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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29
GULF SOUND
SERVICE
HILL INTERESTS SOON TO
RUN TRAINS SEATTLE
TO GALVESTON
1t Will Be the Longest Through
Train Service in This Country.
Route Is via Trinity & Brazos,
Fort Worth & Denver City and
Colorado Southern.

Ell Paso, Tex. Jan. ga special
from Fort Worth says the announce
ment has been made there that the
Hill interests will put on the longest
through service in the United States
June 1. The train, which will have
magnificent equipment throughout,
will run from Galveston, Tex, direct
to Seattle, and the passengers will not
be required to change cars at any
time during the journey, which will
likely require five days.
The route is to be over the Trinity
and Brazos Valley and Fort Worth and
Denver City and Colorado Southern
lines through Denver, and thence by
way of the Burlington via Alliance,
Billings and Great Falls, to the Great
Northern, to the Pacific coast.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29
Lilley Ousted From House

Representative-at-Large George L.
Liley OF Connecticut has been ousted
from the house of representatives by
unanimous vote. It was through
charges brought by Lilley that the
submarine boat scandal was aired, and
Llliey was severely censured in the
report OF the investigating committee.
Lllley was elected governor of Con-
necucut last fall, after a campaign in
winch his connection with the subma-
rlne boat investigation was the main
issue.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29
.SUCCOR BY
WIRELESS
GREAT TRAGEDY ON ATTAIN
TIC IS AVERTED BY
IT'S USE.
Liner Republic, Rammed in Dense
Fog by Steamer Florida, Sends
Out Cry for Help by Wireless
and Several Ships Are Brought
Speedily to Her Assistance.

New York, Jan. 23.-After more
than fourteen hours of great suspense,
from the time the wireless telegraph
aboard the White Star liner Republic
reported early in the morning that the
shin had been rammed and was sinking
about 26 miles southwest of Nantucket
lightship, the last word from the scene
of the disaster was flashed by wireless
late tonight that the passengers and
crew we're safe, but the Reruhlic had
been abandoned.
The Republic was eastbound from
New York to Mediterranean ports and
was cropping her way at half speed
through the fog, when without warn
ing, the Florida, of the Lloyd Italian
line, westbound from Naples to New
York, doomed up in her path.
A moment later the Florida struck
the Republic crushing blow almost
amidships and when the vessels parted
the sea poured into the hold of the Re-
public. Promptly the wateritght COM
partments were closed and the science
of modern shipbuldng held true, for
the ship was kept afioat for many
hours.
The Florida almost Immediately dis
appeared in the fog. The Republic,
with her engine rooms flooded, was.
helpless and those aboard did not even
know the identity of the ship which
had dealt their vessel death blow in
the dark.
Sole depndence for aid rested upon the
wireless, the once doubted invention of
Wizard Maroni, and the operator sent
broadcast his appeals for aid There
we're responses from mny sides and it
was only matter of few hours, for
some of the vessels that heard the call,
to reach the side Of the Republic.
But the black fog hindered and har-
assed them, and even with the guild
ance of the wireless and the further
dai of the submarine fog bells, another
marvellous invention with which mod
ern liners are equipped, they CROPPED
helplessly and at great peril to them
selves for hours in vain endeavor to"
locate the sinking Republic.
In this hour of peril succor came
from an unlocked for source. The fate
Of the vessel which bad rammed them
was believed to have been worse than
their own by those aboard the Repub-
lie, but out Of the fog, with her bow
twisted and broken, crawled the Flor
ida.
Quickly all the passengers were trans
ferred from the Republic to the Flor
ida. A little later the Baltic, of the
White Star line, came up, and the pas
sengers of both the Republic and the
Florida were transferred to her and
headed back to New York The Flor
ida, though badly damaged, started
for New York under her own steam.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29
Minor Happenings
of the Week

Secretary Root has signed arbitra-
ton treaties with Ecuador, Bolivia
and Hayti.
The secretary of the treasury has
called in $25,O000O0 from national
bank repositories.
The first steel rail has been turned
out at the Indiana Steel Company
new plant at Gary, Ind.
The king of Italy has offered timber.
from the royal forests to help rebuild
Messina and other cities.
The senate has appropriated $4,000
to be used in the purchase of the Sc
quota grove of big trees in California.
The most extensive storage and re-
pair plant in Boston burned last week,
destroying 34S automobiles, valued at
$4,000
1t is reported at Tokyo that Japan
will withdraw her troops from North
China, irrespective of the action of
the powers.
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
u. S. A. retired, who has been some
time in Egypt, has sailed for the Unit
ed States.
A committee of the Finnish senate
is making preparations to bring about
reform in the conditions under which
Hebrews live in Finland.
John F. Stevens, formerly chairman
of the Panama canal commission, be-
comes president of the Colorado and
Southern railroad.
Thirty-two students in the Universe
ty of Minnesota walked out of Instruct
or Newhalrs classroom, saying he
used kindergarten methods"
The first professorship of aeronaut-
les in the world has been founded in
the University of Goettingen, Ger
many. DR.. Ludwig Prandl has been
assigned as professor.
Official notification has been re-
ceived at The Hague from Caracas of
the formal revocation of the transship-
ment decree, which led to the recent
Dutch naval demonstration in Vene-
Zuelan waters.
About $1O,OO0,0O0 will be expended
by the American Locomotive Company
in the construction of it's projected
plant at Gary, Ind. The plant, say the
will no Of
1000 locomotives a year.
Jose de J. Paul, the Venezuelan COM
missioner sent out by President Go
meZ to attempt to settle Venezuelan
disputes with France and Holland, has
opened negotiations with the French
government.
The Imperial German Bank an
nounces that it's gold stock January 7
was 02,750,000, the largest sum in
gold it ever held. The Bank of Eng
land on the same date held $156,OOO,-
600.
Seventeen nations have accepted the
invitation extended by The Neither
lands to attend an international con-
ference to formulate general laws on
the subject of bills of exchange, their
validity, enforcement, etc.
The Georgia Anti-Saloon League has
announced that it will prosecute news
papers of the state for printing
liquor advertisements on the ground
that these papers are hired agents and
solicitors for whisky houses, in viola.
ton of the state prohibition law.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29
Court UphOlds Assessor

Tacoma, Jan. 23.-The contention If
County Assessor Harry v. Railsback
tnat the county should assess the com
merc1al property owned by the North
ern Pacific Railway Company has been
sustained in a decree handed down bv
Judge w. O. Chapman of the superior
court, confirming the county assess
ment levied for 1907.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29
Settle Disputes Through Commission

Olympia, Jan. 23.-The concurrent
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of commission to take up with
similar commission from Oregon all
matters of dispute between the states
for the purpose of formulating a treaty
to be binding on both states for a peri
cd of years to be agreed upon, has
been introduced in the senate by Stew
art of Cowlitz county.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29

Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 23-Judge
s. H. Reid has been ordered to leave
for Washington by January 80 to an
swer the charges preferred against
him.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29

washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-An
army appropriation bill, which is
ABOUT TO be reported to the house, con-
talns an appropriation Of 100000 for
maintenance and extension Of the Alas
ka cable.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-29

esandGey d et tn aground e Yuk
raj MONTHS f % dh Cascades and
Maufa Agriculture nndF erie dy ~ % The orkh
ete en govern
dladhe grnsn Me and O.
ninaafT eseys m % w O. f d
about
ffoulg land omef Iv never before nchit
anyt6
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
.Sh01us az
Baron ), a So me
Plain acf,s;
Refl1fe fes Argument !:
Of High Z axes
IA w. Va.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. "a -:
J. ". Thompson, OF Uniontown, one of
Pennsylvania's leading nnI WEALTH. 'st
citizens. who has made cevernl mill
lions of dollars in land transactions
In this State, aud who also has sever
al millions OF }dbliars now invested IN
this State wrote Attorney General
Conley. recently. complaining Of he
amount OF taxes required OF a proper
that the taxes were SO high as to pre-
vent capitalists from out OF the State
Investing In West Virginia, and that
because the taxes were now so high
he had concluded not 10 purchase
some large tracts OF coal land tha: 4 q
had had under Consideration. and!
whtch he would like to purchase, but
for the tax rates in this state. Z,
Coming from the SOURCE tle attor-
ney general has taken the pains to go
into the records. and show The amount
Of taxes paid on the hundred dollar
valuation In a number OF tle adjoln.aS
Pennsylvania. which the writer Of the
letter claims as his residence. and In
which he has nt least q nalf score OF
millions of dollars invested. Mr.. Con-
|aey's letter of reply to the Pennsylva
MIA capitalist Is as follows: 81.
The first part of your letter requires
no answer, but that part or It where
In you assign as a reason for not liur-
chasing now conl fields in West A'ir.
ginia. that the legislature aas recent
II put Increased Burdens OF taxation
On you. ! Y cannot, in s3iustices to my.
State, let go unchallengel. Permitflns
to suggest that you make such a s!alc
ment without an investigation OF tno
laws the legislature has tle right
available official lnfornla tlon SHOWS
that West Virginia has The lowest rate
Of taxation for all purposes of any OF
the surrounding Stntes, II not The
lowest rate of any State in the Amrri-
can; union. Take the following States
for example: s.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
DIED OF INJURIES \ ! | !: 5
PouNG MAN OF AUSTEN DIES OF
S INJURIES REcElvED1IN Ac-
d. clDENT TSEPTEMBER r Is. 4

Yesterday at the Miners, Hospital.
occurred the death of Patrick MUIR
ply. aged 1G years. Deceased was
run over by a coal chr on September
18th, at Austen, and was brought here
for treatment. His foot was nmpu.nt-
ed in the hope of saving ais life md
for time mis- condition was hopeful.
Later romplication necessitatel a
second operation. Coagu!ation OF the
blood caused his death, III
Deceased was son Of Superintend-
ent! Thomas Murphy. OF the German
Coal and Coke Co., at Austen. He was
a bright, energetic young man AMI his
death Is sincerely monrned. The re-
mains were sent to Austen this morn
ing by Undertaken Jones. :, 4.
Cumberland Nd. papers please copy y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24

tlon to the personal property tax and
capital stock tax (Act June 23, 1895.
|P. l.. 4O9). Foreign insurance COM
panies pay q tax OF per cent. on "the
gross premiums of every character
and description received from husl-
ness done within this commonwealth
(Pennsylvanln) within the entire cal
'endar year preceding" (Act April 4.
1873. IL. 90. and June &c. 1895, =.
L. 409.) This 2 per cent. tax is nd
rnittefl to be Discrimination against
foreign companies. but under your
laws the legislature has the riplt
and under the net OF April @, 1880. The
people OF your State must pay tribute
to the State q tax on wills. Wills.
deeds. judgments, etc. :
As noted above. West Virginia col
lects only six cents on the one hum
dred dollars valuation for State plr.
noses. md about one-hali OF thu.
amount IL refunded. to tie seve:a!
counties for free school purposes. AE
other property taxes collected In tn1s
State are collected by the several
counties for local purposes. Pennsyi-
ynnia retains one-fourth OF all the
taxes collected on real estate and 'c
cents ON the one hundred dollars vn.-
dIntfon5 OF certain personal property
for, State purppses, and in ndditlon,
thereto the people pay their usual
hieal rate OF taxes for local purposes.
The Standard of value for taxation
nnrposes Is the same in the two
stntes. and the average Throughout
West Virginia is S5 cents on the one
hundred dollars valuation. while tho
average rate in pennsylvania Is s1t3t
| on the one hundred dollars valuation.
Therefore. It seems to me o citizen
of Pennsylvania 1as no just causeN o.
complaint against the tax Ii. laws s I o. o.
on the same valuation OF property in
, this state than you do in your own 7
State. You receive as good protee--
tion ind err; our laws as under your
own. The state and county govern.
ments are more nomtcally and S1u1t
| tas honestly administered Us your OWL: !:
therefore. he reasons ynil assign for
NOT tnnl dig spre " In stniM q ants IN
West Virginia NJ not good reasons,
but are strong nlncements ts way In.
,yestment nts should Z be Il mad I'm :stl.is
6EaIt9
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
/ WOULDN'T Be A SUCCESS.

In the dry goods business. I wouldn't
be success In the hardware business.
I couldn't edit newspaper success
fully; l couldn't run railroad train
or an Ice plant. couldn't keep books,
II couldn't teach school, couldn't
preach a very good sermon and there
are thousand other lines OF work in
which l, would fail without the proper
amount OF: experience or training.
Same way with you In buying. real ses-
tate. often find people paying more
for property than adjoining or even,
the same property can be bought for.
II you put all y:u have lato property
and possibly all Jou hope to have for
several years its too Important d
transaction to go into without making
a thorough comparison OF values ana
conditions. Ssi.. I. . VI IL 4 7. .'f ~,
Il buy lots. i sell lots, buy hu.ld. !.
rent and sell houses. LIDO all this IN
Fairmont Real Estate. Do you think
j would risk my own money unless
knew? Then let me help YOU buy,
build, rent, sell and make money us
I .nm helping others. " 5 ~.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
Will Make
You P reside ent

and general manager. of Il money. maxi
ing 1prppositicbl. Is your money In
vested where you are dependent upon
the management OF others for Its
safety and returns? II you only have
a limited amount OF mony you can
manage It yourself and nuke s or 10
per cent. interest. Did you ever con-
sider how much you can afford to In
vest from your salary? lt you are n
married. man you can own your own
ilo1ne; IL you are q single man. bllJ
good lots for investment and specn!a:
tion.l
Manage your own proposition and
watch 1t grow. Is.
!a' LEVI 3. .HARR,
Entrance Jacobs Building.
The $1.O00.0O0 Real Estnte Man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
EP'''E|||':::IIA|l|I.R:|'Y''s' ! DATA II
WILL BE GONE OVER CAREFULLY
,BEFo ORE AssAuLTi is MADE
ESs ". Fs355 ON COOK. Ez.s DE "a H.
(By United Press.l

Me. Sept. 24.--Penry
left to-day 81 for HIS home on EAsle
Island He shook hands with the pub
lie until one O'Clock this morning at
a reception rendered him by the ctty
OF Portland last niglt. Peary VIII
spend some time in consultation with
General Hubbard, president O. the
Peary Arctic club. On his advice he.
pendn the assault upon Cooks claims.
Together they will go over Peary,s
data and records. Then they VIII
analyze Cooks claims and give t5c:r
conclusions to the world. -
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
1IRMoNT, WEsT=YIRaINlA FR1DA 5sEPTEMBER
R|EERS
SURROUNDED.
AT HOME BY POSSE OF ARMED,
CITIZENS WHO o4AvfAlTSARR RI.
li! III VAL OF SHERIFF.. Z.

4 BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Sept. "a a. --
Last night n party OF armed citizens
nad Simon Blankenship. and his. two
sons surrounded in their home. await.
ing the arrival of the sheriff OF Buck
4hannon county, Va. They werc led
tolthis house by bloodhounds, put on
the trnil OF tie murderers or tho old
lady. known as Aunt Betty Justns,''' q
her son-in-law and daughter, and three
children. whose bodies were burned h
their home ut Hurley. Va. on Tues.
day night. s IS .tI ~. =.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
UP TO GAS COMPANY
Whether Monongah Glass Plant IL
III "a Enlarged. K S \ II 4

Reliable information has been &c:
celved by the West Virginian th.t the
matter OF enlarging the Monongah
Glass Eompany's plant Is now up to
the local gas company. The Board OF
Trade has SO far failed 10 get a satis--
factory contract and unless It Is forth.
coming the improvementswill have to
be abandoned. We hope we may hAlt
better news to print In a few days.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
ATTORNEY GENERAL CONlEE:
PUTS vvOGGLE BUG ON C0L. II
]. v THOMPSON zOF. .uNl0NTOWN
.4'||.E'|L....E||P'H|:.A||IN|TS | |. } |: |. ! !
Ex-PREslDENT& HAS RECORD OF
KILLING FOUR BIG NAM
Tis:. MAILS IN AFRICA.
tBy united Pres5.)

4 8 llFICU
Il E.NAIROBI, Sept. 24.-Roosevelt: NOW
has the record of killing four. Gle
plants. Runners today brought word
OF Roosevelt killing two III Kenil dis
trict He broke camp today. leaving
for the Guasa Nyro river country.
Kermit this week; killed AN elerhs mt
andI rhinocerns. Roosevelt Is devot-
Ing mucn time to literary work, amass-
Ing an enormous amount oil data An
other big shipment or specimens for
the Smithsonian was sent to-day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24

80. III y i=- ave. rate OIL Sf' -3E2iuuaEl @p-
State: sleo val. Valuation
Ohio .,.,... 2.0G Money value.
Minnesota m. 2.G2 Cash value
iowa ..,;,%....s .... -. 4.2o 4 actual value.
TllnoIs ...... 5.2s Is actual value,
Indiana ........ 200 is actual value
West Virginia .s5 Selling value.
Pennsylvania. las Actual value,
The law in Pennsylvania requires
that real estate and other property be
assessed at It's "actual value;" In
West Virginia the law REQUIRES t;!at
It be assessed ut It's selling nice,
while as a matter OF fact the average
assessment of real estate Is much less
than that required by law. J.
below are some OF the leading
States showing at what pei centagc OF
the actual value the real estate there
In is. as a matter of fact. to-wlt: y
New York go per cent
Ohio % per ceui'
MARYLAND ........-..... u per cent.
Virginia ........... 90 per cent'
tennessee ............. nS lfct s'.u.
Kentucky ..... " per cent
West Virginia ...-..... h0 per cent.
Pennsylvania .......,.... IS per cent:
The average rate of taxa ton fo- nll
purposes throughout the state OF West
Virginia Ia so cents less on the a1e
nundfed dollars valuation than In
Pennsylvania; and the average rs
sesged value OF the real estate COM
pared with Its actual vaine Is 3 ner
cent. less in West Virginia than II
Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania tho
people are taxed 40 cents on the ore
hundred dollars valuation on certain
ia - nrnna~fvE FOR t1E
support of the state governments.
claws or Pennsylvania. 1909. p: 2?fl,
and oue-rourtn OF the tax collected on
real estate is used likewise; whi.e IN
West Virginia the people are taxes!
only six cents on the one hundEed doll
Iors valuation fer State purposes
one cent thereof being for State roei
nurposes and tive cents for other nur-
poses The greater part OF the hVs
cents being refunded to me several
counties and used by them for free
school purposes. sss,
5.SIn addition to taxing The people IS
above Pennsylvania taxes every !or-
eiE1i and domestic transportation COM
papy, telegraph. telephone. eXpress
and electric light companies ut the
rate OF eight mills upon every IL OF
the gross receipts facts June p. 1853,
p. L. 100. and April rs. J 500, p 81 =.
72): and such corporations mlibt pny
IN addition thereto their capital stock
tax at the rate of "ave mills upon
en- CHI. dollar. or the actual value OF its
whole capital stock of ali kinds" and
also Ia tax on corporate loans g Acts
June 3,F1893.. p. L. 1861 but nre ana
marine Insurance 'cnmpan! ess pay at
t5ieS rate OF three mills on each dollar
-flbtd >. z: There is also rs tax Of q Ien
mills upon every do ol1ar Of the carltai
stock \ ot ycornanies tllstilslnE sliaunrs
and 4 selling the same nt " lliolesnlle le
sfA!ct July! is. 1S97. #. u. 292 Also an
| EIGHT mills tax on ev vary ID liar sof the
gross premiums OF dome stic insnt-4
larce com npanie Sas objected sin add
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
.FAlRMONT' FARMS
WILL BE GIVEN SPECIAL WRITE
UP IN PITTsBuRG PRESS
t,.5f NEXT SUNDAY.

The Pittsburg Press III ITS Sunday
issue will contain a brief write ur
of Fairmont Farms together with
some eight or ten views, showing tho
residence, grounds. stables and also
some OF the blue ribobn winners.
Fnirmont people nre Interested in ana
proud OF Fairmont Farms md, tAe i
ready popular Press will :undouhtcdly
be even more popular In Fairnlont on
Sunday = it5 Z Z Il ilsii e z ~ q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
FIV new
LOCATIONS J
4Exeltempnt q In s shlnnatons Field still
at III Iah itchc cootl's Run
Scene spfs Great Activity.
SOUTH PEfJi1i SolLSco TO Z
start MANY NEW WELLS.

Correct information from tie
1Siinns ton OIL fields Is to the effecs
that hye new locations were made
,yestefday BY the South Penn OIL Co.,
I,le ION farm or Henry swiser
heirs Eoon's run. one on Thomas Mar
itin5fhfm, two (ona 81 10. Vlncent's farm.
and one on The farm of Jos. q. Jaynes..
These locat tions are all on Coon's run
and another loca Ion was made on
;Perdy run ON Stte farm OF A. w Hart
ley. 5fThe Martin we'll Is in and 70
making 27i barrels ian hour. The last
string Tot casing VIII be run in s: F.
;Jaynes well to-1norruw and the well Is
due I'd ea few days No. a Will come In
ahead of & No. 8 now being drilled.
Jaynes now has two good proi,l-
,cerp. The I1ott SWiger well alJoln-
Ing the I5Jaynes property Is making
.105 barrels q a az in 400 feet OF
sJayness No. 4. "a < " II y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
w. A. LAWLER,
Hall Block.
Returned Home.

\ Mry. Jacob Jacobs. who fell down
the steps at the home Of her grand !
son. Clyde Jacobs. some days ago. re-
turned to her home at Little Falls at
noon to-day. She was accompanied by
Clyde Jacobs. ~ Morgantown Post
Chronicle. i, q a ~ i tfl q gstt.sI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24

\ 4 Mrs II. p. tMcGregor. who had been
the guest 'of'Mrs. G: F. Carrell for sev-
eral days. left yesterday for her hon.e
in Wheeling.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24
2 EXCURSIONS SUNDAY.
The !. C. woodward Will Go to ope-
z klska and Return Twice. (,

& Sunday afternoon and evening the
steamer5I. c.. Woodward will rulp two
popular excursions and large nums
ber OF people will take advantage of
the opportunity of spending a few
pleasant hours on the river.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24

Mr. and Mrs. M g.. Ashcraft t.sfye
the first OF the week for an extended
visit in New York 5g, E.+sfsf Z; - sis.s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-24

tconta tal[n.ued on pasa Foara