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HISTORIC SMYRNA.
Il Was Once the Great World Center Of
Art and Learning,


Describing the Turkish city Of
Smyrna, a National Geographic So
ciety bulletin says:
Smyrna has occupied it's place
upon the map for more than 5000
years, and through all this time it
has retained its ancient name, its
mixed character Of east and west
and its significance in the world of
trade. From the first it has been a
rich produce exchange, a great car
avansary and an important harbor,
receiving merchant fleets under ev-
cry flag. Known to the olden Greeks
as "The First City of ASIA" it sur
wives in the present the greatest
city in Asia Minor and the second
port of an extensive empire.
While Ephesus, Miletus, Sardis,
Magnesia, Pergamus and Halicar-
nassus have faded away, Smyrna
has continued its story of untiring
centuries. 1t has risen superior to
every stress, remaining today what
it was yesterday, as lasting as Mount
Pagus at its back. The rise, splen-
dor and decay of great empires
have formed but momentary cpl
sodes in this city's life, whose his
tory stretches from the eleventh
century before the birth of Christ
down to the present day. 1t, most
truly, deserves the title of Eternal
City, for it, like the phoenix of
mythology, has ever renewed its
nerveless age by a more magnificent
youth.
Smyrna was founded by Aeolian
Greeks upon the natural outlet Of
an important trade route. 1t grew
rapidly into wealth and power and
early took the lead among the cities
Of Asia Minor. Ionian Greeks con-
quered the city in the seventh CEN
fury B. c., and under these masters
it played a leading role in the Ioni-
an league. Jealous of its tremen-
dous riches, the Lydians captured
and conscient;ously destroyed Smyr-
ma in SIS B. G. Their endeavors
were so thorough that there re-
NAMED but a village until after the
Macedonian conquest. Alexander
the Great caused the city to be re-
built, and it was laid out with ey-
travagant magniicence. Among the
many beautiful buildings of this
new city was the Homereum, where
the poet Homer was worshiped as
a hero. The Seleucidae declared
the city sacred and inviolable.
In the days of Roman conquest
Smyrna was the great world center
of art. and learning, somewhat the
Paris of that early age. The Ro-
mans, who treated the city well,
called it the philosophers Grove"
and also ""The Oasis of the MUSES.
and the Graces." For many gen.
erations Smyrna was the proudest
Asiatic possession Of the Byzantine
empire of the east. In 1902 it was
destroyed by the Mongols of Tanner
lane, and such of its inhabitants as
could be found were killed. When
it fell to the Turks Smyrna received
another loving nickname. 1t was
called "The Eye of Asia Minor"
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Clever Boy.

She had shown him the family
photo album, a was her custom,
when ne spoke up and said, "You
know, some people think an album
is old fashioned, but there are fea-
lures l greatly admire in this one."
"And what are they?" she asked.
"Yours."
He clinched her on the spot
Columbia Jester.
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Cautious.

During a tour Of Scotland an
American, thinking to get a rise
out Of an old highland minister, re-
marked, Don't you think if a man
left enough money to your church
that he would get into heaven?"
"Aweel," was the cautious reply,
81 wadna say that for a fact, but it's
an experiment worth tryin'."
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To Rsform Him.

Minister--You say you are going
to marry a man to reform him.
That is noble. May I ask who it is7
Miss Beauti-Its young Mr.. Bond
clipper.
Minister--Indeed did not know
he had any bad habits.
Miss Beauti--Yes; his friends say
that he is becoming quite misery.
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Works o Ways.

Aimee hear you are going to
marry young Simpkins. Allow me
to congratulate you.
Hazel-But I'm not going to mar
ry him.
Aimee-Indcedi Then allow me
to congratulate YOU some more
indianapolis Star.
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IPa's Explanation.

"Pa, what do people mean when
they talk Of laying up something
for a rainy day."
"a rainy day means hard times,
my son."
"Why so, PAP"
because, I suppose, on q rainy
day there is no dust in sight
Boston Transcript.
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Her Fine Chance.

Trustee-We're thinking Of put
ting up a nice motto over your desk
to encourage the children. How
would knowledge Ia Wealth" dor
Teacher-Not at all. The chill
dren know what my salary Lion
don Answers.
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situation? There is a great sur
plus in other food crops in the
United States, a number of
which can be used as substitutes.
Wheat does not constitute more
than II per cent of the normal
diet, about the same as poultry
and eggs. Meat and dairy pro-
ducts constitute AZ per cent /;
fruits, nuts, sugar, fish, and
other items the remaining 10 per
cent. There are larger supplies
of corn and other grains, meat
animals, dairy products, pro-
ducts, potatoes, and fruit at the
opening of 1915 than for many
years. The most important COM
peting products are corn and po-
tatoes. This is shown by the
fact that while the normal con-
sumption of wheat is 5.3 bushels,
in Maine it is only At bushels
and in Michigan 5. In the wheat
growing States, where wheat is
abundant, such as Minnesota,
the average is To, whereas in
the South, where corn is much
used, the average is 4 bushels.
Normally about 3 per cent of the
corn crop is consumed as food.
Of our total crop about 80,000,-
900 bushels would be used for
animals. The potato production
in the United States averages
1873 bushels per capita. This year
the available supply is Al bush
els. The average price of meat
animals was 7 per cent cheaper
in January than a year ago, but
ter 2 per cent lower, the price of
chickens slightly lower, of pota-
toes 35 per cent lower, and of ap-
pies it was 81 per cent lower.
1t would seem that the United
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Public Men.

Congressman Thomas w. Mil
Ter Of Delaware, who is a son of
the Governor of that State will
be the "baby member" of the
SiXty-fourth Congress. Mr.. Mil
Ter has not yet reached his 28th
birthday.
Victor Murdoch of Kansas, who
lost his seat in the House by be-
coming a candidate for the Sen
ate, has been named to succeed
former Senator Dixon of Mon
tana as chairman Of the National
Progressive Committee.
No Southern man has filled out
a term as Vice President since
the day of John C. Breckenridge.
Blair in 1868 and Brown in 1872,
both Missourians, ran, but were
defeated, as was Davis of West
Virginia, who ran in 1904.
Theodore E. Burton of Ohio,
who has just retired from the
United States senate, plans to
sail next week for a long tour of
South America, New Zealand,
Austria, China and Japan. The
object of Mr.. Burton's trip is to
gather first-hand information in
the countries he will visit, and if
possible to promote the friendly
relations between them and the
United States.
Numerous Senators and Rep
resentatives who favor giving
the vote to women have been en-
gagged to speak in public during
the coming summer in connec-
ton with the widespread cam
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No Shortage of FOOdstuffs
Likely.

The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture issued the
following statement on Febru-
airy II:
The 1914 wheat crop of the
United States was estimated to
be 891,OOO,0 900 bushels. The es-
timated surplus carried over
from the 1918 crop was about
76, 100000 bushels. There was
therefore, a total available sup
ply of 967, 900, 900 bushels. AS
the normal annual per capita
consumption of wheat in the
United States is about 5.3 bush
els, 100000 bushels should
meet our normal domestic re-
uuirements for food; in addition,
80, 100000 bushels are required
annually for seeding. Six hun
dred and ten million bushels,
therefore, should supply the nor
NAL domestic demand. This
would leave a surplus of 357,-
00O,O 900 bushels. Of this sur
plus, about 210, 900 bushels
were exported by January 30.
left LAT, 900, 900 bushels, or 49,
000,0 900 bushels more than our
average annual export for the
past five years, for export be-
tween February / and the APP
pearance of the new crop, or for
carrying over into the next crop
year. The amount is sufficient
to permit the export of nearly
100000 bushels a day until
July /, before which time the
new crop will begin to be avail
able. This is about the average
recent expectation.
The large demand for our
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Miss Thory Morton of Central
College went to Waverly Sun
day morning for a visit.
Miss Mary Malone of Central
College went to Sedalia Saturday
evening for a brief visit.
Prof. D.. F. Conrad went to
Kansas City Monday morning to
spend the day on business.
Mrs. Geo. E. O'Hara of Clovis,
N. NJ, left Monday morning for
Richards, Kansas, after a visit
here with the family Of J. O..
Lesueur.
Miss Helen Whitaker return
ed to her home in Bunceton Mon
day after a visit here with Dr..
and Mrs. A. E. Rogers.
C. A. Keith went to Warrens-
burg Saturday evening on bust
ness.
Mrs. Robert Wilson went to
Kansas City Monday for a
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Mollenkamp
and little son spent Sunday in
Higginsville.
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paign planned by the Congress
sional Union of the National
American Woman's Suffrage As
sociation. Among those who are
expected to be heard in various
States are Senators Clapp of
Minnesota, Shafroth of Color
ado, Sheppard Of Texas, Walsh
of Montana and Borah of Idaho,
and Representatives Mondell Of
Wyoming, Bryan of Washington,
Stevens of New Mexico, Mana
han of Minnesota and Hobson of
Alabama, the two last-named
now being numbered among the
eX-cOngresSmen.
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wheat arises from the fact that
there was an estimated worlds
shortage of over 400, 900, 900
bushels outside of the United
States, from the fact that the
exportable surplus of
100000 900 bushels is not avail
able generally, and from the fact
that the belligerent nations are
eager to secure food supplies. If
it were not for these things, we
should be discussing ways and
means of disposing of our ire
mendous surplus Of food pro-
ducts.
AS has been stated, the new
American crop will begin to ap-
pear before July. The Argen-
tine crop is now coming on the
market. 1t is estimated that
from that source there will be a.
valuable 1000, 900, 900 bushels. A
surplus of 5000, 900 bushels or
more from India will be available
in May and June. The increase
in the fall-sown wheat acreage
of the United States in 1914 was
Ill per cent, or over 1000, 900
acres; in the Northern Hemis-
phere generally the acreage of
winter wheat shows an increase
of from 3 to SO per cent, as fol-
lows:
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TRANSFER LINE.
VETERINARIAN.

LEXINGTON WATER co.
No. II Traders Bank Bldg,
Phone 49,.
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States is not likely to be threat
ened with a shortage of food
stuffs.
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But suppose a shortage in
wheat should develop in the next
three months, what would be the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
Red Sox Favorites.

undoubtedly will slight favori They
plus pitching they defensive And
they hitting
this club
will by the
Phi will belief that
Mhwson did
Big Alec of the sidarm will bag
Ludeus They will be
mena knowledge that three before
sufficient dizzy short match Of from
games they
copy Phiy Machine balanced
proven
under heavy But the Phle
accomplished what few thought they could
compsh
psychological
impetus after another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
Speeds of More than 100
Miles an Hour Are
Common at Great
New Speedway.

The Sheepshead Bay Speedway was
alive with whirling racing cars yester-
day. II was the last day OF practice
for the qualifying trials for the Astor
Cup race of October 2, which begin this
afternoon. Most of the prominent can
didates for the $4,000 purse were out
toegive their cars final tuning Up. In
fact, the only noteworthy absentees
were Ralph de Palma and Harry Hark-
ness.
The timing most OF the afternoon
was done with the electric apparatus,
which was operated by T. Z. Edwards,
of the American Automobile Associa-
ton technical committee. The mon
ster grandstand had a liberal sprink-
ling OF speed fans, who received with
enthusiasm the announcements OF the
wonderful times made.
Darlo Resta carried of the speed
honors, his Peugeot Feeling off laps al
lO4 and 100 miles an hour, his fastest
time being l:0S.l0. Fast going, how
ever. was in order, no less than seven
racers showing averages from 100 miles
an hour up. Earl Cooper gave his
Stutz a fifty-mile tryout at an even
hundred miles an hour, his laps run
ming from I'LL TO l:l0.
The fastest times made were as fol-
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skill Of the players improve, and even
the seniors of the seniors who did not
take up golf until middle age are close
students of the game. This makes the
handicapping an ever increasing prob
lem. Furthermore, the time is rapidly
approaching when the first American
national championship and tournament
winners will be eligible Some are now.
Speaking of eligibles, rumor has it
that Walter J. Travis will soon become
senior This is not official from the
lips of the metropolitan champion, but
even SO, the rumor cannot be far out
Of the way. Then there is John NJ.
Ward to be heard from. Mr.. Ward and
James lying were in college baseball
thirty-iive years ago. With such play
ers as Mr.. Travis and Mr.. Ward taking
part. future senior meetings would take
d decided forward step in a competitive
way. Nh Travis, let it be not forgot
ten, takes kindly to Apawamis 1t
was there he won his present Metropol-
itan Golf Association title few
months ago, and it was over the same
course he experienced a similar sue
cess i'll 1909.
The scores were as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
FOOTBALL WILL
RESUME SWAY
THIS AFTERNOON
Many of the Big Teams Are
to Receive First Tests
Against Rival ElevenS.

The football season Of 1915 will be-
gin in earnest to-day, when no fewer
than forty-eight games will be played
on college gridirons throughout the
country.
Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Pennsyl-
vania, Dartmouth, Brown and Amherst
will send their terms to the testing
ground, as II were. There will be no
games on the local fields, for New
York University does not open its sea-
son for another week, while a full
month separates Columbia from its
first game.
From all the reports the Yale eleven
Is well along for this time of the sea-
son, and is working as smoothly as
could be expected, so that victory by
comfortable score is anticipated when
the eleven meets Maine this afternoon.
The struggles between Harvard and
Colby, Dartmouth and Massachusetts,
Aggies, and Pennsylvania and West
Virginia are of interest principally be-
cause they will point the way TO weak
nesses, or probable strength.
Princeton may find a stubborn foe In
Georgetown, which has been pointing
for this game in the hope not only Of
making a good showing, but Of vim
ming.
Many OF me smaller teams also will
go into action, and some light is Likely
to be thrown on what can be expected
later
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
COLUMBIA SQUAD IS
GREATLY INCREASED
Ten New Candidates Bring Total
to Forty-three.

Although the novelty Of football on
Morningside Heights ceased to be a
magnet TO draw spectators 70 South
Field to see RE Columbia squad go
through its second days work, 1t did
not detract from the interest mani
tested by the undergraduates, for there
was an increase of ten new candidates
in the squad, bringing the total up to
forty-three.
r. L. Simpson, another new assistant
coach, appeared on the field, making
the number of assistants four. Simp-
son Is an 0berlin man. As yet Tom
Thorpe Is the only old Columbia player
who has lent helping hand TO Nelson
Metcalfe, the head coach.
There was strenuous work for the
squad, which was divided into three
groups, each Of which had a drill in
tackling the dummy, picking up loose
ball and running down under punts.
Metcalfe sifted the squad and picked
out Donoho, Simonds, Mansbach and
Cochrane. all oarsmen, for half hours
session in pun,ing
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Travers VS.. Ouimet.

big be the best For in
Cricket Club it certainty
will another golf classic
shouds out once Of al-sar rounds Of the
Jerry City, 1919 the Open Champion has
BroOklne Ekwanoh and
will his best efforts notch
bitterly fought
number Of reasons: chmpon both have been
CHAMPIONS and both have something Detroit
Detroit setback although avers
whatever happens
IS something that can't be taken at least
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
MRS. PHIPPS
CAPTURES GOLF
CUP AT NASSAU
Miss Hollins and Miss
Bishop Her Victims in
Close Matches.

Mrs. Henry c. Phipps. Of Piping
Rock, howled over two well known
golfers yesterday in the seminal and
final rounds Of the women's invitation
tournament at the Nassau Country
Club, and by so doing won the chief
cup
Mrs. Phipps first defeated Miss Mar
ion Hollins. Of Westbrook, former met
ropolitan champion and once runner-uD
in the national. By 2 and 1. and later
was successful over Miss Georg.anna
" Bishop. Who once held both the
metropolitan ard national titles. in a
match carried to the nineteenth greer.
Although Mrs. Phipps stood down
at the turn against N'ss hollins, he
squared the match on the twelfth hole
and soon had lead Of ,, which sne
maintained until the end
Mrs. Phipps and Miss Bishop were
all-even at the turn in the decisive
contest, neither player being al her
best. and il WAS on the fifteenth and
sixteenth that Mrs. Phipps took the
lead. II looked comfortable TO be dormie
2, but Miss Bishop squared the match
on the last two holes. Mrs. Phipps won
the nineteenth in a par 10 3.
The spectacular shot OF the round
was the holing of niblick shot out OF
a bunker by Mrs. Phipps at the NJ
,eenth. feat which won the hole for
her and placed her in the lead.
Early in the day an eighteen-hole
medal handicap was run off, the winner
being Miss Elsa Pickhardt, OF Eng le-
wood. with l03-6-9T while in the
afternoon the mixed foursome prize
was won by Mrs. Clarkson Runyon and
Gardiner ". White. with S3-6-77.
The summary follows:
Fir, eigh, t.emi -nnal roundl Mis-, Gsorg,nns
NJ bishop BrooNlwn, beat Ma . lrihs
Phinps Piping Rock. hcst Mss Marion hol.ins.
w.. brook > ~ and 90 play.
Tlh round Nh. ihnps beat Miss bNhoD. uo
se'ond elsh, semi Anal roundl--Mn. A G.
SIMMER Nassau ueat Mrs kefl La Aontasne.
Piping oRck up and 20 play Mrs. g., =,
Anch.ncloss Nassau Won from ATS SAWYER VIII
FmaI round-Ntrs. Auchinclo's beat Mrs sumner.
up and ~ play. - -,
sarg Relipori heat Mrs h d n. Brown. haweIih.
I w. Mrs + A Noop SeeIy Hollow. lsat ht.
Madclne l. Randall. Fox HIS. " sid tp plN
FINAL round Mrs. Moore beat Mr. Vosesans
up snd n pay. A., . =,
Morrow Great Neck beat Ms Willard ID. straight.
PiplnC Rock > up. Miss Constance Rooesnn. Knoll
Mood beat Mrs. q. II. Goddard. Great Neck up
Finai roond-Mi,. Robson 5ss, Mrs. Morrow.
ND and % play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
Roftle of OIdSterS
| Passes Into History
Lucky Ones In
Big Golf Tourney

noflicially prizes in the seniors
golf tournament which ended yes
terday at Apawamis were won as
follows:
Chief winner-Jsmes A. Tying,
Baltusrol. 90-s6-176.
First section, Tuesday-Best gross.
Judge W. o. Henderson, Arlington,
0, 90.
Best net-W. T. Kaufman, Plain
field, 97-lS-79, and b. b. Law
renee, Apawamis, 96-17-79.
First section, Wednesday-Best
gross. Ira u. Prentiss, Mohawk, 50.
Best net-John Hertzler, Lancas-
ter. Penn. 1oO--23-77.
Thirty-six hole prizes-Best gross,
Charles Gilbert Waldo, Brooklawn,
9O-S7-I77.
Best net. Class A-Rollo Ogden,
BaltusrOl, 177-24-l53.
Best net, Class B-Eugene Prayer.
Englewood, 1s5-20-l65.
Bet net, Class C-Hamilton W.
Ormsbee, Pinehurst, 199-2s-171.
Best net. Glass D-James F.
Bless, Forest Hill, 2i4-4S-166.
Second section, Thursday-Best
gross, Frank Presbrey, Apawamis.
SO.
Best net--John II. Duffy, St. An
drews, 99-22-77.
Second section, Friday - Best
gross, Daniel Darreff, Frankford. IS.
Best net-Dr. W. Z. Billiard, Ged-
ney Farms, 94--24-70.
Thirty-six hole prizes-Best gross,
James Dwight Foot, Apawamis.
91-S6-177.
Best net, Class A--Martin Carey,
Apawamis, 177-2s-149.
Best net, Class B-Robert Collier,
Dunwoodie, 1S1-1S-163.
Best net, Class C-Judge Fred
erick w. Stevens, Morris County,
1S7-3O-l57.
Best net, Class D--Robert Lount,
Midland, 20l-32-169.
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was of November variety, made a As
yard drop kick for a goal.
He viii start the game with his team
against Colby tomorrow, having Whit
ney and McKinlock in the back field
with him and Watson at quarter. The
average weight of this set of backs is
only 1872 pounds, but little later there
will be more power, as EnwTight weighs
more than 1S5 pounds.
The rush line, from end to end. will
average only l76 pounds, so that the
team will be one of the lightest Har-
ward has ever had. The players and
weights beginning at left end will be (:
Coolidge, 100; Parson, ia; Duncan,
1870; Wiggin. l65; Cowan, 1872; Bige-
low. lS4, and Sc-cy, ITO.
Gilman did some light work to-day,
but will not play any football until the
first of the week, when he probably
will start at left tackle, a position now
occupied b. Parson, of last years
team.
Al Weatherhead, who has been a
varsity substitute end rush for two
years, br, ke bone in his hand and
will be out of the running until late
IN October.
Yale Awaits First Game.
New Haven, Conn, Sept. "a The
Yale football team which faces the
University of Maine tomorrow will
have a different makeup than early
season prophets forecast.
Frank Hinkey, the head coach, will
try out the new material he has been
drilling. Captain Alec Wilson, Walden
and Guernsey will be the only regu-
lars OF last years eleven to start. Not
even Legore, the Yale forward pass
wonder, will begin the contest. A hard
game is expected, for Names line IS
much heavier than that of the Blue.
A light signal drill this afternoon
marked the first appearance of the Yale
eleven this season in the Bowl. The
work went off well. Thompson replaced
Lowry at quarterback. The latter
wrenched his back yesterday and the
muscles stiffened.
Captain Wilson and Guernsey have
put on considerable weight. The lat
ter's drop kicking apparently has i'm
proved. He is getting good distance
and accuracy.
The Maine team went through brief
signal drill in the Bowl this afternoon
The Yale lineup tomorrow will be:
Left end, Moseley; left tackle, Gates;
left guard, Sheldon; centre, Way;
right guard Walden; right tackle
Baldridge; right end, Allen; quarter
back. Thompson; left helfback, Wilson;
right halfback, Scovil; full back
Guernsey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-25
Cam Shows Up Well
on N. Y. u. GridirOn

Howard Cam, son Of Frank Cann'
physical director of New York Univer-
sity, showed up especially well in the
football practice held on Ohio Field
Yesterday afternoon. He made several
BIG gains around the ends, eluding the
scrubs tacklers with the greatest ease.
Floyd Egan, the former Manual Train
ing School star. also displayed speed
and aggressiveness.
Pontoray, of Dickinson, was tried in
Browns place at right guard. He Is
not so heavy as Brown. but is well
built and active. Raschbnum and
House are fighting it out for centre,
with the chances in favor of Rasch-
baum. The latter, however, may be
declared inaljsihlA