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The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
NOTED MERCHANT
DIES In NEW YORK
Andrew Saks, Founder Of Saks
Stores, succumbs to Long
Illness.

Word was received in this city yester-
day Of the death IN New York OF Andrew
Saks, founder Of the Washington and
New York houses of Saks & Company.
Mr.. Saks had been in III health for the
past six months. While the announce
ment of his death came as a shock to
his relatives and friends. in this city, II
was not altogether unexpected. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday accord
ing to a dispatch received yesterday by
Isaac Cans. manager OF the Washington
store. The Saks & Company stores will
be closed on that day.
Mr.. Saks was born in Baltimore, and
about 1851 came to Washington and found
ed the firm OF Saks & Company. Later he
went to New York and established fac
tory and the firm OF Saks & Company in
that city. He has resided in New York
for the past fifteen years. during which
time he has not been connected with the
store
The Washington store has been in the
ownership OF mis- brother, Isidor Saks.
and the latter's son. Joseph /. Saks. The
is survived also by his wife
and two sons Horace and William, both
Of New York.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
MARKETS---FINANCE-- COMMERCE


stocks and particularly OF Rock Island.
was due to the unusually good crop osit-
look for this season Crop reports will
be issued by the government tomorrow
afternoon giving the condition OF winter
wheat and rye up TO April L The Cop
per Producers Association will make
its report Tomorrow.
Anthracite miners and operators Will
confer Wednesday and locomotive en-
gineers OF fifty Eastern railroads Will
take strike vote There is little doubt
Of an agreement, between capital ana
labor in both disputes. wednesday also
is the day on which the Steel Corpora
tion makes an exhibition OF untitled or
ders as OF April l. A small decrease
would surprise nobody. but II can also
be said on the highest authority that
the steel business has improved 50 much
in the last few weeks that an advance
in price is among the possibilities OF
the near future.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
BALTIMORE MARKETS.

Baltimore. April s-FUoUR-winter extra. asC
LOO: do. clear. Eo5ai2D; do. straght. L5al55;
do. patent. LSaL9s; spring clear. LI5aLso: do.
stratght Sochs.n; do. patent. 5.isaSTo; City Mill
high Grade straight. ass: do. ehoics family as;
do. extra asoa1s0 Rye -four. medium to choice
soeaS5. BuckuheIt nour. 2Isa:o COmmeal. iD,
lbs. lIoalS.
oArs-sta4 in eierators. Istg bushels; ,hip
ments from elevators. ssS bushels No. vSift.
slaslll: standard white soisssl; No white soasoii
RNE-stock IN elevators. S. l92 bushels: Shipment,
froth elevators. fi1s bushels. Bag lots near b, ~
TO quality tneHl. Sas5. No ne Western, domes
tic, $40: do, ), siaS; do, No T. ssse; No :,
near b. s5as6.
HAY-No. timothy as1aS7o; No . 56Aas %,
No. }, 2oa99; choice light clover mixed y. ga
so: No. mixed 2Looa2i.5o: No. mixrd = Soa
$50; alfalfa. choice, 4oaskSo: No /. so: No.
gras and very grassy hay. lscOs2loo; grade hay.
ss to hind. quality. and condition. Rnal6oo; pack-
ing hay and sNAle grass. l20sle@
sTRAW-No. ! straight re straw. nooala5s; No.
Z r.0alz.a; No. tangled. iLoo: No. wheat stIrv.
100: No I cat straw, E.ooaH5
MILLFEED-spring bran. IN loc-Th .acks. p<s
ton. 800: noir to white middlinss in 10 o-pound
SACHS. 0.Sa2O: Western middlingS in 100 pound
ncks. Per ton. a.sos1o0o: City Mn, middlinss. In
loopo1Dd saeks. per ton. s-0a5on City Mills
han. IN loopound sacks. per ton, n.5a3l-c
EGGs-MArylsnd. Pennsylvania, and nearby nrsts.
loss on %; do, Eastern Shore. Maryland and yir-
Enia. %: Western hrSts. loss OF, %; West Ytr-
Einia hHts. loss on. %; Southern North Carolina.
loss OF. 70: zuinea eExE. per doz. 10: duck eEzs
per doz-, y; gOose eEES, per doz-. 50asc.
BuTIER-CTcameH. fancy. pcr lb. 5la3a; do.
ehoicc, per H.. .; do. god. pcr III, =;
imitation PER h. S; do. pTint pcr H. 5IaE
Dc. blocks, Ns5,i lsdle. pss; Maryland and
west Virginia rolls. 2la.2 s,ore-packed sOz21 Mary-
land. Virginia, and Pennsyivanil dairy priuts, pa
D.. Sla22: process butter. 8IsH.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New IoEk. April s.-MII-IFEED-IreSuiaE; trade
is moderate Spring bEan 80: standard middlings
2o.5o: Western red dog. s5; winter wheat bran. in
loOpourd sacks to anive 3l.ao; city bran, in bulk
@M
OATS-Strong: iemand is fair No. . white. e.
No. white eli= standard. 6ls. elevator basis; un-
graded. tracks, elaei
FLOUR - Firm; moderate dealings. Kansas
straighis 5ooa5l5. in sacks: spring patents. 51oa
SIS. barrels; spring clcars iSai-7o; soft winter
stIaights. L5Oai.TO
RYE FIOUR-Steady: business is moderate
Choicr brands quoted al lSs5.2.
CORS-Strung: demand is moderate. Kiln-dried
for export as5a39O: meal in bags, i.5eal.sl.
HAE-Receipts. 80 tons; finn, choice in fair de-
mAnd Prime Timothy. LS: No. l. Lzlsal.io: No.
3, LzAl %: No. J. Lljal2o.
STRAW-Receipts. % tons; strong; business Is
moderate. Long rye auOttd at aal.o
PORK-Firm: business Is inactive. Mess a0a
ls. 80; family 300a2l.o.
BEEF-Fim; dealings moderate. Packet MDa
l5Oo; family. l65Oa17.oo
LARD-Steady; inquiry Is moderate. Prime West
em, lo3o; refined continent lo.5o; South American,
Iioo: refined Brazilian. in kegs zoo; oleosteaEne
llallh; lard. stearine. finn; New York. loi4all.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Sales: Regular call. Y O'Clock noon.
Georgetown Gas. s., $50 al los SO at iB
Washington Gas 5s, 500 at iloss. 500 at llos.
a.on at lloh
Capital Traction g. 5000 at 1lofS.
Potomac conA Sc 500 at loe, 0Ooo al l0.
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone IS, 81 .0D at ioL
Capital Traction. at Is
Washington Railway & Electric con-. 3 at g. -
at seh.
washington Railway & Electric pfd. 10 at s6 ]:
at 95 q at S..
Washington Gas, at s. 70 at q, at Sc. Z at GO
Mergtnthaler. 10 at 20. At %.
LAnston. % al g. 30 At S.
Greene CanaDea, . at 9a.
American National National Bank, S at lso
United States Trust. at lsO 10 at 100. 10 at lsU.
5 at leo.
After call:
Washington Railway 4 Electric psd. at -
Goorsctown Gas s.. 90 at IGA.
LAnston. % At s1z. 30 at @h.
70
Capital Traction S. 500 at ll0i.
GAS BONDA
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
WIRELESS STATION
NEAR COMPLETION
Work on Last and Tallest of Three
Towers at Fort Myer, Va,
Has Been Started.

The most powerful wireless telegraphy
station in the world-that Of the Navy
Department, under construction near
Fort Myer. Va.-is nearing completion.
Work on the last and tallest OF the
three towers which will hold the wire
apparatus has been started and is ex-
pected to proceed without interruption
until the station is finished.
This last tower will lift its head so
feet toward the sky. while the towers
which Will flank II will be. 40. With
their equipment the towers will give a
range, IL is estimated, Of between 2,5GO
and 1000 miles. enabling the Navy De-
partment to pick up" its vessels far
out across the Atlantic.
II the department can consumate its
plans to establish stations at Fort
Leavenworth. Eans., and on the Pacific
Coast. Washington officials will he able
to perform similar feats on the wide Pa
cifiC. Few stations under ordinary con-
ditions will be able to reply directly to
the Fort Myer station, operating at its
longest range.
The department is working on a du-
p!ex system Of transmission, and may
even accomplish a multipleX system, en-
abling operators to send two or more
messages at the same time.
commissioned officer and about
twenty men will be stationed perma-
nently at the wireless station. the
grounds Of which will be improved and
parked. and thus made an attractive
sight of WashIngton's vicinity.
The only difficulty now apparent in
the plans for Improvement of the station
grounds is the question of good roads.
The Navy Department officials are con-
sidering plan by which the Virginia
authorities would be asked to take care
OF those portions of the roads leading
TO the station, which are under county
control
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

New royk. April s-CATTLE-In the live stock
market today steers were nrm to loc higher bologna
bulls strcng; fat bulls slow and barely steady; COWS
slow; thin COWS easier; others steady. steers STA
ais; oxen. 52af. 10; bulls 4-2ss7.0; COWS. 2GaSle;
one extn. SIS Dressed beef finn at sal9n Calves
in fair demand. but soAIsc lower. veass ssHsI5; a
few tops. loo; culls. Sooa7.oo: barnysrd and fed
calves. a0a5W. Dressed calves lowe-; cty-dfessed
yeals. Ilais; few. lsis; country dressed loasaI2
Beef steers were nrm 10 loc higher: light and me
dium and common bulls strong: fat do. slow; thin
COWS dull to fraction lower. Others about steady
Common to ehoics steers sold at s75a2l5 per 100
pounds; ozen at kzakp; bulls L2s.6O; one extra
bun. as; cows. zto1ho: one extn cow asS
Drxsed beef slow but firm at ealzS per pound.
Liverpool cattle MARKET l3c dressed weight in add
tiou to the ofal. Exports yesterday fsi beeves.
SHEEP-steady: lambs slow but best grades lec
higher. woole sheep l1a1oo: oills. a5ozf15; clip
ped shee1 500; uooled lambs. f.ooaas5: cnus STA
100; eipped lambs, '.os71s; yeariinss. seos7e,.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
HUSBAND ENTERS
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
Man Indicted on Charge Of At
tempting to Kill Wife Ar
raigned Before Justice.

Daniel B. Florence. indicted on a charge
Of assault with intent to kill in connec-
ton with shooting his wife. Elizabeth
Florence, February I3 last. at 40 F Street
Northeast, was sTraigned yesterday be-
fore Justice Anderson and entered plea
OF not guilty.
Florence had been separated from his
wife about two weeks when the shoot
ing occurred. and is charged with having
lrred her TO his home on the plea of be-
ing anxious to make peace with her
After he shot her he turned the weapon
on himself. and both were taken to the
Casualty Hospital.
The shooting took place in the pres
ence Of their four-year-old son. M1lburn,
who, with others, grappIed with the
father to prevent him from taking his
own life.
After several quarrels. in which Mrs.
Florence declared her husband threatc y
ed her life, she left him about the end OF
january and went to live with a sister,
Mrs. h. Harlan. at 200 Z Street South
cas-. The husband continued to live in
the + Street house with Miss Amy
Gheen. a sister Of Mrs. Florence, and
Miss Sarah Florence. his niece.
Mrs. Florence received a note from her
husband February IL entreating her to
call at the house and saying that he de-
sired to bring about reconciliation. The
wife called at S o'clock. and she and her
husband were in the parlor. while the
other occupants were in the rear part Of
the house. After a disagreement between
the couple the wife ascended TO the sec
ond story, where the husband followed
her, They were heard quarreIing. FLOR
ence, following his wife's refusal to live
with him again. is alleged TO have pulled
a revolver from his pocket and fired at
her twice. The first ball took effect. and
the second went wide Of the mark and hit
the wall.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
,.asions rive. below are for iarrs lgta yosbss

ouotaticns Eivcn below are for large lofa soooeu
prices are hishef.
ginia and Southwest virginia. isa0 Tennessee. 70.
BuITER-E,sin fancy, 2aSss' Western hss.
eaEES5yNss egEES5y,, Is stat. i,s.o as" ,,.l'
D. IS; roosters. per h.. .; turkeys per h.. nao;
DREssED f0UIfnY-Hen.. ehOses. per H.. Is
an; chickens. per h.. 2o.s; rocststs. per h.. "a
10; turkeys. per lh. Isso; ducks. per ID. Ian;
Gcese. per h.. Iiai3: eapous, T-lb. average, per
h, 1a2z; eapons. tnan. rala.
FEGErABLES-Pctatoes. per sack. asoaa7s:
North Carolina. per bbi-. .i7ss2so: csbbsses. 100
los. 3mas >; onions. pr sack. leoasoo: Bermuda.
psr crate a7sat@: caulihower. per crate. ifs4zoo;
Florida. per crate 2ooa3so; etfur, pr basket. 200
atoo string beans. per BASKET. 25oaioo; celery
per doz-. 7sal.oo: squash. Florida. per crate. liza
20; beetS Florida. per crate. 2ooa2.5; hale. per
basket. 2oca25o; pcas ner BASKET. 5ooa5.eo: green
peprcTs. per craie. &ooa.-so; tomatoes. Florida.
crate, seosioo; asparagus. per dcz, 2ooaim
GREEN fRUlTS-Appses. per bbl., A5oaS5o; ap-
pies. per box. L0s275: oranges. California. yer
boa. 2iss30; Florida orznzes. 3ooa3Isi lemons. par
BOZ; @ssalo; craps frnlt. per box. a@as1s; pine
Si5; do, per bbl. iosoaIi-5o; ,,rawberries. Flor
HAY AND sTRAw-Hsy. Western. No. 1, s.ooa
zoo; Nc. 2 3.oaB %; mixed hay. % ua24 %: straw.
rye. bais. isooaI7oo: machine thrash. IaoOalIOO:
straw. wheat. per ton. socss.S; straw. Oat. per
ton. ll.u
LIVE sroCK-sheep. per H.. .sJi; spring
lambs. per m, IS; calves. choice. per lbs. sas.s;
medium. per h.. giae
GRAIN-Wheat per bushel, leoaio5: corn.
shelled, 76Aso car per bbi. asoei1o; oats Western
white, No. 9 per bushel. 6oa6i; cats. mixed. pr
bus,el. ssso: bran. per ton. coo: niddiing per
ton s2oo
WOOL AND HIDEs-woc' washed. free Of
burn, per h.. 3ia5: wool. unwAsbed. per H., %;
llnes. drv III lEa6. hides In II. calf.
skin. green. each. l.z5sl.0
sEEDS-Red clover. per bushel. l3soalLm; al.
sikc clover. per bushel HooalL75:- white clover
per bushel. lSooaD0l: crimson clover, 5o0as.oo:
timothy per blsh.l. 67SaT5o: blue grass PER bush.
cl. 3soaL0o; redtop grass Iaoo1.ooo per 100 Ibs.
alfalfa. per bushel T.masoo
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
OF all the saddest word, Of tobsue. Of men.

The saddest thsse-Were IN the penf
The above lines from the pen of No.
3542, in the Federal penitentiary at At
lanta, with apologies to Whittier" ap-
pear In the first issue OF Good Words, a
monthly newspaper edited and pub
lished by the prisoners at the big peni-
tsntiary. The new publication has Just
been received by Attorney General Wick
ersham, who recently gave the prison.
ers permission TO publish a monthly pa
per designed to promote the welfare OF
the men behind the bars. Charles w
Morse's erstwhile felIow-prisoners are
apparently as tickled over the arrival OF
the baseball season as the most en-
thusiastic fan in the bleachers.
big Chief Bender and Myers are not
the only ones. We have four or i've In
dians here who are the goods" COM
ments the editor-in-chIef of Good Words.
who is No. 3i19.
The four or five Indians referred to are
members of the prison teams. The pa
per announces the organization Of
league inside the walls, consisting OF
eight clubs. The season runs from April
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
WALL STREET NEWS
Upward Trend of Railroads, Steel,
and Can Persuades Traders
to Give Up Fight.
ny THOMAS c. sHoTwELL.

New York. April S-Following custom,
traders attempted 10 start reaction IN
Wall Street this afternoon. The OPEN
ing was so strong. several new high
: records being made. that it looked like
an easy task. to send the market down
a few points After decline Of one
point had been accomplished the market
had such a stubborn look that the en-
tire Street turned and let it resume 1t
upward swing. 1t was the impressive
buying OF Lehigh Valley. Reading. Steel.
Rock Island, and Can that persuaded
the traders not to fight the upward
movement further.
Although the recent advance in stocks
has been very largely at the expense
OF the short interest, a new. short inter
est has been built up almost equal to
the other one. With Steel above 20 and
with many persons believing the COM
pany has failed to earn its dividend for
the first quarter of the year. there has
been good selling-of borrowed stock In
American Can most of the traders who
made fortunes on the advance from L
10 90 went short OF the stock and lost
all that money on the advance from 20
TO -
Thus the people who are foremost in
the campaign for higher prices have
not been compelled 10 accumulate mucn
real stock on the advance. The techni-
cal position of the market is as sound
as il was ten points lower.
One of the exhibitions In to-day's mar
ket was the sale Of STANDARD Oil of
New Jersey at a new high record price
of S99 At the same time the subsid-
iaries were not offered under 80. On
that basis the old Standard Oil stock
would be worth 909, which would be
new high record price. An actual sale
was made at 900. the highest price on
record. Tobacco stocks also surged up
ward P. Lorillard advancing points
and Liggett & Myers points. The
former held half of the rise and the
latter held points at the close.
Coal Makes Advance.
Advance of the coal stored under lead
ership of Lehigh Valley and Reading
was a logical development OF the coal
mine labor situation. Tne railroads nave
great surplus stocks OF coal which they
are now dIsposIng or rapldy. and at Jne
same time saving operating expenses by
the idIeness OF the mines.
The advance in American Can to new
high records was accompanied with the
rumor that control had been purchased
by the Vulcan DEFINING Company.
This was officially denied.
Strength of the Western railroad
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY W. B. Hibbs q %,
members Of the New York Cotton Exchmre, Hibbs
Building.
New YORK, April a-A rise Of more than s. Der
bale recorded in to-day's tradins as cnrn-
partd with the opening prices last THURSDAY.
Part of this took place during Thursdays trading.
but to-days market was strong and buoyant with
at times. great activity. Heavy realizing sales fol-
lowed the opening, and during the first hour very
large transactions were made win q constantly
upward trend in prices II did not appear that
sentiment was Influenced greatly BY food or
weather news. which were both more faEorbsle
according to to-day's reports. The strength OF
the spot markets and the very optimistic views on
trade conditions. both at home and abroad seemed
most active in causing the stampede Of the
short interest
During the late trading the market became er-
cited with heavy buying. and still higher prices
were recorded
liverpool was closed to-day. Trading viii re-
open tomorrow morning after the Easter holiday
and the market is due for q rise Of seTerui Eng-
lish points in order TO meet tho adTance IN New
York, Ntich has taken place since THURSDAY.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
Monthly Paper Is Issued
In atlanta Federal" "Pen'
Good Words" Is Edited by No. 34I9, and Is
Optimistic Sheet-BasebaH Season
Opens in "Prison Leapue."

. to July s. Here are the names OF a few
OF the prisoners teams: The Pirates, the
Mates. the Yannigans. the Cubs, the
Giants. and the Athletics.
Here are a few other notes from the
diamond as they appear in the prisoners
paper:
Concrete stands are. now the proper
thing for all modern baseball parks.
New York, Chicago. ST. Louis, Pittsburg.
and Washington have them. and even
here concrete wall stands on either
side OF the ball grounds"
We don't like to boast. but the fact
remains that We possess the most ex-
elusive baseball park and fence in exist
ence- The Atlanta youngsters can neith-
er peek through. nor climb over; the
price OF admission is prohibitive to most
people"
The baseball column is branded
"Breezes from a Prison Fan and Is
edited by register No. s41s All the work
Of gathering the news and printing the
paper is done by the prisoners 1t con-
sisted Of four pages and geographically
compares favorably with many small
country newspapers.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
ANACOSTIA.

Anacostia Chapel. No. IL. met last night
in ROYAL Arch MsSons Hall. with a large
membership present. The affair was
known as Past High Priests Might. AMI
the following took part in the conferring
Of the past masters degree. Deputy
Grand High Priest Adolphus GUIDE, Ju-
Illus ". Tolson. Wilbur s. Dodge. Henry
Adams, Simon Bube, Charles Walsh.
and Henry W. Emo. There were also
present Most Excellent Companion ia
cobus S. Jones, grand high priest OF
the District, as well as a number of his
feIIow-oficers OF the Grand Lodge. Fol-
lowing the business last evening, which
was in charge Of Franklin s. Gicker,
present high priest Of the chapter. re-
freshments were served In the banquet
hall.
Announcement was made Sunday of the
winner in the contest among the several
classes of the Sunday school of Emman-
ueI Episcopal Church. Class No. Z. Mrs.
F. F. Wood teacher. was awarded the
banner. as having the largest Easter
Offering in comparison with the number
of scholars
The April meeting of the East wash
inston Heights Citizens Association was
held last evening in the Baptist Church
in Bowen Road. with President II. A
Buscher presiding. Discussion was held
the method OF assessing prop
erty owners for the acuqirment OF the
strip Of land along the Eastern Branch.
from the AnacOstia bridge to the District
line. favoring the assessment against tho
entire District instead OF surrounding
property owners. Ohiers for the year
were elected. II. A. Buscher boing re-
elected as president. 4
Mr.. and sMrs. Potts. of Wayne. Pa.
have been visiting the latters parents,
Atr. and Mrs. James Afford. at their home
in w Street. Mrs Potts was formerly
Miss Ruth Afford. OF Anacostia-
The Washington herald., 1912-04-09
NEW AEROPLAnE
NEEDS NO MOTOR
Is Automatically Balanced
and Air Driven, Its In
yentor Claims.
WILL GO INDEFINITELY

New York, april Sat last we have
the automatically balanced. air pressure
driven aeroplane. At least, that is what
the inventor. Rudolph Dressler, OF West
Eighth street. Coney Island. claims IL
to be.
"And It viii go indefinitely" said
Dressler tonight
Dressler has patented his device and
has been given prior rights to all others
who have been or might be working
along these lines.
In 1900 the Coney Island inventor fled
a claim for a patent heavier than afr
machine. with the rear flexing and auto
matte balance brake. Mainly because
he maintained that his machine could
travel without a motor, once II was In
the air, stay up for any length Of time,
and never capsize. ,hc was believed TO be
OF unsound mind. and his patent was
refused at Washington. He immediate
ly entered a caveat to prevent others
from patenting the same principle.
In 1901. lLrgeIy because he wanted to
perfect his machine, Dressler did not re-
file claim for a patent. but he has done
so in each succeeding year. The patent
rights were granted to him April q, 1903.
and March 2, 1910. the full right being
granted Wednesday.
1T has been a long fight" he said.
but / was in no particular hurry. be-
cause I knew no one else was working
along the right lines, so l bided by time.
Now that / have proved 10 the Wash
ington officials that il is founded on a
sound basis, they have granted
patent"
Soaring Blades the Secret.
In describing the principle. he said that
an elevated flexible blade is piyotally
mounted on the rear edge of the plane.
with adjusting cords secured to the seat.
One end OF this soaring blade as IL
is termed can be pulled down lower than
the other end, whereby the operation and
balancing OF the aeroplane Is facilitated.
The pressure OF the air on this blade will
tend TO elevate or depress the machine,
according to the direction in which the
blade may be. The action IS similar 10
that of sculling oar In the water.
Mr.. Dressler says the altitude levers
could be fixed so as to maintain the same
altitude for any length Of time, and
that this soaring blade. being bent up
ward by the air, would keep the machine
moving. The wing tips, also flexible.
are connected by cords passing through
pulleys, so that when the machine begins
to turn over II Immediately is righted by
these automatically working tips.
You can fly around the world in
this, said DTessler. The soaring blade
acts as the feathers of a heavy soaring
bird. After a full forward motion is
gained and the motor power cut OF. the
seroplane will keep on flying until the
angle is changed to an upward posi-
ton, where the hear resistance over
yowers the soaring power and the speed
slows down gradually"