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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-05
RESOURCEFUL GUIDE.

The young lady was being shown
through the locomotive works.
What is that thing?" she asked,
pointing with her dainty parasol.
That" answered the guide, sis an
engine boiler"
She was an up to date young lady
and at once became interested. "And
why do they boil engines?" she in
quired again.
TO make the engine tender" po-
litely replied the resourceful guide
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-05
BROTHERLY AFFECTION.

The volunteer regiments had gone
into camp for the usual summer man.
euvers and the commissary depart
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-05
INSULTED.

IF We were not in canoe, I would
kiss you
Take me ashore. sir. instantly"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-08-05
Art Gallery RailIery

She-I wonder why they hung that
picture?
He-Perhaps they couldn't catch
the artist.-Boston Transcript
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31

Abba.
oliver Watts of Hiteman, had his
skull fractured and his back wrenched
by fall Of slate Saturday evening
about 4 o'clock. He was brought to
the miners hospital by DR.. Marney.
Mount Ayr.
Nathan and Charles Jaeger. once
prosperous Ringsold county farmers.
recently decided to locate in Louisi-
ana. Last week they returned after
having lost several thousand dollars.
They report that the Louisiana land
is so that a team will mire almost any
where. Several families from here have
gone to the new country. Only These
two returned.
ottumwa.
The commissioners Monday after
noon passed the resolution authorizing
the mayor to call special election for
the purpose Of submitting to the people
Of Ottumwa the question of whether or
not the city shall issue bonds for $780,
900 for constructing concrete dams
that will furnish power for an electric
lighting plant. Monday, Feb. 2. was
set as the date for the special cleo
ton.
Knoxville.
Those who imagine that small fur
bearing animals are becoming scarce
in Iowa should examine the books OF
the Knoxville Fur Company. On We'd
nesday Of this week NJ. w. Conwell,
manager. shipped out consignment
of furs consisting Of the skins OF 3Gi
muskrats, 275 Of the large species Of
striped skunk. 1873 Of the civit cat or
spotted skunk, forty-two mink, twenty
raccoons, thirty-six possums and one
fox. He has another shipment OF al
most equal size ready for the market.
Muscatins.
City Attorney Charles p. Hanley Of
Muscatine has definitely announced his
candidacy for the Office Of congress-
man in the Second district on the pro-
gressive ticket. Back Of Mr.. Hanley
stands the Muscatine county progress
sives almost to unit. In 1912 Mr..
Hanley was talked Of as q candidate
against MI. Pepper but he declines 70
accept the nomination against his fell
low townsman. 0dr. Hanley won the
city attorneyship on the progressive
ticket in Muscatine last spring in q
three cornered fight.
ksesauqua.
At the last meeting the Keosauqua
school board selected Miss Mary Shafer
of Sibley. Mich. as teacher Of domestic
science in the high school for the last
semester. She is q college graduate
and has taken special course in do
mestic science. She win begin her work
about tho middle Of January, and in
addition to domestic science will toach
such other branches as may be re-
quired Of her. Tho establishment %
the domestic science department il
made necessary IL the school district
is entitled to the state aid Of 500 per
year, or $3.50 for the half year.
Knoxville.
An automobile, owned and driven by
Mont Christmore, Of Washington town
ship. was entirely destroyed by fire on
the roadway near the 1. L. Bybee farm
south OF Knoxville, % Christina: evez-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
W,hsr, Nsbr,ska Loads.

Whoro NobF1oka Loads.
Though Nebraska has been termed
tie state without . mine," It ranks
I AF1t IN the production Of pumioe. for
1 - than one per cent. Of the total out
mt Of pumice comes from other states.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
Iowa Falls News srevItlss.


Iowa Falls. Dec. 31.-H. 8. Dixon, the
week to Judge a poultry show and later
will act as fudge at Lowden, Storm
Lake and Stratford.
Harvey s. Powers and family have
gone to Arizona to spend the winter.
Mrs. Mallory Of Hampton attended
the funeral Of her aunt, Mrs. Mary r.
Wilde. here Tuesday.
Frank Robinson, Of Des Moines.
formerly OF this city, accompanied the
body Of Mrs. Wilde to this city from
Minneapolis. Mr.. Robinson Is ne
phew Of Mrs. Wilde.
Willard D. Boldly, Of Clearwater.
Mimi. is here visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Boldly. and to attend
the wedding Of his sister.
hurry Hoag and family, Of Minnea-
pills. have been spending part OF the
holidays at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
z. X. Hoag, parents Of Mr.. Hoag.
Professor Thompson. Of Ellsworth
College, will be director of athletics
to succeed Prof Gareld Leming. who
resigns the first OF the year to enter
the law practice.
Frand d. Pierce who Is attending
school at Ames, Is spending the holiday
vacation with his parents here. Mr..
Pierce Is taking a civil engineering
course and is now In his senior year.
Postmaster Weldon entertained a
dozen Of his gentleman friends at his
home on Union street. Following a
splendid four-course dinner the even
ing was spent at cards and in q social
way.
The city and the gas company have
clashed on the subject Of repair Of gas
mains under paved streets and the
company has asked for an Injunction
restraining the city from interfering
with any repairs the company may
wish to make.
miscellaneous shower was given at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Green
Monday evening in honor Of Miss Rena
Boldly. who will be married New Years
to Mrs. Frank Bahr.
John Walker Is closing out his in
terests here and will seek a milder
climate on account Of throat trouble.
The pioneer elevator at the Illinois
Central depot. which has been vacant
for several years. has been purchased
by the Farmers Elevator company.
This gives the company control of ell
the elevators here but one.
While Assisting in repairing the
lights over the skating rink on the
river a scafrolding fell on VIII Chris
tainsen, breaking his leg
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
FORT DoDcE,s RECORD YEAR.

Total Of $1.e2s,ss5 Expended for Inn
provemsnt Of City During 1918.
Special to Times-Republican.
Fort Dodge, Dec. 31.-A total Of ST.
62s.365 in additional factories ami
business blocks was the figure reached
during 1913 by this city. The year was
one Of the best the city ever has ex-
perienced.
The biggest item of improvement
was in building homes. Estimates
reached by thorough Investigation
place the number at It's at an aver
age cost Of $4,000 each. This would
make this item $s5o.0oo.
Next In amount IL the money spent
for factories. The Quaker Oats com.
'pany spent 100000 in IMPROVING .so
plant. The Vincent Clay Products
Company's model new plant cost $780,.
900 and the American Cement Plaster
Company has new mill under con.
struction at cost OF about $50 900. The
Iowa Paint Manufacturing COMPANY
spent $4,000.
Business blocks erected or under
construction cost $2s9.0O0. Richard
Smell with his two seven story build.
ings built at cost Of $225,000 heads
the list.
In the way Of municipal improve.
ments. Fort Dodge IL probably near the
head Of the list In Iowa. A total of
S200.S65 was spent during the year.
Three miles OF pavement, a $4,000
sanitary sewer and 3 t25.ii0 concrete
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
Southern Io1Ua Items

ing. When the auto with its load OF
passengers passed the Bybee tenement
house persons in the barnyard noticed
that large sheet Of flame was stream
ing out behind. The occupants ran the
machine fifty yards further down the
road. made a hurried getaway from
the burning vehicle and could do moth
inb but stand helpless near the place
and watch the machine burn.
Des Moines.
Frank Fontana, year old son
Of Antoine Fontana was instantly
killed at Enterprise by the discharge
Of a shotgun. The cause. Coroner Lee
has been unable to discover, Joe Scia-
ero aged twenty. who was with the
boy when he was shot, ran up stairs
and jumped out of a window and broke
shoulder, in a frantic search for
help. Antoine Fontana, the father.
seized a knife and attempted to cut his
own tfoat when he came home ana
found his boy dead. Italian miners
pinned him to the ground and took the
knife away from him.
Newton.
About $50 o'clock Sunday night
the quiet of the nights stiffness was
for the second ward. A spark from the
chimney at the Simon Summerlot home
caught on the roof and blazed up. A
neighbor saw it and gave the alarm
and the men folk at home with the aid
of neighbor put 1t out with a couple
OF buckets of water. Another neisiliHoT,
however, had sent in the fire alarm ana
the truck started but broke down up
near the r. G. Finch home and was
tOwed hack to the fire house by DR..
AdamsOn in his run-a about. Mrs.
Summerlot Is sick in bed and the fire
alarm gave her quite start, but only
very slight damage was done to the
roof. The crank shaft broke to the
fire truck and tho it could not go to
the Summerlot home some Of the fire.
men went on but found nothing for
them to do when they arrived.
Knoxville.
recently discovered q full grown fe-
male deer grazing in the pastures with
his horses and cattle. The little animal
fear Of mankind, but, when approached
vaulted over the tops Of high wire
fences and disappeared. During the
week It was seen at several points in
the county. notably in the Su1npter
neighborhood and on the river bottom
near Howell. The report from Hawk
eye, which was verified not only by Mr..
Clark, DE-. Miser and all the miners,
started q regular galaxy Of deer stor-
les: According to one report, full
grown buck has been running with
George Beebout's stock near Columbia
for several weeks. J. NJ. Lindsey. on
the authority Of Andrew Fogelstrom,
also reports deer on his place in Lu-
cas- county. southeast Of Columbia. It
It generally believed that the animals
have escaped from some park or that
they are strays from the big herd in
Pottawattamie and Cass counties. The
law Is such that hunters. farmers and
others are forbidden to shoot such ami
mails.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
IOWA STATE ASSOCIATION TO
HOLD CONVENTION At
AMEs. JAN. $40.
OFFICERS PREDICT BEST
MEETING EVER HELD IN STATE
Strong Program Arranged including
Speeches by Prominent Cement Men
Of Iowa and othsr statss-lntsrsst
in Cement Increasing and Industry
Now ciassss Among Foremost Hero.
to rimes-R epublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. 31.-President Fred
p. Wilson, OF this city, is looking for
ward to the Ames meeting Of the Iowa
Association of Cement Users, to be
the best ever held in the state. The
H. H. Dean, of Glenwood, in confer
ence with other members of the ASSOC
citation, has put up very strong anu
commendable program. According to
the preachlets Of the association this
Is a cement age and more cement was
manufactured and used this year than
ever before, and then factories could
not supply demand. Cement is now
one of the greatest products of Iowa.
and Mason City is so fortunate to pc
located right in the heart Of this indus
try. This is the Ames program:
Thursday, Jan. 8, 10 a. m.
Address of Welcome, r. A. Pearson,
President Iowa state College.
Presidents address, F. P. Wilson,
City Engineer, Mason City.
Appointment OF Committees.
The Future Of Cement. c. w. Boyn-
ton, Engineer in charge Of Informal
ton, Universal Portland Cement Co.
Thursday at z p. m.
Practical Methods of Cement Test
ing, r. w. Crum. assistant professor
Experimental Engineering, Iowa State
College.
Architectural Possibilities in Con-
crete Building, p. p. Comoli, Sioux
City.
Concrete Bridges. J. B. Marsh. Pres
ident Marsh Engineering Co.. Des
MONIES.
Thursday At 8 p. m.
Joint session with Highway Engi-
neers Convention.
Moving pictures Of cement road con-
struction.
Friday, Jan. 9, 9 a. m.
Aggregates. George P. Dieckman.
Chemist Northwestern States Portland
Cement Company, Mason City.
Contractors liability under the new
Compensation Law. George A. Wright
man. Secretary Iowa State Manufac-
turers Association.
Ddscussion:i Concrete Roads and
Pavements. f. r. Agg. formerly Road
Engineer Illinois Highway Commission.
Friday at z p. N.
Cement Products. L. L. Bingham.
president Baskerville Cement Product
Company. .aH -
Advance IN the Cement Post Indus
try, A. s. Tanner. Jefferson.
Concrete Silos. ]. b. Davidson, pro-
lessor Of Agricultural Engineering.
Practical Building Construction In
Concrete. James A. Maine, Des Mofnes.
Specifications for and Tests of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
Many chanses.

- GlT." sid the Oldest inhabi
So tive lived right here IN Squash
v11Ioss nlnoty.three years. Born here
- Ut. Been = lot OF changes In n,
st1nG ] tell 70. Why, can remember
No. Il Wa country where H0bson's
GiU6efy stands now, and back OF tn,
A0n0eD shop where It's all built "
sn0W I've picked cherries many ant
many time. Sec the Methodist meet
~ house MP yonder? can remembsl
swAon thsre was Z big maple tree righ
r. the middle OF the spot whore tn,
Sbulldin' stands. Yes, there's been
NJ q hanges-yes-sir-ree. Squash
svill0 want but . little bit Of town
When / was . boy"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
Manson New. Notes.

special to Times Republican.
Manson. Dec. 31.-Anna, the Swear
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Allen, who lives two miles southwest
of town. In lying critically Ill at her
home. and no hope Is held out by her
physicians for her recovery. The lit
tie girl was first taken Ill last Wednes-
day, and on Thursday a doctor was
summoned, and he pronounced the
trouble appendicitis. but the child's
condition was so serious that an opera
ton was impossible.
J. Brown, father Of Mrs. C. I. Long.
Of this place. died last Sunday at the
home Of his son Will, at Dexter. N. NJ.
The body has been sent To Manson and
the funeral will be held Friday or Sat-
urday Of this week.
Fern Marauart Vera Lunbom and
Leroy Gingerich were chosen as dele
gates to the students volunteer con-
vention to be held at Kansas City, Mo-.
from Dec. 81 to Jan 5. The young peo-
pie loft yesterday for Kansas City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
MOOSE CONFERENCE JAN. ..

Prosressivss Of Iowa 60 Meet at Dss
Moinss and Adopt Platform.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 31.-A statewide
conference Of the progressive party of
Iowa will be held at Des Moines Jan. 9,
In the Y. M. G. A. auditorium.
Hon. cambridge Colby. of New York,
will deliver an address the evening of
Jan. s.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Of illinois, and
DR.. w. e. Cadmus, national organizer.
will address the conference.
The state platform for 1914 will be
adopted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
THREE W0RKmEN HURT
Fall Twenty-Five Feet When seaafeId
Breaks and One May pie as Result
Of 'njuriss-Davsnpert Authorities
institute Probe.

tnstituSo Probe.
Davenport, Dec. 31.-Three workmen
We're injured, one Of whom is not ex-
pected to live and another lies in q
dangerous condition at st. Luke's hos
pital. when a scaftold on which they
were working plunged to the ground
q distance of twenty-five feet at the
rear Of the Mas livery barn. III East
Fourth street shortly after o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The injured are:
Roy Mulby, 30 years old, 1416 West
Pleasant street, skull fractured, con-
cussion Of the brain, and internal in
puries. May die.
John Bolger. 1924 Farnam street.
badly shaken up and bruised; internal
injuries feared; condition serious.
]. NJ. Emmett, slightly bruised about
the face and body and badly shaken
up; not seriously hurt.
The three men had Just mounted
tho scanold after their lunch hour
and were engaged In erecting q brick
chimney when the crash came. With
out warning the boards on which they
were standing suddenly gave way and
the three workmen fell to the brick
pavement Of the alley below.
Half dozen other workmen en-
ployed in the building. which IL being
remodeled into a garage. heard the
crash and rushed to the alley to inves-
tigate.
In a cuddled heap the rescuers dis
covered Mulby and Bolger lying on
the pavement with Emmett few
feet away. Mulby was unconscious
and bleeding profusely from wounds
in the head. Bolger was picked up in
a dazed condition while Emmett stag
gered to his feet as his fellow laborers
rushed to his aid.
DR.. D. ]. MCCARTHY and the city am
bulance were hurriedly summoned.
The physician arrived on the scene
within a few minutes afterward and
also the ambulance. Mulby was placed
in the latter and rushed to st. Luke's
hospital. It was feared the man was
dying. Dr.. Mccarthy caused Bolger
and Emmett to be carried in his auto
mobile and the men were also taken to
st. Luke's by the physician.
An examination at the hospital re-
vealed the fracture at the base of the
skull sustained by Mulby which re-
suited in conclusion Of the brain. No
bones were broken but 1t was feared
the man had been internally injured.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
nrsREpUB1IcAN. MARsHALLT0wN IOWA: DEcEMBER 81 1915

Cement Tile. a. Marston. Dean. lows
State College.
saturday, Jan. 10. . .. N.
Cement ~ . Building Material from
the Standpoint Of tho Contractor. r.
G. Coutts. Grinnell.
The Keokuk Dam as an Example OF
Cement Construction. HI. F. Anthony.
the man who built It.
Business Session; election OF offi-
GERS. and selection Of place OF holding
1915 meeting.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31

reservoir FOR the city water ode the
big items.
The expenditure BY the Independent
School district Of 313s.So0 to keep up
with the growth OF the city shows the
city IL expanding. Two concrete struc-
lures cost $4,000. A total OF ST, 900 has
been spent for Fairgrounds and the
finest public school athletic field in the
state. tae
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
DAVIS COUNTY SCHOOLS UNITE.
Twenty Townships Join in conselida.
dation Of Schools at Troy.

IWonty J0WhenIpo JOIN ~ VoWs0JtoA"
dation Of Schools at Troy.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 31.--Another signi-
ficant school consolidation was voted
this week. This was at Troy. Davis
county. where there Was approval BY
the voters Of plan for Jennings tract
including twenty townships to tho
town schools and to make 1t ono large
graded school.
The school consolidation idea has
been taking hold In southern Iowa as
we'll as in the northern part OF the
state and there is much moro favar-
ably disposition toward 1t than ever
before. 1t Is anticipated that in the
coming year there will be a much larg-
er number Of consultations than ever
before
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
Or. EUGENE COLLECT DEAD.
Former Ida Grove Boy Passes Away At
North Platte, Neb.

Shecial to Times-Republican.
Ida Grove. Dec. 31.-A telegram was
received this morning announcing tho
death Of DR.. Eugene Collect at North
Platte. Neb.. death taking place Mon
day. The body will be brought here
for interment. He was a son Of DR..
T. A. Collett. one Of the early sur
geons and physicians of this commun-
ity. DR.. Eugene Collett received his
medical decree at Creighton College.
Omaha. For number Of years he was
assistant In the office OF q Sioux City
physician.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
STATE ACQUIRES GROUND.
Purchase For Extension Of Capitol
Grounds Goina Forward Slowly.

Grounds Going Forward Slowly.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. 31.-All that is left
of the matter Of capitol grounds ex-
tension Is completion Of tho business
details. and these are being attended
to with great care by the state Of
ficials. Tho sale contracts made last
summer before the political phase Of
the subject was exploited, were practi-
cally all renewed and recently abstracts
have been turned over to the legal de-
partment of the state. About fifty Of
these abstracts have been passed on as
legal and satisfactory and the deals
closed. All Of the land the title OF
which Is in the state on the first day
Of the year will escape taxation for
city and other purposes this year.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
CHICAGO Z NORTHWESTERN.
Gonna WEST

i No 11-Denver Special 80. 1855 .. m.
4 No. Los Angeles Limited 5:32 a. N.
No. China and Japan
Expces0, 1900. .......... $3.50 .. m.
y No. flames Passenger ..11:05 .. m.
No. 1s-E'aSt Mall ......... o:05 q. m.
4 No S-Dss Noines Passen-
- SOC. .............. $3.50 p. m.
Ne. 1s-Hawkeys Express. 600 p. n.
[ Ne 1z-Orsgon and Wash-
lhgton Special .......... l:44 q. m.
4 No. le-Local Freight .....11:2t IN.
30, Il GOING EAST.
No 1lOs Angeles Limited s:37 .. m.
II No Denver Special -. $50 .. m.
No 4Dee Noines Passen-
81 ............ s.3s 4. m.
\ Ne. 11psnver Special 49,. 1910 p. N.
No % Oregon and Wash.
fngton Special .......... 1:Es q. m.
No. - Clinton Passenger. SSH p. m.
Ma t-Atlant1c Express ;. Sis D. m.
No - -Chicaeo Special ..11:S7 p. N.
No. 10 Eastern Express ;. s:13 .. N.
4 Ne. l3-Local Freight 800. 1850 D. m.
NoG. 8, -. - and a daily except sun.
Aay., No. 90 daily 70 Cedar Rapids.
6lINNEAPoLl91 O. LOUIS.
NORTH BOUND. Leave.
y twin cities Mail DAILY 9:i6 q. m.
4 1laeon city Mail (ex. SUM- $50 D. ID.
Twin City. Limited daily 2:1o .. m.
Local Freight Eek. SUM- !. $40 q. n.
SOUTH BOUND.
q Loais and Kansas City
NAH daily 80. $4,000. $3.50 ?. n.
Peo9ie Express (e1. SUM-. sos q. n,
70. Louis and Peoria Linn.
tied (daily1 ............. 1901 q. N.
ixocal Freight eek. SUM- .. 700 q m.
V STORY CITY BRANCH,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-31
DR.. B. O. FRAZEY
DENTIST
Room s, fremont Block
.1kARsHALTowN,s IOWA
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
"corn Belt Route"
GOING SOUTH

GOING SOUTH
Ne. 1-Dt. Joe and K c.
limited ...... ........... sos q. m.
No. SIX. G. Mail 4 Express 9:18 p. N.
No. i|Kansas City and st
Jossph ...... 1890 .. N.
No. sway Freight ......10:35 q. m.
No ES-Des Noines Mail :. Gas p. m.
- GOING NORTH.
No. ITvin Cities Limited 1880 ,. m.
No. Chicago AID st. Paul
Express ................. s:45. a. m.
No. So s............ ........ 1850 p. m.
enc. So-Way Freight ..... 7:45 q. m.
No. eChicaSo Filler ......10:3S p. m.
sExcspt Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-07

In thirty days. London. Hamburg
Liverpool and Antwerp. the four great
est ports Of Europe. al taken together
do not receive as much freight by sea
month for month. a. comes down from
Lake Superior thru the st. Nary's
river. during the seven months when
lake business is at full tide.
There isn't any manufacturing busi-
ness that gets it's raw material easier
than the ice mans.
Don't worry about the cost OF a I.
mill levy for paved roads from county
seat to county seat. 1t will amount to
about 81 per year for the average quar-
ter section of land in Marshall county.
The successful! western garmers, bus
mess and professional men need not
stop working or votig to pay the slight
est attention to any person, however
high in place, who calls them fanatics"
That's only joke if those who are
cracking il knew it,