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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28
Teachers Examination, /,

The next regular examination will
be held at Weiser, November 10, 20
and 21, 1908.
Questions for first, second and
third grade County Certificates will
be issued, and those In School Law
and State Constitution will be taken
from the entire pamphlet No specia
chapter will be assigned.
MARY u HARPER,
I7-5 County Superintendent
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28
Examination for Rural Mail Carrier.

Special Rural Mail Route Inspector
IL. C. Clements, of Portland, held an
examination of applicants for carrier
on the Weiser Rural Mail Route No
II, Monday afternoon.
he examination was made neces-
|sary by the resignation of Harvey
Harris, the regular carrier,
There were four applicants for the
position, Oliver Dasch, RI Badger,
John McCrea and Leslie White.
1t will be two or three weeks be-
fore it is known who passed the ex
amination successfully.
.Na
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28

Persons desiring blue print map
of the city, county, and Seven Devils
Mining district, including Mountain
View Mining district. can procure
them at the office of D. A. Utter,
civil and mining engineer, Perraul'
street. lott
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28
New Subscribers.

New subscribers are Walter Pears,
New York; John Gerbnck, Mineral
John Sandy, Grants Pass, Oregon
Chas. Galloway, Frank Hahn, Wei
ser James Weston, Iron Springs.
Renewals: w. E, L'Hame, Co
yelo, Cal. Rayilla Johnston, Lucille
Mrs. John Coakley, Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28
LOST

A telescope valise was lost on the
way from Iron Mountain to Weiser,
Oct. Goth. If found ahd left at the
Signal Office the finder will be suit
ably rewarded j. G. ANDREWS.
17-3t. pd.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28
New POStOffice.

A postoffice has been established
at Ford's mine, at Black Lakes. R
NJ Barbour has been appointed post
master. The mail is delivered via
Bear.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. K. W.
Groves signature is on each box.
For sale by all druggists. 25c.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28

A ST Louis Worlds Far ipforma-
ton bureau has been established at
1886 Seventeenth St., Denver, in
charge of Phil. p. Hitchcock, where
information will be cheerfully furn-
Ished H-u
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28

DR.. Glaze, dentist and ophthal-
mologist, has moved to the Phette-
place new bullding-up stairs. l03tf
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28

from the surface of the ground; ore
found 80 feet below the surface
assayed $3.50 in gold and $50 in sill
yver. Excitement is high in that To-
cality; many miners are coming in
from nearby towns and are now
stalking off claims A company from
Cincinnati, Ohio, has located 10
ella inns.
w. f. Pope, F. L. Gregg, Frank
Welch, A. f. Boyer, Ed. Butler and
Ward Garfield left for the new
mining camp yesterday where the
two former already have claims To-
Gated"
1t is As miles from Weiser to Nal
heur City and the new discovery
must be about Is miles from there.
Mormon Basin, Clarksville, Bridge.
port and Malheur City have beer
famous in the past for gold produc
ton and there are many valuable
mines in that section today. Among
them being the Sunset group owned
by Fuller.and Ennor The new find
if it turns out substantially, will adj
another gem. to Weisers crown.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28

For Real Estate, City and Farm
Loans, or Fire Insurance. see Nc
Kinney. eff
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28
Progressive WeiSer.

Nsmps Times.
This week the city of Weiser tested
their new lighting and water system
and they worked successfully. The
water system gives ample fire protec-
ton and in the test six streams of
water we're thrown over the tallest
building in the city
Weiser will be one of the best
lighted cities in the state They
have twenty arc lights. Nampa sends
congratulations.
Fresh tomatoes, q cents per 10.
fresh cabbage, 2 cents per pound, a
lWEIsER FRUIT & PRODUCE Co. 14-t
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-28

Oats for sale at Haas Bros. store.
lift
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
THE. MANEUVERS
National Guard Regiments Take Up
Positions and Are Attacked by the
ResuIars-Disposition Of the Troops.

Fort Riley, Kas., Oct. 21.-Five sep
arate exercises made up the maneuvers
for the day, all being similar in char
acter. In each case a National Guard
regiment marched OUT from camp,
formed an outpost and then was at
tackled by detachmen's of regular
troops. The Texas regiment took up
its position on the hills near little
stream of water known as Three Mile
creek. and was attacked by the Sixth
infantry. The Missouri regiment took
a position north of the nianeuver camp
with Its left resting upon Morris hill,
a promontory that commands all the
country in its vicinity. The Twenty
first regular infantry under Colonel
Kline made things interesting for tnal
regiment.
The Nebraska regiment in another
part of the reservation held it's posi-
ton against the attack Of the Fourth
cavalry, and the woods along Three
Mile creek the Iowa regiment mixed up
with the Tenth cavalry, while the
Kansas regiment, operated as bri-
gade, took up position on the hills
south of the reservation, where 1t
fought off the Eighth cavalry All the
National Guard regiments We're sup
ported by artillery. the attacking regu-
lars having none of 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
Government Said to Have I'm
earthed Stupendous Land
Grant on Pacific Slope
LAND OFFICIALS INVOLVED
General Land Office Maintained in
Washington With Agents Whose Du-
ty It Was to Leak" information
About Proposed Reserves-seeret
Service Bureau at Work.

Portland, Ore. Oct. 81. = The Ore
gonian today says. The government
has unearthed stupenious land grant
ring that has been carrying on the
business in every we'll -timbered. area
on the Pacific slope. This ring has
not only acquired base lands by 'siuin-
mics and other fraudulent means, bus
it has debauched state land officials,
making them nirelings or partners in
the business: 1t has maintained a gen
eral land office at Washington with
agents whose duties We're to Teak In
formation about proposed reserves and
other profitable matter, and by the use
of money has Influenced placing OF the
reserve boundaries to its own interests
The central figures of the conspiracy
are said to be in San Francisco. Sc
cret service men from the treasury de-
partment were in Portland last week
gathering evidence that will help the
government in prosecuting the instiga-
tors of the conspiracy
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21

THE FAILURE WAS EXPECTED
Rank Had Capital Stock Of 100000
and Deposits for Nearly That
AmountGNot Believed Any Other
Banks Will Be Carried Down
With 1t.

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 21.-A notice
was posted on the doors Of the Feder-
al National bank this morning an
nouncing that the institution closed by
order of the comptroller OF the cur
rency, who appointed Bank Examiner
Cunningham as receiver.
The closing Of the bank has been
within the possibilities for the past
two days as the institutions stock
was subjected to sharp declines, and
raid on the Pittsburg Stock Exchange
this week.
The bank was chartered November,
1901, with a capital stock OF $4,000, 900.
Joseph A. Langf1tt is president; George
w. Eisenbes. cashier. In a statement
to the comptroller of the currency III
September. the bank showed deposits
of $1,932,000; cash on hand, $677,000:
due from banks, s1,131,000; loans and
discounts, $5,o36,000.
In general way the banking off
cials of the city feel confident the Fed-
eral National banks troubles will bs
confined to itself, and will not disturb
any other financial institution.
In signed statement President
Langfitt says that the bank yielded to
combined assaults of stockholders and
depositors and had to close its doors
until arrangements can be made to
discharge all depositors' claims. He
attributes the withdrawal Of deposits
due to raid on the banks stock ia
the Pittsburg market in which stock
holders threw stock on the market
thru necessity or fear at disquietina
rumors. He says that the deposits
amounted to over $4,000.O00 two weeks
ago and that when the doors closed
they had nearly $2,O00.00o to secure
which, he says, the bank had ample
loans. cash and other good securities
amounting to over four and halt mill.
ions
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
EDITOR MORSS DEAD
Owner and Editor Of the indianapolis
Sentinel Falls From Third Story
Window and Is kiIIed-!ndications Of
Suicide.

Indianapolis, Oct .21.-S. e. Morss,
owner of the Indianapolis Evening SEN
tinel, fell from a third-story window
of the Sentinel building this morning
and was Instantly killed.
The window from which Morss fell
was in a private Office. No one was
with him at the time. He had been IN
bad health for some tia1e and it was
announced by his private secretary
that he had probably opened the win
dow for air and was overcome by heart
trouble. Financial troubles had been
worrying him recently. He left a wid-
ow and one daughter.
Samuel II. Morss was born in F'ort
Wayne, Ind, Dec. 10. 1862. For years
he was editor and part owner of the
Fort Wayne Sentinel. He was one or
the founders of the Kansas City Star
III 1892 he was chairman of the Indiana
delegation to the national democratic
convention and q member of the COM
mittee on resolutions. From 1893 to
1897 he was United States consul at
Paris.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
A WARLlKE RUMOR
Report in Circulation in London Tha.
Negotiations Have Been Broken OF
Between Russia and Japan.

London. Oct 2l.-A report is in cir
culation on the stock exchange today
that the negotiations between Russia
and Japan have been broken off, but
the foreign office officials said they
had not heard anything confirmatory of
the rumor and that the report was con-
trary TO the general trend of its infor-
nation.
Yokohama Oct. 21.-The ministerial
conferences and naval preparations,
notably the appointment OF Vice Ad-
miral Tegat, known as the fighting
admiral" 10 command the standing
squadron, have led to the, renewal OF
anticipations of trouble. Some decided
development in the crisis is expected
shortly. Steamship and railroad COM
panies are reported to have been noti-
fed to be In readiness for emergencies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
OHIO MINISTER BETS ON GAME.
Loses Cash to Secure Personal Evil
dence Against Gamblers.

Hamilton, o.. Oct. 21.-Rev f. E. Nc
Fadden, paastor of the United Presby-
terian church. gaambled at the Butler
county fair yesterday and lost. With
another minister he made the rounds
of two gambling sheds located just
outside the grounds. and satisfied
himself that no less than fifty games of
chance were in progress. To make
sure of his evidence he made a small
bet. Yesterday afternoon he made
formal complaint to the grand jury,
which is expected to consider the mat
ter today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
FUNERAL OF KAHN
obsequies of the Dead Prelate ceIe-
brated at ST. Louis Today.

ST. Louis. Oct. 21.-At 10 O'clock to-
ray in the Old Cathedral, funeral serv-
ices We're conducted over the body of
the late Archbishop John J. Kain, who
died last week in Baltimore. The fun
eral ceremonies were attended by a
vast assemblage. Cardinal Gibbons
celebrated pontifical high requiem
mass and five archbishops and bishops
performed the rite of absolution.
Archbishop Keane, of Dubuque. Iowa,
officiated in delivering the funeral SER
mon The body was inferred in CAL
vary cemetery, alongside the grave of
Archbishop Kenrick. who was at the
head OF this archdiocese for many
years.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
THINK THEY HAVE DYNAMiTER.
Northern Pacific Officials Believe Hell
ena Suspect the Guilty Man.

Helena. Mont. Oct. 21.-Isaac Gra-
velle. under arrest in connection with
the Northern Pacific dynamite out
RACES, has been positively identified as
having been seen at the ranch of Nick
Rovig. the day before fifty pounds of
dynamite was found on the tracks
there Officers believe he Is member
of the gang which is endeavoring to
backmail the company out of $o0o o00
II is now reported that a lawyer prae-
ticing before the courts of this state,
is the real power in the matter, and
that Ciravelle is only tool. Gravelle
however declines to make any state
ment beyond declaring that he will be
able to prove mis- innocence when piae-
ed on trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
New Cabinet in Norway.

Christiana. Oct. 21.-- The cabinet,
presided over by Otto Blehr, resigned in
consequence of the parliamentary COM
mittee's decision in favor of the oppo-
sition in the disputed eection in the
Nedenas district, where the opposition
gained four seats. King Oscar has en-
trusted Professor Hagerap to form a
new cabinet
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
NEGROES to Fiuht For Votes.

Reading, Penn, Oct. 21.-Robert j.
Nelson, president of the Afro American
Republican league. yesterday issued Il
call for national negro suffrage con-
vention to be held in Washington, d.
c., on Dec. IA and 15 The call states
that the convention is "for the purpose
of devising such ways and means as
will break up southern disfranchise-
ment and preserve the full and equal
civil and political rights of American
citizens, regardless of color and race"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
PAGE ONE

PAGE ONE
Telegraphic News.
Federal Bank at Pittsburg Fails.
Bank Examiner Appointed Receiver.
Big Land Fraud Unearthed.
Alarming Reports from Japan.
American Bankers Meet.
Publicity for Corporations Urged.
The States Expenses.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News in Brief:
Fatal Runaway Accident
Democrats Bitter Against BoiAs.
Mud Lake to be Drained.
keane on Unionism.
Murderer Colby Arrested.
Jail Delivery at Creston.
PAGE FOUR.
Editorial.
The Disrepute of Wall Street
Up to the White Men.
Canadian Independence.
Topics and Iowa Opinions.
PAGE FIVE.
aeneraI News:
Postal Committees Report Made
Wynnes Work Is Ignored.
Promotions in Pension Office.
Miscellaneous News.
PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
City News:
Solicitor O'Connell Secured.
Will Speak for Republicans Oct. 2S
Women Will Meet.
Annual Fall Meeting Of Federation.
Horses Perish in the Flames
Kuhns Protests Innocence
The City Field.
PAGE EIGHT.
Iowa and Commercial:
Board of Trade Quotations.
Review of the Markets.
Iowa Oil Men Are Sued.
Publishing House Quits Chicago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
Mo Rehearina for Field.

Washington, Oct. 21.-Attorney Gen-
eral Knox today decided to advise the
president not to reopen the case OF
United States Marshal Field. of YER
mont recently dismissed for neglect OF
duty in connection with the escape OF
three Ohinamen who were being de-
ported to China.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
NIXON NOT ON STAND.
Proceedings in the shipbuildins In
ouiry Today.

New York, Oct. 21.-Lewis Nixon,
president of the United States Ships
building Company, was not called to
the stand to testify at the opening OF
today's session inquiry ..lto the AFFAIRS
Of that corporation, but instead Charles
Cauda, who was president Of the Cam
da Manufacturing Company. was the
first witness. Before he gave testi-
mony Charles NJ. Schwab and Max
Pam were sworn as witnesses. Samuei
Untermyer, counsel 70. the bondhold-
ars. said Schwab and Pam probably
would not be called during the day. but
they remained and wore interested
spectators to the proceedings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
TROUBLE AT TOPEKA.
Armed Mob Seeking Lives of Two Muir
derars

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 21.-There is much
Indignation among the people over the
deliberate murder Sunday night of Bert
Hatcher by two negro toughs named
Demoss and Wilson. At midnight
nearly 1000 people gathered around
the city prison intent upon lynching
the negroes. Sheriff Lucas was warned
of the excitement and sent the prisoners
to the Lawrence Jail. The police dis
covered fifty negroes armed and massed
in an alley near the prison, ready to
fire upon the leaders should an at
tempt be made to lynch the two me-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
PosToFFICE ROBBERY
Vault Of Superior, Wis, Postoffice
Rifsd Of over $4,000 Worth Of
stamps-No Explosives Used.

Superior, Wis. Oct. 21.--When the
Superior pos stoffice was opened for
business today the large vault was
found to have been rifled of practically
the entire supply of stamps. amounting
to between fifteen thousand and fifteen
thousand five hundred dollars. About
500 in silver was also secured. The
vault was forced without the use or ex-
pIosives, and there is no clue to the
robbers
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
WABASH ELECTS OFFICERS.
George j. Gould Elected Chairman Of
the Board Of Directors.

New York, Oct 21-George j. Gould
has been elected chairman of the board
of directors of the Wabash railway. o.
D. Ashley. whom he succeeds, was
elected vice president in charge Of the
New York office. Other vice presidents
elected were: A. C. Bird. in charge
OF traffic on all the Gould lines; Edgar
T. Wells, Milton knights and Wells D.
B'odgett. No changes were made in
other officers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21

groes, who We're at that time supposed
to be in the city Jail. Threats were
made last night by the ffenzied crowd
that unless Demoss and Wilson are
brought back to Topeka the mob VIII
go to Lawrence and lynch them. Many
negroes yesterday bought revolvers to
be ready for battle if lynching is
attempted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
ToDAY's COURT DECISIONS.
ooinions Handed Down by the Su.
preme Court Of Iowa.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct 2l.--The following
decisions were handed down by the
Iowa supreme court today:
Manker VS.. Phoenix Loan Associa-
ton. appellant. Taylor district. Re
yersed in part, affirmed in part.
Rudd VS.. Dewey, appellant. Craw-
ford district. Reversed.
Mccormick Harvesting Machinery
Company VS.. Morlan. appellant. Car
roll district. Reversed.
Bacon vs.. Iowa Savings and Loan
Association, appellant. Humboldt dis
;rict. Reversed
Heinz & Fisher, appellants, VS.. Board
of Equalization. Scott district Afr
hrnfed.
Bitter, appellant, VS.. Washburn Mu-
steal Institute. Affirmed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
Great Western Increase.

ST. Paul. Oct. 21.-The gross earn
ings of the Chicago Great Western
Railway maple Leaf Route) for the
second week of October, 1903. shows an
Increase of $10,922.56 over the cores
ponding week of last year. Total in
crease from the beginning of the fiscal
year 1921, ,27276.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
WITNESSES THREATEN SUIT.
Accused Of Perjury In the Trial ct
Alonxo Curzen.

Porto Rico, Oct. 21.-Witnesses who
testified before the federal grand jury
when it found an indictment against
the collector of customs, Alonzo Cur
zen. for having received unlawful
emoluments on smuggled goods, and
who are accused of perjury by United
States District Attorney Pettingill, are
threatening to sue him for slander.
This district attorney declares he may
prosecute these witnesses. The case
has aroused great interest thruout the
island and the final action of the court
is anxiously awaited.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
BattIeship Missouri on Trial Trip.

Boston, Oct. 21.-The new battleship
Missouri had its first official trial trip
over the regular government course
from Cape Ann to Bonn Island today
When four fifths of the course was
covered it was estimated from the
shore that the battleship had averaged
ISL knots so far.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
DemobiIization of Troops.

Constantlnople. Oct. 81. - Orders
have been issued to commence the de-
mobilization of twenty thousand
troops in Anatelia in accordance with
the Turco-Bulgarian understanding
ON the subject.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
Registration is Increasing

Spec1aI TO ] IIIIFS- -N1pUUlICdIl.
Iowa City, Oct. 21-The registration
at the State University of Iowa is now
1,422, which is larger than last year at
a corresponding time. The rule that all
must be registered in order to attend
classes will soon be enforced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
No Cause to Leave vIadisvostock.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 21.-A dispatch
from vladisvostock, dated today, says:
The Japanese government has noti-
fed its consul here that there was no
reason why the japanese should leave
yladivostocls. This was in reply to
query of the consul on the subject
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
POSSE INTENT ON LyNcHING.
Indiana Farmers Seek AssaIant Q
title Girl

Rosedale Ind, Oct a1.-Twenty en-
ragged farmers are on the trail of an
unknown man who assaulted Lena AL
kire the -O-year- old daughter of Will
lam Alkire. The man was riding a
bicycle and threatened to kill the child
If she told of his deed. The girl was
able to describe him to her father. A
man answering the description vas
seen passing Rosedale this afterno>>-.
A posse was soon organized and took
the road. 1t is doubtful If lynching
can be prevented if the man is caught.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-21
TIE S|AI['S 5 EXPENSES
Reports of All State Officials
Now Go Into the Minutest
Details
FORMER REPORTS IMPERFECT
The Aggregate of Expenses for the
Past Two Years Is Found to Be
se5e,75745-Bis Item Charged Up on
Account of Leei.,lature-Business
Men Tried for Contempt of Court.
special to Times-R Republican

Special to Times Republican
report of the secretary of the state ex-
ecutive council for The period ended
June 80 last is now practically all
printed and the volume will soon be
issued. 1t will be a larger book, more
comprehensive and more satisfactory
than the first report made on the ex
penses of the state officials and com
missions and boards which was print
ed nearly two years ago. The law un-
der which this comprehensive report is
prepared and printed is new one.
When the state officials came to make
their reports two years ago, they found
that in many cases their predecessors
so that the records could be completed.
and the system of bookkeeping in some
of the offices was insufficient to meet
the requirements of the new for de-
tailed report of every item of expense
Incurred But the report was printed
in a comparatively imperfect form.
This was followed by instructions to
the state officials to have their ac
counts kept so that the reports could
be made perfect. All state officials
have now reported for the biennial
period. These reports will go into the
minutest detail--evei'y stamp pur-
chased, every street cur fare paid. every
box OF pencils used, etc. The report
for two years ago was in fact for
only a year and half and even that
was imperfect. This time it is for full
two years. The aggregate of expenses,
which includes salaries, clerk hire, sup
plies. telegraph bills. expressage, fur
niture printing, binding. paper, blanks,
travelling expenses and all others, re-
ported two years ago for the year and q
half was ss67,6s3.oS. The report for
The $50 years at this time makes an
aggregate of $959,75i.4
The following is a statement of the
aggregates in the two reports:
19D0-1 1901-3