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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

"Old Bill" the black horse owned
by Wallace l.. Kimball, is dead. The
animal was % years old and a great
pet with the entire family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Mrs. Joshua Robbins is recovering
from a recent illness, that has kept
her confined, for the past several
weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

The P. r. w. Whist Club will meet.
Thursday afternoon, with Mrs. A. j.
Burns, Beech street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Word has been received from Supt. Fl
j. Chase, who is in Washington, D. c.
called by the illness of his brother He
will return in few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

J. s. Maxcy left, Wednesday, on
, trip to Minneapolis, and will be ava
for about two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

The meetings of John B. Hubbard
Post 90, G. A. r., will, in the future,
be held afternoons, instead of eve
nings, owing to the numerous aged
members being unable to attend in
the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Miss Edith Gould of Randolph ar
rived, Wednesday, from Caribou.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union will meet, at Friday after
noon, with Mrs. w. H. Perry on Sec
ond street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

G. Harold Wing arrived, Wednes-
day, from Washington, d. c., called
by the illness of his mother, Mrs. L..
B. Wing, Farmingdale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Perley II. English of
Randolph returned, Wednesday,, from
a visit in Easton and in the prov
inces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

<,lockmaking in the Black forest of
Baden and Wurtemberg now employs
fourteen thousand persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Samuel d. Warren of the S. D. War
rem Paper Co. was a business visitor
Wednesday, in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Christmas gifts for sale at Mrs
Frank Maxcy's, Tuesday. Dec. 9TH
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Miss Gertrude Macdonald returned,
Wednesday evening, from a short
visit with friends in New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
NOTICE

Twenty five dollars reward is Of
fered for information leading to the
detection and conviction of any per-
son or persons mutiIating, destroying,
breaking or tearing up any public
sidewaIk, or portion of sidewalk, in the
city.
(Sianed) HENRY w. DUNToN,
Marshal.
nov2Sd1w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Austin McCoombs arrived, Wednes-
day, from Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Edward Foley has gone to North
Jay, where he has accepted employ
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

j. T. Luce of Pennington called, on
Wednesday, upon Gardiner friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Regular meeting OF Sanborn Lodge
I. o. o. F., this Thursday evening,
at 7.30 o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Miss Annie S. Duncan will go to
Portland, Thursday, for a brief visit
with friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Colds Cause Headache and Grip.
LAXATIVE BROMo QUININE tablets
remove cause. There is only One BRO
MO QUININE." 1t has signature OF ~
w. GROVE on box. 2c.-Adv IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Out for Portland Offices.

There will be a caucus of the majority
members of the Portland city govern
ment. Saturday afternoon, to nominate
subordinate city officers and a lively
canvass is being carried on by aspirants
for the various positions which will be
filed by Republicans. Interest centers
in the best places, clerk, treasurer, So
licitor and auditor, with score of SUI
coordinate places that look attractive to
those who are after them.
Took IS Half Pints Away.
Deputy Sheriff Doughty, Tuesday after
noon, stopped a man on the street in
Portland and from his pockets took 16
half pints of whiskey, which was stored
in a species of waisteoat with many
pockets, worn under an overcoat, coat
and sweater. The deputy transferred the
liquor to his own pockets and carried it
to the rum room. Deputies Hermann
and Doughty spotted the man on Cum
berland avenue, and Deputy Doughty re-
manned to watch him while Deputy Her
mann drove off with the team to avoid
suspicion. Deputy Doughty watched his
man until he went into a yard and re-
turned. and then the deputy took him
III tidlS &c, On searching MIN IOunQ
the 16 half pints.
Pilot Retires After is Years.
After serving as port pilot at Portland
for over 16 years Captain Edwin Inness
has retired and has gone to Florida for
an extended stay. In point of service
Captain Inness was the second oldest pi-
lot bringing big ocean liners into Port
land and he has always been regarded
as one of the most capable pilots on
the coast The retirement of Captain
Inness advances Captain Peter McVane
and Captain Samuel Goody in the service
while Captain Benjamin F. Mcyane Is
the new pilot secured to fill the vacancy
caused by the retirement OF Captain In
ness Captain James L. Johnson is the
dean of Portland pilots and he has been
plotting ships in and out of Portland
harbor for the past IS years Captain
Peter McVane and Captain Samuel
Cooley have been engaged in the work
for number of years
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
TURKEY TROT
IS BANNED At
MUNICIPAL HOP
FIRST DANCE OF ITS KIND IN
THE CITY COMES OFF no
NIGHT AT THE DREAMLAND
RINK-MAYOR MAY LEAD
THE GRAND MARCH.

Municipality approved dancing.
That is what Nacomans will
have tonight for the first time i'm
history.
The remodeled Dreamland rink
has been chistened Municipal
Pavilion" and the first municipal
dance will be given this evening.
The mayor is expected TO be on
hand to lead the grand march.
Other members of the social SER
vice board are expected to par
ticipate and give prestige and So
cial caste to the enterprise.
There will be no turkey trot-
ting nor bunny hugs.
Neither will there be any old
fashioned "quadrilles" with a ven-
cradle fiddler in the corner call
ing off and beating time with the
sole of his cowhide boots.
1t is to be real up-to-date
hop all right but the dancer who
Whirls and glides and tumbles on
the waxed floor will have the sat
isfaction of knowing that II is all
approved by the proper authori-
ties.
1t will cost all of the masculine
gender 80 cents to ge> in but
ladies will be permitted to enter
free.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

identity Of the murderer are now
missing. City Detective j. w.
Huc6aba and Deputy Sheriff Wal
ter Coates are securing the woods
near the Tidewater Lumber COM
pany's camp in search of further
clues.
A dark, swarthy man, known to
have been companion of Sheer
schmidt, was suspected yesterday,
following information that the
two men had left Tacoma togeth-
err. Officers, renewing their ef-
forts on this clue, made an ex-
haustive search, to learn this
morning that the companion did
not go up into the timber region
with Sheerschmidt.
He had secured a job elsewhere
and was at work, miles away
from the scene of the murder,
when the crime occurred, accord
ing to Deputy Sheriff Coates.
The mystery of Sheerschmidt's
death is now even farther from
solution than ever. County Off
cials do not believe that he was
connected with the I. w. w. in
any way, and scout the theory
that he may have been killed by
enemies of the order.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
JAMES CARSON is A
FREE MAN BUT ONLY
SANE ON PROBATION

sands of persons are sentenced to
the asylums for life, merely be-
cause they are slightly deranged.
If they recover, 1t is almost i'm
possible to regain their freedom"
The cause of this state of af-
fairs, according to authorities, is
recent decision of the Wash
ington state supreme court.
The court decided that If a per-
son were liberated from an insane
asylum in Washington, and later,
at any time, committed an injury
to property or persons, the liber-
ating officer would be responsible
and either criminally or civilly
liable.
AS a result, the hospital super
intendent is loath to take the risk
of releasing anyone. Judge Card
would not take the responsibility
of releasing Carson. He an
nounced last week, following the
sensational habeas corpus hearing
of the imprisoned man, that he
would allow Carson's liberty if
someone else would take the re-
sponsibility. A number of Car
sons neighbors at Castle Rock
have come forward and signed
bonds, assuring the old mans be-
havior.
Il could tell lot of nasty
things about that institution,
threatened Carson, but / don't
dare. They might say that was
insane again, and send me back.
l won't take a chance of being
placed in that hell-hole again."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

:. Matthews, a wealthy rancher,
wasEan invalid. His wife, physi-
caifyAa fragile woman, though en-
dnwcd with an indomitable spirit,
ran fhe farm, plowing and hay
making with her men in the fields.
Matthews was found dead in
his barn almost under the heels of
a span of mules. A coroner's jury
returned a verdict that the de-
ceased had died from natural
causes.
'The day after the funeral"
said Atty. Pruitt, Mrs. Matthews
received letter from a lawyer
named ]. M. Springer, asking for
her legal business. She won his
enmity by refusing.
Shortly after a dishwasher
named Baker complained to the
juvenile court that Mrs. Matthews
was not a fit mother for her chill
drens
The prejudice against negroes
is strong-in Oklahoma. Mrs. Mat
thews employed an illiterate black
man named Jim Campbell. Defy
ing local prejudice, she often or
dered him. to hitch up and take
her. to towpson shopping and busi-
ness errands.
Mrs. Matthews shipped her en-
tire stock of farm implements,
horses. and mules to Edmonton,
Alberta, where she took land.
The negro followed her four
months later. His name had been
coupled with a white woman's, and
he was mighty proud of 1t.
''He asked Mrs. Matthews for q
job. She refused, and when he
pestered her, complained to the
police, who arrested him. Then it
was that he confessed that he
and Mrs. Matthews had smothered
Matthews, to death in the house,
clothed his corpse and carried it
to the barn. and that he had been
living at Edmonton with Mrs. Mat
thews as man and wife.
.sExtradftion proceedings at Ed
monitor failed, the authorities re-
fusing to return Mrs. Matthews to
Oklahoma on the ground that
Campbell had told contradictory
stories.
Mrs. Matthews moved to Van-
couver, and then a second attempt
was made at extradition. This
time IL succeeded. My client re-
turned to Oklahoma, and we se-
cured a change of venue from
Paine county TO Guthrie, the capi-
TALBOT the state. Now we have
been going back over the ground
in Canada, taking depositions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
PLOT To
BEAT FREE
SUGAR
CORRESPONDENTS TRO-
DUCED TO SHOW THAT
SUGAR INTERESTS USED
NEWSPAPERS TO MANU-
FACTURE SENT TIM n L
AGAINST FREE SUGAR,

WASHINGTON, d. O., June 1S.
Complete exposure of gigantic
plot through the use of certain
newspapers and news distributing
agencies whereby the sugar inter-
ests dariDgly engaged them i'm
manufacturing public sentiment
against free sugar, was predicted
today when the senate committee
investigating the insidious lobby
introduced letters of G. G. Ham,
lin, Michigan beet sugar magnate,
presumed to show that the Associ-
ated Press, the American Press
Association and the American
Newspaper Union freely lent their
services to the sugar lobby.
Senator Reed said he wanted
the country to get the full signifi-
canoe of these letters, and that
they should know that the sugar
people are using every weapon,
backed by limitless wealth, to de-
feat free sugar.
The committee read a message
that Hamlin sent to w. A. Giles
pie of Garden City, Kas., which
read:
Write me fully about your
congressman. How can he be
reached? Would get up new petit
tions. Also have as many letters
sent as possible to new congress
men from substantial democrats
advisable"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
Sane on probation!

Sane on probation!
Such is the condition of James
Carson, the old station agent of
the Northern Pacific railway,
held at the Fort Steilacoom asy-
lum for the past 20 months.
Yesterday Carson returned
from Castle Rock, his former
home, with sufficient bonds to
insure his behavior, and he was
freed by Judge Card of the supe-
rior court.
But Carson is not free. He is
Temporarily sane" II he loses
his temper, becomes excited,
makes a foolish mistake, or does
any little thing that might cause
his enemies to have the slightest
grounds for action, back he will
go to the insane asylum.
And once back in the big red
brick institution on the hill be-
hind Steilacoom, Carson will
probably never regain his liberty.
Probably never before has a man
in Pierce conuty been in the same
position as Carson. The old man
is afraid to look sideways at any
one, he says, for fear they will
again brand him as a maniac.
I'm not insane, anyone can
see that" declared Carson today.
But l am only temporarily sane,
in the eyes of the law. I'm sane
on probation. / know that If
they ever get me back in that
place I'll never get out again. The
insane hospital is worse than any
penitentiary in the country. Thou
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
Tacoma Race Course Dan9erous. says Tetzlaff
ee~ go
Speed Fiend Wants Change Tracks Worst Curve
Wv " WV
Speed Fiend
''That's going tt, be dangero.

"That's going tt be dangerous
and exciting"
Such was the first expression
of Teddy Tetzlaff, the Flat
speed demon, when he visitedsthe
new Montamara race course yes
terday In his 12O-horsepow'er rssc-
ing car.
And Tetzlaff backed up his
statement by showing just how
much more dangerous the new
course would be than that Of last
year. He ended his inspection by
setting mp stakes for a new angle
to the sgrandstand curve" where
most of the spectacular driving
Will be done, aud declaring that
a change must be made at once.
That curve would kill drivers
and spectators If it were left SIS
It is now said the daring racer.
Persons who know Tetziaff's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

Icording to members Of the Fiat
team, already on the ground.
There are approximately eight
curves on the coursss. and the
wear on tires and the drivers
arms will be terrific. Al car will
shoot around the track In less
Ethan three minutes, and at least
one car in the races viii be pass
ing the grandstand every 20 sec
onds.
Tefziaff tried out his big racer
on the course yesterday. but did
not attempt any great speed. He
spurteti mp to 10 miles per ssGas
on the back stretch. Work ON
the course Is rapidly nearing CONF
pIefion, and the remaides of the
labors of the construction crews
viii be devoted towards knpckine
off minor bumps that z,avo ap-
peared on tbs surface Of the
track.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

County officials were under FIRE
and censured by each of the
papers for lax methods in hand
ling county funds. No indict-
ments were returned against any
county official.
The indictmets against the edi-
tor of the Star is based on an
article containing charges Of the
Pomona grange that the commits
sioners we're mismanaging and
wasting funds on paving and 9TH
er contracts. ~
The charge against the weekly
is based on an attack against a
superior judge.
The editors OF the Seattle
Times were indicted for publish
ing story that Joe Jarvis, men,
Der of the Hulet-Wells faction of
socialists, was missing with
1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

america
s'If that curve Is left as IL is"
explained "rerrible Teddy to G.
III. Mooers, the Montamara race
manager, ''sone Of the machines
are going to fly into the grand
stand. III a car lost Its tire COM
ing around there, 1t would smash
into stand filled with thousands
of people. What You want is a
wider curve, coming in larger
circle towards the grandstand
straight-away.'
In accordance with Tetzlaff's
opinion, workmen started today
to tear away new angle Of the
curve. When II is finished. there
will be no danger to spectators In
the south end Of the grandstand. ]
The new race course will mean
. more exciting exhibition for
spectators. but viii give race dri1-
ers q severe. grilIIne grind ac-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

A short time ago Robert Bacon,
released convict, appeared at the
Times office with copy of a
Christian Science Journal on
which had been written In invisi-
BILE ink letter by Convict 2146 in
which he charged that through
the management of Warden Halli-
gan at the penitentiary the whole
institution was being innoculated
with the black plague. This state
ment was also corroborated by
Bacon.
They declared they had entered
the institution clean, healthy men
but by the system of shaving all
prisoners with the same razor
without proper sterilization and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

Mystery concerning the murder
of John Sheerschmidt, who died
in a Mount Tacoma lumber camp
Sunday morning, after crawling
several miles with a fractured
skull, was further heightened to-
day when officers learned that the
suspect whom they had pursued
was in another part of the state
at the time. All clues to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18

locking healthy men up with those
diseased they had both become
victims of the black plague.
Bacon Is now in Seattle. He
went before Judge Cushman there
and told his story also, and the
Judge told him to remain in town
until grand jury is called and
to then report what he knows to
the grand jury.
Ladow is expected to get to the
bottom of affairs today. and also
to hold a session of the board to-
day and grant parole to such
prisoners as are deemed worthy.
He will return tonight and will
leave for Portland this evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
Uncle Ike Is
81 Today

WASHINGTON. D. c., June 1s.
-"Uncle Ixe' Stephenson. the
oldest member OF the United
States senate, and by far the rich
est, today celebrated his eighty
fourth birthday. The aged multi
millionaire solon received con-
gratulations from many friends,
including those of his colleagues
in the senate and admirers in
Wisconsin, his adopted state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
ESOLA STARTS
FOR PRISON

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-
Detective Esola will be wearing
stripes in Folsom prison by sup
per time tonight. He was taken
quietly from the county Jail fer
Sacramento but will later be re-
turned to testify in the conspir-
acy case of other police, If the
district attorney wants him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
SENATE QUIZ.
TRANSFERRED
TO CAPITOL

CHARLESTON. June Is. -
Chiefly as result of the clash
between Senator MARITIME and
Quinn Morton, manager of the
Paint Creek Coal Operators asso-
citation, which almost ended In a
fight, the senate mine strike COM
mfttee today decided to transfer
its hearings to Washington. The
senators leave tonight.
Operators testified that war In
the mining districts was caused
by attempts of the miners 70 end
the trouble.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
MURDERED MANS
WIFE ASKS
PENSION

Mrs. Augustine Trovani, whose
husband was murdered two
months ago by Sayario verone,
his father-in-iaw, applied in the
superior court this afternoon for
u mothers pension. Mrs. Trovani
was left with two young children
to support She is the first moth
er in Pierce county to make APP
plication for a pension ON tho
grounds Of violent death Of her
husband.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
arrangement.

arrangement.
STATE CONTROL OVER LOCAL RATES
CONTROL OVER INTERSTATE RATES, and
our commission has never asked for any abridge-
ment of the state authority in this respect And
so far as I know, there is no thought in the mind
of any commissioner that such abridgement of the
state authority is necessary.
There is nothing in the decision limiting the in
terstate commission control over Interstate com
merce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
WILSON DENIES
RUMOR OF
DISPUTE

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 1S.
Breaking his custom of talking
to newspapers only at certain
periods, President Wilson called
all correspondents to his office to-
day to refute reports that the
democratic leaders had disagreed
on the currency reform program.
He said that McAdoo, Owen and
Glass, in charge of the legislation,
were In entire accord.
The president said his message
to congress. with a draft of the
currency bill, would be presented
Monday, and declared he had de-
cided 60 advise republicans as we'll
as democrats in regard TO bis posi-
ton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
COAST
GIRLS ASK LOAN
OF LIBERTY BELL

NEW YORK, June. 1S.-Nine
young women of the Pacific coast,
in, charge of Philip Bates of Port
land, arrived here today en- route
to Philadelphia to request the
loan of Liberty bell for the San
Francisco fair. Mrs. G.. l.. Dark
ley of Kittitas county. Wash, said
that the request for the bell was
backed by 5000 children, the
educational and commercial asso-
Citations of the coast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
Rides Horse, Wins;
Flies, Wins Again

BERLIN, June 1S.-Lieutenant
Egan Kruger, airmau and anna
teur jockey, after winning a horse
race at Madgeburg, entered an
aeroplane and flew eighty miles,
landing on the -Grunewald- race
track. ninety minutes later Inn
mediately mounting a horse. he
rode his second race of the, day.
and was again victorious, win
ming the Potsdam gold cup.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
HAWLEY ESTATE
OVER 6 MILLION

NEW YORK, June 18.-New
appraisal of the estate of Edwin
Hawley ordered by the state con-
troller shows that the railroad
magnate was worth $6,7OO,000, a
million and half more than the
first appraisal showed. If the ap-
praisal stands. it means a differ
ence of 100000 in taxes due the
state.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
NON MILITANT
WOMEN TAKE
ACTION

LONDON, June 1S.-A monster
demonstration of non-militant suf-
fragettes began today. Accom-
panied by band, fifty peaceful
suffragettes left Newcastle afoot,
to walk to London spreading liter
ature. Similar detachments will
start from all parts of England,
converging at London.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
MOUNT PELEE
ERUPTS AGAIN

ST. PIERRE, Martinique, June
ia severe earthquake shook
the island today. causing great
terror. 1t was reported that rum
blings had been heard from Mount
Pelee, which erupted few years
ago, causing great loss of life. No
casualties were reported in today's
disturbance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-18
ROBBERS
PUT PEPPER
ON TRAIL

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 1S.-
No trace has been found of the
two masked bandits who held up
the Illinois Central limited and
abandoned the engine in which
they fled to the heart of the city.
Despite the fact that they spent
two hours trying to open the ex-
press safe. they got only $500.
There was $4,000 in the box. A
boy found covering on the top of
a box car denied knowledge of the
crime. The bandits scattered red
pepper on their trail to prevent
pursuit by hounds.