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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Milton E. Allies, vice president of Riggs
Bank. has been elected member of the
board of directors of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Allan L..
McDermott. The other members of the
board are Charles J. Bell. Ward Theron.
Clarence E. Norment. W. B. Hibbs,
George Truesdell and George H. Harries.
One Of the brokers at the meeting Of
the Stock Exchange today had quite a
large block of Arlington Fire Insurance
Company stock for sale. He disposed OF
125 shares on range of q to. 281s. and
then offered 200 shares at the latter fig
ure. The bid did not rise above 26A. and
at the close the asking price was 26A.
This security like others on the fire in
surance list, is seldom traded in. The
quotations put in for this stock yesterday
were q bid and 20 asked. Some of the
brokers, attracted by the unusual occur
insurance stock jumped to the conclusion
that possibly something might be on
similar to what has occurred in the case
of some of the other fire insurance COM
panies Of late, and that is liquidation In
some form.
man who is well posted in such mat
tiers said, however. that he thought there
was no ground in this instance for such a
conclusion, and that the selling was in all
probability case of holder who wanted
to dispose of portion Of what he had of
the stock of the company.
The bid for the stock of the Metropoli-
tan Bank rose to 21S. Yesterday the bid
was 215. and at that time, as was the case
today. there was no offering Of the stock.
A bid of 22O1a was made for five shares,
but without result.
Mergenthaler today was quoted without
the dividend of $780, although a cash bid
of PA was made for the stock, which, of
course included the dividend which has
now accrued. For the stock ex-dividend
2O5 was bid, with 207 asked.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE cotton
market opened easy at decline of las
points, and, although the cables were
about as expected, ruled very weak and
unsettled during the early session with
prices selling to 9 points net lower under
local bear pressure. liquidation and stop
loss orders. At the decline there was
little more support as a result of cover
ing, but bearish opinions seemed to OBJ
tain around the ring owing to reports OF
continued free offerings from the south,
and rallies were comparatively slight.
The market was less active toward mid
day and held quite steady in tone with
prices aboU. 3 TO points net lower at
noon. Spot quiet: middling uplands 915;
middling gulf, $40.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
10000 bales, against 1926 last week and
51.2S2 last year. For the week 100000
bales. against 45a.291 last week and 36s.-
1ai last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans, 1880 bales. against S.O36 last
year, and at Houston, 1864 bales,
against T.349 last year.
Futures opened easy. December. SOB:
January. S."I; March. ID: May, s63;
July. SCI: August. SOFAS -; October. $40
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL December 11.-Closing:
Cotton-Spot in limited demand: prices
ten points lower: American middling fair,
5.3s; good middling. 5.02; middling. 4.s8;
low middling, 4.66 good ordinary, AIS; or
binary. $40. The sales of the day were
1900 bales. of which 200 were for specu-
lation and export and included 2, 400 Amer
lean Receipts. 5000 bales. all Amer
lean. Futures opened easy and closed
quiet and steady: December. 46o: Decem-
ber-January. Age: January-February,
4.6lie; FebruaryMarch, 460M; March
April. 4.59h: AprilMay. 1891: May-June.
4.:na: June-Juy. 40; July-August. 4.5S1s
August September. 4.32ha; Septenber-Oc-
tober, 4.49: r-November, 4.4512; No
vember. December. 4.431a: Decembsr-Jan-
uary. 4.43: Jsnuary-February. 4.42,z.
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DEATH OF MRS. NICHOLAS FISH
Was Apparently in Good Health
Yesterday Afternoon.

Mrs. Nicholas Fish died this morning at
her residence at 1923 N street northwest,
her death coming as the result of stroke
of apoplexy which occurred last evening.
She was apparently in good health yester-
day afternoon, as she had been out for
walk.
While dressing to go out to dinner she
became suddenly i'll. Although a physi-
clan was called. her condition became
gradually worse.
Mrs. Fish was Miss Bryce OF New York,
and her family originally came, from
Maryland.
Mr. Lloyd Bryce of New York was
her brother and Mr.. James Bryce OF this
city was her cousin. Her husband who
died several years ago in New York,
was the Oldest son of the Secretary of
State under President Grant. Her son,
Hamilton Fish. died in the attack on
San Juan Hill. Mrs. Fish was promi
men. in New York well as in this city.
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JOHNSTON IS CHIEF OF STAFF
MARSHAL OF INAUGURAL PA
RADE ANNOUNCES AIDS.
Lieut.. Col. Weaver and Maj. Sturgis
to Be Adjutants General-Clubs
Assigned to Line.

Corcoran Thorn, secretary OF the inau-
gural committee. had many callers at in
auguration headquarters in the New Will
lard today.
The library on the first floor, F street
side, has been given over to the commit
tee From this time until March it will
be one Of the busiest places in Washing
ton.
cal transportation committee. today an
nounced the appointment of E. s. NARROW
as vice chairman and George Weaver as
secretary.
Cuno H. Rudolph. chairman Of the COM
mittee on fireworks, appoints j. Fred
Kelley as first vice chairman. A. f. Offutt
second vice chairman, and Frederick A.
Fenning. secretary.
Cen Bell. chief of staff of the army
and grand marshal for the inaugural
parade, has appointed the following OFF,
GERS on his staff for the Inaugural cere-
monies:
Chief of staff, Gen. John A. Johnston,
formerly of the army.
Adjutants general, Lieut.. Col. E. NJ.
Weaver. Coast Artillery Corps. chief of
ment,. and Maj Samuel D. Sturgis. LIST
Field Artillery, a member of the general
staff on duty at the War Department.
Gen. Bell says he has requested Gen
George H. HarrieS, commanding the Dis.
trict militia, to serve as vice chairman OF
the inaugural military committee.
Thomas P. Morgan, chairman committee
on civic organizations. announces that the
right Of the line in the parade of the civic
organizations at the Inauguration will be
given to the members of the class of rs OF
Yale, of which class William H. Taft is a
member.
This society will be followed by the
Citizens Taft Club of Cincinnati. Ohio
Next will come the Utica. N. Y. Uncon-
ditionals.'' a uniformed organization 25C
strong, from the home of James S. Sher-
man. They will be accompanied by the
Sherman Scouts. another uniformed or
ganization of eighty members. One hun
dred business men from Utica will
parade. The two uniformed clubs will
bring their own drum corps.
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PURCHASE TRACTS OF LAND
MIDDAUGH & SHANNON BUY
NEAR CONNECTICUT AVENUE.
Intend to Erect Number of Semi
Detached Houses-F. T. Sanner
Acquires Lots.

\ large purchase of land has just been
made by Middaugh & Shannon from the
Waggaman trustees. 1t is located in
what is known as Woodley Park, which
comprises the property on the north of the
entrance of the new bridge over Rock
Greek on the line of Connecticut avenue.
The land secured is in two parcels, one
being to the west Of Connecticut avenue
and the other to the east. The latter is
the largest. and comprises frontage Of
about $50 feet on the west side Of Cattle
dral avenue overlooking the gorge of
Rock creek.
The other block of land has frontage
of $50 feet on 9th street. just to the
south of Cathedral avenue as it passes to
the west, short distance from Connecti-
cut avenue. The former thOroughfare
runs parallel to Garfield street on the
south. the latter now being pretty well
built up with rows of houses for the dis
lance of block.
1t is the purpose of Middaugh & Shan
non in making the purchase to improve
the entire holding by the erection of
houses.
Houses to Embody Ideals.
While they have been extensive build
ers of houses the past few years in this
city. this is the farthest west they have
gone. They say it is their intention to put
up houses which embody their ideals not
only of construction, but of arrange
ment.
The houses are to be what are known
as semi-detached, and there is not only
to be lawn space in front and at the rear,
but also the side. The architecture
will be colonial and the interior plans
will have several features that will be of
interest to homeseekers, one of which will
be the living room on the first floor.
There is to be variety in the exterior de-
signs SO that each house will be individ-
ual and distinctive in character.
In the same general locality and
fronting on the east side of Connecti-
cut avenue between the bridge and
CATHEDRAL avenue the Waggaman trus-
tees have just sold to Franklin T. San
ner a number Of lots which are to be
tached houses in pairs. similar in
general character with those already
built in that locality by Mr.. Sanner.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. December 11.-WHEAT
red western. 1.O3H !. O4; December, 1O2a1 .O24 !;
January 1O3h al OBJ; steamer No. 2 red. 99a
99h; receipts, 1875 bushels; southern on grade,
S3Aa1 .02l4.
C0RN-Weak; spot contract, 643sa65;
yesr 643s ai5: January. 64ha64A; February,
G.$.aG March Go: steamer mixed. 617sa62; re-
ceipts. 75,OSS bushels; exports. 2o.1l4 bushels;
new southern white corn. 60asa65ss; new south
ern yellow corn, 60lsa65is.
OATS-Prices firmly held No white, sta
58h; No. :, white. !5a5U; No. mixed 54iaa55;
receipts. Ii. 161 bushels.
RYE-Dull: No. western export, 81 asked
receipts 1885 bushels.
HAY-Quiet.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady.
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SHOW EFFECT OF THE STRAIN
WEARY RIDERS IN BICYCLE
RACE FALL BEHIND RECORD.

NEW YORK, December 1.-the big
crowd that remained in Madison Square
Garden all night to watch the weary
riders in the six-day bicycle race, saw
them gradually but steadily falling be-
hind the old record during the early hours.
All the riders showed plainly the effect
of the severe strain under which they
have worked since midnight last Sunday
and there were few sprints to arouse the
enthusiasm of the spectators.
Eight of the sixteen teams were still
in the race at O'Clock this forenoon;
at that hour the leaders were nearly six
miles behind the record made by Miller
and Waller in 1899.
The comparatively slow pace of the
night was maintained during the early
hours of the day and by O'Clock the
record. At that hour the score of the
leaders was 2,O28 miles laps, as against
1888 miles laps made by Miller and
Waller in 1899.
MONDAY Score.
The score for the 1Osth hour, IL o'clock
was: Rutt-Stol, 2,Os1 miles 4 laps: Mac
Demara, o,OS1 miles laps; Walthour-
Root, 2,vs1 miles laps; Collins Mitten,
2,OS1 miles laps: Galvin-Wiley. 2,OS1
miles lap; Anderson-Vanoni, 1850 miles
8 laps; Palmer-Drobach, 2,O73 miles 4
laps.
Previous record, 2.Os6 miles laps.
The score for 10th hour-2 o'clock
was:
Root. 2,122 8; Collins-Mitten. 2.122 q: Gal
2,121 9; Palmer-Drobach, 2.114 g.
Previous record, 2.125 miles lap.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call, IL O'Clock noon-Capital
Traction. 5 at 131. ! at 1917, 3 at 1917.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., at IS. Is
at S47s. 10 at S47s. 10 at S4;s, so at IS, so at
s.. 20 at IS, Is at s..
Washington Cas- 10 at 67Z.
National Savings and Trust. at 191:
United States Trust. at %, 10 at 9Sss.
Arlington Fire Insurance. % at q, % at 81,
. at q, 25 at 261a. % at 26E.
at g.
After call-United States Trust, 2 at 99K.
Washington Rwy; and Flee. As, $1,000 at S61s,
81 600 at $685. $1,000 ut S6Is.
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District Supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Barnard.
Barrick ast. Barrick; guardian ad Item
appointed; compliments solicitor, w. G..
Gardiner.
Forrest agt. Forrest sale finally rati-
fed; compliments solicitors, Cuttings q
Chamberlin; defendants solicitors, E..
Forrest. w. G. Johnson and D. w.
O'Donoghue
Braxton agt Johnston; appeal granted;
Hughes & Gray; defendants solicitor, d.
c. Peelle.
Lockwood agt. Foster; order appoint
ing Bertram G. Foster trustee; bond,
5000; complainants solicitor. c. V. Grun-
we'll; defendants solicitor, w. T. Lock-
wood
Hoffman agt. Metzger; order setting
aside decree pro confesso and leave
granted defendant to file answer and
complainant to withdraw motion; COM
plalnants solicitor, j. H. Adriaans; de-
PENDANTS solicitor. v. H. Wallace.
In re lunacy Of Charles L. Phillips: or
der authorizing payment for maintenance.
In re lunacy of James II. Dick; order
Hill agt. Hill; alimony and counsel
fee ordered; compliments solicitor. H. l..
Franc and S. V. Hayden; defendant 8
solicitor, b. I. Doyle.
EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Wright.
Eisinger agt. Dieudonne; time to take
testimony limited: compliments solicitor,
Hayden Johnson; defendants solicitors,
John Ridout and B. F. Leighton.
Stewart agt. Stewart; leave to file
amended; bill granted and motion for
security for costs denied; plaintiffs attor-
ney. l.. H. David: defendants attorneys.
-. III. Thomas. F. Lewis, j. J. Waters and
H. T. Winfield.
Cooper agt Cooper; reference to Mar
garet NJ. Murray. examiner; complain
ants solicitor. Campbell CarringtOn: de-
PENDANTS solicitors, Barnard & Johnson.
CIRCUIT COURT NO 1-Justice Stafford
Green agt Washington Employees Mu-
tual Benefit Association hearing on mo-
ton for new trial continued to December
IL: plaintiffs attorney. NJ. n. Richardson:
attorneys, Mcdonald & Beall.
Vispi agt. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company: motion for leave to file adoi-
tional pleas granted and pleas filed; plain
tiff's attorneys, Darlington Penne-
hacker; defendants attorney, George E.
Hamilton.
Mclean agt. Mclean; commission Or
dened to issue; plaintiffs attorney. A. A.
Birney; defendants attorney. A. H. Bell.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. December 11.-Buying by
leading bulls caused a steady tone in the
loca: wheat market today. despite consid-
erabfe selling from scattered sources May
opened at 1919 To 1875. eased off to
1O1as and rallied TO 1G71s
May corn opened at U1;sa62 to g. and
sold off to 6lssa'jiA
May oats opened at 53,.a53ss to 139.
and declined to J2z..
Provisions opened 2i2 lower
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THE COURT RECOR D
United States Supreme Court.

Present: The Chief Justice, Mr.. Justice
Harlan, Mr.. Jutice Brewer, Mr.. Justice
White, Mr.. Justice Peckham. Mr.. Justice
McKenna. Mr.. Justice Holmes. Mr.. Justice
Day and Mr.. Justice Moody.
George o. Chanault of Moulton. Ala:
Thomas c. Burke of Buffalo,( N. Y;
Theodore E. Hermann of New York
city, and Joseph r. Wilson of Philadel-
phia, Pa, were admitted to practice.
No. 81. John b. Spreckles ct al, plain
tiffs IN error. agt. Charles A. Brown; SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Mason F. Prosser and Mr..
Robbins B. Anderson for the plaintiffs in
error and by Mr.. Charles A. Brown,
pro Sc.
No. 81. Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company. plaintiff in error, agt.
Central Stockyards Company: argument
continued by Mr.. Joseph c. Dodd for the
defendant in error and concluded by Mr..
Helm Bruce for the plaintiff in error.
Proceedings after The Star went to
press yesterday:
No. 81. Louisville and Nashville Rail
road Company, plaintiff in error, agt. Cen
trail Stockyards Company: argument COM
menced by Mr.. Helm Bruce for the plain
tiff in error and continued by Mr.. Joseph
{. Dodd for the defendant in error.
Adjourned until today at II o'clock
The day call for Friday, December II,
is as follows: Nos. 81, 81, 552, 50, %, sc,
80, 50, 60 and 81.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. December 1l.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot dull: No. . red western win
ter, as i1l9d: futures quiet: December,
SIS I'D: March. IS Stsd: May, IS 74sd.
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed new
via Gaivestonb, 5s sd; futures quiet;
January, as 4i2o: March. IS 41ad
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Eek div. IL per cent.
TEX. div, IL per cent
lex. div, per cent.
Sex. div. IL per cent.
Closing Quotations.
At the close of the stock market the
following stocks had changed in price
since above quotations. there being no
change In balance OF the closing prices:
RAILROADS.
Atchison. Top. and 8. Fee. COM, %.
Atchison. Top. and s. Fe, pfd. 1O2
Baltimore and Ohio. CON-. 1895
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 50.
Canadian Pacific, 17S.
G. c. c. and st. L., CON-, GS
Chesapeake and Ohio. 5S1a
Chicago and Great Western, CON-. 115a
Chicago, Mil. and st. Paul, COM, 15OA.
Chicago and N. W.. CON-, 176A.
Colorado and Southern, COM, 543s.
Delaware and Hudson. 179A.
Denver and Rio Grande, COM, 3Ssa
Erie. LIST pfd., 498.
Illinois Central, 147.
lnterboro Metro, COM, ia
Interboro Metropolitan, pfd., Al.
Kansas City Southern. com, IS.
Louis. & Nash. 1231z
Mex. Central, ctfs., 21ia.
Mo. Pacific, 65A.
n. Y. Central & Hud r.. 1l7k.
n. Y, On. & West. 46z.
Pennsylvania, 1870.
Reading, CON-, 142
Rock Island, pfd., 597s.
St. l.. & San Fran, I'd pfd., 40
st. Louis & SW.. pfd., 6S.
Southern Pacific, CON-. 1904.
Southern Pacific pfd.. 1895
Southern Railway. CON-, 25ia.
Southern Railway, pfd., COS.
Texas & Pacific. 33A.
Third Ave-. IS.
Toll. st. Louis &, West. ccm., 657s.
Union Pacific, com. 1873.
- Wabash, CON-, 1874.
Wabash, pfd., 46.
Wisconsin Central. COM, 81
Wisconsin Central, pfd., IS.
INDUSTRIALS.
Amalgamated Copper. S2ss.
Am Can, pfd. -.
Am Car & Fdry.. pfd.. los.
Am. Cotton OIL. CON-. 33.
Am. Smelling and Ref. CON-, 9Oas.
Am. Smelling and Ref, pfd., lois.
Am Wooden, pfd.. 02H.
Anaconda Copper, 49&.
Colorado Fuel and Iron. COM, 39ss.
Col. and Hooking Coal and Iron. 26A.
Consolidated Gas, n. Y, 1864.
Distillers' Securities, 81.
International Steam Pump. 32ls.
Mackay Companies, COM, 70.
National Lead, conn., sos.
New York Air Brake o.
Pacific Mail Steamship. SJas
Peoples Gas Of Chicago, 1908.
Tennessee Copper. l4A.
u. s. Steel. CON-, 54A.
L. S. Steel. pfd.. 112ss
Va. Car. Chem, COM, 42A
West. Union Tel. .8sia
BONDS.
B. r. r. Convert. As. 81.
Chi. Rock Isl. s. Pac. Is. 754.
Inter. Metro. AVS. 20.
Union Pacific Convert. As. 1o7.
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Bar silver steady, % 7-l6d per ounce.
Money. 2a2i4 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is ga per cent.
The rate of discount IN the open market for
three month bills is 2Aa2 sic per cent
sEx-div.
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HEAR LAkES-TO-T men
SENATE COMMITTEE VISITED
BY DELEGATION.

The Senate committee on commerce
today heard a committee appointed by
the national conservation commission,
consisting of w. K. Cavanaugh, president
of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water
ways Association; Gov. Deneen of Illinois
and Gov. Johnson of Minnesota. Gov
errors of the various states and other
advocates of a deep waterway from the
lakes to the gulf also were heard by the
committee. and the subject was dis
cussed at length.
Mr.. Cavanaugh delivered a lengthy
address presenting the views of his as
ISOLATION, in which he said in order
to carry out the project money must
either be provided by Congress or bonds
people are in favor of this method of
treating the water question. Also. there
must be cooperation among the states.
Questioned whether he advocated a
deep waterway only from the lakes to
the gulf he replied that he advocated
all meritoriOus projects.
The waters of the Mississippi and its
tributaries must be conserved. he said,
SO that in times of drought. when there
is not enough water to float the vessels.
it can be supplied from reservoirs pro-
vided for the purpose and thereby pre-
vent delay in commerce.
Without Congress Intervention.
In the absence of oGv. Johnson. DR.. w
J MCGEE, secretary of the inland water
WAYS commission, addressed the COM
mittee He supported the theory that
Congress should appoint a commission
and provide q lump sum to carry on the
work without the Intervention of Con-
gress.
Asked why the commission could not
make plans and then submit them to Con-
gress for approval and an appropriation.
he said that this plan had been pursued
for the past half century. but it did not
work. He claimed that there were fewer
boats now plying on the Mississippi than
there were a third of century ago.
Gov. Noel Of Mississippi advocated a
central board to be appointed to make
plans and take such money as Congress
appropriates from time to time and
make the best use of it. He discussed
the commercial. naval and other advant-
ages of a deep waterway. and said that
a tribunal should be appointed to pro-
coed and follow up the work mapped out
for it. The chairman Of the Alabama con-
servation commission Mr.. Lay, also was
heard by the committee. The committee
took no action.
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The World of Finance and Trade
Washington; New York. London.

ers and brokers' Hibbs building. members
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
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Government Securities.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. H:bbs & Co.. bank
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-09
MAY CLASS TUMBLE \ HIT.
Scoring Rules May bc Changed as In-
 justice Is Done Expert Iniicldcrs.

In quiet way, the rule makers of the big leagues are getting the opin- ions of the players on the proposed amendment to the section regarding the scoring of errors. If the change is made next winter, as 1t seems like ly to be, errors will only he charged for muffed fly balls, muffed down balls and wild throws that advance one or moro runners. In case of fumbed balls, the batters will be giv en a hit in all cases Although many players urgently advocate the inno- vaton, the adoption of the proposed amendment would be the most unpop- ular move the rule makers could make, for 1t would put the slothful and slovcnly man on a par with the energetic and artistic player. Be- cause two fans do not agree as to whether a fumblcd grounder is I hit or an error Is no indication that the play will not be correctly recorded by the experienced men in the scorers box upstairs. The handling of ugly bounders is an art only acquired by long years of patient work. It would
 be a manifest injustice to the marvel ous inhelders of to-day--the Iajoies, the Turner's, the Wallaccs, and the
 Elberfelds-to match their work. as this no error on fumbled grounders rule would do. with the mediocre players, who are too indolent and too indifferent to acquire the wonderful knack of going after the elusive grounder in the right way.