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Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06
UNION PACIFIC MAKES GAIN
Comes Out Of Strike with Increase in Gross
and Net Earnings.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF COURSE GO UP
Local Railroads in Fight Over Trans
p~ortatiOn of Modern WOOdmen of
America to Annual Meeting
I'm Indianapolis.
OPERATING EXPENSES OF COURSE GO U

As the Union Pacific energies from the
ordeal of the strike which has been on
with its boiler makers, blacksmiths and ma
chinists for almost an entire year. 1t brings
with 1t a record that will stand for some
time. Despite the inevitable increase In
the operating expenses which have been
enormous, the road shows gains In its gross
and net earnings for every month and
therefore a substantial gain for the ten
months of the fiscal year. which reports are
now made up. This is a matter that has
attracted general interest and aroused
much favorable omment among railroad
men throughout the country.
For the ten months of the current fiscal
year. beginning July l, 1902, and ending
April 80, last, the net earnings amounted
to SIS, 925, O49, an increase for the corre-
spending period the year before OF Sl45, 424.
The gross earnings for April were $4,176,-
200, Increase, $4S4, SS2. and the net earnings
for tina month were 81, 726. 6l0. ar increase
of S22s, S54.
Various estimates, in the millions. have
been made of the extra expense imposed on
the company by reason OF the strike, but
1t has been impossible to get at any ofi-
cial statement as to this. Obviously the
amount has been great and operating and
other incidental expenses have been swelled
thereby, 1t is a matter OF much moment
in railroad circles, therefore, that the com
pany should come out with such a show
ing at almost the end or the fiscal year.
The fiscal year began July / and the strike
June IS, 30 that the earnings of the entire
year, up TO date, have been subject to the
influence Of this strike. In the meantime
the company has materially increased its
equipment, one additional item being the
purchase OF seventy-one new locomotives.
After wOOdmen Tramc.
Because OF a spirited contest among rail-
roads centering in Omaha the delegates
from this part Of the country who attend
the annual meeting OF the Modern Woodmen
Of America at Indianapolis June II. may
get the benefit OF a very low rate and then
again they may have the privilege OF pay
ing the full fare. n94 round trip.
The tight over this business had its origin
in st. Paul and Minneapolis. The COM
petition for II became so sharp that one
ambitious line offered to slice on a little
from the regular rate. This looked good
TO the Woodmen and about the time they
were snatchipg It up another road cut in
with still a lower rate and then the
sklrmish spread until all the roads leading
toward indianapolis were in It. This
means OF course that several OF the Omaha
lines were in It.
The matter was then taken up at Chicago
by executive officials and when the scene
Of conflict was shifted to Omaha and one
line proposed a rate OF SIS for the round
trip providing 100 passengers could be OBJ
tanned. a competitor Jumped in with a nl
rate and to make things more interesting
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06
ON WITH THE AUTO BRAKES
Chief of Police Says HOrseless Vehicles
Must Reduce Speed.
THREATENS ARRESTS AND PROSECUTIONS
Policemen Are Ordered to Pull In All
Auto Drivers Who Permit Their
Machines to Go at IN
safe Pace.

Chief Donahue has set his foot down
hard on the reckless driving Of automo-
biles and motorcycles on Omaha streets.
Orders were issued to all policemen TO
stop and arrest all automobilists proceed
ing faster than the ordinary gait of a
horse, or more rapidly than they could
stop their machines at short netice. The
instructions TO the officers and men were
emphatic and explicit and the chief an
nounced that he would expect to see the
order carried out to the letter.
Many complaints have reached the police
department during the last few weeks con-
corning the abandon with which the auto
drivers were traversing main travelled
th~oroughfares. Numerous narrow escapes
Of pedestrians and vehicles and several
accidents of a minor nature were reported.
Since mild weather began the number Of
heavy touring cars and runabouts Of vari-
GUS kinds in Omaha has more than
doubled, and the average speed has been
increased manifold by the presence OF the
new autos. Races have been of frequent
occurrence AMI speed trials a matter of
continuance performance. Meanwhile
mothers have shuddered and little children
have missed death by inches scores Of
times.
May Make Arrests.
Chief Donahue says this has got to stop
or It will be curtailed by arrests and
vigorous prosecutions. He has looked up
the ordinances and finds that action can
be obtained by recourse to the general
city law governing the speed of all
vehicles. The limit here placed is eight
miles an hour, but the chiefs ukase
leaves II to the Judgment OF the officers
whether the machines are under the i'm
mediate control Of the drivers.
According TO the chief, the automobiles
nave made certain streets regular speed
ways. The stretches selected include Far
nam from Fortieth TO Seventeenth, Fortieth
street and Lowe avenue between Farnam
and Cunning. all OF North Twenty-fourth
street, South Sixteenth street, Tenth street
and the upper portion Of Cunning.
The matter has really become dangerous
and inimical 20 the public safety" said
Chief Donahue. 1T has reached a point
where a man, whether on foot or in a
buggy. is not safe on the street, while the
menace to children in the thickly settled
neighborhoods is appalling. The approach
pected that the victim is usually 80 be-
wfldered that he does not have the wits
TO get out OF the way. / am thoroughly
In earnest when 1 say that the drivers
will have 60 stop travelling at excessive
speed. In New York the ordinance limits
the progress 20 four miles an hour. That
speed should be fast enough for Omaha"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06
Central Park improvement club.

The Central Park Improvement club held
It's regular meeting at the Carlson hall,
bl2l North FOry-hrst Street Monday nighE
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06

Cut Glass Gifts for the June Bride.
Beautiful cut glass An immense stock of rich cut glass at less than one-ha
jewelers. price for exactly the ann articles The most eaunfulC r. /. q II
and acceptable presents for the June bride Pricof from. 49,. $500. 9I u ~;
Special Picture Bargains.
New Picture Department OF tho Third Floor
Framed Pictures worth many times the price. IN,
These pictures are the talk of the town, at....... AU(
Austen's Coon Pictures made up in medallion 0S,
style, worth double, AJN
So Combination Horse Pictures fitted with nickel no
bit, horseshoe and whip; very fine. at............ 1O(
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06

b0c La Blanche Face
Powder -....... .35c
26c Swan Down Powder. l5c
Doc Imported Rice
EOWuer .,....,. .......S5C
Hawley's Curline ..,...25c
Williams Shaving Soap &C
Colgate's Shaving Soap Sc
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-06

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

.THE REv. FlsHBURN I'M JAIL

tSpecial to rho Tines ispatch,)
Il PETERSBURG, VA. Dec. y 26. Charles
Walsh, Jr.. and Fred Danforth. Jr.. were
painfully injured while firing cannon
crackers yesterday. Young Walsh had
picked the cracker Up for the purpose Of
rellghttng 1t. when It exploded. Several
Of his fingers were lacerated, and young
Dahfcrtl. who was bending over the
cracknr at the time was so badly burned
about tho face that It is feared he may
loso the sight Of all eye.
#A telegram was received to-day an
rounclng the death Mt williamsburg of
Mr.. John Edwards, n former Petersburg
cr.55 The remains will be brought TO Pes
tersburg for burial. i55s
a PASTOR CALLED.
d REV. Harry W. Pratt, pastor OF Old
Street Presbyterian Church. has received
q call to tho pastorate Of the now Sec
ord Presbyterian Church III Washington.
Rev. Jamen Flshburn, sthe New Jersey.
negro IN the Petersburg jill awaiting
trial for felony has engaged Hon. VIII
liam II. Mc1lwaline as counsel.
Tho bank o. Waverly Va, was entered
by thieves yesterday morning early and
the vault blown open with dynamite.
Only about Sc was secured The doors
to the vault were badly shattered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
COUNTRY WEDDING.
Providence NJ. E. Church Scene
of Beautiful Wedding Ceremony.

(Specal to The Times d !spa tch.
Il YORKTOWN, VA, Dec. 26.-One OF the
very prettlest marriages that have enllv-
ened the holiday season occurred the past
evening at Providence NJ L. church at
z o'clock. The contracting parties were
Chas. b. Vernon and Miss Mary Eliza
beth Smith, both well-known young poo
pie Of Fish Neck.
The church was tastefully decorated In
the beautiful holly, graceful festoons Of
crows foot, dotted here and there With
dainty lunches Of tho sacred mistletoe
bliss Annie Smith, sister Of the BRIDE
rendered tho beautiful march from Men
delssohn, with Lohengrln's as a recession
cult performed the ceremony using O.
ring with all It's beautiful symbolism.
The bride entered leaning on the arm
Of her father, Mr.. Jno, L. Smith. who
gave her away, and was preceded by her
maid OF honor, Miss Matte M. Crockett,
OF Hampton. and the following attend
ants h
Miss Bessie Vernon. with Mr., syph
Davis; Miss Hunter Watson, with Mr.
John Smith, Jr; Miss Mamie Davis. with
Mr.. VIII y. Walnright; Miss Fannie
Buchanan, with Mr.. Benton Charles
Mrs, Vernon Is one OF the most below
ed daughters OF old York. and the eldest
ch..u OF Mr.. Jno. u. Smith, tho we'll
known marine railway man and proml-
rent county Official.
MI. Vernon is widely known as a
successful trucker and oyster dealer Of
the county. The young couple will make
their future home In Fish Neck at tho
old Wm Howard farm recently purchased
by him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
A FEARFUL WRECK.
Twenty Wild Freight Cars Col.
Tide With Passenger Train.

Especial to The Times-D ispatch)
CLIFTON, VA, December 26.--Passcn-
ger train No. us. running from Harrison
burg, Va. to washington, D, G., ran Into ut,
Tho rear end of freight train NO ~,
running from Manassas 10 Alexandria,
one mile north of Clifton, Mt 1885 o'clock
last night, Twenty freight cars broke
loose on Fairfax Hill and came back
down The hill at the rate Of Twenty-Five
miles per hour. and the passenger train
was running Mt the rate of eight miles
an hour when the wreck occurred.
None we're killed, Tho \, Injured ! are re
Charles Amos. engineer Of the PASSENGER
train, cut over the right eye and his legs
crippled; T. w. DInges, mail clerk, cut
over the left eye and hand crippled; L.
NJ. Merrihew. brakeman on freight train.
bruised considerably; j. II. Rogers. bag
gageman, arm crippled; Dennis Jackson.
fireman on passenger train, ankle
sprained.
All the passengers were Jared consld-
erab!y, The engineer Of tho passenger
train says ne could not see the freight
train coming until within one mile OF It,
and Immediately applied the air brakes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

CREWE, VA.,,5 Dec. 26.-AIiss Alma Snow
Laneavc, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Laneave, and Mr.. Lee Morning we're mar
ried Wednesday evening at o'clock, at
the home OF the brides parents. Rev J..
w. Klncheloe, pastor of CreWe Baptist
church performed tho ceremony. They
will make their home In Richmond.
Rev James II. Jolliffo and wife will
spend Christmas week with Rev. and
Mrs. J.. j. Taylor.
Mr.. d. b. Bobbitt and daughters, Evels n
and Olive, are spending the holidays at
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Hon. Henry z. Ice is at home for
Christmas.
Mr.. owen c. Philips will visit friends
and relatives at his former home In Mary
land during tho holidays.
Il Olivet Comnlandary, No.glS, Il. r., will
give II banquet TO members In Masonic
Hall on Friday night January list.
Miss Willie Anderson Hammock, who
attends school at 40 Southern Female
College at Petersburg, is at home for
Christmas
Mr.. ]. Crump and wife, OF Montana, will
spend the holidays horc with relatives.
AT. w. j. Cox, foreman Of the Motto
way News. will spend Christmas week IN
Bristol, Tenn,
Mrs. Salle Booker, sister OF the late
Dr. Crittcnden, returned to her home In
Newport News a few days{ago,
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
give "santn Claus" party at the Y. M.
G, A. Hall Tuesday afternoon,
A special service will be held In tho
Crewo Baptist church OIL January Bird.
Dr.. w, u. Hatcher. OF Richmond will
occupy the pulpit at both the morning and
evening services,
on the night Of December the 2Sth. there
will be concert 1T tho Y. NJ. @, A. Hall.
given by the Masonic bodies Of Crewe.
Capt, Frank w, Cunningham, and Other
talent from Richmond and Petersburg
will take part.
There is a movement on foot to estab-
llsh telephone line from Crewe to Jet
ersvile. via IFergusonvllle. The local tele-
phone company has been asked to take
the matter up and act IN unison witha
number OF property owners along the pro-
posed route,
Among tho sahool-boys at home for the
holidays arc A1essrs. blair Wilson, Willie
Warrner. i. c. burton and Willie shef-
field,
Prof. Anderson and wife, Of the public
school. are In Alhermarle TOR the holi-
days.
Miss Lizzie Hines left for Florida the
Goth, to- spend the winter,
Mrs. Bottle Crittenden, widow Of the
lato DR., II, II. w. crittenden, ts still III
Richmond under the trea tment Of pr, JOS
eph A. White for eye trouble,
w; l., Willis s Co. have purchased the
stock of O. L. Champion. the late JeWelsr
here, and will continue business at the
same stand,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
WINTER QUARTERS.
"A Lively Contest for Position Of
III Keeper Of New Dispcnsary.
,oc,aj 10 The limes-lj,spntch) #

tSnoc,ai 10 The Enthusiastically
& M15EIERRIN, VA, Dec. ga small
portion OF the tobacco crop has been
offered for sale, and as a result the farm
ers nre not spending their usual amount
Of money.
B Negroes employed in the North are ar
irving here in large droves this week to
go into winter quarters. a large por ton
of them have good supply Of money
and are generally spending It freely
A hot fight Ia In progress here for the
position OF keeper OF the dlspensary
which will be opened up January 1st,
md 1t is evident that lively Time will
be had when the matter comes un for
settlement, The board has not yet been
elected. but IS thought that tho names
will be given out In few days.
a pretty marriage was solemnlzcd at
Mr.. Willie Beck and Miss Otle Wood,
S. II. Love. The church was beautifully
decorated and q large crowd was present
to witness tho ceremony.
IN Miss Luna Moore, who has been quite
Ill at her home hear here with typhoid
fever, Is steadily improving.
Avery pretty Christmas tree was given
the Sunday school at the Baptist Church
here last night. t5
Several gentlemen have been hero this
week looking up timber, with a view of
putting more mills In this section. The
demand for timber through here has been
so great L, that the price has advanced
considerably In the past few years,
Another new store Will be opened up
here In q few days. making the total.
number about fourteen,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

their cause is strong, while the vets
make the point that there Is no trouble
to get people to SO to free moving
picture show, and 1t was tho Show
part Oft more than the addresses that
attracted the people. Thursday night
th.,y had Judge w. II. Mann, the author
OF the Mann bill. as the star speak err.
Tho hall was filled. and he made splen-
did speech, which was much applauded.
II is claimed by the wet people and
conosded by the drys that majority
OF the business people and employees are
wet, but there are many that are dry.
and q long list has been published. In
the auditors department. Qho largesD In
tho Norfolk and Western offices. q poll
was taken yesterday, and OF the voters
seventy-nlne wore found to DO wst and
3twenty-seYen dry The uncertain vote
Of the city is that OF the shops 1t Ia
admitted by both sides that as the shop
lnsn go, so will so tho cty The reports
from the shop are contradictory. Some
claim that the majority Of the men are
wet, and others that thoy are largely
dry 4
on the sothsi will be decided whether
Roanoke Is to continue wet or become
dry for two years,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
TRAINING LANDsMEN.
New Policy of Putting Skilled
Men Aboard Warships.

Especial to Tho Times-D Dispatch
NORFOLK, VA, December ga new
departure has been made In the training
of the landsmen after being recruited
ali over the country and brought to tho
naval training station opposite the navy
yard in this city,
These men--most OF them are-hoys, now
ever--are taken out to sea several times
a week aboard ono of the yacht lenders
to the receiving ships Franklin ana hlch-
On these trips they arc taught the ru-
dinents OF seamanship and navi-
CATION, and tho foundation Is made
for tho familiarity with tho guns
which distinguishes oil American
tars and has made their Workmanship
tho wonder of all the naVies ot INC
world.
So effective is the training OF these
landsmen that after very few months
OF II at this station nearly all OF them
are competent to be sent to the reg Ilar
ships of the navy as part OF me crew.
It has been determined " lato ~ udd
to the accomplishments of tie enlisted
mon tho very useful 1dl,tr "f me
chancs, and the younger buys who ~ list
are being trained with this end IN view.
A class of artificers has 5Gen formed
Z at this navy yard, and under the direc.
ton of the experts IN the department. OF
construction and repair AZ tnl' naVsl sta.
IL,
Stocker is In charge, the l1oys vii, have
been selected as membcrs " the elnss
are being trained to br first-c'nss l.ar';-
smiths, mnchlnlsts, pipe-flttcrs, clectr-
clans, plumbers and what not,
With three or four of he graduates or
this class aboard, almost any damage
that might DO sustained by snip Of war
at sea could be promptly repaired. This
is the intention Of the Navy napartmept
In organizing the class h!ro, Particularly
is 1t necessary to have skilca met anics
among the enlisted men SERVING OH In
'pedo boats and dGslrnyers, The te'ltate
machinery OF these lMat7 breaks dnwn
very frequently, and has 70 20 repaired
at sea,
The policy Of putting the skilled men
aboard the ships Is in limo with the idea
OF OF the department OF medicine and sun
gerry In placing trained nurses aboard ell
the ships to assist the surgeons Y y
recognized by naval nisn as rational
and rar-oigh!ed policy. ma lhsy hore -
zee 1t extended to OF -er branches of The
service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
Bristol Weddings.
Special to The Tlmes-loispnt tel

Especial TO The Tlmcs-D lspn tcll.) ~
BRISTOL, VA, Dec, e6,-Mlss Addlo
Boyd Wagner, tho pretty daughtor at Mr.,
and Mrs. M. Wagner OF M ountain City,
was happily married to Mr.. Robert y,
London on "Wednesday evening. The nun
tials were celebrated In elaborate style
at the home OF the parents OF the bride,
Roy, J. l., Grih'ts officiating,
Miss Nora Belle Bryan, the pretty
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs, r. 9, lHryNn,
was happily married to Mr. Clin 3, Fran
els at the home OF her parents, on Fourth
Street. Bristol. at g Q clock Wednesday
evening Or, r, Cabell Honing, OF the
First Baptist Church, ottlcinting, Tho
marriage was solel1nized In the presence
Of a few friends and the family Of the
BRIDES parents,
Miss Anna Pearl Reynolds, q popular
young lady, was married to Mr., Frank
Brown. a worthy young Erlstoian, We'd
nesday afternoon, Dr. 3, cahell IIenins
officiating.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27

or lower Fauquier county. was destroyed
BY fire this week, together with most Of
his furniture, etc. ills not known how
the fire originated. Il
Bowling Green Council. Jr. o. u. A..
NJ, held It's Christmas banquet this. week
With one hundred and seventy-tivo per-.
sons present. The address Of welcome
"as delivered by Mr.. FW ChaSdler. Mr..
Il. G. Moncure was toastmaster and the
following responded to sentiments: Rev.
DR., John Pollard. Rev. DR.. II. l.. Quarlos,
Rev. u, l.. Pecrman, DR.. q. s. Webb, Mr..
a. B Chandler, Judge u. G. Moncure,
Rev. Mr.. Long, DIR. w l.. Broaddus,
Major n. o. Peatross, Mcssrs. w. G.
Diggs, Edward l.. Quarles and J. J. VIII
liams. if
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
BIG BARK FIRE,
Staunton Fire Department. Called
to Help, But Water Lacking,

,Speeiel to The Tlmes- DlspAtoil,,
sTAUNTcN, VA, pecember 28.-Tire
which began at o'clock this morning
totally destroyed all the bark sheds, about
four thousand cords Of bark at the Aus
gusta Springs tannery. about eighteen
miles west Of this city,
THE staunton fire company left here on
a special at 10 O'Clock to-day for the
scene OF the fire, but owing to insuf-
fjeienoy OF the water supply the company
was Of little assistance, The loss, which
is nearly covered by insurance, Will
The property Is worth about seventy
thousand dollars, and Is owned by y. n.
Cnyer, Of Elktop. this county, who at the
time Of the fire wasNnR a business trip
to North Carolina, The llght OF the fire
could be- seen In Stauatons
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
MANY Elopers.

(Snec,al to The Times pisnatch,)
BRISTOL, YA.,S Dec, 26-Along with
tl,s rush OF holiday shoppers has come,
mighty rush to the Bristol Mecca on the
part Of tho young lovers Of Vfrglnla,
whn have been unable to gain the CON-
sent OF their parents fof th g mars
lassies came to Bristol OH Wednesday,
and n majority Of the number were
married by Rev, A, II. Buaoushs. the
renowned parson.
There have come to the Mecca this
week from two or twelve couples daily
The renowned parson Will soon nave
reached his fifteen hundfsalh = Seap9e y
tho rate keeps, UP p few qays 40nseg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
MURDER IN AMHERST,
Colorcd Boy Killed for His Money
and Body Thrown in River,

Especial TO THO cs'Dlspatch,1
LYNCHBuRG, VA, Dec, ga muraer
was committed Thursday evening In AM
herst county near Porch Depot, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. whap
Floyd Morris, q colored youth, who had
returned from the West Virginia minss
with money in his pocket. was killed,
Ile was met by Len Clark, negro
man. who. It Is charged, later knocked
him IN the head with an axe. stripping
his body, threw IT In the river and fled,
The body was found yesterday, and the
authorities are searching for Clark,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
DEAD IN HIS CARRIAGE.
DR., w. ]. Scott Found Upright
Still Holding the Relns.
"a The Timea.Dlspnlch,

Especial to The Ilmes'Dsphtch.)
CAPE CHARLES, VA. Dec, 26,-Dr.
W. j Scott, OF Daily, this county, was
found dead In his carriage near the VIII
lage Of Seayiew Thursday morning, He
was on his way to this city, and when
discovered was still SEATED In the car
riage and holding tho reins, his horse
quietly proceeding.
DR. Scott WAS about seventy years
OF age, and ono OF the most prominent
and widely known men Of the county.
lie Is survived by two sons, Messrs,
Marion and Woods Scott, and one daugh-
ter. Mrs, A, J., pownes. all OF whom
reside In this county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-27
MURDER IN POCAHONTAS:
Negro Fires Into a Crowd and
Kills Galleries Foreman.
Especial 10 Tho Tlmes,IJlspa

\ POcAHONTAS, VA. Dec 28,-Frank
Tabor, inside foreman for the Pocahon-
tas Galleries Company. was Killed In
Sam Matzs saloon yesterday by Henry
Parks a dangerous negro. Tabor and
nome companions visited seyaral sa-
looms and at the time Of the murder We're
thrashing u negro.
Parks appeared on the scene and fired
into the crowd, killing Tabor He fled.
but was captured two miles from town.
by Sergeant George Mays, and to avoid
n probable lynohing he was taken. through
.th,s country to Tazewell last night
There is great Indignation because Of
the acuuittal at T'azewell this week OF
the negro. Ernest Finley, who killed his
brother-in-law hare IN October,
Z Largely on account OF the result of
this case precautionary measures We're
taken last night 10 prevent lynehing,