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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

After the inventory is flied copy will be
furnished the compliments and their ex-
pert Will be given an opportunity to as
sist in the appraisal The company's an
swer Is as follows:
l. That 1t admits that the charges for
gas furnished by 1t to its consumers as
alleged in the amended complaint are
correctly set forth in paragraph 1 Of said
complaint. and the respondent says that
the rates so charged by 1t are in accord
ance with the published rates Of said re-
spondent on file with this commission.
The respondent denies that said rates
or any Of them are unreasonable and un-
Just and says that its rates to all classes
Of consumers as specified in its published
rates are just and reasonable. and no
more than the fair return to which the re-
spondent is entitled upon a fair valua-
tion Of its property and the service which
it furnishes to consumers OF gas In the
cities Of Lewiston and Auburn.
g. The respondent specifically denies
each and all Of the allegations as the
same are set forth by the complainants
in paragraph Of said amended COM
plant.
ana 1urIner dHSWeTIIS, tHIS fcopoiueHl
says that the fair value Of its tangible
and Intangible property which should be
taken into account in the f1xation Of
rates Is approximately 100000; that an
inventory Of all its property Is now be-
ing made upon the blanks and in accord
ance with the classifcations required by
your honorable board, and that until the
completion Of said inventory and an ap-
praisal Of the property has been made.
this respondent is unable to state more
specifically the value Of its property to be
taken into account by your honorable
board as an element in fixing the rate
which it shall be allowed to charge its
consumers in Lewiston and Auburn for
gas to enable 1t to earn the fair return
to which 1t is entitled.
The Public Utilities Commission has or
dered on the petition of the Lewiston.
Augusta & Waterville Street Railway
for approval Of location Of an extension
in the town Of Winthrop that the same
be approved. The extension Is for the
purpose Of reaching the factory of the
wadsworth & Woodman Co. The hearing
was held on Jan. 25 at the Office Of the
commission in Augusta.
The commission has ordered on the pc
tition Of the Bethel Light Co. for author
ity to issue securities and the Merrill,
Springer Co. for authority to sell proper
ty and franchise. that both petitions be
granted. These orders authorize the is
suance and transference Of $1,000 Of COM
mon stock by the former company to the
latter for the purchase of the latter's
electrical business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
Nominations by the Governor

Inc Following nominations have
been made by Governor Oakley c. Cur
tbs and were posted at the Executive
department late Wednesday afternoon: !:
Licensed State observation-disclosures Fl.
Noiles Of Caribou.
Recorder Augusta Municipal court
John B. Madore. Augusta.
Justice of the Peace-Milo w. Cone.
Houlton.
Agent for the prevention of cruelty
frederick A. Pullman, Andover Conn
ty OF Oxford; ]. w. Deane. Freedom
(Waldo county,; Frank S. Reale San
ford, (York county,; John II Mac
Laughlin, Whitefield U,inco,n cornt,,,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

Arrangements for Farmers Insti-
tutes in Aroostook have been arranged
as follows:
Monday. Feb. 2s-Patten Grange hall,
Patten.
Tuesday, Feb. 2s-Monticello Grange,
Monticello.
Thursday. March Fort Fairfield
Grange, Fort Fairfield. -
Saturday, March 4-Caribou Grange,
Caribou.
Monday, March Rhinestone Grange,
Limestone.
Tuesday. March 7.-Washburn
Grange, Washburn.
Wednesday, March S-Eureka
Grange, Mapleton.
Thursday, March 9-Masardis
Grange. Masardis.
The meetings will open at 1880 A.
NJ. and 1.30 P. NJ. The speakers will
include r. G. Hardaker Of Lebanon.
Pa, said to be one of the best posted
and finest speakers on Horse Breed
ing" in the country, knowing his sub
ject letter perfect and able to import
his knowledge to the audience in a
pleasing and forceful manner Commits
sioner Of Agriculture VIM. 7. Guptill
plans to be present without fail at the
Fort Fairfield meeting and at as many
others Of the series as circumstances
will permit Deputy Dairy Instructor
e. A. Rogers will speak on Seed Inn
proVement' and the fertilizer question.
y new series of Farmers Institutes
is being arranged for York county.
Three Of them have been definitely set
tied, as follows:
Monday. Feb. oS-Cornish Grange
hall at Cornish.
Saturday. March ALFRED Grange
hall at Alfred
Wednesday, March s.-Quamphegan
Grange hall at South Berwick
One of the speakers at this series of
Institutes will be George V Smith of
West wellington, CT, who will talk on
Poultry and the people interested in
poultry should be present, because Mr..
Smith is said to have no superior as
speaker on this subject, being per-
fectly at home in everything relating
to poultry and able to tell about it in
an interesting and convincing manner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

ana they are in better position than
ever to translate their increased en-
tnusiasm into selling arguments which
we confidently predict will be irresist
aoie. For the last five years now the
Buick factories have been unable to
meet the demand for Buick cars. Ev-
cry year we have AIDED to our MANN
1acturing facilities enormously: but
never yet have we been able to manu-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
Primary Papers

Albert Horne of Berwick. Republi-
can, has hled his papers as a candi-
date in the primaries for representa-
tive to the Legislature from the Rer-
Wick-Lebanon class. 1t is understood
that there Will be contest for this
nomination, two other candidates be-
ing in the field, Herbert E. Coffin OF
Berwick and Willis A. Frost of Rer.
wick
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

The session Of the State Highway
Commission. which began at P. M.
Tuesday, was continued through
Wednesday forenoon. The commission
took action requesting the Public Util-
tiles Commission to reopen the decis-
ion Of the Railroad Commissioners
rendered Dec. 90, 1901, in respect to tho
crossing Of the Portland Street rail-
road and the highway over the tracks
Of the Boston & Maine Railroad at
Skunk's Hill, so-called, in South
Portland, to the end that the portion
OF the overhead crossing used by the
highway may be made safer for high
way traffic.
The commission also took action re-
questing the Public Utilities Commits
sion to reopen q decision Of the Rail-
road Commission dated Dec. 90, 1901,
with respect to a crossing Of the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad by the Portland
Street Railroad and the highway in
the city Of Saco at Goose Fair. So
called. to the end that action may be
taken to make the highway safer for
public travel
The Highway Commission also petit
toned the United States engineers Of
fice at Portland for approval of the To-
cation of the bridge between Boothbay
Harbor and Southport
At II o'clock the commission opened
bids as follows:
NEW SHARON, SCPERSTRJ-CTJ-RE
(Steel bridge, span 2G5 feet)
Groton Bridge Co, Groton. n Y.
With floor "a" " +s1- 400 no
With floor &C. ......... Is. go ~
tnitea Construction Co. Albany,
With ih foor ftoor "c. .'''' Sc % IS ;ss"o q,
Berlin Construction Co.. New Br-
tain, CT.
With floor "a" .... o1,os M
win moor ................... ., ,906. .o1
field CT.
MN MN i1oor "a" .................. 1900
Boston Bridge Works. Boston,
WIN @Mith foor "A" ................. o. 90
With floor &C. ....... q ~ o1
Penn Bridge Co.. Beaver Falls, ''''''
With floor "a" .......... aazano
with floor CO. ..,. % :aa ~
NEW SHARON BRIDGE ABUTMENTS.
(ooo Gu. yds. cement concrete, with exca-
walton and filling)
James Fl. Kerr. Rumford, Me. ..s7 1862. 80
Syr 6rotners Co.. Waterville. Me-. 1875. on
Co1an q feiioWs, Mercer, Me-. SOS. 90
Small & ingalls,. Bar Harbor Me-. S.795. 90
1anles McGresor, tumford. Me-. 10000
Edmund Cyr & Co., Waterville.
Me ...:.....: :............... e.s5s 80
me-. NE ..:.....,....... e,9so,5o
NILS, Me. Observation-Disclosures. aaa4.O0
r F. Moreau. Lewiston, Me ... u 0a5, %
Reed & Blunt. Skowhegan Me 10 s45 (l
A. l.. Tripp, Waterville. Me. 1882. 80
randall Stoddard Co., East Boston
=, Mass. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. - $50 10
Sanders Engineering Co.. Portland.
Me-. alternate proposition for
concrete bridge .............2o % 100. 90
TOWN OF SCARBoRo.
(oe4 miles Of cement concrete road con-
struction 16 feet wide with grading and
incidental work)
Forgione Romano, Portland.
James H. Kerr. Rumford. Me..... 1o,5ga ,
Hassam Paving Co., Worcester,
A. Williams Co.. Boston. Mass. .... 15,7l9e6
JACKMAN TO LOCKWOOD.
Clearing right Of way, 81 miles. a62 acres
clearing; so acres grubbing)
Marco Lavorgna, Canton, Me SIT os2 on
Pope d. Mckinnon, Bangor, Me-. q. 600 90
James II. Kerr, Rumford, Me-. 1s,a4sSO
Murray Brothers, Bangor, Me. -. s16, 1850
'-Awarded the contract
On the section of concrete road In tho
city of Saco bids were also opened but
the announcement Of bids and awards
will be later made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Lewiston Gas Co. Files
Answer to Complaint

The Lewiston Gas Light Co. filed in the
office of the Public Utilities Commission
Wednesday morning its answer to the
amended complaint of Margaret NJ Hines
and others alleging excessive rates, and
copy was sent Pattangall & Locke, at
torneys for the complainants The COM
mission will issue an order fixing the
time within which an inventory must be
filed preparatory to making an appraisal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
Agricultural Department

Dairy Instructor j. H. Blanchard of
the agricultural department spoke on
Monday, Feb. q, at Erskine hall at
Alma on Dairy Work" About IS were
present and the meeting was an en-
thus1astic one. It is probable that a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

Totals, 17,479 $50, .o1 ST. 1l7 rs
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The following table shows the number
of scholars and the apportionment Of
the school and mill fund as we'll as the
common school fund for the towns and
Of Somerset county:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
State School Department.


Miss Florence NJ. Hale, agent for
rural schools, will be one Of the speak
ers on Saturday, Feb. 26, at meeting
at the High school building in Caribou
in the interests Of the schools of
Aroostook, the rural schools to be
given particular attention. Free dis
cussion Of all the questions presented
for consideration will be allowed and
it is hoped to bring out many ideas Of
value to the work. Other speakers
will include S. L. Merriman, principal
of the Aroostook Normal school and
John L. Dyer. principal Of Kicker
be held, from $50 to IL and 100 to
O'Clock, a Basket dinner being served.
Another event of interest to Aroos-
took educational interests will also be
held on Saturday, being an examina-
ton for candidates for teachers State
certificates of the elementary grade, to
be held in the High school building at
Fort Fairfield. Other Aroostook towns
will also hold examinations on the
same date.
State Highway $4,000 Bond Issue.
The 100000 issue of the State of
Maine Highway bonds. the sale Of
which was authorized by the Governor
and Council at the last meeting on
Jan. 26 last have been advertised by
State Treasurer E. E. Newbert for
sale. They are 20-year serial gold
bonds dated March l, 1916, bearing in
terest at the rate of 4 per cent. and
due from 1917 to 1886 inclusive.
The bond issue for the purpose of
building and maintaining State high
ways was authorized by the Legisla-
ture in 1912, Amendment IA to the
Constitution being adopted on March
% by that body and later adopted on
Sept. by the people. This amend
ment provided for the issuance of
$4,000. 900 worth of bonds, with the pro-
vision that not more than that amount
should ever be outstanding at one
time to bear not more than 4 per cent.
interest and the expenditure to be di-
vded equitably between the several
counties.
Three issues of these bonds have
been made. as follows: On Sept. /,
1913, 100000 on July l, 1914, $780,
600: April /, 1915, 100000.
These bonds have all been sold sub
ject to the following conditions and
terms: They are of $1,000 denomina-
ton; interest coupons attached. are
not subject to local or State taxes. the
income therefrom is exempt from the
national income tax, and they will ma
ture, $4,000 in each of the years 1917
to s1919, $4,000 in each of the years
1920 to 1893 and $4,000 in each of the
years 1884 to 1885, inclusive. The bids
will be opened at 10 O'Clock Of the
forenoon of Wednesday, March l, 1916
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
State House Chat

land on the 4.07 Express Wednesday
afternoon and Private Secretary ]. p.
McConville returned on the evening
train.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
1857 $1S,5s5.7S SIS, ,63s. IS
Totals,

Totals, 1857 $1S,5S5.7S S1s,S IS
WALDO COUNTY.
The following table shows the number
OF scholars and the apportionment of the
school and mill fund as well as the COM
mon school fund for the cities and towns
OF Waldo county:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

Highway Commission SKIS Reopng of Two Railroad Decisions Ap
prova of Boobay Bridge Location and Awards
Bids for New Sharon Bridge Sarboo Road section and Cle
Right of Way lockwood RoadArangng Farmers nsi
utes-Pubc Utilities Hearing+Bangor and Eastport Armores
National Guard Noeschoo Statistics for 1915 from Supt Smiths
ReRort-Five New Corporatons- State House Chat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

facture as many cars as our de.,.
could sell.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

Fish and Game pspartmsse
Cnae1 Game Warden F. e. Joreeaan
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24
LOCAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS

cohtihued from Page Ten)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

Permission has been granted by the
adjutant generals department to Capt.
D. l. Gould Of Co. G. I'd Inf, N. G. S.
NJ. to act as escort for the Boys Con-
ference members on the evening Of the
banquet, Friday. March TO- in Bangor.
Captain Gould has rendered the SER
vices Of the company to the Confer
ence entertainment committee and the
oner has been very gratefully accept
ed, with full appreciation Of the
courtesy.
Fish and Gam. p.p.r.m..t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-24

Inquiries have from time to time
been received from citizens Of Bar
Harbor as to the possibility Of obtain
ing the encampment of the National
Guard for that place. instead Of the
encampment at Augusta or the par
ticipation in maneuvres at other
places. 1t is learned that no formal
application has been received at the
office of the adjutant general and no
consideration Of the subject has been
had-in fact the Office has no official
knowledge Of such plan.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
HOLJSEDELAYSs ANY ACTION
ON THENIARNIuWG QUESTION
Decision is, Made That a Vote
VIII Not Be Taken bylt
I before Tuesday.
nv .,raelArrn .nEnn,

b. p L
WASHINGTON, March 4-The
House again today postponed action
on proposals toward American citi=
zens not to travel on armed merchant
ships. defeat OF which has been re-
quested by. President Wilson to
strengthen his hands in the negotia-
tions with Germany. 1t was decided
that not before Tuesday would q vote
be, taken, and a wearying day ofscor-
terences and maneuverlng left more
doubt than, ever before as TO Just
what form the House action, when
the time finally came. would take.
Supporters OF the presid lent in his
stand for the right of Americans TO
safety aboard merchantmen bearing
arms reiterated tonight that there
was uncertaInty that the House
sooner or later would follow the lead
OF the Senate in killing the warning
proposals. The problem OF framing
a parliamentary plan. however, which
Will have tho necessary committee
sanction, and which will be assured
OF acceptance by the House ITSELF re-
maine a llrsnlyed. y
Bryan Not TO Interfere.
Some Representa- ives profess toEsee
in the arrival in the capital Of YYtl-7
liam Jennings Bryan. who filled Q
speak king engagement here tonight, q
Development which might furthe 7
CONTINUED ON pare g. arst SECTION,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
SUBMARINES
Will Not Be Built by shipbuiId-
ers as They. Decline to
Do. the Work.

WASHINGTON, March 4@Ameri-
can shfpbuilders have declined to
huild the two feet submarines au-
thorized by Congress- lask year be-
cause ofFa stipulation that the vessel
shall have a surface speed OF twenty
knots. Secretary Daniels wrote
Chairman Padgett. of the House ma
val committee today that no had been
unable to construct the submersibles
In navy yards, upon steam driven de-
signs. &
1.-THE department. however," the
letter says .as at present devised.
does not favor steam driven snh,naz
ri9es and feels that 1t. was not re iz-
ed at the time of the passage OF the
fact that the provision for speed
would necessitate construction con-
tanning this undesirable feature"
According to naval officers EXPERT
In the construction OF submarines!
the speed requirements OF twenty
knots 10 impossible to attain. Steam
propulsion would be required 10 give
q sustained speed OF twenty knots and
sthis.is not believed to be tft for sub
marine use.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
FORMAL DEMANDS
WITHIN FE w DA Us
Upon Austria-Hlngary by the
United States in the Tank
Steamer Sinking Case.
tnY AareclkrEp rHEsn

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The
United States is preparing to. make
formal demands upon Austria-Hun-
gary as result of the attack by an
Austrian submarine on the American
tank steamer Petrolite. A note on
the subject will be despatched with
in the next few days.
It was outhoritatiyely stated to-
night that the United States would
stand by Its original contentious and
ask an apology for the attack, puh-
ishment of the submarine command
crs and reparatlon for the damage
done to the vessel and injuries tn-
fllcted on member Of the crew who
was hit by a piece of she'll.
In reply TO the first American
communication on the subject, Aus-
tria Informed the state department
tlint its versionof the atfnir was that
the shhmnrine commander Thought
tho pntrcl'+e an ernmv shin d'aer'sn1
Wits the Amar'ca- feg: TINT, he fred
on tho vnqrnl herruTe he believed u
was about 10 ram his shin md that
the commander OF the Petrollte vol
unfairly furnished provisions when
asked to do 80.
The state department since has se-
cured additional information from
Iecptinued on page 8, tlrst section.l
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
IRISH FREEDOM
Friends Organize National As
sociation at Meeting Held
In New York City.

i. ....,, ~, a.. ,.t,,, J, 1.

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NEW YORK, Mar "A new ma
tional organization TO be known as
the eFriends of Irish Freedom was
formed here tonight. by prominent
Irishmen from all. parts Of the cotn-
try. in attendance at q conference
called to outline the attitude they be-
.lieve the Irish OF the United States
should assume toward Great Britain.
The objects Of the organizati Ion as
announced by Captain q ohm Ryan
chairman Of the committee which
worked out the details. Win be urged
;tpi encourage and assist any move
nieht for the national freedom of
Ireland, and 10 aid IA the Industrial
development of the country as we'll
as In the revival Of the language. HI
:eratnre. music and customs OF the
elected and plans were formulated
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
NUSBAUM PARDONED.
BY Governor Hatfield but His
Wines and .Whiskey Will
Not Be Restored Him.
iapFel.L. 70 ms -aLIasanl

CHARLESTON, March 4-Govern-
or Fl. D. Hatfield today pardoned
William Nusbaum, prominent
Clarksburg dry goods merchant. who
was recently sentenced by Judge
George G. sturgiss to serve four
months in Jail and on the roads and
pay fine OF $500 upon conviction
at Morgantown OF alleged violation
OF the prohibition law. An automo-
bile load of fine wines from the Pa
clfic coast along with fine whiskies
and several dozen bottles of beer
found in his automobile at the time
of his arrest in Monongalia county
when he was on the way home with
1t from Point Marion, Pa. whither
1t had been consigned to him will not
be restored to him but destroyed.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
EIGHT DEATHS
Are Reported to State Board as
Result of an Epidemic of
Measles at Ronceverte.

ttr AasaelArru Pmrsp

/ CHARLESTON. March 4.-Eight
deaths are reported today tot the state
department. OF health as a result of
en- epidemic OF measles at Ronceverte.
The report skyssthat most Of the chil-
dren Of ,Greenbrfer county have been
afflicted, but that the majority OF
them have recovered. Five OF the
deaths occurred in one family. The
health department has recommended
the selection Of municipal health
board at once for Ronceverte. and
that every child be examined before
entering school, and all of them pre-
vented from entering picture shows.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
GERMAN EFFORT
IS MOST TITANIC
IMMENSE PROFIT
Is Made by the United Fuel Gas
Company According to
Complaint Made.
tav AuuneuA7En rnEEn

CHARLESTON, March Com
plant has been made to the public
service commission by 100 citizens
OF Hurricane, Putnam county. against
the United Fuel Gas Company. These
citizens declare that this company
makes profit OF almost 10000 per
cent on the gas it furnishes there for
domestic purposes. The complaint
says that the company buys its gas
in an adjoining county for four cents
thousand cubic feet ,of $50 pounds
density and disposes of 1t at twenty
cents a thousand feet OF elght-ounce
density.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
Afew better babies.'

The saving Of 100000 babies
whose lives are needlessly snutfed
out every year in the United States is
the aim ofleadera in the nationwide
Better Baby Week To ibe held
March 4to H..
More than 400. communities have,
laid plans for baby week, aided by
the chfldten's 8 buteati Of the uhited
States department Of labor. During
baby week th needs Of children will
be, so presented that all Parents In
these communities will realize these
needs and will want to give their
children the best possible care. They
will know that this is their privilege
as we'll as their obligation.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05

In its place they are trying to
make mothers realize that a great
infant mortality lis a national dis
aster.
Poverty, Ignorance and disease are
the three chief causes Of the annual
death toll among babies and Of
these ignorance perhaps Is the most
directly responsible for the waste OF
life.
The benefits from baby week are
OF supreme Importance. The arous=
ing Of the. community spirit In Kan
saR City resulted In q town factory
inspector: in louisville In q housing
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
Sc AMEN AR b JRNED
I'M PR REBL = j. KIP OSION
Can of Gasoline Lets GO on a
Torpedo Boat D stroyer
with Bad Effect.
tsy .alaelkrEeIss1ss.

j
SAN Diego D, Cali, March 4.-six
Iseamen working In the hold Of the
United states torpedo boat destroyer
sPreble were badly burned today by
the explosion OF q can OF gasoline.
One OF the men was said 10 be In
q serious condition All the INJURED
were removed TO the mother ship Iris
and given nedical treatnient. At tilc
time OF the explosion the Preble was
tied up at the municipal wharf un-
idergoing repairs TO q damaged rud-
der. According 10 officers ON board
the Preb1e the explosion Is believed
to have been caused by q leak in q
gasoline torch.
The injured are:
Arthur A Crpssprt. cpSswnin. prob
ably fatally burned about the body
and lower Limbs
Charles -. Johnson, huatswaifi,s
mate.
Walter ~ fsherle. seaman.
John NJ. McGree. seaman.
Harold M. Franck. seaman.
fcontinned ON mage 6. 6rst section
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
.kANAWHA C COUNTY rs
ALSO IN. LINE STRONG
tnf tnfAranet..rrnIra.rra...,. -. .

CHARLESTON. March 4.-seyen
Of the eleven members OF. che, Repub-
Ilican executive committee of KAMA
wha county today vote To. endorse
the candidacie OF the honorable wiz
liam r. Hite. of Huntington. cabell
county; for United States senator. and
Judge Ira ID. Robinson; Of Grafton,
Taylor county, for governor.
3 Four members OF the committee.
CONTINUED ON page q FIRST secfion!l