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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

knob was knocked off and a
ehisel was used to rip out the
mech anism.
Giving up the effort, the yegg-
men drank the contents of a
whisky bottle. poeketed a few
quarts of liquor and departed.
The safe contained several hun
dred dollars. 1t was so badly
wrecked that it could not be
opened today.
At the Bennatt's grocery-one
of the largest North End stores
an iron rod was used to tear
away the bars on a rear door.
The same work was done in the
grocery as at the saloon. A pow
erful blow with a mallet knocked
Off the safes combination. Blows
were struck on the door, crack
ing it but failing to spring the
bolts. The thieves stole 500
pennies in a cash drawer, a box
of cigars, two boxes of candy and
a glass of jelly. The safe con-
tanned $500 in cash,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. Is.
Three years ago pretty Mrs.
Martin W. Littleton, wife of the
congressman from New York,
wrote a brochure entitled Zone
Wish" and signed with the name
Peggy O'Brien." Today her one
wish has been granted. II was
that the old home of Thomas Jeff
ferson at Monticello, Va, should
be purchased by the government
and made public memorial, like
the home of Washington at Mt.
Vernon.
The ownc< has finally con-
scented to sell the old estate to
the government for $500, 600,
though he values il at over 81,
600, 900.
The campaign begun by Mrs.
Littleton, and which has been
turned out successfully, aroused
interest and support throughout
the nation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
YEGCMEN TRY
TO ROB TWO
SAFES, FAIL

Two more bold burglaries were
committed last night by the
gang of yeggmen who have been
operating in Tacoma recently. In
each case the thieves made des-
perate efforts to crack safes con-
tanning large sums of cash, but
in each Instance they were forced
TO quit after running the safes
They escaped with other valua-
bles.
Victims of the yeggmen we're
the Tacoma Liquor company,
operating a retail liquor lsouse
and saloon at 939 Tacoma ave-
nue., and Bennatt's grocery, 34tn
and North Proctor streets.
A rear door of the LIQUOR
house, facing on the alley be-
tween Tacoma avenue and q
street, was forced open with a
" Jimmy" The thieves made
straight for the safe, located in
tiny office within sight of the
front windows. The combination
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
JONES VOTED
FOR GRAB OF
$1,000 Cash

SEATTLE Oct Ex-senator Wesley L.
nicsrtcken for
The
then
their voted
cling of
81
The short N 4 second
ton, d. C..
They
allowed
their
bill a and WASH ton.
distance he
for mileage although he travelled an
This particular mileage
United
stricken.
the country would have touched"
shameful mile
and
of
o
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
New Ordinance
Not Enforced

Apparently city ordinances
passed by the Tacoma council are
given little thought by city off,
Gals after they have been passed.
Two weeks ago an ordinance
was passed by the city council
In which all taxicabs, rent
autos and auto buses were or
dered to keep on of Pacific ave-
nue., and were given certain
places on A street, Sth. 10th and
18th streets. where they could
wait for fares.
The city has painted white
streaks on these streets, show
ing the cars just where they can
stand. Although the ordinance
has been IN effect several DAYS,
no action has been taken TO an
force Il. Long lines Of waiting
taxis and public automobiles sin
clutter up the curb
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
ALLIES ESCAPE GERMAN TRAP

PARIS, Oct. 15.-Not only has
the allies extreme left escaped
the encircling movement of the
Germans, following the capture
of Antwerp, but they have de-
livered a smashing how at the
kaiser's forces. IL is stated in
messages from the front The
latest accounts were that the Ger
man front stretched from the re-
gion of Antwerp southwark
across the France-Belgian from
tier.
The right wing of the army,
under General Won Beseler, who
took Antwerp, rests on the
North sea, near Blankennerghen
the left on the Lys river near
Courtrai. The allies are advanc-
ing, and driving a wedge into
this line, are trying to turn Won
Beseler's left. It Is expected that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
CRIMSON LIGHTS
GR0WINGDIMMER

Commissioner of Public Safe
ty Mills has taken out of the
hands of Chief of Police A. P.
LOOMS the job of keeping Ia
coma rid of disorderly women.
Such was the statement of Mayor
Fawcett today.
While Loomis had charge of
things, the women were allowed
to fiaunt themselves openly be-
fore the public" said Fawcett.
But I'm the last two weeks Mills
has taken things in his own hands
and conditions are better"
Fawcett declared today that
Tacoma was in better condition
from a moral standpoint than at
any time during the Mills re-
gime. He took exception with
the published statement of his
secretary, II. X. Rockhill, who
spoke before a gathering Tues
day night and declared that con-
ditions in Tacoma at present
we're worse than ever before.
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win Drake so that Chief of Po-
lice Loomis could be fired with
Out Mills doing the work, has
caused intense interest.
III looks as though Mills were
getting ready to spring some
thing" said Mayor Faweett to-
DAY. IF he is getting ready to
make change, all 1 can say Is
that ] am not on the inside Of
the secret. ] have heard, how
ever. from good sources that
Mills would like TO get out of
the public safety job so that
LOOMS could be fred. Loomis
apparently. has a tight hold on
NILS and the commissioner does
not dare. drop him."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
SAYS U.S.NOT PREPARED FOR WAR
CONGRESS GARDNER Will EYED

Z WASHINGTON, ID. C., Oct. ID.
The presidents neutrality proc
lamation was ignored in the
house today by Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts,. He
bitterly denounced the Germans
and placed responsibility for the
European conflict on the kaiser
and his Prussian militarism.
1T is true that with the pres
ent European war" said Gard
ner, my views are not those of
neutral. / am entirely convinced
that Lhe German cause Is unholy
and a menace to the principles
OF democracy. Furthermore, I
believe that the God of battles
will visit defeat upon the Ger
mans.
But no matter which side
wins we must remember that
since the beginning of time the
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victorious nations have proved
headstrong and high-handsd. We
must begin Immediately 70 reor-
ganize our military strength IL
we expect to resist that high
handedness when the day of me-
cessity arrives"
Gardner asserted that the
United States was most unpre-
pared for war and that the effect
of the sums that Carnegie had
spent on peace propaganda had
been to blind Americans to the
fact that the national security
from a military standpoint had
been undermined.
Gardner introduced . resolu-
tion for the commission of three
senator's and three congressman
and three others to be named By
the president TO investigate the
preparedness of the United States
for war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
RUSSIA'S PLANS DEPENDON BATTLE

PEIROGRAD, Oct. 10.-That
all the rest of Russia's military
plans are held up pending the
outcome of the battle with the
Germans along the Vistula and
San rivers between Warsaw and
Przemysl is admitted by the gem
eral stan. Military authorities
showed no inclination to admit
that the Germans deceived them
into thinking that the kaiser In
tended 20 invade Russia by way
of Suwalki province, when the
real purpose was to strike east
ward at Warsaw. Instead they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
MEBBE so, THE WAYS OF POLITICS
ARE W0NDR0US STRANGE. THEY SAY

IS COMMISSIONED A. q. Mills
planning to ask the city council
to allow hin to change places
with Commissioner ]. c. DrakeF
This question arose with re-
newed vigor today when Mills, at
the close of the days council
session, Informed the council that
he had visited NfsauaIIy power
plant yesterday afternoon. lie
declared that he had famiIiarfzed
himself with the work at Ms
qually thoroughly.
The fact that Mills has taken
such a sudden interest in the
light department coupled with
recent rumor at the city hall that
Mills wanted 20 exchange places
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
TAKE HIM, LORIMER!

When the people of this state get through
with standpat Senator Jones on November g.
maybe his old friend Lorimer will give him a
job.
When LOrimer found guilty of buying his
seat in the senate Jones was one of his chief de-
tenders: Jones fought and voted to keep the
briber Lorimer in the senate
Now Lorimer has been indicted by the federal
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

BERLIN, Sayvie l. L. 16.-P
their N Poland
already 4 is
the norhward continued of
continued with the advantage in the Germans
The Russians said
the kaisers
back
The German Office quoted accusing
the ast Prussan frontier of compelling Inhabitants Of German
villages OF
German
1t is added this major shot by the Germans
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

At a county fair in a small in
land city several hundred men
were engaged in holding down a
large balloon which was rapidly
being inflated with hot air. The
smallest man or the lot looked
about him nervously.- and then
yelled at the top of his voice:
Hey, come and take my place,
somebody I've got to goi"
No one paid any attention to
him. A few moments later the
little man bawIed:
IF somebody don't come and
take my place right away. I'm
eoInk 60 let the old thing 90 uni
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

grand jury in Chicago for misusing the funds of
innocent depositors in his bank.
Lorimer will need glib defender to beat the
case, as he faces SO counts
This state will voluntarily give up Jones early
next month, just as soon as che people have the
opportunity to record their-rpinion at the polls.
Vote for Ole Hanson for senator. Let Lori
mer have Jones. -
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asserted that spies must have re-
vealed their plans to the Ger
mans.
Nevertheless. IL IL pointed out.
IL the Russians succeed In break
ing the German line in Poland,
the way will be opened for q
Russian advance on Berlin. IL
Is owned that the tight 10 of such
Importance as to completely
overshadow the 0alicisn CAM
paign. II is estimated that a mill
lion TeutOns and allies and q mil
lion and a half of Russians are
involve din the battle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
Austrians Lose

LONDON. Oct. 1s.-After q
two days battle In which both
sides suffered enormous losses
combined Servians and Montsae-
grins overwhelmingly defeated
1bs000 Austrians near Sierra ieve.
the Montenegro consul general
has announced. He added that
the Austrian battery and hun
dreds of prisoners were captured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
ANOTHER PANToUM.

His hair was long and shaggy,
His raiment was passe;
He whistled something raggy,
His air was blithe and gay.
He whistled something raggy,
His air was blithe and gay;
And he was kinder jaggy.
At least, he seemed that way
And he was kinder jaggy,
At least, he seemed that way;
His countenance was saggy,
But, kid, he was no Jay.
His countenance was saggy,
But, kid, he was no jay;
His mfen was real waggy-
'Senough for that Good day!
o. X. CHUSTNUT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
YOU CONFESS

both mental and business
weakness when you ac-
knowledge that you have
not saved a part of your
earnings.
The qualities found in a
man who saves is sure to
lead him to success. Sue
cess comes largely from
confidence we have In our
judgment. Saving money
gives us confidence. If
we have not saved money
we admit our lack of
judgment and therefore
can have no confidence in
ourselves.
81 will start you at the
PUGET SOUND
STATE BANK
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
SAY FRENCH HAD
DUN DUN BULLETS

WASHINGTON, d. C.. Oct. rs.
"A statement issued BY Count
Bernstorff. German ambassador.
By authority OF the German gov
ernment. declares thar dam-dnm
bullets have been found On many
french prisoners
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
RATTLING THE SKELETON.

BATTLING THE SKELETON.
The chief diversion of Scott,
our W. X. photographer, is taking
pictures of himself.
Bill Casey, the press agent of
the Empress, started in the show
business as an office boy for
Jawn Considine at So a week.
Marcus Loew, who owns the
Empress, had to hook his watch
nine years ago for supper money.
Now his check for 100000 is
perfectly o. X.
ID. II. Hoyt, vice president of
the school board, was the only
man in his company in the crool
war of 1898 who didn't require
quinine in camp. Thus are great
druggists chosen by the gods.
Ellis Lewis Garretson, big gun
In Mystic Shrine circles, is said
to have once worn a mustache,
but he strenuously denies IL.
Chief of Police Loomis was
once a police Judge in Minnesota
VIII Mister Ames please write.
Al Wheeler, our W. K. tonsorial
star, shaves himself with a safe
ty razor. Can you beat it7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

the Germans will occupy the rest
of Belgium's ports. but IL is be-
lieved that offensive Operations
of the allies slightly inland VIII
keep Teutonic troops so busy
that their control of the coast
line will be practically of no adj
vantage to them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
$4,000 CONTRACT LET.

A Tacoma firm. Tweeden q
Marsh, was yesterday given the
contract for constructing q 30
inch electric dredge for use in
Improvement OF the Whfte-Stuek
river channels. at . bid of s72.-
600. The contract was let at =
joint session of the Pierce and
King county commissioners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
AMSTERDAM.

AMSTERDAM, via London,
Oct. 1.-THE Meter Zeitung
says that Major General Won
Bodenhansen, police president OF
Metz. has been appointed COM
mander of Antwerp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
all Must Fight

= THE HAGUE, Oct. Is.
. The Belgian governments 4
= last act before leaving Ost- 4
= end for Havre, IL is learned, I
. was 20 orGer all Belgians 4
. between the ages of is ana 4
. As to Join the army within 4
. two days under penalty Of I
= treatment as traitors. I
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
HERE'S OLD JIM DASH
AGAIN

The night was dark and stormy,
The rain was falling fast;
The clock had hit the v spot
Ond now IL was half-past.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
WOMEN HELD
AS SHIELDS
FOR TROOPS

WASHINGTON. d. C. Oct 15--The Germans defeat Of
Schwirwindt Of
man embassy also
retreating
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Now You know, dear read
err, why we call this a Nut
Coiyum, do you not?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

! wandered on through c street.
My feet got awful wet;
Then / recalled I had q home.
Or I'D been going yet.
JIM DASH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15
AUSTRIAN WARSHIP BURNED

TRIESTE, via Havre, Oct. Is.
The new Austrian dreadnaught.
which was to have been launched
this afternoon, mysteriousIy
burned last night. Six torpedo
boats were also badly damaged.
II is deemed certain that spies
started the FIRE.
The final work preliminary to
launching was being done By
Loo shipyard employees when
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

With construction work on the
municipal tideHats car line we'll
under way. Commissioners OF Pub
lie Works Owen Woods today ad-
verfised for bids On 534.34z feet
OF lumber for the neu road The
bids VII be accepted 81 seven
different items arzd i II possible
that several lumber 8ezz<s VIII
hare IN the contract
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

&c vas discovered that the dToad-
naught's hull and scaffolfltH<s
were burning. The fame Ifead
rapidly and Il was impossible to
control them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-10-15

Now that the high mark In reg
istration has been reached, only
one thing remains for the
right MEN on Nov. 3.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-16
Lauriun Department

off the stretches at 20 to 10 miles per
hour.
The driving will be harder into the
turns than at Hancock week ago,
because Of the faster stretches and the
wider turns. The entire circuit of the
Laurium course Is at least - feet Wild
er than the Hancock track, giving a
wider sweep and the banking is at
least a foot higher.
Eddie Hearne, while trying out his
big chain driven Case late Tuesday on
the county road, narrowly escaped a
serious wreck. when he took a rise in
the road going about 80 miles per
hour, throwing his mechanic. Howard
Kizer, from the seat. and giving him
all the driving he cared to handle in
keeping his mount out Of the ditch.
Kizer escaped with a slightly strained
back.
Reports from Marquette, Ishpeming
and Negaunee are TO the affect that
hundreds of fans will take advantage
of the excursion rates on the Duluth,
South Shore q Atlantic railroad, put
into effect for the races.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-16
LAURlUM BREVlTlES.
:: :. :. :. :. :. :. -. :. :. :, :. :.


Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ford are the
parents of daughter.
Mrs. John Chapman and Mrs. Fern
ley Oliver have gone to Ishpeming 20
participate in the festivities of the
Sons of ST. George reunion. They will
be gone until Monday.
Elmer Prisk, who has been visiting
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Prisk, has left for his home in Detroit.
The Presbyterian baseball team de-
feated the Fowler class team by the
score of % To 5 in a spirited contest
at the Laurium driving park Tuesday.
s. c. Chynoweth Insurance Agency.
parenpaI Accident and Healtn Insur-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-16
DISBROW STILL
MASTER PILOT
No Official Advices His rs Mile
Record Is Broken

II have had no word from the Am
erican Automobile association concern %
ing my 25-mile record and do not
know whether il is official or not, >
was the answer of Louis Disbrow
ceived here Wednesday that new 25-
mile worlds record had been hung up
at Portland.
The little master pilot" will drive
his Simplex Zip" i'm the Laurium races
next Sunday, the same car with which
he placed the worlds 2j-mile record
at 22:26 So at San Jose, Cal. We'd
nesday morning wire was received
by the Calumet News that Percy
Barnes, a Seattle driver had dropped
the record to 22:7 LIS during the Rose
City Speedway races.
whether it is recognized or not,
will not worry much about the time,
continued Disbrow, that was the first
circular track record / lowered after
getting Zip" in 1912 and since that
time | have captured seven other dirt
track marks, all of them at "A better
average than the 25-miles. so you see
am not much afraid. but that ! can
retake the record on a good mile
track"
Lets get down to figures. Barnes
drove the distance In 1927 seconds,
averaging about 80 % seconds to the
mile. I have driven more than %
miles with Zip" at little faster than
81 seconds, so I figure | will have little
trouble sending the mark below %
minutes for the distance. But, why
worry" and he began chewing gum
again at mile a minute clip.
Then he broke loose again. "Old-
field claims to have lowered my 5-mile
mark this spring but ] haven't heard
of the A. A. A. recognizing it. ! hear
every week or so about some driver
that has attacked one of my speed
marks. but the A. A. A. headquarters
at New York is my barometer on the
worry stuff"
"Oldfeld, Burman and myself are
slated to clash at Minneapolis this fall
during the Minnesota State Fair, and
the motor world will know after that
whether | am able to defend the titia
| have held for the past two years"
Disbrow is slated to put mile ana
two-mile record on the Laurium track
next Sunday with the Simplex ZIP
nominating the first two laps Tor the
mile mark. Actual measurement OF
the track shows it to be 40 feet over
the mile, but he has not asked that
the extra distance be- taken off in
figuring his time.
Last nights rain win aid In packing
the clay surface Of the track until
there is little doubt in the minds OF
the race management that 1t will be
ironed down beyond the possibility OF
cutting through on the turns.
The track will be ready for the iirst
workouts tomorrow or Saturday at the
latest, and the drivers VIII
give the course a severe test to deter
mine whether the park officials have
lived up to their promise to prepare
the surface so that the turns VIII
withstand the wear of the cars hurried
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-16
New Books Received at
the G. & H. Public Library
Will Be Ready for Circulation Saturday

Haskin-The American Government.
Breckenridge-The Delinquent Child
and the Home.
Hart-Juvenilc Court Laws in the
United States.
MISUNDERSTANDING Versus Rail-
ways.
Phelps-selected Articles ON Parcels
Post.
Nearing-Woman and Social Pro-
gress.
Wood-Iiistory of the General Fed
Grafton Of Womens Clubs.
Neutrality-suspicious. for Girls.
Education.
Mark-The Unfolding of Personality
az the Chief Aim in Education.
Perry-The Status Of the Teacher
Bailey-Booklet Making.
Holmes-School Organization and
the Individual Child.
American Academy of Medicine
Conservation of School Children.
Byington-The Children's Pulpit.
st. John-Child Nature and Child
Nurture.
Slattery-The Girl and Her Religion
Slattery-Just over the Hill.
Wilson Working ones Way
Through COLLEGE and University.
Science.
Serviss-Round the Year With the
Stars.
Lowell-Mars as the Abode of Life.
Bonney-The Electro Platers Hand
book.
Stevens-An Illustrated Guide to the
Flowering Plants.
Apgar-Ornamcntal Shrubs Of the
United States.
Peets-Practical Tree Repair.
Job-How To study Birds.
Useful Arts.
Education in Sexual Physi-
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Blythe-The Fun of Getting Thin.
Blythe-Cutting II out.
Call-Brain Power for business Men
MiXter-IIealth and Beauty Hints.
Observation-Disclosures
ODonnell-Thc Family Food.
Croft comp.-American Electricians
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Burns-The Electric Motor and Its
Practical Operation.
Talbot-House Sanitation.
Bailey-Farm and Garden Rule
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Fanning-Selcctcd Articles on tho
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Robinson-Our Domestic Birds.
Farrington-The Home Poultry
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Eckles-Dairy Cattle and Milk Pro-
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Talbot-The Modern Household
Davis-A Table for Two.
Gurney-Things Mother Used To
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Smith--Recipes and Menus for Fifty.
Child-The Efficient Kitchen.
Forsy in Health and
Disease.
Hutchinson-We and our Children.
Richardson-Better Babies and Their
Care.
Dwyer-The business Letter.
Taylor-What "A Salesman Should
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Parsons-The Principles of Adver-
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Taylor-What an Advertiser Should
Know.
Hooper-Hand-Lo Loom Weaving, Plain
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