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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
BIG RUNNING RACE PLANNED
FOur-Mne Dash TO BE Held over
some Kentucky Course.

some Kentucky COuFHe.
LEXINGTON, KY. April 12-Announce-
ment was made here this afternoon that
plans for one OF the greatest racing events
ever known in Kentucky had been made.
1t will be a four-mile dash for running
horses over the Kentucky course that bids
the most money for 1t. Major F. A. Dam
gerfield manager of James r. Keenes
Castleton stud here, is In charge of the
race and win issue entry blanks. The
event will be open TO the world and en-
tries will be sought in every state in the
Union and in every European country
which produces racers. Each nomination
fee will be 500, with the privilege of nam
ing three horses. but only one may start
at a $3.50 fee. Barney Schneider, ]. NJ
Camden, August Belmont. Irving IL.
Wheatcroft, James r. Keene and other
leading breeders have promised entries.
The race will be run this fail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
Cubs Play Eleven Inning With Cardinals With Final Score Three
Glossary of Golfng Terms

ball
an be one righ. OF
&
the c whit en- ng a 10
OF
a
t pit
an getting
smalh n he
replaced and s any club
FACE-The a hiock
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
WHITFORD is EX0NERATED
Impeachment Charges Against Colo
RADIO Jurist Fails to
Stick.

DENVER Colo, April 12.-The house to-
day adopted the majority report Of the
committee which investigated the charges
against Judge Greeley Whltford in i'm
parchment proceedings brought against
him by labor leaders. The report exoner-
ates Judge w'hitford. The charge grew out
Of the commitment to Jail for year of
number Of striking coal miners for con-
tempt of court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
ENesTRoM TAKES WATER MEET
second Aquatic Event Takes Place at
Y. M. 4. A.

Hceonu A4uhAAe Event AAASA EAAeS al
v. NJ. 4. A.
The second aquatic meet OF the Omaha
Young Mems Christian association was
held last night at the association rooms
f. Engstrom was winner with Is points; A.
Baucker 49,. A. Anderson, 6; Nj. Gilbert, Q;
RoUS-. 8; A. Rounner, /; X. Woodruff. l.
summary:
Fifty-yard Dash-First. Freidhoff Eng
strom: second, AdOlph Anderson; third,
Adrian 8aucker. Time. O;32&.
Plunyi for Distance First, Adrian
Bauch o.. 48 feet, 10 inches, second, Hal
lock Mouse. AZ feet, 2 inches third, Arthur
Rounner 80 feet
Two Hundred and Twenty-yard swim
First. +. Engstrom; second, A. Anderson
third S. C. sherman didn't nnishl. Time
3.214k.
Fancy Dving-First. F. Engstron. blls
points; second, A. Baucker, s. l-6 points
third r. Woodruff 65ss points,
Novelty Swim-First. NJ. Gilbert (swam
two lengths OF pool pulling two boys after
HIM; second. A Baucker (swam over and
over arm rOlD.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
chargsd Win seIllnE SICK Hor.s..

ABERDEEN. S. D.. April 12.-(speeial.)-
A. f. Leavitt Of Britton, arrested. there
recently on the charge OF selling giandered
horses. was taken before United states
Commissioner William Wallace here on
charge OF shipping glandered horses from
Hettlnger. n. D.. TO Aberdeen. in violation
OF the federal statutes. He viii be tried
az the next term OF federal court at Fargo.
n. D., having given bond In the sum Of
q ono for his appearance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
Get Your Easter
~
Hat New

Don't walt until the last day before
Easter. Take plenty Of time to select
it; let us have the necessary time TO
fit il to your head. A badly fitted hat
is a poor purchase.
Our assortment of hats will appeal
to all well dressed men, All the new
and popular shapes and cOlOrs, at
prices from
$500 to 5000
The incompatible Stetsons are $3.50
and up. The smart. dressy English
Derbies are $500. Again, we repeat,
don't walt till the last minute,
Tom Kelley Co.
315 So. 18th st.
Tom Kelley Jack McQuillen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

Home run: Agnew. Two-base hit: Agnew.
wild pitch: Halderman. Base on balls: Off
Hail, q; off Halderman, 9; off Quacken-
bush. g. Hits: Off Hall, 4; off Haiderman
{ IN six Innings; off Quackenbush, in two
innings. Struck out: BY Hall II; by Hal
derman, /: by Quackenbush, l. Hit by
pitched ball: Anderson. Left on bases:
Omaha, 8; Bellevue, 4. Double play: Omaha,
/. Umpire Edmonson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
nIIn md Rnnin

SAVANNAH, April 12.-TURPENTINE-
Steady at SOC. Sales 145 bills; receipts, $50
bills; shipments, 200 bbls; stocks, 44S2
bbls.
ROSIN-Firm. Sales, LOAF bills. receipts,
800 bills; shipments, 400 bills; stocks, 35,O5i
Ibis Quotations: B. $780, D. $40; e,
97.S5; /, $.S21kd7.S 71z; X, $7S5G7.90; M, $7S5;
N, $3.50; WIG, T.9OQ7971a; WV, $7.9Oq7. 50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
BIE Hotel for WaterIoo, M,

caden. jr. local capitalist. today an
nounced his intention OF erecting an eight
story hotel 20 cost s225.Oo0 and 70 contain
225 rooms. The building viii Be erected
adjoining the Irving hotel and operations
viii start in May.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
Cincinnati Gets Bad
Beating at Start

CINCINNATI April l2.-Pittsburg over
whelmed Cincinnati this afternoon, IA to 0,
in the opening game OF the season. Both
of the Cincinnati pitchers were hit hard
and often, while Adams for Pttsburg was
nearly invincible, holding Cincinnati to
four scattered hits Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
HOLSTERS BLANK BREWERS
Milwaukee Able to Secure Only Three
Hits Off Schlitzer.
LOCALS SCORE IN SIXTH INNING
Nfehoff IL Passed TO First, steals
Second and scores only Run of
the Game on Carisch's
Two-Base Hit.
LOCALS SCORE IN SIXTH INNING

INDIANAPOLIS, April 12-Indlanapols
defeated Milwaukee in the opening game
Of the season today, 1 20 o. The visitors
were unable TO hit Schlitzer, only securing
three hits.
The locals scored the one run Of the
game after two were out in the sixth in
ming. when Niehoff was passed to first
stole second and scored on Carisch's two
base hit Score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
American sprinter defeated.

MELBOURNE Australia, April l2.-Don-
aldson of Victoria defeated G. Z. HolwaY,
the American sprinter, by three yards IN
the worlds l0O-yard championship which
was run at Bendigo. Victoria, today. Don
aldsons time for the distance was ten sec
onds flat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
Dr. Gnndn MnrIret-

NEW YORK, April l2.-DRY GOODS
The cotton markets were steady 70 firm.
with trade generally quiet Yarns are
quoted quiet. Some export trade Is re-
ported in brown cottons and prints Lin
ings are quiet. Jobbers are doing a very
light house business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
DOANE is SECURING FUNDS
Check for Five thousand Dollars
Received at Crete by College
Authorities.

CRETE Neb., April 12-Cspeciai Tele-
gram.)-The James family OF New York
City has sent a check TO Doane college for
5000. Only $500 are now needed 10 reach
the 5o.oOo The Pearsons gift OF 10000 Is
TO come April IA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
PeorIa Market.

PEORIA April 12-CORN-Higher; No z
white or yellow. Soc; No. white 492tc;
No. yellow, 4915c; No. l. white, 4Tlkc:
sample, DC.
OATS-fIrm; No. white, S2Ikc; standard
s2hc; No. white, S114aS2c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

Iwo-base hits: Randall, Carisch. Struck
out: BY Gilligan. 8; by Schlitzer, 4. Bases
on balls: Off Giligan, 2; off Schlitzer, T.
Stolen bases: Niehoff 90, Charles, Wood
ruff Time $500. UmTires: Bierhalter
and Weddigo,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
Sugar Market.

NEW YORK, April 12.-SITGAR-
firm; muscOvado, SO test 3S6c; centrifuRaI
10 test, &S6c; molasses, 50 test allie; re-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
RrItton md Raradn to FIrht.

ST. JOSEPH Mo, April l2.-Jack Brit
ton. the Chicago lightweight, and Jake
Barada of South St. Joseph haye been
matched TO box fifteen rounds before the
Business Mems Athletic association here
April q.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
Omaha Hay MnrI-et.

OMAHA, July 12.-HAY-No. /. Sli 90:
30. = 1000; packing, 800; alfalfa, SisO0
straw; Wheat. $50; rye. $3.50; oats, 81 90
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
CLEVELAND.
Totals.....s2 . "a 10 Z
.on In afgbth

IWo-base muse EasterIy, bmlth, VIZ
liams (2), Gregg, Laporte Sacrifice hit:
Turner. Double play: Laporte to Wallace
to Newman. Passed BALI Smith. Stolen
bases: Wallace Jackson. Bases on balls:
off Blanding, 1; off Ylngling, 2; off Gregg,
3. Struck out: BY Blanding, 2; by Gregg,
4. Hits: of Blanding, In three and a
third innings off Yingling, 2 in two-thirds
inning; off Gregg, in four innings Left
on bases: st. Louis. 10; Cleveland 3.
Time: 2:05. Umpires; OLaughlin and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Mrs. r. F. Bradley, wife Of the sheriff
q dangerously m with a nervous disorder.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

On another page will be found the rules
governing the BooklOvers' Contest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
PHILADELPHIA.

Lett on paseH' New YORK, * Bhlladel-
phia, g. Two-base hits: Wolter, Hogan,
Baker Sacrifice hit; Johnson. Double
play: Davis to Barry. Stolen bases: Chase,
Collins. First base on errors: New York,
2; Philadelphia, 2. Struck out; BY Vaughn,
81 by Bender, a. Bases on balls; Off
Vaughn, 1; off Bender, l. Time: 1865.
Umpires: Evans and Egau.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

Two-base hit: Byrne. Three-base hits
Byrne, +. Clarke, Wagner, Miller, Hunter,
Bescher. Double play: Wagner to Miller
to Hunter. Sacrifice hits; Wilson, Hunter.
Stolen base: Bates. First base on balls:
OFF Fromme, 8; off Tannehill, 3; off
Adams, /. Struck OUT BY FrOmme, A. by
Taunehin, l. by Adams. s. Hits: OFF
Fromme, 10 in four and two-thirds innings;
off Tannehin, in four and one-third in
nings wild pitch: Fromme. Left on
bases: Cincinnati, 8; Pittsburg, II. Time:
EOS EMPIRES. QDay and Brennan.
BOstOn's Hits Timely.
BOSTON, April 12.-Timely hitting in the
eighth inning won for the Boston Nationals
their first game from Brooklyn in the race
for the National league pennant, which
was inaugurated here this afternoon.
Score.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
COLLEGE LADS ARE HUMBLED
Western Leaguers Run Away with
Them at Pa Rourke's Lot.
BELLEVUE STARTS WITH A RUSH
All Of the League Men Are shOwins
Up well, and Rapid Progress ~
Noted in Their work on
the Diamond.

Bellevue college was ground IN the dust,
Is TO g by the Colts yesterday afternoon.
Omaha chalked up nine hits and eleven
Of the Bellevue players had fallen before
the mighty arm Of Hall who was in
grand form.
The game was never In doubt from the
very first, although the college boys
started out with a rush. It looked like they
we're going to give the Colts a stiff prac-
tice, but the rush did not last long. The
game was won for Omaha in the second in
ming when five runs were scored. After
that the Bellevue players put up a good
game until the seventh inning, when five
more men crossed the pan.
King played well on second base and
shows Improvement in every game. Ward
played another good game at short and
handled six chances with but one error.
on the bases he was fast The work Of the
team on a whole was fast and clean. The
hit and run game was played effectively
and sacrifice hits were made In abundance.
In the seventh inning Bellevue pulled off
a good double play. Hall hammered the
ball down TO Stookey. who made beautl-
full stop OF a hard one and threw It to
Quackenbush. who sailed II 20 Fowler in
time to catch Anderson.
ROurkes' Hitting Better.
Omaha showed improvement i'm hitting
and landed on the Bellevue pitcher almost
at viii. Agnew secured a home run in the
second inning account Of Stookey's
error. The ball went almost to the center
field fence before II was recovered.
In the seventh schipke retired and
put Farrell in at third base. Farrell
played good game and handled himself
with ease. He took three chances without
a miss Hall was right and had the college
boys where he wanted them and struck
out eleven men. In the fifth inning he
pitched nine balls and every one was a
strike The scOre.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13
u. Louis Hts Hard.

ST. LOUIS. April 12-Twelve thousand
spectators saw st. Louis hit the Cleveland
pitchers for sixteen hits and win the open
ing game Of the local American league sea-
son by a score of IL to g. Score
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-13

The Omaha Bees Great Booklovers' Con
test-rhirty-nine PriEes. You can enter az
any tine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-04
The Evening Chit Chat
BY RUTH CAMERON
THE friends thou hast and their adoption tried

THE friends thou hast and their adoption tried
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops Of steel2 Shakespeare.
- For his friend is another self. va Aristotle.
If you heard that a friend of yours-not an acquaintance. not a
that vast outer circle of our associates, but a real FRIEND with all that
word ought % convey had said or done some unkind thing against you
which you would have been incapable OF, if the case were reversed. what
would you do?
Would you say. my friend has done this thing. Therefore he can
not be what / thoaghS he was3" Or would you place your belief in your
friends character above your belief In appearances and say. The story
must be false. My friend is incapable of such a thing2"
One of my young girl friends came to me the other day wretched
and unhappy and almost sick because she had heard that a friend of
hers whom she loved almost as a sister had tried to prevent her election
TO a certain club.
my dear" / said, after she had poured out her tale II woe, TELL
me something. Would you have done this to herr"
The little ladys big blue eyes opened wide IN amazement 1t such a
question; n,. ,am , $50
yery well" / said. "Then / think you are Insulting your friend.
You have 81 little faith In her that you believe she would do a mean
that you yourself are absolutely incapable OF"
- The little lady thought 1t oyer q minute. That Isn't a very fair
to do. is lit" she asked.
800 And rel how any of us do that same thing.
That is-suspect u friends OF meanness and unkfndness ef which
we believe ourselves quite incapable.
Seems ito me that's conceit a rel al unfair.
Why should W g think ourselves Sc much better than the rest OF the
worldf that we should b ready o believe d standard of conduct high
er than theirsf .
Justice to do two things In regard to any evil report that he hears IF his
friend.
FIRST let him say, Il will not believe my friend guilty OF anything
that / myself am incapable of"
secondly. Instead OF intrenehang himself In an atmosphere of con
arainta and UNEXPECTED rerroach rs regards that friend. let him go
straight TO him and say. Hdy friend, have heard. something about you
that / eannsf believe. VIII you confirm my belief in you ey denying
If people would follow these two rules have no doubt that niae cat
pf ten acknowledgements would be sdh-boFn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-04
Daddy Bedtime
>4oy What Was Under
oA0A The Stoss

- F course as Don a inauiaiFe Jack heard the title of this story nokh
ing would do but to ask daddy:
well, daddy. what was under the stoneY'
3@ "Ah,' said daddy, "that is a secret You must wait for the very
end of the story before you learn it.
Once upon a time there vas a very rich and very good nan who lived IN
a castle N the top of a hill He a a count, but he al not Hike some Of
the lords in history who were cruai n meant toward the poor folk h ares
bear them. This count tried to do things for his neghbors
HBut the people In the Village near the home of the onn were lazy folks
The men spent nost r. their time n tia village taverud drinking and smoking
instead OF working for their wives and children. The women spent man
hours gosspng with on another. instead OF tdying up their homes and the
children followed the example of their elders by playing >tuant instead Of
going to school This made the good count sad, and he tried to teach them q
lesson
In the middle of the road leading from the village to the next town. In til
morning he hid himself behind a nearby tree to see what would happen.
~ fst man Ito drive past was a farmer n his way to market e
scoded out loud because some IN had left the stone n the middle of the roac
but he did not get down from his cart to move the stone. Ne, indeed! II
just drove around 1t and left 1t lying there The next person who came pas
ws the miller who was o foot. He looked at the stone, stopped, said some
thing about the carelessness of folks who left stones in the road and the
went on, OF coursehe did rot make any move o get the stone out of the wa
Thus it went all day, while the count watched from behind the tree. NJ
enc ever touched the stone. Men, women and children all walker around it.
They we're all too lazy to move It,
About pghtfal. just a it vas becoming dark. the mfaers boy came pas
On his way home from work. He looked tired, as he had a right to look, for
be came to the stone lie stopped and said out loud:
"Wen If this isn't too badi Here's q stone lying right In folks way
Some IN might stumble yer it. I'll nov 1t to the side Of the road
He lifted tn stone, inc underneath he found a bag of gold. On 1t was
written, hi belongs to the person who is not too lazy to 10 the stone /"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-04
Copyright, 1910. by Street 6 Smith
(Continued.)

(Continued.)
Her quiet smile gave the impression
not quite Of frigidity perhaps. but of
that quality of serene self possession
which strangers sometimes mistook for
coldness.
"Why shouldn't / be here?" she
asked. Didn't you know that the
Cranfords, the people who are enter
taining, were old friends of ours?"
Blount shook his head. mo. | didn't
know 1t. and because / didn't | have
lost an entire evening. 1t was cruel
of you to deny me this last evening,
Patricia"
"'This last 4eynningT" she echoed.
"Why .last?'"
Because l am leaving Boston and
New England Monday. 1t Is the only
thing to do"
II am sorry you are taking 1t this
way, Evan" she deprecated In the sis
terly tone that always made him hot
ty resentful. at hurts my sense Of
proportion"
SoLuetIlues L tuIuh you haven L any
sense Of proportion. Patricia" he said
half moreseIy. IF you have | am sur
1t Is dreadfuily distorted"
A white haired old gentleman In the
tonneau was calling impatiently to Pa
tricla to come and take her place 30
that he might close thu door.
sit Is you who have the distorted
perspective, Evan" she ceuntered.
Where are you goingf"
II ana going west day after tomor-
row."
How odd" she said. ave are 60
ing west. ~too-papa and Though not
quite SO soon as Monday"
~You are?' he aueried. "Where-
abouts I'm the west?'
She did not tell him where The
a motor was whirring, the chaHf-
fesIr was swinging up TO his sest be-
hind the pilot wheel and the old gen.
tlen1an In the tonneau was growing
quite violently Impatient.
II saan't say Eoodby.s she said hasti-
~. giving hira her hand at parting,
'.nor shall 1 tell you where we ara go
ing. Let II be auf ENTHUSIASTICALLY
we meet again."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-04

present rate Law went into effect"
The vice president sat up and put
his elbows I'm the edge OF the table.
you are too many for me. Blount,
and I'm no apprentice at the game ell
ther. In all the years we've dickered
together you've always been a con-
sistent fighter for your own hand.
acquired a new set of convictions, OIL
is this only a different way of whip
ping the devil around the stumpw
'0h, / don't know" returned tbs
guest. 1--WE r all growing older
and wiser perhaps. You don't deny
the debt you owe us. do you7" r
'Do we owe yon anything. Blonnt7"
asked the magnate pointedly. "If we
do we are willing to pay 1t in spot
cash on demand"
The big man on the other side OF the
table was leaning back In his chair
with his hands In his pockets. and the
smile w%rinkling at the corners of his
eyes was half genial, half satiricai.
Its lucky we are alone. McViekar,s
he said. "A third party might imagine
that you are trying to bride me-"
That's all right, Blount. We mn
dcrstand each other. Nothing for
nothing Ia tho accepted rule In this
weird OF IL and WI all recognize
1t. You are figuring on something. I
know o are Name It II 1t b aszy-
thing less than a mortgage on the
earth afd one or two of the planets
I'll get 1t for you
II am afraid we are more than a
mile or two apart yet" said the sman
whe WIS not smoking after q long
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-04
CHAPTER II.
BOSS.

MN a private dining room in the In
termountain hotel. whose en-
trance portico faces the capitol
grounds in the chief city of the
Sagebrush State, two men were finish
ing dinner.
On the guest book of the Inter
mountain one OF the men had regis
tered from Chicago. The name was
iIiegfbie to the eursery eye. but since
1t was the signature of an empire
builder II was sufficiently well known
In all the vast region served by the
Transcontinentai railway system
The owner OF the name had finished
his ice and was sitting back to clip the
end from a very long and very black
cigar. He was 8 man past middle
age. large framed and heavy. with the
square. resolute face Of Il born master
Of circumstances.
Though he figured only as the first
vice president of the Transcontinentai
company. Hardwick Mcvickar was
really the active head of its affairs and
the director of Its policy.
Across the small round table sat the
RAN way magnate's dinner guest. a man
who was mere than McVickar.s match
In big boned. square shouldered ply
sique; a man whose half century was
written only In the thick grizzied hair
and heavy grazing mustaehes.
II wish / could convince you that
IL isn't worth while to hold me at
arms length. SENATOR" McVickar was
saving. You know as well as / do
that under the present law In this
state we are practically bankrupt.
We do a losing business from the mo-
ment we cross your state tine"
HfYes; IL seems to me that / have
heard something like that before
was the n~oncommittal rejoinder.
You have heard the simple truth.
then. And 1t La a bald injustice not
only to the railroad. but to the peo-
Pile 1t serves. We cant give adequate
service when ths cost exceeds the
earnings
"AnG you are unable TO convince fhs
members OF the railroad commission"
uShEG ilE mdn HuOha t4% fGG pEGSl~
dent addressed as senator"
"You knew well enough that we
can't convince an an~ti-railroad COM
mission" was the half angry retQrt-
"Yet you ara still raining thseraii-
road" suggested the other.
Yes; luckily the Transcentinental
system does not lie wholly within your
state boundaries. If II did we might
as well surrender our charter and go
cur Of business"
AN Of which has come TO be a pref.
ty old story. Mcyickar." said the lis
teuer quietly. "you didn't make me
motor thirty miles TO hear you tell II
all oyer again. / know. What do Jon
svantys
we rant a square deal" was the
curt reply.
$50 do the people OF this state" as
serted the man across the table, nTou
bleaa us. HardwGck-hled as to death
while you had the chance. Won ars
justly. IL moi legally. In debt TO every
aaan III This state who had ever ship
ped a carload IT freight or paid q pas
ssnger fare over your iine before the