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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA MAY
ENGAGE IN OPEN CON.
II Is~u,
FLICT,
U. S. WARSnIPs ARE IN READINESS
Another Invasion of Venezuela
From Colombia IL Reported, and
IL This Should Prove True There
Seems Little Chance of Avoiding
Open Conflict Between These Two
Countries.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE situation
In Colombia and Venezuela continued
to occupy much of the attention of Of
ficials here yesterday. and while it was
not felt that affairs had reached Sc
rious aspect, yet it was appreciated
that both the official and unofficial adj
vices indicated condition of affairs
which might mean war between Colom-
bia and Venezuela. complicated by rev.
dictionary outbreaks in both countries.
During the day the state department
received a rather lengthy mail commu-
nication from Consul General Gudger
at Panama, and though this was dated
nearly a month ago, it told Of the land
ing Of revolutionary expeditions and
expressed the current belief held at
Panama that this would be followed by
other expeditions. The department
also received letter from ]. Edward
Simmons Of New York, president of the
Panama Railroad company, confirming
his communication relative to the
Trouble On the Isthmus
and stating that the superintendent of
the road had advised him as to the dep
relations of an insurgent band which
did not number, however, more than
1l1lS IlISIl. lie IllOIc SeIlOuS aspect VI
the matter was presented in the press
dispatches from Willemstad stating
that the Colombians again had invaded
Venezuela. There was no official con-
firmation of this, but if it should prove
correct there seems little chance of
avoiding an open conflict between these
two countries, as such an invasion by
Colombia would be, in itself, an act of
war, But the authorities here prefer to
take q conservative view of the situa-
ton until official advices are in hand.
At the navy department no further
steps were taken toward sending ships
to the isthmus. 1t was decided definite
ly, however, to send the battleship
Wisconsin down to San Diego, Cal, in
case the desirab ility of that move be-
came evident by the time she reached
San Francisco, and the state depart
ment was so advised
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
WISCONSIN CROP CONDITIONS.
Tobacco Yield Only n Quarter of a
CrOD.

Madison, Wis.,, Aug. 10. - According
to Secretary John M. True, of the state
board of agriculture, who has been in
vestigating the crop conditions a. the
state, the yield in Wisconsin this year
will be but Is per cent of the average
in consequence of the drouth. Half Of
the tobacco grown in the state is raised
in Dane county. The normal crop this
fall should be 25,0OO,000 pounds, worth
$1,550,00O. Should the crop be but rs
per cent of the average, it would mean
but 100000, a loss 10 the farmers OF
Dane county alone of s1,100,000.
Other crops have suffered in propor-
ton, and the estimates of percentage
on full crop are: Spring wheat, 90;
barley, 30; oats, 80; corn, 20; potatoes,
IS; wild hay, 80; apples, 20. The loss
of corn crop in the seventeen southern
counties of the state affected by the
drouth is estimated at 12,4O0,0O0 BUSH
els; the loss of oats in the same coun-
ties, 10,375,0O0 bushels. Great interest
is conferred in the Wisconsin potato
crop because of it's usual large yiela.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

Portable churches have followed the
portable school house. The Dutch Re-
formed Churchsof Pennsylvania is con-
eidering the adyisability of adopting
them in communities too poor and too
sthinly settled to afford permanent
house of wspships The buildings are
made of corrugated galvanized iron
fastened to wb6dah framework. The
inside is sheathed .swith matched
boards. between which and the iron
walls is a lining OF. Heavy felt, which
keeps the building warm in winter and
cool in the summer. Each piece is so
marked and the whole SO planned that
any ordinary mechanic eah put the
building together: Such asshsrch, with
a seating capacity of three hundred.
can be built for fifteen hundreddollars.
The portable church, however, is not
an automobile. Itis likeother churches
in that it will not "go" ,unlessa people
pull together.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

From the time of St. Paul's young
man of Troas to the recent death of
the gifted son of the Secretary of
State, records of fatalities from fall
ing out of upper windows are not I'M
common. They aggregate a warning
that ought to be needed against the
frequent practice of sitting in an
open window when one is sleepy.
Even to the sufferer from sleeplessness,
the cool night air often brings mo-
ments of drowsiness and consequent
loss of equilibrium.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

Wyoming has a soap mine. A de-
post of a whitish material, in COM
.posite form, containing just enough
,Gsulphates, potash and pumice to give
gritty essential, has been discovered
i've miles west of Newcastle, in the
northeastern part of Wyoming, says
the Denver Times. The deposit lies
jim fas6ssure and dips into the ground
like SaS@vein of mineral. The vein. 50
caNed,is Is to 18 feet wide and runs
the length Of a quarter section, which
for 2OsEkars up to date was used as a
stock pNsture. Soon building of
scommodious dimensions, fitted with
:machinefA that will cut the slabs of
mineral 5saap into sizes for CONNER
cial use. will cover part of the
pround
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
FIGHTS FOR HER CHILD.
Woman Rexcucs Her Kidnapped
hoy From Il NegrO Den.

Woman Rexcucs Her Kidnapped
Boy From q Negro Den.
st. Joseph, Mich. Aug. 11.-Mrs. A. J..
Countryman arrived home last evening
from Chicago With her five-year-old
son, who, with an eight-year-old broth
err, was kidnapped July 4. She found
them in a negro den in Forty-third
street. When she started away with
her children yesterday she was chased
by a negro mob who captured the old
est boy. Grabbing the youngest one.
she escaped to a Graham & Morton
steamer. Her husband jumped aboard
the boat and threatened to throw her
and the boy overheard. She was pros
trated during the trip and given police
escort on arrival here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

An extraordinary sensation was pro-
duced in Lisbon, recently by the dis
covery that an old woman named
Casilda, a reputed witch, was kid
naping little children, and, after TAX
ing them to her home in a slum, was
gashing their hands and collecting
their blood in bucket. There is an
old superstition that blood from the
hands of children between the ages Of
one and three is an infallible ingre-
dent in love-potions, and it was for
this purpose that Casilda was making
her horrid brew. 1t is asserted that
the police, in arresting the witch, OBJ
tanned evidence which indicates more
than one lady of good society as
among her clients.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

Arthur P A1ilmore of Cambridge is
the Oldest and richest messenger
boy in the country. He is 70 years
old and has fortune of 100000 With
100000 we'll invested, Milmore does
not need to- work. He works for his
health. He has always been we'll,
never having had sick day in his
life, and he intends to keep we'll as
long as he lives. So he works for the
exercise that he gets rather than for
the money, which amounts to about
81 or SO week. Mr. Milmore was born
in Scotland and accumulated his
money in the United States and Can.
ada as a carriage manufacturer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Law Unconstitutional.

Madison, Wis, Aug. II. - The law
passed by the legislature last winter
appropriating $4,000 to pay innocent
purchasers of county orders issued I'M
der the Kelley cure law of 1895, de-
clared invalid by the supreme court, is
declared unconstitutional in an opinion
given by Attorney General Hicks yes
terday to the state land commission
ers, who, under the law, are made an
auditing committee to settle the claims.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Saw 1,aby Sea serpent.

London. Aug. 11.-Capt. Howard Black
burn, who recently crossed the Atlantic
from Gloucester, Mass. in the twenty
fve-foot sloop Great Republic arriving at
Lisbon on July 60, the passage having oc-
cCpied forty-one days, sailed on Il steam
er for Southampton for New York to-day.
He claims that while ne was crossing in
the Great Republic he saw baby sea
serpent which resembled a snake with
tail like an eel. 1t was fifteen feet long.
Its body was light gray in color and it's
head was like that Of serpent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
browns IN LAKE.
boy Seized with Cramps While
Bathing.

Yankton, s. D., Aug. 11.-One of the
saddest accidents which has occurred
in the state in recent years is reported
from Trip, where Charley Hirsch was
drowned in the artesian lake on the
Leonard Kiehlbauch farm. A number
Of boys and young men had entered tho
water for swim. Almost Immediately
young Hirsch was taken with cramps.
None of the boys were good swimmers
but one of them hurried to his aid. The
drowning boy seized him around the
arms and body and both went to the
bottom, the wouldbe rescuer freeing
himself with difficulty. This so fright
ened the rest of the party that no
further effort was made to save the
boy.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

The pope is not allowing the youns
king of Italy to pick up all the coin
collections in the Italian market. Six
thousand pieces, containing many rare
papal coins, which were collected by
Cardinal Randi have been bought by
Pope Leo and added to the fine collec-
ton in the Vatican. Many fell into
the cardinals hands in 1862 for their
weigh in silver, when Pope Plus in
troduced the French monetary system
and the old coins were retired by the
papal government.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
PRINCESS FATE.
Elopcs With Gypsy and Is Forced
to Shoot Herself.

Elopcs With n Gypsy and Is Forced
to shoot herself.
Vienna, Aug. 1.-THE Princess Olga
Semonowski, the daughter of Rus
sian magnate of royal blood, eloped
with gypsy musician at Rallaton,
Hungary. The princess visited the
restaurant in which the gypsy per-
formed, fell in love with him and he
with her, and the couple eioped after
the musician had completed his work
for the day. The father and brother Of
the princess started in pursuit Of the
couple, and on the second day caught
them. The gypsy was thrashed and
the princess was told that she had dis
graced her family. She was handed a
revolver and forced to shoot herself.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
He IS IN LOVE WITH AMERICA.
French Ambassador Contrasts

French Ambassador Contrasts
American With French Life.
Paris, Aug. II. - In an interview NJ.
Jules Cambon, the French ambassador
to the United States, oontrasted Amer
lean with French life. He said a person
who has never been in America cannot
imagine how attractive life is in that land
CT work energy and bgness. To one re-
turning to Europe its ports seem redicul-
Gus, us rivers look like brooklets and it's
mountains like mole mills. The arlbas-
sador said further that the Americans are
strong and solid and don't waste time on
useless things. They don't indulge in
absynthe or read bad literature. A pain
full impression, he added. is produced on
a person returning 20 France owing to
the prevalence of loose morals.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
DREAD COMPETITION.

Cologne manufacturers Petition
Government for Protective Meas
ures.
Berlin, Aug. 11.-At a meeting Of the
manufacturers association of the Dis
trict Of Cologne, a resolution was
adopted that an agreement on the new
tariff bill would be likely to increa sc
the prosperity of the agriculturists.
The manufacturers, however, decided
to urge the government strongly to
take protective measures against the
overpowering competition of America.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
FARMERS HAVE UNUSUAL DUEL.
One Ia Left Upon the Field Seriously
Wounded.

One Ia Left Upon the Field Seriously
Wounded.
La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 10-Pitchforks
We're weapons used in fight bet~' en-
two farmers residing in Mormon
Coolie, ten miles from here; yesterday.
They were John Schmaltz and Frank
Broksch. The latter's cattle broke
down fence and entered SchmanZ's
cornfield. The cattle We're driven out.
When the farmers came together they
quarreled, and it ended in a fight with
pitchforks. Schmalz was struck over
the head and fell to the ground I'M
conscious before he could strike his
opponent. He was brought to this city,
his condition being thought serious.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
TWO FISHERMEN DROWNED.

One Gets Beyond His Depth and the
Other Goes to His Rescue.
Redfield, S. D., Aug. 11.-Roy Hare
and Abner Ford, young men residing
in the southwestern part of Sphinx coun-
ty, were drowned at Cottonwood lake.
They were engaged in SEEMING and when
Hare waded into the lake with the
seine he got beyond his depth. Ford
went to his assistance but became ex-
hausted and both drowned before other
aid could arrive.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
PRINCE HENRI DEAD.

Noted French Roynlixt Has Sue
cumbed to Disease Abroad.
Saigon, French Cochin China, Aug. II
Prince Henry of Orleans died at $3.50
p. m. yesterday.
Prince Henry of Orleans is the Oldest
son of the duke of Charities and cous-
in of the duke of Orleans. He was born
in 1867 and was not married. The
prince had been dangerously i'll for
some time past. He was on his way to
the United States by way of San Fran
cisco, and was to have passed some
time at Newport this fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Carried Loaded bottles.

Fargo. N. D., Aug. 11.-W. L. Thomp-
son is the name of q man who was ar
rested here with a telescope grip full
of pint bottles Of whisky. He had a
ticket for Tower City, in the western
part Of the county, and it is supposed
that he intended to dispose of his stock
to the harvest hands. His supplies
were confiscated and he was given an
opportunity to get out Of the country
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Bonus for Coueme.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 1.-THE village
of Tremealeau offers a bonus for the
proposed Norwegian Lutheran college
and yesterday notified Attorney o. r.
Skaar Of this city that it would offer
81, 900 and ten acres of land if the COL
lege shall be erected there; also that
several thousand more will be added to
the bonus by residents of the village.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Through From St. Louis to Coast.

Through From st. Louis to Coast.
Helena, Mont, Aug flowing to the
unprecedented heavy traffic the North
ern Pacific will, on Aug. IS, inaugurate
a triple passenger service west of Bill
ings. Two of these will be regular
Northern Pacific trains, the third being
a Burlington train which will run
through solid from St. Louis and Kan
sas City to the coast
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
FOUGHT IN INDIAN WAR.

William H. Grant, n Minnesota TIo-
ncer, Dies at Sandstone.
st. Paul, Aug. 11,-William H. Grant.
a pioneer settler of st. Paul, died at
the home of his son at Sandstone on
Thursday. He was seventy three years
old. His death was caused by tumor.
Mr.. Grant came to ST. Paul in 1853. He
served in the Indian war in Minnesota
in 1862 and took notable part in the
battle Of Birch Coulie.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Hanged for Wife Murder

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. II. - Eben L.
Brice was executed here for wife mur-
der. He collapsed when summoned for
the march to the gallows, and was re-
vived, and as he stepped on the scaffold
he said: IT am a soldiec still" The
execution was perfect, his neck being
broken by the fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
MASKED MAN AND GUN.
Huronite Forced to Give Up His
Bundle.

Huron, S. D., Aug. 11-Tuesday night
a man with masked face entered tho
sleeping apartment of Arthur White
awoke him from sound sleep and
holding a revolver at his head com.
manded him to pass over all the money
in his possession. Resistance was use.
less, and the request was complied
with. The thief got about $40 in cash
gold watch and some trinkets. There
is no clue.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Fatally Cut In a ounrre1.

salycrsville, KY, Aug. II. - Shinbo
Bailey cut and fatally wounded Lee
Arnett here during a quarrel. Arnett
is a son of ex-Representative Arnett,
and Bailey is a cousin of ]. c. Bailey
secretary of the American legation at
Guatemala. Bailey escaped, guarded
by an armed posse. followed by 100 of
Arnett's friends. More trouble is ex-
pected.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

Paris is threatened with an elevated
structure in it's finest streets. 1t is
proposed to build moving sidewalk,
like that used in the late exposition,
to run along the avenue de rOpera,
the grand Boulevards, the Boulevard
Sebastopol, the Rue Turbigo and the
Rue de Rivoli, a circuit of about six
miles.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
KILLED ON THE TRACK.

Old Man Run Over by n Train ut
Acl<ley, Iowa.
Austinville, Iowa, Aug. 11-Yestehday
afternoon While crossing the Illinois
Central railway at Ackley, Mr.. Patter-
son, a resident of that place, about
sixty-fve years old. was run over and
killed by passenger train.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
They Want Father C1cory.

Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. 1.-THE Cath
Ole priests OF Northwestern Iowa are
circulating a petition for signatures
among them to be sent to Rome asking
for the appointment of Father Clarey
of Minneapolis to the position of bishop
of the proposed new see to be estab-
lished in this city after the division of
the archdiocese Of Dubuque is made.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 1O.-The lit
tie four-year-o son of Peter Hoffman,
a Hanson county farmer, was killed in
a horrible manner. While a load Of
grain was being stored away the little
fellow crawled under the wagon in the
shade and went to sleep, unknown to
the father, and when the team started
the wagon passed over the boys body,
killing him instantly.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Green Good. s,vindIc.

Wilkestarre, Pa, Aug. II. - Frank
Wallace was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Hahn charged
with sending a green goods letter" to
]. d. Smith of Dorrenceton, this county.
He was committed to jail.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
The Turk Loses His Match.

Duluth, Mimi, Aug. 10.-The Terrible
Turk lost his match at the armory. He
undertook to throw five men in an
hour. He had three of them disposed.
of at the end of fifty-one minutes in
Guiding Fred Fair we'll known in Min
neapolis.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 11.-John Rob-
hson, Jr., farmer residing near Stod-
dard, had his right hand crushed in
lhreshing machine. resulting in the loss
of his hand. Blood poisoning appeared
and it was amputated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Real Estate Partnership.

Appleton, Mimi, Aug. It'll. e. Sor-
lien, cashier Of the Appleton State
bank, and P. E. O'Connor prominent
attorney, have formed a partnership
and will do business under the firm
name of the Sorlien- Conner Land
company They own much valuable
land in Swift and adjoining counties
and will do an extensive real estate
business throughout Western Mime
sofa.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Pastures Renewed.

Huron, S. D., Aug. II. - Almost an
inch of water fell here last night. The
entire Jim river valley and central
portion of the state was covered by the
heaviest rain in more than two months.
Corn is greatly benefited and pastures
renewed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Found Guilty Of Perjury,

Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 1.-THE jury
in the case Of c. A. Whitford of this
city, charged with perjury. has found
him guilty. He is the third man in the
now famous ho,d-up case of Herbert
Caddy to be found guilty of perjury.
There is still one more man to be tried
for the Sc me Offeuse
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Barn Buried,

Pipestone, Mimi, Aug. 1.-THE large
frame barn on the Minnesota Percheron
horse farm near Cazenovia, this county,
was struck by lightning and burned.
All the contents were saved except
$500 bushels Of oats and 80 tons of hay
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

A 30-knot steamer with propelling
machinery on the turbine principle,
according to the invention of Mr.. Par
sons, brother of Lord Rose, is being
constructed on the Clyde for the
French Northern Railway company to
ply between Calais and Dover. 1t is
expected to run this summer, and will
do the channel passage in little over
half an hour.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15

1--WE now know that all the theses
4khich the first class in Harvard sCol-
lege defended in 1912 are FALSE" says
Edward Everett Hale: ''theirsastrono-
my was all wrong their logic was al.
wrong, their metaphysics were all
wrong, and their theology was all
wrong" While we are priding our
selves upon the intellectual successes
with which this century opens, 1t will
he wholesome to reflect that the men
of light and leading in 1912 We're as
sure that they had the right of things
a. we are today Of our own science.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Biz. Lumber Deal.

Marinette, Wis, Aug. 11.-An impor-
tant lumber deal was contaminated
here yesterday by which the A. c..
Brown Lumber company sold to the
WeyeThauser syndicate 10000 acres Of
pine land in Louisiana. The considera-
ton was $650,O00. The pine is located
in the parishes of Vernon, Sabine,
Calcaseu and Natchstoches. There are
over 500,000000 feet of pine on the tract.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Farmers Get Telephones.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 10. - Work.
has begun on a unique telephone sys-.
tenn in Beulah township, Hanson coun-
ty. Nineteen farmhouses will be con-
inected. and will have connection with
the telephone system of Alexandria
and the outside world.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Citizens Fighting Fire.

!: Huntington, Ind. Aug. 11.--Country
fires are doing thousands of dollars
damage in this section. Citizens by
the hundreds are on the fire lines. For
ests near Hillsboro are also afire but
the fire win not spread.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
ENTERTAIN TEDDY.
Vice President Is Warmly Well
coined mt Victor. Colo.

coined Mt Victor, Colo.
Victor Colo, Aug. IL. - Victor gave
an enthusiastic welcome to Vice Presi
dent Roosevelt yesterday, fully 10000
cheering people participating. After an
inspection of the Portland mine 1000
feet below the surface, the vice presi-
dent was taken to the Gold Coin club
for lunch, where he responded to a
toast. A public reception was followed
by carriage drive about the district.
The party then went to Cripple Creek,
where they were entertained, returning
to Colorado Springs in the evening.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
Dakota Potatoes. sc.rc.

Fargo, N. D., Aug. II. - The potato
crop in North Dakota will not be large
This year. The tubers were drowned
but in the valley. and in other sections
Of the state there was less acreage
Than usual. -. n =. ~
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
WORTHINGTON's Loss.

Elevator Struck by Lightning and
Entirely Consumed.
Worthington. Mimi, Aug. 11.-Skemis
& Moen's elevator here was struck by
lightning and entirely burned. The
heavy rain and good work of the fire
department saved adjacent buildings.
Loss, $4,000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-08-15
TILLMAN SUED FOR SANDER.

Man Asks for 10000 of the sena-
tors Money.
Columbus, S. c., Aug. III. Young
Jones has filed suit against Senator
Tillman for $4,000 damages for SANDER
The alleged SANDER was uttered months
ago. Tillman, in a speech some months
ago. alluded to him as "a crazy old
thing just out of the asylum or words
to that effect. Tillman would say MOTH
ing when notified of the action.