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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12

either" Hughes said.
lie was in high good humor, and
evidently is oyerjoyed at his return
TO active politics in the role OF re-
publican presidential nominee.
lie wore a gray business suit
and a gray tie. appearing well
groomed.
His beard is gray and sparse.
IL Is not nearly so thick as IL Ia
shown in pictures not taken re-
Gently.
still Parts His Beard
There is still the distinct part
down the center OF the chin and n
slight tendency toward curling AZ
the edges. but II is not nearly such
a predominant factor in his appear.
ance as II was In the old days.
Can you tell me what the thrill
is like when man is drafted by
great party as its candidate for the
biggest Job on earth?" asked the
United Press reporter.
u can only say that there are
certain circumstances under which
matter OF duty Is extremely
clear and leaves no grounds for
hesitancy. " replied Hughes.
Poses for Pictures
Half dozen camera men asked
Hughes to pose at the Astor hotel
today. and he readily agreed.
They took about dozen snaps
each, and then he said: Haven't
you got enough. boys?"
Not yet, Judge Just one more
now" replied photographer.
Please give us another smile"
The request was unnecessary.
as Hughes was all smiles today.
He posed again and then walked
briskly back to his rooms, waving
to the newspaper men.
Receives Callers
Henry W. Taft. brother of the
former president, was an early call
er at the Hughes suite today.
lie was followed by Albert r.
Page. county supreme court JUS
tice. and J. Adams Brown. presi-
dent of the New Netherlands bank.
both personal friends of the nomi-
nee.
Former Attorney General Wick
ersham called on Hughes and said
afterward that the visit was pure
| ly personal" He was greeted
warmly by the candidate,
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AUSTRIAN
ARMY NOW
in A ROUT
Russian Embassy in London
Gives Out News OF
Victory
SLAVS ARE IN PURSUIT

LONDON. June i2.-The com
pIete rout Of the Austrian
armies near cxernouitx was an
nounceo here today by the Rus
sian embassy.
Two entire divisions with all
their generals. artillery and
ammunition were captured.
The Russians are In full pur-
suit. the cossaeks oyerrunning
the territory at the rear Of the
fleeing armies.
The astonishing success OF
Russia's drive along the south
eastern front has brought the
time for the allies western Of
fense TO the test. II Is believed.
Not since the war began
have the allies been able 10 de-
liver simultaneous assaults
against all the Teuton lines.
The allies have thus consist
emily played oermsny's game
by permitting the central po~-
ers TO concentrate their
forces against a single enemy
At time.
N the allies now again hold
back In the west and allow
Germany and Austris-Hunssry
70 meet the new SlsVonic o.
fensive unhsmpered there can
be no expectation Of great
military victory against the
two kslsers.
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never on the surface.
He reads the Bible, he
smokes. sometimes. cigars and
often pipe; he is no teeto-
taller. He likes hard work,
dogs and music.
He's good deal Of a Joke
ster In deaconIsh sort Of
way. Sometimes among his In
Inmates he grows almost boy
ish.
Pete. a mongrel dog, nearly
always ate In the executive
mansion dining room at Al
bsny.
Some called Hughes narrow; but
they say in Washington that the
iurist has broadened as his
whlskers have reduced theiI
spread
Hughes worl, as counsel for the
Stevens gas commission and the
Armstrong insurance commission
before the New York Legislature IN
1905 and 1906 focused the public
eye on him. and brought him ths
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12

NEW YORK. June y.
Charles +. Hughes.
nominated Saturday as
republican candidate for
president, opened his cam
paign with a rush today
with a trip to New York
for conferences with lead
ers.
Hughes arrived at !
a. m. and went directly
to the Hotel Astor, where
he displayed true cam
paign form by sending
word he would see news
papermen at once.
With his secretary. Lawrence II
Green. Hughes slipped out OF Wash
ington shortly after midnight SO
quietly that only few persons in
the station noted his departure.
Detectives Guard Him
The New York police department
had been tipped regarding Hughes
visit and 80 detectives were assign
ed to guard the candidate on his
arrival at the 23d st. station and on
the drive to his hotel.
Reports we're heard that Hughes
and Roosevelt would meet and tina;
the colonels full support OF the re
publican candidate would be sought
Hughes and his secretary made
the trip from Washington in lower
berths. travelling as any private
citizen might. and the candidate
was unrecosnized by passengers.
The colored porter. who recog
nized his star passenger, grinned
broadly and kept his discovery to
himself
On his arrival, Hughes bought
an armful of newspapers and read
them with apparent interest.
Hughes in Good Humor
"Wfll Frank Hitchcock be chair
man of the national committee?'
Charles Evans Hughes was asked
today by United Press reporter.
Il can't say anything on that just
now" replied the candidate with q
smile.
"Will you sec Col. Roosevelt"
Il can't say anything on that
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HITCHCOCK FOR JOB

CHICAGO. June IL. - Frank
Hitchcock. who engineered the
Hughes boom in Chicago. took the
same stand about the national
committee chairmanshlp that
Hughes took about the presidency
Il am not candidate he said
today.
Political experts figured, how
ever. that Hitchcock was almost
certain of getting the Job.
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DENIS WANT TO GRAB
PROGRESSIVE VOTE

BY LOWELL MElLETT
United Press Staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, June t2.-One
Of the greatest kidnapping en-
terprIscs in history was discov-
cred in st. Louis today. The
object Of the effort Is the four
year-old child--thc progressive
party. Democratic leaders are
the Would-be kidnapers.
Events In Chicago and
Oyster Bay Saturday have
changed the color OF this
weeks convention, and instead
OF being a pcrfunctory ratifiea-
tlon meeting, II may turn out
20 bs a truly thrilling affair.
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Quiet conferences among
democratic committeeman Sun.
day resulted In determination
on a new program.
Theodore Roosevelt's refusal to
reiterated yesterday -inspir-
ed the kidnapping plan.
II Is the opinion OF democratic
committeeman that Roosevelt's ac-
ton spells the death of the pro-
gressive party.
The committeeman will bend ev-
cry effort toward gathering in the
10000 progressive voters.
They have counseled with Wash.
ington by wire in the brief time the
Continued on Page 81
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MRS. ROOSEVELT
IS Delighted

OYSTER BAY. June 10 Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt is dee-lightcd.
She hopes Il is true that her
husband is "out OF politics" She
locked Ike the happlest woman In
the world as she rode by the col
onel's side az they started out for
n horseback ride across the coun-
try from Sycamore hin today
II is an open secret among her
friends that she has never reveled
I'm the limelight.
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Three MEXICAN
RAIDERS KILLED

LAREDO. eTes, June Ia
Three Mexican raiders were
reported killed and five cap
tured by citizens and Vigl!an-
ties. following the raiders at.
tempt TO burn the international
q Great Northern railroad tres
tie. az Webb, Tex, north OF
Laredo.
PrlvateLee Saunders was shot In
the leg and hand when two Mexi
cans fired on a patrol of three
Americans near Hachita, y. NJ.
Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12
HUGHES AND WILSON
TO MARCH IN PARADE

WASHINGTON. June 12.-Ar.
rangements we're completed today
for what IL expected 10 be the
most unique preparedness parade
Of all these held thruout the coun.
try on Wednesday Charles T..
Hughes. ex-supreme court justice
and republican presid ntial nom.
inee. will probably be In line. Il
was announced today.
President Wilson and at least
four members OF his cabinet will
march at the head OF the process
sion np historic PennaYlvania ave.
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PRETTY COED HERE
GETTING READY FOR
JAUNT INTO ARCTIC

Crixxled old vilhlalrur
stefansson ls going TO peer over
the top o. the world some line
morning and see
Miss Anita Allen. coed.
And ia not unlikely that he
will kick over a few ieoberes
and Jump up and down like the
Northern lights
For Anita. the bes, looking
2o-year-old member OF Delta
Gamma sorority al Stanford
university, Is in Seattle get.
ting ready TO make q dash be-
yond the Arctic circle to see
vilhlslmur.
She IL going With Cant. Louis
Lane and crew OF millionaire
whale hunters on the Schooner
Great Bear. now being completed
At EAGLE HArbor. to the land Of the
blonde fskimoa. around Point Bar
row and Banks Land.
Hope TO Find Explorer
Explorer stefansson. II must be
explained. has been up there for q
couple OF years
Capt, Lane hopes 10 find him
when the ice breaks this summer
Miss Allen. with her aunt. Mrs
Can't Lane. Was at tho Washington
Annex yesterday digging thru a pile
OF maps
The young lady looked all ready
for anything but harpoonlnE whales
and shooting walruses
She was dressed in white from
her throat TO her toes.
Mother is Not Worried
She IA the dainty. smiling. rlrIish.
campus type
Her home is In Palo Alto, and
she ls the daughter OF Mrs. Theo.
philuE Allen. who is not the least
bit worried about Miss Aliens ad.
venturous cruise.
So says Anita. at least
Il haven't any idea being OF any
use 10 q party OF traders and hunt.
ers and explorers. confessed Ami.
ia. but they have insisted that 70
along I'm not holding that against
them Any one would like to 20
up there where no white girl has
ever been before.
VIII Keep Regular Diary
A typewriter. she explained. will
be hers 10 pound. week In and week
out
I'm going to try and write femi.
nine Impressions about things that
go over the mems heads" she said
The problem OF clothes is not
bothering Miss Allen.
"G'll have an Eskimo parka OF
fur" she explained. and flannel
shirts. You needn't say anything
about trousers.
The Great Bear. the sturdy ice
bucker which will be launched for
the trip in week or 40. meets with
Anltas approval.
Says Sehooner's a Bear"
THE name is just right" she de.
clares. The Great Bear Is bear
Of vessel. She's so sturdy-30
inches thru the hull--that when she
hits the ice, well. just feel sorry
for the ice. that's all"
The explorers viii leave here in
the middle of June. They will
touch on the Siberian coast and
trade with the natives. then go TO
Nome.
Then the route will be up thru
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12
MAY CALL MORE MILITIA

WASHINGTON. June l2-Secre.
tary OF War Baker announced to-
day he had ordered 1000 addition
al coast artillery and the engineer
corps at Washington Barracks
there TO proceed to the Mexican
border for patrol duty.
II was stated among war depart.
ment officials that II more troops
are considered necessary by Gen.
Funston, the war department will
be compelled to call for state
troops unless IL is decided virtually
to 1enude coast defense fortified.
tions and send coast artillery con
tingents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12
Did You Ever Read
ANY of These?

The Colonel OF the Red Huzzars"
"The Red Emerald
"The Woman in Question"
"The mposter.'
"The First Hurdle
lohn Reed Scott wrote these novels. Ii you've
read any OF these newfoundland others that could
be named-you know that John Reed Scott has a
mighty interesting way OF telling story. And that's
the guarantee that the novc-a-week, The Duke of
Oblivion, which begins in The Star today and ends
Saturday. is corker
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12
SEATTLE GIRL
OF l5CATCHES
42-P0UND FISH

This is a fish story with
a point.
The point is a 42-pound
king salmon and a IS
year-oid. red-haired. blue
eyed girl.
Mary Wilson is the girl.
She lives at 1855 Mis-
sour ave. and has just
completed the eighth
grade at the Cathedral
school.
Her father is lieutenant
OF the South Park fire de-
psrtment.
The king salmon WAS a resident
OF the shadowy depths OF Clsllau
bay until Mary descended on hin
and dragged him home with her
Now he lies. In all his scalJ
glory. on the porch of the Wilson
house boat on the East waterway
and il the admiration and wondei
OF the entire neighborhood.
MARY. herself. beams and admits
it's 2 pretty big fish. all right. ant
that It most pulled my arms OF
when was tryirg 10 land him"
She was trolling from a cano'
when she felt the Jerk OF the bil
King taking the bait
She landed him. absolutely unaid
ed. In 30 minutes.
Mary IA a very winsome and dim
pied young person. and Is. accord
ing to her friends, a sport cleai
thru
She Is perfectly al home in over
nlls. and IL not too fussy to carr
worms In her pockets.
When she accepted The Invita-
tion OF MIR and Mrs. r. @ Kirsch
ner TO take a today cruise will
them on their launch Heather. he
family did not re1lize the full OK
tent Of Mary's craftsmanship. ant
nov the principal problem before
the house a. Wilson is. what 20 Dc
with that 42.pound fish.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12

<I"HAT animated teathsI ouhI
err" term applied by MS
opponent, VIM. X. Hearst,
elected Chas. T.. Hughes governor
OF New York.
And even that fatal mis-speech
of the New York editor changed
the result By so slight margin
that on election night. Hughes, be-
lleving he was defeated, said TO his
wife:
MY dear. congratulate you.
You have escaped two years OF
genteel poverty al Albany.
II was q jest, Of course. but still
II was Hughes TO r re didn't
uarticularly want the Job and he
didn't particularly care II the peo-
uIe didn't want him to have II.
He didn't "rewsrd" the men
who had worked for his elec-
tlon-snd in fact there weren't
many.
Hughes regarded their ef-
forts as voluntary, undertaken
without an eye 20 advance
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IS
HAPPY;
FOR PICTURES
CANDIDATE HUGHES REFUSES TO DISCUSS HIS
ENDORSEMENT BY GERMAN AMERICAN ALLIANCE

NEW YORK. June i2.-Re-
porters this afternoon failed in
an attempt to draw state
ment on the cerman-Ameriean
alliance from Charles e.
Hughes.
About 20 Newspaper men
signed and sent to him the fol-
lowing question: DO you care
20 make more explicit state
nent as to your position now
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and during the campaign with
reference TO your virtual In
dorsement by the German
American sIiiance7"
Hughes did not reply direct
Iy. but sent out word that "Mr.
Hughes sees no reason at pres
ent TO add 20 his message to
Senator Harding. Attention 10
directed to his reference In that
message to a 'thoroeoine Amer
ieanisr.'"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12
BLIND PIC
FOUND in
CITY HALL
Mayor and Chief Investigate
Theft OF Confiseated
Booze
THEY'LL PROSECUTE

THEY'LL PROSECUTE
City employees are carrying
on q sys,emstixed bootieeplnG
traffic with stolen wines and
liquors smua9led out of the
stock stored In the public ssfe-
~ building, according 10 Chief
Buckingham. who made start
ling discoveries Monday.
Tho chief Was con nyincsd Mon
'day. aster a three hour probe. thAt
he had uncovered an organized
plot TO Ee. liquor away from the
fel.s.. after ,is- had ioslp'i 4 N
t., abandoned offices ~ the old
its hail
Janltor James Oakley was call
ed on tho carpet Monday. and. &C.
cordlng to Chief Buckingham. ad.
mitted having helped take llpuor
from the storerooma and hide u IN
other parts OF the building.
From there II disappeared.
VIII Prosecute Offenders
4 want you TO 20 TO the bottom
OF this thing" Mayor Gili told Chief
Rockingham MONDAY We VIII not
only have every body implicated
discharged from the city service.
but We will prosecute them OF rcri-
Gus charges"
Tho chief Immediately got busy.
William Jerry. an engineer. Inn
piicated by Meyers. Chief Becking'
ham said. admitted that three pc
licemen were in" with the alleged
smugglers
Officers Watch Doore
SerRt. Michener. property clerk
In charge OF booze. has reported
mysterious shortages on n number
OF occasions.
Sunday Chief Rockingham hid
Patrolmcn BogEess and Morris in
the old city engineers offices 10
watch developments
About II p. m Sunday they
caught Lee Meyers. age 30. an Gle
yator operator In the public safety
building. after he had filled suit
case full OF contrabani beer.
Chief Buckingham vas notified
and Meyers was placed under ar
rest.
lie lives at 1909 seventh ave
and is unmarried.
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ITALIANS ATTACK

ROME. June 12.-The Italian
armies today took the offensive all
along the Trentino front. making
general advances This movement.
II Is understood. IL to be powerful
attack timed simultaneously with
tho Rnasian offenglVe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12
GERMANS REPULsED o

PARIS. June 12.-Repeated and
violent German attacks directed
st the trenches west OF Vaux were
completely repulsed. said tho
French war office statement today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12

His middle name. which Ia
Evans, should be System--for
that's the keynote OF his life
He may have been q mystery IN
the world at large, but he never
was a mystery 10 Charles Evans
Hughes
His father was Baptist minis.
ter. Hughes himself looks some
thing Ike preacher.
His whiskers aren't so sweeping
now 80 they we're when he defeat.
ed Hearst for governor of New
York they're more orderly and
Systematic
They used 10 refer 10 Hughes
as an leicle, but that Isn't done
any more. People know he
lsn't.
His emotions, however. are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-06-12
IT'S MAIN 600

HEREAFTER. WHEN YOU WANT TO CALL W
THE STAR ASK FOR MAIN coo OUR OLD NUMBER
HAS GONE INTO THE DISCARD UNDER THE TEi.E
PHONE COMPANY'S PLAN TO SIMPLIFY ALL NUM-
BERS IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT
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nent or a pat on the back.
He hadn't requested their
help. He never asked a favor.
That, also, Is Hughes TO r.
He's not politician.
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<fTHAT animated feather dust
err" a term applied by MS
The sun., 1916-10-14
ROCK ISLAND PLAN
Is AGREED UPON
Peabody and PrOsScr Commit
tees Compromise on
Assessment.
NEW PREFERRED ISSUES
-
Foreclosure Proceedings 10 Be-
Stopped aud Rcorganiza-
ton Method Revised.
NEW PREFERRED ISSUES

Aftcr a series OF informal conferences
""'lng The last few weeks ~" Rock Isl
and rcfundirg ~boniholIcrs' committee.
"f which Charles A. Peabody is chair.
man. aud tho joint committee Of the
d"benturc boudhoidrrs and tho stock
holders, Of which seward Prossrr IL
chairman, have reached an agreement
Wh'frDy the Peabody committee ~ to
WIthdfRw !ts proceedings To- furcclosc
inc mortgage and the ProSser committee
~ v" revise it, reorganization ulan.
THIS plan provided FOR the raising ~
s"o,o0".Vuo hy an Assessment of stock
'oIIcrs Of $40 " share. but this amour,
was Regarded ia insufficient by the
cabouy committee. which Thought, TINT
SJ".o"V 900 oupnt IL no provided. The
'"o committees have now agreed t. de-
t"fin ne uuun an amount between these
two sums.
Under the prvpo<cd plan. in return rot
inc assessment paid stockholders were
70 u" given ~ pa" new , per ccut, pre-.
icffed -tocN. cumulative to tlc extent of
. Der cent. annually. TIC plan also pro-
''d"d Tor an Issue ~ $:o.0Oo. 400 & per
cent. preferred stock. cumulative To tho
extent OF F, per cent. annually. TO II,
given III exchange. par for par, FOR the
s2n.on" coo Of = Pc cent. debcutures.
All other bond issucs were TO remain un-
disturbed.
These two classes % preferred stock.
Il was proposed. should share ,tittal,y in
dividend distributions w 10 u AZ cent. ;
t1at IL, Tho { pcr cent. stock. to ,c known
rs class ~. WAS not to receive moro
than q per cent. until the = p,~ cent.
cIass II" stock had received s per cent.
The sun., 1916-10-14
MINING NEWS.

ARIZONA UNITED MINING q sept shin.
iH'rts 10 cars. a.grrgsting about 800 tons. H..
orr. Containing about 70 cf copper.
ilG Ledge REruRT-wrrAiy mine r.port
Of President Lc luc i"ii"vs trp.,,ut has
ic'n uadr from L. puo SHAFT an tho Henrietta.
n distance 81 eight i-'t L. inNinritl" vein.
"hi'u parallels tiC Iiruf,tta vein Tor n dis.
lance al I tn feet ASSAY. NJ THIS l.iut snow
copper IL {, gold so and silver 81 This ilaA,s
III" Henrietta min" @Nft larger than NY last
inspection IN August -h"acd All other WORK
.ngs ~ both the ll,urietta aud the Ruttrruut
stni IN rich ore. N"rr rctsilcd report ou the
18TH.
british AMER NICKEL CORE. l..
NHth"" son, formerly nf Anaconda Copper Min.
lux Co., named gi. mgr.
k~EN>EtD1r COPPER, tO.-Scpt. pr"lir
ton N.6H."r n's.. comps red with 10. .,u. 0-s, ln,.
IN Aus. Ip.,il.Hp in Ju.y and io.oo.Nc IN June.
MONTANA MISIN, tO.-P.rnitt.I l., cal
i"r1uH 'onul>siun"r Of Corporations to SCH
No." ,hur's Of capital stock Al par. 81 each.
ADAMS ENiEESS-Ecports for June gross
r"Ncur" $3.50, i31, inc. SeSs, di2 net oI.r. rev.
S2,i dee. Si". AZ npcr. deficit ST.. tSi. in..
S~,ii.,isS Twelve months onrr. rev. So 81, 81.
ne, A,i"'.3ii; net opcr. rev. s.. las, |s, iur,
',.egi ir'.
81 { NHIA GAS 4 EIECTRl,-Nr earn
iug- viii probably be- Increased To- the extent
"f tis,w., or sJs',Ud annually 10y the action III
Mayor ~ Cincinnati IN signln. gas orIinun,r
hin iucr aslug the price ri gas from ~ 10 r,
cent. % tlr"I>aHd cubic feet.
KENSTONE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. gross
~fl'iicn. against slii.s93 IN Sept. 1915 net
So, ~. against So. 21i surplus after charges
So, ~, against 81 81 last year.
The sun., 1916-10-14
Big jump ON CURB
BY UNITED MOTORS
Reaches 60 1T. u Gain Of
ia. Nigh Record for
Current Movement.
OTHER STOCKS RECEUE
United Alloy steel in food
Demand. but Yields
Toward Close.
OTHER STOCKS KECEDE

FoJup,Ht initial strength stocks in
ne outside market yestcrda! developed
. ,n.gIns tendency under heavy selling.
tiol-l ne, re ',ssious were confined To
narrow fractional limits. United Motors
featured 'hc day with sales at sai.. n
high record price FOR the current move
mont aul q gain If "a points from It's
final quotation " Wednesday night.
An explanation for the sharp upturn
VAS thc report that tho company is
negotiating for the purchase of the
Brown. iipe Chaplin Company OF SYRIA
cuse, to largest manufacturers OF diner.
oi'Ials nnd hc,cl gears for automobiles
~ the world.
Midvalo steel during the forenoon
gained more h n point. but rs the
session progressed all OF the improve
.clt vas cancelled, with the stock clos
ing practically unchanged on tho day.
Thc'e was u continued good demand for
lai'"d Aloy steel and after early
s,ctdin"ss tho stock Welded f~rpctionally.
Quotations were as follows: