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PROVES BACON WROTE
LOVE AND LAUGHTER

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The authorship of the well-known
poem, beginning Laugh and the World
Laughs with You," has been variously
attributed to Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
Col. John A. Joyce. Father Ryan. and
Miles O'Reilly. but the truth is that 1t
was written by Francis Bacon 800 years
before any of these people were born.
This fact is infallibly established by a
cipher in the poem itself
Mrs. Wilcox called the poem "Soli-
tude." because she was lonesome when
she wrote it. Colonel Joyce called II
Love and Laughter" because 1t Incl
dentally mentions laughter in the
first line and does not mention love
at all. Father Ryan called it THE
Lost Cause" cause he lost it. Miles
O'Reilly called it Here's How" be-
cause he knew how. Francis Bacon
called 1t II Sigh For" because he was
always ciphering something.
The cipher can readily be decphered
If the poem he printed in the way
have indicated below, putting black
face type Cor italics) for the letters
which l have put In underscored cap
itals. Then, beginning at sthe end OF
the poem (ciphers being usually read
wrong end foremost and reading those
letters one by one. in due order. as
they come, it will be seen that they
spell Francis Bacon, thus revealing his
carefully concealed authorship of the
poem. Here's how:
SIGH FOR.
Laugh, and the world laughs with you
Weep, and you weep alone;
For the cav old earth must borrow Its
mirth,
1t has sorrows enough of its OWN.
Sing, and the hills will answer;
Sigh, 1t is lost on the air:
| The echoes bound to a joyful SOUND
But shrink from voicinE Care.
| Be glad, and your friends are many
Be SAD, and you lose them all;
There are none to decline your nee
tared wine,
| But alone you must drink lifes gall
| There is room In the halls OF pleaSur,
For a long and lordly train.
| But one by one we must all file on
| Through the narrow aisles of pain
Feast and your halls are Crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by;
| Succeed And give, twill help you live
| But no one can help you die.
Rejoice, and men will seek you;
| Grieve. and they turn and go
| They want Full measure of all you
| pleasure,
But they do not want your woe,
| ASA KEW.
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WOULD SEGREGATE
THE WHOLE NEGRO RACE

To the Editor OF THE TIMES
was truly pleased to read what
Student" wrote in The Times Mail
Bag Of January 81, in answer to an
article written by a negro, who re-
ferred to the birds as dwelling to-
Gether" to support his belief that the
negro should remain with the white
race. "Student" has so ably replied
to the negro article that ] merely
wish to add few lines only to give
my view as to what would be the
best way to dispose of an undesira Bile
citizen, and yet not take advantage
of him.
Segregate is absolutely the only way
and so far that he will never return
Deport the whole race to Africa,
from whence it came. We have civ
iliZed him, as much as possible, ed
ucated him. and made him -self-reli-
ant Let him go back and do the
same for the rest of his race.
The negro can never sit at the
white mans table, or associate with
him. 1t was never intended so, else
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the mark, never would have been mt
Upon him, ever to remain.
l believe the negro race is a menace
only for what he got from rs. he 4.
decettful. dishonest, and treacherous
as an indian and would destroy us. IN
he had the power. He ravishes and
murders our women and children and
retains much of his savage nature.
He has no more right to the ballot
than any other savage, and the great
est mistake President Lincoln ever
made was to give him suffrage.
fear the only reason he. is permitted
to remain with us Is that dishones,
politicians need his vote. Mix Ut
with our race the Indian, the China.
man, the Japanese, and the negro
and what kind of q race, pray, have
we. 1t would eliminate the pure
American race which is now supreme
Our American beauties twomen) arc
the sweetest flowers that bloom.
AN AMERICAN
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THINKS ONE BACONIAN
PROVED TOO MUCH

To the Editor of THE TINES:
The absurdities of the Baconians in
their letters in reply to f. II. Sothern,
and your correspondent f. F. H., are
enough to drive anybody mad. One
of them argues that Bacon could have
written the plays. and for the reason
that he was intimately acquainted with
the works of the old dramatists in
Greek and Latin. If there is one thing
the author of these plays was not in
formed of, it was the works of the
older dramatists. For information OH
this point let the benighted Baconians
read Alexander Popes Preface to his
edition of Shakespeare; also Theobald 5,
Hammers, and Warburtons; likewise,
DR.. Johnsons.
4. F. BENSON.
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Here's a Book
TIE FAMILY. From the play of Rob
ert Hobart Davis by Edward Mar
shall. published by G. w. Dilling-
Lam Company. New York;

The ancient dispute of critical versus
creative faculty is once more up for de-
cisicn, no less than three editors-1o-
seph Medll Patterson, of the Chicago
Tribune; Theodore Dresser. of the But
terick publications; and Robert Hobart
Davis, of the Munsey publiCations-be-
ing represented in current fiction. Mr.
Davis The Family" ike Mr.; Patter;
produced as a play, but Is now pub
lished as a novel from the hand OF Ed
ward Marshall 1t is less IKE the
po!cmic OF Mr.. Patterson tllan nke ING
literal realism of Mr. Dresser, though
the story of Madeline Sneed-th'
familiar one of the village girl ana tho
gay cavalier-is told with emphallc pur-
pose. The efficacy of forgiveness Is MI.
Davis theme.
rhe most striking feature of the book
lisp its Photographic faithfulness OF de.
tail. The country town ana IT'S types OF
people, the homely doinGs ana con-
tentiousness of the Sn.ed family. ara
reproduced with literal eNactness, while
the dcadiness of the enviionmert -
shown ds the big social problem 1t Is
| Naturally the product oil such enNlroh-
ment are the Care-tree, Slothful, SlengN.
ambitionlt IS son, and the daughter with
| Just enough aspiration to make her as
contented, but not enteIprisine and IN
dependent; and, not stragely, the shakj
| and baton of Il minstrel drum MAJOR
seemed to such restricted lives SYM
Dol of the great world" luring the in
experienced gul toward her moral o.
struction. But despite the chickering's
pettiness, even unworthiness, in tho
Sneed home circle, when trouble cams
the tie of blood asserted itself to make
common cause and disclose The essential
unity of the family The Fundamental
love OF parent and shili, brother anu
sister. held forgiveness for the crrlns
daughter, and thereby saved her froh
the future the rest of the world woihd
have forced upOn Eer.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 80. 1912.
A VOICE FROM THE BUGEYE.

Baltimore is not satisfied with being the battle
ground of the Democratic hosts. 1t has also settled
the Republican nomination, and General Agnus be-
ing the commander of the Republican oyster fleet
speaks from the bow end of his bugeye to the effect
that Tafts nomination is assured on the first ballot
In what he calls eloquent figures he announces
the result of that first ballot as For Taft, 772-
against Taft, 3O0."
Aren't you glad it's over?
So are we,
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Questions Possible Incentive.

. IL nld not end his career. however,
for in 1904 he was nominated practically
without opposition. and elected by an
overwhelming majority.
In 1903 he not only declined but put
stop to his denomination at a time
when such nomination was equivalent
to an election.
What possible incentive can there be
to A man with his record Of both Euro
pean and American achievements and
honOrs to enter the arduous, disagree
able, and often disastrous contests in
to which the candidate who struggles
for the Presidency is inevitably plunged
Il am convinced that he does not de-
sire the nomination.. and will enter no
contest tn obtain 1t. But | am equally
convinced that II his countrymen have
still further need of his services aS
their chief Executive. he will no more
decline their call than he would de-
cline to enlist If needed in time of war.
1t is, however. for his party and his
question. II they decide to nominate
him, I am sure he wilt accept; If they
elect him, l am sure he will serve.
II base my opinion upon his own
words On the 18th Of June, 1910, when
he arrived In New York on his return
from Africa, he replied to Mayor Gay
nors address of welcome as follows:
Roosevelt's Prophetic Words.
81 aR ready and eager to do my
part, so far as ! am able, in helping
SolNe problems which must be solved II
We. OF this the greatest democratic
Republic upon which the sun has eyer
shone. are to see it's destinies rise t.
the high level OF our hopes and its
opportunities This Is the Guty ii
every citizen, but it Is peculiarly my
duty, for any man who has ever been
honored by being made President &
the United States is thereby forever
after rendered debtor Of the American
people, and Is bound throughout his
life to remember this as his prime obii-
cation. and, in private life as much as
In public life, so to carry himself tina,
the American people may never have
cause to feel regret that once they
pla ced him at their head
Trusting that I have satisfactorily
answered your question, I am,
Yours sincerely
LAWRENCE +. ABBOTT"
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ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS
ARMY.

AKMY.
The following transfers are ordered to
take effect this date:
First Lieutenant JOHN c. MOORE,
from the Seventh Infantry to the
Ninth Infantry.
First Lieutenant WILLIAM Z. MORRI-
SON, from the Ninth Infantry to the
Seventh Infantry.
Second Lieutenant FOLLETT BRAD
LEY. assigned to the Sixth Field
ARTILLERY.
Captain GEORGE ii. MCMASTER,
Eighth Infantry, to the organized
militia of South Carolina as inspec-
tor-instructor.
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AmuSements.

Fclasco- Sam Bernard. S:15 n. m.
National-'.The Concert" S:l5 p. m.
Collmhia-"Ihe Price" s:l5 d. IN.
Chase s-Poiite vaudeville, 2:1E and S:l5
Pm. .
p. m.
Casino-Eute vaudeville $50, 7;45 and Q
J.. m.
"osrnos--Vaudevills. l:3O to II .. M
GaYety-"The Cracker Jacks" 2.l5 and
S:lj p. III.
Lyceurn-Star Show Girls, 2l5 and S'l5
y. III.
Arcade Skating. bowling. and motion
pictures.
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Spross to Play Tonight.

Charles Gilbert Spross. composer. will
play the organ tonight at Foundry
Methodist Church. Sixteenth and
Church streets northwest, when the
cantata, THE Word of God" is sung.
Mr.. Spross Is the composer of this
music. Eighty-thres voices will COM
pose the choir.
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In the M all Bag X

Readers
swn-to freely frankly
Objectionable
writer's
public contributor
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS

at Santa Elena bay
Hector at Santo Domingo city, Gwin
Mckee at New York Navy Yard
Hannibal at Guantanamo. Nero al
Mare Island, Rainbow at Nanking
Sailed-Vulcan from Guantanamo for
Hampton Roads, Leonidas from Ha-
bana for Annapolis, Whipple from
Sausaiito for San Diego.
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ROOSEVELT WILL
TAKE NOMINATION,
ABBOTT DECLARES
Colonel's Editor-in-Chief, in
Letter, Declares Friends
May Be Assured.

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 3O.-"1t Is for
his party and his country and not for
Colonel Roosevelt. to decide the ques-
ton Of whether he is again to be q
candidate for the Presidency. II they
DECIDE to nominate him l am sure he
Will accept. He will no more decline
their call than he would decline to en-
list II needed in the time Of war;
The above quotation IL part of q
formal, written statement over the sig
nature OF Lawrence +. Abbott, presl-
cent OF the outlook Company, of which
colonel Roosevelt Is contributing edi-
TOR TOR, sent today to former Gov. Z. c.
rms Is the most authoritative an
nouncement Of Colonel Roosevelt's at
titude.
Editor Abbott's Letter.
The letter in full follows:
MY. Dear Governor: In answer to
your letter in which you ask me as
one OF Mr.. Roosevelt's associates
Whether he would accept the nomina-
flon fnM ,iarI for the Presidency, l can state
WORDS. l have no authority to speak
for him and what I say is my own In
dlvidual opinion. But have had some
exceptional opportunities during the
political principles, but to see at times
the intimate working of his mind and
] believe l clearly understand his atti-
Jude with regard to the discussion of
MS name as Presidential possibility.
IF Mr.. Roosevelt Is ever elected Pres
ident again 1t will not be because he
>seks or wants the office; 1t will be be-
use the country wants him in the
ofhce to perform a certain job. He has
had all the political and official honor
that any man can possibly want. lie
accepted a nomination for the Vice
Presidency. In 1900. when such a nomi-
~ ton was thought to be equivalent TO
political oblivion, and although he
wanted to run again for governor of
the state of New York, in order to
complete some important work in that
office. But his friends told him that II
was his duty to sacrifice himself In
order TO strengthen Mr.. Mckinley s
nomination and the campaign for sound
money and national financial honor.
He accepted the nomination on that
ground. although at the time both his
friends and his enemies said that II
would mean the end Of his political
career.
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NAVY.

fvil Engineer r. c. HOLLYDAY de.
tached chief of Burea,: OF Yards
ana Docks, Navy Department, to
d"ty connection that bureau.
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The net total circulation OF
The Washington Times (Sun-
day. during the month Of De-
cember was 1872, 015. all copies
left over and returned by agents
being eliminated. This number,
when divided by 9, the number
of Sundays during December,
shows the net Sunday average
for December to have been
26. 403.
Entered at tile Postoffice At
Washington. d c.. as second
class matter.
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that a the tn:
represent all the number OF copies
,paf subscribers.
Subscribed and before this n day Of January
A. D. 1872. ALFRED HIGB1E. Notary Public
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hAIIX

DAILY.
Tho number OF complete and
pef:ect copies of The washing
iAn Times printed daily duying
.nc month Of December was as
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DECEMBER CIRCULATION

SUNDAY.
The number of complete and
perfect copies Of The Washing
ton Times printed Sundays dur
Ing the month Of December was
as follows:
500 | 2s..........l0. .0lo
1o..........4S. 0S0 M..........47.1s 1ss
17..........46,236
Total for the month. .222. 0A
Sunday ay'ge for month, A.406
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Everybody will agree with the District Electric
Railway Commission that more street car lines are
needed ir Wa, ..lgtOn. If the existing companies
won't bu q them, make way clear for those who
will, or f.. - IN. others /. build them
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Total for the month. 4, az, tss
Tally average for month, 40, 01S
The net total circulation Of
-hs Washington Times daily
curing the month Of December
vas i,Os2. Isl, all copies left over
sud returned being eliminated.
This number, when divided by
IS, the number OF days Of pub
lcAtion, shows the net daily
average for December to have
Teen II ,621.
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Washington can we'll afford to give warm well
come to the forty Australian boys who will arrive
February l8. To cultivate friendly relations with an
English-speaking nation on the other side of the
world whose land is large as ours, would be good
policy.
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disquiet. Business activity and pros
poets are exceedingly favorable. Crop
reports are good. 1t Is doubtful wheth-
er general conditions throughout the
country were any better even In boom
times. and yet these conditions are not
reflected in the price of stocks or In
the operations OF traders In Wall street.
What Is the answer?
1t IL that through the activity OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
other agencies of the Government high
er wages are being paid to workmcn
than formerly, lower freight rates are
exacted, and though railroads and in
dustrial plants are doing more than
ever before in their history, their earn
ings are not so large. The money Is
beins distributed in ways that do not
benefit stockholders or add to the valu.
of their holdings 1t may be that the
people as a whole are benefited by the
new arrangements, but those who put
up the money for the facilities Of trans
portation. manufacture and distribution
Of products are not reaping golden
harvest. Railway earnings for April,
now just beginning to appear, are low
er than in former years. yet the volume
Is greatest for any like period in their
history. In the economic readjustmen,
going on Wall Street, for once, Is not
the chief beneficiary, and the fact u
distributing as to present operations ana
as to the future Of stock and bond In
vsetments.
Wall street, to revert to the expires.
sion of the eminent Georgian, does not
know where 1t is at, and the fact Is a,
the present time the most disturbing
factor in the financial situation.
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MARKER Dr1zs n Hands OF Speculaifoe Traders
PRICES MOVE IN NARROW RANGE.
WITH SHOW OF STRENGTH
AT THE CLOSE.

NEW YORK, June THE stock
market today moved within mar
row range of prices, the short ses-
sion accomplishing little more than
to even up accounts for over Sunday.
hooks opened irregular, but general
ly higher than the closing of yester-
day In the leading rails and indus
trials slight recessions followed, and
then a slow recovery leaving prices
at the close at the level or little
higher than the opening. There was
AN absence of the .panicky feeling
dominant in the closing hour yester-
day, and the market was allowed to
drift in the hands of few specu-
aative traders.
T Conservative opinion is that the bull
pools are about through with their
efforts to boost the market, and that
prices will slowly settle down to a
lower level in anticipation of the
meeting of the political conventions
in Chicago and Baltimore. From now
Ito the middle of the month politics
may be expected to exert more in
fuence on the market than has been
the case hitherto. Wall Street has
practically made up it's mind regard
Hng the chances of various candi-
dates for the nomination, but finan-
Iciers are all at sea and are much dis
turbed about the platform declara-
tions of the two parties. Radicalism
is rampant in the West and Middle
the party declarations will contain
something to disturb the serenity of
the financial East. 1t Is this uncer
tafnty that Is causing uneasiness In
Wall Street.
Another factor serves also is to arouse
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EXTRA DIVIDEND
PAID THIS MONTH
IN MERGENTHALER
Stock Sells at Higher Price
in Broken Lots After
Much Bidding.

A small volume of business was
transacted on the local stock exchange
today. This was due to the small num-
ber of brokers present and to a general
scarcity of securities at the bid prices.
Charles j. Bell occupied the chair in
the absence Of President Woodruff, and
Thomas Hume was secretary in the
absence of Secretary Allan Walker.
Some trading was affected In the
public utility bonds at the opening,
Capital Traction fives, Columbia Rail-
road fives, and Railway fours going
upon the record. A few shares of Rail-
way, preferred, were sold at a5 and a
fraction lower. Eastern Light and Fuel
brought 1854 to 126. After much bid
ding some broken lots of Mergenthaler
we're obtained at 222A, with bids for
more at varying figures. Announce
ment was made by the secretary OF
the quarterly dividend at ~ per cent
and an extra dividend of one-half OF
one per cent, payable on June 70 to
stockholders of record June 8. The
books of the company will not be
closed.
The call of the bank shares resulted
in considerable change of the bid and
asked prices, but little trading wat
done.
After call q shares of Capital Trac.
ton stock was sold at 127.
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LEGAL NOTICES

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, Holding Probate Court. Es-
tate of Julia A. Beach, Deceased. No. 1906,
Administration Docket. Application having
been made herein for probate Of the last
will and testament of said deceased, and
for letters testamentary on said estate, by
Albert E. Shoemaker, 1t is ordered this s1st
day OF May, A. d. 1912. that William T.
Beach and all others concerned, appear In
said Court on Tuesday, the 9th day of July,
A. d. 1912, at 10 o clock a. M, to show cause
why such application should not be granted.
Let notice hereof be published In the Wash
ington Law Reporter and Tho Washington
Times once in each OF three successive
weeks before the return day herein men,
toned, the first publication to be not less
than thirty days before said return day.
HARRY NJ. CLABAUGH, Chief Justice
(Seal.) Attest: WIN. c.. TAYLOR. Deputy
Register of wills for the District OF Co
lumbia, Clerk OF the Probate Court. A. e
SHOEMAKER, ATTORNEY.
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Wholesale Produce Market

Esss-NOarby. fresh. 1salsho per dOz. !;
Southern, I7halSc,
Cheese-New York. new. i7sisc per H.:
nat, Isc per ID.
Butter--Best, print, $40 per lb.; tub, SOC
per b.; process. $50 per lb undergrades, ESQ
per Id.
Live Poultry-Hens, 14ha15c lb.; springers.
30a34c per lb; roosters. sa9c per h.. turkeys.
i3al5c per lh.; geese, plucked. ease per ID
unpincked, sa10c per lb.; ducks, 10a12c per
lb.; Keats, young, l2a1tc per lb.; old, 1oa12c
per ID.
Dressed Poultry-Turkeys. 1ba2oc per lb. |:
chickens, 32a35c per lb; hens. 1ea17c per h.
ducks, 1sal7c per lb.; geese. 1oalec per ID.
Green goods-Oranges Florida, 50. 00a3. 80
box; California, s26oas.0o per box; apples.
81. S.50at.00 per bbl.; potatoes, new, 400; old.
S2.50a3.0o per sack: celery, soc per doz. kale,
y per bbl.; spinach, s2.35 per bbl.; carrots.
soc per basket; $3.50 per sack; onions, new,
" 0Oa2. 80 per cratei sweet potatoes, $3.50 per
bbl. lemons, $3.50 a box; Strawberries salOc
per box; cucumbers $1.bo per basket: toma-
toes 81 5oa3oo per crate; peas. s1.50 pei
basket; string beans. 800 per basket.
Live Stock-Calves. prime, sizc per ID.
medium. 7asc per Id. |; common. 6ssc per ID.
cid sheep, $500 per cwt.: /: lambs spring. o.
vsr lb.; medium. 7asc per ID.
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Today's Sales on
The Local Exchange
Traction SIS. s,oo0l1oa..

Capital Traction SIS, $1,oCo5Illoa:.
Columbia Railroad 6's, Sl,O)od102.
Washington Railway and Electric IS,
s., ,oooaS6. 3l.ooOaSs, s1.oooas6M.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred. 1895. 34347s.
Eastern light and Fuel, 10s1J26I,, l01
126. 5@1?c. 5Gf126.
Mergenthaler. 4G222A. 5G222h.
Washington Loan and Trust, 5a242.
After call
Capital Traction. 2I9127.
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Natchez Mayor Thanks
Secretary Meyer

Secretary Of the Navy Meyer has re-
ceiyed from w. @. Benbrook, for the
last twenty-four years mayor of
Natchez, Miss, a letter thanking him
for sending the battleship Nebraska to
that port during the flood period The
mayor expressed appreciation of the
courtesy of Captain Wood and his men,
and highly commends the conduct of
the enlisted personnel in his city.
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Farmer Kills Two.

BUFFALO. N. Y. June 1.-Frank
STAPLES, a farmer living at Angola,
a suburb Of this city, shot and killed his
wife and his mother-in-law early to-
day and inflicted probably fatal in
juries on himself at their home. Staples
was unconscious when found.