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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
THIRTY-SIXTH WARD

WILLIAM MARSH. Franklin, Select.
'yes."
SAMUEL c. wIsEGARvER, Franklin.
Common. t'yes."
CHESTER A. ANDERSON, Franklin,
Common, yes"
JOHN II. HAHN, Republican, Common,
"no.D
'Tswill make no promises or pledges to
anybody" said Mr. Hahn. when he saw a
copy OF the Transit Pledge"
ROBERT SMITH, Republican, Common,
~no.9
The pledge which you have asked me
70 sign" said Mr.. Smith, in refusing to
signsit, docs not In any way benefit the
people in the ward which 1 have had. the
honor TO represent in Councils for a Nam
Der Of years. l am always in favor OF any
advancement in rapid transit which BEN
eflts the 36th Ward.
You are asking me to rgn something
which at the present time does not bring
any lhigh-speed lines within a mile of my
ward. When program of rapid transit.
fully developed and with free transfers
assured, is presented TO me you will find
me on the firing line"
FRANK }. RYAN, Republican, Select,
''no."
Frank j. Ryan was found at the ssth
Ward Republican Club. 1858 Point Breeze
avenue. after repeated efforts had been
made to reach him at his saloon. 1872
South 18th street. When shown the tran
sit pledge he said In part;
why should ! sign that7 or all the
things 10 bring around! What right has
the EVENING LEDGER got TO pull off stun
like this? Hey, boys, what do you think
of the crust OF it7 This newspaper put
ting out pledge-a transit pledge to
make us sign. Some bluff all right. but
don't have to get my votes that way.
ITS a good ioke all right hut listen
here, when you get a scheme that's go
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
al YEARS Ar uNIoN LEAGUE
w. A. Cloak Started as Hall Boy and
Is Now Chief Steward

On october 20. 1884, a chubby, round
faced lad. Il years old. applied to ALEC"
Gnchrist,' read doorkeeper Of the Union
League. for a Job. Gilchrist looked him
over keenly. saw that his eyes we're
bright and his manner alert and decided
to give him a chance" He was given
a Job as hallboy and was put to work at
once.
Today william A. Cloak, the former
hallboy, is directing the culinary AFFAIRS
Of the League in his capacity OF chief
steward, but is finding time to celebrate
the 21st anniversary OF his advent in
the historic building He now directs
an office and has assistants.
Ten presidents have held office in the
Union League In Mr.. Cloak's time, and
he knew all OF them personally. They
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20

were John Russell Young. snas " -
=, To,ana stuart = patterson, Joseph q. Darlln,..
former Judge Dinner peehs, stuart
Hope. William T. Tfiden ana 49, et
incumbent, John Gribben ,.pIe,,ni
upon this illustrious list, Mr. cl.se.a,,e.htnI
that he thought President yo,,S saN
more widely known nationally ny va.
MS scholarly attainments, and ause r,aae cf
wioe'y popular than any Of his prsoss'rs .nofs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
Adopts Philadelphia Method

Raleigh, N. c., has adopted Philadel-
phia's system of medical inspection of
schools. The Southern city recently au-
thorized this educational improvement
and sent DR.. T. NJ. Jordan, who was ap-
pointed to supervise the work there, to
Philadelphia to study this city's methods.
Doctor Jordan is visiting several elemen-
tary schools today. DIR. Robert Walker,
one of the corps of inspectors, is accom-
panying the visiting physician.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
500 Join Business As,o,,.,,.

Five Kindred new rnenhor.
mitted TO the South eOth STR. we're ad.
ment Association at a meetine Improve
at Red Mems Hall, eOtb 49, s, night
streets. The big increase was sspruos
the efforts OF teams Of 20 men :. uue 70
have been working for several nm, who
team under the direction OF The.aka
Smith was the winner over on" o'Ias q.
George Patchell and the LOSING ~. led By
be Obliged to act as hosts at "M d,. wil
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
BULGARS CLOSE DEDEAGATCH;
MINE AEGEAN AND BLACK SEA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.

Bulgaria today notified the United
States, through American Minister
Noplcka, at Sofia, that the port of Dedea-
Catch has been closed to navigation and
that merchant vessels cannot enter be-
tween sunset and sunrise.
The entire Bulgarian coast, both on the
Black and Aegean Seas, has been mined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20

DIR. JOHN n. REM1o, nepublic.n, Cssn-
mon, "no"
Doctor Remig objected TO "slgninR his
name to a pledge that would tie him up
to program which might look very diff
ferently In the future" He declined 20
sign.
II am for rapid transit" said Doctor
Remig. but don't feel that I would be
true to my constituents n I signed a
pledge which would influence my con-
duct IN Councils in the future. I cannot
sign the pledge, therefore"
Gus DONATE, Franklin, COuanon, doubt
full (Out of city).
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
Hotel Guests Flee Fire in Night Gart

MILFORD, Conn. Oct 2O-Fire early
today destroyed the Sound View Hotel,
Carey's dancing pavilion and lighthouses
at Walnut Beach, on the Sound, causing
a loss estimated at $50, 1000. Twenty-Five
guests escared from the hotel in their
night clothes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20

GEORGE t. CoNRADE, Republican, Sc
lect, "no."
ISAAC DEUTsoH, Republican, Common,
"no."
Persons desiring copies OF the s'rrnn-
sit Pledge" may obtain them by notify
ing THE EVENING LEDGER. Copies
will be mailed TO them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
FIFTH WARD
BTH WARD STATISTICS

POPULATION OF Wnrd, 1I,BoO.
This Is central ward and the Transit
Department has made no calculations Of
'hours lost" or money loss" cOmputa-
tions Of this kind being made In the
other wards on the necessity Of resi-
dents taking daily trips 20 the business
section.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
THTRTY-sECOND WARD


Population % ward, ta.7Oo.
Hours lost TO residents through present
year. se1 900.
Money loss Of residents through present
scent exchange system In course Of
year, sa7, 500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
TWENTY EIGHTH WARD
2sTH WARD STATISTICS
NJ ward. AZ ROO.

FOpuIhtIOn OF Whru1 bE11UU.
Hours lost to residents through present
inadequate transit system In course of
year. 100000.
Money loss Of residents through present
Scent exchange system in course Of
year, $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20

JOHN NJ. CLARK, Franklin, Common,
"yes."
ROBERT JOSEPH LARMER, Franklin,
Common, Eyes"
FRANK wEIDMAN, Republican, Common,
snO."
Mr.. Weidman said:
Il am i'm favor of rapid transit but do
not intend to bind myself with prom
ises"
WALTER e. LAMoND, Republican, Com
mon, "no."
Mr. Lamond, in declining to sign the
'Transit Pledge" said:
Twill not sign. That's what was in
structed to do-not to put anything in
writing"
Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Larmer, the Frank
lin candidates in the 3Oth ward, signed
the .pledse without qualification.
THIRTY. WARD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
Somebody Dersus Everybody

Everybody is looking for better job. But Every
body doesn't know how to get
If you want to 'get along" in the world don't be
Everybody because almost everybody Is Everybody,
and the market is giutted. Be Somebody. Every
body's successful brother.
Thousands OF Everybodies have been transformed
into Somebodies through a Ledger want sd The
same service is open 10 you. It's YOUR way TO
better job Wantad yourself into good job through
the Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20

w. E. BELL, Franklin, Common, Eyes,"
j. HENRY ERBEE, Franklin, Common,
Eyes"
ED TRIMMED, Franklin, Common, eyes. !"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20
THIRTIETH WARD
sOTH WARD STATISTICS

Population Of ward, $4,000.
Hours lost TO residents through present
Inadequate transit system In course Of
year, $4,000.
Money loss Of residents through Scent
exchsuEe system In course of year,
s13,5OO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-20

Ing to give rapid transit to the ssth Ward,
bring around a pledge and III be right
on the Job and sign H."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
PERSONAL.

Harry Gould came Saturday from
Greenfield to spend Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Houghton of
Greenfield spent Sunday with Mr..
Houghton 8 mother, Mrs. c. F. Brown.
Mrs. Hattie S. Lowell of Bellows
Falls was guest over Sunday in the
home of her niece, Mrs. l.. j. Parmen-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. DeVere Houghton and
daughter, Grace, and Stephen Hough-
ton, who We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter 5. Chase, returned to their home
IN South Londonderry Saturday.
United States Marshal A. P. Car
penter, Bailiff Frank L. Wellman and
Herbert G. Shaw, juror, left this af-
ternoon for Montpelier to attend the
session of the federal court, which
opened last week and which will re-
sumo the session tomorrow morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

A meeting of the town school dis
trict is called for this evening at S
O clock i'm the academy building in
West Rrattleboro
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church win hold its regular BUSH
ness meeting with Mrs. 0. L. Rawson,
Washington street, Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o clock.
1t has been decided to organize a
patrol Of Boy Scouts in the Universe
list church, and all who intend 10 30
enrolled in the patrols are requested TO
meet in the church parlor tonight at
7l5 o clock.
\ total of 41j dogs have been Ii
ceused this year as against total Of
l33 a year ago. OF this number 81
were males or spayed female dogs il
ceused at II and nine at So each.
Seventeen were female dogs at So each
and two at IS each and there was one
kennel license for 10 dogs.
Bowling activities in Masonic circles
continue. Crowell defeated Light ia a
10 string match Saturday evening, ogi
70 sol. a Bellows Falls team will play
the local Masonic team here tomorrow
evening and Thursday evening the To-
cal team here tomorrow evening and
Thursday evening the local team will
go 70 Greenfield for a match game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
Recurring Fashions.

The cycle of clothes completes itself
with q regularity almost as unvarying
as that of the seasons; but it takes
years instead of months for the old
fashions to recur. When Nature made
a rose she looked upon it and pro
nouneed it good She reproduces it
year after year in dnvarying fashion,
but man is not content with the cut
of his coat for two seasons in success
sion. This is why it takes so long for
the old fashions to reappear. They have
to be forgotten by the mass before
they can come back, even IN form
at all suggestive of their first estate.
Let us take the eutaway coat as a
type. Twenty-Five or 80 years ago
every young man owned one. 1t was
usually made of diagonal worsted and
the edges were bound with braid The
length of the tails and the number of
buttons varied from season to season,
but the general style of the coat was
unchanged for several years Then it
disappeared, though hot house speei-
mems were occasionally seen. And the
fashion of binding mems coats with
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
The Boy in the House.

There s boy in the house.
You can tell by the basket of blocks
on the stairs.
By the caps and sweaters that cumber
the chairs
BY the hoops at the door
And the skates on the floor,
BY the stills in the hall
And the dents in the wall.
BY the pane that he marked and the
curtain he tore.
There s a boy in the house.
There s boy in the house.
From the hatehet and saw that can
never be found,
From the little worn breaches left ly-
ing around,
From the stockings he strews
And the little seuffed shoes,
From the marbles, the tops
And the buttons he drops
From tokens like these you may gather
the news
There s a boy in the house.
There's a boy in the house.
The sound of his romping from morning
till night.
He shouts to his army in battle or
fight.
His blood-curdling shrek,
His whoop and his squeak.
His laughter that flows
Through the worst of his woes
A thousand small rackets all truthfully
speak
OF a boy in the house.
There 8 a boy in the house.
From the hours of toll that a sweet
mother spends,
From the rooms that she rids and the
garments she mends,
From the steps that she taxes
And the case she forsakes.
From the pride and the grace
And the joy in her face,
Perhaps you can guess what a diner
ence it makes
With boy in the house!
Newark Evening News.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

\ meeting of the Esteyville Athletic
club will be held Wednesday evening
at 100 o clock at Fuller park. Parents
and women are especially urged to uc
present.
Robert Joseph Murphy and Miss III
vina Sarah Smith, both of Springfield.
Mass, were married Friday afternoon
in the office of the town clerk by carr
). Hopkins, justice of the peace
The attraction at the Princess thea
ter today is Stop Thief, the fvepart
Cohan & Harris comedy drama reatur
ing Mary Ryan and Harry Mestaycf
supported by the original cast Of tae
Broadway production.
Grant Danvew, whose funeral was
held in Vergennes Friday, was Il
nephew of George Danyew of this
town, Mrs. David Duquette of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, and Mrs. Frank Larrow
Of Ferrisburg.
Protective Grange win hold regu-
lar meeting Wednesday evening, NAV
&c The third and fourth degrees viii
be conferred, followed by harvest sup
per to which all members are requested
to contribute without further solc11a-
ton.
Thirty-thFee Boy Scouts of the Rap-
fist, Congregational and Episcopal
churches, with Scout Masters T0mkiu-
son, Harris and Kellogg, went on a
hike Saturday to Indian pond, east Of
Wantastiquet mountain. Dinners were
cooked and the outing was much en-
ioyed.
Rev. w. W. Leete, ID. d.. secretary
of the Congregational Church Building
| society, preached in the Centre church
! yesterday morning, presenting the work
| of the society. In the evening he at
| dressed the congregational Christian
/ tndeayor society in West Brattleboro
+ at which services there was special
I music, consisting of solos by Miss jean
Elodgett, William H. Gay and Fred
Ryan.
Additional divorce DEGREES granted
Saturday afternoon before county court
az Newfane took a recess to June %
when contested eases and court mat.
ters will be heard, were as follows:
AEbie T.. Hammond against Alphonso
=. Hammond, intolerable severity, Gus
toby OF minor children to petitioner;
Isaac w. Rush from Nellie f. Rush
4 wlltul desertion; Edward L. rorrey
from May L. Torrey, wilful desertion
The funeral of Charles r.. Waitmar
was held yesterday afternoon at
o clock at the house, 4S Canal street
Rev. George E. Tomkinson, pastor O.
the First Baptist church, officiating
Miss Emma Gregg sang two selections
No Sorrow There and Casting All You
Care Upon Him. A large delegation
from Sedgwick post G. A. r., of whicl
Mr.. Waitman was q member, attended
The body was taken this morning o.
the I'LL o o'clock train to North Spring
field for burial. The bearers were Fl
!. Allen, Sidney l.. May, Franklin
Stockwell and Frederick T. Stewart
Among those attending the funera
were Mrs. FL. T.. Wellman ana Mis-
Caroline Wellman of Westminste
West, Edgar Wellman of Westminster
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Wellman of Brook
line, Don Boutelle, Mrs. Hattie Mars
and Miss Edna Marsh of Townshen
and Mrs. Ida Austin of Charlestowr
! n. Fl.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
TOWN SHEND.

weeks
Mrs. Fl. II. Chamberlin visited in
Brattleboro several days last week.
Mrs. Olive Leach Of Mortified
Plains, Mass, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Ada Pierce
Misses Ella and Erma Derry of
Brookline were guests at the home of
their sister, Mrs. John Jenkins.
Associate members of Orchard post.
q. A. K, are requested to meet in the
town hall Thursday evening for drill.
Mr.and Mrs. Guy Bardwell and fam.
lily moved last week from the tenement
in A. X. Greenwood s house in No. .
district to their former home at Fl. F..
Franklin s.
All members of the Leland and GRAY
Seminary Alumni association, trustees
OF the seminary or members of the
graduating class who wish tickets to
the alumni banquet are requested to
send in their names to the secretary.
Mrs. w. NJ. Sparks, on or before June
/.
Five members of Birchard post, G.
A. r., about 20 sons of veteran asso-
ciate members, and eight members of
Birchard Woman s Relief corps from
this village attended church in New
fame Sunday, 81 members of the organ
izations being present in all. An eIo-
quent address was given by Rev.
Charles w. Mock and special music
was rendered by male quartet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
Greatest Ball Player of Them All

In the June American Magazine
Ring W. Lardner writes another anus
ing baseball story. This month he de-
votes his attention TO Ty Cobb, the
famous Detroit player whom he calls,
+" The greatest of 'em ALL Following
is an extract from what Lardner says
about Cobb:
est down here while, kid, and
III give you the dope on this guy You
say you didn t see him do nothin
wonderful? But you. only seen him in
one serious. Wait till you been in the
league more n a week or two before
you go judgin ball players. He may
of been sick when you played agin
him. Even when he's sick, though, he Is
got everybody I ever seen skun, and
I've saw all the best of 'em.
"Say, he amt worth nothin' to
that club; no, nothin ! I don't know
what pay he's gettin', but whatever
it is, it ain t enough. If they d split
the receipts fifty-ffty with that bird,
they wouldn t be gettin none the
worst of it. That bunch could get
along just as well without him as a
train could without no engine
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
AGREEMENT ON B. & M. BILL.
reorganization Measure Will Be Filed
in Massachusetts Legislature at Once.

BOSTON, May 24.-An agreement
on the bill for the reorganization of
the Boston & Maine railroad was
reached today by a conference com
mittee of the legislature and the meas
IRE will be fled in the house at once
tor action. Under the agreement the
senate recedes from its position on the
Railroad corporation, the house amend
mert giving the public service commits
zlsn supervision over the Hampden
road. The senate also withdraws its
opposition to provision that Boston &
Maine supplies shall not be purchased
-tom any company having on its direc-
tcrate director Of the Boston &
Maine and to the amendment requiring
that the railroad earn as well as paw
a least ! per cent in order that the Sc
eGrities may be legal investments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
SUCCESSFUL OSTRICH RAISING.
Industry Began in this Country in
1882-Price of Feathers.

The first Importation of ostriches in
to the United States was made in
1882 from South Africa into Califor-
MIA. Several other importations fol-
lowed, and it was one of the later i'm
portations that brought into this coun
try the North African or Nubian bird,
captured in the Province of Nubia,
North Africa, states the Philadelphia
Ledger. The majority of birds in this
country today are the results of these
few importations of birds into Cali
fornia and consist almost wholly of
the South African bird.
The ostriches are no longer confined
ITO one locality, but are rapidly spread
| ing through the South, and are being
successfully kept as far north as Penn
| sylvanla. Ostrich farms are in Cali
fornia, Arizona, Texas, Arkansas,
Florida and Pennsylvania. There are
about 10 farms that have more than
| 100 birds each, five farms that have
more than 400 birds each and one farm
that has more than 1000 birds. In all
there are about % farms in the United
States that are making business of
/ ostrich raising. The total aggregate of
birds on these % farms amounts to
about 400, of which 5,6S5 are in
i Arizona.
/ Approximately 1900 of all the birds
are plucking birds, and give on an
leverage one and one-fourth pounds of
feathers to the bird, which, figured at
$50 pound, gives some idea of the
VALUE of the feather crop of this coun-
try. Besides this, a pair of breeding
birds will easily bring $3.50 each, and
eggs for Matching sell on an average
of SO apiece. Egg shells find a linn
tied market as curios at from 90 cents
Ito 81 each.
The most valuable feathers are tbs
main wing feathers of the male bird
and if exceptionally fine and the mar
ket good these may bring as high az
$500 to 5000 a pound. The averag.
run of wing goods on the market ii
from $S5 to 1925 a pound. The first
lplucksng of feathers is taken when the
chick is from six to eight months old
, The first plucking is of little value
and only the main wing feathers arr
cut.
Successive pluckings take plae,
about every eight months after tn,
first pluckings, the feathers being Gu
every six months and the quilts lefr
on the bird two months longer, at tn,
end of which time they are drawn
Generally the main wing feathers ar,
cut, and the first and second row o.
! wing coverts, floss and tail feather
are plucked.
The food fed to ostriches varies, thu
most common being green alfalfa
chopped alfalfa hay, bran, milo maize
corn, oats, wheat, barley, oilmeal, cot
tonseed meal, beets, turnips, mangels
grape pumice, grit, shells and bones
Birds viii consume about four pound
of grain a day.
, The ostrich is our largest bird, IN
able TO fly, but possessed of grea-
speed, being capable of 80 miles al
hour or more, and weighing on tn
average 375 pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
EDISON INVENTION.
Phone Recording Device Has Big Com
mercial Possibilities.

WEST ORANGE, New Jersey, Nav
24-Thomas A. Edison yesterday an
nounced the perfection of the tele-
scribe, combination of the telephone
and monograph; a long distance die
tating machine that doubles back.
1t will give to both parties to tel
ephone conversation, although a thous-
and miles apart, each a Photographic
record of what both have said.
Mr.. Edison regards its commercial
possibilities almost unlimited, for he
believes it will do away with millions
of letters a year in the making of
business agreements. The monograph
makes voices easily recognizable. and
Mr.. Edison is confident that telescribe
records will be as eloquent arguments
for good faith on the part of business
men as signed letters.
Mr.. Edison has experimental with
the telescribe between his Orange. N.
j., plant and his offices in various parts
of America and so confident is he of
its success that a large number of the
machines are now being built. 1t was
IN the June, 1878, issue of the North
American Review that Mr. Edison pre-.
dieted a machine that would record
telephone conversations. lie has been
working on it ever since.
The mechanics of the telescribe are
not complicated. 1t is used with the or.
binary telephone, but with two re
ceivers. One is fitted to the arm of a
debating monograph; the other i
used in the ordinary manner. record
OF what both persons say is made al
each end of the line. A stenographe,
writes out what the record saws an(
copies are interehanged for eonfirma
ton That concludes a business ar
rangement which might in ordinar,
practice take dozen letters and week,
of time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-24
ITALIANS STANDING FIRM.
Even Those Opposed to War Are Rea-
dY to Enlist for Service.

ROME, May "a, 11.20 a. m. = The
news of the aerial attacks on Italian
seaports and the aggression of Aus
trlan warships on the eastern coast of
Italy was received in Rome with a
sense of relief as it showed that hos
t1ltes had been opened by Austria
Hungary. It is evident the Italian
people are standing firm and there are
indications of high spirit. Even those
who for reasons of principle are oppos-
ed to war have asked to be permitted
to serve their country in the ranks of
the Red Cross.