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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24

5000 tons larger than the Florida,
the last battleship built at the
Brooklyn navy yard. The vessel will
cost when finished $4,000, 600. She
is 573 feet long, 95 feet beam, with
a draft Of 2S.5 feet. The Wyoming
and Arkansas are 562 feet long.
The New York's beam will give her
about fifteen feet. of leeway In the
locks of the Panama canal. At the
launching of the New York Miss
Elsie F. Calder, the daughter of
Congressman Calder, will smash a
bottle Of champagne against the
great ships bow, and the tremen-
dous hull will slide into the waters
of the East river. 1t is expected
that President Taft and Secretary Of
the Navy Meyer will be present at
the launching. A new feature of the
New York and Texas is that they will
be armed with fourteen inch guns,
the first battleships of the Ameri-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
SCREAM OF SPOTTED HYENA
ehrIII Cry Of This Animal One Of the
Most Uncanny Sounds Of
Nature.

The shrill falsetto scream of 4 spot
ted hyena coming in to feast at a
kill Is one Of the most uncanny
sounds in nature-so writes Maj. ].
decentralization, who has had
many interesting opportunities Of OBJ
serving these animals while warden
OF the Transvaal game reserves. in his
book, Animal Life In Africa"
Soon after dark the hunter who Is
watching near q carcass will hear q
lons-drawn howl coming from some
where far away IN the forest 1t II an
swered from another side, and pres
,ntly the chorus IL taken up from all
directions. Al the night draws on.
the cries approach. until at last n
issues from the bush close at hand.
| Now q stsRlthy shape shows itself for
an instant on the edge Of the bush, a
maniacal shrek smitss the ear. and II
followed by an interval OF dead H.
lence. Suddenly there ONE = babel
of the most extraordinary noises
weird chucklings, screams of merry
laughter, and occasionally the typical
long-drawn "whoo-oo!" the arst syl-
liable pitched in a deep bass key,
while the second rises to a piercing
scream.
One hyena, holder than the others.
rushes forward and seizes a portion
of the carcass. and then, II the watch
err does not betray his presence, the
whole troop closes in upon the bait. A
gunshot may disturb nobler game,
and the hunter must therefore drive
away the s~cavengers with stones.
I was fishing In the Sabi one v
ming a few hundred yards from the
compound fence, and the shadows had
already gathered before l began to
retrace my steps. Just as l was leav-
ing the bank, a most extraordinary
series of sounds came from the re-
cesses Of a bush 80 yards away. There
was a shrek as of some human being
in distress, followed by = number OF
low gurglings and chucklings, and
then another shrek.
Knowing that no natives were In the
bush, I stood wondering what 1t
could be, and as l listened to the
noise, several Of my servants. with
assagais and lights, came running at
top speed through the compound gate.
They stopped on seeing me-, and said,
I'VE thought some one had been taken
by a lion"
The sounds still went on, now re-
sembling the walls of an infant, when
suddenly the familiar "whoo-oo!" set
all doubts concerning the nature of
the animal at rest.--Youth's Compan-
ion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
SOUTH AMBOY GUESTS.

South Amboy is we'll represented
in this city today not only by their
fTemen but also by other guests.
Among those from South Amboy
noticed here today are Misses Marion
Cassidy, May Wight, Anna Hall,
Elizabeth Kelly, Emma Cant, Julia
Kelly, Mamie Heisen, Catherine Hig-
gins, Anna and Sadie O'Conner,
Annie and Agnes O'Leary, Emma
Sylvester, Elizabeth Bogner, Frances
Schultz, and Louise Newman, Will
liam O'TooIe, John Callahan, James
w. Ray, Jr., Harry Cain and Frank
Manhattan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desire to thank the
Rev. VIM. Palmer for his comforting
words, Nj. ]. j. Flynn, undertaken, for
his satisfactory services; the railroad
department of the B. A. p. Co, and all
our many friends and n%eighbors for
their help and floral tributes and kind
expressions of sympathy in our be-
reavement.
Mr.. James L. Cosgrove and Family.
12090-10-23**-
Mrs. Silas Gardner and family.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
F. A. SEAMAN
ON PAVEMENTS
NosafnuH ~ rags ~

Upon the conclusion of the acting
mayors remarks, Alderman Seaman
arose and announced that Mr.. Gar
retson has released him (Mr. Sea-
mani from the promise he made to
the people Of Perth Amboy during
the mayoralty squabble, that he
would do all In his power to elect
Mr.. Garretson If the latter was
nominated for mayor by the Repub-
licans. He stated last night that he
does not intend to take any sides in
the mayoralty contest this year.
Other speeches were made by Will
liam G. Wilson, first ward alder
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
BARN DANCE ENJOYED.

Many members and friends of the
Goodwill Association were at the
barn dance Of the association that
was held last night in Goodwill hall.
The affair was a success. The dec
-orations were unique. Dancing be-
gan at 8 O'Clock and continued until
q late hour.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
RAMSAY AND QUINN
SPEAK AT DUNELLEN

DR.. William e. Ramsay and Ar
thur A. Quinn, Of this city, candi-
dates on the Demicratoc ticket for
senator and assemblyman, respec-
lively, spoke last night at a big Dun
ellen mass meeting. They made the
trip in DR.. Ramsay's automobile, &C
compnied by J. c. Fowler, of Wood
bridge,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
Court Standard Hear Report.

At a meeting of Court Standard
No. Ill Foresters of America In
Odd Fellow hall last night a report
Of the ball committee was received.
or the five hundred tickets given out
to the members, 1t has been re-
ported that two hundred SO far have
been disposed of by them. The ball
will be held in Washington hall on
Friday night, November 1 and from
all Indications will be a success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24

mamie candidate; William F. Hilker,
candidate for alderman In the third
ward; Peter A. Peterson, H. e. Pick
ersgill, candidate for recorder and
County Chairman John Pfeifer.
Morgan F. Larson presided in the
absence of President Harry R. Will
son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24

ian Applegate were visitors in town
Tuesday.
Miss Anna Johnson, of ~Sayreville,
was among the many shoppers in
town Wednesday.
Miss May Ward was a local visitor
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood, of Madi-
son avenue, have returned from a
visit of several days in Elizabeth.
Miss Marion Hastings has returned
to her home in Trenton after a short
visit with friends in Gordon street.
Mrs. Evans and Miss Madeline
Evans, OF Keyport, were among the
visitors in town Tuesday.
Mrs. John Ward, of South Amboy,
was a local visitor yesterday.
l.. s.. Roth, manager of the Amer
lean store, visited Long Branch,
Tuesday.
Joe Dimond~ has moved from 1877
New Brunswick avenue to Smith
street.
Mrs. B. Hartung, Miss A. Hartung,
Mrs. w. A. Allen and J.. r. Allen mo-
tored to Newark, Tuesday.
]. R. Allen, of Lincoln, Nebr., has
returned to his home after spending
several weeks at the home Of his
daughter-in-law, Mrs. w. A. Allen,
of Rector street.
Leon MacElroy, Ivans Brown,
Bernard DUNCAN, R. A.. Hirner,
John Thompson, and H. B. Maubui,
of Woodbridge, are local visitors to-
day.
Louis Booz, of Vineland, is spend
ing several days with friends in this
city.
Wilson Morris, of M%etuchen, is
spending the Gay with friends / n this
city,
Van Mulchahey, of Gordon street,
was entertained by friends in Key
port last night.
William Eagen, of Hall n
spent last night with friends in South
Amboy.
George Young, of High street, was
entertained by friends In Keyporl
last night.
Ralph Crowell, of State street,
will spend the evening with friends
In New York.
Henry Kellner, formerly of this
city. now of Bayonne, Is spending the
day with friends In this city.
Harry Tolfant, of New Brunswick,
is spending the day with friends in
this city.
Edward Fender, of Sewaren, is a
local visitor today. q
Max Glass, of Roosevelt, formerly
of this city, is spending the day with
friends here.
Miss Rose Belafsky, of Roosevelt,
Is a local visitor today.
Harry Pender, of ~Sewaren, is a
local visitor today.
Nov Epop1cou pP Poosavn1t was
a local visitor this morning.
Miss Marie Hendricks, Of Eliza
beth, is a local visitor today.
Miss Alice Zehrer, of Sewaren, is
spending the day in this city with
friends.
Miss Rose Greenberg, of Wood
bridge, Is spending the day In this
city.
Miss Minerva and Miss Pearl
Young. of Sewaren, are local visitors
today.
Miss Irene Brown, Of Sewaren, is
spending the day in this city with
friends.
Edward Cereghino, of New Bruins
wick, is spending the day in this city.
Fred Jergen, of New Brunswick,
Is spending the day in this city.
Miss Matilda Myers, of Easton,
Pa, is being entertained by friends
In Brighton avenue for several days.
Harry Schilke, of Matawan, a
graduate of the local high school, is
spending the day with friends in this
city.
James KKonetchy, of Matawan, is
spending the day in this city with
friends.
Harry Irving, of Somerville, Is a
local visitor today.
Edward Regan, of Water street,
spent last night with friends in South
Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
Indictments In s. A. Case.

bpeCfdF 70 I'VE EF ENINb I'VE ..
New Brunswick, Oct. 24:-It is
understood that Indictments have
been found in the South Amboy cir
cular case. The grand jury heard
the case yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24

Any affair or happening, or cir
cumstance, which Is too small to
make a Want Ad. worth While as
an adjusting force is too small to
worry about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
CLASSIFIED ADS.
Received Too Late Tor Classification
E L

BOOKKEEPER WANTED-Must be
experienced and able to speak Slav-
ish and Hungarian. Inquire Evening
News 120S7-10-24-2t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
Pleasure Club Holds Ball.

The Central Pleasure Club held its
annual ball in Kozusko's hall last
night. A prize waltz was the feat
ure event of the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
BALL OF THOR LODGE
TO BE HELD TONIGHT

Everything Is in readiness for the
ball of Thor Lodge No. 46 Danish
Brotherhood that Is to be held in
Washington hall tonight. Dancing
will start at 8 o'clock and continue
until a late hour.
James Runyon, of Railway, is a
local visitor today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24

"A meeting of the Dana Relief
Society was held last night in its
rooms in Dana hall.
a.: Grand Chief Ranger Dennis j.
lCCv,:tNQ. accompanied by Grand Seere-
obes, of Hoboken, made
Raritan For
South Amboy
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
PARADE IS BRIL-
LIANT SPECTACLE

Confined from page ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24

.EHN-George Washington, three
months old. son of Oscar and Mary
Dehn, of 416 Washington street,
last night. The funeral will be
held Saturday afternoon with in
terment in Alpine cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
IGNORES
FREE SPEECH

SAN FRANCISCO, March 80
Representing $4,000 members, the
San Francisco labor council today
has voted down resolutions intro
duced by delegates from the ma
chinists' union intended to up
hold the Free Speech league of
San Diego and asking the council
to pledge it's moral and financial
support. President Mclaughlin
ruled the resolutions out of order.
His decision was sustained by a
vote of 100 to A.
"The San Francisco labor coun-
ell is q branch of the American
Federation of Labor, and the men
we are asked to support are open
ly opposed to the federation. If
reports are true, they have no re-
spect for the labor movement, the
law or the American flag. / will
not lend my support to any such
movement while / am in the
chair"
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It's a small club that can't
have real political meeting now.
Spellbinding Is getting strenu-
GUS with 16 ardent citizens desir-
ing to immediate themselves on
the altar of public service.
Twelfth Avenue Improvement;
club, Sons of Norway, Swedish
Tabernacle union meeting, all were
lively last night.
Yesterday afternoon the wom-
ans club at Y. M. c. A. brought
a bunch OF candidates out.
Said Petit: "Gronen and I
happened to be the only candid
|ates that got out to good chick
en- dinner the other night, so
suppose some one thought we
were lined up together. Now Law
son and l are the only men repre-
sented here tonight so suppose
some one will say I've got a COM
bine with Lawson. I'll tell you.
If anyone will bring scrap OF
|evldence that l ever lined UP with
anybody I'll quit the race and get
out of office. | am going 1t alone
and fighting the vice syndicate the
same fight we had last year.
August Einhaus: IF elected
controller | will make the office
a clean place and will install a
system OF bookkeeping of which
the city will be proud"
John Il. Meads: 81 want TO
urge that everybody vote for all
the bond issues"
Owen Woods: I'VE will not
push any improvements unless the
people want them. I've lived here
les years and l think the bonds
fought to carry"
J. ID. Agner: 81 can organize
the light and water departments
SO the people can save $250,000 a
lyear."
H. +. Gronen: There seems 20
be a concentration of fire from
the other candidates on me. But
why didn't Mr.. Agner tell you
about the four wells he dynamited
land ruined?'
| II. n. btOflSs Whdt INC pCopie
want is a man who is honest. II
don't take a wonder with great
ability to be councilman. He can
hire the experts"
ID. l.. Demorest: 81 am opposed
to hiring foreigners on public
works. l mean especially Ita:-
lians."
Maurice Hickey: 81 am opposed
to the open town and for eff
cheney and economy in the city's
business.
| j. II. Noel: "Mr. Gronen has
mot been fair to the city in going
outside to get men for APP
lpointees."
A. u. Mills did not appear al
any meetings yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Tennis
Courts Now

At a banquet at the Commercial
club last night arranged by the
social service board, Mayor Sey-
mour declared he wanted to see
tennis courts in every park in the
city.
E. G. Cheasty of Seattle de-
clared the. recent vote on play
ground bonds in Seattle carried
more than two to one. Elweli
Hoyt, DR.. Ida Healy, w. j. Thomp-
son, G. w. Blanpied and others
spoke.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

BANDIT KILLS
TWO men
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(By United Press Leased Wire
PORTLAND, Ore. March 3d.
Sheriff's posses and police are to-
day searching Portland vicinity
in an effort to apprehend the lone
highwayman who last night held
up an automobile party near
Portland, and who, when the par
ty refused to halt opened fire with
a shotgun resulting in the death
of two men and the injuring of
a third.
George Hastings, a University
of Oregon medical student, was
almost instantly killed. Donald
Stewart was shot and died shortly
after being brought to Portland
hospital.
The bandit, with leveled gun,
appeared suddenly in front OF the
speeding car and ordered Donald
Stewart. the driver. to stop. He
paid no heed and as car whizzed
past, the robber, cursing, opened
fire. Donald Stewart was fatally
wounded at the first shot. The
second shot struck Hastings In
the head, killing him almost in
stantly. The third charge OF
buckshot lodged in the arm OF
Irving Lupton. The party was
returning from Oregon City where
they had passed the evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
HOT ON TRAIL OF
ORCHARD COMPANY
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, March 30.-Devel-
opments in the LEARN investiga-
ton are expected to be rapid from
now on. Four subpoenas were
served yesterday and many more
are to follow, 1t is believed, citing
prominent residents of Seattle to
appear before the federal district
court here on April IL.
Those subpoenaed are former
State Senator Cyrus r. Clapp, At
t0rney F.. A. Wakefield, 8. II.
Hedges, president, of the Puget
Sound Bridge and Dredging COM
pany, and Edward G. Kilbourn OF
the Kilbourn and Clark company
The charges made by DeLarm,
who is still missing, in secret
interview given out by friend,
that money lenders "bled" him so
that he couldn't make projects
good, are believed to be under in
vestigation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
ALL QUIET. ABERDEEN?

HOQUIAM, March 30.-Every
effort is being made by Mayor
Ferguson and other city officials
to restore complete order and
obyiate the necessity of calling
for state troops because of the dis
orders that have marked the
strike of the lumbermen along
Grays Harbor. A number of citi-
zens urged Mayor Ferguson to call
for state troops but he refused tc
do SO till such action should be
absolutely necessary. The situa-
ton today is fairly quiet and 1t Ii
thought there will be no serious
trouble
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
PORTLAND, Ore.-As an

PORTLAND, Ore.--As an en-
ample to towners of other build
ings, the Portland lodge of Elks,
it is announced today, will expend
$4,000 in decorating its temple
here during the week of the Elks
convention beginning July 8. The
temple will be beautifully illum-
mated with electric lights in pur-
Pile and white, the Elks' colors.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
JAPAN GETS
LAND IN
MEXICO

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK. March 30.-That
Japan has succeeded in securing
valuable concessions about Mag
dalena bay from Mexico is the pur-
port of a special cablegram from
Toxic received by the Evening
Telegram here today. The dis
patch says:
at is reported here Gin Tokio)
that negotiations between Mexico
and Japan were concluded a few
days ago for the establishment OF
large Japanese settlement on
Magdalena bay, but protest from
the United States, based on the
Monroe doctrine, is expected.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Still Publish
The Appeal

Local socialists holly denied to-
day the report that the appeal
to Reason" the socialist weekly
published at Girard, Kansas, was
going to suspend publication.
Today's Issue of the Appeal,
newly arrived, refers to the same
rumor, which was started by a
Kansas City paper, but is explicit
ly denied.
Attempts have been made re-
peatedly to suppress the paper,
but the creditors declare they will
continue putting 1t out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Estate
Heavy Tax

The largest inheritance tax ever
paid in Washington was received
today from the state of Wisconsin.
Ex-Postmaster General VIM. S.
Villas, who died in Wisconsin, left
a vast estate, including half mil
lion dollars worth of Washington
timber land. The timber was left
to the University of Wisconsin,
minus the local Inheritance tax,
which was $4,000.
The Mccormack estate only
paid. little more than $4,000
tax.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
U.S.. Sends Aid
To Mexicans

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., March so
With the agreement of the ad-
ministration to allow munitions
to be shipped from the United
States into Mexico, diplomatic re-
cations with President Madero
hsve today been established which
indicate that President Taft has
decided to aid the Mexican gov
eminent in stamping out the pres
ent rebellion.
The arms and ammunition thus
shipped are for the use of the ru-
rales and cavalry under General
Trevino in the North. The fed
erals intend to organize a strong
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
HAY TRIES TO
EXCUSE SELF

Gov. Hay at Falkland Lutheran
church last night declared the
wife of a man in prison should be
paid so cents day with 20 cents
a day added for each child.
He tried to explain why he
would not cali special session of
the legislature to allow the people
to have a presidential primary law
by saying the legislature might
not have passed 1t, but spent lot
of money on other things.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Buy Five Acres On
Vashon Island
Paw SO to $40 a Month

Here's your chance to buy at the
most reasonable terms ever offered,
the finest berry and fruit land in
the market.
The price is so low, compared with
what others have been paying, that
you will surely appreciate the op-
portunity, and we believe you will
act at once. A low price is made
with the expectation that this en-
tire addition will be sold promptly.
The tracts have been cleared of
brush and burned. leaving little real
work to do in clearing.
The land is as nearly level as any
to be found in this vicinity.
The soil is the same as that which
has made Vashon famous for its
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
STEAMER TRUST
SUIT IS BEGUN
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NEW YORK, March 30
United States District Attorney
Wise filed suit in the federal court
here today for the dissolution OF
the various steamship companies
engaged in traffic between New
York and the Far East via the
Suez canal. The companies, Wise
asserts, have been pooling their
freight rates and giving rebates to
concerns to ship only by their
lines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Scores Women

Rev. M. A. Matthews OF Seat.
tie delivered his lecture, IRE
Mobilization of the Home" at Ep.
worth Methodist church last
night, taking occasion to enjoir
good housekeeping on the wives
"a slovenly wife is enough tc
drive man to drink" said the
preacher.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
Indict Chief
For Murder
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BY United Press Leased Wire.)
SPRINGFIELD, Neb., March 80
Chief of Police Briggs of South
Omaha was found guilty by cor
oner's jury here early today or
criminal culpability in killing
Henry Blunt, a farmer, during the
recent hunt for three murderous
convicts who escaped from the
state penitentiary.
Sheriff Hyers of Lincoln and
Deputy Fire Warden Trouten of
South Omaha We're censured as to
the killing of Blunt. The coron-
er's jury recommended that all
three be held for manslaughter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
URGE MOUNTAIN ROAD

The city commission yesterday
merolialized congress to grant
that $4,000 to improve the mouns
tain road and flood of tele-
grams from citizens here and In
other cities went to Washington
to boost the proposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

fruit.
Water is to be had in wells at
from 10 to 20 feet.
Some of these tracts are within
500 feet of tidewater. the addition
running back to the county road.
Good school adjoining.
An established market and a
fancy price for everything you pro-
duce.
Keep in mind these 5-acre tracts
are on the southern end of the ISL
and and within a few minutes of
Tacoma.
A boat will leave Point Defiance
park at 200 p. m. Sunday. Go over
and get first choice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
PRAISES PUYALLUP

G. e. Arney, western immigra-
ton and Industrial agent, after
touring all over this state, says
that Puyallup farmers have agri-
culture down to a finer point
than anybody else in the state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30
POT BOILING
CANDIDATES STEP LIVELY
} Q . . . 90 . . eeeeel

"A when came to town the frat thing
a building with the
. day little daughter She said to
D Papa, what doin?" passed
, a question a child asking
Getting off the train citizens had TO be ebowed all the
Pacific of pink cufed
supporters
Commissioner Petit cleaning
city
II hope will that he is reelected and the
continued We TIA be place
girls from the tell will
tigae 75 of the that fall from
trySenator Paulhamus akng meeting
Scandinavian churches Swedish night
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-30

MEXICO CITY, March 30
Successful in his attempt to evade
a clash with the revolutionary
forces commanded by General
Pascual Orozco. General Trucy
Aubert and his force of 1900 fed
erals today are retreating In the
direction of Torreon, where the
government forces are concentrat-
ing for a last stand against the
rebel advance on the capital.