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Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
to spend in riotous living because
some telephone hireling comes
around and pat them on the shoul-
der and say they are good fellows?
l hope not.

But let me repeat that although
the question of rates is of vital i'm
portance, it is by no means the
gravest charge against the N. w..
Telephone Exchange Co. It is the
overbearing manner in which the
company has treated the city of
Willmar from the start that makes
all loyal citizens Of Willmar feel
that they have been insulted by an
overbearing bully in their own
homes. It acquires its pretended
rights to do business here by devil
Gus ways unbeknown to the citizens
Of Willmar, and when the people
are aroused at the unheard Of pre-
tense to rights in the city, its super
intendent states publicly in mass
meeting to our citizens that when
the time comes that the local te]e-
phone franchise expires, then his
company will, Of course, apply for
another franchise and only ask for
fair treatment. The people Of
Willmar took this fair talk for
good and believed it was spoken in
good faith. When the time came
to renew the charter-then- en-well.
then the company has one already! {!
Then follows the council committee
and the ex parte Commercial
Club committee, and finally the at
tempt of the company to load its
bulldozing program onto the back
of the members of the latter COM
mittee. If this record Of the COM
pany, which is we'll known to every
citizen of Willmar, is not enough
to damn it forever in the eyes Of
every respectable man in the city,
then l have no more to say. Then
a few dollars more!or less in craven
tribute is immaterial. Then the
great city Of the Seventh congress
sional district deserves to be the
by-word and the laughing stock of
the surrounding towns which when
the company tried its bulldozing
game on them arose in their might
and threw the obnoxious brute out
of doors.
And now for the remedy. AS I
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
The Pennies In the Mail Boz

The Pennies In the Mail Box.
We're Uncle Sans most favored pets,
We're hearty and we're hale;
We've nothing In this world to do
But glide round with the mail;
But one thing almost breaks our hearts,
And our nervous system shocks,
It's the everlasting pennies
That we're fishing from the box.
We carry stamps and envelopes,
And postal cards and such;
And We would like to sell afew-
'TwOuld please us very much;
But man can't sell unless. you buy,
No matter how he talks;
So we have to keep on diving
After the pennies In the box.
It's alright In the springtime,
Or when summer breezes blow:
But a different proposition
When its thirty two below;
When all your fingers and your toes
Are frozen hard as rocks,
It's most anything but funny
Scratching pennies from the box.
And now, quite confidentially,
Well tell you something more;
A rural carrier (way out west)
Forgot himself and swOre;
Says he: Il can stand the snow drifts,
lean stand the frozen locks,
But blast the measly pennies
In the blasted measly box"
r. F. D. No. 1 and 2, Pennock
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

exchange built for service-is a
very simple affair. The telephones
never wear out. The lines some-
times blow down; but loss from
this is not extensive in this section
of the country. The expense of bat
teries is certain but within an easi-
|ly ascertained limit. The operat-
ing force is girls at $4,000 or $685.
90 per month, and superintendent
at less than 500. 90 per month. No
fuel to buy nor expensive power
plant to maintain and equip, and
no extra insurance and fire risk.
It is the safest and surest and best
paying business in existence today.
New London Telephone Co.
charges so cents per phone for resi-
dences, and Is cents per phone for
offices and stores, and furnish free
connections over all the lines Gen.
tering there, and the company is
making IL per cent on the capital
invested. If any one doubts this
statement, he can 60 to New Lon
don and see for himself. But we
need not go outside Of Willmar to
find out what it costs to operate
telephone exchange. One of the
old officers of the Willmar Tele-
phone Exchange Co. told me the
other day that that company started
on $2,5O0.00 capital and made over
so per cent on the investment from
the start. ''Why,'' said he to me.
THAT trick can be repeated again
as easily as falling off log"-and
he added after pause, Il can get
the money from 25 citizens Of Will
mar in just 80 minutes to enable
the council to begin operations
But if the present company is
willing to sell right, I am in favor
of the council buying it and moving
it over to the empty Jail if no other
suitable location can be found. The
spirit of '76 is not here now. We
won't throw out the tea. It would
hurt the feeling of some good people
here who think a monopoly corpor-
alton is a sacred thing. I for one
am willing that this thing shall be
settled in peace, even at loss to
the city. And l am sure the coun-
Gil will do the right thing in the
premises.
DR.. C. johnson.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
SALVATION ARMY.

Major 0. Engvall, the Divisional
Officer of the Salvation Army, will
visit the local corps here in Will
mar June 8, and he will lead an ice
cream social at the Army Hall on
Benson avenue. There will be
good music and song, including
solos and duets, and recitations.
Admission, 10 cents. Everybody
welcome.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

AUTO LLVERY-Am now pre-
pared to furnish automobile livery
on short notice. With a IS h. p.
Queen and an expert driver you can
depend on getting there in time.
Telephone 489, Halvorson's Garage,
|Willmar.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

have said, there is no remedy for
the oppression Of corporations be-
fore the courts. Events OF the last
half q dozen years have conclusively
demonstrated that public utility
corporations are above the law, in
the nation, the state, and the mum
icipality. Hence another remedy
had to be- found, and the legislature
Of 1907 passed a law authorizing
cities Of Minnesota to acquire and
operate public utilities, in order to
save their citizens from the oppres-
sion Of private utility corporations.
This law was passed at the urgent
demand from municipalities from
all over the state in the same fix
that Willmar finds itself now. It
provides that the public must first
vote on the question to authorize
the city council to undertake q pub
lie utility business. and it requires
three-fifths of the votes to carry.
The council Of Willmar has now
called an election for that purpose,
to come off June % next.
If three-fifths of those who vote
at this election are for the propo-
sition of city ownership of public
utilities. then the council can pro-
ceed to acquire the telephone plant
we now have, or to build one of its
own. The capital to do this busi-
ness with DOES NOT COME
FROM GENERAL TAXATION,
DOES NOT COME FROM THE
FUNDS OF THE CITY. Don't
forget that. Men will talk about
bonding the city for a telephone
plant. This is all bosh, and simply
Northwestern Telephone Exchange
wool for the eyes of the people.
UNDER THIS LAW THE COUN-
GIL CANNOT BOND THE CITY
FOR ONE RED CENT FOR A
TELEPHONE PLANT. The coun-
Gil can only bond the telephone
plant for debt incurred in building
or acquiring it. The council then
issues telephone certificates bearing
a certain interest. You see then
the telephone users only maintain
this telephone plant and not the
general taxpayer.
But who will buy the telephone
certificates to furnish capital to
build or acquire aplant? Why, the
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
telephone users. of course. Let the
CITY council issue certificates in de-

telephone users. Of course. Let the
city council issue certificates in de-
nominations of from $25. 90 and up
wards at S or 6 per cent interest
and the telephone users of Willmar
will buy them for cash to any
amount that the council may need.
Is that all? Yes. Why, how
simple! Certainly, as simple and
easy as anything imaginable and
absolutely without any bonds on, or
risks to, the city. The city council
simply acts as the agent of the tele-
phone customers of the city to
furnish them telephone service at
reasonable rates. The city owns
the streets 1T can set its poles any,
where, and it pays no gross earn
ings tax to the state-as q private
corporation would have to do.
This law gives to cities virtually
the same power that farmers have
to form a cooperative company,
but in charge of the municipality.
Then Willmar is already well
equipped to undertake this work.
It has a light and water plant in
successful operation. Put the tele-
phone plant in the hands Of the
Water and Light Board, and the ex-
pert linemen and electrician can do
duty without much extra expense
on the telephone system.
What is the expense of operating
and maintaining a telephone ex-
change anyway? It all depends on
the capitalization of the plant and
the economy of operation. One
man buys an automobile for S., ,OOO.-
90 and another man buys one that
will do equal service at less expense
for 81, 10000. The former rides at
So cents expense per mile, while
the latter rides just as comfortably
at 10 cents per mile. The former
has a little more nickel plated trim
mings to look at and keep in order
that is all. So with a telephone
system. Watered stock, waste in
construction, fancy equipment. and
big salaries to sinecure officers can
no doubt load down a telephone
plant to a point where it can only
serve those who have money to
burn.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

from Minneapolis on Saturday of
last week. She intends to return
today.
Buster Brown.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

/ want to see bill rendered for
services performed. $5.000.W per
annum is $40, 100000 in two years
enough to build our sewer system.
S., 1000. 90 per annum is equal to one
half Of our city taxes and one-third
of our school taxes. $5,000.W is a
fortune to an ordinary family, and
a competence to several families.
Will the citizens Of Willmar vote
this gratuity to eastern millionaires
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

added. Six dollars per phone on
800 phones is $4,000 per annum.
What reason is given to the peo-
pie of Willmar for this raise? A
Commercial Club committee was
down and examined the company's
books and saw the reason for and
agreed on behalf Of the city to this
raise, which the company in its
generosity (sic) have deferred until
now! But that committee says,
This story Of book examination
and agreement for the city of Will
mar is a lie-pure and simple. :"
What next? I don't know, but
hope the company will quit it's poll
cy Of deception and let us candidly
and frankly know what it's program
is. If it be the King George of
Willmar and has the right to levy
taxation without representation"
on the citizens of Willmar, let it
say so openly. If the company is
fairly and honestly entitled to $5,-
10000 more per annum for it's tele-
phone service to Willmar. l for one
do not object-but for one want
to be shown that its claim is just.
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

But a simple bonafide telephone
Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02

And now for the remedy. As I
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
ers' posted rates were as follows:

DOMESTIC EKCHANGE-Boston, l6 2-Sc dis
count; Chicago, SC discount; san Francisco sight
Sc telegraph sc premium: New Orleans, CONNER
cls 5od sc discount bank 81 premium; Charleston
buying par. selling l-l0c premium; st. Louis, SC
premium bid l5c premium asked; Cincinnati, par;
Minneapolis, par; Savannah, buying 3-lsc discount
selling par
BANK CLEARINfiS.-New York, exchanges SS11,
O7s se balances 81 342613; Boston, exchanges s37,
rs al, balances 81 5094li Chicago, exchanges S44
Sf767l. balances s33231s4; Baltimore, exchanges Sl
sS5 0sS. balances s5s1,l94
SILVER MARKET.-Commercial bar silver, 51i.c
Mexican silver dollars 43c. Bar silver in London
closed at 232ld. unchanged.
GOLD PREMII Mn Madrid. an: Lisbon. T.
MEXICAN ENCEIANGE.-MeX exchange on
New York IS quoted al 29liz
GOVERNMENT REV EENITE.-Receipts from Gus
toms yesterday were Sl,5s5.5l6: internal revenue
se4s.3ls and miscellaneous S321s2 total OF S256s.
66. against total expenditures ordinary account
of t22l3,929 For the month 20 date ordinary re-
ceipts have been s25.S1,93S and ordinary eXpendi-
turcs s94l2J7. the excess of expenditures amount
Sng s2s7s639 For the fiscal year TO date ordi-
nary receipts have been Sl3s 196 79 against Sl6594
27s in the time in 1895. and ordinary expend-
lures Sl5s54.36 against E3,2H I'm 1895, the eN-
cess Of expenditure this wear amounting TO s2a-
SS.5s5 compared with excess last year Of s27,-
SS50o2- Including Panama Canal account and pub
cepts since July amounts S32.27o 2l3 against an
excess I'm the corresponding period year ago Of
ssos1.;sS
SUB-TREASURY.-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
10 the Clearing House sl1Gs,es5.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
BONDS.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Many Of the floor traders on the Consolidated
Exchange we're ''reactionists'' in the early deal
ings They put out short lines In various quarters
of the list but their selling not heavy at any
time Later when the market failed 10 give way
decidedly. they changed their attitude and bid
actively for stocks. United states Steel common
failed 10 so below SIS, against IS on the stock
Exchangc while the low Of Southern Pacific was
12sas against 12SI5 and of Smelling eSst. against
qSg. Coppers low of SlN compared with Sis Read
ING was an execution a small amount selling early
in the dav at l6sis against i6Sts ON the furious
advance in that stock in the late afternoon the
bidding was 1T times s. of point above the other
exchange Al the close lloi2 was bid, compared
With a hnal sale the other exchange at 1lOls-
Total transactions in AL issues exceeded l2S,Oo
shares. distributed among stNtv-tVO different
stocks Detailed operations follow.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18

exports Of S319.3I6 Exports We're lighter in
volume than in any August in the last five
years, the falling off being due entirely to a
duction in the outward movement of agricult
uTal products. as shipments of manufactured
articles showed a gain OF more than S1O.OO0OO0
over year ago. In the last eight months
there has been an excess of exports 10 the
amount OF only $60,9222 219. a decrease Of S330.-
44II41 from the time last year This
small balance has been wiped out by other fac
tors that enter the calculation. and az the mo-
ment this country is heavily in debt 10 Europe
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Renewed irregularty characterized the specula-
ton I'm the market for outside securities, although
the general undcVtone was steady with some IN
provement shown in the mining stocks The m
dustriai list was moderately active and drmer in
spots Chicago Subway was again under pressure
and on extensive offerings broke IL, points 10 a
new low mark but later. on covering. rallied
slightly Standard Oil was irn. but quiet. sears
Roebuck and United Cigar ruled strong. American
Tobacco after opening of point recovered IN
the mining list Miami. Dayts-Daly and Nevada
Consolidated were quiet. but slightly higher CON
solidated Arizona Smelling and Union Mines de-
yeoted renewed streug,4 and activity British
Columbia moved up 3. Bonds were duh and about
steady.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARkIT.-Money call opened 8
per cent: highest per cent: lowest. 2z per cent;
last loan. 2a per cent; closing 2l2a2Sl per cent;
ruling rate 3 per Time money continued
slrm and without change in rates Rates were
sid39. per cent for sixty days 3s4a4 per cent for
ninety days, 44a8s per cent for over the year, and
~ for siN months. Mercantile paper remained un-
changed with light business. because OF lack OF
demand. Rates. 4isd5 per cent for indorsed bills
receivable and choice single names 515i2 per cent
for others.
FOREIGN ENHANGE--The foreign exchange
market was quiet the opening, and rates We're
without change from those ruling at the close on
Thursday Sterling cables, 4.S625d4 S630; demand.
zS64 ss; sxty-day bills 4s4iz short francs. 5l7iz
plus l-6a. and short reichsnarks s54. A better de-
mand for exchange developed after the first hour,
and rates for sterling advanced . points 10 4ssS5I
a.s63o for cables 1866 bid and asked for demand,
and ss4iz siNty-dsy bills. Contnentals also i'm
proved slightly. short francs being quoted at 5l7a
plus l-S2, and short reichsmarks at 95isG9554
plus l-6s
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18

Approx.
Name Maturity Bid. Asked. yield.
American Cigar p c, March 10. l0ll.. 0sIa 90 $50
do p c, March 10, lSl2- 07s 0s $50
An Tel Tel = C. January. 1910 .1O0h l00is $40
Atlantic Coast Line o c. March l9lOlO0ls I01 3.25
Cin, Ham Dayton = g july, lel3.. S1s 9Tss 4.60
g -. Z * 81 l. . G. June 1911 lois 1O1a 40
lle hld equipts "A G. July 1922 1928 1854 4.IO
General Rubber 443 c, July. 1916
Hudson Co October 10, 1911. ....IO2h 1884, 400
marlborough X c. May. 1911 =. 1884, IO1 SS5
Kansas Clty X a. i c. sept. lSl2.. 0Ots 100 $50
Lackawanna Steel March, 1910. sos lOOIs 4.T5
Lake Shore & NJ Feb 1910 iO0l. iOOis 3f0
Louisville & Nash y March. 1910 IOOSs 1907 ?a5
Michigan Central c. Feb, 1910. ....lOOx I00iS 37O
MINI a ~ LOUIS ? C. zen: i3ll--.., 3S5s g9&s h.lO
y 4 II X . p G FEB, l5lO. .1O0h l00la $40
DO equipment p c, ROY i'0v-' le 4A9eG3qs basis
y Y. y y A. . c. leJI-' Il. ,l00L iO2t4
Norfolk & Western May. 1910. .1OOia 1905 :GO
Pennsylvania . G, March l5 1910 lOOls inD7s ,35
Public Service Corp D C. Nov. 1909. 100 lO0as 800
- Louis 4 : = p G. jan 1911 e9 9ais $50
90 "A 2 G, teo lslS e6 % 6S5
southern tsaiVay p c, teo: 1910 100 1o0ss 800
90 called, Q 6 NOV le0S-. zoos io0is SEQ
LlqeRstsr . p e. June, 1915 -lo2+ i02& s.lS
NestinLhoufe l. & " Q G, Aug 1910 ioolz ioi so
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
diEidend

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-CaH money in
London, ss0l per cent; open market discount rate
for short bills, Ia per cent; long bills s-lsdlS.
per cent Berlin discount rate, 3l per cent Paris
discount rate lss per cent Paris exchange on Lon
don, . francs lslz centimes- Berlin exchange on
London, % marks aols pfennigs Bar gold Us li5sd
FOREIGN URIrTFS-British consos for
money s3a per cent: for the account 50 9-1s
French rentes. ~ francs % oentimes
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
ETECT.FC ROAR COMPANY.

New York. September 10Th. 1909
The TWENTY FIFTH quarterly dividend OF Two Per
cent preferred stock this Corpauy has This day
Otobe- stockholders
Il Close II business September 9rh 1A9
MAURICE BARNETT Treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

The following shows yesterdays closing quota
tions for government bonds. compared with
Thursdav's:
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
INACTIVE STOCKS.

The following were the last actual sales and the
closing quotations for stocks in which there were
no transactions yesterday the New York Stock
Exchange,
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
CALUMET AND HECLA.

The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company has
fled with the Massachusetts Secretary OF State a
statement of its financial condition as OF August
ss Ie0s which W. compare as follows
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, Sept i. 2. m.-The market for Aneri-
securities was reactionsrv AMI generally Lover
81 the close. Last quotations follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
kNICkERBoCKER IcK COMPANY.

t1iraEo. ILL., September Il. 1902
The Board Directors declared dividend OF four
half Tho preferred stock - This
COMPANY. payable October T. 1862 stockholders OF
90 September 1909.
The hooks ~ the preferred stock viii he closed
September 7aFa. ~ T.. N. remain closed Untl
October > checks VIII he maiei stockhulders
~ the Company @ Now York.
WILLIAM 4. WALTER. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
DiridcRd Notices.


AMfKlt n fOtOMOllAE tUMPANh-
church street. New York August 25. 1909.
Tne Posrd Of Directors this dav declared quarterly
dividend Of ana threea quarters cent the
preferred capital stock PAYABLE october 81 1909,
she preferred stockholders record the close Of
business September 1909 check will he mailed
For the purpose of dividend, and cf the annual
election be on October -. la0q, the transfer
books company Will close I. NJ. September
81, 1909. and reopen October -. 1aoa.
: .N Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
COLLATERAL TRUST NOTES.
Maturing 1anal2.
Maturity.

Furnished by swartvout & Appenzenar. No 90 Pin.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
sAsked
BALTIMORE STOCKS.
By Van sehaick 8 Co. No. Z Wan street }
PHILADELPHIA sTocky.

NurnisIed by Chares u. Barney g Co! No "a nr,,,
street. New York. ana No. I22 South 4tb stresf
Philadelphia. -" N''10"
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18

F sale: sal: s @s day % ] w.; @ & % @
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
BOSTON CURB STOCKS.

FURNISHED by J. Thomas Reinhardt Broad street
New YORK. and No - Devonshire street R0stonl
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
COBALT STOCKS.

sCoupOu or registered
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18

1900 Int r T 5s 900, 1929
1000 Int p Convt 5s. 80
1000 Int & Ct " 6s. .1lo
1000 do ............ III
1000 Iowa Cent Ref IS 773
1000 X c r s e. NJ 4s s3ss
1000 Kan CITY So SIS. T4&
100Oo do Ret 5s Gifts. i0Ol7
10000 L4acka steel SIS. es7s
5000 L s G. NJ So Deb
IS -....-.-... pa
10000 do As 1881. 80. 9fS
Total sales OF bonds. s4.s
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18

sI-nHsted
New-York tribune., 1909-09-18
INDUSTRIAL.

sharesI Ouen- High Low Last
sold ing est est Sa4s-
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-07-01
-INToLERABLE ITCHING.

Fearful Eczema All Over Baby's
Fnce - Professional Treatment
FafIed-Perfect Cure by C%uticura.
when my little girl was six months
old noticed small red spots oh her
right cheek. They grew SO large that
| sent for the doctor, but instead of
helping the eruption, his ointment
seemed to make 1t worse. Then I went
to a second doctor who said 1t was &C.
zema. He also gave me an ointment
which did not help either. The dis
ease spread all over the face and the
eyes began to swell. The itching grew
intolerable and 1t was a terrible sight
to see. | consulted doctors for months.
but they We're unable to cure the baby.
l paid out from $50 to $50 without re-
lief. One evening l began to use the
Cnticura Remedies. The next morning
the baby's face was all white instead
OF red. 1 continued until the eczema
entirely disappeared. Mrs. P. E. Gum
bin Sheldon. Ia. July 10. 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-07-01

woman, and / shall recommend 1t as
long as I live."-MRs. MAY Fry.
Lindley, Ind.
One Of the greatest triumphs Of
Lydia 3. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering Of woman's
dread enemy tumor. IL you have
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time to confirm your fears and 60
through the h%orrorsofa hospital opera
tion, but tryLydiaE =. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
andherbs, MISUNDERSTANDING remedy
for female ills, and such u~nquestion-
able testimony as the above proves the
value of this famous remedy, and
should give confidence and hope to
every sick woman.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a, cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Tinkham. at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free.
and always helpful.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-07-01
Notices. 81 cJtl@s
From the Detroit Free Press.

tk FROM the DeLrOlJ HTS6ftTG6 -
1t was the former custom to select
city notices from the dead Languages,
but now they are live ones and aim to
attract attention without thu aid OF an;
interpreter. Detroit's IS OF that kind
and Topeka makes q hit with Topeka,
Kan. Topeka WILL" This not only ig-
aores the classics but takes liberties
with the much disorganized rules Of
spelling, yet it Is calculated to arouse
a good hundred feeling toward the
pushing young city. ssYou'Ll like Taco
ma, is also a late motto. II does not
sound like a municipal war cry, but it
carries the impression OF calm assur-
ance and will give the rival city OF Sc
attic a.chance to adopt something more
intense with a sharper ring. How
would some Of these serve: San Fran
cisco shakes things up" milwaukee
never brews trouble" "Pittsburg
mok and makes 1t pay;"'.New York
tempers the wind to the lambs 1t
shears" Boston is the lustiest OF the
has-beans;" Washington leads in all
but baseball2"