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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08
Alc0Zar

Caught in the Rain" which IL TO
be the Alcazar's next Offering. was
Willie Golfers starring vehicle last
season. and its two weeks stay at the
Van Ness theater is well remembered
by all laugh loving San Francisco.
That they will take advantage OF the
coming opportunity to witness it again
st popular prices goes without saying.
Tor they know that its power to pro-
woke merriment is not dependent upon
the acting of any individual in the
cast, but is based upon the farcical
situations and humorous lines of the
play itself A week Of good business
is assured the Alcazar.
For the enlightenment OF those who
have not witnessed Caught in the
Rain, brief synopsis Of its story
may not be amiss- Dick Crawford (the
hero) and Jim Maxwell own a copper
mine In Colorado, and when rich
vein OF ore is struck they are cha
grined TO find that IL underlieS adj
Joining property, a ranch owned by
MI. Mason They try to buy the ranch.
put MASON INFORMS them that 1t is
encountered in such a way that he must
hold it until his Is year daughter,
Murtel, attafns the age of 81 when IL
becomes her own. Maxwell proposes
that Crawford marry the girl and
thus get the ranch in his control but
Crawford declines because he is al
ready In love with an unknown young
woman who. had shared his umbrella
during rainstorm in Denver. SO hs
goes east to endeavor to raise money
and forgets his inamorata. and then she
girl learns of the arrangement that had
been made for bestowal of her hand.
while he ascertails that she is none
other than his lady Of the rainstorm.
He returns to Colorado. weds her.
acquires the ranch and lives happilv
ever after
Bertram Lytell will have the part OF
Crawford, created by Willie Collier. and
Evelyn Vaughan is happily cast for the
girl. Crawford. it may not be out Of
the way to mention. is Inherently
afraid OF the gentler sex and his
scenes with the women in the pIav are
ludicrous in the extreme All the other
Alcazar favorite are nicely bestowed
and the scenic effects, including a
realistic rainStOrm. are TO be well
taken care of.
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Van Ness

The bill at the Van Ness Is Thomas
Dixon's popular reconstruction drama
The Clansman," on the second and final
week of its engagement at this house.
Whatever may be said of the show
critically, it combines the elements of
popular appeal in an extraordinary
manner Never since the old days when
Charles Frohman made his big melodra-
matte productions has such a variety OF
interest been compressed into single
drama.
In the panorama of southern life is
set forth every class and condition
from the old school aristocrat to the
vicious negro brute. What has sur
prised and interested many people in
THE. Clansman" is the plentiful ieaven
Barry Maxwell and George M. de We're
evoke shouts of laughter with their
clever antics, while the polite comedy
of the drawing room is presented in the
relations of the white sweethearts,
played by Franklin Richie and Eugene
Hayden.
Michael j. Jordan gives realistic
picture of the club footed statesman.
Thaddeus Stevens, here shown as Aus
tin Stoneman. The company is a big
one, and the Ku Klux and negro mobs
and the gal1oping cavalry horses an
help the picture. The second and last
matinee Of 1.-The C1ansman" will be
given next Saturday and the engage
ment will be concluded Sunday evening
November 10.
No more popular attraction Is an
nounced for the Van Ness theater this
season than Rose Stahl. in James
Forbes comedy, The Chorus Lady"
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1 is of the popular. catchy" kind. and
the presenting company, which num-
berS 10 or more, is made up of come
dianS, singers. dancers. and showing
such cOnceitS of Punishment as have
never been dreamed of. except in this
particular case, exposing a series of pic
lures of the most gorgeous description.
II is all dream-the dream of the
child Bonnie" who. at the opening
OF the first act. falls asleep under
rose bush in her mothers garden. A
resourceful, poetic mind conceived
these scenes. and fancy reached the
! climax of beauty in the meditatiOns
which brought them forth. Among the
/ principals who made distinct hits in
/ last seasons cast, and who return at
/ this time. are Knox Wilson who will
be seen in his original part of April
Fool. and Grace Drew. whose Jack OF
/ Hearts proved her the pOssessOr of an
unusually fine soprano voice and a
| stage presence rarely shown even in
/ these days of stage beauties. Other
/ prominent members of this seasons
east are Maurice Darcy. Dorothy Webb.
Adelaide Harland. HelsOn Riley. Will
/ liam Morgan and Helen keerS
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Attractions at the
Local Playhouses

From u news and matter OF fact
point of view the Kolb and Dill season
at the Princess remains the theatrical
sensation. Every night, so far-and
the third week of Playing the Ponies
begins tomorrrow-the playhouse has
been crowded to the limit of it's capac-
ity. There seems to be no letup in
the popularity of the comedians who
opened years ago at Fischer's for a few
weeks and stayed over two years. AT
the Van Ness The Clansman" still re-
mains. and the notices from the press
department of the enterprise are at
wide variance with the personal notice
pr-lted under the critics signature In
this paper; however, the reports from
the theater state that the play is well
patroniZed, and will run for another
week. At the American a musical COM
edy will be presented which a season
ago was produced by the same company
at the Van Ness at fashion plate prices
1t is THE Land of Nod" and should
do a good business. The Alcazar will
give Caught in the RAIN a delicious
comedy as played by Willie Collier; the
Valencia will produce "Glittering Clio
ria which is said to be an excruciat-
ingly funny farce comedy; the Orpheum
will introduce some new vaudeville
stars, as will also the Empire, National
and Wigwam theaters. Following are
the press accounts of the attractions:
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man-George
ever"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08
By Walter Anthony

-" HOSE were the happy days"
Each of thenl-the one who
was speaking and the one, not
u counting myself. who was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08

; Primrose. As fine as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-08

do you remember that old story
that Billy Manning used to put on as
stunt?" asked Primrose
Manning would wander on the stage
in tramps clothes. The scene was set
to represent the interior of saloon.
bar and fixtures and glasses. He'd
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
TALK Of GRAND JURY 1|jz
PROBE ELECTION CRAFTS

On account of the stories of graft
in the direct primary, there is
talk about the desirability of a
grand jury investigation to get the
facts in shape for prosecutions.
The talk is that the grating was
not confined wholly to labor men,
but that others who claimed to be
able to deliver the goods" at the
polls were paid money. Candidates
who paid money. would also be
caught in the net
The rumors implicate prominent
politicians from both sides of the
mountains. A North Yakima man
is heard of frequently in connec-
ton with the graft talk. 1t is stated
that he was over here with one
of the biggest sacks. He was not
representing Wesley l.. Jones, how
ever.
That the first trial of the direct
primary law in this state should
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
EVELYN THAW
CAN'T PAY BILL

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-When
the sheriff seized a portrait of Mrs.
Harry X. Thaw and owned by her,
it developed for the first time that
a milliner had obtained judy
ment against her September 2 for
1895.
The portrait is study in brown
Of Mrs. Thaw by Harrington Mann,
and she is said to have posed for
it at the request of Stanford White,
who was killed by her husband. 1t
is enclosed in a remarkable brass
frame which was designed by Mr..
White.
The original bill of the milliner
was for 1886, representing pur-
chases on two days, including
waists at 1925 and $135 each and
skirt at $40.
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WHAT ELSE COULD
THE POOR GIRL DO?

The manner in which Mrs. l..
Hopkins attempted to settle an ar
tgument yesterday got her into jail.
IShe is a waitress at the German
bakery. One of her masculine adj
mirers bought her a silk kimona at
George Chong's Japanese store and
as it was too lurid a color to suit
her taste she took it back and de.
manded another. None of the 9TH
ers suited, 50 she demanded the
money, which the Jap refused to
give her.
"l'll just take another and keep
them both" she is said to have
declared, and darted from the
place. Patrolman Layman arrest
ed her in the Whitehouse store,
where she was found with both the
kimonas hid about her person.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
EDWARDS BEAT SEATTLE
man IN HIS own TOWN

Friends of A. G. Edwards, demo.
cratic candidate for lieutenant gov.
ernor and probable nominee, are
tickled by the fact that the Spo.
kane man defeated the Seattle can.
didate In his own county. A Seat.
tie report says:
Official returns from King county
show that while William Blackman
Of Spokane carried his county on
combined first and second choice
votes for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination, the race between
John Pattison of Colfax and A. j.
Splawn of North Yakima, which
was of some Importance, was an
extremely close affair.
Pattison, who is to be the demo-
cratic nominee for governor, was
slower than Splawn in gathering
democratic first choice votes in
King county, but he made up for
his delinquencies on second choice
and nosed out 50 ahead.
H. H. Kulies of Seattle was beat
en- for lieutenant governor in his
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
SEATTLE GETS
FREE PHONES

SEATTLE, Sept. 1S.-Seattle is
to be furnished free of charge tele-
phone service to the extent Of 100
telephones in the new municipal
building and fifty at various points
outside of the building.
The announcement was made by
A. V. Bouillon, chairman of the
board of public works, who, was
delegated by his colleagues to en-
ter into a contract for service with
the Independent Telephone co.
Under this contract the indie
pendent Co. will install ann iex-
change through all city ddepart-
ments and offices will be reached
This will mean the installation Of
100 telephones in the main build
ing and so outside. Only IL Sunset
telephones will be used, theyfran-
chise to that company reqidlhg it
to furnish IL free telephones.
These will be installed in Il e
offices where a double service is
necessary.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
CAN BLOCK CITY
MARKET SITE

An unlocked for obstacle in the
way of the success of the public
market appeared this morning,
when a contractor blocked Second
avenue in front of the market and
prepared to eXCavate for a brick
building for F. l.. White Of Mos.
COW, Idaho, owner of the property.
Market Master Happe ordered
the contractor to clear the side
walk and he refused. Hostilities
which seemed imminent We're pre-
vented soon by the appearance of
Mr.. White himself. He ordered the
contractor to use another exit, and
in that way the matter was
Strengthened out. 1t shows, how
ever, what obstacles are possible
under the present system.
Corporation Counsel Hamblen
has an agreement with all but one
of the property owners for the use
of the front of their property for
market places until January /.
Should several owners desire to
build at once, it would be impossi
bic without blocking the market
1t is not believed that construction
of any new buildings except MI
Whites is contemplated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
SAME Committeeman
NAMED ON BOTH TICKETS

Whitmore: Advance, no vote
Anne, no vote; Allen, tie vote.
Second ward: Blaine, G. w
Dow; Burton, no vote; Belmont
tie vote; Blake, w. l.. Hooper; But
Ter, James Mccarthy; Bernard, H
J. Cole; Brickell, Fred Schade
Beacon, tie vote; Brown, w. H. Nc
Farland; Baldwin, no vote; Burke
tie vote; Barth, tie vote.
Third ward: Cannon, no vote;
Cliff, w. A. Porter; Copklin, ]. F
Houston. Carlton, no vote; Cleve
land, d. M. Drumheller; Custer
G. w. Sommer; Cass, J. ]. Daily;
Clay, J. Johnson; Carlyle, tie vote;
Carr, w. E. Carr; Calhoun, no
vote.
Fourth ward: Dayton, c. E.
Horton; Delaware. w. E. Langhon |;
Doran, George Midget; Dwyer,
George Nilsson; Dewey, A. A. Lew
is; Dexter. tie vote; Drumheller,
H. M. Cottrell; Damon, no vote;
Douglas, tie vote; Dawson. K. w.
Neimeyer; Day, R. Fordyce.
Fifth ward: Earl, J. e. Colder;
Eldorado, tie vote; Eagle, j. w.
Wilcox; Elgin. I. Abrams; Euclid.
F. D. Allen; Eureka, F. C. Doran;
Emmett, no vote; Edwards, c. s.
Parker; Ermina, tie vote; Elk, tie
vote; Echo, ]. w. Woodruff.
In many of the precincts, espe-
cially on the democratic ticket, the
vote for precinct committeeman
was warmly contested by two as
pirants. In other precincts as many
as seven names were entered, each
having the same number of votes.
In cases where the party ticket is
| left without a nominee by reason
! of a tie vote or no vote the COM
mittees will be completed by the
central body.
In Elk precinct six tied for the
place on the democratic ticket. In
Alki precinct +. r. Smith was
chosen on both tickets. H. j.
Cole. the successful committeeman
on the democratic ticket in Ber-
inard precinct, received two votes,
Seven others were named, each re-
ceiving one vote.
In Brown precinct Jimmy Durkin
| tied with w. f. Wood on the re-
publican ticket, each receiving
three votes, neither of these being
eligible to a position in that pre-
cinct
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18

have been the means Of wholesale
grating, and even worse Illegal
politics than the old system, 1t con.
demned on all sides by friends of
the law and those instrumental in
its passage.
]. W.. Macarthur, candidate for
the legislature on the republican
ticket, who the graft investigating
committee of the labor unions has
been informed was approached by
a member and asked to contribute
money for labor votes. will be call
ed before the committee when he
returns from a hunting trip on
which he started this morning. He
will probably be gone week.
The investigating committee will
meet next Sunday night at 612 Riv-
erside avenue. Additional evidence
is being found daily. number be-
ing implicated who were not men-
toned when the investigation
started, it is claimed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
DIRECT PRIMARY CHOICE OF
CAMP AIGN DiREC o r s
SHOWS CURIOUS ATTITUDE
OF VOTERS IN REGARD TO
PARTY LINES.

The names of precinct commit
teemen elected by the direct prim
airy were determined this morning
upon a recapitulation of the pol
books as follows. by precincts:
Republican,
First ward: Ashley, = McElroy;
Alice, o. A. Bittrick; Ada, ]. War
mold; Adams, J. E. Bail, Albert, j
A. Anderson; Arthur, A. ]. Cart
fight; klki, F. r. Smith, Altamont
n. X. Totten; Advance, A. w
Strong; Anne, G. A. Lukens; Allen
Ed Liscomb.
Second ward: Blaine, Wath-
man; Burton, John Smythe; Bel
mont. D. NJ thompson Blake, F.
d. Shaw; Butler, VIM. Boyd; Ber-
nard, H. ]. Cole; Brickell, Frank
Sinquemars; Beacon, J. H. Peat;
Brown. tie vote; Baldwin. l.. c.
Jaques; Burke, tie vote; Barth,
George Lufkin.
Third ward: Cannon. A. Nun
ter; Cliff, A. E. Russell; Conklin
]. f. Houston Carlton. H. A
Rhodes; Cleveland. w. s. McCrea
Custer, F. w. Middaugh; Cass. w
S. Reinwald; Clay, E. P. Walch;
Carlyle. H. NJ Rogers; Carr, F, X
Mckay; Calhoun. no vote.
Fourth ward: Dayton, E. 7
Hayes; Delaware, H. c. Lynde;
Doran, o. Blenner; Dwight, w. J
Doust jr; Dewey, N. A. Meservey
Dexter, A. F. Maxwell; Drumheller
J. Harlowe; Damon, E. l.. Bruce
Douglas, W. H. Sampson; Dawson
J. B. Lindsay; Day, C. l.. Chamber
lain.
Fifth ward: Earl J, Leghorn
Eldodrado, M. Arnold; Eagle, G. G
Corbaley; Elgin. E. l.. Perkins
Euclid, F. D. Allen; Eureka, W. E
Maxwell; Emmett, ]. F. Ledger
Edwards, c. S. Parker; Ermina
Alex Dunphy; Elk, E. Allen; Echo
W. c. Russell
Democratic
First ward: Ashley, Dan Mem
roe; Alice, ]. J. Sullivan; Ada, A
Dawson; Adams, M. j. Dunn; AL
bert, tie vote; Arthur, tie vote; AL
XII, F. R. Smith; Altamont NJ. E.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
CASH
COUNTED

Councilman Robert Dalke filed a
report with City Clerk Fleming
this afternoon in which he says
that in company with representa-
tive of a bonding company he
counted the cash in the city treas
urer's Office on July Is, at 3--p. m.
He found 1894, 1898, which find
ing was verified by the comptroller.
OF this amount $207 ,S09.67 was in
the bridge fund, $11S,339.32 in the
general fund, $216,22570 in the
special street Improvement fund,
$21,5s5.9S in the water extension
fund, and the balance divided
among the several other smaller
funds. az, -
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
CHAMBER GOES
To COLFAX

The chamber of commerce today
informed the management of the
Whitman county fair in ColfaX that
the invitation to participate in Spo-
kane day there on September 80
has been accepted and arrange
ments will be made,
The Inland Empire system will
provide four car special train to
leave Spokane at 10 a. m. and ar
rive in Colfax at l in the after
noon The party will spend some
time watching the races and see
ing the exhibits, then will go into
the town proper and meet the citi-
Zens at a banquet and general good
time. And from all the chamber of
commerce can learn there certainly
will be a good time in store for
the visitors With ColfaX supply
ing the democratic party with its
candidate for governor and Candi-
date for congress it was thought
the town had done wonderfully well
without any further evidence of its
esteem for the people of Spokane
The party will start home at
O'Clock and arrive at s.
The ColfaX chamber of com
merce will come to Spokane on the
following Wednesday to participate
in Palouse day at the Interstate
fair.
Assistant Secretary Finley to
day said that people who want tC
go on the excursion should com
municate with him as early as pos
sible because the number is limit
ed 10 225 persons. The Inland has
granted E special round trip rate
of one and a third fare. making
the fare $3.50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
QUESTION Of
VACCINATION

John T. Bibb, president of the
board of education of Tacoma, does
not treat the state law requiring
the compulsory vaccination of
school children with disregard. In
Tacoma the only regulation on the
question is the state law, which is
considered sufficient. In Spokane
there is a city ordinance in addi-
ton to the requirement of the
state, but neither is regarded by
the school board.
In discussing the vaccination law
Mr.. Bibb said:
THE law is mandatory and I'M
mistakably plain. 1t requires every
pupil to be successfully vaccinated
before he can be admitted to the
schools. This is not city ordi-
nance, but a law of the state.
THE rule demanding pupils to
be vaccinated lis almost universal
throughout the United States. In
many places the opposition has fire.
quently been in the courts.
With a single exception, and
that where the state law was diff
ferent from ours and the general
law on vaccination, the state SUI
preme courts have upheld the
school authorities in making vac
cination a condition for admission
to the schools"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18

home county by A. c. Edwards of
Spokane, who has a, plurality OF
1853.
Details of the vote as canvassed
by the county auditors office are
as follows:
Member Of congress-Charles H.
Miller, 1874.
Governor-John Pattison, first
choice 467, second choice 1858, total
1886; A. J. Splawn, 514, 289, 500;
p. s. Byrne, 1873, 22O, 35S: Jimmie
Durkin. 174, 21S, 1872; William
Blackman, 358, sos. 500.
Lieutenant governor-A. c. Ed.
wards, IT'S; H. H. Collier 54s; H.
H. Kulies, 507. '-t'S ''.l'a - ~
Secretary of State-Otis John
son, 1888.
Commissioner of public lands
Albert Schooley. 1,349.
Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tion-Eldridge Wheeler, 1853.
Insurance commissioner-E. r.
Masterson, 1874.
United States senator-George F.
Cotterill, 1,133; M. M. Goldman, 297.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
THE BABY SHOW

White, Charles M. and Blanche,
1917 Mansfield avenue, September
II, boy.
Siegenthaler, Emil and May, S524
Spokane street, September 16, a
girl.
Kelly, Cartagh and Elizabeth
1918 Virginia avenue, September
IS, a boy.
Howell, James and Mary G., SILT
Adams street, September 16, a
girl. -..,..-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
WORK WILL II BEGIN
IN 80 DAYS %; .

AS soon as the assessment roll
for the Improvement OF Washing
ton street from the o. r. & N.
tracks to Buckeye avenue has pass
ed through the usual 80 days pro-
baton, 1t will be in shape for the
contractors to begin work. The
grading has been awarded to
Mitchell Brothers for total of
$27,331, and the sidewalking to
Copson & Carson for $7,289.
The Spokane Traction Co. will
grade 10 feet in the center of the
street, traversed by its Post street
and Corbin Park lines, at its own
expense by private contract.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
HASKELL CALLS
HEARST LIAR

CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-Governor
Haskell, Aklahoma, today gave the
lie to Hearst, who last night at
Columbus called Haskell political
paymaster Of Standard OIL" and
charged him with acting as agent
for Rockefeller. Hearst read petit
ton written by former Attorney
General Monet, Ohio, in which he
said an effort was made to bride
him by Charles N. Haskell, late
of New York City" acting as agent
of the Standard Oil. Haskell said:
THE statement is false. Hearst
knows l am not the Haskell men,
toned In the letter. was in Co.
lumbus, lit miles from Cleveland,
when the man indicated in Hearst's
speech was in Cleveland. The mat
ter was brought up in the Okla
homa campaign. Monet went to
Oklahoma and explained that an
error was made in the initials"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
NOT M'CRACkEN
SAYS JIMMY

]. e. McCracken, of the Labor
Temple association, is indicated
of any attempt to extract primary
campaign funds from Jimmy Dur
kin by Jimmy himself. Jimmy
says:
Il don't know the fellows name,
talking when the man pulled me
away to one side and asked me if
| was going to come through. /
had sized him up and if | can tell
anybody what | think of such a
proposition he got it. He said he
belonged to the federation of labor
but | learned later that this was
untrue"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
PUBLIC MARKET
NEEOS COVER

Market Master Happe reports "a
teams on the public market this
morning and trade good in spite
of threatening weather.
The need of a suitable covering
became more pressing as the hint
of fall rains approach, and the mar
ket will become a failure unless 1t
is speedily provided.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
YOUNGEST RAILROAD PRESIDENT
STARTED IN SHOPS e

that the great Rock Island system
has been developed. For a good
while Mr.. Winchell was known as
the youngest railroad president In
the country, and he isn't so yet,
He started out in the shops of the
Burlington at Hannibal. Mo-, when
he was 16 and jumped to be assist
ant general passenger agent OF the
Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis
when he was % years old.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-18
FATHER TAKES
ABUSED CHILD

Arriving from Potlatch. Idaho,
yesterday, the father of little Wal
ter Stiles, who recently ran away
from the st. .Josephs orphanage
after being terribly beaten by an
older boy there, returned this
morning to his home, taking the
lad with him.
Upon the fathers arrival, the
matter of an investigation, as far
as the humane society and the
juvenile court are concerned, was
dropped. The boy will be taken
care of by people in Potlatch.
where father and son will be to-
gether