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The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
AN EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D o IN G 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERiNes, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

The armored cruiser South Dakota
Is under order to start from San Diego
for the Mexican coast.
Speed, if you like, if you have new
twins at home, is the rule Judge Fry
put into force in the "speeders" court
at Chicago.
Captain Roald Amundsen, explorer,
made public further details of his pro
jected North pole trip at Madison,
Wis, according to word received st
Chicago.
Robert Heller entered a drug store
at San Francisco, asked for a bottle
of "painkiller," shot the clerk in the
back as he reached for a bottle, and
then killed himself
Devil Rucker, negro 80 years old,
was lynched at Houston, Texas, in the
presence of a crowd estimated at 1000
persons, after he had confessed to the
murder of white woman.
Roy E. Rankin, the Los Angeles de.
tective shot and badly wounded by
Mexican soldier at Tijuana, Lower Cal
ifornia has been released by Mexican
officials and will be brought to San
Diego.
Henry NJ. Flagler, the Standard Oil
magnate, is critically i'll at st. Angus
tine, Fla Flagler is SO years old and
his condition seems to be the result OF
a general breakdown rather than OF
any special disease.
Four members of the house of dele
gates and one member of the senate
of West Virginia were arrested at IL
hotel at Charleston by Sheriff Bonner
HILL on charges of having accepted
money for their votes in the contest
for United States senator.
Trousers tighter than ever; coats
shortened and close fitting-these are
the 1913 spring styles promised to
those men who plan to dress in the
mode, according to delegates to the
annual convention of the National AS
sociation of Merchant Tailors of Amer
ica, who met at Cleveland, Ohio.
Excitement characterized the re.
ceipt of news at Laredo, Texas, of
the death in Mexico City of Genera!
Bernardo Reyes and the escape of Fe.
iix Diaz. Both men had many par
tisans here. Troops are guarding
Nuevo Laredo, Mex, in order to pre-
vent a possible uprising in that city
Saloonkeepers will be permitted to
keep their places open only from 2
o'clock in the morning until z O'CLOCK
d in the evening, if a bill passed by
the lower House of the Iowa Legisla
ture meets with the same reception
in the Senate and is signed by Gov
ernor Clarke. The House voted fol
the bill, 50 to 80.
AS the climax of a long-standine
family dissension between father and
stepsons, Il. o. Hammond, aged 81
and Clifford Jenkins, aged %, were
killed, and James Jenkins, aged 81
was severely wounded in fight which
occurred in the farm home of Ham
mond, near Watertown, S. d. James
Jenkins was struck four bullets.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
Contract for $4,000 Railroad Ties.

Steamboat Springs. - Contracts
were let here to F. H. Cox to furnish
ties for eighteen miles of the branch
road to be run from here to the an
tracite fields by the Moffat compa-
ny. The ties are to be of red spruce
and the delivery of $4,000 of them will
begin within ten days. The engineers
have been cross sectioning the line
between here and the anthracite fields
as we'll as the line between Steamboat
Springs and Craig. Over 500 men are
now at work for the Denver & Salt
Lake road, the newly incorporated
company for taking over the Moffat
road More deals are now pending on
coal lands in large tracts just west of
Steamboat Springs than all deals COM
bined in the past. The Erb syndicate
will control over forty thousand acres
of the higher grade coal.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
Strike Oil in the San Juan.

Durango-The entire San Juan is
greatly excited by an oil strike just
made by the Little Standard Oil Com
pany, twelve miles northwest of Farm
ington, N NJ. Merchants and farmers
are leaving their business and flock
ing to the scene of the strike in the
Meadows oil fields. The whole coun-
try for miles around is being staked.
The strike was made at depth OF
LOO feet and the oil rose to within
400 feet of the surface. Sixty barrels
have been taken from the well. The
oil is a superior grade of Illuminating
oil, with a paraffin base and no as
phaltum. Local business men are con-
fident that the strike will be followed
by the immediate building of a broad
gauge road to connect Durango and
the San Juan basin with the South
ern Pacific and Santa Fe and furnish
the long planned outlet to the south
and southwest.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate passed the Webb liquor
bill, already passed by the House as
a substitute for the Kenyon-Sheppard
bill.
The House passed the bill forbid
ding intermarriage Of whites with ne
groes, Chinese, Japanese or Malays, in
District of Columbia.
Two battleships, to cost approx
mately S15,000,000 each, are provided
for in the naval bill as reported by
the naval affairs committee to the
house.
Government ownership or control OF
telegraph lines is again recommended
by Postmaster General Hitchcock In
his complete annual report transmit
ted to congress.
The Clayton resolution for a consti-
tutional amendment for a six year
single presidential term, effective i'll
1921 to exempt Taft, Wilson or Roose-
welt from its operation, was put over
to the next congress by the house ju-
dietary committee.
In an argument against the Connec-
ticut dam bill, Senator Charles S.
Thomas conveyed to the senate the
message of the West as to the threat
ened policy of government control Of
water powers and other natural re-
sources in which the states are ad-
mitted to hold property.
Official proclamation of the cleo
ton of Woodrow Wilson and Thomas
R. Marshall as president and vice
president of the United States was
made in the house of representatives
before the joint convention of the
house and senate, called to count, ver-
ify and announce the electoral vote
OF the states.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
Jury Awards o'Brien Big Sum.

Colorado Springs.-William O'Brien,
an attorney of this city, was awarded a
judgment for s152, ,461.O6 by a jury in
the District Court and thus becomes a
winner again in his long fight for Il
share of the huge profits made by
Richard ]. Bolles in the sale of Florida
fruit lands. O'Brien sued Bolles for
S301 900 for services rendered and
money advanced.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
MccalIin's Death Still a Mystery.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-The coroner's
jury which investigated the killing of
Charles McCallin, the Denver young
mine student, whose body was found
in the manway of the Strong shaft,
returned a verdict that death was due
to falling into the manway but what
caused him to fall was unknown.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
Colorado Fugitive Freed.

Denver.-The governor of Arizona
refused to grant the extradition OF
Charles Taylor, state boiler inspector
of Colorado under Governor Buchtel
charged with the embezzlement OF
$4,000 in state funds. The governor
released Taylor, for whom bonding
company searched for four years be
fore it effected his arrest at Globe
four weeks ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
Incubator Baby Dies.

Boulder.-The little incubator baby
to save which the medical skill at the
university hospital has been exerteI
for the last two weeks, is dead. The
child was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
j. Waltz, Kennebec, S. d. He weighed
less than three pounds when born.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
At Last, stratton Home Work Begins

Colorado Springs.-After more than
ten years delay, actual work has been
started on the Myron Stratton Home
for the Poor. Edward Honin, a sub
contractor, is excavating the site az
Broadmoor.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO ALL
c o L o r a DO
PEOPLE
DATEs FoR COMING EVENTS.
estern Newspaper Union News Service.

Feb. .1S-2O-Colorado Retail Hardware
and Implement Association at Pu-
eblo
March 3-S-Twelfth Annual Automobile
Show at Denver.
June-German funniest at Denver
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
Record Sheep Shipment Made.

Greeley.-one of the largest sheep
shipments of the season from north
ern Colorado left Greeley when sixty
cars were started for market.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-02-15
sandburr Causes Poisoning.

Greeley.-Mrs. ]. Halbrook is suffer
ing from blood poisoning as the re.
suit of pricking her ankle with a sand
burr.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-30

Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. diff.
Little Elizabeth Gregg is re-
ported on the sick list.
Have oak and hickory wood
for sale, any size load.-Jno r.
Loftin, Jr. Phone 1852. 22dtf
Dee Moon, a prominent young
merchant of Swifton, spent Mon
day in the city.
Try Virtues Little Liver Pills
at the City Drug Store. O9btf
Mr.. Hubbard of Poplar Bluff,
Mo-, is in the city with his Sis
ter, Mrs. J. L. Bishop.
For Rent-Nicely furnished
front room. 215 Vine st. diff.
Ebert Umsted is clear of few
err and will soon be able to be
out, all of which is good news
0 his friends.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Bond le1t
this afternoon for Columbia,
Tennessee to visit friends a few
days.
DR.. G. D. Clements Of Auver-
gne is reported very sick at
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Conner at Augusta.
Lockard Bandy, Mrs. R. w.
Bandy and Mrs. Ernest William
son are down from Tuckerman
today to attend the funeral OF
the late J. L. Bishop.
The many friends of the faml-
ly regret to learn that MRS.
Jake Ivy is very i'll.
Mrs. Dutchman West ana
Mrs. Grover Smith went to
Sulphur Rock this morning to
spend the day.
H. U. Williamson of Noun
tain View was here today.
Mrs. and Mrs. J. H. Handel
were here Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rand ana
Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Rand OF
Searcv were guests at the Hazel
hotel last night.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-30
hoW's This?

We siier One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY X co, Toledo o.
We the. undersigned. have known F. ]. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
orable In all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any OBLIGATIONS made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken internally, acting
Directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF tbs
SYSTEM Testimonials sent free. Price 70 cents PEI
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-30

! Mrs. Morris Solomon, who has
been very sick, is improving
slowly.
Otto M. Bowen has returned
from a business trip of several
days to St. Louis.
The many friends Of Mrs. ).
D. Carvell are glad to know she
is improving from a severe Ill
ness with the grippe.
Miss Mary Mcdonald OF Lit
tie Rock is here on visit to
Mrs. George L. Robinson. and
other Newport friends.
Wanted - Some one to take
part of emigrant car to st.
Louis. Address J. H. Richard
son, Jacksonport, Ark. 29d3.
Mrs. w. r. Jones and Miss
Mollie Jones expect to go down
( to Little Rock in a day or two
for further visit before return
ing home to Denver.
For Sale-E. L. Watson home
place, three lots corner Second
and Main. Apply to O. D. Wat
son or C. M. Erwin. 07dtf.
J. E. Williams and Manuel
Mayer, two of Grubbs' promi-
nent business men, are in our
city today.
Mrs. T. J. Watson, Miss Bcs-
sic Watson, Frances Gregg and
Neill Phillips went down to Lit
! tie Rock this morning to see
Little Women" at Kempner's
theatre.
Mrs. R. B. Hooker of 600 Wal
nut street will be at home to her
friends New Years day from 3
to 5 in honor of Misses Ray
Brandenburg, Dorathea Hines
and Elise Hooker.
Mrs. Charles Holmes and lit
tie son, Charles, Jr., arrived Sun
day night from Little Rock and
and will spend several days here
Visiting friends and relatives
Batesville Guard.
j Red Cross Ball Blue should be
in every home. Ask your gro
Ger for it. Large 2 OF. package,
5 cents.
4 Wanted-to buy second hand
Burlap sacks. Phone 246 or call
at Grant Mfg. Co.'s Office. 90d30
Mrs. T. j. Watson and Miss
bessie Watson are spending the
Yday in Little Rock and took
with them Miss Fanny Gregg
to see Little Women"
] For Rent-Elegantly furnish
ed apartments on second floor,
either two or four rooms, with
,, bath. References required. Tel.
III. 228d6t
u Miss Margaret Burdick, after
a visit to friends in Los Ange-
Hes, California, and San Francis
co, is expected to reach here to-
night on a visit to her cousin,
'llMrs. P. H. Van Dyke.
Drayage Of al; kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. -
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Miss Annie Belle Bridger went
up to Jacksonport this after
noon for a visit of o day or two
to Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Bridger.
i Mrs. Charles McClue, who is
here on q visit to the komefolks,
was among those who were in
jured in the wreck on the main
line a few days ago. Her little
baby was also injured. Their
injuries are not serious, it is be-
lieved, but they are terribly sha-
ken up and bruised.-Batesville
Guard.
Prof. G. A. Robinson, leader
of the Grand Theatre orchestra,
received a message Sunday from
Pueblo, Colo, stating that his
| 1xy,fo urhn xyoo III nro for HOY
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-12-30
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Wednesday gen.
orally cloudy weather.
90 90 90 O. 90 0
HERE AND THERE

90 90 90 O. 90 90
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
WITHOUT
CHANGING WHILE
OFFICIALS FIGHT

DALTON. GA. March 22.-Dalton IS
now without city chaingang. Those
prisoners who are fined and who are
unable to pay are spending their spare
time in Jail.
Since the alteration between city
council and recorders court relative 20
the point as to which body has super
vision over the changing, Recorder
Tarver has, upon the conviction Of R
prisoner, entered upon his docket the
amount of the fine, with the alternatil 8
of spending so many days in Jail.
At recent meeting Of city council
an ordinance was adopted transferring
the management of the chaingang from
the police committee to the street COM
mittee: but Recorder Tarver is still Of
the opinion that the management is
vested in his court.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
TOM JOHNSON, ONCE
WEALTHY, LEFT $4,000

CLEVELAND March 22.-Tom L.
Johnson. once mayor of Cleveland and
champion of three-cent street car fares,
lost most of his once great wealth be-
fore he died. According to the report
of the appraisers of his estate filed re-
Gently, Johnson had sS2,O7O,12 in cash,
property. stocks and bonds at the time
of his death OF this amount. Mrs,
Margaret J. Johnson. the widow, re
ceived $4,000 for a years support Two
notes for S3,095 given by one of John
sons political friends were said to be
worthless
In the street railway business here
Johnson rapidly made a fortune. He
also became interested in the steel bust
ness. and at one time was said to be a
millionaire He spent much money in
fighting for low fares in Cleveland. and
lost much in poor investments.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
100000 BOOK SALE
SECURES TOLSTOY'S
LANDFOR PEASANTS

Special Gable TO The Atlanta Georgian.
TUIlA. RUSSIA, March 22.-The VIII
of the late Count Tolstoi providing Tor
the partition of his Yasnaya Polyana
estate among the local peasantry VIII
h.. carried out by means Of notarlal
deed. BY this deed ,S47 acres of the
total area of 1889 acres will be trans
ferred by Count To}stois three sons
lila. Michael and Andrew, to his daugh-
ter Alexandra in consideration of $780,
600 which she has raised chiefly from
the sale Of her fathers works.
The rest of the estate, including the
manor house and the portion where the
count is buried. will remain in pos
session of the widow.
The daugher Alexandra now becomes
the owner of the greater part of the
estate which she will turn over to the
peasants of Yasnaya Polyana and
Ugrumoyo on the basis of no rent and
leases in perpetuity, the whole prob
ably to be under the supervision of the
Tolstoi Society. 1t will be left to the
peasants to subdivide the land accord =
ing to their needs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
BEST WAR AIRSHIPS
BRITISH ARMY TYPE

LONDON. March 22.-The British army
possesses the best aeroplane in the world
according to Colonel John Seely, secretary
of state for war, who caused a sensa ton
by this announcement in the house of
commons.
Colonel Seely said England had solved
the great problem Of perfecting an aero
plane that could fly both slow and fast
and described an army biplane that had
passed all the tests at an average speed
Of 911z miles an hour
Colonel Seely said the British army
would have 11S aeroplanes by next May.
The army, he said. had solved the me
chanical problem Of repellng attacks on
air craft
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
MACON LIGHT FIRMS,
IN RATE WAR, WARNED
BY GEORGIA BOARD

Letters Of warning We're sent to-dsS
by the state railroad commission advis-
ing the Georgia Public Service Corpora
tion and the Macon Railway and Power
Company, which are engaged in a bitter
cut rate tight, that they will md It has
been much easier to slash their rates
than il viii 5e TO get them raised again
upon the cessation Of hostilites.
The letters were occasioned by numer-
Gus inquiries which have come To the Of
fee of the commission from residents
and firms Of Macon. vho asked If they
were to enjoy i'm the future the delight
fully low rates they are paying now for
electric light and power
The two companies were told by the
commission that they might cut as low
as they pleased, b's, ,hat their low rate
would become the maximum on the rec
ords Of the commission and could not
be raised again except by order of the
commission upon proper cause being
shown by the peuuoniug companies
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
.LEP|NE RETIRES;
THIEVES REJOICE
Their Most Feared Foe, Sixty
seven Years Old, Quits as
Project of Paris Police.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, March 22,-Louis Lepine,
project of the Paris police, most noted
thief catcher in the world, has resigned.
For twenty years, with the exception of
a two-year interval when he served as
governor general Of Algeria, Lepine had
held the lid down" in Paris. He is now
G. years old, and wants to rest. The
criminal element in Paris is rejoicing,
while the aw-abiding population is
sorry
Lepine 10 believed 20 have saved more
sovereigns and presidents from as
sassination than any other man now
living. He was present at their arrival
and departure from the French capital,
whenever they visited it. and took sole
responsibility for their safety while
they remained.
He was short and frail, but was al
ways at the forefront when there was
fighting. His system of espionage fire.
quently took him abroad at night alone.
He liked 10 play Haroun AL Raschid.
With the collar of a shabby overcoat
turned up and an old hat over his eyes,
he sauntered about the city, spying on
police and criminals alike
During the Dreyfus trial many noisy
demonstrations and budding insurrec-
tons were put down by Lepine. He
suppressed militant congregations dur
ing the troubles over the separation OF
church and state He broke up the
gang" of "Apaches" which terrorized
Parts. and took an active part in cap
turing the motor bandits last year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
SECRETARY LANE PLANS
TO SAVE INDIAN MUSIC

WASHINGTON. March 22.-To pre-
serve and develop the wonderful music
Of the American Indian. nov fast dis
appearing with the passing of the race.
Secretary of the Interior Lane to-day
appointed Godfrey O'Hara. a compose.
rs an instructor in music under the
bureau Of Indian affairs
Mir. O'Hara's duty Will be to record
native Indian music and arrange it ~
the reservations with the Indians ami
obtain a record Of the music and, with
this as basis, cultivate the use of the
Indian songs in the schools.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
ATLANTANS Go TO 49,
VIRGINIA BUSINESS
MEMS CONFERENCE

Prominent Atlantans, among them
being Walter G. Cooper, secretary of
the Atlanta Chamber OF Commerce,
have signifed their intention of at
tending the annual Business Mems
conference to be held in Richmond, Va,
April Is to Is, inclusive.
Mr.. Cooper is a member Of the eX-
ccutive committee of the conference
and is considered an authority on sys-
tenn and office practice allied with bust
ness administration. He will take an
active part in the conference discus
sions.
Harry Hodgson, OF Athens, Ga, IS
general secretary of the conference and
will attend the convention with Cooper
Other prominent Georgians VINO will be
In Richmond for the gathering are
Colonel Joseph F. Stewart, of Athens.
and Hon. Jere NJ. Pound. of Barnes
Vile.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22

\ glimpse of the Peachtree street
Easter parade tomorrow will shock
Atlanta girls have declared in favor of
war. Pretty Amazons. logged from TOP
to toe in military style undoubtedly
will play havoc in Cupids ranks.
Fired by the wild colorings and weird
trappings of the Bulgarian and Turkish
hosts. AtIanta's prettiest misses have
copied their Easter gowns from SOL
diers' uniforms
Lurid ribbons. hectic combinations
in color, will run riot Brilliant blues.
reds. puppies green's and startling
black and whites will vie with each
other for the eye of the male parader.
Ratine gowns. trimmed with con-
trasting colors. and long wasted Rus
sian blouse affairs seem to have the
popular approval for the Easter pa
rade These long-lined dresses, peCu-
liarly becoming to the svelte type OF
girl, probably will be the latest things
displayed here
Silk blouse gowns also will have their
share Of admirers. And then the
Spt4Is suns Win their lndillllSAl lihtS
some call the coats "cutaways"-
will be just the thing.
The hats of milady are small affairs
their lines following the helmet design
more or less Even the headgear is of
the militaire. The war between Turkey
and the allies is reflected in the entire
costume of Atlanta's pretty girls.
Even the trooper" boot, a fiat
heeled. plain little foot covering. has
its "soldiery" ring.
Coming to Easter jewelry, we have
the "knapsack" handbag More mar
tial dress. Hatpins, of the newer de-
signs show sword hilt designs.
Trimmings for the Easter gowns arc
all tassels and braid. The military
craze embraces even the minutest OF
the details of the spring dress
Next we may expect gun-handlt
parasols, and mayhap the soldier:
swagger stick.
All that will be lacking. weather per.
hitting for the Easter parade will be-
the martial music of the soldier band Il
is feared, however, that the din of color
would drown the efforts of the military
musicians.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
TENNESSEE LEGISLATORS
COME TO BLOWS IN HOUSE

NASHVILLE, TENN, March 22.--
The first fist fight of the present leg
islature occurred in the house yester-
day before that body was called to or
der.
John E. Oliver. chief fire marshal,
under former state treasurer G. T.
Taylor and Representative Daniel of
Roane county, became involved in a
discussion over the election law. when
Daniel charged Oliver with boiling the
Republican party and Oliver called
the face but the men were separated
before any further damage was done.
Both men are Republicans.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
BR0YLES SPEAKS
AT WINDER TOMORROW

WINpER. GA. March 22-Judge Nash
r. Broyies recorder Of Atlanta, will ad-
dress mems mass meeting at the Lyric
theater here at o'clock tomorrow after
noon
RrpAtes-carHes- HE instance IF
local pastors and laymen who are in
terested in the organization Of a rclig-
ious forward movement
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
YANKEE THINKS EMBASSY
IS A LUXURIOUS HOTEL

Special Gable to The Atlanta georgia
LONDON. March 22.-When me
king and queen were dining recenE
with the German ambassador a stra.-
ger was discovered seated in the ha~
of the embassy, just as their maJes'''
entered.
Nobody knew the stranger. but "h'A
he was questioned he proved 10 ot '-
American who had imagined the 7M'
bassy hall TO be a hotel entrance ~
mad entered to see what he thousI
were distinguished patrons enterlhs .