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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
NEUTRALITY LAWS
MAY BE REVISED
Changes Recommended as Re-
suit of War Problems and
Mexican Relations
By Associatcd Press

Washington, June 8. - General re-
vision of American neutrality laws was
proposed to Congress to-day in a mem
orandum submitted by Attorney Cen
eral Gregory and concurred in by the
State Department, as a result of the
governments experience with prob
lens arising out of the war and of
relations with Mexico.
Enactment of eighteen new laws is
recommended to correct defects in eX-
listing statutes, to cover present omis-
sions of law for the observance of
obligations imperatively imposed by
International law upon the United
States" and to make crimes against
American neutrality punishable under
federal laws. At present many such
acts do not violate federal criminal
law.
Would Broaden Powers
Almost every phase of activity in
the United States on behalf of for
eign governments which has resulted
in Federal prosecution under the
broad charge of conspiracy would be
made specifically criminal by the
proposed legislation. In addition, the
powers of the President would be
broadened with respect to withhold
ing clearance to suspected vessels,
further employment of the land and
naval forces to preserve neutrality,
imposing a more rigid censorship upon
wireless and cable messages to bellig-
erent countries and seizing arms and
ammunition about to be exported in
violation of an embargo.
One of the proposed laws would au-
thorize collectors of customs or other
persons duly empowered by the Pres
ident TO inspect foreign private vessels
in American ports for the purpose of
investigating and detecting and use
or attempted use of the vessels in
violation of neutrality laws. The use
of such vessels as a place of resort
for conspirators against American
neutrality would also be made a
crime. Another law would make
criminal activities here of foreign
spies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Mt. Union Faculty Members
Entertains Senior Class
By Special Correspondence

Mount Union, Pa, June 2. On
Monday evening Professors W. P. Har-
ley. Eleanor McClelland and C. c.
Smith, of the high school faculty, gave
party in honor of the senior class
The graduating exercises were held
during the week. the class day exer-
oises being held Thursday evening and
commencement Friday evening-The
commencement program included: In,
vocation, the Rev. s. S. CornelI;.
chorus. high school: grafton, Amer
ica's Greatest Need" Harold Noble;
oration, Preparedness for Peace"
Robert Bell; piano solo, Fac Purcell;
mantle presentation, Walter Smith;
address to graduates. I. Harvey Brum-
baugh, president of Juniata College;
presentation of diplomas, w. o. Ffeds;,
benediction, the Rev. c. w. Todd
Thomas Derrick, a brakeman on the,
Harrisburg local, had his foot crushed
by falling pipe in the Mount Union
yards Wednesday afternoon. - The
Aetna Explosive Company has started
the erection of a refrigerator plant
The Rev. S. S. Carnell delivered the
memorial Grafton in the cemetery Me-
mortal Day afternoon. - The Mount
Union band gave a concert Tuesday
to the employees of the Harbison-
Walker brick plant.-A large force of
men started work on laying the COP
crete for the paving of Shirley street
Wednesday.-Miss Eleanor cCIeIland,
teacher of German and Latin in the
high school, left to-day by auto with
Thomas Strolford and family for Ship
pensburg, where Mrs. Strolford will
visit at the McClelland home for some
time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Ruth, the Cleaner"
Given in Dillsburg Church

DillSburg, Pa, June 3.-Miss Loretta
Lerew and Miss Nellie Bats are spend
ing the week at Baltimore and Wash
ington, D. C.-John w Miller. of Lin
coin, Neb., and Mrs. A. w. BeistIine
of Camp Hill, visited their sister, Mrs.
Charles Blausser.-The body of Willis
Miller arrived at Dillsburg last Sat-
urday evening from the Texas border,
where Mr.. Miller was serving in the
United States Army. Mr.. Miller was
run over by a truck and died more
than a week before his body was re-
ceived at his home. Burial was made
in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery. with
services at his home, Sunday after
noon.-Dr. and Mrs. r. A. Harding
of Reading, have been spending some
time at the home of Mrs. Harding's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Ensminger
Professor Charles Smith, of Lans-
ford, Pa, spent over Sunday with his
brother, j. Paul Smith. - George
Heikes, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Leonard Heikes
Mr.. and Mrs. George Seibert and
family spent Decoration Day at Shin
pensburg.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. s. Kapp
spent Decoration Day at Hershey and
Reading.-The Queen Esther Society
of the Methodist Church gave a sacred
cantata in the church Thursday even
ing entitled Ruth, the Cleaner
Walter Dick, M. c. Thumma, William
Seidle, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Nelson and
Miss Resta Firestone attended the ex
ercises at the Masonic Home near
Elizabethtown on Sunday.-Mr, and
Mrs. John A. Goudy. Mrs. Sue Dick.
Miss Nettie Dick and Miss Sara Baker
motored to Lancaster on Memorial
TOay.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
FirestOne Opens Branch
and Service Station

The Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company of Akron, Ohio, have had
representation here for several years
but a direct factory branch has been
opened at 231 North Second street
This service station is in charge of
l.. l.. MCClintock, branch manager,
who will have supervision over the
Firestone interests in twenty counties
between Altoona and Philadelphia. All
adjustments will be made here and a
press has been installed for putting
on solid tires on trucks. No matter
what make has been used, facilities
will be there for changing at a min
utes notice. w. H. Jackman will be
office manager.
There are more than l 900 of these
Firestone service stations throughout
the country. In addition to the tire
business the company has arranged
TO build million Firestone demount-
able rims this year In one month
alone this required 100000 pounds
of special steel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Old Haynes Car Has Been
GriIled on Many Trails

AN old two-cylinder Haynes car,
belonging to L. o. Robertson, Dallas,
| Texas, has a history that would do
credit to a crusader. There is no way
OF telling how far it has run, since it
has never had a speedometer on it.
In placing his agencies, Mir. Robert
son district insurance agent, has
forded rivers with the car, crossed
mountain ranges. hunted antelopes
on the plains on the eastern border
OF New Mexico, and pulled the fifty
mile stretch of sand dunes from Cap
Rock on the east of the Staked Plains
below Amarillo to Clarendon in DON
ley county.
ION a mission to Plainwell in the
heart of the Staked Plains, the Haynes
car followed the old COW trail that
formerly led to the plains proper and
the buffalo range west of Roswell. n.
NJ. The COW trail is now practically
abandoned, and in 1907 was very
rough without even wagon tracks Wis
ible in places
Near Guthrie, in the mountains of
King county, the old car crossed the
Brazos river with water over the
running boards. II pulled through the
loose sand at the waters edge. but
just at the top of the river bank, one
of the drive chains broke. Some tools
were tangled in the brake, and the
car rolled back down into the river.
Two spans of mules were required
to pull the motor car to a safe place
and here Mr.. Robertson and his party
were required to camp for two days
while their automobile and baggage
dried out. The gasoline supply had
been ruined by mixture with water
but after a new stock was obtained
from store II miles distant, the car
rolled merrily on its way
THE Robertson party camped at
Croton canyons, to view the gypsum
banks, which are nearly as high as the
Palisades of the Hudson and certainly
in their varied colors as picturesque.
That night a pack of bowling grey
wolves surrounded the camp but
were afraid to attack. Several miles
farther, the route led into the then
excellent prairie chicken shooting In
Dickens county. After several months
al Plainwell, Mr. Robertson followed
the Denver and FIT Worth trail back
to Dallas"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Junior Mechanics Confer
Degrees on Nine Candidates
Br Steeial Corestondcncc

Duncannon, Pa, June 3. - Howard
Miller and family of Harrisburg, auto
mobiled to this place on Sunday,
where they were Joined by Mrs. Mil
lers mother and sister Mrs. Margaret
Clugston and daughter, Miss Mary,
in a continued trip to Lewistown -
Miss Myrtle Johnston of Rockville was
weekend guest of relatives. John
S. Miller of Harrisburg. spent over
Sunday with his son. Samuel.-Mrs.
Kathryn Johnston of Harrisburg was
the guest of relatives on Tuesday. -
Prof. w. A. McCune and family are
spending the summer vacation at Ship
pensburg. - Mrs. Lydia Ennis of Los
Angeles, Cal, is the guest of Mrs.
b. F. Bryant. - II. d. Banks. of At
lantic City, was the guest of his mother
Mrs. Mary Banks. - Mrs. Mary Bo-
linger of Harrisburg is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. John A. Wilkinson.
-Duncannon Council, No. SO, Jr. O.
u. A. M, held a class initiation of nine
candidates in the K. of p. hall, the de-
grees were conferred by the Newport
council degree team. - Miss Margaret
Kochenderfer of Altoona, is visiting
her aunt, Miss Stella Hench - Miss
Mary Clugston attended a weekend
house party at Perdix. Miss Maud
Dunlap of Harrisburg is the guest of
Miss Helen Wagner. - Mr.. and Mrs
Lane S. Hart, were at Mechanicsburg
on Sunday. - Mrs. Fred Stafford and
Miss Dorothy Mason of Boston, Mass,
were the guests of Mrs. Ada Kent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
4S MILK TESTS MADE

OF the 43 tests of milk made during
May by the city Bureau of Health one
of them was made at the request of one
of the dealers. That sample by the
way showed only $4,000 basteria to the
cibic centimeter; no colon and 4 per
cent. of butter fats. OF the other SAM
Piles several made a rather poor show
ing. Only one was as low as 1 900 bac-
terra, while fifteen showed the pres
ence of 1000 or more, and Ave of
these showed more than 100000.
The high figures were 100000, 81
900, 900, 100000, 100000 and T.
100000. Twelve showed presence of
colon and these ranged from as low as
200 to 400.
Twenty-Five tests of cream were
made, too, and while all but one of
them showed a specific gravity q well
over 1908, and all showed above IS
per cent fats. The single exception
was one sample which fell below the
required gravity of 1000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
G. f. PARCEL POST SALE

]. d. Nipple spent Sunday at VIII
Transport - Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Wright had Mr.. Wright's brother and
family OF Harrisburg to visit them on
Tuesday. - Mrs. Kott Camp of York
and Mrs. Mitten of Harrisburg were
callers at the U. b. parsonage on Tues
day = Howard Quigley is confined
to bed by sickness. - Mrs. Elmer
Vance is spending some time with her
sister, who is i'll at Chambersburg. -
THE Christian Endeavor society viii
hold parcel post sale on J.. ]. Hum
mels lawn this evening. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Nipple spent Sunday with
Mrs Fannie Nipple.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
ZEPPELINS MAY
BEBUILT BY J.. s.
Daniels Probably Will Urge
Their Construction as Re-
suit of Sea Fight

Washington, June 8. - Construction
by the Navy Department of dirigible
aircraft of the Zeppelin type may be
urged by Secretary Daniels in the near
future as a result of the North Sea
battle and the slowness of commercial
development of such construction in
this country. Naval officers here
agreed to-day that the details thus
far received of the battle pointed to
the superior scouting ability of the
German feet through its zeppelins as
a factor which helped to inflict heavy
losses upon the British.
AT first blush" Secretary Daniels
said. lit looks as though the Germans
had eyes in the air and the British
had not. OF course fuller information
may change matters; we can reach no
definite conclusion as yet. Still the
Zeppelins seem to have played a big
part in this part"
The secretary planned to call con-
ference of aviation officials of the de-
partment Immediately to consider
ways and means of speeding up air
craft development generally. Mr..
Daniels approved the provision of the
House naval bill giving a blanket ap-
preparation of more than $4,000, 600
for aviation without endeavoring to
specify the numbers or types of air
crafts to be acquired.
monster aeroplane designed by
naval constructors is now being built
at the navy yard here, and Secretary
Daniels indicated he believed it would
be necessary to go more heavilyinto eX-
perimental construction of aircraft of
all types if adequate development is to
follow.
Senator Tillman explained that his
action was not based on the naval en-
gagement in the North Sea because he
had not received sufficient data to pick
out lessons it would teach.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03

dependents during coming years Is for
fatal cases exclusively and does not
include cost of medical attention and
compensation in non-fatal cases. Dur
ing the first five months of the year
S62 workers were killed in industries
anc II is estimated that when all the
compensation agreements are per-
fected the total amount of compen-
s&uon for fatalities will approximate
81, 800 900.
The average total compensation in
each of the 290 cases is $2,560.90.
/ That compensation benefits princi-
pally the men of modest wages is in
dicated by the data which shows that
the average weekly wage of the S62
men killed was $14.S6, or a total an
nual pay roll of 1855, ,0S464.
The S62 fatalities left SAT widows,
1,1O9 fatherless chilren, 81 dependent
parents and dependent brothers and
sisters. Three hundred and fifteen
unmarried workers were killed.
More than half of the total number
The division by nationalities is as fol-
lows: Americans, 43S; Italians, III;
Polish, 80; Slavish, SIS; Austrians, 61s
Russians, 40; Hungarians, 19; Ger
mans, 9; Swedes, 6; Greeks, s;
2; French Canadians. 2; Spaniards. 1.
The majority of the fatalities oc-
Cured in mines. The division by oc-
cupations is: Miners, 375; laborers,
1SI; iron and steel workers, 157;
railroad employees, 119; clerks, 4 fire.
men, 8; statesmen, 3; civil engineers,
l; policemen, /; motormen, /; teach
ers. l: carpenters, /.
This date is included in a compila-
ton made by the Bureau of Work.
mems Compensation for Commits
sloner John Price Jackson of the De-
partment of Labor and Industry and
the members of the Workmen's Com
pensation Board
Democratic Delegates. - The Demo-
cartic vote for delegates large was
totaled to-day as follows: Jere S. Black.
| S2.922; Harry j. DUNN, 79.402; T. II.
! Given, 71,S56; Noris Auten. 7O,70S; Will
! liam A. Glasgow, Jr.. 62.S21; Henry A.
AAckerman' AoLs 9l.4OS; Robert E; Lee 69,257:
&l GEimii H. $3.50 Bernard 3 4 Clark, 52,5si;
ander, 51.159. The vote of the others
follows: Wilson Bailey. 1925; Martin
Jennings Cation 51,072: s. +. Frock Al
I24: william A. Hasg,s@rty. 42,2I1i W.
nett 5O,S5O; william Mcintyre, HATS;
| William n. McNair, 3l.S39; Roland S.
295; Walter f. Ritter 21,952; Thomas
d. Shea 32,593 Jesse IL. Wise. 21,1S6.
Governor Goes West. - Governor
Brumbaugh will leave Harrisburg to-
cago convention He will preach to the
students of Gettysburg College to-mor-
row morning. Private Secretary Ball
! will accompany him on his trip West
| General Brown.
Expense Accounts. H. T. Ames,
| Williamsport, Washington party. candi-
date for alternate-at-large, and Isaac
/ for Auditor General, filed expense ac-
counts to-day, each less than $50.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Losses of Great Fleets in
North Sea Engagement

The warcraft admitted lost by
the British admiralty:
Battle cruisers Queen Mary, In
vincible and Indefatigable: light
cruisers Defense, Black Prince and
Warrior and the destroyers Tip
perary, Turbulent, Fortune, Spar
row Hawk, Ardent and three others
unnamed.
The foregoing list does not con-
tain the battleship Warspite which
the Germans claim to have sent to
the bottom.
The warcraft admitted lost or
missing by the German admiralty:
Predreadnaught Pommern and
the cruiser Frauenlob and Wiesba-
den.
German warcraft claimed by the
British to have been sunk:
Battle cruisers Derfflinger, dread
naught of the Kaiser class, and six
destroyers.
The Warrior was not sunk in the
engagement, but the British ad-
miralty says that she was aban-
doned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Joint Conference Plan
Is Proposed by Moose

Chicago, ILL.,, June 3.-From leaders
of the Progressive Party yesterday
came the first concrete suggestion of a
method by which an amalgamation
with the Republican Party may be ef-
fected at the convention next week and
an agreement reached upon a candidate
for President whom all present and
one-time Republicans will support
The scheme proposed is the selection
by each convention of committee on
conferees who would then meet to-
gether and endeavor to thresh out their
differences exactly as do conference
committees representing the Senate and
House of Representatives in the case of
legislative differences.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Big News Boiled
Briefly For Busy Folk

Fight Over Meal. - A fight over a
meal last night ended with the arrest
of James Ford and Elizabeth johnson,
both colored, by Officers Mccain and
Nipple. and Detective Murane. They
were held for a hearing.
Fine AutOIst. - H. F. Shook, of Pen
brook. was fined 81 for driving past a
trolley car which was discharging pas
sengers.
Boys Arm Broken. While at play
yesterday afternoon in the Lincoln
schoolyard, William Dreese, aged IA,
1146 Market street. fell and fractured
his right arm. He was taken to the
Harrisburg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
TO INVESTIGATE MASSACRE

Washington, d. c., June 3.-Investi-
cation of reported massacres of Ameri-
cans and Englishmen by strikers at
Talare, Peru, was ordered to-day by
the State Department. Reports of an
outbreak were received by both the
State and Navy Departments from
American officials at Corinto, Mica
ragua, ana from Rear Admiral Wins
low, commanding the Pacific fleet, and
Americans in Peru were at once di-
rected to forward full details.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
SERVICES FOR wooDMEN

Millersburg, Pa, June 3. - Camp
$40 Modern Woodmen of America
will attend services in a body. In the
Methodist Church tomorrow morning
1890 o'clock, the Rev. William c.
Sheath, pastor. Clark Cooper is home
from Philadelphia convalescing from
an attack of typhoid fever.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Glynn Elected Temporary
Chairman by Democrats

st. Louis, June 3.-Martin Glynn.
former Governor of New York, was
elected temporary chairman of the
Democratic National Convention by a
subcommittee on arrangements of the
National Committee here last night.
Former Senator William J. stone,
from Missouri, was also considered.
The subcommittee to-day began the
selection of two hundred assistant
ergeant-at-arms for the convention
and fifty-two assistant secretaries -
one for each State and TerritorY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Tillman to Lead Fight
For Two Dreadnaughts

Washington, June 8. - Chairman
Tillman of the Senate naval committee
announced to-day that he would lead
fight in the Senate to change the
naval appropriation bill so as to pro-
vide for six battle cruisers and two
dreadnaughts, instead of five battle
cruisers and no battleship as in the
bill passed by the House yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. SAVILLA s. BAER

Mrs. Savilla S. Baer wife of Will
liam H. Baer, died this morning at
her home, 1411 Swatara street. Fu-
neral services will be held at the
home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
the Rev. Clayton A. Smucker, pastor
of the Stevens Memorial Methodist
Church officiating. Burial will be
made in the Paxtang cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
CHURCH FOR SCIENTISTS
First Christian Congregation Takes
Out Permit for S12 900 Structure

Building operations authorized to-
day included a permit to the First
Church of Christ. Scientist, to erect a
church at Front and Woodbine streets
at cost of $4,000. The structure
will be of stone. Work will be started
at once.
DIR. William f. Wright also got a
permit to put in an Office and other
wise remodel 204 State street at a cost
of $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03

1oHlpdnN OF pittsburgh against the
state to test the constitutionality of
ne escheat act. The court granted
the rule asked for and it is returnable
in ten days.
The escheat act permits unclaimed
bank deposits of more than thirty
years standing to be claimed by the
state but nothing has been done by
The State authorities as vet pending
the decision from the courts as to the
constitutionality of the act. Under
the act the auditor general is re-
quired to compile and publish the
names of the depositors.
Speer who admits that he is ''vitally
and personally interested" in the bill
OF complaint, is said to be an adver-
tsing agent who expects to print the
names of the repositories when these
names are compiled by the auditor
general. Failure to do so on the
auditor generals part will mean the
less of some S56, 10000 900 in deposits
throughout the State, the depositors
of which may only get knowledge OF
their unclaimed fund in the publica-
ton of the lists.
Appoint Viewers. - Paul G.. Smith,
E. Clark Cowden and William Look
were appointed board of viewers to
report on the proposed condemnation
by the Northern Central Railroad of
section of John B. Roberts farm In
Halifax township for railroad siding
purposes. The viewers will meet on
June 81.
1914 School DeIinquints. - Suits
vii! be started Monday by Captain O.
NJ. Copelin, eX-city treasurer. against
ASIA school tax delinquents for 1915.
Taxes are due in every ward but the
Eighth, the Seventh leading with 65S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
MRS. PRISCILLA sTAMBAUGH

Mrs. Priscilla Stambaugh, widow of
Jacob NJ. Stambaugh, died this morn
ing at the home of her niece. Mrs.
Margaret F.. Rice, 1912 Chestnut
street. Funeral services will be held
at the home Monday evening at 1880
o'clock, the Rev. Thomas Reisch, pas
tor of the Christ Lutheran Church off,
ciating. Burial will be made at Mt
Pleasant. Pa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
Will ATTEND BRETHREN MEETINc

AnnVille, a, June 8. = Mr.. and Mrs.
George K. Gantz visited friends at Mt.
vices of the United Brethren Church
there on Sunday. = A number of peo-
pie from this section will attend the
Church OF the Brethren convention. at
Winona Lake, Ind, June is to Is. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
VAST SUMS PAID
IN NCOMPENSATION
$742,962.75 Paid to Dependents
of 290 Workmen Killed
Since January |

Workmen's Com
pensation to be
paid the depend
ents of 290 workers
killed in industrial
accidents in Penn
sylvania during the
first five months of
/ 8 l 6 aggregate
$742,962.75.
That aggregate
amount to be paid
in instalmentS to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-03
IS of 81 Men Aboard
DecOy Destroyer Lost

London, June 3.-Eighty-five of the
crew of ninety-two men aboard the
British destroyer Shark were lost, in
the belief of seven survivors who were
landed at Hull yesterday by a Danish
steamship. These men were picked
up in the North Sea Thursday One of
them has since died and two others
are badly wounded. These men re-
ported they had been in the water six
and one-half hours and believed them
selves to be the only survivors from
the ship. They stated the Shark acted
as decoy boat in the engagement
Although the Shark was not named
in the official reports of British losses.
it was said several destroyers in addi-
ton to those Identified as lost have not
been accounted for,