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The Washington times., 1910-06-11
CHARLTON'S FATHER
FEARS SON is DEAD

Judge Paul Charlton. the father of
Proctor Charlton. the missing husband
of the woman whose body was found
in Lake Como. Italy. is in a state of
collapse today as a result of the re-
ports that the body has been identified
as his sons wife
He has asked the State Department TO
secure all possible information concern
ing the case.
1t is the belief of Mr. Charlton that
his son, Porter Charlton, who has been
in Italy on his honeymoon, has also
met death. No theories were advanced
by Mr. Charlton, however, until fur
Their details are received here. Con-
tinuing Mr.. Charlton said:
My son is about twenty years old
and for some time has been suffering
with tuberculosis He left Washington
York where he obtained employment
In the foreign department of the City
National Bank. He met Mrs Mary
Scott Castle, divorced wife of Neville
She was about forty years old.
4 knew nothing of her antecedents.
and did, not even know that Porter in
tended % marry her until the ceremony
had taken place. They were married in
Wilmington. Del. on March u last, and
several days later sailed for Genoa from
New York
Charlton in Bad Health.
"POrters health had been bad for
some time, and the doctors had ordered
him to give up his work. and 90 abroad
He had rented a villa near Lake Como,
in the Italian Alps, where he intended
to remain until next fall.
He was in good. spirits and did not
seem to be at all depressed. having re-
ceived a letter from him only last Mon
day telling Of his plans. His letter was
fun Of endearing references to his wife,
and 1 cannot believe he murdered her
Fears Former Admirer.
Mr. Charlton said he knew nothing Of
his daughter-in-law prior TO her mar
riage to his son. other than that she
was the divorced wife Of Neville Castle.
Her maiden name was Scott, and she
Was the daughter of a Confederate sol
der.
I believe" went on Mr.. Charlton
that possibly one Of her former ad-
mirers who followed them to Italy is
al the bottom Of the ira gedy. 1 am
afraid that both she and Porter are
dead"
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Connect Two Murders.


The authorities cling 10 the belief
that there may be a connection be-
tween the murder Of Mrs Charlton
and the death OF Miss Estella Reid,
the girl whose body was found on
the beach at Naples on April "a
They were in almost constant COM
municatiOn with the Naples authori-
ties today regarding the Reid murder
Nothing TO connect the two murders
has yet been made public.
The proprietor of the Suisse Hotel
In Como, where the CharltonS stopped
for few days before taking up their
residence in the cottage near Mol
traSio. was examined by the police to-
day regarding Charlton's alleged mis-
treatment Of his wife
Charlton Treated Wife Badly.
He admitted that the stories Of
cruelty were true and repeated his
statement that the couple quarreled
so violently and that Charlton treated
his wife so badly that he was forced
TO eXpel them from the hotel.
One Of the most complete dragnets
ever set for a fugitive is spread for
Charlton. and it is not believed that
he can evade arrest should he be alive.
Every shipping point has been warned
and the police throughout Europe have
been given a description Of him.
Reversed Their Names.
The Charltons evidently sought to
throw an air of mystery about them
selves while at Lake Como. They re-
versed their names, and were known
as the Charlton POrters. To some
people Charlton passed himself off as
the nephew of his wife, the disparity
in their ages making this easy.
A search of the effects of Mrs. Charl-
ton, found in her cottage. failed to
give any clue TO her murder. There
were scores of letters addressed to
her under her maiden name of Mary
Crittenden Scott, and the name of
her first marriage. Mrs. Castle.
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MYSTERY IN HER
LATEST MARRIAGE

NEW YORK. June IA woman
friend Of Mrs. Charlton. the victim OF
the Lake Como tragedy. saws concerning
the marriage,
mere was great deal Of mystery
about the marriage Of Mrs. Castle an(,
Porter Charlton 1t seemed to me a
strange match because Of the great diff
ference IN the ages OF the couple. and
also the contrast in their tenperaments
MI Charlton told ne he was twenty
two years old. and I understand that
Mrs. Castle was nearer forty than thir-
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Marriage Licenses

Frank P. r. VanSyckle, of Irvington,
y. y, and Airline Constable, OF Eik,
ton, Nd
Nathan W Walker and Virginia 3
Ray, OF LaytOnsville, Nd.
Bertolini SelirO and Merlina Feina, OF
Washington.
Raymond II Lewis and NJ Blanche
Sanford, of Washington
William Hittle and Margaret Cole
man, Of Jamestown. Pa
Leonard L Guthridge and Charlotte
f. Thornton, Of Washington
Francis ". Geiger, Of Springfield.
Ohio. and Laura WinEer. of Wash
ingtOn.
Francis D. Dunlap and Amelia Bauer,
Of Baltimore.
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IN THE HOuSF

The House met at noon
Private claim bills were taken IN
under the regular order.
The Rules Committee gave another
nearing on the resolution TO investf-
gate the alleged persecution OF
Mexican political refugees.
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The Vital Records.


norman 6 and Clara NJ Els. boy.
William W. and Lillian A C'Fav,ce i'll
William y and Ethelyn E. Poiff nov
Harry w and Maud Z IVaiEart- how
Thomas d. and Mary L. Stewart girl
George H and Hester Seis. tov.
MILO and Emily d GOodaI, plrl.
bertrand and Mildred Fay, gin.
Samuel and Mollie Smith, boz
John and Martha Vincent. erl
Claude and Gladys II. Burlinsame. girl
James T. and Bertha A. NOrveU. GIRL
John and Sarah A Miller. boz.
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HUDSON SHIP FOR PARK

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Hudson
Fulton Celebration commission has
decided 10 give the Half Moon to the
commissioners Of the Palisades Inter
state Park. The little vessel is a
reproduction of Hendrix Hudson's
craft.
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TO Fly ACROSS KANSAS.

TOPEKA, Kan, June III. c. Mars,
the aviator who was slightly injured
by the fall Of his aeroplane, said he
would attempt TO make a flight from
Topeka 10 Kansas City or Tuesday.
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WALDORF SHOOTING
BRINGS NOTORIETY

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE slain
woman. as Mrs. Mary Scott Castle,
vas the talk of New York for a
few days last summer. following an
attempt she made 70 Kill William B.
Craig. a lawyer friend, in a corner of
the famous Peacock Alley in the
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria.
Late on the afternoon Of August J
Mrs. Castle. stylishly dressed. was OBJ
served walking nervOusly up and
down the hallway. apparently waiting
who later proved to be Craig, came
along in a few minutes and headed
toward an elevator 1t appeared that
he was going TO the Rocky Mountain
Clubs suite.
He passed her by without speaking
but she hurried after him and laid her
hand upon his arm pleadingly. For
several moments they spoke in an IN
oertone. Then, just as the elevator at
tendant was opening the door of his
car. Mrs. Castle was heard 20 eX.
claim. "All right, them" With that
she opened handbag, drew out a
tiny revolver. and fired at the mans
heart He was only couple Of feet
away from her.
She Attempts Suicide.
The bullet probably would not have
injured him fatally had il struck him.
but its course was diverted by a
fountain pen in his waistcoat pocket
and he was not injured at all.
Mrs. Castle thought she had killed
him. apparently foT as he fell back
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GREAT AUNT DIES

PARIS, June 1.-THE princess OF
Bourbon, Infanta Josephine. OF Spain.
great-aunt Of King Alfonso, died here
this morning az the age OF eighty-three
years She was the widow OF Marquis
Jose GUell II Rente
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CONTROL Of STOCKS
DEMANDED BY TAFT
Conferees Meet and Agree
on Commission to Look
Into capitalization.
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control legislation in the railroad BILL
other than the provision for an investi-
cation Of the subject. But the circum-
stances of the situation are such that il
is not going 10 be possible to get more
than the investigation provision through
IN ali reasonable likelihood.
The Senate Democrats, with the eX-
ceptiOn Of Senator Newlands. are Op-
posed TO capitalization control on the
ground that IL interferes with state
rights. The Senate regulars for the
most part do not want II. Representa-
i've Mann and majority OF the House
do want IL.
The majority. Of the Senate. however.
would hold out and make a prOtracted
hcht against the House provision Or any
effectlve capitalization control provision
without much question. however, the
provision for an investigation can be
from outside sources. presunablv from
IIdlIrosd quarters. has been brought 10
nave an reference to capitalization con-
trol dropped out Of the bin.
President Wants a Report.
The President wants the investiga-
ton OF railroad capitalization made.
and he wants a report TO the begin
nlng Of the next session OF Congress.
II that is feasible. II was declared on
authority today that the President
was IN earnest about getting IegisIa-
uon on this question in his Admins
tration, and proposed TO hew 10 the
line with respect 20 IL.
no decision was reached as 10 the
SIZE OF the commission. It is recoR-
hlzed. however, that much will de-
pend on how the commission IS made
up. A commission OF big men. cana
ole OF going 70 the roots Of the can't
iallzauon question. in impartial fash
Ion. II Is pointed out, can be OF great
service.
Supposedly the President feels that
On investigation would show the need
TOT control OF railroad stock and bond
issues, though no statement was made
az the White House about this.
AFTER the meeting at the White
rouse the cOUfeTees went back 70 the
Oapitol and held a meeting While
the Indications point 10 early agree
Inent. II is possible various snags will
be struck
The lOng-and-short-haul clause was
discussed at the conference AZ the
Nhlte House today, and also the oues-
tlon OF how long a time should be al
lowed the commission 10 SUSPEND In
CreaSes OF rates No conclusions as 10
these matters were announced
II was learned that the cOnferees toll
INC President they probably would be
able 10 report TO both houses next week
IN that case the leaders plan 10 end the
session June ..
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Charlton Killed by the Slayer
Of Wife Is the Police Belief

from the villa 70 the shore, loaded II on
a small boat, or thrown it into shallow
water without capsizing the craft
The Washington times., 1910-06-11
BRODIE 7. DUKE
ELUDES SEARCHERS
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Hotel yesterday and at the Capitol af-
ter DR. Macleod had refused 10 per-
form the ceremony say the prospective
bridegroom had been drinking heavily.
Later in the evening. however. he is
described as having himself under bet
ter control AT any rate he and the girl
had wits enough 10 elude all who sought
them They have up TO the present time
made clean getaway.
Whereabouts a Mystery.
Where they have gone is a mystery to
all interested in the case. II is not even
known whether they have left washing
ton Colonel Haskell believes that they
had planned 10 90 10 some other city
and have the marriage ceremony per
formed Everybody VINO knows Mr..
Duke is certain that he viii marry
Miss Roschelle sooner or later, no mat
ter what obstacles are put in their way.
The old man. siNty-twO years Of age, is
described as being determined in carry
ing out his intentions.
According 10 Colonel Haskell, BrOdie
l. Duke, who was AT one time a part
owner OF the company which controls
the Kelley Institute. at 2l1 North
Capitol street. he was asked by the
North Carolinian to recommend to
him a suitable school where a young
woman Of about twenty years OF age
could be given a finishing education.
Colonel Haskell asked for more infOr-
nation concerning the girl IN whom
Duke was interested. He learned
mat while she had received a grammar
school education in the little town OF
Durham, she was practically a fresh,
intelligent country maiden, who had lit
tie or no experience or knowledge with
manners and customs Of SO-called high
er classes Of society.
He thought il best. therefore to refer
one Of the schools where there are but
small classes and where BY virtue OF
its selectness the young girl could
have the advantage Of Individual in
strUCtiOn and care.
Colonel Haskell settled upon the
school conducted by Mrs Horstley. a
relative Of Judge Horstley, Of Virginia
He had known her for many years
when she had lived in Virginia. and his
suggestion that Miss RoSChelle be sent
there was adopted as final.
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CHURCH NOTICES

YOUNG WO81EN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIA-
TION. Twelfth and = streets northwest
Nesper service. sunday. $50 p. M Leader.
MIS- Henry B. F. MaCfar-and- Subject.
Trust All welcome
EVANGELICAL. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHURCH. Pythian Temple 1919 Ninth street
northwest Lecture sunday. y a. "a. by Win
I, Geld : Whitman Subject The Builder
and the House seats free All invited
PEOPLES OPEN AIR EVENSONG-Mt St
Alhan. sunday. June J.. 1910. ar I 2. III.
Special preacher. Rev Herbert Scott smith.
ID. D.. rector Of ST. NaTEaret's parish. The
music viii be sung By the cathedral choir
led by detachment Of L s Marine Band
Take Tenleyt0Wn cars
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Woodruff ManufactuungCo

-AAf sue 0famGE-
Originator, and Pioneer Maker. Of File
Holders and Cabinets. Wood or Metz
for filing business and official papers. ETC
Cabinet work for Offices and DEPART
menUS.
Office and Factory 19OS-I9IO + It.
and I8O7-I0O9 New York Ave \. w
Phone No Main 1870
uay2I- .. je41I
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CHRISTIAN sCIENCE-Firs, Church o.
Christ. Scientist, 18th and r SITS ". W
Services sunday. Il a. m and D.. IN
Subject. God the Preserver Of Man. %
sunday school. Il a. m. wednesday evening
meeting, p Public cordially invited
All seats free Free Reading Room. 6ol Col
orado Building.
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Many Firemen Injured.

Several hren'en sustained minor iniur-
les in the COLLAPSE Of a frame house.
which sent up a geyser OF sparks.
spreading the fire Others were over
come by smoke. and half a dozen. max
ing a brave stand 10 save warehouse.
We're traDDed by a falling wall. being
rescued by their comrades when hope
seemed gone
A fire engine caught in the path Of the
flames was abandoned by i;s crew and
three men are reported 20 have taken
refuge in a building at First and Wall
streets, which later collapsed. The
men are still missing.
The lodging house district ID the low
er par. or the CITY was in the affected
section There many men we're trapped
i'm their cheap rooms. and compelled
10 leap FOR safety from windows. The
life net saved more than a score in
the first hour OF the blaze alone
The fun death list viii never be
known on account OF the fire having
destroyed the lodging house district
Many OF those caught in the buildings
there we're sailors.
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Planes Spread Rapidly

he WharVeS.
Planes Spread Rapidly.
The fire spread with terrific rapidity,
and for a time the destruction OF the
entire city seemed imminent It places
the flames were held in check by the
great hydraulic streams with which
many OF the citys beautiful hills are
being leveled
While the more substantial business
section was saved. in the district de-
stroyed there were dozens Of business
houses.
The big Pacific Hospital was one OF
the buildings destroyed. In the light OF
the conhagration the patients were taken
from the hospital while the flames were
tapping the upper stories. Wagons, au-
tomobi1es. and buggies we're impressed
as ambulances, and. with the aid OF
every regular ambulance in the city,
the patients, many Of them In a critical
condition, were rushed 10 safety.
Hundreds Of persons we're driven from
their homes in their night clothes. los
ing all their possessions
The whole city was turned into an
emergency dormitory. and the refugees
found shelter in the homes Of rich and
Door
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U-NITARIAN-ALI. SOULS CHURCH. cor
ner Fourteenth and L streets Ulysses G.
r Pierce. D D. minister S-f5 a. M. sun
day School II a. m Morning Service ser
mon by Dr. Le Grand Powers There IS
also kindergarten during the hour OF NOM
ing worship $50 D. m. Young Peoples Re
ligi1us Union The pubic invited 20 ali
services.
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UNDERTAKES
]. WILLIAM LEE

y. WILLIAM LEE,
UNDERTAKEN AND LIVERY
go Pa. ave. N. w.
Telephone Main 1885. Washington n r
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SCORES ARE MISSING
AFTER SEATTLEFIRE
Three Known to Be Dead
and Loss Estimated at a
Million Dollars.
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other nearby points. was set 20 work
pulling liners, tramps, ana ssilers from
he Wharves
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FUNERAL DESIGNS

FUNERAL DESIGNS
OF every scription-moderate nriced
GUIDE.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-08-13
PROBE HTS CKlCAGO 4OJ
MANY RICH PEOPLE ARE DODG-
 ING THEIR TAKES.
J. Ogden Armour and Others in His Class Are Caught in
 Crusade.

Chicago, Aug. 13.-Formal charges that prominent Chicagoans gre not be ing assessed on large porlon of their personal property have been lodged with the board of review by Frank w. Jones, president of the Hi nois Tax Reform association, and he demanded that they be brought in to show cause why their assessments should not be increased. Stocks n corporations of other states are the principal items in the list If property Mir Jones gives as owned by each man he names.
 The name of J. ogden Armour sp- pears first on tho list, and it Is charged that seevral millions of dol lars worth of property he owns hls not been scheduled, nor has it been noted by the assessor. Others against whom MT. Jones makes similar ale gations are Edward Morris. Joy Nor ton, Arthur Meeker, John J. Mitchell, B. F. Sunny, A. c. Becker, Chauncey Keep, Julius Rosenwald. John A. opoor, II. II. Forter Jr, SdnueI A. Bingham, Arthur J. Eddy, James B. FCrgan, Everett B. Bragg, c. c. Com stock, Joseph k. Otis, E. s. Conway George w. Jackson, Marvin Hughitt, F. A. Delano, William A. Rydon, Chas. c. Adsit l.. F. Swift, Louis F. Swift and many others.
 Mandamus suits begun by the asso- citation to force the board of review to call in several of these men are pend ing.
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is the holder of the worlds record for height-6.7b0 feet Drexel made an ascension at Lanark and 1t was given out that he attained a height of 5000 feet, or 275 feet under the record of Walter Brookins. made at Atlantic City.
 Later. however, Drexel returned from Cobbinshaw, where he rescend. ed after having been in the air an hour and quarter, and a corrected reading of his barometer showed that he reached height of 6,750 feet
 Drexel is certain the latest figures are correct The best previous height flight In Europe was made at Black. pool, England, August 8, when Cha. vez. a Frenchman, reached a height or 6,4O5 feet. In his flight Drexers machine was lost to sight.
 Brookins. on July 9, ascended 6275 feet at Atlantic City, beating the record of 4.250 feet made by Louis Paulhan at Los Angeles last Febru. ary and his own record of 4.939 feet made at Indianapolis a short time previously.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-08-13
WILL FIGHT FOR FAITH
Carlist Pretender's Forces Reported We'll Organized and Ready
 for Struggle.

San Sebastian, Spain, Aug. 13.-Don Jaime, the Carlist pretender to the throne, issued letter addressed to the leaders of the Carlists, in which he advises his followers to resist with all their force the rising tide of radi- calism, but not to have recourse to violence. The pretender says he does not propose to depart from pacific methods unless the existing regime is threatened.
 One of the recipients of the letter said:
 We are we'll organized and ready to rise at a signal, but will attempt nothing against the present dynasty unle king totally forgets ms ulie
The Prescott daily news., 1910-08-13
ACID THROWN INTO AUTO
Knights Templar Commander and Others Are Burned In
 Chicago.

Chicago Aug. 13-J. C. Lewis, em- inent commander of the Minneapolis Knights Templar commandery, was badly burned and three other occu- pants of an automobile were less se- riously injured when a bottle of sul- phuric acid phosphorous was tossed into the car on Michigan avenue.
 The clothing of the four was ruined
 Both of Lewis hands and his left knee were badly burned, and a Mrs Boeke was burned on the knees.
 The attack is believed to have been a corollary of recent strike of auto- mobile drivers.
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.oupr GIVES HIS NAME AS sTocKHoLDER IN GRAF TING
 CAR CONCERN.
OTHER OFFICIALS NAMED
,s, of Secret Stockholders Includes Names of Many Department Heads of Illinois CentraI-Larae
 Dividends Declared.

Chicago. Aug. 13.-With the m2li- cation of the late Ira c. Rawn in the Illinois Central graft case by Chan cellor Haskell's court in Memphis. as a stockholder in the Memphis Car company 1t was announced warrants for the arrest of several former Illi- uos Central officials will be sworn out at once as . result of the inves- tigations of the car repair scandal.
 The implication that Rawn was mixed up in the Memphis car case was a surprise to his friends, for on July Rawn had testified, under oath. he did not own stock in any of the car repair companies, and, to his knowledge, none of the officials of the road did.
 The other secret stockholders of the Memphis company, as announced by the court, are: Frank E. Harri- man, William w. Joseph, E. Buker, John NJ. Taylor, H. McCourt, w. s. King and Henry Osterman. Big divi- dends are said to have been distrib- uted to them.
 Final Decree ls Entered.
 The final decree entered in chan. cery court in Memphis, bearing the fiat of Chancellor Heiskell, and ap. bearing as consent decree, was pre-. sentsd by Thomas A. Evans for the Illinois Central Railway company. It finds the car company was originally capitalized at Sl20,00o in o100 shares. E H. Ward got five shares and all the rest went to H. c. Osterman.
 Then 1t finds that the Osterman ding were subsequently, divided between himself, Ira G. Rawn, Frank $. Hartman, William Renshaw. Jos. <. Bulker. John NJ. Taylor. H. Me. Court and w. s. King. It is shown that Rawn was vice-president of the Illinois Central, Hartman was gen. eral manager, Renshaw was superin- tendent, Taylor was general store. keeper at Chicago, McCourt was gen. erai superintendent of lines of the Ailnols Central, and King was gen erai superintendent of the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley road.
 Got Thousands by Fraudulent Bills.
 It finds the car company, with shsht exceptions, repaired cars only TOT the Illinois Central railroad. It nnos that by fraudulent bills rem uered the car company got from the iiiinois Central $200,O00 more than it Snouid have gotten. The railroad company is given a decree for that amount The attachment heretofore 'e'led on the real and personal prop er'y or the car company is sustained anu the property is ordered for sale. Ou' the car company, in lieu of sale. agrees to a divestiture of the prop .iV dlreet to the railroad company for slO1 ,OOo
 "iiiiam Burry, attorney for the Nawh estate, said the decree of the 0Aaheefy court was an outraoa
The Prescott daily news., 1910-08-13
STAB A MISSOURI KNIGHT
Flat River Man Knocked Down and Robbed at Chicago While
 Attending ConcIave.

Chicago. Aug. 13.-Jaoob Kalavet Flat River, Mo, a conclave visitor was robbed of his valise, clothing and $50 by four unidentified men who attacked him In the prairie between West Forty-second. West Forty-third and South Paulina street and South Hermitage avenue.
 Kalavet was stabbed in the back Twenty-two stitches were taken in the wound at the county hospital. His condition is reported as serious.