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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

of rank, the big banners, the brass
band and the fiery speeches. The
spectacle awed him and for years af.
ter he thought of the grangers as an
army of men come to devastate the
country and annihilate all who did
not agree with them. The writer was
not the only person that felt this fear,
The politician shared 1t with him,
but the politician had longer head
and turned the invading foe into his
ally, a combination that could have
but one issue, a miscarriage Of a
great cause. ..... .'a-s
But it is different now. On Monday
the writer was again taken into camp
by the Changers. He found them
earnest and aggressive, but a pleas.
ant and sympathetic as a family
conference. In fact the members
are of the salt of the earth, and since
Monday he has not had the slightest
fear, not even of the officers or of e..
K. Taylor, who bawled him out in
meeting without provocation.
But joking aside, the grange as
now organized-or rather as reorgan'
ized--as the movement has not lost
its identity since it was first started
forty-five years ago, is one of the
greatest farmers movements of the
present day. It's membership is not
confined entirely to farmers, but it is
the farmers interest that the grange
is organized to protect and promote.
Cooperation, which has built other
big things, is the keynote of the
grange. Mutual protection and ad'
vanCement, physically, morally and
materially, are among its principles.
The social features are supplemented
by secret work, planned after the
secret work of other lodges. In be
coming a full fledged member of a
local grange one must take four de
grees. Then if he desires he may
join the county grange, which raises
him into the fifth degree. The next
step is the state grange, which con-
fers upon him the sixth degree and
lastly, the national grange or seventh
degree. There are masters and
guards and drill teams and badges
and banners in all degrees, as there
are in other secret and lodge socie-
ties. But politics are tabooed, and
the master of the grange who permits
politics to be discussed is subject to
expulsion.
Mahaska county holds the banner
for the state. 1t has fourteen subOr.
mate oranges, with over 100 mem.
bers. 1t has a county grange Of forty
members and has granger Of the
seventh degree in the person of |. N.
Taylor, who also holds the office of
State Deputy, or organizer for Iowa,
The 45th anniversary of the move
ment was celebrated on Monday and
despite its early vicissitudes it has
had a great growth.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

wealth Of the United States, by far
the richest country on earth, is SIPS,
100000, so that John Pierpont
Morgan and his financial iptimates
control at least 1876 per cent of it
and possibly 16 per cent. So far rs
can be figured out the yearly income
of this enormous capital, swung by a
group Of thirty men with Mr.. Morgan
at its head, is at least $4,000, 900, 900
There are 15,0o0,000 men in this eoun
try and this five billions would give
them more than $500 each annually,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
ONE WAY 70 MAKE ROADS.

promoters of the I. o. A, Short Lin,
might get few pointers from Okla
homa boosters, who are going to es
ltablish a record in road building
Eighteen hundred teams aided by as
many men, will construct a highway
across Lincoln county, of which Chan
dler is the county seat, between the
rising and the setting of the sun
some day prior to the first of the new
year
The good roads association of that
county has held many meetings dur
ing the present month in connection
with the meetings of the trustees OF
the townships which the road will
pass through, and the preliminary
work has been passed. Lincoln coun
ty will have a thirty-mile road OF
modern construction and the record
part consists in the fact that not one
penny of actual money will be used
in the work.
Volunteers cheerfully agreed to CO.
operate, business men offered to give
their manual services and farmers Of
fered the use of their teams. Half OF
the roadway will be constructed OF
asphalt and macadam and the re-
naming Is miles will bebuilt of sand
and clay. Many farmers prefer the
dirt surface for the reason that their
horses are unshod large portion of
the time.
But the great number OF farmers
who own motor cars clamored for at
least half of the 30-mile road to be
of hard surface so that motoring
would be a pleasure, regardless of
muddy weather. The motor-owning
farmers were strong enough to get
their wish and within few weeks it
will be possible to moter across Lin
coin county in less than thirty min.
yates, a feat which the red men, the
pioneers who laid out the trail now
about to be made into a country
speedway, thought impossible. The
construction of this single line of
road has attracted the attention of
farmers in other parts of the country
and petitions are already being pre-
pared to build latera1s and other lines
of the same kind to give Lincoln
county the best system of country
roads in the state
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WiDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
SPRING CREEK.

F1 All enjoyed the beautiful weather
Thanksgiving. -
Logan Graham and family are visit.
ing relatives in Des Moines.
A family reunion of the Campbell
family was held at the w. l.. Camp
bell home Thanksgiving and enjoyed
a feast of good things.
Bernice Beach entertained Lulu
and Blanche Roberts and Mr.. Thomas
of Oskaloosa, Thursday.
A family. reunion was held at the
Grandpa Norris home Thursday
Grandpa Norris knows how to tempt
ones appetite.
Ham Lawson and wife ate dinner
at the Hoops home Thursday. viii
Todd and family enjoyed the day at
John Guthrie's.
Buckeye school will begin Monday
with Miss Goltry as teacher. We wei.
come Miss Goltry to our midst.
Joe Beach has been thing his farm.
He put in thirteen hundred rods, 90.
600 tile. +@
Helen Jorden and Fanny Baxter en-.
joyed vacation at the parental homes
Thanksgiving. ...-
Elmer Gilchrists.. new house is
completed. What now? ,..
The Buckeye Grange held a contest
and the men We're the losers. The
ladies' large orchestra won the day.
The men will furnish the supper.
We regret the death of Rich Cald.
well. The largest crowd that ever
gathered at White Oak followed him
to his last resting place. Mr. Cald.
we'll was esteemed by all who knew
him. The very atmosphere seemed
to say we have lost one of our best
citizens. His work is not finished
but will still so on and inspire others.
Rev. Campbell spoke in very fitting
words, compared his life to the old
oak tree. His words will long be re.
membered by all who heard him. Mr.
Cheesman had charge of the funeral
and received much praise for the
way he managed the large audience.
We extend sympathy to the surviving
ones. ~.- ~ 1872
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
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SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record In Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

f. w. Martin ct al to Nancy A. Zell-
ner, the west y of lot 5, block 80, ORR
ginal plat, Oskaloosa, Ia.-$1.OO.
Minnie H. Deck to W.T.. Deck, lot
s, in the subdivision of the ne. "A of
the sw. 4 of section 10, township rs
north, range 15-$1.00.
Minnie H. Deck to U. G. Deck, lot
5, in the subdivision of the ne. "A of
the sw. a of section 10, township
Is north, range $500.
J. d. Martin and wife to E. w. Mar
tin, the undivided " interest in lot
7, block 2, of Hetherington's addition
to Oskaloosa, Ia.--$1.00.
Nancy A. Zellner to ]. D. Martin,
lot rs, block "E" O'Neill's addition,
Oskaloosa, Ia.-$1.0O.
John H. Hadlcy ct al to Jennie H.
Shaw, lots 223 and 244 in the town Of
Rose Hill, Ia.-$6J0.00.
Martha NJ. Berry ct al to J. w.
McCrea, the undivided 81 interest in
lots II and "a in the subdivision of
lot 5 in the Sc. "A of the NV. "A OF
section "a, township IS north, range
16, and also the undivided 2-7 interest
in lot So in town of Lacey, also undi-
vided 81 interest in the undivided a
of lots AZ, As, 40, so and 81, in said
town of Lacey-$S00.00.
Mary Crispin and husband to Geo.
C. Dunwoody, commencing at the ne.
corner of section 10, township 76,
range 16, running thence south 80
rods, thence west rod to the east
line of right-of-way of Iowa Central
Railway, thence northwest along said
railway to the north section line OF
said section. thence east IL rods to
place of beginning-$1.00
Mary McKanna and Fannie McKan.
ma to Frederick C. Adair, part of the
Sc. 4 of the ne. Il of section s, town
ship rs, range 14-$150.00.
s. V. Reynolds and wife. to Il. l..
Valentine, the east " of the sw. Il
and the west ~ of the Sc. u of sec.
ton 81, township rs north, range Is
800. e.. .,..
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
Knoxville Express: John Kan

Knoxville Express: vJohn Kane
rick, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kan,
erick, OF East Montgomery street
has all the HILL cranks faded. On
the 18th day of the 18th month OF
1911 be was eleven years old; be-
sides this, he was born at IL O'Clock
at night, and weighed just IL pounds.
Now, let's not hear any more Of this
HILL business unless you really
have the goods.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

These long winter evenings
would be an appropriate time to give
consideration to the long agitated
question of dividing the big wards of
Oskaloosa into voting precincts. 1t
will not be long before another cleo.
ton is upon US. and the city officials
may have a hard time finding cleo.
ton judges and clerks who will be
willing to work from thirty-six TO
forty.eight hours without rest.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

New Sharon Star: Henry Rose
Grams, managing editor of the Oska'
loosa Times. and T. r. Osborne, chair
man OF the democratic county central
committee, were in Newton Monday.
Democratic politics were evidently
brewing in the vicinity of their where
aboutg. ~
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

We see no reason for challenging
the Ottumwa Courier's statement
that the commission plan of govern
ment requires men Of good moral
character and business ability to
make it a success, just the same as
any other plan does.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

-Colfax Clipper: Everybody in
Iowa knows Honest" Dave Palmer,
and every republican in the state
should support him at the primary
for next governor. His nomination
by good big majority Of the repub'
licans of Iowa would do more to uni
fly the party in the state than any
other thing that could happen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

John PierpOnt Morgan, the part
ners In the banking house OF J. T.
Morgan & Co.. and the men closely
associated with the uncrowned king
of American finance, represent prac-
tically $1,000. 100000. Some put II
nearer $4,000. 100000. The estimated
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

DIR. Elliot says classical educa'
ton helps man to solve every prob
lem of life. The Cleveland Leader
wonders if It would enable him to
button a Is collar Oh a 16 shirt.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

Many freakish things happen in
Kansas. There is one law there,
however, that deserves commenda'
ton. If horse in that state is found
hitched or standing in bad weather
without a blanket, the marshal or
other officer at once puts it in some
barn. The owner can get the animal
by paying the stable bill.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
Dinner Csc at the Senate
TFE ~ - ,c.a
Los Angeles Election.

Los Angeles, Dec. ,5.-Special: Lin
coin Steffins'. golden rule idea failed
to work today and long before the
polls opened the socialists backing
Hartman for mayor and the conserv-
atists, who are for Alexander, we're
at their places ready to fight 1t out.
1t is the most bitter election ever
held and all admit that the 10000
women voters will decide the cleo
ton. While the betting is in favor
of Alexander, the socialists think
they will win the city council and re-
peal the anti-ticket ordinance.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

-Des Moines has more than one
church to- each 1000 inhabitants, but
as the Knoxville Express understands
1t, the Moon law doesn't apply to
churches
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

New Orleans boasts that while
throughout the north during the
months of June, July and August,
hundreds of deaths were recorded
from sunstroke and heat prostrations,
not a single death was recorded from
those causes in the city of New Or
leans. Perhaps New Orleans is wise
in keeping no records of this kind.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

ALEX Miller has been serving on
a soliciting committee and has OBJ
served: Usually the men most able
to give, are the ones who donate the
least"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

Sugar has gone down nearly 81
per cwt in the past few weeks. II
the robber tariff made it go up, what
makes it go down? The same tariff
is in effect
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

I'm this country, according to the
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, We make
laws and obey them when we get
ready, sometimes many years after
ward
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

Nov that letters are being trans
ported by aeroplane the expression
dropping a line" is no longer a fig
ure of speech.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

Alex Miller insists that a good
many farm papers know about as
much about practical farming as a
telephone does about grammar.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

oWENS-The body of David Owens,
Jr., who committed suicide near Des
Moines Saturday night, will arrive
Wednesday afternoon. The funeral
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
1 o'clock at the Congregational church
at Givin, and burial will be made at
Henness cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

in the opinion of the Marshall
town Times-Republican the greatest
asset of vice is the timidity of decen'
cy
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
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Iaraest EIowar.

- The worlds largest flower rs said to
Be the raffiesfa. a'inative Of sumatra,
the petals OF which surround cup
n early a foot wide
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

OF the eleven judges elected in
Chicago at the recent election three
we're natives of Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

How old is Ann is obsolete. The
latest is, how many apples can d
healthy boy eat?
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Marriage Licenses.

Following is the list OF marriage
licenses issued from the Office OF the
Clerk of the Courts since our last re-
port: a.a,,,., :. =.
No. Name. Residence. Age.
Y Clarence o, Timbrel, Taintor. .42
1867 and
Matte Il. Hunt, Pella. ....... "a
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
PACKERS CASE UP
TO SUPREME COURT
Stay Sought to Postpone Grim
inaI Trial.
LIGHT OF REASON" INVOKED
Intention of Taft to Prosecute Trusts
Cited by Counsel in Argument
for Interpretation of
Sherman Act.
LIGHT OF REASON INVOKED

washington, Dec. J.-Ine case oil
ten millionaire meat packers of Chi
caso. who seek to delay being brought
10 trial before Judge Carpenter al
Chicago, was laid before the Supreme
court OF the United States.
John S. Miller and Levy Mayer ap
peared for the beef barons. They re-
quested such stay as will postpone
the trial. and urged the court to pass
upon the constitutionality Of the penal
clause of the Sherman act before the
case is heard.
Delay Is Asked For.
The ten packers are being brought
TO criminal trial by the government
under the Sherman act for maintaining
trust in meat products. Their coun
sci requested delay until they could
appeal from the decision Of Judge
Carpenter who held that the criminal
feature Of the Sherman law under
which they arc being prosecuted is
constitutional. and from the decision
of Judge Kohlsaat, who dismissed
their petition for a writ of habcas
corpus.
In the motion made by Messrs. Mil
Ter and Mayer the future of all Grim
inal prosecutions brought under the
Sherman antitrust statute are placed
in jeopardy. The petitioners declare
the law to be void. They assert the
federal district court has no DOW
cr TO try them. and say they are being
detained without authority of law
They aver the Sherman act does not
create or define any offense or crime
Light Of Reason" Cited.
The light or reason" as outlined
in the Standard Oil and Tobacco de
cisions, is invoked by counsel for the
meat packers. They aIlege that on
cers of corporations are now i'm rer
Detual jeopardy. subject TO the shift
ing views OF different juries. with
the shadow OF the penitentiary for
ever over them"
The declared intention of President
TAFT 10 prosecute the trusts Is cited
by the packers as an additional rea
son why the criminal sections of the
Sherman law should be given an early
Interpretation
Solicitor General Lehman an
nounced that objections would be OF
Tered by the goyernmentto the petit
ton of the packers. aIsQ lr
The belief is generally expressed
tbst sLderisIoD VIII be rendered With.
In two weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07
Dinner CSC at the Senate

m oe oorsNo esd daa ssi1ilsllsuf
- f.nffss -.----l--l- --1.--' = 'ts'f z
trade in Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

III you have Christmas gifts to
buy, prepare 10 buy them now.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12
GIRL OF SIXTEEN TAKES
UP THE LIFE OF A TRAMP.
Tells Conductors She Has Lost Her
Ticket and Wseps, Then They
Don't Put Her on.


CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 1.-THE
case OF Alice Twombly, aged sixteen
years, taken In custody by State HUI
name Agent Bright here. Is TO be In
yestigated. The home OF the girl,
according to her story. 10 In Rapid
City, s. OAK, but she now has no
particular home and has been travel
ing over the United States without
any friends.
The girl says she ran away from
Rapid City. and is on her way to
Cove. Ore, where she has some rela-
tives.
AT Glenrock. Wyo., she was put on
the train, and as result OF exposure
and long walking. her feet were froz-
en- and became sore, requiring the
attention of a physician. In Helena.
Mont, she was taken up and detained
for four weeks In the Home OF the
Good Shepherd.
Some days ago she dropped on the
train In Cheyenne When asked how
she got over so much country with
out money, she replied: Why, don't
you suppose can lie? tell the con-
ductor ! have lost my ticket, then II
they get cross | cry and they haven't
the heart TO put me on"
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12
mo WEDDING BELLS FOR
ME-" SAYS 0CTOGENARIAN
His Gift Of $1,000 Each TO Twelve
Young Women Productive
Of MARRIAGE Offers.

CANTON, o., May 12.-,In discussing
the scores OF letters he has received
from women offering him their hands
and hearts since his gifts became
known. Samuel Rudy, a rich bachelor,
aged eighty-six, who gave $1,000 each
to twelve young women employed at
the courthouse for little favors shown
him. said fervently: mo wedding
bells for me-"
Il guess they want my money"
chuckled the octogenarian at the
house, where he was called by the
suit OF niece, Letitia Rudy, who has
sued him for $4,000, claiming pay
for services rendered him during the
last nineteen years.
why, | never heard OF any OF the
women who want TO marry me, and
won't exchange pictures with them,
either"
Rudy has received more than 200
other tender missives. which came
from nearly every state in the Union.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12

wishes OF their parents the young
couple made love and, at length
agreed to get married.
They met at the station and board
ed Chesapeake and Ohio train for
Elkhorn City. Arriving at Elkhorn
City they hired a rig and drove TO
Whitesburg. forty-hve miles over the
mountains. Arriving In Whitesburg
they proceeded to the office OF Coun-
~ Clerk r. b. Bentley and applied
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12

for a marriage license.
The officials refused to issue them
the necessary papers without writ
ten orders from their parents and
their marriage was 'nipped In the
bud" So determined are they TO get
married they will proceed TO Bristol,
Tenn.-Tennesse and Yirginias Gret-
ma Green-another 100 miles-mak-
ing total OF 800 miles; they having
eloped After which they will re-
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12
Solves Homework Problem BY
System.

NEW YORK, May The work.
ing hours OF household workers, as
well as their periods OF recreation,
must be better systematized," said
Herman Robinson. commissioner OF
employment agencies licenses, in a
report to Mayor Gaynor. Heads OF
households must concede that the
girl working in the house has rights.
the same as the stenographer, the
saleswoman and the factory en-
ploye."
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12
UNCLE SAM rs TENANT OF
A SQUAW IN WASHINGTON
Pays the Aged Woman a Rental Of
SIS a Month, Which She Buries
With Her Hoard.


WHITE SALMON, Wash, May H.
Josephine Nimrod; squaw seventy
eight years old, is a regular monthly
visitor TO the office OF Charles A.
Estes to draw her allowance OF $50
from Uncle Sam, for the squaw has
land In the Fort Simcoe reservation
and the $50 represents rentals which
she has been drawing for some time
and burying.
Josephine lived at Cello until a
year ago, when she came to live with
her nephew, Charlie Quempts. whose
sewing machine, graphophone and
bread mixer mark his family as the
most advanced In the valley.
Some time ago she heard that her
shack at Cello had been robbed, and
hurrying back poked around among
the embers, dug into the ground and
pulled out a can containing gold,
which she brought to White Salmon
and buried.
Mrs. Nimrod has wanted TO make
Mr.. Estes her banker, but the realty
dealer SHES at the responsibility and
the monthly gold goes TO the usual
Indian safety deposit vaults.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12

The tobacco consumption OF China
Is very large and is mostly home
grown. The finer grade OF leaf comes
from the Philippines. but the whole
situation is controlled by the tobacco
trust.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12

turn home and ask for parental for
giyeness. ftIss5f-
The little bride-to-be wears a shors
dress.
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12
UNDER AGE, THEY TRAVEL
500 MILES TO MARRY.
Refused a License al Whitesburg,
They Start for Town 100
Miles Further On.

wHITEsBURG. KY. May l2.-Green
Holcomb. eighteen. and Effle Lousine
not yet thirteen. OF Greenup county.
are determined TO wed. Against the
The Detroit times., 1911-05-12
THE WORLDS BEST
LIMERICK REVISED.

Cleopatra, who thought they malign.
ed her.
Resolved to reform and be kinder;
IF. when pettish," she said,
II should knock OF your head,
Won't you give me some gentle re,
minder7
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-30

array Of titles and numbers In the
telephone directory that II is often
difficult to decide upon the department
that IL wanted. frequently the infor.
nation bureau at q railroad station,
when appealed TO- refers the inquirer
to another telephone number in the
same building. This necessitates the
payment Of second toll. Telephone
operators are careful to prevent the
second call from being made without
the payment Of q second nickel.
Both the railroad companies and the
telephone company should do their
best to see that the arrangement Of
department names In the telephone di.
rectory is sufficiently clear to enable
inquirers to call the first time for
the number they really want.
The city ought to have bureau Of
complaints to which appeals for the
Improvement Of faulty conditions Of
service might be made by patrons OF
local public utility corporations.