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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
American Fosse..;sn.


The possessions" OF the uustsa
states are as follows: Alaska, purchas-
e. rom Russia in 1861. price 81 co I.
OOO. AREA, 5oo.SS4 square miles: The
Hawaiian Islands. annexed by the ~.
quest Of the Inhabitants IN 1S9S. area
o449 square miles; Porto Rico. ara
a0O6 square miles; Guam, area. 90
square miles. and the Philippine Is
ianos, area, 115,026 square miles.
ceoed by Spain I'm the treaties Of 1898
ana 1900 on payment Of so, 1000:
American Samoa, area, u square
miles, acquired without money nav
ment In 1890. and the Panama canal
zone, which is not actually owned by
the United States. but to which the
country In consideration Of the nav
ment 10 the Republic Of Panama of
100000 and in addition an annual
rental" Of $4,000 has acquired Der.
petual right Of occupation. use and con
troll The canal zone is ten miles wide.
and It's area is 436 square miles. No
payment was made for the territory of
Hawaii, but the United States assumed
the public debt Of that country TO thu
amount Of 100000
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
PHYLLIS wHEATLEY CLUB
NOTES.

An excellent program was rendered
At the meeting Of the Phyllis wheatIey
Club, Wed, Aug. 4, Miss Wallace Of
Louisville, KY, was among the visitors
The House Committee met Tuesday
Aug. 10 at 1907 Forest Ave. Splendid
reports were made for the donations
given to the New Home 1885 Rhodes
Ave.
The Trustees and Board of Directors
met and transacted important business
at the New Home, Wednesday after.
noon.
The work is progressing rapidly and
Will be ready for the formal opening
in the near future.
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, President,
Bertha Hensley, Secretary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14


me phrase FIRE lands" originated A
q passage OF early history, which also
gave rise to the term ~western re-
serve After the Revolutionary war.
when the colonies consented to eede
ther claims 70 western lands 10 con-
gress, Connecticut reserved from her
eession a tract embracing a large part
OF northern Ohio. The tract thus re-
served included the present counties Of
Trumbull Geauga, Portage and Ash
tabula and became known as the west
ern reserve. 1t was settled chiefly by
emigrants from Connecticut and was
sometimes called New Connecticut
In promoting the settlement Of the
land Connecticut reserved half a MIL
lion acres from the western end Of the
tract for bestowal upon her citizens
who had suffered losses during the
war. and the lands embraced In this
special reserve were called sufferers
lands" and later fire lands" because
most Of the sufferers had been losers
by fire. In early times the phrase sire
lands was sometimes used In deeds
In describing the location Of land IN
the tract referred to- - Philadelphia
Press.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Educational Notes.

There are 100000 pupils in United
States public schools
A million and a quarter Of dollars h
on deposit In school savings banks In
the United States, according to the na-
tional bureau Of education This
money is distributed among 217,O0O
pupils, who thereby learn lessons Of
thrift for use In later life.
Two out OF every thousand public
high school boys receive military IN
struction In school as compared with
I'VE IN every thousand fifteen years ago.
While the total number Of boys In pub
lie high schools has increased since
1900 from 216207 to 81. 496. the num-
Der Of boys taking military dri1 has
decreased from 10.455 to o,5S2
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Practically all the porpoise on used IN
this country, even II not In the world
for lubr1cating watches and other dell
cate instruments Is made near New
Bedford. Mass, which many years ago
was important as q whaling port. The
product Is taken from the Jaw and Ger
tztn other parts Of the animal, which
IS caught especially for this purpose
When the industry was In its infancy
whalers were depended upon 10 supply
the porpOise. but now the manufactm-
ers maintain a fishing department,
which follows the schools Of porpoise
migrating along the coast and furnish
g a continual supply Of them The
history Of the New Bedford industry
reaches back to the early part Of the
nineteenth century TO a watch tinker
who regulated and cleaned the time
pieces Of the vhalerS-Popular Ne
chanics.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
be undsr.tood LII, Prof...ion.

The professor Of Jurisprudence In a
western university was lecturing TO a
hundred embryo lawyers. He asked
whether every one In America could
own property. One fellow answered.
NO; a criminal can't own property"
But the professor said: Suppose a
man owns a ranch, gets into trouble
with his nelghbor. assaults him and Is
put into the penitentiary. Does he stin
own the ranchr'
The class was unanimous that he
did.
If he did not continue TO own *"
went on the professor. what would
become Of itY' =.
That was supposed to settle the dis
cussion, but one boy called out, THE
lawyer would get itT'
There was hearty laugh, Of course,
and the professor added:
I'VE learn two things from that apt
remark-be a lawyer. and don't be q
criminal. Youths Companion
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
curisu, Old Drink Thsorr.

One Of the most singular views On
drinking ever recorded occurs In q
letter from Sir Henry Ingelby on Aug.
q, 1861, printed In -Pryings Among
Private Papers"
Sir William Is % H." wrote the
baronet, 'tOne OF his doctors told me
yesterday there was no manner OF
hope. {" have been taught that
Jupiter allows every man who comes
into the world different proportion Of
drink, which. when he has dispatched,
there remains nothing for him to do
but TO die, and that the proportion and
expedition make geat difference IN
mems ageS"-London Standard
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Short Stories.

Biscuit comes from the Latin words
IBIS eoetus" twice cooked.
Perfect eyebrows are found In no
animals other than mankind
OF the 1000 or more islands compris-
ing the Philippines only about 400 are
inhabited.
Costa Riea Is nominally on 3 gold
basis, but nearly all its gold has either
been collected By a few hnanciers or
shipped out Of the country.
The Italian government has made
strict regulations concerning the width
OF wheels on wagons and carriages
me breadth Of its wheel depends on
the gross weight OF the vehicle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Mother Remembers.

A han bedroom. a battered suit case,
q single bed. a cheap washstand, plas-
ter falling from the walls, Loneliness
and
A post card from motherl
Your birthday HUH Almost for
got
Funny that mother didn't forget
Moo, she didn't forget It isn't q
mothers way.
What weepingf Let 'em come, boy.
Tears more manly were never shed
Save the card It's sacred Twenty
years from now you'll weep over II
again and thank God for the chance.
Say a prayer for its sender. the best
mother a fellow ever had.
And then sit down and write-well
write Just the kind OF letter she's been
waiting TO receive from her boy
Cleveland Press
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Wood Screws.

OF the many varieties OF screws that
known as the wood screw Cfrom their
exclusive use In wood Is the most CON-
mon, and It has been made By ma
chinery for many years. At first such
screws had blunt points. and therefore
II was necessary to bore q hole for
their reception. but about 1850 Thomas
]. Sloan, a native Of the United States
devised the well known gimlet pointed
screw and machinery for Its manufae-
tire
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Ths most primitive lamps were prob
ably the skulls Of animals, In which
fat was burned, while certain seashells
were also employed for this purpose.
says an exchange When pottery ana
metal began to Be used the principle
Of these natural lamps was for long
time retained, as seen In ancient Egyp-
tian, Greek and Roman lamps and IN
the stone cups and boxes Of northern
nations
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Alpha suFFRAaE cI,uR-

At the call meeting of the Alpha
Suffrage Club last Wednesday evening,
delegates were elected to the State
Federation which meets in this city
beginning Tuesday, August 18th at st.
Marks Church. As the Alpha Club is
the first suffrage club among Colored
women, many members and friends
were present to aid in the plans to
make a good showing at the Fedora
tion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
NapoIson's Ocean Prison.

The iron duke was responsible for
Napoleon's exile to St Helena Return
ing from India In 1906. Wellington's
ship touched at St Helena, and the
soldier was heard to remark upon the
utter barrenness and. desolatiOn Of the
place. Upon getting into the ships gig
after taking leave Of the civil and NH
itnry authorities Of the island yelling
ton said to the governor, If had an
enemy whom / wished to bury alive I'd
send him to this island" The over
throw Of Napoleon gave him the -ene-
my" and the wish, and he did not for
get the place.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Photo by American Press Association
II CAMP AT FIsHKLL PLAINS.
played an important part In the drills.
There were pOntoon building and cross
ing streams under fire. The men were
taught how to advance under artillery
FIRE and were hurled against barbed
wire entanglements. The mounted
forces were instructed how to perform
services OF screening and reconnoiter.
ING The hospital units were praetieed
In the rescue and care OF the wounded
Sham battles were fought, and q mill
tary aeroplane participated In the ma
neuYers.
After fighting q sham battle on the
morning Of July = the national
guardsmen and regulars proceeded 70
the reviewing grounds, where they
were reviewed by Governor Whitman,
In whose honor the camp was named.
The review was the biggest military
spectacle ever seen In that part OF New
York state and was witnessed by about
10000 persons Every man In the
camp, regulars as well as militia, ap-
peared In the reviewing line.
The national guard Of New York
state Il unusually active this season,
and not day win pass until the end Of
August without portion Of the guard
being engaged IN field service. The
training has been arranged along new
lines adopted from lessons leaned
from the grim warfare In Europe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Attorney S. T. Clanton, Jr., who was
born and raised at Decatur, Ill, has
located in Chicago and has opened a
law Office at 1923 S. State street.
Phone Douglas 1892, in the Office of
James T. BrewingtOn and Company,
dealers in South side real estate. Mr..
Clanton, is young, active and extremely
courteous and he is bound to get some
share of the law business which is con-
stantly floating around in this city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Would Waste Nothing.

A woman was engaging a cook, and,
having almost brought the interview
20 a successful termination, said:
There Is one thing. Mary; do hope
you are not wasteful"
-Wasteful, mumI Why, Lor bless
you, I'd eat TIN I busted rather than
waste anythink. Tit-BitA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Shot and Shell.

German soldiers carry small TIN wits
tles 10 blow for medical aid should thsy
Be wounded
Il = claimed that half an hour Of the
goose step does as much for the mus
elss Of the legs As half q days rOuts
marching.
When shells are filed with shrapnel
bullets there Is poured IN about Q pint
q boiling resin. which keeps 81 fixed
unfn the discharge.
Guns WIN q bore cf tWslye inches @
morD ean only IRE ninety mn ehargsA
hay ars thn considered - b wom
ct an1 hsvs % b aunt . ~ oDmdEy
= haRs . ~ 60 6sm
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Ha Taudht Him.

Yells from the nursery brought the
mother, who found the baby gleefully
pulling small Bnly's curis.
'Never mind, darling" she comfort
ed Baby Doesn't know how Il hurts
Half an hour later wild shrieks from
the baby made her run again 30 the
nursery.
why, BLY," she cried what d
the matter with the babyT
Nothing, muzzer," said Billy calmly,
'-unly now he nowsP - Harpers
Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

In southern Tunis lies an extensive
salt marsh desert called the Shot Je-
nd. Of which the Arabs stand In ter
ron, for many q caravan has been lost
IN the salt incrusted morass, which.
according to an authority. Is as much
as ], 200 feet deep In places
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
VIVIAN NIcKALLS ENLISTS.

Well Known College Rowing Coach %
Become an English Soldier.
Vivian Nickalls. who Is wei known
a. q college coach and who Is at pre-
ent the coach OF Pennsylvania univer-
sity's crews. has declared his intention
Of abandoning his profession to join
the British army. Mr.. Nickal1s q IN
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Removing Tree stumps.

A German method for removing
stumps Is simpler and less dangerous
than our way. They bore q hole IN
the stump and pour into it equal parts
OF nitric and sulphuric acids After
few weeks the largest stumps Of hard
wood are eaten by the acid and easily
crumbled with pick
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

After interviewing Father John s.
Morris, we learn that st. Monica 5
church, Seth SITS. and Dearborn, viii
give a Banquet to the visitors here
who are prominent in the Catholic
Church at the School Hall S7th and
Wabash Ave, IN the near future, in
dependent of the exposition. Admis-
sion viii be 35e.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Injured Innoesnes.

7 Irate Parent-what do you mean By
holding Willie Jones down In the mud
and skinning his nosef
|; Young Culprit-It wasn't my fault be
got his old nose skinned The mud
where had him was soft. but he kept
wrIggiing around and hit his beak on
n rock.-Richmond Times Dispatch
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

The name OF France Is derived from
the Franci. or Franks, apeOple Of Ger
many who seized that part Of the eoun-
try nearest the Rhine and settled there.
Later ON they subdued Paris and made
that the royal seat OF their Increasing
empire
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

The origin Of the saying As clean
as q whistle" Is aszibed % the wins
tie tanksrd" Of olden times. IN which
the whistle came into play when fhe
tankard was emptied O. cleared our
to announce to the waiter that more
liquor was required
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Mr.. woggs-Pm through with Bump
I told him we are going to name our
baby after some great parsonage and
asked him for a suggestion Ms.
Woggs-what did he sayf Mr. Woggs
He said, Name It after ourz"-Bos-
ton Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
n. Game Of coIf.

Farmer Barnes = There's one good
thing about golf anyhow. Farmer Fal-
lows fskepticaIly)-whats thati Farm
er Barnes-why: re don't have to play
A. A. xe don't want to.-London Scraps
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

BmEYOu never see a bee trying to
extract honey from the artificial How
ers On a lady's hat JHl-No. because
the bees know there Is more sweetness
under the hat-Yonkers Statesman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

1my. why dId yOu name that dos
e yours GoszipT -.
sBecause he's such q backnleer
Baltimore American
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
po..ihl. soIutioa.

-Hov can a man be As stupid a.
that fellow and liver
s,Soms OF the men at the eiuD nAse
q theory that be WIS raised on q Ea1-
nm bottle.%Judge-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Papa. what n a pessimistr
"a pessimist. my sen. b q man Wno
does not believe that Ms make Of mo-
torear Il better than anybody else'A-
Judee.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Mhara Do Wasn,t So.

Boss Go new boyl-You,re the slow
ct youngster we've ever had Aren't
you quick At any time7 Boy-Yel SIR.
NOBODY can get tired e quick IS I ean.
-Bost0n Transcript
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Suspicious Policeman Cat entrance 70
ode show)-Whats that internal raek-
Ct insidef Ticket seIler-Its only de
two headed lady disp1tin' wid each
othsr-New York TimeA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

S. NJ Francis of Philadelphia, Penn,
is in our city visiting, he is one of the
few men who is fostering the sales
of Colored newspapers, magazines and
periodicals.. The Broad Az wish him
a pleasant stay.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
Hortieulturnl Noea.

Tsee Philip is going In FOR intensive
gardening"
you don't sayF
Yep; raising a mustaehe s-PhnA-
delphia Ledger.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

sHSs a devoted husband"
sVgy. When she's away he even
washes the dishes after every neal be
RS for hfmself--DetrOit Free Pres
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
SHORT AND SHARP.

When yOu undertake to study human
nature begin on yourself.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

TOOls rush IN whers angels fear -
tread
TmOw. what place have yOu basn
kieksd cut q n0wT-UioEO NaW
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

A man can always ina time to % 4
thing II he has the inclination.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Some people who ask for q crust In
Variably want It over a pie
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Hope Is all right In its way. but men
who Try to live on II are hopeless.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14
CHIPS

The delegates and visitors to the
State Federation viii be entertained
by the Trustees and Members of the
Phyllis Wheatley Woman's Club at the
New Home, 1886 Rhodes Ave, Friday
evening, Aug 20.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

The Liberty ben has q crack In Il.
but fortunately its ring II no longer
needed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

81 control. however dimcult - nBt
becomes step By stsp salisr and mnrl
dslighfful-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

/ Think q your wondered immunity
nrom harm 4 Jon mind Jour eva buA'
@-LOomiG
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

Miss H. Aida Auter, of Harrisburg,
Pa, is visiting her brother, Attorney
John R. Auter, of Evanston, Ill Miss
Auter, is very much pleased so far
with her visit to Chicago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14


The easiest way to commit suicide
involuntarily Is to walk upon q rail-
road track.
safety first" Is a good motto, but
too many people wait until it's too Iats
to be careful
A lot Of men expect the bread they
throw on the water 10 come back to
them In the form OF cake.
During luis In the fighting the bel
fgerents ought to be able to think Of
some good excuse for quitting.
II Uncle Sam ever has occasion % DO
30 he win issue q red, white and blue
book. and It Is likely to be the hnal
word.
The changed national boundaries an
nounced In Southwest Africa are mani
festly subject to confirmation By the
treaty Of peace
When one notes how much food has
been exported to Europe during the
last eleven months one wonders what
would have become Of Il all II there
lad been no war.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

The easiest way to commit suicide
Involuntary Is to walk upon q rail-
road track
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

safety first Is a good motto, but
too many people wait until it's too late
to be careful.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-08-14

A lot Of men expect the bread they
throw on the water 10 come back to
them In the form OF cake.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-04
SAY PLANT ISCLOSED AS THE
STRIKERS WANT WORK AGAIN

The American Enameled Brick
and Tile Company, of South River,
has met the strike of its employees
by a counter strike"-if such a
thing is possible. The company has
decided to keep its factory closed,
though many of the men have APP
piled to return to work, according
to superintendent Bernard Jacquart
Mr.. Jacquart declares that the plant
has refused to take back Its strikers,
turning the tables, as 1t were, when
the men refused to work during the
past few days. Mr. Jacquart says
the company has quite a large stock
on hand which 1t will use and which
will render operation of the works
unnecessary for the present. He en-
phatically denied that the company
had employed guards at any time
since the trouble, declaring that the
local police under officer Eberwein
had met the emergency. He said
that the company had kept the men
all through the winter whether busi-
ness was good or bad, and did not
feel able to raise the wages from
the $3.50 to $1.70 per day demand
ed by the strikers. No disorder
marked the days development at
South River.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-04
WILL DECIDE FINE LEGAL
POINT AT DAMAGE SUIT
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS
New Brunswick, June 4-Judge
Peter F. Daily will probably have to
decide fine point in the employers
compensation action on trial here to-
day between Susan Berkow, widow of
John Berkow, against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company. 1t is
claimed that the man was killed on
the company's property in Perth Am
boy, and the widow row seeks com
pensation. Former Judge Adrian
Lyon representing the defendant
no jurisdiction in this case, inasmuch
as the company is engaged in inter-
state commerce. The point has been
raised in other similar cases, but it
has not been definitely decided here
tofore. 1t is held that Judge DAILY
will be required to decide it today.
According to the widows evidence,
her husband was engaged by the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company and
was shifting cars when he was killed
on December 16, 1913 1t is claim
ed that brake gave way, causing a
coal car to run over and killing Ber-
kow. Mrs. Berkow claims that he
was then earning $40 day. He
was the sole support of the woman
and six children, Susie, twenty years
old; Mike, seventeen years old; An
ME, eleven years old; Katie, nine
years old; Joseph, seven years old,
and Elizabeth, four years old.
Thomas Brown is counsel for the
petitioner. Mr.. Lyon for the railroad
company asked for the dismissal of
the petition on the ground that it
was not properly brought, the chill
dren not being parties to the action.
Judge DAILY ruled against the attor-
ney, stating that the children were
dependant upon Berkow and could be
benfited even though the action,
might be started by one or more par
ties interested. The defense admits
all other allegations, excepting to
claim that the court has not the
jurisdiction to act in the case.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-04
REPUBLICANS COMPLETE
PLANS FOR DOLLAR DINNER

Arrangements for a get-together
dollar dinner to be held in Y. M. H.
A. hall June II were completed at a
meeting of the Perth Amboy Repub-
lican Club last night. Assurances
were given that the prominent
speakers arranged for wonld be on
hand and it was. predicted that the
event would be one of the largest
and most elaborate yet undertaken
by the organization. The speakers
will include Robert Carey, of Jersey
City, former judge of Hudson eoun-
ty; William N. Runyon, of Plain
field, former judge and assembly
man; Acting Governor Walter e.
Edge, of Atlantic City, and former
Governor Edward c. Stokes.
The dinner festivities will be
opened at Z o'clock in the evening.
Those In charge expect between 400
and 500 people will attend No at
tempt will be made by the club to
make money on the venture, the
dinner being served at either cost
price or at loss to the organization.