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The evening world., 1908-10-29
TOLD BURBANK
HE'D Be A STAR
SHE'D WORSHIP
Witness Says He Overheard
"Favorite Niece" Ask for
Securities.

The suit brought by David Bur
bank Newcomb and Mary Ellen New
comb to recover $4,000 worth OF Sc
curtties alleged TO have been assigned by
mother the late Mary Ellen Newcomb.
was continued before Judge Ward In
the United States Circuit Court to-day.
w A. Slocum. OF Chicago, was called
In behalf of the defendant, Caleb 4.
Burbank. executor and principal legatee
under the will, He was asked whether
he had ever lived in the same house
with Ambrose r. Burbank.
Yes" was his reply
The witness explained that, without
attempting to listen, he had heard the
late Mrs. Newcomb and aged Mr., Bur
bank In conversation, being in the next
room.
ION two or three occasions" said Mr..
Slocum, Il heard Mrs. Newcomb ask
her uncle. Mr., Burbank, TO go with her
TO her attorney to make a VIII. She
said IL he did not she nor her children
would get a cent"
Thomas A, Shea said he had roomed
in the house with Burbank for some
time prior 10 his death
AT one time" ne said, after a solne-
what heated interview, l heard Mrs
Newcomb tell Mr.. Burbank that size
didn't see IL things remained as they
were. how her children would get q
dollar OF his estate.
she said that she was his favorlte
niece" continued Mr.. Shea, "and that
when he died he'd he a star somewhere
and she would always revere his mem.
DRY; revere ii more than his other
nieces"
The witness testified that he had also
overheard Mrs. NewComb asking the old
man for list OF securities that he haC
and enumerating some that she be-
lieved ne had,
Mr.. Burbank asked her how she
knew Of these securities" continued tht
witness. and she said "a little oigt
told me-
. lCleazcr A Burton. seyenty-tWo gears
old one OF the Maine nephews ~ the
/ decens ed said he did not believe IN,
/ assignment had been written by Am,
hrosc H. burbank Under cross-eNam,
nation the witness said he was a leg
atee In $500 under the prohated will
He was given other admitted papers
. and asked about writing and signatures
/ After looking at these he said he coul,
not tell about them.
The evening world., 1908-10-29
WOMEN SHOULD !.
SMUKE TO HELP
THEIR NERVES
Philadelphia Doctor Says 1t
Would Be Beneficial to
Their Health.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. % - Women
would be less nervous IL they smoked.
according to DR.. Rachel 5. Skidelskl, one
OF the best known women practitioners
here. In an address to the women's
Club
Il think she said, ~ n woman would
sit down for FIVE minutes before begin
ming her day and give the time to n
cigarette she would be able to better
plan her work. And five minutes thus
used three times a day would be OF
much benefit to her.
Tobacco, II pure and properly used.
ls known to be valuable in functional
disorders of the nerves, Men find II val
liable to sooth their nerves and relieve
petty worries. 1 do not see why women.
whose worries are more numerous and
whose nervous organization is more
delicate, should not also ind benefit in
its proper use
She would not sanction habitual snlok-
ing or smoking in public. Many physi
clans hold similar views, she said, but
hesitated to advise women patients Il
smoke for fear it might become habit.
The evening world., 1908-10-29
MISS FARRAR,
SINGER, WILL Be
SCOTTrS BRIDE
Gable Announces Engagement
of Famous Singers Now on
Way to New York,

A cablegram from Berlin announces
that Miss Geraldine Farrar. the opera
singer, and Mr.. Antonio Scott, who
has lust completed an engagement at
the Berlin opera House, are engaged
20 marry. Both are now on their way
to New York on the steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm H., which sailed last Tues
day.
Miss Farrar Is one of the leading
lyric sopranos OF the day. She Is an
American and the daughter OF Sidney
Farrar. who was once a noted baseball
player She attained her greatest sue
cess in Berlin. She sings the leading
role in Puccnrs new grand opera, The
Girl Of the Golden West" Scott has
been the leading dramatic italian bari
tone for several years al the Metro
politln Opera-House.
The evening world., 1908-10-29
SPENT ELEVEN
LONG MONTHS IN
3. ANDERS0Nv|LLE
Civil War Veteran Under
went Hardships That Al
fected His Afterlife.

Ono Of the most Interesting expert
snoes that has been recorded in con-
motion with the Cooper remedies. which
are now being demonstrated at Riker's
New Drug Store. No. 2 West Fourteenth
street. Just OF Fifth avenue, Is related
by Mrs. Henry Strattmann. of No. 2S5
East Tenth street, New York. Mrs
Strattmann describes the case Of her
husband. a veteran of the civtl war.
who spent eleven months of his service
N Andersonville prison. She says:
My husband had stomach trouble for
many years. He was for thlrty-tour
years employed In q sugar refinery. He
Is an old soldier OF the civil war, and
during that struggle was incarcerated
for eleven months in Andersonville
prison. As result OF the hardships I'M
posed upon him at that time he has
never had a healthy stomach since.
During the past twelve years. how
ever, his trouble gradually became more
aggravated, and for several years past
he has suffered terribly. lie got SO he
ate very sparingly and seemed to nave
no desire for food. Liquids formed h4s
principal diet, as solid food hurt him
and made the pain more severe,
DOCtOIs were Guns u4lGu, Jul ldllel
20 help him. one doctor diagnosed ms
trouble as cancer Of the stomach. and
held out no hope. lie also tried a rum
ber of remedies that ere TeeumaleA u
but might as Well have saved hls muney
for all the good they did, About two
months ago ne was persuaded 10 give
the Cooper remedies = trial, and pro
cured treatment OF Cooper's New Dis
ooyeTy.
Now he Is we'll. ! have not seen him
look so strong and hearty In year, lie
ftels splendid and eats any Kind ~
food he likes, All the pain has dsap-
Rssrsd. and he is entirely free from sa;s
New Discovery has done for him, aul
having proved It to be sovereign
stomach medicine we do not hesitate 10
freely recommend II To all who sunel
fhom stomach disorders"
Cooper OF his assistants meet t"e puo
nc daily az Riker's New Drug store
No. West Fourteenth street, jus un
Fifth avenue. The Cooper medicine,
ere on sale at all the Riker stores, and
Ssn es obtainsd at any other drus
store. '.'
The evening world., 1908-10-29
C. A. BRIDGE, VETERAN
NEWSPAPER MAN, DEAD,

Charles \. Bridge, one Of the veteran
newspaper men Of this city, died this
afternoon, after a lingering Illness in
private hospital in Hancock street,
Brooklyn He had been resident Of
brooklyn for many years, his home at
the time he was stricken with his fatal
illness being at 40. l57 Macon street
Mr. Bridge came of sturdy New Eng
land stock lie fought In the Civil War
M a hoy, entered upon newspaper work
IN Boston and eventually came 10 this
city.
Through the evolution Of the news
pan .puhlsl ing business from the time
he entered il until he len MIR Bridge ale
wuys hcN loading place in editorial
or executive capacities.
The bulk of his work was done on
The World. the Herald pnd the IN ari-
can some years ago he Withdrew
from the racking grind ~ daily new s.
paper work and estab lishsd the adyer-
''-lns agency of Parker a Bridge.
The evening world., 1908-10-29
RECORD CARGO OF GRAIN.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 29-rhe
steam barge Adam Cornelius left Mil
wauHee early to-day for Buffalo with a
cargo OF 20, 80 bushels OF wheat THIS
is the largest boatload of grain in one
TO leave Milwaukee In 'ue
history ul navigation on the Great
Lakes
The evening world., 1908-10-29
NEW YORK ClUBMAN SUED
FOR DIVORCE in MICHIGAN.

FLINT. Mich. oct 29.--Ntrs. Florence
w Rudolphy. daughter OF J. II. Whit
ing, prominent business man of this
city. to-day filed suit here for divorce
from her husband, William f. Rudolph.
family in that city. Mr. Rudolpy is
widely known in club ci-"les The
couple were married in New York In
1904 but since last January Mrs Ru-
parents here.
Nuegaticns are made in the applica =
ton for divorce of extreme cruelty and
uuialtpfunrss, aud Mrs. Rudolphy asks
custody OF the CouIies infant child.
Rudolphy. who has been here for about
IA wear. says that he has retained New
York counsel and will contest the suit
vigorously.
The evening world., 1908-10-29
WIFE DEMANDS
AN INQUIRY INTO
HUSBANDS DEATH
Efforts to See Klein After He
Left Home Baked, She
Charges.

The relatives OF Louis Klein, a veal
thy retired contractor, whose body was
found floating in New York Bay at the
foot OF Chapel street, JERSEY City, last
Monday, with a cash in the head, de-
clared to-day that they would demand
an investigation of how he came to mis-
death. Mrs. Klein the contractors
young and pretty wife. was found by an
Evening World reporter at No, 3l5 East
Fifty-fourth street an apartmcnt-house
owned by Klein.
There is a great deal back of this of
which cannot at the present time
speak" she said. Il am determined
however. 10 find out how my husbands
body came TO he in the bay with "A
wound in the head
Il have not seen him since oct. !,
when John Fogel. OF No, l27 Nobel
street. Greenpoint, the brother of Mr.,
Klein's first wife, who died six months
ago, sent his son Louis over to our
home. He had a long talk with Mi,
Klein and then the two went out to-
gether | n short time Louis togel
came back and said that ne wanted my
husbands stronE-box containing the
title deeds to this house, his life insur-
ance policy, a copy of his will and other
valuable papers. | refused to give IT Ia
him, and then he took Il by force.
81 have not seen my husband since
then, though | have tried 10 several
times When | read the description OF
the body in the papers | was certain 1t
wasv husband and | shall attend To the
funeral arrangements
Mrs Klein said that her husband was
dfty years old and In good health, and
that IL was absurd 10 suppose that he
had killed himself
The evening world., 1908-10-29
DIP. BULL A BIT STRONGER,

Al the Hotel Plazl. where pr VIII
lam r, Bull il confined with IA serious
Illness, this bulletin signed rs nis,
Delalield, hlake and Potter, was giyen
out this morning. Or, Hull passed a
very comfortable night and II little
stronger this mornins
The evening world., 1908-10-29
GAGGED BY TWIN
BROTHER OF MAN
X" SHE HAD NAMED
Letter to Mrs. Grant Com
plicates Fake Robbery Into
Intricate Plot.
SHE DENIES MARRIAGE.
Husband George Dead" 1t
Was John, Whom She
Had Never Seen.
SHE DENIES MARRIAGE.

Tho agile Imagination of writer Of
French farces could not frame set
Of complications more intricate than
those In which Mrs. George Grant, OF
No. bs1 Jersey avenue, Jersey City. finds
herself entangled as the result OF a
piece OF deception she practiced on her
husband last Sunday. Her husband is
thoroughly hewildered and the detec-
tives on the case are running around In
circles.
A robbery, n confession that there was
no robbery twin brothers and an allie
cation that Mrs. Grant was married he
fore she met Grant. which she denies.
figure in the plot. The latest twist arose
from a letter received by Mrs. Grant
to-day.
Her husband returning home last
Sunday afternoon, found her bound and
gagged In the dining-room of their aat.
She said two men had entered. gagged
her, tied her and stolen $50 from be-
tween two mattresses, where 1t had
been hidden.
$50 Gone All Right.
There was no doubt about the 500 be-
ing missing and the police were no,!-
fed. Under the pressure OF close Gues-
tioning Mrs. Grant told a different
story.
She said that man named George
Milford, whom she had known for
years, accompanied by another man
whom she did not know. called on her
Sunday at noon and Milford asked for
money. He bullted her. she said. into
rI,. ha,, n
her story, he and his companion bound
and gagged her at her own request 80
she might be able to tell her husband
that she had been robbed.
The police started 10 look for George
Milford, and the story stood until to-
day, when Mrs. Grant received a letter
which fell into the hands of her hus-
band. II was signed Your poor, mis-
guided brother-in-law. John Henry Null
ford"
It's a Case Of Twins.
The letter stated that the writer had
read Mrs Grants statements about
George Milford in the newspapers and
wished to correct mistake. Your
husband, George" the letter states,
has been dead for eight years. 1t waa
I. his twin brother. who robbed You
asst Sunday. When you receive this
letter l shall be dead"
The historical Mrs. Grant told her
husband that she had never been mar
ried to George milford She insists
that, while she knew George Multord
had twin brother, John. she Is sure "A
was George who got the money from
her Sunday. She saw John, she sayS
suly tw!co IN her life
The evening world., 1908-10-29
LUCKENBACH ALL RIGHT.

~ 20 '"sul1r line steamer : V. Luck
cunaoh, which was discovered to be on
fire off cape Hatteras, while en- route
from Sew York for Porto Rico and re-
,UlNrl assistance from the steamer
l.UndS'pIip. bound fpy ur same port,
was reported in a wireless message re-
sNcd to-day to no proceeding under her
.. u steam
'.iluoclpNa 90 f1o United Wirolcgs
Telegraph Company, said the passou-
o." arr Sun ou board the luCkenhach
NUc mn sage Was sent no iU o'clock
last uiEut and gave the Philadelphia s
position as ll6n miles south of Sandy
Hook which would make Ter Within 2it
miles OF her port OF destination, san
Juan, where, therefore size should ar
rive this evening.
The evening world., 1908-10-29
TAKES GAS TO DIE.
Found by Her Lnndlndy In~on-
scious and Died In M Hour.

Mrs. Mary Hoover who conducts q
roomng house at No. l2o East ono
Hundred and Twruty-sc' Nnth street
found that there was s,rong rd". VI
gas In the upper hallway this after
noon. She investigated and found that
the door of a room occupied by Resist
Martin was locked and that the SIS
odor appeared 10 cmanate from thar
room
Calling policeman Mrs Hoover
fore ed the door she found the woman
lying ON tho bcd unconscious with H
tube iu her mouth the other end ut
4 nhysIrian was called In mn could. n.
nothing for the woman Who 'ied aI
hour later
Mrs Hoo, 81 knew nothing about -.
LODGE. who engaged tho room iu WhiCN
she allied herself last rrusdaN 81,
MAS I. uught 10 the house hy uCg sle.
ter, Kate Martin. who works downtoW n
and has roomed In the place for SONS
TINA
The evening world., 1908-10-29
1--WE Do Not Fear Publicity -
Says Lawyer Maas for Mrs,
J. A. NCNicker.
S2,ooo,o0o IS INVOLVED.
Denies That Young Woman'S
Mother Has Turned
Against Her.

This suit brought against my client
by Charles Il. Grouse, OF Syracuse, y.
Y, ia persecutory in nature and bold
attempt OF a man to break "A contract
which he made with his eyes open ff-
teen years ago." Lawyer Charles q.
Mas. Of No. 81 Nassau street. stated
today TO an Evening World reporter.
Mr.. Mas Is counsel fo' Mrs. John y.
NIcNicker, OF EnEleuo God, \. j., who,
under contract made in 1879 by TWEEN
ty.seven heirs OF IL" late u. Edgar
Grouse with her guardian, tho Lincoln
Trust Company settled upon her
s2, OOO, 600 Mrs. McNick"rs mother, Mrs
Tia Henry PotuliCka, formerly Mrs
Slegbert Kosterltz, put in her claim
against the Grouse estate shortly after
MIR. Crouses death on Nov. 81, 49,
She claimed that the present Mrs, Me
Wicker was the daughter of the
syracuse millionaire. The heirs. after
contemplating long expensive legal
ght. agreed to let the child have half
" the estate, and the money was placed
trust
Alleae Fraud and CoIlusion.
The suit begun in Syracuse by Mir
Grouse last month alleges collusion,
fraud and conspiracy when this con-
ract was made" continued Mv. Mas.
Il did not fear publicity, ana | was
not going to permit this thing to hang
over the head IF a Young married
woman with two children, 50 | moved
or oill Of particulars from Grouse.
The evening world., 1908-10-29
81" SUICIDE IDENTIFIED.
Woman Killed by b. r. T. Was
Mira. Adam Iindhnuer

The woman who threw herself II
front of train at the Fortieth stree:
station of the Fifth avenue, Brooklyn,
elevated road last night was identified
to-day tv Fer husband, Adam Lind
hauer, barber, of No 80 Metropolitan
avenue. williamsburg His add: e:ss was
found on a card in her poCHetbuuk.
Il cannot believe, though, that my
wife killed herself" said Lindhauer t.
an Evening World reporter. II think
that she had an attack OF gidd.ness and
fell in front of the train
The evening world., 1908-10-29
OLD PUTNAM HOUSE TO GO.

Following the F!fth Avenue Hotel ana
the Everett House, the old Putnam
House, on Fourth avenue, opposite Mad
ison square Garden, Is TO be torn uogyr
10 give place TO twriye-otoi% office
building the neN building viii cost
s2iyD UuD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-06

Newton, was in Topeka yesterday visit
ing the local electrical officials.
Rev. E. S. Paddock spoke at the new
planning mill today
T. c. Fox, general superintendent, is
back from a western business trip.
Engineer Ed Scahill is running on los
and 106 between Topeka and st. Joseph
in the place of Engineer James
Thomas.
Edwin Moss of the machine shops has
returned from a two weeks visit to his
parents in Milwaukee.
j. NJ. McJOneS, fireman at the power
house. has resigned his position.
Alexander E. Voigt, of the electrical
department, has returned to Topeka
after an official visit in Newton.
Fireman William Johnson of Argen-
tine was in Topeka Thursday.
The entertainment at the Railroad Y.
NJ C. A. tonight will be given by Mrs.
Isabel Macarthur reader, accompanied
by the Painter quartette. The follow
ing is the programme for the entertain
ment: No. 1-De Fo' Noon Nap, A Green
Christmas, Broken Bow, The Sound OF
Her Voice, Our Appeal to ST. Patrick
If We'd Only Stop to Think; No. 2
Music; No. 3-Cupid's Carelessness, The
Orioles Song, And She, Married Wo-
man. Business, Sab, A "Reminiscences, A
Vegetable Filtration; No. 4-Music; NO
5-Nakoma A Toast, The Man Who
Sings Prayer Meeting, Bass, His Re
markabIe Presence of Mind, My Sun
flower Girl, The Meanest Boy; No. g.
Music: No Tim So Shy, Laugh, and
the World Laughs With You, The Old
Rail Fence, A Story.
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When in need of anything in lum-
Der or building material. builders
hardware, paints, glass. ETC., see ]. B.
Whelan & Co, Fourth and s. F.
track, opposite r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. They
have a new and complete stock.
Twenty members of the G. l. A will
go to Atchison next Monday to visit
with the members of this organization
who reside in that town.
The new time card of the Santa Fe
will go into effect tomorrow
Ed Strain, a local switchman, has re-
turned to work after an absence of sew
eral days.
Harry Sturgis. stenographer in the
office of the general manager, was
married Thursday to Miss Bessie
Gaines of Topeka. Harry is off on a
weeks vacation.
E. w. Lane and Arthur George of the
machine shops are off with injured
eyes.
George Fitzgibbons, a local switch
man, is laying off for few days.
Jack Slater, the Fourth street flag
man, is back at work after a few days
layoff
A new bulletin board will be installed
Sunday, and the new time card will be
printed on it for the benefit of the
public.
Conductor J. H Griffith has returned
to work on 107 and 10S after an alb
sence of several days. Conductor Tom
Verlin was in his place.
George T. Peterson is a new appren-
tice in the machine shops
]. NJ. Boyd, axle light inspector at
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New style Gold Coins.

Washington. Nov. 6.-The minis OF
Philadelphia San Francisco and Den
yer have begun coming a new So gold
piece struck on a different plan from
any heretofore coined in the world 1t
follows an idea was expressed to Pres
ident Roosevelt by DIR. w. S. Sturgis
Bigelow of Boston that to permit the
coins being piled to a uniform height
a high or strong relief might be OBJ
tanned by depressing the design below
the field or face of the coin, instead
of raising it above. as usual in all
coinage operations. This would provide
fiat field and a uniform thickness,
the fat surface taking the wear and
protecting the relief. the shape of the
depression following the outline of the
relief. The same design will be used
on the two and a half dollar pieces.
and all will bear the I'm God We
Trust" motto
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Travis in the Allen-Neosho district.
Travis was elected by 4 3 majority, but
it has been discovered that in one
precinct in lola the fool judges and
clerks got tired and went home with
out finishing the count. They thought
they would come back the next day
and take their time to it. When they
came back, the ballot box had been
carted off to the city hall. and they
found one of the city officials paving
over the ballots. The Democrats con-
tend that the votes of the whole pre-
cfnct. should be thrown out, and this
would give the election to F. J. Oyler,
the Democrat 1t would serve the Re-
publican members of the election
board right, but would be little herd
on Travis
The number of Democratic sheriffs
which were elected at the late un-
pleasantness will serve to somewhat
soothe the breasts of the savage
Democrats Counties which elected a
full set of county officers of the Re-
publican faith in some instances
switched on sheriff, and chose a Demo-
crat. Here are a few counties which
elected Democratic sheriffs: Haskell,
Finney, Reno, Kiowa, Saline, Thomas,
Decatur. Clay, Franklin, Chase. Usage,
Clark. Cloud, Rice, Mitchell. Sumner,
Marshall Labette, Jewell
Generally speaking, the Democrats
made big gains in the number of coun-
ty officers elected.
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from Columbia, with the exception of
the Thanksgiving game, and Missouri
rooters are anxious to see what the
Tigers can do without the support of
the side lines.
Those who made the trip to Drake
are: Captain Miller, Ristine, Hill, Rob-
erts, Carothers. Barnes, Anderson,
Bluck, Graves. Driver. Zee, Burruss
Idler, Cove, Deatherage, Saunders,
Trowbridge,. Wilder. Ewing, Alexander,
Giichrist, Grain and Cook.
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Ames' game, and a complete reversal
of form from that shown in last Sat
urday's game is anticipated.
Several changes may be seen in the
Tiger lineup at Des Moines. "Tubby''
Graves will return to left tackle, where
he played all last year. With two such
men at full as Wilder and Ewing,
Graves will be of more value to, the
team at tackle.
This is the only game on the Mis-
souri, schedule which is played away
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Thinks CHAMBER Still Crazy.

New York. Nov. 6.-The application
of John Armstrong Chanler Cor
Chaloner) as he recently called him
self to the supreme court. to set aside
the finding of a jury which adjudged
him insane, has been denied by Justice
Traux The petitioner was declared in
sane eleven years ago and committed
to Bloomingdale asylum, from which
he escaped. He is now living in Vir-
GINA.
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HE WANTED TO WARM TILE BABY
So Three-Year-O Old Built a Fire
Under the Infants Buggy.

Galena, Ill, Nov. 6.-while his
mother was absent from the room. the
three-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rapp built a fire under the
baby carriage. in which his eight
months-old brother was lying.
The flames communicated to the
coverings and the infant was so badly
burned it died.
The child explained his act by say
ing he wanted to get the baby warm.
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MISSOURI GOES TO DIES MONIES
Some Changes Will Be Made in Lineup
for Drake Game.

Columbia, Mo-, Nov. 6.-The Tigers
have departed in a special car for Des
Moines, Ia, where they meet Drake
Saturday. Coach Monilaw declared
that Missouri would win. although he
expected a harder battle than Mis-
souri, rooters were looking for
The Missouri team has lost what 1T
tie over confidence 1t had before the
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Thursday afternoon Chairman ]. n.
Dolley received this telegram from
William H. Taft:
~. n. Dolley, Topeka, Kan: Many
thanks for your telegram and all that
you have done. L am delighted with
Kansas.-William H. Taft
1t is said that the Democrats will
contest the election of Frank l..
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publicans 119, Democrats AZ, indie
pendent l and doubtful l 4.