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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01
William E. Burdette.

William Edgar Burdette. 56,, died at
his home. 80 Elliot street, Tuesday morn
ing of apoplexy after an illness of 10 days.
lie was born in Gardner, Mass, Feb; 9,
1852, son of Hervey and Laura Cobb
Burdette. When young he moved with
his parents to NARROW, N. H., and later
to Munsonville Here with his brother
George he started the Burdette char
company which was afterward moved to
Keene. N. II. -Four years ago he sold
his interest in the business and moved
to Ashby, Mass, here he bought a farm,
Two years ago he came to Brattleboro1
and has lived here since. He married
Alice Messenger Stoddard of keeene, y.
IT,, in 1872. He leaves besides his wild
ow six children: Arthur D. and Leroy
Burdette of Brattleboro, Mrs. Grace Hills
of Keene, N. H., William Edgar Bnrdetthe,
ir. and Deane Burdette Of Elmira,, n.
" and Mrs. Laura Piper of Ashby,
Mass; and two brothers, George Bur
dette and Eli Burdette of keene,,, n. IL.
The body was taken to Keene Tuesday
morning The funeral was. held there
Yesterday, Rev. A. H. Webb. officiating.
Mr.. Burdette was member of the keene
Methodist church.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01

Once again two gallant young mon
archs have escaped the fate to which the
eroakers and the pessimists had con-
demned them. King Alfonso of Spain
has not been blown up, and, King, Manuel
of Portugal is not engaged to be mar
ried,ZThe Bystander.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01

Mr.. John Riha of Winning / a., says: !
have been selling DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills for about year and they give
better satisfaction than any PHI ever
sold Sold by All Druggists
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01

D,y;tt,s Little Early Risers are small
pem snre and gentle little pills. Sold by
All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01

.a,,snum Was FILLED Tuesday and
Wednesday Evenings to Sec Work Of
tcssl Amateurs OF tho Best
Local shows Ever Given.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
FARMERS BOY NEARLY
Loses LIFE IN WILD
TURKEY CHASE
speclal Do paly Leader.

Special 10 Daily Leader
Dewey, Okla, August 27-- PINNED
securely IN he forks OF big tree
where he was hell prisoner for nearly
forty-eight hours bllstered by the boil
ing hot sun and nearly starved to
death was the experience OF Claude
Bowman, a farmers boy who lives IN
the country near this city. While hunt.
ing Tor wild turkeys In the canyons
OF Tiger creek. Yopng Bowman star
ted out in quest of the game. He was
fortenate il getting a hot trail and
soon found a number OF birds Fir
ing into the dock he wounded two
bur they got away from him. While
tracing the wounded turkeys he came
Upon a steep canyon AMI here lost
sight Of his game Peerlng into ihc
canyon he saw. some distance below
hIm the turkeys Hopping an futter-
Ing on the ground trying TO fy He
started 10 descend the roChs through
crack in the cliff when ais foot
slipped and he slid down the decline
for quite a distance He suddenly
landed in the forks Of a large tree at
the bottom Of the cliff and cOngratula-
ting himself on his narrow escape
, from death on the rugged ROCKS. he
waited few minutes before trying
TO extricate himself.
He squirmed and kicked and strain.
ed for more thsn two hours TO free
himself, but found that fruitlsss Tie
had landed. with his body about mid.
way In the forks cf the tree. striking
on his stomach face downward Hg
cried for help but knew that no one
ioul hear him. He remainde in this
condition from easily In the afternoon
OF Saturday until the next day in the
evening The boys father, finding
that he di1 not return IA the evening
Of Saturday, strted ot 10 hunt him
| He searched high and low IN Tiger
| creek bottoms and about O'Clock
! Sunday afternoon came 10 a deep can
yon when suddenly he thought h'
ihoairi sFqans. lie investigated close
! ~ and saw someone n the forks o
tree QulckY he got down &c ib'
uea and discovered his son. mor'
dead ihSn alive He tried every wal
TO pull the boy out but his efforts
We're In vain and he started on &
] lnd II some one lived in the neigh
\ borhOod where ne could get help. All
] ter about an hour he succeedei IL
( fadiag 4 house and borrowed an a,
! Returning be choppeii on one of The
I limbs Of The tree and as Il fen ah
Dcy rolled out exhausted, The fathel
I revived him with some cool wStel
from zoe creek aud soon he vas abb
10 walk hnme.
The turkeys wee not 'AotAyrel
ava The swo returned heme enlp',
hapaeN
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27

What a simple and inexpensive
fieasi expensive solution your drug
gist nas) solving Of the fat wonans
problem the Marplola Prescription
Tablets provide She takes one of
these harmless. pleasant little tabiets
otter eacn meal and at bedtime and
loses from 10 TO 16 ounces Of fat
each day. and vet suffers no harm.
creates no disturba1ces inwardly. pro
duces no wrinkles and is put 10 prac-
ticaiiy no expense for an effective
quantity IAN be obtained for only ~
cents
This larmlessncss combined VITA
The extreme effectiveness which distin
ppishps these tablets Is due. on the
authority of the Marmnla &C. Detroit
Mich. 20 the fact that they are made
n strict accordance with the famous
prescription. ~ ounce Marmola, IL
ounce Fluid Extract Cascara Aromatic
and 3 l-2 ounces Strip simplex, which
as everybody knows. has long been put
eO and recommended by oar best drug
gists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
WILL TAKE OUT STATE CHARTER


Special to Daily Leader.
Ningf.sher. Okla Aug 27.-At q
meeting OF the directors Of tho Peoples
National bank it was decided unani-
mously TO convert the said bank into q
state bank, the name of the new insti-
tuition to be The Peoples State Bank
OF Kingfisher, Okla.
The stockholders of the new institu-
tion remain the same as in the Peo-
pes National bank also without
change in the officers Of the bank.
This action is taken by the Peoples
National because cf the decision OF
the comptroller OF the currency at
Washington which decision refuses TO
permit national banks TO avail their
ldepositors OF the benefit Of the state
guaranty law, and because the Peoples
National believes the people desire
tthe security for their money deposited
provided by law.
The capital of the Peoples state
bank viii be the same as OF the Peo-
pies National, 100000
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27

voluntary retirement under the SER
vice law However. he has already
refused an offer of voluntary retire
ment, and it is not likely thar he Will
>yield this time rather than take the
physical tes-
The test win be held at Fort
Huachuca within tae next several
mouths the exact date TO be selected
by The commanding officer Of the De-
parfinenf of Colorado. Upon he com
pletion of the test he will return to
Fort Grant
Col stewart will oe the senior colo
rel in the Coast Artillery corps next
December. He ! snow second on the
list lie has three years to serve be
fore he is SO years OF age. and can be
cbnipulsorly retired by tne president.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
ASSAULT
ENDS IN
TRAGEDY
spoeIal % Dally Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
Tulsa. Okla August 81 Dave
webb is dead. William Webb his
brother, fatally wounded aud j. w
Culpepped Is seriously hurt the result
of fight between the ebbs ami Cul-
peppe- in a grceery store owned BY
the latter in The west part OF the city
last night
The trouble started last night when
the ebp brothers 10 ayenge an alleged
injury made an assault upon Culpep-
per nhis store after whicn they told
him they would return the next night
finish np thhe JOB. Culpenper armed
himself With a double-baroi shotgun
and when the Webhbs appeared al his
store last n;snt as they hal threaten.
ed, he opened n-e upo nthem with f.
tai results Culpeppor was assaulted
by illiam ebb after the latter had been
shot il m
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
Bis MEET
AT TULSA

Interest among the Democrats
throughout the state IS rapidly cen.
ieling ln Tulsa. and when The Demo.
cratic state convention meets there
next Tuesday. the attendance prom
ises to b. second 70 that OF no con-
soHiion IN the history OF the state
The meeting viii be much in the
nature OF Democratic loycIeastl
tomhined with the fofnai opening oi
the campaign, as ,here will be moth.
ipg for the souxeatlon 20 do except
@ formuhie q piaHorm and yheS
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
.lsse 70 H3 SELECTED
BY COMMANDING OFFICER
Mesi Either Take 9O-MiIG
EOgssbsCk Ride or Walk
so Miles

WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.-Col VIII
liam f. Stewart. Coast Artillery corps,
Who. by order OF President Roosevelt,
has been stationed at an ungarrison-
cd army post st-Fort Grant, Ariz., be-
cause Of gtemperameptal incapacity,
was orherad today 10 proceed 10 Fort
fluachuca Ariz.. TO take the annual
physical test prescribed by tNe pres-
dent for all officers Of the army.
Il will be the FIRST physical test Col.
Stewart has taken and the medical
survey which Is made pcgors an Off
Ger Is allowed to take part In the test
may cause bis retirement. However,
no recent survey has been received
az the War department OF Col. Stew
arf's physical condition. and the de-
sartnent ias received no official In.
formation tending 10 show whether
he Will be able TO withstand the strain
OF the test
Sol Stewart will have the option
that all officers OF the Coast Artillery
corps enjoy He is permitted to take
either the ninety-mile horseback ride
in three consecutive days or II ne re-
quests he win be allowed TO walk
nfty miles IN tne same liht ana uh'
der similar conditions
May Not Pass Medical Survey.
Strict medical examinaiions VIII bs
made both before and after the test
and II Col Stewards physical condi
tion Is such as 20 prevent his pSrtici
pating IN the physical test, he will b.
ordered before a retiring board.
he undertakes ANA fails to complete
the test he viii also be ordered befor
a retiring board Col. Stewart is no
Obliged to take the test unless n,
cares to. He IS allowed TO apply 70
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
SULPHUR PREPARES FOR REUNION
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader
Sulphur, Okla, Aug 27.~-rhe local
Grand Army post has completed its ap-
pointment Of committees on entertain.
ment and arrangement fr the first
Oklahoma state reunion Of the G. A.
r., which viii be held in the Plat.
National park in Sulphur September
l6, II and is.
While free entertainment aud free
quarters viii be furnished all old sol.
diers, the old boys are being requested
TO bring blankets
An invitation is being extended to
the rongh riders and ali other soldiers
Of the Spanish,Ap1erican war 10 at.
tend the reunion as the guests OF the
Grand Army. Denis II. Flynn, Sona
tor Robert l.. owen Dick Morgan
and A. Il. p Stamford are among thc
long list OF noted men who viii ad
| dress the reunion.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
confederate VETERAN IS DEAD

Special to Daily Leader
McAlester, Okla, Aug. 27.-Col. NJ.
%. Vance. IS years cli, q veteran of
the Confederate cause, died at his
home IN this city OF paralysis Colo
mel Vance enlisted in the Confederacy
as captain OF The Eleventh Arkansas
regiment and his promotion to the
colonelcy was rapid. He was mar
fiel at Sarepta. Miss, in 1850 to
Miss Margaret Duff -Four children
survive Mrs. Il. w Carter. Of Meal
ester: Mrs. J. H. Elliott. OF Yazoo.
Mich; p A. Vance, of San Antonio,
and Mrs. Wallace. Of OXFORD. Mics.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
R0WD|ES DIS
TURB ANTI-HORSE
THIEF PICNIC
sreciaI b DaIlN Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader.
Bartlesville, Okla, Aug. 26.-Drnnk
and apparently angered al the policies
OF the AntfHorss Thier association. a
party uE men attemepted to chop a
merry-gcround to pieces and otherwise
demoralizc a picnic that was being
held By the association at Oslesby's
grove The men rode through the
crowds, throwing their iariets at peo'
PIE and occasionally shooting. Aid Of
Officers was summoned and the trou
bic quieted without any serious alter
cations
Alfred Courtland. rom Halfmoon,
Bud Coyn. Andy Marshall and Frank
Miller were LATER arrested and fined
Courtland was the man who insisted in
using aa axe on the merry -go-round
and q fine Of S75 was assessed against
him
Later IN the day a thief entered
the picnic grounds aud stole a team
of herses and q buggy belonging 10
roe tiiis of Oo1e alta When the
sheft was reported officers of the Anti
Horse Thief association set out to APP
prchend the thief. but without results.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27

ought not TO be hard TO do With tho
national platform and the splendid
record ~ the Domocratio state admin
istration for inspiration.
The citizens Of Tulsa are making
ample preparations TO handle the
crowd. and vii ] leave nothing un-
done to make the convention one long
is3fSbfiS nitahB taddiiI5 fitit.
cry Democrat who attends
One novel feature Of the convon-
ton will be the fact that from almost
half the counties In the std..- there
VII be 30 regularly accredited dele
gates through the failure OF the coun
IS committee TO have such delegates
chosen at The primary as is provided
10y law. From those counties where
10 rcgtlac delegates were chosen. BY
resolution adopted az recent meet.
ing ct 60" sta4e cbrtgal committee the
Democrats attending the convention
and resi- lents OF such counties will be
entitled 10 seats in the convention.
ana VIII be permitted to cast the full
vote OF the delegation. This resolu-
non an2cung so many cuuntles in the
state has tendency to pnpularize
me convention, and from the present
Indications II seems PROBABLE that the
atlendanee from each of these coun-
TIES VIII be largely in excess of the
accredited number Of delegates.
other matters which will tend TO In.
crease the attendance IS the interest
iolt throughout the state on The school
iapd question tho. New Jerusalem
proeositlen and The dispensary sys
t. m, al q which viii l3c submitted
@ I've people to be voted on this fall
While i IS impossible to estimate Tho
! strength q amy of llese questions, il
Is ali admitted fact that the advocates
OF all of them will ibe at the Tulsa
convention working to have their pet
Measure iEdorsed by the Democratic
party Of the state. This fact being
generally known. has also had the ef
( feet of orousing the Democrats who
aie opposing the sale Of school lands
i the New Jerusalem idea and the dis
/ ptnsarv. and win help 10 swell the
attendance at the convention.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
AGAIN CATCHING EN- ALIVE
Special to Daily Leader.

NTVNItII 10 IHIIF IlVflIET.
Cache, Okla. Aug 2T.-Two sleek.
fierce-tightlng grey wolves were bag
ged in the Wichita forest reserve by
United States Marshal John Aberna-
Thy, Who practiced his adept art Of
springing upJn taem in the chase, To-
morrow Abernathy viii attempt to cap
ture the mate Of the wolf that serious
" wounded him one day last week.
Marshai Abernalhy's hand has par
TALLY healed f.om the wounds inflicted
and the catcA was made without in
Jury or incident and IN the presence Of
ten companions whom he Is teaching
the art Of catching ein alifa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER
CURES catarrh of the stomach.
DUSTIN HAS $4,000 FIRE Loss

Special 70 Daily Leader.
Dustin. okla. Aug 81 The post
office ana all rs contents q general
merchandise store, two barber shops
and a confectionery were burnel here
from a firc that started from some I'M
known cause. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 and the Insurance $4,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
SENATOR GORE POLLED
HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES
CTsager'S Majority Over Stan
ford for Congress In Third
District IS ais

The first official figures on the totals
in the recent primaries were annovnc-
ed By Secretary Linn, OF the state
election board The last county.
Mayes. reported Yesterday assuring
the nomination of congressman IN the
Third district on the Republican ticket
to Creager OF MuskOgee, over H. Il.
p Stanford, OF 0kmulgee, a member Of
the First senate Creagers majority
IS it5
The highest number of votes was
polled by Thomas r. Gere, for reuomi-
nation as United States senator on the
Democratic ticket Tie blira orator
received 4S,975, or over 10000 more
than Dennis Flynn, the Republican
nominee.
The official vote follows:
1 Democratic
For United States senate-Gore
(D), 1885; Flynn (R), 2S,4Sl.
Corporation commissiouer--W Watson,
SO,63O s,nith, lS,757; AIitcher 1899;
Reynolds, 1906.
Congress--iF'irst district-,tohnston,
5.962: nainer. 1851: Mcguire, 7,404 /;
Second distiiet--Fulton, 1888; Nor
gan, 4.43l; lincoln, $500. Third dis
trict--Davenport, S,S9S, Stanford
l3,350. Creager 3,7G5. Fourth district
ii Carter. IN .3S2; Hackett f22; Wright
1870. Firth dhtriet-Ferrls, 12,6l4
(No Republican candidate)
For chief Justice Williams 1902
(No Republican, candidate)
For associate iustice--Ha 1928,
Dickerson, 5,223.
Certificates of nomination will be i
sued Immediately TO tne successful
candidates by Secretary Linn. The
result has been known since shortly
after the primaries except in the Re
publican congressional races in th'
Third aud Fourth districts
Tho nominees for the two parties
for senator follow;
Second dlsts.ct-E l.. Mitchell Cd
no republican.
Fourth district II. J. Denton CD
Webster Smith (S1; no republican.
Sixth dlstrict--J j. Williams ODE
Laie kHoWles tR).
Eighth distric,--P J. Goulding (D)i
w p l.ightloot (R).
Ninth dlslrict--J Mark Wsrtef
Cd: Earnest B. Chapman CRJ.
Tenth District. Q. Newell CD
J. r. Scott (R); George A. Moore
$50
Twelfth distrlct--James A. Kirk
wood tpDi Harper s. Cunningham
(Rl; George r. Morgan (S.).
Thirteenth distriot--M y EggermaI
CD, Wilberforce Jones tR1; c. b
Boylan ts)
Fourteenth dlsuictW II. johnson
ca; u NJ Colyille (R)i ]. G Barn
ard (s.la
Fifteenth district George o John
son CDl; J. D. Shields (s1; no repub
lican.
sixteenth district washington Say
age CD, declined TO serve; z. d
Bravnloe CRl; John A. Galley (S..
Seventeenth district Harry A. Allei
CD; William Hutchinson tit); Jamel
A. Higdou go.
Niacteeaih district r. p. Wynn'
Wl w. j Shepherd tRl,
Twentieth district-lesse NJ Hatcn
EFT Cn); Charles T. Gibson (RD; I'd
r.. Causcy (Sl
Twepty-secoud district-W. =. Stew
art CD; George w. Richardson tRl.
Twcntysixth disirict-W. NJ. Franz
I'm tDl w r. suiregg (Rl
Twenty-seyenth disirict-Cheesi
Mcintosh (Dl Harry Beeler tR)
Twenty-eiehth district--R, II. Whit
iaker lDl. J II. Cloonan (R0
Thiructh dlstrct-E r. NJ Landrur
i / lDl; no republican
Thirty-second dlsirict-J f. Lon
h CD; John II. Gum lR)
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
She likes Good rhInns.

Mrs. Chas. e. Smith of We3 Frank
lin, Maino, says: Il like good things
and have adopted Dr. Kings New Life
pills as our family laxative medicine
because they are good ana do their
work without making a fuss about IT,"
These painless purifiers sold at c. r.
Renfro,s drug store. 25c.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27
Aoenta Wanted.

To sell They Play While They Learn
lt' $3.50 per day is an easy mark
for "a Industrious lady TO earn each
day. Cah on OF address
G. +. BERRY.
Cottage Hotel. Guthrie. Okla.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27

Feel languid. weak. rundown? Head.
acbe2 Stomach "oT?--Jusi a plain
case OF lazy liver. Burdock Blood Bit
ters to9es the liver and stomach,
promites digestion, purifies the blood.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-27

Soothes itching skin Heals cuts or
burns without q scar Cures piles, ec-
zema, salt rheum, any itching Doan's
Ointment Your druggist sells it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-25

have a Girls Reformatory. similar to
the Boys Reformatory. The proba.
BILE location of this later institution
is not mentioned.
Under the present laws the incur.
able insane are, turned back upon
the counties from which they come.
The states institutions are hospit-
ais not asylums and as soon as 1t
has been determined that an insane
patient is incurable, he is sent bach
to the county from which he came.
As a rule the counties are not pre-
pared to take care ofsuch patients
and the plan for an institution , for
the incurables is the outgrowth OF
the condition. ti S. So
The reason the board gives for
moving the Boys school to some
point In western Kansas Is the fact
that II needs land for farming pur.
poses and the price Of land around
in western Kansas is cheaper and a
sufficient amount Of II could be Sc.
cured to make II practicable to teach
every boy in the institution.
The need Of a Girls Reformatory
has been recognized for years. Their
Is an industrial school for girls at
1 Beloit, but there is no institution
beween that and the penitentiary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-25
Business Good

81 have ben Secretary of the Com
mittee for % years and this force
has accomplished more since we
have been at work than the ordinary
committee accomplished during the
entire campaign" said w. H. L. Pep
perell. We have more to work with
and the literature is pouring in at
such a rate that 1t is necessary to
keep on the move to get 1t out of
the way for the new material which
is on the way here.
"We received. $4,000 Autographs Of
William Jennings Bryan and john W
Kern by express in one day, directly
from Lincoln, Nebraska, and that in
the face Of. the fact that we had al.
most as many, on handwhen we op.
ened headquarters. We have TWEEN
ty-seyen different varieties Of Lit
lerature that we are getting into the
hands Of the Kansas voters just as
fast as the mail and express trains
can get 1t there"
Demands for literature and speak
ers. are coming into headquarters al
the rate Of hundreds each day and
never in the history Of democratic
headquarters in Kansas has ther
been such interest manifested b!
the voters Of the State. These de
mands are not coming from the Dem
ocrats Of the state alone. but from
thousands Of Independent voters
whose names have never before reac
ed headquarters.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-09-25

more power. Allow him to appoint
the officers and hold him responsible.
All Of the above officers are appoint
ed. If they were elected it is safe
to say that in short time the peo-
pie would wipe outtwo-hirds of these
places. There are more than three
times as many officers as there shout
be. The people never can rule I'M
til they elect their officers. The
people never should elect any man
to office who would write such an
article as presented above. To say
nothing Of the insult to the intelli-
gence of the voters Of Kansas, as
the reason why they should vote the
Republican ticket, 1t shows up
Brstow as man whosesh highest idea
Of Office Is sbread and butter.a :.
Vote the Republican ticket so as
to allow Stubs to appoint an army
of other officers Vote the Republi-
can ticket 50 that Bristow may have
patronage. Such is the gist Of
this leader from the pen Of Bristow
in his party paper. a "a seir,
Can the lowest Of low word healers
get lower than this?
And Bristow is square dealer:
Great God-Salina Union.