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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
fstsr Special ssrvIse.l

ELLENSBURG. June 20 The
eharred bones Of a man are the
only clue to the origin Of a fire
which broke out here yesterday aud
destroyed property valued at $50.
600 Il was not until the proprie.
tors OF the Weinberg Bros ware.
house were looking about among
the ruins Of their place that anyone
knew there had been a fatality. II
h the popular theory that the man.
whoever he may have been. was
responsible for tho blaze and that
he dropped fire from a cigarette
into the hay.
A. few minutes after noon fire
Was noticed In the Annex hay shed,
then the large warehouse Of Klein
berg Bros Just across the sidetfack
from the burning shed. burst into
flames. The Reed Barnes com
pany's principal warehouse then
took fire
The next 10 20 was the residence
Just east OF tho warehouse. owned
hy the Reed Barnes company and
occupied By William Bailey. All
went up In smoke,
In the meantime numerous fires
had started in the lumber piles DO.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
A Man investigates Factory and Finds Conditions
Sanitary-Material Used Is Supplied by Customers
and Dsmfected.

Tie rugs made IN our factory
y eomposed entirely 81 the ma
tFal sent - ua by our customers.
- not Of old clothing gathered
By junk peddlers. said W ~.
.homas. o. the New Idea Rug
Weaving company. 10 The Star this
-efaing And 400 Of this material
~ ne Is disIufected before being
.saliactufed into rugs and car
~ Thomas statement was made
wing an investigation Of the rug
sNpany's premises a. Terry and
sa.afrison b. a representative Of
~ star following the publication
iaeia concerning the gathering
y, "a disposition BY junk peddlerB Of
clothing and rags.
ne laFeafRHiion was made par
1Ay g. The request Of prominent
tisons Who have 90 the past had
- made az this establishment
u atafa representative found The
20 part 81 tho establishment IN
slleh e the office aud the aDpar-
W i9f finishing work. clean, neat
~ udY The rear room was
~, as place where old car
~ are cleaned. torn apart. col
80 and stored might naturally
n peffed ~ be- But nothing nm.
,'l....starf Naa i0 Boz found SO old
'i'lnes. such aH might ba Uur-
s -ssa from garbage men. we're in
49, aud az tho courteous pro.
siof showed The stars repre-
eufe through every nook and
49, 81 The building. there were
'-sAtlT hone On The premises
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
RIOT Gus
SCENES


DENVER. Col. June 20 The
land convention this morning Dor
dered on mob scene when the de-
cislon on the credentials % dele
gates Naa given.
Colorado has more delegates than
all the other states represented
Wyoming is next
The states are opposed 20 the
administrator policy and seun
tor smoot. the chief defender Of
the administration denounced the
makeup Of the convention a. uus
fair.
Chief Forest Agrnt Pinchot
spoke expressing Hpoasvelts Goa
clusien on tho timber question. lie
said there was great timber IN
II ght and Roosevelt believes that
the interests 81 the nation Will BE
best conserved II the large tracts
ere Ia the governments control la
stead % the hands uf rich nen.
He denied that the presidents
policy % creating the forest re-
serves had increased the prices OF
lumber tn the consumer iis aala
the protection Of irrigation
throughout the west 1usiifics the
forest policy Pinehoi denies the
government % trying 10 make
money from the forests.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
WELL KNOWN TACOMA MAN is
SHOT ~ CRAZY BOOK
AaUNT-pomGsTIc TROUBLE
THE CAUSE.


TACOMA. June 20,--swept re
sistiesuly onward BY on unholy pas
sion for pretty iGyearoid LILLIAN
Jacobs, his love Tor whom wrecked
his home. separated him from his
wife aud eventually landed him ia
jail. " y Jones. a book agent. re-
siding M aosts South Tacoma az.
after shooting and fatally wound
tng sidney T. nundas IN the saloon
al 1907 south Pacific av. shooting
Clifford Meseott. a chauffeur. ran
To tho middle OF the street and
ended hia earthly troubles b. put
tins two bullets into bis brain
when Jones was carried b. the
police aud byatandera Into the cor
Fidor of the Berlin building. Elcv'
enth ~ aud Pacific az. aud thoy
opened bis shirt front bottle OF
cafbolic acid. suspended from a
atfing tied about hts neck. mntely
told that n he had failed to end
bis life By the pistol route be would
surely succeed by swallowing the
contents Of the glass Vial
Dundaa vas carried from the
saloon % his apartments upstalra.
where ho aud hla wife and s.
monthRold baby live. lie was latel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
Mayor Orders Cean-Up Of Employment Offices Which
Misrepresnt JObs-Aberdeen Chamber Of Commerce
Is Responsible.

Mayor Moore today Instructed
the police department 10 close up
aud drive out Of business all EN-.
ploYmont agencies in this city that
make a practice Of shipping men TO
out.of town jobs under false repre-
aenfaiiouB
This order followed n complaint
20 the Seattle free employment Of
flee against the Gays HaTb0r Com
mercial company Of Cosmopolis for
maintaining an agency here for hir-
Ing men and disappearing the
salaries 10 be given.
Last Saturday the Aberdeen
Chamber OF Commerce adopted q
set Of resolutions eandemnatory Of
the actions aud policy OF the big
mill company at Cosmopoiia and
declared ~ was detrimental 10 the
growth and development Of the en-.
tire Gray's Harhur country.
There are about $50 employment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
ATTEMPTS TO KILL
THEN SUICIDES

taken TO ~. ioseph's hospital The
bullet struck Dundas on the left
side Of the head. back OF the cen.
ter Inns OF the ear. aud Embedded
iiaeif In the eerobrum, the lower
part Of the brain.
Insanity. induced by his broodiug
over domestic troubles aud the ia
reference OF the court the latter
part pf last month IN separating
him from tho iG.yearold girl Of
whom he was enamofed. seems 20
BE- the only Cause that can be as.
aligned why Jones should have
wreaked such terrible vengeance.
ana 50 wRntoaly upon two other
of bis fellows. Who. so far az can
DO lesfned. we're IN no way 70
sponnlhle or even knew about his
trouble.
Jones went into the saloon short
~ after 10 o'clock and was bound
20 induce Dundas 90 talk With
him The conversation was along
tho lines az the court separating
Jones and his girl wife. Finally
Jones worked himself into a
freusy ne pulled fevoiycr from
his pocket. shot nundan. then rae
Ing oui Of the saloon took a shot
az Weecott. then up tho street.
where be turned the revolver on
himself. dyiug Instantly
Those in the saloon believe
Jones suddenly became insane apd
the bullets we're intended FOR no
one IN particular
Al 10 O'Clock this forenoon Dun.
daa Naa atili alive lie e. uueon-
seioas ana death ia expected any
time BY the attendants.
Ills wife IL Frustrated.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
mo JUNK I'm MAKING
| OF NEW idea" RUGS
new MOVE TO MAKE A
WIFE GOOD

EVERETT, June 20.-An at.
tempted suicide effected a reconcll.
lation between y. c Fishel. ia.
coma railroad man and his wife
yesterday Fishel came to Everett
In search OF his wife. whom he
claimed had deserted him, taking
with her their little son.
With the aid OF the police he
found her working as a waitress IN
a local restaurant. but che refused
TO accompany him home.
Later In the night because OF her
refusal he took strychnlne with
suicidal intent. but was taken 70
the hospital and his life saved.
There. In the morning, his wife
visited him and the two left that
institution together. returning. II II
supposed. to their Tacoma home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
CHARRED BONES TELL
STORY OF AWFUL DEATH

longing 10 tho Eiiensburg Lumber
company. whose yard adioins the
warehouse on the south Not until
the framework OF the warehouse
fcll could anything be done toward
checking this fire because Of the
Intensity Of the heat
A stiff wind was blowing az the
time and ciudera from the big blaze
were carried six or eight blocks
One Of these allghted on the root
OF the residence OF William Bert. at
the corner OF Spring and Water SITS.
four blocks away, aud the house
was burned TO the ground. Heroic
work saved a number OF other near.
by residoncea The EilenAburR
Lumber company'a mill was finally
saved AID It's loss will be limited
20 some lumber aud a cement shed
which we're burned
No one I'm EllonHhnrg has been
able 20 throw any light on the
identity OF tho dead man Along
side the eremated body was found
"A little pile OF tobacco grains and
ash, which seem 10 indicate that
a was his cigarette that was re.
sponaihle for the conflagratlon. Ills
clothes we're burned to a cinder and
absolutely useless as a clue TO his
name.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
Sailor OF Bark Samoa Found With HaH-Knt Bone in
Leg-TeIls Of the Frightful Abuse by the Ships
Officers.

Lying upon a cot at the wayslde
Emergency hospital this noon. Ole
Olsen. a Norwegian sailor off Of the
British bark Samoa. which locked
at Pier ~ last week. told a story
Of brutal treatment lasting for a
period Of five weeks az the hands
Of Capt Moss. the master. Olsen
sustained a dangerous fracture Of
bis right leg while the ship was
anchored of san Diego five weeks
ago Since that time he claims he
has received no treatment Of any
kind save abuse. and was kept
locked In the hold Of tho vessel
since the ship has been in Seattle.
Emaclated beyond description
and the injured leg shrunk To dimiu
utive proportions. Olsen explained
this morning that he had broken
his leg In a fall on the deck OF the
Samoa. Instead Of putting him
ashore. Capt Moss is alleged 10
have defied the authorities at San
Diego and embarked from that port
with Olsen aboard Then began,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
AGREEMENT REACHED THIS
MORNING BETWEEN OPERA
TORS AND TELEGRAPH CON-
PANY-PosTAL is THE NEXT.

NEW YORK, June 2o-Au agree
ment has been reached between
the operators aud the Western
Union Telegraph company, aud
there will be no strike Of operators
in that company.
The telegraph operators will now
turn their attention 10 the Postal
for an agreement The union has
agreed 10 meet the Western Union
hair way. The Western Union will
make good the promised 10 per
cent increase IA wages all over the
country: abolish the sliding scale.
make "a standard rating OF pay
for all wires, and all the extra men
are TO receive the 10 per cent in
crease Ia return the union valves
the eiRht-hour day and their de
mand that the company furnish on
orators with typewriiers. Presi-
dent Clowry submitted these con
cossious n % lctter 10 Labor Com
missioner Nell
II rs agreed that the grievances
not covered by the concessions are
to be left go a committee Of EN-.
ploves and the district superln
teudeuts. subject 10 arbitration Il
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
BROKERS TO Fight

ordinances. about 20 men were
crowded around the ticker IN the
office on the third floor 81 the
AlaSka baiidinE this morning. a. If
nothing had happened to interfere
With The even course uf business
TIE order Issued hy the mayor
was served b. chief ~ Police
waprensiein IN rafaon yesterday
afteraoon. and the firm waa given
until Friday 10 close mp iia buAi.
ness As the order II based upon
the violation Of = city ordinance
that has never been tested. Down.
Ing. Hopkins & RYer intend to
await the arbitrary closing action
Of the police and then ties, the OF.
dinhnee Tho firm maintains that
Il Is \ straight brokerage concern
AID Is IN nosise engaged "a a
bucket shop business
Trading IN stocks. bonds and
grain 0ss going on freely IN the
office this morning. and the ma
inrlty o. the 'stOFie smokers" aud
the plkera" did not seem 10 be
Worrying
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
SH0R TAGE is
ENLARGED

been nnearihcd are In the moneys
that ths street contractors have
paid ths city for the use 81 city
wAteF IN Eluicing and for other
items ehArEcabis b. the city
aKaluaf The contractors.
The rule has been that the vari.
Gus departments have notified the
eomruollcr 10 hold this money out
Of anf funds the contractor has ap
before . final settlement IL made
pith him The money. however
an a fsais - supposed 20 have been
paid 10 the comptroller BY check
aud tha comptroller IN turn turned
e intn tho wafer fund n Il was
fof waaaf or into The general fund
II ths payment Nas on some gen.
erAl acrount
ilow much Of thie money has
bseu Htsefted. II anY. IL not known.
but eaoakh irregularities have been
unasftlsd 10 upset al calculations
for the Present
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
Judge Wood Admits Articles Of Miners Magazine As
Evidence--ExIracts Are Not of Revolutionary Char
acter-COddard Produces Parts of Bomb Buried in
His Garden

character and are more IN line with
the Ordinary uiterancea Of trade
Journal editorials. II IL natural that
they are class matter. but they are
entirely without the advocacy OF
radical lncendiarism.
Attorney lioFah after finishing Cd
fered IA evidence the Colorado de-
cialon OF the supreme court over
turning the eight hour Law.
The defense objected but tho
court admitted II. declaring that IL
showed the decision was rendered
10 Colorado and was also got before
the jury decision in the Meyer
habeas corpus proceedings.
Yesterday afternoon Associate
Justice Luther VI Goddard told
about the planting OF the bomb In
his garden by Orchard BY which he
was expected 10 have been killed.
Goddard produced the remains OF
the bomb
Other witnesses we're called TO
corroborate Orchards story bat az
previously this testimony did NOT
connect Haywood with Orchards
crimes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
INTEREST
PAID

Treasurer George Russell dis
patched slgs.00o today 10 eastern
financial agencies % pay the
semi anuasl interest on portion
Of the eity's bonded indebtedness
A fraction OF the money went To
retire some Of the Cedar river
bonda
A small amount of the draft was
TO pay the interest on Ballard water
and nEht bonds, aud this amount
OF money. little over $1,000. Mr.
Russell had 20 bofroa on bis own
account from the banks because
there Was no ordinance passed hp
propriAtins the amount II vas
only discovered since Monday that
this interest was due
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
EVERETT SHELTER
TO BE OPERATED
tstss srr.lnl ser,ir.1

EVERETT. June Orders
have been received BY the local
management OF The American
SHELTERS q Security Co. to operate
the Everett EmelteF "a full capae.
ity aud preparations are nov be.
Ina made 20 put the Instructions
into effect !, Sill be the first time
the entire plant has been operated
since Il was first constructed In the
early ao'H More ore II now being
received than ever before and the
local mines are contributing their
share. Five cars Ct concentrates
are being received daily from the
Monte Crlsto mines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
fsefInna T.I,afanh sernIee.l

tbcnpps fsteafaph bcFFleesl
BOISE. Idaho. June 20-JndKo
Wood Administered a serious 20.
verse for the defense IN the Hay
Wood case today when in ruling
regarding the adminsibilily OF artl.
Giles in the Miners Magazine. he
held that because the defendant
was an officer ia the union he was
responsible for its publication aud
because the articles offered eFl
dence which indicated anlmoeity 10.
ward former Gov. Steuneuberg
judge Goddard. et al. they we're
admissible.
Holh Attorneys Darrow and Rich.
ardaon held that the ru7fng was un-
Just
Judge Wood ruled. however. that
an matter offered was acceptable
excepting those articles published
after the death Of steuncnberg
The great portion Of the morning
session was spent BY Borah monot
onouhly reading this documentary
evidence
As matter Of fact the extracts
read are hardly Of a revolutionary
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agencies in Seattle. some being pr.
waite concerns and others run by big
companies TO secure hands for their
mills and lumber camps.
Complaints have been received al
most daily by the police against
some of these agencies by me9
claiming to have been fleeced QUE
OF various sums In return for Jobs
that either never materialized or
were not as represented.
This system has thrown the busi-
ness into such ~ repule that many
OF the reputable agencies have ad-
vocated a 81 600 annual license re-
qulremeni. which would force the
dlsreputahie establishments out Of
business.
Sergeant OF Detectives Tenant
has been instructed b. the mayor
10 Investigate the numerous COM
paniea and give them notice that
they must stick strictly 10 honest
methods or be summarily closed up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
DENOUNCES OSLER

los ANGELES. June 20 "A rec
olution denounclng Dr Wm osler
as a medical nihillsi." and rofui
ing his theory regarding the age
limit was introduced yesterday b.
the convention Of the National Ec-
iectic Medical association. by Doe
tors G. g. Winter Of Minneapolis
and r. G sharp ~ Guthrie. oklaho-
INA. The resolution was referred
20 the advisory board and viii be
reported back 10 the convention
for action.
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Olsen says. long string Of perss-
cutions Olsen claims that the Of
ficers continually came below and
cursed him. saying that he was not
hurt but lazy. When the vessel
reached Seattle. Olsen. according to
the statements he made this morn
ing. was locked in the hold lie
said that since the ship has been in
port the captain came TO him and
threatened TO Jail him II he told
anyone OF his treatment.
The matter was called TO the at
tention of Humane officer Vaupell
this morning and when he went
aboard the Samoa he found Olsen
hobbling around the forecastle on
pair OF improvised erutches.
Olsen was removed TO the Wayside
hospital and was taken this
afternoon to the marine ward OF
the Providence hospital. DR.. Han
ley. who examined the man al the
Wayside. said that the right leg
had been broken near the knee and
that Il had partly knit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
SAYS J0SLYH is
INDISPENSABLE

Mayor Moore said today when
asked about the McGreW charges
against City Electrician Joslyn,
that he had known about them aud
Mr. McGrew had not told the ex-
eeutiye anything new.
The mayor said that chief Bring
hurst and himself consider MIR
Ioslyn indispensable 10 the city IN
III al least the new city fire alarm
and police signal system Is put
under ground
Tho mayor refused 90 say wheth-
or AZ any time he would officially
consider the MeGrew charges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20

Because Of the conclusive testi-
mony that was brought 20 light by
Detective Clark. Chief Of Police
Wappenstcln today gave 2 NJ
Rutherford and J. w. Hamalaman
"a hours 10 get out OF town. II
was found by the chief that they
we're apparently conducting the In
ternaiionai Construction company.
In rooms fti aud 4i2 Peoples Saw
lngs Bank building. principally on
cheek. The company was not In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
DEPART ENT
Determined

Tho water department this morn
Ing again reiterated It's determine
ton 20 absolutely prohibit sprink-
ling streets In front of residences
unless the service "a a metered one
All sprlnkllng through hose without
nozzles is absolutely prohibited.
This year promises TO De the most
strenuous the department has ever
had. Arrests are being made az the
rate Of thirty q day on the average
and the fines run from $50 90 81
each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
WILL CLOSE UP FAKE
AGENCIES
HOME DESTROYER DIES.

PORTLAND. ore. June 90
George Herbert. the musician from
Walla Walla. wash. who Was shot
yesterday afternoon by {. H. Rey.
holds. q former government scout,
while calling upon the latter's wife.
died IN the hospital this morning
Reynolds accused Herbert Of de.
atruyiuE his home
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corporated, and there was no paid
up capital. In spite OF the state
ment that the capital stock con
sisted Of 100000 A. A. Norquiait
a local contractor whom they per
suaded TO part with a $4,000 per.
sonal note. became suspicious and
refused 70 believe the story that
they had 500 acres of valuable land
IN Joplin, Mo. aud had the men
Investigated n was found that
they we're fiEuratlyely handing Nor.
uuist a sold brick
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
EXPERTS usEARTH FURTHER
DISCREPANCY IN iNcoh.
PLErE WORK FuHp-coM.
PlicATtoNs ARISE oVER
MONEYS PAID ~ CON.
TRACTORS.

There are more complications In
The iacomplefe work fund This
means. Il d believed. more short
axe. bot 70 ahAf extent no one
around the city bah knows. even
the experts claiming not 90 under
stand shat Il vii lead to as Yci
OwlnE to these new compiled,
lions Treasurer Rn@scil has bern
told b. AR shorrock that IL may
b. "Wednesday oF Thursday Of next
Neek before the report ALL be
ready.
The discrepancies that have luss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
WESTERN UNION GIVES
IN TO TELECRAPHERS

Is specified in the compauys letter
that there will not be any discrim.
lnation by the company against the.
members OF the union.
President Clowry says If it can
be shown that any employee has
been Disseminated against or dis
missed because he joined the union
he will be restored to H. position.
lie SAYS the company is not trying
To apply the sliding scale
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
BOISE DEFENSE
LOSES "A POINT
SHOOTS WlFE'S ESCORT
tseripps Telegraph servlee)

tSertppa Telegraph 6orvlee.)
PORTLAND. June 20-Georgo
liurlburt. a musician Of Wnlla
Walla. was shot aud fatally wound
ed yesterday afternoon BY G. ~.
Reynolds. bath house keeper
Mrs Reynolds WAS with Hurlbuft
al the time
II appears that Reynolds uus.
pected something wrong for bis
wife phoned TO his establishment
that she would not be there as
usual Later Reynolds young son
phoned that hih mother had gone
out walking with a stranger and
things did not look right
Reynolds overlook the couple aud
Immediately shot Huflhaft
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
SHIP IN
TROUBLE

Drifting helplessly off Flattery.
the Russian ship Fenuia would
doubtless have been dashed ashore
this morning but for the timely ar.
rival OF the Pacific Coast company
steamer Eureka. outbound to Fris
co. which at once turned her course
toward the distressed vessel and
towed her to sea. The predieament
OF the Fennla was no doubt caused
BY her being abandoned by the tugs
before she was able 10 get enough
wind In her sails 60 hold course.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-20
astsqe Caused by Companies for Sole Purpose Of
Enabling Them to Raise Prices Output Sufficiently
Large to Take Care Of Demand.

there was enough coal IN the state
Of Washington to 10 around had
L been properly distributed bat.
BY accident or design. the eeai was
Withheld from Seattle when need
81 most, withheld long enough %
cause the price 10 soar when Il vas
brought In daily in Quantities near
b large enough 10 supply the de
mand In the end. every one had
eoel aud some had more than vas
aeeded During the months Of
January and February. when the
alleged shortage was greatest. the
mines we're producing more coal
than during any period OF the pre-
eeding twelve months and com.
handing the highest price.
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no EXCUSE FOR LACK
OF COAL in SEATTLE
Want. Damage. ter Auto.

James r Price. a real estate deal
or. in complaint filed IN the aus
pcrlor court yesterday. asking for
$500 damages from Rust a bigeloN,
pathetleaily tells OF his troubles IN
attempting TO learn how 20 manage
an auto under an alleged incompe
tent chauffeur furnished him By
the defendants.
Experience enc. vas collidlnE
with Romeo Hagan. a bioycllat
with considerable damage 10 Ro.
mea. Tho second Was a collision
with curhatone aud q tree. With
damage 20 the auto.