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n n A ( v - y y y i NEW BERN, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1912SECOND SECTION No. 71 35th YEAR -it i 1 ( rhri NEIICE OVER, OIIE OF THE BEST Bishop Assign Rev. J. B. Hurley - To Centenary For Another v. Year. , PRESIDING ELDER BACK. ALSO Fayettevllle Being Generally Praised For Splendid ' i .-; i Entertainment. Fayetteville,' Dec. 2. The North Caroliua Conference of the-Methodist .' Episcopal church, which has been in session the past few days in Hay Street ', Methodist chruch, this city, adjourned today at 12:30 p.m. to meet next year in Oxford.' It was the most successful conference held in may years. Visit ing mudsters and lay delegates united in their praise of the splendid 'enter tainment given them.- ' ... Rev, J. B. Hurley is returned to the pastorate . of Centenary ; Methodist church, New Bern. ' The pastors as. ': signed to the three churches at Golds borore Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, St. Paul's, Rev. W. C. Meritt, St, John's, Rev. J. M. Wright, Elm "streets Rev. F. S. Love to Kinston, Rev. L. H. Patti - shall to Dover, Rev. Solon Cotton, to Beaufort and Rev.. McWhorter to . Morehead City. Rev. J. E. Underwood '.-is returned to the New Bern district . jia presiding elder.' ; Bishop Collins Denny of, Richmond '- made a - profound, impression on the Conference by his able and earnest t addresses and by his fairness and ef- fectiveness as presiding officer.-- ALL TALKED AT ONCE "But we Were Terribly n Earnest," :-.' Said Women Jurors. Eldorado, Kan.t Dec. 3. When the - first woman's jury in a Kansas court of record entered the juryroom to begin its duties, the 12 paused, a trifle un certain as to the first move. . . "1 believe we should pray," one . juror said. So the 12 women bowed heads 'fn silent supplication. The jury then organized by electing Mrs. Hattie E. Riley, its oldest' nem ... btr, "forewoman" and plunged into a discussion of the case.. . ; ; . ."It seemed as if all of the 12 women wtrt talking at once," one of the ju rors ;i confessed, "but we were, terribly ria earnest. We had respected the judge's instructions and for three days we had not spoken a word about the case, so, naturally, there was a good deal to be '. said." :":-r'-. After three hours the women es corted by a woman bailiff' returned -with a verdict which awarded the plaintiff f 1,200 damages, based on the alleged 'misrepresentation of a sale of . '. land. . :'..- V'.:V.: ''-'' A year ago the same case was tried before a jury of men, which was unable to agree on a verdict. - GASOLINE SLK FOLLY. (By Stite Insurance Department) A woman and her home were burned up the other day in Springfield, Mass., through ignorance of the quite com monly Jcnown little old pair of; facts that gasoline left., open will ; quickly fill a Closed room with a gas sometimes more dangerous than gunpowder, and that rubbing silk may produce a spark. The woman left a silk waist soaking in gasoline in a bowl in a bath room to clean it. . After a time she went back and Ittgan rubbing the . silk between . her Jiands. nroducinff a spark which ignited the gasoline fumes and blew up the place. . Had he only known Conservatism.'' Sometimes it is ignorance. At other times it . is thoughtlessness or, careless ness. The result in fatality is the same. CARBONATE OF LIMB , , , . . . 7. - tr ro t.;c:;iYSCLU:LEFcRJ.:3 VtCPftRTIUZLnS fVvll. T.I v i. .' Ill 1U' jrm t ' ' W i Ihyy Corn, Oat MID ALL KIN'Lij OF FEED, IV.. I) ' A Lower CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS Complete List of the Assignments ' For New Bera' is'uurici? Th toilownig is a complete list ol the appointments wide for the 'New Bern District at the North Carolina Methodist Conference which adjourned Monday afternoon at Kayetteviile after a very successful meeting;. ..." k New Bern 1 District J. . E. Under wood,"" presiding elder, Atlantic, Z. B. Py'att, supply; Beaufort station, S. A Cotton; Bridgeton . circuit, R. E. Pittman; Carteret circuit, F. T. Ful cher; . Doyer. .circuit, : L. N. B.- Pet tishall; Elm Street and East Kinston, J. M. Wright, Goldsboro, St. Paul's N.'.'H. D. Wilson; Goldsboro, St. John's, B. G. Thompson.;! Gpldsboro circuit, C. 0. Duraqt Cirjfton circuit, E. D. Dodd; Hookerton circuit W. E Hocutt; ' Jones circuit, C. ' E. Vale; Kinston - station, F S. Love, La Grange circuit, J. M. 'Can-away, sup ply; Morehead City station, -E. H. McWhorter;,' Mti " Olive ' circuit- W. A. Piland; New Bern, Centenary, J. B. Hurley f Ocracoke and Portsmouth, F. Ft Etire, supply; Oriental circuit, Wal ter" Patten; Pamlico circuit, F S. Bec ton, supply;' Seven. Springs, R. Johnson, supply;. Snow Hill- circuit, J. J. Boon; ? Straits ' circuit, " W B. Humble, , , '..'Among the other Important appoint ments made were L, E; -Thompson, presiding Elder Wilmington District; N. M. Wright, Jacksonville; R. L. Carraway, Onslow Circuit; J.M. Low der, Richlands; J. C. W hedbee, Swans boro Circuit; R. C. Baaman, Presiding Elder Elizabeth "City District, J. C. Wooten First church Elizabeth. City, W. L, P.exford, Bladen street church Wilmington; Cf T. Rodgers, . Wilming- ton Trinity; J. D. Bundy, Grace church Wilmington, A. L. Ormond, Carr church Durham; G. F. Smith, Memorial church Durham; R. C. Cra ven." Trinity church, Durham; jf.'-H. Hall, presiding Elder Raleigh District J. H. McCracken, Central church Ra leigh; : H. , M. North, Edenton street church Raleigh; R. E. Taylor, Jenkins Memorial and Annex Raleigh; J. T. Cibbs, Presiding Elder Washington District, T. E. " Wyche, Vanccboro Circuit; R, F. Bumpass Presiding Elder Warrenton District. ' TRAIN AT FAYETTEVILLE Baltimore Orioles to Have Their Spring Camp There. - Fayettcville, N. C., Dec. l.-Jack Dunn, manager of the ' Baltimore International League Baseball team, and E. W. Wicks, secretary and trea surer of the club, were in Fayetteville yesterday for the" purpose of looking over this city as a "training place Manager Dunn,, betore leaving, an nounced that he had determined to select his point. . The Oriole manager said that he would be in Fayetteville March to make arrangements for the coming.-of the plavers, while the athletes, at least twenty-fivvjn number, would arrive about March 10. The training grounds will be those of the Cumber land Fair Association, just beyond the limits . of the city. ' These grounds were used by the Eastern Carolina League during the two years Fayette ville was a member of. that circuit. new grand stand has just been, built at a cost of $4,500. " Diinn and Wicks arrived at 8 o'clock yesterday morning," They .were met by a number of local baseball enthus- siastics, headed by James-. Johnson Hubert Ramsaur, president Tf the Chamber of Commerce, and Mayor John Underwood. It was Mr. -John son who conceived the idea of invit ing the International Leaguers here A number of other towns have been attempting, to secure the Orioles, among which were Rocky Mount and . Wilson. , . .':.-'.- WINS THE HONORS FROM Burned or Oxide of Lime byj $75.00 per acre in a sixteen year test, and proved beyond question that It is a superior fertilizing ingrediant Brown' C C03 by anahtical test heads the list of fertilizing limes. For full information write at once to r::u::i ccasr u::e co; V New Bern, N. C. EF.ALF.lt IN- p ro n T-Tnminv lilclllt ' llUllllllj' IIICIIGi"tADECOUN MEAL. AKD ED II YE. rmCK I Oil SALE : ; Given Czizliil "t: ';;.: Jlrcct, iCo-. V rr., U. C: Principals In White Slave " ' J Slaying and Scene ot Crime 1 I -. M '''''r!i:mM:S'v' " l''' i 1 - ! - ' ' ' si..;..;.: r . j " I Photos by American Press Association. IE country, was shocked by Bridgeport, Conn. The woman, secrets of the white slave organization operating In New York and Chicago, was brought from Chicago, taken in an auto to t lonely pot near a cemetery and shot to death. Three of the five men Implicated were quickly arrested. They are Joseph Buonajno, Francesno tlzricheml and James Matteo. They are shown above, from left to right! in .the order named, with the victim and the spot where tbe - !- '-- '- - ' TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES The Mikado" Will Be Entertain ment of Charm and Beauty." Greenville, Dec. ; 3. The Japanese opera, the Mikado, will be presented -by the Literary Societies on Dec. 9. well selected cast, charming chosuses f fifty, well trained fresh, young voices, costumes from a preofssional cosrumer, picturesque Japanese, stage settings all combined will make an entertain ment of remarkable charm and beauty. The opera is full of uproarious fun. Thanksgiving Day was a quiet rest ful . holiday. . Thetentral ' feature, of the day was the excellent turkey dinner. '. . - ... . , ., I room, and ner torce, naa tne taoies artiaticallv decorated. The shotf added intcrpHt tn the dav. , Miss Louie Delle ..... , - . J th. v vv P A list i. iiiuiif j1 tsiuv-iik us vsva,iira a..a i,anVD.,Nr;n nr,vr r. vice immediately after breakfast cn 'hanksgiving Day. ' . ; The faculty was represented at tho 'eacher Assembly at Greensboro by Pres. Wright, Prof. R-igsdale, and Misse Graham and McFudyen.. Professors Austin , and - Ragsdale : attended the meeting-of the county superintendents which preceded the ascsmbly, - Rev, C E. Madrey, pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle in Raleigh, who recently conducted revival services in Greenville, vtojted the school and made an inspnring talk - at assembly exercises. , 1 , ' Rev.' B. F. Huskc, of New Bern, formerly pastor of the Episcopal church of Greenville, Was recently a welcome visitor at the morning assembly. . , Rev. C. M. Rock last Sunday even - ing conducted the Y. W. C. A.-servic'e, talking on Systematic Giving. ' WIFE IS SCORNFUL Advertised," She Tells Just How The Land Lies. Newton, N. J. Dec. 4. This adver tiscmcnt , inserted by bdgar fottsl., ,. . .. J . L I. Marsnau. appeareu in a pupcr unt lam Saturday: - i '... ; ; ' to" whom it-may eoncern My wife . .r. . . . 'I . . . .J 1 .1 having left my bed and board I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by her after this date." The next day this advertisement a p peared.in the same paper "To whom it may concern After reading a few lines contained in the columns of your paper in regard to myself I "beg to differ with the author.! In the first pulce how could I leave! my beloved husband's bed when thcl faithful old 1ed on which I slept, in eluding the ancient feather tick and a few board slats, are the proiwrty ol his need father? A traw tick i also included in the make-up, the covering of which I purchased myself with the income irom my hock oi cnicxens, wiucn r n 1LI.( ' . L - . Ml .1 I I worked hard to raise. If I am not awfully mistaken my beloved husband furnished the few bundles of straw con - taincd therein, hence I left his bed utraw. ' ." I also beg to announce that I have furnished a greater pa?t of the board for my father-in-law, for myself and for niy precious one ever sinre nis poor mother was laid in her. grave. , There fore, how could I leave his board? I N0 ,ook in twin n"(' '"'p ,)oar '1 j to help sustain my faithful husband. "l will tu luiigir be roKponsiblc for nav debts contracted by my husband. "Grace Brund.i je Marshall, "lU-loved wife of l'.i r Putts Mar- .hall." the murder of Jennie Cavalier! near who was alleged to have revealed slaying occurred, : ;' '-' : - -:'- DICKINSON- DUNCAN. Marriage of More Than Usual Inter- . est Occurs at Beaufort, f ' - (Special to the Journal) Beaufort," Dee 4 A marriage of tnore than usual interest occured here this afternoon when Miss Sullie Duncan, the attractive and accomplished daugh ter" of -Mr. and Mrs) Ernest Duncan, became the bride of Jack Dickinson, a' prominent young ' business man ' of Wilmington. The ceremony was performed in the Methodist church by Rev. J. H.. Mc Cracken and the large auditorium of the edifice Was croweded to its utmost canacitv with friends of the bride and : ; B'uu"" li- ' Mr.' and 'MrsicklrtBOn left on the evening train lor a Drmai trip , to " . , . Bulialo, n. upon tneir' return tney win maxe tneir nome at winning ton NEARING COMPLETION Paving on Neuse Road Will Soon Have Been Fininhcd. ' The work of paving Neuse road with bit tilit hie material whici was 'liegun about two weeks ago is rapidly nearing completion and the last coat of the paving material will probably be placed by Saturday morning. . " , ' , Since the work was begun the road hag necessarily been closed to the public ai1H thor. ha l.pfn nn tfallie ovor it. I The paving material dries quickly nad I within a short time after the work is I completed the road will be again open I to trefhic 1 - Beginning at the end of Broad street the road has been paved for a distance of two miles." Formerly this section was. in' very bad condition, especially during ffTe winter and spring months when there war much rain, and traffic o ver it was so bad that many, farmers could not ' bring loads of produce to the city. When the present work of paving has been tompleted there will be no better road in Eastern North .! - It had been the intention of the Conn ty Commissioners to begin paving Trent road ag mi, a5 thl. on tj,c Neuse rdad was tomJeted However, there will be some tittle delay in doing this but the Trent road will at an early date be paved for a distance oi two miles with the same material and fol I lowing the conclusion of this the .work I will be taken, up o the Oak road. FRIDAY IS CAROLINA DAY. , Next ' Friday, December 6, will be observed as North Carolina Day in - 1 the public schools of Craven and all I other counties in the State. An ap- I propriate program lor this occasion I has been arranged and sent to all I teachers of public schools in the State. I In addition ot the regular observance oi tnis occasion me uaX wm I know has Ayrock Day. Combined I with the program sent out is a deal 1 very interesting - matter relative of I this great friend of education and this I will be used in tho exercise. I ol I lections will In? taken up in every school I for the Aycock Memorial Fund, QUAIL SCARCE The quail hunting season in Craven county oened last Sunday and during' $50,0t0 with $5,000 paid in. The ri. the week a -number of hunters have allied forth in quet of the elusive piriridi;e. According to all reports ilierc are hut few muni to be found and hunters have been badly disap - pointed. The season comes to a cloe on March 1. WANTS WALKER road me N. A. Purifoy Says It's Necessary to Conserve Work That Has Already Been Done. SOME TRAFFIC OVER -'IT NOW If Permanently Maintained Would Substantially Increase New '. . ' Bern's. Trade. N. A.' Purifoy, who lives on R. F D. No. 1 was in the city ; Vcdnesday attending to some business matters and while here called at the Journal office and gave an account of the work which has recently been done on Walker This; road starts at a point about eight miles from. Bridgeton and goes through to the Beaufort -county -line. For the ast few years it has been in an . impassable condition : and a few months ago the citizens living along the road and in that section, decided to put it in passable condition. . The matter was- taken up with the' local Chamber of Commerce and the coun ty: Commissioners. This latter ; or ganization gave the people to under stand that if the road was put in such a condition that it would be passable for traffic, the convicts would be-'put to Work on it and the raod put in first class condition. - For several months the work has been in, progress and the road is now in fairly, good condition and during the week of the fair there ' was considerable traffic over it. ; Unless the work is continued and the road- is put in con dition to stand heavy traffic the work which has already been done will prove if no avail as the road will 'be cut up nd washed down. Mr. Purifoy has -had a talk' with D. Bradham, Chairman of the Board jf C'onur.issioners and he will look over the road during the next few days. To place this road in Mich con dition ;? that N traft'ici over if will be':' possible'' at ? all times will mean much to the commercial interests of New Bern and it Avill cost compara lively little. - Trade which formerly went to Beaufort county will con.e to this city. .. , . ARAPAHOE. Ara'pahoe, Dec. 2. Thanksgiving Day was observed by every one. In the evemg a special .; program was arranged for the young people at the Chapel Hall. We are glad to state that Mr. Edgar S. Weaver of Washington, IV C. was again Jn our midst. Also Rev. J . P. Wood ward ' of Colu ntbia N. Cv-. ...': . Mr. Weaver delivered an appropriate and interesting address. He also read the first National Thanksgiving Pro clamation issued by President Ceo. Washington on the first day of January 1775. While Rev. Woodward delivered the Thanksgiving Prayer. In addi-! tion to this part of the program specail music and resitations were delivered byv the young folks. ' The hall ., was beautifully decorated for the occasion. In spite of the unpleasant weather then? was a large attendance. ; ' Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Brinsonof New Bern, N. C. were here visiting frieads and relatives. Mr. F. X. Credle has returned to his home at Lowland, N. C. ; Mr. H. N. Banks and daughter spent Thanksgiving week with friends and relatives at New Bern. The Misses Bessie, Ruby and Thel- ma Rawls, arrived home from school at Ayddn, N. C. to spend Thanksgiving with their parents, Urs. and Mr. J. W. Rawls. . Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Tingle have returned home after spending several days visiting relatives at Bridgeton, N. C. . . ' h party of Arapahoeian including Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Reel, Miss Mamie Shines and Mr. Edgar S. Weaver, left for Baird's Creek, N. C. to attend the wedding, of Mr. Sanford J. Riggs of Belhaven and Miss Bertha L. Brinson. They Were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Brinson. ' Mrs. H. G. Willis of New Bern i here visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. VV. H. Lewis are visit ! friends and relative at Oriental, N. C Mrs. T. J. Boyd and family of Ar i'.. Farm N C are the attests of . . ... . . - ... ofj ti , Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bennett. WASHINGTON TO HAVE FAIR. The Reaufort County l-air Associa' t ion was organized Monday at Washing' ton and will hold a county fair the com ing fall. The authorized stock is ; incorporator are Dr. Joihua Tayloe, i Dr. David T. Tayloe, Jesse I - Warren, ' George 'Hackney, Jr., and Capt, t.eorire i. Leach. 1 he irroima3 urt ; to b located an Hackney avenue on the are to be located on Hackney svenu on the Tayloe farm. U. S. MOST LAWLESS NATION" Cause, lack of Military Training', Says General Wood. - Philadelphia, Dec. 3.TMajor-Cen. Leonard Wood, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, at the one hundred and sixty-third annual dinner of the St. Andrews' -Society of Philadelphia said the United States is the most lawless nation in the world because its ptizens lack military training. He again asserted that the United States is unprepared for war and is hot in a position to , defend itself against - an attack of a first class world power. "Five times as many men commit murder in the United States as in Eh'glaud," said Gen, Wood, and" eight times as many as in Switzerland, where military service is demanded . of every citizen. Because., of thi lack of mill. tary training there is not bred in the people a respect of 1 1 w." "We do not-want a. standing army, but we must perfect some system of short enlistment for every able-bodied citizen, to prepare him to take his place in the army and to train him to obey the law.. : .'-'.:: '.' ' 1 - - .1 ,. ... -.- "We have never had a war with a first-clas power. I am not impugning our capaicity, but no unprepared nation can successfully : fight a million citi zens trained to military tactics with out serious danger and severe losses." COVE CITY NEWS. Mr. Avery Weds Little Boy Passes A way -Aged Negio Dies. (Special to the Journal) C.csve City, Dec. ,2. A marriage of interest to the many friends in this section of the ' contractiiig parties occurred here last Wednesday evening when Miss ICula Hawkins, the attrac tive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B, Hawkins, became the wife of Wiley Avery, son of Mr.- and Mrs. A. . Avery. The ceremony wab performed at the Freewill Baptist church by Rev. R. F. Daugherty the paator. . Mr. and Mrs. Avery will make their home in Cove City for the present. T-1. f i i . f t . r- 1 ne lour -year-oiuson ui. .virs. ruiinie Donaldson died Friday morning alter a short illness. The remains were interred in the local grave yard. ;,.-,'. Bristbw Jackson, said to be the dest negro in this section, died at his home in this place early Saturday morning. Despite the fact that he was more then eighty years" eld, Jackson had -enjoyed good health op until a few weeks be fore his death, being able to go around the town and do odd jobs. His body will be buried here today, ' . r The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. 0 C. Eubanks died Sunday night. The little one had been' sick for several days and its death was not unexpected It will be buried this afternoon. Edward Ewell is making preparations for the erection of a large frame build ing located in the business section o the town and to be used as a st,ore The material is now on the ground and work on the structure will begin this week. It had been -'Mr-.- Ewell's Irt tcntion to erect a brick building but th scarcity and hi'h price of brick -and cement caused him to aler his, plan While engaged in raising a logging nachinc several days, ago J. L. Robin son, son of J. S. Robinson, had the mis fortune to break his right ankle. The young man has been confined to his home since that time but is rapidly recovering and is able to walk around the house on crutches. Hunters who visit this section say that there are but few .birds to be found. A number of hunting parties have gone out during the past week or two but in each case they have had but little' success, getting probably two or three birds, after an all day tramp through the woods. ' ... my ft r. TOLSON LUMBER & flFQ CO FOR EVEHVTElin Office and Factory 129 B.Front St. New Q:m N. C We call your attention to our complete line .of - Farm Implements The John Deere Low Down Manure Spreader neecb no introduction All you need is to see it. Our line of Seed Drills, "Ontario." "Buckeye" and "Pennsylvania," never fail to make friend '. x Our line of Stalk Cutters consistir.,? of tke ".M.nD r ' 0 "Avery,0 JICASE and ,'youthbend" irc i v,!.'. tr H your selection can't fail to please you, or.-1 I' :i ( ) r i . are made to suit YOU. Your orders vri'.l ; t ; - attended to. F rhone 11 ' . Vs k - DEEPER CliOEL ITRI'iER Major H. V. Stickle to Hold Im portant Hearing In Pollocks ville on Dec. 11. 10 FOOT DEPTH CONSIDERED Hearing is Preliminary to Ex amination to be Held at Later Date. Among the other items included in the River and Harbor Act approved by;-Congress last July there was an examination of .Trent river from New Hern to Polloksville ordered in order to ' decide whether it would be ' advisable and of enough moment , to dredge this route to a depth of ten feet. In a letter received from H. W. Stickle, Major, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., he states that he will hold a hearing in connection with the prelim nary ' examiaption at Polloksville at 1 o'clock, December 11, This hear ing is for the purpose of affording in terested parties . an opportunity of presenting their views on this improve- menr At present the depth of the water 1n Trent river between New Bern and Polloksville is at times so low that it is practically impossible for vessels draw ing more , than .three or four feet . water to be successfully navigated over certain points. If a channel ten feet in depth is dredged it will mean that large . vessels can reach Polloksville . without any. danger of running aground. It is a matter of much import not only- ; to the people of .that place, but to the pqople of the entire: section. . FLEES GANGSTER'S STEEL 'Brldgey" Webber Will Not Tarry , v Till He Reaches China. : New York, Dec. 3. "Bridgey" Web- - ber's : clandestine : flight to Havana, ' which came to light when a man abroad the Ward Line . steamship Saratoga chanced to recognize the old "squeal- . ing" gambler, was due to the effect of his enemies to lure him to a spot where they could stab him to death, it was learned. - " ' . Friends of Webber said ,that Cuba wo .Id be only a temporary stopping .lace for Webber, who will leave hHa vana with his .wife for China as soon as possible., .Where the hunted man will finally lay his head is uncertain, but the friends of "Lefty Louie,'.' ."Dago Frank" "Gyp the Blood" and "Whitey" Lewis have promised to wre ik their vengeance upon him. . - - ' :-.' t, Dfscouragecd at the ill success of the use of revolvers,' the gunmen opposed to Webber and his crowd have decided to use the knife, as it is a m?re silent weap'ni. --. . LOWLAND NEWS Lowland, N. C. Dec, 4. The Sunday school here, is progressing nicely and our public school is doing fine work for theb eginuing. North Carolina Day, in honor of Gov. Aycock, will not be observed next Friday in our public school as scheduled on . programs distritutei; but will be observed one week later Friday Dec. 1 J, 7:30 p." m. AH are cordially invited to attend. It will be entertaining as well as instructive. - W nntft aptivitv rt fr - Si T Clark in regard to the Shell Fish Com missioner's' work and sincerely hope to see him holding the office dt ring next term. ' ' The. golden locks of a rich man's daughter can change to fircy red hair by his losing all his money-. tn FORTRE Build? THEN SEE . i !