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VOLUME XXXI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1915. NUMBER 16 N[NAVOR CONV[NT Over Three Hundred Delega Were Present for the Which Was Held in th, Here. Meeting was Fee Addresses and Enthusiai Who Attended. Meet it Alter tw. (lays of enthusiastic work, the delegates to the Second Annual Convention of the South Carolina Christian E ndeavor 'Society left for their homes over the state early Mon day morning. To be convinced of the wonderful success of this great gath ering, one needed only to attend a few of the sessions and hear the vigorols addresses, witness the enthusiasm for the work at hand that was displayed each nioment of the meeting and note lie careful attention paid to every speaker by the (IIree 111111dred and forty six members of the society who were pres-enlt. To the Lattrens people, the meetinlg was a iost ciijoyable affair. The short stay of tihe visithg young people was a perilod of delight to all of Lalurcns and siie t 1her 10parture the people have missed their pleasant. spirit of Christian feilowship. Their cheerful and enti husiastic manner spread over the entire town, and the two days of their stay were days of inspiration and deepest pleasure. (0111umbial W11n1 (Cup1. The trophy cup offered by the Lau rens Society for the church sending the largest number of delegates was presented to the First Presbyterian Clirch of Columbia. This church was represented by twenty-two delegates. ElectlOin of Officers. On Saturday the oilleers for the com Ing year were elected. The following were elected: President. Wyatt A. Tay lor of Columbia, viee-President E,. It. Wilkes of Laurens and Secretary, A. T. Cor2oran of Charleston. Following tle election of otlicers, the Union voted oil the place of meetling for next year and Sumter was selected. The features of tile ieetlings were tlho addresses by Karl Lehmann, Southern Secretary of the society and one whose force and power in the Christian Endeavor world has given him a national reputation. The pres ident of the organization, Mr. Wyatt Tavlor of Columbia, piresided at all of the meetings and tile enthusiasm that he displayed, together with his 64 Ilent exedutive ability had much td A with thn immense success of the meetings. . - Friday Evenhig MiOD. Most of the delegatos hIt'ryed in Lau rena on the "G. li 9lcial" from Co ltabla and Weite taken at once to the chilrch \vhre after a delightful lunch 1OPebired by the local committee, they began at once the business of the meet Ing. The following program was car ried out Friday evening: Devotional, ledl by tihe Rev. Chas. F. Rankin, pastor of the Laurens Pres byterian church. "We are glad you came", A. C. Tiodd, Laurens. "So are we," A. TI. Coi'coran, Charclston. "The campaign for millions andl oilher caml paigns," W. Anderson Cla rkson, C~o lumbia. "ThPie Camp~aign for Mlillions'" Al iss Agnies Ilavenel, Spartanburg. "WVe Can If We Will, We Must if We Can," W'yattI A. Tiaylor, Columbia. '"The Hiistory and( Principles of (Chr1istin h'ndeavor,'' Karl Lehmnann, Southern I TO OPEN F"ORDl 0.IRA 1E. Mr. N. A. Crailg of Greenwoodi Accepts Agency and will -Open Gnrage at an Early Date. Mr. Niles A. Craig of Greenwood has necopted the agency for Ford Cars in tis territory and some1 time this month will open a garage in the buildl ing formerly' occupied by Mcelurin and Teaguie located near the uni m ~ sia-. tion. The garage andl tihe sales agency here will he in charge of Mr. W~il-im C. Waldrep andl their territory will consist of Laurenls, WVaterlioo andl Scnf fletown townshlips. The business here ' will be known as thle Craig Auto Co. Mr. Craig will also open a garage in Cross Hill1 to be known as 'the Crossi 1i1 Motor Car Company. Tits comn pany Will also handle For.1s and, will have as their territory Crosa ,1Hill township in this county and Moon township in Newhnery county. ION C[QSD SUMDAY tes from Over South Carolina Second Annual Convention e First Presbyterian Church tured by Many Illuminating itic Work on the Part of All a Sumter Next. secretary. The Sessions Saturday. Three sessions of the Union were ield on Saturday, morning, afternoon and evening. The morning session was presided over by Mr. 1. H. Wilkes tid was devoted mainly to three-min ute talks on (he 'Millions" movement. The afternoon session was devoted to meetings of the juniors, in which plans for fuliture work were mapliped out. Saturday evening's session, with W. Kirk Allen of G reeiville presiding, Was featired by the illustrated address of Karl Lehmann on "Circuninavigat lug the Christian EIndeavor Globe". Snday a Busy Day. The last day of the annual conveni lion of the South Carol ina Christian EIndeavor1 union began early in the Imorniing with a sunrise prayer meet lng at 6::0 o'clock which was led by the 1ev. .1. 0. Reavis, ). D., professor of pastoral theology, homiletics and Endj.lish Bible, Columbia Theological semii'ary. More than 100 delegates at tended this part of the day's )roglramti. At 11 o'clock in the First Presby terian church the convention sermon was preached by the Rev. T. W. Sloan, 1). D., of Greenville. 'in the afternoon Karl Lehmann spoke on "The 1'filciency Canmipaign," which was followed by minute reports fromn the societies represented on "The hest. Thing My Society l1 as Done This Year." A conference was after'(wards held on "Tried and Proved Plans." - 1,Te evening meeting ended with an aIddress, ".\Mobilize, Vitalize, Pvangel ize," by Dr. Iteavis. A model weekly prayer imeeting for the societies was held at 6' 30 o'clock in the afternoon. Word was received fromn Allan Nicholson of Union, expressing alippre clation of greetings sent him by the State union. Mr. Nicholson also said that lie would endeavor to organize ten societies in Union county by next July. The oeficers for the ensuing year were installed, a glowing tribute be ing paid to the efficiency and zeal of I Wyatt Taylor, president, and B1urtI Corcoran, secretary. Mr. Lelimann said that he had been in practically all the 2States but had never seen more enthusiastic consecrated and untiring workers titan these two young State oflicers. He said that every person who had h'ad anything to do with the meeting this year and the expansion of the union had labored with silen (lid results. Resolutions, presented by .1. 0. Din kins, Mi1ss Ada L,. Saunders, Hi. WV. flarre and Miss Iliarr'iott Plowden, were adopted, thankIng the people of 14aur'ens, the pastor and1( ofllcers of tihe Presbyterian church for the enter taiuimenit of the conv~ent ion, the oil(el5 of the association andl M\r. Lehmann. 'The commuit tee on resolutions indo1rsedl thle hioldintg of another conv~ention in lie Call of 1916 andl the all-Southern movement, whose object is to unify the Chtristian it ndleavor' work. Newv Series ii. & L. Assoelation. The lifthI series of the H omte lhuild ing and1( Loan Association stock has beeni op~ened Cot' sutbscription and the series wvill cotmmenece on the first of hDecemnber. Thei lBuildling and Loan plan of saving and~ inivesting money is becomitig more popular' over' the count try each year' and the ollicera~ of this association anticip~ate an eairly purit chase of the capital stock. Mi'. TC. P. iiter' is prtesidlent and Mir. C. HI. Itoper secretatry and tr'easureri of the hlome hB. & L. Assoeiation. Long Jiranach SchI(o. Thtore will be a social gathering at the Long Brtanch school Friday night, November 12th, to which the public Is invited. Box Suppier at Mt. Pleasant. A box and oyster supperO will be giv en at Mt. Pleasant school house next Friday night, November 12. The pub lie is cordially invited to attend. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the seoon. couiR OF COMMON PLEAS. List of Cases Tried Last Week and Those That lave Been Finished This Week. The Court of Common Pleas with Judge W. W. Lewis presiding, is now on its second week of sessions. A large number of cases have been tried and disposed of so far and it is ex pected that by the end of this week, the docket will be a much lighter one. The following cases have been tried and disposed of since last Wednelsday: Bank of Gray Court vs .)no. 11. Cook as Executor of estate of Abraham Cook. Verdict for defendant. C. C.' e1'arce vs James L. Milam, verdict for Plaintiff In sum of $3i.99. .1. N. ILeak vs M. 11. Dlurdine, verdict for Plaintiff In sum of $218.62. Ml. S. 1alley & Son as administia tors of estate of George F. Young, Nvs Mrs. Salli 1). Young, verdict for Plaintiff in sum of $1267.72. Mount aini City I roni Works vs M. S. Halley and Sons, verdict for Plaintiff !in sum of $110.02. W. F. Compton Xvs Southern Ix press; ('ompany, verdict for Plaintiff in suill [f $26.(10. A. A. Chemical Company vs N. 1). arrett, vi'diet, for Phaintliff in sum uf $105.56. A. A. Chemical Co. vs ''. W. Canady, verdilet for Plaintiff in sim of $112.99. ID. A. Sullivan vs T,((odd" & Co., ver'dict for. Plaintiff in sumi11 of $16.li3. lefore t1h adjoillIlment Saturday the couit, with .u(ge Levis and Asso iate .lustice Watts on the bench. held memorial exercises iI honor of the late Col. .John W. Ferguson. DEATi OF ,'OEPIl A. PINSON. 'ormer Laurens Citizen Dies In (reen. Tille and14 llur1led at Prosperity 1111p iUst. ('ChII-. Gireenville, S. C., Noveiber .-Mr. los. A. Pilnson, a citizen of tills ity, died at his home oil DeCamp St., or1ler' of Marshal avenue, yosleriday morlIling after anl in11ess exteliding )vei several week. age 70 years. Mi'. Plinson was forlelrly a citizen 1)f liurens, havinlg ben horn and ireared in that county, but removing with his family to this cily several Vear's ago ndil since removing here 11e has not been aelively engaged In ally Ibsiness puirsiits, on accouint of falil ig health. Mi. Pinson had been married twice, Is first wife preceding him1 to tile ;rave some seven years ago. Several ears ago he married Mrs. Lettie Pol lard who with the following childr-en nirvive, Mrs. J. 0. Jones, Mrs. R. G. Coleman, and Messrs Clarence and flucus P~ison all of this city, The remains were taken to Laurens )n an early train this morning at leven o'clock, at Prosperity Baptist ,hurch of which he was a devoted member. The services will be con lucted by the Rev. J. A. Martin, pas or of the church. Interment will rollow Immediately after the services. Movin lg to New Quarters. Thue nlew stor'e room remodeled for W. Solomon, tile jeweler, 11as been 30ml1Pleted and4 is stock of jewelry is now beoing moved into the neCw (luarI ter's whichi are located neOxt door1 tol his ald standi. Tile remodeled roomIl has been comlplet ely changed and now~ has the appe aance of a most up1-t o-diate stor Ier'oom. Inl add(1ithIn14 o the gre(at IillprIov'emen11t In the oldi front, th1e InI 51ide has been comni olely overhla uledi, new coil ing pllaced and( a beauIItiul Sled floor laid. 1)euih of4i Mr's. . inna Tlraynham~ i. Grecenville, S. C., Nov. 5.---Mris. An nla Tr'3iaynha, wife of' .1. Lewis Trayn ham iedbi at. 1101 homei oil AugustIa Rload Stodnay miorniing ait tve 'lock ifter' a long illne~ss. She Is surv'~ived b~y fouri Soils, ('hirence, Riaymlond TIr win and Uluns, also one daui~ghter', Miss Magg'i'mTaynhlam. I er fiends irre gievedl to learn oft her' deathi, as she0 was loved by all wh'lo knew her1. 11er i'eamlns were carried to Pri'nceton whereo she was a devoted mlC~embe of theo churiich. TheIl fam13'ly as the sym i plathly of their1 many3 friends. Excellenit Music. A featur'e of the recenlt Christian E'ndeavor' Convention was tile 1un asually flne mulisic r'ender'ed through r. it thle meetinlg bly tihe local choirs an~d two or three visitor's. Tile cho011 conslisd of about for'ty voices aind included singers fr'om each1 of the churches here. The local singers were most ably assisted bly MIss 11111 of Greenvilol and Mr. flogers of Spar fanhurg. AI'O FiRE TUi'CK AlRiVES. 'Magniicent New Fire Fighting Ma chine Delivered to the City. Tite new auto fire truck arrived yes terday and entertained a large audi ence in front of the city hall during' the whole of the afternoon. It is cer tainly a formidable-looking fire-ight Ing machine, one which is seldom seen in a city of this size. It is the pro duct of the American La France Auto Company and is styled in their cata logiue as "Type No. 1), Triple Combi nation Pumper, Chemical Engine and lose Motor Car." It has a 7.1-horse power engine and is capable of run ning as high as fifty miles per hou r. The cost of the truck was $8,000.00. III addition to the new machine the City Counci l has itrehased abox. one thousanid leet of extra hose, making a total on hand of 2,500 feet. h'lie old fire-fighti ng outfit will be kept on haiid for the present until the auto becomes at home. ''le single horse will be kept permnently and also the two IagonIs. T'he lalge wagoni will be kept fillled with hiose roir umergi:ency eases. A repireseitative of 'i'lie .\dvertiser was aklei oi the trial test. oi the hills rollnild the city. With the alarm bell ringingi: and tle siren lowing from time to time, the machine created <tit (e a little stir wherever she passed. Going out West Main street, the speed limit was exceeded in til Col. Dial's house was approached when tihe soft pedal was Jilt on, but In spite of this slow-down a iice recolrd was made to the old To((1 home wlien a tu'rn was taken down Farley Aveniue. Fiom Par ley Aventie the maclhie was driven down South I larper to North I larper ,9n1d thence oi out to Watts Mills. Ite turning to the ci1y, tlie machine nego tiated the steel) lill coming up Nortli Iiarper. street witi east. and retiiunied to file public sqtuare to be gazd at somei more. Il the meaitime, however, \r. 1. V. Fergusol, who was also in s5eting the machine, was tirown off when tile quick ttirn 1 was made fr1oin East Maini street into the .\iaddeii road ill frolit of Mlr. Lake's residen. \lihen last seen, he had gotten to his let a11d: was brushiig the dust from his clothes. It is tlo;lt that lie got back to town safely. A pumping test was held oil the streets dulring tile afternoon, when all the requirements as to volume and pressure were met with, according to a statement of the chief, The pumips developed a capacity of 530 gallons per minute at 134 pounds pressure, throwing a stream of watet' to a dis tance of nearly 300 feet. The machine is a very pretty one and puts Laurens ahead of many towns of like size as to fire fighting apparatus. DE ATI OF MRtS. W. M. MYERS, A Much llvloved Woman of the Coun. ty Passed A way Last Tuesday. M'urs. W. M. .31yer's, a w'eli-known andl gr'eatly3 admlire'(d womian of the eastern'l iar't of the county passed away at 1her home11 last. Tuesday anad was horied0( at lie Langston Chlurch ('eme(ter'y last Wednesday moinllI:g. Tlhe se rvices were conduclted by 1Rev. M'. L. Laiwsoni oif tile fir st Ha lt ist (Church oi(f ,u rons, assisted by R1ev. .1. 1F. .lacobis of Clinitoll: A Iarige 'rlo wd galthe rod tfor lie last sad it es and4 t ogethleri w lih thle beautIi ful flo1ral offer'ings a lste lie gre'at love and isteemi in whIi 'h she wvas heldove iV' he county3. . Mrs5. Myer's wats a diauighter of' .. Wr'en Ander'son amid has mlade Lau1 01n5 Coilnliy heor 1home all lierI lifte. lie Sides lher' husband anlil ninei (hildren'I she leaves a numlber' of otherol rei'tives anud lhunIdreds(l of friends to mourn1 h' r dIeliartur ie. S~he was a b'ut forty yearIs of aige and~ had been a sinei('c andi~ eni orgetICic memiber of thle 1lngstonl ('1hurchi(1 du'inig most of lier life. Agents for H~aynes ('airs. Messra Tr. Gibbhon Tr'lay'lnam andl "D~oc" Swvyger't were in Atlanta last week andl~l while thei'e mlade arrlanigo iienit#"t, repre'sent the Iliaynies eni' inl thIs tori itory3. Th'ley have sold bill' inig cars to Messrs Briooks Swygert, E. J. Jessee and~ Ml's. WV. E. Lucas. IniitatIins1'I Wihd raw'n. On account of recent bereavement in the family of Miss Kate Wriighit, the wedding invitations to her marriage to Mr. T. N. Holmes ai'e withdrawn. They will be married very quietly at the home of the bride's father with onlW the immediate family prenent. ANOTH[R PRIl[ P[RI Special Prizes are Offered foi tions. To Stimulate the in Arrears the Contest M for their Collection. An Subscriptions; Whether tl or Not, Will Count. New Win. Hopkins Moorhead won the special $25 prize offered by The Adver tiser's Automobile contest manager for the period ending last Saturday after noon. The contest for tle special prize was a close and exciting one and the winner was not determined until after a full canvas of the votes had been imiade. The cont est ialinager se e.itred tile servic ces of M r. II. .1. K ilnard, of thie C. & W. C. otlices here, and Mr. .1. M. Fewell, principal of the Watts .lill school, to act as judges. Alter thliey had revitewed the votes they di riee.ted a le(ttr to each of tlie leading candidates advising", them of the out Colie of the special contest Ind also statlig the amout placed to thir credit. <tlring the voting period. A no0 Coimp lilaits have been hear11d from1 any of the contestants as to the amounts redited to Ihem, 1te assump tion Is that all of teIIIm agree as to tlhe corre0itess of the vot' credited to them and so he Contest imia nager is happy. Incideiitally, for tlie hnetit of Advertiser subsc rIbers, it ought. to be stated that each contestant holds a re eeipt for all moneys turned in and that. each one, therefore, knows exact ly how many votes he or she has to her credit. The full vote, for obvious reasons, Is never published. A nother lig Prize. Ile contest in jiager aga in has an attractive special prize offer. This othier Is miaie to stimuulate collection of accoutis already on the Siutbscril tion hooks, so nie w su bscriit tIons will not Count In this stievial conit est. Il n ir, Ido not fail to take new sub scr'.tions wihen the opporinnity offerit s for they will cottnt in the big contest. The lfirst lprize inl this speclial col test will be $25 in ea h and the second prize will he $15 In cash. The first prize will be givoen to the person turin - ing in the most cash onl old su bscrip tlions and renewals in the period be. tween the close of the special prize contest last Saturday afternoon and Saturday afternoon, Nov. 27th, at 5 o'clock. The second prize will be giv en to the person turning in the next highest amount in like subscriptions during the same period. All subscription blanks to count In this special contest must bear a dating between the dates above mentioned. This, subscriptions collected before last Saturday afternoon will not count. The announcement of this special offer is going to turn the whole couin ty into a buzz of exciteIent. It ev eryone who needs a neat little s11tmi of money get to work. If there is no one workIng in your terrItory, why not grasp thle oplportuitnit y of col leetin g the subscriplt ions right at your d'toor. (;et in the gaiie. Thliis is thle con test that Is going to g.ivye some0 1 id inlon of how" the big (cointest Is going to cnd. The puerson Thloutgh Defeaited t li l.oenlII gh niih Ii lonors. Oun' of thle biest gamenos of foot ball ever witnie-s(ed lby local fanis was thlit game yeterda tiy a fte rnoon at (ClI inton1 bet weetn thle tlam ('ttopsed of Presby terhain College scrubs and varsity sius and1( th" I.:iniirenis itighi School teamli. W hI i lie local likskii nners were de feated by a score of telve to noth inig, firomi all repttits coing in they coveriedt themiiselv es wIthI football glory. (oeh Jlohnson of the P. C. teamii r'emarkedl after the game that ('onsiderinig Its weight the Laurens eam was one lii of thle btest high school elevenis that lit hiad ever seen. I low e veir thIey d idn 't do all thle playing as thle Clinton boys hiandled out a large roll of up I-t o-thle-minute football them selves, showing goodl clean sport of the ('lass A variety. For P. C., 111ake 13y, right tackle andI Neville, right end, were the piarticutlar stars and for Laurens, the entire backfld consist lng of Eugene P'owers, Langston, Arm strong, Childress and Simmons played thn starry gamn. )D B[GAN SATURDAY - Collection of Old Subscrip. Collection of Subscriptions anager Offers Special Prizes y Money Collected on Old ie Subscriber is in Arrears I Subscriptions Will Not. who is able to collo t back stblscrip tions mu1list have the nerve and grit and that Is what is going to count iII the long run. Our advice is to take 1the s1bsc ription list which has bween fiiunished ill the coltestalnts who havc: asked for tha(nI and study it. a.s if it weCre it mapl. Th'len strike om1 For that territory that has thle lar'gest nainhet of subscribers in areas. )o not. ask for one dollar, hut two and thre--in fact, i.sk fo alt tie ilidebtedliess and ,. Ipa1y1111t it advalce. Ive dollIr.S col dnl this way coulits u1p mi.Iily fast. o%, all the (,ontetaits h;tve ''a tives and clo.se triends. And .a: of I( irelatives ant f riilds sh iould Loip, n1ot only by pmying up1 thk mse4lves hut, by acntaly soli(iling. (Eganiza tion counts, so eacht coilstait ollght to haxte an org.anizaltioll. Voto to 5 ('elock P. M. Tuesday, h iovemitr 9. Miss Lolise )ean, MouniihtVille ...000 Miss Ora Powers, la ulens . .. I1,000 .Mlr. Clyde Teagie, Mountiville ..,000 Mi*. .lstonl Medlock, Fountain inl 1,025 Mr. .tii Miller, Waterloo .. .. ..1,0001) Mri. Fred Cul hert oin, Waterloo ..1,000 Mis sSa ral CooPer, Waterloo . .1,025 Miss Mamie Mi iller, Waterloo ..;,025 rs. Victor Weatliers, Laturens 11 ,275 Miss E'ula Smith, Lamurenls . . . . 1p111 M r. Wash Jones, Wac r Shoals . .00) Mr. Geo. 4ndelrsonl, WVaterloo ..),il0 Mlr. W . I.11. llamiltonl, 'xu ns . ,01111 I conard Oings, Owing .. ...0:,0 Wadd 1Hill. Owings.......... Mliss Lilla Tem1pletonl, winlg, . 1000 Mirs. Ellen Sioddard, ()wings. .. ) Mts. J. A. \Woford, "Aunlit Ka111", L.aiurens......... ...... . AIs F.tta Illrownlee, GIray ''ourl 1,111m Miss Ruthl Mart in, (ray Court. .].0011 Miss lBielah1 Curry, Gray Coill ' I M iss Mae kope r, Uray Couirt . .1.25 Miss EIva Teague, Watts Mill ..1,o00 Miss Sallie Browiltee, Cray Court 1,01m Miss 1imma Harris, GIray Court 1,0011 Mrs. F. W. Mahaffey, (ray Court, 1,000 Albert Dial, Cross Hill .. .. ...116,000 Miss Martha Wolff, (Gray Court. . 1,000 Miss Beth Mitchell, Mountville 1,001) Miss Dot Fuller, Mountville .. ..1,000 Miss Marie Mahon, (ray Court 1,000 Miss Sarah Dunlap, Lurens ..10,575 Harley Waddell, Ora,.. ......1,000 Mrs. B. i. rodd, 14Lu rens . 129,000 Miss May Belle (larrett, 14lurens -1,850 R. Mace Langston, (ray Court ..7,050 Miss Flora .Bennett, lAturens . .1,000 William llopkins Mooehead, Goldville ..I .. ..........19,050 Clarence Albright, 1xlirens . ..12,025 Mr. Jim Lewis, Laurens Mill .. ,00 Mr. .I. L. D~agnall, Istlurens Mill It,000 Miss MartIha Franks, Il11urens 1 29.t 75 La wrfece Pit ts, I xturrns .. ....1,025 .Iias. F. 11llarn y, I l turens .. .7,1100 Gary (lhlert son, WaItrlo . . ..1,100 iEdd t'~limore, Waterloo .......100 (~die ts W1'ilIl ive Anna il E-nieOri alin mencit oin l~ldays thle TPwelft-hi. Next ["riday, Nov. I 2 th, has beeni se lee tedl by thew ladies for thle dayv onl which will he held thleir annual ha zaar1 1. As heretotfore t he entecr110aittn will be hel d in the armo10ry of Tra yni 11n1m (Giartds. lIn addit (in to Ih d Iis lay in the fancy wI rk dlell ilwnt, there will he an utnltly 11 al~rnire dlisplay of turkey ando thle mlanly whe articles that usually3 a sr'i that: genu I lenman in enttertakt~ing guest;. 'Tie cents. Thte ba'zaar this year will last only durlitg the (lay, there beilng nto ,night sessIon. Sold Thlree' Studebakers, Mr. D). C. MeLaurin local agen'it for the Stutdebtaker ear , receivyed a ear load of "Fouris'' last Friday and sohl them the samte (day to thtree cit iz.ens ol' Piedmont. They were all four--eylIn der touring ears andl were sold to MrP G. C. Intrriss, J1. E. Waketleid and M,