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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
NAME FOR NEW UNIVERSITY
Committee OF Methodist Educational
Commission VII Decide.

Atlanta. July I7.-Selection OF a
name and site for the new university
TO be established here by the Methodist
Episcopal Church, south. will he con-
Sidcrcd by committee or thc educa-
tional comm mission OF the church. it was
announced here tonight by Bishop
Warren y. Gambler. newly elected cha n
cellor of the institution.
Various names already have be.r
proposed. two of the chief ones being
Methodist University of the South. and
Gambler University. The latter has
heen proposed in honor OF the institu-
tons first chancellor and his brother
Asa G. Gambler. of this city, who yes
terday announced q subscription of
Sl.00O.00O to the endowment fund.
Bishop Gambler also announced to-
night that various other contributions
TO the university had been made Il. Il.
Fishburn. OF Roanoke, Va, has sub
Scribel S9J000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
NO PROSPECT OF DECLINE
High Prices Caused by Scarcity of Reef
tnttie In United states.

TSDtclaI 10 The Times Dispat ton
Washington, July l7.-AccordinC to
pr. y. H.. Melvin. chief of the Bureau
OF Animal Industry OF the Department
OF Agriculture, there is little prospect
for cheaper beef.
The high prices are undoubtedly
caused by the scarcity of beef cattle in
tho United States" said DR.. Melvin
and under present conditions there is
little prospect of increasing the sup
ply Although about 100000 pounds
Of beef came in last months from the
Argentine. 1t was not enough to affect
the price"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
MAY NOT OPPOSE
DISSOLUTION SUIT
Reported That New Haven Will
Confess Judgment and Put
Matter Up to Court.
GOVERNMENT READY TO ACT
Whole Case to Be Laid Before
President by Attorney-Gen-
eral for His Approval.

Washington. July 17.-Ne : otiat!on.
bc'wccm the New Haven Railroad and
the Department Of Justice to effect
peaceful dissolution OF that system APP
pa:cntly came TO an end to-day. and
unless there are unforeseen develop
.nerts. the government will file dis
solution suit next week.
Before il is filed. Attorney General
McReynolds will lay the whole New
Haven case before President Wilson
and ask his approval
Mr McRe% nolds's ears are not closed
10 further negotiation with railroad
officials. but II was believed to-day that
the New Haven has rested it's case. OF
cia> notice Of the directors action yes
tcrday. refusing TO accept conditions
laid down by massachusetts for the
sale Of it's Boston and Maine stock
came during the day. There was no
intimation of any plan for complying
with the governments demand, that
;he Eoston ami Maine stock be sold.
COMPANY WAY NOr
FIGHT DISSOLUTION SUIT
II was reported tonight that the
New Haven VIII no; tight tho govern u.
nents suit at all, and might even 20
so i.r hs to anpear in court confess
Judgment and put IT up to the court
"a determine whether a dissolution
shat. be ordered
How far the governments bill may
20 IN asking for a dissolution is doubt :
:ul NJ ono time, the bill contained
= provision asking for the separation
from The New Haven Of the old New
EnEl:Id Railroad. secured years ago.
and considered vital part OF the sys-
TEN. There vas some question as to
whether the sherman act will apply to
the New England. and il is possible
that this feature will be eliminated
from the bill II II is retained and
rI, III
Haven would be stripped to its shore
line end few feeders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
DIES OF UREMIC POISON
Captain West. Who Shot HimscIf Month

Chattanooga, Tenn. July l7.-Cap-
tain T.. T.. West, retired Marine Corps
officer, who shot himself here about Il
month ago, died at Rhca Springs this
morning from urcmic poison. He went
to the springs ten days ago upon his
release from the hospital and had been
i'll since Tuesday. Captain West was
left blind IN one eye from the effects
OF tho self-inNictcd wound, but other
wise had fully recovered.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
Gift of s7s.O0O 10 Harvard.

Boston, July l7.--In order to insure
the completion OF her husbands plans
for the new Germanic museum ut Har-
ward, Mrs. Adolphus Busch, of st. Louis,
has offered $4,000 to the institution
was the largest individual donor to the
fund which made the museum possible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
TO ENFORCE "DRY" LAWS
Prohibition Commis.iOner Orders tc-
ton AEnlnsl IIuuor Dcnlcrs.

Charleston, w Va July l1.-Fred o.
Blue. commissioner Of prohibitions to-
day ordered all prosecuting attorneys
in West Virginia to bring action
against liquor dealers who ship in
toNicants into the State in defiance Of
IN" law which prohibits solicitation OF
liquor orders. Large shipments Of
liquor have been received in West Nir-
Slnia since the prohibitorN act became
operative, and carrying companies haV-
ing been organized in some border
towns, II is alleged. TO deliver orders
obtained by dealers residing outside
the state
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
TO MEET KERMIT AND BRIDE
Old-'rime Friends of RooscvcIt VIII Go
to SnEnmOrc Uill To-Dny.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
oyster Bay. y. Y. July 1.-THE old
time acquaintances of Colonel EooSe-
Welt here will go up Sycamore Hill to-
morrow to meet Kermit Roosevelt and
vcranda.
Colonel Roosevelt made this another
day OF rest, except that lie spent three
hours moving his lawn. He rcfraincd
from any discussion OF politicS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
FINED BY JUDGE Lands
Eight Western Rnilr0adS Pcnnlizcd Ar.
grcgatc of S:SO.0O0.

Chicago, Ill. July 11.-EiGht rail
roads We're fined an aggregate Of $50
o0D to-day 10y Federal Judge Landis
for violating the law providing that
live stock in transit must he fed and
watered once every tw enty-eight hours.
The roads penaliZed were the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific; the Chi
cago and Northwestern: Chicago. Bur
lington and Quincy; Illinois Central:
Baltimore and Ohio: Chicago and Great
Western: Grand Trunk and the Chica-
20 and Alton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
WILSON ON AUTO RIDE
Affer Outing President Appears to Re
In Aunl Henlfi.

Washington. July l7-President Will
son had so far recovered to-day from
his attack Of indigestion that he WAS
able to take an automobile ride His
physician had directed that he remain
quietly IN his room all day. but the
President insisted on going to the
executive offices to sign some necessary
papers. After the ride later he ap-
pearcd to he in his usual health
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
BRYAN RETIRES FROM RACE
VIII Not Seek GubernntorinI Nomlna-
tiOn i'm Nebrnska.

lincoln, Ncb., July l7.-CharIeS W.
Bryan, brother of the Secretary of
state, tonight announced he will not
seek the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Nebraska because his can
didacy was conditional Oh the neccs
sity OF having Il Progressive candidate
in the field and that necessity no
longer exists
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
C0RN-KILLER ON HIS HAIR
D'AnnubztO Explains why He Is Cham
pf0p Bald-iIcahcd Mnn.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Paris. July 17.-Rariel d'AnnunZio
famous poet. and champion bald headed
man or Europe, explained to-day how
he came to lose his hair.
AT eighteen | received Il cut on the
head in duel" the poet said and by
a confusion of bottles the doctor at
tending me poured n lot Of cornlkillcr
on my. head. Soon all my hair fell out.
aS we'll as lot of hesh.'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
TO ABOLISH PLUCKING BOARD
Bill Introduced by Member of Naval
Affairs cOmmlttee

Washington. July IA bill to abol-
ish the 'plucking board" of the navy
was introduced to-day by Rcpresen-
tative Rritten, OF Illinois. a member =
of the Naval Affairs Committee. The
measure would provide for retirement
through Il system OF mental and ply
steal examinations. On Il second fail
ure to pass the examination AN officer
automatically would be retired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
IN FAVOR OF HARDY BILL
"cscott Declares "Practicnl SInycryc
ncAmlts from Prcscnf I.axs

~
Washington. July l7.-"Practical
slavery results from the present Fed
eral steamboat inspection laws, Cap
tain William 4. Wcstcott. OF San Fran
cisco. declared before the Senate Com
merce Committee to-day. Captain Wes-
cott appeared i'll favor OF the Hardy
bill. already passed by the House. which
would repeal the provision under which
oflcers VINO decline offers OF service on
any boat but endangers their licenses
other witnesses opposed the bill. de-
clarinS 1t would pave the way to hoy
colts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
RESTITUTION SUIT
BEGUN IN BOSTON

Boston, July IA restitution suit,
whereby minority stockholders seek
TO compel former and present directors
to restore to the treasury of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company approximately Sl02 900
400, alleged to have been Illegally used
in building UP the system. was be-
gun to-day III the Supreme Court.
The complaint alleges that losses re-
sulti'ig from the acquisition of the Bos-
ton aud Maine trolley and steamship
properties by the New Haven amounted
to S102,000,000. and that under the
Federal antitrust act. the New Haven
Company is entitled to recover from
the defendants three times that sum.
or s306, 100000.
The plaintiffs. who are trustees OF
the late Ola Full Naughan's estate,
and owit fifty shares of the capital
stock. asked for a receiver to take
possession Of all claims In favor of
the defendants, but not to interfere
with the administration OF the current
affairs OF the New Haven Company
The suit is against the corporation
and the directors In office from 1904 to
1909. John l.. Billiard. who is said to
have derived a profit of $2.0OO.O0O from
transactions with the company. was not
made Il defendant. because he was not
a director during that period.
MINORITY STOCKHOLDFRS
SUE TO RECOVER $306. 900. 900
The appointment OF receiver. spe.
cial master or other official to prosecute
claims agSregatinE 1906, 600. 900 against
defendant directors and estates of di.
rcctors OF tho New YorS. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad. Is asked in Il
CONTINUED on Third PageD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
POLICEMAN PIPER
STABBED BY NEGRO
Gintcr Park Officer Attacked
While Attempting to Make
Arrest.
PRISONER TAKEN FROM HIM
Was Called to Newmans Hall
tc Quell Disturbance at
Colored Dance
PRISONER TAKEN FROM HIM

9. A. Pyper. q Henrico County Of
hcec. vas set upon by a gang OF ne
groes At stop ~ on the Gintcr Park
street car line shortly before 10 o'clock
last night. ana was badly stabbed ia
the back and neck and about the body
before hn wrcuchcd himself loose from
the crowd and laid about him with his
baton.
The officer was called to Ncwm" ~ {
Hall where q negro dance was IN
progress 10 quiet AN alleged disorder
ly crowd. when rypcr arrived the ne
Croes swarncd into tn. open. and he
grabbed the nearest one TO him and
pla ed him under arrest fufncdiatclv
there vas a general night. six or eight
negroes setting upon the lone officer
In the melee the negro under arrest
was snatched from his captor An
other negro III the crowd drew "a razor,
and three times the officer felt tn"
sharp weapon cutting into his ncah. \
flying brick struck him in tho head.
and added to his injuries. As he fell
the negroes parted and ncd. leaving
pyp"r bleeding ON the ground.
When n. picked himself UP and
found that he had been stabbed and
Was bleeding from several wounds.
Pyper started for the street car tracks.
and caught - Richmond bound car.
lie went straight TO ia. city Home.
where h" was treated hy Dr II :.
stern City Hospital ambulance sur
geon
RIOTOUs NEGROES
COME INTO RICHMOND
The riotouS negroes. accordiu. To
the onicer. came into Richmond Oh IA
car ahead Of him and all escaped.
The Richmond polio. were notified.
and the patrol wagon OF tho Second
District met rypcr At the south end
OF the First Street viaduct and rushed
him 10 tho CITY Home
Policeman pyper stated last night
that ,he attack on him vas entirely
unexpected, and that the negroes
gathered around him so closely that
he Was unable 10 draw his revolver
lie used his club 10 TIA" best advaut
age he could. and Knocked several OF
the negroes down before they struck
him. When hc fell under their COM
bincd blows they lied. ana In the dark
ness lie was unable TO identify any OF
them. He said. however that he be
lcvcd all OF them 10 he Richmond
negroes. and the Richmond polio"
were asked TO look out for them.
Pyper was painiully injured but his
wounds were regarded as not serious
and he will probably recover within =,
few days lie remained at tho CITY
Home last night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
LEADS TO IMPIETY
Hayorian Minister Opposes Nunsc
tnrinn Religious Tenchinr

tHrIuh NtIIEfOus TehchinS.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Berlin. July 1.-THE Bavarian min
lister of education announces that non
Sectarian religious teaching will no,
be tolerated hereafter in the Bavaria n
schools The minister declares IL has
been found that such instruction leads
10 impiety, and is opposed to the moral
basis upon which the State is founded.
The cdict followed earnest agitation
by the Catholics against this system
OF religious instruction in the schools.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
THE WAY To RAI.TnIORE

York Rivcr-Chcsapeake Bay. Delightful
sail. $40 ono way, $3.50 round trip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18
MINORITY STOCKHOIDEnS
SUE 10 NE(ONE,I. S.iOH. .niin. .lthn

Boston. July I7.--Thc appointment Of
receiver. special master or other or
ncial To prosecute claims aggregatng
s3o6, 600, 600 against defendant directors
and estates OF directors of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail
road. is asked i'll a suit filed in the
supreme Court to-day. The action is
brought by Whipple, Sears e Ogden
representing minority stockholders of
the company.
The suit. in which the attorneys
recently demanded that, the directors
Join. is designed to force restitution
from those responsible, Of funds al
legged TO have been illegally expended
in building up the New Haven system.
Judge Brady issued an order OF no.
ticc. returnable next Friday. to show
cause why n receiver should not be
appointed. and why an injunction
against tho disposition Of the defend =
ants stock shou.d not be issued.
VARIOUS DEFENDANTS
AMONG DIRECTORS
Among tho defendants. who include
various New Haven directors since
1913 and estates OF deceased directors,
are:
William Rockefcllcr Charles NJ.
Trait. Lewis Cass Lcdyard IL. Mex.
TwombleN. George McC Miller, George
j. Brush. James :. Hemingway, James
H. Elton. Henry *. McHarg. Robert w.
TAFT William skinner. Charles s. Mel
len. Alexander Cochranc. j. p. Morgan
estate. Edwin Milncr estate. /. Dcv.
Warner estate.
In addition. tho plaintiffs name John
l." Billiard. George r. Baker. T. Dewitt
Cuyler. Edward MiliEau, +. r. Max
we'll, Theodore y. NaTl :. W. Winslow,
Laurence Minot, Camucl Rca. Morton
+. Plant. Dcv. ~. Warner John r.
Pratt, Howard Elliott. James L. Rich
ards. w. NJ. Crane. \. 7. Hadley and
J. ". lIustis as having been directors
since 1909 but, TO whether their
failure TO cause the road TO institute
a restitution suit has made them liza BILE
on account of negligence and viola
tion of fiduc!ary duty, the plaintiffs
state they are not advised.
The litigation is in tho form OF an
equity action entered by the attorneys
as trustees under the will of Olea Bull
Vaughan.
The bill of complaint declares that
the defendants, on account of breach
of directors duty, chiefly through caus-
ing the New Haven to acquire llcgally
its Boston and Maine trolley and steam
ship properties, are hound TO pay 10
the New Haven $4,000. 600 "witndra wn
therefrom wrongfully, and for ultra
wires and illrgal purposes" 1t is al
legged that the losses approximate s102.
100000. and that under tho law the
New Haven is entitled TO recover three
fold that sum, or S306,000.000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-18

Continued on Third Page)
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-14
TEACHERS
EXAMINATION
First of The Three Examina'
tons For 1914 Held
Next Week.

The county teachers examination
(white) will be held in the circuit
court room on next Friday and Sat-
urday, May 18th and 10th, 1914.
Superintendent Foster urges all
who intend to teach to attend this
examination, as teachers will be elect.
ed for the rural schools on June 9th.
Under the new law there will be only
three examinations this summer for
the white teachers and colored, res
pectively. There will be another ex-
animation on the 10Th and 10th of
June, and on the 18th and 18th of
September. Under the new law
there will be no third-class certif-
Gates issued. Last year the county
did not have enough teachers to
teach the schools in the fall and sew
eral had to be left over to be taught
this spring. The superintendent
wants enough teachers TO begin all
schools in the fall.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-14
Brought Against J. A. EaStOn
By Mrs. Nettie Chris
tOpher.
ALLEGES GROSS MISCONDUCT.
Sensational Allegation Growing
Out of Incident Occur
fling May Z.

Nettie Christopher, by her next
best friend Frank Christopher, has
brought a $4,000 damage suit against
J A. Easton, of near Bell, South
Christian, alleging that Easton en-
tered the Christopher home in the
absence of the male plaintiff and
made an indecent proposal to her on
May Z. She further states that he
took hold of her and that she scream
ed and jerked loose from him, where
upon he desisted and admonishing
her to say nothing of the affair left
She states that she is a married wo'
man over Ia and under Il years Of
age and that she has been greatly
Inundated and distressed by the al
legged outrageous conduct of the
defendant and prays damages in the
sum named.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-14
GOOD ROADS
MEETING
Interesting Session OF The As
ISOLATION Held With Small
Attendance.
SEVERAL GOOD SPEECHES.
HOpkinSvllIe Was Well Repre-
scented, But Farmers In
The Minority.

Tuesday the Christian County
Good Roads Association held their
regular monthly meeting at st. Elmo
school house, on the Bradshaw pike.
An excellent barbecued dinner was
served, after which the business ses-
sion was opened. Interesting adj
dresses were made by Chas. E. Bark
er, Judge j. Walter Knight, r. f.
Cooper, Holland Garnett, Ira d.
Smith and W. D. Elliott. Hereto.
fore, when these meetings were held
in Hopkinsville it has been that the
farmers out-numbered the business
men. However, at this meeting the
business men out-numbered the
farmers, this of course being due t
all the farmers being late in spring
planting.
Considerable interest is being tax
en- all over the county as to the gooc
work being done by the Good Roads
Association, it now being estimated
that over 200 split log drags are il
operation in the county. The mex
regular monthly meeting will TAX
place Tuesday, June 9th, possibly il
some section in North Christian.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-14
GREAT SINGER
PASSES AWAY
Lillian NOrdica, New England
Girl, Won World Wide Fame
In Grand Opera.

Batavia. Java, May 13.-Madame
Lillian Nordica, the singer, died here
Sunday night.
Nine. Nordica had been i'll since
the steamer Tasman, on which she
was a passenger. went ashore on
Bramble Bay in the Gulf of Papua,
Dec. %. last. Nervous prostration
was followed by pneumonia.
TRUE NAME LILLIAN NORTON,
Lillian Nordica WIS an American
singer of worldwide fame. The
purity of her voice, employed in
many tongues, had delighted hun
dreds of thousands since the day. 4C
years ago. she first appeared in pub
lie as soprano soloist at Grace church
in Boston.
A farm house built by the prima
donna's great grandfather on a hill
just outside the village Of Farming
ton. Maine. was Nordica's birthplace,
in 1859. Her true name was Lillian
Norton. She changed it to the Ital.
Ian. Nordica. 20 years later when
she began to study in Italy for an
operate career.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-14
HENDERSON
FOR GOVERNOR
Defeats Conner in Run-0ff For
Nomination Governor of
Alabama.

Montgomery. Ala, May l2.-Chas.
Henderson, of Troy, yesterday was
nominated for governor of Alabama
over former Gov. B. B. Conner and
his majority probably will be over
1000. Gov. Conner failed to show
the strength his friends expected in
the rural counties of the state, while
the big counties like jefferson, Mo-
bile, Montgomery and Pike, the
home county of Henderson, gave the
Troy man even larger majorities
than his supporters expected.
w. L. Martin was nominated for
attorney general over D. H. Riddle
and DR.. A. A. Persons seems to have
been nominated county commission,
er of agriculture over ]. A. Wade.
The race for congressman from
the eighth district to succeed VIM,
Richardson is apparently close be-
tween Judge E. B. Almon. of Tus-
cumbia. and W. w. Callahan. of De-
catur. with Almon 500 in the lead.
Capt. Frank S. White was given a
large complimentary vote for United
States senator to succeed Joseph F.
johnson. He had no opposition.
Yesterdays Democratic primary
was a run-off affair between the
candidates who led the tickets but
failed to get a majority in the prim-
airy of April 6.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-14

Mr.. John H. Pattillo, famiiarly
known as pat" Pattillo, died Mon
day night at his home near Benefits
town, after a long illness, Of a COM
plication of diseases. Mr.. Pattillc
was about seventy-fve years old and
native of Virginia, having been
born in Mecklenburg county, that
State.
He was a Confederate Veteran
and shortly after the beginning of
the civil war he enlisted in company
A., seth Virginia infantry and serv--
ed in Pickett's Division throughout
the war as orderly sergeant. Mr..
Pattillo was in the battle of Gettys-
burg and was severely wounded but
as soon as he recovered he returned
to the army, where he remained un--
til the close of the war. He was a
gallant soldier and distinguished
himself on several occasions by brav-
cry displayed in some Of the fercest
conflicts. Shortly before the close
of the war he was captured, but was
soon paroled.
Soon after the war he came to Ken
lucky and had since resided in Chris
tian county. He was a member Of
the Presbyterian church and a man
held in high esteem by every one
who knew him.
His wife, who was formerly Miss
Lydia Jane Barbee, daughter of the
late Edward Barbee, and six children.
survive. The children are: Mrs..
Lizzie Cherry. of Big Rock, Tenn. :,
Mrs. Pearl Wootton, Of Jordan
Springs, Tenn; Graham Pattillo, Of
California; Mrs. w. w. Fleming, of
Herndon; sMrs. Emmett HeweIl, Of
Lafayette. and John Pattillo, Jr., OF
Bennettstown. His funeral services,
were held yesterday morning at 10,
o'clock and the interment took place
in the family burying ground on the.
Dickerson place. near BennettstQwn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-05-14
MEXICAN SHOT in BACK
Rebel officials Say AcOSta Was
On Own Territory.

Douglas. Ariz.. May l2.-Donacio
Acosta. the Mexican shot yesterday
by an American cavalryman at the
boundary line. was hit in the back.
it was learned to-day. and Mexican
rebel officials said this fact enforced
their assertion that Acosts was
shot while on Mexican territory.
The bullet passed through Acosta's
body. piercing the apex of his right
lung, but he is expected to recover.
According to Private William
Taylor. the sentry who shot the
Mexican. Acosts ignored an order
to halt. and after fleeing across a
ditch near the boundary. turned
and made an insulting gesture.