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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
NEGRO SHOOTS
DOWN NEGRO
IN QUARREL

Charles harris. negro. 60. sho,
and killed James Hammond. 70.
also a negro. a, s:s0 O'Clock this
norning. a, the gas works on Lake
Union. owned by the Seattle Light
ing company.
Hrrrir met Hammered on tho
s;rra leading up from the lake. ard
immediately began shooting. nc
shct three times. One buiirt en-.
tered .he back of Hammord's mead
ard came out at mia nose. rs
cropped dead.
-arris ran from the scene OF the
murder. but st 7:2s he gave him.
self ur az the jail. Other than 70
say something about rammond's
having given him bad medicine, he
~ouldn's talk about the crime :
Result Of Quarrel.
The murder probably was the
result OF quarrel between the
two men. both we're employed ai
tho Gas Works and Harris says
that Hammond had been talking
about him 20 the foreman. trying
10 get him discharged.
7 had TO do t. Harris said
THAT man was trying 10 poison
me He put something IN my lunch
a week ago. and i've been rick
ever since. Ms legs all swellcd
up and I could hardly walk. He
vas a great big man. weighed 100
pounds. and I'm not very strong ]
couldn't do anything alone, 70 ! had
to use my gun."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
HODGE OFF
ON TOUR OF
Stately AUTO

Bob Hodge. peoples candidate
for governor. Is going 10 campaign
In every small town and village
from Goidendale to Spokane In the
next three weeks He's going TO
meet the farmers aud the Workers
personally Bot" proposes 20
show the people what a real pro
gressive candidate looks like and
how he talks. He proposes 20 give
them hearty handshake, good.
natured Bob Hodge" smile, and a
serious straight.from-the shoulder
talk about state affairs.
Bob" Hodge IA going TO make
the long tour Of the state in an an.
tomobile loaned TO him by an ad.
mirer. W. Burbick. of Mepolia. o.,
n former chief OF police In Iowa,
now engaged In the real estate bus
mess. Bob left at 10 o'clock this
morning. and he's going TO set a
new automobile record--Bob pro.
poses to make the distance from
sailor and coal miner to governor
OF Washington.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

MAN
SHOOTS SELF

Upon hearing the report of re
yolyer shot from room 402 Globe
building, Warner Nelin and j. ID.
Davis, with offices In the same
building, rusned TO the room and
found d. r.. Campbell lying on the
floor Of the room. shot. He had a
revolver In his hand. The man
said he had shot himgelf-
Campbell was taken to the City
hospital where his self-inflicted
wound was pronounced serious.
Campbell is the manager OF the
firm OF Campbell, Sanford a.
Hanley.
Campbell was In good health. his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
SEATTLE GIRL
In MANS ATTIRE

tBy united fress Lensed Ntrcb
SAN DIEGO, July 15.--telen A..
Wright, pretty f9-yearold Seattle
GIRL, was picked up at Coronado last
night dressed in mans garb. Miss
Wrishts mother died In Seattle
some time ago and the girl decided
to hunt up her known relatives, an
uncle. Harry s. Wright, who was
supposed TO be In Coronado.
Chief Of Police j. r. Bushnell fit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

Take the case Of Just
one Seattle fireman.
Capt. r. q Gilham. OF
No ? truck. has been IN
the department 20 years.
He II a married man
with a family. and must
therefore maintain q
home.
Capt. Gilham. like cv.
cry other Seattle fireman,
Is on duty 81 hours q day
That is. he gets three
hours OF In the - for
meals from Sto 3 for
breakfast. from ! TO 2 for
iuuch. and from 7 TO : for
dinner.
The 0iihsm home is Is
blocks from the engine
house at which Capt. Gil
ham IL stationed. The
Journey one way con.
snmcW 20 minutes This
le. sea 20 minutes In which
70 eat aud visit with his
family
Aside from meal hours.
he cannot leave his sta.
ton without permission
from headquarters. This
means that he must sleep
ai the station.
The captain. like every
other Seattle fireman. Is
-off duty every eighth
day. not. however. for the
whole - hours. but from
5 a. IA. 60 : y. m. The
eighth day is as liable TO
fall on Monday az on Sun.
day. The captain is--or
waa-a religious man.
4 have" he says. but
one Sunday every two
months when | can attend
church with my wife and
family And IL does not
take long 20 ALLEVIATE a
man from bis church
when he has but six OPP
portnnities IN the year TO
attend divine services.
There can be no even
ings at the theatre for
Capt. Gilham. There can
be no social evenings with
HIS family and friends in
his own home. even on the
eighth DAYS. for he must
report back az 6. True.
he can take his wife to the
matinee. but In that event
he mnst eat his dinner be.
fore he goeB. and then
fast tit breakfast time.
There can be no social life
at all.
Il deny" the captain
says. that 20 minutes.
three times a day. devoted.
necessarily. TO slowing
away food as fast as | can.
have given me an oppor-
tunity to get really ac-
quainted with my family.
But ! arm more fortunate
than many other members
OF the department. who live
so far from their work
that IL Is impossible for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
ARCHIBALD TRIAL
In NOVEMBER

WASHINGTON. July ia. $.
worthington attorney for Judge
Archibald. who must stand an i'm
peachment trial said this after
noon: 1--WE understand that II has
been practically agreed that the
trial will go over until November.
Judge Archibald must have time to
submit his formal answer and pre-.
pare his case"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
,Hy United Pres. Leased wire,


CHICAGO, July 15.-Coroner Pc
ter Hoffman today continued his ef-
forts to place the blame for the
wreck on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy yesterday, In which 13
persons were killed and nearly SO
injured. II was determined defI-
nitely today that efforts were made
20 halt the mail train before it
crashed into the Pullman sleeper
Of the Overland express.
Mrs. +. A. Wilcox. tower operator
al Western Springs, southwest OF
Chicago, received the message that
the mail train known as No. s was
coming on at full speed An auto
matte block signal had caused tho
overland to stop $50 feet east Of the
Western Springs station. The
woman operator rushed from her
key when she heard the warning 10
flag the engineer OF No. s. She saw
him pass the semaphore signal,
which should have stopped him. and
as the train thundered past the sta
tion the woman saw that horrible
wreck was certain, rushed TO the
telephone to call doctors. and then
swooned. Today Mrs. Wilcox said:
Woman Operators Story.
III had had another minute, I
would have been down the track to
f1aar h, \ he ,.l -
for her. but | felt that sne would go
by in the fog. and that she would
not stop before crashing into No. 2.
II tried to get red lantern. but
before had time the mail had rush
ed by the tower. | heard the three
quick explosions of the torpedoes.
and then in moment came the ter
rible crash | felt my senses leav-
ing me. but | managed TO keep con-
troll of myself until had telephoned
for all the doctors in La Grange.
You cannot imagine the horrible
feeling that came over me"
One incident of the wreck that
stood out clearly in the stories
told today was the heroic sacrifice
Of Mrs. {. G. Pohlmann, bride Of
San Francisco travelling sales
man. A doctor helped llft her
clear Of the wreekage and started
to examine her for possible serious
Injuries. The young woman drew
her skirts over her limbs, sru, nod-
ding toward her husband, said:
There's my husband. He's hurt
worse than | am. Please look aft
er him first"
Pohlmann was found seriously,
but not fatally, hurt, and the doc
tor returned TO the bride. finding
both her legs broken and her spine
fractured. She died on the way to
ST. Anthony's hospital.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
TWENTY YEARS MARRIED, YET CAPT. GILLIAN HAS
ONLY NODDING ACQUAINTANCE WITH HIS FAMILY

l them TO get home for even
one meal a day
| As stated. Capt. Gliham
has been a flreflghter %
| years In 20 years there
are 1900 nights. The cap.
tain haa figured out that Of
these nights g.220 have
been spent By his wife and
children az home without
his protection. This period
Of 20 years covers. of
course. the years when the
children were babies.
Daddy" was not home
when the kiddles were an.
dressed for bed. Daddy"
WAS not home for the be.
fore bed romp. Daddy
VISA not home when the
prayers were said. lie
could not hear the God
bless daddy. God bless
mamma"
And then the long
nights,
Every firemans wife.
says Capt. Gilham. faces
the same desperate. never
ending routine of night
long loneliness"
To the woman who has
no one near to her In the
fire service. a fire alarm
does no more than tune
her blood 10 the key of ex-
element. She runs 10 a
window or door. perhaps.
10 see the rigs sweep past
The firemans wife be-
comes hardened to the
dangers of her husbands $
calling. She knows that
an alarm does not neces-
safily mean a fire. She
knows that not all fires
are dangerous. But she
knows. too. that when a
fire once gets under way In
"A congested district--a
stubborn. smoke laden.
merciless fire--walis some.
times collapse sand roofs
cave In. and back-drafts
cut off escape. She must
conceal her terror from the
children. She must smile
and go about the duties of
her home. And II Il is a
long fire she must put the
children TO bed. always
smiling. and wait.
A ring at the doorbell or
the telephone brings her
heart into her mouth. She
Is afraid 10 answer, and
yet she must. II Il should
be bad news, Each hour
OF the night is an eter-
nifty. The children sleep.
Day dawus grayly. Shad.
ows pierce the night. The
eastern sky glows and the
shadows flee. The sun
rises. and II is day.
And then, perhaps, the
rigs report In" Daddy"
is wet. scorched. dog-tired.
but safe. She politely col
lapses into a chair and
scolds herself. She laughs
a little and cries q little,
and says II was foolish of
her to worry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
IS ARE KILLED.
IN WRECK Of
OVERLAND

= = = =
DEAD IN BURLINGTON 4
WRECK 4
= r A. Bareky. "a. Billings. 4
Mont. 4
= Mrs. E. G. Pohlmann. San I
. Francisco. 4
Geo. Bronson. engineer No. 4
= s, Burlington, la 4
Mrs. Charlotte Hart, Can 4
= ton. o. 4
= Miss Lillian Kelly. 10, 4
4 South Bend. Ind. 4
= ~. f. Stern. 80. travelling 4
4 man. Chicago. 4
= g. W. Tudor. travelling man. 4
= Lacey, la. 4
4 Mrs. Tudor. 30. 4
Louise Tudor, 6. 4
= Two middle-aged women, 4
= unidentified. 4
= Girl TO III years OF age, un- 4
4 identified. 4
4 A. +. Bunch, 40, Pullman 4
= porter, Chicago. 4
The injured include f. G.. \
4 Pohlman. San Francisco. right 4
= leg and arm broken. r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
Prominent Taeoma NAN Dead.

TACOMA. July 15.-George
Browne. n. secretary and treasurer
OF the St Paul and Tacoma Lum.
her Co. and officer In lG Of Wash.
ington's largest corporations, died
yesterday morning Of apoplexy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

This is Capt. r. c.. GiIham Of No truck, who
has been a firenehter 20 years, ard who is lead.
ing tire fphs for the platoon system. In the ac-
eorpanying article Capt ciham tells why the
present system works a hardship on the mon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
ANp EVENING

= AFTERNOON AND EVENING
p. m.--Pipe organ recital ,
> at First ~. E. church, 5th av. I
. and Marion 81.
= p. m.-Aeroplsne flights A,
y along city water front from !
= Hsrbor island.
1880 q. m.-Seils-Floto circus
at Fourth av. and Blanchard. &,
p. m.-Imperlai Russian
= band concert al grsndstsnd. ,
= Eiks' band concert at Pioneer +,
= square band stand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
Here at Last--The Carnival Spir--Wim Stay q Week
LUNACY
TAKES POSSESSION
AS POTLATCH OPENS
BY FRED L. eoALT

A and small boy on a curb
Ma" said the small boy eel quiyery inside
"Ifufh, Wllei" said the They're I
hear a bend"
Madam" said policeman. "you1 keep
His voice a grin
Officer" said the inch nv
life IT, Somebody's planted
IN the back OF
Sorry. behind but my knee
where until a certain Fat party
shouted the party" yuh sup
I'm going when I'm squeezed
Hey?"
Willie the curb 10 lose my TEN.
rrsda OF Potiatch ought he
and
folks. sec II don't"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

business affairs were In good shape
and there had been no trouble at
home. His wife is in Cashmere Wis
iting relatives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
GOLDEN POTLATCH
(copyrishted by Edward ciayson sr- 1sif)
kLosH
rzxLAHowYA TlLIkUMs! NEslkks Tum kopA koN

NANiTsH
ALEHOvsYA TlLkUMS kLOsr TuM TUm koPA koN.
oWAY CUMTuSY
DEBATE kla-how-ya rntkums kah mika rrahe7
nka halo chee.
Tyhees okoke
coochman mamok tin tin, pee eharco klosh tumtum
CHORUS
kopa
Potach hIapie
kopa "pah chick"
stick
Cooke halo kahkwa, kopa ahnkutie.
rcanim' lolo ocoke Wl-ahe
mitite. klosh muck muck,
Pee Boston halo skooknm chuck.
Yaka peion.
halo tckey "skookum chuck hyack memaloose
mika "fscum pottle ocok klosh,
s. kafawa skookum house,
Kioshn tomahla,
Mika Polatch chiekerman pc keela-pie tun''um
THE ABOVE VERSES IN CHINOOK
ARE TRANSLATED AS FOLLOWS:
SALUTE FRIEnosi GOOD HEART FOR ALL, UNDERSTAND
The first verse describes
Threshold
will
day. make music to cheer the heart
The second
ouek
the only bring this place this
land"
The but the
drink big fool,
stand good e Strong drink" soon die
fourth
come 20 10
give for nothing to alter your mind.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

]. A. Kerr concluded hts iesti-
mony Saturday on the receiveFship
matter In the Alaska Packers case
He denied the allegation IN the I'm.
reachment complaint that he and
his partner. y $ McCord. received
$40 600. He said that he received
oniy ts3. 900 as receiver. This sum
together with the fees received by
his partner. as attorney for the re
eeiver. amounted 10 approximately
only $50. 1000. il was shown to the
congressional COMMITTEES. Other
receivers In New York. New Jersey
and Alaska also received fees IN
that case.
Kerr will be called either tomor'
rcw or "wednesday 10 give 'estt
mony concerning the Harford irri'
CATION Co. In which Judge Hanford.
and Kerr ard McCord were original
incorporators.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

ted the girl with feminine attire and
bought a ticket to Imperial valley,
where the girls uncle has ranch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

I Romano gave an interesting
/ demonstration In his hydro
plane, the "Water Bug" off
/ Harbor island, this morning.
/ The maneuvers we're watched
! by thousands, who found
/ points Of vantage on docks and
/ from small boats and from the
/ decks OF the cruisers st. Louis,
/ Pennsylvania and Raleigh, and
the battleshlp Oregon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
COMMITTEE ALLOWS
MORE OF HANFORD'S
FRIENDS TO TESTIFY

In spite Of its desire to complete,
N possible. lo Investigation of the
Hanserd case this week. the con-
orssslonal committee this morning
again extended the courtesy TO Han
ford's attorneys and allowed them
20 cali seven more character Wit
. ncsses.
William Adams. former grip
man ON the Nesier way cable testi.
fled that he saw Judge tanicsd
stagrer when he stepped OFF his
car. The Judge was pointed out %
him by a passenger. he said. lie
noticed him walk anstcadily for 10
or Is feet. aud then the car started
up again. Adafna testified.
Ore of the IRREGULARITIES"
The feature OF the morning was
the manner in which Charles X.
Poe. attorney FOR the Dexter Hor-
ton hank and other corporations.
got himself tangled W he was
called hy lianfcfG's attorneys and
testified that he never saw ludxc
Hanfori intoxicated but that the
Judge had 'peculfatities. He re-
lated an incident on a street car
10 Illustrate a 'peculiarity on the
part os-indge Hansord. The iudEc
had been convefslng with Mrs. Poe.
he testified. ON the front platform
OF the ear.
JUDGE stopped Suddenly.
In the middle OF the couversa-
ton. the Judge suddenly stopped.
and he seemed 10 be oblivlous of
the rrescace ~ Mrs. Poe. This at
tracted poe's attention. he said. and
he remarked 10 HIS wife Isn't Il
peculiar for the judge 20 stop that
way The witness told the com
mittee that the incident occurred
before he had become aware OF the
iudge's ''peculiarities
Answers Both Ways
~ In answer 20 questions BY Chair
- Graham. Poo indicated that he
made the remark 10 This wife dur
ing the preseuce Of Judge Hanford
and In tones that might have been
audible fo Judge Hanfort. Atter,
ney Hughes for HarfOrd repeated
the question as 70 whether Judge
Hanfcrd could have heard the re-
mark
x~Oh absolutely YES" replied Poe.
r3lughes. puxxied AZ The answer 81
I4is own witness. nf.ce acatn re-
beated the question This time Poe
replied. -Oh absolutely rot" He
then explained that Judge Hanford
had been standing on the platform
and other passengers bad gotten
on and we're between Mrs. Poe and
Hanford. Poe explained that the
peculiarly was that Judge Han
ford suddenly became prcoceupied
IN deep thought and seemed TO for.
get the existence OF everything else.
Never Saw Him Drunk.
Richard Eskridge. member OF the
Rainier club. testified he mad rid
den home on the same car with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

POTLATCH PROGRAM
Merchants and Manufacturer Day
Arctic club visiting merchants
70 a. m.-AeropIane flights
r--circus parade
! gao 10 II a. m--Tour Of Lake Washington.
! ~ n-Barbecue and festival at Fortuna Park.
f.ao o. M Sells 4th Blanchard
o. Of Seattle and Lake Washington boule
4 system.
S o. m.-Aeroplane flights along waterfront.
7s0 o. m--seIs-Fioto circus
ms-Reception and theatre party for ladies OF
visiting merchants
$3.50 o. ms-Concert at grar dstand
state Acrie Of Eagles
4 yenton.
improvement open"
= vention.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15
Denies MeMahon's Tes,lmony.

w. II, StfattOh. the fifst NtirsNN
this morning denled that Judge
Hanford was asleep for i5 minutes
during the trial of n case MS tcsii.
fled TO BY l.. II. McMahon OF Salem,
Or. Strntton WAS associated with
McNahon IN that suit lie Is now
attorney for the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co.
Carroll Is. Graves. attorney FOR
the 0reecn.W Washington railroad ].
james h. Murphy. attorney for the
Title Guarantee Co. the American
Bridge Co. and formerly member
% a FIRM representing the North
cru Pacific: Winfield r smith, AZ.
torney for insurance cemntrlc9,
and ilvlnRsson n Stedman, cor,
pOfatlnn attorney. we're the others
Who save character testimony this
morning
Councilman Austin r. criffiths
Saturday afternoon took the stand
10 refate testimony given BY A,ior-
ncy 4. "a Mcmahon Of Salem. O.
Mcmahon had testificd that Judge
Iianford was asleep for rs minutes
during the trial Of a damage SUI, In
Tacoma. Crlffiths. who was a'tor'
ney on the other side. denied this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

Judge Hanford between IL and !
a. m. on 20 or 30 occasions In the
past three years. He denied that
Judge Hanford was ever drunk. bat
admitted that he was "A great hand
nt mapping" He said that once he
called a conductors attention when
he noticed that Judge Haniori had
gone block beyond Caller ST.,
where his home In.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

And the crowd laughed In syn
pathy. And Mrs. Jones apologize,
for swapping at the young man 70
planting his knee in her neck; an
the young man apologized TO tn
fat man for objecting 20 having hi
feet used as point of vantag
from which to view the parade; an,
the fat man bought the young ma
a drink. And Mrs. Jones said sh
didn't care II the beds never di
get made. And Mrs. Smith sal
she didn't either.
And that's the carnival spirit, al
right. all right, all right
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

Suddenly the woman on the curb
gasped and cried: why. for the
lands sake Mrs. Jones. how long
have you beer heref
Mrs Jones had been sitting be
side her.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-15

Richard Eskridge. member OF the
Rainier club. testified he mad rid
den home on the same car with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-21
Staying OF AMERICAN
IS SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
Killing of James Wood Rogers
by British Troops Basis of
Resolution.

Inc killing of James Wood Rogers, a
Californian. in an African jungle by Brit
ish soldiers is proposed as the subject Of
an investigation in resolution introduced
in the House late yesterday by Repre-
sentative Norris Of Nebraska. The resolu-
ton. which was referred to the commit
tee on foreign affairs, is as follows:
Resolved, That the President of the
United States be. and he is hereby. re-
quested. if not incompatible with the public
interest. to transmit to the House Of
Representatives all information that may
De In his possession or in the possession
or the Department Of State in regard to
the alleged killing of James w. Rogers,
an American citizen, by British soldiers
IN Africa. and to inform the House of
representatives what action, il any, has
been taken or is contemplated to inyesti-
gate the killing Of the said James w
Rogers -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-21
GHOSTS PRICE IS $4,000.
Chicago Tax Board Cuts Down As
sessment on Haunted House.

CHICAGO, H. August 2l.-A market
value has been placed upon healthy, regu-
larly operating ghosts that are guaran-
teed to moan and shrek and send shivers
down the spines Of the timid. The Chi
cago market for spooks was strong today,
with $4,000 as the closing figure.
1t was the board of review that ruled
upon the money value of real ghost
when the assessment figure on the prop
erty of j. $. Deuterlander, at 3313 South
Oakley avenue, was cut from $4,000 to
IS 900 after the owner had convinced the
tax experts that a haunted house, III
stead of being an asset as novelty, was
in reality white elephant on his hands
According to Deuterlander. young Wom-
an met a mysterious death in the house
four years ago. The tenants who rented
from him after that all moved away
within month or SO after signing the
lease They said their slumbers were
disturbed by groans and shrieks and the
voice of a phantom woman calling upon
them TO bring her slayer to justice. or
three years. Deuterlander says. he has
been unable to rent the house, and con-
sequently thinks his tax assessment too
high.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-21
BLACK HAND Is ACTIVE.
Italians on Rockefeller Estate Held
Up and Robbed.

TARRYTOWN. ~ Y. August ol.-The
700 Italian workmen who are employed
on the Pocantico Hills estate of John ID.
Rockefeller are in a state bordering on
panic as a result of the holding up of
nine of their number by Black Hand
operators at Tower Hill.
The bandits. heavily armed, hid in
bushes near a path which they knew
some of the employees took on their way
home. As the men appeared the Black
Hand men jumped out, and with pointed
reyolvers compelled their victims to give
up. a squad of deputy sheriffs is today
camped in the neighborhood. endeayorine
to locate the robbers.