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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
SEAB0ARD DIVIDEND


:" !I.,.VIHt on ihe hOard 81 dIra0,n-e
2! we Seab3ar4 Ain Line Railway Coiuns,,y
hc,a yesterday Ia Baltimore. diy~icnd ~
. pyi seit was declared on Tho Ire ferraG
htoc1 OF the company. Nothing was s,is ss
$500 we penoq; ana IT Is Presumed that tiie
,.t,s WEI pass upon the question Of
H.ahlis the payment quarterly or semi
ehmla!!y az some futur" meeting
ms y the first dividend 10 be do.laro,
"M t.e STOCK ~ the company since ~. NO.
ORGANIZATION following the receivcrlbin ma
:Sinihg az II does after tho publlcatio,, ~
Ihe annual report ~ the cofnI,nr, /, ts
taken Is an indication that the ioa5 ,s ,o. -
on paying basis. and thar with the de,
ne!opnent 81 the territory through vLi|b
AZ RUM its iuture prosperity IS assured
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
STEVENS REELECTED
NhcAhpcakc aud ohio Directors Retain
All OLD Dfl,InI.

~ 4 mecting OF thc board of direc
Way Company. held in New York V"s-
..fIday; al Of the ola officers were
SSiected. These include George "
otcNens' president Decatur Axtcll frs,
wee president; Henry T. Wickh.,,n'
ssGoid vice president; + N IVhit;,k.r'
ssnira wee president. y J. Cauies
inSton, secretary 'Nc'ii-
:, S!es!oent Stevens submitted = !!a, %
VIZ present executive officers OF the
was approved "'Hc!
The elections were for period Of
en-, yfhar and follow in atcordancc
WIN me hy-iaws of the cornnauV ~
annual meeting OF the stockhoId.,s ''e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
FORM NEW COMPANIES


IN apphcaiion Of James T. Casey vs.
mas bee granted by Governor Mann TO- ,pa
|,r,t.hnl~"ton OF a company OF infantrv -,
~ 80! toh f"rHe. As soon as 81 couiUli.s ,,.i,,,
~ INJURY requirements the new coutns,.,.
W.! ne designated a. Company II. aud 49,.
sisneu To the s.cond Infantry ~ as
Another company 81 Infantry g.. o -
OF formation at Franklin. though t ~ ,.'s -
PAPERS nave not yet been issued ''"'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
TEMPORARILY BLINDED
f"fhhcrper Is burned About Face WhcI
Gas IA IlOhcs.

=. Lonnlo Mooro. newly-eler,e1 k.ena,
o. 'doHioc Park. was temporarily blinded
ttafi! .asi night when hc was burned aLou;
~. Ia'c VIM" adjusting Of the gas
hHfAe.@ OF q lamp. lis assistant. "Chirk,
,LrHt,, "as urranrinf one OF the fixtures and
NJ, Ns. -to"ie vas he!pins him when there
iVr ten or fifteen minutes sir Moore was
Hhnb!. I" see ana u was thought hc had
nrsn Hetl"usiy injured. However his sight
st'ruAIiE returned. and later IL was sa,!
mat ne was not badly hurt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
Say She Assaulted Depnty.

Julia a. Towncs. Colored was arraigned
in Police Court yesterday morning on the
charge Of assaultinS Deputy High Constable
IL s. Heslcp when he went to her house
Ills Catherine street, to serve a detinuc war
rant. When iieslep ana another deputy
George X. Crowder. started to move tho
woinaR's furniture into the street she be-
came angry, and she r. alleged to have made
an attack upon Ieslep. The hearing of the
WAS continued until t1-mOrrDW.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
GOVERNOR TO ATTEND
WI" rake Fart in deepening OF Conrre,.
Hall, PhiladcIphia

Governor Mann hls tentatively arc.r,.,,
ai inyiiation from tie Mayor ana o.
uolHsn oi rhilndelphia TO nttcud mo core.
thna city The buiidine has pe., .,.t' ~;
10, 20 ne condition III within it was when oecu.
i!eu as ne seat ~ tho Federal loyeruTn.n,
heN"'utl'naiy War The exercises vii tsIr
n!ate on saturday afternoon at s31 n',,,'t,
nc Governor wrote that he would n,,.,1
PROVIDED he was not detained by "aici.i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
BURGLAR CONVICTED
Ernest Mcdaniel Must Serve seven Years
In state Penitcntinry.

Ernest. alias Moses. Mcdaniel charged
WIN burglary. was found guilty az grand
larceny hy the jury in the Hastings Court
yesterday ana was sentenced by Judge Rich
tiHry
The case against John Miias and NICK
Balkef Jointly Indicted for iuauciOusly
WoundinE J. j. jenkins was postponed le-
cause :oi tho failure Of jenkins TO appear
Aincdo Toney, charged with using .riproper
Language, VINO was tried on appeal from In.
sentence imposed IN The Police Court was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
K.o,isitlou IIonore,I.

Governor Mann honored yesterday re-
QUESTION from the Governor OF Tennessee
Tor Press Chapman, under indictment I'm
sullivan County for larceny. He IL charged
with hI eaking into store near Bristol.
Tenn. ana when the pursuit got too hot. so
the officers say. he crossed into Bristol Va
where he Is now under arrest George :.
Barger VIII take the prisoner across the
state line to stand trial In Tennessee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
District Court Adiourns.

The regular fall jury term of the United
states District Court has adjourned. The
docket for the term has been cleaned up,
and Judge Edmund Waddili, Jr., left yes
terday for Norfolk to prepare for the ad =
miralty term OF the District Court I'm that
city. Which Will open on the first Monday
or november.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
SALESMAN BANKRUPT
Robert l.. pilkinton. Heal Estate Man Ad
mlt- In.tlycncy In Court

;, IHItH iHtVINcHC! III tOnrt
Robert l.. IIlklntou, Il real estate sale,-
man az 2p5 Floyd Avenue, yesterday 0Icd
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the
United states District Court. declaring liza
bilities of s5.22so1 and assets OF $500 Th.
petition was fled by his attorney. .. ridge.
way Moore.
The bulk OF Pnhinton.s liabilities are Sc
cured by deeds Of trust real estate III.
liabilities arc divided into s|.l15.D secured
and Ile2.JP unsecured His assets arc rem
resented by real estate valued at soy.
Ihe largest claims held against him and
thc names OF the persons holding these
claims are: James sloan. nntc Tor sa..lI. -:
W. T. smith. note FOR ti,o5l Unsecured
claims q: more than 800 are a. follows:
Joseph Heppert, note for Sla2. John Johnscn
F1@, Main street Market. ti3j.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
EXPECT TAX SETTLEMENT
Bryan Estate and COmmoDw culth Ready [,
Adjust Differences

Bryan Estate and Commonwealth Ready TO
Adjust Differences.
After conference ut Henrico Courthouse
yesterday II was announced that the con-
Comnolv' ealth would In all probability be
adj usled ty counsel without court proceed
ings. Attorneys stated that n settlement
had virtually been reached. and they did not
deem IL necessary to produce the books OF
rho est1tc.
Tie Bryan estate some time ago filed n
petition in Henrico County for II refund OF
tax assessment. which was held TO have
been erroneous: recent ruling by, the SUI
quire whether persons claiming erroneous
asressment had made proper returns to the
state. II was on this ruling that tho Bryan
books were ordered produced In court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
CAPTAIN SHIP DETAILED
WIZ lie Inspector Instructor for Virginia
MILITIA

,htta,r Arthur ~. shipp. Tweniieth Infan.
- ofjted states Army has been Detailed
- NE War Department az Observation-Disclosures
wa, ''i ne Virginia militia by order i,-
~ !taterHay ny SaJor-Gsnerai Leonard
som ~ General scott Shipp. FOR many Gears
.inl'hpcnt Of the Virginia Military In
"t'tN'"' "h' y widely known IN military cir.
80 ne succeeds Captain j. o. Particle
VINO VA recently ordered to return to active
Captaln Shipp has been on duty Win hi,
,vsi.'h, ia Utah. and VIII proceed 10 Rich.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
Wanted for Speeding.

]. If. Morris. contracting painter, want
ed in Chesterfield County on the charge Of
drivi ng AN automobile faster than allowed
by law. surrendered himself yesterday at
the First Police Station and was at once
baiied for his appearance before n magis-
tratc at EttricNs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
CITY NOT LIABLE
Carter Advised by city Attorney to Sue
brewery for Injuries.

I5rFWPTN TOT THIUrIts.
'iiy Attorney Pollard advised the Admin
!httauYe Board yesterday that the city was
not liable FOR the claim of j. Il. Garter a
ely cmploye, who asked that he he paid
iil-Sj Tor time lost on account OF being In
JDr"d while In discharge OF his duties By {,
%"g"n belonging TO the I:osenegk Brewing
Company
Slr tar'"rs claim. according 10 the CITY
Attorney, j. not against the city. but against
Vac brewing company. He advised that Mr..
,Hrt.F 80" the company not only To recover
TOT th~ amount Of lost time. but also FOR
Tie pain ana suffering occasioned by its
H.tlG"nC". The board directed that IL copy
81 ihe City Attorneys opinion he transmit
yea 20 Mr. Carter and that tn. claim against
the clty he rejected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
j. THOMPSON BROWN I'LL
AT HOME IN BEDFORD CITY

Messages from Bedford city last night
stated that while j. Thompson Brown had
not been peralyzed reported. lie Is seri-
ousy III and 81 under the care OF physi-
clans Much concern Is felt by his friends
over his condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
UNP AID PLEDGES
BLOCK BUILDING
Y. w. c. A. Is Seriously En-
barrassed by Failure to Receive
$4,000 Heretofore Subscribed.

Failure of persons who subscribed
toward the building fund of the Young
Women's Christian Association to pay
their subscriptions promptly has resi-
ously embarrassed the committee
which has in charge the erection or
the handsome new home of tho asso-
citation on Fifth Street. Payments
amounting to $4,000 are overdue, and
unless the committee succeeds In col
letting these pledges. work on the new
building Will have to be suspended.
The structure has now risen to the
fourth st9ry. and most OF the exterior
work is completed. The contract pro-
vidcs for its completion by February.
/, 1914.
Following the whirlwind campaign
for fund to build n new Young Wo-
mems Christian Association home, the
committee Immediately proceeded with
the work OF construction, trusting i'm
plicitly In the good faith of the pub
Tic to redeem the pledges made in the
campaign. The subscriptions were,
made out payable in five equal Install
ments. four months apart cXtendint,
from February j, 1912. to June /, 1919
According to the prcarranged schedule
the entire fund subscribed should now
he In the hands OF the building COM
mittec, but the committee actually
finds itself $4,000 short of the money
to pay for a building which Is nearing
co nj nt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
lieutenant F1etcher Rc,iens.

Tho resignatIon OF Second lieutenant
Charles Leslie Fletcher Company II. Second
Infantry. was accepted yesterday by Adju-
tant-Genernl w. w. Sale. The commanding
officer OF tho Second Infantry IL directed
to order an election to be held within thirty
days ~ this city company for the purpose
OF hlling tho vacancy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-24
Issue Urgent Appeal.

In the hope of waking subscribers TO
the seriousness of the situation the
committee las just sent out II strong
appeal To those whose pledges have
not been redeemed. While stating that
IT is confident that the subscriptions
have been unpaid only through pro-
crastination. the committee sums W
the situation in these words:
Kclying on the promises made to
II. the Young Women's Christian .Asso-
cation bought property and entered
into contracts, but the failure OF Ger
tain subscribers to meet their payments
when promised. has embarrassed the
organization t. such an extent that 1t
is unable 10 carry out its part OF the
contracts which ii had ever reason
10 think il was Justified in making.
We are confident that the matter has
not been before presented to you in
this light, even though the letters mail
ed to YOU may have reached their dcs-
tination."
For these reasons The committee
urges that the delinquent subscribers
VIII make every effort to redeem their
pledges and rescue the association
from prccarious situation. All money
should bc sent to Mrs c. r. Walford
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26
Ills TROUBLE
NOT OF HEART
Real Facts In Regard To F. r.
huffman's Illness. Relief OBJ.
tanned By Curing His
Stomach Ailments.

Waynesville, N. C.-Mr. F. r. Huffman,
of this city, says: 81 suffered dreadfulIy
with what ! thought was heart trouble,
and tried various medicines in vain.
After other remedies had failed, Thed-
lords BIack-Draught restored me to
health. ! would not feel safe without
ack-Draught in the house. ! consider
II worth its weight in gold.
1t cured my indigestion, and by this
means was restored to health. / can
not express my gratitude for its benefits F."
Good health depends on the condition
of your digestion. Poor digestion and
good health do not go together.
Thedford's Dlack-Draught will
thoroughly cleanse and set in order your
digestive system.
1t has done this for others, during the
past 10 years, and is today the most
popular vegetable liver remedy on the
market. Tryit.
Insist on ThoGfcrd's. Price 25c.
iAcverusemenO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26

another peep into yonder pot
She stood at her ease. with one hand
resting lightly against the inexplicabie
chimney in question and still some
what spent from her exercise.
Father" she said. turning TO the
stranger who stood near. this is Mr..
Ames. who is Aunt Octavia's guest"
The light of the gibbous moon en-
abled to discern pretty clearly the form
and features of Mr.. Bassford Hollis
ter. And l find, in looking over my
notes. that l accepted as matter of
course the singular meeting with my
hostess brother. had grown so used
TO the ways of the HOLSTERS l already
knew that the meeting with another
member of the family at IL o'clock at
night on the roof Of this remarkable
house gave me no great shock OF sur
prise. He was tall. slender and dark.
with fine eyes that suggested Cecilia's.
His close trimmed beard was slightly
gray, but he bore himself erect, and
had already seen that he was alert of
arm and eye and nimble Of foot.
Father and / have fenced together
for years." said Cecilia MY sister
Hezekiah does not care for the sport
AS you have already seen that my
Aunt Octavia is an unusual woman.
given 10 many whims, l will not deny
to you that at present my father is
persona non grata in this house. beg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26

turned the right key, the third floor
lights suddenly died and / was left in
darkness. This WAS the least bit dis
concerning. | was quite sure that the
upper lights had remained burning
brightly after the darkening Of the
lower hall. 50 that it was hardly pos
sibe that the one switch had cut Off
both lights
Standing 10y the rail that guarded the
well. ! pcered upward. thinking that
some one above me WIS manipulating
another switch. but the silence was as
complete rs the bIackneSs. l was
about 10 turn from the rail to the wall
to find the switch, but at this moment,
as my face was still lifted in the in
tentueSS with which | was listening.
something brushed my cheek some
thing soft II touch and swift Of move
mcut ~ cripped the rail felt this
touch once. twice, thrice. Then my
hand sought the wall madly. and with
so bad an aim that IL was quite a min
ute before | found the switch plate
and snapped all the keys. The stair
and the halls above and below me
sprsng into being again, and | stood
blinking stupidity upward.
Though / was in a modern house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26

10 assure you that nothing TO his dis
credit or mine has contributed to that
situation. nor can our meeting here to-
night be construed as detrimental to
him or TO me. In meeting my father
in this way l have in a sense broken
faith with my Aunt Octavia. but | as
sure you. Mr.. Ames. that it is only the
natural affection for daughter that
led my father to seek me here in this
clandeStine fashion"
Cecilia had spoken steadily, but her
voice broke as she concluded. and she
walked quickly toward the hatchway.
Her father stepped before me To give
her his hand through the opening.
l withdrew to the edge Of the roof
while few words passed between
them that seemed To he on his part an
expostulation and on hers an earnest
denial and plea. He passed her the
foils and masks. and she vanished.
whereupon he addressed himself to me-
II had learned Com both my daugh-
tiers Of your presence in my sisters
house, and | had expected TO meet you
SS'l4Il vi ldttI HIS IL SlTuDSe DuSl-
ness, strange business"
He had drawn out pipe. which he
filed and lighted deXterously. The
fame Of his match gave me better &C
quaintance with his face. He leaned
against the serrated roof guard with
the greatest cOmposure and drew his
pipe 10 glow. l had not forgotten my
encounter with the ghost on the stair.
and as | waited for him to speak l was
trying to identify him with the mvs-
FERROUS agency that had tempered witE
the lights and passed so ghOstly Il hand
across my face in the stair we'll |
could hardly say that there had not
been time for either Bassford HOLSTER
or his daughter TO have reached the
roof after my experiences on the stair,
and yet they had been engaged so earn
estly at the moment of my appearance
at the hatchway that 1t was improba-
BILE that either could have played ghost
and flown to the roof before 1 reached
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26
The Siege
of the
Seven SuitOrS
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
copyright. 1919. By Meredith NesOIsou

goes back to the hold times, sir. when
the colonies was hin rebellion, IL may
so call hit. sir, and is majesty's troops
was putin down the rebellion hin
these parts. Some American rebels
chased a British soldier from hover
near White Plains to these ere woods
as they was then. and they 'anged i'm,
sir right where this ere 'ouse stands,
If may make so free
You'd better go TO bed. James. And
don't encourage talk among the other
servants about this ghost. l know
something about the building Of houses,
and I'll give these walls a good looking
over. Good night"
! made myself comfortable for an
hour. smoking a cigar over an article
on English politics, and while read q
big log placidly burned itself to ashes.
l found the switch and snapped out
the library lights. When l had gained
the second floor | turned off the lights
in the hall below, and. as l looked
down the well TO make sure 1 had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26
CHAPTER K.
I Meet . Playful Ghost.

n / was not yet 10 o'clock, and ] was
dismayed at the thought Of being
III left 10 my own devices in this big
country house. at an hour when
the talk AT the Hare and Tortoise usu-
ally became worth while sat down
ana began 20 turn over the periodicals
on the library table but was in no
mood for reading.
The butler appeared and offered me
drink. hut the thought Of drinking
alone did not appeal 10 me. ! repealed
the suggestion coidly but after | had
dropped my eyes 10 the English review
] had taken up ] was conscious that he
stood his ground.
Peg pardon, sir"
"WelIF"
Hits a bit nod about the chimney,
sir"
The professional man in me was at
once alert The chimney's conduct was
iueXpiirable enough. but | was in no
humor to brook the theories Of stupid
servant still he might know some
thing, 50 nodded for him TO go on.
he glanced over his shoulder and
came "A step nearer.
They say in the village. sir, that the
'ousc is 'auntcd"
who say il. james,
The Hverymau told the coachmsn,
and the 'ousrmaid got bit from a seam
stress Hits very queer. sir
Rubbish. James. I'm amazed that
8 person Of your station should listen
10 liverymau's gossip. There's the
chimney. its working perfectly. Some
shift Of mir currents causes il 10 puff
a little smoke INTO this room occasion
ally. but those things are not related
10 the supernatural Wen find some
way Of correcting IL in a dag or two"
VERY good. sir. But begging par
don, the chimney hain't hall Hit
walks. if Z may 50 hcNpIess hit"
"WulhSF' ! exclaimed sitting up and
throwing down my review. what
walLsE"
You ear hit. sir. hin the walls. Hit
goes right through the solid brick
most huuaccouutablc.'
You hear mouse in the walls and
think lis ghost. But you forget
Jaucs. that this is new house. oaly
year or SO old. and spOoks dou't fire.
qucut such places. II IL were an Old
place 10 might be possible that the
crcuEiuE of floors and the settling Of
walls would cause uucasiueSS In nerv
Gus people. The ghost tradition usual
J. rests ON some ugly fact. But here
nothing Of the Kind is present"
Tilt WIS one Of IS maicSty's hortn
GERS. sir" hc answered hoarscly.
II flashed over me that this big stol
Id fellow was out Of his head, but
sane or mad me- was clearly greatly dis
lurhrd II was best. thought. OF
either hypothesis go speak to him per
cmptorlly and I rose. the better 4
deal with the situation.
what nonsense is this Won have II
your head: You're i'm the Unite
States. aud there aren't any majesty
soldiers To deal with. You forget tina
. you're not iu England now
But this ere country used to b
HengliSh. YOU may recall. sir. Tn
story the coachmau got hin the viilug
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26
(To De Continued.)

Panama treasure hunting par
ty led by Miss Genevieye Davis of
London, which has been searching in
Cocos Island for some months, has
arrived here with a store Of exper-
fence. but without any pirate treas
ure The party left Plymouth. Eng
land, in September last. They hoped
10 find d hoard Of Jewels and gold
valued at 800, 10000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26
SHE TALKED AeOUTIT.

A very good thing to do, especially
when it was her own doctor that she
talked with She wanted to Know about
Halls Hair Remover for falling hair,
dandruff, and for promoting growth Of
the hair. Now she is going TO use it,
will have every confidence in it. No
coloring of the hair, not in the least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-26

It. And. eliminating the ghost altogeth-
er l had yet TO learn how Bassford
HOLSTER had gained entrance to the
house. 1t seemed best to drop specuIa-
lions and wait for him to declare him
self
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13
DANDRFF Is the DANGER SIGNAL That Shows Your System Is POSO

US to regard dandruf what-in many instances it is
danger signal
The light, powdery, easily brushed or massaged-away
dandrun is the least dangerous but the large, moist
greasy fake is sign of serious i'll health This indi-
Gates the presence Of uric acid deadly to the hair
as large quantities of earbonic acid gas is to other
parts of the body The fakes IN advanced case of
what term uric acid badenng. often as large as
the end of the little finger and, besides being greasy
and scaelike reminding of the formation of fish
scales are Of yellowish cast
To save the hair. begin at the foundation of human
health and of healthy hair, the stomach Cleanse that
overworked and matreated organ by eating less food
if you are heavy feeder and let that food be Of the
simplest kind, the foods of the grains and
vegetables and fruits almost meat and absolutely
no gravies nor puddings sweets Wash the stomach
by drinking half gallon of water day. glassfu
at a time
Local treatment will consist in rubbing the scales
away Massage the scalp vigorously with the ends Of
the fingers rubbing them round and round all over the
scalp Do this several times a day. Night and morning
are the most convenient times, and there may be
chances for surreptitious treatments during the day
Nothing win uric acid scales have been so
fatuously dismissng large dandruh" quickly
and effectively and cheaply as the fingers Be careful
that your nails not long or that you do not
fingers so cumsily that the nails will scratch the scalp
Your own nails those of the child whose habit of
scratching you think so cute poisonous
cats claws While checking the deadly flood of uric
acid to the scalp neutraize the scourge by oil baths
of the scalp One of the old alacies about the scalp
that vaseline is the greatest of scalp fertilizers and