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The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Charlie Doom Retained as
Manager of the
Phillies.
TEAM SOLD OVER
HEAD OF FOGEL
National League. Club Sold to
Syndicate Headed by
Robert Balfour.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. s.-Even
while he was breaking all speed records
around town. trying his best to find
buyers for the stock he held In the
Philsdslphia National League Club,
Robert A. Baifour, the local traction
magnate. heading .. syndicate e
wealthy men. was putting the finish1a6
touches to his purchase Of the prop.
erty from Charles p. Taft for SAss 40.
Now Fogers connection with the Phil.
lies ceases. and he will officially re.
tire from baseball in q few days.
Charlie Doom will be retained as
manager OF the team. being given CONF
plcte authority over his players. The
new owners. including Congressman w.
8. Ware and Fred T. Chandler. are
great admirers Of the red-topped back
stop. and he will be allowed full sway
in his handling Of the ball team.
Alfred d. Wiier, who relieved Foyel
two weeks ago. on the eve Of the lat
ter's .chastisement at the hands Of
the National League directors by step
ping into the presidency OF the CLUB,
is now expected to step out Indeed.
he will hardly represent the, club to-
Fosei did not learn Of the sale OF
the club under his feet until an even
ing newspaper declined to print an ad-
vertisernent offered by him calling for
the sale Of his stock ut par. II. was
Informed that the business district was
still discussing the purchase Of the club
by the Balfour syndicate. and that II
was time the fgure-head boss of the
club knew II. Fogel was amazed and
would not believe the Information given
him. - ..
purchase Of the club by Mr.. Bafour."
said Fogel. land am going right along
with my plans for the sale of the stock
at par value to all who care TO buy.
In large or small lots.
81 do not know Mr.. Balfour. though
me an offer for the club about month
ago. He tried to get an option on the
property but was refused. That's all
I know about him or his offer"
Finding Fogel too abrupt and grasp
ing in MS dealings. Balfour passed over
Taft. the Cincinnati millionaire. Mrs
Taft owns the ground where the Phil:
lies park IL located at Broad and
HUNTINGTON streets. TAFT has felt for
some time that the advertising Of his
connection with the Phillics has done
to get rid Of his property. It is be-
iieved that the papers passed in the
sale on Friday.
Fogei became president of the Phil.
lies In 1909. jumping from the sportins
the leadership Of the club. He had
previously tried to manage the New
York Giants without success, but was
considered a well.informed baseball
man.
For his FIRST year the new magnate
went along smoothly enough. hut then
he began to get into trouble. He was
charged with breaking the morale Of
| the team. starting quarreIs among the
players. and generally preventing the
team from winning.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Juarez Entries ,s. ,.
For Races TODAY

First race-.All ages; selling; hse and
one,haif furlons.; Maud Mckee IS;
King Stalwart. s.: Loving Nose. Is:
Janus. W: Camarana, 100: LehIRh. ID:
0,rberth, los: Dog Star. los; Helen Scott.
Second race--AH ages; selling: i've
and one-half furlongs. Tom Chapman.
%; Hazel G, lS: All Moon. -lo6; Song
10; Good Intent. ITO: Pedro. no: Don
Third race-All ages; fvc furlonx,.
Batwa: 100: Cracker Box, l08; Lucille Al
len, l0o: Gilpy. los; Napa Nick, los.
Fourth race-An ages; selling: five
and one-half furlongs. Lady Young. io6,
Evelina, los; Chandelier, los: Deerfoot
ll0: Cantem, 10: Edmond Adams. ITO,
Hidden Hand. ITO; Sir Alvescot, lis; Par.
Fifth race-Three-year-ol and I'm.
ward: selling; six furlongs Bay 8,
Pleasure. l02; Ora MCGEE. 100; Odelio
iG: Mimorioso. 1os: Sea Cliff, l0e; Lescar
,!o; Bit OF Fortune. ITO; Feather Duster
Sixth race-Three.year-olds selling
one and one-eighth miles. Reporter. 81
Folk. 100: Virginia Lindsey, los; Rake
Jog: Rose O'Neil. 1os; Shorty Northcut.
l0S: Gretchen G., 108; c. W. kennon, los
Clear; slow.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08

"rhese fellows who are. panning
Merkie and Snodgrass for their e 81
mistakes in the last game OF the E,,,. Eorias
series are funny 70 vsar me the sys rsme fans
Will be shouting for Snodsrass ana
Merkle as loud as ever
Manager Bill Smith of the Atlanta
team az the Southern League. saye ne
has visions Of q pennant for the A.
ianta fans. 1--WE have good outneld:
our lnfield is fair and the pitching stan
will be strengthened before the season
opens" chirped Billy.
iris Speaker was a fireman before he
went into baseball. since then he's been
setting the American League af're.
Billy Joyce Is mentioned as the next
leader Of the Yankees. This is pleasing
to Bill and costs nobody anything.
A star pitcher is needed on a ball
team to win a pennant. Go as iar oack
as you like and you will see that the
team that copped the pennant mad q
the whole season.
Former Southern League players IN the
| National League, who hit $50 or better
this year, We're Etengel naiT Arehsr. rctsor Nor.
| Paskert. Moran. and Kirke.
And now they're saying that the girl
Hans Wagner Is to marry had to por
| the question to him-he's that bashful.
They're OFF! Three of the early hold
outs Ty Cobb. Jean Dubuc and Joe
Jackson.
Ten years ago '.Ducky' Holmes signed
his first contract as ball player with the
| Saginaw club; now he's owner ant
| manager Of the same club.
There will be no demand for bil
| league ball clubs in Cuba for some time
to come. The Athletics beat the Cubani
SO thoroughly that they grabbed thu
gate receipts.
Ray Collins, the Red Sox star south
paw, has had a great rise to fame
With q poor showing In 1911 and Q SLOW
start In the spring, Collins wound "
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Just Winter League Baseball

and twirled great ball. His record for
the last season was fourteen games won
and eight lost
struction Of the Kansas City American
Association plant. The seating Capacity
will be something near 1000.
Buffalo fans believe that Bill Clymer,
will put the town on the baseball map.
schang. Of Buffalo. the catcher much
sought after in the draft. finished the
1912 season with a batting average Of
.s2A in forty-eisht games.
Whether President Navin. Of Detroit,
wants Hal Chase or not, he can't get
him. Owner Farrell. Of the Yankees.
der any circumstances.
Ralph Works. the tall pitcher whom
the Reds tried out last season, and
Larry Mclean. the Reds catcher, II ID
said, Will Join the footlights. They will
teen Feet Of Baseball; or. Who Opened
the Giraffe Cage" -
Connie Mack says that the cost Of
operating such team as the Athietici
has forced the management to raise the
"
Rudy Hulswitt will play with Louis,
Vile next season. Two years ago III
wasn't good enough for Chattanooga
At this rate Of progression he should bs
In the big leagues soon.
And now they say that the Highland
ers aren't going to Bermuda mex
! spring. They say 1t will be left to tn,
new manager-when there ''is'' q new
manager.
Bobby Byrne. the Pirates third base
man, intends to rest In st. Louis thi
| winter. Several years ago he playet
soccer but obeying a command from
President Dreyfuss, has retired from
that field.
Garry Hermann says that he vii
make no arrangements to pick a train
Ing camp for the Reds until the man
ager1al question 10 settled.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
TY COBB MAY NOT
Be seen ON THE
?: FIELD next YEAR
Is at Deal bck With Tigers
Owner Over
.,-. Salary. ..gs-

DErRolT, ~, Dec. s.-Thsre Is .
deadlock between Tyrus Raymond Cobb
and President Frank Navin of the De-
.roIt Tigers. Cobb demands three
year contract calling for $1,000 q year.
Navin absolutely declines to come to
terms. A. Cobb Is in business here and
10 considering an offer to enter the cot
ton brokerage business In New York.
the fans may not SEQ him in action next
season.
When q ball player draws more than
5000 q year" says Navin. hes getting
Il for certain drawing. powsrs at the
cate. II 10 admitted that Cobb 10 q won.
derful player, but he couldn't attract
more than q thousand fans to the park
here last summer when the team was
down in the race. It's the winning
team that brings the people. not the
particular player. We proved that here
"fes, both Cobb and Crawford are
asking too much money, more than we
can AFFORD to pay: that's the simple ex.
planation. II they care to accept the
terms offered we shall be delighted e
have them with Us, but losing clut
can't be hold up. that's all there IL te
The Washington times., 1912-12-08

Stand by The
: Reliable Clothing
Grosna's Kuppenheimer Suits
Worn to Exclusion of
An Other Brands.

The law Of the survival Of the fittest
in a. Interchangeable as the law Of grav-
ity itself. Nowhere 10 this law In such
evidence as in the field Of commercial
activity. Since the first Kuppenheimer
suit was made. hundreds of initiating
ana competing brands Of clothing have
been thrown on the market. only to dis
appear in a few short months, simply
because the public will not stand for
poorly made, III fitting clothes when
properly made and perfectly fitting Kup-
penheimer garments can be obtained at
a cost no greater than for the inferior
kind.
hefmer Clothes and that Is why they
are a success. Here In Washington.
for instance. there Is a surprisingly
large number Of men who 30 to Gros-
ner's season after season and are fit-
ted with Kuppenheimer suits and over
coats. When these men buy they do 90
with perfect confidence that they Will
and complete satisfaction. Should any
purchase made at Grosner,s prove un-
satisfactory the management Ii always
glad to make II satisfactory.
II Is q matter Of admiration with
yisltors to Grosner's to see the splendid
models in suits and overcoats on dis
play there. The graceful line-symetry
most painstaking tailoring. and such
al. style, and quality was never before
combined In any clothing.
hut the greatest surprise of all Ia
the extremely low prices Grosner ia
asking for these clothes. There are
euits and overcoats here at $3.50 and up
to $G cach-an unsurpassing value.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
MOTOR CARNIVAL
PLANS INCLUDE
7. A GREAT PARADE
Special Cars Will Be Brought
From New York to In
terest Investors.
BY HARRY WARD.

Upon his return this week from De.
tr0it, Joseph n Stoddard, chairman Of
tho automobile carnival committee, will
call meeting Of the committee to
formulate plans for the carnival, sched.
uled for the week beginning February
10. One Of the features of the carnival.
1t Is expected. will be monster auto.
mobile parade. The dealers will have
their salesrooms elaborateiy decorated
Tor the occasion and many Of them are
planning to secure cars from the New
York automobile show In order that
prospective buyers may. see the very
'Afsst far on n IRON the big factories
vention Hall, February 3-S, are pro.
chairman Of the show committee. It q
stated more than one.half the space
has been sold.
Hoover Holton. sales manager Of tho
Empire Automobile Company, IL In
Washington for the purpose Of appoint.
ing an agent for the Empire.
automobile buyers no longer judg:
declares q man who has been identi.
Ned with the industry since its incep.
tion. "That 10 one reason why manu-
asstprsrs :eS ta b, are ,n mot %. 70 keen .s they
The layman. moreover. IL not especial.
ly interested in road achievements .
reliability runs. and other stunts Of
like nature. la 2
The reason Is this: The motor cal
industry has developed to the poin,
where every car In good standins
and adequate for the class II occupied
Is expected to be mechanically SUI.
fcient for the work II Is called upor
to do. Everyone now takes 1t fol
granted that an automobile will run.
1t 10 no sales argument to rsoint K
cars track or road achievements.
THE buyer is now paying more at
tention to appearances. He wants Z
car that looks good. for he already Il
that 1t Is mechanically efficient
Therefore. he demands good lines
beauty. and harmony Of design. com
plete equipment, proper appointments
luxury and ease OF riding"
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
.S!E.DAY RIDERS TO
GET Off TONIGHT At
NEW YORK GARDEN
big Bill" Devery to Start
Fifteen Teams in An
nual Race.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. S.-One min.
ute after midnight tonight big Bur-
Devery. ex-chief Of police. will send fif-
teen teams away on the annual six-day
bicycle race at Madison Square Garden.
Two men are making UP the various
teams. among them many veterans OF
former grinds who have again sisni-
fed their Intentions Of playing the game
again to tho finish Saturday.
Conspicuous among the riders IL Frank
l. Kramer. for the last twelve years
title holder Of the National professional
championship. Kramer Is one Of the
best known cyclists In the world. and
has no peer a. q sprinter.
The contest will be ono continuous
grind Of 142 hours. the rules providing
that no man be permitted on the track
more than twelve hours in any twenty.
four. The race ends At five minutes
past 10 on Saturday night with . mile
dash to decide the positions Of the tied
teams, II there are any.
A departure from last years condi-
tions governing the prize money will be
made In this years race. Last year the
riders demanded q change from the set
time tho prizes were generally fixed al
$3.50 for the winning team. 1900 70!
second. $3.50 for third, $500 for fourth,
!SOS for NTH, $50 sixth. saoo seventh and
The riders last year demanded q per.
centage of the receipts, and when the
reckoning came the amounts fell fal
short OF their expectations. 30 they have
decided to go back to the old plan with
slight increases OF several amounts, al
1880 will be paid to the winning team
81, 600 to second, $500 to third, 500 &c
fourth, $500 to fifth, $500 to sixth. 500 tC
seventh, 500 to eighth. 500 to ninth.
Besides these prizes bonuses amount
ing to $4,000 will be given to the riders
The entries for the big race are:
Frank Kramer and Jimmy Moran.
American.
Jackie Clarke and Fred Hill. Aus
All Grenada and Ernie Pye. Aus
Walter Ruts and Joe Folser. German.
Eddie Root and Paddy Hshir. New
York. Melbourne.
Grassy Ryan and Lloyd Thomas. Irish.
Oscar Esg and Andre ferchicot'
Paul and Frank suter. Swiss. ~
John Bedell and Worthington Millcn.
Bobby Wslthour and George Cameron.
Pete Drobach and Elmer Collins. Bos-
Percy Lawrence and Jake Masin. Call
ic5%1asSex J%%se wsiis sSs'esi and Gordon Walker.
New Zealand.
Providence Jamaica.
Marcel-Berthet and Maurice Brocco.
France Italian.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
BASEBALL TO HAVE TEMPORARY
REVIVAL BEGINNING TOMORROW
This Weeks Baseball Doings

Tomssew-Rogr DrssaaAaa against st. Louis club before
National League directors In New York.
League opens meeting New Yes . easds
salary limit; dinner baseball planned By Psdsat Aecaasz
Of pennantwinnihg Toronto club y, fI"
IussdayNaonal League meeting Waldorf New Ys
the election Of prsdnt bring fight magnatss; echoes Of
Fos heard; Charlie Murphy b esnsursd Chances
due for settlement; Bresnahn expects end aSaiast N
Broa; Meoraw York club; sf
Cincinnati club may Anany.
wdnssday-Amsean epsns meeting Chicago,
Of New York club named MReys Boston
expected.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Butler Leads Hitters
With an Average of 1923

CHICAGO. Dc. s.-Batting honors Of
the American Association go to Short
stop Butler of tho st. Paul club. accord
ing to official averages.
In 125 games Butler. who before the
the Pittsburg Nationals. pounded out
169 hits for total Of 2l2 bases, Giving
him an average Of .a29. Two former
major leaguers. Rossman Of Minnea poll 9
and Carr Of Kansas City. are second In
the list. Rossman's average Is 800 and
Carr's 800 Seventeen players batted
in the select 800 class.
The Minneapolis Club. which won the
1912 pennant, led In club batting With
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
New Princeton Gate
Completed in February

PRINCETON, N. j.. Dec. s-Work on
the Cyrus AcCormick gate; donated by
the class Of lS7s. Princeton. In honor OF
Cyrus Mccormick. .5r.. a member OF the
ed TO be completed In February.
NJ FOR me Improvement OF athletic facili.
ties. ana the gate was decided upon by
the members OF the champion Prince
ton team Of last year. The gateway
Will be Of the same design a. the
Thompson gateway at the south end oi
Princeton Field.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Ebbets Is Signing Up
Players for Next Year

NEW YORK. Dec. 6-Charlis Ebbetts.
the Brooklyn National League magnate.
10 busiiy signing up his players for the
coming season. Jake Dau6ert. MS crack
the papers binding him for three sea
sons. Nap Rucker, the best southpaw n
fold. along with John HummeL; Pat
RaSon. frank Allen, Cliff Curtis, George
cut:hSw, Herb Moran. Hub Northen.
and Zach Wheat.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Dave Henry Is Chosen
To Lead Brown Eleven

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Dec. s-Dave
Henry, Browns varsity fuilback. 10 the
new gridiron captain for 1913. He pre-
pared at Mechanic Arts High School.
Boston. where he played football and
baseball. He then went to Tufts Col
lege. Medford. Mass, playing tackle on
the team. Last year he played with the
scrub eleven here. not being eligible un-
der the residence rule.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
DR.. SHADE
SPECIALIST
728 Thirteenth Street

over % Years Practice IFeatInB
inSiSsssion. Loss Of Appetite. Con.
HSt Ssss After EstinE, Wakefulness, Loss
q Flesh. Heart Trouble. pelpitation. Q.
lure. saliow Complexion, PimpleA
Blood and Skin Diseases. Loss Of W.
(Slity, and Special and Private AL.
mentc Of Both Sexes cured promptly
Consul itation frss. medicines fur.
oished, charges low. Hours. Q g 4
oad . 10 & Closed SvndayA
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Sues Pittsburgh Club.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. y:-When
the crTod broke to escape q hot foul
bail straight from the plate during the
ia ~ Pirate Giants series here. Robert A.
Belle was showed backward over .
~ III. snime. He has brought suit for
Ss.oo0 against the Pittsburgh club.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
OakmOntS Win.

Members OF the Petworth football
team are realizing today that they do
not class with the Oakmonts. having
gotten the short end Of a IL to 0 con.
test. Pfeiffer and Cunningham starred
for the winners.
The Washington times., 1912-12-08
Be Broken During Coming Weeaor Leagues Hold Annual Meeting
HORACE FOGEL SOON TO BE
ENTIRELY OUT OF BASEBALL
Nutshell Facts About the .Phdlies.

Charles p TAFT m s1s Philadelphia club to Robert
Bafour Phnaaslphia traction nagaats. for e4seo~.
Horace 1egsl pdsnt Of the club wholly ignored IN the
saa ~
csus,ss,sa W. dsntiAsd with the syndicate buying
Charles Dooin and given complete charge
team. 80
ss marks another stsp tsmpsstuou Phs
had I've presidents James Potter, W. Shstsins ".
ham Horace 9. rogd, and Alfred D. wilsr
The Washington times., 1912-12-08

Ray Collins. tho Red SoX star south
paw. has had a great rise to fame.
With o poor showing In 1911 and . slow
start In the spring, Collins wound UP
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01

The Home Economy club will hold a
special sale of cakes on Saturday. af-
ternoon, from to 8, at the Guild hall.
All prices of cakes will be reduced for
this week only Angel food sunshine,
silver, gold, each 60 cents; white nut
cake, citron cake, Boise brown choco-
late, each $1.00; fruit cake, extra
choice, per lb. rs cents; tories, dough-
nuts, rocks, tea-cakes, for 10 cents
a dozen. No cakes will be sold for
which orders have not been received
by Friday noon at the latest. In addi-
ticn to selling the cakes ordered, the
club will serve tea and cake or cof-
fee and doughnuts for 10 cents, from
8 to 5, on Saturday, at the Guild hall
The club wishes orders for 40 cakes
this week. Patronize the tea-ta-
bles. 1874
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
AMERICANS PIKERS
IN STRIKERS BUSINESS

SYDNEY, Australia, May Aus
tralians think the English and Ameri-
cans are FpikersD when it comes to
strikes. brisbane and part of Queens
land were in a stage of siege for
the greater part of one month and the
people were in terror. House serv-
ants have a union of their own and at
the slightest provocation marched from
the rear door.
The greatest trouble came from a
walkout of the tramway men at Bris-
bane. Members of every other trade
union in the district went out in sym
pathy and rioting began. One OF the
first aggressive moves of the strikers
was to distribute to storekeepers Ii
censes for selling bread and foodstuffs,
and the shop owners dared not keep
open without such permits For a time
in Brisbane the union sympathizers,
acting on the word of leaders, refused
to pay rent Many citizens volunteer
ed as policemen, and in the commun-
tiles where this was done order was
soon restored.
While the strike was general there
were practically no steamships run
ming along the Queensland coast carry
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
Cite America.

LONDON, May Winston Spencer
Churchill began the debate today at
the second reading of the home rule
bill in~the. house of commons.
Mr.. Churchill said he regarded the
home rule question with a strictly
modern eye. The whole character Of
the movement had moderated, he
said, since the Gladstone period The
question now was not comparable in
Importance among the laborlng
classes in England, nor to the ne
cessity for guarding British posses
sions.
Two of the most powerful empires
in the world-Germany and America
Mr.. Churchill pointed out, were
carried on by giganic system of
federation states, and he thought
federation, of which home rule was
the first step, would help to further
consolidate the United Kingdom.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
schaeffer pianos, direct from the fac

Schaeffer pianos, direct from the fac
tory.
The board of county commissioners
adjourned yesterday to meet again in
few days to consider road matters.
j. R. Collins is mourning the loss of
a fine dog which was poisoned this
morning by some cowardly miscreant
d. W. Barclay, the auctioneer has
returned to his home in this city af-
ter holding successful auction at
Potlatch.
Messrs. Merritt, Hammer, Shearer,
and Fulton of Pullman, were the
guests of the Zeta Delta fraternity
last evening. They visited the uni
versity in the afternoon and returned
home this morning.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
Sentences B0otlcggcrs.

Curley Hinsley Of Bovill, who
pleaded guilty to a violation of the
prohibition law, and who was charg-
ed with concocting the booze he ped
died was sentenced this afternoon by
Judge Steele to 60 days in the county
jail
ISAIAH Atkinson was sentenced to
five days for a similar offense and
w. H. Galloway to five days.
In the case of Johns VS.. Evans, a
mortgage foreclosure case, the mort
gage was foreclosed, and Grant Evans,
he Kendrick banker, who is accused
Of getting away with $4,000 of the
banks funds, lost his home.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
PALOUSE BAPTISTS
MEET HERE TODAY

The Palouse Baptist association at
the First Baptist church this after
of the towns of the district. The first
business transacted was the seating
of the delegates and the election OF Of
ficers fol the coming year. The bal
ance of the afternoon was used in lis
tening to an address by Rev. Charles
Cook of Spokane, on "The Missionary
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01

The program this evening will in
clude song service, the annual SER
mon by Rev. f. d. Brown of Lewis
ton, the appointment of committees
for the year. reception of delegates,
an address of welcome by Rev. Eand
and response by Rev. Tanner of Pa
louise. The sessions will last through
Thursday and Friday.
Officers chosen were: T. c. Winter
of Moscow, moderator, and Rev. A. B.
Clark, clerk and treasurer.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
Wilson is Winner.

DOVER, Del, May six delegates
to the national convention at Balti-
more, all favorable to the candidacy of
Woodrow Wilson for the democratic
presidential nomination were today
named by the democratic state con-
vention here.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
America Wins Classic.

NEW MARKET, England, May L
Sweeper II, an American entry by H.
B. Duryea, won the two thousand
guineas mile race here today, the first
of the seasons three classics for
three-year-olds.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-05-01
More Postal Banks.

WASHINGTON, May lone thou
sand fourth class post offices, seat
tered through the United States open
ed postal savings banks today by or
der from Postmaster General Hitch
cock. This brings the number up to
5000.