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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01

ORGANIZE FEW
BIRTHDAYS CLUE.

News Times Special Service
LOGANSPORT. Ind. March L.
The Few Birthdays club. MEM
bership comprising all residents
~ Cash county born on Feb. %.
effected a permanent Organiza-
tiOn at a banquet given at the
Barnett hotel here Tuesday night
Seventeen members were present.
Elmer Uhl. wealthy banker Of
this city was elected president OF
the permanent organization. The
club voted a gold plated rattle TO
the youngest member Of the club
-Hastser Timothy Townsley.
born at noon Tuesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
SAW MEXICANS HURT
Soldier Of Fortune Describes atroci-
ties He Witnessed.
News Times Special Service

News-Tlmes Special Service
PORT HURON. Mich. March L.
John J. Burke, a soldier of fortune.
who until recently was a soldier in
Mexico. arrived here and went to
Sarnia 10 enlist in the American le-
gion for service in Europe.
Burke says the worst form of tor
ture he Witnessed in Mexico was the
stripping of skin off the feet and
turning the victim QUO TO run on the
hot sands.
The victims shoes are removed
and he is bound hand and foot he
said. "A knife blunt or sharp. it
makes no difference. is then used in
the process of cutting away the bot
tom of the screaming victims feet
lie is then driven away and denied
even the slightest protection for his
feet"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
BOY NEARLY KILLED
Wild West Game Being Probed by
Police Officers.

NewS-TimcS Special Service:
PONTIAC. Mich, March 1.-Pon-
tiac police today are investigating
a report that boys wild west game
almost caused the death by hanging
OF Robert Brand. Il years old. 1t is
claimed that a crowd OF youths at
play selected Brand as the outlaw
and proceeded 10 execute" him
The police say they attached a rope
10 a rafter in a barn, slipped the
moose about Brands neck and kick
ed a box from under his feet. The
boys then became frightened and
fled. When neighbOrs arrived they
found the lad on the floor. semi
conscious. The rope, an old one
had broken
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
The Results DO Take
Care of the Cost

Let NewS-TimeS WANT ADS do your
''want work" They will more than pay for
t..emSelveS in commissions on the work they
do-CommiSsionS that you DO NOT have to
pay.
They are specialists in their line They op-
crate on small margin of profit They are
figured on this basis by the publishers of The
NewS-TimeS.
They are REPEATERS-thes News Times
WANT ADS are. If they did not make good,
a large portion of their patrons could not be
regular patrons, as is the case
Call The News-Times by phone.
Bell 21OO; Home 1854.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
GREENBURG GOES "WET"
Majority Is 175-SeVen saloons TO
Open.

TITS INt'I
GREENSBURG. Ind. March L.
The vets carried the local option
election in Greensburg Tuesday by
a majority OF 173. making gains in
three OF the four wards The city
has been dry since 1914. when a ma
jOrity OF Il was given She drys Sew
en- saloons viii be opened as a result
of todays election
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
HORSES ARE CREMATED
Fires Believed OF Incendiary Origin
Started ut indianapolis.
News Times Special Service .

INDIANAPOLIS. March - An
mcendiary is believed TO be respon-
sible for the fires in two barns and
q garage Tuesday night Two horses
were terribly burned and an auto
mobile was destroyed I'm the fires.
an OF which We're in the same neigh
borhood. The damage TO the build
ings gds not heavy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
BOY ADMITS ROBBERlES
AccumuIates $50 Bank Account
When Not Working.
NeNs Tlmes SneeIaI ServIce !.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March L.
a l6-year-old boy arrested today has
confessed 10 "a numbr OF robberies.
according To the police. The youth
has been leaving home about 2:3o
o'clock In the morning. the police
say. telling his parents that he was
firing furnaces for a mum Der OF peo-
Pile The boy has accumulated a
bank account Of S52 despite the fact
that he has not been working the
officers said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
ARRANGE PROGRAM
Committee Plans For Indiana IElcc-
trio Light Assn. Gathering.
News Times Special Service:

INDIANAPOLIS. March Mem
bers of the new business committee
OF the Indiana Electric Light asso-
citation met here Tuesday 10 arrange
the program for the annual meeting
Of the organization at Kokomo
April 10. The members of the COM
mittee are O. NJ. Booher. Kokomo .
r. Thurman. Muncie; W. H. Craw-
ford. Hammond; Charles 3. Hart.
Fort Wayne and r. a. McGregor. In
dianapOlis
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
MYERS HOME DESTROYED
Candidate For Republican Nomina-
ton Of Governor suffers Loss.

News-1imes Specia, Service:
INfsIANAPOLIS. March THE
home OF Quincy A Myers. candidate
for the republican nomination for
governor. was Quilted by fire here
Tuesday The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 TO $4,000 The fire is
believed 10 have been caused by "A
defective furnace.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
REMONSTRANCE FILED
Honey Greek Township VIII Remain
Dry For Two Years.
- ID. Sre.-aI -

TERRE HATTIE. Ind. March L.
A remonstrance signed by 81 OF
the $50 voters in Honey Creek town
ship Tuesday insured that the town
ship would remain dry for two years
without the necessity % an election.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
MAY ADOPT MILITARY
TRAINING AT INDIANA
Faculty Committee VIII Report Fav-
Orably This Week After
Investigation.
News-Times Special Service

-NtNc- iHeN Spetldl service.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March l.
The question of providing military
training for the students of Indiana
university may be disposed Of this
week. The question has been under
consideration by the faculty COM
mittee on the promotion of univer-
sity interests for some time. IT is
said that this committee will report
favorably at a meeting of the faculty
in a few days
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
MARRIED 56 YEARS:
CELEBRATE 18TH TIME

International News Service:
FERSONNILLE, Ind, March
Although they have been mar
ried 90 years Mr.. and Mrs. James
Clegg of Henryville. Tuesday cele-
brated the anniversary for the 18th
time, the wedding having taken
place on Feb. %. Mrs. Clegg, who
is rs years old also celebrated her
18th birthday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
STUDY BACKWARD PUPILS
Commission Recommends That Ed
vocational Methods be Changed.
News Tlmes Special Service

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March L.
recommendation that methods Of
educating children in Indiana should
be changed so that backward pupils
might be given the advantage Of
more thorough instruction was made
Tuesday at a meeting of the COM
mission appointed by Gov. Ralston
10 study detectives. The next meet
ing of the commission Will be March
II.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
Expect PERMISSION
TO CHARGE TOLL
Home Phone Co. of Elkhart
Seeks 10 Cents on Calls
to Goshen.
vews-TIme. - -:


ELKHART. March THE petit
ton OF the Home Telephone CO. 20
be- permitted 90 charge a 10-cent toll
for communications between Elk
hart and Goshen probably Will be
granted By the state public service
commission. The ccmpany's repre-
sentatives appeared before Judge
Edwards at Indianapolis yesterday,
and his comments were favorable.
The commission will act as a body
after Judge Edwards reports TO the
other mem bers. In minor cases the
commission designates individual
members 40 hear" the cases. The
company was represented by it's
president. vs.. O.. Peters. and its gem
eral manager vs. L. Shoots. both of
Goshen. and its counsel. c. W. Mil
OF Indianapolis
We expect a favorable decision
soon" said Mr. Shoots while in Elk
hart TUESDAY
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01

Emperor Franz Josef possesses an
opal for which he once refused an
offer Of s250,OOO. IL weighs IL
ounces.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01
&9}eoNgsnai2sio@
Annual S rring Exhibition of
Rugs---Carpets---Draperies
TrOo Duys-Friday and Saturday
O.Jz al
March 3rd and 18th
ys-Friday and Saturday

l. patterns and desgns-together with most artistic showing of
the Drapery fabrics, both imported and domestic.
The Third Floor appropriately dressed for this occasion,
arranged that the many dapery schemebended in color
harmony with the Rug patems-may be viewed in one half
hours time Every step dcoses suggestive decoration for
the home beautiful
You-and all interested in home decoraon-are cordially
invited.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01

Second - - seven coaches ~ was
brought from Toledo 20 Elkhart.
I3s miles. in 143 minutes today. It
left Toledo so minutes late and
pulled into Elkhart only 80 minutes
behind the schedule. having made
up A. minutes. a. y Probst was
az the throttle and q. +. Lowell
welded the coal shovel.
One OF the cars was a special. -
carrying IS federal prisoners VINO
were being taken from Toledo TO
the pri-on at Fort LeavenwOrth.
They had been convicted Of violat-
ing the federal law against selling
dope"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01

". W Dixon wanted at Atlanta.
Ca for embezzlemenL and arrested
in Goshen. was taken away by an
officer from Atlanta Monday. 1t is
said a large delegation OF Goshen
ties, principally society" young
women. was az the station TO bid him
farewell
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01

The Elkhart Motor supply CO. has
been Incorporated with a capital
stock OF $4,000. The incorporators
named Milo s Daniels. Walter H..
Stanley and John T.. Armstrong
Other incorpOrators are Orren T.
Cornell, John ID. j. Farneman, viii
NJ. Van Der karr and Warren w.
Shelby.
Mr. Daniels. Mr. Shelley and Mr.
Van Der Karr are connected with
the Money Back tire shop at l31
s Main St Nlr. Stanley and Mr.
Armstrong live at Leesburg, where
they are engaged i'm wholesaling and
jobbins automobile supplies. Mr..
Cornell lives at indianapolis. and
is an automobile accessories sales
man. Mr. Farncman is South
Bend business man
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-01

Ten trap shooters who are anxious
for the organization Of a gun club
here met at the Bruce Wallace gun
store. 129 s. Main ST., and signed a
preliminary agreement To become
mem bers OF the club. After a can
vass for members has been made
another meeting will be held and
il is expected something definite will
be accomplished at that time
AS a result of the campaign waged
by New York Central detectives
against card sharps and confidence
men who have robbed passengers on
the railroads crack trains. &c arrests
have been made durins the last 80
DAYS according TO adyices received
here.
Among those taken into custody
were "a number of crooks whose
photographs adorn the rogues' gal
leries OF the police departments of
the principal cities over the coun-
try.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
UNITED DAuGHTERS
GATHER IN DALLAS.
The Twentyseeond General conven.
tion Of the Grand Chapter U. D. c.
viii Open Session Tomorrow.

Dallas. Tex. Nov. THE vanguard
of four hundred delegates who are ex.
pected to attend the twenty-second
general convention OF the grand chap
ter OF the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy began arriving in Dal.
las today.
While the opening OF the business
sessions does not take place until to-
morrow morning. a reception to the
delegates tonight marked the initial
stages OF the program. II was plan.
ned to have this affair a gorgeous
social spectacle, punctuated with ad.
dresses Of welcome. a return courtc-
sy by the president general. and In.
PRODUCTION to those assembled by the
past presidents OF the organization
since its inception In Nashville. Tenn.
on September 10th. 1894.
Altho primarily an association Of
southern women. delegates were ex.
pected from every state In the union.
where the organization has 1875 chap.
ters with about 10000 members. Mrs.
Frank G. odenheimer OF Jessup. Md.
Is president.general OF the Daughters:
Mrs. j. II. Stewart OF Los Angeles.
first vice president; Mrs. Mamie Ran.
som Willard OF Newton, n. c.. record.
ing secretary: Mrs. W. +. Baker. Sa.
yannah, Ca. corresponding secretary
and Mrs. c. II. Tate, OF Pulaski. Va.
treasurer.
Wednesday morning the grand chap.
ter will take up its work Of "instilling
into the defendants OF the people OF
the South proper respect for the
pride in the glorious war history and
to pcrpetuatc truthful record OF
the notable and chiyalrous achieve.
ments OF their ancestors"
The convention was scheduled TO
20 over four days including Saturday
afternoon. each day being intcrsper.
ced with business sessions. rccep.
tons. luncheons and other social di.
versions. The annual address of the
presidentgencral, In which recon.
mendations for the convention will
be made, Is the foremost event Of
Wednesdays program. Election of
officers, reports Of educational. his.
torical and memorial committees.
with accounts
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
MONEY CHANGERS 0P-
ERATE IN STREETS
City Of Mexico and Other Large Cities
In Mexico Crowded With "curb"
Brokers.
(By Associated Press)

Laredo, Texas, Nov. Mooney
changers operating In the City of
Mexico and generally in the larger
cities throughout the republic in great
part transact their business in the
streets, something after the fashion
of the curb" brokers in New York
City.
This method has become distasteful
to government officials and steps
have recently been taken to confine
financial operations to established ex.
changes. In order to enforce this rul.
ing, the Coyotes as the money
changers are facetiously termed in
Mexico, have been compelled to pay
heavy tax and confine their opera.
tions to offices.
A raid was recently made on
group OF coyotes" operating In one OF
the principal streets Of Mexico City.
All were arrested and heavily fined.
1t has been stated similar raids and
enforcement OF exchange operations
being confined to offices will soon be
put into effect throughout the repub.
lie.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
PADEREWSK| APPEAL
EDF0R WAR VICTIMS
Requested the President to Include
Appeal in Thanksgiving Day
Proclamation.
fRy AssocIaten Press.l


Long Branch. y. j.. Nov. 7.-Presi.
dent Wilson was asked Monday to in.
clude in his Thanksgiving Day proc.
lamation an appeal to the people Of
the United States to give aid to Euro.
pean war sufferers. The request was
made by lgnace Paderewski. the plan.
list, and delegation representing or
ganizations interested in relief work
In Germany. Austria, Poland, Russia.
Armenia, Syria and other countries.
The committee left Shadow Lawn
under the impression that their re.
quest would be granted and that the
President already had something OF
the kind In mind.
Charles S. Mcfarland. general sec.
retary OF the federal council Of
churches OF Christ in America. and
Mr.. Paderewski also presented Mr..
Wilson memorial urging the Presi.
dent to continue his efforts to relieve
suffering in Poland.
Commenting on the action OF the
central powers in proclaiming a new
and independent kingdom in Poland.
Mr. Paderewski said:
1T will only add to the suffering Of
my people"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
THIEF IS TRA|LED
BY HIS VICTIM

When Arthur Stewart, colored. stop.
ped off in Bryan yesterday afternoon
he doubtless had no idea that another
negro from whom he had stolen a sui,
case full OF clothes, was right on the
same train and dropped off Just be.
hind him. Stewart appropriated a
suit case filled with new clothes AZ
Marlin last Saturday afternoon and
left there for Mart. The other negro
followed him. but could not locate the
fugitive. Stewart bought ticket to
Bryan over the II. & T. c. and the
owner OF the clothes came righ, In on
his heels, and when he was arrested
had on the new suit Of clothes he had
stolen. Officers soon landed the ,hie,
behind the bars and restored the cloth
Ing to the rightful owner.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
FAIR WEATHER CALLED
OUT VERY HEAVY VOTE
Whole Country Has Good Weather Except Rain
in Upper Mississippi Valley and Snow in Colo.
rado-Heavy and Early Vote Surprised Poll.
uclans'' Wilson and Hughes Both Voted Early.
Hughes Led in the First Count Announced

New York, Nov. Fair weather
generally throughout the country ex.
cept Ii the upper Mississippi valley
and Western Colorado, accompanied
by agreeable temperatures, brought
out the voting hosts early today. Gen.
eral reports at noon indicated a heavy
vote was being polled and in some
places the bulk was In before 10
o'clock The big early vote was a
surprise to the politicians and caused
some conjecture.
New Ashford, Mass, had the dis.
Junction OF making the first returns,
the polls closing at 10 o'clock. The
count showed Hughes l6, Wilson II.
In 1912 the town gave Wilson 4, Taft
Z. Roosevelt 6.
President Wilson voted shortly az.
ter o'clock at Princeton. lie will
receive the returns at Shadow Lawn.
Mr.. Hughes voted shortly after Z
O'Clock and will receive the returns
in his hotel.
The national chairmen OF both par.
ties reiterate confidence.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
War Summary.

London, Nov. 7.-Gains by British
troops In the neighborhood OF Butte.
dewarlencourt on the Somme front
during operations last night we're an.
nounced by London.
Berlin says the British made an at.
tack near Eaucourt Labboye, but were
Immediately beaten back.
On the Russian front, Berlin an
nounces, the Germans captured a
bridgehead on the Strekod river. The
Russian artillery, the statement adds,
Is displaying marked activity near
Dvinsk. Berlin also announces the
retirement on the TransyIvanian front
OF the Austro-German troops before
the Russians In the Tulghes region.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
The Election Returns

DO not forget the election returns will be
received at The Eagle office tonight and
everybody is cordially invited to come down
and learn the news from the political bat.
tie. The returns are paid for by The Eagle
alone for the pleasure of its friends and it is
hoped that all will feel perfectly free to come
1t is free and no collection will be taken. We
hope to receive sufficient returns to pretty
well forecast the result by or before mid.
night. Come down and enjoy the evening
with the crowd.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
355 STUDENTS AP-
PL|CANS FOR DEGREES
Figures Compiled by Dean Taylor Of
State University Show This Num-
Der in State Schools.
tBy Associated Press.)

Austin. Texas. Nov. Figures
compiled by DR.. T. U. Taylor. dean Of
the faculty of the University of Tex.
as. disclose that there is total Of
S55 students at the university who are
candidates for degrees this year.
The College Of Industrial Arts leads
with ls0 applicants for bachelor Of
arts degrees, Ss for the master Of arts
degree. . for master OF business train.
ing and 3 for bachelor OF science In
home economics.
There were S5s applicants for de-
grees last year. The number would
be larger. DR.. Taylor said. but for the
fact that 65 members OF the senior
class of the university are in the Tex.
as militia on the border and could not
obtain discharges.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07

sl,76sSsi,OOO in 1915. s32i,3is,O 600 in
1911 and s69l .i22 900 in 1913.
Complete figures for the commerce
OF the entire country in the nine
months ending with September are at
hand, as are also those OF this port,
which is accepted as an index of the
entire country's trade for October.
Figures for the nine months ending
with September show a total com.
merce OF $3.50, ,OOO. 900, against $685..
100000 in the corresponding period OF
1915 and s2.s77,OOO,OOO in the nine
months OF 1914.
October figures for the port OF New
York Indicate that the total trade will
equal and probably exceed that OF Sep.
tember. Both imports and exports
will make new records in the current
year.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
Y. N. CLUB TEAM
DEFEATS B. B. A.
Bryan Boys Give Baptist Academy
Team a Drubbing TO the Tune Of
Twenty-Eight to Nothing.

The Young Mems Club team, under
the leadership Of Douglass Houston,
scored another victory yesterday af.
ternoon when they defeated the Bryan
Baptist Academy team by a score o.
2S to 0. The game was spectacular
from beginning to end, being filled
with thrills caused by long forward
passes. Harris and Num- we're the
most effective ground gamers for the
Y. NJ. c. team. Harris made two
touchdowns, Num- one and Houston
one. The game was started late and
had to be called at the end Of the
third quarter on account Of darkness.
Following is the lineup of the
teams:
b. b. A.-Broach, center; Jackson.
right guard; Meads, left guard; Park.
er, right tackle; Linn, left tackle;
Richardson, right end; Traylor, lett
end; Magness. fullback; Lee, quarter;
Cooke, left half; Moore, Kinard. right
half.
Y. NJ. C.-Calhoun, center; Taylor,
right guard; McAlpine. Knowles, left
guard; Estil, right tackle; Strick.
land, left tackle; Roberts, right end
Weeden, left end; Buelman. Christian,
Cannon, Houston. fullback: Houston.
quarter; Num-, left half; Harris, right
half.
Officials-Referee, Hudson; umpire,
Simpson; head linesman, Parker.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
Vote Light In Texas.

Dallas. Texas. Nov. 7.-Reports
from over Texas indicate an unusually
light vote in most counties where
there are no local issues OF impor.
tance to arouse enthusiasm.
In Bexar county heavy vote is be.
ing polled on account of Republican
opposition in the county judgeship
race, while in Fort Worth the resi-.
dents are voting in a mayoralty elec-
tion.
Fair weather prevails in some parts
OF the state. although It was threaten
ing in North Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
GERMAN SUB U-20
BLOWN UP BY CREW
Teutonie undersea Craft Was Hope.
lessly Grounded on the West
Coast OF Jutland.
iBy Associated Press,

Berlin. Nov. THE destruction OF
the German submarine U-2O by her
own crew, after the submarine had
gone aground on the west coast OF Jut.
land. is reported by the German ad.
miralty Monday, The official an.
nouncement reads:
"on the evening OF November 4 the
submarine U.20 in consequence OF a
fog ran aground at Bobjerg. on the
west coast OF Jutland. All attempts
to float the vessel being futile. she
called for assistance, but efforts made
by torpedo boats to drag her away
were without success. The submarine
at noon on November 5 was blown up
after her crew was rescue by a tor.
pedo boat.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
FOREIGN TRADE Of
j. S. At GREATEST
viii Approximate Eight Billion Dol.
lars, Which Is Fully one.Fifth Of
the Worlds Commerce.
my Associated rres.)

New YORK, Nov. THE foreign
trade OF the United States for the cal.
endar year of 1916 will approximate
the sum OF eight billion, or about one.
fifth of the entire international trade
OF the world, according to estimates
made public here Monday by the for.
eisn trade department OF the National
City Bank.
1t will he 80 per cent greater than
In 1918 and double that OF 1914. Tx.
cess of exports over imports will an.
proximate three billion dollars. against
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-07
All over But the Shouting.

New York, NoT7.-"The fight is
won. It's all over but the shouting"
said the Republican chairman at noon.
The officials in charge OF the Dem.
ocratic headquarters said reports re.
ceived Indicated "a strong drift for
Wilson"
Treasurer Morgenthau of the Demo.
cratic committee said the expense OF
the campaign amounted to approx
mately sl,sOO.OOO.