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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
e1cnpu GONZALES

JOSEPH GONZALES
hereby announces himself as q can
didate for the office OF representative
An the lower house OF the LOUISIANA
general assembly from the PARISH
OF Ascension. subject to the action
Of the Democratic primary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

Did you ever hear OF independence.
Kan. ?-Baton Rouge New Advocate.
my! what wretched rhetoric!)
Yes, to be candid, we can, did and
have. The Chief Is independence it.
self. Kan you denySt?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
Candidatorial Soliioruies.

Hall: "oh, that mine enemy would
write letter."
Aswen: What evil spellter) is
this upon me?'
Michel: "'Tis deeds Ito public
lands), not words. that mark the
(business) man"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
prauahon's Practical Business

will train you for q GOOD PAYING
position and will GUARANTEE you a
position. SPECIAL RATE NOW ON.
Write for particulars. Large Illus
trated catalogue free. c. l.. GLAZE,
Mgr Baton Rouge Ii.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
HANDSOME PRIZES OFFERED.
six Gold Medals to be Awarded to
Members of High School Grades
of DonaIdsonville High School,
Durinu Session of 1e11-12.

of DonaIdsonville High School
Durina Session of 1s11-12.
Before retiring from the position
of principal of the. DonaldsonVile
high school to accept the appoint
ment of Superintendent OF puplc
education of ST. John parish, Prof.:
! ]. H. Dupuy made the announcement.
that the following gold medals had
been. offered by the corporations ana
individuals named to be awarded TO /
members of the high school grades
| of the local high school during the
current session:
! The Interstate Trust. and Banking
| Company gold medal awarded by the
Interstate Trust and Banking Com
| pany of New Orleans to the member
of the senior class who shall MAKE
| the highest average during the entire
wear and who shall write the best
essay on the subject Of "1mmlgra'
ton in the south, with Special Ref
/ erence to Louisiana and Mlssls- |
sippi." The essay to count for twenty
per cent in making the award. 4
The st. Elmo gold medal, awarded
by the Alluvial Land Purchase Com.
/ pany of New Orleans through their
i REPRESENTATIVE, GE. Bent of Donald
sonyille. to member of the hlgh .
| school grades who shall write the best
ESSAY on the town of st. Elmo, now
being laid off on the east bank OF
, the Mississippi river opposite donald
sonville, setting forth therein the ad-.
Eyantages ~ac cruing to the parish OF
Ascension from the establishment or
such a settlement within its. confines,
7 and the benefits to be derived by
the town of Donaldsonville and the
surrounding country. These essays
shall be submitted to the authorities:
: of the school during the week pre-,
! ceding the Christmas holidays, and
shall be corrected at such time
that the award Of the medal may &C.
cur on the last school day before the
2 holidays.
: The Lemann gold medal, awarded
5by Bernard Lemann & Bro. of Don
4 JACKSONVILLE to the members of the
IL high school grades who shall attain
4 the highest degree of proficiency in
bookkeeping during the session OF
a 1911.12.
The Donaldsonville high school
gold medal, awarded by the authorl-
: ties Of The Donaldsonville high school
@ TO the members OF: the senior class
WIN shall attain the highest general
average during the session of 191 l.
nj 1912.
6 gold medal awarded by ]. H
-eI DuDuv to the, member of the, senior
class whose general average for the
session of 1911-1912 shall be declared
u second in rank in the grading OF the
" class. - ~
q The Charles Maurin gold medal
- awarded by Mayor Charles Mauri1
- of Donaldsonvilles to the student o.
:, the commercial course who shall at
= tain the highest degree of profici
- Iency in stenography and typewrit
- ing during the: session of 1911-19l2
,e5 The award Of. the four last named
= medals will take tsplace on the eve
ming on which the. annual.seommlence
ment exercisest held sfsit ,st -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
FOR cORONE n.
IN N q uRr1MFIELD

DIR. D. C. BRUMFIELD
aereby announces himself as q can,
didate for the office Of coroner OF
Che parish Of Ascension, subject 10
che action Of the Democratic prl-
mary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
NOTICE TO TAX DEBTORS
Whose Property Has Been Ad!uo'-
Gated to the State on the 24tn
Day of June, 1911, for Un'
paid Taxes for the
Year 1910. .

Year 1910. ....
NT Office is hereby given in accord
~ ance with the provisions OF ACT
No. SIS OF 1910, thct l, the under
signed sheriff of the parish OF AS
cension, will within 80 days from
date hereof take actual corporeal
possession Of the following describ-
ed property assessed to the parties
hereinafter designated, and ad-
Indicated to the state Of Louisiana
on June "a, 1911, for unpaid taxes,
interest and costs for the year 1910:
Braud, Rosemond, impd. lot
g., Cire's batture. .........S 90
Brown, H. T., Est. 165 acres
impd. tract. col. sec. Is
and At. 60 %
Butler, Joseph C.,20-100 acres
impd, r. b. Miss. r., alb. by
Butler, bel. by com. lane. 80
Campbell, B. A, impd lot l9S
So. 12..............:. ...... 20
Carconna, Geo., Rena and j..
Salvatore, acres, alb, by
{ Lemann, bel. by Bernard IL %
Carter. Chas.; acres impd,
r. b. B. L., alb. by Lemann
Bros, bel. by Palmer III 81
earn, Rodgers, impd lot SO. -
Sub. Nolan. ...<............ o %
Carpenter, JOS, 80 acres
impd, n. by Carpenter. 8.
by Tickling ................ IL 81
Frigerio, .Alphonse CSC acres g.
impd,s tract. s. u of S. W.
II, sec. 1888. III So
Hammond. VIM: impd lot
105, SO. 10.................. ~
Hopper, Sam and: John, 40
acres impd, H.. W. 4 of n.
e. ", sec. 23-10-3. ....... IL 81
Hunt, Aaron Mrs, $4,000
acres impd, r. b. Miss T..
| alb. by Thompson, bel. by
| Jones. .....:. VI
Jackson, Agnes, vac. lot +, SO.
| %. ............. ~
! Johnson, Lizzie, impd % lot
! Is, Sub. Nolan. ............ VI
Johnson, Aug, 25-100 acres
impd, r. b. Miss. r., alb. by
! Jones, bel. by T. & P. r.r. 5 "
Lewis, Raphael, Est, $4,000
acres Tmpd, r. b. B. L., alb.
| by Buford, bel. by Maurin
& Co.; 70100 acres impd,
r. b. B. L., alb. by Rich
ard, bel by Digson. Z 81
Latona, Vito, 6 acres impd,
! r. b. Miss. river, near A ;
Bend. .................... u
Leblanc, Isidore, 26 acres
impd, r. b. Misss r.. alb. by
Dona, bel by Balconi; 80
acres impd, r. b. Miss r..
alb. by Dona, bel. by Lee
Blanc. ~
: Mayorta, Lena Mrs, 33-100
: acres impd, r. b. Miss. r.
Il alb. by Mayorta, bel by
Julien; 2 acres impd, r.
b..Miss: r., alb. by Barthol-
: omaus, bel. by Julien.... IL |
: Martin, LIE ,impd lot 22,sq . 4
!: ERichard. Jno., II 75-100 acres
impd, tract. sec. 26-l0-3 90
: Robertson, James, LIS acres
: ia impd, e. Il of tract. IN. g.
Il sec. III, =tpssa0, s. r. Se.
J; Simmons, Josephine, 81 " acre
impd, /. b.. Miss. r...s....
: Smith, Nancy, acre impd,
: 4 l. b. Miss. r......
e Taylor, Joshua, 75-100 acre
! 8 impd, Calafel tract. .s....
Thebault, John, Est, 20
:. acres impd, tract. n. VA
= sec. 1888 ......:........
= E. C. HANSON.
!. Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
. Donaldsonville, La, Oct. II, 1911.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

1t cannot be gainsaid that Mr.. Mi
chel is successful business man, as
his friends claim. He surely did a
'1ard office business" when he was
secretary Of state.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
FOR POLICE JUROR.
TnNAC WE'LL

hereby announces himself as can
didate for the office of police Juror
of the fifth ward Of the parish OF
Ascensid,l, subject to the action OF
the Democratic primary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
For Rent.

TgyHE COMFORTABLE and desirab}y situated
4 residence property at the corner of Iberville
and st. Vincent streets. House contains six
rooms hall and double kitchen. Large yard
and stable. Apply to J. F. FERNANDEZ. Dom
aldsonyille La,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
yJyrrEN w ARMITAGE

LUCIEN w. ARMITAGE
hereby announces himself as can
didate for the office of police juror
of the fifth ward Of the parish OF
Ascension, subject to the action or
the Democratic primary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

A fashion note says: THE dress
came only to her elbow" And the
naughty funny-man of the Monroe
Eews-Star asks, (which way?'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
FOR CLERK OF COURT.
- s6ru11p MORGAN

r. ARTHUR MORGAN
hereby announces himself as a can.
fA6ase for the office Of clerk OF court
of the parish Of Ascension. suotc'
IN the action OF the Democratic pri-
mary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

"Bald Heads Not Wanted" is q re"
cent mendacious newspaper head
line. Never yet saw a fellow with
enc who was willing to lose it.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
Campaign Cries.

Asweihan: "Chick. chick, chick!'
Hallonian: Letter go, dear Henry!
Michellian: For the lands sake!"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
FOR SHERIFF.

louis A. LANDRY
Narabv announces himself as a can
dfdate FOR the office Of sheriff OF tne
parish OF Ascension. subject to inc
action of the Democratic primary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

"The Hen, the Bulwark OF the Ma
ton" Is a headline we notice in
Wednesdays Ruston Leader.--Mon-
roe News-Star.
OF course the Leader is an AsWell
paper. and doubtless seeks to sug'
gest the inference that as the hen
is the bulwark Of the nation, so the
Chicken Ped1er of Rusten is the
mainstay Of the state and ought to
be elected governor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

Joseph Matherne, Jr., is spending
the weekend at KlotzVille as the
guest OF relatives.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

This is October according to the
calendar, but it's nightly like July
or August to the feel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

"Great minds run in the same
channel" Exhibit A: The Donaldson
vile Chief of Sept. % said: What
with the eruption Of Mt. Etna and
the thunderings of the primary cam
paign, Sicily and Louisiana are hay.
ing a deucadly hot and noisy time. :
Exhibit B: Cosgroye's Weekly OF
Sept. &c said: with two such busy
volcanoes as AswelI and Hall erupt-
ing In Louisiana the folks overlook
&hnt little Etn3 thing.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
w anted

YOUNG MAN to fill position as clerk. Apply
a at once to COL. A. D. VEGA, Donaldson
vile, Ls. =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
NOTICE OF SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen
sion-Pontchart-ai Levee
District.

DlSLrlcL.
TT NDER Act No. 215 of the general
" assembly of the state Of Lou1si-
ana, approved July 8. 1908, the follow
ing land situated in Ascension par
ISL, Louisiana, to-wit:
Lot d section II, township 10,
south range 8 east, east of the
Mississippi river, comprising 400
acres, will be sold by the sheriff OF
Ascension parish, Louisiana, at the
front door of the courthouse in the
town of Donaldsonvilie Louisiana, on
SATURDAY. NOV. 4, 1911.
att the hour of II O'clock noon, to the
last and highest bidder. at not less
than six dollars (s6) per acre, cash
beins amount fixed by the register
of tie State Land Office as the
minimum price for which said LAND
can sell per acre.
Witness my official signature this
10Th day Of September 1911.
y. HUNTER C. LEAkE, :
President Board of Commissioners TO
the Pontchartrain Levee District
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

United States Of America-State @
Louisiana-Parish of Ascension.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14
c Il A r 7 e r

The DonaIdsonville Garage and Au
tomobiie supply Company. ltd.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-14

E. C. HANSON.
Sheriff, Parish of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, Oct. Il, 1911.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11

the referee off tho stand into the laps Of
the rlngsiderS Then the Greek and
Swanson came 10 the middle Of the mat
and Dcmetral picked Swanson up in ahls
arms and threw him with great force.
1t was sight 10 see the midget Urlg-
Cling out of impossible holds that brought
many cheers from the stands. Demetral.
steadily wearing his lighter opponet out.
secured tile fall in nineteen minutes, us
ing a double scissors and body hold.
In the second and last fall Demetral
turned the trick in hurry-up time. play
Ing the deadly hammerioct on his worn
out victim. securing the fall in six min
utcs.
Demetral used his famous scissors hold
with telling effect in three OF the falls.
The. Greek outweighed his victims from
ten TO twenty pounds.
In the prcliminarcs Master Brig Har-
bcrtson defeated Leo Hallstrom another
youth, I'm nine minutes and twenty sec
onds. Both wrestlers are bantams.
Teddy "Whiskers' Devonovitch the
Russian athlete, gave the fans a run for
their money when he appeared in wrest-
ling togs and displayed that he Is no nov
ice when he dumped William Albright
in sixteen and a half minutes. using q
half nelson. His admirers appreciated his
victory so much that they carried him
Off the arena on their shoulders, amid
aDplause
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
CHILDREN HAVE THE
CIGARETTE HABIT
Alarming Increase in Number Of
Juvenile Smokers in New
York Schools.
STATEMENT OF PHYSICIAN
Has Little Girls Among His Pa
tients; One Case Treated by
o-Suggestion.
STATEMENT OF PHYSICIAN
BY Leased Wire to The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK, June l0.-There is an
alarming increase of the cigarette habit
among the BOYS and girls of New
York s public schools, according 10 DR..
John d. Quackenboss. Parents have
brought their children TO the special
lists in therapeutic auto suggestion to
effect cure by that method
- have never had SO many cases as
IN the last three or four months,r he
said Recently I have treated An
had several little girls who were slaves
to the habit ] cannot think of a
more menacing evil than this and am
doing everything in my power TO stop
it.
Nobody realizes how the children
who acquire the habit are influenced
by it-how their whole lives are ruined
as well as their mental and physical
strength.
81 am rather proud of my work with
several little boys One child had ac-
quired the habit from seeing his father
smoke. Soon the son was outdoiug the
father by smoking City cigarettes a
day. The little boy had horror OF
nausea il was this that helped me in
my suggestions
"'T put him TO sleep and then I'M
pressed upon him the fact that ne
would become violently i'll il he ever
put a cigarette between his lips When
he awakened from the hypnotic sleep
he apparently had recovered from the
habit.
lie was not assaied by any desire
for the weed FOR month or so. and
then one day, seeing a companion smok-
ing cigarette, he was seized with an
uncomfortable longing for it His
friend extended the cigarette and the
boy took it. But no sooner had ne
touched il TO his lips than ne was taken
violently i'll, and flipging the weed from
him be rushed home
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
ADDITIONAL SPORTING NEWS
GREEK DEMON TOPPLES
SWANSON AND NELSON

Dcmetral. the Greek demon" dem
onstrated last night that he was equal
Ia the occasion when he undertook 10
throw Jack Nelson and Alex Swanson
both In one hour and half He do%ned
them four times In less than an hour,
The saucer arena was packed and when
Demelral appeared on tho mat shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock loud and long applause
rang out from the hundreds OF Greek ad -
nirers. OF whom many we're from sur
rounding places.
Announcer and Referee Willard Bean
had his hands fun when he went 10 In
troduce the wreStlers. for many of the
foreigners called on him In their native
tongue 10 tell them who was who. The
first TO be introduced WAS Demetral, tho
Greek champion, and again a long and
hearty welcome rang out.
In the first OF tho handicaps was Mel
son, subbing for Ferguson. who was
obliged 10 cancel his engagement for the
which he sustained while working. Mel
son and Demctral, after receiving final
instructions from the referee. went at 1t
in a merry clip, Sparrins for holds for a
few minutes the Greek finally caught his
man or guard. throwing him to the mat.
clever opponent which Nelson successfully
broke one after another. After break
Ing out of g. dangerous hold he wiggled
into his waterloo when he allowed Deme-
trail TO secure hanmerloclS with q scis-
sors combination. obtaining the fall In
ten minutes and thirty seconds.
The second fall was secured In twelve
minutes. after classy exhibition OF
wrestling. Demetral using a scissors and
crotch hold.
the Greek Swanson spared ceverly and
the Greek had difficulty in getting 10 his
smaller opponent and in chasing him
around the mat he forced Swanson and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE NOT PR0PITI0US
~ Associated Press.


BERLIN. June 10-The weather condi-
lions are not propitious FOR the start OF
The German aviation circuit race. which
Is set for > o'clock tomorrow morning.
Niolen. winds prevail this afternoon.
The railroads extending into the sub
urbs are preparing for an enormous traf-
fc during the early hours OF tomorrow.
Special trains will begin TO arrive at 8
o'clock.
Along with the great interest attracted
bv the contest. there is feeling of deep
depression because Of the fatality yester
day when Schendel, holder OF the Ger
man altitude record, fell from a height
OF $3.50 feet and with his mechanician,
Noss, was killed.
Schendel had been entered for the big
race and was considered one OF the most
formidable of the competitors. However.
the majority of the entrants will start.
novelty introduced in the contest is
the privilege granted the aviators 10 use
several aeroplanes. which may be used
interChangeahly according TO weather, or
II accidents are met with.
The race is under the auspices OF the
Berlner Zeitung Am Mictag and the to-
tai prizes amount to 100000 including
$1,000 offered by the Prussian ministry OF
war. The flight will begin and end at
Berlin. the circuit course covering dis
tance Of l16i miles. 1t is expected that
about twenty-five ayiators will start.
these including the well known German
airmen. Lindpainter. Hirth Jeannin. The
lin and Wiencziers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
SAYS THE BRITlS|
METHODS Arr
Rev. 2. Barney T. Philltu
American Colleges and d
stiles Are Inaecurst

BY leased Wire to The Tnb-.
CHICAGO, June l0.-ar,5
Ieges and universities are /,
in their gensral teaching q
make radical improvemenls /
ing the methods Of Oxford {
bridge.
That is the view of Rev. 4
r. Phillips, former pastor 4
Episcopal church. who ID
turned to Chicago after q
of two years in England. v
Phillips has been engaged
graduate work and biblioqitiI
"The English universiti9.r
Phillips, "are much more 6
is wonderful what results afs
by methods that could easily
ed by our American schools
lish have made study Of 1;
work America appears to !
mentlng. y
"Uuder the tutor system
and Cambridge the student
term of only eight weeks y
vacation Of six weeks. Duril
cation the students study !
they have had during The q
gives them initiative and al
learning for themselves that y
not have if they were kept
in school for all of their TIM
wear term.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
DETECTIVE BURNS
CROSSES THE OCEAN
Mission Is Supposed to Be in
Connection With Los An
geIes Dynamite Case.
~ Leased Wire TO The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK. June lO.-With an air Of
great mystery William j. Burns, the de-
tective who ran down the McNamaras and
McManIgal In connection with the Los
Angeles dynamting outrases sailed for
Europe on the American liner Phladel-
phla today.
The determination OF Mr.. Burns 10 take
the trip was very sudden. the men in his
own office knowing nothing of i, until
this morning. There were several theories
current as 10 the cause of the journey
The most generally accepted is that he is
going after some of those implicated IN
the blowing up OF the Los Angeles Times
building and the other dynamite exploits
alleged Ia have been the work Of the
Mcnamara gang. He was absolutely
silent as 10 his mission. however.
When asked about I, he held up his
hands With the ejaculation. Il am not
saving anything"
"Where are you goine?"
TO London and Paris. I expect 10 he
gone three weeks at least. do not want
have some business here that | must
come back to-
Asked ii he were going 10 the corona =
ton 10 protect the king from anarchists
ne replied that he could not discuss his
trip.
Are YOU going over to no sort OF
personal hodyCusrd for King George w
NO, no replied. Nothing I'm "
lie said he was hopeful the two Nc
NamaTaS and Mechanical would be CON
vicied In the Los Angeles dynamite cases.
predicted that the indianapolis kidnapping
cases against himself and others would
fail aud was sure that some men impli-
Gated in the Ohio legislative bribery cases
would 90 To- iIil.
''Wc have them in Ohio and We are go
ING 10 send ihem up he declared.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
ELECTRICAL STORM
FOLLOWS HEAT WAVE
DownpOur Resembling Cloud
burst in New York Causes
Considerable Damage.
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June lo.--An electrical
storm OF unusual intensity swooped down
upon this section tonight and for hours
played havoc with wire communication
In all directions. The storm broke with
terrific force shortly after 10 O'Clock. II
was brought In on wind of almost hur-
ricane violence and accompanied by a
dO%npour that bore n strong resemblance
TO cloud burst.
Plate glass windows were smashed,
street signs blown down, and other dam
age done. Pleasure seekers were caught
unawares and the scramble for shelter
and safety was one Of the lveliest New
York has witnessed i'm years.
Up TO midnight no reports OF loss OF
life, or serious injury had come to hand,
Reports from suburban districts showed
the storms effects were felt with greater
severity Than in tho city. In Newark
blown down and there we're panics among
conditions prevailed on Staten island,
where The blow was gsuged al eighty
miles an hour
Lightning struck in several parts of
the city proper. \ big bolt hit bg cleo
trio sign on an upper Broadway roof
and wrecSase crashed through n skylight
and 100 men in billiard parlor narrowly
escaped injury. Damage Of $4,000 was
caused
In Jersey City A man was killed by
falling wires. An oil tank was ignited
by lightning and its contents burned.
Loss estimated at $4,000: