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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-26
RAIL PRESIDENTS
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ward it was to be rendered the presi-
dent. At noon the latter planned to
see the brotherhood leaders.
Faint Ray of Hope Yet.
There is still hope, but the general
impression prevailed that the last
visible thread was cut when President
Wilson notified the seuect committee
of three executives that the employees
showed no disposition to yield in any
degree in their original stand against
arbitration.
BrOtherhoods in Session.
Brotherhood leaders had received
no official advices regarding the rail-
road presidents proposition when the
regular daily meeting of the employees
committee convened. The workmen's
committee planned to remain in con-
tinuous session until they heard from
President Wilson who had promised
them some word by noon.
The four brotherhood heads went
into secret session early this morning
to consider the unofficial report of
the railroads position which they had
obtained from newspapers. They had
received no word from the White
House and did not expect to confer
with the president they said until after
| he had received a delegation from the
| railroad executives. Opinion was di-
vided among employees as to how the
railroads proposal would be received.
Meme of them thought that it would
| be accepted without qualification, and
a large number OF them declared that
| If the railroads continued to insist
upon arbitration, a strike inevitably
would follow
| Many of the men still We're DESTROYS
/ of leaving for their homes tonight and
had made every preparation to do SO.
A suggestion frequently heard was
| that the committee of $40 be permit
| ted to go home Immediately and ne
gotiations be left entirely in the hands
of the brotherhood heads.
Change Wording of Ultimatum.
The railway executives went into
session at 10 o'clock to take final ac-
| ton on the proposal they will submit
| to President Wilson. Since the exc
cutfves determined upon the nature of
| their proposal and drafted their reply
| last night the committee of eight has
| gone over and smoothed down the
wording of the letter to the president.
In their meeting this morning the
| railway executives will merely approve
| the committees final draft which then
| will be submitted to President Wilson.
Oppose Paying ssStrike Freight
Portland, Ore. Aug 26.-The West
coast LumberTnen's association by
resolutions made public today has
gone on record as opposed to an in
crease in freight rates as means OF
settling the threatening railroad
strike. President Wilson was advised
by telegram of the action taken.
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mex. POLICY AT STAKE
Is Real Issue Of Texas Democrats in
Choosing q. S. Senator.

Dallas, Aug. 26.-At least SO per
cent of the voting strength of Texas,
which numbers about 10000 was ex-
pected to be polled today in the ran
off primary between Senator Charles
A. Culberson, present encumbent, and
former Governor Oscar B. Colquitt Tor
the Democratic United States sena-
torial nomination. These candidates
received plura1ities in the primary Of
July %, Colquitt's lead over his near
est competitor being $1,000.
The question of endorsement Of the
national Democratic Mexican policy
was one of the issues in the race. For
mer Governor Colquitt's exceptions to
President Wilson's administration of
Mexican affairs have been cited as
evidence of his alleged discord with
the present executive
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Both Kansas Cftys Putting on
Gala Attire.
Declare Wednesday-Day of
Parade-a Holiday.

Kansas City, Aug. 26.-The first
moves of formal nature in connec-
ton with the fiftieth annual encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. which opens here
next week, will be taken today with
the opening of the national headQuar-
ters in one of the downtown hoteis:
Information booths will be opened at
the same time in the leading hostelries
for the guidance of the visiting vet
Grams.
Headquarters of the many auxil-
iaries of the G.. A. r. also have been
opened in the surrounding hotels and
by Monday morning the units of the
blue clad army will have all been mar
shalled and ready at the command of
the commander-in-ch Elias r.
Monfort.
Kansas City has responded to the
honor bestowed by the veterans in
choosing this as their encampm ent
city and the plans of the local commit
tee have been accepted without change
by sCommander-in-Chie Monfort and
his staff
Both Cities Decl1ed With Flags.
Wednesday, the day of the encamp-
mcntp arade, has been declared holi-
day in both Kansas City and Kansas
City, Kan, Mayor Green of the latter
city yesterday issuing a proclamation
to that effect. Both cities are decked
with flags and bunting from street to
building top. Incoming veterans to-
day will be welcomed in wig-wag
from the top of a high building by
James W. Whittlesey of st. Louis.
chief signal officer of the commander
in-chief and comm ander of the sur
vivors of the ram fleet" Four white
doves will be liberated at the same
time bearing ribbons upon which will
be printed a welcome and a wish for
a speedy accomplishment of universal
peace.
Remember the Boys at the Front
With an Extra Flag in Your G. A. R
Decorations is the direction adopted
yesterday by the soldiers committee
for the league, a local auxiliary of
Missouri National Guard companies
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MORE SUNSHINE
A NATIONWIDE
MOVEMENT NOW

Pittsburg, Aug. ga movement to
conserve one hour of sunshine every
day in the year for every man, woman
and child in the United States was an
nounced today by the executive COM
nittee of the Pittsburg chamber of
commerce which will carry the mat
ter to the United States chamber of
commerce with the plea that it be
submitted to a referendum of the
100000 business men who compose
that body.
The plan is to have clocks thruout
the country advanced one hour. As
all sections would be affected. the
system, the chamber argues, would
not interfere with time regulation as
provided by the four zones of STAN
dard time.
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VERY LITTLE Rain


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and there is prospect for only light
rains tonight. The weather Is ex-
pected to continue cool tonight with a
slight warming up Sunday.
The forecast calls for unsettled and
continued cool weather this afternoon
and tonight: Sunday fair and slightly
warmer. Today was cloudy and cool
with temperatures several degrees be-
low normal. Mr.. Flora said This morn
ing there was a chance for more rain
but it would probably not amount 10
much.
The lowest temperature last night
was SIS degrees This is l degree above
normal but the mercury rose so slowly
that the average was below. By 8
O'Clock the reading was only 10 de-
erees The highest temperature on
record for this date is 101 degrees. as-
tablished in 1913. The low record, 81
degrees, occurred in 1904. Tha NOR
curry Sunday is not expected to go
above 80 degrees.
The rain last night prevents this
from being the driest August in thirty
years here The total for this month
so far is SO of an inch, while the rec
ord low mark is AZ of an inch. estab-
lished in 1894 The total rainfall for
July and August this year has been
only .e5 of an inch, making this the
driest two months period on RECORD
here, The stage of the Kaw river to-
day Is 81 feet, the same as yesterday
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HONOR MEDALS
TO CAPTAIN WHO
SANK LUSITANIA

London, Aug. 26--The Stifts-T-
dende of Ribe, Denmark, is quoted in
a Reuter- dispatch from Copenhagen
as saying the commander of the sub
marine which sank the Lusitania was
Captain Max Valentiner, son of the
dean of Sondersburg cathedral. Cap
tain Valentiner, this newspaper says.
has been decorated with a number of
orders since the sinking of the liner
including the Iron cross Of the first
class and the Hohenzo1lern house
order with swords. a special distinc-
ton which is the personal gift of the
German emperor.
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state committees will meet In fact
the meeting of the state committee is
of more genuine concern to political
leaders than the party councils In the
absence of a real issue in Kansas this
year, interest surrounds the selection of
men to direct the battle in advance of
the November election.
Charles Sessions will probably be
the next Republican state chairman.
Al Williams of Columbus has been
urged for the place and Greer of Ma
riOn has been mentioned. It is gen.
orally believed, however, that Sessions
will present much the strongest fol-
lowing in the state committee meeting
and will be easily elected. w. H.
Markham of Baldwin will probably
win the secretaryship without opposi-
tion
The Democrats will probably re-
elect E. E. Murphy of Leavenworth as
state chairman.
Congressman Jouett Shouse of the
Seventh district and Henderson S.
Martin, vice governor of the Philip
pine islands, will probably attend the
Democratic councils. Congressman
Shouse is member of the party coun-
ell by virtue of his office. He may be
the only member of Kansas delegation
in the meeting. None of the Repub-
pected to return for the session.
Governor Hughes's Visit.
Following the meeting of the party
councils. Kansas politicians will turn
their interest to the visit of Governor
Hughes. The coming of Hughes to
Kansas is a matter of concern both
to Republicans and Democrats The
Democrats are hoping the presidential
nominees reception will be formal
and tinged with evidences of frost and
cooler weather. The Republicans are
planning for a record reception and
the biggest political meeting in Kan
sas in the campaign.
Governor Hughes, accompanied by
Mrs Hughes and a number of personal
representatives and newspaper men,
will come to Topeka Friday afternoon
at 2:47 o'clock from Denver. He will
spend an hour here and his speech
will be the principal feature of his
| Kansas invasion. Plans have beer
made for Governor Hughes to talk tc
a crowd of $4,000 people when he
speaks under the famous cottonwood
tree on the state house grounds.
Preceding the Topeka meeting, Gov
ernor Hughes will make short talks in
a number of Kansas towns. Arrange
ments have already been made for five
and ten minute stops at Hays, Salina
Junction City and Manhattan Towns
'
along the Union Pacific may also gel
a glimpse of the Republican presiden-
tial nominee and hear briefly his IN.
dfctment of President Wilson and i1i.
policies.
Following the Topeka speech, Gov
ernor Hughes and his party will pt
taken to Kansas City on a special trair
over the Union Pacific. It Is probable
Governor Hughes will talk forty min
utes in Topeka. He will spend al
hour in the city.
Both political events will bring larg,
crowds from out of town. The coun
ellis and committee meetings Tuesda,
will be of concern to political work
ers of both parties in all sections q
Kansas, while the Hughes meeting i
an event of national Importance. 1t i
probable that a number of specia
trains will be run over various road
to handle the crowd which desires t,
hear the former United States supTem
court justice.
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Wall St, New York, Aug. 26.-SToCKS-
Extreme caution characterized the week
greater tension in the railway labor dis
pute causing apprehension in speculative
" lower extending to a point in leading
rails and other Investment issues, while
Coppers, Industrials, Motors and related
specialties wer> affected in like manner.
United States Steel yielded almost a point
but made full recovery with a general
hardening of prices in the final operations.
Trading was desultory at best, however,
lacking all outside interest or participation
The closing was steady.
Bonds were irregular.
The latest turn Of events in the railway
strike was a potent influence at the outset
of today's operations, prices showing a
downward trend. Reading, Union Pacific
and Norfolk and Western were among the
heavy rails at one point recessions. with
similar declines in Anaconda, Utah and
Inspiration Coppers, while shipping issues.
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.PEARY STICKS TO II
Insists 1t Was Land, Not Mirage, He
Found in Arctic.

New York, Aug. 26.-Rear Admiral
Robert f. Peary reiterates his conf
dence in the existence of Crockerland
and his belief that he saw it in July,
1906.
The admiraFs statement telegraphed
to the Tribunef rom his summer place
in Maine, was called forth by the fact
that Ensign F'itzhugh Green. the naval
officer assigned to the Macmillan
Crockerland Arctic expedition, made
no report of whether the expedition
found Crockerland in announcing to
then avy department his safe arrival
at Copen hagen in April last.
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COP. Leaders in Movies.

New York, Aug, 26.-Charles E.
Hughes, Theodore Roosevelt and Will
liam r. Wilcox are going into the
movies. The national Republican
committee thru Everett Colby today
closed a contract wit ha local motion
picture company to produce a one
thousand foot film with complete
scenario. The film will portray the
issues of the campaign and will be
distributed to moving picture COM
panies turnout the United tSates. Gov
eronr Hughes, Colonel Roosevelt and
other prominent Republicans will be
seen in the film.
Furnace repairs at Forbess.-Adv.
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GREAT BEAR WRECKED
Missing Schooner on Rocks. But En-
tire Party Is Safe.

On Board U. S. Coast Guard Cutter
McCulloch, Boring Sea, Aug 26.-via
Wireless to Seattle. = The power
schooner Great Bear. carrying the
Arctic expedition headed by John Bor-
Den of Chicago and Captain Louis Lane
of Seattle was wrecked on a pinnacle
rcck in Boring sea August TO-. The
vessel was a total loss but the entire
party landed safely on St. Mathews
island where they were found yes
tercay by the McCulloch.
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MANUFACTURERS WILL ACT.
National Meeting Planned in Chicago
to Discuss Strike.

Chicago, Aug. ga national con-
ference of representatives of manu-
facturers' associations to discuss the
threatened railroad strike will be here
August 20. according to President
Samuel M. Hastings of the Illinois
Manufacturers association. Hastings
today announced invitations to state
manufacturers associations to attend
the meeting. lengthy telegram was
also dispatched to President Wilson by
members of the association of COM
merce, declaring it's advocacy of the
demand of the railway presidents that
all issues of the strike be arbitrated.
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Charge Two With Murder.

Kansas City, Aug. discharges of
first degree murder for the death of
Oscar Anderson, an implement dealer
from Greenleaf, Kan, were filed here
today against two men who gave the
names of George Case and Albert
Sheftman. Anderson was shot in the
back and killed here mysteriously Au-
gust IA.
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Kansas City, Aug. &c.
Close


Chicago, aug. 26.-WHEAT-CIose: Sep
tember, $1.51A; December. $1.53A @1.54 |;
May, S156.
.CORN-september, SEC; December, 75c !;
May, 7S1hc
OATSESeptemb 467se; December,
1890: May, 53Nc.
$27.o5; October, s2e1O j;
December, $23.25.
LARD = September $14.15; October
$14.2O; December. $3.50.
SHORT RIBS-September, $1440; Oc-
tober, Slab.
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HUGHES HITS PAPER PROGRAMS.
Without Efficiency They Mean Moth
ing Says Hughes.

Laramie, Aug. 25.-Paper programs
and statutes are meaningless without
efficiency, declared Charles E. Hughes
in a ten minute talk in the city park
following his arrival here early today.
He r eiterated his declaration for a
protective tariff enforcement of civil
service and a business like administra-
ton of government.
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She swirns Golden Gate.

San Francisco, Calf, Aug. 26.-
Miss Babe" Wright, a San Francisco
girl. swan across the Golden Gate in
81 minutes, 35 As seconds, setting an
official Pacific Athletic association
record for women for the event. The
best previous record for the event was
made by Miss Nell Schmidt, OF Ala
media, who made it in 44:11.1 several
wears ago.
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SPAIN PARTY FOR ALLIES.
Refornist Party Approves Portugal
Intervention in Big War.

Paris. Aug. 26.-The national con-
vention of the Spanish reformist
party, says a Hayas dispatch from
Oviedo, has decided to send a commits
sion headed by Melquiades Alvarez,
the -reformist leader to Lisbon, to ex-
press the party's approval of Portu-
guaIs Intervention in the war. The
commission, the dispatch adds. will
then proceed to Paris to give the en-
tente allies assurance of Spanish SYM
nathv
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G, r.. FUNERAL NOTICE

Members of the Lincoln Post are
requested to meet at the hall at 2:30
o. clock Sunday afternoon to attend
the funeral of our late comrade, g.
W. Plat. Services will be held at 8
o. clock at Westminster church.
H. s. HALLECK,
Post Commander.
]. H. MILLER, Adjutant. [Adv.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-wHEAT-Yesterda
advance tempted further profit taking by
wheat longs today. Liverpool was strong
but reported also an undertone of nervous
ness over the jump on this side yesterday.
Opening prices were nc lower to SIC high
er, but prices immediately sagged. Sep
TENDER sold as high as S1.54A at the start,
dropped to $1-52h. December, after OPEN
ing at $685. to S155, sold down to 81. "a
as compared with Yesterdays close at
$l54A to s155s. The report Of the
to do with the decline. This report said
that a survey of forty per cent of the
Canadian wheat belt showed that crops
would be better than expected.
further bullish furry was followed
by additional selling and prices reached
the lowest leel Of the day. The close was
weak, &c to &c under yesterday
CORN-Light rains and the wheat weak
ness brought out fair volume of long
corn early. Prices opened unchanged to
SIC up and then eased off. December,
which started unchanged to Bc higher
! at 75Ac. to .76c declined to 5M@75Ac.
The close was easy. &c to &c down.
OATS-Commission houses were active
on both sides of the oats market Prices
opened unchanged to Ac. higher. Decem-
5Ossc to 5O3sc and declined to 501kc, the
price at which the market closed the prev
| ious session.
| OVISIONS-Purchases of December
and January lard by eastern shorts gave
q little flare to the provisions market at
| the start. but the bulge was lost on profit
| taking. September pork opened zoe lower
| Lard was shade higher at the start but
eased off TIC. Ribs were inactive.
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Chicago, Aug. 26.-HOGS--Receipts Il
Ruik Of sales. S1045@11.0 90; light. $1050@
Ii 121b: mixed, S10.15@11 10. heavy, SO 90
oils; rough. $1000Q10.25; pigs. $I4o@
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market dull and
weak. Beeves S6.50@10So; cows and heif-
G765: western, S625@s50; scalves. $500
ITS.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market weak
at Yesterdays decline. Sheep. $6.15Q77o;
lambs, $6.50Q10.60-
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PRINCESS WANTS HER PAY.
Won't Continue in Kansas Movie With
! out 1t. She Saws.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 26.-Unless she
gets her back pay, Mrs. Ralph Lamb
says she will not continue in the lead
ing role in the "Sunflower Princess"
d moving picture play being filmed in
kansas City with a cast of Kansas
girls.
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Mexicans, Motors and other specialties
SfeeI also was moderately heavy with
Colorado Fuel, Republic Steel and West west
and Confined to the more prominent issues.
Canadian Pacific was the only Investment
issue to run contrary to the general hst'
showing q point gain.
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Kansas city. Aug 26.--HoGs--Receipts
500 Market strong Bulk Of sales. $lo;29
butchers, s10.25@10T0; light, $1o.25@1o6o;
pigs. SIS. 506975.
CATTLE-Rcceipts 100. Market steady
steers, S7.50d925; western steers, $3.50
300: southern steers. $5.50Qs.00: cows,
and feeders, $550@s0o; bulls, S5-25@67o;
calves, S650011.00
SHEEP-Receipts none. Market steady.
lambs S975n1O.5O; yearlings, $i.250sOO; .
wethsss, $6.T5677.5O: ewes, S6.5o@7. 90 stock
ers and feeders, $6.00@10.25.
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Mrs G,Imore Bound Over.

Maryville, Mo-, Aug. 27.-Mrs. @. A.
Gilmore today was bound over for
trial September IS when she waved
preliminary trial on the charge of
numbering Mrs. Ella Ships here Au-
gust L.
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Chicago, Aug. 26.-BUTTER-Market
easy. Receipts 1O.700 tubs. CreamenrSyo , ea- !.
tras, Sic; first, 301ac: firsts, 2SUzs1ac
seconds 26027c.
EGGS-Market unchanged. Receipts g.
GAL cases.
CHEESE-Market unchanged.
POTATOES-Market unchanged. he-
ceipts 20 cars.
springs, 20@201ac.
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PLAGUE DEATH IN RILEY.
Albert Miller. II Months Old. of Man.
haitian Paralysis Vctim.

l. Manhattan, Kan, Aug. 26-The
first infantile paralysis victim in Riley
county was reported today in the
death OF the eleven months old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Miller. of
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se.oo@9.50;

s11 1900. choice prairie, $soo@9-5o;
choice alfalfa. $145e@15-00.
KAFFTR-No. 3 white. $l.1S
BRAN-$1106112.
SHORTS-$1. 40G1 50.
WHEAT-Reeefp,s 800 cars,
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged
EI0s SEr1r WHE SaST2Gseptember S1.46ss a
49, December, 81 Ash; May, $l.5l ";
CORN-September, size; December
74@74kc; May, 771ae.
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Liverpool Grain Market.

Liverpool, Aug. 26.-WHEAT-Spot Nc
Manitoba, los Id; No. 2, 14s 11Ad; Nc
red western winter, los I'D.
CORN-Spot, American mixed, los Sd.
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The Southern Alberta wheat crop will
run from Is to 80 bushels per acre, the
greatest in history, according to the Win
nipeg Free Press
After a tour Of inspection James Car
ruthers Of Toronto. Canada, estimates the
wheat crop OF Canada 165 million bushels.
This is 200 million under the official esti-
mate of the 1915 crop
Exports from the United States and Can
ada today were 1872 900 bushels of wheat;
19, 600 barrels of flour, 10000 bushels of
corn, 7S1. 600 bushels of oats; wheat and
flour combined, 1855, 900 bushels.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
nited States and Canada this week, accord
ing to Bradstreets, were 9,945000 bushels,
compared with 1909. 600 bushels last week
and 5,165,0o0 bushels a year ago. Corn
shipments this week were 100000 bush
els.
Argentina exported 100000 bushels Of
wheat this week, compared with $4,000
bushels last week and $4,000 bushels a
year ago. shipments since January l ag-
gregate 81 327 600 bushels; a year ago, co.
TO5, 900 bushels. Corn shipments this
week were 2;2o2ooo bushels, o against I'M 2so6,-
a year ago. Total corn shipments since
April 1 are 80, 2S900 bushels: year ago,
SO 2O4 600 bushels. Oats shipments this
week were 100000 bushels
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Karaos ttS Pro"n"@ Nerh~f
Kansas City, Aug. 26.-WHEAT-Cash :
Market unchanged to lie higher. No.
hard. 81 1901 So: No. 3, 81. 4567155; No. 2
red, $1.53@1.61; No. 3, $1.4S@160.
CORN-Market unchanged TO &c lower.
No. 2 mixed, S2@S21ac; No. 3. s1h@s2c
No white, s215c; No. 3, SIC; No. yellow,
S3c No. 3, S212c.
OATS-Market 1a@1c higher. No. 2
white. 471a@4sc; No. mixed, 46@49c.
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy.