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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

TX ANTONIO. TEX April 29.-The
persistency with which Beaumont and
y t;sIvesron have been sticking at the
- TOP in the Texas league race cannot De
otherwise than a source OF graLlIlea-on -
rational game at heart regardless OF sec
rional preferences While II is but haluI4I
FOR every fan and fannie 70 have an innate
desire TO see his or her taVorlle leaulns ~
procession, 50 that when opening tne papeI
for the daily inspection OF the peEcsnlase
column he or she can put ms % ne n I'M. . (,
on the dot blindfOlded. and ind the team
in its old cherished spot at the top TINS
reversed state Of affairs Will have Its oeIie-
ii viii be the means OF adding recruits
TO the already large and growing army q
baseball bugs. especially IN those I9Nns
7isnss tea1rlsseeTlI TO ts-Ii7eii head ea aionE
ne -oad Id PennantviIle. for it viii shatter
the old superstition that certain SET en-
TOYS an ingroWn monopoly on the rag WneIe
The little fellows are taken on mercy q
Sand Crabs are still found at the top when
the Labor Day game is pulled off, It viii
mark an incident in Texas haseball history
IN which a new champion VIII De recoFoeo-
oilers Usually At Bottom
The old accustomed place Tor the ClleEs
has been at the bottom altnouEh me seA9
crabs have on several occasions lowered
around the top at the end Of the season. and
one season-bacz in the DAYS OF the south
r7fonshfp series. although Il was a double
schedule. and in the saw-of1 Moore|s Mus
rangs with Wade Hampton at the helm,
won out for San Antonio II was an event
UNSURPASSED in the Pirate Isle excepting
probably back in SO, when the Sanq Crans
did win. came so near winning the pen
nsnt with that bunch Of almost iuVincibles
in the lineup, including Farmer Bill Works.
Jack Luby, Jake Stencil FolleIaus. Res
Ne SIcOuirk George StalIings, Harry Smith.
the late Jack Huston ct al In that year
they made an almost runaway race Of it.
May POpulariLe Federals-
It is a similar condition that will popular
f-s the Federal league in the cities Of or
-anized ball Take the city Of St. Louis.
for instance. This is a hOtbed for baseball
bugs and there is no city on the map that
turns EN- out stronger than the home Of
Aubeuser- Busch With two teams in the o.
b circuits struggling year after year 10
keep out Of the cellar division, and threat
ened repetition this year. here are the Fed
erals Of Nordecai Brown leading the pro
cessiou at a merry clip
ANY bug with half q heart would readily
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
HUNDRED
ACRES IN MELONS
IN PECOS VALLEY
Big Acreage This Year Is
Planted From Portales
to Pecos City.

Artesia, y. NJ, April 3O.-The largest
cantaIOupe crop ever 10 be produced in
the Pecos valley is promised this year
and hundreds Of cars Of the melons
will be shipped to middle west and east
More than 300 acres Of cantaloupes
have been planted around Artesia- From
Portales to Pecos City. Texas, il is es-
timated that more than 1900 acres OF
cantalOupes have so far been planted
At Portales $50 acres have been plant
ed: at Roswell, 200 acres; at Lakewood,
200 acres. and at PecOs City, $50 acres
Tomatoes Also Plnnted.
In addition TO the cantalOupes the
valley farmers have planted 300 acres
to tomatoes in the vicinity Of Lake
wood. Several hundred acres in onions
have been planted at Lakewood and
Artesia- Onions in recent years have
proved one of the most prolific crops
so far as yield is concerned. grown IN
the valley. and have Melted the farmers
large financial returns
Weather conditions never were more
propitious than now for crops Of all
kinds and in addition to the melon gar
den truck and farm products, a heavy
Weld Of fruit also is assured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
Pollok Is Still After Richie
-:II:- -:I:-e -:I:- Ill -:II:-
Continues Effort For Welsh Match

Defects in their style of play viii be
pointed out by McGraw, such as too
wide turning Of bases, slOwness IN
starting TO run, and swinging at the
ball too slowly. especially when chief
Bender, Eddie Plank or Bullet Joe Bush
is occupying the center Of the stage
Every instruction pertaining to pos
sible improvement, viii be demon
strated by the little Napoleon
Tommy Walsh, manager Of Joe Man
dot, the New Orleans lightweight, is
holding out for a guarantee Of $1,000
for MandOt TO box ten rounds with
Joe AZevedO before the Wheelmen A.
c. at Oakland. Calf. Jimmy EOhan,
promoter Of the Oakland club, wired
an offer of $3.50 for Mandot TO box
AzevedO in May. but Walsh replied
that the trip would take at least ten
days, and that they could not come
for less than an increase Of $3.50 over
the amount offered. MandOt is az pres
eut matched to meet Johnny Griffiths,
the Akron sensation. at Racine, Wis,
in a ten round bout on May 6.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
"STORIES ABOUT STARS"
Humorous and Serious Tales of the Ball Field
BY BILLY EVANS

TACK EGAN, who was one OF the Amsrl-
can league umpires in the 1913 worlds
series. had a peculiar year Of it. In the
~ fall Of 1912 Egan resigned his position
because OF a Observation-Disclosures, and Invested
his savings in a very profitable 1eWelry
manufacturing concern in Providence EEan
was far too good an umpire TO be lost to the
fewelry bushes SO when the American
league staff began to WObble. he was in
duced to get back into the game Egan re-
Joined the staff about May, enjoyed a good
wear Of It. and was rewarded with the
worlds series. Going some for one year
Naturally when Egan quit the game, the
news was spread broadcast. Random reads
everything pertaining to the game, so that
all the dyed in the wool variety knew EEan
had given up the game for the jewelry bust
ness. EEan Joined me In New York when
he came back to the league. OF course the
papers made much mention Of his return.
Hardly had we stepped on the field before
some one yelled:
whats the matter EEan. bad year for
the jewelry business" A little later Jack
rendered a very close decision against N~--
York. which OF course didn't make a hit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
PLANTING CORN
IN PEC0S VALLEY
Not Oaly Newcomers. But Many old
timers Are Putting in Large Acre
ages Of This Grain.

timers Are Putting in Large Acre
ages Of This Grain.
Roswell. y. NJ. April 30.-LarSe acre
ages are being planted to corn in the
Pecos valley this spring. The planting
is not alone confined to the newcom-
ers. but the oldtimers as well are put
ting in crops Of this gram.
Henry Griffith and NJ z. Bailey, Of
the Dexter neighborhOod, will put in
crops OF corn. c. c Camp. Henry Rus
sell and J. F. Irwin living about three
miles east Of Roswell, also will plant
large acreages in the different varieties
OF corn A. l. Hibler, a young farmer
Of South Springs. is putting in 80 acres
Of corn 3. McGinty has leased the
Burns farm, four miles southeast Of
Roswell. and is putting in a cOnsidera-
Bile acreage of corn Ben Ames. cham
pion PecOs valley corn grower last year,
viii try to uphold the record again
this year by growing corn on his Ber-
rendO and South Springs farms ". G.
Urton and sons. of the Riverside farm
who also grew corn successful last
year. are making another try at IL this
year. with hopes of even better sue
cess George Triton, another Oldtimer
living near Dexter, is also planting a
large acreage to corn
The outcome Of thi- years expert
ments with corn growing is being
watched with unusual interest, as sue
cess viii mean that the -Pccos valley
will make this one Of the staple crops
in years to come
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
Baseball Birthday Bulletin
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.
April 80.

1SS7-John " Corridan. infielder OF the
Chicago Cubs. born IN Logansport. Ind lie
played with the Browns and Tigers before
going 10 Chicago. being one OF several arh-
ietes included in the transaction that trans
formed Frank Chance from a National TO
an American Lacquer
C0rridan gained undue prominence on DC
tober q 1910. because he played a dtep
third base in a double header between ST
Tsoufa and Cleveland in which NapoltoD
I.ai0ie made eight hits This incident I'D
to lack O'Connor losing his job manarer
Of the Browns and Corridan having TO 20
back 10 the minors
CorrIdan's first professional work r-eS
done with the Keokuk Iowa, team OF he
Rcd SOY Wagner Of the SuDerbas. and Jio1
my Johnston. Of the Cubs. also were in the
Central that year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
Shifting Leaders In Texas
League Interests All Fans
Persstency of Beaumont and Galveston in Forcing Their
Way to Top of Percentage Column, After Long Ex-
perience as Tailenders, Makes the Pennant
Race More Lively For Followers.
BY F. W. MOsEBACH.

see where his presence was mostly to be
desired 1t is winning team the fans
a succession Of losers ever since Chris Won
der Abe disposed OF the famous Browns
which included the famous Comiskey-
Latham Foutz- BushonE-O'Neiu combination
Of talent and the like Of which the Mound
City has never since enjoyed regardless OF
individual stars that have scintillated there
since those days
An incident which furnishes striking
Illustration OF the cause Of dissatisfaction
Of PLAYERS over the treatment accorded them
in organized baseball, has come 70 light in
the case Of Louie Barbour. local lad, who
was drafted by the Chicago White SoE
from the Lincoln Western league club
After Barbour donned the SOX uniform.
him by press and players over his excellent
showing and the prediction was universal
that he would stick. Now comes the report
that he has been turned over 10 Denver. OF
with talent and Callahan had 10 let Barbour
20. OF course nobody knows better how
he is situated than the manager Of the
team. and in this Callahan is not TO be
Works Injustice to Player.
But the injustice Of the whole proposition
the Sox. although good enough for the biz
league. why was he not turned over to some
other club in the big league
His hopes for advancement were shat
tered. He was Inundated You couldn't
make good and had TO come back TO the
Minors is what he will hear or II the
Sox management was afraid 10 give another
club in the big circuit q chance at him. why
association
Opening for changes in Rules.
Here is an opening for a change in the
rules whereby the player would come in
for some consideration and the maEnates
could well afford to make the amendment
without straiuing point
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
PORTALES VALLEY FARMER
DISPOSES OF CANE SEED

Portales. = II. April 30--M- r Tow
Ter. a PortaIes valley farmer, sold "a
quantity Of cane seed which he has
had in stora &c. TO Roswell seed
house. receiving for il s156 cash He
has about as much more seed on hand
The seller was paid IL cents per
pound for the seed Fowler owns $50
acres Of choice land. all improved. and
has $50 head Of livestock He came 70
this section about eight years ago ana
has become one OF the substantial res
fdeuts Of eastern New Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

TTARRY POLLOK. manager OF Freddie
~ Welsh. continues TO dare Willie
Richie for a match for the light
weight title. Pollok is still sore at
the champion because Richie ran out on
Welsh at Vancouver last year That welsh
will knock Tommy Murphy out II they clash
in san Francisco is the opinion OF Pollok
Pollok declared that the statement 70 the
effect that Welsh had purposely siqesteppea
a match with Jimmy Duffy, the Lockport
lightweight. was false He said they could
get a match with Duffy which would GrllN
a $50. OO8 house in Buffalo. " y, where
Duffy is favorably known
II Willie Richie. lightweight champion.
will do a tango with Freddie Welsh or
Johnny Dundee in New York city for 10
rounds he viii receive 10000 iron men
Richie is now in the peculiar position OF
having whipped all Of his legitimate rivals
except Welsh and Dundee. They are the
only ones he has not tackled since he as
cended the throne. except Charlie White
Bob vernon . London promoter, ls anxious
to sign Richie for a 20 round battle with
Welsh. for which he viii hand him $4,000
Frank Chance. the peerless manager OF
the New York Yankees Is considered the
most superstitious leader in the major
is 70 look at the score board during the
game II he accidentally sees the score
he believes that his luck VIII surely change
for the worse In two BAN parks score
boards have been moved so that he can
not see them from his seat on the bench
Clark Griffith. manager Of the Washington
Senators. is said to be the least supersti-
tious Of the managers. yet II he dreams
that a pitcher is batted hard. that twirler
will be kept out Of the game for a few
days
Battling Chico. the Los Angeles bantam
weight has declined TO become Mexican
''soldado." Chico fought the 10 round
semi-windup to the Cross-Weish bout IN
Los Angeles Tuesday night Williams is an
amateur champion OF southern California
Johnny kid" Williams. the aggressive lit
tie Denver bautamweight, who is now in Fl
Paso. has received letter from Earl
NOLAN. exmanaEer and trainer Of Chico
announcing that IL he will come 10 the coast
efforts viii be made TO obtain a bout Tor
him in LosAngeles-
Doc White. exWhIte Sox veteran twirl-
CT. has won his sixth consecutive victory in
the Coast league where he was sent BY
Jimmy Callahan Hub Pernoll. a castoI OF
the Oakland club. has won his seventh con-
secutlve victory. Batting all over the Coast
circuit slowed M last week. and many fat
averages dropped down below the 200
mark Venice. Oakland and Los Angeles
picked up a few points. but not enough 10
offset the slump experienced by the other
three clubs Page is leading the Angels
with a fence busting career OF -53l.
Instructions and tips as to possible
Improvement in their play viii be
given by manager John J. McGraW to
the National league champions with
the aid Of a moving picture machine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

with the crowd The same ian who had
welcomed EEan. yelled
Had 20 Get Back Into Game.
as your jewelry Of the same brand as
that decisiOn2" a few innings later an
other exceedingly close play that gave thc
visitors a couple OF runs was rendered
against New York Jack was absolutely cor
rect in both rulings and not a protest was
made by a single player but Of course the
fans had to give vent TO their feelings
why didn't you stay in the jewelry bust.
ness7"
Il couldn't resist the call OF the diamond
replied Egan who up TO this point had not
noticed the jibes Of his tOrmentor- During
the rest OF the contest. the once noisy young
man was conspicuous by his qutetness-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
GLASSMAN SECURES
RANCH NEAR TUCSON

Tucson. Ariz-. April 3O-Columbus
Glassman. formerly q cattleman. has
from Jesse Worley the Nor-
lev ranch. nine miles from Tucson on
the Sabine canyon road Glassman in
tends to plant a large orchard and
make other improvements in the place
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
WANTS HARNESS
RACES ON LILLY 4

Il nave some valuable cups that I would
Ike 10 see someone win at harness racing
Trading place.
II seems 70 me that we. get enough Of
the sallopers during the winter. and autos
anu atI9p-a4es az the year round yet har-
ness racing has always developed less gam
bllnE anu IN more real fun than any pastine
We - q ines II Is amateur baseball. such
as Ine I.-.ers and lawyers pulled off this
MeeA s., " s a.. S the matter with the harness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
oFERO FARMERS TO
STRIVE FOR PRIZES
Fifteen Already Enrolled In Contests
Offered For Best Crops Dur
Ing Season Of 1914.


Alamogordo. n. NJ. April 30.-About
Is farmers are now enrolled in the con-
tests for the various prizes now be-
ing offered for the best crops dur
ing the coming season These prizes
consist of a 10 horse power engine, a
cream separator and 500 in cash
Some Of these farmers are under the
ditch" that is they get their water
supply from the irrigation system OF
the AlamOgordO Improvement CON-
panv. while others are irrigating from
wells.
The pumping plant for the well re-
Gently sunk by the AlamOgOrdo In
prOvement company at the upper end
OF the Alameda park has been re-
ceived and is now being installed. This
will be ready for operation in the next
few days. and from its location ada
cent to the tracks Of the FL Paso x
Southwestern railroad. viii afford =
pleasing and refreshing vista TO the
passengers over that line, as well as 4
splendid advertising medium of the
possibilities Of the Sacramento valley
in irrigation by pumping.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS TO
HOLD TRACK MEET

Athletes from all the grammar schools
OF the city viii compete Saturday morning
in the annual track and field meet OF the
Grammar School Athletic league The meet
viii begin at $3.50 o'clock and Will be held in
Washington park Athletes from the Villas
Lamar, Bailey, Sunset Alta Vista and San
Jacinto schools have been entered
The entries are divided into three classes
to equalze the competition. in class A are
boys OF Us pounds and up In class B the
weight runs from IS pounds to us pounds
All under IS pounds are grouped in class c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

NEED GLASSES. ASK SEGALF.
MOVED To los TEXAS STREET.
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

Alfalfa cutting has begun on num-
Der Of farms and the Fort Stockton
farmers Will soon have a large guam
tity Of choice hay ready for the mar
ket-tO be fed to cavalry horses, or
for other purposes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
CANAL IS DREOGED
IN LEON WILEY;
DITGHES REPAIRED
Vast Body of Land in the
Fort Stockton District Is
Watered by Project.

Fort Stockton, Texas, April 90. B
Westerman, contractor, reports that he
has completed the work Of dredging
the great canal in Leon valley. connect
ing the three big springs and which
viii give that company about 40. 900. p
600 gallons of water daily for its lands
He has also completed this week the
work of concreting the bitches Of the
Fort Stockton Irrigation cornuanv
which carries the great 100000 gall
Ion flow from the Fort stockton
springs through IS miles Of concrete
bitches TO its immense body of LAND.
These two jobs have cost upwards or
100000 and the work was done by
home man. the labor was performed by-
home people and the money all kepc
at home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
KENNYMORE WINS
HEAVY STAKE RACE

Newmarket. England. April 3a.-The 5000
Eulneas stakes. for colts and fillies. foaled
In 1911 was won here Wednesday by the
favorite. kenuymore, which won by a short
head from Corcyra- Black Jester was third.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
FEDERALS FILE SUIT
AGAINST FRED BLANDING

St Louis. No. April 30,-Suit for $1,000
damages was filed in the circuit court
Wednesday by the Kansas City Federal
league club against Fred Banding pitcher
with the Cleveland Americans for alleged
breach Of contract An Injunction to pre-
vent Blanding from playing with any club
other than the Kansas City Federals IS
sought
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

Instructions and tips as to possible
Improvement in their play will be
given by manager John J. McGraw TO
the National league champions with
the aid Of a moving picture machine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
Clean Milk and Clean Bottles

No matter how pure the milk might
be- YOU are not really safe unless the
MILK BOTTLE is thorough cleansed
before filling. II you we're 10 see the
steriIizing process that every bottle gets
in our plant, you would Gel perfectly
secure on this point.
First-The purest Of milk and then.
absolutely clean bottles before the milk
goes IN them. We boil the bottles after
they are cleaned. Why not have this
milk service2 Send US your order and
see for yourselves Phone $40
Ell PASO DAIRY CO.
(The Clean Daryl
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Birthday Party

. Mrs. Mary Lilley was rendered a
surprise by large number of friends
Tuesday evening in honor of her 74th
birthday, at her home near North
East. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Keithley, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Craig, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Keithley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Denni-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Preston, Mrs. Mary Lii
ley, Mrs. Ulysses Alemond, Mrs. Cecil
Liiley, Mrs. Arthur Rambo, Mrs. Web
ster Lilley, Mrs. c. R. Lilley, Mrs.
Clarence Rice, Misses Lily Gruesse-
myer, Lillian Jones, Carrie Abrams,
Mary Keithley, Reba Lockard, Maud,
Hazel and Mamie Dennison, Ruby, Re-
becca and Hope Dennison, Beatrice
Demond, Grace and Ruth Lilley, and
Messrs. James Jones, Benjamin Reed,
Harry, Gruessemyer, Birtchell and
Thomas Keithley, John Lilley, Ravcl.
Willie and James Dennison, William
Ashby, Earle Rice, Ralph Demond,
Willard and Chester Lilley, Charles
and Arthur Lilley.
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sprained her left ankle last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Jackson, Theo-
dore, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Dill on Sunday.
A masquerade party was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Jackson at their
home on Saturday evening, October
81, with quite number of guests.
They were dressed in various costumes
which were sight to see. The even
ing was pleasantly spent in playing
games, after which we were invited
to the table of refreshments, which
was beautifully decorated in black and
yellow, lighted by lighted pumpkin.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Jackson,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ N. Jackson, Mrs. M.
E. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Rey-
nolds, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stricken,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Seminar, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Seminar, Miss Mildred
Jackson Elva Jackson, Mary Ander-
son, Jennie Let's, Helen Reynolds,
Clara Charsha, Elsie Seminar, Muriel
Stevenson, Elsie Reynolds, Lillian
Jackson; Messrs. Lee Paterson, How
ard McCauley, Chauncey, Andrew and
William Reynolds, Edward and Craig
jackson.
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A HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPE

SENATOR John Walter Smith had
about the closest cal! of his career on
Tuesday. Expecting and claiming that
he would beat Darlington by about
10000 votes, he managed to win out
by less than $4,000 And this in face
of the fact that Darlington was COM
PEELED, by the lack of financial support,
to conduct most inadequate cam
paign. Such a result, under such cir
cumstances, shows that lots of folks
in the Democratic party are tired OF
the John Walter Smith machine and
it's performances. Think of Smith.
who has again and again carried his
home county (Worcester) by 1900 or
more majority, getting only 213 ma
jority last Tuesday! Likewise, think
of Jesse d. Price only getting a ma
jority of 209 votes II Wicomico-his
nome county, and normally Demo
cratic by 800 to 1000! Price was the
candidate of the Smith machine and
came very near getting licked by Duer
in a Congressional District that gen.
orally goes Democratic by several
thousand majority. And this in spite
of the fact that Duer had neither the
organization nor money to make the
campaign he might have made.
What does it all mean? We think it
means that the people are tired of
being the mere chattels of a selfish
and arrogant Democratic machine.
And it is time they were tired. This
District will never be what it ought to
be, politically, until it becomes suffi-
GENTLY Independent to upset the ms.
chine when it ought to be upset. 1t
will get to that point some day-came
near getting there Tuesday.
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Synod's Action On West Nottingham

The WING Of last Saturday alluded
briefly to the action of the Synod of
Baltimore, looking to the taking over
of the West Nottingham Academy by
the Synod. Since then we have been
furnished full report of the Synod's
action, which is is follows:
"The committee selected last year
to consider the question presented it's
report as follows:
"The Academy is entirely under the
control of self-perpetuating board
of trustees. The academy building
and an acre of ground was decided to
the trustees by James Magraw in the
year 1913. The rest of the property,
cosisting of the dormitory and 256
acres of land, was purchased by the
trustees in 1909. There is debt of
$4,000 on the property purchased in
1909. But the present board of trus-