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NATIONAL DEFENCE.
The South Awake 10 the Need OF .
Stronger Army and Navy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: ]
have read with interest and with com
plete approval you editorial article
The Exposure of a National Shame
In THE SUN OF March "a. 1t IL OF Q
matter which, In my opinion. should
have the immediate consideration OF
every patriotic American citizen. for
the condition in which we find our
army and navy to-day IL one that should
cause us alarm to a degree az Yet I'M
precedented in our history.
IL Is indeed a national shame that
our military AFFAIRS should be In the
hands OF politicians who appear to use
them az q piaything. and h show on
every occasion a delight In thwarting
every move hat is made by the experts
OF our army and navy to increase the
efficiency OF these two units or our ma
tional defence.
Your concrete examples OF the utter
failure OF the system as 1t Ia maintained
to-day in the early efforts OF the Amer
lean eXpeditionary force to capture
Francisco Villa are but some OF many
instances that could be given to prove
the Incompetence of those In charge OF
defence plans. The recommendations OF
the military experts seem to carry no
weight with the powers that pass upon
the recommendation.
INT editorial article In THE SUN VIII
receive wide Endorsement throughout
the nation. certainly by those who have
their country's interests at heart: more
particularly by those OF US who. while
not believers in any phase OF militar-
ism, are anxious to do all we ran for
the promotion OF our national defence,
30 that the country will not, in the un.
certain future. he subjected to what
might occur should we meet a trained
foe on the field Of battle.
The South Ia not asleep az TO this
important issue Of greater and more
efficient national defence. The South Is
very much awake to the vital necessity
for a greater fighting machine on bott
land and sea. There are a great many
OF us in the South who realize the i'm.
portance OF this movement for a reor'
ganization n complete reimbursement
OF our present military system.
We need more OF the spirit Of ma
tlonalism. We have been provincia
long enough. II is certain that we shat
not enjoy in the future the full extent
of peace and happiness unless We arr
TO create a more adequate nationa
defence. WILLIAM Polk FLOWER, Jr.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April II.
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In It's Goodness "a Well - Its BAD.
ness, New York Is Biz.

An upstate clergyman deplores
this towns frivOllty. New York. ne
has heard. spends a million a day lI
dissipation. The figures may he
passed over rs a decorative fringe ON
the fact. That New York has a lot
Of fun, and that some Of II Is Of n
nature which the pulpit cannot ap-
prove. Is n0t more certain than that
New York pays It's big pleasure bill
ungrudgingly.
The preacher was not %Querulous in
his criticism, hut used his infOrma-
ton or transformation as a wedge
to open the way for his wholly proper
plea for an increase in religions share
Of individual expenditure. To pro.
fessOrs Of political economy may he
left the task of Analysing the move.
ments of currency: 10 the mind not
ACCIDENTALLY sophisticated occurs the
possibility of enlightenment that
might be gained by following the IA.
reer of any single n of those five or
| ten or twenty dollar bills which the
spenders Of New York d~isburse-nol
so recklessly as their censors imagine,
but. collectively. In huge volume.
The beautifully engraved bits Of pa
per that fiutter through the halls OF
L~obsteria, rustling like VallOmbrOsan
! lenyes. are sufficiently Imbupd with
the spirit OF Novum Eboracum to
keep moving" and the same yellow,
back thnt tonight buys bubbles may
tomorrow pny some other jewellers
doctor, and the next day 60 to tho
service Of the church. New YOrk's
fun bill represents, In larger proper
tion than its church collection. the
activities OF visiting contributors
birds of passage-whO after flying IA,
and high tell the homestaying birds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13
New Sources Of supply for Ger.
many.

The commercial treaty between
Germany and Rumania. announced BY
Official dispatches from the capitals
Of both nations. indicates another
substantial success for Teutonic di.
plomacy in the Balkans.
Rumania Is an agricultural land
It's great level plains, rich and fertile
as u Western prairies. produce al
most 200. 1000 600 bushels Of grain q
year. Half Of this has for several
years been available for export and
n large part Of II has been sent to
Great Britain and France. Rumania
has. too. been one Of the chief Euro.
pean producers OF petroleum, a com.
modify much needed to-day In Ger.
many and Austria.
The Importance Of Rumanla as a
source Of supply Is increased BY the
fact that transportation both by the
Danube River and the railways Is
safe from interference BY the Allies
military or naval forces.
Besides opening up to the Teutonic
allies this valuable new source Of
supplies. the treaty has removed for
the present at least the possibility Of
Rumania joining with the Allies in
the war.
However much Of a failure Ger.
manic diplomacy may have been else.
where. 1t appears to have shone with
especial brilliance in the troubled Bal
kan lands.
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Daniels Smoked Out.

Secretary DANIELS has 70 persist
entity avoided a disclosure Of the rec
concentrations of the General Board
Of the navy Mt the time of the out
break Of the war In Europe that 1t
seemed as II the country would never
know what they were. Having sup
pressed a letter that he received from
the General Board outlining a plan
Of adequate expansion for the navy
Mr.. DANIELS in December. 1914, trans
mitted to the President an annual
report recommending a building pro-
gramme Of two dreadnoughts. six de-
stroyers. eight submarines. n gun.
boat and one oiler, which was pre-
p%osterously inadequate to the needs
Of the navy in the shadow Of the
great conflict.
But mt last we are to have the sup
pressed letter of the General Board
spread on the records. In the Senate
yesterday Mr.. LODGE Of Massachu.
sets succeeded in obtaining unani.
nous support for a resolution direct.
Ing Secretary DANIELS to produce
that document. which warned him In
positive terms of the unpreparedness
Of the navy for war. The resolution
also called upon Mr.. DANIELS tn send
to the Senate n letter on the same
subject written to him by Rear Ad'
miral BRADLEY 4. FIsKE ut the same
time. Whit seems to he the truth Is
that Mr.. DANIELS was 4 belated ron
vert to preparedness. and until his
hand was forced persisted in putin,
obstacles In it's way.
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MOVIE M~ELODRAMA.
Held Responsible for the Postpone
ment Of stage Reform.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. The
emancipation Of the drama almost had
heen accomplished. George Jean Nathan
had all but succeeded with c%atapuiting
invective, Clayton Hamilton was buck
ing us up with sapient suayities. Gran
vile Barker's high brow. knitted at all
banalities. was becoming recognized as
the high frown. In short W. were by
way Of emerging. We felt the seismic
stir. drew breath for the rise Of cur
tain or the sublimated stage.
When-the movies changed all that
The movie play IL Il pandering. pi-
sillanimous. sail trimming reactionarv.
In plot. Characterization and mechanic
II IL u thorough t~hrOwback. The moth
eaten melodrama 10 recrudesced
One piece virtue locks horns with one
piece vice in the good old one result
way.
Types. not men, puppet through fac
titious scenes. and a child could prog
nose the finish. The traditional senti-
mental hero is polished upc the side
CHANGING, lowering, unmis,akahle villain
is polished on. The ingenue has capable
curls, the courtesan a cigarette, the
benevolent anker a chevelure cascading
over his collar and so on.
There Is the usua. porcupine limo
Cence Of the virtuous heroine. and the
moral supineness OF society" comes In
for advertisement
The c~olorful motor car whlsks in and
about. generally on some evil errand
As an appanage Of wealth the automo-
bile is necessarily pictured without con
science.
All this explains precisely, Of course,
why the screen play is so popular.
But alas for the uplifters!
Old Mr.. Public. relaxed in the henen-
cent gloom of the movie palace, humps
his comfortable way back to the good
old" days and sinks a generation or two
deeper into the lap Of least resistance.
s.. X. WILSON.
SwARTH MORE, Pa, April IL.
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which II should be decorated. In
this the Forum displayed q charac-
teristic misconception Of its own
status and Of the nature Of the priv.
ileges II enjoys.
Perhaps the Labor Forum has per.
formed one important educational
function. II should have taught the
school authorities to examine with
considerable care the aims and habits
NJ applicants for shelter In the struc.
lures under their control.
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LIQUID "LEXICOGRAPHY.
Three Hundred Candidates for Niche,
In the TOper's Museum.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: n
'E. T.. j." desires to codify a list OF
booze adjectives. there will he found
a goodly number in the recent ,l9Il)
edition OF Roget's Thesaurus, under
drunkenness" and q footnote which
states that Farmer m Henlev's Die
tionary of Slang and C%olloquial Eng
lish' has n collection of over 30o such
slang expressions. II. u. WALLACE.
ORANGE, y. j., April 70
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13

Those Apache scouts who are said
TO wear goggles and wrist watches as
they march into Mexico are not to he
made fun Of. Relying on their primi-
tive inherited instinct for a trail. they
are men too wise to disdain the help
of the white mans scientific devices.
But we bet as the trail grows hotter
they pay less and less attention to the
convenient accessories and rely more
and more upon the rare qualities of
their W ancestral brand OF human
nature.
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FIVE CHANGES AT HARVARD
4. ". kRies 0f North western u
Chosen Professor Of law,

CAMBRIDGE. Mass AprI a.
changes in the Harvard ftru'iN Nrr
nounred TODAY Albert " Ltr
Northwestern University was - 's'.
lessor % law, Roland L. DIXON '
Charles " N"Ii"H. wrIe .GNH. ..
full profcssorslips, hr Ahprr y
made professor emeritus ana ti'H's ''
Chase was mad" John T. Nui~'I IN"
lessor of archaeology
The June Commrnremcu' ever
confe~inG academic and nu'oIl
grees will Ice hold I'm the Ia t.
dunn Instead of ~ the : 'u.'.. U
tire. as has been t ,'S'uNt
The autho!itIea have ,I'.ld"i "a I've
theatre n not SUI ltHtN ian
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BlOedsinnig.

To RAJ EDITOR OF THE SrN-Su. You
say 80! The Herr Kapitan Franz
Won Fapen Is In Holland on a 'secre,
mission Studying a new variety o!
bloedsinnigke!t, perhaps"
what IL the difference betW cen the
a%ppellat!on ''id,otic Yankee" when Used
by a German and 'craZy Dutchman"
when ,sei by an American:
Perhaps you consider this a hypo
theticai question. but It isn't.
New yoGK, April ~. TE,-roN
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Heating POtatlOns In the Green
Mountain country.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-S,r: The
researches OF ar. +. j." which have
fructifed 80 ~luxuriantly in the cata-
logue OF synonyms dcnoting a condition
of alcoholic ebriety. are deserving ~
all commendation vet | scan the list
H. vain for that expressive little word
which leaps instinctively TO the lips Of
the native Vermonter when confronted
with the saddening spectacle OF a fell.
low mortal who has imbibed too
c~oplously, hot" +. II. n.
MONTPELIER, Vt. April IL.
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Four Weeks In Chihuahus.

The second expedition into Mexico.
officially known as the pursuit of
VILLA, has now lasted four weeks and
the van Of the American army Is
somewhere in chihuahua about 400
miles from the border. A bulletin
that the quarry was dead or u
down, confirmed by the testimony Of
responsible Mexicans and Americans
who knew the outlaw by sight. would
bring our 1900 troops-horse. foot
and artillery-back to the frontier as
fast as they could come. for Chihua-
hua to them IL what Texas vas to
General SHERIDAN fifty years ago.
The General said that II ne had a
lot in Texas and another In Gehenna
he would elect to live In Gehenna.
In heat. dust. aridity. rattlesnakes
and pestiferous insects the chihuahua
spaces are infinitely less attractive
than the Texas that SHERIDAN knew.
Accordingly the American army would
rejoice to evacuate Mexico. No one
in Washington would be more de-
lighted to learn that the end NJ the
notorious bandit had come than our
soldiers. The second adventure be-
low the line would prove to be more
Of a success than the intervention at
Vera Cruz, which. as n matter OF fact,
was n negative success ut best and
somewhat expensive. But II VILLA
continues to elude his pursuers, what
will the situation be?
Already in Washington there are
hints that the expeditiOnary army
may be withdrawn when the Villistas
are scattered to the four winds and
the Carranza troops are In strong
enough force {" take up the chase.
But as the object Of the American
penetration was to take or kill FRAN
CISCO VILLA. and as there could he no
assurance that his enemies would be
able to make an end Of him. would
not withdrawal he u confession of
failure? The only thing to he done
IL to remain in Mexico and keep up
the pursuit.
General CARRANzA has consented
TO the presence Of American troops
In Mexican territory for police duty.
and his Minister Of War. General
OREGON, Is cooperating with General
PERsHING In the campaign against
VILLA. There can he. no doubt that
the Mexican Government desires the
determination of the outlaw. Hitherto
the American soldiers have got on
we'll with the Mexican population,
and their commander Is never wanting
in tact. So long as matters pre going
smoothly there IL no occasion to in
dulge in dismal speculation.
II is the business Of General PERISH.
ING to get" VILLA: II should be the
policy of the Administration to stick
All the work would probably have tC
he done over again II the expedition
airy force were to be withdrawn now
But If the real object Is achieved and
VILLA ceases to trouble the border
our relations with Mexico should on
ter upon a satisfactory stage So fai
Ms the recognized Carranza Govern
ment is concerned.
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\ Red Hot Lawsuit.


A correspondent from Ashland. OH q.
calls our attention to a divorce suit recently
instituted In that city under the styIe Of
Furniss W Furniss. The alleged cause for
a divorce il not stated in the published
notice. but tho name OF the li'igants suv.
gests one good ground.
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have n bit Of scientific knowledge in
common these spring days: Two bod
les are especially unable to occupy the
same space at the same time when one
Of them is a resilient sphere wrapped
In h%orsehide. and the other n rigidly
resistant but lamentably brittle pane
Of glass.
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Troy celebrated yesterday the one
hundredth anniversary OF the inven-
ton Of the harsh and rigid linen band
with which man now encircles his
neck: and in all that time the art Of
laundering collars has not advanced
In the minutest degree.
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Governor HALL of Louisiana and his
fellows of the State Board OF Educa-
ton have voted to exclude from the
schools a version OF Mother Goose
which contains. among other rhymes.
the subjoined couplet alleged TO be
little" the farmer:
A gentleman rides s~allopy-,rot.
And a farmer rides hobhle-de-hoy.'
1t II astonishing how keen the eye
OF the politician Is for insults to
the farmer.
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ENGLAND,S WHEAT.
II and Ensland's Fleet Are in . Condi.
tion Satisfactory to DR.. Oberfohren.

To II EDrToR or THE SUN-Sir:
Frank Greene's last contribution TO THE
sur tApril ~ is a curious mixture NJ
arrogance and casuistry which can he
OF no credit to the cause he champions.
Mr.. Greene cannot help admitting that
Great Britain's total imports Of wheat
In 1915 were more than $1,000. 900 hum
dredweight less than In 1914. He takes
the trouble to explain this deficiency In
detail but readers will recognize at once
that he Is only quoting figures which
give the impression that Great Britain's
supply of wheat in 1915 had been more
plentiful than in the previous years. /
might call his attention to the fact that
Canada's shipments to the United King
dom In 1915 were $4,000. 900 hundred
weight less than In 1914. but l will not
fall into his figure chasing mania. I
think that the grand total OF the i'm
ports into the United Kingdom IL he
securest ground upon which to base a
definite judgment. And here a deficit
Of $4,000, 900 hundredweight IL an estab-
lished fact.
II Mr.. Greene is not satisfied with my
taking for comparison with 1915 the
figures OF 1914 I am perfectly willing
to accommodate him by taking the year
1918, which was peaceful throughout and
offered no reason for Great Britain to
20 crazy buying wheat following the
outbreak OF the war" II will be very
painful to YOUR correspondent to notice
that II he compares 1915 with 1913 the
deficit OF 1916 increases to more thar
10000. 900 hundredweight.
II is amusing TO observe Mr.. Greene's
prediction for figures concerning ship
ments from America to Great Britain.
! Would II not be a good deal more hon
est to refer to the total imports into
the United Kingdom? The Economist
gives the following figures for twenty
eight weeks OF the last four harvest
years
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Is a whole and scornful Villa split
ting his bandit sides with laughter
somewhere in Mexico over the re-
ports Of VILLA crippled. VILLA sick unto
death. VILLA grooming on a stretcher,
VILLA buried in the desert?
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IL American shipments are still fairly
large the manifest reason is that the
British Government. having taken con-
troll OF the entire English shipping. has
diverted as many ships as possible from
their ordinary course to the Atlantic
route in order to have carriers for the
$50. 900. 900 worth OF explosives" OF
which Mr.. Greene is so proud. IL he
would read Italian newspaper he would
probably get an edifying impression OF
what Italian coal merchants and manu-
facturers think Of such a policy. But
that's apart from the topic.
Instead or dealing with the wheat
prices Mr.. Greene persists in quoting the
price OF flour. ] have already pointed
out that he English millers must he
philanthropists IL they continue to sell
their products at the same prices as a
year ago while the price OF wheat Is
soaring. | therefore cannot get rid OF
my suspicion that the quality OF the
flour has deteriorated or that some other
device mas been adopted which keeps
the price at seemingly the same level.
But az Mr.. Greene is so much enain-
ored with MS statistics concerning the
hour prices ! Will again be
dating and prove my contention that
England il feeling the pinch OF the
war by paying prices which by far
excel prices paid in iermany IN spite
OF the bread cards which England may
some day be forced TO adopt AZ she
has done in the case or 40 many other
German inventions.
Unfortunately not only the currehcies
but ais the standard z OF the two
countries are different. II 10 therefore
necessary to reduce both TO a common
standard. Mr.. Greene's price list quotes
for London town whites a price OF %
shi1'ings Il pence "A bag OF 80 pounds.
In the standards OF the European con-
tinent TINS price would be equivalent To
$50 marks for 100 Kilograms, 20
pounds a~voirdupois. ON the German
market the same quantity OF wheat costs
according 10 the latest reports. OF Niarcn
4. 1913 marks. while rye fetches $500
marks. That makes an average price
Of cereals in Germany OF 30 marks. that
is. $50 marks, or Wis. a bag less than
IN England. TINS result OF the cornparl
son Will be another palnful surprise 10
Mr.. Greene. and " Engiishmen could ny
copying the German regulations secure
an appreclable decrease or the wheat and
Hour prices they would probably gladly
do so.
The losses OF BRUSH shipp ing caused
by German submarines. mines and raid
crS ir'm ms lansuagc seem 10 excite MI
ireene's particular wrath. which. 1udg
in! from the records OF the last daNS
has no prospect Of being allaycd 20
add tn MS discontinue Mr.. Greene vii
haN" to abandon the consolation ne taxes
In the ability OF the Allies AT IN" close
OF the war 10 replace their losses ny
Incorporating the Ger,nah map seiAed
AZ the heflihliG OF the war ana no"
under arrest IN allied ports ih'r'
ships nave long & pe"h utlllIeh ny
the respective Powers as carriers No'
| pillN OF yIeitll Out OF SDlNltlSs lntlf
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The Kaleidoscope nature Of the re-
lations between ROOSEVELT and BARNES
makes 1t dihlcuit to say at any given
time which Is the plaintiff and which
the defendant.
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Charles Papotta. grocer, Of III Licking
street. waa much improved on Monday at
East Side Hospital from a long. deep razor
cash on his face from his ear IN hi. chin.
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April wspt, then sudden sunshine
Pierced the clouds So thick.
Pray. 80 gods, what brlbe or promise
Brought the smile so quick?
M~cLANDsUndH WuLsoN,
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Knicker-Smith is n bore; he tells YOU
the smart things his baby says.
Bocker-Jonss 10 worse; he tells yeu
the smart thiNss his baby doesn't say,
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Paiisade slide grazee auto bus
Newspaper headline.
The old rocks. resentfui OF Improve
ment" by park pav!lions and benches.
stirred In their sleep and gave Just
Il hint OF the power that is latent
within them.
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The Apex Of immortality.

TO " EpTroR ~ THE SUN--Sir. I'm.
morality reaches its apex when one IL
inefficient and sits In a high plaoo."
New YORK, April ~ ARNOLD DALv.
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Artist BLAKELocK. seeing New York
after seventeen years away from the
world. must nov have both eyes full
Of rare pictures which his cunning
hand aches to AK upon the canvas.
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verdun battle rages-Nepspoper head.
Iinc.
Even the most conservative readers
of the reports from the north OF
France must by now be ready to ad-
init the probability OF something hav.
ing been achieved by somebody on that
unimaginably hard fought field.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13

A law should be passed compelling
a Presidential band wagon to publish
at least weekly the number of its pas
&
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WILSON wavers.-Newspupcr headline.
Is "w' the alphabetic symbol Of
c%unctation? Wait. watch. waver. with
draw-how long Is the sequence?
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] have no knowledge Of or taste FOR
military matters.-JIMM MARITIME
Six words too much.
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The one great issue to come before
the electorate of this country mex fall
was not made in America.
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Politics has not yet reached the
liquid flame stage. bu; 1t Is getting
warmer all the time.
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Armenian Fund Now s5:~.H, -

\ Gs, Of Sac uoo N.,~ p, ,.t
hy the Rockefeller rG, ..
American Committee for N'..
Syrian Relief, TIL m,ir
s2O5, 600 given h. tuc l.pyh'. Id,
dation and brought "a. I'f..
the committee ;duds Yp ,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-13

What becomes Of strict accountable
ity that is not strict and valves ac-
~countability?
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knlcker-Wha is the entrance
Mexico
Bccker-A revolving door.
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wonderful tales Of metropolitan
prOdigality.
Alike to Its laudators and Its de.
tractors, the big thing about New
York IL Its bigness.