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m MONDAY. NOVKMUKK 12. 19* 3 'll IK ATLANTA GEORGIAN, REID DRY GOODS CO. 165-167-169 PetersSt. REID DRYGOODS CO. 165-167-169 Peters St. JUST AS WE ADVERTISED WE ARE SELLING CLOTHING AT ONE-HALf PRICE. The hundreds who have taken advantage of our Closing-Out Sale of Clothing are perfectly convinced that we are doing just what we said in our advertisement. If you have not examined our stock and had prices quoted to you, then you are the loser.- • THERE WILL BE SPECIAL VALUES IN EVERY DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK, BESIDES ONE-HALF OFF ON CLOTHING. $25 VALUE Suits that would oost $25 here or at any other store in ordinary sales, to close at $12.50 $20 VALUE 8uits that would cost $20 here, or at any other store in ordinary sales, to close at , ** $10.00 SEE IF WE DON’T MAKE A DOLLAR AS GOOD AS TWO HERE. Dress Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Ladies' Ready-to- Wear goods. Underwear for Men and Women, Blankets, Comforts and every garment needed for winter is offered at special prices for every day this week. $4 to $6 Children’s Suits Our Children's Suits are at nifty aa the niftiest.. Regu lar $4 to $6 Suits at $2.00 to $3.00 $15 VALUE Suits that would cost $15 here or at any other store in ordinary sales, to close at $7.50 $20 OVERCOATS Overcoats that would cost $20 here or at any other store in ordinary sales to close at $10.00 $18 OVERCOATS d cost $18 here o close at $9.00 Overcoats that would cost $18 here or at any dther store in ordinary sales to close at REID DRY GOODS CO. 165, 167,169 PETERS STREET. 165, 167, 169 PETERS STREET. ROOSEVELT’S PARTY HEADED FOR GULF; WEATHER IS FINE All on Board the Louisina Are Reported Well. 1 rages received at the white NouseTrnm the battleship . Louisiana yes. terday and Saturday, state that Presl* 'lent llonsevelt and the members of his linrly bound for Panama arc In the best of health and have experienced nothing lint fine weather. This message was picked up Sunday morning at 4:SS o’clock at the Dry Tot- 1 tiigas, Fla., station: ' Weather excellent; everything go ing well. Louisiana uial convoys .''■itnilng southward In column. The president and Mrs. Roosevelt arc great, ly enjoying the trip, spending a great iienl of time on deck." Saturday evening at s o'clock the Louisiana was In latitude 28.27 north, longitude 74, according to u message re. " Ivetl yesterday morning. This would Indicate that at the time the message »as received the Louisiana was about l.'nj miles east of Jacksonville. JOHND. TELLS BIBLE CLASS ! ABOU7 COLD FEET, GOLF, [_ HARD WORK—FRIENDSHIP' New York, Nov. 12.—John D. Rocke feller fairly exuded advice at the Fifth Avenue Baptist church and the mem- hers of the his son's Bible.class listen ed with attention. He divided jhls dis course Into three'heads, respectively, cold feet, hard work and golf, and here Is what he hail to suy on these time4y topics; . FOLD FEET—"There Is no fear of catching cold so long as you protect your feet. 1 Ilka to be out In a drizzling rain If I ora prepared for It." HARD WORK—"Hard work will not hurt you. And' if you canned get. i|ie exact kind of wof-k you think suited The lubor will prepare you for Tlipin Willi Knit-pa ig better. ; It's work, to a great izlHhlllS 1111111 \\ lilt JVllltCS and Puts Burning Oil in Wounds. It well, something extent. Hint makes the man, nnd the fellow who Is afraid of It Is the one who will always remain Just where he Is, never advancing.” GOLF—"This weather Is nothing for j a golfer.- No, more than once 1 have I tramped, over the golf links on stormy days and felt none the -worse for It. But you must keep In mollon-r-play the gome you know, and drive hard." Air, Rockefeller also spoke .wisely on VResi Friendship,” ."Potato Digging" aiuKDther subject* ofi'InWVesl... Incl- denloltr.' h” exptSssgdWlsllke ’ for "a class of people who seek friends for to you. taket whatever , turns up and da what they obtain from them." Dr. Robert A. Holliday. Funeral services of Dr. Robert A. Holliday wore conducted nt his late residence. 411 Spring street. Sunday William Bender. The funeral services of William Mender were conducted Sunday after- (•"on at the German Lutheran church. His granrhlldren acted os pallbearers. An honorary escort was composed -ol the following gentlemen: Steve Grady. ' M erge Mau, Charles Wetmann. Her man llleum, W. R. Joyner, c. E. Ren- (roe, John Suber, John Klattz und Then '’tisslrar. All of the members of the l"cal lodge of Odd Fellows, the Atlanta Turn-Vereln nnd the German-Anterl- enn Alliance attended In n body. Mrs. R. A. Brockman. T!ie funeral services of Mrs. R. A. Brockman were conducted Monday morning nt 11 o'clock at Rock Springs church. Interment was In the church Julia Jinks Wilson. Tne funeral services of Julia Jinks Y ilf'in. aged 2 1-2 years who died nt th" residence of her parents, 23 Hayden "" et, Sunday afternoon, were conduct PRACTICAL JO, FOR WOLF Pottersvllle, Pa., Nov. 1^,—Relatives of James Aldrich have received u tele gram that he hod been shot by one of his companions, John Rogers, as the result of a practical joke while on a KER IS KILLED BY A FRIEND hunting trip in Canada. Knowing that Rogers was afraid of wolve*. Aldrich stole outside the hunt ing lodge and Imitated the howl of a wolf so well that Rogers seized his rifle and fired. TROUBLE BREWS IN RANKS OF THE SIMPLE SPELLERS New York, NoV. 12.—Whether or not real war among the simple speller* breaks out will depend largely upon what the executive committee of the simplified spelling board does on Wed nesday at Its regular meeting about the resignation of Professor David Starr Jordan, president of Lclnnil Stnnford University. The resignation has been In the Imnds of Professor J. Urander Matthews, of Columbia, chairman of the committee, for three weeks, but the announcement of It came out on Sun- duy by way of Sen Francisco, Professor Matthews said thut he be lieved the resignation hail been caused by n misapprehension. Professor Jordan said there was too much Matthews and too much Profes- sor Calvin Thonius. who Is a German professor «t t 'olumbla, to suit members of the advisory board, who really want ed to advise. Professor Matthews says that that is not really so, and Charles B. Sprague, the lay member and treasurer of the executive committee, said that some one had to work anyhow. BOUGHT COUNTY BONOS; FAILED ON CONTRACT. Npwlilt t" The ticorglail. Albany, On., Nov. 12.—A rather pe culiar state of affairs existed In linker bounty in connection with the new court house In course of erection at Newton. A few months ago the fjuall- fled voters of the county authorized the Issuance of bond* to the amount of 130,00a to huild a new temple of jus- tics. Bids were properly advertised for and the contract for the building was awarded to the Atlanta Fireproofing Company, or Atlanta. When the county commissioners decided to sell the bonds the contractors agreed to accept them in lieu of cash payments, giving n pro- "d nt the residence Monday afternoon I mlum of 41,mm. At that time the ■M 2:30 o'clock. I building was hardly half finished, unit' q I the Atlanta Fireproofing Company, j q COUNT WITTE LIKELY Mr«. Mary B. Lathem. I shortly afterwards, filed a "petition In ( q 1*0 AMBASSADOR 0 HaaiSiMaiBBfiBiKli OPO0OOOOO0OOOOOOO000Q00OOC o o 0 COUNTRY BLACK8MITH 0 0 INHERITS BIG FORTUNE. 0 a o O Memphis, Tenn.. Nov. 12.—While 0 0 at work at his forge Saturday 0 0 Robert Linke, a blacksmith, of 0 0 Germantown, Tenn., was inform- 0 0 pi) that he was named a henetl- 0 0 clary In the will of his cousin, 0 0 Henry Linke, who died recently In 0 0 Cincinnati, In the sum of 4400,000. 0 0 Linke was located by the locjtl O 0 police at the request of Cincinnati 0 O officials. O O 0 00000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000 0 Mrs. Mary B. Lathem died Sunday , bankruptcy, holding the bonds of Ha-1 „ afternoon at 4 o'clock at her residence, kcr county for 430,000. which they- -•’2 f'rumley street. She tvos 71 years were to sell and return to the county 10 |, eir t li '. .age. The body will be sent to i commissioners 4 ».000..to pa> for the | p ranlape 'oilnesvllle. fin.. Tnesdav morning for : furniture In the building. At present n n ,h ,«„ Paris, Nov. 12.—It Is rumored'0 that Count Witte will soon 0 Hnr.m Nelldorf aa Russian 0 1 0 ambassador at Berlin. 0 that the 1 special j ocorn-10- T000000O000000O0! county has recommended O 0 : county commissioners levy O DEATH .,1AY SOON PART 01 tux sufficient to finish the building. 0 THESE "OLDEST TWINS.” 0 i Tills course will probably be adopted. , 0 . 0; — — O Amsterdam, N. Y., Nov. 12.— O i WINCHESTER TEAM • ^ Jacob Steen, who with III* brother. 01 MAKES WORLD’S RECORD, 2 Alonzo Steen, of gyracu*©, sire th<* O % 2 "bleat twin brother*! In the United 0 .... 2 *tate*, lit critically III ut hi* home O hliertal rin* iM-onrlmi. Q in this city. O, Albuny, Ou.. N«»v\ !-.—A new world* 2 The Steens ure 91 year* old. O itnerd In tratj shooting wiw ••rtablh'h-1 2 Until thlf* present illnera. Jacob O c| , j n A |p. my ‘| u #t week by tlio expert i 2 "teen Iium been In remarkably O n, ( . Winchester . \rnin o s"»hI health. He has nil his teeth 0 representing the " 'Kh.sU' . A'ms J except two or three molars. His 0 Fompuny. rhe shooting oerunvd on ° wife |.i year* old. Ojtbc ground ttf the Albany Gun <aub, COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPOOOOOOOOO anil atracted U large number of apecta- , . ■-— »tor-*. * . . . LAND MINE WOUNDS Tire team fa composed of four men TWO SPANISH GENERALS, i nnd "lie lady, and gjjr Valencia. Spain Nov. I2.-Dl.rlng, Ing target^ ,01.1 IWlltl f< experiments conducted by tlie mill-1 they succc.h d In breaking engineers. Generals Roldan and I and thereby making ■■■* engineers. Generals Roldan, and = and th'. m —. , " rl clIsnoK were severely wounded by ' a team "f are The |iresl,ms b>. I seme explosion of a land mine. held by a slmlh,r team «o* 4V. SIX BIG BATTLESHIPS ARE PLANNED BY FRANCE I’arls. Nov. 12.—The plan* for build ing six new battleship.1 for the French navy have been unproved by the budget committee of the purllamentary navel commission. Three of these ships will lie Is gun this year, ORDER OF THE GARTER FOR KING OF NORWAY. Ltmdon. Nov. 12e—King Haakon und Queen’ Muuil, of Norway, who nre to arrive In this dly for a visit, will be reyclveg nt -Windsor Castle. King Haakon will Tie vested with the order of tlie Uarler. By ROAUL DE SAINT RENE. Paris, Nov. 12.—The latest batch of ■nail from Annum, which has Just ar rived, contains further detail! nt the atrocities committed by Tanh-Tal, the mad young emperor. In addition to Vivisection, practiced upon women, which was the emperor's favorite pastime until he was stopped by the French authorities, Tanh-Tnl has Imagined many outer torures al most too horrible to dwell upon. Rha- Ral, the emperor's latest favorite, was rescued Ju»t a* she was about to be submitted to the burning oil torture. In this gruesome diversion It has lieen Tonh-Tal's method to have the most beautiful of Id* women brought nude before him and to *tn«h their bodle* with a email blade about the slxe of a penknife and pour burning oil Into the wound*. Another torture practiced upon the women of the palace bus been lo fa*ten Implement* resembling those used by lee men for lifting blocks of Ice Into the llesh of the women's shout- ders or thighs, and stringing them up to the celling. Upon one occasion Tanh-Tnl sent for Ills minister, Tong-Doc. whose daugh ter was then a young child, telling him to bring the little girl with him lo the palurc. Tong-Doc compiled with the royal command nnd wus most cordial ly received by hi* sovereign, who man aged. however, lo send him off on a pressing mission. When Tnng-Doc re. turned he found the girl almost par alyzed with fright laid out upon a beautiful great slab of onyx nnd jade, nnd the emperor with n lot of surgical Instruments at hnnd Just about to be gin the vivisection of tin- unfortune lltkle creature. The heroism of the American women who distinguished themselves ut the recent railway disaster at Kperon, and who |>ersl«tenlly refuse to make them'- ■elves known, has so Impressed the French people that public acknowledg ment nt their services In uldlng the .rounded lias been made through the United States ambassador, Mr. Mvl.'or- ■nick. In a leteer addressed to him by the director of the railway company, ur ike Larmlan writes: sleur the Ambassador: It has iioited to me that three Auwr- lies, who luippened to be pres ent at the terrible mchtent which oc curred recently nt the station of Kpe- ron, showed the greatest devotion und heroism In aiding »ur employees to, succor the Wounded, anil that they even accompanied those which were trans ported to Palis In the baggage car.. nursing them nbly throughout the trip. "Though they were earnestly re- quested to give their names and their uddress, they refused to divulge their Identity, saying only that they were from Hoston. Moss.. U. 8. A. As we find ourselves unable directly to trans mit to these three ladles the official expression of the company's gratitude, I see no other way than to address to the United States representative In France the thanks of our company for the unselfish devotion shown by Ills compatriots In this said circumstance. "Please accept. Monsieur the Am bassador, the expression of my highest esteem. J. DR LARINA." The body of a man cut In three sep arate pieces has been given up by the glacier at the Gebroulaz ut an ulti- tuile of 3,000 feet, where It has prob ably lain for over twenty years. The tnnn Is thought to have been tlie vic tim of an accident. This is the third Isnly which bus been found In the French glaciers In this district during the lust few year*, all of which hnd remained buried for many years. At the last meeting of the Academy of Inscription, M. Kmlle t'artallhac communicated the discovery of a new prehistoric cavern til the Pyrenees. The cavern Is elaborately ornamented with drawings, the must Important of which are at a distance of 804 yards from the mouth of the cax'e, and must have been executed by artificial light, us not TO CHARTER HOLDING CO. WHEN COTTON ASSOCIATION MEETS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALA. PLANS LSHAKE- The third annual convention of the Southern Cotton Association will be held In Birmingham January 17, 18 und lit. The executive committee will meet ut the same place two days earlier, January 13 anil 18. At the meeting of the executive com mittee It Is expected thut the commit tee having In charge the formulation of tlie charter for the organization of the Houthern Cotton Company, a car porotion having as Us purpose tlr holding of the, cotton prop from the market to maintain an agreed price, will make a final reisirt and the char ter may then be voted upon nnd ac cepted. Although the holding company wus discussed to u degree and It was the sense of tlio meeting of the members of the cotton association In convention In New Orleans a year ago, the mem bers of the executive committee would Impress upon the public mind thin it Ims nothing to do with the association. While It Ih affiliated with the associa tion In having the same end In view— maintaining the price of the atuple— yet the two will lie kept separate and distinct. Discuss Annusl Meeting. J. B. Babb, of Birmingham, seere- tary of the Commercial Club of that city, was In Atlunla Monduy conferring with Hurvle Jordan, president of the association, nnd Richard Cheatham. secretary, preparut jry to tlie coining if the third annual convention. Many of the derails of the big meeting were dis cussed and pluns will be finished before the UeleguteS begin to arrive. IN HIS BUREAU ized. uvieffuieM ufKiH »'» arrive. * ■ . . » , . r We believe thut the geographical j I/('pul'llUCDt 01 lllt$t*10F IS nit nation of Birmingham make* tluu city more accesuflb!'* than any otliei f |\, linmwni- elty In the cotton belt/' raid .Mr. Babb J ” 111 Monday, "and we can accommodate aa many people ua an.v other hurtling j Southern city. "We expec t about 0,00ft vl*lti»rn to j —■■■■■ — come to Birmingham during tb* tfcrue ■ j. day* of the dot ton convention nnd tve 1 WuNhlngton. Nov, 12.—The nt will be prepured to take uare-of them In made upon excellent authority that We will open our homes If necesiar; . , h|> 0 ,i v#n , of Jiimes n . Garficlil. ,.f There are more boarding hounea to the [ . . n , .... * square Inch In Birmingham tlmirln uny ' nl " ,he of secret. i> "f other.place In the South, our hotels I the Interior will be followed by an ore practically like (Hose of Atlanta, as I overhauling iff business inetli"'N atcl they me full must of the time, but lh. il : pi’isiinnc! m the various bureaus of are at least 1.200 rooms available, and i t||ul deuorlmeuL this Is a* imii.ii us any oilier town can i . . , ... .... ... do In the hotel line. “ ,,ev * l ‘T H u P»h Inquiry that her re- illrmlnglmm Is enjoying an era of tary of the Interior Hitchcock niucle prosperity. We lmv« ISU.oaii people; I up III* mind to retire from (he cabinet The city IS hustling and Its Industries som.. time ago. Having got u goo.l pra lew ,,,,,r0h ln "Is work of pursuing und .Mr Babb Is one of the best-known prosecuting land grafters, be hi men In the South and I* an offletf In u , t< rinlned upon a reorganization of hi* commercial organization which Ih in j department about the time the Keep Birmingham what the Chamber coumilNNlon undertook lt*t Investigation Commerce la to Atlantu. The Interee.* ] . ( . t « flI1 llf of Birmingham are flrrt nad foremost | U, f' e direction of he prerident. with him. He quoted the population ; Keep commlralon, In H» report of Birmingham without even a amlle,, hearing upon the department, Informed and did nut allude to the friendly rival- i the president, among other thing ry between Atlanta and the city furnace* and mnoke. GEORGIA HAS 800 BAPTIST * PREACHERS WITHOUT CHARGES In fhl* unite there nre more tbnii 600 ordalneil Hup tint mlnlrterN without pas* toratert. la thin refpect we lend the eotiu* try mid the entire world." Till* wu» the rtatemeiit of !>r. W. W. I.n nilriim, punt or of Hie Flrrt ItnptUt ihiireh. at the wivkly metUIng of the At- Imitii Bupiint \MlnlrteiV Oonfereuee, Mum •lay uiornlng. Of 4*onr>M*." he Mid. ,, thlN conference tin* not any (Miner to art. but we 0ught tu lie more eareful alN>ut ordaining inlnluter*. We onght to make one who applie* .rtaud teaching* anil that lie Ih lilted to do <iod'M work !n oiir i burcli." Her* J. W. Millard, partor «»f ibe ponce Deleon Avenue ItapUHt clinreh. followeti with a few wordM along the name line. ••Brother laiudnun." wild Itev. J. J. Ben nett. "la wrong In ttgnre*. Tlieri* are vto ordntueil Haptlrt mlnUtera In the elate with out partnrnte*. mid. Mtrjiuge to nay, about the general lund office la. and hi for year*, a badly tnamiged bureau; | thut It* uyatain of trammeling bii*lnee* In many years behind th© times, and Mint It should 1>e reorganized, both in the office. In \Vn*hlngtou and In the tlcld. While the coinmlsalon did not Inti mate that Commissioner \y. A. Rlrh- ttids, of Wyoming, waa directly rcapoti- slblo for the condition of affairs In In* iMiieuii, It Is understood that th© com- mlrsiou did *ugg©st that Ulchanl* had m itieely made proper effort* to correct tin mirtimnngement of land uffairs. ‘••rain .. didn't have inch micceaa, eauie up to no* and said: *• *Why. you ean‘t get any iiiIhmIoiim h We 4*an’r empanel n Jury without GEORGIA NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS Export Company Quits Business. I i xpcelrtl to The Georgian. GIRL COMES FROM INDIANA 70 MARRY A POLICEMAN •rdalmsl Haptlrt j Savannah, Ha., Nov. 12.—Th© Geor-* gin-Florida Kximrt Uompany. exporter*, of naval atoroH, has quit bu*lnes* amL in pre|Miing to litiuidatc its affairsJ The move was determined on follow-j Ing the resignation of General Mana-tj ger Knute .Moitensen, last Tuesday,! and the Inability of the stockholders to find n suitable successor. The marriage Sunday night of Pollee- utitu II. J. Sells, one of the new member* of the police foree. oud Miss Klisnlieth West, a pretiy and 4-hannlug young worn* an of laigsiiMport. Iud., marked the cul mination. of n romantic love nffafr, one of the featurcH of which was the Journey o| the yotiug Woman from her home In tin JIoomUt city to Atlanta to wi*l the mui she loves. The two yoliug |»eople were wtsldetj Him day ulsbt nt the home of t'lty Dcicdlv. P. I*. Con Dally. 29 Pnlberaon stnrt, West End. n lirother-lu-law of the gnsiui. Miss West I'ame to Atluntn a few days a ray of daylight penetrates to that depth In tho mountain ride. | tl> „, rtrry In ..no portion of the csvc divided nr .lr,tl bsnt off like u room. dratvln*K of tlilrty tr| ,. ||f „ AU ,, r |u „ f(ir *e.Mte, sere unle seven,I mm,lb. nxo to animals reHembling gouts, have been ... ... found. The hlsons all wear red arrows 11 1 1 K f ,hl ‘ u|M»n their sides. Till* Is the only • color used besides black by the pre- { historic artist. Tho drawing* bear ills- '* 7,* , n , tlnct murk* of the palaeolithic period I* Ing si work then* nt that pine and are considered by archaeologists 1 They were lutrodoecU by n l»rother of Ml to he of the highest Importance. j West, Him. together with another brothr -- ; 1* an engineer ou the Iran Mounmiu Ms i’ornely, writing In the "Biecle," J w**' 1 - ' Ming of aff.i tlon was on the subject of ihe Lutln disaster, {'b vHoiHMl between the Afl.niitnu seems to think that future salvation t Homiler Mtnte -* * from such catastrophes lies In the l lDt« Irresistible hands of an American. He says: •'There j In Arkansas for two or three i*-..,d4s. and muse be some mean* of providing sub- ? during this time, recelvtd nrdent nttendoiiK marine* with nn apparatus which will from Hell*. tear u hole In tho side of the vessel and i Aimr her return to Isignii-iNirt. the young literate tlio Imprisoned crew. Hero Is, •*'?“ Vo"^'. l T. r , u V' r ”i « ehsncc for a rich Atnsitcun to offer n r']**.* '' Ttf-Vher.'.lsn iSmdra' tfionHnlie Prize." Most Of the French writer.; TXZ,^^,12521=,ra'if; !!Sm8C seem to be of the opinion that the one ' cud a marriage was planned. Hells was ni- thing needed tt> encourage the study ofjeently ap|»olnfed on the pH-al jHtltce foree. life-saving devices Is money, and thut the whole world must look to America in thin as In most, other eases where i »,„ne _ Inventive genlu* needs support and en- IVHIeetnau Hulls' U*rrtYivhig ihc fang min rourugement. * ' lailons of Ids friends ami fellow officer*. iiermon to Knights of Pythias. H|NN*lnl to Tlie Ucorglau. Halnbiidge, Ou.. Nov. 12.—Sunday morning Rev. J. A. Smith, pastor of tlie First Methodist church' delivered a spe- ; clitl sermon to the members of the lo cal lodge or Knight* of Pythias on "The i Transmitted Blessing of Life." The {entire membership of the local thaptsr dfeeiimu Hells, nml since her j attended the service In u hotly, slopping with ! Albert James. f Special to Tin Ucorghin. j Adrian.i Gu., Nov. 12.—Albert James, Hell* nml hi* i»rl»le met hIhhii | youngest son of t'aptain T. .1. mouths ago near l.lttle lti**k, Mr. j James, died yesterday morning at 3 I o'clock of congestion of tbe lung-, it j was known for only a very few hours ,. r . ; that he was sick. His remaiu* will l». ,ij. j carried to Atlanta for burial. He was r I one of the most popula ttii* section of (leorgh I between the Atlantan and the j MjlJ ” e i Wl VT, ‘ dsillde love. Mis* West i*l.,allied *- Associated Charities. The annual meeting of the A**«a ed Uharltles, at which the direct-ns officers for is«7 will be elected. \\ i! held next Friday afternoon ut «»\ in the city council chamber. Tin p cm offici t * »'J *» wn* deehted that tin- we«ldlng alionl.l ■ president; Joseph • \ . | lake ptsi e in Atlauta. Aceoialliigly, Ml** ! ., n .i l- I West esiue lo this rity. ami Huistay night | * ' Ai • , , j tlie fond Imiie* i.f tin- two wen* realized, i lieasuier. uertdes tne elect l*>rt» of commltt year gone by