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El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1912-06-22

OIpuIauoS, y la del Senad,
de la Repdblica, representa-
do q las Entidades Fedora
twas, el Sr. .Obreg6n agre
60 10 siguiente:
mo extrahen los ciudadanos
presentes que me domino Ia en- o
ci6n; estoy hsblando al pueblo
vengo'k solicitar ell soncurso de
su opinion y de su simpatfa y tel
90 10 conciencia de los debere.
que contraigo, 81 logro obtensl
vuestro importante apovo en- Ia
campaha electora! que he inicia'
ciado.
"Es Ia primera vez que venge
q solicilar do mis- compatriotas tu
Tamaulipas el apoyo de su coope.
rAci6n y de su voto para repre-.
sentar ri Estado en- el Congresc
dc la Union. Algunos amos hs
que desempeiIo ell cargo de Repre-
sentante del pueblo por distritos
del Estado de Veracruz,y tengo Ia
satisfaction de poder asegurar, al
menos asf 10 creo, bajo la f6 de
mi palabra, que he eumplido STEM
pre- lealmente con mis- deberes y
con mis- compromises.
mo es ahora, cuando Sc trata
dc una election, cuandc me acuer
do de Tamaulipas; siempre le he
consagrado mis- esfuerzos y mis-
actividades,y me creo con ell dere-
cho, por estos motivos, de pediF
el apoyo de mis- paisanos y de to-
dos mis- amigos y compaheros on
esta reunion
"Durante Eis funciones en- 10
Camara de Diputados, he tenido
Ell honor de ser nombrado por ella
Prssidcnte de Ia Comisi6n del CO
digo de Comercio. de Ia Comisi6n
de Justicia, y he tenido ell honor
de ser miembro de Ia Comisi6n de
Puntos Constitucionales. Esto
auiere decir, que SO me ha queri
do conceder una distinction que, 81 |
bien no soy acreedor q ella por
propios merecimientos, 81 ponen
de relieve que he estsdo dispuesto
4 trabajar en- bien del Pals.
''Despues de formular diversos
proyectos en- ell seno del Congreso
y do presentar importantes dict&-
menes calzados con mi irma. he
tenido el honor de ser electo Pre-
sidente del Congreso de Ia Union.
en- el periodic que acaba de termi-
mar. Decline este honor en- mi
pueblo, en- ell pueblo de Tamauli-
pas.
He dicho que no vengo & bus
car una election en- Tamaulipas
para acordarme de que existe 81
Estado; he venido & el, tres, cua-
tro y hasta cinco ocasiones duran.
te cada afie, y he seryido & diver
sos Municipios que me han hecho
ell honor de consultarme diversos
problemas nunicipales, sin inte-
res de ninguna especie. IamSs
he cobrado un centavo por mis-
servicios (Ovaci6n.) Asf estar6
dispuesto q ssguirlo hacienda.
He organizado Compahias u
Sociedades On el Estado y creado
v fundado ell Banco de Tamauli-
pas. establecida on Tsmpico por'
que Ia naturaleza de los negocios
de una INSTITUTION de esta especie.
Y su conyeniencia rsquieren aqus
lls localidad, entonces v todavfa
ahora, la de mayor movimiento co
mercial en- Ell Estado.
mo me arrepiento cusndo hubo
capitalists en- Mexico que noe o.
frecierop el capital necesario para
fundar ese Banco, de haberlo re-
husado. porque ESQ hubiera equi-
Waldo & dar & mi Estado una ms
tituci6n de creiito que no seria
mas que una depsndencia de aque
llos capitalists. lApasusos).
.''Sali para Tamaulipas y vine
recorriendo pueblo por pueblo,
' fuf de casa en- casa, como va IN
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1912-06-22

masen un partlclpio en- esa instlt
, ci6n de credito y convencer.os d
que hacisn un negocio csnvenien
to tambien para ell EstAdo. As
logr6 que el Bsnco de Tamauli
pas tenga un capital tornado 81
ell mismo Tsmaulipas. El Banct
50 form6 con un capital de un mi
lion de pesos, ahora aumentados
dos millones y medic.
"Primero he preferido q 10!
hombres que consagran sus es
fuerzos por el bicn de Tsmauli
pas.
"Despues he organizado empire
sas como Ia de Fuerza y Lac E.
lectrica, considerandola de notoris
Iconveniencia; Y me he ocupadc
ldel estsblecimiento y construc'
ci6n de Was fSrress y de tranvias
Y he concurrido q otros trabajos
no solo con el esfuerzo de mi int.
ligencia, sino con el dc mis- ami.
gos y con mis- propios elementos
pecuniarios, y siempre dispuesto
& servlr al Gobierno Dc Tamauli-
pas sin interes de ninGuus clase.
La Naci6n ha pasado por era
YES acontecimienlos. Ell Gobisr.
no anterior, hay que recono-
cerlo, procure con empelo hacer
bien al Pals, y como una conse.
cuencia de graves errores, no pu-
do ese Gobierno contiuuar ri.
giendo IL Naci6n. Vino un csudi
llo al frente de Ia reyoIuci6n; Sc
han hecho eleceiones, el poder Le-
Rislativo, por medic de Ia. Camara
de Representatives.. hizo Ia decla-
raci6n de ley y 81 Gobierno ests
funcionando.
"Por desgracia. gentes que no
Sc dan cuenta de Ia importancia
que tiene para Mexico Ia tranquil
Iidad y cl 6rden plblicos, v que es
tan dominados por Ia ambici6n
personal, organizsn movimientos
de desorden y producen Ia anar-
quia.
Los hombres do orden tene-
mos que estsr 81 lsdo del Gobier-
no. y cumplir con Ia mission que
ell pueblo nos ha DADDY por este,
sefiores. cuando he tenido 10 So.
tisfscci6n y Ia alta hsnra do ser
electo Presidente del Congreso,
procure no hacsr dafic & nadie
' ST ell mayor bien possible & todos
mis- amigos y & todos mis- compa-
triotss.
''Por 10 que hace q Laredo, me
sient, muy satisfecho. He recibi
do demostracionss muy carifiosas,
he recibido IL vista de les perso-
mas mas importsntes de este lugar,
y he lido On buscx de todos: 10 soy
81 que vengo q buscar este spoyo;
no pido que me busqueis, y0 soy
el primero en- solicitarlo. Baio
estos conceptos. pido & cualesquis
RI que demandep de mi cuslquier
seryiclo para ei Estaao. 10 res
peto la opinion de todos. y 81 si-
guien SO presenta como mi compe
tidor, elejid, que yo respetar6
slsmpre Ia opinion del Ciudsdano.
He venido q 10 Frontiers, para
regresar despues & ml casa pster-
ma, y quiero llsvar ahi 10 sstlsfac-
ci6n de decir q mi pueblo que
cuspto con vuestra simpstis y con
curse. Implantare instituciones
que tengo Ia satisfaction do yer
establecidss en- Laredo, y que de.
SEQ esten sstablecidss en- todos los
pueblos del Estado y hare que ten
gan ell mismo nombre-
He tenido Ia satisfaction de
concurrir 8 este lugsr snoche,y he
quedado altamente complacido.
Yo, ssfiores, quiero trabsjar en-
bien de todo el Estado y en- bien
de todos vosotros.
'Creo haber demostrado que
tengo antecedentes para solicitar
! ell concurso de vuestro voto; pero
no me concretare. sefiores, & de-
sempshsr las funciones de Sens-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1912-06-22

dor, vendre al Estado constants-
mente. estare en- contacto con vo-
sotros, ire & pedir con vosotros TO
10 10 que sea on bien do Tamanli.
pas. Irenos al Legislative. 81 E.
jecutivo del Estado. al Presidente
de 10 Repdblica, y siempre estarS
con vosotros para lograr ID psz
yla prosperidad de- nuestso Ia
msnlipas."
Repetidas veces,e orador
fue inturrumpido per los a.
aplausos del pdblico, que,co
nocedor de los meritos que
como patricia y como repre-
senrante del pueblo ha con-
quistado el Sr. Lie. Obre-
g6n, y recordando Ia buena
voluntad, la eficacia y el de-
sinteres con que ese distin.
guido eiudadano ha patrosi.
nado todas las grandes EN-.
presas que han levantade el
espiritu y Ia importancia In
dustrial, agricola y conner
cial del Estado, Y convenci-
dos de la sinceridad de sus
palabras, no pudieron me-
nos que tributarle los home
najes que de justicia le cor
respondian, como uno de los
tamaulipecos mas ilustra-
dos y mas apasionados por
el engrandecim del Es.
tado.
Cuando ell Sr. Lie. Obre-
g6n termin6 su discurso, ,fue
saludado con uua saliva de
aplausos.
Despues ocuparon la tri.
buna los Sres. Gregorio E.
Gonzalez y Juan E. Ricther
(hijo) rscomendando Ia can.
didatura dol 5r. Lie. Obre-
g6n. Los dos oradores fue-
ron muy aplaudidos por el
pdblico, especialmente el Sr.
Richter.
Terminada Ia Junta Poll.
tica, el Sr. Lie. Obreg6n se
dirigi6 4 su residencia, dom
de fue obsequiado por algu.
nos amigos con champagne,
v llevado de alli 4 visitsr
los establecimientos indus.
triales de los Sres. r. Con.
salez y Hnos. siendo tam
bien alli agasajado 81 ST. O.
breg6n, que sin disputa es
un hombre muy ilustrado y
muy apasionado por el eL.
grandecimiento de Tamauli
pas y de Ia Repdblica toda.
por ell trabsjo, por el 6rden
y por ell metodo.
Ell Sr. Lie. Obreg6n, como
nosotros, cree que va IN pa
sado, y debe ser olvidado pa
ra siempre, ,el periodo tristisi
mo del jacobinismo, de losper
sonalismos, de las banderias
politicas. y que Sc debe fer
marun gobierno fuerte yesta
BILE, con ell concurso de tsdas
las energias, de todas las no
bles aspiraeiones, parareaLu
dar la marcha progresista ds
Ia Rep1blica, hasta hacerle
figurar entire las primerss
del mundo, por el trabajo,
por la moralidad y por ell
respeto q las instituciones.
y que en- Ell momento actual
de nuestra patria, ell verda-
dero patriotismo estriba pre-
Pssa 4 a2' plsna.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1912-06-22
&%A*+EEENEANT
CITY LUhBR GO.
PEDRO P, LEYENDEcKER,
Presidente y Gerente.
Compania de Maderas
de la Ciudad.

V0merciantes en- Maderas de to
vas classes. Puertas, Vidrieras
fe'slsnas, Molduras, Ferreterfa,
,l0turas, Cemento Romano, As.
a''o para Techos y todo 10 concer.
nlsnts al ramo,
Tqqlna de la Calle Wlsl:a &
'AVs. Santa Maria.
Laredo. Texas.
Fv#****A..t.%.it%H
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1912-06-22

-Solicitamos agen-
'ss y corresponsales
sa todos los pueblos
us N. Leon, Coahuila,
Tamaulipas.
,;aSos uamos buenas comi
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1912-06-22

Psss fia2' plsna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
STORMY SESSION.
When Shawnee Democrat COMMITTEES
Tried to Endorse Rigby for p. Nj.

An attempt to endorse w. o. Rigbv
Tor the office of postmaster at To-
peka was frustrated at a meeting of
the Democratic county central commit
tee held last night, when Chairman p
II. Souther voted mo" on the resolution
of endorsement, making the vote a
tie. A storm of protest against tine
chairman casting vote failed to move
Souther, and finally the resolution was
tabled. The anti-Rigby fight was led
by w. II. Dutton, who charged that
the meeting had been called for the
express purpose of endorsing the can
didate.
The business transacted by the meet
ing consisted in the payment of bills
When all were ordered paid a deficit
of $2.41 was left. This one man vol
unteered to ask of Judge w. E. Atchi-
son, Democratic county attorney-e1ect
w. H. Kemper and ]. H. UIsh tried
to calm the troubled waters while Dut-
ton of the anti-Rigby forces and
George Young for Rigby argued the
right of the chairman to cast a vote.
The matter finally was decided by no
decision at all being made
'I am pretty well satisfied with the
outcome" Rigby said this morning.
''Dutton has it in for me because I
prevented his getting a job one time
did not believe he was competent to
hold. That was what was the matter
with him. I don't know where some OF
the other opposition came from"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
The NEWS BOYS.
Will Get Entire Receipts Christmas
Day.

On Christmas day, tomorrow, The
State Journal will keep no books on
the boys who sell the papers regular
" upon the streets.
They will be supplied with their
usual number-which is all they can
seIl-and no charge entered. There
fore every cent they receive for papers
from that afternoon will be their own.
This is The State Journals method
of encouraging these active lads and
remembering a very deserving set of
young chaps.
The purchaser can swell the gift if
he likes. The price of the paper will
be two cents as usual. There are two
ways to help make the boys happier.
One is to buy the paper even if you
have another at home; the other to
give him a little larger coin than the
usual price and tell him to keep the
change
A tri1ing gift to each lad from a
hundred different customers will de-
light the boys and the giver won't miss
his gift.
If strangers in town or lonesome
men without family ties feel the need
of expressing their sentiments, no
doubt these lads are as worthy of a
silver token as any in the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
SIGHT HIS GIFT
Santa Claus Good to Boy Blind
for Seventeen Years.
Youth, Aged 10, Sees Mother
for First Time.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Of all the two
and one-half million people in Chi
cago, Olson Cannarro, a boy of 19
years, probably is the recipient of the
dearest Christmas present. His gift
is the recovery of his eyesight. He
had been blind since he was two years
old.
''I looked upon my mothers fea-
tures for the first time today he said,
land oh, such beauty! I asked my
self if it was true. 1 realized that I
could See-no one knows such joy
You, who know how to read and
write, can realize my position. 1 know
nothing of that, but 1 will start i'm
mediately to learn. OF all the people
in the world, 1 am the one to whom
Santa Claus has given his most priced
gift
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
WHITE TO HOSPITAL.
A Minor Operation for Famous Editor
and Progressive.

William Allen White, Progressive ma
tional committeeman for Kansas, will
be taken to an Emporia hospital this
week, where he will probably undergo
an operation for Intestinal trouble.
Following the operation Mr.. White and
his family will leave for California to
spend the winter.
Several days ago White was urged to
go to the hospital for the operation. But
the Emporia publisher refused to spend
Christmas in bed. This morning he
was in office in the Emporia Gazette
building. In a telephone communica-
tion with the ate Journal, White ad-
mitted he was not feeling the best, but
urged that the operation was really
of minor consequence.
I'm fact" said White, I am trying
to talk the doctors out of the notion
of operating at all. We will go to Cali
fOrnia for the winter as soon as
leave the hospital"
White has turned all the affairs of
the Progressive party in Kansas over
to u S. Sartin, provisional chairman
for the Progressives. In Whites alb
sence the formal organization of the
new party will be completed. The work
of perfecting a state wide organizat tion
is being handled from Sartin's home in
WVandOtte county,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
PLEADS FOR DEATH
''Let Us Be Scientifically Kind, -
Sick Woman Says.
Invalid Wife of Blind Man
Wants to Die.

Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-'Let the
Christ spirit reach the world Of dark
incurably sick are lying. Let the mes
sage, peace on earth, good will to
men. bring the only peace they know
the peace of death. Let this Chris
mas see the birth of a new gospel of
humanity that will pr<ach release for
the tortured soul from the racked
body that imprisOns it. Let US be big
enough to apply the same kindness
to those that we love as to the cats
and dogs we pity and put out of mis-
ery.''
This is a Christmas message sent
to the men and women who are cele-
brating Christ's birth with gayety and
every show of joy. It comes from
Atco, little town in the pine woods
of New Jersey, from the death bed of
Mrs. VIM. L. Squier, woman who has
lain for nine months in agony, suffer-
ing with an incurable tumor.
Since last March Mrs. Squier has
been, as she says, practically dead.
Life has been almost extinct for a
great part of this period For 20 days
she has taken no food and in her lin
gePing {zIness, punctuated with times
of excrueiating pain she has suffered
not only for herself but for the thou
sands of helpless ones who, like her
self, are chained to beds of pain for
which there is no possible release, the
only avenue of -death-block-
ed to them by the law which says
that to take ones life is criminal and
which holds the physician or the
friend who gives the merciful opiate
that brings on the last sleep, a muir
derer.
Her Husband Is Blind.
In the little bungalow where she
lives with her blind husband, a retired
Presbyterian minister who takes com
plete charge of her, Mrs. Squier ex-
pressed these sentiments today.
Science knows way out of our
trouble. 1t is kind she said. 1T
has the key to the land of everlasting
sleep. But the law won't let us use
it. Every doctor will tell you that
people importune him to kill them.
Every doctor will tell you of patients
whom he would like to help out of
their misery-whom he knows cannot
live except for a short, or perhaps for
a long time in agony. Aren't we
evolved enough; haven't we faith
enough in the goodness of God to drop
our superstition and to be scientifcal-
ly kind?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
NOT TILL CHRISTMAS.
Gov. Stubbs PostpOnes Action on Pa
role Applications.

None of the Christmas paroles to be
granted by Governor Stubbs from
among the $50 applicants for execu-
tive cIemency, will be announced to-
day. In fact it is hardly probable that
they will be made public until after
Christmas.
Governor Stubbs returned to Law
renee last night after he had spent the
greater portion of the day listening to
the applications for paroles and par
dons. From the list of $50 applicants,
1T is probable that less than a half
dozen paroles will be issued.
One of the chief applicants for
parole was f. H. Tillotson of Kansas
City, who was convicted and ordered
sent to the penitentiary in connection
with the Blakley incubator baby
case. Capt. Tillotson appeared before
the governor late yesterday afternoon
and urged the Kansas executive to eX-
tend clemency. in his case.
1t is probable that Governor StubbS
will return Thursday morning from
Lawrence. Sometime during the day
he is expected to make public the
names of the men for whom the pris-
on doors will open as a Christmas
greeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
Annual Distribution on Wall
Street Is in Progress.
Estimated That q Million VIII
Be Paid Out.
IT TAKES VARIOUS FORMS
Most of the Bankers and BrOk.
erS Pay Bonuses.
Some Increase Salaries and
Others Pay Pensions.

New York, Dec. 24.-A tidy little
fortune in Christmas gifts is being
placed today in Wall streets Christ
mas stockings 1t is estimated that
about one million will be paid out this
year in Christmas presents to the
army of salaried employees in the
financial district. The distribution has
been going on for a week, but in the
majority of cases, the payment of
bonuses is made on the day before
Christmas.
The year now ending, although a
fairly prosperous one for bankers, has
been lean one for stock brokers, on
account of the dullness in speculation.
For this reason the Christmas total
years in which trading in stocks was.
heavy. In some houses in "the street.
fixed amounts in gold are given to
clerks, stenographers, bookkeeperS
and messengers and in others the en-
ployees receive a percentage of their
year salaries. One of the large trust
companies presented to each employee
from the president down so per cent
of his salary for the year, but in most
cases the amount is much smaller.
In large number of commission
houses 10 per cent is paid. Employees
of j. P. Morgan & Company will not
receive their bonuses until Just before
the close or the year. Ten years ago
their present was a years salary but
since that time 10 per cent has usual
ly been paid to clerks affiliated with
the firm for ten years or less and Is
per cent to those who have been there
longer.
There is a growing tendency in the
financial district to substitute salary
increases at the first of the year for
christmas bonuses on the ground that
1nd1scriminate distribution of Jumps
places no premium upon merit A
number of large Wall street institu-
tons also have introduced the PEN
sion system for superannuated em-
pIoyees in place of Christmas gifts.
huge placards on the floor of the
stock exchange today reminded the
brokers' of the time-honored Christ
mas fund of the exchange for its en-
ployees, who annually receive sew
eral thousand dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
WILL BE NO BALL
Committee Wanted 1t, but
Hodges Said No!
But There VIII Be Elaborate
Ceremonies Jan. Is.

There will be no inaugural ball the
night of January Is. Members of the
inaugural committee, who have for
several days planned to hold an old
fashioned inaugural bali to celebrate
the election of George H. Hodges as
governor of Kansas, have abandoned
their plans at the personal request of
the new governor-elect. And so, an
inaugural parade at noon and a pub
lie reception at night will be substi-
tuted for the ball.
1t is proposed by L NJ. Penwell, in
charge of the inaugural ceremonies
for the Democratic state committee, to
make the celebration of Hodges cleo
ton an event in Kansas gubernatorial
inaugurations. Not for 20 years has
an inaugural ball been held. And
with the election of the first Demo-
cratic governor in 1 years, the Kan
sas Democrats planned to celebrate
reviving the old system. They had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
BANDIT is KILLED
Train RObber Is Shot by the
Pullman Porter
While Trying to Force Messen-
ger to Open the Safe.

Kansas City, Dec. 24.-To Walter
Daniels a negro porter, of Kansas
City, should go the credit for saving
the valuable consignmentS contained
in the through safe of the express
car of st. Louis & San Francisco train
No. 112, Oklahoma City to Kansas
City, which was held up near Chan
dler, Okla, last night according to
passengers on the train who arrived
here this morning. Daniels shot and
killed the negro bandit while the latter
was in the act of robbing the express
According to passengers the robber
got on the train as 1t left Chandler,
about o'clock. He first entered the
chair car where, encountering the con-
ductor he held the latter up, took
his watch and money and compelled
Continued on Page Two,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
SANTA FE RAISE
Fifteen Hundred Men in To-
peka Shops Are Favored.
Increase VIII Add 100000 to
Yearly Payroll.

Fifteen hundred men at the Santa
Fe shops in Topeka will be given a
raise in wages Christmas day. The
increase will amount to l and cents
an hour and will mean an ADDITIONAL
100000 year to the shop payroll
in this city. The raise was made ef-
fective December 1 and was an
nounced last night by M. ]. Drury,
superintendent of shops.
The increase affects the mechanics,
helpers, car carpenters and repairers
and the men in the coach shops. In
other words nearly half of the en-
pIoyees in the institution are profiting
by the Christmas present.
The shops will be closed all day to-
morrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
Big SPARKLER GONE.
Has Anybody seen 21a Carat Stray
Diamond?

Chicago Dec. PA missing dia-
mond weighing two and a half carats
of exceptional brilliancy and valued at
$500 is sought by the police as the key
der of Joseph H. Logue, the diamond
merchant slain in his office last Fri
day. The stone was left for sale with
Logue by a blonde woman shortly
before the victims body was found
bound and mutiIated. Every effort
made by the police to find this woman
thus far has proven unsuccessful. Cap
tain Halpin thinks she might be able
to throw important light on the muir
der mystery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-24
TOMORROW
Weather Man Promises Beautiful
Christmas Day.

above normal is the prediction of the
government forecaster for Christmas
The delightfully."- warm weather will
continue until at least Christmas night.
according to sunny Flora, the local
weather man, but a change is antici-
pated which may bring snow or rain
the latter part of the week
The temperatures today have been
sixteen degrees above normal. This is
the kind of weather that one would ex-
pect to experience the fore part of
November. No records, however, have
been broken today. On December "a,
1889 the mercury stood at the sixty
eight degree point. The wind is blow
ing at the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour from the southwest,
The hourly adires.