be given Mattings Lftenssse Record. Marriage llcsnsss were Issued Bat? tirday to the following colored OOUplSS! Flysses (Sayle, Wedgefleld, Felix Singleton, Btatsburg, Adam Mitchell snd Anna <'aniey, Sumter, and Step nej Bsll and Mary Sumter. Sumter. The conference of the M, B. church, South, Will nie? t in Hock Hill next year, \s mi uai .it tiw first of Dtcsmbof n per ilty of one per cent Will he attach? ed to all unpaid city taxes. It || reported that at one place in Btatsburg the snow Thanksgiving morning wai somthlng over Rvs in? ch's deep. Louis Nnchman'i Clothing store and Kagor'i Bakeryi In Ihe business district of Florence, were osrlously damaged by Urs Saturday night. Pi >( w K. Tats, o" ?Columbia h ii hi en elected vice president <>f the Southern Rducatlonal Assoclstlon. wbi h met in Louisville. K\ . lasl V ? ek. Jlmmle Wilson, alias Hams W ilson, a as nrrsatsd Friday night charged S/lth the Shooting of Eddie MeHri.l. ami is now in the county Jail awaiting the spring letm ol court. As yst he has not been sole t?? secure anyone to if? ? Of] his bond. 11\ i. rn to be s"? i \e?f. i rysteri will b< ? < rvi <i at the Ruft? Ing Creek echo I house Friday svsit Ing I leeeinl ?r I, from I until I ...lock, Public cordially Invited - WILL imh.iu.o OPERATION To REMOVE l*R| ssriu: PROM BRAIN. Tolls What ha Remembers <>t Tabings That llappeaied Before umi After lie Lost < oiiM'ioiisuoss ? Memory iiiank tor iVjur Months. Atlanta Journal. Sunday. Doc. I. Moise De Leon, the wealthy Atlanta j contractor who mysteriously disap? peared last August, turned up in a hospital In Sydney, Australia, about the first of 8eptember( and got back to his home "44 Piedmont avenue, last Thursday( is preparing to go to a private sanitarium and have an op? eration performed en his skuii. "I must have heen hit on the head and beaten up," he told a Journal re? porter yesterday afternoon, "for when I waked up in the hospital in Sydney, they had my head all wrapped and bandaged, l am in a very weak condi? tion, both mentally and physically. I expect to go to a private sanitarium next Monday for an operation. 1 haven t had tin* time or tho strength since 1 got back to look into my busi? ness affairs. The first thing I'm after is to get well again. Yes, it is good to be back home." A beautiful baby girl with a wealth of golden curls came down stairs, bun? dled In her coat and warm bat and mittens for a walk with the nurse. She ran to her father. Where he sat in the hall, and putting her arms around his neck, kissed him and hug? ged him. "Bye-bye, papa, 1 she said, as she turned in the doorway to throw him a kiss. Mis sunken, burning eyes followed her as long as she w;us in sight, and then a film of tears rose in them, and h said again: "It is good to be back home." Very little, and that very vaguely, can Mr. DeLcon recall of what hap? pened between his departure last Aug? ust ami his strange gwakenlng from a Spell of brain fever in a hospital on the other side of the world. lie left home last August after a trying Illness to go fishing ami hunt? ing a few weeks in the Michigan woods. The last he remembers is that he went to a baseball game in Chicago with a friend. "It was awfully hot in Chicago," he Salyg, "ami the heat must have got me, in my weakened condition. The next thing i knew l woke up |q the h< spital in Sydney." The hospital authorities told hyn that they found him in tin- Quaran? tine hospital. Tiny said he had been taken from the Steerage of a tramp stenmer, along with Japs and Chinese. When the Quarantine hospital washed off the coal grime and found that he was a white man instead of a "collie," they made arrangements to remove him to tbe other hospital, it being a sort of sailors' home. He was wear? ing, when taken from the steamer, a pair of overalls, an undershirt, and a "cholera belt." this beim? simply a Strip of cotton with a buckle and a pOOket. In the pocket were found a few greenbacks of American mon? ey, a lew Japanese coins, and a little Japanese dog carved out of wood. A thirty-second degree Masonic ring, which Mr. DeLeon wore on his right hand when he left home. was gone, and the finger was crushed. A ring which. Iiis wife gave him. worn on his h it hand without ever once being removed since he put it on a few d iys before tiu ir marriage, was also gone, and that finger was llk< - wise bruised and tut. The back of his head was battered his right arm was lacerated, his legs were bruised, am! one of his toes was broken, The steamer on which they found him was a " ramp" that had cleared from Vancouver, B, C, ami called at ports In Japan, the Philippine Islands, tin- South Sea isla ids. ami at Syd? ney, From about September i until the middle of i ?< toner, he lay delirious in the hospital bed, and when finally he recovered his right mind the rust words in spoke wa re about a cable? gram to bis w Ife, They told him that he had tried, three weeks before, to tell them ahoul it, but tio y could not understand him And Ihey told him that in his de? lirium he had said bitter things con < ernlng the Japanese, There were Masons in the hospital, and Mr DeI<eon gave them the pass word, nnd they raised the money to puy his pas age home lie stopped at Honolulu several days, but came out of Man Francisco on the tust train. Though Mis DeLoop knew, by the cablegram, that he was on his way home, she did not know the tiav when he would arrive, "No, I didn't try to time it ? .? I'd get lo re Thanksgiving day," he said in r? plv it. a question l was com Ing iuj fuiil as l could and expected to grrlve about November j'j." Mr. I't I .i on has ;-t. nobod) but a ftw verj t loi Ince his i? tutu. He ree< porters with reluctance and was not strong enough t<> talk with them long. "Win n I am wi ii again, and strong," said he, "l will write out as much as l ( in remember what has happened to me, Maybe I can recall more of it. Then if you think anyl < <i\ would be Interested in r? ding th*" statement I will give it to you for publication.*' That .Mr. DeLtSon had disappeared first became known to the public in the latter part of August, through ef? forts of members of his family to lo? cate him in the Michigan WOOds, where he was going on a Ashing trip, when he decided to stop over in Chi? cago and visit friends for a few days, and incidentally see a big league base? ball game. The contractor has long tu en known to his friends as an en? thusiastic baseball ' fan.'' Two days after relatives appealed to the police of many cities and em? ployed private deteCtlVM to search the Michigan woods and points in and near Chicago for the missing man, a friendly suit for a receivership for Iiis property was brought by creditors hi ee, One of the reasons for bringing the suit Wits that money had to be raised to pay the large force of workmen, whom Mr. la Leon had employed on tin- million-dollar court house, which is still in the course of construction. j The suit for receiver set forth that the creditor! bringing the action be? lieved Mr. DeLeon to be solvent, but that it was necessary to save it from ruin, and raise the money needed to meet certain Obligations like the sala? ries of employes. Roland Hansom, an attorney, and H. L. Fraser, employed in the !>? - Leon office, wa re named receivers by the superior court. For some time the reecivern insist? ed that they thought the estate to be solvent, and asked the courts to ap? point an auditor to make a careful examination of all of his books. In the meantime, the Maryland Fi? delity and Casualty company, which had bonded Mr. He Leon, took charge of the construction of the court house, The board of county commissioners met, and by the necessary legal for? malities vested in the contract in the bonding company, under whose super? vision the work is now going on. When the auditor's report was filed in the court it showed that the con? tractor's liabilities approximated $00, 000, while his assets were less than that amount by about $15,000. Mr. DeLeon Was later declared a bankrupt and named H. L. Fraser trustee of the estate. He is still act? ing in that capacity. No division has been made of the estate, and according to Mr. Fraser, mos! of the creditor! have advised de? lays, expressing their confidence in Mr. DeLeon and declaring that on his return he would straighten out his tangled business affairs and pay his creditors dollar for dollar. Mr. DeLeon Will he unable to as? sume control of his estate except through an order of the fede ral court. By an agreement with his creditors he might secure an order from the bankruptcy court, allowing him to take* his own busln< BS again. Failing in this, Mr. DeLeon can only BeeUre his estate by filing a bill and showing that he Is now insolvent M Ws of MAYESVILLE. Pre terlan Church offers call to Hev. H. L. thicr of Westminister. Mayesville, Dec. .\ meeting of the congregation of tie- Presbyterian church was held yesterda) to elect a pastor, Rev. w. H. Workman of Sa? bin (Black River) church presiding. Rev. Ii. ICrier of We stminister was nominated and unanimously elected, The ? all offers a salary of 11,200, pay able quarterly, a commodious manse, and a month's vacation. Rev. Mr Grlet is well known to many ??f the congregation here a id Is i?a aide d as a preache r of gr? at ability and an excellent pastor, it is sit e-e rely hoped that he will favor; b i> consider the call and that he will assume' his new work by January I, The Coast Line nuthorltles have im pri.ved the looks and condition of the town by hauling several train loads of din on their property through the town. As soon as the handsome new station is completed and other im? provements made, the business sec? tion of town will be still more attrac? tive. POH S\l 1.?Two -.rood gentle horses. suitable for lad) drivers Apply to J. n, Bradford, Butnter, s. <\, it, F, D No. 4, W\\Ti:t>?To paint und repair one hundred] buggies and surrles by January ist. Now Is the time to ba. >.? old v, hieb n paired and painted like Q new one. This be - ing beta'een seasons t"t building laVS W?lk enables us to take- on n pair v ork for r< w nib It will pay you Investigate, Factor) located on Council street, (old Cotton Fac? toty building i Rowland Rugg) ? \.nt| any. TO HXlsi; $300,000 FOR BENOM1 XATIOX AI, Vi ?1.1.1 .<.! >. Appointment* hi .\ Man) CiiangoH of Pastorates?ComntlNHftoiM ts Uj mi |H'r\is<- Financial Agents lino pro? vided f<?r Andereon, Doc. 2<?Today??the con? cluding; day <<f i In- session "f the South Carolina conference of tho Methodist Episcopal church, South was marked by much Important busl ne.lS, including tin reading of the ap pointments for next year and the pre? sentation of the report of the commit? tee on education. The report of the board of education, which was adopt? ed, provides for ;. campaign to raise 1300,000 to increase the facilities of the church's colleges In this state. The reporl mach to the conference by the educational hoard, which was adopted, provided for a campaign to obtain $300,000 for Increasing the plants of Wofford college, Lander college and Columbia college, it was hold that the growth of these in? stitutions made a allable an increase in their facilltii B. it was also ret omm< nded that ? commissioner of educaton to super? vise the work of the financial agents of the various church institutions of learning he provided for. This was done, after some debate. With the business of the conference transacted, the conference adjourned to meet in Kock Hill in 1013. That city's invitation was formally ac? cepted. The tinai session of the conference was introduced by devotional service conducted by Rev. T. C. O'Dell. Bishop Kilgo announced the following as received by transfer: S. A. Steele, P. B. Wells. W. B. Thompson. (J. L. In? gram. J. B. Kilgo Bishop Wilson sent the following greeting to the conference: "1 acknowledge with sincere appreciation your message. Please assure the brethren of my love for them and of my prayers for the welfare of the church within the hounds of your conference." The special order of the day was the consideration of the report from the hoard of education. The recom? mendation concerning tho unifying of the financial plans and agencies Of all the educational institutions developed considerable discussion. The motion to amend by striking out the section contalnng the recommendation was lost. I >r. Wilson offered an amendment inserting $7n for Cokcsbury confer? ence school. This amendment was adopted. Rev. s. A. Nettb s presented a resolution to amend by excepting from the provisloi s any donation in process of completion for either in? stitution. This amendment was adopt? ed. The report of the boat .1 said that colleges and schools of ihe confer? ence have experienced an unprecedent? ed year of success. At Columbia col? lege there are L'3 teachers and tutors With an enrollment of 287 students. The values of plant is $266,500 and the Indebtedness is 193,000. The board recommended that the Held agent be continued. At Lander college there are 234 students, of whom 169 are hoard ling pupils; value of plant $147,300; endowment $4,i!00. At Wofford college there arc 306 students and 181 In the fitting school. This Is the largest enrollment In the history of the tWO institutions. The prospects and resources of the college have been Increased by $50,800. The endowment is $ 1v 3,.I. There are $2 studt nts at. Carlisle fitting school, overcrowding the dor* mltory. The property is valued at $35,000; endowment $5,000. Thirty-four charges In the confer? ence failed to 1 ay their conference educational assessments, and only 88 of the charges paid the assesment in full. The Klngstree district was the banner district, paying s0 per cent of its assessments. Reports were heard from the boards Of missions; Of Ihble cause, minutes, Sunday schools, church extension and ordered to the i.e.ad. Rev. Watson B. Duncan offered res? olution of thanks to the citizens of Anderson, to Rev. S. A. Conaho? and his efficient assistants in arranging for the entertainment of tin- conference, to the postal authorities for the court* . sv shown the conference, and they were adopt,,j by a rising vote. An? derson has enthroned herself in the hearts of eve i > member of the con? ference bv the cordial and overflow? ing hospitullt) which has been so graciously extended to them The ministers who ha\e 1.n previ? ously elected to elders orders were < ailed to the cbatic. I and with the assistance of ttev 11, If Browne and 1.. I'. Iteuty, Bishop Kilgo, ordained each of them to the office and Work of an elder in the chur< h ot Clod, They were James Harper Brown, Lloyd Thomas Phillips, and 1*. Iis (Ja I lies Whltlock. In the "laying on of hands" Rev, J, if Traywlck, if v K, (?. Watson, if ?. duo ??. Willi on, and ifev N R, ciarkson were request CONGRESS OPENS SESSION. KIXTY-PIRKT ( 'i\(.Ki>> BBGIX8 ITS U \ \i. T< ?l It or Hi TV. r? tlits Will Find Tiii in Iteadj i?? Transact BiwInr^M and Receive President*? Mcssmmjc, dark and < unnoii I.ondG < hot i.tl in lamer Branch, Washington, Dec. I.?The senate and hOUM settled down to work today for the high pressure session that is to ? nd the .' 1st) -s<'<'i?nd congress. Speaker Champ ("lark. wedding his emblem of order with sver-lncreastas; force succeeded in breaking two val aable gavels before he- had brought th? enthusiastic hour through an hour and ten minutes of business. Tin session in both hoUSSS s?rved i?? complete the preliminary work of organisation and left congress ready tot Legislative business tomorrow. ThS senate, depressed by the recent death of Vice President Sherman and Be lators Hey burn and Kayner, was in ?seston tut 21 minutes. Both houses adjourned as soon as th * preliminaries of organization were concluded out of respect for members and officers who had died since the adjournment in August. President Tafts message will come to both houses tomorreoA. The sen? ate will meet at 11 o'clock tomorrow, j an hour before the customary time, sei the' message' may be read before proceeding! are begun in the court of impeachment which is to try Judge Robert \V. Archbahl of the commerce ? court. 1 BolStSrOUS enthusiasm greeted the return to the he>use of Speaker (Mark, Former Speaker Cannon and othe r me mbers whose SSUnSS haw b?ng been j associated with the important affairs j of that body. Th I r<dl call in the. house was by States and as the call i proceeded the members cheered and applauded the names of the more I prominent mombnra Former Speaker Cannon eras given a rising greeting when his name was reac hed. DemOSMlS and Republicans, j who had joined in the applause for Bpeaksr Clark when ha eertsrad the '? c ham her at noon, jumped to their feet I and joine d in the e bee ring. Four governors-elect, who wtl go from the heiuse of representatives to their re? spective State capitals also ware vig? orously chssrsd. These- were Repre? sentatives Bulaer, Ne w Tottis Cox, Ohio; Robinson, Arkansas, and Hanns. North I>akota. No business was transacted by the m nate . but a number of hills and reso hit ions w ere introduced in the house. A joint committee was named by the two houses to notify President Taft that ce?ngress wag r? ady to re? ceive- his comraanlcatlona senator Bacon, presiding otlicer of the senate, appointed SenatorsCnllom and Martin, j and speaker c'iark named RepcoseU" tatives Fnderwoe?d of Alabama. Mann of Hanois ami Johnson of Kentucky. Sonate Republicans had an informal conference dtiring the- day in an effort to solve the tangle which has pre vented the selection Of a pe rmanent presiding Officer Of the senate, it is expected a Republican caucus will be he ld before the sad Of the week and that an effort will be- made to get support from Progressive and in? surgent Republicans to bring about the election of Boaator Gallinger. Th* house will convene at neton to? morrow. Roll call in the two houses: showed ?? senators pram nt out of a membership *?f IS, and L'7.". represen? tatives out of a membe rship of .55*1. There are three vacancies in each branch. Barbecue Nknpper. A barbecue supper will be served at the Charles Singleton place, mar Green Swamp, Friday night fe?r the benefit of the Christian Church. The public is invited. ed to unite with tin- bishop in this imp- sing ceremony. Atter a most im? pressive exhortation the bishop an* swered that question which deeply concerns i ver> Methodist preacher and ev?ry Methodist church In South Carolina: Where are the preachers stationed this year? The appointments for the Bumter district are: I Sumter District??W, U Herhort, pro* siding elder* Bethany?-J. N Wright BishopvHie g i*. Bdwarda < 'amdi n il. B, ltrowae, Camden Circuit?J. C. Davis. Klloree- .1 E. Strickland. Fort Mill? T. F. Gibs. n. ib ath springs n.?' mouson. Ki rshaa ?s. I >, Bs He} l.yii. hburg s. .1. iU tlo'.i. Manning ?: P Watson. ??sw ego* .1 P. a tan ay. Pin. w Dod R. M* 1 ?uBose, 1 To\ nb iii e G. W M/a) Rtchlsnd- George i.< ?. si. John's and Rembcrt R P. Hut Soil. m. Matthews .1 S Stcadmsu, Sumter Fit st i hui ch D. M. hfc U ...i It road Street?-J. M. Rogers.